NIHS Newsletter - Week 41, 2025

Oops, a "late" edition, too busy to schedule this yesterday

My Town (Essays for the 275th)

Jameson #17 1/21/2025

My town

I live in New Ipswich and it means a lot to me because I like hanging out with my friends at the park. And I like the people that live here and I play basketball here.

Library Interior 1907

Interior of Library 1907

ames Roger Diaries Entries - 1908

October 6^th 1908 (Tuesday)

Frost warm bright day. wind S. David at Ashburnham. I brought on the Gordon lot all day. Peacock and wife and Mrs. Corbett also Chas & Mrs. Wheeler sorting church for Fair tomorrow. Mrs. Sampson and a Miss Reed called today.

October 7^th 2024 (Wednesday)

Frost fine warm day. Children’s fair a good turnout. I drew 8⁶⁰ at the door. David and Henry finished the Webber lot today. Ed Wheeler’s wife had a daughter this afternoon. Mrs. Parker taken to the hospital at Gardner. I was door keeper at the fair.

October 8^th 1908 (Thursday)

Frosty fine cool day. Wind westerly. David at Preston cabin with Henry Royce fixing wall for breakwater. Mother and I cleaned up church vestry & c and I filled lamps in Hall and vestry and picked 2 roosters. At Grange tonight there were 19 present, 2 visitors. Rehearsal of 3^rd degree short literary program. Closed 1115 pm.

October 9^th 1908 (Friday)

Cloudy morning fine day. Wind W. to S.E. David and Henry Royce at John Preston’s cabin. I fixed the Davis lot and seeded it down and sowed grass on Marshall lot, and took some soil up to Gordon lot. Mrs. Lowe called today.

October 10^th 1908 (Saturday)

Frost morning, dull cool day, wind S. to S.E. David at Preston’s cabin till 11 o’clock. Took sods and loam to Gordon lot in afternoon. I burned potato vines in forenoon and worked on Gordon’s lot in afternoon. Got letter from Roslin with pc also calendar from Alice, last night and letter today. David going to depot to meet Hamish tonight.

October 11^th 1908 (Sunday)

Dull cool day. Church fire lit. Salvation Army folk preached morning and night also at Baptist church. No S.S. nor C.E. Hamish arrived last night Rain fell during night.

October 12^th 1908 (Monday)

Dull and cool wind west to N.W. sunny during the day. David on roads down town. I finished the Gordon lot today. Hamish went with milkman in morning. There was report circulated today that Mr. John Crow of East Jaffrey had been shot by a Finn from (?) he was collecting an account (not true). Mrs. Parker very ill last night but better today. John Preston shutting off water and fixing up house for winter.