Journal: Jeanette Sperry

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 […]

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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 (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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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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