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05-born in Chelmsford, on Robin Hill road 21-life in early Chelmsford 32-Lennon-Mansfield House on Barton Hill Road 42-attended school first on Littleton Road o site of a gas station today 61-this was too long a walk, transferred to South Chelmsford school where the fire station is today 65-then to the School on North Road 70-attended one year of High School 74-home chores 88-no heat in school except for pot bellied stove 99-rode barge to school, horse drawn bus operated by Benjamin Bogdenoff 106-Mrs. Brown's brother was Herbert Penniman 110-he plowed the sidewalks 114-and he was always prompt 117-kerosene street lights were cared for by her father George Penniman 122-the task was difficult on a windy night 128-there were only a few lights in the centers of town 130-"center" here refers to South Chelmsford 140-hours involved in father's job 144-filled lights with a specific amount of kerosene 148-had to take globes home daily to wash and fill them with enough fuel so they would go out around midnight 154-he had a special container which measured the necessary amount of kerosene 159-if a light went out before it should have, Mr. Penniman was called out to relight it 173-describes lights 184-no problem with breakage through vandalism 200-First United Baptist Church 206-heating in the Church was provided by wood furnaces 210-Church held "chopping Bees" to get wood supply 216-when the trees were cut, someone brought in a gasoline saw rig to cut the wood into smaller sections 226-Baptist services 233-Baptisms at Baptist Pond, formerly Hart Pond 241-called "Baptist" because of so many Baptisms at the lake 244-Baptism ceremony, October 250-baptized at age 20 254-face had to be submerged to wash away sins 267-there was singing as the person to be baptized walked into the water with the pastor 271-the person wore a robe, weighted down so it wouldn't float on top of the water; it was weighted with lead in the hem 279-the robe was black 303-in the past all day Sunday was spent in Church 312-Church suppers 320-husband came to Chelmsford looking for work, worked at Wright's Nursery t then was a custodian in Chelmsford Schools for twenty five years 332-no spare time for recreations 338-made soap in the home 363-everything was used in those days, nobody threw anything away 366-had to be careful because home-made soap could go rancid 371-butter making 387-everything was made in the home 398-only staples were purchased 403-people lived off the land and canned the produce 406-"lived from the cellar all winter" 413-transportation 416-sleighs and pungs 421-Church had horse sheds to keep the horses warm during services 425-Surry was a two seated wagon with fringe around the top 431-traveled to Lowell by horse and buggy or by an electric car from the Center 436-went to Lowell for things which couldn't be made in the home, such as shoes and underclothes 450-Keith's Theatre 456-traveled by train to New York City for wedding trip 460-notes sharp contrasts between Chelmsford and N.Y. 468-finds Chelmsford a very quiet town 480-Poor Farm(very little information) 500-(Viola referred to here is Viola Nickerson) 511-Robbin Hill Fire Tower 515-there was once a restaurant and concession stand there 524-people were always so busy working that there was little time for social activity 529-Depression 539-George A. Penniman End of interview |
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