No Name – Lillie
1890 Diary

Wed. Jan 1, 1890
Mrs. R called for me to go calling with her. Called at Mrs.
Noyes, Goulds, Mrs. H. Wrights & Lizzie S’s. Played with May in
eve.

Thursday 2
Sarah, May & Father went to Lowell today. Mrs Wheeler &
Miranda called. I have a cold & staid in all day. Meeting
here this evening.

Friday 3
Mother, Mrs. R. & I called on Mrs. Keyes, Martins, Lizzie & Ida
Leighton. Ida came here this morn. A very warm winter so
far.
Sat. Jan 4, 1890
Mrs. Dupee called I sewed for May.

Sunday 5
Stormy. A few at church. 6 in my class.

Monday 6
Lizzie, Ell & baby came here in aft. I sewed for May all day.
She & I went down for milk & sewed a while for Lizzie. Mr. R
came in eve & played chess.

Tues. Jan. &, 1890
Have just given up my children’s meet. May & I took a short
walk. Good meet in eve.

Wednesday 8
Mrs. R & I called at Mrs. Taylors, Andrews, Decaturs & I at
Polly’s. Meet in eve at Andrew’s.

Thursday, 9
Sewed on Mother’s dress. Cynthia came in aft. a little while
with her sewing. Went to meet in eve. at Mrs. Proctors.
Fri. Jan. 10, 1890
Finished mother’s dress. The girls went to Litchfields to tea. I
didn’t feel able & didn’t go to Mrs. Read’s meet.

Saturday 11
May & I played Halma for last time this eve. I made them
cookies in morn.

Sunday 12
8 in class. I didn’t go in eve.
Mon. Jan. 13, 1890
Busy getting the girls ready. I haven’t got well of my cold so
didn’t go out today.

Tuesday 14
Missionary meet in eve. Girls started for Fla. This noon. I
called on Mrs. Farrar & carried some papers.

Wednesday 15
I called on Miranda & asked her to come to prayer meetings &
sing also on Mrs. R. & Cummings. Stormy & [??].
Thurs. Jan. 16, 1890
Mother spent the aft. at Farm. Mrs. R. came to see me. Meet.
here in eve.

Friday 17
I called on Mary Hill & Ida Wilkins.

Saturday 18
I made some doughnuts in morn & carried the cobbler some.
Ema Hildreth called here. I went to parsonage a little while.
Sun. Jan 19, 1890
7 in class. 83 in church

Monday 20
Sewed on a dress for Ruth all day. Mr. R played a game of
chess with me in eve.

Tuesday 21
Andrew is sick. I called on him. Washed in morn.

Wed. Jan 22, 1890
Very cold & windy. Sewed on Ruths dress in aft. & called on
Mrs. Cummings.

Thursday 23
Mrs. R. & I called on Kate Kebler, Mrs. Sleeper & Luce. Mary Will
called here. Sewed some on Ruth’s dress

Friday 24
Mrs. R. came in morn. I finished R’s dress. I called on Andrew.
Very cold.
Sat. Jan. 25, 1890
Mrs. R. & I called on Mrs. W. Wright, Harris, Hildreth, Fletcher,
& Hunniston. Some of them are sick.

Sunday 26
9 in my class.
99 at church.

Monday 27
Sent off a letter to Fred. Snows. Becca is sick with grippe. I
went there in morn to see if I could help.

Tues. Jan. 28, 1890
Cynthia spent eve. here. 20 at meet tonight. I walked around
the square & called on Mrs. Harris to talk with her about Wesley
G. Hunniston. Walked home with me.

Wednesday 29
What I wrote yesterday happened today.

Thursday 30
I called at Luces & Mrs. R’s.
Fri. Jan. 31, 1890
Lizzie & Grace came here to dinner & I helped Lizzie on her
dress in aft. Rained some.

Saturday, Feb. 1
Cynthia & I rode to Lelands & she called on Days & I on
Litchfields, then we both called on Mrs. Cleve Will. I gave Luces
a pie & called on Mrs. R. in eve a little while.

Sunday 2
90 at church 7 in SS class.
Mon. Feb. 3, 1890
I went to Mrs. Fletchers at 11. Mrs. Hunniston & I worked there
until eve. Ed’s funeral was today. In eve Mr. R & Cynthia
called.

Tuesday 4
Martha Taylor staid here to meet. Rained. I sewed on Lizzie’s
dress. Edith Seawill, Eliza [Hull?], Frank & Alfred’s names were
proposed as active members.

Wednesday 5
George Hunniston spent the aft. with me & staid to tea. In eve
Cynthia & I visited Andrew.
Thurs. Feb. 6, 1890
I carried paper to Farrars & called also on Mrs. Aleck Cameron.
Mrs. R. called here.

Friday 7
Snowed in aft. I sewed on Mrs. R’s dress some. Slept in eve.

Saturday 8
Rainy. Went after F. at station & called at Decaturs. Eddie is
sick. & on Aunt Sarah Cumming.
Sun. Feb. 9, 1890
90 at church. 7 in class.

Monday 10
I called at Mrs. R’s & on Clara & Amy. I think of leaving the
C.E.S. It was the first time I have been up stairs there since E.
died.

Tuesday 11
I went to Mrs. Reads but she was not at home so I tried to call
on Mrs. [Walkden??] Mother staid at Mrs. Osgoods. Martha
staid over night with us. Lizzie & Grace called.

Wed. Feb. 12, 1890
Spent aft. at Mrs. A. Reads.

Thursday 13
In aft. did some stitching for Mrs. Farrar then mended
stockings at Mrs. R’s. Mrs. Leavett & Hardy called here.
Washed.

Friday 14
Sewed on Elsie’s apron after ironing. In eve Mrs. R & I went to
farm after milk. Rained some.
Sat. Feb. 15, 1890
Finished Elsie’s apron. Called at L. Spaldings. Found Mrs. R
here when I got home then went with her to Mrs. H. Reads. She
has been sick.

Sunday 16
80 at church, 9 in my class. Walked home with Mrs. R. in eve
then had a talk with F.S.

Monday 17
Served on Mrs. R.s waists in forenoon & eve. Went to Mrs. Sydney
Wrights, M. Hills & Amanda Wheelers with Amy in aft.

Tues. Feb. 18, 1890
Sewed for W. Swept the best chamber so I move to the one over
dining room.

Wednesday 19
Mr. Leavett & Miranda called. After tea I went to Par. & stayed
with Mrs. R a while in study then Cynthia & I called on Addie
Killridge & Martha Hildreth.

Thursday 20
M & I cooked all day for the sociable. Meet here in eve. Wrote a
letter to Mrs. A. Reads.
Fri. Feb 21, 1890
Had a Sociable here in eve. More than 20 came.

Saturday 22
Mrs. R. [Hary??] R & I went to Ayer to a C.E. Convention with
Amy & Clara. Very Cold.

Sunday 23
76 at church 8 in class. An Ex meet after S.S.
Mon. Feb. 24, 1890
Finished M. S. nightdress. Cynthia called then went with her at
4 to Mrs. Proctor’s & Noyes’ & Parsonage. Amy & Clara carried
us & called at P. at same time.

Tuesday 25
Rained hard in eve so wrote a letter to Walter Falls instead of
going to meet.

Wednesday 26
Mrs. R & Ruth Staid here most of the aft. I served for her & she
mended stockings then Marion came to play. I went to
Parsonage in eve & played on game of authors.
Thurs. Feb. 27, 1890
Very muddy. Worked on mat in forenoon. Mrs. R, Ruth & I
went to the Cutters & left M. at Ell’s. Was tired so slept all eve.
instead of going to meet.

Friday 28
Did some stitching for Mrs. Farrar & ironed etc.

Saturday, Mar. 1
At 4 went & called on Mrs. Wheeler, then at Mrs. R’s & Luce’s.
Sun. Mar. 2, 1890
100 at church. 9 in class.

Monday 3
Quite deep snow today. Sewed on another apron for Elsie. In
eve went with Clara & Amy to a concert at Hall.

Tuesday 4
Very pleasant & good sleighing. I made pies & cookies all
forenoon & carried them down to Lizzie’s at noon as the baby
isn’t very well. Then went into town schools with Mrs.
Cummings, then Mrs. R, Mother, Ruth & I called at Days &
Symmes. I had a talk with Henry Colburn & F.S.

Wed. Mar. 5, 1890
Finished Elsie’s apron in morn.

Thursday 6
No meet on account of deep snow. Washed in morn & [rug??]
in aft. I wrote a letter to Ed Boynton.

Friday 7
Cynthia came in aft. while I was working on rug & I went with
her to Amy’s & Mrs. Wheelers to find a place for a sociable. Cold
& quite deep snow.
Sat. Mar. 8, 1890
Read a good deal today. Towards night took a short walk
alone & called at Mrs. R’s, Mrs. A Read, Hall & Leavetts were
there.

Sunday 9
89 at church 4 in my class. Missionary concert in eve. Carl
came last night & will stay until Mon. aft.

Monday 10
Mother spent aft. at Aunt Sarah Cummings while I called on
Mrs. Johnson, [Dupre??] & Decaturs about Cantata & also on
Mrs Leavitt & Parsonage.

Tues. Mar. 11, 1890
Sewing on a sack for Annie Harris.

Wednesday 12
Sociable at Mrs. Wheelers. Very muddy. M & I went about
Cantata to Mrs. Will Wright’s, Hunniston’s & Bert Hildreth. M
held the horse.

Thursday 13
Mrs. R. went to L. to depot with our horse. I went & worked for
Mrs. W. in morn. Swept her parlor & helped do dishes. Had
Hunnistons, Johnsons & Leavetts in aft to sing.
Fri. Mar. 14, 1890
Finished Annie H’s sack. Mrs. R called in aft. Irving & Flora
Wright called to sing. Copied the Cantata in eve.

Saturday 15
Went up to Mrs. R’s [ab mail??] time 5. & found her alone.
Stormy day. then carried some papers to Farrar’s

Sunday 16
80 at church 9 in my class. F. & M didn’t go today or last Sun.
Mon. Mar. 17, 1890
Had Ell, Lizzie & baby to dinner. I helped her sew a little.

Tuesday 18
M sick today with cold. Had Dr. S. for F. too. I got so tired
working, I didn’t go to meet. Slept with M. so didn’t sleep
much.

Wednesday 19
M. didn’t get up until dinner. I ran over to Mrs. Farrar’s with
a paper & slept in aft. I have had a cold this week. Snows
hard.
Thurs. Mar. 20, 1890
Cynthia, Becca, & Ida Wilkins called . Dr. S. came again. Meet
here in eve.

Friday 21
I washed alone in morn. Most sick with a cold. Went to bed in
aft.

Saturday 22
Spent aft in bed.
Sun. Mar. 23, 1890
6 in my class. I didn’t go until S.S.

Monday 24
Spent aft. at Mrs. R’s. Sewed for her. Mrs. Hunniston & Maggie
Flet. called there.

Tuesday 25
Sewed some on Ruth’s apron. Lizzie S & Cynthia called in aft.
& Mrs. R, Cynthia & I played one game of [palms??] then we
called at Mr. Woods in Thompson house.

Wed. Mar. 26, 1890
In aft rode in wind & open team around square. Called at
Della’s & arranged about having Mrs. [Harris??] come here
about sewing & left a question book with [Bertie H??]. Called at
Mrs. R.’s

Thursday 27
F & I went to Lowell in morn. I finished Ruth’s apron in aft.
Ruth has whooping cough.

Friday 28
Mrs. McArdel called. I expected Mrs. Harris & we were going to
sew for her but she sent word she couldn’t come. My face ached
hard.
Sat. Mar. 29 1890
Had face ache. Cynthia called & played one game. Mrs. R
called. I looked over my pieces to find something to give to Ida
L. in the eve.

Sunday 30
Nearly 100 at church. 9 in my class. El went.

Monday 31
Went to Mrs. R’s in aft & sewed for her. She had me go to Dr. S’s
about my face. Maude & other children came after school to
sing. Cynthia came in eve & played.

Tues. April 1, 1890
The Dr’s medicine cured my face.

Wednesday 2
Maude & Flora came at noon to sing.

Thursday 3
Went to see [Hary M’Cl??] about a letter he sent me & went to
Parsonage in morn about it. After I got home found Mrs. Noyes
here. I called on L. Spalding to ask her help arrange flowers.
Fri. April 4, 1890
Went to an Ice Cream party at Reads.

Saturday 5
Mrs. R & I went to Mrs. Reads & all around for flowers for
Easter. Wesley & Edith S. came to sing. Cynthia & I played one
game before tea.

Sunday 6
109 at church. 7 in class. I took care of Grace in morn.
Mon. April 7, 1890
Cynthia & I carried flowers home up in town. Grace L. & Pussi
came here to sing.

Tuesday 8
Mrs. R & I carried flowers home to Mrs. Read & Walkden. Willie
J. & Fanny [Buckin??] came to sing. Rainy eve but I went to
meet.

Wednesday 9
Rainy. Worked on mat nearly all day. Mr. R called in aft.
towards night. Slept in eve.
Thurs. April 10, 1890
Had Alfred & Edith L here to sing then I went to Parsonage.

Friday 11
Went to school to see Belle & Maude. Tried to call on Mrs.
Cummings & May Ann H. but didn’t find them.

Saturday 12
Cummings [house??] started today. Wrote some on my sermon
for next
Tues. Walked with Mrs. R drawing Ruth a little while
in forenoon. Didn’t have much Sat work to do.
Sun. April 13, 1890
108 at church. 6 in class.

Monday 14
The Cummings Ell was moved by our house today. One of men
got hurt & was carried over to Farrar’s. I took care of him
nearly two hours. Cynthia came & played in eve. I went there
a few minutes.

Tuesday 15
Very windy. Mrs. R came here & I went with her to see Andrew
& Leonard about teams for Conference. I lead the meet in eve.

Wed. April 16, 1890
Conference here today. I worked hard all day. Cynthia came
in eve & we had one game. Jane came in morn. & stays all
night.

Thursday 17
I took Mrs. R & left her to call on Mrs. Wilson while Jane & I
went to Parker school house to see Edith, then we [look??] &
Cynthia & she & I called on Lelands & & left Jane at Days.

Friday 18
Carried some papers to Farrars. Worked on mat all day. Mrs.
W. Wright called. Cynthia & I played in eve. Mother went to
Luces in aft.
Sat. April 19, 1890
Had my first Cantata rehearsal in the Hall. Quite cool there.
Cynthia & I then called on Mrs. Brown in the Cummings house.

Sunday 20
I took care of Grace. Had 10 in class. Jane came here from
church & will stay until Mon. eve. Missionary concert in eve.

Monday 21
Played games with Jane a little while. After 10 C & I carried
her to Cara Smiths, then I carried C to Mr. Litchfields on an
errand.

Tues. April 22, 1890
I called at Mr. Goods on Miss Bean, Mrs. Jesse Wright & Proctors.

Wednesday 23

Thursday 24
Mrs. Harris called here with some sewing so I went to Amy’s, Ida
W. etc. to ask them to come tomorrow.
Fri. April 25, 1890
Ida Wilkins, Mrs. R. & Cynthia came here to sew for Mrs. Harris
this aft. I finished my rug this morn.

Saturday 26
So cold had rehearsal in church & a fire. Grace spent the day
with us as her family went to Lowell.

Sunday 27
Rainy. 65 at church. 8 in class. Didn’t go in eve on account
of rain.
Mon. April 28, 1890
Mother & Mrs. Dupee went to Mrs. A. Cutters in aft. I sewed for
Annie Harris.

Tuesday 29
Went to Mrs. A reads in aft. Meet in eve. Sewed for Mrs. R. while
there.

Wednesday 30
Went to Mrs. R’s about 5 PM mail & sewed a while for her & sent
some papers to Mrs. [Farrar??], Cynthia came in eve & played.
Thurs. May 1, 1890
Clean every day now. Sewed a little on Annie’s dress. The barn
opposite us moved off today.

Friday 2
Mrs. R, Cynthia, Ida Wilkins sewed here for Mrs. Harris.

Saturday 3
Rehearsal in aft. Called at Mr. R’s. C & I played one game in
eve.
Sun. May 4, 1890
102 at church. 10 in class.

Monday 5
Called in aft at Mrs. R’s & Mrs. Farrar’s mothers. Then at Mrs.
Hunniston, Fletcher, Bloods & Ells to tea. Left weekly offering
cards at these places.
[dates on the following pages have strike-throughs with new
dates written beside in original diary]

Tuesday 6 13
Cleaned. Mrs. Sidney Wright called. I called on Mrs.
Cummings & Rowley. Meet in eve.

Wed. May 7, 14 1890
M & I carried Mrs. Wheeler & Becca to the 30th anniv. Of
Littleton church. Had a splendid time.

Thursday 8 15
Swept most all day getting ready for girls. Arthur D & Charlie
C. came here & recited some SS. Lessons they had lost.

Friday 9 16
Girls came home in morn, so didn’t do much but talk. I went
to see Mrs. R. a few minutes. She has a carbuncle.
Sat. May 10, 1890

Sunday 11
6 in class. 112 church.

Monday 12

Tues. May 13, 6 1890
Sewed on Mrs. Harris’ sack. Rainy.

Wednesday 14 7
Mrs. R & I called at Heywood house on Mrs. Andrews, Days, &
Mrs. Willard Fletcher. She has been sick a long time. Cynthia
came in eve. I beat her twice.

Thursday 15 8
Rainy. Finished Mrs. Harris sack. Walked down to L. Spalding
to ask her to make cake for sociable & carried card to Mrs.
Cummings, Reads & Ives. Only went in at Mrs. Cummings.
Fri. May 16, 9 1890
M. & I went to T. Symmes & Mrs. Days with salary cards. Made a
long call on Mrs. Day. In eve. went to sociable at Mr.
Litchfields. I rode with Andrew through fields as house in
road.

Saturday 17 10
Good rehearsal. Mrs. R came to Hall & went calling with me on
Mrs. Feeney, McDougal & a lady at Mrs. Carver’s. Ruth broke
her arm this eve.

Sunday 18 11
102 at church 9 in class. Cynthia came down after meet a
while.
Mon. May 19, 1890
Ell was here to dinner. The girls went home with him & M & I
went for them milking time. I called to see how Mrs R was
before going.

Tuesday 20
Meet in eve.

Wednesday 21
Mother called at Mrs. Osgoods while I did at Mrs. Reads, then
we girls went to Julia’s in Graniteville & to the farm.
Thurs. May 22, 1890
Went to Lowell. Called on May Will afterwards. She is sick.
Carried some bananas to her & Ruth.

Friday 23
Called on May Ann Hildreth about dark. Mrs. Hardy & Rowley
called.

Saturday 24
Rehearsal in aft. then went to Parsonage a while & called on
C.
Sun. May 25, 1890
110 at church. 9 in class.

Monday 26
We girls spent the aft at Julia Wade’s. Sarah staid over night.

Tuesday 27
Meet in eve. Ann making over my blue satine.

Wed. May 28, 1890
Went to Pelham with Carrie, May & Father to Jubilee. Spent
night at Marshes. Mrs. Williams & Shaw sang solos.

Thursday 29
Prof. Baker, Smith etc. lead. Mrs. Chamberlain spent the night
with us at Marshes.

Friday 30
At home all day. Sent some papers etc. to Mrs. Coleman. Played
Halma with May in eve. Mrs. R called in morn.
Sat. May 31, 1890
Rehearsal in aft. Then called on L. Spalding & Mrs. R.

Sunday, June 1
11 in class. Andrew lead meet in eve. Mr. Buttrick preached.

Monday 2

Tues. June 3, 1890
Meet in eve. Carried Mrs. P. & Ruth to ride. Called on Mrs.
Quincy D. & baby.

Wednesday 4
Cyn. Came here a short time in aft. I went home with her to
arrange about Temp. meet. Called at G. Hun. & Leavitts to ask
them to take part & went to G. Drews for a piece & went to farm.

Thursday 5
Went to Acad. To ask G. Litchfield to read a piece also to see
Marion & Laura. Lizzie Litchfield called here. Was going to
Mrs. R’s before meet but a shower came up so played Halma.
Fri. June 6, 1890
Sewed a little while for Mrs. R. Slept in eve.

Saturday 7
Rehearsal in aft. Edith S. & May Bunce came to dinner. May &
I played one game about dark. Mrs. W. Wright & Andrew
called in eve.

Sunday 8
We expected Mr. Russel to preach, from Lowell but he failed to
appear so Mr. Litchfield talked. 12 in my class. Leonard had
the eve. meet.
Mon. June 9, 1890
Four of us went to Lowell. In eve Mrs. R & I went to a meet. to
decide about the dinner for Temp. meet.

Tuesday 10
I attempted to carry Mrs. R to depot was late for the train.
Sewed for her all aft. Went to the acad. to send word by May
Balch & Martha about cooking for Temp. Con. Dinner.

Wednesday 11
I carried Mrs. R to depot & went after her. She went to Lowell.
Then about night Mrs. Read & I set tables at Hall & I went &
bade Mr. R. good bye.
Thurs. June 12, 1890
Temperance convention today. rainy. Worked hard. In eve
May & [I] played one game. Mrs. Rowley & Ruth went to Ver.
today.

Friday 13
Nearly all the children were at rehearsal at 4. M. & I went to
Unitarian parlors to an entertainment given by Emma Stevens
class, the proceeds to go for county week.

Saturday 14
Cynthia & I went to see Leavitts about the Cantata rehearsals
but didn’t find them at home. Then C & I called at Luces. M &
I played in eve.
Sun. June 15, 1890
F went to Unitarian. The rest of us stayed at home.

Monday, 16
Grace spent aft here. I drew her to Mrs. Leavitts & called.

Tuesday 17
Four of us went to Acton to a sing in aft. Meet in eve.
Wed, June 18, 1890
Cynthia & I called on Mrs. H. Wright about Festival in eve. at
Mrs. C. Fletchers & Mrs. J B F’s.

Thursday 19
Rehearsal in aft. at church then Sarah & I went to farm after
milk then meet in eve. Mother & May went to Lowell.

Friday 20
Acad. Ex. In morn & Cynthia Hary & I went to Mrs. A. Reads in
aft to choose com. for C.E.G. On way home went to Johnsons,
Bannisters etc. about Festival. Then S & I went to farm for milk
then to meet.
Sat. June 21, 1890
Sarah & I went to L Spaldings, Parsonage etc. about Festival.

Sunday 22
Mother & Mrs. Read went to Chelmsford centre to church. The
rest of us staid at home.

Monday 23
Rehearsal this aft. S 7 I went to Days farm, Mrs. Fletchers etc.
about Festival. Meet in eve. Jane came this noon to stay a
week.

Tues. June 24, 1890
Made ice cream, cake etc & picked strawberries. In aft worked
at Hall etc. Cantata in eve.

Wednesday 25
M & I helped F freeze the ice cream in aft. Feel miserable.
Made 46, 77 both eves.

Thursday 26
Laura Martin & I worked at Hall all morn. She went home
after dinner. I slept in aft. An, C, & Hary R & I had a little
meet in eve.
Fri. June 27, 1890
Haven’t been well today. In bed a good deal.

Saturday 28
C. came in aft. She & Jane played one game of Halma & she &
I one. I began sateen dress.

Sunday 29
Mr. Hamilton today. Only 4 in my class.
Mon. June 30, 1890
Washed today. Jane went away tonight. I sewed on piazza
with her in aft. Miss Quimby called. I called on Cynthia in
eve.

Tuesday, July 1
Staid at Cynthia’s a while after meet.

Wednesday 2
Carried the Rowleys some strawberries. Cynthia was down to
Hunnistons to tea.
Thurs. July 3, 1890
I lighted up the church for the meet.

Friday 4
Julia Wade & Cynthia were here to tea & J staid over night.

Saturday 5
Cynthia & I swept the church this aft.
Sun. July 6, 1890
93 at church, 7 in my class. Mr. Woods of Acton sent a minister
S to E. B. Cons. Meet in eve in body of church.

Monday 7
Staid at home sewing on my sateen dress all day. Have to
water the plants every eve it is so dry.

Tuesday 7

Wed. July 9, 1890
Mrs. R, Ruth, Arthur & Mr. R came home today. May & I called
at dark on Mrs. Noyes.

Thursday 10
Called on Mrs. R a short time.

Friday 11
Walked to the Decaturs & called on Aunt D, Maggie B,
Buckmunsters & Mrs. Rowley.
Sat. July 12, 1890
Called on Mrs. Coleman & gave her some papers.

Sunday 13
93 at church. 6 in class.

Monday 14
Went down in the morn. to Mrs. Wills. Carried her some
reading & lilies.

Tues. July 15, 1890
Mrs. R & I called on Mrs. Will. Carried her some sweet peas.
Sent a letter to Mrs. Heywood about a pew for the Decaturs.

Wednesday 16 17
Hot. Finished gingham dress. M& I played two games Halma
in aft. I called on Amy N. She is sick in bed.

Thursday 17 18
May, F & I went to Lowell. Wrote a letter to Mrs. [J??]
Fri. July 18 16, 1890
Mrs. R & I called on Mrs. S. Hill & tacked some netting on her
windows then C & I called on Alvira [Chiles??]. She has been
thrown from carriage & on Mrs. Morse & M. Hill. Gave her some
raspberries. Picked first blueberries.

Saturday 19
Sarah & I got some lilies at L. Spaldings & some meadow rue
near [Snow Huchins??] on the way to depot for F at noon. The
flowers for church.

Sunday 20
Mon. July 21, 1890
Carrie, Mrs. R & I called on the Mosses, one of them for broken
leg, on Mrs. Johnson in Decatur house & Mrs. Read opposite
Keyes, then S & I & Mother called on Mrs. Sidney Wright on way
to farm.

Tuesday 22
I helped Cynthia do her aft work so she could call on Mrs.
Andrews with Sarah. Mrs. R & I called on Mrs. Hill. I carried
her some jelly.

Wednesday 23
May & I carried Becca to Ida L’s after tea. She had been
picking berries so didn’t see us.

Thurs. July 24, 1890
Prepared for Framingham today. Meet in eve.

Friday 25
Expected to go to Framingham on account of rain didn’t. In
aft went to Mrs. C Hills.

Saturday 26
Went to Mrs. R. about night helped her sew a little & looked
over the new Abbot house & went to choir meet.
Sun. July 27, 1890
120 in church. 8 in class.

Monday 28
Gave Mrs. H some bananas Went to Lowell with F. in morn.
Stopped at the Reads to have horse shod. Came home in cars &
called on Mrs. W. Day & Mrs. C Hill walking home from depot.

Tuesday 29
Sewed on Mothers dress all day. Meet in eve.
July 30, 1890
Carried some berries to Mary Hill & called on Mrs. Howard &
parsonage.

Thursday 31
Called on Mrs. Hill just before eve meet.

Friday, Aug. 1
Sarah & I called on Mrs. Good but didn’t see her then on Iza.
Sat. Aug 2, 1890
Gave Mrs. Coleman some paper. Went to choir meet in eve. May
& I played two games & I beat her.

Sunday 3
120 at church only six in my class. Ell & his family staid to
dinner & part of aft. t with F. after eve meet.

Monday 4
Helped Mrs. R mend stockings in aft then she & I called on
Amy. Amy hasn’t been well for a long time.

Tues. Aug 5, 1890
I lead the meet tonight. Staid at home all day. Very warm &
has been most of the time through July & so far in Aug.

Wednesday 6
Mrs. L. Wright called. Mrs. R & I called on Mrs. C. Hill & Celia
Wright.

Thursday 7
Called at Amy’s before meet. Mrs. Howard & Mrs. C. Fletcher
called.
Fri. Aug. 8, 1890
May & I picked huckleberries in forenoon. In eve 18 of us
carried a baby carriage & gave it to Quincy’s baby.

Saturday 9
Some rainy. W to F. C.

Sunday 10
3 in class. Mr. Bickford preached.
Mon. Aug. 11, 1890
Mother, May & I went to Cutters to talk with them of Mr. Bick.
They don’t like him.

Tuesday 12

Saturday 16
Grace spent day here. Carl came in aft. Am working on the
driveway.
Sun. Aug. 17, 1890

Monday 18
Evelyn & Jo came at 6. I called over opposite & t with Mrs. H. I
went with E & Jo in eve to Mrs. Proctors to see Mrs. Ingalls &
Ruth

Tuesday 19
In aft. I carried Mother to Mr. Levi T. Fletchers funeral. Mrs.
Ingalls Evelyn & children went too. All but mother staid in
woods during funeral then we all went to Nabnasset then I
went to farm for Father before meet. Mrs. Ingalls & Ruth here
dinner.

Wed. Aug 20, 1890
We all went to Robin’s hill but May & mother. Called on L.
Litchfield in Chelmsford. Mother went to Mrs. Proctors to
dinner.

Thursday 21
Mrs. Howard, Mrs. Ingalls & Ruth were here to tea. Sarah took
them to ride in aft. after tree pine etc. After tea we went over to
Mr. Abbots new house. Meet in eve. Evelyn & May to organ
recital. Mr. Bickford came here after meet.

Friday 22
Sarah took company to ride. I went up to Mrs. R’s a little while.
Mrs. Wheeler & Leonard called in eve.
Sat. Aug. 23, 1890
Mrs. Ingalls & Ruth went at noon. Some rainy. Mr. B & Mr. R
went to ride in aft. Four of us played Halma in aft. & eve.

Sunday 24
121 at church. 4 in class. Mr. Bickford preached. Clarence
came in aft.

Monday 25
Clarence went in morn train & Mr. B went to Lowell in morn &
S. Chelmsford in aft. Evelyn & Jo at noon. May & I went to
Arthur J’s in aft. a little while. M didn’t go in. We played
Halma with Mr. B. in eve.

Tues. Aug. 26, 1890
Mr. Bick. & I went down to farm in morn & brought back Carl
& Grace for the day. We called on Leonard Andrew & Mr. R’s &
Days

Wednesday 27
Cynthia & I carried Mr. Day home & some books & food to
Arthur. Mrs. Day called here a while then called on Mrs.
Cashman at Mrs. Wallers farm then called at Mrs. Frost’s for
some books for Arthur. Mr. Bickford went home in the aft.

Thursday 28
Walked to Arthur D’s & carried him books & spent aft. Left “The
King’s Daughter” at Mrs. Hills. Just before meet, Cynth & I
called on Mrs. Hall’s sister.
Fri. Aug. 29, 1890
Mr. & Mrs. Thornton came in forenoon. They Moth & Fath went
to farm to tea. I went to Arthur’s in aft. I May & I to a meet in
eve about [??]

Saturday 30
The Thornton’s went home in aft. Towards night I called on
Amy about the C Ends then went to choir meet from there.

Sunday 31
5 in class 141 at church.
7 with F.
Mrs. H’s little girl went to meet with us.
Mon. Sept. 1, 1890
43 went from West. to C E Convention at Acton Centre. I went in
barge. Mrs. R & Edith L called in eve.

Tuesday 2
Celia W. & Lizzie S. called in aft then I went to Arthurs.
Carried him some books. Mrs.Hill & little girl called on way to
meet.

Wednesday 3
Walked with Amy to Mrs. A. Wrights. Read in eve.
Thurs. Sept. 4, 1890
May & I walked walked down to Mrs. Hunnistons then I called
at parsonage.

Friday 5
Went to Eliza H’s in morn for a book for Arthur D. & carried it
down in aft with a pie, doughnuts, & flowers. Staid & read to
him.

Saturday 6
Gave some papers to Mrs. C.
Sun. Sept. &, 1890
115 at church. 6 in class.

Monday 8
May went to Arthur’s with me & we carried him cake, pears &
flowers. I staid until dark then stopped at Celias on way home.
Andrew & wife, Sarah & Ida Wilkins sang at Mr. James [??]
funeral then called at Waller place.

Tuesday 9
I intended to go to Mrs. Harris but it came on rainy. Went to
meet in eve. with F.S.

Wed. Sept. 10, 1890
Rainy. I called at parsonage.

Thursday 11
Walked to see why Frank Dupee hasn’t been to S. S. since
summer. Old Mrs. Dupee was at home. Called on Ella Sherman
then at Arthur’s. Rained in eve. Meet.

Friday 12
Sat. Sept. 13, 1890
Went to see if Mrs. H. Wright would do around for money to
paint & paper the parsonage. May Catchpole & Miss Bean
called.

Sunday 14
5 in class. Over 100 at church.

Monday 15
Cut out night dresses & wash all day then called at Mrs. R’s.

Tues. Sept. 16, 1890
F&W called at Morses, Collins & Symmes. I washed. Uncle
Daniel came at night. Mrs. Read, Mrs. R & I called on Mrs. Pike
& Arthur D. I carried some money to Mrs. H. Wright for
painting and papering the parsonage.

Wednesday 17
Worked hard all day at church washing floor & taking up
tacks. Rainy.

Thursday 18
Uncle Daniel went in morn. Father beat church carpet a while
in morn. & May Catchpole & I worked there some. I was so
tired from yesterday I didn’t go in aft. May did. Meet in eve.
Fri. Sept. 19, 1890
Ironed in morn. Cleaned church in aft. Called at Mrs. R’s
after it.

Saturday 20
Grace spent day here. She, Sarah & I in morn went to see Mrs.
A. Read about having her brother play at our sociable.
Finished cleaning church in aft.

Sunday 21
106 at church. 6 in class. Mr. Woods preached.
Mon. Sept. 22, 1890
Walked down to May Hills to try to see Mr. Hill to settle with him
for beating church carpet, then walked to Arthur D’s.

Tuesday 23
Walked to Mrs. Willard Fletcher’s to call on her. Called at Mrs.
C. Fletchers & Wheelers to see if they were willing to have some
of their money devoted to new responsive books instead of
church cleaning as we had enough.

Wednesday 24
Sarah & I & Mother rode to Ayer to women’s meet in aft. Sarah
& I picked barberries down to Ells in morn. Called & asked Mrs.
Hunniston to go on Weirs excursion with us.
Thurs. Sept. 25, 1890
Unitarian ordination. I went to Mrs. A. Reads in aft while
horse was being shod.

Friday 26
Carrie & I went on excursion to the Weirs.

Saturday 27
May & I rode after asters for the church & I carried Arthur D. a
book & some pears then went to farm after father.
Sun. Sept. 28, 1890
122 in church. 7 in class.
Mr. Wheeler preached.
I with F.

Monday 29
Sociable this eve, so I worked at Hall in aft. Made 14.34.

Tuesday 30
Had ice cream left so May & I sold it thru forenoon. Carrie &
May went to Lowell in aft. I had a great time.

Wed. Oct. 1, 1890
Mrs. Luces 89 birthday. I called there in eve about 9 to see if
Becca wanted to go to Littleton tomorrow to Installation &
May & I went to Reads tea time about Cavalry dinner.

Thursday 2
We went to Littleton this aft. Carried Becca. S with F.

Friday 3
The Marsh family were here to dinner. Mrs. Wheeler called &
Mrs. R then I went home with Mrs. R.
Sat. Oct. 4, 1890
Rainy part of the day. Took out a book for Arthur D, then went
with Amy to Andrews for some [flox??] for Sun. It was past.

Sunday 5
118 at church. 7 in class. Mr. Wood preached.

Monday 6

Sunday 12
Mr. Bickfords first Sun.
115 or so at church.
Mon. Oct. 13, 1890
Went to a meet at 4 at Mrs. Fletchers to arrange for the C.
dinner.

Tuesday 14

Wednesday 15
S & I went to Conference. Staid all night at Mrs. Frosts.
Thurs. Oct. 16, 1890
Sarah & I got home from Conference this noon. In aft I went
with Mrs. A Wright & Abbie Har to parsonage to measure for
paper. Julia & I took a walk after meet in eve.

Friday 17
We had the cavalry dinner today. rainy. Made $57 ¾.

Saturday 18
Had Grace in aft. We rode to L. Spaldings in aft. after flowers
for Sun. I slept in eve.
Sun. Oct. 19, 1890
Very rainy.
62 at church. 6 in class. Mr. Bickford spent aft. here & went
home with Andrew at night.

Monday 20

Tuesday 21
Last meet at Mrs. Rowley’s. I gave Mrs. R a present.

Wed. Oct. 22, 1890
Went to Lowell with May in aft. Mr. McManns began papering
at parsonage. I worked there in morn – [??] pulled off paper in
sitting room parsonage in aft. The Rowley family left at night
Thurs) Harwood to some there & see [??].

Thursday 23
(Pulled off paper at parsonage all day. Rained hard.) Frid.

Friday 24
Sat. Oct. 25, 1890
Mother & I washed 3 chambers at parsonage.

Sunday 26
122 at church. 8 in class.

Monday 27
Washed in morn. In aft, Julia & I washed the sitting room
floor at parsonage, cut border etc. then walked down to Arthur
Days.

Tues. Oct. 28, 1890
Sewed at home. Meet in eve at Mrs. Wheelers.

Wednesday 29
Worked all day putting down carpets etc. at the parsonage.

Thursday 30
Went to Mrs. Hardy’s in morn to get Mr. McManns bill. Bade
Mrs. Leavett good bye, then went to Abbie Harwoods with the
bill. Went to station for Bickfords at night then alone to farm
for milk.
Fri. Oct. 31, 1890
Wrote a letter to Mrs. Row. In eve. Walked part way to Granite.
In aft & called on Arthur D. Mrs. Wheeler called. Put down
sitting room carpet in aft.

Saturday, Nov. 1

Sunday 2
70 at church. 5 in class.
Mon. Nov. 3, 1890
Grace spent day here. Mother & I carried her home in eve &
brought back Mrs. Harris to her house from Lizzies.

Tuesday 4
Called at Lizzie Spalding. Grace spent day. When mother & I
carried her home called at Mrs. Fletchers an hour. Praise meet
here in eve.

Wednesday 5
I called in aft at Mrs. Bickfords, Carrie Sherman’s at Hiram
Whitneys & Mrs. Eastman to invite her to sociable. Carrie at
Lowell all day & May in aft.
Thurs. Nov. 6, 1890
I carried Mrs. Bickford some bread & fruit, just before meet, at
Mrs. Proctors. Mr. Bickford & Mrs Gould called in aft.

Friday 7
Cynthia came back from Townsend this noon. She came here
about dark & we hunted for Mrs. R’s bulb then she came about
few minutes. T with F. S.

Saturday 8
About dark May & I went around some in town about cake for
sociable etc. We called on Mrs. Noyes.
Sun. Nov. 9, 1890
70 at church. 4 in class. 22 in eve.

Monday 10
Worked al day for the sociable. Making candy & ice cream in
morn. & freezing it in aft. with May, Gilman Hunniston boys &
C. Colburn. Made 10.15 in eve. for [anthem??]

Tuesday 11
I went with H. Bunce worked at Hall in morn & at noon Father
& I peddled ice cream. I painted back wall & stair floor in aft.
I carried some sociable cake to Mrs. Bickford & the cobbler.
Meet in eve at Mrs. Wheelers.

Wed. Nov. 12, 1890
.
Fri. Dec. 12, 1890

Saturday 13
Made candy for sale. Rehearsal for Ch. in aft.

Sunday 14
110 at Church, 9 in class. Rehearsal after S.S. The first
[Tues??] meet Sun.
Mon. Dec. 15, 1890
Worked at Hall in aft. Make candy & cake in morn.

Tuesday 16
Ch. sale aft & eve.

Wednesday 17
Worked at Hall in morn. Made $62 at sale. Read in the aft.
Worked on Ch. bags in eve.
Thurs. Dec. 18,1890
Called on Mary Hill & did errands on the st. Carried bags to
May to make.

Friday 19
Cynthia & I spent day at Lowell buying the S.S. church presents.
Very windy I cold.

Saturday 20
Rehearsal in aft. then I went to Miss May Ann Hildreths to
carry her some bags to make for children.
Sun. Dec. 21, 1890
Over 100 at church. 6 in class. Rehearsal after S.S.

Monday 22
Went out in aft. to get some one to set up trees etc. Sarah & I
spent eve at Mrs. Hardy’s making bags. Mr. & Mrs. Bickford
called & Fanny.

Tuesday 23
Carl & Grace spent day here. Carl & I went to church in morn
to see about setting trees & platform up, then to Miss Mary Ann
Hildreths for some bags she made.

Wed. Dec. 24, 1890
Worked over Chr. Presents in morn. Worked at church in aft.
Ch. exercise in eve. Carl staid over night.

Thursday 25
May & I swept church with H. Bunce & Gilman in morn.
mended & read in aft. meet in eve.

Friday 26
Wrote a letter to Mrs. R. in eve. A hard snow storm.
Sat. Dec. 27, 1890
Such deep snow didn’t go out today. Worked on a night shirt
for Father.

Sunday 28
88 at church 4 in class. Deep snow.

Monday 29
May, Ida Wilkins & I walked down to Mr. Lees & called on Miss
Waterman in aft. I called on Mary Hill on the way.

Tues. Dec. 30, 1890
Sewed on Mother’s dress. May & I called on Mrs. Bickford &
carried her some things.

Wednesday 31
I walked to Mrs. Walken’s, Reads & Arebella W’s. George W. has
injured his eye. Carried him some C.
Jan 1st
Thurs.
Sarah & I walked to Mrs. Abels’, Fletcher’s. She is feeble. George
H. brought us home. Sent George W. some books.
Frid.
Rained hard. Worked on Mother’s dress.
Sat.
Walked down to farm in aft. & helped Lizzie. She isn’t very
well.
Sun.
100 at church. 7 in class.
Mon.
Snowed. Sewed for Mother. Read “A Noble Life”.

Tues.
May & I went down to Ells in morn on sled. May went home at
night.

Wed.
Ell carried me home about 3. Grace is better.
Thurs.
In aft. I attempted to call on Mrs. W. Wright, Hildreth & Harris.
Only Mrs. Harris was at home.
Frid.
Mrs. J.B. Fletcher & Mrs. C. Fletcher called here. May & I called
on Miss Pike then on Julia in Granite. Got home after dark,
Am making an apron for Grace.
Sat.
Went to a meet in aft then called on Lizzie Spalding’s & Clara
Wily at Mrs. Goulds. Choir meet in eve.
Mon. Jan 12
Called at Celia Wrights & went to Miss Babbits about singing
school.

Tues. Jan 13
I went to Boston. Carried Miranda. Bought a plush jacket.
Sarah called at Mrs. Sleepers & Bickfords.
Thurs. Jan 15
Carrie & I went to circle at Mrs. Wheeler’s to work on cushions
for church.
Frid. Jan. 16
I called on Charlie Colburn & carried him a jar of
strawberries. He has the measles. Then Carrie & I called on
Mrs. Hunniston. She has been quite badly poisoned.
Sat.
Very stormy.
Mon. Jan 19
May & I walked down to Quincy’s about an exercise for C. E.
day.

Tues. Jan 20
I called on Mrs. Frost. Tom has the measles. F & Mother went to
Mrs. Pikes. She is sick. Sarah & Cynthia spent eve at Mrs.
Hardy’s.

Wed. Jan. 21
May & I rode down to Ida Leightons & the Martens in aft. Mr.
Marten was thrown from his sleigh, then I went to depot for F.
Thurs. Jan. 22
Very rainy. I finished Grace’s apron & May & I played Halma
in eve.
Frid.
May & I carried some books to Mrs. Pike. She is sick. Then I
carried a pie to Mrs. Cummings & called on Mrs. Catchpole.
Sat.
Mrs. Rolf came & gave a talk on missions in the church in aft.
Staid here to tea.
Sun.
So snowy staid at home all day & eve from church. 15 in eve.
Mon.
May & I rode to Quincy’s about the C.E. exercise.

Tues.
Attempted to call on Mrs. Waller but couldn’t get in.

Wed. Jan 25
Ida Wilkins & Josephene came about 4 ½ & spent the eve.
Thurs.
Stormy. Attempted to go to circle at Mrs. Read’s but [??] one,
so called on Mrs. Bickford & Mrs. Wallers about dark. Didn’t go
to meet.
Frid. Jan. 30
Mrs. Bickford & family were here to tea.
Sat.
May & I spent the aft with Ida [??] & Josephene playing Halma.
Sun. Feb1
4 in class. 74 at church.
Mon. Feb 2
Mrs. Read came for me about noon & I visited her until eve.
Helped her son.

Tues.
Rainy. Sewed for Mrs. Read all day.

Wed.
U went to circle at Mrs. Read’s. Sewing this winter on pew
cushions. Carrie & May went to Mr. [Eras.??] Wright’s funeral.
Thurs.
Finished Emily’s pillow cases in morn. In aft. May Catchpole &
Ida Leigh called & I went to Mrs. Pikes with May C. then With
May A. to Hunnistons. George has measles. Then called on Mrs.
Fletcher & meet in eve at Mrs. Harwood Wright’s.
Frid.
Went to acad. To see F. Buck. About C.E. exercise & sewed on
Emily’s sheet some.
Sat.
Called on Mrs. Hardy.
Sun. Feb. 8
So snowy didn’t go to meet all day.
Mon.
Sewed on E’s sheets & then called on Miss Mary Ann Hildreth.

Tues.
Grace spent day. Finished sheets. Stormy.

Wed.
Mother & I went over the Abbot house, then we called on Mrs.
Spellman then on Mary Hill.
Thurs.
I called on Mrs. Pike & Celia Wright’s children who have
measles.
Frid.
Mrs. Dupee called. About night Carrie & I took a walk. I
carried some paper & book to May Hill. T with Har.
Sat. Feb. 14
Very cold. I walked to Taylors & the two Decatur families. They
are some of them sick with measles. T with Mrs. J. D.
Sun.
85 at church 3 in S.S. class. Mr. Frost preached . Sent some
pieces of silk to Mrs. Abel Fletcher.
Mon.
May & I walked to Hunnistons. George is sick. Sent Thoughts
for Weary Hours & pieces of silk to Mrs. Pike. Sewed for Mrs. R.

Tues.
Rainy
Finished four pillow cases for Mrs. Read. Mr. Bickford played
Halma with May & me in aft.

Wed.
Sewed on Elsie’s night dress in morn. In aft Ellie Hunn. played
Halma with us.
Thurs.
T. with A.D. Walked in morn. Went alone to circle at Mrs.
Andrew Wrights in aft.
Frid.
Snowed all day. Sewed for Elsie.
Sat.
Rainy. Worked on some green under skirts for myself. About
night walked down to see George Hunn. who is sick.
Sun.
95 at church. 6 in class.
Mon.
Attempted to call on Mrs. Hardy but she was away then Carrie
& I stopped at Cynthia’s & Mrs. Bick.

Tues.
Cynthia, Anna Hall & I called at Annie Watson’s then I at Mrs.
Pike’s & to meet at Albert Reads in eve.
Frid.
Father & I called on George H. & farm, then I spent night with
Mrs. Hardy who is sick.
Sat.
At Mrs. Hardy’s all day.
Sun. March 1
82 in church 4 in class. I lead meet in eve.

Wed. March
Haven’t been very well & stormy so haven’t been out for three
days.
Thurs.
Wind blew snow so couldn’t go out. Wrote letter to Mrs. Row.
Frid.
Fanny Bickford spent the aft. here while her family went to
Lowell. Houghton called then I called on Mrs. Hardy & carried
her some reading.

Sat.
Father & I called on George H. then Sat down to farm.
Sun. March 8
99 at church. 5 in class.
Mon.
Stormed so didn’t go to singing school

Tues.
The worst walking I ever experienced. I called on Mrs. C.
Fletcher who has been sick, Mrs. Wheeler & Lizzie Spalding.

Wed.
May & I called on Mrs. Noyes & at
Thurs. Mar. 12
May & I called at Mrs. Pike’s door then Mother & I called on
George H. & at the farm. Rain came on on the way home. Meet
at Mrs. Wheeler’s in eve.
Frid.
Went to Mrs. Hardys in aft & stayed until noon Sat. She wasn’t
well.
Sun.
90 at church. 7 in class.
Mon.
El & his family spent the day here. Town meet day. The
Johnsons came here to rehearse.

Tues.
Mary Hill spent day & Mr. Bickford took dinner here. In aft.
Mother & I called at Mrs. Taylors & I at Decaturs & Mr.
Bannisters. In eve I called at Luces.

Wed.
I had my 13 S.S. boys to tea.
Thurs.
In morn I called at L. Spalding & Mrs. Hardy’s. In aft circle at
Mrs. J.B. Fletchers then Anne Stark & I called on Miss May Ann
Hildreth. In eve. meet at Mrs. Hardy.s.

Wed.
Went to Lowell on business in snow.
Sat.
Very rainy C & I went to church in aft for an Easter rehearsal
but only [Mau..??] Wheeler came. We covered library books &
then read there a while. In morn went to Mr. Bick. & Frosts to
have the lecture bills printed.
Mon.
The Johnsons & F. Dane came to rehearse for Easter. Mrs. Read
called, then I called on Mrs. Hardy.

Tues. March 24
Mother called at Mrs. Osgood’s while I did at Mrs. Reads Mrs.
Adams & Walkden were there. May & I rode to Hunnistons &
Hills with bills.

Wed.
A few girls came to rehearse their dialogue for Easter. May & I
rode down to farm for milk.
Thurs.
May took her first painting lesson. Cynthia & I called on Mrs.
Wood who lives in the Thompson house & Mrs. [Drasil??]
Frid. March 27
May & I rode to Lowell & brought paper & paint for our
chambers. Mrs. Hardy called. Fanny Bickford spent aft.
Sat.
May & I carried flowers to church for Easter in morn. I went to
church in aft to have the boys rehearse one song.
Sun.
107 at church 6 in class. Children’s exercise in eve.
Mon.
Mrs. Berry’s lecture in eve. Made about $19.35.

Tues.
May & I carried home plants until dinner.

Wed.
May & I painted etc. all day.
Thurs.
Painted some in morn. Meet in eve. Lizzie & Grace called.

Frid.
Cooked etc. in morn. sewed in aft. singing school in eve.
Sat. Apr. 4
Mrs. Wheeler called in aft, then I went with her to call on Mrs.
Pike. Granit. after Ella in eve.

Sun.
90 at church. 6 in class.