Guy Edward Stone remembers Uncle Bob as being a very nastyanddespicable man. During our online chat…

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Guy Edward Stone remembers Uncle Bob as being a very nastyanddespicable man. During our online chats in the winter of 2001 hetoldme several stories from his childhood.
On was a time when he and the Tufford twins were playing Tarzan inthepeach trees - he was about 9 at the time and was admittedlysupposedto be picking peaches. However, on one particular swing frombranchto brand he encountered and especially t hick branch that hishandscould not quite to around. He plummited to the ground. Pickinghimup Uncle Bob igored the obviously broken left arm to chastized theladover one peach that fell to the ground with him. "Now lookwhatyou've done, thi s peach is no good for shipping." Itremainedingrained in Guy's mind for the rest of his life.

Then there was the bootlegging history, which Guy remembers a bit of-or at least the stories. Apparently at one point in time UncleRafeand Uncle Bob got raided and Bob took off in a boat and madehisescape to Port Dalhousie. Rafe was not nearl y so lucky and endedupin the slammer for a night. They were fined $1,000 each - whichinthose days was a monumental sum - but they didn't seem to havetroublecoming up with the money so we can assume the business,thoughillegal, must have been l ucrative.

Aunt Anna finally insisted that Rafe not be involved with Bob anymoreor she wouldn't marry him. That was probably Rafe's saving graceandI'm sure he was more than will to give up his antics with Bob asIgather it was not in his nature to do suc h things.

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