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Brookville & Horne’s Creek

February 9, 2017 By Marfy Goodspeed in Brookville, Delaware Twp, E. T. Bush, Historians Tags: early settlers, houses, land titles, mills

In 1929, Egbert T. Bush wrote an article about the neighborhood of Brookville, a hamlet just south of Stockton, on the Delaware River. It seems appropriate to publish the article now because it discusses a neighborhood near the homes of John and Gershom Lambert, who’s farms were described in my previous posts (The Two Lambert Farms, Sen. Lambert’s Farm and The Gershom Lambert Farm). It also happens that Mr. Bush himself lived not far from Brookville; his farm was on Sandy Ridge Road close to Route 523, just north of Stockton.

They Cut a Wagon in Half

January 27, 2017 By Marfy Goodspeed in Brookville, Butterfoss, Delaware Twp, E. T. Bush, Historians, Sandy Ridge Tags: early settlers, farming

This is an excerpt from an article by Egbert T. Bush, called “Brookville and Up the Hollow.” Most of that article focuses on the neighborhood of Brookville near Route 29. This excerpt involves an incident that took place closer to Sandy Ridge, so it seemed better to present this part on its own. The rest of the article will be published next month.

A Cricket for a Christmas Guest

December 30, 2016 By Marfy Goodspeed in E. T. Bush, Historians Tags: flora and fauna, old ways, thoughts

Egbert T. Bush wrote this charming piece at the end of 1931. It seemed like a nice addition to this year’s posts. Besides his visitor, he also took note of some unseasonable weather for the end of December. His conclusion was that it was just Mother Nature’s pendulum swinging one way, then another. This was probably true back in 1874 and 1889. Not so much today. However, his final thoughts do provide some solace during these disturbing times.