Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1902 (Monday) – I received a letter from my husband (Alfred Oscar Lunt), I believe it was the longest letter he ever wrote to me. Grandma Sperry (Emily Louisa Miller or Caroline Webb) called in for a few minutes this morning. The oculist called in to see how I liked my glasses. I think they […]

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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 (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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1897 (Thursday) – Thanksgiving Day. When we woke up this morning we found the ground all covered with snow. I prepared dinner, the first Thanksgiving dinner I ever prepared and it was praised a lot. In the afternoon went up town to take Grandmother (Emily Louisa Miller) home.

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1897 (Saturday) – Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) and I walked up town, while we were going up we saw Brother Goldsbrough and he let us rise with him. Esther and I went to the lot and then down to the primary fair. In the evening we went to a practice in the Academy. Oscar (Alfred […]

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1897 (Wednesday) – At school Edgar (John Edgar Lunt) brought me a note from Oscar (Alfred Oscar Lunt). After school I went up to Burton’s and had supper. She (Frances Haddy Betenson) is planning a party for Arthur (Arthur David Sperry) and wrote out a couple of invitations for me to deliver to some boys, […]

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1897 (Sunday) – Was fast day, Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) and I went to Sunday School. Afterwards Arthur (Arthur David Sperry) and Lillie Black (Lillie May Black) joined us and we went over to the post office, that seemed to be the habit for all to go to the post office after Sunday School, or […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1897 (Tuesday) – I had to sing in Mutual. I chose (Leona Queen of My Heart). Later Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) and I went to Grandmother Sperry’s (Emily Louisa Miller). Later the band came and serenaded the home from there they went down to Foote’s Hotel and Esther, Lil Black (Lillie May Black) and I […]

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