Recollections of Bytown and Its Old Inhabitants

A longtime resident recounts personal reminiscences and lyrical sketches of an early riverside settlement, assembling biographical sketches, anecdotes, and occasional verse about its residents, trades, social gatherings, and built landscape. The text mixes humorous and affectionate portraits with notes on business, civic institutions, and changing local customs, preserving names, incidents, and memories of everyday life while reflecting on how the community evolved from modest labor and tavern culture into a larger town.