Jan 2 - Good sleighing. Wheat 1.25, Hay 10.00, Potatoes .31, Butter ---- Oak logs .50 ft., -hit wood .50 pr hundred, poplar siding $10.00
Jan - Thermometer -05�
Feb 2nd - 2 degrees above.
Feb 3 - 14, 4� - 14�. George Day bought and paid for the first Plaster this year. He bought two lines
Feb 6th - Wheat 1.56, corn 75., Potatoes 37 �
Feb 12th - Charles Ervers went from here to his Uncle Jefsee. (Jessee)
Feb 15th - I bought him back 16#. He left again for his Uncle Jefsee (Jessee). I did not go after him again.
Feb 16th - Settled my guardianship of Alna S. Mc Allister thru day with himself and got his receipt in full.
March 19th - I am Fifty three years old to day. It was a Dry cold day. Roads good. My health was good the past year. Thermometer 08� in the morning and 36� at Noon.
March 18th - Mifs Frances H. Bacons school in the district ended this day. There was a celebration. Mifs Bacon gave very good satisfaction. Her wage was 3.50 pr. week and board round.
Arpil 3rd - Sold the Flouring Mill site to Volney Chapin. Twelve hundred inches of water for Fifteen hundred dollars. Chapin is to do three quarters of the repairs on the Dam & Mill race.
14th - It commenced at Noon to Snow. And we had a great snow storm. It was about six inches deep.
May 4th - My last tooth in the upper jaw was extracted.
5th - Robert Geddes sold the last of his Wheat crop for 1.62�
10th - Wheat is 1.75 pr Bu in Ann Arbor. Potatoes .27� - Corn .69
May 17th - Rachel Eliza Terry + Joseph Kerrick were married. It was a rainy day & the next day was rainy. Myself, Wife + three children were at the Wedding & Robert L. & Jane Geddes.
June 10th - Wheat is $2.00 pr bu. 26th - Wheat is 1.75
June 26th - Bought a new One Horse wagon with two spring seats. It cost $56.50.
June 30th - Sold my One horse wagon for seven dollars to Burt.
June 26th - Thermometer 98� at 3 O'Clock, at nine O'Clock 81�
June 27th - Thermometer at four O'Clock A.M. 80�. A very warm night
June 29th - I weighed this day 147 lbs. Harrison Savage weighed 134 lbs
July 18th - Thermometer - 102�. 19th - 104�� 20th - 102� warm weather.
July 24th - Newton A. Brudden sold his house in Geddesburg to William Walker for $500.00
July 21st - First new potatoes. July 31st - Wheat 1.25, corn .62
July 31st - Thermometer 102�, nine P.M. 83�
Aug 1st - Five A.M. 75�
Aug 7th - Thermometer 102�, 31st - 102�, Sept 1st - 106�, 2nd - 101�, 3rd - 104�
Aug 19th - Wheat 1.50, Sept 1st - wheat 1.56, 4th - $1.69
Sept 5th - Thermometer in morn 56�, Noon 104�, 2 O'Clock 107�, Nine P.M. 78�
Aug 14th - My daughter Sarah went to Ypsilanti Seminary., Came home Saturday. board 1.75, Tuition 3.50 per quarter
Sept. 1 - Board is + has been this Summer $2.50 per week.
Aug 30 - Rafters put on to the main building of Paper Mill.
Sept 6th - Thermometer 102�, 7th - 74� Morn, 104� Noon, 107� 2 O'Clock, 78� nine O'Clock
Sept 8th - Thermometer 102�. Night a great rain of 4 + 5 inches
Oct 4th - Thermometer 26�. First severe frost this fall.
Oct 7-28th - Wheat 1.12�, Potatoes .56, Wheat $1.60, corn .50
Nov 12th - Mifs Frances H. Bacon commences teaching school in this District No. 8 at $4.00 pr week board round.
Dec 7th - Thermometer -06�, 19th - -12�, 20th - -03�, all morning 18� at nine P.M. -18�.
Dec 27th - My son John is twelve years old to day, gained 5� lbs. height 4 feet 2�, gained 1 1/8 inches last year.
Sarah weighs 98� lbs, gained 2 � lbs, Height ----
Rachel weighs 43� lbs, gained � lbs, height 3 ft 10 inches
My own weight 153� lbs. Health good the last year.
Ann Botsford weighed 103� lbs, gained 2� lbs, Height 5 ft.
Celia Botsford weighs 78� lbs, gained � lbs, Height 4 ft, 10 inches
Mary Botsford weighs 66, gained � lbs, Height 4 ft, 5� inches
Amelia Botsford, weighs 55� lbs, gained 2�, Height 4 ft, 1� inches
Charles Powell, weighs 128� lbs, gained 10�, Height 5 ft, 9� inches
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