by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Whigs Take Election
Saturday, April 3, 1847: On this forenoon I and Geo P drew rocks. They were dug out last fall from the meadow south of the barn in to the highway on a boat on the snow with our horse team and this afternoon we gathered sap two barrels. We tarred all of our sheep’s noses.
Monday: on this forenoon I cut and drew a chestnut tree 32 feet in length from my woods to the school house and lecture room to make a belfry and John Russel and J.B. Maxon and Sylvenas Carpenter 2nd they had each drawn a hewing stick of the same length and of the same kind of timber. On this evening Geo P and his two sisters went to the old widow Morey’s to a large party.
Tuesday: Today I took my two horse team and my son with me Geo P, we went to town meeting up to Daniel Allen’s. Mr. John Russel, Ezra Sackett, and Hiram Newton rode up with us and only Frederick Russel rode home with us. Today to town meeting I voted the Democrat ticket Ralph Rose for Supervisor but the Whig ticket was elected all but one poor master under the cloak of anti-rent. Geo W. Glass was elected Supervisor by only a small majority of 13 votes.
Wednesday: This morning at 3 o’clock old Mr. Sylvenas Carpenter died, age 79.
Friday: This forenoon I walked over near Wheeler’s store or on a part of what is called the Platt farm that is owned by Daniel Harrison, to try to hire a piece of meadow and pasture but did not make a bargain and I returned home after dinner. I returned with my son Geo P to look at said Harrison’s land again, but we concluded not to hire said land at the price we talked of on account of no water. The price was 18 dollars. On this evening said Harrison came to my house. I told him I could not hire the land at that price, but I would give him 14 dollars, and he went away without making a bargain. Tonight Geo P and Sarah O. watched with the corpse of old Mr. Sylvanus Carpenter.