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George D. Bourne Diary 1881 |
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1881
COPIED FROM ORIGINAL DIARIES LOCATED AT THE BRADFORD COUNTY LIBRARY, BURLINGTON, PA
Typed By: Pat Smith Raymond
January 1, 1881 – Thermometer 27 degrees below zero. Mr. Francis Campbell and Miss Jane Brown married Dec. 29th, 1880.
Jan. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Jan. 7 – Fan bust and threw 2 pieces of ¼ X 12 in square Boiler Iron across the factory and through the side of it.
Jan. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
Jan. 19 – At Troy, Isadore at J. V. Ballards.
Jan. 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27
Jan. 28 – Isadore & self at Geo. Beaches visiting. L. T. Adams & wife, Mr. Agard & wife there, pleasant visit, stay in evening.
Jan. 29 – E. B. Jerould died.
Jan. 30, 31
February 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Feb. 13 – Hosea Califf buried.
Feb. 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
Feb. 21 – Grand-Mother Riggs died, go and let Uncle Samuel Riggs folks know.
Feb. 22 – All at Funeral of Grand Mother (Mrs May) Riggs funeral on the Turnpike.
Feb. 23 – Charles Baker commences work.
Feb. 24, 25, 26, 27, 28
March 1, 2, 3
March 4 – George Beach’s baby died.
March 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
March 10 – Jeff Vanoy and Miss Sarah Bloom married.
March 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
March 18 – Hear of the death of Mrs. A. W. Wheaton.
Mar. 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
Mar. 24 – A. W. Wheaton died.
Mar. 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
April 1, 2, 3
April 4 – Lyman Mattoon died.
April 5, 6, 7, 8
April 9 – Lucy Bloom died.
April 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
April 16 – All at Towanda, have photographs taken.
April 17, 18, 19
April 20 – Mrs. Jesse Sumner died.
April 21
April 22 – Israel Jones died. Isadore & self at L. T. Adams visiting afternoon and evening. G. T. Beach & wife, Rev. J. L. King & wife, Mrs. Agard, Rev. Mr. C. H. Phelps there, a pleasant visit.
April 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
May 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
May 6 – Work in house, finish capenter work. Have been changing stairs and partitions.
May 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
May 18 – Isadore & self at Towanda, buy oil & lead to paint home of H. C. Porter. Lead 7 ½ c, Oil 57 c, and freight from NY.
May 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
May 25 – Finish library room.
May 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
June 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
June 6 – Yearly meeting of School directors, re-elect secretary of the Board, father re-elected treasurer
June 7, 8, 9, 10
June 11 – Work in mill. A total eclipse of the moon at about midnight.
June 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
June 17 – Work in mill & go to Smithfield. Receive on church debt #110.
June 18 – At Towanda, Lee & Cora Riggs along.
June 19, 20, 21
June 22 – Work in mill. Have view of House taken, a general view and a family group.
June 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
July 1 – Lee & self go to Williamsport
July 2 – We return from WmsPort. Reach home 2 AM the third. Reported today that President Garfield was shot at the Baltimore & Ohio RR Depot in Washington, fears are entertained that it will prove fatal.
July 3
July 4 – Isadore-Carrie & self at Smithfield to see Rag Muffins tub race – fire works - & balloon assention.
July 5, 6, 7
July 8 – Visiting Mr. & Mrs. Geo. T. Beach, J. L. King, Mrs. L. T. Adams, Clair, pleasant visit.
July 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
July 14 – At Mountain Lake with Lee fishing.
July 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
July 20 – Isadore & Carrie go with me to see Hester, get there at 3:30 PM. Help Bernch (sp?) hay.
July 21 – Visiting
July 22 – Come home, stop in Waverly, have photographs taken.
July 23, 24, 25
July 26 – Birth day 37 year old.
July 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
Aug. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Aug. 12 – With Lee & William Riggs at Athens, go through Athens Bridge works & Novelty works.
Aug. 13 – Work in mill, getting ready for sawing—at Smithfield in evening at Quarterly conference.
Aug. 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
Aug. 21 – (Sunday) Stay at home and fight fire.
Aug. 22, 23, 24, 25
Aug. 26 – Miss Olive Keeler and Will Carpenter married.
Aug. 27 – Work on bath tub and at Smithfield.
Aug. 28, 29
Aug. 30 – Work in mill & fight fire. Blow the whistle for help. Daniel Bailey died.
Aug. 31
Sept. 1, 2
Sept. 3 – Work in mill & factory – at Smithfield to caucus in afternoon.
Sept. 4, 5, 6
Sept. 7 – Isadore, Carrie and self at Flemmingville, NY, Tioga Co., at marriage of A. T. Wheat and Rhoda Pritchard, pleasant visit. Call on Mr. & Mrs. Clarence & ???? Walters.
Sept. 8
Sept. 9 – At Troy and fix Bath Room
Sept. 10, 11
Sept. 12 – Mr. & Mrs. A. T. Wheat here on their wedding tour.
Sept. 13 – Visiting
Sept. 14 – Visiting, we all go to Poor House and Mountain Lake
Sept. 15 – Take Mr. & Mrs. Wheat to Ulster – work in factory.
Sept. 16, 17, 18
Sept. 19 – At Troy for lime to plaster house where Baker lives. President James A. Garfield died.
Sept. 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25
Sept. 26 – Attend the Garfield Memorial Service at Smithfield, Garfield buried today at Cleveland, Ohio
Sept. 27, 28, 29, 30
Oct. 1
Oct. 2 – All at Church and Sunday School. Rev. J. L. King preaches his last sermon for this can(?) year.
Oct. 3
Oct. 4 – Work in mill and at C. B. Brigham. Carrie at N. Waldrons.
Oct. 5 – Give my note to C. B. Brigham due in 6 months at 5 per cent intrest, also give my note to Mrs. C. B. Brigham due in one year at 5 per cent interest.
Oct. 6
Oct. 7 – At Troy with B. Garrison. Buy of J. H. Grant, Troy, Pa, one stem winding open face watch 4 oz silver case, name of movement Stewart No. 51963 adjusted, Springfield Watch Co., Ill. Also father pays Hester for me #350.00, making #700.00 in all—Lee pays her #300.00. Give my note to Pomery Bros fer 50.00 due in 6 months. Note paid to Pomerys on the 20th Oct. 1881.
Oct. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
Oct. 31 – Sell all of my land bought of J. C. Tompkins which I now own (25 acres) for $1000.00, also give Ophelia Brigham my sister a deed of all of land South of road and west from center of Tom Jack Creek to Within 8 feet of Pine Tree, being ---- acres -----perches for $1200.00 which she agrees to take for her share as Heir at law in Mrs. & Mr. D. Bourne Estate. Sell hay in South Barn fer $110.00, watch 25.00, Amt. Due on insurance policy 4.55 = #139.55.
Nov. 1 – At Franklin=dale with W. L. Riggs at Sam’l Gilberts Sackets mills. Hire Miss May Meade to teach our school 3 months.
Nov. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Nov. 9 – Miss Nettie Riggs & John Parmer (sp?) married.
Nov. 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
Nov. 24 – All at S. L. Riggs at yearly family meeting a pleasant time.
Nov. 25
Nov. 26 – Work in mill, Mrs. Seth Gustin died.
Nov. 27, 28, 29
Nov. 30 – My Sabbath School class here viz: Miss Carrie Beach, Miss Martha Kniffin, Miss Annie Brigham, Miss Minnie Riggs, Mrs. Olive Carpenter & husband, Mrs. Mary Crawford & husband, Mrs. Nettie Parmer & husband, and Mr. & Mrs. W. L. Riggs, Mr. & Mrs. C. E. Brigham, Mr. Ellery Beach, Mr. E. L. Bourne, Mr. Dilbert Riggs. A real pleasant time. Receive a present of a wire book stand from my class, very much pleased with it.
Dec. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Dec. 8 – At Towanda, Isadore along, get deeds made out for Mrs. & Mr. C. E. Brigham and deliver same. See October 30, 1887.
Dec. 9, 10, 11, 12
Dec. 13 – Work in mill. Justin Morley buried.
Dec. 14, 15, 16
Dec. 17 – At Troy to get Safe, a present of a No 5 Mosler Safe and Lock Co. Safe weighing 1400, costing #100.00. Presented by Father to Lee and I as a firm of Bourne Bros.
Dec. 18
Dec. 19 – Carrie Blakeslee Bookman (sp?) buried.
Dec. 20 – Work on stump lever and in mill. Get the same grade of movement as the other one bought on Oct. 7, 1881 – No 55531 in place of No. 51963, which was returned as it did not run well.
Dec. 24
Dec. 25 – All at Church & Sunday School. Carrie joins the M. E. Church on Probation and Baptized by sprinkling. We have real reason to be thankful for Gods mercies.
Dec. 26
Dec. 27 – Drafting a plan for our new house.
Dec. 28, 29, 30
Dec. 31 – Posting Books.
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