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Brother Abiel gradually failing.
Brother Abiel Hathaway died.
Elder Galen starts for Philadelphia.
Elder Giles Avery here.
Elder Giles exterminating bats for us.
One brother and 3 sisters come from Philadelphia.
Elder Galen starts for Rotterdam, getting ready to raise the frame for a new bjoom
corn shed.
22 Aug(Sun) Attend meeting at CF and also Sister Rebecca and company.
31 Aug Elder Alexander Work of Groveland CF visits.
2 Sept We hear of a great earthquake in South Carolina.
21 Sept Continued earthquake shocks in South Carolina.
27 Sept Making sauerkraut.
28 Sept Sowing spinach In garden.
7 Oct Boy, Charles Quintal, comes to stay.
13 Oct William Bennett leaves.
25 Oct Lewis Langbower here.
28 Nov "Gift of humiliation."
27 Dec Johnny Springer leaves.

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1887
4 Jan Elder Galen rather poorly.
10 Jan Edward Mullein and Edmond Roussell to Albany.
20 Jan Edmond R and Elder Galen get upset in snow drift.
16 Feb Elder Galen and ER to Schenectady
18 Feb Snow storm.
21 Feb Elder Galen and Er^to Troy .
22 Feb Snowing a little. Good sleighing.
23 Feb Very fine. Elder Galen and ER to Troy etc.
25 Feb Nehemiah White'died at CF .
26 Feb Charles Brackett died at CF.
8 Mar Candidate Frank Lawson comes.
21 Mar Bluebirds appear.
22 Mar One foot of snow.
4 Apr Elder Galen and Ozias to Troy on wheels. Sleighing nearly done around here.
6 Apr Henry George and his son move here.
18 Apr LittleJoseph Quintal comes to stay.
21 Apr Sow early pease (new moon)
22 Apr Lovina Saulsbury died at CF.
25 Apr Elder Galen and Edw Mullein to Albany.
27 Apr " " to Schenectady,
28 Apr " " to Rotterdam.
11 May Frank Lawson leaves.
18 June Drawing gllon tin cans for tomatoes from Albany*
5 July Family of woman and five children here as boarders.
16 July The mother of Charles & Joseph Quintal takes them away.
28 July Isabellas mother and father here.
1 Aug Elder Galen died very suddenly and unexpectedly of heart disease. Age 83.
Agent for family over 30 years.
3 Aug Funeral. Several relatives and friends attend. Elder Giles and Eldress Harriet come
from Ministry at Lebanon.