DIARYOF ALSON WARD
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Dec 1844 12.Thanksgiving Day. Spent part of the time in the mill and part drawing wood und.er, tne,woodho~se frpm the heap sawed last spring. In the evening Father :_.went to. tbe V~JJeyfaJJed-on Mr-Thdrn.to pay him fo_r buckwheat bought Paid - tlits· yea:r·three ·a:nct··.six·pence ·for fifty pounds. 13.Spent most of the day in the mill grinding sharps and buckwheat. In the evening went to the Valley to see Thurstoins tenant house to cary Jacob Tenyke some buckwheat flour, bram &. 14.Spent most of the day in the mill went to the Valley to cary Grandpa some flour feed for cow In the evening Father and myself packed the lower run of stones. 15.Sabbath. In the forenoon went to church Spent the afternoon home in the evening at the temperance meeting. The Washingtonii'ns commencedatemperance protracted meeting to night to continue through the week every evening. -r
16.Spent most of the day home.In the afternoon went to the Valley to the Post Office Met Grandpa coming to our house by Daniel· I Wards. Received a letter from Edward Luther Sarah. In the afternoon or about noon Cole_and Mames Baines came to-.:.-_-: our house for the purpose of raisirg moneyfor paying the church debts. In the evening went to temperance meeting The Rev How of Washington Hollow gave an address after which there were a number made _ a few remarks' among the rest Joseph C. Dean tried his oratory with a few spurious remarks not much admired by the members especially the Washingtonians.
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18.Spent most of the day in the mill a small part of the time in the house Aunt Clarissa being at our house on a visit came in the morning and spent the day. Father spent most of the time in the house writing a letter to Edward and Luther entertaining company & In the evening went to the temperance meeting. Mr Ludlow gave us a spi~ited address .. I find I have left out yesterday in its regular order but I will record it below rather out of its place. 17.Spent the day in the mill Father went to .Pokeepsie with a load of oats for Uncle Daniel.Had one horse to go to Washington Hollow also to LaGrange in c6mpanywith Lenard Marshall. In the evening went to temperance meeting Mother Mary and myself Mr Vanloon gave us an excellent address 19.Spent the day in the mill Father went to the Post Office this morning to cary a letter heard of the death of Henry Ostrom died last night suddenly Esqr Coles and wife spent the day at our house. 20.Spent the day in the mill Father went to Pokeepsie with the intention of going to NewYork in companywith Gen Brush but as Mr Brush could not go he returned in the evening.It being a very cqld day and night the thermometer sinking to ten degrees. Wecarried the bees in the cellar in the evening. 21.Spent the day in the mill Father spent the day doing chores &made some newcider from some winter apples which is quite a rarity Heard of the death of Daniel Stilwill.
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22. In the forenoon went to the funeral of Colonel Ostrom at our church it being a very warm and pleasant day. The church was filled almost to overflowing Mr Wile preached. In the afternoon just at night it commencedraining powerfully and it was raining hard at bed time. 23.Spent the day in the mill found the water quite high it rained in showers during the day. In the evening it partly cleared off cold.
