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Ellery Moses Hancock diary, 1920

1920-09-26 -- 1920-10-02

Sept. - Oct., 1920
Sun. 26 Fair N or [N?] Westerly gtle 74° - H. & I as S.S. I at Union meeting at Presby. church Evg. 

Mon. 27 Fair, N.W. 50 to 74°. Picked sweet apple morning H. & I dug potatoes am.

Tues. 28 47° to 60° N.W.wind, Fair. Picked about 50 lbs grapes, Worden only sweetest ever, & put seed potatoes down A little abstracting. Have sold about 50 lbs grapes. 7 & 8 c.

Wed. 29 36° to 47° N.W. cloudy. Fair morn. Not doing much. Insurance evg. also Harriet took up plants, and picked remaining grapes.

Thurs. 20 Sharp frost. the first. Fair, N.W. 52° max. Trimmed Plums, morn. Office p.m.

Fri. 1 October 32° Clear.northerly Reached 63° Cut a little wood - plum - morn- Office p.m. - A little head-ache.

Sat. 2 Light frost. 68° max. Fair, S. wind. Cut plum wood morn. Office P.M.

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Sept. - Oct., 1920 Sun. 26 Fair N or [N?] Westerly gtle 74° - H. & I as S.S. I at Union meeting at Presby. church Evg. Mon. 27 Fair, N.W. 50 to 74°. Picked sweet apple morning H. & I dug potatoes am. Tues. 28 47° to 60° N.W.wind, Fair. Picked about 50 lbs grapes, Worden only sweetest ever, & put seed potatoes down A little abstracting. Have sold about 50 lbs grapes. 7 & 8 c. Wed. 29 36° to 47° N.W. cloudy. Fair morn. Not doing much. Insurance evg. also Harriet took up plants, and picked remaining grapes. Thurs. 20 Sharp frost. the first. Fair, N.W. 52° max. Trimmed Plums, morn. Office p.m. Fri. 1 October 32° Clear.northerly Reached 63° Cut a little wood - plum - morn- Office p.m. - A little head-ache. Sat. 2 Light frost. 68° max. Fair, S. wind. Cut plum wood morn. Office P.M.