October 1905

Sun. Oct. 1, 1905

A very fine day. Light N. wind. At Chet’s all day. Put cabinet together, and hung up the big glass in parlor. Sawed wood etc., and helped what I could. Came home round by P. Coles; paid him for drawing goods to Chet’s .25 ¢.

Henry is here to stay with me, + to dry his pants which he got wet in lake to-day.

 

Mon. Oct. 2   8:00 A.M.                                                         

Henry went home at 6:30. Have just finished peeling and seeding my ripe (or large) cucumbers, + now they are ready for the hot brine. Wind blowing fresh from the South + rising. Heavy fog obscures everything, and house is too wet to paint.

9:00 P.M At home. Painted a little on E. side of house, after eating breakfast at 11 A.M.  Mail brot papers from Mary. H.C.T. called on me while I was pntg. Went over to his farm + sawed wood + milked cow + then went with H.C. + got two plank for Chet on So. beach. One had been taken. We also put on some wood for Porter + came home, all straightened out at just 8 o’clock. Ruth gave me some milk and loaf of new bread. Have just eaten my supper + now am ready to go to bed.

At this writing it is very black outside and threatening rain.

9:15 Raining.

 

Tue. Oct. 3  10. P.M.

Very fine. Light + variable wind from all points except S. Milked cow + went to Station. Everything O.K. About sick with bad cold. Did nothing at home all day. Split wood, milked cow + ate supper, + carried in wood and kindling; came along + stopped at Farmers. Four Eel-skins.

Looks like rain again to-night.

 

Wed. Oct. 4.   9:20 P.M.  At Home.

Fine day, Lt. S. wind. Did chores at Chet’s. Pumped water + came home cleaned Will Cotes rifle + carried it him. Making Ladder. Dinner at Will’s. Wife gave me jar of mustard Pickles. Very nice. Chores at Chet’s + home again. Very bad cough and about sick for several days.

 

Thu. Oct. 5  9 P.M.

Fine day. N.W. Gale all day, and still a-humming. Cloudy and cooler to-night. My cough very bad last night, milked cow and sawed wood in morning. Ruth put mustard, Turp. and lard on me and my cough is much better to-night. Had bad last night and to-day. Henry Cole came to stay but had to go home sick. Frank Gilmore home again from trapping and will milk cow.

 

Fri. Oct. 6   9 P.M.

Fine day. N.W. Gale continued all day, but a little easier to-night, quite cool. My cough some better. Continue the mustard and Turp. treatment; think it is very good indeed. After straightening out things, I was eating breakfast when Ruth and Francis acme in with milk and other things, and put breakfast for me, fearing I might be sick.

Very kind of them, and I feel very grateful.

Picked all my ripe tomatoes, and got one lot ready to bottle tomorrow. Went over and sawed and split wood and took supper. Francis expects to go home in a few days. Burt Hines went to Montpelier Cen. Terminal yesterday and is probably at Randolph now.
           
Henry Cole not seriously ill, went over to Shaeffers and so is there tonight. Am afraid of a frost tonight, and have a good mind to pick all my green tomatoes.

Second letter from BSP
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Uncle Reube called for an hour or two P.M.

Sat. Oct. 7       Going to Station

So. Wind. Very fresh until late P.M.

Putting up 13 large bottles of tomatoes, washing dishes too.

Starting for Station at 5:40 P.M.           

 

Sun. Oct. 8       10 P.M.    At Home

So. Wind all day and all last night, a regular old gale.

Very little wind when I started for Station last night, but it found me beyond Sugar-Bush. I sailed along however by moonlight to the Pass, and then I worked my passage to Law Island. Found nothing but 4 or 5 potatoes to eat so sat down to read. Soon Percy and his cousin came over from Lincoln’s camp to see what the light meant. They gave me a banana, and went back. I ate banana and retired. Slept very little and coughed a good deal.  Arose at 9 A.M boiled potatoes and made coffee but couldn’t seem to eat much.  About noon saw someone signaling station from W.P so I hurried + rowed over and found Ruth, Francie + Anna Aikey looking for me. They found that I had started at dusk  and as Chet  had not come home, were afraid that I had been swamped and that either Chet  or I  might be sick at the station. We found that Chet was all right, that the Gov’t  boat was around and that he wanted me  to come again Tuesday.  I did try to go over but found water too rough, and as it was not a case of life + death  I gave  it up . When I got home at 6 P.M. I went over to Chet’s to tell them how it was, + got supper. Was disappointed at not finding Chestie.  Hope they will bring him home To-morrow.

 

Mon. Oct .9

Putting up tomatoes and getting ready to leave for Station.     

 

Tues. Oct 10.         At Station

6:30 a.m  Starting for Station. Wind south and raining. 

 

Wed Oct 11          At Station

Thurs Oct 12. At Station

Fri. Oct   13      At Station

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Came ashore at 4 P.M.

Carried things. (Con. Milk, carrots, etc.) to Chet’s. Chestie was asleep but awoke a few minutes; not feeling well I guess.

Mon. Oct  16.  At Home  10.P.M

Just home from Chet’s , Chetsie asleep, feeling better today +  tonight.  Started in at 6 A.M. Got buttermilk + ladder at Henrey’s.   Picked up 2 Bu apples + put in cellar; and finished painting East side and North end of house 2nd coat and commenced on west side which must try to finish to-morrow.  Went after Eddie and Dutchy to help me to-morrow, they will come.  Took supper with them. They will do the apples while I paint and do the cooking. Am feeling much much better to-day. Aunt Em + all the rest over there have the grip now. 

           

Tue. Oct. 17  9 p.m.

NW Fresh all day. Just home from Henry’s this evening. Jim Liberty working there. Frank Hines came in. Elno has grip and Uncle Reube went to see her. Hasn’t returned yet. This mng straightened out things and got ready for dinner and commenced painting about 9 a.m. Eddie and Dutchy came at 8, so they cleaned up the apple job and did other things. Burned brush etc.  Didn’t finish w. side as I hoped to do, but made good progress. Hope to finish that side by 10 a.m. tomorrow if it don’t rain as Henry thinks it will. I hope it won’t rain, sent for Daily Junior Lantern Globe (2 of them).

 

Wen. Oct. 18   10 P.M.

So. Gale

Just home from having a good old time with Chetsie. Carried him some pears and pictures. He was feeling good and looking very well. Showed me his colored pencils, salt shake (Blue Bell) and mug too. I love him more and more every day. He had bitten Lloyd’s finger.

So. Gale all day and threatening, Raining slightly since 8 p.m. finished painting west side this A.M. and picked out a bushel of apples from the apple heap. This P.M. painted gable about upper windows and all the cornice. Expect to finish in one good day, except drawing park, repainted front door and painted panels. Went over and told Henry I have paint enough. Ruth gave me a nice loaf of new bread, and I stopped at Frank’s on way home, and his wife gave me a case of cold tea and some doughnuts. Henry Cole hasn’t been to school in two days and Vera is sick, must go down and see what’s the matter. My cough seems much better, and I am feeling a great deal better then I have for over two or three weeks.


Thurs. Oct. 19    9 P.M.

N. Very Fresh all day.  

Just home from Henry’s, Clara made bed tick narrower for me. Pancakes and G. Yellow sugar syrup. Best I ever had. Threatening weather all day. Painted some, Picked over apples some and haven’t made great headway to-day.  I almost hope it will rain tomorrow, so I can do inside work.  Washed and sterilized 20 lagers.

 

Fri. Oct 20

 

At Home.  10:20 P.M.


Rainy day, S. Wind and N.W., So. Gale tonight.

 

Just home from chets. Split +carried in wood, ate supper + had a good time with Chestie. He has a cold. He keep it so d-d hot there I should think they would all have colds or something worse. 

 

Stopped at Farmer’s coming home.  An awful old wind blowing and clouds very ragged.

 

Put up 7 qts tomatoes.  Think they are all right.

 

Henry Thayer called on me P.M..  He likes looks of paint on house, and is much pleased with color trimmings, etc., looks much better than he expected.

 

The old pain across my chest troubles me often times of late and especially coming home this evening .

 

 

Sat. Oct 21

 

Heavy N. gale and cold all day.

 

Just home from Chet’s, work on the wood pile, ate supper + had good time with Chestie. He has a poor appetite, and had a cold +don’t feel first rate. Poor little fellow I fell sorry for him.

 

Quite cold day. Too cold to paint,+ as I went to W. Pt. + found Chet was ok + told him we were. Called at Hardy’s. He had gone to to cider mill. Eddie Sumner came home with me at supper then I went over to Chet’s. My cough hanging on though I thought a week ago it would have been cured by this time.

 

 

Sun Oct, 22

 

Went to station early morning just got there just ahead of a good stiff south breeze and Chet came home

 

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