Dog Bites

New Ipswich Historical Society

Marion Davis Audio-Tape Transcriptions

Sometime before her death in 1986, Marion Davis recorded her memories at the encouragement of her brother, Walter Buck. The recordings were transcribed by a secretary.

The Friends of Wapack have made these available to the Historical Society. Marion was born on February 8, 1894 in Fitchburg, MA.

Sheep deaths

The next day we went and got the ram and took him to the farm. Ruth and a little friend of hers went with us and we went all over that pasture the next day and we found one more sheep that we had overlooked that was still alive and we had to put her out of her misery. They took the ram home, and 3 days later he died, I might as well finish this story. Along through the winter (these sheep were bred) they would give birth to lambs that would die. The lambs were deformed, oh, it was the saddest sight you ever saw. We opened up one or 2 to see what had happened and there was no blood in them. One sheep I took over to Veterinarian Barrett in Peterborough because her wounds were running. He said, "She'll live because the poison is running out of her". That's when I found out that dog bites were poisonous to sheep. She did live but she never went out to pasture again. She's stay around the buildings.

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Marion Buck

James Roger diary entry

14^th January 1913

Hard frost; 4 above; wind from east to south; fine, clear winter day. David and Daniel chopping in pasture and round the top field. I went to Mail in afternoon and got letters from Alice, Mary Mair, and Hamish. Mr. Bucknam digging grave for Mrs. Searles today, who is to be buried tomorrow. Also one at Smithville for a Mrs. Chandler.

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