HISTORY OF ORANGE
''Already the change brought by the advent of the steam cars is a wonder to all. Previous to that event, not a Daily Palladium paid its morning visit to add zest to the breakfast table; now it finds its way into many households, a welcome messenger. Land has been laid out into lots, and several houses are in process of erection, and steps have already been taken to put up more. Everything goes to show that in Orange you may live long, and with the blessing of Providence, live well."
Before anyone had even dreamt of an automobile or an improved road, let alone a Parkway, there was a little road starting at the Grassy Hill Road, crossing Turkey Hill Road, and extending as far as the Derby-Milford Road. This was called Cranberry Lane, and there was one house on it, a typical Colonial house built by David Treat. His son, David, succeeded him. He was a bachelor, and was the last of his family line. He always kept a diary, as well as a daily account book. His farm was small and did not require all of his time, so he often worked by the day for some of his neighbors. From his daily account book, we have taken a few items, showing the scale of wages paid him in the year 1852. The price seemed to vary according to the work:
1852.
Jan. 26, to 1 days work at wood $.50
Feb. 4 " " " " " ".50
Feb 13 '' '' '' '' threshing oats .50
Apr. 2 '' '' '' '' ploughing & cleaning meadow .50
July 3 '' '' '' '' raking & binding rye .87
July 31 " " " " at hay .87
Aug. 2 " " " " " " .87
Oct 22 " '' '' " digging potatoes .75
Nov. 11 " " '' " picking corn .75
This shows the daily remuneration received by the ordinary day worker, about one hundred years ago.
Resuming the story of the Orange Congregational Church, we find that at a meeting of the Ecclesiastical
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