Abbott "Pete" Smith D.V.M.:
June 16, 1938 - February 22, 2010
Virginia Joyann "Jody" Haley Smith:
April 2, 1938 - May 9, 2021
Welcome to Milliron Monday where every Monday we celebrate
the legacy of Milliron Farm and Clinic,
Dr. Pete and Jody Smith.
Jody's Journals: 1986
September
- Pete load of firewood > rode Speed, Ann rode Gay; cookout church dinner/ Foster's
- to clinic, Pete shod Speed in front > rode Speed over to Marshall's, not there, rode back up stream > office dinner CJ's closed, ate at Casa
- J rode Speed, I rode Junie, went over to Bernice's, not there, visited Mary, Helen Connor; hay fever bad
- worked at desk briefly > Pete squirrel hunting in timber
- went in to watch circus unload, scratched "liger" ear, touched hippo; ran errands > to clinic, barn, circus, Pete and I rode elephant
- rode Speed, checked gas wells - 3-wheeler and yellow Yamaha on Dutch Creek, talked to Jan Crall > ate at DQ, went to see Top Gun
- went down after paper, took Colonel, Puff > to church > to clinic, rode Speed, Pete rode Apple, Allen/Mitzi rode over, checked Strata well
- rode Speed, wagged, picked up beer cans on ridge, checked gas well > to clinic, paid bills, wrote letters
- went to Logan after chainsaw bar, picked up J, lunch > to clinic, stray tomcat, gray/white feet/nose
- rode Speed, checked gas well, took saw, cut small tree off trail, branches, briars; picked up more beer cans, shotgun cases on ridge, wagged, to clinic, paid more bills, etc., ran waterlogged well pump
- rode Speed, 4-wheeler down by Wagner's on ridge, picked up more beer cans > to clinic > dinner w/Jessica, picked up Ann, Josh, Davidson's there
- Pete early church, I went in for Sunday School, ran errands > to Sharpsburg and Chesterhill with Pete > rode Speed, worked on trails
- Pete checked Speed's stifles, opened left one, inoperable, trimmed Junie's feet, dewormed > Teresa K's clinic, showed me her 3 Belgians > took Tim back > went after Ruff, Pete left her in car > fed at barn, braided lead ropes
- rode Speed, checked ridge, 1 beer can, checked well, took out thorn tree branches on "Ant Hill" trail from well; hurt right wrist
- Frank Johnson reset Speed > to clinic, deburred Streak
- Border Collie Trials, Farm Science Review - Service Dist meeting, dinner Holiday Inn
- took Speed, Scotty, broke down in Lancaster, Dr. Norman jump started, broke down again, Bud Strauss brought van, trailer; jumped Speed out at K-Mart, went to PA ride with Bud, Sylvia
- rode Speed, lame, walked in
- breakfast, Dr. Dave Sweeney, Youngstown, unloaded Speed in paddock at Bud's brothers place, stayed overnight at Bud, Sylvia's
- drove on home; to clinic
- Pete x-rayed Speed, left front, cleaned out abscess
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Through captivating, powerful, and emotional anecdotes, we celebrate the life of Dr. Abbott P. Smith. His biography takes the reader from smiles to laughter to empathy and tears. Dr. Smith gave us compelling lessons learned from animals; the role animals play in the human condition, the joy of loving an animal, and the awe of their spirituality. A tender and profound look into the life of a skilled veterinarian.
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