| Jan. 2 | Newell Gibbs was married New Years day |
| Jan. 11 | Mrs. Forsyth died |
| Jan. 21 | Gust Baldwin was buried |
| Jan. 26 | Betsey Johnston started for the west |
| Jan. 27 | eclipse of the moon |
| Jan. 29 | R. Shaws grocery was broke into; took about $10 in money and Drawer |
| Feb. 7 | Mrs. Hugh Neill was confined |
| Feb. 11 | Ben Strain & James Nixon down today & they were both drunk |
| Feb. 13 | Caucus; Jim was nominated for Constable |
| Feb. 14 | Mrs Rideout buried |
| Feb. 16 | town meeting |
| Feb. 23 | James Minton subpoenaed me for A. M. Culver as a witness to impeach Charles Obrandt. also James Johnston Erie Hall & Saml Nixon was subpoenaed with me - |
| Mar. 3 | Jim gone to hear Weston lecture |
| Mar. 4 | Jim went to the Good Templars Festival in the evening |
| Mar. 6 | Sim Holbrooks place auctioned off - sold for about 80 dollars per acre; Corporation caucus; John G Hinckley died |
| Mar. 7 | Elder Keys buried |
| Mar. 9 | Corporation election - running an independent ticket in opposition to the regular nominated ticket and they were elected; J. G. Hinckley buried |
| Mar. 11 | school meeting in the Academy, people dissatisfied with the doing of the Trustees - appointed a committee of 3 to look into the matter |
| Mar. 12 | Mr. Britton died yesterday |
| Mar 15 | broke into Weavers Grocery last night |
| Mar. 19 | Mrs. Vancleve had a young son [Presb. pastor's wife] |
| Mar. 31 | Weston came through about 30 minutes ahead of Payne in walking from beyond Erie on their way to Buffalo |
| Apr. 3 | "I entered a complaint this morning to the board against the School marm for whipping Ella [Robert's daughter] - Mr. Stearns the Principal was discharged to day" |
| Apr. 11 | "Mr. Skinner and the Session had a discussion - quite lengthy too Session wanted Mr. Skinner to resign he did not do it as yet." [Presbyterian church] |
| Apr. 18 | another discussion in the church yesterday |
| Apr. 24 | "thieves broke into the meat market and into Reids store - they took from us about $10 in scrip and they took a good deal from Reid - we got a telegraph dispatch this afternoon from Brocton that Moss had two men arrested - Jim and Reid went down on the 5 train - ... they were not the thieves" |
| May 4 | Sabbath School Convention in town |
| May 5 | E. C. Bliss had harness stolen |
| May 12 | William Johnston killed last night on the railroad |
| May 13 | funeral of William Johnston |
| May 18 | "Revd Vancleve has finally made up his mind to leave" |
| May 29 | "this afternoon is the day set a part for strewing flowers over the Soldiers graves" |
| May 30 | "Mrs. Seeley got killed today with a horse running away with her - she got mangled up very badly they say" |
| June 6 | "Revd R. S. Vancleves resignation was sent in and read to the church to day" |
| June 12 | "Mr. Vancleve received a very nice present last evening from the Ladies Aid Society $500. in money"; "Little Dav. returned from California" |
| June 13 | Mr. VanCleve's last sermon |
| June 17 | Fargo married Prenderghast girl in Episcopal church; Rev. VanCleve left |
| June 18 | "There was a great fire in Depot" this afternoon - wood shed & water tank burned & part of track - so that trains could not pass" |
| June 23 | Catholic Hop[?] tonight |
| July 5 | "The people in and around Westfield are celebrating the 4th today - a big crowd of people in town... - fire works did not come so that there was no display in the evening the people were a good deal dissapointed a beautiful day - could not desire a pleasanter day for the occasion" |
| July 9 | Mr. Ennis died at 2 a.m. |
| July 10 | "Freemasons gone down to the funeral of Mr. Ennis - going to Depot then on the cars to Fredonia" |
| July 16 | "Jim [Mc]Kee arrived here from Cali[fornia] last evening - he came by R. R. in 6 days - Ed. Crosgrove got hurt to day on the hill pretty bad - by falling from a cherry tree - limb broke" |
| July 24 | Jim McKee started for Ireland |
| July 30 | "Presbyterian S. School children hold a picnic to day down at the harbor - quite a large crowd there - I took my team and a big double waggon of Brewers - with 21 children" |
| Aug. 5 | "John Douglas started for Cali on the 3 P.M. train by rail all the way - his fare from Dunkirk to Sacramento 167.30" |
| Aug. 7 | eclipse of sun |
| Aug. 9 | "Johnstons had quite a scrap with Minnegar and Fred Hewitt. Knives were used quite freeley - Minnegar was cut up badly and had to be carried home...- the Johnston trial is going on all day and tonight at 9 P.M. was adjourned to morning at 9 A.M. its thought they will be punished severley" |
| Aug. 10 | the Johnstons tribe case sent settled this morning - R. M. Johnston gave bail in 5.0000 [500.00] Frank in 300.00 and Black Bob Little Dan & James $250 - each - the citizens are terribly down on them" |
| Aug. 16 | "Rumour that theives broke into Frank Hall's house and took every thing they could get in the way of clothing &c" |
| Aug. 28 | Mrs. Bryon Hall buried |
| Sep. 10 | celebration of Perry's victory on Lake Erie with fireworks |
| Sep. 17 | "Johnstons was held to bail in 400 dollars each" |
| Oct. 6 | "Saml Johnston on the spree"; Jim Crosgrove visiting from Pittsburgh |
| Oct. 16 | "Yankee Bill Cochrane got hurt badly this evening - team running away" |
| Oct. 19 | Robert elected school trustee by 78 out of 90 votes cast |
| Oct. 25 | school trustees meeting |
| Oct. 30 | George [Peglar - works with Robert] drunk and has been more or less every day for two weeks |
| Nov. 2 | election day - "a pretty stirring election between Brewer & Bemus" |
| Nov. 3 | election returns - state gone Democratic, Bemus elected |
| Nov. 7 | Jim [Mc]Kee arrived from Ireland |
| Nov. 15 | Jim [Mc]Kee left for Pittsburgh and California |
| Nov. 18 | Thanksgiving; school trustees' meeting |
| Dec. 2 | Johnstons opened up their store |
| Dec. 15 | lawsuit with Noble about a piece of beef and a calf, no decision that day |
| Dec. 16 | lawsuit decided in Robert's favor |
| Dec. 19 | Joe Cochrane married 14th instant |
| Dec. 23 | "Found a pocket book belonging to Tinney today at noon - near to our little gate no money in it - the money was taken out before I saw it" |
| Dec. 24 | many drunk folks in town |
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