"Herbert Paynter bought a house in
Clinton, the first year there wasn't
enough ice. The next winter they started with 30 teams of horses, the chain
to one runner broke leaving only 8 teams they couldn't stop as the
ice was bending under the weight of the house. A man with a sharp axe
was posted at each runner to cut the horses clear if the ice broke, it
was a heavy up hill haul on account of the ice bending. All went well, the
house was landed up in Coulson's field, from here it was taken back over
Coulson's farm by stumper across the Doughart farms and over
Bells Hill to Robert Johnstone's farm. The teams were then hitched on and it
was hauled to the north side of J. M. Constable's farm, a stumper
took it to its present sight on the top of the hill.
John Brennan of Spring
Valley had the contract, he charged Mr. Paynter $60.00 for 21 days
work with his horses and all equipment."
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