V0-352 SF Journal
1890 (cont.)
24 Sept After supper I go to the CF"to fix the Meeting House
cushions so the moth will not get at them. Eldress
Harriet helps me."
1 Oct I make soft soap and get my hard soap cut up.
5 Oct Christopher Alexander leaves us.
8 Oct Eldress Alvird^and Agnes start for Philadelphia.
Return Nov. 4.
to be a Shaker this time."
I Nov George^Price died.
7 Nov Sister^Annie starts her evening school.
II Nov Ozias brings 28 doz. shirts home from Troy.
14 Nov Ozias brings 50 doz. shirts home from Troy.
22 Nov Have made 40 doz. shirts this week.
27 Nov Thanksgiving. We roasted 3 turkeys. "After supper,
Charles Rice and Frances Searson ran away. Elder
Ozias, Eldress Rosetta and I follow them, overtake them
at Niskayuna but could not get the girl. We then went
to West Troy to notify the officers to get a warrant
for his arrest but the justice wa$s not h ome. We got
home at 2 a.m." .
28 Nov Ozias and Rosetta went to Troy and got^l a warrant for
Charles' arrest. "After dinner a detective came and
inquired about the particulars and went on a search for
him. I went to Sarah Wade's to get a cloak that
slipped out of the carriage last night. I f^ound it
more of a walk than I suspected."
1 Dec Got out another warrant against Charles Rice for some
clothes he took that belonged to James Monroe and John
Dahm.
4 Dec (Th) About noon a man came with news of where Charles and
Frances were. Eldress Rosetta immediately set off to
notify the detective. After supper the detective took
six of the men and brethren and went after them and
brought Frances here and took Charles to West Troy.
"We got to bed about midnight."
5 Dec Elder Ozias, James Monroe and John Dahm go to West Troy
to court.
6 Dec (Sat) Elder Ozias, James Monroe and John Dahmn, Eldress
Rosetta, Sister Annie, Annie Sullivan and Frances go
to court. Charles was sentenced to 150 days and $30
fine or 180 days for stealing the clothes and will have
another trial after he serves this."
7 Dec Eldress Harriet had come last night. This morning she
called the older part of the sisters together and asked
if they were willing to take Frances into the family
until further developments. We all agreed.
8 Dec Theodore Wicks left us.
10 Dec Shirt makers not working. Letting the pond fill up and
get frozen so as to cut ice.
11 Dec Go to Albany to get Susie's sister Lucy who is coming