Copyright 1991 (Todd A. Kraft) and subsequent versions (Robert A.
Kraft)
[conversion to HTML, 22je2004; latest modifications and corrections,
22je2004]
Note that this version of the Journals attempt to retain the
original
line divisions, to facilitate
verification; obvious misspellings are corrected, with the
original noted in brackets; capitalization and punctuation have often
been normalized, since CSM's writing style is quite inconsistent on
such matters. Subsequent versions will resolve hyphens and ignore
original formatting.
For relevant genealogical information, see http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/rs/rak/gen/geneal.htm
To Margaret Miller Northrop Hall, my great-grandmother, who taught me that happiness in life is something that must be pursued.
To Robert Alan Kraft, my father, who taught me that life is a question waiting to be answered.
And to Charles Somers Miller, my great-great-grandfather, who through the following journals has taught me that life's beauty is contained in the simple, daily ebb and tide of events that shape the world through which our lives flow.
I gratefully acknowledge the support of my father, Robert Alan Kraft, who orchestrated and financed the collection and creation of these journals in electronic form. From him, as well as Howard Russell Kraft and Marian Northrop Kraft, come many of the notes on the Pierpont Family as well as the Miller Family. In particular, the Pierpont Family Association genealogical records, which were converted to electronic form by Robert Kraft, have been invaluable in identifying many of the individuals mentioned in these journals.
For many years I held my father's interest in family history in mild contempt. This is not rare, as any parent with teenagers can attest. Although I have not yet had the pleasure of experiencing the violent eruption that occurs when one's own child reaches into adulthood, and perhaps am no more prepared for the event, even armed with the knowledge of my particular journey into the majority, I am better prepared to satisfy the hungry void that will cry out into the night "Who Am I?" What I then percieved as sentimentalism on the part of my father, I now recognize as an honest attempt to understand the historical, social, and religious contexts from which he came.
As Charles Miller so aptly states "I have but little to write about, but must write something for practice as it is hard for me to write good, so I write a little every day" (10/09/1899).
Todd Alan Kraft December 19, 1991
---
Work Record Pocket Diaries of Charles
Somers Miller
[these small books, through 1890, contain mostly notes on hours worked
per day, with some sketches and addresses, etc.; we have transcribed
the most significant content. The Journals proper start in 1891, although 1890 provides
somewhat of a transition.]
01\01\1876(Sa) Worked at Benedict & Burnham's 4 1/2 hours.
01\07\1876(Fr) Went to West Haven.
02\04\1876(Fr) First sleighing of the season.
02\07\1876(Mo) Sleighing all gone.
02\14\1876(Mo) Paid for my paper.
02\28\1876(Mo) More sleighing.
02\29\1876(Tu) Good sleighing; snowed about 1 1/2 inches thick.
03\03\1876(Fr) Sleighing all gone.
03\11\1876(Sa) Paid for paper.
03\29\1876(We) Water so high in the river we could not work.
05\10\1876(We) 130 thousand people at the exhibition at Philadelphia.
Centennial opens to day.
05\11\1876(Th) P. T. Barnum's great show here to day.
35 thousand people at the centen{n}ial.
05\13\1876(Sa) Went to Litchfield.
05\14\1876(Su) Returned from Litchfield.
06\10\1876(Sa) Went to Litchfield.
06\11\1876(Su) Came home from Litchfield.
06\25\1876(Su) A storm of hailstones occur{r}ed to day, the stones
about the size of walnuts.
06\27\1876(Tu) Staid home to hay it.
07\04\1876(Tu) [see separate entry]
07\08\1876(Sa) Was home sick.
07\15\1876(Sa) Went to Litchfield.
07\16\1876(Su) Came home.
08\12\1876(Sa) No water. [Other Sat entries often "No work"]
08\26\1876(Sa) No water.
09\02\1876(Sa) No water.
09\18\1876(Mo) Went to the Centen{n}ial.
09\23\1876(Sa) Came home from the Centen{n}ial.
10\15\1876(Su) About three inches of snow fell this morning.
12\04\1876(Mo) Enlisted in Company A, 2nd Reg't C.N.Y.{? C.N.J/G.}
Financial records and summaries at the end.
01\20\1877(Sa) Went to Litchfield.
01\29\1877(Mo) Rev. Jacob L. Clark buried to day, age 70 years.
04\02\1877(Mo) Grand Mother {Miller} died to day. Mrs. Timothy Miller.
Betsy Stannard, Litchfield.
04\03\1877(Tu) Grand Mother {Miller} buried to day. See Oct. 18.
06\17\1877(Su) Went to Litchfield.
06\24\1877(Su) {Why here??}
Frank H. Miller. Age 21 years Oct 21st.
Charles S. Miller. Age 18 years Sept 27th. {b 1858; going on 19}
Mary A. Miller. Age 15 years July 3rd.
Carrie A. Miller. Age 14{?} July 23rd.
Fred D. Miller. Age 13 years Oct 15th.
Ivan A. Miller. Age 3 years Sept 2nd.
07\19\1877(Th) Went to Trinity Church picnic at highrock grove.
08\01\1877(We) Went to coney island.
09\14\1877(Fr) Got Mary's organ to day at Briggs & Smith.
10\12\1877(Fr) Joined the Good Tenplers {sic} in Wolcott.
10\18\1877(Th) Grand Mother Somers died to day.
10\28\1877(Su) Went to Litchfield.
Financial records and summaries at the end.
[some purchase of fife and drum equipment also]
04\28\1878(Su) Went to Litchfield.
12\11\1878(We) The river was so high, we could not word{sic work?}.
The Naugatuck was about 14 feet above low water mark and the
Seymour rail road bridge was taken away.
Financial records and summaries at the end.
02\05\1879(We) Went home sick. Worked 1 hr.
03\01\1879(Sa) Sick.
03\27\1879(Th) Hired out to work for David Porter to day.
03\31\1879(Mo) Worked for David G. Porter to day. In the forenoon
chopp{{i}}ed near the Brass mill pond; in the afternoon
tore paper in the little house on the plank road.
04\01\1879(Tu) Worked this forenoon tairing paper of{f} the walls
of the house on plank road and chopping alond{sic, along?}
the same road in the afternoon. [Then purchases.]
04\02\1879(We) Worked at joiner work this forenoon. Helped Lester
draw wood this afternoon. {*Paid my board}
04\03\1879(Th) Worked at joiner work this forenoon and chopped
after dinner.
04\04\1879(Fr) Worked this forenoon {moving} straw from the east barn
to
the west; in the afternoon moved straw up on the loft and
drew wood from the swamp near the pond untill old De Hoor{?}
broke his hoof.
04\05\1879(Sa) Worked to day chopping wood at the door.{?}
Lester and Mr. Porter went to Mrs. Todd's funeral.
04\07\1879(Mo) Worked this forenoon making a bookkase{?} and
chopped north of the plank road in the afternoon.
04\08\1879(Tu) Worked chopping on the north side of the plank road.
Paid my board. [very large, scrawly hand!]
04\09\1879(We) Drew wood in the forenoon and worked at Joiner work
in the afternoon.
04\10\1879(Th) Worked around the little house on the plank road.
04\11\1879(Fr) F{r}ost.{?} Worked at joiner work, hung a grindstone.
04\12\1879(Sa) Fixed the picket fence in front of the little house
on the plank road and then chopped wood at the door, then
buried a calf, then drew wood, then threw wood into the
wood house.
04\14\1879(Mo) Got out manure and much{muck?}.
04\15\1879(Tu) Carted muck{?} out, built fence nerast{sic} the
brook and fixed hay cutter.
@Not paid my board.
04\16\1879(We) Knocked dung in the meadow{?} back of the barn and
drew wood.
04\17\1879(Th) Cut hay and fixed wagon.
04\18\1879(Fr) Worked fixing a old{?} wagon and cleaning out the
{*a} wagon house.
04\19\1879(Sa) Did not work.
04\22\1879(Tu) Not paid my board.
04\23\1879(We) Made a fire bord {sic} and spread muck and carted muck.
Plea{sa}nt day.
04\24\1879(Th) Drove team for Leter to plow over by Mr. Lakes.
A very ple{a}sant day.
And {erased?} saw Dr. Swift in the afternoon and went up to
the Che{st}nut Hill reserway {sic}.
04\25\1879(Fr) Made flower beds and plained sticks for grape arbors.
Fair day.
04\26\1879(Sa) Carted muck and transplanted rheubarb.
Fair day.
04\28\1879(Mo) Planted potatoes.
A nice shower in the afternoon.
04\29\1879(Tu) Spread muck on the hill m{e}adow and fixed the fence
up to scruboak. |Fair day. |Not paid my board.
04\30\1879(We) Planted potatoes over by Lakes. |Ple{a}sant day.
05\01\1879(Th) Planted potatoes. |A very ple{a}sant day.
Paid my board. |Received 40 dollars. ...|Paid my board up to
next Saturday night.
05\02\1879(Fr) Planted potatoes in the forenoon and plained the stuff
for the grape arbor in the afternoon. |Plesant day.
05\03\1879(Sa) Fixed fence near the dry bridge and plowed Mr. Ashton's
garden. |Plesant day.
05\05\1879(Mo) Set out apple trees and grape vines and sparaaron{?}.
A very plesant day.
05\05\1879(Tu)-05\10\1879(Sa) Worked. {etc. in later passages}
05\12\1879(Mo) Worked in the garden. |P. T. Barnum's show in town
to day.
05\13\1879(Tu) Worked in the garden. |Lester got through to day.
05\16\1879(Fr) Worked in the garden. |Had old home shoes set over
{.75}.
05\17\1879(Sa) Worked plowing on the hill in the forenoon and
harrowing in the afternoon.
05\29\1879(Th) Planted carrots on the hill.
05\30\1879(Fr) Planted carrots on the hill.
05\31\1879(Sa) Worked planting carrots on the hill.
Paid my board up untill to night.
06\12\1879(Th) Worked. |Mr. Porter went to New York.
06\13\1879(Fr) Worked. |Broke the wagon wheel to ...{?}.
06\30\1879(Mo) Worked one half day. |Mary graguated {sic} to day.
Commencde {sic?} loging{sic?} to day.
07\04\1879(Fr) Went to New Haven to day to the celebration.
07\05\1879(Sa) Paid up my board untill to night.
07\15\1879(Tu) Worked. |Received $20.00 to day leaving 2.89 to go
on next month.
07\22\1879(Tu) Worked. |Ledo {sic?} away the white cow.
07\24\1879(Th) Worked 1/2 day. |Went to Trinity picnic.
08\02\1879(Sa) Worked. |Paid my board up to night $20.00 (15.36 more
due).
09\10\1879(We) Weth{sic Went} to Wolcottville {sic} and drum{m}ed
for the dedication of the Souldiers {sic} Monument.
09\16\1879(Tu) Drum{m}ed to day at the fair.
09\17\1879(We) Drum{m}ed at Hartford to day.
10\02\1879(Th) Hued{sic} timber for my shop.
10\07\1879(Tu) Went to Harwington to the fair to drum.
10\15\1879(We) Went to Wolcott to drum to day at the fair.
10\25\1879(Sa) Worked. |Paid my board up to night.
10\27\1879(Mo) Worked on my shop.
10\28\1879(Tu) Worked for Wm Pratt.
11\01\1879(Sa) Shingled my shop.
11\05\1879(We) Werked{sic}. |Finished shingling my shop.
11\20\1879(Th) Went to Litchfield.
11\21\1879(Fr) Went to Goshen.
11\22\1879(Sa) Came home to day. |Paid my board up to night.
11\24\1879(Mo) Worked. Bought a pair of bellows and tyure{sic}
iron for $11.50 of Cha's Allen.
12\09\1879(Tu) Built the chimney to my shop.
12\15\1879(Mo) Set my o....{??} block.
12\22\1879(Mo) {{*Werked}} In my shop.
12\23\1879(Tu) Fixed Ediu {?} Todd's sleigh.
[Omitted various addresses and purchases, references to "worked"]
Some summaries and financial records at end
Work Record Pocket Diary 1887
Time Table for Board or Labor preceding Daily Memoranda
01\01\{1887}(Sa) Amount due Spenser Monroe 29.34
01\15\{1887}(Sa) An account of expenses due/paid to Spenser Monroe
01\16\{1887}(Su) Fred M. Drew
Ansonia{?}
Get{?} 25 1886
(something pretty incomprehensible) then 2.50
01\27\{1887}(Th) Lawn{?} List
Shaf 5.00
lorrigh{?}.10
b S 3.30
____
8.40
02\01\{1887}(Tu)-02\02\{1887}(We) List of lumber ordered with measures
and
prices.
02\16\{1887}(We) Lake 2 strips 3' 7" long
02\18\{1887}(Fr) Paid Harris that 10.00 (or 1000) on weekend.
02\24\{1887}(Th) James Parter gave district note for 2 man the{?}
$250.00
03\05\{1887}(Sa) Fair. Recieved of George Chandler $2.00 on account,
2.00 balance left.
03\07\{1887}(Mo) Huled(hauled?or hued- hewed) 120 ft. of timber for
shop.
03\08\{1887}(Tu) Had Wilson{{s}} Pi{e}rpont team 4 hr. this forenoon
drawing logs from Henry Wedges. Worked
huling(hauling? or huing- hewing) timber for shop
hued (hewed) 132 ft.
03\09\{1887}(We) Pleasant. Hued (hewed) 149 ft. of timber.
03\10\{1887}(Th) Rainy. Hued (hewed) 68 ft.
03\11\{1887}(Fr) Windy. Hued 75 ft. Reci{e}ved of A.E.Chandy{?} 8.50
pay to date. Baught (bought) of JH Gurnesy{?} 2 nail
hammers 1.25.(page ends with calculations)
03\12\{1887}(Sa) Fair. (Figures for Henry Wedge timber and John
Delaney lumber)
03\14\{1887}(Mo) Cool. Wm. Purdy drew 2 loads of lumber for shop.
Reci{e}ved $5.00 on account of Dennis Peck.
Wm. Purdy drew one load of 3 by 4 stuff from Nor{?}
Benhams in Jan. Worked full time.
03\15\{1887}(Tu) Cold. Bought of E.E. Wright 2800 bricks @ 2.00 per
1000 Wilson drew 1 load to Gafney's.
03\16\{1887}(We) Cold. Wm. Purdy drew 5 loads of lumber to day.
Ordered 200 ft. of 1 1/2 spruce plank to day, 10 ft.
Mr. Pryer paid $3.75 for shafts and whiffletree.
03\17\{1887}(Th) Mr. Purdy drew 2 loads of lumber. Ordered of John
Gurnesey (list). Mr. Rockwood lettered Morgan{'}s wagon.
Worked fraining {?} shop.
03\19\{1887}(Sa) Fair. Worked on shop.
03\20\{1887}(Su) Clear,warm. Mary and Gussy were thrown from Frank{'}s
wagon at the chaple and afterwards Frank and Gussy were thrown
out on the plank road near Wilson's.
03\21\{1887}(Mo) Wilson drew wood from south woods.
03\23\{1887}(We) Sold Ed Scott 183 ft. of white oak plank and plank 7
ft. long 10 in wide 3" thick= 15'-2".
03\24\{1887}(Th) Paid Milan {?} Northrope $1000 to pay for Belting.
Bought a watter{water?} Seatt(or Scatt). Paid Farrell Faundry
$10.15 to pay for truck wheels.
03\25\{1887}(Fr) Cold. Paid Nor{?} Morris 250 for Wm Durkee.
03\26\{1887}(Sa) Clear, cold. Recieved of Elias S. Miller $70.00 pay
for services rendered.Eoal{?} Farius School Dist.
Raitharius{?} A. Perkins.Reci{e}ved of DL Sammeris {?} $20.00
Panalils{?}.
03\28\{1887}(Mo) Bought of M. Loannis{?} of Pine Meadow one drum
stuff{?} for $5.00. The town commenced cutting the hill down
to day.
03\29\{1887}(Tu) Very cold. Worked on shop frame.
03\30\{1887}(We) Raised Shop to day.
03\31\{1887}(Th) Bargained of A.B.P. for one horse 12 years, Price
75.00. (Jack? {sic} drowned in Brass Mill Pond- 1898? {sic})
04\01\{1887}(Fr) W. G. Brooks, Bethel. Vt.
04\02\{1887}(Sa) Dick Morgans curshan (or cursham?) 3' 7" by 14 1/2.
Spenser did not work, went to Cogswells.
04\04\{1887}(Mo) Commenced tareing (tearing?) the shop down.
04\05\{1887}(Tu) George Moss brought 230 ft. of oak stripe 5" wide and
8 ft. long. The old high way barrude{?} that my shop has stood on
are in a direct range of the center of James Porter's and the
shear Co chimneye (chimney) the line crossing the tower also in
line at right angles facing the east end of Father's barn and
striking 3 ft. west of a large rock at the south end of the
woods.
04\06\{1887}(We) Worked moving my shop.
04\07\{1887}(Th) Spenser Monroe's brother died to day. A.B. Pierponts
act against Spenser Monroe for Mar 6.92. Spenser did not work
this afternoon.
04\08\{1887}(Fr) David Prichards act $6.05, E.A.Benham $48.88.(the
rest is a list of measures)
04\09\{1887}(Sa) spenser did not work.
04\11\{1887}(Mo) Worked on new shop.
04\12\{1887}(Tu) James Porter and I searched the rec{{k}}ords. At a
special meeting of the School Society of Waterbury at
Gathrie{?} Hall on the 20th day of April 1846 in persuance of
warming{?}. Elias Cook was chosen Moderator and Willard Spenser
Clerk (Pro) {sic}. Voted that the bounds lines of the East
Farms District be altered in the following manner.(Near){?}
(the descriptions continue on the next page 04\13)
04\13\{1887}(We) Wm Shannan died to day at noon. (continuation of
previous description) Beginning at the Cheshire Line in the road
leading from Waterbury to Cheshire thense {?} westerly in the
line of Sch{?} Roads about 60 rods to the north Branch of the
Beaver Pond Brook. Then Northly to Wolcott Line on the west
side of the road leading from Wolcott to Cheshire where it
crosses the Meridian Turnpike Roads, there Easterly in the line
of Wolcott to Cheshire line.(continued on next page 04\14)
04\14\{1887}(Th) Drum Corps{e} met at Fred's to practice. (continuation)
Then in Cheshire line to place of Beginning. Voted that all that
part of the East Farms Dist. lying nirnt{?} in the above described
lines be annexed to the South Distric{sic} in the town of Wolcott.
Voted to d{i}ssolve this meeting.(Attest) William Spenser Clerk
Pro Tem{?}
04\15\{1887}(Fr) The above is a Copy of the Records @ Proceedings of
said meeting as handed to me by Willard Spenser under his hands
as Clerk Pro Tem{?} Alter{?} L. P. Bryan, Clerk. (nothing else
on the page however)
04\16\{1887}(Sa) Reci{e}ved of E.E. Wright $5.00
04\18\{1887}(Mo) Benhams 2 men worked 3 1/2 hr. Spenser worked 3 1/2
Snow fell 6 in deep to day. Very Cold.
04\19\{1887}(Tu) Jim worked. Spenser 8 hr.
04\20\{1887}(We) 2 of Benhams men worked to day.
04\21\{1887}(Th) 2 of Benhams men worked to day.{sic}
04\22\{1887}(Fr) 2 of Benhams men worked. Hotchkiss worked 4 hr.
Soandland{?} worke 2 hr.
04\23\{1887}(Sa) 2 of Benhams men worked. Hotchkiss worked 4 hr.
04\24\{1887}(Su) Feb{?} Mailthrop M.
F{?}hae " " M.
Ha L Tetkins{?}
Michael Donovan
Jerry "
Benjamin Fourclaigh
Harry "
Wm Pritchard
Geo Harrison
Arthur "
Georg{e} Plantsville
Cha's Tuttle
Wm Slatten
" Somers Ordered 200 ft. of 1 1/2 spruce plank to day 10 ft.
H.A. Norton
Cha's Yarclaigh
C.S. Miller
H. Dethuns{?}
04\25\{1887}(Mo) 2 of Benhams men worked. Shingled Shop.
04\26\{1887}(Tu) Spenser worked 1/2 day.
04\27\{1887}(We) 1 of Benhams men worked (Jim).
04\28\{1887}(Th) 2 of Benhams men worked. Spenser did not work.
Hitchkess worked 9 hr.
04\29\{1887}(Fr) 2 of Benhams men worked. Hotchkiss worked 9 hrs.
04\30\{1887}(Sa) 2 of Benhams men worked. Spenser worked 1/2 day.
Reci{e}ved 10.00 of Austin. Hotchkiss worked 5 hr.
05\02\{1887}(Mo) Hotchkiss worked 1 day 10 hr. A.B. Pierponts actt
8.60 Spenser Monroe.
05\03\{1887}(Tu) Jim worked 5 hr. Hotchkiss worked 9 hr.
05\04\{1887}(We) Jim worked 10 hr.
05\05\{1887}(Th) Jim worked 10 hr. Hotchkiss worked 10 hr.
05\06\{1887}(Fr) Jim worked 10 hr. (calculations below) Hotchkiss
worked 10 hr. payable first Monday in June{?}. Meeting called
to Order 90 shad{?} in persuance of wanng{?} James Warner
chosen Moderator C.S. Miller clerk Pro. BOB South piece
of woods 8 a 2 R 35{?}
05\07\{1887}(Sa) Jim worked{{e}} Hotchkiss worked 6 hr. Wolcott Drum
Band meet to night and {?}oponed(postponed?) of Corps property.
05\08\{1887}(Su) on the list of 1886. Voted to pay at tax if 15 1/2 on
a dollar Payable the Sixth day of June 1887. Voted to dissolve
this meeting.
05\09\{1887}(Mo) Jim worked 10 hr.
05\10\{1887}(Tu) Jim worked 10 hr. Morgan paid for wagon $19.00.
05\11\{1887}(We) Jim worked 10 hr.
05\12\{1887}(Th) (page of names and calculations)
05\13\{1887}(Fr) D.C. had a sociable in my shop, about 100 Present.
05\14\{1887}(Sa) Bought 1/2 ton of coal of Miller and trickland, price
$3.65. Ordered of the City Lumber and Coal Co. 700 ft. of
spruce boards, 4 planks 1 1/2 by 12" 12' long. 24=1 1/4 planks
3'long 10" wide. Wm Girlley 2 pieces of pipeline .20 cts.
05\16\{1887}(Mo) Commenced working in new shop to day seeting lines
for M. Bryan 2.00. Ed Holmes .40 ct. Alexander Bloamfield
shot Warren Frost and then shot himself. (gun is in Museum
M Hall- `43).
05\17\{1887}(Tu) Trusks 2' 3" made 2' 3" {?} (calculations)
05\20\{1887}(Fr) Jim worked.
05\21\{1887}(Sa) Jim worked. Recieved of Miles Farrell 12.00 pay for
cartwheels.
05\23\{1887}(Mo) One of Benham's men worked 1/2 day.
05\25\{1887}(We) One of Benhams men worked 9 hr. Wm Grilley br By Pail
and dipper
.35 cts.
05\26\{1887}(Th) 2 of Benhams men worked 1/2 day, one apprentice{?}.
James Parter let me have 500.
05\27\{1887}(Fr) 2 of Benhams men worked 10 hr., one apprentice. Had
shop insured 800.
05\28\{1887}(Sa) 2 of Benhams men, one apprentice.
05\30\{1887}(Mo) Decoration Day. Horse came to day. Jack? -chestnut -
black mane and tail, with a western brand (diagram)
05\31\{1887}(Tu) 2 of Benhams men worked (one apprentice). The Berlin
Iron Bridge Co. (calculations).
06\01\{1887}(We) W.D. Stryker H{?} Co., 201 Grand St., N.Y.
06\02\\{1887}(Th) One of Benhams men worked. O.G. Larchild {?for next
word}
06\03\{1887}(Fr) 2 of Benhams men worked (1 apprentice).
06\06\{1887}(Mo) Spenser did not work. Reci{e}ved of Frank Judd 10.00
on adat{?}.
06\07\{1887}(Tu) (measures) Reci{e}ved of S.L. Munson $5.00 (then a
diagram)
06\09\{1887}(Th) (calculations)
06\11\{1887}(Sa) Oct. 30 Teachers Salery (salary) (calculations
beneath) Wm Purdy drew Engine from Southington.
06\12\{1887}(Su) 1886 Oct. 30 by cash (calculations beneath)
06\13\{1887}(Mo) Recieved of Frank Judd 15.00 on account.
06\15\{1887}(We) Robert Wiltars{?} buy hahe{?} wheels (calculations
beneath)
06\17\{1887}(Fr) Went to New Haven to day to drum for the dedication
of the Sauldiers {soldier's?} Monument. 21 men furnidid{?}
-East Rock-
06\20\{1887}(Mo) (listing of accounts for customers)
06\28\{1887}(Tu) 6 tight truck, 7' long, 24" mid, fist {? for next
word) truck to be done in ten days, 65.00.
06\29\{1887}(We) Had fuhukey{?} same at Mayd{?} Smithe 50 cts. 1/2 hr.
Got 3 pulley of Walter Scott 1-12", 1-16", 1-9 1/2". 1 piece of
shafting 4" long with suplin{?} on an end. (calculations
beneath) Oscar Fairchild came to day. Oscar Fairchild came to
board today.
06\30\{1887}(Th) Wm. E. Hustin Buy Aut{?} Bill $10.00. Greely Aut 70
cts. my due.
07\12\{1887}(Tu) M. Rockwood No. 136 N{?}fainsly.
07\14\{1887}(Th) (listing of order to/from Randolph B. Clows and
measures)
07\18\{1887}(Mo) Mr. Fairchild came to day.
07\23\{1887}(Sa) (calculation) Johnson's bill 3.67. Paid Cha's Clark
196.33 for Engine. 100. bill Waterbury National.
07\25\{1887}(Mo) Baught of Clark Bros Mill Dale a lot of washers for
1.50, paid 1.00.
07\26\{1887}(Tu) John Northrop painted our shop.
07\27\{1887}(We) Clyde taken sick. Doctor came.
07\28\{1887}(Th) Doctor came.
07\29\{1887}(Fr) Doctor came.
07\31\{1887}(Sa) Doctor came.
08\01\{1887}(Mo) Doctor came.
08\02\{1887}(Tu) Doctor came. John Northrop painted on shop.
08\03\{1887}(We) Spenser Monroe act 7.07 for July, for June 7.34, for
May 5.48.
08\04\{1887}(Th) Doctor came.
George Edwards
Fred Miller
Cha's Miller
Robert Spenser
Spruce
Chas Fenton
(calculations below)
08\05\{1887}(Fr) Northrop painted shop, balance due him 10.30.
08\07\{1887}(Su) Doctor came.
08\08\{1887}(Mo) Ed Holmes worked. Bill 8.50.
08\11\{1887}(Th) Buckingham
Fred Miller
Roalik{?}
Lewis
Cross {Crass?}
Somers
Cha's Miller
Buyers
08\12\{1887}(Fr) Bauch{?} of dues. Fed{?} pay on said table for 12.00.
32 ft of 4" leather {?for next word} for $7.00. One 12" saw
2.00.
08\13\{1887}(Sa) Reci{e}ved of D.G. Porter $15.00. J.{?} A. Spenser br
by 1 bag oats, 1 saw{?} $2.70.
08\16\{1887}(Tu) William left to day.
08\18\{1887}(Th) Edward
Spruce
Crass
Boath (Booth?)
Wright
Lenor's
Miller
Smith
Hordoy
Clark
Miernam{?}
08\19\{1887}(Fr) Caris Frost worked laying floor for engine.
08\20\{1887}(Sa) Frost worked. Spenser went to Seaside Park.
08\23\{1887}(Tu) Frost worked
08\22\{1887}(Mo) Frost worked.
09\03\{1887}(Sa) (list of accounts with continuation on next page)
09\04\{1887}(Su) (same list)
09\06\{1887}(Tu) Yardan
Barton
Spinner
Boaths
Lents{?}
Buyers
Lenoir{?}
M. Miller
Cauley{?}
Cross
Miller
Old Mr. Fairchild cam{sic} to board to day @ 4.00.
09\08\{1887}(Th) Fire Parade. Did not work this afternoon. Fire
Parade.
09\13\{1887}(Tu) Clark
Wright
Booth
Spruce
Barton (this is the probably the right list)
Edwards
Buyers
Norton
Somers
Cross
Lewis
09\14\{1887}(We) J. H. Somers Wheels (then measures)
09\15\{1887}(Th) Old man Fairchild worked chopping wood to day.
09\17\{1887}(Sa) Fairchild worked 1/4 day.
09\19\{1887}(Mo) Spenser went to Kent to day.
09\20\{1887}(Tu) Paid Mr. Blakewell{?} 10.00
Farrell Faundrys 29.04
City Lumber and Coal Co. 29.53
10\01\{1887}(Sa) Oscar left boarding to day.
10\02\{1887}(Su) Joe came to see horse.
10\03\{1887}(Mo) William Miller came to work and to board to day at
3.50 per week. Frank moved from Wrights to day. Oscar moved
from Ansonia to day into Wrights house.
10\04\{1887}(Tu) Spenser Monroe bill for Sept. 8.91.
10\07\{1887}(Fr) Mr. Fairchild help dig Patalaes{?} this forenoon.
10\11\{1887}(Tu) Barton
Booth
Fanton
Cross
F. Miller
Smith
Lewis
Somers
Buckingham
Edwards
10\19\{1887}(We) Robert Welton bought axle of Goodmin.
10\24\{1887}(Mo) Mr Payne let me have $10.00 on account.
10\25\{1887}(Tu) James Sutton bought 4 cider barrels.
10\26\{1887}(We) Oscar Fairchild went selling rings to Bristol. Wright
took the white horse away.
10\29\{1887}(Sa) H.W. Lakes bill 8.24. Spenser worked 1/4 day. Paid
Spenser 5.00.
10\31\{1887}(Mo) Visited school to day.
11\01\{1887}(Tu) H.W.Lakes carriage came to day.
11\03\{1887}(Th) Monroes bill $13.28 to A.P.P.
11\04\{1887}(Fr) Gave bar 1.50 change from door.
11\14\{1887}(Mo) Spenser worked 1/2 day. Owe Wm. for 3 weeks.
11\16\{1887}(We) Henry Carter saw me to day about the pay for the
band.
11\18\{1887}(Fr) John Delaney bill $6.36.
11\19\{1887}(Sa) Paid Spenser 7.00.
11\20\{1887}(Su) (Measures and price for a "driver pulley" and saw)
11\21\{1887}(Mo) Spenser Monroe did not work. Went to Bristol to buy
saw this forenoon.
11\23\{1887}(We) Spenser worked this forenoon.
11\26\{1887}(Sa) Spenser did not work.
11\28\{1887}(Mo) Spenser worker{sic} nine hours.
11\30\{1887}(We) (measures and diagram)
12\01\{1887}(Th) Paid M. Welton. Drum Corps Note{?}.
12\02\{1887}(Fr) (listing of accounts) Paid Will 5.00.
12\03\{1887}(Sa) 5 weeks pay due Will to night, less 5.00 due 12.50.
12\10\{1887}(Sa) Mr. Frost worked 8 hr. Turned counter shafts. Paid
Spenser 4.75.
12\12\{1887}(Mo) Spenser worked 4 hr. Mr. Frost worked 7 hr. Bored out
sollars{?} and pulleys.
12\14\{1887}(We) Mr. Frost worked 7 hr.
12\15\{1887}(Th) Paid L.L. Eusworth $70.00. Mr. Frost worked 7 hr.
12\16\{1887}(Fr) Paid Wallace{?} Northrop $5.00. Mr. Frost worked 7
hr.
12\17\{1887}(Sa) Reci{e}ved of H.M. Geake 5.00 on account. Paid
Spenser $5.00. Mr. Frost worked 7 hr. Paid Wm. Miller 12.00.
12\19\{1887}(Mo) Paid Wm. Miller 5.00.
12\21\{1887}(We) (measures and diagram)
12\22\{1887}(Th) (measures and diagram)
12\23\{1887}(Fr) (measures con't)
12\24\{1887}(Sa) Wm. Purdus wood came 5.66.
12\26\{1887}(Mo) Christmas
12\31\{1887}(Sa) Paid Spenser 500{5.00?}
Cash Account in the back with a few names and figures. The
rest (expenses, notes and bills, etc.) is blank.
In the back compartment, there are three IOU notes and a slip
of paper with calculations of accounts on it.
Preceded by an 1888 Calendar and Almanac section. Both the
front and back covers have calculations written in pencil on
them; the front has "Cha's S. Miller, Waterbury, Conn."
written in pencil.
01\15\{1888}(Su) Used 35 gals of oil from 49 1/2 gal tanks.
03\02\{1888}(Fr) Spenser filed D.G. Partners saw for .50.
03\04\{1888}(Su) Spenser came home from Beacon Falls this fore noon.
Worked afternoon.
03\06\{1888}(Tu) Commensed{sic] taking milk of Wilson.
03\08\{1888}(Th) (listing of accounts) Schwegal let S. Monroe have
the Cha's Monroe place for 8.00 per month.
03\07\{1888}(Fr) Paid School Teacher $64.00.
03\12\{1888}(Mo) Snowed all day and night.
03\13\{1888}(Tu) Snowed all day.
03\14\{1888}(We) Snow 3 ft deep an leavel{sic} and drifts as high as
20 feet all rail road trains stoped{sic}.
03\15\{1888}(Th) Spenser worked.
03\16\{1888}(Fr) Spenser worked. (listing of supplies)
03\17\{1888}(Sa) (measures of wagon to be made, with diagram)
03\18\{1888}(Su) (diagram con't) Wm Miller got through working to day.
03\19\{1888}(Mo) (supply list)
03\21\{1888}(We) Reci{e}ved of C.S. Miller $41.56 Payment in full to
date (followed by signature)
03\22\{1888}(Fr) Hattie Pierpont came home from {?}alafornig{?}
04\15\{1888}(Su) (listing of accounts)
04\18\{1888}(We) (listing of accounts)
04\24\{1888}(We) Reci{e}ved of C.S. Miller 14.15 payment in full to
date (signature? by Wm Durkee)
05\10(10-11)\{1888} C.S.Miller, Piman{?} Smith, Ed Smith, Somers,
Clark, Marram{?}, Kilbaum{?}, Boath, Cross, Edwards.
05\22\{1888}(Tu) Ed Johnson buried to day. Spenser worked 4 hr.
05\24\{1888}(Th) Stock holders train run over the Meridan Waterbury
and Com{?} River railroad Run from waterbury{sic} to Meriden in 45
minutes.
05\27\{1888}(Tu) (someone else's handwriting) Charles F. Wayner,
Westfield, Mass.
06\07\{1888}(Th) (listing of accounts)
06\08\{1888}(Fr) Ed Holmes Plowing{?} Rifle (figures)
06\21\{1888}(Th) H.W. Lakes bill 14.49.
06\24\{1888}(Su) Drove to west Haven and oyster river with Clyde and
Mary. Very warm.
06\26\{1888}(Tu) Ben Harrison nominated for President and for vice
President. S. Monroe worked this fore noon.
06\27\{1888}(We) Iron body from Trucks made for Randolf and Caloms
(measures) Mr. F. L. Adams, H.B.O.H.
06\28\{1888}(Th) H.B.O.H. ordered (list)
(One loose page with accounts on it)
07\05\{1888}(Th) (list of supplies)
07\06\{1888}(Fr) Give Mr. Bradley reci{e}pt for booth{?} money and
indu{?for rest of word}
07\09\{1888}(Mo) First trains run on the Meridan Waterbury and Comm
River Rain road.
07\11\{1888}(We) {? for this entry}
07\12\{1888}(Th) Judd and Judsons (measures and diagram )
07\13\{1888}(Fr) (measures con't)
07\20\{1888}(Fr) (measures)
07\21\{1888}(Sa) Father and I went to Cheshire to day on the New rail
road.
07\22\{1888}(Su) (diagram)
07\25\{1888}(We) Spenser worked 1/2 day.
07\26\{1888}(Th) (diagram and measures for wagon)
07\27\{1888}(Fr) (measures con't)
07\31\{1888}(Tu) Tawns discount{?} $9.60.
08\01\{1888}(We) Saw Mr. Fardon this noon at Scovills. Promised to
meet me at PO 7 o'clock next tuesday{sic} evening.
08\09\{1888}(Th) Went to Bridgeport to foresters parade.
08\10\{1888}(Fr) Mathan. Merwin.
08\11\{1888}(Sa) Judd and Judson ordered wagon 1 1/2 axle platform
spring for $150.00.
08\12\{1888}(Su) Wm Durkee came to work this noon @ 3.00. Post man
came to the new mail box to day.
08\18\{1888}(Sa) Mr. Logan ordered farm wagon $65.00.
08\31\{1888}(Fr) (list of orders)
09\01\{1888}(Sa) (another order)
09\03\{1888}(We) Went to Middletown to Drummer's convention.
09\16\{1888}(Su) Spenser came Home from Kent.
09\25\{1888}(Tu) Distance from Waterbury to East Litchfield 18 miles.
10\13\{1888}(Sa) George Sprague bill for 7.00. Sons of veterans and
Mattatuck Drum Corps had clam bake at my shop.
10\14\{1888}(Su) Frank and Gussy stayed at our house.
10\16\{1888}(Tu) {? for this entry}
10\17\{1888}(We) Mr.Wright butchered 8 hogs.
10\22\{1888}(Mo) (listing of orders )
10\25\{1888}(Th) H.B.C.H. ordered 2 mill trucks @ 30.
10\31\{1888}(We) Had Republican Parade in new Britan to night.{sic}
11\01\{1888}(Th) Had Republican parade in Litchfield to night.
11\08\{1888}(Th) Republicans had big parade to night.
11\10\{1888}(Sa) (diagram) Paid Wm up to day.
11\22\{1888}(Th) Painted shop, it took-(list of materials)
11\23\{1888}(Fr) Painted windows in shop.
11\24\{1888}(Sa) Northrop paid .75 cts. on rifle.
11\25\{1888}(Su) Snow fell 4" deep, first snow of the season.
11\28\{1888}(We) Drum Corps owe me $6.16. I owe the Drum Corps $7.84.
11\29\{1888}(Th) Cha's Tues{?} ordered wagon 140.00.
12\03\{1888}(Mo) (accounting)
12\04\{1888}(Tu) Went to South Britan and got 6 yards of cloth for
shirts of .70 cts. per yard, also 12 skiynes of yarn @ .20 per
Sham{?}. (calculations at end)
12\05\{1888}(We) Ordered 1 ton of soft coal.
12\07\{1888}(Fr) (accounts)
12\08\{1888}(Sa) (listing of supplies)
12\17\{1888}(Mo) (diagram)
12\26\{1888}(We) J{?}tohans ordered business wagon $150.00.
In the memoranda section there is the note:
Mr. Fairchild dug potatoes.
Oct. 8th 1 day
Oct. 11th 6 hr.
There is also a keeping of cash accounts in the back section.
On the inside and back covers, there are measures and
calculations in pencil. There is also an almanac section,
addresses and memoranda section, and a timetable for board or
labor in the front. The addresses and memoranda section
contains the addresses of: Mrs. Lidia Chipman, No 51 Central
Av{e}, Eddie Lyons, Sheffeld Mass., and Perre Surprenant, No
323 Bank St. City. The timetable for board or labor is also
filled out with the names of Mike, Durkee, Monroe, and
Munson{?}.
01\06\{1889}(Su) Signed a note for Spenser Monroe for 200. Payable
in
two years. from date.
02\06\{1889}(We) (description of a purchase of a quantity of oak wood)
02\07\{1889}(Th) (same sort of description, purchase by Luther
Bradley)
02\09\{1889}(Sa) Durkee Paid up till to night.
02\18\{1889}(Mo) (measures of ordered rivits, iron, and tire bolts of
L.L. Eusworth)
02\19\{1889}(Tu) (more orders made)
02\20\{1889}(We) (diagram and measures)
02\23\{1889}(Sa) Sessions Sent 27 wheels.
02\24\{1889}(Su) Mary had a girl at 9:30 to night. Margaret M.N.
Hall.
02\25\{1889}(Mo) (another order of L.L. Eusworth)
02\26\{1889}(Tu) (another order of L.L. Eusworth)
02\27\{1889}(We) (another series of measures)
03\02\{1889}(Sa) Mr Rice of Cheshire ordered a new 2 horse wagon
simular to Robert Minors for $100.00 with hay rigging.
03\03\{1889}(Su) Mrs. Nettleton got through to day.
03\15\{1889}(Fr) Paid Durkee 2.50 half cord of wood. Borrowed 35.00
of Jas Parter.
03\16\{1889}(Sa) Mrs. Pratt came to do house work to day.
03\19\{1889}(Tu) Luther Bradley by {sic} 160 ft of oak and ash{?}.
03\20\{1889}(We) (figures) Paid Durkee 6.15 one ton of coal.
03\21\{1889}(Th) Paid Durkee 2.00 for book 10.00 cash.
03\22\{1889}(Fr) (another purchase by Luther Bradley)
03\25\{1889}(Mo) (a purchase by George Alexander)
03\26\{1889}(Tu) (an order by A.R. Pierpont)
03\27\{1889}(We) Paid Durkee 6.00 on books.
04\02\{1889}(Tu) O{?} L. Fairchild commenced paying rent to day 3.00
per month.
04\06\{1889}(Sa) Paid Durkee 50 cash.
04\07\{1889}(Su) Paid Durkee 90 in rake and hoe.
04\09Tu) Paid Durkee 2.00 on G.B. Hitchcock account.
04\13\{1889}(Sa) Owe Wm 13.61.
04\17\{1889}(We) Paid Durkee 1.00 cash.
04\22\{1889}(Mo) Mr. Melbourne came to work to day @ 1.50. (measures)
04\24\{1889}(We) Paid Durkee 5.00 he bought 3.12 worth Gracrues{?} of
Spenser @ Pierpont. George Mass and Wm. Clark Den Peck and Ed
Wallace worked on addition to shop.
04\25\{1889}(Th) Paid Durkee 2.00 to Pay for books. Den Peck and
Edgar Wallace worked to day.
04\26\{1889}(Fr) Charged Durkee 1.00 for Mashiers {?} boxes.
05\04\{1889}(Sa) Paid Durkee 3.00 cash.
05\07\{1889}(Tu) Paid Durkee 2.00 cash.
05\09\{1889}(Th) (measures)
05\10\{1889}(Fr) (list with figures)
05\11\{1889}(Sa) (list with figures) Paid Fred Miller payment 2.00
for drum wheele. Bought of P.S. Wedgr{sic} in 1886. Paid
Durkee 3.00 cash.
05\13\{1889}(Mo) (list of clothing)
05\14\{1889}(Tu) Bought of the Alwater Manufacturing Co. a lot of
hardware for 13.75 and of H.D. Smith a lot for 2.09. Paid Wm.
Durkee 10.00 cash.
05\17\{1889}(Fr) Spenser did not work to day.
05\21\{1889}(Tu) (listing of accounts)
05\22\{1889}(We) (measures)
05\27\{1889}(Mo) Owe Henry munson last week's pay and week before
last, and week before that. Owe Tom last week and 8.00 on week
before that.
06\03\{1889}(Mo) (measures)
06\08\{1889}(Sa) Paid Durkee 1.00 cash, paid Durkee 100 on S.P.
Bronson's account.
06\09\{1889}(Su) Michael Burns ordered wagon 50.
06\10\{1889}(Mo) (measures)
06\19\{1889}(We) (listing of accounts)
07\02\{1889}(Tu) (listing of order from George Alexander)
07\09\{1889}(Tu) Paid Durkee 7.00 on Kellogge account.
07\10\{1889}(We) Shop 23" long
07\15\{1889}(Mo) {?} with {?} 16.25 due fines.
07\16\{1889}(Tu) Paid Durkee 1.00 cash.
07\17\{1889}(We) Paid Durkee.50 cts. cash.
08\02\{1889}(Fr) {? for this entry... for wooden pulleys}
08\21\{1889}(We) Paid Jame{?} Reed $10.00 for Rent an John
Thackerie{'}s
House.
09\12\{1889}(Th) (listing of accounts)
09\19\{1889}(Th) Paid Spenser Monroe 21.00 to pay months wages.
09\21\{1889}(Sa) CW Hall, Bridgeport, Con.
10\11\{1889}(Fr) (listing of measures)
10\12\{1889}(Sa) (listing of orders)
11\30\{1889}(We) Borrowed 22. of Harman Payne to be paid by the 30th
of Nov. (Paid)
11\22\{1889}(Fr) Engaged Led{?} coal of Mr. Wood at 4.75 per ton.
11\24\{1889}(Su) The freight train went out on the Meridian Waterbury
to Conn River RQ {?} this morning with 25 cars the longest train
I ever saw on that road and the longest I think that ever
passed over it drawn by one engine.
11\27\{1889}(We) Tried to settle with Oscar Fairchild to day.
11\28\{1889}(Th) Thanks giving day the water in the streams was higher
than it has been before in 20 years many bridges was washed
away and the water on south main st and exchange place was 2 ft
deep.{sic}
12\16\{1889}(Mo) (listing of orders)
12\25\{1889}(We) A remarkably warm day more like May than Dec. weather
so warm a man would sweat without an overcoat in the evening. I
heard several moskitoes{sic} buzzing about the house.
A full cash account section in the back section, with a
pencilled calculation on the inside of the back cover.
[[Charles Somers Miller 1890 small workbook]]
Front flyleaf, upper right hand corner (price?):
M
69
Chas S Miller
Jan 1 1890
In the section "Addresses and Memoranda" the following
names are listed with addresses:
Suderberg G{?} Pulson
J H Baird
John T Danovan{Donovan?}
John Megher
F D Miller
O. A. Beckwith
Aldin S Wood
Henry A Makepeace
Fred S Kimball
Frank C Bradford
R S Wells
C S Wells
W A Rice
S S Hougton
Milliard{?} Barnes{?}
J A Squires
L B Moore
Fred S Kimball
In the section "Time Table for Board or Labor"
names and figures are listed for each month,
apparently amounts paid to each person:
Melbourn{?}
Welton
Nettleton
Munson
---
Melbarn{Melhorn?}
Welton
Nettleton
---
Melbaurn{?}
Welton
Nettleton
---
[[the last 3 names are repeated in the 3 sets
(April-May-June; July-Aug.-Sept.) on the
next two pages, then again on the following page
but with "Tom" instead of Melbourn/Milbourn/etc.]]
01\06\1890 (Monday)
George E Nettleton
came to work{worke!} for
me to day at 1 00{?} and
board per day
01\14\1890 (Tuesday)
Moved bailer
01\16\1890 (Thursday)
Mr. Charles Kingsbury
died to day
Aged 95 years the
oldest man in town
01\19\1890 (Sunday)
I stayed home all day
Mary took Clyde and
Irving to the Chapel
and then went to see
their Grand mother at
uncle Geanine's{?}
Cha's Belding and
his girl t___d{tiped?} over
in front of the house
at 1 o'clock to night
01\20\1890 (Monday)
Wrote to Barney & Berry
for Georg Nettleton to day
02\06\1890 (Thursday)
Mr. Munson came to
paint Wright's Carriag_{carriage?}
in my shop to day
02\07\1890 (Friday)
A great blizzard predicti__{prediction?}
for to day.
It snowed a little in
the wven ing{,?} and rained
hard all night
02\10\1890 (Monday)
Wrote to Fred at
New Haven
To have potatoes beets and
other vegtables that grow{growe!}
in the ground do well
plant them in the old
of the moon{moan!}.
And beans peas and o c{?}
that grow above ground
do well plant in the
new of the moon
02\14\1890 (Friday)
Mr. Frost harrow
teeth{teith?} 11 1/2" 4" from end
middle and{an!} 10 1/2 to end
from tooth.
Mr. Gunn of Prospect
gave me his Saladee buggy
for 3.00 to be paid in work{workl!}
and .60 an old account.
02\16\1890 (Sunday)
James{Janes?} Suttan{?} ___{?}
1 tank 8'x3'3"x2'6"
02\22\1890 (Saturday)
Ice{?} is about 4" thick an{and? on? at?}
the pond's{ponds!} thickest it
has been this year, there
has not been three day
in succession that one
_ould{could?} not have plowed
since last summer{?}.
02\26\1890 (Wednesday)
{entry difficult to read}
Georgr{George?} Alexander __{br?}
By 171 ft plank{ptank!}
at .023 3/4 {or .03 3/4?} .03
5.13
03\09\1890 (Sunday)
Mary went to the Chapel{Chaple!}
with Clyde and Irvin{Irving?} and
then went up to Uncle{uncle?}
Le__es{Lewis?}.
04\15\1890 (Tuesday)
Uncle Levinuss Warner{?}
was buried to day.
Dr. Rooland{?} officiated
Austin B Pierpont
Chas J Pierpont
Elmer E Pierpont
Wilson L Pierpont
Chas, Branuis{?} and
myself{mysilf!} were pall
bearers{barers!}
Uncle Levinuss{Lvinus!} was
aged 81 year and
8 months.
04\16\1890 (Wednesday)
Ordered of James{Jamis!} Harry
one{oni!} set of wheels
Price $9.00
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
04\22\1890 (Tuesday)
Paur_ton{?} made eaves
for Dr. Benedict's top
$4.05 Paid
05\14\1890 (Wednesday)
Weather, Warm
Worked digging for
my{ny!} Stor_{Store?} _ank_{banke?} to-day
Had, Fred{F'red!} Wetton 1.00
Tom Melborn{Milbaum?} 1.50
George Nettleton{?} 1.75
Mr. Chas Hotchkiss 1 50 (underlined)
____
5 75
05\15\1890 (Thursday)
Weather, Rained 5 hr
Drew stone and laid
wall for store house
Had Chas Hotchkiss 3.00
George Nettleton 1.75
Italian{?} 1.25
team 3.75 (underlined)
____
9.75
05\16\1890 (Friday)
Weather, Rained
Laid cellar wall
Mr. Chas Hotchkiss 3.00
Fred wit_an{?} 1.00
____
4.00
Lime 1.75
Cement{Cewent!} 1.75
____
7.50
My time{?} 6.00
9.75
5.75
____
29.00
Stour{?} 7 00
_____
36 00
05\18\1890 (Sunday)
Weather, Fair
G. W. Connor, Myself
A B Pierpont C J Pierpon_{Pierpont?}
W L Pierpont{?} had
Mark Warner show us
the bounds around
the estate of Levnus{?}
Warner. Land estimat__{estimated?}
to be from 250{or 25.0?} to 300
acres{acors!} app__sed{appraised?} at
$3.200.00 including
buildings
05\22\1890 (Thursday)
Tom and Fred staid
home to hoe potatoes
all day
05\23\1890 (Friday)
Paul Hesphlt{?} planted
my potatoes for $1.75
05\24\1890 (Saturday)
I told John R Platt
that I would put new
wheels on his wagon{wagan!}
for 22.00
New axles 7.00
pole 1.25
Rubber c__stnan{?} 3.75
Paint 10.00
_____
44 00
Mattatuck Drum Corps had
a meeting this{tohis!} evening
I was elected Leader
_.{?} E. Edwards assistant
Leader James Elliot
Sec Henry Buckingham
Treasurer
Present Miles Booth
" Gardner. Hall.
" H d Norton{?}
" Fred Kilbourn{?}
" H Buckingham
C. Miller
J Elliott
J.{?} Hall
Miles Booth{Baoth?}
We are Engaged to play
decoration{decorathan!} day
05\26\1890 (Monday)
Went to see Carley and
Jerry Danovan for
the Crum Corps{Carps!}
let Jerry take L L
Oviatt's{?} book
05\27\1890 (Tuesday)
Had Crum Corps{Carps!}
meeting to night
Present Sinion Cmith
" Myself
" Henry Buckingha_{Buckingham?}
" Miles Booth
" Gardner Hall
" Fred Kilbaum
" Luke Henderson
05\28\1890 (Wednesday)
Wm Austin{?} Ca{?}
By Cash $5.00
05\30\1890 (Friday)
Drum Corps turned out
for Wadhoms{?} Past
G A R{?}
Those who turned out
men
R. Carley{?}.
Luke Hinderson{?}
Simon Smith
A H Norton
Fred Kilbaum{?}.
C.S. Miller.
J Buckingham.
Miles Booth
Gardener Hall
05\31\1890 (Saturday)
Had D.C. Meeting{Meettng!}
I handed in my
resignation{rezag_nation!}
06\01\1890 (Sunday)
Batanere{?} Due
Thomas Melbaurn{Melbourn?} 32.57
Old iron 26.10
_____
$5_ 67 {57.67? or 58.67?}
Corrected
Batance{Balance?} due You{?}
39.26
iron 26.10
_____
65.36
Paid p__{?} 21 ft 32{.?}5.7
06\06\1890 (Friday)
City Lumber & Coal Co
Dimensions of lumber
wagon
Back axle 2 1/4 solid collar
for 10" hub welded 4' 4"{?}
bolster 4' 4" on bottom{botton!} 7" wide
2 1/4" thick projects 2 1/2{?} over{?}
hub face of b stake{?} 4"
fron{front? from?} end of hub stokes 17"
high 2 1/4x3" at bottom 1 1/2 at
top banded with{?} 1 1/2x3/8
iron. 2 clips an{on?} back axle
make from 1 x 5/16 iron
let in at top so a_{ap?} piece
of band iron can be
screwed on{an!}
Reached
2X4 top a__{are? an?} 10' 6" long in to in
bottom are{arie!} 9' 3"
bold 8 1/2" from back end
Sliding{Slideing!} plate and{ard!} pin
close to end of hound
other sliding plate four and{ard!}
1/4" from front end of bottom
reach center of holes plates
of 2 1/2 band iron fastened
with 2-5/16 bolts
06\07\1890 (Saturday)
Hounds/Haunds{?}
3' 1'{1"?} long 2" thick mortised{,?}
in bed 8 1/2" from reach
braces from clips cane{?}
on to hounds of 5/8 iron
side braces from stake clips
take some bo___{bolts?} as holds
the hounds
Front Axle bed
4' 4" long 2 1/4 " thick 4 1/4"
high plates 18" long
Front Axle
2" solid collar for 10" hub
cliped at shackles and
half way from plate to
shackles.
Front{.?} bolster
4' 9"{?} long 5 1/2" wide 2 1/4"
thick stakes same as
back iron L an{and? on?} bolster
3 bolts in stake and 2 in
bolster{.?}
Ring bolts{?}
4 ring bolts inside of
bolster stakes
Plates
18" long 5/8 thick 2 1/4 wide
T 18" long D 1 1/2x5/8. king C{?}
brace 1 1/2X5/8.
06\08\1890 (Sunday)
{Is this entry for 06\08\1890 or a continuation of the entry on
the previous page?}
brace an{on? and?} reach to front
bolster 1 1/2 x 3/8
Shafts
3 1/4 X 1 3/4 bar 18" from butt
7' from front of bar to
end of shaft_{shafts?}
Whfflitree{?}
3' x 1 3/4
tires 1/2" thick
Out side{2 words?} hub bands
2 1/2 x 1/8{?} band iron
____________________________
Drum Corp Mat__{Matin?}
called to{ta!} order at 8.30
Present Miles Boot_{Booth?}
G. Hall
Chas S Miller
Fred Kilbourne{?}.
Henderson{?}
Mas_ier{Mashier?}
06\20\1890 (Friday)
{entry is difficult to read}
Res___d of A M Rver{?}
$20.00{?} Pa_{?} __{?} wa_o_{wagon?}
06\21\1890 (Saturday)
Paid Tomas Melborn{?}
$32.57 pay in full
for work to ju___{?} 1 ft
1890{'1890!}
07\01\1890 (Tuesday)
Had School meeting
Frank Judd elected carmeette_{committee?}
Wm Austin clerk
Luthur Bradley{?} Treasurer
Decided to hav_{have?} flag
__{on?} the school house
07\17\1890 (Thursday)
George Nettleton stayed
home sick
08\09\1890 (Saturday)
Mr. Carter
busin__{business?} wagon
body 7" deep 5' 9"
wood clash{?}
Pampl{?} seat
back 10" above back
pannel of{?} seat
08\22\1890 (Friday)
George Nettleton{?} Went
to East Haven
08\25\1890 (Monday)
Mr. Munson{?} gave me
5.00 on{an!} account 3.50 due
George Nettleton{?} came
home from East Haven
08\27\1890 (Wednesday)
{entry is difficult to read}
stopped Pastur__g{Pasturing?} ho__{?} in
___{the?} Parters{Pasture?} _______{?}
09\09\1890 (Tuesday)
Width of _______{suttons?} shackle_{shackles?}
3' 5" shackles 1 1/4 x 1/2" bots{bolts}
09\19\1890 (Friday)
This page has several numbers added in a mathematical equation
09\20\1890 (Saturday)
I left home to day at
7 o'clock for a pleasure trip
and drove to to{written twice} Bristol 12
miles then to Forest ville
3 miles then to plainville 2
miles, then to Unionville
8 miles then to Collinsville
4 miles then fed horse at
2 P.M. and went to Canton 1 mile {Is "mile" inserted at end of line?}
____{then? Is "then" inserted at the beginning of the line?} Simbsbury
10 m {is "m" inserted after "10"?} then to
Tar_ffni_le{?} 7 miles{,?} then
East Gramby 4 miles
and staid over sunday
with Mr. John La Fluer{?}.
09\21\1890 (Sunday)
Went to Old Newgate
Prison and West Suffield
Feeding horse .25
stamps (20th) .04
Lodging in _____{house?} 1.50
____
Newgate .20
Beef Sept 22"{?} .13
har__{?} .35
_aper{Paper?} .07
Maps .75
___
horse 1 00 {$1.00?}
myself (23) 1 00 {$1.00?}
____
(24) 5.29
Board for horse 75
" " " 75
feed " " 20
" " " 05
(25) R R FAir _____ 2.7_{2.74?}
Sindr__s{Sindrives?} 26
(26) board _____{?} 2.00
____
(2) " 2 00
rep watch 1 00
____
oats 25
____
(3) board{baard?} 75
4) " 1 25
"{?} lunch 10 {.10?}
____
12.1_{12.10?}
09\22\1890 (Monday)
I drove to Copper hill
3 miles then to Feeding
hill 10 miles then to
Springfield .4{4?} miles
then to Chicapll{?} 5 __les{miles?}
then to Chicapee{?} falls
3 miles than to South
Hadley Falls 4 miles
then South Hadley
3 miles and Stayed
with Mr. Joseph Miller
_____
(5) board{baard!} 1.50
_____
6 " 1.25
lunch .14
_____
(6) Board 1 00
(7) " 1 00
_____
(8) " 2 00
_____
(9) " 1 56{?}
lunch .16
_____
10 Board 1.7_{1.75?}
Postage{Pastage!} .02
11 board{baard!} 1 50
12 bard{board?} 1 50
feed 28
lunch 20
13 bard{board?} 1 00
_____
14 80
Mathematical equation is on this page
09\23\1890 (Tuesday)
I left South{Sauth!} Hadley
this morning and drove to
Hadley to North Hadley
to Sunderland to M_ntog__{Mantogen?}
to Mills Falls to
Northfield Farms to
Northfield to winchester
the whole being 37 1/2 miles
09\24\1890 (Wednesday)
I left Winchester at 7 oclock{oclox!}
and drove to Kein{?}
passing through Westport{?}
and{an!} West Swanzey 13 1/2 __les{miles?}
t__n{then?} drove to Marlborough
to Chesham to Harrisville
to E Harnsville to
Hancock 20 miles
33 1/2 miles to day
Stopped at the house
of Mr. Aldin S Wood.
09\25\1890 (Thursday)
Went to day from
Hancock to Concord
by rail and returned
at night to Mr. Woods
09\26\1890 (Friday)
to day I left Hancock
at 10.45 o'clock and we_t{went?}
to Stoddard 9 miles
then to Marlow{?} 8 miles
then to Lemster{?} 7"{?}
2_{24?} miles to day
{mathematical equation on this page}
09\27\1890 (Saturday)
I left Semster and
Passed through Unity
to Newport 13 1/2 miles
from Newport I drove
through Croudon{?} to
_rantham{Grantham?} then to
Endfield NH 27{27.?} miles
and stayed with
Mr. Fred S Kimball
on{an!} shaker hill
09\28\1890 (Sunday)
Stayed at Fred Kimball_{Kimball's?}
09\29\1890 (Monday)
Stayed{Staryed!} at Fred Kimball's
09\30\1890 (Tuesday)
Stayed at Fred Kimball's
10\01\1890 (Wednesday)
Stayed at Fred Kimball's
and dug Potatoes.
10\02\1890 (Thursday)
Oscar Carr is at
Fort Payne Al
Burning lime has 16
Negroes at work.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I drove{draw?} from Endfield
to lebanon{?} to Hanover{?}
to lime to Oxford{Orford!}
32 miles
10\03\1890 (Friday)
Drove from Oxford{Orford!} to
Pierpont then to Bradford
Vt then to Corinth
then to west Topsham{?},
the distance from
Corinth to W{?} Topsham
is eight miles{,?} but
I got lost in the mountain
and drove over
12 miles
The whole distance
being 27 miles
10\04\1890 (Saturday)
Drove from West
Topsham to Orange{Oorange!} then
to Barri then to
Montpelier{Mantpelier!} to Middlesex
then waterbury where
I am stopping with
Mr. Phillips{?} at th__{the?}
Villeage house
The distance traveled
is 32 miles
10\05\1890 (Sunday)
drove from Waterbury
village to Waterbury
center then to Bolton{Baltan?}
th__{the? then?} whole{whol!} being 12
miles.
10\06\1890 (Monday)
drove from Bolton to
Jones ville{Jonesville?} to Richmond{?} to
Williston to Birlington
then to Shilbourn to
Charlotte{Charlotti!}{.?} 38 miles
{mathematical equation on this page}
10\07\1890 (Tuesday)
Am at Crown Pa__t{?}
drove through Shellaine{?}
Ferrisburgh Panton
and Addison to
Chimny Point
distance 28 miles
10\08\1890 (Wednesday)
Visited Crown Point{Paint!}
Fort Frederick and
Fort Amerest{?}
Drove through{through!} Bridport{?}
and Shorhan_{Shorhanx?} to
Garrabees Point{Paint!}
distance 22 miles
10\09\1890 (Thursday)
Drove from Larabees
Point to Orwell then
to Hortonville to
Hubbard ton{Hubbardton?} E Hubbar__{Hubbarth?}
and Castleton.
23 miles
Stopping at the
Boamoseen House
10\10\1890 (Friday)
Drove from Castleton to
Manchester. Passing through
Ruttand Clorendon Wallingford
S Wallingford Mr Tabor{Tabos?}
N Dorset E Dorset
52 miles
Stopping at Thayers Hobl{?}
10\11\1890 (Saturday)
Left Manchester and drove
to South Pawnall Passing
through Sunderland
Arlington Shaftsbury
South Shaftsbury
Bennington Pawned{Powned?}
Distance 41 miles
Saw Bennington
monument 301 ft hight
38 ft square at bace{base?} made
of stone cost $200,000.00{?}
10\12\1890 (Sunday)
Left Pawnal and Drove
to Cheshire Mass
by way of Vermont
Williamston Blackington
North Adans{Adams?} Adams
Maple Grove, Cheshire{Cheshre!}
Harbor. Distance 22 miles
10\13\1890 (Monday)
Drove from Cheshin{?}
to Fryingham{Tryingham?} by way
of Berkshire Pittsfield{?}
New Lenox L__{Lse? hill?}
30 miles
10\14\1890 (Tuesday)
Drove from Truingham{Tryingham?}
and Drove to North Gahen{Goshen?}
by way of Monterey
New Marlborough South-Field{hypen in text. Is name hyphenated? 1 word?}
North Norfolk,
Norfol Soup{South?} Norfolk,
and stayed over night
with Mr. Samueal{Samuel?} Gillett{?}.
distance 25 miles
10\15\1890 (Wednesday)
drove from North
Goshen home
distance 31 miles
10\18\1890 (Thursday)
Fred and Tom{?} worked
10\20\1890 (Monday)
Tom and Fred stayed
home to work an{on?} barn
[[10\22\1890 piece of paper in back pocket of the
workbook, dated "Waterbury Oct 22, 1890:
Due H _ Welton on demand value
received Two Hundred Dollars
[signed] Chas. S. Miller]]
10\23\1890 (Thursday)
Fred Welton{Wilton?} worked
1/2 day
10\30\1890 (Thursday)
My horse broke his leg
to day and had to be
killed.
{The following comment is written in what looks like a different
handwriting
Not Jack,{,?} that was
drowned}
10\31\1890 (Friday)
Wrote to John La Fleur{?}
East Gramby Conn
11\05\1890 (Wednesday)
Got a horse of Chas
Gillette of Cheshire
on trial
11\13\1890 (Thursday)
George and Tom and
Fred and myself worked{woked!}
3 hr on{om!} shed
11\14\1890 (Friday)
Fred Miller and Tom and
Fred and George and
myself worked to day on
the shed
11\15\1890 (Saturday)
Mr. Cass and Tom and
Fred and George worked
on shed and myself{nyself!}
200{2.00?}
11\17\1890 (Monday)
Weather, Rained
Tom and Fred and myself
worked in{in?} shed 7 hr
11\18\1890 (Tuesday)
Mr. Cass, Fred Tom
and George and my____{myself?}
worked on{an!} shed
put up rafters and
roof{roaf!} boards
2 00
11\19\1890 (Wednesday)
Cass Tom Fred George
Munson{?} and myself
worked shingling
shed laid 7000 in
5 hr
2 00
11\20\1890 (Thursday)
Cass Tony Fred George
and myself worked
on shed
2 00
11\21\1890 (Friday)
Cass Tom Fred George
and myself worked
on shed
Cass worked 9 hr
1.80
11\22\1890 (Saturday)
Cass Tom Fred George
and myself worked on shed{.?}
Cass worked 9 hr
1.80
{mathematical equation on this page}
11\26\1890 (Wednesday)
Wm Austin Cr{?}
$10.00
George went to
Hartford this noon
11\27\1890 (Thursday)
The Somers Family
spent thanksgiving at
Uncle Willis there
were 49 present{presant!}
11\28\1890 (Friday)
George Was in
Hartford to day
Edward's child died
to day
11\29\1890 (Saturday)
George was in Hartford
to day
11\30\1890 (Sunday)
Mary and I went to
Oakville to visit
George Edwards
12\01\1890 (Monday)
George came home from
Hartford this noon{noom!}
127.90 due George
Nettleton this date
Dec 28 - 1 hr
{mathematical equation on this page}
12\02\1890 (Tuesday)
Ice on Wedges pond
is 6" thick thicker than
it was any time last
winter
12\03\1890 (Wednesday)
Tom _s{is?} home sick with
the chills
12\04\1890 (Thursday)
Tom is sick
12\05\1890 (Friday)
Tom is sick
12\06\1890 (Saturday)
Tom is sick
12\07\1890 (Sunday)
George Edwards and
family and{an!} Cara Miller
and James Elliot visited
us to day
Went to the chapel to prayer
meeting this evening
12\08\1890 (Monday)
Bought a set of 1 3/4 wheel_{wheels?}
19.00 and 1 hub 1.00
Paid 19.00
12\17\1890 (Wednesday)
Worked to night
12\18\1890 (Thursday)
Worked to night
Stephen Wedge borrowed
my buggy to day for
3 or 4 days
11\19\1890 (Friday)
Worked to night
12\23\1890 (Tuesday)
All have{haus!} worked to
night
12\25\1890 (Thursday)
Manhattan Brass Co
Wessell Mfg Co{?}
No 521 W{?} 24th St
NY
T D Milber_{Miller?}
No 238 W{?} 25 St
__{Al?}
12\31\1890 (Wednesday)
$146.00 due George
Nettleton.
{The following entry is on the page following the page for
12\31\1890:
Began pasturing my
horse in Jomes{Jones?} Part___{Parterp?}
lot at .50 cts per week
June 14th 1890}
There is a list of expenses in the back of the journal. These
pages have the heading "Expense for __________." Dates, items and
amount are listed.
Assorted tags and receipts are in the folder in the back of the journal.
There is a tag from Bradley, Hoyt & Do listing No. and Yds.
There is a card from H. B. Stanley, a dealer in watches, clocks and
jewelry and a watch repairer.
There is a card with a receipt on it, dated 10\22\1890{is date correct?}
and signed Chas S. Miller. A mathematical equation is also on this
card. On the reverse side of the card there is another receipt for
$200.00
and a mathematical equation. There is some writing along the side edge
on the first side, it is difficult to read.
//end of small book//
Cha's S. Miller, Waterbury, Conn. is written on the inside
front cover, followed by an Almanac section (astronomical
calculations, weights and measures, etc.) and an Addresses
and Memoranda section, containing the addresses: Arthur
Hyvan, Goodwins shop City, Blackmills, Alec Mauthey, 110
Kensington St., New Britain Co., and Mauthey and Wife, 110
Kensington St., New Britain, Conn. There is also a Timetable
for Board or Labor with the names Lom, Welton, and Nettleton.
01\02\{1891}(Fr) Back yard of my shop yard was flooded to the depth
of
10". Mr. Fairclough made drain.
01\03\{1891}(Sa) Cold. Cleaned out the shop.
01\04\{1891}(Su) Snowed. Went to the prayer meeting at the chapel
this morning. Mr. Hiram Able had the meeting.
01\05\{1891}(Mo) Snowed. Went to Ed Todds this morning thought I
would freeze before I could get home.
01\06\{1891}(Tu) Worked to night.
01\07\{1891}(We) Fred was home sick{.} Did not work this evening.
Chas Pierpont had a fistula{?} cart out to day {.}
01\08\{1891}(Th) Nice. Good sleighing. Mary and Clyde and Parve{?}
went to town and got Clyde and Parve each an overcoat cost 4.00
each. Mother Pierpont went to grange meeting to night. George
Nettletons Grandfa{ther} Sullivan visited him to day. W.L.
Pierpont brought a pig that weighed 125 lbs.
01\09\{1891}(Fr) Nice sleighing.
01\10\{1891}(Sa) Nice. Mr. Cha's Gillette of Cheshire got his two
horse wagon and traded one bay horse and 10.00 to boot for the
same also ordered an one horse wagon he to pay me 60.00 for it
and the 10.00 makes a total of 70.00 he now owes me. Price of wagon
65.00. {These are the original grammatical errors} Cara
and George Mr. Smith Clyde and me and myself {?} went sliding on
a double ripper this evening.
01\11\{1891}(Su) Rainy. Stayed home all day. Rained very hard the
snow
has most all gone at the rate it is going there will be a big flood.
Harris Frost died this morning of{p}neumonia aged 78 he was a nice man.
01\12\{1891}(Mo) Cleared up. The water in mad river was one boat and
a half deep an{d} the floor of the pump station and the road
east of the shear shop is covered big cakes of ice where the
river has run over.-------------------------------------------
Mr. Shilton and a young lady that called him cousin started
from Southington at 6 o'clock this morning with a sleigh at
Stillmans corners the water was so high that it came in the
sleigh they held their feet as high a{s} possible but it wet
the back of the young ladies stockings how she must have felt
she borrowed an old hat and dress as not to wet her own and had
hers under the seat they got wet at my house they exchanged
their sleigh for my buggy as the sleighing had all gone. {The
last sentence was completed on 01\13\{1891}(Tu)} {sic}
01\14\{1891}(We) Tom went to Cheshire and got a hub for Austins
Pierpont's wagon and a set of wheels for E.E. Wrights wagon.
01\15\{1891}(Th) Clear. George Nettleton took a demit{?] card from
the grange which entitles him to join any grange insid{e} of
six months by paying up his back dues if he fails to do so he is
no longer a member of any grange. Let Mr. Jencks take my
Saladee buggy for a time.{sic}
01\16\{1891}(Fr) Clear. Ed Johnson died to day aged 68 to be buried
{S}aturday afternoon in Wolcott.
01\17\{1891}(Sa) Rain and snow.Fred Welton was going to Seymour
this
afternoon rabiting {sic} {rabbiting?}
01\18\{1891}(Su) Went to prayer meeting this evening. Bessy
Garrigan
led.
01\20\{1891}(Tu) Wright butchered 8 pigs to day. School commenced
to
day Miss Patchen teacher.{sic}
01\21\{1891}(We) {weather} Good. Tom was home sick. Wm. Purdy drew 12
truck to Holmes Booth & Haydens to day for me. Mr. Kellogg of
the Pin{?} Co. ordered 8 or 3 pin {?} tubes to day.{sic}
Wright butchered 11 pigs to day.
01\22\{1891}(Th) Rained hard. Big floods in all the rivers about
here. Tom
Melbourn{,} Fred Welton{,} George Nettleton and Myself{sic} went to
wedges mill to help hurry saw the old mill was no good and we
sawed but little. {sic}
01\25\{1891}(Su) Snowed. Went to the chaple{sic} to prayer
meeting{>}
Miss Annie Frost led the meeting. Uncle Alfred Munson is very
sick.
01\26\{1891}(Mo) Fair. Snow is 15" deep on the level. Cara and I
worked on my books all day.
01\26\{1891}(Tu) Good Sleighing{sic}. Cara and I worked on my books
all day{.} We found that there was $1384.01 owing me and that
last year I did nearly $2,000. worth of work.
01\28\{1891}(We) Nice Sleighing. Mary went to visit Gussy. Got one
set of wheell{sic} of H.C.Hubbell $12.00 was for hub.{sic} Tom
went collecting.
01\29\{1891}(Th) Foggy. Tom and Fred stayed home this afternoon to
lay
stable floor. Uncle Alfred Munson died last night at 12
o'clock aged 91 years.
01\31\{1891}(Sa) Sid Munson's hired man ran away with 2,000 {or
20.00}.
02\01\{1891}(Su) Thawed. Went to the Y.P.S. of C.E. this evening.
Edson Hitchcock led the meeting.
02\02\{1891}(Mo) Warm. Wilson Pierponts wife had a baby to night.
02\03\{1891}(Tu) Rained. Medicine to cure worms in horses.
Gentian 8oz
Sulfite Iron {?} mix 4 "
Dose 1 tablespoon full 3 times per day.
02\04\{1891}(We) Cold. The Cattolves{?} are cutting the wood of the
range{?}
they bought of Mrs. Cass and Mrs. Doolittle and are clearing it up
ready
for their burying ground.{sic}
02\06\{1891}(Fr) Snowed. Went to Holmes Booth & Haydens but Mr.
Adams was
out of town. Got a watch chain for Clyde.
02\07\{1891}(Sa) Snowed. Went to prayer meeting{.} Mr. Squires led the
meeting.
02\09\{1891}(Su) Thomas Melbourne lumber bill 84.73.
02\10\{1891}(Tu) Miss Haddy came to day. Mr. Hawd finished getting
ice to day has one house 60'x 24'x 20 full.{sic}
02\11\{1891}(We) Clear. Sent George after the washing. A.B.
Pierpont
is 42/41 years old today.
02\13\{1891}(Th) An appointment at the Dentist. My wife had a baby
girl this morning at 6:30 o'clock had Barber for doctor and
Miss Haddy (Ruth Brundags) for nurse. I got my emery {sic}
Grinder shaft from the Waterbury machine Co. this morning.
Gave Parter S. Woods some bills to collect.
02\14\{1891}(Fr) Brought Margaret home from Franks because she was
sick with the croup. Clyde and Irving are sick with the croup.
02\15\{1891}(Sa) Had Dr. Benedict to day to attend Margaret.
Mrs. T.B. Egglestone was buried to day she took me to school
the first day I ever attended in 1864. We went to Miss Frost
in the old Acamey {Academy?}.
02\16\{1891}(Mo) Rained. Mrs. B.S. Wedge is 34 years old to day.
Took dinner with Frank on west Liberty street then went to the
bank and to Holmes Booth & Haydens to see about trucks.
02\17\{1891}(Tu) Rained. Mr. C.S. Farclough is 63 years old to day
he
is an ugly man. Clyde is sick with the croup Jane is at A.B.
Pierponts sick with the croup Margaret is sick with the croup
and Mary is sick with a baby.{sic} C.S. Gillette ordered a 2
horse wagon through Cha's Ives 100.00. George took dinner at
Father's.
02\18\{1891}(We) Cleared up. Tom carried Cha's Pierponts sleigh
home. George and I took dinner at Fathers to day.
02\20\{1891}(Th) Mr. Sha's S. Gillitte ordered a 2 horse wagon. Mr.
Munson said he saw Mr. Fairclougs wheels last night.
02\21\{1891}(Sa) I saw a new set of wheels on Mr. Fairclougs wagon.
02\22\{1891}(Su) Clear. Went to the Chapel in the afternoon and to
the prayer meeting in the evening{.} Mr. Squares led the meeting.
02\24\{1891}(Tu) Father and I went to Ramson Halls auction{.} I
bought
2 stoke chaws{?} for 15 cts.
02\24\{1891}(We) Was in town all this afternoon saw Parter L.
Moad{.}
{T}ook dinner at dads.
02\26\{1891}(Th) Snowed They had the darymans{sic} meeting at the
grange hall to day{.} Took dinner at Fathers.
02\27\{1891}(Fr) Snowed. L.L. Ensworths Agent was at my shop to
day.
Took dinner with Father.
02\28\{1891}(Sa) Took dinner at Fathers.{sic}
03\01\{1891}(Su) Cold. Went to the Chaple to Prayer meeting Mr.
Hobert Warner led the meeting.
03\02\{1891}(Mo) Cold. Went to see Ben Ferrell about a planer.
03\03\{1891}(Tu) Snowed. Bought a Plainer{sic} of Benjamin Ferrell
for 10.00{.} Paid 8.00 in work and 2.00 cash. The town
commenced cutting the hill on the Meridan road near Mr. Freys
house{.} They worked a little while and gave it up on account
of frost{.} George Benhan ordered a heavy wagon gear price
65.pp.
03\04\{1891}(We) Snowed. Worked on Mr. Wrights buggy. Took dinner
with Father.
03\05\{1891}(Th) Cold. Good Sleighing. Went to grange hall to
dramatic entertainment. J.J. Bryan ordered his buggy fixed up
price 16.00. City Ice Co. Talked about having ice wagon built
with iron gear Price $150.00. They took my telephone away
because I refused to pay for it till the last of the quarter
after I had had the use of it.
03\06\{1891}(Fr) Good. Good Sleighing. They took away A.B.
Pierponts
2 telephones for the same reasons they did mine. Miss Haddy
went home and we have engaged Emma Nichols to help do the work.
Miss Haddy weighs nearly 300 lbs.
03\07\{1891}(Sa) Warm. Mr. Wright got a letter from Mr. Fred
Kingsbury about the land back of my shop that we think Mr.
Fairclough wrote.----------------------------------------
Tom Melbournes house was surched {searched} this noon for
liquers.--------------------------------------------------
I carried the Old man Harry home to Cheshire to night and
stop{p}ed at Frank Ives and measured a lot of plank.------
City Ice Co. ordered new wagon $160.00 with springs on it.
03\08\{1891}(Su) Warm. Took Mary and mother Perpont and Clyde and
Jane and Margaret up to Austins for a ride. Went to the Chaple
this evening. Wm H. Durkee led the meeting.
03\09\{1891}(Mo) Rained Hard. Cha's Welton is 33 years old today.
----------------------------------------------------------
Went to see Hall & Upson about their account and then to the
City Ice Co. about their new wagon.
03\10\{1891}(Tu) Good. Mr. Whightman commenced working on my shop
worked 9 hr.
03\11\{1891}(We) Good. Mr. Whiteman and Mr. Garrigns worked on the
shop.-------------------------------------------------------
Mother Pierpont went to Nellie Connors to stay a while{.} Erve
went too.------------------------------------------------------
Wm. Artchenson{?} ordered cart fixed for 14.00.
03\12\{1891}(Th) Rained. Wright and I went to see Cha's Cally about
Fairclough. Wright and Fairclough have been fighting all day{.}
Janty{?} fought Fairclough a little while this morning. Mr.
Garrigns worked 9 1/2 hr, Mr. Whiteman worked 7 1/2.
03\13\{1891}(Fr) Rained. EE Wright and myself went to see Mr. Cally
but he is in New Haven.
03\14\{1891}(Sa) Cold. Cha's Cally made Cha's Fairclough turn his
water from his drive way off my land and told him to put in an
6" or 8" drain pipe.
03\15\{1891}(Su) Nice day. Went to see Mr.Byam about iron roofing.
Went to the chaple this evening to the Young Peoples Christian
endevor{endeavor} meeting Edson Hitchcock led the meeting.
They had the largest meeting I ever saw in the chapel.
AB Pierpont called to see Mary and I about the trouble Charlie
Pierpont is making about mothers property.
03\16\{1891}(Mo) Cold. Went to Woodtick to Mr. Cornellis to see
about
some wagons told him I would ask the small one for about 5.00
set no prise{price} on the large one. He is going to bring
some wheels for 18.00 or 20.00. Went to James Wakellee and
bought a window shash for 1.00. Elliott Doolittle called to
see me about a new wagon but I was away. Mr. Whiteman worked 6
hr, Harry Whiteman worked 6 hr.
03\17\{1891}(Tu) Mr. Whiteman worked 6 1/2 hr. in the shop on his
wagon.
03\18\{1891}(We) Mr. Whiteman worked on his wagon 6 1/2 hr.
03\19\{1891}(Th) Mr. Whiteman worked on his wagon 5 1/2 hr. Thomas
Melbourne did not work his wife was sick. I went to
cheshire{sic} this morning to get some spokes and rims for Mr.
Ritters wagon. Mr. Faircloughs wheels came to day.
03\20\{1891}(Fr) Good. Mr. Whiteman worked 8 hr. on his wagon. I
delivered Mr. Faircloughs wheels to him but he would not accept
them and fired them out of the barn for he was mad. Fred
Higgins ordered 2 horse wagon Price $135.00.
03\21\{1891}(Sa) Mr. Whiteman got through on his wagon at noon and
worked for me in the afternoon 4 1/2 hr.
03\22\{1891}(Su) Rained. Rained all day I stayed home.
03\23\{1891}(Mo) Moist. Mr. Whiteman worked for me 8 hr. Stephen
Wedge got a job at the West Brass Mill to day.
03\24\{1891}(Tu) Mr. Whiteman worked 9 hr.
03\25\{1891}(We) Nice. Mr. Whiteman worked 7 1/2 hr., Mr. Garragns
worked 10 hr. I went to Randolphs & Clawes.
03\26\{1891}(Th) James Pater lent me 30.00 to pay Tom Melbourne.
Mr.
Fairclough payed me $11.03 to pay all claims and depts{debts}.
{T}his is what it has cost him for being spunky and mean. Mr.
Whiteman didnt work to day. School closed in the East Farms
district to day. Payed Mr. Rockwood 2.50 for lettering CE Ives
wagon.
03\27\{1891}(Fr) Good. Fred Welton did not work. George and Tom and
I worked on the shop. All my family went over to my fathers.
03\28\{1891}(Sa) Nice. Frank and Old Ed sawed 7 1/2 cords of wood
to
day.
03\29\{1891}(Su) Nice. Went to the chaple this aftermoon and
evening
Rev.{?} Anderson preached this afternoon and Mrs. Harry Garrign
led the meeting in the evening.
03\30\{1891}(Mo) Mr. Whiteman worked 5 hr. Went to Randolphs and
Claws to ask about iron.
03\31\{1891}(Tu) got a load of old iron from R & C.
04\01\{1891}(We) Went to R & C after 2 loads of old iron.
04\02\{1891}(Th) Nice. Went to town this noon and to Mr. Kutters.
Has a talk with George Nettleton about being late in the
morning.
04\03\{1891}(Fr) Snowed 8 inches. Tom was home sick this afternoon.
Old Mr. Parsons came to work this morning at 10 o'clock.
04\04\{1891}(Sa) Mr. Parsons worked 10hr. Attended town meeting to
night. The main object that this meeting was called for was
to appong{appoint} a superintendant of highways and bridges at $1000.00
salery {sic} a year and to repair or build a town house and to
build a cart house and several new streets and to transact any
other business proper to be done. The meeting ajorned{sic} for 3
years without doing any business.
04\05\{1891}(Su) Went to the Chapel this evening. Mr. Squires led
the
meeting.
04\06\{1891}(Mo) Cold. Mr. Parsons worked 10 hr. George and I cut
an
ash tree over to Wilson Pierponts. Mary had a letter from
Nellie stating that her mother was going to divide the Warner
property among the four boys sons.
04\07\{1891}(Tu) Mr. Parsons worked 10 hr.
04\08\{1891}(We) Mr. Parsons worked 10 hr.
04\09\{1891}(Th) Mr. Parsons worked 10 hr.
04\10\{1891}(Fr) Parsons worked 10 hrs. Mr. Garrigns worked 8 hr
painting my store house.
04\11\{1891}(Sa) Mr. Parsons worked 10 hr.
04\12\{1891}(Su) Attended prayer meeting this evening. Miss Flora
Judd led the meeting. My Father is 61/60 years old to day this
is the first time I ever knew how old my Father is.
04\13\{1891}(Mo) Nice. Mr. Parsons worked 10 hrs. Went to Randolphe
and Claws Mr. Demring would not sell the roofing. Clyde came
home from Canors{?}. Walter Garrigns is sick with the mumps
and tyfard fever{typhoid?} and his wife has the mumps to.
Henry Buckinghams wife has gone crazy because she thinks
henry{sic} flirts with the girls at the grange.
04\14\{1891}(Tu) Parsons worked 10 hr. Worked at the saw mill about
3
hr. this morning.
04\15\{1891}(We) Parsons worked 10 hr. Mother is 57/56 years old to
day.
04\16\{1891}(Th) Mr. Parsons worked 10 hr. Garrigns worked 8 hr.
04\17\{1891}(Fr) Mr. Parsons worked 10 hr. Mr. Garrigns worked 8 hr.
04\18\{1891}(Sa) Mr. Rarsons worked 10 hr. Mr. Garrigans worked
painting shed 8 hr.
04\19\{1891}(Su) Went to Cannors and Charlie Pierponts.
04\20\{1891}(Mo) Tom is home sick. Munson is sick.
04\21\{1891}(Tu) Tom and Fred is home sick. DC Mutug {?} called to
order by Miles Booth in chair 8.13. Voted that John Peacock
became a member. Voted that Luke Henderson became a member.
Bus leaves corner of stay and S Main Sts at 5.30 on next
Thursday evening.
04\22\{1891}(We) Tom was home all day plowing. Fred home 1/2 day.
Parsons worked 10 hr.
04\23\{1891}(Th) Tom worked to day. I went to Cheshire with the
drum
corps to drum for the Old{or Odd} Fellows.
04\24\{1891}(Fr) Mr. Wm F Munson died tonight at about 8 o'clock
aged
41 years.
04\25\{1891}(Sa) Ervis Wright and myself spent all day ar{r}ainging
for
Mr. Munsons funeral.
04\26\{1891}(Su) Wm Munson was buried to day. Rev. Mr. Egglestone
officiated. Miles Ovaitt [Oviatt], Cha's Adams, Cha's Kenea and Mr.
Burlingam were pall brers{bearers}.
04\28\{1891}(Tu) Mr. Parsons worked 10 hr. Tom and Fred stayed mone
to day to set out the hedge. Hobert Welton interest comes due
to day.
04\29\{1891}(We) Clyde and I went to Bridgeport. Call on Martelle,
Mrs.
Munson, Faney, Champlin, Pierpont.
05\04\{1891}(Mo) Fred Welton was taken sick this noon. did not work
this afternoon.
05\05\{1891}(Tu) Fred welton sick to day. Ferdannand Martel came to
work in my paint shop to day. rent 3.00 per month.
05\06\{1891}(We) Fred Welton stayed home sick. Ed Canger planted my
potatoes to day.
05\07\{1891}(Th) Fred Welton home sick to day.
05\08\{1891}(Fr) Fred Welton worked to day.
05\10\{1891}(Su) Went to Manville Nortons and Cha's Tuttles.
05\11\{1891}(Mo) Paid H.V. Welton 23.00 on interest, 3.10 due now.
05\12\{1891}(Tu) Paid H.V. Welton $3.10.
05\13\{1891}(We) Went to see Mrs. Munson she said Mr. Peckord is
planting her garden.
05\15\{1891}(Fr) Mr. Parsons worked on City Ice wagon 10 hr. Paid
1.40 for lumber.
05\16\{1891}(Sa) Mr. Parsons worked on the City Ice wagon 10 hr. 20
hr.
05\17\{1891}(Su) We went to Praspect {?} for a ride.
05\18\{1891}(Mo) Mr. Parsons worked 10 hr on City Ice wagon.
{calculations follow}
05\19\{1891}(Tu) Mr. Parsons worked 10 hr on ice wagon.
05\23\{1891}(Sa) Tom Melbourne was home sick this afternoon.
05\24\{1891}(Su) Went to the Chapel with Clyd and Irve and Mrs.
Benham
and Mary. Mr. Garrigns had me place the flags on the souldiers
{soldiers} graves in the East Farmes Burying Ground.
05\26\{1891}(Tu) Drum Corps had a meeting this evening. There
wer{e}
present Luke Henderson,L. Lanaitt, C.S. Miller, Miles Booth,
Mr. Pholen, John Marrow, James Elliot.
05\27\{1891}(We) Went to the Ann{u}al Chapel meeting. Mr. Brsdley
Seneca Munson, David Parter and Cha's Frost were elected Chapel
committee for the ensuing year. Hiram Able was elected
Secretary and Mrs. Theodore Munson Treasurer. Meeting ajourned
to June 27th.
05\28\{1891}(Th) Had Drum Corps meeting this evening there were
present H.A. Norton, Henry Cross, George Edwards, Rufus Carley,
Luk Henderson, Mr. Pholen, James Elliott, Miller Booth, C.S.
Miller
05\29\{1891}(Fr) Fred Welton did not work. P.T. Barnum circus was
in
town to day.
05\30\{1891}(Sa) Went to the Flag Raising on the high sc{h}ool
grounds
had an address by John Milton Mabbott and by Captain
Chamberlain. Had the largest local parade I ever saw in
Waterbury I drummed in the Mattatuck Drum Corps.
05\31\{1891}(Su) Went to Arthur Harrisons and got the sword that
once
belonged to Major Byington of Wolcott. Went to the Chapel and
got the wreathes and flags to lay on the graves of the soldiers
in the East Farms burying ground.
06\04\{1891}(Mo) Wallace Andrews said he would see me week after
next
which would be the 18th.
06\05\{1891}(Tu) Bal due Clark Bros. $13.69. {The rest is unclear}
06\06\{1891}(Sa) Paid F.B. Fields clerk 27.40 for Fred Welton.
06\07\{1891}(Su) Stayed home all day.
06\08\{1891}(Mo) Went to see A.F. Slater of Wolcott.
06\09\{1891}(Tu) Went to see Mr. Byam.
06\10\{1891}(We) {measures}
06\11\{1891}(Th) Paid Mr. Parsons 15.00 all I owe him.
06\13\{1891}(Sa) George went away on the cars. Fred went to
baintom{?}
take fishing.
06\25\{1891}(Th) Went Cheshire.
06\26\{1891}(Fr) Tom and I went to see Wallace Andrews he said
06\27\{1891}(Sa) Tom and I went to Atwoles{?} and bought a 4 year
colt
of Mr. Sterry for 100.00. Pais $50.00.
06\28\{1891}(Su) Attended Chapel this evening Mrs. Anne Munson led
the
meeting.
06\29\{1891}(Mo) Attended school meeting this evening. A.B.
Pierpont
was elected committee, Wm. Austin clerk, Luthur Bradley
treasurer. Voted to have another meeting 2 weeks from to
night.
07\03\{1891}(Fr) Mr. Jencks gave deed of land on corner of Mrs.
Doolittle's road and Cheshire road. Gave Mr. Parsons 25.00.
07\12\{1891}(Su) Mary and Rol Jenner stayed at our house last night
and to day we went for a ride to Cheshire.
07\18\{1891}(Sa) Fred Welton has earned since he worked for me
$470.25
and I have paid him $401.51 leaving 68.74 due and taken out
20.60 for {?} leave 4814 now due him. {calculation at bottom}
07\22\{1891}(We) George sma{c}ked Mr. Parson's hand with a 8 pound
sledge driving spokes in the City Ice Co. wagon.
07\24\{1891}(Fr) Paid Mr. Parsons 10.00.
07\28\{1891}(Tu) Paid Mr. Parsons 13.00. Went to see Porter Le Wood
about Mr. Smith's bill.
07\31\{1891}(Fr) Sheriff Rigney came and took Mr. Smith's buggy away.
08\08\{1891}(Sa) George Nettleton started for Hartford this
afternoon
on his bicicle{sic}. Went duck hunting this morning at Seatts
pond.
08\09\{1891}(Su) Went to the Chapel this afternoon and evening.
08\15\{1891}(Sa) George Nettleton got through working for me to day
I
payed him 140.00 in full to date.
08\16\{1891}(Su) I went to the Chapel this afternoon and evening.
08\17\{1891}(Mo) {measures}
08\23\{1891}(Su) Went to the Chaple and then Father and mother Mary
and myself went to the rattlesnake quarry.
09\01\{1891}(Tu) {calculations}
09\02\{1891}(We) Took Mrs. Wells Carriage home this afternoon.
Ervis
Wright is worse to day. Sam Munson is very sick.
09\26\{1891}(Sa) {accounts}
09\28\{1891}(Mo) Arther Merriman ordered cart price $90.00.
09\29\{1891}(Tu) Lockhart ordered wagon made over for 45.00.
09\30\{1891}(We) Henry Carter ordered 1 set of trees for 11.42.
10\02\{1891}(Fr) Paid Mr. Parsons 4.00.
10\12\{1891}(Mo) Paid Mr. Parsons 12.00. All the Miller family went
to Mary Jenners this evening the same being the 15th
anniversary of her marriage.
10\17\{1891}(Sa) {calculations}
10\19\{1891}(Mo) Alfred Northrop came to work for me to day @1.25.
10\22\{1891}(Th) Bought of Henry Whiteman {list}
10\24\{1891}(Sa) Paid Mr. Parsons $20.00.
10\27\{1891}(Tu) Recieved of Mr. J. Gum 200 leaving a balance of
7.15
now due. Snowed to day first snow I have seen this season.
Wright butchered 8 hogs to day.
10\28\{1891}(We) Recieved of the City Ice Co. $169.10 pay in full to
date. Paid Alfred Northrop 7.00.
11\02\{1891}(Mo) Paid Mr. Martelle $38.28 for all due him. 27.00 for
Fabor, 11.28 for me.
11\03\{1891}(Tu) Paid Mr. Northrop 7.50.
11\04\{1891}(We) Paid Mr. Parsons 10.00. Had shop ishured{insured}.
11\05\{1891}(Th) Tom staid home to work.
11\06\{1891}(Fr) Tom stayed home to work.
11\13\{1891}(Fr) Paid Mr. Northrop 7.50. Paid Perre Supernot 11.25 in
full to date.
11\14\{1891}(Sa) Paid Mr. Parsons 15.00. Paid Tom 6.00. Perre did not
work to day.
11\15\{1891}(Su) Peter Marsh the painter and I went to John Marses and
James Harry's. Mr. Parsons worked 9 hr.
11\16\{1891}(Mo) Paid Hobert W.Welton 26.10 interest. Perre worked 10
hrs.
11\17\{1891}(Tu) Perre worked 9 hr. I took Tom Melbourns horse to keep
a spell.
11\18\{1891}(We) Perre worked 10hr.
11\20\{1891}(Fr) {calculations}
11\21\{1891}(Sa) Paid Mr. Parsons 12.00.
11\22\{1891}(Su) All the family went to Mr. Edwards.
11\25\{1891}(We) Paid Mr. Northrop 6.00.
11\26\{1891}(Th) Thanksgiving.
11\28\{1891}(Sa) Paid Perre 1.00.
12\05\{1891}(Sa) Paid Mr. Parsons 7.00.
12\06\{1891}(Su) {calculations and diagram}
12\07\{1891}(Mo) {measures}
12\08\{1891}(Tu) Recived of Fred 30.00 Pay in full to date and AB
Paccaivt{?} Peter Marsh got through painting Mrs. Pierponts
house and went to work for George Benham. I was home sick all
day.
12\18\{1891}(Fr) Arthur Merriman ordered ax wagon for $100.00.
Walter
Brooks ordered 2 horse wagon for $75.00. Mr. Iseral Coe died
to day aged 97 years.
12\22\{1891}(Tu) Billy White worked 6 hr. digging my cellar.
12\27\{1891}(Su) Went to the Chaple this afternoon and evening.
12\29\{1891}(Tu) Paul Hesphelt worked 4 1/2 hr digging my cellar.
Mr.
Lucus worked 8 hr striping two bobs sleighs.
12\30\{1891}(We) Paul and Billy worked 6 hr digging my cellar.
12\31\{1891}(Th) Paul worked 4 hr., Billy worked 8 hr digging.
There is a note of accounts marked March 2 in the Memoranda
section, and a full Cash Account section. The back cover is
filled with calculations.
An Almanac section in the front, followed by an Addresses and
Memoranda section with the names and addresses: John
Hylander, No 128 Cook St., Bds P. Anderson, Mrs. Krogany, 65
So Elm St., L.J. Richardson, 223 North Elm St.,and Frank
Blodgilt, #117 Demsian St., City. There is also a Time Table
for Board or Labor including the names Tom, Northrop, Fred,
Parsons, Weltran, Cass, Pratt, and Marsh.
Daily Memoranda
01\01\{1892}(Fr) Paul Hesphelt worked digging my cellar 2 hr.
01\02\{1892}(Sa) Miles Farrell was Buried to day at Mill Plain.
01\03\{1892}(Su) Tom Melbourn and I took his colt over to Wm Cooks
in
Wollingford for him to keep.
01\04\{1892}(Mo) Old Mrs. Barnes, Cha's Frosts mother in law was
buried to day at Mill Plain.
01\06\{1892}(We) Tom was sick to day. Mr. Rin and his son painted
Austins meat wagon.
01\10\{1892}(Su) We all went to Ed Todds.
01\13\{1892}(We) Waterbury Brass Co. Mill burned to day loss
$300,000
ishured{insured} $180,000. Cass came to work.
01\15\{1892}(Fr) Wilson Pierpont drew plank from Todds mill. {?} 25
lbs Rys flour .75 cts.
01\17\{1892}(Su) Charles Frost's Horse run away and smashed the
sleigh
to pieces.
01\18\{1892}(Mo) June 16 Setting 1 set t{?} 2.00. All $5.65. W.L.
Pierpont drew plank from Todds saw mill (one load).
01\23\{1892}(Sa) Paul Hesphelt worked on my cellar 16 1/2 hr
White{?} worked 20
----------
36 1/2
Paid Parsons 98.00.
02\12\{1892}(Fr) Went to Bridgeport to the Aluminum Brass and
bronze
Co. to see about trucks.
02\13\{1892}(Sa) I{?} Went to Bridgeport to work on trucks.
02\16\{1892}(Tu) Mother went over to Charlies to stay over Trinity
supper.
02\20\{1892}(Sa) Tom went to Bridgeport to work on trucks.
02\25\{1892}(Th) Went to see Randolphes and Clawes about trucks.
Holmes Boogh and Hardens ordered 6 trucks @ 30.00 each no
wheels.
02\26\{1892}(Fr) Fred Miller came to work for me @150.
02\27\{1892}(Sa) Went to Randolph and Claws to see about making
trucks at 15.00 each they to furnish everything except rivets
and bolts. {calculation at end}
02\29\{1892}(Mo) Mr. Cass came to work for me @ 1.50. Fred Miller
went to work casting for the Manhattan Brass Co. of N.Y. City.
03\05\{1892}(Sa) Ed Holmes worked drawing logs from Wilson
Pierponts
swanp to Wedges mill and to Todds mill in the afternoon.
03\06\{1892}(Su) We called at George Edwards to day.
03\07\{1892}(Mo) Fred R. Welton Died at 6.30 o'clock this morning.
03\06\{1892}(We) Fred Welton was buried to day.
03\10\{1892}(Th) Wm. Pratt hired out to work for me for one year @
2.25 per day.
03\11\{1892}(Fr) Ed Benham Price for house 1800.00.
03\12\{1892}(Sa) {calculation of...} Time Fred Welton worked since
he
came to work after getting through at West Brass mill.
03\17\{1892}(Th) Paid Mr. Parsons 10.00 having 21.70 due.
03\18\{1892}(Fr) Arthur Merriman hired Wm Purdys ax wagon for a
time @
1.00 per week.
03\21\{1892}(Mo) Wm Pratt came to work for me @ 2.25 per day.
03\22\{1892}(Tu) R and I ordered 4 wagons for #95.00.
03\23\{1892}(We) City Ice Co. ordered wagon gear for 75.00.
04\04\{1892}(Mo) Arthur Terrell of Wolcott worked digging my cellar
2.00.
04\05\{1892}(Tu) Sam and Johnson worked stoneing my cellar. Sam
2.75,
Johnson 2.40.
04\06\{1892}(We) Sam and Johnson worked on cellar.
04\07\{1892}(Th) Sam and Johnson worked on cellar.
04\08\{1892}(Fr) Sam and Johnson worked on cellar.
04\09\{1892}(Sa) Sam and Johnson worked on cellar.
04\10\{1892}(Su) Clyde Irving and myself walked to the top of
turkey
hill to day.
04\11\{1892}(Mo) Sam and Johnson Worked on my cellar.
04\12\{1892}(Tu) Sam and Johnson worked on my cellar.
04\13\{1892}(We) Sam and Johnson worked on my cellar.
04\14\{1892}(Th) Sam and Johnson and old Ed worked on my cellar.
W.L.
Pierpont and Benham and Wm Austin and Ed Holmes drew logs to
Todds mill.
04\15\{1892}(Fr) Worked drawing sand and stone and lumber. Benham
and
Wm Austin and W.L. Pierpont drew logs to Todds mill.
04\16\{1892}(Sa) Sam and Johnson worked on cellar.
04\18\{1892}(Mo) Sam and Johnson worked on cellar.
04\19\{1892}(Tu) Iam and Johnson worked on cellar.
04\20\{1892}(We) Iam and Johnson furnished cellar.{calculation}
Rec{i}eved of C.S. Miller $50.00 on account {signature}
04\20\{1892}(Tu) The Ovaitts [Oviatts] and Warners started this
morning for
Portland Uragan {Oregon}. It will take 617 yards plaster and
12.000 lalte{?} for my house.
05\12\{1892}(Th) Ed Benham commenced my house. Worked himself with
2
men. {wages calculation}
From 05\13\{1892}(Fr) to 08\10\{1892}(We) there are account
listings and
various payments made to Mr. Benham and others in reference to
their work on Mr. Miller's house. Apparently, the house was
entirely repainted and possibly whitewashed in places. Mr.
Miller also dug a well with Tom, Cass and Pratt. There are
also the listings of normal hours for the men in the
shop.
08\22\{1892}(Mo) George Whaler worked digging ditches in my lab{?}.
09\03\{1892}(Sa) Borrowed 10.00 of D.G. Paiter.
09\09\{1892}(Fr) Ed Todd sawed 1183 ft of plank last winter for
W.L.
Pierpont.
09\27\{1892}(Tu) George Sprage Or by Cash{?} 5.00.
10\27\{1892}(Th) Fred Woods ordered wagon 75.00.
11\14\{1892}(Mo) Went to Ansonia.
11\16\{1892}(We) Cass did not work.
11\17\{1892}(Th) Paid Damelly 3.70.
From 11\21\{1892}(Mo) to 12\07\{1892}(We) there are account
listings for work done
on Mr. Miller's well by Miller, Cass, Marsh, and Melbourne.
12\14\{1892}(We) Recieved of C.S. Miller 36.00 as interest.{with
the
signature of a Joseph Munger}
12\28\{1892}(We) Miss Haddy came to day.
The Cash Account and Payable and Recievable sections
in the back have partial notation. In the back pocket is a
scrap of paper containing a payment account.
On the inside cover, there is a map of Jackson Park during the
World's Columbian Exposition, 1893. There is also an almanac
section, followed by Addresses and Memoranda, with the
addresses:
John Manteille, Waterbury
Fred D. Miller, 36 Admeral St., New Haven
Wm Morris Jr., No 57 Church St., New Haven, Conn.
J.T. Phalen, 196 Dublin St.
C.H. Tufts, New Haven, Conn., Box 15.93
Wm Morris Jr. 57 Church St., Sec Cau fife and Drum
Assasectry{?}
JB Rogers, Eliot, Maine
JB Rogers, Butte Montana, (Parrot Smelter{?})
LJ Bradley, 39 Park Ave,City
Boylon, (cloth) Grand St., NY
AJ Cammeyer, 6th Ave, (Boot tops) NY
AL Boutillier Brothers, 14th St., NY
James McCreery CC, Broadway & 11 St., NY
JG Hurzmann{?}, Box 438, Waterbury
John W. Fields, ofs{?} Mrs. Lydia Marsh, #86 Penbroke St.,
Bridgeport
Wm Rutter, 186 West 135th Street, New York
JP Howell & Co. 77 Beekman St., NY
JB Haynes, 230 Cherry St.
TC Maulthrop, Bristol, Conn.
Fred D. Miller, 23 Shelton Ave, New Haven, Conn.
There is also a Time Table for Board of Labor with the names
Melbaum, Cass, and Marsh.
There is a listing of accounts from 01\01\{1893}(Su) to
01\06\{1893}(Fr)
concerning feed and payment to workers.
01\10\{1893}(Tu) Baby was born this morning weight 11 lbs. Frank
Pierpont Miller ("Mike")
01\14\{1893}(Sa) 4 below, Cold
01\15\{1893}(Su) 2 below, Cold
01\16\{1893}(Mo) 7 below, Cold
01\17\{1893}(Tu) 17 below, Cold
01\18\{1893}(We) 17 below, Cold
01\24\{1893}(Tu) Had a school meeting this evening to lay a tax to
pay
the district debt of $1000.00 but they voted to borrow $200.oo
more B.F. Haggett. Moderator Mark L. Warner Committee.
01\26\{1893}(Th) Sarah Freeman came to work for us at 1.00 per week.
01\29\{1893}(Su) Miss Haddy went home to day.
01\08\{1893}(We) Gunn Paid $1.00.
01\09\{1893}(Th) City Ice Co. ordered 12'foot ice wagon for $250.
01\15\{1893}(We) Wm Purdy Paid $15.00.
02\24\{1893}(Fr) Elizer Hotchkiss Paid 9.25. Wm Strong Paid 2.00.
02\28\{1893}(Tu) Had school meeting.
03\07\{1893}(Tu) 170' oal{?} of James Parter logs.
03\09\{1893}(Th) Went to Hartford to the meeting before the
Agricultural committee.
03\14\{1893}(Tu) Mr. Fitzgeralds wagon is to cost 53.00.
03\21\{1893}(Tu) Had school meeting. Voted to lay 13 mills tax.
04\04\{1893}(Tu) Had school meeting. Voted to lay tax of 7 mills.
04\13\{1893}(Th) (Listing of accounts.)
04\14\(Fr) Mark L Warner Camithe{?} of Mill Plain School
District. The Subscriber ligol{?} voter: of said school
district hereby request you to call a special meeting of
the legal voters of said District for the purpose of laying a
futher school tax; of six mills on a dollar to become due and
payable the 2nd day of Oct AD 1893 said tax to be laid on the
grand list of 1892 dated April 12 AD 1893. SL Monson, WL
Munson, TD Munson, Wm Atkinson,{this list is continued on
04\15\{1893}(Sa)}
David T Squires, OL Fairchild, C Art Ward, LW Holland, GH Pengrey,
David Shannon, Hiram W
Bates, CH Monroe, HJ Able, BT Haggett, MB Alcott, Gaylord
Alcott Cha's Ives Seat 495 wide. April 14th Mr. Wright had
11 large hogs and 10 small ones.
04\17\{1893}(Mo) Mr Wright told me he would summonds all the
witnesses
he could if he was canaplaned{?complained} of
04\19\{1893}(We) Fred Woods brought 2800 of soft coal.
04\28\(Fr) James Parter, DG Parter, Henson Miller, CS Miller,
Sarah Hine, complained of Wrights Pigs and garbage.
05\01\{1893}(Mo) If I were called to testify I should have to say
that
nearly every time I drove by here last summer I caught the
smell terribly from Jim Parters down to your Fathers. It had
aught to have been stoped years ago.{sic} Ed Welton.
--------------------------------------------------------------
I have smelled something pret{t}y strang{e} when passing but
could not say what it was. But this I am sure of I have met
loads of garbage turning in to Mr Wrights place that would have
made me hold my nose had I not have driven from it as fast as I
could. Geo M Benham.
---------------------------------------------------------------
05\02\{1893}(Tu)
I would have stopped it long ago if I could. I had to hold my
breath very strong last summer while passing to and from work.
HJ Able.
---------------------------------------------------------------
No farmer would ever have such a smell on his place. he would
either plow it under or bury it. A man aught to be put in
prison that is mean enough to make the public smell it.
George Alexander
05\03\{1893}(We)
When the wind is northeast We catch pretty strong sniffs of it.
Fred Frampkin
---------------------------------------------------------------
The smell blew across here so strong most of the time last
summer that we could not stand it without closing the windows.
Bradley
05\06\{1893}(Sa) Went to City hall to the hearing before the board
of
health in regard to Mr Wrights Piggery. They appointed Mr
Pinney and Mayer Webster to investigate. Select man Pinney
and Mayer Webster inspected Wrights Pig pen's.{sic}
05\09\{1893}(Tu) Mr Wright stopped town team's and 11 men and took
the
men in cellar time hindered 12 minutes 2 yoke open and 1 pair
horses.
05\10\{1893}(We) Frank and Gussy Started for Palouse city
Washington star at 8.20 actach{?} A.M. No of Franks Baggage
check 164 Brase 37614 1528 Bros
37615
05\11\{1893}(Th) {list of measures}
05\12\{1893}(Fr) Smelled Wrights pig pens stronger than usual.
05\13\{1893}(Sa) Dr O'Hara inspected Wrights Pig pens and my place
and
Hawds and Barnard Son & Co.
05\15\{1893}(Mo) Wright had a load of garbage come.
05\19\{1893}(Fr) Dr O'Hara inspected my place and ordered privee
and
sink drain changed.
05\20\{1893}(Sa) JA Joel & Co, 88 Nassau St., NY, Price of flag
8x12
$9.00. Made box for water closet.
05\22\{1893}(Mo) Wright had load of garbage come. Making box and
changing privee 6.00.
05\23\{1893}(Tu) Making cispoal{?cesspool} 800.
05\29\{1893}(Mo) Peter worked 9 hr.
05\30\{1893}(Tu) Decoration Day. Drummed for the veterans at the
Sauldiers {soldiers} Monument and at the raising of the flag at
Mill Plain school house.
05\31\{1893}(We) Peter worked 7 hr.
06\01\{1893}(Th) Peter worked 9.
06\02\{1893}(Fr) Peter worked 4 hr.06\03\{1893}(Sa) Thomas
Lillianhad set of
wheels price 15.00. Paid 10.00. Peter worked 6 1/2 hr.
06\05\{1893}(Mo) 10 o'clock Peter got here. Peter worked 5 1/2 hr.
06\06\{1893}(Tu) Peter worked 9 hr.
06\07\{1893}(We) {list of measures}
06\09\{1893}(Fr) {list of measures}
06\12\{1893}(Mo) John Byron ordered coal wagon Price 65.00.
06\14\{1893}(We) {list of measures}
06\16\{1893}(Fr) 9 o'clock.
06\17\{1893}(Sa) {list of measures}
06\29\{1893}(Th) Brown moded {?} all day with machine. Cass moded
{?} all
day. Tom worked 1/2 day. I worked 1/2 day at hay.
07\01\{1893}(Sa) Cass Tom and Myself worked at hay.
07\03\{1893}(Mo) Cass hawed Potatoes.
07\05\{1893}(We) Brown Moved the meadow south of the wood. Cass Tom
and I worked 4 hr till driven in by rain and hail some of the
hail stones were as big round as a silver dollar and the shape
of a summer squash.
07\06\{1893}(Th) Waterbury Seap{?} iron Co Field St. Peter worked
1/2
day.
07\07\{1893}(Fr) Wright had load of garbage come to day.
07\08\{1893}(Sa) Cass did not work.
07\16\{1893}(Su) Clyde Irving and Myself drove to New Haven and to
Fort Hale and the old light house and drove home again in the
evening.
07\30\{1893}(Su) Mary and I drove to New Haven and back again to day.
08\01\{1893}(Tu) {accounts}
08\05\{1893}(Sa) Clyde and I went to New Haven. Drove to Cheshire
and
went the rest of the way in case{?}.
08\06\{1893}(Su) Went to Charles Island on Mr Bakers tug . Mr
Meeker
was pilot.
08\07\{1893}(Mo) Came home from N.H. this morning.
08\19\{1893}(Sa) Paid Mr Muiger $10.00 interest.
10\20\{1893}(Fr) Assessed Property{list}
10\22\{1893}(Su) Franks wife came to our house to stay a while.
11\04\{1893}(Sa) Had Shop inshured{insured} for 720 at rate of
27.00
on the thousand.
11\09\{1893}(Th) Dr O'Hara visited my place to day. Moved water
closet this evening.
11\10\{1893}(Fr) Dr. O'Hara and an American reporter visited my
place
to day. Moving privy and making vault 4.00.
11\11\{1893}(Sa) Went to New Haven to see country health officer
Hoadley.
11\13\{1893}(Mo) Country Health officer and Town health officer
O'Hara
visited my place and ordered cesspool made.
11\15\{1893}(We) Cass worked on cesspool.
11\16\{1893}(Th) Frank and Cass and Tom and myself worked making
cesspool{account}
11\18\{1893}(Sa) Dr O'Hara visited my place . the time he was there
did not exceed 10 minutes.
11\23\{1893}(Th) Paid Hobert W Welton 30.00.
11\27\{1893}(Mo) {listing of accounts}
12\02\{1893}(Sa) Dr O'Hara visited my place was there about 5 minutes.
In the back is a Memoranda section in which there is the note
LD Bauley, By drawing lumber 800. There is also a full Cash
Account section, and the expenses section is empty.
In the back pocket, there is a piece of paper on which there is
a listing of accounts for clothing bought and repaired, etc.
[[no 1894 diary has been found]]
There is an Almanac section, and an Addresses and Memoranda section
in which
there are the addresses: Cd {?} Page, Plymoth{sic}, Conn., John M
Hatch, Danbury,
VE Barnum, Danbury, John W Bacon, Danbury, GM Rundel, Danbury, and SH
Rundel,
Danbury. There is also a full Time Table for Board or Labor with the
names:
Melbourne, Cass, George Cass, Burns, and Tom.
01\01\{1895}(Tu) Have not been able, yet, to find any Diary for
1894. There are shop
Acct. bks. etc.-M. Hall.
01\15\{1895}(Tu) City Ice Co ler{?} By lease or account $10.00.
01\25\{1895}(Fr) M Colloty ordered 1 cart to be done for price{?}
1.11. Price 65.00
Axle 2.11 Body 9" deep from floor.
01\30\{1895}(We) Had a meeting a Mill Plain chapel and it was
decided that the Ladies
Union should pay the Ministers and organists.
02\07\{1895}(Th) Hiram Able called on James Parters folks to seat{?}
the Chapel
Treasurer. Was informed that they should pay no bills And that we need
not
bring any more money there.
03\01\{1895}(Fr) Ladies Union paid Chapel society 14.00 to pay John French to date.
03\18\{1895}(Sa) Paid Mark Pond 20.00.
03\21\{1895}(Tu) Drove to Walnut beach and stayed there over night.
03\25\{1895}(Sa) In memory of forty six American soldiers who
sacrificed their lives
in struggling for the Independance of their country, this Monument was
erected
in 1852 by the joint liberality of of {sic} the general assembly the
People of
Milford and other contributing friends.
Two Hundred American soldiers in a destitute sickly and dying
conditions ,
were brought from a British prison ship , then lying near New York, and
suddenly cast upon our shore from a British cartel ship, on the first
of Jan.
1777.
The inhabitants of Milford made the most share table efforts for the
relief
of these suffering strangers yet notwithstanding all their kind
ministrations, in one month, these forty six died, and were buried in
one
common grave.
Their names and residences are inscriven on this monument.
Who shall say that Republics are ungrateful.
08\11\{1895}(Su) Mr McCracken preached at the Chapel this afternoon,
Clyde and Irving and myself went to Bucks hill to Mr Tylers this
afternoon.
08\14\{1895}(We) My Wife had a child this morning at 2.30 O'clock
weight -11 3/4 lbs.
(Raymond H. Miller)
08\22\{1895}(Th) Told John Pierpont that I would fix up his cart for 17.00.
08\23\{1895}(Fr) Went to Danbury to see about taking decorated wagon to the fair.
08\24\{1895}(Sa) Went to Watertown to see about taking decorated
wagon to the
Watertown fair.
09\02\{1895}(Mo) Mr & Mrs Gillett are married 55 years to night.
09\12\{1895}(Th) JH Brauson, #49 N Willow
Heght of wire 13'-6" {sic}
09\16\{1895}(Mo) 6,000 lbs 6.00 8.40 David Bury 13' from{?} Raid
09\18\{1895}(We) {listing of business accounts}
09\20\{1895}(Fr) Veterans Nelson Hall, John French
Continentalon{?} Arthur Pierpont
Puritans Hery Cass, George Hall
Indians Dwight Canklin, Ed Scott
Plowman
Grinder Cha's Hotchkiss
Blacksmith Thomas Melbourne
Cornshiller
Cider Makers George Cass, Clyde Miller
Lanmill Irving Miller
Chicru{?} Wm Canklin
09\21\{1895}(Sa) Fiddler and Dancing Mr Cass, Dan Squairs
Uncle Sam Dexter Northrop
10\01\{1895}(Tu) Wm Byrnes went to work at Roger Bro's
10\10\{1895}(Th) {diagram}
10\14\{1895}(Mo) Threashiers Cha's Minor, Wm Pritchard
11\11\{1895}(Mo) Fred was arrested to day. I went bans for him in
the
sum of $200.00.
11\12\{1895}(Tu) Fred had his trial this morning appealed to
District
cort{court}. Bands fixed at $200.00, Town band $200.00. Tried
befor{e} Judge Cawell.
D, Mr Burpee
At the time the divorce was granted, would you let the child
go.
Lattie, I suppose I shall have to.
Burpee, I said at the time the divorce was granted.
Lattie
Oh no, I wouldn't let her go at that time under any
considerations.
Mr. webster
Didn't you know that the child was given to you
Fred
Judge Thayer said that either of us could have it and I knew
that she wanted it
Mr Burpee and Webster reads the decree of divorce
Judge Cawell
He aint a fit person to have the costidy{sic} of the child.
Mr Burpee: Why Judge, Look at his past record he didnt pay his
lawers {sic}
Mr Burpee
I wish to beg pardon Mr Hamilton of NH and myself were his
lawyers
Judge Cawell
I was retained on that case myself
11\14\{1895}(Th)
Mr Burpee
Fred Miller is as good a citizen man as there is in Waterbury
as New Haven, if you are going to bring in outside matters, I
shall take an appeal.
Jude Cawell
You and Mr Webster had better settle it between you.
Burpee
We are asking no favors only such as the law provides
Mr Webster
You will find the law on page 36 in the Acts of 93.
Fred
Mr Lawyers, May I speak
Cawell
No, Shut up we have heard enough from you.
11\16\{1895}(Sa) Went to New Haven to see Fred.
11\20\{1895}(We) Went to see the Select men about paying 3.00 a
week
for Amy Millers support.
12\03\{1895}(Tu) Will Gillette and I went to Mr Thompsons after Amy
Miller for Fred. Mrs Lattie Miller objected to us taking her.
12\18\{1895}(We) and Wm Gillette Ive saw Lattie on street to day P,M.
12\23\{1895}(Mo) and Card Ive saw Lattie on street to day about 8
o'clock.
12\31\{1895}(Tu) Amy was in Ive's office, and said that her mother was
on the street waiting for her about 2 P.M.
The end pages contain a Memoranda section in which there is a
List of Fairs: Watertown Sept 11 and 12 George Downe
Wallingford Sept 18 and 19
Bristol Sept 25 and 26 TH Keens Pres, BA. Peck
Sec.
Meriden Oct 2-3-4 LE Coe Pres, GW Fairchild Sec.
Danbury 7-8-9-10-11-12 Oct
Wolcott Oct 16
and a list of familiar names with lines drawn through them.
There is a partially filled Cash Account section, and an empty
Payable and Receivable section.
The back pocket contains a Trade Card for Charles S. Miller, as
a member of the Grange effective until Dec 31, 1895. There is
also an empty account slip.
In the beginning there is an Almanac section for 1896, followed by
an
Addresses and Memoranda section with the addresses: N D Forbes,
Montowese,
Conn., Hattie L. Lyman, Car Round Hill and Wood Sts. City, Artisan S.
Clark,
Middlebury, Conn., S H Cae, B736, City, R S Woodruff, 92 Prospect St.
$8.50,
L D Miller, #26 Warren St. New Haven, Mr. Mahan, Cole St., Thomas
Bulger, North
Orange St., City. There is also a Time Table for Board or Labor with
the
names: Melbourne, George Cass, Burns, C. Tuttle, W. Matthew
01\09\{1896}(Th) Went to New Haven to Fred{'}s Trial. The trial was put
over till
next monday {lower case his}.
01\10\{1896}(Fr) {not his handwriting} How about sending these{?} to Amy.
01\13\{1896}(Mo) Went to New Haven to day to Fred{'}s tryal {sic} to
day{.} He won
his case and had his child Amy granted to him Amy is 9 years old {sic}
01\30\{1896}(Th) Instulation{sic} Beacon Valley furnish Programm,
02\04\{1896}(Tu) Took Caw to ABP
02\06\{1896}(Th) Roalcall{sic} of officers.
George Athunson,
Thomas Fourclaugh
Mrs. French
George Alexander
02\13\{1896}(Th) Starrs Calleage{?} The Agricultural School fund of
Conn. Which
offers the greates{t} advantage (benefit) to the future Farmer, Male or
Storrs
Calleage{?} Pruning Vines Shrubs & Trees
02\14\{1896}(Fr) (Scene) Carting in Conn in the days of our
Grandmother's.
Tom Did not work.
02\20\{1896}(Th) Emmigration Washington{'}s birthday Should the
Farmer combine in
establishing prices of farm products
02\27\{1896}(Th) Cuban Questions
Current Events
Pruning vines and trees
03\05\{1896}(Th) Reading of the Courtship of Miles
Standish-----------------
Miss May Tatern 3
Miss Wirtman
" Lyman (Arthur) 2
A B Pierpont 5
Mrs W L Pierpont 7
Mrs. C S Miller
Miss Richardson 8
Miss Bessie Tyler
Miss Anna Hall 6
Mrs. Todd 4
03\06\{1896}(Fr) Perkins and Jones carriage to cast 1,400{.} New axles
old wheel and
old top.
03\07\{1896}(Sa) Cheshire H E Valentine
New axles 6.00
New tires 7.00
Brake 6.00
Painting 8.00
--------
27.00
03\12\{1896}(Th) {this part has one line drawn through it} Cast of
making a Lofe{?}
of bread Should Emigration {sic} Be restricted
03\19\{1896}(Th) {this part with slashes through it} Reading of the
origin of the War
songs. Open Grange. {Also, stuck between the pages is a folded
rectangle of
paper with the date "November 15th 1886 " and the name "Charlotte Amy
Miller"
followed by the words "This is copied from my copy book. And is
correct. We
were all very glad to see Mama- although did not quite expect her until
tomorrow. We got along fine-Are all well and got along nicely. You
might to
see the washouts. Mama says it was nothing down in N.H. to what it is
here-
Come up when you can. Look to Amy. Grandpa Grandma and Aunt Iva all
send
love. Cara."
03\26\{1896}(Th) Sister Halls Night
03\30\{1896}(Mo) Fred Perkett (followed by measures)
04\01\{1896}(We) Mr. Rudae accaer{?} with Milbam{?} $17.00
Rented my Paint Shop to Wm Byrnes for 10.00 per month.
04\02\{1896}(Th) Cast of a loaf of Bread Why wheat raising was
discontinued in
Conn. rye, and flower {flour}
04\09\{1896}(Th) Why do we cain {?} money except for charge
04\12\{1896}(Su) Stone boat 2'-1" wide {diagram}
05\01\{1896}(Fr) Joseph Saunders Went into partnership today
05\13\{1896}(We) Joe Healeys Pale 4 1/2" wid{e} at evener hole
05\29\{1896}(Fr) \30\{1896}(Sa) \31\{1896}(Su) Listing of names and accounts {owed?}
06\08\{1896}(Mo) Wm Kimball 11.50
John Norton 3.70
06\10\{1896}(We) Distance from center to center of bolts 3 3/16
5/16 bolts {this is unclear} Marvell{?} Norton In Buy 49' wood 4.00
06\18\{1896}(Th) Landlord Barnes
Martin Barnes
Kept tavern near French hill Sothington [Southington]
Waux Spring's
Mr. Aca Barnes kept tavern on sight of Ruben Frasts present house in
Marham{?} The tavern was destroyed by fire. Encamped on French hill
for {continued on 06\19\{1896}(Fr) one week. A spring on the old
mountain
road was opened by them while on their march.
07\01\{1896}(We) Thomas Melbourne Worked in April {followed by accounts}
07\12\{1896}(Su) JJ Byam 9.60
DJ Parter 11.16
07\23\{1896}(Th) Joe Slater{'}s child died this afternoon
07\24\{1896}(Fr) Clyde drew the first load of lumber from Mr. Bawleys steam saw mill
07\26\{1896}(Su) Scalts{?} tank 4'-2 x 6'-6"
Clyde, Irving, Margaret, Ruth, Pierpont, and Myself went to
prospect for a ride, saw lots of huckleberries
07\27\{1896}(Mo) Went to the meeting of select-men and traction
Companys officers to
consider the layout on the old Cheshire road to the Calvary Cemetary
gate.
Selectmen ordered the track placed on the south side of highway
07\28\{1896}(Tu) Went to Bucks-hill Collecting{.} Wm Kimball brought
132' wood.
Balance due LH Frost {calculation}
07\29\{1896}(We) {calculation} Went to Southington to LH Frosts and
to Cheshire to
Mr. Valentine's. Valentine paid $15.00
08\02\{1896}(Su) Brother Fred, Clyde and myself drove to Plainville
Commuting via
Southington. Met Mr and Mrs AB Pierpont and Mr and Mrs Byam with whom
we ate
dinner on the ground. {L}eft home at 9a.m. and got there at 1 P.M.
{sic}. The
meeting was a Sweed{t?} one while we were there and was led by Mr
Garlanderer.
08\04\{1896}(Tu) JJ Byam, Lewis, Garrigus, Wm Atkinson,and myself
being a committee,
met to night to draft a set of bylaws for the Mad River Grange
08\05\{1896}(We) Today has been one of the hot{t}est days that I ever saw or felt
08\06\{1896}(Th) Very hot
08\07\{1896}(Fr) To day was hotter still
Commenced working on the trolley extension from Silver Street to the
City line to day.
08\09\{1896}(Su) Ther. 92 on Lichfield hill
Fred, Margaret, and I drove to Litchfield, and stop{p}ed at Mr Crutches
and
Sarah Bissell's, then we drove to North Goshen, to Sam Gilletts, stayed
over
night with Malachi Gillette. a long and hot drive
08\10\{1896}(Mo) Fred and I drove from N Goshen to Huntsville then
to falls village
{sic}then to Lima Rock then via Lakeville to Millerton N.Y. and back to
N Goshen
08\11\{1896}(Tu) Came home from North Goshen
08\14\{1896}(Fr) Had school meeting tonight- to see about painting
and repairing
school house{.} ajorned till next wednesday {sic} night to get estimate
of
cost.
08\16\{1896}(Su) Went to the Chaple Mr. Kellogg of Wolcott preached
08\18\{1896}(Tu) Worked rep{air} A.B.Pierponts Windmill and pump
08\19\{1896}(We) Had School meeting tonight{.} Mark Warner, Cha's
Frost and myself
were appointed a committee to paint and repair the school and fence
etc, cost
not to exceed $150.00
08\20\{1896}(Th) Went to Grange this evening
08\21\{1896}(Fr){measures}
08\22\{1896}(Sa) {measures}
08\23\{1896}(Su) {measures}
08\28\{1896}(Fr) Charlie Brown's wife had a baby boy this morning
08\31\{1896}(Mo)- 09\01\{1896}(Tu) {Listing of names and accounts}
09\95\{1896}(Sa) {illegible calculations}
09\06\{1896}(Su) Frank Allen 4.08
M. Archer 6.15
09\10\{1896}(Th) Mrs. Nelson Hall died today
Uncle Joe worked on Ned Pritchards Ice houses straitening {sic}
them up
09\12\{1896}(Sa) Mrs Nelson Hall was buried today{.} Mr Eddridge
officiated and the Grange service was used{.} John Gallagher, Mr
Lewis Garrigus, Wm Atkinson, Truman Kilbaurn, John R.S. Todd, and
myself were the Pall barers. Interment {sic} at Pine Grove Cemetary.
1/2 day I worked on Pritchards ice house
09\13\{1896}(Su) Mr Kellogg of Wolcott preached at the Chapel today
09\14\{1896}(Mo) Worked on Ice House 10 hrs
09\15\{1896}(Tu) Worked on Ice House 6 hrs
09\16\{1896}(We) Worked on Ice houses {and calculations for wage at
.25
per hour}
09\26\{1896}(Sa) Mary and I drove to North Goshen to day
09\27\{1896}(Su) Attended Church in the North Goshen meeting house.
Had
a very ple{a}sant service{.} In the afternoon Malachi, Lillie,
Marian, Mary, and myself drove to Ivy mountains and went up the
tower
09\29\{1896}(Tu) {diagram}
10\10\{1896}(Sa) Clyde paid Mr. Munger 5.00 on interest, making in
all
paid $36.00.
10\14\{1896}(We) Edson Hitchcock and Elnor Beckwith were married at
the
Second Church this afternoon
10\16\{1896}(Fr) {measure} Governor{'}s {L?}oat {Coast?} Guard of
New Haven had
a parade in town to day.
10\17\{1896}(Sa) Mrs Murice{?} Doolittle died this morning at 8
o'clock{.} Aged 85 years.
10\19\{1896}(Mo) The old shear shop burned this evening, discovered
about 15 minutes of six o'clock by Julus Mass and Miss Nothrop,
at half past it was all consumed. Loss about $40,000
10\20\{1896}(Tu) Mrs Doolittle was buried this afternoon at
2,30{sic)
o'clock{.} Rev M Davenport officiated
10\23\{1896}(Fr) Robert E Pryor was killed this noon by his bull in
the
stable{.} During the war he was color bearer for the 20th Regt
C.W. and was shot through eleven times.
10\25\{1896}(Su) Went to the Chaple Mr Hallister Preached {sic}
11\03\{1896}(Tu) National lection {sic} day{.} I voted for McKinley
for president of
the United States. and Hobert for vice president. Cook for governor of
Conn{.} and Duell{?} for Lieutenant Governor{.}
11\06\{1896}(Fr) Went to Litchfield this P.M. and evening to take
part in the
election parade with the Mattatuck Drum Corps we had 31 men 6 Bass
drums
12 snare drums and 12 fifers and drum Major. We saw our new governor
Cook.
had {?}2,000 men in line
11\13\{1896}(Fr) Uncle Joe went home from the shop to night and was taken sick
11\18\{1896}(We) Grange Fair opened to night
11\19\{1896}(Th) Aunt Amanda Bronson is 92 years old today
In the back there is a Memoranda section with the notes:
Gold Metal
94 parts Copper
6 parts Autimany
add a little Magnesium carbonate to increase the weight
Tough Brass
10 lbs copper 5 lbs spelter
Cheap Brass for cast locks etc
10 lb spelter to 1 of copper
{a note of measures}
Jessie Frost & Abigail
Van Julus "
Alphons "
Electa "
James "
Abigal "
Jessie B. "
Adam {?for next word} Marie of Duran Joseph Besoh{?} and Cornelus
Johnson 103
acres for 4,80 {?for n
