At Home in the Huddle 2008: Friday

It's 60.8 degrees

WKTV predicts that: "On Friday, we should remain rain-free. An isolated shower cannot be ruled out entirely for parts of the Adirondacks, but we really aren't expecting anything. We should see sun and clouds, and it should be pleasant, with seasonable highs in the low 80s. Clouds will slowly increase tomorrow night ahead of our next weather maker. A storm system will travel across the Northeast on Saturday, bringing widespread showers. The question marks we have are regarding whether or not we see areas of heavy rainfall and thunderstorms. For now, we feel the worst of this system will pass to our south, but we are not expecting a very nice day for Saturday either way.
Our computer models continue to prevent any sustained heat from moving into the Northeast next week. We'll dry things out Sunday, with just a chance of showers at this point."

It's an August tradition: celebration of the Eucharist Sundays at 4:00 at the historic St. Paul's Episcopal Church on Paris Green.

From the History of the Town of Paris, chapter 41. "The Episcopal church was erected in 1797. That, too, was a very plain structure, and unpainted. In 1818 it was removed to the west of the church lot, and the present structure was erected. Val Piece was the builder, assisted by his brother; also by Roderick White and others. Russell Brooks, Eli Gilbert, and the Saxton boys did the plastering."

If you check the August Events Calendar on The Times website you'll get a good idea of just how busy things are at the Waterville Public Library!
I received this E-note from Amanda Briggs, yesterday: "Could you mention in your blog about our Carnival? It will be held on August 16th from 12-3pm. We will have a bounce house, games, prizes, food, crafts, face painting, juggling and more! All to benefit the library.
We'll also have a picture of the latest Ralph Murray painting that he donated to the library to . This year's painting has a person painted in it, something I'm told is very rare. I'll email you that picture when Jeff takes it." (I'll be watching for it!)

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A few days ago, when I was at Sharon Stiles' "fingernail palace," the subject of this intriguing sign - marking the edge (or end) of civilization - came up: "Where is it?" and "What does it mean?"

It's on Route 12 just north of Hubbard's Corners, next to a little dirt road - an extension of Ford Road - "X" marks the spot. The red line, on the map above, is just a small section of a line established in 1768 at the Treaty of Fort Stanwix. The line was intended to indicate the boundary between Indian lands and British Colonial settlements.

The pale, shaded area was set aside from Oneida Indian lands for the Christian Indians of New England who named it "Brothertown." Soon after the Revolutionary War, however, the direction of "the line" was moved and it ran, roughly, due south and allowed colonial expansion into communities like "Hanover," "Daytonville" and "the Huddle."

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For history buffs: a Civil War Encampment at Erie Canal Village.

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