Excerpt from An Historical Discourse, Delivered at the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of the West Lebanon Congregational Church and Society, November 8, 1874 "And the men of Israel went out of Mizpeh, and pursued The Philistines, and smote them, until they came under Beth-car. Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name op it Eben-ezer, Saying, Hitherto hath the Lord helped us." It would be both unphilosophical and superficial, in giving the natural history of a choice fruit-tree, to speak only of its height and size, the form it has assumed in the progress of its growth, and the characteristics of its fruit. We wish to know, as well, where it originated, and by whose culture it has been brought to its present state of perfection. We trace the variety back to the nursery of some distinguished pomologist, learn the circumstances under which it came into notice, the different names by which it has been known, the care and culture that have been expended upon it to bring it to the present state of perfection. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This work is a presentation of early photographs, history and genealogy. People who lived through the revolutionary war and their children, also alive at the time, are the subjects of the history.