May 1906

Tues May 1 1906 9 PM at house

Fine day but fresh NW breeze, all day at Chet’s, chores, split wood, made flower bed, laid out plan for setting posts for clothes-line, raked yard in front of farm etc, etc. Chestie helped me. He is not yet as strong as he was before he was sick but still he seems to feel pretty well. Hounds + dogs are barking.

Mailed a 10 page letter to sister Mary.

Wed May 2 9PM

Working at Chet’s, as usual. Went to Station in morning: got home at 12, now raining dug up 5 popples + 3 cedars + a grape vine near the well, and trimmed sprouts off apple-tree on roadside. Feel pretty tired. Perch have commenced to bite and I wish I had nothing else to do but catch them for two months to come.

Thur. May 3

North wind, cold all day and rainy all AM.

Finished cleaning and regulating the barn shed. Mr. Alec Guyette borrowed lumber wagon. Worked all day at Chet’s. Chestie helped me in PM. He found a hen’s nest and brought in two eggs. I weighed him Monday and he is not gaining. I am troubled about him. Mailed letter to Henry Cole.

Fri. May 4 9 PM

So. Gale all day. At Chet’s all day.

Carted off a big load of stuff raked up around yard. Also painted outside of Watkins skiff, white.

Brought lot of bottles over here. Gave Henry his basket full of my nicest “Gold Coin” potatoes.

Carried apples to Mrs. Farmer who gave me two fine warm doughnuts. I carried from here some potatoes for station, and some for Chet to plant also some parsnips, beet turnips, carrots and tomatoes for Chet’s folks and some tomatoes for Station. If wind had gone down I intended to go to Station tonight but it seems doubtful now if I get there before Sunday or Monday.

Inspected Mr. Lacey’s fish-shanty near river. 6x8 and looks from outside to be quite a nice one. Frank Gilmore thinks it maybe bought for $3.00. If that is true I hope Chet will buy it for me. It is threatening to rain before morning.

Boils have again manifested their ability to make one’s life miserable. Have one good (or bad) on back of neck and another one just starting below my collar.

Sat. May 5

Went to Station. Arrived there at 8 AM.

Chet came ashore and went to city.

Sun. May 6

Left Station 2.15 PM. Pretty stiff breeze.

Chetsie has new wagon. He and I called on Mrs. Gilmore.

The d-d old pump is raising hell again. I forgot my halter at the Pt. The cussed calf won’t drink and hell is to pay all round.

At Pete’s this evening. He will help me at Stone’s Tuesday or Wed.

Monday May 7, 1906

Fine day. Working at Chet’s. Splitting wood mostly. Went to West Point and recovered the halter left yesterday.

Pumped up skeleton of dead frog or toad this morning; have to prime pump every time now, as water runs down, but pump’s pretty good when started.

Lacey has sold his first shanty, so that is gone.

We got our cooking water at Frank Gilmore’s.

Stone called to say he wants his work all done up this week.

I wish it was all done now.

Tuesday May 8, 1906

At the point all day, after we got there until we came home, Mrs. Carey, Ruth and children all went down and Ruth helped clean out Stone’s cottage. I went over to station and Chet came over to see folks for an hour. Am awful tired tonight. From about 9 A.M. to 4 P.M. I guess.

Peter Cole agreed to help me tomorrow, but tells me tonight he can’t so that is another great help.

Wednesday May 9, 1906

A cold rainy day. Did chores only at Chet’s.

Came home and went over and visited at Henry’s; took dinner and borrowed steel pinch bar. Have engaged Levanaway to help at Stone’s Friday A.M.

Ruth and her mother want to go to Colchester Friday evening to return sometime Saturday. Of course just as things are, that helps me out again. I am about discouraged, all round.

Thursday May 10, 1906 8:15 P.M.

At Point all day. Pulled floor off Stone’s platform and carried lumber out of cottage. 8 A.M. to 4 P.M. Levanaway will go in morning. Folks going to Colchester in morning. Signaled Chet for time, 2:35 P.M. Anna Akey at Chet’s; had chicken pox.

Awful tired, hurried all day and must continue to do so for several days to come.

Fri. May. 11-1906.

Good + Squally, Levanaway helped me lay Stone’s platform. He worked half a day. I worked until 9 P.M.

We commenced at 7 A.M.

Stone + Hines came at 11 A.M. and stayed about an hour.

Folks went to Col; returned about 6 P.M. Ray came.

Farmer says P. Cole was going to help me but came over 10 minutes after I had gone.

Sat. May. 12 9.P.M.

Cool and windy, Rain since 4 P.M. Ruth + Ray + Boys went down + finished cleaning out Stones Cottage. 11 to -4. I cleaned up outside. Piled up lumber + nailed platform floor. Rain struck on No. beach, and it poured, all the way home. Cow in Jerry’s park. Shall have to mend fence probably the rest of the Summer. Henry not there, Expect him tomorrow.

Sun. May 13. Went to Station

Rainy + windy until 1 P.M.

Home all A.M. went down to Coles at noon,

About 1 P.M. I started for Station: arrived there at 3 P.M.

Wind calm, Chet came ashore.

Mon May 14 Came from Station

Fine day Chet came to Station 9. A.M. I left at 10. Two boats at S. beach setting Sturgeon nets.

Got home at noon. Hoed witchgrass out of a little patch for Succotash, Chestie helped me.

Paid $1.00 to Levanaway for Mr. Stone.

Very tired to-night.

Tue May. 15

Fine day. At Chets all day. Planted pole, lima, and string beans + sweet corn, + Gold Coin Potatoes.

Commenced sweet pea bed for the women.

Called at Henry’s this evening. He went to see Spaulding about some fishermen who are setting a lot of nets around here.

Wed. May 16

Lovely Summer day. At Chet’s all day. Rep’d fence and finished planting potatoes. Women painting pantry and kalsomining kitchen. Chestie helped on fence and potatoes and everything else.

Thu. May 17

Showery. Thunder. Worked on wood pile all day.

Folks all went to Colchester after potatoes and didn’t get them so now they can go again. I think I left Chet’s gun out by the wood pile but guess it won’t rain tonight. At any rate I am too tired to go back now.

Fri. May 18 Station and W. Pt.

Hot as hell all day. Went to Station around 9.40 AM and left at 10.40 AM. Light south wind rising to mod.

Finished nailing Stone’s platform and brought home boards Stone gave Chet and also Chet’s ice-sled from Porter’s.

Cota plowed potato patch on Chet’s for Frank and Pete.

Sat. May 19

At Chet’s as usual. Hot AM, light south wind. PM, NW gale.

Worked on wood pile till 11 AM then folks started for Col. to get potatoes and corn. They got them and a pair of d-d guinea hens also. I rode over to Henry’s and took dinner; engaged a harrow for next week. Came back and put screens on bedroom and N. kitchen windows. Went over at 5 and did chores and waited till after 7 for folks to come. Went around by Cole’s to see if Henry had come. He didn’t. I haven’t seen him for about 6 weeks. I guess he has shook us all.

Cool and calm tonight. N. Lts. Are blazing grandly.

Sun. May 20

Very cold. 36° at 5 AM. Chores at Chet’s.

Home rest of day. Levanaway gave me 2 pike and I dressed them for folks. At Cole’s after dinner. Saw Henry first time in six weeks. Chestie came to meet me across the old potato patch and helped me do the chores.

Called on Henry Bessette in his new home this evening.

Mon. May 21

Hard frost last night. Water froze over 1/8 thick. Fine Comfortable Day. Finish sawing and splitting the large white birch pile. Borrowed Henry harrow + harrowed the potato patch twice over an another small piece 3 or 4 times over.

Chestie went over the Aunt Em’s with me + helped do chores. Am very tired tonight. Folks want to go to station to-marrow, I wish they didn’t. They + I have enough to do to stay at home.

Tue. May 22

Cool. Taken sick with colic at 11 last night and it run me until 4 P.M. to-day when Mrs. Gilmore gave me some “Niagara Indian Pain Cure” Two doses after that fixed me all night, so I ate some supper. I was quite sick and felt pretty weak now but expect to be O.K. to-morrow

Mean it to go to station but too windy even if I felt well, wind still continue to-night.

Spoke to Porter about Potato Manure for Chet.

Wed. May 23

Fine day. Went to Point, Sig. Chet All Right.

Felt pretty weak this morning. Not able to row over to Station.

Went to Porter’s, got two bags “Potato Manure”. Chopped wood P.M. + took cow to Henry’s, to Cota’s + to Parsen’s, Henry Bessette helped me out and rode home with me. Got done at 9 P.M. A pretty good day for one who was nearly dead yesterday.

Thu, May 24. To Station

Fine day Lt S. wind + went to Station. All O.K. Nettle passed while there. Finished cutting up white birch wood. Traded a peck of yellow-eyed beans for 9 or 10 qts or Gold-drops with Louis King. Found my axe nicked, + gave Ray an old one to chop rocks and nails. Guess she was mad but I didn’t care a d-n.

Friday May 25 1906

Rain all day. Chores at Chet’s as usual. Came over and made a new whiffletree at Henry’s shop to haul boats with and took dinner with Aunt Em and the rest. After supper told stories for Chestie until 8 and then came home.

Saturday May 26 9 P.M.

Fine day. Trimmed locusts, cherries, apples etc. and cleared and cleaned up the park or yard back of Chet’s house.

Made decided improvements in looks around the house. Fred Farmer’s nephew from Mass. came with his wife. Called on way home to see Henry Cole. He was about sick.

Wind south all day. Shifted to north at 7 PM and now raining hard and wind fresh and rising.

Sunday May 27 8:20 P.M.

Rain A.M clearing P.M. Chores as usual. Dinner at home.

Uncle Ruebe called for Aunt Em’s Washer. Called at Raytee’s on way home in morning to add 2nd bottle of “ Pain Cure” to my order. Chestie helped me do chores. I love him more and more every day.

Mon May 28 8 P.M

A cold raw windy day. Got 9 quarts peas at Handy’s. Got Levanaway’s cultivator. Raked the pea and oat patch, and the potato patch: got all the witch grass, cracking, brick- bats briars etc. that I could pile on to the lumber wagon. Worked hard all day and am about played out tonight. Mended the fence between Jerry and our lot this morning. Showers around the edges to-day. Clearing to-night but am doubtful of to-morrow.

Tuesday May 29 10:00 P.M

Fine Cool. Good to work. I sowed peas and oats and harrowed them in, also potato patch 2nd time. Dumped load of etc. etc. on the desert. Borrowed Henry’s harrow and returned it, cow ran away to Jerry’s. Tracked her and brought her home on time. Letter from Watkins, wants boats Saturday. Painted trimmings green on both boats.

Wed. May 30 Decoration Day

Went to Station in the morning.

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