DABuckingham - 1874 page 25


8 Mar No singing today. Bro James Russell(from N .H.) is illand under nurse's care.

'" 17 Mar. Last sing with Brother James and teachers from Enfield.

16 Apr. Mary Goff (or Croft), a neighbor, Instructing learners on organ.


19 May "Itwas 100 years ago since Mother Ann Lee and her little company set sail from Liverpool
England for America." * -- - --
15 July Daniel Brainerd of NF died of "bloody flux, " aged 81 1/2 years.


31 July Went to Philip Weisman's farm to get oat straw forbonnets - better than ours.

2 Aug Crowded meeting today. "Respectable people, w e l l
behaved."

3 Aug Took boy, Frederick Clayton/ on trial.

4 Aug Two girls absconded - Minnie Eyles and Louise Stark,

5 Aug Found Louise In Albany with her father & brother; could not find Minnie.

8 Aug Searched with policeman in Albany for Minnie. Nothing.

16 Aug Very large assembly at meeting. One quarter could not find seats. "Some ill-behaved
,-i^k Sun people at the door - had to chastise them in words. "


23 Aug Largest amount of spectators this season. Hundreds could not get in. ' "Some bad conduct
among them at the door; got finally chastised by our minister."

25 Aug C. Miller to West Virginia to see about some land we own there.

31 Aug DAB "setting glass," mending windows In village.

15 Sept An Indian medicine man, Charles Keokuk, and interpreter visit
for several days.
Prepares powders/ treats lame horse, lectures on his tribe,Sacs & Foxes.

14 Oct Jesse Harwood thrown from his wagon/ has neck broken, died. Back wheel of wagon
stuck In cross-wise bridge. Think/ in his very lame condition, he fellwhile getting
out of wagon to release wheel .

11 Nov DAB trimming grape vines.

16Nov DAB "laying down grapevines for the winter. "

26 Nov Hudson River stil!open. Shipping sweet corn/ canned tomatoes and canned fruit to
NYCity before closing.

Putting slat fence along road west of barn and on east side of lane beyond the Office.

Henry Girshon (18 yrs old) made caretaker of boys when N. White becomes family deacon.
John Taylor and John Carson come from SF to live atChF. Taylor has been at SF a year/
will work in blacksmith shop; Carson has been at SF two months, w i l l workin garden shop.