Sun. Jan. 1
| Husband and I attended church in the forenoon. It was still thawing and the road was quite mudy. Rev. Keys, preached a good sermon; his subject was faith. The 2nd was colder with rain and sleet.
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Sun. Jan. 5
| Fred writes from Buena Park California. Claud and I went to Santa Anna today and took dinner with Mrs. Stroup and the boys. We had a fine dinner after which we went for a drive with the boys. We saw lots of orange groves loaded with oranges and many other beautiful sights. When we got up this morning the sun was shining so bright and clear we could see the mountains eighty miles away real plain. The bottom of the Mts. Look like black solid rock. The tops look like snow heaps in Michigan only many times larger. The sun shining on them made them a very pretty sight.
Heb. 13 Let brotherly love continue, be not forgetful to,
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Fri. Jan. 6
| Wife of Ellis Lingey departed this life. She had been confined to her bed eight months suffering from paralysis.
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Sat. Jan. 7
| Son Rolla, wife and little Eva were my guest to dinner. They brought us a quarter of a beef.
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Sun. Jan. 8
| Samual Galloway filled the appointments for Rev. Kegs, Mr. Kegs held a quartly meeting at Hartings, for Rev. C.L. Bradley. Alice Linzeg? Was 41 years old.
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Sun. Jan. 8
| Fred writes from southern California, last night we slept with our windows up and it seemed good to hear the rain pattering on the roof. The Sacremento Vally here covers a hundred square miles or more. The land in Orange Co. is worth about fify dollars an acre. They do not any? Water come from the Mts. To irrigate it with.
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Wen. Jan. 11
| Harry Pelton age twenty-two died of typhoid fever. He was a nice young man and was engaged to be married soon to Miss Belle Hopson.
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Sun. Jan. 15
| The funeral of Harry was held at the home of his parents in the city of Corunna. Rev. Woodham, officiated assisted by Rev. C.M. Kegs.
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Wen. Jan 18
| Two very large men came to the door beging for money. One was blind, the other claimed his spine was injured, I gave them the widows mite, all the change I had, and bid them by, by.
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Sun. Jan 22
| Samual Galloway preached to us in the evening. The church was packed full and listened attentively to his warning voice, lovly sleighing and bright moon light.
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Tues. Jan. 24
| Anna Clipperfield was our guest to dinner, my birthday. Berton Chiniz? Came to help in revival meetings.
Rev. 20 Blessed and lovly is he that hath part in the first resurrect
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Wen. Jan. 25
| We were visited with as bad a blizzard as we ever witnessed. Badly drifting the roads and tearing down telephone wires. It was a very cold day.
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Sun. Jan. 28-29
| Convened our second quartly-meeting held at the New Haven W.M. Church. Rev. H. D. Cheney preached grand sermons. Three young ladies and one young man claimed to be saved during the week.
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Tues. Jan. 31
| We attended the evening revival services, had a full house and grand sermon. Two at the altar. Rev. S. D. Young of Waldron Mich. Droped into the meeting as he was on his way to visit his parents. He came home with us and remained with us over night.
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Thur. Feb. 2
| Although the sun shone bright all day it was bitter cold, all day and night. Rev. Cheney left for his home.
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Sun. Feb. 5
| Fred writes from California: Claud and I went out to Needles the other day. Needles, is on the banks of the Colorado river, between California and Arizona. As I write I can look out of my window and count twelve little chickens about ten days old. I don’t think they would last very long in Michigan.
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Tues. Feb. 7
| Ira Shantz took a whole sleigh-load to meeting. We helped to make up the load, we had a real good meeting.
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Wen. Feb. 8
| Mrs. James Butcher entertained our twenty-seventh missionary meeting. We had the pleasure of having the Rev. Mrs. Ayers with us. We made garments for the African children. Thirty of us made up a sleigh-load. And when coming home our driver R. Chipperfield, dumped us into a ditch of deep snow. We were quite scared but after we got out and on our feet. He had a merry laugh over it and were thankful there was no one hurt.
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Sun. Feb. 12
| Mrs. Ayers gave us two grand sermons. Subject: The rich man and Lazarus. We road up with Shautz load.
Heb. 12 Let us have grace, whereby we may serve god accepitably.
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Mon. Feb. 13
| Fred writes from California: Claud and I are real well and I think I am doing pretty well. When we left Owosso, I weighed one hundred and thirty-three pounds with my over coat on. Today I weighed one hundred and forty five in my shirt sleeves.
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Wen. Feb. 15
| Miss Myrtle Dumond was united in marriage with Mr. Bush Getshell.
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Thur. Feb. 16
| Wm Lingie son of George Lingie, was twenty years old, he was honored with a birthday party. The guests had an awful time trying to make their way there as they would get their horses down in snon drifts.
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Fri. Feb. 17
| Very blustery, 18, wawarm and very pleasant but terribly drifted roads. No mail only once during the week.
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Sun. Feb. 19
| Very pleasant but very hard travling. Good meeting five new converts were taken into the church.
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Sun. Feb. 26
| Bright sun shine but very cold north west wind. Rev. Kegs preached from the text: To everything there is a reason, and a time, to every purpose under the heaven. Ecclis 3:1
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Mon. Feb. 27
| Fred writes: last night we went to temperance lecture, it was fine. They need a whole lot of such lectures in this state. Every city and nearly every town is well provided with saloons. Los Angeles has two hundred of them. They are wide open all day Sunday until twelve o’clock at night. Claud and I have to time for them.
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Mon. Feb. 27
| Myron Cornell was our guest to dinner. Feb. 28, Miss Mary Fitzpatrick was united in marriage with Byron Pearsall, at the Catholic Parish, Owosso.
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Wen. Mar. 1
| Mr. Wm. Telfer and Mrs. Alice Lingie were married at the New Haven Weleyan Parsonage. Rev. C.M. Kegs tied the nuptial knot. San Rolla and his Unclke Uriah Lemon were out guest to dinner.
Ps. 9c Sing praises to the Lord who dweleth in Zion?
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Fre. March 3
| Husband and Willie went to Owosso. They brought home a nice new Devan. Up to this time we had sleighing.
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Sun. March 5
| I entertained our twenty-eighth missionary meeting. The society quilted a quilf for me and sewed carpet rags for Mr. Libbie Bussell. It was a lovly day of warm sunshine. Thirty two ate dinner.
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Sun. Mar. 12
| Rev. Kegs preached from the text: My ways are higher then your ways and my thoughts are higher than your thoughts. A very cold day and night.
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Mon. Mar. 13
| Mr. John Rorling? Was our guest to dinner. Coild day.
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Sun. Mar. 19
| Rained all the forenoon, snowed very hard all the afternoon. We did not attend church.
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Tues. Mar. 21
| Lewis Nickels son of T.C. Nickels of Corunna, who was burned-so badly in July, passed away after a long time of great suffering.
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Fre. Mar. 24
| Rev. C.M. Kegs was an afternoon caller.
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Sun. Mar. 26
| Very few at church. Very cold raw wind and very bad roads. Very dark and cloudy.
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Wen. Mar. 29
| Mr. Brown and John Morden sheared our sheep. We were visited with a very hard electric storm in evening.
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Sat. April 1
| Willie and I went to Owosso. I took the street-car and over to sister Olives and had dinner with her.
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Sun. April 2
| Fair congregation in the morning. Good sermon, good class-meeting. Very cold wind.
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Sat. April 8
| Mr. Will Malory and Miss Belle Thomas were my guest all day. Lovly warm day.
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Sun. April 9
| Rev. Kegs preached from the text: He shall wipe all tears from our eyes. He gave us an excellent sermon.
Ps. 75 c. Unto thee o god, we do give thanks unto thee we do.
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Tues. April 11,
| Mrs. Nettie Cram and I drove to Owosso and purchased goods for our missionary society, to be made up in garments to send to Africa.
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Wen. April 12
| Our twenty-ninth missionary meeting was held at the pleasant home of Mrs. Hiram Burrell We made garments to send to our mission in Africa.
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Fri. April 14
| Son Rolla, was our guest during the afternoon.
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Sun. April 16
| Rev. Kegs preached from the words: He gave some apostles, and some prophets, and some evangelists. And some pastors and some teachers
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Wen. April 19
| In the afternoon I called on my new neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. Charles White. I found them real cozy and very pleasant.
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Thur. April 20
| Husband and I visited at R. Chipperfields all day. Anna was home from school quite ill. Showers of rain all day. Wehen we came home they had the parsonage turned around Were preparing to build an addition to it.
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Fri. April 21
| Rev. and Mrs. Kegs were our guest during the evening. Snowed hard all the forenoon but, melted as fast as it came.
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Sun. April 23
| Easter, Rev. Kegs preached, an Easter sermon.
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Sun. April 26
| Mr. John Rosling of Owosso, ate dinner with us. In the afternoon I called on Mrs. Charles White.
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Thurs. April 27
| Fred writes: Claud and I have been to long beach today. Had a most delightful trip, took a bath in the ocean, expect to go Mt. Lowe and Pasadena tomorrow. I can not tell you what a lovly time we are having.
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Sat. April 29
| Mrs. Maud Goodwill gave me an afternoon call.
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Sun. April 30
| Good congregation and good spiritual meeting.
Ps. 105 The people ask and he brought quails, and satisfied them.
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Sat. April ?
| Fred writes: Claud and I are standing on monks hill, taking a view of the vallys and mountains, at eight a.m.
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Sun. April ?
| Fred writes: We will be glad when the day comes for us to board an east bound train. That will carry us back over those Rocky Mountains, back over those rolling plains, back to our dear old eastern home, where the spring-time is showing its beautiful handiwork, and where the wild flowers are blooming, and where the sun rises in the east and set in the west. We expect to start for home next month.
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Sat. April 22
| Fred writes from Buena Park: As I sit here under this umbrella tree, the sun has just gone down, twilight is creeping on, it is a beautiful evening, the birds are singing, frogs are croaking, and as I look a far off, the mountains rise up like clouds. But I am thinking of home , sweet home.
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Tues. May 2
| I attended our Alliance meeting held at the W.M. Church, Miss Theressa Malcom gave us a fine rescitation.
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Sat. May 6
| Son Fred and Claud Malory arrived home from California where they had spent the winter. They were two happy boys when they landed in Owosso, Michigan.
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Sun. May 7
| After church services, Fred, husband and I accepted an invitation to dinner . Willie, Mr. and Mrs. Byron Smith. After dinner Lena, rendered some beautiful music on the piano. It was a very cool day.
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Wen. May 10
| Mrs. And Mr. Chipperfield were our guest all day. Fred, Miss Lena Smith and Clova Kegs went to Owosso.
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Sat. May 13
| Fred and I went to Owosso. The Indian Baseball team from Wall-pole Island? Had dinner in Conners Café the same time that we did. They were all dressed in uniforms.
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Sun. May 14
| Fred took dinner with Rev. Kegs and family. In the evening Fred and I went over to the east church.
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Tues. May 16
| Mr. and Mrs. Wm Malory and Belle Thomas spent the evening with us.
1 corr. 15,c. Behold I show you a mystery, we shall not all sleep
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Thur. May 18
| Fred and Belle went to Chesaning, and on the way back took dinner with Roy and Jessie Crelton?
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Fri. May 19
| Dr. Judson and wife were pleasant callers in the afternoon. They found me planting flower seeds.
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Sun. May 21
| Bille, went with us to church, morning and evening. We had grand good meetings.
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Mon. May 22
| Fred left home to work with Mr. Dumond at the carpenter work.
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Wen. May 24
| Mary Fitzpatrick Pearsall, was eighteen years old. The twenty fith we had a terrible hard storm, of wind, hail and rain. I I painted my kitchen chairs.
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Sat. May 27
| Jett, wife of Nickolas White left this world for the world beyond. Mrs. White was a Free Methodist preacher until her health and strength failed her.
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Sun. May 28
| Four hungary men attended our Sabbath school service. Also, Mr. and Mrs. Telfer of Owosso. Son Fred and Roy Smith were our guest ot dinner.
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Thur. June 1
| Mrs. Byron Peasall was pleasant caller in the forenoon. Mrs. Henry Burnett called in the afternoon.
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Sat. June 3
| Mrs. Uriah Smith and Mrs. Thomas Jenkison was my afternoon and evening guest.
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Sun. June 4
| We had spiritual services. Five were baptized and son Fred and Mrs. Mary Morden were taken in the church. Johnnie Kegs, was our guest to dinner. Mrs. James Commins quietly passed away,
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Wen. June 7
| Husband and I attended the funeral of Mrs. Cummins which was held at the house. Rev. C.M. Kegs officiated. It was very wet and muddy. As we had a hard storm a day or two before.
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Sat. June 10
| Dime?, son of Thomas Riley, was instantly killed by the Owosso and Corunna street car. His body was fearfully battered and brused.
But we shall all be changed. In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye.
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Sun. June 10-11
| Convened our third quartly meeting, held at the New Haven W.M. Church. S. A. Manwell conducted the services. He gave us some fine sermons.
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Mon. June 12
| Husband and I drove over to Mr. Rileys to see the remains of poor Dime. His face was awfully brused.
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Tues. June 13
| Son Fred and I attended the funeral of Dime, held at the Catholic Church in the city of Owosso, Father Shane officiated. Eighty-one rigs made up the funeral prosession, beside others that did not follow the prosession.
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Wen. June 14
| Our 30th missionary meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arehie? Hutchison. We sew carpet rags and made garments for the African children. Willie Linzie was united in marriage with Miss Nettie. It was a lovly day.
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Sat. June 17
| Old Mr. Collard died. It was an exstreamly hot day and night.
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Sat. June 18
| Husband and Fred attended church . Arthur Small came home with Fred, he was guest to dinner. Lovly day.
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Mon June 19
| Husband and I attended the funeral of Mr. Collard held at the Union Church at West Haven. Rev. C.M. Kegs, officiated. It was a lovly day of sun-shine
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Fre. June 23
| I made a journey to Owosso, with Prince, the first time I ever drove him. I purchased my rag? Stair carpet. A very cold wind prevailed.
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Sun. June 25
| Mr. and Mrs. Telfer of Owosso, and Ernest Clark, of Mt. Plesant attended our morning services. Mr. S. Galloway preached in the evening. We had a hard thunder shower just as we got home. Miss Sarah Pearsall stoped with us until after the shower.
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Wen. June 28
| Husband and I attended the funeral of Dr. Judron, held at the New Haven Free Methiodist church, Rev. Vourhus? Of the Free Church officiated.
At the last triumph: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead…..
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Sat. July 1
| Willie went to Corunna to meet my three sisters at the train. They came from Port Huron, He conveged them to our home with horses and surry.
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Sun. July 2
| We all attended church except Mrs. Slocum. She was not well.
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Tues. July 4
| We held our Alliance meeting in the woods, my sisters who were visiting me attended with me. We did not enjoy it very well as it rained nearly all the time. The evening exercises were held at the Wesleyan Church.
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Fri. July 7
| Willie with horses and surry took us all up to Owosso, to visit sister Olive. We were her guest to dinner. Six sisters of us, sat together at the table. We enjoyed ourselves immensely. Rained all the way home.
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Sat. July 8
| Mrs. Derrant and Mrs. Corey returned to their homes in Port Huron. Mrs. Slocum remained with me.
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Mon. July 10
| Floyd Richardson, the grocery peddler took his first dinner with us. He was employed by Mr. Reed of Judvile?
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Thur. July 13
| Our 31st missionary meeting was entertained at the home of Mrs. Alice Telfers of Owosso. Forty ate dinner.
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Sun. July 16
| Rev. Kegs wwas not able to preach as he was quite ill.
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Sun. July 17
| Mrs. Da. Judson called in the afternoon. Miss Alva Vourhus accompanied her. Floyd, my peddler to dinner.
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Thur. July 20
| Mrs. Maud Goodwill was a pleasant caller.
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Fri. July 21
| Mrs. Slocum and I drove to Owosso, we enjoyed very much our ride as it was a very pleasant day.
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Sun. July 23
| Mr. Galloway filled Rev. Kegs appointments as Mr. Kegs was not able to preach. It was quite cold all night and very cool all day Monday. Floyd to dinner.
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Wen. July 26
| son Willie was eighteen years old. His Aunt Rebecca was with us all summer.
Shall be raised incorruptible and we shall be changed.
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Sun. July 30
| Rev. Kegs was able to preach us again a cheering sermon. Son Rolla, wife and little boy called afternoon.
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Wen. Aug. 2
| Sister Rebecca and I visited at son Rolla’s all day. We enjoyed a visit with his Uncle Uriah Lemon as he was their guest during the summer.
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Fri. Aug. 4
| Rebecca and I visited our niece and family all day, Mrs. Will Malory, Mrs. Malory’s mother and Miss Lulu Madison were there, also little Helen, Mrs. Malory’s new baby. The day was very pleasant.
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Sun. Aug. 6
| Very warm. Rebecca and I remained at home. Mr. and Mrs. Chipperfield and two daughters, Anna and Sadie called in the afternoon.
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Wen. Aug. 9
| Our 32nd missionary meeting convened in the afternoon at the home of Mrs. Hiram Bussell. We packed a box of goods to send to Africa. A very warm day.
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Fri. Aug. 11
| Rebecca and I called on Mrs. Daniel Young and also on Mrs. Kerney Fitspatrick. Mrs. Fits. was the happy mother of a new baby boy, just one week old. Mrs. Ed. Gorman and daughter Ruth were also her callers.
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Sun. Aug. 13
| Rev. Kegs preached a good sermon, from the words, Every man to his work. Still very warm.
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Tues. Aug. 15
| son Fred drove over to Will Malorys and brought sister Olive, Elmer and Erma home with him. They were my guest until the next day at night.
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Sat. Aug. 19
| Fred attended a birthday party in honor of Miss Belle Hopson, at the home of her father James Hopson.
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Sun. Aug. 20
| Rev. Kegs gave us a good sermon from the text, awake, and rise from the dead. Epheasians. 5:15-16, verses.
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Tues. Aug. 22
| Rebecca and I drove to Owosso, took dinner in the Café. Took the street-car and went over to the park. The farmers? Club and Grangers association, convened for the day.. We enjoyed the afternoon exercises very much.
Psa. 119. 89 ver. Forever, o lord, they word is settled in heaven.
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Fri. Aug. 25
| Sister Rebecca and I with Prince and buggie drove down to garden and packed the buggy full of vegetables. Came home and caned corn.
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Sun. Aug. 27
| A stranger from Ohio, preached to us. He remained until and through conference.
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Fri. Sept. 1
| Rebecca and I drove to Owosso, put our horse in the feed barn and went over to sister Olives to dinner. Her daughter Jessie was home on a visit.
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Sun. Sept. 3
| Rev. S. J. Young preached to us . He gave us a very spiritual sermon which was a sorce of great blessing.
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Tues. Sept. 5
| The Wesleyan Methodist Conference convened at the New Haven W.M. Church, which lasted until Sunday night. We entertained during the week, Rev. and Mrs. Densmore of Gun Lake, Mrs. And Miss Cook of Romulus, Mr. Dake of Grand Rapids, Rev. Chapman and Rev. V.M. Thompson of Durand, Rev. and Mrs. Lisenring and two children of Rives Junction. We were blessed with very nice weather during the week, but had a serious time with the Lisenrings baby boy as it was very sick, two days and nights. The little fellow had six spasms.
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Fri. Sept. 8
| Mrs. Anna Boardman our returned missionary, spoke on foreign work and the native customs in Africa. She was a fine speaker and had with her on the rostrum four young ladies and four young men, dressed in native custom representing Africa.
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Sun. Sept. 10
| Rev. C.W. Hall, our connectional agent preached in the morning, and Rev. E. Teter our missionary secatary preched in the evening. Were grand sermons.
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Tues. Sept. 12
| Husband with horses and conveyed Rev. Lisenring and family to Owosso, where they took the train for home.
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Thur. Sept. 14
| Husband and I attended in the forenoon the funeral of little Lewis Shantz son of Ira and Allie Shantz.
Verse 77. Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live.
Little Lewis was buried in a bed of beautiful flowers. Rev. Peters of Underson? Officiated. In the afternoon, we attended the funeral of Silas Ott, son of Ellis Ott. Silas was shot at his home in California, and his remains was shipped here.
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Sat. Sept. 16
| A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Byron Smith. The little boy was named Fred, namesake of our son Fred. Rev. Kegs. Called to see husband as he had been quite sick.
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Sun. Sept. 17
| Rained hard all the forenoon. We did not get to church. The afternoon was clear and very pleasant.
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Fri. Sept. 22
| Rebecca and I drove to Owosso, put Prince in the feed barn, boarded the street car and went over to sister Olives and had dinner with her.
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Sun. Sept. 24
| Sister Becca went from church home with sister Hannah and visited with her all the week.
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Mon. Sept. 25
| The grain thrashers were here. I was all alone to get dinner for all hands. The grocery peddler to dinner.
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Wen. Sept. 27
| Ed. Ortwine came with his men to press hay. They came to supper, was here over night and to breakfast.
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Fri. Sept. 29
| Ernest Clark of Mt. Pleasant was our guest to supper. He and son Fred, spent the evening at the parsonage.
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Sun. Oct. 5
| We all attended church. Rev. Kegs preached a very melting sermon, which touched the hearts of the people.
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Wen. Oct. 4
| Mr. Patterson of Corunna, delivered a picture of son Fred which he had enlarged for us.
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Fri. Oct. 6
| Mrs. Daniel Young was my guest all day. Mrs. Young, was nearly eighty years old and was still her doing her house work.
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Sun. Oct. 8
| Very fine warm day. Fred and I attended church in the evening. Mrs. Slocum came home with us. She had been visiting sister Hannahs Chipperfield.
Psa. 15. Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle: who shall…
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Wen. Oct. 11
| Our 33rd missionary meeting was entertained at the parsonage, by Miss Clova Kegs. Mrs. Kegs was away on the visit in the state of Indiana. We finished garments to send to Africa, and cut and sewed carpet rags. Clova with horse and buggy took Becca and I home.
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Fri. Oct. 13
| Rebecca and I drove to Owosso, I purchased peaches nice ones, for one dollar and sixty cents per bushel.
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Sun. Oct. 15
| Showers of rain and very windy. Only a few at church.
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Mon. Oct. 16
| Sister Olive and two daughters Belle and Erma, also sister Hannah and her two daughters, Anna and Sophie were my guest to supper. In the evening they all attended the birth-day party of Mr. Wm. Malory. Son Fred and Willie also attended.
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Tues. Oct. 17
| Mrs. Chas. White and Mrs. Henry Burnett called in the afternoon.
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Sun. Oct. 22
| Rev. Kegs preached from the words: be a man, be strong. Johnnie Kegs came home with Fred to dinner.
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Thur. Oct. 26
| Miss Edith Smith was united in marriage with Garfield Jenkison, at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Wm. S. Smith of Owosso.
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Sun. Oct. 29
| The ground was white and stiff with frost in the morning, but, a very warm pleasant day prevailed.
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Tues. Oct. 31
| son Fred attended a party at the home of Byron Smiths, in honer of their daughter Miss Gertie, it being her sixteenth birth-day.
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Thur. Nov. 2
| Sister Hannah was our guest to dinner. A young man a stranger to us called and took dinner with us.
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Sat. Nov. 4
| Fred and I took Rebecca to Owosso, Her son, Orson Slocum, of Ionia met her there and by train accompanied her to his home. We all took dinner at the National hotel. Lovly warm day.
Dwill in the holy hill? He that walketh uprightly, and worketh
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Sun. Nov. 5
| Husband and Fred went to church, in the morning. Rained all the afternoon and evening.
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Wen. Nov. 8
| Our 34th missionary meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Levi Cram. Garments were made of carpet rags sewn.
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Sun. Nov. 11-12
| Convened our first quartly meeting for the conference year. Held at the Haselton W.M. Church. Rev. Hemmels? Conducted the services. Rev. Kegs was sick and could not attend. Lovly weather but, very rough roads.
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Mon. Nov. 13
| We were visited with our first snow-blizarad of the season. It blew and snowed terrible. Husband went to Henderson with the milk. Floyd was here to dinner.
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Fri. Nov. 16
| son Fred and I visited at son Rolla’s they had the hay pressers. Were living west of the Goss church.
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Fri. Nov. 17
| Son Willie was married to Miss Sarah Pearsall.
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Sun. Nov. 19
| Rev. Kegs was not able to preach. We enjoyed a good prayer meeting, Norman Cram came home with Fred to dinner.
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Thurs. Nov. 23
| Husband went to Ann Arbor, to be treated after being bitten by a mad dog. Fred took him to the train.
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Sat. Nov. 25
| Johnnie Keys helped Fred draw corn stalks in the afternoon. He had supper with Fred and I.
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Sun. Nov. 26
| Mr. Galloway filled the appointments for Rev. Keys, as he was away holding a quartly meeting at Bird Lake for Rev. C. S. Rennels.
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Tues. Nov. 28
| Mrs. Beulah Malory and two little girls, Maud and Helen were my guest all day. Fred and Chas White killed our pigs.
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Thur. Nov. 30
| Sister Hannah and family ate Thanksgiving dinner with us. Fred and I were the only entertainers as husband was still at Ann Arbor.
Righteousness and speaketh the truth in his heart. He that…
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Sun. Dec. 3
| Rev. Kegs preached from the text: Let the words of thy mouth and the meditation of thy heart, be acceptable unto god. Son Rolla and Willie were our guest to dinner.
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Fri. Dec. 8
| Fred and I attended church. Rev. Kegs took for his text: If our gospel be hid, it is hit to them that are lost. This was a nice winter day.
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Mon. Dec. 11
| Husband returned home from Ann Arbor, where he had been taking treatments.
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Wen. Dec. 13
| Our 35th missionary meeting convened at the home of Mrs. Wm. Goodwill. We sewed carpet rags and pieced blocks for a quilt. Rev. Vorhus? And wife of the Free Methodist church met with us.
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Wen. Dec. 13
| At the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Smith Oecured? The marriage of their daughter Hattie to Norman Cram. The next day they took their departure for Canada for a three weeks wedding tour.
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Sun. Dec. 17
| Rev. Kegs preached a very interesting sermon on, how to have a revival. It was very instructive also.
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Mon. Dec. 18
| Son Fred and I drove to Owosso, I called to see sister Olive. She was suffering from a bad tumer.
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Thurs. Dec. 21
| My dear sister, Rebecca Slocum, passed away to be no more on earth. Dear sister, had lived with me all summer. Only six weeks before her death to her sons at Ionia, to spend the winter but suddenly from heart failure took her departure to be with Jesus.
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| Dearest Sister, Thou hast left us;
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| Here our loss we deeply feel,
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| But tis God, that has bereft us;
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| He can all our sorrows heal.
Backbiteth not with his tounge, nor doeth evil to his neighour.
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Sat. Dec. 23
| At Owosso, I joined Orson and James Slocum, the only sons of my sister and took the train which bore the precious remains of my sister and sped away to her old home at New Haven, MaComb Co. Mich.
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Sun. Dec. 24
| The funeral of dear sister was held at the Free Will Baptis Church of which she was a member many years.Rev. Wallace officiated. He took his subject from the 23th Psalm: yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me, thy rod and they staff they comfort me. After which we laid the precious dust beside her husband in the New Haven Cemetary. Where my precious mother is resting.
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Mon. Dec. 25
| I left New Haven on the morning train for Owosso. Arrived there a few minutes after three P.M. I took the street car and went over to sister Olives where in waiting was a fine Christmas supper for me. I stayed there until after dinner next day when son Fred came after me and took me home.
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Wen. Dec. 27
| Albert Thomas was our guest all day and over night.
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Dec. 30
| Son Willie and Mr. J. Bittell ate dinner with us.
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Sun. Dec. 31
| Ernest Clark of Mt. Pleasant was with us to dinner.
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| | Given to Beuevelent causes.
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| | Mrs. Jennie Ayers. | 25
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| | To the Janitor of the church | 1.00
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| | Sabbath School Collection | .20
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| | Missionary society dues for the year | 1.20
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| | Rev. S. A. Mainwell | .25
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| | Home Missionary fund | .50
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| | Foreign Missionary fund | .50
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| | Educational fund & church extension | .50
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| | Conference incidental & missionary fund | .50
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| | To the needy | 1.26
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| | To help by paper for parsonage | 1.00
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| | To the needy | .45
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| | Conference collection | .25
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| | To a needy family | 1.00
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| | | 8.86
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| | As I forgot to record the 1904 benevelent Cs. Will date them here.
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| | Missionary society dues for the year | 1.20
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| | Sabbath School Collection | .20
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| | Rev. M. J. Badder | .30
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| | To a needy family | 2.00
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| | Mrs. Anna Boardman Returned Missionary | .25
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| | Janitor of the Church | 1.00
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| | Rev. C.M. Kegs (Keys?) | 1.00
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| | Home missionary fund | .50
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| | Foreign missionary fund | .50
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| | S ? ministers fund | 1.00
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| | Educational & Church extension fund | 1.00
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| | Telephone for parsonage | .50
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| | Rev. C. L. Bradly | .25
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| | Prohibition Collection | .25
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| | East missionary society | .10
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| | | ______
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| | | 10.25
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Surname
List
1903 | 1904 |
1905 | 1906 |
1907 | 1908 |
1909 | 1910 |
1911 | 1912 |
1913 | 1914
| 1915 | 1916
This was submitted to the Shiawassee County MIGenWeb Project site by Linda Beals
April 2006 @ copyright all rights reserved.
Thanks to Todd Holzhausen for letting me type up the journals.
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