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ANTECEDENTS.
The Withers Homestead was the oldest mansion in town.

It was built on the east bank of the river, a little above the curve which gave the name to Oxbow Village.

It stood on an elevation, its west gable close to the river's edge, an old orchard and a small pond at the foot of the slope behind it, woods at the east, open to the south, with a great row of Lombardy poplars standing guard in front of the house.

The Hon.