DABucklngham - 1871 page 20


7 Jan Elder Giles making seed boxes of new style - with a drawer.

-10 Jan Aqueduct water system pretty much failed. Drought? Leaks?

10 Feb Firstissue of THE SHAKER.

2 Mar Had Society Meeting in evening to hear James Pebles, a spiritualist,, After the hour+
lecture, the Shakers "exercised six songs - 2 in the step manner, 2 in the march, and 2
In the slow march,"

10 Mar Freeglft Wells to infirmary 0

11 Mar Freeglft has to have night watches.

15 Mar Freeglft died. Had caught a bad cold last Saturday which proved tobe more than his
constitution could bear at his great age of 86.

I/May- We have a post office established at our Office and mail comes direct to the door via
MorrIsvil!eD

1 Apr Mercy Harwood died, having been in infirmary a little over 2 weeks 0


19 June Lydia Annas and Ann Buckingham in Albany for a few days "striving tomake market for
their fancy articles - baskets, pocketbooks, emery balls, etc."

26 June "Ephraim Prentiss gave up having the paint cellar, pleading inability."


6 July Ephraim to doctor in Troy "about his fits."

19 Aug Richard Dean of SF died. "He has been at death's door many times and for many years
past. He is, no doubt, thankful for the change."

29 Nov Margaret Lanure, a Lebanon sister who has lived at NF for a number of years, died.

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1872

6 Feb Ephraim Prentiss has had several ofhis fits .come upon him of late.


25 Feb. Spiritualists had convention In Troy. Elder Frederick Evans of Mt. Lebanon and
G.A-r-Lomas of Watervllet were present, GAL "occupying the pulpit m the afternoon, Evans
In the evening. Friend Peebles spoke in morning. Afterwards, I.M. Peebles and Dr. Dunn
came here and the Society met at the Church Family, had a profitable meeting v/ith them.
They both spoke some, after which we exercised 2 songs In the step manner, 2 In the macch
and 2 In the slow march. Also sung 2 or 3 solemn songs while facing in. "

10 Mar. r Sunday "The singers of the Society who are expected to go. to the Spiritualistconvention
on the 24th and 25th met at the 2d Family this p.m. to select songs to be surg there and to
drill upon them some."