Country Carpenter: Josiah C. Werner, 1863-1926Adam Werner (1800-1876) and his wife, Anna Catharine Sass, came to America from Germany in 1854 settling in Pennsylvania. This is the life story of their grandson, Josiah C. Werner, a Pennsylvania carpenter. |
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Page 70
The barn is 100x94 feet and is the largest building of its kind in the county , and
when completed Mr . Heffley thinks it will be the best , and will be painted white .
It required the assistance of not less than 100 men to get the heavy timbers up ...
The barn is 100x94 feet and is the largest building of its kind in the county , and
when completed Mr . Heffley thinks it will be the best , and will be painted white .
It required the assistance of not less than 100 men to get the heavy timbers up ...
Page 109
He and his brothers built many barns and houses , and besides , he made fine
wood work of many kinds , including grand father ' s clocks , in his shop . In all
things he worked intelligently far beyond the average craftsman of his trade ; and
by ...
He and his brothers built many barns and houses , and besides , he made fine
wood work of many kinds , including grand father ' s clocks , in his shop . In all
things he worked intelligently far beyond the average craftsman of his trade ; and
by ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Country Carpenter: Josiah C. Werner, 1863-1926 |
| Editor | Catherine M. Rhoads |
| Publisher | Gateway Press, 1991 |
| Original from | the University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Digitized | 16 Feb 2008 |
| Length | 128 pages |
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