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DABuckingham - 1855 page 2


8 April "Quite a number of the members of the Legislature came out from Albany to view our
Sun. manner of worship etc. "
25 June Lebanon visitors go for ride to Saratoga Springs to visit three sisters
"who have been board-
ing there for their health" -Prudence Morrell, Eleanor Potter & Hannah Ann Treadway. *
12 Aug "Somewhere between 600-700 of the world came to attend public meeting. Many of them
could not get in. "
13 Sept "Co Miller started this a 0 m , for
Illinoisto see to our farm, intending if practicable &
profitable to make some improvement thereon, by way of erecting some buildings, dwelling
house, etc," (This farm had belonged to Reuben Treadway,)
5 Oct. Between 300-400 adults and children, mostly Sunday School children from three schools in
Half Moon and adjacent towns, came. Ate lunch around Office, then two abreast went
around gardens, barn and finally stood on walks in front of dwelling and sang several songs.
Then back to Office and left. We gave them plenty of apples, four pails of milk and 3 or
4 pails of new cider. "
16 Oct Second Family (WF) dug well 30-40 feet deep near henhouse - water peculiar., Took to
Albany chemist and he analyzed it and "pronounced Itto be equal in medicinal properties
to Saratoga water 0 " His analysis read: "Carbonic acid gas - free & confined; sulpheric
acid - combined with the basic silica acid. The gas that escapes from the spring is carbonic
acid or fixed alr c This holds in solution some of the otherwise Insoluble carbonates of lime -
Iron & magneslurru When It escapes on exposure to the air, these lattersubstances are pre-
cipitated, especially the iron, which is Inlarge quantities in the water 0 The potash,
alumina and sulphuric acid exist partly as sulfiliates and partly as carbonates. The water
must possess marked medicinal properties by its composition," Prof. E. S. Carr,
Laboratory of Albany Medical College.
31 Oct Mercy Harwood went to 2d Order to live, to officiate as nurse there,
-"*"7 Nov Went to Waterbury's for cloth. (This was on Mill Rd., off Troy-Schenectady Road.)
9 Nov Mercy came back, "has taken her former position, mending for the boys, etc. She did not
think herself able to bear the burden necessarily devolving upon her as acting nurse there;
consequently she sought liberty to return, which privilege was granted her. "
19 Nov Ephraim Prentlss Is caretaker and elderof four older boys and they 1 ive together in the old
meeting house a
25 Dec "This being the day on which our Saviour was born, as generally supposed and as record
declares, we keep it In commemoration of him in the manner customary heretofore by
attending meeting at 9 a.m., read some 2 or 3 chapters of Holy Wisdom's instruction (given
at Harvard), exercixed some number of songs, strove to rid ourselves ofdissension and hard
feelings, and rendered our gifts to the poor/ 1

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23 Jan "Orin Bates came to SF and has settled off with them about matters that have remained in
a threatening condition for some time, such as threats of prosecution for property, wife
and labor. But now he seems quite placid."
31 Jan "Sisters had a meeting tonight for the purpose of learning to labor etc D Brethren commenced
the same business last evening. The object Is forallto Improve In the different manners of
our worship, by way of uniformity In step, motion of body, etc."
25 Mar fl Taking down old herb shop near farmers' shop on west side of creek,,
April Fire at Enfleid, NH while Shakers at meeting and during strong (gale) wind D Neighbors
-^ came, no fire engines, no water, bucket brigade 40 rods to lake. 11-12 buildings burned
including barn with 20 tons of hay 0 Started 10 a 0 m 0 / out 2 p 0 m 0 , -then Lebanon Fire Co.
arrived, having pulled their engine 6 miles by hand. Dwellings saved.