pure German ancestry, and spent their last years in Germany.
   The subject of this sketch received a good education in his native tongue, and when a lad of seventeen years started for America, taking passage on a sailing-vessel at the port of Bremen, bound for New York City, where he was landed after an ocean voyage of forty-nine days. He at once left the metropolis and made his way to Tuscarawas County, Ohio. For a period of four years he employed himself there at whatever he could find to do among the farmers of that region. Later he rented a tract of land for about six years. In the meantime, with genuine German thrift and prudence, laying something by each year, he became finally the proud possessor of a farm of his own in Tuscarawas County.
   Mr. Zinsmaster continued a resident of the Buckeye State until the summer of 1885, then disposing of his landed interests set his face toward the farther West, and settled with his family on his present farm in Helena Precinct. He had been married in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, Aug. 25, 1856, to Miss Maria Cutavern, who was born Aug. 25. 1836, and by whom he has become the father of nine children, who are named as follows: John, in St. Joseph County, Mich.; William, in Tuscarawas County, Ohio; Ellen, Mrs. L. Maines, in Helena Precinct, this county; Mary, who died in Ohio in infancy; George lives in Helena Precinct; Clara, the wife of George Geoman, of Helena Precinct; Charles F., Susanna L. and Cora M., at home with their parents.
   The farm of our subject comprises 240 acres of good land in a highly cultivated condition, yielding in abundance the rich crops of this section of the country. Mr. Z. has accumulated this property by his own industry and perseverance, beginning in life without other resources than his strong hands and determined disposition. He was reared in the doctrines of the German Lutheran Church, of which he and his estimable wife are members, attending services at Helena. Politically, Mr. Z. is a straight Republican. While a resident of Ohio he was a School Director in his district, and has ever distinguished himself as an encourager of education, and all the enterprises tending to the elevation of society an the good of the community, morally and financially. The farm would at once attract the attention of the passing traveler for the air of thrift and prosperity which surrounds it, the sleek cattle and horses which are always associated with the thrifty German farmer, and the substantial buildings, yielding comfort alike to both man and beast. A view of the place is shown on another page.

RLANDO M. HOLMES, a prominent and influential farmer of Todd Creek Precinct, established himself within its limits during the pioneer days, and is now in possession of a beautiful farm of 182 acres, occupying a portion of sections 23, 14, 4 and 11, He homesteaded this on the 26th of February, 1867, two or three weeks after Nebraska had been admitted into the Union as a State. He believed in its future then, and subsequent years have proved that he was wise in his faith.
   The neighbors of Mr. Holmes at the time of his first settlement in this county were few and far between, but like himself, they were mostly men of resolution and perseverance. In common with them, he labored in the cultivation of his land, and in the endeavor to make his family comfortable. His first dwelling was a small house built of lumber, and embracing an area of fifteen square feet, the material for which was transported laboriously mostly from Aspinwall, with the exception of a small quantity which Mr. Holmes obtained from a sawmill near his land. He continued breaking the sod and bringing the soil to a state of cultivation, and in due time realized the reward of his labors. There grew up gradually around him the comforts and conveniences of the modern home. In the fall of 1877 the present fine large frame dwelling was completed, and into it the family removed from the humble building in which they first took shelter. This residence is now esteemed one of the best in the precinct. In its vicinity is an apple orchard of 500 trees, and the smaller fruits are enjoyed by the family in their season. Mr. Holmes Planted eight acres to forest trees, and his farm is enclosed mostly

with flourishing hedge fences, which add greatly to the beauty of the landscape.
   The subject of this sketch was born in the town of Campton, Grafton Co., N. H., on the 6th of March, 1842 and lived there with his parents until a youth of sixteen years. Then they all removed to Laconia, Belknap County, the same State, where our subject completed his education in Guilford Academy. Afterward he taught school and farmed alternately, and in 1866, leaving New England, emigrated to Jo Daviess County, Ill.
   Mr. Holmes, on the 2d of April, 1867, was united in marriage with Miss Jennie S. Cram, who was born in Sanhornton, N. H., Aug. 21, 1841, and was educated in Guilford Academy. She was there reared to womanhood, and in 1867 accompanied friends to Wisconsin. Of this union there have been no children. Her father, John Cram, was a New Hampshire farmer of good reputation, and died at the age of fifty-two years. The mother is living in New Hampshire; her maiden name was Louisa Batcheler, and she is a native of Little Boar's Head, N. H., and is a grand-daughter of David Philbrook, one of the first settlers of New Hampshire.
   Mr. Holmes was the second man to hold the office of Postmaster in Todd Creek Precinct, being the successor of H. H. Strong. He has always been prominent in local affairs, and has taken a warm interest in the welfare of the community around him, serving as School Director and Supervisor, besides holding various other positions of trust and responsibility. Politically, he votes the straight Republican ticket. He has been a man prompt to meet his obligations. and one who has built up for himself a good record as a conscientious and valuable citizen.
   Joseph Holmes, the father of our subject, also a native of Campton, N. H., spent his entire life in his native State, dying at Plymouth, about 1881, when not far from sixty years of age. The wife and mother had died in 1858, when her son Orlando was a youth of sixteen years, leaving a family of eight children, six sons and two daughters. Of these five are living, one in Iowa, one in Massachusetts, one in Nebraska, and two in New Hampshire.
   Samuel Holmes, the paternal grandfather of our subject, was born in Connecticut, and moved to Campton, N. H. early in life. He was a pioneer of that place, and cleared a farm from the heavy timber. The home and surroundings of Mr. Holmes are shown on another page.

REDERICK BROADY. The subject of this sketch is a man of standing among the prosperous farmers and stock-raisers of Lincoln Precinct, and comes of a nationality which has filled no unimportant position in the development of the Great West, namely, its German element, noted all over the world for its steady and persistent industry, which almost invariably results in the accumulation of property, and a good position socially as well as financially. The subject of this sketch is pleasantly located on section 9, where he has labored to good advantage since May, 1870.
   Mr. Broady was born in the city of St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 6, 1843, and is the son of Henry and Katie Broady, who were both natives of the Duchy of Holstein, Germany. whence they emigrated after their marriage, but several years previous to the birth of their son Frederick. He was their only child, and was deprived of his father by death when he was about one year old. The mother was subsequently married to Henry Frels, and they became the parents of seven children, six of whom are living, namely: Henry, a resident of Rock Island County, Ill.; William and George in Henry County, that State; Margaret, the wife of Marx Hauberg, of Rock Island County; Mary, who died when about forty-one years old; and Ettie, the wife of Frederick Small, of Henry County, Ill.
   Our subject made his home with his mother and stepfather until after the outbreak of the Civil War, they in the meantime having taken up their residence in Rock Island County, Ill. He then enlisted, Aug. 8, 1862, in Company K, 129th Illinois Infantry, being first assigned to the command of Gen. Buell, later he was with Gen. Rosecrans, and finally under Gen. Sherman. He fought in the battles of Perryville, Stone River, Chickamauga, going also through the Atlanta campaign, and accompanied Sherman on his famous march to the sea.

Later he went up through the Carolinas to Washington, being present at the grand review, and received his discharge in Chicago, Ill., in June, 1865. In the meantime he had been promoted to Corporal, and had the satisfaction of feeling that he lead done his whole duty as a soldier and a patriot.
   After leaving the army Mr. Broady returned to Rock Island County, Ill., but six months later removed to Henry County, where he farmed on a tract of rented land until the spring of 1870. Then resolving to cast his lot with the pioneers of Nebraska, he came to this county and purchased 120 acres of land in Lincoln Precinct at $5.25 per acre. Upon this he at once settled, and for a series of years labored early and late in the improvement of his property and the building up of a homestead. He has added to his possessions by degrees, having 160 acres of land in Nemaha County, and the whole 280 acres has been brought to a good state of cultivation. The homestead proper is supplied with good buildings, and Mr. Broady has gathered together those little comforts and conveniences which have so much influence in the happiness of a family.
   Our subject for the last twenty-two years has had for his companion and helpmate a very estimable lady, who in her girlhood was Miss Christina Hauberg, and to whom he was married in Rock Island County, Ill., Feb. 7, 1867. Mrs. Broady was born July 1, 1847, in Holstein, Germany, and is the daughter of Marx and Dorthea (Blank) Hauberg, who were of pure German ancestry, and natives of the same Province as their daughter. They came to America in 1865, and for five years thereafter were residents of Rock Island County, Ill. They now reside in Lincoln Precinct. Mrs. Broady came to Nebraska in 1870 with her husband, and has stood bravely by his side in their subsequent labors and sacrifices, and during their first years of struggle with the elements of a new soil was his most efficient helper and counselor. They are now the parents of seven children, one of whom, a son, Charles, died in 1873, an infant. The survivors are: Henry, who was born Aug. 5, 1867; John, Aug. 13, 1869; William, Oct. 27, 1871; Edward, July 13, 1875; Lewis, Feb. 2, 1878, and Frank, April 8, 1880.
   There are few finer farms in Lincoln Precinct than that comprising the Broady homestead, which is largely devoted to stock-raising. Our subject commenced at the foot of the ladder, and has climbed up step by step until he occupies a position very near the top, and no man is more highly respected among his neighbors. He is genial and courteous alike to friend and stranger, a man with whom it is most pleasurable and profitable to converse, as he is well informed and intelligent, and has kept his eyes open to what was going on around him in the world. Politically, he votes the Democratic ticket, and has served as School Treasurer in his district. Although not a member of any church organization, he gives his influence and support to religious institutions in addition to more substantial aid. Mrs. Broady was reared in the doctrines of the Lutheran Church, to which she still loyally adheres, attending regular services and being identified with the society.

BRAM H. SWART, editor and proprietor of the Tecumseh Chieftain, is a man prominent among the business portion and the property holders of the community, having been more than ordinarily successful in the battle of life, and blessed with the happy faculty of surmounting most of its difficulties. He is the offspring of a respectable old New York family, and the son of Abraham Swart, who was a native of Kingston, that State, and born in 1808.
   The father of our subject acquired a good education, and upon reaching manhood changed his residence to Wayne County, Pa., where he engaged in mercantile pursuits for many years. He also became proprietor of a glass factory near Honesdale, and was County Clerk of Wayne County for a period of six years, County Treasurer, and the incumbent of the various school offices. He was also prominently connected with the I. O. O. F., and belonged to the Universalist Church. He accumulated a good property and spent his last days at Honesdale. his death taking place in February, 1857. The mother, Mrs. Lucinda (Arnold) Swart, was a native of Wayne County, Pa., and the parental household was completed by the birth of four

children, only three of whom lived to mature years, namely: Mary J., who married Rev. William M. DeLong, of Binghamton, N. Y.; our subject, and Rose C.. who is unmarried and makes her home at Oshkosh. Wis. The mother died at Honesdale in 1857. She was born in 1808, at Dyberry, and lived there with her parents until her marriage.
   Jonathan Arnold the maternal grandfather of our subject, was born in Connecticut about 1750, and carried on farming there until the outbreak of the Revolutionary War, when he enlisted in the army. and formed one of the bodyguard of Gen. Washington, holding a Captain's commission. He was in the battle of Banker Hill, and wintered with the Father of his Country during the famous encampment at Valley Forge. He also participated in the battle of Long Island, and was in other engagements. After the independence of the Colonists had been established, he settled in Wayne County, Pa., where he was married, and became the father of a large family. There he carried on farming extensively, and lived to the ripe old age of ninety years, his death taking place in 1840.
   Abraham Swart, the father of our subject, was born in Kingston, N. Y., and the family trace their ancestry back to Holland. It is probable that the first representatives in this country crossed the ocean not long after the "Mayflower" made its memorable voyage, and subsequently their descendants were scattered all over New York State and the farther West. Abraham Swart became a man of wealth and importance, and was interested in many of the leading enterprises of his county. He carried on a large mercantile business at Kingston, and owned several vessels which plied the Hudson River. He married Miss S. A. Elting, the daughter of a prominent family, and they became the parents of three children. Grandfather Swart died in 1818, when about fifty years of age. His widow subsequently removed to Wisconsin, where her death took place at the age of eighty-seven.
   The subject of this sketch was born in Factoryville, Pa., Aug. 3 1, 1838. His education was conducted in the public schools of Wayne County, and he began his business career in connection with a bank in New York City, where he was occupied for a period of thirteen years. Subsequently he engaged in merchandising at different points in the Empire State, until 1879. In the spring of that year he crossed the Mississippi, and coming to this county soon assumed proprietorship of the Tecumseh Chieftain, of which he has since had control. He has greatly enlarged and improved the paper, and provided his office with the modern appliances for general job and newspaper work. He has carefully refrained from becoming an office-seeker, and meddles very little with politics, aside from casting his vote uniformly with the Republican party, and upholding its principles through the medium of his journal. The Chieftain has become one of the indispensable institutions of this section of Nebraska.
   Miss Catherine E. Holden, of Tecumseh, became the wife of our subject on the 19th of May, 1881, the wedding being celebrated at the home of the bride. Mrs. Swart was born in the city of Boston, Jan. 1, 1856, and is the daughter of Richard and Caroline Holden, the former of whom died in 1866. She then took up her residence with her uncle, John H. Holden, of Tecumseh, where she resided until her marriage. Her mother also died when Mrs. Swart was very young.

IEDRICH KUHLMAN, one of the self-made men of Spring Creek Precinct, has been successfully engaged in farming and stock-raising at his present homestead, on which he settled in the pioneer days, securing 160 acres of land, and paying therefor 85 per acre. Upon it there had been no attempt at improvement, and he was forced to begin at first principles in the cultivation of the soil, putting up fences and buildings, and gradually adding those comforts and conveniences so essential to the happiness of a family. He, however, was blessed with good health, iron muscles and a courageous heart, and labored amid difficulties for a number of seasons, and then began to reap the reward of his labors. He is now numbered among the prosperous agriculturists of this community, and stands well among his neighbors.
   A native of the Kingdom of Hanover, Germany, our subject was born Sept, 12, 1848, and is the

son of Diedrich, Sr., and Annie C. (Preg) Kuhlman, who were also of German birth and ancestry. The parental family included eight children, six of whom are living, namely: John, a resident of Auburn, this State; Diedrich, our subject; Mary, Mrs. John Frerichs, also of Auburn; Catherine, Mrs. Henry Lahmeyer, of Jackson County, Iowa; and Adeline, the wife of Diedrich Kracke, of Gage County, this State.
   When a lad eight years of age our subject emigrated with his parents to America, taking passage on a sailing-vessel at the port of Bremen, and after an ocean voyage of about ten weeks landed in the city of New Orleans. Thence they proceeded directly north up the Mississippi to Iowa, and the parents located in Jackson County, among its pioneer settlers. The father secured a tract of land, and set himself industriously to work to build up a homestead and rear his family. The parents are still living upon the place where they first settled, and now in their declining years are enjoying the fruits of a well-spent life. They have made many friends during their long sojourn in the Hawkeye State, and are members in good standing of the Lutheran Church. Diedrich Kuhlman Sr., was born in 1813, and his wife, Annie, two years later, in 1815. They are in possession of a good property.
   The subject of this sketch was reared to manhood in Jackson County, Iowa, and assisted in the development of the new farm. He received a fair education both in German and English, although his advantages were far less than those extended the youth of to-day. He has, however, always been fond of reading, and thus keeps himself well posted upon matters of general interest. He remained with his parents in Iowa until the spring of 1873, then came to Nemaha County, this State, and began operating on rented land. With true German thrift he saved a little each year, and at the end of the seventh year had capital sufficient to purchase his present farm.
   As soon as Mr. Kuhlman found that he could comfortably support a family, he took unto himself a wife and helpmate, Miss Mary Gutzmer, to whom he was married, at her home in Nemaha County, March 19. 1874, Mrs. K. was born Feb. 3, 1846, in Prussia, and is the daughter of John Frederick and Mary (Brunkow) Gutzmer, who were of German thrift and ancestry, and emigrated to America at an early day, coming to Nebraska Territory in the fall of 1856. They are now residing in Nemaha County.
   Mr. and Mrs. Kuhlman commenced their wedded life together in Nemaha County, this State, where they lived for a period of six years. Of their union there have been born four children: Adeline, Feb. 3, 1875; John F., Aug. 15, 1876; Diedrich H., Oct. 8, 1879, and Karl W. J., Aug. 25, 1882. Mr. K. has been quite prominent in local affairs, being a member of the School Board for the last five years, and serving two terms as Chairman. A native of an Empire believing in compulsory education, he has always been in favor of extending to the young those advantages which should make of them honest and useful citizens, Both he and his excellent wife were trained in the doctrines of the Lutheran Church, to which they still adhere, attending services in Nemaha County, and giving liberally to the support of the society there. Our subject, politically, votes the straight Democratic ticket.

[NOTE: A news clipping, probably from a Pawnee County newspaper of about 14 November 1928 was found in this book. It indicates Dr. Fred W. Kuhlman has moved from Cumberland to Huntington Park, CA after practicing in Cumberland for two years. Part of this paragraph is trimmed, and the relationship of Dr. Kuhlman to Fredrich Kuhlman above is not known]

OSIAH BRIGHAM. In the career of this substantial and well-to-do farmer and stock-raiser of Spring Creek Precinct, is presented that of a man who has been the architect of his own fortune, aided by a sensible and intelligent wife, and they are now enjoying the comforts of a pleasant home, comprising a farm of 160 acres with its necessary buildings, pleasantly located on section 35. In the building up of this estate there have been exercised great industry, economy and good management, and the two who have labored for the mutual prosperity of themselves and their children are noted as among the most highly respected residents in the northeastern part of the county.
   A native of Allegany County, N. Y., our subject was born Feb. 2, 1829, and is the son of Asa and Almira (Willard) Brigham, the father a native of Vermont and the mother of New York State.

Josiah was the second born in a family of six, four sons and two daughters, four of whom are surviving and of whom he is now the eldest. His sister Lurinza is the wife of Elbridge Greene, of Boulder, Colo.; Rosetta, Mrs. Washington Prather, of Iowa City. Iowa; Buell lives in Caldwell County, Mo. The parents spent their last years in Iowa, both dying in 1880, the mother January 27, and the father October 3.
   The parents of our subject left the Empire State when the latter was a mere boy, locating in Ashtabula County, Ohio, where Josiah lived until a youth of nineteen years. Thence he made his way across the Mississippi into Johnson County, Iowa. settling in the spring of 1849 among its early pioneers. After a sojourn of seven years there he moved to Iowa County, still about two years later was married, Sept. 16, 1858, to Miss Mary W. Remley.
   Mrs. Brigham was born in Montgomery County, Ala., Aug. 19, 1836, and is the daughter of John and Annie (Hoggshead) Remley, the former of whom, a native of West Virginia, was born Feb. 7, 1803. He is still living, making his home in Iowa County, and is remarkably hale and active for one of his advanced age. The mother, a native of Virginia, departed this life at her home in Iowa in 1886. The parental household included ten children. six of whom are living, namely: Calvin, a resident of Ottawa, Kan.; Eliza S., the wife of Ira Within, of Nebraska; John W., of Arapahoe, Colo,: Mrs. Brigham of our sketch; Elizabeth, the wife of Burton Hakes, of Iowa County, and Samuel H., of Humboldt, Kan.
   To Mr. and Mrs. Brigham there have been born eight children, six of whom are living, namely; Willie L.; Mary E., the wife of William Barnes, of Arapahoe County, Colo.: Alice R., Mrs. Walter E. Smith, of the same; Carrie E., wife of James Busby, of Furnas County, this State; Annie E. and Elsie M., at home with their parents. From Iowa, in the fall of 1880, the Brigham family came to this county, and are now numbered among the most valued residents of Spring Creek Precinct. Mr. and Mrs. B. are members in good standing of the Baptist Church, attending services at Mt. Zuni Church in Helena Precinct, where Mr. B. is a Trustee. He has been a member of the Republican party since its organization, and in Iowa was Township Trustee a period of three years. He also served as a School Director in his district for a long period. Mrs. Brigham is a very capable and intelligent lady, hospitable and kind, and has contributed her full share toward the accumulation of their property, while looking well to the ways of her household and carefully training her children in those principles which have made of them honorable and respected members of society.

RS. SARAH M. REED and her husband, the late Abner C. Reed, well known as a pioneer business man of Sterling, were among the early settlers of the city, and our subject is still residing here. She presides with a gracious hospitality over a comfortable, well-appointed home, and she and her family occupy a high social position in the community.
   Mrs. Reed is a native of Delaware County, Ohio, and a daughter of Solomon D. and Susan (Brinkerhoff) Brownell, natives of New York. They were among the pioneers of Nebraska, coming to this State in Territorial days, in 1857, and they are still honored residents here, locating near Syracuse, where they have ever since made their home.
   Our subject passed her girlhood in her native State, attending school, and under the careful instruction of a good mother becoming an adept in housewifery. She came with her parents to Nebraska in the early days of its settlement, and consequently underwent all the experiences of a pioneer life in a sparsely settled, wild country, where few of the luxuries and conveniences of modern times were obtainable. She has thus witnessed almost the entire growth of Southeastern Nebraska, and is indeed a fine representative of the pioneer women of this State who aided and encouraged their fathers, brothers and husbands in developing the wonderful and varied resources of their new home, and evolving from the wild Territory a grand and glorious commonwealth.
   July 2, 1864, our subject left the parental roof for a home of her own, having on that day wedded Abner C. Reed, an honored pioneer of Nebraska,

who was a merchant of Wyoming. He was a native of Ohio. Mr. Reed had been married twice previous to his union with our subject. His first wife was Miss Dolly Andrews, who bore him one son, Charles. She died June 28, 1855. The maiden name of his second wife was Caroline McIntosh, to whom he was united April 2, 1856. She died Sept. 14, 1863, leaving three children: Ida L., now Mrs. Thomas Roberts; Rhoda A., now Mrs. Melvin Rice; and Harriet E., now Mrs. Morman.
   In 1872 Mr. and Mrs. Reed came to Sterling to make their future home. This was then but an insignificant hamlet, and Mr. Reed, as a practical, sagacious, shrewd man of business became an important factor in its upbuilding. He immediately opened a store for the sale of general merchandise, and in a few years had established a large trade, which he continued to manage very successfully until his death. That sad event, which occurred Sept. 1, 1885, was a heavy blow to the best interests of the city, as he was a man whose sterling qualities inspired the confidence and esteem of everybody with whom he had dealings. His marriage with our subject had been blessed by the birth of two children: Flora, wife of J. Hall Hitchcock, Judge of the Police Court, of Sterling, a sketch of whose life appears in this work; and Abner C., who lives with his mother, and is engaged in the restaurant business in Sterling. Mr. Reed was a prominent member of the A. F. & A. M., of Sterling, and his liberality and public spiritedness were well known.

EROY OTIS takes a pardonable pride in the fact that he is a pioneer of Johnson County, and has borne an honorable part in developing its immense agricultural resources. He has a very fine farm in Center Precinct, which is equal to the best in this part of the county in point of cultivation, neat and substantial farm buildings, and all that goes to make a model farm.
   Mr. Otis is a native of the great commonwealth of Ohio, the place of his birth being in Washington County, and the date of that important event in his life Dec. 21, 1829. He there grew to a strong and vigorous manhood, and when twenty-five years old turned his back on the scenes of his youth, and with the same pioneer spirit, probably, that induced some of his ancestors to settle in the primeval forests of Ohio, he sought the wilds of Iowa, purposing to pursue his chosen calling, that of agriculture, on its virgin soil. He located in Clarke County, that State, where he took up a tract of land, and was soon busily engaged in developing a farm. But our subject did not, however, confine his attention strictly to farming, his thoughts also being intent on matrimony, as is proved by the fact that May 9, 1858, he was united in marriage to Miss Margaret Brown, a young lady whom he had met in that county, and whose housewifely accomplishments well fitted her to be his helpmate in the task of building up a home, and their pleasant wedded life has justified the wisdom of his choice of a life companion. The following is the record of their ten children, eight of whom are living: Minnie C. V., born May 12, 1859; Leroy E. F., born Dec. 17, 1860, and died May 31, 1863; Lillie M., born Nov. 21, 1862; James H., Aug. 20, 1864; Elsie J., Nov. 1, 1866; Dora J., Aug. 17, 1869; Carrel M., July 15, 1871; Sadie B., Aug. 25, 1873; Frederic was born April 15, 1876, and died on the same date.
   In the fall of 1867 Mr. Otis disposed of his property in Iowa, including the farm that he had there improved, and again took up the life of a pioneer, seeking "green fields and pastures new" in the then recently admitted State of Nebraska, accompanied hither by his wife and children. He located in Johnson County on his present farm on section 18, Center Precinct, buying the homestead right of a Mr. Brown who had previously filed on it. It was then an open prairie, and only by persistent and energetic labor has it been brought to its present high state of culture, and provided with the necessary farm buildings, among which may be mentioned a commodious frame house, a good stable, and ample granaries and corn cribs. The farm is neatly fenced, and all in tillage, excepting that part which Mr. Otis devotes to pasturage, for he pays much attention to raising stock, which is a profitable source of income to him.
   Both our subject and his excellent wife enjoy the respect and esteem of all who know them, as people