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Tri-Counties Genealogy &
History by Joyce M. Tice
Diaries & Letters of Tri-Counties
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From Joyce M. Tice's Sullivan-Rutland
Genealogy Project
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1904 Emerson Smith of Rutland
- Age 42
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| Diary of Emerson Smith |
| Township: Rutland Township, Tioga County PA |
| Year: 1904 |
| Transcribed by Joyce M. Tice |
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This diary was in the possession of Roland Smith of Roseville, son
of Emerson. Roland died recently and his son, J. Harlo SMITH, loaned this
and other diaries of Emerson to Sullivan-Rutland Genealogy Project. Emerson
was also father of Erma SMITH who married Lee D. TICE and was step-grandmother
of Joyce.
1904 - Emerson Smith
Age 42
Friday, Jan.1,1904 - Went over to Lons all of us &Mother
Stayed over there. Jesse Marsh &family & Mrs.Styres & Arba
Wood & wife , son was there &John & Jennie & Matilda &Everet.
Dean &Hattie Rose was there. It was a nice day but quite cool. Paid
Mother $2.00. Will Rarick was filling the Creamery Ice House with ice.
I contract.
Saturday Jan. 2, 1904 - A Cold Stormy Day. it Snowed almost all Day
not very fast but it was a Blustering Day to be out of Doors. Filed up
the Barden Saw & the Broken or One ManSaw. Everet Nash Came down &
got the Bob Sleds to Haul Wood on.
Sunday, Jan.3, 1904 - Stayed at Home
Monday, Jan.4, 1904 - A Cold Clear Day. theThermometer is way Below
zero at Nine O'clock at night & it was about down to it all Day in
the Shade. Welland Brought Mother Home & i gave him a pail of apples.
Lisher Went to Mansfield with a load of his Hay with my Sleds. Cut
off the 2 Year olds Horns with the little Meat Saw that Bought at Keass.
Tuesday, Jan.5, 1904 - A Cold Clear Day the Ther--- was Zero all Day.
Chored about the House &Wood Pile.
Wednesday, Jan.6, 1904 - Split up some Blocks of Wood at the Door
&Sawed one Block off the big Maple Log & Went down to Manly Smiths
to see Him about his going to have a Saw Mill with his Shingle Mill but
could not Make out much about it &Went up to Wills to see if Could
Borrow his Sleighs to Haul a Load of Coal as Lisher Had mine Hauling Hay
on them.
Thursday, Jan. 7, 1904 - Went up to Wills &Borrowed the Road Bobs
&Went up to Kendricks & got 2420 # coal @2.00 per ton. i do not
think Will Ever get any More there as it is so poor can get better up at
Lowrys i guess think will go there get a Load & try that. Unloaded
the Coal in the Old Ash Bin & took the Sleigh Back Home Again. Daniel
Came down &Want me to Haul up Some Drays of Wood up to his Door guess
Will go up in the Morning &Help him.
Friday, Jan. 8, 1904 - Went up to Daniels &Skidded Wood up
to his Door for Him. Brought the Old Bob Sled Home that Will Borrowed last
Winter. Ruth Went up to Lishers with me & i forgot her when Came Home
at night so she Stayed all night.
Saturday, Jan. 9,1904 - Went up &got Ruth &Brought her Home.
Owen went along. ICleaned out the Horse Stable Hauled it out on Lishers
Long Load Sleigh. Everet Brought the Bobs Home.
Sunday, Jan. 10, 1904 - Went over to Makeleys. Addie &The Children
Went along.Ruth stayed over there. Mother Stayed at Home. Stopped
at Will VanNess on our way Home to see about his getting a Saw Mill to
Come & Saw his Logs as i Wanted to finish Hauling mine from Makeleys
& found that he Expected to Have Newberry McConnell Saw his down by
the Creek near the Old Pine tree Stump on Manly Smith. guess Will Haul
mine there as Jud Seely & William Henry Benson was also going to Haul
some there.
Monday, Jan. 11, 1904 - Went up on the Mountain to Lowry Mine
&Bought 2300 of coal @ 1.50 per ton. the Snow was Deep so i was
afraid to Haul any Bigger Load. L.D. Welch was stuck in the snow
with his Load of 2800. i Helped him Pull his Load out of the Drifts. i
did not get home until after dark. When got to the Mine the men Were
at their Work in the Mine & as Could not make them Hear Went
in the Mine after them. Ihad a Chance to See the Inside of a One Horse
Coal Mine. Draper Came at night & set some traps at the Barn for Skunks.
Tuesday, Jan. 12, 1904 - A nice Pleasant Day Turned over the Work Bench
against the End of the Wood House &Shoveled the Coal in it &took
the Old Panel of fence by the Bees &Put it on for a Roof. &Went
down in the Woods &Cut down a Rotten Beech tree by the Bridge &
as it was so Poor went up across Creek &Cut down Another one &
a Little Iron Wood &Hauled the little Iron Wood up &Cut it Partly
up.
Wednesday, Jan. 13, 1904 - A Snowy Day. it Snowed about 10 O’clock &
almost all the Rest of the Day. Hauled up the 2 Hitches of Wood from the
lower Woods One Beech tree &Cut up the most of the Iron Wood that Hauled
yesterday. Had to take the Cows down to the Creek to Water as the Well
was almost Dry.
Thursday, Jan 14, 1904 - A Blustering Day. done the Chores & Sat
by the fire. the Snow Drifted quite Badly but not very Cold. Lee Reynolds
Came down a Little While he is looking up the History of the Reynolds Generations.
Saturday, Jan. 16, 1904 - finished sawing up the top Logs of the Big
maple log in the Yard &Sawed 2 Blocks off the Butt Log for Chunks.
Will Pruyne Came to get me to Raise Cucumbers again &i Signed with
him again to grow One Acre of Cucumbers next Summer. A Cold Windy Blowy
Day.
Sunday, Jan. 17, 1904 - Went over to Makeleys the snow was deep &Drifted
Badly. Addie &Owen went along had the Bobs with the doble Bay
in got to the Corners &turned around & started
Back Home then turned about again & Went on over Had to Shovel up along
the Woods Part way & go in the field Part way. Ruth came Home
with us.
Monday, Jan. 18, 1904 - A Cold Clear Day. Went over to Makeleys &Hauled
2 Loads Logs the first one was Small as the snow was Drifted quite Badly
&Had to Brake the Road to them. Hauled them down by the Old Pine tree
Stump on manly Smiths Creek Flat.
Tuesday, Jan. 19, 1904 - Hauled 2 Loads Logs from Makeleys of 4 &5
Logs small Logs. Archie Came over to get a man to Help him Cut Wood he
went up &got Millard to Come &he went at night so to Ready in the
Morning. Makeley Sent over 4 Dollars with me for Lisher on the Hog
Deal that he had made with him in the Early Winter. A Clear Cold Day.
Wednesday, Jan. 20, 1904 - A Clear Day it was a Little Warmer. Went
over to Makeleys &Hauled 2 Loads Logs one of 4 & one of 2 Logs.
Edmund Austin was Buried in the Lawrence Corners Cemetery.
Thursday, Jan. 21, 1904 - A Rainy thawy Day it snowed a Little in the
Morning &then Commenced Raining &Kept it up all Day. Sat Around
the House All Day.
Friday Jan. 22, 1904 - A Warm thawy Day. Hung up the Hams in the Smoke
House & Set it Smoking Split some Wood at the
Door. Lewis Roblyers Wife was buried the funeral at House Buried
on Wood Hill. Lisher stopped in a few Minutes on his way Home from
the funeral where he went on foot.
Saturday, Jan 23, 1904 - a warm thawy Day finished Sawing the big Maple
Log & Split & Piled it.
Sunday, Jan. 24, 1904 - Stayed at Home. Hattie Nash &Everet Came
down a Little While.
Monday, Jan. 25, 1904 - Went over to Makeleys & Hauled
3 Loads Logs as the snow was Partly gone Had to take Small Loads as it
was fey down the Hill Locked the sleds with a Chain Round the Runner.
Broke the Rollers in the Hind Sleigh. Helped Will VanNess fix a hole in
the Creek where we went in to the yard where he is going to have a mill.
A nice Day Pleasant but not warm enough to thaw.
Tuesday, Jan. 26, 1904 - Went down in the Sugar Bush &got the Roller
with the Heavy Iron Braces that was in the Old Bob Sleds that used to be
with the Farm &took them & Put them on the new sleds on the Broken
Roller so that Could Haul Logs but as it Commenced Snowing &Kept it
up till it was too late did not haul anyway. Cleaned out the Horse
Stable Had 2 Loads. Will Pruyne came after A Receipt for the Dollar
Business to apply on the B. M. Vedder Pickle Business.
Wednesday, Jan. 27, 1904 - A Nice Pleasant Day quite cold but not very.
Went over to Makeleys &Hauled Logs as the first Load Crowded
down the Hill went up to Will Reynolds at noon &Borrowed a Binding
Chain &took the Big Chain &Hitched it Around the Sand Board &Locked
the Runner to it so as not to Break the Sled again. Signed a Printed
Receipt to the B. M. Vedder Co &sent by mail it was for one Dollar
the amt he was to Pay in all the same that Pruyne came to see about yesterday.
Thursday, Jan. 28, 1904 - A nice Pleasant Day it look a little
like a Storm. Went over to Makeleys &Hauled Logs finishe the Big Skidway
& One of the Small ones it had 3 Logs on it. Hauled 3 Loads did not
get in until 8 O’clock.
Friday, Jan 29, 1904 - A Nice Day. Snowed a Sprinkle in the Evening.
Hauled 2 Logs from Makeleys got them on the upper Skidway the snow was
deep so that had to shovel & Stamp &Clear a Road to them. Hauled
one in the forenoon & tried to Haul 2 Logs on the next load after Dinner
& tipped it over got one back on &left the others on the ground
&one Rolled over the sleds on the ground. Mother &Ruth went down
to Wells Ashleys in the Morning &stayed til i came at night it
was after Dark & Snowing a Little.
Saturday, Jan. 30, 1904 - A Nice Pleasant Suny Day
Went over to Makeleys &Hauled Logs
Skidded the 2 Logs that had got down down to the Lower skid way &Hauled
them one at a time.
Sunday, Jan. 31, 1904 - A Nice Pleasant Clear Day with Bright Moonlight
Nights. Started over to Makeleys with Addie &the Children &got
over to the Shing Mill & went up in there as Addie wanted to see the
Mill & as we came out Archie &his Mother Came Along going to our
house & so came Back from Manly Smiths. Archie Went up to get Daniel
or Millard to Help him. Mother Went up to Wesleys &stayed til night.
Monday, Feb. 1, 1904 - A Cold Windy Day Went up on the Hill &Cut
a Log from a Big Maple that had Blown 2 years Before but as the Root was
on it Remained quite Sound so as to Make Very good fuel. Took up the Horses
& Bobs & Hauled the Butt Log. Had quite a Bother getting it Rolled
loose from the Stump & End of tree. Had to Roll it on the Sleds with
the Horses.
Tuesday, Feb. 2, 1904 - A nice Pleasant Day but Rather Cold.
the Sun Shone out so that the Old Bear Could see his Shadow. Went up on
the Hill &Cut up the Rest of the Maple tree & Hauled 2 Logs of
it down to the yard. used both Bobs loaded one with the Horses & the
other by Hand.
Wednesday, Feb. 3, 1904 - A nice Pleasant Day Went
up on the Hill &Hauled the other 2 Logs of the Big Maple &Hauled
them down. CharleyReynolds &Wife &Sally came down a little While
& Will came after them.
Thursday, Feb. 4, 1904 - A nice Day. Cut a Little Wood for the Chunk
Stove &Sat by the fire & Read the papers.
Friday, Feb. 5, 1904 - A nice Day a little Warmer looks a little like
snow. Cleaned over some Wheat & Buckwheat to go to Mill.
Saturday, Feb. 6, 1904 - A Cloudy Gloomy Day it Looked like Rain all
Day but did not. Went to Mansfield to Mill took 2 1/2 Bushels
Wheat for flour &1/2 Bushel for Graham & 3 1/2 Bags of Chop for
the Pigs it was Buckwheat & Oats &Wheat. Mother &Ruth Went
down to Jerome Bryants with me. Bought a Keass and Hatchet @ 30 cts a Hammer
@ 25 c & one Tool Handle & tools @ 25
Wednesday, Feb. 10, 1904 - A Nice Pleasant Day. Went down in the Woods
&Cut &Hauled some Drags of Wood on the 2 Bobs. the snow was about
all off in the fields but by hauling one Log at a Load Could Haul. hauled
the Balance of a maple that Partly Cut Last Winter &a Hemlock by it
& 2 logs of the Elm that trimmed & partly cut year ago. guess
Will take 2 Logs of the Elm over to the Mill when there comes a Little
snow.
Sunday, Feb. 14, 1904 - A Cold Clear Day. Went over to Makeleys with
Addie &the Children. Lee Reynolds came down &got Mother took her
up to Wesleys to spend the Day.
Monday , Feb. 15, 1904 - A Clear Pleasant Day but quite cool. Pitched
the Balance of the Wheat stack in the Barn.
Tuesday, Feb. 16, 1904 - A Cold Windy Day. Went down to Roseville to
Election it was so cold &Windy that Went on foot
Stead of Driving down Voted for W. H. Benson for Supervisor
thought it Best as he done Well last year & as he is living on the
Hugh Argetsinger farm will be apt to do Better Perhaps
than Pete Niles will if he gets it stead of Peter Stout
Benson is a Democrat he made good Roads last summer guess will
again
Wednesday, Feb. 17, 1904 - A Cold Windy Day. the frost has got
into the Cellar &Chilled the Potatoes Brought the
Old Parlor Cook Stove down from up stairs &Put it down Cellar &
Put the Pipe out through the Cellar Window &Fired it up &Cut a
Little Chunk Wood &Read a Part of the Story in the Wellsboro Paper.
Call the Blazed Trail in the Evening
Sunday, Feb. 20, 1904 - A nice Pleasant Day Stayed
at Home Had a Little Rain at night &Warmer
Monday, Feb. 22, 1904 - Clear in the forenoon with A few light Snow
Squalls in the after Sawed &Split
Wood at the Door N. M. Beach Came with a Petition to get A.
S. Brown the Mail Carrier on our Rural Route Discharged i Signed
it
Saturday, Feb. 27, 1904 - A Nice Pleasant Day Went over
to Foster Garrisons Sale &Bought a Horse Pitching fork for 50 cts &a
Land Roller for 15 Dollars gave my note on one years time for
the 15 Dollars
Sunday, Feb. 28, 1904 - A Nice Pleasant day Stayed
at Home &Went up to Wesleys a little While in the Evening
Addie &the Children Went as we Expected them to Move to Roseville
on the Morrow &Wanted to Call on them a Little While before they went
away but he said was not going so soon Perhaps not in 2 Weeks yet
as he Wanted to Paper the House over at Roseville where he was to Live
Monday, Feb. 29, 1904 - A Snowy Rainy Day Cut up the Green Hemlocks
&Loaded them on the Sleds
Tuesday, Mar. 1, 1904 - A Nice Pleasant Day Went to
Mansfield with the Bobs & it was good Sleighing but Thawing quite fast
so that one other Day would Spoil it Bought another Pair
Rubbers for the old Coon tail fills with s? Protection lap overs.
Tuesday, Mar. 8, 1904 - A Nice Day warm & thawy
Hauled in the Hay Stack on the Hill Had 4 Loads
had Daniel to help
Wednesday, Mar. 9, 1904 - A nice Day Went to Roseville
Addie went along Daniel Ride down &Back
took down some Roosters Had 5 but as one got Choked in the
Crate Had to take him out and Eat him Daniel took
down one also
Thursday, Mar. 10, 1904 - A nice Day Went up on the
Hill Hauled the Straw that was on &under the Hay Stack & Spread
it on the Corn Buckwheat Stubble & Went up to Wills &Borrowed his
Wood Rack to go to Sylvania after a Load of fence Posts with on the Morrow
Friday, Mar. 11, 1904 - A Nice Day Snowed a Little in the
Middle of the Day but Cleared off & was Very Pleasant
Went down to Sylvania &Bought of Charles Waldo Sixty Chestnut Fence
Posts @ 4 cts each = 2.40 the Road over Bailey Hill was
pretty fey &Jim Slipped down Coming up with the Load but managed to
get up with it alone hitched the horses in Ezra Danns
Barn & fed them & Ate my Lunch there while it Snowed
Saturday, Mar. 12, 1904 - A Nice Day quite Cool but sunshiney
NewtonBeach came along Selling Books on Doctoring Horses Sheep Hogs Dogs
&Poultry & i Bought One to be Paid in Maple Sugar Partly
Went up to Daniels &Helped him Saw Wood in Wills Pasture on the side
Hill above the Lumber Piles
Sunday, Mar. 13, 1904 - Went over to Makeleys Gertie
Came over as we had got Started so Rode Back with us
Mother went up to Wesleys &Stayed while we were gone
Drove around up that Way
Monday, Mar. 14, 1904 - Millard went over &Helped Daniel saw his
other Log then he &Daniel Came down &Sawed Wood at the Door until
Noon when it was Snowing so as to Wet us so quit it snowed
until 4 O'clock DanielWent Home &Millard Went down
to Ashleys to see them Press Hay
Tuesday, Mar. 15, 1904 - A Cool Cloudy Day not Sap Weather
Hauled Sap Wood & Chored about the Barn
Wednesday, Mar. 16, 1904 - A nice Pleasant Day Millard
came down &Sawed Wood a little While in the Afternoon
Thursday, Mar. 17, 1904 - A nice Pleasant Day thawed a Little
Millard &Daniel Sawed Wood
Friday, Mar. 18, 1904 - Filed up the Cross Cut Saw &Set Millards
new Saw
Saturday, Mar. 19, 1904 - A Warm Pleasant Day it thawed quite fast the
Wind in the South Cleaned over some Buckwheat to
get a Grist Ready for the Cows
Saturday, Mar. 26, 1904 - A nice Pleasant Day
Millard came down &Helped me Saw Wood finished Cutting the Logs all
up but did not Split any
Monday, Mar. 28, 1904 - A Nice Pleasant Day but too Cool for Sap
Split Wood at the Door took the Hand Cart &Hauled the Blocks
by the Corn crib that Millard helped saw Saturday & Slabbed them &
the Rest of them
Tuesday, Mar. 29, 1904 - A nice Pleasant Day Went
up to the Lumber Piles in Wills field with Lisher & Measured 187 feet
of Boards at One Dollar Per Hundred he to pay the same in a few days
Hauled 2 Loads Manure in the Horse Lot & Went with Addie & Ruth
&Owen over to the ElkRun School House to the Centennial Last Day of
School of the Holly &one other besides their
Tuesday, April 12, 1904 - A Clear Cool Day Went
over to Elk Run &up to Bill Smiths to Look at some Yearling Bulls &
telephoned over to Joseph Strange about one Bargained
for some fertilizer for Pickle growing with Carl McConnell.
Wednesday, April 13, 1904 - A Clear Cool Day Went
up to Johnny Halls &Bought his 2 year old Bull for 30 Dollars &gave
him my Note due one Day from date he & his Boy Helped me Drive him
Home Went down in the Bush &Emptied the water out of the
Dishes on the flat &Cut them over but it was too Cold for it to Run
much
Thursday, April 14, 1904 - A Clear Cool Day it snowed
little flurries all day at intervals &snowed quite a tracking snow
at night Cut over a Part of the trees across the Creek
& Emptied the Rain Water out of the Rest of them &Hauled SapWood
in the forenoon
Friday, April 15, 1904 - A Cool Cloudy Day Hauled
Sap Wood &Built a fence Around the Barn Pump &Chored about the
Barn
Saturday, April 16, 1904 - Gathered &Boiled Sap
had about 3 tubs of sap
Sunday, April 17, 1904 - Syrupped the Sap had
3 pails Bert Tears came down at night to see about Buying Veal
Calves i had Planned to take them to Mansfield but he
Persuaded me to Keep them one Week longer & he to come & get them
Monday, April 18, 1904 - A Cool Cloudy Day Cleaned over
the Rest of the Buckwheat had 15 Bushels & Put 7 Bags of
oats with them &Went down to Roseville Mill but as the Miller was sick
& as John his boy was busy setting up the saw mill they did not Grind
it got to go Again
Tuesday, April 19, 1904 - A Cool Cloudy Day Gathered
the Sap Bush over & Boiled Part of it i had a Little over 2 tubs
Wednesday, April 20, 1904 - A Cold Windy Day it Snowed quite
a Tracking Snow Finished Boiling in the Sap &Cut up a little
Sap Wood at the Arch while Boiling The Ground is frozen
quite hard guess it will stay sugar Weather all summer
Thursday, April 21, 1904 - Went to Roseville after the Grist
Bought of Henry Blood 1 Bull Ring &Put in the Bull Nose
Lorain Updyke & another Man came at night & Cut off the Bulls Horns
&Daisy the yearling
Friday, April 22, 1994 - A nice Pleasant Sunshiny Day Cut
over & Part of the Sap Bush Coles the Medicine Man Came
along &Bought 1 Bottle Death 5 Pain &1 of Balsam &Paid
him one gallon of Syrup
Monday, April 25, 1904 - A Bright Shiny Day Worked in the
Bush as the sap does not Run Much so took the Wagon &Churn &Gathered
in the Dishes did not get the flat Gathered
that is the dishes left the Wagon down in the Wood over night
Bert Tears took the 5 Veal Calves to Troy
Tuesday, April 26, 1904 - A Cool Cloudy Day finished Gathering
the Sap Dishes &Syrupped off the Little drizzle of Sap &Packed
up the Storage tubs but did not get them Covered Went up to
Bert Tears &got the Money on Calves 34.64 - but forgot the Chains
they Wore
Wednesday, April 27, 1904 - A Rainy Day Commenced
Building a Tub Shanty of the Store Tubs but it Rained me off
Thursday, April 28, 1904 - Finished Building the tub Shanty &Brought
up the Sleds &Boilers & Put them away Johnnie
Hall Brought down 3 Pigs at $2.50 Per head did not pay
him any Daniel Split a Little Wood a Part of the afternoon
between Showers Sold him 9 Pounds PorkHam at 10 cts &
6 Pound of Old side Pork @ 6 cts Paid him 50 cts
on calf Bought one Calf of him for $1.00 wt 70#
Friday, April 29, 1904 - A CloudyGloomy MuddyDay Went down
to Roseville to get Butter Salt &Packages &See about getting Anchor
Posts for Barbed Wire fence Telephoned to Nelson Brace &
guess can get them of him Mother &Ruth Went
up to W. H. Bensons on the Hugh Argetsinger farm &Stayed while Was
gone
Saturday, April 30, 1904 - Went down to Nelson Braces after some
Anchor posts for the Wire Fence got down there at noon &found
him gone to Mansfield &Waited for his Return & as he did not get
Home until 5 o’clock then we Cut the posts up in the Woods
it Made me late Home after 9 o’clock it Rained
while we was Cutting the Posts & all the Way Home
Daniel Split Wood in the Afternoon
Sunday, May 1, 1904 - Went up on the Hill &Gathered some Leeks Addie
& Children Went along Sate Smith &Grant came
over a Little While
Monday, May 2, 1904 - A Warm Pleasant Drying day went up
on the Hill to Plow in the Buckwheat Corn Stubble but as it was too
Wet Hauled Manure on the Old Pickle Patch By the Barn
Tuesday, May 3, 1904 - A Warm Pleasant Day Finished
Hauling Manure on the Old Pickle Patch &Went to Roseville &Bought
a new Plow & 1 1/4 bu Clover Seed for $9.00 & 4 bu tim @ $8.00
the Plow @ $8.00 = $26.00 Gave my note for
26.00 on Six Months time Daniel worked
Wednesday, May 4, 1904 - Hauled One Load of Cow Manure on the Garden
next the House &Hauled the Hog Manure 2 Loads on the Part
next the Wood House & Plowed a Part of the Pickle Patch and not
yet done
Thursday, May 5, 1904 - A nice Warm Day Real Spring Weather
Finished Plowing the Patch Back of the Barn the Land that Commenced yesterday
&Commenced Dragging on the Piece across the Road that Plowed last ??
used the Cultivator Drag Bennet Reynolds took the Balance
of the Slab Wood to Split for one Dollar & he to Board at Home
he Worked in the afternoon
Friday, May 6, 1904 - A Warm Clear Day Lewis
Roblyer was Buried Took Mother down to the Funeral &Left
her there until Night as i was Such Hury to get Some Oats Sowed
Dragged for to Sow Oats across the Road from the Barn Elmer Sherwood
Nurseryman from Odessa N.Y. Sent a Bill of trees & ?by Swan Liveryman
from Mansfield Amt 7.50 did not Pay him as i did not have the
Money
Saturday, May 7, 1904 - A Nice Day a Little Cooler &Cloudy a Part
of the time threatens Rain
Set out the Trees
12Peach &3 Cherry
Cherry one English Morrello 2 Large Montmorency
Peach 6 Elberta 6 Hale’s Hardy
& 4 Grapes 1 Concord 1 White Niagara 1
Moores Early 1 Brighton
Currants 12 Faye Prolific
The Grapes are so Badly Dried i am afraid the Most of them Will Die
Sunday, May 8, 1904 - Went over to Makeleys, all of us Makeleys Had
a Hand Cream Seperator which they Had got a few Days Before
Burr Haynes was there to Work
Monday, May 9, 1904 - Dragged the Gardens over all that had Plowed &Marked
the Same with Bobsled & Cleaned up some Oats &Sowed the Piece
across the Road but did not get it quite done Bennet Reynolds
Worked for Addie at Planting Garden at 25 cts a Day The [wind]
Blows quite Cold at 9 0’clock at night guess will be a freeze again
Tuesday, May 10, 1904 - Finished Dragging &Sowing the Oats
by the Orchard & Smoothed it with the Smoothing Harrow &Dragged
the Patch by the Barn that had Plowed &Marked a Part of it
Bennet finished Splitting the Wood
Wednesday, May 11, 1904 - A Clear Cool Day guess Will be a frost again
was one last night Plowed the Potato Patch on the Hill with
the new Plow &Brought the side Hill & the old flat Plow down &Hauled
1 Load Horse Manure up &Spread the straw stack Bottom &Plowed on
the Rest of the Buckwheat corn stubble Bennie Worked at Cutting
seed Potatoes
Thursday, May 12, 1904 - A Clear Pleasant Day Plowed on
the Hill for Oats Bennie Worked at Planting Potatoes
Addie Made Soap
Friday, May 13, 1904 - Plowed on the Hill for Oats Plowed
on Back side of the Corn &Buckwheat Patch &the corner that did
not have seed enough to finish
Saturday, May 14, 1904 - A Cool Cloudy Day finished Plowing the
Land that was on & Dragged a Part of it until it Rained at about
6 o’clock &Had to leave the Drill up there &it Rained all night
Sunday, May 15, 1904 - A Cloudy Stormy Rainy Day Went with Addie
up on the Hill &Dug a Mess or two of Leeks
Star Cow took the Bull
Monday, May 16. 1904 - A Cool Cloudy Day Fixed the fence
Around the Pasture so that Could turn the Cows out
Tuesday, May 17, 1904 - A Pleasant Cool Day Went to Mansfield
Addie &Owen Went along Bought off Roses 1 $2
Suit of clothes for Owen &3 Shirts for myself 2 flannel &1
Percale (?)
Sold 20 doz Eggs @ 17 cts & 30 # Butter @ 17 = ??? &Bought
2 30 # & 2 50 # ButterTubs @ 30 & 35 cts each
Walter Updyke came to See about Bennet Reynolds Wages on a Bicycle
Deal guess will Pay him 1.50 -?- -?- -?-
Wednesday, May 18, 1904 - A Cool Cloudy & Rainy Day
Went up on the Hill & Plowed on the oats ground until it Rained me
off at about 4 o’clock & it Rained all the Rest of the time till 9
0’clock & guess will Rain all night as the Wind is in the East
guess Cannot sow any more Oats dont know what will sow on the
field yet
Thursday, May 19, 1904 - Burned up the Maple Brush Below the Orchard
& fixed the Barn Pump Gertie came over & Helped Addie
Clean House
Friday, May 20, 1904 - Went down to Oliver Ides to get the Horses shod
but as he had so many ahead & Could not Shoe them ToDay Went on up
to Roseville & got them done there by John Stouts now Blacksmith &
stopped to Amos Sargeants to Buy some Seed Corn but did not have the Money
to pay &he would not trust me so Borrowed $.50 of Blood &Went Back
down there & got it on my Return Home got 1 & 1/4 Bushels for 1.50
Saturday, May 21, 1904 - A Warm Pleasant Day Hauled Horse Manure
up Where am going to Plant Corn went up on the Hill &
tried to Plow but it was too Wet
Monday, May 23, 1904 - Sowed a Part of the Oat Ground to Oats what had
Plowed but as did not have Grass Seed Enough up there did not quite finish
the Land R. W. Budd from Troy Came & Bought 12 year old
Cow & Calf & 12 year old that was not coming In for 42 Dollars
to be Delivered at Troy when i Could get time to go
Tuesday, May 24, 1904 - A nice Pleasant Drying Day finished Sowing
the Land to Oats &Smoothed it down & Plowed a Part of the
Last Land
Wednesday, May 25, 1904 - Finished Plowing the Oat Ground & Dragged
a Little in it & Cleaned up some Oats to Sow in it &as it thundered
so Loud &Looked so much like Rain did not go out afternoon but did
not Rain after all
Thursday, May 26, 1904 - Finished Dragging &Sowed the Oats &Smoothed
the ground &Hauled 2 Loads Manure on the Corn Ground
Friday, May 27, 1904 -A Nice Clear Day but quite Cool Hauled Manure
on the Corn Ground Bennie Helped Haul guess Will get
him &Dwight on the Morrow to go to Troy &Help me with the Cattle
Saturday, May 28, 1904 - A nice Clear Day but a little Cool
Went to Troy with 2 two year old Heifers. one of them had a calf
sold them to R. W. Budd for 42 Dollars Bennie &Dwight Went
Along
Monday, May 30, 1904 - A Gloomy Rainy Day Plowed on the
Corn Ground until almost Noon when it Rained so fast Had to quit &it
Rained the Rest of the Day & guess will All Night as it is Raining
at -?-
Tuesday, May 31, 1904 - A Cloudy Gloomy Rainy Day Cleaned
up some Wheat to take to Mill to have Ground in flour &Went
up to Lishers in the evening to a Telephone Meeting they Elected
a Board of Officers to Build the Line Harry Garrison
Pt. Lewis Longwell secretary &Lafe Elliot Treasurer &are
going to Commence Work as soon as any one Wants to &Will try to get
it done before Winter
Wednesday, June 1, 1904 - A Cool CloudyGloomy Sour Day
Went to Mansfield to Mill took one Bag of Wheat also 2 30#
tubs Butter @ 16 cts
Thursday, June 2, 1904 - A Cloudy Gloomy Day Went over to
Elk Run &up to the Smith Sanitarium with Mother after Medicine for
Her &then over to J. W. Styres &Left her over there &got John
Woodards telephone Bar &Post Hole Digger from Bird Yorks
Friday, June 3, 1904 - finished Plowing the acre Chunk for Corn that
had Manured on the Side of the Hill near the top next Ashley line
Saturday, June 4, 1904 - Sent out an Order to M. W. &Co. of
$19.00 for Hay Rope &track Pulley’s Etc to Put up in the
Old Barn &Put up another Strand of Barbed Wire on the Line fence next
the Burton Lot
Sunday, June 5, 1904 - Went over to Makeleys after Ruth
Addie &Owen Went along
Monday, June 6, 1904 - Dragged the Acre of Corn Ground over 2 &
Finished fixing the Line fence next Burtons & Fixed the Hog Lot fence
& led the old Hogs out of the House & Went up to the Seh -??- School
House in the Evening to telephone Meeting it Rained a Heavy
Showers as we was coming Home at about 11 o’clock
Tuesday, June 7, 1904 - Went up to Bert Tears & then Went with him
over to Charley Mark Palmers &Bought some Telephone Poles Bought
15 for myself on my end of the Line & 10 on the Main line & Bert
bought 10 for his Part on the Main line & 10 for Will Reynolds if he
Wants them
Wednesday, June 8, 1904 - A Cloudy Day Rained a little While
in the Morning &Evening Dug 4 Holes for Telephone Poles
Thursday, June 9, 1904 - A Cloudy Rainy Cool Sour Day tried
to Plow in the House Lot next Ashleys line along the top Gulley for Potatoes
so had to quit &Helped Daniel Dig a little on the Telephone Hole next
the House but the Water Ran in so fast Could not finish it
Paid Daniel $2.00 for Digging 10 Phone Holes
Friday, June 10, 1904 - Bert tears came down as he had started for Mark
Palmers after Telephone Poles & as he wanted Help about Loading i Went
along i Hauled 4 for the Main line did not
get Home until after Dark as they had not gotten them Hauled out of the
Woods & had to Wait for them from Noon until Six O’clock
Saturday, June 11, 1904 - A nice Day Dragged the Corn Patch over
again & Planted it to Corn
Sunday, June 12, 1904 - John Styres Brought Mother Home
Monday , June 13, 1904 - A nice Pleasant Day Finished
Plowing the Land for Potatoes that had started &Plowed a Little strip
of the Old Garden next the Old Shop Hog Pen & Hoed a Little in
the Garden while the Horse was Churning the Cover Came off
the Churn &Spilled all of the Butter as is was Almost Gathered
Lisher came to tell us about Lija Reynolds Death
Tuesday, June 14, 1904 - A nice Clear Day Cultivated the
Potatoes Back of the Barn & Plowed on the Meadow Below the Corn
Kelly Knowlton came along to Sow Pickle seed for Vedder
Wednesday, June 15, 1904 - Plowed in the Buckwheat Ground until
Millard Came down &Wanted to Peel the Load of telephone Poles
that was standing on the Wagon then Hitched on & Unloaded them &Put
up the Wagon &then it Rained a Heavy Shower & then another So it
was too Wet to do much Dug Part of a phone Hole
Millard Peeled the Poles between Showers Paid him 25 cts for
it Gertie came over & Helped Addie
Thursday, June 16, 1904 - A Cool Cloudy Day Went over to
Charley Mark Palmers &got a Load of Telephone Poles got the other 4
for my Line & 3 on the other left them by Lishers
House got Home & unloaded at Chore time Paid
Charley Mark Nine Dollars on Poles $9.00 LIsher Paid
me $1.46 on Lumber Bert Tears did not go Lisher
&Elliott went over Bought Poles of Orin Smith Frank
Smith gets them out
Friday, June 17, 1904 - A Nice Clear Day Went over &got
4 More Telephone Poles took them up on the Line above
the others above Lishers House Bert Tears Hauled a Load
of Hay for Johnnie Frost
Saturday, June 18, 1904 - A nice Clear Day Plowed
for Buckwheat above the Road
Monday, June 20, 1904 - Dragged a little in the Garden & Dragged
the Piece that Plowed for Potatoes in the House Lot
Tuesday, June 21, 1904 - A nice Clear Day Went down &
Helped Manly Smith Raise his new Barn 40 by 64 feet
The Carpenter made a mistake and got one Bent up in the wrong Place &in
getting it down again Manly & Wesley was Badly Hurt but Wesley they
think he will may Possibly die
Wednesday, June 22, 1904 - A Cool Cloudy Day Went over to
the Saw Mill on Manly Smiths Place & Took away the Lumber
Had Millard &Daniel to Help
Thursday, June 23, 1904 - A nice Clear Day Went up to Daniels
&Plowed a Piece for Sowed Corn &Dragged it & Hauled Manure
on Part of it it was the Piece Below the Road next Wills
line
Friday, June 24, 1904 - Planted Potatoes in the House La few Peas &
Beans Addie Helping
Saturday, June 25, 1904 - Planted Potatoes in the House Lot
Addie Helping did not finish
Sunday, June 26, 1904 - A nice Clear Day Went over to Makeleys
&Picked some Strawberries Gertie &Father Makeley
helped us pick Mother did not go over
Monday, June 27 1904 - Finished Planting Potatoes in the House Lot next
the Creek Bank by Wells Ashley Line Millard came
down &Helped finish them & i Went up&Helped
Set up Telephone Poles in the Afternoon set from the argetsinger
Land down to Lishers
Tuesday, June 28, 1904 - A Cool Cloudy Day &it Rained a Part of
the time Set up One Pole by the House & Went down to Oliver Ides to
get the Horses Shod but as he has so many in ahead of me Went
up to Roseville to Johnny Stouts Shop &got them Shod
Had 6 new Shoes & $1.75 for it & with the 1.00 that Owed him before
came to 2.75 Paid Johnny Halls Boy $2.50 for that Other Pig
Wednesday, June 29, 1904 - Cultivated the Potatoes Back of the Barn
& Changed the Cultivator to the Shovel Plow &Plowed the Potatoes
in the Garden Daniel Hoed in the Piece by the Barn
Plowed on the Buckwheat Ground in the afternoon
Thursday, June 30, 1904 - Finished Plowing the Piece for Buckwheat
in the Meadow Across the Road it Rained after Dinner
Slept While it Rained &Set up 2 Telephone Poles & trimmed
3 More & Mended the Barn Door Roller in the Horse Barn
Friday, July 1, 1904 - Plowed a Part of the Old Pickle Patch back of
the Barn
Saturday, July 2, 1904 - A nice Cool Day as it was quite Wet to Plow
Went up &Helped Millard Dean & Leon Set up Telephone Poles above
Lishers Finished up Six 6 all that i had then Delivered & then
Will &Leon &Dean Came down &Helped me set up my Poles on my
Line
Sunday, July 3, 1904 - A nice Clear Day Archie & Mother
Makeley Came over a Little While
Monday, July 4, 1904 - Finished Plowing the Pickle Patch back of the
Barn for Buckwheat & Shovel Plowed the Potatoes by it &Hoed a Part
of them it Rained a Shower at night
Tuesday, July 5, 1904 - Went over to Charley Mark Palmer &got 6
Telephone Poles 5 for myself & One for Bert Tears they was 30
feet long 4 of them it Rained as i got almost to John Woodards
& it Rained Hard all the way to Joe Stranges & a Part of the time
the Rest of the Way Paid Palmer 9 Dollars on Poles guess
will not get any More
Monday, July 11 1904 - A nice Clear Day Helped Burt
Tears Load the 2 Old hogs to go to the Cross Roads &Dragged & Sowed
a Part of the Buckwheat Ground to Buckwheat Sowed a Part of
the Vedder Phosphate on it
Tuesday, July 12, 1904 - Finished Sowing Phosphate on the Buckwheat
Ground & then Sowed Buckwheat until it Rained at noon & it Rained
a long HeavyShower guess will take 2 or 3 Days to Dry off again
Commenced Putting up the new Track in the Barn for Pitching Hay
Wednesday, July 13, 1904 - A nice Clear Shiny Day Good Hay
Weather but as wanted to get the TrackDone Worked on that
got the Rest of it up & found had left the Hooks Run down through
too far so Car Could not Run Past them fixed Part of
them Had to stop for night &Chores
Thursday, July 14, 1904 - Finished Sowing Buckwheat Across the Road
Sunday, July 17, 1904 - A nice Day Archie Makeley Came Along
Looking for Help & Went with him up to Dallas Roblyers & to Burton
Corners & through Roseville Home did not find any
Archie got the promise of Dallas for Friday &Saturday
Monday, July 18, 1904 - A nice Clear Day got
the Mower out of the Horse Barn & found the Oil Cups on it full of
sand where the children had Played with it got it out & Ground
the Knives &Mowed the Barn Lot Leal Soper Came
up & Bought a 50 lbs tub of Butter @ 15 cts Pound
Tuesday, June 19, 1904 - Went to Mansfield &Bought one Gallon
Machine Oil & was going to get 2 Pulleys for the Outside the Barn next
the Eaves but as they did not keep them in town &Coley Buck charged
50 cts per pulley went Back & 2 single Rollers & will Make the
Block for them Mother Went along & Stopped
at Thu VanNess Will Stay a Week to Visit & get a
New Dress &get it Made up Raked the Barn Lot but did not
bunch it as it Rained a little bit
Wednesday, July 20, 1904 - Oiled the Wagon & Changed the Box
for the Rack & Hauled in the Hay in the Barn Lot Pitched
2 Loads by Hand in the Bay & the Rest in the Cow Barn Loft with the
new Track & fork Millard Came along at Noon &Helped
Haul in the Afternoon Broke the Pulley that i had Made &Millard
Hung up one of the others in its Place Mowed a Part of
the Field Below Burtons
Thursday, July 21, 1904 - Mowed along the Road & next Lishers Line
by Hand &then the Rest of the Wheat stubble Part with the team &Raked
$Bunched Part of the yesterdayCut Millard Helped Lisher
Haul Hay
Friday, July 22, 1904 - Hauled in what was Raked & Raked &Hauled
in the Rest of the first Cut & Raked &Hauled a Part of the Last
&i Cocked up a Part of the Winrows that was Left after Dark until it
Rained me off Millard Worked
Saturday, July 23, 1904 - A Cloudy Sour Day
unloaded the Load for the Wagon alone with the Horses &Stirred the
Bunches &Winrows that was not Cocked up & Hauled them in Alone
Millard Came along worked a little on a PulleyBlock
Sunday, July 24, 1904 - A nice Day Stayed at Home
Monday, July 25, 1904 - A Gloomy Sour Day Mowed a
Part of the Oat stubble Seeding above the Orchard & Hauled in the Load
of Hay i the cock Below Burtons House Millard Working
fixed the Pulley in the Barn shed we had made one of of -?-
Tuesday, July 26, 1904 - Mowed around the Rest of the new Seeded Piece
a few Times &Raked &Bunched with the Rake the Part that cut yesterday
&Hauled one Load &Was Loading another when it Rained so did not
finish Loading &Had a heavy shower Millard Worked in the
afternoon until it Rained at about 3 o’clock
Wednesday, July 27 1904 - A Good HayDay Finished Mowing
the new Seeding above the Orchard &Stirred &Raked &Hauled 4
Loads &Raked &Bunched 2 more Millard Worked
in the Afternoon
Thursday, July 28, 1904 - Mowed the House Lot &Hauled in the 2 Loads
of Hay from off the Hill it Rained a Heavy Shower at night
Millard Worked in the Afternoon
Friday, July 29, 1904 - A Good Hay Day Mowed
Around theHouse Lot by Hand &Stirred out a Part of it & Raked &Hauled
3 Loads of it Millard Worked in the Afternoon
Saturday, July 30, 1904 - A Good Hay Day Mowed the
Piece across the Road Below the Buckwheat &Hauled it in &Hauled
the Rest of the House Lot had 2 Loads of Each
Millard Worked in the Afternoon
Sunday, July 31, 1904 - A nice Clear Day Asa Harvey &Wife
&their Little Girl Came over &Brought 10 quarts Huckleberrys at
10 cts qt
Monday, Aug. 1, 1904 - Cloudy in the forenoon &Clear after
Ground the Mower Knives one set & Mowed the Rest of the Piece Below
Burtons &Mowed away some Hay &unloaded one Load &Changed the
Rope on the other Side
Tuesday, Aug. 2, 1904 - A Cloudy Gloomy Rainy Day
Mowed away the Last Load of Hay &Put some Planks across the Beams from
the floor to the Horse Barn it Rained in the Afternoon
Could not Rake Hay Laid down on the Hay Mow &Slept
while it Rained & Ground the other Set of Mower Knives
Sally Reynolds &Mrs Troxel (?) came down a Visiting
Wednesday, Aug. 3, 1904 - A Good Hay Day Cut
the Piece Below the Orchard & Fixed the Barn Door next the Granary
&Commenced Raking the Hay by the Sugar Bush &Broke the Rake Tongue
& Made a new One & Put it in &Finished Raking &Bunched
with the Rake & Hauled in 2 Loads Pitched one
in the Horse Barn &left one on the Wagon
Thursday, Aug. 4, 1904 - A Good Hay Day Cut the Orchard
&Hauled in the Rest of the Piece Below Bartons Raked
&Bunched with the Rake the Orchard &Piece Below
Friday, Aug. 5, 1904 - A Good Hay Day threatened but did not rain
Hauled in the Orchard &The Piece Below &Raked the litters &Hauled
them in &Put them in the Cow Stable Millard
Working
Saturday, Aug. 6, 1904 - Cut the Grass from the Buckwheat to the Woods
&Raked &Cocked it up Worked until 10 o’clock at night
as thought it Would Rain
Sunday, Aug. 7, 1904 - A nice Day Went with Addie
& the Children up Painter Run on Tower Hill &down Hubbard Run &called
at Horace Smiths a Little While
Monday, Aug. 8, 1904 - A Cool Day Cloudy in the A. M. &Cool &
breezy in the P.M. Ground the Mower Knives &Cut a Part
of the Piece down back of the Hill & Raked &Bunched it &Hauled
&Stacked the Piece next Manly Smiths Leon Reynolds
&Millard helping in the P.M.
Tuesday, Aug. 9, 1904 - A Good Hay Day Finished Cutting
the Back Piece &Raked &Hauled it & Put it in a stack in the
Field Millard Hauling and Leon Reynolds Helped Haul
Paid Leon $2.00 &Millard $10.50 in full for Work Millard
7 Days at 1.50 per Day
Wednesday, Aug. 10, 1904 - A Cloudy Day Rained at night
Went over to John Styres with Mother &Ruth to the Smith Reunion.
it Rained as we were Coming Home but as we had Umbrellas did not get Wet
Thursday, Aug. 11, 1904 - A nice Clear Day Brought
the Mowing Machine down off the Hill Cut a Little Grass above
the
Road next Ashleys Cultivated Potatoes in the House Lot
Friday, Aug. 12, 1904 - A Cool Cloudy Day Went up to Bert
Tears &Will & Daniel Reynolds & Got to Come down &Help
&we Cart down & Re Topped the Stack Back of the Hill
Paid Daniel 36 cents for Helping Sent a Money Order to Elmer
Sherwood of $7.50 by Stephen Mudge
Saturday, Aug. 13, 1904 - A Cloudy Day Cut around the Piece
of oats by the Orchard &down tby the Road & Went up & Helped
Lischer Haul Hay from Daniels Place Hauled 4 Load he Stacked it by the
End of his Barn Clark Burton & his Boy Helped him Also
Sunday, Aug. 14, 1904 - Went over to Makeleys Addie & the Children
Went along
Monday, Aug. 15, 1904 - Cut the Oats by the Orchard & Put the tarp
Bag on the HayRack to Haul Loose Oats guess will go Over to Makeleys on
the Morrow &Help Haul Oats
Tuesday, Aug. 16, 1904 - A nice Clear Day Went over to Makeleys
with the Horses & Lumber Wagon with the box &Helped them Haul Oats
from Below the Barn next Lawrences
Wednesday, Aug. 17, 1904 - A nice Clear Day until night when it Clouded
up & Looked like Rain but did not Went over to Makeleys
&Helped them finish the field Below the old Barn & 3 Load Below
the House & next VanNess Line Ruth & Owen went
along &Ruth Stayed over there to go to Johns Reunion
Thursday, Aug. 18, 1904 - A nice Clear Day Hauled
in the Oats By the Orchard Archie Makeley & Benny Reynolds
Helped Clark Burton &His Boy with his Mules &Wagon
Helped to pay for Hay got Last Winter
Friday, Aug. 19, 1904 - A nice Clear Day Went over to Makeleys
& got Ruth & Gertie & then to the Johns Reunion at the Bailey
CreekBaptist Church had a nice Pleasant time Came
Back by Makeleys &Helped them Pitch on a Part of a Load of Oats they
had Will Raricks boy to Help
Saturday, Aug. 20, 1904 - Went down to Oliver Ides to get the Horses
Shod & as he Could not Shoe them there being so many in Ahead
Went around up Mill Creek to John Stouts & got them Shoed paid
him $1.15
Sunday, Aug. 21, 1904 - A nice Clear Day Ross & Nora
&Cora came over & got Mother & took her up to Lishers
&Brought her Back at night Horace Johns & Boy &
Eugene Wood came &Stayed to Dinner & after they went away
Went with Addie &Children over to Makeleys
Monday, Aug. 22, 1904 - Ground the Reaper Knives &Cut around the
Oats on the Hill &Commenced Reaping them & it Rained about 2 o’clock
& Continued until Dark
Tuesday, Aug. 23, 1904 - A nice Clear Day Finished
Cutting the Oats & Put the Reaper under the Shed
Wednesday, Aug. 24, 1904 - Archie came over at Noon & Helped Haul
Oats
Thursday, Aug. 25, 1904 - Hauled Oats off The Hill Archie
&Bennie Helping it Rained at Night when we was after the
last load &Had to Hurry down to keep from getting wet & Rained
so Hard Archie Stayed Over night &went Home in the Morning
Friday, Aug. 26, 1904 - Picked up Apples for the Hogs
Saturday, Aug. 27, 1904 - A nice Clear Day Went up to Will
Reynolds & Helped him thresh Oats on the Torenson (?) & Hauled
in One Load of Oats Alone as Could not get Help as they was all Helping
thresh did not get them quite all in
Sunday, Aug. 28, 1904 - Went over to Mansfield with Addie & the
Babies to Louise Hortons
Monday, Aug. 29, 1904 - A nice Clear Cool Day Went up on
the Hill before Breakfast & Raked the Oat Stubble over & then went
up & Helped Will finish threshing & Hauled down the Oats &
worked at getting Ready for thresher on the Morrow Found
Leon Reynolds Pocket Book in the Road when going up to Help thresh
Tuesday, Aug. 30, 1904 - Cleaned out the Granary The Thresher
Came at noon & Threshed in the P.M. had W.H. Wood
Archie Makeley Clark & Leon Burton Leon
Reynolds Dean Nash
Wednesday, Aug. 31, 1904 - Finished Threshing & 151 Bags Oats got
done at 11 & they moved up to Lishers to Dinner Went up
&Helped Lisher thresh & 58 bushels Barley. Dean Came down
& Helped me Pitch Part of the straw Back into the Barn
Thursday, Sept. 1, 1904 - A Cloudy Lowry Day it Rained in the Afternoon
Lisher & Dean Came down &Helped put the Rest of the Straw in the
Barn left a Lot of it on the floor
Friday, Sept. 2, 1904 - Cleaned up Wheat
Saturday, Sept. 3, 1904 - Cleaned up Wheat
Sunday, Sept. 4, 1904 - Went over to Paul Jupenlaz
Monday, Sept. 5, 1904 - Worked on the Road went up to W.
H. Bensons on the Hugh Argetsinger Place &Scraped down to Burtons &around
by Lishers &Daniels
Tuesday, Sept. 6, 1904 - A nice Clear Day Worked on the
Road Went up to Bensons & Worked down to Roseville
Boro Line Went down to Roseville &Bought some Bottle Nibs
& a Pair of Shoes for Ivy
Emerson does not write in the Diary for the remainder of the year
Memoranda
Tues May 23 Gave my note of $26.00 for Plow &Grass Seed to Henry
Blood on Six Months time but Payable sooner if i can
Mar 27 Gave my Note to Foster Garrison for 15 Dollars on One year time
for a Land Roller bought at his Vendue
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