6 March John Atwood, who has been at SF, now requests to go to Lebanon.
13 March Boys' school closed.
15 March Ministry return to Lebanon.
10 Apr Stop at WV on their way home from Groveland. Go to WF "about Calvin
Reynolds, labor with him, he is very disorderly ineed."
25 Apr DAB & C. Miller go to Lebanon "about strawberry plants of Austin's
new seedling."
16 May "A man by name of John Adams, who has been at work all winter at WF
at W, here today for a short visit." (NL)
19 May Ministry come to W.
21 May The WF hired a turn-off from the SF named Win. Lansing, "a drunkard
and bad man, his is a bad case."
C. Miller asks approval for buying some land in Illinois. Given.
23 May Elder Daniel & Giles go to WF to see Win. Lansing & Francis Smith,
; both turn-offs from SF, both now employed by WF and wish to get back
among Believers.
24 May Tell Wrnl Lansing "that he must seek a home for himself when his present
time is out^for which he is now hired."
Plead with''Edward Powers to continue taking care of boys. He agrees.
25 May Elder Daniel "commences fixing the Sisters Shop for putting on furring
strips to lath & plaster on--the object is to make it warmer & dryer."
30 May Elder Daniel goes to SF & advises Eld Issachar to give Win. Lansing $20
to settle his complaints against Issachar.
3 June Having notified all the families to attend, after public meeting,
(Sun) families returned home for dinner & then came back & attended meeting
in the afternoon. "We had an excellent meeting, gave general satis-
faction to society."
A man, Ernest LaFrench, who had been at Whitewater 5 years, came east
& went to SF to unite, but did not tell them about having been among
the Believers. Now the West^ern Ministry visit & see him; so, wishing
to stay, he comes to Ministry'1 They allow him to stay at SF.
14 June Giles & DAB go to WF to get boys to live at CF--Winfield Scott Smith,
Cornelius Young & Young.
15 June Giles goes to NF to "labor with Chauncey Dibble about means of pro-
tecting souls, manner of making labors, etc."
C. Miller & DAB go to Albany to see about packing strawberry plants
for shipping long distances.
16 June Ministry go back to Lebanon.
2 July Olive Wheeler & Margaretta Lanier are brot to NF. from Lebanon East
Family to live.