diary10

A Glimpse of Life in

Newton-Ransom Twps., PA

in 1895/1897

Kindly provided by Paul Thompson

William is 53; his wife Lizzie Klipple Thompson is 47

Ina is 27; Frank is 23; Kate is 18; John is 15

Aunt Jane Thompson Courtwright is 84

Sarah Jane Thompson, wife of Bezaliel Garey, is 60

William's father, John Thompson is 87

Aug 1897

Tues Aug 3, 1897

Frank went to Scranton. Apples $2.00 per bbl. pots 75c per bu. Sweet corn $1.00 per hund. Brought 2 bbls flour from McCanns, 5.00 per bbl. One bbl I have paid for.

Wed 4 Aug

Drew to fathers barn here the hill-field rye along Atens line. And fhreshed some with Kresge's rye-beater. This gets all rye in barn - About 3000 sheaves on my ground and fathers. He had a little over 600 sheaves for his third __?_ on him. Took S Vansickle 50 bundles of straw @5c.

Thurs 5 Aug

Rained a part of the forenoon, but cleared up at noon. We finished threshing rye with Kresges rye-beater. We spent about 3 days with it. Threshed about 3000 sheaves.

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Sat Aug 7, 1897

John finished cubbing oats in flat meadow by hayhouse. Oats medium length. Hoed our late cabbage by Mr Winters barn. Frank dug potatoes. PM I pulled carots. They are getting all over. At night wife, Kate and I were to Mr Ayers. Got saw that he filed - 25c paid.

Mond 9 Aug

Dug 4 barrels of buckwheat potatoes. Picke 3 bbls of apples. Took into my barn 600 sheaves of oats from flat field meadow by hayhouse. Wrote this morning to W.S. Frace about Mr Hices insurance.. Mr Hice sent check unknown to me. and I sent my check for the same. To night Frace sent my check back with one dollar in money-$10.00. He said he put it in his safe and forgot

to return it. I was up tonight and paid Hice $9.00 all he had on book against me.

Tues 10 Aug

Frank went to Scranton. Potatoes $2.25 pr bbl; Apples $2.00; Sweetcorn 75c per hnd; butter 17c.

I & John __?__ fence till 10 o'clock when we expected to bend oats. Rain began at that time. Cleaned 45 bu of rye after dinner. J D Hopkins came at noon and got the special duplicate of 1 1/2 mills. Cleared away in middle of day but more rain came at night.

Wed 11 Aug

Dug bbl potatoes. Raked oats till noon. Showers which delayed till 3 0'clock. Took father 600 sheaves and brought home 327 from flat meadow by hay house.

Thurs Aug 12, 1897

Finished oats in flat meadow by hay house. Had 2380 sheaves on field - fair length. Took father 600 sheaves. John reaped a part of field by Atens line by woods. Broke pitman of new reaper and quit. Date went to Scranton with __?__ Ward's wife.

Frid 13 Aug

Dug potatoes in back field.. Got about 7 bbls. Three of us dug one half day. John cut in forenoon what was left of oats where he cut yesterday.

Sat 14 Aug

Frank took pots to Scranton. Got 200 per bbl for them at wholesale. Pots are vary small. John and I got in 610 sheaves of oats where he cut yesterday.

Mond 16 Aug

Sent P Corselius "ap" to W S Frace this morning & check $9.75 with it. John took 12 bags to Sickler's for chop. I took __?__ wagon to C Snovers for repairs. Paid him on a/c four (4) dollars. Left potato hooks there to be fixed. Frank took 171 bundles of straw to the Mt P Store for which he is to get 7c per bundle.

Tues 17 Aug

Frank took 80 bundles of rye straw to Scranton, 7c. brought a load of fine manure; unloaded it at the end of berry rows, back of my barn. John cut last field of oats by fathers house; up the road - took in 800 sheaves of oats to my barn and took 240 unbound in fathers.

Wed Aug 18, 1897

John took family with colts to Sunday School picnic at Lake Wynola. The schools from Newton Pres. Baptist & Methodist were there and Bethel from Falls were there too.

Very fine day. Ina Lloyd from WBarre came last night and went with.

Thurs 19 Aug

Worked in oats till 5 o'clock when a shower came. Are nearly done; have about 500 sheaves by fathers. East of Aten's lane. "Milwaukee Band" just starting had a picnic in Petts Grove to raise money to buy horns. Before it ended a hard shower came and they agreed to continue it tomorrow night.

End of Daily Journal File

Proper Names and Places Mentioned in Journal

Akerly, Byron

Archbald, R. W. (Judge)

Aten, Arthur

Aten, Chas

Aten, Paul

Aunt Mary K (Klipple)

Ayers, Doc

Ayers, L B

Baker, Mrs

Beck, George

Bedell, Peter

Beebe, Mary (Courtwright)

Beemer, G

Beisecker, C H

Beisecker, Dorena

Beisecker, George

Beisecker, Rovena

Belk, George

Bennett, Mrs E

Bosker

Bowen

Bowman, T E

Brinktown (Square Top)

Brooks, Peter H (Preacher)

Brushy Ridge (Newton Center)

Busteed

Clark Bros

Coleman, Kate

Coleman, Miss

Coleman, Mrs

Colisville, NJ

Collum, W H

Collum, Sarah

Collum, George ( Son of Sarah)

Cook, John

Coon, E G

Coon, Leod

Cooper, Dr.

Cornell, Wm

Corselius, P

Cosner, D

Cosner, Lew

Courtwright, Aunt Jane

Critchfield, N B

D A D

Dark Regions

Davis, Ben

Davis, D W

Debelt, D H

Decker, Asa

Decker, C V

Decker, Charles V.

Decker, Lillian

Decker, Mamie

Decker, Samual

Dersheimer, D

Doranceton

Dorsheimer, D

Dorsheimer, John

Dorsheimer, Mr/Mrs

Drake, Ira

Drake, Jennings

East Lemon

Findle, P

Finn, M

Finslist, P

Fitzsimmons

Ford, John

Franklin, L F

Franklin, L G

Fritz (Klipple work hand)

Fritz Bros

Garey, Jane

Garey, Jim

Garey, Joe

Garey, John

Garey, Jos

Garey, Len E

Garey, Levi

Garey, Lew

Garey, Will

Glosner, Mrs

Goodwin, Al

Gunster & Forsyth

Gunster, Judge

Guyer, Geo

Hadsel, S A

Hamed (Wayne County)

Hice's Corner

Hice, John

Hice, Mr

Hice, W. A.

Hice, Wm

Hime, Peter

Hopkins, I. D.

Hopkins, Jas D

Hunsinger, Ed

Hunter, D W

Jacobs, Rev H C

Jacobs, Rev M.

Jenning, Jos

Jennings

Jeszykowski, Ella (Beebe)

Johnson, Rev J C

Johnston's Mill

Jones, William

Keystone Bakery

Kirchin, Jos

Klipple, Aunt Mary

Klipple, C H

Klipple, Chris

Klipple, E.L.

Klipple, Mary

Klipple, Rachael

Klipple, Sarah

Klipple, W E

Kresge, Dave

Lacoe, Col C E

Lacoe, J A

Lame, Myron

Landman, W

Lasned, F W

Lathrope, W W

Leasn, Amos

Lesh, Hat

Lesh, J B

Lesh, Susie

Litts, Mr Ira

Lloyd, Ina Thompson

Lloyd, John

Lloyd, W

Lloyd, Will

Lloyd, William

Lott, W E

Mackey, Dr.

Marcey, Chas

McCann's

McCann, P

McCloskey, Lew

McMann, John

McMustine, D.

Mehoopany

Mom's Bros

Nesbit, Wm L

Newman, Ed & Lizzie

Northrup, H W

Parks, Richard

Petty, M. W. (son of Sarah Petty)

Petty, Milt

Petty, Mr

Petty, Sarah

Post Royal Corners

Quick, Dentist

Rader, George

Ransom, F D

Reed, B F

Reed, E G

Reed, Ethel

Reed, Frank

Reed, Frank B

Reed, N G

Ribert, Mrs

Richards, C S

Richards, D W

Richards, E A

Richards, Elmer

Richards, Floyd

Richards, Horace P.

Richards, John

Richards, Mary

Richards, O B

Ringsdorf, John

Rischin, Jos

Roach, Jas

Roache, John

Roberts, Giles

Rosenkrans, Amos

Rosenkrans, Carrie

Rosenkrans, Lalon

Rosenkrans, Selah

Ross, Herman

Ruger, Robt

Sax(e), Mrs

Schulzhice

Schook, John

Scutt, Wm

Shelly

Shelly, Geo

Shelly, Grace

Sherman, F

Shook, John

Shorts

Smith, Ann

Smith, Elias A

Smith, H

Smith, N P

Smith, Noah P

Smith, Rev G G

Smith, Uncle Jacob (Iowa)

Smith, W P

Smith, Wil

Smith, Z

Snover, Chas

Snover, Ed

Snover, Hattie

Square Top (Brinktown)

Stetter, Mrs

Stone, J L

Stone, Theo

Sturmerville, PA

Sullivan, Mrs

Tarbrake

Thompson, Adam

Thompson, Elmer

Thompson, Gertie

Thompson, Kate

Thompson, Less

Thompson, Mat

Van Buskirk, Oscar

Vandeburg, Cora

Vanderburg, Mrs

Van Sickle, Sol

Vosberg, I

Wagner, Chas

Walter, Hazil

Walters, Mrs

Walters, Sam

Walvers, E

Ward, E

Wells, Thos

White, J M

White, Jos

Whitlock, Frank A

Whitsup, J M

Williams, Menzo

Wilson, John

Winters, Ben

Winters, Georgia

Winters, M

Winters, P

Wood, Lucinda

Zeiss, Chris

Zeiss, Little Edgar

Zeiss, Uncle

Zeiss, Wm

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