Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1897 (Sunday) – I went Sunday School, present was a New Zealand chief, he spoke to us and Brother Goddard interpreted it. In the afternoon I went to meeting. After meeting I went to Burton’s, Oscar (Alfred Oscar Lunt) called there and took me to meeting. It was so crowded that Oscar could not find […]

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1897 (Saturday) – It was Oscar’s (Alfred Oscar Lunt) birthday. He said he was 23 years old. Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) came home with me. It is now 28 December 1897, I have been so busy that I have neglected to write in my journal. I will try and remember some of the things that […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1897 (Wednesday) – I went up and got Grandma Sperry (Emily Louisa Miller) and she stayed all night with us. We played cards, Mother (Caroline Webb) and Grandma Sperry against Melvin (Henry Melvin Sperry) and I. Oscar (Alfred Oscar Lunt) was going to come down but towards evening a clod blizzard blew up and it was […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1897 (Sunday) – Spent most of the day at Burton’s. After meeting Esther (Emily Esther Sperry), Lillie Black (Lillie May Black) and Ada Taylor (Ada Ann Taylor) came up for a little while. In the evening Oscar (Alfred Oscar Lunt) came up for the evening. I slept there

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1897 (Saturday) – Mr. Smith came down and told me Father (Charles Henry Sperry) wanted me to bring the buggy up to him as he wanted to come home. When I reached town I found that Melvin (Henry Melvin Sperry), while returning home with a load of wood, while walking beside it had tripped and […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1897 (Thursday) – I went to town I just got up to the top of the land as Mr. Paxman was passing by in a buggy. I rode to town with him. In the evening I intended going over to Booth’s for a practice but Brother Morris came up to Burton’s to tell me there […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1897 (Tuesday) – Brother Morris came down and had me practice over my part for the opera with him. He had dinner with us. Again Oscar (Alfred Oscar Lunt) called at the farm for a few minutes. On the 17th Arthur (Arthur David Sperry) left Salt Lake for Vancouver Island.

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