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VOL.1 \HEW TO THE LINE, LET THE CHIPS FALL WHERE THEY MAY.\ M^OHD^Y^HT^^^g^T^ •JT* A,. KEMR, M. J>. PHYSICIAN AN© SURGEON. (Graduateof Vermont University.) Rossie, - - — - H. Y- pvTvL* fi7p0oi«E. Physician and- SiiRgeon. Graduate of'Mc&ill College, Montreal,. Canada. THE MEAVEML? VISION. NO. 12: H. K- KERB, M. £>,, C. M , F. IT. M.S., (Toronto, 1 Physician and S urgcon. Offiueat the Franklin House. We.il end dour. HAMMOND, N. Y. | was born. He was subsequently connected found him a resident of Rossie. It was the :— I with the Brasher Iron Works and came to following year that the lead mining com- [Written for the ADVEKTISEK by RBV, R. Kossie in 1838. He was elected Justice of menced. and Mr. Allen's early recollection '. BKIX, M. D;, of Cioverdalc, California, the Peace in Rossie for 40 consecutive; of bis new home is distinctly associated with ari old gentleman of 86 years,] years. the stir and excitement of that early per- NOTE.—I had travelled all day through a- * jjr. W. Webster Leonard attended the iod. dense, dark forest and at night-fall came to district sohool until 18 years of age when he After residing in Rossie for three years the shores of a raging river, I paced up took a six months' course at Carthage; Mr. Allen moved with his parentis to Ham- aud down its banks but could liu.1 no bridge Academy. After teaching for two terms in mond. He was a resident of Hammond for to cross. The storrn was rising in every di- 1855, Air. Leonard went we stand located in ten years, 1836-46, when rection. I looked through the nartinh-ir<w r.v ^ J 0WBJ where he remained four' Rossie where : his. home years, leaving- Dubuque he went to-S. W. Tennessee, where lie remained, from the fall, of 1860 to the spring of 1861. About this TAYLOR HOUSE, MRS. M. G. TAYLOR, .. Proprietor. FREE BBS To and from, all trains. A first-class Lively an connec- tion. HAMMOKJO, J6f. Y. UUCK auu last; tlie forked lightning flashed thunder answered thunder,' the wind higl I the rain cold—the night dark. I laid me down at the roots of a cluster of trees for the night and fell asleep. In my dream I saw a flowery lawn, clear as diiy, upon the other shore and strelcliing lar and wide as my eye could carry. I could sre the lily, the rose, the amaranth, and from the midst of this panorama of beauty a lovely foirn approached the opposite bank beckoning I'.and calling to me. he returned \to has, been ever Rossie where since. Mr. Allen was in the employ of Mr. Par- ish from 1846 to 1868 and is at the present '' I tlilnk of the time when Hay on the shore, TIIP form ot the angel that Beckoned me o'er— The sound ot ,u at voice, now it rings in my ear, (Jailing- me \Stranger © why will younot near? Gome this way, wanderer, .Steer straight for MK, Here on .this bright shore, I'm Waltmgvfor thee!\ II. i remember the face that shone so divine, \>Iii aamSK of the Blessa(a!i»^ajeiBfif.(or. Biee- time the political atmosnh P r fl wo„ ..•\!.• ;-™ «™° »\u IB at tne presen -herhotLaNorCis^c:? ;:; agentforthe Eossie ir ° a ° re G - ooiumbus, oh™^^ B, 6th U S. clvaZ beTn^t ^^^\\l^tol^totntoeJ. w„„i- / 7 ^valry, being located in er of Rossie. at Manassls J lneri nl S p m » Cara P al g». & ^\ ctech *\> S» many years was superinterid- th™\*?\! h ? ani i Centreville,, and|entof theSabbath School. m Free Sua to and from all trains. A first-class livery in connection. .V. FRANKLIN, -^ Proprietor. pot.Street, »AM$j£>NI>, N-Y. Waiting for thee.\ then in the Peninsular campaign in front of Yorktown and Richmond. Mr. Leonard was honorably discharged from the service at Portsmouth Grove Hospital, R; I., Dec; 6th, 1862, after which lie returned borne to Rossie, In Feb. 14th, 1863, Mr. Leonard commenced: the business of mer^andise; his: |,prefient ( occupatiojj;: and in which-he has Wmm ROSSIE, in the PROFESSIONAL HATR a t)RESSER, FROM MOirWlWj*:*'; FIRST-TCLASS. V/OHK \G-UARAN^ TJCKD; SHAVING PARLORS! IN MOORE BLOCK. HAMMOND, K. Y, __W. F. LA VINE, has opened at Rossie, N. Y*-, ft first- class Meat Market, where miLy be found tlie Rest of all kip.ds of rneiit. He will i all at Hammond twice each week. Biographical Siitehes.^Incidents „v * Lives of Three of Jiqssie's Citizens. — Conclusion. '\ AsrictB X. WILLIAM WEBSTEH LEONARD, miTchant, of Rossie, was born Dec. 6th, T834, ot Fullerville, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y. Mr. Leonard is a descendent of James Leonard, who, with his brother Henry, left Pontypoctl, Monmouthshire, England, and settled in Raynliam, Mass. in 1653: Tofol- ;t#d^^^a'c8jfah ; U- ^em^^a^^r^ti, Leonard is also engaged in the- manufacture 'of lumber and shingles in which fe.ias been fairly successful; Mr. Leonard was married in June, 1883, to Miss Oriann Smith and has one child. born in October the following year. Mr. Leonard has been, a member of the Presbyterian church since 1878. GEORGE BACKUS, merchant, of Rossie, was born Oct. 14,1828, in the town oi Oswe^atchie, St. Lawrence Co., about a mile up the Oswegatchie river, called the Backus and Smither's settle-, ment. Mr.. Backus' father, Andrew Backus, emigrated from England' and settled in The family consists of one son, Charles, who resides in Utah and two 1 daughters I'Misses Nellie and Lulu,.. This article closes; our retrospect tRtosie.. • of i dents of Leonard, Lord Dare, who-was cre- ated a Baron by Edward, I, king of England\ in 1297i Lord Dare was one of the four .highest ranked Barons of England, which position was maintained by the family for a century pnd a half, when the male line be- coming i xt net, tii, t le was Offered to Dan- iel Leonard,\ Chief .lustice of Bermuda, who?] refused it. Rev. \tfatbsniel Leonard, minis- r , ^^ro. ter of Plymouth, was chaplain to. Genera w me late »r. 11. A. (?6e,*#bWnirorin his friends Wnohinirt/in ,wHon 'the «rmv WBO «n«miwil anapotlehts.tliathe will visit professionally the wasnington, wnen me army was encampeu placesformerlyvliilteo by film twice .each year, .» ri»wj- \ and renniln as stated below viz: Tlieresa, from -April t.to April ST. „ lt -,- .' ---•---~- *°' w - Heuvelton in 1820 and had a family of 13 low the genealoL-y m.ther bu-1, ve find :hat ..,, . , , „,, j ••«•' , r , , f, , ,. , children, two of whom, Thomas and Mary, the Leonard '.family are the direct decen- , .\ ™ , , places-formerlyvlsltea by film twice eacli year, I « t fi»„.hrM, m M.oo and remain asstatedbeiow viz: : ' at t/ambndge, Mass. Theresa, from April «to April S7. \ DenauvlUo, from Apiil.si to Kay 11. LaFnrgovllle, from-May 11 to May 25,' Alexandria Bay. tram May 25 totfurio 8. Plcwisf from June's to. June is. Redwood, from June 15'to.Junes*.' • - Ilamtnond, from June M to July IS. , Itoiftle, fromrJuly-'lsto July so.' ' Ox-Row, from July so to July SI. . Thoresa, from July 27 to Auyuat.I?. Plilliidelphla, from August 31 to Sent,, si. SterllnstvUle; from Sept. 31 to Sept.,SS; Bvaris Mills,\ from Sept. SB to Oct. II. ^S?2? !C il a ? < !; :an '\ : ' e, '*aJ opera- .« give satlsfai!. ^Tho above.ttop table wUl. be strtcHy .adhered My prices are reduced,; tlons preformed: arewarrai tlon or the money will be-WaruJdeU. Hereafter I WiU visit the .above mcntlonort planes semljiinnually, with the .excmtioh 5J and wpulftthatikihejpubjlc tor.tfi^^M^: D.X.-.Oaft^jD.jSj:, ..,**. •«*»««_*iuiiuj(. lue.pfusc eiev quest a continuance of the same, ranted. ' - ' ., n< The family are proverbial for their long- evity and their devotion, for succeeding gen- erations, to the iron indu stry. In 1652, the Leopard brothers (James and Henry) erect- ed at Raynham, Mass., the first forge in America. Mr. Leonard's grandfather came to Rossie in 1824 and was connected with i the manufacture, of iron in various ways with the Fullers. In. 1828, Mr. Leonard's father, Wm. Woodruff Leonard, was. engaged in .the iron business in Carthage,' Where lid . married > Miss Selina Brookn of that piaie. He was engaKed. in.'the same, business in )834i ihe' subject of jfiis : oketch | •were born in England . In 3854, Mr. George-Backus moved west-] to Crawfordville, Indiana, where he worked at the carpenter trade for about five yearg. In 1859, be returned and located in Rossie [sW-ere he engaged in the merchantile busi, ni-ss and where he has resided ever since. Mr. Backus was postmaster of Rossie for twenty years; Justice of the Peace for twenty-four years in succession; was As- sociate Judge one term, 1879-80 and has been engaged in the merchantile business for about twenty-seven years, Mr. Backus' family now living consists of five sons and two. daughters, Silas, David, James, Norman and Morgan; Mrs. -C. W. Ormiston and Miss Anna M, Mr.' Backus' son, Willett,. was killed/by a-- snow slide near Park City, Utah, Jan, 27, 1886, aged 27 years) His. remains were brought home for intenneut. WlLLllM \AlIiElli : of Rossie, was born in Scotland, Jan. 4th, 1826. : time niatle popular by the s^ I'is.isgaWld'be'dpenedi: Capfc FraL'icxjana,.' owner of tlie trim little steamer ffi^de, will commence on baturoTay next to .run that boat between. Alexandria Bay and Ogdeng- burg, calling here on her down trips at 9. a., m., and up at 4 p. m. She will run every . ['Tuesday, Thursday an.d Saturday. To camp- ers who desire visiting Chippewa Bay and others who make trips to Ogdensburg this arrangement will prove agreat convenience; ^-BroehvUle Recorder. THE OCONTO't tkli. Sunk in ihe River near Bound Island.—A ' Valuable Cargo.^-JCo:. Lives Lost. The propeller Oconto, of JDetroitj on- her way from Ogdensburg to Toledo/ struck a shoal just below Round Island' Park, on Tuesday evening of last Week. A holewaa made in h5r right side. The crew were awakened b y the, shock and immediately' lowered'the boats. The passengers were safely landed at Fisher's Landing.' The cargo cdnsisted of silks, woolen goods, boots and shoes and was valued at $500,000.' fbi steamer itself wis;woa^i ' $25,000 arid was insured for $15,000; ' ' • The Oconto wis; piloted by John-Cannon,' of Cleveland, who had run on the $t isw-i \ rence for 12 years but who had not 'been down with a boat in 7 yean. ' > 'This is the came steamer that r«n ashore at Saginaw Bay last fall. : The jSassehgers continued •th;ei^ , journey home by tail frbih; .\ Ciayton. '• '• '' '\' \ '' \ • Atite last meeting,j,the boai^l-tpf irustees of Alejfandris Bay passed 0rdu3*(ii*. ces requiring that •II dpg^.in.the ullage-, be rnuaizlea,. and that: no. .fire..;bei built . -De muzziea,. and that:.iiOj . fire.be buil Mr. Allen emigrated with his parents to within one Hundred feet of. any-build this country when quite young and 1833 ing. 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