Harry Dague Diary

              1884 
Mar 8 th [superscript]  snow 
Mar 9 th [superscript]  snowed & cold good sleighing 
Mar 10 th [superscript] seighing thawed some.  went to Calvin 
Timmons.  church trial at Broadway between 
K. F. Higgins & Rev Zell. 
Mar 11 th [superscript] Mrs Orlanda Wells & Family started to Kansas 
rained hard.  also thunder. 
Mar 12 th [superscript] was fair day with raw winds 
Mar 13 th [superscript] Mrs M c [superscript] Ginnis was put in the vault in 
Oak Dale cemetry. funeral preached at the M. 
E. church by Rev Littell. Died of tumor 
Mar 14 th [superscript] Post office was Burglarized. raised the East 
window by taking out one light. 
Mar 15 th [superscript] Day clear 
Mar 16 th [superscript] the day clear. Preaching at the M. E. church by Rev 
[crossed out words]	 Littell.  went riding in the afternoon. 
Mar 17 th [superscript]  St Patricks day Mercury at 42 in the morning 
cloudy and raining " 44 in the Evening. 
Mar 18 th [superscript] Rainy 
Mar 19 th [superscript] raining & very muddy mercury at 40. 6 P.M. 
growing colder. went to Calvin Timmons 
[crossed out word] Granmother Timmons very Poorly she [written above line] Died 11 P.M 
Mar 20 th [superscript] went to Timmons. wether cloudy mercury at 
40 in the morning. Grant M c [superscript] Kibbens commenced 
Pedling for J. D. Hosler. 
Mar 21 st [superscript] cloudy all day.  mercury at 44 6 P.M. Mother 
Timmons was burried at Liverpool. Hearse 
from Marysville.  Will Herds girl was born 
Mar 22 nd [superscript] weather clear and pleasant 
"   23 d [superscript] clear and warm all day went up to Father 
Wilsons.  Reeder Preached at the upper church 
at night. rained in the night. 
Mar 24 th [superscript] clear most of the day went to Marysville 
in the buggy got word that Ettie 
Merchants baby was dead. a girl 
Mar 25 th [superscript]  warm, showery in the afternoon thundered 
and lightened in the Evening commenced 
putting cover on pulling wagon. 
Hiram Norvel married Phebe Stout