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Mary Francese Pember's Diary for 1908
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People mentioned in this diary with possible spelling variations: Jennie or Jenny Pember, George Pember, Elijah Pember, Herbert or Hubert Pember, William Pember, Nettie Pember, Eva Pember, Charles Wilson, Ellen Wilson, Howard Walker, Anna Walker, Lida Walker, Carl Walker, Emma Walker, Pansie Walker, Abbie Walker, Rubin Whitaker or Whittaker, Win Whitaker or Whittaker, Abe Whitaker or Whittaker, Ira Whitaker or Whittaker, Jemimah (Jennie or Jenny) Willard, Mark Rix, Lyman Rix, Charles Stores, Aaron Stores, Willard Eastman, Ed Putnam, Charles Miles, Charles Smith, Edith Smith, Anna Smith, Eva Lyon, Ned Lyon, Cora Smith, Fred Stevens, Ed Pierce, May Blossom, John Bowen, Clinton Bowen, Charles Lowell, Ira Buck, Frank Fuller, Charles Coatney, J.W. Miller, Wes Swan, Deb Wilbur, Sid Powers, Will Hutchington or Huchington, Ruth Garland, Pember, Walker, Ballentine, Gilson, Rice, Austin, Rix, Beckworth, Esta or Estey, Swan, Barrett, Parrott, Sumner, Gilman, Dustin, Garland, Bird
Note: Bill Harrington transcribed the following as far as January 22. Ted Rice changed the formatting, made a few minor changes, and transcribed the rest of the diary.
Note: Miss. Pember wrote notes inside the covers of this diary. On one flap there is a small newspaper clipping attached with a straight pin. I will cover these before I start the diary pages. (Bill).
Inside front cover:
We paid .35 for this one. ( I assume she meant the diary. )
Opposite the cover flap:
Pember and Crassman
Bethel January 9, 1908
198 South Main St
St Albans VT.
Jemmima Willards address.
Opposite back cover:
2 calves July 13, came to $16. One sack flour in June 2 not sit down $1.60.
Inside back cover:
We began to use fine feed today the 12 for little pigs January 12. Fred Stevens died Monday Oct 6, 1908 Elijah Pember December 1st Tuesday 1908.
Newspaper Clipping:
SALVE FOR TENDER FEET. I would like to have someone with tender feet try this salve: Try out gently some mutton tallow. Do not cook it. Just gently try out, then it will be more creamy. Strain and add about a tablespoon of camphor and ½ teaspoon of
carbolic acid to a tumbler of the tallow. This is excellent for chapped lips or hands, also for burns and bruises of all kinds. Leominster Reader.
The Diary
(Miss Pember started the diary on January 9th.)
Thursday, Jan. 9, 1908
Stil pleasant. J. and I went down to the village I paid $135. Dollars for rent. Wind blew cold coming up the hills.
Friday, Jan. 10, 1908
Cold but pleasant. Ellen came up a few minutes. Joe began to draw logs for wood today. The mill over to soap stone ledge burn up last night no whistles today.
Saturday, Jan. 11, 1908
Bright and pleasant. Howard came over and stayed a little while. Amanda and Carl came over and at night Pansie. Joe drawing logs. Pansie came over in evening and Uncle Hurburt was dead. He died the 10 at one o’clock.
Sunday, Jan 12, 1908
Rough and stormy. Abbie and Henry went today to E. Bethel To Uncle Hurburts funeral had Joe sleigh. Rough day not very cold.
Monday, Jan 13, 1908
Cloudy quite warm. Joe drawed logs to saw for wood. Abbie and H. got home tonight. Howard took the sleigh home.
Tuesday, Jan 14, 1908
Cold bright. I washed the colored clothes. Joe went over to Charlies got the hind sled.
Wednesday, Jan 15, 1908
Cold and pleasant. I made pies and made Joe a pair of mittens. Joe drawed wood.
Thursday, Jan 16, 1908
Windy, not so awful cold in day time zero at night. Charlie and Powers came up and worked drawed out in afternoon with Charlies horses.
Friday, Jan 17, 1908
Pleasant. We killed and dressed six chickens and Joe carried them to Rochester. Edd Perce had them just $3. he got. He got grain.
Saturday, Jan 18, 1908
Pleasant. I do not feel good, in bed. Abbie came over and staid a little while.
Sunday, Jan 19, 1908
Pleasant and the cold at night. Carl and Emma came over and staid a while and at night Anna and Joe went and got mail. My head aches hard.
Monday, Jan 20, 1908
Cold. Joe got a load of logs for wood. I am up.
Tuesday, Jan 21, 1908
Bright and pleasant. Thaws on north side. I made a pair mittens. Joe getting limb wood.
Wednesday, Jan 22, 1908
Windy not very cold some colder at night. I cut J. hair. Wind blows hard all day.
Thursday, Jan 23, 1908
Cold and at night snowed a little.
Joe went over to C. Eat dinner of bail dish. Sowers are there. Expect to be here Saturday.
I washed colored clothes.
Got the speckled cow loose tonight.
Friday, January 24, 1908
Cold and pleasant.
Joe went to Bethel, got some grain for C. Carried an old hen for May Blossom and she was not at home. Carried it to meat market got 14 cts. A pound. I baked some and ironed some.
Saturday, January 25, 1908
Cold and quite plea(sant).
We expected sowers but did not come.
Anna, Carl and Emma came over a little while.
Just before Joe went to bed Speckled cow had a calf, a heifer. She seems all right.
Sunday, January 26, 1908
Warmer.
Emma and Carl came over a few minutes.
Charlie and Ellen came up only staid a little while.
Monday, January 27, 1908
Winds blows. Early morn it rained some. Rough day.
I clean pantry cupboard.
We expected sowers.
Tuesday, January 28, 1908
Cold and pleasant.
The sowers came today, John and Clinton Bowen.
Charlie and Powers worked here. They sowed just a few minutes before dinner.
Wednesday, January 29, 1908
Quite comftiable. Cloudy and raining.
The sowers went about five. Charlie and Powers worked here. We paid them $8.30.
Thursday, January 30, 1908
Pleasant and cold. The coldest night we had this winter. 20 below zero.
Friday, January 31, 1908
Cold and pleasant, not quite as cold.
Charlie came up and got sleigh. They going to South Randolph.
I worked on rug, sewed on some strips.
Joe went and got mail.
Saturday, February 1, 1908
Stormy all day. Rough and cold. The roughest day we had for years, and cold.
I finished sewing my big rug.
Sunday, February 2, 1908
Rough and cold.
Have not heard from C. And Ellen yet. Henry went up through, guess did not break mountain road.
Dretful rough and cold.
Monday, February 3, 1908
Cold and rough.
Howard and H. Broke out. Joe shoveled down to the road. H. Drove in here.
Tuesday, February 4, 1908
Cold. Sun shines bright.
Henry broke out and snow plough went through.
Joe went to (camirs). Mail has not come this week. Did not hear from Charlie’s folks.
Wednesday, February 5, 1908
Cold, the coldest night we had. 24 below.
Joe went to Rochester 2 put a note on Ned and get one in return.
Ellen and C. Got home but had a tough time of it. Pansie and Howard came over and Pansie staid and crochet a while.
Thursday, February 6, 1908
Warmer but snows some and wind blows some.
Friday, February 7, 1908
Cold, but not quite as cold as has been.
I cooked and put down ham and moped.
Joe went and got mail. Letter from Deb.
Rough at night.
Saturday February 8, 1908
Cold. Dretful cold wind.
Joe went and shoveled with Ballentine down to Gilsons. Cold night. Joe left here about three, got home at 8.
Sunday, February 9, 1908
Pleasant but cold.
The Rice boys2 came and got some sour milk.
Howard came and got some castor oil.
Ned came with letter from Ellen saying one of ther cows were sick.
Monday, February 10, 1922
It is a little warmer.
I washed just a few things.
Joe went over to Charlies. Poor track.
We got postal. Uncle William died Saturday morning the 8th.
Tuesday, February 11, 1908
Ril pleasant and warmer.
Joe went to Rochester for grain.
Uncle William buried today. Ned came with letter, C. Gone to Bethel she says cow better.
I baked a little, pies and a cake.
Wednesday, February 12, 1908
Ril pleasant.
I washed a few (hite) clothes.
Howard took home sleigh and Em rode over and stoped a while. Joe went home with her and got iron to fix my shoe with.
Ned brought me a note.
Thursday, February 13, 1908
Rained and hailed. Warmer.
Joe went and got paper.
I got more cold.
Friday, February 14, 1908
Thawing. Rained some.
Pansie came over and staid a little while.
I do not feel extra well.
Saturday, February 15, 1908
Rainy. Rainy all day long.
I do not feel very well.
Sunday, February 16, 1908
Pleasant and colder.
Ellen and Charlie came up. I got a hard cold.
Monday, February 17, 1908
Quite pleasant. Snowed a bit in morning.
Joe drawed down some logs for lumber.
I got a hard cold.
Tuesday, February 18, 1908
Pleasant and cool.
I do not feel well. In bed.
Anna came over and staid a little while.
Joes two year old sheep had a lamb this morning.
Wednesday, February 19, 1908
Stormy and cold and windy.
I am in bed.
Little lamb is not smart. Can’t live.
Joe got cold.
Thursday, February 20, 1908
Ril pleasant.
I am up but have a hard cold.
Joe drawed logs.
Friday, February 21, 1908
Cold and quite pleasant.
Joe went and got mail but B. Had not come today so did not get Courier.
Charlie drove up and brought paper.
Rices folks have moved into (Arb) Austin’s house.
Emma and Carl came over a few minutes.
Snow plough went down by today.
Saturday, February 22, 1908
Pleasant and cool.
Joe went to Bethel, carried 11 dozen and 9 eggs, got .22 per dozen. 2 boxes butter .25 per pound.
Pansie came over and staid with me today.
Charlie went to Bethel also.
Sunday, February 23, 1908
Cold and pleasant. Chilly.
Pansie, Anna and Carl came over. J. Got some post cards for Pansie yestaday.
Old coset had a lamb today. We brought her into the house. Lamb seems smart.
Monday, February 24, 1908
Ril bright and pleasant.
Anna and E. And Carl and Lida came over. Lida is fine today.
We got old sheep in house.
Joe drawed some logs.
Tuesday, February 25, 1908
Bright and pleasant till about night cloudy and wind blows, some warmer.
Abbie came over a few minutes. We churned. Carried old sheep to barn.
Wednesday, February 26, 1908
Stormy and windy.
Thursday, February 27, 1908
A little warmer. Does not snow.
Joe shoveled on road for Ballentine 2 hours.
We dressed of some hens and roosters, 4 in number.
Friday, February 28, 1908
Ril pleasant.
Joe went to Rochester for grain, carried two old hens and 2 chickens, all weighed 16 pounds. Got .15 per pound.
Ellen and Charlie came up and stoped a few minutes.
Got a letter from J. Pember saying she stuck pin in hand and it broken off in there.
Pansie came over.
Saturday, February 29, 1908
Colder. Cold wind but sun shines.
Emma and Carl came over.
I cleaned shelves in pantry today.
Sunday, March 1, 1908
Quite pleasant at night. Snowed some. Chilly.
Joe went up to Will P.
I staid alone. I do not feel very good.
Monday, March 2, 1908
Stormy and it hailed. Rough day.
Tuesday, March 3, 1908
Quite pleasant.
Joe dint go to Town Meeting.
Howard and Pansie came over. Howard not been over since he was sick before.
I put in tomatoes seed.
Wednesday, March 4, 1908
Ril pleasant.
Joe went to village.
Children came over at night, drawed Lida.
Thursday, March 5, 1908
Ril bright.
I went over to Abbies and staid a while.
Pansie went and got her mail and stoped here a few minutes. She got her post cards.
Friday, March 6, 1908
Pleasant in morn but rough in afternoon.
Ellen came up and staid a little while. Rough when she went home. Hailed. She got the paper.
I washed colored clothes this morn.
Saturday, March 7, 1908
Cloudy and warmer. Wind blows.
I washed white clothes.
Pansie came over did not stop but a few minutes.
Sunday, March 8, 1908
Ther. 30
Bright and pleasant.
I hung out my clothes today. Baked beans today.
Joe went over to Charlies, they gone for sawdust he saw them at corners.
Powers came over today.
Just at night children came over.
Monday, March 9, 1908
Ril pleasant.
Joe drawing logs to house for lumber.
Emma and Carl came over and brought little pan for mince meat. I cooked my mince meat and caned it today.
Ballentine got hay out to Rix place.
Tuesday, March 10, 1908
10 above.
Cold and pleasant.
Joe went to Lower Mills, Rochester.
Howard came over and staid a little while and also Pansie.
Cool night.
Wednesday, March 11, 1908
Wind blows.
It thaws quite a lot this afternoon.
I cooked some sausage.
Emma and Carl came over.
Thursday, March 12, 1908
Pleasant.
I made pies and moped. Joe went over to Charlies and got paper. Went as far as corner with team.
Friday, March 13, 1908
Pleasant.
Joe went up to woods.
I fixed (bind) on old black skirt.
Saturday, March 14, 1908
Bright and pleasant. Thawed the most any day this winter. Very pleasant.
At night Howard and Earnest came and got a bottle of oil.
Sunday, March 15, 1908
Cloudy and rained some.
Charlie and E. Came up and did not stay but a few minutes.
At night it thundered and lightened. Rained hard at dark.
Monday, March 16, 1908
Cooler. Snowed some in afternoon.
Joe went to Rochester, carried my shoe and got fixed.
J. Heared Frank (Fylly) was sick, they had a bee today for him to help get wood.
Tuesday, March 17, 1908
Cloudy,
I do not feel well, am in bed. Pansie and Howard came over, Pansie staid and done dishes and help get dinner.
Wednesday, March 18, 1908
Cloudy and snowed a little in afternoon. I am in bed.
Thursday, March 19, 1908
Cloudy.
I am up.
Joe went and got mail, got paper and post cards I sent for.
Friday, March 20, 1908
Pleasant.
Joe went to Rochester, got $13 worth of grain.
Anna came over and staid awhile with me.
Saturday, March 21, 1908
Ril pleasant.
Joe gone to Lower Mills, Rochester.
Pansie and H. Went for mail and Pansie stoped a little while.
I got 18 eggs today.
Sunday, March 22, 1908
Pleasant.
Joe and Charlie went and got J. Sap holder up where he used to live.
Ellen came up and staid a little while.
Monday, March 23, 1908
Ril pleasant at night. It rained and is warmer.
I washed dark clothes and mended on quilt.
Tuesday, March 24, 1908
Windy. Rained a little in forenoon.
I washed white clothes. Joe churned.
Wednesday, March 25, 1908
Ril pleasant. Cold. Froze ril hard.
Howard went part way and carried Henry to Abs W. To sugar.
Thursday, March 26, 1908
Windy and warmer. The snow goes fast.
Joe went over for mail. Beckworth did not come. Howard stoped here.
Friday, March 27, 1908
Cloudy.
Rochester stage went over on wheels today.
Howard went for mail but B. Had not come.
Joe began to split and pile wood today.
I finished up some rugs. I do not feel as well as usual.
Snow goes fast.
Got 22 eggs today.
Saturday, March 28, 1908
Rained some. Wind blows and the sun tryed to shine. Showery.
Lonesome day. Just two years tonight since Mother died.
Sunday, March 29, 1908
Rainy and cloudy.
Joe went over to Charlies, got some plaster for hens. I got 23 eggs today.
Abbie came over and did not stop but a few minutes.
Monday, March 30, 1908
Pleasant. Cooler.
Pansie and Emma stoped and left our Courier. It came in ther mail box.
I cleaned bedroom closet.
Tuesday, March 31, 1908
Pleasant and bright in morning but clouded up at noon.
Joe gone over to Charlies to fix vaporator.
I washed dark clothes.
Ellen sent me some cookies.
I had a letter from Auntie Anna tonight.
Wednesday, April 1, 1908
Pleasant.
Charlie came up with steers with lumber wagon to have Joe go to Rochester to get sap buckets. He went and got Major shod.
Emma came over and got some sour milk, said ther mother did not feel well.
Thursday, April 2, 1908
Snowed a little. Cloudy and wind blows.
Charlie came up and got buckets.
Cold night.
Friday, April 3, 1908
Cold, quite pleasant.
Winn Whitaker came and took list.
Howard came and brought us some fine syrup.
Saturday, April 4, 1908
Cold, only 8 above this morning. Our stove pipe burnt out.
Ellen came up to get Joe to go and help bootcher today. He went and they gave him a fine piece of meat.
I feel the cold triable.
Carl and Emma came over. E. said they got 2 little pupies.
Sunday, April 5, 1908
Pleasant and warmer.
Howard went and carried his father back to Abs Whittakers.
Monday, April 6, 1908
Ril pleasant.
Joe carried box butter over to Estha at the mines, got .25 per pound, five pounds.
Good sap day.
Emma and Carl came over. We cleaned stove pipe out.
Tuesday, April 7, 1908
Ril pleasant.
Joe got some wood up in shed and went over to Charlies.
I cleaned in Joe’s room.
Let out pullets for the first time.
Wednesday, April 8, 1908
Cold. Chilly. Hailed and snowed most all day long. Rough day.
Thursday, April 9, 1908
Sun shines. Froze hard last night but at noon began to thaw.
Ellen came up so if Joe went to Rochester he could get them some pails to put sugar in. Joe went for grain but they did not have any at Chaffee.
Friday, April 10, 1908
Bright and Pleasant. About four began to cloud up and sprinkled a little.
Joe went over to Charlies to tell him he did not get grain.
Got paper and a letter from Mrs. Rix.
Saturday, April 11, 1908
Wind blows. Not very pleasant in forenoon.
Joe gone to Rochester. Did not get home till 10 o’clock. Had to wait for grain.
I do not feel very well.
Charlie came up in evening, got pails for sugar.
Joe got grain for C.
Sunday, April 12, 1908
Cold, and the ground is white with snow this morning.
Little Topsy heifer had her calf, done fine.
Ellen came up with sled for grain.
Pansie came over.
Monday, April 13, 1908
All kinds of (going).
Howard came over and went for mail. Got a postal from Jennie Willard.
Emma came over at night. I do not feel well.
First lambs for April, a pair of twins. Young sheep, they are not very smart.
Tuesday, April 14, 1908
Cold and quite pleas(ant).
I do not feel well, in bed.
Lambs not very smart.
Wednesday, April 15, 1908
Rained some in afternoon.
Howard and Anna over a few minutes.
I am in bed.
Smut face sheep had a lamb last night. Joe found it about 2 o’clock. Ril smart.
At night grows colder.
Thursday, April 16, 1908
Cold but pleasant. I am up. Joe went and got paper.
Lambs are not very smart.
Friday, April 17, 1908
Pleasant.
Young sheep had a lamb, not very smart. I got it in house.
Anna came over and staid awhile. J. Went and borowed a little feed over to Abbie’s.
Saturday, April 18, 1908
Cloudy and rained at night.
Joe went over to Rochester and got some grain.
We had two lambs, one soon after J. came, one at midnight. Both young sheep. Joe set up all night.
Got 30 eggs.
Sunday, April 19, 1908
Rained some. Cloudy.
We are tending lambs.
Pansie came over at evening, got some sour milk.
Monday, April 20, 1908
Cloudy, snowed a little.
School began today.
Joe went over to Abbie’s a few minutes. Had a sick sheep.
Cold night, only 8 above zero at midnight.
Seting up to tend lambs.
Tuesday, April 21, 1908
Cloudy and cold wind.
Old big sheep had her lambs this forenoon, ril smart.
Howard came over a few minutes.
Wednesday, April 22, 1908
Warmer. Pleasant in morn. At noon clouded up some.
Philip’s mother had her lamb today, ril smart.
Thursday, April 23, 1908
It rained in morning and sun shone, lots warmer, the warmest day of the year.
I washed today. Nice day to dry clothes.
I am tired tonight.
Friday, April 24, 1908
Pansie brought the mail, paper and a letter from Aunty Anna and a bank book also.
One of the small sheep (B)all face lambs had a lamb. I going to try and bring it (coset).
Saturday, April 25, 1908
Ril pleasant.
Joe gone to Rochester, Churned and carried Mrs. Esta 6 ½ pounds.
Charlie came up and got the lumber waggon and I went home with him with the stearse.
He went to Rochester with sugar, 8 hundred (looked) fine.
Ellen had stuck a nail in foot.
Sunday, April 26, 1908
Pleasant.
We went over to Charlie’s a little while.
My little coset is not very smart.
Monday, April 27, 1908
Hot for this Spring.
The old smut sheep (?) her lamb.
The warmest day we had this Spring.
I cleaned one cupboard in back room.
Tuesday, April 28, 1908
Cloudy. Rained hard in the night. Rained some in morning and a shower at night.
One of the young sheep had a lamb.
I wrote Aunty Anna and Joe went and carried it to mail box.
Joe fixed farmyard fence.
I cleaned 1 cupboard in backroom.
Thursday, April 30, 1908
Cooler. Rained some in forenoon. J. And I went over to Charlie’s, came home with express waggon.
I had a letter from a woman I wrote and and apron pattern for Pansie from Aunty Anna.
I took springs out but have not cleaned much today.
Friday, May 1, 1908
Cloudy, cool and windy.
Snowed a little. Cool.
Joe went to Rochester today.
Howard came over and brought us some syrup, fine.
I washed curtains and sheets and cleaned in my bedroom today.
Saturday, May 2, 1908
Cool. Sun shone bright in forenoon. Clouded up in afternoon.
I went over and helped Ellen wash buckets. Charlie went to Rochester with sugar.
Lyman Rix called while I was gone.
We had another lamb.
Sunday, May 3, 1908
Cold, and the ground is covered with snow.
Joe went over and got C. Express waggon to go up to Swans tomorrow.
Got a box of butter for Esta’s folks got 2 boxes.
Our last lamb came tonight from a young sheep. Does not own it very well.
Monday, May 4, 1908
Cool but quite pleasant. Rained a little in afternoon.
Joe gone up to Swans.
Howard came over and borrowed wool box.
Tuesday, May 5, 1908
Quite pleasant.
Joe gone over to help Charlie bootcher pig, got a piece of liver.
Howard brought wool box home.
We let out sheep, part of them for first time.
I washed front door and put up curtains.
Wednesday, May 6, 1908
Cool, cloudy.
Joe went to Rochester to get grain and part of lumber waggon, took 16 dozen eggs got (.15) per dozen.
Red and white cow had her calf this morning, all done fine.
I am dretful tired.
Thursday, May 7, 1908
Rainy.
Ironed curtains, went in kitchen.
Friday, May 8, 1922
Rainy. Rained in forenoon and at night.
I cleaned other room closet.
Saturday, May 9, 1908
Rainy.
I washed some.
Joe sheared old coset for the first one this year.
Sunday, May 10, 1908
Rainy and quite cool.
Joe went over to Charlie’s, got waggon body.
A letter from Aunty Anna.
Emma, Carl, Lida came over and at night Howard.
Monday, May 11, 1908
Pleasant.
Joe went to Rochester, carried 12 dozen eggs. .15 per dozen.
Joe drawed some manure in forenoon for the first this Spring.
Tuesday, May 12, 1908
Rained some.
Abbie came over for sour milk, stoped a jif, and Lida.
Wednesday, May 13, 1908
Pleasant.
Joe drawed out manure in forenoon.
I not felt extra well.
Thursday, May 14, 1908
Rained in forenoon.
Howard came over and got wool box.
Children got our paper.
I gave Pansie and Anna a rug for ther birthday present.
At night found Nancy had a calf in box stall. It is not time for her.
Friday, May 15, 1908
Pleasant.
Pansie’s birthday. She caught 3 fishes and gave them to us.
Little Nancy has not done well. She does not feel very well.
Saturday, May 16, 1908
Very pleasant.
Lyman came over from old place, got 20 cts. worth pork and dozen eggs. Anna got a dozen of eggs.
Charlie and Aaron Stores took out ther sheep today.
I do not feel very well.
Sunday, May 17, 1908
Pleasant.
Pansie came over a few minutes.
J. And I went over to Charlie’s a few minutes.
At night brown cow had her calf. It is not time for her and calf is not very smart.
Lyman stoped and got 5 dozen eggs, .15 per dozen.
Monday, May 18, 1908
Pleasant.
Joe ploughed for the first time, some for potatoes.
Brown cow does not feel very good.
I do not feel very well.
Tuesday, May 19, 1908
Pleasant.
Ellen came up for express waggon to go to Robbins auction in Stockbridge.
Buck and his wife from East Bethel came over to fish.
I do not feel well in afternoon, in bed.
Lida and her mother came over, stoped a few minutes.
Wednesday, May 20, 1908
Cloudy.
I am in bed.
Joe sheared Alfred today.
Thursday, May 21, 1908
Cloudy and rainy.
I am up, do not feel very well.
Abbie came over. I made some doughnuts for her.
Henry going to Middletown to draw a load of goods for Robbins.
Friday, May 22, 1908
Rainy and cloudy all day long.
Pansie went home with teacher to stay.
Joe caught 25 fish.
Saturday, May 23, 1908
Hot. Mugy. Did not rain.
Howard and Joe fixed line fence between cow pasture.
Ellen came up to see if Joe could.
Sunday, May 24, 1908
Pleasant.
Joe and I went over to Ellen’s. Barrett was there.
Ellen and C. Came up at night, C. To cut lambs’ tails off.
We got a calf over to Charlie’s to fat.
Monday, May 25, 1908
Warm and pleasant.
Joe and I went to village.
Little calf we got over to Charlie’s died, was sick just a little while. Awful sick.
Tuesday, May 26, 1908
Warm and pleasant.
Little calf we got died this morn, ril sick and died in a few minutes. Joe and I went to village, carried 29 dozen eggs at .16 per dozen. I turned over the page.
Pleasant.
George Pember took sheep over today.
Wednesday, May 27, 1908
Warm and pleasant.
Joe drawed out manure.
Thursday, May 28, 1908
Ril pleasant. Hot.
Ellen came up at night, did not stop but a minute.
I washed kitchen windows and moped.
Dretful tired tonight.
Friday, May 29, 1908
Pleasant. Hot at night, rained a little.
Willard Eastman planted potatoes here today.
Abbie came over a few minutes.
We paid Willard $1. He got here about nine.
Saturday, May 30, 1908
Hot at night, rained hard.
I done a large wash.
Joe drawed out manure.
Sunday, May 31, 1908
Warm and cloudy.
Lyman called here today.
Monday, June 1, 1908
Cloudy. Cold.
Joe went and got Tom shoded to Rochester.
At night I rode over to Ellen’s.
I dug some greens.
Tuesday, June 2, 1908
Pleasant. Cold.
We had greens. Abbie and Lida came over, stoped a few minutes.
Wednesday, June 3, 1908
Some cloudy. There was a hard frost last night.
Willard planted potatoes here today. Paid him $1.
I got a hard headache.
Thursday, June 4, 1908
Pleasant. Cold.
At night we went over to Ellen’s. (Parrott) was there, been plastering.
(Mark) Rix also was there.
Friday, June 5, 1908
Pleasant and a little warmer.
I finished Pansie’s apron.
Ellen came up did not stop any, got some rasin.
Parrott going to sodder pipe.
Saturday, June 6, 1908
Ril pleasant.
Joe and I went to village. Carried 3 bushels potatoes, 3 boxes butter, some (pottaes) 60 cts and some .50 per bushel. Butter 20 cts.
Sunday, June 7, 1908
Hot.
We put in beet seed and carrot seed and some peas and set out tomatoes today.
Monday, June 8, 1908
Hot. 88 in shade on north side of the house in afternoon.
Tuesday, June 9, 1908
Pleasant till night, then rained, hailed, and thundered.
Joe sheared four sheep. We got all the sheep up.
Wednesday, June 10, 1908
Quite pleasant.
We took away the banking. At night Henry stoped and said Edd Putnam would take some potatoes at 55 cts. A bushel.
We set up till 2 and (sprouted) 30 bushels to carry to morrow.
Thursday, June 11, 1908
Pleasant.
Joe went with potatoes. Carried 2 boxes butter. One box .20, one is to be .22.
Friday, June 12, 1908
Hot. Cloudy.
Lyman stoped here.
Joe put in a little sweet corn today.
Saturday, June 13, 1908
Warm.
Joe sheared a few sheep.
At night we went over to Charlies.
Sunday, June 14, 1908
Pleasant. In evening rained hard.
Charlie Miles came here, also Will and (James).
Ellen and C. Just stoped here a few minutes.
Monday, June 15, 1908
Rained hard almost all day.
Joe went up to Will’s.
Sheep were out, got cold and wet.
Tuesday, June 16, 1908
Cool and pleasant.
Joe went to Rochester.
The Estey girl came over and got a dozen eggs and they want some potatoes. I sprouted two bushels potatoes.
Joe got some barley and he went at night over to Charlie’s to tell C. He could have some barley.
Wednesday, June 17, 1908
Ril pleasant.
Eva and Ellen came up, only stoped a few minutes. George P. Took some cattle out, brought me some shoes he got at Fargoes.
Joe ploughed part of old potato ground.
Men working on road with machine.
Thursday, June 18, 1908
Pleasant.
I do not feel very well, went to bed about six.
Friday, June 19, 1908
Pleasant at night, and in the night rained and hard thunder.
I am in bed.
Joe sheared 3 sheep.
Saturday, June 20, 1908
I do not feel very well.
Pansie came over and pick us some berries.
Sunday, June 21, 1908
Pleasant.
Ellen and Charlie came up and J. And C. Went a fishing. E. Went and got berries for short cake.
We had fish and short cake for supper.
Monday, June 22, 1908
Pleasant.
We churned at night.
We went over to C.
Tuesday, June 23, 1908
Pleasant. Hot.
We went over to Abbie’s at night and got some swill.
I went in forenoon and got some berries.
Joe sowed the barley today.
Wednesday, June 24, 1908
Hot. Thundered at night and rained.
Joe went to Rochester this afternoon.
Thursday, June 25, 1908
Pleasant.
E. Came up early and told me she found some berries.
Joe carried me over to the school house. E. And I went, got a fine mess. J. Came after me.
Friday, June 26, 1908
Hot.
I am looking over berries and caned two quarts.
Very tired. School closed today.
Este girl came and got a box butter, did not pay for it. It will be $1.10.
Saturday, June 27, 1908
Hot.
Abbie came over and stoped a few minutes, and Lida.
Sunday, June 28, 1908
Hot.
Pleasant. Some cloudy in afternoon.
Joe and I went over to Charlie’s and we all went and got some berries.
Monday, June 29, 1908
Hot.
Cloudy and rained some.
George Pember and Charlie Wilson were here, fixed fence.
I went over to E. And we went and got some berries. It rained and I came home.
Tuesday, June 30, 1908
Cloudy.
Joe went up to Will’s for plough shovel.
Charlie came up and is going to Rochester, took horse rake up.
Joe is to give $4.
Emma came over and staid a little while.
Wednesday, July 1, 1908
Hot. Pleaant.
Joe went up to his old place and got some of his stuff.
Pansie came over a jif.
Thursday, July 2, 1908
Hot. Hot at night, thundered and rained.
I was alone. Ellen and Pansie came after the shower. Joe gone to Randolph.
Terrible hot.
I washed some dark clothes.
Friday, July 3, 1908
Cloudy and rained some.
Abbie came over a few minutes.
Saturday, July 4, 1908
Cloudy and rained.
Charlie came up and he and Joe went fishing. J. Got 21.
Ellen came up to get C.
Muggy.
Abbie and Henry came over a few minutes at evening.
Sunday, July 5, 1908
Hot.
At night Joe and I went out to Abbie’s and got some swill.
Monday, July 6, 1908
Hot. Hot, very hot.
I washed. Joe moded a path down to the spring.
At night we got in a little jag. Emma and Carl raked after.
Tuesday, July 7, 1908
Awful hot. 90 on the north side in forenoon. At night it thundered and lightened and rained a little.
We got in a little jag of hay.
Wednesday, July 8, 1908
Cooler. Quite cool.
Joe took red and white cow down to (Arbsenstina) place.
Ellen and Mrs. Powers and children came up at night, stoped a few minutes.
Thursday, July 9, 1908
Pleasant but cooler.
I bought 2 qt. of rasberries of Pansie, gave her 10 cts. A qt, put up one qt.
Friday, July 10, 1908
Pleasant and hot.
Joe went to Rochester and got Major shod.
At night we went over and got paper and went over to Ellen’s.
Carl and Lida came over and staid a while with me.
Saturday, July 11, 1908
Hot.
We got in a load of hay at night.
Sunday, July 12, 1908
Pleasant and hot.
I went over and went down with E. To carry cream with Major.
Edith, Charlie and Anna Smith came here and Margaret and her husband. Eva Lyon and Ned Lyon called here.
Charlie came up and help fix wire fence today.
Monday, July 13, 1908
Hot.
Joe went with calves, got $16 for the two.
Charles Lowell had them. He got grain for Charlie and carried it over to him.
1 box butter at 18cts. a pound.
Tuesday, July 14, 1908
Cloudy.
Wednesday, July 15, 1908
Cloudy. Rained a bit.
Joe sprinkled potatoes today.
Ira Buck came up and took dinner.
I brought down a little lamb. Does not feel well.
Thursday, July 16, 1908
Some cloudy.
I went over with Major to go with cream with Ellen but she went Tuesday. We went a berring.
I do not feel very well.
Joe went in afternoon and raked over to Charlie’s.
Friday, July 17, 1908
It rained.
I am in bed. Joe went over to Charlie’s but rained so did not get in any hay.
Abbie just came over, did not stop any.
Saturday, July 18, 1908
Rained some.
I am in bed.
Charlie came up and patched the barn.
Howard came over.
Joe caught 15 fish.
Sunday, July 19, 1908
Muggy but did not rain. Some cloudy.
I am up.
Frank Fuller and wife came over today.
Monday, July 20, 1908
Pleasant.
Joe went in afternoon and raked for Charlie.
Ellen sent me some berries.
Tuesday, July 21, 1908
Looked like rain. Muggy but did not rain.
We got in a little jag of hay.
Joe went over to Charlie’s a little while and helped.
I do not feel very good.
Wednesday, July 22, 1908
Looked like rain but burnt away in afternoon Joe went over to Rochester, paid Chaffee, got some sugar and 6 pt. cans.
Thursday, July 23, 1908
Pleasant.
Joe went in afternoon and raked for Charlie.
George Pember and Sumner came here early, going to fix fence.
Friday, July 24, 1908
Pleasant.
Joe went in afternoon over to Charlie’s. Charlie finished haying tonight, all but a bit of swal.
Henry’s folks finished haying tonight.
It pleasant.
C. Will hay up here tomorrow.
Saturday, July 25, 1908
Rainy and cloudy all day long.
Sold one pound butter to Mrs. Gilman 22 cts.
Sunday, July 26, 1908
Pleasant.
I went over and went with Ellen to carry cream.
Mr. Powers came and got 3 pounds butter he paid and 15 cts. Over.
Monday, July 27, 1908
Hot.
We got in a little hay.
I went over to Ellen’s, carried a loaf bread.
Howard and his father down to Fred’s, took ther cows down there.
Joe went down to Arbs Dustins place with red and wite cow, no [bull] there.
Tuesday, July 28, 1908
Hot.
Joe went to village, carried 18 dozen eggs, 2 boxes butter. Got 20 cts. A pound for butter, 23 and 24 for eggs.
Ellen up a jif. Pansie staid a while with me.
Charlie S. And Aaron S. Were out to fix fence.
Wednesday, July 29, 1908
Awful hot. Hot.
I went over to go with cream but it was (not) the day, not til tomorrow.
Pansie gone over to stay with Aunt Ellen all night.
Joe went over to corners to rake.
Thursday, July 30, 1908
Hot. Hot. 94
Ellen and I went with cream in afternoon.
I do not feel very well.
Joe went over to corners to rake.
Hot night.
Friday, July 31, 1908
Hot. Hot.
Joe helped in afternoon at corners.
We churned today.
Rained a little. We got in a small jag of hay after J. Came home.
Saturday, August 1, 1908
Cooler.
Pansie rode home from corners with Joe.
Cooler tonight. Quite cool.
Sunday, August 2, 1908
Pleasant.
We got in a little jag of hay. Joe went about noon over to corners to get in hay.
Anna and Emma came over and staid all night.
Monday, August 3, 1908
Pleasant.
I went with E. With cream.
Anna and Emma over to Ellen’s with me.
Sheep got out and acted bad.
They finished at the corners haying today.
Tuesday, August 4, 1908
Rainy.
Ellen and C. Came up, took up horse rake and big waggon.
Winn Whittaker and wife up here, only stoped a few minutes, got a box of butter.
Wednesday, August 5, 1908
Cloudy and rainy.
Ellen and I went to Rochester in afternoon, rained some and thundered some.
George and Sumner came over, going to stay all night.
Thursday, August 6, 1908
Pleasant.
They hayed here.
Powers and Charlie, George and S. went home.
Friday, August 7, 1908
Rainy in forenoon.
Charlie came up in afternoon and help put up wire fence. J. And I went and got some berries by side roade.
Saturday, August 8, 1908
Pleasant.
All hayed. Powers, C. And Joe.
Ira Whittaker was over to see about buying (Jinnie).
Charlie does not feel well, ril sick to stomach.
Sunday, August 9, 1908
Pleasant.
Charlie and E. Came up. Charlie staid and got in hay. E. Went home.
Charlie went down to Cora Smith and sold (Jinnie) $16.
Monday, August 10, 1908
Pleasant.
All hayed.
I washed and went and got some berries.
Tuesday, August 11, 1908
Pleasant in forenoon, thundered and lightened hard at night.
Powers did not come till noon, stoped before five on account of rain.
E. and I went with cream.
Wednesday, August 12, 1908
Pleasant.
All hayed.
Abbie came over twice.
Thursday, August 13, 1908
Rained hard at night, or towards night.
George and Sumnar came over, cows got out. They found them in pond.
Powers came at half past nine.
We took up Alfred today.
Friday, August 14, 1908
Pleasant.
All hayed.
George and Sumner went home tonight.
Ellen came up at night and got Major, going to Bethel and creamery.
Saturday, August 15, 1908
Pleasant and cool.
I do not feel very well.
Pansie came over and helped me, going to stay all night.
All hayed today.
Sunday, August 16, 1908
Pleasant.
I am sick in bed.
Charlie and E. Came up. C. staid and got in a load of hay.
Pansie going to stay all night.
[Joe took red cow off].
Monday, August 17, 1908
Rainy. Pansie went home.
Tuesday, August 18, 1908
Cool and pleasant.
Charlie hayed here but Powers did not.
Charlie cut the barley today.
I went and got a few berries.
Charlie does not feel very well.
Wednesday, August 19, 1908
Pleasant in forenoon but rained a bit in afternoon. Wind blows.
I went with E. with cream and down to Rogers after vineger.
All hayed, Powers, C. and J.
Thursday, August 20, 1908
Pleasant and ril cool.
All hayed.
Powers not going to work here any more. He had 40 ½ pounds butter.
E. Came up and got a few berries. Abbie brought me some berries.
Friday, August 21, 1908
Pleasant.
They got in barley, Charlie and Joe.
I put up some blackberries.
Saturday, August 22, 1908
Cloudy. Rained a bit.
C. Came up, got in some hay and patched the barn some.
Powers came up. I paid him $3.60. That makes all we owe him.
Sunday, August 23, 1908
Pleasant.
Ellen and I went with cream. E. Came up home and got a few berries.
Emma and Lida came over.
Joe and I at night went over to Estas and (Catnys) got $1 owed us.
Monday, August 24, 1908
Pleasant.
Charlie finished mowing here today, took home his machine.
Tuesday, August 25, 1908
Pleasant.
Ellen and I went to Rochester for grain meal $1.85 per hundred. Jennie P. and girls were here when I got home, stoped a little while.
C. came up and got in some hay. He took waggon and all home.
Wednesday, August 26, 1908
Cloudy.
Joe and I got some hay out in little mowing and he fixed some fence to put cattle in.
Thursday, August 27, 1908
Pleasant.
We turned cattle for the first time in new pasture.
I went with E. with cream today.
Friday, August 28, 1908
Pleasant. Cool at night.
Joe went over and helped Charlie a little while he got in some of his barley.
I moped around.
Saturday, August 29, 1908
Ril pleasant. A bit of frost here for the first time this Fall.
Joe and I went to Bethel, paid taxes. Carried eggs and butter, eggs 25 cts. We got .22 for butter. Ought to have more.
Sunday, August 30, 1908
Pleasant. Hot.
Ellen came up to get Joe to go and help get in barley.
Charles Coatney came over and got some butter and paid me for potatoes.
Monday, August 31, 1908
Real pleas. and hot.
I went with E. with cream. Joe took winter lamb over to C. and C. killed it and we are going to sell it.
School opened today with Mabel (Dust) as teacher.
Tuesday, September 1, 1908
Hot and pleasant.
Joe went to village, carried lamb to sell, dressed.
Town Meeting. J. W. Miller was elected to repesente the town.
Ellen came up and we went out to Rix place.
Wednesday, September 2, 1908
Hot at night. Rained in afternoon.
J. went over to C. He got in rest of barley.
I washed white clothes.
We churned. Powers folks had 4 pounds and a few ounces butter. 1.10 not paid for.
Thursday, September 3, 1908
Rained a little in morning. Ril cool.
I went with E. to carry cream. Go once in three days now.
Ril cool tonight.
Friday, September 4, 1908
Cool and pleasant.
Ellen came up and got express waggon and stuff to put up barb wire fence.
I ironed and made pies.
Saturday, September 5, 1908
Pleasant.
Joe went and got Tom shod. I dug 1 bushel of good potatoes for the first ones.
I washed back room windows.
Sunday, September 6, 1908
Pleasant.
I went with Ellen with cream. At night J. and I went out to Rix place and got some apples.
Monday, September 7, 1908
Ril pleasant.
J. and I dug 8 bushels good potatoes.
Rubin Whittaker came and got box butter. Did not have the change. It will be $1.25.
At night J. and I went over to C. to get express waggon.
Tuesday, September 8, 1908
Ril pleasant.
Joe went up to West Swans to get waggon wheels fixed, lumber waggon.
I dug 1 bushel potatoes.
Wednesday, September 9, 1908
Pleasant.
I went with Ellen with cream. We went down to (Seldons Rogeras) and got some vinegar. I got 2 gallons .30 cts.
I feel ril mean.
Charlie Smith came over today.
Last night C.’s old hog had 14 little pigs.
Thursday, September 10, 1908
Hot and looks very smoky.
Joe dug a few potatoes. I dug 1 ½ bushels good ones.
Very warm and smoky.
Friday, September 11, 1908
Hot and dry.
I washed a little.
J. churned 10 pounds butter.
Saturday, September 12, 1908
Pleasant and hot.
I baked a little.
Ellen sent up mail by Powers’ children. Had a letter from Deb Wilber.
Sunday, September 13, 1908
Pleasant and hot.
Rubin Whittaker came and paid for box butter and took another $2.50 .
Ellen came up just a jif, got $4. Wanted to pay Sid Powers.
Monday, September 14, 1908
Ril pleasant.
Joe went to Rochester for grain. Mrs. (Eater (probably Esta)) paid him all she owes us. $1.
J. dug potatoes from 3 till six.
Some frost last night.
Tuesday, September 15, 1908
Pleasant.
I do not feel good. In bed.
J. dug potatoes.
At night brown cow is not here. J. can’t find her. Been to Henry’s.
Quite a frost.
Wednesday, September 16, 1908
Pleasant.
Joe looked for brown cow but has not found her.
I am in bed. After dark went to Rices and Whitakers, no trace of her.
Thursday, September 17, 1908
Pleasant.
Joe and Howard found brown cow.
I am up today.
Friday, September 18, 1908
Pleasant.
Joe dug a few potatoes.
I picked a few at night. We went over to Charlie’s.
Saturday, September 19, 1908
Joe dug potatoes. I picked up some.
We went over to Abbie’s and got some crab apples.
Sunday, September 20, 1908
Ril pleasant as usal.
Joe salted cattle and sheep up in George’s and Charlie’s. He fixed C.’s shoes and at night we carried them over. They gave us a (qtr) of lamb to eat.
Monday, September 21, 1908
Hot and pleasant.
Joe dug 20 bushels good potatoes today and I picked up.
Tuesday, September 22, 1908
Hot. Hot.
We dug and picked up 15 bushels good potatoes.
Very warm.
Wednesday, September 23, 1908
Hot and pleasant.
Ellen came up, did not stop any.
I feel kindy old.
We got 15 bushels good potatoes. Joe dug all day.
Thursday, September 24, 1908
Hot. 82 in shade.
We got 14 bushels good potatoes and lots more poor ones and little ones than usal.
Friday, September 25, 1908
83.
Hot and pleasant in forenoon.
I did not feel very well.
Joe finished the potatoes. I picked up just a few in afternoon.
Ellen rode up, wanted force pump.
Saturday, September 26, 1908
85.
Hot, hot.
Joe went to Bethel, carried (3) boxes butter and eggs. Butter .26 cts. a pound and eggs .27.
I have not done much. Very hot and I do not feel well.
Sunday, September 27, 1908
Hot.
Howard came over a few minutes.
Joe went over to mines to see if he could sell potatoes.
Carried (Cotney 1.8) cts. worth butter. He did not pay for .25 cts. on the other.
Monday, September 28, 1908
Cloudy and rained a little.
Charlie. S. and Will Huchington came out to get sheep, going to stay all night.
I washed, baked bread and doughnuts.
At night Ellen and C. came up, brought me a squash. We got some dirt for hens next winter.
Tuesday, September 29, 1908
Cooler. Rained at night hard and blows.
C. and Huchington went with what sheep they could find. Took old coset and black lamb that has run here this summer. Charlie paid me $1.50.
Wednesday, September 30, 1908
The coldest night last night we had this season.
I made jelly. Put up one pint of pairs, 2 qt. tomatoes.
Quite cool.
Thursday, October 1, 1908
Cloudy.
Mr. And Mrs. Winn W. came up to get a box of butter. I did not have any.
Joe got in the pumpkins and we went and got some limb wood. At night we went and got paper and went out to Ellen’s. C. been to village.
Neighbors at corners came tonight. French people. (This line was written upside down).
Friday, October 2, 1908
30.
It rained about all night and is cold. J. got in some apples and I got in a few vegetables. It seems damp and cold to night.
Saturday, October 3, 1908
Cold. Ground froze a little in places. At noon bright and cool.
Joe went over to Charlie’s and got Express waggon to go to Rochester for grain.
Sunday, October 4, 1908
Cloudy some and sun shone some.
Joe went over to help Charlie put up a little barb wire.
I cooked some squash for the first time this season.
Ruben Whittaker came to see if we had some butter. We did not.
Monday, October 5, 1908
Ril pleasant.
George Pember came and took some cattle and sheep home. Joe helped him get cattle.
In afternoon Joe helped Charlie.
When J. came home said Ellen had cut her hand on some glass.
Tuesday, October 6, 1908
Ril pleasant.
I went over and done Ellen’s dishes. She does not feel very well.
WinnWhitaker came and got box butter. $1.30.
Joe boiled first kettle of swill today.
Wednesday, October 7, 1908
Very pleasant and warmer.
I went over and washed Ellen’s dishes.
Made some chowder when I got home and put sleeves in Abbie’s wrapper.
Thursday, October 8, 1908
Pleasant.
Joe went over and helped C. put up some wire fence.
He brought home 2 little pigs, ril good.
I put 1 can pears, 1 tomatoes.
I am ril tired.
Mr. Stevens died (Get) 5.
Friday, October 9, 1908
Cloudy and rained just a speck.
Joe gone to village, got a sack flour. Carried some eggs, they are .30 cts. a dozen.
Saturday, October 10, 1908
Pleasant.
Joe went to Rochester to get horses shod. Major pulled off one shoe after getting home.
We got in sweet corn.
My throat is sore. Ril sore.
Sunday, October 11, 1908
Rained hard in morning. Not very cold.
Ellen and Charlie came up. C. went out to Rix place for an old tire. E. went home afoot.
Emma came over a little while.
Joe went over to mines to get Major’s shoe put on, but Cotney was gone.
Monday, October 12, 1908
Pleasant and ril cold. Coldest this Fall.
Joe went and got Major’s shoe fixed on.
We went over to Ellen’s a few minutes.
Joe put up a clete for pantry shelves. C. gone to Rochester. We picked some apples.
Cold night. Tied cows up for first time this Fall, all of them.
Tuesday, October 13, 1908
Cool and pleasant.
Joe went over to C.’s and got his lumber waggon.
Abbie and Lida came over, stoped just a few minutes.
Joe went after (last).
Abbie gave him some squash. They be good.
Wednesday, October 14, 1908
Ril Pleasant.
Joe gone to Bethel with potatoes. 14 bushels to Martin $10.
I do not feel very good today.
Joe got a barrel flour, 2 hundred meal, 1 hundred corn.
Thursday, October 15, 1908
Pleasant.
I do not feel very well. In bed.
Friday, October 16, 1908
Pleasant.
Joe went over to Charlie’s and got the paper.
I am in bed.
Saturday, October 17, 1908
80
Pleasant and very hot, 80 on north side at noon.
I am up around.
Sunday, October 18, 1908
Very pleasant.
Abbie came and brought home the brass kettle.
Howard stoped here. Killed a partridge.
At night George P. came over, going to take home cattle to morrow.
Monday, October 19, 1908
Pleasant and ril smoky in forenoon.
George took home all his cattle.
I finished making my pickles.
Tuesday, October 20, 1908
Ril pleasantr. Cold.
I washed and got in some of my sunflowers.
I guess last night was the coldest night we have had.
Ellen came up just a jif.
Wednesday, October 21, 1908
Ril pleasant.
We are getting ready to go to morrow to the center.
I finished geathering the sunflowers today.
I ironed some today.
Thursday, October 22, 1908
Very pleasant.
Joe and I went to Randolph Center. Weent down to George Pember’s to dinner.
Ellen and C. milked.
We started about 8 got home about 9 in evening.
I got me a new wrapper.
Ruth had some little pupies last night. Six.
Friday, October 23, 1908
Pleasant.
I feel rather old.
Abbie gone to village.
Howard came over here a little while. Ellen gave me outing for night dress.
Some folks want to get boarded that cut wood in Lorenzo Bowen’s.
Saturday, October 24, 1908
Cloudy.
Joe gone to village.
I got dinner for the Bass men and they dint come to dinner.
Sunday, October 25, 1908
Cloudy.
Joe and I ropde over to Abbie’s, then to mail some letters and over to Ellen’s. Eat dinner over to Ellen’s, had chicken. Fine supper.
Charlie Smith over geting sheep, staid over to Rix place.
Monday, October 26, 1908
Rainy some.
Charlie Smith took his sheep home.
Rodes took dinner and supper here.
Charlie paid Joe $5 for salting and helping about sheep.
Tuesday, October 27, 1908
Rained a little in morning, sun shone in afternoon.
Myrtie and her two children came in forenoon, took dinner. Abbie took them over to Ellen’s.
Joe drawed limb wood.
Rodes is here. Thundered hard. Rodes did not stay all night. Hard lightning.
Wednesday, October 28, 1908
Rained some, damp day.
Rodes had an hired man today. Dinner for him and Rodes.
Thursday, October 29, 1908
Cloudy. Rained a bit. It is colder.
Joe went to village with potatoes. Tom was dretful lame coming home.
Graton staid here all night. Worked for Rodes.
Friday, October 30, 1908
Cold, cloudy, and rained a little in forenoon.
Graton took breakfast here, none took dinner.
Joe went to Rochester, paid tax and sent his to Pitsfield.
Saturday, October 31, 1908
Cold wind, blows hard. Coldest day of the Fall. I feel the cold dretfully.
Joe went over to C. last night. Cold.
Sunday, November 1, 1908
Winds blows cold.
Emma came over, took supper with us.
Joe put in some glass out to barn and in house.
Charlie came up in evening. He thought he had a cow get chooked but it wasent, she coughs.
Monday, November 2, 1908
Pleasant and a little warmer.
Joe taped my shoes.
Abbie came over to see if I was using brass kettle, brought me 3 squashes.
Tuesday, November 3, 1908
Cloudy and a little warmer.
Joe went to (Lecton? - election?) with Charlie. He went with wood.
When we got up our calf dint feel well, we gave soda and ginger. He feels better to night.
I cleaned last chamber today.
Howard and Lida came over a few minutes.
Wednesday, November 4, 1908
Cool and quite pleasant till night. It snowed a little and is ril cold at dark.
I put up a can of citron, swept and moped bedroom.
Thursday, November 5, 1908
Snowes and is cold.
Charles Lowell was along buy sheep.
I cut out my night dress Ellen gave me the cloth for.
Howard came over and brought the brass kettle.
Friday, November 6, 1908
Stormy some.
Ellen came up, stoped a few minutes. Joe was just going over there as she came up so she rode home. She brought the mail.
School finished today. All the children stoped a few minutes.
I finished my night dress tonight.
Saturday, November 7, 1908
A little warmer.
I washed.
Ellen came up, stoped just a jif.
Emma came over a little while.
Sunday, November 8, 1908
Snowed, almost rain.
Joe moved pigs in pig pen.
Pansie and Abbie and Lida rode over.
Monday, November 9, 1908
Ril pleasant.
I cleaned the other room.
Joe went to Bethel with six bushels potatoes.
Tom is ril lame, coming home lamer than before.
Charlie Smith came and got 2 sheep that were here.
Anna came over a few minutes.
Joe got mail ( ) Frenchman found it.
Tuesday, November 10, 1908
Cloudy.
I feel lazy.
3 teams came and got hay at Rix place.
Emma, Carl and Lida all drove over to geather.
Wednesday, November 11, 1908
Cloudy and rained most all day.
I am sick in bed.
Howard went to Bethel to get his father.
Thursday, November 12, 1908
Colder wind blows, snows a bit.
I am in bed.
Joe went up to Ballentines’ and got corn sent up by stage driver.
Friday, November 13, 1908
Snowed last night and snowed in morning and forenoon.
I am up.
Howard and Henry stoped here, said someone had found a doe deer killed up in Stevens. Howard and Earnest Austin found it. They think Gilson shot it.
H. and Abbie came over in eve.
Saturday, November 14, 1908
Pleasant.
Emma came over. She is 10 years old today.
Pansie and Carl and Lida came over.
Old Gilson went and got deer. Paul Tinkham went up to see where the deer was killed.
Joe went to Rochester for grain.
Sunday, November 15, 1908
Windy and cold.
Howard came over a little while in evening.
Monday, November 16, 1908
Quite pleasant.
Ellen came up. I carried her home. Joe came to go home with me. Charlie gone to Bethel.
I cut an underwaist for Abbie.
Tuesday, November 17, 1908
Some of time snowed hard. In afternoon sun shone.
Charlie came up and got 2 load of leaves and put around house, staid till four. East and south side all banked.
Wednesday, November 18, 1908
Stormy.
I washed.
George Pember came, went over to Charlie’s and they were gone. Came for lumber, brought my (bureens) and carpet.
Went to look for a couple of sheep.
Went at night over to stay with Charlie’s folks.
Thursday, November 19, 1908
Stormy.
Between four and five Howard came and got me to go over to see Abbie. She is sick in the morning.
Dr. Campbell came - bronchial trouble. I staid till after dark.
Howard got our mail, a letter from C. Smith.
Friday, November 20, 1908
Warmer. Snowed some.
I went about nine over to Abbie’s and staid till about 2 o’clock. She a little better. Dr. came.
Saturday, November 21, 1908
Pleasant.
Dr. came.
I went home and staid a little while. Am going back to sit up with Abbie, she does not seem as well.
I am going about nine.
Sunday, November 23, 1908
Pleasant.
I came home this morning. Ellen came up and staid till five with Abbie.
Joe and Charlie went over to Robbins’ place to get sleds.
I am going at five to stay all night with her. Joe carried me over.
I wrote Aunty Anna a postal today.
Monday, November 23, 1908
Pleasant.
I did not come home till evening. Mrs. Bird came tonight.
Abbie rested ril well for her last night. Sick woman.
Tuesday, November 24, 1908
Ril pleasant.
I rode over to see Abbie. Mrs. Bird is there. She just about the same, Abbie I mean.
Joe went over to help Charlie bootcher beef, he brought home some liver.
Wednesday, November 25, 1908
Rainy.
Howard carried Mrs. Bird home. I went over in evening to set up with Abbie.
It been foggy all day and rained.
Thursday, November 26, 1908
Pleasant.
I came home about noon and Joe and I rode over to Charlie’s. Garland was there. He gave me and Joe a bottle of rum and whiskey.
Friday, November 27, 1908
I went over to Abbie and staid all day. Came home in evening.
Saturday, November 28, 1908
Pleasant.
I went over and staid all day.
Ellen came up.
Joe went to Rochester.
The Dr. came today, isent coming again till Tuesday or Wednesday.
Sunday, November 29, 1908
Pleasant.
I did not go over to Abbie’s. I made her some gruel.
Joe been over to Charlie’s.
I cleaned out a little.
Monday, November 30, 1908
Cloudy and some time rained hard.
Joe went to village with Major. 2 boxes butter and 2 ½ dozen eggs. Eggs .38, butter only .27.
I washed colored clothes.
Henry went and got Suzie Esta to help them.
Tuesday, December 1, 1908
Cool and pleasant.
Went out nd see Abbie. Dr. Came for last time unless she worse.
Joe cleaned water closet. I made pies.
Wednesday, December 2, 1908
Cool and windy.
Joe went over to C.
I ironed and mended.
Cold.
Thursday, December 3, 1908
Pleasant. Cold.
Joe went over to Charlie’s to see if he come and bootcher tomorrow.
It is a ril cold day.
Joe put double window on today. Last night was the coldest night we had this season.
Friday, December 4, 1908
Cloudy and snowed a little at night. Chilly.
Charlie and Joe bootchered. We killed 2 hogs, had good luck.
Mr. Garland came up.
Ellen sent up postal - Nettie P. wrote Elijah Pember was dead, died 1st. December, burried 3rd. Thursday.
Saturday, December 5, 1908
Cold and pleasant.
Joe went and got a kettle over to Abbie’s, also went to C. and got meat saw and see if squezzers were there.
I tried leaf lard and inward lard.
Pansie came over and went and got mail. Got a letter from Eva P. (L.) and Joe got me one from Aunty Anna.
Sunday, December 6, 1908
Cold night, the coldest.
Joe finished cutting up hogs. Got lard tried out, 3 buckets most full and the inward lard 3/8 full.
Emma came over. I sent them a piece of meat.
Monday, December 7, 1908
Rained, hailed and snowed most all day.
Joe took meat barrel up and I washed it. Too rough to go for salt.
Howard came over and got his mother’s gruel.
I am ril tired.
Cooked souce today.
Tuesday, December 8, 1908
Cold, quite pleasant. Snowed a little at night.
Joe went over to Rochester, got a bushel corse salt to salt meat. .65 cents.
We made some sausage tonight, about 43 pounds. We sit up til about midnight to make it.
Wednesday, December 9, 1908
Snowed some. Cold night.
Joe salted meat. I moped.
Garland and C. stoped here, going to Rochester.
Joe and I went over to see E. Boys came just before we started.
I got my puppie, took home another to keep company.
Cold night.
Thursday, December 10, 1908
Bright and cold.
I rode over to see Abbie.
I do not feel very well. Cold.
Joe went over to Charlie’s, got a barrel to salt (huck) pieces in.
Cold night.
Friday, December 11, 1908
Stormy.
I do not feel well, am in bed.
Cold day.
Saturday, December 12, 1908
Stormy some.
Ellen and Charlie came up a few minutes. I am in bed.
Howard came for gruel for his mother.
Ellen said Mr. Garland went yestaday on stage.
Sunday, December 13, 1908
Snowed a little in morning.
Emma came over horseback.
Will Canady came here.
Joe went over to Charlie’s to have him get grain and meat barrel tomorrow.
I am up.
Monday, December 14, 1908
Pleasant and thaws some.
I cut Joe’s hair.
Joe went over and got grain and meat barrel.
Mr. Baletine came down to see if we want Rochester delivery here.
Tuesday, December 15, 1908
Thaws. Snowed in forenoon a little.
Charlie and Ellen came up and got big kettle for butchering tomorrow.
I swept chamber and are making brine for hams.
Wednesday, December 16, 1908
Quite pleasant.
Joe went over to Charlie’s. They killed 2 hogs.
I washed some today.
Thursday, December 17, 1908
Cold and bright.
Joe finished geting Garland’s potatoes ready.
Joe took horse rake over to Rix place. I went over and staid to Abbie’s while he was gone.
Pansie gave some apples to put in box to send to Ruth Garland.
Friday, December 18, 1908
Rough. Cold and snowed some. Chilly.
Saturday, December 19, 1908
Pleasant, bright, ril cold in morning, warmer at night.
Basses man came and paid me for board. $3.25.
Joe went to village to cary Garland’s potatoes and apples.
Howard came over, stoped a few minutes. Got six eggs.
I had a letter from Jemimah Willard.
Sunday, December 20, 1908
Sun shines but the wind blows.
Joe churned today.
Monday, December 21, 1908
Cold and windy.
I washed in afternoon. Ril rough. Joe brought in clothes.
Clock stoped last night.
Tuesday, December 22, 1908
Cold and bright.
Joe went with Charlie to cut out road up in George Pember’s.
I cleaned pantry cupboard today, worked on chair choushion.
Wednesday, December 23, 1908
Ril pleasant.
Joe worked up on George’s today. I cleaned pantry shelves.
Thursday, December 24, 1908
Chilly but quite pleasant.
Joe went over to Charlie’s to help fix stable.
Ellen came up.
Pansie came over, brought me a box of writing paper from (Minnie), a some coton cloth and a (calar) from Aunty Lorette.
I baked pies.
Friday, December 25, 1908
Cloudy, some warmer.
Joe went over and help Charlie finish stable.
I have mended some today.
Saturday, December 26, 1908
Pleasant in forenoon, rough at night.
Joe and myself went to village. E. and C. also went. I paid rent $9, sighned for paper.
It snowed some and wind blow coming home.
Ellen gave me a sive to sift pumpkins with.
Sunday, December 27, 1908
Bright and pleasant.
Emma and Carl came over in forenoon. At night all but Howard of children came over.
Monday, December 28, 1908
Pleasant. Bright.
Joe went up in George’s and helped Charlie.
I washed and scraped at the bureau I had of C.
I cut out my night dress today.
I am ril tired.
Tuesday, December 29, 1908
Pleasant.
Joe worked up with Charlie.
I cut out and made Joe a pair of mittens today. Baked bread.
Bright and nice.
Wednesday, December 30, 1908
Snowed and wind blows.
Joe worked with C., got home a little earlier.
Howard came over and brought thometer home.
How the little puppies fit.
Thursday, December 31, 1908
Sun shone. Wind blows and in morning snowed.
Charlie came up and drawed out some logs for lumber.
END OF DIARY
The following is written in the back pages:
Memoranda:
1908
Speckled cow tied with strap around neck April 19 (by Jimmie).
Cash Account:
1 dollar worth sugar January 9
January 9 $1 sugar.
January 9 .25 coffee
February 5 .60 kerosene oil
February 11 .25 tea
February 22 .48 sugar
“ ” .10 cinnamon
March 4 .20 onions
“ ” .33 mince meat
“ ” .10 lemons
“ ” .10 red pepper
“ ” .20 pepermint essence
March 16 .30 sugar
April 1st .45 tea
“ ” .28 rape and soder
April 25 .28 kerosene
“ ” .25 coffee
“ ” .35 sugar
April 29 .40 wool twine
“ ” .33 sugar
“ ” .25 sulphur
“ ” .25 soap
“ ” .55 butter boxes.
May 11 .30 sugar
May 11 .45 tea
“ ” .05 soap
“ ” .05 soda
May 25 $2 shoes for my self.
“ ” $2 shoes for Joe
May 25 .28 print
“ ” .23 gingham
“ ” Erased
“ ” .28 print
“ ” .18 plant dishes
“ ” .25 crackers
written up side: (announcements, ornaments) $6.73 I think.
May 25 .10 cream tarter
“ ” .25 garden seeds
“ ” .16 pail and mouse trap
“ ” .15 stockings
“ ” .20 peas
“ ” .20 whooping for wash tub
June 6 .30 broom
June 6 .25 graham
“ ” .30 butter boxes
“ ” 1.25 wrapper
“ ” 1.00 sugar
“ ” .25 vanilla
“ ” .10 print
“ ” .40 screens
“ ” .10 soap powder
July 2 1 sugar
“ ” .28 soda
“ ” .20 coffee
“ ” .13 raisins
“ ” .16 nutmeg
“ ” .15 cheese
“ ” .10 ginger
.50 pain killer
July 13 .50 codfish
“ ” .25 crackers
“ ” .15 flour dishes
“ ” .20 washing fluid
“ ” .20 camphor
July 21 Fruit jars
July 21 .50 sugar
“ ” .10 rubbers for fruit jars
July 28 .30 5 qt cans
“ ” .60 sugar
“ ” .40 tea
“ ” .05 fly paper
“ ” .10 cream tarter
“ ” .20 butter boxes
August 29 .90 rubbers for my self
August 29 1.00 hat for Joe
“ ” .66 (frock) for Joe
“ ” .32 tucking
“ ” .12 thread
“ ” .15 lamp burner and lantern
“ ” .14 print
August 29 1.60 flour
“ ” .15 graham flour
September 6 1.00 sugar
September 26 .05 putty
“ ” 1 sugar
“ ” .60 dish pan
“ ” .05 lemons
“ ” .05 fly paper
“ ” .50 tea
“ ” .25 butter color
“ ” .20 butter boxes
“ ” .10 matches
“ ” .40 fine salt
“ ” .10 peppermint essence
“ ” .60 fruit jars six
September 9 1.60 flour
“ ” .35 coffee
“ ” .13 turpentine
“ 14 5.25 barrel flour
“ 14 .65 sugar
“ 14 .10 onions
Oct. 22 1.15 wrapper
“ ” .25 beef shank
“ ” 1 sugar
Oct 24 .38 toweling
November 30 .15 stockings
“ ” .50 tea
December 8 .65 corse salt
December 19 .56 kerosene oil
“ ” .05 thread
“ ” .25 soap
December 26 $1 shirts for Joe
Dec. 26 .85 frock
“ ” .35 oil cloth for stand
“ ” .90 rubbers
“ ” .10 thread
“ ” .30 paint
“ ” .05 spoon
“ ” .05 hair pins
“ ” .10 (coating)
“ ” .05 envelopes for children
2 calves July 13 came to $16
One sack flour in June 2 not sit down $1.60
Advertisement pinned in for “Salve for Tender Feet”.
We began to use fine feed today the 12 for little pigs. January 12
Fred Stevens died Monday Oct 5, 1908. Elijah Pember December 1st Tuesday 1908.
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