| Jan. 2 | Robert installed as master workman in lodge A.O.U.W. |
| Jan. 11 | Robert was at Lodge of Knights of Honor & installed as Dictator by C. T. Ingersoll Lodge Deputy |
| Jan. 13 | [Sunday] "We were awoke this morning by fire bell & it was to see our beautiful church [Presbyterian] burning - it does seem too bad - no one seems to know the origin of the fire - all at church forenoon in Virginia Hall as usual - sad to look upon the ruined structure" |
| Feb. 3 | "Jim & Sarah [Taylor] had their child baptized - "Fannie Elizabeth" |
| Feb. 17 | Justin Holmes buried today [b. 1816?] |
| Feb. 18 | Mrs. Buck, formerly Miss Osgood, buried today |
| Feb. 24 | Timson's daughter buried today |
| Feb. 27 | "at Lodge of AOUW. Initiated 2 in the 1st Degree" |
| Mar. 12 | "this is Corporation [town] election - Spencer & Mason are pulling for President" |
| Mar. 18 | "funeral of Bro. Rev G.A. Mueller" [C.A. per Wfld. cemetery records, age 48, d. Mar 15] |
| Mar. 23 | "Sam McKee came this morning" |
| Apr. 6 | "Mrs Butter dropped down dead this evening about 6 oclock" |
| Apr. 11 | "Received a paper this morning informing me that Buffalo Presbytery elected me as a delegate to G. assembly meet in Pitts." |
| Apr. 16 | "Timsons Cider mill destroyed last night & all that was in it." |
| Apr. 18 | "at Prayer meeting -fire Bells rang & we dispersed to the fire to see Plumbs barn burned with Callaghans cow & calf in it" |
| Apr. 19 | Lodge of Royal Arcanum was organized with 21 Charter members |
| Apr. 20 | Miss Grace Hawley died [b. 25 Nov. 1856] |
| Apr. 23 | "Mother Crosgrove a good deal worse, after tea had Dr. Brown over to see her & he did not expect she would live through the night. Miss Hawley buried today" |
| Apr. 24 | "Mother Crosgrove died this morning at 5 min. before 5 o'clock - she suffered hard all night- Ed & Sarah was here all night & Aunt Grace" |
| Apr. 25 | "Father Crosgrove & I went down to the Cemetry to see about digging the grave - Carson & family arrived from New York on the accommodation" |
| Apr. 28 | "funeral at 2 oclock - not very large on a/c of the rain" |
| June 20 | "A great many have gone to Fredonia to a meeting of fire companies from different places" |
| June 29 | "Fanny had a birthday party this afternoon her birthday [was the] 25th" |
| July 15 | Jim went to Dunkirk to Barnum's show |
| July 19 | "There was a case of Sun Stroke today that proved fatal a laborer working on the Church taken Sick about 11 & died 9 P.M. from Buffalo" |
| July 29 | "a great excursion gone to below Buffalo from here the Seward Guards & others" |
| Aug. 2 | "The Nesbit boys James & John called this evening" |
| Sept. 10 | "Firemens parade with Co's from Dunkirk, Fredonia & Jamestown Village decorated with evergreens" |
| Sept. 13 | "never saw the creek so high some of the Lockworks Bldg damaged by the water" |
| Sept. 21 | "Father Crosgrove left yesterday morning - he was drinking so much - Jane told him we could not put up with him any longer that he had better go home to Ed" |
| Sept. 30 | "[Rev.] Mr. Stowits & I started for Tonowanda on the morning train - got to Buffalo about 11 oclock -left at 3 for Tonawanda meeting of Presbytery - a beautiful warm day - met in Robinsons Ch. at 7" |
| Oct. 9 | "This is election of School Trustees - I was elected Dist Clerk - but cannot serve in 2 offices" |
| Oct. 30 | funeral of Jas Cochranes daughter |
| Nov. 2 | "J. H. Plumb & I was reelected Elders for 3 years no opposition" |
| Nov. 5 | This is Election day - a great contest being made on Assembly ticket - Ingersoll & Moss" |
| Nov. 6 | "Election news good - a large Republican victory through the entire North" |
| Nov. 15 | "this afternoon news came that A. J. Tyler's Son was killed by the cars -he was brakeman on the Way freight" |
| Nov. 18 | "funeral of A. J. Tylers son at 2 oclock - it was a very large funeral" [A. Lewis Tyler, age 22y 3m] |
| Nov. 19 | Mrs Hugh Crosgrove buried [Armina Porter/Arthur?, b. 1809, d. 16 Nov.] |
| Nov. 21 | "news of a fire in Mayville destroying a good deal of property" |
| Nov. 24 | "Johnny Crosgroves wife had a young son this evening" [Lewis] |
| Nov. 30 | "slaters are slating the large tower on the church" |
| Dec. 2 | Mr. Curtis died [Alfred, b. 7 Jun 1800] |
| Dec. 4 | funeral of Mr. Curtis |
| Dec. 7 | "at Funeral of Col. Babcock at 2 oclock Mrs Abell was there & when she got home, dropped down dead, very sudden" [Joshua R. Babcock, b. 1795] |
| Dec. 19 | "an alarm of fire was sounded & prayer meeting was dispersed in a hurry" |
| Dec. 22 | "Union Services at Baptist Ch. Mr. Thoms preached his farewell sermon - he has got a call to Corning, N.Y." |
| Dec. 23 | "Mrs E. N. Crosgrove a young daughter this morning about daylight" [Jessie] |
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