New Years Henry & I attended a wedding party, but did not arrive in season to see the knot tied. Helen Martin was married to Mr Charles Mather of East Lyme. The party broke up about 11 o'clock. I received a present of an embroidered colar from Mrs Lee. Harriet Tooker returned home from New Haven Times are very dull in that city and she with many others are thrown out of employment. Capt.. Richard Meiner of Saybrook was married to a Miss (Cone) of Cromwell.
Mon 21 Bell & I went over to Mr Hall's Singing School & the school closed took a sleigh ride with to Hadlyme and back.
Thu 25 Snowed through the day & rained in the evening. Intended had it been pleasant tohave gone to Hamburgh to attend a Society. It is postponed now till next week. Ellen went over to Aunt Emma's last night. I commenced to knit to-day, but soon stopped on account of having a sore finger. Mother has been spinning, she takes the time to spin when Ellen is gone because she dislikes the sound of the wheel. I wonder what she would do if she was obliged to spin for a living, as some used to do in olden times. I never knew how to spin myself but presume I could learn were it necessary for me to do so, but times are different from what they once were.
Sun 27 What a lovely day! How tedious to spend the long Sabbath at home! One soon gets tired of reading & writing but how can we spend our time more pleasantly, when there is no meeting within 8 miles, a carpet of snow on the ground, and no other way of getting to church than to go on foot. I wish we did live a little nearer a church for it would seem a little more humane could I go to church once in a while. The weather is quite comfortable to-day: just about right for coolness. It is cloudy and occasionly there falls a flake of snow, but still it is comfortable. Bell is writing to Heber, who is in N.Y. She is writing on foolscap and I hope she will succeed in filling the sheet,for there is nothing seems more pleasant to me away from home than to receive a good long letter from that homestead. Judging from my own feelings. Mr Tiffany has singing schools in the place, he has one this evening. I do not know whether I shall attend tonight or not. I have attended one of his schools. The sun is now shining I believe for the first time since Wednesday. I think it must be good sleighing, if it is I hope I shall be fortunate to get a sleighride this evening. January is most gone and how soon Spring will be here! "Time flies swiftly" is a true saying, we are little aware of the swiftness of its flight till it is gone, then we realize its value. But let us improve the present to our best ability and we shall have nothing to regret. Evening Henry & I took a sleigh ride. We crossed the river and went to Essex, called on Mr Eben Wms. and wife then came to MeadowWoods called on Eliza Sweet came up and went to the Singing School then came home it was a beautiful moonlight evening and the sleighing as fine as ever was.
Mon eve 28 Bell & I atended Mr Hall's Singing School: we went over and back in a sleigh with Mr Edward Brockway. A full singing school and a good one.
Wed 30 About 3 o'clock P.M. Mr Mack called for Ellen & Bell & they went to East Haddam to attend a party. Mrs Edward Brockway spent the evening here. About 8 Henry called and went to East Haddam to the party: we arrived there about 1/2 past 9 tarried till 1/2 past 11 and then returned home, which place we reached at 1/2 past 12. The sleighing was excellent. Leora Chapel was thrown from a sleigh coming home from a meeting at the School-house, and dislocated her shoulder and broke the socket. She was with a Mr Mack & Lee from Lyme.
Thu eve 31 Elmer Ely came after me to attend a Society at Mr Roberts'es in Hamburgh. Mother went over with us and went to Uncle Wms. We reached the Society between 8 & 9 and found a full house. After the Society closed Henry & I went down to Uncle Wms and called, then to Lucy Anns where I sepnt the night. Mr Lay their school teacher was boarding there.
Fri Afternoon Feb 1 A Splendid day, Mrs Lucy Ann Brockway & I went up to Dr. Ely's and called & also at Mr Allen Griffin's. In the evening we attend Mr Hently's school in the new Hall. After singing school Henry brought Mother & I home in a sleigh. It rained a little and soon after we reached home it began to rain hard and I fear it will spoil all the good sleighing.
Sat 2 It has rained the most of the day and our good sleighing is spoiled. Well, I have improved the time pretty well and I won't complain. It may be well for the horses that it is so.
Sun 3 It has cleared off quite pleasant & it seems almost like Spring. The walking is very muddy, but no worse than we should expect after such a storm. Wheels will now have to take the place of runners and the scene changes. The merry sounding bells must rest for a while perhaps till another winter comes onto the stage. The last month of Winter as opened upon us, and soon it will pass away for Spring to step in.
Mon Eve 19 Mr Hall's school closed this evening. There was a full attendance, and the concert ended nicely. I went to Uncle Horace's to spent the night.
Tue Eve 20 Henry & I spent the evening at Mr Hewlet Andersons, Lizzie Lord & Hettie Brockway were there also. Mrs Ebenezer Brockway Mother of L.M. & E.D. Brockway expired to -day aged 85 years.
Thursday 21 I attended Mrs Brockway's funeral in the afternoon. the text "Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in his season."
Fri 22 Celebrated Washingtons birth-day by attending a supper & ball in the Gelston house. A nice time, and good company there.
Mon Mar 4 Attended the Tiffany's Singing School. Carlos Warner informed of two marriages that had lately occurred in Essex, Ed. Wms & Mary Jane Hull. Edgar Stanard and Philippa Doane. Mr Lincoln inaugurated President of U.S.A.
Wed 6 The Union Society met at our house Lucy Ann Brockway & Henry Lord spent the night here.
Fri 8 Addie Mack came here from Celia Brockway's. She, Ellen and Heber went to Hamburgh to Singing School in the evening. H.S. Lord left Hamburgh this morning for Lyme; he is through with business in that place.
Fri 15 Mrs McCrery of Centerbrook died yesterday at 2 o'clock A.M. of the heart disease. Hattie Miner died to-day of the erysipelas aged 9 years.
Sun 17 Last night Caroline Warner & I watched with the corpse of Hattie Miner. This afternoon I attended her funeral, services by Dr. Foster. This evening Henry called for me to go to Lyme with him & so I came, found them well at the Hotel.
Wed 20 Henry & I took tea at MrsW.A. Comstock's and attended a Sewing Society in the evening at Mrs Daverson's. Mrs Comstock has a second son born about a week ago. Mrs Joseph Hayden has a son born last Thursday.
Sat 23 Henry & I rode up to Sarahagain and took tea.
Sun 24 In the evening Henry, Amos & I took a ride out to 4 mile River, and when I returned to the Hotel I had a severe headache and sore throat.
Mon 25 Did not set up any after breakfast, on account of my sore throat and headache.
Tue 26 I am better to-day but my throat is yet sore. This afternoon Henry was taken sick with neuralgia in his head & this evening the Dr. Harris called to see him.
Wed 27 Henry is better to-day, but my throat remains about the same.
Thu 28 My throat is better to-day. Lizzie Lord came home from Black Hall to-day, she has burned her quite badly with hot coffee.
Fri 29 Amos is sick to-day with the choleramorbus. I have been packing up to go home, and shall start for there this afternoon. Evening -------- I arrived home about 8 this evening. Willie brought us up. They called a few moments and then left, Willie for home and Henry for Hamburgh.
Sun Mar 31 A pleasant day. Evening I attended Mr Tiffany's last Singing School for the season. Henry spent the night here.
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