Isaac Fero's 1887 Diary October

Sat October 1
Lowry with some rain At Mits Mrs Cornue went to Sol’s today I and Isaac went to Avoca and put up his stove

Sun October 2
To Mit’s all day rainy Isaac and Alida took Duane and Ellie to Wallace and left them there

Mon October 3
Mit took Isaac’s goods to Avoca and I went along The painter’s there today at work in his room I went back with Mit and stayed there all night

Tues October 4
I and Ett went to Avoca and Ed mapped out Isaac’s rooms Isaac helped and went home with us at night It was dark as pitch going through the woods and rained most of the way

Wed October 5
I and Isaac went to Avoca and got new carpet for his front room and he and Alida and Ett made it mostly that night

Thurs October 6
Isaac and Alida went to Avoca and put down his carpet He stayed there and Alida drove the horse home

Fri October 7
I started from Mit’s for home Walked to Avoca then stopped withIsaac and saw his front room which he had got arranged very nice and expected to start up next week I took the train there at about noon and got to Corning in about 30 minutes and made Charley a visit and left there about 5:40 Went to Frank’s and stayed all night Walked home the next day

Sat October 8
Got home from Avoca this morning found Fred Lee here to work and Carrie Anthony and Erwin’s wife here and I took her to the train at night then I took some chestnuts to Jamses and stayed there all night

Sun October 9
Come home this morning Ed Allie and Carrie went to see Minnie I stayed home alone after noon rainy

Mon October 10
Ed and Fred helped James thrash After noon I and Allie went to Jamses and come home in the rain Ed brought some furniture up here and got wet



Tues October 11
Home all day and done chores Ed went to Watkins to Mill and got home before night and we finished up potatoes colder tonight

Wed October 12
Ed and Fred dug potatoes and finished I helped pick them up cold wind

Thur October 13
I went to Jamses and got mail at Post Office Ed and Fred drawed the buckwheat and I helped mow away part and then we built a stack and covered it with boards Ed went to the Dams and picked up 35 apple barrels at night

Fri October 14
Ed and Fred barreled apples at his place I done the chores and helped Allie after nooon I went up to see Uncle Abram found him very feeble but about the house Came back across where George was drawing Buckwheat on the Breece place Cold wind

Sat October 15
Ed and Fred barreled apples here today had a freeze last night I went to Watkins and to Havana, had the grange property insured for one year and paid for Havana Journal for Ett $1.50 took supper to Jamses and went to the grange Annie and Seal here tonight Isaac went up toMart’s

Sun October 16
Home alone today. Isaac called here and they all went to Moreland to church. John Strong and Matt got tipped over and had a smashup with John’s horse and buggy and left the horse here and took Kit to Watkins

Mon October 17
Ed and Fred drawed corn at his place and brought back two pigs from Charley Stevenses I done the chores and put wood in the woodhouse John Fero brought Kit home and got his horse

Tues October 18
Home and done chores and got ready for the thrashers After noon Ed and I went up to ? to see the thrashers and then to Mart’s then Ed went to Jamses and brought Seal here.

Wed October 19
Fine day D. Rodgers commenced thrashing here after dinner James Aaron Mart John Croshury? Duane and Fred helped Charley Moore came here with James and stayed all night

Thur October 20
Finished thrashing half past 8am had buckwheat 100, oats 185. Charley went home with James After noon put the straw back in the barn
Fri October 21
Ed down at his place I done the chores as usual and after noon went to Isaac’s but he had gone to the plains. At night I took Carrie to Mrs. Phelp’s and then I went to Moxie’s to what they call a New England supper. But I come home without supper in a snow squall

Sat October 22
Ed helped Duane thrash. I helped Allie in the forenoon. After noon went to Will Saylor’s vendue? Cold wind and ground covered with snow in places I went to J.C.? Bucher’s on the way home

Sun October 23
Home alone today and also at night. I guess Ed and Allie went to his father’s today and to Leroy Miller’s at night I went up to Ben’s aspell and stayed to dinner for the first time in over 20 years

Mon October 24
I went to Johnson Beecher’s and left my horse there and he took his team and we went to Daniel Clark’s and found Lucy very sick and her father just able to walk out Melachon come to Corning and took $500 out of the bank for J.C Bucher’s of money belonging to the knowlton estate and took his note and R. L? Bucher’s for it and left the note with me. Got home after dark cold windy day

Tues October 25
I took Allie up to Ben’s and then went to John Vosburg’s? and paid my school bill. Then went down to Frank’s to dinner and went to Jamses aspell and then went after Allie and done the chores at night

Wed October 26
Charley and Annie went to Avoca. Arthur brought Old Flora up here for me to use and I commenced plowing the Buckwheat stubble in the school house lot this after noon

Thur October 27
I plowed alittle while in the morning until it rained After noon I plowed some

Fri October 28
I and Ed fixed the hog pen then I went to plowing and done quite a days work. Picked apples for the horses at noon and for the hogs at night Carrie’s school out today

Sat October 29
I plowed in the fore noon and finished the South half at 2 and then got ready and took Flora home and stayed all night Ed worked at his place all the weed?

Sun October 30
Went from Jamses to Frank’s and stayed till night and rode Kit home. Cold night. George and Minnie to Jameses today Charley and Anna home from Avoca

Mon October 31
Ed went and got 40 more barrels this morning and we filled them with apples Mart and Orva Hendrick helped in the afternoon. I took a tub of butter to depot for F. Horton, 54 lbs, and Hendrick rode up with me. Adie washed here today.