VB-321 Reel 47 Church Family - DABuckingham page 18

1846 (cont.)
10 Mar Maynard went west about 15 miles for a cherry log or two.
12 Mar Elder Brother finished setting glass and rhe sash were put in the new part of the dwelling.
16 Mar C. Copley went to Albany and brought out Judge Hilton to take depositions from
Benjamin Youngs and Anna Cole "concerning a case in suit atUnion Village, Ohio
about the landed property once Malcham Worley's. Joshua Worley and others are
endeavoring to prove thatMacham was insane when he deeded his land over to the
Society #here, etc."
21 Mar "We had some Indian bread this morning; itwas baked In our own oven, ground in our
own mill and made from our own corn. It was very good. I understand that w,e are to
have tonight some bread made of wheat flour which was also ground in our mill--the first
that they have ground. Sylvester is our chief miller for thepresent. "
30 Mar Margaret Latimer of WF died.
6 April "The frogs begin to tune their notes
And sound their music from their throats.
It serves tocheer the coming spring
And drive away cold winter's sting.
The sound is cheerful, pleasant, gay/
And makes the eve pass sweet away."
8 Apr Charles Bra"6kettreleased from care of little boys and WHIoughby Green takes his place,
Willard released from care of youth and Chauncey Miller has full charge of them now.
9 April "I(DAB) started for Lebanon by railroad." Arrived at Hancock about 10 am, walked
to Lebanon, arriving about 11:30. "While at Lebanon I witnessed a mob raised to get
away a young woman living at the North House by the name of Julia Stone. Her two
brothers and two brothers-in-law were the leaders of the mob. Henry Stone served a
writ of habeas corpus on Frederick Evans to appear in Albany forthwith with the young
woman, etc." Returned to Wvlt on the 10th.
1 7 April John ingham came to see his children. "He conducted himself very well and made but
little trouble."
23 April The family dined today in the kitchen part of the new T.
29 April Frederick Evans had come from Lebanon yesterday and today he and F. S . Wicker
went to Albany "to see If,(they (theLegislature) is doing anything or preparing to do
anything unfavorable to the Believers."
2 May Elder Brother David at NF "is very much troubled with inflammatory rheumatism in one
of his arms, etc., has been considerably swol I en, very painful. "
11 May Stanton brought from Troy the TROY WHI G "containing a ridiculous I ibelon the Shakers
generally but more particularly concerning the Society at New Lebanon in consequence
of the affair ofJul ia Stone. "
19 May "Catharine Veaaer and Lucy Fuller now occupy the botanical branch of business, the
physician sisters being released from that part of the business."
21 May Planting "theold field east of the burying ground with corn and pumpkins. "
1 June Au re lie/White, Mary (Polly) Edwards, Chaincey Copley and DAB got teaching certi-
ficates from the Town Supt. of Schools.
2 June Elder Brother and C. Copley went to see Lawyer Runnels in Albany to see if anything
can be done in the convention now about to amend the State Constitution in matters
pertaining to 'trust or conveyance. 1 "
3 June Willet Morgan, 17 years old, was taken to Schenectady. "His conduct was such as
rendered him an unfit member of our Society. "
8 June "I am engaged in cutting and marking gravestones."
16 June Are now lathing and stuffing with moss the new dwelling house.