Show I In nth n t the h e B Beg Beginning e g inn i n n i n g 9 B By j. j Cecil cedi Alter Aller I Mixing Society and Farming The approach of ot spring brought to Catharine E. E Woolley and her husband Samu Samuel l J A. A according to her diary herewith just another kind of ot work they had not nol hiber- hiber She says Monday March 12 1849 I did my ray washing goldone got gol gotdone gotdone done until 4 o'clock then got supper sup sup- per S. S A A. was in the fort to the ele election Snow S. S A. A went to herd after alter the cows I folded my clothes and md cut a pair of at pants then went to Johns John's and took supper supper supper sup sup- per then went to Aunt Eliza's Elila to stay all night Came home and did some some- baking and Ironed S. S A. A came carrie home this evening but bul left his cows six miles below Sister Dewey and Maria Woolley were h here re this evening Thursday March 15 1849 S. S A. A went and got ot his cows and I worked at a pair of ot pants S. S A. A cutting wood and I finished the pants all right S S. S A. A cut wood and made a butter peddle paddle for tor me I did some baking and cleaned the house then went to Aunt Eliza's Eli Eli- zas za's a few minutes then came home and got supper then got my chores done and did a little sewing and then got Jot ready for bed d Sunday lath S. S A. A went to meeting this morning and In the afternoon we went to Aunt Ellz Eliza's s 's s took supper then came home Mrs Sheets came cane home with us S. S A. A and Mr Sheets went to meeting came home at 9 o'clock then took tea lea Brother Sheets staid until 11 o'clock Gardening Season Arrives Monday March 19 1849 S. S A. A hunting his cattle then went vent to the sawmill mm after poles then to the fort I made a n garment today I did my washing Samuel went vent to the fort tort after poles then put up the clothes line for It came down after I had my clothes on it S. S A. A went to tb Chases Chase's and Gardners Gardner's mill came home ate supper This morning S A. A went to hunt hl his ox oxen n then went vent to Gardners Gardner's mill I did my Ironing S. S A. A came home S S. S A A. went to work at Chases Chase's mill I did some sewing and had h company Mrs Foster Foster Fos Fos- ter Mrs Gates Gales and Mrs Clinton had a pleasant time Saturday March 24 24 18 1849 9 I t cleaned my house and S. S A A. A went to the sawmill a In th the aft I went to Mr S. S A. A came In Inthe the thc evening had a pleasant vL visit lt Sunda Sunday This Thi morning S. S A A. and I went to meeting left Bub Bubwith Bubwith Bubwith with Aunt Eliza Came home and got Bub then Mr P. P P. P Pratt and his two ladies came then we wc all went vent to Johns John's and spent the afternoon after after- noon I did some s sewing wing and made some rome garden S S. A. A worked at the sawmill S. S A A. went to the canyon and I did my washing got done until 1 o'clock p. p m. m then Mrs Pratt came for lor some garden gardens s seeds ds staid and took t tea with me then went home Maria Mari Dilworth came to stay all aU night Too Busy for Diary Wednesday March 28 1849 1649 I Idid Idid Idid did my churning then folded my clothes and in the afternoon had company compan which was the two Mrs Barlows and Mrs Woolley and Mrs Pratt S. S A. A came home this evening with a load of or poles This morning I cleaned my house and did my say chores and ironed Inthe in inthe inthe the afternoon and had company which was Mrs Dewey Dewcy wey and md Mr Dewey and Ensign came In the evening S. S A. A went vent to the sawmill after a load of oC lumber came home at dusk S. S A. A went to the council house to work I did some sewing went in to Marias Maria's in the afternoon Mrs Augusta Cobb and Mrs Mary Woolley were the there e took supper then I came home and did my evening work The bell cow c came me home with her horn broke off ort no other accident I did my churning then cl cleaned the house Rachel was here to dinner I made a little more garden sowed cabbage and beets S S. A A. A and John making makin posts The two Mrs Neff Net and Mrs Sheets and Aunt Eliza Mrs Hammand and Mrs Dilworth Dilworth Dil Dil- worth nil called to see me this afternoon Maria Woolley and her little boy came cam In and took look supper r with us and John also Sunday April 1 1 18 1849 9 No entries entries entries en en- tries until Sunday I 1 went vent to meeting left Bub with Julia Ensign En sign until I came back and that was 1 o'clock S S. A. A got home and found his hi cattle W Wo q staid at home this afternoon S. S A A. A went to get his cattle to go to plowing found them then he and Lazen Ensign the lot S S. S A. A plowing plow plow- ing and I worked a little in the garden fr 1 Mrs Sheets and Mrs Hunten Hunter Hunter Hun Hun- ter ten scent the afternoon here and Mr Sh Sheets to tea I did some ome b and d m my floor end nd plant planted d some in the garden S. S A. A plowing This mis after after- noon Mrs Foster and Mrs Weiler Weller were here S. S A. A plowing and andI I went to Borther Gates to spend the day and got potatoes for tor dinner dinner din din- ner ncr which is a treat In this place Friday April 20 1849 S. S A. A sowing Owing some of or his wheat I worked In lii the garden all d day y 21 L Had a shower of rain In the evening evening eve eve- ning I sowed some turnips this day S. S A. A harrowed In his wheat Sunday S. S A. A went to meetIng meetIng meet meet- Ing and I staid home In the fore noon Mrs Dewey called to see seem m me and Miss Mis Weiler Weller S. S A. A went to meeting again this a afternoon and andI I went along to E. E Ds D.'s and staid until he came back for I was not nol well enough to walk to meeting We took supper at E. E Ds D.'s then E. E D D. D and S. S A. A went to see their wheat Mr Sheets and Mr Harper here this evening A. A plowing plowing plow plow- ing lag in the lot Samuel Woolley Is driving team for lor him I did some som for tor themen the themen sewing and got victuals victual men Tuesday 2 S S. S A. A finished on the thc lot then sowed some oats o Betsy Barton here washing today We whitewashed and cleaned the things in the house S. S A. A plowing All as usual this evening only John Woolley Is rather worse vorse than behas he be has b been en I fixed my room and I Bels Betsy scoured the tin dishes S S. S A. A work working n at the council house hou-e. I ironed some ome and Betsy finished had noodle soup for dinner Aunt Eliza took dinner with us and her daughter Maria and I took a bowl full tull to Maria Woolley and Mary came down in the thc evening e and I pave gave her some S. S A. A and I are to stay with John tonight S. S A. A Goes Goe Saturday April 1849 I baked some cleaned my house Jane Richards came to spend the day with me I was ver very glad to see her S. S A A. went to train militia mili mm- tia Mar Mary called to se see rae me Sunday Sun- Sun day S. S A. A and I staid at nt home all day only went in to Johns John's Johnsto to see how he was Mr 1 end and Mrs I Dewcy Dewey called t to see xu us this evening evening eve eve- ning and Mrs S S. A. A doesn't feel very well this evening Samuel Henry Bub 1 19 months old this day I I did my churnIng churning churn churn- ing and let Mary have n one pound of butter Did my work in th the house then went into the garden I to tr h help l Samuel amu l pl planted nt d conid considerable consider consider- rable r r. able sable many s seeds today all well this thi I evening |