Wallace - 1927

1927

January

Saturday 1

Another new year has come around to us. May it be a prosperous one for us all. Tem. 21 to 30A Snowed gently all day. No wind.

Sunday 2

Cloudy. 20 to 18A. The wind has been busy all day with the snow that came yesterday.

Monday 3

12 to 20A A fine day for winter. A light wind.

Tuesday 4

2B to 18A cloudy snowed some this P.M. No wind.

Wednesday 5

28 to 30 A Cloudy and warm. 6 or 7 inches of snow came last night and the wind has kept it moving today.

Thursday 6

14 to 16 above. Cloudy and windy.

Friday 7

8 to 14 Above. Cloudy with quite a wind blowing has made it cold outside the house.

Saturday 8

4 to 16 Above. Clear and cold all day. Lill Marston made us a call today and took supper with us. Sheridan stopped yarding his hardwood tonight.

Sunday 9

10 A to 10A A clear fine cool winter day. No wind. No news to write.

Monday 10

18B to 12A A cold cloudy day. 10 below at 10 o’clock. Sheridan hauled ice for Harry Poor today 305 cakes. No wind.

Tuesday 11

14 to 23 A Cloudy and calm but the wind is blowing some tonight.

Wednesday 12

14 to 20A Clear and breezy

Thursday 13

12B to 20A Cloudy all day. No wind or storm.

Friday 14

18 to 26 Above. Cloudy with some snow. No wind. A nice winter so far.

Saturday 15

17 to 18 Above. Cloudy, squally and windy seems very much like March weather. Sheridan has been hauling our ice today.

Sunday 16

2B to 5A. the worst winter day we have this winter. Snowed and blowed all the A.M. and most of the P.M. Cleared off tonight. A fine evening on full moon.

Monday 17

10 to 25 above. Cloudy with some sunshine in the P.M. No wind so has been a good winter day.

Tuesday 18

10 to 32A Cloudy and warm. No wind. Finished our ice today.

Wednesday 19

28 to 32 A. Cloudy all day with no wind nice weather for winter.

Thursday 20

28 to 14 Above. Cloudy. No wind.

Friday 21

34 to 38 Above. Cloudy and mild. No wind.

Saturday 22

34 to 40A. Cloudy and foggy this forenoon and windy in the P.M. Has been a mild week indeed for mid-winter weather.

Sunday 23

5 to 20A. cloudy with no wind. Snowing again tonight.

Monday 24

6 to 20A. A fine clear day with a little wind. Sheridan got home tow loads of wood today.

Tuesday 25

12 to 30A. Clouds and sunshine. A light breeze. Good sledding on the main roads now.

Wednesday 26

14B to 8B with a strong breeze has made it the coldest day for the winter so far. Sheridan got his first load over to Swain’s mill today.

Thursday 27

10 to 14 A another clear cool day. Last night was a very cold night. A high wind blew the cold in through every hole and crack.

Friday 28

2B to 25A A fine day. No wind.

Saturday 29

32 to 42A Cloudy and mild. No wind. Has been a good week for business on the roads. It has been a nice month through Jan. for Maine.

Sunday 30

24 to 41A. Cloudy and no wind. No news to write about.

Monday 31

26 to 20A cloudy and windy another winter month has passed by. Will soon be spring now.

February

Tuesday 1

16A to 26 Above Fair. A high wind but no snow to fly so we could stand it quite well.

Wednesday 2

22 to 32A Cloudy and windy as usual. Fred is with us tonight.

Thursday 3

2B to 16A A clear morning but snowed at noon and is still at it tonight. We got word that uncle George Cutting died this morning.

Friday 4

8 to 6A Snowed about one last night. A high wind has kept it moving today. Cold tonight.

Saturday 5

10B to 12 Above. Clear and windy but calm tonight and cold.

Sunday 6

2B to 8A Snowed nearly all day. No wind. A cold storm. A gloomy Sunday. ?Datus? Merrill died today.

Monday 7

20 to 24A Clear windy and cool with four or five inches of snow to fly has made it unpleasant to be out.

Tuesday 8

24 to 34A Cloudy and mild. No wind

Wednesday 9

8 to 26 Above. Another fine winter day. No wind.

Thursday 10

24 to 32A A fine day with a light breeze. Fine winter weather.

Friday 11

8B to 24A. Another beautiful day. No wind. L.R. Hall took dinner with us today.

Saturday 12

6 to 35 A. Cloudy and windy.

Sunday 13

3 to 24A A fine pleasant day. No wind.

Monday 14

14 to 17A.. Snowed all day. Sheridan did not work today.

Tuesday 15

12 to 28A. About 10 inches of snow fell yesterday and it is non the wing tonight.

Wednesday 16

20 to 33 Above Cloudy. No wind.

Thursday 17

26 to 38 A. Cloudy and warm. No wind. Nice weather for mid-winter.

Friday 18

28 to 36A Cloudy windy and squally but not cold.

Saturday 19

12 to 24A Cloudy all day. No wind. Sheridan had his new radio installed today. This has been a nice week of weather.

Sunday 20

4 to 6 Above. A cold snowstorm all day. No wind.

Monday 21

8 to 24 Above. Cloudy. No wind.

Tuesday 22

18 to 26 A. Clouds and sunshine fine. Some windy.

Wednesday 23

18 to 40 A.. Cloudy with no wind. A fine winter day.

Thursday 24

24 to 44 A. Fair with a slight breeze fine weather

Friday 25

12 to 44 A. Fair and warm. No wind.

Saturday 26

28 to 24A. Snowed all day. Some over one foot of it. Homer and his man both had to stay in Rumford tonight. They could not get back with either of the mails so we are without our paper tonight.

Sunday 27

18 to 24 Above. Cloudy. No wind. Homer did get in with the mail last night.

Monday 28

18 to 32 A. clear and fine day to close up Feb.

March

Tuesday 1

16 to 22 Above. Clear and windy.

Wednesday 2

16 to 24A Clear and fine. A slight breeze.

Thursday 3

16 to 18 Above. Fair and wind. Rather a cold day on account of the wind.

Friday 4

8 to 20 Above. Clear and windy. Real March weather. Perley Small died early this morning. Has been a great sufferer.

Saturday 5

3 to 36 Above. A nice day. No wind.

Sunday 6

30 to 40 A. Cloudy and warm. No wind.

Monday 7

30 to 40 A. A duplicate of yesterday for a day. Town Meeting passed of day quietly indeed. Heard the first crow today.

Tuesday 8

32 to 36A Cloudy. Snowed all the forenoon. Clearing tonight.

Wednesday 9

30 to 28A. Clouds and sunshine with a high wind.

Thursday 10

18 to 36A. A clear pretty day. Begins to seem like spring all right. Let it come. No wind.

Friday 11

5 to 40 A. Another fine day. No wind.

Saturday 12

20 to 45 A. A fine day. No wind.

Sunday 13

28 to 50A. fair and warm. Homer & family called on us to dinner today.

Monday 14

32 to 58A. Cloudy and warm. No wind.

Tuesday 15

40 to 50 A. A warm sun with a high wind has made the snow go fast today. A lot of hard ground in sight tonight.

Wednesday 16

38 to 50A. Another warm day has certainly changed the looks of the landscape around here.

Thursday 17

20 to 60A Another snow sweater. The roads are getting bare in many places.

Friday 18

30 to 45 A Cloudy. No wind. Snow is still going fast. Saw my first robin today for this spring.

Saturday 19

40 to 55A. Fair with some wind. Snow nearly all gone in the fields only the drifts left. Has been a warm week the coldest morning being 20 above with mornings at 40A at 7 o’clock

Sunday 20

28 to 40 Above. A little cooler today with signs of a storm. Cloudy with no wind.

Monday 21

30 to32 Above. Cloudy and stormy. Two inches of new snow on the ground tonight.

Tuesday 22

30 to 32. Cloudy and windy. Walter Barnes and Emma Pratt were married today and gone on their wedding trip.

Wednesday 23

4B to 32A. A clear beautiful dya.no wind. Sheridan went to Rumford today to look after his potatoes.

Thursday 24

2A to 34 Above. Fair but cool. No wind.

Friday 25

5 to 34 Above. Clear and fine. No wind.

Saturday 26

22 to 40 A. Fair. No wind. Sheridan commenced today to throw in his pulp wood at No. 4.

Sunday 27

20 40 Above. Another fine day. A first rate Sunday. No news to record. No wind.

Monday 28

14 to 40 A. Fair with no wind. Wheels are going on the roads today the first I have seen out this spring.

Tuesday 29

24 to 40A. Cloudy no wind.

Wednesday 30

16 to 44 A. Fair. Not clear. No wind. Fire scare up to Emma Emerson’s caught in the grass.

Thursday 31

34 to 40A. Cloudy with a cool wind. We certainly have had a mild month for March this spring. Has been down below zero but once for the month.

April

Friday 1

28 to 40 Above. Clear an windy. A good sap day they say.

Saturday 2

18 to 40A Clear with no wind a beautiful day. A whole week of fine weather no storm at all.

Sunday 3

15 to 40 Above. Another nice day. No wind.

Monday 4

20 to 40 A. A fine day. No wind.

Tuesday 5

16 to 36A. Cloudy with signs of snow tonight. A strong east wind and cool.

Wednesday 6

32 to 50A. Fair with a gentle breeze. Has been a good sap day due to a light snow last night.

Thursday 7

35 to 26A. cloudy cold and windy. A high wind tonight.

Friday 8

14 to 32 A. Clear windy and cold.

Saturday 9

22 to 40A. Clear and cool and windy. Signs tonight of a storm of some sort coming tomorrow. Lincoln Dresser, the oldest person in Andover died today in his 92^nd year.

Sunday 10

24 to 33 A. Another cool, clear and windy day.

Monday 11

30 to 50 A. A high wind all day its not as cold as usual. Clear and pleasant. No water to float pulpwood out.

Tuesday 12

30 to 55 A. A fine day. Some wind. I went to Mr. Dresser’s funeral this P.M.

Wednesday 13

24 to 40 A. A fine day. A clear sky all day. Some wind.

Thursday 14

24 to 32 A.. Clear, cool and windy. 49 years ago today I walked out home here from Middle Dam. Was some tired I remember.

Friday 15

28 to 30 A. Clear and warm glad to see it. I went to the funeral service of Mrs. Ingalls Bragg today.

Saturday 16

30 to 65A Another clear and windy day. Have been doing chores and splitting wood all the week.

Sunday 17

24 to 65 A. I went to church to hear Mr. Renfrow preach an Easter sermon. He spoke well. Had a good service.

Monday 18

24 to 72A.. The warmest day so far this spring. I heard the frogs singing tonight for the first time also.

Tuesday 19

42 to 80 A. Still warmer today. This moring was the first time it was above freezing in the morning in Apr.

Wednesday 20

40 to 80 A. This is my 75^th birthday. It hardly seems possible. Have worked all day doing chores and splitting wood.

Thursday 21

Sheridan got his pulp drive out of Sawyer Brook today.

Friday 22

Raining tonight the only rain we have had, I think, since last Fall.

Saturday 23

We got a nice rain last night and this morning. Makes the grass begin to look green. Our first great grandchild was born today to Beatrice. Weight nine pounds. A girl.

Sunday 24

30 to 40 A. A cool day. Snow squalls that did not cover the ground.

Monday 25

16 to 45 A. Cloudy and cool with a few snow flakes.

June

Wednesday 22

48 years ago today we were married. It hardly seems possible time hone so swiftly by. Aunt Persis died today.

Tuesday 28

We had quite a heavy frost last night. It froze potatoes, corn, and beans. Have been passing hay today am some tired.

Wednesday 29

Have been passing hay today. Finished the dirty job.

July

Thursday 21

Commenced haying today. Ted Dane is helping us. Poor hay weather.

Friday 22

Saturday 23

Rainy today. Worked haying two days only this week and got in only two loads of hay.

Sunday 24

Monday 25

No hay day. Showers.

Tuesday 26

We got in 3 loads today. Howard worked after 2 P.M. Paid. 1.00

Wednesday 27

Got one load of hay today. Sheridan sprayed his potatoes. Ted helped him. Howard worked this P.M. Paid

Thursday 28

Mowed and raked some today. Ted worked this P.M.

Friday 29

Got 2 loads today. A poor hay day. Howard worked in the afternoon.

Saturday 30

A fine day. The only good hay day we have had since we began haying. Got in 3 loads. Howard worked this P.M. a poor week for haying. Got 9 loads making 11 in all.

Sunday 31

Rain today.

August

Monday 1

No hay day.

Tuesday 2

No hay day today. Fixed up the hen house some today.

Wednesday 3

A very good day for hay. Got in 2 loads. Howard worked part of the P.M. paid .50

Thursday 4

A good hay day. Got in 3 nig loads. Howard worked from 11 A.M. Due him 1.25

Friday 5

Another hay day. Got in 3 loads. Howard workd from 11 Earned 1.25 Paid.

Saturday 6

A fine day. Got in 3 loads today making 11 loads this week. Howard worked this P.M. Paid 1.00. Have had 4 days of haying the past week. Have to 22 loads so far.

Sunday 7

A beautiful day clear and warm with no wind.

Monday 8

Cloudy. Mowed the meadow today. Signs of rain tonight. Fred came tonight.

Tuesday 9

Rainy A.M. Cleared away in the P.M. Could not hay any today.

Wednesday 10

Finished mowing our grass today. Got in one load. Howard worked this P.M. Paid 1.00

Thursday 11

A fair day. Got in 3 loads today. Howard worked from 11 A.M. Paid 1.25

Friday 12

We got 4 loads of hay today. Had a small wind shower in the middle of the P.M. Howared worked from 11 A.M. Paid

Saturday 13

A fine day. Got 3 loads today making 11 this week. Howard worked from 11 A.M. 1.25. Finished haying today. Got 33 loads in all

Wednesday 17

Commenced to get out manure today. Cloudy and cool. Sheridan is harrowing with his tractor.

Saturday 20

Paine has been hauling out manure for the last four days. Sheridan had the misfortune to loose his buildings tonight by fire down on the Hall fare. Too bad for him as he needs them on the place.

Wednesday 31

Have been dow to Portland and back today with the Twentieth Century Club. Had a fine time enjoyed it very much.

September

Saturday 10

28 above. We got our first frost this morning did not very badly due to there being some fog. Finished thrashing our oats today. Had 210 Bu. Not a drop of rain fell the past week. The first full week without some rain, I think, for the whole summer.

Sunday 11

Rained all the forenoon. Windy tonight and cooler. Did not get out to Church today.

Friday 23

Sheridan commenced to dig his potatoes with his new digger. The potatoes are smaller than they were last year.

October

Sunday 9

24 above. A cold night. Had our first killing frost last night. Pumpkin & squash vine were green until now.

Monday 17

Rain

Tuesday 18

Sheridan dug potatoes today.

Wednesday 19

Rain

Thursday 20

Rain

Friday 21

Rain

Saturday 22

A cool cloudy day. The first snow on the hills this morning and stayed on all day. A bad week for work out of doors.

Friday 28

What is written below for Saturday, should have been written in here for Friday.

Saturday 29

Rained this A.M. but Sheridan worked his men all day and finished digging his potatoes. All cleaned up tonight. Cold and windy the first of the week but the last part has been fine.

Sunday 30

Clear and cool and windy. Signs of a cold night to night.

November

Tuesday 1

A fine day. 55 years ago today father bought this farm. He died 38 years ago today.

Wednesday 2

Warm and fine weather. 60 above tonight at 7 o’clock.

Thursday 3

58 above. A very rainy day and warm for Nov.

Friday 4

Rained all last night and the most of today so we have got a big rise of water. Stony brook bridge has gone and the mill dam also.

Saturday 5

Black Brook bridge on the Byron road washed away in the high water we have been having. The Crocker Bridge was badly shaken up. Also the Noble Small bridge. The roads are badly passing? over the entire town.

Monday 7

Cold and windy. We got the first snow flakes here today for this fall.

Wednesday 9

18 to 34 A. Cold and windy tonight. Sheridan sent away his last loads of potatoes today to Portland Me. By truck.

Thursday 10

24 to 34 A. A cool cloudy day. The folks went to Rumford today. Snowing some tonight.

Friday 11

3 inches of new snow on the ground this morning. Cool and foggy all day. Cattle in bare for the first day this Fall.

Saturday 12

Another cool foggy day. Signs of clearing tonight.

Sunday 13

24 to 36 Above. Pleasant today. Snow all gone and the cattle still in the field.

Friday 18

Another big rain but not enough to do much damage.

Saturday 19

Cool and windy. Finished banking the house for winter. Has been a nice warm week for the time of year. The fields are all bare.

Sunday 20

20 above. Cold cloudy and windy with a few snowflakes in the air.

Monday 21

18 above. Cloudy and cool. The fields are still bare of snow.

Thursday 24

30 to 34 A. Cloudy. Cattle have been in the field today. Signs of snow tonight. Had all the children but Fred with us to dinner today.

Friday 25

22 to 34 A. Mild and cloudy about three inches of snow came last night. No news to mention.

Saturday 26

20 to 40 A. Mild with no wind. A clear morning but cloudy tonight.

Sunday 27

20 above Cold cloudy and windy with a few snow flakes in the air. Signs of winter

Monday 28

20 to 34 A. A clear morning but clouded up and signs of snow tonight. Fred is with us again tonight.

Tuesday 29

34 to 48 A. Snowed 2 inches last night rained today and took it all off. Clear and warm tonight.

Wednesday 30

32 to 38 A. Rained all the A.M. We have had a very warm and wet Nov. for Nov.

December

Thursday 1

34 to 20 A. Windy cool but clear and pleasant tonight.

Friday 2

10 to 20 A. Cloudy. No wind. We took supper with Harry and Lizzie tonight. Snowing hard this evening.

Saturday 3

30 to 10 A. About 7 inches of snow fell last night. The wind has drifted it up some in places. The coldest day we have had.

Sunday 4

0 to 15 A. A cloudy cool day. No wind. The women folk went to Rumford this P.M. for a ride with Marguerite.

Monday 5

12 to 32 A. Snowed all the fore noon. Cloudy P.M. N wind. Sheridan went to Hanover with his car today.

Tuesday 6

24 to 26 A. A fine winter day. No wind. Good sledding on the roads and the autos are still running.

Wednesday 7

10 to 26 A. a light snow fall. No wind. Mattie McEwen was there to dinner today.

Thursday 8

Have not been feeling very well for some time so called on the Dr. today. He ordered me to stop all work for a while. No wind.

Friday 9

Have stayed in the house all day taking the Dr. advice and medicine. Hope to be better in a few days. No wind.

Saturday 10

2 to 22 A. A fine pleasant day with no wind. Think I am feeling some better today.

Wednesday 14

34 to 35 A. am better today so will write my weather report again. Snowed this AM. But rained in PM. No wind.

Thursday 15

14 to 18 A. Clear and cool. Some wind. Good sledding on the road or where the ground is not too rough.

Friday 16

Snowing tonight.

Saturday 17

26 to 20 A. cloudy and windy. One foot of snow came last night. The first to stop autos running. I have been shut in all the past week in the Dr’s care with my own. Seems odd to me. Hope to get out soon.

Sunday 18

20 to Pleasant and cool. Some wind. The roads have not been broken out yet since Friday’s storm.

Monday 19

18 to 22 A. Mrs. Simon Learned died this morning. Cloudy and windy.

Tuesday 20

24 to 28 A. Cloudy and mild with some wind.

Wednesday 21

36 to 40 A. A fine winter day. Partly cloudy a little wind. Mrs. Learned was buried today. Am gaining slowly.

Thursday 22

26 to 30 A. Another fine day. They have gone to running autos to Rumford again.

Friday 23

28 to 26 A. Cloudy and mild. No wind.

Saturday 24

4 to 10A A cold windy day.

Sunday 25

10 to 18 A. Another cool windy day. I am still in the house under the Dr’s care but improving I think.

Monday 26

10 to 18 A Clear with a slight breeze. Sheridan started in today on his wood job.

Tuesday 27

12 to 28 A. Cloudy and some wind. Mild Christmas weather.

Wednesday 28

32 to 40 A. cloudy and warm. No wind. Mr. Renfrow called on me today. Was glad to see him.

Thursday 29

323 to 34 A. cloudy and some rainy. Bad for me and teams in the woods.

Friday 30

18 to 48 A. A beautiful day. No wind. This is Ida’s 70^th Birthday.

Saturday 31

18 to 34 A. Cloudy and fogy with a little rain. Autos are still running over town. The last record of the year. May the New Year prove to be a prosperous one to us all.