Friday, September 3 Quilted all day. Mrs. Fowler and Miss Halsey spent the night with us. We had a very pleasant time. Saturday, September 4 Mrs. Fowler and Miss Halsey went home. I finished quilting. Mother helped me one hour. I dyed another for a lining for the home quilt. Tuesday, September 8 I washed and put another quilt on the fraim-Mother went to the office and took down the lining for the quilt to Mrs. Douglass's. Wednesday, September 9 I was quite unwell. Mother went to the socity at Mrs. O. Beecher's. Mrs. Whitington and Mrs. Goucy helped me quilt. Sold four chickens 10 cents apeace. Thursday, September 10 I ironed but felt quite sick. Had a visitor for dinner. Mrs. Whitington took dinner with us. I quilted after dinner and then went to see if I could get and soles from Mr. Post. Verry hot. I was quite unwell. Friday, September 11 Quite sick. Mrs. Moody Townsend came. It rained, I began my five drawers. Father came home from Olcott. The 7th anniversary of our beloved Frankie's birthday. Saturday, September 11 I felt better after dinner and went with Father to Lockport, staid for the night with Larry and Jane Gates. My cough quite bad. Sunday, September 12 Heard Rev. Parker preach in the upper town then went to the lower town with the girls. At Mrs. Uriche's. After dinner we took a walk. Went to meeting in the evening. One of the Choir went into a fit. Wednesday, September 16 Sent for Dr. J. Mann, he says it is dysentry, Mother has and very severely. I sold one of my gaitors. I am so excited that I do not fel my own pain. What if Mother should die. Thursday, September 17 Miss McNitt returned to Wilson. Fanny went with her. Father came back with Fanny. The Dr. thinks Mother out of danger. I washed the colored clothes and sewed my other gaitor. Friday, September 18 The Dr. thinks he need not comne again to see Mother. I am thankfull he has taken me in hand and says I must stick right to it. Saturday, September 19 This afternoon, Henry, Hatty and babe with their things came. Rice brought them up. **This Henry is Phoebe's brother and his wife, Harriet Harrington, and child. K** Sunday, September 20 All at home till night. Brother Staats staid all night, only a few at class meeting. Monday, September 21 Dr. Erasswell sent for the cattle. Father went to lecture at Lockport. Mother took him home. Tuesday, September 22 The boys went to Lockport to train. Simeon took them. We washed and dried. Wednesday, September 23 Henry came home. Hear of nothing to do all at the sewing socity at A. Outwater's. Thursday, September 24 A frost. Simeon went to the S.S. [Sunday School] Celebration. I retrieved my bonnet. Sat with Mrs. Whitington and staid all night to make Fitzer a frock. Quite sick. I ironed. The young folks did not return till four the next morning. Friday, September 25 I worked at Fitzer's frock. Father went to Lockport then Mother and he went to Wilson and redeemed the cattle. A comet is visible now and is beautifull. Saturday, September 25 The boys came home from training. A hard frost. I began the second frock but quite sick. Sunday, September 26 My cough to bad to go to meeting. The rest went. Edward's 31 birthday. How sick I was a year ago today. Monday, September 28 Mother washed and took me to see the Dr., he was not at home. Then turned the clothes, dried and folded. Tuesday, September 28 The Dr. came. I had to lay my work and put on a blister on my chest. I was verry sick all night. Friday, October 2 I was in bed when the Dr. came, he thinks I am better. Father and Fitzer packing up. Saturday, October 3 I got up in the morning to see Father off. Soled one slipper. Mrs. Solviance called to see me. Mother was called for to Mrs. W. Leaman, she has twin boys before the Dr. arrived. Sunday, October 4 I am better, but quite feble. The Dr. called and says I am improving. All at home till night. Brother Staats preached his last sermon. Monday, October 4 Fitzer started for Virginia. Mother washed. I am worse. In the evening Mother and I pealed some peaches. **This is when we think Fitzer went to sign up for the war. K** Tuesday, October 5 Mother preserved 12th of peaches and ironed after dinner. She and Fanny went to Mr. Anderson's for apples. The Dr. came. Wednesday, October 7 Mother at Mrs. Anderson's at the sewing socity. There where eight there. Babe and self quite sick. Thursday, October 8 The pigs where put up to fat. Dr. Mann came. I am better, the babe is about the same, still I am quite unhappy, I fear I shall never be well and strong again. I am afraid that something internal is Wrong, I have so much pain. Friday, October 9 The shop is almost finished. Mother and Fanny at Mrs; Kemp's. Hatty in the shop with the babe most of the afternoon, getting ready to move. Saturday, October 9 Henry and Hatty moved into their house. Several of the neighbors called to see how I was. I finished the slippers. Ten years today, since Edward left home. Sunday, October 11 All at home, after dinner. I am better. Monday, October 12 Mother washed. I did up the work, knit and sewed. Tuesday, October 13 The doctor came, he thinks I shall get well now. Friday, October 15 Mother and Mrs. Peniel went to Lockport to be naturalized. The 7th anniversary of Lucy's wedding day. The Dr. came. Saturday, October 16 Mr. and Mrs. Peniel went home. I sewed all day and finished Mother's dress. Sunday, October 17 Mother, Fanny, and self went to Charlotte. Mr. Port preached beautiful sermon. Monday, October 18 Monday. Mother washed. I cut out my dress. Mother made the skirt. I made the waist. Fanny has been here five years today. She is nine years old. We took supper from her little dishes. Tuesday, October 19 Finished my dress. Mrs. Douglass and her Father and Mother with the two at Mrs. Gifford's. M.J. Leaman called and the anniversary of Mary's wedding day. Wednesday, October 20 A beautifull moonlight night and the boys improved it by getting in the corn and potatoes, they fear rain. Mother and I at Mr. Fish's and 18 others at the sewing socity. Thursday, October 21 Mother and I went with the colts to visit Mrs. Moody and Mrs. Townsend. It rained all the way home, they had other company and we had a deightfull day, it was a visit that did one good. Friday, October 23 A rainy day. I began Mother's hood, tough I did not expect to keep at work at it yet. Saturday, October 24 Mother and I went to Lockport, took dinner with Sarah J. Gates. Got my overshoes and Fanny's a pair of shoes and dress and hood. Sunday, October 26 Mother's eye bad all day. A fine one, yet some of us out but Philip. H. May is to be our preacher this year. Monday, October 26 Mother wasahed. I received my letter and pin from H.L.J. in Michigan. They came through our agent that attended both conferences. I sewed. I cut out six pair of stockings for Fanny and sewed at them some. The Dr. came, he says I look much better. After he left I was taken quite bad and suffered much through the night. Philip brought a little dog. Friday, October 30 I finished the quilt made from the dress Edward brought from Canada and Henry sent by me from Miss Gates and Miss Vicker's came in the stage. Saturday, October 31 Saturday. I cleaned up after the quilt. Mrs. Scovile and Theodore came afterwards. The girls and I went to the woods, saw Philip plough, and a pile of 7 snakes he killed, another while we where there.