1894 DIARY OF HENRY J. RAY
Henry J. Ray residence:
SW Corner Section 22
Watervliet Twp, Berrien County, Michigan
One mile west of Watervliet
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MONDAY, JANUARY 1, 1894
went to town then
to James Bennetts ins
his new House 500 con 30
then to Mrs C [Schumb]
then Back Home
Clear w SW
TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1894
went to town then to
Bainbrige to David Sha[ ]
and Henry [Dukeshearer]
then Home
Cloudy w SW
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1894
Shelled corn awhile
then went to town [then]
to Wm Van Wormer
Back to town [ ]
to Coloma got 5 [ ]
1 loaf Bread 1 [ ]
then Home D[ ]
Cloudy w S [ ]
THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1894
about Home all day
help draw up wood
Uriah Wood Helpt
Cloudy w SW
FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1894
Help draw wood from
[ ] woods all day went
[ ] town in eve
Cloudy w SW Rain
SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1894
[pi]led up wood in 4
[n]oon then went to
[C]oloma got Boys Shoes
[ rended] then Home
Cloudy w NW S&R
SUNDAY, JANUARY 7, 1894
[ ] all day Piled
[w]ood went to town
Just night
[ ] w SW
MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 1894
[ ] Dowagiac
[ ] C Tuthill
Clear w SW
TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1894
attended the meeting
of farmers mutual fire
insurance Co of Cass Co.
Came home in the
after noon by town
Clear w SW
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1894
Piled up wood in 4
noon then went to
town then to Dennis
Haleys to See loss by fire
Home by town
Cloudy w SW Snow [little]
THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1894
Piled up wood in
4 noon then went
to town & back
Cloudy w NW Sno little
FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1894
went to Hagar then to Benton
Harbor Staid with Ed Bateman
Clear w SW
SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1894
around in the Harbor in
4
noon then came Home went
to town in the evening
Clear w SW
SUNDAY, JANUARY 14, 1894
at home all day
cloudy w SW
MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 1894
went to town then to
Geo Whalens then to
Coloma got 7 1/2 lbs Pork
[ ]1/2 lbs Butter then Home
Cloudy w SW Rain
TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1894
Went to Henry [Dukeshearer]
in Bainbrige to adjust
a loss of Barn & contents
in 4 noon then home
by town then to Hagar
ins House & Barn
for the Estate of Geo
Caldwell Staid
all night with Si
Caldwell
cloudy w SW
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1894
went to Joseph Caldwells
ins House 2 Barns and
Shed then went to one
Charles Edingborough
ins House Barn
tool House tenant
House & cow Stable
then went to Benton
Harbor Staid all
night Cloudy w SW
THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1894
around in Harbor
in 4 noon ins House
for A R Nowlen then
came home went to town
cloudy w SE Rain
FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1894
Sent Tuthill 4 applications
with 7.20 around in
town all [4] noon
Then Home Picked
and Burned Brush in
orchard till night
clear w NE
SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1894
went to town in 4
noon then
[crossed out: Home Pick
up Brush & Burned
them in North Orchard]
went to Coloma
got 2 gall K Oil 1 lb
Saleratus 4 Spools of
thread
cloudy w SE Rain
SUNDAY, JANUARY 21, 1894
at Home all day
Cloudy w SW
MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 1894
Burnt Brush in
orchard all day
Cloudy w NW Snow
few flakes
TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1894
Picked and Burned
Brush in 4 noon then
went to town & back
got 5 cts worth of Salt Peter
Cloudy w NE Snow
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1894
at Home all day doing
nothing Snowed & Blowed
Cloudy w NW Snow
THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1894
went to town & back
then Back to town
then to J W Lewis and
Wm Van Wormers then
to town Home
Cloudy w NW Snow
FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1894
went to town then to
D C Johnsons then to
town & Home then went
Back to town then to
C Branches C Hawks then
Home Clear w SW Sno
SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 1894
went to town then to
Bainbrige to E C Hoadley
ins house then home
by town
Cloudy w SW Snow
SUNDAY, JANUARY 28, 1894
went to town & back
in the morning then
back again just
at night to town
Cloudy w SE
MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 1894
went to Benton Harbor
and St Joseph then to
Wm B Smiths Staid
all night WIFE sick
Cloudy w SW
TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1894
went to L Hydes in
Royalton then to
Wm Longs near to
Stevensville then
to one Andrew
Johnsons ins House
and Barn with their
contents around 2100
then Back to Hydes
Staid all night
Cloudy w NW
D.D.C come
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1894
left Hydes came home
by the Harbor
Cloudy w NW Snow
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1894
went to Coloma got
4 3/4 lbs Pork 1 lb Baking
Powder doz cakes doz
oranges & lemons Pint
alcohol then went
to Watervliet & back
then to town again
Cloudy w NW
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1894
went to town & back
then
to Coloma & back then
to town & back then
to Coloma & back then
to town & back again
Cloudy w SW
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1894
went to town then
to Coloma & back
got 50 lbs flour Pint
alcohol 4 lbs crackers
1/2 Pint Brandy 2 Small
Pies W Cloudy w NW
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1894
at home all day
Except went to town
got lemons & Beef
Cloudy w NW Snow
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1894
went to town & back
then
to Coloma & back
then to town again
insured Chet H Martin
and Back then to
Coloma & back again
Clear w SW
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1894
went to Coloma & back
Home then Home all day
Clear w SW warm
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1894
at home all day
Except went to
town & back
WiFE Died about
2 o clock am
Clear w SW
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1894
at Home most of
time went to town
2 and Back then
to Coloma then to
Hartford by town
then Back to town
went to See about
geting things
Cloudy w SW
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1894
attended the FUNERal
of my Wife at town in
the ME Church Rev
W.B. Dada Preached
from Job 13 Chapter 15
verce
then Home Rest of Day
Cloudy w SE Rain
[Job, 13 Chapter, 15 Verse = "Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him; but I will maintain mine own ways before him."]
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1894
at Home all Picking
up things
Cloudy w NW Snow
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1894
at Home awhile then
went to town to W H Rays
Staid all night
Cloudy w NE Snow
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1894
came down Home
done chores then went
Back to town tookup
washing to H [Dede ]
then Back Home
Staid all night
Cloudy w NW Snow & Blow
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1894
went to town & back
Shoveled Snow in 4
noon then went to
town & back then
to town & back then
to town to W H Rays
Staid all night
Clear w NW
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1894
went to Hagar then to
Benton Harbor Staid
with Joseph King
Cloudy w SW
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1894
Staid in Harbor all
day & night
Cloudy w N East Snow
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1894
came home from
Harbor then went
to town & back
then to town again
Staid at W H Rays
Cloudy w SE Snow
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1894
came Home in morn
then Back to town
then Home & back
to town then Home
then Back to town Staid
till 3 oclock then home
went to Hagar Staid
with O Damon
Cloudy w SW
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1894
at O Damons all day
and night had Sceance
in eve Saw Brother Wm
who Died Some 20
years ago
Saw him very Plain
Shook hands with him
had my arms around
Him he Whispered to me
and we had a good time
all around
Clear w SW
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1894
left Damons came
Home then to town
then Home again then
to town again Staid
at W H Rays all night
Cloudy w NW Snow
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1894
around at W H Rays in
4 noon went to town
3 times & back then
to town again took
RR to Hartford then
Back to town
Williams Wife Died this
morning about 6 oclock
then went to Hartford
on RR and Back Home
then Back to town
Cloudy W NW Snow
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1894
went Home in morning
then Back to town
then went to town then
to J W Lewis then
Back to town then
Home then Back to
town Staid all night
Cloudy w SW Snow
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1894
at Williams in 4 noon
came down Home went
back to town to Williams
then to the church
to Funeral of Irene
E Ray then Back to
town Home then
back to town Staid
all night Cloudy w NW Snow
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1894
came home from town
went Back to town
then Back Home then
to Coloma & back to
town then Home again
then Back to town
Staid all night Wm
Lewis & wife went Home
in the night.
Cloudy w NE Snow
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1894
Came Home then
went Back to town
then Home again
went to Coloma & back
Home Cloudy w SW
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1894
at Home all day
Clear W SW
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1894
went to town & back
then to Coloma then
Back to town again
and Home
Clear w SW
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1894
went to town & back
Home then went Back
to town then East to
J W Lewis then Back to
town Home
Clear w SW
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1894
went to town & back
Home then went
Back to town then
Home went to town
again then to B
Robinsons Back to
town Home
Clear w SW
THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1894
went to town & back
then
Back to town then Home
Clear w SW Rain in eve
FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1894
went to town & back
Home then Back to town
again trimed few grapes
Cloudy w SW
SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1894
went to town & back
then went to A Morelocks
with girl came home by
Coloma then went to town
Cloudy w SW
SUNDAY, MARCH 4, 1894
at Home all day
Except went to town
& back
Cloudy w SW Rain
MONDAY, MARCH 5, 1894
went to Chappels Corners
& back by Coloma got 2
loaves Bread 4 lbs crackers
then went to town & back
Cloudy w SW Rain little
TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1984
at Home till 11 o clock
then went to town & back
then Home Rest of time
Cloudy w NW Rain
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1894
chored at Home in 4
noon then went to O Damons
in Hagar & back went
to Frank Lewis in eve
Cloudy w NE Rain
THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1894
went to town Sent
card to A R Nowlen
then Home trimed
Grapes all day went
to Heneseys in eve
Clear W SW
FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1894
went to Hagar to
A Noaks to Settle
for fire Paid 424.24
then Home
Clear w SW
SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1894
went to town then on
RR to Benton Harbor
& back in eve on RR to
town then Home
Clear w SW Warm
SUNDAY, MARCH 11, 1894
at Home all day
Cloudy w SW
MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1894
went to town & back
trimed grapes Rest
of time
Clear w SW
TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 1894
went to town & back
then trimed grapes
went to Frank Lewis
in the evening
Clear w SW
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 1894
went to Coloma took
3 doz Eggs got 2 lbs
crackers 2 doz cakes
2 loaves Bread then
Home trimed Grapes
Frank Lewis cultivated
Berries and trimed
chestnut trees
Clear w SW
THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1894
trimed Grapes in 4
noon then went to
town & back cut up
few chestnut limbs
till night
Cloudy w NW S & R
FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1894
went to town & back
trimed Grapes finished
triming went to Wm
Palmaters went &
come by town
Clear w SW
SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1894
went to town then
on RR to Benton Harbor
came home on RR by
town in evening
Clear w SW
SUNDAY, MARCH 18, 1894
at Home all day
Clear w SE Rain
MONDAY, MARCH 19, 1894
took Washing up to
F Lewis & back Burnt
Grape vines in after
noon
Clear w NE
TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1894
went to Coloma & back
got 4 lbs crackers Pie
2 doz cakes 75 lbs meal
drew of cider in cellar
Cloudy w SE Rain
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1894
Burnt Grape vines went
to town & back then to
Coloma got can Beef
loaf of Bread then Home
Cloudy w SW Rain
THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1894
went to town then
on RR to Benton Har
and St Joseph got
1 bush timothy Seed
10 lbs alfaka clover
Home on RR by town
Cloudy w NW
FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1894
went to town &
back got a Mrs
Lundy then Home
went back to town
took her to Depot
Cloudy w NW Cool
SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1894
fixed fence East of
orchard next to Whites
Hoed grapes and pick[ed]
up Stone on Shanty lot
then fixed Board fence
next to White went
to Frank Lewis in eve
then to Hugh Wigents
Sold him 3 1/2 lbs butter
at 16 cents Per Pound
Cloudy w NW Snow
SUNDAY, MARCH 25, 1894
at Home all day Snow &
Blowed Cloudy w NW Snow
MONDAY, MARCH 26, 1894
at Home most of time
went to town & back
Snowed & Blowed all day
Cloudy w NW Snow
18 inches deep
TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1894
went to Coloma & back
then got girl Pair Shoes
Paid 1.80 2 1/2 lbs Pork then
went to town to caucus
Cloudy w NW
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1894
went to town then to
H Lulls and M C [Havoy]
back by town then
went to Coloma then
to S P Merrifields then
Home left Girl in Coloma Scho[ol]
Cloudy w SW
THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1894
went to town then
Home went to Coloma
& back went to Frank
Lewis in eve
Cloudy w NW
FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1894
went to town then to
Coloma
& back Rest of time
working in house
churned & washed
then went to town
Cloudy w NW
SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1894
went to town then to
Wm Van Wormers &
trimed trees in
Cemertry then to
town Home then
went Back to town
in eve to Hear Speech
about moving the
County Seat to St Joe
Cloudy w SW
SUNDAY, APRIL 1, 1894
went to Bundy
School House to the
Funeral of [J] Emmerson
acted as one of Pall
Bearers then Home
Cloudy w NW
MONDAY, APRIL 2, 1894
went to town meeting
then to Coloma & back
to town then Home
went Back to town in eve
Cloudy w SW
TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 1894
about Home in 4 noon
then went to town & back
Cloudy w SW Rain
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1894
went to town & back
wheeled up chestnut
wood &C Went to
John Enders in eve
insured House & barn
and Shop in Coloma
Cloudy w NW
THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1894
went to town then to
Bainbrige insured
Adam Harmon then
back Home by town
then went to Coloma
got 50 lbs meal 25 lbs
Screenings 1 Pie 1 doz
cookies then Home
Cloudy w SW R & Snow
FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1894
went to town & back
then went [J] [Hamiltons]
cut few scions then
Home went to town in eve
Cloudy w SW
SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1894
went to B Harbor then
to St Joseph then back
to Harbor then home
MRS Lundy CAME
HOME WITH me then
went to town
Cloudy w NE Cool
SUNDAY, APRIL 8, 1894
went to Coloma to
meeting all day
then Home went to
town to Church in eve
Clear w SE
MONDAY, APRIL 9, 1894
went to town around
got 4 lbs Raisins Home
Rest of time Sent
3.74 to Tuthill 300
to H H Porter
Cloudy w SE Rain
TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1894
went to town & back
then Home rest of time
Cloudy w SW S & Rain
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 1894
went to Pikes Pier
on Sec 11 Hagar
to auction Staid
with Solon Cutler
on lake Shore
Cloudy w NW
THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1894
went to town line
of Watervliet & Hagar
ins Barns for [J] B Deniss
then to Geo Blackmans
ins new House for 500
only Part not finished
then Home went to
town to Show in eve
Clear w NE
FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1894
went to town then
to Coloma & back
at Home Rest of time
Cloudy w NW
SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1894
went to town & back
then went to Coloma
Came Home by town
Clear w SW
SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 1894
about Home all
day went down
by orchard Set few
Stumps afire
Clear w SE
MONDAY, APRIL 16, 1894
Sowed alfaka clover
seed on RR went to
Coloma then to town
then to R H Sherwoods
got ladder back to town
Home went to John Enders
in the evening
Clear w SW
TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1894
went to Benton Harbor
St Joseph & Lincoln
& back Home Paid for
Strawbery Plants got Pear
tree [of] A Hall took 25
Gooseberries to A Taylor
Clear w SW
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1894
went to town & back
then to town then to
Hartford & back to town
Home
Cloudy w SW Rain
THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1894
went to town & back
then went to Coloma
got 25 lbs meal then
Home went to town
again then to S Smiths
& back to town Home
Stoped at town ordered
lumber for hen House
Cloudy w NW Rain
FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1894
worked on hen house
went to town & back
went to S Tooleys in eve
Cloudy w NW Rain
SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1894
worked on hen House
all day except when Rain
Cloudy w NW Rain
SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 1894
at Home all day
Cloudy w NW
MONDAY, APRIL 23, 1894
went to town got 10
lbs nails work on Hen
House in 4 noon then
fixed fence for calf
went to town again in eve
Clear w NW
TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 1894
went to Coloma took
Boys Shoes back and
changed them then
went to town got
10 lbs nails then
fixed fence by Barn
went to town in eve
wrote letter for Whalen
Clear w NW
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 1894
went to town of
Hagar Grafted for
Lyman Cole Sawed
few trees for C Curtis
then Home
Clear w NW
THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1894
Picked up Chunks
and cut Brush Side
of Road by west lot
went to town in eve
took 4 doz Eggs got
1/2 lb tea 25[c] 11 cts
in change
Clear w NW
FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1894
went to town & back
then to C H Curtis in
Hagar Grafted till noon
then Home then to
town then on RR to
St Joseph then on foot
to L Hydes in Royalton
Clear w SW
SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1894
insured Buildings for
Harry Bort then came
Home in wagon to
Coloma then on foot
Home then went to
Coloma got A Stewart
went to Oscar Damons
in Hagar to circle
Clear w SW Rain in eve
SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 1894
at Home all day
Clear w SW
MONDAY, APRIL 30, 1894
went to town then to
S Smiths Set few Grafts
then Home by town
then went to Albert
Noaks insured his
Buildings then went
to OSCar Damons
then to lake michigan
Hauld Scine 2 times
got one white fish
one Herring one
Carp then back to
Damons Staid at night
Cloudy w SW R
TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1894
went from Damons
to Pier farm then
Back to Damons
then Home went
to town in eve & back
Cloudy w SW Rain
WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1894
drew Rails in woods
fixed fence then went
to town got 72 ft Lumber
5 lbs nails 10 lbs Sugar
and new Pail then
fixed fence at Barn
then went to Coloma
got 25 lbs corn meal
Cloudy w NW
THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1894
went to town then to
one Davis in Covert
Grafted Some then
Home by Coloma
Cloudy w SW Rain
FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1894
took up Green trees took
them to Hartford went and
come by town then fixed
fence at Barn then went
to town again then to Coloma
& to Thomas Knapp ins his
Buildings got 50 lbs flour
and womans Shoes at Hewitts
2.25 Cloudy W SW Rain
SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1894
around Home in 4
noon then went to town
& back then went to
Coloma & back
then Back to town
in eve to Hear S Cook
Cloudy w SW Rain
SUNDAY, MAY 6, 1894
at Home all day
Cloudy w SW Rain
MONDAY, MAY 7, 1894
went to Coloma ins
Chet Gilson then Home
went to town & back then
went to Coloma then to
A Cooks ins his Barn
then to A Morelocks
ins Barn then Home
Clear w SW
TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1894
went to town then to
Mrs Kennicuts & back
to town then went
to Coloma & back
Clear w NW Cool
WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1894
went to town then to A
Goodspeeds and B Bentons
then Home by town
Cloudy w SE
THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1894
went to town around in
4 noon then went
to Coloma then to Oscar
Damons Staid all
night
Cloudy w SW Rain
FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1894
went to town & back
then to Coloma W -
wood Plowed garden
Clear w SW Rain
SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1894
went to town then
to Coloma & back
Planted Sweet corn
went to town in eve
Clear w SW
SUNDAY, MAY 13, 1894
went to town & back
then went to Coloma
to meeting all day
then went to O Damons
to Seance Came home
in the night
Clear w SW
MONDAY, MAY 14, 1894
Planted Pop Corn in
garden and Potatoes
went to town Sent Policies
of C W Gilson and A [J]
Enders
Cloudy w SW Rain
TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1894
went to George
Morelocks ins his
house & barn for 1350
then Home went to
Coloma & back then
to town & back
Cloudy w SE Rain
WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1894
went to town then
on RR to St Joseph then
on foot to W B Smiths
then to Lincoln and
Royalton then Back
to Benton Harbor Staid
all night
Clear w SW Warm
THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1894
came Home from Benton
Harbor to town then to
D Fishes north of Coloma
to Look at House lightning
Struck then Home
Cloudy w SW Rain
FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1894
went to town Staid
all day
Cloudy w NW S & Rain
SATURDAY, MAY 19, 1894
went to Coloma & back
then
went to town & back Home
then went back to Coloma
then to Wm Moores in Covert
then Home by Coloma
Cloudy w NE R & Snow Cold
SUNDAY, MAY 20, 1894
at Home all day
Cloudy w NE Rain
MONDAY, MAY 21, 1894
went to town & back
then to Coloma then to
A Cooks A Morelocks
A Hermans Wm Becker
Wm Andrus then home
went to town in eve
to School meeting
eve
Cloudy w NE Rain
TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1894
went to town & back
Sent Policies of Cook
Morelock & Herman
then back to town then
to Martin Kelleys then
Back to town Home
Cloudy w SW Rain
WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1894
went to town then
to S Crumbs & Coloma
then Home went
to town in eve
Cloudy w NE Rain
THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1894
went to town & Back
then to Coloma then
to S P Merrifields Wm
Enders Wm Becker then
back to town again
went to Frank Lewis
in eve Cloudy w NW
FRIDAY, MAY 25, 1894
worked in Garden
went to town & back
then to town again & back
went to H Wigents in eve
Clear w SW
SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1894
chored around Home
in 4 noon then went to
town then to Cort Hawks
on foot then with Hawks
to SE corner of Hartford to
R McDowell went in eve
to Leonard Reads to circle
Back to McDowells Staid
all night
Clear w SW
SUNDAY, MAY 27, 1894
Help McDowell Plant corn
in 4 noon then went to
Reads to Dinner Staid till
eve then went to Ed
Skinner to [Seance] then
came home by town
Cloudy w NW Cool
MONDAY, MAY 28, 1894
went to town & back
then South to A
Morelocks A Cooks Coloma
then to town again
in the eve
Clear w NW
TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1894
chored around home
in 4 noon then back
to town then Home
Planted few Wortzles
in the garden then --
over
went Back to town
in eve to Show
took 2 children
Clear w NW
[Wortzles might = whortleberry, a blackberry/huckleberry type plant]
WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 1894
went to town then
to cementry then
Back to town Home
then went to Coloma
cementry got 6
cook[i]es 1 loaf Bread
went to town in eve
Cloudy w NW R
THURSDAY, MAY 31, 1894
Planted few Beets
and Beans help
lay floor in Hen House
went to town in eve
Cloudy w NW Rain
FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 1894
chored around
Home Planted
Beans A Hall
Helpt went to
Coloma got loaf
Bread and fish
went to town in eve
Cloudy w NW Rain
SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 1894
chored around home
in 4 noon then went
to A Morelocks then to
Coloma got loaf Bread
then went to town
& back
Clear w NW
SUNDAY, JUNE 3, 1894
around Home in 4
noon then went to Coloma
then to Pipestone to Joseph
Kings Staid all night
Clear w SW Rain
MONDAY, JUNE 4, 1894
left Kings came
home went to town
& back Home then went
Back to town then Home
tied up Grapes in Lot
Clear w SW R little
TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 1894
went to town then
to Geo Burnetts
then Back to town
then Back to town
again w Clear w NW
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1894
went to Mrs. Kenyons
then to Sam Bundy
then to M Rouners
ins his House & con
for 400. Then to Mrs
[Dramra] A [Cudney] ins
her House 200 Con
150 Barn 50 total 400
then home
Clear W NW Cool
THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1894
chored around Home
most of time went to
town Clear W NW
FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1894
chored around home
all day mowed little
side of Road worked
on chicken Coop went
to town in eve
Clear w SW
SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1894
chored around home
went to town got door
lock and 1/4 lb tea
then Home till 5
o clock then went
to OSCar Damons
to Sceance then to
Coloma to W A Willis
Staid all night
Clear w NW
SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 1894
attended meeting
at Grange Hall in
Coloma all day
went in eve to George
McCrays to
[Sceance] then
came Home in eve
Clear w SW
MONDAY, JUNE 11, 1894
chored around home
most of time went
to Coloma & back
then went to town eve
Clear w SW Hot
TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 1894
chored around home
all day work on
chicken koop then
went to town in eve
Clear w SW
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 1894
went to Benton Harbor then
to Hagar ins Oscar Pratt and
Newton Elson and Thos Granger
then went to [J] H Dickermans
Staid all night
Clear w SW
THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1894
went to Benton Harbor
ins House for Warren Boyle
then went to Royalton to
Chas Bestels [J] Weeds &C
then to L Hydes Staid all
night Clear w SW
FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1894
left Hydes went across
the St Joe River on ferry
to Sodus then to Benton H
then Home
Clear w SW
SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 1894
chored around home
went to town & back then
to town again to See
[ all] Play then went
to August Morelocks
got Girl then Home
Clear w SE
SUNDAY, JUNE 17, 1894
around Home awhile
then went to town
& back then went
Back to town then to
C Hawks then back
to town Home then
went to Coloma &
to A Morelocks then
Home thunder Showers
Cloudy w SW Rain
MONDAY, JUNE 18, 1894
chored around Home
awhile then went to
town & back
Cloudy w NW Rain
TUESDAY JUNE 19, 1894
chored around
Home Some mowed Path
to RR went to town
& back wheeled in
Some grass &C &C
Clear w SW Rain
little in morning
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 1894
went to town then to
Hartford collecting insurance
Came Home by town in eve
Clear w SW Warm
THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1894
went to town Staid
all day collecting
insurance Home at night
Clear w SW 98
FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1894
went to town took RR
to Benton Harbor collecting
all day Staid all night
Clear w SW
SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 1894
around in Harbor
in 4 noon then on
RR Home by town then
Back to town then to C Hawks
Grove then Home by town
Clear w SW Hot 95
SUNDAY, JUNE 24, 1894
went to Pipestone
ins new House for
[J] Puterbaugh and
new Barn for George
and Alice Wright
then home by town
Clear w SW Rain
this Should be Monday
MONDAY, JUNE 25, 1894
for Sunday
went to town then
to Hawks Grove
to meeting all
day home by town
Cloudy w SW Rain
TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 1894
went to town got Bundle
wire fence chored around
Home Rest of time
Clear w SW Rain
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1894
went to town & back
then fixed fence
around chicken Park
Isiah Martin helpt
went to town again
in the evening
Clear w SW Rain 94
THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1894
went to Coloma got
50 lbs flour [Pr Buts or Beets]
loaf Bread 10 Berry Cases
1 lb candy then home
then Back to Coloma
then to Hagar to one
Sananburgs & one Wagner
then Home by town
Clear w SW Rain
FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 1894
went to town then to
John Hines in Hartford
ins contents of Barn
400 then Home by
town
Clear w SW
SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 1894
chored around Home
all day went to town
twice [mina] Picked G Berr[ies]
Clear w SW
SUNDAY, JULY 1, 1894
at Home all day
Clear w SW
MONDAY, JULY 2, 1894
went to town five times
with Gooseberries then
took 3 cases to Coloma
Clear w NW
TUESDAY, JULY 3, 1894
about Home most
of time Help Get
in Hay went to
Coloma in the eve
to Circle at Ellis
Clear w NW
WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 1894
went to Coloma
in 4 noon insured
Lyman Ingraham
then Home went to
town Staid till 4
oclock then Home
done Chores then
Back to town
Staid to fire works
Clear w NW
THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1894
went to town then
to Frank McConnells
insured House & Barn
then went to Anthony
Bets insured House
& Barn for him
then Home by town
went to Coloma took
2 Cases Currants then
Back went to town
got 2 tin Basins
Clear w SW
FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1894
went to town then
to E Brants in Bainbrige
then Home by town
went back to town eve
Clear w NW Rain
SATURDAY, JULY 7, 1894
chored around home
most of time went
to town & back
Clear w NW
SUNDAY, JULY 8, 1894
went to Coloma to
meeting then went
to town & back in eve
Clear w NW
MONDAY, JULY 9, 1894
went to town & back
then
around Home in 4 noon then
went to Coloma & back
Home then to town to School
meeting in eve
Clear w SW
TUESDAY, JULY 10, 1894
went to town then to
Bainbrige & Benton insured
Barn for Lewis Sutherland House
for John Downey and House &
Barn for E Vandevere Staid
all night at Vandeveres
Clear w NW
WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1894
left Vandeveres came to
Wm H Sweets insured his
House & Contents then
came home by Coloma
went to town in evening
Clear w SW
THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1894
went to town in morning
& back around Home
till afternoon then went
to town & back then went
Back to town again to Show
Clear w NW
FRIDAY, JULY 13, 1894
went to town & back
around Home awhile
then went to Coloma ins
House for C C Arnet
Clear w NW
SATURDAY, JULY 14, 1894
went to town & back
then
went to Coloma then
Back to town Sent
Porter 150 for C C Arnet &
Tuthill 2.30 for odds & Ends
Clear w NW Rain
very little
SUNDAY, JULY 15, 1894
at Home all day Except
went to town & back
Clear w NW
MONDAY, JULY 16, 1894
went to Coloma then to
Hagar to Ira Baileys then
to town of Benton to Ed
Gilberts then home by
Coloma then to town
Clear w SW
TUESDAY, JULY 17, 1894
went to town then to
Hartford then on RR to
South Haven to one
Vance & Wm Hills Bought
10000 Victoria currants
Staid all night
Clear w NW
WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1894
went with I Wallingford
and insured one Davis
and one Sundstrom
then Home on RR
by town
Clear w NE
THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1894
went to town & back
then to Coloma then
Back to town
Clear w NW
FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1894
went to town then
South aways Hunted
Bees awhile then back
to town Home
Cloudy w NW Rain
SATURDAY, JULY 21, 1894
about home in 4
noon then went
to Bainbrige Home
by town
Clear w NW
SUNDAY, JULY 22, 1894
went to Solomon
Suits to meeting & back
Clear w NE Cool
MONDAY, JULY 23, 1894
went to town then to
Coloma then insured House
& Barn for Jessie Copeland
then went to one Denisons
ins House 200 Con 200
Celler House 50 then went
to Benton Harbor Staid all
night Clear w SW
TUESDAY, JULY 24, 1894
around in Harbor
most all day ins House
for [J] A Graham and
Barn for Pullen & Co
then Home
Clear w SW
WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1894
went to town in morning
then Home went to
Coloma & to Jas Knapps
then Home by town then
went Back to town in eve
to Lecture
Clear w NW
THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1894
went to town then north
to John Fays & D Boyers
looked for yellows then
Home by town
Clear w SE
FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1894
went to town then
to W Bridges & E Austins
looked for yellows
then Hunted Bees
awhile found one
in Beach then home
by town Mrs Kennicutt
here for a visit took
her home by town then
Back by town Home
Clear w SW
SATURDAY, JULY 28, 1894
went to town & back
at Home Rest of time
Clear w NE
D Crofoot here
SUNDAY, JULY 29, 1894
at Home in 4 noon then
went to Wm B Smiths in
St Joseph township Staid
all night
Clear w NW
MONDAY, JULY 30, 1894
went to A Yund then to
A H Fultons and James
Millers insured them
went to L Hydes at night
Clear w SW
TUESDAY, JULY 31, 1894
left Hydes went to Joseph
Tough insured his Buildings
then to A Johnsons to dinner
then went to New Troy
Staid all night
Clear w NW
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1894
went from Troy to one
[Morleys] and then around
in the neighborhood
Staid at night Clear w NW Rain
THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1894
went to one B M Nowlens
insured his Buildings Staid
all night with one Clark
Cloudy w NW Cool
FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1894
left Clarks went to Albert
Bronke & one Williamson
then to John Geisler ins
House & Barns Staid all night
Clear w NW
SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 1894
left Geisler went to Frank
Geister ins Buildings
then across the St Joe
River on ferry to Sodus
then to Wm Olds then
home
Clear w NW
SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 1894
went to town then South
Hunted Bees awhile
then Home by town
Clear w NW
MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 1894
went to town & back
chored around Home
then went back to
town in eve got Sugar
25 [cts] Meat 12 [cts]
Clear w SW
TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1894
chored around house
awhile then to town
& to H B Bradt looked
for yellows found 3
then back to town
then East to town line
Hunted Bees found
nothing home by town
Clear w SW
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1894
went to town then to
Bainbrige to J Sutherland
to auction all day
Home by town
Clear w NE
THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1894
went to town around in
4
noon then went back to
town then to Mrs Serons
ins House & Barn also
contents of House & Barn
for [Fred] Smith then
Home by town
Clear w NE
FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1894
went to town then to Daniel
Stickneys insured House &
Barn look at Peach trees at
M B Coons Ed Yates then home
by town Stoped insured cottage
for B Heatherington
Clear w SW
SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1894
went to town then to
Paw Paw Lake ins cottage
for one Yeomans
then Home by town
Clear w NE
SUNDAY, AUGUST 12, 1894
at Home all day
Clear w SW
MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 1894
went to Hagar took
Mrs Lundy home
then back to Coloma
Home went to town
in evening
Clear w SW
TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1894
went to Coloma ins
House for one Nelson
then went to Benton
Harbor Staid with
A [J] Merry
Clear w NW
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1894
insured Buildings
for Merry then went
to L Hydes in Royalton
then insured House for
A Johnson & [Raskesha]
Clear w NW
THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1894
left Royalton came
to St Joe & Benton Harbor
then Home
Clear w NW
FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1894
around Home in 4 noon
then went South to G Morelocks
Hunted Bees found one in Elm
on Chas Sharrers came home by town
Clear w SW
SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1894
around Home most of
4 noon went to town
and back then then
went to Geo Morelocks
Mrs Lewis went along
I hunted Bees awhile
then home went to town
Clear w SW
SUNDAY, AUGUST 19, 1894
went to Ellen [Scimmons]
in 4 noon then home
then went to Joseph
Knapps & back then
to town & back
Clear w NW
MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 1894
Examined Peach trees at
H Wigents Wm Knapps John
Enders B Rynos H Defields
& J B Worden
Clear w SW
TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1894
went to town then to F
Soules counted yellows
for Soules Wm Soule
A [Smith] S Smith D Smith
Sweeting S Hart Wm
Fisher then Home
looked through G A
Wigents orchard
Clear w NW
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1894
went to town then
to Paw Paw Lake looked
for yellows on
Sabastian Smith
R H Sherwood F D
Tompkins J Peck
Schoonover Padget
Beaman & D Muth
then Home by Coloma
Clear w NW
THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1894
went to Chas Arnts
Wm Peter A Morelocks [ ]
Conkeys then home
Clear w NW
FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 1894
went to Jacob Koob F Kritner
C Dukeshearers Geo Kritner
S [Blackman] &C
Clear w SW
SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 1894
went to town then to Paw
Paw Lake
insured cottage for M [J]
Condon & Sarah Bridges
then home by town
then went Back to town
insured House for
Uriah Wood and
Chas Thompson
then Home
Clear w NW very Smoky
SUNDAY, AUGUST 26, 1894
wrote letter to M Clark
and
one to C Tuthill and one to H H
Porter with 4 applications for
Six 6 dollars and [xx] cts
then went to Benton
Harbor then to
Laurel Osborns in
Lincoln Staid at night
Clear w NW
MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 1894
went to Albert
Bronke then to James
Millers [J] Donke
then to Luton Hydes
at night
Clear w NW
TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1894
left Hydes crossed
the St Joe River on the
ferry then Home by
Millburg Stoped at
M A Hughes to
dinner ins House
then Home
Clear w NW
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1894
went to Coloma then to
Joe Knapps looked for yellows
at H Brants Jas Stratton Stephen
Crumb H Crumb &C then
Home by town
Clear w NW Sprinkled little
THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1894
looked for yellows in
Coloma and on north
Side of River came
Home by town then
went Back to Coloma
then on north side of River
to Smith Brook's Lambs
& then Home by town
Clear w NW
FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1894
went to town then East
looked for yellows in
town around then to H R
Hollands J W Lewis Chas
Johnsons P Matrau Clarence
Branch Cort Hawks B [F]
Emerson Chan Price
Curt Prices F McGowen
and Hunted Bees about
one hour found one
in beach tree Home by town
Clear w NW
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1894
around home in 4 noon
then went to Coloma looked
for yellows awhile then Home
Clear w SW went to town
then to F [Hynes] back to town
Home
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1894
at Home all day
except went to town
with Barrel of Pears
Shiped them to Wm
L Kerr then Home
Clear w SW
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1894
went to Joseph Knapps then
Looked for yellows Kenyon
Carpenters Brants C Seabury
R J Jackson Ira Baily
C S Pratt J Brown R [Gregg]
P Potter Jas Statker Jas
Nooney C Spencer Geo Whalen
C Hawks J H Doty John Kelley
Ruble Geo Strong then Home
Cloudy w SW Rain little
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1894
went to B S Rynos then
to Coloma to E Carters
Frank Niven S P Merryfield
and Dan Pecks Home by town
Clear w SW R in night
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1894
went to town then S
to town Line Hunted
Bees found 2 one in
Maple one in beach
Home by town
Clear w NW Rain
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1894
went to town in 4 noon
then Home went to Coloma
got Pair Shoes 1.25 insured
House & Barn for Wm A Willis
Cloudy w SE Rain
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1894
went to town in 4 noon
then home then went
over South about a mile
Hunted Bees found one in
Black ash on A Smiths
Cloudy w SW Rain
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1894
went to town then
to Paw Paw Lake insured
cottage for one Hetherington
then went East to
town line Hunted Bees
a little while then Home
by town then went back
to town in eve Mrs M
Clark came with me
Clear w SW
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1894
went to Coloma to
meeting Staid in eve
Cloudy w SW Rain
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1894
went to Benton Harbor
& St Joseph Staid in the
Harbor
Cloudy w NW
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1894
left the Harbor went to
town of Hagar Staid at
Mrs Wm CaSsell all night
Clear w NW
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1894
left Cassells came home
went to town & back
Clear w SW
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1894
went to town Sent
Porter 2 dollars &
Tuthill 2.10 and
[J] P [Fiero] 1.60 then
Home Picked Grapes
went to town twice
Clear w SW
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1894
went to town then to R
H
Sherwoods got few apples
then Home by town
then filled out
Bills for yellows
then went to
S B Rynos then to
Joe Knapps to Coloma
and mailed notices
Paid 41 [cts] for Postage on
Bills for yellows
Clear w SW Rain little
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1894
went to town mailed
notices of yellows to men
who had them then Home
went to Henneseys in eve
Cloudy w NW
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1894
went west to town line
to [J] B Denisons then
Hunted Bees with Sam
Shoup awhile
Clear w SW
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1894
cut weeds Side of Road
awhile then went to town
then on RR to Benton Harbor
then South 3 miles insured
House for Bell Robinson
Clear w SW
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1894
went to town then to
Joe Knapps Hunted Bees
with him all day
found nothing
Clear w SW
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1894
went to Hagar insured
House for Geo C Pearl
for 800 Contents 500 then
Hunted Bees awhile
found one in Sycamoor
Clear w SW
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1894
went NW of Coloma
Hunted Bees awhile
then Home on foot
Clear w SW
went to town & back
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1894
around Home all day
Clear W SW Rain
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1894
about Home most
of time went to town
twice & back cut
weeds Side of Road
Cloudy w SW Rain
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1894
about Home in 4
noon then went to
Scimmons & back
cloudy w SW
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1894
Picked up cider
apples in 4 noon
then went to town
took train for
Grand Rapids got
there about 4 oclock
Clear w NW
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1894
attended the fair
all day Clear W SW
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1894
attended fair all
day in Grand Rapids
Clear w SW
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1894
at the fair all day
W Clear SW Hot
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1894
at the fair all day
Clear w SW Hot
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1894
around in Grand
Rapids till 1/2 past 1
then on RR Home
by town
Clear w SW Hot
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1894
at Home all day
Pulled Beans in Garden
Clear w SW Cooler
MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1894
went to Coloma
insured House for
Mrs. Beyca & Wm Enders
then Home went to
town then to Paw Paw
Lake & back by town
Home then went to
B S Rynos insured
House & barn 1100
Marked Peach trees
for John Worden
then Home
Clear w SW
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1894
Pulled Beans in 4
noon then went to
town then to Wm F
Palmateers & back to
town Home went to
Heneseys in eve
Cloudy w SW Rain
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1894
Pulled Beans most
of time went to Coloma
back by town
Cloudy w SW Rain
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1894
Pulled Beans awhile then
went to Coloma ins Printing
Press [of] [F] W Bryant 700
then Home went to town
Paid H Pierce 25.00 and
C M Beacraft 7.11 cts
Cloudy w SW Rain
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1894
at Home in 4 noon then
went to the town of Benton
Staid with Wm S Olds
Cloudy w SW Rain
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1894
went to Benton Harbor
to Circus then went
to L Popes in Pipestone
Staid all night
Cloudy w SW
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1894
Staid at Popes all day
& night Cloudy w SW
MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1894
went from Popes to town
of [Weesaw] Staid with one
Clark Cloudy w NW
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1894
around in [Weesaw] town
ship all day & night
Cloudy w NW Rain
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1894
went to one Paul
Sperings Staid at night
Cloudy w NW
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1894
around in Galien
all day
Cloudy w NW Rain
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1894
came to Benton
Harbor Staid all night
Cloudy w SW
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1894
came Home from Harbor
Cloudy w NW Rain
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1894
went to Coloma to meeting
Cloudy w NE Snow & Rain
FIRST SNOW
MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1894
wrote few letters then
went to town Sent
7.41 cts to C Tuthill
around in town most
all day came home took
apples out of little Wagon
Put them in the Barn
Cloudy w SW Rain
FIRST frost
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1894
went to town then
South cut 2 Bee trees
found one in ash came
Home by town
Clear w SW
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1894
went to town & back
thrashed Beans till noon
then worked on Road till
night went to town in eve
Clear w NW
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1894
went to town then to
Sebastian Smiths and
Back to town Home then
got Ready to go to st joe
went to town took RR went
to st joe then on train to
Derby ins House & Con for
Mrs Mary E Davis 800
then went to W B Smiths
Staid all night
Clear w SW
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1894
left Smiths came to
St joe then on street
[car] to B Harbor
then on RR to town
then went Home
Cloudy w SW Rain
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1894
went to town then to
B Harts East of Stickney
School House ins House
& contents 450 then
Home by town went Back
to town in the evening
Cloudy w SW
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1894
went to town then north
to R H Sherwoods Place
cut Bee tree then found
another in Beach cut
it then Home by town
H Pratt went along
Clear w SW Rain little
MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1894
went to town then to A
Sweeney insured new
House on Ballou farm
then home by town
then went back to town
Cloudy w SW
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1894
chored around Home
a while then went to
town then SE cut Bee tree
H Pratt went along then
Home by town
Cloudy w SE Rain
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1894
went to town & back
then went Back to town
then chored around
Home till night
Clear w NE
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1894
went to town then
South in Bainbrige
Hunted Bees all day
found 3 one in ash
Elm Beach Home by town
Cloudy w SE Rain
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1894
went to town & back
then with Horse & Buggy
went to Benton Harbor
& St joe attended Speech in
Harbor by one
Staid at Hotel Higbee
Clear w SW
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1894
went to st joe & back
to
Harbor then Back to st joe
Ensured House for David
Montjoy for 575.00 Barn 50
then back to Harbor insured
contents of Higbee House
then came home
Cloudy w SW
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1894
went to town & back
then went to Coloma
to meeting then Back
to town
Clear w SE Warm
MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1894
went to town then
to Henry Ernst cut 3
Bee trees H Pratt went
with me home by town
then Back to town
Cloudy w SW Rain
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1894
went to town then to Paw
Paw Lake to insure cottage
for Fred Fay Back to town
Home then Back to town
to See Wm Soule and insured
House for Wm C Spreen
Cloudy w SE Rain
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1894
went to Coloma
& back then went
to town & back
chored aRound home
Rest of time
Cloudy w SE Rain
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1894
went to Coloma then
to Wm Grangers on lake
Shore then to John Delean
then went to Benton
Harbor Staid all night
Cloudy w SE
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1894
left [the] Harbor went
to Millburg ins House
for E E Wells 100 Con
200 then Home
Cloudy w SE Rain
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1894
went to town Sent
letters to Tuthill 32 [cts]
and H H Porter 1.50
for E E Wells then
Home Rest of time
Cloudy w NW
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1894
around Home all
day Cloudy w NE
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1894
Help [dug] Ditch west
of Barn went to
town & back
Cloudy w NE Rain & Snow
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1894
ELECTION DAY
went to Coloma &
back then went
to town to Election
& back Home then
went Back to town
in eve took RR to
Hartford Staid all
night with J B Ray
EDWARD Henesey
Died about noon
Cloudy w NE
R & Snow
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1894
went with J B Ray
to South Haven got
4000 Currant bushes
came home at night
Cloudy w SE R & Snow
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1894
attended the funeral of
E. J. HENNESEY in town
in afternoon went to
Benton Harbor attended a
Lecture by Baxter from
Boston Staid in Harbor
Cloudy w SW
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1894
around in Harbor all
day went to Lecture
in eve at the opera House
Staid all night
Cloudy w NW Rain & Snow
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1894
went to town of Lake
Cloudy w NW Snow
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1894
Stoped with one [line]
[Bro ]
Cloudy w SW
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1894
went to [Weesaw] township
to one S Perons staid
all day
Cloudy w NW Snow
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1894
around S Perons all day
Cloudy w NW Snow
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1894
went to New Troy to School
to See Byron Benson then
to on[e] Clarks Staid
all night
Cloudy w SE Rain little
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1894
Staid at Clarks all day
Cloudy w SW Snow
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1894
Help Clark draw in
a few Shocks of corn
Cloudy W SW Snow
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1894
Set around the fire
all day
Cloudy w NW Snow
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1894
Set by the Stove all day
Cloudy w NW Snow
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1894
Started for Home got
to Wm B Smiths near
Hickory Creek Staid
all night
Cloudy w SW Snow
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1894
Came home through
the Harbor got Home
about 1/2 Past 12
sold chickens 24 to [Dicke ]
$5.55 Cloudy w SW Rain
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1894
Around Home all day
Cloudy w SW
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1894
went to town then to
on RR to B Harbor
then to H [J] Pettys
ins his House & Barn
then Home on RR
to town
Cloudy w SW Rain
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1894
went to town & Back
then Back to town again
Sent Porter 50 [cts] for
H Pierce for insurance
Cloudy w SW
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1894
went to town in morning
& back then Back to
town again then Home
leveled down dirt on
Ditch west of Barn
Cloudy w NW Snow
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1894
about Home most of time
went to town & back
Cloudy w SW
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1894
at Home awhile then
went to town & back went
to Coloma & back
Cloudy w SE
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1894
about Home in 4 noon
fixed Hog Pen &C then
went to town then to
Mrs C Kennicuts then
to Wm F Palmeteers
then Home by town
Cloudy w NW
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1894
went to town to mill
got 2 Bags feed ground
then Home Rest of time
Cloudy w NW Snow
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1894
Thanksgiving day
went to town Sent letter
to [C]. H. Muller Kalamazoo
and one to Mrs. M Clark
New Troy then Home
Rest of day till evening
then went Back to town
to H Pratts held circle
in eve
Cloudy w SE
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1894
went to town
then on RR to B
Harbor got Suit of
clothes Pd 7.00 home
on RR to town in eve
Cloudy w SE Rain
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1894
went to town & back
got order from E D
Mather for $50.00 and
$300 from W F Palmeter
Paid Parsons & Baldwin
for W H Rays note
then home then back
to town then to L D
Popes with Si Lewis
Staid all night
Cloudy w SE R little
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1894
at Popes all day
Staid all night
Cloudy w NW
MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1894
left Popes came to Coloma
then Home went to town
got letter from Dickerman
Cloudy w NW
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1894
went to town
then to Henry [Dukeshearer]
ins Contents of House
then home went to
Coloma and Back
went to town in eve
Clear w SW
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1894
went to town then
to George M Nelsons
& back Home by town
Sold Chickens
Clear w SW
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1894
went to town & back
chored around Home
awhile trimed Grapes
Put wire of Line
fence then went
to town & Back
Clear w SW
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1894
went to town then
on RR to Hartford &
Back to town on RR
then Home went to
Coloma then to town
again
Cloudy W SW Rain
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1894
went to George Morelock
Cut Bee tree then
went to Coloma & back
went to Geo Burnetts
got 28.50 went &
come by town went
Back to town in eve
Cloudy w SW Rain
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1894
at home all day
Jakee & Jennie
were here
Cloudy w NW
[Jakee & Jennie = daughter Rachel's children with Jacob Muth. Rachel and Jacob are both deceased by this time.]
MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1894
went to town then to
Hartford took RR to South
Haven insured Seed
House for Seed Co then
on RR to Hartford then
Home by town
Cloudy w NE Rain
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1894
about Home most
of time went to town
& back
Cloudy w SW Rain
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1894
went to town then
on RR to Benton
Harbor insured Barn
for Oliver Gordon
at heaths corners
Staid in Harbor went
to Negro meeting in eve
Cloudy w NW Rain
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1894
around in the Harbor
untill noon then on
RR to town Home
Cloudy w NW R little
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1894
went to town then
to Joe Knapps then to
Coloma then Home
then went to town
Cloudy w SW
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1894
went to town to mill
took 2 Bags feed trimed
Grapes & gooseberries
went Back to town
in the evening
Cloudy w SW R
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1894
about Home in 4 noon
then went to Hartford by
town Staid all night
with J B Ray
Cloudy w SW
MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1894
went with J B Ray to
South Haven got load
of Currants Bushes came
Home by town heeled in
Plants then went to town
and then to Hartford Staid
all night
Cloudy w NW Snow little
in morn
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1894
went to town in 4
noon & back then went
to Benton Harbor then
to Royalton Staid with
one Tryon
Clear w SW
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1894
insured Buildings
for Geo Brunke and
Wm [C] [Hagard] then
came to St Joe Staid
with one Harper
Clear w SW
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1894
left st joe came to Harbor
insured Hardware for
D A Wentworth then to
Geo Wise in Bainbrige
insured his Buildings
then home by town
then went Back to town
in eve
Cloudy w SW
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1894
went to town Sent
$4.30 to Tuthill then
Home then went to
Coloma Paid taxes
$38.68
Cloudy w SW Rain
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1894
went to town & back
then
trimed grapes awhile
went Back to town in eve
Cloudy w NE Snow
few flakes
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1894
went to Oscar Damons
in Hagar to meeting
Staid all day & night
attended circle of Joe King
Cloudy w SW R little
MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1894
left Damons in the morning
came home then went to
town again MRS Clark
came Home with me
then went back to town
in eve
Cloudy w SW Rain
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25 1894
Christmas
at Home all day went to
town & back Sent one
dollar to [J] R Francis for
2 Books then went Back
to town in eve to H Pratts
to Sceance
Clear w NW
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1894
went to town sent letter
to [J] R Francis with one dollar
for 2 Books then went to Coloma
then Back to town home
Had circle at Home in eve
Scimmons family here
Cloudy w NE
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1894
went to town & back
then went to St joe
Staid all night at Thos
Harpers
Cloudy w NE Snow
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1894
went to Royalton &
to Lake townships &
insured House & Barn
for one Knuth and
one Shultz and John
E Ross then Back to St Joe
Staid at Harpers
Cloudy w NW
Snow
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1894
came home from
Harpers Stoped at
Solon Cutlers
Cloudy w West Snow
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1894
at Home all day
Except went to town
and Back
Cloudy w NW Snow
MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1894
went to town then to
Geo Wise in Bainbrige
then Back to town Home
then went to Coloma
ins House & Con for A
Becht 800 got new
Plush Cap 75 [cts]
SILE Tooley Married
Cloudy W NW Snow
| January in town | 27 |
times |
| Feb | 51 |
|
| March | 36 |
|
| April | 38 |
|
| May | 45 |
|
| June | 36 |
|
| July | 46 |
|
| Aug | 33 |
|
| Sept | 25 |
|
| Oct | 41 |
|
| Nov | 21 |
|
| Dec | 44 |
|
| total | 443 |
Clear |
Cloudy |
|
| January | 9 |
22 |
| Feb | 9 |
19 |
| Mar | 11 |
20 |
| April | 13 |
17 |
| May | 10 |
21 |
| June | 26 |
4 |
| July | 30 |
1 |
| Aug | 30 |
1 |
| Sept | 22 |
8 |
| Oct | 8 |
23 |
| Nov | 0 |
30 |
| Dec | 6 |
25 |
174 |
191 |
SW |
NW |
SE |
NE |
|
| Jan | 19 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
| Feb | 14 |
10 |
2 |
2 |
| Mar | 17 |
10 |
2 |
2 |
| Apr | 12 |
13 |
3 |
2 |
| May | 16 |
9 |
2 |
4 |
| June | 22 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
| July | 10 |
17 |
1 |
3 |
| Aug | 9 |
19 |
0 |
3 |
| Sept | 24 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
| Oct | 18 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
| Nov | 10 |
10 |
7 |
3 |
| Dec | 15 |
10 |
1 |
4 |
186 |
124 |
28 |
27 |
| Jan | S & R | 1 |
| R | 6 |
|
| Snow | 8 |
|
| Feb | S | 11 |
| R | 1 |