7/1/1855 Sunday. Rained. Attended church. Mrs. P. Showerman staid with Ma. Elizebeth & Olive called.
JCH: Attended meeting at the west church. Mr. Freeman’s little boy was brought here and buried today, 11y, was drowned.
7/2/1855 Monday. Pleasant. Reuben West and Daniel Shepard here shearing sheep. Washing. Mrs. P. Showerman called. Sewing.
JCH: Sheared sheep for Mr. Brown with Charles Lamkin. We sheared sixty, did not get through. Came home. Very pleasant to day.
7/3/1855 Tuesday. Pleasant. Ironing & baking. Elizebeth & Lorinda visited here. George & Ransom Shepard worked here. A short ride with Lorinda & a we had a sing.
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JCH: Sheared sheep alone to Mr. Browns this forenoon. Sheared twenty. Came home and went down to Batavia for a carriage.
7/4/1855 Wednesday. Pleasant. Went to Buffalo, down the river to the Falls to the bridge & to Batavia in the evening to the fireworks. Had a first rate time.
JCH: Started for the falls at three o clock this morning. We went round by Buffalo. Came to Batavia in the evening. Pleasant.
7/5/1855 Thursday. Pleasant. Churning, sewing making a belted sack, Mr. & Mrs. Israel Quance & Mr. Lathrope called.
JCH: Sheared sheep for Nelson Huntington. Coming home we saw a boy of Mr. Daniel Browns at Charles Sprague's that had been thrown from a buggy and his neck broken.
7/6/1855 Friday. Pleasant. Ironing. Mr & Mrs Brainard, Grandmother Sarah, Mrs. P. Showerman visited here. Mrs. Gear called, went in the swamp for berries.
JCH: Sheared sheep for Daniel Knowlton with C.Lamkin. Sheared seventy five, day very pleasant and very tired.
7/7/1855 Saturday. Pleasant. Baking. Had green peas for dinner. Grandmother left this morning. Sewing. The new carpet came home.
JCH: Sheared sheep for Mr. Lord forty one at five cents per head. Got home and found Adeline at home.
7/8/1855 Sunday. Pleasant. Attended church. Franklin, Daniel, Phebe, and Maria Shepard and Mr. Glover called. Also Frank and Ellen Lyman.
JCH: Rained this morning so that I did not attend church. I was down to Mr. Avery’s in the forenoon. They came up to our house this afternoon.
7/9/1855 Monday. Pleasant. Washing, churning. Jannett Shepard came here to work. George Shepard here to dinner. Sewing. Picking wool.
JCH: Sheared sheep for Almour Norton with Charles Lamkin. He gave us fourteen shillings for shearing thirty two. Warm to day. Pleasant.
7/10/1855 Tuesday. Pleasant. Baking. Lorinda Showerman came here this morning. We visited Mary Brainards school, went home with her. Green apple sauce with tea.
JCH: Sheared sheep for Azro Huntington this forenoon. Sheered forty-nine. He gave us twenty shillings. Did nothing the rest of the day.
7/11/1855 Wednesday. Pleasant. Baking, churning. Aunt Sarah Shepard visited here. Lorinda Showerman here all night.
JCH: Sheared for Orson Clement, thirty-three. Sheared alone. Received twenty shillings. This finished my shearing for this year.
7/12/1855 Thursday. Pleasant. Lorinda, Sarah Showerman and I visited Lucy Quance. Good visit. Heard of Esther Judd’s death.
JCH: Commenced haying at home this morning. The latest we ever commenced since my recollection. Grass good, very fine weather and a fine growing time.
7/13/1855 Friday. Rained a little. Sarah Showerman & Eunice Lyons called. Olive Powers visited here. Went to Mr. Levi Brainard’s of an errand. Sewing.
JCH: Mowed back of the barn this forenoon. It rained quite hard about noon, mowed again after the shower. Miss Judd was buried to day.
7/14/1855 Saturday. Pleasant. Baking, churning, sewing. Hellen Showerman visited here. Sarah & Elizebeth & Mrs. Showerman called.
JCH: Mowed again to day, William Stewart was here. Did not get up any hay today.
7/15/1855 Sunday. Fine shower. Attended the 5 o’clock meeting at the schoolhouse. Eunice Lyons, Sarah, James & Mrs. P. Showerman called at night. Read a letter from Mrs. Woods.
JCH: Attended church at the west meeting to day in the forenoon, afternoon at the north school. Rained this afternoon.
7/16/1855 Monday. Very warm. Washing. Franklin Shepard here to work. Called at Mr. Showermans & Elizebeths.
JCH: Mowed again today. We drew in seven loads this afternoon. Galen Bullock was here to dinner. Mr. Dixon sold his farm.
7/17/1855 Tuesday. Very warm. Frank Hamilton here to work, also a friend of his. Ly Diwana visited here. Lucy Quance called. Went to Elizebeths of an errand. Mrs. P. Showerman was taken sick.
JCH: Mowed to day in the forenoon, I drew in some hay. Frank broke his scythe and I went down to the village and bought a new one. Very warm.
7/18/1855 Wednesday. Very warm. Considerable housework. Frank and Mr. Bacon here to work. Elizabeth called.
JCH: 7/18/1855 Wednesday. Mowed south of the house up to the trees, drew in three loads. Mr. Peck was here and bought our heffers at fifty dollars.
7/19/1855 Thursday. Fine shower. Frank and Mr. Bacon here to work. Called to Mr. Showerman. Elizebeth was here, went home with her of an errand.
JCH: We cut grass again this forenoon. Commenced a stack to day. Had a thunder shower this afternoon. Rained some all night. Very warm.
7/20/1855 Friday. Rainy day. Frank Shepard and Orrin Webster called. Our folks went to the village & presented me a locket.
JCH: Rained all day. Did not work any today. Getting very wet and muddy. Was down at Mr. Lamkins a little while in the forenoon, Seymour Chaddock was there and bought ten of his sheep at two dollars per head.
7/21/1855 Saturday. Rainy day. Considerable housework. Grandmother Shepard visited here. Called to Elizabeth’s.
JCH: Rained again most all day. I went over to Wm Hamiltons in the forenoon. In the afternoon went down to a Convention at Batavia. Good many there.
7/22/1855 Sunday. Pleasant. Eunice Lyons, Henry, Helen & Sarah Showerman called. I went there.
JCH: Did not attend church to day. Muddy. Wrote a letter to cousin Flora Ray. Went down to eat some cherries. Cool.
7/23/1855 Monday. Rainy. Washing. Considerable housework. Ma called to Mr. Peter Showerman’s. Sewing.
JCH: Rained all day, did not work. Very wet for the month of July. Hay all spoilt that is cut, about two acres, and still it rains. At home a reading.
7/24/1855 Tuesday. Rainy. Sewing. Elizebeth called. Mrs. P. Showerman called there.
JCH: Rain again this morning. Went down to the black smith shop and had a shoe set on my horse. Cleared off.
7/25/1855 Wednesday Rainy. Frank here to work this afternoon. Sewing. Nothing of importance to day.
JCH: Rained again to day. Did not work. Wheat all growing standing in the field. Something never known in this part before. Henry Showerman was here.
7/26/1855 Thursday. Another shower. Mr. Bacon here to work. Commenced harvesting. Mrs. P. Showerman & a friend called.
JCH: Frank and James Hamilton went to the village and got the rolls. I went over to the Stewarts, and then to Mr. Dentons. I then came home and down to Mr. Showermans. I went over to Mr. Shepards. Burned again.
7/27/1855 Friday. Fine shower. Considerable housework. Mr. Bacon here to work. Aunt Amanda Shepard visited here.
JCH: Mowing over in the barn lot with Mr. Benedict in the forenoon. Rained again in the afternoon.
7/28/1855 Saturday. Fine shower. Something of a moving day. Mr. Bacon here to work. Mrs. P. Showerman called, Elizebeth visited here. Helen Showerman called.
JCH: William Stewart was here a cutting wheat. Rained in the forenoon, cut wheat in the afternoon. Not grown as bad as I supposed.
7/29/1855 Sunday. Pleasant. Mr. Bacon here. Also a friend here in the afternoon. Attended 5 o'clock meeting. Had cucumbers for dinner.
JCH: Cleared off, pleasant. Most every one at work. Did not work, thought I should not gain anything by it. Went down north in the afternoon and attended church at five oclock. Rained in the night. Benjamin Moore preached.
7/30/1855 Monday. Pleasant in the afternoon. Washing day. Mr. Bacon here to work. Sarah and Mrs. P. Showerman called. I went there.
JCH: Rained again this morning. Cleared off and we went to cutting wheat.
7/31/1855 Tuesday. Pleasant. Considerable housework. Mr. Bacon here to work. Eunice Lyons called also Mrs. P. Showerman. This afternoon picking currants.
JCH: William Stewart was here helping out. Wheat not as bad as we expected to find it. Prospects brighter. Very little rain to day.
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