Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1896 (Monday) – In the evening Melvin (Henry Melvin Sperry) took me up town. We went over to Hyde’s Store then over to the Excelsior and then up to Grandma Sperry’s (Emily Louisa Miller). I left Melvin there and went up to Burton’s. Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) and I went down town. We met Mr. (Enoch […]

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1896 (Saturday) – Mother (Caroline Webb), Baby (Ruth Sperry) and I went up town. We stopped at Grandmother Sperry’s (Emily Louisa Miller) then went over to the School House and talked to Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) for a while, then we went down to the Excelsor. Mother had some shopping to do. Mother had some shopping […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1896 (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 […]

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1896 (Friday) – Mother (Caroline Webb) was sick all day, in the afternoon, Sister Salisbury came down and after school Melvin (Henry Melvin Sperry) went up town for Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) and Grandma Sperry (Emily Louisa Miller). Sister Salisbury went home about eight o’clock in the evening but Grandmother Sperry spend the night with us. […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1896 (Tuesday) – I went up town and over to Aunt Emma Hague’s (Emma Elizabeth Webb) for a Music Lesson. Returned to Grandmother Sperry’s (Emily Louisa Miller) and then went down to the post office, and remained there for quite a while talking to Florence McCune (Sarah Florence McCune), she works there. I went over to […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1896 (Wednesday) – In the morning, Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) and I went up town. We stopped at Grandma Sperry’s (Emily Louisa Miller). I went down to Hyde’s Store. I returned to Grandmother’s and then went down home. In the afternoon, I again went up town in the buggy to bring Esther home. I went up […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1896 (Sunday) – In the afternoon, Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) and I went up town, we stopped at Grandma Sperry’s (Emily Louisa Miller) and went down to the post office and then over to the school house. Mr. Brown (D. K. Brown) helped me to get some examples then I went up to Burton’s. Esther and […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1896 (Thursday) – Father (Charles Henry Sperry) and I went up town. We went up to Burton’s. Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) had two letters for me, one from Bessie Sperry and the other from May Reid. Esther and I went down to Hydes Store and to the Excelsor. I went up to Burton’s, down to Grandma […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1896 (Saturday) – About two o’clock, I walked up town, I went to Grandma Sperry’s (Emily Louisa Miller) then down to the new meeting house. I helped Grandpa Sperry (Charles Sperry) play for the kiddies while they danced. Afterwards, May Grover and I went over to the post office. I went up to Burton’s and had […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1896 (Wednesday) – I went to school. At noon, I went down to the post office with May Grover. I went over to Grandma Sperry’s (Emily Louisa Miller) for lunch and found Art (Arthur David Sperry) there. He is here on a few days visit. In the evening, Min (Minnie Lamont Abbott) and I went over […]

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