Diary of Alice L. Jones
1922
Sun. Jan. 1st
Good day. Billy, Ma and Dad came up in A.M. to spend day. Wallace Small came down to saw wood. Ina Hicks and John Henry Doughty married Sat. night.
Mon. Jan. 2nd
Clear, cold and windy. Ben down home in shop.
Tues. Jan. 3rd
Cold. Ma up in P.M. We went over to Delia's. Ben and I went over to Delia’s in eve. Ben worked down home in shop.
Wed. Jan. 4th
Cloudy, warmer. Ed brot Delia over in P.M. to stay while she was sick. Ed and Jim here in eve. Ma up in P.M.
Thurs. Jan. 5th
Rain and sleet part of day. Cleared off warm in P.M. Ed over in P.M. Jim up in eve.
Fri. Jan. 6th
Lovely day. Jim up in eve. Ben and Everett went over to Tripp’s in P.M. to feed up while Ed was in Lewiston. Dad and Ma up in P.M. Everett and I rode down home with them and Dad brot us back.
Sat. Jan. 7th
Lovely day. Ben worked down in shop in A.M. Billy went off with team in P.M. Ed over in A.M. Billy, Everett and I went down to Nellie's in P.M. Ma and Dad spent day here.
Sun. Jan. 8th
Lovely day. Ma and Dad spent day here. Ed over. Billy, Everett and I went down to Trufant’s in P.M.
Mon. Jan. 9th
Good day. Ed over 3 times. Billy worked down home. Came up a little while in eve. Two fish peddlers from Harpswell stayed here over night. Ben down home part of day.
Tues. Jan. 10
Good day. Ma spent day here. Dad came up after her in late P.M. Ed over twice. Christine and John Wm. down in P.M. Andrew Sheloske here in eve. Ben went down home and P.M.
Wed. Jan. 11
Blizzard began in A.M. Ed over twice. Ben down home in morn. to shoe one of Sheloske’s horses.
Thurs. Jan. 12
Cleared away. Had to shovel some on roads. I went down home in eve. Ed over in A.M. and P.M.
Fri. Jan. 13
Lovely day. Billy and Ma up in morn. Billy up in late P.M. to get fiddle to go to Ed Card’s dance. Ed over in P.M. Heard Lizzie Hewey was dead.
Sat. Jan. 14
Good day. Ben and Everett went down home in P.M. I went down in in eve. Ed in in morn. Ma had bad cold. Heard Dupal was dead.
Sun. Jan. 15
Good day. Ben and Everett went down home in A.M. Everett and I went down home in P.M. Billy came back with us and stayed all night. Jim up in P.M.
Mon. Jan. 16
Lovely day. Ben and Billy went down home to work. Ed over.
Tues. Jan. 17
Ben helped them cut and put in 25 cakes of ice. Ed over.
Wed. Jan. 18
Cloudy part of day. Ben went down home in A.M. and up to mill in P.M. Ed over. I went down home in eve.
Thurs. Jan. 19
Snowed some, then rained some. Ben went down home after team and hauled one load of wood. Everett and I went down home in P.M. Ed over in A.M. and in P.M. Billy here to supper and all night.
Fri. Jan. 20
God day. Ben hauled wood. Ed over twice.
Sat. Jan. 21
Snowed hard during A.M. Ben went up to mill (McCarthy’s) to work in A.M. and part of P.M. then we went down home in P.M. Ed over in A.M. and in P.M. then we went down home while Ed stayed with Delia. Billy came up home with us and took supper and stayed all night.
Sun. Jan. 22
Very windy in eve. Ma and Dad up. Billy here all day and night. Wilfred here in eve. Ed here most of day.
Mon. Jan. 23
Clear, cold, windy. Ben began working at McCarthy’s mill and blacksmith for Sylvester up to Verney’s Cor. Billy went home in morn. to work. Ed over.
Tues. Jan. 24
Clear and cold, 20° below at Bowdoinham. Ben at mill. Jim started for Bath as juryman. Ed over.
Wed. Jan. 25
Cold and clear, 12° below down home. Ben down home in early morn. then went to mill. Ma and Billy up a few minutes in P.M. Frances in in P.M. Ed over.
Thurs. Jan. 26
Warmer. Ed over in A.M. Ben at mill. Fannie Healey died of creeping paralysis.
Fri. Jan. 27
Good day. Ben worked at mill. Billy up in P.M. Ed over.
Sat. Jan. 28
Good day. Billy up in eve. hunting for Harry horse. Went to box supper at West Bowdoin school house evening before. Horse left him and went to stable at Lisbon Falls. Charlie Allen (taking care of Packard’s sick horse) took care of him. Ben went down home in morn. Everett and I went down home in P.M. Ed over in morn. Jim came home for week-end.
Sun. Jan. 29
Nice day. Jim up in A.M. Ben and Everett took him to Falls in P.M. to go to Bath again. Dad brot Ma up to stay a while. Ed over in P.M.
Mon. Jan. 30
Lovely day. Ben and Everett went up to Mill then Ben went down home. Karl Hatch and Gretchen Hulse married. Ben, E- and I went over to Allen's and Maloon's in P.M. Ed over. Scot fisher took poison and died.
Tues. Jan. 31
Lovely day. Ben worked down home on pump. Ed over.
Wed. Feb. 1st
Beautiful day. Ben worked down home. Ed over in A.M. Billy came over in P.M. to stay and help Ben do chores while he was sick. Billy, Everett and I went up to mill and up to Bill Small's in P.M. Billy went away in eve. Eva in in morn.
Thurs. Feb. 2nd
Rained hard most of day. Billy went down home and Morgan's in P.M. Ed over in A.M.
Fri. Feb. 3rd
Good, partly cloudy. Ed over. Christine Coskery and baby down in P.M.
Sat. Feb. 4th
Nice day. Everett and I went down home in P.M. when Billy went to Falls. Frances Buker in in P.M. Ed over. Anson Clark died of pneumonia.
Sun. Feb. 5th
Good day. Dad spent day here. Billy, Everett and I went down to Trufant’s in P.M. Ed over in A.M.
Mon. Feb. 6th
Snowed and rained. Ben went up to McCarthy’s mill to work again after having bad cold. Ed over on way to Lewiston.
Tues. Feb. 7th
Cloudy – mostly. Ed over. Ben at mill. Jim up in eve. Billy went down home in morn. then went to Gray for visit. Jim, Dad and June having colds.
Wed. Feb. 8th
Clear, cold, windy. Ben at mill. Jim up in A.M. He went to Ctr. and brot us home some grain. Ed over.
Thurs. Feb. 9th
Ed over. Ben at mill. Billy left Gray and came to Falls. Stayed at Frank Allen's with Frye.
Fri. Feb. 10
Cloudy. Billy came home in P.M. and took his fiddle to play at Grange Fair at Bowdoin Ctr. in eve.
Sat. Feb. 11
Foggy – a little snow. Billy went down home during day to help Gramp (sick with cold). June and Merton both had colds. and Jim too. Ed over.
Sun. Feb. 12
Good day. Ben, Billy, Everett and I went down home in A.M. to see Gramp. Ed over. Billy went away in P.M.
Mon. Feb. 13
Snowed very little in A.M. and squally in P.M. then cleared away cold and windy. Jim up in A.M. Billy down home most of day. Karl eating dinner here again after being in Mass two weeks on wedding trip.
Tues. Feb. 14
Lovely day. Jim up in A.M. He and Billy went up to Bill Small’s in A.M. Billy and Everett went to West Bowdoin in P.M. and took Ma home on their way down. Dad sick in house with cold. Billy and I went down home in eve. Ed over. Ben at mill. Nellie and Mort married in Brunswick. Went to Rumford to live.
Wed. Feb. 15
Snowed most all day. Ben at mill. Billy left in A.M. to go to work for Herbert Prout again. Ed over. Lettie Coolidge Hall died.
Thurs. Feb. 16
Cloudy most of day. Windy and colder at night. Ed over. Ben at mill.
Fri. Feb. 17
16° below zero at Bowdoinham. Clear and windy. Ed over. Ben at mill. Ben went down home in eve.
Sat. Feb. 18
Very cold in morn. then warmed up fast, cloudy. Ed over. Ben at mill. Billy came home in eve.
Sun. Feb. 19
Snowed part of day. Everett, Billy and I went down home in A.M. Ben and Everett took Billy to Falls in P.M. Real warm.
Mon. Feb. 20
Lovely day. Ben at mill. Ed over.
Tues. Feb. 21
Nice day. Ben at mill. Ed over. I went down home after Ben came from work.
Wed. Feb. 22
Snowed most of day. Ed over. Jim up in A.M. Mr. Morgan sawed wood for us. Ben at mill.
Thurs. Feb. 23
Ben at mill. Jim up in P.M. Ed over in A.M. and P.M.
Fri. Feb. 24
Lovely day. Ben at mill. Ed over. Dad brot Ma up in P.M. to stop a while.
Sat. Feb. 25
Lovely day. Ben at mill. Ed over. Billy came home in P.M. He went away in eve.
Sun. Feb. 26
Lovely day. Billy went down home in A.M. Kate walker and Annie Pruell came up and spent day then Billy went to Falls with them.
Mon. Feb. 27
Snowed all day. Ben at mill. Jim up in eve. Ed over.
Tues. Feb. 28
Partly cloudy, squally in P.M. Ben at home.
Wed. Mar. 1st
Clear. Ben shoveled on the roads in A.M. and went to Morgan’s. Ed over. Dad up in P.M. Alfred and Darling in in eve. Much sickness and many death’s from influenza and pneumonia. Ben at home.
Thurs. Mar. 2nd
Snowed part of day. Ben at home. Ed over.
Fri. Mar. 3rd
Lovely day, warmer. Ed over. Ben Everett and I went to Ctr. in P.M. Ben went down home after “Spike” and “Harry” and hauled up some wood.
Sat. Mar. 4th
Cloudy most of day. Ben went up to get Wallace Small to saw wood for us. Wallace came down in P.M. Ed over twice. Francis Buker in in P.M. Ben went down to Morgan’s in eve. Lil Curtis died of pneumonia.
Sun. Mar. 5th
Rained part of day. Ed over. Jim up in P.M. I went down home in P.M.
Mon. Mar. 6th
Lovely day. Ben went back to shop to work for Sylvester. Ed over twice. Emma Harding and Maude Meister came up in P.M. to see Delia.
Tues. Mar. 7th
Cloudy, heavy wind and rain during night. Everett and I went down home in P.M. Ben at mill.
Wed. Mar. 8th
Nice day. Ben at mill. Ed over. Aunt Nellie in bed with varicose veins, bad legs.
Thurs. Mar. 9th
Lovely day. Ben at mill. Ed over. I went down home in morn. Everett sick.
Fri. Mar. 10
Ben at mill. Ed over. Good day. Dad came up in A.M. and took dinner.
Sat. Mar. 11
Cloudy most of day. Cleared off in P.M. I went down home in early morn. Ed over in A.M. – P.M. and eve. Billy came in P.M. Ella and Roy came up after supper to stay all night. Ben up to mill. Jim Farrar’s wife died of pneumonia.
Sun. Mar. 12
Beautiful day. Ben went down home in A.M. after Dad. Men folks all went up to McCarthy’s mill at Verney’s Corner. Ed over. Ma, Dad, Ella and Roy went down home in P.M. Ben took Billy to Bickford’s in eve. Jim Libby moved Dave from Cady’s place to Levi Danforth’s house at Litchfield Cor.
Mon. Mar. 13
Nice day. Ben at mill. Ed over in A.M. and eve. Angie Curtis died of pneumonia.
Tues. Mar. 14
Nice day. Ed over in A.M. while E- and I went down home in eve. Dr. Burr examined Dad. Pronounced his foot trouble diabetes.
Wed. Mar. 15
Nice day. Ed over in A.M. while E- and I went down home. Ben at mill. Jim in in P.M. on his way home from Buker’s (helped saw their wood). I went down home after Ben came from work.
Thurs. Mar. 16
Good day, windy. Ben at mill. Ed over.
Fri. Mar. 17
Good day, windy. Ed over. Ben at mill. Ben went down home in eve.
Sat. Mar. 18
Nice day, windy. Ben at mill. Billy came up in eve. Went off to spend eve. then came back here all night.
Sun. Mar. 19
Lovely day. Billy and Everett went down home in morn. and brot Ma and Dad up to spend day. Billy walked to Falls in P.M. Everett and I rode down home with Ma and Dad and took supper (by Aunt Edna’s request). Ed over in A.M. and P.M. Ben went down to Morgan’s n eve.
Mon. Mar. 20
Snow, rain, sleet and wind all day. Ed over. Jim called in in A.M. and came up in P.M. to get his hair cut. Ben at mill.
Tues. Mar. 21
Cloudy. Ben worked down home. Ed over.
Wed. Mar. 22
Cloudy. Cleared away in late P.M. Dad brot Ma up in A.M. and came after her in P.M. Ed over. Ben at mill.
Thurs. Mar. 23
Lovely day. Ed over. Ben at mill.
Fri. Mar. 24
Good day. Ed over. Ben at mill.
Sat. Mar. 25
Nice day, warm. Ed over twice. Ben went down home in morn. before he went to mill. E- and I went down home in morn. while Ed was here. Billy didn’t come home.
Sun. Mar. 26
Lovely warm day. Ben worked down home all day. Everett went down with him in A.M. Mrs. Coskery and John came down in P.M. 79° in Boston, 83° on Boston Common.
Mon. Mar. 27
Very gentle warm rain. Ben at mill. Ed over.
Tues. Mar. 28
Rained most of day. Ed over. Ben worked down home all day. First thunder in night.
Wed. Mar. 29
Clear and windy. Ben worked down home all day. Ma and Dad spent the day here. Ed over.
Thurs. Mar. 30
Ben worked at the mill Ed over. Jim up at noon. Heard that moonshine was being made in neighborhood.
Fri. Mar. 31
Partly cloudy Ben worked at mill. Ed over. I went down home after Ben came from work.
Sat. Apr. 1st
Heaviest snow fall of the year (14-15 in.) Very windy. Ben worked down home. Ed over.
Sun. Apr. 2nd
Nice day. Ma and Dad spent the day here. Everett and I took Ma and Dad home then brot Spike back for Ben to go to Mill with for a day or two. Ed over. Etta Rideout sent word up for Lena to come take care of her during confinement.
Mon. Apr. 3rd
Nice warm day. Ben at mill. Ed over. Jim up in morn. Ben and Everett down home after work.
Tues. Apr. 4th
Partly cloudy. Ben at mill. Ed over. Jim up at noon. Ben, E- and I went down home after work to take Spike home. Heard Aunt Nellie had had a shock.
Wed. Apr. 5th
Lovely day. Ben at mill. Ed over. I went down home after supper. Grace Card’s second baby born.
Thurs. Apr. 6th
Nice day. Ben at mill. Ed over twice. Nellie Rideout here after eggs. Will Tarr here to take valuation. Nat Gray here with fish. Mamie Jasper here after vanilla. Dad brot Ma up to spend day. Sade came down in P.M. Dad came up after Ma.
Fri. Apr. 7th
Cloudy. Ben worked at mill. Ed over. Ben went over to Tripp’s in eve. after eggs.
Sat. Apr. 8th
Nice day. Ben worked at mill. Ed over twice. Billy came up in eve. and stayed all night. Ben went down to Morgan’s in eve.
Sun. Apr. 9th
Distant thunder shower in late P.M. Nice in A.M. Ma and Dad came up to spend the day. Billy left in P.M. to walk to Falls. Ed over.
Mon. Apr. 10
Beautiful day and eve. Ben worked at mill. Jim up at noon to see Karl and in eve. Delia sat down on front door steps.
Tues. Apr. 11
Dark and rainy part of day. Ben worked at mill. Ed over twice.
Wed. Apr. 12
Cloudy, rained in late P.M. Gramp brot Gram up to spend day and came after her at night. Ed over. Ben at mill.
Thurs. Apr. 13
Cloudy. Ed over. Ben at mill. Sade and Wallace here in eve.
Fri. Apr. 14
Very windy. Ben at mill. Ed over. I went down home in eve.
Sat. Apr. 15
Rainy day. Ed over 3 times. Ben at mill. Ben went down to Morgan’s in eve.
Sun. Apr. 16
Good day. Ben and Everett went up to Wallace Small’s then went down home. Ma and Dad came up to spend day. Ben hauled a load of wood up to Small’s to be sawed. Everett and I went down home with Gram and Gramp then Ben came down after us. Ed over twice. Curtis Grant Wood and another man raided Bill Rideout's premises for moonshine.
Mon. Apr. 17
Good day. Ben worked at mill. Ed over several times. Rainy night.
Tues. Apr. 18
Light showers. Ben worked at mill. Ed over twice. Everett and I went down home in P.M. and again after supper. Dorothy Campbell and Dot Skelton up in P.M.
Wed. Apr. 19
Good day. Ben worked at mill. Ed over 3 times. Billy came up to spend day. Home for Patriot’s Day. Gramp and June brot Ma up to spend day.
Thurs. Apr. 20
Rainy day, hail and snow. Ben worked at mill. Ed over. I went down home in eve.
Fri. Apr. 21
Good day. Ben worked at mill. Ed over. I went down home in eve.
Sat. Apr. 22
Good day. Ben worked at mill.
Sun. Apr. 23
Good day. Ed over before we were up and in P.M. Ben and Everett went down home in A.M. Ben left E- and came up to keep house. I went down to dinner and Ben came after us in late P.M. Jim and Edna took Merton over home for first time. Jim came up in eve.
Mon. Apr. 24
Nice day. Ben worked at mill. Ed over twice. Jim hauled up some wood in P.M.
Tues. Apr. 25
Good day. Ben worked at mill. Ed over in eve. Ma spent the day with us. Walked both ways - first time this year. Karl began going by auto.
Wed. Apr. 26
Nice warm day. Ben worked at mill. Ed over in eve. Ma rode up in P.M. when Dad and Jim went up to Bill Small’s after 4 little pigs. Everett and I went up to meet Ben and called in to see Grace Card's 3 wks. old boy. Uncle Guy Butterfield's mother died of double pneumonia.
Thurs. Apr. 27
Good windy day. Ed over. Ben worked at mill.
Fri. Apr. 28
Cool and windy. Ed over. I went down home after supper. Ben went up to Camps in eve.
Sat. Apr. 29
Cool and windy. Ed over. Ben got thru as blacksmith at McCarthy’s mill. Everett and I rode down home with Ben in morn. and after he got thru work in P.M. Billy here to supper then went away.
Sun. Apr. 30
Cool and windy. Ed over. Billy came home in A.M. Ben, E- and I went over to Tripp’s after some of Delia’s clothes then Billy, Everett and I went down home to eat dinner. Ben brot team down in P.M. and Everett and I took Billy to Falls.
Mon. May 1st
Warmer. Ed over. Ben went to Ctr. in A.M. and down to Ed Buker's. Gram up in P.M.
Tues. May 2nd
Warmer. Ben, E- and I went down home in early A.M. Gram spent day here. Ben ploughed in P.M. with Gramp’s team then Ben, E-, Gram and I took it down home. Andrew Sheloske took Delia to Falls to Geo. Barstow’s in P.M.
Wed. May 3rd
Real warm, pleasant day. Ben, E- and I went down to Trufant’s in P.M. and Ben went to Booker Douglas’. Nellie home from Rumford for 2 wks. Ed over in morn. Heavy loss from forest fires all over New England.
Thurs. May 4th
Rained most of day. Ed over. Ben, E- and I went down home after team. Jim up in P.M. and eve. Ben and I varnished chairs, etc.
Fri. May 5th
Rained hard all day. Ed over in P.M. Jim up.
Sat. May 6th
Partly cloudy, cool. Ben down home in A.M. Gram up to dinner and spent P.M. then Everett and I went down home with her and Ben came down after us. Billy and I went down to Trufant’s in eve. Nobody home but Bill.
Sun. May 7th
Rained part of day. Thunder shower in late P.M. Ben, Billy, Everett and I spend day down home. Ben took Billy to Falls in P.M.
Mon. May 8th
Cool. Ben went to Falls. Ma up in P.M. Ed Tripp here in A.M. I began papering the hall (first time it was ever papered).
Tues. May 9th
Good day – cool, windy. Ma spent day here. I finished papering the hall. Ben had Dad’s team part of day. We all rode down home at night.
Wed. May 10
Good day. Carl Webber came to work for us with Coffin’s team. Ben, E- and I rode up to Geo. Brown’s after supper with “Kimo”.
Thurs. May 11
Cold and partly cloudy. Ben, E- and I went down home in morn. Ma came back with us to spend day. We went up round the old Higgins place in P.M.
Fri. May 12
Cool, partly cloudy. Ben, E- and I went up to Litchfield Cor. in A.M. Ben went down home after team in P.M. then took team down. Done blacksmith work for Guy Card. McCarthy’s mill burned at noon up to Verney’s Corner.
Sat. May. 13
Rainy part of P.M. Ma up to dinner. Ben had to go down home in P.M. and do Guy’s blacksmithing over again. Chester Sabin (one of Herb’s salesmen) brot Billy down in P.M. Jim up in eve.
Sun. May 14
Nice day, warmer. Ben, E-, Billy and I went down home. Ben went down to Jim Goodrich’s on Al Hall’s place in P.M. to try “Kimo”. Uncle Guy, Aunt Fannie, Frieda and Miss Chamberlain came down in P.M. Billy rode back with them. Big crew out fighting fire down on Morgan’s lot by pond.
Mon. May 15
Nice warm day. Ben gone to Falls all day. E- and I went down home in P.M. Gram came back with us to get whitewash brush. Alfred and Ervin Darling in in eve.
Tues. May 16
Good day, cool. Everett and I were down home all day papering Gram’s bedroom. Ben worked down at the shop most all day for Louis Labbee. Ed Tripp moved last load of goods from Rob Rideout’s place to Fred Youland’s old place. Bill Rideout burned out of the Tarr place.
Wed. May 17
Mostly cloudy, very cool. Everett and I went down home in P.M. to help Gram clean sitting room. Ben came down after us. We rode over to Ed Giguere’s in eve. Ben went down home in morn.
Thurs. May 18
Rained hard most of day. Brot up team and took it back at noon. Jim up in P.M.
Fri. May 19
Foggy most of day and very little rain. Cleared away in late P.M. Ben worked down home all day. Everett and I went down in P.M.
Sat. May 20
Good day. Ben went down home in morn. Ma came up to dinner then we went down home to see Ella and Roy. Ben came down after us. Alfred and Ervin in in eve. Billy came in eve.
Sun. May 21
Nice day. we all spent day down home. Ben took Billy part way to Falls in P.M. Fowler’s folks up in P.M. Jim going to work in New Gloucester at Opportunity Farm. Heard Alton Hall’s boy was dead.
Mon. May 22
Ella and Roy went down home in morn. Lovely day. Ben took Everett and me down home at noon. Dad took Ma, Ella, E-, Roy and me to Falls in P.M. to 3.15 P.M. car. Harry met us.
Tues. May 23
Lovely day. Gram, Ella, E- and I went down to Aunt H's in A.M. Gram, E- and I went up to Dry Mills in P.M. Pa Mc- came in P.M.
Wed. May 24
Lovely day. Ella and Gram went down to Aunt H’s in A.M. I did washing. Aunt H. up in eve.
Thurs. May 25
Slightly showery. Ella in bed all day with bad cold.
Fri. May 26
Showery in P.M. Gram, E- and I went to Pavilion in P.M. then I went down to Aunt H’s. Joe home all night.
Sat. May 27
Good day. Billy came about 6 o’clock. Joe came home in P.M. from Portland. All the men but Billy went up to Pavilion in eve.
Sun. May 28
Lovely day. Billy, E- and I left on 3 P.M. car for Lewiston. Roy took us to station. Ben met E- and me at the Falls.
Mon. May 29
Lovely day. Ben worked down home. E- and I went down in P.M. Bill Bach’s wife very sick. Brain Fever.
Tues. May 30
Lovely day. Ben worked down home. Sade in in P.M.
Wed. May 31
Lovely day. Ben was at the Ctr. all day. Everett and I rode down home in morn. and Ben took us down in eve. then went down to Sheloske’s with Kimo.
Thurs. June 1st
Nice day. Ben was gone all day up thru Litchfield selling Pitkin goods and Kimo. E- and I went down home in A.M.
Fri. June 2nd
Rained very little in late P.M. Ben went up to McCarthy’s mill in A.M. Ed Tripp here in A.M. Everett and I went down home in P.M. Ella came to Falls with Ma and spent day at Frank Allen’s.
Sat. June 3rd
Rained part of day. Ben went down home in morn.
Sun. June 4th
Lovely day. We went down home in morn. Dad went to Falls in A.M. after Ma. Billy came in A.M. and went back in P.M. He began during the week boarding over to Arno’s and going back and forth with Sam Nason.
Mon. June 5th
Nice day, very warm. Ben worked down home in A.M. Christine Coskery and John down in P.M. I went down home in eve.
Tues. June 6th
Showery. Ben worked down home in A.M. and brot Ma up to dinner at noon. Everett and I took Gram down home and went to West Bowdoin at 5 o’clock to meet Billy. Ben went up to Bill Small’s in eve. with “Kimo”.
Wed. June 7th
Few sprinkles of rain in P.M. Lovely day, hot. Ben took Billy to West Bowdoin in A.M. to meet Sam Nason. Ben went down home after rack then went down to Karl Hatch’s after load of hay.
Thurs. June 8th
Hot day. Frances Buker in in A.M. on way over to see Edna. Ma spent day here and stayed to supper. Ben went down home in A.M. and P.M. Karl stopped going up to Coskery’s with mail on account of bad roads and went by Happy Corner.
Fri. June 9th
Ben worked down home. Very hot. Thunder shower in P.M. Everett and I went down home and stayed to supper. Ben came up to do chores and get Topsy then went down home again while Jim went to Falls to “ride the goat”. (K. of P.) Abbie Jacques called in A.M. Wallace and Harold Small's cows killed by lightning.
Sat. June 10
Cold, rainy day. Ben worked down home in A.M. He went down with team in P.M. after grain.
Sun. June 11
Rained very little - cloudy and cold. Christine in in A.M. Ma and Dad up to dinner. I went down home with them after their washing. Billy went to Harpswell. Jim met him at West Bowdoin and brot up lobsters and clams.
Mon. June 12
Showery, cold and windy. Ben went down home after team to go after lumber. Everett went up to mill. We went down home in P.M. Ben worked down to shop. Lightning Rod agent here at noon. I went up to Bill Coskery's while Everett and Ben ate supper.
Tues. June 13
Cool and windy. Ben, Everett and I went to Centre in morn. then Ben worked down home rest of day. Gram spent day at Sade Rideout’s. Everett and I went up in P.M. then called on Mrs. Small. Ma stayed here to supper. Christine down in A.M.
Wed. June 14
Cool, partly cloudy. Ben worked down home all day. Everett and I went down in A.M. Found Edna getting ready to go home for visit so I came home and did chores and we all took dinner at Gram’s then we went strawberrying in P.M.
Thurs. June 15
Mostly cloudy. Ben worked down home. Everett and I went down in P.M. Clara and Otis brot Edna home in P.M.
Fri. June 16
Mostly cloudy. Ben worked down home. Finished Sheloske’s wagon and went down in eve. to help do chores while Jim went to Falls to K. of P. Aunt Fannie, Guy, Aunt Mabel and Doris called in P.M.
Sat. June 17
Rainy part of day. Ben went down home in A.M. and brot Ma up and took her home at night when he went over to Arno’s after Billy. Heard ‘Fayette Dennison died of shock. Delia stopping with them after going to Geo. Barstowe’s, Lewis Beal’s and Frank Coolidge’s.
Sun. June 18
Rainy cold day. Billy went down home in A.M. He came back with Gram and Gramp to spend day. Ben took him over to old road by Rand place at night. He walked across to Arno’s. Jim up in eve.
Mon. June 19
Cold rainy day. Ben worked down home. Jim up in A.M.
Tues. June 20
Sunshine part of day. Ma spend day here. We went strawberrying in P.M. Ben worked down home in shop. Sade Rideout in in eve. Ruby Maloon Mitchell taken to hospital.
Wed. June 21
Rained most of day. Ben went down home in A.M. Got Dad’s team and took load of wood up to Wallace Small’s to be sawed. Ruby very low.
Thurs. June 22
Rained part of day. Me spent the day here. Perl, Eva and Otis over home to celebrate June’s birthday. Ben down home in P.M. then he and Everett went over to Shekloske’s. I went down home in eve. when Ma went home. Ruby operated on in A.M. and at 8 P.M. and appeared slightly improved at midnight.
Fri. June 23
Cloudy most of day. Few sprinkles of rain. Ruby died during early morn. Ben went down home after team to go to Wallace Small’s after load of wood and took it back in P.M. Ben, E- and I rode up to Wallace Small’s in P.M. after shovel Ben left up there. Ben went down home in eve. to help do chores while Jim went to take last degree in K. of P.
Sat. June 24
Lovely day. Ben took Everett and me down home to go to Falls with Ma and Jim. We called at Holbrook's and left on 11.45 A.M. car for Annie Eastman’s. We all went strawberrying in P.M.
Sun. June 25
Light showers in A.M. Clara Soule and Marion at Annie’s in in P.M. Annie and I walked over to Pratt’s in eve. and had ice cream then went to Freeport with them and home on the next car.
Mon. June 26
Nice day. Ben met Annie, E- and me in Brunswick at 2.20 P.M. We stopped at Centre and drove down home. Got home at 5.45 P.M.
Tues. June 27
Nice day. Ben went down home in morn. then back again and worked during P.M. We had the horses in P.M. to cultivate and horse-hoe the garden.
Wed. June 28
Good day. Rain in early morn. Sade and Mrs. Buker called in P.M. I went down home in eve.
Thurs. June 29
Rained most of day. Ben went down home and down to Morgan’s after supper.
Fri. June 30
Nice day. Ben and I took Everett to Dr. Burr’s in A.M. to see about his tonsils. Christine and John down in P.M.
Sat. July 1st
Began raining in P.M. Ben went down home in morn. then started out with Kimo and Pitkin. Gram came home in P.M. from her Eastman trip. Billy came up after supper.
Sun. July 2nd
Rained part of A.M. Billy went over to Arno’s in A.M. after malted milk. Ben, E- and I went down home. Jim and Edna went over home (Edna for a visit).
Mon. July 3rd
Rainy part of day. Dad, Ben and Billy left at 6.15 A.M. to go fishing over to Richmond Corner to Ross’. Christine down in A.M. Sam called in eve. for Billy to go to 4th celebration at Falls.
Tues. July 4th
Rained very little. Ben, E- and I went down home. Bill Coskery down in eve.
Wed. July 5th
Ben went to Falls in P.M. E- and I went down home.
Thurs. July 6th
Ben and I went down home twice in A.M. Edna came home in P.M.
Fri. July 7th
Good day. Ben went down home in A.M. E- and I went over in woods with him in P.M. Christine down in P.M.
Sat. July 8th
Thunder shower in P.M. Ben went down home in morn. Ma spent the day up here. Ben went up to Harry Stott’s and round by Meacham’s home with Pitkin’s goods. Christine down in eve.
Sun. July 9th
Lovely day. Ben, E- and I spent day down home. Ed Buker over home all day. Christine down in eve. Grammy Up- died.
Mon. July 10
Nice day. Ben went down home in A.M. Ma up in A.M. Carl Webber here mowing with Coffin’s team. Sam Nason and Sue brot Billy over to help Dad in haying. Very little work in awning shop. Alfred Morgan worked for us in part of P.M. Bill Coskery down in eve.
Tues. July 11
Cloudy all day. Billy went down home to work. Ben went down home in P.M. then he and Alfred bunched our hay. Ma spent the day here. Sade down in P.M. Chris- down in eve.
Wed. July 12
Foggy in morn. Clear in P.M. Ben, E- and I went down home in morn. E- and I went down in P.M. and got Bill and Jim to come up to help Ben put in hay. Chris- and John down in P.M. Bill down in eve. Alfred in in eve. Grammy Up- buried in Lewiston.
Thurs. July 13
Thunder shower in P.M. Foggy in A.M. Ben went down home in A.M. Ma came up to dinner. Bill Coskery down in eve.
Fri. July 14
Good day. Billy up in eve. Chris- down in eve.
Sat. July 15
Nice day. Ben went down home in morn. Carl Webber worked here all day with Coffin’s team. Mowed the last of our hay. Ma up in P.M. Chris- down in eve.
Sun. July 16
Nice day. Billy up in morn. We went down home to help hay then Jim and Billy came up here to help Ben. Chris- down in eve. Vivian Harriman (cutting wood for Lange) brot Lange’s horse here to board for week. Ben went down to home to telephone to garage at Brunswick about some boys that stole an auto and abandoned in down below Sheloske’s.
Mon. July 17
Good day. Ben and I hauled in the last of our hay in P.M.
Tues. July 18
Thunder shower in P.M. and during night. Heavy rain falls. Ma spent day here. Ben went up thru Litchfield with Pitkin’s goods. Vivian Harriman and Brown here in P.M. Billy came after Ma with team.
Wed. July 19
Good day. Ben went down home in morn. Ma and Dad went to Aunt Nellie’s funeral. I went down I went down home in eve. Billy called in in eve on way up to Harry Stott’s.
Thurs. July 20
Good day. Ben went up thru Litchfield with Pitkin’s goods. Ma spent the day here. Jim and Billy came up in eve.
Fri. July 21
Ben went down home in A.M. and in P.M. after sprayer. then took it back. Good day. Vivian H. here in eve. and Bill Coskery. Billy up in P.M.
Sat July 22
Nice day. Ben, E- and I went down home in P.M. Ella met Charlie, Jennie, Cat. and Helen at Falls and came home in P.M. Ella, Cat. and Billy stayed up all night. Jim and Charlie came up in eve.
Sun. July 23
Rained part of day. We all spent the day down home. Charlie and Helen left for N.H. after dinner
Mon. July 24
Good day. Ma, Jennie, Ella and Cat. came up in morn. Ben worked down home in P.M. Cat. and I took Ella to Falls in P.M. and came home thru the Borough and Centre. Ma and Jennie took care of Everett.
Tues. July 25
Mostly cloudy. Mr. Coskery came to work for us. Ben went up to McCarthy’s mill in morn. Everett and I took Ben to Falls in P.M. by way of Centre. Went to help Roy with haying.
Wed. July 26
Ma, Jennie and Cat. spent day here. Partly cloudy.
Thurs. July 27
Good day. Ma, Jennie and Cat. came up. We went to Sade Rideout’s in P.M.
Fri. July 28
Good day. E- and I went down home in P.M.
Sat. July 29
Lovely day. Ma, Jennie and Cat. went to Falls with Jim and went to Gray. E- and I went down home in P.M. Edna Booker and kids in in eve. while Bill worked on their car. Andrew took them to the Falls for the night. Billy and Alfred here in eve. Mr. Coskery went home.
Sun. July 30
Nice day. Bill Booker up in morn. and fixed his car. E- and I went down home. Mr. Coskery came back in P.M. Alfred up in eve. Christine down.
Mon. July 31
Good day. Ben came down with whooping cough.
Tues. Aug. 1st
Good day. E- and I went down home in morn. Dad came up to tell us Ben was coming. We met him down to Townsend’s turn. Ben, E- and I went down home in P.M. to fix their mowing machine. Billy and Sam here to supper. Alfred here in eve. John Sheloske spoke for Cady place for 2 wks.
Wed. Aug. 2nd
Foggy part of day. Ben made trip round Bowdoin Ctr. up thru No. 9.
Thurs. Aug. 3rd
Good day. Jim up at 5 A.M. Ben went to Falls in A.M. to carry load of cabbage. Ben sick with cold and rheumatism.
Fri. Aug. 4th
Partly cloudy. Distant thunder shower in night. Billy here in P.M. on his way to Cobbosseecontee with Sam and Sue. Ben, E- and I went down home in P.M. then E- and I rode up as far as old camps when he went to Litchfield and called into Bill Coskery’s. Mrs. Coskery stayed up to Guy’s all night for them to go to Echo Glen.
Sat. Aug. 5th
Nice day. E- and I went to Bowdoin Ctr. in P.M.
Sun. Aug. 6th
Good day. Thunder shower during night. Ben, E- and I went down home. Saw Emma Blaisdell down to school house when we came home. Mr. Coskery went home in A.M. and came back in P.M.
Mon. Aug. 7th
Rainy part of day. Dad came up in P.M. cabbage plants.
Tues. Aug. 8th
Cleared away. Sade was down in P.M.
Wed. Aug. 9th
Lovely day. Ben went over Gene Purington’s way with Pitkin goods.
Thurs. Aug. 10
Good day. Ben went to Ctr. and to Falls to see Dr. Burr. Everett taken with whooping cough.
Fri. Aug. 11
Good day. Ben, E- and I rode down home in A.M. then Ben went up Oak Hill way.
Sat. Aug. 12
Good day. Drs. Burr and PlummerPlummer came up to remove Everett’s tonsils. did not operate fearing Ben and Everett both had whooping cough. I went down home in P.M. while Ben and E- went to Ctr.
Sun. Aug. 13
Nice day. Ben, E- and I spent day back home. Ed Buker came up in A.M. Billy came home in P.M. from Arno’s.
Mon. Aug. 14
Rained little in P.M. Christine down in A.M. She and John Wm. went to Auburn in P.M. to work.
Tues. Aug. 15
Nice day – hot. Everett and I went to Falls in A.M. after Ma. Mrs. Coskery and Mabel came down in P.M.
Wed. Aug. 16
Nice day – hot. Very little rain in P.M. Ben went up to McCarthy’s mill in morn. Ma up in P.M.
Thurs. Aug. 17
Partly cloudy. Ma up in P.M. We went blackberrying while Ben and Everett went to Ctr.
Fri. Aug. 18
Thunder in early morn. and in eve. Rained some in in morn., foggy and wet.
Sat. Aug. 19
Good day, cool. Ben went up to McCarthy’s mill in A.M. Ma up in P.M. Mr. Coskery went home in eve.
Sun. Aug. 20
Good day – cool. Jim called in in A.M. on way home from Buker’s. Ma up in P.M. Mr. Coskery back in P.M.
Mon. Aug. 21
Nice day - cool and windy. I washed in new addition to our shed for first time.
Tues. Aug. 22
Rained very little in late P.M. Ma spent day here. Ben went to Litchfield Cor. in P.M.
Wed. Aug. 23
Partly cloudy. Ben worked down home in A.M. putting in new pitman rod.
Thurs. Aug. 24
Rained very little in P.M. Ben went to Falls to have our insurance policy made over. Ma spent the day here.
Fri. Aug. 25
Showery. I went down home in P.M.
Sat. Aug. 26
Thunder shower in A.M. and P.M. Ma came up in P.M. Mr. Coskery went home in eve.
Sun. Aug. 27
Rainy night. Alfred up in A.M. Ben, E- and I went for ride in P.M. over cross road, up by Buker’s to Verney’s Cor. and home, then down home. Mr. Coskery came back in P.M.
Mon. Aug. 28
Rained hard nearly all day. Dad came up in P.M.
Tues. Aug. 29
Lovely day. Ben went down round the Ctr. with Pitkin’s goods. Gram came up in P.M. I went up to Grace Card’s in P.M. on errand. Mr. Croskery went home for good in eve.
Wed. Aug. 30
Nice day. Jim up in A.M. Ben, E- and I went down home in P.M. to help them get hay and pick blackberries.
Thurs. Aug. 31
Nice day. Ben went to Litchfield Cor. in P.M.
Fri. Sept. 1st
Nice day. Ben went down home in A.M. after team, hauled wood and took them back in P.M. Mr. Morgan came up in P.M. to fit a door to the front room upstairs. Ma up in P.M.
Sat. Sept. 2nd
Nice day. Ben took the team down home in morn. for Dad to have to go to Falls to Auction of L. E. Dennison’s belongings.
Sun. Sept. 3rd
Cloudy, thunder in A.M. and P.M. Mr. Fowler from Bowdoinham brot Miss Fenderson here to board in A.M. We went down home in P.M. Jeddy Stuart and 2 boys, Angie, Wesley, Willy Allen, Pauline Morgitan and Ruth here in P.M. Ben went down home in P.M.
Mon. Sept. 4th
Cloudy. Billy here in A.M. home from N.H. trip up to Milton Pond with the Clarks. Ben took Miss Fenderson to Ctr. in P.M. to teacher’s meeting.
Tues. Sept. 5th
Beautiful day. Ma spent the day here. Fall term of school began. Clara Fenderson teacher from Dennysville, Me. Ben went to Sabattus and Lewiston to look after an auto truck.
Wed. Sept. 6th
Cloudy day. Few sprinkles. Ben went down home in morn. and to Bowdoinham in P.M. and down home in eve. Mr. Coskery came back to work at noon.
Thurs. Sept. 7th
Good day. Ma spent day at Bill Small’s making pickles. Ben and Billy went to Bowdoinham in morn. and bot a Hudson truck. Ben went to Falls in P.M. Billy, E- and I went up and brot Ma down here to supper. Billy went to West Bowdoin in eve.
Fri. Sept. 8th
Good day. Billy went to Sabattus and Lewiston. Ben helped Dad over in meadow.
Sat. Sept. 9th
Good day. Billy took Jim and Edna to Falls in A.M. He and Ben went to Cundy’s Harbor in P.M. after fish. Bill Coskery in in eve. Ma up in P.M. Ray Booker, Frank Curtis and Will Dunn here in eve to go coon hunting.
Sun. Sept. 10
Good day. Billy, E- and I rode down home at noon. Ben and Billy went to Falls and over in Durham to Jim Goodrich’s in P.M. Miss Fenderson, E- and I walked down home in P.M. Mr. Coskery came back in P.M. Billy went away with Topsy in eve.
Mon. Sept. 11
Good day. Ben and Billy down home in morn. then they worked on the car all day. Mr. Coskery went up home then to Town House to vote. Dad up in A.M.
Tues. Sept. 12
Rained most of day. Ben and Billy went to Orr’s Is. in P.M. Ma spent day here.
Wed. Sept. 13
Nice day. Ma came up in morn. and went home after dinner. Ben and Bully went to Falls to get fish shipped from Portland and peddled over Chas. Allen’s way.
Thurs. Sept. 14
Good day. Ben and Billy peddled fish up through Litchfield then Billy went down West Bowdoin way. Ma up in morn.
Fri. Sept. 15
Foggy and wet part of day. Heavy rain and thunder shower in eve. Ben went over in No. 9 district selling fish with Topsy in A.M. then they worked on the car down home, to Morgan’s and over to Cady place. Vivian Harriman here in eve.
Sat. Sept. 16
Cloudy part of day. Rainy in eve. Billy and Ben went to town after fish then peddled. Billy went away in eve. Ma spent the day here. Mr. Coskery went home in eve.
Sun. Sept. 17
Good day, windy and colder. Ma and Dad up in A.M. Ben, E- and I started down home in P.M. with truck. Got stranded twice and walked home. (Ben’s first trip alone on the road.) Mr. Coskery came back in P.M. Billy came in night. First frost.
Mon. Sept. 18
Clear and cool. Nothing in garden hurt by frost. Billy went over Webster way and Lisbon Ridge with fish in the truck. Ben went up thru the Pond way with Topsy.
Tues. Sept. 19
Good day. Ma spent the day here. Ben took Miss Fenderson up to Coskery’s in P.M. Ben and Bill out with fish.
Wed. Sept. 20
Fair most of day. Ma up here all day while Dad went to auction to Ring’s Cor. in Litchfield. Ben went off with Topsy. Billy took the truck. Gone all night. The teacher (Clara Fenderson) went up to Coskery’s to board. Mr. Coskery got thru working here.
Thurs. Sept. 21
Lovely day. Ma spent day here. Dad up in A.M. Ben went over Gene Purington’s with Topsy. Took dinner at Purington’s. Billy came home during night.
Fri. Sept 22
Good day. Ben and Billy went down after clams.
Sat. Sept. 23
Good day. Billy took Jim to Falls in morn. Ben and Billy worked part of P.M. on truck then Billy went away for night. Ma up in P.M.
Sun. Sept. 24
Good day. Distant thunder and few sprinkles in eve. Billy and Dad went over to Uncle Howard's in truck. Ben, S- and I went to ride over by Gene Purington’s, up thru Patten woods to Litchfield Cor. and home. The Darling’s were down and called on us then we went down home.
Mon. Sept. 25
Cold and windy. First frost in garden. Ben and Billy went down to shore after clams. Ma spent day here.
Tues. Sept. 26
Nice day. Ben and Billy sold out their clams and went to Falls and brot Ma’s stove up to the Cady place.
Wed. Sept 27
Partly cloudy. Cold. Ben and Billy went out selling fish. Dad went to Falls in P.M. after Ella and Roy.
Thurs. Sept. 28
Cold. Everett, Ben, Billy and I went down home in morn. Billy and Roy went out selling fish. Ella spent day here. Ma came up in P.M.
Fri. Sept. 29
Nice day. Ben and Billy went after clams and peddled. Ma, Ella, Roy and Dad came up in P.M. to whitewash and get ready to paper over to Cady’s.
Sat. Sept. 30
Nice warm day. Ella, Ma and Roy up all day working over to Cady place. Ella and Roy here all night. Billy went off sporting in truck all day and night. Ben went off with Topsy.
Sun. Oct. 1st
Nice warm day. We all spent day at Gram’s. Dad, Billy, Ella, Roy, Everett and I started for Cundy’s Harbor in P.M. Broke an axle down by Mallet’s on federal road. Got ride up to Fulton’s Cor. then Will Arno brot us home. Mr. Hickey down in eve. Ella and Roy stayed up.
Mon. Oct. 2nd
Nice warm day. Ben, Billy and Andrew took their team and went down after truck. Ella and Roy went home in P.M. Ma up in late P.M.
Tues. Oct. 3rd
Nice warm day, windy. Billy worked down home. Went away with Topsy in eve. Ben, E-and I went down home after grapes in P.M.
Wed. Oct. 4th
Good day. Big fires in northern Maine. Governor put closed season on all game on account of dry season and fires. Ma up all day. Ben went down home in A.M. and to Litchfield Cor. and McCarthy’s mill over by Al Chase’s in P.M. Billy cut wood down home.
Thurs. Oct. 5th
Cloudy part of day, warm. Ma came up in A.M. We went down to Pond picking cranberries in P.M. Jim came up in morn. to help Ben load our old hens to take down to Settle’s. Ben helped them haul hay in in P.M. Billy cut wood for Dad. Came up here all night. Distant thunder shower in eve.
Fri. Oct. 6th
Cool and cloudy, foggy. Ben worked over in woods swamping roads to our wood. E- and I went over to woods in P.M. Billy went away with Topsy in eve.
Sat. Oct. 7th
Cloudy. Ben worked over in woods. Ma and I cleaned the pantry over to Cady’s. Rained during night.
Sun. Oct. 8th
Foggy, rainy in eve. Billy up in A.M. We all went down home to dinner then Ben came up to Cady’s with Mr. Jean to fix Ma’s stove. Billy went away with Topsy in eve.
Mon. Oct. 9th
Fog and some rain. Billy began cutting wood for Abel Grover. Ben worked over in woods. Ma up all day. Dad up in P.M.
Tues. Oct. 10
Fog and rain. Ben took Billy part way down then went to the Ctr. Ma up all day.
Wed. Oct. 11
Fog and rain. Ma up all day. Ben helped Dad haul hay up to Cady’s place in P.M.
Thurs. Oct. 12
Good day, windy. Ma up all day. Ben and Dad took Dad’s hens down to Settle’s in A.M. Ben and Everett went to Litchfield Cor. in P.M. First day of Topsham Fair.
Fri. Oct. 13
Good day. Ben went down home then over to Tripp’s in Webster to see Delia then to Sabattus.
Sat. Oct. 14
Good day. Ben went down home in A.M. and to Litchfield Cor. in P.M. and over to McCarthy’s mill. Ma up part of day.
Sun. Oct. 15
Partly cloudy, Billy here and down home all day then went back to Arno’s neighborhood. Ben, E- and I went down to Sheloske’s in A.M. then spent day down home.
Mon. Oct. 16
Partly cloudy, warm. Ma spent day here. Ben and Dad moved hay up to Cady place. The Will Nowell place in Webster burned in early eve.
Tues. Oct. 17
Warm, partly cloudy. Ma spent day here. Ben helped Dad haul hay in A.M. and went to Litchfield Cor. in P.M.
Wed. Oct. 18
Fair in A.M. Squally in P.M. First snow flakes. Ma up all day. Ben went to Litchfield Cor. in P.M. to see Geo. Ricker about hiring blacksmith shop.
Thurs. Oct. 19
Good day, windy and cold. Ben went to Falls. Ma spent day here. Billy cutting wood for Howard Lunt.
Fri. Oct. 20
Snowed some during night. Ben had Dad’s team to haul up wood. He went up to Wallace Small’s in morn. Miss Fenderson up at noon to pay board.
Sat. Oct. 21
Slightly warmer. Ben went down home in morn. Ma and Dad went to Gray for visit. Ben, E- and I went to Litchfield Cor. in P.M. Billy up in eve. to get ready to go to Lodema Taylor’s and Ham boy’s reception.
Sun. Oct. 22
Partly cloudy. Wallace Small came down in P.M. and sawed wood. Billy came home in night.
Mon. Oct. 23
Billy went down home to help Jim while Dad was over to Gray. Ben went to Litchfield in P.M. Hired Ricker’s shop. Horace Bickford’s boy killed by auto near Deering school house by Portland man.
Tues. Oct. 24
Cold and windy. Ben got Harry and Spike to haul his blacksmith tools to Litchfield and shod the horses. Billy up in eve to get Topsy to go to Webster. Jim up in P.M.
Wed. Oct. 25
Sleet in A.M., windy and cold. Ben up to shop. Billy up in A.M. working on car.
Thurs. Oct. 26
Windy and cold. Ben up to shop. Joe Gouin here at supper time after hot coffee. Ben went down home in eve. Sara Harriman buried this week.
Fri. Oct. 27
Windy and cold. Ben up to shop. Billy here all night. Ma and Dad came home from Gray.
Sat. Oct. 28
Windy and cold. Ben went down home in morn. then went to shop. Billy and Dad went over to Asa Fisher’s auction. Great crowd. Ma spent day here.
Sun. Oct. 29
Cold and windy. Uncle Howard, Sill Davis and Norman made a short visit down home. Ben, E- and I spent day down home.
Mon. Oct. 30
Windy, slightly warmer. Ma spent day here. Ben up to shop. Billy came home from Webster.
Tues. Oct. 31
Lovely day, windy but warmer. Ben up to shop. Billy and Dad began moving to Cady place. E- and I went down home in P.M. Ma up in late pm.
Wed. Nov. 1st
Lovely warm day. Ben up to shop. E- and I rode down home with Ben in morn. Billy and Dad moving. Ma came up in P.M. They spent their first night at Cady place.
Thurs. Nov. 2nd
Lovely warm day. Ben at shop. Ma, E- and I went down home in A.M. to clean up. Billy and Dad moved more goods. Clara Allen and Mrs. Harriman called in P.M.
Fri. Nov. 3rd
Good day. Billy and Dad moving more goods. Sade Rideout down to see Ma in P.M. Ben up to shop.
Sat. Nov. 4th
Good day. Ben stayed at home to butcher our pig. Ben, E- and I went over to Tripp’s in late P.M.
Sun. Nov. 5th
Good day. Billy and Amy Taylor spend day with us. We ate dinner over to Gram’s Ben and Dad went to his Trap and down to Stott’s camp in A.M. Ma and Dad over in eve.
Mon. Nov. 6th
Partly cloudy. Ben went up to shop. Billy went to Lewiston to get parts for his truck. I went down home in A.M. to see Dad on Biz.
Tues. Nov. 7th
Cloudy. Ben up to shop.
Wed. Nov. 8th
Rainy day. Ben up to shop. Merton sick.
Thurs. Nov. 9th
Good day. Ben up to shop. I scrubbed Gram’s floor.
Fri. Nov. 10
Good day. Billy began cutting wood for John Small. Ma and Dad over in eve.
Sat. Nov. 11
Rained very little. Ben up to shop. I went down to see Merton in morn.
Sun. Nov. 12
Warm day. Ben took E- and me to the 12.15 car to go to Gray. Ella and Joe met us in his car. We went out in woods in P.M.
Mon. Nov. 13
Clear and cold. Ella and I went up to store and down to Aunt Hattie’s in P.M.
Tues. Nov. 14
Good day. We gathered pine needles and went down in pasture with Pa Mc- to burn bushes.
Wed. Nov. 15
Rainy part of A.M.
Thurs. Nov. 16
Cold and windy.
Fri. Nov. 17
Good day. We went up to store and Aunt H’s.
Sat. Nov. 18
Good day, cloudy. Joe and Ella brot us to the 10 o’clock car. We went to Holbrook’s until Jim came at 3.15 P.M. Took supper at Gram’s.
Sun. Nov. 19
Good day. Billy and Amy here in A.M. We went took dinner at Gram’s then I went down home with Ma and Dad after provisions.
Mon. Nov. 20
Rained hard nearly all day. Ben went to shop.
Tues. Nov. 21
Cloudy and windy. Ben went to Jim’s then up to the shop. Ma and Dad took supper over here.
Wed. Nov. 22
Good day. Ben up to shop. I went to see Grace Card in P.M.
Thurs. Nov. 23
Snowed about ¾ in. Ben went up to shop. Guy and Grace moved to Johnson place.
Fri. Nov. 24
Partly cloudy. Leon Sylvester here to get Ben to go blacksmithing up to Dixfield. Ben out in eve.
Sat. Nov. 25
Good day. Ben went down to Jim’s and to Morgan’s. Had Jack in A.M. to haul sawdust for banking. Ben went down home in eve. Alonzo Bumpus died.
Sun. Nov. 26
Good day. Mr. Coffin here to haul out wood. Alfred Morgan hauled sawdust to bank the house. Billy over in P.M. Alfred, Vivian Harriman and Irvin Darling in in eve.
Mon. Nov. 27
Cold and cloudy. Ben went up to Litchfield in A.M. with “Spike and Harry” to bring his tools home. Ma and Dad over in eve. Mr. Coskery had second shock.
Tues. Nov. 28
Snowed part of A.M. I took Ben to Falls in early morn. to go to Lewiston, from there to Dixfield to work for Sylvester. Ma and Dad over in eve. Clear in eve. Geo. Byras came up in P.M. to take Topsy down to his house.
Wed. Nov. 29
Good day. Carl Webber came up with Coffin’s team to finish hauling out our wood. Ben came back home about midnight, down for supplies.
Thurs. Nov. 30
Lovely warm day. Ma, Dad and Jim here to dinner. Ben worked all day covering the shed and getting ready for winter.
Fri. Dec. 1st
Warm, very little rain in P.M. Ben went back to Dixfield in early morn. I went down home with him. Sade down in P.M. Aunt Statie Allen very low.
Sat. Dec. 2nd
Very windy, colder. Ma, Everett and I gathered hemlock and red berries in P.M.to make Xmas wreaths. Billy, Ma and Dad here in eve. Billy stayed all night. Ben came home about 11.30 P.M. Had been making sleds at Bob Foster’s. Jim and Wallace Fowler bought the Sheffield place and going to cut the wood.
Sun. Dec. 3rd
Began snowing in P.M. Billy went away in late P.M. to Falls Ed Buker spent day at Ma’s. Very little snow fell.
Mon. Dec. 4th
Good day. Ma over with Dad in eve. Ben left with heavy team. Got up to Turner. Four young men burned in early morning fire at Colby College.
Tues. Dec. 5th
About 3 inches of snow fell. Clear in eve. Ben drove thru to Dixfield.
Wed. Dec. 6th
Cold and windy day and night. Billy arrived at noon. Stayed here all night. He and Dad went to Ctr. in P.M. and settled our taxes.
Thurs. Dec. 7th
Warmer. Very little snow in P.M. Billy cutting wood for Coffin. Over here at night. I went down home to Jim’s in P.M.
Fri. Dec. 8th
Cold. Snowed some most all day. Billy hauled wood for Dad. Over all night.
Sat. Dec. 9th
Good day. Billy in Webster for week-end.
Sun. Dec. 10th
Good day. Billy came in P.M. Dad over in eve. Amy came over in auto in eve after Billy. Ma and Dad over in eve.
Mon. Dec. 11
Lovely day. Billy arrived at noon. I went up to Sade’s in A.M. Andrew and Mr. Sheloske came in P.M. to saw our wood. Billy here all night.
Tues. Dec. 12
Warm and foggy, rained part of A.M. Andrew and his father finished sawing our wood. Ma, Dad and Billy here to dinner. Wallace Small came in A.M. and stayed most all P.M. Billy here all night. He began cutting wood for Horace Bickford.
Wed. Dec. 13
Clear, cold, windy. Roads all icy. Few sleighs out. Billy here all night.
Thurs. Dec. 14
Cloudy, warmer. Jim brot June up to Gram’s in A.M. Gram, Gramp, Everett and I went over in our woods after Xmas tree in P.M. Billy went over to Amy’s in eve. Here all night.
Fri. Dec. 15
Snowed very little. Billy here all night.
Sat. Dec. 16
Very pleasant, warmer. Ma over in P.M. Billy here all night.
Sun. Dec. 17
Snowed hard all day. Everett and I spent the day over home. Billy went over in Webster in A.M. with team and again in P.M. on horseback. He and Horace Bickford went over on H’s lot next to ours.
Mon. Dec. 18
Lovely day. Billy came in A.M. and was here all night.
Tues. Dec. 19
Good day, much colder. Ma over in P.M. Billy here all night.
Wed. Dec. 20
24° below at Falls. 10° below at Jim’s. Snowed a few flakes in P.M. Dad and I went to Falls and I went to Lewiston in A.M. Had funeral services at church for Aunt Mandy Smith (95 yrs old) and Mrs. Sargent (88yrs. old) Died at Smith’s house in same room about 5 hrs. apart. Billy stayed over all night.
Thurs. Dec. 21
Much warmer, partly cloudy. Everett and I went down home late in P.M. Billy went over to Amy’s in eve. Alfred Smith’s buildings burned in early morn.
Fri. Dec. 22
Cloudy. Billy came in morn.
Sat. Dec. 23
Nice pleasant day. I went down home to Jim’s in morn. Jim left early and Brot Ella and Roy home in P.M. Ben came home in P.M. from Dixfield. We all ate supper over to Gram’s. Billy and Amy went to Lewiston and spent night at Taylor’s.
Sun. Dec. 24
Warm and cloudy. Edna went over home with June and Merton. Gramp, Gram, Ella, Roy, Billy and Ed Buker spent day here and had supper and spent eve. (all but Ed).
Mon. Dec. 25
Cloudy. Edna went over home with June and Merton. We all spent the day here and had supper. We all spent day at Gram’s Jim went over to Aunt Statie Allen’s funeral then came back to dinner and Xmas tree at Gram’s. Ella and Roy went down to Jim’s in eve. Ben, E- and I went over to Gramp’s. Billy went over to Amy’s in P.M. and spent night.
Tues. Dec. 26
Cloudy and warm. Billy took Ella, Roy and Ben to Falls in morn. Everett and I went down to Jim’s in P.M. Billy here all night.
Wed. Dec. 27
Cloudy and colder. Ma came over in A.M. to help me wash. Billy here all night. began snowing in eve.
Thurs. Dec. 28
Snowed and wind blew a gale all day and all night. Billy here all night.
Fri. Dec. 29
Snowed most of day and wind blew all day and eve. No mail. Bill Coskery here in P.M. after butter. Alfred Morgan in in A.M. Everett and I took dinner at home. I went over to Gram’s in P.M. on snow shoes. Billy here all night.
Sat. Dec. 30
No mail. Lovely day. We all shoveled all day. Billy went to West Bowdoin afoot with Alfred Morgan and Irvin Darling in A.M. Billy here all night.
Sun. Dec. 31
Cloudy and windy (south wind). Billy and Dad shoveled in A.M. Billy went over to Amy’s to spend the night.
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