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Diary: George D. Bourne Township: West Burlington, Bradford County PA Year: 1868 Tri-County Genealogy & History Sites Home Page How to Use This Site Warning & Disclaimer W. Burlington Township Page More Diaries & Letters No Unauthorized Commercial Use Say Hello to Joyce

Joyce's Search Tip - December 2010 Do You Know that you can search just the 355 pages of our Diaries and Letters on this site  by using the Diaries button in the Partitioned search engine at the bottom of the Current What's New Page? But diaries and letters are wonderful sources to understand the culture of time and place. Read them and enjoy them slowly.

NOTE: I am only typing up entries that have names or information other than day to day entries such as "Worked at the Mill" or "Farming".

Jan. 1 – Posting Book. Snow & rains all day. Thermometer at 34

Jan. 2 – Thermometer at 40 in the evening. James Wheat, Alfred Wheat & Geo. Bouels (?sp) of Warren and their wives are here visiting.

Jan. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Jan. 9 – Dedication of the new M. E. Church at Canton, Brad. Co., Penna. Father & mother gone.

Jan. 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

Jan. 22 – Snows all day snow 22 in deep. Thermometer at 28.

Jan. 23, 24, 25

Jan. 26 – Sunday School – Francis Mead died

Jan. 27, 28, 29

Jan. 30 – Father goes with Mr. Blakeslee to help take Lautus (sp?) Langford to the Insane Hospital at Harrisburg.

Jan. 31; Feb. 1

Feb. 2 – Anniversary of 2^nd year of the Union S. School. Speaking by Rev. R. Crittenden Co Missionary.

Feb. 3

Feb. 4 – One letter to H. A. Weed, 1 to Brainard & Sampson. Receive papers from Senator Langdon.

Feb. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

Feb. 24 – Go to a Wood Bee for E. Sweet no one out around home rest of day. Isadore with Hester to Thomas Blackwells. Father meets auditors. Receive Bible House catalogue.

Feb. 25 – President Johnson arrived for impeachment by Congress, great Stir in Washington.

Feb. 26,

Feb. 27 – S. W. Miller & wife make a call things are all (??) at Washington. Isadore not very well.

Feb. 28 – Go to Smithfield for Dr. Cowell. Isadore quite sick with the fever (Bilious)

Feb. 29 – Go to Smithfield for medicine. Isadore about the same. Roads drifted very badly.

Mar. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31; April 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

April 11 – David Ross of Burlington died

April 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17

April 18 – Rena Newman here visiting. Jay McAfee here in afternoon.

April 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30

May, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22,

May 23 – Hear of the nomination of Gen. U. S. grant for President and Hon. S. Colfax for Vice President by the Republican Convention of Chicago, Ill.

May 24, 25

May 26 – Lonora Pearce of Smithfield died this morning. Mr. Robinson commenced digging cellar for the house.

May 27, 28, 29, 30

June 1, 2, 3, 4

June 5 – Received Family Bible in afternoon cost of bible $9.00 (freight .75 cents)

June 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30

July 1, 2, 3

July 4 – Hoeing potatoes in forenoon, in afternoon take Isadore down home go up to quarterly meeting to the old Church, appointed (??) Steward at the quarterly conference. Thermometer at 100.

July 5 – Attend quarterly meeting at the Old Church preaching by the P. C. very warm. Thermometer at 99

July 6

July 7 – Isadore finish taking music lessons, ½ term.

July 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22

July 23 – Haying most of the day very little rain in afternoon, heavy showers in Smithfield with hail destroying all crops as far as it extended, hail washed in road 1 foot deep.

July 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31

Aug. 1, 2

Aug. 3 – Alfred Riggs very sick father and mother go to see him.

Aug. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17

Aug. 18 – Miss Emma Fitch stays over night with us her school closes tomorrow.

Aug. 19, 20

Aug. 21 – Mr. Charles Riggs of Canton visits us today stays over night goes to Towanda in the morn Saturday..

Aug. 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31

Sept. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30

Oct. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Oct. 13 – Go to election in morning, gather hickery nuts the rest of the day get one bushel P.S. the State Mens Republican by 17,000 to 19,000

Oct. 14, 15, 16, 17

Oct. 18 – Sunday School at 12 n preaching at 1 pm by Rev. F. M. Smith

Oct. 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25

Oct. 26 – Go to Towanda after trimming for house get back about midnight rainy.

Oct. 27, 28, 29, 30, 31

Nov. 1, 2

Nov. 3 – Go to Election gone the best part of day vote for Grant & Colfax (sp?)

Nov, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

Nov. 24 – Commence moving into new house

Nov. 25 – Moving all day finish today.

Nov. 26, 27, 28, 29, 30

Dec. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18

Dec. 19 – Elder Smith’s father died tonight

Dec. 20, 21, 22

Dec. 23 – Flemming leaves melodian on trial. Mary A. Campbell married.

Dec. 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31

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