The Diaries of Stephen Wallace Richards Andover, Maine 1876 – 1927
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O.J. Brooks Rainier, Oregon |
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F.E. Brooks 153 Knowles Ave. Portland, Ore. |
January |
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Thursday, 1 |
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A beautiful day. Hope the remaining days of my life may be as cloudless. 15 below zero |
Friday, 2 |
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Another fine day but cold. 24 below. Mr. George Hutchins died this morning. |
Saturday, 3 |
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Cloudy today sign of storm. Went up to my timber lot found the Leonard boys cutting timber without my consent. |
Sunday, 4 |
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Raining this PM. Have been at home all day. |
Monday, 5 |
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Nice day. Have been hauling manure today. |
Tuesday, 6 |
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Another fine day. The same business. |
Wednesday, 7 |
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Great weather. Same work. Fred is with us tonight. |
Thursday, 8 |
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Commenced to get my ice today. 140 cakes. |
Friday, 9 |
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Some stormy today. 140 cakes. |
Saturday, 10 |
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Storm and wind today. Could not work on ice so went to the Grange. |
Sunday, 11 |
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Cold and windy but pleasant. 5 above |
Monday, 12 |
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Have been working on ice today got 160 cakes. The worst night we have had outside this winter. 5 below with a gale and snow flying. |
Tuesday, 13 |
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Still colder. 20 below nearly all day. Have not worked on ice today too cold and windy. |
Wednesday, 14 |
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Cold and windy today. Could not work on ice. |
Thursday, 15 |
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A fine day. Got 80 cakes of ice today. |
Friday, 16 |
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Wetn to Frye today. A fine day. |
Saturday. 17 |
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Finished my ice today. 520 cakes in all. |
Sunday, 18 |
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Cool and windy. Around zero. |
Monday, 19 |
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Finished handing(?) ice today. Glad to get done as it is heavy work. |
Tuesday, 20 |
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Have been fixing up Hellen Po’s ice and doing chores today. |
Wednesday, 21 |
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Have been killing poultry today. A warm nice day. |
Saturday, 24 |
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Went to the Grange today. |
Sunday, 25 |
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Cool and windy today. Jack Warren and family to tea with us tonight. Just at zero tonight. |
February |
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Monday, 23 |
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Lee Marston died today. |
Thursday, 26 |
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Have been to Frye today. |
Friday, 27 |
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Am in Hanover tonight after my Evaporator. A beautiful day. |
April |
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Monday, 20 |
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62 years old today it does not seem possible. Life has seemed short and pleasant thus far. War declared with Mexico. |
July |
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Sunday, 12 |
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Calvin Abbott died today. |
Monday, 13 |
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Have been hoeing today. |
Tuesday, 14 |
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Finished hoeing our field over today. Very hot. |
Wednesday, 15 |
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Have been at Frye today. Hotter than ever. Fred is here tonight. |
August |
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Sunday, 2 |
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Bottle No. 3 – Stony Brook “ “ 2 – Spring “ “ 1 – at home |
September |
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Saturday, 12 |
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A slite frost this morning the first one here. |
Wednesday, 16 |
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Have been to the County fair today. A record breaker they say. Some claim there were 24000 people there. |
Thursday, 17 |
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Finished seeing the County show today. Come home in two hours by auto. Some different from the old days. |
Saturday, 26 |
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Have been diging potatoes today with the digger. Works well where it can. |
Sunday, 27 |
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Snowed all the forenoon. Hills white with snow tonight. No service in our church today. |
October |
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Friday, 9 |
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Commenced on my potatoes today at noon. George into hire. Bert & Horace for a ??? |
Saturday, 10 |
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Horace and Bert worked this P.M. |
Monday, 12 |
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George worked this A.M. Bert & Horace all day. |
Tuesday, 13 |
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George & Horace & Bert this A.M. Finished diging mine 435 bu. |
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Memoranda |
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Stumpage to mulcher 9705 feet |
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Cash Account |
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Leon Campbell 34 bags |
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Mrs. Bayard Thayer |
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Sugar 1.20 |
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Honey 5.00 |
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Cane .40 |
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6.60 Paid |
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Mrs. S. E. Thayer |
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Sugar 3.00 |
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Honey 1.25 |
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Cane 1.00 |
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5.25 Paid |
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S.W.R. 17 B 15.35 |
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S.W.R for Sheridan |
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May 6 bags |
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Transcribed
by Mark S. Richards Maynard, MA, 2000 p.
