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Thomas B. Hulslander
1900 Diary
Mon. Jan, 1, 1900
The weather is very cold. I am now at Cohocton to work for
telephone company which gives me seven dollars per week and board.
This is a leagle holiday but we work just the same.
Tues. Jan. 2, 1900
The weather very cold wind blew and snow flew all day, but we
worked all day puting on cross-arms and setting poles my left knee
pained me so that I asked George to give me some other job than
climbing this afternoon and he did.
Wed. Jan. 3, 1900
Weather quite warm I dug one hole help set three holes and
have been stringing wire rest of day
Thursday Jan. 4, 1900
Weather warm we strung wire and tied it an raised three holes.
I wrote home last Saturday but have not heard from there yet George,
Taylor, Ayers and Conway went to Bath tonight received our pay for
week ending Dec. 29
Fri. Jan. 5, 1900
Weather warm we have been takeing down old poles and puting on
Guy wire and pulling up and tying in wire today. There is to be
another dance in Opera House tonight I don’t expect to sleep very
much.
Saturday Jan. 6, 1900
Weather warm we dug a few holes sat three poles put on guys
and strung more in front of Warren House at ? Leo went to Bath again
tonight The dance did not bother me very bad last night
Sun. Jan. 7, 1900
Weather warm and rainy it has been a very long day I have not
been out of house today I received a letter this morning from mother
sating they were all pretty well excepting Father who is not feeling
very well.
Monday Jan. 8, 1900
Weather colder again we raised poles strung an dtied in wire I
wrote Home to mother again tonight
Tues. Jan. 9, 1900
Weather quite cold we strung and tied in wire George, Green
and Drake went to Wagners? At 11.45 today to begin some work there I
have been skeatering
tonight it is a nice moon light night.
Wednesday Jan. 10, 1900
Weather rained untill eleven oclock then we went to work
seting poles untill noon
in afternon I dug a deadman hole down by Erie Depot I bought a Book
tonight called a little Irish Girl.
Thurs. Jan. 11, 1900
Weather
Friday Jan. 12, 1900
Weather cold we have been to work puting up wire for cable Geo
Green, Guy drake and Ayres went to Hanells? To finish work down
there. I wrote Home to Nell last night good sleighing today
everything is covered with ice.
Sat. Jan. 13, 1900
Weather comfortable we finished the line down by Erie Depot
and strung wire on Renyolds line. The Boys have all gone to Bath
tonight except Gaughler? And I fine sleighing
Sunday Jan. 14, 1900
Weather warm snowed some. I hardly went out of doores. I read
a story called a little Rebel pretty lonesom I packed my cloes
mended my leggings and flirted with the girls in coptage? Hotel
across the street.
Mon. Jan. 15, 1900
Weather warm I have been digging holes all day from Erie Depot
to G.S.I.W.? depot This afternoon Taylor, Conway and Ayres went to
Bath again to be gone untill Wednesday night
Tuesday Jan. 16, 1900
Weather warm rained all last night. We finished digging holes
and set poles today I let George ? have $ 25 tonight to keep for me
untill I want it I received a letter from Vera & Harry today
Thursday Jan. 18, 1900
Weather warm tied in wire and run jumpers I worked on junction
pole at Willcox office all afternoon Tom helped me then we did not
get done. Bought a pair of rubbors tonight.
Fri. Jan. 19, 1900
Weather very warm we finish tiering in link on Dob? & on line
today noon have been to work on main line this afternoon straiting
up the corner pole & drawing up wire.
Saturday Jan. 20, 1900
Weather warm rained all day not hard but drizzled We did not
go out to work any I read a book called Drothys Jewls written by Mrs
Georgie Sheldon. Received our weeks pay ending Jan. 13 today
Sun. Jan. 21, 1900
Weather a little cooler today did not go out of dores but
once. Then took a walk around the squar received a letter and two
Mansfield papers today from Nell.
Monday Jan. 22, 1900
Weather comfortable warm. We took down the pole by D.S.I.W.
RR. Depot and put up another one we had spliced The Warner House is
a busy one to get anything to eat. but Ruth Cummings is a nice
little girl she is as smart as can be for being 9 yr old.
Tues. Jan. 23, 1900
Weather warm & cloudy we have been doing odd jobs The boys are
haveing awful times in dineroom trying to get enough to eat they
told Mr Cummings that they had the same chicken for supper we had
for dinner
Wednesday Jan. 24, 1900
Weather warm we finished our work here today and tonight have
our own tools packed we do not know where we are going yet Received
a litter from Fanny today The boys are haveing great times in
dinering room.
Thurs. Jan. 25, 1900
Weather warm and rainy we left Cohocton? On Erie train at
11.24 and arrived here at
Savona a little after noon it rained untill 4 P.M. we did not
try to do any work I wrote home to Vera & another tonight we are
boarding at Danoth Hotel. Savona fine place.
Friday Jan. 26, 1900
Weather cold twelve degrees above zero and wind has blowed a
perfect gale all day we worked untill 4 PM digging holes I thought I
had froze my face two or three times today Fame? Hotel here plenty
to eat it’s the largest building in this place its made of brick.
Wed. Jan. 31, 1900
Weather cold have not done much our car load of Poles came
this afternoon we then went to work unloading an distributing them
wrote to Ralph York tonight Jim & drake rooms with me now he is a
fine fellow
Thursday Feb. 1, 1900
Weather cold we raised poles all day Gellipsie & Thomson was
here. Received a letter from Corpal A.A. Sopilly? A soldier in the
Phillipennes I ? also a few lines & welesboro & Mansfield paper from
Nell
Fri. Feb. 2, 1900
Weather cold zero. We finished digging holes and finished
seting all poles at 4. P.M. then begun putting on crossarms Conway
was sick I have quite a cold Geo went to Bath tonight
Saturday Feb. 3, 1900
Weather not quite so cold we finished putting on crossarms and
changed wire if nothing knew turns up we will get through Geo went
to H. Port this afternoon Jennie played the mandolin last night it
was all right she is a nice girl. |
