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.DIARYOF ALSON WARD 35. March 1845 24..In the_ forenoon fi,ni_shed sawing pickets railing & In the afternoon cleared the-mill and regulated ,t-ground during tne-day Father went to the Valley toward night · 25.The day was quite windy and cool I spent my time mostly tending the mill Father part of the time in the mill and part of the time digging post holesGrandpa came to our house and took dinner and returned home in the afternoon. 26.In the morning Father and myself sowed clover seed in the lot west of the house bought the seed of David VerValen and paid a trifle short of six dollars seed equally as good can now be bought for four and a half dollars we bought too early for profit. Father went to Pokeepsie with part of a load of flour and brought back a part of a load of lumber I spent the day tending the mill plaining pickets while the mill was running. 27.I spent part of the forenoon in the mill and part taking a load of goods for Mr Sacrider who moved from Uncle Daniel 1 s tenant house to Henry Petreses house on the turnpike east of Mr Wiles. In the afternoon while the mill was running Father and myself drew some stone from t~e lot west of the house for placing in the wall in front of the house for the purpose of drilling to place iron posts on which we expect~to make a new fence .. Just at night Father and myself sowed some clover seed 28.In the forenoon started the plough Titus Sacrider came this morning to plough for us. Weare ploughing our meadowsome that has never been ploughed before we found the sod so stiff that we thought a colter would be of service so at noon Father went to the shop with,the plough and was not able to get it fixed immediately so he left it for them to fix during the rest of the day in the afternoonhe and Titus went on the peach orchard to deposit some manure drawn therelast winter I spent most of the day tending mill plaining pickets 29.Early in the morning Titus went to the Valley after the plough and took a bag of flour to Joseph C. Dean snd part of a jug of trumpery home from Uncle Daniel~s house After he returned homewith the· horse Father and myself took the horse and the corn plough and went the north corner of the locust nursery and ploughed a small patch for a peach nursery. In the afternoon Titus went home and I ploughed until half past three oclock in the afternoon after which Mary and myself went to the village I attended caucus meet,ng and Mary staid to Grandpas until evening when she and Aunt Mariah went to singing school and I went to a sining and dancing show at Shermans 30.Sabbath In the forenoon went to church Mr Wile preached a very able sermon giving us some hints in regard to political excitement & as town meeting is near on hand spent the rest of the day home
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31.Early in the morning Father went after our hired girl Ruth Welling I started the mill on corn in the ear for Mr Zacheus Newcomband continued to grind for him during the day and evening Titus Sacrider spent the day ploughing for us. Father spent the afi:ernoon spreading manure in the peach orchard Just at night he went to Samuel Rices after some ashes bought of him.In the afternoon Mr Edward Ross gave us a call he rode over on a load of corn with Mr Linch and returned with him 6n a load of ground feed .. In the evening Titus and myself went up to the succer brook and caught a fine mess of fish. April 1845 1. In the forepart of the day it was quite rainy in showers Titus went out to plough and before he went one round on a land it rained so hard asi~o wet him almost through before he could get to the house. In the afternoon he went to town meeting I spent most of the day in the mill just at night
