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Ellery Moses Hancock diary, 1906

1906-05-27 -- 1906-06-02

May, 1906.
Sun. 27. Cold & showery & N.E. wind & dark; mer. not over 46° all day. 39° morn. & 36° Evg. - clearing. - At memorial service C.P. church, morn., & our sun service Evg. & at Baraca class.

Mon.28. Bright still morn & quite a frost; but everything soaking wet, & not much damage. Mer. 60° max., & partly cloudy. - C. in P.M. 

109 lbs! Maxwell scales must be off.

Tues. 29. Fairish morn., cold S.E. windy. sprayed 2nd time currants - looking fine. Cold day, & rainy P.M. - Schrody mowed A.M. - C. in P.M.

107 lbs. net. - Schellscmidt scales.

Wed. 30. Fair, S.E. morn - windy. Very fine day. Under 80° max. - Walked to cemetery P.M. - address by Rev. Caffyn. - At mtg. of advisory Board after supper at the pastor's study.

Thurs. 31. Beautiful morn cool - gtle west breeze About garden till after 10 o'c., & sprayed fruit 3d time. Fair P.M. - C. in A.M. & P.M. supper at church. spading flower bed evg.

Fri. 1. June. Fair A.M., cloudy P.M. & quite cool. Sprinkle after supper. about garden till 10:30. - spading evg & planting flower seed.

Sat. 2. Beautiful morn., cool. Fine day. Planted more peas, & Potter's excelsior corn.

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May, 1906. Sun. 27. Cold & showery & N.E. wind & dark; mer. not over 46° all day. 39° morn. & 36° Evg. - clearing. - At memorial service C.P. church, morn., & our sun service Evg. & at Baraca class. Mon.28. Bright still morn & quite a frost; but everything soaking wet, & not much damage. Mer. 60° max., & partly cloudy. - C. in P.M. 109 lbs! Maxwell scales must be off. Tues. 29. Fairish morn., cold S.E. windy. sprayed 2nd time currants - looking fine. Cold day, & rainy P.M. - Schrody mowed A.M. - C. in P.M. 107 lbs. net. - Schellscmidt scales. Wed. 30. Fair, S.E. morn - windy. Very fine day. Under 80° max. - Walked to cemetery P.M. - address by Rev. Caffyn. - At mtg. of advisory Board after supper at the pastor's study. Thurs. 31. Beautiful morn cool - gtle west breeze About garden till after 10 o'c., & sprayed fruit 3d time. Fair P.M. - C. in A.M. & P.M. supper at church. spading flower bed evg. Fri. 1. June. Fair A.M., cloudy P.M. & quite cool. Sprinkle after supper. about garden till 10:30. - spading evg & planting flower seed. Sat. 2. Beautiful morn., cool. Fine day. Planted more peas, & Potter's excelsior corn.