| Jan. 15 | "Earl Bason suit returnable" |
| Jan. 23 | "Ladue & Bloods suit returnable...James Nixons 5 cows & 2 horses were all drove in to R. H. Thompsons yard - he made a levy on them" |
| Jan. 28 | "Ladue & Bloods returnable" |
| Feb. 13 | "Republicans had caucus this afternoon. I was nominated for collector over R. M Hall & S. Groat they had 45 & 35 - I had 117 votes" |
| Feb. 15 | "prepairing for town meeting - getting tickets ready - split up pretty well" |
| Feb. 16 | "this is a warm election - 25 different tickets in the field" |
| Feb. 17 | "great rejoicing over election - I was defeated by Hi Smith 159 majority - a bad beat" |
| Feb. 22 | "Mrs Jane Nixon died" |
| Feb. 24 | "I carried Mr. Green up to the funeral of Mrs. Jane Nixon" |
| Feb. 27 | "Mart Fay is here from the west and was at our house for tea" |
| Mar. 18 | "Johnny [Taylor] very sick with diptheria & scarlet fever" |
| Mar. 25 | "J. Taylors son died this morning at 10 oclock" [John David Taylor 1872-75] |
| Mar. 27 | "funeral to day - it was a very large one" [John Taylor] |
| April 14 | "Mrs Loomis had a young daughter, about 11 O'clock last night" |
| April 21 | "funeral of Mrs. Pierce in the afternoon" [Helen R. Cook Pierce, b. 12 Jul 1848, bur. Wfld] |
| April 24 | "Mr McCollum buried" |
| May 3 | "Aunt Grace [Cosgrove] & Jamey up on the 9 Oclock train for the West" |
| May 12 | "Mrs. Sexton was buried [Sophia O.?]...Dr Collins was buried to day" |
| May 18 | " Bob Taylor was arrested last night & taken over to Mayville Jim gone over to day to bail him out" |
| May 31 | "This is Circus day - a good many in town" |
| June 15 | "Some boys broke into Wm Ogles Store last night and they are arrested to day" |
| June 19 | "Just as we got into bed last night the doorbell rung. for Jane to go over to Sarah's She gave birth to a boy and a girl about 11 oclock last night" |
| June 22 | "Placed the assessment roll in H. B. Rolfs hands today" |
| June 24 | "Frank took Jim's mare & mine and worked out my road tax" |
| June 25 | "Geo. McEwen was drowned this morning in the Lake - in a swimming" |
| June 28 | "they found the body of Charlie McEwen this morning - buried at 4 oclock P.M." |
| July 5 | " not any doing to day but fire men's parade at 4 P.M - had a shower of rain and the fire men did not come out" |
| Aug. 14 | "...started for Fairpoint [Chautauqua] this morning got over about 11 oclock a.m. there is a big crowd - the most people together I ever saw - saw "President Grant" |
| Aug. 15 | "President Grant on the platform at forenoon services - he is a plain modest unasuming looking man" |
| Aug. 26 | "I have been very busy in the market all day, posting & making out School report to Regents" |
| Aug. 29 | "Bristols son buried to day" [William A. Jr.] |
| Sept. 5 | Kate Shaw buried |
| Sept. 10 | "Firemen out parading - they are having a good time" |
| Sept. 18 | "Samys Frank had a fight at the Depot last evening with Taylor agt. he got badly beaten I believe" |
| Sept. 25 | "Seats in Church were auctioned off this afternoon - some of them went very high. and a good many changes - I got the same one $55." |
| Oct. 2 | "J. H. Plumb and I was reelected elders for 3 years" |
| Oct. 18 | "meeting of Synod" - a good many ministers - Rev. Remington of Lancaster & Elder Vance from Groveland with us" |
| Oct. 23 | "Mrs. E. A. Skinner a daughter" [Flora Atkins Skinner] |
| Oct. 28 | "we started on the way freight to Mooreheadville to attend Johnny Crosgrove wedding at 4 1/2 oclock to a Miss Curtiss - home on the Cincinnati" [son of Grace and Robert, m. in Erie Co. PA] |
| Oct. 29 | "Jim gone to Mayville to Robts. [Shaw] law suit with Bacon - he was thrown in $60." |
| Nov. 2 | "This is Election day - very quite [quiet] election ...Samy Johnston opened up a meat market in Brewer block" |
| Nov. 8 | "New butcher Craen on a drunk" |
| Dec. 14 | "Henry Rimbacks child buried" [Nellie A., age 4m, 8d.] |
| Dec. 26 | "Frank Persons buried to day" [age 23 y. 1 m.] |
| Dec. 28 | J. H. Towle & Miss Virginia Spencer married |
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