Wallace - 1887

1887

January

Sunday, 9

A very cold day, 34 below zero in the morning. Mr. Kennison preached a sermon on giving to the Missionary cause today.

April

Friday, 1

A beautiful day but cold for April 15⁰ below zero this morning.

Sunday, 3

A pleasant Sunday but windy. Mr. Kennison preached to us today on the sin of covetousness.

Monday, 4

Snowed some this morning but signs of rain tonight. Have been sawing wood today. Mr. K. is over to Happy Hollow tonight.

Tuesday, 5

A sad acident happened in town today. A young man shot himself today over to Mr. Harying's (?) by the name of Ayre.

Friday, 8

A beautiful day and evening. Good sleighing. Our church fair came of tonight was a success raised dollars for our preacher.

Saturday, 9

Commenced to tap our sugar orchad today taped 75 trees run quite well.

Sunday, 10

The warmest day we have had since snow covered the ground las fall. Union services at the Conj. Church today and evening.

Monday, 11

A cloudy day. Have been taping trees today. Signs tonight of sap weather.

Tuesday, 12

A splendid day. Have been boiling sap today got 2 gal. Nice syrup; the first run quite a good sap day.

Wednesday, 13

A good sap day. Have boiled down another batch today. Will freeze hard tonight.

Saturday, 16

Have boiled sap 4 days the past week and got 10 gallons. Stormy tonight.

Sunday, 17

A cold windy day. Had a Sunday School Concert this evening at the church passed off well.

Monday, 18

Another cold day. Have been boiling sap today. Snowing tonight.

Tuesday, 19

Has been a splendid pleasant day, the best sap day we have had this spring. Mr. Kennison had a party tonight but few out.

Wednesday, 20

Another beautiful day. And another of my birthdays. How fast time flies. Am 35 years old today just one half of the alloted age of Man.

Thursday, 21

The seventh birthday of our little Fred. May he grow to be a good and useful man. Fast day services in our church today.

Friday, 22

Have been boiling sap today. Took of four gallons tonight of syrup.

Saturday, 23

Signs of rain tonight. The Stage came up on wheels tonight for the first time this spring.

Sunday, 24

Some rainy today. The last Sabath before conference.

Monday, 25

Pleasant this morning but signs of a storm tonight. Mr. Kennison & wife started for Augusta today with a horse and carriage.

Tuesday, 26

Have been boiling sap today guess it is my last run for this spring.

Thursday, 28

Pleasant this morning. Cloudy and rainy tonight. Mr. Corson has soled out to Dr. Barnes and takes the Dr.'s place for his home.

Friday, 29

Has rained all day and the river is up very high on account of so much snow being in the woods and melted by the rain.

May

Sunday, 1

A beautiful Sabbath. No preaching in our Church today so we went to the other Church.

Monday, 2

The most like summer today of any day we have had for a long time. Have been up to Homers to a May party today.

Tuesday, 3

Finished my sapping today. Have made 20 Gal. this spring.

Wednesday, 4

Commenced work on the land today. Plowed 1 acre this afternoon for Mr. Burgess.

Thursday, 5

Have plowed some more today. Signs of rain tonight. Our annual Conference set today at Waterville.

Friday, 6

A cool day. Mr. Kennison came tonight. Our new preacher's name is Powers. A stranger to most of us all.

Saturday, 7

Cloudy and some rain. Commenced work on the widow Gould's farm today.

Sunday, 8

A beautiful day. Mr. Kennison preached a good sermon to us today the last one to us for the present.

Monday, 9

A beautiful day but warm. The grass is growing fast.

Tuesday, 10

Took up Sowed our wheat today. Has been another pleasant warm day. The last snow in the road between here and the corner left today.

Wednesday, 11

Pleasant. Have been harrowing today. Has been cool and windy. Circle to Mr. Thomas tonight.

Thursday, 12

Clear. Sowed 9 Bu. of oats today. Have got some more to sow when the land drys off.

Friday, 13

60. Pleasant. Have been harrowing today.

Saturday, 14

Our new preacher arrived tonight. I understand that Eroll Dam has gone out doing considerable damage down river.

Sunday, 15

80. Fine. A good sermon by our new preacher Bro. Powers. Bro. T.A. Bodwell preached in the evening.

Monday, 16

90. Pleasant. Sowed the oats down on the widow Gould's today. Wiggins is stoping with us tonight.

Tuesday, 17

70. Pleasant. Finished the spring's work on the Gould farm today.

Wednesday, 18

60. Cloudy. Have been plowing to day.

Thursday, 19

Fine. Have been at work for Mr. Burgess today with my team.

Friday, 20

Finished Mr. Burgess' Spring's work today. Warm pleasant weather grass is looking nicely. Father has fun planting corn today.

Saturday, 21

80. Fine. Sowed our heavy oats today. Ida and the children are up to Caleb's tonight.

Sunday, 22

80. Pleasant and dry. Heard a good sermon today by our new preacher. Hope the coming year will show grand results of his labors with us.

Monday, 23

90. Pleasant. Have been plowing for Mr. Berry today. Has warm for the team. The Minister has a reception party tonight.

Tuesday, 24

Have been getting out dressing today. Fred Harding has been helping me. The first rain today for a long time.

Thursday, 26

Showers. Have been trying to plow for potatoes today. Some sharp lightning this evening. The Rumford Hotel burned last night.

Friday, 27

Finished plowing the potato piece today and harrowed it for planting.

Saturday, 28

60. Cloudy. Have been to the Lake today with a load of lumber for Mr. Thomas.

Sunday, 29

Some rainy. Carlton Hutchins mother died last night bout 90 years old.

Monday, 30

Have been planting our potatoes today. Father & mother went to the funeral in the afternoon.

June

Thursday, 2

Had a little fracas today with my horses broke the barnyard gate and wagon pole &c.

Friday, 3

Cloudy and some rain. Picked a red clover blossom today in our field.

Saturday, 4

Finished planting our potatoes today planted about two acres. Our Cloudy weather still continues.

Monday, 6

Have been fixing the barn ground today. Uncle Suell came tonight.

Tuesday, 7

Have been fishing today with Uncle Sewell. Caught 228.

Wednesday, 8

Fishing again today got 290 up on Sawyer Brook.

Thursday, 9

Have been fishing on Black Brook today rather poor fishing got about 80 in all.

Friday, 10

Cloudy. Father and Uncle Sewell have been fishing today and I have been planting beans. To Rushian peders are stoping with us tonight.

Saturday, 11

Pleasant. Uncle Sewell went away on the stage this morning. Have been planting beans today.

Monday, 13

Cultivating our corn today. It looks quite well.

Tuesday, 14

85 Fine. Worked this forenoon for John Hervey in the afternoon worked for Mr. Burgess on his potatoes. And Edgar Hutchins helped.

Thursday, 16

Mr. & Mrs. Isac Titcome are with us tonight. We're glad to see them and to hear from the folks.

Friday, 17

Have been to Bethel and back today bought some clothing. Has been a nice cool day on the road.

Saturday, 18

Finished planting the foder corn today. Have been down to help trim the Church this afternoon.

Sunday, 19

Observed children's day at our Church today. The Church looked nicely. Had a full house. Both Churches united.

Monday, 20

Has been a beautiful day. Have been drawing wood for the minister this afternoon.

Tuesday, 21

Cloudy and cool .sowed one Indian Wheat today. Signs to night of rain hope it will come.

Wednesday, 22

Have been at work on the road today. Is raining bad tonight. Circle to Harvey Newton's tonight.

Thursday, 23

70. Has been a rainy day. Built a new pig pen today.

Friday, 24

Have been at work on the road today in the afternoon. Have had a big rain for June.

Saturday, 25

70 Pleasant. Have been cultivating our corn and potatoes today.

Monday, 27

Have been at work on the road today.

Tuesday, 28

100. have been hoeing today. Has been a very warm day.

Thursday, 30

Temperance lecture in the Cong. Church tonight. Are having some very warm weather.

July

Friday, 1

95. Have been trying to live today but the heat has made it uncomfortable.

Saturday, 2

98. Still hotter than ever. Finished hoeing our potatoes for the first time.

Sunday, 3

Mrs. Estes preached to us today; she is at work for the Temperance cause, organized a lodge he of some 30 members.

Monday, 4

90. Have been to the picnic at No. 4 today. Very quiet over town for the fourth of July.

Tuesday, 5

Another very hot day. Have been cutivating corn & beans today.

Wednesday, 6

Have had another good rain. Grass and crops are growing fast. How the good Lord provides for his children.

Thursday, 7

85. Cultivaded our potatoes over again today. Ida went strawberring today picked quite a lot of them.

Saturday, 9

Finished hoeing our potatoes today. Sings of some more rain.

Sunday, 10

Has been a rainy day. But few were out to church today.

Monday, 11

Some rainy today. Have been mowing in the orchad today between the showers.

Tuesday, 12

Scott commenced work today. Has been quite a nice hay day.

Wednesday, 13

88. Got our first load of hay into the barn today.

Saturday, 16

Has been a very good week for haying. Have got 16 loads to home this week, cleaned all up to the scythe.

Sunday, 17

Went to church today. Bro. Flavel Bodwell preached to us he did well. Union meeting in the evening.

Monday, 18

Dull and rainy have been hoeing beans between the showers.

Tuesday, 19

Cut Mr. Burgess' grass today. Commenced on the Gould farm also.

Wednesday, 20

Finished Mr. Burgess haying today. He had five loads.

Thursday, 21

80 Cloudy. Not very good hay weather. Scott worked this forenoon. Have been sprinkling the potatoes today. Sings of rain tonight.

Friday, 22

A Cloudy wet day. Have been hoeing beans today. Laureta made us a call tonight.

Saturday, 23

Rainy. Has been a very poor hay week. Got six loads this week five for Mr. Burgess & one on the widow Gould's.

Sunday, 24

Another rainy Sunday. But few were out to Church today. Bro. Powers gave us an excellent sermon on Faith today.

Monday, 25

Rainy. A long wet spell of weather.

Tuesday, 26

Commenced on our hay again today. Had but three loads and it is just about spoilt.

Wednesday, 27

94 Fine. Has been a splendid hay day. Scott commenced work again today. Got in four loads today.

Thursday, 28

90. Have put in six loads of hay today. The showers all passed around us. Am some tired tonight.

Friday, 29

85 Fine. Have been mowing and raking today. I worked this forenoon on the pasture fence. Temperance meeting tonight.

Saturday, 30

90. Have got 13 loads this week. Are having a slow season to get hay. Scott has got in 3 ½ days this week. 13 loads this week. 18 in all to home.

August

Monday, 1

Finished getting in the hay on the Gould farm today. We have got 14 loads in all. Quarterly meeting tonight.

Tuesday, 2

A good hay day. Have put in five loads today.

Wednesday, 3

A fair hay day. Have had a big shower tonight. Have put in four loads today. Ice cream to the Hall.

Thursday, 4

No hay day so have been after blueberries today got four pails full.

Friday, 5

Have been mowing and raking in the meadow today. The grass on the meadow is a good deal better than it was last year but we are having very poor hay weather.

Saturday, 6

Another rainy day. Beats the world what a pile of rain we do have. Have put in 11 loads this week. Scott has worked 3 day this week – 27 loads at home.

Sunday, 7

70 Fine. Cleared of cool and windy. Mr. Appleton, an Episcopal Clergyman, preached to us today using their form.

Monday, 8

Has been a good hay day. Have put four loads today. Mother has been over to David's blueberrying.

Tuesday, 9

A splendid day. The best hay day we have had for a long time. Have got 3 loads today.

Wednesday, 10

Some lowery today. Got four loads today. Cleaned up to the scythe. Grandmother Cutting died this morning 82 years.

Thursday, 11

Another dull rainy day. Rode up to Caleb's today.

Friday, 12

Have been to the funeral today. Wind in the West again tonight.

Saturday, 13

Have been haying today. Got in 2 loads making 18 loads this week.

Wednesday, 17

A splendid hay day got in five loads today. Father and Mother came home from Upton today. Grandfather is better.

Thursday, 18

Another rainy day. Rained steady all day.

Friday, 19

Commenced to mow the oats on the Gould farm today.

Saturday, 20

Finished our Machine work on hay today. This is our 6 week and have had only 23 hay days. Have got 12 loads this week making 52 at home.

Sunday, 21

A beautiful day. A Mr. Sutor preached in our church today.

Monday, 22

Cloudy and dull. Have been mowing oats today.

Tuesday, 23

Still dull and some rain. Finished mowing the oats on the Gould farm today. Two pedlers are stoping with us tonight.

Wednesday, 24

Another rainy day. Steeled with Scott today paid him 27.25 being what we owed him for work. Mother is over with Lizzie tonight. The pedlers are still with us.

Thursday, 25

Have been at work on the grain today. Has been a cool windy day.

Friday, 26

Got up four loads of oats today and finshed mowing the wheat. Homer worked for us today.

Saturday, 27

Got in three loads of oats and one of wheat today. Has been a splendid day.

Sunday, 28

Has been another beautiful day. Mr. Suiter preached in our church again today., our Minister being away to another meeting.

Monday, 29

A beautiful morning but rained right after dinner. Got in one load of wheat.

Tuesday, 30

Another pleasant forenoon but rained in the afternoon. Got our wheat all in four loads of it.

Wednesday, 31

A beautiful day. Got in two loads of Oats today.

September

Thursday, 1

Another fine day. Got in two loads more of oats today. Learned of the death of Campmeeting John Allen to 92 years old.

Friday, 2

Rained some this afternoon got two loads of hay off the meadow this forenoon had to lug it off as it would not bare the team.

Saturday, 3

Cloudy and windy. Cut our indian wheat today.

Sunday, 4

A beautiful day. Attended church as usual. Our meetings are good and our S.S. interesting. 32 persons to Sunday school today.

Monday, 5

80 Fine. Finished getting our oats today. Had 5 loads to home 7 on the Gould farm. Took a load down and had it thrashed. 12 Bu.

Tuesday, 6

82 Pleasant. Have been haying today. Got in two loads. Are beginning to get the field clear of grass. Have got 56 big loads.

Wednesday, 7

Some rainy today. David had a little son born into his family today.

Thursday, 8

Lowery so have been cuting bush in the pasture.

Friday, 9

Got in one load of hay today.

Saturday, 10

Finished our scythe work for this season. Cleared off cold guess we shall have a frost tonight.

Sunday, 11

Has been a beautiful day. Had our first frost last night.

Monday, 12

A cold East wind all day. Got in one load of hay and one of Indian wheat. Raining tonight we have had the most rain this summer that the oldest men recall of ever seeing.

Tuesday, 13

A cool lowery day. Got the Indian wheat thrashed today had twelve Bu. Sowed 4 ½ Bu.

Wednesday, 14

Ida is sick had the Dr. tonight. Circle at the Hall tonight.

Thursday, 15

Finished cuting up the corn today.

Saturday, 17

Finished pulling the beans today. Got in our first corn today.

Monday, 19

Commenced to dig our potatoes today. They are very light indeed.

Tuesday, 20

Frank Parsons and George Abbott are withus tonight. Have been diging potatoes today.

Wednesday, 21

Our copany went away this morning. Has been a nice day. Put in our first load of potatoes today. 30 Bu. Scott had old Nellie to go to the circle tonight.

Thursday, 22

70 Fine. Have been at work on the potatoes today. David has swapped his mill for a farm with Chas. Proctor.

Friday, 23

Have been diging potatoes as usual. Are having some very nice weather now. Elder Adams is with us tonight.

Saturday, 24

Bro. Adams preached a good sermon to us tonight. Aunt Jerusha Abbott is with us tonight.

Sunday, 25

Union services to our church today. The church was nearly full. Bro. Adams Aunt and Grant are stoping with us tonight.

Monday, 26

Father & Mother started this morning for Norway. Uncle Chas. Chase & wife are with us tonight.

Tuesday, 27

Have been trying to dig a few potatoes today.

Wednesday, 28

Have been diging potatoes today and got 10 Bu. for my day work.

Thursday, 29

Dug 11 Bu. of potatoes today. Has been a splendid day. We are having our dry spell of weather now.

Friday, 30

Have been drying potatoes today got 10 Bu.

October

Saturday, 1

Got in four loads of corn (one horse loads) as father & mother have not got home yet. Raining to night the first for 2 weeks.

Sunday, 2

Attended church as usual. Quite warm and lowery tonight.

Monday, 3

Have been husking corn today. Father & Mother came home tonight.

Tuesday, 4

Have been husking corn today.

Wednesday, 5

Our Town show commenced today. Good weather and bids fair to be a good attendance at the Fair tomorrow. The Horse troting was quite exciting today.

Thursday, 6

A large crowd on the Fair grounds today.

Friday, 7

Commenced to dig potatoes again today.

Saturday, 8

Have been diging potatoes today; also Finished getting in our corn.

Sunday, 9

A very nice day Mr. Powers preached a good sermon today on faith.

Monday, 10

Have been diging potatoes today. Uncle Sewell came tonight.

Tuesday, 11

Have been guning today dig not see a thing to shoot.

Wednesday, 12

Are stoping with Chas's folks tonight shot 3 partridges. Uncle shot a fox.

Thursday, 13

Have been over guning round the Foye place and vicinity got 8 Birds today. Uncle 5 and I 3 Are stoping at Uncle Joe's tonight.

Friday, 14

Have been hunting again today. Uncle shot 3 & I 2. Are stoping at Grandfather's tonight.

Saturday, 15

Came home today. Uncle shot 2 & I 1 today.

Sunday, 16

A beautiful day. Mr. Powers preached to us today a good sermon on dcision and firmness in the Christian life.

Monday, 17

A fine day. Have been guning today. Shot 3 partridges and Uncle shot 1 went over into Byron.

Tuesday, 18

Have been guning again today. Shot one Uncle 3. I have shot in all 19 and Uncle 14 and one fox which makes us about even on the hunt.

Wednesday, 19

Has been a splendid day. Commenced our Fall work today. Circle (Com) over to Edward Akers tonight.

Thursday, 20

A splendid day. Have been drawing out dressing today. Mr. H. Godwin and wife are stoping with us tonight.

Friday, 21

A rainy day. Mr. Godwin had to stop on account of the storm.

Saturday, 22

Have been thrashing beans today. Mr. Godwin went away this morning.

Sunday, 23

A cold windy day, quite a good number out to church today.

Monday, 24

A cool cloudy day.

Tuesday, 25

Have been to Locks Mills and back today, drawed up 2200 lbs. Frt. for S.E Clark.

Wednesday, 26

Have been drawing dressing today. Went to the Circle over to Mr. Blaisdell's tonight had a pleasant time. Coldest night we have had this Fall.

Thursday, 27

Drawed dressing this forenoon and got the haypress for David in the afternoon.

Friday, 28

Have been to the lake today for C.E. Marston drawed up eight barrels of flour. Has been a splendid day.

Saturday, 29

Have been drawing out dressing today has been a beautiful day.

Sunday, 30

A cool pleasant day. Stayed at home today and let Ida go to church.

Monday, 31

Have been to Locks Mills today. Earned $7.10 for my day work got home at 7 o'clock. Has been a nice day.

November

Tuesday, 1

Pleasant but cool. Did our first fall plowing today.

Wednesday, 2

Have been Carting & plowing today. Fine weather for falls' work. Circle over to John Akers' tonight.

Thursday, 3

Plowing this afternoon. Still our fine weather continues.

Friday, 4

Worked on the road this forenoon and have been plowing this afternoon. Raining tonight the first for two weeks. Higings is with us tonight.

Saturday, 5

A cold windy day. Have been banking up the house today. Old Major is sick with the horse ail.

Sunday, 6

A beautiful Sabath day. Attended church today.

Monday, 7

Another splendid day. Finished banking the house today.

Tuesday, 8

A windy day. Have been up into the wood to work today.

Wednesday, 9

Cold and windy but pleasant. Been up in the woods cuting timber today. Circle to Mr. Powers' tonight.

Thursday, 10

Have been up in the woods today. Yarded 16 sticks of timber. Snowing tonight.

Friday, 11

About five inches of snow fell last night. Had my first sleigh ride for this season today.

Saturday, 19

Have been in the woods the most of the past week.

Monday, 21

Have been up in the woods today

Tuesday, 22

Have been up in the woods to work today. Circle down to Mrs. Pratt's tonight.

Wednesday, 23

Finished yarding timber on the hill for the present. Have got 65 trees yarded for the sled.

Thursday, 24

Another thanksgiving day and a good one to. Had Alice and children her to dinner. Father and Mother went over to Chas. Farrington's.

Friday, 25

Have been choping wood for the minister today. Has been some drizzly and wet. The thrashers are here tonight.

Saturday, 26

Fogy. Have thrashed the vats in the Gould barn today had 82 Bu. after paying the toll. Sold 17 Bu. to S.E. Clark and took home 24 Bu. for my part.

Sunday, 27

Cloudy & Foggy. Bro. Powers gave a sermon to the church today. Quite a good attendance for the day. If we would all do as well as he to us to doubtless we should always be happy in the Lord.

Monday, 28

A cold rainy day. Wind in the West tonight and cooling off.

Tuesday, 29

A cool pleasant day. Have been at work to home to fixing up for winter.

Wednesday, 30

A cold windy day the coldest we have had this fall. Have been up in the woods part of the day.

December

Thursday, 1

10 below. A cold pleasant day. Have been building a camp today to eat dinner in this winter.

Friday, 2

Another fine day. Have been at work on our dinner camp today. Wheeling yet.

Saturday, 3

Has been a soft mild day. Have been at work on our camp again today got it almost done.

Sunday, 4

A mild nice day. Stayed at home today and let Ida go to church. The Lodge of good Templars held memorial services today in the Conj. Church.

Monday, 5

40 above. Have been at work on the water part of the day and have not got it to run yet cooler tonight.

Tuesday, 6

30 above. Got the water runing again tonight. Froze up slipery enough.

Wednesday, 7

A nice cool day. Have been up in the woods choping wood today. Got up one cord.

Thursday, 8

Another good day for wood choping put up 7 feet today.

Friday, 9

A beautiful day. Have been choping wood put up 20 feet today. Wheeling yet.

Saturday, 10

Have been choping wood today. Have got up 35 feet this week. Signs of a storm tonight.

Sunday, 11

Snowed and hailed through the night, rainy and foggy today. Mr. Bryant preached to us today a good sermon.

Monday, 12

Killed the pig today weighed 210 lbs. Quarterly meeting this afternoon and evening. Mr. Adams and Mr. Hannaford are with us tonight.

Tuesday, 13

Have been up in the wood today. Got up 12 feet today has bee a splendid day to work.

Wednesday, 14

34 Cloudy. Have been up in the woods today. Got up 8 feet today. Good wheeling yet some icy.

Thursday, 15

40 Cloudy. Have been in the woods today. David helped us today. Got up 26 feet today. Fogy tonight with signs of rain.

Friday, 16

Cloudy & Windy. Have been in the woods again today 18 feet to night day.

Saturday, 17

A nice day have been choping wood today. Put p 20 feet. Have got up 84 feet this week.

Sunday, 18

Snowing. A cold stormy day. Have been to church as usual.

Monday, 19

Done my first sleding for this winter today. About five inches of snow yesterday and has been blowing all day.

Tuesday, 20

28 above Clear. Got down 2 loads of wood today. Some bare ground could draw but ½ cord to a load. Father has been choping.

Wednesday, 21

40 above. Nice weather for the time of year except wind plenty of that. Bare in spots. Learned today of the death of our Governor.

Thursday, 22

20 above. Cooler tonight. David has been up to work today.

Friday, 23

5 above. More like winter. Have been getting ready for Christmas today. Got one load of wood. Alice was here to dinner.

Saturday, 24

A splendid day. Had a Christmas tree to our Church tonight the first one ever held in that Church before. We have got 4 ½ cords of wood choped this week.

Sunday, 25

Another beautiful Christmas day. Enjoyed Christmas on wheels this year.

Monday, 26

Pleasant. Have been drawing wood today. Got E. Campbell's drawed today. 6 cords he choped for me. Christmas tree at the Conj. Church tonight.

Tuesday, 27

Have been choping wood today got up 12 feet.

Wednesday, 28

Snowing today and evening went up and got one load of wood.

Thursday, 29

Had to brake roads today about 15 inches of snow fell will stop them going with the wheels for this year.

Friday, 30

15 below. Has been a cold windy day. Thrashed the beans today raised 14 Bu. this year of nice beans.

Memoranda

The First & second quarterly Con. of met the M.E. Churc met [chose S.W. Richards Sec.] at Andover Aug. 1-87 [A.E. Addams present ???] Approved of the Election of S.W. Richards as S.S. Supt.

Pastor read his report which was accepted to be placed on bill. S.N. Richards declined to serve on the Est. Com. And was excused. Voted Chose S.W. Richards to fill the vacancy on that committee.

The next quarterly con to be held at Andover. Motioned to adjourned.

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25 tickets to Eliah Averill

Date

Received

Paid

May

Cost of Labor on the

18

Gould farm to day

11.00

July

6 Bu. of Oats @ 55

3.30

19

Work on Grass

14.00

3.00

20

" Haying

3.00

21

" "

1.50

23

" "

3.00

24

" "

7.00

28

" "

10.00

29

" "

4.00

Aug 1

" "

4.00

35.50

20

" on Oats

2.50

23

" "

2.50

26

Carting Grain

6.00

11.00

Expense of thrashing

4.00

4.00

$64.80

Date

Received

Paid

9

Of Meserve CR

5.00

10

To Mrs. Gould

5.00

17

Of T.V. Thomas

12.75

"

To Father

12.00

19

" John Talbot

.50

"

" T.V. Thomas

2.00

25

For Dinner to Lake

.25

26

" Tub

.37

"

" Fixing Boot

.10

"

" Harness Strap

.25

31

" Walter Abbott

1.00

20.19

19.10

Date

Received

Paid

1

To Watch Col.

.15

4

For Box Rent

.20

" Telephone Message

.15

Of Mr. Eabott

18.59

5

Church Collection

.11

On stove for Parsonage

.50

Postage

.06

7

For Dinner

.25

" Watch Stey

.05

To Bert Berry

.25

For Corn

1.50

" Thread

.05

8

" Nights' expense

1.00

Of Mr. Bailey

5.00

10

For Soda

.06

11

" Salt

.30

To Mr. Bailey

5.00

" L.M. Hervey

.45

23.59

10.08

Date

Received

Paid

23.59

10.08

12

Collection

.11

To S.S. Treasury

1.11

13

" Mrs. Gould

.15

16

" Ida

.05

" Fred

.10

For Bit & Bolt

.27

19

" Collection

.11

21

To Ida

.23

23

Sled Repairs &c

.18

25

To Ida

.05

Date

Received

Paid

5

Of Mr. Burgess for 10 cords wood

30.00

For School books

.46

" Oil

.16

S.E. Clark on acct

15.00

Money Tax

4.00

Nails

.08

9

For Thread

.05

13

" Fish

.35

" Cloth

.21

" Pant Cloth

1.25

" Magll

.30

14

" Circle

.25

For Tea

.60

" Rubbers

1.25

" Pickels

.12

To Ranger

.35

18

Miss Mary Col.

.06

20

Fixing Sled

.20

24.69

Date

Received

Paid

24.69

21

Postage

.06

21

Collection

.25

26

To Circle

.35

29

" Ida

.35

30

Shoing Horse

.50

Filing saw

.15

To John Hervey

3.00

29.35

Date

Received

Paid

1

Of Mr. Burgess

5.00

Paid Corsom

5.00

6

Of Thurston

9.55

8

" Lovejoy

4.95

Paid Mother

18.75

1.20

" Morton

1.00

" Ida

.15

" Supper

.50

" Averill

1.25

9.10

Shoes

.90

Pants

.44

Cloth

.11

14.55

9

To Ida

.30

" Corson

6.94

Of C.E. Marston

9.36

For Nails

.06

" Express

.40

To Hall

.10

28.11

18.35

Date

Received

Paid

28.11

18.35

8

To Fred Harding

1.00

11

For Sugar &c.

.67

14

To Ida for Mdse.

.11

16

" Fred Smith

5.00

For Mdse

.33

17

To Collection

.14

19

For Elastic &c.

.31

" Honey

1.00

To Ida

.25

21

For Honey

.14

23

For Shoing Horse

.50

Of Mr. Skinner

.40

25

For Shoing Horse

.42

29

" Dye stuff

.10

30

Of David

.40

27.18

" Fred Harding

.40

30.45

27.18

3.27

Date

Received

Paid

Cash on hand

3.27

1

To Collection & Magll

.48

8

To Church Collection

.11

9

For Grutting

.75

" Spice

.70

10

To Postage

.04

15

Collection

.11

Postage

.04

16

For Book

.45

22

" Collection

.10

25

" Corn

.15

" Circle

.15

" Grafting

.20

3.27

2.71

2.71

.56

Date

Received

Paid

2

Of F. P. Thomas

85.12

" Walter Berry

10.00

To Mrs. Gould

60.00

" Melcher

7.50

" S.E. Clark

15.00

" H.L. Newton

.40

" Melcher

.24

6

To Sugar

1.00

For Nails

.06

" Postage

.34

8

" Collection

.51

9

Of C.E. Marston

90.55

11

To Father

5.00

" Melcher

.22

Fixing Saw

.20

14

To F.S. Smith

11.08

18

" Ida

1.00

Of R. Hervey

1.00

117.07

102.55

Date

Received

Paid

15

Of D.S. Berry

5.00

" H.S. Burgess

21.50

16

For Shoeing Horse

.85

" Meal

.58

17

" Toll Fare

.10

" Punt

.32

" Hoe

.35

" Suit Clothes

14.00

" Fred Suit

3.00

" Hat

1.75

" Mdse

1.52

" Lizzie's shoes

1.70

" Ribbon

.25

" Fare

1.05

" Cuffs & Collar

.27

" Corn

.19

18

" Hair Cut

.15

" Collars

.15

19

" Children's Day

.17

22

" D.S. Berry

1.00

27.50

25.90

Date

Received

Paid

27.50

25.90

22

For Shoeing Horse

.50

" Sugar

.28

" Herbert Hutchins

.50

26

" Collection

.12

29

" Postage

.11

" Soda &c

.17

At first of Mo.

27.50

27.58

Cash on hand

.56

28.06

27.58

.48

Date

Received

Paid

Cash on hand

.48

1

For No. 4 Picnic

.20

" Charity

.10

" Postage

.02

4

Of Hattie Newton

1.00

" C. Roberts

2.00

Houghton Abbott

2.00

11

For Britter Firkin

.30

" Postage

.02

17

" Collection

.11

20

" Buttons

.15

" Circle

.20

22

Of Congers

11.00

23

For Corn

2.80

" Oil

.10

29

" Spikes

.13

30

" Horse Shoeing

.75

" Oil & Nails

.28

" Weighing Hay

.10

31

" Collection

.11

14.48

7.37

Date

Received

Paid

1

For Ida

.10

" P.E. Collection

.25

6

To E Campbell

.50

" Mother

.15

7

" Collection

.45

Cash on hand

7.11

3

To Lice cream

.25

11

For shoes for Ida

5.00

" Candy

.05

15

" Postage

.10

20

" Sugar

.50

22

" Tub

.10

" Ida

.10

24

" Scott

.25

25

Of Mr. ?Pondgers?

5.00

26

For Pants cloth

1.50

To Mrs. Scott

3.68

27

" E. G????

.50

28

" ?????

.02

12.11

11.25

Date

Received

Paid

Cash on hand

.86

1

For Thread &c

.15

2

Of Mr. Congers

.75

4

Collection

.11

9

For Cruchers

.05

11

Of H. Fuller

.25

25

P.E. Collection

.50

26

For Camfer

.14

" Horseshoeing

.25

1.86

1.20

Date

Received

Paid

5

For Ticket

.66

.15

6

Of Godwin

.25

For ticket

.15

To Ida

.10

11

For shot

.20

"

Of Berry (Walter)

6.50

15

" Betton

1.75

To Uncle Sewell

9.00

17

Of " "

.25

19

For Shoes

1.00

21

Of Mrs. Gould

5.00

To W. Eaton

5.00

Of Lincoln Fuller

.20

23

To Collection

.11

24

Of S.E. Clark

2.00

25

Pd ?Thst? Bill

.52

" for Dinner

.75

" " Ferage

.20

16.61

17.17

Date

Received

Paid

26

To Circle

.15

27

" Hastings

.10

For Oil

.25

" Thread

.05

Of David

1.00

29

To Ida

.68

31

Expenses on ?Account?

.95

16.61

17.17

17.61

19.35

Brrowed

.65

.06

Of David

1.00

19.41

" Mother

.15

19.41

Date

Received

Paid

Cash on hand

.06

3

Blacksmith

.07

7

For Envelops &c

.09

21

Of Meserve

1.30

To Ranger bal of bill

.37

" Mother

.05

22

" T.M. Thomas

.65

" Circle

.10

24

Of Farrington

.30

27

To Collection

.10

28

Of Andrews

.25

29

For Comb

.15

$1.91

1.58

Bal. to Dec

.33

$1.91

Date

Received

Paid

Cash on hand

.33

1

Of Meserve

1.00

For fixing watch

.75

4

" Collection

.10

5

Of A.A. West

4.30

For Harness repairs

1.30

To C.A. Andrews

3.00

8

" Cook

.40

21

Of Meserve

.78

For Book

6.41

.55

6.10

Jan

30.45

27.18

Feb

Mar

Apr

30.45

27.16

May

2.71

Jun

27.50

27.58

Jul

14.47

7.37

Aug

5.00

11.25

Sept

1.00

1.20

Oct

18.75

19.35

Nov

1.85

1.58

Dec

6.08

6.10

105.11

104.32

Date

Name

Payable

Receivable

Paid

9 jan 1888

Of C.R. Meserve

2.55

13 Feb 1888

To F.P. Thomas for use of Hay Press today 5200 lbs

Yes

April

From A.A. Grover

21.48

1

Of E.E. Bedell

1.63

1

Of John W. Newton

3.52

1

Of Robert Hervey

5.20

Of Twon for labor on Proctor Bridge

3.50

June

20

To Brin Akers

1.00

Yes

To Edger Hutchins

.50

Yes

Of R.A. Grover 522 birch

21.48

4 July

To H. Abbott

1.00

Yes

august

Potatoes of John Roberts

47 Bu. and 12 lbs.

35.40

25 November

To Meserve for meals

.19

10 Apr 1888

Of David for 1163 lbs Hay

8.14

16 Dec

Drawn in the Woods for Thurston boys freight 1100 lbs.

4.40

Yes

23 Dec

" 1720 lbx

6.88

YEs

20 June

G.G. Powers

To drawing wood

1.50

yes

27 Sept

Walter Berry To 1085 lbs. Hay

Yes

3 Feb 1888

George Thomas By 595 feet joist got in the fallof 1883 (borrowed) Returned 571 feet boards

Name

Street, No.

City

J.S. Richards

901 Congress

Portland

J.H. Guild, MD

Rupert, VT

T.H. Farnum

390 Comercial

F.S. Parsons

315 Silver St.

So. Boston, MA

Rev. E.T. Adams

79 Pine St.

Lewiston