Monday, November 10, 2014

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.

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