July 24, 1871.
I made a visit two weeks ago to my daughter, Mrs. Morgan,
in Carroll County, Mo. Saw a rich, beautiful country. My son,
Frederic, came home from college in Mass. a few days ago.
Aug. 2, 1871.
This evening at six o'clock my old horse Prince died
with lockjaw at the age of 24 years & six months. One of his
hind feet was hurt two months ago and finally brought on the disease.
He was active for his age up to the last two months, retaining his flesh
well. Could go in the buggy and under the saddle very well.
He was a noble family horse, gentle, true and faithful. He served
my family 22 years.
Aug. 19, 1861.
Bought a young sorrel horse, 3 yrs old, from A. H.
Stonebraker.
Sept. 13, 1871.
The Presbytery of St. Louis meets in our church this
evening.
Oct. 5, 1871.
Calvit Johns and Will, his brother, came very unexpectedly
to see us last night from Mississippi.
Oct. 14, 1871.
During the past week the great fire at Chicago has
occurred, destroying more than half that great city and causing untold
suffering. One of the greatest fires that ever occurred in this
world.
Mar. 22, 1872.
Mr. Martin and I made a trip to Portage yesterday.
Stayed all night at Mr. Rhodes'. Commenced snowing in the night
and continued till 11 o'clock today. It is 3 or 4 inches deep,
a great thing for the wheat.
Mar. 25, 1872.
Rev. Dr. Foreman spent the Sabbath with us.
Apr. 11, 1872.
Fred came home from Carrollton this morning.
His health is quite poor.
July 25, 1872.
Beautiful day. Went with my wife and Johnnie
(son) to Jacob Barron's today.
July 29, 1872.
Arthur returned from Amherst College (Agricultural)
in Mass. today after an absence of two years.
Sept. 14, 1872.
We this day buried our little granddaughter, Nettie
Gauss, aged about five months. She died at Sedalia, Mo.
Sept. 14, 1872.
Fred expects to go on Monday (16th) to attend the
medical lectures in St. Louis.
Sept. 20, 1872.
On Monday (16th) I started with Glover and Wilson
Ferguson for Wabash College at Crawfordsville, Indiana. We had
a pleasant trip. Reached there at 7:30 o'clock the same evening.
I spent the next day there getting the boys fixed, and left next morning
for home and reached here safely at 10 o'clock p.m.
Sept. 23 1872.
Arthur commenced as a clerk in the wholesale dry
goods house in St. Louis at $25.00 per month.
Oct. 14, 1872.
On the 8th I went to the Synod at Columbia.
We had a very large and interesting meeting. Columbia is a pretty
place with a good deal of wealth and intelligence.
Oct. 17, 1872.
Mrs. Borden, my wife's sister, and her husband and
little boy, came on a visit to us from Philadelphia.
[Margaret Lindsay Durfee, married to Edward Payson Borden. The
little boy would be Edward Shirley Borden, who went by the name Shirley..
SDC]
Oct. 21, 1872.
Mr. Borden left for home.
Nov. 13, 1872.
Weather has continued very fine. Mrs. Borden
left yesterday for Philadelphia.
Feb. 5, 1873.
Mrs. Durfee is very sick and Mrs. Glenday is sick
too.
May 12, 1873.
My daughter, Lizzie Gauss, and child, arrived from
Sedalia last night.
June 9, 1873.
Last night at 10 o'clock we had a very heavy rainstorm.
We had one very heavy clap of thunder and this morning we find that
the lightning struck and shattered two large oak trees in my yard about
40 steps from the house.
July 27, 1873.
Sabboth. Mr. Barron was buried today.
Sept. 10, 1873.
Went to Montgomery City to a meeting of Presbytery.
Oct. 18, 1873.
Went to St. Louis yesterday to the Synod and stayed
all nigh with Fred.
Nov. 18, 1873.
Snowing and rain, very cold. I went over to
Bohomme Church.
Nov. 21, `873.
Not very cold, weather pleasant. Came home
from Bohomme Church today. Had a very pleasant visit at Mr. Joseph
Consay's and Mr. Lucius Bates'. Rev. William Parks has been preaching
for two weeks.
Dec. 6, 1873.
Cloudy, sleet and rain. Fred came home last
night. Mattie went to Mrs. Stacy's in St. Louis county.
John Kennedy sawed a lot of wood today.
Dec. 18, 1873.
I was in the country today. Never saw wheat
look better at this time of the year than now.
Dec. 20, 1873.
Glover came home two days from college.
Dec. 25, 1873.
This is a remarkably mild winter so far. All
our boys are at home with us today. Nine children with us today,
a happy time.
Dec. 31, 1873.
The last of 1873, weather mild.
Jan. 1, 1874.
This has been a mild beautiful day. The Lord
has been very gracious to us during the past year. May the Lord
enable us in the year on which we have now entered to live for his Glory
in all things. I have spent the day quietly at home.
Most of our children with us. Arthur absent. Lizzie (Mrs.
Gauss) and her two children with us today. Her boy (Eugene) now six
weeks old is a large fine child, with a remarkable head of hair.
Jan. 7, 1874.
Beautiful, mild weather. Glover left this evening
for Wabash College. He is now about 18 and taller than any of
the boys. He is now in the Freshman class.
Jan. 19, 1874.
John Gibson spent the Sabbath (yesterday) in St.
Charles with Robert Hudson and with us. Robert Hudson was married
tonight to Miss Julia Clark of St. Louis.