Lucian Boneparte Grout's DIARY 24 June 1888 to 31 Dec 1888 Writted by Lucian Boneparte Grout of Golden Ridge, Maine Writted by Lucian Boneparte Grout of Golden Ridge, Maine Contributed by Joyce Hall and her son, Douglas A. Hall and David C. Young itigapa@aol.com Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm Written by Lucian Boneparte Grout of Golden Ridge, Maine This was copied from David C. Young's Personal copy of Lucian Grout's Diary. Copy Number: 12 June 24, 1888, Sunday: Was at home all day only went to Sunday School and Meetting. Herman in in (probably meant was in or is in) the morning and Guy Webber before Meeting. Kate and I went in the field. Kate and the children went to the Post Office after supper. June 25, Mon. It has been raining all day. Have ben at home. Went to Fred Dennet(t)s and Hamiltons in the afternoon. True Sleeper has gone to the Mills. Joe Roberts was in to night. Foggy and wet but quite warm. Half past 9 time to turn in. Good Night. June 26, Tues.: Commenced to plow to day. Thornton helped me with his horse. Very warm in the forenoon. Quit about 11 o'clock. Kate has gone to Houlton this afternoon. Mrs. Hamilton went with her. Bessie Dolley come home with the girls from school. Showery. June 27, Wed.: Have been at work on the road to day. Thornton, True and Fenilson, Hurlbert, Charles Rowe and Hamilton. Drawing out stone on the Cow Team Road. Very cold and windy. Kate is not at home. Bess Dolley is here stayayd (stayed) all night. June 28, Thurs.: Still working on the road I worked in the forenoon. Kate got home from Houlton two p.m. Polly (the neighborhood's riding horse) did not sweat any. (Sign of being in good shape, sign that Kate did not hurry the horse back??). Flo Dennet(t) and Mrs. Sleeper in to night. True helped me fix(?) the lambs. (Castration?) Not very warm to day. (Lucian sometimes capitalized inappropriately, e.g. am drawing Manure to day and we may not always have captured his method of capitalization. Piece is always peice, breakfast is breckfast, but most misspellings seem to reflect an error at the time and correct spelling are seen later, e.g. wagon is frequently waggon, but not always. Lucian frequently compounded sentences without punctuation and we have sometimes make a new sentence where one apparently did not exist, although much of the time, we have tried to record them as he did them). June 29, 1888, Friday: Have been helping hoe beans and potatos for Jo Roberts. Knowles was helping in the afternoon. Quite warm. School did not keep today. Meg? (May?) went to Patten to get her pictures taken. The Hurlbert tribe was here in the afternoon. Was gone when I come home. June 30, Sat.: Have been plowing to day untill three o'clock. Then it rained all the afternoon. True was helping me. Thornton had Polly (the horse) to go to Patten to get the Doctor for Jim Dollys folks. Leon (Dolley it is presumed) is sick. 7 p.m. still raining quite warm. July 1, 1888, Sunday: Did not go to Sabbath School and Meeting. Was not feeling well. Kate and Katy went. Carrie and Cynthia stay(e)d at home. Very cold for the time of year. Knowles was in just night. Herman after meetting. Did not see the yearlings to day. July 2, Mon.: Plowing in the forenoon the flies bit so that we had to quit about eleven. After supper went to Martin Emersons to get five dollars am going to have the money. Got home about ten p.m. Herman has got Polly to go to the Mills to carry his mother. July 3, Tues.: Have been at home all day. Plowing in the morning awhile till the flies got so thick the team could not stand it. Hoeing beans in the afternoon a spell. Herman went to Patten after the wagon. Got home just before dark. Very warm to day. July 4, Wed.: Have been to the Mills all day. Thought Knowl's was going to carry us out but sent Nellie up to say he was not going. Come home and got Thorntons horse and put him in the Porter(?) Wagon and all hands went out. Very warm and pleasant. July 5, Thurs.: Got home from the Mills this morning half past twelve in the morning. Have been plowing on the peice by the cemetary. True is helping me with his oxen. Warm but windy. Myra Morrison has got Polly to go to Patten. 9 p.m. time to turn in. July 6, Fri.: Was plowing in the forenoon. True was helping me had the sick headache quit about 11 a.m. Did not work any more all day. Herman took Polly and went to Ab Bryants and the Post Office. Quite warm. July 7, 1888, Saturday: Went to plowing in the morning. Plowing alone. True is on the road to work. Went and got the water trough of Fenilson. Did not get throug(trough) untill supper time. Hoed in the garden till night. Showery and quite cool. July 8, Sunday: Have been to Sunday School and Meetting. Mr. Bumpus was in to day. Come home and after supper went to see the yearlings to Meserves. Drove in to Gilmans (Gilman Young?). When we came home stop(p)ed to see Mrs. Hamilton. She is going away to morrow to see the doctors at Borne, N.Y. July 9, Mon.: Got Thornton to help cultivate potatoes in the forenoon. Then went to hoeing beans have not got them half hoed. Mrs. Sleeper was in to day. It is quite warm this evening Lon Morrison was in just night. Paid me for the team. July 10, Tues.: Went up to Dollys in the morning to get him to bring in my wagon from the Mills. Have bought one of Chas Sleeper. Have been hoeing beans till 3 p.m. Then went to help Joe Roberts hoe potato. Kate has gone on the hill to Dolleys. July 11, Wed.: Was hoeing beans and potatos. Joe Roberts was helping me. It rained in the afternoon. So we had to quit. Ada and Fred came home in the evening. Got a man to bring them up from Kingman. Very rainey can't think of any thing. July 12, Thurs.: Choaring (doing chores) round in the forenoon. Grinding machine sythe and hand sythe. Geo Parker commenced to work to day. Began work mowing by hand mowed the road in afternoon I went to the Mills got home before dark. July 13, Fri.: Have been plowing to day. True helped me and Fred helped. Herman to mow bushes untill about three p.m. George mowed the cemetery and then worked on the back. Sold three steers to Hammond and Davis for (looks like) $1 10. Showery. July 14, Sat.: Drove the steers to the road for Hammond and Davis. Fred and Geo Parker drove them out. I went to see Ben Collins to get him to make a latch for the mowing machine and went to see the grass on the Dougble? (Doble?) Farm with G. Dolley. Quite warm. July 15, 1888, Sunday: Geo Parker here to. The folks have all gone to Meeting but Geo and I stay(e)d at home. I went down the road with Bine (Bun?) Perry. Got home about four in the afternoon. The folks have got home from Sunday School. Looks like rain. July 16, Mon.: Have been mowing with the machine. Thornton has run the machine. Finished the beans in the forenoon. Got in two loads of hay. Gim Dolley had the team to go to Patten. Got home just night. Very good hay day. July 17, Tues.: Have been haying. Mowed the peice above the house and got in what we mowed yesterday. Kate and Carrie went to the Falls to day. It has been a nice hay day. Very warm. Looks like rain to night. Am going to bed 9 P.M. July 18, Wed.: Still haying. The same crew over back to day. Mowed the peice beside the buckwheat. Got in six loads to day. Over half done. Mr. Crandal come here to stay to nigh(t). Looks like rain to night. July 19, Thurs.; Rainey to day. Plowing in the forenoon. Thornton helped me. Fred and George are mowing. Afternoon drop(p)ed ashes on the potatoes. The boys are mowing after supper. Have hung the hayfork to night. Still rainy. Quite cool. Mr. Carndal stayed here last night. July 20, Fri.: Helped True in the forenoon plowing. George and Fred have gone to the lake fishing to Mattawankeg Lake. Got home just before dark. Joe Ingham(?) was here this afternoon and we traded the wagon for a buckboard. Rainey this afternoon. July 21, Sat.: Hoeing potatos to day got them all hoed at supper time. Joe Roberts came up and helped me. George has gone home. Ada went to the Mills with him and Polly. I have got a lame back. So I can't do much work. Was a very good hay day. Did not rain any. July 22, Sun.: Went to Meetting and Sabbath School. Mr. Bumpus was in and his wife. After Meetting went with True to see the yearling and went to Gim Dolleys. Has been very warm to day. Bert Sleeper was in to night with Sarah Ambrose. Bed time. Must turn in. July 23, 1888, Monday: Mowing in the forenoon. Opened some hay in the afternoon. (Probably hay that had been bunched for a few days then spread out to dry). Got in one load and it commenced to rain. Flo Dolley was here visitting to day. Mr. Hamilton and Addie? was here to get Ada to go and iron? to morrow morning. Kate did the washing to day. Still dull to night. July 24, 1888, Tues.: Mowing on the ten acre lot. Have got one more days work mowing. Got it all raked. It rained in the afternoon. Some out not ? but we raked. The weather is looking better. July 25 , Wed.: Have finished mowing today and go in 8 loads and have got 5 or 6 more to get. True was in to night and Erl Rand. Fred has gone to the Post Office. Very pleasant. July 26 , Thurs.: Have finished haying today got done supper time. Went to Joe Roberts to supper time. The Circle met there to day. Irving Roberts got the quilt. Got in three loads of hay to Thorntons. Frank Caldwell was in -this afternoon to let me some hav on Mrs. Dennett. July 27 , Fri.: Have been haying to Thornton to day Have got the hay all cut in the lower field. Shall finish mowing to morrow if it is a good day. Kate has been to Patten to day. Paid Minerva $ 75 (?) to day. July 28 Sat Dull hay weather today. George is sinking stone beside the road (burying large rocks?). Fred is at work for True with the oxen. Plowing in the forenoon. I went to see some grass over to Merserves. Am not going to cut any. July 29 Sun. : Did not go to meetting or Sabbath School. I Went in to see Dolley. Cyrus Cushman com(e) in to get Thorntons and Fenilsons folks to go out to Mr. Coberns (Coburn?). He is not expected to live. He has got Polly and the wagon. (Probably Mr. Cushman not Mr. Coburn). There was a baptison(baptism) to the hill to day. July 30 , Mon.: haying from Mr. Coberns yet. He died last night. I finished mowing just before dinner. Geo and I got in 5 loads of hay in the afternoon and raked the rest. Very warm. (Presume Mr. Coburn, perhaps Silas Coburn, died not Thornton). July 31, 1888, Tuesday: Mowed the grass in the orchard before the dew was off then went to cartting (carting in or carrying in?). Mr. Fenlison helped me get two loads. It rained at supper time did not finish. Thornton not in from the Mills. Quite a heavy shower. August 1, 1888, Wednesday: In to Hurricane Ridge to work for Hagget haying. Kate carried us the length of the road by Asa Drews. Got in there about 9 a.m. Went to mowing. Got in two loads of hay. Nice hay day. August 2, Thurs.; Still at Haggets. The skters and minges very thick (bugs). Got in five load of hay to day. Quite windy and not very hot. August 3, Fri.; At the same place to(o) many flies for comfort. Will take some quite a spell to finish. Mow(e)d untill noon. Then I went to raking with the horse rake. Quite warm. Aug. 4, Sat.: Raining this morning. -Am to go home. Hagget come out to the Main Road with his team. Then we walked home. Got home half past 9. Geo went out. Have rained untill past noon. Warm in the afternoon. August 5, Sun.: Cloudy to day. Am at home to day. Ada come up from Hamiltons. George Parker is here. Herman and Eraland (Earland Rand) have just come with the Harns and buckboard. Lyman? Hurlbert came with them. 3 o'clock have had supper and Fred is going to carrie (carry or take) me and George over to Haggets to night. Still cloudy but warm. Aug. 6, Monday: Mowing all day on Haggets best grass. Cloudy and not any hay weather. His wife is sick (Haggetts?). Geo Parker is with me here. August 7, 1888, Tuesday: Still at Haggets. Geo and I have been fishing on Sly Brook caught two pickeril. got to the house about noon. Wm Scribner and Columbus Cobern were here to see his steers did not buy them. George Parker has gone for the Dr. for -Mrs. Haggett. (Hurricane Ridge and Sly Brook are in Island Falls some four or five miles from Golden Ridge). August 8, 1888, Wednesday: George came in this morning and I came home. Went to work in the barn yard and dug around a rock. Fred is at work for True mowing. Still cloudy. No sign of clearing off. Drew some water to fix the potato(e)s could not get the bug sprinkler. August 9, Thurs.: Have been laying stone to day. Geo Parker has been helping me to day. Put paris green (arsenic bug killer) on the potatoes in the afternoon. Geo put it on and I layd stone. Fred is not feeling very well to day. Mr. Adams is here to stay to nigh(t), the clock repairer. August 10, Fri.: Come in to haying this morning to Haggetts. Spread and got in six loads of hay. Very fine day. Had to fix the hay fork. Took some time. Did not get along very well. Mrs. Haggett(Haggets?) is better. Aug. 11, Sat.: Geo and I went to mowing in the morning before breakfast. Mow(e)d before until 9 a.m. then went to cartting. Got in ten loads. Then came home. Fred met us this side of Haggets in the roads with Pol and the Wagon. Cloudy and looks like rain. Aug. 12, Sun.: Have been at home to day. We all hands went to see the yearlings. Went through the woods. They are doing nicely. It Has cleared off and looks like fine weather. (Example in It Has of some of Lucian's capitalization). Must go back in the morning. Will take two days to finish. Aug. 13, Mon.: Went in to Haggets haying commenced to rain in the afternoon. Geo came home. Hagget and I went to see if there was any blueberries. It rained. So there was no chance to get any. Could not catch any fish come home in the afternoon. Aug. 14, Tues.: Was at home all day. Rained in the forenoon so we did not do anything. After dinner Fred helped True Sleeper plow. I dug around some stone. True finished plowing his peice (piece) to day. Drew the stone out to day. Aug. 15, Wed.: Went in to Haggets in the forenoon. Kate carried me in. Stayd till after dinner then Kate and I went to the Falls. I got bbl. (barrel) of flour. Got home about six o'clock p.m. The apple tree man was here to day. Still raining and very wet. August 16, 1888, Thursday: Fred and True have been plowing. I have been laying stone wall. Very warm and sultry to day. Katy has been to Ed Perry's with Bessie Dolley. Got home just before dark. Ada was home to day from Hamiltons. Cynthia and Carrie have been picking rosberries (raspberries). August 17, Fri.: Have been plowing to day. True helped me with his oxen. Kate and Fred have gone to Patten with Polly and True's wagon. Raining in the afternoon. The folks got home just after supper. Quite cloudy and dull. Aug. 18, Sat.: Have been laying stone and building fence. Will take another day to finish. It has cleared off and is quite a good hay day. The bull got out twice to day. Rowe has began on the stone with his horses. Hugh is helping him. Aug. 19, Sun.: Was at home till just night then went up to J.G. Dolleys. Got home before dark met Mr. Hamilton, Odbar?(Odber) and Ada going to meetting. The rest of the folks all to home. Quite pleasant to night. Aug. 20, Mon.: Have been building fence to day. Thornton is helping me to day am laying stone part of the time. Have finished to day building fence and the wall. Very cool to night. Fred has gone to Patten. Got home just nigh(t). Aug. 21, Tues.: The folks have gone to rennion (reunion) . Kate went with Ed Perry and Lizzie. Fred carried Alice Morrison. Ada went with Geo Parker. I(t) has rained all day and cold. I got the steer out of the pasture on Carroline and put on a poke (yoke?). 8 p.m. and still raining. Aug. 22, Wed.: Very rainey to day. Did not do anything in the forenoon. Joseph Roberts was in to day. Ben(or Bun) and Herman Fenilson and I got a log for drag plank (a plank to haul rocks off the field with a horse). Got two logs to the house. Got a letter from D. Lewis to the D. Convention. Still raining. Aug. 23, Thurs.: Rained in the forenoon. Most of the time in the afternoon. Fenilson and I cut two drag plank logs. Drew them to the house with the oxen. August 24, 1888, Friday: Went before with one of the logs before breckfast with both pair of oxen. (Lucian's two befores). I went and helped to saw them. Got home supper time. Geo., Ada and Fred got home just dark. Very rainey. August 25, Sat.: Went to the mill after the drag plank. Met Kate comeing home from rennion (coming and reunion?). Comeing from Perrys. Helping True in the afternoon. Come home supper time. Rainey in the evening. Aug. 26, Sun.: Have been at home all day till meetting time four p.m. Sam Gould was here to day came to fetch Will Cox's waggon. Elter (Elder) Bumpus was in and held a prais (prayer?) meetting. Fred Katy and I went. Aug. 27, Mon.: Drawing stone all day. Fred has not done much is not feeling well. Geo has had the team to go to Patten with Haggett got home about four p.m. Went home withe his oxen. Kate and I went to the Mills to hear King of Portland. August 28, Tues.: Still dull and cloudy and rainey. Am drawing stone. Fenilson is helping me. Mr. Price come to get me to help on the Meetting house in the afternoon. Joel and I went to help them. Katy with Ada to night. Aug. 29, Wed.: Have been drawing rocks all day. Fenilson helped me. Will take a half day to finsih them. Fred has been sick to day has not done anything. Mrs. Penilson was here to day and Mrs. Thornton. Very pleasant. August 30, Thurs.: Mowing oats to day. Fenilson is helping me. Have the peice on the hill all cut and began on the other. Quite warm and plesant. The peice on the hill very short. No one here to day. August 31, 1888, Friday: Mowing oats till the dew is off. Went to hauling stone finished beside the road. Very warm to day. Katy went to stay with Ada. Mrs. Hamilton came home to night with Mr. Hamilton. Going to rain. September 1, 1888, Saturday: It has been raining most all day. Have not done anything but the chores. Fred has been gone most off (of) the day. I went to see the steers in the afternoon. Tom has got them all poked (?). (A poke is a single yoke like wood structure placed around an animals next to prevent the animal from poking though a fence. When an animal is poked he has had such a structure placed around their neck). September 2, 1888, Sunday: Have been at home most off the day. Went to Sunday School and Meeting. Mr. Bumpus preached in the afternoon. Not a very full Meeting. Saw D. Lewis this morning. He is going to Houlton today will (be) back to morrow. September 3, Mon.: Was mowing oats in the forenoon. After dinner got in oats. Herman helping me. Went to the Mills to here (near) John Scat (Scot?) on the tarriff issue. Went out with D. Lewis. Herman went with my team. September 4, Tues.: Have been at home all day. Mow(e)d some in the morning. Went to carting oats gat them in above the wall. Kate and Katy helped us rake after the wagon. Quite windy to day. Cool to night. September 5, Wed.: Have been to Moro to day went to the Falls. Got to Geo A. Bryants at noon went to Pat Dorling (Darling). He is going to carry the votes to Masardis; Ox Bow and Ashland. Very cool and windy. Got home half past 9. Some of the young folks in leaving a party. (We believe Lucian was a Republican concerned about the Democratic Party's support for free trade. Aroostook farmers where very concerned about free trade or tariff free goods coming in from Canada. The Civil War made a great many veterans Republicans- and the tariff issue made a great many Aroostook farmers Republicans). September 6, 1888, Thursday: Mowing oats in the morning. Have finished the four acre peice. Went to helping Fenilson. Put up oats about ten. Fred and I got them in after dinner. There was a quite a frost this morning. Very cold to night. Is a show to the school house this evening. Sept. 7, Friday: Was at home to day got in oats two loads. Geo Hamilton came in to day. Went to the Falls to hear Mr. McDonnough speak on the political issues of the day. Geo went with me. Got home about 11 p.m. Cold and windy to night. Sept. 8, Sat.: Raked oats in the morning untill it commenced to rain. Went with George to see his grass. Came home in the afternoon. Went to mowing buckwheat. mow(e)d untill it rained hard. Night still raining. Got the buckwheat half mowed. Sept. 9, Sun.: Went to Sabbath School and Meetting. We all went. Mr. Dav (or Dow) preached. He is from Smyrna. Not many there to Sunday School. Quite warm and pleasant. Ada, Katy and I went on a ride went round the Gould M. Sept. 10, Mon.: Finished mowing buckwheat in the morning and went to the Mills. It is Election Day. Got home about dark. Fred stop(p)ed at Morrisons got home 9 p.m. Pleasant to night. Got a thunder shower to day. Sept. 11, Tues.: Have been raking oats in the forenoon. Have been mowing oats in the afternoon. Quite warm and pleasant. Kate has been up to Morrisons to make a cake for the Circle. Got home after supper. Sept. 12, Wed.: Raining part of the time. Did not get much done. Raked on the oats some in the morning but it rained most off (of) the rest of the day. Sept. 13, Thurs.: Have been plowing to day. True Sleeper was helping me. Plowed untill supper then went to Ed Perrys to a Festavale (Festival). All the folks went with me. Got home 11 p.m. Cool and pleasant. Sept. 14, Fri.: Lyman Hurlbert helped me mow oats in the forenoon. In the afternoon we got in three loads. Gim Dolly was down in the afternoon. I went to Sam Goulds to get a snatch block (a type of pulley like a block and tackle) for the hay fork. September 15, Saturday, 1888: Mowing oats in tile forenoon. Then went to cartting oats. Got in three loads. Has been a very nice day for getting grain. Geo Parker came in to nigh(t). Ada is at home. Can't think of any more. Sept. 16, Sun.: Have been at home all day. The folks went to Sunday School and Meetting. Ada had the team to carry Geo Parker (there is an enclosed remark here ("That was Foolish") or "Foolish that was". It is unclear if Lucian wrote it at the time or someone else added it) home. Did not get home untill past 8 o'clock. Commenced to rain. Sept. 17, Mon.: Rakeing buck wheat in the forenoon. After dinner went to mowing oats. Have got them most cut. The girls had a pairing bee (probably a paring bee or cutting apples in a group) this afternoon. Small folks here (meaning young or not fully grown). Dull and cloudy to day. Bed time. Sept. 18, Tues.: Finished mowing oats to day and got in three loads of oats. It rained in the afternoon. So we had to quit drawing oats. I have been rakeing buck wheat just night. Fred did the chores. L. Morgan was here and got some sweet apples. Sept 19, Wed.: Finished rakeing buck wheat in the morning then went to hauling stones of(f) the oat peice (piece). Fred went in to Perrys to get the mare shod. did not get it done. Came home about three p.m. I have been to Tom Irishes night. Sept. 20, Thurs.: Have been plowing to day. True is helping me with his oxen. Still dull and wet. Drew of(f) tile big stone above the house. Granvill Morrisson was here this forenoon. Mert(?) (probably Martin) Emerson called this afternoon. Sept. 21, Fri.: Plowing. True is helping to day. Still dull and rainey. There was a Book Agent here to dinner. Did not buy anything. Katy and Cynthia have gone to Joe Roberts to a pairing (paring) Bee. Fred has gone to Hamiltons. Sept. 22, Sat.: Still plowing. True helping. Drew one big stone I dug around. quite a number. Afternoon went with Fred Dennett to get a lamb. Joe Frenchman was here to get some salve. Still dull and rainey. September 23, 1888, Sunday: Have been at home all day. The folks all gone to Sabbath School and Meetting. Got home three p.m. I went and turned some oats. It has been pleasant to day. The first day for a week. Geo Parker was in to day. Young folks in the evening. Sept. 24, Mon.: Have been at home all day getting in oats. Got in four loads of oats in the afternoon. Turned the buck wheat after dark. Mr. Price is here to night. Fred and Katy has gone to a pairing bee to L.F. Rands this evening. Sept. 25, Tues.: Have been at home to day. Went and got the cattle at Tom Irishes then went to work on the grain. Got it all in but one load of buckwheat after dark. Looks like rain. Kate and Katy helped me. Sept. 26, Wed.; Have been to the Mills to the fair. Fred took out Tirk (believed to be Turk, a bull) took the first premium off (of) bulls. Went up to Geo Parkers to dinner. Kate and Fred and T. Been very rainey all day. 8 p.m. still raining. Sept. 27, Thurs.: Have been drawing rails and building fence to day. Fred and Katy have gone to the Mills to the fair and concert this evening. True and his wife have gone and left their children here. Quite pleasant to day. Sept. 28, Fri.: Building fence to day. Fred is to the Mills with Katy. They got home about noon. Finished the fence. just nigh. Quite cold to day. Sept. 29, Sat.: Took a load off (of) buck wheat up to Rands to get thrashed. Then took up some oats. Then helped them to get in grain and thrashed all the afternoon. Cold and changable. September 30, 1888, Sunday: Have been to Sabbath School and Meetting. Mrs. Bumpus was in and read a serman. (If Mrs. Bumpus substituted for Rev. Bumpus, Lucian might have had some feeling about that by misspelling sermon, e.g. should a woman do a man's job????) . Geo Parker and his mother was in this afternoon with Ada. Quite pleasant. A hard freeze last night. October 1, 1888, Monday: Pulled the beets and carrots in the forenoon. In the afternoon helped Fenilson get in grain. wheat and barley. Pleasant but cold. Fred is helping True get in wheat got his in. Oct. 2, Tues.: The ground is covered with snow and still snowing. Snowed most off (of) the forenoon. Katy and T went to Dunbars to get Some things I got home little past noon. Flo Dolley is here. Still storming. Fred plowing for True. Oct. 3, Wed.: Fred and I wen to the Mills in the forenoon. Got home just after dinner time. Fisk(?) and May(?) Leavitt was here to dinner. Rained and snowed all the afternoon. Kate is makeing the children some dresses. Oct. 4. Thurs.: Went to the Post Office in the morning and to A.B. Bryants. Come home and went to the Falls. Got home about half past twelve. Kate, Carrie went to Rands to the Circle. There was a pie festival there to Nigh. Oct. 5, Fri.: Raining like great guns (does a Civil War veteran have a real perspective on this term) this morning. Geo Parker stayd here last night. Herman is helping me plow with Trues oxen. Fred has gone to the Mills with True. 8 p.m. have just got home. Oct. 6, Sat.: Have been digging potatos. Have put in thirty bushels in the cellar at True that Lucian did not have a cellar and kept his produce in neighbors' farms to retrieve later and this supports that thesis), Herman and True- was helping us in the afternoon. Very warm Lo day for the time off year. Ada went to Dunbars with the team in the afternoon. October 7, Sunday. Have been at home -all day. It has been raining all day hard. Guy Webber, Herman, Erl Rand was in to day. Ada and Katy went up to the school house but there was not any Sabbath School. Bed time still raining. October 8, Monday: (Looks like another handwriting and we quess Ada's for this entry). Rainy this morning. Plowing in the forenoon. True helped us. Kate washed. Ada went down to R.W. Hamiltons to work. Am not at work this afternoon sitting in the house. Kate hung out the cloth(e)s and had to take them in. To night Ada came home. Bed time still raining. October 9, 1888, Tuesday: Plowing to day. Herman is driveing the oxen snowing all the afternoon. Fred has gone to the Mills with a load of potatos. True has gone with him. Geo Parker came in with his oxen. Fred got home 9 p.m. Still storming. October 10, Wed.: Finished digging potatos to day. True and Herman helped me to day. Fred went out to the Mills with a load and got back at three o'clock. Katie and Cynthia worked like tigars all day. In the afternoon Lazy Bones did not get the cows. Bed time. (The October 10 entry appears to be in Lucian's daughter, Ada's, handwriting). October 11, Thurs.: Dug potatos for True all day. Fred and George went out to the Mills with loads of potatos (to the starch factory there?) got back at noon and helped True in the afternoon. Came home at noon and put Turk (the bull it is believed) in the barn. Quite pleasant today. Good night all. Bed time. (This entry also appears to be Ada's). October 12, Friday: Have been digging potatos for Sleeper. Fred went to the Mill with a load for True. Got home at noon then we dug potatos. Turned the buck wheat in the forenoon. Herman is sick with sick headache. Oct. 13, Sat.: Have been at home all day. It have been at home all day. (?) Geo and Fred have been plowing all day. It has rained most of the time today. L. May was here to dinner and is her to night. Guy Webber is here to night. Oct. 14, Sun.: Was at home till most night then went to Dunbars to and got some soap. (When Lucian is working hard more errors are apparent, we believe). Kate and George have gone to set up with Jud Roberts. (One sits up with one who is ill). Quite pleasant to day but cool. Ada has gone to Joe Roberts to work a few days. Oct. 15, Mon.: Have been sick all day with pain in my stomach was taken last night. Morgan came and killed a yearling heifer. George drawing stone. The boys are helping True dig potatos this afternoon. The Doc was here to day. Oct. 16, Tues.: Am feeling better. Fred has gone to the Mills with a load of potatos. Geo hauling stumps in the forenoon. Helped Thornton get in grain in the afternoon. Fred came home four p.m. Pleasant to day. Got his grain all in. October 17, 1888, Wednesday: 6 a.m. have got up and had breckfast. The boys have gone to drawing stone. Am not feeling very well. M.L. True was here to day and Sam Gould. Sam stayd to supper went away about 7 p.m. Raining to night. Feeling some better. Oct. 18, Thurs.: The boys are drawing stone. Haggett called hear (here) in the morning. Went out to the Mills and came back hear (here) to supper. Ada is going back to sit up with Jud to night. Am feeling some better to-night. Good night. (Kate or someone else may have made this entry). Oct. 19, Fri.: The boys are drawing stones this forenoon and finished plowing in the afternoon. Ada and May Dolley went out to the Post Office and down to Alb Bryants. Did not get back untill after dark. Flo D. came back with them and went down to sit up with Jud. Oct. 20, Sat.: Has been raining all day. Went up to Rands after dinner and stop(p)ed at Hamiltons. Have not done anything to day. Guy Webber is here to day want(s) to stay a spell. Ada is home to day. Oct. 21, Sun.: Stay(e)d at home all day. Kate and the children have gone to the Sunday School. Got home 3 p.m. H.(?) Dolley was here to supper and Erl Rand. Burt Sleeper was in. Has been quite pleasant to day. Davis and Hammand here to day. Oct. 22, Mon.: Have been picking apples all day. It is snowing and cold. Mr. Price was here to dinner and Mr. Caldwell and wife. Emerson took the sheep to day. With Davis and Hammond picked fifty bushels of apples. Oct. 23, Tues.: Fred got the buck board (wagon) in the morning and I went to the Falls and got a bbl. (barrel) of flour. Got home 2 p.m. Guy Webber is here picking apples to day. Elmar, Nellie and Harry picked some apples in the afternoon. Oct. 24, Wed.: I went to the Mills to have my Pension Papers fixed. Fred is helping True to plow. Guy is picking apples. It is quite pleasant to day. Sleeper got in his buckwheat. Snowing just night. Got home four p.m. October 25, 1888, Thursday: Fred and Guy are plowing on the potato ground. I have been to see some lambs to C.E. Robinsons. Did not trade for them. Went over the Moss lot and called to see Rand. Wm Leavitt was here to see the yearlings. Oct. 26, Fri.: Fred and Guy are plowing. I have been in to John Haggets. I bot a sow and pigs for fourteen dollars. Thornton went with me. I bot a cow. Got home about 4 p.m. Drove two cows home from Leavit(t)s. Sawaped my yearling for them. Warm. Oct. 27, Sat.: Finished plowing my potatow (sure looks like a w on the end) ground just after dinner. Got the drag and put in some apples into Mr. Hamiltons cellar. Went down on the Cowteam Road (old road from Golen Ridge to Patten) to get some stone to put under the hen house. Raining to night. Oct. 28, Sun.: Have been at home all day. Raining all day. Herman, Erl Rand and Knowles have been in to day. Irving Roberts went home to day but came right back. Made so much nois(e) they could not s(t)and it. Guy Webber went to Martin Emersons to day. Night and still raining. Oct. 29, Mon.: Raining in the forenoon. I went down to see Knowles came home and took the appleas out of the wagon. Took 3 bbls down to Hamiltons cellar. Fred and Guy went in to Haggets to get a cown that I bot last week. Oct. 30, Tues.: I banked the house to day. For insulation purposes in the winter, the lower part of one's house was banked with boughs, sawdust or manure). The boys are drawing dressing to day. '(Lucian apparently used manure for banking). It is quite cold. Thornton drove up ten lambs from C.E. Robinsons. Frove (froze) hard last night. Drew ten loads to day. Cold to night. October 31, 1888, Wednesday: The boys are drawing dressing. I have been choring around. Sold the Hagget cow to Thornton. Mart Emerson was in to day going to pay for the cow. Looks like rain. Kate is spinning. Have cut some apples to night. November 1, 1888, Thursday: Went to Haggets and got the sow and pigs. True went with me had Berts horse. Kate has gone to Circle. Fish (or Fisk) is here to day. Stayd all night. The boys have gone hunting in the afternoon. Very warm for the time of year. November 2, Fri.: The boys are drawing dressing and I have helped them some. It is very warm for the time of year. Kate set up with Jud Roberts. Fenilson was in to day. Fisk went away this morning. Looks like rain. Nov. 3, Sat.: Have been at home part of the time. Was up to Rands in the afternoon. Guy is helping Martin threshing. It has rained all day. Levi May was here in the afternoon. Sold my steers. Warm still raining. Nov. 4, Sun.: The folks went to Sabbath School all but Cynthia and Carrie. I stayd at home with them. Knowles was in to day was here to supper. Stayd till about 9 p.m. Quite pleasant. Nov. 5, Mon.: Fred is helping Fenilson thresh. I went up to Dolleys in the morning. After dinner went to Rands to get my lambs. Got home about dark. Warm for the time of year. Nov. 6, Tues.: Helping thresh in the forenoon. Fred and I went to the Mills in the afternoon. Got home before dark. Thornton went with me. Election day. Warm and misty. Nov. 7, Wed.: Drawing dressing. Fred helping True to thresh. George Parker came in to day. Kate went up to Mr. Rand and got some meat. Cold and windy. Got done drawing dressing at three o'clock. The children and I went down to grove and got a load of leaves. (To cover the manure banking?). Nov. 8, Thurs.: Quite warm. Herman and myself went to the Falls to the Farmers Instute (Institute?) to day. Came home sick was sick all day. Got some things at the Falls. Kate went down and stayed with Jud Roberts today. Got home at dark. Nov. 9, Fri.: Am still sick. The Doctor come to see me to day don't feel any better. Mr. Rand was here today. Fred is still helping True to thrash. Cold and raining. Kate and the children are doing the chores to night. Fred has not got home. November 10, 1888, Saturday: Feeling some better to day. Fred came home about half past nine o'clock. Herman and Bun (or Ben) Young were here today. Guy came out of the woods to night. Still raining and blowing some. Still in bed. Kate finished Guys draws (knit?) to night. She takes care of me. Nov. 11, Sun.: Am still gaining. Kate and the children have gone to the concert to day. Mr. Thornton came and stayed with me. Burt Cox carried them up. George Parker was here to night gone into the woods to work for Emerson. Am some better to night. The children are looking after the sheep. Nov. 12, Mon.: Am up and dressed to day. Tom Irish and Mr. Frye were in today to sell me the Moss lot. Think I shall trade with them. Am going to look at the property soon as I am able to get out. Nov. 13, Tues.: Fred is at work on the hen house to put the oats in. Hagget was here this evening to get his pay. Says he is going day after to morrow. Quite cold to day and the wind blows. Nov. 14, Wed.: Have been to Haggets to day paid him for the hog and cow. Got the mare shod. Got home just at night. Quite pleasant for the time of year. Fred is helping Thornton thresh. Nov. 15, Thurs.: Quite warm and pleasant. The threshers came here to day. Got to thrashing about half past (Lucian's past looks like part) one o'clock. True, Thornton, Knowles; Fenilson are helping. I am not feeling quite as well to day. Had the buck wheat thrashed first 18 bushels of buckwheat. The oats are turning out good. Nov. 16, Fri.: Quite warm to day . Still thrashing. True, Knowles, Thornton, Fenilson and George are helping the oats are still turning out good. I am not so well to day. The Doctor was here to day left me a powder. I took one made me very sick. Raining to night. Nov. 17, Sat.: Snowing to day but not very cold. Still thrashing have got the same crue (crew) as we had yesterday. I am some better to day. The thrashers are here to night. Ada came home to night. Burt Cox brought her home. She likes real well. Kate is real tiard (tired) to night. November 18, 1888, Sunday: The ground is covered with snow to day. I am not feeling very well to day. The Doctor came here to day said I should be better soon. Hope I shall. Ada went back to Patten to night. Burt carried her back. Mr. Harriman is here to night. Fred has gone to bed. Kate got hurt to day. May came and paid me today for the steers. Nov. 19, Mon.: Finished trashing at 9 o'clock then Fred and True went out to the Mills with the grist (to make flour) and got home at six. It is raining to night. I milked to night done the chores. Katie helped me. Fred got him a suite of cloth(e)s and some shirts. Am tired to night go to bed. (Someone might have added the last three words on this entry). Nov. 20, Tues.: The folks washed to day. The Dr. left me some whiskey to day. Fenilson gave Fred a peice of pork. True was in today. Very cold and windy. Brought the horse rake home from Thorntons and put it in the barn. Nov. 21, Wed.: Kate has been to Patten all day. did not get home untill after dark. Fred has been chopping wood in the grove. Frozen hard but not snow. I have been into True's to day. Am feeling some better. Night and still cold. Nov. 22, Thurs.: Have been to the Falls to day. Carried two pigs one to Will Dow and one to Frank Brown. Paid Emerson Bros my store bill. Got home one p.m. The Circle meets here to day. Dene, Mary Rand, the Dolley girls was here. Nov. 23, Fri.: Have been in the woods to day. True went with me found plenty cedar. Kate has gone to Wm. Leavitts with Mrs. Hamilton to take care of George. He is not expected to live. Not so cold to night. Nov. 24, Sat.: Was at home in the forenoon. Got dinner and went down to see the Moss lot. Kate stayed to Wm Leavitts last night. George died this morning at five o'clock. Quite cold and windy to day. Got home 4 p.m. Nov. 25, Sun.: Kate went to Mr. Leavits in the morning with George's cloths. Is going to help put him in the casket. Mr. Bumpus preached the sermon. Cold and the ground is frozen very hard. Kate and I got home 3 p.m. The wind blows hard. November 26, 1888, Monday: It has been snowing all day and last night. School commenced to day. Taught by Miss Nettie Cobern. I went and got the girls to night. Commenced to rain just before school finished. The teacher board (s) at Thorntons. Quite warm to night. November 27, Tues.: Thanks to God. Quite warm to day. Fred and Katie and Bessie went to the Mills. Bessie came home with them staid all night. I have been down to Trues and to Thorntons a little while. This is all a Mistake went to abs to get some things still raining. Nov. 28, Wed.: Went and got the beef to Bryants. Thornton went got him some salt. I went up to Morrisons and went to the wood. Still raining the sleighing is quite good. Cut up the beef. Children all at school. Nov. 29, Thurs.: Thank God for all his blessings for his care and love for the past (looks like part) year. Fred and Katie and Bessie went to the Mills to day. Bessie came home with Katie to stay to night. They got some school books and Katie shoes and Fred and myself some too. Carrie some flanel for dress. Quite warm to night. All well. Nov. 30, Fri.: Still warm and raining. The children are still at school. I have done the chores. Geo Hamilton was here to get me to winter his calves (to care and feed calves for the winter). True got the Rowe heifer swap(p)ed her for wood. Night and still warm and misty. December 1, 1888, Saturday: Went to the woods and got two ceder (cedar trees) for wood. Broke one of the ox bows. Went to Mr. Hamiltons and bot a pair of ox bows in the afternoon. Fred and I drew some wood from the grove. Snowing some and colder. Dec. 2, Sun.: Went up on the hill this morning to A.J. Morrison come home half past 11. Bert and Guy Webber was here to supper. Let the buck (ram?) out to day. Went up to bed and read till about 9 p.m. Nothing for news. Dec. 3, Mon.: Have been to the Mills to day. Got home about noon. Went around by Tom Irishes and to Dolleys. did the chores and went to see Mary Roberts. Morgan is killing their hog. Quite moderate to day looks like snow. Fred has gone to Hurlberts. December 4, 1888, Tuesday: Did the chores in the morning then went to Tom Irishes. Bot the Moss lot gave $350 for it. Got home about 11 a.m. Went to carry some letters down to Hamiltons. They are going to the Mills. Mr. Perkins was here to night. Not very cold. Dec. 5, Wed.: Have been to the Mills all day. Have bot the Moss lot of Tom Irish. got the deed. Made out to day. A.J. Morrison, Thornton, and Nettie Cobern was in this evening. Quite warm to night. Half past 9. Bed time. Dec. 6, Thurs.: Have been at home all day. True drew a load of wood this morning drew two cords. Kate went to the Circle in the afternoon to Parker Youngs. Mrs. Hurlbert was here to dinner and went with Kate. Warm and pleasant. Came home about 5. The wind blows to night. Dec. 7, Fri.: Have been at home most of the day. Rand has drew two loads of wood. I went up in the afternoon and helped him load. Kate and Fred have gone to Patten. Ada is sick went after supper. Mr. Fish (or Fisk) here to nigh(t). Came when the girls come home from school. Dec. 8, Sat.: Fred came home from Patten in the morning. Ada is better. Kate is coming home in the morning. True drew a load of wood in the afternoon. Fred has been to the Mills got home before dark. Has gone to Joe Roberts to stay with Jud. Dec. 9, Sun.: Have been at home all day. Fred went to Patten and Kate came home with Ada. Ben (or Bun) Young, Geo Hamilton, Erl Rand, Guy Webber was in to day and Prof Rowe. Quite pleasant to day. I have done the chores. Charles Meserve was in to day. Dec. 10, Mon.: Have been at home all day. Fred has gone to the Mills to attend the Musical Convention. Katy carried him out and took the team back. True brought the balance of the wood in the forenoon. Mamie? Dolley came home with him. Miss Meriman was here. Dec. 11, Tues.: Fish (or Fisk) stayd here last night. Quite warm. I have been to Mrs. Barkers to get a sheep for Rand. Got home about 4 P.M. Snowing to night. Elmar Knowles and Irving Roberts in this evening. They want me to help kill a beef in the morning. December 12, 1888, Wednesday: Have been at home to day. Went to Morgan to have him come and kill a beef for Mary Roberts. It snowed all night and the wind has blowd hard all day. Ada is at home now come home last Sunday. Fred is at the Mills to the Muscal Convention. Dec. 13, Thurs.: Helped Morgan kill a beef to Joe Roberts. Very cold to day. Got the heifer done about 2 p.m. Had the chores done just night. Kate and Ada are sewing. Done some washing. School is not keeping. The Swamp Angel was in to day. (???) Dec. 14, Fri.: Went to cut up Marys meat in the morning. True and I went down to Geo Hamiltons to brake the road. Got home 1 p.m. Then did the chores and sawd some wood. Cold and windy. The folks are making Katy a dress. Very cold. Dec. 15, Sat.: Have been sawing wood part of the time to day. Ada and Katy have gone to the Mills to a concert. Fred has been there all week. True and I went to Hurlberts to see about getting some wood. Pretty poor chance. Guess we shal(l) not get any there. Warmer to night. Dec. 16, Sun.: Levi May stayed here last night. Ada and Katy went to the Mills to a concert got home half past 11 p.m. True and I went to the Moss lot. Geo Parker was out to day. Herman and Bert, Erl Rand, Hulda in to day. Quite moderate to day. All at home. Dec. 17, Mon.: Went on the road in the forenoon breaking True and Fenilson was with me. Got home at noon. Drew two loads of wood in the afternoon. Mrs. Hamilton in to nigh. Snowing this evening and sleet. Not very cold this evening. Dec. 18, Tues. : Have got the pigs in the stable to day. Made a pen by the end of the barn for the old one. Very stormmy to day and the wind blows hard. Thornton brought the girls home from school. Ada went to Trues to day came home with Joel. Night and very windy. Dec. 19, Wed.: Have been to work on the road to day. True, Fenlison, and the oxen. Quite cold to day. Drove to the four corners and beyond Hurlberts. Got home just as the children were coming home from school. Adams Perry was in to day peddling. December 20, 1888, Thursday: True has gone to the Mills with Polly and Knowles horse. I went up to Dollys with True. Did not get home untill past two o'clock. Kate, Ada and Carrie have gone to Mary Roberts to the Circle. Quite warm to day and pleasant. The children to school. Dec. 21, Fri.: Have been drawing wood to day. True and I got 2 loads. Are getting the wood from Geo Hamilton. Kate is ironing. Ada has gone to the Mills. Got home 5 p.m. Got a bbl of flour to G.? Fryes. Very pleasant to day. Dec. 22, Sat.: Drawing wood. Fred is helping True. I have been sawing wood part of the time. Ada has been to Patten with Mary Roberts. Got home 5 p.m. Very cold to day. Fred has gone to stay with Jud. Katy has been staying with Jud to day and Flora Dolley stayd to(o). Dec. 23, Sun.: Fred has been to the Mills for Dr. Owen for Jud Roberts. I went to put on some outside windows for Mary Roberts. Geo Parker, Knowles, Rand and Mary and Hamilton in to day and Herman Sleeper. Quite pleasant to day. Dec. 24, Mon.: (Written on the left side of the text probably as afterthought is) Sent the Pension Check to Mr. Fisk(Fish?) 24 dollars. (The usual text is as follows:) True, myself went into the woods after wood. Got one load in the forenoon and one in the afternoon. Got home at dark. Kate, Ada and Carrie took my team and went over to Island Falls in the afternoon. Got home at dark. Fred has gone to True. December 25, 1888, Tuesday: Went and got a skid on Hurlberts drew it with the oxen. then piled up the wood in the forenoon. Helped True breake in to the woods after dinner. The children Kate and I went to Jo Roberts in the evening. Warm it is thawing quite fast. Dec. 26, Wed.: Drawing wood got two loads to day. Very warm and pleasant. Kate and Ada have been washing to day. Ada washed the windows. Mamie Dolley came home from school with the children. Leon came down after her. She went home after supper. Dec. 27, Thurs. : It has been raining most all day. Kate carried the girls to school in the morning and went to the post office in the afternoon. We went up to Mr. Dolleys awhile. Ada has been to Fenelesons this afternoon. It is still raining. Mr. Dolley is sick. December 28, 1888, Friday: Was at home in the forenoon. Carried the girls to school and went to Dollys. Carried him some apples and books. Went to Durgins in the afternoon. Got home just the time the children got home from school. Cold and windy. Dec. 29, Sat.: Went to see Hamilton in the forenoon. Did not get any pay. Fixed the well in the afternoon. Fred and Guy saw(e)d some wood then went to Ab Bryants. Got a half pound of tea. Quite pleasant to day. Not very cold. December 30, Sunday: Was at home in the forenoon did the chores. Kate and I went to Jim Dollys. Called and Mrs. Morrison went with us. Rowe and his wives (it is plural) here when we got home. Ada did not get supper good. (Almost looks like goody). December 31, 1888, Monday: (Part of this entry is torn out/missing) True and myself went up to Patten. Got home 6 o'clock. R. Hamilton and his wife and 0 (for his son, Odber or Odbar) was up hear (here) and stayd to supper. Got Kate a blue tricot shawl for a dress got it for New Years present. She smiled. Polly (part of missing page probably one word) down going up. (Missing page one or two words) her shoes sharpened. (Missing word or two) Braggs and Perrys. (Missing word or two) Good By Dear Old Diary. (There are twenty-six pages of entries after this last one, which served apparently as an account book, bible lesson book and address book for Lucian. These entries usually have some dates at least in the account book section to suggest they were kept during the year ).