The Diary of Elizabeth Alice Ely 1854The Diary of Elizabeth Alice Ely 1854
June 1854
Thu Jun 1 A pleasant cool day. Mrs. Miner Mrs. Taylor spent the forenoon here. Mrs. Taylor took the boat for Middletown. Father came ome from the fish place at night. They have got throught fishing, they have caught but a few shad, the freshet flooded the fish place. Was a warm day. Dr. Babcock came to see Mother she has not been very well for 2 or 3 days.
Mon Jun 5 Another warm day. I washed. Mother is some better. Mr.. Selden Post and wife called here they took the boat for Hartford.
Tue Jun 6 Another warm day. I baked some and ironed some. Father went on board the Cricket at 2 o'clock, and went to Middletown and came down in the Granite State. Mr. (D-xin) took breakfast here. Towards night I called up to (Mrs.. Abbi Phelpses) .
Wed Jun 7 There was a thunder shower in the morning and it rained by spells through the day, there was another thunder shower in the evening. Mr. Post and wife landed here from the Cricket, they took dinner here. Catherine Ely came here at night.
Fri Jun 9 Was a clear windy day. ElizaTrask and Harriet LaPlace called here, Eliza went on board the Cricket to go to Lyme, from thence she was to take the cars to New London. Mr. Jonathan LaPlace and wife and little girl Arabella and Mary (Leay) landed from the Island Belle. I went over to Mrs.. Harrison's and spent the evening. Elizabeth Warner is boarding there.
Sat Jun 10 It has been cloudy most of the day and very cool. In the afternoon I went over to Hamburgh in a boat with Father. Mrs. Nancy (Damon) went over and back with us, and Mrs.. L (Damon) came back with us. Towards night I called up to Mr. Frank LaPlaces and rode from there up to Mr. Miner's with Joseph Warner Elizabeth and called.
Sun Jun 11 Was a cloudy day, towards night Caroline Miner, Caroline Warner , Marien & Leona C called here.
Mon Jun 12 It was very warm in the forenoon, but about noon there was quite a shower which made it cool and comfortable the rest of the day. We washed. Mrs.. Harrison and Elizabeth Warner called over here in the evening. Mr. Horace Chapel died in the morning at 5 o'clock, he died in Boston of the comsumption.
Tue Jun 13 Was a cloudy day, on the forenoon I ironed, in the afternoon commenced to work on another collar. Towards night I called up to Mrs.. Jefferson Warner & Mrs.. Jonathan LaPlace.
Wed Jun 14 It has been a very warm day. In the afternoon Father carried Mother and the baby over to Aunt Mary Ann, to make a visit , Lewis went over there from school. Mrs.. LaPlace called here she intended to spend the afternoon, but Mother was gone, so she did not. I heard thunder shower this evening.
Thu Jun 15 It was very warm in the forenoon, but in the afternoon it was cloudy and rather cooler and thundered some, but did not rain here. Mr. Jonathan LaPlace came here to work on a barn: Father has torn down the old one and is going to build another.
Fri Jun 16 Was another warm day, foggy at night. i.Mother came home about noon. Aunt Mary Ann sent me a present of a breast pin.
Sat Jun 17 Commenced to work on a pair of undersleeves.
Sun Jun 18 It has been a warm day. Towards night I called up to Mrs.. Miner.
Mon Jun 19 A very warm day. Towards night clouded up and thundered some, but it did not make out a shower here. We washed.
Tue Jun 20 Another warm day. In the forenoon Heber and I went to Essex. I called up to Aunt Janies and took dinner , we got home about 3 o'clock, there was no school, Elizabeth Warner was sick. Towards night I called up to Mr. Henry LaPlace and Mr. Jefferson Warner.
Wed Jun 21 Was cool comfortable day. In the afternoon they raised the barn.
Thur Jun 22 A cloudy day, sprinkled some in the forenoon. Heber carried me over the river and I went down to Miss Mary (Doan..) and called.
Fri Jun 23 Was another cloudy day. In the forenoon I went up to Mrs. Henry LaPlace's and callled, towards night Henry LaPlace came down and buchered our calf.
Sat Jun 24 It was cloudy some of the day, and pleasant some. Mother went over to Mrs. Louisa Post's and spent the afternoon, Jane Harrison, George Warner and (Treb) spent the eve here.
Sun Jun 25 A pleasant day. Jane Warner was buried, she died the Friday night before. I went to meeting at half past 5 o'clock. Mr. Loveland preached.
Mon Jun 26 Another pleasant day. We washed. Towards night I called over to Mrs. Post's. Isabel went over to (Angenette Tooker, to spend the night. Albert Ely spent the night here.
Tue Jun 27 A warm day. (Celic) Brockway came down to spend the night with Ellen.
Wed Jun 28 A warm day, the wind blew fresh at the southward. Marion (Chapel) and Leora called here. Marion went to Middletown in the Island Belle she took Cora Banning with her. Towards night it clouded up and thundered some. Uncle (Calvin) called here and I went to Hamburgh with him and went down to Uncle Wms to spend the night, Louisa is sick.
Thu Jun 29 Another warm day. In the morning Aunt Emma Louisa and I went a riding we rode up to Aunt Mary Ann's and back. In the afternoon I came home, went over to Mrs. Harrison's to spend the night as she was alone.
Fri Jun 30 A cloudy unpleasant day, rained in the forenoon. I finished working my undersleeves.
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