and grabbed Jule off the bottom, by his hair, and dragged him back to the surface, where he was able to get hold of the boat. All four clung desperately to the water-filled canoe for what seemed, especially to Jule, a very long time. Things might have turned out very badly indeed. Fortunately, Sam had expressed concern when they set out, and he watched them closely. When he saw them capsize, Sam knew there was no time to go for help. He set off in the only vessel at hand, a little punt that he rowed hard and desperately into the teeth of the northwest gale. Eventually, he managed to reach them in time and somehow got everyone back to safety. Sa m Ha r r ison’s heroism wa s
remembered fondly some 70 years later, in 1949, when Capt. Jule sent a letter to the Star-Democrat. Long retired in California, he still subscribed to the Easton newspaper, where one day he read a letter from someone referring to Sherwood Village. He felt compelled to share his childhood story and to praise Mr. Sam once again. Another name on that 1877 Atlas map appears near the post office, at the site of the store identified as that of “Mrs. S. Rollison.” Surely this is Sarah A. Rowlenson, sister of William Rowlenson, the first of that name to reside in Sherwood and operate a store there. William R. was postmaster until 1880, when he was succeeded by his son William
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