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1888
24 June (Sun) New arrangement for sitting in meeting, so as to march
around the seats.
26 June Giles puts rocketfs on two chairs for sisters.
27 June Giles making screens to keep out mosquitoes.
28 June Giles went fishing in mill pond; caught five large bass.
3 July Giles begins working at new cellarway at north end of CF
dwelling.
9 July Giles caught about 40 Ibs, of fish this morning.
10 July Giles making doors for cellarway; Eld Daniel bottoms a lot
of chairs for SF.
24 July Giles catches four large bass before breakfast; cuts beans
for canning all day.
25 July Ministry return to NL.
19 Sept Ministry come to Wvlt.
20 Sept "Attend to the Dlers. Afternoon, Giles catches some bait
& then 7 fine large bass before supper."
21 Sept Giles catches some 20 Ibs. of black bass, a meal for family.
22 Sept Giles goes to NF and SF. Elder Chauncy Dibble "is used
". up & has moved himself back to NF. This leaves Bro Ozias
Bogart alone as Elder at SF
25 Sept Giles helps peal tomatoes; in afternoon catches a meal of
black bass for CF, some 21 Ibs.
3 Oct Ministry go to Groveland, take canal road from Rochester.
5 Oct (Grove) Go with Alexander Work "to see the drying kilns
of White Bros., north of Mt. Morris. They dry 1000 bu. of
apples in a day, 6 kilns. They have 150 acres in peach
trees:& 50 acres in raspberries. Had between 20,000 &
30,000 baskets of peaches this season."
7 Oct (Sun)(Grove) Consult with brethren about appointment of Bro
Hamilton DeGraw as associate Trustee. Agreed to.
8 Oct (Grove) Giles writes "a declaration of trust for Hamilton.
Arrangements made for William Bilmire to move to Groveland
WF place, to occupy a small building there for the coming
fall & winter.
10 Oct Ministry return to Wvlt.

16 Oct Giles & Eldresses start for Harvard "via tunnel route" &
then will go to Alfred., then to New Gloucester.