1887

As an alumnus, your secretary, while for several weeks a "guest" of the Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital, was privileged to have a private room in "Dick's House," the sumptuous convalescent home at Hanover. The operation was unusually successful, and the recovery swift and satisfactory. As this is written, we are on our way to Clearwater, Fla. Gage is already in St. Petersburg, and may be addressed there, at 130 4th Ave., North.

Sanborn has received an interesting letter from John Dana Bell, whose present address is 1508 Broadway, Boise, Idaho. He gives a good account of himself teaches an adult class in the Sunday school.

"I get up about six o'clock, and go to bed about 9.30. I tinker around during the day, working in my garden, cutting the lawn and doing odd jobs that must be done around a home. Some five years ago a doctor warned me to be careful as I had heart trouble. In many ways I feel better than I did then. I eat well, three meals a day, and enjoy my food and can eat anything." So far as we know this daily round fits all sixteen of us, for the most part.

The secretary dug up the information given below, last summer, from an old account book:

One hundred and ten years ago there stood at the head of Main street, where is now the town hall, a department store, selling a considerable variety of intoxicating liquors. Prices were amazingly low, and the patronage throughout the township included nearly everyone.

Two quarts of brandy sold for 30 cents; two quarts of New England rum, 29 cents; one pint of gin, 14 cents; one gill of wine, eight cents.

There was no tax on alcoholic beverages at that time.

These items are taken from an account book in my possession.

Secretary and Treasurer, Clearwater, Florida