June 1, 1891 Pleasant day.
Juba gone to carry Eric to the depot, brought Clara & the baby
home. Fannie & I had our
washing all done at 1 oclock. A severe rain & thunder storm struck a
barn on the east road and did some other damage.
June 2, 1891 - Pleasant day.
Juba at home, made posts for the porch.
June 3, 1891 A. M. Pleasant. P. M. Rainey.
Juba went to the cemetery with friend
Adams. P. M. He & Clara went to
Ver., came home in the rain. Johnnie
went down and helped Louisa do her chores.
Baby 18 months old.
June 4, 1891 A very nice pleasant day. Juba to Ver. with Loyal. Elden Dayfoot called a few ____.
Johnnie hunting, he is 17 years old today.
June 5, 1891 Pleasant day.
Juba to Mr. H. Gardners part of the day. Night he & Clara went to the
Corners. Fannie & I visited at Mr.
Staggs. Miss Lucy Smith called. Johnnie a fishing
with Charlie.
June 6, 1891 A very pleasant day. Juba at
home, work in the forenoon on Mr. Wissells boat,
afternoon on the porch. Mrs. Parker
& Mrs. Booth called to see Fannie. Juba took Clara & Rollin to her mothers.
June 7, 1891 A beautiful day. Juba, Johnnie & Fannie gone to road on the lake street. I have written to Sadie & Mary Dayfoot. Juba after
Clara & the baby.
June 8, 1891 - A pleasant day, all washing finished
before noon. Juba to Ver. with Charlies Stagg.
June 9, 1891 A beautiful day. Johnnie & his mother have gone to
Vergennes. Juba at home.
June 10, 1891 A pleasant day. Juba & Johnnie went a
fishing, very nearly caught enough for dinner. A. M. Juba met the selectman at Vergennes. Clara & baby went to her mothers. Louisa here.
June 11, 1891 A. M.,Very
nice & pleasant. P. M., a ___
shower. Fannie & I went over to Mrs.
Curlens and had a muddy time getting home. Juba at home working on the porch.
June 12, 1891 Warm & pleasant. Juba & Johnnie hoeing
potatoes.
June 13, 1891 A beautiful day. Juba fixing a cupboard for Mr. Loyal Kent. Johnnie mending his boat. Fred Thompson came to see Fannie &
Johnnie. Clara gone home.
June 14, 1891 A beautiful day. It was once my delight to
attend church, but now I have to be content to read at home. Have some good sermons to read that I enjoy.
June 15, 1891 A very warm day, the
warmest of the season yet. Juba has been after Clara. Rollin Kent
came and cultivated the potatoes & corn & Juba
changed works with him. Fannie &
Clara have gone to take Fred to the cars.
John fishing, Juba hoeing.
June 16, 1891 A very warm day, then 91 in the shade. Juba working on the ____
___ of the ___.
June 17, 1891 Had a fine shower last night. Juba & Clara gone on a fine excursion to Reeseville, Ny. Left Rollin with Fannie. Mary Dayfoot came
from West Haven
to make a short visit.
June 18, 1891 Light showers during the day. Juba at home. Fannie,
Mary & I went down to Mrs. Lymans.
Louisa came in the evening to see Mary, staid all night. Johnnie fishing with Hiram Spragues boys. Caught some nice fish.
June 19, 1891 Very cloudy and looks likely to rain. Juba at home. Clara carried
Mary Dayfoot to Ira Brydios
(?) Johnnie to the lake, caught some nice
fish.
June 20, 1891 Pleasant day. Juba home in the forenoon. Afternoon to Ver. with
Loyal. Bought a 25 lb can of maple sugar. Johnnie to the lake. Picked some strawberries, had a shortcake.
June 21, 1891 Very pleasant in the
forenoon, afternoon rain. Juba took Clara & baby up home.
June 22, 1891 Raining this morning. Juba had the
horses shod, went to Fred Grandey till noon. Afternoon to Mr.
Carpenters. Clara
washing. Fannie
caring baby. Johnnie
to the lake. Fannie sent a letter
to Sadie & I to Minnie.
June 23, 1891 Clouds are disappearing and it bids fair to
be a pleasant day, wind south. Johnnie
& Fannie have gone with the excursionists to Providence Island. Juba to Mr. Carpenters this morning & then to Mr. Staggs. Tomorrow Sister Conant will be 85 years old.
June 24, 1891 A splendid day, cool north wind. Juba to Mr. Staggs, forenoon, afternoon hoed potatoes. Johnnie & George Merrill helping him, finished them at 6 oclock. Mrs. Andrew Rusco
called to see Fannie. Fannie & I
returned with her to Mr. Curlens to see Mrs. Ada Holcomb f rom Rutland.
June 25, 1891 Beautiful weather. Juba traded buggies with Mr. Wm. Conant this
morning. Worked for
George Merrill in the a. m. In
p.m. George worked for him shingling.
Fannie & I went down to Louisa to help pick some cherries to send to
Kate by Mary Curlen as she is going there today.
June 26, 1891 Very pleasant, north wind. Juba to
George Allens working a
piazza. Hariet & Mrs. Gregory here, also Dr. Towsley
& wife. Yesterday Clara drove
the pony to Vergennes alone.
June 27, 1891 Cool north wind, but very pleasant. Juba at work in the cemetery by the lake. Has moved his brothers monument to the centre of the lot in which his
father is buried. At night he went to
Vergennes with Loyal. Fannie & I to Ver. with Mrs.
Sprague.
June 28, 1891 - Very pleasant & cool. Juba carried
Clara & Rollin up home this morning.
All the rest at home. John Spalding here to
supper. Fannie had a letter from
Sadie last night. She is well & hard
at her work: stenography.
June 29, 1891 Very pleasant. Juba shingling for Mr. Tenbrock. Johnnie fishing. Fannie
& I finished our washing about 9 oclock.
June 30, 1891 Very nice day. Juba to Mr. Tenbrocks. 26 years & 10 months since our dear
Rollin was slain in battle at Petersburg,
Va.