same person as Abraham Oakley. Five people had just one cow. The rest had a number of horses, sheep and cows; 187 cows and 291 sheep and 82 horses. All had two or more horses for work and travel. Probably the only cash income was from butter and wool and much of their living would have been raised on the farm. Jonathan Lockwood was the only one to have slaves, having three, but you note his family otherwise was small. The largest family was that of John Stillwell with 13. John Houghtaling, John Sleght and Gilbert Titus each have 9. Total Population 156. By 1915 there were probably less children than in 1865. As I remember there were about 15 to 18 children attending school for all 8 grades. About the same number of farms were still operating, using horses and no one yet had an auto. Quite a few farms were now selling cream to a creamery, several had orchards and were selling apples and quite a few kept hens. The changes over the years had been moderate.
BLACKSMITH SHOP by William A. Benton, 2nd.
The "Smith", "A Mighty Man Was He", under his spreading Chestnut Tree. He sure was; Probably the most important artisan in the colonial population, for he produced everything in iron from the women's shears and bobkins to the scythes and sledges for the men. Every hamlet had its blacksmith shop and larger places had two or more. Even "Clines Corners" had one, right in the junction of the roads, so Newton Reed tells us. Many even in the small shops, had two forges and kept them busy. Just think of what the blacksmith contributed to this house in which I am sitting, when it was built in 1812; Nails, even lath nails; Door hinges, Latches, Bolts, Andirons, Cranes, Tongs, Shovels, Trivet, Toaster, Door for the Brick Oven, The Peel to take the bread from the oven, Candle sticks, Butcher knives, Toasting fork, Fry pan, Pot hooks, Tramels, Spinning wheel spindles, Hammers, Saws, Axes, Spit and Smoking tongs to transfer a coal from the hearth to light a pipe. The forges were built of stone or brick about eight feet long and four feet wide, with the chimney standing on one end, with the edge of the hood just about over the twyer, with its pipe back through the foundation of the chimney, to the big bellows which were operated by a long lever. 84
