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Jan. 8 "Robert Thompson over at Mayville before the Grand jury - trying to indite Richd Walker"
Jan. 28 "Cass [Carson Cosgrove] has bought out a cigar & candy store one of Rimbacks and Gibsons"... "Mrs Peacock was buried"
Feb. 4 "Henry Romers daughter was married this evening"
Feb. 17 "This town meeting day - a good deal of excitement - and the ticket split up a good deal... - Foster a Colored Barber was elected Justice of Peace"
Mar. 2 "Mrs Nixon died" Roberts mother"
Mar. 4 Mrs. Nixon's funeral
Mar. 9 preparing tickets for Corporation election [town]
Mar. 10 "Corporation election a good deal of excitement"
April 1 "Robert Shaw sold out to the boys"
April 7 "Alpheus Baldwin buried today and when the funeral procession went to the cemetery - no grave was dug - such an instance I never heard of before"
April 8 "Ellison rented the store back from Mr. Moore again"
April 10 "The authorities arrested a good many of the tramps. that frequent the poor masters and took them before a Justice of Peace - Sold out to J. Taylor my interest in the market"
April 11 "Mrs Bartlett died very suddenly today - no sickness"
April 12 Ella Jones died; Fred Smith died
April 14 "Mrs. Bartlett corpse was taken on the acommodation [train] this morning to Gowanda for burial"
April 15 "Ella Jones buried to day on Hill"
April 19 "a fire broke out in D. H. Taylors - but was soon extinguished   was about $500"
April 23 " Old Richd Walker finally paid Lawyer Wilson the note I held against him"
April 27 "at Church meeting - voted to give a pastor a call 58 votes cast - Rev R. S. Green received 57 - pretty unanimous"
May 11 Robert and A. M. Culver went to Mayville to be grand jurors
May 12 Robert and Culver walked to Mayville in 1 hour, 35 min.
May 17 funeral of Mrs. Sarah Light
May 25 William Law buried
May 26 "Corporation had vote of the people as to the proprieity of having water brought - result was that a general tax be levied to raise $1500 - for the purpose of bringing water - had a majority of 5"
May 29 "Doct Graves had a great law suit with Pausinsky about violating his License - did not hear the result"
June 2 "Well we were aroused this morning about 2 A.M. by Jim [Taylor] and Jane went over with him and about half past 3 Sarah had a young son"
June 5 "Jim's child not well and I do not think it will live - he got Mr. Green. Mr. Skinner & myself there this afternoon - and Mr. Skinner baptized it, James M."
June 10 "Jims baby died last night - at 11 Oclock - funeral to day at 3 Oclock - quite a nice little funeral for a baby"
June 20 Lucius Lombard's funeral
June 23 Robert Nixon married, James' son
June 26 Union school commencement, 12 graduates
July 8 circus in town
July 20 "Timsons Boy died"
July 22 Albert Timson's funeral
July 23 "Dell went to Erie last evening to the races"
Aug. 2 Ed Crosgrove's wife had a son
Aug. 9 burial of Mr. Kayes in Portland
Aug. 31 "Jack Taylor came this afternoon with a Baby Corpse - born last Thursday died yesterday"
Sept. 6 "...in the evening - Mr. Miner preached - he leaves this week for Warren, Ill. where he has got a call"
Sept. 10 "fire co. out parading this afternoon they had a dance in Hall in the evening"
Sept. 15 "Easons daughter was married today"
Sept. 21 "Frank Pecks team of black colts ran away threw him out and one of the team got killed - drunkeness"
Sept. 23 "Henry Ridders horse ran away and his wife got badly hurt in front of Mrs. Jones Millenery store"
Sept. 28 "Presbytery met this evening we had a Minister and his wife from Springville" [staying with us]
Sept. 29 "Rev Wells & Lady who were stopping with us - left on the 5 o'clock train"
Oct. 2 "Jane & I was at Church in the afternoon - attending the bidding off of seats I bid off - no. 19 at $55. for one year"
Oct. 3 "C. P Skinner & F. A. Hall was elected elders to serve 3 years and W. N. Cochrane was elected for 2 years"
Oct. 12 "Hugh Nixon died last night was taken sick Saturday morning hemorage of Stomach"
Oct. 13 "Jane & I went to Hugh Nixons funeral - at Annual School meeting tonight. There was a great many in attendance & a good deal of excitement."
Oct. 16 "Mrs Whitneys child buried to day"
Oct. 20 [attending synod meeting] "Mt. Morris [NY] is a nice little place - Genesee flats [Letchworth gorge] is a beautiful scenery. - soil rich and loomy"
Oct. 27 "John Bohns Baby died" [Lilly H.]
Nov. 29 "Frank A. Hall ordained Elder of Church by the laying on of hands of Pastor Rev R. S. Green"
Dec. 9 "Boyd absconded today to parts unknown - in debt about 4 or $5000 dollars"
Dec. 11 "wrote a dunning letter to Doc. Jones. Mix Rockwell & W. H. Walker" ... "Leroy Abell shot himself" it is so reported"
Dec. 12 "The Jury made out that Leroy Abell shot himself accidentaly"
Dec. 13 "Leroy Abell's funeral at 2 oclock afternoon"
Dec. 18 "Mrs. Berrigan[?] a young daughter"
Dec. 28 "we cut up 4 qrs of beef for Gov. Patterson - to distribute around among the poor"
Dec. 30 "Charlie Skinner wifes mother died this evening"