Jasper Sargent’s Journal 1885-1889 (PEO.39B)

Transcription of Jasper Sargent’s journal, 1885-1889.

The Journal of Captain Jasper Newton Sargent 1885-1889

June 1 1886	Fine pleasant weather Chattoe discharging freight freight LH Sargent left for Calais
2	All this day fine warm weather
3	Comes in cloudy and thick weather at 7:30 AM commenced raining very hard and continued till 1 PM at 6 PM quite clear with the wind from the SW
4	All this day fine weather and moderate wind from the SW
5	Comes in fine weather Ends the same
6	All this day pleasant
June 7	Commences fine with wind from the SE Sargent & Sinclair started for the fishing ground
8	Fine pleasant weather Chattoe left from Reach __ and from there to Saco thence to Portland Christopher Allen of North Sedgwick was buried today died from the effects of a cancer in the face
9	Comes in pleasant and warm
10	All this day wind from the SW light showers at 5 PM at 7 LJ Sargent in Schr Anna W. Barker came in bound to New York with laths
11	All day fine weather with wind from the SSE
12	Fine pleasant weather with the wind from the NE light Capt LJ Sargent in Schr Anna W Barker left for New York
June 13	Comes in cloudy with the wind SE light myself and wife went to church
14	Fine pleasant weather Judy Ann with Noah Barkers lumber and goods on board came in last night
15	All this day fine weather Schr Robert Dority came in from Boston
16	Came in cloudy and cool
17	All this day quite cool and overcast foggy in the morning rain at 6 PM Robert Dority sailed for Blue Hill
18	Comes in fine weather with fresh breeze from the WNW
19	All this day fine weather Edward Byard and Robert Gray came home from Lamoine had been to the Banks fishing in Schr Walter Young
20	All day pleasant went to church childrens day
June 21	Comes in fine pleasant weather
22	All this day fine pleasant weather LB Sargent arrived Schr Robert Dority sailed for New York Will Sargent and wife over from Castine
23	Comes in cloudy wind Easterly Chattoe sailed
24	Comes in cloudy with very little rain
25	Comes in dull weather K Hooper B Billings Freeman Coombs commenced work grading at BC Sargents it commenced to rain and they had to leave off work
26	All this day dull with thick fogg in the morning
27	Came in pleasant middle part rain through the night
28	Comes in fine weather Schr Rienquie arrived from Portland men at work grading in front of BC Sargents house
29	Fair pleasant weather all day Schr Rienquie discharging frt Schr Julie Ann discharging lumber
30	All this day pleasant LB Sargent came in with fish Read a letter from Charles N Sargent from Drummond Montana for the Crusher would be ready to work the 25^th of June
	July 1 1886
July 1	All this day pleasant and warm Geo Haskell sailed Had a letter from Charlie
July 2	Comes in fine weather and calm LB Sargent sailed for Penobscot Sister Mary came from Bluehill this noon
3	Came in warm then at 8 o’clock PM cool breeze from the SE
4	All this day pleasant went to church
5	Comes in dull and foggy Fred and Eddie went to Brooklin horseback Quiet here
6	Comes in quite clear and moderate
7	Fair pleasant weather
8	All this day fair weather in the evening had a strawberry festival in the Hall
9	Came in fine and warm weather
10	All this day quite pleasant
11	Comes in pleasnd and eves the same
12	Fine pleasant weather Freeman Coombs and Geo Harding at work haying in the orchard
13	All this day fine pleasant weather got the hay into the barn from the orchard
14	Comes in calm and warm Fred and Geo Harding gone to John Eatons haying
15	This day comes in with fresh breezes from the East with rain in the night No hay day Hattie started for Sullivan to meet LJ Sargent.
16	All this day rainy and dull
17	Comes in dull and thick with fogg
18	All this day foggy and dull
19	Came in foggy at 12 n cleared up and the sun came out Augustus Smith went to Franklin to go with LJ Sargent in the Anna W Barker
20	Comes in quite fine at 8 Fred and Geo Harding started for the hay field for the hay Wind SW Schr Robert Dority came in from Boston
21	Comes in pleasant—Fred and Geo Harding at work haying at John Eatons finished the __ and got it in
22	Comes in thick with fogg at 10 cleared up quite fine LBS arrived
23	Comes in fine pleasant weather Chattoe left for Portland John Bridges and wife came to town
24	Fine weather all day HB Hardings two daughters came on the boat today Mrs Samuel Billings came on the boat also Rev Mr Tainter
25	All this day quite pleasant went to church
26	Comes in cloudy with fresh breeze from the SSW
27	All this day cloudy and dull
28	Fine pleasant weather
29	Comes in fine wife and myself went to Castine with the team
30	All day fine pleasant weather Fred gone sailing
July 31	Fine pleasant weather and warm 90 degrees John Bridges and wife gone to Bar Harbor ME Torry got out the triangles yesterday but came off in the Evening all right and proceeded for Orland to wash out her fish Capt & Mrs WD Gower had a son born to them this morning
Aug 1	All this day pleasant and warm
2	Comes in rainy and thick weather very moderate and warm
3	Comes in fine pleasant weather with the wind from the NW fresh
4	All this day fine pleasant weather
5	Fine pleasant weather all dy
6	Comes in fine Excursion to Bar Harbor today Fred gone Mrs RB Sargent gone to Sandy Point on a visit
7	Comes in with fogg and dull weather PM cleared up quite fine
8	In the morning rainy did not go to church PM quite pleasant
9	Comes in warm nd pleasant ends the same
10	All this day fine pleasant weather and warm bought WD Gowers top buggy for 55.00$
11	Comes in calm and warm Fred gone on a sail in the __with others Nettie Alby family Sargent came on the boat today
12	Comes in pleasant and warm ends the same
13	All this day fine weather
14	Comes in cloudy PM some rain
15	Fine weather all day wind NW
August 16	Fine weather with the wind NW it is getting quite dry mills are low __need rain
17	All this day fine weather in the night had a fine rain which was needed
18	Comes in with calm and fine weather
19	All day cloudy with wind from the S
20	All this dy pleasant
21	Fine pleasant weather
22	Fine weather Rev Mr HW Eaton in the pulpit
23	Comes in with cool breezes from the NNE fine weather
24	All this day fine weather
25	Comes in warm PM went to Bucksport __the Phaeton for a __ with Capt Gilley of Orland
26	All this day fine and warm Came home from Bucksport this PM
27	All this day dry and warm the mills are getting low and dry 90 in the shade
28	Comes in very warm and dry no wind All the forenoon calm and hot Robert Gray came home last night from Lamoine where he has been Bank fishing with Capt Byard
29	All this day very smokey
30	Comes in calm and thick Lewie sailed from Bangor last Friday for Chester PA
31	Comes in with thick rainy weather quite a shower in the morning
	Sept 1 1886
Sept 1	All this day pleasant and quite cool
2	Comes in fine pleasant weather Str Queen City goes to Bangor to the New England Fair from Sedgwick to Brooklin Fred has gone
3	All this day pleasant and warm
4	Comes in foggy and moderate Fred sick
5	All this day warm and pleasant very moderate Fred better
6	All this day pleasant Mr Albee and wife left for Boston also Lewis and Hope Gower
7	Comes in thick with fogg at 11 cleared up warm 12:30 went to Bluehill to gathering on the island at the falls oration by Capt Geo Candage of Brooklin mass family of Bluehill
8	Comes in thick and warm
9	Comes foggy and warm wind SE
10	All this day wind Eaterly and moderate Schr Robert Dority arrive with coal some rain
11	Comes in thick misty weather
12	All this day strong breeze from the south Latter part rain which was much needed
13	Comes in fine pleasant weather wind North today is state election, 40 rep majority
14	Comes in cloudy with the wind from the SE fresh
15	All this day quite pleasant and cool
16	Comes in cloudy in the night some rain
17	Comes in cloudy wind Easterly
18	All this day dull weather with rain Fred gone to North Penobscot with passenger from the M.E. Torrey arrive today from the Banks been gone 5 weeks yesterday.
19	All this day wind SE and cloudy went to church
20	Comes in fine weather wind NW fresh
21	All this day fine weather strong breeze from NW went to Penobscot and from there to Bluehill to Benj Snow’s __
22	All this day wind from the westward fresh
23	Comes in moderate and cool The Grand Army Post from Bluehill are going to Western View on a picnic
24	All this day wind from South to NW Fred sick at 530 Ruel Dority started for Penobscot for Dr Sprague at 930 arrived stayed all night returned on the stage in the morning
25	All this day pleasant and cool Fred better
26	All day cloudy in the night a fine rain
27	Comes in cloudy with wind from the NE fresh Fred about the same
28	All this day pleasant Dr Sprague over to see Fred he remains about the same today Went to Brooksville after Nales Eaton to come and stay awhile with me
29	Comes in cloudy with wind from the SE (Fred no better) at 3 PM some rain
30	All this day cloudy through the night rain
Oct 1	All this day pleasant with wind NE in the night rain
Oct 2	Fine weather wind NW Dr Sprague over to see Fred he remains about the same
3	All day pleasant Rev Mr Goodwin here on trial did go to the church
4	Comes in fine weather WGS goes to Rockland to attend the Baptist Convention LJ Sargent arrived in Portland yesterday from Phila
5	Fine weather Fred appears to be better Uncle Azor Cole and Hattie came here today went to Henrys to dinner
6	Comes in fine weather and warm Fred I think is better
7	All this day fine weather Fred about the same
8	All day pleasant weather
9	Fine warm weather 11 AM Elmer Trafton died At 4 PM Mrs Philip Pervear died
10	Pleasant all day Mrs P Pervear buried
11	Comes in cloudy with the wind from the SE moderate PM Elmer Trafton was buried
12	Comes in moderate and cloudy PM pleasant Fair at Brooksville
13	All day fine weather Harvest Home at Sedgwick
14	All this day cloudy in the night rain strong breeze from the south
15	Comes in fine weather and cool Old Mr Philip Pervear died aged 106 years 10 months 7 days
16	Comes in fine weather strong NW winds at 12 noon Charles N Sargent came on the boat from Montana to Boston by rail has been gone two years and over
17	Fine pleasant weather went to church
18	All day fine weather
19	Pleasant weather all day
20	All this day cloudy but moderate
21	Strong breeze from the SSW til 4 PM NW
22	Comes in fine weather and moderate
23	All day pleasant and dry
24	Fine pleasant weather and cool
25	Cloudy all day wind fresh from the SW Chattoe came in at 3 PM Fred out first time
26	Comes in wind NEand __
27	All this day cloudy in the night quite a rain
28	All day overcast and cool
29	Comes in with the wind from the NE and cloudy __ left for Bucksport in charge of Warren Chatto because Chatto to __fine rain in the night
30	Comes in rainy nice NE fresh
31	All day cloudy no church meeting
Nov 1	First part cloudy latter part clear Mr Ware commenced on the cistern
2	First part cloudy PM quite clear Finished the cistern Robert Dority arrived Effie came on the boat from __ at 8 PM
3	Comes in foggy heard from Rodolph in the Schr Wyer G Sargent went into__ short of provisions went to New York
4	Comes in cloudy and rainy at 11 AM cleared up and the wind came westerly at 11 started with WD Gower for Isleboro on the Queen City spent the afternoon on the island __ nearly to the lower __ left at 5 PM on the __ arrived at Sargentville at 630 Fine weather
5	Comes in fine pleasant weather
6	All day stormy weather in the night rainey
7	All day heavy wind from the SSW
8	Comes in cool and __ with wind from the west fresh
9	Came in cloudy wind from the SW Charles and myself went to Castine and returned
10	Comes in overcast with wind from the south
11	Fine pleasant weather all day finished cistern
12	Comes in fine pleasant weather
13	All this day raining and rough weather
14	Comes in with strong breeze from the WNW and cool
15	Comes in fine pleasant weather Strong breeze from the WNW
16	All this day fresh breeze from the NW and pleasant
17	All this day fine weather
18	Cool with fresh breeze from the SW
19	Cool with wind NW
20	AM wind NE with __ PM clear
21	Cloudy AM PM quite clear
22	All day quite pleasant-at 4 PM RB Sargent & Bennie C Sargent arrived home from New York having left the Schr WG Sargent—Capt WD Gower left for New York to look after the vessel
23	All day cloudy in the afternoon rain
24	Dull and cloudy middle clear very warm for this time of yer SH Dority took WD Gower horse to Sedgwick ____
25	All this day pleasant
26	Fine pleasant weather for the season of the year
27	Comes in dull but warm
28	Southerly winds and chilly
29	AM cloudy with wind from the SE PM and through the night raining muddy traveling
30	Comes in thick with fogg and calm LB Sargent killed his pig weighed 245
	Dec 1 1886
Dec 1	This day commenced with light breeze from south middle part strong breeze from SW last night rain with thunder and lightning
2	Comes in cloudy and dull at 10 AM commenced snowing __ the wind from the NE at 1 PM wind came from the SW with snow through the night Blustering
3	Comes in clear and cool 10 above with some snow on the ground
4	All this day cold and cloudy
5	Cold and strong breeze from the NW went to church CA Davis in the pulpit for the first time at Sedgwick commenced his labours here as pastor
6	All day snowing til noon 8 inches
7	Cold blustering stormy weather
8	All this day wind from NW quite fine
9	All day pleasant with wind NW Capt WD Gower came home
10	All this day pleasant wind from NW to SW moderate
11	All this day rough and cold Schr Governor arrived Capt RH Sargent
12	Moderate with wind from the NE and cool Rev Mr David lectured at the schoolhouse
13	Wind NE and windy
14	Comes in cloudy and moderate wind west the ground __ over with ice quite good sleighing this AM
15	Clear and cold
16	Comes in stormy wind N East
17	Rain PM and moderate
18	All this dy raining and __ weather
19	Clear and quite cold
20	Fine weather and moderate went to Castine
21	All this day fine weather
22	Comes in very pleasant and very little wind
23	Comes in fine weather and light breeze from the north Frank Billings and Frank Harding came home this morning
24	Comes in thick and rainy with wind from the south through the night rainy
25	Comes in fine weather with fresh breeze from the NW about all the snow gone
26	All this day pleasant and quite cold
27	Cloudy and later part rainy
28	Pleasant and cold the Str City of Richmond on her last trip up today Schr We are Here left for Boston
29	Fine pleasant weather rough traveling
30	Comes in fine weather and cold 14 below zero Schr Rienquie came in from Portland
31	All this day snowing with wind East
	Jan 1 1887
Jan 1	All this day raining with wind SE
2	All this day snowy did not go to church
3	Comes in fine pleasant weather with wind NNWest
4	All this day fine pleasant weather
5	Comes in cloudy middle part quite pleasant
6	All the forenoon snowing PM moderate 2 inches of snow
7	All this day fine pleasant weather and good sleighing Myself and wife went to Castine around the Bay
8	All this day fine weather and cold 10 below Mr Crocket came over to Bernies
9	All day cold and clear went to church with WG Sargent after church went over to Uncle Azor Coles who died last night very suddenly was sick but 12 hours
10	Last night had 10 inches of snow fall but pleasant through the day
11	All this day fine myself and wife went to North Brooklin to attend the funeral of Uncle Azor Cole
12	Fair pleasant weather and good sleighing
13	All this day cold and cloudy
14	All this day heavy snowstorm roads blocking badly wind WE LJ Sargent arrived New Haven the 11 from ___
15	Comes in cloudy Boys on the road breaking snow
16	All this day quite pleasant plenty of snow
17	Comes in cloudy and at 10 snowing
18	All this day cold and windy broke out the roads
19	Fine weather but cold18 below this morning the coldest for the winter Installation of officers at the Masons Lodge this evening Capt S. Grant died today
20	All this day pleasant
21	All this day pleasant
22	Capt Grant buried today
23	Warm and cloudy snow going off fast
24	Rainy all day snow gone off very much
25	All this dy pleasant with wind from NW
26	Snowed some today
27	All this day quite pleasant
28	All this day cloudy PM rainy and heavy blow through the night wind from SW Fred went to ferry Castine in the evening
29	Comes in rainy snow about all gone
30	All this dy cloudy and rainy PM
31	Fine first of the day in the night some snow
	February 1887
1	Comes in fine pleasant weather about 1 inch of snow came last night
2	All this day dull weather
3	Wind NE and sunny most of the day PM wind west and quite cold
4	All this day pleasant and windy Bernie went to the Cape with one of Sterling Dority’s horses
5	Comes in fine weather and moderate Fred gone to North Castine Ferry with eggs
6	All this day cloudy and some snow went to church
7	Comes in fine pleasant weather
8	The most of this day stormy with wind SE
9	All this day fine weather and warm Gates Hardy of Little Deer Isle died
10	All this day fine weather and moderate
11	All this day snowing and rough weather
12	Fine weather Circle had a Levee in the evening proceeds $42.50
13	All this day fine and cold went to church
14	Comes in fine 8 below good sleighing
15	All this day snowing and raining in the night cleared up Lewie chartered for Port Spain Trinidad
16	Fine weather and moderate cloudy
17	All this day fine pleasant weather
18	Comes in cloudy PM snowy wind ESE
19	Fine pleasant weather
20	Cold and cloudy went to church
21	All this day very pleasant
22	Stormy all day clear in the night
23	Comes in fine with 2 inches snow that came last night
24	Comes in thick cloudy weather at 9 commenced to snow with strong breeze from the SE
25	All this day fine weather good sleighing
26	Comes in cloudy PM snow storm with the wind from the east
27	All this day strong breeze from the west the going bad did not go to church Francis Billingses eldest daughter died at 9 oclock this evening
28	Comes in with strong breeze from the NW have to break out the horses
29 & 30	—-
March 1 1887	All this day cold and pleasant Charles went to Bluehill
2	All this day quite pleasant
3	Comes in fine pleasant Fred gone to Bluehill with __
4	Comes in fine weather very little wind
5	All this day pleasant The Grays finished cutting and hauling wood for WD Gower have put on the __ 238 cords at 125 per cord amt to $297.50
6	All this day snowing all day
7	Comes in fine pleasant weather Town meeting to day for town officers
8	All this day fine weather Fred went to East Bluehill this evening
9	Comes in fine pleasant weather Str City of Richmond came to the Island on her first trip today Could not get into Sedgwick Mrs Sawyer had a chopping bee Charles gone to the Island with the eggs
10	Comes in with dull weather middle part snowing and rainy
11	All this day stormy=snow
12	All this day pleasant
13	Fine all day bad traveling
14	Comes in fine pleasant weather and warm
15	All this day wind from the North and cold rough weather Schr Riequrie came in with freight 4 vessels in the harbor
16	Comes in rough and quite cold wind from the north
17	Comes in snowing with wind from the north and cool Had an entertainment at No 3 last evening myself and wife attended
18	Quite pleasant all day
19	All this day cloudy Bad traveling went to church
20	All this day fine pleasant weather
21	Fine in the forenoon cloudy PM
22	Comes in cloudy and looks like a storm Bernie down to the Cape to carry Lizzie Crocket
23	All this day dull weather
24	Comes in fine pleasant weather Charles left home on the boat for Montana via Portland and Boston
25	All this day stormy
26	Quite pleasant
27	Stormy all day with rain
28	All this day tough rain storm
29	Most of this day snowing and blustering Schr Robert Dority came in from Winterport through the night cleared up 3 inches of snow Boat went up at 12 noon
30	Comes in with wind from NW and quite cool 10 above zero Schr Olive Avery arrived
31	All this day fine pleasant weather
	April 1
Apl 1	All this day fine pleasant weather got a pig of E __
2	Comes in with heavy looking weather at 8 AM commenced snow through the day and night a very heavy snow storm the heaviest for the winter with very heavy winds from the NEast
3	Fine weather the roads badly drifted the mail arrives at 12 noon came through without a carriage mail bags on the horses Steamer came in at 6 PM
4	Comes in cloudy the ____ with snow badly
5	All this day quite pleasant and moderate Had a dispatch from Charlie from Livingston Montana
6	Comes in fine pleasant weather with the wind from the NWest got hay from Henrys this morning
7	Comes in fine pleasant weather but cool
8	Fine pleasant weather most of day
9	Comes in pleasant and quite warm at 4 PM clearing at 5 light rains and looking stormy Schr G__ sailed for Greens Landing Capt Lemuel Law
10	All this day fine weather and bad traveling
11	Part of the day pleasant and part showery at 2 PM the wind came from the NWest light breeze the Schr WE Torrey sailed for the Grand Banks
12	Comes in fine pleasant weather but cool Schr Rienqie discharging frt
13	Comes in fir pleasant weather but cool Nice fresh from the WNWest
14	Comes in fine and cool wind W fresh
15	Fine pleasant weather and cool Had a letter from Charlie from Gardiner
16	This day comes in thick and cloudy at 12 commenced to rain & snow with the wind from the SE
17	All this day fine pleasant weather
18	Comes in cool and pleasant
19	All this day fine and cool
20	Comes in fine pleasant weather Capt John S Staples sailed for the Banks Robert Gray got a pig yesterday
21	Fine pleasant weather all day this is Lent Fast day Rev Mr Davis lectured at the schoolhouse No 8
22	Pleasant Fred gone to Parker Hoopers after hay
23	Comes in pleasant middle part cloudy with the wind from the SE Chs Simmons and BCS fitting wood for me
24	The first of this day rainy latter part pleasant
25	Comes in fine pleasant weather and quite warm
26	All this day tough storm snow and rain Hattie went to Bucksport to take the cars for New York to meet Lewie—arrived yesterday
27	Comes in quite pleasant but cool eves the same
28	First part pleasant latter part rainy Bennie left on the boat for New York to go with Lewie
29	All this day heavy storm with wind SE at 3 PM the upper dam to the mill pond gave way and flooded the street and washed it out badly around the store of W.G.S. & Son have had a very heavy rain
30	Comes in thick and rainy middle part not much rain at 3 PM the Str Cimbria came from Bangor on her first trip for the season PM moderate and clearing
	May 1 1887
1	Comes in fine weather went to church
2	Fine all day with wind from NW
3	Pleasant and moderate Tobias Roberts at work hewing timber for me to put into a barn
4	Fine pleasant weather all day Schr Governor arrives from Rockland Charlie Billings came here to stay
5	Comes in fine pleasant weather quite warm
6	Comes in pleasant PM cloudy with the wind from the SE Schr Rienzie came in from Portland
7	Comes in quite pleasant with wind from the South Schr Robert Dority came in the Schr Rienzie in with frt from Portland
8	All this day quite pleasant went to church Mrs Mary Milliken & daughter at home
9	All this day fine weather Schr Governor left for Greens Landing
10	Arbor Day in the State fine weather all day
11	All this day fine with strong breeze from the NNW Schr Olive Avery came in from Boston
12	All day fine with wind from NNW
13	All this day fine pleasant weather and wind from the NW fresh AM
14	Fine pleasant weather all day wind north in the forenoon SE afternoon Hattie came on the boat today from Rockland has been to New York
15	Fine weather all day went to church
16	Comes in pleasant ends the same
17	All this day quite pleasant Schr Olive Avery left for Bucks Harbor to load T__ out __ to store
18	Comes in cloudy and misty with the wind from the NE
19	All this day fine pleasant weather
20	Fine all day
21	All day moderate and foggy
22	Comes in moderate and foggy
23	All this day pleasant weather
24	Fine pleasant weather
25	Raining all day but very little wind
26	Comes in thick with fogg and moderate
27	Dull weather
28	All this dull thick weather wind east
29	Cloudy and in the evening raining
30	Cloudy and cool myself and wife went to Bluehill to the oration
31	Comes in cloudy wind Easterly
	June 1 1887
1	Fine weather but cool
2	Cloudy and dull
3	Dull weather and some rain
4	AM cloudy and dull with the wind NE
5	Quite pleasant all day
6	Comes in fine weather at 2 AM started with PB Billings for Ellsworth to buy lumber for the barn arrived in Ellsworth at 6:30 Came home in the afternoon via east Bluehill Put Freds heifer in Mr Hoopers pasture
7	Comes in moderate and quite fine weather
8	All the forenoon quite pleasant PM foggy with the wind from SE Schr Lion at wharf
9	Comes in with easterly winds nd rain in the forenoon at 12 Schr __ came in with lumber for myself and PB Billings Wm Hooper & John Eaton hauling to the house Wyer Grant came home with the measles yesterday
10	All this day fine weather Capt F Coombs and Tobias Roberts at work on my barn
11	Fair pleasant weather all still at work on the barn
12	All day fine went to church at 3 PM there was a baptism on the Eastern side of the River 4 Baptised Rev Mr Davis
13	Fine pleasant weather all day at work on the barn John Edel Staples went up through the Reach this PM from the Banks has been gone two months 20 this month First in for the season
14	All this day quite pleasant
15	Cool and cloudy
16	Comes in dull at 12 noon rainy
17	All this day fine pleasant weather Tobias Roberts went home from working here being sick
17	Comes in cool and pleasant
18	All this day quite pleasant but cloudy
19	Comes in quite pleasant PM cloudy went to church
20	Cloudy forenoon PM quite clear Schr Robert Dority came in to Harbor this PM wind SE
21	Comes in quite pleasant ends cloudy
22	All this day rainy with the wind from the SE Capt WD Gower came on the boat
23	Comes in dull at 10 AM cleared up and the sun came out with strong breeze from the south
24	All this day rainy
25	Rainy forenoon PM quite clear and warm
26	All this day fine weather with the wind NW went church
27	Fine pleasant weather all day
28	All day pleasant Chattoe in Schr Olive Avery came in from Greens Landing got no freight PM left for Bangor
29	All this day pleasant and warm Bolles came in with fish
30	All day very warm 90 in the shade Circle at my house
	July 1 1887
1	All this day very warm 98 in the shade
2	Comes in fine weather and warm 90 in the shade nice growing weather
3	All this day warm pleasant weather no meeting Mr Davis on his vacation
July 4	Comes in fine weather Capt H Holbrook in the Harbor bound __ Schr Olive Avery came in from Bangor bound to Lynn quite a number went to Greens Landing in the Little Steamer __ __ arrived at Sargentville by WD Gower and is __ by the Company of the Sardine Factory
5	Comes in cool and fair
6	All this day strong breeze from the South and foggy outside the Reach __ are plenty around here
7	Comes in with the wind from the South and quite pleasant here with fogg outside
8	Pleasant all day
9	All this day quite fine
10	Warm and sultry No church Mr David gone
11	All this day dull with some rain
12	Thick with fogg in the forenoon PM quite pleasant and warm
13	Comes in wind Easterly and dull PM cleared up and wind South light Capt Charles Deering came on the __ for the first time __in the steamer Forest City from Boston to Machias
14	Comes in fine weather with the wind from the NW fresh commenced cutting the orchard this morning Geo Harding at work with Fred
15	Comes in with fresh breeze from the NW good haying weather Sch ME Torrey came in from the Banks has been gone since the 11^th of April
16	Comes in fine pleasant weather
17	All this day moderate and warm
18	Comes in cloudy with the wind from the east
19	All this day fine weather Fred and Geo Harding gone to John Eatons haying
20	All this day quite pleasant till night thick with fogg Fred and Geo at work at John Eatons Hauled in 3 loads finished __ part field
21	Comes in dull and foggy Schr Rienzie in with freight Geo Haskell arrived has been gone one week to Provincetown at 3 PM Fred went down after a load of hay cleared up but the weather dull Mary Milliken came to Sargentville today
22	Comes in rainy with the wind from the SE Schr Olive Avery arrived
23	Comes in rainy and mild weather
24	All this day dull
25	Rainy AM cleared up PM
26	AM thick with fogg PM cleared up
27	Foggy AM cleared up PM
28	Rain in the night cleared up PM hard month for haying
29	AM foggy PM quite clear
30	Dull misty weather
31	All this day very __ in the morning very heavy showers with thunder ME Torrey came in from Gloucester
	August 1 1887
Augst 1	Comes in hot and clear with the wind from the NW the first pleasant day for two weeks Schr We are Here came in Saturday 30 July Changed the cows from WG Sargents pasture to K Hoopers
Aug 2	Quite pleasant all day
Augst 3	Comes in cloudy and looking like rain
4	Comes in foggy and dull Wm Higgins left with E Byard for Lamoine to go to the Banks cook
5	Commenced with dull weather with wind from the South Schr Olive Avery sailed for Boston this AM
6	All this day heavy rains
7	Fine pleasant weather with the wind from the north Schr Anna W Barker Capt LJ Sargent came in from Boston myself and wife went to church
8	Comes in fine weather LJ S and myself went to Bucks Harbor to see EC Chattoe he LJS is going to load some stone for him
9	All this day fine pleasant wether Lewie went to Bucks Harbor with vessel Flora went with Bennie in its vessel
10	Comes in moderate and dull Fred gone to John Eatons haying cut part of the __ yesterday Lewie and wife gone to Castine Young Staple gone sailing in the Percie
11	Comes in cloudy and dull weather Wm Scott of Deer Isle caught a sea turtle 8 ft long off Deer Isle shore yesterday
12	Heavy rains through the night first part with dull weather AM evening quite moderate
13	Comes in fine with the wind from the north
14	All this day fine pleasant weather went to church PM at the schoolhouse had a concert
15	All this day pleasant Fred at work on the hay hauled in one load
16	Comes in fine Fred gone to Bucks Harbor to take up Lewie and his family who are going with him this trip to New York Schr Olive Avery sailed for Sommses Sound
17	All this day fine weather Schr Rienzie discharging and sailed for Sedgwick Finished haying at John Eatons
18	Comes in dull weather AM thick with fogg Heavy blow with rain through this day
19	All this day fine pleasant weather
20	Comes in fine weather Martha Spooner and daughter came on boat today
21	All this dy pleasant went to church Lewie sailed from Bucks Harbor at 8 AM
22	Comes in raining with wind from the SE WD Gowers little steamer met with an accident- at Sedgwick was taken in tow by Schr Rienzie for Rockland to repair Addisons Youngs Sardine Factory closed up last Saturday by Capt Chs Gott
23	Comes in dull weather the steamer City of Richmond ran ashore at Jonesport and filled yesterday Steamer Forest City took the passengers and freight on board
24	Comes in dull weather with wind from the East fresh PM very heavy rains washed the roads very badly at 8 stopped raining
25	Comes in moderate and thick with fogg 8 AM light airs from the NW The Chapel Circle held a levee at the hall and recd $41.60 There was a goodly number present and had a very pleasant time Schr Governor into the Harbor
26	Comes in fine and cool with strong breeze from the NW
27	Comes in fine and cool wind from the NW
28	All this day fine pleasant weather RB & Abbie Sargent Had a daughter born to them this morning
29	Comes in pleasant Schr Olive Avery sailed for Boston this AM Samuel Candage commenced on the steam boat wharf this AM
30	Comes in cloudy at 9AM cleared up fine the pile driver came into the Harbor last evening
	August 30 1887 The towns people met in public meeting to consider and vote on building a road from WG Sargents wharf to the steam boat wharf now building on the end of WG Sargents point- there was considerable oposition but the vote was to build the Road Samuel Candage is at work now on the wharf
Aug 31	Comes in fine pleasant weather with the wind from the north
	Sept 1 1887
Sept 1	Comes in fine pleasant weather ends the same
2	Fine weather in the morning and through the day Sabath School went to Eagle Island in the steamer
3	Fine pleasant weather all day
4	Fine weather and warm
5	Comes in fine
Sept 6	Fine all this day Augustus Smith came in from Gloucester has been to the Banks with John Edd Staples two trips
7	Came in dull with some rains wind SSW
8	Fair weather all day
9	Comes in fine at 7 AM a small company started in the Str Tethys for the fishing ground steamer around Marshals Island caught a number of fish landed on Marshals Island at Kingston and made a chowder and had dinner at 3:30 left for home at 6:30 arrive at Sargentville after spending the day pleasantly
10	Comes in cloudy and rainy AM
11	All this day quite pleasant and cool
12	Comes in cool with the wind from SE Schr Olive Avery at the wharf from Boston
Sept 13	Comes in cloudy with wind from the SE BC Sargent came home from Boston leftthe Schr Anna W Barter for a week She is going to have some repairs.
14	Comes in dull and foggy with the wind from the SE moderate Schr Olive Avery sailed for Somses Sound
15	Comes in fine with the wind from the NW
16	Fine pleasant weather all day Geo Haskell came in
17	Fine weather with fresh breeze from the NNW
18	All this day fine pleasant weather went to church Rev Mr Mason of Bluehill in the pulpit Geo Haskell sailed for Boston
19	Comes in fair and cool Capt Chattoe came in last night from Somses Sound with stone bound to Boston
Sept 19	All this day fine weather all day
20	All this day pleasant myself and wife went to Bluehill and went onto the mountain in company with about 100 others
21	All day fine
22	Comes in smoky and moderate the new steamboat Bluehill came on to the Point this PM for the first trip
23	Comes in moderate with wind from the north
24	All this day fresh breeze from the north and cool
25	First part rainy and cool latter part clear
26	Comes in wind westerly and cool Rienzie arrived
27	Comes moderate and quite pleasant Fred 21 years old today
Sept 28	Comes in moderate and smokey went to Bar Harbor yesterday on the Cimbria and came back today noon
29	All this day quite pleasant
30	Comes in thick with smoke and fogg but very moderate and overcast Bought WD Gowers horse Chief
	Oct 1 1887
Oct 1	Comes in with wind from the east and cloudy
2	All this AM cloudy and misty PM quite clear
3	Comes in fine and pleasant moderate
4	Thick cloudy weather with the wind from the SE PM looking like rain
5	Comes in cloudy with the wind from the SE Fair at North Brooksville Fred takes Mrs R Gray and Mrs AC Dodge over Albion Closson has the Gower horse
Oct 5	Comes in moderate and quite pleasant
6	Cool and moderate with the wind north
7	Comes in quite pleasant and moderate wind west At 3 PM Lewie came in from Boston in the Schr Anna W Barker bound for Somes Sound to load stone for New York Rodolph came home
8	Comes in fine pleasant weather with fresh breeze from the NW Lewie starts for Somses Sound this AM Schr Olive Avery arrived in the night
9	All this day cloudy and cool
10	Comes in overcast and cool some rain Lewie came home from Somses Sound
11	Rainy AM PM cleared up wind north
12	Comes in cool Lewie takes the boat to Southwest Harbor to join his vessel Rodolph starts for New York takes Harvey with him WD Gower takes the boat to Boston Ruben Gray goes with Rodolph to New York
Oct 13	All this day strong breeze from the SW
14	Wind NW fine weather Lewie left Rockland this morning for HW Sargent __ he saw him there
15	Comes in fine weather with the wind all day strong from the NW WD Gower came on the steamer Bluehill and landed at the New Steamboat wharf WDG bought a new carriage it came on the boat today
16	All day fine weather and cool
17	Wind SE to East cloudy
18	All this day wind from the SW fresh
19	Comes in fine weather with wind north Schr Olive Avery sailed for Boston
20	All this day very fine weather went to Penobscot and North Castine to see John Snow
21	Comes in dull and rainy with wind east
22	Comes in strong breeze from the west and clear weather
23	All this day quite pleasant went to church
24	Comes in rainy with strong winds from the SSE
25	All this pleasant
26	Comes in cool and fine weather
27	Fine weather and cool
28	All this day fine pleasant weather Capt Sleeper died very suddenly this morning
29	Comes in fine and pleasant Hattie came from Rockland today
30	All this dy dull wet weather
31	Fine pleasant weather Took the Str Richmond to Portland this PM
Nov 1	Comes in with strong breezes from the NE in Portland this day and left on the Richmond at 11:30 PM
2	Fine most of the day with the wind SW Arrived home at 12 noon
3	Quite pleasant all day at 10 AM had a telegram from Ellsworth that J O Sargent was very sick and wished me to go down Started with the team at 1 PM arrived at 5 PM and found John O dead He died about 2 PM his death was caused by falling on the steps of Isaac Thomases house Sunday evening Oct 30 striking on his back injuring himself inwardly about his kidneys.
4	Left Ellsworth at 9 AM for Sargentville wind strong from the SW and cloudy
5	All this day cool and windy WH Sargent and Mary Milliken came today
Nov 6	Comes in cool and cloudy at 2 PM attended the funeral of JO Sargent remains brot from Ellsworth to cemetery at Sedgwick Services in the Town House remarks by Rev CP Bartlett prayer by Rev Mr Davis
Nov 7	Comes in moderate went to Sedgwick with WH Sargent from there to Steamboat Wharf
8	All this day pleasant
9	Fine weather and quite warm
10	All this day moderate and cloudy
11	Comes in fresh breeze from the south through last night heavy rains
12	All this day fresh breeze from north quite pleasant
13	Fine all day went to church
14	Comes in fine Schr Rienzie in from Portland
15	Comes in rainy middle part very heavy blow from the east with rain Capt Gower hauled his steamer to wharf Wales Eaton came here to __ Fred going to north Castine to work with John Swan Black smithing
16	All this day fine weather Fred went to Castine today
17	All this day pleasant weather
18	Came in moderate and quite pleasant
19	Comes in overcast and looking like rain at 3 PM commenced to rain
20	All this day dull very few went to church went with WGS
21	Comes in cloudy with the wind from the west
22	All this day quite warm and pleasant
23	Comes in cloudy 11 AM Wales Eaton started for North Castine after Fred is coming home to share Thanksgiving
Nov 24	Thanksgiving day Hattie, Effie Sargent Flora Walter Sargent and Lizzie Crocker were here to dinner quite pleasant
25	All this day cloudy and rainy
26	Comes in moderate with bad traveling quite warm
27	All this day thick with fogg and moderate went to church
28	Comes in dull Fred gone to North Castine to work Mr Joseph Walker died last night Age 88 years
29	All this day dull and very cold pleasant
30	Weather all day PM quite cold
	Dec 1 1887
Dec 1	Comes in cold Sunday __ 2 below zero rough going with a team
2	All this day quite cool PM cloudy Robert Grays pig weighed 275
3	Comes in cloudy and rainy __ Eaton gone to Bluehill with the school teacher
4	All this day cool and pleasant
5	Stormy all day
6	Fine pleasant weather Mr Smith butchered my pig today
7	Quite pleasant final part dull and cloudy latter part Coleman Carters pig weighted 418 John Eatons 335 Azor dodges 299 JN Sargents 391 Geo Turners hog 416
8	Comes in rainy and dull
9	All this day quite pleasant
10	This day cloudy PM raining
11	All day rain with wind from the E the steamer did not go through
12	Dull and rainy most of the day
13	Comes in fine pleasant weather wind NW
14	All this day moderate and pleasant
15	Stormy most of the day went to Castine Moses Peters pig weighed 395
16	Dull and disagreeable
17	All day dull and cloudy
18	Strong all day
19	Dull AM PM more pleasant
Dec 20	All this day quite pleasant went to Brooklin to load at wood lot
21	Comes in cloudy and at 11 AM commenced to snow Schr Robert Dority came in from Winterport
22	All this day dull weather some snow
23	Comes in fine weather and cool the Boys getting the Hall ready for the Christmas tree
24	All this day very pleasant quite cool in the evening __ Bell Circle had a Christmas Tree and refreshments in the Hall quite a large number there
25	Fine all day went to church Bible day at the church today
26	Comes in fine and pleasant all day
27	Cold and overcast all day
28	BC Sargent and wife had a daughter born to them Comes in wind East and cloudy thick weather through the night very heavy gale from the SE with rain
29	All this day fresh breeze from the SW and pleasant
30	Quite pleasant all day and cold
31	All this day cloudy and cold