The Diaries of Stephen Wallace Richards Andover, Maine 1876 – 1927
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1881 |
January |
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Saturday 1 |
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A beautiful New year day. Have been to Upton got a load of Cedar. We are having a very nice winter weather for business. |
Sunday 2 |
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Another first Sabath of the year has passed away. Mr. Hall died very sudenly last night he was sleeping to Mr. Marston's. |
Monday 3 |
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Tonight I am stoping to the Hotel at Bryant's Pond. Came out with a load of potatoes. |
Tuesday 4 |
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Came home today. Sold my potatoes for fifty cents per Bu. |
Wednesday 5 |
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Have not done much today. Went up and got a load of wood for Mrs. Wyman. |
Thursday 6 |
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Have been up and got a load of wood today. Has been a cold snowy day.` |
Friday 7 |
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Have been up and cut two loads of wood and drawn them home.` |
Tuesday 18 |
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Have been up and got a load of wood today. Has been a splendid Winter day. |
Wednesday 19 |
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Pressed ½ ton of hay and delivered it up to the Town line – 5 miles after sun set tonight so the teams could have their breakfast in the morning. |
Thursday 20 |
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Have been pressing hay today; has been a splendid day. Mrs. |
Friday 21 |
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Delivered a load of hay to the landing and a load of wood in the door yard. |
Saturday 22 |
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This morning we found another snow storm had visited us during the night. Have got about three feet in the woods. |
Tuesday 25 |
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Drawed two loads of wood from the Eli Cutting place this forenoon and got Mr. Thurston's new hay press and drawed it up to Mr. John Roberts and pressed one bale this afternoon. |
Wednesday 26 |
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Finished pressing Mr. Thurston's hay up to Mr. Roberts and got the press home with the intention of starting it for Upton tomorrow morning. |
Thursday 27 |
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Tonight finds Father and I on B Hill in the old house and a cold night it is too. |
Friday 28 |
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A very cold windy day. Have pressed 6 bales of hay today. |
Saturday 29 |
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Came home from Upton today. Has been the coldest spell we have had for the Winter. |
Sunday 30 |
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Our windy spell of weather has ceased with signs today of a storm. David and Lizzie took dinner with us today. |
Monday 31 |
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Came to Upton today. John W. Newton is with me is to work for $20.00 per month. Commenced to press the hay today noon. |
February |
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Tuesday 1 |
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Has been a very cold day. Have got along nicely with our work. |
Wednesday 2 |
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John say today has been the coldest day he ever say. It has been a very tedious day indeed. |
Thursday 3 |
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Finished pressing the hay today. |
Friday 4 |
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Came home from Upton today with the hay press. John has worked 4 days this week. |
Saturday 5 |
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Have been to Upton and got a load of hay today. Has been the pleasantest day we have had for a month. |
Sunday 6 |
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A beautiful day. The first day we have had that snow would melt in the sun for one month. |
Monday 7 |
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Came up on to the old hill again today killed one hog for Pratt and swamped out one road for loging. |
Tuesday 8 |
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Commenced my loging job today have got along quite well today. |
Wednesday 9 |
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Have had our first thaw for the Winter. Have been five times to the river today. |
Thursday 10 |
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Has been some rainy today. We have had quite good luck in the woods. |
Friday 11 |
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Still our thaw continues. Rather bad weather for loging. |
Saturday 12 |
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Put one load of logs on to the landing this morning then started a load of hay for Andover but had to give it up and stop on the hill over Sunday. |
Sunday 13 |
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A lonesome day. Has been very squally and windy so I could not go off the hill. |
Monday 14 |
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Have been down with a load of hay today and drawed two loads of spruce to the landing. |
Tuesday 15 |
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Had the misfortune to cut one of my horses today so tonight finds me at home. Was glad to find the folks all well. |
Wednesday 16 |
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Have not been doing much of anything today. Has been a pleasant day. |
Friday 18 |
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Am stoping on the old hill again tonight, have been down with a load of hay. Is snowy tonight. Uncle Joseph Brooks' little girl was buried today. |
Saturday 19 |
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Came home today with a load of hay as far as the Town line. |
Sunday 20 |
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A beautiful day. Have been to Church today. |
Wednesday 23 |
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Has been a very stormy day. Did not take out my team this afternoon. |
Thursday 24 |
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A very cold windy day have put about 2 M feet on to the landing today. |
Saturday 26 |
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Came home from Upton tonight have had good luck loging the past week. Have got in about 14 M. |
Sunday 27 |
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Has been a very warm nice day. Signs of a thaw. Miss Martha Marston of Andover was married last night to a Mr. Hall. |
Monday 28 |
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Got up this morning intending to go to Upton, but it rained so we could not go. |
March |
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Tuesday 1 |
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Still our thaw continues. Have had considerable rain. |
Wednesday 2 |
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Has not froze up yet but some signs of a change in the weather tonight. Have been loafing three days now. Shall get well rested for loging. |
Thursday 3 |
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Have been at work on the wood pile today. |
Friday 4 |
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Have been to Upton and back tocday. Has been a very soft spell of weather. Aunt Martha is quite sick they told me to Mrs. Pratt's. |
Saturday 5 |
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The wind has got round into the West after blowing from the East six days am in hope of seeing some more loging weather next week.. |
Sunday 6 |
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Has been a warm mild day. Seems very much like Spring. |
Monday 7 |
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Have been loging today. Has been a beautiful day. |
Tuesday 8 |
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Another pleasant day. Have been down with my last load of hay from Upton for this year. |
Wednesday 9 |
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Has been some soft today. |
Thursday 10 |
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Has stormed so we did not work this afternoon. |
Friday 11 |
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Has snowed all day like guns so we could not work. John went over
to Mr. Foye's yesterday afternoon and I have not seen him |
Saturday 12 |
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Came home today through one foot of heavy snow. Started with two bales of hay and had to leave them and my sled and come down through the woods horseback. |
Sunday 13 |
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Has been a mild warm day. Have been at home all day. |
Monday 14 |
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Our yearly Town Meeting came off today. They seen fit to Elect S. W. Richards Supervisor of the schools in town. John and I are on B Hill again tonight. |
Tuesday 15 |
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Have had a nice pleasant day and quite good luck in the woods. |
Wednesday 16 |
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Has been cloudy and some squally today. Have put 17 logs on to the landing today. |
Saturday 19 |
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Came home tonight. Have had a good week for loging. Have worked every day. |
Sunday 20 |
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Another snowstorm with signs of more snow or rain tonight. We have had very mild month for the month of March so far. |
Monday 21 |
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Came up to try the Spruce logs again this week. Green Averill works for me this week. Have been choping this afternoon. |
Tuesday 22 |
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Have been to the landing six times today. |
Saturday 26 |
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Came home from Upton today. Have finished loging. Have got in thirty thousand feet of Spruce logs. |
April |
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Wednesday 6 |
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Mother came home from Upton today. Fordyce came down with her. |
Monday 11 |
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Am stoping with Grandfather tonight came up today. Received ninty dollars of E. J. Brown today in part payment for logs. |
Tuesday 12 |
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Cam home from Upton today. The sleighing is very bad indeed. Captain James Brown of Grafton was burried today. 82 years old. |
Friday 15 |
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Have been into school today all day the examination pressed very well indeed. |
Monday 18 |
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Tonight finds David and myself at the Preble House in Portland stoping with Uncle Sewell the first I ever was in the City. |
Tuesday 19 |
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Uncle Sewell has been showing us over the City today. We have enjoyed it very much indeed. |
Wednesday 20 |
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Have been up on the P.&O.R.R. today with Uncle Sewell we have had a fine pleasant day and the White Mountains looked beautiful. |
Thursday 21 |
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I started for South Paris today at the same time David started for Cansas. We have had a very pleasant time with Uncle Sewell indeed. |
Friday 22 |
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Uncle Henry |
Saturday 23 |
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Started for home from S. Paris at half past three and got home at half past ten found the folks sick with Fever colds. |
Sunday 24 |
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A pleasant day but very windy. Mr. Frank Merrill was married last Tuesday about all the news that has happened the past week. |
Thursday 28 |
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Finished up the wood pile today have not got quite as much as usual. |
Friday 29 |
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Commenced farming today. |
Saturday 30 |
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Sowed some pear today. Has been |
May |
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Friday 13 |
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Sold our old farm today for $400. $100 more that we gave for it after croping it for eight years has been a good piece of property for us. |
Tuesday 24 |
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Finished planting our corn today. |
Wednesday 25 |
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Have been up to the old place in Upton and got the things we had in the house there. Colonel Dresser was burried today. |
Saturday 28 |
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Have been plowing today. Has been a beautiful day. |
Sunday 29 |
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Some rainy today. Have been writing to David today. |
June |
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Saturday 11 |
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Uncle Sewell went away today. Carried away quite a lot of fish that they had caught. |
July |
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Monday 11 |
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Commenced work on Capt.'s haying today. Have been mowing all day. Paid McAlister one dollar on use of hay press today. |
Monday 25 |
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Another dull spell of weather has set in. Have got in five loads of hay today making 10 loads at home. |
Friday 29 |
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We have been having a long spell of dull weather. Aunt Jerusha went from here, home today. |
August |
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Sunday 14 |
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I am sick with a bad cold today, so have not been to church. Mrs. Lambert Newton was burried today. |
Sunday 21 |
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Brother Haywood preached his farewell sermon to us today. He has been here ten Sabbaths and goes to Kents Hill tomorrow. May God bless him in ins labor of love. |
September |
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Tuesday 13 |
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A pleasant day. School commenced in Dis. No. one today to continue 10 weeks. |
Wednesday 14 |
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Another beautiful day. Have been pulling beans today. |
Saturday 17 |
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A beautiful day. Have been pulling beans all day. Our Preacher came again tonight. |
Tuesday 20 |
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Our President died last night after suffering so long. May the Lord prosper us as a nation in our affliction. |
Tuesday 27 |
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Tonight finds me stopping with Uncle Albert's folks. Came down to the cattle show and to see the folks. |
Wednesday 28 |
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Took supper with Uncle Wm.'s folks and then rode up to spend the night with Aunt Rhoda again. |
Thursday 29 |
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Returned home today. Have had a very pleasant time. |
October |
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Sunday 2 |
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Have attended church today. Like our preacher very much. |
Tuesday 4 |
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Has snowed some today. Have not had a killing frost this Fall. And today is so cold we cannot dig potatoes. Finished getting in our corn and beans today. |
Thursday 6 |
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Has been a beautiful day and evening. Have been to a circle up to Uncle Samuel Akers tonight. About 200 people were there. |
Friday 7 |
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Have been diging potatoes today. Mr. Purrington has sold out his store I understand to a Mr. Wardwell of Rumford. |
Saturday 8 |
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Has been a mild cloudy day. Went and carried Ida up home today so I am alone tonight. |
Monday 17 |
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Have been at work in in the store for Henry Mills today. He has bought out Mr. Dresser. |
Tuesday 18 |
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Has been a rainy day the first one we have had for a long time. |
Wednesday 19 |
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Have been at work in the store today. Henry came home last night. Has quite a nice day. |
November |
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Saturday 12 |
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Winter commenced today with about 3 inches of snow. Rather and mother came home from Norway today. |
Sunday 13 |
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Has been a mild day. Charles Cushman and wife had a little daughter born to them last night. |
Monday 14 |
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Have been picking up our stock and trying to get it into the barn today. Uncle Charles came down tonight. |
Tuesday 15 |
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Have spent the most of this day hunting after sheep and cattle today. Father has gone to Bryant's Pond with a load of potatoes today. |
Friday 18 |
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Saturday 19 |
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December |
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Monday 19 |
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Tonight finds John & I stoping in Camp Dick for the first time. Have build our yard and done some choping this afternoon. Sent $18.44 to Clark & Maynard this morning by a post office order. |
Tuesday 20 |
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Have been at work with the horses today. Have got quite a nice pile of cedar yarded. |
Wednesday 21 |
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Have been choping this forenoon and building a hovel for the horses this afternoon have got the walls up ready to put the roof on. |
Thursday 22 |
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Worked the horsed this forenoon and have been choping this afternoon. Raining this evening. Very poor weather for business loging. |
Friday 23 |
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Has been a snowy day. John & I have been at work on our horse hovel today have got it nearly finished. The wind is blowing hard and it grows cold. |
Saturday 24 |
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Have had a splendid Winter day have got home again tonight some tired with my weeks labor. Have got 13 spruce trees yarded and quite a pile of cedar. |
Sunday 25 |
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Another Christmas day has come. And it has been a splendid day. |
Monday 26 |
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Came up into the woods again today. Have been fixing our Camp for cold weather. |
Tuesday 27 |
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And the cold weather has not come. Has rained all day steadly. We choped this forenoon but concluded we would not work in the afternoon. |
Wednesday 28 |
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Has been a rainy day but we have been choping all day. Should like to see some snow so to make better sledding. |
Thursday 29 |
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Have worked the Horses half of the day and been choping the rest of the day. |
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Memoranda
Bills Payable from old Diary of 1880
To Fred Smith Bal. on Stove 4.00 Paid
To. F.M. Thomas .75 Paid
To Dresser & Mills Bal on acct 5.22 Paid
Memoranda
Bills Receivable from old Diary of 1880
Of Simon A. Abbott for on Bale of Hay 360 lbs hay 2.52 Paid
Of J.P. Stevens for 305 lbs. Hay 2.13
Int. 3 yrs . . 37 Paid
Of J.L. Ripley one elm log 125 ft 1.25 Paid
O.C. H. Marston for David's Work in the Mill 7 ½ days 7.50
Sawing wood ¼ days .25
To Bal. on Ax .50
" 6 ½ days work 6.50
14.75
Memoranda
F. S. Trestle 75 feet high 500 feet long
Wiley Trestle 88 feet long high 200 feet long.
Deepest cut 65 feet solid rock.
Cash Account January
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Date
Received
Paid
4
Of Mr. Cole
3.81
4
Paid for nails
.56
For Hinges
.50
" Stoveback
.67
" Coffee Mill
.40
" Hold Express
1.00
5
" Shoing Horse
.30
6
" Comb
.08
8
" Matches
.05
18
For Pelt
.90
18
For Mdse
4.71
.73
20
" Print
.13
22
" Buttons
.05
26
" Fixing Bridle
.05
29
" Postage
.03
4.59
Cash Account January
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Date
Received
Paid
Account of time Devoted to School business
1881
Apr
To filing Blanks
1.50
15
" Visiting No. 1 School
1.50
30
" Examination of Upton
.75
Visit No. 7 ½ day
.75
" " 4 ½ "
.75
" " 1 ½ "
.75
June
Postage &c
.10
10
Visit No. 2 ½ day
.75
13
" " 3 ½ "
.75
13
" " 5 ½ "
.75
" " 1 ½ " }
.75
" " 7 ½ " } at close
.75
" " 4 ½ " }
.75
Aug
" " 5 ½ day
1.00
8
" " 4 ½ "
.75
18
" " 2 ½ "
1.00
Cash Account February
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Date
Received
Paid
4
For setting horse shoe
.10
5
" shoe thread
.10
27
" sundries
.07
1.10
1.80
1.00
.90
.95
5.75
Cash Account February
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Date
Received
Paid
Memoranda of Timber
Feet
8
No. of Logs
11
972
9
" " "
14
965
10
" " "
12
1185
11
" " "
12
1420
12
" " "
4
376
53
4918
14
No. of Logs
6
605
15
" " "
10
885
21
" " "
10
960
22
" " "
16
1765
23
" " "
6
755
24
" " "
16
1850
25
" " "
12
1290
26
" " "
12
1250
141
14278
88
10664
229
24942
Cash Account March
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Date
Received
Paid
24
For filing saw
.10
Of Capt. Gould
.90
For Soda
.12
Cash Account March
-
Date
Received
Paid
7
Memorandum of Timber
7
No. of Logs
7
975
8
" " "
8
1330
9
" " "
8
1189
10
" " "
6
725
29
4219
15
" " "
12
1370
16
" " "
17
1745
17
" 21500 " "
9
1085
18
" " "
10
1350
19
" " "
11
875
88
10664
22
" " "
13
1615
23
" " "
17
1480
24
" " "
15
1575
25
" " "
9
1220
26
" " "
6
770
118
17324
141
14278
Total
289 =
31602
Cash Account April
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Date
Received
Paid
11
Of Brown for Spruce Logs
90.00
12
Paid Upton Tax of 1880 Paid Abner
3.38
12
Paid for Work in full
3.00
12
To Father
5.00
12
" Dresser - Acct.
12.75
For Shirting
1.38
12
Box Rent
.22
14
To Capt. Gould for Corn
10.28
14
For Starch
.08
16
To J.W. Newton
11.00
" Fred Smith
4.10
" Eaton
.05
For Sugar &
.56
" Medicine
.45
To J. M. Thomas
.35
90.00
51.55
Cash Account April
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Date
Received
Paid
18
To David
2.00
16
Of Charles Roberts for Pasturing
3.00
For Rubbers
.50
18
" Goods
12.50
" Shoes
2.25
" Slippers
1.25
" Fare to Portland
3.50
" Hamburg
.75
" For Child's Hose
.25
19
Mdse
.69
" Trunk to David
2.25
1 Pair Ladies Gloves
1.00
21
For Ticket Home
2.75
" Hack Fare
.55
" Cuffs &
.60
22
" Sash
1.40
23
" Fixing Watch &
1.60
Fare from Rumford
.75
30
For Sundries
.56
3.00
35.60
Cash Account May
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Date
Received
Paid
5
Paid G. Averill
3.00
5
190 lbs. Hay
1.25
Dis 1
First Arithmetic Commenced at Annal Intrest
Second Arithmetic Commenced at Percentage
Third Class commenced at Fractions
Cash Account May
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Date
Received
Paid
28
For Paper and Stamps
.25
For Peas
.45
To Ida
.30
Dis No. 5
First Arithmetic Class commenced at Interest
Second Class commenced at the beginning of the book.
Cash Account June
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Date
Received
Paid
Appointment of School money to each Dis.
Dis Number 1
300.00
" " 2
137.47
" " 3
133.58
" " 4
315.69
" " 5
137.70
" " 7
98.62
Cash Account July
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Date
Received
Paid
3
Paid to Bro. Mason on his claim for the present year
5.60
Cash Account July
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Date
Received
Paid
11
Paid to R.B. McAlister on use of Hay Press
1.00
22
Paid F. Hastings on bill for wood
5.00
29
For London Perple
.18
Cash Account August
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Date
Received
Paid
For Wool
3.00
For Sundries
5.00
" Lamb to C. Hutchins
10.00
Jan
28
Del. To Mill
140
110
115
230
150
745
140
4 logs
605
Cash Account August
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Date
Received
Paid
Timber delivered to the mill
100
60
35
135
60
110
100
7 logs
527
600
115
65
55
110
100
60
456
505
Cash Account September
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Date
Received
Paid
Of B.T. Newton
.50
" C. C. Merrill
.50
17
For Sugar & fish
.84
22
" Flannel
.60
" Sundries
1.00
28
At Fair Strong[?]
.24
30
For Sundries
3.44
Cash Account September
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Date
Received
Paid
List of Barrels
H.S. Newton
5
.63
J. Newton
4
.38
Purrington
9
1.12
Stone
8
1.00 Paid
Averill & Wyman
10
p 1.13
Proctor
7
P .88
Reed
1
.13
Proctor
2
.25
Wyman
2
.20
Barnes
18
2.25
" With out heads
13
1.04
Thurston
10
1.20
Amt. of timber
89
89.21
Drawn by me from the Surplus
89.27
Drawn by J.W. Newton
97.20
Cedar 10 cords
Cash Account October
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Date
Received
Paid
1
Of Farrington
.35
For Collars
.15
7
" Mdse.
2.10
7
Of L.S. Berry
4.00
7
To F.W. Bodwell
1.00
5
" Ida
2.00
26
Paid A.A. West Tax for 1881
2.16
J.W. Newton
1 ½ M. XX
1 ¼ " X
2 " No One
July
24 ¼ M. Clears
½ M XX
¾ " No One
1 ¼ " " Two
Cash Account October
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Date
Received
Paid
7
Of Emma Sellin on Grammars
.90
21 Old Grammar.15
Dr. to Large new Grammars
.50
3 Small ones
.90
28
Cash
.35
1.40
1.40
Cash Account November
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Date
Received
Paid
Acct. of time devoted to lumbering
Dec. 25
To Date
10 days
12.50
"
" Horses
1.50
31
" "
2.25
1882
" work
6.75
Jan 6
To " 3 days
3.70
"
" Horses
1.50
" 14
" "
3.37
"
" Work 5 days
6.25
" 20
" " 5 "
6.25
"
" Horses 4 ½ "
3.37
" 28
Three trips to Surplus
4.50
Feb 4
Five " " "
7.50
11
One " " "
1.50
17
Three " " "
4.50
18
One " for Cedar
2.00
" " " "
2.00
Stumpage
17.90
86.89
Cash Account november
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Date
Received
Paid
1.50
.72
.90
.70
1.00
1.15
6.07
1.04
1.20
1.00
.60
.75
1.00
.50
.50
6.95
1.45
8.40
Cash Account november
-
Date
Received
Paid
Jan
25
7 logs
527
600
26
6 "
456
505
28
5 "
745
30
5 "
575
31
6 "
607
Feb 1
6 "
732
747
3
5 "
670
4
5 "
840
7
4 "
750
13
5 "
630
14
8 "
6670
875
15
4 "
1475
600
M 4
3 "
8045
24
5 Left at home
600
27
5 "
626
29
4 "
424
7292
Cash Account november
-
Date
Received
Paid
Dr
John W. Newton
Dr
2d
Horse ½ day
.75
22
" ¼ "
.37
24
" ¼ "
.38
29
" ¼ "
.37
30
" ¼ "
.38
31
" ¼ "
.37
Jan 4
" ¼ "
.38
5
" ½ "
.75
6
" ¼ "
.37
10
" ½ "
.75
11
" ¼ "
.38
12
" ½ "
.75
13
" ½ "
.75
14
" ¼ "
.37
" ½ "
.75
17
" ¼ "
.38
18
" ½ "
.75
19
" ½ "
.75
20
" ¼ "
.37
One trip
.50
11.12
bills Payable January
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Date
Name
Dollars
Cents
Receivable
18
Of J.L. Ripley for 160 ft Board Paid
1
92
25
Of H.L Newton for drawing Wood Paid
1
00
bills Payable February
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Date
Name
Dollars
Cents
4
To J. Newton 4 days work
12
" " 5 " "
15
" J. Newton 1 ½ " "
26
" J. Newton 5 ½ PAID
19
To H.L. Newton Bal on Shoes X
1
00
Receivable
1
Of H.W. Dunn for one bale Hay 310 lbs PAID
2
00
13
Wm. Harmon 4 Bales Hay 1305 lbs. X
bills Payable March
-
Date
Name
Dollars
Cents
19
J.W. Newton 3 ½ days
19
" " PAID
5
00
Receivable
19
Of Harmon Bros. PAID
121
24
bills Payable April
-
Date
Name
Dollars
Cents
J.W. Newton PAID
2
71
Receivable
bills Payable June
-
Date
Name
Dollars
Cents
Logs Put into Mill
May 15
To Date
11
16
No of Logs
8
17
" " "
2
22
" " "
4
25
" " "
2
June 18
" " "
4
July 5
" " "
10
" 5
" " "
11
Receivable
May
For Clapboards
15
4 Cutts
1
70
25
4 "
1
65
July 1
2 "
80
" 5
5 "
1
80
bills Payable July
-
Date
Name
Dollars
Cents
22
Due T. Hastings on Settlement
1
78
26
Setting shoes 4 horses
2
00
To 4 chain links
40
" Making Horse Yoke
" Fixing Whifletree PAID
Receivable
23
Of J.W. Newton for Horse Rake
5
00
Cr by Work 2 days
2
00
" " " ½ " POSTED
50
bills Payable August
-
Date
Name
Dollars
Cents
Scale of Spruce of J.A.T
Dec 20
1 Trees
1
90
22
4 "
5
00
24
5 "
8
00
"
2 "
1
90
"
1 "
1
50
29
5 "
16
75
30
7 "
12
35
31
3 "
4
40
28 "
51
80
Receivable
bills Payable October
-
Date
Name
Dollars
Cents
Nov
Acct of Grammars
25
Emma Tellew
PAID
50
Willie Harris X
30
Mr. Tuell B 15
PAID
50
28
" " Paid Two Small
60
"
South Andover 4 Paid
1
20
Cr by 3 Books
30
Mr. Farrah - B 10 Paid
40
Lovejoy B…10 Paid
40
Mabel Chapman Paid
50
Earnes Chapman Paid
40
George Marston
50
James FransisB 15
50
Nellie Foye B 15 X
30
Mary J. Robinson X
30
Ida Keith
Paid
30
Annie Andrews B 30
Paid
50
Dis No 5 / Sett
80
10 L 11 S
Bills Payable November
-
Date
Name
Dollars
Cents
22
To Grammar Acct
X
50
Charlie Kimball PAID
15
35
Bert Berry Book 10
Paid
20
Edward Hutchins
Paid
50
" Paid Paid B10
20
Mr. Tewell B.10 Paid
20
Charles Proctor
Paid
30
Dr. Barnes 2 S
Paid
60
Lewis Ripley B 10
Paid
20
Bessie Gregg Paid
30
Henry Akers Paid
50
Nellie Cutting
Paid
50
R. Merrill B 15
Paid
35
B. Akers Paid
30
bills Payable December
-
Date
Name
Dollars
Cents
Grammar List
Paid
Rose Cutting
Paid
35
Hellen Berry Book 15
L.P Richards
Paid
50
Dis No 5 - 1 Sett
Paid
80
" " 3 - 1 Sett
Paid
80
H. Farrington B 15
Paid
35
Dis No. 7 - 1 Sett
Paid
80
Carrie Stevens Book 10
40
Nellie Marston Paid
30
Henry Learned
Paid
30
" Pratt
30
John Newton 2
Paid
1.00
Helen Berry Book 15
Paid
50
Arthur Lovejoy
Paid
50
Thomas French
Paid
50
John French
Paid
30
Branch Small X
30
L
Emma Sellew 3 books
Paid
90
14
" " 1
Paid
50
10
Gertrude Dresser B 15
Paid
50
5.60
Memoranda
-
Date
Dollars
Cents
Board Acct
Feb.
With Mr. Pratt
5
To Date 24 Meals
2
40
12
" " 34 "
3
40
15
" " 14 "
1
40
19
" " 3 "
30
26
" " 32 "
3
20
March 4
" " 1 "
10
12
" " 25 "
2
50
19
" " 30 "
3
00
32
197
For worms in horses one teaspoon full of dry sulphate of iron in their feed
Mr. Pratt Cr
By Board Paid
16
80
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Transcribed by
Mark S. Richards Maynard, MA, 2000 p.
