14 Apr 1880 Having considered the delapidated condition of
their cemetery, they plan to remove all "stones" now in the cem-
etery, level the ground and put in new stones.
1880 Aug. DAB started leveling graves; then 4 teams and wagons
from CF, 2 from NF, 3 from WF and 2 from SF {total 11) went
tcJAlbany and brought home the new gravestones - 300 white marble
weighing over 10 tons. All prepared and lettered at quarry in
New Hampshire.
1880 Sept. Set the stones in cemetery.
1880 Oct. Dirt drawn and leveled, ground seeded.
1880 Dec. "Some of the potatoes raised from the grapevine are
are very large, weighing over a pound each, Yield well."
4 Jan 1881 PAB and another are weaving some silk window cur-
tains for Bateman ladies in Albany. (DAB) (PAB is 77 yrs. old.)
26 Aug 1881 Digging the new "grape potatoes." Some weigh 1
Ib., 1 1/2 Ibs., 1 3/4 Ibs.
30 Sept 1882 "Saw great comet in east about 4:30 a.m."
6 Nov 1882 "Stars shining brightly. The comet is in full
view. Not a cloud to be seen."
13 Nov 1882 Chauncey Copley died, aged 78 yrs.
5 Dec 1883 Broom making moved to mill.
10 Aug 1884 "Earthquake."
21 Aug 1884 "Hailstorm broke many windows - 50 at CF, over 300
at SF. "
David Buckingham's journal entries had grown shorter and shorter,
then only occasional. For 1885 he had only three entries - the
deaths of three sisters. He died April 16, 1885, aged 82.
Ann Buckingham and Samantha Bowie both died in 1892; Stanton
Buckingham (aged 91) and Jannette Angus (82) in 1894; Caroline
Downs (85) in 1895, Lydia Annas (70) in 1897, Daniel Sherman (70)
in 1900; Chauncey Miller in 1907 (93). Josiah Barker had moved
to the CF in 1866 and had become the Elder in 1887 when only 40
years of age, but the only able-bodied man with the ability to
manage affairs. Unfortunately there are no journals of the CF
after 1885 and what little we know we glean from the journals of
the other families.
Anna Goepper, a sister at the SF, kept a journal there, at
Eldress Anna Case's request from April 1915 through 1922. We
get some glimpses of the CF through her eyes. Elder Josiah
and Eldress Anna now constitute the Watervliet Ministry and con-
sequently meet together frequently. Elder Josiah seemed to make
a point of having Sunday dinner at the SF and Anna Goepper only
mentions when he is not there. Victrolas were the rage, and
gifts of records for these machines were given to Elder Josiah
for his birthday and Christmas, such as "Uncle Josh at the
Photographers" and "Farmyard Imitations." At Christmas in 1915,
Elder Josiah gave the SF a meal of oysters. In April 1916,
Josiah received a large box of grapefruit from Florida as a gift
and he sent half to the SF.
In June 1916, Angeline Cox was bitten on the leg and arm by Libbie
DeLong' s dog. Dr. Lothridge had her taken to Samaritan Hospital.
Elder Josiah had told Libbie to keep the dog4 shut up as it had
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