I moved to Beacon Hill and started writing about it here:

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Clear and warm. my Husband & I were awake at 3h ys morn by mrss Heartwel and Gillbard who brot us ye horrible tydings that Capt Purington had murdered all his famely Except his Son James who must have Shared the Same fate had he not been So fortunate as to make his Escape after an attempt was made to take his life. he was wounded with an ax, he ( Read more... )

Hired man to pick out limestone at the river.

First heard of Miss F. Doyle's skedaddle with Green.

Went to prayer meeting. In the absence of Bro Keyser, Mr. A. J. Byram Sr. led the meeting. Mr Harry Weber, one of our members who is much excited on the subjicts of sactification and prefect holiness, made some very vehement remarks and an exceedingly earnest prayer. Miss Clara Foster, a maiden lady advanced in years, nearly fainted ( Read more... )

Same run as usual school and study. Ben's sister came today and I walked out to Ben's house with her. She's good looking and pleasant. hum!hum!

rainy

Reached the Cabins between 12 and 1 o'clock. Expected to find some of the sufferers alive, Mrs. Donner and Kiesburg in particular. Entered the cabins and a horrible scene presented itself,--human bodies terribly mutiliated, legs, arms, and sculls scattered in every direction. One body, supposed to be that of Mrs. Eddy, lay near the entrance, the ( Read more... )

Hear of the death of Alfred Smith who died of Typhoid fever who was an old School-mate young as well as old are passing away the admonition is be ye also ready.

Passing a tumbled-down house on our way to school, we heard hammers, and going in, found some men making a coffin out of the boards. During school, we saw them back of the church digging the grave, hoeing out the dirt with their large cotton hoes (their only implement ( Read more... )

She says she saw the flash and heard the report of the pistol, thinking it was in some way connected with the the Play. She leaned forward to see what it was, and then looked to [him] to see where he was looking. He was sitting with his head droped down and eyes shut. She was not alarmed at this, he sometimes held his head in that way when in deep ( Read more... )