DIARY OF OMAR EARSLEY - Town of Caroline Historian

Thursday 3Pleasant today. The boys & I picked stones & finished filling up the ditch, aregoing to move wagon house for hog house & workshop. We picked a few stones forwall afternoon.Friday, October 4, 1878We helped Father get a grist of wheat & buckwheat ready for mill. Father went tomill & the boys & I finished picking our winter apples & most of the other apples.Father went to Besemer's Depot & got lime, while grain was grinding. Dr. Hendersonleft Aunt Ruth's this A.M. For the city.Saturday 5Father & I went up north of Slaterville to the Willie place & got a load of sand inforenoon. Saw steam power threshing at Slaterville. Afternoon we got a load of quarrystone out of creek up by Luther Welch's.Sunday 6John & Elbert Beckman was here last night to help make out a school report. Staidat home. Pleasant but cool. Ruth L. went to Orin Rich's to work tonight. To work 2 or 3weeks.Monday, October 7, 1878In the forenoon Eb Perry threshed our buckwheat on the other place had about 70bushels. Wm Rounsevell & Wm. Ruscher and Frank Benjamin helped. Afternoon UncleRichard brought our fanning mill home & we cleaned & put the buckwheat in the bin.Heavy frost this morn.Tuesday 8Rained last night. Father went to Richford to take school report & pay Miss Tylerthe balance of wages for teaching school. The boys & I put the light buckwheat awaywhile he was gone. Got 1 load of stones from Welch's & 2 from O P Rich's. H. Crumcommenced squaring corner stones this afternoon.Wednesday 9Henry Crum cut corner stones & Father & I went up to Welch's & got a load ofstones this forenoon. P.M. Henry put up his lines & began laying wall he got corners allup. The boys & I picked stones. Father went with Luther W. to look at hound puppy.Rained some of afternoon.PDF Creator - PDF4Free v2.0http://www.pdf4free.com