DIARY OF OMAR EARSLEY - Town of Caroline Historian

Sunday, June 30, 1878I staid at home. It has been a very warm & pleasant day.Monday, July 1Father went to Mott's corners to mill with Mr. Rounsevell's horse. Theron & Iworked on the other place drawing off roots & burning them. A very warm day. Willieis 10 years old today.Tuesday 2Father & I worked on the other place. We picked some stones in the morning,then Father sowed the buckwheat & I dragged until night. Another very warm &pleasant day.Wednesday, July 3, 1878Father cultivated corn in A.M. with J. A Haynes' horse. I worked on other placedragging in buckwheat until it began to rain which was about 2 o'clock, then drove to thebarn & staid there until lightning struck the barn & burned it & the team & wagon up.Mr. Theleman brought me home.Thursday 4Father, Orin Rich & William Rounsevell went with Will's team on other place &brought the irons to the wagon home, piled timbers on to horses & finished burningthem up. I was too lame to celebrate so staid at home all day. Miss Tyler went hometoday. Roads so bad could not get home last night.Friday 5Father & I took Grandfather's horse & went to Candor to see the Insurance Agent& to look for a horse, but found none that suited. Has been a very warm nice day.Saturday, July 6, 1878Pleasant & warm. Father & I borrowed Mr. Rounsevell's horse & went over toMr. F. Smiths to look at a colt in forenoon. Afternoon Father went with Wm. Rounsevellto Richford to get a pump that was sent from Auburn to him.Sunday 7I was at home nearly all day. Went to Charles Earsley's just night to get one of hishorses to cultivate corn with. When I got back I went to a blind man's concert at theSchool house.PDF Creator - PDF4Free v2.0http://www.pdf4free.com