1873 Diary Wilmington, VT 1873 Nellie O. CROSIER BALLOU'S diary [continued]. Posted with permission of Cousin Chuck Gibson. Jan Jordan =========== April 18Friday Snowed today Lewis went over to Fathers Addie washed out the white clothes Joe chopped over in Elmers pasture today is Addies Birthday she is 11 years old 19Saturday Pleasant Joe worked for Mr Farnsworths Father and Will Smith called here Addie washed out the colored cloths 20Sunday Quite pleasant Emory Martin and Lucious Whitney called here Drainther [sp?] and Didi called here Elmer Crosier called here 21Monday Very pleasant Joe went down to west Halifax in the afternoon worked for Mr Farnsworth in the forenoon 22Tuesday Pleasant Joe went over to Fathers and up to Georges after Mertie 23Wednesday Pleasant Joe came home today Mertie cane home with him Elmers wife called here 24Thursday Pleasant Addie Braided half a hat Didi Whitney called here Lucious Whitney Called here today 25Friday Pleasant Joe went over to Emery Whitneys Mrs Emery Whitney called here 26Saturday Cold and windy Addie washed today Joe went over to Fathers and out to the Drs and down to West Halifax 27Sunday Pleasant Addie went home today Mary come over here today Ernest went home with them 28Monday Forenoon pleasant rainy in the afternoon Mary went home 29Tuesday Pleasant 30Wednesday pleasant ========================= May1Thursday Pleasant Mary and Addie come here they went down to the Hollow to Francis Mays Ernie come home today with him Francis Woodards Boy was drowned today 2Friday Cloudy today 3Saturday pleasant 4Sunday pleasant 5Monday pleasant 6Tuesday pleasant 7Wednesday pleasant 8Thursday pleasant 9Friday Rainy 10Saturday Rainy Fathers and Will Smith come over here Will bought Joes calf for 1 dollar 11Sunday Rainy Father and Will Smith went over to George Stanley bought a pig stopped here borrowed a bag of Joe to put the pig in 12Monday pleasant 13Tuesday Forenoon pleasant thunder shower in the afternoon 14Wednesday Cold and windy 15Thursday pleasant 16Friday pleasant 17Saturday pleasant 18Sunday Dull and Cloudy 19Monday Pleasant with high winds 20Tuesday pleasant and warm 21Thursday Cloudy and Windy 22Thursday rainy 23Friday pleasant 24Saturday pleasant 25Sunday Pleasant 26Monday pleasant 27Tuesday pleasant 28Wednesday Pleasant in forenoon showery in afternoon 29Thursday pleasant 30Friday pleasant 31Saturday Pleasant I staid at house Mertie went to School Joe down to Guilford it is Merties BirthDay today She is 6 years old ================================== June1Sunday Pleasant and cool Will Smiths wife and Addie come over here to get Joe horse to use two or three days Joe came home from Guilford we went to Fathers a little while Wills folks gone over to Smiths 2 Monday Warm and Pleasant Joe went to West Halifax to Black smiths shop H Blanchard here went to Guilford with Joe this afternoon I staid at home Mertie went to School 3Tuesday Cloudy I staid at home and washed today Mertie went to school Emery Whitney came over here 4Wednesday Cloudy in the Morning Showery at Night Joe down to Guilford I and the children at Daniel Waters here 5Thursday Pleasant went to George Stanleys on load of hay Daniel staid at home Mertie went to School Joe down to Guilford 6Friday Pleasant Staid at home today Joe came home tonight with a load of Potatoes been up to Georges 7Saturday Showers in the morning I staid at home with the children and Daniel Joe Joe down to Guildford 8Sunday Pleasant Staid at home today Daniel went to Meeting Otis Johnson here to see Joe he was down to Guilford 9Monday Pleasant Mrs Thomas Miner was over here I had dreadfully sour eyes She brought me some Furnice [sp.?] seeds for my eyes Joe was down to Guilford Mertie went to school 10Tuesday Pleasant staid at home Washed today Mertie went to School Joe down to Guilford Mrs George Stanley here today and Mrs Harnun [sp?] had a Bee to Weeks Stanley 11Wednesday Rainy in the morning pleasant in the afternoon I staid at home Mertie went to school Joe down to Guilford 12Thursday Pleasant I staid at home Mertie went to school Joe down to Guilford 13Friday Pleasant Staid at Home Joe down to Guilford Mertie went to School 14Saturday Pleasant Mother and Addie came over here this afternoon Addie went up to the Grave yard with me to see Beatrice Whitneys grave Mother went to Elmers Crosiers a little while 15Sunday Pleasant Mother Joe and I went up George Ballous to day went by way of Jacksonviile Joe stopped to Mr Northrops we had Mr Gilbert Barbers Horse of Guilford Had some sugar on snow carried Mother home 16Monday Joe and I went to west Halifax this Morning got me New pair of Shoes $2.15 cts Joe went to Guilford this afternoon Mertie went to school 17Tuesday Pleasant Staid at home and Washed to day Mertie went to School Joe down to Guilford 18Wednesday Pleasant I staid at home Joe came home from Guilford to Night Mertie went to school to day 19Thursday Pleasant we went to Guilford to day carried load of goods wagon broke down left it side of the road left part of the things in Daniel Bigsbys Barn got to Guilford about 5 oclock 20Friday Pleasant down to Guilford to Gilbert Barbers place Joe went and got the rest of the things to day Miler Akely came in here and Mrs Knights and her little girl 21Saturday Pleasant Staid at home in Guilford. Mr Barber went to Brattleboro to day Joe and I helped Mrs Barber pack up some of their things to day barber started with a load to night Joe staid at home 22Sunday Pleasant staid at home to day mr Barber come back this afternoon Joe at home 23Monday Pleasant Barbers folks went to day Joe went to Halifax Got some more things to day I staid at home all day Daniel Waters here 24Tuesday Cloudy in forenoon pleasant in the Afternoon Mrs Mc Clure and Elihu Pratts wife here to night Joe at home to day 25Wednesday Pleasant I staid at home today Joe at work for Mr Barber Daniel here 26Thursday Warm and pleasant staid at home to day Joe worked for Mr Barber to day Daniel Hoed in the corn field to day 27Friday Warm and pleasant I staid at home to cay. Barber here boarding Joe worked for Barber 28Saturday Pleasant Heavy showers in the evening Joe went to Halifax got the rest of the things went round by Fathers took supper there got home about 8 oclock in the evening Barber here 29 Sunday Pleasant Joe staid at home to day Barber carried another load of Goods to Night 30 Monday Rainy I staid at home Joe worked for Mr Barber Daniel Hoed corn Mertie went to school I washed to day ================================== July 1Tuesday Cloudy staid at home Mertie went to school to day Joe worked for Barber Daniel Worked in the field 2 Wednesday Cloud I staid at home Joe worked for Barber Mertie went to School 3Thursday Thunder shower in the Morning and Afternoon Mr Dimer [sp?] and Willie come down here to day Joe at home to day Daniel went to Brattleboro to 4 th it is Ernests Birth day to day he is 4 years old 4Friday Had Thunder Shower about noon Staid at home Joe worked for Barber 5Saturday Pleasant Joe and Barber went to Brattleboro when they were coming home met M Leon going after a coffin for Will Smith he said Father shot Will the 4 in the evening it was in a drunken Row of Course Joe and I went up to Fathers this afternoon 6Sunday Pleasant Staid to Alberts Putman last night went to Wills funeral to day the Meeting House was crowded To day is our Birth Days Joe is 29 years old to day and I am 25 years old today Will Smiths wife came home with us 7Monday I staid at home to day Minn was sick Joe and I waited on her most all day Joe went to town got her some crackers with eggs Mrs Elmer and Mrs Mclver called to day There was something said about Min coming here to live but I made up my mind did not want her to 8Tuesday Pleasant I washed to day Minnie Better so she was round and helped wash her things Joe worked for Barber Mertie went to school 9Wednesday Pleasant I Baked to day Min washed out some colored cloths to day 10Thursday Pleasant Joe worked for Barber to day Min and I went over to Mr Mc Clures a few moments for a walk 11Friday Dull and rainy Joe Mr Barber and Min went to Brattleboro to day told Joe last Night did not want Min to come here to live for I had rather keep house and not have any other Women live with me he did not like it told her this morning she was mad to 12Saturday Pleasant I took the baby and went and staid to Mr Mc Clures last night Min staid there with the men all Night I came home about noon they are ad at me 13Sunday Pleasant Joe went and carried Min to Mr Smiths to day staid there all night he went to George Ballous sold him Min Smiths dog for 45.00 dollars 14Monday Pleasant Joe came home to day Brought Min Back to russel Richmonds to work he got her to make him some shirts he and Min are both mad at me some times I think if I was dead it would be better and then I think of my children must live for them 15Tuesday Pleasant I staid at home to day Joe worked at home to day Dont seen to care anything about his folks at home but it is all Min he talks about now 16Wednesday Pleasant I staid at home to day Barber here Joe at home 17Thursday Rainy I staid at home to day Joe at home 18Friday Rainy to day Barber and Joe went to Richmond to day he worked in the forenoon for Mr Barber. [to be continued]