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Jan. 10 funeral of Argyle Van Vleet
Jan. 13 "Old Mr. Loyd was found in the woods to day dead - killed by a limb of a tree falling & broke his Skull"
Jan. 25 "Union Meeting in the Methodist Ch. a temperance meeting - the House was crowded a lady from Ill. is holding a series of meetings on temperance"
Feb. 4 "Mrs L. A. Skinner & her daughter Clara left for California overland route to be gone about 4 months"
Feb. 13 "Mrs Hart was not expected to live through the night - Jane Johnston left for New York this afternoon"
Feb. 14 Mrs Robert Hart died
Feb. 15 "Mrs Mary Johnston dead - (Black Samys wife)"
Feb. 16 Mrs Harts funeral
Feb. 17 town meeting day; Mrs Mary Johnston buried
Mar. 7 "some are getting ice out of Allens pond about 5 inches thick"
Mar. 24 "was one of the bearers at Joseph H. Halls funeral to day - the remains were brought here from Erie on the [railroad] cars"
April 10 funeral of Mrs. Dickson, Robert a bearer
April 13 William Cochrane died
April 16 funeral of William Cochrane, Robert and Jim Taylor bearers, buried in Ripley
May 5 "Cherry & Peach trees in full bloom & covered with Snow"
May 11 "Mrs James Cochran at the [state] line was buried to day"
May 30 funeral of John Huchens
May 31 "after dinner [Rev.] Mr. Faber called to have me go with him to baptize Mr. Merkers baby"
June 13 Lewis Van Vleet died
June 18 school commencement
June 26 "Jane & I at the reunion of the Graduates of the Union School for 20 years past"
July 16 funeral of Robert Hall's daughter
Aug. 1 James Crosgrove buried
Aug. 22 Fresh Air children arrived in town
Sept. 2 "heard this morning that Elmer Flagler could not live - died this afternoon very sudden & unexpected Diabetes - blood poison set in" -
Sept. 10 "a beautiful day for the Firemens parade - the town is thoroughly decorated - and the town is full of people"
Sept. 11 "drove up to see Lizzie Johnston this evening - she was riding with Mrs Bemus yesterday morning over town & Bemus horse got scared & threw them out & got hurt pretty bad"
Sept. 15 reunion of the Barden family in Ripley
Sept. 25 "Ingersoll & Kingsbury went up to Cleveland to see about a settlement with a dry good firm where the boys traded"
Sept. 26 "McBride the Cleveland firm was down to day, but no settlement was reached"
Sept. 28 "I wrote a letter up to Root & McBride this morning - offering to Settle with them on Joes account"
Oct. 6 "Mr. McBride came here from Cleveland and we settled up the firm of Flagler & Mateer"
Oct. 7 " Mr. Boult assumed possession of the store to day"
Dec. 9 "Will [West] got married in the Study of the Church this morning to Mary Dascom - I was one of the witnesses" [his hired man]
Dec. 20 [Revd.] "Mr Faber at Syracuse attending the funeral of his wifes sister"
Dec. 29 funeral of Mrs James Johnston; Robert one of the bearers