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Iowa Byington Reed diary, April 3-1883-December 31, 1892: Part 2
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Tuesday June 16th 1891 Will and I went to town early this morning and then went back to the exercises at the opera house. It was a very warm morning. Will took Mrs Helmick to town in the afternoon as they are going away tonight. Mr & Mrs Brown and Alden came at four oclock. We spent the evening at home. Wednesday June 17th 1892 It wasent a very pleasant morning. We had cherrys come and needed to attend to them. In the afternoon I went to town with the Browns a little while. I had company for supper. Mr & Mrs Neill. The weather was threatening this evening. The boys all went to the ball. Thursday June 18th 1891 I was too busy to go to commencement with Mrs Brown this forenoon. We were talking about changing the fence and Ott was over helping measure it. We spent the afternoon and evening at home. Weather showery and cloudy. Friday June 19th 1891 The Browns went home this morning. We put up another bushel of cherries. Fanny & Ott were over this morning and we located the road. Pierce went home tonight. Saturday June 20th 1891 I was busy doing baking all the forenoon and was out about the place most of the afternoon. Will was building some fence to divide the lots sold from the rest of the property. Mother was in town. [Reiners?] went home. Sunday June 21st 1891 Will took Mother and Jo to church this morning. We soon got dinner after we came home and Will and I were out to Marys and ground by the Field coming home. The Fields were over to spend the evening. Monday June 22nd 1891 We washed and ironed some too. It was a nice day. The boys fixed the spring & well out in the pasture field. I was doing some work about the place in the evening and helped pick over goose-berries. Willie went home tonight. The girls were over to help pack this morning.
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Tuesday June 16th 1891 Will and I went to town early this morning and then went back to the exercises at the opera house. It was a very warm morning. Will took Mrs Helmick to town in the afternoon as they are going away tonight. Mr & Mrs Brown and Alden came at four oclock. We spent the evening at home. Wednesday June 17th 1892 It wasent a very pleasant morning. We had cherrys come and needed to attend to them. In the afternoon I went to town with the Browns a little while. I had company for supper. Mr & Mrs Neill. The weather was threatening this evening. The boys all went to the ball. Thursday June 18th 1891 I was too busy to go to commencement with Mrs Brown this forenoon. We were talking about changing the fence and Ott was over helping measure it. We spent the afternoon and evening at home. Weather showery and cloudy. Friday June 19th 1891 The Browns went home this morning. We put up another bushel of cherries. Fanny & Ott were over this morning and we located the road. Pierce went home tonight. Saturday June 20th 1891 I was busy doing baking all the forenoon and was out about the place most of the afternoon. Will was building some fence to divide the lots sold from the rest of the property. Mother was in town. [Reiners?] went home. Sunday June 21st 1891 Will took Mother and Jo to church this morning. We soon got dinner after we came home and Will and I were out to Marys and ground by the Field coming home. The Fields were over to spend the evening. Monday June 22nd 1891 We washed and ironed some too. It was a nice day. The boys fixed the spring & well out in the pasture field. I was doing some work about the place in the evening and helped pick over goose-berries. Willie went home tonight. The girls were over to help pack this morning.
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