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Letters to Ellen Mowrer Miller from Sarah, 1869-1905

The Postman does not travel to the boxes today. His name is Frank White of Rippey. We have a "phone" it is on the South wall in the dining room. A suitable place accessible at all times. Some persons have them placed in the bedroom. Lots of racket where they are. I have never yet spoken in ours - We are on the Farmers line. Each patron of the line owns his own "phone" they bought the best the market offered they are good ones too. Can hear a loud whisper as well as a full voice. Aunt Sallie Heater is still living with her son George at Jamaica - is eighty four or five years old & spry. You knew that old father Crumley - the Methodist Preacher he lived to be almost ninety two years old he died in the Northern part of Greene Co. A minister by the name of Johnson from Jamaica is to speak at Dawson's Fourth I should like to hear him. Our young folks have heard him. It is said he lets nothing unsaid that is for the good of his hearers people like him for his true earnestness.

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The Postman does not travel to the boxes today. His name is Frank White of Rippey. We have a "phone" it is on the South wall in the dining room. A suitable place accessible at all times. Some persons have them placed in the bedroom. Lots of racket where they are. I have never yet spoken in ours - We are on the Farmers line. Each patron of the line owns his own "phone" they bought the best the market offered they are good ones too. Can hear a loud whisper as well as a full voice. Aunt Sallie Heater is still living with her son George at Jamaica - is eighty four or five years old & spry. You knew that old father Crumley - the Methodist Preacher he lived to be almost ninety two years old he died in the Northern part of Greene Co. A minister by the name of Johnson from Jamaica is to speak at Dawson's Fourth I should like to hear him. Our young folks have heard him. It is said he lets nothing unsaid that is for the good of his hearers people like him for his true earnestness.