1 Thu Clear and cool with a West wind. Heavy frost. I finished digging my potatoes tonight. Twenty
two bushels of Early Rose, my own.
2 Fri Some clouds with a SW wind. Some signs of rain. Jim Cox’s wife called in tonight.
3 Sat Clear and warm with a SW wind. I drove down to Gill Blanchard’s this morning for to settle. Took dinner at R. Bell’s. Sold the Dyer note to John York.
4 Sun Some clouds with a warm North wind. I was home all day. Harden and wife went to Knoxford.
Fred and wife to Hawksley’s.
5 Mon Cloudy and cool with a SE wind. Rained some in the afternoon. Harden took 14 bbls of potatoes
to the factory today. So ends the day.
6 Tue Some clouds with a cold NW wind. We was digging potatoes all day and hauling in. Quite cold
tonight.
7 Wed Some clouds and cold with a NW wind. We was digging potatoes all day and hauling in.
8 Thu Cold with a SE rain commencing in the night and raining all day and still raining at bedtime.
Frank Blackden here today. Fred went to his father’s.
9 Fri Cool and cloudy all day with a NW wind. I carried 10 bbls of potatoes from the barn. Fred came
tonight. Left the colt.
10 Sat Cloudy and cold with a SE wind. We was digging potatoes today. A.J. Fulton, M.D. and G.W.
Fulton called.
11 Sun Cloudy and cold with a NW wind. There was a little sprinkle of snow this morning. Aaron and
George called today.
12 Mon Clear and cold with a NW wind. Ground froze hard. We was digging and hauling in potatoes.
13 Tue Cloudy and cold with a NW wind. We finished digging and hauling in our potatoes this afternoon. Signs of rain.
14 Wed Cold with a NE rain most all day. Fred went to Bridgewater today for Dr. Fulton. His mother is
sick. Brought Alice with him. Took tea and went home.
15 Thu Cloudy and cool with a SE wind. I was home all day. Fred had Mod to take over a load of
potatoes today. Mrs. Rideout and Mrs. Hallett here. I pulled beets.
16 Fri Cloudy and cold with a NW wind. I went to Blaine to Jed Nichols for Harden. Called to York and
Luce. Sold a box of eggs $1.50. Stopped at Larrabee’s and the Post Office. Got my mail. Wife was sick.
17 Sat Cloudy and cool with a NW wind. I was getting dry wood today for winter. Fred went to Centreville to get his mare shawed. Harden got his house plastered.
18 Sun Some clouds and cool with a SE wind. Dr. A.J. Fulton and son and R. Bell and wife, L.H. Fulton
and wife here today.
19 Mon Cloudy and cool with a SW wind. We commenced to pull our turnips today. Mrs. McDonald
here today on a visit.
20 Tue Cloudy and cold with a SE wind. We was pulling turnips. There was a little rain. Harden brought his colt home tonight.
21 Wed Cloudy and cool with a SE rain in the night. Cloudy all day today and some rain. We finished
pulling and hauling in our turnips.
22 Thu Cloudy and cold with a NW wind. I turned down my plum trees this afternoon. We finished topping our turnips today.
23 Fri Cloudy and cold with a NE wind in the forenoon. Commenced snowing in the afternoon. Quite
cold. Still snowing at bedtime. I was pulling off beans.
24 Sat Cloudy and cold with a NW wind. Snowed and blowed all the previous night. John Lindsey and
boy took dinner here. I banked the house today.
25 Sun Some clouds and cold with a NW wind. Froze hard. Will Cox called here today. So ends the day.
26 Mon Cloudy and cold with a SE wind. Froze quite hard. Me and Harden went to Blaine and took out
eight bbls of turnips and sold them.
27 Tue Cold with a NW snow and rain all day but melted as fast as it fell. I pulled my cabbage.
28 Wed Cloudy and cold with a NW wind. Froze hard. We moved the stove in today. Harden went to the
Mill.
29 Thu Clear and cold with a NW wind. Harden went to the Mill and got our grist, ten bushels of
buckwheat. I went to Blaine and got flour.
30 Fri Cloudy and warm with a SE wind. Win and Frank Shaw commenced thrashing this afternoon,
seventy six bushels.
31 Sat Cloudy and warm with a SE wind. The men went home tonight, 132 bushels of buckwheat. Will
be back Monday to thrash.
So Ends the Month of October
