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Sun. Jan 1, 1888

Snowed a little in morn but a very driving rain stormmost all day & is to night at 10 PM. Have been athome all day. Burned my right h& very bad with

pie juice in AM. Nettie done it up in Linseed oil &white lead.

Monday 2

Very stormy last night & part of AM. Very muddybut pleasant & cooler this eve. Cleaned outchimney at cottage. Chored about house some.Worked fixing ice house some, fixed up back ofprivey & c & c. A. Miller fixed his boats this eveup here.

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Tues. Jan. 3, 1888

Pleasant & cool most the day. Chored about.Worked on ice house, fixing door & end & c & c.

Wednesday 4

Cloudy most the day & snowed a little this PM.Chored about. Sorted & put up 5 bus. apples. Tookthe Whiting farm wagon to __?__. Talked traidwith AJ. Gilmore & M.M. Daniels.

Thurs. Jan. 5, 1888

Pleasant & cold. Sorted some & carried 5 Bus.apples to Woonsocket. Got 8 bus grain & 200 lbsfeed & c & c. In morn went with M.M. Daniels to

Badgers to see some heifers. Came home throughUnionville.

Friday 6

Pleasant part the day & cloudy part. Stormed hail &c this eve. Sorted & carried 5 bus apples toFranklin. 3 to Wight & 2 to G. Getchell. Carried6 gal cider to Woodman.

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Sat. Jan. 7, 1888

Cloudy & rained a little thawed some. Choredabout. Split & cut up some old ties & finishedsawing up Uncle Nathans lot of old ties & c & c.

Sunday 8

Cloudy & stormed a little most the day, thawy. Athome all day.

Mon. Jan. 9, 1888

Very pleasant morn but cloudy part the day chilly.Mr. Woodman came & worked for me 6 hs. Mixedpaint for the cottage & this PM painted part of the L

front & end. Took dinner with me. He came &went on cars, I helped some.

Tuesday 10

Snowed a little most the day cool. Chored about.Cut some wood & c. Gave E.D. Cook new note.*Wrote to Alvah this eve.

*In back of 1888 Diary, George lists address ofA. (Alvah) C. Wadsworth, Care L.P. Crane, Esenada(via San Diego) Mexico S (?) Cal

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Wed. Jan. 11, 1888

Pleasant but very windy & cold, snow blowing.Emma helped me bake 5 pies & cut the apples & c,2 mince & 3 apple. I cut some wood, got the cider

apples into the cellar from horse barn. Uncle *Rhad horse in barn, he & Bell down stairs. Biggs &wife up here this eve.

*Richardson

Thursday, 12, 1888

0/2. Very pleasant & cold. Chored about. Cutsome wood & c & c. *Wrote to Elmer this eve.

*In back of 1888 diary, under addresses, Georgelists Elmers address as E. (Elmer) M. Wadsworth,41 North Daly, East Los Angeles, Cal.

Fri. Jan. 13, 1888

Snowed & rained all day, warm. Chored about. Cutwood in the wood house & c & c. Put up 1 bus. ofpotatoes for N. McGrory.

Saturday 14

Very pleasant & warm, very icy but thawed some.Mr. Woodman came & painted 7 hs on the cottage.I helped get ladders, fix clapboards shingles & c &c. He took dinner with me.

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Sun. Jan. 15, 1888

Stormed a little mist all day rain. At home all daycarried Phil Riley as far as Mike Sullivans. This eveit is very slipperty, good wheeling but horse slips.

Monday 16

Very cold & windy. Chored about home. Sawed upsome wood & old ties & c & c. Very slippery.

Tues. Jan 17, 1888

Cloudy & beginning to snow. This eve is snowingquite fast. Chored about. Got in some wood.Cleared up some in house. Got in wagon sled &

tried the ice, it is almost a foot thick.

Wednesday 18

Cloudy most the day cool cleared off the snow frompond & cut & helped load for M. M. Daniels, 20cakes ice 22x44 inches. Daniel Biggs helped from10:20 to 4:10 - 3/4 = 5+ hours. I have 5 cakes nowcut. I broke tongs & carried H.B.M. to mend.

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Thurs. Jan. 19, 1888

Very pleasant but windy & cold. Sawed & helpedload for M. M. Daniels, 38 cakes ice 22 x 44 x 11.Took old horse up to Hermons & had her shod, new

& sharp. Mr. D. Briggs went after her & workedsome at ice house hour. I fixed sled & worked inice house some. Emma made 3 pies this eve for me.

Friday 20

Very pleasant but cold & windy. Went for 60 cakesice with old horse. Mr. Briggs helped 5 hours & Mr.M. Daniels man helped 4 hours. Sold old jersycow to Ben Guild for 20 to be help for next spring.Willie drove after me. I led her down to _?_

Sat. Jan. 21, 1888

Very cold & very windy but clear. Worked on theice A.A. Adams (M.M.Ds man) helped 4 hours. D.Biggs helped ___ hours. We got up 50 cakes 15 x

30 x 13. I worked till 11:30 pm packing & helpingEmma cut apples for pies. She made 8 & mixedbread.

Sunday 220/4 at 8 A.M. & 0/11 in _?_Very cold & very pleasant. Carried Abbie & Ellato S.S. School & Nettie to meeting & went afterthem again. I baked the bread & Deans & 3 pies.Went got some milk at J. Cannerys to night.

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Mon., Jan. 23, 1888

0/12 - 0/14 - 0/19 this mornVery cold & very pleasant A.M. hazy P.M. & some

warmer 20/0 at 10 P.M. this eve. I packed the ice

& this P.M. Mr. Biggs helped saw 3 hours & Idrawed & packed up 25 cakes this eve 15 x 30 x 15thick. Traded for a heifor of M.M. Daniels.

Tuesday 24

0/?Very clear cold & windy. Snowed little in night.M.M. D sent the heifor this morning. I filed the icesaw some & chored about home. Have a bad cold &so cold & windy didnt get ice.

Wed. Jan. 25, 1888

08 Very cold & pleasant morning but hazy & beganto snow & began to rain about 2:30. Chored about.

Began to cut ice about 10:00 A.M. Mr. Biggshelped 6 hours. I carted it to night, 53 cakes &packed most of it tonight worked till past 2 OclockWalter Daniels here this eve.

Thursday 26

400 Storm morn & snow. Sun came out before noon& is growing colder 18/0 at 8 this eve. Choredabout. Worked in Ice house some. The water hasstopped coming in the horse barn & tub didnt holdit at cow barn.

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Fri. Jan. 27, 1888

Very pleasant. Very cold & very windy. Choredabout some. Sorted a few apples & 1 bus potatoes& finished packing the ice tonight. Went & got the

horse sharped.

Saturday 28

Very cold & very pleasant afternoon. Chored about.Sorted apples & carried Isabel 1 bus & Mr. Staples 3bus. It is good sleighing. Cut pumpkins this eve.

Sun. Jan. 29, 1888

Very pleasant & cold. Carried Abbie & Emma tomeeting & went after them. I had to wait as theRev. was very lengthy. Carried M. M. Daniels

home.

Monday 30

Pleasant & warmer but cold. Chored about. Got the__?__ out went & got a load of saw dust at steammill by Deaver Pond. Willie & Emma & otherswent to Franklin with my horse & sleigh tonight.

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Sat. Feb. 4, 1888

Warmer pleasant part of the day began to snow alittle afternoon & turned to rain this eve. Choredabout. Sawed a little wood. Brought wood in house

& c & c.

Sunday 5

Very pleasant & warm thawy. Helped Emma makeme four apple pies & c. Carried Mrs. Tilton tomeeting & started after her but she came with Jos.

Mon. Feb. 6, 1888

Very pleasant & warm thawed some. Chored about.Dug & thawed out the hay scales. M. M. Danielssent & got 2 loads of hay towards heifor I had of

him. 1320 lbs. of meadow & 1025 of good hay.Sorted & carried one bus. of potatoes to N.McGrory.

Tuesday 7

Pleasant part of the day & cloudy part of the day.Snowed a little this eve cool but thawed some. M.M. Daniels sent & got a load of 990 lbs. hay. Ihelped & chored about, split & cut up some old ties& c & c.

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Wed. Feb. 8, 1888

Cloudy & thawy began to rain about 2:00 P.M.Cleared off before eight this eve. Chored about.Fixed fork & c & c. Got ready to cart a load of hay

to Mr. Sears, but rained so did not, but picked & gotice from tub in cow yard & c & c. Supped at churchthis eve.

Thursday 914/0Very pleasant & very cold. Chored about. Loaded& carried Mr. Sears 680 lbs. meadow hay & c & cthis eve. Carried the folks over to the entertainmentat the church. Then stopped with Uncle Nathan &went & got Mrs. T. & Mrs. B. about 10:00 P.M.

Fri. Feb. 10, 1888

0/2 about 8:00 A.M. Very cold & pleasant morningbut clouded up & began to storm before night, snow.Chored about sawed some wood. Picked over &

carried Isabel bus. of apples. Went after Mrs.D.T. Briggs for Mrs. Whiting. Didnt get her. Sawsome of D. T. B. curiosities & c.

Saturday 11

Very stormy all day snowed & hail. Chored aboutsome but going for Mrs. Dea. Whiting most the day.Lydia died about 10:45. I went to Franklin & aboutfor them. Carried Elmer & Estella over tonight.

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Sun. Feb. 12, 1888

Very pleasant & thawed some. Carried Mrs. Tiltonto meeting & went after her & _?_.

Monday 13HorseVery pleasant & thawy. Chored about. Sold theDea. Whiting horse & heifor to A.J. Gilmore for$35.00 Bought Lanterns. Bought a lot of hay in theSargeant barn for $15.00 & I am to move her goods& c. McGory has horse this eve. to go to Weddingat Franklin.

Tues. Feb. 14, 1888

Very pleasant & warm thawy. Chored about. Wentto the funeral of Miss Lydia Whiting at 1 P.M. Rev.Moore attended it.

Wednesday 15

34/0 this morning 2/0 this eve. Warm & pleasant &morn but clouded up & very windy & growing coldfast. Chored about. Sorted apples, carried 3 bus. toWight, 1 to W. Woodman. 1 of _?_ to Mrs. C.Briggs & to Staples & got 4 bus. meal. 2 c. corn& 100 lbs. feed.

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Thurs. Feb. 16, 1888

0/4 Very cold & pleasant. Chored about some.Went & got Mrs. Sears goods, 2 loads & put in a carhere from A.D. Sargent place. Took most of the

day Danl Brown & another fellow are here to nightto stay.

Friday 17

Pleasant & cool but a little warmer. Chored about.Split & cut up some old ties. Hooped a keg & c &c. Biggs & wife up here this eve. E.D. Cook diedthis eve about 9:00 oclock. Have been to help layhim out. Just got home 2 oclock.

Sat. Feb. 18, 1888

Snowed a little in morning but pleasant most the day& warm. Wrote to Alvah last night & this morning.Went Dea. Whitings place fixed their sink pipe & c

& c. Went to M. M. Daniels & this P.M.. Havebeen to notify E.D. Cooks funeral & c. Mrs. Tiltonwent with me.

Sunday 19

Very pleasant & warm, spring like thawy. Went tothe funeral of E. Darwin Cook at the church at 1:30p.m. Rev. Moor attended it. N. Hawes, J. Canney,H.B. Miller & H. C. Peck were Dearers. It was aquite full house.

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Mon. Feb. 20, 1888

Cloudy & rained part the day & this eve, thawy.Chored about some. Went to F. Rays to see a cowwith M. M. Daniels. Sorted some apples & c & c.

Tuesday 21

Very pleasant & warm. Chored about some. Sortedsome apples & cleared Ice out of cow yard tub &around it.

Wed. Feb. 22, 1888CalfVery pleasant & warm, spring like thawy. Choredabout. Cleared & fixed place for calf. Cut a littlewood & c. The brindle cow had a calf this

morning. McGrory taped a pair of boots this eve. &the other 2 were here.

Thursday 23

Pleasant part & cloudy part the day, warm &thawy. Chored about. Sorted some apples & trimed2 bus. turnips. Carried 2 bus. apples to Wright &Clark 3 to Mrs. C. Briggs.

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Fri. Feb. 24, 1888

Pleasant & warm thawy. Chored about sorted a fewapples. Fixed & got the cider mill down cellar.Sold & put up 1 bushel turnips to M. M. D. & c.

Saturday 25

Cloudy & began to snow about noon & to rain about3 p.m. Chored about sawed some wood & c & c.Worked about, carried Mary Hawkins home. Lotrock & stone came down in ledge tonight.

Sun. Feb. 26, 1888

Pleasant part & cloudy part the day, spring like. Athome all day. Emma helped me make 9 pies & 3cups custard.

Monday 27

Pleasant most of the day but had little snow squall,cool but thawed some. Mr. Woodman painted oncottage 6 hours, I fixed door & c on water closet& helped about some. He was here for dinner. Imade biscuits.

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Tues. Feb. 28, 1888

8/0 Very cold & pleasant. Chored about cut upsome old ties & c & c. This eve played _?_ _?_ atLasures

Wednesday 298/0 at 7 A.M.Cold & pleasant. Went to Wrentham center & gotFrank Bennetts goods & moved to the AgustusJilson place. Left here about 8 a.m. & got backabout 5 p.m. Played cards at Lesures this eve.

Thurs. Mar. 1, 1888

Very pleasant most the day & cool, but clouded upbefore night & began to snow this eve. Mr.Woodman painted on cottage 6 & finished first

coat. I shingled & put shingle boards on privey.

Friday 2

Very pleasant most the day but clouded up & rainedsome this eve. Chored about some. Loaded a loadof 890 lbs. hay & carried to Dr. Nolen. Abbie roadto Franklin on the load. I Bt home a load of grain.

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Sat. Mar. 3, 1888

Cloudy A.M. & suny P.M. & grew cold beforenight. Done my chores & started for Medway about9 a.m. to move Martha Whites goods. Leasure road

over with me & Martha from __?__. Moved themin Dr. Nolan. Didnt get home till 9 p.m., had topack them & to wait for her.

Sunday 4

Pleasant & cold. At home all day Tim Haley camehere.

Mon. Mar. 5, 1888

Very pleasant & cold. Sorted a few apples &carried 1 bushel to A. Staples & bushel to C.Briggs. Went to town meeting. Got some border.

Called & see Mr. & Mrs. Gale.

Tuesday 6

Very cold & pleasant. At home. Chored about,sold & fixed up 1 bushel turnips & 1 of potatoes.

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Wed. Mar. 7, 1888

14/0 Very cold & windy but pleasant. Choredabout, sorted some apples. Made some cider. Cutsome wood & c & c.

Thursday 8

20/0 Pleasant & cold. Chored about. Sorted someapples & c & c. Went to M. M. Daniels & traded3333 1/3 lbs. of hay for a heifor to come in May.

Fri. Mar. 9, 1888

Pleasant most & cloudy part the day. Sorted &carried 5 bushel apples to Wight, 1 to Woodman, 1to C. Briggs, to J.W. Clark. Got load, 10

bushel, grain. Bt _?_ flour & c for N. McGrory.Woodman painted on cottage 6 hours.

Saturday 10

Very pleasant morning & night but cloudy someparts of the day. Chored about, carted 3 loads ofhay to M. M. Daniels from the Sargeant place.108 lbs. due M. M. Daniels cow traid. Mr.Woodman painted on the house 8 hrs guess. Itook tea with Mrs. M. M. D.

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Sun. Mar. 11, 1888

Cloudy most the day, warmer. Went to meeting inP.M. carried Mrs. Tilton, Rev. Mandell. Wrote toAlvah this eve.

Monday 12

*Very driving snow storm all day & tonight. Theworst this year. 5:14 P.M. train not come yet at10:45. Chored about filed Uncle Nathans saw. Isawed some wood & c & c.

* See newspaper article next page

Tues. Mar. 13, 1888

Has been a very, very driving snow storm all day.Road & R.R. blocked up, no cars as yet from NewYork way since yesterday & no mail today or trains

either way. Telegraph men stayed in store all lastnight. I skimed the milk & chored about carriedwater & c & c.

Wednesday 14

Stormed most the day, driving snow storm. Nomail got through yet but an engine & car went downabout 4 p.m. I churned 6 lbs. of butter. Choredabout.

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Thurs. Mar. 15, 1888

Very pleasant & thawy & warm. Carried MissHawes to P.B. Clarks from 8:45 train. Choredabout, shoveled snow cleared ice out of tubs & c &

c. Moved & got out 2 cider Bbls from cellar,caught 2 roosters tonight. Mail came at 4:35 p.m.first since Monday.

Friday 16

Cloudy most the day sun out short time. Choredabout sorted some apples & c & c.

Sat. Mar. 17, 1888

Very pleasant & cool but thawed some. Sortedsome apples & carried 1 bushel to Isabel & 2 toMrs. C. Briggs. Got 2 bus meal & molasses & c &

c. Bt meal, feed & flour to Cotter.

Sunday 18

16/0 at 8 A.M.Very pleasant & cold but thawed some. At home allday choring about. Cooked chicken.

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Mon. Mar. 19, 1888

Very pleasant & cool but thawy in middle the day.See to mail & c. Cleared some of the corn & c. outof the chamber & c. Briggs & wife went today. N.

McGrory got through today. Mr. Cornell took hisplace this noon. Jos & Willie went to town meeting.

Tuesday 20

Cloudy & thawy, stormed, rained a little & stormedsome this eve. Cleared the corn out of the southfront room. Took bed down & cleared it up.Cleared out ditch of snow by old barn & c & c.Wrote to Elmer this eve.

Wed. Mar. 21, 188845/0Very stormy most the day rain, warm. I have beenclearing up Elmers work room. Taped N. Hawesesrubber boots & c & c. Great deal of waters running.

Thursday 22

Pleasant & thawy. Chored about, carried show caseout & stored in upper woodroom & cleared up theroom some. Sorted 4 bushel apples. Went up &gave Hermon a Herbal Swet tonight. Cook fromVermont down today.

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Fri. Mar. 23, 1888

Very windy & cold pleasant. Chored about carried1 bushel apples to T. Haley, 3 bushels to Wight, 1bushel spect to Mrs. Briggs, to Isabel, 12 lbs.

corn to C.W. Stewart, 2 lbs. honey to Mr. Gale.Got paint, grain & c & c. Took supper at Isabels.

Saturday 24

12/0Pleasant but very cold & windy. Chored about cutup 3 or 4 old ties. Traded corn with F. Ray & tookmy cow & calf to his barn & took back a Jersey$32.00. Called & see J. Smith.

Sun. Mar. 25, 1888

Very pleasant & cold. At home all day. Emmacame & made me a Washington pie & some cupcustards, about 1 hour. Mr. Summon & Mr. Turrell

called & see me today about 4 p.m. Wrote toAlvah.

Monday 26

Cloudy & stormed part of the day ,snowed & hail.Wm. Woodman came & painted & c. here in house,8 hours or so. I cleared out things, cleaned paint& c & c, besides chores & cleared out stuff in eve &wrote to Alvah some more.

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Tues. Mar. 27, 1888

Stormy rain & mist most the day. Wm. Woodmanworked on painting, whitewashing & papering 8 hours. I cleaned up. Fixed plastering sink

cupboard & c & c. Helped Hermon set 5 tires 2 hrs.

Wednesday 28

Stormy rain warm. Wm Woodman worked 8 hours painting & papering front stairway & S. E.chamber & cupboard & sink. I cleared up &cleaned paint & c & c. Wrote to Arthur Metcalf.

Thurs. Mar. 29, 1888

Stormy & warm but pleasant this eve & froze some.Wm. Woodman painted & papered stairs. I clearedout the kitchen, cleared up, cleaned paint & c & c is

now 12 hours.

Friday 30

Very pleasant & cool thawy. I chored about somewent to Franklin & got more paper & c & c. HelpWoodman put on some in hall. He worked 9 hourspainting & papering & c.

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Sat. Mar. 31, 1888

Very pleasant & warm & very muddy. Woodmanpapered & painted here 8 hs in hall & kitchen. Ichored about, made shelf & backboard to new sink

& c & c. I went & put in the ciston pump at DeaWhiting place in eve. Went & took down pictures& curtains & fixture for Mrs. Gale.

Sunday, April 1

Pleasant most of the day but clouded up before night& this eve rain & snow. I have been at home allday. McGrory had the horse to go to Franklin.Snowing fast at 10:00 this eve.

Mon. April 2, 1888

Ground white with snow but has rained a little mostof the day so the snow has left except the banks. Ihave been at home all day choring about & in house

fixing plaster & stairway & c & c. Woodman came& worked 9 hs. He papered the kitchen drawed afew sash & painted & part papered back stairway.

Tuesday 3

Pleasant & cool morning & night, ground froze.Chored about carted 1 bus apples to Mrs. C.Briggs & went & moved 3 loads of goods for Mr.O. Gale. Danl. McFarland helped 7 hs.

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Wed. April 4, 1888

Very pleasant cold morning. Mr. W. Woodmandrawed sash for me. Danl McFarland worked forme 8 hours. He sawed wood for Uncle Nathan &

helped me move Mr. Gale. Got them all moved.

Thursday 5

Pleasant morning but began to rain before night. N.McGrory moved. I carried the folks down & wentagain & carried his hens & carried 1 bus apples toC. Biggs. It rained hard. Fixed window shades & cfor Mrs. Gale.

Fri. April 6, 1888

Pleasant & cool chored about swept the cottage &cleared up some. Then carried trunk to D.Mahoneys & bt back Bbl & c & c. Worked about

home, put up 1 bus turnips & carried to C. Briggs &put horse up at Cunninghams & went to Dr.Nolans birthday party.

Saturday 7

Very pleasant but windy & cool morning & this eve.I chored about home. Mended plastering & washedsome at the cottage, getting it ready to paint &paper.

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Sun. April 8, 1888

Pleasant & cold, ground was froze & hard thismorning & is froze tonight. Have been at house allday choring about. Shaved Uncle Nathan.

Monday 9

Very pleasant & cold. Wm. Woodman worked forme painting in the cottage, 9 hours. Cleaned house& c, then carried Ad Darling to Nancys tonight.Emma made me a *Was pie.

*Short for Washington

Tues. April 10, 1888

Pleasant part the day but began to snow beforenight. Wm. Woodman worked for me in & oncottage 8 hs, drawed sash, painted some inside &

papered kitchen. I went to Franklin & got paper &carried some apples bus to Woodman. Mrs.Tilton went to _?_ & Isa came home with me.

Wednesday 11

Stormy part the day. Wm. Woodman worked 4 hs in cottage, papered bedroom & painted some.He went to Hunts in P.M.& I carried a load of woodto Isabela & got 1 bus meal & 500 lbs coal forUncle Nathan & c & c. Cleaned Harness where cow_?_.

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Thurs. April 12, 1888

Pleasant most the day, clouded up & rained verylittle. Wm. Woodman worked in cottage, 9 hs. Hepapered & painted front room & some more. I

cleaned the house. McCarty moved in to Jos. housetonight. Wrote to Elmer.

Friday 13

Very pleasant but cold morning, ground froze hard.Moved P. Cornell goods into my cottage this A.M..Cleared up some there & helped set up some of thethings. Went & got a load of 10 Bbl sawdust.Carried up a load of McCarty.

Sat. April 14, 1888

Cloudy & stormed in P.M., rain. I put sawdust incellar at the cottage & put 7 or 8 lbs in horse barn.Sorted apples & carried 1 bus to _?_ Newell & 1 of

s to C. Briggs & 1 of turnips & 2 bus to Barrett.Went to town meeting.

Sunday 15

Cloudy most the day & cool. At home all daychoring about & c & c.

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Mon. April 16, 1888

Cloudy most the day cold, ground froze quite hardthis morning. Chored about. New leathered thepump at the cottage.

Tuesday 17

Cloudy part of the day, cold & windy. FixedHopkins wagon. Chored about, cut a little wood,sorted some apples, carried 2 bus to Wight & busspect ones to C. Briggs. Fixed up window shades,pictures & c., 3 hs at Mr. Gales.

Wed. April 18, 1888

Cloudy & rained & hailed a little. Chored abouthouse some. * Helped Mrs. Tilton move things inUncle Nathans room & put Mantel bed in there,

2 or 3 hs. Fixed clock in my kitchen took waterfaucet out down stairs. Cleaned out my stove pipe &c & c.

Thursday 19

Pleasant & warm but cold morning, ground froze.Chored about. Got down & put up bed stead forMrs. Tilton. Cleared out piggs _?_ & put in a newone. Got in some chips & c & c. Wrote to Alvah.

*Uncle Nathan and Mrs. Tilton move into thedownstairs of Georges house and will live there

until Uncle Nathan dies on March 29, 1889 at theage of 90.Uncle Nathan will marry Mrs. Tilton on January 8,1889.

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Fri. April 20, 1888

Cloudy & began to rain this P.M.. Wm. Woodmanworked for me 8 hs. He finished drawing the sashhere at home & finished the outside of the cottage &

then we fixed the _?_ & he painted them.

Saturday 21

A little snow & rain most the day, ground white thismorn. Have not felt very well today. Chored aboutsome, fixed step at cottage.

Saturday, April 22, 1888

Pleasant most the day cool. At home all day.Emma helped me bake pies. I shaved Uncle Nathan& helped down there some.

Monday 23

Cloudy most the day & cold, ground froze thismorn. Chored about some, sorted some apples.Sold S. Cook 1 bus, A.J. Gilmore , Turner & co. 3& C. Briggs spect. Got grain. Willie milk.

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Tues. April 24, 1888

Cloudy part & pleasant part the day. Cold, somesnow squalled, ground froze in morn. Carted 2 loadsof wood for Dea Whitings folks, 3 hs. Chored

about home. Got in few -?-. Carried sleigh to oldbarn & c & c.

Wednesday 25

Very pleasant, cold morning & night. Ground frozein morning. Chored about, sorted apples. Carried 2bus to Barrett & 2 to Turner, 1 bus to Mrs. C.Briggs. Emma & Abbie have took tea with Mrs.Briggs.

Thurs. April 26, 1888

Pleasant & warm but cold morning, ground froze.Chored about some sorted apples & c & c. Sold 2bus to -?- Cook.

Friday 27

Very pleasant & warm, spring like. Chored about,cleared up some in the cellar. Made some cider,fixed cellar window. Sold fat cow to Geo Wales for$25.00. Wrote to Elmer.

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Sat. April 28, 1888

Very pleasant & warm. Chored about dug out &carried to the wood pile old cherry tree. Hoed over part of the Asparagus bed Got in 10 bus wood

chips & c & c. Alvah, Metcalf, Miss. Knowltoncame tonight.

Sunday 29

Pleasant & very warm. Went to meeting thisevening with Alvah, Metcalf & Miss Knowlton &drove his horse. Rev. Moore preached.

Mon. April 30, 1888

Cloudy part of the day & cooler. I helped movekitchen stove down stairs. I got in some chipschopped over & raked off the asparagus bed & c &

c.

Tuesday, May 1

Cloudy & cold rained a little. Chored about sortedsome apples, put up some vinegar apples & carriedto Franklin Turner & Co., 4 bus to Mrs. Briggs, 1bus spect & 2 gallons vinegar to Dr. Nolan. 10gallons & A. Busher 1 gal, bt hay seed.

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Wed. May 2, 1888

Cloudy & snowed & rained very little, cold. Choredabout home.

Thursday 3

Very pleasant but cold morning & tonight. Choredabout home. Took up grape vine for Mrs. Tilton -?-off some sods, raked up got in some chips. Work infield some. Pig got out.

Fri. May 4, 1888

Cloudy & cool. F. Bennet helped me 9 hs. We puteve troughs on cottage & began digging up the ledepipe that used to go to tank house. I, in P.M.,went

to McFarlands & carried 1 load of his goods to K.Metcalf place 3 hs.

Saturday 5

Rain in morning & cloudy & pleasant & warm inevening. Chored about painted & put up 1 bus ofturnips this eve. I carried a load of goods for F.McFarland 4 hs to R.. Metcalf place.

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Sun. May 6, 1888

Very pleasant & warm. Chored about home. Staidwith Uncle Nathan this eve. He is better, he sits upmost of the day. Carried Mrs. Tilton to Uncle

Richardsons & stayed awhile.

Monday 7

Very pleasant & cool. Carted 2 loads of goods forMcFarland, 9 hs, to R. Metcalf place. Bt a heiforoff McFarland for 25.00 & some old tin & _?_ .50580 lbs wt of the heifer.

Tues. May 8, 1888

Pleasant most the day & warm. Rained this eve. F.Bennett worked for me of the day. We fixed thefence around the pasture & let the cows in Plowed a

little in lumber yard by R.R. Trimmed some ties byroad.

Wednesday 9

Stormed some in morning, warm. Carted a load ofhay & c. for McFarland & carried 1 bus turnips toA. Busher. Got some grain, traded 650 lbs. of hayfor a covered carriage & have sold it. Traded 700lbs hay for a horse cart.

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Thurs. May 10, 1888

Pleasant part of the day & cloudy part of the day,Had a shower a little while, very warm. Choredabout & went to F. Bennetts on the Jilson place &

bought a lot of truck iron, windows & c. Went toMcFarlands place & got my carts & Jos. sleigh.Wrote to Alvah.

Friday 11

Foggy & cloudy most the day & warm rain this eve.Chored about, set out 4 grape vines by wall frontswale, front old barn. Cleared off piggs nest & gavethem a bed. Cut the asparagrass.

Sat. May 12, 1888

Rained most of the morning & pleasant. Choredabout home. Picked over some apples. Carried 2bus to Staples & bus to Mrs. C. Briggs. bus to

-?- Newell. Got 10 gallons oil, bag flour & c & c.Carried 10 gallons cider to J. Caslow. Called at R.Metcalfs auction.

Sunday 13

Cloudy & warm at home all day. I chored aboutpicked & dressed chicken. The cars run over 2 hs. G.W. Foster killed pig for me.

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Mon. May 14, 1888

Cloudy most the day cold tonight. F. Bennetthelped me of the day. He churned an hour ormore & gave it up. I chored about house some &

we trimmed trees side the road by the old barn. Hetook dinner with me. (wood for Dea W. Place)

Tuesday 15Set 2 hensStormy morning & cloudy & damp this eve.Chored about churned some but did no good. Sortedapples & pressed out some cider. Set out someasparagras & some currants & some trees & c & c.Set 2 hens this eve.

Wed. May 16, 1888

Frost in morning, pleasant most the day but rainedsome after 4:30 pm & cleared off this evening.Chored about, cut 2 lbs asparagras, got up some bark

& chips. Harrowed & furrowed lumber yard by oldshop & c & c.

Thursday 17

Pleasant most the day & cool. Chored about tookdown pigpen at cottage & carted it off. Loaded aload hay, 1125 lbs Willie helped 1 hr. Carted it toR. -?- this eve.

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Fri. May 18, 1888

Pleasant morning & cloudy this evening began torain about 4 PM. Chored about churned & c & c inA.M. Geo Miller helped in P.M. We laid out load

of manure & planted some potatoes, peas, Deans,corn & trimed on tree some.

Saturday 19

Cloudy & stormed a little most the day. Geo Millerworked for me. He throwed over the manure in cowyard & help me fix the shed some & trimed trees. Iwent to D. Mahoneys & helped set up a stove 2 or 3hs, he is sick. Went to -?- & got pipe, he helped.

Sun. May 20, 1888

Pleasant & cool. At home all day. Went to seeUncle Nathan this evening for Mrs. Tilton to go tochurch. See to -?- this eve. Wrote to Alvah.

Monday 21

Very pleasant & cool. Geo Miller worked for me.We trimed trees some. Loaded a load of hay 920lbs.I carried it to Barrett for McFarland. Traded off mywatch for overcoat & 4.00 to have in six months.

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Tues. May 22, 1888

Very pleasant & warm but cold tonight. Geo Millerworked for me. He trimed trees & helped pick ourapples. I carried 4 bus to Turner & 1 to Carson & 1

to Mrs. Briggs. Got grain & c.

Wednesday 23

Pleasant & warm. Geo Miller worked for me hs& F. Bennett in P.M. Trimmed trees & burnedbrush & dug to iron pipe in Jos lot. F. Bennett gotN. Haweses cart & we drawed out manure this P.M.I traided cows with S. Mahoney today.

Thurs. May 24, 1888

Pleasant most the day & warm, rained a little about5 pm & after. Geo Miller worked for me & F.Bennett 9 hs. We got manure & dug & laid some of

the lead pipe. I went to a entertainment at thechurch this eve.

Friday 25

Cloudy & damp morning but pleasant in theevening. J. Canney plowed for me 8 hs. F. Bennettworked 9 hs & Geo Miller worked 10 hs, carted &spread manure & c & c. Had the horse shod. F.Bennett helped Leasure with horse 25 -?-.

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Sat. May 26, 1888

Cloudy most the day rained a little tonight. Canneyplowed for me in A.M. F. Bennett worked 9 hs &Geo Miller worked 10 hs. We carted apple tree

wood & plowed some on Leland & Combs garden.

Sunday 27

Pleasant part & cloudy part the day, warm. Athome all day. Chored about. See Uncle Nathanthis P.M. Pig is lame. Wrote to Alvah this eve.

Mon. May 28, 1888

Stormed part of the day. Chored about home.Churned 4 lbs butter. I made some cider & c & c.

Tuesday 29

Cloudy part & pleasant part the day & very warm.Chored about & sorted some apples & made somecider & c & c. Bierdsley got his hens, 10 roosterstonight.

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Sun. June 3, 1888

Very pleasant & warm. At home all day. Isabelhere at work. Had lots of callars. Wrote again towrite to Alvah this eve.

Monday 4

Hermons horse died this P.M.Very pleasant & warm, cool tonight. Mr. Balonworked for me today to pay for wheelbarrow. Cutwood at door & planted sweet corn & c & c. Icarried a load of 1120 lbs hay to M. M. Daniels &took N. Haweses cart home & rooll over there.

Tues. June 5, 1888

Very pleasant & warm. Mr. Balon worked for me.Cut wood & planted some Deans, corn & potatoes.Geo Miller worked 6 hs. We made a bush &

bushed in the grass seed & c & c. I carted a load ofhay to L.R. Whiteker of Josephs for Trobridge.

Wednesday 6

Very pleasant & warm. Geo Miller worked for me,laid out manure. Harrowed & planted some, rolledin the grass seed & c & c. Albert Newell harrowed& plowed.

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Mon. June 11, 1888

Cloudy A.M. & pleasant P.M. Chored about.Brought water for Isabel to wash with. Drawed 1load of manure & planted corn on it, last of the corn.

Mrs. Tilton & Mrs. Norton went to Franklin with myhorse some 5 or 6 hs. Uncle Nathan gave me a $100note or paper today.

Tuesday 12 13ththis shouldCalf have been

Pleasant & warm most the day.. Chored about.Took car of black cow & calf she had this morn.Geo Miller worked 3 hs this P.M. harrowing & c.I sowed hungerian & hay seed beyond the swale.Isabel at home most the day.

This should have been the 12 th

Wed. June 13, 1888

Pleasant most the day & warm. Chored about.Drawed out & covered a load of privey manure &

some phosperate covered for cabbage & plantedsome potatoes. Geo & Arthur had my horse to plowfor turnips. Isabel at home most the day. Wrote toAlvah.

Thursday 14

Cloudy & began to rain about 10 am. Geo Millerworked for me harrowed bushed & began the rollthe piece beyond & the swale. We loaded a loadof hay. Worked in the cellar. This eve went to seeUncle Nathan. Mrs. Tilton went to Franklin &Pawtucket.

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Fri. June 15, 1888

Foggy morn & showers & very warm. Carried Mrs.Tilton & Mrs. Norton to Franklin to 7 am train.Called & got milk, got hoe, mollasses & coffee &

c. Sold Lime back heifer to F. McFarland for$26.50. Traded cow & calf to Stockbridge for 2cows & 5.00 drawed -?- pull down -?- carted load of1185 lbs hay to M.M. Daniels.

Saturday 16

Cloudy part & pleasant part the day, very warm.Chored about. Set out the tomatoes 27.

Sun. June 17, 1888Bees SwarmedVery pleasant & very warm. Took tub up at cowyard. Chored about. Went to meeting this eve.Mrs. Tilton went with me. We went to see Hermon

after meeting Bees Swarmed. Wrote to Elmer &sent in Ellas.

Monday 18

Pleasant most the & very warm, had a shower about4 pm, rained hard. Geo & Arthur Miller came withtheir horse & put side of mine & plowed the piecefront of old barn in am.

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Tues. June 19, 1888

Very pleasant & warm but cooler. Chored about.Loaded a load of 935 lbs hay & carried to C. J. Dean& Toy Dean poles to Mrs. C. F. Briggs.

Wednesday 20

Pleasant part & raining part the day. Churnedworked & plowed ground some. Went to Hermons& got bolts to fix water pipes & c & c. Got a box ofcabbage plants, set out to few.

Thurs. June 21, 1888

Very warm, pleasant part & stormed or showeredsome. Chored about. Set out a lot of cabbageplants, crows had pulled a lot of corn.

Friday 22

Foggy morn but pleasant & very warm day. GeoMiller worked here 9 hs. Planted the turnips,horse hoed some the potatoes, cabbage, corn & c &c. Ashed them, horse hoed the road, 3 rowsFurrowed, laid out a load manure & set outcabbage, 242.

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Sat. June 23, 1888

Very warm & pleasant. Geo Miller hoed & c forme & I helped some. Carted a load of wood forMrs. Dea Whiting & got in 2 loads of rye for them.

Sunday 24

Very warm morn & pleasant but clouded up &cooler, began to rain about 11 this eve. At home allday.

Mon. June 25, 1888

Damp & cloudy morn but cleared off, very pleasant& warm. Chored about, but worked fixing waterpipe to cow yard most of the day. Mowed a little by

cottage door yard.

Tuesday 26

Cloudy most the day & stormed most of P.M.Mowed for clothes line & on R.R. some & c & c.Brought water for Isabel to wash with. Carried AdDarling to Nancies. Traded for buggie body withAllen Newell.

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Wed. June 27, 1888

Very pleasant & cooler. Chored about. Spread thehay & c. Went to Woonsocket got clippers & c & c.Mrs. Tilton started for vineyard tonight.

Thursday 28

Cloudy & cold rained a little about 5 pm. GeoMiller worked for me 8 hs. We horse hoed corn,potatoes, & c & c. Horse hoed Cornellas garden &some the piece side of it & harrowed it. Isabel donehere & gone home. Meritt here tonight.

Fri. June 29, 1888

Cloudy A.M. & pleasant & warm P.M., cold night.Geo 4 hs & Arthur Miller (3 hs) worked for mehoeing till their mowing machine came at 11 am. I

chored about. Hoed some, mowed a little withmachine. F. Bennett helped 1 hour. *This eve wentto the graduation at the Opera house.

Saturday 30

Pleasant & cool had a shower this eve. Geo Millerhelped me sprout potatoes 3 hs this eve. I churnedtoday, spread, trimmed & raked up the hay & c &c.

*See newspaper article next page

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Sun. July 1, 1888

Rained a little, cloudy & cold. At home all day.Chored about. Read to Uncle Nathan some. Wrotefor him to Madame. Hail storm at Norfolk last

night. Wrote Alvah. Wrote to Mrs. Tilton for UncleNathan.

Monday 2

Cloudy part the day. Chored about. Sprouted a fewpotatoes. Carried 5 bus to Woonsocket. CarriedNettie, we went to *4 Paws Circus & side show.

*see newspaper ad next page

Tues. July 3, 1888

Very pleasant. Chored about house some. Openedturned & got in the hay & c & c.

Wednesday 4

Very pleasant & warm. Chored about house some& out some. Worked on the old mowing machinethis PM. Mowed some in the orchards by the house.

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Thurs. July 5, 1888

Very warm cloudy most the day. Went to Boston &bt a mowing machine & c & c. Raked my hay upafter got home.

Friday 6

Very pleasant & warm. Geo Miller worked for mehaying, mowed orchard by house & the piece byWhitings lot & side R.R. & road. I mowed withnew machine. It came about 10 am & we put ittogether & got 1 load in to horse barn.

Sat. July 7, 1888

Pleasant & warm but windy. Mr. Allen worked forme, opened & got in hay 1 load to horse barn, 1 toold barn from beyond the planting ground. We

horse hoed some & he hoed some.

Sunday 8

Pleasant & warm. At home all day. Chored about.Washed lot pans & the churn. Wrote to Madam forUncle Nathan this eve. Isabel, Hannah Miller &Bertha called here this P.M.

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Mon. July 9, 1888

Cloudy & rained some, warm. Geo Miller workedfor me most the day, hoed some, harrowed bushed &rolled in the Hungarian front of the old barn. I

sawed it, pitched off a load of hay & c & c.

Tuesday 10

Pleasant most the day & warm. Geo Miller workedfor me. We mowed the orchard & hen yard &further side of Race meadow & raked it up. HadN.B. Arnolds horse rake to rake meadow with. Mr.Allen hoed for me.

Wed. July 11, 1888

Very pleasant & warm. Geo Miller worked for me& Mr. Allen 11 hs each. Mowed the piece backof old horse barn. Got in 4 loads from hen yard,

orchard & race meadow put it in the bay in old barn.

Thursday 12

Very pleasant & very windy. Geo Miller worked forme & Leasure helped get in 3 loads of hay 2 hrsto old barn. The most wind ever had getting in hay.I mowed the piece by Dea W. , _?_ & the side,raked it with N.B. Arnolds horse rake.

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Fri. July 13, 1888

Very pleasant morning but clouded up & rained alittle in pm. Geo Miller worked for me. I mowedthe piece back of cottage & side R.R. in race

meadow. I got 2 loads in horse barn & 2 in old barnLeasure helped me 3 hrs.

Saturday 14

Very pleasant & very warm. Geo Miller worked forme, mowed side the R.R. & trimed out aber machineon top mine hill. I mowed it in 2 hrs. We got 1load from race meadow in to horse barn & 1 loadfrom back of cottage into old barn. Mr. Allenworked for me 9 hrs.

Sun. July 15, 1888

Very pleasant & warm but cool tonight. At home allday choring about & c & c.

Monday 16

Very pleasant & warm cool nights. Chored about.Mowed a piece for Leasure with machine 1 hour.Opened by hay & mowed a little in race meadow.got in 1 load to old barn & 1 small one from up hillto horse barn. Willie helped & I helped them get 1load.

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Tues. July 17, 1888

Very pleasant & warm but cool morning & eve.Chored 8 hrs or more. Mowed hours for Leasurewith machine. Helped him get in hrs & he helped

me rake 1 hrs. I mowed the piece among thepines.

Wednesday 18

Pleasant & warm. Mowed some in the swale frontof old barn with machine. Got in 1 large load to oldbarn from among the pines. Leasure helped me 1hour & I helped him hour with horse, got in asmall load for him.

Thurs. July 19, 1888

Cloudy & stormed a little. Mr. Allen worked forMahoney & 5 hrs. Chored about house some,worked on buggy some, pitched off a load of hay.

Friday 20

Cloudy most the day & warm. Carted lot of old tiesup side the road from R.R. & by cottage. Went toFranklin this PM.

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Sat. July 21, 1888

Pleasant & warm most the day. Mowed in the swalefront of old barn with machine. Made & got up 1load to old barn, am alone.

Sunday 22

Stormy most the day. Chored & worked about mostthe day. Helped move Josephs cow down side hisbarn. Wrote to Alvah.

Mon. July 23, 1888

Pleasant most the day & warm, had hard showerabout 4 pm. Took care they hay & got in 2 smallloads, just as the shower came.

Tuesday 24

Very warm & pleasant most the day but showers,went round but more here. Finished mowing theswale front of old barn & raked it up. Pickedpotatoes & c & c. Frank & Earnest Metcalf are heretonight.

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Wed. July 25, 1888

Very pleasant & warm. Chored about house some.Nettie made me 2 pies & gingerbread. I opened thehay & got in 1 load to old barn. Mowed some in

race meadow, this side the ditch with machine & byhand. 11 bundles.

Thursday 26

Very pleasant & warm. Chored about spread thehay & most the remainder of this side of the ditch inrace meadow tonight. Got it all in 1 large load toold barn. Joseph helped. Mrs. Tilton came home.

Fri. July 27, 1888

Clouded & began to rain about 8 am. Stormymost the day. Geo Miller mowed a while in racemeadow. Worked 2 hrs mixed paris green & c &

c. I worked in house some, unloaded hay & c & c.

Saturday 28

Cloudy & stormed some. Chored about. Rakedsome in race meadow. Weed turnips, put parisgreen & lime & athas on potatoes & picked part thebugs & c & c. Churned tonight.

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Sun. July 29, 1888

Very pleasant & cool tonight. At home all day,chored about home most the time. Shawed UncleNathan.

Monday 30

Very pleasant & warm. Geo Miller worked for me.We finished mowing & getting race meadow, 2loads, to old barn. We mowed a little in brookmeadow. I helped Leasure get up his hay hrs &he helped me get up part of mine 1 hrs.

Tues. July 31, 1888

Pleasant part & cloudy part the day, windy & rainysome this eve. Geo Miller worked for me 11 hrs.We mowed brook meadow & spread it. Got in 1

load & stack & put it up this eve. Willie helped meget up a load on their wagon.

Wednesday, Aug. 1

Cloudy morn but pleasant most the day & warm.Geo Miller helped me 6 hrs take care & get in thehay last of the haying, 4400 of brook meadow, putin in old barn.

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Thurs. Aug. 2, 1888

Warm & pleasant. Chored about. Worked in pigpen fixing the nest platform & c & c, where theybrake through.

Friday 3

Very warm & pleasant. Chored about house part ofA.M. Fixed fence around trees in race meadow & c& c.

Sat. Aug. 4, 1888

Very warm & pleasant but had a shower about 5 pm.Geo Miller worked for me 9 hrs. We wed & trimedout the turnips & horse hoed the potatoes, corn &

cabbage & c & c.

Sunday 5

Very warm & pleasant part & cloudy part the day.At home till about 6 pm, than carried MiltonHarding to Woonsocket to take the 7:30 pm train forProvidence.

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Mon. Aug. 6, 1888

Stormy most the day & cool, rained hard part theday. I have felt most sick today, a bile or sore in myear.

Tuesday 7

Stormed a little cloudy all day on most cool.Chored about house cleaned out pantry & c & c. P.Gilmore came & bought 2 of my cows for $35.00.Jersey, 5.00 & Stockbridge cow, 30.00, to be paid ina short time.

Wed. Aug. 8, 1888

Cloudy & warm but not much storm. Chored aboutgot ready & went to Franklin got grain, oil stove & c& c. Isabel went with me.

Thursday 9

Cloudy A.M. pleasant P.M. Very warm a showerwent round towards night. Chored about house mostof A.M. Geo Miller helped me this pm, broke thepipe off in the spring & hoed cabbage & c. Pickedpotatoes, bugs & c.

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Fri. Aug. 10, 1888

Very pleasant & warm. Isabel worked for me,washed & c. & Geo Miller worked in am hoeing &c. I helped about hoeing some, churned rug, clothes

& c & c.

Saturday 11

Very pleasant am but began to cloud up in pm,warm. Chored about home, fixed in hog pen, whichtook quite a while. Went to see M.M. Danielstonight.

Sun. Aug. 12, 1888

Pleasant part & cloudy part the day a little sprinkle.At home all day chored about house some. GeoGetchell called here. Wrote to Alvah.

Monday 13

Very stormy A.M. cleared off tonight, rained veryhard. Traded a piece of Hungarian to MMD for acow & 2 pigs. Fixed a pig pen under old barn &went & got the pigs this eve. Went to Dea Whitesplace to see them.

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Tues. Aug. 14, 1888

Very pleasant & cool. Carried Mr. Potter & AmyBennett & children to West Wrentham in morning& went after them tonight. Geo Miller worked for

me, we mowed the Hungarian & turned it. Set tireon Deach wagon, worked on the buggy a while & c& c.

Wednesday 15

Pleasant part & cloudy part the day. Geo Millerworked 9 hrs fixed concored buggy. Got out thenew farm wagon body & worked on it. Raked thehungarian into beds & c & c. H. Allen went toWoonsocket & went to lawn party this eve.

Thurs. Aug. 16, 1888

Pleasant most the day very warm. Geo Millerworked for me on farm wagon & on Hungarian.Turned, raked & tumbled it up.

Friday 17

Pleasant morn. But clouded up & had a hard thundershower about 3:30 pm. Geo Miller worked for me 7hrs. Spread the Hungarian & worked on farmwagon & helped Mancey get the Hungarian. Icarted 1 load rye & c. for Dea W. Estate.

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Sat. Aug. 18, 1888

Pleasant & very warm. Chored about some. Drawed97 old ties for Mr. Fulton & drawed up a load of rye& weed for them at Dea Whitings place.

Sunday 19

Pleasant & warm. Carried Canneys & McCartysfolks to Franklin in morning & went & got themtonight. Went to meeting this pm Rev. J. Merrillpreached.

Mon. Aug. 20, 1888

Very pleasant warm. Chored about, workedcleaning out old rifle. Shot a skunk in trap. Workedon Leasures wheelbarrow & c & c. Ed Tilton &

wife went to A. Metcalfs & about with the horse &buggy this pm. He cleaned the harness some.

Tuesday 21

Pleasant A.M., cloudy & began to storm in P.M. &rain is very hard this eve. Chored about fixedLeasures wheelbarrow & worked some on mine.

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Wed. Aug. 22, 1888

Pleasant & cooler. Chored about some drawed oldties 105 for Mr. Fulton. A tin peddler is stoppedhere tonight.

Thursday 23

Very pleasant & cool. Chored about home some inA.M. & drawed 48 old ties from Mr. _?_ & 2 loadsof wood for Dea M. Whitings folks.

Fri. Aug. 24, 1888

Very pleasant & warm but cool morning. Choredabout home. Eddie Masier took horse & got somemilk & swill for me up there. I went & got shoe on

horse & drilled tire on Deach wagon. I picked upsome apples & c & c.

Saturday 25

Very warm & pleasant. Chored about home.Carried 3 bus. apples to Woonsocket & got somegrain & c & c. Went to the bank & got check forElmers money & sent it to him. Ed Tilton wentwith me.

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Sun. Aug. 26, 1888

Warm & pleasant. Chored about home. Went in tothe brook to wash me.

Monday 27

Cloudy & sprinkled a little part the day but pleasantmost the day. Chored about traded for a rifle &fixed a pistol & c & c. Geo Miller took dinner withme & is stopping here tonight.

Tues. Aug. 28, 1888

Pleasant & cool. Chored about house & c.Churned, 2 churning & worked about house.Picked a few apples. F. Bennett had horse to go to

Woonsocket & I carried him back home in eve.

Wednesday 29

Pleasant & cool. Chored about. Went to Franklin tothe mill bank & about with Mrs. Tilton & Eds wife.Picked up a few apples & c & c. Took some moneyof Elmers out of the bank. Wrote to N.B.G. this evefor E.

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Mon. Sept. 3, 1888

Very pleasant & warm. Chored about house downstairs, out doors & around. Got some milk forBertha Sampson, Bill Metcalf & c & c. Worked on

wheelbarrow some & c & c.

Tuesday 4

Cloudy most the day & rained a little. Chored abouthouse some, boiled beef & cabbage. Finishedrepairing the wheelbarrow & c & c.

Wed. Sept. 5, 1888

Pleasant part & cloudy part the day & warm, butcool tonight. Chored about picked pears, 11 bus &picked some apples, carried 2 b to Franklin. Nettie

went with me.

Thursday 6

Pleasant most the day but cloudy hazy part. Choredabout, churned, moved Uncle Nathans stove infrom wood house & set it up again this eve. Went &got some swill at Mrs. Mosiers.

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Fri. Sept. 7, 1888

Very hard frost this morn. Pleasant & cool. Choredabout mowed the Hungarian front of barn. Frosthurt it some, picked some apples & c & c. Wrote to

Alvah this eve.

Saturday 8

Cloudy & stormed some began to rain hard about5:30 A.M.. Chored about. Helped Joseph get hiscow up & raked around the Hungarian & it rainedhard. Simons here tonight. Minnie Bennett leftFranklin, I carried her back this eve.

Sun. Sept. 9, 1888

Cloudy & stormed a little most the day warm. Athome all day choring about. Fultons folks had myDeach wagon to go to Medway today. Simons here

tonight.

Monday 10

Cloudy & damp morning, but very pleasant most theday & warm. Chored about got lot the old apples &c out the cellar & worked on the Hungarian turningraking & c. H.E. Fulerton helped 8 hrs.

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Tues. Sept. 11, 1888

Pleasant part & cloudy part the day warm. H.Fulton helped me 9 hrs, dug a few potatoes &spread, turned & got in 1 load of the Hungarian,

Joseph helped a few minutes, we got some dirt inunder the barn.

Wednesday 12

Rained hard in the night & this am, but cleared offtonight. Chored about house. Put up some butter,washed out lot old boxes & c. Simons here tonight.

Thurs. Sept. 13, 1888

Pleasant & warm. H. Fulton worked for me today,dug a few potatoes & helped rake & get in theHungarian, sort potatoes & c. Eddie Mosier helped

2 hrs. Fulton took dinner with me. Cool tonight.

Friday 14

Very pleasant & cool. Arthur Miller & H. Fultoncut & shuck my corn & mowed the weeds inpotatoes in A.M. & Arthur M. dug potatoes by thebees. 10c __?__ in pm. I mowed with machine bylouring tree.

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Sat. Sept. 15, 1888

Very pleasant & warm. Chored about, churned &turned & raked up the hay & c & c. Arthur Millerdug potatoes for me. E. Simon here tonight.

Sunday 16

Very heavy fog this morn, cloudy most the day,began to rain before night. At home all day, choredabout, run in the potatoes, doubled up & cuped thehay.E. Simons here tonight.

Mon. Sept. 17, 1888

Stormed a little most the day & rained hard this eve,very warm. Chored about went & got some swill atMrs. Masiers. Sorted & got potatoes down cellar.

Geo Miller helped, 4 hrs. Cleared out cellar some.Arthur dug potatoes. Wrote to Holbrook.

Tuesday 18

Rained hard in the night & stormy most the day.Chored about, picked a few apples & carried toFranklin & carried 4 gals of vinegar to Mrs. Briggs& got a molasses __?__ & c & c.

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Sun. Sept. 23, 1888

Storm part the day, sun out a little, stormy this eve.At home all day chored about, stewed & put up afew tomatoes.

Monday 24

Pleasant, chored about home. Took care the hay,opened & raked it up. Picked & sold to GeoHopkins, 5 bus apples. Eddie Masier helped 1 bsthis eve. Went to B. Tilton, Ella went with me.

Tues. Sept. 25, 1888

Very foggy damp & cool cloudy most the day.Chored about, went to M. M. Daniels & traded cowsfor $5.00 & went & got some swill at Mrs. Masiers.

Sorted some potatoes, got in the hay, 1 load, E.Masier helped 1 hour.

Wednesday 26

Very stormy most the day, but cleared off beforenight. Rained very hard & blew the apples offbadly. Chored about house put up a bus tomatoes,part for catsup & part in jars (10 pints) Picked up afew apples. Kept the cows tied up.

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Thus. Sept. 27, 1888

Pleasant & warm. Chored about, picked someapples. Helped some on hay scales. Mr. Howe isputting in a new frame to them. Boiled down the

catsup this eve.

Friday 28

Cloudy part the day. Mr. Howe worked on the hayscales. I helped there a little. Have been about sick.Sick headache, done but little beside the chores.Took 2 pills.

Sat. Sept. 29, 1888

Pleasant & growing cold. Chored about, helped alittle on scales. Mowed a little side RR. Carted theload of hay or rowen stuff I sold to M.M. Daniels

for $8.00, to be taken in for trade if we makeanother in 3 months. Got in the pumpkins, somecorn, Deans & c. Picked some grapes this eve. Putup the catsup & c.

Sunday 30

26/0 at 6:30 very cold & frosty. Ice quite thick,things froze, grapes & c. At home all day, choredabout picked the grapes by hog pen that werecovered. Let hogs into the drive way & c & c.

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Mon. Oct. 1, 188827/0Very cold morn., froze some, stormy A.M.. Choredabout. A. Metcalf came with apples. Made a hogtrough, cleaned out corn & c & c.

Tuesday 2

Stormy A.M. & cloudy P.M. Took in some ciderapples, sorted some potatoes & picked some apples& c & c. Geo Miller helped 4 hrs. Isabel cametonight to help me a few days.

Wed. Oct. 3, 1888

Pleasant, part cloudy & had a snow squall, cold.Geo Miller worked here 9 hrs, sorted potatoes &carried into the cellar & picked up cider apples &

put in the cart & c & c. Took in apples, finishedloading the 1st car & some in the 2nd. Helped Isabelsome, she washed for me, is here now.

Thursday 430/0Pleasant & very cold morn., ground froze. Took inapples. Sent one car off. Geo Miller worked forme, picked apples & c. Isabel here, she & Mrs.Tilton. Olive & Ella went to Franklin with the horse& Deach wagon. Set up a stove for Mrs. T.

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Fri. Oct. 5, 1888

Pleasant most the day & windy, warmer. GeoMiller worked for me 8 hrs picking apples & c.Churned 7 lbs butter. Took in apples. I went &

got a load of wood for Mrs. Dea. Whiting (or themthere) carried milk to M.M. Daniels. Isabel sicktoday.

Saturday 6

Stormy most the day & warmer. Geo Miller workedfor me, took in apples, he went & got apples at DeaWhitings place. We picked some & cleared out thecow stable some so to __?__ up. Isabel here.

Sun. Oct. 7, 1888

Stormy most all day. Have been at home all day.Isabel here. Wrote to Elmer.

Monday 8

Pleasant & cool. Geo Miller worked for me pickingapples & c, by brook meadow & in orchard by thehouse. Put cows in back of horse barn. Took in butfew apples.

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Tues. Oct. 9, 1888

Cloudy most the day & very cold & windy, snowedquite hard at 4:30 P.M.. Geo Miller picked apples && c for me, took in apples & c. We carried a load

of greening down cellar. Sent horse out to feed.

Wednesday 10

Pleasant part & cloudy part the day & cold, snow &ice this morning. Geo Miller worked for me pickingapples & c, took in some.

Thurs. Oct. 11, 1888

Cold morn, ground froze. Ice thick, but pleasantmost the day. Took in apples, picked some & c & c.Geo Miller worked 9 hrs finished Baldwins &

Northern Spy..

Friday 12

Cloudy & stormed a little most the day. Geo Millerworked in AM picking apples, russets 3+ bbl. Tookin a few apples & sent off 1 car, put on a piece ofpipe to Uncle Ns stove & c & c.

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Sat. Oct. 13, 1888

Stormy AM, pleasant PM & stormy this eve.Chored about & c &c. Picked some apples, kalebbls & c & c. Took in some apples. Isabel & Mrs.

Tilton went to Hermons with the horse.

Sunday 14

Stormed a little most all day. At home, choringabout. This eve, Mrs. Leasure came after me tocome over there as Frank B. was trying to get in& get Mimies baby. She has left him. Wrote toAlvah.

Mon. Oct. 15, 1888

Very pleasant, but cold morning. Geo Millerworked for me picking apples 6 or 7 lbs. I pickedsome, took in a few apples, helped Isabel about the

washing & c & c.

Tuesday 16

Cold & pleasant morning, but clouded up & beganto storm before night. Chored about. Took inapples, picked some apples, churned & c & c.

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Wed. Oct. 17, 1888

Very damp & foggy, warm & rained hard beforenight. Chored about. 1 load of apples came intoday. Worked in barn some & c & c.

Thursday 18PiggsVery pleasant. Chored about. Took in some ciderapples. Sold 2 pigs to H.C. Peck for $15.00 & 1 bblapples. My sow had pigs tonight, some gotdrowned & eat up, have 4 in the house tonight.

Fri. Oct. 19, 1888

Cloudy part the day & stored some tonight. GeoMiller picked apples for me & chored about.Helped move or drive the sow to old barn. I carted a

load of wood to Dea Whiting place for them.

Saturday 20

Pleasant part the day. Geo Miller helped pick theapples. Finished them, put some in the car & somein cellar. Sold piggs to E. Mosier. Carted load ofwood to Dea Whiting place. Sawed __?__ in two &c & c.

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Thurs. Oct. 25, 1888

Pleasant & warm, but very cool & frost tonight.Took in quite a lot of cider apples. Cut & put up 3or 400 lbs. cabbage.

Went to entertainment at church this eve. withIsabel.

Friday 26

Very pleasant most of the AM, but clouded up inPM, cool. Chored about. Took in apples, got upsome cabbage. Sorted some apples & c & c.

Sat. Oct. 27, 1888

Stormy most the day, but took in quite a lot ofapples & chored about some.

Sunday 28

Cloudy & stormed, part the day warm. At home allday. Isabel here. Bertha Rinkins called. GeoGetchell called & lot others here. Marony cow gotchocked tonight. Writing to Elmer this eve.

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Mon. Oct. 29, 1888

Very windy & cloudy part the day, cooler. Took insome apples. Helped Isabel about the washing. Gotup some cabbage & carried McCaty 100 lbs &

Cornell 100 lbs. Tried to get apple out of cowsthroat, but could not.

Tuesday 30

Pleasant & windy. Took in some apples & c & c.Geo Miller helped pull & trim the turnips & get upthe cabbage & c, 6 hrs. Moved the stove in thiseve. Simons here tonight.

Written on side: for Piggs Piggs shake for 2nd time Hogs

Wed. Oct. 31, 1888

Pleasant, but windy. Took in a few apples. Choredabout. Carried part the turnips down cellar & c & c.E. Simons here today & night.

Thursday, Nov. 1

Very pleasant & warm. Chored about. Fixed binfor Uncle Nathans coal & helped about it. A fewapples came today. Trimmed & carried 100 lbs.cabbage to Ann Bennett. Went to see A.C.Stockbridge. Mrs. Tilton went with me.

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Fri. Nov. 2, 1888

Very pleasant & warm part. 1 load of apples in car& sent it. The last car to send this season. Choredabout. This PM., Geo Miller helped dig the pipe up

in the hen yard & got in the fine coal Woodman letme have & c & c. Isabel gone home.

Saturday 3

Cloudy AM, stormy PM, but cleared off before dark.Geo Miller helped me in AM. Dug & took pipe inthe hen yard. Trimmed a tree. Got in the corn. Itrimmed & put up cabbage & c & c.

Sun. Nov. 4, 1888

Pleasant & warm, but frosty morning. At home allday. Mr. Smith carried here this PM & went toconcert at church this eve.

Monday 5

Pleasant part & cloudy part the day, warm butwindy. Chored about house & outdoors. Went &got some swill of Mrs. Mosier. Carried 200 lbs.cabbage to D. Mahony & c & c.

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Sat. Nov. 10, 1888

Stormy most the day, rained very hard part the time.Went to S. Sherborn to see __?__ with Holbrook &sons for cider apples & c. Went via Walpole.

Sunday 11

Pleasant but very windy, cooler. At home all daychoring about, reading & c.

Mon. Nov. 12, 1888

Very pleasant, but cold & windy. Chored about.Picked up & carried bus apples to Reed Newell & bus turnips to Mike Sullivan. Subscribed for

Sentinal. Called to see Guss but didnt see himabout water pipe. Got check for Elmer at bank & c& c.

Tuesday 13

Very pleasant & cold morning, ground froze quitehard. Chored about. Trimmed & put up somecabbages __?__ pork. Husked some corn & c & c.

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Wed. Nov. 14, 1888

Very pleasant & warm. Chored about. Dug upsome of the old water pipe & some the branch tocow yard & c. This eve cut the quinces & some

apples.

Thursday 15

Stormy all day & warm. Chored about. Made myQuince sauce. Took lead pipe apart by the wall,husked some & c.

Fri. Nov. 16, 1888

Warm, very pleasant AM cloudy PM & began torain about 4:30 PM. Chored about. Husked some,traded little Iron wheeled wagon to Fulerton for

work. He finished husking the corn. I set a hoop onthe broken wheel & c. Put up staths & c & c.

Saturday 17

Wrote to Elmer & to Holbrook. Pleasant & cool &growing cold. Geo Miller helped me 7 hrs & Arthur3 hrs. Took pipe apart in cellar way & cleared it outsome in PM. We dug & laid lead pipe across theTown road by old barn & c & c.

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Sun. Nov. 18, 1888

Very cloudy, but pleasant. At home all day. Choredabout. Mrs. Tilton took supper with me. Wrote toAlvah.

Monday 19Horse barn PiggWarmer & stormy all day, rain. Chored about.Went to the funeral of Chs T. Hancock. AnnBennett went with me. Went & got medicine forUncle N. from Dr. Nolan & c.

Tues. Nov. 20, 1888Uncle Nathan crazy last nightVery pleasant but windy & cold or growing so.Chored about. Worked in ditch for pipe & c.Carried 150 lbs cabbage to Wright. Got __?__ & c

& c for church. Went after man to fix water pipe, isto come in morn. Geo Miller helped, 4 hrs in PM,on ditch & c. Had horse to go to Franklin to churchthis eve to entertainment.

Wednesday 2114/0Very cold but very pleasant & still . Spence came& worked on the water pipes,7 hrs or so, & solderedthem & c. Geo Miller worked 7 hrs helping &filling our pipe water, dont come but little. Thiseve went to Mahoneys & got cider for __?__.

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Thurs. Nov. 22, 188814/0Very pleasant & cold. Geo Miller helped for 7 hrs cut & split wood & helped __?__ & c. on waterpipe & c. We set the tub in cow yard & dug &

covered pipe part way for the other under shed.Arthur Miller worked 3 hrs with my horse for AM__?__ Mrs. Whiting.

Friday 2312/0 8/0 at HermonsVery cold & pleasant. Worked on the cow yardwater pipe & tub most the day. Geo Miller helped 7 hrs. He dug trench laid pipe to the well drilled__?__ over it & soldered __?__ pipe & set ironhoops on tubs. Carted 2 load dirt.

Sat. Nov. 24, 1888

Cloudy cold & chilly. Feels like snow. Geo Millerhelped me 7 hrs split & got is some wood & we setthe water tub under shed at old barn & bunked up

them some. Carted dirt from hill. Put in box forshutoff & c & c.

Sunday 25

A very, very driving snow storm all day & this eve.Has blown a gail all day. At home all day. Wateredcows in the yard. Water comes in both tubs. Snowdrove in to barn & all about.

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Mon. Nov. 26, 1888

Very stormy all day, driving NE rain storm. Athome all day choring about. Shoveling snow &drain some & choring at barn. Cut & split little

wood in wood house. I boiled meat cabbage & c &c & Mrs. Tilton ate with me this eve. Looked outJosephs apples & carting ties & c & acct out.

Tuesday 27

Strong (rain) all day, thaw. Chored about housesome & barn. Looked over acct with E. McFarland.Filled in ditch over water pipe some. Helped fixdam at Lilly pond & c & c this PM.

Wed. Nov. 28, 1888

Very pleasant & warm. Chored about. Geo Millerhelped fill up ditch over the pipe & fix in the cottagecellar to drain water off. Tax collector here to day

at P.O. Nettie helped me this eve make 7 squash &4 apple pies 3 __?__.

Thursday 29

Thanksgiving, stormy most all day warm & rainy.Chored about home. Took dinner with UncleNathan & Mrs. Tilton about noon & about 3:30 tookdinner (again) with Joseph & his folks & there ineve.

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Fri. Nov. 30, 1888

Cloudy most the day & warm but cool riding.Chored about. Went to Woonsocket. Nettie wentwith me. Got 8 bus grain & c & c. Rather bad

going, muddy.

Saturday Dec. 1

Cloudy most the day & is freezing some this eve.Chored about & fixed on the old barn by stable,wants more fixing.

Sun. Dec. 2, 1888

Very pleasant & cold. Froze last night but thawssome today. At home all day. Chored about. Madea soup & Mrs. Tilton took dinner with me.

Monday 3

Cloudy part & pleasant part the day. Looks like astorm tonight. Chored about. Went & fixed GeoHopkins pump or so he could pump about 3 hrs.Worked on old barn by stable this PM & helped fixthe dam at Lilly pond this eve.

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Tues. Dec. 4, 1888

Cloudy most the day, snowed very little. Choredabout. Worked buttoning up the barn. Mr. Stocktoncastorated 4 of the pigs. Minnie Bennett here a

while this eve & I went home home or as far as theroad with her & Frank knocked me over twice &kicked me.

Wednesday 5

Cloudy part & pleasant part the day. Thawy.Chored about, worked on the old barn some in AM.This PM went with Joseph, Herman & H.C. Peckto Amos Crookses to have Elmer Crooksadminister oath for appraisal of E.D. Cooks estate.He was gone & we went to Ed McGrory.

Thurs. Dec. 6, 1888

Pleasant part & cloudy part the day, chilly but thawyin AM. H.B. Miller & I apprised E.D. Cooks things$612.34 this PM. Worked on old barn & around the

water tub under shed & c & c.

Friday 7

Pleasant most the day, thawy. Chored about. Wentup & got the horse new shod & sharped. In PMonloaded the cabbage & c from hay rack & carted aload of Jos. Hay to Dr. Nolan 1005 lbs.

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Sat. Dec. 8, 1888

Cloudy & warm most the day. Chored about.Worked at old barn fixing cover to tub & lead backof tub & cleaning up there. Put the old wheels & c

in old shop. F. Bennett called out & see me.Fultons boy came & got the 2 pigs, they hadengaged & had the horse to carry them home & goto W. Depot. Nettie mixed my pie meet. DrawedE.D. Cooks Aprisal & c & c.

Sunday 9

Stormy rain & snow, but snowed a little most allday, thawy. At home all day. Made a soup. Mrs.Tilton took supper with me.

Mon. Dec. 10, 1888

Cloudy & foggy most the day, cool but thawedsome. Chored about. Helped Mrs. Tilton some.Carried 2 pigs to Arnold Jencks. Chored about & c

& c. Took of Geo Millers acct. this eve. GeoCoffin is at Josephs this tonight.

Tuesday 11

Very stormy all day, driving rain, stormy. Choredabout house & barns. Trimmed 130 cabbage & c &c. Up with Uncle Nathan an hour or so in night,he was crazy.

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Wed. Dec. 12, 1888

Very windy & cold. Chored about. Fixed some atold barn & around. Trimmed up cabbage. H.C.Peck bought a rooster & casterated 1 of my pigs.

Thursday 13

Very cold & windy. Chored about. Put windows inunder old barn & boarded it up some & choredabout. Sold can of milk to M.M. D.

Fri. Dec. 14, 18883/0Very cold & windy. Chored about. Split a lot ofcherry wood & c & c. Went to Franklin to bank &got grain & c & c. Settled with cotton. Mrs. T.

gave some old pants & overalls.

Saturday 15

Very pleasant & cold. Chored about. Fixed pumpat the cottage & some down stairs & some on oldbarn & c & c. Sawed & split some wood.

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Sun. Dec. 16, 1888

Warmer, thawed some, very windy & cloudy partthe day. At home all day, chored about. J. Canneyfell off the hay mow & hurt his head & ankle very

bad.

Monday 17

Very stormy all day, driving rain & warm ground &thawed up. Chored about. Worked in old shopmending chanes, fixing old forge & c & c. Mrs. T.took supper with me.

Tues. Dec. 18, 1888

Very stormy morn & squally all day & began tofreeze before night. Chored about. Got ready &loaded & carted a load of 905 lbs. hay to L. R.

Whiteker. Got Cindy McGrory to help take it away.Jos. helped load part of it. Set up stove in atic thiseve. Isabel made me 12 pies today.

Wednesday 19

Cold & cloudy part the day, pleasant part. Choredabout. Cut a little wood & c & c. Went & got Bblswill at Mrs. Masiers Pegged M.C. Carties shoes &c.

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Mon. Dec. 24, 1888

Very pleasant & warmer, thawed some. Choredabout home. Killed & picked a rooster & choredabout. Ed Tilton & wife out today, about with him

some. Willie & he gone to Franklin with my horse& carriage this eve after the girls.

Tuesday 25

Very, very pleasant day & warm, thawy Christmas.Chored about home. Sawed a little wood. Tookdinner with Mrs. Tilton down stairs, her son &wife was there. Uncle Nathan didnt leave hisroom. Tree at church this eve.

Wed. Dec. 26, 1888

Very pleasant & warm & thawy. Chored about.Filled the ditch over the pipe, some where it hadsettled. Cleaned & greesed the concord buggy axes

& c & c. Took dinner with Mrs. Tilton

Thursday 27

Warm & stormy rain, very muddy. Chored about.Trimmed 2 bushels turnips. Fixed shed some &some in old shop & c & c.

Wrote to Alvah this eve.

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Fri. Dec. 28, 1888

Very windy & pleasant most the day. Chored about.Went to Franklin, carried 100 lbs. cabbage & 2bushels of turnips & got grain & c & c.

Wrote to Elmer

Saturday 29

Pleasant most the day & warm, thawy. Choredabout. Put up 25 lbs. cabbage & 30 lbs. potatoes &carried to Reed Newell on top a load of 1075 lbs. ofhay for S.H. Barrett. Mr. Simmons here tonight &several here this eve.

Sun. Dec. 30, 1888

Very pleasant & warm, thawy. At home all day.Choring about & c & c. Young man from Ohiopreached. Mrs. Simmons here tonight.

Monday 31

Pleasant & warm or cloudy most of the day. Choredabout. Worked at old barn some. Went up inJosephs lot & got some sticks to fix shed with. Ihave a lame back & headache.

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Jan. 1, 1889

Very pleasant & warm. I have a very lame back &headache, but chored about some. Bolted a timberon old shed to hold it up & c & c. Took pills

tonight.

Wednesday 2

Cloudy most the day & cooler, but thawy. Have feltabout sick today, lame back & headache. Took pillslast night, feel better tonight. Fixed Uncle Nathansclock & N. Haweses saw & c & c & done the chores& some on shed.

Thursday Jan. 3, 1889CowWarm & cloudy most the day. Chored about. Benj.Gante here & Mrs. W.C. Whiting to see me & wentto M.M. Daniels with my speckled cow. Put up a

bushel apples & went to Woonsocket, got grain &c & c in PM. Isabel came & stopped tonight.

Friday 4

Very pleasant & warm. Isabel washed for me today.Arthur helped me 2 hours or more on old barnclearing out sleigh __?__ slead & c & c & fixing forpiggs. I put up 1 bushel turnips & 25 lbs. cabbagefor McCarty.

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Sat. Jan. 5, 1889

Cloudy & warm, began to rain about 10 Oclocktonight. Chored about. Sawed split & got in somewood & c & c. Went up in woods & got poles for

hen roost. Uncle Nathan gave me fish pole, axes,beeter & 2 wedges & c & c. Milford Baker here.Isabel here.

Sunday 6

Very driving rain storm all day & is now at 10 PM.Have been at home all day. Isabel here, cooked achicken, onions & c & c. Madam took dinner withus.

Mon. Jan. 7, 1889

Very driving rain storm most all day, warm. Choredabout home. Looked over & settled accounts withH.B. Miller. Looked & read part of this diary & c &

c. Isabel went home this eve, been here sinceFriday.

Tuesday 8

Very pleasant & warm. Chored about home. Split& cut some old ties & c & c. Mrs. Tilton & Ellawent to Franklin with the horse & Es buggy &*this eve at 5:30 Uncle Nathan & Mrs. Tilton &Lawyer Griffin were down stairs.

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Wed. Jan. 9, 1889

Cloudy most of the AM & began to rain a littleabout 11:00 & very driving rain storm this PM &eve. Chored about. Went to Dea Whitings place

about 11 AM to see about bill & look over some mypapers & c & c.

Thursday 10

Very windy & pleasant, but growing colder. Choredabout & this PM went to see Jos. Smith & lookedover account & went to Franklin at bank & paid$200 on mortgage & got some grain & c & c. A.J.Gilmore here this eve.

Fri. Jan. 11, 1889

Warm & very pleasant but windy, froze some.Chored about. Split & sawed some old ties & went& carried S. Adams watches to him & went to see

M.B. Taylor & W. Grant called & see Mrs.McCarty.

Saturday 12

Very pleasant & cool, but thawy. Arthur Millerhelped me 1 hour. Sawed some logs at wood pile &c & c. I split & sawed quite a lot today.

E. Simmons was here tonight.

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Thurs. Jan. 17, 1889

Very driving rain, storm all day, warm. Choredabout. Sawed & cut some wood in wood house & c& c.

Friday 18

Very pleasant & warm. Chored about home. Tookbuggy top to pieces & went to Franklin bank aboutthe mortgage. Engaged a load of meadow hay toTom George.

Sat. Jan. 19, 1889

Very windy & growing cold clear Chored about

8/0Very cold morn & chilly all day, cloudy or hazymost of the day. At home choring about. CarriedMrs. Tilton & Nettie to church & Isabel fromcorner. Wrote to Alvah this eve. E. Simmons here.

Mon. Jan. 21, 1889

Began to snow about 9 oclock last eve, but thismorning it was raining, a driving rain storm, butcleared off about noon, thawy but cooler tonight.Chored about. Cleared up snow paths & c & c &sawed some wood. My jaw aches bad where I hadtooth pulled. Wrote to Elmer