November 1901(Eastern Trip)
10. Sunday Flora and husband call toward night spending an hour or two We - John Will Black has had very good success growing cabbage this year and thinks I might make it profitable in Illinois.
11. Monday Warmer.I helped them at pears AM. and drove down to Matildas toward night. Got knife, which lost there other day. They had just heard from George.
12. Tuesday. I helped them today opening bbls. and nailing hoops. Snow squalls at night.
13. Wednesday. About an inch of snow on the ground. I help them some ad Uncle Mark thinks they will finish the pear business tomorrow. It was too bad a day for me to be out or would have tried to reach Geneva. Have been trying all week to get to Geneva or Billsboro Sta
14. Thursday, Cold and windy snow squalls. Jennie took me down to Billsboro Station Uncle Mark objecting not seriously, however. Train left at 9.10 AM. Saw Newt for few minutes before leaving. Get too Geneva, Shave buy pair of rubbers and up to Cynthia's before dinner. Jim not home time for dinner. P.M. went down to Aunt Margarets where I stay all night. Snowing squalls most of day with genuine blizard at night. Not very cold however, but little below freezing. Aunt Margaret and I sat up and talked till nearly midnight. She is 81 quite deaf but smart for her age I slept in room over sitting room 113 Lafayette Ave.
15. Friday Snow must be three or four inches deep. Went - walked - down town about 10 AM. returning to dinner. After this I went over to Aunt Mary's on hour or two. She is going to spend winter in Brooklyn with Seymore leaving Geneva next Wednesday, I returned to Aunt Margarets Jim Cynthia and Susie were there also Louise Eshnour and we had very pleasant time till 10 P.M. when I went home with Jim and family.
16. Saturday, 6 AM Buss called for me 7.30 AM and I left Geneva 7.55 getting to Buffalo about noon. I rode out to Pan American grounds in P.M. but too cold to be out much. They have not made much of a show tearing down the buildings yet. Had lunch at depot restaurant and leave on SW limited about midnight.
17. Sunday Reach Charleston before 3 P.M. not much behind time. Found folks all well and had been looking for me several days. I didnt sleep any last night. I rode second class from Buffalo. My cheap ticket was no good having expired Oct 22.
18. Monday, Start for Loxa after dinner. Find Jo in field shucking. He is over half done. Corn is yielding rather more than he expected. Is 53 cts today.
19. Tuesday. Rent home to R. Bridges at 5.00 per Mo. beginning tomorrow.
20. Wednesday. Took Jo some gloves and salve for hands. Jo has decided to stay with me another year.
21. Thursday. Bert and Irene were in to dinner. They have bought Baker place between Loxa and Mattoon.
22. Friday, Tue attended Reading Circle P.M. at Alexanders.
23. Saturday,
24. Sunday. I did not hitch up but spent most of day writing up this thing from Oct.17 the day on which I left for NY. There are some unimportant errors in dates especially while I was at Sag Harbor. I did not make any notes while gone nor did the people at home.
25. Monday, Parcel of girls here in the night in the kitchen.
26. Tuesday. Get two prints and four plates (in holders) Palmers and settle with him to date $1.05 pocket Jackson St. from 5th to Second has been closed since early in fall a/o paving and we have to go round by Sixth to get up town. Ferd was up to supper at night. Learn that H.G. is sick at home having doctor.
27. Wednesday, Tue expecting Maggie today. She came at 1.12 PM. bringing Olive Chacey. Tue feeling badly all day.
17. Sunday Reach Charleston before 3 P.M. not much behind time. Found folks all well and had been looking for me several days. I didnt sleep any last night. I rode second class from Buffalo. My cheap ticket was no good having expired Oct 22.
18. Monday, Start for Loxa after dinner. Find Jo in field shucking. He is over half done. Corn is yielding rather more than he expected. Is 53 cts today.
19. Tuesday. Rent home to R. Bridges at 5.00 per Mo. beginning tomorrow.
20. Wednesday. Took Jo some gloves and salve for hands. Jo has decided to stay with me another year.
21. Thursday. Bert and Irene were in to dinner. They have bought Baker place between Loxa and Mattoon.
22. Friday, Tue attended Reading Circle P.M. at Alexanders.
23. Saturday,
24. Sunday. I did not hitch up but spent most of day writing up this thing from Oct.17 the day on which I left for NY. There are some unimportant errors in dates especially while I was at Sag Harbor. I did not make any notes while gone nor did the people at home.
25. Monday, Parcel of girls here in the night in the kitchen.
26. Tuesday. Get two prints and four plates (in holders) Palmers and settle with him to date $1.05 pocket Jackson St. from 5th to Second has been closed since early in fall a/o paving and we have to go round by Sixth to get up town. Ferd was up to supper at night. Learn that H.G. is sick at home having doctor.
27. Wednesday, Tue expecting Maggie today. She came at 1.12 PM. bringing Olive Chacey. Tue feeling badly all day.
