79.
1864
6 Nov Thomas Taylor of 2d Family "found drowned in a branch of
the Housatonic River near Stearnsville on the Richmond
road; supposed that he accidientally fell off the bridge
over the stream in consequence of his hat having blown off
and making an effort to recover it in the dark." Aged 60.
Had charge of woolen factory at 2d Family.
Coroner's verdict - accidental drowning. $337 on his person.
23 Nov Ministry come to WV. Giles works on his beehives all the
time, moving them to the cellar, taking lumber to Albany
to have new ones made; Elder Daniel planing basket stuff.
Have 22 swarms of bees in se corner of Stone Shop cellar.
21 Dec Ministry return to NL.
1865
2 Jan NL Elder Daniel received a telegram from Elder Peter Long of
Groveland on Dec. 28th asking him to meet in Rochester.
Elder Daniel left on the 29th, and today Giles receives a
letter from Eldress Lydia Dole that Lucius Southwick had
left. He had been the leading Trustee at Groveland for many
years & carried on a large business in lumber. "He claims
$5000 from the Society, saying that his father brought into
the Society over $4000. But to this property there were
several heirs, and some of them were sick & a bill of expense
for years; Lucius' portion of his father's estate was $800
which he duly consecrated. Such is the pertinacity and
selfishness of human nature."
3 Jan NL Elder Daniel returned to NL & said that Luaius refuses to
settle for less than $5000. Groveland have hired a lawyer
Wiesner of Mt. Morris) to offer Lucius $2000 "or to use a
portion of the same :to do the legal business in disproving
his claims to anything."
9 Jan NL Elder Otis Sawyer "informs the Ministry that ther^e is not
an efficient and reliable Trustee in the two societies in
Maine; and only two that may be considered honest." Isiah
Wentworth needs looking after very much. Two families
have only one elder each & 3 have only 1 deacon each.
At Lebanon East Family has only 1 e^lder, 5 families have
only 1 deacon ' and in 3 of these this deacon is the assoc.
elder. (SF & Upper & Lower Canaan)
16 Jan NL Hear from Groveland that Lu&ius has intimated that he in-
tends to ask the court to appoint a Receiver of the Grove-
land property and divide it among the members; and, as he
has done more than all the rest, give him more."
29 Jan Harriet Bullard of Lebanon NF to go to Watervliet SF; also
Rosetta Hendrickson, Caroline , and Mary French from
Canaan Upper Family.
Morning union meetings now abandoned, to take place in
winter at 7 prn and 7:30 in summer. Dinner is now at 12
with all the family attending as on any other day; supper
at 6 as on any other day. Milking, picking over wash to