Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1896 (Sunday) – It rained nearly all day. In the afternoon, Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) and took a walk. She went back home but I went over to Sister Parkins. I stayed there until nearly dark, going down our lane I met Mr. Rance and a strange man, they had been down to see Father […]

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1896 (Monday) – About six o’clock in the evening, Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) and I went up town with Father (Charles Henry Sperry). I went to Aunt Sarah Abbott’s (Sarah Elizabeth Sperry) for a few minutes then Esther and I took a walk. We went down town then over to Goldsbrough’s where we stopped and […]

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1896 (Friday) – Esther (Emily Esther Sperry), Father (Charles Henry Sperry) and I rode up town. I had dinner at Aunt Gusta’s (Emma Augusta Taylor), took my music lesson that went down to McCune’s to practice a song. Esther and I rode back home with Father. It was very stormy with thunder and lightning.

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1896 (Monday) – Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) started to work for Mary Morgan, milliner(?). I wrote to Rex Sperry and Leah Reid. I had the toothache all day. The Miller’s continued their journey north of here. Towards evening, I went up town to get Esther.

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1896 (Sunday) – Miss Larson (Ella Larsen) and I went for a walk and called at Mendenhall’s. Later Mrs. Drigg’s came down to see Ella and Mr. D. K. Brown. (I remember that visit Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) and I were entrances over the music of the language they used in their conversion and often […]

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1896 (Saturday) – Nothing much happened since last Sunday. Father (Charles Henry Sperry) and Mother (Caroline Webb) went up town to some meeting and when they got back, Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) and I went over to Mona. We slept at Kay’s with Ella Larson.

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1896 (Sunday) – Retta (Retta Sperry), Della (Emma Della Sperry), and I walked up town to Sunday School, afterwards I went up to Mrs. Burton’s (Frances Haddy Betenson) for dinner. In the afternoon, Mrs. Burton and I went over to Emma Paxman’s. About four, I started for home when I reached the Parkin’s ranch I met […]

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