DIARYOF ALSON WARD January 1947 24.Sabbath Weall went to church Father walked down a little and stoped at Grandpas Mr.Wile preached.
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25.I spent the day in the mill In the afternoon Father and Aunt Mary Angell went down to see Mrs AbrmOakley who is not expected to live but a very short time. Aunt Mary returned as far as our house and expects to spend a few days with us. 26.~pent the day in the mill the day was rainy Father spent most of his time in the mill. 27.Father and myself spent the day in the mill Grandpa brought up the news papers The day was rather cold and unpleasant. 28.I went to Pokeepsie to take a load of corn for Uncle Daniel and bring back a load of coal for Grandpa. Father spent the day home. 29.As yesterday I went to Pokeepsie with corn for Uncle Daniel and some common flour for ourselves got ($5)dollars per bbl super fine retailing for $7 the foreign demandcausing a rise 3O.I spent my time home in the mill In the afternoon Father went down to Grandpas to let them know of the funeral of widow Oakley and to make arrangements for all to go that would wish Letty Smith came homewith him togo with them to the funeral on the morrow. 31.Sabbath Father,Mother and Letty Smith went to the funeral in LaGrange sister Mary and niyself ·went to our church Mary staid downat Grandpas until night meeting or temperance meeting which was held in the basement of the new Methodist church which is but just completed. Feb 1847 1.Spent the day in the mill Father spent the day with others of the committee for investigating the plans and expenses of several different churches to make a report in regard to the expense to our society as they anticipate building a new church in 1848. 2. Father and myself spent the day shelling corn tending mill & 3. A very rainy day rained very fast and steady most of the day cleared off in the early part of the evening cold. 4. Spent the day mostly in the mill picking stones & the day was very blustering and cold. 5. I spent most of the day shelling corn Father tended the mill. In the afternoon just before night sister Mary and myself went to Mr Conklins to make a call after which we went to call on Henry Sleight and Elsey Gidley Miss Conklin went with us by invitationWe did not find them homeas they had just went to Dr Peter Barnes with Edward:Barnes··andwife to spend ·the.::aver-1ing ·and :qs we owed them a vi sit we thought ·wetwoi.Jl d:.g0··there (also) where we:::spen-f' the evening very pleasantly sister-~Ma-ry·staid•with Mary·Conklin expecting to_stay until Sabbath. .:--_ ,---- ~ -: 6.=InJthe morning prepared a load of corn and went to Pokeepsie In the evening went to Mr Conklins by invitation sister Mary returned with me homeas Alfred Waldron and sister where at our house. 7. Sabbath In the morning went to church Mr Wile preached the day was very pleasant and a goodly number at churc~ In the afternoon Bartlett Marshall and a friend of his called a short time at our house.
