1896 (Thursday) – I went up town with Melvin (Henry Melvin Sperry). He brought back a book the Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) had borrowed at the library, ‘At the Mercy of Timarius’. In the afternoon Mrs. Burton (Frances Haddy Betenson) and I went down town. First to the post office and then to Hyde’s Store. She […]
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1896 (Tuesday) – I went down to Grover’s to see May (May Grover). It was her birthday. She was 17 years old. May and I came up to the post office. Oscar Lunt (Alfred Oscar Lunt) came in and talked to us for a few minutes. May and I took a walk while waiting for the […]
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1896 (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 […]
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1896 (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 […]
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1896 (Monday) – About sundown I walked up town and went up to Burton’s. Esther (Emily Esther Sperry), Mrs. Burton (Frances Haddy Betenson) and I walked down to Hyde’s Store. They were having a grand showing of their Christmas things. We went up to our class in Academy Hall. Someone came in and told me my sweetheart, […]
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1896 (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 […]
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1896 (Thursday) – I received a letter from Will Tolley. Esther (Emily Esther Sperry), Father (Charles Henry Sperry) and I went over to Mona to a dance. Bob McCune was there and we all had us a good time. Esther and I went over to Kay’s with Ed Shepherd. We returned home with Father and it […]
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1896 (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. […]
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1896 (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 […]
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1896 (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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Loony Lunts and Company 