VB-350, Wvlt SF - Graves page 3
1885 (cont.)
12 Feb El dress ^Rosetta seems rather feeble.
13 Feb Almira^Treadway died after being insan^e for 20 years.
17 Feb Burned out chimneys of dwelling house and sisters shop. The drifts
are terrible. All the brethren stay home.
18 Feb Sister Annie and I go to Albany to meet a girl from Boston. Her name
is Annie Seelan (Sulan).
18 Wi I Iiam^Jphnson came here (from CF) and showed me some about tailoring.
23 Myer^ihe young Russian, robb/ed AbieU^of all of his money and notes
and ran away. Edward has gone to try and find h i m .
24 M They have found Myer and Ablarhas gone in to identify his property.
31 Mar Addle and/nysel f^had the remainder of our teeth out in Albany.
2 Aapr I finished stringing rags for persian mats.
5 Aapr Waterpipes have burst in new bathroom so it cannot be used.
8 Apar El dress ^Rosetta takes Harriet & Lizzie to their aunt in A l b a n y
as they
are discontented here.
15 Apr Albert goes away. He thinks the spirits sent h i m .
17 Apr Elder D. Austin Buckingham died at CF.
25 Aapr Rachel and I^went to Albany to see the doctor. I am very lame. He pre-
scribes for us both,
4 May jjlandwriting changes]) ,
5 May Dr.Brown here to fix IG's (Isabella Graves, the previous author) knee.
To have a weight on the foot so that joint water can gather."
22 May SisterAnna made dresses for girls; bonnet weaving going on, hoop skirt
making and repairing.
23 May I.G/doing very well stretched out. She sits braced and sews part of
the time.
30 (Sat) St.Agnes School here, had dinner same as last year. Came about 11, ate
at 2, went away about 5. The day mostly devoted to them.
1 June Jane^Kersey died.
8 June Mary^Ann made 21 pies, then went to the shop, Think the
15 June Mary^Ann made 23 pies, then went to the shop, author is now
22 June Mary^Ann Washes. Mary Ann
24 June Mary^Ann to the shop to mend woolen clothes. Ayres.
25 June Mary^Ann works at second house, does up berries,
cleans up some.
26 June Mary Ann bakes 18 pies, pins on cans, sorts bedding)
30 June ^Isabella Graves' handwriting againj
2 July Dr.Brown here. Has I,G. get up for a few days to affyher leg.
8 July El dress Rosetta cannot speak a loud word,
23 July Grant died this morning and i'n the even/ing they shot our poor old
Do I Iy horse.
24 July Edward started for Troy about 11, did. not get home at night.
25 July Ozias w^ent to find Edward; was tol 26 July Edward got home 3 a.m.
28 July Sister^Annie and Maggie have painted windows of dwelling house, s i sters
shop and, yellow shop this year.
29 July Eldress Rosetta about the same old story, don't get much better.
4 Aug "Went to the fly. Got 1 qts. of berries."
5 Aug EIdress^Rosetta, Sister^Annfe, MA^and Joanna go to Albany to see Grant,
12 Aug Sister Annie,Addie & Johnny go to the fly, find good picking.
15 Aug Go to the fly and on the plains. Get about 20 qts. berries.
19 Aug Eldress Harriet looks over the yarn and concludes there is enough to
weave a pice of "table handkerchiefs."
20 Aug Sister/Annie begins spooling.
24 Aug Eldress Harriet comes here to put In the pice of handkerchief.
25 Aug " finishes " " "
and weaves two hanjdkerchiefs.