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JOHN SNARY BORN MAY 8 1832 HENRY SNARY BORN MAY 12 1816 SALE of FARM LIVESTOCK & EQUIPMENT OCT. 25 1900 BROTHER SOHN SNARY 71 MAY 8 1903 JUNE 25 1903 PEOPLES PEDIGREES FOR THE COUNTY OF KENT To BE PUT IN A BOOK JUNE 28 1904 MOVED SAMMUAL PETERS STORE + POST OFFICE

          HE

APR 4 1889 PAID HIS BLACKSMITH ACT OF $2.20 AT SAMUEL PETERS

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CROTON OCTOBER 1900

Wed Oct 10 th clear and warm we husk-d corn in the fore noon. I dug potatoes the boys drew in the after noon

Thu Oct 11 th clear and hot in the midle of the day. a Sharpfrost last night the first for this Seaso

Fri Oct 12 th clear part of the day and hot we huskdd in the fore noon Will and I dug potatoes in the after noon

Sat Oct 13 th clear part of the day and hot we husdd in the fore noon Will and I dug potatoes in the after noon the boys drew corn fore part of the day latter went to Florence

Sun Oct 14 th clear and warm John cousins and St Anrs Watson was here to day.

Mon Oct 15 th clear and hot. Willie and I huskd corn Dick was putting up Sale bills.

Tue Oct 16 th drisling rain in the moning the rest of the day cloudy high wind from the North and co Dick and Willie drew wood to Croton. I sawd it wood in the forenoon. after noon wrote letter to {Barcelonia?} Book and Catharine Brock.

Croton October 1900

Wed. Oct 3: Clear and hot. I husked corn in the fore noon. Willie and I. H. were helping after noon. Willie went home. I dug potatoes in the after noon. Dick drew corn for part of the day. Latter part drew corn stalks.

Thu. Oct 4: Cloudy part of the day. I. H. S. and E.M. Dick drew corn stalks in the fore noon. after noon put up sale bills.

Fri. Oct 5: Clear and hot. I husked corn. Dick went for a load of calves in the fore noon. He brought after noon. Took D. W. and his son to get home and took a load of wood to Croton.

Sat. Oct 6: Clear and warm we husked corn most of the day. the rest of the time drew corn and potatoes to Croton.

Sun. Oct 7: Clear part of the day and warm.

Mon. Oct 8: Cloudy wet day. Raining much in before noon. after noon attended Black's.

Tue. Oct 9: Cloudy and soft rain most of the night. Dick went for a cow he bought of Samuel Barnes. not doing much yet.

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Wed. Oct 3: Clear most of the day and pleasant in the fore noon. we cleaned up a goat after noon. I. H. took it to Wells. Dick helped Ira. Lee hush corn.

Thu. Oct 4: Clear a fair day. Had our sale today. Cattle sold well. I. M. T. and I. M. T. went to very low.

Sat. Oct 26: Clear most of the day and warm. I was settling up with those that bought at the sale yesterday.

Sat. Oct 27: Cloudy and cool. I dug potatoes. Dick picked apples for himself in the fore noon. after noon went to Shanesville.

Sun. Oct 28: Clear and warm.

Mon. Oct 29: Clear most of the day and warm. I was moving some of the household stuff to Croton this fore noon. after noon went to Florence with games. Clark came got the desk from S. and Clark for the house and lot in Croton.

Tue. Oct 30: Rain most of the day and night. not doing but packing up for moving.

Croton November 1900

Wed. Oct 31: Foggy in the morning the rest of the day clear and warm we were moving to our new home it was a busy day. Dick, Walter and Theodore all done the work of moving. Mrs. Boyington helping.

Thu. Nov 1: Cloudy some rain with high wind. Mrs. Boyington and I were trying to get things into place in the house.

Fri. Nov 2: Clear and part of the day cool in the morning. I covered a potato pit and dug another pit for potato pit and chored about the house.

Sat. Nov 3: Clear and pleasant cool this morning. Walter done gates for me in the fore noon after noon I helped him dug potatoes.

Sun. Nov 4: Clear and pleasant.

Mon. Nov 5: Clear in the fore noon after noon squally. I covered the potato pits.

Tue. Nov 6: Clear and cool fore part of the day, latter part cloudy and cool. not doing much to day.

Wed. Nov 7: Cloudy most of the day and cool. Was over to the polling rail in the fore-

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Thu. Nov 8: Cloudy and cool. Walter was helping me we drew boards from the old place in the fore noon after noon drew gates from Hester Brown.

Fri. Nov 9: Cloudy and cold. Snows the first part for this season. I was in the house hanging pictures in the fore noon, after noon W. and K. working on the shop making a door for the barn.

Sat. Nov 10: Clear part of the day, was doing a little repairing of fence and stable.

Sun. Nov 11: Cloudy and cold.

Mon. Nov 12: Cloudy and cold, high wind from the south west. I went to Florence in the fore noon. tinkering about the house and stables in the after noon.

Tue. Nov 13: Cloudy. Snow last night and this after noon. Dick brought up a load of hay for me this fore noon. Theodore and Willie helping.

Wed. Nov 14: A blustering, snowing day and cold not doing much to day.

Croton November 1900

Thu. Nov 15: Snowing cold blustering fore noon. after noon clear and cold. not doing much.

Fri. Nov 16: Clear for noon and cool. not doing much in the fore noon. Walter was helping clean up oats in the after noon.

Sat. Nov 17: A soft cloudy day. Raining rain most of the day. not doing any to day.

Sun. Nov 18: Cloudy and wet. very few out to church to day.

Mon. Nov 19: It rained all day and most of the night. I. H. and K. was here filling out pedigrees and transfers for me.

Tue. Nov 20: Cloudy and soft. not doing much.

Wed. Nov 21: Cloudy high wind from North West and latter part of the day cold. I was cleaning out my chest.

Thu. Nov 22: Cloudy and soft. I cut brush on to the line between me and Edward Snary in the fore noon. after helped Walter put his potatoes.

Fri. Nov 23: Clear and pleasant. I woke up to Florence this morning and went

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a way the pedigrees and transfers of the cattle sold at the sale that was not sent away before. not doing much the rest of the day.

Sat. Nov 24: Cloudy wind from the east and cold. not doing any thing to day to speak of.

Sun. Nov 25: Cloudy and soft about six inches of snow fell last night.

Mon. Nov 26: Cloudy most of the day. high wind part of the day. not doing much to day.

Tue. Nov 27: Clear fore noon a heavy fog after noon. not doing any thing to day.

Wed. Nov 28: Cloudy and soft. in the fore noon I went down to the old place after noon went out to Richard Jeffins to see his pigs.

Thu. Nov 29: Cloudy and cool. I went over to the mill this fore noon for lumber. after noon repairing fence.

Fri. Nov 30: Clear for part of the day. Latter part cloudy. I done trimming of the apple trees and cut down some locust trees on the line between Ed Snary and I.

Croton December 1900

Sat. Dec 1: Cloudy and cool. in the fore noon I sent pedigrees and transfers to those that bought cattle at the Sale not doing much the rest of the day.

Sun. Dec 2: Pleasant but cool.

Mon. Dec 3: Clear and warm. I and I. H. husked corn down at the old place.

Tue. Dec 4: A heavy fogg all day I was husking again to day.

Wed. Dec 5: Cloudy and cool. Walter and I took a load of oats to Shanesville. after noon after noon brought up the corn husked Monday and Tuesday.

Thu. Dec 6: Cloudy and cool. Walter and I went to the Mill for lumber in the fore noon. Walter plowing for him self in the after noon. not doing any thing else.

Fri. Dec 7: Misting rain most of the day. we were thrashing beans.

Sat. Dec 8: Clear and pleasant in the fore noon. after noon cloudy. I finished thrashing beans the fore part of the day.

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Sun. Dec 9: High wind and cold.

Mon. Dec 10: Cloudy and cool. I was husking in the fore noon. after noon Walter and I cleaning up beans.

Tue. Dec 11: Light clouds and a high wind. not doing any work to day.

Wed. Dec 12: Clear part of the day. not to cold as yesterday I stacked wood in the fore noon. after noon Walter and I cleared a load of beans.

Thu. Dec 13: Clear most of the day and cold. not doing much to day.

Fri. Dec 14: Clear and cold. I was helping clean up beans in the fore noon. not doing much in the after noon.

Sat. Dec 15: Cloudy. some snow. not doing much.

Sun. Dec 16: Clear and pleasant.

Mon. Dec 17: Cloudy and soft. Snow. Dick drew me up some corn and stalks this after noon.

Tue. Dec 18: A foggy mild day. I husked corn in the shop.

Wed. Dec 19: Clear and warm. William Butler was here making a pig pen.

Croton December 1900

Thu. Dec 20: Cloudy and snow at I sawd wood and took husked corn in the forenoon after noon went down to town.

Fri. Dec 21: Clear part of the day and moderate. Dick and I work cleaning oats in the fore noon. after noon took to Croton and brought home some lumber.

Sat. Dec 22: Clear most of the day and warm. fore noon went down to the old place and cleared oats for E. Bingham. not much done in the after noon.

Sun. Dec 23: Clear and warm high south wind.

Mon. Dec 24: Cloudy wind from the East and cold. I was not doing much to day.

Tue. Dec 25: Cloudy some snow. Mrs. Boyington and I spent Christmas at W. E. Charles.

Wed. Dec 26: Clear and pleasant. Winters day. I went down to the old home cleaning oats this fore noon. not doing much afternoon.

Thu. Dec 27: Fore part of the day clear and warm. latter part cloudy. John Beck was here.

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Fri. Dec 28: Cloudy and cold. Dick and I went to Florence. Florence this fore noon. not doing much after noon.

Sun. Dec 29: Cloudy. Some Snow.

Mon. Dec 30: Soft Snow most of the day. I was down to the barn in the fore noon. cleaning out for Ira. W. King here. not doing much the rest of the day. John I. and Edward and Mrs. Boyington's girls came yesterday and went away this after noon.

Tue. Jan 1, 1901: Most of the day clear and cool. not doing to day it being new years day.

Wed. Jan 2: Clear and cold. not doing much.

Thu. Jan 3: Clear and pleasant through the day cool. E. Knight and his mother were here. 14 years belong here this morning. doing a little to day.

Fri. Jan 4: Clear and moderate. I sawd wood in the fore noon after noon I left the pig pen.

Sat. Jan 5: Clear and pleasant. not doing much.

Sun. Jan 6: Cloudy and moderate. Snow in the.

Croton January 1901

Mon. Jan 7: Cloudy and moderate. I sawed wood in the fore noon. after noon helped Walter make a pig. Shoot. Two Croton men were here putting up stove trougs and chimney stack.

Tue. Jan 8: Cloudy and soft. I was not doing much to day.

Wed. Jan 9: Cloudy and moderate a little rain last night.

Thu. Jan 10: Cloudy and soft. there was wind. Snow and rain last night. I was not doing much. I was to see S. A. Cragg this fore noon who is very sick.

Fri. Jan 11: Snow most of the day.

Sat. Jan 12: Some snow and blustering about six inches of snow on the ground. doing very little these days.

Sun. Jan 13: Cloudy and soft.

Mon. Jan 14: Cloudy. Snow or rain most of the day. doing very little to day.

Tue. Jan 15: Foggy. I went down to the same and cleaned at oats in the fore noon.

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for Mr. Bingham. after noon piled wood.

Wed. Jan 16: Cloudy high wind and cold. not doing any thing to day. James Cragg was buried this after noon.

Thu. Jan 17: Cloudy and cool. Some snow. not doing much.

Fri. Jan 18: Cloudy and cold. doing as yesterday.

Sat. Jan 19: Clear and cold. not doing anything.

Sun. Jan 20: Cloudy. Soft wind all day. roads getting muddy. this was an ugly day. Mr. Holmes preached three times in our Church.

Mon. Jan 21: Cloudy and soft. not doing any thing.

Tue. Jan 22: Clear and pleasant. Fred was here was working with him part of the day.

Wed. Jan 23: Cloudy. Soft. Snow this evening. Dick was here. we were selling our acel for his last years work. Bro. and Paul was here.

Thu. Jan 24: Cloudy and cold. not doing much. we got a telegram last night from Buffalo last night that Victoria is sick.

Fri. Jan 25: Cloudy and cold. was splitting wood.

Sat. Jan 26: Cloudy and snow in the evening. doing very little to day.

Croton January 1901

Sun. Jan 27: Snow most of the day.

Mon. Jan 28: Cloudy fore noon after noon. Clear and cold. doing but little.

Tue. Jan 29: Cloudy and cold.

Wed. Jan 30: Cloudy light drifting snow most of the day doing very little to day.

Thu. Jan 31: Cloudy and moderate.

Fri. Feb 1: Cloudy and cold was setting in the house most of the day.

Sat. Feb 2: Clear and pleasant, not doing much myself. Dick {us?} a load of wood. Rachal and her cousin WIlliam and Harold came here this evening.

Sun. Feb 3: Cloudy fore noon after noon snow and blustring. William and Harold {bausens?} went home this evening.

Mon. Feb 4: a Snowing and blustring. Dick drew some wood. not much myself.

Tue. Feb 5: Clear and cold. I went over William Smiths Sale in the after noon. Dick drew me some wood.

Wed. Feb 4: Cloudy and cold. noing much myself. Dick drew some wood.

Thu. Feb 7: Clear and pleasant. I was sawing wood with buck saw.

Fri. Feb 8: Clear and cool. not doing a great deal.

Sat. Feb 9: Cloudy and cold in the fore noon, after noon clear. I was not doing much.

Sun. Feb 10: Clear and cool.

Mon. Feb 11: Cloudy after noon snow. I was over to to the hall to the {Imteteile?} Meeting to the {leetuse?}

Tue. Feb 12: Clear high cold wind from the North West. doing but little to day.

Wed. Feb 13: Cloudy and cold was splitting wood.

Thu. Feb 14: Clear and cold. I husk'd some cord corn

Fri. Feb 15: Clear and pleasant. Dick took out to see WIlliam Hill who very low.

Sat. Feb 16: Cloudy fore part of the day latter part clear and cold. not doing much myself. Drew Boyington went to Florence.

Sun. Feb 17: Cloudy and soft snow this evening.

Croton February 1901

Mon. Feb 18: Cloudy and moderate was down to {games?}. Clark's getting a buck saw sharpened. not doing much the rest of the day.

Tue. Feb 19: Snow showers most of the day.

Wed. Feb 20: Snow showers and drifts all day.

Thu. Feb 21: Clear and cool. Was sawing wood and husking corn.

Fri. Feb 22: Part of the day clear {small sized scribble} part snow shower and cold. Mrs Boyington went to Thamesville this after noon and brought home a canary bird.

Sat. Feb 23: clear and cold. was huskin corn and sawing wood.

Sun. 24: blustring colday

Mon. Feb 25: clear in the morning most of the day snowing. husk'd some corn in the shop.

Wed Tue. Feb 26: Part of the day clear some snow.

Wed. Feb 27: fore part of the day clear and cold latter part cloudy. most of Croton people gone to {bhathand?} to hear James Clark's robery trial.

Croton March 1901

Thu. Feb 28: clear a pleasant winter day. I was down to the old place clearning up oats. Dick drew me up some corn.

Fri. Mar 1: Cloudy and soft not doing much to day. Richard Bolton and Richard Jeffer was here.

Sat. Mar 2: clear and pleasant husk'd some corn

Sun. Mar 3: Cloudy high soft wind the snow was appearing very fast.

Mon. Mar 4: cloudy and soft. there was high wind last night. I husk'd corn and saw'd wood part of the day. Crows beginning to come.

Tue. Mar 5: Cloudy snow squalls and high wind and cold.

Wed. Mar 6: another such a day as yesterday.

Thu. Mar 7: clear amoderated. I husk'd corn and sawd wood

Fri. Mar 8: Cloudy and soft snow this after noon. I was helping Walter clean up a grist of Wheat

Sat. Mar 9: Cloudy and soft. {illegible} getting sloppy snow getting away very fast nothing much to day.

Croton March 1901

Sun. Mar 10: rain all day. not many at Church this after noon. crows and Robins are coming back again.

Mon. Mar 11: Cloudy and moderate snow this evening not much to day.

Tue. Mar 12: clear most of the day and soft. I {small letters crossed out} sawd wood part of the fore noon.

Wed. Mar 13: rain and sleet most of the day. I was setting the house all day.

Thu. Mar 14: soft snow all day. I was helping Walter make a rack for draining jugs to market.

Fri. Mar 15: cloudy some snow. I was helping Walter finish his jug rack in the fore noon.

Sat. Mar 16: clear and pleasant. I was sawing wood in the yard part of the day.

Sun. Mar 17: clear and pleasant over head muddy under foot. missionary meeting to day four attendees.

Mon. Mar 18: clear and pleasant. I was sawing.

Tue. Mar 19: cloudy high cold wind from the East. I was selling in the house.

Croton March 1901

Wed. Mar 20: cloudy part of the day wet. I was in the house.

Thu. Mar 21: snowing and blowing most of the day.

Fri. Mar 22: snow showers fore {part?} of the day latter part pleasant over head. the roads bad. I went to see Aunt Maryam Tiffin this after noon. She is very sick. Fore noons bargaind the cow. Snow drop with Walter.

Sat. Mar 23: Clear and pleasant over head soft and muddy under foot. Mrs. Edward {Chagg?} was {laid?} this afternoond {warm?}

Sun. Mar 24: cloudy and warm pleasant overhead.

Mon. Mar 25: cloudy and lightthunder showers in the morning. This afternoon I went over {Sarah's?} from there to Aunt Marg Tuffins. She is very low.

Tue. Mar 26: clear and warm in the fore noon after noon cloudy and cool. I was getting current and gosberry sprouts from the old place and setting them out. I got a letter sameday from Victoria and one yesterday {illegible} {Cathonne?}

Croton march 1901

Wed Mar 27 th cloudy and cold not doing much today

Thu Mar 28 th fore part of the day clody latter part clear a hard frost last night, I was to see Mary Ann Jiffin she is very sick

Fri Mar 29 th clear and cool not doing anything

Sat Mar 30 th cloudy and cool. I sawd wood

Sun Mar 31 st clear and cold

Mon Apr 1 st clear and pleasant. I sawd wood in the fore noon. after noon helping James Clark build a hen house

Tue Apr 2 and cloudy high wind from the East and cold. Clark was working at the hen house until 4 J On it concerced to rain. we quit work.

Wed Apr 3 rd cloudy and damp. not doing anything

Thu Apr 4 th clear and high wind from the North and cold Clark was working at the hen house. Mrs Boyington bent la Waliceburg I was house keeping

Croton April 1901

Fri Apr 5 th clear and warm fore part of the day. latter part cloudy. I raked the corn stalk, and burnt them and a cauple of brush heaps. Clark was shingling the hen house

Sat Apr 6 th cloudy and soft clark finished finished the chickin house

Sun Apr 7 th clear and high wind from the North and east

Mon Apr 8 th cloudy and high wind from the Nort and cold. I worked at the hen house in the after noon

Tue Apr 9 th clear and cool. high wind from the North. I was working at the hen house Mrs Boyington got back this fore noon

Wed Apr 10 th clear and cold. North wind again to day. I went down to the old place to clean oats for J. JC Snary in the fore noon. after noon doing some trimig in apple trees

Thu Apr 11 th clear and cool. I split wood in the fore noon. after noon was down to the old place triming grape vines and berry bushed. Sarah was here last night and this morning

Croton April 1901

Fri Apr 12 th clear most of the day and warm I was triming pines and berry bushes on the old place this fore noon. not much in the after noon

Sat Apr 13 th cloudy and moderate I tried to were fence to stop hens from flying ove{ink smudged r}

Sun Apr 14 th cloudy and cool

Mon Apr 15 th clear and warm part of the day a light shower last night I went down to see Eliza Snary this after noon not ddoing much in the fore noon

Tue Apr 16 th clear and warm I was triming Walters apple trees in the fore noon. not doing much the rest of the day.

Wed Apr 17 th cloudy and warm. I went with Walter down to the old place to clean wheat in the fore noon after noon to Florence for chicken wire fence

Thu Apr 18 th rain and snow most of the fore noon. clear'd of this evening doing but little to day.

Croton April 1901

Fri Apr 19 th some clouds and cold, was putting up chicken fence. James Clark helping

Sat Apr 20 th high wind from the North and cold snow in the after noon. I was clean -ing barley for Dick

Sun Apr 21 st a cloudy wet day. about an inch of snow on the ground this morning

Mon Apr 22 and cloudy and moderate was split -ting wood in the fore noon. after noon repairing chicken fence

Tue Apr 23 rd cloudy most of the day and warm. was diging the garden part of the day

Wed Apr 24 th a foggy morning the rest of the day cloudy and moderate. I was diging in the garden and uncoveing potatoe pets

Thu Apr 25 th clear and warm. I went to see Aunt Eliza in the fore noon after noon, was helping Walter wih with his fene

Fri Apr 26 th clear and warm. I was helping Walter

Sat Apr 27 th clear and warm. I was takeing pota - _toes out of the pit

Sun Apr 28 th clear and hot.

Croton April 1901

Mon Apr 29 th clear and hot 84 deg in the shade. I finished takeng potatoes out of the pits widow braggs boys were helping, after diging in the garden

Tue Apr 30 th cloudy and hot. was diging in the garden and setting fruit trees I had orderd

Wed May 1 st clear most of the day and cool. I wanted a fiew earley potatoes

Thu May 2 and cloudy and thunder showers not doing much to day

Fri May 3 clear and cool. saw'd some wood

Sat May 4 th clear and warm. a frost last night I cleand out the cows stable cut wood and trim'd apple trees. the plumb trees begining to come in blow

Sun May 5 th clear and pleasant. I went with David Will to Duarterley m meeting at Florence

Mon May 6 th clear and warm. not doing much

Tue May 7 cloudy most of the day + warm Walter plowd any bit of a garden

Croton May 1901

Wed May 8 th clear part of the day and hot in the fore I went down and castrated Dicks lands. atre after noon planted a few potatoes

Thu May 9 th cloudy fore noon showry a fine rain. I was makein a chicken coop in the fore noon. not doing much the rest of the day

Fri May 10 th clear and warm. not doing much to day working a little in the garden

Sun May 11 th cloudy and high wind from the west and quite cold.

Mon May 13 th cloudy and cool. I cut wood and wrote a couple of letters to the girls Mrs Boyington was helping Flora Snary

Tue May 14 th cloudy part of the day and cool I split wood part of the day. Mrs Boyington away

Wed May 15 th cloudy part of the day and sharp frost last night. I wa makeing a markr for markeing corn groud.

thu May 16 th clear and hot in the midle of the day a frost last night. I planted any little paleh with corn this fore noon. after wend with Bilton, and got a setting of Dorking eggs

Croton May 1901

Fri May 17 th {18 written underneath} cloudy and warm. was planting potatoes this fore noon after noon attended the funeral of William nelson.

Sat May 18 th clear most of the day warm in the midle of the day. cool at evening there was a light shower last night. I was hoeing the garden in the fore noon not doing much after noon.

Sun May 19 th cloudy and cool light showers

Mon May 20 th cloudy and cool. was splitting wood in the fore noon after noon went to Florence with David Mill

Tue May 21 st cloudy cold wind from the East and drizling rain. I was setting in the house all day

Wed May 22 and clear most of the day and warm I was doing a little hoeing in the garden

Thu May 23 rd clear and warm, not doing much yself Mr Boyington away

Fri May 24 th cloudy part of the day warm not dong doing any thing mysef. there is a picnic in Ross is wood this after noon

Croton May 1901

Sat May 25 th cloudy and cold, wa setting in the house most of the day.

Sun May 26 th cloudy and cold wind from the East

Mon May 27 th cloudy and cool fore part of the day I hoed my patch of corn.

Tue May 28 th cloudy and wet rain part of the night and most of the fore noon. I was down to the old place cleaning iats in the fore noon Dick was helping me.

Wed May 29 th cloudy and cool. rain most of the night and fore noon. the ground well soked

Thu Wed 30 th clear and warm. L this after noon I wenr down to the old place and cleand oats.

Fri May 31 st cloudy and cool, not doing much today

Sat June 1 st cloudy and cool. I was down to the old place cleaning wheat this after noon

Sun May June 2 cloudy and showry

Mon June 3 rd clear and warm. was helping Walter over the river to lay fence, in the fore noon. after noon setting in the house

Tue June 4 th clear and warm was helping Walt Walter lay fence

Croton June 1901

Wed June 5 th clear and hot. I was down to the old plaace cleaning wheat in the fore noon. Walter took it to his Dresden in the after noon

Thu June 6 th cloudy and hot. I hoed the garden in the forre noon. after noon was down th {smudged} to the old place cleaning oats

Fri June 7 th cloudy and cool was hoeing in the garden in the fore noon. after noon cleaning oats down home

Sat june 8 th cloudy fore noon and cool. after noon clear and warm. I cut the grass about the house and finishd cleaning oats

Sun June 9 th clear and pleasant

Mon June 10 th clear and warm I was hoeing my patch of corn

Tue June 11 th clear clear part of the day and warm. I was working in the garden in the fore noon after noon was cleaniing barley down at the old place

Croton June 1901

Wed June 12 th clear and hot 93 in shade I was hoeing in garden in fore noon after noon baging barley

Thu June 13 th cloudy and hot. Walter took the barley to Dresden sold it to Sandy Me'vean for 80 per hundred pounds I was not doing much

Fri June 14 th cloudy and hot I work'd in the garden and killd potatoe bugs

Sat June 15 th cloudy and cool. not doing much

Sun June 16 th clear most of the day and warm

Mon June 17 th cloudy cool in the morning warm in the evening was working in the garden

Tue June 18 th clear and warm. a fine shower last nifht with thunder and lighting I saw'd and split stove wood in the fore noon. after noon hoed the garden

Wed June 19 th light clouds and warm. I was miling sprout of potatoes in fore noon after noon killing bugs

Thu June 20 th cloudy part of the day and warm there was a heavy rain last night with thun - der and lighting. not doing mch to day was writing a pedigre for Walter sealy

Croton June 1901

Fri June 21 st fore noon clear and hot. I went to Florence and deposited some money in the post office bank. After noon clould and hot I doing much.

Sat June 22 nd cloudy and hot. I was working in the garden most of the day.

Sun June 23 rd light clouds and warm.

Mon June 24 th clear and hot. 90 deg in the shade. Hoed the corn in the garden.

Tue June 25 th cloudy most of the day. About as yesterday for heat. I hoeing and killing bugs.

Wed June 26 th clear and hot. Not doing much to day as deg in shade.

Thu June 27 th clear and hot and hotter sill 98 deg in shade at 3.30 PM. I am not doing any thing to day too hot .

Fri June 28 th clear and hot. I was down to the old place doing a little hoeing.

Sat June 29 th clear with strong wind from South West. Not doing much.

Sun June 30 th clear and hot.

November 1902

Sat Nov 22 Clear and cool, a light shower this morning. I sat in the house most of the day. Jeremiah Tiffen called on me this afternoon.

Sun Nov 23rd Clear and cool

Mon Nov 24th

Sun Nov 30 Cloudy and cool. I was covering the meat and apple pies. Belle was here most of the afternoon.

Mon Dec 1 Clear and cold, was killing hogs.

Tue Dec 2 Soft snow for part of the day, later part cloudy and better in the house most of the day.

Wed Dec 3 Tutured twice this evening. I cleaned up and drew up stalks through the yard.

Thu Dec 4 Rain and cold wind again in the morning.

Fri Dec 5 Cloudy and both layed by.

Sat Dec 6 Clear and cold this evening.

Sun Dec 7 Clear and cold this morning and evening. Wrote in the middle of the day.

December 1902

Mon Dec 8 Cloudy most of the day and evening.

Tue Dec 9 Cloudy and sprinkled a few drops.

Wed Dec 10 Cloudy and wet through the night and most of the forenoon.

Thu Dec 11 Cloudy and cold. Scraping up the yard here and there.

Fri Dec 12 Not even to the Bristol’s house. Pulled my rock for another road.

Sat Dec 13 For part of the day clear, later part cloudy and colder in the house most of the day.

Sun Dec 14 Cloudy and cold.

Mon Dec 15 Cloudy and cold. Sat in the house most of the day, visited some at night.

Croton December 1902

Wed Dec 10 cloudy and soft. I was sawing stove wood part of the day. I sent a letter to Catharine Bush.

Thu Dec 11 cloudy, a light sprinkling of snow. I was sorting over apples.

Fri Sarah was over making some pies. Dec 12 clear and cold. I sat in the house.

Sat Dec 13 a rough stormy forenoon. Alice and Sarah was here cleaning house.

Sun Dec 14 cloudy part of the day and cold, the thermometer 10 deg below zero this morning. I was not at church today.

Mon Dec 15 cloudy and soft, rain this evening. Dick brought me a load of wood. I corded it up this afternoon.

Tue Dec 16 cloudy forenoon and soft afternoon, cold and snow-rain last night. Belle was here.

Croton December 1902

Wed Dec 17 cloudy for part of the day and cool.

Thu Dec 18 light clouds and moderate. I was making candles.

Fri Dec 19 clear most of the day and pleasant. Sarah was here cleaning our house and baking.

Sat Dec 20 a dull soft wet day. Belle was here a little while this forenoon.

Sun Dec 21 cloudy and soft.

Mon Dec 22 cloudy and soft, rain last night. The wind had got in the North and is getting cold again this evening.

Tue Dec 23 cloudy and cool. Bilton was here awhile this forenoon. Sarah was here.

Wed Dec 24 light snow part of the day.

Thu Dec 25 light snow most of the day. I had my Christmas dinner with Sarah.

Fri Dec 26 snow falling lightly all day. Belle has been with me this forenoon. Sarah was cleaning up here.

Croton January 1903

Fri Jan 9 cloudy and cold.

Sat Jan 10 cloudy and snow part of the day. Dick was here this afternoon and paid me one hundred and eighty dollars.

Sun Jan 11 snow all day about 4 inches.

Mon Jan 12 a cold day. The thermometer registered from 4 deg below zero in the morning to 8 above in the latter part of the day. Billen was here most of the day.

Tue Jan 13 cloudy and cold. Dick took me up to Florence this afternoon. I lent Victoria a draft for $200.

Wed Jan 14 cloudy and cool. I was writing a letter to Victoria.

Thu Jan 15 had a dull miserable day.

Fri Jan 16 clear fore part of the day, later part cloudy and soft. I rode out with Rose and Dick to Florence. The road is getting bare in places.

Croton January 1903

Sat Jan 17 quiet cloudy part of the day and moderate. Bilton was here part of the day.

Sun Jan 18 clear and cold. Ashton preached the anniversary sermon today.

Mon Jan 19 clear and cold, two deg below zero this morning. I attended the institute meeting this afternoon; there was a good attendance at the meeting.

Tue Jan 20 clear and pleasant winter day. I went down to John’s for butter.

Wed Jan 21 cloudy and soft, a little snow last night. I was over to Sarah’s in the forenoon. Mary Powell was here this afternoon.

Thu Jan 22 clear and pleasant. Dick took me to Florence this forenoon.

Fri Jan 23 cloudy part of the day and cold, a little more snow last night.

Sat Jan 24 cold and raw wind from the East. I was sitting in the house most of the day.

Sun Jan 25.