1896 (Friday) – About sundown, I walked up town. I went up to Burton’s. Mr. Burton (Enoch E. Burton) took Esther (Emily Esther Sperry), Mrs. Burton (Frances Haddy Betenson), Della Kendall (Adella Kendall), Lil Black (Lillie May Black) and myself up to a dance in the Little Grand. While there I was introduced to Julius Pratt, […]
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1896 (Thursday) – I went up town with Melvin (Henry Melvin Sperry). He brought back a book the Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) had borrowed at the library, ‘At the Mercy of Timarius’. In the afternoon Mrs. Burton (Frances Haddy Betenson) and I went down town. First to the post office and then to Hyde’s Store. She […]
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1896 (Friday) – In the evening Father (Charles Henry Sperry), Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) and I went up town, Esther and I went up to Burton’s, then I went down to Grandma Sperry’s (Emily Louisa Miller), and then down to Judge Higgins to call for Lillie Black (Lillie May Black). Lil and I went to the […]
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1896 (Tuesday) – There wasn’t any school. In the evening, I went up to Burton’s and got ready for the dance, Esther (Emily Esther Sperry), Mrs. Burton (Frances Haddy Betenson), Lil Black (Lillie May Black) and I went to the dance with father (Charles Henry Sperry). Esther and I played the organ. I earned $1.50 and […]
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1896 (Sunday) – I didn’t go to Sunday School. In The afternoon, I went to meeting. We had a lovely meeting. President Woodruff (Wilford Woodruff) and Apostle Treasdale (George Teasdale) being there. While in meeting, I want to sit by Zina Sorenson, I had barely got seated when someone touched me on the arm. I turned […]
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1896 (Friday) – In the afternoon, I went up town, called at Aunt Sarah Abbott’s (Sarah Elizabeth Sperry). Dr. Bird and his wife were there. I made a date to have some teeth extracted next Thursday. In the evening, Min (Minnie Lamont Abbott) and Maud Abbott (Ruth Maud Abbott) and myself went to a meeting in […]
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1896 (Monday) – Went up town to school. After school May Grover and I went down to the Excelsor (It must have been an opening of the store after being closed for additions and remodeling). I went up to Burton’s and had supper there. Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) and I went down to the Academy […]
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1896 (Sunday) – About five o’clock in the afternoon, Uncle Jim (James Robert Black) and Aunt Emily Black (Mary Emily Sperry) and children (Lillie May, Jesse Dell, Mary Ann, Charles Ray, Harrison Eugene, William LeRoy and Wilford Rex Black) came down to the farm. After they left, I went up to Salisbury’s. They were going […]
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Loony Lunts and Company 