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Ludingtonville. He was one of the noble defenders of our country in the days of her struggle for independence. The following is an extract from the " Fredericksburgh Records :" "April ye 7th Day and first Tuesday 1747. Matthew Roe, Clark. Supervisor Chosen Samuel Field. Constables Chosen viz: Joseph Jacocks, George Huson, John Dickeson, William Bruster. Nathan Taylor Senr Collector. Joseph Lane Seessor, Capt. James Dickeson Seessor." The Putnam County Poor House is located in this town, a cut of which is given in this connection.
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About a mile from the County House is a valley through which a branch of the Croton passes. A road crossed this stream by a rustic bridge, near to which are the ruins of a house. Connected with this locality is the following legend: Years ago, when belief in the supernatural was more general than now, a farmer was returning from a visit to a neighbor's, late one r vening. He had occasion to pass over this road; and when near this bridge, he met a company of six men, clad in white, who were walking very rapidly, and whom he recognized as residents of the vicinity. He spoke to them, but they made no reply, and did not appear to even notice him. On his arrival home he mentioned the occurrence to his family, when many conjectures were made concerning the purposes of the party in being abroad at that time of night. What was more mysterious still, when inquiry was made next morning, it was ascertained that every one of the six men were at their homes at the hour mentioned by the farmer, and not one of them had been abroad during the whole evening. It was surmised the farmer had concocted the story for his own amusement; but when the party of six sickened and died, one after the other,
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