William T Lindamood Retires as Mail Carrier / Nellie Lindamood named State President of Auxiliary to the State Association of Letter Carriers

From the Decatur Herald, December 7, 1954, page 3.

From the Decatur Herald, June 14, 1953, page 35

Joseph D. Long - Brass Placard Added

The old Joseph D. Long painting hangs in my office in New York City.  Whenever someone new enters my office, he or she will inevitably stare into Mr. Long's eyes and ask "who is the man in the painting?" I decided to go ahead and attach a brass placard with Mr. Long's name and date of birth and death.

Joe Long Dealer of Mystery Cures!

It turns out that Joseph Long was able to earn a little money on the side distributing Dr. Barnes' Compositus.  Compositus is a sure and certain cure for fever and ague!  It only takes one bottle and box, though it may require two.  Ole Joe should know considering he was born in 1792 and lived to be 83.

Aunt Mag Through The Years

A previous post mentioned that Aunt Margaret Camp (1869 - 1965) lived her last days at the Lindamood Home.  Here is a look back at her life in keepsake photos found in the home.

Baby Aunt Mag (1 year old in 1870)

Little Girl Aunt Mag in 1873

Young Woman Aunt Mag in 1885

Old Aunt Mag in 1965

 

Catching up with Joseph D. Long of Friends Creek, Illinois

Below is a photograph of Joseph D. Long's copy of CFR Shehane's A Key to Universalism, published in 1854.  

Inside the cover are two notes from Mr. Long himself.  The first states that the book was purchased in Chicago in 1858 by Joseph D. Long

The second note states that it was purchased in Chicago from the Covenant office in 1858 by Myself (Joseph D. Long).

Google continues to publish old public domain books. I found this interesting article that Joseph D. Long published in the Prairie Farmer in January 1852.  They incorrectly state that he lives in Mason County, rather than Macon County, but it is clear from Mr. Long's stated location at Friends Creek and his background coming to Ohio in 1822 that it should read "Macon County".

Mr. Long learnt to feed corn to hogs by throwing it off a wagon.  Also, his neighbors laughed at him for his painstakingly slow Eastern Style corn planting.

The New Driveway at 138 E. Division

Ninety-six years later and the driveway is complete!  Let's hope it lasts the next 96 years.

New Driveway

Today the construction crew begins work on a new driveway.  The house has lasted 96 years without one, so it is about time.  It will mean the end of the front stairs that feature prominently in the historic family photos.  But progress is progress, and the people living in the home deserve the convenience and safety of being able to park a car off the busy street.

I will try to get some photos up after the project is complete.