The

JOURNAL OF WILLIAM ARTMAN LAWRENCE

The ‘Journal’ transcribed below consists of two volumes: Volume 1 is a hand written record in a 12” x 7-1/4” book intended to be a financial journal. On its cover are the large penciled initials "W. L." It covers the period from 3 September 1902 to 9 August 1927. Some of the entries are written in ink, most with pencil. Volume 2, written in a 5” x 8” address book with a red cover, includes the interval from 7 October 1932 to 23 April 1960. Four additional entries by son Lyal Lawrence 12 June 1960 to 30 June 1960 complete the record of Will Lawrence’s interesting life. There may have been an additional volume covering 10 August 1927 to 6 October 1932 (5 years & 2 months), but that record has not yet surfaced. There could also have been another volume that predated September 1902.

About 26 pages were cut out of the second volume. From sparse information remaining on the edges of the removed pages it appears that they had consisted largely of farming records rather than a day-by-day diary. Will Lawrence probably removed these pages to prepare the book for his daily journal entries.

As a child Will Lawrence was known as "Willie" (see 1880 Federal Census and one family record listing the children in the family of Loren Lawrence & Rodina Kuhn). His wife, Viola Shaver, called him "Will."

Will Lawrence’s handwriting was quite precise and was usually carefully executed and easily understood. Where there was doubt I have indicated this with the symbol (?).To aid in interpreting the text I have added some explanations within [square brackets]. The abbreviation “V” refers to his wife Viola (Shaver), “G” is his brother Grant, “T” is Tillie (Grant’s wife), and “N” is Nellie Albright (sister of Grant and Willie). Lillian, Elleanor, Lawrence & Harold were Nellie’s children. Father Shaver was Lorenzo Shaver. The Gleaners were a women’s group in the Evangelical United Brethren Church. Wd. is Wayland, NY, Dv. is Dansville. Will & Viola’s children were Lloyd Ernest (b. 2 Oct 1900, d. 20 Apr 2000), Eva Marie (b. 26 Oct 1902, d. 8 Jan 2001), Eliza Mae (b. 5 May 1904, d. 21 Nov 1980), Lyal Dale (b. 31 Mar 1906, d. 4 Jan 1995), Loya Josephine (Jo) (b. 12 Mar 1908, d. 24 May 2004) and Willis Grant (b. 17 Dec 1916, d. 19 Dec 1992).

It is interesting to note that Will Lawrence’s first son is consistently referred to as “Loyd” until an entry dated Monday, Aug. 21, 1911 where he is spelled “Lloyd.” Thereafter “Loyd” appears until “Friday, Apr. 28, 1916” where the spelling “Lloyd” was adopted. Also, daughter Loya Josephine is called "Loya" through June 5, 1910, after which she is referred to as Josephine.

V's father (Father Shaver) is Lorenzo Shaver. Her birth mother was Eliza Weld, who died when Viola was six years of age. V's step-mother (Mother Shaver) is Louisa Hurzeler. The spelling of this family name is variously found as Hurseler, Hursler, Hurzler.

Will Lawrence also compiled some information on his family tree. That information is available to interested relatives. He was the organizer and first president of the Lawrence family reunion, (held at Uncle Ira Lawrence's house August 1, 1908, seven days before Ira died). He regularly attended that reunion plus the Kuhn, Shaver and Weld reunions. Also available is considerable information on the Shaver family tree that has been generously provided by Bill Shaver of the Shaver Bike Shop, Dansville, NY. Information is also available on the Weld and Wallace ancestors of Viola Shaver. Most of the Weld information comes from Warren Weld (12 Sep 1906 - 12 Apr 2003) and Erma Weld (28 Jun 1877 - Sep 1972).

In the journal, the following names are referred to as "Uncle": Josie, Abner (buried Apr. 29, 1911), John Parshall, Parse [possibly John Parshall?], Charles (buried Jul 13, 1904), Will Cole, Jonah, Phil [Shaver?], Ira [Lawrence], J. [Jonah Shaver], Jones, Jone, Pars [Parson Enoch Shaver], Jay, David, Bert [Berton Shaver], David (died Apr. 3, 1909 & buried Apr. 6), Will, Joe Kuhn (funeral May 11, 1910), Johne and Henry.

"Aunts" mentioned in the journal: Cora Shaver, Deb, Ellen Weld Reynolds, Eliza Lawrence Parshall (of Springwater, then of Perine Street, Dansville), Emma, Electa, Martha Hurit [Martha J. Shaver], Mary Conderman, Mate, Mae, May.

"Cousins": Eleanor, Jake Kuhn, Mary.

"Kuhn's" mentioned: Abel, Fred, cousin Jake, Jean (wedding 1951), Jennie, Joe, M. L., Milton, and Otto.

"Shaver's" mentioned: Atla, Aubrey, Bert (funeral 16 Sep 1947), Cora, Dale, uncle George (funeral 22 Jul 1954), Harry, Hallie, Lorenzo, Parson, Ray & Alice, Scott B., and Atla's daughters Mable [Rowley] and Alma.

These documents were transcribed and edited by Robert L. Brown, son of Loya Josephine Lawrence, and grandson of W. A. Lawrence. I have tried to carefully preserve the records without alteration, even when minor errors were recognized. Should the reader find spelling errors, particularly of various surnames referred to in the text, if additional names are recognized, or if incidents, stories, or facts are known about W. A. Lawrence or his family I would greatly appreciate if these could be sent to me. I am extremely indebted to Jane Humphrey, daughter of Eva Lawrence, for making Will Lawrence's original journals available to me.

VOLUME I

Wednesday, Sep. 3, 1902 Loyd & I started for Wd. [Wayland]. I left him in buggy to take a sack of flour into Dale’s. Horses ran, threw Loyd out at Bossart’s corner. Very Providential mishap. ‘Uncle Josie’ & Pearl were here.

Thursday, Sep. 18, 1902 G. [Grant Lawrence] & Grantyne came. Stayed all night.

Sunday, Sep. 21, 1902 Ed. A. & Flitch were here P.M. Atla [Shaver] & I went to E. Wd A.M.

Monday, Sep. 22, 1902 Bossart’s house burned this morning.

Wednesday, Sep. 24, 1902. Sold 8 wether (?) lambs at 2.40 & 2 ewe lambs for 3. each to Ed. Whiteman. Paid $43 note at bank.

Saturday, Sep. 27, 1902. Drew load, 43 bu rye to W. H. Capron Jr. at .50 Pea coal $5 per T.

Tuesday, Sep, 30, 1902. Loyd & I went to Wd. A.M. Bot 11 pkgs Norka oats at 10¢ Found a dime in the box when I got home. Dragged wheat ground over again. Now it is raining again.

Friday, October 3, 1902. Sowed 2¾ A. wheat 2 bu. per A. 95, 107 & 120 qts of 2½ 8 & 3 fertalizer per A. Finished cutting corn. Dale commenced digging potatoes on Forester place.

Sunday, October 5, 1902. Atla, I and the children went to church. We drove over to Mrs. Patchin’s to see Mrs. Pardee about coming here next month. Father S. [Lorenzo Shaver] called P.M.

Monday, October 6, 1902. Helped Geo. Grein thrash. Very dirty awfully nasty job.

Wednesday, Oct. 8, 1902. Sent pumpkins, apples, featherbed, butter and bed spring to Nellie.

Wednesday, Oct. 10, 1902. Sold load potatoes at .40

Wednesday, Oct. 22, 1902. Picked apples. Found 2 good Strawberry sweets.

Saturday, Oct, 25, 1902. Sent potatos and apples to Nellie

Wednesday, Nov. 5, 1902. Got C. A. Avey’s ram. Turned with sheep

Tuesday, Nov. 11, 1902. Commenced painting horse-barn wall. Dale worked about ¾ day on job.

Saturday, Nov. 15, 1902. Worked at mason work some each day since Monday.

Sunday, Nov. 16, 1902. Sent Dale after Mrs. Pardee about 4 o’clock this morning, then after Dr. Piatt. About 8 our little girl came to gladden our home. [Eva Marie].

Friday, Nov. 21, 1902. Took C. A. Avey’s sheep home yesterday. Dale & I went to Dn. [Dansville] this P.M.

Saturday, Nov. 22, 1902. Took Atla [Shaver] & M. [Margueritte ?] to Wd [Wayland]. so they could take Sun. morning train for Wallace.

Tuesday, Nov. 25, 1902. Started at 4 A.M. with colt for Rochester. Reached the valley at 5; head of lake at 6, lake center at 7; foot of lake at 8, Glenville at 9; Hemlock Lake at 9:30; Lima at 12:30: Stopped at 4-30 P.M. with people named Srapp 10 miles south of Roch.

Wednesday, Nov. 26, 1902. Started at 6-45, arrived at Ed’s at 10-16. Snowy & hard traveling.

Thursday, Nov. 27, 1902. Took Mrs. Pardee home. Paid her $13. Was here 11 days.

Friday, Nov. 28, 1902. Fixed tank for winter.

Saturday, Nov. 29, 1902. Took Atla & M. over to her folks then to Wd.

Sunday, Nov. 30, 1902. Atla & M. Started for Tenn. over D.L.&W. an Nickel Plate. I seems sad to think of her going back to live with her husband but I can’t help being glad that they aren’t going to live with us any longer.

A most remarkable Nov. The pleasantest month of the year 1902. “The tender Indian summer” lasted nearly the whole month. Bees flew several days. Cattle and colts were in pasture until the last 3 or 4 days. Wheat sown in Oct. has a fair top for winter.

Viola’s folks were here.

Monday, Dec. 1, 1902. Had cows in pasture. Dug carrots.

Thursday, Dec. 4, 1902. Had cows in pasture. Went to mill.

Friday, Dec. 5, 1902. Got cabbage into cellar. Brot sheep to barn.

Sunday, Dec. 14, 1902. We all went to Dale’s [Dale Shaver's] to dinner. Reddie’s calf born.

Monday, Dec. 15, 1902. Butchered hog.

Tuesday, Dec. 16, 1902. Took hog to Dv. Got 7 cents per lb.

Monday, Dec. 22, 1902. Took 23 geese to Dv. Weighed 221 lbs. at .08

Tuesday, Dec. 23, 1902. Paid school tax 9.46. Rate .00195. Paid A. A. Piatt nine dollars on a/c.

Thursday, Dec. 25, 1902. Dale, Cora & Beulah were here P.M. Had very pleasant Christmas. V. got bra and lamp mat. L. picture book. I, a handkerchief.

Friday, Dec. 26, 1902. Took 23 chickens to Sw. Sold to G. W. Clemons at .08. Came to $7. Paid $1 on school tax on lower place.

Monday, January 5, 1903. Took load potatoes to Wd. at .50 Had 12 teeth pulled by W. Gamble. Paid him $5 on teeth he is to make for me

Saturday, Jan. 17, 1903. Went to Sw. The tax on the total valuation of $5550 is 41.30. Sent club order to Montgomery Ward & Co. amounting to $17.90.

Saturday, Jan. 24, 1903. Took a log to Shafer & Wolff $10 per M. (?)

Sunday, Jan. 25, 1903. Dale, Cora & Beulah were here to dinner. Jake & Lizzie Deitzel called later.

Thursday, Jan. 29, 1903. Lightning, thunder and rain. Several days of S. wind.

Sunday, Feb. 1, 1903. Loyd & I went to church.

Monday, Feb. 2, 1903. Very warm but not warm enough for bees to fly. Sleighing about gone.

Wednesday, Feb. 4, 1903. Bees flew. Light rain.

Saturday, Feb. 7, 1903. Went to Canning Co meeting. Got 15% dividend.

Tuesday, Feb. 10, 1903. Got 4 bu. Alaska seed peas of Canning Co.

Thursday, Feb. 12, 1903. Dale & I went to Dv. P.M.

Saturday, Feb. 21, 1903. Have drawn 8 loads (?) to Karl (?) and 7 to Shafer & Wolff.

Wednesday, Feb. 25, 1903. Viola’s folks were here. Grant came out - first time in about five months. Paid him his share of balance of rent.

Thursday, March 5, 1903. Chas Kuster butchered Dunkleby. Black birds and robins came.

Friday, Mar. 6, 1903. Took Hemmer one side of beef weighed 293 at .16 [or .06?] Hide, 77 @ .05. Sold B. F. Pursel 1 fore quarter 150 lbs @ 5½

Saturday, Mar. 7, 1903. Geese commenced to lay.

Tuesday, Mar. 10, 1903. Went to town meeting. Paid tax. L.L. ext 41.72 Poll tax $1.

Wednesday, Mar. 11, 1903. Had auction for the estate. Small crowd. Goods sold low.

Saturday, Mar. 14, 1903. Went to mill yesterday. Pussy willow in bloom. Heard a peeper to-night. Remarkable weather for March.

Wednesday, Mar. 18, 1903. Bot harness without collar and briddles of M. Kimmel & Sons for $25. Paid $5. on same. Bot 2 bu. yellow eye beans of C. A. Avey for 4.50.

Sunday, Mar. 29, 1903. Plowed some last week. Dale & family were here P.M.

Monday, Mar. 30, 1903. Finished plowing orchard for peas.

Tuesday, March 31, 1903. Removed sawdust from tank and pump. This has been a remarkably warm month. More rain than needed. I heard to-day that Uncle Abner & Aunt Ellen are about to move to Dansville.

Wednesday, April 1, 1903. Sheep commenced lambing. Eli Saltsman moved to the Deitzel farm to-day.

Thursday, Apr. 2, 1903. Pair twin lambs born to-day.

Friday, Apr. 3, 1903. Mrs. Pursell & Viola went to Wd. V. went to Gleaner meeting. Blackie’s calf born.

Sunday, Apr. 5, 1903. Last night was worthy of February.

Wednesday, Apr. 8, 1903. Finished setting 1050 strawberry plants in garden. Ground a little too wet to work well.

Saturday, Apr. 11, 1903. Sowed second field of clover seed.

Saturday, Apr. 18, 1903. Borrowed at bank $300 to advance to G. on % of the final division of estate. Dragged field for peas. Nice time to sow now. Borrowed $100 of Mrs. Pardie for 8 months.

Sunday, April 19, 1903. We all took a ride to Aunt Eliza’s P.M. Had dinner.

Monday, Apr. 20, 1903. Sowed 2¼ A. peas with 95 q5\ts 1½-8-7 fertilizer per A. Cultivated strawberries.

Wednesday, Apr. 22, 1903. Got 1½ tons fertilizer sent from Buffalo. Freight 3.30. Dragged with colt, yesterday.

Saturday, Apr. 25, 1903. Sowed __ A. oats 155 qts. fertilizer running 2-N-3½ and 2½-8-3.

Sunday, Apr. 26, 1903. Went to E. Wd. Drove colt.

Monday, Apr. 27, 1903. Went to Uncle John Parshall’s funeral.

Tuesday, Apr. 28, 1903. Went to Wd. Bot incubator for $8

Wednesday, Apr. 29, 1903. Sheared sheep.

Monday, May 4, 1903. Turned sheep out.

Tuesday, May 5, 1903. Commenced plowing 4 A. for oats.

Wednesday, May 6, 1903. Received draft for $1200 in settlement of balance of mortgage

Friday, May 8, 1903. Finished plowing oats ground

Sunday, May 10, 1903. We all went over to Dale’s.

Thursday, May 14, 1903. Finished sowing 6-7/8 A. oats. 76 qts oats per A. 107 qts 2-11-4 ftz. 84 qts 2½-8-3 ftz. and 107 qts 11-4½ ftz. per A. Dale got 5 bu. ear corn to be paid next fall in corn or money.

Friday, May 15, 1903. Went to Wd. Cultivated strawberries third time.

Monday, May 18, 1903. Commenced plowing corn ground.

Wednesday, May 20, 1903. G. was out. Took wool to W. W. Capron Jr. 168 lbs. (20 fleeces) @ .19 = 31.92

Saturday, May 23, 1903. Finished plowing corn ground. Very dry, hard plowing. No rain this month.

Wednesday, May 27, 1903. Rained at last.

Friday, May 29, 1903. Planted corn.

Saturday, May 30, 1903. We all went to Wd. eve. Had supper and ice cream. Bot Loyd first ready made suit of clothes. $2.50.

Sunday, May 31, 1903. Went to church re-opening. Pledged $20 toward church debt.

Wednesday, June 3, 1903. Finished planting sweet corn.

Saturday, June 6, 1903. No rain since May 27. No potatoes planted yet except in garden. Ground very dry and lumpy.

Sunday, June 7, 1903. Went to church. When we got home found Viola’s folks here.

Monday, June 8, 1903. Three nice little showers to-day. How glad we all are!

Tuesday, June 9, 1903. Planted about ¾ A. potatoes.

Friday, June 12, 1903. Rained all day, still 15 of the Gleaners came.

Saturday, June 13, 1903. Finished planting potatoes.

Thursday, June 18, 1903. Finished planting beans.

Friday, June 19, 1903. Went to Dv. to mill.

Saturday, June 20, 1903. Built fence from garden to Glen Abrams’. Rained about every day this week.

Sunday, June 21, 1903. Had first mess of green peas.

Monday, June 22, 1903. Commenced mowing. Fertilized corn.

Sunday, June 28, 1903. Went to Church and Father Shaver’s.

Wednesday, July 1, 1903. Commenced cutting peas.

Friday, July 3, 1903. Drove to Conesus Lake on invitation of S. E. Patchin. Made trip in a little less than 3 hours.

Saturday, July 4, 1903. Got up at quarter to four. Caught 12 perch. Back home at 8 P.M.

Monday, July 6, 1903. Rob Marks began work by month

Thursday, July 23, 1903. Finished drawing peas.

Friday, July 24, 1903. Commenced cutting wheat.

Saturday, July 25, 1903. V., Loyd and Eva went to Wallace this morning and I am alone. This is the first time I have been left alone since we were married - almost five years.

Sunday, July 26, 1903. Went to Wallace.

Thursday, Aug. 6, 1903. Social at Glendale. Nellie and the girls came.

Saturday, Aug. 8, 1903. N. went up to Albright’s. Finished haying.

Wednesday, Aug. 12, 1903. N. & the girls, V., I & the children went to the Moose re-union at Albert Moose’s

Thursday, Aug. 13, 1903. First picking of beans

Sunday, Aug. 16, 1903. N. & all of us went to Aunt Eliza’s. Called at Aunt Ellen’s.

Tuesday, Aug. 18, 1903. N. & the girls went home. Harold came Saturday & is here now.

Thursday, Aug. 27, 1903. Went over to Dale’s last Sun. Went to S.S. picnic at Loon Lake with children, V. & Mrs. Cochrane.

Saturday, Aug. 29, 1903. Harold went home

Sunday, Aug. 30, 1903. Went to Viola’s folks’.

Monday, Aug. 31, 1903. Picked beans last & sixth time. Total 4752 lbs.

Thursday, Sep. 3, 1903. Helped Eli Saltsman thrash half day. G. was out. Finished cutting oats. Delayed by rain.

Friday, Sep. 4, 1903. Grein boys helped in oats with team & wagon. We together got 8 loads in.

Saturday, Sep. 5, 1903. Helped Gudme thrash half day. Finished drawing in oats.

Wednesday, Sep. 9, 1903. Went to Shaver picnic at Canadice Lake. A nice day & a nice time. Kuhn reunion was to-day too.

Thursday, Sep. 10, 1903. Cut buckwheat for Mr Gudme.

Sunday, Sep. 20, 1903. Uncle Parse. Aunt Emma, Harry, Dale, Cora & Beulah were here.

Friday, Sep. 25, 1903. Sowed 6-7/8 A. wheat, 2 bu. wheat and 107 qts fertilizer per A. also 2 qts timothy. Fertilizer 2-8-4 and 0-10-8

Wednesday, October 14, 1903. Picked ¼ ton sweet corn. Sent N. 31 bu. potatoes. Rec’d letter from G. saying that he expected to be married to-day. V. Loyd & Eva went over to “grandpa’s” leaving me alone until to-morrow night.

Thursday, Oct. 15, 1903. V. came home and brought her step-mother [Louisa Hurzeler Shaver] along.

Sunday, Oct 18, 1903. Father S. & Pearl came. Took Mother S. home.

Monday, Oct. 26, 1903. Finished digging potatoes

Tuesday, Oct. 27, 1903. Started coal fire. Snowy.

Thursday, Oct. 29, 1903. Paid note favor Mrs. A. J. Pardee Face $100; interest, $3.18

Saturday, October 31, 1903. A beautiful, warm day. finished picking apples. Drew some pumpkins.

Friday, Nov, 6, 1903. Banked tank

Saturday, Nov. 7, 1903. Went to an aucton on Frazer place. Bought roller for $10.

Thursday, Nov. 12, 1903. V. went to E. Wayland. Brought Pearl home with her.

Sunday, Nov. 15, 1903. Dale & family and V.’s folks were here. Had roast goose.

Friday, Nov. 20, 1903. Turned C. A. Avey’s ram with sheep.

Thursday, Nov. 26, 1903. Grant, Matilda and Grantyne were here. Had roast goose, etc.

Sunday, Dec. 20, 1903. Went over to Dale’s in sleigh.

Tuesday, Dec. 22, 1903. Drew log to Wd. Winter began to-day. We have had about a month of good winter weather.

Wednesday, Dec. 23, 1903. Drew 2 logs to mill.

Friday, Dec. 25, 1903. Had Christmas tree for Loyd. He got rocking chair & sled, knife & fork. V. got Ben Hur & shoes. I got spy glass & skates. Eva got rattle & doll.

Monday, Dec. 28, 1903. Killed calf.

Tuesday, Dec. 29, 1903. Went to Dv. to mill P.M.

Tuesday, January 5, 1904. Last night was the coldest night in this locality in a great many years. 18° below zero here. In Wd. 30 to 40 below.

Tuesday, Feb. 2, 1904. Cloudy all day.

Sunday, Feb 7, 1904. Lightning & thunder. Showery A.M. Fair P.M. Thermometer, 54. Bees had nice flight.

Monday, Feb 8, 1904. Stormy. Thermometer, 4

Thursday, Feb. 25, 1904. Took load wheat to Dv. to Williams & Co. 29 bw @ .95

Friday, Feb. 26, 1904. Moved a load of Dale’s goods to Bossard place.

Monday, Feb. 29, 1904. Lightning, rain, hail, snow & wind.

Saturday, March 19, 1904. Tapped 16 trees in woods.

Thursday, Apr. 14, 1904. At last, after about 2 months negotiating & running I have bought the old-home, have a $2000 mortgage “plastered” on and have settled with Nellie & Grant. I also have $35 in notes to pay and about $3 left in my pocket.

Friday, Apr. 15, 1904. Sowed 7 A. to clover seed

Saturday, Apr. 16, 1904. About a foot of snow this morning. Ethel went home this P.M. after working here this week. Wove some Cyclone fence.

Tuesday, apr. 19, 1904. Sheared sheep. Snowed hard about all day. Mercury at 17 and strong wind to-night

Wednesday, Apr. 20, 1904. Wind blew and snow flew all day. Mail carrier didn’t get through to-day.

Sunday, May 1, 1904. V. L. & I took walk. Gathered May flowers, Arbutus & Sassafras.

Tuesday, May 3, 1904. Sowed 1-5/8 A. peas 75 qts 0-10-8 fertilizer.

Thursday, May 5, 1904. Had to go after Mrs. Pardee and Dr. Pratt at 4-30 this morning. About 6-30 another girl came. [Eliza Mae]

Sunday, May 8, 1904. Ethel left us to-day. Started out at once to find another girl and failed

Monday, May 9, 1904. Finished setting about 2300 strawberry plants. Got 2 pigs [or figs] of Aldem Curtis for $5.

Tuesday, May 10, 1904. Went after Hattie Corey to-night. Sowed 2 A. oats.

Wednesday, May 11, 1904. Took Mrs. Pardee home this morning.

Tuesday, May 17, 1904. Sowed field across road, a big 1½ A. to 1000 to 1 oats. 9 pks to A & 95 qts 1-8-4 ftz.

Thursday, May 19, 1904. Nice warm showers. Drew stones from road fence.

Friday, June 3, 1904 V. went to Gleaner meeting. Finished plowing potato ground.

Friday, June 10, 1904. Planted potatoes.

Saturday, June 11, 1904. Sowed beans for canning.

Wednesday, June 15, 1904. Went to mill. We all went to Aunt Eliza’s.

Friday, June 17, 1904. Went to Mrs. Eunice Purselle’s funeral.

Sunday, June 19, 1904. Picked first qt. of strawberries.

Monday, June 20, 1904. Sowed 2 A. buckwheat, 3 pks. buckwheat & 150 lbs. ftz.

Tuesday, June 21, 1904. Sowed 1½ A. buckwheat. Covered half of little shed with tarred felt roofing.

Saturday, June 25, 1904. Drew in first field of hay, 3 small loads. Took off first new honey - not quite finished.

Sunday, June 26, 1904. G. & family were here.

Monday, June 27, 1904. First picking of strawberries 34 qts.

Thursday, June 30, 1904. Took vane from windmill, put new arm in it and replaced it alone.

Saturday, July 9, 1904. Cut last of Alaska peas. Load yielded 719 lbs. of peas.

Wednesday, July 13, 1904. Uncle Charles’ funeral to-day.

Tuesday, Aug. 2, 1904. Cut wheat.

Thursday, Aug. 4, 1904. Finished mowing. Drew in wheat.

Saturday, Aug. 6, 1904. Finished haying - 45 loads.

Wednesday, Aug. 10, 1904. Went to union picnic at Loon Lake.

Thursday, Aug. 11, 1904. N. and girls came. Started plowing for wheat.

Friday, Aug. 12, 1904. Sold Chas. Hartz 26 lambs for 72.50

Saturday, Aug. 13, 1904. Went to Wd. P.M. V. had a tooth pulled. Paid G. interest & $100 on note.

Tuesday, Aug. 30, 1904. Sowed 1-5/8 A. Harvest King wheat, 7 pks. to A. 85, 95 & 107 qts 4-8-7 ftz.

Saturday, Sep. 10, 1904. Sowed 2¼ A. (scant) Red Clawson wheat 60 & 64 qts wheat, 83 qts 4-8-7 ftz per A. Hartz drew in 5 loads beans.

Tuesday, Sep. 13, 1904. C. Hartz finished drawing 16 loads beans into barn. Viola had teeth filled 5 cavities.

Saturday, Sep. 17, 1904. C. Hartz sowed 6-1/8 A. wheat, 2 bu. wheat, 83 qts. 4-8-7 fertilizer per. A.

Tuesday, Sep. 20, 1904. Sowed 1¾ A. 2 bu. wheat per A. 95, 107 & 120 qts. 4-8-7 ftz also 120 qts 0-10-8 mixed with bone & nitrate of soda.

Friday, Sep. 23, 1904. Finished drawing 10 loads beans. Drew 1 load buckwheat.

Wednesday, Sep. 28, 1904. Finished grading front yard. Sowed timothy seed on it.

Thursday, Sep. 29, 1904. Drew in buckwheat.

Saturday, Oct. 15, 1904. Mr. Cochrane finished digging potatos

Sunday, Oct. 16, 1904. Went to V’s folks.

Monday, Oct. 17, 1904. Threshed oats & buckwheat.

Saturday, Oct. 23, 1904. Picked apples. G. was here.

Sunday, Oct. 23, 1904. We went over to Uncle Will Cole’s.

Monday, Oct. 24, 1904. Sent G. his potatoes, apples & peas.

Friday, Oct. 28, 1904. Helped G. Grein thresh beans.

Saturday, Oct. 29, 1904. Pulled turnips & carrots. Took load apples to Wd. for Mr. Cockrane.

Monday, Oct. 31, 1904. Made bbl. sweet cider & got ton of coal. Thermometer at 20° this morning.

Tuesday, Nov. 1, 1904. Clerk at Mr. Gudme’s auction

Wednesday, Nov. 2, 1904. Threshed beans. I had 124 bu.

Friday, Nov. 4, 1904. Fay Millman’s funeral. G. was out.

Friday, Nov. 11, 1904. Turned ram with sheep Thursday, Nov. 3. Finished plowing potato & bean field. Went to quarterly conference at Parsonage in evening.

Thursday, Nov. 24, 1904. Thanksgiving day. Plowed A.M.

Saturday, Nov. 26, 1904. Plowed all day. Snow on ground.

Monday, Nov. 28, 1904. First really cold night. Mercury at 10° this morning.

Tuesday, Nov. 29, 1904. Warmer to-day. Plowed P.M.

Wednesday, Nov. 30, 1904. Finished plowing South lot back of creek. Viola’s folks were here.

Thursday, Dec. 1, 1904. Put up wind breaks around bees. Put 3 swarms in cellar. Stormy. Left 13 out doors.

Friday, Dec. 2, 1904. Helped move Mr. Gudme’s goods to car.

Saturday, Dec. 3, 1904. Went to E. W. Doolittle’s auction at valley. Bot Perry harrow for $4.50 and Hallock weeder at $2.

Monday, Dec. 5, 1904. Took load beans to W. H. Norton Wright about 2580 pounds. His weight after running through mill 2389 and 165 screenings, total, 2554. 62 lbs per bu & 1 lb pick made 37 bu. & 58 lbs. at $1.90 per bu. Bought barn truck of Doolittle for $1.25.

Tuesday, Dec. 6, 1904. Mrs. Pursel kept Eva while rest of us went to church, P.M. I went to church eve. Mr. Thompson preached. Had a cash (?) rally service. Brought Mr. T. home with me.

Wednesday, Dec. 7, 1904. Mr. Dice came after Mr. T. this morning.

Saturday, Dec. 10, 1904. Started coal fire.

Wednesday, Dec. 14, 1904. Butchered pigs. Very cold.

Thursday, Dec. 15, 1904. V., L., May & I went to Wd. Took pig to Hemmer. 183 lbs. at .06

Sunday, Dec. 18, 1904. We all were at Dales for dinner

Monday, Dec. 19, 1904. Took load buckwheat to W.D. at $1.15 per cwt.

Sunday, Dec. 25, 1904. We spent the day at home. Nobody came.

Monday, Dec. 26, 1904. We all went to father Shaver’s. All the Shavers around here were there.

Friday, Dec. 30, 1904. G. was here. Rain last Tues. Ground nearly bare now.

Saturday, Dec. 31, 1904. Pearl was here. Annual meeting of Canning Co.

Sunday, January 1, 1905. Warm and muddy. Fields bare.

Monday, Jan. 9, 1905. Went after Miss Mary Brown to do some sewing for V.

Friday, Jan. 13, 1905. Took Miss Brown home. Our jumping-Jack, Eliza May has a tooth.

Sunday, January 15, 1905. Went to church & S.S. Dale, Cora & Beulah were here P.M.

Wednesday, Jan 25, 1905. C. Hartz & (?) took 43 bags beans to W. H. Norton’s. Brought back 7 bu. for seed, and about 4 bu. screenings and sold 87 bu. at $1.67 no pick..

Wednesday, Feb. 1, 1905. Hay pressers came.

Thursday, Feb. 9, 1905. Have drawn 3 small loads potatoes at .25. Drew 2 loads to-day at .20

Saturday, Feb. 11, 1905. Finished drawing hay. 4 loads 3¾ tons. Very stormy week. When Eliza was 9 months old she had two teeth and could creep.

Monday, Feb. 13, 1905. Very cold & windy. Picked up potatoes and sorted beans.

Tuesday, Feb. 21, 1905. Went to Dv. to mill. Took 8 bu wheat. Got 250 lbs flour. Folks went along.

[A 1905 election ballot was attached to the top of the page. Spelling of “Democratid” for “Democratic”. Names as follows]:

REPUBLICAN TICKET.	DEMOCRATID TICKET.
For Supervisor, WILLIAM N. WILLIS.	For Supervisor, NELSON GIBBS.
For Town Clerk, WALTER E. BAIRD.	For Town Clerk, EBENEZER ROBINSON.
For Justices of the Peace, ROBERT H. WILEY.	For Justices of the Peace, CHARLES F. SMITH.
BERT L. JOHNSON.	A. J. SWARTS.
For Assessors, ALBERT L. SNYDER.	For Assessors, GEORGE COLLINS.
DEXTER E. PRICE,	NICHOLAS WOLFANGER,
WILLIAM J. ERWIN.	JACOB O. SWARTS.
For Commissioners of Highways, SIDNEY PERKINS,	For Commissioners of Highways, MICHAEL JOY,
GEORGE E. TUCKER,	HENRY YOHON,
WILLIAM E. MOULTON.	HARVEY ROBINSON.
For Overseer of the Poor, CHESTER H. BARBER.	For Overseer of the Poor, WILLIAM HANSON.
For Collector, SAMUEL JOHNSON,	For Collector, WATSON E. TUCKER,
For Constables, SAMUEL JOHNSON,	For Constables, WATSON E. TUCKER,
SCOTT MACK	STEPHEN ROBINSON, JR,
JAMES KERN,	JOHN LIDDIARD,
ALLEN PERKINS,	T. V. THOMAS,
WIRT E. WETMORE	CHARLES SABLE, JR.

Sunday, February 26, 1905. Last week was very fine. Have potatoes about all drawn at 25 & 20 cents. Had 5 T. fertilizer to look after yesterday. Have a little more than 2 T. worth $50 in barn. went to church. Mr. Dice’s last Sunday as pastor.

Tuesday, Mar. 14, 1905. town meeting. Rosa Hartz & Katherine Weiermiller called eve.

Wednesday, Mar. 15, 1905. Tagged sheep.

Tuesday, Mar, 21, 1905. Walked to Wd. Got $305 at the bank, walked to Dv., paid Mr. Uhl the interest $100 and $200 on principal. Paid aunt Eliza balance of interest on note to Apr. 6, 1905. Walked home. Received offer of $800 for Forrester place of Mr. Richards.

Friday, Mar. 24, 1905. G. was here

Saturday, Mar. 25, 1905. Bought 1 bu. Clover seed 8.50. Bot 1 cwt. linseed meal 2.

Wednesday, Mar, 29, 1905. Snow about all gone. 80° in shade. Ground nearly dry enough to drag.

Thursday, March 30, 1905.First lambs came. First black lamb I ever owned died when one day old.

Monday, April 3, 1905. Dragged on ground for peas.

Wednesday, Apr. 5, 1905. Dragged on pea ground.

Thursday, Apr. 6, 1905. Snowed about 2 inches last night.

Monday, Apr. 10, 1905. Sowed field across road to clover seed also “old house” lots last week. Sowed two “bouts” on flat-iron to-day. Sowed 4 bu. Alaska peas on 1 acre. Also ½ A. Admiral peas at about 3½ bu. per A. 75 qts fertilizer per A. running 1¼-9-4¾. New moon. Sowed nitrate of soda on patches in wheat fields. Sold Forrester place to Jesse Richards for $875. Cost father $1800.

Friday, Apr. 14, 1905. Sowed 1½ A. Admiral peas, same as Apr. 10. New Moon.

Friday, Apr. 21, 1905. Swallows came.

Wednesday, Apr. 26, 1905. Sowed 2¼ A. oats. 2½ bu per A. 2-8-4 fertilizer 170 lbs per A. Old moon

Thursday, Apr. 27, 1905. Got pigs of Fred Kuhn.

Monday, May 1, 1905. Bot 1½ loads manure of Mrs. Overpeck at .75 a load.

Thursday, May 4, 1905. Set about 480 strawberry plants

Friday, May 5, 1905. Eliza May’s birthday. Took a few steps alone to-day. Mr. Richards settled for Forrester place and got deed to-day.

Thursday, May 11, 1905. Sowed 1½ A. oats 70 qts per A. 75 qts 2-8-4 fertilizer, 8 pts clover & timothy seed. New moon.

Tuesday, May 16, 1905. Bot of Chas. Snyder 20 rods fence 9 wires 49 inches high at .26 per rod. Eliza May tried to walk some to-day.

Saturday, May 20, 1905. Planted 14 rows potatoes along west side of field across railroad.

Sunday, May 21, 1905. Went to Father Shaver’s. Uncle Parse & Harry wer there.

Tuesday, May 23, 1905. Finished planting corn.

Thursday, May 25, 1905. Took wool to Albert Snyder’s. Sold to E. Brozitsky of Avoca 26 fleeces, 193 lbs. @ .27. Hard frosts.

Wednesday, May 31, 1905. Finished planting potatoes. C. Hartz sowed 8 A. beans 100 lbs 10-8 ftz. per A. Old moon.

Thursday, June 1, 1905. Sowed 2½ A. beans, 200 lbs 2-9-7 fertilizer per A. Nitrogen from nitrate of soda. Old moon.

Saturday, June 3, 1905. Took calf to Wd. 147 lbs @ 5½. Rev. S. C. Reamer came home with me from quarterly conference, staid all night.

Sunday, June 4, 1905. Called at Mr. Schwick’s eve.

Tuesday, June 6, 1905. Went to Nell Rose’s funeral.

Friday, June 9, 1905. Went to school picnic at Dale’s. Good crowd & good time.

Saturday, June 10, 1905. Telephone put in A.M. Went over beans & potatoes with weeder. Went to Wd. P.M. Bot 40 rds. Pittsburg 45-in. fence at 24 cents.

Friday, June 16, 1905. Went over beans with weeder.

Sunday, June 18, 1905. Heavy thunder showers. Picked 4 qts strawberries.

Saturday, June 24, 1905. Cultivated beans. Commenced mowing.

Monday, June 26, 1905. Jesse Richards borrowed 3 bags buckwheat not re-cleaned. Pearl came yesterday and is staying a couple of days.

Tuesday, June 27, 1905. Ladies Aid met here. 40 were present.

Friday, June 30, 1905. Finished Alaska peas. 4 loads. ___lbs. Drew first load hay.

Tuesday, July 4, 1905. Cultivated corn A.M. Took off 34 boxes honey. V. went to Wd.

Thursday, July 6, 1905. Aunt Ellen Reynolds came eve.

Tuesday, July 18, 1905. Cut Harvest king wheat. Drew in one load.

Friday, July 21, 1905. Finished cutting wheat.

Sunday, July 23, 1905. Uncle Jonah & family, Scott & Harry Shaver, Lottie & Mildred Cole and Bernice Range were here. Discovered that dogs had been at sheep and bitten six.

Tuesday, July 25, 1905. Weaned lambs. Albert Snyder and Geo. Tucker came and assessed damage to sheep by dogs.

Wednesday, July 26, 1905. finished drawing wheat.

Friday, Aug. 25, 1905. Went to Canadice lake to Shaver picnic.

Saturday, Aug. 26, 1905. Father & mother Shaver brought V. & the children home from the lake and staid all night.

Wednesday, Aug. 30, 1905. Herm Sterner threshed 44 bu. Harvest King wheat. 74 bu. Red Clawson wheat, 151 bu. oats and 148 bu. partnership Red Clawson wheat.

Thursday, Aug. 31, 1905. Lent J. Richards 3 bags oats. See Oct. 4.

Wednesday, Sep. 6, 1905. Sowed 5+ A. 7 pks. of wheat and 83 qts. 4-8-7 ftz per A. Strip from corner of field at wooded island without ftz.

Thursday, Sep. 7, 1905. Kuhn reunion. Did not go

Saturday, Sep. 9, 1905. Finished drawing in beans.

Sunday, Sep. 10, 1905. Harold called P.M. Took our pictures.

Sunday, Sep. 17, 1905. Went over to Father Shaver’s.

Wednesday, Sep. 20, 1905. Finished sowing 9+ A. red Clawson wheat. 2 bu. per A. Lower corner has 67 qts. ftz. mixture per A. South side 7 qts mixture then high grade 4-8-78; then 85 qts.; then a sack of potato ftz. 2½-8-3; then part of a strip just south of Hubbarts - ton apple tree without ftz.; then 2½-8-3 again and then mixture until it ran out. Broadcasted about 2 qts. timothy seed per A. and rolled.

Wednesday, Sep. 27, 1905. Took 40 bu. potatos to Wd. at .45

Thursday, Sep. 28, 1905. Loyd & I went to Bath fair. V. & girls went as far as Wallace.

Friday, Sep. 29, 1905. Went to mill at Dv. Very still and hot.

Wednesday, Oct. 4, 1905. Lent J. Richards 1 bu. oats by measure. See Aug. 31.

Thursday, Oct. 5, 1905. Finished dragging potatoes. Light yield.

Saturday, Oct. 7, 1905. Took lambs to Wd. 15 for $50. Finished drawing coal. 4610 lbs. pea coal, $10.38.

Sunday, Oct. 8, 1905. Ed. & Harold were out, also Ruth.

Tuesday, Oct. 10. 1905. Recd. school tax list.

Monday, Nov. 6, 1905. Turned ram with sheep.

Saturday, Nov. 25, 1905. Nice Indian summer weather.

Sunday, Nov. 26, 1905. Father & Mother Shaver were here to dinner.

Thursday, Nov. 30, 1905. Set up coal stove. Had piece of beef for dinner.

Friday, Dec. 1, 1905. Went to Dv. to mill. Offered 1.50 for beans. Called on Aunt Eliza.

Saturday, Dec. 2, 1905. Went to Sw. Could get but 1.40 for beans. Sold by telephone load wheat at .80 to Williams & Co. to be delivered latter part of next week.

Sunday, Dec. 3, 1905. About 6 inches snow fell last night and to-day. First of any consequence this fall.

Friday, Dec. 15, 1905. Took 17 bags beans to Atlanta. 35-1/5 bu. after cleaning. Picked 2 lbs.(?) [his “(?)”]. Came to $56. Fine wheeling. No snow.

Saturday, Dec. 16, 1905. Sold black mare Jett to Joe Weinhart. $125.

Sunday, Dec. 24, 1902. Had our Christmas. Father & Mother Shaver & Pearl; Dale, Cora & Beulah were here. Had tree. Nice time.

Saturday, Dec, 30, 1905. Walked to Wd. Got money at bank. Went to Dv. & paid Mr. Uhl interest to next Apr. $90. and $300 on principal of mortgage. Home at 1-45

Monday, January 1, 1906. Drew load bean pods to sheep barn and did books.

Saturday, Jan. 13, 1906. Took load beans to Atlanta. Got 1.35 as for other load.

Sunday, Jan. 21, 1906. One of the most remarkable days I ever saw. Wind in S. since Friday. Thermometer at 60. Sun shining brightly. Bees flying. Much S. wind & warm weather. No snow now. No frost in ground.

Monday, Jan. 22, 1906. therm. 53° at daylight this morning. Sprinkling. Ice nearly out of pond. Therm. above 60° at 10 A.M. Plowed P.M. Had coat off all afternoon & until chores were done.

Tuesday, Jan. 23, 1906. Plowed A.M. Warm again. Went to Wd. P.M. Rained & got cooler.

Wednesday, Jan. 24, 1906. Froze up again without any snow. Went to donation eve.

Friday, Jan. 26, 1906. Sawed wood at mill P.M.

Monday, Jan. 29, 1906. Bot at bay mare of Will Bartz for $35.

Tuesday, Jan 30, 1906. Finished sawing my wood at mill.

Friday February 2, 1906. 4° below this morning and very little snow on fields. Blackie calf.

Saturday, Feb. 3, 1906. A little warmer. Commenced putting up track in old barn P.M.

Tuesday, Feb. 27, 1906. Went to Shafer Bros’ auction. Bot bean puller at 11.50

Tuesday, Mar. 13, 1906. A run of thin sleighing. Took two beech logs to Shafer & Wolf. First time I have been to town with sleighs this winter. Dale & B. F. P. drove into each others’ rigs this eve. I hitched up and went after Frank. Brot him home. Broke both buggies.

Saturday, Mar. 24, 1906. Real winter this week. Snowed and blowed until yesterday. Zero weather last night. Drew four logs at 2 loads P.M. Sent for 8 bu. clover seed for myself & neighbors.

Sunday, Mar. 25, 1906 L., Eva & I went to church in cutter. First time it was used this winter. Very nice day.

Tuesday, Mar. 27, 1906. Went to Dv. to mill. Very muddy from D.L.&W. down.

Friday, Mar. 30, 1906. Dale went over to E. Springwater and brought Mrs. Kurtz for us.

Saturday, Mar. 31, 1906. Called up at 1-30 this morning and phoned for the doctor. Soon after noon our second boy [Lyal Dale] arrived.

Monday, April 2, 1906. Minnie Livenguth came to work for us.

Friday, Apr. 13, 1906. Sowed 5 A. wheat to clover seed. Started plowing P.M.

Saturday, Apr. 14, 1906. Bought 3 bu. marrow beans of W. N. Willis at 2.75. Minnie L., Eva & I went to Wd. P.M.

Monday, Apr. 16, 1906. Finished plowing across R.R.

Tuesday, April 17, 1906. Sowedd medium & Alsike clover and timothy on 9 A. field of wheat.

Monday, Apr. 30, 1906. Sowed 7½ lbs Alfalfa.

Tuesday, May 1, 1906. Sowed peas, nearly 2 A. 108 qts 1-9-7 ftz. per A. Finished field with oats.

Tuesday, May 15, 1906. Took wool to Wd. 28 fleeces 173 lbs at 29 C.

Saturday, May 19, 1906. Planted garden except tomatoes, beans & cabbage.

Tuesday, May 22, 1906. Finished fitting corn & potato ground.

Wednesday, May 23, 1906. Planted corn

Friday, May 25, 1906. Finished planting potatoes.

Monday, May 28, 1906. Went to Dv. to mill.

Tuesday, May 29, 1906. Born to Ethel Lawrence Perkins & husband, a girl.

Wednesday, May 30, 1906. Sowed scant 3 A. White kidney beans. Largest & next to largest pinon in fast feed. Sowed 1-3/5-10-8 ftz. in six tubes of drill set for 155 qts. per A. Strip at corner of old barn without ftz. Sowed about 1 bu. beans per A.

Thursday, May 31, 1906. Took 25 bu. wheat to Dv. at .85 per bu.

Monday, June 4, 1906. C. Hartz sowed field this side of woods to beans

Wednesday, June 27, 1906. sowed scant 3 A. in brook field back of upper orchard to buckwheat. About 28 qts buckwheat, 8 qts. clover mostly crimson and 150 lbs. ftz. per A. E. of brook, 2-9-7½ W. of brook, 4-8-7. New moon. Mowed field across road yesterday. Turned grass to-day.

Saturday, June 30, 1906. Got hay from across road in. Slow curing.

Tuesday, July 31, 1906. Finished cutting wheat. Finished cutting hay yesterday.

Wednesday, August 1, 1906. Finished drawing hay and wheat.

Wednesday, Aug. 16, 1906. Finished cutting oats. Used this season on my grain about one ball of twine, about 4 miles. Monday was first time a binder was ever on field across R.R.

Sunday, Aug. 19, 1906. Frank Hartz’s barns were burned by lightning. All his hay & grain in them.

Thursday, Aug. 23, 1906. Threshed wheat 290 bu. and oats 175. Very hot.

Wednesday, Aug. 29, 1906. Finished pulling beans.

Thursday, Aug. 30, 1906. Went to the Shaver picnic at Canadice lake. John Wolls and N. W. Clark’s dogs were at my sheep.

Saturday, Sep. 8, 1906. Cut buckwheat

Sunday, Sep. 9, 1906. Uncle Phil, Aunt Martha, Father Shaver, Pearl and Harold were here.

Monday, Sep. 10, 1906. Drew manure on wheat ground.

Monday, Sep. 17, 1906. Sowed 6½ A. Harvest King wheat 7 pks. per A. Commencing on S. side, sowed 135 qts. 3-6-15 per A. composed of Nitrate of soda, acid phosphate ground bone & muriate of potash. Check strips without ftz. just N. of road in woods and from stone pile to E. fence. Just N. of driveway between fields commenced with 4-8-7 ftz. sowed 155 qts until just S. of first maple tree N. of bars, then changed to 135 qts ftz.

Sunday, Sep. 23, 1906. Ed, N. & the girls were here P.M.

Monday, Sep. 24, 1906. Mother Shaver & Amelia Patchin came and helped V. sew. N. & Eleanor came down from Albright’s P.M.

Wednesday, Sep. 26, 1906. Took N. & Eleanor to Dv.

Sunday, Sep. 30, 1906. We went to Father Shaver’s.

Friday, Oct. 5, 1906. Bot cow of Father Shaver for $12.

Sunday, Oct. 7, 1906. Grant & Harold were here.

Thursday, Oct 18, 1906. V. received letter from Atla saying that she was dying.

Friday, Oct. 19, 1906. Turned ram with sheep.

Saturday, Oct. 20, 1906. Atla had surgical operation.

Thursday, Oct. 25, 1906. Aunt Eliza came on her way from Aunt Mary’s. Threshed beans.

Sunday, Oct. 28, 1906. We all went up to Ed & Kate Bill’s.

Monday, Oct. 29, 1906. Aunt E. went over to Uncle Ira’s Dale & Cora went to Canton, PA to see Atla.

Wednesday, Nov. 14, 1906. V. & Lyal went to Canton, PA. to see Atla.

Thursday, Nov. 15, 1906. Got apples into cellar - 25 bu. Last Tuesday banked tank & pump.

Tuesday, Dec. 25, 1906. Spent the day at Father Shaver’s. All of his children and their families were there for the first time since Atla’s marriage.

Thursday, Dec. 27, 1906. Loyd & I attended a game party a little while at Dale’s.

Tuesday, January 1, 1907. Dale’s, Atla’s and Father Shaver’s were here. Had roast goose.

Friday, Jan. 4, 1907. Made bluff at plowing. Plowed 3 times around. Frost in some places.

Sunday, Jan. 6, 1907. V. & Eva went to church

Tuesday, Jan. 8, 1907. Plowed some.

Saturday, Jan. 12, 1907. Paid tax. V. says that Lyal has tooth nearly thro.

Saturday, Jan. 26, 1907. V. sent first Larkin club order. Yesterday Hattie & Blanche Albright were here.

Saturday, Feb. 23, 1907. Atla went to Sunbury, Pa. Left Margueritte here. Having grip. Worste yesterday.

Thursday, Mar. 7, 1907. At last my premium desk from Montgomery Ward & Co. arrived. I am very much pleased with it. It is just what I have wanted so long. Freight from Evansville, Ind. $2.30.

Thursday, Mar. 14, 1907. finished husking corn.

Friday, Mar. 15, 1907. V. went to Wd. Pearl came home with her.

Saturday, Mar. 23, 1907. Uncle Ira called. He walked over. Went to Wd. P.M. Roads very bad.

Tuesday, Mar. 26, 1907. A very warm period since the 17th. Plowed P.M. Peepers out. Borrowed $100 of B. F. P. to pay Uncle Ira.

Thursday, Mar. 28, 1907. Thunder storms. Finished plowing field by barns.

Sunday, Mar. 31, 1907. Cold again. Easter and Lyal’s birthday. He weighs 20 pounds.

Saturday, April 6, 1907. Aunt Ellen Reynolds came P.M. Margueritte went to Scranton on 7-35 train this evening. Six weeks ago to-day Atla went.

Tuesday, April 9, 1907. Took Aunt Ellen R. to Dale’s P.M. Plowed P.M.

Wednesday, Apr. 10, 1907. Snowed last night. Snowy and windy all day. Fletch Moose is failing fast.

Monday, Apr. 15, 1907. John Didas came to set up drilling machine to drill in old well at house.

Tuesday, Apr. 16, 1907. Commenced drilling about 9 this morning.

Wednesday, Apr. 17, 1907. Finished well at 4 P.M. Had about 30 ft. of water. Total depth 65 ft.

Friday, Apr. 19, 1907. V. borrowed Dale’s pig to run with ours.

Saturday, Apr. 20, 1907. Sowed part of wheat field to medium, Alsyke & timothy. Put up some fence along E. side of road. Went to Wd. Paid John Didas $60 on acct.

Wednesday, Apr. 24, 1907. Loyd & I went to a moving picture show at W. First I ever saw.

Thursday, Apr. 25, 1907. Sowed 2 bu. Alaska peas & about 2 on Admiral peas. 50 qts 12-5 ftz.

Thursday, May 2, 1907. Finished shearing sheep.

Friday, May 3, 1907. Sold wool 23 fleeces, 187 lbs @ .28. J. Didas put in pump. Water pumped out of well.

Friday, May 10, 1907. Finished sowing 4 A. oats back of upper orchard. 2½ A. sowed with 150 lbs 1-8-4 ftz. 1½ A. 95 qts ftz. Very cold P.M. Snowed hard. Ground white this eve. Took Dale’s pig home Monday.

Saturday, May 11, 1907. Three inches of snow this morning. Cold all day. Went to Patchinsville to mill.

Sunday, May 12, 1907. Ed Bill & family were here to dinner & P.M.

Monday, May 13, 1907. Sowed 2½ bu Admiral peas.

Tuesday, May 14, 1907. Built fence. Quite hot.

Saturday, May 18, 1907. Helped all day at Frank Hartz’s barn raising.

Sunday, May 19, 1907. Took first ride in surrey. Stopped a while at Ed Lawrence’s.

Monday, May 20, 1907. Cold! Snowed P.M. Plowed for oats.

Tuesday, May 21, 1907. Hills white with snow this morning. Cold all day. Froze last night.

Sunday, May 26, 1907. Grant & family were here. Rainy. Finished sowing oats last Friday.

Thursday, May 30, 1907. Commenced plowing for corn and potatoes.

Tuesday, June 4, 1907. C. Hartz sowed beans in flat-iron lot.

Wednesday, June 5, 1907. Dragged bean ground.

Friday, June 7, 1907. Sowed 2½A. W. K. beans. Last day of school. Loyd received prize for attendance. Mr. Peck assisted by Eugene Harter castrated colts.

Saturday, June 8, 1907. Finished plowing for corn and potatoes.

Sunday, June 9, 1907. We all went to church. Children’s day.

Friday, June 14, 1907. Finished planting corn.

Saturday, June 15, 1907. Planted potatoes. Yesterday & to-day were the first warm “growing” days this month - the first this spring.

Monday, June 17, 1907. Went to Wd. P.M. Verne Rosenkrans barn burned. This evening heard whip-poor-wills sing for first time in perhaps ten years. It brot back fond memories of by-gone days.

Thursday, June 20, 1907. Cultivated beans. Reese Pursel is out.

Friday, June 21, 1907. My second finger on left hand felt as tho it had a thistle in it. It grew worse fast. All night it pained so I walded the floor. Had on it lemon & salt, hot lye and a soap & terpentine poultice.

Saturday, June 22, 1907. My finger stopped paining and I knapped all day. Swollen badly. Piatt called this morning and left some stomach pills and physic.

Tuesday, June 25, 1907. Finger still swollen and tender. Went up to see Piatt. Told me to poultice it. It was getting along all right. Borrowed $50 at bank.

Wednesday, June 26, 1907. Went to Ward’s for binder twine and scale for Geo. Grein.

Thursday, June 27, 1907. Finger bothered so could not sleep last night. Shows signs of festering.

Friday, June 28, 1907. Went to Wd. this morning. Piatt opened finger in 3 places. Took a good knap this P.M.

Saturday, June 29, 1907. I opened 2 more places on finger this morning & one this evening. Re-planted corn & cultivated A.M. Rained all P.M. First rain in more than 2 weeks. Belle Amos & Cora came to fish. Were here for dinner & supper yesterday.

Sunday, June 30, 1907. G. staid all night.

Thursday, July 4, 1907. Cultivated beans. No celebration. Not even lemonade. Loyd had 15 cents worth of fire-crackers and caps.

Saturday, July 6, 1907. Commenced mowing.

Sunday, July 7, 1907. We went to church and to Viola’s folks.

Monday, July 8, 1907. Went to circus street parade. Drew in hay P.M.

Thursday, July 11, 1907. Drew first load peas.

Friday, July 12, 1907. Took second & last load of Alaska peas. V. went to Dale’s at Gleaner meeting.

Sunday, July 14, 1907. Went to Dv. Took dinner at Aunt Ellen’s.

Monday, July 15, 1907. Helped Eli S. draw hay A.M.

Tuesday, July 16, 1907. Mowed field across R.R.

Friday, July 19, 1907. Finished drawing hay from across R.R.

Sunday, July 21, 1907. Went over to uncle Jone’s [Jones’ ?]

Thursday, Aug. 1, 1907. Commenced cutting wheat.

Tuesday, Aug. 6, 1907. Finished cutting wheat.

Thursday, Aug 8, 1907. Finished drawing in wheat and hay. Only 25 loads hay and 11 of wheat.

Friday, Aug. 16, 1907. Finished drawing peas. Lawrence came out to Albright’s

Sunday, Aug. 18, 1907. Nellie & girls came out.

Monday, Aug. 19, 1907. Mowed brush on rode-side. Lawrence helped P.M.

Tuesday, Aug. 20, 1907. Cut one field of oats.

Wednesday, Aug. 21, 1907. Took N., Lawrence and the girls to Dv

Thursday, Aug. 22, 1907. Cut a field of oats for Mr. Swick. A.M. Took N. & girls to station P.M.

Friday, Aug. 23, 1907. Cut last field of oats for Mr. Swick.

Sunday, Aug. 25, 1907. Chas, Ida & Olive Avey and Josephine L. called P.M.

Tuesday, Aug. 27, 1907. Josephine L. came P.M. Went home with Olive Avey eve. Grantyne came on evening train.

Thursday, Sep. 12, 1907. Went to Kuhn reunion at Fred Traxler’s.

Saturday, Sep. 14, 1907. Sowed 2½ A. Gold Corn [Coin ?] wheat at 7 pks. per A. 7 qts clover & timothy, 107 & 120 qts 10-8 ftz. Strip west of W. end of cow barn without ftz.

Wednesday, Sep. 18, 1907. Threshed 170 bu oats 137 wheat.

Monday, Sep. 23, 1907. Pearl came.

Thursday, Sep. 26, 1907. Atla, Margueritte and W. D. came to Dale’s from Wallace.

Saturday, Sep. 28, 1907. Atla & family were here at supper and went back to Dale’s.

Sunday, Sep. 29, 1907. We went to Viola’s folks.

Wednesday, Oct. 9, 1907. Finished cutting corn and began digging potatoes.

Saturday, Oct. 12, 1907. Took lambs to D.L.&W. Nine aver [over ?] aged 89 lbs. each at .06½ per lb. Drew 2 loads potatoes this week at .52 & .50

Sunday, Oct. 13, 1907. Grant was out. Dale & family, Atla & Margueritte were here.

Saturday, Oct. 26, 1907. Finished digging potatoes.

Sunday, Nov. 3, 1907. Father & Mother Shaver were here.

Thursday, Nov. 7, 1907. Stormed sleet all day. Got all stock except hogs up.

Friday, Nov. 8, 1907. Turned out sheep and colts.

Wednesday, Nov. 13, 1907. Pearl came yesterday to help V Mildred Swarts came to-day to sew. Turned in ram Nov. 1. Fixed tank and pump for winter to-day.

Friday, Nov. 15, 1907. Loyd, Eva & I went to Rochester on morning train.

Saturday, Nov. 16, 1907. Went to mill at Wd.

Sunday, Dec. 1, 1907. Grover Pursel died.

Wednesday, Dec. 4, 1907. Went to Grover Pursel’s funeral. Pearl came home with me.

Sunday, Dec. 8, 1907. Loyd, Eva, Eliza and I went to church. Uncle Will Cole and family came.

Saturday, Dec. 21, 1907. Took 11 loads, 21 logs to Wd. this week.

Wednesday, January 8, 1908. Christmas week was warm and spoiled the sleighing. We spent Christmas at home alone. Had oyster soup for dinner. Monday, Dec. 30, Uncle Pars brot Aunt Electa, Uncle Jay and Mabel. Aunt E. & Mabel staid all night. Tuesday, Jan. 2, Ray Shaver & Alma Rowley were here. Georgie and Adalaide Grem have diphtheria. Geo. has been very sick. Adalaide has it more lightly.

Monday, Jan 20, 1908. Went to Mena Leaper’s [Laper’s ?] funeral.

Thursday, Jan. 23, 1908. Drew beans to Wd. Sold to an Avon dealer. $1.65 for yellow eyes and 2.15 for white kidney direct from machine.

Sunday, Feb. 9, 1908. The past week has been very cold and stormy. School bus one day. Called on Jas. Pursel P.M. He shows age.

Sunday, Feb. 16, 1908. A very warm week. Grant & Grantyne came last night and went to Chas. Mooses’ funeral to-day.

Saturday, Feb. 22, 1908. Went to stone mill. Got cwt. spring wheat flour at 30 lbs for 1 bu. of wheat. No bran. Cora came down and helped V. bake.

Monday, Mar. 2, 1908. Pearl came to work.

Thursday, Mar. 12, 1908. Went after Mrs. Kurtz eve. Called Dr. Pratt about 8:30. Baby [Loya Josephine] born about 10-30.

Sunday, Mar. 22, 1908. Father & Mother S. were here. Rose Hartz & Mildred Swarts called. Took Mrs. Kurtz home eve.

Tuesday, Mar. 24, 1908. First pair of twin lambs.

Thursday, Mar. 26, 1908. Dale & family called eve. Heard first peepers.

Saturday, Mar. 28, 1908. Finished picking stones along road side of orchard. 11 boat loads.

Tuesday, Mar. 31, 1908. Commenced plowing.

Tuesday, Apr. 14, 1908. Sheared sheep. 23 head. Alfred Glover charged 2.50. Made wool weigh 203½ lbs. Baby (Loya) weighed 12¾ lbs. when a month old the 12th. 9½ at birth.

Thursday, Apr. 23, 1908. Sowed 2 bu. Alaska peas and about 1½ bu. Admiral peas. Sowed about 125 lbs. per A. of 2-8-10 ftz.

Friday, Apr. 24, 1908. Drove Cub & Walt to Wd with wool. Got trees & plants at D.L.&W. Set berries & part of trees P.M.

Saturday, Apr. 25, 1908. Finished setting trees. Saw swallows. Planted half bu. early potatoes and sowed half lb sugar beet seed.

Sunday, Apr. 26, 1908. Took walk in woods with the four oldest children. Mark, Candace & Lynn called

Monday, Apr. 27, 1908. Dragged half day with each of the colts.

Tuesday, Apr. 28, 1908. Sowed 3 A. around upper orchard to oats. 2¼ bu. per A. 95 qts ftz. but only used about 150 lbs. per A. of 2-8-10 and finished from between 3rd & 4th post E of gate with 1-8-4. Check strips at S.W. corner and N.E. corner of orchard and between brands of ftz. 6 qts clover & timothy with drill.

Wednesday, Apr. 29, 1908. Commenced plowing old sheep pasture at head of pond for oats.

Thursday, Apr. 30, 1908. Drew two loads lumber from Wd. Rainy.

Friday, May 1, 1908. Six inches of snow last night. Drew load of timber from Wd on stone boat. Load lumber.

Saturday, May 2, 1908. Drew two (last) loads lumber. Caught in rain & sleet storm.

Tuesday, May 12, 1908. Sowed another A. of Admiral peas 100 qts. per A. Baby [Loya] weighs 14½ lbs.

Thursday, May 14, 1908. Went to Wd. A.M. Bot pair leather boots for $3. Pearl came home with me. Rainy.

Friday, May 15, 1908. Finished plowing old sheep pasture.

Sunday, May 17, 1908. Rode with Ed. L. to Springwater creamery & back. First time I ever saw separator in operation.

Friday, May 22, 1908. Planted corn.

Monday, May, 25, 1908. Sowed 50 lbs. alfalfa on about 2 A. Everything favorable for a successful field excepting, possibly inoculation.

Thursday, May 28, 1908. Sowed last of peas. Also about 3 A. oats & peas. 2-10-8 ftz. Corn is coming up. Took Pearl home last Sun. First time V. had been home since last September.

Saturday, May 30, 1908. Dragged for oats. Put 2 supers on bees. Mowed first grass for horses.

Sunday, May 31, 1908. Went to Dale’s P.M.

Wednesday, June 3, 1908. Sowed 4½ A. oats in old sheep pasture. 100 qts 2-10-8. Dried blood & 10-8 mixed.

Saturday, June 6, 1908. Sowed 1-7/8 A. W. K. beans.

Friday, June 12, 1908. Planted potatoes.

Saturday, June 13, 1908. Went to Wd. First time in over 4 weeks. Went to valley P.M. after fence & timothy seed.

Sunday, June 14, 1908. Made ice cream. Uncle Phil & aunt Martha were here last Sunday. Loya weighed 15 lbs. at 3 months old.

Wednesday, June 17, 1908. Sowed 1-5/8 A. W.K. beans 10-8 ftz.

Thursday, June 18, 1908. Grant was here.

Sunday, June 28, 1908. Took ride P.Mm to Advent camp meeting.

Monday, June 29, 1908. Cut early peas. 2 loads.

Sunday, July 19, 1908. Went over to Uncle Ira’s, got Aunt Mary and took her, Loyd & Eliza to Spencer & Emma Park’s.

Monday, July 20, 1908. Cousin Mary came to-day.

Tuesday, July 21, 1908. Took Aunt Mary & Cousin Mary to Mark’s.

Saturday, July 25, 1908. Finished drawing in wheat. Aunt Mary came.

Sunday, July 26, 1908. Aunt M. & I went to Uncle David’s. Met young David & wife.

Tuesday, July 28, 1908. Finished hilling beans and haying except oats & peas. Cousin Mary came yesterday. Took Aunt M. to Dv. yesterday.

Friday, July 31, 1908. Met Aunt Mae & Josephine at station. N. & girls came out eve.

Saturday, Aug. 1, 1908. First Lawrence family re-union at Uncle Ira’s. About 90 there. Fine time. Aunt Mae, Josephine, Mary, N. & girls were here all night.

Sunday, Aug. 2, 1908. G. & family were here. Took N. to Albright’s. G. went in eve.

Monday, Aug. 3, 1908. Took Aunt Mae & girls to train this morning. Cut oats & peas hay.

Wednesday, Aug. 5, 1908. Finished cutting peas. Uncle Ira died.

Saturday, Aug. 8, 1908. Attended Uncle Ira’s funeral. Frank, Albert, Mark, John, Spencer Parks & I bearers. V. has grip.

Sunday, Aug. 9, 1908. Have tooth & head ache. Went to Wd. Had last 6 of teeth out.

Monday, Aug. 10, 1908. Cut one field oats.

Tuesday, Aug. 11, 1908. All went to Wd. P.M. to see old home week doings.

Thursday, Aug. 13, 1908. Went to see the parade at Wd. P.M.

Saturday, Aug. 15, 1908. We all went to the Weld reunion at Ingleside.

Sunday, Aug. 16, 1908. Loyd, Eva & I went to church. First time since baby was born.

Monday, Aug. 17, 1908. End of first decade of married life. Worked much the same as any other day.

Wednesday, Sep. 2, 1908. Threshed 169 bu. oats & 71 wheat.

Friday, Sep. 4, 1908. Gleaners were here to-day.

Saturday, Sep. 5, 1908. Sowed wheat in flat-iron lot 7 pks. per A. About 200 per A. of 2-8-7½ fertilizer mixture. Rolled until too dark to see.

Tuesday, Sep. 8, 1908. Finished pulling first piece of beans.

Saturday, Sep. 12, 1908. Finished drawing first piece of beans. Hot, dry & smokey.

Friday, Sep. 18, 1908. Drew in second field of beans.

Sunday, Sep. 20, 1906. V. took Loyd, Eva & Eliza to S.S. Their first experience in S.S.

Tuesday, Sep. 22, 1908. Cut corn.

Sunday, Sep. 27, 1908. We went over to Uncle Phil’s after S.S.

Sunday, Oct. 4, 1908. Called at Grein’s P.M.

Thursday, Oct. 8, 1908. Picking apples this week.

Saturday, Oct. 10, 1908. Commenced digging potatoes.

Sunday, Oct. 11, 1908. Ram got out into road and butted Jas. Pursel on leg so he could not walk. Called to see him P.M.

Sunday, Oct. 18, 1908. Uncle Geo. Shaver & Aunt Cora came. Later Uncle Bert & family came.

Tuesday, Oct. 20, 1908. Finished digging potatoes.

Saturday, Oct. 24, 1908. Took beans to Dv. Got 2.20 hand picked. Load came to 103.09 and brought home 2 bags full.

Monday, Nov. 2, 1908. Tagged sheep and turned in ram.

Sunday, Nov. 15, 1908. Went over to Viola’s folks.

Thursday, Nov. 26, 1908. Plowed all day. A fine day. Was thankful for good weather to plow. Not a very big dinner, not even a pumpkin pie but had chicken and enough other fare to be thankful for. V. had callers. Hattie & Florence, Rose H. & Mildred Swarts.

Friday, Nov. 27, 1908. V. & Eliza have gone to Wd. this P.M. Lyal & I are keeping the baby.

Sunday, Nov. 29, 1908. Loyd, Eva, Eliza & I went to S.S.

Tuesday, Dec. 1, 1908. Was plowing at 6-55 this morning.

Wednesday, Dec. 2, 1908. Froze up last night. Guess I am through plowing this year.

Saturday, Dec. 5, 1908. Put ladder in E. side of barn from breast girt to scaffold.

Thursday, Dec. 10, 1908. Butchered. Malty calved yesterday.

Friday, Dec. 11, 1908. V. & Mrs. P. went to Wd. P.M.

Friday, Christmas, 1908. Spent the day and part of the evening with the Shavers at Uncle Jone’s. Mild weather. Good wheeling [biking].

Thursday, Dec. 31, 1908. Ray & Alma were here.

Saturday, Jan. 2, 1909. Left eye commenced to run and get red. Went to Wd.

Sunday, Jan. 3, 1909. Eye worse, other eye commenced. Frankey P. called.

Tuesday, Jan. 5, 1909. Both eyes very much inflamed and sore. Have used witch hazel and cold cream. No good. Salt water makes them discharge too much. Grated carrot makes them comfortable and camphor seems to clear them and make them feel better. Cleaned tank.

Wednesday, Jan. 6, 1909. Rained last night. Filled tank half full. Am staying in the house trying to heal my sick eyes when I would like to be out plowing.

Sunday, Jan. 10, 1909. Eyes improving now. Franky called.

Wednesday, Jan. 13, 1909. C. Kuster dressed Blacky. Received letter with twenty dollar bank note from Aunt Mary. This is probably all I ever will get from her, tho I could & would make as good use of a bit of her money as anyone could.

Saturday, Jan. 23, 1909. Loyd & I took Dunkleby & 2 yearlings to Frank Stuart’s. Walked both ways. Aunt Mary buried yesterday.

Sunday, Jan. 24, 1909. Pearl & Will were here. Very warm. Thermometer above 60.

Monday, Jan. 25, 1909. Bot calf of Mr. Swick. Plowed P.M.

Tuesday, Jan. 26, 1909. Plowed. Sold white colt to Mr. Swick

Wednesday, Jan. 27, 1909. Went to Da. Paid $125 on mortgage. Called on Mrs. Wheaton & Ida, Aunt Ellen & Uncle Abner & Aunt Eliza.

Sunday, Feb. 21, 1909. All went, on invitation, to Saltsmans’ for dinner. Mr. S.’s birthday.

Monday, Mar. 8, 1909. G. came out.

Tuesday, Mar. 9, 1909. Mr. Saltsman & I went to town meeting.

Wednesday, Mar. 9, 1909. Heard that the town went for license.

Friday, Mar. 12, 1909. Baby 1 yr. to-day. Can get up and stand alone. Topped trees. V., Lyal, baby & I went to Wd.

Thursday, Mar. 18, 1909. Pearl came, spent the day.

Friday, Mar. 19, 1909. Commenced to raise the buggy-house.

Saturday, Mar. 20, 1909. Finished elevating buggy-house.

Friday, Mar. 26, 1909. Coal gone. Set up chunk stove.

Sunday, April 4, 1909. Received phone from John L. that Uncle David died last night. Dale’s folks here P.M.

Monday, Apr. 5, 1909. Alfred Glover sheared sheep. Went to Dv. eve and brought Aunt Eliza up. Lyal fell from back door of horse barn.

Tuesday, Apr. 6, 1909. Aunt E. & I went to Uncle David’s funeral. Rainy & muddy much of the way. Met Arthur L. first time in I don’t know how long.

Thursday, Apr. 8, 1909. Took Aunt E. home. Got 5 bu Y.E. beans for seed at $4 a bu.

Thursday, Apr. 15, 1909. Worked in cemetry forenoon. Got fertilizer P.M. Loya trying to walk. Took first step alone the 12th, at 13 months. Sowed clover seed morning.

Saturday, Apr. 17, 1909. Took wool to Wd. 25 fleeces 213 lbs. at .26

Sunday, Apr. 18, 1909. Saltsman’s were here for dinner

Monday, Apr. 19, 1909. Sowed 1 bag Alaska peas with 95 qts per A. 10-8 ftz.

Tuesday, Apr. 20, 1909. Commenced plowing field across road for potatoes.

Friday, Apr. 23, 1909. Dale & Mr. Swick helped move buggy house.

Sunday, Apr. 25, 1909. We went to Father Shaver’s.

Wednesday, Apr. 28, 1909. Drew manure on potato ground this week.

Wednesday, May 5, 1909. Jas Redmond laid wall under buggy-house yesterday & to-day.

Thursday, May 6, 1909. Sowed 1¾ A. oats 76 qts per A.

Friday, May 7, 1909. V. & L. set out 166 strawberry plants & planted early potatoes. V. went to Gleaner meeting P.M.

Saturday, May 8, 1909. Sowed bag Alaska & bag Admiral peas Ftz same as former sowing.

Tuesday, May 11, 1909. Commenced plowing corn ground

Wednesday, May 12, 1909. Finished plowing corn ground.

Thursday, May 13, 1909. Sowed 6 bu. oats & peas in orchard and finished with oats.

Friday, May 14, 1909. Sowed about 4 bu. Admiral peas 116 qts per A. & 85 & 95 qts 10-8

Saturday, May 15, 1909. V. set out 300 strawberry plants. Fixed fence and turned out sheep and cows part of day.

Monday, May 17, 1909. Went to Wd. after jacket for big kettle [Rittle ?] and roofing for old barn. G. was here

Tuesday, May 18, 1909. Plowed garden.

Wednesday, May 19, 1909. Planted qt. early Huron dent corn and 2½ bu. potatoes. Ethel, Alma & Lolita were here.

Thursday, May 20, 1909. Dragged & marked corn ground

Friday, May 21, 1909. Plowed for oats on my multi-cornered field.

Saturday, May 22, 1909. H. W. Wilcox and I helped Albert and Mark divide their land. Went to Wd. P.M.

Sunday, May 23, 1909. We went over to Uncle Will’s. Cold riding.

Monday, May 24, 1909. Planted corn P.M.

Tuesday, May 25, 1909. Finished planting corn. Made garden.

Wednesday, May 26, 1909. Finished plowing for oats.

Friday, May 28, 1909. Sowed last of peas. 1 bu Adm & 2 bu. market garden.

Saturday, May 29, 1909. Took calf and 2 sheep to Wd. Sowed part of bog lot to oats. 2½ bu. oats 83 qtx. 1-2/3 -8-4 ftz. 8 qts. timothy & clover per A. Baby weighs 23 lbs.

Monday, May 31, 1909.Finished sowing 4½ A. oats 82 & 76 qts. oats 8 qts. timothy & clover 83 & 75 qts ftz 1¾-8-4 per A. rolled.

Wednesday, June 2, 1909. Planted potatoes in field across the road.

Thursday, June 3, 1909. Fixed fence and changed sheep to south field back of brook.

Friday, June 4, 1909. Loyd & I went to Dv. to mill. V. & Eva went to Gleaner meeting at Edna Curtis’.

Saturday, June 5, 1909. finished floor in buggy-house, made scaffold brackets, etc.

Sunday, June 6, 1909. Made ice-cream. Pursel’s & Saltsmans were here eve.

Monday, June 7, 1909. Helped Swick plant potatoes.

Sunday, June 20, 1909. Grant was out.

Tuesday, June 22, 1909. Commenced sowing buckwheat. Rained off twice.

Wednesday, June 23, 1909. Finished sowing 6¾+ A. buckwheat 30 qts. per A.; about 145 lbs 10-8 ftz. per A.

Tuesday, June 29, 1909. Went to Dv. P.M. to see Aunt Eliza & Robt Pratt about the Aunt Mary affair. Went down on train, walked back.

Wednesday, June 30, 1909. Called on Albert & Mark & talked with John about answering Straight’s complaint.

Thursday, July 1, 1909. finished roofing old-barn.

Saturday, July 3, 1909. Loyd & I went to Dv. P.M.

Monday, July 5, 1909. G. was out.

Wednesday, July 7, 1909. Commenced cutting peas.

Monday, July 12, 1909. Cut last load of Alaska peas.

Sunday, July 25, 1909. Eva & I drove to Dv. P.M.

Thursday, July 29, 1909. V. went over home. Brot Josephine from D.L. eve.

Saturday, July 31, 1909. Finished drawing in wheat. Josephine stayed with children while V. & I went to Wd. eve.

Sunday, August 1, 1909. All went to quarterly meeting.

Thursday, Aug. 5, 1909. Finished haying. V., children & Josephine went to Wd. to S.S. picnic. Tuesday. I was elected trustee first time. Hired Mildred Walker teacher.

Friday, Aug. 6, 1909. Aunt May & Mary came P.M. Lawrence & Harold came eve.

Saturday, Aug. 7, 1909. Lawrence day. 68 of family present. Very nice time.

Sunday, Aug. 8, 1909. V. Aunt May & Mary drove down to Mark’s P.M.

Monday, Aug. 9, 1909. Took canistes (?) friends & Lawrence & Harold to D.L.&W. Commenced cutting oats. G. was out.

Thursday, Aug. 12, 1909. Drew in oats. Lawrence & Harold helped.

Saturday, Aug. 14, 1909. We all went to Gleaner meeting in grove.

Tuesday, Aug. 17, 1909. Made ice-cream. Saltsman’s and Mrs. Francis with 3 children, Frank and Caroline Pursel called eve. Very pleasant time.

Thursday, Aug. 19, 1909. Commenced plowing for wheat. Plows hard.

Friday, Aug. 20, 1909. Threshed wheat 161 bu. Heard to-day that G. with a N.Y.-bound excursion ran into the side of a freight train at Savona last night and was seriously injured. Was going to Corning to see him to-night but could not very well get ready.

Saturday, Aug. 21, 1909. Went to Corning. Found G. comfortable. Tillie & Grantyne came to C. P.M.

Friday, Aug. 27, 1909. Commenced cutting late oats. Dale was injured in a run away.

Saturday, Aug. 28, 1909. Sold 11 lambs 840 lbs. @ 5½ & calf 180 lbs at 7½

Monday, Aug. 30, 1909. Finished cutting oats.

Wednesday, September 1, 1909. Went to Dv. mill and took wheat & oats to Aunt e.

Sunday, Sep. 5, 1909. Ed. N. & Eleanor came from Albright’s P.M. - stayed all night.

Monday, Sep. 6, 1909. N. & I drove over to cemetry.

Tuesday, Sep. 7, 1909. Cut buckwheat

Saturday, Sep. 11, 1909. Sowed 4 A. wheat 7 pks per A. 107 qts. per A. 2-8-5½ fertilizer mixture. Strip on N. side 175 qts ftz. per A. 3 qts. per A timothy.

Sunday, Sep. 12, 1909. Pearl & family came after church.

Tuesday, Sep. 14, 1909. Finished setting up buckwheat.

Wednesday, Sep. 15, 1909. Finished plowing orchard for wheat.

Friday, Sep. 17, 1909. Sowed lower orchard to wheat at 60 qts. per A. 2+A. Sowed bag of ftz. mixture 2-8-5½ at 107 qts. per A. then tankage at 225 qts per A. Tankage strip from two drill widths E. of lower harvest apple tree to upper harvest apple tree. Then ftz. mixture at 175 qts. per A. About 3 qts. timothy seed per A.

Saturday, Sep. 18, 1909. Bot bu. peaches of Henry Brewer for 1.50.

Sunday, Sep. 19, 1909. Grant & family came

Monday, Sep. 20, 1909. Took G. & family to train P.M.

Tuesday, Sep. 21, 1909. Had to kill and bury Walt this morning. 23 years old.

Saturday, Oct 2, 1909. Pointed chimneys & patched potato crates. Erma Weld came.

Sunday, Oct. 3, 1909. V. & Erma went to church

Tuesday, Oct. 19, 1909. Finished digging potatoes. 362 bu. on field across road. Shipped N’s potatoes yesterday.

Tuesday, Oct. 26, 1909. G. was out.

Tuesday, Nov. 2, 1909. Threshed oats 157 & buckwheat 166.

Friday, Nov. 5, 1909. Threshed beans 98 bu in all

Monday, Nov. 8, 1909. Took 50 bu Y.E. beans to Belden & Co at Wd. at 2.90 per bu. Heard that G. had been discharged.

Saturday, Nov. 27, 1909. All went to Dv. and sat for family picture. Aunt Eliza has been subpoenaed on the Straight case, and says that I must go with her to Ithaca.

Wednesday, Dec. 1, 1909. Went to Livonia to see Scott Crane but saw him but a few minutes at train.

Sunday, Dec. 5, 1909. Went to Dv. early this morning. got aunt Eliza.

Monday, Dec. 6, 1909. Aunt E. & I took morning train for Rochester. I made short call at Grant’s then we took 10-50 Lehigh train for Ithaca Arrived at Ithaca 1-10. Case put over until next Monday at 2 P.M. Arrived at Roch. 9-15 P.M. Stayed all night with G.

Tuesday, Dec, 7, 1909. Called at Westfall’s and Jim Milliman’s. Stayed at Nellie’s

Wednesday, Dec. 8, 1909. Came home eve.

Thursday, Dec. 9, 1909. Pearl & family stayed here while I was gone and went home P.M.

Saturday, Dec. 11, 1909. Loyd & Eva went to Wd. to do Christmas shopping & have some teeth filled.

Saturday, Dec. 18, 1909. Walked to Dv Got photos Called at Aunt Ellen’s & Aunt Eliza’s.

Friday, Dec. 24, 1909. Went to exercises at school house.

Saturday, Dec. 25, 1909. All took morning train for Atlanta. Called at Emma Parks’ Went to Aunt Electa’s. Had fine time. On way to station, called at Will Waite’s. Train more than four hours late. Loyd & I came home; the rest staid at Waite’s

Sunday, Dec. 26, 1909. L. & I went to Wd. after rest of family.

Saturday, January 1, 1910. Had oysters & ice cream. Caroline P. took dinner with us.

Monday, Jan. 3, 1909. Alzina called and served citation

Wednesday, Jan. 19, 1910. Dale, Cora, Beulah and Mildred W. spent eve. Played bunco & trolley

Thursday, Jan. 20, 1910. Butchered pig & calf. DeWitt Pursel died this afternoon.

Sunday, Jan. 23, 1910. Went to DeWitt Pursel’s funeral P.M. Called at Swick’s

Saturday, Feb. 12, 1910. Intended to go to Dv. Very heavy fall of snow last night. Snowed to-day.

Sunday, Feb. 13, 1910. Snowed and blew some last night. A magnificent lot of snow.

Tuesday, Feb. 15, 1910. Went to Dv. Took dinner with Aunt Eliza. Paid Mr Uhl interest and fifty dollars.

Sunday, Feb. 20, 1910. Melvin, Mary & Fern Roberts were here. Nice and warm but windy. Willie Clark died in hospital at Hornell after an operation for appendicitis.

Wednesday, Feb. 23, 1910. Stormy and cold since Sun. I think only two trains went to-day. Willie Clark’s funeral.

Saturday, Feb. 26, 1910. Took a load of goods for Mr. Cochrane to the Moses Richards farm

Sunday, Feb. 27, 1910. Weather moderated. Elected teacher of bible class in S.S.

Sunday, Mar. 6, 1910. Heard robin last Wed. or Thurs. G. was out Wed. Very warm and pleasant all last week.

Tuesday, Mar. 22, 1910. Went to Chas. Avey’s auction.

Thursday, Mar. 24, 1910. Commenced plowing.

Sunday, Mar. 27, 1910. A beautiful Easter. Plowed 3 days last week. Went to Wd. last eve. Swicks were here to dinner Frank Lawrence’s Breakle house burned. Caught from a R.R. fire.

Monday, Mar. 28, 1910. Mr. Swick & I went to the valley and bot Alsyke seed at $8 Bot 3 cwt. wire at 2½ Pearl & son came

Tuesday, Mar. 29, 1910. Sawed Eli’s wood at mill 15½ loads.

Wednesday, Mar. 30, 1910. Finished 9 A. field plowing. Took up sap dishes. Hot & muggy. Snow almost gone. May flowers in bloom.

Friday, Apr. 8, 1910. Chosen juror on law suit at Springwater.

Monday, Apr. 11, 1910. Sowed clover seed on wheat Finished chimney on wood-house

Wednesday, Apr. 13, 1910. Moved stove into wood-house.

Saturday, Apr. 16, 1910. Sowed 4½ A. on back end of 9 A. lot. 70 qts. oats, about 8 qts. Timothy, Alsyke, medium and orchard grass, about 125 lbs. of 1½-9-7 ftz mixture per A.

Tuesday, Apr. 19, 1910. Sowed 1¾ A. barley at 2 bu. per A. about 75 qts 2-8-10 ftz. and 8 qts clover & timothy. Sowed orchard grass by hand.

Saturday, Apr. 23, 1910. Sowed 2 A barley, 2 bu per A. 95 & 120 qts 2-8-10 per A. Sowed clovers, timothy, red top & orchard grass by hand.

Monday, May 9, 1910. May thus far has been wet and rather cold. Froze two nights last week. Last Sat. night was the first that sheep out all night, and Sat. P.M. first cows were out. Yesterday we all went to S.S. and to Viola’s. Last Fri. night, some one took 7 goslings - all we had

Wednesday, May 11, 1910. V. Loyd & Eva went to a show eve.

Thursday, May 12, 1910. Finished 6¾ A. oats 82 qts. per A. 95 & 85 qts 1-1/3 -9-8 and finished with 2-8-10 About 10 qts per A. of timothy, Alsyke, medium, red top & orchard grass. Uncle Joe’s funeral yesterday.

Friday, May 13, 1910. Got up at 3 A.M. to see Halley’s comet. Not brilliant but extensive.

Tuesday, May 17, 1910. Planted corn. V. set some strawberry plants.

Sunday, May 22, 1910. Went down to Aunt Eliza’s P.M. She gave me Eliza’s bank book to take care of.

Tuesday, May 24, 1910. finished planting 4 A. 71 rds. potatoes back of orchard. Put boxes on bees.

Wednesday, May 25, 1910. Three lambs were hit by train this morning and injured.

Thursday, May 26, 1910. One injured lamb died last night.

Friday, May 27, 1910. I killed another injured lamb this morning. Loyd & Eva have just recovered from measles. Others have not had it yet.

Saturday, May 28, 1910. Finished dragging bean ground. Saw Halley’s comet last night and to-night after it has rounded the sun and started on its long southward trip. It has been cloudy much of the time. Saw it but once in the east before it had rounded the sun.

Tuesday, May 31, 1910. Finished 6½ A. beans. Sowed 6½ bu & 1/3 T 10-8 ftz.

Sunday, June 5, 1910. V. was in bed yesterday sweating out measles. Eliza, Lyal and Loya have not entirely recovered.

Tuesday, June 7, 1910. Went over potatoes with weeder.

Wednesday, June 8, 1910. Went to Elizabeth Kuster’s funeral P.M.

Thursday, June 9, 1910. Finished plowing buckwheat groune

Saturday, June 25, 1910. Finished sowing 4¾ A. buckwheat 1 bu. per A. 95 qts 10-8 ftz per A.

Sunday, June 26, 1910 drove to Dv. P.M. Took aunt E. and Josephine to the cemetery.

Monday, June 27, 1910. G. & Tillie were out. Cut first hay.

Tuesday, June 28, 1910. Loyd did first cultivating.

Wednesday, July 20, 1910. Finished hilling beans. Cut barley.

Monday, Aug. 1, 1910. Finished mowing.

Wednesday, Aug. 3, 1910. Finished drawing hay.

Thursday, Aug. 4, 1910. finished hilling potatoes.

Friday, Aug. 5, 1910. A.M. Brot Aunt Eliza up to Clara Miller’s. P.M. Went over to the D.L.&W. after Mary. Eve Went after Nellie, Lillian & Eleanor.

Saturday, Aug. 6, 1910. We all went to the reunion at Frank’s.

Sunday, Aug. 7, 1910. Took Aunt E. and N. over to Edna Kimbell’s P.M.

Monday, Aug. 8, 1910. Took Mary, Lawrence & Harold to the 7-15 Shawmut train morning. Commenced cutting oats.

Tuesday, Aug. 9, 1910. Took N. & girls to Wd.

Wednesday, Aug. 10, 1910. Jennie Kuhn came from Bert Smith’s P.M.

Thursday, Aug. 11, 1910. Lawrence & Harold went P.M.

Friday, aug. 12, 1910. Took Jennie K. over to Bert Smith’s.

Sunday, Aug. 14, 1910. All went to S.S.

Tuesday, aug. 16, 1910. Cut late oats.

Wednesday, Aug. 17, 1910. Took some honey A.M. Loyd had mess of fish for dinner. V. & I went to Wd. P.M. for celebration and left children at home.

Saturday, Aug. 20, 1910. B.F.P. took Loyd, Eva and me to Wd. in his auto. First time I ever was in one. Enough to give one the fever if we (?) dared indulge such a thot.

Sunday, Aug. 21, 1910. Went over to Father Shaver’s after S.S.

Monday, Aug. 22, 1910. Mr. Swick, Mr. Hubbell, Mr. Saltsman, Chas. S., and Dale helped draw 7 A. oats.

Friday, September 2, 1910. V. entertained Gleaners.

Saturday, Sept. 3, 1910. V. went to Wd. eve with Saltsman’s.

Tuesday, Sep. 6, 1910. Threshed yesterday & to-day

Thursday, Sep 8, 1910. Finished pulling beans

Wednesday, Sep. 14, 1910. Lyal & I went down to Aunt Eliza’s Got ½ bu. prunes.