1902 (Wednesday) – In the afternoon Mrs. Orme and her two little girls came down for a few minutes. Alfred (Alfred Oscar Lunt, Jr.) was very pleased to see them. Later Mother (Caroline Webb) and Della (Emma Della Sperry) came down. Mrs. Orme soon left but our folks stayed and had supper. Esther (Emily Esther […]
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1902 (Tuesday) – I have been working around all day. This morning Vic Candland and Brother Paxton (William Paxman) called in a buggie [sic] and took me up to register. Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) tended the babies (Alfred Oscar, Jr. and Lillian Lunt) while I was gone. While we were eating dinner Mrs. Whitmore and […]
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1902 (Monday) – When Grandpa Lunt (Alfred Lunt) passed away by going to do his chores, at five o’clock in the morning, he called me and I got up. It was very dark then, I did my washing, was through by noon. Grandma Lunt (Priscilla Pitt) came in and asked me over to dinner. After […]
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1902 (Sunday) – I got dinner at Grandmother Lunt’s (Priscilla Pitt) while she went to Meeting. Pearl (Eva Pearl Sperry) took Alfred (Alfred Oscar Lunt, Jr.) up to Mother’s (Caroline Webb). In the afternoon I took the baby (Lillian Lunt) up to Mother’s. Alfred was playing on the lawn, he ran to meet us and said: […]
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1902 (Monday) – I have been washing, Grandma Lunt (Pricilla Pitt) came over and took baby (Lillian Lunt) over while I finished my washing, which was a great help to me. When she returned with her, she told me who we were to have for president and councilors in this the first ward Relief Society; […]
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1902 (Sunday) – Tonight I am sitting here alone, my babies (Alfred Oscar Lunt, Jr. and Lillian Lunt) are in bed and asleep. While sitting here I thought I would begin a journal of my own life for my babies lives are so interwoven with mine that I can write of them while for myself. […]
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1902 (Friday) – I took Alfred (Alfred Oscar Lunt, Jr.) up to his Grandma Lunt’s (Priscilla Pitt), Lillian (Lillian Lunt) seems to be getting better natured, she is splendid at night, goes to bed at seven o’clock and does not get up until after eight in the morning.
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1902 (Monday) – Alfred (Alfred Oscar Lunt, Jr.) went with me on some errands, first to Sister Soby’s then up to Mrs. Blacket’s then to Grandma Lunt’s (Priscilla Pitt) and then to Aunt Emily Black’s (Mary Emily Sperry) for the butter. We walked nearly twelve blocks.
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1902 (Sunday) – I took the children (Alfred Oscar Lunt, Jr. and Lillian Lunt) up to their Grandma’s (Priscilla Pitt) for the day. Lillian doesn’t like to be wrapped up and before we got there she was crying real hard.
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1902 (Friday) – Today is Alfred’s (Alfred Oscar Lunt, Jr.) birthday he is two years old. I gave him a doll. He was quite good all day. In the afternoon I missed him and found him half a block away carrying a tin bucket, he was on his way to Grandma Lunt’s (Priscilla Pitt) he […]
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Loony Lunts and Company 