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DIARYOF ALSON WARD.
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October 1846 . 7. Spent most of ,the fo_renoongrinciing. In the aft_ernoon went to Pokeeps1e to attend the examination at the female seminary.-in Cannon St the room was so filled that I had but little chance of hearing but saw the fair young ladies which answered nearly as well. Calvin spent the day husking corn. 8.~Spent most of the day drawing corn and pumpkins after which I shoveled some in the ditch below the mill. Calvin helped draw corn after which he husked corn. 9.In the fore part of the day ground.In the afternoon finished picking the winter apples.Grandpa came up and brought the news paper and a letter from Oswego and took dinner with us. In the evening I went to the Valley to take some grists and calJed on Mrs Belden and daughter who have been spending a short time at Mrs Lewises. 1O.I spent the day at various duties ground some drew in some corn from the field Calvin spent the day going over to Quaker City after his sister as Nhemiah Robinson has lost his youngest child with disentary 11.Sabbath. In the morning attended the funeral of NhemiahRobinsons being one of the bearers Mr Barker of Washington made an exchange with Mr Wile. Spent the rest of the day home. 13.In the morning went to the cornfield and helped Calvin bind up the shocks of corn stalks as it looked like rain after which we drew in a part of load of corn and after unloading it drew up under the wood house some wood and returned the empty wagon in the field it commencedraining and blowing quite hard I set some fish hooks for pickerel and eels caught four eels and nine pickerel but had to get some wet in tending the lines the wind blew a perfect tornado . 12.As I overlooked the recording of this day (the 12th) I will ~record although not in tis regular order In the morning or forenoon I spent in the mill. In the afternoon I picked some winter apples that got overlooked in the orchard and thrashed the black walnut tree and picked part of·them up. 14.Just at night last night the wind blew much harder than it rained blew down some apple trees and some riders off the fences and other damage felt some in hopes that there might come rain enough to ·give us water sufficient to keep the mill going but this morning finds the water only a few inches higher but enough to keep the mill going during the day which I spent in the mill. 15.Spent the forenoon in the mill. In the afternoon took up some of the leaves in the door yard and in the road and took them in the barn yard after which I went to the village and made some calls & 16:In the morning early went to the Valley some expecting to meet Father with the stage but did not see him the Doctor received a letter from Oswegostating that we might expect Father Saturday if nothing happened.
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17.In the morning went to the village expecting to meet Father in the stage but as he did not come I concluded to go on and wait for the noon boat where I found him we returned home in time to draw in a load of corn. Heard of the death of AbramWright who got killed on the railroad by having his head come in contact with a bridge while standing on the platform To be buried at the Presbyterian church on the Sabbath. 18.Sabbath. The day was very cold windy rainy we did not go to church but staid close to the house cleared off just before night very cold.
