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Chinese make sad work with some adjoining Musselmen,
killing young and old of both sexes. The U.S. Indian
war is ended. In Italy earthquake has destroyed much
property and liveds lost."
8 July Eldress Elizabeth^arrison, . Sarah Van Dyke and
Chauncey^Dibble leave for NYC and Philadelphia.
19 July Almira Watkins had Anton, the German conjurer, come
again. /
23 July Hester^Crandall returned from visiting her father.
Gone about a week.
28 July Eldress Paulina and Sister Alvira Conklin go early to
Albany for a "Juish Sister Hatty Walden" and got home
late with her seemlingly 1//2 dead." She fled Phila-
delphia to escape marriage."
31 July Begin to slate the roof of new barn.
15 Aug "A hard case. M. Sax's wife or what she ought to be
called, run up to our place after Henry Campbell who
had offended her. She screamed and swore to the top of
her voice from 6 till after 8. She was drove away but
returned. Three shots near her did not silence her."
16 Aug John Decker and Isaac get 2 police to take Mike Sax's
wife.
18 Aug John Decker and Isaac to Albany again on the Sax's
account.
29 Aug "Last night the dogs bit about 35 of our sheep, 8 of
which we gave away, 20 we sold for $2 each, the rest we
think will get over it. The CF had 130 bit, 45 they
had to kill. SF had 17 bit. They chased Ladoe's dog
home and the CF caught Hills' dog in a trap last night
but their sheep were bit 2 and 4 weeks ago. The Com-
missioner has examined the sheep and seem to be dis-
posed to have the loss made up to us."
1 Sept George Langdon "eloped" but came for another privilege
but not granted.
5 Sept Hattie Walden started back to Philadelphia.
10 Sept Paid $1000 more on Rosendale farm; one more payment
to make.
18 Sept David Crapser "got ripe for the world and went to it."
25 Sept "We canned sweet corn a new way - boiled it before
cutting off the cob, because Winslow, a man in Maine,
claims (it to be) the only right way of putting up raw
sweet corn."
27 Sept Took the small paned sashes out of 6 front windows of
dwelling house andjrf put in new cow barn and put large
paned sashes in their place.
"The German troops have left France. France has paid
with interest $1141 million; Germany has paid France
$60 million for railroads in Alsace and Lorraine.
6 Nov John Decker, Chas. Pretsch "and all our hirelings (11)
go to Rosendale mill to raise plates on the dam.
9 Nov Henry von Munster, a German candidate, in meeting.
17 Nov Henry von Munster set out to be a Believer.