The story of Martha's Vineyard, from the lips of its inhabitants, newspaper files and those who have visited its shores, including stray notes on local history and industries; . A. R., who have placed a tabletaround a pole in front of their headquarters. The home of the D. on Manter Hill wasbuilt about 1825 for Na-than Mayhew as a school-house. It was later thefirst town school, and wasthen used as a Unitarianmeeting place. POLLY time went on PollyDaggett became AuntHillman to a youngergeneration. A woman ofstrong character and great ability, she left a lasting impressionon tho
The story of Martha's Vineyard, from the lips of its inhabitants, newspaper files and those who have visited its shores, including stray notes on local history and industries; . A. R., who have placed a tabletaround a pole in front of their headquarters. The home of the D. on Manter Hill wasbuilt about 1825 for Na-than Mayhew as a school-house. It was later thefirst town school, and wasthen used as a Unitarianmeeting place. POLLY time went on PollyDaggett became AuntHillman to a youngergeneration. A woman ofstrong character and great ability, she left a lasting impressionon those who came in contact with her. Mrs. Hillman had a gift of prophecy or second sight thatwas altogether incomprehensible. Several stories are extantshowing this peculiar ability. Capt. William Daggett was ex-pected home on a certain day, but did not come, and his familywas greatly worried. Finally Aunt Hillman went to his wifeand told her to prepare dinner, as the masts of her husoandsvessel would be seen rounding West Chop bj/^ 3 oclock, and soit happened. Another time Aunt Hillman saw her brother, Silas Dag-gett, lying on the shore with a bruise on his forehead. He was. Home . A. }{. VINEYARD HAVEN ^EE HOLMES HOLE. 107 later found drowned and washed up with a bruised head, as she had foretold. PARNEL MANTER. Parnel Manter, daughter of Jonathan Manter, and famousfor her connection with the flagpole incident, had rather a tragicending. She was a beautiful girl, and early formed an attach-ment for a young man named Hillman, on whom her fatherfrowned, even going so far as to threaten the youth with arawhide. The girl could not reconcile herself to the parentaledict and began to pine av/ay. Finally a friend asked thatParnell be allowed to visit her and permission was granted oncondition that the lover be not admitted to the house. Thiswas readily agreed to, but a certain cherry tree in the back yardnot being included in the agreement saw much of the pair. Here the girl caught a co
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