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1871 6>3 &).,
19 Jan John Holfand /Burdett Hanks ""*go to
NF to live.
30 Jan Brother Albert to Newtonville "to deliver a lecture in the meeting house in the evening,
IB goes with him,
1-3 Feb Turning broom handles by steam all the time now.
9 Feb Buzz up wood by steam,
13 Feb Do laundry by steam,
20 Feb We have water to turn handles again.
2 Mar "Peable, the lecturer, and Starbuck and son here from Troy. Peable delivers a lecture
this evening at CF at 7:30. A number from each family go to hear him."
ffso'ReameVs funeral at NF. fel)
Bro. Albert to the Galen place to paint the new house.
Harriet Hutchinson^dies at WF .
Elder Austin (Buckingham) cdmes t$ teHI t^em-flf deattjflfFreegiftWells.
Elders go to Freegift's funeral. ($ $}
IB^urns brush handles. (ftf**)
Have some sheep killed by dogs.
Galen, Isaac and Josiah visit the neighbors about the dogs,
T. Witbeck comes to assess the damage done by the dogs.
Young man, John Woods, from New Orleans to join.
The photographer from Troy is here with his familyand operates some.
1 Aug A woman comes from Vermont to join "to get ridof her husband."
2 Aug William H(unter), Sister Harrietand Mary French go to Ephrata Factory 9 miles north of
Palatine Bridge (forcloth).
5 (Sun) Bro Albert gone to Lebanon, Elder Austin addressed the people,
11 Aug We finish picking and canning peas. William Hunter tends the en4ine to steam the peas.
19 Aug Richard Dearfdies at SF. Elders and some brethren and sisters come from WF and NF
forthe funeral on the 21st. fo?*)
23 Aug Cut our first batch ofsweet corn for drying.
29 Aug Can 100 doz. of tomatoes (some were purchased from Kirker).
8 Oct (Sun) Elder Frederick Evans preached at public meeting. We had a general meeting at CF
tohear Elder Frederick's account of his mission to England.
"James Calver came last night from Lebanon to help Bro Albert a week or two."
9 Oct Caroline Ufrich died at SF at 1 a.m. Jamew Calver and IB^make her coffin,
18 Oct Galen, James C. and IB work at the dam of the machine house and others work at the
aqueduct covering it with clay.
22 (Sun) Singers from NF here but went home without singing for our singers were out on the
plains to fight fire.
23-7 Oct Drawing coal from Albany
25 Oct James C. goes with Galen for lumber.
26-Nov 1 James C and IB*work at the new addition to the dwelling house.
4 Nov Working on window frames for new addition.
7 Nov "James Calver has a call home to Lebanon and he is worry to leave his job unfinished and
we are sorry to have him leave it."
8 Nov Get slater in Albany to put roofon new addition. Finished on 11th in spite of 4 in. snow
fall on 9th which melted or blew away under strong wind on 10th.
17 Nov William J. and IB lay the floor in the new addition.
22=tebv Willing
4 Dec Galen and Abiel cut the doorway through the wall between the cook room and the new
addition .