The Journal of Captain Jasper Newton Sargent 1885-1889
Jasper Newton Sargent (1828-1918) was the tenth of the eleven children of Benjamin Choate Sargent and his wife Susanna Cole, a family line that went back to William and Abigail Clark Sargent who in 1649 were among the first settlers of Gloucester, Mass. By 1850 several of the family had made their homes in Sargentville, Maine.
As a young man Jasper went to sea and over the years was the captain on coastal schooners that hauled freight along the eastern seaboard and into the Caribbean. A few of the daily logs he kept during his travels and after he retired are in the care of Diana Marston Wood. The transcription that follows is of a daily journal he kept after he retired and was at home in Sargentville. The transcription includes Jasper’s spelling and punctuation-or lack of same.
Captain Jasper Newton Sargent
Captain Jasper Newton Sargent (1828-1918)
In 1858 Captain Sargent moved into the house on Reach Road built in the 1840s by his brother Wm Haskell Sargent. When Jasper retired from the sea he ran the house as an inn and livery stable and when he died his son Fred and Fred’s wife Nellie Clapp Sargent took over and carried on the business
Jasper Sargent’s Home
Jasper Sargent’s Journal
January 1, 1885-Feb 4, 1889
This journal was written after Jasper had retired from the sea and was living at home in Sargentville, Maine with his wife Abby.
| January 1 1885 8 am | Cloudy misty and muddy with some rain last night |
| 9pm | Cloudy and thick with some snow falling Schr McKenzie sailed from the Cove this PM for Bucks Harbor bound to Portland |
| Jany 2 | Fair and cold with rough traveling |
| Jany 3 | Fair and cold PM cloudy and snowy wind SW |
| Jany 4 | Cloudy and chilly didn’t go to church |
| Jany 5 | Fair with fresh SW winds |
| Jany 6 | Rain storm wind SE |
| Jany 7 | Rainy and foggy and very bad going |
| Jany 8 | Fair and cool wind west |
| Jany 9 | Cloudy with strong west wind |
| Jany 10 | Fair and cold wind NW |
| Jany 11 | Fair pleasant and moderate |
| Jany 12 | Heavy wind with rain all day |
| Jany 13 | Fair and cold with wind NW |
| Jany 14 | Fair and cold wind NW |
| Jany 15 | Snowing most of the day |
| Jany 16 | Cloudy and cold 4 inches of snow fell the mail went on runners 3 PM snowing Joseph Byard died this morning at Cambridge Port Mass |
| Jany 17 | PM wind NW blowing heavy |
| Jany 18 | Fair and cold wind NW Schr Rienzie arrived this from Portland at 1 PM |
| Jany 19 | Fair and cold wind NW |
| Jany 20 | Fair and cold wind NNW WG Gower Mrs WG Sargent Mrs HW Sargent and Fisher Wood left on the boat this AM |
| Jany 21 | Fair cold and quite moderate |
| Jany 22 | Very cold with wind NW at 7 AM mercury 2 below at 10 12 below zero |
| Jany 23 | Wind north cloudy and cold City of Richmond landed her passengers at Sargentville |
| Jany 24 | Wind east snowing all day |
| Jany 25 | Cloudy and moderate 5 inches of snow on the ground Born to Mr and Mrs W D Gower the past day a son |
| Jany 26 | Wind NE snowstorm Mr JG Marks died one week ago yesterday at Swans Island |
| Jany 27 T | Cold and windy all day |
| Jany 28 W | Cold and blustering all day Richard Currier aged 49 years died this morning this has been the most severe day for a long time |
| Jany 29 Th | Fair and quite moderate roads drifted Asa Candages wife died last night |
| Jany 30 Fr | Fair and cold Born to Frank and Lizzie Billings a son |
| Jany 31 Sat | A fine pleasant day Richard Currier buried |
| February | |
| Feby 1 S | Wind NE snowing all day didn’t go to church |
| Feby 2 M | Wind NW and cold 12 below and tough weather |
| Feby 3 T | All this day strong wind from NW 12 below zero George Jordan hauling wood from upper lot |
| Feby 4 W | Moderate the Cove skimmed over the steamer took passengers from Carters Point landed freight D Isle |
| Feby 5 T | Cloudy wind NE the past night Snow with some rain Frank and Harriet started his ___ this AM for the Village at 9 PM wind north clear and pleasant at 10 had a call to go to the Village for the Dr to R.B. Sargents |
| Feby 6 Fr | Fine pleasant weather plenty of snow at 1-15 AM Capt R.B. Sargents wife gave birth to a boy. Considerable ice in the reach Geo Jordan hauling wood for me today. |
| Feby 7 S | Comes in cold and pleasant wind NW Whitney & Minnie Grindle had a son born to them last night Flora came home from the Cape this PM |
| Feby 8 S | All this day quite pleasant Family all went to church including Hattie and Effie in the afternoon lecture by Rev Mr Hill at the schoolhouse |
| Feby 9 M | Fine pleasant weather no wind Myself and wife went to Blue Hill to attend the funeral of J T Hinkley who died Jan 27 in California WG Sargent and Susie HW Sargent & wife HS Dority & wife PG Stanley & wife HN Dority & wife LP Dority E.P. Cole AF Cole and others attended there was a very large attendance the Congregational Church was crowded |
| Feby 10 T | Comes in with heavy wind from the SE and rain 12 M very heavy wind bad slushy going |
| Feby 11 W | 11 AM wind NW fresh the Boat came into the Cove but made no stop and took no freight or passengers HW Sargent & wife started fro Ellsworth to take the cars to Boston Fred gone to N. Brooksville to carry Arthur Sargent bound to Castine |
| Feby 12 T | Fine pleasant weather all day thermometer at zero The Cove and Reach nearly skimmed over this morning Capt Orcutt came over to go to Saddleback this morning (Ruel shoeing the horse) |
| Feby 13 F | All this day moderate with light breeze from the westward The steamer City of Richmond came through the Reach but left no passengers on this side The Cove skimmed over and at the foot of the Reach Alf Marty troup came here this noon put his horse up himself at H.B. Hardings Performance in the Hall this evening |
| Feby 14 S | Comes in pleasant with the Reach pretty much sealed up Fred gone to Bucks Harbor to carry Capt J.B. Chatto and wife Ruel gone to Ellsworth after F.A. & W.D. Gower traveling very rough traveling |
| Feby 15 S | First part snowing at 11 cleared up didn’t go to church but went to Sabbath School |
| Feby 16 M | Weather mild Fred went to Castine with eggs go home at 5 PM W D Gower went to Bucksport to carry Fred Gower |
| Feby 17 T | Last night it was a very severe Gale of wind with snow people on the road breaking snow the mail arrived at 11:30 |
| Feby 18 W | Moderate and pleasant the reach about closed below the narrows WD Gower came home this AM from Bucksport PM Fred and Mr Ash started for Brooklin his horse being there WD Gower out with horse The Deer Isle mail crossed on the ice first time |
| Feby 19 T | All this day pleasant with wind from the NW |
| Feby 20 F | Fine pleasant weather good sleighing myself and wife rode around Brooklin and stopped at Isaac Coles to tea got home at 7:30 |
| Feby 21 S | Pleasant all day wind from the NW |
| Feby 22 S | Very moderate Fred and myself went to church Rev Mr Harden preached |
| Feby 23 M | Clear and cold Fred went to Castine with the eggs got home at 5 PM Went to Lodge in the evening |
| Feby 24 T | Comes in pleasant the Reach frozen hard and nice traveling on it WG Sargent left for Boston went to Castine to take the boat Fred took him ___ |
| Feby 25 W | All this day very pleasant and warm A.F. Cole took dinner here |
| Feby 26 T | Very pleasant all of this day Myself and WD Gower went to Ellsworth he going through to Boston I arrived home at 6 PM The Chapel Circle had a levee netting $29.20 RB Sargent arrived home from New York his vessel the WG Sargent there |
| Feby 27 F | Fine pleasant weather all day Fred out __ PM Betsy Bill to dinner |
| Feby 28 | Very pleasant all day Rodolph gone out with Miles horse |
| March 1 S | Thick rainy weather all day wind south |
| Mar 2 M | All this dau quite cloudy PM pleasant town meeting J Watson JF Gray John G Eaton selectmen HN Dority Town clerk Voted to buy 3 bulls for stock raising |
| Mar 3 | All this day fine pleasant weather Fred went with eggs to Castine |
| Mar 4 | Comes in with cloudy weather at 10 AM commenced snowing PM snowed 2 inches
Grover Cleveland takes his seat as President a big time on Deer Isle |
| Mar 5 | Comes in very moderate and quite pleasant This PM the Masons are with others cutting P.B. Billings wood as he has been sick all winter are to have a clam chowder in the Hall |
| Mar 6 | Fine pleasant weather gone sleighing |
| Mar 7 | In the forenoon snowy Fred gone to Bucksport to carry R.B. Sargent left at 9-15 arrived home at 7 PM |
| March 8 | All this day cool and pleasant Fred and Hattie went to church |
| March 9 | Fine and pleasant but cool Teams crossing the Reach on the ice Fred gone to Castine with eggs |
| March 10 | Last night had some snow through the day pleasant John Eaton hauled a load of hay Frank Billings left home for Rockland to join Schr AF R__ |
| March 11 | Fine pleasant weather all day 10 above zero Ice strong in the Reach teams passing |
| March 12 | All this day fine pleasant weather John Eaton hauled 2 loads of hay and finished Circle at Mrs HW Sargents |
| March 13 | Came in fine and cold 1 below Frank Billings wife gone up to her fathers Fred took them up |
| March 14 | Wind NE pleasant PM myself and wife rode across the Reach to SW Harbor HS Dority & wife WG Sargent & Susie Milliken |
| March 15 | Myself and wife went to church pleasant |
| March 16 | Rained last night snowed this AM cleared up at 10 Quite warm and pleasant |
| March 17 | Early this morning snow at 9 cleared up and fine cool weather Fred went to Castine with eggs got home at 3 PM |
| March 18 | Comes in pleasant and cold 4 below zero Fred left home for Ellsworth at 5,15 to bring Capt WD Gower home arrived back at 2-15 12 below zero |
| March 19 | Comes in with cold and snowy weather Circle at WG Sargents |
| March 20 | All this day quite pleasant and cold |
| March 21 | Cold this morning 9 below zero Strong breeze from WNW |
| March 22 | Pleasant and cold did not go to church Fred went with WGS |
| March 23 | All this day quite cold but pleasant Fred went to Castine with eggs Trotting on the Reach WD Gower comes in best |
| March 24 | Fine pleasant weather all day Fred and Hattie went to NW Harbor with team Mary Milliken down from Bluehill |
| March 25 | Comes in with fresh breeze from SW and cloudy PM wind NW quite warm finished hauling firewood |
| March 26 | AM wind NW PM SW pleasant The Circle ladies are having a quilting in the Hall this PM Picknick supper in the evening Hezekiah Lufkin from the island here this PM bought 8 cords of wood from Augustus Tibbetts |
| March 27 | All this day cloudy with wind from the South Ice and snow thawing fast Fred gone to Castine for freight |
| March 28 | Pleasant and quite warm Fred got home from Castine at 4 PM boat came in at noon Saturday |
| March 29 | Snowing in the morning didn’t go to church Cleared up in the afternoon |
| March 30 | Quite cold but moderate Ice in the Reach strong for foot-people |
| March 31 | Snowing in AM and dull cloudy weather all day with some rain PM |
| April 1 1885 | Comes in moderate and quite warm 5 men fitting wood today |
| April 2 | This day moderate and cloudy Edgar Wood at work for me fitting wood PM WD Gower and myself went to the funeral of Nathan Parker held in the Hall Dist No 3 Rev Mr Harden preached the sermon Capt Chatto in Schr Rienzie left Bucks Harbor for Portland past Pumpkin Island at 9 AM wind NNW PM SW-SE |
| Apl 3 | All this day cloudy and some rain in the afternoon 2 men cutting wood |
| Apl 4 | Comes in with rainy weather and strong breeze from the East The __ __ off the Northern shore this morning PM heavy gale from the east with rain the cow gave birth to a calf |
| Apl 5 | Went to church muddy going The Robert Dority drifted down the Reach with the ice-the ice left the Reach |
| Apl 6 | Fine pleasant weather ice all gone from the Reach but left in the Cove Robert Dority came to the wharf this AM Schr Lion came in with freight |
| Apl 7 | Moderate all day Str Lewiston came off the Cove took freight and passengers Ice mostly out of the cove Capt Harris left with his vessel W.G. Sargent left for Boston on the Lewiston |
| Apl 8 | Comes in with rainy weather and wind SE moderate Capt Freeman Coombs left the Harbor bound for Rockland |
| Apl 9 | Comes in with fine pleasant weather wind from the NW fresh most of the ice out of the cove vessels all clear the ice started of from the western shore at Sedgwick the steam boat wharf clear I hear that the Governor went on the flats on the eastern side R. H. Sargent master—the roads drying up fast finished fitting the wood today 12 cords |
| Apl 10 | All this day fine pleasant weather The Str Lewiston made her landing at Sedgwick for the first time since the 20 Jany Fred gone to Brooklin to carry Mrs Millers trunk from WD Gower |
| Apl 11 | Pleasant all day The Henry Morison Str made her first trip to Sedgwick today Fred gone to hire a girl for WD Gower Schr Clara Fletcher at Norfolk VA loading for B__ L.J. Sargent Master BC Sargent mate |
| Apl 12 | All this day quite pleasant went to church Six young men were baptized at the village Charles Dodge being one of them Rev Mr Harden at No 8 in the afternoon |
| Apl 13 | Comes in with light snowstorm 11 AM Capt B Chattos Schr Rien__ just anchored in the cove freight from Portland Str Morrison going up on her first trip this spring |
| Apl 14 | Comes in with calm and quite pleasant 7.30 wind very light from the NW Capt Chatto underway for the steamboat wharf to discharge freight 11 AM Schr Governor Capt R.H. Sargent came from Sedgwick to Sargentville Str Lewiston passed up weather fine wind north |
| Apl 15 | AM wind NW fine pleasant weather Capt F Coombs Schr Unison came in last night LB Sargent RH Sargent Capt R Law left at 730 AM for Greens Landing in the Percey- business to get stone Charter Groves __ __ an Egg this morning Capt Chatto came in to the Harbor at 4 PM from Brooklin. Mrs Dora Currier had a chopping bee this PM |
| Apl 16 | Comes in very pleasant and wind NW Adelle Parker here visiting Wm Hooper hauling freight from on board Capt Chattoe |
| Apl 17 | Fine pleasant weather wind NW fresh WG Sargent came on the boat today WD Gower left for Ellsworth with his team this PM |
| Apl 18 | Fine pleasant weather |
| Apl 19 | All this day fine pleasant weather myself and wife went to church Fred went with WG Sargent Preaching by Rev Mr Harden went to Sabbath school 3 PM Traveling getting to be good |
| Apl 20 | Fine pleasant weather AM nearly calm PM light breeze from the SW HS Dority Arthur Nevells and Fred started for Belfast in the Persey this AM at 12 noon off Pumpkin Island WD Gower went to Ellsworth and back |
| Apl 21 | Fine pleasant weather with the wind from the NW Andrew Sinclair at work cleaning out the henhouse Fred got back at 9 PM |
| Apl 22 | Cloudy with the wind from the ESE looking like rain got 500” hay at Belfast cost $16.00 per ton |
| Apl 23 | ___ day went to church fine pleasant weather |
| Apl 24 | All this day fine pleasant weather light breeze from the S to SE
Comes in with fine weather and quite warm A boy was born to BG & Flora Sargent at 4 AM Russell and Bolles went on board to start for Calais the wind being light and southeasterly didn’t go |
| Apl 25 | All this day pleasant weather with wind from the north The remains of Joseph W. Byard came on the boat today from Cambridge Port Mass |
| Apl 26 | This day the wind from the SE cloudy went to church at 5 thick snowstorm snowed 1 inch |
| Apl 27 | Comes in with wind from NW Russell in Governor LB Sargent in J Warren left at 10:30 for Calais |
| Apl 28 | Overcast and looking like rain |
| Apl 29 | Raining all day with wind east heavy |
| Apl 30 | Wind from the North and cool PM NW at 4 PM Capt Chatto Schr Rienzie came in from Portland A Sinclair & BW Billings at work for me building hen yard bought 2 pigs today J Cunningham |
| May 1 1885 | |
| May 1 | All this day overcast and cool wind from NW to S |
| May 2 | Comes in with strong breeze from NE and heavy rains Some snow Freds heifer had a calf last night Capt Chattoe came from Brooklin to the cove this morning |
| May 3 | All this day the wind from the NW and quite cool went to church 11 baptized |
| May 4 | Comes in pleasant with wind from the west made ice last night |
| May 5 | All this day pleasant with the wind from the SW Fred gone to Bucks Harbor after hay |
| May 6 | All this day overcast and quite cool |
| May 7 | Comes in cloudy with wind SE PM quite pleasant WG Sargent left on the Lewiston for Boston BC Sargent left on the Queen City for Castine Chattoe came in to the wharf this PM Fred hauling freight Chapel Circle at Mrs Dora Sargents Schr JS Lane has been to the wharf filled with water and damaged her freight which belonged as well as the Schr DF Billings |
| May 8 | All this day cloudy and wind from the SE looking like rain Went to Broudburn today called DF Billings |
| May 9 | Comes in with rain moderate weather BC Sargent came from Castine |
| May 10 | Pleasant all day went to church |
| May 11 | Comes in pleasant quite warm |
| May 12 | Fine pleasant weather Capt Holbrook came in last night from Portland in Schr John Somes Seiner LB Sargent got a pig today |
| May 13 | Comes in with fine pleasant weather calm WD Gower drove his horse Chief from Sedgwick church to JN Sargents stable Sargentville in 11 minutes |
| May 14 | Comes in cloudy at 2 PM commenced to rain With the wind from the east Schr Riejre in the harbor. |
| May 15 | Fine pleasant weather wind north Fred gone to Brooksville for hay |
| May 16 | Pleasant all day Fred at John Eatons spreading manure |
| May 17 | All this day pleasant went to church 5 persons baptized |
| May 18 | Wind from the south quite pleasant Capt Holbrook started for Stave Island to get ballast |
| May 19 | All this day pleasant and quite warm |
| May 20 | Comes in with the wind from the north Schr Robt Dority came in from Gloucester last night MR WG Sargent came on the boat to day |
| May 21 | All day fine pleasant weather |
| May 22 | Pleasant weather |
| May 23 | Comes in cloudy and looking like rain at 11 AM sprinkling of rain |
| May 24 | All this day quite pleasant did not go to church |
| May 25 | Comes in foggy and rainy dull weather all day |
| May 26 | In the morning foggy drove the yearling to Judson Grays pasture |
| May 27 | Fine pleasant weather all day at 5 AM started to Bucksport to swap carriages at 7:30 PM arrived home from Bucksport carriage to come on boat Saturday |
| May 28 | Comes in pleasant J Warren arrived PM from ___ |
| May 29 | Fine pleasant weather and moderate Fred gone on the Road ___ |
| May 30 | Decoration Day myself and wife went to the Cemetary to meet the army post and decorate the graves of dead soldiers quite a number there from Bluehill Capt Chattoe Sch Riezie in with freight |
| May 31 | All this day raining did not go to church Charles Babson lost one of his cotages by fire last Saturday 13” |
| June 1 | All this day wind easterly and raining |
| June 2 | Wind NE and rainy cold weather Schr J Warren left for Bangor |
| June 3 | All this day pleasant |
| June 4 | Pleasant and moderate |
| June 5 | Comes in cloudy Fred started for Bucksport at 5:30 AM with Hattie Grindle at 11 commenced to rain and rained steadily till 4 PM wind NE moderate |
| June 6 | All this day pleasant |
| June 7 | Wind SE and cloudy went to church 1 PM raining did not go to Sabath school |
| June 8 | Pleasant and cold |
| June 9 | Wind NW fresh and cool |
| June 10 | All this afternoon pleasant |
| June 11 | All this day fine pleasant weather sent the old wagon to Bucksport |
| June 12 | Pleasant and calm Fred gone to Mr Babsons for hay |
| June 13 | Comes in pleasant Fred gone after a load of leaves for bedding |
| June 14 | All day strong breeze from the SW Fred and myself went to church |
| June 15 | Fine pleasant weather all day the dist people at work on the roads |
| June 16 | Comes in fine weather wind SW Harry started in the Persie for Camden Azor Dodge went with him Flora is here with her baby for the first time is seven weeks old and weighs 13 lbs her grandmother Crocket is with her and is 84 years old and very small |
| June 17 | Comes in cloudy and wind NW WM H Sargent started with Mrs last night Fred gone to Brooklin with Miss Robinson the Music Teacher WH Sargent left for home on the Queen City this AM |
| Ths 18 | Comes in fine pleasant weather Fred on the Roads at work |
| 19 | Comes in pleasant |
| Sat 20 | All day pleasant |
| Sun 21 | Fine pleasant weather wife and self went to church had an interesting exercise as childrens day Capt Chattoe came on from Port |
| Mon 22 | Comes in cloudy at noon had quite a rain which was needed very much Fred hauling freight At PM fine pleasant weather |
| Tues 23 | Comes in fine weather |
| Wed 24 | Comes in strong breeze from NW and cool WG Sargent 75 years old today |
| 25 | Comes in pleasant and warm myself and wife went to Sedgwick to Strawberry Festival last evening |
| Friday 27 | All day pleasant |
| 28 | Overcast with the wind from the SSW PM looking like rain |
| 29 | Comes in cloudy at 7 AM commenced raining and rained quite hard through the day it was needed very much Stormy all night and fresh breeze from the SE Schr Clara Fletcher arrived in Boston from ___ |
| 30 | Comes in rainy and fresh gale from the SE |
| July 1 | Comes in cloudy at 10 cleared up and the sun came out |
| July 2 | Comes in foggy and calm Fred gone to Belfast to Circus At 2 PM BCS came home from Boston he left the Clara Fletcher there After getting lunch took the team and started for Cape Rosier his wife being up to her fathers |
| July 3 | Comes in rainy and moderate |
| July 4 | Thick with fogg and moderate Picnic at Poplar Point SB wharf Pleasant in the afternoon |
| July 5 | Overcast went to church and Sabath school |
| July 6 | Comes in rainy and thick |
| July 7 | Foggy most of the day myself and wife went down around Brooklin on a ride |
| 8 | In the morning rainy at noon quite clear and warm |
| July 9 | Comes in calm and warm |
| 10 | Overcast with wind from the SW Schr Clara Fletcher came in from Boston |
| 11 | At 3 PM charter to land at Greens Landing with stone for Phila All this day pleasant myself and Lewie went to Castine |
| 12 | Went to church Sch J Warren came in |
| 14 | Comes in pleasant with light breeze from the SE Lewie started for Greens Landing PM wind SW |
| 15 | Comes in overcast cut the Orchard this PM |
| 16 | Comes in with fogg at 10 cleared up pleasant Raked the hay and put it into bunches |
| 17 | Comes in calm and warm Fred started at 7,30 to take John Bridges and wife to Penobscot Bennie & Flora & baby here today 4 PM hauled in the hay from the Orchard |
| July 18 | Comes in very pleasant and warm with the wind from the NNW Capt Holbrooks in the harbor with 240 Bbls mackerel on board Schr __ from the Banks |
| 19 | Pleasant all day went to church preaching by Rev Herbert Tilden former pastor of Sedgwick church but now at Oldtown |
| Monday 20 | All this day fine pleasant weather with wind from the N West |
| 21 | Comes in cloudy and calm Benjamin and Fred gone to John Eatons cutting hay Schr J Warren Capt LB Sargent starts for Ellsworth after lunber for HW Sargent J Warren did not start weather thick and rainy |
| 22 | Comes in pleasant with wind North Cutting hay at John Eatons |
| July 23 | Fine pleasant weather the boys at work haying Finished haying the up land and hauled in 5 loads from John Eatons & from Whitneys
U S Grant died this AM at 8 oclock at Mt McGregor |
| 24 | Finished hauling hay from John Eatons & from Whitneys |
| 25 | Comes in with thick weather and light rain PM clear and very warm
Abbie Sick |
| 26 | Pleasant and hot wind from the NNW went to church Rev Herbert Tilden preached
Abbie better |
| 27 | Comes in calm and warm |
| 28 | Fine pleasant weather wind SW |
| 29 | First part overcast and light rain 2 middle part fresh breeze SE __ |
| 30 | Comes in cloudy J Warren came in from Ellsworth |
| July 31 | Comes in foggy middle part cleared up on the reach At 4 PM had quite a shower |
| August 1 | In the morning overcast and foggy with nearly calm weather |
| August 2 | Pleasant Fred and myself went to church |
| 3 | Comes in pleasant with winds from the northwest PM wind SE strong |
| 4 | Comes in strong breeze from SE and looks stormy Str Queen City intended to go to Bar Harbor on an excursion to day but being rough weather will not go |
| 5 | Comes in foggy and calm Schr Georgianna left for Rockland with Groves Eatons wood on board and Groves with it J Warren hauled off |
| August 6 | Comes in cool with the wind from the North Commenced cutting the hay on the __ at John Eatons this AM Schr J Warren left for Bangor Brig Ned White towed through the reach this morning At 5 PM Capt Chattoe arrive Schr ___. |
| August 7 | Comes in pleasant with wind from the NNW Capt Chattoe discharging Finished haying |
| 8 | Fine pleasant weather Gen US Grant was buried this PM in New York City
The news came last evening that Frederick Allen Gower was missing he went up in his balloon on the 18 of July to cross from France to England and has not been seen since |
| 9 | All day pleasant went to church Mrs Elwell missionary lectured and was very interesting |
| 10 | Comes in cloudy and misty ends with rain |
| 11 | AM rainy and moderate PM rainy and thick |
| 12 | First part thick PM cloudy and warm Charles N Sargent started from Chicago for Yellowstone Park __ yesterday ___ |
| 13 | Comes in thick and rainy and continues all the forenoon rain again in the night with thunder |
| 14 | First part strong breeze and rainy Was to be an excursion to Bar Harbor but being stormy will not go RH Sargent Schr Governor came in |
| 15 | Comes in fine pleasant weather wind from the NNW ____ in the harbor. Had a telegram from Charlie last evening from Livingston Montana. |
| Sunday 16 | Fine pleasant weather all day went to church The Mormons held a meeting at PB Billings Rev Mr Harden lectured at 3 PM in the school house |
| 17 | Comes in with fine pleasant weather |
| 18 | All this day pleasant and warm at 1 PM myself and wife started for Bangor at 6 arrived at Bucksport and stayed overnight |
| 19 | All day pleasant at 5 started from Bucksport on the train for Bangor At Orinton Lewie and his wife Effie and Cp Harding came on board the train Bought lumber for Lewies barn & at 7.25 took the cars for Bucksport Bennie left & joined Schr Clara Fletcher at Bangor |
| 20 | At 8 AM started from Bucksport for home fine pleasant weather arrived at Sargentville at 12 noon |
| 21 | Pleasant all day
Geo and Sarah Grindle had a girl baby born to them this AM. |
| Aug 22 | All this day quite pleasant LJ Sargent and wife came from Bangor and went to Bar Harbor today |
| 23 | All day cloudy but warm went to church |
| 24 | Quite pleasant AM PM cloudy LJ Sargent and wife came home from Bar Harbor |
| 25 | Cool and cloudy |
| 26 | Pleasant all day and cool wind from the NNW |
| 27 | Pleasant and cool Mrs Harding and Hattie went on the ___ to Bluehill |
| 28 | All this day pleasant Lewie and wife went to Bangor |
| 29 | Pleasant all day John Eaton & George Jordan plowing the beds |
| Aug 30 | Cloudy AM 1 PM commenced raining and rained heavy through the night went to church |
| Aug 31 | Comes in with hevy rains at 10 Fred started for the boat to go to Bangor to attnd the New England Fair John Bridges wife and Abbie __ took the boat for Boston also Capt WD Gower with Lewis and Hope Gower for Providence |
| Sept 1 | Comes in foggy the excursion to New England Fair at Bangor was attained by boat getting on shore at Center Harbor Groves horse cut his hind foot with a scythe quite badly PM quite pleasant Str Zurich City gone up with the excursion to the fair this PM |
| 2 | Comes in foggy at 8 cleared up and the wind came from the NW fine weather Bennie leaves for Bangor to join the Schr Clara Fletcher today |
| Sept 3 | Fine pleasant weather and cool Fred came on the boat from the fair |
| Sep 4 | All day pleasant in night rain |
| 5 | AM cloudy PM quite clear Capt Carter came in in the HL Gregg |
| 6 | Fine all day went to church |
| 7 | Comes in pleasant Schr Patriot and sloop Passport discharging lumber for Lewies barn John Eaton and Royal Moore hauling |
| 8 | Fine pleasant weather |
| 9 | All this day pleasant |
| 10 | Comes in pleasant ends the same Capt A Carter sailed for Glascow |
| 11 | Fine pleasant weather Fred gone to Brooklin with Hattie Grindle RH Sinclair at work building pig house for myself |
| 12 | All day pleasant |
| 13 | Cloudy and cool went to church Rev Mr Harden lectured at the S house Chattoe arrived |
| 14 | Comes in and ends with good weather Excepting fogg in the forenoon |
| 15 | All day fine weather wind SW WGS & GW Grindal started for SW Harbor to attend the A19sAll this day fine pleasant weathersociation |
| 16 | All day pleasant finished building the pig house and yard and got the pigs into it all right |
| 17 | Comes in pleasant with the wind from the N west |
| 18 | Fine pleasant weather wind SW WG Sargent arrived home from the Association |
| 19 | All this day fine pleasant weather |
| Sept 20 | Pleasant all day went to church Rev Mr Harden in the pulpit |
| 21 | Comes in pleasant and cool Capt Chattoe left for Rockland to load for Saco |
| 22 | First part quite pleasant latter part strong breeze and heavy rains |
| 23 | Comes in strong breeze from North with rain at 10 cleared up wind NNW Fred gone to the Cape with BC Sargent wife |
| 24 | Fine weather all day and cool |
| 25 | Fresh breeze from the North west AM |
| 26 | Cool and cloudy with wind from the SW Schr Governor RH Sargent bound to Bangor Fred gone to Bluehill with Fisher Wood |
| 27 | All this day warm & pleasant Schr J Warren came in last night |
| Sept 28 | Came in fine weather wind North |
| 29 | Fine pleasant weather and warm at 9 AM myself and wife started for Bluehill to attend the Fair at 5 arrived home from the Fair There was quite a large gathering and good display of cattle |
| 30 | All day pleasant and now Tobias Robert shingling the Ell |
| Oct 1 | First part cloudy but warm latter part clear Town fair at Penobscot |
| Oct 2 | Comes in misty but warm PM quite clear Fred Pedling |
| 3 | All this day cloudy and rainy |
| 4 | Overcast and misty did not go to church |
| 5 | Comes in pleasant Schr Robert Dority arrived from Lynn |
| Oct 6 | Comes in fine with the wind from the North at 12 n clody at 3 PM raining with wind to the SE |
| Oct 7 | Comes in with fresh breeze from the East in the morning quite a little snowstorm with the wind NNE Capt Chattoes schooner Rieyire came in in the night |
| 8 | Comes in pleasant and coll Schr Robt Dority started for Sedgwick to load paving for Philadelphia |
| 9 | Comes in cloudy and wind NE Fred started for Castine at 7 AM and coming back to the Fair at North Brooksville J Warren left for Bangor RB Byard shipped his affects by Schr Patriot to Winterport where he has bought a small farm |
| 10 | Fair pleasant weather mowed Lewies ___ Lewie came home from Portland |
| Oct 11 | All this day the wind from the NW and cool did not go to church being lame |
| 12 | Comes in cool and pleasant Schr ___ came in Lewie painting his house |
| 13 | Quite pleasant til 4 PM then looking stormy |
| 14 | Heavy storm with wind and rain Steamer did not come down |
| 15 | Pleasant- Harvest Home at Sedgwick had a fine display of vegetables and supper in the evening Recpts $110 Commenced on Lewies stable |
| 16 | Overcast and moderate |
| 17 | Pleasant all day Bennie came home from Portland |
| 18 | Dull in the forenoon and moderate |
| 19 | Comes in misty and calm Lewie left for Portland |
| Oct 20 | All this day moderate and cloudy |
| Oct 21 | All this day strong breeze from SE through the night rainy |
| 22 | Comes in AM pleasant with wind NW fresh
Luther and Hattie Carter had a daughter born to them last night BC Sargent going on the boat to Portland to join the Schr Clara Fletcher bound to Puerto Rica |
| 23 | Comes in very pleasant and warm BH Billings at work with Charles Ware plastering the kitchen Schr Renquie arrived in the night from Portland |
| 24 | All this day fine weather getting freight from shore |
| 25 | Fine weather all day |
| 26 | Comes in fine John Farham at Hatties |
| Oct 27 | Started at 6 AM and went to Ellsworth came home at 6 PM wind SE cloudy |
| 28 | At 12 noon went to the steamboat and started for Boston on the Henry Morrison took the Cambridge at Rockland |
| 29 | In Boston til 7 PM took the train for Portland went on board the Clara Fletcher at 12 midnight |
| 30 | All this day raining City of Richmond came in at 4 PM 10 PM went on board steamer for Sedgwick thick weather did not go out on time |
| 31 | At 430 AM steamer left blowing strong from the north and rough outside at 12 in Rockland at 4 PM arrived at Sedgwick Fred there with the team |
| Nov 1 | Moderate all day weather looking bad went to church and Sabath School |
| Nov 2 | Comes in with the wind SE strong breeze through the day heavy gale of wind at 7 PM Schr ME Torrey drifted onto the shore in the cove No steamer today |
| Nov 3 | Comes in moderate wind from the west Heard this evening of the loss of the loss of the Clara Fletcher of Castine Capt LJ Sargent of Sargentville went on shore at Gloucester by parting her chains ME Torrey came off at high tide |
| 4 | Comes in cloudy and some part of the day rainy |
| 5 | All day moderate and misty |
| 6 | Comes in cloudy and dull very moderate |
| 7 | Thick dull weather and misty |
| 8 | All day raining no church meeting |
| 9 | All day storming |
| 10 | Not very pleasant |
| Nov 11 | All this day fine pleasant weather wind from the north west fresh Had a load of hay from Frank Carters |
| 12 | Fine pleasant weather Capt F Coombs Schr Unison came in Arthur Nevells moves to day to Sommerville |
| 13 | All this day overcast PM foggy and misty with the wind from the SE |
| 14 | Comes in thick dull weather Lewie and Bennie came on the boat today also Capt WD Gower
Clara Fletcher sold on the beach at Gloucester for $366 Rigging sails $300 |
| 15 | Fine pleasant weather wind west fresh went to church |
| 16 | Comes in fine weather Bennie started for Boston today to join the Schr WG Sargent Capt LB Sargent and is going to load ice at Rockport for western side Florida 200 per ton |
| 17 | Fresh breeze from the NW and fine weather |
| 18 | Fine weather and not very cold |
| 19 | All this day raining with wind from the north Schr Robert Doritycame in with coal from Philadelphia |
| 20 | Comes in fine with wind from the NW Schr Robt Dority left for Brooklin to discharge part of cargo coal Schr Rienquie left for Portland |
| 21 | All this day cloudy and wind easterly |
| 22 | Cloudy and looks stormy |
| 23 | All this day wind NE and cloudy Schr Robt Dority discharging coal Lewie went to Castine |
| 24 | Comes in cloudy wind easterly Robt Dority gone to Sedgwick to discharge her coal Schr E Cobb started for Boston |
| Nov 25 | Overcast all day and quite cold |
| 26 | All day rain cold wind from NE |
| 27 | Wind from NE and chilly |
| 28 | Looking like storm wind NE |
| 29 | All day moderate and overcast |
| 30 | Looking like a storm wind NE |
| Dec 1 | Comes in cold and wind NE Wm Smith killed my two pigs today
1,290 and 1,321 611.00 |
| 2 | Comes in quite pleasant but cool with wind from the NE |
| 3 | Comes in cloudy with the wind from the NE at 10 AM commenced to snow PM wind NW with light snow Rodolph Sargent arrived in Rockport Monday Nov 30 to load ice for Florida BC Sargent is with him mate |
| Dec 4 | All this day strong breeze from the NW and pleasant at 5 PM Schr J Warren Capt LB Sargent arrived from Quincy |
| 5 | All day wind SE to South and some snow |
| 6 | Comes in with strong breeze and quite fine weather in the evening some snow |
| 7 | Comes in moderate and snowing 8 inches snow fell at 830 AM started with sleigh for Castine Went to Bucks Harbor going bad and very blustering came back PM |
| 8 | Comes in fine with wind from the west |
| 9 | All this day cloudy and PM raining Schr Lion came in from Portland |
| 10 | Comes in thick and rainy PM Schr Lion discharging very bad going |
| Dec 11 | All this day wind from the NW Schr Rienquie left for Portland |
| 11 | Comes in fine pleasant weather quite cold Tpt 20 below |
| 12 | All this day wind from the NW pleasant |
| 13 | Cloudy and cold went to church |
| 14 | Comes in dull at 1030 started for Castine with Adison Sargent to attend the Normal School Arrived home at 7 PM |
| 15 | Comes in fine weather and cool with the wind from the NW fresh |
| 16 | All this AM pleasant PM cloudy |
| 17 | Comes in cloudy and cool 10 above |
| 18 | All this day dull and rainy |
| 19 | Comes in rainy through the afternoon snow evening clear
RH Sargent arrived home |
| 20 | All this day pleasant went to church with the sleigh good sleighing |
| 21 | Pleasant til 7 PM then light snow Fred started for Bucksport with two men Ruel with them Capt Chattoe discharging freight at the wharf |
| 22 | All this day pleasant with nice sleighing |
| 23 | All this day very warm for the time of year most of the snow gone off with the sun |
| 24 | Comes in warm with the wind SW PM wind from the NW and cooler |
| 25 | Comes in cold 8 above Reul Dority went to Bucksport Howard Cole came down with him Christmas tree in the Hall this evening Took dinner at LJS with Mrs Smith & R McFarland & wife |
| 26 | All this day heavy gale from the NE and snow |
| 27 | Blustering and cold with wind from the NE |
| 28 | All this day strong breeze from the NW and colder |
| 29 | Fair pleasant weather all day |
| 30 | Comes in very moderate and warm nearly calm AM PM light breeze from the westward Sold 5 cords of wood |
| 31 Dec 1885 | All this day very moderate and warm Schr Amelia Cobb arrived from Boston this PM |
End of 1885
Start of 1886
| January 1
1886 |
All this day moderate and warm Fred gone to West Brooksville with Mrs G Harden bad travelling Capt Arthur ___this PM by the Masons |
| Jan 2 | Comes in with moderate and warm bad travelling |
| 3 | All this day rainey and dull all day W.G. Sargent & wife went on the boat today |
| 4 | Rainey and dull very bad travelling |
| 5 | Comes in dull PM and through this night rainey |
| 6 | Comes in calm and warm JN Sargent 58 years old this day |
| 7 | Comes in clear and cool at 9 PM Temp at 0 with fresh breeze cloudy blowing __ NW |
| 8 | Comes in cold 2 above zero rough travelling |
| 9 | Comes in with wind NE and cold at 5 AM commenced snowing and blowing very heavy at noon very heavy gale 2 PM moderate but snowing some |
| 10 | All this day blustering |
| Jan 11 | Comes in dull weather quite cold wind SW PM growing cold 10 below zero Schr We Are Here came in |
| 12 | All this day cold 15 below zero at 7 AM and at noon 6 below ___Capt Judson Tibbetts was buried yesterday by the Masons |
| 13 | Comes in cold and calm 15 below zero Mrs Moore died yesterday morning Fred hauling frt from the wharf. LB Sargent 66 years old today. |
| 14 | All this day quite cold and moderate 10 below |
| 15 | Comes in very pleasant |
| 16 | Fine pleasant weather |
| 17 | All this day till 4 PM misty and warm Rev Mr Mayo of Brooklin preached at the church also at No 8 |
| Jan 18 | Comes in pleasant and cool with the wind from the NW Schr We are Here at wharf discharging frt |
| 19 | Comes in cool 10 below and looking like snow |
| 20 | All this day cool bad travelling |
| 21 | Comes in cold PM moderate |
| 22 | All this day stormy snow and rain Fred went to Castine for WD Gower |
| 23 | Comes in pleasant pretty good sleighing but little snow all sleet |
| 24 | Comes in cold 10 below went to church The Reach all skimmed over with ice very slippery travelling |
| 25 | Came in cold 2 below The Deer Isle mail came across the Narrows |
| 26 | Comes in cool and cloudy Fred went to North Castiine after WGS trunk |
| Jany 27 | All this day cloudy with wind NE Str Longfellow came down through the Reach as far as Deer Isle whf Fred gone to the cape after a girl for WG Sargent |
| 28 | Comes in rainey with wind from the NE all through the day quite rainey and the trees are very much loaded with ice very slippery travelling |
| 29 | All this day moderate the trees are very heavy loaded with ice __ trees damaged very badly tops broken limbs split down and has nearly ruined some of the trees Such an ice storm has not been known before here |
| 30 | Quite pleasant and moderate |
| 31 | All this day pleasant one foot of snow fell last night did not go to church |
| Feb 1 | All this day very moderate but snowing |
| 2 | Comes in pleasant 8 below Fred in the woods hauling |
| 3 | All this day moderate and cool 4 below Fred in the woods |
| 4 | Comes in cold with strong breeze from the NNE 10 below Frank Hardy came off with the mail on to the ice this PM Schr Lion left the wharf and went to Bucks Harbor this PM Fred gone to North Sedgwick with WGS hired girl Miss Taylor |
| 5 | Comes in cold and pleasant |
| 6 | Comes in very pleasant and cold 10 below Capt Currier has gone over to Deer Isle with WD Gowers horse first for the winter |
| Feb 7 | All this day pleasant good sleighing went to church |
| 8 | Comes in pleasant and quite warm |
| 9 | Very pleasant and warm all day with little or no wind My wife gone to Brooklin with WGS and wife with double sleighs Lewie and wife gone out on a ride with my team |
| 10 | Comes in with the wind ENE quite clear and not very cold |
| 11 | All this day cloudy and cool wind from the NE Fred gone to Castine with eggs |
| 12 | Rainey most of the day and thawing the ice and snow |
| 13 | Rainey lots of water running very slippery travelling |
| 14 | All this day moderate and most of the snow gone leaving muddy travelling |
| Feb 15 | Comes in moderate and warm snow all gone on the road |
| Feb 16 | Comes in fine weather with wind from the NW we have a very heavy thunder shower last night this morning all the ice gone out o the Reach something very remarkable this time of the year |
| 17 | All this day pleasant and cool Henry Sargent went to Castine |
| 18 | All this day cloudy and dull went to Castine arrived home at 5 PM |
| 19 | Comes in cloudy and cool |
| 20 | All this day squally with Lucius went to Castine PM very disagreeable through the night blowing heavy from north |
| 21 | All day pleasant |
| 22 | All day pleasant and fine |
| Feb 23 | Comes in moderate and a little snowy |
| Feb 24 | All this day dull weather and at 12 noon commenced to snow and blow heavy from the SE in the night turned to rain and rained heavy |
| 25 | Came in rainey and strong breeze from the SE A Snowman here today gone to the Island |
| 26 | All this day heavy gale from the NW |
| 27 | All day very blustery quite cold |
| 29 | All day cold and blowing heavy |
| March 1 | Comes in cold 10 below and blowing heavy 5:15 Fred started for West Brooksville with ___ got back ay 9:15 very blustery |
| 2 | Comes in very windy and ___ |
| 3 | Comes in quite moderate and pleasant |
| March 4 | Comes in warm and fine |
| 5 | Fine pleasant weather J Warren came to the wharf Robert Dority ready to sail for St John |
| 6 | All this day moderate and quite pleasant |
| 7 | Comes in pleasant and cold Fred and his mother went to church |
| 8 | Comes in very fine Town election today Selectmen
J. Watson Supervisor C.P. Bartlett JF Gray Collector P.E Stanting JG Eaton Town Clerk H. N. Dority Evening Dist meeting Clerk J Byard Agent JN Sargent |
| 9 | All this day snowing with wind NE |
| 10 | Comes in fine weather Fred gone to Castine to carry Eddie Sargent |
| March 11 | Comes in fine weather Mrs JN Sargent and Mrs LB Sargent gone to Byard’s Point |
| 12 | All this day moderate and quite warm |
| 13 | All this day moderate Russel had chopping bee Str City of Richmond came on her first trip today in the night leaving |
| 14 | All this day quite pleasant went to church |
| 15 | All this dy cloudy with the wind from the SE |
| 16 | Comes in __ with wind from the East |
| 17 | All this day pleasant Sinclair hauling wood |
| 18 | Fine pleasant weather F Hooper hauling wood in the forenoon __ came in to the wharf J Warren sold ¼ int to Capt Stinson Deer Isle |
| 19 | Comes fine weather and warm Frank Torry arrived from Castine with Schr Olive Avery recently bought |
| 20 | All this day moderate |
| 21 | Comes in with snow and sleet rough all day |
| 22 | Comes in cloudy and warm thunder this morning Mrs Nancy Wood died at 5 this morning Schr David arrived at 12 noon |
| 23 | Comes in with fine weather Moses Peters had a pig of Henry Freeman that was 4 months old last Sat 20” Mr Crockett came from the Cape on runners |
| 24 | Strong breeze from the NW and cool Mr Crockett left for home |
| 25 | Comes in fine weather Mrs Perc Carter buried this PM |
| 26 | Fine pleasant weather |
| 27 | All the day quite warm and pleasant |
| 28 | Comes in fine weather Went to church Rev Mr Harden tendered his resignation |
| 29 | Wind NE quite fresh Schr Re__ left for Portland and her first trip |
| 30 | Comes in dull weather Wind SE and ends the same |
| 31 | All this day dull disagreeable weather We are Here came to the wharf Robert Gray shipped to go with E Byard in Schr Walter Ga__ to Grand Banks $55.00 for month |
| April 1 1886 | Comes in rainy with wind from the South |
| Apl 2 | Comes in quite pleasant wind from the SW ME Terry left for Bucksport after __ |
| 3 | Comes in quite pleasant and warm Geo Haskell came in with his __ the HS Barnes bought of Haskell Gray of Brooksville |
| 4 | All day pleasant but bad travelling |
| 5 | Fine pleasant weather Schr Reliquie arrived last evening from Portland |
| 6 | All this day quite dull through the night heavy storm of wind and rain |
| 7 | Thick disagreeable weather all day |
| 8 | Quite moderate but dull weather |
| 9 | All this day fine weather Lewie and Fred painting the store |
| 10 | Comes in very pleasant Lewie and Fred painting on the schoolhouse No 8 |
| 11 | All this day moderate with wind SW |
| 12 | Comes in cloudy wind SW Fred started at 12 PM for Ellsworth with a passenger |
| 13 | Comes in dull and foggy no wind |
| 14 | All this dy pleasant Lewie painting the schoolhouse ME Torry sailed for the Banks |
| 15 | Comes in foggy and dull |
| 16 | All this day dull weather and overcast |
| 17 | Comes in dull |
| 18 | All this day fine weather wife and myself went to church |
| 19 | All this day fine and very warm for the season |
| Apl 20 | All this day pleasant and warm Finished painting the schoolhouse |
| 21 | All this day fine pleasant weather Fred painting the stable |
| 22 | All this day fine weather ( __ day) |
| 23 | Comes in fine weather Fred finished painting the stable—Cobb came in from Portland |
| 24 | All this day pleasant with wind from the NW went to Castine today |
| 25 | Fine pleasant weather all day Amos Grindle of Brooklin was buried today |
| 26 | Comes in fine weather Edgar Wood at ____3 PM Schr Renquie came in from Portland |
| Apl 27 | All this day fine pleasant weather Schr Rienquie in discharging frt |
| 28 | Comes in pleasant with wind NE |
| 29 | All this day fine weather LJ Sargent gone to Bangor Charles Ware here whitening rooms |
| 30 | Comes in fine weather |
| May 1st 1886 | |
| My 1 | Comes in fine weather got a pig of Edgar Wood price 3.50 |
| 2 | All this day fine weather and moderate |
| 3 | All this day pleasant with wind south |
| 4 | Came in cloudy and moderate Schr Olive Avery sailed |
| 5 | Comes in rainy Schr Robert Dority arrived in the night. LB Sargent & RH Sinclair getting ready to go fishing |
| May 6 | Fine pleasant weather all day people planting |
| May 7 | Comes in fine weather and warm Capt WD Gower gone to Bucksport |
| 8 | All this day fine weather Rainy and through the night |
| 9 | Fine weather but quite cool |
| 10 | All this day fine weather Strong breeze from the NW Capt Chattoe left for Portland |
| 11 | Cloudy and looks like rain Mr Sawyer papering for Mrs JN Sargent RB Sargent arrived in New York from Mexico yesterday |
| 12 | All this day fine weather |
| 13 | Comes in pleasant ends the same |
| 14 | All day pleasant weather |
| 15 | Comes in cloudy and looks like rain |
| My 16 | All this day heavy rains wind SE lite 6 PM |
| My 17 | Comes in fine weather with the wind from the NW LB Sargent started for the Islands for a load of fish. Old Lady Penny died yesterday Schr Robert Dority sailed for __ |
| 18 | All this day fine weather with the wind SW Schr Rienqie came in at 12 m from Portland |
| 19 | Comes in fine pleasant weather Schr Govennor came in in the night-Capt RH Sargent master |
| 20 | Comes in cloudy with the wind SSW |
| 21 | All this day pleasant weather wind SW |
| 22 | Comes in light breezes from the East and SE LB Sargent & Sinclair started up river to sell fish |
| 23 | All this day fine weather went to church |
| 24 | Comes in cloudy and looks like rain |
| 25 | Comes in cloudy and looks like rain PM quite heavy rains |
| 26 | Comes in cool and wind from the north fresh
Henry Forkens little boy died |
| 27 | All this day cloudy and moderate Lewie went to Castine with Mrs Smith
Comes in fine weather with wind from the SW fresh at 9 AM Andrew Coopers boat was hauled to the shore by 14 pairs of oxen LB Sargent left for Long Island after a load of fish |
| 28 | Comes in cloudy and misty |
| 29 | All day pleasant and warm |
| 30 | Fine weather but cloudy Rev Mr Lane preached today Text Gen 3-9 Adam where art thou LB Sargent came in from Long Island in the night Very heavy thunder the lightening struck back of WD Gowers |
| May 31 | All this day pleasant and quite warm Fred went to Blue Hill to oration
LJ Sargent left on the boat for Castine to get on board the Schr Anna W Barker Hattie went with him also Eugene Hooper he is chartered to load at Bangor for New York or Phila at 40 cts on laths. |