Charlotte M. Copeland 1903 January 1st Thursday pleasant rise half past six am Brother Joseph to Otsego Clara Heuton here to dinner. Adella to Mr. Charles Wrights to nite Society Have a lovely day for New Years 2nd Friday morning foggy rise five am Brother Joseph to Rio Adella to Mrs. Denver Heaths (Carrie E. Mathews) Brother home half past one pm brought me two letters One from Rev. Benn Copeland Gemeses one from Rev. R. W. Copeland Bergen York State 3rd Saturday Cloudy snowed some last night rise half past six am do my Ice turday? work Elmer came and Brought our mail to diner 4th Sunday Clear in the morning rise seven am all stay at home to read tried to storm saw several teams go by 5th Monday pleasant rise six am do some washing the rest of my work get very tired write two letters Kate and Joseph do washing quite a moderate today 6th Tuesday Cloudy rise seven am do my mornings work send a letter for the advocate and one to Rev. Benn Copeland Geneses. Nz write to Watson Copeland Joseph and wife to Otsego Mr Keefer brought a quarter of beef this evening For this God if our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death. -------------------------------- January 1903 7th Wednesday windy and cold rise seven am do my ironing Joseph cut up his beef the wind does not abate weather cold 8th Thursday wind still blowing cold rise half past six am the sun tries to shine wind blew loud all day cold Joseph shovel snow 9th Friday pleasant cold and windy rise seven am Sew on my quilt Elmer caled wind blew all day 10th Saturday Pleasant and more mild rise seven am Mrs. Carrie Heath (Carrie E. Mathews) spent the day at home Spencer Heath came and took tea with them 11th Sunday Snowing more mild rise seven am Cold and stormy all day we all stay at home from Church read and convine pleasant in the house 12th Monday pleasant but cold 10 below Zero rise seven Elmer called and brought th mail and letter from Mrs. Bodville read and do some mending Joseph clean chimney 13th Tuesday Cloudy weather cold rise seven am after breakfast my chimney commenced burning Joseph let fire go out Joseph cleaned chimney and Chimney stove pipe done some mending on Joseph fur coat 14th Wednesday clear some cold rise seven am Joseph to Otsego to find a man to work for him got my quilt together done some washing the weather more mild And now Lord, what wait (?)before? My hope is in thee. ----------------------------------- January 1903 15th Thursday cloudy rise half past six am Elmer came Mr. Brossard and helped Joseph kill His hog and get it in back room pleasant day 16th Friday Clear rise after seven and do my work Mrs. Hendericks came was here to dinner and Mrs. Cora Heuton (Cora L. Mathews) came home afternoon Elmer went to mr shultz and purchased some More chickens for himself and his Father 17th Saturday pleasant rise six am and do my Saturday work done some mending and read wind north West cold surprise party to Mrs. Flint Taylors this evening Mr. Taylor is moving to Rio 18th Sunday pleasant rise seven am cold came thermometer below zero weather moderate after noon all stayed at home from church Mr. Denver Heath and wife (Carrie Mathews) spent evening here very pleasantly 19th Monday pleasant wind south west same cold rise seven am Allen King came to work for brother Joseph at Ten dollars a month Joseph to Otsego Adella to her sisters Mrs. Heaths and letter from Etta Copeland Clarence 20th Tuesday cloudy looks like storm rise seven am Joseph to Fall River to get feed (?) grama took 2-3 roosters gets her (?)brand home 3pm 21st Wednesday cloudy rise seven am Mr. Andrew Jonson to tea weather more moderate our folks wash to day rather poor sleighing -------------------------------------------- January 1903 Clean Chimney 22nd Thursday cloudy trying to snow rise seven am Mr. Andrew Johnson stayed all night and to breakfast Joseph clean stove pipe and chimney & I cleaned up & sweep J. H. Mathews caled Mrs. Lennel Wright died this morning 23rd Friday pleasant & cold rise seven am I spent the day at Mr. Jay Heutons a pleasant visit Mrs. Carrie Heath spent the day at home a letter from Mrs. Kate Copeland Bergan 24th Saturday some blandy rise six am Miss Sardy Goodman spent afternoon with Adella Mrs. Mathie Wright & daughter caled 25th Sunday Cloudy rise seven am Miss S Goods spent the night here with Adella Elmer caled the funeral of Mrs. L. Wright to day at the Hanse one pm 26th Monday Cloudy rise six am the clouds disappeared about nine am xxxxxxx Joseph & (?)oxen (?)drag wood for summer wash 27th Tuesday pleasant rise seven am do some ironing Allen (hired help) away to day to help his uncle F. Taylor move Joseph to Otsego read and sew 28th Wednesday foggy rise six am kindle the fire & go back to bed until almost seven am get up and get ready for breakfast read & sew foggy all day have a heavy mist all day ---------------------------------- January 1903 29th Thursday cloudy & foggy rise half past five & kindle my fire then go to bed rise half past six fogy all day rather a lonsome day mind changing 30th Friday clear & cold wind in the cold corner rise 7 am sew on quilt & get ? had no company to day have a great fire in Rio this morning 31st Saturday cloudy rise siz am and start my fire return to my bed rise 7 am weather quite cold last day of January 1903 Joseph to Otsego get the mail Allen (hired help) after dinner went to Rio to see where the fire was February, 1903 1st Sunday pleasant rise seven am Joseph & Adella attend church 2 pm but few out read & Helvaecite? & my Bible 2nd Monday rainy riser six am prepare my washing I do some washing & swep & read Kate & Joseph do The washing Joseph afternoon mak a on Mr. 3rd Tuesday some cloudy rise six make a fire and go to bed rise seven am do my ironing & mending the wind blew hard all day & snowed at evening finished reading my book 4th Wednesday Cloudy and snowing lone starting fire six am rise seven am wind blew hard all day and snowed a part of the day drifted badley 5th Thursday pleasant rise six am& start fire Mrs. Matie Wright & daughter here to diner write a letter To Mrs. Etta Copeland Clarendan Still & quiet all day "Thou, O' Christ, art all I want." -------------------------------------------- February, 1903 6th Friday pleasant rise half past six am Joseph to Otsego for mail Adella to her sisters Mr. Denver Heath & his wife spent evening here Wroter letter to Mrs. R. W. Copeland & one to her Daughter Edith 7th Saturday cloudy rise seven am & do my work ---- and slean & then read th papers Snowed some 8th Sunday pleasant rise sven am & start my fire Joseph and Adella to church 2 pm home all day read 9th Monday morning cloudy clear at 10 am do my washing & clean up Elmer came & took Prince to draw wood Adella went to Carrie Heaths Allen cutting down trees & cutting up in stove wood 10th Tuesday pleasant rise five & start fire & go to bed rise seven am thawed? roads bare Joseph and Allan in the grove cutting wood 11th Wednesday cloudy start fire five rise seven Joseph to Otsego & his wife went to J. A Mathews 12th Thursday morning same cloudy start fire six rise seven am Joseph & Adella went to the City of Columbus Mr. Denver Heath & wife Caled. Mr. D. Heath hired Allen King to work for him for the summer In the lord put, & my trust , hour day ye to my soul, feel as a bird to your mountain? -------------------------------------- February 1903 13th Friday pleasant start fire six rise seven wind in north west Joseph to Otsego a party to Mr. Denver Heath this evening 14th Saturday pleasant start five am rise seven am read most of the day after doing my Saturday work Joseph go for Adella Allen King was trimming a tree & his ax slipped & flew back & cut his face several inches he went to the doctor 15th Sunday cloudy start fire six rise seven am cold wind in the north west all stay at home from church 16th Monday pleasant start fire five rise half past six got my things in soaking to be ready for washing Joseph clean chimney and I clean up & do some washing & get up to day get tired 17th Tuesday Clear and old rise seven am Joseph doing chores alone this cold weather iron read & sew oh how cold 18th Wednesday clear windy rise half past six am Thermometer 18 below zero here some 21 below we carry coals down cellar to keep it from freezing home thankful we all shall be to have the weather more moderate Allen King got our mail for me 19the Thursday cloudy rise half past six am cold wind in the south weather more moderate Allen came & worked Miss Clara Heuton to dinner 20th Friday pleasant rise seven am Elmer & wife called Allen got throughwith work wrote a letter to Mr. Lewis L Copeland Cociable to Mr. Mores to night a quilt contest Miss Masnie ? Wright drew the prize they made 21 dollars by their supper (At Sociables, single men bid on suppers to raise money for the church) -------------------------------- February 1903 21st Saturday cloudy wind north west rise half past six am windy all day quite cold no calls 22nd Sunday pleasant weather more mild rise seven am wind raised & blew hard all day &cold all stay at home from church 23rd Monday cloudy rise six am start fire five am Joseph and Kate wash and I do some wash my windows & clean up things 24th Tuesday pleasant rise six am start my fire sent letter to the Office to Mr. Lewis Copeland Boston Joseph to Otsego for mail 25th Wednesday pleasant rise six & start my fire Joseph to Otsego to have his buggy toungs? fixed Finish my ironing read & sew 26th Thursday pleasant start fire five rise six am a pleasant day Nite Society met today at Mr. Charley Wrights Joseph to Otsego receive my interes? 27th Friday rainy rise six am start fire clear afternoon read and sew Joseph not well has the Neuralgia 28th Saturday snowing rise half past six am wind blew hard all day do my Saturday work read and sew last day of winter Trust in the Lord for ever; For in the Lord Jehovah is Everlasting strength. The Lord reigneth let the earth be glad ----------------------------------- March 1903 1st Sunday clear and cold rise half past six am windy all day all stay at home from church 2nd Monday cloudy rise six and start fire rise for good half past six weather more moderate Joseph & Adella to Otsego heard quite a number Of persons sick some with gripp 3rd Tuesday cloudy start fire six rise seven am not very well to day read and sew weather mild 4th Wednesday cloudy rise half past four start fire rise seven am Joseph to Otsego Adella & her mother tied a comfortater snowed & rained 5th Thursday morning cloudy rise six am commenced making a comforter for Miss Adella Mrs. Cora Heuton & son Earl caled 6th Friday cloudy start fire five rise half past 6 Joseph to Otsego to see Elmer he is sick with Gripp pieced one block foggy & rain same all day 7th Saturday foggy &rain rise six am Joseph to Otsego found Elmer better & all of The rest of the sick pieced another block clear afternoon sun shines 8th Sunday pleasant five start fire rise half past six am Mr. J. A. Mathews caled all staid home from church read 9th Monday cloudy &foggy rise six am Joseph & Kate wash &I do some washing & clean up after diner Joseph clean stove pipe &chimney & then sweep & clean up the soot& dust very tired -------------------------------- 1858 Charlotte Hanson Administratrix in Acct with the estate of late G. W. Hanson Acct to Rec & not paid G. Chesters Acct for fencing in G.zar 6 00 Acct of L.L. Helsy & Co. 7 04 Old Acct of Do Do 2 10 Acct of Chapin & Sheppard 49 94 Etc ----------------------------------- Faith, Hope, and Charity The first link united the beleiver to God; the second united the troubled present with the blessed future; the third blends the spirit of man with the spirit of Jesus. ------ the Lord is my refuge and my foretrees My God in him will I trust ---------------------------------------- March 1903 10th Tuesday raining rise half past six am Adella visit Miss Sadie Goodman spent the Day there pieced two blocks for comforter 11th Wednesday foggy & misty rise half past six am Joseph to Otsego some paper Adella to her sisters Mrs. Cora Heuton Bert Mathews caled 12th Thursday foggy roads muddy rise six am Andrew caled also Bert Mathews & they cleaned stove Pipe & chimney I read & sew 13th Friday fogy again rise half past six am Joseph and Adella to Otsego foggy left at ten am & Pleasant the remainder of the day read & do sewing 14th Saturday rainy rise six am & do my morning work Joseph & wife went to Otsego to see Elmer Mathews Miss Bell Wright clased cloudy all day 15th Sunday fogy rise half past six am all stay at home from church J A Mathews & wife & children call they have a pretty little girl they call her LuLu 16th Monday fogy & rainy rise six am Joseph to Otsego have half dozen lemons damp & wet day Have a shower half past five pm Some thunder & lightning 17th Tuesday foggy & rainy rise six am do my ironing & then sew all day on the quilt pieces cloudy all day The Lord regin reigneth let the Earth be glad -------------------------------------- March 1903 18th Wednesday foggy & rainy rise half past six am weather became clear at nine am very warm day Andrew Johnson came to work for Brother Joseph Finished the blocks for Adella comforter Have a hard thunder & rain evening 19th Thursday cloudy rise six am thundered after midnight & rained last night Joseph to Otsego he found Elmer worse swept & cleaned my bed room a warm day for March 20th Friday rainning rise six am sweep & clean my roomvery tired write a letter to Mrs. E. A. Boswell cloudy all day makes one feel lonely & Andrew gone away until Monday weather growing colder 21st Saturday pleasant morning rise half past six the sun crosses the line to day Joseph to Otsego for the mail wind south west and cold send letter to Mrs. Boswell Vorona, NJ. 22nd Sunday pleasant rise half past six am Mr. Denver Heath & wife spent the day here 23rd Monday fogy rise six am start fire Joseph & Kate wash & I do some washing & Put a quilt on the frames Mrs. Carrie Heath Spent the day at home rained 4 pm & then turned to snow six pm & colder 24th Tuesday Stormy rise six am wind blowing quite hard several inches of snow on the ground not many passing by finally the wind went down afternoon weather no ------------------------------------------ March 1903 25th Wednesday pleasant rise six am Spent fornoon in mending Joseph to Doyle Town & when he returned brought the mail 26th Thursday pleasant rise six am cloudy afternoon Joseph & wife to Otsego caled on Elmer found him about the same quilt same nite Society meet at Mr. M Heaths to day rained evening 27th Friday cloudy rise six am wet & damp quilt a part of the day Mrs. Matie Wright brought our papers for us from the Office 28th Saturday cloudy rise six am & do my Saturdays work Joseph & wife to Otsego to see Elmer find no better Caled to Mr. Denver Heaths & found him sick with gripp then they caled to Mr. Jay Hentons Kate stayed there until four pm Joseph caled for her 29th Sunday pleasant heavy frost last night rise six am Miss Bell Wright staid with us while her folks went to the funeral of Mrs. Bush at the house no preaching at the church 30th Monday pleasant rise six am get my clothes in soak Joseph & Adella went to Otsego to see Elmer found no better a letter from Amelia Hoyt ND 31st Tuesday pleasant rise half past five am send letter to Mrs. Amelia Hoyt & Charley Hoyt ND Mr. Andrew Johnson came to work for Joseph Joseph & Adella went to Elmer found him more comfortable A warm day last day of the month 1903 With long life will I satisfy Him, and thou Him My salvation ---------------------------------------- April. 1903 1st Wednesday a thunder shower rise before six Andrew grubed? To day Joseph to Otsego to see Elmer Found him more comfortable clear a part of the day cloudy four PM Thunder & rain all the evening until Twelve 2nd Thursday clouds & foggy rise six am & windy quilt nearly all day Joseph & Andrew to work getting ready for things? Work 3rd Friday cloudy & windy quite cold rise six am Joseph to Otsego to Elmer find him some better more appetite for eating have my paper & read it 4th Saturday pleasant & cold rise six am Mrs. Carrie Heath caled Adella went home with her Joseph to Otsego to see Elmer Andrew to Rio Joseph & Adella went to Otsego to see Elmer eve 5th Sunday cloudy & cold rise before six am all stay at home from church Matie drove up to see how Elmer was Joseph & Adella not well 6th Monday cloudy rise half past five am Joseph took Adella to Elmer's to spend the day wash Anna went to Rio the day cold & windy dom Nz? 7th Tuesday pleasant the sun shines rise half past five Joseph to Otsego to vote Elmer not do so well Andrew Johnson returned six pm. 8th Wednesday pleasant rise half past five am Joseph & Kate wash afternoon Joseph clean Chimney & stove pipe I clean up afterwards tired ------------------------------- April 1903 9th Thursday rise half past five am ironed & then quilted some Mrs. M Wright caled & Adella went to Otsego to see Elmer he is about the same volume Piollni? Andrew commenced ploughing to day finished the first planted potatoes 10th Friday cloudy winds rise half past five am Andrew sow onion seed to day have the world to read Quilt some commenced rained 2pm 11th Saturday foggy & rainy rise half past five am Joseph & wife went to Otsego to see Elmer about The same had a hard shower of rain at noon 12th Sunday cloudy thundered & rained hard last night rise six am Joseph went to see Elmer found him about the same all staid home from church rained Mr. J A Matthews took diner with us 13th Monday rainy rise half past five rain nearly all day do my washing & ironing Andrew Johnson to tea read & sew wind north east 14th Tuesday cold & rainy same snow on ground rise half past five am rain all day by spells& windy Adella went to Elmer five pm he is about the same 15th Wednesday cloudy & windy rise half past five am Andrew came back afternoon Dr. Meecher & D. Pease Dr. Andrews performed an operation on G. B. Mathews of Otsego this afternoon Brother Joseph went there twice afternoon the weather became clear & the sun shone --------------------------------- April 1903 16th Thursday Clear & some cold rise half past six Bery? John A. Copeland came to visit me & took dinner with as a pleasant visit left four PM for Columbus 17th Friday pleasant rise half past five am Joseph & Adealla went to Otesego to see Elmer & found him better Joseph bought some or? #? 2 hinge 18th Saturday pleasant some clouds flying rise half past 5 Joseph & Wife attend Church Denver & Carrie caled Sprinkled several times Sunday 19 20th Monday cloudy rise half five am & Joseph Wife & Adella went to Columbus home Half past four I got dinner & done up the work 21st Tuesday some cloudy snowed this morning the ground quite white rise half past five am Elmer better he beginning to set up Joseph took a pair of crutches to him 22nd Wednesday pleasant rise five am finish my waist Mrs. Loven pased away this morning at Rio the daughter of Dr. A. Pease six am 23rd Wednesday pleasant wind south rise five am Joseph & wife went to Otsego evening returned After nine pm 24th Friday cloudy rained eight am Joseph & wife & Adella left at quarter past eight for Rio to attend funeral of Mrs. Loven Miss Bell Wright came nine am to stay while her folks went the funeral our folks return half past 2 pm rain by spells weather grew colder afternoon & very cloudy ------------------------- April 1903 25th Saturday cloudy rise half past five am a pleasant day Joseph to Otsego Elmer better he gets out to his meals Adella went to Carries' 26th Sunday pleasant Joseph & Adella to Church Andrew came to tea 27th Monday pleasant rise five am & do my washing Kate & Adella cleaned their bedroom Joseph & Adella to Otsego evening carry things up Stairs take off my flannel sheets 28th Tuesday pleasant rise 5 am carry things up stairs Mrs. Kate Heuton came to help clean house oh tow tires she helped --nt carpett in the front room for Adella & they cleaned my bedroom & set it to rights how tired I am 29th Wednesday cloudy rise five am & go to work to gets things in my bed room for cleaning the room Mrs Kate Heuton finish my room at noon after dinner Left for Mrs Jay Heuton's to help her hear that Elmer has been out doors Andrew plough garden & Joseph get out more strawberries 30th Thursday rainy rise five am have a fire windy Snow hard morning storm all the forenoon wind blew hard Mrs Carrie Heath came & took dinner & tea clear afternoon put up my pictures & some other articles Andrew away all the afternoon Joseph plant onions ----------- I will say of the Lord He is my refuge and My fortress, my God, in him will I trust ------------------------------ May 1903 1st Friday pleasant cold rise five am have a fire I get my things all of them downsstairs & in their places wash & do up two curtains & put them up have some mail brought Andrew ploughing for corn 2nd Saturday cloudy & cold rise five am cut out some work & read rain noon Andrew away Joseph to Otsego 3rd Sunday pleasant & cold rise five start fire & return to bed rise half past five all attend church 2 pm but myself I stay alone 4th Monday cloudy & rainy windy rise half past five Mr J A Mathews wife & Adella to Columbus it rained by Spells all day rinsed up the cloths & ironed & then read & sewed I washed & my chimney smoked all day Kate washed and the wind blew hard all day 5th 5th Tuesday cloudy rise five am & do my ironing & rinse up what clothes I have in water Mr J A Mathews wife & Adella go to Columbus return five pm have shaowers of rain by spells all day rain six pm hard 6th Wednesday cloudy rise five am doing some ironing & mending finish a pair of base mats for Carrie Heath Joseph & Andrew five pm go to Otsego to Elmer to put up some fence for a chicken yard ---------------------------- May 1903 7th Thursday pleasant a frost rise five am do some ironing & more mending Kate & Adella cleaning Mrs Matie Wright caled 8th Friday clear & cold for May rise five am Joseph White washed the dining room over head Kate & Adella done the cleaning & put down Carpet I finish my quilt & take down the window curtains 9th Saturday pleasant weather more mild rise five am Joseph up stairs & wash the curtains through two Waters Mrs Matie Wright caled & Adella went to Otsego with her Mrs Bell staid here I put a quilt on the frames Joseph to Otsego 10th Sunday pleasant & weather warmer rise half past five am Joseph & Wife & daughter attend church 2 pm & I stayed alone Mr Denver Heath & Wife took tea here 11th Monday Cloudy rise five am looks like rain I get my curtains up in the line & they get dry & do some washing & they get dry very tired Andrew commenced planting corn 12th Tuesday pleasant rise five am Joseph Wife & Adella Mrs Carrie Heath to Columbus home all little after three pm I got dinner & done up the work Andrew to Otsego for mail 13th Wednesday some cloudy rise before five am iron window cutains Mrs Cora Heuton caled have our first grens for dinner quilt some cold day Joseph & Adella take a ride eve. ----------------------- May 1903 14th Thursday pleasant some cold rise five am Mrs Cora Heuton & Adella attend the nite Society at Fred Picks quilt & Kate wash window curtains Joseph plant sweet corn 15th Friday clear heavy dew rise five am quilt & sweep my bed room planting potatoes a pleasant day 16th Saturday pleasant rise five am som quilt & read the papers Joseph took Elmers Swing Chair to him & put it up for him 17th Sunday pleasant rise five am Carrie came to & took diner Andrew returned noon a bog with him thundered and looked like rain Joseph, Adella & myself attend church 2 pm 18th Monday pleasant & warm rise five am do some washing Joseph & Kate wash have a dash of rain after five pm quilt some 19th Tuesday cloudy looks like rain rise five pm do my ironing then quilt a windy day Joseph & wife to Otsego to see Elmer evening 20th Wednesday pleasant & quite cool rise five am quilt all day Joseph & Andrew to Otsego evening A wedding at Mr. Pulver at noon Mr. Law Young to Miss Mary Pulver for a tour take a four train at DoylesTown for Milwaukee. -------------------------------------- May 1903 21st Thursday cloudy rained last night rise five am finish my quilt quarter to eleven am take it off the frames & sweep & set all things in their places have a thunder shower two PM rained quite hard & all the afternoon 22nd Friday have a thunder shower before six am rise five the weather was so the men could work have chicken for diner cloudy six pm 23rd Saturday cloudy & thunders looks like rain rise five am after 2am have a hard thunder & lightning with rain & hail & wind hard storm Joseph to Otsego for mail Andrew left after tea 24th Sunday cloudy looks like rain rise five am & take my bath Joseph and Wife & daughter attend church 2pm & I staid home Kate sprained her ankle 25th Monday foggy & wet rise five am a shower forenoon do some washing and crochet & read 26th Tuesday have a hard thunder shower five am the water stands on the ground in hollow places have hard thunder shower between one & 2 pm it black in the west same wind with the storm finish the lamp mat 27th Wednesday the sun shines but how long cant tell we had two or three showers to day & then the sun shine 28th Thursday morning pleasant rise five am Adella & her mother took a ride & made a call the nite Society met at Mrs Tompkins this afternoon Joseph took some hay to Elmers ---------------------------------------- May 1903 29th Sunday pleasant & same cold rise five am sweeping bed room Mr. Elmer C. Mathews & Wife took diner here Mrs Fred Pick caled a monet? quite a cold day 30th Saturday cloudy & cold rise five am Joseph to Otsego for mail Andrews birthday He went to Rio cold & windy sweep & dust my room 31st Sunday cold & windy same cloudy rise five am & start fire Carrie Heath came home & took diner Joseph & Adella & myself attended church 2pm had a good sermon Presiding Elder preached & administered the Lords Supper the wind blew hard all day. ---------------------------------- June 1903 1st Monday cloudy & cold rise five am Joseph & Kate do washing & I do same & bring In some wood wind blew hard all day do some ironing 2nd Tuesday cloudy have a fire rise five am finish my ironing Mrs Carrie Heath spent the day home do some mending Adella made a call 3rd Wednesday pleasant morning rise five am leave home a few minutes after seven for Columbus do my trading leave from home eleven arrive 1 pm some tirred after my ride 4th Thursday pleasant wind north west rise five am attend to some work & wash some yarn & repair a waist & do other work Adella got her waist ---s? a beuty wrote a letter to Charlie& Amelia Hoyt 5th Friday cloudy looks like rain rise five am s goes to her sisters Mrs C Heaths quite cloudy all day crochet some & read the papers 6th Saturday pleasant & cold rise five am work on a lamp mat school picnic at Mr. Pulvers yard Joseph to Otsego evening Adella Came home sent letter C A Hoyt NH 7th Sunday pleasant rise five & take my bath Joseph & wife attend Church 2pm have a light shower afternoon Denver Heath & Carrie came home evening thermometer up to ninety in shade -------------------------------------- June 1903 8th Monday pleasant rise five am Joseph & Kate washed flanel sheete & bed spread I done some washing Adella come home 9th Tuesday pleasant rise five am quite chilly finish lamp mat for Adella do some ironing & read some 10th Wednesday cloudy & rainy rise five am Adella & her mother ironed my curtains & Put them up washed an old skirt 11th Thursday cloudy & rainy rise five am do some ironing wash shawl & skirt finished vase mat Adella came home evening 12th Friday pleasant frost this morning rise five have a fire in my room sweep & dust bed room & the room read & sew 13th Saturday pleasant morning rise five am read papers & work on my skirt Bell Wright & Clara Heuton came & practised for childrens day Joseph to Rio for lumber for waggon house 14th Sunday pleasant some windy rise five am Mr J A Mathews & wife & children came & took Diner Carrie came & spent afternoon Joseph & daughter & myself attand church 2pm Looks like rain ------------------------ June 1903 15th Monday pleasant warming & dry rise five am we need rain Adella & her mother washed dresses & done some washing Thermometer up to ninety in the afternoon Adella & Mother ironed their dresses & I done some ironing finished my skirt 16th Tueday cloudy looks like rain rise five am E C Mathews & came & Adella went to Columbus Elmer spent the day here Joseph commenced his carriage house 17th Wednesday pleasant quite cool rise five am Joseph & wife washed Adella returned half past nine Miss Bell & Clara caled & Mrs Matie Wright caled Joseph & Andrew drawed gravel on the road afternoon 18th Thursday cloudy looks like rain rise five am done my ironing Joseph worked on the road until noon have a shower at five pm 19th Friday some cloudy cold rise five am George & Earl Heuton & Harold Mathews took diner here rained hard at noon all the afternoon commenced building my quilt 20th Saturday Cloudy has the appearance of rain rise five am Andrew came about eleven am & said Denver Heath would bere in time to set Tobacto plants had them all set by five pm Adella went to church to practise for Childrens day ------------------------------ June 1903 21st Sunday some cloudy rise five am & take my bath all of the family attend church children day church looked nice & the children done well 22nd Monday cloudy rise five am breakfast at six am leave for Columbus fifteen minutes after seven leave Columbus twenty minutes after ten arrive home half past twelve have two showers afternoon 23rd Tuesday pleasant rained in the night rise five am Joseph to Rio his wife went to Carrie Heaths I Done my washing & done some crotching 24th Wednesday pleasant wind in the North rise five am I done my ironing & other work Joseph& Adella went to Columbus Elmer caled Mrs Cora Heuton caled & Clara and Bell Wright 25th Thursday pleasant rise five am Adella went to visit her sister Mrs Heath Andrew left after diner Mr. J A Mathews wife & children caled 26th Friday pleasant rise five am Joseph to Rio for Lumber finish a lamp mat sent it to Mrs Carrie Heath Adella came home evening -------------------- But Godliness with contentement is great gain ------------------------------------- June 1903 27th Saturday cloudy rise five am Elmer to diner & Adella goes home with him Kate does some painting & I work on lamp mats 28th Sunday cloudy rise half past five am Joseph & wife & Adella attend church at Otsego have our first pease for tea Joseph & wife call to see Clara Henton She had chicken pox 29th Monday pleasant rise five am & get my clothes Joseph & Kate do the washing I do some Sadie Goodman & her aunt Mrs Ms Kay spent the afternoon here 30th Tuesday rainy Thundered & rained all the better part of the night rained part of the forenoon have a hard thunder shower half past 2pm thermometer up to ninety The Lord is my refuge and my fortress my God In Him will I trust But the Lord is my defence: and my God is the rock of my refuge ------------- we bear witness that the Father hath sent the Son to be the Savior John 4th 14th ------------------------------------- July 1903 1st Wednesday cloudy with thunder & some rain rise five am weather warm do my ironing finish one lamp matt Thermometer up to eighty eight Joseph to Otsego evening 2nd Thursday pleasant looks like rain rise five sweep my bed room & finish the lamp matt & gave Mrs Matie Wright one lamp matt 3rd Friday raining rise five am sweep & dust my room Joseph repair fence Andrew leave after tea for Rio to spend the fourth 4th Saturday cloudy looks like rain rise five have a hard shower after twelve at night Joseph & Wife & daughter to Columbus to spend The fourth home after six I spent the day alone finish reading second volume of rollins history 5th Sunday pleasant rise after five am Joseph & Adella & myself attend church 2 pm have our first new Potatoes for tea have company evening 6th Monday pleasant rise five am do some washing write a letter to Ross W Copeland Kate & Adella can cherries Joseph Adella To Otsego after tea Elmer & wife call Send lamp matt to Mrs Cora Henton ----------- I will rejoice in thy Salvation Psa __ 14 -------------------------------------s