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Fri. Jan 1, 1886

Warm & pleasant. Very muddy. Put another wastpipe in water Bbl in side the horse barn & put coveron the bbl. Settle Accts with Geo. Miller. Tookhorse and buggy to C.J. Deans for Chs to take downto Alvah.

Saturday 2

Very pleasant & warm. Muddy. Chs Dean camehome with sores & buggy about 8 this morn. Choredabout home. Baked beans, roasted pork & c & c.Cleared up some by the horse barn & around & c &c.

Sun. Jan 3, 1886

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Cloudy, stormed a little. At home all day. Minister

from Cambridge preached

Monday 4

Cloudy & stormed some in P.M. Very muddy.Chored about. Took up & cleaned out the bridge byold barn & replanked it. Filed saw for Mr. Picket.

Tues. Jan 5, 1886

Warm & stormy most the day, cleared off to night.Chored about house. Looked over papers & c. Put

new planks in hog pen, he has broken through. Senthome watches to Ashland by Geo. Miller.

Wednesday 6

Pleasant, Growing cold to night. Chored aboutmaking a door (out of old tank house door) for oldbarn under shed, havent got it done yet. Jos carriedRufus White to So. Wrentham this P.M.

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Very cold & pleasant but windy. Chored about,worked on door at the barn some, sawed a little

wood. Carried a Bbl apples to A. Everett & c & c.

Friday 8

Very pleasant & cold. Got ready for & AlbertNewell came & killed by hog, 340 lbs. He tookdinner with me.

Sat. Jan 9, 1886

Began to snow in the night & is a very driving &cold snow storm, drove all about. Cleared out snow,

shoveled paths & chored about. Cut wood in thewood house & c & c. Cars an hour or more late.

Cleared off to night.

Sunday 10

Cold & blustering, clear in morn but cloudy part theday. At home all day choring about. Wrote toUncle Nathan this eve. No meeting to day, very badgoing.

Mon. Jan. 11, 1886

Very cold, cloudy part & pleasant part of day.Chored about - got sleigh down & carried 1/2 hog to

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Clark & Mason Franklin, 171 lbs. Paid my taxes.Called & see Hancock about Elmers sleigh & c.

Wrote to Elmer this eve.

Tuesday 12

0/12 or 15, very cold & pleasant. Chored about.Cut up & salted the 1/2 hog. Sold Herman 13 lbsfresh. Got the apples down cellar from the kitchen,about 20 bus good & poor. Cut up the lard this eve.Sold Elmers sleigh.

Wed. Jan 13, 1886

0/18 or 20, cold & pleasant. Tried out my lard,sawed a little wood & c & c. This eve make somesauce with a quince & some apples. 7 below 0 thiseve before 9 oclock but is very clear and still.

Thursday 14

0/12 very cold & pleasant. Chored up some in horsebarn & inside house. Sawed some wood & c & c. J.Green went to Franklin with the horse & sleigh &this eve Frank Bennet & wife have gone toWoonsocket.

Fri. Jan. 15, 1886

Very cold snow but very pleasant & windy. Choredup some in horse barn. Took up the beans & c & cCarried. F. Bennet & wife home. Isabel gave me apair of mittens & mended my coat & c & c.

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Saturday 16

Pleasant and Warm but cloudy most the day. Chillybut warm. Chored about house some, fixed in barnsome. Cut some wood & c & c.

Sun. Jan. 17, 1886

Cloudy & warm but very pleasant most the day,thawed some. Alvah came home this P.M.. Icarried him down to night with the sleigh.

Monday 18

Very pleasant. Cool. Got cloths ready & carried

over to Mrs. Greene to wash put back. Put bale onpale. Set glass in pantry window for new house &put it in & fixed the door & c & c. Made a chickencoop.

Tues. Jan. 19, 1886

Snowed some in morning & rained most of P.M.Chored about, made a soup & cleaned out under thestairs in wood house & c & c.

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Wednesday 20

20/0 very pleasant & thawed some. Was sick lastnight & this morning, had to get up several times.Chored about, got the sled & fixed, the shew & c &c. Cleaned up some in wood house.

Thurs. Jan. 21, 1886

Cloudy, stormy a little & tonight thawy. Sent apackage of 5 watches to Elmer by Emma to Boston.Put the ribbons on the sled, sold a few apples toMiller. Went & moved F. Bennet to Franklin withsled. Brought chickens cradle & c. back to G.Greens.

Friday 22

Thawed & stormed a little mist most the day.

Chored about, cleaned up some in the cellar.Carried out the old pickles & c & c, made a littlecider. Cleaned out a Bbl I brought home from J.Heatons yesterday, & c & c.

Sat. Jan. 23, 1886

Pleasant & colder, windy. Chored about. sortedsome apples, sawed a little wood. Carried Mariannato Abner Coates & back.

Sunday 24

Cloudy & snowed a little most all day. Very cold,has not been more than 10 above 0 in 5 days. Athome all day, Alvah came this A.M., went backabout 4 P.M. Marianna had the Dr. this eve.

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Mon. Jan. 25, 1886

Cold & snowed a little most all day & does this eve.Chored about house some, got in & sawed up somewood. Made a little cider & c & c.

Tuesday 26

Very pleasant & warm, picked over a few apples.Carried some to Geo Gotchell & to Mrs. C. F.Briggs, Called & see H. Bemis & to P. Corbets & toNathan Arnolds. Is good sleighing but has thawedto day.

Wed. Jan. 27, 1886

Cloudy, stormed some this eve, rain or sleet. Madea little cider, picked over some apples & carried toMs. C. Briggs this eve. Helped J. Connor 2 1/2 hs inthe woods carting logs & c.

Thursday 28

Stormy all day, trees covered with ice. Made somecider, cut some wood, husked some pop corn & c &c. Took up a ham & put in the others.

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Fri. Jan. 29, 1886

31/ 0, stormy, trees covered with ice & have been aday or 2. Finished husking my pop corn. Rats &mice ate it badly.

Saturday 30

Very pleasant and warm & most the day, butsnowed hard this eve. Elmer came home this mornto stay till Tuesday. Have been in houseconsiderable, baked beans & c & c.

Sun. Jan. 31, 1886

31 degrees above 0. Pleasant most the day, thawsome. Snow came quite deep last night. Alvahcame home today & went back this P.M., have beenat home all day.

Monday Feb. 1

Pleasant morn, but cloudy most the day & snowedsome. Colder to night. Chored about, helped inhouse some. Filed my saw & E filed one. Tackedmy Rubber boots & c & c. Made 3 pies this eve.

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Tues. Feb. 2, 1886

7 degrees above 0. Very pleasant & cold. Elmerwent back to Ashland this morn. I chored about ,went to the auction of J. Wright property & toWoonsocket & got some grain.

Wednesday Feb. 3

Cloudy & cold. Snowed a little to night, choredabout. Sawed a little wood, picked over & sold 41/2 bus apples to H. Fisher.

Thurs. Feb. 4, 1886

2 degrees above 0. Cloudy & snowed a little, beencold & blustering, about 4 degrees above 0, most theday. Sawed a little wood & c & c.

Friday 5

10 degrees below 0. Very cold & pleasant. Choredabout, made a little cider. Shoveled some snow,cleared in shop some & c & c.

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Sat. Feb. 6, 1886

10 degrees below 0. Pleasant & cold, chored about.Helped P. Greene get a load of hay to his barn & c& c. Worked in house some, broke up & sold P.Greene a basket of 7-8 lbs coal.

Sunday 7

Pleasant & cold, but warmer than a few days past.Thawed a little, at home all day.

Mon. Feb. 8, 1886

Very pleasant & warmer, thawed some. P. Greene& E.D. Cook had the horse in A.M. to go to

Woonsocket. I picked over some apples & this evecarried 3 bus to Mr. Wright & 2 to C. F. Briggs.Made some cider, sold & put up 6 bus potatoes to S.H. Barrett.

Tuesday 9

Very pleasant & warm, thawy. Cleared out underthe hay scale, fixed my sled to carry hay & wentwith a load of 970 lbs to H. Bemis. P. Greenehelped load it, have engaged some to A. G. Gilmore.

Wed. Feb. 10, 1886

Foggy morn, thawing but chilly, cloudy. Choredabout A. G. Gilmore came & got a load of 1130 lbs

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took care of Stockbridges horses & c & c. ThisA.M.

went up on the train that come along (with theofficials) to the washout at Millriver Junction &came back on it. Stockbridges horses are here tonight again.

Monday 15

Very pleasant and warm, about 8 degrees this eve,wind blew very hard & it rained. Worked on theroad or on the bridge by P. Canneys where it washedaway.

Tues. Feb. 16, 1886

Pleasant & growing cold, windy. Got up at 4 A.M.and fed A. Stockbridges horses, got pullies changed

& c, ready & carried to the bridge by Canneys &worked there getting out stones & c & c. Today thefirst train went over the bridge about 4 P.M. P.Greene went to _?_ with horse today. The limitedexpress let flag man off tonight _?_ _?_ went thisway.

Wednesday 17

Very pleasant and cold, chored about, made cider,sorted apples & carried 3 bus to Wright & 1 lb. _?_to Mrs. C. Briggs. Called & see J. Newell. Wentwith Eddie Moses to see about fixing crossing byBrook Meadows.

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Very pleasant & cold. Fixed cart & helped EddieMoses cart stones from my lot to Dea . Whitings

barn 3 3/4 hs where it washed out.

Friday 19

Very pleasant A.M. & cloudy part of P. M. & beganto rain before night. Rains hard this eve. Tookstones off of old wagon body. Fixed cart somemore. Got some wood into the wood house. Tooksharves & irons off the fore wheels to fix & c & c.Went & got some sour milk (or swill) at Hermons.

Sat. Feb. 20, 1886

Cloudy or Squally most the day, a little snow in

A. M. Helped Eddie Moses with the horses 2 1/2 hs,fix by the bridge, carted stones & c. Winnowed

some beans, sawed some wood & c & c.

Sunday 21

Pleasant, frost & cloudy most the day. Snowed alittle this eve, cold at home all day. Alvah comehome to day, went back tonight. Aaron went withhim.

Mon. Feb. 22, 1886

Pleasant, cold, but thawed some in the middle of theday. Went after Ed Moses to help get ice, heworked 8 hs & Wallace helped 4 1/2 hs., got up 150

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cakes about 7 in. thick. I worked this eve tell 10 1/2packing & c.

Tuesday 23

Cloudy part & pleasant part the day , cool. EddieMoses helped get ice 8 1/2 hs & Willie helped 3 hsgot house most full, got 48 large cakes & 15 or 20common ones to day. Jos sawed a little. Cars killeda pullet.

Wed. Feb. 24, 1886

Very cold & pleasant. Got 2 loads of ice 24 cakes.Willie helped load it , I packed it & got 3 loads ofsaw dust to put on it.

Thursday 25

Cloudy & began to snow before noon, turned to rain,rained hard to night. Worked in ice house, carted 2load saw dust & cut & carted up 4 large cakes & 2small ones. & put in ice house & covered with sawdust. House at the fullest it ever was.

Fri. Feb. 26, 1886

Very stormy all day, very wind driven snow storm.Made a chicken soup & c & c. Made some cider,cut some wood in wood house & chored about.

Saturday 27

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Very windy, blustering & very cold. Worked in

house most of A.M.. Made & put rockers on a cradlefor M. Picket & chored about. Mr. ----- put a pairof taps on Pickets shoes here this eve.

Sun. Feb. 28, 1886

Clear but very windy & very cold blustering. Athome all day except called in at P. Greenes.

Monday, Mar. 1

0 degrees. Very cold, very windy but clear. Wentto Town Meeting & to H. Bemises & carried wagon_?_ to fix. Mrs. Greene went with me, I came back& see to cars _?_ & c. Water stopped running intonight.

Tues. Mar. 2, 1886

Very windy & very cold all day, chored about.Went to H. Pecks & H.B. Millers & Dea Whitings &about getting things for the Turkey supper to night.Got in some wood & c & c.

Wednesday 3

Cold & windy, cloudy most the day. Carried Abbieto the church & some dishes & c., from there to DeaWhitings & some to H.B. Millers & another lot to J.H. W. This P.M, went to Woonsocket and got aload of grain & a hat. Jeb Greene went with me.

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Thurs. Mar. 4, 1886

Very pleasant & warmer, but cold. Went toFranklin to bank, called & saw Alvah. Bought acow from F. Kenney, but he backed out. This P.M.,went to the auction of B. Cook & this eve called &saw A. J. Newell & to others.

Friday 5

Pleasant part & cloudy part the day, cold but thawedsome. Carried the pumpkins & squash out to thebarn from back of chimney, they had frose. Sawed& split & got in some wood. Alvah came up to aparty at H. B. Millers to night.

Sat. Mar,. 6, 1886

Very pleasant but windy. Chored about house some,Winnowed the beans & got out & winnowed thepole beans & c & c.

Sunday 7

Very pleasant & cold, at home all day.

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Mon. Mar. 8, 1886

Cloudy most the day & cool. Chored about andwent to M. M. Daniels & traded for a cow & to B.H. Guilds to see him & to A. J. Gilmores & TownMeeting. Fred led the cow over to night, 875 lbs.

Tuesday 9

Cloudy & snowed a little, cold & chilly. Went up toHermons & paid him for the milk. Sawed & cutsome wood, made a little cider & c & c.

Wed. Mar. 10, 1886

Pleasant & cool, chored about went to H. Bemises &got my wheels. Carried a load of 1025 lbs hay to M.M. Daniels & c & c. Mrs. Jos Clark came here, Putup a few potatoes & apples I sold her.

Thursday 11

Very pleasant and cool, chored about home some.Carried a load of 1085 lbs hay to M. M. Daniels &went & got a old wagon or reack at A. Clarks for$2.50, drawed old tires & c for P. Greene 1 1/4 hrfrom R. R. to his wood pile.

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Fri. Mar. 12, 1886

Cloudy, stormed some this P. M. Warmer but cool,chored about. Sorted & put up 5 bus potatoes forJ.W. Clark & c & c. Made a soup this eve.

Saturday 13

Cloudy, rained in P. M., snow tonight, warm.Chored about house, sorted apples & c & c. Carriedpotatoes 5 bus & apples 1 bus to J. W. Clark tonight.

Sun. Mar. 12, 1886

Very pleasant & warm. Went to meeting in A. M.,Rev. Moore preached. Alvah came home & wentback to night. B. Guild came here.

Monday 13

Very pleasant, warm, chored about. Went & startedto water for Mr. Hopkins in his pump, it was frose inthe well. Mr. ---- came to look out a trial report ofR. R. tickets & c. Jos was gone & I helped there.Went to _?_ _?_ _?_ that eve Ella went with me.

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Tues. Mar. 16, 1886

Foggy in morn & rained about 9 A.M. & cleared offagain before noon & clouded up again. I workedmost the day at Mr. Hopkins in house putting upcurtains & c & c.

Wednesday 17J. Greene diedVery pleasant & warm, chored about house. Fixedthe ice house some, pounded my finger, put cows inyard. Drawed load of hay to horse barn for the cows& c & c. Went to Franklin & got Minnie & FrankBennet, Jeb Greene died about 5 1/4 P. M.

Thurs. Mar. 18, 1886

Very pleasant & warm, picked over some apples &

carried 2 bus to Franklin 1 good & 1 specl to C. F.B.Got some things for Mrs. Greene, saw Mr. _?_ aboutplastering & c.

Friday 19

Cloudy most the day, began to snow before P. M.Had the fore shoes set on the horse, carried 235 lbshay to Peter McDonald & carried a box to Plainvilleto put Mr. Jeb Greene in.

Sat. Mar. 20, 1886

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Stormy all day, ground covered with snow. Choredabout at home some. Helped out Jeb Greene's

Funeral & took dinner there. The minister did notcome, so Dea Whiting spoke & made a prayer.Sawed some wood this eve.

Sunday 21

Stormed a little most all day. Went to meeting in A.M., Rev. Moore preached, went to meeting atJosephs in eve. John Hoag died to night.

Mon. Mar. 22, 1886

Cloudy part & pleasant part the day, chilly wind.Chored about & went & helped Mrs. Hopkins 2 1/2

hs fixing curtains & c & c. Carried Sarah & _?_Metcalf to Bellingham depot.

Tuesday 23

Pleasant & cool most the day. Chored about home,went up to ledge to look about there. Sawed somewood, make some cider & c & c.

Wed. Mar. 24, 1886

Pleasant & cold, chored about, cut some wood & c& c. Went to Franklin, Ella with me. See Folensky& others went & fixed pump for Hopkins & put up 2curtains & c & c. Called & M. M. Daniels.

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Thursday 25

Cloudy & cold, chored about some. Went to Mrs.Hopkins & put up 2 window curtains & c. Went toA. J. Gilmores & traded for a heifor.

A.J. Newell died at 2 oclock

Fri. Mar. 26, 1886

Pleasant & warmer but windy, put up some 1 1/2bus apples & 3 of potatoes for Geo Hopkins & 2 ofpotatoes & 1 of apples I carried to Woonsocket thisP.M.

Saturday 27

Cloudy & beginning to rain a little about 5 P. M.Worked for J. Canney after 10 A.M. in the woodsloading & sawing up logs & c.

Sun. Mar. 28, 1886

Cloudy part & very pleasant part the day. Went tothe Funeral of A. J. Newell at 2 P. M. Called & seeA. M. Bennetts fowls as I came home. Alvah athome to day. Wrote to Uncle Nathan this eve.

Monday 29

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Cloudy most the day, rains to night. Chored about

home in A.M. Carted old tires 3 hs in P.M. up toPickets.

Tues. Mar. 30, 1886

Cloudy & damp, rained quite hard part of A. M.,helped load logs & c. 2 hrs for J. Canney. Carted alittle hay for Mrs. Greene. Went to Franklin to seethe Mason Folinsky, he was away, carted a load of720 lbs of hay to A.P. Gilmore and got quite wet.

Wednesday 31

Cloudy & damp rained some, chored about home.Denise Bemis moved to Franklin, Cunningham team

moved the goods & I carried the folks & went & seeMr. Folinsky again.

Thurs. April 1, 1886

Cloudy part the day, cleared off before night. Went& got A. Greenberg in morn. He plastered up overthe sink down stairs & patched up some. Wewhitewashed the rooms down there & c. I carriedhim home at noon. Carried Alvahs bicycle downin morn. Isabel helped this P.M. Uncle N & Mrs.Tilton came tonight.

Friday 2

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Very pleasant & cold. Chored about, put up a Bblapples (russetts), & carried to J. Hancock & sorted

& carried 5 bus potatoes to J. W. Clark, sorted &sold some to A.J. Gilmore.

Sat. April 3, 1886

Cloudy, snowed some most the day. Chored about,hooped & put handle on tub for Mrs. Picket.

Sunday 4

Cloudy & cold most the day. Went to meeting inP.M., Rev Moore preached.

Mon. April 5, 1886

Cloudy most the day. Snowed & rained some.Chored about & made a little cider. Worked aboutnew house some & c & c. See to some the trains &c & c.

Tuesday 6

Very stormy. Chored about, cut & sawed wood inold shop & c & c.

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Wed. April 7, 1886Hen setCloudy & stormed a little. See to the male & c inmorn, then helped load logs for Jos. most the day.P. Caneys team carted 5 load. Set a hen on 15 eggs.Abbie Dearys down stairs to night

Thursday 8Fast DayCloudy & chilly. Elmers trunk came this morn. oncars. He came as far as Franklin with the horse &stopped with George Getchell tonight & Williecame with the horse. I chored about, cut somewood, and made some cider & c & c.

Fri. April 9, 1886

Very pleasant. Elmer came this morn on the 9:00train. I chored about house & c & c in A. M. Wentto H. Hancocks auction in P.M.

Saturday 10

Very pleasant & warm. Chored about house some.Churned, fixed the gate post & wall by house.Helped fix hay scales. Went to M. M. Daniels tonight & traded him 15 loads of hay for a heifer.

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Sun. April 11, 1886

Very pleasant & cold. Went to meeting in A.M. &eve. Rev Moore preached. Alvah at home a whilethis P.M., had a number of callers.

Monday 12

Cloudy part & pleasant part the day. Picked over &put up 3 bus apples & 4 bus Potatoes & carried toWoonsocket. Frank Bennet went with me.

Thurs. April 13, 1886

Cloudy most the day, stormed a little. Chored abouthouse some. Carted 1 load of old ties to Mrs Greene& 3 up to the house for Mr. Carter. 2 load of hay toM.M. Daniels 1150 & 1090, got another cow offhim.

Wednesday 14

Cloudy part the day & very pleasant part the day.Elmer & I went to the Auction of D. J. Pickering,Elmer lost out his _?_ & I came back after it. Icame home on foot to night, was a very large crowdthere.

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April 15, 1886

Very pleasant & warm, chored about, went to theAuction, A. D. Sargents stuff at 10 A.M. Staidall day. *Bt Bbl & c (2) _?_ (10) saw (25) Saw(25)Saw (8) basket & bus (10) chair (8) strain sive(3)Keller & stand (2) Stand & mat (12) Oil (35) Pail,battis & _?_ (32) dust pan & c (5) scraper (6) Table(32)

*In cash accounts in back of diary George lists atotal of $2.25 spent at Auction.

Friday 16

Cloudy part the day & pleasant part the day, choredabout house, hoed the asparagus bed & thestrawberries & c & helped about house some & c &c.

Sat. April 17, 1886

Cloudy most of A.M. & very pleasant P.M. Choredabout house, Elmer was sick with a cold. Loaded &carried 950 lbs hay to A. P. Gilmore, got a pair ofscales, harness, oil cloth & c of him. Put the seed &sleigh in old barn & helped get the last of Mr.Greens hay in & c & c,

Sunday 18

Very pleasant & very warm. Went to meeting inA.M., Rev. Moore preached. Alvah came home,went back to night with Aaron &c.

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Mon. April 19, 1886

Very pleasant & very warm. Chored about housesome, carried a load of 855 lbs hay to Dr. Nolans.Brought back a goat for Picket, cleared up in gardensome & c & c. Traded heifer off for a harness thiseve.

Tuesday 20

Very pleasant & warm. Chored about house some,carried up a load of old ties & c. Went up & cut &brought home some poles to make posts for grapearbor for Jos. lot & c & c.

Wed. April 21, 1886

Very pleasant & warm, chored about house some.Washed Elmers buggy, he went to Woonsocket. Iset 2 posts & fixed for grape arbor by the house.Went to Hoags mill & got my lumber & c & c.Uncle Nathan & Mrs. T. went to conference with Josto day.

Thursday 22

Very pleasant & warm, chored about, went & gotsome sour milk off H.B. Miller. Worked on thegrape arbor some & c & c. Elmer went to Boston &hasnt come home yet. Alvah came up this eve.

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Fri. April 23, 1886

Very pleasant & warm. Went & harrowed with myhorse side of Dea. Whitings for him, 3+. Tookdinner there. This P.M. fixed fence around pasture& turned cows in. Worked on the grape arbor some& c & c.

Saturday 24

Cloudy & rained hard before night or about 4 &after. Chored about, got some glass down stairs &puttied up some. Got in some bark & c & c cut up.Set 2 posts for the other grape vine, cut & hadasparagus for dinner.

Sun. April 25, 1886

Pleasant & colder, went to meeting in A.M., Rev.Moore preached. Alvah came home on train, and it

run off the track & hurt his foot & leg.

Monday 26

Very pleasant & cold, chored about, washed Elmersbuggy. Worked on grape arbor, went & fixedHopkins pump.

Tues. April 27, 1886

Pleasant part the day & cloudy part. Began to rainabout 6 1/2 A.M.. Chored about, fixed grape arbor.

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Sorted some apples & carried to Woonsocket & gotsome oats, hay, seed & c & c this P.M. Churned in

A.M. 2 lots about 8 lb.

Wednesday 28

Cloudy & cooler. Ed Moses came with horse,harrowed & plow & worked for me 4 1/2 hs,harrowed the field back of house barn by pine &plowed the garden field this P.M. Fixed by thehouse _?_ beds & carried a load of 785 lb hay to M.M. Daniels.

Thurs. April 29, 1886

Pleasant & cool, brought up 3 bus potatoes for AllanNewell & 128 ft. lumber. Went & plowed for Dea.Whiting 3 hs with the horse in A. M. This P.M. putup a few apples & potatoes & c & c.

Friday 30

Pleasant & cool in A.M. Chored about, sortedpotatoes & apples & c. Went & fixed curtains forMr. Hopkins this eve. Carried 2 bus. potatoes to _?_Newell & 5 to J. W. Clark & 2 bus apples, & 1 busapples to D. Sullivan & to ------.

Sat. May 1, 1886

Pleasant & cool, sowed oats & grass seed back ofhorse barn & harrowed in most & carted a load ofmanure onto the garden piece.

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Pleasant & cool , went to Franklin meeting &

carried Uncle Nathan & Mrs. Tilton this eve.Carried Mrs. Tilton to the concert. Alvah up to day.

Mon. May 3, 1886

Pleasant & cool now, Ed Moses worked for me today, throwing over manure under horse barn & c &c. Chored about house some, soured the milk & c.Horse hoed the garden back of horse barn & brushedpart of it & got out some strawberries, then made anew bush & c & c.

Tuesday 4

Pleasant & warm, chored about fixed the roll alittle. Sowed the garden piece back of the horse

barn to oats & grass seed & brushed & rolled it in.Set out a few strawberry plants. Elmer went toFranklin, Mrs. Tilton went to Richardsons with him.Ed Moses worked here this P.M.

Wed. May 5, 1886

Pleasant part the day, very warm, began to rainabout 5 P.M., a thunder shower. Sorted & put up 21/2 bus apples & 1 of potatoes & carried to Wrightat Franklin. Called at bank & to Boltons, Briggs,Sargeants & about. Uncle Nathan went with me,stopped at Uncle Richardsons till the hardest of theshower was over.

Thursday 6

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Pleasant & warm, chored about, sorted & carried 4bus apples to Woonsocket, got a load of grain & c.

Elmer went with me. Uncle Nathan sick today.Sold hen and 10 chickens for 1.75 to Mrs. Picket.

Fri. May 7, 1886

Pleasant & warm, chored about house, scimed milk& churned 2 lots of butter & c & c. Cut & trimmedout some cherry trees & apple trees & c back ofhorse barn, lower side the plowed lot & c. Elmerwent to Franklin, made cider.

Saturday 8

Very Stormy all day, chored about house some,worked up J. Greens acct. & went over to settle withMrs. Green. Got pop corn out of chamber. Emma

came home to night & Bertha Sampson come withher.

Sun. May 9, 1886

Pleasant & cooler, went to meeting in A.M., Rev.Moore preached. Alvah come home last night, wentback tonight but here today.

Monday 10

Very pleasant morn, but cloudy most the day &began to rain about 4 1/2 P.M. Ed Moses workedhere 8 hs, we cut & got up the old apple trees back

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of horse barn, got off a few stones, burned the brush& c & c.

Tues. May 11, 1886

Stormy all day, chored about house, worked thebutter. Weighted up some coal for Uncle Nathan,Made a little cider & c & c. Supper at the churchthis eve, am going after Mrs. T. Alvah up.

Wednesday 12

Cloudy most the day but cleared off, very pleasantout. Ed Moses came with horse & we drawed up theapple tree buts up & plowed the piece back of horsebarn by apple trees & the piece by Race Meadow 7 hrs, fixed wall in cow yard.

Thurs. May 13, 1886

Cloudy all day, chored about house, picked overapples, put up beets, made some cider & c & c.Have a stiff neck.

Friday 14

Cloudy part & pleasant part the day. Put up someapples & turnips & carried to Woonsocket. UncleNathan went with me.

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Wed. May 19, 1886

Cloudy part & pleasant part the day. Brushed thepiece by Race Meadow. Went to Boston & see Chs.Mullen & others. Got casting & c & c, jammed myfinger.

Thursday 20Bees swarmedJersy cowCloudy part the day, rolled the piece by RaceMeadow & leveled it off. Harrowed & furrowed 6rows back of horse barn. T. Bennet helped 1 1/2 hs ,Bees swarmed. Plowed 4 hs for Dea. Whiting withhorse. Elmer bought a horse, I went with Jersycow.

Fri. May 21, 1886FireVery pleasant, chored about house, cut & sold 3 lbasparagus. Worked plowing & harrowing 2 1/2 hswith horse for Dea. Whiting this A.M., helped putout fire on Jos lot, an hour or 2. Carted out manure& planted a few potatoes. Ed Moses helped 4 hs.

Saturday 22

Pleasant & very warm, little shower this eve.Herman came down & we looked over some tools inold barn & J. Smith came & I sold him a lot. EdMoses worked for me, helped plant & get manure onthe garden.

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FireCloudy part the day & stormed a little. Laid out 1

load of manure, planted some potatoes, Ohio &some sweet corn & a little pop corn & c & c. Elmerwent to Woonsocket, *big fire at Franklin thismorn.

Friday 28

Pleasant & warm, laid out 1 load of manure, plowed& furrowed 2 1/2 hs for Mr. Hopkins. Went toNorth Bellingham with Elmer to see some cows,came home by Franklin & see the ruins of the fire,planted a little.

*See Newspaper article next page

Sat. May 29, 1886

Very pleasant & warm, chored about house in morn.

Worked on Beehive of Uncle Nathans a long time,bees swarmed & I put them in it Eddie Mosesworked for me this A.M. 6 3/4 hs, we laid out 3loads of manure & covered it - potatoes-sweet corn-& pop corn.

Sunday 30

Very warm & pleasant, sprinkle from a shower thiseve. Went to meeting this A.M. Rev. Moorepreached. Elmer went to Franklin this P.M. about 5.

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Very pleasant, chored about, made a bee hive &hived the bees, small swarm. Ed Moses & F.

Bennett plowed the piece top the hill 3 hs, I plantedsome melons, string bean poles & c & c. Elmerwent to Woonsocket & got grain.

Saturday 5

Very pleasant & warm. Opened and put in the hay inhorse barn, planted the pole beans, and some others.Cleaned up the cellar some & c & c.

Sun. June 6, 1886

Pleasant & warm. Went to meeting in A.M., carriedMrs. Tilton, we rode up as far as A. Gilsons. Alvah

at home to day.

Monday 7

Cloudy & damp towards night. Aaron Canneyplowed the piece front of old barn 8 hs. F. Bennetthelped plow, harrow & c. I got Ed Moses harrow &horse. Took out Dea. Whitings pump & bit home &Elmer new leathered it. He went to Plainville thismorn.

Tues. June 8, 1886

Very pleasant, chored about house some, cleanedout under the privey & c & c. Planted a fewpotatoes, furrowed most the piece F. Bennettshelped in P.M. Bowmans train here to night.

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Wednesday 9

Very warm & pleasant, rain this eve at 9 oclock.Worked in house some. Elmer went to Boston, F.Bennett went to Dea. Whitings & plowed for mewith horse 6 hs. & sowed buck wheat, 1 hs & helpedme, 2 hs. I planted some field corn, laid out 3 loadmanure.

Thurs. June 10, 1886

Very warm, F. Bennett helped me 7 hs. We got out3 load manure & planted the field corn 3 qts in all,some of it yesterday.

Friday 1

Very pleasant & warm, F. Bennett worked 7 hs, hemowed a piece for Jos 2 hs. with my horse &machine & we planted potatoes, Bell, W. _?_ &Ohio, on the piece front of old barn, harrowed some.I helped Frank cultivate some.

Sat. June 12, 1886

Pleasant & warm. Elmer went to Franklin & got100 Stockbridge fertilizer. I planted some potatoes& c & c. John Metcalf here tonight.

Sunday 13

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Cloudy & stormed some, at home all day. JohnMetcalf went home to night. Crows pulled up the

corn.

Mon. June 14, 1886

Stormy most the day or damp, chored about house,churned, looked after the crows, they carried offchickings. Throwed some manure over & under oldbarn & c & c. Sprouted a few potatoes.

Tuesday 15

Cloudy & stormy most the day, chored about housesome, fixed so can back wagon under old barn. I

helped F. Bennett cultivate & c 3/4 hs & he helpedme 1 1/4 hs. He got out load of manure & for

turnips & put in 3 roes. George Miller dropped theseed.

Wed. June 16, 1886

Very warm & pleasant most the day. George Millerhelped me plant turnips & some potatoes & furrowfor cabbage & c. Sent to Boston & got a box. Ihelped F. Bennett cultivate 1/4 hour.

Thursday 17

Cloudy & stormed a little, F. Bennett helped me 6hs (-1 for my work) got out & cover manure & setout cabbage between 6 & 700 plants. I set out 1 doz

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tomatoes for Uncle Nathan. Moses Johnson calledhere this eve.

Fri. June 18, 1886

Cloudy part & pleasant part the day, coal tonight.Set out the remainder of cabbage plants & plantedsome potatoes. Helped F. Bennett cultivate 20minutes.

Saturday 19

Pleasant & warm, worked in house part the day &went to Woonsocket & to Franklin. I planted a fewpotatoes, Alvah come home tonight & Arthur &Walter Metcalf came with him. Mrs. Tilton cameback to night.

Sun. June 20, 1886

Pleasant & warm, went to meeting in A. M. withMrs. Tilton. F. Bennett had the horse to gone toWoonsocket, was a fire there. Alvah, Arthur &Walter went back to night.

Monday 21

Pleasant & warm , F. Bennett harrowed for me 5 hs.in A. M. & I helped him get in hay 1 1/4 hs. in P.M.I helped carry out lot of old stuff from the front hall& c. A. Gilmore came with stallion & served mymair.

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Tues. June 22, 1886

Cloudy most the day & warm, set out a few cabbageplants. Fixed for & put Elmers & my horsetogether & F. Bennett worked 7 hs, bushed the piecetop the hill with the 2 horses & we sowed the barley,Hungarian oats & hay seed, harrowed it in.

Wednesday 23

Cloudy & stormed some, F. Bennett helped me 3 hs.cultivated some of the potatoes below horse barn &planted 1 pk fodder corn & c & c. I helped cleanout the fire place & c down stairs. Fixed on a polefor mowing _?_ & c & c. Elmer went to Franklin &got horse.

Thurs. June 24, 1886Isabel hereStormy most the day , went to meeting house to seeabout platform. Robinson is painting it. Went toH.B. Millers to have Isabel come to work here.Elmer is most sick with a bile. Made neck yoke formachine & c & c.

Friday 25

Cloudy & damp, a little rain, F. Bennett worked 8 hs, We picked the stones & bushed & rolled & c, thepiece top of mine hill. Fixed the fence & planted alittle fodder corn.

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Sat. June 26, 1886

Cloudy morn but pleasant most the day. Showerabout 1 P.M., fixed machine & F. Bennet withElmers & my horse mowed by the horse barn.Frank worked 6 hs & we planted some turnips &raked up the hay but it is green & wet.

Sunday 27

Cloudy part & pleasant part the day, at home allday.Dr. Nolan came by to see Elmer. Alvah & Margohere today & lots of folks. Elmer kept the bed mostthe day.

Mon. June 28, 1886

Cloudy part & pleasant part the day, GeorgeHopkins hoed for me 6 hrs. F. Bennett mowed withthe horses 3 hs, the area by house & part of RaceMeadow. Dr. Nolan & Martin came to see Elmer,hes better.

Tuesday 29

Very pleasant & F. Bennett worked mowed RaceMeadow lot, beyond end the ditch with machine.Got 1 load in to horse barn, S. Crossman worked 5hs.

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Wed. June 30, 1886

Very pleasant & warm, F. Bennett worked, he withthe horse mowed the piece beyond the swale front ofold barn & we got in 4 loads to old barn from RaceMeadow & to horse barn from house orchard. G.Hopkins helped 4 hs, S. Crossman 7 hs & ArthurMiller 4 1/2 hs.

Thursday July 1

Very pleasant & warm, F. Bennett mowed thecorner piece by ledge & by spring & the piece backof old shop with the horses. Got in 1 load to horsebarn, S. Crossman helped 7 1/2 hs & Joseph after 21/2 P.M. in place of Arthur Miller.

Fri. July 2, 1886

Pleasant & warm, mended or put iron on machinepole & F. Bennett mowed the orchard by old barn,we got in 4 load to old barn, Jos & Willie helped 1hs& S. Crossman 5 + hs. Elmer Striped his buggy.

Saturday 3

Very warm & pleasant, F. Bennett helped me 25minutes cultivate back of horse barn. I opened &took care of the hay & mowed _?_ & side the roadaround new house & c. Jos & Willie helped put in 1load to horse barn. Man here about telegraph.

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Sun. July 4, 1886

Very warm & pleasant, carried Uncle Nathan &Mrs. Tilton to Franklin to church this A.M.. Alvahat home today.

Monday 5

Very warm & pleasant, made & got 1 small load into horse barn. Helped some about the washing _?_buggy & c & c. Elmer gone this P.M.

Tues. July 6, 1886Bees SwarmedVery warm, dry & pleasant, S. Crossman hoedsome, F. Bennett had the horses to mow theirgraden, 4 hs. I helped rake it with the horse 1 1/4hs. Went & got 2 bee hives off L. Fisher for 60 cts,bees swarmed, put them in one. Cut and made polefor machine & c & c.

Wednesday 7

Very warm & pleasant, chored about some,cultivated back of horse barn. F. Bennett helped 1/2hs., S. Crossman hoed, I helped F. Bennett get in hishay 3 1/2 hs, with horse.

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Very warm & pleasant, F. Bennett mowed for Jos 3

hs with the horses & machine, he helped mecultivate 1/2 hs & I helped him 3/4 hs. S. Crossmanhoed 5 hs Picked lot potato bugs & c & c.

Friday 9Bees at PecksVery warm & pleasant, F. Bennett mowed withhorses in morn 3 hs & to night, 2 1/2 hs for Joseph.He helped me cultivate 1/2 hs, S. Crossman hoed 61/2 hs, I picked out potato bugs & hoed & c some.This eve. went &carried hive & moved & fixed bees& Mr. Pecks.

Sat. July 10, 1886

Cloudy most the day, pitched over some hay &cleaned up in old barn some. Carted a load of 1285

lbs old hay to Uncle Nathan. F. Bennett helped loadit 3/4 hs, cultivated a few _?_ for me & for F.Bennett planted some beans, yellow eyes. Pickedbugs.

Sunday 11

Pleasant & warm, went to meeting in A.M. Rev.Moore preached. Mrs. Tilton & I went up to Mr.Peck & see the bees. Walter Frost here, Alvah athome to day.

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Very pleasant & warm, mowed the swale front ofold barn & the oats out back of horse barn, F.

Bennett helped. Went to meeting house & helpedmove the stoves & pipe. Mowed this eve till most10 by brook meadow lot.

Tuesday 13CalfVery pleasant & warm, mowed by brook meadow &by the _?_, got in 3 loads, F. Bennett helped. Thiseve. went to A.Z. Gilmores with the horse, WalterFrost went with me.

Wed. July 14, 1886

Cloudy all day, F. Bennett mowed in Race Meadow.We got in the hay among the pines & run in the

oats. We finished mowing the hill beyond the ditch.

Thursday 15

Cloudy & stormed part the day, Arthur Millerhelped me hoe. Got out & planted turnips & c & c.Settled with Ed Moses & F. Bennett.

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Stormy most he day, chored about house, in cellarsome & c & c. Elmer & Walter Frost came home to

night. This eve, went to Mr. Hopkins.

Saturday 17CalfCloudy part & pleasant part the day, very warm &Arthur Miller worked here, we mowed this side theditch in Race Meadow & raked & tumbled it up.The white cow had a calf.

Sun. July 18, 1886

Pleasant most the day & warm, at home all day.Alvah came home and went back tonight. Elmer &

Walter went to Franklin this P.M. with the horse.

Monday 19Cow DeadPleasant most the day, Arthur Miller helped me, wemowed part of Brook Meadow & opened & got in 4load to old barn & 1 to horse barn. F. Bennetthelped 3 1/2 hs, killed the heifer was so it couldntget up.

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Pleasant & warm , Arthur Miller worked for me, wefinished mowing Brook Meadow & the swale back

of old shop & the new land in Race Meadow & burried the cow. F. Bennett helped in A.M. Wegot in the Brook Meadow 4 loads.

Wednesday 21

Cloudy most the day warm, spread the hay & turnedit & got it in to horse barn, 2 small loads. F.Bennett helped most _?_ & Jos & Willie took away1 load of it. F. Bennett went to Woonsocket withhorse. I went to Frank Fosters tonight, his calfchecked.

Thurs. July 22, 1886

Very pleasant & warm, helped F. Bennett mow Mrs.Greens swales 3 hs & fixed my buggy wheel, fixed

cradle for Mrs. Burnes, fixed mowing machine some& c & c. Elmer & Walter Frost come to night withEdmond Frosts horse.

Friday 23

Cloudy part of A.M. & pleasant most the day, verywarm. F. Bennett went with my machine horses &mowed for Jos on the S. Heaton place for 5 or 6 hs.I picked potato bugs & chored about . Went toHermons & got _?_ fixed or mended Elmer &Walter went to Woonsocket. Alvah up & helpedFrank get his _?_

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Pleasant & warm, went to Franklin, carried Mrs.Burnes cradle & Mrs. Tilton went with me. Mrs.

Hopkins came back with us & got Mrs. Tilton aspring bed.

Sunday 25

Cloudy most the day, Walter Frost went home about1 P.M., Elmer went with him. I went up to Hermons& stopped to _?_ there.

Mon. July 26, 1886

Cloudy most the day, very little rain, got in somechips & bark. Cultivated some of the piece front of

old barn & hoed some, F. Bennett led the horse 3/4_?_.

Tuesday 27

Stormy most of the day & very warm, chored about,cleaned out the cellar some, picked some potatobugs & c & c. Elmer came home tonight.

Wed. July 28, 1886

Very warm & pleasant most the day, worked on themower machine a while, mowed the oats by Race

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Meadow by hand. F. Bennett helped 1 horsecultivate front of old barn 1/2 hour, Chs Bowen

helped, he was here to dinner. I hoed some, Elmergone to the picnic.

Thursday 29

Very warm & pleasant most the day, but had ashower about 5 1/2 P.M. Spread, turned & got inthe oats, George Miller helped me 6 hs, we hoedsome & he helped me get in the oats. Elmer carriedChs Bowen to Lee Browns.

Friday July 30, 1886

Very heavy showers in the night & cloudy most thetime to day. George Miller helped on weed turnips& helped hoe them. Elmer went to Woonsocket &got 3 bus grain.

Saturday 31

Stormy A.M. & pleasant part of A.M., cleared outthe sink drain pipe & the milk cellar & in P.M.George Miller helped me. In P.M., mowed &thinned out & set out turnips. We planted someseeds, F. Bennett went to Woonsocket with horsetonight.

Sun. Aug. 1, 1886

Very warm & pleasant most the day, clouded upbefore night, at home all day. Alvah at home today.Elmer went to Franklin, Bellingham & about tonight.

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Monday 2

Rained in night but pleasant most the day & warm,chored about. Helped some about the washing & c.In with Uncle Nathan some time, hearing what hehad to say & do & c & c. Mowed some weeds,Frank Metcalf came this morn.

Tues. Aug. 3, 1886

Pleasant most the day & cool & windy. GeorgeMiller helped me hoe on the field front of old barn.Finished the corn & potatoes for the first time &began on the cabbage again.

Wednesday 4

Pleasant & cool, chored about, made shelf for sink

down stairs. Picked a few apples (put up 1 1/2 bus).Elmer went to Franklin with Frank M. When hecame home tonight, he went to R. Homess.

Thurs. Aug. 5, 1886

Pleasant & warm, went to Woonsocket, got grain &c, carried 1 12 bus apples . Elmer went with me.

Friday 6

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Rained most of the night, cloudy A.M., Pleasant partthe day. Chored about home in A.M., worked on the

blinds & c at the meeting house most of P.M.

Sat. Aug. 7, 1886IsabelPleasant part & cloudy part the day, rains hard thiseve. Chored about, let cows in to Race Meadow,fixed fence & c. Isabel went home to sleep to night.

Sunday 8

Pleasant, went to meeting in A.M., Rev. Moorepreached in the meeting house, first time since it

was fixed. Alvah, Wm Wood & George Getchellhere to day.

Mon. Aug. 9, 1886

Very warm & pleasant, chored about home, made ahoney box & took out 2 boxes of honey, 18 lbs ormore. Elmer went to Bellingham, Crimpville &about this P.M. A.J. Gilmore got Elmers horse tonight to sell if he can.

Tuesday 10

Very warm & pleasant, worked about & home.Weed or hoed a while on the cabbage, picked a fewapples & c & c. Went to see M.M. Daniels cows &

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c & c. Alvah came up this eve, F. Bennett went toMilford & about with Elmers horse.

Wed. Aug. 11, 1886

Very warm & pleasant, chored about, pulled weeds& hoed among the cabbage. Sold & weighed 155lbs of straw & c & c. Chs Bowen is here, he pulledweeds an hour or so. F. Bennett went to Attleboro& about with Elmers horse.

Thursday 12

Very warm & pleasant, chored about home in housesome, picked some peas, Apples & c & c. ChsBowen here this eve, went to Mr. Hopkins to fix hispump.

Fri. Aug. 13, 1886

Very warm & pleasant, chored about house, went toMr. Hopkins & fixed pump & put up 2 curtains.Hoed & pulled weeds among the cabbage a while.Elmer carried Chs. Bowen off this A.M. Alvah gotto Lake Pearl with the horse this eve.

Saturday 14

Cloudy & rained very hard this noon, chored abouthouse , pulled weeds.

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Sun. Aug. 15, 1886

Pleasant & warm, Alvah home all day. Walter Frosthere, he & Elmer went to Lake Pearl to night withthe horse.

Monday 16

Pleasant part & cloudy part the day, rains this eve.Mowed & pulled weeds on the Strawberry bed & c& c. Elmer & Walter went to So. Bellingham thisP.M.

Tues. Aug. 17, 1886

Pleasant part & cloudy part the day. Elmer carriedWalter Frost to Franklin to take the early train thisP. M. Elmer & I fixed Dea W. pump. I picked afew apples, weed strawberries & c & c.

Wednesday 18

Pleasant & warm, got some apples ready & went toWoonsocket 4 1/2 bus. Chored about home, Alvah& Talbut up to night.

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Thurs. Aug. 19, 1886

Pleasant, chored about, picked 2 bus apples forHopkins. Went & got some blackberries with Mrs.Tilton. Went to A.J. Gilmores & H.W. Heatons. Abee stung me on the nose.

Friday 20

Very pleasant, very cool nights, chored about home,havent been very well. Traded mowing machineswith A.P. Gilmore to day.

Sat. Aug. 21, 1886

Very pleasant, chored about house some, churned,worked on the old mowing machine putting ittogether & c & c. Went to Franklin & got DanlMahoney & 9 others to night, called & see L.L.Fisher & traded cows.

Sunday 22

Very pleasant, very cool to night, went to meetingthis A.M., Rev. Moore preached. Alvah at home today.

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Mon. Aug. 23, 1886

Frost this morn, pleasant, carried mowing machineto A.P. Gilmores & bt one back. Changed cowswith L.L. Fisher & c & c & c.

Tuesday 24

Pleasant & warm, fixed the roll, set the tire on it &put in some lugs. Worked on the mowing machinesome & c & c.

Wed. Aug. 25, 1886

Cloudy, stormed a little, got in a few chips & c.Chored about, went & got my cow.

Thursday 26

Pleasant & warm, chored about home, picked a fewapples & 22 bus corn for Hopkins. Went to G.Hopkinses to fix or try the _?_ of water in the well.Elmer went to Franklin.

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Fri. Aug. 27, 1886

Pleasant & very warm, chored about home, picked& sold some apples, cut up some sweet corn _?_ & c& c. Mowed a little, filled Elmers bed with straw,looked over some lumber & c & c.

Saturday 28

Very warm & pleasant, skimmed milk, churned.Sold A. A. Newell some plank. Chored abouthouse, got in some chips, mowed & got in some theswale by RR & chip yard & c & c.

Sun. Aug. 29, 186

Pleasant & very warm, Arthur & Walter Metcalfover here to day. Alvah come home all went back

to night. Have been at home all day.

Monday 30Mrs. Greene marriedVery warm, cloudy part the day. Hayed some thisA.M. & eve picked a few apples & a lot potato bugs,weed some of the turnips . F. Bennett led horse 1/2hour or so. Mrs. Greene married to Leasure thiseve.

Tues. Aug. 31, 1886

Cloudy & stormed most of A.M., chored aboutsome, Elmer most sick. Traded bar shovels _?_ & c

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with B. Guile for some harnesses & c. Loaded F.Bennett goods & run them into the barn.

Wednesday Sept. 1

Pleasant & warm, moved Frank Bennett in A.M.,chored about, washed buggy, fixed platform at pigpen & c & c. In P.M. Elmer went to Franklin.

Thurs. Sept. 2, 1886

Pleasant & warm, chored about, worked the butter,skimmed milk & c & c. Moved lot Magreys stuffin old barn stable & c & c. Elmer went to A.P.Gilmores.

Friday 3

Pleasant & warm, picked & sold 8 doz sweet corn toHopkins, fixed some for Uncle Nathans _?_ &chored about. Went to M.M. Daniels & helped himmilk some & got a calf of him, he looked ofhungarian & c & c.

Sat. Sept. 4, 1886

Foggy part of A.M., warm, chored about house mostof A.M, Churned. Alvah M & wife came over,Elmer & Alvah went to Abbots _?_. I worked onmowing machine some. This eve went to a party atC.J. Deans.

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Sunday 5

Cloudy part & pleasant part the day, warm, went tomeeting this A.M., Rev. Moore preached. Alvah upto day, Elmer went to the park with Alvah Metcalfshorse this P.M.

Mon. Sept. 6, 1886

Cloudy part the day & pleasant part, warm, choredabout house some. Went & took up some Plumbtrees for Alvah Medcalf & c & c. Fixed mowingmachine, sold 66 lbs steel to Jos Smith.

Tuesday 7

Pleasant most the day & very warm, mowed therowen by Dea W. house & part the barley &

hungarian & oats on the hill with horse & machine.Arthur Miller helped 3/4 hs.

Wed. Sept. 8, 1886

Very warm, cloudy part of A.M. , pleasant most theday, worked the butter & c. Mowed the remainderof the hungarian & raked it up, Arthur Miller helped4 1/2 hs. Went to see Tom Jolley, but he was gone.Levi Black here this eve.

Thursday 9

Pleasant A.M. & very warm showers P.M., but verylittle rain came here. Went & see M.M. Daniels &Thos Jolley, spread the hungarian & the clover &

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got in the hungarian & the rowen was to damp. A.Miller helped 5 hs & Willie 2.

Fri. Sept. 10, 1886

Rained hard last night & is cloudy & damp to day.Chored about, washed boxes & c. This P.M. went toFranklin & got a load of goods for Mr. Leasure.

Saturday 11

Cloudy part of A.M., very pleasant P.M., churned &chored about house, turned the rowen & tumbled itup, fixed some for the hens, under old barn & c & c.Elmer went to Franklin & Bellingham.

Sun. Sept. 12, 1886

Pleasant part the day, began to rain about 7 this eve.At home all day, drawed in the rowen to night. E.D. Cook helped. Alvah at home to day.

Monday 13

Rained hard last night, very pleasant to day, cooler.Went & got a load of goods & c. for S. Leasure &fixed a place for hens under old barn. Went & got29 of Tom Jolley this eve.

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Tues. Sept. 14, 1886

Pleasant & cooler, Jos & his folks off to day. I seeto the trains. Arthur Miller dug potatoes for me, wedug Uncle Nathans & part of mine back of horsebarn.

Wednesday 15

Pleasant & warm, Geo & Arthur Miller worked forme, dug potatoes, finished back of horse barn &some front of old barn. Elmer went to Boston andabout.

Thurs. Sept. 16, 1886

Stormed most of the day, chored about house,cleaned out the pantry some, & fixed jars & c.Nettie put up 8 jars tomatoes for me & is makingketchup.

Friday 17

Cloudy & stormed a little, chored about home.Went & fixed curtains for Mrs. Hopkins, cleared theapples out of new house & washed the floor & c &c. S. Leasure had horse to go to Franklin.

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Sat. Sept. 18, 1886

Very pleasant & warm, Geo & Arthur Miller workedfor me, dug 17 bus potatoes front of old barn &helped churn & put up some. Carried 6 bus toWoonsocket & a few apples & got some grain &some for S. Leasure.

Sunday 19

Pleasant part & cloudy part, a little rain. I havebeen at home all day. Alvah at home to day.

Mon. Sept. 20, 1886

Very pleasant but windy & cool, Geo & Arthurworked for me part the day, we finished digging thepotatoes & cut up & shucked the field & pop corn &c & c.

Tuesday 21

Hard frost this morn, pleasant to day, chored abouthouse some, pulled the kidney & tree beans & c &c.

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Sun. Sept. 26, 1886

Cloudy most the day, have been at home all day .Mr. Leasure & wife went to Medway with my horse.Cut the last of the fodder corn.

Monday 27

Pleasant & warm , at home all day, chored abouthouse & out doors. Sold a cow to O. Fisk for JosRay for 54.00, burned some hams.

Tues. Sept. 28, 1886

Eddie Moses hung himself

Cloudy & stormy a little most all day, chored about.Carried my 2 calves to Benj. Guild, left them forhim to sell. * Eddie Moses hung himself in thebarn at Dea Whitings this P.M.

Wednesday 29

Cloudy part the day & pleasant part, chored about,picked some apples & c & c. Elmer went toFranklin & got 4 _?_ & c & c. Piled up some ofUncle Nathans wood, Alvah at home a while.

*See newspaper article next page

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sweet apples & 10 grannys, got boards ready for car& swept it out for apples. Went to M.M. Daniels &

to Dea Whitings & c & c. Elmer went toWoonsocket & Blackstone.

Tuesday 5

Very pleasant & warm, chored about some, took in1 load of cider apples. Frank Foster helped me pickapples 6 hs, picked part the grannys & some ciderapples.

Wed. Oct. 6, 1886

Very pleasant & warm, lot frost morn. F. Fosterhelped me pick apples 7 hs, finished grannys &baldwins side the road & some in Race Meadow,took in 3 load apples

Thursday 7

Pleasant & warm, Frank Foster helped me 7 hs pickapples, took in some & c & c.

Fri. Oct. 8, 1886

Very pleasant & warm, picked a few apples & tookin cider apples. Elmer went to Woonsocket &about, has gone to Boston to night

Saturday 9

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Thurs. Oct. 14, 1886

Warm & pleasant most the day, took in apples,picked a few & c & c. Albert Milloy came to day,Alvah up here, Elmer & Mrs. Tilton came home tonight.

Friday 15

Rained some in the night, but pleasant to day. Tookin some apples & picked some. Jacked up the L & c& c. Albert Miller here to dinner.

Sat. Oct. 16, 1886

Very windy & growing cold, churned, worked thebutter, picked & got in lot of apples & c & c.

Sunday 17

Very cold this morn, ice quite thick. Went to thefuneral of Lieb Chilsons wife this A.M.. Mrs.Tilton went with me.

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Mon. Oct. 18, 1886

Cloudy, stormed a little, chored about, Arthur Millerhelped me pick apples this A.M., they got chilledSunday morn, it was very cold then.

Tuesday 19

Pleasant & cool, sorted some apples & took in a few& chored about some.

Wed. Oct. 20, 1886

Cloudy part & pleasant part the day, cool, ice thismorn. Took in some apples, sorted some & choredabout. Albert Miller here to dinner, Elmer carriedhim to Franklin this P.M. Uncle Nathan & Mrs.Tilton at conference to day at Walpole.

Thursday 21

Pleasant & warm, picked over a few apples, put1135 lbs in car, sent car to day & commencedloading another. Husked some pop corn this eve.

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Fri. Oct. 22, 1886

Pleasant & warm, finished sorting & put my applesin car, pulled & drawed up a load of cabbage & c &c.

Saturday 23

Very pleasant & warm, worked in house most ofA.M., cut apples, churned & chored about this A. M.Cut & got up the sweet corn, carried a load ofcabbage down cellar & c & c., husked some thiseve. Minnie B. got the horse to go to Milford.

Sun. Oct. 24, 1886

Very pleasant. G. Hancock here to day. I carriedhim home this P.M. Alvah at home, he went toFranklin and back with horse to night. I went to theconcert over here.

Monday 25

Cloudy most the day, rained a little, got the 2 stacksof beans into the new house & pulled & got in thecabbage & 11 bus turnips back of horse barn & cut& got up a load of cabbage from the front of oldbarn. Husked this eve, A. Miller helped 1 1/2 hs.

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Tues. Oct. 26, 1886

Cloudy, rained a little to night, picked the polebeans, got in the remainder of the corn. Put a lot ofcabbage in horse barn & got in a few chips. Took ina few apples & Arthur Miller helped me husk thiseve 4 3/4 hs.

Wednesday 27

Stormy all day & is to night. Chored about, made ahog trough & fixed the spout & c & c. Husked thiseve, Arthur Miller helped 2 1/2 hs.

Thurs. Oct. 28, 1886

Stormy all day & in this eve. Chored about, put up200 lbs cabbage & carried to Franklin & c & c.Husked this eve, Arthur Miller helped 5 1/2 hs.4 came & slept in the barn to night.

Friday 29

Stormy all day & this eve. Cleared up some in oldbarn, sorted some potatoes, husked the remainder ofthe field corn this eve. A. Miller helped 2 1/4 hs &George 1 1/4 hs.

Sat. Oct. 30, 1886

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Stormy, chored about house, churned & c. Worked

in the barn some, husked some, finished this eve.

Sunday 31

Stormy, at home all day. Elmer rode off a littleways.

Mon. Nov. 1, 1886

Cloudy part the day & cleared off very pleasant &warm. Chored about some, went to S. Cooks & to

Milton Allens & bought a lot of cider apples &brought home a load

Tuesday 2

Very pleasant & warm, chored about home in morn,then went & got 2 loads of apples at Milton Allens.

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Very foggy, but pleasant and warm now most theday. Chored about home some, went & got 2 load

of apples at Milton Allens, Elmer went to Franklinwith me when I went this P.M.

Thursday 4

Pleasant & warm, chored about home, set out 2apple trees, cut up & got in a lot of cabbage.Cleaned out the stove & fitted a grate to it that I gotoff Gaulah. J.C. Metcalf here to night.

Fri. Nov. 5, 1886

Pleasant frosty morn, ground frose some, choredabout. Geo Miller helped me pull & draw the

turnips up & some cabbage 4 hs. Went to Franklin,called & see Mrs. Knight. Went & got the

remainder of cider apples & carried to mill. J.C.Metcalf went home today.

Saturday 6

Cloudy, very stormy most of A.M. Chored abouthouse, carried a load of hay to Gatchell & Bachelor1700 - 650 = 1050 lbs.

Sun. Nov. 7, 1886

Very pleasant but very windy, cold to night. Choredabout house all day, pulled the few turnips I had out& got other turnips in for the cows.

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Monday 8

Very cold, windy but pleasant. Chored about house,got the turnips down cellar 30 bus or more, cut somewood & bark this eve.

Tues. Nov. 9, 1886

Very pleasant & cold morn, chored about. Trimmed& put up 250 lbs cabbage & c & c carried toFranklin, carried some turnips & apples. Cut off theflat turnip tops & c & c. Got a check at the bank forJ. Follet & Sons.

Wednesday 10

Cloudy A.M. & Stormy P.M. Chored about, carried

Mrs. Knight to Mr. Newells _?_ the tree _?_ & c &c.Elmer went to Boston & came back to night.

Thurs. Nov. 11, 1886

Cloudy most the day, warm. Chored about house,churned & c & c. Took up the beans & winnowedsome. Elmer went to Franklin.

Friday 12

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Cloudy part the day, Alvah Metcalf & Ida came tonight. I thrashed the beans, kidney & 6 week ones

& carried the corn in to the new house & c & c.

Sat. Nov. 13, 1886

Stormy all day, rain & snow before night. Choredabout house most the day, worked butter & helpedabout & c & c.

Sunday 14

Very windy & cold, but pleasant. Carried Mrs.Tilton & Uncle Nathan to meeting this A.M. & went

& got them. Alvah M. & Elmer went to Hermons.A staid here to night.

Mon. Nov. 15, 1886

Pleasant & cold & windy. Chored about, cleaned upcabbage stumps & c. Got a lot pumpkins in tochimney & c & c. Alvah Metcalf & Elmer went toWoonsocket & Blackstone with his horse. A.Daniels here with _?_ _?_ _?_ _?_.

Tuesday 16

Very pleasant, put up a few turnips, got the applesdown cellar. Turned cows in front of old barn, A.Miller helped get apples down. Alvah & Ida went

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home this A.M. Alvah W. came up this A.M. &rode back with them.

Wed. Nov. 17, 1886

Stormed a little most all day, chored about. Hoopedcider bbl & drawed off one. Went & got cidar, 56gals & carried _?_ drills to Franklin School housefor Town. See to train Jos & Willie at Boston.

Thursday 18

Very stormy most the day, chored about house mostthe day, cut a little wood & c & c. This eve cutmeet& apples for pies.

Fri. Nov. 19, 1886

Pleasant but windy, chored about, set out somecurrant bushes & 1 apple tree & c & c. Mr. Leasure& wife went to Franklin with my horse.

Saturday 20

Pleasant most the day, chored about house some.Set up coal stove for Uncle Nathan, got cabbageturnips pumpkins & c ready & carried to Franklin.

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Sun. Nov. 21, 1886

Very pleasant, at home all day chored about.R.A.Briggs & D.W. Coughlin here a while.Elmer went to Wm. Clarks with horse & buggy.

Monday 22

Very pleasant, went to Woonsocket, carried 6chickens 6 bus potatoes. Got bag of salt & somegrain & c & c.

Tues. Nov. 23, 1886

Stormy all day, chored about, trimmed cabbage &some turnips & potatoes some, apples & c & c

Wednesday 24

Very pleasant & warm, carried some apples,cabbage, turnips & c to Franklin, Elmer went withme. I went up to Pickets this eve.

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Thurs. Nov. 24, 1886

Stormy most of the day. F. Bennett had the horse togo to Woonsocket. I chored about home, Elmer & Itook dinner with Uncle Nathan. Alvah came up onhis bicycle, carried him part way back with UncleRichardsons horse, they were here & BerthaSampson. I carried F. Bennett home this eve.

Friday 25

Very pleasant but windy & growing cold. Emmahelped with wash & c to day, took us most of theday. Elmer carried Bill Metcalf & Bertha Sampsonhome this morn. Started a coal fire in Elmers roomto night, Barnum had a show.

Sat. Nov. 27, 1886

Pleasant & cool, chored about, churned which took along time. Emma ironed the cloths this eve. Cutsome quince & apples & stewed, Elmer helped.

Sunday 28

Very pleasant & cool, very cold morn. Went tomeeting in A.M. Rev. Moore preached.

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Mon. Nov. 29, 1886

Pleasant & warm, chored about house, set someglass & puttied in some & c down stairs. Elmerwent to Franklin with horse. Sawed some wood thiseve.

Tuesday 30

Cloudy most the day & warm, helped move Isabelsgoods & c to Franklin & stopped & helped her setthem up, put down carpet & curtains up & c & c allday.

Wed. Dec. 1, 1886

Pleasant & warm, chored about, raked up chipsdown by bridge by old barn & wheeled in under thebarn. Helped onload lot of posts for Joseph.

Thursday 2

Very Windy & very cold to night. Has beengrowing cold all day, snowed some in night. Iwheeled lot dirt under old barn from ditch side road.Got the cabbage & pumpkins in side the cellar & c& c. Elmer came home to night.

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Fri. Dec. 3, 1886

Very windy & cold, finished clearing ditch by oldbarn. Set the tank house stove up in Elmerschamber, fixed old barn some & c & c

Saturday 4

Pleasant & cold, chored about house some. Loaded4 loads of posts or 19 for Joseph, 4 1/2 hs, the wheelbroke on first load.

Sun. Dec. 5, 1886

Began to snow this morn & has been a very stormyday & is to night. Snow quite deep, have been at

home all day. Several up stairs this eve, made somecorn balls .

Monday 6

Cloudy most the day, cold. Shoveled snow aboutthe house, wood pile & c. Sawed & got in somewood & chored about & c & c. We cut the quincesthis eve, got the sleigh out & Nettie carried a ladyoff.

Tues. Dec. 7, 1886

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Very driving snow storm all day, chored about. Cutor sawed & split some wood in wood house & fixed

some doors & c. for Uncle Nathan. Cut some apples& put with the quince & put up this eve.

Wednesday 8

Very pleasant & cool, shoveled paths. Got the sledout & went & got tub for Leasure & helped him killhis hog, 2 hs or so, got 6 1/2 lbs pork off him. Idrawed 14 posts for Jos 3 hs or more, cut apples thiseve.

Thurs. Dec. 9, 1886

Very pleasant & warm, chored about some, drawedlogs or posts, 6 hs, for Joseph, 7 load 31 posts, put

up quince & apples some this eve. Elmer gone toFranklin this P.M. to stay to night & go to Boston in

morning.

Friday 10

5 degrees above zero. Very pleasant, frosty morn,but warm day, coldest morning yet. Chored about inmorn, drawed posts for Joseph 7 hs, 41 posts.

Sat. Dec. 11, 1886

Very pleasant & warm, chored about, went to J.Canneys & got a can of scim milk, carted 14 postsfor Jos 3 1/4 hs & got sled & c ready & carted a load

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of 610 lbs hay to R. _?_. Elmer came home fromBoston this morn, Alvah up a while this P.M.

Sunday 12

Cloudy & warm or thawy, at house all day choringabout.

Mon. Dec. 13, 1886

Stormy or fog & sleet, which made it very slippery,rained most of P.M. Drawed logs or posts for Jos 23/4 hs 13 posts. Carried stove over to new house &

cleared up some. Carried hay cutter to old barn tocut stalks with. Jos at Boston.

Tuesday 14

Very pleasant & warm, but cool to night. Choredabout. Got a coal stove at Josephs & worked on itwith Elmer, fixing & setting it up part the day.Drawed a load of Birch wood for Leasure 1 hour ormore. Started the fire at new house.

Wed. Dec. 15, 1886

Cloudy most the day & warm, chored about, cleanedup some in new house & put up a bed stead there &carried table _?_.

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Thursday 16

Very driving snow storm all day, cleared off tonight, cold. Chored about, set bed up & fixed somechairs & c & c & carried over to new house. S.Maroney has occupied the rooms to day, kept a coalfire there all day & to night.

Fri. Dec. 17, 1886

Very pleasant, chored about, traded for a watch, gotthe cider down cellar. Helped Jos load posts a while& c & c. Elmer went to Franklin & Bellinghamwith horse & sleigh.

Saturday 18

Cloudy & damp & rained hard after 3 P.M. most the

time. Helped Jos load posts about 7 hs. Elmer wentto Boston.

Sun. Dec. 19, 1886

Pleasant & warm, thawy. Went to meeting in A.M.carried Mrs. Tilton, went with buggy, Rev. Moorepreached.

Monday 20

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Cloudy most the day & warm. Helped Jos loadposts 8 3/4 or 9 hs. Alvah up to day. Elmer went

down with him & back on the cars. S. Maroney hadthe horse to bring his things up with to night.

Tues. Dec. 21, 1886

Very pleasant & not very cold. Helped Jos finishloading the car of posts 1 hour & sorted & put upsome apples, turnips & cabbage & carried toFranklin, S. Leasure went with me.

Wednesday 22

Cloudy most the day, began to snow about 9 thiseve. Got in some wood, cut & sawed some, sorted& sold a few apples & chored about.

Thur. Dec. 23, 1886

Very pleasant & warm, make some bolts for AllenNewell. Cleaned up & got in some coal from underold barn. Fixed door & set glue in it at new house &c & c. Elmer went to Franklin.

Friday 24

Warm, cloudy & foggy, rained some, is raining hardnow at 10 P.M. Chored about, fixed old barn some,helped fix turkey & got a rooster for Uncle Nathan& c & c. Christmas tree at the church tonight.

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Sat. Dec. 25, 1886

Very pleasant & warm, but growing cold. Choredabout, helped Emma about my washing & c.Trimmed 1 bus turnips, cleaned some at old barn,put mowing machine in there & c & c. UncleNathan & Mrs. Tilton up here to dinner, we had aturkey.

Sunday 26

Cloudy most the day & chilly, feels like snow & hasa very little. Chored about, went to Meeting inA.M., Rev. Moore preached.

Mon. Dec. 27, 1886

Cloudy A.M., pleasant P.M. Chored about, workedfixing old barn & under for the hens & c & c.

Tuesday 28

Pleasant & cold, chored about, worked at old barnfixing windows under for hens & c & c. Elmer wentto A. J. Gilmores & to Plainville.

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Wed. Dec. 29, 1886

Cloudy most the day & chilly, chored about some,sawed the old apple trees up. A. Miller helped 2 1/2hs, fixed some more at old barn & c & c.

Thursday 30

Snowed a little all day, cold. Chored about some,sawed some wood & c & c.

Fri. Dec. 31, 1886

Snowed a little all day, cold. Chored about, wroteto insurance agent, sawed some wood & c & c.

Saturday 1, 1887

Cloudy & stormed some, thawy, rained hard lastnight & this morn. Chored about, sorted & sold 4bus apples. Carried 2 bus. turnips to Franklin.Called & paid tax, called at Burnses & Bemises

Sunday 2

Pleasant but windy & cold. At home all day. Elmerwent to Franklin with horse & sleigh.

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Mon. Jan. 3, 1887

1 degree above zero. Very cold & pleasant, choredabout, sorted potatoes in new house cellar &covered them. Split some wood & c & c.

Tuesday 4

8 degrees below zero. Very cold & pleasant, choredabout some. Went & got a load of Birch wood forS. Leasure 1 1/4 hs. Drawed 2 out of swamp,worked cleaning out ice house this eve & part ofP.M.R. Cook got his apples & _?_ turnips & cabbage.Elmer went to Franklin this P.M. with horse &sleigh, got part the potatoes out from new house.

Wed. Jan. 5, 1887

Cloudy & cool but warmer, thawed some, began tosnow this eve. Arthur Miller helped me get ice &Willie Wadsworth helped 3 1/2 hs. Arthur helpedpack this eve, it is 1 ft thick, we got in 90 cakes.

Thursday 6

Snow quite deep this morn & snowing turning torain or mist & snow. Cleared off some. ArthurMiller helped me cut & get ice 7 1/2 hs, I packed ithis eve

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Fri. Jan. 7, 1887

Very pleasant & cold, sawed, carted & packed 32cakes ice, filled my house. Elmer went to Franklinwith sleigh this eve. F. Bennett has gone toWoonsocket with my team.

Saturday 8

4 degrees below zero. Pleasant & cold, helped inthe house some, cut apples & c . Went & got 2 loadof saw dust, helped put up the stove at meetinghouse, carried flour & c up to Picket.

Sun. Jan. 9, 18870/4Cold & cloudy, snowed a little, went & got a can ofmilk & Mr. Canney got some ice. Mr. Biggs & Mrs.Clifford down stairs.

Monday 10

Cold & pleasant, carried Mr. Biggs to WestWrentham depot in morn & I went to B. Guiles &about, chored about & c & c.

Tuesday 11

Cold & pleasant, chored about, trimmed someturnips, got the _?_ out. Carried Mrs. Fenton & boyto Blackstone.

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Wed. Jan. 12, 1887

Chored about home, cleared off the hay scales & gotready & carried 850 lbs hay to Dr. Nolan.

Thursday 13

Very pleasant & mild, chored about, carted a load of830 lbs hay to R. Firanie, sorted a bus apples &carried to _?_ & c & c.

Friday 14

Snowed & rained most all day, chored about house& barns & split some of the apple tree & c & c. Cuthash & pie meet this eve.

Sat. Jan. 15, 1887

Cloudy, snowed some, chored about house some.

Split some wood & sawed some & c & c. F.Bennett had the horse & sleigh to go to Woonsocket.Walt & Minnie had a little girl this morn.

Sunday 16

Pleasant & cool, went to meeting this A.M., Mr.Connors preached. I carried Abbie & him in A.M.This P.M., Elmer went to Franklin, Charlie Deandied this morn.

Mon. Jan. 17, 1887

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Stormy all day, snow & rain. Cut & split some

wood & chored about.

Tuesday 18

Very cold & windy, chored about. Stuart Newellkilled my hog & Joseph & I helped about there & c& c.

Wednesday 19

17 degrees below zero. Very cold & pleasant A.M,but cloudy P.M. Brought the potatoes over fromnew house in A.M., Chored about in P.M. Jos &Abbie had my sleight to go to the funeral of CharlieDean.

Thur. Jan 20, 1887

Chored about, went & got a load of saw dust atsteam mill & put on ice, looked after or _?_ _?_ this

eve.

Friday 21

Very pleasant & warm, chored about home.

Saturday 22

Pleasant some, hailed some & looked like rain &warm in eve. Split last of old apple tree & somesleepers, got up 19 or 20, cut a lot. This eve carrieda lady to Mr. Newells & c & c. Elmer went toFranklin.

Sun. Jan. 23, 1887

Very warm & pleasant, thawy. At home all day.Elmer went to Bellingham with horse & sleigh thisP.M.

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Monday 24

Rained & thawed most all day, some thunder buttonight at 10:30 is freezing & the stars are out.Chored about house & barns, cut up the hog, clearedsnow & ice some & c & c. Had some leather tapson my rubber boots.

Tuesday 25

Pleasant & thawed some, sawed some wood, saltedthe pork & c & c. Elmer went to Franklin.

Wed. Jan. 26, 1887

Rained part the day, snow part of A.M. & hascleared off, cold to night at 9:30 P.M. Tried out thelard, cut some wood & chored about.

Thursday 27

4 degrees below zero. Very cold & pleasant, choredabout. Sawed some wood & c & c. Carried F.

Bennett & little girl over tonight

Friday 28

Cloudy, thawy & rained a very little. Carted a loadof hay down for S. Leasure, carted the husks & c toold barn from horse barn. Drawed old sleepers upfrom gravel pit. Look in CALLS for 29th.

George Continued January of 1887 in the back ofthe Diary under section Calls

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January 1887

Saturday 29th

Stormy most all day. Rain & thawy. Chored about.Worked in & about the Ice house some. Put upsome turnips. Split some wood & c & c.

Sunday 30th

Cloudy & stormed some most the day & warm.Went up to the ledge & around.

Monday 31st

Very pleasant & cool. Wall caved in by the privy. Igot the stones out & fixed there, boarded up theback & c & c.

February 1887

Tuesday 1

Cloudy most the day, cold & chilley. Sawed & splitsome apple tree & old sleepers & c. Carried a ladyto A.J. Newells.

Wednesday 2nd

Snowed all day. Cold. Washed & hung the clothesin the attic.

Thursday 3rd

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Cloudy & stormed, snow & rain. Chored about.

Fixed _?_ to the pump & c. & c.

Friday 4th

Pleasant & cool. Sawed wood in the woodhouse &chored about. S. Lasure had the horse to go toMedway & about. Was gone all day.

Saturday 5th

Very pleasant & cool. Chored about home in A.M.Carried some vinegar to Isabel & to Mrs. C. Briggs& went to O. Pratts at Norfolk & got out well tools.Got some grain & c & c.

Sunday 6th

Snowed a little in night & cloudy & warm todaywith a little rain. At home most the day. CarriedSteve Maron & his things from the house home forhim this eve.

Monday 7th

Cleared off & cut ice for M.M. Daniels & helpedhim load 31 cakes, 22 x 44 inches. Has been cloudy& snowed this P.M.

Tuesday 8th

Rained a little most the day. Cut 20 cakes of ice forM.M. Daniels. Split some wood & c & c.

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Wednesday 9th

very pleasant & thawy. Put new shew on the horseslead & carried a load of 625 lbs Meadow hay toCapt. Packard at Franklin. Elmer helped load it. Ifixed some bags front of bees to shade them & c &c.

Elmer went to Mr. Gales & to H. B. Hillers & wentdown with Alvah this P.M. & is going to stay & goto Boston from there in morn.

Thursday 10th

Pleasant & thawy. Chored about. Drawed home 107old sleepers from J. Canneys pasture. Went & got 1Bbl Potatoes for D. Mahoney.

Friday 11th

Damp & stormed a little, warm & thawy, foggy.Chored about house some. Got ready & cooked thefresh pork, a lot of it as it would not keep.

Saturday 12th

Very pleasant & cool. Chored about house some.Cooked potatoes, pigs head & c for hens & fixedsome under old barn & c & c.

Sunday 13

Very pleasant & cold. Carried Mrs. Tilton tomeeting & went after her & c & c.

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Monday 14th

Very pleasant & cold. Chored about house some.Fixed hay rack & carted 815 lbs meadow hay to M.M. Daniels

Tuesday 15th

Stormy most all day. snowed in night, rain to day.Chored about house. Mended my pants & c & c.Fixed scale & c & c.

Wednesday 16th

Very pleasant & warm. Chored about house inA.M. Went to Franklin in P.M. Elmer went with me.

February 1887

Thursday 17th

Pleasant & thawy. Chored about. Made iron forwagon shaft & c & c.

Friday 18th

Snowed most of A.M. & rained part P.M. & veryhard this eve with thunder & lightning. Split & gotin some old ties & c & c. Went to Dea. Whitings &fixed or thawed out his ciston pump this eve. We, E& I made a bee box & c & c.

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