Eureka Reporter | 1905-03-03 | Page 6 | He Sawed the Wood

HE SAWED THE old veteran won his bet in spite e his natural handicaps the other da in the blacksmith shop occupied by jasper bawn a crowdog crow dof men were indulging in good natured banter among the number were dudley L smith a veteran ot the twelve 11 volunteers who lost a leg at gettysburg and samuel G sanborn a retried blacksmith who is living on the old home place the subject turned to sawing wood and farmer sanborn claimed that vet eran smith could not saw a cord at hardwood in three days As smith weighs pounds the odds were on sanborn it smith sawed the wood in the re buird timp jasper brown was to have it as a gift smith commenced saw ing at 6 in the morning ana ed abati 5 the same day this is the way that smith celebrated his birthday J farrand is think ing of hiring smith to take the place ot his engine in the abod yard Pena cool item in concord patriot