Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1896 (Thursday) – In the afternoon Father (Charles Henry Sperry) and I went up town, I went up to Mrs. Burton’s (Frances Haddy Betenson) and down to Grandma Sperry’s (Emily Louisa Miller). Esther (Emily Esther Sperry), Father and I came down to the farm.

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1896 (Saturday) – I walked up town and over to Aunt Emma Hague’s (Emma Elizabeth Webb) for my music lesson. Went down town to the post office and store and then up to Uncle Will Sperry’s (William Josiah Sperry). I had dinner there with Stella Taylor (Stella Jane Taylor). After dinner, I went up to […]

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1896 (Monday) – Father (Charles Henry Sperry), Mother (Caroline Webb) and Lillian (Lillian May Sperry) came back from Manti. In the afternoon, Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) and I went up town, we called at Grandma Sperry’s (Emily Louisa Miller) to see Uncle Harry (Miles Harrison Sperry), then we started for our lot. We met Zina […]

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1896 (Saturday) – I went down to the store, then went down to the depot with Father (Charles Henry Sperry) and Mother (Caroline Webb). I came back up to Grandmother’s (Emily Louisa Miller) and then went for my music lesson. I went to the post office and then came down home. Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) […]

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1896 (Tuesday) – In the evening about 7 o’clock, I went up town with Melvin (Henry Melvin Sperry). He drove over to the drug store and while he went in, I stayed out in the buggy and talked to Monte Whitmore. We went to over to Grandma Sperry’s (Emily Louisa Miller) and then to Young […]

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1896 (Thursday) – I went up town in the evening. I went up to Sister McCune’s (must have been Henry Frederick McCune’s) (Elizabeth Temperance Grace). It was to a meeting where they are planning some sort of an entertainment, they wanted me to take the part of an angel. I slept to Grandma Sperry’s (Emily […]

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1896 (Thursday) – I drove up town, it was the first time I had ever driven Old Jen. In the evening, I called for Min (Minnie Lamont Abbott) and Maud (Ruth Maud Abbott) to go to choir practice out north. I slept at Grandma Sperry’s (Emily Louisa Miller).

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1896 (Friday) – I took Louie (John Louie Burton) to kindergarten. I stayed until it was out, Mrs. Burton (Frances Haddy Betenson) came down and walked home with us. About one o’clock I went down to Grandma Sperry’s (Emily Louisa Miller). My brother Art (Arthur David Sperry) was there, he was writing a letter to Asa […]

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1896 (Wednesday) – Grandpa and Grandma Sperry (Charles Sperry and Emily Louisa Miller) and Aunt Emily Black (Mary Emily Sperry), with her daughter Mamie (Mary Ann Black) and baby Rex (Wilford Rex Black) came to spend a few hours. Aunt Emily brought some cabbage plants for us.

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