Torp · Riset
197. A Funeral Procession in the Forest.
197. En likfärd i skogen.
- Parish
- Torp
- Village
- Riset
- Informant
- Salomon Lindgren
- Record no.
- NM-MNM1198
English translation
After home distillation was no longer permitted, 'illicit distilling' was quite actively practiced within Torp parish. This also occurred in a shieling (summer farm cottage) at Grensjöbodarna. A man named "Olof-Per," Olof Petter Selander, living on the farm at Ljungaverk where Jonas Israelsson now resides, was among those who participated in that brandy distillation. One night, after having completed his task, he was on his way home and had reached the vicinity of Gransjöberget when a funeral procession appeared on the road. "Olof-Per" stepped aside as it passed by. On the foremost vehicle was a coffin, followed by a series of conveyances carrying mourners and funeral guests.
Original transcription (Swedish)
Sedan husbehovsbränningen icke längre var tillåten, förövades ganska flitigt "tjuvbränning" inom Torps socken. Så skedde även i en fäbodstuga vid Grensjöbodarna. En man vid namn "Olof-Per", Olof Petter Selander, boende i den gård vid Ljungaverk där Jonas Israelsson nu bor, var en bland dem, som deltog i den där brännvinsbränningen. En natt då han efter välförrättat värv var på hemväg och hunnit till närheten av Gransjöberget, kom en likprocession på vägen. "Olof-Per" steg åt sidan medan den drog förbi. På främsta skjutsen stod en likkista och efterföljandes sedan av en rad åkdon medförande sörjande och begravningsgäster.
Included courtesy of © 2016 Länsmuseet Västernorrland.
Source: Murberget Länsmuseet Västernorrland, folk memory collection. These records were written down in the first half of the 1900s; the collectors' language and values are of their own time.