DIARY OF OMAR EARSLEY - Town of Caroline Historian
DIARY OF OMAR EARSLEY - Town of Caroline Historian DIARY OF OMAR EARSLEY - Town of Caroline Historian
Thursday 28I done Uncle Nathans chores and Father drawed a load of lumber home from themill in the morn, and then Theron, Father and I drawed manure with a wagon.Friday, March 1Father and Mother and Horace and Jane Yaple went to Danby visiting with awagon. No sleighing. I was at the Post Office part of day. Quite pleasant. Sarah Crumand Nettie Lawrence was here P.M.Saturday, March 2, 1878I staid at home. Father and Mother and Horace and Jane Yaple came home justbefore night. It rained after 3 o'clock. Helen & Eleonora Earsley stain here all night.We saw a fire near Caroline Center in evening.Sunday 3Helen and Eleonora and Charley Earsley and wife and child was here andAdelbert Patch also. It rained. Uncle Richard came after the girls in the evening. Thefire last night was Henry Personius' house.Monday 4I was at the Post Office part of day. Father greased the harness. Snowed a little.Tuesday, March 5, 1878Father put the harness together in the A.M. Jackson Haynes was here in theforenoon. Afternoon Father, Theron and I drawed manure. Frost all out of the plowedground.Wednesday 6Was about the house most of forenoon. Afternoon Father, Theron and I cleared upgrass seed that had shelled out of the hay as we foddered. Very warm and pleasant forMarch.Thursday 7We cleaned up clover seed. It rained most all day. We had quite a heavy thundershower this afternoon, it hailed some. Very muddy. Snow most all gone, only a fewsnow banks left.Friday, March 8, 1878We cleaned up clover seed in the forenoon. Afternoon we drawed up some wood.We cleaned over 40 bushels of seed oats after 4 o'clock and put them back in the bin.Very warm for march. Mercury 80 at 4 P.M.PDF Creator - PDF4Free v2.0http://www.pdf4free.com
Saturday 9Father and I drawed 2 loads of hay from the other place. Quite warm and muddy.Ruth L. and children went up to Mr. Berry's visiting, came home tonight. The boys donechores & shelled some corn.Sunday 10Father, Mother, & Ruth L. and her children went to Grandfathers. FredericEarsley was here & he and I went up to H. Crums and had our hair cut. Elbert Beckmancut mine. Very warm day. Mud drying up fast.Monday, March 11, 1878Father and I drawed 2 loads of hay from other place. The last of our stacked hay.Rained some. The boys set out 2 trees.Tuesday 12Another rainy day. Theron and I chored about home and got a grist ready for mill.Father went to Slaterville. In the evening I went up to the Crums and had my coatsewed up.Wednesday 13Father went to Richford to mill. I went along intending to go to Apalachin butbeing too late for the cars. I went to D. Yaple & staid all night. Delos is getting ready tomove up in the village. Rained some.Thursday, March 14, 1878I took the 10 o'clock train for Owego, crossed the Owego bridge and walked upthe river about 2 miles to Justus Nichols'. Staid there over night. All well. Gertrudewas at her Uncles but came home about 5 o'clock.Friday 15I was at Mr. Nichols in the forenoon. P.M. Gertie took horse & buggy & drove upto Apalachin with me to Wm. Gaskills. Visited there P.M. Went to Mrs. Goodenours'first night. Evelyn & I went to Singing School and to a Greenback donation in eveningfor Rev. J. H (?) or L (?) Calnon. Had a dance.Saturday 16Evelyn & I took Alanson G. horse & buggy & went to Wm. Hilton's to see Julie(?) who is very sick and to Mr. Foxer. Pleasant weather. Staid at Aunt Alvira's overnight.PDF Creator - PDF4Free v2.0http://www.pdf4free.com
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- Page 3 and 4: Saturday 12I helped Uncle Nathan mo
- Page 5 and 6: Friday, February 1I was at the Post
- Page 7: Tuesday 19Father and Willie went to
- Page 11 and 12: Tuesday, March 26, 1878Cool weather
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- Page 15 and 16: Sunday, April 28, 1878A little show
- Page 17 and 18: Thursday, May 16, 1878Cool but plea
- Page 19 and 20: Sunday 2I staid about home. Father,
- Page 21 and 22: Friday, June 21, 1878I cultivated c
- Page 23 and 24: Monday 8Father & I cultivated corn
- Page 25 and 26: Wednesday, July 24, 1878Father, The
- Page 27 and 28: Saturday 10Father, Theron & I worke
- Page 29 and 30: Wednesday 28I tended Post Office. A
- Page 31 and 32: Sunday 15Pleasant today. I staid at
- Page 33 and 34: Thursday 3Pleasant today. The boys
- Page 35 and 36: Thursday 17Father & I fixed hog rac
- Page 37 and 38: Friday, November 1Very cool & frost
- Page 39 and 40: Monday, November 18, 1878Boys to sc
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Thursday 28I done Uncle Nathans chores and Father drawed a load <strong>of</strong> lumber home from themill in the morn, and then Theron, Father and I drawed manure with a wagon.Friday, March 1Father and Mother and Horace and Jane Yaple went to Danby visiting with awagon. No sleighing. I was at the Post Office part <strong>of</strong> day. Quite pleasant. Sarah Crumand Nettie Lawrence was here P.M.Saturday, March 2, 1878I staid at home. Father and Mother and Horace and Jane Yaple came home justbefore night. It rained after 3 o'clock. Helen & Eleonora Earsley stain here all night.We saw a fire near <strong>Caroline</strong> Center in evening.Sunday 3Helen and Eleonora and Charley Earsley and wife and child was here andAdelbert Patch also. It rained. Uncle Richard came after the girls in the evening. Thefire last night was Henry Personius' house.Monday 4I was at the Post Office part <strong>of</strong> day. Father greased the harness. Snowed a little.Tuesday, March 5, 1878Father put the harness together in the A.M. Jackson Haynes was here in theforenoon. Afternoon Father, Theron and I drawed manure. Frost all out <strong>of</strong> the plowedground.Wednesday 6Was about the house most <strong>of</strong> forenoon. Afternoon Father, Theron and I cleared upgrass seed that had shelled out <strong>of</strong> the hay as we foddered. Very warm and pleasant forMarch.Thursday 7We cleaned up clover seed. It rained most all day. We had quite a heavy thundershower this afternoon, it hailed some. Very muddy. Snow most all gone, only a fewsnow banks left.Friday, March 8, 1878We cleaned up clover seed in the forenoon. Afternoon we drawed up some wood.We cleaned over 40 bushels <strong>of</strong> seed oats after 4 o'clock and put them back in the bin.Very warm for march. Mercury 80 at 4 P.M.PDF Creator - PDF4Free v2.0http://www.pdf4free.com
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