T» able of Contents Introduction............................. v Early Settlement........................... 1 The Immigrants......................... 1 The Corner............................10 Agriculture..............................12 Farming .............................12 Cattle Drives...........................13 Slaughtering the Pig.......................15 Horses..............................15 Butter Making..........................19 Fur Farming...........................20 The Hatchery...........................24 Maple Syrup Time........................28 Centerbrook Farm........................30 Manufacturing............................36 Ship Building...........................36 Mills.........................38 The Lower Mills.......................38 The Upper Mills.......................41 Furniture Factory ........................46 Butter Factory ..........................53 Services ............................... 57 Village Store ........................... 57 Blacksmith Shops ........................ 64 Door to Door Salespeople.................... 65 Chisholm Funeral Home..................... 67 Child Birth ............................ 70 Ice Cream Parlours ....................... 71 Simmons Restaurant....................... 71 Bed and Breakfast........................ 72 Arts and Crafts ...........................73 Hand Work ............................73 Country View Weaving .....................75 Artist........................75 Trifles and Treasures ......................76 Transportation............................77 Going Across-t!..........................77 Road Building..........................80 in