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Jan. 2Robert installed as master workman in lodge A.O.U.W.
Jan. 11Robert 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. 17Justin Holmes buried today [b. 1816?]
Feb. 18Mrs. Buck, formerly Miss Osgood, buried today
Feb. 24Timson'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. 19Lodge of Royal Arcanum was organized with 21 Charter members
Apr. 20Miss 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 15Jim 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. 30funeral of Jas Cochranes daughter
Nov. 2"J. H. Plumb & I was reelected Elders for 3 years no opposition"
Nov. 5This 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. 19Mrs 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. 2Mr. Curtis died [Alfred, b. 7 Jun 1800]
Dec. 4funeral 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]