[The following is a printed table of Presidents of theUnited States.]
Names When born. Inaugurated. Contincein Office. Died. Nativeof.
George Washington Feb. 22, 1732 April 3, 1789 8 years Dec.14, 1799 Virginia
John Adams Oct. 30, 1735 March 4, 1797 4years July 4, 1826 Massachusetts
Thomas Jefferson April 2, 1743 March 4, 1801 8years July 4, 1826 Virginia
James Madison March 16, 1751 March 4, 1809 8 years June 28, 1836 Virginia
James Monroe April 2, 1759 March 4, 1817 8years July 4, 1831 Virginia
John Quincy Adams July 11, 1767 March 4, 1825 4years Feb. 23, 1848 Massachusetts
Andrew Jackson March 15, 1767 March 4, 1829 8 years June 8, 1845 S. Carolina
Martin Van Buren Dec. 5, 1782 March 4, 1837 4years Dec. 27, 1862 New-York
William H. Harrison Feb. 9, 1773 March 4, 1841 1 month April 4, 1841 Virginia
John Tyler March 20, 1790 Succeeded to presidency 3 yrs 11 monthsJanuary 17, 1862 Virginia
James K. Polk Nov. 2, 1795 March 4, 1845 4years June 15, 1849 N. Carolina
Zachary Taylor Nov. 24, 1790 March 4, 1849 1 year 4 months July 9, 1850 Virginia
Millard Fillmore May 7, 1800 Succeeded to presidency 2 yrs 8 months New-York
Franklin Pierce Nov. 23, 1804 March4, 1853 4 years .. New Hamp.
James Buchanan April 23, 1791 March 4, 1857 4 years June 1st, 1868 Pennsylvania
Abraham Lincoln Feb. 12, 1809 March 4, 1861 4 years 40 days April 15, 1865 Kentucky
Andrew Johnson Dec. 29, 1808 April 15, 1865 3 yrs 11 months .. North Carolina
Ulysses S. Grant April 27, 1822 March 4, 1869 .. Ohio
January, Monday 1. 1872.
Cold. Fixed our cistern pump and salted the beef thismorning then went down to the mill and put the wheel in gear. R.T.T. did jobturning for Wiley. We began aninventory of stock. At noon we went up and with the Firemen took lunch at D.R. Barkers. Flag presented. Fixed up our curtains in thekitchen. Recd letters from bobbin makers prices 8.00. Pasted in scrap book.
Tuesday 2.
Cold. Pleasant. Bright. Worked at the rougher while thewater lasted. We proceeded with the inventory. Em sick today. Father went toBuffalo. Frank Porter & R.T.T. atthe lathes. Attended band practice this eve. Got my new coat. Wrote to Dillingham and sent letters. Recd letter from Dillingham to send samples.
January, Wednesday 3. 1872.
S wind. Rain. Thawing. Finished bending croquet arches. Gotour basswood in to plane. Boiler maker came and worked at the patch today. Tookhim to dinner and supper. Did not attend O.W. Johnsons lecture this eve. Stayed at home this eve.
Thursday 4.
Mild. Thawing. We used water today. The boy finished theboiler. Had to go up to get some sq iron to put in for the grate to rest upon.Mrs. Tunstall paid $5 to Em. We fixedthe water to run in the boiler. Got my pants & vest & paid for them. McElwee came to settle his a/c.
January, Friday 5. 1872.
Mild. We tried to fill our boiler by pumping but had to giveup and use the engine. Borrowed pipe of the gas works. Took the (?) andreturned pipe. Brought down iron bars for the grate. Took (?) HAMS up to Palmers smoke house & hung them in.
Saturday 6.
Cold. Freezing. Worked at the circular cutting bobbins forthe Gibson order. Cut the stub shortsoff the boards for my wood shed and worked till 7 planing them. Very tired thiseve. Mary & Harry Wheelockcalled. R.T.T. went to Dunkirk to collect of Scott.
January, Sunday 7. 1872.
Very cold. Clear bright. Started at home this morning.Attended evening service. Wilton & Frank Wright called this p.m. Coppied piece in my band book.
Monday 8.
Cold. Very Clear. Tended engine today. Read the Tribune. Fessler carried my boards home. Attended band practice thiseve. John at work for Taylor& Day. A Mr. Smith visited band room this eve.
January, Tuesday 9. 1872.
Cold. Pleasant. Mr. Greens boy commenced tending engine. Fixed up the saws and Barclay & I cut up the maple plank into malletslugs(?). Carried out the bobbins in the kiln. This evening Em & I calledupon Dayton & Mrs., also at Kingsburys.
Wednesday 10.
Milder. Cloudy. Kept a fire in the kiln. Ripped up the mapleplank & piled it out doors. Also the basswood for boxes and planed some.Stayed at home this eve and read about Fannie (?) biography by Grace Greenwood. Went over after milk & looked over the Censor.Our case with Waldo referred.
January, Thursday 11. 1872.
Mild. Pleasant. Barclay& I finished planing and cutting the box stuff. Did some other jobs. Planed& ripped hemlock for my corner on the woodshed. Em went up to judge Bs.John & Wilton came over this evening. I marked the band stools.
Friday 12.
Mild. Pleasant. Worked at cutting off the mallets and someother jobs. We tried to cut up the hickory but could not. Read this evening thelife of Mrs. Sigourney.
January, Saturday 13. 1872.
Colder. Worked at cutting off mallets and box ends thisforenoon. After dinner I went up and tried to collect money of Williams & Tony & Higgins but got nothing. Purchased a brush(?) for thestove. Soap & nutmegs. Barclaypaid 10.00 which I paid to Frank Porter on a/c. Credited the engineers work. Stayed at home this eve. Calledto see about our smoked meat.
Sunday 14.
Cold. Bright. Attended morning service. Called upon Dr. Brown and paid him $5 on account. Spent the afternoon& eve at home. Read Tribune and some in our book about Eugenie & Grace Greenwood. Wrote to Charles Tarbox.
January, Monday 15. 1872.
Very cold. Went up this morning to see Thos. Higgins for money but did not get any. Helped Drake rip the Hickory & Barclay & I crosscut it. Our engine belt got wet andhindered us. Worked at fixing the boring machine to bore mallets with footlever. Stayed at home this eve. Higgins left the money at Parker& Millers 18.25.
Tuesday 16.
Cold. Finished sawing off the mallets and commenced boringthem after fixing up the foot lever. Helped to do some ripping. We paid the manfor the meat. Mr. Cornwell called tosee about ash logs.
January, Wednesday 17. 1872.
Cold. Bright. Worked at boring mallets also at the largecircular. R.T.T. & Barclay went upto see Cornwells ash timber, didnot like the looks. Too much pith(?) Attended the lecture this eve by Prof Anderson sub Trial by Jury. Trouble this p.m. with our waterpipe getting frozen.
Thursday 18.
Cold. Cloudy. Wrote to Richardson & Mena(?) about spoke latter this morning. Worked at ripping the hickory thismorning, and other work afternoon. Read the papers this eve. Pared apples. Recd$7(?) from Higgins money.
January, Friday 19. 1872.
Cold. Worked at the boring and finished the mallets then cutup some ball stuff. We crosscut the bal of the hickory & apple. Barclay got his hand hurt by slipping down and getting itbetween a pulley. This eve I coppied La Perchol in our new band book.
Saturday 20.
Cold. Some snow. Cut up the hickory mallet stuff of Scotts and ours. Stayed at home this eve.
January, Sunday 21. 1872.
Cold. Windy. Stayed at home today. Tried my new piece. Emwent to church. Read this p.m. the Tribune & in our book.
Monday 22.
Cold. Worked at the circular bolting hickory & gettingout mallets. Purchased groceries this eve. Attended band practice. Wrote toEnos Adams for sand to scour with.
January, Tuesday 23. 1872.
Very cold. Worked at the hickory this morning & p.m. Ourhams & shoulders brought. We spent the evening at fathers. Took supperthere. Em went up to Mrs. Barkers thisp.m.
Wednesday 24.
Very cold. Finished sewing up the hickory. Worked at thebooks this morning. Bored the mallets. Attended band practice. Paid for smokinghams 50.
January, Thursday 25. 1872.
Very cold. Stormy. Worked at the books this morning thencovered the hickory mallets(?) with sawdust. Counted up the handles andinventoried them, fixed the sand belt & pulley. Stayed at home this eve.
Friday 26.
Very cold. Sand papered Handles & mallet ends. Barclay came up & gave us 50.00. Paid J(?) Frank 5.Load of coal came. Loaned Estelle 20c for (?) ride. Finished posting the books.
January, Saturday 27. 1872.
Milder. We did not use steam today, but glued mallets thismorning and after dinner I went up to settle with Adams & Wiley. Paid Grant &Stewart for drawing coal & the Deccoal bill. Purchased a piece of dried beef & hair oil. Recd letter &dft from Dillingham 36.14. John& Wilton took tea this eve with us. Tunstall & wf invited but did not come.
Sunday 28.
Mild. Windy eve. Attended church this morning and read thisp.m. to Emma.
January, Monday 29. 1872.
Exceeding cold. Windy. Stormy. This is the coldest day yet.My cistern froze over. Wrote to Dillinghamthis morning acknowledging receipt of 36.14. Also a dun to Morris Adams. Worked at sand papering mallets & handles.Stayed at home this eve.
Tuesday 30.
Very cold. We did not run today but smoothed handles &tapped(?) the boiler for the whistle. Settled with Boynton. Got (?) & put up some. Went up to the exhibitionthis eve but could not get in. Purchased sheeting, necktie & spread at Porters.
January, Wednesday 31. 1872.
Cold. Went to return the ratchet to the gas works this a.m.Worked at finishing mallets & gluing. Attended band practice this eve.
February, Thursday 1.
Cold. Bright. Glued mallets this a.m. & fixed handles. Barclay came up. Went up town after glue & got myframes & mortar. We read this eve. Read a paper from Silas. Em got someapples & a jar of fruit from Mrs. Barker. Florettes 15th Birthday.
February, Friday 2. 1872.
Cold. Clear. Worked at mallets & handles this morning.After noon I run the handle machine & finished 2 doz handles. Stayed athome this eve. our new front door hung. Painted it this noon.
Saturday 3.
Cold. Clean. Made handles with Mr. Barclays lathe. Paid some money to the boys. Attended bandpractice this eve. Recd a letter from Tarbox. Wrote to Gifford & Co bankers.
February, Sunday 4. 1872.
Milder. Attended communion this p.m. Wrote to Flo thismorning. Em & I went over to hear John & Estelle play violin &piano this eve. Mr. Dadman Johns broin law, then Shaver walked downto study with Stell. Coppied Rage in America.
Monday 5.
Cold. Snowing. Worked at making handles today. Green drew load of coal & coal dust. Attended bandpractice this eve. We gave Mr. Tew(?)& Burd a time. Recd letterfrom Chas. Tarbox.
February, Tuesday 6. 1872.
Milder. Slight rain last (?) Worked at handles and the saw.First day of the Convention went in awhile this eve. Our Christian Union come.Purchased sack of flour. Bill of sand come.
Wednesday 7.
Very cold. Bright. Made handles today for sledge hammers.R.T.T. attended the Com. this p.m. We went to the (?) rehearsal. Heard Mr. Cobb & Mr. Stetson. John got a ticket for Em. Nora & baby came.
Lotties Wedding
February, Thursday 8. 1872.
Bright. Mild. Pleasant. We had a good deal of bother withthe water works to our boiler. Pipe froze & burst. Did not use steam thisp.m. as R.T.T. was away today at the convention. Finished handles & gummeda saw this p.m. Attended concert this eve after the wedding of Charlotte Forbes to Isaac Kingstand.
Friday 9.
Mild. Bright. Pleasant. Fixed a handle in my hammer. Workedat croquet handles. Went after pipe to Mr. Roths also to gas works to get tongs & cut thread. To black smiths toget a lever made for the Whistle. Band went round this p.m. Nora and baby tookdinner with us. We went up to Mrs. Barkers. Attended the convention concert.
February, Saturday 10. 1872.
Warm. Pleasant. Went up this morning & got the lever forour Whistle & the pipe tongs & put the Whistle on the boiler aftermaking a spring for it. Went up after dinner to get a piece of shaft for atightened (?) got a room for the shop. Worked at the mall handle pattern.Estelles 18th Birthday.
Sunday 11.
Warm. Pleasant. We attended church this a.m. Sunday School.Wilton took dinner with us. Read some. Took the S.S. contributions &counted them.
February, Monday 12. 1872.
Mild. Pleasant. Thawing. Worked at making pick handles. Felttired tonight. Attended band practice this eve. Purchased pepper.
Tuesday 13.
Bright all day. Severe storms eve. Worked at making pickhandles all day. Went up town this eve for the purpose of going with the bandto Dunkirk to the masquerade but the severe snow storm prevented.
February, Wednesday 14. 1872.
Cold. Stormy. Tried to run the handle lathe but twas so coldI had to give it up. R.T.T. sick today. Did not use steam this p.m.
Thursday 15.
Cold & stormy. Went down & made a fire in the boilerto keep it from freezing. Made a box for croquet sample. R.T.T. sick today.Took a lot of handles home to finish. We did not use steam today.
February, Friday 16. 1872.
Clear. Cold. We used steam today. Made pick handles. Ourscouring sand came & we covered the belt with it. Kidder asked our terms of sale of ½ the property.Sent for another load of coal. Sent the pay for the quartz to Enos Adams by Barclay. Took the Censor to read.
Saturday 17.
Cold. Clear. Pleasant. Made pick handles also got outmaterial for more. Paid some money to the boys. Em & I took tea at fatherswith Mrs. Kingsbury & Parker. John & Estelle played. Barclay went to North East. Dr. Brown sent my medicine for colic.
February, Sunday 18. 1872.
Mild. Pleasant. We attended the Episcopalian service thismorning also our Sunday School at noon. Went to the P.O. did not get my paper.We read this p.m. Also wrote to Oscar and commenced a letter to Silas (?)Oscar. Prepared for washing tomorrow.
Monday 19.
Bright. Mild. Cold. Worked at the pick handles today made40. Attended band practice this eve. Borrowed heaters of Baldwin. Recd letter from Arth Van Scoter about Wiltons hair eyes & whiskers. McElwee gave me Wolfers job to figure again.
February, Tuesday 20. 1872.
Mild. Pleasant. Rain eve. Worked at pick handles. Went up tovote at noon. Purchased paints for croquet. Tin boxes &c. Saw Barmore about furniture. Wrote to Arthur VanScoter. We fixed sample set of croquet.
Wednesday 21.
Cold. Got out material for more pick handles & cut upthe Basswood for Mr. Lee.
February, Thursday 22. 1872.
Cold. Made pick handles. Finished & varnished the samplecroquet set & box. Borrowed the Physical Life of Woman of Estelle.
Friday 23.
S wind. Thawing. Worked at pick handles. Went up this p.m.& settled with Williams for thetables sold to the a/c in Varnish & Stain. Carried the bal of the furnitureinto ba(?) 3 end tables 1 bed stead & 3 stands. Estelle had company thiseve in honor of Allie Brad(?) 16th Birthday. Barclay went to Buffalo. Got frames of Adams. 180+120=300
February, Saturday 24. 1872.
Bright. Warm. Spring like. Made pick handles. Barclay up. He made sale to Walbridge of some croquet and ordered iron for arches. Werepainted the sample set. Were invited to tea in honor of Mothers 51stBirthday.
Sunday 25.
Pleasant but cold. Attended morning service & S.S. Weread this p.m. tried to learn song without words by Mendelssohn. Wrote toWilton & Silas.
February, Monday 26. 1872.
Pleasant but cold. Went down & swept & prepared forpainting then went after a stove which we set up & commenced painting.Wrote to Walbridge for the (?) &door bell. Barclay got $30. fortraveling expenses. Delivered to R.T.T. The firm bot Hickory trees of (?)
Tuesday 27.
Bright. Cold. We painted croquet sets today. Finished thewhite on 200 sets & commenced with black. Read to Em this evening.
February, Wednesday 28. 1872.
Bright. Cold. Pleasant. Painted croquet sets today. R.T.T.started for a canvassing tour into Penn. We read this evening.
Thursday 29.
Very cold. Clear. Painted 2 do balls today. Recd letter fromWalbridge that the order for the rodswas canceled not having the kind. We read this eve from Physical Life of Woman.
Mr. Bucks birthday.Funny. Only once in 4 years.
March, Friday 1. 1872.
Cold. Painted stakes & balls. Recd letter from R.T.T.with some cards. Wrote to Pratt &Co for prices of iron. Also to Bansum(?) & Son with prices of croquet and to Walbridge.
Read to Em this eve.
Saturday 2.
Cold. Painted color green today. Mr. Lee(?) came down & made new bargain for the hickorylogs $1.00 pr log all through. Settled with Fessler recd 87.0? which I paid over to Father. Took tea atFathers. Em troubled with her spine.
March, Sunday 3. 1872.
Pleasant. Attended S.S. & communion. Read this p.m.Wrote to Wilton. Saw Cap. Curtis.
Monday 4.
Stormy. Cold. Built a fire in the shop then went up togrind, paint & see Avery aboutfurniture. Got his offer. Took package to send to Wilton. Painted 130 ballsthis p.m. Read to Em this eve. Joel called this morning.
March, Tuesday 5. 1872.
Severe. Cold. Figured on Wolfers job for McElwee. Built fire in the boiler. Painted yellow thisforenoon. Took the books home and worked at them this p.m. We finished readingthe Eminent Women of our Age. Barclay did not come up today.
Wednesday 6.
Very cold & windy. Went down & built a fire in theboiler & painted this A.M. on the stakes & as Barclay did not come I took the inventory home to copy& worked at a/c. Pa & I measured the lot to (?) the deed. Read Joan ofArc this eve.
March, Thursday 7. 1872.
Pleasant. Cold. Built a fire in the boiler & finishedpainting yellow & commenced blue. Barclay came up. Tunstall gothome from his canvassing tour. He had some success. Read about Josephine thiseve. Geo. Manton failed.
Friday 8.
Milder. S. Wind. Note of 200.00 due to Chandler. We borrowed $14 of Barclay to pay the interest & let it stand. Tried tocollect of Brewer & Tony but did not get any. Purchased of Howards a small ledger & piece of ribbon. Tunstall sick rheumatism. Painted this p.m. Wrote to Pratt about taking mallets for iron.
March, Saturday 9. 1872.
S wind. Rain eve. Threw in what hardwood I had left of theday. Painted balls today. R.T.T. sick. Mary Barker took tea with us also Mrs. Porter.
Sunday 10.
Cold. Cloudy. Attended morning service and resumed my seatin the gallery again.
March, Monday 11. 1872.
Mild. Pleasant. Finished painting the 200 sets of croquet. Tarbox came down to tend to his note & tried to buy usoff. Morris Adams down tocollect his bill. Voted for Trustees today. Father took one of the stands 2.76also M. Ollit(?) R.T.T. not atwork today.
Wiltons 25th Birthday
Tuesday 12.
Pleasant. Wrote to Walbridge about the saw not heard from. Prepared our room for varnishing.Varnished 230 balls this p.m. Went over this eve & played with John. Barclay not up today. Recd letters from Wilton & Oscar.R.T.T. commenced to work again.
March, Wednesday 13. 1872.
S wind cloudy. Posted in our new ledger. Made out Brooks bill. Varnished balls today & finished ourinventory. Em & I went over this eve to fathers & we had somemusic(?). Em bought a muff from Mrs. Stevens price 18.00 to be paid for in the fall.
Fathers 56th Birthday.
Thursday 14.
Mild. Pleasant. Repainted the white balls & varnished.Went up to Mr. Chandler & paid 60dollars on our note of 200. Purchased a file & some groceries. Recd dftfrom Mayville 63.95 the bal. of our note of Levi Gifford. Mrs. Ollit washed today to apply on stand. Load of coal came today. Thawed theice in the engine room & steamed up.
March, Friday 15. 1872.
Bright but cold. We run by steam today & I re-rawed thelumber for croquet boxes. Cut up stuff for apple sets. Sent receipt to Gifford bros. Recd letter & 25.88 from Wilton. Stayedhome this eve. Frank came this p.m.
Saturday 16.
Cold. Worked at the saw all day cutting box tops &bottoms for Mr. Lee. Felt very tiredthis evening. Credited the work of the boys. Barclay took some maulhandles down to the Erie R.R. Recdletter from Arth VanScoter aboutWiltons picture.
March, Sunday 17. 1872.
Cloudy. Snowing. Attended morning service and Sunday School.Wrote letters this p.m. to Arth VanScoter,Wilton, Florette, Shaw & Co N.Y.
Monday 18.
Cold. Thaw eve. Snow cut out crate slats and cut to thelength. Fired up the planer & planed the box stuff. Recd letter from Walbridge & bill of saw. Replied. Attended band practice this eve. Helped Emwash this morning. Cut out some maple scantling for balls. Sent money ord. toArth (?) 400 for Wiltons picture.
March, Tuesday 19. 1872.
Cold. Clear. Joel sick had to tend the engine today. Readthe Christian Union. We closed a letter earlier on account of the lecture ofAnna Dickenson on Joan of Arc.Splendid. Took Wiltons picture to be framed.
Wednesday 20.
Very cold & windy. We used steam this forenoon but onaccount of the severe cold we did not this p.m. but proceeded with thevarnishing & painting of croquet sets. Joel did not work today. We got aload of coal.
March, Thursday 21. 1872.
Very cold. We worked at varnishing & painting arches.Varnished 400 balls. We commenced reading the Autocrat of the Breakfast tableby Holmes. Mr. Guest gave us the name& address of a man in Warren Pa who deals in hickory. Recd a rect fromArth VanScoter for the money.Recd bill of Pratt & Co of200(?) lbs of iron.
Friday 22.
Cold. We finished the varnishing today. R.T.T. went up thisa.m. and got a tin trough made for dipping arches in paint. Wrote letters to Walbridge order iron rods and to a man about hickory atWarren Pa. We took tea & spent the eve at Fathers.
March, Saturday 23. 1872.
Snow Squalls. Cold. Tended engine today.
Sunday 24.
Cold. Pleasant. Attended morning service & S.S. Readsome this p.m. & played music. Tuned up our piano a little. Stayed homethis p.m. with Em. Fixed up our picture frames in our bedroom.
March, Monday 25. 1872.
S Wind. Rain eve. Helped Emma wash the (?). Tended engine.John, Estelle & May took tea this eve we had an oyster supper.
Tuesday 26.
Stormy. Rainy. Cloudy. Tended engine today. Band played forthe last lecture of the course by Rev. Gallagher of Brooklyn. Sub Put money in thy purse. Our Book Physical Life ofWoman come. price $2
Em Started Home
March, Wednesday 27. 1872.
Cool. Pleasant. We rose at 5:30 & got ready &started for Dunkirk at 6:30 but the rough road prevented our connecting withthe morning train. She came up to Mr. Barkers till the noon train. Brought down Wiltons table. Ordered a shute(?)& kiln(?) board of Adams.Washed up the dishes. Spent the eve at home. Took patterns of bracket shelvesfrom Barmores.
Thursday 28.
Cloudy. Mild. Tended engine today. Cut out some trackedpatterns & started to make a walnut pair. Took breakfast at fathers anddinner & supper at home. Wrote to Walbridge about the box trimmings. Also to Fessler about Hickory. Recd $3 from Tunstall for Miss Dailys rent ($7 paid)
March, Friday 29. 1872.
Cold. Tended engine today and finished my pair of bracketsready for Gluing. Spent the evening at fathers Hearing John & Stell play.Mr. & Mrs. Guest(?) took tea there.Estelle read her letter from Silas announcing the birth of Doras 2ndbaby a girl.
Saturday 30.
Milder. We did not use steam to day but instead I painted onthe apple sets while R.T.T. & Frank Porter put together boxes. Barclay away. Attended choir practice this eve. Purchased a piece of (?) alsoa vase in honor of Marys 13th Birthday.
March, Sunday 31. 1872.
Hail. Thunder. Rain showers. Wind. Did not attend servicesthis morning. John came over took his bath and stayed this a.m. Put my bracketstogether. Wrote to Em. Took supper at home and talked with John and told him mysecrets & he likewise imparted some to me.
April, Monday 1.
Cold. West wind. Worked at painting croquets. Helped fix aleak in the race. Varnished my bracket shelves marked out a corner shelf.Attended band practice this eve. Mattie Hunt has a boy baby. Recd a line from Em at Baltimore. The bill of ourtrimmings recd & the trimmings arrived.
April, Tuesday 2. 1872.
Mild. Warmer. Finished painting the Apple sets and receivedour bills of Trimmings from Buffalo & my door bell. The rod iron not right,only 11 ft long. Stayed at home this eve & (?) with John. Mended a hole inthe race.
Wednesday 3.
Pleasant. Cool. Worked with Drake ripping the hickory & apple buts. Finishedpainting apple sets & commenced varnishing. Stayed at home this eve. Barber painting windows outside. Wrote to Pratt & Co. about the iron being too short. 1 Yrs inton $10 due at Miners Bk.
April, Thursday 4. 1872.
Mild. Bright. Pleasant. Worked at varnishing Apple setstoday. Went up at 4:30 to settle with McKinstry and order Bill heads of Benton. Walked up to Judge Barkers& took tea then stayed awhile then came home. Finished my corner bracketnearly. Stayed at home this eve. Repairing on the waste gate. We thawed ourwheel loose.
Friday 5.
Bright. Mild. Pleasant. Finished varnishing apple sets Thenwent up & settled with McKinstry& ordered bill made got paper & Nails. My new pail for dinner come. Benton ordered a croquet set. Recd letter from Emma.
April, Saturday 6. 1872.
Warm. Pleasant. Rain eve. Got out some pieces for packingcroquet boxes & for a job of (?) turning. Went up after some twine forpacking the boxes & packed 17 sets. We bought the pile of ash slabs from Fessler 4.00. Purchased curtain paper. Finished my cornerbracket. Attended choir practice this eve.
Sunday 7.
Cloudy. Rainy. Attended morning service, S.S. &communion service. Funeral of Mrs. J.J. Parker called at Mr. Barkers.Rode down with Emory Taylor andWrote to Emma.
April, Monday 8. 1872.
Very warm & pleasant. Today I helped Drake rip up the hickory we purchased of Lee(?) & Barclay & Frank cut it up. The men from Warren came tosee about Hickory. We shipped croquet sets to Tidioute & Warren &Jamestown. Recd a letter from Wilton. Attended band practice.
Tuesday 9.
Showers & sunshine. Took a load of croquet up to thedepot this a.m. after cleaning out our wheel. Got stuck fast in the mud had anawful time getting out. Carried the croquet sets by my shoulders. Made out thebills. Worked at sawing & packing croquets this p.m. Barclay went to Warren Pa. today. Wrote to Dora this eve.
April, Wednesday 10. 1872.
Cloudy. Windy. Cold. Two weeks today since Em left for home.Worked at various jobs this forenoon & sawed p.m. Marked a pattern for apair of brackets.
Thursday 11.
Bright. Cool. Pleasant. Had to go to the depot this morningsee about shipping croquet delayed(?). Recd a letter from Em. Worked at sawing.Piled up hickory edgings. Cut out a pair of brackets. Frank got his handlelathe to work. We shipped croquets to Walbridge & Weed.
April, Friday 12. 1872.
Warm. Showers. We found the waste gate giving away so I wentafter a jack screw & Drake & Ifixed it. Was muddy job. Sawed this p.m. Had to change throughout and took abath also. Worked on my bracket this eve.
Saturday 13.
Clear. Strong W wind. We had to clear out our wheel thismorning before we could start. Went up to send Wiltons picture but the framehad not come. Purchased a file to finish my bracket shelves with. Attendedchoir practice this eve. Then made some mucilage & mould glue. Edress [sic]Wiltons picture to Mara. Worked at the saw cutting croquet (?) Lumber got outfor cracker boxes.
April, Sunday 14. 1872.
Cloudy. Cool. Attended morning service & Sunday Schoolthen went up to Judge Barkers. Wroteto Em this evening. Attended evening service. Nellie McLenathan & E(?) Case were baptized.
Monday 15.
Cold. Snowing. Worked at sawing. Piled up the lumber.Attended band practice this eve. Saw a match game of Billiards played by a (?) Dean vs 5 best Fredonia experts.
April, Tuesday 16. 1872.
Bright. Thawing. Cold. Worked at crosscutting stuff formallets & croquet handles. Went up to express Wiltons picture, but it hadnot come. Finished another pair of brackets. Stayed home this eve & wroteto Wilton. Went over and engaged of Mrs. Taylor the manne(?) & paid $100 on it she engaged 2 bu potatoes.
Wednesday 17.
Bright. Cool. 3 Weeks Em away. Worked at sawing &carrying away stuff. Barclay awaytoday. Went over to Fathers this eve to see Stills company. Recd a letterfrom Oscar. We recd an order for Sample croquet from Titusville.
Wheel Broke IOWA(?)
April, Thursday 18. 1872.
Bright. Pleasant. Rain eve. Delivered 2 bu potatoes to Mrs. Taylor this morning toward man(?) Sent my hickory edgingsup by Father. Worked at sawing & planing pickets for Pat. Had to go up toget a spout made to conduct water out of my cistern pipes. Recd letter from Em.Had my hair cut. Sent letter Jno. W. Essler & bill of Sample Croquet sets.
Friday 19.
Mild. Pleasant. Worked at getting out stone malletsbefore(?) our wheel broke then we shut the water out of the race. Did somefixing(?) in the flume then I painted & bent arches. Mother started forIowa Falls at noon. Worked at my brackets this eve.
April, Saturday 20. 1872.
Warm. Pleasant. Worked at arches painting & bending.Helped pack steam chest to our engine. Barclay not up today. Mr. Godrichdrew manure for me this p.m. from Mrs. Taylors. R.T.T. & I went up to Morriss & Russel office this eve to state our case with Waldo & Son.
Sunday 21.
Warm. Pleasant. Attended morning service & SundaySchool. Called upon Mrs. Barker thisp.m. but did (wrote to Emma) not stay then went up to Aunt Marys & alsocalled on John but he was not home.
April, Monday 22. 1872.
Cold. Cloudy. Tied up arches this morning. Then we fixed uptackle and resized the disc of the wheel sent to Dunkirk. Barclay paid our coal bills. Mr. Balbridge bought a load of cherry and some brick. Attendedband practice this eve found Wilton here at home. Called John & Nora. Mr. Fessler delivered me 4 cord wood.
Tuesday 23.
Cold. Windy. A machinist up today to see about attaching thegovernor to our engine this p.m. Goodrich& I went up and drew several loads of hickory trees from the car. Painted& bent arches. Sent 6 sets croquet to Colman 2 to Smith & Williams & 12to Frisbee. Wilton stayed withme this eve.
April, Wednesday 24. 1872.
Warm. Pleasant. Ems 4th week home. Mr. Goodrich & I worked this a.m. at drawing the hickory& finished at 2:30 then he plowed & dragged my garden 2 ½ hoursthen Tunstalls. I worked thebal of the p.m. about the house fixing gate & privy. Band went to Dunkirkthis eve to play for Knight Templars. We recd dft from. The engine fixed &governor valve put in.
Thursday 25.
Warm. Pleasant. Planted potatoes this morning. We employedEli Tyrell today to run the engine. Tunstall told him to empty my barrel of hickory blocks &I blowed about it. Cut Pat McDonaldspickets today. Recd a letter from Em.
April, Friday 26. 1872.
Warm. Pleasant. Planted potatoes this a.m. Father got 2 buof my potatoes. Dayton at work at theverandas. Worked at cutting up hickory plank also got out crate slats for Mr. Lake(?). Christopher Lessler came over & we settled with him for the Hickorybuts by note of 3 mo. Went up town this eve got money ord cashed. Recd $10 ofPat for pickets pd R.T.T. $4. Dr. Brown $5. Spoke to Howard about the post. Recd letters & Croquet ordersfrom Essler & Tew Went to get subpoena of Russell but he was away.
Saturday 27.
Warm. Pleasant. Went down & worked 2 hrs packing croquetsets then came home & planted my garden the rest of the day. Went up thiseve & got subpoena of Russell. Then went for a pair of slippers purchasedseeds. pd 50 on a/c at Grants. Wroteletter to Butcher. Purchased stamps & packg. Wilton & I bathe thiseve. Dayton put (?) roof on myveranda.
April, Sunday 28. 1872.
Cool. Bright. Attended morning service and Sunday Schoolthen went up to call at Judge Barkers& took dinner. Wrote to Emma this eve.
Monday 29.
Cool. Pleasant. Took the cars this a.m. for Westfield andsamples of croquets. Served Subpoena on Stone & Son called on Newell Gibbs then went to Erie. Tried to sell some croquet but the market was full.Called on Alice Moore &sister. Arrived home at 10 oclock. Recd letter from Flo. Some trees set out infront yard.
April, Tuesday 30. 1872.
S Wind. Cloudy. Very warm. We run by steam today. Sawed upthe apple wood. Packed two boxes croquet to Erie. Wilton & I went up to Mr.Barkers and got some seed onions &potatoes. Paid Frank $15.
May, Wednesday 1.
Cloudy. Rainy. Em 5 weeks away. Swept up the room andcommenced painting Croquet sets of apple wood. R.T.T. at work at governor forengine. Frank making boxes. R.T.T. went this p.m. to Buffalo to hear Thomas Orchard. Butcher came over to our suit.
Law Suit
May, Thursday 2. 1872.
Cloudy. Showers. Cold. Went down this morning and packed& marked Croquet sets to Titusville & Erie. Wrote letters. Took accountof bobbin material useless. We then went up and gave our testimony before Murray of the Waldo matter. They telegraph bankruptcy.Recd a letter from Em that pained me she is sick. Worked at painting this p.m.Wilton started for Titusville this eve.
Friday 3.
Rainy. Cold. Hail storm p.m. Worked at painting &varnishing croquet. Barclay away today.Went up this a.m. after paint sent Physical Life to Em P.O. 20. Bot a paintbrush & commenced painting the parlor. Cleaned it out this a.m. Heard Stellplay this eve. Called on Johnnie & Nora to see about a brush for dusting.
May, Saturday 4. 1872.
Cold. Clear. Built a fire in the boiler and run the enginetoday to try the new governor which goes pretty well. Went up this eve andpurchased a putty knife & paint brush. Painted the casing in the hall. Barclay not up today. Purchased talon for the engine.
Sunday 5.
Cool. Pleasant. Attended church & communion this p.m.Stayed at home and wrote letters to Emma, Oscar & Flo.
May, Monday 6. 1872.
Pleasant. Cool. Worked at painting & varnishing Apple sets.R.T.T. at the governor. Barclay away.Priming my parlor. Band played for the Dunkirk Dramatic Association. Theyplayed Ten Nights in a Bar room. Very good show. Russell says our judgment ismade. Recd letter & check from Hazelton Orr & Co 46.60. Sent acknowledgement.
Tuesday 7.
Warm. Pleasant. Finished priming our parlor. Worked atplaning this forenoon & sawing pickets for Fessler this afternoon. Recd a good letter from this eve& wrote one to her. We used steam today.
May, Wednesday 8. 1872.
Warm. Pleasant. Em 6 weeks absent. Finished planting mykitchen garden today. Planed pickets for Pat & Han(?) also planed stuff forCracker boxes. Recd order from Goodrich& Brown Erie for 6 setscroquet. Picked up chips about the house.
Thursday 9.
Warm. Pleasant. Shower eve. Helped cut up lumber for boxes.Varnished apple sets croquet. Packed the sets for Erie to Goodrich & Brown.
May, Friday 10. 1872.
Cool. Pleasant. Worked with Frank cutting up the hickoryfrom Warren. Mr. Wood made plaster forthe house. Cleaned the upper rooms for plastering. He bot a Whitewood log forpickets of Fessler.
Saturday 11.
Warm. Bright. We got out pickets for Haenleyn. Also cut upsome of the hickory. We purchased basswood plank of Fessler to cut up for boxes. Recd order from Essler for 12 Sets Croquet more spoke to Avery about money for Em.
May, Sunday 12. 1872.
Cool. Pleasant. My 27th Birthday. Dusted andarranged the china closet today. Attended Sunday School. Took dinner at Judge Barkers. Wrote to Emma a long letter.
Monday 13.
Cool. Bright. Went after red raspberry plants this morningto Mr. Barkers. We worked this a.m.cutting up the hickory. Sawed & planed battins for my shed. Planed stufffor Croquet boxes. Barclay awaya.m. Carried out a load of Sawdust & got Miller & Rush boys to help me carry it up in my chambers. Watered my plants. Mr. Wood commenced plastering. Ollet making a steam box forus.
Fire
May, Tuesday 14. 1872.
Cool. Pleasant. Packed croquet sets this morning. Also gotout girths for the steam box. Got Burlingsorder ready for shipment. Wrote bills & letters. Sawed up stuff for mallethandles. Mr. Elliot came to seeabout pick handles. Wrote to Gibson& Co. Made a frame for the pantry window. Father & I passed out thechamber casings this morning.
Wednesday 15.
Cool. Pleasant. Em 7 weeks away. Tended engine today.Delivered 25 sets to the Ry station for Burling. Our mill took fire this a.m. on the roof. Recd letters from Wiltonand Flo. Purchased a hat at Stevensand wire cloth for the butting window. Went up with John to hear he & Sara Swartz play at Mrs. Putnams. Called on Avery for money but got none.
May, Thursday 16. 1872.
Cool. Pleasant. Very dry. Tended engine today. Got outsticks & bored them for frames to my cellar windows. Recd letters from mother,Dora & Emma. Wrote to J.H.Jr. Recd check for 14.25 from Avery. Paid Stevens for my hat 25. Recd order from Johnson & Co for Croquet. Did some painting on myparlor.
Friday 17.
Cool. Pleasant. Tended engine today at 3:30 this p.m. weshut down because the wind blew the sparks on the mill. Father set out someapple trees. Took Wiltons clothes this eve to be sent to Curtis. Went up &cut pipe for the steam box connection. We shipped croquets to Johnson & Co Jamestown.
May, Saturday 18. 1872.
Cool. Pleasant. Finished connecting the steam box with theboiler then put together & varnished Bentons croquet set. Frank worked this a.m. R.T.T. & Barclay did not work at all. I worked half a day. This p.m.I made my cellar grates & put them in then worked at painting. Went up townthis eve & got bread & meat.
Sunday 19.
Slight shower. Windy. Stayed at home today & wroteletters to Mother, Dora, Wilton, Emma & Flo. Broke couple of glass inbattery windows. Put in the wire cloth screen in window frame of butting.
May, Monday 20. 1872.
Cool. Pleasant. Quite cold, windy. Worked at painting myhouse inside all day. Miller helped memove my big case over. Edmundsgot some pickets to make me some gates. R.T.T. went fishing. Barclay away. Shop closed. Ordering some foot scrapersmade. Attended band practice.
Tuesday 21.
Cool. Pleasant. Tended engine today and kept the steam boxgoing with apple wood. Estelle troubled with returned disorder. Rubbed her backthis eve. Put the door light in this eve.
May, Wednesday 22. 1872.
Warm. Shower p.m. Em 8 weeks gone. Recd letter from Em.Tended engine today. Went up at 10 & made out drafts on Andrews & Co, Essler & Johnson & Co. Edmunds hungmy gate put step scrapers on. Got varnish to varnish the parlor with.
Thursday 23.
Rain a.m. Cool p.m. Tended engine today. Set some tomatoplants & started my peas. Mr. Woodfinishing plaster. Shipped 4 sets maple Croquet to Essler.
May, Friday 24. 1872.
Pleasant. Cool. Tended engine today. Read the Young Folks.Painted bedroom window sash this a.m. Worked at my curtains this eve. Recdletter from Mr. Hamilton stating priceof chrome of J & J Cash $10.
Saturday 25.
Bright. Pleasant. Painted one window before breakfast thentended engine. Went up town this eve & attended choir practice. Recd letterfrom Oscar. Read the Examiner.
May, Sunday 26. 1872.
Warm. Pleasant. Studied lesson with Pa & Estelle.Attended morning service Dr. Armstrongpreached. Presented at Sunday School. Walked up to Mr. Barkers & to see Luella. Wrote to Em & Mr. Hamilton.
Monday 27.
Rain a.m. Pleasant p.m. Posted Joels a/c & gave himduebill for 5.50. Wrote to Essler &Johnson & Co. Went up afterTurpentine & to get the steam box connection made. Barclay away. R.T.T. went to Dk at 3:30. Finished &delivered 1 doz maul handles at the D.W. & P. depot. Put up curtains inparlor & painted china closet doors. Mr. Wood nearly through plastering. Went over to magnetizestill(?) Set out 6 tomato plants.
May, Tuesday 28. 1872.
Quite cold. Carried bobbins up & sawed them off for Gibsons order. Got out pickets for McCluer. Barclay away. Hoed my peas & onions this eve. Talked to Mary.
Wednesday 29.
Cool. Pleasant. Em away 9 weeks. Ripped out pickets for McCluer & planed & cut up basswood for Crackerboxes. Recd order from S.P. Ensignby Roberts for Croquet sets(Erie Pa) Packed them. Cleaned out a room up stairs & carried up the thingsfrom the parlor. Recd letter from Em. She starts a week from today for home. Barclay away today.
May, Thursday 30. 1872.
Cloudy. Showers a.m. Cool p.m. Decoration Day. Took thehorse this a.m. and delivered pickets to McCluer. Croquet for Erie & handles to D.W. Ry. Then Miller & I drew gravel & made a walk in my frontyard also two stones. We did not work today. Sent croquet to Smith & Williams Dk. Band played for Decoration services this p.m. Worked about thehouse at eve. Recd letter & money $15 from Wilton. Paid James Gates his sent 300.
Friday 31.
Cool. Bright. Posted the books this a.m. Worked at paintingp.m. Barclay away. Frank at croquetboxes. We sent 2 sets cheap croquet to Dunkirk. Put my door bell on. Cleaned& swept the chambers this eve.
June, Saturday 1. 1872.
Cool. Pleasant. Run the engine today. Barclay away. Finished painting the sash in the lower partof the house. Cleaned & mopped the kitchen. Aunt Mary got supper for us.Took my boots up this eve to be tapped. Attended choir practice no one there. Sellew & Popple sent our bill 18.
Sunday 2.
Pleasant. Warm. Attended morning service Sunday School &communion. Walked up to see Luella Waldo.Wrote to Wilton. Called on John & Nora. Saw Mrs. Barker & Jessie.
June, Monday 3. 1872.
Warm. Pleasant. Moped the parlor floor this morning and atnoon I got strong(?) and spread the carpet. Worked at painting croquet sets.Also cut off and pointed fathers pickets. Attended band practice. Purchasedstamps Towelling Bread Tacks bolt for front door Picture nail. Barclay away.
Tuesday 4.
Rainy. Tacked my carpet down this morning. Worked atpainting croquet sets. Settled with Mr. Fessler this a.m. pd our a/c. Pd father 79.83 cash. Went up after paint. Sentcheck for 8. to Flesher ofDunkirk. Barclay away. Went downthis eve to look over the book with Tunstall. We reviewed cash book.
EM ARRIVED
June, Wednesday 5. 1872.
Bright. Pleasant. Varnished my Whatnot. Worked at Paintingcroquets. Barclay away. R.T.T. went toDunkirk this p.m. Recd letter from Em. Called at Mrs. Barkers this eve. Attended band practice. Paid Sellew & Popple 10. Goodrich 8 on a/c
Thursday 6.
Warm. Pleasant. Worked at varnishing balls today. Pa & Imoved my parlor furniture. Barclayaway. Paid Joel bal of his a/c $5 ½ Went down this eve to look overaccts with R.T.T. went to Dunkirk.
June, Friday 7. 1872.
Cloudy. Showers. Warm. Went down at 9 this a.m. & wevarnished this forenoon. We worked at bobbins this p.m. Using steam Mr. Fessler paid for the engine. Went up this eve and stayedwith Emma.
Saturday 8.
Cloudy. Showers. Went to see an irish girl to come and workawhile for us. Took breakfast at Judge Barkers. Dora & mother & boy arrived. Took the horse and deliveredcroquet sets to Frisbee. Thengot Mrs. Bardens bedstead & lounge. Cleaned up the kitchen.Went up after Em. Called to see Dora. Mr. Edmunds brought my inside blinds.
June, Sunday 9. 1872.
Warm. Bright. Pleasant. Got up this morning and preparedpotatoes and ham for breakfast. Then washed up the dishes & swept thekitchen did not attend church this morning but stayed at home with Em. Calledon Dora & talked with her.
Monday 10.
Warm. Pleasant. Tended engine today. Our hired girl came.Aunt Sarah called. Mr. Edmunds put upour inside blinds. Attended band practice this eve. Purchased butter &meat. 1 Yrs int due on $16. at Miners Bk.
DEPOSIT
June, Tuesday 11. 1872.
Warm. Pleasant. Commenced painting our inside shutters.Tended engine till noon then went up and gave note for 80.00 60 da and paidtaxes 50.68. Got Scott & McCluers a/c. Pa & Miller cultivated my garden. Deposited int on $26. &enough more to make $30 in Miners Bank. Hoed in my garden this eve. B. Away.
Wednesday 12.
Showers a.m. Warm Bright p.m. Hoed my potatoes this morning.Tended engine. Wrote to Wilton. Aunt Sarah & Jessie called this eve. Em& I went over to see Dora. D says her only hope is in cheerful spirits& surroundings. We are fearful shell not recover. B. away.
June, Thursday 13. 1872.
Warm a.m. Showers p.m. Took out parlor windows & hadthem washed. Hoed in my garden. Tended engine. Fixed the chamber windows. Wentover & rubbed Dora. B. away.
Friday 14.
Warm. Pleasant. Tended engine. Barclay up today. Got out some strips for my closet hooks. Gibsons bobbins finished and oiled.
July, Saturday 15. 1872.
Warm. Pleasant. Posted books and settled accounts today.Packed the bobbins and took them up to ship. Wrote letters to Esler & sent 8 sets Apple croquet. Also to Goodrich and Brown then to Bankers at Arcade about Waldo & Son. This eve Band rode down in the new carto Dunkirk. Went to Colmans andbought wardrobe hooks.
Sunday 16.
Warm. Pleasant. Attended church a.m. & S. School. Luella& Aunt May called. Took Em a short ride this p.m. Hung the pictures inparlor & put up bracket shelves.
June, Monday 17. 1872.
Warm. Pleasant. Packed away croquet sets. Went up and tendedto collecting check of Esler & drawon Goodrich & Brown. Finished up the bal of croquet boxes. Attendedband practice. Barclay up today.We bot pille [sic] of slabs of Fessler. B & R.T.T. at work on cracker boxes. Recd letter from Wilton& paper.
Tuesday 18.
Warm. Pleasant. Cleaned up room & commenced paintingballs. R.T.T. fixing the rattler smaller. We used steam this p.m. to saw slabs.Flo & Mr. Sumner came Attended S.S.Convention this eve. Finished hoeing my garden. R.T.T. quit at 5 with toothache.
June, Wednesday 19. 1872.
Very warm. Tended engine today. Band played this eve forPolitical speech. Lyman K. Bass ofBuffalo.
Thursday 20.
Very warm. Dressed in band suit and went up to meet theCorry Firemen & escort them down. We all rode to the brewery(?) & byDunkirk home. Took dinner at Taylor Home. We played this eve with the Corryband. Very tired & sunburned.
June, Friday 21. 1872.
Very warm. Went down to mill this a.m. Wrote to Johnson & Co & Esler & sent protest. Also made out note for Scott to sign. Worked at home the rest of the day. Fathergot a lightning rod on the house. Barclay up from 9 to (?) R.T.T. went fishing. Sold Miller 7 lbs pork.
Saturday 22.
Warm. Pleasant. Cooler. Worked at Painting croquet ballstoday. Barclay away. Attended choirpractice this eve. Recd letter from Wilton. Purchased meat & groceries. Sawa trained dog perform. Greencame to get his pay for the logs. Recd letter from Esler. Augusta called upon us.
June, Sunday 23. 1872.
Very warm. Attended morning service & Sunday School.Stayed at home this p.m. Went over with Em & played on our melodeon.
Monday 24.
Rainy all day. Tended engine today. Barclay away. Our new(?) help left us this p.m. Stayed athome this eve and helped Em. Purchased butter.
June, Tuesday 25. 1872.
Cloudy. Cool. Tended engine today. Barclay away. Went up after dinner to tend to Eslers Protest. Purchased a fish this eve. Aunt Sarah Glisan with us. Left my watch with Benjamins to be cleaned.
Wednesday 26.
Warm. Pleasant. Worked at painting today. Barclay away. This eve I went up to Normal Hall &rehearsed some pieces for the last day of school. Walked home with Mary Bradish. Recd order for Extras of Hazelton Orr & Co.
June, Thursday 27. 1872.
Very warm. Showers p.m. Finished painting & commencedvarnishing. Packed the order of Extras to Hazelton & Orr & Co &sent them. At 3:30 I went up to Normal Hall to practice some quartettes withMisses Whitney & Clark & Willie Scott. Got my watch from Benjamin. Hoed in my garden this morning. Mr. Sumner gave us some berries. Flo took tea with us.
Friday 28.
Very warm. We worked at varnishing today. Band played thiseve for Zetesian exhibition. Took Em up.
June, Saturday 29. 1872.
Very warm. We used steam this a.m. for Mr. Fessler. John Gusset tended engine. Worked at ripping Hickory. After dinner I went up &with Mr. Fessler brought ourextra tables away from Barmores.Took one over to Tunstalls.Went up to Mr. Sumners this eve& picked berries & peas. Gave Em 2.00 of the 3 I got for playing. Thos.Tunstall & family came. Barclay away.
Sunday 30.
Very warm. Attended morning service & Sunday School. Sawthe Brides Kate Noble Baker & Loyd Saffords NJ. Tilly here. Stayed at home p.m. & read toEm. My Sumner in a Garden
July, Monday 1. 1872.
Very warm. We finished varnishing the croquet sets. At noonwent up to mark for Uncle Sumner &picked berries. At five I quit work and with father cultivated my garden. Mrs. Barker & Aunt Sarah at tea. Went up to band practice.Also rehearsed quartette with Misses Whitney & Clark & Miller. Barclay away. Em awake most of the night with her teeth.
Tuesday 2.
Very warm. Tunstall& I at our gardens. Barclayaway. Made out note for Scott tosign. Put up a jar of berries. Purchased 10 quts strawberries of Mr. Lee, picked them over p.m. Attend Normal closingexercises. Sung in quartette.
July, Wednesday 3. 1872.
Very warm. Worked at making arches and painting them. R.T.T.worked at cracker boxes. We took tea at Fathers this eve. Wilton came. Minnie Wygand Warrencalled on Dora. We attended band practice and played in the park. Wilton stayedover night with us. Barclaysick.
Thursday 4.
Cloudy. Warm. Shower p.m. We took street car at 9 forDunkirk. Played in the procession to the Speakers stand. Dispersed by shower.Dined at Eastern Hotel. Display of water works. Visited the machinery. SerenadedMr. Popple, Brooks. Invited to Mr. Hinmans supper at Eastern. Detained by Isham, Colman& others till after 12 pm. Em visited her Uncle Geo.
July, Friday 5. 1872.
Very warm. Hoed in my garden till 9:30 then came down towork. Made arches and did some fixing. a.m. R.T.T. hoeing also. Did some jobsin the shop, bent arches &c. Recd letter from Johnson & Co they are insolvent. Wrote to Weed. Went over & sung this eve. Doctors say Doracant get well. Recd 8.00 for playing yesterday. Brooks Works paid a/c. Paid Charley Tarr 1.00.
Saturday 6.
Very warm. Tunstallwent to Dunkirk this a.m. collecting. I worked at books & accts, made outbills. Went up to the house and being together as a family we sung. Afterdinner I went up to collect acts. & draw on Burling. Took Em up to have her tooth filled. We serenaded Bartram & Alice this night. Felt very discouraged todaytook home 10 ft Erdu(?) table. Goodrich did not take one.
July, Sunday 7. 1872.
Very warm. Attended Church & S School also Communion.Stayed at home p.m.
Monday 8.
Very warm. Worked at cracker boxes till Barclay came then we talked of setting up our business& he tried to have us buy him out. Aunt Sarah with us today. Went up to Mr.Sumners this eve. Pickedberries & marked crates. Recd order from Walbridge & letter from Breed.
July, Tuesday 9. 1872.
Very hot. ¼ day lost. Went down to mill this a.m.& wrote letter & sent bill of croquet to Walbridge. Then went up town to solicit for conventionguests. After dinner called upon Russel also D.W. & P. office & drew onMurphy 6.00. We worked atsettlement this p.m.
Wednesday 10.
Very warm. Cloudy a.m. Went up & picked berries thenattended convention. Canvassed eagle st for entertainment. Band played in parkeve. Melvin Montgomery stayed with us overnight.
July, Thursday 11. 1872.
Exceeding warm. Attended convention. Day & Eve. Bandplayed for concert this eve. Miller dugout & fixed up my spring.
Friday 12.
Extra warm. Shower eve. Attended convention this a.m. &p.m. Concert this eve band played. Recd check from D.W. & P. Ry for bal oftheir bill. Gave tickets to Em, Stell & mother.
Symptoms
July, Saturday 13. 1872.
Very warm. Went down this a.m. & wrote letters to PorterSheldon of Jamestown & sent bill toGoodrich & Brown Erie. We came up to have father show us the way tosettle our partnership. Went up to Mr. Sumners after supper & picked berries and Sarah visitedEm today.
Sunday 14.
Excessive heat. Attended morning service & SundaySchool. Em & I called upon Dora we took a short ride with her. Then calledupon Sumners. Em sick p.m. Nausea.
July, Monday 15. 1872.
Very warm. Shower p.m. Went after horse & took the Eriesets up for Corwin to ship. Worked atsettlement. Wrote letters to Esler& Walbridge & R.T.T.went to Dunkirk. After dinner I helped put a stone over my spring. 1 ½hrs work. Our Chromos Wide Awake & Fast Asleep came & I got Framesof Adams & cost. Mr. Glisan paid us $18 for stone
Tuesday 16.
Very warm. We steamed up today to fill Brooks order. Tended engine. Em went up to her uncles& got cherries.
Symptoms
July, Wednesday 17. 1872.
Cloudy. Shower p.m. Tended engine today. Recd order ofcroquet from Melvin Montgomery &Co. John & Will Dadmancalled this eve. Tunstall makinghandles. Em Sick. Recd letter from Walbridge he thinks best not to deal in handles.
Thursday 18.
Shower a.m. Cloudy. Tended engine today. Handle machinegoing. Em sick & weak all day (nausea) unable to eat or work.
July, Friday 10. 1872.
Bright. Pleasant. Cooler. Made a ½ set box &shipped the croquet sets to Silver Creek & handles to Brooks works. R.T.T. went to Buffalo. Did writing p.m.till 4:30 when we went to the lake & bathed. Purchased flour & sugargave Em $3.
Saturday 20.
Warm. Pleasant. We worked at making croquet boxes to send toBuffalo. Mr. & Mrs. Dadman, John& Nora took supper with us.
July, Sunday 21. 1872.
Showers most of the day. Stayed at home today. Cut out sometable mats. Put specimens in case. Read in the Christian Union. Flo gave meTrain rain as played by Thomas orchestra.
Monday 22.
Cool. Pleasant. We packed & shipped croquets to Weed & Tew. Frank came down & talked about joining us. Cleaned out the fluesof our boiler. Drew upon Goodrich& Brown $26. Attended bandpractice this eve. Purchased Hair oil, steak & paid Clough 50 I owed him.
FRANK
July, Tuesday 23. 1872.
Cloudy. Misty. We used steam today. Tended engine. Frankcommenced work with us today. Read the Christian Union. Jessie Took tea withus. Em & I went to Dunkirk & traded at Smith & Williams 67s. Recd small order from Montgomery & Talcott.
Wednesday 24.
Cloudy Cool. Tended engine. Em had a seamstress to worktoday for her. Weed cannot send theiron we ordered. Paid Mr. Waitfor the butter 1.78. Also for the Hickory 3.43
July, Thursday 25. 1872.
Cloudy. Rainy eve. Tended engine today. Read Tribune, YoungFolks & Censor. We sent ½ set to Montgomery. Recd check from Ensign & Co 22.50. Aunt Sarah with us today. Fatherplastered the stone on my spring. We called on Dora this eve. She is failing.
Friday 26.
Cloudy. Cool. Tended engine today. Wrote to Ensign & Co. We paid Kapple & made out check for Eli T. Balbridge. Walked up to Uncle Sumners this eve after Em. Silas Arrived. Christopher Lesslers note of $110.00 due.
July, Saturday 27. 1872.
Warm. Bright. Pleasant. Tended engine today till 3 oclockp.m. when Frank had to go. We worked till 5 then left to get ready to go toDunkirk to play for the Theatre. Miss Howeat work for Em. Commenced reading Barnaby Rudge by Dickens. Purchasedgroceries. After the Theatre we serenaded some & came home.
Sunday 28.
Very warm. Attended morning service & S School afternoonwent up to Uncle Sumners after someberries. Took Silas pictures & Sterescope. Walked up with Em John &Nora at eve called on Dr. Brownfor medicine for Dora & pd him 5.00.
July, Monday 29. 1872.
Warm. Pleasant. Shower. Tended engine. Read the Tribune& Christian Union. Attended band practice this eve. Em purchased slippers&c. Money in bank for Christopher Lesslers note to be paid $110.00.
Tuesday 30.
Cloudy a.m. Pleasant warm. We did not use steam today butmade boxes & painted instead. Em went up to Carrie Jones to tea. Went after her with the horse.
July, Wednesday 31. 1872.
Pleasant. Frank went to Picnic today. Corwin took the boxesto Dunkirk & Handles to Brooks. Wesent order of Handles to Buffalo. John came down this eve for me to harmoniseEssence Em went to Aunt Marys.
August, Thursday 1.
Warm. Tended engine today. Read in Barnaby Rudge, Tribune& Union. At work at the Hickory. John came down this eve & weharmonized Essence Em sick & sent for Aunt Sara. Tunstall gave me a kitten.
August, Friday 2. 1872.
Warm. Tended engine today. Read Barnaby Rudge. At work atthe hickory. Aunt Sara came down today & stayed over night.
Saturday 3.
Cloudy. Cool. Tended engine today. Read Union. At theHickory. We shut down at 5 p.m. Went up town & purchased groceries.Brilliant display of Aurora Borealis.
August, Sunday 4. 1872.
Warm. Pleasant. Attended morning service. No preaching. Mr. Crissey read sermon. Small house no choir. John Nora & Boynton called this eve.
Monday 5.
Warm. Pleasant. Tended engine today read the Tribune.Attended band practice this eve. Took clothes to be washed by Mrs. ONeal.
August, Tuesday 6. 1872.
Very warm. Tended engine today. Read Barnaby Rudge.Commenced getting in my wood.
Wednesday 7.
Very warm. Heat excessive. Tended engine today finishedsawing the hickory. Engine roof took fire today. Em sick. Aunt Sara attendant.Letter & order from Esler.
August, Thursday 8. 1872.
Excessive heat. We did not steam up today fuel out. Pile upstuff. Wrote letters to Frank Lake& ordered trimming of Walbridge.Em went up to her aunts. Dined with Dora. Carried up Birch.
Friday 9.
Exceeding heat & dry. We did not use steam but cut up alog for engine wood. Did not do much.
August, Saturday 10. 1872.
Hot & dry. 12 da. We all had holliday. I made a springhouse. Collected a/c of Wiley. Purchased flour & groceries. Also lumber& fringes for door to spring house. We went to Sinclearville to Greelymeeting on 6 p.m. train supped there & started home at 1 oclock. Recdcheck $50 from Brooks Works. Note of 80 due at bk
Sunday 11.
Drought 13 da Hot & dusty. Did not attend service today.Arrived home at 5 a.m. & slept till 10 then took breakfast. Rested at home.Silas called. Em & I took a short walk this eve to Uncle Sumners.
August, Monday 12. 1872.
Excessive heat 14 da Dry. We used steam today & used thefuel nearly all. Ordered coal from Dunkirk. Attended band practice. Recd 2.50for services at Sinclearville. Purchased medicine for Em also some groceries.Sent croquet sets to Frisbee. Recdletter from Frank Lake.
Tuesday 13.
Very warm. Shower. Cooler p.m. Tended engine today. Invitedto reception at Mr. Warrens for Ed& Minnie. Got Eslers orderready to send. Cash on deposit for Note of $80 to be paid today.
August, Wednesday 14. 1872.
Showers today. Band went to Dunkirk this morning & fromthere took the cars to Warren to German Picnic excursion. The showers preventedenjoyment some. Had my hair cut. We did not get home till 3:30 a.m.
Thursday 15.
Cooler. Pleasant. Came down at 8:30 and cleaned out theboiler flues. R.T.T. fixed the governor. Did writing this p.m. also marked thesaw table gauge. Paid McCluer for milk& salt 55. Gave Em 1.00. We divided the money from Brooks ea 12.75. Stayed at home this eve. Frank at apicnic.
August, Friday 16. 1872.
Cloudy. Cool. Tended engine today. Read the Censor &Tribune. Stayed at home this eve & wheeled in wood.
Saturday 17.
Warm. Pleasant. Tended engine. Had to open the steam chest& replace a bolt. Em & I called upon Mrs. Truman Clark & Mrs. Forbes. Purchased groceries & ice & meat. Wecalled at Noras.
August, Sunday 18. 1872.
Very warm. Attended morning service & Sunday School. Walkedup to the Barkers for Em & gotsome tomatoes. Wrote to Wilton this p.m.
Monday 19.
Warm very. Tended engine today. At band practice this eve.Purchased denim & sheeting also fish. Paid Grant $2 on acct.
August, Tuesday 20. 1872.
Very warm. We did not use steam today but made arches &packed & trimmed boxes. Truman Clark& wife called this eve. Dora gave her last request to the family.
Wednesday 21.
Thunder shower a.m. Tended engine today. Read the Tribune.Greely meeting this eve. Band played but I was not notified. Stayed with Doraawhile. Dr. Brown called. Paid him $5on my a/c. Montgomery & Talcott paid their bill. Divided the money from Brooks 24.00 8.00 ea.
August, Thursday 22. 1872.
Warm very. Tended engine today read Young folks &Tribune. Stayed at home this eve. Did a little hemming for Em. Vrooman from Brooks Works was up & wants our hickory. Working at Handles & Croquetballs.
Friday 23.
Very warm. Tended engine today. Grant Meeting this eve. ReadBuffalo paper & censor. Telegraph sent to Wilton to come.
August, Saturday 24. 1872.
Warm Excessive. Took this day to dig my potatoes. Dug halfof them 5 bu & carried them in the cellar. Dora sent for me at noon andgave her farewell words & blessing. Went down after dinner & lookedover the a/c with Barclay & Frank.Felt very tired this eve. R.T.T. went to Dunkirk to do some biz.
Sunday 25.
Excessive heat. Attended morning service & SundaySchool. Went up to see Ed Howard duringservice about the dispatch to Wilton. Rode up with Willie Cotton. Wilton arrived p.m. We invited him to stay withus.
August, Monday 26. 1872.
Warm. Pleasant. Tended engine today. We talked about movingour shop up town. Wilton & I did not go to band practice this eve on Dorasaccount. Went up & purchased some whiskey &c for medicine.
Tuesday 27.
Warm. Pleasant. Tended engine today. Goodrich drew a load of coal this p.m. & took my wood upto the house. Stayed at home this eve. Sent handles to L.S. & Mich R.R. to Washburn of Silver Creek. Brooks then got our hickory.
August, Wednesday 28. 1872.
Cooler. Cloudy. Tended engine today. We had to take apart& pack the steam chest this a.m.
Thursday 29.
Warm. Showers eve. Tended engine today. Em went up to heruncles to tea. Heavy showers eve. Went up for her. Goodrich drew a load of coal for me. Bill $15.50. Recd $2.00of band fund pd 1.00 over drawn of the $3 earned at Warren
August, Friday 30. 1872.
Cloudy. Cold. Helped father today to take down his barn.Fred Foster at work with me. Dug 2½ bu potatoes. Purchased meat. Band practice this eve. Too tired to go.R.T.T. dug potatoes this p.m.
Saturday 31.
Cool. Pleasant. Tended engine. Wrote & sent bill to Brooks Works. Went up town this eve and purchased presentfor Em. Common Sense in the House Hold. We were called up at 11 oclock tosee Dora die. Twas a sad sight.
DORA DIED
September, Sunday 1. 1872.
Cool. Bright. At the entering of the day Dora passed fromthis life. We were all assembled at her death bed. Wilton & I walked up tosee about music for the funeral.
Monday 2.
Cloudy a.m. Cool. Finished diging my potatoes today &did other work about the house. Set a post front. Got in wood Wilton helped.Took our clothes to be washed & Wiltons. R.T.T. went to Westfield p.m.Frank away. Presented a book in honor of Emmas 26th Birthday.
September, Tuesday 3. 1872.
Cool. Bright. Finished getting in my wood & some otherjobs. Wilton & I carried over chairs to the house. This p.m. we attendedthe funeral of our oldest sister Dora held in the church & largelyattended. Her age 23 yrs 8 mo 4 da. Came down to mill & sized belt. R.T.T.at Westfield. Frank away.
Wednesday 4.
Cool. Pleasant. Band went to Warren to a Greely MassMeeting. Arrived home at 11:30 p.m. Em staid at her Uncles today & night.Loaned Wilton $5.00.
September, Thursday 5. 1872.
Cloudy. Cool. Tended engine today. Read Censor & Union.Wilton started back to Titusville this morning. Stayed at home this eve &helped Em prepare tomatoes to can.
Friday 6.
Warm. Pleasant. Tended engine today. Canned several bottlesof tomatoes this morning & evening too. Tunstall gave me the 3.00 for Warren services. Paid 25 tohim I owed the bank. Gave Em 1.00. Purchased coffee strainer. Attended bandpractice this eve. Tunstall& Warren spluttered. Shepard ordered handles.
September, Saturday 7. 1872.
Very warm. Tended engine today. Read papers. Tunstall purchased of Agent Transmission of Life byNapheys. Luella called at our house. Purchased meat & Censor for Em.Coppied Prayer from Robert this eve in band book.
Sunday 8.
Very warm. Attended morning service & Sund School. Em& I went up to Noras this eve. She & N rode & I stayed with John.
September, Monday 9. 1872.
Very warm. Shower in night. Tended engine today. Father wentto Buffalo & I sent by him to have my key made. Also for crockery.Purchased fruit jars & sugar. Attended band practice. R.T.T. went up to seeTaylor & Day about their work. Did fathers milking. Spoke to Shepard about coal stove. Wrote to Holley Co about our disc.
Tuesday 10.
Cloudy. Cooler. We did other work today. I posted books& we drew on Hazelton & Orr & Goodrich & Brown. R.T.T.& Frank fixing to do Taylor& Days work. Helped Em canpeaches this eve.
Note given dated 16 July
September, Wednesday 11. 1872.
Cooler. Pleasant. Worked at various other jobs. Paintedballs for an order, rubbed handles. Barclay came up & we looked over settlement we signed a note dated July 16due 10 months for 100.00 with Frank. At 10 went up with Father & was gonetill 12. Paid Mr. Wait forButter 26-2
Thursday 12.
Cool. Pleasant. Tended engine. We tried the machines forbuggy slats for Taylor & Day. Then R.T.T. went up with the finished sample whichproved acceptable so Mr. Fesslerbrot down a load of stuff to work.
September, Friday 13. 1872.
Cooler. Pleasant. Tended engine today. At the slats for Taylor & Day. Attended band practice this eve. We serenaded P.H. Stevens & Lines & John Miller outtill 12. Recd letters from Esler,Brooks Works, Holley Co. & dft from Dunbar & Howells for 8.00. Mr. Barkerbrought us more peaches today. Letter from Conger about bobbins.
Saturday 14.
Cool. Pleasant. Tended engine this forenoon & Bandplayed for Greely & Brown meeting after dinner. Purchased fruit jars &meat. Uncle Sumner, Auntarrived. Aunt Sarah stayed with us tonight. Sent reply to Conger & receipt to Dunbar & Howells.
September, Sunday 15. 1872.
Cool. Bright. Attended morning service & Sunday Schoolalso evening service. Mr. Bristolpreached. Em walked up to stay with Nora.
Monday 16.
Cool. Pleasant. Tended engine today. Read Tribune &Union. At band practice this eve. We serenaded Judge Barker, Risley,Em & Nora, Tunstalls. Wiltoncame, saw Orville. Recd order for Pick & maul handles from Silver Creek.Wrote to Conger.
September, Tuesday 17. 1872.
Cool. Pleasant. We employed Henry McNiel to tend engine today. I worked at scouring wheel onTaylor & Days slats. Went up to Mr. Sumners this eve & got chicken & grapes. Wiltonpayed back the money I loaned him. Sent croquet balls to Mr. Bullock Allegany Ny.
Wednesday 18.
Cool. Pleasant. Worked at scouring slats today. We finishedand sent them up this p.m. Attended band practice this eve. Uncle & Aunt Sumner took tea with us.
September, Thursday 19. 1872.
Heavy showers all day. Cold. Band went to Jamestown today toa Grant rally Senator Conkling spoke 5bands then large meeting. We dined at the Allen House Gifford House. Arrivedhome at 9 p.m.
Friday 20.
Warm. Pleasant. Worked at sawing crate slats Fessler drew a load of slats from Taylor & Day. Fixed up my fruit closet this eve. Em went up to her Aunts. Recd dftfrom Brooks works. Wrote to Holly Co. Conger & sent receipt to Brooks & Farrar & Trifts.
September, Saturday 21. 1872.
Warm. Pleasant. Worked at sawing off & planing slats forTaylor & Day. Mr. Chapin paid for his slats. Mr. & Mrs. Rev. Jones took tea with Father. Em & I too. Luella &Wilton. Sent for Steak by Wilton.
Sunday 22.
Showers. Warm. Attended morning service & Sunday School.Mr. Jones preached. Wilton sung withus. Geo. Hamilton at church.Went over & sung with the girls & Wilton.
September, Monday 23. 1872.
Very warm. Showers last night. Worked at planing strips allday. Also got out some barristers & did a job of sawing for Howard. Went up & purchased groceries this eve. Camehome & we sung a piece for the festival.
Tuesday 24.
Warm. Pleasant. Finished planing slats & commencedsticking the edges. Em & I made calls this eve. Went into the dollar storeand invested 50 in tickets. Recd letter.
Hurt
September, Wednesday 25. 1872.
Warm. S wind. Commenced work at sticking. When I recd a hurtby a stick being thrown by Frank striking me in the eye making a very painfulhurt. Could not work the rest of the day so I lost ¾ day.
Thursday 26.
Warm. Pleasant. Stayed at home this forenoon till 10 thenrode up after oil & a box for bobbins. Left my tools to be taped. Purchaseddry goods of Putnam 4.70 also Chimney& some potatoes. Drew on Tew.
September, Friday 27. 1872.
Cool. Pleasant. Worked at smoothing slats the rest of theday after rimming a few bobbins. Went up to band practice this eve. My eyegetting better. Sent check for 27.00 to S.M. Hamilton for Tunstalls & my coal
Saturday 28.
Cool. Pleasant. Windy night. Worked at smoothing slats.Packed & shipped 4600 bobbins to Conger of Gowanda. Fred & John, Eddy & Wilton called this p.m. Wentup this eve & purchased meat & sugar. Wolfers got his turning. We paid Edmunds 20.00 on Barclays work.
September, Sunday 29. 1872.
Windy. Pleasant. Attended morning service & SundaySchool. Read to Em this p.m.
Monday 30.
Cloudy. Rainy. Worked with steam this forenoon at 11:30 wewent to get ready to go to Dunkirk to hear Carl Schurz speak. Rainy time. Stayed at home this eve & Em& I pared peaches.
October, Tuesday 1. 1872.
Cloudy. Rainy. Went over after Miller this morning. Tunstall & Frank went to Dunkirk to work for Barclay. Posted books & filed papers. Tended to BankBusiness. Cleaned boiler flues &c. Stayed home this eve & read to Em.Purchased meal & wheat. Wrote to Harvey about Scroll saw. Recd check from L.S. & MichRy.
Wednesday 2.
Cool. Cloudy. Tended engine today. Read the Tribune this eveI read to Em. Recd sample of Flannel from Conger. Drew on bank to pay for quartz sand Tallow & other items. 10.00.
October, Thursday 3. 1872.
Cloudy. Misty. Tended engine today. Took the horse & Em& I rode up to Aunt Marys after grapes. Recd letter from Esler. We bot plank of Gardner for pick handles. At work at Taylor & Days slats from ash plank. Ordered flour from Putnam.
Friday 4.
Warm. Pleasant. Tendered engine today. The hickory plank cutup. Frank at slats & R.T.T. turning. Attended band practice this eve. Paidfor flour.
October, Saturday 5. 1872.
Warm. Pleasant. Tended engine today. Paid Drake check 10.00. R.T.T. turning. Frank sawing slats.Sold handles to Skinner & Gifford on order from Barclay.
Sunday 6.
Warm. Pleasant. Did not attend church this morning but wentup at noon to S.S. School. Read to Em. At 5 we rode up to the cemetery &called also upon her aunt. We got caught in a shower.
October, Monday 7. 1872.
Rainy all day. Tended engine. Went up to band practice thiseve. Returned basket to Mrs. Barker.Wrote to Conger about price offlannel.
Tuesday 8.
Pleasant. Warm. Tended engine. Band played for politicalspeech in hall. Afterward went upwith firemen to serenade Frank Wiley& Eva Hatch.
October, Wednesday 9. 1872.
Bright. Pleasant. Tended engine today. Luella helping Em toquilt. Stayed at home this eve. Tried to employ a person to help Em cleanhouse. Recd letter from Conger aboutprice of flannel.
Thursday 10.
Cooler. Cloudy. Tended engine today. Wrote letters to Holly Co about our wheel & Conger for flannel. Gave man a check 7.00 for Tunstalls wood. Luella helping Em quilt.
October, Friday 11. 1872.
Cool. Pleasant. We did not use steam today but commenced theoutside repairing. Tore up the truck-way and set posts for a new one. Attendedband practice this eve. We gave Cushinga serenade and were entertained the evening by him. Took some ash plank to White & Welles to be planed.
Saturday 12.
Cool. Pleasant. I helped saw up our hickory and apple wood.Went up to talk with Taylor & Day about their work. We recd letters & bills ofFlannel & Wheel also order from Brooks Locove Works for handles. We invited our friends to tea incommemoration of the 3rd Anniversary of our marriage.
October, Sunday 13. 1872.
Cloudy. Attended morning service. Rev. Seely preached. Attended Sunday Sch. Went up to Mrs. Barkers & borrowed The Alhambra by Washington Irvingto read. Stayed at home this eve.
Monday 14.
Cloudy. Cold. Helped saw our hickory this morning. Afterdinner I went to Dunkirk delivered handles to Brooks Works. Called at Sellew & Popples. Freight office & Barclays. Paid Corwin forexpense flannel 50. Purchased a jar for Em.
October, Tuesday 15. 1872.
Cloudy. Cold. We used steam today sawing up the hickory.Tended engine. Stayed at home this eve and read to Em from the Alhambra.
Wednesday 16.
Cloudy. Cold. Tended engine today. This eve band played forspeech of Schofield of Pa. Em walked up to Noras & stayed the eve.
October, Thursday 17. 1872.
Cloudy. Cool. We went to work at our outside repairing.Hired men and went into the tail race. Overhauled the saw mill.
Friday 18.
Cloudy. Cool. I went up and got our wheel casting, lookedfor tackle but did not find any. Attended band practice this eve.
October, Saturday 19. 1872.
Pleasant. Cool. Frank & I finished the work in the tailrace then closed the entrance and put in the rack. We tried to put the disc inplace but did not succeed. We took up the plank in the flume and cleaned outthe rubbish. We recd 1034 of the Johnsona/c. Purchased oysters.
Sunday 20.
Cool. Pleasant. Em & I attended morning service andSunday School then I went up to play at the funeral of Mrs. Richs sister. Called at Judge Bs rode down with him.We took tea at Fathers in honor of the 30th Anniversary of theirWedding.
October, Monday 21. 1872.
Mild. Pleasant. Goodrich & I hauled ash plank all day from Taylor & Days we brot down a paint mill to set up. R.T.T. & Frank put thewheel in. Attended band practice which was omitted for the Italian Orchestraconcert. Recd pay from democrats & gave Em 3.00.
Tuesday 22.
Warm. Pleasant. Went down to work this morning & workedtill 11. We fixed the steam exhaust & made estimate of time on repairs,took 12 oclock train for Jamestown arrived at 5 took supper and played fortorch light procession in rain & mud.
October, Wednesday 23. 1872.
Cool. Pleasant. Arrived home at 8 took breakfast at fathersand at 9:30 went to work we had water part of the time. Cleaned up the shop.Worked at the saw. Charley GreensWedding.
Thursday 24.
Cool. Pleasant. We used water all we could today and the balof the time changing & fixing the saw. Band played at Rep Speech thenserenaded Gen. Robinson at Judge Bs.Made arrangement for milk of Mrs. Foster. pd her 60 for 10 qts.
October, Friday 25. 1872.
Cloudy. Rainy. We run with water part of the time. Bal invarious other doings. Collected the files to be recut & overhauled themallets. Changed the bit & chisel. Shelves. Stayed home this eve. Recdcheck from L.S. & M.S. Ry Co. 25.50. 1st pt of Milk
Saturday 26.
Rainy all day. Plenty of water. Worked at the saw boltingHickory & cutting out pick handles. We changed pulleys on the main shaftand got the small saw to running. Stayed home this eve. Paid Mr. Wait for 27 ½ lbs of butter 8.25.
October, Sunday 27. 1872.
Rain all day. Creek high. Attended morning service &S.S. Mr. Fradenburg preached. Read toEm this p.m. & wrote to Wilton. Recd 3.00 band money from Dunkirk gave Em2.00.
Monday 28.
Cold. Cloudy. Worked at the saw today plenty of water.Attended band practice. Purchased meat & sulphite of lime for preservingcider.
October, Tuesday 29. 1872.
Cool. Pleasant. Finished sawing hickory & Mr. McGovern came to test our boiler he worked till noon found adefective flue. Charges 5.50. Tunstall diging potatoes. Frank & I commenced crosscutting Taylor & Days ash plank. At home this eve. Put some of the sulphite in our ciderto try it.
Wednesday 30.
Cool. Pleasant. We worked at crosscutting the ash planks& I commenced ripping it. Band serenaded Risleys this eve.
October, Thursday 31. 1872.
Bright. Pleasant. Worked at ripping ash strips this a.m.Went up after dinner & tended to Bank business & sent dft to Holly Co. for the bill 31.94. Gave Wolfers money for lumber. Political speech this eve.Purchased sugar. Taylor & Day paid 75.00 Sent coal amt to Dk. Commenced readingConfessions of a Nun.
November, Friday 1.
Cold. Cloudy. Worked at sawing. At 4 p.m. I took the horse& went for lumber for my steps. Tunstall went to Dunkirk this p.m. Stayed home this eve & read.
November, Saturday 2. 1872.
Cloudy p.m. Bright a.m. Worked at the sawing & otherwork. After dinner worked till 3.30 then went & got in my potatoes 8 bumaking 22 bu potatoes. At 5 dressed & ate & went up to go with band toSinclairville. We got home at 1. Em sick with teeth ache. Man Holt drunk & expelled from band. Recd receipt from Holly Co. Sumner came & brot us some oysters.
Sunday 3.
Rainy. Did not attend service but helped Em who wassuffering from her teeth. Read to her. Stayed at home.
November, Monday 4. 1872.
Bright. Pleasant. Worked at sawing. Counted out pickets forMr. Shaw & planed part of them.R.T.T. diging potatoes this a.m. Band played for a torch light procession fromLaona.
Tuesday 5.
Bright. Pleasant. Election of President. Went up afterdinner & voted for Grant. R.T.T.away all the p.m. Worked at planing slats. Stayed at home & finishedreading Miss O Gormans story.
November, Wednesday 6. 1872.
Cold. Cloudy. Worked at planing & sawing. Made outBuffalo memorandum. Bills of Weed &Walbridge & got things readyfor Buffalo. Went up this eve & carried handles & got Em. Also money.
Thursday 7.
Cloudy. Rainy. Started for Buffalo this a.m. Left Handles atBrooks Works. Arrived in Buffalo.Settled with Walbridge. Tendedto files. Canvassed for mallets. Sold 25. Got tools of Weed. Purchased rubbers. Attended Y.M.C. eveningentertainment. Put up at the Franklin Hotel.
November, Friday 8. 1872.
Cold. Cloudy. Took breakfast at the Franklin House and withsamples went to various boiler & machine shops and got some orders. Went toenquire about jigsaw of Frank & Co.& Emery Wheel. Purchased sail cloth. Arrived home at 6.30.
Saturday 9.
Cool. Pleasant. we did some planing for father then I workedat sticking the edges of slats & R.T.T. sawed. Frank away. Wrote to StoneCo for Emery wheel. Sent reply to Jamestown. Recd order for pick & maulhandles from Washburn. Paid Grant for Barclay $10.00. paid for house cleaning 1.00.
November, Sunday 10. 1872.
Bright. Pleasant. Attended morning service & heard agood sermon from Mr. Fradenburg. AlsoSunday School. Stayed home this eve & read to Em. Attended eveningpreaching. Mr. King preached.
Monday 11.
Mild. Pleasant. Worked at sticking slats till 11 thendressed for Dunkirk Band played at Fire parade. Walked up to Brooks Works.Marched 7 miles came home on Dk & Warren Ry. Stayed home this eve verytired.
November, Tuesday 12. 1872.
Rainy all day. Cold. Worked at sticking slats all day. Readto Em this eve. Purchased oil & salt. Goodrich spoke of drawing wood for me. Tried to find eggs atJohnsons but did not. Wrote toMr. Plumbley about a handlemachine.
Wednesday 13.
Cold. Worked at planing & sticking slats today. Went upthis eve & purchased meat & grain. Spoke to Mr. Risley for apples. Wrote letter to Plumbley about handle machine.
November, Thursday 14. 1872.
Cold. Worked at the slats. Frank finished the Buffaloorders. Miss McMillan helping Em withher dresses. Recd dft for 29.00 from Brooks Works.
Friday 15.
Cold. Snowing. Stormy. Worked at slats till noon then wepacked handles & marked them. Made out bills & got the horse &delivered them at the Station in the storm. Did not go to band practice thiseve. We divided the money from Dft. Purchased a firkin for my vinegar.
November, Saturday 16. 1872.
Cold & stormy. Worked at the slats today & finishedall that were sawed. Recd letter from Plumbley about handle machine. Took cider bbl down to be filled. Mr. Risley delivered 4 bu apples to me at 5/ pr bu
Sunday 17.
Pleasant. Cold. Attended morning service Mr. McCarthy preached. Stayed at home this p.m. & eve. Wroteto Oscar.
November, Monday 18. 1872.
Cold. Windy. This morning I fixed my steps, soldered tinsfor father and banked my cellar windows. Resumed work after dinner. Tunstall at similar work all day. Attended band practicethis eve purchased a cap & matches. Recd order from Brooks for No 4 handles. Packed the bal of Buffalo orders.
Tuesday 19.
Cold. Stormy. Worked at cutting up maple for balls. Felttired & bad this eve. Sent the bal of the orders to Buffalo & Warren.Also an order to Barclay.
November, Wednesday 20. 1872.
Cold. Much snow. Tended engine today. Recd letter from Sellew & Popple for Handles. Went up this eve for my boots & mittens. Pd for fixboots 45. Frank at Handles & Tunstall at slats.
Thursday 21.
Cold. Stormy. Tended engine today. R.T.T. went to Dunkirkthis p.m. to see Sellew & Popple & deliver handles to Brooks. Stayed home this eve & read.
November, Friday 22. 1872.
Milder. S wind. Tended engine today & Read the YoungFolks. Attended band practice this eve. New Pieces presented by Mr. Adams we tried the Danube Waltzes. Presented resolutionsto Willie Scott who leavestomorrow. Purchased Zinc. Went up to Mrs. Barkers & brot a tub down. Paid for mending mymittens 50. Recd 3.00 for Services at Dunkirk.
Saturday 23.
Mild. Pleasant. Thawing. We did some repairing to our boilerthen we used water till it was filled. Then steamed up & run a couple ofhours. Fixed the Zinc for the board made for it.
November, Sunday 24. 1872.
Mild. Thawing. Attended morning service & Sunday School.Recd letter from Mr. Sumner about mypotatoes.
Monday 25.
Strong wind. Mild. Went up to carry handles to the car.R.T.T. went to Buffalo. Worked at sticking slats. We used water today.Purchased groceries & a door mat. Pd the dollar borrowed. Replied to Sumner about the potatoes.
COAL FIRE
November, Tuesday 26. 1872.
Mild. Cooler. Worked alone today at sticking. Tunstall came to work at 3 p.m. Frank away all day. Went upthis eve to attend the teachers meeting went also to the musical ass. Spoke to Shep(?) to bring my coal stove.
Wednesday 27.
Windy. Cold. Went down to work and at nine my coal stovecame and I helped set it up and built a fire therein. Worked at sticking slatsall day. Went up this eve to attend choir practice. Purchased Hair Oil &sausage. Wrote offer to Plumbley forHandle machine.
November, Thursday 28. 1872.
Cold. Clear. Thanksgiving Day. Worked about home till afterchurch time then attended service. Excellent sermon by Rev. Benton. We dined with Judge Barker & Mr. Hurlbut. Spent the afternoon & eve at Fathers.
Friday 29.
Cold. Snowy. Tended engine today & the steambox. Wm. Risley came down and looked over his account & wesettled. Stayed home this eve on account of the storm.
November, Saturday 30. 1872.
Cold. Stormy. Tended the engine today. Went with Fesslers order & brot up my bbl cider & got it inthe cellar. Mrs. Wood came &did our washing at the house. Fessler spoke for the mill another year.
December, Sunday 1.
Stormy. Cold. Attended morning service & Sunday School.Took out the contributions. Went up to Dr. Couch to see about Ems teeth being extracted.
December, Monday 2. 1872.
Thawing all day. Cold eve. Tended engine today. After dinnerharnessed horse and took Em up to have her tooth extracted. Gave herchloroform. Attended band practice this eve. Went over to Glisans & collected 4.75 due us. Pd 1.05 for stamps.Purchased meat.
Tuesday 3.
Colder. Windy. Tended engine today. Read Tribune &Purchased 150 lbs Beef. Pd 2.00 towards it. Went up to Mr. Green & borrowed his meat saw & partly cut up mybeef. Recd letter from Mr. Sumnerabout my potatoes.
December, Wednesday 4. 1872.
Cold. Still. Tended engine today. Read Harpers Weekly. Thisevening I finished cutting up our beef. Wrote to Plumbley.
Thursday 5.
Milder. Tended engine today and at 11 settled with Fessler & rented the mill another year. Recd 37.68 cashwhich I paid to Father. Salted our beef this eve. Stayed at home.
Handle Mch
December, Friday 6. 1872.
Mild. Tended engine today & read the Tribune. Thisevening the band went to Johns to his wedding anniversary. Mrs. Sara Swartz there we had a very pleasant time. Recd letter& shipping bill of Handle lathe from Plumbley.
Saturday 7.
Mild. Thawing. We did not use steam today. Made out threenotes 2 of $50 & 1 of 100 for Plumbley.The Handle lathe came this p.m. & we put it together. Went up & got thesteam flue cleaner fixed.
December, Sunday 8. 1872.
Mild. Pleasant. Attended morning service & SundaySchool. Mr. Fradenburg preached.
Monday 9.
Cold. Stormy. Used steam today. Read Tribune. Attendedlecture of Anna Dickinson. Sub Whatsto hinder After lecture we were invited down to the barber Adams who entertained us by refreshments.
December, Tuesday 10. 1872.
Cold. Clean. Steamed up but did not run but a short time tomake patterns. We planed slats & sent up 1500 by Goodrich. After dinner we moved the old handle machine andplaced the new. Still spent theevening with us.
Wednesday 11.
Cold. Used steam to experiment with the new lathe. Measuredout 5 bu potatoes for Uncle Sumner.Read to Em this eve.
December, Thursday 12. 1872.
Cold. Tended engine today. We got the machine in very goodorder & made part of Brooks order.Made brine & put it over my meat. Still with us this eve. Read from the Alhambra. Measuredpotatoes for uncle S.S. Em went up to her Aunts.
Friday 13.
Mild. Tended engine part of the time. We fitted up the newsand belt machine and cut out the belts took them up to be stitched. Attendedband practice this eve. Recd order from Brooks Works.
December, Saturday 14. 1872.
Mild. Thawing. Tended engine. Finished Brooks order & commenced Washburns order. Mrs. Wood came & washed for us today.
Sunday 15.
Cold. Freezing. Attended morning service & SundaySchool. Mr. Fradenburg preached gave ahymn we could not sing. Fixed my little clock. Wrote to Mr. Sumner. We talked about Christmas arrangements.
December, Monday 16. 1872.
Cold. Tended engine today. We had to fix the new machinesome what. Mr. Wyman came up to seeabout the band assisting the choral Union. Attended band practice. Picked outsome books for Christmas. Purchased new Diary 75. Tunstall loaned us Transmission of Life by Napheys. Loanedhim Physical Life of Woman.
Tuesday 17.
Cold. Tended engine today. Read the Tribune. We made 6 dozpick handles today. Stayed at home this eve.
December, Wednesday 18. 1872.
Cold. Tended engine today. Read the Tribune. We finished thehandle orders of Brooks & LakeShore Ry. Recd $5.00 from Farrar& Trifts.
Thursday 19.
S Wind. Mild. Thawing. Tended engine. Went up after dinnerand paid our taxes. Mine were 11.79. Ours 27.81. Purchased a lamp shade andchimneys.
December, Friday 20. 1872.
Cold. Sleet. Tended engine. Read Tribune & Slide Blade.One of our chimneys blew over last night. Stayed at home this eve. Recd $7.00from our fund. Wrote to Brooks Works, Farrar & Trifts & Washburn.
Saturday 21.
Bright. Cold. Went after the harness & wagon afterbreakfast but could not get it. We steamed up & run till 10 when I got thehorse & delivered the Handles to Corwin for Brooks & Washburn. Purchased flour pd Kidder 1.00 to Wf & Father 1.00 on meat. We run thebal of the afternoon.
December, Sunday 22. 1872.
Bright. Very cold. During snow storm last night very coldhad much shoveling to do this a.m. Attended morning service & SundaySchool. Prof Fradenburg preachedChristmas sermon.
Monday 23.
Cold. Stormy. Driving snow. We steamed up today. Stayed athome this eve.
December, Tuesday 24. 1872.
Very cold. We had some cracking(?) to do in the pipe whichhindered us. This eve we attended the Baptist S.S. Christmas Tree. Recd presentof a silver syrup cup & neck ties. Purchased oysters & crackers &had my hair cut. Recd letter from Wilton.
Wednesday 25.
Cold. Very. Christmas Day. Did various jobs at home. Fixedup curtains. Read to Em. We took oyster supper at Fathers & spent the evethere.
December, Thursday 26. 1872.
Very cold & stormy. Built a fire in the boiler to keepthe frost out. Then took the books home and posted them also wrote letters. Tunstall went to Jamestown. Stayed at home this eve. Wroteto Esler & Johnson & to sup of Erie Supplys L.L. Lockwood.
Friday 27.
Cold. Stormy. Went down this morning & steamed up but asTunstall did not come we did not run.Took our letters & orders home to file. Recd present of a revolver went uptown & bot cartridges for it. Fixed hole in Cellar Chimney for a pipe &stove. Kept up a fire. Stayed at home this eve.
December, Saturday 28. 1872.
Cold. Stormy. Snow. Went down & built a fire in theboiler then went down to Fesslers toget him to draw a load of wood for Mrs. Wood. Called on Tunstall. John came for us to sing at old Mrs. Barbers funeral at 1 oclock. Frank & I shot at amark with my new revolver. Mrs. Wood did our washing today. Filed our papers & letters.
Sunday 29.
Cold. Cloudy. Attended morning service & Sunday School.Rode up to see Mrs. Barden & Jessiethis eve with Em. Recd present of two steele engravings from Judge Barker.
December, Monday 30. 1872.
Much snow. Milder. Tended engine today. Was attacked with asevere tooth ache this eve so I did not attend band practice.
Tuesday 31.
Mild. Snowing. Felt bad & sick this morning havingsuffered all night with tooth ache did not go to work this forenoon. Afterdinner made out some accts helped to fix up the back room. Stayed home thiseve.
So endeth the chapter of another year. And we are so muchfurther on lifes journey. In business we seem to be doing fairly at handles& croquet. The particular events of the Year with us are first Emmas visithome during which she was sick. Next, Doras sickness and death making thefirst break in our family. Wilton is studying at Boston. The rest of the girlsare at home. Emma & I are very comfortably and happily situated in our newhouse. So now well close this volume of brief records of the past. Perhapstwill never be looked upon again, but tis still a record that will not bechanged.
Cash Account January.
Date. Received. Paid.
2 SweetOil Gave Em 1.00 1.10
4 MakingPants & vest 2.75
6 Stamps15 Scantting 14 .29
13 Brush18 Soap 16 Nutmeg 10 .44
22 Sugar1.25 Soda 15 1.40
Oil35 Molasses 40 Bl(?) 20 .95
Buttons10 Smoking hams 50 .60
27 Driedbeef 30 Hair oil 10 .40
30 Sheeting1.68 Necktie 30 1.98
Spread2.00 2.00
31 Butter50 Tea 30 ..80
17.86
Cash Account February.
Date. Received. Paid.
4 Contribution .05
5 Flour 2.13
Poon paper .20
9 Beeswax 10 meat 45 .55
13 Pepper9 medicine 40 .49
21 Rice12 Raisins 18 .30
Tinboxes .50
stamps15
25 GaveEm 1.00
26 Comb25 .25
10.99
Cash Account March.
Date. Received. Paid.
4 Soap22 Chimney 8 .30
Buttons10 Thd 3 Coffee 25 .48
8 Tea35 Hominy 2 Armbid(?) 10 .66
Glycerine05 Cheese 18 .23
14 Sugar60 Washing 50
26 Cheese67 Gpd & Twist 13 .80
27 Emmasfare home 20.00
Bookof Howard 2.00 Stamps 18 2.18
30 Vasefor Marys present ..50
Steak .28
25.43
Cash Account April.
Date. Received. Paid.
4 Lemonsfor mother .05
5 Dinnerpail .50
6 Curtainpaper .25
8 Oil .28
13 ½round File .35
16 Towardsmanure 1.00
18 Potatoes 2 bu 65 1.30
18 CuttingHair & stamps 20 30 .50
seeds .30
28 Seeds 5 slippers 1.50 1.55
30 Meat .21
13.79
Cash Account May.
Date. Received. Paid.
2 Nails15 Hinges 25 .40
3 Paintbrush 1.35
P.O.on book to Em .20
4 Brush& putty knife .30
11 Counterbrush .50
11 Meat18 Hat 45 .58
15 Wirecloth 87 Bread 9 .96
17 Bread .09
18 Bread9 Meat 23 .32
GateTrimgs 60 Scrapers 40 1.00
27 CarbolicAcid 10 Bread 20 .30
30 Bread9 Door Fastening 25 .34
13.64
Cash Account June.
Date. Received. Paid.
3 Stamps .30
FixingBoots .80
Crash& Thread ..95
Bread9 Bolt & C 40 .49
8 Bread9 Button 26 .35
10 Butter30 Meat 17 Knobs 10 .57
11 Broom25 Sugar 55 .80
11 Taxes 11.70
Emmasfare home 15.00
15 Flour2.38 Graham 50 2.88
AllcocksPlaster .25
Hooks38 Window ketch 25 .53
Hose50 Beef 75 Coffee 28 1.53
22 HiredGirl 2.00 Meat 18 2.18
Sugar50 Soap 10 Butter 28 .88
24 Butter40 Fish 56 Hooks 20 1.16
27 Pknboxes 6 Fix watch 1.50 1.56
29 GaveEm 2.00 Soap 20 2.20
44.23
Cash Account July.
Date. Received. Paid.
1 Yeast1 Meat 22 .23
3 Coffee30 Sugar 63 Jars 37 1.30
Ginger15 Charley Van(?) 1.00 1.15
6 Dentist50 bread 8 .58
13 Bread9 Frames 2.50 Cord 25 2.84
19 Mito(?)Society 1.10 Flour 45 1.55
Sugar75 Pickles 35 1.10
Em$3.00 Clough 50 Meat 8 3.58
Hairoil 10 Washing 2.50 2.60
23 Yeast1 Bill at Williams Sweet(?) 6.77
27 Meat15 Groceries 69 .84
28 Jars95 28 Dr. Brown 5.00 5.95
30 Eggs13 Emma 2.00 2.13
30.62
Cash Account August.
Date. Received. Paid.
2 Butter .43
3 Coffee28 Sugar 50 .78
Meat15 Sugar 28 .43
10 Flour2.25 Tea & 92 3.45
Mop30 Door & Frings Spring house .87
Grant3.00 Em 1.00 4.00
12 medicin19 Salt & Yeast 36 .54
Meat12 Eggs 10 Em 1.00 1.22
14 Mother.55 Cutting hair .80
17 Meat& Ice 19 Peaches 12 .31
19 Coffee28 Nutmeg 10 Grant 2.00 2.38
Sheeting1.02 Denim 1.72 2.74
Em75 Codfish 28 1.03
2- Dr.Brown 5.00 Thd & Sheeting 1.04 6.04
Washing1.00 Meat 34 Whiskey 1.84
30 Stamps12 Sugar 55 Meat 30 .97
Molasses20 Gave Em 1.00 1.20
2tons Coal & drawing 15.50
44.53
Cash Account September.
Date. Received. Paid.
2 Bookfor Present to Em 1.75
6 GaveEm 1.00 Tea strainer 25 1.25
7 Meat25 Censor 5 Sugar 69 .99
9 Jars90 Chimney 10 Sugar 28 1.28
Crockerybill 3.97 Key 30 4.27
11 Butter2.62 Meat 12 2.74
14 Jars50 Em 1.00 Meal 10 1.60
21 Butter1.25 Meat 15 Flowerpot 5 1.45
23 Sugar50 Coffee 56 tea 33 1.39
Soap20 Goods at Puts 4.70 4.90
26 Oil28 Chimneys 20 Potatoes 16 ..64
BootsTaped 1.15 Meat 15 Sugar 28 1.58
28 Sugar26 Meal & wheat 25 yeast 2 .53
24.37
Cash Account October.
Date. Received. Paid.
3 Flour2.00 Battrin 30 2.30
5 Washing1.00
11 Sugar1.12 Tongue 35 2.47
Elastic5 Jars 30 Butter 64 .99
19 Washing1.00 Oysters 25 Crackers 1.35
21 GaveEm 3.00 Thd 8 Hair cut 20 3.28
26 Butter8.25 Em 2.00 10.25
29 Washing1.00 meat 20 stamps 30 1.50
Sulphitelime 35 milk 60 .95
31 Sugar60 Denim 30 .90
22.99
Cash Account November.
Date. Received. Paid.
1 Sausage15 Crackers 20 .35
CrackersWhiting 5 Silk 20 .25
7 Cedar25 Rubbers 1.00 Match box 20 1.45
9 Cleaning1.00 Nutmegs 10 1.10
meat14 Washing 1.00 1.14
Oil28 Salt 6 meat 30 .64
12 Flour2.00 Chimney 20 2.20
Coffee 56 Cloves 15 Ciman(?) 20 .91
Sca(?)1.00 Shovel 1.00 2.00
Cheese20 Milk 50 .70
18 Cap1.50 Matches 45 1.95
Firkin75 Thread 14 .89
20 Mendboots 45 Stamp 3 ..48
Pietin 15 Meat 23 Zinc 53 .91
23 GaveEm 1.00 Mend mittens 50 1.50
25 Pietin 15 Stove blk 10 Put 6/- 1.00
CrTartar 15 Tea 31 Wicks 10 Soap 20 .75
26 Molasses20 Hair oil 10 Meat 12 ..42
27 CoalStove 29.00 Pipe 1.50 Zinc 53 31.03
30 Washing50 .50
50.17
Cash Account December.
Date. Received. Paid.
2 Dentistry50 Meat 13 .63
3 Mrs.O Neal 1.00 toward beef 2.00 3.00
5 SchoolTax 89 .89
7 Sugar50 & 55 Blkg 10 1.15
12 Salt& Nitre for brine .16
14 Washing50 Groceries 1.10 1.60
16 Diary75 Oil 28 Flour 1.24 2.27
20 Meat1.00 Kidder 1.00 Syrup 40 2.40
Chimney& Shade 50 Crackers .60
Em2.00 & 5.00 7.00
24 Oysters50 Crackers 20 .70
Presents1.25 Admit fee 20 1.45
27 CuttingHair 20 Sugar 50 .70
Soap25 Soda 5 Castings 75 1.05
28 Washing50 Thread 21 Em 5.00 5.71
30.06
Cash Account Summary.
Date. Received. Paid.
Expenses last year 222.15
January 17.86
February 10.99
March 25.43
April 13.79
May 13.64
June 44.23
July 30.62
August 44.53
September 24.39
October 22.99
November 50.17
December 30.06
328.68
222.15
550.83
January Bills Payable.
[none]
Receivable.
[none]
February Bills Payable.
[none]
Receivable.
[none]
March Bills Payable.
Date. Name. Dolls.Cts.
14 Paid60.00 on note of 200. dated 8th Mar 71
14 Gavenote to Tee 90 da 30.00
5 Coalbill due 11.05
April Bills Payable.
[none]
Receivable.
[none]
May Bills Payable.
[none]
Receivable.
[none]
June Bills Payable.
Date. Name. Dolls.Cts.
14 to 17 Noteto Fee at bk 30.00
Receivable.
11 MinersBk. Int from date 30.
July Bills Payable.
Date. Name. Dolls.Cts.
26 to 29 ChristopherLessler at Bk 110.00
16 to (?) NoteBarclay at Bk 100.00
Due1873 16 to 19 May
August Bills Payable.
Date. Name. Dolls.Cts.
June 11 BankNote 10 to 13 80.00
September Bills Payable.
Date. Name. Dolls.Cts.
14 Coalbill due 5.50
27 Do Do 6.02
28 Do Do R.T.T. 13.50
Do Do C.S.L. 13.50
Lost Time Days Hrs
July 6 1 Hr athome 1
9 ¼day 2½
10-11-12 Convention 3
15 1½
19 1½
Aug 14 Picnic 1
15 1½
24 Digingpotatoes 1
30 FathersBarn 1
Sep 2 & 3 Funeral 2_________
10 3
Sep 4 Massmeeting at Warren 1
14 MassMeeting at Home 5
19 at Jamestown 1
25 Hurt 7½
26 Do 5
Oct. 22 (?) light Jamestown 7½
Nov 1 Gettinglumber for my steps 1½
2 Gettingin potatoes 2
5 Election 1½
11 FireParade at Dunkirk 5
18 Bankinghouse 5
27 Fixingcoal stove 1½
Dec
2 AtDentists 1¾
27 Fixingstove in Cellar 3
28 Wedid not work 0 00
31 Sickwith tooth ache 5
17 4
December Bills Payable.
Date. Name. Dolls.Cts.
at Bank 1873
9 F.K.Plumbley 30 da Jan 8 to 11 50.00
9 DoDo 60 Da Feb 7 to 10 50.00
9 DoDo 90 Da Mar 9 to 12 100.00
Receivable.
[Note: Writing indicates that 17 ½ lbs of Pork weregot by Miller.]
[The following are miscellaneous notes at the end of the 1872 diary.]
Get at Buffalo [crossed out: Key to Front door, stove &Scuttle shovel, Crockery Jars, Breakfast plates, Ewer(?) & (?) chamber,Zinc, chisel, Cap. Mat]
Iron Works
Warren Pa.
1 Doz Ea Nos 1. 2. 3. & 4
2 Doz N 1 MichaelBirsecker(?)
1 No 2
1 No 3
2 No 4
2 Doz Ea No 1 & 2
3 & 4 1/16 Smaller
By freight