Amish Corner

January 8, 2015 by

Welcome to 2015. Another new year has begun. It seems each year passes by more quickly.

And we got winter … I think it looks so pretty with fresh snow. I was getting kind of tired of all the mud.

Most of the holidays are now past, except there are some folks who got together Jan. 6.

Born to Marlin and Linda Miller their first child, a son named Marlin Jr. He was born Dec. 26. Grandparents are Joe and Saloma Miller, of Shedd Road, and Nelson and Ada Miller, of Tavern Road.

Our church ladies got together at Kathryn Wengerd’s the evening of Jan. 5 for our Christmas gift exchange. I fixed a snack to take along.

The evening of Jan. 4, Dan and Sylvia and four children, Aden and Rosanna and two children, Joe and Saloma and two girls and Joe and I were at Danny Ray and Betty’s for Danny Ray’s birthday. We had grilled burgers, salad, chips, ice cream and drinks. Danny’s have a cute apartment at Toby and Esther Stoltzfus’ on Shedd Road.

Happy birthday to Levi Saloma Miller of Madison Road on Jan. 5. Happy 50th anniversary to Crist R. and Clara Hershberger, of Mumford Road, on Jan. 7.

There is still some flu going around, with a few being absent from church on Sunday. Maybe this cold weather will freeze out the flu germs.

We are sorry to hear that Mrs. Mahlon (Fannie) Yoder had another stroke. Also, Jonas O. Miller, of Georgia Road, is not feeling well.

Robert J. Miller is feeling better since his heart surgery. His daughter Carol, of Richfield Springs, N.Y., was visiting him last week, with plans to go home Jan. 5.

Out of the Past

Burton, Ohio: Jan. 7, 1895

We are having warm weather again, and rain since last Saturday, so our nice sleighing has disappeared.

Noah Byler is slowly improving from a long siege of sickness.

Visitors were quite numerous during the holidays; among them was Samuel Helmuth of Sugar Creek, who made a flying trip through Yankeedom last week.

I noticed a letter in the Ohio Farmer that in northern Florida they have lately experienced the coldest winter they have had since 1886. They had snow in the northern part and fears are entertained that orange groves and pineapple plantations are ruined. One half of the orange crop is still on the trees and it is reported that 1,800,000 boxes of unpicked oranges are solid globes of ice. Also, cabbage, beans, peas and all other vegetables in the northern parts of the state are ruined.

– – Young Reporter

You all have a good week.