▁built ▁into ▁the ▁g ables . ▁The ▁houses ▁were ▁divided ▁into ▁two ▁rooms ▁by ▁box ▁b eds . ▁The ▁kitchen ▁fire place ▁had ▁hook s ▁for ▁k ett les ▁and ▁p ans . ▁Ash es ▁were ▁kept ▁back ▁by ▁a ▁piece ▁of ▁iron . ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁fire place ▁was ▁a ▁f ender , ▁with ▁a ▁f ender ▁st ool . ▁The ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁census ▁showed ▁that ▁all ▁households ▁had ▁two ▁rooms ▁with ▁windows , ▁except ▁John ▁S out ar ' s ▁farm house , ▁which ▁had ▁three . ▁By ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁there ▁were ▁three ▁families ▁each ▁living ▁in ▁a ▁c ott age ▁with ▁three ▁rooms ▁with ▁windows ▁and ▁two ▁families ▁with ▁only ▁one ▁such ▁room , ▁the ▁rest ▁still ▁having ▁two ▁such ▁rooms . ▁Att ached ▁to ▁the ▁houses ▁were ▁wooden ▁sh eds , ▁by res ▁and ▁small ▁gard ens . ▁The ▁village ' s ▁water ▁supply ▁was ▁s our ced ▁from ▁three ▁well s . ▁ ▁The ▁re building ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁failed ▁to ▁halt ▁Pit middle ' s ▁dem ise . ▁A ▁once - th riv ing ▁community ▁of ▁we a vers , ▁a ▁black sm ith , ▁two ▁join ers , ▁a ▁tail or , ▁a ▁but cher ▁and ▁a ▁public ▁house ▁was ▁now ▁seeing ▁young ▁people ▁leaving ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁fact ories ▁in ▁nearby ▁D und ee ▁and ▁Per th . ▁ ▁Just ▁under ▁one ▁hundred ▁people , ▁living ▁in ▁ 2 6 ▁households , ▁made ▁up ▁Pit middle '