Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1897 (Saturday) – Early in the morning I walked down home. In the afternoon Father (Charles Henry Sperry), Mother (Caroline Webb) and Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) came down home. Esther and I went down to Mona. We stayed at Kay’s all night.

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1897 (Friday) – In the evening I walked up town. Called at Grandmother Sperry’s (Emily Louisa Miller). Mrs. Burton (Frances Haddy Betenson), Della Kendall (Adella Kendall) and Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) came down to Grandmothers. They, with Mother (Caroline Webb) and I went to an entertainment in the schoolhouse. Esther took part, she gave Mrs. […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1897 (Monday) – I went over to Aunt Emma Hague’s (Emma Elizabeth Webb) and took a music lesson. I left Aunt Emma’s and went over to Grandma Sperry’s (Emily Louisa Miller). Lon (Charles Alonzo Sperry) wasn’t there so I went down to the Post Office. I found Lon in the Drug Store, he walked up […]

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1897 (Sunday) – It was fast day. In the morning when I went in the parlor, Mr. Burton (Enoch Burton) called me in the bedroom and gave me a note from Oscar (Alfred Oscar Lunt). He was mad at me because he didn’t get to see me the night before. I don’t know how long […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1897 (Saturday) – I went up town. Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) and I went down to the store and then over to the court house. Mr. Foote was not there but he came so I did some typewriting. Esther left before I got through. I had walked as far as the tracks when Oscar (Alfred […]

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1897 (Thursday) – In the afternoon I went up town with Father (Charles Henry Sperry) and Melvin (Henry Melvin Sperry). I went up to Burton’s and then down to the Court House to practice on the typewriter but Mr. Foote had left. I met Mrs. Burton (Frances Haddy Betenson) and we went to Miss Morgan’s […]

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