Category: 1897

Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1897 (Thursday) – In the afternoon I went up town Melvin (Henry Melvin Sperry) took me up to Burton’s. in the evening Oscar Lunt (Alfred Oscar Lunt) came up and spent the evening. He brought me a book of Ella Wheeler Wilcox book of poems “Poems of Passion”.

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1897 (Monday) – Went over to Aunt Emma Hague’s (Emma Elizabeth Webb) and took my music lesson while there I met Miss Florence Pike of Provo. I went over to Grandma Sperry’s (Emily Louisa Miller) and then down to the post office. Coming from the office as I was passing the drug store Oscar (Alfred Oscar […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1897 (Sunday)  Fasted and went to Sunday School, afterwards Amy Bigler and I walked away together, we called at Judge Biggins to see Lil Black (Lillie May Black) she got ready and went with is up to her mother’s (Mary Emily Sperry) home. Then we went to fast meeting. After meeting I went up to Burton’s […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1897 (Saturday) – Went to town. Melvin (Henry Melvin Sperry) took me up to Burton’s. I then went down town to the post office and Hyde’s Store. Then up to Aunt Emily’s (Mary Emily Sperry) I bought a book in short hand from her. Next I went over to Aunt Sarah Abbott’s (Sarah Elizabeth Sperry) and […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1897 (Friday) – Esther (Emily Esther Sperry), Father (Charles Henry Sperry) and I went up town to attend a hard time dance before going to the dance, Esther and I went up to Burton’s. The dance was a failure owing to so few coming out. We three returned to the farm

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