DIARY OF OMAR EARSLEY - Town of Caroline Historian

Thursday, May 16, 1878Cool but pleasant. Father, Mother, Theron & I went to Uncle Gilbert Smith'sfuneral, at 12 o'clock at the house. Aunt Mary & Lucetta Yaple was here to dinner &they & John McWhorter & wife & George Yaple & wife, & Delos Y & wife was here tosupper.Friday 17I was at the Post Office start of the day & was at Aunt Urana Smith's a little while.Father & Mother went up to Uncle Horace Yaple's with Aunt Mary & Lucetta. Mr. Gail& wife was there. Nice warm day.Saturday 18Pleasant & warm. Father, Theron, Frank, Willie & I went on other place & burnedbrush all day. In the evening Judson Rounsevell & I visited Temperance Star lodge No.384 P O of GT at Caroline Center.Sunday, May 19, 1878Pleasant & mild. I staid at home. Father & Mother went up on the other place.Henry Crum was here just night.Monday 20Rained in forenoon. We shelled corn & got a grist ready for mill. AfternoonFather went to Mott's Corners to mill. I was at the Post Office & at Henry Crum's. MissTyler staid here over night.Tuesday 21We had a hard thunder shower last night. We loaded a load of potatoes thisforenoon. Afternoon Father went to Slaterville to get a horse shod. I chored abouthome. Father sold his potatoes for 25 cents per bush'l.Wednesday, May 22, 1878Father drawed 2 loads of potatoes to Besemer's Depot 79 bushels in all. Mr. J.Hasbruck bought them. (Pleasant) Theron & I fixed some fence, helped load 1 load ofpotatoes & sprouted some.Thursday 23We drawed a load of stakes off of the hill then Theron * I staked fence. Fatherplowed sod back of the barn for sowed corn. A warm & pleasant day.PDF Creator - PDF4Free v2.0http://www.pdf4free.com