Delia Locke Diary, 1898-1902

• Main Author: Locke, Delia
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Scholarly Commons 1898
• Subjects: Delia Locke; diaries; women; diarist; California; Locke-Hammond Family Papers; Lockeford; CA; Dean Jewett Locke; rural life; rural California; 19th Century; church; temperance organizations; Mokelumne River Ladies' Sewing Circle; temperature recordings; journal; Arctic; Ida; Westminster; Locke
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Page 152 1899. Mr. Whipple (the elder), and Dan Howard, attended school in their boyhood together, and sat upon the rude benches of a little school-house in Langdon, N. H. Now all have gone to the "silent land." - Grandma has been taken quite sick with what seems to be bronchitis. She feels much discouraged about herself. - Received a letter from Ida and Christmas boxes from her and from Lizzie McLellan. I have been very well remembered this Christmas. Received an cider-down dressing sacqus from Alice and Nellie, arctic shoes from Agnes and Eddie, chenille table - cover from Lou, book (Pan-Michael by Sienkiewicz) from Ida book (Ships that Sail in the Night) from Lizzie, and Alma C. has a hdkf. box and hdkf. for me and Ada a combing-towel, Eunice a pretty calendar and Theresa a lovely China cup, saucer and plate, and John gave me a night-lamp. (T.S.R. 34. 2 P.M. 41. S.S. 38.) Dec. 25. Monday. Weather still foggy and cloudy - This has been a sad and lonely Christmas for me. Besides being sick and unable to enjoy the feast provided for the table, I have received a letter from George, saying they were to sail on the Westminster on Sun. so that we shall not see him again, and I feel greatly bereaved. - This is Howard's and Lou's Crystal Wedding and as we wished to remember it in some substantial way, we decided to give them a purse of money, in consideration of his loss by the recent fire, of his barn and feed for his cows. Willie responded to the plan with $100. in cash, and others made it up to $143. Eunice and Mr Webster giving $20. I called them in and presented it to them with list of the donors, and they were quite overcome by it. Agnes also gave them a perfume atomizer and Dr. & Mrs. Barbour gave them a handsome center lamp. (T.S.R. 32. 2 P.M. 40. S.S. 38.) Dec. 26. Tuesday. No change in the weather, and it seems very chilly and gloomy. Have written to the children in Humboldt Co. - We see by the paper that the transport Westminster, which sailed on Sun. put back for repairs the next day, her engine being ...