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Ellery Moses Hancock diary, 1919
1919-05-25 -- 1919-05-31
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May, 1919 J.F. Pitt died. Sun. 25 Fine day; s. easterly and 77° warmest yet. At memorial service Presb. church Rev. [Varnies?]; & H. & I at our church evg. Mon. 26 Fair, easterly, reached 80° Sprayed "Abundance" & "Wolf" "Debate" plums morn, with lead [arsenate?] & lime sulfur. 3 lady slippers bloom. Tues. 27 Lightly overcast S.E., gtle 77° Hoeing and Plowing, morn. Mowing evg. Abstracting. Pitt's funeral. Wed. 28 Fair, S.E. 86° Bushed Peas Sprayed as Monday - other trees & apples. - Mowed after supper; Am Ins. at office til after 10 o'c. Thurs. 29 Almost clear, but for dust. S.E. 83°. Cleaned vault morn, hoed, evg. Lilacs in small bunches, & just past prime; & snow-balls not yet open. Fri. 30 Fair, S. 87° & very dusty Garden a little while morn. Then office. Memorial exercises P.M. in Barthell Opera House. A crowd of [crows?]. Rev. Gough of M.E. speaker. Sat. 31 [Allamatlee St?] oiled Cloudy, [musty?] with sprinkles. 79° - S. showers p.m. Garden morn. spraying currants &c. Ins. balance of day & evg. 10+
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May, 1919 J.F. Pitt died. Sun. 25 Fine day; s. easterly and 77° warmest yet. At memorial service Presb. church Rev. [Varnies?]; & H. & I at our church evg. Mon. 26 Fair, easterly, reached 80° Sprayed "Abundance" & "Wolf" "Debate" plums morn, with lead [arsenate?] & lime sulfur. 3 lady slippers bloom. Tues. 27 Lightly overcast S.E., gtle 77° Hoeing and Plowing, morn. Mowing evg. Abstracting. Pitt's funeral. Wed. 28 Fair, S.E. 86° Bushed Peas Sprayed as Monday - other trees & apples. - Mowed after supper; Am Ins. at office til after 10 o'c. Thurs. 29 Almost clear, but for dust. S.E. 83°. Cleaned vault morn, hoed, evg. Lilacs in small bunches, & just past prime; & snow-balls not yet open. Fri. 30 Fair, S. 87° & very dusty Garden a little while morn. Then office. Memorial exercises P.M. in Barthell Opera House. A crowd of [crows?]. Rev. Gough of M.E. speaker. Sat. 31 [Allamatlee St?] oiled Cloudy, [musty?] with sprinkles. 79° - S. showers p.m. Garden morn. spraying currants &c. Ins. balance of day & evg. 10+
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