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if the grocery man didn't have what you wanted
in the wagon, he would take 'your order' and bring
it the next time he came to town he brought the order.
D. Bread man came to Eckely about 3 times a week.
He wasn't that important to the town, because
most people baked their oen bread. He did sell
som bread, cades and pies to those who didn't
bake, or those who hadn't baked that day.
E. [?] [?] man would come in with bolts of material.
[?] yard goods [?] [?] "Jews" who came with
bundles on their backs filled with different [?yard] goods.
Extended Surgent famile and heir addresses as
[?] further investigation. To be received from
sister Helene when she comes to Eckley.
Eckley B. Cox got the Eckley [?] [?] cheating. He
was a surveyor for a Philadelphia Coal Company. He
surveyed the Eckley land but told the Company that
the land was no good. Leter he bought the land.
He is suppose to hav served time in prison for this
[?] deed (not certain, but he still retained
ownership to the lands. This is the reason that
[?]. Cox was teh "Angel of the Anthracites' to
atone for her husband's deed.
Legend - when a man was drowned and his body
could not be found, the people would throw loaves
of bread into the water to make the body rise.
George Petrushka's father drowned in no. 1 hole,
and would be a good informant for such a
legend, as this process was used when he drowned.
After 7 days his body rose to the top of the water.
X. Check with below for pictures ([?][?] saves paper).
Thomas E. [?]
108 Maple St
Freeland, Penna.
636-3532