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Diaries of Catherines A. Yeaton in pdf format
The Diaries of Catherine A. Yeaton (1820-1900)
Catherine A. Yeaton was the daughter of William Yeaton and Elizabeth Ham, in 1841, she married Warren Yeaton, son of John Yeaton and Betsey Towle. They resided on North Road at the Yeaton Tavern, and there raised their children: Ellen A., who married Daniel C. Ayer; William Henry (1842-1870); Caroline Annette who married Hiram A. Holmes; Thomas M. Yeaton (1846-1846); Charles A., John Warren, and Alvah L. Yeaton. Warren Yeaton died in 1890. The diaries are for the years 1882, 1885, 1886 and 1895. They give an account of the comings and goings of people at the tavern, including much of the day to day activities in running the farm, as well as the weather.
1882.......... 1885.......... 1886.......... 1895 (below)
CATHERINE A. YEATON
1895 Diary
Tues Jan 1 1895
Fair fine day, little sharp this morning
Alvah, Bixby hauled up wood
Alvah go to Northwood at night
Kurt (?) called this morning
Wednesday 2
My Birthday
Fair, sharp cold
Churned
Washed my floor &c
Alvah and Bob came up at night
Charles care (?) for the barn
Bixby hauled wood for himself
Ellen called
[her 75th birthday]
Thursday 3
Fair cold morning, 10 below
Alvah, Bixby haul wood
Dan Philbrick called evening
Fri Jan 4
Mostly fair cold
Alvah, Bob go to Northwood, Alvah came back with Katie
Bixby finished hauling wood
Charles had the _?_
Ellen called
[Katie is Alvah's first daughter]
Saturday 5
Awful cold
Alvah, Katie here
Charles away to Suncook
Sunday 6
Not so cold, snowy day
Alvah, K here
Charles called
Mon Jan 7
Showery, thaw, some misty
Alvah carried Katie home, bring up Rob
Charles go to Blacksmith, get sleigh repaired
Ellen called
[Rob is Robert, Alvah's first son]
Tuesday 8
Dull day
Washed
Alvah, Rob go to Pittsfield
Charles had the oxen to work
Letter from John
Wednesday 9
Cloudy mostly, cooler
Alvah, Rob go to Northwood, Alvah back with Bert Smith to supper
Charles cutting ice down to Edmonds
Ellen called
Thurs Jan 10
Stormy, thawy
Alvah go to Northwood, go to Pittsfield with apples, back at night
Charles down to Edmonds part of the day
Friday 11
Rainy, stormy
Alvah goes to mill, down to Northwood
Charles Clough came up with a cow and back
Charles goes to store &c
Saturday 12
Still dull weather
Alvah go to Northwood and back with Will
Edd Eastman called
Charles to mill with logs, get boards
Ellen called
Sun Jan 13
Thawy rainy
Alvah go to Northwood and back alone
Charles called
Monday 14
Fair cold
Washed
Alvah goes to Northwood and back
Charles at home
Ellen called
Tuesday 15
Fair cold snowing
Churned
Alvah, Rob Brown kill bull, Alvah kill sheep, go to Northwood at night
Charles at home
Wed Jan 16
Snowy day, not very cold
Alvah helped Charles forenoon
Charles goes to store afternoon
Harriet (?) called twice
Thursday 17
Fair quite pleasant
Alvah hoe and up to Charles all day
Charles goes to mill in morning with logs
Ellen, Caroline, Carl called afternoon
[Caroline is daughter who married Hiram Holmes, Carl is son Carl Yeaton
Holmes]
Friday 18
Fair windy colder
Alvah go to Northwood and back
Charles hauls logs to mill
Sat Jan 19
Fair quite pleasant but cool
Alvah up to Charles, went to Pittsfield, away somewhere afternoon
Charles away to Suncook
Edd Eastman and Jake Griffin called
Sunday 20
Fair, some cool
Alvah away to Northwood and back
Charles called
Monday 21
Fair cold, rain in the night
Alvah here most of the day
Charles logging
Ellen called
Tues Jan 22
Fair, splendid day, thawy
Alvah away to Northwood, back with Polly
Sold steers to Jake
Charles at home somewhere
James Yeaton then Durgin called and George Batchelder
Gina Yeaton _?_
Wednesday 23
Cold, some fair, windy
Washed
Alvah, Rob here
Charles goes to store
Ellen called
Thursday 24
Fair cold day
Alvah, Rob away to Northwood
Alvah back alone
Lamprey to dinner
Edd Eastman called
Fri Jan 25
Fair cold
Alvah away to Pittsfield, down on the hill at night, back at 8 o'clock
Dan Philbrick called and Fred Hill
Charles at home
Edd Yeaton, Edd Cochran called evening
Saturday 26
A driving snow store this morning, then rain a while
Alvah here, Charles called
Lamprey and a man called, the roll away opened
Sunday 27
Cold windy day
Alvah away to Northwood and back
Charles called and Dan Philbrick
Mon Jan 28
Cold, some cloudy
Churned
Alvah here
Charles at home
Charles logged afternoon
Pearl and Buzzel called
Tuesday 29
Snowy sunshine &c
Alvah away to Northwood, back with Rob
Rollins called
Charles logging
Ellen and I went to Charles
Wednesday 30
Some fair cold
Alvah, Rob away to Northwood
Bert Smith here, care for the barn
Charles goes to Pittsfield, gets out logs afternoon
Blake and George Griffin called
Thurs Jan 31
Fair, sharp, cold, showery, quite pleasant middle of the day
Alvah M goes to Concord
Rob here with Bert
Charles goes to mill then get him up some wood
Ellen called
Friday Feb 1
Very cold morning, cloudy part of the day
Alvah, Will came up this afternoon
Lamprey to dinner
Bert and Bob here, Bert helped Charles afternoon
Will Yeaton & Stal called & Hen (Henry) Hall
Two men from steam mill called evening
Saturday 2
Snowy not very cold
Alvah here and two boys, they go to Northwood with Jim Bickford afternoon
Bert here
Lamprey, Demers, _?_, Joe Evans called
Charles away to Suncook
Bert fit wood forenoon
Sun Feb 3
Fair than cloudy, not very cold
Alvah came up at night
Bert goes away to Demers at night
Bert Smith here
Charles and Joe Evans called
Monday 4
Not so cold but snow all day
Alvah here all day
Charles called and Ken Bussel and some of the mil hands
Opened my flour barrel
Tuesday 5
Fearful cold and windy
Alvah here all day
George Bixby, Charles, men from Gerry's, Ken Bussell called
Wed Feb 6
Fair awful cold, windy
Alvah here all day, to cold to move anywhere
Lamprey here, stayed overnight
Gerry called
Thursday 7
Not so cold
Alvah go to store, down to Northwood
Lamprey came for the barn
Charles, Fern (?) Leavitt called
Ellen called
Friday 8
Last night awful cold, snow
Cold stormy day, windy to snow drifts a plenty
Lamprey here
Charles and Whitam called
Sat Feb 9
Cold squally day
Roads drifted, not any passing much
Lamprey here
Charles called
Sunday 10
Fair cold, some windy
Alvah came up afternoon
Lamprey here
Monday 11
Fair pleasant
Washed
Alvah goes to Northwood
Lamprey here
Charles goes to store, rough traveling
Cochran and Pike _?_
Tues Feb 12
Fair, not so cold
Lamprey here
Charles goes up to mill, helped Mr. Babb afternoon
Ellen popped in
Wednesday 13
Fair, some thawy
Alvah came up before dinner
Lamprey here
Charles goes to mill with logs
Thursday 14
Alvah and Lamprey here
Bixby called evening
Fri Feb 15
Fair some thawy
Alvah goes to Northwood and back
Lamprey here
Charles called
Saturday 16
Fair, quite pleasant
Alvah goes to mill
Charles goes to Suncook
Lamprey here
Charles Davis called
Ellen called
Sunday 17
Fair, little cooler
Alvah goes to Northwood
Lamprey goes down on the hill and back
Charles called
Mon Feb 18
Fair cool
Washed
Lamprey here
Ellen called
Tuesday 19
Hazy, cool then fair
Alvah, Rob came up and back
Alvah and Etta go to Concord and back
Lamprey here
Wednesday 20
Fair cool
Lamprey here, made path to back house
Charles goes to Pittsfield after hay
Etta, Roby Brown go to Exeter
Thurs Feb 21
Fair, squally, cold &c
Lamprey here
Charles goes to Concord
Friday 22
Mostly fair, cold, windy
Alvah, Will came up afternoon
Charles goes to store
Wait called
Dan sick
Saturday 23
Fair windy cold
Alvah, Will go to Northwood
Charles goes to mill
Lamprey here
Sun Feb 24
Fair cold day
Lamprey here
Three Northwood shuck (?) called but no cider
Monday 25
Fair part of the day, thawy some
Charles, Lamprey cut pinewood
Jim Jones to supper
2 mill hands call evening
Tuesday 26
Fair some cold
Washed
Alvah came up afternoon and back
Frank Hill came up with him
(next line washed out)
Charles, Lamprey cut wood afternoon
Wed Feb 27
Some fair, cold
Charles, Lamprey cut wood
Thursday 28
Quite pleasant, thawy
Alvah, Rob came up, he and Lamprey haul up some wood afternoon
Charles, Lamprey cut wood forenoon
Charles and I go to Dan's after dinner. Dan some better
Friday Mar 1
Little sprinkle of rain
Alvah and Rob went to Northwood, Alvah came back with Will
Alvah, Charles, Lamprey haul up some wood
Quite thawy today, rain in the night
Sat Mar 2
Snowy today
Alvah, Will go to mill, go to Northwood at night
Charles away to Suncook
Lamprey here
May Witham came home
Sunday 3
Some fair after morning
Brown & Reynolds called
Monday 4
Cold, cloudy, stormy
Alvah came up and back
Fern called
Lamprey gets up wood
Tues Mar 5
Cold windy day, fair
Lamprey fit a little wood afternoon
Charles called
Wednesday 6
Fair in the morning, then snow
Alvah, Will came up before dinner
Lamprey finished hauling up wood, sawed some
Charles got him hay
Thursday 7
Cloudy, split snow
Alvah, Will go to Northwood
Lamprey goes to Northwood after hay
Fri Mar 8
Some fair, thawy some
Alvah, Rob go to Pittsfield, down to Northwood and home at night
Charles goes to store, Wit and he got to Ellen's to dinner
Lamprey here
Bixby called
Saturday 9
Fair cool
Alvah, Rob go to Northwood afternoon
Alvah, Charles, Lamprey cut a step for a trough
Charles finished hauling logs to mill
Charles Clough called
Sunday 10
Fair, mostly thawy, windy
Charles called
Fern & Pat called
Lamprey here
Mon Mar 11
Fair cool
Washed
Alvah, Rob came up and back
Rob makes a watering trough
Pat called
Ellen and Blake called
Lamprey here
Tuesday 12
Cool cloudy
Alvah came up and back, go to town meeting
Lamprey here
Jim Bickford called
Wednesday 13
Dull day, mostly rain in the night
Lamprey here
Bixby called
Thurs Mar 14
Fair some cool windy
Lamprey here
Nett go to Penacook
Pearl called
Charles, Ellen called
Friday 15
Cold some snow
Alvah, Jim Jones came up and back
Lamprey here
Charles called
Saturday 16
Fair after morning, cold windy
Charles goes to Suncook
Lamprey here
Ellen called
Sun March 17
Awful cold, windy, fair
Charles called
Lamprey here
Monday 18
Fair, awful cold, windy
Washed
Charles kills pigs
Lamprey here
Tuesday 19
Fair, cold windy
Alvah, Katie came up afternoon
Lamprey here
Wed Mar 20
Fair cool
Alvah, Edd Eastman gone away most of the day
Lamprey here
Griffin to dinner
Thursday 21
Fair, not so cold
Alvah, Katie go to Northwood
Charles goes to store
Wait and Ellen called
Lamprey here
Friday 22
Fair, cool
Lamprey here
C.H. Hall called
Sat Mar 23
Fair quite pleasant
Alvah call to barn
Lamprey here, finished sawing some wood
Sunday 24
Cloudy, cool, rain at night
Lamprey here
Monday 25
Rainy part of the day
Washed
Lamprey goes up to Charles
Tues Mar 26
Fair, some cold, wind
Alvah, Will up to dinner and back, go to store
Lamprey helped Charles part of the day
Ellen called
Wednesday 27
Fair, cold, windy, cloudy afternoon
Lamprey helped Charles a while
Fred Page and Barton called
Charles goes to store in evening
Thursday 28
Snowing commenced in the night, not very cold
Snowed into the afternoon
Lamprey here
Fri Mar 29
Fair, cold, windy
Alvah came up and back
Two lambs this morning
Charles put on his shingles
Charles and a peddler called
Lamprey here, goes up to Charles afternoon a while
Saturday 30
Fair, cold windy day
Charles goes to Suncook
Lamprey here and up to Charles
Henry Hall called
Sunday 31
Fair, cold, windy
Alvah, Rob called, Etta goes up to Charles
Lamprey here
Mon April 1
Snowy forenoon, not very cold
Washed
Bible man called
Charles churned
Lamprey here and up to Charles
Ellen called
Tuesday 2
Cloudy day
Lamprey up to Charles forenoon, afternoon they go to mill after shingles
Wednesday 3
Snowy forenoon, then cloudy
Lamprey here
Daniel Yeaton called
Thurs April 4
Cloudy most of the day, cool
Lamprey here
Charles goes to mill after shingles
Ellen called
Friday 5
Fair some thawy
Alvah, will to dinner
Bixby paid us a visit
Lamprey here
Saturday 6
Fair, spring-like
Lamprey here and up to Charles
Whittier called
Ellen called
Sun April 7
Some cloudy, cooler
Jerry Witham called at 6 o'clock pm
Lamprey here
Charles called and Wait
Bunker called
Monday 8
Rainy
Washed
Alvah, Rob to dinner, went to store
Robert Brown called
Lamprey here
Charles to store
Rainy night
Tuesday 9
Rainy, thunder shower in the night
Lamprey goes down to Kurts at half past nine, up to Charles afternoon,
down on the hill evening
Wed April 10
Fair, cool, very windy
Griffin called afternoon
Lamprey here
George Beedy called
Thursday 11
Fair, cold, windy
Ground froze
Lamprey here
Charles Doe called
Friday 12
Cloudy, cold
Lamprey here
Sat April 13
Rainy all day
Charles called, goes to store
Lamprey here
Sunday 14
A fearful rainy day
Joe Evans called, drunk
Lamprey here
Monday 15
Cooler, still rainy
Washed
John Giles called
Lamprey here, goes on the hill a little while
Charles goes to Suncook
Bad traveling, much high water
Tues April 16
Rainy, squally &c cold
Alvah, Will to dinner
Lamprey here, goes to blacksmith, gets oxen shod
Fred Whittemore, Walt Yeaton called and Joe Marden
Wednesday 17
Some fair this morning, cold, frosty
Peter and Joe Pero called
Charles up to Mr. Babbs
Lamprey here
Cleaned the diary
Thursday 18
Windy, fair, cloudy, cool
Griffin to dinner
Edd Eastman called
Lamprey here
Fri April 19
Fair, spring-like
Churned
Alvah, Will to dinner
Lamprey here, he and Alvah cut and hauled poles
Charles, Wait go to store
Saturday 20
Cloudy most of the day, cool
Alvah, Rob came up, cut, haul poles
Lamprey here
Ellen called
Sunday 21
Fair, cool morning, pleasant day
Lamprey here
Charles & Griffin called
Mon April 22
Fair this morning, then cloudy & rain
Washed
Alvah, Will came up
Charles & Lamprey help build fence
John stayed over night
Dan called
Tuesday 23
Fair, showery
Alvah came up with Will and Jim Jones
Alvah goes back with Willie sick, came up again then back to Northwood
John away home
Lamprey and Jones build fence part of the day
Wednesday 24
Fair, cool, windy
Lamprey help Charles plow forenoon, afternoon they go up to the mill to
work
Thurs April 25
Fair, windy, fine weather
Alvah, Willie came up
Alvah, Lamprey take away banking, get out manure, move the pigs &c
Charles work to the mill part of the day
Friday 26
Alvah, Rob came up at night, stayed overnight
Lamprey helped Charles plow
Ellen called
Saturday 27
Rainy
Alvah goes up to store
Charles away to Suncook
Lamprey here
Blake called
Sun April 28
Fair
Alvah up afternoon
Wait, Charles called
Lamprey here
Monday 29
Fair
Washed
Alvah here lame work, some
Lamprey hauled out manure forenoon, he and Henry Smith plow afternoon
Ellen called
Tuesday 30
Rain, showery
Churned
Alvah, Lamprey, Henry Smith plow
Alvah lame
Finished cleaning chambers today
Ellen called
Wed May 1
Fair cool, windy
Alvah here, goes to store, worked most of the day
Charles, Lamprey plow up in the field
Thursday May 2
Fair, pleasant
Alvah here, sow oats &c
Lamprey harrows
Ellen called
Friday May 3
Fair, warm
Alvah, Will came up, did not do much
Wait called, went to store
Lamprey sow grass seed and brush it in forenoon, helped Charles afternoon
Dan commenced to paint iron fence
Ellen called
Sat May 4
Fair, warm
Washed some
Alvah came in at night
Lamprey worked for Charles
Sunday 5
Heavy, cool weather without rain
Alvah here all day, went to Northwood at night
Wait called
Monday 6
Fair, warm
Washed
Lamprey worked for Charles with oxen
Tues May 7
Fair hot
Lamprey worked for Charles with oxen
George Pike called
Wednesday 8
Fair, windy, warm
Alvah, Will came up and back
Lamprey worked for Charles, down to Withams at night, back at ten, drunk
Ellen called
Thursday 9
Fair, hot
Churned
Lamprey worked for Charles
Fri May 10
Fair, hot
Alvah came up evening and back, did not see him, brought up butter
Lamprey hauled out manure
Saturday 11
Fair hot windy
Waldo and Bixby called
Charles away to Suncook
Lamprey puttered around, all day - down to Kurt's at night after 3 o'clock
in the morning when he came in drunk
Sunday 12
Cloudy, sprinkle rain, cooler rainy afternoon
Alvah and two boys to dinner
Lamprey away to Kurt's at half past nine this morning, back at three
Mon May 13
Fair windy cool
Washed
Charles, Tom Brown, Lamprey plow front of the house
Clint called
Tuesday 14
A big frost this morning, fair cold, cloudy afternoon
Charles, Tom, Lamprey plow
Martha and Nell Perkins & Ellen called
Wednesday 15
Rain and snow forenoon, cool
Alvah called towards night, went to Northwood, been to Pittsfield
Charles, Tom, plow two hours & half 1 hour ½
Charles to store
Lamprey here
Thurs May 16
Fair, cold, showery
Charles, Lamprey pick rocks, haul out manure
Friday 17
Heavy frost this morning, cold weather
Alvah, Jim Jones came up this morning, harrow, drain out manure &c
Charles up to Mr. Babbs
Lamprey spread and draws out manure forenoon, afternoon went up to Kelley's
Ellen and Perkins called
Saturday 18
Showery, cold
Alvah, Jones, two boys, Rob and Harry plant potatoes
Lamprey work for Kelley with oxen forenoon, he helped plant afternoon
Lamprey stayed overnight, drunk
Sun May 19
Cold, windy, frost this morning
Henry Smith and Cate called
Lamprey went to Northwood, back drunk; down to Kurt's until night
Monday 20
Fair, windy, little warmer
Washed
Charles, Lamprey down to Northwood to work
Ellen and company called
Tuesday 21
Cool, cloudy, fair
John Brown called
Lamprey dug up garden &c
Wed May 22
Fair cool windy
Alvah, Jones, Willie came up
Alvah unlucky - hog died, steer broke his leg
Alvah, Jones plant
Lamprey, Charles hunt up the steer forenoon, they worked for Charles afternoon
Thursday 23
Frost this morning
Churned
Alvah, Jones go to Northwood after dinner
Lamprey up to Charles part of the day
Ellen, Martha called
Friday 24
Fair cloudy, warmer
Charles, Lamprey fence
Sat May 25
Fair
Lamper son gardens forenoon, down turnpike afternoon
Ellen, Net, Carl called
Charles away to Suncook
Sunday 26
Rainy a little, then fair, not very cold
Charles, Wait called
Lamper away from half past seven until three
Pretty hot
Monday 27
Misty forenoon, rain afternoon and evening, thunder &c
Washed
Alvah, Will came up before dinner, get out some manure
Lamper here
Tues May 28
Some rain, windy
Alvah lame, he and Lamper got out manure, harrow &c
Wednesday 29
Fair windy, cool nights
Alvah, Will go to store
Charles, Lamper plant corn, beans, potatoes &c
Ellen, Nett, Carl called
Thursday 30
Fair showery, some warm
Alvah, Will, Lamper got to Northwood
Charles called
Fri May 31
Fair, showery
Charles builds fence, he and Wait go to Pittsfield to dinner
Alone last night
Saturday June 1
Fair, pleasant morning, windy
Alvah, Lamper came up at night
Sunday 2
Fair, windy, warm
Alvah goes to Northwood
Lamper left for good
Mon June 3
Rainy, cool
Washed
Charles up and down the road most of the day
Dan Ayers left tax bills
Cate called
Tuesday 4
Cloudy day, cool
Churned
Alvah, Will came up this morning
Charles got hay to Mrs. Eastman, picked over potatoes for Alvah &c
Wednesday 5
Weather wet
Alvah, Will go to store, down to Northwood
Charles hauled hay &c
Ellen, Nett, Carl called
Rain in the night
Thurs June 6
Showery this morning, windy, scuddy clouds &c, cool
Charles called
Friday 7
Cold, morning windy, fair
Alvah, Rob came up last night
Ellen, Nett, Carl and I went up to Charles
Saturday 8
Fair, cool morning
Alvah away to Northwood
Charles goes to Suncook
Lamper called
Sun June 9
Fair, cool morning
Charles, Lamper, Cate called
Wait called a minute, been up to Ellen's
Monday 10
Fair, warm
Washed
Charles worked up to Babb's half day
Charles, Ellen, Nett, Carl called
Dan finished painting iron fence
Tuesday 11
Fair, warm morning
I dined to Charles
Charles up to Babb's
Wed June 12
Fair, warm
Alvah, Will came up at noon
Ellen, Nett called
Thursday 13
Fair, showery, windy
Alvah, Charles, Mr. Babb cultivate and hoe corn and potatoes
Suell Prescott called Sewell
Friday 14
Fair, very windy
Alvah, Will go to store down to Northwood afternoon
Mr. Green shears sheep
Lamper called
Ellen, Caroline, Carl called
Sat June 15
Little shower
Churned
Alvah, Robert came up, cultivates corn, beans, potatoes &c
Shower afternoon
Sunday 16
Fair, not very hot
Alvah, Rob go to Northwood
Charles, Wait go to Northwood
Ellen, Nett, Carl and Edwin Yeaton and wife called
Monday 17
Fair cool
Washed
Bixby and Hod (?) Hall called
Nett away to Penacook
Tuesday June 18
Fair warm
Alvah, Will came up this evening
Alvah, Charles, Babb hoe potatoes
Ellen called
Wednesday 19
Fair warm
Alvah, Will go to Northwood afternoon
Thursday 20
Fair, comfortable, warm
Charles called
Fri June 21
Cloudy
Alvah, Rob come up, stay over night
Charles up to Mr. Babb's to work
Ellen Nett, Carl called
Nett, Carl go up to Charles to spend the day, stay with me over night
(cleaned stoves today)
Saturday 22
Rainy cool
Alvah, Rob go to Pittsfield then away home
Charles away to Suncook
Ellen called, Nett and Carl go home with her
Sunday 23
Sunshine part of the time, warm, muggy
Ellen, Nett, Carl called
Net, Carl stay
Mon June 24
Fair
Washed
Nett, Carl here
Charles up to the Babb's
Bunker called
Tuesday 25
Cloudy, some cooler
Alvah, Will came up afternoon
Charles up to Babb's ½ day
Ellen called, she and Nett go up to Charles
Wednesday 26
Cloudy, fair &c
Alvah, Charles, Will, Babb hoe, John Bryant helped a while
Wait goes to Manchester afternoon
Caroline, Carl got to Charles, stay over night
Ellen called
Thurs June 27
Rainy
Alvah, Will go to store, down to Northwood at night
John Bryant called
Caroline, Carl got to Charles, stay over night
Friday 28
Rainy day, cool
Wait came back from Manchester
Saturday 29
Dull day
Alvah, Robert came up and back
Jim Bickford to dinner
Sun June 30
Showers, cool
Allvah, Will came up a eight o'clock evening
Cate, Blake, Pearl, Henry called
Lamper called, got his duds
Monday July 1
Fair after morning
Washed
Alvah, Will go to Pittsfield, go to Northwood
Alvah, Robert came up here afternoon
Ellen, Caroline, Carl called, go to Charles
Tuesday 2
Fair, warm
Alvah, Charles, Jim Bickford, finish hoeing than commenced haying
Alvah goes to Northwood at night, Robert stayed with me
Wed July 3
Fair, fine hay day
Alvah, Charles, Jim hay
Wait, Caroline, Ellen, Carl called, gals go pluming
Caroline, Carl go up to Charles
Thursday 4
Dull day, cool
Alvah, Rob here, get in hay
Charles, Jim work half day
Very windy last night, a little rain
Ellen called
Friday 5
Still cloudy, sunshine &c, cool, windy
Alvah, Robert go to blacksmith, down to Northwood
Alvah went and back with Will
Sat July 6
Showery cool
Alvah went to Suncook on train, went to Northwood with boys afternoon
Charles away to Suncook
Ellen, Caroline called
Sunday 7
Fair cloudy &c
Alvah, Robert came up at night
Wait, Charles, Lamper called
Monday 8
Some fair, windy
Alvah, Charles, Jim Bickford, Joe Marden hayed
Jim trot down to Kurt's evening
Tues July 9
Alvah, Jim did not do much forenoon, go to Slab City, Jim did not come
back
Charles, Joe hay, they and Alvah got in two loads
Smart shower after dinner, then rainy into night
Wednesday 10
Fair, splendid hay day
Alvah, Charles, Joe, Jim, Rob hay
Ellen, Caroline, Carl called
Thursday 11
Little hazy, quite a hay day
Boys all haying in the orchard and Batchelder field
Ellen, Caroline called
Fri July 12
Good hay day
Boys hay in Batchelder field
Called Beedy
Saturday 13
Rainy
Washed
Alvah, Robert to Northwood
Ellen, Caroline, Carl called
Sunday 14
Showery, cool towards night
Alvah, Will came up afternoon
Charles, Waitts, dinner
Ellen, Ebben Winkley called
Caroline, Carl go up to Charles
Mon July 15
Some fair, cool
Washed
Alvah hay in Batchelder field forenoon
Jim Bickford worked for Charles, haying
Tuesday 16
Dull day, some showery
Alvah, Joe, Jim shingle corn barn
Bartlett commenced fix clock
Wednesday 17
Still dull weather, cool
Alvah, Will go to store
Joe and Jim go home
Charles goes to store &c
Bartlett finishes clock
Ellen called
Thurs July 18
Fair part of the day, windy, cool
Alvah, Will here all forenoon
Jim to breakfast up to Charles, back to dinner
Joe to dinner then they all go to Charles to work
Alvah, Joe, Will go to Northwood
Friday 19
Fine hay day
Charles, Jim, Henry Swain hay up to Charles
Caroline, Carl called
Alvah came up and back with Jim Bickford
Saturday 20
Cloudy forenoon
Alvah, Will and Marden came up afternoon
Charles to Suncook
Ellen, Caroline, Carl called
Sun July 21
Fair, hot
Alvah, Will go to Northwood
Peasley called and Jim Bickford
Monday 22
Another dull day
Washed
Charles at home
C.H. Hall and Peasley called
Rufus Marden spoke to the window
Nett and Carl stay over night
Tuesday 23
Fair, warm
Charles up to Babb's
Caroline and Carl here
Ellen called
Wed July 24
Fair, mostly some windy
Charles up to Babb's
Caroline, Carl here
Ellen called
Thursday 25
Fair
Charles up to Babb's
Ellen, Nell Perkins called
Caroline, Carl here part of the day
Friday 26
Little hazy, windy
Alvah, Joe, Jim, Rob came up this morning, hay out in the meadow
Two Nells called
Caroline here part of the day
Sat July 27
Not very clear, windy, rain towards night
Boys in the meadow to work, get it all out before it rained
Two Nells called
Caroline and Carl go home with them
Sunday 28
Fair, windy, cool
Alvah, Robert came up, Joe came back
Charles, Wait, Dan Philbrick, two Nells called
Caroline and Carl go up to Charles
Monday 29
Fair, windy
Washed
Alvah, Rob, Jim, Joe go to Pittsfield, work for Charles haying
Two Nells called
Tues July 30
Very showery afternoon with thunder
Alvah, Joe, Jim work in the meadow forenoon, in the barn afternoon
Clint called
Caroline and Carl go up to Ellen's with him
Wednesday 31
Fair windy
Alvah, Joe, Jim, Charles work in the meadow
Two Nells called
Thursday Aug 1
Cloudy forenoon, windy
Boys get in hay forenoon, afternoon loaf
Alvah, Joe go to Pittsfield
Jim down to Kurt's
Rufus called
Fri Aug 2
Fair forenoon, showers at noon
Alvah, Charles, Joe work up in the meadow
Jim Bickford called, drunk
Alvah goes to Northwood and back with Will
Saturday 3
Fair, cool morning
Alvah, Joe hay, Charles helped afternoon
Charles goes to Suncook forenoon
Caroline, Carl go to Penacook
Two Nells called
Sunday 4
Fair, showery
Alvah goes to Northwood with boys
Jim goes down to Kurt's
Charles, Wait called
Mon Aug 5
Fair, windy
Washed
Alvah, Charles, Joe hay in the meadow
New store opened in Slab City
Jim left this morning
Two Nells called
Tuesday 6
Fair windy
Alvah, Charles, Joe hay
Boys finished haying
Wednesday 7
Cloudy
Alvah, Joe and boys go to Northwood
Little rain
Two Nells called
Thurs Aug 8
Fair, very windy
Wait away to Manchester
Two Nells called
Friday 9
Not very clear weather, windy
Charles called
Lent Charles four dollars
Wait came back from Manchester
Saturday 10
Fair windy
Alvah, Joe came up before dinner, Joe goes home, Alvah back to Northwood
Two Nells called
Sun Aug 11
Fair, cool morning
Henry Bussel called and Bert Smith
Monday 12
Rainy
Washed
Fern called
Charles, Wait and two Nells called
Tuesday 13
Cloudy, muggy morning than fair and hot
Alvah, Joe, Katie, Will came up afternoon
Edward Emerson called
Wait and I went to Slab City
Wed Aug 14
Fair warm
Alvah, Charles, Joe cut oats
Two Nells called
Thursday 15
Fair
Alvah, Charles, Joe work on oats
Caroline, Carl came to town
Ellen called
Friday 16
Fair
Alvah, Charles, Joe go to Northwood with oats forenoon, afternoon get
in the rest of oats
Alvah goes to Northwood with Katie and Will, back with Will
Ellen, Caroline called
Joe goes home, Jim Bickford and Joe Pero called
Sat Aug 17
Some cloudy
Alvah, William here, go to Northwood afternoon
Charles away to Suncook
Two Nells called
Sunday 18
Rain forenoon
Alvah, Rob came up to dinner, gone away somewhere
Alvah, Joe away in the evening
Charles, Wait called
Henry Smith called
Monday 19
Fair, windy, cooler
Washed
Alvah, Charles, Joe go to Northwood with oats
Joe away home
Peasley called twice, left the mill again
Caroline, Carl up to Charles
Two Nells called
Tues Aug 20
Fair, cool morning
Alvah, Robert go to Northwood
Alvah came back with William
Two Nells and Caroline called
Wednesday 21
Cool morning and through the day, very windy
Alvah goes to mill to get boards &c
Not any callers today
Thursday 22
Fair, windy, cold morning
Alvah, Joe cut bushes down in the pasture
Alvah, William go to Northwood at night
Not any callers today
Fri Aug 23
Some cloudy, windy
Joe cut bushes
Charles at home
Caroline called
Saturday 24
Hot, windy, little showery evening
Alvah, Jim Bartlett came up, they and Hilliard to dinner
Alvah, Jim stay over night
Joe cut bushes, goes home at night
Two Nells, Caroline called
Sunday 25
Fair, windy
Alvah, Jim Bartlett go to Northwood, Alvah came back with two boys
Griffin here
Joe came back
Cow calved
Mon Aug 26
Fair, windy
Washed some
Alvah, Joe cut bushes
Griffin here, goes away after dinner
Two Nells called
Tuesday 27
Little hazy this morning, hot day
Alvah, Joe, two boys away to Northwood with a cow and calf, Alvah two
boys
Caroline here again, stayed over night
Wednesday 28
Fair, hot, heavy shower in the night
Griffin here all day and night
Two Nells, Nett, Carl called
Thurs Aug 29
Cloudy, little rain forenoon
Alvah, two boys came up & back, sold lamb
Jim Bickford called
Griffin goes away at eleven o'clock
Friday 30
Fair, hot
Alvah came up and back evening
Ozem, Martha made a visit
Nell Perkins goes home
Ellen called and Clint
Saturday 31
Little hazy, rainy afternoon
Charles away to Suncook
Sun Sept 1
Fair, some cool
Alvah came up with Katie, William, Solomon, Lucy
Charles Wait
Ellen, Caroline, Carl called
[Some of Alvah's children - Katie Angie; William Henry; Roscoe Solomon
and Mabel Lucy]
Monday 2
Fair, cold morning
Washed
Waldo drove to the door
Wm Durgin called
Clint calld
Cow calved
Tuesday 3
Fair, fine day, cold morning
Ellen and I went up to Charles
Wed Sept 4
Fair, not so cold
Alvah, Jim Bartlett to supper
John Rand called and Mr. Morrill agent
Bert and Henry called
Ellen, Net, Carl called
Thursday 5
Fair, warm
Charles, Dave Hilliard pull and get in some beans
Rollins, Jim Bickford called
Pearl called
Ellen called
Friday 6
Fair, warm
Not much company today
Sat Sept 7
Cloudy morning, then fair, warm
Alvah, two boys came up at night, go up to store and back, stay over night
Ellen, Caroline, Carl called
Sunday 8
Cloudy morning
Alvah, boys go home, Alvah back at night
Girls called
Monday 9
Fair part of the day
Washed
Alvah, Charles & Jones dig potatoes
Little rain at night
School commenced
Tues Sept 10
Fair
Boys dig potatoes, some rotten ones
Ellen, Nett called
Wednesday 11
Heavy shower at noon, thunder and hail shower at night
Alvah picks over potatoes
Charles and Jones dig
Twombly called, Jones goes home with him
Much thunder and lightning during the night, I stay alone
Thursday 12
Fair
Alvah picks over potatoes
Ellen, Caroline and I help some
Fri Sept 13
Fair, cold
Churned
Alvah goes to Northwood, back evening with William
Caroline called twice
Saturday 14
Some fair, showery, hail afternoon
Alvah goes to Northwood
Charles away to Suncook
Ellen, Caroline, Waldo, Carl called
Frosty night
Sunday 15
Some fair, cold
Charles, Wait, girls and Carl called
Mon Sept 16
Cloudy, cool
Alvah came up at half past eight evening
Charles picks over potatoes forenoon, I help a while, afternoon pull beans
Tuesday 17
Some fair
Alvah here, goes to store, cut up some corn
Charles, Kelley here - Bixby afternoon
Fair to Pittsfield 4 days
Ellen, Caroline, Horace Sherburne, Carl called
Wednesday 18
Rainy some
Alvah here, goes to Northwood after dinner
Alvah, Charles, Bixby pick up potatoes in the barn and finish digging
potatoes
Charles and Bixby go home after dinner
Caroline called
Thurs Sept 19
Fair some warm
Alvah came up evening
Charles, Bixby here part of the afternoon
Ellen called
Friday 20
Fair, hot
Churned
Alvah here, goes to Northwood afternoon
Charles, Bixby to dinner
Ellen, Caroline, Wait called
Saturday 21
Fair, hot, windy
Kurt and Henry Smith called
Ellen, Nett, Carl called
Sun Sept 22
Fair, hot
Charles called
Monday 23
Fair, windy, hot
Washed
Alvah, Jim Bartlett, Elkins to dinner, all go back to Northwood
Charles, Caroline called
Tuesday 24
Fair, windy, cooler
Alvah came up evening
Orsemus (?) Cate called
Caroline, Carl called
Wed Sept 25
Fair, cool, showers in the night
Alvah away to store, back to Northwood
Charles goes to mill, it is a wonder
Thursday 26
Showers this morning
Churned
Shower at six o'clock, thunder, hail &c
Girls & Carl called
Friday 27
Fair part of the day
Alvah, two boys came up evening
Walt, Bussel, Doe called
Caroline, Carl away to Penacook
Sat Sept 28
Some fair
Alvah, boys got to store & mill
Charles away to Suncook
Ellen called
Sunday 29
Cloudy, cool, windy, rainy night
Alvah, boys away to Northwood
Charles, Wait called
Monday 30
Shower in the morning, cold night
Washed
Alvah came up with Elkins, commenced to shingle Aunt Betty house
Ellen and Cate called
Tues Oct 1
Fair, windy, cold
Alvah, Charles, Elkins finish shingling &c
Alvah, Elkins go to Northwood at night
Ellen called
Wednesday 2
Fair, not so cold
Alvah, Charles, Bixby thrash beans, pick apples &c
Caroline called
Thursday 3
Fair, warm
Churned
Alvah, Charles, Bixby thrash, pick apples, get in corn &c
Ellen called
Fri Oct 4
Cool, some cloudy
Alvah goes to mill up to Pittsfield, down to Northwood
Heavy frost at night
Girls called
Saturday 5
Fair pleasant
Alvah, two boys came up, they and Charles make cider
Charles husked some
Nett popped in and out
Sunday 6
Fair, pleasant
Alvah, boys go to Northwood
Bunker called
Girls and Carl called
Mon Oct 7
Fair, windy
Washed
Not much callers today
Ritchie, girls drove up to the door
Tuesday 8
Fair, cool
Alvah came up, he and Charles make cider, husk &c
Ellen called
Wednesday 9
Fair, cold
Alvah, Charles husking
Ellen, Nett called
Thurs Oct 10
Fair
Churned
Alvah, Charles cut up corn forenoon, Alvah goes to Northwood after dinner
Charles finished getting in corn
Big frost at night
Girls called
Friday 11
Fair, cold morning, very windy
Alvah goes to mill forenoon, blacksmiths afternoon, down to Northwood
evening
Caroline called
Saturday 12
Showery, not very cold
Alvah, two boys came up, make cider for Mr. Dow
Charles away to Suncook
Very rainy night
Sun Oct 13
Rainy day, windy
Alvah & boys here, to Northwood at night
Rainy night
Charles called
Monday 14
Dreadful windy, little rain in the morning
Washed
Charles and Ellen called and Caroline
Tuesday 15
Fair, cloudy &c
Girls called
Dan and Ellen start for North Conway afternoon
Wed Oct 16
Cloudy day, squirt of rain
Caroline, Carl and I gathered sunflowers
Thursday 17
Shine & cloudy, cool
Churned
Alvah came up evening
Pearl and J Rand called
Friday 18
Fair, windy, cold
Alvah, Charles make cider, husk forenoon
Alvah goes to Northwood after dinner
Charles goes to store &c
Sat Oct 19
Fair, windy, not very cold
Charles goes to Northwood
Caroline, Carl called
Sunday 20
Fair, cool
Alvah, William, Jim Bartlett to dinner
Letter from Ellen
Charles, Caroline, Carl, Dan Philbrick called
Monday 21
Fair, windy
Washed
Charles banked up back of the house, put some wood in the shed
Tues Oct 22
Fair, cool
Charles worked for Edmonds
Net called
Wednesday 23
Fair, quite pleasant, warm
Charles worked for Edmonds
Wait goes to store
Nett goes out to Slab Sity
Thursday 24
Fair, cool
Churned
Jim Bickford to dinner
Caroline called
Fri Oct 25
Smokey, cool
Alvah, two boys, Jim Bartlett came up, Alvah, Jim husk corn
Dan. Ellen came home from the mountains
Saturday 26
Fair, windy
Charles away to Suncook
Ellen, Nett, Carl called
Sunday 27
Fair, windy
Alvah, boys came up and back
Lamprey & Charles called
Rain in the night
Mon Oct 28
Fair, fearful windy
Girls and Clint called and Jim Bickford
Tuesday 29
Fair, cool
Alvah came up and back, husked some, goes to store &c
John came home
Ellen, Nett called
Wednesday 30
Fair, windy
Churned
John shingles for Charles
Thurs Oct 31
Cloudy, some cold, rain in the night
Alvah, Jim Bartlett came up and back, husked corn
John worked for Charles forenoon, goes to Bedford afternoon
Liz and Chris move to Boston
Friday Nov 1
Cloudy, windy
Washed
Charles up to Babb's
Charles, Ellen, Nett called
Saturday 2
Cool, snow afternoon
Alvah came up with two boys
Alvah, Bert Smith bank house
Charles up to Babb's
Fred Page called
Lot of snow
Sun Nov 3
Fair, cold
Alvah, boys go to Northwood
Charles called
Monday 4
Fair, cool
Washed
Alvah husked corn, goes to Northwood at night
Ellen called
Tuesday 5
Fair, quite pleasant
Bert Smith, J Rand, Ellen called and John Giles
Wed Nov 6
Fair, warm for the season
Churned
Alvah came up and back, Etta sick
Nett, Carl go with him
Bert, J Rand, Nett called
Horace Sherburne called
Thursday 7
Fair, warm
Fred Page, H Reynolds, Ellen called
Carl goes to Penacook
Friday 8
Cooler some, not very fair
Alvah came up with two boys and back, goes to store, husked corn &c
Sat Nov 9
Rainy, cooler, rainy night
Charles away to Suncook
Sunday 10
Cool. Cloudy, windy
Charles called and Ellen
Monday 11
Cloudy, cold
Alvah came up, finished husking and banking
Ellen called
Tues Nov 12
Fair, cool morning
Alvah up and back, hauled dirt around the barn, goes to mill after lumber
&c
Charles called
Wednesday 13
Fair, cold
Alvah up and back, goes to mill after lumber, goes to store &c
John Rand called
Charles had oxen to haul rocks
Ellen called
Thursday 14
Snow squall last night, wet nasty day
Churned
Much rain in the night
Fri Nov 15
Showery day, not very cold
Charles called
Saturday 16
Fair
Alvah, two boys came up and back, Alvah goes to store, helps Charles a
while
Charles plows for himself
J Rand, H Hall called
Sunday 17
Cloudy, rain afternoon
Alvah, William came up and back
J Rand and Charles called
Mon Nov 18
Cloudy, fair &c
Washed some
Charles kills his pigs
Tuesday 19
Fair, fine day
Charles goes to Pittsfield
Ira Meserve and Orzemas Cate called
J Rand and Ellen called
Wednesday 20
Very warm, muggy rain at three o'clock
Rainy night, clears away cold, windy
Charles and Rand called
Thurs Nov 21
Cold, windy
Alvah, boys came up, Alvah goes to the store
Friday 22
Cold, dull day, snow towards night
Churned
Charles finished plowing
Ellen called
Saturday 23
Misty day, not very cold
Alvah, Caroline, two boys came up
John Rand to dinner
Rob stays over night
Kurt, Joe Marden called
Charles away to Suncook
Sun Nov 24
Mostly cloudy, not very cold
Alvah, Katie, William came up and back
Rand to dinner again
Charles called
Monday 25
Stormy, cold
Alvah, Ches Wallace, came up, killed hogs
Charles has his killed
Caroline popped in
Tuesday 26
Cloudy, rain afternoon
Alvah, Katie, William came up, cut up hog
Alvah, William go back
Katie, Rob here
Ellen, Nett called
Wed Nov 27
Some cloudy
Alvah, William came up and back
Nett helped me some
Thursday 28
Thanksgiving Day
Fair, quite pleasant
Alvah, three young ones and Nett to dinner
Nett got mad, went up to Ellens
Ellen called
Friday 29
Fair, not very cold
Charles, Jim Bartlett, Smith, Prescott, Philbrick called
Katie, Robert here
Sat Nov 30
Fair, cold some
Alvah, William came up, go back with Katie & Robert
Fern, Hen Bussel, Fellows called
Charles called
Sunday Dec 1
Cloudy, cold
Alvah came up and back, left Robert here
Ellen and the Grass widow called, got their smuggled goods away
Charles cares for barn
Monday 2
Rainy day, not very cold
Churned
Charles, Robert care for the barn
Tues Dec 3
Cold, windy
Washed
Alvah, Will came up and back
Rob here, Charles here, went to store &c
Wednesday 4
Fair, quite pleasant
Alvah, William to dinner, been to Pittsfield, go back to Northwood
Elkins called
Rob here, Charles up and down the road
Thursday 5
Snowy day
Reachro (?) Whidden called
Charles and Rob care for the barn
Fri Dec 6
Charles cares for barn all the day
Rob here, helped some
Saturday 7
Cloudy, cold
Alvah, Will came up and back
Charles away to Suncook with sleigh
Rob here
Sunday 8
Fair, not so cold
Charles cares for barn
Rob here
Mon Dec 9
Fair, cloudy, squally, cold
Rob here
Charles, Wait go to Pittsfield
Bert Smith, J Rand called
Tuesday 10
Fair cold
Alvah, William came up afternoon and back, Alvah lame
Charles, Rob care for barn
Demers (?) called
Wednesday 11
Fair, very cold, windy
Charles hauling rock
Rob here
Thurs Dec 12
Some far, cool
Churned
Alvah, William came up, they and Rob got to store
Charles goes to store
Friday 13
Fair, cold
Sam Yeaton called evening
Charles, Rob care for barn
Saturday 14
Fair, cold
Alvah, Will came up, they and Rob go to store and get oxen shod, back
to Northwood at night
Joe Cilley called twice
Sun Dec 15
Fair, very pleasant day
Charles, Wait go to Pittsfield
Monday 16
Cold, fair, some windy
Washed
Charles, Rob take care of barn
Tuesday 17
Fair, sharp, cold
Alvah, William came up and back
Charles, Wait to Pittsfield
Wed Dec 18
Little hazy, not so cold
Charles away to Pittsfield after Wait
Ellen called
Thursday 19
Fair, quite pleasant, warm
Alvah, William came up and back
Charles Clough and H Hall called
Elkins and Emerson worked for Charles on his ice house
Friday 20
Fair, quite warm
Churned
Alvah, Jim Bartlett came up and back
Jim Jones called pretty ho_?
Elkins and Emerson, D Philbrick work for Charles
Bob here
Sat Dec 21
Cloudy, cooler, rain in the night
Alvah, William came up
Alvah worked to Charles some
Edvill Elkins worked for Charles
Rob here
Charles away to Suncook
Lamprey called
Ellen & J Rand called
Sunday 22
Fair, cool, windy
Charles cared for barn
Lamper called
Rob here
Monday 23
Fair part of the day
Washed
Alvah, William came up and back, fixed up barnyard fence
Rob here
Thurs Dec 24
Fair cooler
Alvah came up and back with Rob
Henry Bickford called
Wednesday 25
Cloudy all day, not very cold
Alvah, Robert, William, Roscoe came up after dinner
Rob stayed up here
Charles care for barn part of the day
Edd Eastman and Ellen called
Thursday 26
Cloudy, little sharp out, wind, lots of rain in the night
Rob here
Charles to store, Rob too
Clough called
Fri Dec 27
Fair, cool, windy
Alvah, William came up and back
Rob here
Charles cutting wood for himself
Ellen called
Saturday 28
Fair, pleasant
Churned
Alvah came up, he and Robert go to store, Alvah foes back
Lamprey called
Sunday 29
Fair, cool some
Charles, Wait go to Pittsfield
Dr
Mon Dec 30
Fair, cloudy, cool rain at night
Alvah, William came up and back
Alvah goes to store, over to Buck Street &c
Rob here
Charles cares for barn morning
J Rand called
Much rain during the night
Tuesday 31
Showers this morning and fearful wind, then fair and windy, not very cold
Alvah came up alone
Rob here
Charles cares for barn this morning
Alvah, Rob away to Pittsfield then down to Northwood
Colder towards night
Lamper here to stay awhile
Ellen called
MEMORANDA
Jan 22 Frank Pickard died
Feb 16 Darius Philbrick wife died, buried the 19th
26 Mrs. James Burnham died
March 9 Mary Marsh died
Apr 1 Wm Fowler buried, died March 29
Apr 9 Winthrop Fowler died
11 buried (Pembroke)
Northwood
Apr 14 Mrs. Martha Towle buried, fearful rainy day
June 15 Charles _ Brown buried Northwood and True Fogg
June John Dowst died
July 4 Mrs. Joe Marden died
7 buried
July 20 Wm Grant died, 24 buried
Aug 16 Mrs. Legro died Deerfield
Dec 7 1895 Elder Quimby died at Pittsfield aged 74, buried 11th
No snow for Christmas
25 first day of Christmas, cloudy, cool
26 cloudy cool
27 fair, cool, windy
28 fair spring like
29 fair cool frosty this morning
30 cold frosty morning, fair, cloudy, rain towards night
31 fearful wind this morning, some rain, then fair, not cold, colder towards
night, windy day
July 31 Shoe factory burnt at Northwood Narrows
Aug 2 Waldo Holmes 21 years old
Jan 25 a blizzard storm
May 22 the house all cleaned but part of the old ell
May 23 George Griffin carried to the county farm