Monday, November 30, 1868 – “Thare is a Sirprise party up to A. Liddles to night.”

It is storming some today. I was drawing wood out of the woods to day. Jim was helping me. R. Scott, Ed. Scott, H. Liddle, Tom Winter and Alice Russell were in here to night. Bill Cuningham was in here to night. Brushland. Thare is a Sirprise party up to A. Liddles to night. Their was a lot up from Brushland. J.K. Hood, J. Jones, Gills Folks, Doigs girls, Ed Graham, Ed Scott, H. Liddle, R. Scott, Tom Winter, Jon and Joe Forrest, Mary A. Thomson, Dewitt Thomson, Mr. Adams and Sister D. Oblebe and Alice Russell were at it. 1868

Sunday, November 29, 1868 – “Spain has 117 seaports…”

This is a fair day. Some of the folks were to church to day. [I shaved to day.] 1868. Every thing is all quiet. I was doing chores to day.

Cuba with 1,500,000 inhabitants is taxed $33,000,000 annually. The London policemen have all lately been armed with cutlasses. 
Spain has 117 seaports, 675 miles of railroad and 94 miles of canal.
The Catholics are erecting a $3,000,000 cathedral in Canton China.
News items. 1868  1868

Saturday, November 28, 1868 – “I was drawing wood out of the woods to day.”

This has been a fine day. I was drawing wood out of the woods to day. Jim was helping me this afternoon. 1868. Dick Thomson was here making cider to day. Bill McDavitts was here to night. He got some money from Jim. 

England was supporting 913,084 paupers last July. 1868.
Two American companies are boring for oil in Italy.
London has a Mormon church with a thousand members.
The name of Jeddo, Japan has been changed to Zeekie[?].
Coal has recently been discovered in vast quantities in Russia.

Friday, November 27, 1868 – “Some of the Boys were pulling Sticks to night.”

It has been cool to day. I was drawing wood out of the woods to day. Jim was helping me. Ezra Henderson was over here to day. $5.00 He payed me $5.00 interest. Thare is Singing School in Brushland to night. I was down to it. Ann was also down to it. R. Scott, John Forrest, H. Warren, Tom Winter and Alice Russell was at the S.S. to night. I was into J.K. Hoods Store to night. Some of the Boys were pulling Sticks to night.

Thursday, November 26, 1868 – “This is Thanksgiving day.”

This has been a very Stormy day rain & snow. I was doing chores to day. This is Thanksgiving day. Mr. Tuttle was down here to day after the Sausage cutter. 1868. Jim and I was choping in the woods this afternoon. Jim cut my hair to day. O. Dickson was over here to night. Their was Somebody else here tonight.

A miss-spent life – squandering all your salary on a girl who does not care for you. Brushland Del. Co NY 1868

Wednesday, November 25, 1868 – “The Sausage meat was cut up to day.”

This has been a tolerable fine day. I was drawing wood out of the woods to day. Jim was helping me. I feel rather old to night. The Sausage meat was cut up to day. 1868. I cut the Sausage meat. 

A curiosity dealer in Brussels advertises for sale two teeth of Napoleon III
The managing editor of the London Times is paid the same salary as the President of the United States. 
There are now thirty theatres in and around London. 1868

Tuesday, November 24, 1868 – “The pork was cut up to day.”

It is not so cold to day. It has been a fine day. I was over to the Butend this forenoon. I was drawing dung this afternoon. 1868. The pork was cut up to day. Bovina. Jim got 135 lb of pork. Jim was choping in the woods this forenoon. 

An ancient rhyme divides female beauty into four orders, as follows:-
Long and lary
Little and loud,
Fair and foolish
Dark and proud
An idle dream.
1868

Monday, November 23, 1868 – “I saw a fox track to day…”

This is a cold day. We Butcherd the Hogs this forenoon. 1868. Thare were 2 hogs, weight of hogs, 380, 350, [total] 730. Jim and I were choping in the woods this afternoon. R. Scott and Jim and I were up to Boyds to night. Brushland. It was 10 oclock when we got home. I saw a fox track to day, that had a chain draging after it. Alice Russell is working for Dick Thomson, Brushland. All quiet on the Potomac. 1868

Sunday, November 22, 1868 – “That glowed her happy cheeks at this.”

It is cold to day. Some of the folks are to church to day. [I shaved to day.] 1868. A. Boyd was down to Church to day. French. I was doing chores to day. 

“Took”
He took her fancy when he came
He took her hand, he took a kiss,
He took no notice of the shame.
That glowed her happy cheeks at this.

He took to come of afternoons,
*
And after that he took his leave.
1868

*This poem was in several publications of the era. For some reason, he left out two verses of the second stanza:
He took an oath he’d ne’er deceive,
He took her master’s silver spoons

Saturday, November 21, 1868 – “I was choping in the woods to day.”

This has been a cold day. It is snowing some to day. I was choping in the woods to day. Jim was with me. Some of the folks were down to Brushland to day. I was peeling apples to night. Everything is very quiet.

A machine has been invented in New England which embosses and cuts 200,000 paper collars in ten hours.
During the year, the sum of $848,500,000 has been expended on account of the public debt. 1868

Friday, November 20, 1868 – “It has snowed some to day.”

This has been a cloudy wet day. 1868. It has snowed some to day. I was drawing dung this forenoon. I was down to Brushland this afternoon. Ann went down with me. I drawed some stone this afternoon. 1868. Jim came home to night. Thare is Singing School in Brushland to night. M. Tuttle was butchering to day. Ann came home to night. Alice Russell was at the Singing School to night. Elliott Graham teaches the Brushland S.S. 1868

Thursday, November 19, 1868 – “Some of the folks were down to Brushland to day.”

This is a fine day. I was drawing dung this forenoon. Drawing Stone this afternoon. Jim went over to Bill McDivitts to day. He is going to chop. Ann was over to Lewises and Millers to day. 1868. Some of the folks were down to Brushland to day. Frank and Jim Boyd were in here to night. 

Jeff Davis it seems is still in England, unwept, unhonored and unhiring. 
The fastest team in the world went down Broadway the other day – Grant and Dexter. 1868.

Wednesday, November 18, 1868 – “The wind South East.”

This is a Stormy day. The wind South East. I was doing chores to day. I tapped my Boot to day. John Hoy was here making cider to day. I saw Frank Gowanlock to day. He is chopping at John Lewises. R. Biggar was here to day. Jim went over to Andes to day. 1868.

Mrs. Stonewall Jackson it is said has received $15,000 from the sale of her husband’s Life. 
Josh Billings* says he don’t care how much a man talks if he’ll only say it in a few words. 1868

*Billings was a 19th century humorist. For more information, go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Billings

Tuesday, November 17, 1868 – “It is raining and hailing to night.”

This is a cloudy day. I was over to Andes Village to day. Net was with me. Ann went down to Brushland with us. I saw David Rothensis in Andes to day. 1868. I was into Blakies Store to day. I was also into Dowies Store. Andes. J. Jardin was here making cider to day. R. Scott and Tom Winter were over here to night. Tom Winter and Jim was playing Ucher. It is raining and hailing to night. Brushland.

Monday, November 16, 1868 – “I was drawing stone this afternoon.”

It has been a fine day. I was over to New Kingston this forenoon. I got some Coarse Salt. $3.30. I saw O. Dickson this forenoon. I was drawing stone this afternoon. 1868. Jim is not at home to day. Thare was a Delaware County Map Agent here to day. He wanted an Impression (or expression). Thare was someone here to night. 1868. The School commenced to day in Dist No 11 Bovina. Teacher D.L. Thomson from Andes Village. 1868. 4 scollars to day at School. Bovina Del Co NY

Sunday, November 15, 1868 – “Reverdy Johnson is repudiated even by the Administration at Washington.”

This is a fine day. Some of the folks are to Church to day. [I shaved to day. 1868. My age 25 years & 9 months and 10 days.. 1868] A. Liddle was down to Church to day. 

Reverdy Johnson is repudiated even by the Administration at Washington. This is worse than being kicked by a mule. 1868
Reverdy Johnson is minister to England. Editorial Notes. Philadelphia Morning Post. 1868

*Reverdy Johnson was a statesman and jurist from Maryland. Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverdy_Johnson for more information

Saturday, November 14, 1868 – “This has been a very fine day.”

This has been a very fine day. We finished thrashing to day. We cleaned up the oats to day. We had about 160 bl of oats. I paid Thid Dickson $1.50 for helping to thrash. O. Dickson was over here to night. Him and Jim went up to Mr. Gowanlocks to night. O. Dickson came home with Jim and stayed all night. Frank Gowanlock and John Elliott went down by to day. Brushland. Jock Elliott is up to Gowanlocks to night. I am writeing to night. Every thing is all quiet.

Friday, November 13, 1868 – “We were thrashing oats to day.”

This has been a fine day. I was thrashing to day. We were thrashing oats to day. Thid Dickson was helping me to thrash. He stayed here all night. O. Dickson was over her to night. Net was up to Mr. Boyds this afternoon. Jane Boyd came down with her to night Jane Boyd stayed here all night. We had a joly time to night. O. Dickson and Jim were talking and blowing to night. Brushland. Delaware Co.

Thursday, November 12, 1868 – “I drawed some wood into the wood-house to day.”

It is cold to day. I drawed some wood into the wood-house to day. I was up on Dicksons hill this afternoon. I saw Thid and O. Dickson on the Hill. D.Miller was here making cider to day. John Elliott was over here making cider to day. One year ago to day I was up to Mr. Gowanlocks to a chopping-bee. One year to day I was thrashing Buckwheat.

Buy fair, Sell fair, and Love the fair, but so doing you will stand a fair chance of leading (life) a fair.

Wednesday, November 11, 1868 – “This has been a wet Stormy snowy day.”

This has been a wet Stormy snowy day. I was down to Brushland this afternoon. I got one of the horses shod to day two new shoes. Ludd. Gill was here making cider to day. D. Coulter was up here making cider to day. I saw Theo Dickson in Brushland to day. 1868. I bought 10 lb Sugar to day. John and Joe Forrest, D. Oglebee, Kate Clark and Ann were over to Bloomville to a party to night. 1868. The name of the place was Fisher. They stayed all night. Brushland. 1868

Tuesday, November 10, 1868 – “I cut up two apple trees to day.”

This is also a cloudy wet rainy day. I have been doing chores to day. 1868. Tom Dibble was up here making cider to day. Archy. Foreman was here making cider to day. Jim is not home to day. I cut up two apple trees to day. Jim came home to night. He has been working for Charly Smith. 1868.

Edwin Forrest has paid the accumulated alimony to Mrs. Forrest. It amounted to $65,000. Mr. Forrest’s lawsuit has cost him $300,000.* 1868

*This appears to refer to an American Shakespearean actor Edwin Forrest. Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Forrest for more information.

Monday, November 9, 1868 –“ I was spreading dung this forenoon.”

This is a cloudy wet day. It has rained some to day. I am doing chores to day. Jim went down to Brushland to day. John Forrest was up here to night. I was spreading dung this forenoon. The nights are very dark at present. 1868

“Swinging around the circle” is played out. Neither Andy nor Seymour succeeded at it.
The profits of the Chicago Tribune in 1867 were $148,000.
“Oh why did I light[?]!”

Sunday, November 8, 1868 – “Charles Dickens is fifty-five years of age.”

It has been cloudy and wet to day. Thier was some of the folks to church to day. [I shaved to day.] 1868.
From numbers aid and art Fame will never depart. Puzzle.
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Charles Dickens is fifty-five years of age.
The Prussian troops, who formerly marched only one hundred paces a minute, now have to make one hundred and twenty – the French standard.
The Great American Tea Company established in 1861.

Saturday, November 7, 1868 – “There is a Base Ball play at the Hook to day.”

This is a tolerable fine day. I was down to Brushland this forenoon. Jim was also down to Brushland to day. John Miller was here making cider to day. Tom Fuller is here to night making cier. Jim is working at the sled this afternoon. Mr. Allen was here to night. Jim got a letter from Bill to day. California. There is a Base Ball play at the Hook to day. The Bovina Boys beat the Andes Boys. John Forrest was down as a player. Brushland. 1868

Friday, November 6, 1868 – “It is freezing hard to night.”

It is cold to day. It is freezing hard to night. I was doing chores to day. M. Tuttle was down here making cider to day. Mary Ann Scott of Hamden and Nancy Coulter were up here to day on a visit. Jim is making a new Sled to day. There was a fire in the fireplace to day for the first this season. I was runing after our old Buck to night. 1868. Thare is Singing School in Brushland to night. Elliott Graham is Teacher. Brushland.

Thursday, November 5, 1868 – “I was into Johnsons Woolen Factory.”

It has been cloudy and wet today. I was over to the Butend this afternoon. I was into Johnsons Woolen Factory. O. Dickson was here making cider to day. It is raining to night. Ann came home to night. Only one native Californian, born of American parents, was old enough to vote on Tuesday. A French lady of fourteen recently suicided because a boil on her nose disfigured her appearance. Brushland. 1868

Wednesday, November 4, 1868 – “I was doing chores to day.”

This has been a fine day. I was doing chores to day. Jim came home this morning. Andrew Strangeway was up here making cider to day. George Gladston was with him. M. Tuttle was down here with some apples to make cider to night. D. Black was up here this morning after his cider. Jim Douglas went down by this forenoon. He took home his hired girl. Her name is Little-John. She lives in Terry Clove. Hamden Del. Co New York. Jim Douglas did not go home to night. 1868 Brushland

Tuesday, November 3, 1868 – “This is Election day.”

It is cold this morning. This is Election day. 1868. This is Presidential Election. I was down to Brushland this forenoon. I voted the Republican ticket whole and entire. I saw Sam Storie to day. I was doing chores to day. Jane Boyd went home from her place to day. Jim went down to Brushland with me. 1868.

Republican maj in Bovina 117
Whole Democratic Vote 66
Whole No of Votes 249
176 votes for Ferris
181 votes for Griswold.

Monday, November 2, 1868 – “The ground is covered with 3 inches of snow.”

It has been cold to day. The ground is covered with 3 inches of snow. I was doing chores to day. John Forrest was in here to day. D. Black was up here making cider to day. R. Biggar was here making cider to day. R. White was here making cider to day. Dick Thomson was drawing straw from A. Lidles to day. Thare was to be a Republican meeting in Brushland to night. Rev. Mr. Franklin of Oregon was to address the meeting. Brushland.

Sunday, November 1, 1868 – “Cold Winter is upon us.”

This is the first day of Nov 1868. It has been a very stormy day. It has rained and snowed all day. Thare was none of the folks to church to day. Jim is at home to day. O. Dickson went home this morning. 1868. Cold Winter is upon us. I am afraid. 1868.

The Union Pacific R.R. is completed within 150 miles of Salt Lake City and 885 miles from Omaha. A Honeymoon car is to be placed on the Pacific R.R. when completed for the benefit of bridal parties.