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is the 5th case of suicide among the apostates from
Wisdom's Valley!" (Lydia still has 2 sons & 2 daugh-
ters at Watervliet)
19 Dec /Dean Gage died - 82.
30 Dec /John Scott died - 80.

JL847 (P- 284)
'4 Hab ^abitha Shapley "had a fit of palsy this morning & fell
to the floor & dislocated her hip."
13 Jan Deacons assemble at the CF office & decide how much
timber each family will prepare for the new meeting
house next year.
17 Jan (Sun.) George Peavy addressed the public meeting.
25 Jan "Anna Hocknell died.
3 Feb Gave permission for Adventists to hold a conference at
the Enfield Conn. Shakers.
4 May ^ftbiathar Babbit died "without a struggle or groan in
his 86th year. A faithful cross bearer & a true son of
our blessed Mother. He succeeded Elder Henry Clough in
the Ministry in 1798 & continued a faithful help to
Mother Lucy until Feb. 183:1 when she closed her days
and he retired from public labors."
11 May AxEliza Barker fled from her wicked husband in Hudson
about '1 a.m. & was brought to the office about 9 a.m.
with her infant Asenath."
12 May >/David Barker was around the office searching for his
wife.
13 May Eliza Barker with her child went her way this morning.
14 May An Adventist from Syracuse came to the SF & seemed to
Want to become a Shaker but said "his wife threatens
to kill him if he joins the Shakers."
17 May L. Bacon died. (NL?)
18 May Ruby Spencer died (NL?)
KAngeline Annas died - 41 - TB.
31 May Joel Smith, David Train, Eleanor Vededer, Polly Bacon,
Thankful Copley & Lucinda Harwood go to visit Harvard
& Shirley.
7 June David A. Buckingham, FS Wicker, Clarissa & Catherine
Vedder, Betsy Hawkins & Caroline Downs leave to visit
six eastern societies. Back on July 23.
1 Sept ^/Salathiel Thomas died at WF - 83.
17 Oct (Sun) "Many spectators to the public meeting, some of whom
behave ridiculously, males & females, looking at each
other, squinting & pretending to imitate the Believers'
Motions. They deserved a sharp rebuke but they kept
themselves undiscovered by the deacons, whose duty it
is to admonish the disorderly, etc."