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the boys, Aaron "'Sonburg is farm foreman.
19 Jan Alexander took Stepheaa Morrell to Troy Asylum.
Thomas Remington to the world again.
"January has had mild weather... 10-12" of snow in all
but only 3 or 4 days sleighing to the cities.
The Germans have granted the French an armistice from
29 Jan. to Feb. 19 -- 3 weeks. The French have given up
the forts around Paris to them etc. It has been an
awful destructive war. I hope and expect it is done.
The fighting has all been done on French soil very con-
trary to their calculations."

5 Feb (Sab) "Had a good feeling meeting. Some of the young ex-
pressed their thankjjtfulness for the gospel and to those
who had aided andn counseled them for their good. "
6 Feb Chapman^Buckingham to the table again. Unwell some
days. Edward^Powers has shown streaks of insanity for
some time.
8 Feb Alexander bought a ton of broom corn for 5 cents a Ib.
"Not so cheap for many years."
11 Feb Isaac and I received the first issue of the "Shaker.",
a monthly, 8 page, 50 cents a year, first paper issued
by the Shakers. Editor - Albert Lomas .
22 Feb William Powell came to teach him to cobble.
"Peace between the Germans and French has been con-
duced the 26th, but the conditions are unknown. The
Germans get one thousand million war indemnity and the
land they get is occupied by 1 1/2 million people."
2 Mar (Thurs) Eighteen of us and some from all the families went
to the CF at 8 p.m. to hear Friend Peebles, the spirit-
ualist, lecture. He marched one song with us.
13 Mar (Sun) Singers from families appear at Spiritualist meeting
in Troy "all came off harmoniously."
14 Mar The spiritualist Peebles opened his mind to Elder Fred-
erick Evans in Troy. It is not expected to gather him
in now but to do good outside."
22 Mar Alice Reamer^takes sick - cramp in the stomach.
29 Mar Alice Reamer^died at 7 p.m. - 70 yrs.
31 Mar Alice 's* funeral . "There was good feeling and a good
deal of speaking. The SF blessed us and we them."
I Apr Alexander Youngs went to Castleton to pay off $2000 on
the Oliver farm.
12 Apr Harriet'^Hutchinson died. Laid up 2 months.
15 Apr Brother Freegif t^Wells died.
18 Apr I finish shingling the icehouse.
22 Apr Isaac and I set out 57 peach trees in the hen yard.
26 Apr "I^had to take the burjpden of the farming work again."
28 Apr Elder Giles came and said we must take 130 copies of
the "Shaker" and either get subscribers or pay for them
ourselves; Watervliet to take 600 in all.
3 May Isaac got 17 subscribers, most of them in Schenectady.
II May Chapman Buckingham to Troy & Albany to get subscribers.
15 May Daniel Perry turned off the second and I presume the