DABuckingham - 1878 page 31

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1878
5 Jan Have to organize crews for shoveling paths (not very many young men).


17 Jan Have been cutting timber on "500 acre lot11 or "centre lot," Drew 30 logs to mill today 0

23 Jan. SW corner of tin roof of dwelling blown up & brethren had to get up on roof and fasten
down.

26 Feb Daniel Sherman is "released from the burden of farm & stock" and it is given to Henry
George. Daniel will be family deacon in charge of water works &meat 0

13 Mar WilUe Gould, 4 yrs old, brought to ChF to live from NF. His mother Margaret is atNF,
father at SF.

27 Mar Cutting decayed trees around Office -3 elms, 2 or 3 locusts & Balm of Gilead.

28 Mar DAB is painting 12 large sash forgardener's hot bed 0

I Apr DAB ts putting glass in sash"with the help of a boy."

10 Apr DAB grafting plum trees.

II Apr DAB mending barn v/indows.

12 Apr We understand Gould family is moving to Troy Q


8 June Samuel Gould of SF "has put an end to his existence by drowning." Brother Ozias goes
to West Troy'for a coroner.

18 June 2 or 3 Christian Brothers with 60-70 of their school children having a picnic in "old field
by the pond."

24 June Henry Gersham was settl@d with and left for Troy or L'Burgh. "Having traced his
criminal connection with parties on the other side of the house (females), C. Miller
went after him, found him, & brought him back to care for the other partyc "

25 June C. Miller & H. George took Henry Girsham & Cat/ Hallenbeck to Troy "where they
belong 0 "

26 June Mary Call, about 23, "having made up her mind to try the world & give up her home
among the Shakers," was taken to tl'Burgh.

27 June Mary Call returns and is at the Office waiting for Eldresses.

28 June Mary leaves again. Is taken to Mechanicville.

31 July Julia McNally has concluded to go out from us, as she was not of us. She was taken
to Albany by P 0 Smith. (Ljt^j. "tHt*^