DIARY OF OMAR EARSLEY - Town of Caroline Historian

Friday 24I was at P.O. In A.M. Rained part of the day & Father went to Tryon's atBoiceville & had wagon Spring fixed. Theron & I dug up an apple tree afternoon. MissTyler staid here over night.Saturday, May 25, 1878Theron is 19 year old today. Father, the boys & I went on other place to burnbrush. It rained before we got there so we brought a load of posts home with us.Afternoon Father puttied in some glass. I helped him. Miss Tyler was here.Sunday 26It has been showery all day, rain & then sunshine. I staid at home. Grandfatherwas here a little while. Father, Mother & Miss Tyler went on other place.Monday 27Father, Theron & I worked on the road drawing stones, sods & gravel etc. Father& Theron shoveled and I drove the team. Pleasant. Worked near Willow Bridge.Tuesday, May 28, 1878Very pleasant day. Father went to Ithaca with a load of cheese, took 80 & soldthem for 10 cents per pound. I killed potato bugs & chored about home in the forenoon.Afternoon I went to C L Wattles' to help raise horse barn, had plenty of help.Wednesday 29Father plowed for sowed corn & Theron & I staked fence in the forenoon.Afternoon we shelled & tarred some corn & Father sowed and I dragged the corn in.Another pleasant day.Thursday 30Decoration day. A drizzling rain all day; Grandfather & wife was here. I fixed theskeleton seat some. Father plowed in A.M. Miss Tyler kept school. CommissionerJames McLeachlin visited the school.Friday, May 31, 1878Father plowed sod back of the barn. Theron and * fixed fence from the barn tothe road. A warm and pleasant day.Saturday, June 1Father finished plowing the lot back of the barn. The boys & I plastered the corn& potatoes. Pleasant. Judson Rounsevell & I went to Slaterville to the P O of G Tlodge. I took 2 skeleton wheels to the shop.PDF Creator - PDF4Free v2.0http://www.pdf4free.com