Vermilion Ohio, A Good Place to Live
SHOPTALK: On the desks this week are two Charlie Baumhart pix. I use these 1.) because I thought a good deal of Charlie. He was, far and away, one of the most intelligent people I’ve ever known. And 2.) the pic of him in his father’s drug store is candidly unusual. I really can’t recall where it came from. This pic also features the candy counter at the Baumhart store. Many persons around my age will remember it well.
ABOUT C.W.B.: What might have been never was. It's a tale old as the world. Was it the result of opportunities missed; opportunities that never materialized; just dumb luck; or was it all of the above? Who knows but the good Lord himself. It's just the way "the cookie crumbled". Or at least it's the way it crumbled for Charlie and (I believe) for Vermilion, Ohio as well.
Charles (a.k.a. "Charlie", "Chub", or "Chubby") Wheeler Baumhart became the youngest citizen in the Village of Vermilion on March 30, 1914. He was the second of two sons born to Albert David Sr. and Effie (Washburn) Baumhart. The elder Baumhart (to further smoosh an idiom to pieces) was a "pretty smart cookie". Though a pharmacist by trade - his ambitions did not end there. When a new communication device came to town in 1901 (i.e. the telephone) he was in on it. When a new form of entertainment came to town (i.e. motion pictures) he was in on it. And when a new organization (i.e. Rotary) of professional persons was organized in the village in the late 1920's he was in on it too. Thus, it should surprise few to know that A. D. (as most townsfolk very. aptly called him) both harbored and nourished some rather lofty political goals for his boys. Yet, be that as it was, Charlie never quite went as far as he might - nor as expected.
He was reasonably good at his studies while attending Vermilion schools - graduating in 1932. But he was hardly a "distinguished" scholar. And he was a reasonably good athlete. He played, and lettered in, both basketball and football during his high school years. But he was hardly a "distinguished" athlete; and neither were the teams on which he played.
In the 1932 high school yearbook “Hi Times" the football team was memorialized with the following comment: "... As the season advanced a spirit which is not often seen in losing teams seemed to get into the fellows..." While the comment was intended to be both polite and positive the gist of it is inescapable. The win-loss record was not memorialized.
After high school and college her served in the U.S. Navy during WW2. He later worked in the Ohio State Treasurer's Office in Columbus for a number of years returning to Vermilion in the 1950's to help his aging father and stepmother Frances (Bullok) operate their pharmacy on Division Street. In the meantime his older brother, Dave (A.D. Jr.) had distinguished himself as a publishing company representative, a member of the Ohio State Senate (1937 - 1940); a lieutenant commander in the Navy during W.W.II; and as a Congressman for the 13th District of Ohio (January 3, 1955- January 3,1961).
Charlie's political career, on the other hand, was far less stellar than that of his older brother. Though he was no less charming than Dave, he was considerably more capable - at least intellectually - than his father apparently recognized. The consequence was that he was left to his own devices to fashion a career in politics. He started at the bottom; first as a member of the Vermilion Village Council, and then as Mayor.
During Charlie's tenure on council and as Mayor the community was on the verge of an expansion in population and, concomitantly, commerce that was theretofore and thereafter unprecedented. The positive merits of this expansion may, for some folks, be debatable. The inevitable reality was, however, that the influx of new faces and ideas from more urbane environs put an end to the "colonial-type" leadership of the past. And Charlie's political career, as well as the pastoral ambience of the place known as Vermilion, Ohio, were forever relegated to a yesteryear few persons now recall.
Charlie died in October of 1973. He had spent the remainder of his years working for the U.S. Postal Service - walking to and from work - a newspaper tucked under his arm, and a cigar clenched betwixt his teeth. The words of that 1932 yearbook seemed to echo in his footsteps: "As the season advanced a spirit which is not often seen in losing teams seemed to get into the fellows. This spirit was shown in the playing of the team, as a team, and not as just so many individuals." Ref: Ancestry.com; Vermilion High School yearbook "Hi-Times" - 1932; Special Thanks to Ruth Bauman Tanner; Published in the Vermilion Photojournal 05/22/2008; Written 05/18/2008; Previously published in Views on 12/07/2013.
SOME THINGS YOU LIKELY DON’T WANT OR NEED TO KNOW: I had my wife (Georgi) snap this pic of me working on the Briefs part of the page in my new office site on Monday afternoon.
The machine beside me is the microfilm reader I use to acquire info from the old newspaper files. I actually dictate from the reader (you can see part of the mic toward the back left of the reader). I ran into a problem when I upgraded to a new computer last year. As a result I found that I was unable to use the audio transcription app (i.e. Dragon Dictate) with Microsoft Word. To my knowledge Nuance (the software provider) does not yet have an upgrade for the system I am currently using. So I fiddled around and found that I could use a different word program with Dictate. Actually I found two – but I am currently using one called LibreOffice when I dictate.
When I finish dictating, I copy the text and paste it into the Microsoft program where I can edit / correct the text where necessary.
The entire process (with or without using Microsoft Word directly) might take me 1 ½ to 2 hours to complete. If I had to transcribe without dictation it would take twice as long. The dictation system allows me time to think and absorb some of the information I encounter.
It’s definitely a life-long learning experience. Who could ask for more?
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A BIG FISH FOR LITTLE GUYS: I’ve had this pic for a long time, but because I am unable to substantiate the identity of all the boys in it I’ve never used I before. The single boy I can identify is Rich Parsons – the boy just to the left of the fish. I assume that at least one of the other youngsters in is Rich’s brother Don. It’s hard to see the features on the fact of the little guy shading his eyes. I seem to recall that one of Harold Neiding’s sons gave me the pic.
The photo was taken at Parsons’ Fish probably back in the ‘40s. In the background you can see a portion of the Helfrich / McGarvey restaurant.
ANOTHER AERIAL VIEW: A fella came into the museum during the week with a fairly large aerial photo of Vermilion. It’s a nice pic, but it shows the town mostly to the east of the scene shown in the accompanying one. I’m guessing that this was taken in the early 1940s. As is obvious there are some homes along the lagoons nearest the lake shore, but the one nearest town appears to be empty. Even when I was a kid (c. 1954…) there weren’t many homes along that lagoon yet. Anyway, I’ve marked a few spots of interest (and there are many others).
1.)The first site is that of Vermilion’s first new library building. What captured my eye in this photo is the fact that it had a nice lawn on the south side of the building. I never knew about that until I saw this pic.
2.) The 2nd mark is above the Blattner Hardware, the electric company next to it (that most of my contemporaries knew as Tony’s Shoe Store) and Isley’s restaurant / ice cream parlor next to it. In 1911 the Vermilion Post Office was located in the building where the electric company is in this pic.
Today Blattner’s is gone – replaced by a new building that was originally occupied by the electric company – now Papa Joe’s Pizza. And Tony’s old store along with the old Isley store is home to the Old Prague restaurant.
3.) In this pic number three was probably the home of the Vermilion Boat Club. Originally known as the “sail-loft” it is currently the site of the famed French restaurant Chez Francois.
4.) Number four was the site of the Kishman Fish Company. In this pic you can see several tugs moored along the river near the fish houses. Commercial fishing was a thriving business when this pic was taken.
5.) The fifth site is that of the Fischer Lumber Company. I marked this area because there’s a big sign over the entrance to the place. In January of 1938 a huge fire had consumed the buildings along the river. And that, for all intents and purposes, was the beginning of the end of the Fischer lumber business in Vermilion.
6.) Number six is the site of the Maud-Elton Hotel when it still had the third floor on the building. I don’t believe it was still being used when this photo was taken. But I don’t’ know that for a fact (yet).
7.) This marks the site of the very well-known Okagi restaurant. I marked this – not because I thought no one would know it was there – but because of all the cars parked behind it. In short, it apparently had a good number of employees. The sign of a going restaurant.
8.) Eight is the site of the old Crystal Theatre which for some years featured silent films for local folks. When this pic was taken is was likely being used by undertaker Beeckel to store the furniture he sold. I note that there is a Pennzip. gasoline sign painted on the side of the building. Like the old Mail Pouch signs I suppose it was a way for the owner to have a building painted for nothing. Today the site is just an empty part of the parking lot behind all the buildings.
9.) I marked this area because it appears that there was a rail siding the north of the regular railroad tracks that led into the Engleybry-Hull building materials yards along the tracks. This is the first that I knew about the siding in that area.
This is a very nice photograph of Vermilion in the yesteryear and there is a good deal to look at. I only touch on a few things. Take your time a look it over. It’s fun.
YESTERYEAR'S NEWS: The following clips are dictated transcriptions from past issues of The Vermilion News. I think you will find them both interesting and fun...
The Vermilion post office has made a number of changes since its existence and the change to the building between the telephone building and the Blattner hardware store brings it a very near where it was some 30 years ago. When Postmaster Kane began his first term in 1880 it was located where Dr. Derr now resides. Shortly afterwards an entire new outfit was installed which has done service until Monday when the new modern office was put into use. Although several postmasters have had the office since 1880, including John Wagner and A. A. Edson the same fixtures were used. These were purchased of the same manufacturer, the McLane Mfg. Co. as the new equipment.
The new equipment is finished in oak. At the front are the money order and registered letter window and some 120 keyless lockboxes of various sizes including four drawers. Beyond these is the stamp window. At the side first is found a blank wall occupied on the inside by the general delivery boxes also the letter and paper openings for mailing, then comes the call boxes which are similar to those formerly in use. A door separates the remainder of the opening from the inside office. Back of and inside of the boxes and fixtures the postmaster and assistance have ample room to work.
The rural carriers have a commodious room divided from the main office by a wire net screen and can attend to their duties without interfering with the other office work. The boxes from the old office have been utilized by the carriers to distribute and make up mail for the patrons of their routes. At the rear of the building is a yard where the carrier wagons can be kept while the mail is being prepared to take out.
The office is lighted by side windows and skylight by day and electric lights by night.
The new office is certainly up-to-date and just what the town has needed for some time past. Mr. Kane is to be congratulated upon being the one to install it.
A regular U. S. Mailbox has been placed in front of the office for those wishing to mail letters after hours.
The office will close at 8 p.m. as formerly but the lobby will remain open until 9 o’clock so that those having lockboxes may get their mail until that hour. No loafing in the lobby will be tolerated and if is found that the privilege of having the lobby open is abused it will be closed.
How different is our new post office equipment from that in use thirty years ago. The present postmaster has been using the old boxes for distributing outgoing mail. A new set will soon take their places.
Charles Andrews has given us some information in regard to the conditions here before the railroad came. When about fourteen years of age he carried the mail through from here to New London on horseback. He was small and at times required assistance to mount his pony. John Wines was postmaster at that time. This was in 1853. Before that time the Stone boys carried the mail to Ruggles, 6 miles from New London, the distance between being 32 miles. Two trips were made each week, one on Monday, returning Tuesday and the other on Thursday returning Friday. The carrier received $315 per year for the service and his board at New London cost him 50c for supper, lodging and breakfast for himself and horse.
Sometimes the roads permitted the use of a vehicle then an occasional passenger added to the income.
Quite a history could be written concerning this period.
The postmasters who served at Vermilion during the period so far as can be ascertained were John Wines, 1853; Mr. Bell, grandfather of Capt. George Bell, 1857; Abe Skillman, 1861; Mel Stone, Henry Baxtine, A. A. Edson, John Wagner and E. M. Kane.
Mr. Baxtine who is now night man at the Nickel Plate, served for some sixteen years.
If anyone has recollection of the mail service at Vermilion in times past the NEWS will welcome them.
Conrad Walper an old and honored resident of Vermilion died this morning at his home on State Street. Mr. Walper was born in Germany nearly 88 years ago. Of his immediate family four sons and three daughters are left. The funeral will be held at the Reformed Church at 1 o’clock Saturday.
The case of Cedar Point Co. vs. William Hendrickson is scheduled for consideration at the hands of Judge Reed Monday.
Refusal to live with him for over three years was the charge brought against Edith Ray Gerber, by her husband, William Gerber, at the hearing of his divorce case in the common pleas court Friday afternoon.
A decree of divorce was granted by Judge Reed. Plaintiff is a resident of Florence Township.
The Baatz divorce case was on in the court of common pleas Thursday and Friday. Some spicy testimony was offered on both sides. Judge Reed reserved his decision. The parties live in Florence Tp.
The village council held its regular meeting Monday evening. The several committees reported, there being very little to do these reports were short. The fire committee asked for six pair of boots for firemen and the purchase was ordered made.
The sidewalk committee reported favorably for a walk diagonally across the public square of Park in the work order done. Some other sidewalk matters were discussed.
[NOTE: I assume the diagonal walk was the one through Victory Park.]
A public dock at the foot of Huron Street was suggested. The matter was referred to the committee.
[NOTE: This is interesting. This must have been a proposal for a dock next to the water treatment plant.]
The plans for the public comfort station not having been prepared there being several other matters including the ordinance regarding the curbing guttering of Division and Liberty streets in the business section of town were laid over for a special meeting to be held later – probably Monday night.
The dog ordinance was mentioned and it was suggested that a dog pound be improvised and ordinance enforced.
The bicycle ordinance was also brought up and another effort will be made to enforce it.
After ordering payment of the bills council adjourned.
The Lorain News states that the Cleveland Auto Boat Company of Cleveland will move its plant to Lorain about September 1. The plant will probably be located west of the city.
The “Loraine News” gives Mr. Silas Hitchcock who [lives] on the Lake Shore West of Vermilion the credit of securing the big plant as he is financially interested with several substantial Lorain businessmen in the plan. The company has contracts for a large number of boats to be built this year which is given as the reason for not moving sooner. The plant has every chance for success will be a good thing for the city.
Council met Tuesday evening.
The schools opened Monday after a week’s vacation.
Chamber of Commerce held its regular meeting Monday evening.
The Central High School will hold special Arbor Day exercises Friday.
BORN – to Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Schoffield, son, Monday, April 3, 1911.
Edward Rothfuss was adjudged insane in the probate court by Judge Hinman Saturday and committed to the asylum at Massillon.
The village stores commenced to remain open later Monday evening which will be eight o’clock as agreed upon by the businessmen.
The funeral services of Mrs. L. Vickertz, formerly Miss Mary Bodman, was held Wednesday morning at 9:30 from the Catholic Church. Husband, infant son, mother, father and seven brothers are left to mourn their loss.
The funeral of George Wilford was held Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock, Rev. Harding officiated. Interment was made in Crown Hill Cemetery. The Amherst volunteer fireman and the order of Eagles of which the deceased was a member, attended the funeral in a body.
A wife three daughters and two brothers, besides a host of friends are left to mourn their loss. The deceased was 58 years of age.
Mrs. Elver Huessner attended the funeral of her aunt at Akron.
Mr. Earl Leimbach has been busy buzzing wood for Ed Huessner the past few days.
Mrs. V. Leimbach and family attended the funeral of their uncle, Mr. John Werner, Sunday.
A. Cole who has been quite ill for several weeks is recovering.
BORN – to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hine, a son Sunday, April 2.
BORN – to Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Bruns, a son, Sunday, April 2.
The Opera House was filled to its full capacity Friday evening to listen to the program given by the schoolchildren. It was fine.
John H. Baker, born in Berlin Heights, Ohio, November 28th, 1833, died April 1st, 1911, on his farm south of Vermllion, where he has resided for nearly 50 years. He was an honest, hard-working man, a good husband and kind father. He was first united in marriage to Marilla M. Pierce; to this union one child was born, Marilla Fenton of Ogontz.
After the loss of his wife, he was next united in marriage to Louisa Johnson, to which union four children were born; Nellie, Bob, Della and Frank. Once more, death entered his home and took away his wife, and he was again married to Ellen Phelps; two children being born to this union, Henry and Anna. He was the father of seven children, all of whom survive. The deceased had been a sufferer for some time from kidney trouble.
He was taken suddenly to his bed Friday morning, March 31st, passing quietly away Saturday morning about 3 o’clock; age 77 years, 4 months and 4 days. He leaves a wife, three sisters, five daughters and two sons; several grandchildren and a host of friends to mourn his death.
Funeral was conducted from his residence on Monday, April 3rd, at 1 o’clock, by Rev. T. H. D. Harrold, pastor at Vermilion. And he was buried in the Maple Grove Cemetery at Axtel Ohio.
Edward Gulick, 55, a farmer residing south of Pittsfield, had both of his legs cut off by a green line car near the country club two miles south of Elyria last week and died in Elyria Hospital an hour later.
In the death of Mrs. Catherine Brooks this community loses another of its old settlers. Late in the fall she left her home here, as has been her custom for some years past, to spend the winter with relatives at Willoughby and Oberlin. She had but recently come to Oberlin to the home of her daughter, Mrs. Parsons, when taken sick and gradually grew worse until her death, Thursday evening, March 29. And Catherine Baumhart born February 5th, 1830 at Hessen Cassel Germany and came to America in 1836, settling at Vermilion where she has since resided. She was married to William Henry Brooks, November 25, 1852. Mrs. Brooks had reached the advanced age of 81 years, 1 month and 22 days.
In 1858 she became a member of the First Congregational Church of Vermilion and for all these years been faithful to this covenant. As to seniority of membership she, with one other who survives her, occupied the first place since the death of Mrs. Laura Harris, January 7th. Mrs. Brooks leaves in her immediate family five daughters and two sons, besides numerous other relatives in this community and elsewhere. The body was brought from Oberlin Sunday forenoon and the funeral held from the First Congregational Church at 1:00 PM, conducted by the pastor Dr. Swisher. A large company of relatives and friends paid their last tribute of respect. Interment was made at Maple Grove Cemetery.
H. H. Patton was a guest at a banquet given by the Studebaker Auto Co., at Cleveland Saturday. Mr. Patton is the company’s representative in this distant.
[NOTE: This is new one on me. Patton was a Vermilion ice dealer and later part owner in the Southwest Fish Co.]
Arbor Day Monday.
Mrs. Kate Sullivan is confined to the house by rheumatism.
Mrs. H. B. Kishman of Brownhelm, who is been seriously ill at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Monger on Fifth Street, is rapidly recovering. – Lorain News.
BORN – to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Henderson at the home of the latter’s parents, in Scia, O. A son, Wednesday, March 28, 1911. Mr. and Mrs. Henderson are residents of Vermilion having moved here several months ago.
Leave orders for homemade cakes, breads, cooking’s, pies and donuts at 161–K; for sale at Trinter and Unser’s store every Saturday afternoon at 1:30; also orders taken for a hard-boiled colored Easter eggs, which go on sale Saturday, April 15.
Next Tuesday is RUBBISH DAY. Let everyone respond.
S. W. Simons presented Mrs. Charles Phelps the fine cabbage head today for which she has her sincere thanks.
H. G. Delker post G. A. R. Join W. R. C. And O. 328 and holding memorial services Saturday afternoon in respect to Conrad Strahle who died during the year. The services were held in Maccabee Hall, and were very impressive. Rev. T. H. D. Harrold delivered a fine address on Patriotism and Friendship. The altar was tastefully draped and beautiful white primroses covered the top.
Canadian reciprocity has been carefully groomed for the special session of Congress.
A Chicago ballplayer, 33 years old has been released because of old age, which shows that in baseball anyhow, the good really do die young.
The Queen of Spain compels her daughters to wear labels reading, “Do not kiss me.” If they look like their poppa when they grow up, such labels will be superfluous.
Thieves in a Western town, cut the town’s wires to rob the bank. In the East this is done by manipulating the wires.
Cora Didelius has been ill with the grippe for the past week.
Eleanor Kent has been confined to the house for several days with poison on her face.
Little Glime Latterman son of Charles Latterman died Wednesday night at 9:30 from appendicitis.
Miss Christine Biehle of Metamora, Ohio was here to attend the funeral of her cousin Glime Latterman.
Andrew Hohman who mashed two of his fingers is suffering a great deal.
OBITUARY
Glime Carl Latterman second son of Charles and Mary Latterman was born December 9, 1902, Florence Township, Erie Co., Ohio. When he was almost 3 months old he was baptized by Rev. Nau. He grew in stature and grace and never was seriously ill before he took sick the seventh day of March but no great danger was apprehended. On Friday last he was thought out of danger, but Wednesday night he suddenly took worse, dying at 9 o’clock standard. Reaching the age of 8 years, 3 months and 20 days. He leaves to mourn his departure, his grandparents and two brothers and a large circle of friends.
The funeral was conducted by Rev. H. Engelman, April’s to from the M. E. Church, Birmingham at 11:30.
Mrs. C. H. Smith and daughter Mrs. Coulton spent several days at Spring Bank last week.
Mr. Wm. Johnston is very poorly at this writing being able to set up only a few minutes at a time.
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This Reichly, teacher at the public schools, has been sick and unable to teach the forepart of this week.
Mr. Clark Hine, assistant cashier of the Citizens Banking Company has accepted a position with the Bailey Stone Co., and severed his connection with the bank.
Burglars rife rifle money drawer in the Lake Shore ticket office in Elyria during the temporary absence of agent Stewart between 10 o’clock and midnight Monday and secured $60. Stewart discovered a burglary an hour later and notified police.
Hmmmmmm....
…cil and the court martial, while the bar consisted of the feathered chief and the uniformed commander.
The jurisprudence of the State, as of all the northern territory embraced in the Virginia cession, was founded on the common law of England, modified and construed by the several charters of King James I to the early settlers of Virginia, and by the ordinance of 1787. In 1793, by the Territorial Legislature, a statute was adopted from Virginia declaring “that the common law of England and all statutes made in aid of the common law prior to the fourth year of James I, which were of a general nature, should be a rule of decision until repealed." By the second section of the act of February 22, 1805, this act was repealed, but by the first section of the act was re-enacted; it was again repealed January 2, 1806. So it may safely be said that the British statutes never had any effect in Ohio save as adopted by the Legislature. [1 Chase, 190, 512, 528.] The English common law, however, so far as reason able in itself, suitable to the condition and business of our people, and consistent with the letter and spirit of the Federal and State constitutions and statutes, ‘ever has been and is followed by our courts and may be said to constitute a part of the common law of Ohio. [2 O. S. 387.]
After the organization of the State by the adoption of the constitution of 1802, the written law of Ohio may be said to have commenced, but the practice was far from uniform, and it was not until 1845, when the able work of Joseph R. Swan, whose name needs no title to the bar of Ohio, Practice and Precedents, was published, that uniformity began to prevail with either bench or bar. Previous to that time, paraphrasing from the preface of that able work, most of the members of the bar and bench, whose opinions moulded our judicial system, had pursued their legal studies in other States of the Union, and brought with them a high respect for the practice and decisions of the courts where they were educated. Almost all the States of the Union had been thus represented at our bar and upon our bench, and had produced a very great diversity of law in different parts of the State. In truth, a local common law existed to some extent in each judicial circuit. In one the English common law was looked to as the only pure fountain; in another the common law of England was modified by the laws of New York; in another the common law of Massachusetts; in another of Connecticut; in another of Pennsylvania. The statutes of the State indicated the same heterogeneousness. The practice act came from New Jersey; the attachment law from Pennsylvania; the administration law from Massachusetts, and the non-imprisonment act from New York. This state of things sometimes gave rise to divisions of opinion in the court, in bank, and often subjected the adjudications to severe and unjust criticism.
It is certainly no disparagement to the many able jurists who aided in giving to Ohio a uniform and perfect system of jurisprudence, to say that to Judge Swan is the bench and bar of Ohio most indebted for the desirable consum…
OUTSIDE THE SHOP: This is another pic that I’ve had for a long time but never used for anything because I really can’t identify (with any accuracy) the kids in it. The little girl on the left might be my mother – but I am fain to state that as a fact.
The photo was taken beside the house that sits just north of the current Vermilion History Museum. The building on the right is the print shop. One of the reasons this pic interests me is the walk that runs along the side of the shop and the capped well at the back. When I look at some of these old pictures I can’t help but wonder about their utilities; where did they get their water, gas, electricity, etc.? This gives me a clue about where people were getting their utilities in a yesteryear.
Also, at the back (right) the side of the old Congregational church looms over the outhouse.
On a family vacation one summer, we crossed Wyoming and noted several historical points of interest. The children were especially interested because they enjoyed the computer game "Oregon Trail," which gives players a taste of the hardships the pioneers endured. We stopped at the famous South Pass to look at the wagon tracks still visible in the dirt.
Squinting out over the desolate, wind-swept landscape, my daughter nodded and said grimly, "This is where my oxen always die."
LOCAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: After giving it much thought this link has been "put-down". During the last year most of the folks who used to use this page as a bulletin board have acquired their own and, consequently, no longer need this forum from "Views". I have, however, kept links (in the links section) to Larry Hohler's "Hope Homes" in Kenya - and to Bette Lou Higgins' Eden Valley Enterprises sites. They are historically and socially relevant projects. I suggest that you visit these sites on a regular basis to see "what's shakin'".
Rich; it is our 60th reunion and will be very informal. It looks like this at the present time; Tuesday, JULY 9, 2019.
-4pm Boat ride Vermilion River and Lagoons (Parsons)
-5:30pm Drinks and music on the Patio-Vermilion Boat Club
-6:30pm Dinner - order off the menu Vermilion Boat Club
Replys can be sent to;
Roger Boughton
2205 1th Ave. SW
Ausitn, MN. 55912
Persons interested in the history of the Lake Shore Electric Railway (which was the subject of a recent past podcast series) - "the greatest electaric railway system on the planet" may want to go to Amazon.com and purchase a book called "Images of Rail - Lake Shore Electric Railway". It was put together by Thomas J. Patton with the help of my friends DENNIS LAMONT and ALBERT DOANE. It'd make a nice gift.
Another great book with Vermilion Roots is, "Grandma's Favorites: A Compilation of Recipes from MARGARET SANDERS BUELL by Amy O'Neal, ELIZABETH THOMPSON and MEG WALTER (May 2, 2012). This book very literally will provide one with the flavor of old Vermilion. And ye can also find it at Amazon.com. Take a look.
MARY WAKEFIELD BUXTON'S LATEST BOOK "The Private War of William Styron" is available in paper back for $15.00 with tax and can be purchased locally at Buxton and Buxton Law Office in Urbanna, ordered from any book store, Amazon.com or Brandylane Publishing Company. A signed, hard back edition may be purchased from Mrs. Buxton directly for $30.00 by writing her at Box 488, Urbanna, VA 23175 and including $6.00 for tax, postage and packaging.
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