Amish Corner
Hello from Geauga County, Amish Country,It was a beautiful morning and day on July 27. The laundry was blowing on the lines.Farmers are finally able…
Hello from Geauga County, Amish Country,
It was a beautiful morning and day on July 27. The laundry was blowing on the lines.
Farmers are finally able to get in some dry hay. Oats are on shock and the corn is growing. Lots of produce is being sold. Fresh peaches are in. So, it’s not hard to fix up a healthy meal.
Our family all gathered at Philip and Martha Miller’s on July 26 for a cookout. We had grilled hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken, baked beans, salad, hot fudge pudding and rhubarb crunch and cake to eat with homemade ice cream.
There were many funerals the past two weeks. The funeral of Mrs. Amanda Coblentz was on July 20. She was first married to Crist Slabaugh and they lived on Patch Road. Four years ago, she married Crist Coblentz and moved to Milroy, Ind. After she became sick with cancer, she stayed with her daughter Amanda and Paul Gingerich.
On July 23, I went to memorial services for Mary Ann, daughter of Malinda and the late Aden Chupp, which was held in Seville, Ohio. She was 43 years old and lived with her mother, having never married. They were formerly from the Troy-Burton area.
A chartered bus of the late Andy Kauffman family left the morning of July 22 for Mio, Mich., for a family reunion at the Joseph Kauffman’s. The busload returned home on the evening of July 23. Also, going along were Elizabeth, Crist and Esther Byler, who spent time at their brother Melvin and Betty’s.
Our family is counting the days when we have our get-together in Mio, Mich., leaving the morning of Aug. 6 and returning Aug. 8. We plan to pitch tents at granddaughter Lorena and Loren Miller’s. The children say only 11 more sleeps!
We have two wedding invitations, both for the same day. One is for Rudy Troyer Jr. and Susie, daughter of Eli and Susan Miller. The other one is for Melvin Kurt and Sara Mae, daughter of Melvin and Kathryn Weaver.
From Out of the Past
Burton, Ohio: July 15, 1892
Lots of rain making crops grow. Early corn is looking well, but late corn is much backward yet. An enormous hay crop is being gathered and wheat is well filled and is ready to cut.
A heavy thunderstorm went through here on Wednesday. Three cows belonging to James Humiston were killed by lightening, also Lee Osmond, age 14, son of T. Osmond, was out in the field cultivating corn when he and the horse were struck and killed by lightening.
Today, a heavy rain and hailstorm passed over this community and many farmers were caught in the hay field.
— S.G.
Chuckle
A man went to a psychiatrist.
“Doc,” he said. “I’ve got trouble. Every time I go to bed, I think there’s somebody under it and I’m going crazy.”
“Well, put yourself in my hands for a year,” said the psychiatrist. “Come talk to me three times a week and we should get rid of those fears.”
“How much do you charge?”
“Eighty dollars a visit,” replied the doctor.
“I’ll think about it,” said the man.
Six months later, the doctor met the man on the street.
“Why didn’t you come to see about those fears you were having?”
“Well, eighty bucks a visit, three times a week for a year is an awful lot of money. My friend cured me for $10. I was so happy to save all that money, so I went and bought me a new pickup.”
“It’s that so? And how, may I ask, did he cure you?”
“He told me to cut the legs off the bed. And there’s nobody under there now!”
You all have a good week. Stay cool and drink lots of water.
