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October, Thursday 13
October, Monday 17
Pleasent [sic] the wind west and
cool We dug potatoes in the fore
noon and had 14 bushels in the
afternoon gathered apples from
three trees and in the evening
we went over to Squares to a
prayer meeting and had a
good meeting there was but a few
there
Rainy and rained most all
nigh[t] did not go to Dexter as
I calculated Went over to
Fitchburgh and then cleaned
up my wheat to go to Dexter
Mr Stowel paid me four
teen [fourteen] dollars for Truman
to apply on his [note?]
October, Friday 14
Sun rose clear but clouded
over in a short time We had the
first frost this season last night
We went to Leslie to see James
folks and Martha went with us
It rained while we were gone we
left Lina and Winnie to Squares
while we were gone The boys dug
potatoes
October, Saturday 15
Looks some like rain Went to
cleaning a load of wheat and the
boys drew three loads of pumpkins
and a load of wood Byrons folks
came down a visiting to day [sic] and
he helped me to clean wheat
Went up to Dansville in the
afternoon the boys and I had
each of had a pair of pants cut for
which we paid 75 cts [cents]
October, Sunday 16
Pleasent [sic] and warm went
over to Fitchburgh to meeting
in the afternoon we had a good
meeting There was no meeting
up to the Reeves school house
on account of repairing school
house Looks like rain this
evening we have had lots of
rain
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October, Tuesday 18
Started for Dexter about 8 o
clock Stoped [sic] to Unadila
to feed and get my dinner
and then went on to Dexter
did not get there till after dark
Went up to Aunt Marilda a
little while in the evening to see
them how they were
geting [sic] They have a nice place