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Show -351. Letter- from- Brigham' &'. Lilly Mecham. My wife' also reed, letter from her oro, Jos. Spent evening reading' and helping my wifelol 23" Sunday.;.. Had a wash, Read in DesoNews and Juvenilell Atten ded' meeting- where J .Bl.oomf'fe.ld and LoE.Lewis were the speakers Done- rey- chores in evening &c. clear evening some. .. ,Mecham. ' '24 Dec Monday , freezing wind. Hewed some logs. Snowing with At home evening. Fixing Christmas presents &c. for my' children Fine day 25 Tuesday Helped my wife in the morning 0 Had J .RoMcNiel for dinner Spent the afternoon in conversation and family read" lng' '&c '. Had fathers' wife Ann and child also for dinner" father was present;: but' sick,' Attended adance at IoHatch'1n evening, 26 Wednesday Worked on school house all day, Took dinner at'fathers'Done my chores" was very sick in the eveningo Done my chores Had a severe pain in my back 27 Thursday of cows and was at home my going'arter'one most-of'dayo 28 Friday.;.. Felt some bet ter-, Snaked'in some logs- with my oxen-Bought 16 shocks of corn for $800 to be paid in labor of tithing'Done my chores'and helped tend Freddy'who is' sick from cutting'his teeth. Some cloudy' and blustery Went after my oxen 29 Saturday and-hauled the cOfp fodder I bought yesterday" over into my stack yard' in' four trips'·, Tbe logs were all put up by' the bre on school house" today, 30 Sunday-.;.. Mother came-down today from Savoia Attended meet ing where E.A Tietj en was the speaker. Spent the evening at home 31 Monday Very cold daYII Settled up same accts with father and ,done some chor1ng &c. in - • II . - - - , - , - Q , II II - 1884 Had a wash and conversed with my folks. 1 Jan 1884 Tuesday & WaD. Took dinner with J.R.McNiel and family. Father and family In there Bond and family being there also. Spent the afternoon the evening attended a dance at Ira Hatch's. Worked on school house in the morning putting 2 Wednesday 17 on shakes in the afternoon settled my tithing and bought in down Laid neadache, shocks corn and fodder. Was sick with on my wife waited and better evening awhile then got up and felt to her assisted by who has taken cold 1n her breast. Administered - II _ oft father II Fine day. morning Fasted and attended meeting is 58· yrs Mother number of the bra. bore their testimony. Wrote some. Laid down and rested some in afternoono 3 Thursday where" old a today. 4 Friday _ _ Fastday - in in morrung, Had Worked a little hewing logs a big |
