From Winter, 1986 Stone Walls Magazine:
During the past year Stone Walls printed a diary written by Mari Gibbs of Blandford. The following diary was written by Hannah Algytha Gibbs who was the mother of Mari. Hannah was the daughter of John Fish and Mercy Lyman, and the widow of Joseph Addison Gibbs. She was born in Blandford on Nov. 27, 1831 and died there Jan. 9, 1912. She was the mother of three sons, and three daughters. The diary is written from Christmas Day 1906-Feb. 26, 1908. It was written after Mari's diary and contains many facts about early families living in Blandford and surrounding towns during those two years. The diary was sent to us by Mrs. Richard Gibbs of Noblesville, Ind.
- Editorial Board
During the past year Stone Walls printed a diary written by Mari Gibbs of Blandford. The following diary was written by Hannah Algytha Gibbs who was the mother of Mari. Hannah was the daughter of John Fish and Mercy Lyman, and the widow of Joseph Addison Gibbs. She was born in Blandford on Nov. 27, 1831 and died there Jan. 9, 1912. She was the mother of three sons, and three daughters. The diary is written from Christmas Day 1906-Feb. 26, 1908. It was written after Mari's diary and contains many facts about early families living in Blandford and surrounding towns during those two years. The diary was sent to us by Mrs. Richard Gibbs of Noblesville, Ind.
- Editorial Board
Identification of Some of the People in Hannah Gibbs' Diary
Hannah Algytha Gibbs, dau. of John Fish & Mercy E. Lyman Fish, widow of Joseph Addison Gibbs, son of Linus Gibbs & Polly Anna Sacket Gibbs
Joseph d. 23 Feb. 1873
Hannah, b. 27 Nov. 1831: d. 9 Jan. 1912
Children of Joseph A. & Hannah (Fish) Gibbs:
1. Mari Caroline Gibbs, b. 29 Mar. 1859, Blandford; d. 2 Dec. 1910. Blandford
She was a teacher in the schools at Blandford. Springfield & at New Haven, Conn. In Oct. 1907 she went to work at the Shurtleff Mission, Springfield. She was unmarried.
2. Hattie Amy Gibbs, b. 7 Feb. 1861. Blandford; d. 15 Dec. 1920. N. Blandford
m. 10 Feb. 1886, Albert T. Gibbs. her 3rd cousin. He was son of Bradner Gibbs & Sarah Deming. Their children mentioned in the diary were:
Leslie A. Gibbs, b. 3 Feb. 1887
Harold B. Gibbs, b. 13 July 1888
[Gladys A. Gibbs, b. 25 Oct. 1900; d. 3 July 1903-She was not in this diary.]
3. Frank Nelson Gibbs, b. 10 Feb. 1863. Blandford; d. 24 Dec. 1946. Pittsfield.
m. 31 Dec. 1886, Olive Laura Morey, dau. William Calvin Morey & Rachel M. Healy Morey. Their children mentioned in the diary:
Robert
Donald
Amy
Elsie
4. William Joseph Gibbs, b. 4 Nov. 1864. Blandford: d. 20 Mar. 1911. Chicago, Ill
m. 13 Jan. 1898 in Chicago, M. Blanche Caldwell.
5. Ella Eva Gibbs, b. 2 Dec. 1866. Blandford: d. 15 Sept. 1942. Blandford.
She took training at Hartford Hospital and became a Registered Nurse. Later she graduated from Emerson College. Boston. She was a special duty nurse in Springfield. She never married.
6. Joseph Addison Gibbs, b. 29 May 1873. Blandford (born 3 mos. after his father's death:) d. 31 Mar. 1932. Suffield, Conn.
m. 4 Oct. 1905. Grace Louise Hastings, dau. of Francis E. Hastings. He was a physician and practiced medicine in Suffield, Conn.
Children of William Calvin Morey (1837-1914) & Rachel M. Healy (1837-1918):
Olive Laura Morey. 1863-1958; m. Frank N. Gibbs
Dennison C. Morey, 1865-1953; m. Aletha Harlow*
Abbie Louise Morey. 1871-1912: m. Ward Alvin Harlow*
Their sons:
Gordon Harlow, 1903-1968
Ward Harlow, 1906 - still living
*Children of Ward A. Harlow & Estella Willcut
Maria Waite-Ist cousin of Olive (Morey) Gibbs: Maria was dau. of Winfield D. Healy & Sarah Snow Healy: m. 1898 Howard Waite: lived N. Blandford.
Burton Gibbs. 1877-1951 - inventor of the automobile radiator, son of Russell & Marietta (Gibbs) Gibbs. Russell & Marietta were 1st cousins of each other & 3rd cousins of Frank N. Gibbs, Dexter Loring & Ellen Watson Loring
Mr. L. or Mr. Loring was Dexter Henshaw Loring, son of Col. Simeon W. Loring & Jane Ann Gibbs, dau. of Samuel Gibbs who was the grandson of Israel Gibbs. Dexter Loring m. Ellen Watson, dau. of Spencer C. Watson who was a great grandson of Israel Gibbs. Dexter & Ellen were 3rd cousins of each other and also 3rd cousins of Frank N. Gibbs & Albert T. ("Bert") Gibbs.
Mrs. Peckham was Julia Ann Gibbs, dau. of Bradner Gibbs & Sarah Deming, who m. 1859. Abel Peckham & lived in Suffield, Conn.
Ruth was Ruth Kennedy, a state girl who worked at the home of Hannah Gibbs.
Victoria Atwood, Bertha Sloane...probably state girls
Allston Gleason, Marvil Herrick, Leon...hired hands at the Gibbs' farm
Hannah Algytha Gibbs, dau. of John Fish & Mercy E. Lyman Fish, widow of Joseph Addison Gibbs, son of Linus Gibbs & Polly Anna Sacket Gibbs
Joseph d. 23 Feb. 1873
Hannah, b. 27 Nov. 1831: d. 9 Jan. 1912
Children of Joseph A. & Hannah (Fish) Gibbs:
1. Mari Caroline Gibbs, b. 29 Mar. 1859, Blandford; d. 2 Dec. 1910. Blandford
She was a teacher in the schools at Blandford. Springfield & at New Haven, Conn. In Oct. 1907 she went to work at the Shurtleff Mission, Springfield. She was unmarried.
2. Hattie Amy Gibbs, b. 7 Feb. 1861. Blandford; d. 15 Dec. 1920. N. Blandford
m. 10 Feb. 1886, Albert T. Gibbs. her 3rd cousin. He was son of Bradner Gibbs & Sarah Deming. Their children mentioned in the diary were:
Leslie A. Gibbs, b. 3 Feb. 1887
Harold B. Gibbs, b. 13 July 1888
[Gladys A. Gibbs, b. 25 Oct. 1900; d. 3 July 1903-She was not in this diary.]
3. Frank Nelson Gibbs, b. 10 Feb. 1863. Blandford; d. 24 Dec. 1946. Pittsfield.
m. 31 Dec. 1886, Olive Laura Morey, dau. William Calvin Morey & Rachel M. Healy Morey. Their children mentioned in the diary:
Robert
Donald
Amy
Elsie
4. William Joseph Gibbs, b. 4 Nov. 1864. Blandford: d. 20 Mar. 1911. Chicago, Ill
m. 13 Jan. 1898 in Chicago, M. Blanche Caldwell.
5. Ella Eva Gibbs, b. 2 Dec. 1866. Blandford: d. 15 Sept. 1942. Blandford.
She took training at Hartford Hospital and became a Registered Nurse. Later she graduated from Emerson College. Boston. She was a special duty nurse in Springfield. She never married.
6. Joseph Addison Gibbs, b. 29 May 1873. Blandford (born 3 mos. after his father's death:) d. 31 Mar. 1932. Suffield, Conn.
m. 4 Oct. 1905. Grace Louise Hastings, dau. of Francis E. Hastings. He was a physician and practiced medicine in Suffield, Conn.
Children of William Calvin Morey (1837-1914) & Rachel M. Healy (1837-1918):
Olive Laura Morey. 1863-1958; m. Frank N. Gibbs
Dennison C. Morey, 1865-1953; m. Aletha Harlow*
Abbie Louise Morey. 1871-1912: m. Ward Alvin Harlow*
Their sons:
Gordon Harlow, 1903-1968
Ward Harlow, 1906 - still living
*Children of Ward A. Harlow & Estella Willcut
Maria Waite-Ist cousin of Olive (Morey) Gibbs: Maria was dau. of Winfield D. Healy & Sarah Snow Healy: m. 1898 Howard Waite: lived N. Blandford.
Burton Gibbs. 1877-1951 - inventor of the automobile radiator, son of Russell & Marietta (Gibbs) Gibbs. Russell & Marietta were 1st cousins of each other & 3rd cousins of Frank N. Gibbs, Dexter Loring & Ellen Watson Loring
Mr. L. or Mr. Loring was Dexter Henshaw Loring, son of Col. Simeon W. Loring & Jane Ann Gibbs, dau. of Samuel Gibbs who was the grandson of Israel Gibbs. Dexter Loring m. Ellen Watson, dau. of Spencer C. Watson who was a great grandson of Israel Gibbs. Dexter & Ellen were 3rd cousins of each other and also 3rd cousins of Frank N. Gibbs & Albert T. ("Bert") Gibbs.
Mrs. Peckham was Julia Ann Gibbs, dau. of Bradner Gibbs & Sarah Deming, who m. 1859. Abel Peckham & lived in Suffield, Conn.
Ruth was Ruth Kennedy, a state girl who worked at the home of Hannah Gibbs.
Victoria Atwood, Bertha Sloane...probably state girls
Allston Gleason, Marvil Herrick, Leon...hired hands at the Gibbs' farm
1906
Christmas Day - Cloudy, cold & blustering. 10 above zero in the morning
Dec. 26 - 20 above zero in the morning & has proved a very pleasant day.
Dec. 27 - Cloudy in the a.m. & spitting snow in the p.m.
Dec. 28 - Snowed a little in a.m., quite cloudy at noon, fairer towards night.
Dec. 29 - Cloudy in morning but sun came out bright before noon, cloudy in p.m.
Dec. 30 - Cloudy & misty all day; commenced raining at night
Dec. 31 - Rainy all day. Oliver L. Millard & Bernice B. Colburn married.
1907
Jan. 1 - Tues. - Some sunshine in a.m., cloudy in the p.m. Robert A. Nye & Lucy Mosher married.
Jan. 2 - Fair most of the day.
Jan. 3 - Hail & rain most of the day
Jan. 4 - Fri. - Rain in the a.m. High winds in the p.m.
Jan. 5 - Fair & bright
Jan. 6 - Sun shone a little while in the a.m., then cloudy all the rest of the day. C. Merrett Blair & Miss Ella McNairn married.
Jan. 7 - Mon. - Pleasant most of the day, commenced raining in the evening.
Jan. 8 - Fog, mist & rain all day
Jan. 9 - Some cooler & windy & a little snow. H. Leon Ripley & Ethel Hall married.
Jan. 10 - Thurs. - Cooler pleasant but windy.
Jan. 11 - A nice fair day. Went up to Mr. Loring's in a.m.
Jan. 12 - Snowed in a.m. Fog & mist p.m. Am having a time with asthma caused by indigestion
Jan. 13 - Sun. - Cloudy all day. Fannie bit Donald. Doct Shep put in eight stitches. (Fannie was a horse.)
Jan. 14 - E.B. Ellis died today 88 yrs. Mrs. Ellis died Feb. 14, 1902.
Jan. 15 - Cloudy in a.m. Sunshine out in p.m. Donald went to Chester.
Jan. 16 - Wed. - Cold cloudy day. Bert & Hattie gone to Westfield.
Jan. 17 - 9 degrees below zero. Snowing this morning. A cold raw day. Don went to see Doct. Shep
Jan. 18 - Snowy in a.m. Cloudy the rest of the day.
Jan. 19 - Sat. - Frozen rain in a.m. all melted in the night. Don went to see Doct Shep Doct took out all the stitches. Put up Grandma's stove in M's room.
Jan. 20 - Cloudy all the morning sunshine at about three o'clock storm seems to have cleared off
Jan. 21 - Colder but quite windy Sun shines out bright.
Jan. 22 - Tues. Snowing this a.m. snowed some all day. The wind came up in the night & scattered the snow.
Jan. 23 - 6 degrees below zero. Sun shines out bright this morning & has all day 10 degrees below zero at bedtime.
Jan. 24 - 15 below zero this a.m. It has been a bright fair day. 8 p.m. 5 below zero.
Jan. 25 - Fri. 2 above zero this a.m. & snowing a very little, has spit snow all day. 14 above zero at 8 p.m.
Jan. 26 - Snowing in a.m. Partly cleared up in p.m. did not snow any 10 above zero at night.
Jan. 27 - Very fair this a.m. 2 above zero. Has been a nice fair day. 14 below zero tonight. Bert & Hattie came over today.
Jan. 28 - Mon. - A nice fair day
Jan. 29 - Pleasant day with a strong west wind. F. got sawdust. Don went to see the Doct.
Jan. 30 - A fair day most of the time. Fannie Humason Morrissey died. Frank C. Broga & Annie Leasot married. Smoke Chimney burnt out south side.
Jan. 31 - Thurs. Nice & fair this a.m. Cloudy in the p.m. James Knox died aged 70 years.
Feb. 1 - Cloudy in a.m. & snowed some. Making ice in the p.m.
Feb. 2 - Cloudy & foggy all the a.m. Cloudy most of the p.m. Some rain in the evening. Cleared off cold with high winds.
Feb. 3 - Sun. - Chimney burnt out this morning. Very windy. Fair all day. 10 above zero at 9 p.m. Leslie 20 years old.
Feb. 4 - 6 above zero this morning has been cloudy most of the day Snowing at 10 in the evening
Feb. 5 - Snowing in morning, does not gather very fast - too cold, 6 above zero
Feb. 6 - Wed. - Pleasant but windy, about seven inches of snow & light just right for the wind
Feb. 7- 4 below zero this morning Has been a very pleasant day cloudy towards night. Hattie 46 years old. Amy went down to Maria Waite's
Feb. 8 - Cloudy in morning snowed a very little, very nice the rest of the day. Drew one load of sawdust from Curtis mill for Mr. Ashle
Feb. 9 - Sat. - A very nice day. Robert has got the mumps.
Feb. 10 - Cloudy & thawing some no sunshine. Frank & Ruth went to church. Frank 44 yrs. old.
Feb. 11 - 18 above zero this morning & pleasant. Cold & blustering in the p.m.
Feb. 12 - Tues. - 16 below zero up to Mr. Loring's this morning, snow flying. A very windy cold day.
Feb. 13 - Cold pleasant day. Amy came home from Maria's.
Feb. 14 - A strong west wind & thawing. 30 above zero this morning. Robert has a temperature of 105 Had Doct Shep
Feb. 15 - Fri.-Colder, cloudy & snow flying this morning. Cleared up this forenoon & has been a nice fair day
Feb. 16 - Cloudy & thawy. Leon & Don got sawdust from Curtis mill for Mr. Ashley
Feb. 17 - A snowy blustering day sun shines when snowing. A daughter to Robert & Lucy Nye
Feb. 18 - Mon. - It has been a very nice clear day. Leon & Don got sawdust for Frank.
Feb. 19 - Cloudy & spitting snow all day. Elsie has the mumps.
Feb. 20 - Pleasant Olive went over to Mr Lewis'
Feb. 21 - Thurs. - Colder & snowed a little last night & blowing today
Feb. 22 - A cold blustering day
Feb. 23 - 12 below zero this morning Victoria Atwood came here.
Feb. 24 - Sun. - 7 below zero. A very good day until three o'clock when it commenced to snow.
Feb. 25 - 24 above zero. 4 inches of snow just enough for a good blow & it has drifted
Feb. 26 - Cloudy the fore part of the day & has been quite pleasant this p.m.
Feb. 27- Has been a very pleasant day but cold 4 above zero tonight.
Feb. 28 - Pleasant in the a.m. Cloudy in the p.m.
Mar. 1 - Pleasant Miss Emmons came to see Victoria.
Mar. 2 - Sat - Raining this morning. Saved water for washing
Mar. 3 - A very comfortable day could not go to church on account of mumps. Mari has the mumps
Mar. 4 - Snowing a little, but has been quite a good day. Frank has given up & gone to bed with mumps.
Mar. 5 - Tues. - Very bright fair morning, has been a good day.
Mar. 6 - A very good day Marrvelle Herrick came over here got here about 9 o'clock
Mar. 7 - A pleasant day Marrvelle done chores & got two loads of wood
Mar. 8 - Fri.- Has been spitting snow all day. Donald has the mumps
Mar. 9 - A pleasant day. Mrs. James Knox died
Mar. 10 - Cloudy & spitting snow. Charlie Lesot here
Mar. 11 Mon. - A nice day clothes dried good
Mar. 12 - Warmer & cloudy Commenced snowing just at night
Mar. 13 - Warmer & fogy snow going fast
Mar. 14 - Thurs. - Raining this morning Cloudy most of the day Amy has the mumps
Mar. 15 - A fair day
Mar. 16 - A pleasant day
Mar. 17 - Sun. - Cloudy & very windy
Mar. 18 - A very good day hung all the washing outdoors & everything dried fine
Mar. 19 - Cloudy in the forenoon some snow fell in p.m. rain in the evening. George Pease died this a.m. Aunt Marietta died at one o'clock a.m.
Mar. 20 - Wed. - High winds all day & colder Uncle O.F. died 7 o'clock a.m.
Mar. 21 - Pleasant day
Mar. 22 - Warm & pleasant
Mar. 23 - Sat. - Very warm 60 above zero
Mar. 24 - Cold raw day some rain in the evening, froze as it came
Mar. 25- A nice warm day clothes dried outdoors Had plenty of rain water from the eaves
Mar. 26- Tues. - Cold & cloudy sap running good
Mar. 27 - A nice day
Mar. 28 - It was quite warm rained hard for a few minutes
Mar. 29 - Fri.- Very warm today Hattie & Kenneth came over today
Mar. 30- Cloudy & windy in the a.m. wind went down in p.m.
Mar. 31 - A cloudy day
Apr. 1- Mon. Snowing & cloudy most of the day
Apr. 2 - 18 above zero this morning pleasant but cold
Apr. 3 - Rather cold but pleasant Charlie Lesot here
Apr. 4 - Thurs. Pleasant F. sawing wood
Apr. 5 - Commenced raining in the night cleared off in the morning
Apr. 6 - Raw cold day
Apr. 7 - Sun Cloudy raw day
Apr. 8 - A northeaster & snowing & very cold, began to thaw towards night Apr. 9 - 20 above zero & cloudy commenced snowing towards noon & snowing at 9 P.M. some warmer
Apr. 10 - Wed. About a (not finished)
Apr. 11 - It is 28 above zero this morning. Donald is all tired out emptying sap buckets yesterday the snow was up to his knees I went over to Mrs. Lewis'
Apr. 12 - A good day some cloudy but poor traveling
Apr. 13 - Sat Some cloudy, some sunshine & a little snow equally
Apr. 14 - Cold raw wind & some cloudy
Apr. 15 - Froze last night Pleasant but windy
Apr. 16 - Tues. Cloudy in the a.m. pleasant in the p.m.
Apr. 17 - Cold and spitting snow
Apr. 18 - Pleasant but cold & has been some windy
Apr. 19 - Fri. Cold in the a.m. spitting snow a little, thawed off in the p.m.
Apr. 20 - 26 above zero, been cold & very windy all day
Apr. 21 - Froze hard last night, very windy
Apr. 22 - Mon. Warmer but windy I went over to Hattie's
Apr. 23 - Cloudy Hattie and Kenneth went to Westfield. Commenced raining in the evening
Apr. 24 - Rained all night. Cleared off in the a.m. & has been cold
Apr. 25 - Thurs. A very good day Harold went to Chester after potatoes
Apr. 26 - Good day Bert & Hattie came home from Westfield. Clouded up in the p.m.
Apr. 27 - Rather cold but quite a good day
Apr. 28 - Sun. Cloudy all day had a shower about 4 o’clock. I came home from Hattie's
Apr. 29 - Foggy
Apr. 30 - Cold and very windy
May 1 - Wed. A cold raw day Burton Gibbs came & painted the kitchen today
May 2 - Rather cold & cloudy
May 3 - Cloudy and cold
May 4 - Sat. Commenced to rain in the night-rain quite hard in the morning stopped towards noon & came off very cold & windy
May 5 - Ice 1/4 inch the south side of the house, nearly 1/2 inch on the north Has been pleasant
May 6 - Cold & foggy this morning & have had some rain
May 7- Tues. It has been a foggy day & cloudy. Burton finished painting
May 8 - Foggy as usual
May 9 - Very fogy & a heavy mist
May 10 - Fri. A pleasant day
May 11 - Snowing this morning, the ground quite white All melted off before noon snowed in the p.m.
May 12 - Water froze 3/8 inch last night froze on the window in sitting
room
May 13 - Mon. Could not dry the clothes outdoors such high winds
May 14 - A nice pleasant day & quite warm
May 15 - Pleasant with a strong east wind
May 16 - Thurs. Mrs. Henry Blair buried today. I called on Mrs. Cannon & Mrs. Nye
May 17 - Cold
May 18 - Pleasant but windy
May 19 - Sun. Cloudy and windy came home in a shower
May 20 - Pleasant rather cold & windy
May 21 - Froze last night & cold and windy all day
May 22 - Wed. Some warmer but froze in the ditches
May 23 - Cloudy & rained a little in the morning Frank and George went to Springfield
May 24 - A little warmer today and quite pleasant
May 25 - Sat. Cold 36 above zero a.m. Miss Emmons here
May 26 - Cold rainy day
May 27 - Cold with a heavy mist in a.m. Thundershower at 1 p.m. & again at 3 p.m.
May 28 - Tues. A cold uncomfortable day. Hattie and Bertha went to Chester, Kenneth staid here.
May 29th - The ground froze in the garden last night. Henry Knox & Miss Goddard married
May 30 - Cloudy most of the day Hattie Leasot Plankey married to Wallace Broga-
May 31 - Fri. Have had our kitchen papered today. Has rained some of the time
June 1 - Pleasant this morning has been a pretty good day
June 2 - Rained hard all day
June 3 - Mon. Rainy in the morning Cleared off in the p.m.
June 4 - Has been pleasant today Mari went over to John Sennett's this evening Miss Beale has been here
June 5 - Raining this morning & has rained most of the day
June 6 - Thurs. Cloudy & cold had a few flakes of snow
June 7 - Cloudy but some warmer
June 8 - Pleasant & warm Mrs. Elisha Prentice died this morning
June 9 - Sun. A nice pleasant day
June 10 - Cloudy had a sprinkle of rain in the p.m.
June 11 - A good day Mrs. Prentice buried at N.B. (North Blandford)
June 12 - Wed. Another pleasant day Had Mary's room papered
June 13 - Pleasant but a cold wind
June 14 - Pleasant
June 15 - Sat. Pleasant Ella came home
June 16 - Pleasant & quite warm Mrs. Nye 86 years old
June 17 - Very warm pleasant
June 18 - Tues. A very warm day had a thunderstorm in the night as yoM June 19 - Some cooler today cloudy & windy
June 20 - The quinces in blossom I went to Chester today It is very warm
June 21 - Fri. Very warm today Ella planted some bush beans
June 22 - A very warm day Frank, Olive, Amy, Elsie, Ruth & Kate went to Cummington in the p.m. Ella went trouting & got caught in a thundershower
June 23 - It has been quite warm & pleasant today None of us went to church
June 24 - Mon. Frank, Ruth & Kate came home from Cummington.
Olive, Amy & Elsie staid up there.
June 25 - Pleasant Ella & I went over to Hattie's just at night Kenneth was three years old yesterday
June 26 - Pleasant in the a.m. Ella went trouting caught 47 trout in the p.m.
June 27 - Thurs. Pleasant & quite cool Victoria went to Mrs. Lewis.
June 28 - Pleasant & some warmer Ella and I came home this a.m.
June 29 - Cloudy & commenced to rain late in the p.m. rained all night Joseph & Grace came here at 5:30. Frank got home at 6:30 from Cummington
June 30 - Sun. Bert, Hattie, Bertha & Kenneth came over did not stay long
July 1 - Mon. Ella went back to Springfield this p.m. Pleasant but windy.
July 2 - Had a quick shower about noon. Joseph & Grace started for Suffield at 2 p.m.
July 3 - Wed. Cloudy most of the day.
July 4 - Pleasant & cooler. Frank, Olive, Amy & Elsie went to the meadow in the p.m.
July 5 - Warmer & pleasant.
July 6 - Sat. Pleasant & warm. Had garden strawberries for our supper for the first time this season.
July 7 - Showers all around us but only a little sprinkle here.
July 8 - Pleasant & warm. Frank mowed some today around the house.
July 9 - Tues. Very windy but a good day to make hay. Hattie, Bertha & Kenneth were over here in the p.m.
July 10 - Pleasant. Frank got in 4 loads of hay. Robert got home this noon-has been to Boston with Mr. Hudson.
July 11 - Foggy in a.m. Rained very hard in the p.m.
July 12 - Fri. Heavy mist & some rain in the a.m. Had a shower early in the p.m. & cleared off.
July 13 - Pleasant & cool.
July 14 - Pleasant. Mari went to church & home with Maria.
July 15 - Mon. Foggy in the morning but cleared off before noon.
July 16 - Fog in the morning. Pleasant in the p.m.
July 17 - Had a heavy shower of rain in the p.m. & another shower just at night. I went over to Bert's-sprinkled on the way. Leon Aldrich married.
July 18 - Thurs. Poor hay weather in the a.m. Some better in the p.m.
July 19 - Pleasant but very warm. Hattie & Bertha went to Westfield.
July 20 - Cloudy all the morning. Cleared up & Bert got in hay. Had a thunder shower in the evening.
July 21 - Sun. Pleasant.
July 22 - Clothes dried good in a.m. Cloudy & some rain in the p.m.
July 23 - Cloudy early in the morning. Pleasant the rest of the day.
July 24 - Wed. A very good day for haying.
July 25 - Not a good day for making hay.
July 26 - Showery in the a.m. & a shower in the p.m. Ella came home today.
July 27- Sat. Pleasant but very windy. Could not get hay. Almon Smith dropped dead today. A fearful wind all day.
July 28 - Pleasant. Marvil Herrick & Bertha Sloane married.
July 29 - Pleasant. Ira O. Higgins died.
July 30 - Tues. Good hay day. Almon Smith & Mrs. Henry Cannon buried today.
July 31 - Pleasant. Ira Higgins buried.
Aug. 1 - Cloudy & a little rain in the p.m.
Aug. 2 - Fri. Not a very good hay day. A small shower in the p.m.
Aug. 3 - A nice pleasant day.
Aug. 4 - Pleasant.
Aug. 5 - Mon. A pleasant day. Clothes dried good. I came home from Hattie's.
Aug. 6 - A wet foggy morning & had a rainy night.
Aug. 7 - A nice hay day.
Aug. 8 - Thurs. Another good hay day. Will & the boys came today.
Aug. 9 - No showers today. Not a good hay day but got in hay.
Aug. 10 - A good hay day. Frank got in six loads of hay.
Aug. 11 - Sun. Pleasant & very warm. Mari came home from S.T. Sennels. (Sennets?)
Aug. 12 - A good hay day. It is very dusty & things are drying up. hot hot.
Aug. 13 - The weather is fine for making hay. Not quite as warm.
Aug. 14 - Wed. Warm & dry. Hattie & Kenneth (not finished)
Aug. 15 - Has been a nice hay day. Have picked ripe tomatoes today.
Aug. 16 - A good hay day. Will, his boys & Mari went over to Hattie's.
Aug. 17 - Sat. Rained a little last night & some this morning. Frank & Will went to Suffield.
Aug. 18 - Pleasant but very dusty. Frank, Mari, Ella, Will and his boys went to church.
Aug. 19 - Pleasant. Frank & the boys haying on the Bartholomew place. Mrs. Geroux sick.
Aug. 20 - Tues. Frank & the boys haying in the lower mowing.
Aug. 21 - Not a good hay day. Cloudy & foggy. Got in one load of hay that they mowed yesterday. Frank & Will working up to the shop this p.m. Ella picked a few black- berries.
Aug. 22 - Pleasant & some cooler. Will & his boys started for Chicago this noon.
Aug. 23 - Fri. Not a good hay day. Frank got in a small load of hay.
Aug. 24 - Rained last night. Cloudy & a heavy mist most of the day. Olive went to the meadow with Den & wife. New Hotel at Blandford burnt this p.m.
Aug. 25 - Pleasant. Frank, Olive, Amy, Elsie & D. Morey & family went to church. Mrs. Geroux died this morning.
Aug. 26 - Mon. Frank has mowed some in the lower mowing. Donald gone to Cummington today. Ella been blackberring today, got 31⁄2 qts.
Aug. - 27 Cloudy & some windy. Fanny has got twin colts.
Aug. - 28 Pleasant & quite cool.
Aug. - 29 Thurs. Pleasant. Frank finished the haying on our place today. Mrs. J.W. Knox, Mrs. Hunt & their daughters called.
Aug. 30 - Cloudy & had just a little sprinkle. Henry Smith & Nettie Mitchell called.
Aug. 31 - Pleasant. Herbert Williams & family called here.
Sept. 1 - Sun. Cloudy most of the day. No one went to church. Miss Beale called to see Ruth.
Sept. 2 - Cloudy & has rained several times today. 9 p.m. is raining steady now. Donald came home this p.m. from Cummington.
Sept. 3 - Foggy & some rain. Thunder shower in the evening.
Sept. 4 - Warmer, misty, foggy & some rain. Thunder shower about 10 in the evening.
Sept. 5 - Thurs. Rainy & foggy all the a.m. Cleared up part of the p.m. Showery in the evening.
Sept. 6 - Good day. Frank haying for Mr. Geroux. Ella picked 4 qt. blackberries.
Sept. 7 - Frank haying for Mr. Geroux.
Sept. 8 - Cloudy & foggy. Frank, Ruth & Elsie went to church.
Sept. 9 - Mon. Foggy in the a.m. Olive's clothes dried so she got them in at night.
Sept. 10 - Still foggy, could not dry our clothes today.
Sept. 11 - Misty, foggy, showery & finished off with a thunder shower at night. Frank, Donald, Olive, Ella & Elsie went to the Fair.
Sept. 12 - A fine day. Frank, Ruth, Donald, Amy & Ella went to the fair.
Sept. 13 - Pleasant. Frank, Olive, Mari, Ruth, Amy, Ella & Don went to the fair.
Sept. 14 - Sat. Pleasant. Ella picked 11⁄2 qts. of blackberries today. They have been very scarce this year.
Sept. 15 - Pleasant. Frank, Don, Amy & Elsie went to church.
Sept. 16 - Pleasant. Clothes dried good, quite warm.
Sept. 17 - Warm & pleasant.
Sept. 18- Wed. Cloudy & cold. Ella & I went to Westfield, Ella to Emma's & I to Laura's.
Sept. 19 - Cloudy, some warmer. Ella called on Laura.
Sept. 20 - Cloudy this morning. Sun came out in the p.m. Took dinner & supper with Mrs. Osborn.
Sept. 21 - Cloudy in a.m. Pleasant in p.m. Ella & I went to Suffield. A hard thunder shower in the evening.
Sept. 22 - Sun. Pleasant & cooler. Ella & I staid at Mr. Hastings. The family went church, Joseph visiting patients, rainy this eve.
Oct. 1 - Tues. Pleasant Went to call on Bertha Bartlett found they had moved to Feeding Hills. Called on Lucy
Oct. 2 - Pleasant Went to see Doct Rhoades & then went to 41 Spring St.
Oct. 3 - Pleasant and some warmer Ella got my glasses today & we came to E.P.'s & went to hear a Syrian talk
Oct. 4 - Rainy in the morning cleared off in the p.m. Grace called here Just two years since Joseph & Grace were married
Oct. 5 - Pleasant
Oct. 6 - Sun. Pleasant E.P. & myself called on Worthy's wife had a very pleasant call Miss Fisk & Ella after we were gone
Oct. 7 - Pleasant Coz Allie called here in the evening also Ella
Oct. 8 - A very rainy a.m. Cleared up in the p.m.
Oct. 9 - Wed. Pleasant Had a Automobile ride in the a.m. Ella & I came home in the p.m. I was gone just three weeks
Oct. 10 - Mr. & Mrs. Morey, Abbie & her two children came here yesterday p.m. Pleasant but rather cool & windy
Oct. 11 - Cloudy Rainy in the evening
Oct. 12 - Sat. A nice day Mari went down to Chester & had some teeth filled
Oct. 13 - Pleasant Miss Searl died at John Sennells at 10 a.m.
Oct. 14 - Pleasant Maria Sennett & Mrs. Spaulding called here this p.m.
Oct. 15 - Tues. Hattie & Kenneth here. Mari went to Westfield, Abbie's babe had a convulsion this eve. Had Doct Shepardson, J & Grace came to Bert's had bad luck on the way
Oct. 16 - Abbie’s babe had another convulsion this morning. Joseph came over to see the babe Mr. & Mrs. Morey started for home this a.m. Gordon went with them
Oct. 17 - J. came over to see baby this a.m. Grace rode over & they took dinner here. Baby much better
Oct. 18 - Fri. Cloudy & some colder
Oct. 19 - Ground froze last night Joseph & Grace came this p.m. Mr. Har- low came here tonight
Oct. 20 - Snowed most all day had some rain. Donald went after Mrs. Aldrich to Pauldins, Frank took her down to the Meadow just at night
Oct. 21 - Mon. Cold & windy snow blowing off from the trees Abbie started for her home this afternoon
Oct. 22 - Cold & quite a little snow still on the ground at noon
Oct. 23 - Cloudy all the a.m. had a little sprinkle. Sun came out in the p.m. Joseph & Grace started for Suffield at 20 minutes before 2 o’clock
Oct. 24 - Thurs. Pleasant
Oct. 25 - Cold raw day, froze last night Frank finished his potatoes today
Oct. 26 - Pleasant but cold. Frank & Amy went to Westfield
Oct. 27 - Sun. A cloudy cold a.m. Frank, Ruth & Elsie went to church Com- menced to rain about 3 o'clock
Oct. 28 - Rained all night and all day
Oct. 29 - Still raining this a.m. cleared off just at night & is cold & windy
Oct. 30 - Wed. Bert & Hattie called here on their way home from Westfield Frank moved (not finished)
Oct. 31 - Has been a beautiful day Frank carried some beef to Huntington
Nov. 1 - Ella started for Springfield this a.m. It is a beautiful day
Nov. 2 - Sat. It has rained all day & fairly poured all the evening
Nov. 3 - It was quite nice this morning sun shone out fine but clouded up in the p.m. Frank & all the girls went to church
Nov. 4 - Windy & colder. Frank dug potatoes for Mr. Dunn in the p.m.
Nov. 5 - Tues. Cloudy & windy Frank dug potatoes for Mr. Dunn in the
p.m.
Nov. 6 - Rained hard all day
Nov. 7 Some rain in the a.m. did not rain in the p.m.
Nov. 8 - Fri. Rather cold & windy
Nov. 9 - A very pleasant day. Olive went over to Hattie's a little while took dinner there
Nov. 10 - Frank & the little girls went to church. Wrote a letter to Will today
Nov. 11 through December 13 were not in the Stonewalls magazine so I don’t know if there was anything written in the original diary
Dec. 14 - Commenced snowing about 9 a.m. & kept it up all day
Dec. 15 - Sun. Snowing this p.m. Hat- tie did not go to church has a cold
Dec. 16 - Harold drew four loads of wood quite pleasant
Dec. 17 - Pleasant Mr & Mrs John Gibbs & Bertha took tea to Hattie's A son to Leon & Ethel Ripley A son to Clarence & Rosa Waite
Dec. 18 - Wed. Pleasant I called on Mrs Nye & Mrs Cannon today Bert went out to the Center in the p.m. Fine sleighing
Dec. 19 - Pleasant Harold drawing lumber from John Gibbs
Dec. 20 - A nice pleasant day rather cool Hattie went to Chester
Dec. 21 - Sat. Pleasant Bert & Harold went to Huntington with lumber
Dec. 22 - Hattie, Harold & Kenneth went to church our folks all but Robert were at church today A very pleasant day
Dec. 23 - Has rained most all day
Dec. 24 - Tues. A pleasant day Harold went to Chester after grain
Dec. 25 - Pleasant Harold drawing wood
Dec. 26 - Harold finished drawing wood
Dec. 27 - Fri. A pleasant day the boys went with butter
Dec. 28 - Pleasant until 11 a.m. then clouded up & commenced to rain about noon & rained about two hours
Dec. 29 - Hattie, Harold & Kenneth went to church a very pleasant day Dec. 30 - Mon. A rainy day
Dec. 31 - Raining hard at 9 last night ended off with a snow squall
1908
Jan. 1 - Pleasant the boys went fishing on the Meadow pond
Jan. 2 - Wed. Pleasant Heard of the death of Mrs Fred Pease
Jan. 3 - Bert & Hattie went to Mrs Fred Pease funeral
Jan. 4 - Pleasant
Jan. 5 - Sun. Pleasant did not storm, wind blew some
Jan. 6 - Pleasant did not get a letter from Ella
Jan. 7 - Ella letter came Mrs Frary dead Snowed in p.m. & rained hard in the evening
Jan. 8 - Mrs D. Frary buried today Bert went to Chester Pleasant
Jan. 9 - Hattie & Harold went to Westfield pleasant
Jan. 10 - Leslie went with butter
Jan. 11 - Sat. Pleasant Bert went to Huntington Mr & Mrs Sartell were here today Bertha came, Ruth gone to see Bertha & spend the night. Mrs. Herrick 66 years old
Jan. 12 - Raining hard this morning Bert lost a new milk cow
Jan. 13 - Rainy & cloudy all day not very cold
Jan. 14 - Cleared off cold & is very windy
Jan. 15 - Pleasant Bert & Leslie cutting logs
Jan. 16 - Thurs. Cloudy & has snowed very little
Jan. 17 - Came home from Hattie's A pleasant day
Jan. 18 - Pleasant May took Mrs. Hamlinton home (Hamilton?)
Jan. 19 - Sun. A very pleasant day Frank, Amy & Elsie went to church.
Jan. 20 - A raw windy day, cloudy
Jan. 21 - A very pleasant day in the a.m. but cloudy in the p.m.
Jan. 22 - A very pleasant day
Jan. 23 - Colder & some cloudy
Jan. 24 - A snow storm from the North East blew & did not amount to much
Jan. 25 - Robert drew up 4 loads of wood
Jan. 26 - Fair in the a.m. Barnes baby died last night Clouded up in the p.m.
Jan. 27 - Mon. Rained some in the night
Jan. 28 - Quite cold
Jan. 29 - Cloudy & windy.
Jan. 30 - 10 below zero this morning
Jan. 31 - 8 below zero, pleasant sun shone all day
Feb. 1 - Sat. Snowing this a.m. rained a little just to keep some of the snow, snowing just at night
Feb. 2 - Has grown cold snow flying this morning. No meeting today
Feb. 3 - Very cold & windy Allston Gleason came to work for Frank
Feb. 4 - Tues. 10 below zero this morning A very cold day Amy came home with Mrs (?) stough, Allston got up five loads of wood today
Feb. 5 - Allston has gotten four loads of wood 14 below zero this morning
Feb. 6 - Snowed about 5 inches last night Frank, Olive, Donald & Amy went to Chester in the evening to a Drama
Feb. 7 - Not as cold windy & snow flying
Feb. 8 - Cold & blustering Allston got (not finished)
Feb. 9 - Sun. 10 below zero this morning Robert went to church
Feb. 10 - Warmer & pleasant Allston drew up five loads of wood
Feb. 11 - Frank & Olive went to Westfield
Feb. 12 - Bert, Hattie & Kenneth came over today they took dinner in Frank’s room
Feb. 13 - Rained some in the am. warm & foggy in p.m.
Feb. 14 - Warmer snow going fast
Feb. 15 - Snow all gone
Feb. 16 - Sun. Our folks went to church in a wagon Ruth, Amy & Frank
went Amy went home with Hattie
Feb. 17 - Cold & windy
Feb. 18 - Pleasant but cold Mrs Hamlinton came over this p.m.
Feb. 19 - Snowing from S. East piled up all day In the evening had some hail that staid
Feb. 20 - Snow does not pack good Went over to Mrs Lewis Olive went in the morning
Feb. 21 - Fri. Allston drew 3 loads of ice for Mr Loring
Feb. 22 - Allston drew 4 loads of ice for Mr Loring
Feb. 23 - Frank, Olive, Donald & Elsie went to church Amy came home Feb. 24 - Drawing ice
Feb. 25 - Drawing ice
Feb. 26 - A snow storm from the N. East
Christmas Day - Cloudy, cold & blustering. 10 above zero in the morning
Dec. 26 - 20 above zero in the morning & has proved a very pleasant day.
Dec. 27 - Cloudy in the a.m. & spitting snow in the p.m.
Dec. 28 - Snowed a little in a.m., quite cloudy at noon, fairer towards night.
Dec. 29 - Cloudy in morning but sun came out bright before noon, cloudy in p.m.
Dec. 30 - Cloudy & misty all day; commenced raining at night
Dec. 31 - Rainy all day. Oliver L. Millard & Bernice B. Colburn married.
1907
Jan. 1 - Tues. - Some sunshine in a.m., cloudy in the p.m. Robert A. Nye & Lucy Mosher married.
Jan. 2 - Fair most of the day.
Jan. 3 - Hail & rain most of the day
Jan. 4 - Fri. - Rain in the a.m. High winds in the p.m.
Jan. 5 - Fair & bright
Jan. 6 - Sun shone a little while in the a.m., then cloudy all the rest of the day. C. Merrett Blair & Miss Ella McNairn married.
Jan. 7 - Mon. - Pleasant most of the day, commenced raining in the evening.
Jan. 8 - Fog, mist & rain all day
Jan. 9 - Some cooler & windy & a little snow. H. Leon Ripley & Ethel Hall married.
Jan. 10 - Thurs. - Cooler pleasant but windy.
Jan. 11 - A nice fair day. Went up to Mr. Loring's in a.m.
Jan. 12 - Snowed in a.m. Fog & mist p.m. Am having a time with asthma caused by indigestion
Jan. 13 - Sun. - Cloudy all day. Fannie bit Donald. Doct Shep put in eight stitches. (Fannie was a horse.)
Jan. 14 - E.B. Ellis died today 88 yrs. Mrs. Ellis died Feb. 14, 1902.
Jan. 15 - Cloudy in a.m. Sunshine out in p.m. Donald went to Chester.
Jan. 16 - Wed. - Cold cloudy day. Bert & Hattie gone to Westfield.
Jan. 17 - 9 degrees below zero. Snowing this morning. A cold raw day. Don went to see Doct. Shep
Jan. 18 - Snowy in a.m. Cloudy the rest of the day.
Jan. 19 - Sat. - Frozen rain in a.m. all melted in the night. Don went to see Doct Shep Doct took out all the stitches. Put up Grandma's stove in M's room.
Jan. 20 - Cloudy all the morning sunshine at about three o'clock storm seems to have cleared off
Jan. 21 - Colder but quite windy Sun shines out bright.
Jan. 22 - Tues. Snowing this a.m. snowed some all day. The wind came up in the night & scattered the snow.
Jan. 23 - 6 degrees below zero. Sun shines out bright this morning & has all day 10 degrees below zero at bedtime.
Jan. 24 - 15 below zero this a.m. It has been a bright fair day. 8 p.m. 5 below zero.
Jan. 25 - Fri. 2 above zero this a.m. & snowing a very little, has spit snow all day. 14 above zero at 8 p.m.
Jan. 26 - Snowing in a.m. Partly cleared up in p.m. did not snow any 10 above zero at night.
Jan. 27 - Very fair this a.m. 2 above zero. Has been a nice fair day. 14 below zero tonight. Bert & Hattie came over today.
Jan. 28 - Mon. - A nice fair day
Jan. 29 - Pleasant day with a strong west wind. F. got sawdust. Don went to see the Doct.
Jan. 30 - A fair day most of the time. Fannie Humason Morrissey died. Frank C. Broga & Annie Leasot married. Smoke Chimney burnt out south side.
Jan. 31 - Thurs. Nice & fair this a.m. Cloudy in the p.m. James Knox died aged 70 years.
Feb. 1 - Cloudy in a.m. & snowed some. Making ice in the p.m.
Feb. 2 - Cloudy & foggy all the a.m. Cloudy most of the p.m. Some rain in the evening. Cleared off cold with high winds.
Feb. 3 - Sun. - Chimney burnt out this morning. Very windy. Fair all day. 10 above zero at 9 p.m. Leslie 20 years old.
Feb. 4 - 6 above zero this morning has been cloudy most of the day Snowing at 10 in the evening
Feb. 5 - Snowing in morning, does not gather very fast - too cold, 6 above zero
Feb. 6 - Wed. - Pleasant but windy, about seven inches of snow & light just right for the wind
Feb. 7- 4 below zero this morning Has been a very pleasant day cloudy towards night. Hattie 46 years old. Amy went down to Maria Waite's
Feb. 8 - Cloudy in morning snowed a very little, very nice the rest of the day. Drew one load of sawdust from Curtis mill for Mr. Ashle
Feb. 9 - Sat. - A very nice day. Robert has got the mumps.
Feb. 10 - Cloudy & thawing some no sunshine. Frank & Ruth went to church. Frank 44 yrs. old.
Feb. 11 - 18 above zero this morning & pleasant. Cold & blustering in the p.m.
Feb. 12 - Tues. - 16 below zero up to Mr. Loring's this morning, snow flying. A very windy cold day.
Feb. 13 - Cold pleasant day. Amy came home from Maria's.
Feb. 14 - A strong west wind & thawing. 30 above zero this morning. Robert has a temperature of 105 Had Doct Shep
Feb. 15 - Fri.-Colder, cloudy & snow flying this morning. Cleared up this forenoon & has been a nice fair day
Feb. 16 - Cloudy & thawy. Leon & Don got sawdust from Curtis mill for Mr. Ashley
Feb. 17 - A snowy blustering day sun shines when snowing. A daughter to Robert & Lucy Nye
Feb. 18 - Mon. - It has been a very nice clear day. Leon & Don got sawdust for Frank.
Feb. 19 - Cloudy & spitting snow all day. Elsie has the mumps.
Feb. 20 - Pleasant Olive went over to Mr Lewis'
Feb. 21 - Thurs. - Colder & snowed a little last night & blowing today
Feb. 22 - A cold blustering day
Feb. 23 - 12 below zero this morning Victoria Atwood came here.
Feb. 24 - Sun. - 7 below zero. A very good day until three o'clock when it commenced to snow.
Feb. 25 - 24 above zero. 4 inches of snow just enough for a good blow & it has drifted
Feb. 26 - Cloudy the fore part of the day & has been quite pleasant this p.m.
Feb. 27- Has been a very pleasant day but cold 4 above zero tonight.
Feb. 28 - Pleasant in the a.m. Cloudy in the p.m.
Mar. 1 - Pleasant Miss Emmons came to see Victoria.
Mar. 2 - Sat - Raining this morning. Saved water for washing
Mar. 3 - A very comfortable day could not go to church on account of mumps. Mari has the mumps
Mar. 4 - Snowing a little, but has been quite a good day. Frank has given up & gone to bed with mumps.
Mar. 5 - Tues. - Very bright fair morning, has been a good day.
Mar. 6 - A very good day Marrvelle Herrick came over here got here about 9 o'clock
Mar. 7 - A pleasant day Marrvelle done chores & got two loads of wood
Mar. 8 - Fri.- Has been spitting snow all day. Donald has the mumps
Mar. 9 - A pleasant day. Mrs. James Knox died
Mar. 10 - Cloudy & spitting snow. Charlie Lesot here
Mar. 11 Mon. - A nice day clothes dried good
Mar. 12 - Warmer & cloudy Commenced snowing just at night
Mar. 13 - Warmer & fogy snow going fast
Mar. 14 - Thurs. - Raining this morning Cloudy most of the day Amy has the mumps
Mar. 15 - A fair day
Mar. 16 - A pleasant day
Mar. 17 - Sun. - Cloudy & very windy
Mar. 18 - A very good day hung all the washing outdoors & everything dried fine
Mar. 19 - Cloudy in the forenoon some snow fell in p.m. rain in the evening. George Pease died this a.m. Aunt Marietta died at one o'clock a.m.
Mar. 20 - Wed. - High winds all day & colder Uncle O.F. died 7 o'clock a.m.
Mar. 21 - Pleasant day
Mar. 22 - Warm & pleasant
Mar. 23 - Sat. - Very warm 60 above zero
Mar. 24 - Cold raw day some rain in the evening, froze as it came
Mar. 25- A nice warm day clothes dried outdoors Had plenty of rain water from the eaves
Mar. 26- Tues. - Cold & cloudy sap running good
Mar. 27 - A nice day
Mar. 28 - It was quite warm rained hard for a few minutes
Mar. 29 - Fri.- Very warm today Hattie & Kenneth came over today
Mar. 30- Cloudy & windy in the a.m. wind went down in p.m.
Mar. 31 - A cloudy day
Apr. 1- Mon. Snowing & cloudy most of the day
Apr. 2 - 18 above zero this morning pleasant but cold
Apr. 3 - Rather cold but pleasant Charlie Lesot here
Apr. 4 - Thurs. Pleasant F. sawing wood
Apr. 5 - Commenced raining in the night cleared off in the morning
Apr. 6 - Raw cold day
Apr. 7 - Sun Cloudy raw day
Apr. 8 - A northeaster & snowing & very cold, began to thaw towards night Apr. 9 - 20 above zero & cloudy commenced snowing towards noon & snowing at 9 P.M. some warmer
Apr. 10 - Wed. About a (not finished)
Apr. 11 - It is 28 above zero this morning. Donald is all tired out emptying sap buckets yesterday the snow was up to his knees I went over to Mrs. Lewis'
Apr. 12 - A good day some cloudy but poor traveling
Apr. 13 - Sat Some cloudy, some sunshine & a little snow equally
Apr. 14 - Cold raw wind & some cloudy
Apr. 15 - Froze last night Pleasant but windy
Apr. 16 - Tues. Cloudy in the a.m. pleasant in the p.m.
Apr. 17 - Cold and spitting snow
Apr. 18 - Pleasant but cold & has been some windy
Apr. 19 - Fri. Cold in the a.m. spitting snow a little, thawed off in the p.m.
Apr. 20 - 26 above zero, been cold & very windy all day
Apr. 21 - Froze hard last night, very windy
Apr. 22 - Mon. Warmer but windy I went over to Hattie's
Apr. 23 - Cloudy Hattie and Kenneth went to Westfield. Commenced raining in the evening
Apr. 24 - Rained all night. Cleared off in the a.m. & has been cold
Apr. 25 - Thurs. A very good day Harold went to Chester after potatoes
Apr. 26 - Good day Bert & Hattie came home from Westfield. Clouded up in the p.m.
Apr. 27 - Rather cold but quite a good day
Apr. 28 - Sun. Cloudy all day had a shower about 4 o’clock. I came home from Hattie's
Apr. 29 - Foggy
Apr. 30 - Cold and very windy
May 1 - Wed. A cold raw day Burton Gibbs came & painted the kitchen today
May 2 - Rather cold & cloudy
May 3 - Cloudy and cold
May 4 - Sat. Commenced to rain in the night-rain quite hard in the morning stopped towards noon & came off very cold & windy
May 5 - Ice 1/4 inch the south side of the house, nearly 1/2 inch on the north Has been pleasant
May 6 - Cold & foggy this morning & have had some rain
May 7- Tues. It has been a foggy day & cloudy. Burton finished painting
May 8 - Foggy as usual
May 9 - Very fogy & a heavy mist
May 10 - Fri. A pleasant day
May 11 - Snowing this morning, the ground quite white All melted off before noon snowed in the p.m.
May 12 - Water froze 3/8 inch last night froze on the window in sitting
room
May 13 - Mon. Could not dry the clothes outdoors such high winds
May 14 - A nice pleasant day & quite warm
May 15 - Pleasant with a strong east wind
May 16 - Thurs. Mrs. Henry Blair buried today. I called on Mrs. Cannon & Mrs. Nye
May 17 - Cold
May 18 - Pleasant but windy
May 19 - Sun. Cloudy and windy came home in a shower
May 20 - Pleasant rather cold & windy
May 21 - Froze last night & cold and windy all day
May 22 - Wed. Some warmer but froze in the ditches
May 23 - Cloudy & rained a little in the morning Frank and George went to Springfield
May 24 - A little warmer today and quite pleasant
May 25 - Sat. Cold 36 above zero a.m. Miss Emmons here
May 26 - Cold rainy day
May 27 - Cold with a heavy mist in a.m. Thundershower at 1 p.m. & again at 3 p.m.
May 28 - Tues. A cold uncomfortable day. Hattie and Bertha went to Chester, Kenneth staid here.
May 29th - The ground froze in the garden last night. Henry Knox & Miss Goddard married
May 30 - Cloudy most of the day Hattie Leasot Plankey married to Wallace Broga-
May 31 - Fri. Have had our kitchen papered today. Has rained some of the time
June 1 - Pleasant this morning has been a pretty good day
June 2 - Rained hard all day
June 3 - Mon. Rainy in the morning Cleared off in the p.m.
June 4 - Has been pleasant today Mari went over to John Sennett's this evening Miss Beale has been here
June 5 - Raining this morning & has rained most of the day
June 6 - Thurs. Cloudy & cold had a few flakes of snow
June 7 - Cloudy but some warmer
June 8 - Pleasant & warm Mrs. Elisha Prentice died this morning
June 9 - Sun. A nice pleasant day
June 10 - Cloudy had a sprinkle of rain in the p.m.
June 11 - A good day Mrs. Prentice buried at N.B. (North Blandford)
June 12 - Wed. Another pleasant day Had Mary's room papered
June 13 - Pleasant but a cold wind
June 14 - Pleasant
June 15 - Sat. Pleasant Ella came home
June 16 - Pleasant & quite warm Mrs. Nye 86 years old
June 17 - Very warm pleasant
June 18 - Tues. A very warm day had a thunderstorm in the night as yoM June 19 - Some cooler today cloudy & windy
June 20 - The quinces in blossom I went to Chester today It is very warm
June 21 - Fri. Very warm today Ella planted some bush beans
June 22 - A very warm day Frank, Olive, Amy, Elsie, Ruth & Kate went to Cummington in the p.m. Ella went trouting & got caught in a thundershower
June 23 - It has been quite warm & pleasant today None of us went to church
June 24 - Mon. Frank, Ruth & Kate came home from Cummington.
Olive, Amy & Elsie staid up there.
June 25 - Pleasant Ella & I went over to Hattie's just at night Kenneth was three years old yesterday
June 26 - Pleasant in the a.m. Ella went trouting caught 47 trout in the p.m.
June 27 - Thurs. Pleasant & quite cool Victoria went to Mrs. Lewis.
June 28 - Pleasant & some warmer Ella and I came home this a.m.
June 29 - Cloudy & commenced to rain late in the p.m. rained all night Joseph & Grace came here at 5:30. Frank got home at 6:30 from Cummington
June 30 - Sun. Bert, Hattie, Bertha & Kenneth came over did not stay long
July 1 - Mon. Ella went back to Springfield this p.m. Pleasant but windy.
July 2 - Had a quick shower about noon. Joseph & Grace started for Suffield at 2 p.m.
July 3 - Wed. Cloudy most of the day.
July 4 - Pleasant & cooler. Frank, Olive, Amy & Elsie went to the meadow in the p.m.
July 5 - Warmer & pleasant.
July 6 - Sat. Pleasant & warm. Had garden strawberries for our supper for the first time this season.
July 7 - Showers all around us but only a little sprinkle here.
July 8 - Pleasant & warm. Frank mowed some today around the house.
July 9 - Tues. Very windy but a good day to make hay. Hattie, Bertha & Kenneth were over here in the p.m.
July 10 - Pleasant. Frank got in 4 loads of hay. Robert got home this noon-has been to Boston with Mr. Hudson.
July 11 - Foggy in a.m. Rained very hard in the p.m.
July 12 - Fri. Heavy mist & some rain in the a.m. Had a shower early in the p.m. & cleared off.
July 13 - Pleasant & cool.
July 14 - Pleasant. Mari went to church & home with Maria.
July 15 - Mon. Foggy in the morning but cleared off before noon.
July 16 - Fog in the morning. Pleasant in the p.m.
July 17 - Had a heavy shower of rain in the p.m. & another shower just at night. I went over to Bert's-sprinkled on the way. Leon Aldrich married.
July 18 - Thurs. Poor hay weather in the a.m. Some better in the p.m.
July 19 - Pleasant but very warm. Hattie & Bertha went to Westfield.
July 20 - Cloudy all the morning. Cleared up & Bert got in hay. Had a thunder shower in the evening.
July 21 - Sun. Pleasant.
July 22 - Clothes dried good in a.m. Cloudy & some rain in the p.m.
July 23 - Cloudy early in the morning. Pleasant the rest of the day.
July 24 - Wed. A very good day for haying.
July 25 - Not a good day for making hay.
July 26 - Showery in the a.m. & a shower in the p.m. Ella came home today.
July 27- Sat. Pleasant but very windy. Could not get hay. Almon Smith dropped dead today. A fearful wind all day.
July 28 - Pleasant. Marvil Herrick & Bertha Sloane married.
July 29 - Pleasant. Ira O. Higgins died.
July 30 - Tues. Good hay day. Almon Smith & Mrs. Henry Cannon buried today.
July 31 - Pleasant. Ira Higgins buried.
Aug. 1 - Cloudy & a little rain in the p.m.
Aug. 2 - Fri. Not a very good hay day. A small shower in the p.m.
Aug. 3 - A nice pleasant day.
Aug. 4 - Pleasant.
Aug. 5 - Mon. A pleasant day. Clothes dried good. I came home from Hattie's.
Aug. 6 - A wet foggy morning & had a rainy night.
Aug. 7 - A nice hay day.
Aug. 8 - Thurs. Another good hay day. Will & the boys came today.
Aug. 9 - No showers today. Not a good hay day but got in hay.
Aug. 10 - A good hay day. Frank got in six loads of hay.
Aug. 11 - Sun. Pleasant & very warm. Mari came home from S.T. Sennels. (Sennets?)
Aug. 12 - A good hay day. It is very dusty & things are drying up. hot hot.
Aug. 13 - The weather is fine for making hay. Not quite as warm.
Aug. 14 - Wed. Warm & dry. Hattie & Kenneth (not finished)
Aug. 15 - Has been a nice hay day. Have picked ripe tomatoes today.
Aug. 16 - A good hay day. Will, his boys & Mari went over to Hattie's.
Aug. 17 - Sat. Rained a little last night & some this morning. Frank & Will went to Suffield.
Aug. 18 - Pleasant but very dusty. Frank, Mari, Ella, Will and his boys went to church.
Aug. 19 - Pleasant. Frank & the boys haying on the Bartholomew place. Mrs. Geroux sick.
Aug. 20 - Tues. Frank & the boys haying in the lower mowing.
Aug. 21 - Not a good hay day. Cloudy & foggy. Got in one load of hay that they mowed yesterday. Frank & Will working up to the shop this p.m. Ella picked a few black- berries.
Aug. 22 - Pleasant & some cooler. Will & his boys started for Chicago this noon.
Aug. 23 - Fri. Not a good hay day. Frank got in a small load of hay.
Aug. 24 - Rained last night. Cloudy & a heavy mist most of the day. Olive went to the meadow with Den & wife. New Hotel at Blandford burnt this p.m.
Aug. 25 - Pleasant. Frank, Olive, Amy, Elsie & D. Morey & family went to church. Mrs. Geroux died this morning.
Aug. 26 - Mon. Frank has mowed some in the lower mowing. Donald gone to Cummington today. Ella been blackberring today, got 31⁄2 qts.
Aug. - 27 Cloudy & some windy. Fanny has got twin colts.
Aug. - 28 Pleasant & quite cool.
Aug. - 29 Thurs. Pleasant. Frank finished the haying on our place today. Mrs. J.W. Knox, Mrs. Hunt & their daughters called.
Aug. 30 - Cloudy & had just a little sprinkle. Henry Smith & Nettie Mitchell called.
Aug. 31 - Pleasant. Herbert Williams & family called here.
Sept. 1 - Sun. Cloudy most of the day. No one went to church. Miss Beale called to see Ruth.
Sept. 2 - Cloudy & has rained several times today. 9 p.m. is raining steady now. Donald came home this p.m. from Cummington.
Sept. 3 - Foggy & some rain. Thunder shower in the evening.
Sept. 4 - Warmer, misty, foggy & some rain. Thunder shower about 10 in the evening.
Sept. 5 - Thurs. Rainy & foggy all the a.m. Cleared up part of the p.m. Showery in the evening.
Sept. 6 - Good day. Frank haying for Mr. Geroux. Ella picked 4 qt. blackberries.
Sept. 7 - Frank haying for Mr. Geroux.
Sept. 8 - Cloudy & foggy. Frank, Ruth & Elsie went to church.
Sept. 9 - Mon. Foggy in the a.m. Olive's clothes dried so she got them in at night.
Sept. 10 - Still foggy, could not dry our clothes today.
Sept. 11 - Misty, foggy, showery & finished off with a thunder shower at night. Frank, Donald, Olive, Ella & Elsie went to the Fair.
Sept. 12 - A fine day. Frank, Ruth, Donald, Amy & Ella went to the fair.
Sept. 13 - Pleasant. Frank, Olive, Mari, Ruth, Amy, Ella & Don went to the fair.
Sept. 14 - Sat. Pleasant. Ella picked 11⁄2 qts. of blackberries today. They have been very scarce this year.
Sept. 15 - Pleasant. Frank, Don, Amy & Elsie went to church.
Sept. 16 - Pleasant. Clothes dried good, quite warm.
Sept. 17 - Warm & pleasant.
Sept. 18- Wed. Cloudy & cold. Ella & I went to Westfield, Ella to Emma's & I to Laura's.
Sept. 19 - Cloudy, some warmer. Ella called on Laura.
Sept. 20 - Cloudy this morning. Sun came out in the p.m. Took dinner & supper with Mrs. Osborn.
Sept. 21 - Cloudy in a.m. Pleasant in p.m. Ella & I went to Suffield. A hard thunder shower in the evening.
Sept. 22 - Sun. Pleasant & cooler. Ella & I staid at Mr. Hastings. The family went church, Joseph visiting patients, rainy this eve.
Oct. 1 - Tues. Pleasant Went to call on Bertha Bartlett found they had moved to Feeding Hills. Called on Lucy
Oct. 2 - Pleasant Went to see Doct Rhoades & then went to 41 Spring St.
Oct. 3 - Pleasant and some warmer Ella got my glasses today & we came to E.P.'s & went to hear a Syrian talk
Oct. 4 - Rainy in the morning cleared off in the p.m. Grace called here Just two years since Joseph & Grace were married
Oct. 5 - Pleasant
Oct. 6 - Sun. Pleasant E.P. & myself called on Worthy's wife had a very pleasant call Miss Fisk & Ella after we were gone
Oct. 7 - Pleasant Coz Allie called here in the evening also Ella
Oct. 8 - A very rainy a.m. Cleared up in the p.m.
Oct. 9 - Wed. Pleasant Had a Automobile ride in the a.m. Ella & I came home in the p.m. I was gone just three weeks
Oct. 10 - Mr. & Mrs. Morey, Abbie & her two children came here yesterday p.m. Pleasant but rather cool & windy
Oct. 11 - Cloudy Rainy in the evening
Oct. 12 - Sat. A nice day Mari went down to Chester & had some teeth filled
Oct. 13 - Pleasant Miss Searl died at John Sennells at 10 a.m.
Oct. 14 - Pleasant Maria Sennett & Mrs. Spaulding called here this p.m.
Oct. 15 - Tues. Hattie & Kenneth here. Mari went to Westfield, Abbie's babe had a convulsion this eve. Had Doct Shepardson, J & Grace came to Bert's had bad luck on the way
Oct. 16 - Abbie’s babe had another convulsion this morning. Joseph came over to see the babe Mr. & Mrs. Morey started for home this a.m. Gordon went with them
Oct. 17 - J. came over to see baby this a.m. Grace rode over & they took dinner here. Baby much better
Oct. 18 - Fri. Cloudy & some colder
Oct. 19 - Ground froze last night Joseph & Grace came this p.m. Mr. Har- low came here tonight
Oct. 20 - Snowed most all day had some rain. Donald went after Mrs. Aldrich to Pauldins, Frank took her down to the Meadow just at night
Oct. 21 - Mon. Cold & windy snow blowing off from the trees Abbie started for her home this afternoon
Oct. 22 - Cold & quite a little snow still on the ground at noon
Oct. 23 - Cloudy all the a.m. had a little sprinkle. Sun came out in the p.m. Joseph & Grace started for Suffield at 20 minutes before 2 o’clock
Oct. 24 - Thurs. Pleasant
Oct. 25 - Cold raw day, froze last night Frank finished his potatoes today
Oct. 26 - Pleasant but cold. Frank & Amy went to Westfield
Oct. 27 - Sun. A cloudy cold a.m. Frank, Ruth & Elsie went to church Com- menced to rain about 3 o'clock
Oct. 28 - Rained all night and all day
Oct. 29 - Still raining this a.m. cleared off just at night & is cold & windy
Oct. 30 - Wed. Bert & Hattie called here on their way home from Westfield Frank moved (not finished)
Oct. 31 - Has been a beautiful day Frank carried some beef to Huntington
Nov. 1 - Ella started for Springfield this a.m. It is a beautiful day
Nov. 2 - Sat. It has rained all day & fairly poured all the evening
Nov. 3 - It was quite nice this morning sun shone out fine but clouded up in the p.m. Frank & all the girls went to church
Nov. 4 - Windy & colder. Frank dug potatoes for Mr. Dunn in the p.m.
Nov. 5 - Tues. Cloudy & windy Frank dug potatoes for Mr. Dunn in the
p.m.
Nov. 6 - Rained hard all day
Nov. 7 Some rain in the a.m. did not rain in the p.m.
Nov. 8 - Fri. Rather cold & windy
Nov. 9 - A very pleasant day. Olive went over to Hattie's a little while took dinner there
Nov. 10 - Frank & the little girls went to church. Wrote a letter to Will today
Nov. 11 through December 13 were not in the Stonewalls magazine so I don’t know if there was anything written in the original diary
Dec. 14 - Commenced snowing about 9 a.m. & kept it up all day
Dec. 15 - Sun. Snowing this p.m. Hat- tie did not go to church has a cold
Dec. 16 - Harold drew four loads of wood quite pleasant
Dec. 17 - Pleasant Mr & Mrs John Gibbs & Bertha took tea to Hattie's A son to Leon & Ethel Ripley A son to Clarence & Rosa Waite
Dec. 18 - Wed. Pleasant I called on Mrs Nye & Mrs Cannon today Bert went out to the Center in the p.m. Fine sleighing
Dec. 19 - Pleasant Harold drawing lumber from John Gibbs
Dec. 20 - A nice pleasant day rather cool Hattie went to Chester
Dec. 21 - Sat. Pleasant Bert & Harold went to Huntington with lumber
Dec. 22 - Hattie, Harold & Kenneth went to church our folks all but Robert were at church today A very pleasant day
Dec. 23 - Has rained most all day
Dec. 24 - Tues. A pleasant day Harold went to Chester after grain
Dec. 25 - Pleasant Harold drawing wood
Dec. 26 - Harold finished drawing wood
Dec. 27 - Fri. A pleasant day the boys went with butter
Dec. 28 - Pleasant until 11 a.m. then clouded up & commenced to rain about noon & rained about two hours
Dec. 29 - Hattie, Harold & Kenneth went to church a very pleasant day Dec. 30 - Mon. A rainy day
Dec. 31 - Raining hard at 9 last night ended off with a snow squall
1908
Jan. 1 - Pleasant the boys went fishing on the Meadow pond
Jan. 2 - Wed. Pleasant Heard of the death of Mrs Fred Pease
Jan. 3 - Bert & Hattie went to Mrs Fred Pease funeral
Jan. 4 - Pleasant
Jan. 5 - Sun. Pleasant did not storm, wind blew some
Jan. 6 - Pleasant did not get a letter from Ella
Jan. 7 - Ella letter came Mrs Frary dead Snowed in p.m. & rained hard in the evening
Jan. 8 - Mrs D. Frary buried today Bert went to Chester Pleasant
Jan. 9 - Hattie & Harold went to Westfield pleasant
Jan. 10 - Leslie went with butter
Jan. 11 - Sat. Pleasant Bert went to Huntington Mr & Mrs Sartell were here today Bertha came, Ruth gone to see Bertha & spend the night. Mrs. Herrick 66 years old
Jan. 12 - Raining hard this morning Bert lost a new milk cow
Jan. 13 - Rainy & cloudy all day not very cold
Jan. 14 - Cleared off cold & is very windy
Jan. 15 - Pleasant Bert & Leslie cutting logs
Jan. 16 - Thurs. Cloudy & has snowed very little
Jan. 17 - Came home from Hattie's A pleasant day
Jan. 18 - Pleasant May took Mrs. Hamlinton home (Hamilton?)
Jan. 19 - Sun. A very pleasant day Frank, Amy & Elsie went to church.
Jan. 20 - A raw windy day, cloudy
Jan. 21 - A very pleasant day in the a.m. but cloudy in the p.m.
Jan. 22 - A very pleasant day
Jan. 23 - Colder & some cloudy
Jan. 24 - A snow storm from the North East blew & did not amount to much
Jan. 25 - Robert drew up 4 loads of wood
Jan. 26 - Fair in the a.m. Barnes baby died last night Clouded up in the p.m.
Jan. 27 - Mon. Rained some in the night
Jan. 28 - Quite cold
Jan. 29 - Cloudy & windy.
Jan. 30 - 10 below zero this morning
Jan. 31 - 8 below zero, pleasant sun shone all day
Feb. 1 - Sat. Snowing this a.m. rained a little just to keep some of the snow, snowing just at night
Feb. 2 - Has grown cold snow flying this morning. No meeting today
Feb. 3 - Very cold & windy Allston Gleason came to work for Frank
Feb. 4 - Tues. 10 below zero this morning A very cold day Amy came home with Mrs (?) stough, Allston got up five loads of wood today
Feb. 5 - Allston has gotten four loads of wood 14 below zero this morning
Feb. 6 - Snowed about 5 inches last night Frank, Olive, Donald & Amy went to Chester in the evening to a Drama
Feb. 7 - Not as cold windy & snow flying
Feb. 8 - Cold & blustering Allston got (not finished)
Feb. 9 - Sun. 10 below zero this morning Robert went to church
Feb. 10 - Warmer & pleasant Allston drew up five loads of wood
Feb. 11 - Frank & Olive went to Westfield
Feb. 12 - Bert, Hattie & Kenneth came over today they took dinner in Frank’s room
Feb. 13 - Rained some in the am. warm & foggy in p.m.
Feb. 14 - Warmer snow going fast
Feb. 15 - Snow all gone
Feb. 16 - Sun. Our folks went to church in a wagon Ruth, Amy & Frank
went Amy went home with Hattie
Feb. 17 - Cold & windy
Feb. 18 - Pleasant but cold Mrs Hamlinton came over this p.m.
Feb. 19 - Snowing from S. East piled up all day In the evening had some hail that staid
Feb. 20 - Snow does not pack good Went over to Mrs Lewis Olive went in the morning
Feb. 21 - Fri. Allston drew 3 loads of ice for Mr Loring
Feb. 22 - Allston drew 4 loads of ice for Mr Loring
Feb. 23 - Frank, Olive, Donald & Elsie went to church Amy came home Feb. 24 - Drawing ice
Feb. 25 - Drawing ice
Feb. 26 - A snow storm from the N. East