| Jan. 2 | Geo. Patterson's youngest daughter Francis married in the Episcopal Church |
| Jan. 6 | Robert's granddaughter Alice born to Joe and Kitt Mateer |
| Jan. 17 | "the news is overtown that Bannister has ran away and the store is closed this evening" |
| Jan. 18 | "Banister has not returned and the store is in the hands of the Undersherriff" |
| Jan. 29 | funeral of Mrs. Milo A. Driggs |
| Jan. 31 | Presbyterian church election--elected as elders Stone and Thompson. Thompson declined because he did not believe in the confession of faith. Jim Hall and Douglas elected deacons. |
| Feb. 12 | news received of Mrs. Faber's death in Lockport NY [wife of former pastor] |
| Feb. 14 | Westfield paper stated that H. W. Thompson & Laura Skinner went to the funeral of Mrs. Faber |
| Mar. 7 | Mrs. Tinker died |
| Mar. 15 | William Thompson from the west was visiting |
| May 13 | big frost, many grape vineyards ruined |
| May 15 | Mrs. Murphy had a son |
| June 12 | Mr. S. V. R. Wells shot himself in his room last night. He slept in a room over a shoe store. Found by his daughter who went in to see why he didn't come to breakfast. |
| June 17 | Will Douglas left for Ireland |
| June 20 | school commencement |
| June 25 | a tin wedding [anniversary celebration] at the Falvays |
| June 26 | Will Minton's son married in the Episcopal church to ___ Dickson |
| July | Robert's granddaughter baptized Alice Marion Mateer; also baptized a baby of John Neill's |
| July 17 | Mr. Plumb, E. A. [Skinner], Arthur and Robert had a private meeting in regard to the church and Rev. Swezey |
| Aug. | Sunday School picnic in Peacock's grove |
| Aug. 31 | funeral of Rachel Cochrane |
| Sept. 10 | Firemen celebrating; 5 companies from out of town-Conneaut, Mayville, Brocton, Silver Creek & ___ |
| Sept. 19 | Robert comparing assessment roll with Jerome La Due |
| Sept. 30 | Rev. G. S. Swezey left on vacation, travelling to Kansas to get married on Oct. 9 |
| Oct. 17 | "Fair Day", displays of vegetable and livestock, bicycle races and amusements |
| Oct. 25 | reception in honor of Rev. Swezey and wife |
| Nov. 4 | Isaac Strain's wife died suddenly |
| Nov. 5 | election day; YMCA lecture |
| Nov. 13 | Robert's 39th wedding anniversary |
| Nov. 15 | a baby girl born to Jennie [possibly a niece, dau. of brother Joseph?] |
| Nov. 22 | Mrs. Hungerford died |
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