![]() ![]() Such precise statistics, with each day recorded, leaves a message that life is too brief and every moment granted to us is precious.įor several moments I stood silently at the Old West Church Cemetery where the faint letters on the stones resurrected the lives of those who had once flourished, whose stories could be read between the lines those who would never die as long as they are remembered. That headstone marks the years of his life as 19, months 11, and days 19. Her husband, black pants held up by suspenders, a white shirt rolled up to the sleeves, shuffled over to the soda fountain after mixing a potion for rheumatism.ĭeeper in the cemetery, Arthur, the son of Shadrach and Phoebe, is recorded as having drowned on December 19 in the 1840’s. Fish, a descendant, made my chocolate cream soda. Wearing a beige apron with faded sunflowers, Mrs. Was this the Fish who founded the pharmacy on Main Street, Chestertown, the only pharmacy in the neighborhood of Brant Lake? I remember the pharmacy for its old-fashioned soda fountain. ![]() In July 2013, Apple introduced Logic Pro X, the nextgeneration version of its professional audio software, bringing many new features and improvements and an updated user interface. Then there is the stone of Charles Fish who lived to the full age of 84. 32 Lives is a 32bit to 64bit AudioUnits plugins adapter, and is compatible with virtually all 64bit AudioUnits host applications. I picture them nodding to each other as if to say, “In a moment, dear, we will be back together.” Of course, at the end of their days, one tombstone marked a husband and wife together for eternity. Resolved Sherman and his wife separated at the entryway, then came back together once inside. So, why did the minister, who also ran the local sawmill, build a church with two front doors? Well, men entered through one door, women through the other. The Methodist community was small in number. Why two? To accommodate the crowds? Hardly. That church, incidentally, boasted two front doors adjacent to one another. Did his family embark from England by ship in the era of the Mayflower? Landing at Plymouth, Massachusetts, they may have lived in the midst of a cranberry bog until they moved inland from the ocean and settled near the Old West Church. Each stone has a story to tell and my imagination roams wherever it desires, unhampered by reality as I create my own histories.įor instance, Resolved Sherman is a fine Puritan name. I am in the company of the Thurstons, Charles Fish, the Kipps, and Resolved Sherman. Who wishes to linger with those who have died? But as I wander among the stones I fantasize about the lives of those who are buried in this cemetery on Knapp Hill Road and, for a brief period, I become a visitor in time, standing in the present, dwelling in the past. Perhaps this is a paradoxical statement but I will explain: The occasional pickup truck drives past the headstones of the Old West Church Cemetery with barely a nod. Whenever I visit one of the old rural cemeteries in the vicinity of Brant Lake I reflect on life. ![]()
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