1897 Meir Maggie [Mr. S. Dobson?] 1590 - Eights St. - San Diego - Cal - 24 The Penn United Life Insurance Company - 921-928 - Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. THE EXCELSIOR DIARY 1897 Wea. Fri. Jan. 1, 1897 Ther. [Sister Mary & self at home alone - Julia at her home Churchville--] Visited Mrs Miller - Geneva - to be with Hattie Stanton & her daughter Nora $300 Wea. Sat. Jan. 2, 1897 Ther. At Home Wea. Sun. Jan. 3, 1897 Ther. Unitarian Church W.C. Gannett In evening went to Mr & Mrs Charles W. Fitch's--Mrs Craig came in--close talk on woman question Wea. Mon. Jan. 4, 1897 Ther. At Home Wea. Tues. Jan. 5, 1897 Ther. Took 7:20 R. & P. for Castile - Wyoming Conf - to visit Frances Willard - who with her Anna Gordon - two sisters & mother - have a home there with Miss Daily - & Miss W. takes treatment at the sanitarium of Dr Cordelia Green - and we talked over & over every question & everybody - Lady Henry Somerset - - Dr Green come over to tea & spent evening - Wea. Wed. Jan. 6, 1897 Ther. Castile - all of us went over to the Doctors to dinner - after it - I talked to the patients in the parlors - & at 3.20 took stage for train & reached Rochester at 6.20 P.M. Wea, Thur. Jan. 7, 1897 Ther. At Home Wea. Fri. Jan. 8, 1897 Ther. At Home Wea. Sat. Jan. 9, 1897 Ther. At Home Wea. Sun. Jan. 10, 1897 Ther. Went to U. Church Wea. Mon. Jan. 11, 1897 Ther. Wea. Tues. Jan. 12, 1897 Ther. Telegram from Caroline E. Merrick - New Orleans - La - saying Judge Merrick died this morning - he was 30 years old than she - so must have been near 90 Wea. Wed. Jan. 13, 1897 Ther. at home with Mrs Sweet at work all this week - Wea. Thur. Jan. 14, 1897 Ther. At home Mrs. Maud Humphrey of Warsaw- spent night with us - she in city attending the Ex. Com. meeting of Federated Clubs Wea. Fri. Jan. 15, 1897 Ther. Luncheon - of Federated Clubs Ex. Com. given by Educational & Industrial Union etc - at Genessee Club house - Mrs Helen Barrett Montgomery Pres - nice company of ladies - after it went to Plymouth Church--Ethical Club meeting - Mrs Danforth Jr - Pres - subject insanity - Dr [Prallanyne?] - Sister Mary went R. R. Station & brought Charlotte Perkins Stetson - who was introduced to to the 800 or 1000 women & recited a poem-- Wea. SAT. JAN. 16, 1897 Ther. This evening a goodly number of friends called to meet Mrs Stetson - Mrs Sanford & sister Mrs Perry here to tea Wea. SUN. JAN. 17, 1897 Ther. All - Sister Mary Mrs Stetson & self went to U. Church heard Rev Eastman - of Elmira - associate Pastor with his wife - with Rev Thomas K. Beecher - Mr Gannett gone to Elmira - The evening Mrs Stetson spoke in Church on "Collective Ethics" - to a full house - & a good col - $16 result Wea. MON. JAN. 18, 1897 Ther. Sister Mary, Mrs Stetson & self Lunched with Mrs. Gannett - Mr G. had returned & Mr Eastman remained over - so we had a long & full talk on individual & collective conscience -- It is a great question - Word comes that Mrs Murphy of N. Jersey left us a $500+ bequest Wea. TUES. JAN. 19, 1897 Ther. We all lunched with Mrs & Dr Sanford - to meet Mrs Simpson Hahers - - a lecturer on art. - Mrs Lozier of Batavia there - Wea. WED. JAN. 20, 1897 Ther. Took 10.37. Mich. Central train - with Ms. Charlotte Perkins Stetson - for Chicago - had a hard day packing & getting ready to leave home. Sister Mary & Mrs Stetson went to Y.M.C.A. Hall to hear Ms Helen Barrett Montgomery on current topics - & Mrs G. invited Mrs S. to recite a poem Wea. THUR. JAN. 21, 1897 Ther Reached Chicago at 2.50 P.M. Dear Ms Gross met us - Mrs S. went to her friends - & I with Mrs. G. - & there in my lovely tapestried room was the new Louis the 14th $5,200 - bed - stead and bureau for me to christen!! My! how much good suffrage work could have been done for that money - Mrs. Armstrong - Ed. of the Chicago Society paper - The Elite - there to dinner & remained until 12 Oclock - Oh I was sleepy!! Wea. Fri. Jan. 22, 1897 Ther. Spent all the day at Mrs Gross - until evening then went over to Mrs. Coonleys to a social -some 20 - to hear Mrs. Stetson Mrs Frank Sanborn of Concord there also Mrs. Ruth McEvery Stuart- of Louisiana - now here - a writer & reciter of Southern Dialect stories Wea. Sat. Jan. 23, 1897 Ther. Chicago - Ill Woman's Club 15 - Washington Street at 3. P.M - Mrs Gross - on way to club took me to Mandells & purchased a warm handsome jacket - 14.75 - - So I should not freeze - Miss Shaw soon appeared - & after my speech to the club she spoke beautifully - cousin Hannah Dickinson Doyle's daughter Kate + cousin Hannah Anthony daughter Maude there Miss Shaw dined at Mrs Grosses & at 4.20 Mrs. G took us to the R. R. Station - Wells st Wea. Sun. Jan. 24, 1897 Ther. at 12 noon Miss Shaw & self-- Rachel & Nicolas landed in Des Moines - Iowa -- All drove to the home of James & Martha C Callahan -- Where we found Mrs Catt & Miss Hay -- Mrs Upton & her secretary -- & niece Lucy C. -- Alice Blackwell not there -- but we held business meeting -- I slept on a new iron white & gold - bed stead down stairs in library & at right hand side of Hall -- The mercury at 16 below zero!! But all were made warm & comfortable in that great mansion Wea. Mon. Jan. 25, 1897 Ther. Des Moines -- Iowa Martha C. Callanan's business meeting -- Alice Blackwell came this day -- so all were present -- Jane dear Mrs S. B. Cooper who went over the big river on Dec. 11. 1896!! The Executive Com - of the National met in Mrs. C's parlor this evening -- all came almost frozen -- Sister Mary arrived this A.M. stopped at Mr Hatton's -- Wea. Tues. Jan 26, 1897 Ther 28th National A. W. S. A. and 9th one outside of Washington D.C. Des Monies - Iowa Wea. Wed. Jan. 27, 1897 Ther. National Con. Church - Des Moines I Wea. Thur. Jan. 28, 1897 Ther. National Con -- Des Moines Iowa Wea. Fri. Jan. 29, 1897 Ther. National Con Des Moines Wea. Sat. Jan. 30, 1897 Ther. Des Moines Iowa Wea. Sun. Jan. 31, 1897 Ther. Wea. Mon. Feb. 1, 1897 Ther. Left the Callanan's -- at 7. A. M -- Mrs Catt, Miss Hay -- Mr Blackwell & Alice Rachel & Nicolas -- & self - the three stopped off at different points -- -- I reached Chicago at 7.15 -- found dear Mrs Gross at North Western Station -- H. B. B. -- Alice and Miss Hay went to hotel -- had a nice supper & chat & went to bed tired Wea. Tues. Feb. 2, 1897 Ther. Left Chicago on 11.50 train -- reached Indianapolis -- 5. -- found Mrs. Sewall at 242 - Penn St -- -- Rachel's little Miriam glad to see me -- She seemed pleased with school and her home Wea. WED. FEB. 3, 1897 Ther. Indianapolis - Ind -- May Wright Sewall's 242 - North Penn. Street -- -- Mrs Zerelda Wallace called -- Mrs Sewall gave reception to members of Legislature & all state officers & [?] -- all Cornine women & husbands -- a large number came -- among them the late Senator McDonalds wife -- dressed in Corn neck al-her -- Washington days -- Mrs Sewall wore her black velvet, corn colored material silk -- I my garnet velvet & point lace -- Lillians black silk -- Corn neck & short sleeves -- Wea. Thus. Feb. 4, 1897 Ther. In Indianapolis Mrs Wallace & George W. Julian at Lunch -- Mrs Lillian Wright gave reception for me to the [young?] people -- very large & nice Wea. Fri. Feb. 5, 1897 Ther. At nine morning, spoke before joint sessions of Indiana Legislature -- in the Assembly chamber for an hour -- packed galleries -- & nearly every members seat filled -- At - 6.20 -- took train -- with Mrs Ida H. Harper - for home - Mrs H. going to try to go through old letters & papers & write story of S. B. As life -- pouring rain -- Wea. Sat. Feb 6, 1897 Ther. Reached Rochester at 9.05 -- all night -- found Sister Mary well - & Julia Ames - there helper ditto -- Sun. Feb. 7, 1897 At Home all went to church Mon. Feb. 8, 1897 At home Wea. Tues. Feb. 9, 1897 Ther. At home - Mrs. Sweet at work for me Wea. Wed. Feb. 10, 1897 Ther. At home Mrs. Sweet taking letters -- & I trying to get caught up with correspondence Mrs. Harper doing her own letters Wea. Thurs. Feb. 11, 1897 Ther. At Home Niece Lucy E. Anthony, with Miss Shaws nieces Nicola Shaw and Lola Green arrived at 9.20 P M - to be here at Miss Shaw's 50th birth-day. -- Sunday 14 -- and mine the 15th Wea. Fri. Feb 12, 1897 Ther. At home With the three girl visitors -- all of them went down town Bought small Mahogany writing desk for front chamber presented of Mrs. Harper and Miss Shaw Wea. Sat. Feb. 13, 1897 Ther. At home The three nieces met Rev Anna Shaw at station -- 5.55 - So we counted one more -- -- fully expected dear Mrs Gross was coming with Miss Shaw -- but she couldn't --- -- we supped & chatted -- &c -- Wea. Sun. Feb. 14, 1897 Ther. At an 8.20 breakfast dear niece Louise Mosher James arrived -- so we have two nieces and Miss Shaw two -- all hands -- 8 -- went to church -- a splendid sermon -- -- At evening -- we went to Douglass meeting in the Plymouth Church -- I presided - Anna spoke - also Mrs. Victoria Earle Mathews of 9 Murray St -- New York -- slightly colored -- Mr Thompson reported $100. collection -- It was a splendid crowd Wea. MON. FEB. 15, 1897 Ther. My 77th birthday reception given me at Powers beautiful hall, by 22 women's clubs of the city - All of our big family went - the Powers sent carriages for us all - it was a splendid gathering of Rochesters very best people - Every body delighted Wea. TUES. FEB. 16, 1897 Ther. M. Nicolas Shaw & Lola Green - took the 9:50 P.M. train - Lehigh Valley train for Phila - Niece Louise & sister May went to station with them - Before breakfast - Miss Shaw went to front steps - broom in hand - & slipped & turned her left ankle very badly - so that Lucy E. had to telegraph to Greenpoint L. Island - cancelling her engagement for tomorrow night Dr. Baldwin - our dear Dr. Hamilton's niece - came & took charge Wea. Wed. Feb. 17, 1897 Ther. Sister Mary and self went to Spencerport - 8.10. A.M. to take a last look of our mother's oldest & only sister - Amy Read Howe - cousin Nancy Howe Clark! - her only remaining daughter - Emily Clark Griggs - & husband A. Irving Griggs - brought the remains of the loved and loving mother from the Westford - Otsego to where she passed on to the beyond in the A. M. of Thursday - Feb. 11- - Cousin Nancy was born May 26. 1811 - [?] was 85 years and nine months of age - several of Rev Lemuel Clark's nieces & grand nieces & nephews came to the burial. - Mr Griggs returned to New York on the Empire State train, & Cousin Emily came home with us - Wea. Thurs. Feb. 18, 1897 Ther. At home - Miss Shaws ankle very much better - and she & Lucy took Black Diamond - Lehigh Valley train at 11.45 - Neither of us went to station - Cousin Emily very nervous - needing to be quieted - all the time - Wea. Fri. Feb. 19, 1897 Ther. At home and working at letters - . Wea. Sat. Feb. 20, 1897 Ther. At home Niece Louise still with us - Wea. Sun. Feb. 21, 1897 Ther. At home Mrs Harper niece Louise - sister Mary and self all went to Church - Dr. G. Preached on Washington & great men-- All the past week Julia home helping her mother care for her sick father and sister Mary doing all of the work Wea. Mon. Feb. 22, 1897 Ther. At home To our surprise Julia came - reporting her father still alive. It was a great relief to feel that Sister Mary could have have help for the middle of today Wea. Tues. Feb. 23, 1897 Ther. At Home Mary Lynch worked to day - Julia swept parlors & dear Louise help her dust & put in order - I am really in the garret now for sure - & the going over letters & papers is begun. All went to Church supper - at 6.20 - Mr. G, asked Mary to tell what then Washington is - but didn't ask me - so I asked myself to say the word - that I thought George decidedly human since he bought & sold slaves - & when they ran away followed & caught them - which seemed to shock Mr. G. Wea. Wed. Feb. 24, 1897 Ther. At home - & at work in garret on old letters with Mrs Harper - Julia's father no better - but she since monday has come down at 8 - & gone back at .6 -- it is very hard for her & also very hard for sister Mary - for she will do all the work alone - except - had a woman to iron to day - Julia swept the front chamber- After supper Louise & self called at Mary Hallowells - Will Stout & wife & Mary Pratt there - Sarah Willis been very ill - Wea. Thurs. Feb. 25, 1897 Ther. At home all day - working in garret with Mrs Harper and Mrs Sweet - At Eve - Niece Louise & I called on Mrs Dix - sister Mary went to concert with Mrs Cook - At near 10 - a telegram came from Anna R. Simmons and Emma J Cranmer - Pierre - South Dakota - saying "Suffrage Amendment passed the Legislative Branch" - So that gives the National work till election 1898!! all hands must put shoulder to the wheel Wea. Fri. Feb. 26, 1897 Ther. At home - Mrs Sweet taking early recollections of father and mother Telegram came of death of Mrs. Maud Humphrey Warsaw - funeral to be on Monday - & Mr. H. wants me to be present & say a few words! - it is most unexpected & shocking - she leaves two children - a son and daughter Niece Louise left on Black Diamond - Lehigh Valley train 11.45 A.M. - it will be two weeks Sunday A.M. since she came - we have had a nice visit from her - she is most unselfish - & lovely - gave her a coffee & sent her husband an orange spoon Spent P.M. talking about mother and father - Mrs Sweet taking it in short-hand Wea. Sat. Feb. 27, 1897 Ther. At home all day - Mrs. H. went Mechanichs Institute to see it with Mrs Erving - Uncle John Anthony's eldest son Joseph Anthony - died this evening - at his home - in Los Angeles, California. Where he had lived for several years with his daughter Jessie Anthony - they had built a new House the last summer & just settled in it a few weeks - moved there from Coleta - Whiteside County - Ill - - he leaves two sons & two daughters - all over there in or near Los Angeles. Wea. Sun. Feb. 28, 1897 Ther. At home Mrs. H, Sister Mary & self went to church in a brisk snow storm - in P.M. bright & lovely - Mr. Gannett preached on the [?] on Abbotts sermon on the story of Jonah - Wea. Mon. March 1, 1897 Ther. Mrs Maude S Humphry wife of L. H. Humphry of Warsaw funeral today - Sister Mary & self & Mrs Sanford took the 7.00 A.M. train were met by Mrs Dr. Gonnlock & taken to their house to dinner - services at 2 - immense quantities of roses - - a fearful blank left - wife & mother snatched from husband, two daughters Bessie, Maude & one son Osias - - all were perfectly heroic - - took the 5. P.M. train & reached home for 7. supper - a snowy, windy cold day - Wea. Tues. March 2, 1897 Ther. At home plodding on biography papers Wea. Wed. March 3, 1897 Ther. Wea. Thur. March 4, 1897 Ther. Deep into old papers and letters - Wea. Fri. March 5, 1897 Ther. At home Looking over the old letters of fathers - that have been for years and years in mothers little green stocking box in his wood-shed - also looking if the old papers Eugene Mosher left in an old velise - Wea. Sat. March 6, 1897 Ther. At 3. 22 - P.M. I went to Station & met Miss Genevieve Lel Hawley from Canajoharie - who has come to try & see if she is the right person to be my secretary - Gave up Mrs Sweet because didn't feel able to pay her price $2. a day - but fear I shall find nothing equal to her - Wea. Sun. March 7, 1897 Ther. Mrs Harper - Miss Hawley sister Mary & self went to church - - Mrs Gannett called me aside - to tell me Mrs. Coonly wrote her asking her to make peace with Miss Anthony because she was to marry Prof. [????] - - Wrote Mrs. C. in the evening - that I had expected she would keep her promise to herself inform me - if she changed her mind - & decided to accept his overtures At 4 P.M. went over to Mrs. Willis who was better & then spent evening with Mary Hallowell & had old fashioned visit - alone with her Wea. Mon. March 8, 1897 Ther. [Left] At home - Took new plain satin [?] to Mrs. Tillam to get the pink front taken out - & cream white put in - also went to Dr. Requa's - front teeth gums are swollen Letters from Maggie & Mrs Stanton proposing to spend the summer vacation with us - The California W. S. Am't Bill defeated this evening in the Assembly by 44 to 26 - and the Senate by - Wea. Tues. March 9, 1897 Ther. Lecture Auburn N. Y. Presbyterian Church Charles G. Adams - whose wife is daughter of Hicks Anthony - son of grand-father Anthony's brother - John - that is of my great-uncle John Anthony of Union Springs - Cayuga Co. Left Rochester on 7.40 train reached Auburn at 12.20 - found dear Eliza Wright Oates not down stairs - has been ill a month The Auburn P. E. club met in Mrs Os parlors - at 2 P.M. Mrs Jemima Kellogg there - Mr and Mrs Adams called - she bringing a lovely bunch of yellow roses The rain poured and the audience was small - not over 200 - and I did hate to take the $50 - it does hurt me to feel a Com. out of pocket Wea. Wed. March 10, 1897 Ther. Left Auburn on the 2.50 train - had a pleasant visit - Mrs. Emma Ewing the teacher of cooking there - found the type-writing machine had come from Rachel Foster Avery - it belongs to the National U.S.A. Sister Mary and Mrs Harper were over to church to hear Mrs Garretts paper on Quakerism - Letter from Mrs Upton saying she had the Dozon $1,000 note, also the Green $500 note in tin box with her bank in Warren - all right Wea. Thur. March 11, 1897 Ther. Wea. Fri. March 12, 1897 Ther. Booker Washington of the Tuskeegee School Alabama - lecture this eve'g Wea. Fri. March 19, 1897 Ther. At Home - This P.M. Mrs Harper called me to attic and read her first five chapters in S. B. A. down to 1850 - a very readable or listenable story - just of girl-school and teaching days!! The P. E. Club's sociable at Dan. M. Anthony's this evening - a rainy night - but a large and nice musical - Julia went to Chic. - to see her sick father - all the rest - Harper, Hawley Mary and self to the sociable - Wea. Sat. March 20, 1897 Ther. Spent - my first day in reading over old letters - beginning with 1850 - very trying to the eyes - such pale ink - Wea. Sun. March 21, 1897 Ther. Mrs Harper and self went to church - Mr. Garrett's subject, "Exhileration from high ideals" - good - In evening - Sister Mary called at Eliza Wolcotts - & Mrs Harper and self at the Garrett's - - Several girls, Miss Otis - Walker - Blachard all dissented from Mr G's saying there was no big deal in playing cards!! Wea. Mon. March 22, 1897 Ther. At Home - Mrs Sweet came and took a lot of letter dictation - full 3 hours - Mrs Harper and sister May went down town - Miss Hawley worked on old letters - in attick Mailed by "me too" - letter to Miss Willard - on absurdity of Women's coming out - now after all decent papers had protested, yellow journalism - and Pugilism - and shouting me too protest &c Washington and South Dakota have on hand amendment campaigns up to Nov. 1898 - The W. C. T. U's already showing that they mean to wage a prohibition suffrage battle strange they cannot see that suffrage people should carry Amt, their one question to the people! Wea. Tues. March 23, 1897 Ther. At home - Wea. Rainy Wed. March 24, 1897 Ther. Took the 9.05 train for Albany - H.M. Mills met me at station - found Mrs Chapman, Mrs Catt, Dr. M. P. Jacobi, and Eliz. Burrill Curtis at Stanwix Hotel - at 3. P.M. took carriage to Capitol - Senate chamber occupied so were taken to the Judiciary Comm's room - senator Lexow - Chairman - Senator L. H. Humphrey - introduced us - but first Mrs. Frances Scott - with black long hair and pale face - read her Anti address - then I spoke - then Mrs. Mills - Jacobi and Catt - then Mrs Cromwell of Albany gave a most airy nothing - and Mrs Humphrey insisted that Mrs Catt should reply to her - No rest after supper returned to New York and I went - Syracuse with Miss Mills reached her home at midnight - I felt it would be the last time I should ever stoop to plead before such a set of "boys" Wea. Thur. March 25, 1897 Ther. Had arranged with Mr J. B. Pond to lecture at his house - Bergen Avenue - Jersey City this evening - but all [?????] & so begged me to postpone - so it was given up for this year Left Syracuse on the Empire State Express, and reached home before 4. P.M. Wea. Fri. March 26, 1897 Ther. At home - working in the garrett over old letters with Mrs Harper Wea. Sat. March 27, 1897 Ther. At Home Miss Hawley - at work unfolding & ironing out the old letters & clippings Wea. Sun. March 28, 1897 Ther. Went to church -- Mr. Gannet gave notice of Mrs. Sanford's reception to Sister Mary on her 70th birth day - with a very beautiful word for her & her older sister -- Mon. March 29, 1897 at home Tues. March 30, 1987 home Wed. March 31, 1897 at home Thur. April 1, 1897 at home Did not go to the Business meeting - of the [?] Co. Club - this evening - Wea. Fri. April 2, 1897 Ther. Sister Mary's 70th Birthday and it came on a Monday - 70 years ago - Mrs. Mary Thayer Sanford 20 James st - Rochester - N.Y. gave reception in honor of Sister Mary at her home - - The day was lovely - Spring - and large numbers called - - A nice block cloth cape prettily trimmed - & 70 gold dollars - were publicly presented by Mrs. Sanford & Mrs. Greenleaf - Mrs. Harper, Sister Mary & self stayed to supper - Mrs. Greenleaf, Dr. & Mrs. Lozier, Dr. & Mrs. Willis Mrs. Perry & Mrs. Millar --everything went off beautifully -- Wea. Sat. April 3, 1897 Ther. At home - Worked at old letters all day with Mrs. H. & finished them down or up to 1860 - So we are ready for Mrs. Sweet to begin taking my story of that Decade from 50 to 60 on Monday -- It has taken full two weeks of close work to go through with the letters of the ten years from 1850 to 1860 -- Wea. Sun. April 4, 1897 Ther. All but Sister Mary - Mrs. Harper, Miss Hawley and self went to church - good sermon - began promptly at 10.00 - again called at Port Office and got letters - In evening Mrs H, and self went to Charles and Louise Fitch's - 'at home" - Sunday evening - no one else there - so had a nice visit talked over publisher for biography Wea. Mon. April 5, 1897 Ther. At home Mrs Sweet came to take story - beginning with 1850 - - in forenoon - - Miss Hawley to keep on taking letters - and working on old papers - This evening offered Miss H, $5 a week for the month of April to do everything I wanted as well as stenography & type writing & she accepted - Wea. Tues. April 6, 1897 Ther. At home in attic - Ms Sweet came again - took 1854 - 5 & 6 - story - It fairly tries me to think over & talk over the never ceasing [?] of those days - always trying to stir up others to go & speak. - Wea. Wed. April 7, 1897 Ther. At home Ms Sweet took 1857 story - Ms Harper cannot believe that I was not a speaker then - but only a getter up of meetings for others & to make their speeches - Wea. THUR. APRIL 8, 1897 Ther. At home Dictating story to Mrs Sweet Wea. FRI. APRIL 9, 1897 Ther. At home - Mrs Hanish Mrs Clark & her daughter Mabel - who is in Cornell University - came to tea this P.M. - Wea. SAT. APRIL 10, 1897 Ther. at home working on the decade between 1850 & 1860 Wea. SUN. APRIL 11, 1897 Ther. Sister Mary & self went to church - Mon. April 12, 1897 at home Tues. April 13, 1897 at home Wea. Wed. April 14, 1987 Ther. At home at 2.80 - was at Church Parlor to see & hear Miss Charlotte Coffin Wilkinson - the grand-daughter of dear Sam'l J. May - give lecture on the sweat-shop system - she is lovely - about 25 Wea. Thurs. April 15, 1897 Ther. At home The Cort Sociable of the Political Equality Club at our house - reminiscences the order of exercises - a large crowd Wea. FRI. APRIL 16, 1897 Ther. At home - This A.M. papers announced the death of the dear - forsaken woman - Mrs Elizabeth R. Tilton - on Pacific Avenue Brooklyn - N.Y. She vastly less sinning - than sinned against by her Pastor & husband - - a sad - sad life Wea. SAT. APRIL 17, 1897 Ther. at home The papers say that Mrs Tilton died on Tuesday - that at her wish the fact was kept quiet to save revival of newspaper gossip over her - Wea. Sun. April 18, 1897 Ther. Went to Church Wea. Mon. April 19, 1897 Ther. Brother Merritt's 62nd birth day - how well I remember the day he was born_ in the nursery of the new brick house -- April, 19 1824!! poor dear mother - with her eighth baby -- 41 years of age -- Seventeen years of the hey-day of her life given to bearing and rearing eight children!! together with the greatest amount of drudgery with but few of luxuries of life Wea. Tues. April 20, 1897 Ther. at home one dull monotonous grind in [???] old papers Wea. Wed. April 21 1897 Ther. at-home Wea. Thur. April 22, 1897 Ther. Our dear mothers little Eliza J. is 65 years to day - she was born in the old house at Battenville - April 22, 1832 - and died May 18, 1834- - These are the lives of Pierpoint she used to repeat over & over - & dear mother got the Democrat to re-publish it for away back in the early sixties at least before Chronicle had appeared Mr & Miss Kate Gleason called this evening Wea. FRI APRIL 23, 1987 Ther. Mon. April 26, 1897 At home Tues. April 27, 1897 at home At 5 p.m. went down town to Dr Regna's - door closed - my big tooth upper - on which the plate is clasped - left hole - is very [?] & lame - & swollen In evening for [?] Mrs. Sweet, Mrs. Kitridge, & Lou - Mr. & Mrs. Osborne & Mr. Morse called -Morse models in clay & wants to make a medallion of me - Wea. WED. APRIL 28, 1897 Ther. Went to Wilder Building to see Dr Requa - the Dentist - but not there Letter from Mrs Emma Shafter Howard of Oakland - saying my invitation for her to visit us came to her yesterday A.M. - that her ticket was purchased - & that her son couldn't get it changed so she could come this way - - awfully sorry for any delay - - & yet with Julia away how could we have waited on her ! but I did want to see her before she went home Wea. THUR. APRIL 29, 1897 Ther. The 50th anniversary Golden Wedding - of James & Sargent East [Amer???] - & I am to be one of the receiving ladies - Wea. Wed. May 5, 1897 Ther. Mrs. Harper finished first writing of chapter XIV -- which brings story down to 1861 -- -- I went to milliner, shoemaker -- optician, banker & Dentist -- yes & grocery store in person -- & in P.M. Mrs. H. went shopping -- Letter from Mrs. Eliza Wright Osborne inviting me to spend first two weeks in [?] with her -- Mrs. Stanton to be there -- Wea. Sat. May 8, 1897 Ther. Wea. Sun. May 9, 1897 Ther. To Church sister Mary & self Wea. Wed. May 12, 1897 Ther. Wea. Thur. May 13, 1897 Ther. Sister Mary - Mrs. Harper & self took tea at Mrs. J. B. Greenleafs - with Mrs James Sergeant & Mrs Dr Elizabeth J. French - of Boston - Wea Fri. May 14, 1897 Ther. At Home called at Mrs. Garrett found them [?] Prof. Ward. & dear Mrs. Coonley at breakfast - & they decided to take tea with us tomorrow Saturday P.M.] - The alliance doesn't seem any better to me - Wea Sat. May 15, 1897 Ther. Harriet Stanton Blatch is to sail this day for England - has been over here since last October with her mother - her ward with her - Harriet did sail this day Mr. & Mrs Garrett - Prof. Henry Ward of this city & Mrs. Lydia Avery Coomley of Chicago married March - & just returned from a trip to Florida & the Bermuda Islands - were at supper with us - Mrs. Coomley seemed as good as ever - but Mrs. Harper said kept a close watch of every word, gesture, & look of mine - evidently to satisfy herself as to any feelings relation to the man she had joined herself to Wea. Sun.May16, 1897 Ther. Went to Church alone- Sister May Mrs Harper-Miss Hawley & Julia all at home- - May, Mrs Harper & self dined at Mr & Mrs Pikes-22 Sumner & with Mrs Emma J Ewing the teacher-professor of the Culinary Inst & her husband at 2.30 At evening I called on Mrs. Wm Hoyt Spring Street- she walked out & took [?] with me Mr Wm Peck then - so we couldn't talk over what I wished to Mrs Alice Lee Stratton of Oakland California died this morning-- Wea. Mon. May 17, 1897 Ther. At home - a letter from Mrs Mary Hout Roddis- New Orleans-La with several of my letters our dated 1854 - yellow & tattered with its two score & three years. The wife of our dear old minister Rev N.H. Mann & her friend Mrs Welch of Troy - here to tea with us- no one called at evening This was the first of my "at homes"- but really no one knows of it. Received Oakland [?] Ny. 25 with the sad news that the wife of Hon Frederick S Statton of Oakland Cal died on Sunday May 16th Wea. TUES. MAY 18, 1897 Ther. At home Letter from Mrs. Stanton saying there is a void in their hearts & home - learn of Hattie & her Nora's departure on Saturday - & Wanting to have her mem's published by same firm as mine - & in same style Wea. WED. MAY 19, 1897 Ther. At home Working on biography papers Wea. THUR. MAY 20, 1897 Ther. At home Wea. FRI. MAY 21, 1897 Ther. Sister May & self went to Y.M.C.A. Hall to Mr. Morse's Studios - to look at medallion of I.S.A. - General of the P.E. Club there - but none pleased with it & sent over again in P.M. & sat for the [?] Wea. SAT. MAY 22, 1897 Ther. At home Cousin Ellen Hoxier Squires son Burt called in P.M. - he & his wife just home from nearly two years in Colorado & Kansas - his mother had surgical operation on Wednesday - & doing very well - Burt has grown stout & brown & looks well Wea. SUN. MAY 23, 1897 Ther. Went to church also Mrs. Harper - the subject was "the Fine Art of Giving & Taking Advice" - both are very different of attainment - cousin Eleen Hoxie Squire's son Burt came to dinner Wea. Mon May 24, 1897 Ther. Mrs Harper spent whole day cooking and purchasing a summer dress- & I in dictating letters to Miss Hawley & writing an equal umber with my own pen- I feel hopeless-[?] Iam prevented from plunging into work waiting to be done- by the demands on [?] or read & write of the past- Yea. Wed. May 26, 1897 Ther. The Oakland Cal - Enquirer came- from some friend - with the Sad word that Mrs Alice Lee Stratton died on Sunday 16th - Heart trouble - the paper said - she was a lovely & grand woman wife of Hon Fred. S. Stratton of 1201 Harrison st - Oakland wrote best I could to Mr Stratton at once - - Rev J.R. McLean preached at the funeral - Tuesday the 18th Mrs Harper by & self took drive with Mr J. Thayer out East Ave to Brighton & then tea at his house [??] [??] serves it Wea. Thur, May 27, 1897 Ther. At home Mrs H. went Y.W. C. A. Taylor's to try on dress - The Ex. Com. of P.E.Club met Y. W. C. A. to [look?] a second model - & all approved- Went to Mr. Hass shoemaker - but no shoes ready Wea. Fri. May 28, 1897 Ther. At home all day Letter from Mrs. Catt saying she wouldn't stop off here this day--too great a hurry to get home--& to head quarters office work--something mysterious-- says she Miss Shaw & one other officer--promised not to tell--are to resign at end of this year--I wrote her if all the young women gone out--the Old almost Octogenarian would have to rush in & fill the gaps-- until a new lot of girls came to the rescue-- A letter from F.E. Willard shows she is far from a well woman--Lady Henry cables for her to go to England as their doctors surpass America's Wea. Sat. May 29, 1897 Ther. Mrs [?art] here to talk Medallion contract-- & sister M. & self to go to [?] Morse's Studio to see & sign--All hands at Albert H. Morse's studio in P.M.--accepted medallion-- sister M. signed contract & S.B.A. gave check on powers for $100-- Wea. SUN. MAY 30, 1897 Ther. Went to Church Sister Mary also - Mr. G. preached on Storage Batteries - moral & country loving - as, well as electricity - water, air, good - only [?] [?] as dinner while I should call it Political sore-headism In ev'g Mrs Harper & self called on Mrs Kent Bromley Troupe street - _______________ Decoration Day - Julia went home - Churchville at 800 A.M. & returned at 7.00 evening - Wea. MON. MAY 31, 1897 Ther. This is the day of Decoration celebration - all banks & stores closed We remained home all day - Julia's mother came at evening - Mrs Johnson - who is both mother & father to Jennie Hughes two older boys - second wife of Dan Johnson - called at evening - & we had delightful chat - no one else - this is the 3rd Monday since it has been told I would be at home Wea. TUES. JUNE 1, 1897 Ther. At Home - Working all day read letters of 1868 & 1869 - living over those days of struggle with the Revolution & Army people - Wea. WED. JUNE 2, 1897 Ther. at home - Sun shining & warmer Letter from Rev Shaw - brother Merritt & others - Tea at Mrs Sanfords - wrote Mrs Robbins - [?] Council - voting "no" to Mrs Dickinson's resignation - with "yes" to sundry other proposals Wea Thur. June 3, 1897 Ther At home Working on letters & papers Wea. Fri. June 4, 1897 Ther. At home Wea. Sat. June 5, 1897 Ther. At Home Learned that Mrs Laura J. Ramsdell died Thursday night - and we had not seen notice in papers - I stopped with her over 40 years ago - at Livonia - where she then resided - she is about my age - Brother Daniel's son D.R.A. Jr - came in P.M. - on way to N.Y. & Washington - he hopes to get the Leavenworth P.O. & is to be married to Miss Bessie Havens on his return home - Wea Sun. June 6, 1897 Ther Miss Shaw to arrive this A.M. - Nephew D.R. Jr left on 9.05 train for New York He is a good wholesome looking and behaving young man - 6 ft. 4 inches Wea. MON. JUNE 7, 1897 Ther. [Batavia - N.Y. Mrs. Helen M. Sherwin - station 415 East Main st. - Postponed] In Auburn - at Eliza Wright Osborne's - eldest daughter of Martha Coffin & Daniel Wright - Mrs E. C. Stanton & daughter M - Rev Anna H. Shaw - also - All took a drive to Owasco Lake - beautiful Wea. TUES. JUNE 8, 1897 ther. In Auburn at noon came Miss Emily Howland of Sherwood - & at 5.20 came Mrs Harper - so the guests increase in number & the rains pour Wea. WED. JUNE 9, 1897 Ther. In Auburn - [sewing ?] all day Wea. THUR. JUNE 10, 1897 Ther. In Auburn Mrs. Harper left at 2.50 . P.M. Wea. FRI. JUNE 11, 1897 Ther. In Auburn A rainy day - Wea. SAT. JUNE 12, 1897 Ther. In Auburn Mrs S. & self had a 2nd drive at the Lake - Mr & Mrs riley of Ithica arrived at 7 P.M - Mrs. Osborne invited friends to meet - Mrs Stanton & self - the son of W. H. Seward - wife & daughter Mrs - Allen came - aso Mrs [Cheeselia ? Cheesebro ?] - of Canandaigua - daughter of Mrs Worden [inserted above the name is B. Miller] - the sister of Mrs Seward - Wea. SUN. JUNE 13, 1897 Ther. In Auburn Wea. [*Lovely*] MON. JUNE 14, 1897 Ther. Mrs Stanton [?] & [?] & self left Auburn on the 2.50 P.M. train - they stopped at Geneva - & I came on home - to find that nephew D. R. Jr. had arrived Sunday P.M. - and left this A.M. Mrs Harper gone to Cornell University [?] - Sidney Morse - Sculptor at tea - Mrs Warner of Oakland Cal. called - Mrs McLean of Mississippi also - Mr Joseph [Bloss ?] & wife & Mrs Sweet - Wea. TUES. JUNE 15, 1897 Ther. at home Wea. WED. JUNE 17, 1897 Ther. at home Sister Mary & self attended the acting Presidents reception - Prof. Lattimore - at Powers Gallery - very many of Rochester's University graduates there - Dr E. M. Moore to be 83 in July the central figure - Thur. June 17, 1897 at home Fri. June 18, 1897 at home Wea. Sat. June 19, 1897 Ther. Wea. Sun June 20, 1897 Ther. At home - went to church alone and at eve - called at May Hallowells & had nice chat en route home called at Charles & Louise Fitch and talked of nephew Burt's chances of getting work as reporter on news paper- Wea. MON. JUNE 21, 1897 Ther. Brother D.R.'s son Daniel Read Anthony Jr - Bessie S Havens - married this day - & started for New York - the Waldorf - & their bridal trip to the old world - so brother D.R. & Sister Anna Osborne are left quite alone - their eldest - Maude married a year ago - & living in Utah - their son married this day - & their two little girls - [?] there - Wea. TUES. JUNE 22, 1897 Ther. Went with Sister Mary this A.M. to Ward's Museum - Mr. Charles [name underlined] Ward's work shop to do the medallion of self - finished to perfection - all said - The cost [underlined] - in paper boxes - ready to deliver is [to ?] be 26 cts each - & in wooden boxes to be sent by mail or Express 28 cts each - Mrs West, Mrs Black & Mrs Fermer are the Com. in charge of selling them - 25 per cent which at present price - means 25 on each medallion is to go to the National Suffrage Fund - This day we begin to go into the shorter days - Wea. WED. JUNE 23, 1897 Ther. This is the day set for the 3rd reading of the women Parliamentary vote bill in the British House of Commons Do hope the bill will pass & become law. Brit Queens Jubilee that - closing her 60 years reign - caused adjournment of Parliament Julia went home this P.M. & returned in evening - on Business relative to her father's death - Mrs Tenney sewing for me all of this week & two days of last - Wea. THUR. JUNE 24, 1897 Ther. at home very hot & sultry with thunder. Letter from nephew A.A. Mosher saying he would be at Adams - that nephew D.R. Jr & bride would dine with them on Friday & sail on Saturday - I called up to help him [mothers?] this it [?] Wea. FRI. JUNE 25, 1897 Ther. Brother Daniels only son D.R. A. Jr. - and Paul E. Havens youngest daughter - Elizabeth sail for the old world to day - [?] So the Bride & groom dined at nephew A.A. Moshers this day & sailed the next Mrs Sanford her last call this P.M, before start, for San Francisco Wea. SAT. JUNE 26, 1897 Ther. [First paragraph below is crossedmout] Quarterly annuity due to do - forgot to write the Penn Life 9Mutual0 Life Ins. Co. D.R. Jr. 7 his Elizabeth sailed for England on the Umbria [U is underlined twice] this day Wea. SUN. JUNE 27, 1897 Ther. Sister Mary - Miss Hawly & self went to Church - Julia went home yesterday forenoon - to see about her fathers insurance policies - & returned this [?] - At evening Mrs Harper & self called at Mr Gleasons & then spent evening at Mrs Greenleafs Wea. MON. JUNE 28, 1897 Ther. Dr & Mrs Madeline Sanford started for California this P.M. Began reading up letters & Diary Books of the decade between 1870 & 1880 this day - The plot thickens - four months of hardest kind of work for both Mrs Harper & self - with constant help of type writer - & our first writing done to 1870 - Wea. TUES. JUNE 29, 1897 Ther. at home - Working on letters [?] Wea. WED. JUNE 30, 1897 Ther. Unitarian Pic nic - Forest Lawn - on Lake Ontario - very heavy rains all last night & this forenoon - So Pic nic abandoned Letters from brothers D.R. & J. M. - the former writing but not sister Anna - & brother Merritt thinks he cannot come - but have written him he must not break the pleasure - by preventing the meeting of all of us [fam ?] left of mothers & fathers children - At evening went to call on Dr Sherman Ricker & [?] brot me home in her Phaeton - she is a philosophied Doctor - She had just returned from Womens' Con at Buffalo [Handwritten above Wea. the words - hot & bright -] Wea. THUR. JULY 1, 1897 Ther. This is sister [Greelman's ?] 79th birthday - all of hers are gone save niece Maggie McLean Baker - & her three boys & one girl - Wrote letters about the Adams Mass reunion - Wea. FRI. JULY 2, 1897 Ther. at home Went to Dr [Regan's ?] & had three teeth filled - Deposited in Powers Bank my $200. Annuity for June 26 - Sister Mary went to Unitarian Pic nic at Forest Lawn - a hot day Wea. SAT. JULY 3, 1897 Ther. At home Mrs Harper took 10.55 train for Mayville Chau. Co - to visit her sister - Mrs. - just before leaving told me some one had taken a silver stick-pin out of silver jewelry box - that had been in her upper drawer ever since she had been here - & she knew it was there when she came!! - This with her V. loss of Thursday 23 - is most remarkable Time will I trust develope her mistake in both cases !! Wea. SUN. JULY 4, 1897 Ther. Sister Mary & self with G.L. Hawley went to church - the subject A Sobered County showing that we were parting with much of our conceit & spread-eagle oratory as a people - This days heat phenomenal - - hottest in 26 years - after dinner Julia went home to Churchville her brother Will ill with Malarial fever - Wea. MON. JULY 5, 1897 Ther. Another tremendously hot day - we just lay & sat round in next to no clothes Julia returned at 6 - Lillian Ready called & remained to tea - she is a dress maker & works with Mrs Barnard. Wea. TUES. JULY 6, 1897 ther. Hot - but a little more air stirring - Sister Mary & self went down to Beadle & Carrolls store - & got a black & white shirt waist Letter from cousin D.R. reads - Sarah [Burback ?] - saying they would go to Adams the 29 - also from Uncle Joshua Anthony's Joshua saying they would go - Wea. WED. JULY 7, 1897 Ther. at home hot - hot - weather Wea. THUR. JULY 8, 1897 Ther. at home [underlined] hot weather Wea. FRI. JULY 9, 1897 Ther. at home Wea. SAT. JULY 10, 1897 Ther. at home Mrs Harper returned at 2 P.M. Weather awfully hot - Wea. SUN. JULY 11, 1897 Ther. Sister Mary & self went to Church - Mrs Garret to leave for White Mountains on Thursday next - awfully hot - just felt as if the heat could not be endured another minute - but in P.M, there came the heaviest thunder storm - it seemed me - I ever knew- - & so broke up the fearfully hot spell - Wea. MON. JULY 12, 1897 Ther. at home Julia doing the washing in lovely rain water - but the lowry showery day prevented good drying - so lost in part the soft water good - Wea. TUES, JULY 13, 1897 Ther. Mother & Father married just 80 years ago this day - July 13, 1817 Wea. WED. JULY 14, 1897 Ther. at home writing letters & getting last things done before leaving home - would that I were not to have this [week?] in my home staying I have now been at home more months together than in any one of the last 30 or 40 years - and would love to have been let alone here for the entire year - WEA. THUR, JULY 15, 1897 THER. Mr. Sargent took Mrs. H & self to their summer house - Sunset cottage Summerland - Alexandria Bay - St Lawrence River - arriving the Thousand Islands - left R. at 11:00 - arrived Bay at 7:05 Their little launch did not arrive until 7:20 - so we reached the island & had an eight Oclock supper - only Mrs. Pond - here so Mrs. Harper & self - [?] their guests for the coming week. Wea. Fri., July 16, 1897 Ther. This day is set for us to go the Thousand Islands to James & Josephine Sargents summer cottage. Left home the day earlier - so this day - am at the lovely River Island home - all quiet as need be - Rev. Asa Lane & wife & daughter Mrs. Hanford & her four sons & one girl - have cottage [?] [?] in the Force Cottage since Mrs. Wilkinson of Phila with her baby boy & four girls of her husband - who is a [?] for Wannamaker of Phila Wea. Sat., July 17, 1897 Ther. At Summer Land Planned to make the Thousand Island trip but didn't - the rest went to the club house at Bay Wea. Sun., July 17, 1897 Ther. At Mrs. Angelina F. Sargents cottage planned to make the circuit of the Islands but a severe storm came up - so didn't go much to my relief for I must say I feel best on terra firma. Wea. Mon, July 19, 1897 Ther. At Summerland a quiet day at 2 P.M. - all four went for the day - took the Island steamer & made a 40 milestrip around among the 2,400 Islands - not 1. but 2,400 islands - Found Mr. Staples & son in law Benitt of Washington. Millard & Biggs at the Bay - keeping the Thousand Island Hotel reporting very dull season. Wea. Tues., July 20, 1897 Ther. At Mr. & Mrs. Sargents Sunset Cottage Summerland - Alexandria Bay - St. Lawrence River at home all the day took a sleep in the hammock in forenoon - thunder & a two hours sleep in my lovely bed - during a long & beautiful rain- after supper Mr. S. too us to the Bay - letter from sister Mary saying Miss Hawley had left at 1:20 P.M. Monday - Julia at her mothers in Churchville - all of Sunday & Monday til 8:30 P.M. Wea. Wed., July 21, 1897 Ther. Rev Anna H. Shaw lecture at Chautauqua assembly [P.E.Club ???? ?? ??? to Bessie Laughton of Point Havens of Leavenworth ???] At Summerland the morning bright warm still & lovely- wrote letter to sister Mary - sorry to Mary S. Hay on death of her father Crawfordsville Ind. Wea. Thur., July 22, 1897 Ther. May Wright-Sewell to be at Chautauqua this day. Wea. Thur., July 29 1897 Ther. Berkshire County Massachusetts Historical Society meeting in Grand Father Anthonys door yard South Adams & all invited to be there - fifteen of us slept in the old house this night - on beds - cots & sofa - The rain stopped & a good audience gathered in Plunketts Pavillion in Forest Park - Adams - [?] 6 or 800 - a good lunch & good speeches by my girls - Upton, Foster Avery, Wright Sewell Colby, Blackwell, Chapman Catt - Wea. Fri., July 30, 1897 Ther. The family reunion today - some 80 sat down to tables spread in keeping room - grand fathers room & living room & nice talks from several after dinner - Wea. Sat, July 31, 1897 Ther. Went to Greylock Summit at 6 white horse wagon with 17 - & a 4-bay horse wagon with 11 - in all 28 of us - then cousin William took brother Merritt in his buggy - making 30 of our party - But only Mrs. Sewall & Mrs. Colby were left - Wea. Sun., Aug. 1, 1897 Ther. All the cousins took dinner at Aunt Maria's - & I could but feel how Uncle Humphrey would have enjoyed it to see us all there. Wea. Mon Aug. 2, 1897 Ther up at 5 & off for North Adams - to take 7 A.M. train for Greenwich- Mrs Sewall with us- brothers Daniel & Merritt - sister Mary & self- to visit Battenville & Center Falls- Left Albany at 8.10- & reached Rochester at 2 P.M. - to find no Julia- so that sister- ill as she was had to start in to get dinner from the foundation- Wea. WED. AUG 4, 1897 Ther. At home Wea THUR. AUG 5, 1897 Ther. At home - Brother Daniel left on the 10.27 train to regular - home went to station with him - , I followed - a got mile down Dhul bar - Wea. FRI. AUG. 6, 1897 Ther. Frances M. Clark came & began house work Wea. SAT. AUG. 7, 1897 Ther. [No entry for this date] Wea. SUN. AUG. 8, 1897 Ther. Mrs. Sewall went to Church with us to see & hear our old Pastor Rev N. M. Mann - [next page] Wea. MON. AUG. 9, 1897 Ther. AT home We had to tea - Mrs Sewall - Rev & Mrs Mann - Mrs Hallowell (Mrs ? ill) Mrs Blackall & Mrs Walters - Mrs [?] Smith - Mrs Angle an in evening, some hundred called - Mr & Mrs Charles Fitch among them - and quite late Cousin Hannah [Doyles ?] & Melissa Dickinson arrived Wea. TUES. AUG. 10.1897 Ther. Mrs Sewall left at 10 - A.M- and our Cousins were moved into the front chamber [next page] Wea. WED. AUG. 11, 1897 Ther. The Cousins spent this day at Macedon visiting the children of Cousin John - Macedon John's father used to call him - Wea. THUR. AUG. 12, 1897 Ther. At home Wea. FRI. AUG. 13, 1897 Ther. The cousins went to Avon & spent night - Merritt, Mary & self took tea at Mary Hallowells - with Mr Mann & others - When we reached home at 9.30 - [?] Mary Mills was here - so we made bed on Sofa bed in my study - & left the cousins bed ready for them [?] [nite ?] Wea. SAT. AUG. 14, 1897 Ther. Was down town with Merritt - The cousins took lunch at Sibleys & stopped till 2 P.M. [next page] Wea. SUN. AUG. 15, 1897 Ther. Cousin Hannahs Margaret Bouyles Davies & husband Barnes of Buffalo - came & spent entire day returning on the 9.50 P.M. train - Wea. MON. AUG. 16, 1897 Ther. [No entry for this date] [next page] Wea. TUES. AUG. 17, 1897 Ther. The cousins Melissa took the 6.20 P.M. train for Chicago - which lands them at 9 - Wednesday A.M - So now we are left with brother Merritt alone - wo is to stay until after the G.A.A. at Buffalo a week [?] Wed. Aug. 18, 1897 at home Thur. Aug. 19, 1897 at home Wea. FRI. AUG. 20, 1897 Ther. at home [next page] Wea. SAT. AUG. 21, 1897 Ther. Received receipt for $800 from H.[?].U. - with letter - saying Mrs Catt, self must agree about it ?! Wea. SUN. AUG. 22, 1897 Ther. Went to Chapel to hear George Smith tell of their Sundays abroad - very prettily done - [next page ] Wea. MON. AUG. 23, 1897 Ther. Brother Merritt went to Buffalo to see the Old Soldiers arrive Had next to no callers this evening - Oh yes Mr Chapin of Fort Scott called on way to Livonia Wea. TUES. AUG. 24, 1897 Ther. Brother MerritT In Buffalo - came at 9.20 - tired out - in [bed ?] wit indigestion - & I didn't get settled until near midnight [next page] Wea. WED. AUG. 25, 1897 Ther. Brother decided he didn't want to go back to Buffalo today - so I gae up seeing the Grand March of the Grand Army of the Republic - and we settled down to visiting - Our Rev Anna Shaw came in about 11. A.M - from Alcott - where she had spoken [?] P.M. Wea. THUR. AUG. 26, 1897 Ther. Brother Merritt left at 9.50 A.M - went station with him - expressed himself as going home feeling in much better heart in both mind & body - - He has a good rest - with three square meals a day for a whole month -, he has seemed to enjoy it - though no words to say so - Miss Shaw, sister Mary & self went to tea at the Sanfords to Mrs Anna Desant of London - & then to Y.M.C.A. Hall - where I presented Mrs B. to about 200 people - Miss S. sat in audience - & at close - took train for Ames - Iowa - Mrs Desant is Master of best of English & knows how to use it to best advantage - I think all were delighted with here - though like myself - not accepting her themes of his soul - [next page] Wea. FRI. AUG. 27, 1897 Ther. We had Mrs Desant Mrs Sanford - Madeline, Mrs [M D. Morse ?], Gertrude Blackall, Mrs Dr Sozier of [?], Mrs [No... ?] Miss Nilson, to dinner - with no meat [prev. 2 words underlined] - a very pleasant time - then at 8 - a smaller audience not over 200 greeted Mrs Desant - & she gave the practical duties of [...sophists ?] for to day most excellent - she impresses me with her learning & knowledge on all lines - Wea. SAT. AUG. 28, 1897 Ther. Called at Mrs Sanfords to say a good by to Mrs Besant & Countess [Meitch ?] Meister - It is evident that Mrs Sanford will be the Pres of the new Theosophist Society that is to represent Mrs Besant [?] - Then we dined with Mrs Morse - ev. B. - to meet her brother's wife - Mrs Pase of St Louis Mo - & their son Williams wife & step mother Mrs Fletcher - a very good time - came home early - Wea. SUN. AUG. 29, 1897 Ther. Sister Mary & self went to Unitarian Chapel to hear Mrs Dr. [Dendorn ?] [?] on Theosophy - a nice number of women & a few men present - Mr Gannett there - Mrs. D. did very nicely indeed - Wea. MON. AUG. 30, 1897 Ther. At home Miss Gertrude Blackall came at 8 A.M. & took dictation for several letters - Miss Rathburn of Aurora - N.Y. came to try her hand as my stenographer & helped - she seems a quiet & bright person - At our " at home" - this evening Miss Imogene Dewey brought two ladies from Canada - & two from Norwalk Ohio - & Miss [Rischen ?] back & the Misses Mabbett came Mrs Mary Stocking Knaggs & husband - of Bay City, Michigan - came to tea - spent evening - & took 10.10 train for Detroit. - & at 10 - Mrs Blackall with Mrs Fred Douglas of Washington D.C. - and Miss Gertruide & Mr Gold - who is going to Cincinnati to study for a [Rabbi ?] - [?] [next page] Wea. TUES. AUG. 31, 1897 Ther. Dictated until 12 - then dressed - & sister Mary & self went to dinner in honor of Mrs Douglas - at Mrs Blackalls shehad a large round table with 14 seated - Mr Garmett brought Rev Fred Hosmer , Mrs Lucy B. Smith brought a niece from St Louis - so I talked with each of Mrs [?] of that city - & both aid none of best people would or could join with her - Charlotte [Milburn ?] [suffering ?] - Mrs [Walters ?] & daughter Gertrude were there Wea. WED. SEPT. 1, 1897 Ther. At home - dictating letters - & looking over & sorting newspaper clippings & playing in years - A lovely rain in P.M. & evening - Sister Mary Pasting slips in 1874 Scrap book - Mrs Stanton wrote one to go instanter to Geneva - but must stick to work here Wea. THUR. SEPT. 2, 1897 Ther. at home Dictating letters to my little new secretary - Miss Rackham of Aurora - Wea. FRI. SEPT. 3, 1897 Ther. Rev. B. G. Roger Pres. of [Bengonia?] College at [Bengonia ?0 Mich - who lived at Ogdensburg N.Y 1894 - & Miss Shaw, Miss Hannah [?] May & self stopped with them - his wife a very bright woman - Left home on 5.10 train for Geneva - Found no carriage at Station - so had to pay $1. to go out - & on arrival found they had read my Postal card 8.10 - instead of 5.10 - but since there was no 8.10 leaving R. it was to say the least funny that they could guess it meant 5 - even if the figure was very [?] -which it was [next page] Wea. SAT. SEPT. 4, 1897 Ther. Geneva N.Y. at Mrs Eliz. Smith Miller's Mrs Stanton same as ever Spent day talking about 50th anniversary celebration but her hobby - craze - now is Educated Suffrage - as if all [underlined] were included in that one qualification I do hope she will get out of it into a view of the whole great half century's work Wea. SUN. SEPT. 5, 1897 Ther. [handwritten after Wea. is the word "hot"] Geneva - N.Y. Eliz. Smiths Miller's to visit with Mrs Stanton At 10 A.M. the Coachman - John - took me to see Aunt Amy Read Hane's youngest son - Lucious Howe - & his two daughters - Nina - & Henrietta - Ella the first an invalid for years - the latter does all the work for the three - Cousin [?] in very helpless state - [next page] Wea. MON. SEPT. 6, 1897 Ther. [handwritten above Wea. are the words "very hot day" Left Geneva at 12.05 - Mrs Stanton, Maggie & Dudley Millers widow went to Station with me - I called again at Cousin Lucious - I wish I could do for them - cousin Marietta's daughters husband - Mr Nestor - has been for years very kind but they feel he is withdrawing [underlined] his help - Wea. TUES. SEPT. 7, 1897 [handwritten above Wea. are the words "a little cooler"] at home - [next page] Wea. WED. SEPT. 8, 1897 Ther. Churchville - 3 P.M. Mrs Martha J. Hattly Stebbins Martha J. Hattly Stebbins - Took 10.55 train - diner with Mrs Stebbins - she had Mrs Graves, Mrs Smith & Mrs ___ then [?] spoke in Baptist Church some 200 women from miles around - a dozzen men or so - Mrs Parish introduced me - Mrs Stebbins paid me $10 out of her own pocket Before leaving home in A.M. dictated 4 letters to Gertrude Blackall - & 4 to my little girl Amy A. Rathburn - & after return at 6 - supped & read over the 8 letters, signed, sealed stamped & mailed them - Wea. hot Thur. Sept 9, 1897 Ther. At home worked on papers & clippings in the attic all day This P.M. papers tell of a horrid murder at Church ville early this A.M - Smith the name - the craze of husbands to get possession of their wives money seems to be the initiating course in this as in the Benham's & other cases Wea. hot Fri. Sept.10, 1897 Ther. at home Worked on clippings all day - & then after supper walked to Mrs. Hallowells - spent an hour or more there walked back home Cooler Wea. Sat. Sept. 11, 1897 Ther. At Home - Went to Dentist Requa - first thing after breakfast - to get plate fixed - then all day again in the attic - Cooler Wea. Sat. Sept. 12, 1897 Ther. At Home Sister Mary & self went to Church - Mr G's subject today - to use whatever talent we possess to best of ability - Wea. MON. SEPT. 13, 1897 Ther. [No entry for this date] [next page] Wea. TUES. SEPT. 14, 1897 Ther. Lette from Mr. [?] W. Bradley - Sup't of Bradstreet Co - Phila - Penn - Lock Box 1557 - Phila - P.O. asking sundry questions as to nephew Burts capacities to work for them - which I answered as best I could and wrote the man I hope he would give the young man a trial - & so see for themselves what he was good for - Wea. Wed. Sept. 15, 1897 Ther. At home A Postal card from nephew Burt this A.M. dated Sept. 14/97 Am taking my noon hour & thought to write you this card to tell you that everything goes lovely. Got a raise in salary after the first days which will make me independent - your truly, Burt This looks good & if the boy only holds out he'll be all right he is with the Bradstreet & Co. Philadelphia, Penn Wea. Thur. Sept. 16, 1897 Ther. Wea. FRI. SEPT. 17, 1897 Ther. At Home Dentist [Regua ?] - at 8.30 [time is underlined] [next page] Wea. SAT. SEPT. 18, 1897 Ther. [no entry for this date] Wea. MON. SEPT. 27, 1897 Ther. [no entry for this date [next page] Wea. TUES. SEPT. 28, 1897 Ther. South Dakota - Nate arrived [?] at Mitchell Sept. 28.29.30 - Mrs Annie & Simmons Pres. Huron Wea. TUES. OCT. 5, 1897 Ther. Ohio Con. 5.6.7- [full line underlined] Allliance [next page] Wea. WED. OCT. 6, 1897 Ther. [no entry for this datge] Wea. THUR. OCT. 7, 1897 Ther. Ohio annual State W.S.A Con. Alliance - after writing "no" - H.J. Upton telegraphed - Holding Alliance Convention depends on you. For Heavens sake come October 7th - wire answer - H.J.U. this came Sept 11. & I wired "yes" thought I ought to have stuck to "no" [next page] Wea. FRI. OCT. 8, 1897 Ther. [no entry for this date] Wea. SAT. OCT. 9, 1897 Ther. Miss Kate M. Meeney 26 Phelps Avenue Rochester - N. Y. - [next page] Wea. SUN. OCT. 10, 1897 Ther. [no entry for this date] Wea. MON. OCT. 11, 1897 Ther. [no entry for this date] [next page] Wea. TUES> OCT 12, 1897 Ther. Iowa - State W.S.A. Annual meeting - [both words underlined] Wea. WED. OCT. 13, 1897 Ther. Iowa - State Conv. [following paragraph x'd out] May Memorial Celebration in home of dear Rev Daivd J. [May's ?] 100th birth day - the daughter Mrs Charlotte Coffin May Wilkinson - the grand daughters Miss Charlotte Wilkinson Ken [next page] Wea. THUR. OCT. 14, 1897 Ther. Iowa State Con - Deshane 18-14-15 - Kentucky - Lexington - 14 . 15 Wea. FRI. OCT. 15, 1897 Ther. Nevada State W.S.A. Annual meeting - at Carson City - Mrs Frances A. Williamson of Reno - Chair. Ex. Com - & Ed of State Paper [next page] Wea. SAT. OCT. 16, 1897 Ther. [no entry for this date] Wea. TUES. OCT. 19, 1897 Ther. [no entry for this date] [next page] Wea. WED. OCT. 20, 1897 Ther. Left Rochester - 9.05 A.M. reached Syracuse - 11.15 - Harriet Mary Mills met me - p found Mr C.J.D. Mills feeble - - at [9?]. P.M. found the May Church well filled - - good speaking - Wea. SAT. OCT. 23, 1897 Ther. [no entry for this date] [next page] Wea. SUN. OCT. 24, 1897 Ther. At Nashivlle - Tenn - All hands drove out to the Hermitage [two words underlined] - The old homestead of Andrew Jackson - Lucy E. & self excepted - - I went to Fisk University Chapel - at 10.20 - heard a colored man preach - & promised to go out & talk to the 600 students Monday A.M., - at 3 P.M. spoke at the Liberal Religious meeting in Jewish synagogue - Rev Dr Thomas Pres - Jenkin Lloyd Hones, Sec'y - at evening went to Gospel Tabernackle - Sam Jones - to hear Rev Anna Shaw preach - - went home to supper with a Jewish lady - Mrs - & from there to the Tabernacles Wea. MON. OCT. 25, 1897 Ther. National Council at Nashville Tenn. Exposition - at 8.18 - drove out to Fisk University with the President - spoke to the students of the Old Abolitionists & women's rights there & [?] for an hour - then was driven over to the Exposition grounds by the Treasurer - found all beautiful - but the Assembly room damp & dull [?] so with Wea. TUES. OCT. 26, 1897 Ther. N. Council Nashville - Tenn Maxwell House - WED. OCT. 27, 1897 National Council - Tenn. Wea. Fri. Oct. 29, 1897 Ther. Wea. Sat. Oct. 30, 1897 Ther. Nevada State Con - Carson City -- Wea. TUES. NOV. 2, 1897 Ther. Wea. WED. NOV. 3, 1897 Ther. Wea. THUR. Nov. 4, 1897 Ther. Wea. FRI. Nov. 5, 1897 Ther. Wea. SAT. Nov. 6, 1897 Ther. Wea. SUN. Nov. 7, 1897 Ther. Wea. MON. Nov. 8, 1897 Ther. Wea. TUES. Nov. 9, 1897 Ther. THUR. NOV. 11, 1897 Leave Rochester - Wea. Fri. Nov 12, 1897 Ther. Wea. Sat. Nov. 13, 1897 Ther SUN. NOV. 14, 1897 Duluth - Minn - Nephew Wendell P. Mosher MON. NOV. 15, 1897 1st National Conference Minneapolis - Minn - Masonic Hall - Tues. Nov. 16, 1897 1st Con. Minneapolis Min Wed. Nov 17, 1897 2nd National Conference Madison - Wis- Thur. Nov. 18, 1897 2nd National Con - Madison Fri. Nov. 19, 1897 3rd National Conference Chicago, IL Sat. Nov. 20, 1897 3rd National Con 2nd Day - Chicago, IL Sun. Nov. 21, 1897 Wea. Mon. Nov. 22, 1897 Ther. 4th National Conference Grand Rapids, Mich - Arrive at 6:15 - Mr & Mrs Delos Blodgett met us with carriage - & too S.B. to their house - lovely - Miss Shaw to arrive tomorrow A.M. she speaks to night at Hammond Inst - Mrs C.C.C. & Miss Hay were put by Mrs Harvey Hollister & taken to her beautiful house - - Twice I was in G.R. Mr Blodgett has a young wife & has little ones - a girl 2 yrs & a boy 1 year Wea. Tues. Nov. 23, 1897 Ther. 4th National Con. - 2nd day - Grand Rapids - Mich Wea. Wed. Nov. 24, 1897 Ther. Kalamazoo - Mich - Shaw & Anthony Rev Caroline J. Bartlett Wea. Thur. Nov. 25, 1897 Ther. Thanksgiving Day - William McKinley - Pres William Black Gov. of New York left Kalamazoo at 7 A.M. reached Toledo - Ohio at 2 P.M. & went to Claudia Quigley Murphy's - friend there Mrs Catt & Miss Hay - - Spent night here with all the rest - Miss Shaw & self slept together - but not much sleep for me. Wea. Fri. Nov. 26, 1897 Ther. 5th National Conference Toledo - Ohio -- Miss Shaw left for Youngstown to speak this ev'g & I went to Mrs Randolphs [nice?] [people?] very made my speech this evening Wea. Sat. Nov. 27, 1897 Ther. 5th National Conference Toledo - Ohio Miss Shaw arrived at noon - at Mrs Randolph's & made her main speech this evening At 11 P.M. I took train for home Miss Hay & Mrs. Catt on same train - Miss Shaw to leave for Wisconsin tomorrow A.M. - I never heard [some?] rolicking & [fury?] there this evening Wea. Sun. Nov. 28, 1897 Ther. Reached home at 10 - A.M. - & found all well -- Mrs Harper feeling I had put back the biography work fearfully - well it has been a rest to me anyway Wea. Mon. Nov. 29, 1897 Ther. At Home and pitching into scrap book work Wea. THURS. DEC. 2, 1897 Ther. Dear Mother's 104th Birth Day Wea. FRI. DEC. 3, 1897 Ther. Wea. Fri. Dec. 10, 1897 Ther. at Home Finished clippings for scrap-book for 1893 At 6 P.M. Sister Mary, Mrs. Harper, Amy Rachturn & myself - went to U. Church Parlor to Annual Christmas Sale & supper -a big crowd & $400 net Wea. Sat. Dec. 11, 1897 Ther. At home Marking upon clippings of 1894 - The New York Con. Con. and the Kansas Suffrage Council Mont campaigns - & fearfuly big 20th Sun. Dec. 12, 1897 at home. Went to hear Mr. Gannet - his text from Mr. Moody "Character is what a man is in the dark" - It was a good talk Sister Mary bro't letters from Miss Lucy E - & H.T. Upton - the latter with a check of $50 - for my clerk hire to [?] & [?] for 1897 - The Women of California sent 85 for Poor Women - tomorrow I will put all Press contributions into Trust Bank where Emma B Sweet is custodian. they are now - Sam'l [Nicholson?] 10 - Susan J Chase 10 - Cornelia C. Hasry 50 - [H???] 5 - total - 75 - Mon Dec 13 1897 At home Wea. TUES. DEC. 14, 1897 Ther. At Home Wea. WED. DEC. 15, 1897 Ther. At home Wea. THUR. DEC. 16, 1897 Ther. at home Wea. FRI. DEC. 17, 1897 Ther. at. Home All hands took supper at Unitarian Parlors - at the Church sale & Supper - My only outing since return from Conferences - Sat Dec 18 1897 At home Sent N.Y. Life Ins Co $34.70 - for 1898 premium -In just 40 years have I paid premiums on my 2,000 Life Policy - Mrs. Harper is finishing 1892 - with the Worlds Fair in Chicago - Amy Rathburn is pasting Kansas campaign& 1894 - in scrap book - Mrs Hawley copying chap. of the biography - Little Miss Meilke copy - Omaha speech - Mormon [?] had met her Ballot of 1882 - & myself - sorting & hiring together the clippings of 1895 Sun. Dec. 19, 1897 Wea. WED. DEC.22, 1897 Ther. Wea. THUR. DEC. 23, 1897 Ther. Thur. Dec. 30. 1897 Fri. Dec. 31, 1897 This is sister Guelma's Aaron's 85 birthday all of us at home - Sister Mary, Mrs Harper, Miss Amy Rathburn & self & at work-also Miss Hawley and Miss Meilke - type-writing so we closed the year hard at work & I can say it has been one of as steady grind as any I ever had among it has been over papers & speech - reading & writing &c MEMORANDA Date Dolls, Cts. In trust for cause from Dr Cordelia Green 500. Since May 1895 MEMORANDA date Dolls. Cts. Jan 1897 - Paid 2 year interest to Rochester P.E. Club [?] 40.- Send the 500. Stand'g fund to National Treasurer H.T. Upton to invest 500. at 7 per cent until 14. Cash Account - January Date Received Paid In Powers Bank 211 61 Annuity for Dec 25 N.Y. State for Con. 25 Interest Old Fort [?] 25 461 61 [*Powers Bank*] Powers Bank 7 Two years interest on the [?] 40 Dr. C. Green [?] 40 Nephew Burt A 30 30 Powers Bank Sister May [?] 19 25 25 Julia (House) 20 Powers Bank 40 J.M.A. [?] 400 Monroe C Bank 400 Wm [?] Express Yosemite for 45 2 tour case (House) 10 50 10 [?] church 50 Street cars 50 1896 Net History sales 28 37 8 Mrs. Sweet 20 hours 10 12 Telegram Mrs. C.E. Merritt 50 Stamps 5 15 Mrs. [?] sales 15 20 " " 5 1044 98 = 1034 16 Cash Account - January Date Received Paid Brot Forward 1044 98 1034.16 Powers Bank 25 C. [?] rent 25 20 Des Moines - Iowa Feb 5 Indianapolis & return 39 50 National Treasure 29.50 Arnica 50 two Tooth Brushes 50 Carried over 982 1110.48 = 1110.48 Cash Account - February Date Received Paid Brot Forward 9 82 7 Unitarian Church for Taylor - Tuskegee 1 8 Powers Bank 44 Julia (wages) for Jan 24 Julia (House) for January 5 M.P.A. rent 25 Julia (House) 20 U.S.A. Board 20 11 2 ct stamps 4 postoff for self 5 Powers Bank 25 Sundries (House) 9 06 11 Powers Bank 40 Burt A. [?] 40 Post Express. 50, telegram 25 75 Baggage for girls 1 00 14 Douglas [?] 15 1.00 Powers Bank Emma Sweet 15 17 Spencerfort [?] 1 Brother J.M.A. interest 37.67 Post Monroe Co. [?] 37.67 191.49 [?] 48 Cash Account - February Date Received Paid Brot Forward 191.49 175 48 77 Birth Day Tony G. Gillard 25.00 Louisa & Alvin Jones 25.00 May R. Boyd 5.00 55 Put in Mon. Co. [?] Act 55 Powers Bank 35 Papers 1 50 Newspaper wrappers 2 24 Julia (House) 15 28 Church 1 Magnifying Glass 2 Mrs. E.D. Sweet 15 50 Julia (wages) 9 Carried over 5 01 282 49 282 49 Cash Account - March Date Received Paid Brot forward 5 01 1 Wausau & return 2 2 Monroe C.S. Bank 200 [*Em S. sent Mch 7 F 89.50*] Put in Powers Bank 125 90 [*Making 300 for 1895!*] Sister May (rent) 25 Julia (House) 20 M.[?]A. Board 20 National for /96 Clerk time 10 13 50 Powers Bank 20 Nephew [?] 30 8 Mrs. Fullsom - cheap satin 19 50 Light overshoes 50 9 [?] & return 3 08 " C.G. Adams - Lecture 50 Office Table & 7 scrap books 3 69 Tele[obliterated] Ralph 1 28 [obliterated] 5 40 [obliterated] 1 00 [obliterated] 1 00 Fowl paring knife 2 25 3 pair scissors 95 Blue [?] blankets 1 45 6 stenographers books & ink 1 25 Lost & not accounted for 3 18 Brot up 305.01 270.93 Cash Account - March Date Received Paid Brot up 305.01 270.93 13 Harriet J. Upton 100 for Clerk - Jan. Feb Brother J.M. interest 6.07 Put in Powers Bank 106.07 Booker T. Washington lecture 50 Power Bank 27 English Monroe [?] 3 Jan 3 00 For McLean strip 27.00 R.F.A. for Photo's 10 80 Nephew Burt 10 80 200 2 ct stamps 4 Denis & Charlie 90 21 Constitution [?] 1 24 attic utensils 60 5 in wallet Albany lost 28 Power Bank 6 5 00 1 ton coal 5 25 Julia (House) 15 Annuity installment for 200 Power Bank 200 " " 50 E.B. Sweet 10 Julia (wages) 13 not accounted for 7 77 Carried over 24 06 704 88 = 704 88 Cash Account - April Date Received Paid Brot Forward 24.06 [Powers Bank] Rent no 17 25 M.S.A. 20- Julia (House) 20 20 A. C. Sullivan Taxes 1896 180 Nephew Burt 30 R. F. A. repairs on type writer return for me 5 Powers Bank - 31.80 Express - type writer 1 To Mrs Blackall for Sister M's 70th birthday 3 Powers Bank (self) 25 15- E. B. Sweet 16 Stove coal 6 25 16 Powers Bank 50 Cotton umbrella 50 Post Express 50 Church & [?] 100 300. two cent stamps 6 23/ H. T. W. Clerkline 10 Church 25 Julia (House) -800 street car tickets 1.00 Powers Bank 30 Nephew Burt 30 19586 150 30 Cash Account - April Date Received Paid Brot up 19586 150 30 Powers rent 4 50 Charles [M????] 4 50 3 Julia (House) -5 Power Bank 10 carried over 30 50 20036 20036 CASH ACCOUNT - MAY Date Received Paid Brot forward 30 56 Rent no 17 25 Julia (House) 20- Sister May 20 for [?] 3 Sentinal Tracy clerk hire 50 Powers Bank 30 Nephew Burt Anthony 30 Arena article 25 Power's Bank 75 5 Powers Bank 50 " G. Hawley for April 12 " Regna - Dentist 3 50 Mending Umbrella 25 women [?] co 1 stamps 1 April 7 Julia (wages) 10 Express on Photos from M[???] - S.F.Cal. 2 15 11 Powers Bank 20 50 J.H.Kent - for Photos 20 50 17 Julia (House) 10 Bonnet 6 50 16 Church - 1 25 9 Church 50 22606 218 65 CASH ACCOUNT - MAY Date Received Paid Brot up 226 06 218 65 Street car &c &c 2 83 18 H.T.Upton - Clerk hire 10 20 Powers - M.S.A. for self 50 Julia (House) 2+ 21 H.T.Upton - Clerk hire 10 " Put in Powers Bank 20 Julia (House) 5- 23 Church 50 24 Powers Bank 6 25 Returned on Rents from Mrs. Harper [J?]H.H. 4 28 Julia (house) 6 H.T.U. salary of 20 March Clerk Hire Powers Bank 2 60 " Ruching 71 "Shirley" Jane Eyre 25 Powers Bank 100 To Mr. Sidney H. Morse 100 street car tickets & stamps 3 Powers Bank 20 Julia (House) 5 46 Julia (Wages) 10 Carried over 74 26 448 66 = 448 66 Cash Account - June Date Received Paid Brot forward 74 26 M.S.A. no 17 25 " (Board) 20 Julia (House) 20 Church .50 2 Return from J. M. A. 27 Powers Bank 47 " Rendell - picture frame 10 88 Miss Hawley 8. Powers Bank 27 75 Mrs. [?] [?] 27 75 6. to 14. Auburn 1.54 Powers Bank (self) 10 15 200 - 2ct stamps 4 19 to 23 Julia (House) - 15 18 H.J.U. April - 50 Powers Bank 50 22 Powers Bank 60 Wallet for bills 55 Pamphlet case 30 blue pencils 25 Contribution Church 50 Street car tickets 50 23 Mrs. Terry Repairing dress 5 00 269 01= 216 77 Brot up 269 01= 216 77 21 Telegram to D.R. A. Jr. 1 00 24 Terry dress made up 2 00 25 Mrs. [?] 2 days 5 00 Terine, parker paper &c 1 35 Paper for machine 4 10 Julia (House) 10 Rushing 1 00 Church 50 G.L. Hawley (sales) 10 Julia (wages) 12 Street car tickets 2 Not accounted for 2 04 Carried over 1 25 269.01 = 269.01 Cash Account - July Date Received Paid Brot Forward 1 25 Powers Bank 25 Rent No 17 25 Sister M.S.A. 20 (House) (Julia) 20 Dr. Regna 3 Miss Davenport .50 1 Penn Mutual Life Ins Co 200 Powers Bank 200 5 Fort Wayne Indiana 20 " Powers Bank 20 " Powers Bank 30 8 Shirt waist 1 50 trinkets sundries 25 5 Church con. 50 7 30 paper boxes 5 John Clark Redpath 40 Powers Bank 40 10 12 yds [?] 3 12 [?] 2 5 [?] " .50 9 doz P. knife 3.00 1 doz " 3 50 10 11 Church con. 50 100 - 2 ct stamps 2 00 Dem. Chronicle 3 75 336 25 332 00 Cash Account - July Date Received Paid Brot up 336 25 332 00 14 11 tons coal 55 50 Monroe Savings Bank 150 00 Buckle Belt 1 25 Julia (wages) 12 G.L. Hawley 7 Maria A. 1 Soap & cotton 50 J.M.A. 52 53 " for Chapin 256 85 Monroe Co S Bank 52 53 " " " " 256 85 15 Thousand Islands self & Mrs. Sweet 20 to Aug 3 Adams & return at Adams D.R. [?] 12 John A. 10 [?] 5 Arthur J. Lain 3 79 Julia (House) 5 shoes, J for House 5.00 Adams express, [?] 14 chairs, cots, tables dishes 10 girls 10 cream 4 [hotel?] 5 41 Photographer [ ?] Sundries [?] Not accounted for -- 27 Carried forward 12 834 53 834 53 Cash Account - August Date Received Paid Brot Forward 12 19 Frances (House) 5 9 H.J.K. National Trust 25 to rent No 17 25 Received M.S.A. 20 Frances (House) 20 11 Powers Bank 4 12 Powers Bank 4 [?] Photographs 9 Mrs. A. Arnold 4 Powers Bank 6 75 Mr. D. Parsons, Adams 6 75 18 Frances (wages) 5 19 Monroe Savings Bank 4 55 " Rochester " " 2 50 " Cousin Melissa Dick. 25 Powers Bank 7 40 [?] 50 50 Louisa B. A. [?] Powers Bank - loan A.L.S. 800 800 Mrs. Babock - Arena article 1 14 21 P.O. Stamps 5 14 26 Sister May 5 J.M.S. 5 10 J.M.S. Clerk [?] 75 put in Powers Bank 75 Carried up 1,737.89 1696.89 Brot up 1737.89 1696 89 Berkshire District 1 Cary Moss Frances (House) 16 29 Street car tickets 1 Frances (wages) 6 Carried over 16 71 1737 89 1737 89 CASH ACCOUNT -- SEPTEMBER Date Received Paid Brot forward 16 71 Check Powers 25 Rent no. 17 25 M.S.A. 20 Frances (House) 20 Tooth & nail brushes 55 3 to 6 [Geneva?] E.L. Miller 1.96 Carriage at [Geneva?] 1 8 Churchville 10 -- Forum, black [?] 50 11 Annie A. Rathbun 16 12 Church 50 Cologne 50 15 Frances (wages) 6 17 [?] 50 19 Church contribution 50 25 Amy Rathburn 1.2" [?] 12 50 " Annie Dann (wages one week) 2 29 Hattie A Hetzer North [?] N.Y. 3 " Annie Dann (wages) 2 Type writer Ribbon 1.00 Mrs [ Mc Sweeney?] 5 Annie (House) 10 Carried up 121 71 108 61 CASH ACCOUNT -- SEPTEMBER Date Received Paid Brot up 121 71 108 61 Amy Rathburn 5 33 Annuity for Sept 6th 200 Powers Bank 200 Street car fare 1 05 Carried over 6 72 321 71 = 321 71 Cash Account - October Date Received Paid Brot Forward 6 72 Powers Bank 25 M.S.A. rent money 25 Board M.S.A. 20 Annie (House) 20 Mrs. [Hain?] - return [?] for 4 30 stamps 30 Paid Mrs. Sweet of Adams balance 3 77 Ruching for neck 70 Alliance Ohio 60 16 75 Annie (wages) 2 Amy Rathburn type writer 4 50 Miss McSweeney type writer 6 Miss Ida Myers 3 10 Church contribution 50 12 Powers Bank 50 " 100 2 ct stamps l 8 yds Ruching 2 6 pair stocking 1 25 2 pairs union suits 6 Mechanics Institute 1 Put in Powers 60 19 From Powers Bank 50 20 Syracuse & return 4 3 36 220.02 $157.13 CASH ACCOUNT - OCTOBER Date Received Paid Brot Forward 220.02 157.13 Church contribution 50 Annie (House) 10 Annie (wages) 2 [?] 21 Nashville - 23 to Maxwell Hotel 9 meals 8 30 sleeper 3 43 Mrs. Upton part July 30 Niece Lucy E for 38th birthday present [?] 24 10 " Powers Bank 100 Miss G. Hawley 12 75 For sundries " 5 A. Rathburn salary 9 Annie Dann (wages) 6 Ten Bush Potatoes 6 [?] Geneva & return 98 Stamps [postals] 8 5 flannel nightgowns 2 street car tickets 1 not accounted for 9 89 Carried over 66 77 350.02 = 350.02 Cash Account - November Date Received Paid Brot Forward 66 77 Brother J.M. 43 65 " " 298 45 342.10 Powers Bank 342 10 Rent M.S.A. 25 Board M.S.A. 20 Annie D (House) 20 G. Hawley (sundries) 1 ([?]) Dem & Chronicle Press 4 9 Fisher (Bonnet) 1 50 10 Powers Bank 100 Stamps & [?] 6 00 May Donelly Cal. 2 to 29 G Hawley ([?]) 28 " 20 A. Rathbun (city) 12 " 25 A. Dann (wages) 5 11 Dann (House) 10 [?] & papers 1 Bridget at Chicago 1 19 H.J.U. for desk 20 Monroe Co Savings Bank 20 N.J. State for S.A. 25 Monroe Co S. Bank 25 H.J.U. Clerk salary 10 Monroe Co Bank 10 585.87 512 60 Brot up 585 87 512 60 Annie Dann (House) 11 P.O. stamps 5 Express Paper R.F.A. 50 Mrs. C.C.C for the five conference 50 Annie Dann (to Dec 2 wages) 2 Amy Rathbun (to Dec 4 wages) 3 Genevieve Hawley to Dec 2 wages) 7 Membership to Ed Industrial Union 1 G. Hawley (sundries) 10 H.J.U. clerk 50 Put in Bank 50 Carried over 83 77 685.87 685 87 CASH ACCOUNT - DECEMBER Date Received Paid Brot Forward 83 77 Rent No 17 25 M.S.A. for Dec 20 Annie Dunn (House) 20 9. H.T.U. on Aug Clerk 15 Put in Monroe Co 15 C.C.Catt Conference Press 50 50 10 C.C.C - from Powers [?] 100 100 15 to pay Lick Press [?] First - put into Monroe Co Bank 20 H.T.U. Clerk hire 50 Put in Security Trust Bank - for C.C.U. Dues 50 Christmas [?] To Annie Dunn 2 To Jennie Dunn 1 Church - contribution 50 " dinner & sale 2 00 26 18 G.C. Hawley - wages 16 " Amy Rathburn - " 6 " Annie Dunn (wages) 5 Little Miss Meilke 1 30 R.G.F. Mrs. Dietrich 3 Powers Bank 3 29 Powers Bank 50 87 White Thread -- 371 77 317 37 Date Received Paid Brot Forward 371 77 317 37 18 Powers Bank 29 70 N.Y. Life Ins. Co 29 70 Cash Sister M.S.A. 10 Powers Bank Annie Dunn (House) 10 23 Powers Bank 50 " 20 yds black satin 30 Express on it 50 G. Hawley for sundries 5 24 Amy Rathburn salary 3 " G. Hawley " 7 " Meilke " 7 31 Annie Dunn " 4 50 " 500 2 ct stamps 10 31 Hawley 10.35, Rathburn 3, B[????]10.50 Meilke 6 29.85 19 Powers Bank 34 S. Condon - 200 Photo 34 J.H. Kent Fam [???] 6 25 Powers Bank 9 25 Mrs G. P Wilbur S[???] 3 Corsetts 2 50 Express & sundries 6 05 504 72 504 72 Oaksford - of Rochester [?] from Somerville called & loaned him life of Harriet Beecher Stowe to help him on Oration for Commencement on H.W. Beecher March 13/97 Prof. Jorkes suggested [?] California has 40 Senators & 80 Assemblymen Atherton Curtis Louisa Burleigh Curtis - cash sent $100 from Paris for 4/97 for suffrage California has 40 senators & 80 Every Day in the Year "North Shore Limited" via New York Central, Boston & Albany, And Michigan Central R. R's. Between New York, Boston, and Chicago. Wagner Vestibule Service. John M. Toucey, Gen'l Manager George H. Daniels, Gen'l Pass'r Agent Grand Central Station, New York FOUR-TRACK TRUNK LINE. 30.00 1.[?]8 --------- 28.[??] [image of Grand Central Station] Grand Central Station of the New York Central & Hudson River R. R. FROM MAY 30th, 1897 An unprecedented pessenger[sic] train service is offered by the NEW YORK CENTRAL. A few of its features are as follows: 12 Trains per day between New York and Buffalo & Niagara FAlls 8 " " " " " Chicago 4 " " " " " Cincinnati 4 " " " " " St. Louis 6 " " " " " Cleveland 5 " " " " " Detroit 6 " " " " " Toledo 8 " " " " " Saratoga 5 " " " " " Montreal 5 " " " " " The Adirondacks 5 " " " " " The Thousand Islands 4 " " " " " The Berkshire Hills Traveling by the NEW YORK CENTRAL and its Connections, You arrive at and depart from GRAND CENTRAL STATION, Fourth Avenue and 42nd Street. Center of the Hotel, Residence and Theatre District, this being the only Trunk Line whose Trains enter the City of New York [First column] "NORTH SHORE LIMITED." WEST BOUND. -------------------------------------------- EVERY MORNING FROM NEW YORK -------------------------------------------- Leaves . . New York . . b10.00 a.m. (Grand Central Station.) Arrives Albany . . . . . . . 1.18 p.m. -------------------------------------------- Leaves Boston (except Sunday) 5.00 a.m. " Worcester . . . . . . 6.33 " " Springfield . . . . . 8.38 " " Pittsfield . . . . . . 10.38 " Arrives Albany . . . . . . . 12.24 p.m. -------------------------------------------- Leaves Albany . . . . . . . 1.25 p.m. " Utica . . . . . . . . 3.35 " " Syracuse . . . . . . . 5.00 " " Rochester . . . . . . 6.55 " Arrives Buffalo . . . . . . . 8.40 " --------------------------------------------- Leaves Buffalo . . . . . . . a7.50 p.m. Arrives Detroit . . . . . . . 1.40 a.m. " Jackson . . . . . . . 3.30 " " Battle Creek . . . . . 4.40 " " Kalamazoo . . . . . 5.18 " " Niles . . . . . . . 6.37 " " Michigan City . . . . 7.27 " " Chicago (63d Street) . . 8.45 " " Chicago (Hyde Park) . . 8.48 " " Chicago (39th Street) . . 8.52 " " Chicago (22d Street) . . 8.57 " " Chicago (Central Station) 9.00 " --------------------------------------------- a Central Time. b Eastern Time. [Column 2] "NORTH SHORE LIMITED." EAST BOUND. -------------------------------------------- EVERY NOON FROM CHICAGO. -------------------------------------------- Leaves Chicago (Central Sta.) a12.30 p.m. " Chicago (22d Street) . . 12.33 " " Chicago (39th Street) . . 12.38 " " Chicago (Hyde Park) . . 12.42 " " Chicago (63d Street) . . 12.45 " " Michigan City . . . . . 2.03 " " Niles . . . . . . . . . 2.58 " " Kalamazoo . . . . . . 4.03 " " Battle Creek . . . . . 4.40 " " Jackson . . . . . . . 5.58 " " Ann Arbor . . . . . . 6.47 " " Detroit . . . . . . . 7.55 " Arrives Buffalo . . . . . . . 1.40 a.m. --------------------------------------------- Leaves Buffalo . . . . . . . b2.45 " Arrives Rochester . . . . . . 4.20 " " Syracuse . . . . . . 6.15 " " Utica . . . . . . . . 7.39 " Arrives Albany . . . . . . . . 9.55 " --------------------------------------------- Leaves Albany (except Sunday) 10.00 a.m. Arrives Pittsfield . . . . . . . 11.33 " " Springfield . . . . . . 1.12 p.m. " Worcester . . . . . . . 2.48 " " Boston . . . . . . . . 4.00 " ---------------------------------------------- Leaves Albany . . . . . . . . 10.00 a.m. Arrives . . . New York . . . . . 1.30 p.m. (Grand Central Station.) ---------------------------------------------- a Central Time. b Eastern Time. [Column 3] The Equipment of the "NORTH SHORE LIMITED" is as follows: Combination Baggage, Buffet, Library and Smoking Car, between New York and Chicago. Private Compartment Sleeping Car between New York and Chicago. Ten-section and double State-Room Sleeping Car, between New York and Chicago. Buffet Sleeping Car, Chicago to Boston. Sleeping Car, Detroit to New York Drawing-Room Car, New York to Niagara Falls, Westbound, and Syracuse to New York Eastbound. Dining-Car, New York to Buffalo and Niles to Chicago, Westbound. Chicago to Detroit and Utica to New York, Eastbound. NOTE.--Passengers on westbound train from New York for Chicago or points west thereof, are required to have in addition to full first-class passage ticket, an excess fare and sleeping care ticket. Passes not honored. Special tickets and Sleeping Car tickets are required on eastbound train, from Chicago, Detroit and intermediate stations to New York City. Passes not honored. [Map of area roughly between Chicago and Boston] ROUTE OF THE "North Shore Limited." VIA NEW YORK CENTRAL, BOSTON & ALBANY AND MICHIGAN CENTRAL RAILROADS. It is bad for the ignorant and the vicious to do ill- but it is worse for the educated & the honest to do nothing R.R. Bowker The Dead Son. by John Pierpont [Clipping from Rochester Democrat, April 22] [*Favorite poem of our dear Mother*] Mrs. Nancy Howe Clark. ---- Mrs. Nancy Howe Clark, mother of Mrs. Emily Clark Griggs, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A. Orming Griggs, at Westford, Otsego county, on the 11th instant, aged 85 years and 10 months. Mrs. Clark's mother, Amy Read Howe, was the elder and only sister of Susan B. and Mary S. Anthony's mother, Lucy Read Anthony. In her girlhood days when Susan B. Anthony was 12 years old, Nancy Howe was the teacher of the family school where she attended. Transcribed and reviewed by volunteers participating in the By The People project at crowd.loc.gov.