6/1/1855 Friday. Pleasant & refreshing showers. Sewing most of the day.
JCH: Commenced work this morning. Boat delayed on the river this morning. Boat from the harbor did not come in.
6/2/1855 Saturday. Baking. Called at Mr. Peter Showermans. Emaline Putnam called here. Commenced reading the book "The Forest Rose". Finished "The Brother's Revenge".
JCH: Thought of quitting this morning. Did not like the work. Rainy day. Went down to night to see the boat come in.
6/3/1855 Sunday. Mrs. P. Showerman called. I went there of an errand. Went to the 5 oclock meeting.
JCH: Rainy this morning did not go as planned. Rather a long day.
6/4/1855 Monday. Cold day. Washing. Baking. Ironing. Churning. Sewing. Pedler called.
JCH: Concluded to leave for home. Stayed here to day and went to work.
6/5/1855 Tuesday. Elizabeth Quance, Olive Powers, and Lorinda Showerman called. We went to Mr. Levi Brainards. Commenced my dress. Pleasant day.
6/6/1855 Wednesday. Elizabeth Quance here, fitted my dress. Elizabeth Brainard here. A Peddler called.
JCH: Started this morning for New York by the way of Greenport. Had a beautiful ride on the sound. Arrived in NY at night. Very fine day. Stopped all night.
6/7/1855 Thursday. Rainy. Ironing. Churning, finished my dress. Our folks went to the village.
JCH: Visited Barnum’s Museum and baby show. Saw the prize baby Charles Orlando Scott, a fine boy. Saw the happy family, the bearded lady &c, rainy. Left for Albany.
6/8/1855 Friday. Pleasant, Mr. & Mrs. Levi Brainard, Milton & Olive Powers, Grandmother Showerman and Elizebeth Quance here. Carried my bonnet to Harriet Shepards.
JCH: Left Albany for home and had a pass given to me from Rome to Buffalo. Took dinner at Syracuse. Came on as far as Byron and had to lay over for an hour on account of two engines smashing up at Byron.
6/9/1855 Saturday. Pleasant. Baking, sewing. Visited Elizebeth Showerman. Lorette Putnam there. Commenced cape trimming.
JCH: Rather tired this morning. Washed sheep. Very cold for the season. Afternoon helped break a colt for Mr. Peter Showerman. Taken very sick with something resembling cholera.
6/10/1855 Sunday. Rainy. At home all day. Uncle Asahel Shepard & George Shepard called.
JCH: Considerable better this morning. It rained to day so that I did not attend church. Afternoon, quite smart, very cold and rainy for the season.
6/11/1855 Monday. Rainy & cold. Washing. Churning. Commenced cambrie working. Eunice Lyons & Nelson Hawley called here.
JCH: Did nothing today but visit the neighbors feeling to unwell to work. Very cold and backward for the season. William Stewart was here plowing today for wheat.
6/12/1855. Tuesday. Cold. Frost this morning. Went to village with Mr. & Mrs. Quance, visited there and to Grandfather Shepards.
JCH: Commenced work on the road. Sent up to Mr. Waits for the south road, did fine work. Cold this morning. Helped break Charlies Lamkins colt.
6/13/1855 Wednesday. Cold. Baking. Visited to Mr. Peter Showermans. Eunice Lyons, Sarah Showerman, and James Showerman here in the evening.
JCH: Worked on the road this forenoon. William and Laura Hamilton was here this afternoon, did not work, still cold. Went up to Azro Nortons this evening.
6/14/1855 Thursday. Pleasant. Baking. Sewing. Mary Brainard and Mrs. P. Showerman called, heard news from a friend.
JCH: At home this forenoon. Not at work. Did not feel very well. After noon went over to David Knowltons, not at home. Went over with Thompson boys to Canada to wash sheep. Came back and had a game of ball. Not very warm.
6/15/1855 Friday. Pleasant but cold. Mrs. Clarissa Calkins, Martha Green, Mary Brainard & a friend visited here. Ellen Lyman called.
JCH: Stayed to David Knowltons this forenoon. Took dinner and went over on to the other road. Came up with Wm Johnson, and met at our house.
6/16/1855 Saturday. Rainy. Sewing. Aunt Sarah Shepard & Lucy Quance visited here. Staid all night with Sarah Showerman.
JCH: Went over to the ball play and had a first rate time. Rained part of the day. Stayed to William Stewarts all night.
6/17/1855 Sunday. Pleasant. Went in the swamp with Eunice Lyons & Sarah Showerman. Attended the 5 oclock meeting.
JCH: At William Stewarts this morning. Took the colt home this forenoon. Went down north at five o clock to meeting, a good many out. Elder Payne preached, Mr. Thompson came back with us and we had a sing.
6/18/1855 Monday. Washing. Mrs. Walter Cole & her two sisters called. Mr & Mrs. Huntington, Mr. & Mrs. Showerman, Harriet Shepard, Laura Shepard, Lydia Ann Shepard went to the swamp. Sarah Showerman here all night.
JCH: Took our oats down to the village and sold them at John Stewart at five shillings per bushel. Received eight dollars for my share. Pleasant.
6/19/1855 Tuesday. Rainy. Visited to Grandfather Showermans. Sewing.
JCH: Sheared sheep today. Benedict helped me. I sheared twenty eight and got through about three oclock. It rained most all day.
6/20/1855 Wednesday. Pleasant. Cousin from the west here. Small party at Asahel Shepard’s. Staid with Lydia Shepard all night.
JCH: It rained this forenoon. Went over in Azro Norton’s gig with Charley Thompson to Mr. Moultons to a raising. Very large barn. Had a great ball play. About twenty on each side. Got beat but unfairly. Rather late home.
6/21/1855 Thursday. Our cousin went home. Visited Hellen Showerman. Nelson Hawley’s people here. Uncle David Knowlton called here.
JCH: Went down to the black smith shop this morning to get a fetter made. Came back and went to Henry Nortons to an auction. Came back with Denton. Warm.
6/22/1855 Friday. Rainy. Mr. & Mrs. Huntington here. Sarah Showerman here all night. A friend here.
JCH: Went down to Batavia with Mr. Benedict. Came back and stopped a while at Mr. Shepards. Got back about dusk. Not very pleasant.
6/23/1855 Saturday. Pleasant. Considerable housework to day. Sewing a little.
JCH: Did not do much. Israel Quance came up and got a bushel of buck wheat for which he gave one dollar. Another man came here and we let him have two bushels. About four oclock went over to Mr. Thompsons to a ball play.
6/24/1855 Sunday. Rainy. At home all day.
JCH: Rained all day, did not attend church, very wet for June. Over to Mr. Showermans part of the day. Charles Thompson was here in the afternoon.
6/25/1855 Monday. Rainy, washing. Went to the village. Sarah Showerman called.
JCH: Rainy and wet this morning. Expected to shear sheep today but did not. Mowed the front yard, picked strawberries in the meadow.
6/26/1855 Tuesday. Pleasant. Baking, sewing. Mr. Williams called & Elizebeth Quance called.
JCH: Built fence. The assessor was here today, Mr. Conklin. William and Dwight Hatch were here this afternoon. Had a time with some minks.. Very pleasant and warm.
6/27/1855 Wednesday. Pleasant. Ironing. Eunice Lyons visited here. Mr. & Mrs. Azro Norton, Lorinda & Elizebeth Showerman called. Went to the swamp with them.
JCH: Sheared sheep for Mr. Norton to day. Got done about four oclock. Came and found Wm Stewart and Harriet here. Quite warm, clear.
6/28/1855 Thursday. Mr. & Mrs. Peter Showerman, Mrs. Quance called. Purchased a new bureau and safe.
JCH: Did not do anything today it being so wet. Went over to a raising and ball play over to Mr. Churchills. Muddy.
6/29/1855 Friday. Pleasant. Baking, churning, sewing. Mrs. Levi Brainard, Sarah Showerman & a friend called here.
JCH: Went down to Batavia came home, and went over to the Center to a ball play. Went with Nancy had a good time.
6/30/1855 Saturday. Pleasant. Baking. Sewing. Mr. & Mrs. P. Showerman called. Sarah Showerman here all night. Called there. George Shepard worked here.
JCH: Got home from the ball game this morning. Did nothing to day but grease a fan. Went over to ball play. Came home very tired.
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