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Fri. Feb.
12, 1904: We worked dragsawing wood for father. In evening Band held box social
at our place. A fine time Band cleared $4.60.
Saturday
13: We all worked cutting wood for Father. Byron Fergueson is healpting us.
Monday,
Feb. 15, 1904: We finished dragsawing wood for Father. The weather exceeding
cold & windy.
Tuesday 16:
Election day, one of the roughest days of winter cold & windy. Father sick,
Homer Monro and I went to election at Mainesburg.
Wednesday
17: Father better. We boys sat circular saw and finished cutting wood for father
then Father & I shod old team of horses. The boys ground chop.
Thursday
18: I worked on place at home in morning after noon we killed two hogs at
Father’s also fixed telephone for father.
Friday 19:
Jennie & I went to Troy where I ordered some artificial teeth made. The roads
are in very bad condition.
Saturday
20: Father & Burt went to Troy to mill. I went and fixed telephone for Rockwell.
Jennie visited at Clarence Ellcotts. Band meeting was a fizzle tonight.
Sun. Feb.
21, 1904: Burt & I worked part of day digging up water pipe and trying to get it
running again but did not succeed.
Monday 22:
Cold & windy. Burt & I went to Elk Run in morning came home built water trough
and placed by spring on B. Monro farm also moved circular saw.
Tuesday 23:
Father, Burt & I worked fitting wood for circular saw in forenoon it began
snowing in afternoon. Clarence
Ellcott & wife visited Jennie & [rest cut
off bottom of page in image].
Wednesday
24: rough cold & windy did not do much in forenoon after dinner Burt & I went to
Homer Hagers and got his sugar pans tubs & boiling pan for Father.
Thursday
25: Wind blew and was terrible rough. Burt & I sawed some chuncks for me. Byron
came back from Richmond.
Friday 26:
We drew straw for horses on both places then worked rest of day fitting wood for
circular saw.
Sat. Feb.
27, 1904: Burt & I drew apple tree limbs off from hill for wood for me.
Afternoon I cleared out barn and done a few other jobs. Held bandmeeting
tonight.
Sunday 28:
hailed quite hard in morning. Byron, Harry, Jennie & I visited at Wills and
Elijsh’s H. Harry brought from Troy sat my artificial teeth.
Monday 29:
Snowed very hard. E.M. Besley came and got their piano. Burt brought me two more
calves.
Tues. March
1, 1904: Burt, Jennie & I went to Troy fine sleighing. Mrs. Edd Smith came
visiting Jennie tonight while boys attended Band meeting.
Wednesday
2: Father, But, Morton, Byron Fergueson and I worked in sugar bush prepearing
wood and laying plans for new sugar house.
Thursday 3:
Stormed rain & snow. Father & I fixed fills for buggy. Byron went to Sylvania
and got his horse shod.
Fri. March
4, 1904: Byron F. brought his horse here for me to take care of for him. Burt,
Morton & I fixed water so it ran into trough. Afternoon we all cut sugar wood.
Saturday 5:
Jennie & I went to Wright’s to see Louie about some telephone work. Awful icey.
Sunday 6:
Warmer today. Jennie and I went up to Fathers and ate dinner. Its beginning to
storm tonight.
Monday 7:
Rained hard all day. I fixed harness and tinkered around.
Tuesday 8:
We brought Engine down and began sawing my wood. Charles Curtis healped us.
Wednesday
9: Very windy & cold. We finished sawing. My wood and got Engine back home. I
recd letter from Louie Wright saying he couldn’t healp me do telephone work.
Thur. March
10, 1904: Cold. We began building sugar house. Charles Curtis healped us got a
fine start on it.
Friday 11:
Worked on sugar house got part of roof on. Mother started for Corning to visit
Nell.
Saturday
12: I stayed at home in forenoon and c leaned out barn. Afternoon worked on
sugar camp got roof all on and sided up.
Sunday 13:
Cold raw kind of day. Byron Fergueson sold his horse to Ripley today. Jennie and
I went up to Fathers tonight.
Monday 14:
Raw cold wind began snowing about 11 P.M. We changed hogs up in morning took one
up to Fathers.
Tuesday 15:
Snowed wind blew so I split wood in woodshed. Burt & Curtis brought down here
four cows and one bull which makes 16 head of cattle on this place.
Wed. March
16, 1904: Weather pleasant. Fannie gave birth to a baby boy today about 1.30
P.M. Burt went to Mansfield for mother but she did not come.
Thursday
17: Done chores and waited on wimen. Went after mother at noon got her home
about 2.30 P.M.
Friday 18:
I stayed in house all day suffering with Grip. Jennie went up to Fathers to
healp mother. Morton came down and done chores tonight.
Saturday
19: My Grip is better. I went up to Father’s and back. Harry came home was awful
mad at news. Father & boys ground feed. Bandmeeting tonight.
Sunday 20:
Fine pleasant day. Jennie was sick. Harry stayed all night with us last night. I
went up to Fathers and got mild this morning.
Monday 21:
I was sick with Grip. All I done was chores on this place. Clarence
Ellcott & wife visited us tonight also was Bandmeeting.
Tues. March
22, 1904: My throat was very sore all I done was chores.
Wednesday
23: My Grip a little better. Father went to Troy. Burt, Morton & I went into
woods and tapped a few trees. Band met tonight. Pigs was born this morn.
Thursday
24: We all worked in sugar bush fixing arch and tapping trees.
Friday 25:
Burt went to Pumpkin Hill and brought Vera home. Father, Morton & I worked in
woods. The Band went to State Road Church and played tonight.
Saturday
26: We went into woods and gathered sap & boiled some. I stayed at home in
afternoon & cleaned out barn split some wood & got milk for jug.
Sunday 27:
cold froze last night very hard. Burt & Norton came down and brought the single
horse for me to drive.
Mon. March
28, 1904: Jennie drove me to Mainesburg where I went to work putting crossarms
on poles for Samuel Jackson. Jennie returned and went to E. Besley.
Tuesday 29:
Finished putting on arms for Jackson and returned home. Jennie came home by
Wrights and Louie came to healp me put on arms for telephone co at Mansfield.
Wednesday
30: Jennie took Louie & I to Canoe Camp where we began work toward Mansfield for
tel co. We stayed tonight with Verne O’Dell of Frost Settlement.
Thursday
31; Rained part of forenoon. We finished work for telephone co at noon and came
home. Jennie met us with horse part way.
Fri., April
1: Louie went home. I done chores & odd jobs. Afternoon Will & Helen came
visiting us.
Saturday 2:
I fixed smokehouse began smoking meat then I sorted apples & Potatoes and
cleaned out cellar. Had 2 ½ bu apples and 11 ½
bu potatoes left.
Sun. April
3, 1904: Cold raw day with snow squals. This is Easter Sunday.
Monday 4: I
stayed at home and split wood all day.
Tuesday 5:
We all worked in sugar bush gathering sap & we shod horses this morning.
Wednesday
6: We worked in sugar bush gathering sap and getting wood.
Thursday 7:
We worked in sugar bush gathering sap and getting wood. Father, Harry & I sowed
grass seed on wheat.
Friday 8:
Harry, Burt, Morton & I worked with two teams drawing manure from barn down
here.
Sat. April
9, 1904: Father went to Troy. I split wood at home and built a table for
kitchen. A very heavy thunder shower at night.
Sunday 10:
Cameron from Sylvania held meeting in school house. Jennie & I attended. Louie
came up about 3 P.M. Edd Smith & wife, H. Monro & wife called in evening.
Monday 11:
Jennie drove Louie & I to Mainesburg where we began putting up telephone wire
for the Jacksons.
Tuesday 12:
Very cold rough day. Louie & I continued putting up wire for Jackson &
Whittaker.
Wednesday
13: Louie & I continued putting up wire for Jackson. We reached the outskirts of
Mansfield tonight.
Thursday
14: Louie & I finished work for Jackson today noon at Mainesburg. He paid us $7
each. Jennie came for us. We then went to Louie’s to begin work in morning.
Fri. April
15, 1904: Louie & I made a wire real then began stringing wire at Roseville
toward Austinville. Had a dance at Wrights tonight good time.
Saturday
16: Louie & I strung wire until 4 P.M. when we quit and I came home where Jennie
& I arrived at 6 P.M.
Sunday 17:
A fine pleasant day. I went up to Fathers shod horse.
Monday 18:
Jennie went over to Besley’s took me over to Soper’s. Louie Wright & I finished
putting up wire for Rutland Hill telephone co tonight.
Tuesday 19:
Jennie went to Besley Creek and Vera. I cleaned Barn and built fence by house.
Bandmeeting tonight.
Wednesday
20: Very cold & rough snow squals. I drove to Mrs.L. Squares and fixed
telephone.
Thur. April
21, 1904: I drove horse to L. Wright;s got him and we went to Roseville and
fitted up & drew out 50 crossarms also put on 23.
Friday 22:
I stayed at L. Wrights last night. We went back to Roseville and finished up our
telephone job. I came home tonight.
Saturday
23: We boys gatheres sap in forenoon. Afternoon Harry & I drove to L. Soper’s
tried to buy a horse did not. Burt & Morton plowed ground for oats.
Sunday 24:
Fine warm day. Jennie & I attended meeting at school-house this afternoon.
Monday 25:
Burt plowed the rest of us gathered sap and buckets. Finished our sugaring today
& began drawing stone & dragging for oats.
Tuesday 26:
Drawed stone dragged & sowed 5 acres of oats. I fixed fence around garden
afternoon. Band-meeting tonight.
Wed. April
27, 1904: Rained hard all day. I split wood in shed cleaned yearlings pen in
barn & done chores.
Thursday
28: Rained most of day. I cleaned Hot pens. Harry & I went looking after norse
stopped at Smith’s Banktaring (?). Shod Horses in afternoon.
Friday 29:
We all worked pulling out apple trees. Harry went to Mansfield in afternoon.
Saturday
30: I went to Roseville and worked with Louie repearing tel line in Village.
Rained in afternoon some.
Sunday, May
1: Nice pleasant day. Harry came down. We played on violins.
Monday 2:
Jennie & I drove over to Wright’s afternoon Louie & I went and done a telephone
job for $3.50. Jennie & I came home by Shaws and got of him 200 strawberrys
plants for 60 cents.
Tuesday 3:
I plowed ground for strawberrys plants early this morn then fixed fence and
worked at water trying to get it to run.
Wednesday
4: Morton came down and dragged ground for straw. plants then Jennie & I sat
them out and trained up raspberrys bushes.
Thursday 5:
I helped Father stone up blind ditch in forenoon. Afternoon Father came down ad
we worked trying to start water running did not succeed.
Friday 6: I
began digging up pipe at Fathers that run milk to Hog pen. Band held ice-cream
social at E. Smiths tonight clared $7.50.
Saturday 7:
I dug up pipe in fornoon. Father went to Roseville in afternoon. Homer came and
altered pigs. Harry & I worked at water some this afternoon.
Sunday 8:
Nice morn. We found that the water had started to house when we go up this morn.
Mon. May 9,
1904: Dug pipe up for father in forenoon. Afternoon James Lay came over and we
sodered old pipe on this P.
Tuesday 10:
I finished digging up drain and cleaning it out covered it over again in
forenoon. Afternoon worked at Fathers awhile then came home and began plowing
garden.
Wednesday
11: Finished plowing garden then worked at Fathers laying stone ditch & picking
stone off of oat field. I was sick so I came home about 8 P.M.
Thursday
12: We laid pipe for milk at fathers this morn. Afternoon I dragged garden and
began planting it.
Friday 13:
Planted potatoes in garden fixed fence around it in morn. After dinner we boys
rolled oat ground.
Saturday
14: I worked for Elk Run & Austinville telephone co stringing wire. Had a very
heavy shower about 5.30 P.M.
Sun. May
15, 1904: Cooler rained some yet this morn. Ralph & Milton York came calling.
Monday 16:
Milton York & I went to Austinville and began putting up wire for Austinville
Elk Run telephone co.
Tuesday 17:
Milton & I continued work for Austinville tel co. I came home tonight and
attended Band Meeting.
Wednesday
18: Milton & I continued work for Austinville Elk Run tel co finished up at 6
P.M. started raining at 5 P.M. We got soaking wet as we was in Roseville.
Thursday
19: I stayed at home about sick. Father went to Troy. We boys fixed little fence
and turned out your cattle over hill.
Friday 20:
I went to Austinville met L. Wright and we began stringing wire for Basket St.
tel co worked all day came home at night.
Sat. May
21, 1904: I did not do any work. I was so played out. Jennie & I did manage to
sow beets and few other garden seed.
Sunday 22:
Band Boys met and marched this morn. Suttons stayed with us last night. Jennie &
I went to church today.
Monday 23:
I worked at home. We drew out stone & planted potatoes, vorn. Light shower in
afternoon rained awful hard at night.
Tuesday 24:
I worked for Austinville Elk Run tele co finished stringing wire for them worked
¾ od day.
Wednesday
25: Drew stone off from land above school house and began planting potatoes.
Shower in afternoon. A. Austin hung paper for Father.
Thursday
26: Planted corn & Potatoes o piece above school-house got about three fourths
done.
Fri. May
27, 1904: Finished planting corn in forenoon. Father & Jennie went to troy. Burt
& I cut door into cellar for Father in afternoon.
Saturday
28: Cultivated strawberry plants & fixed fence in morn. Afternoon I moved Sam
Rockwell’s telephone.
Sunday 29:
The Band met and drilled marching. Jennie & I went to Father’s in afternoon.
Merit & Anna Edgerton called on us in evening.
Monday 30:
The Voltus Band played at Roseville to Decoration Day services. As it rained did
not parade.
Tuesday 31:
I made two milking stools in forenoon. After dinner Clarence Ellott & wife came
visiting Jennie & I.
Wednesday,
June 1: Jennie went to E. Besley’s & stayed while I & Louie strung wire for
Basket St. tel. co. Louie did not come in forenoon.
Thur. June
2, 1904: Louie & I stayed with H. Garrison last night. We finished stringing
wire for tel co at Basket St. tonight & Jennie & I came home.
Friday 3: I
done a few little jobs in forenoon around house. After noon I went to Mansfield
and drew $2.15 from bank.
Saturday 4:
Milton York & I went to Elmira and purchased a black mare of J. Carpenter which
he is to deliver at Col X Roads June 6. Awful hard shower about 5 P.M.
Sunday 5:
Rained a little about dark. Will & Helen & family came visiting us. We all went
up to Fathers in afternoon.
Monday 6:
Jennie & I went to Columbia X Roads where I rec’d Balck mare from John Carpenter
for which I paid him in full.
Tuesday 7:
I drew out manure at Fathers in forenoon. After dinner drew out some on Bean
patch cultivated potatoes and Burt & I started plowing for beans.
Wed. June
8, 1904: Rained hard until 11 A.M. afternoon Jennie took me to Sulvania where I
began work putting up wire for Farmers Valley Telephone Co.
Thursday 9:
Rained about all day. Louie & I worked about two hours putting up wire then we
came home. Jennie met us part way.
Friday 10:
Louie & I went back to Sylvania and worked all day putting up wire came home
tonight. The Band held an ice cream social at our house tonight proceeds $7.50.
Saturday
11: I cultivated & hoed potatoes in garden sat a few cabbage & done other garden
work.
Sunday 12:
Fine warm pleasant day.
Monday 13:
I began work for Farmers Valley Tel Co. again this morning. Worked 12 hr today.
We are stayeing over night at Jim Kenyon’s.
Tues. June
14, 1904: Worked for Farmers tel co all day came home tonight. Jennie met me
part way with horse. Wesley Reynolds buried his wife today.
Wednesday
15: The boys fitted ground and we planted beans and potatoes. Had shower about 9
P.M.
Thursday
16: Fine weather. Father & I changed steel points in Separator, finished
planting potatoes. Burt & Morton plowed for Buckwheat.
Friday 17:
Father & I went to Troy with lumber wagon andgot three Barrels of salt & other
things $1.76, .50.
Saturday
18: We cultivated Potatoes & corn & hoed potatoes. Ben Vedder & wife came
visiting. I bought organ of R.D. & Owens payed him for it in full $75.
Sunday 19:
Fine pleasant day. Father’s Birthday. 57 years old. Clarence Elliott & wife came
visiting Jennie & I in Evening. Jennie & I went calling on Father & Mother.
Mon. June
20, 1904: Cultivated & hoed corn at noon I cultivated potatoes and other
vegetables in garden. Ralph York healped hoe in afternoon.
Tuesday 21:
We all hoed corn until noon. Then we boys & Father put salt on paint brush. Band
met tonight and purchased coats of Kline. 14 for $84.
Wednesday
22: I hoed strawberrys plants and also some hoeing in garden in forenoon. After
dinner Father, Harry & I put salt on paint brush and laid up stone wall.
Thursday
23: We worked on road by Fathers House. Did not obtain a road machine.
Friday 24:
Worked on road. Father, Harry, Morton, Burt, myself & two teams. Our tax this
year was $27 with mine & Harrys. Mother taken sick.
Saturday
25: Very hot. Mother no better. Harry & I cultivated potatoes & corn. Burt went
to Troy bought us 100 lbs sugar took note against Band boys tonight.
Sun. June
26, 1904: Mother no better. Band met & marched. Mr. Phil Brandel of Alba came
visiting us.
Monday 27:
Harry & I cultivated corn in morn then rolled Buckwheat ground.
Tuesday 28:
finished rolling one piece of Buckwheat ground fixed fence. Mother a little
better.
Wednesday
29: Cultivated corn. Harry and I rolled Buckwheat ground.
Thursday
30: Rolled buckwheat ground drew stone & burnt brush in morn. Afternoon rained.
Friday,
July 1: Fixed fence, drew stone, started to roll ground but it rained.
Sat. July
2, 1904: We finished sowing Buckwheat in forenoon. I went to Troy in afternoon
and bot Band coats. Nellie came home today.
Sunday 3:
Fine pleasant day. I turned Band coats over to Boys when they met today.
Monday 4: I
went with Band and played to Grange Picnic at Basket St. also in evening at
Sylvania where Band serve d ice cream and gave a dance. Proceeds of day $20.
Tuesday 5:
I & Jennie about sick did not do anything but sat out cabbage plants it rained
hard all afternoon.
Wednesday
6: Went to Father filed saw and cut wood in morning. Afternoon we cultivated
corn.
Thursday 7:
Rained last night. We worked fixing lumber wagon in morning. Cultivated corn in
afternoon.
Thur. July
14, 1904: Finished drawing out straw on hill. Burt went to Troy and got Hay
tedder rest of us drew in hay on Hill. 8 loads.
Friday 15:
We all sat up hay tedder then rolled it and drew in Hay from orchard. 9 loads.
Harry mowed after supper.
Saturday
16: Burt & I cultivated Beans. Harry mowed. Afternoon we drew in 3 loads of Hay
from side hill above house. Band meeting tonight.
Sunday 17:
Fine pleasant day. We made ice cream. Homer & wife, Mrs. York & Ralph came and
helped us eat it.
Monday 18:
We drew in Hay on side hill above orchard. 10 loads. Awful hot. Ralph York
helped us. I got sick in afternoon.
Tuesday 19:
Very hot light shower. We finished drawing in hay on side hill. R.A. York
helped. Band meeting. Mr Benson & sister called in evening.
Wed. July
20, 1904: Harry mowed in morn. The rest of us drew in Hay. A little cooler
today.
Thursday
21: We drew in hay above Barley then went on hill and began Hay stack. Harry
mowed below road.
Friday 22:
We finished Hay stack also haying on hill then drew in hay below road. The Band
held ice cream social at Fred Suttons tonight.
Saturday
23: Father went to Troy. We boys fixed fence turned out calves cultivated
potatoes, ground feed & Harry mowed. Charley Love came visiting.
Sunday 24:
Charles Love & wife stayed with us last night went home at noon. Jennie went to
Fathers and ate ice cream.
Monday 25:
We drew in one load of hay at Fathers then came to Monro farm and drawed in hay
in afternoon.
Tues. July
26, 1904: We draw in hay untill 4 P.M. when it rained. The Band met tonight.
Wednesday
27: Cloudy poor hay day. We got in 6 loads.
Thursday
28: Rained in morn. Jennie & I went berrying until 11 A.M. came back and we got
in 9 loads of hay when it rained again. Burt cut wheat with Binder.
Friday 29:
Nice pleasant morn. We drawed in Hay. This eve Jennie, Burt & I went to Elk Run.
Saturday
30: Burt cut Barley. The rest of us finished drawing in what hay we had cut.
Harry cut some more after supper tonight.
Sunday 31:
Fine day. Jennie & I went to E.M. Besleys visiting.
Mon. Aug.
1, 1904: Harry finished mowing on Monro farm. Burt cut Barley with Binder.
Charley Love healped us & we got in 9 loads of hay.
Tuesday 2:
Rained hard last night. Fred Sutton visited Harry and helped us draw in loads of
hay. Father went to Troy.
Wednesday
3: Jennie & I went berrying in forenoon. After noon we all drew in hay. Harry
finished mowing grass today.
Thursday 4:
A fine pleasant day. We finished haying tonight. Harry held a dance here
tonight.
Friday 5:
Fine day. We put away mowing machine & tedder then drew in two loads of barley,
hauled out manure and began plowing for wheat.
Saturday 6:
We boys drew in Barley. Father had a calf die last night. Father went to
Roseville to Post meeting in afternoon.
Sun. Aug.
7, 1904: Jennie & I stayed at home all day. Homer Monro called and I clipped his
hair.
Monday 8:
Burt & Morton took hogs to Col X Roads. We drew in wheat and Barley. I am about
sick trouble in small of back.
Tuesday 9:
We finished drawing in Barley and worked at wheat ground plowing & drawing
manure. I am feeling better today.
Wednesday
10: Rained in morn also evening. I did not do much had lame back. Band served
Ice Cream at Sugar’s. Smith reunion today. 5 pigs born.
Thursday
11: Harry plowed for wheat. We other boys drew manure on ground. Charley Love
healped Father mow around fences.
Friday 12:
Drew manure from Hog pen this forenoon. After dinner Burt cut grass-seed & Love,
Father & I cut around oats on Hill
Sat. Aug.
13, 1904: We cut & sat up oats on hill also cut around field above road. Band
met tonight voted to go to reunion.
Sunday 14:
H.B. Monro called. Jennie went to church.
Monday 15:
Father went to Troy to mill. We boys cut & sat up oats. Band met voted to go to
Roseville Sat.
Tuesday 16:
We finished cutting oats above road and cut quite a little on piece over hill by
woods.
Wednesday
17: We finished cutting all of our oats today. Afternoon Morton & I fixed fence
in woods.
Thursday
18: Jennie went to Troy. We drew in grass seed and two loads of oats. Father &
Harry began building a hay rack.
Friday 19:
We finished building hay rack then drew in oats got two fields all into barn.
Jennie went to Besleys.
Saturday
20: Rained some. We unloaded oats picked up apples. Got H. Monro cider mill,
went with Band to Roseville tonight and served ice-cream.
Sunday 21:
I made a little cider this morn. Blanch & Pauline came visiting us. I took C.
Love nearly to Mainesburg on his . . . [cut
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Monday 22:
We drew in oats untill 2.30 P.M. when it began to rain.
Tuesday 23:
We worked on threshing machine until noon. Afternoon we sat out oats.
Wednesday
24: Harry went to picnic the rest of us went in woods & got sleyers for barn on
hill also drew in three loads of oats.
Thur. Aug.
25, 1904: We finished drawing in
oats this forenoon then put away reaper binder. I dug a few potatoes. Another
heavy shower tonight.
Friday 26:
Cold & windy in morn. We went to Family reunion at Mansfield. The Band went &
played. Had a good time.
Saturday
27: Fine pleasant day. We all worked fixing up threshing machine.
Sunday 28:
Fine day. Jennie went to church. I laid around all day.
Monday 29:
We sowed wheat did not finish rolling it. I cleaned hen-house put on wheat
ground.
Tuesday 30:
Jennie & I went to Troy and attended Sawtells Circuse pretty good show.
Wed. Aug.
31, 1904: We threshed Barley. Had 175 bu. wheat 4 bu. Father went to reunion of
co this afternoon.
Thursday,
Sept. 1: I made table, fixed cider mill and begin to prepair for social. I
wroter to Advertise Co about paper.
Friday 2: I
tapped three pair of shoes, finished fixing for sociable. The Band held Social
here tonight proceeds $6. I was 28 yr old today.
Saturday 3:
I healped Jennie clean up from sociable got things to place also finished
digging potatoes in garden.
Sunday 4:
Jennie went visiting with Ellotts. I took Harry to Penny Ville where he is going
to teach school.
Monday 5: I
stayed all night in pennyville got back home at 1 P.M. got dinner the went to
Smiths Sanatarium and put up telephone for them.
Tues. Sept.
6, 1904: We boys took thresh machine and threshed for F. Beardsley. Got through
about 5 P.M.
Wednesday
7: We moved machine and threshed for Mark McDowell got done and moved engine
home.
Thursday 8:
I went to Roseville and put on crossarms for G. Shaw in forenoon got home at 1
P.M. rained most of afternoon.
Friday 9:
We drew out dirt back of engine house in morn then cut Buckwheat. Clarence
Elliott cut it for us with his reaper.
Saturday
10: We cut and sat up buckwheat. Clarence worked all day. Band meeting tonight.
Sunday 11:
Jennie went to Col X Roads with M.H. York. She came back and visited with
Besleys. I kept house.
Mon. Sept.
12, 1904: We cut buckwheat in forenoon whe
we finished. After dinner we drew out manure on Monro place.
Tuesday 13:
Father went to Troy. Burt, Morton & I drew out manure.
Wednesday
14: Cloudy & cool. We all finished drawing out manure on Monro place. Rained
tonight.
Thursday
15: We drew out manure on hill also old buck-wheat straw.
Friday 16:
We began digging potatoes on Monro place got out 60 bu today. M.Edgerton came
calling tonight.
Saturday
17: We dug 20 bu more potatoes this morn after dinner we began pulling beans.
Band met tonight.
Sun. Sept.
18, 1904: Quite warm. Jennie went to Edgertons in afternoon.
Monday 19:
We cut corn by school house did not get it quite done. Father went to Elk Run
and paid taxes.
Tuesday 20:
We finished cutting corn by schoolhouse. It rained about 10 A.M. we cut corn on
hill back of orchard in afternoon.
Wednesday
21: Burt went to Sylvania and got slit saw. Morton & I got thresher and moved it
on hill. We finished pulling beans.
Thursday
22: We moved Engine on hill sat machine and threshed buckwheat on piece above
corn 112 bu. Jennie went to fair.
Friday 23:
We thresh buckwheat moved machine and threshed some oats cold & windy heavy
frost last night.
Sat. Sept.
24, 1904: We threshed oats on hill in all up there we had 360 bu. got through at
4 P.M. Rained very hard tonight.
Sunday 25:
Stayed at home. Jennie & I went up to Father’s about 5 P.M.
Monday 26:
Rained a little in forenoon. We moved machine and threshed oats in afternoon.
Tuesday 27:
threshed oats finished about 4.30 P.M. Jennie & I went over to Wrights to attend
party.
Wednesday
28: about sick did not do much of anything.
Thursday
29: Jennie went to Troy. I was quite sick so did not do much of anything.
Fri. Sept.
30, 1904: Windy. We made potatoes crats at Fathers.
Sat. Oct.
1: Father went to Troy. We boys dug potatoes got out 30 bu. I brought cow down
here.
Sunday 2:
Rain about all forenoon. Jennie & I picked up a few chestnuts and called on
Fathers folks.
Monday 3:
We dug 22 bu potatoes. Burt looked up calves in forenoon. Afternoon we moved
thresh machine and began threshing our buckwheat.
Tuesday 4:
Elijah & Will came up and healped us thresh buckwheat got through about 3 P.M.
and moved machine to Elijah’s.
Wednesday
5: We all help Elijah thresh his buckwheat drew it out of field.
Thur. Sept.
6, 1904: We finished threshing for Elijah moved to Wills and threshed his
buckwheat.
Friday 7:
We boys threshed Wills oats sawed him 5 cords of wood moved to Elijah’s and
sawed him 4 cords then brought Engine home. The band met tonight.
Saturday 8:
Burt & Morton helped Edgerton thresh in forenoon. I draw in beans also load of
apples & pumpkins for hogs. Elliott & wife, Jennie & I went to Mansfield took
tran for Niagra Fall [bottom cut off].
Sunday 9:
We arrived at Niagra at 9 A.M. saw falls went on Canada side & took train home
at Niagra at 7 P.M.
Monday 10:
We arrived in Mansfield at 4 A.M. stayed in Mansfield until 11.30 A.M. whe Joe
Stout met us with team and brought us home. Cost us on trip $6.37.
Tuesday 11:
I went up to fathers and help make potatoes crates. Rained very hard this
morning.
Wed. Oct.
12, 1904: It rained. I graded around house in morning. After dinner Clarence
Elliott was here and we ran a barber shop.
Thursday
13: We moved machine and began threshing for Clarence Elliott. Father lost
another calf this morning with Black leg making three dead with it.
Friday 14:
We finished threshing for Elliott also Sanford S. and moved machine home. Band
held dance at Sylvania tonight.
Saturday
15: We dug potatoes by school-house and put Engine in its house. Father went and
sang to Sally Richmonds funeral.
Sunday 16:
Fine day. Jennie and I stayed at home about night Jennie drove up to Father’s
and got milk. Ralph York called.
Monday 17:
We finished digging our potatoes total crop 246 bu. We drew in pumpkins 8 loads.
Jennie went to Roseville.
Tues. Oct.
18, 1904: We gathered 6 loads of pumpkins. Father & I made a ladder after dinner
we all picked apples.
Wednesday
19: I went and strung wire for Dick Garrison. We got up 9 mi. to the Vaness
school house.
Thursday
20: I went stringing wire got through at noon came home and fixed fence around
hog lot.
Friday 21:
Rained awful hard last night & this morn. Jennie is sick. I am awful sore &
lame. Harry came home tonight. Jennie & I went to Elliotts to card party.
Saturday
22: Harry & I picked apples. Burt & Morton plowed. Father husk corn. Band
meeting tonight.
Sunday 23:
Jennie & I layed around house. Blanch Kiff came up here. Jennie and Blanch went
to church.
Mon. Oct.
24, 1904: Father went to Troy in afternoon to get plow points. Burt & I gathered
apples. Morton plowed.
Tuesday 25:
Father & I picked up apples.
Wednesday
26: Cold and rainy picked up apples in A.M. and plowed in P.M.
Thursday
27: plowed in A.M. gathered cabbages in P.M. and picked up corn. Homer Monro &
Ralph York called this even.
Friday 28:
Father and I husked corn and put it in crib we got 85 bu.
Saturday
29: Father & I picked up apples in A.M. in P.M. Burt & Morton healped us. We all
got 200 bu picked up today making in all to date 377 bu from B. Monro orchard.
Sun. Oct.
30, 1904: I had sore eye. Jennie went to cousin Wills was not to home so she
drove to Besleys.
Monday 31:
Burt & I took hogs to Troy which weighed 993 lbs at 5 cents. We got home at 2
P.M. husk corn in evening went to Elk Run where I bought a leather coat.
Tues. Nov.
1: We all husk corn in field in A.M. P.M. we killed pig picked up husk corn and
put it in crib.
Wednesday
2: We drew in corn stalks also the rest of corn that hasn’t been husk. Cut up
pig which dressed 150 lbs.
Thursday 3:
Father & I picked up apples in morn. Afternoon I got side hill plow of M.
Edgerton and tried to plow but couldn’t make it work.
Friday 4:
Father and I Husk corn in morn after dinner I plowed with flat plow in orchard.
We held a card party here tonight.
Sat. Nov.
5, 1904: plowed in morn it rained so we did not plow after noon. Father, Harry &
I shod Nell horse.
Sunday 6:
Earna, Ruth & kids, Blanch Kiff, J. Beardsley, Merriott Edgerton & wife came
visiting us. Wind blew raw and cold.
Monday 7:
Raw cold wind. Father went to Troy. Burt & Morton plowed. I husk corn.
Tuesday 8:
Father & I finished husking corn then went to Election. Burt & Morton finished
plowing stubble ground. Jennie & I called on Merrit Edgerton & wife.
Wednesday
9: Done odd jobs in morn. After dinner Jennie took me to Sylvania where I met
Soper & Wright. We then went to Troy to put up telephone wire to Leona.
Thursday
10: We put up crossarms strung some wire and sat guy stub. Soper lost my plyers
today. We attended Band Fair tonight.
Fri. Nov.
11, 1904: We raised poles across R.R. and strung wire also put on some more
crossarms. We rec’d new plyers from Elmira tonight.
Saturday
12: We put on crossarms and strung wire got through in Troy at noon. We came
home at 4 P.M.
Sunday 13:
Cold raw wind began snowing about 4 P.M. Jennie & I moved our kitchen stove.
Burt & Morton healped us.
Monday 14:
Burt & Morton took 100 bu buckwheat to Troy shipped to Winfield. I drove my team
down also took grist.
Tuesday 15:
I went up to Fathers and shod my horse Kitty in morn. Father sang to B. Jones
funeral.
Wednesday
16: I worked grading around house all day.
Thur. Nov.
17, 1904: I worked grading around house in forenoon. Burt went to cider mill.
Friday 18:
In morning we altered stock after dinner we took up wire fence moved it and put
it up again. Went to M. Edgerton tonight attended card party.
Saturday
19: about sick. Jennie was sick all day. I went to Roseville in afternoon with
Father. We got plane lumber and wire for fence.
Sunday 20:
Nice pleasant day. Jess Oldrold called.
Monday 21:
Jennie took me to Col X Roads where I met L. Wright & Soper then we began
stringing wire again put it over R.R. at Fair ground.
Tuesday 22:
Jennie & I stayed at E. Besleys last night. Whe took me to work again this
morning putting up wire got to Leona with one wire.
Wed. Nov.
23, 1904: We put up wire all day then came home at night. I walked part way from
Col X Roads. About tired out so did not attend Band Supper tonight.
Thursday
24: Nice weather. I feel a little better this morn but ugly. Thanksgiving Day.
Jennie went to Sylvania got oysters in eve. Mother, Father, Fanny, & Vera came
down and ate oysters with us.
Friday 25:
We fixed cellar began putting apples up. Father banked his cellar.Elliott was
over here.
Saturday
26: Father & Harry went to Troy. We boys done chores put apples in cellar &.
Band met tonight. Earnest Besley was up also Sam Wilson.
Sunday 27:
Cold Wintry day. Edd Watkins & wife called also Homer & wife Jess Olyroid.
Monday 28:
Jennie took me to Col X Roads where I met Wright & Soper. We then went to Leona
arrived at noon strung wire in afternoon toward East Troy.
Tues. Nov.
29, 1904: We strung wire all day stayed at Mr. Buck’s tonight. We also called
upon Mr Griffith.
Wednesday
30: We strung wire all day got one wire into East Troy at night. Stayed with Mr.
Buck and played Redro tonight.
Thursday,
Dec. 1: We finished stringing wire for these people today settled with them and
came home. Jennie met me in Troy. We got home at 9 P.M.
Friday 2:
We done odd jobs got new water-in-trough in place, sawed wood, ground feed,
banked house & water pipe. Jennie & I went to Cousin Will tonight.
Saturday 3:
I made feed boxes for calves in afternoon Band had wood:-bee. Got up 3 cords.
Sunday 4:
Stayed at home. Ralph York called. Father & Mother went to Uncle Elijah’s.
Jennie & I called on Monro in evening.
Mon. Dec.
5, 1904: We killed pig & yearling in forenoon. Afternoon snowed some so we done
odd jobs.
Tuesday 6:
Father went to Troy. I banked the house, split wood, took pigs up to Fathers.
Wednesday
7: We boys healped Ralph York dig icepond. Burt & Morton did not healp in
afternoon. I wrenched my back.
Thursday 8:
About laid up with lame back all I could do was chores. Wind blew & snowed all
day.
Friday 9:
Done chores built wind brake by water-in-trough. Burt & Morton went to Troy with
butter which father sold at 22 cents.
Saturday
10: Snowed & wind blew. We boys threshed beans & done chores. Harry & friend
called on us in afternoon.
Sun. Dec.
11, 1904: Very cold last night. I stayed by fire all day troubled with lame
back. Jennie & I called on Merriot Edgerton & wife in evening.
Monday 12:
Warmer wind in Soouth. I worked at water in forenoon.
Tuesday 13:
I had lame back done chores. Jennie and I went up to Fathers in afternoon.
Wednesday
14: Went to Fathers in forenoon. We drew load of straw. After dinner I banked up
water-in-trough. Jennie & I called on Elliott tonight.
Thursday
15: We all worked in woods getting out wood. Jennie went to troy.
Friday 16:
I went to Col X Roads and healped Wright & Soper put tel wire. The boys did ot
get there untill noon. We came home at night. Attended card party.
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Sat. Dec.
17, 1904: We boys went back to Col X Roads put up wire also changed cross arms
at R.R. crossing by Dillon Mill near Troy. Came home at night.
Sunday 18:
Done chores part of day. Homer Monro called in Evening.
Monday 19:
I worked with Wright and Soper on line at Col X Roads. We got line done and I
came home at night.
Tuesday 20:
Went to Fathers then we all went into L. Whitlocks woods and got out wood.
Wednesday
21: The water stopped running here last night. I worked up till noon getting it
started. Afternoon I built wind brake by trough.
Thursday
22: I went to Mansfield. Father went to Troy. I bought an ax. Its warmer tonight
rains a little.
Fri. Dec,
23, 1904: We boys sawed wood in forenoon. After noon we shod horses two teams
and fixed wagons for trip to Coal mines. Band met tonight.
Saturday
24: Burt, Morton & I took two bulls & one cow to Mainesburg (sold for $45).
Morton came back home. Burt & I went to mines & got two loads of coal 3 tons.
Sunday 25:
Snowed wind blew & rough all day. Clarence Elliott called. In evening Jennie & I
went to Fathers had Oysters for supper with nuts & candy. A very
[cut off bottom].
Monday 26:
I unloaded coal went up to fathers fixed Monros wagon & returned it home. Then
cooked feed for hot drew oats to barn & done other odds jobs.
Tuesday 27:
Shod my horse in morn. Afternoon Father & I went to Elijahs tried to buy his
calves. Bandmeeting tonight.
Wednesday
28: Wind blew like sixties. Burt went to Troy in afternoon. Jennie & I called on
Yorks tonight.
Thur. Dec.
29, 1904: I went up to Fathers. Ground hand ax also double butted ax.
Friday 30:
Father & I worked ceiling up separator room at his home. The band celebrated
their 1st anniversity tonight with oyster supper.
Saturday
31: Louie & Leon were here in morning. We planed another ell. Went to Sanatarium
fixed wire so it didn’t hum came home and worked on wire reel.
