1895 (Monday) – I finished my ironing, I cut for drying, a few apples. Between eight and nine o’clock, I took Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) up town, she is working at Candlands, I wrote a letter to my brother Lon (Charles Alonzo Sperry) and found one to me at the post office from him.
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1895 (Sunday) – I took my music lesson. Afterwards, I went over to Grandma Sperry’s (Emily Louisa Miller) and became acquainted with some of my father’s cousins (Charles Henry Sperry). I rode with them and Grandfather (Charles Sperry) down home. In the evening, Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) and I went up town to get mother […]
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1895 (Saturday) – I did my morning chores and started my ironing, before Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) came home. I ironed all afternoon. Evening – I went up town to Mutual. I slept at Aunt Sarah Abbott’s (Sarah Elizabeth Sperry); watched an eclipse of the moon.
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1895 (Friday) – We washed all day. In the evening, Father (Charles Henry Sperry) and Mother (Caroline Webb) and Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) went up town and remained all night. Ada Salisbury came down; she must have spent the night with me, as she and I played cards with Dwight Sparks (Charles Dwight Sparks) and […]
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1895 (Thursday) – I got up and churned before breakfast and then went down to Bartonville to Sunday School. In the afternoon, I went up to Perkin’s for a swing. About six o’clock, Ada (Ada Haydee Salisbury) and I came down to our place, and later Ada and I and Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) and […]
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1895 (Wednesday) – Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) and I did some more corn. Later, I went up to Salisbury’s and Ada (Ada Haydee Salisbury) and I went down to Sam Tolley’s (Samuel Tolley) on an errand. We came home in the moonlight and I took Ada halfway home.
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1895 (Tuesday) – Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) and I cut corn and put in Brian about five gallons of sweet corn. In the evening, we went up town to Physical Culture, I joined the class. Afterwards, we drove out home. As we were going down the lane Dolly, our horse, got scared of a big […]
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1895 (Monday) – Aunt Lucy (Lucy Jane Webb) and Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) came down early, and Aunt Lucy finished the dress. Esther, Mother (Caroline Webb) and Aunt Lucy went to town and remained there all night.
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1895 (Sunday) – I walked out home, spent most of the morning reading. Aunt Lucy (Lucy Jane Webb) came down and spent most of the day trying to help make Mother’s (Caroline Webb) dress. In the afternoon, I pared and cored some apples to dry. Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) took Aunt Lucy home and remained […]
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1895 (Saturday) – Early in the morning, I walked down home and then spent the day doing the ironing. In the evening, Dwight Sparks (Charles Dwight Sparks) and I went up town to a surprise on Lillie Black (Lillie May Black). Those present were; Girls: Lil Black, Della (Adella Kendall) and Jennie Kendall (Lydia Jane […]
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Loony Lunts and Company 