The first year the Anthonys lived in part of Judge McLean's house, where were two slaves not yet manumitted, and the children saw negroes for the first time and were dreadfully frightened.
Afterwards the family moved into an old but comfortable story-and-a-half house where they remained several years.
Meanwhile a great deal of expensive machinery had been put into the factory and a large brick store erected.

For a long time Daniel Anthony had been very much interested in the temperance cause.

At Adams he had sold liquor, like every other merchant, but when a man was found by the roadside frozen to death with an empty jug which told the story, although Mr.Anthony had not sold him the rum, he resolved, as this was only one of many distressing cases, to sell no more.

He was the first in that locality to put intoxicating liquors out of his store.
He had not thought to discuss this question with Judge McLean when their contract was made, and had gone to Troy and selected goods for the store.

The judge looked on while they were being unloaded and finally asked, "Why, Anthony, where are the rum barrels ?" "There aren't any," he answered.