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Sunday, January 16, 1870

35Very pleasant and warm. Went to meeting inAshland. Staid at home in P.M. & went this eve.Meeting downstairs. Alvah went for first time.

Monday 17

Cloudy and damp and rained hard part of P.M.Warm and muddy. Finished fixing my ox sleadand chored about. J. Cross came to work for mebut went home about 3:00 PM on account of therain. I helped him an hour or 2 in PM. Cut onhill back old barn. Father and mother went tosee Mrs. Felker today. Rev Clark down stairstonight.

Tuesday 18

45Cloudy part and very pleasant most of the day

and warm and muddy. Chored about some &Jos. & I went up into the pine lot and staid 4 1/2hrs than came and worked on the back of oldbarn trimming. J Cross worked there all day.

Wednesday, January 19, 1870

Very pleasant and warm. See to the mail. Let cutwork to back of old barn. J. Cross worked after 9 atthe chopping. Jos. went to the Providence. Mrs.Shiff's died last night about 10:00 o'clock.

Thursday 20

Very pleasant and warm. See to the mail & c. andwent to work in the woods about 9 1/2 cutting andsawing the maple on pine lot J. Cross helped.Father came and got me to come down & _?_ boatsat noon Jos. been to Boston.

Friday 21

32Cloudy but very pleasant part the day warm andchilly air. See to the mail and cut & got in a littlewood. Went to the funeral of Mrs. Shiffs at 11 A.M.

Carried Mrs. Scot to the grave or tomb atSheldonville about 2 P.M. Went into the woods tillnight. J. Cross worked there, chopping. Jos. wentto measure wood & c.

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Saturday, January 22, 1870

Very pleasant and warm. Frost some last night.Worked in the woods cutting and trimming andsawing on home lot - the maple & c. J. Crosshelped and Dea. Pond helped 4 hours in P.M.Jos. went to Boston.

Sunday 23

Warm and spring like out. Cloudy part of day.Went to meeting in A.M. at ____? in P.M. Rev.

J. Merrell preached.

Monday 24

Pleasant, part cloudy, part the day, warm. Cutand split some of fathers wood & c. went into thewoods a while helped drive up heifers & c & c.

Tuesday, January 25, 1870

35Very rainy cold N. E. rain storm all day. I carriedJos. W. and Geo. Crooks to Blackstone to take the 8 train for Worcester. Came home throughWoonsocket found it very muddy in store some.Fixed a shelf up for Dea Pond and went got schoolchildren..

Wednesday 26

Very pleasant and warm. See to the store and mail.

Helped some about the washing. Carried some oaklumber 200 ft to A. J. Newell helped Dea Pond sawon the piece back of old barn an hour or 2. Heworked 3 hrs. Jos. came home at night. E. gone tosewing circle tonight.

Thursday 27

Very pleasant and warm. Chored about home. Sentletter with $20 to J. C.Metcalf. See to store switch& C. Jos. off measuring wood. Father and motherwent to the Mr. Woods in Wrentham. Dea Pond & Isawed & c in back of old barn, 4 hs this PM. This

eve I have been to Asa Sargents to meeting.

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Friday, January 28, 1870 32Very pleasant and warm. See to store, mail & c.Went to Franklin to see E. S. Metcalf & Geo. aboutthe lumber. Called and see A. Stockbridge. Clearedup some in lumber yard & c. this P.M.

Saturday , 29

29Cloudy and began to snow before noon - rain thiseve. Cut & got in some of father's wood and cleanedup in AM, at store some. Jos. at Franklin. This PM,helped put up some of his potatoes.

Sunday, 30

30Pleasant and cool but thawed some. Went to meetingall day with the Sleigh Rev. J. Merrell preached.After meeting went to see Marianna & Jos. Gould,Emeline, GFW & Isabel went with me.

Monday, January 31, 1870

24Snowed a little most of day. Cool. Shod & fixed

the horse slead & c. in A.M. & this PM.throwed over the manure under the old barn &throwed some dirt over it and chored about. Cutmeat & apples this eve. for pies.

Tuesday, February 123

Snowed some part of A.M. but cleared off. Verypleasant and warm before noon. Father & I drawedsome wood from the pine lot and two load of logs.Jos. went to Boston to see to ______?. Jos. and Iwent to Franklin to see E. S. Metcalf about thelumber. He gave a bank note. Went in cars and backFather Metcalf came to stop here.

Wednesday, 2

6 aboveCloudy most the day and cold. Drawed 1 loadof logs and 3 of the wood with oxen and theydrawed 4 of wood with horse. Father Metcalfand W. & Jos. worked in the woods part the dayLimed out some and sawed some after 11 amtill 8 1/2 PM.

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Cloudy & cool chill air. Drawed 1 ox load of wood &3 of pine 6 1/2 logs to circular mill and Father Metcalf& W drawed 4 from load of wood 6 hs . Jos sawed upsome Geo. & Isabel here this eve.

Friday 46 above

Pleasant and cold. Snowed a little when the sunshined This P.M. drawed 3 load of pine logs to mill 1of long and 2 of short 7 1/2 hs. Jos helped. Sawed upand trimmed off limbs some. Father Metcalf drawed 2loads of old wood down. This eve I carried Dr. Nolanhome

Saturday 512

Cloudy and snowed over little. Cold. Went to Bostonand out to Milton at 1 PM on the O.C.R.R. to thefuneral of Mr. Geo Longs Went back to Boston on theB & H R.R. 3 1/2 and home at 8.

Cloudy and cool. Went to meeting in the AM & staid athome in P.M.. Rev. J. Merrill preached. I went toCorymans after milk but got none.

Monday, 78

Very pleasant. Cold morning but warm and thawy mos

of the day. See to mail store & c and drawed out somepoles & a load of sleepers down and 2 loads of logs tomill from the lot back of old barn. Father Metcalfhelped in P.M. with the horse load and father carriedpassenger to diamond hill. Jos. been measuring wood aAllen Newell horse barn.

Tuesday, 825

Cloudy and began to snow about 9 A.M. and increasedto a very driving storm but I carried load of 5 logs tomill and drawed out 2 load of sleepers & c took up overbarn & c & c.. Father Metcalf gone to Mr. Phersons thP.M. The 8 train cars got off the track and staid till 1/2 this eve. Cooked Oysters & c.

Wednesday, February 9, 1870

Very windy most the day & cloudy part the time. Irun & put out part the clothes, then with the oxen wenton to the road breaking it out. Went from here by O.

_?_ place came home by Hawes.

Thursday 10

Pleasant & cold. Worked for Dennis Sullivan drawingout logs from his swamp & 3 load to mill for him withoxen. (Came home to dinner 3/4 hour) & got home at5 P.M.

Friday 11

Very pleasant & cold. See to the store mail & c &chored about some. Went to Woonsocket. Carried tobus. potatoes & got corn meal. Jos went to Boston.

Saturday, February 12, 1870

Cloudy & sprinkled some in AM. Pleasant most of theday. Very warm. Chored about some went into the pinlot and cut a pine & drawed home log from it in A.M. &

in P.M. sawed up the rest & carried to mill 3 long logs.Father helped in A.M. and Father Metcalf in P.M.Emeline & Alvah been to Mr. Phersons.

Sunday 1317 above

Very pleasant. Cold. Went to meeting in AM & staid ahome in PM. Rev. J. Merrill preached. Meetingdownstairs this eve. A traveler stoped here this P.M.tonight.

Monday 1410

Cloudy most the day & cool rains this eve. Helped

about the morning some. Chopped in the wood back ofbarn 5 hrs. Went to J. P. Watkins & got passengers.Jos been to Milford.

Tuesday, February 15, 1870

Cloudy & warm thawy. Began to rain about 4 PM.Helped about shoeing the horse & c. Chopped in the

Friday, February 18, 18704

Very driving rain storm Warm and snow most gone.Haven't done much except the chores to day have felt

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wood back of old barn about 6 hs.

Wednesday 16

Very pleasant & warm. Chored about home. Cut &sawed some old wood & c in old shop & c. Schoolfinished this PM. Carried E. & others to examination

E.D. Cook sawed wood (or logs) at door for Father.Jos been to Franklin to measure wood. Sewing circlethis eve. Asa Sergeant & I went.

Thursday 17

Very pleasant & warm. At store some & see to mail.Jos been to Franklin. I choped some back of old barn& Father helped me saw some logs & drawed down 2loads. Emeline & Abbie have been in to examinationof this high school at Franklin this PM.

sick & was last night.

Saturday 1939

Cloudy AM. Pleasant PM & growing cold. Helpedabout the washing some & c. in PM. Chored most ofPM back of old barn.

Sunday 2018

Very pleasant. Cool in morn but thawy most the day.Carried Emeline to Franklin & Dr. King pulled a toothfor her. Went to meeting in PM. Rev -----preached

Monday, February 21, 187033

Stormy morn but cleared off before noon, growingcold. Chored about some choped in woods back of oldbarn. Mr. Pherson choped 2 hrs. Elvira had thetoothache.

Tuesday 224 above

Very pleasant & very cold. I sawed a load of 5 ft

wood to J. Cavanaugh & drawed out 4 load from backof old barn & choped there some & done the chores.

Wednesday 2312

Very pleasant & cold. Worked in the woods back ofold barn, chopping . Mr. Pherson choped there 6 hs E. D. Cook finished sawing the loss at the door..Sold 6 hens to Owen Shield for 4.50..

Thursday, February 24, 187020

Cloudy morn, but very pleasant most the day. Workedin the woods chopping back of old barn. Sawed some.Father helped a while. Jos been to Boston.

Friday 254 above

Very pleasant, cold & windy. Went up to the Rockwoolot and sold E. S. Moses a cord of Chestnut wood for

3.89. Split some of it. Came & choped some on thepierce back of old barn this PM. Drawed J. M. Pherson4/12 ft from there of hard wood. Then drawed down aload of Frosts & c from the Rockwood lot & for E. S.Moses. Jos been to poor farm.

Saturday 2615

Very pleasant & cool & windy. See to the mail store &c & chored about home in at the A.M. & in PM.choped in mine hill lot. Jos went to Dedham. I went tDea Whitneys for Dea Pond.

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Sunday, February 27, 187018

Cloudy & snowed a very little & is this eve. at 8 .Have been to meeting all day & this eve. at P. B.Clarks. Rev. J. Merrill preached.

Monday 28

28Snowed most all day. Fixed the ox slead. Choredabout washing & c.. We fixed the ice house or movedsaw dust. Drawed a load of 2 logs to mill (sws) fromdoor yard 1 pine to move from the hill. Drawed down2 loads of poles from the hill.

Wednesday, March 132

Cloudy part & pleasant part the day, warm or thawedsome. Got ice. Mr. Canney, Charlie Harris E. S.Moses & horses. B. F. Cook, B. Foster, DennisSullivan helped & moved my oxen & Jos in AM. Hewent to Franklin in PM and father drove horses. .

Wednesday, March 2, 1870

Very pleasant & cool. Mr. Canney, Chs. Harris & B. FCook sawed ice. Helped load in AM & Jos and I packe& father drawed it with oxen & I drawed 1 load in PM.Finished packing about 5 PM than ( went to see AllenNewell at Clarks ice house. He was getting in this eve.

Have been to H. B. Millers to a sewing circle.

Thursday 3

Very pleasant & cool. Drawed a load of 3 logs to millfrom mine hill & sawed up some more & drawed down load & this P.M. went to Woonsocket & got a load ofgrain. Carried 2 bus. potatoes. Thelma & Elmer wenwith me . He had a tooth pulled and I had 2 pulled

Friday 46 above

Cloudy most the day. Cold morn. Began to snow a littlabout 6 PM. Drawed a load of 5 logs to mill & draweddown some log poles, sleepers & c. Father helped saweup some.

Saturday, March 5, 1870

Cloudy & snowed a little most of the day. Went to themill and rolled in some logs.Went to H. C. Pecks to get some milk. See to theMall Store & c. Jos went to Boston. Went up in thewood & sawed some logs and drawed home 2 loads &carried a load of 8 logs to mill & drawed away thelumber that is sawed.

Sunday 62 above

Very pleasant. Cold day. 2 above. Very frosty mornbut warm day. Went to meeting in AM & this eve. atJ. W. Clarks Rev. J. Merrill preached.

Monday 726

Very stormy driving snow storm. Chored about inmorn then went to town meeting. Went & came in thecars. Went to Dr. Stedsons & had a tooth pulled &took an impression to make me same.

Tuesday, March 8, 187017

Very pleasant & warm. Wrung & hung out the clothes& c . Sawed & split wood in old shop. See to mail &store. Jos been to Boston. Father went to Mr. Grants &got the wheel barrow Emeline went to the F. Hancocksthis PM.

Wednesday 917

Very pleasant and cold. Cut some wood in old shop.Put lard on the cattle to kill lice. Drawed 2 loads ofwood to Asa Sargeant from mine hill lot. Got set withfirst load & throwed off part and got in this eve.Drawed 2 load of lumber away from mill.

Thursday 1017

Very pleasant AM but cloudy most of PM. Little snowsquall most of the PM. Tried the ice in morn found itabout 8 inches thick. Dennis Sullivan came & chopedfor me on mine hill lot, 8 3/4 hs. Choped with him mosthe day. Emeline & Alvah? went to Hermans visiting

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today & this eve she went to meeting at F. Hancocks.

Friday, March 11, 1870

Very pleasant morn but cloudy most the day & cool.

Worked sawing. Getting in & packing ice most - allday (8 inches thick) Jos helped & chs Harris 5 1/2 hsdrawed with my oxen about 85 cakes, 7 load from theLillie Pond.

Saturday 12

Cloudy & cold. Very little snow. See to the mail &store some. Jos at Boston. Dennis Sullivan choped &c. for me on mine hill lot, 8 3/4 hs. We split & sawedoff the logs or most of them. Have got it most cut.

Sunday 13

A very driving N. E. snow storm. The hardest thisyear. It snowed & blowed hard all day. Drove intothe atic all day. No meeting. I cleared up snow & c.Most. the day in house.

Monday, March 14, 1870

Very pleasant & warm. Worked on the road shoveling

snow 8 1/2 hs & had the oxen 5 - hs. The road were verbadly drifted by the pond above 10 ft. deep.

Tuesday 15

Very pleasant & warm. Cold morn. Worked on the roain A. M. with oxen 3 1/2 hs (went out to O. Adamscorner) This PM, have been to Franklin. Got me somfals teeth & hair cut & called at Marianna Sent mywatch to No. Wrentham or Norfolk to be cleaned.

Wednesday 16

Cloudy & began to storm before noon. Very drivingsnow & rain storm. Have been in the house most of theday setting up with father.

Thursday, March 17, 1870

Cloudy & stormy part the day. Snow & rain. Cold &windy. Sawed a little wood & looked over accts. withJoseph, & c.

Friday 18

Stormy most the day a driving snow storm. Choredabout, fixed the sofa cushion chair & c. Cut meet &apples for pies this eve.

Saturday 19

Very pleasant & warm. Went to Boston in the 6 AMtrain & came home at 7 PM. Went to see R. Clarkabout house rent & c. Went to auction & about.

Sunday, March 20, 1870

Very pleasant & warm. Went to meeting all day & thiseve down stairs was the meeting. Rev. J. Merrillpreached.

Monday 2136

Foggy & warm. Rained some. Cleared up the old aticsome in A.M. & helped about the washing this PM.Drawed down 3 load of Sleepers logs & c. butted somefrom mine hill lot.

Tuesday 22

37Very pleasant & warm. Chored about some rung theclothes & c. Drawed a load of wood to Asa Sargeant.this PM, drawed down 2 load of logs & c from mine hilot & went to Franklin in cars tonight & had a tooth orroot pulled. Emeline been to Boston. Father & motherbeen to Nathans.

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Wednesday, March 23, 187030

Very pleasant most the day but windy. Drawed down1 load logs, 1 of large, 1 of small wood from mine hilllot, 1 pine log & 1 load of maple from pine lot. Mr.

W. Hass choped them this p.m. I cut some this eve.Have been to the sewing circle at J. P. Watkins.

Thursday 2426

Clear but very windy & cold. Trimed out & drawed.Peter Riley a load of wood from pine lot - maple.Some dry oak with it. Father got it, than I draweddown a load & this PM drawed from mine hill lot 2load. Some large top the hill & the small down toburn with oxen slead.

Friday 2515

Very pleasant & cold. On loaded a load of smallwood. Got the paint things together & chored aboutsome. Went to Woonsocket. Carried bus potatoes &got meal & feed & c.

Saturday, March 26, 187017

Very pleasant & warm but cold morn. Fixed or puttogether some ingredients for paint & white wash andwhite washed the kitchen upstairs at my house. This ev

I drawed out 2 load of wood with slead from mine hilllot & carried a load to Mr. Owen Shield with oxen &wagon 3 ft hardwood & 3 chestnut wood. Beento F. Hancocks this eve.

Sunday 2732

Cloudy & began to storm about AM. Snow than turnedto rain. Went to meeting all day. Rev. J. Merrillpreached.

Monday 27

Stormed most of the day. Rain thawy. Mixed somepaint & fixed a brush & c, than carted 2 ox wagon loadof saw dust out & put in the ice house, than moved outsome of Mr. Ponds thingsand painted & c. at the otherhouse till 10 this eve. Jos helped a little.

Tuesday, March 29, 1870

Cloudy & thawy & stormed some. Cut a place in theceiling & chimney at the other house for a pipe.Cleared up some there & white washed & c & c. there.

Jos been to Boston.

Wednesday 30

Cloudy & stormy and misty most the day. Workedpapering and fixing my house most of the day. Atstore some. Joseph been to Boston. Emeline helpedme paper some.

Thursday 3132

Very pleasant & warm. Went to mill & drawed in theshort pine logs with oxen 2 hs. Jos helped, thanworked on the papering & c. in my house till 12o'clock at night. H. B. Miller & Mary helped some &Emeline helped.

Friday, April 1, 187032

Very pleasant. Warm AM. Washed some at my house& washed floors & fixed them some. J. P. Gould camein there today moved the goods yesterday. I carried a

load of 7 1/2 hs small wood to F. Stockbridge. Drawedthe boards from the mill, 2035. Father Metcalf helpedwent to see J. W. Clark to fix pipe, didn't get him.

Saturday 2

Very pleasant misty all day. Warm & muddy. Choredabout some. Went & got a man from Franklin to solderthe water pipe for my house. Helped him some &carried him back again. Came home by E. Rockwoods& and got some of J. Goulds wood & c He went withme in eve. Carried Rev. Rounds to Franklin..

Sunday 3

Storm all day N. E. snow to rain storm. Mostly, snow.Very damp. No meeting today.

Monday, April 4, 1870

Very driving N. E. Storm. Snow, rain & hail all day.Sawed some wood in my wood house & shop. Cleared

Thursday, April 7, 1870Frost 36Very pleasant most the day & warm. Got in some woodfrom shop. Put up 4 bus potatoes. Chored about some.

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up some at fathers barn Helped about washing &chored about.

Tuesday 5

Stormy morn than clear a while & stormy again & isthis eve. Got ready &. carried a load of 1190 of hay to

H.B.M. with oxen & chored about some this PM.Went to Franklin to get some money of G.F. Metcalf,got 1/3 of it. Got harness fixed

Wednesday 6

Stormy all day. Snow & rain. In store some see tomail & store. Jos & Father went to the funeral of ___?Wadsworth of Milton. cut up some old stuff in oldshop & c. Went to Parish meeting.

Went to Woonsocket sold the potatoes. Got some corn& meal & paper. Suit for Elmer & c &c.. Emeline &Elmer went with me.

Friday 834

Very pleasant & warm. See to store mail & c. Cleaned

up horse barn & fixed it for F. Hancocks weeding teamor horses. Jos went to Boston. Father came home fromMilton tonight. This eve, we were to F. Hancocks ___Hannah Beals came out tonight.

Saturday 9

Very pleasant & warm. Chored about house some. Setout some grape cuttings. Went into the Rockwood lot &sawed off 2 or 3 trees. Father helped 1 hour. HelpedDea Pond move down his things & c. This eve went tothe ___? carried Hannah Beal & James _?_ to the _?_.

Sunday, April 10, 1870

Very pleasant & warm. Went to meeting all day.Rev. J. Merrill preached. This eve carried ____? &Hannah Beals to Uncle Richardsons. They were hereto tea at Mancy Daniels from meeting. Brought home_?_ from meeting.

Monday 11

Cloudy & began to storm. Rain about PM & rainingquite fast this eve. Rolled in my logs at mill. Joshelped 1/2 hour & I fixed the sink spout at otherhouse. & this PM sawed & trimed some pine in backwood lot that blew down. 2 hs & 1/2 Dea Pondhelped. We got wet.

Tuesday 12

Cloudy & stormed some. Cleared off. Very pleasantabout 3 PM. Carted 3 load of logs to mill, 9 logs 1pine, 1 birch & 7 oak, 2 load from woods by Rileys &1 from old barn. Dea helped 4 hrs. Went to Franklin

Eva went with me. Carried bus potatoes this eve toM. Weldons. Went to Mr. Phersons.

Wednesday, April 13, 1870

Very pleasant & warm but windy. Drawed a load of 6logs to mill (5 oak, 1 birch) & carried away & stackedup planks in AM. Dea Pond helped 4 hs - drawed a loadpine home this PM. Helped Mr. E. S. Moses load hisposts or pole; 3 hs.

Thursday 14

Very pleasant & warm. Drawed away 14 a 15 footlumber from the mill. Father helped. Loaded my postsor poles on the car with Mr. ___? He helped me 1 h& Jos helped. Brought father's seedling potatoes out ofthe cellar this PM. Went to the funeral of Abby Danielsat Dea Whiting, than worked on the Rockwood lot 3 hrs, sawing & triming. Dea Pond helped 2 hs. Father,Metcalf went to Walpole

Friday 15

Very pleasant but windy & cool. Worked on the roadwith the scraper & picking stones. O Barton & Dea

Pond worked for me with the oxen 10 or 11 hs. This evwent to Mr. Murray Cooks to see his steers. Wm.Johnson went with me.

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Saturday, April 16, 1870

Very pleasant & cool. Stacked up the remainder of ourlumber & drawed stones with the oxen from the meadow tostack the garden wall from 11 till 3 PM. Then Mr. MurrayCooks came I traded them to him for _____? of steers, 139lbs & 125 & went home with him & got _____? & thentook the oxen home. O. Barton worked for me.

Sunday 17CalfCold storm or mist most of the day & in the eve.Went to meeting in A.M. Staid at home in P.M. & seeto the red cow & calf & c. Father Metcalf came backhere tonight.

Monday 18

Cold N. E. storm, rains very hard this eve. but littlebefore eve. Helped some about the washing. Went &got some milk at H. B. Millers. Help iron the wheel

barrow.. See to the yellow cow & calf. Went to sawmill. Went to Franklin got school children, carried offpassengers to M. Tingleys & c & c.

Tuesday, April 19, 1870

Cloudy & damp AM & pleasant & warm PM. Drawed theshort logs to mill from the Rockwood lot with the horse &Steers A. Barton helped & he beetled the manure for orchar& race meadow & we went to get 1 log from the pine lot.

Wednesday 20

Cloudy most of the day. Rained a little about 4 or 5 PM& eve. Carted pine log to mill with the horse & 5 maplof Fathers with the Steers.. Got 2 from pine lot & 3 bywood pile. I split some wood. See to it. . O. Bartonthrowed over manure under old bard. Jos & mother wento conference at Medway.

Thursday 21

Cloudy & stormed some in PM. Rain rains hard thiseve. Carted 5 maple of fathers & 1 maple, 3 chestnut, 2birch, 2 oak of mine. A. Barton helped some this PM.

with horse, drawed 2 load short pine from pine lot 4 hs& Jos & O.A. Barton sawed up 3 1/2 hs.

Friday, April 22, 1870

Cloudy most of the day & warm. Carted 2 Bbl flourto Riley & 1 to E. Coryman & 4 load of pine logs tomill with the horse (8 1/2 hs) & sawed up some. E.S. Moses carted 3 load with his horses 4 1/2 hs to Jos& Oriel Irvin Barton . I sawed up & helped load. Wehelped load & c a lot of cars.

Saturday 23

Pleasant most the day & warm. See to store mail & cJos went to Boston. I cut some wood. Helped shoethe horse & c., carted the lumber. Stocked it up fromlogs, maple & c. A Barton helped & he helped moveMr. Whitier. Went to Franklin in eve.

Sunday 24

Very pleasant & warm most of the day. Went tomeeting in AM & staid at home in PM & went to

meeting down stairs in eve. Rev. J. Merrill preached.

Monday, April 25, 1870

Stormy most of the AM. Pleasant PM. Worked on theox plow putting in new handles & c. Carried a load ofsmall wood to Mrs. W. Fisher with the horse. A. Bartocut it & throwed over some manure & c. Called & got$100 . of E. Metcalf this eve.

Tuesday 26

Very pleasant & cool. Carted manure & spread on thegarden by old shop & plowed it in with the horse.Carted, with steers, manure onto the garden by thehouse. A. S. Barton helped father carry off somepassengers. Cars very late tonight.

Wednesday 27

Very pleasant & warm. Dea Pond worked 9 hrs. 6 1/2for me & 2 1/4 for Mr. Pherson. We spread the manureon garden & plowed it with the horse in AM & in PM he

drawed a load of Jos hay to Mr. Pherson with the steers 1/2 hs & set out 2 pear trees & he drawed 4 load manure& spread front old barn.written upside down

Father & mother went to Woonsocket

Thursday, April 28, 1870 Sunday, May 1, 1870

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Very pleasant & warm but had a thunder shower about6 1/2 or 7 PM & is raining now at 9 PM. Plowed DeaPonds & J. Goulds garden and furrowed it. Dea Pondhelped 2 or 3 hs. Carted the stones off the mine hilllot. Dea Pond helped 6 hs.

Friday 29

Very pleasant & cool. Planted some peas, beans,cucumbers & early rose potatoes by old shop. Set outsome currant bushes got in some wood. Carted a loadto Mrs. W. Fisher & c & c. Father got some peabrush.

Saturday 30

Very pleasant & cool. Went to Boston in 6 AM train.Came home at 7 PM. Emeline & Elmer went with me.Dea Pond worked 8 1/2 hs. Carted out & spreadmanure on the grass. Mr. J.Picket was married.

Very pleasant & cool. Went to meeting in AM & staidat home in PM. Mr. Rev. J. Merrill preached.

Monday 2

Very pleasant & cool. See to store mail & c.. Jos at

Dedham. Helped about washing & c. E. S. Mosesplowed for me this PM., back of horse barn, 1/2 an houfrom strawberry bed, than on mine hill. I helped some carted a load of 5 1/2 ft of wood to Dea Pond. Brokewagon wheel & c.

Tuesday 3

Very pleasant & warm. Got in some wood of fathers.See to store mail & c. Worked on the farm wagon.Made a new rocker & cross piece & c. Went in thewoods & got a bush. Mr.Gaskill here to night.

Wednesday, May 4, 1870

Very pleasant & warm. See to the store mail & c. Instore most the time & at R.R. E. S. Moses finishedplowing mine hill lot in AM. I put up 9 bus of father'spotatoes for him. Dea Pond worked carting manurepicking stones & c.

Thursday 5

Very pleasant & warm. Staid at store, see to the mail& c. Fixed the horse wagon in AM. Drawed away &stuck up the short pine boards at mill. Dea Pond &Father Metcalf helped 2 1/4 hs. Planted the last ofgarden by old shop. Dea P. carted & laid out manure& c & c.

Friday 6

Very pleasant & warm. Planted some potatoes (earlyred) in garden by house. See to store, mail & c.

White washed siting room. Chored about. Put upsome potatoes & carried to Mr. Cross this eve. Mr.Picket grafted this PM. Father M set hoops.

Saturday, May 7, 1870

Cloudy most the day & rained a little in PM. Dea Pondworked for me 6 hs. Harrowed the pine lot on mine hilI got off some stones & fixed the fence. He drawed 3load of manure to brook meadow lot. I planted somesweet corn. I used the seed & beans in garden. Set out

_____? Grafted 3 stocks of pears. Put up some potatoes

Sunday 8

Cloudy & warm. Went to meeting in AM & staid athome in PM. Rev J. Merrill preached. S. S. Concert at6 PM at the meeting house. F. Hancock had the horse tgo to Bellingham tonight.

Monday 9

Cloudy & stormy. Some mist. N. E. storm with but littlrain. Helped about the washing some. White washedthe kitchen, bedroom, & stairway. Put up some potatoe

8 bushel carried to Woonsocket this PM. Get a carpet cGave Father _______?

Tuesday, May 10, 1870Rain hard now at 10 P.M.

Friday, May 13, 1870

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Cloudy & cool & began to rain about 6 PM. Rainedagain at 10 PM. Chored about home. Helping FatherMetcalf off. Father carried him to Ashland today.Abbie went. White washed Dea Ponds kitchen &clossett. Went & got Mrs. Gaskill to make a carpet.Carried Alvah to Dr. ____? He took somesulphuric acid. Is better tonight.

Wednesday 11

Rained most of AM & some this PM. Cool N. E.storm. Set out some strawberries. Put up somepotatoes & c. Drawed a load of 3 9/12 ft of wood to J.McPherson with steers. Bought some trees &strawberry plants.

Thursday 12

Pleasant most of the day but had a shower about 7 1/2PM & eve. Set out some trees. Rung the clothes.Carted a load of hay from horse barn to old barn atstore some. Jos at Woonsocket & Franklin. DeaPond drawed manure 5 1/2 hs this PM.

Very pleasant & warm. Sowed the piece on mine hill tooats & pea seed 1 bus R. 4. 1 of red ___? 2 ____? & 5lbs clover. Dea Pond sowed the hay seed & I the oats.We harrowed & bushed it in & got off some stones (withhorse & steers). Dea Pond worked 1 hs. At home someSet out a tree & c. This eve. put up 10 bus potatoes forChs Nason.

Saturday 14

Very & pleasant & warm. Rolled the mine hill piece.Harrowed & raked in the hay & oats by my house. Setsome currant bushes out there/ Cut up some pea brush.Dug up some trees in garden. Set out side of R. R.Plowed the little piece by race meadow & c. Dea Pondcarted manure 10 hs with steers by the brook meadow.Some by race meadow.

Sunday 15

Very pleasant & very warm. Went to meeting all day &this eve. to Mrs. Wheldons. Rev. Hazelwood preached.

Monday, May 16, 1870

Very pleasant & very warm. Set out a few strawberryplants, trimed the currant brush. Helped about theroad. Was at store some & c. E. S. Moses plowedfor me this PM by brook meadows. I spread themanure on plowed ground. E. D. Cook sawed wood.____? to saw.

Tuesday 17

Cloudy AM. Cold & pleasant PM. Went & got somemilk for the pigs at Mr. Pherson & trimed a cherrytree. See to mail & store some. Jos at Franklin.Drawed 2 load of manure onto garden. N. Hawesplowed the brush piece by brook meadow this PM, Ihelped.

Wednesday 18

Very pleasant & warm. See to mail & c. Planted thepole beans, peas, & some potatoes in garden. Plowed

some in garden. Harrowed & furrowed by racemeadows. Sowed part to hay seed. Got been poles.Dea Pond worked 10 3/4 hs. Drawed manure withsteers part of ____? to brook meadows & c.

Thursday, May 19, 1870

Very pleasant & warm but very windy & dusty. DeaPond worked in AM 5 hs. We picked off some stonefrom brook meadow lot & he harrowed part of it with thsteers. I planted some cucumbers, mellons, beans &peas in garden & c put up some potatoes & carried toWoonsocket in PM. Emeline & Dea Pond went with m

Friday 20

Cloudy & most pleasant PM, very warm. Chored aboutsome. Dug up around the gooseberry bushes. Set outsome currants by old shop. Planted some turnip seeds.___? carrot & beets. Set out some 30 cabbage plants &some strawberry plants, onions & c. peas.

Saturday 21

Very warm & pleasant most the day. Rained a littleafter PM. See to store mail & c. Dea Pond worked 10hs. He harrowed the piece by brook meadow & we

sowed part to grass & oats. He sowed grass seed & I thoats. Elmer bushed it & helped me get off stones &rolled it & carted off some roots & furrowed 6 furrowsJos been to Boston.

Sunday, May 22, 1870

Very pleasant & cool. Went to a meeting in AM &staid at home in PM. Rev. J. Merrill preached. Alvahcut his left forefinger most off in the hay cutter.

Wednesday, May 25, 1870

Cloudy part & pleasant part the day. Warm. Finishedplanting the piece by brook meadow. Dea Pond helped1/2 hs. I see to store mail & c. Jos at Franklin. Father

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Monday 23

Very pleasant AM. Cloudy PM. Helped about thewashing some & worked in the garden in AM. Dugaround the currant bushes & c this PM. Carted 1 loadmanure on the garden & 2 on the meadow piece &

planted 11/2 bushel Chilia, potatoes & harrowed &carted off load of brush. Dea Pond helped 5 hs.

Tuesday 24

Cloudy & cool - began to storm about 5 PM. See tomail store RR. & c. Jos at Franklin. Dea Pondworked for me 10 hs. We planted 3 bushes ChiliaCarted on manure furrowed part & c.

went to Franklin. Emeline, Abbie & Malinda went toFranklin.

Thursday 26

Very pleasant & cool. Worked in the garden some. Seeto the mail store & RR. Jos at Franklin, went & see N.

Hawes to get him to plow. Put on some mortar & fix thplastering. Mr. Johnson stays here tonight is selling.___? going to make me one.

Friday 27

Pleasant but very windy. Helped make a patent gate.See to store mail RR. Jos at Franklin. Cleared off thebrush & c. from side the pond piece. Helped fix beachwagon & c. Mr. Johnson here tonight.

Saturday, May 28, 1870

Cloudy stormed a little most all day Cold. N. Hawescame & plowed the piece by the pond 2 1/2 hs. Ihelped some cleared out the privey, carted 1 load of itto race meadow & planted it to potatoes, squash, corn,

Tuesday, May 31, 1870

Cloudy part & pleasant part the day & warm. 3 paintercame to work. Painted father's & my room to grain &papered Marianas bedroom & c. Got some tomatoes &set out. Bushed the peas by old shop. Set out some

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mellons. Picked a hen.

Sunday 29

Cloudy part the day & pleasant, part warm. Went tomeeting all day & this eve. at J. W. M. Pherson. Rev.J. Merrill preached.

Monday 30

Cloudy AM & pleasant PM & warm. Horse hoed thegarden by old shop & hoed part of it & Elmer rodehorse to harrow & furrow the piece by pond & I dugup the __land & drawed 1 load manure on to thegarden & planted some potatoes . See to store mail RR& c. Father went to Woonsocket.

dahlia. Emeline went to Boston.

Wednesday, June 1

Pleasant & warm. Chored about in morn & loaded aload of chips & carried to Mrs. N. Fisher. Got 4 boardsplained at Metcalf's. Got some paper & c. Carted & la

out 2 load of manure by the pond, Dea Pond helped loadchips 1/2 morn..

Thursday 2Bees swarmedVery pleasant & warm. Sold G. Wales a load of 1390lbs hay, pitched it. See to store - RR mail & c. Set outa few dahlias, planted some chilia potatoes, about 1bushel. Cleaned a bee hive & hived the bees. Theyswarmed.

Friday, June 3, 1870

Very pleasant & warm but foggy in the morn. Fixedthe fence side the potatoes by pond. Manured out &planted the remainder of it to chilia potatoes. Put insome squash & mellon seeds. Helped Joseph 1 hour.Horse hoed & furrow his garden.

Saturday 4

Very pleasant & very foggy. Warm. Cleared & swept

the horse barn. Hoed the garden by old shop. Horsehoed the garden by house & part of it got out somepiece. Fixed a cupboard, planted a few more potatoes.Set out some dahlias. At store some.

Sunday 5

Very pleasant & warm. Foggy morn. Went tomeeting all day. Rev. J. Merrill preached. Carried ourwashing up to Mrs. Cavanaugh.

Monday, June 6, 1870

Showery & warm. Pleasant part the day. Helped someabout house, paint white wash & c. Father went & gotSeth Blake this morn & he grained down stairs this PM.J. went to Woonsocket.

Tuesday 7

Cloudy & stormed some most the day only showers.Warm. 4 painters here today. 2 papered at my house.

Dea Pond & J. Goulds took till 3 PM. S. Blake graineupstairs for us this PM & I painted & varnished some.

Wednesday 8

Cloudy & stormed some. Warm. See to store mail & cJos at Boston. Churned. Carried boards to Clarks shopfor Cupboard & Chs Dean cut them out & this PM. F.Hancock & I put it up. S. Blake finished graining ourkitchen & papered our sitting room & down stairs. Josvarnished upstairs 3 1/2 hs ___?

Thursday, June 9, 1870

Cloudy & damp most of the day. J. Huchinson varnishedour kitchen. Set some glass & painted the cupboard at J. F.Goulds & worked downstairs some. S. Blake papered

Sunday, June 12, 1870

Pleasant & warm. Went to B. F. Cook's with the redcorn. Bees swarmed & I hived them. Went to meetingin PM. Rev. J. Merrill preached.

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father's kitchen & c downstairs all day. I helped some &chored about - put - the carpet down this eve. Father camehome from Ashland.

Friday 10

Cloudy & stormed some. Cold. Chored about in morn

& went to Woonsocket. Carried Ester Briggs &AnnaMetcalf. Got some varnish & c. This PM been atstore some & chored about. Jos went off with thehorse. Seth Blake came at 9 1/2 & papered & c.downstairs in AM & this PM grained the stairwaydoors & grained & painted Dea Ponds cupboard 2 hs.

Saturday 11

Stormy & cold. See to store mail & c. Jos at Boston.Cleared up in the house some. Put up the shelves & cat Dea Ponds. J. Goulds & fixed there some.

Monday 13

Pleasant AM & stormy PM. Rained very hard. Horsehoed the garden by house again & began to hoe a little.S. Blake & Woodman came & finished papering & c. Ihelped pull off paper & c some for father 1 hour

varnishing & c. Mr.. Greene here to dinner & S. Norton& Mary Sayles here to tea. I helped ring cloths & c.

Tuesday 14

Cloudy most the day. Hard showers about 11 AM.Warm. Hoed a little, looked over accts with father.Cleared and throwed the manure down under shed. Dugthe white___? on hill. Carted 2 load of rails. Top minehill with steers & fixed the fence some.

Wednesday, June 15, 1870

Pleasant windy PM. Warm. Cultivated the garden byhouse & hoed part of it - See to the switch & c. Jos atBoston.

Thursday 16

Pleasant & warm. Looked like showers, but had none.Helped clear up the bedroom. Took up the carpet &bed down & c. Churned hoed the garden by house.Horse hoed the strawberry bed & hand some, bushedsome of the peas. Swarm of bees went off. Jos & Iwent after them. Couldn't find them. Emeline went to

Woonsocket.

Friday 17Very warmCloudy & showery. I bee hived in PM. Horse hoedPeter Riley potatoes & Joseph & I hoed the strawberry bed. Whitewashed a closet.

Saturday, June 18, 1870

Very pleasant & very warm. See to store mail & c. IHelped clean some beehives; hived a swarm of our beesHoed around the horse barn, bushed part the peas & Jowent to Boston. Father & mother went to UncleNathans.

Sunday 19

Very pleasant & very warm. Went to meeting all day &this eve. at Dea Ponds. Rev. J. Merrill preached.

Monday 20

Pleasant & very warm AM, but clouded up & had hardthunder showers. About 5 PM this eve. - hail in Boston.I have been sick to day. Better this PM so I cultivated ohorse hoed part the piece by brook meadow & Dea Pondhoed 4 hs. I bushed the peas & raked up the hay & c.Father went to see J. Hoag this eve. I carried AnnieWhiting home.

Tuesday, June 21, 1870

Very pleasant & cool. Mowed door yard. Side rodesome & c. Got some brush up in grass. J. Hoag came& fixed the old barn some this PM. I helped some.Went & got some stuff & got N. Hawes ladder.

Wednesday 22

Very pleasant & cool AM. At store some. Got theteam ready & went to ___? hoeing for Mr. J.

Friday, June 24, 1870

Very pleasant & very warm. Mowed front of the bees, stung me. Made me sick for a while. Churned & hoedthe piece by race meadows. Spread & got in a little hayHorse hoed Mr. Cavanaughs potatoes & some for PeterRiley. He & his ____? left the RR.

Saturday 25

Very pleasant & very warm. Horse hoed the garden by

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Cavenaugh 4 1/2 hs. Elmer rode horse. We horsehoed by race meadow & this PM put up 5 bushelspotatoes & carried to Woonsocket. Emeline & Alvahwent with me.

Thursday 23

Cloudy most the day & rained a little. Warm. Bushedthe peas or part of them, hoed some. Dea Pond hoedfor me 7 1/2 hs. Horse hoed the piece by brookmeadow. Emeline & Mother, Mariana & Abbie wentto Uncle Nathans this PM. Geo Frost & wife here thiseve.

old shop & part by the house & hoed the one by shop &among the trees, currant bushes & c. by house. Pickeda few cherries. Sold & put up 4 bushels potatoes to MrsGoss.

Sunday 26

Rained a little in morn & cloudy most the day. Warmmorn, but cold most the day. Went to meeting all day.Rev. Sanford preached.

Monday, June 27, 1870

Cloudy morn, but warm and pleasant most the day.Helped about washing some & chored about. Fixedthe wagon & carried a load of chips to Franklin. Gotsome lumber for Joseph & c. Horse hoed some bybrook meadow & Dea Pond hoed there 5 hs. Father &mother went to Uncle Nathans.

Tuesday 28

Very pleasant AM. Very warm, but had a showerabout PM. I mowed the piece by garden. with themachine & horse hoed the garden. Worked on themowing machine, taking to pieces & cleaning &helping father fix for part new sections & c. Settledwith J. Cannery.

Wednesday 29

Pleasant & warm. Worked on the machine & carriedpart to J. Clarks to repair. Went & got it again. Icarried E. to sewing circle. Hoed some. Raked & gotin 1 load of hay. Went to Barton Cooks with the ___?horse __? this eve. Father went to Woonsocket.

Thursday, June 30, 1870

Cloudy part & pleasant part the day. Had a sprinklefrom a shower about 7 1/2 PM. I see to store mail RR.& c. Worked on the machine. Pitched of a load of hay& c. Father, Elmer, & I got in a load of Jos hay for himwith the horse. Settled with the gate man 2 & c.

Friday, July 1

Cool most the day. Stormed some. Chored about.Cleared out the __? I helped J. Clark load his steerboiler. Worked on mowing machine. Went to B. F.Cooks with the red car again. John & Sarah & Frankiecame about 3 PM.

Saturday 2

Pleasant & warm. Ground the fingers & knife tomachine & mowed the piece back of old shop 2 1/2 hs &trimed out & raked it up. Went & picked some cherrieon Jos trees. John & Sarah went home. Will Johnsoncame tonight.

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Sunday, July 3, 1870

Cloudy most the day & cool. Sprinkled a little a fewtimes. Went to meeting in AM & this eve. downstairsRev. J. Merrill preached. Will Johnson here tonight.

Monday 4

Foggy morn, but very pleasant most the day & warm.Fixed a section & went & mowed for N. Hawes withthe machine 4 1/hs + 1 , than we carted a load ofstuff into hog pen & got in a load of hay & I mowedthe piece front of old barn. Wm. Johnson commencedwork for me, hoed & c.

Tuesday 5

Foggy morn & misty but pleasant most of PM.Finished mowing the piece front of old barn & part theorchard by barn, than went and mowed in N. Hawespasture piece 3 hs & his middle piece 2 hs. Horsehoed the piece by brook meadow. Dea Pond & Willmowed in AM & hoed in PM.

Wednesday, July 6 1870

Very pleasant & very warm AM but cloudy & lookedlike showers in PM. Dea Pond & Will Johnson finishedmowing the swale front of old barn & trimed to theorchard front of old barn. I finished mowing it with thehorse. We raked & tumbled up the hay & pitched off th

load of hay this eve. I mowed part the piece back ofhorse barn. Emeline went to Boston & ___? in P.M.Father carried off a passenger.

Thursday 7

Cloudy most all day, some mist, & warm. Finishedmowing the piece back of horse barn & went & mowed piece for N. Hawes 2 1/4 hs & 3/4 hs _____? piece. DePond & Will Johnson trimed out some & weed the beets& c. Opened part the hay & we got in small load &salted & raked up the hay. Horse hoed the piece by thepond & hoed part of it.

Friday 8Very stormy most all day, powerful rain. Pleasant thiseve. Helped churn. Sprouted some potatoes. Mended aknife section, made Ice tongs & looked over accountswith Dea Pond & c. Will Johnson fixed his __? c.

Saturday, July 9, 1870

Very pleasant & cool, but veryghood hay weather.

Dea Pond & Will Johnson mowed the swale by ____?tree & I mowed the piece by the beyond with the horse& we opened, turned & got in the hay. 6 load (2 inhorse & 4 in old barn) late tonight.

Sunday 10

Very pleasant & cool. Went to meeting in AM & staidat home in PM. Rev. Joseph Merrill preached.

Monday 11

Very pleasant & warm. Mowed the upland & someswale on the further side of race meadow, hs 4. N.

Hawes horse hoed, than went & mowed for N. Hawes2 hs. Will Johnson worked for me. We got in 2 loadhay & raked up this eve. I mowed for N. Hawes 2 1/4hs. ____? broke a section ____?

Tuesday, July 12, 1870

Cloudy & began to rain about 5 AM, but not much after

9 AM. Helped shoe the horse & made 2 machinesections & took away a load of hay. Mowed the furtherside of piece back of old shop with the horse & finishedall the swale & raked it into beds. Will Johnsoncommenced work about 10 AM & Dea Pond worked inPM. Owen Wales & wife called here tonight.

Wednesday 13

Very pleasant & very warm. Mowed most the piecefront of old barn beyond the swale. Had N. Hawes hors1 1/4 hs & Will Johnson mowed some in the swale.There we opened & turned the hay, got in 3 large load.Father Richardson, 2 load & Jos helped rake 3/4 hs. He

went to Boston.

Thursday 14

Very pleasant & very warm most the day. Had a littleshower about 5 AM. Finished mowing front of old barn& went & mowed 2 pieces for N. Hawes 3 1/2 hs. WillJohnson mowed some & we got in 4 load of hay. Joshelped some & I mowed some; this eve. Broke a casingon machine in morn.

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Friday, July 15, 1870

Very pleasant most the day & warm. Good hayweather. I mowed the piece back of horse barn bytrees & by Dea Whitings land Mowed a piece for JohnChase & with N. Hawes horse 2 hrs.& __? & ours 1

hr. Churned & trimed out & mowed some in racemeadow. We got in 2 load.

Saturday 16

Very pleasant & warm. Mowed the last of N. Hawesgrass 2 /2 hs. Had to fix the machine. First mowedthe last of race meadow. Dea Pond & Will Johnsonworked for me. Got in 1 load & put in horse barn.

Sunday 17

Had a shower last night & before morn, but verypleasant & very warm. Today went to meeting allday. Rev. Richardson preached. Will here tonight.

Monday, July 18, 1870

Cloudy morn, but very pleasant & very warm. Dea Pon& Will Johnson worked for me. Finished the mowingthe pasture & brook meadow. Put in 3 small load hayfrom race meadow. Jos helped 1 hour.

Tuesday 19

Very pleasant & warm. Mowed the ____? at Dea PondTook care of the hay & put it in the last of it at brookmeadow & pasture piece, 4 load horse & trimed. WillJohnson helped. Jos been to Boston.

Wednesday 20

Cloudy morn, but pleasant most of the day & warm.Chored about some, carried a load of chips to Dr.Bascom & c this PM. Went to Woonsocket. WillJohnson & Emeline, Alvah, & Elmer went with me.

Thursday, July 21, 1870

Cloudy morn, but pleasant most the day & very warm.Chored about & at store, see to the mail & c. Jos wentto the funeral of J. B. Whiting at Pawtucket. R.

Rowan made a new fence back old shop.

Friday 22

Very pleasant & very warm. Churned. Got in a lot offather's wood. Hoed some in the garden.

Saturday 23

Very pleasant & very warm. See to store mail & Josat Boston. I hoed some & chored about. Will Johnsonhelped me part the PM.

Sunday, July 24, 1870

Very pleasant & very warm. Went to meeting in theAM. Rev. Wm Thayer preached. I staid at home thisPM. Will Johnson went to Uncle Richardson this PM.

S. Beals & wife are at Josephs.

Monday 25

Very pleasant & very warm. Helped about the washing& watered cucumber & c in garden. See to store mail &c. Jos at Uxbridge. Finished hoeing & pulling the weedon piece by the pond & pulled part the weeds in thestrawberry bed. ___? the cows in front of old barn.

Tuesday 26

Very pleasant & very warm. Pulled the weeds instrawberry bed & some in garden. Mowed the oats on

mine hill, part by hand & part with the horse & machineThis eve. raked them into _____?

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Wednesday, July 27, 1870

Cloudy morn, but pleasant & warm most of the day.Cleared up the barn floor, turned the oats & this PMraked & got them in from mine hill 3 load with horse.Will Johnson helped. This morn got some lilies for S.Beals.

Thursday 28

Very pleasant & warm. See to the mail store & c. Josgone to Lawrence. Peter Riley commenced clearingout the ditch in race meadow. I helped a little &chored about. Cleaned the cider mill & made a pale ofcider. William Johnson helped some.

Friday 29

Very pleasant & very warm. Went to Woonsocket &to Blackstone to see S. Pond, but got no money. WillJohnson went to Woonsocket with me & back &Elmer went with me. Father churned.

Saturday, July 30, 1870

Very pleasant & warm. Got father's wood into the woohouse in AM & worked in the ditch in PM. WillJohnson helped & Peter Riley in the ditch in racemeadow. Father went off with a passenger.

Sunday 31

Very pleasant & warm & staid at home in AM & went tmeeting in PM. Rev. ---- preached. Walked up toledge & c with Will Johnson.

Monday, August 1

Very pleasant & warm. Mowed the oats by brookmeadow with the horse. Peter Riley & Owen Shieldworked in the race meadow ditch. I helped there part thday. Helped some about the washing & c. Father &Will Johnson went to see some hoop pales & c.

Tuesday, August 2, 1870

Very pleasant & warm. Chored about some. Spread& turned the oats by brook meadow & cut them thisPM. Father helped & load. This eve, Will, Emeline &I went to Franklin to Uncle Richardsons.

Wednesday 3

Very pleasant & warm. See to store mail & c. Jos &Father been to Boston & Will Johnson started forhome. Peter Riley pitched off a load of oats thanworked in the ditch & carted down a load of wood &carted a load of chips to Dr. Boscom.

Thursday 4

Very pleasant most the day & warm. Had very littlerain showers after 4 PM. Drawed a load of wooddown with steers Put up & carried E. Coryman 19

bus. old potatoes. Cut & got in a little wood & chips& chored about. Father went after Mrs. Scot & hecarried passengers to Wrentham.

Friday, August 5, 1870

Very pleasant & warm. Churn & chored about. Went &got some turnip plants & set out some this eve. Went &got a few black berries. Drawed down 1/2 a cord ofwood. Mr. Pherson cut & c.

Saturday 6

Very pleasant & warm. Set out & watered a bed ofwebster turnips. Pulled the peas & some beans &chored about. I went into the water this eve.

Sunday 7

Very pleasant & very warm. Went to meeting in AM.Staid at home in PM. Old Mr. J. Merrell preached (RevJs. Father)

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Very pleasant & very warm. Helped about thewashing & c took down the bed in the atic. Took outthe old watering tank at old barn & helped & put in anew one. Cleared out the spring in the meadow.Pulled a few beans.

Tuesday 9

Very pleasant & very warm. E. D. Cook here sawingwood. I sold to Mr. Fisher 1 6/8 cds. E. Corymanworked 9 1/4 hs sawing & cutting old wood at door. Ichored about some went & got a load of 5 1/12 ft.small wood split & got in some of my wood.

Wednesday 10

Very warm & pleasant AM. Thunder showers in PM.E. Coryman 8 3/2 hs split & sawed wood. Jos went toBoston. I see to store mail & c & father & I set 2 tireson beech wagon & 4 on farm wagon & c.

Stormy most the day or cloudy. Finished nailing &triming the tires. Went to get some turnip plants & setout & c.

Friday 12

Cloudy part the day & pleasant part. Very warm.Thunder showers about 5 PM. Churned & split & got insome wood & chored about. E. Coryman sawed oldwood, 9 hs.

Saturday 13

Very pleasant part & cloudy part the day. Had a hardshower about 7 1/2 & later this eve. See to store mail &c. Split some wood. Fixed fence side of J. Gouldsgarden. Carried Mr. Whitiers organ over & c. Jos wentto Boston. E. Coryman split wood.

Sunday, August 14, 1870

Rained some in morn, but pleasant most the day &cool. Been to meeting all day & this eve. downstairsat PM to meeting.

Monday 15

Very pleasant & cool. Fixed the fence back of oldshop & turned the cattle in there. See to store mail &c. Jos at Mr. Phersons. Aunt Patty broke her legthis morn. I carried this eve. some chairs to Ms.Whitney. Emeline & Hannah went with me.

Tuesday 16

Very pleasant & cool. Went to see Aunt Patty. Isquite comfortable this morn. Fixed fence some. Fixedthe wagon some. Loaded a load of wood & this eve.carried it to Mrs. Fisher.

Wednesday, August 17, 1870

Very pleasant & cool. See to mail store & c. Jos been toBoston. Picked up a few apples; thrashed the beans & peas &c. Dea Pond thrashed oats for me. This PM Mrs. Gaskill atwork here.

Thursday 18

Very pleasant & very warm. Picked up apples 4 or 5bushels. Dea Pond thrashed oats. I helped a little. Gotin some of my wood & c.

Friday 19

Very pleasant & very warm. Chored about home.Picked up a few apples. Dea Pond thrashed. I tookaway straw. Got down oats & c. Got in some wood thieve. Went to see Owen Baton & A P Woodward. Got$28. of Amos. Emeline, Hannah Beals & J. Hancockwent with me. Cars got off the track at Franklin. This

morn.

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Very pleasant most of the day & very warm. Had ashower in PM. Carried a load of wood to Mrs. Fisherin AM. Chored about some this PM. Got in somewood & c. Father sick today.

Sunday 21

Very pleasant & cool. Went to meeting all day. Rev.J. Merrill preached.

Monday 22

Very pleasant & cool morn, but warm day. Helpedabout the washing. Dea Pond thrashed 4 hs. Choredabout, picked the apples up in a little orchard. Dug abushel potatoes. Loaded a load of wood & c. Emelinewent to Franklin at 5 PM.

Very pleasant & warm, but this eve. is cloudy & somedrops of rain. Went to Mr. Phersons & helped moveAunt Patty & again this eve. Picked & put up a fewapples. Carried a load of wood to Mrs. Fisher & instore, see to mail & c. Jos at Boston. Dea Pond thrashe3 hs. I took up straw & c.

Wednesday 24

Very pleasant & warm, but cloudy before night. Fixedor made some stuff for whitewash & whitewashed theatic chamber and fixed some springs on the bed. Wentto Mr. Phersons. Dea Pond thrashed. I helped some atstore some & c.

Thursday 25

Very pleasant & very warm most the day cloudy &lightning this eve at 9 1/2. Rains this eve. at 9 3/4.Emeline & I prepared the attic chamber. Chored aboutsome. Took away oat straw. Dea Pond finishedthrashing them today, 6 hs. Been to Mr. Phersons thiseve.

Friday, August 26, 1870

Very pleasant & cooler. Churned. Picked up a few

apples. Went as a bearer to the funeral of LowelAdams. Helped fix the cider mill for J ___? to makesome cider, hoops broke, commenced hoeing thestrawberries. Fixed my pulpit book cushon This evemoved Aunt Patty & c & c..

Saturday 27

Very pleasant & cool. Cleared up fast & winnowedpart of the oats. Made a little cider for J. Tower.

Monday, August 29, 1870

Cloudy most of the day & very warm. Helped

some about the washing. Picked up the apples inrace meadow. See to the mail store. Helped abouta picker & C. Loaded a load of wood & carried toMrs. Fisher. Went & got Joseph's sofa. Helpedmove Aunt Patty this eve.

Tuesday 30

Cloudy morn, but pleasant most the day & warm.Picked some apples in race meadow & let the cows

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Picked a few apples. See to store mail & Joseph atBoston. Went & got Frank. Went & moved AuntPatty.

Sunday 28

Very pleasant & cool. Went to meeting in AM &

staid at home in PM. Rev. J. Merrill preached.

in there. Went & helped move Aunt Patty in morn& eve. Chored about some. Drawed off somevinegar & c & c. Father & mother went to LeviBlakes.

Wednesday 31

Very pleasant & warm. Sold & carted a load of mymaple lumber to J. Clark. Drawed off somevinegar & c & c. Helped move Aunt Patty.Emeline went to Walpole.

Thursday, September 1, 1870

Very pleasant & warm. See to store mail & c.Finished winnowing the oats, 45 or 50 bushels.Chored about some. Picked up some apples. Peared3 pks this eve to dry. Moved Aunt Patty.

Friday 2

Foggy morn, but pleasant & warm most the day. Setthe tire 2 on beach wagon & 1 on farm wagon. Madea little cider. Pulled a few weeds. Picked a fewapples & pears. Father & mother went to the funeralof Jim Jay. This eve. went to M. Phersons.

Saturday 3

Very damp mist most of the day & warm. Not muchrain. Set the tires on the Xpress wagon. See to store

mail & C. Jos at Boston. Went to mill yard & soldsome lumber. Went after Dr. for Aunt Patty.

Sunday, September 4, 1870

Very pleasant & warm. Windy PM. Went tomeeting in AM & this eve. at 5 oclock. Staidat home in PM. Rev. J. Merrill preached. Thesacrament was administered to Aunt Susan this eve.

Monday 5

Very pleasant & warm. Helped about the washing.Picked a Bbl of apples for J. Merrill. Dug a fewpotatoes, weeds & c in garden.

Tuesday 6

Pleasant & cool. Carted a load of oak plank to H.Bemises (3s 94 + 64 Ft). Stoped & had 2 teethfilled & to town meeting. Went to Mr. Phersonsthis eve.

Wednesday, September 7, 1870

Very pleasant & cool morn & eve. Went with H.Grant to see some (my oak) lumber. Pick a fewpeaches, the tomatoes. Dug some potatoes. Weed &c in garden. Weed the strawberries & c & peared thepears. This eve. went to Mr. Phersons.

Thursday 8

Saturday, September 10, 1870

Cloudy most the day & cool. Rained a little about2 or 3 PM & cleared off, very pleasant. Drawedoff some cider & c. Helped move Aunt Patty.Went & got H. B. Millers horse & George F.Isabel & Emeline & I started for Ashland about 2.

Sunday 11

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Very pleasant & cool. Little frost. See to mail & c.,in AM., made a bridge in race meadow & carted thesods into a pile from side the ditch. Jos mowed in hismeadow. I helped put up 11 cans of our pears.

Friday 9

Very pleasant & cool. Churned & chored about. Gotin to the old shop alot of chips. Father helped some.Went at noon & moved Aunt Patty from a chair tobed. Helped drive Jos cattle from our apples &c & c.This eve. drawed off a lot of vinegar.

Very pleasant & cold. Staid at Johns last night.Went to meeting at the Methodist in AM & in PMat the Othodox. Took tea at Alvahs. Started forhome at 5 PM.

Monday 12

35Very pleasant & cool frost this morn. Picked somepears & squashes, mellons & apples & c. Helpedabout the washing. I went to Mr. Pherson's twice.Took the beech wagon to Mr. J. Bemises tovarnish. Father & mother went to Uncle Nathans.

Tuesday, September 13, 1870

35Very pleasant & warm, but cool morn frost. Peared& quartered some pears & dug bus. potatoes.Picked & shelled beans. Picked some apples. DroveJos. cattle up from our apples & c & c.

Wednesday 1442

Very pleasant & warm. Chored about. See to storemail & c. Dug a few potatoes. Got in some chips toold shop & c & c. Jos. cow got out - 3 or 4 times intoours & got choked Worked on her for 3 hrs, she gotup.

Thursday 15

Very pleasant & warm. Went & got wagon of Josapples & unloaded my maple lumber to Jos. Clark.Went with horse & oxen. Elmer drove the horse, 4load. This PM went to Woonsocket to the fair, mill &C. Emeline came home.

Friday, September 16, 1870

Very pleasant & warm. Churned. See to mail store& c. Went to Mr. Phersons & got Aunt into a chair& back. Drove Jos cows out of apples 3 at a time.Went to Boston. Cleared up the horse barn & & c.

Saturday 17

N. E. storm, but little rain fell, but misty & somerain. Picked 2 bus. apples. Sawed & split the oldwood in old shop & chored about - Fixed horsebarn floor some.

Sunday 18

Cloudy most of the day & very windy, damp morn,but not much of any rain. Staid at home. Have avery bad cold. No meeting here today.

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Monday, September 19, 1870

Very pleasant & warm. Helped some about thewashing. Picked a few apples, tomatoes, mellons &C. Helped fix the xpress wagon & & c. Carried 285ft. pine lumber to H. Bemis. This eve fixed somemellons, & apples for Norfolk fair.

Tuesday 20

Very pleasant & warm. See to mail store & c. Pickeda lot of the apples in little orchard & & c. Jos carriedthe things down for the fair & went to Boston.

Wednesday 21

Very pleasant & warm. See to store mail & C. Josgone to Norfolk fair. Staid & put up some peaches 5or 6 qts. Picked a load of apples in orchard. Went toFranklin & got the beach wagon & c & c. E.Coryman worked 3 hs. Went to Mr. Phersons thiseve.

Thursday, September 22, 1870

Very pleasant & warm. See to store mail & csome. Helped store & put up some peaches. Dug afew potatoes & after 3 1/2 PM helped put out fireside or top the ledge in the pines. Went to theSilver wedding of H. B. Miller this eve. Alvah &

wife & John & wife came.

Friday 23

Very pleasant & warm. Chored about. Alvah &wife left here for home in AM. I dug a fewpotatoes. Cut & got in the sweet corn. E.Coryman helped dig, 2 hs.

Saturday 24

Very pleasant most the day & warm. See to storemail & c. Jos on town business. Carried a load ofchips to F. Boscom. Dug a few potatoes. Picked afew apples & c & c. John Metcalf came this eve.Water stopped coming..

Sunday, September 25, 1870

Very pleasant most the day, but had a hard shower for1/2 an hour or about 4 PM. Very warm. Went to

meeting in AM. Old Mr. or Rev. Merrill preached.Staid at home this PM.

Monday 26

Very pleasant & warm. Worked on the water pipe &force pump to get the water to run & got it about 2PM. Helped about the washing. Picked a few apples& c & c.

Tuesday 27

Very pleasant & warm. Sold some 3 trees of apples.A Goss for $8. Picked the apples, beyond swale backold shop, 3 bushel. Strained some grapes for jelly.Put up 1 1/2 bushels potatoes & went to Woonsocketthis PM & to Blackstone & see Dea Pond, Emeline, &Alvah went with me.

Wednesday, September 28, 1870

Very pleasant & warm. Picked a few apples & choredabout. See to store some. Emeline papered the attic

stairway. I helped a little. Put up the grape jelly. A.Goss picked his apples 1 1bls. Father carried themdown there this eve. I made a little cider this eve.Father carried off some flour, passengers & C.

Thursday 29

Foggy morn & cloudy most the day & warm. Picked thegreen side the road & read apples front old barn. Madea little cider. Went 1 1/2 hs & got a few chestnuts.Stored some peaches this eve.

Friday 30

Cloudy & began to rain about noon & storms hard

now at 10 PM. See to store mail & C. Picked up afew apples & picked some for Joseph. He gone toBoston this PM. Cleared up the wagon house & c.This eve worked in the cellar. Put up somepeaches.

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Saturday, October 1, 1870

Cloudy morn, but warm & pleasant most the day.Repaired & cleaned the potatoe bins Picked someapples this PM. Dea Pond & I dug potatoes 4 hrs,early rose.

Sunday 2

Very pleasant morn, but cloudy before night & cooler.Went to meeting in AM. & in PM staid at home. Rev.J. Merrell preached meeting downstairs this eve.

Monday 3

N. E. rain storm all day. I helped about the housesome. Sorted & carried 12 bushels early rose potatoesdown cellar. Fixed the water bbl. at horse barn.Cleared out the stable & tied the cattle up. Clearedup some in the old shop to fix for J. Gould

Tuesday, October 4, 1870

Cloudy most of the day, warm. Helped some aboutthe washing. Sorted & put 12 bushels (Early rose)potatoes in the cellar. Brought up the remainder ofthe squashes. Picked a few apples, &c & c.

Wednesday 5

Cloudy most the day & stormy this eve & part ofPM. See to store mail & c. Made a little cider.Picked a tree of Russetts & c & c. Jos been toBoston & Milton.

Thursday 6

Stormy part the day. Cool or cold. Picked a fewapples & chored about. Emily Stockbridge diedthis AM. I helped them there some. Picked sometomatoes, & c.

Friday, October 7, 1870

Pleasant most the day & cool. Churned & pickedapples most the day. The last of the Baldwins,pressed cider & some vinegar this eve. & c. Thos.Copland came tonight - Emeline been to meeting

house this eve. to sing.

Saturday 831 above

Very pleasant & cool. Very frost morn, ice 1/8 inchthick. Chored about. Picked & sorted some apples.Went as bearer to the funeral of Mrs. FrankStockbridge. Rev. J. Merrell atended it at the church.She was buried at West Wrentham.

Sunday 9

Very pleasant - frosty morn, cool. Been to meetingall day & this eve. at P. B. Clarkes. Rev. Josiah

Merrill preached.

Monday, October 10, 187037

Very pleasant & warm . Cool morn. Helped someabout the washing & C. Picked a few greenings &sorted a few Baldwins, & c. See to sore some.Duck? up some cattle?, 3 steers tonight & tied up

in the barn. Thos Capland took tea here with ustonight & started off at 5 1/2 PM.

Tuesday 11

Very pleasant & warm. Helped some aboutbutchering the wild steers of J. Chilsons. 3 of themwe got into the barn last night. Sorted & picked afew apples. Moved the oats to horse barn & & c.

Wednesday 12

Stormy part the day & warm. Picked a few apples& sorted a few. Put up & sold 2 bushels. Helped

set 10 hoops on cider bbls. & c. Mother been toUncle Nathans.

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Very pleasant & warm. Picked the last of thegreenery & some others on the ground. Got out a fewchestnuts & chored about house some. Dea Pondworked for me 4 hs this PM digging potatoes. Thiseve. I carried a pick of apples to Geo F. W.

Friday 14

Very pleasant & warm. Chored about. Picked someapples. Sorted a few potatoes. See to store mail.Switch & c. Jos at his meadow. Dea Pond dugpotatoes 8 1/2 or 9 hs. Father went & changed oxyokes

Saturday 15

Very pleasant & warm. Picked a few apples. Sorted& put up & sent off 7 bushels potatoes & 1 Bbl ofapples. Dea Pond dug potatoes for me 8 or 9 hs.Emeline & Marianna went to Franklin. I helped Josget in apples this eve. &c & c.

Very pleasant & warm. Went to meeting in AM. &staid at home in PM. Rev. Mandell preached. Jos& Abbie went to Ashland.

Monday 17

Very pleasant & warm AM. Cloudy part of PM.

Helped some about the washing. Sorted & carrieddown cellar 7 & 2___? potatoes. Sorted & loaded25 bushels cider apples. Emeline & Abbie & J.Gould went to Franklin this eve. Jos went toWoonsocket.

Tuesday 18

Very windy. Cloudy & pleasant PM. Sorted & gotsome potatoes down cellar. Than picked therussetts over the shed. Dea Pond worked 8 or 9 hsthis PM. He dug potatoes & I carried some apples,potatoes & c. to G. F. W & Asa Sargent house &Some bbls & c & c. Cold this eve.

Wednesday, October 19, 1870

Very pleasant. Cold morn. Loaded a load of 26bushels apples carried to mill. See to mail store RR& c. Jos at Boston. Sorted some potatoes. Dea Pondworked digging 8 hs. - E. Coryman 2 1/2.

Thursday 20

Began to storm about 9 AM & rained hard most theday & this eve. loaded a load of 28 bushels, apples &carried to mill & Dea Pond carted a load with thesteers, 4 hs. Cleared up some in the shop to fix for J.Gould. He helped some.

Friday 21

Pleasant & warm. Went to get some lumber at millfor shop & worked on it. Churned this eve. Went toJohn Hoags. He was gone. Father went to get 3 casksof cider.

Saturday, October 22, 1870

Very pleasant & warm. Moved a cupboard downcellar & fixed for the cider & got it down cellar.Moved or put some boards out to dry. Picked theapples in orchard. At store & RR some. Jos atBoston. Dea Pond dug potatoes. Father went to

get 2 casks cider & I with F. W. went out got 3casks this eve. Emeline went to Woonsocket withMrs. Gould this PM.

Sunday 23

Very pleasant & cool. Went to meeting in AM &this eve. at Mancy Daniels. Rev. J. Merrellpreached.

Monday 24

Very pleasant & cool morn, but warm day. Helpedsome about the washing. Picked apples most the

day. Dea Pond helped 3 hs.

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Very pleasant & warm, but windy. Finished pickingthe apples & digging potatoes. Dea Pond dug 7 hs. Iput up & sold 1 bbl. apples. This eve. Dea Pond & Iwent to Woonsocket. Insurance man here tonight. Itook my policy

Wednesday 26

Rained this morn before light, but cleared off. Verypleasant, but windy. Cold this eve. Chored about inmorn. Got the potatoes down cellar. Have about 115bushels. Worked fixing the shop some. Dea Pond &Emeline went to the conference at Medway.

Thursday 2728

Very cold & pleasant AM, but cloudy PM & a littlerain. Looked over the oak lumber I sold to F. Follett..Carted home our old pine boards & got some ready &carried to Franklin & got plained & matched for.Carried passengers to Mr. Cooks this eve.

Very pleasant & warm. Churned & chored about.Worked most the day fixing shop this eve.

Saturday 29

Very pleasant & cool. Worked on the shop most

the day. This eve. carried Eddie Rogers & wifehome to Mrs. Scotts. John Hoag came here thiseve. J. P. Gould moved part into the shop this eve.& worked there for the first time.

Sunday 3028

Pleasant & cool . Went to meeting all day. Rev. J.Merrell preached.

Monday, October 31, 1870

Rained hard in the night & this morn, but cleared off.Warm. Is growing cold this eve. Helped about thewashing some & c. Worked on the shop some.

Bought 2 pigs (109 lbs) of John Cavanaugh & went& got them this eve.

Tuesday, November 1

Very pleasant & warm. Windy. Fixed our bedsteadlegs. Took up the outside cellar way & layed up partof the wall. Jos helped most of PM. This eve workedon the shop some.

Wednesday 2

Very pleasant & warm. Drawed some stones for thecellar wall & dug out & have them up. See to store

mail RR. & C. Got in the pile of ____? apples. Fixedshop door this eve. Jos been to Boston. Sewing circlehere this PM.

Thursday, November 3, 1870

Cloudy most the day & warm. Began to rain about1 1/2 PM & had a thundershower. Very pleasantthis eve. I see to store mail & c & worked on the

shop some. Pulled the carrots & c & c. Jos went toAndover. Father & mother & Mrs. T. Wallsworthwent to Woonsocket.

Friday 4

Very pleasant & cool. See to store mail & c.Made a little cider. Churned. Cleaned out my___? bbl. & chored about.

Saturday 5

Rained some, but cleared off. Very pleasant beforenight. Made some cider. Went into the woods &

got a stick of timber. Sorted a few apples. Put upG. F. W. Baldwins.

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Sunday, November 6, 1870

Very pleasant & cool. Went to meeting in AM & thiseve to F. Hancocks. Rev. Mandell preached.

Monday 7

Very pleasant & cool. Helped some about thewashing at store some. Helped J. P. Gould put up hisstove & pipe in the shop & c & c.

Tuesday 8

Very pleasant AM & cloudy PM & chilly. Choredabout some. Loaded & carried to Metcalf's mill &got plained & straightened some plank & went to thetown meeting.

Wednesday, November 9, 1870

Cloudy & stormed a little & rained hard. This evewarm. Drawed a load of stone to the cellar way && a stick of timber & wheeled off a lot of dirt tohay pen Made some cider &c & c.

Thursday 10

Very pleasant & windy & cool. John Hoag came &put part of a sil under the house & worked oncellar door some. & on the stone work some. Atstore & R. R. some. Jos gone to Medway.

Friday 11

Very pleasant & cold. Windy. Made some cider toboil down for sauce. Put up 2 bbl. & sent to C. H.Goodwin. Got some sand & made morter &shoveled out part the cellar way &c & c.

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Saturday, November 12, 1870

Rained this eve at 11 oclock someCloudy most the day & warm. See to mail, store & c.Jos at Boston. Churned, dug out & laid the stonessteps to the out side cellar way. This eve pulled thewebster turnips & picked a chicking.

Sunday 13

Very pleasant & warm but windy. Went to meeting inAm & this PM eve, staid at home. Rev. J. Merrellpreached.

Monday 14

Cloudy part the day & warm. Helped some about thewashing. worked on the cellar stairway & pickedover some apples & got into the cellar.

Tuesday, November 15, 1870

Very pleasant & cool. Sorted & got some applesdown cellar & ___? water & fixed to kill the hog.Albert Newell killed it. Worked on the cellar wallsome. Carried a load of wood to Mrs. Fishers.

Wednesday 16

Very pleasant & warm. Divided & weighed thehog, 305 lbs. Went to Franklin in the cars &walked back. Bought a Buffalo of J. Wright.Worked on the cellar stair stair way & c. This eve,went to the sewing circle at F. Hancocks.

Thursday 1718

Very pleasant & cold morn. Cut out the hog. &cleaned the Bbl & c & c. Mortered up part of thecellar wall. At store some. Joseph been to Boston.Emeline is at Boston. Melina here today.

Friday, November 18, 1870

Very pleasant AM. Cool morn, but was clouded up& began to rain about 2 PM. I went to Boston & outto S. Beales. Then Emeline & H ____? & I went intoBoston shopping. Went to Smith Sayles tonight tosleep..

Saturday 19

Pleasant & cold & growing cold. This morn after______? went to the auction room & about the citysome. Came home at 7 this eve.

Sunday 20

Very pleasant & cool. Went to meeting all day & thiseve, Rev. J. Merrell preached in AM & eve. & Rev.Keene in PM. Meeting this eve. at J. W. Clarks.

Monday, November 21, 1870

Cloudy most the day & cool. Helped about thewashing some. Sawed, split, & got in some oldwood. Drawed away some stones &c & c.

Tuesday 22

(Mild extra J & S 5 extra and 1 a day)

Cloudy & stormed some. Raining hard this eve.Sorted the apples at old barn & made a little cider.This PM Emeline & I went to Woonsocket.

Wednesday 23

Cleared off. Very pleasant & warm & clouded upagain & windy. Chored about some. Sorted apples& this eve. got alot down cellar. John Hoaghelped. He came this eve. & is here tonight.

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Thursday, November 24, 1870

Thanksgiving. Pleasant part & cloudy part the day,cool. John Hoag worked on the cellar doors & c. Ihelped him some. Went to Chs. Wales & got some ofhis tools. O. Shields with our horse, carried Mrs.Scott back to N. Wrentham. Father carried offpassenger. Uncle Nathan, Hermon & his folks here ordownstairs.

Friday 25

Very pleasant & warm. I helped make a hinge forcellar door & mortared up some & chored about.

Carried a trunk to A. J. Newells.

Saturday 26

Stormy AM & pleasant. Part of PM warm. Choredabout. Sorted some apples. Mortared up in the cellarsome. Cleared up old barn some at store some. Jos atauction, L. Adamses

Sunday, November 27, 1870

Very pleasant & warm. Went to meeting all day &this eve. at Asa Sargeants, Rev. J. Merrellpreached.

Monday 28

Very pleasant & warm. See to the store mail RR &c. Jos at Providence. Helped about the washingsome. Sorted some apples & & c. This eve. wentto J. Towers to see about loading cars.

Tuesday 29

Cloudy & rained a little. Warm. Helped J. Towerload lumber 2 cars in AM. J. Hoag worked here.Fixed the hay scales & on the house a little. Ihelped him some in PM & see to store mail, & c.

Wednesday, November 30, 1870

Very pleasant & warm. Heet water & got ready &Albert Newell killed the hog. I helped some. Sorteda few apples. J. Hoag worked til 10 AM on house.Bought a heifer. This eve at sewing circle at J.Cannerys.

Thursday, December 1

Very pleasant & warm. Cut out the hog (379 lbs) &salted my half. Picked over a few apples. Went up &

looked over the pine lot with father.

Friday 2

Very pleasant & warm. Helped about the lard. Cut itup & strained it & c. Sorted & carried some applesdown cellar.

Saturday, December 3, 1870

Cloudy part & very pleasant PM. Cool. Churnedan hour & father churned a long time, but didn'tcome yet. I made J. Goulds a pig pen & see to themail & c. Jos at Boston & went to Woonsocketthis PM. Emeline & Mrs. Gaskell went with me.John & Sarah here tonight. Father carried offpassengers.

Sunday 4

Very pleasant most of the day & warm. Went tomeeting in AM & this eve. downstairs, Rev. J.Merrell preached. John went home this morn.

Monday 5

Very pleasant part & cloudy toward night & warm.Helped some about the washing. Carried N.Hawse's sausage cutter home. Fixed a pig pen forJ. S. Gould Sold my steer to to Chs W. Tingley

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for $119. Weighed 1965 lbs. Carted 4 load ofgravel into meadow. Made cider this eve.

Tuesday, December 6, 1870

Cloudy most the day & stormed some. Warm. Madea little cider. Cleared up some by the house & c & c.Carried Mrs. Whitier home this eve.

Wednesday 7

Pleasant & warm. Made some cider. Helped fix oxwagon. Went to Franklin in PM with Emeline, Sarah& Melana. Loaded a load of chips tonight.

Thursday 8

Cloudy & stormed most of the day. Rain, warm.Snowed this eve a little. See to mail store RR. & c.Jos at Boston. Fixed a rack for J. P. Gould & a benchin his shop.

Friday, December 9, 1870

Very pleasant & cool. Worked in the shop some.Fixed a log cutter, a table leef, bench & c. Madesome cider. Carried a load of chips to Mrs.Whittier. Pulled the flat. Turnips & dug thedahlies. Mixed the sausage meet. Went to F.Boscoms & got some sage. Mary Biscom here totea.

Saturday 10

Very pleasant & cool. Fixed my wood saw.Wheeled a lot of dirt from chip yard to fix fence.Made cider c & c.

Sunday 11

Cloudy & some mist part the day. Cool storms.this eve. Went to meeting in AM. Staid at homethis PM. Rev. J. Merrell preached. J. P. Gould hadthe horse to go after Dr. Nolan for Irvine.

Monday, December 12, 1870

Stormy most of the day. Rain, warm. Drawed offsome cider. Helped about washing some, at storesome. See to the mail. Jos at Franklin. Made somecider & c & c. Went to Dea Whittiers & bought 2heifers.

Tuesday 13

Stormy most the day & warm & cleared off warm in

PM about 4. Made some cider. Carted gravel awayfrom back the house. Went & got 2 heifers of DeaWhittiers for $40.

Wednesday 14

Cloudy part the day. Stormed some. Cleared off inPM. Warm. Cooler ____? Made some cider. Wentto Franklin with Alvah.

Thursday, December 15, 1870

Pleasant, but cold & very windy. I helped JosGould fix his shop pipe. Went after the heifer along time before found it. Made a little cider & &c. Alvah & wife & _____? went to Uncle N. &Richardsons. Back this PM.

Friday 16

Very pleasant, but very cold & windy. Chored

about. Carted 4 in 5 load of dirt from door yardunder old barn. Alvah here in morn & this eve.

Saturday 1714 above

Very pleasant & cold. Carried Mrs. Hancock toMrs. Geo Deans. Finished sawing & splitting thecord of wood for Mrs. Fisher & carried down there.Peter rode home with me. Alvah & his folks wenthome this AM.

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Sunday, December 18, 1870

Pleasant & cold & very windy. Went to meeting inAM & this eve. at Dea. Whitings. Rev. J. Merrillpreached.

Monday 19

Very pleasant & cold. Helped about the washingsome & chored about. Fixed pen & gave the pigs amess & got up a load of old wood & c. Got thewagon & roll of corn. Put up & carried to G.Hancock 8 lbs potatoes.

Tuesday 20

The ground white with snow this morn. Rained &snowed in the night & damp AM. Warm & pleasantPM & muddy. See to store mail & c. Carted a loadlumber to J. Newell. Made little cider. Boiled down5 gallons. Sold bbl apples & c & c. Cars.

Wednesday, December 21, 1870

Very pleasant & cool. Thawed some. Choredabout some. Put up some apples & c. & went toWoonsocket in PM. Father carried passengers toWrentham.

Thursday 2212

Very pleasant & very cold . Got ready for & ChsHeaton came & killed our heifer, 48 lbs. I went toFranklin. Got harness mended. Got some cloth &c. Carried Emeline & Marianna to UncleRichardsons & went after them & c & c. This eve.went to meeting.

Friday 23

Very cold & stormy. Snow most all day, but littlesnow fell. I see to the mail store & c. Jos atBoston. Carried beef to Nathan Hawes & AsaSargeant. Cut alot of squash & c & c.

Saturday, December 24, 18708

Very cold & pleasant. Been most sick with a cold.Chored about. Cut out the beef & salted it & lookedover accts. some.

Sunday 25At 8 AM 1 above 0

Very cold & pleasant Staid at home all day. Have abad cold & a bite on my wrist. Rev. J. Merrellpreached.

Monday 2616 above 0

Cloudy most the day & cold. Cleared off beforenight. Helped about the washing & shoeing the horse& c. Drawed down load of wood from back of oldbarn & 1 load of father's from woods.

Tuesday, December 27, 187014

Very pleasant & cold Split some wood. Clearedup the lot back of old barn (or mine hill lot) 2 load& got 1 load from Rockwood lot of old chestnutpoles. Carried 1 load of 5 3/12 ft to Mrs. Whitier.

Wednesday 28

Cloudy & began to snow before noon. Warmer.Split & cut some wood. Carried a load of 4 9/12 ft

wood to Mrs. Whitiers. Helped father fix a billhook & fix the wedges & make a beetle & c.

Thursday 29

Snowed & blowed or a driving snowstorm (most)all day. Got the sleigh out & father carried thechildren to school. I staid at store some. See tomail & Jos went to Franklin. Fixed the shop some.Cleared up barn some & c & c. Helped grind a

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new billhook & the axes. This eve cut meet &apples for pies.

Friday, December 30, 18702 below zero

Very pleasant & very cold morn. 2 below at 7 1/2AM. Is snowing now at 9 3/4 PM. Chored about.Carried the children to school. Shoveled paths atstore some. Looked over accts. with father. Sawedsome wood & c & c.

Saturday 3134 above

Very pleasant . Warm Went to Boston in t