Mr. George Brabon lived on a Rural Delivery Route outside St. Regis Falls, a hamlet in Franklin County of northeastern New York State.
The community was named for dramatic falls on the St. Regis River, and was once a center of lumbering.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Regis_Falls,_New_York
St. Regis Falls has never had a Post Office; it is now a census-designated place within the town of Waverly, NY.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waverly,_Franklin_County,_New_York
Waverly had a depot of the Northern Adirondack Railroad which connected the town to the Ogdensburg & Lake Champlain Railroad system.
This picturesque river valley in the High Adirondacks is now a tourist destination for a variety of outdoor sports.
In March of 1910. George received a postcard from Eugene.
The postcard was mailed from Hartford, the capital of Connecticut and a prosperous center of culture, education, manufacturing and finance.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartford,_Connecticut
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The face of the postcard is a green field with a gold border on the bottom.
A white clay pipe, decorated with a gilt Irish harp and with shamrocks, dominates the center of the illustration.
Within the smoke from the pipe, a verse is inscribed:
“Bring my pipe and fill its bowl,
That I may puff to soothe my soul.
For it is sure to clear my brain,
And bring old memories back again.”
Almost lost in the green backdrop, one faintly sees gilded letter spelling “Erin Go Bragh”.
On an uncolored shamrock by the pipe, we read, “Dear Irish Memories”.
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On the reverse, Eugene asks, “Well, Geo. how are you these days”.
The writer adds, “hope well and happy”.
He final line asks, “Did you kill many rabbits this winter”.
Trapping animals was a source of income in the winter months for many people in the early 20th century.
George seems to have appreciated the St. Patrick’s Day greeting as he preserved the postcard in very good condition throughout his life.
We learn (below) that George was 16 years old when he received the postcard.
RESEARCH NOTE
Because the surname was unknown to me, I did not expect to find George.
However, he appeared on the first query.
On June 5, 1893, George Ernest Brabon was born in St. Regis Falls, NY.
He was the son of Oliver F. Brabon (1846-1929) and Katherine H. Peckham (1852-1935).
(Oliver was born in Canada to a family that used the name, “Brabant”. Oliver served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.)
At the time of their marriage, Oliver was a widower and Katherine was a widow – Katherine had a daughter who became a step-sister to George.
Oliver and Katherine had four sons and a daughter, but two sons died in childhood.
George lived in Franklin County, NY throughout his life.
In November of 1915, George married Emma Phyllis Martin (1897-1975).
It does not appear that the couple had children.
At some time, George was ordained to the ministry, as he was known as the Rev. George Brabon.
I suspect that this ordination may be in an independent congregation or community church as I cannot find his name in denominational listings.
(George’s father, Oliver, was identified as a “Baptist” in his obituary.)
George registered for the Draft in Malone between 1917-1918, but he was not called.
Two years after Emma died in 1975, George remarried.
Agatha Elaine Wood (1918-1999) and George were married in Malone on April 2,1977.
In January of 1987, At the age of 93, George died in St. Regis Falls – he was 93 years old.
George is buried with his two wives in the Forest Cemetery in Saint Regis Falls – as is George’s father, step-sister, and one of his brothers.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91177058/george-ernest-brabon
