tenant house to see a sick woman, Mrs. Flicker.
11 Feb Shubel Prentice, Alvira Conklin and I went with Veronica
Flicker to see her sick mother*
20 Feb Aaron^Sonbur^g has severe dyspepsia.
25 Feb Edward Blake came here today to see the writer of "The
Divine Book of Holy Wisdom" (Eldress Paulina Bates). He
appears to be religiously shattered, has inscriptions of
God or words of God on his hat, coat, waggon and in the
waggon. He left our family March 6th, had a poor recep-
tion in the other families."
19 Mar Some attended Joseph^Goodnow's funeral at SF.
23-24 Spiritualists meetings in Troy at Elysium. From^WF went
Eldress^Paulina, Alvirav'Conklin, Emma Simps, Isaac and
selT. 21 went from Watervliet, 11-12 from Lebanon, five
from the east. Came home by railroad to Niskayuna,
wagon from there.
AlmiravVJatkins is very feeble and has neuralgia.
3 Apr First steamboat up river - 18" of ice. Could not get
to Tray.
4 Apr David^Hawkins died at CF.
13 Apr Erastus Corning buried yesterday. 70 carriages
attended. He left $8 million.
15 April Charles Henry Wager of Troy, 12 years old, came here to
live.
21 Apr (Sun) No prayer meeting in evening because of fire on the
plains.
4 May Issachar^Bates released as elder at SF and came here to
live.
6 May Alexander Youngs, Eldress^Paulina, Caty Ferguson and
two from Lebanon went to Philadelphia "on a mission to
the colored race to Becca.11 (Rebecca Jackson ?)
13 May Alexander*Milne quite sick. In 2d house 9 days.
26 May (Sun) '"All the families in Watervliet attended public
meeting. They will do so hereafter but have never done
so since there was four families, being reduced to it
now. CF takes the lead now."
"John RoJa&j a mulatto Shaker, has turned off from the
CF at Lebanon. He has probably taken in of the Sear
poison which has been so abundantly diffused in the
Lebanon CF."
28 May Edward^Powers wandered off. Albany police did not find
(Tues) him until Friday. He is quite insan^e.
Almira-'/Treadway of CF has been insane 10 or more years
and James Vchapman of SF has just got so too.
6 June "We made a coop for EdwardvPowers but he gave us the
slip the next day." ,
8 June Isaac has been hunting for Edward^all day but no
further track than Niskayuna.
9 June (Sun) Bro. Albert requested the spectators if they should
hear of Edward^to let us know.
16 June We heard today of a man's body floating in river near
Cohoes yesterday and Alexander Youngs went and found it
to be Edward/Powers.