Jasper Sargent’s Journal 1889-1890 (PEO.40A)

Transcription of Jasper Sargent’s journal, 1889-1890.

The Journal of Captain Jasper Newton Sargent 1889-1890

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.

Captain Jasper Newton Sargent (1828-1918)

In 1858 Captain Jasper 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

This transcription is of the February 5, 1889- December 31, 1890 portion of Jasper Newton Sargent’s February 5 1889-September 15, 1892 Journal which was written after he had retired from the sea and was residing at home in Sargentville, Maine. The transcription includes Jasper’s spelling and punctuation-or lack of same.

1889 Journal No 2 Sargentville
Fby 5	All this day quite pleasant and cold
6	Cloudy and moderate
6	Cold and quite windy
7	Dull and moderate
8	Easterly with rain and snow
9	Cold and cloudy
9	Cold and pleasant AM fair PM and moderate Fred went to Bucksport with a guest
10	Pleasant after 10 AM
Fby 11	All this day fine and moderate
Fby 12	Comes in tough snowstorm wind NE at 10 AM Fred started for Bucksport with Elmer Spofford wife and Mrs Holden of Deer Isle two horses
Feby 13	Comes in pleasant quite good sledding Fred came home at 3 PM Mrs Holden came back
14	Comes in quite cold and windy
15	Fine and quite windy very pleasant in the afternoon
Feby 16	Comes in very fine and warm
Feby 17 Sunday	All this day stormy rain
18	Comes in moderate and overcast At 1 PM commenced snowing finely
19	Pleasant all day with fresh breeze SW
20	All this day fine and quite cold Wind NW Mrs Irish here over night
21	All this day pleasant Wm Grant hauling dressing John Eaton place
22	Comes in cloudy and west SW W A Rich here over night. The cutter in the harbor Fred gone after hay
23	Comes in cold 3 below zero Strong breeze from the NW
Fby 24	This day comes in cold 15 below zero more moderate at night 10 below Mr HC Lockwood got Bar Harbor Record Judson Gray died this evening
25	All this day cloudy and cold
26	Comes in fine and moderate continues all day
27	Cloudy AM clear PM Judson Gray was buried this PM by Grand Army Post (Garfield post) Bluehill
Fby 28	Comes in fine pleasant weather and moderate Amt Reciepts from supper at Hall last evening 14.02
Fby 29	Fine weather all day and moderate
March 1 1889	Summer weather all dy very warm
2	Fine pleasant weather all day
3	Fine and warm
4	Very moderate Town meeting today John Eaton Mark Elwell Grover Eaton Selectmen, Raised $1000 cash for High Roads Support of Schools $1000 Support of Poor $700 Insane 150 RS Cole Supervisor of Schools and moderator Saml Herrick Treasurer
5	Comes in with wind NEast with rain and continues through the day Had a telegram from WD Gower from Gardiner, Montana he is with Charlie to spend a few days
6	All this day cold rain storm fresh breeze from the East
March 7	This day commences with Easterly winds and drisely rain Steamer Richmond came first trip
8	Comes in dull and moderate Very bad traveling
9	Comes in snowing with the wind from the West PM cleared up
10	All this day fine weather Went to church
11	Comes in fine weather and cooler Sinclair has a chopping match
12	All this day fine pleasant weather quite warm no snow
13	Comes in fine weather warm for the season Had a pig of Pascal Friend five weeks old
March 14	Comes in fine pleasant weather with the wind from the NW fresh
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15	Comes in fine and quite warm PM the wind from the SE moderate
16	Comes in with the wind from the NE and cool Capt WD Gower and Hon HW Sargent came on the boat Capt Gower from Tacoma WS HW from Augusta Capt Gower visited CN Sargent at Gardiner Montana
17	All this day rainy Did not go to church
18	Comes in misty and dull but moderate Fred gone to Bucksport with passenger
March 20	All this day cool and wind from the North East fresh breeze
21	Comes in fresh breeze from the north east and chilly
22	All this day quite pleasant Have had quite a number of Drummers here this week
23	Comes in fine weather calm Ends moderate wind SW
24	Comes in pleasant went to church
25	First part fresh breeze from the north quite pleasant
26	Comes in cool and pleasant Herd from Lewie he was in St Thomas 13 March bound to___ Island and here by Easter
March 27	Comes in dull and cloudy wind south quite fresh
28	Comes in with rain and wind SE PM light breeze from the north misty
29	Comes in fine pleasant weather Fred started for Bucksport at 7:30 with Mr Barnes the land buyer fresh
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30	All this day strong breeze from the SSW and overcast
31	AM cloudy with the wind from the SW PM fresh breeze at 3 snowing Rev Mr Davis preached at the schoolhouse Organized the Sunday School JW Grindle Supt
Apl 1	Comes in snowing and moderate at 8AM 6 inches and still snowing
2	Comes in with the wind N East and has been snowing through the night quite a lot of snow on the ground
3	The first of this day quite pleasant latter part snowing
4	Comes in quite pleasant and moderate snow mostly gone
5	All this day quite pleasant
6	Comes in fine weather with the wind from the SEast
7 Sunday	All this day quite pleasant but chilly Was sick didn’t go to church
Apl 8	Comes in chilly with fresh breeze from the NE Latter part moderate
9	Comes in with the wind from the NEast moderate breeze and chilly cloudy
10	Comes in cloudy middle part quite pleasant with the wind from the north PM Connie Wescott came to our house to work for a while
11	Cloudy and wind from the North easterly
12	Comes in overcast PM quite pleasant
13	Comes in quite pleasant but cool
14	All this day pleasant Myself and wife went to church
15	Comes in fine pleasant weather quite warm good traveling
16	Comes in fair and warm for the season
17	Comes in moderate and cloudy Entertainment in the Hall proceeds $28.00 RB Sargent came on the boat today from Boston
18	Comes in cloudy with the wind NEast quite fresh
19	All this day quite pleasant
20	Pleasant all day went to church
21	Comes in pleasant with __ from the NW Str Governor in Went to church
22	All this day strong breeze from the NW fine weather
23	Comes in fine PM wind SW Fred gone to Bluehill
Apl 24	Comes in quite pleasant with wind SSW fresh Barns guest gone to Bluehill with the team
25	Comes in quite pleasant middle part strong breeze from the SW and cloudy This day is __Fast
26	All this day fresh breeze from the SE and overcast through the night rain
27	Comes in misty and thick weather Wind ESE The steamboats have not arrived 5PM Richmond left Portland
28	All this day cloudy weather
29	Comes in wet and dull Continues throughout the day.
Apl 30	Comes in fair with the wind from the NW fresh
	May 1 1889
My 1	Comes in fine pleasant weather with fresh breeze from the NW PM had a telegram from Lewie from Boston arrived from PortaRica
2	Comes in fine pleasant weather
3	First part cloudy and rainy Latter part pleasant went to Castine
4	Comes in fine pleasant weather Ends the same
5	Pleasant all day The funeral of Elmer Nevells at the church this pm
My 6	Comes in fine with light airs from the north Thurston has team to Bucksport
7	Comes in moderate and foggy
8	All this day quite pleasant Some fog in the morning
9	Comes in fine and warm Moderate wind from the south
10	Comes in very moderate at 4 PM LJ Sargent came in to the harbor in Schr Anna W. Barker bound to Calais to load for Cardemas Shower at 5 PM
11	Comes in fine with wind from the north
May 12	Comes in fine and moderate Schr Governer came in today
13	All this day moderate Schr Anna W. Barker sailed for Calais
14	Comes in moderate light airs from the east (overcast) and light rains
15	All this day dull weather wind easterly
16	Comes in dull with easterly winds some rain Mist Ridland and other Travelers stayed overnight
17	Comes in dull wind SE and quite cool
My 18	Comes in fine and moderate Teachers substitute at Bluehill Fred took the teacher up All Cousens was arrested for asult and batery and is having his trial at Sargents Hall Trial Justice Alonzo Friend of Brooklin The case went against Cousins fine $100 and cost _$ 31.04
19	All this day warm and quite pleasant Went to the cemetery with Mrs J O Sargent
20	Comes in cloudy and moderate middle light rains
21	A.M. foggy and misty
My 22	Comes in foggy middle part cleared up quite pleasant Henry Freeman of North Sedgwick had his buildings burned last Sunday night 19^th
23	Fine pleasant weather went to Bucksport with Bernia he being bound to Calais to take the Schr Anna W Barker bound to Cardenas Cuba
24	All this day fine weather Came home from Bucksport Bought a horse of C A Grey of Bucksport Centre and ___ her home
25	Comes in fine pleasant weather L J Sargent came on the Cimbria from Calais via Bangor
26	AM rainy PM overcast and cool
My 27	Comes in cloudy and cool had a heavy frost last night Mary M Milliken left on the boat for Castine will stay at W.H. Sargents for a while
28	Comes in cool last night had a heavy rain this AM cool and cloudy PM wind SW and clear
29	Comes in with the wind from the NW and cool
30	Comes in with fresh breeze from the SE and cool quite a number gone to the cemetary this AM
31	Comes in thick with fogg and calm
June 1 1889
	Comes in with the wind from the SE and dull winds south
June 2	All this day thick with fogg and rain PM
3	Comes in calm and foggy All day dull
4	Comes in with rain and continues the most of the day
5	Comes in thick dull weather very little wind from the SE to South
6	Fine pleasant weather all day
7	Comes in fine weather Latter part thick
8	Comes in thick weather-at 7 raining
9	Dull rainy weather all day went to church
10	Comes in dull with wind south
June 11	Comes in foggy and moderate Latter part fine and warm
12	Comes in fine wind NW They are having a bee on the foundation of the chapel today
13	Comes in fine pleasant weather Ends the same
14	Fine pleasant weather with the wind from the north PM wind south
15	Comes in moderate and dull Some fogg PM thick and rainy
16	Comes in very fine and warm At 2 PM Baptism at the Shore Wm Wilson Sedgwick Arthur Sargent Allison Sargent Ha_–Dority Fred Sargent Arthur Harding males Mattie Sargent Effie Sargent Lois Billings Lillie Gray and Mrs Oscar__ are bapitised
June 17	Comes in rainy and moderate The Bouy Boat put down two ___ in the Harbor this morning
18	All this day fine weather
19	Comes in cool and pleasant Howe and Baines the Land Agts were here today
20	Comes in cloudy with wind from the SE PM wind NW and pleasant
21	Comes in fine and warm with wind from the NW Went to Bluehill on a ride
22	The first of the day rainy and thick Latter part fine weather
23	Childrens day at the church quite a full attendance Fine weather all day
June 24	Comes in fine with the wind from the NW Finished the foundation at the chapel
25	Comes in pleasant and moderate ends the same
26	The first of this day cloudy and the wind from the South a little rainy AM
27	Comes in overcast and the wind from the South fresh latter part calm
28	Comes in fine and warm no wind BC Sargents little girl seems to be as well this morning but is a very sick baby we are in hopes she will be better soon
June 29	Comes in calm and warm 82 degrees continues all day Middle about the same Str John Brooks Chs Deering came on the boat today
30	All this day warm and moderate did not go to church in the evening Sabath School Concert at the schoolhouse
July 1	Comes in with the wind from the SAE and cooler PM foggy
2	Comes in dull weather and calm quite warm Mildred about the same this morning PM the DR says Mildred is better foggy through the night
3	Comes in thick and rainy with the wind SE Latter part dull and rainy
4	Comes in thick and rainy with wind from the south Continues bad thick weather all day
July 5	This day comes in fine with the wind from the north In the evening had a display of fireworks quite a large number present
6	This day comes in fine but cool with the wind from the north
7 Sunday	All this day very pleasant and warm Str John Brooks came in one day late
8	Comes in cloudy and looking like rain 8 AM wind SE Mr John Dority was buried last Saturday Mrs Alyson Obers ___daughter was buried to day died in Bangor
9	Fine all day and moderate Went to Penobscot
10	Comes in overcast Ends quite pleasant wind easterly
11	The first of the day quite pleasant and moderate Lewie and wife gone to Castine
12	All day pleasant and warm
13	Comes in pleasant and warm
14	All this day pleasant PM Baptism at the shore Mrs Andrew Sinclair and daughters Amos Allens daughter Azor Dodge Mrs Hooper and Geo Turners daughters
15	Comes in cloudy and dull PM quite fine
16	All this day fine pleasant weather Commenced haying at the lower field Parker Billings mowing
July 17	All this day fine and warm got in 4 horse loads and an ox load of hay
18	Comes in fine and warm Ends the same finished hauling the hay from the Point field Capt LJ Sargent left for New York to join Schr Anna Barker
19	First part foggy and wind from the South Middle part warm and quite clear latter part thick and dull
20	Comes in thick with the wind from the SE at 5 AM raining fresh breeze from SE
21	All this day fine pleasant weather with wind from the NW fresh
22	Comes in fine with wind from the north PM wind from the SE
July 23	Comes in foggy and the wind from the SE moderate Fred gone to Bluehill with a party from western view Evening rain
24	Comes in fine pleasant weather with the wind from the NW fresh BC Sargent came on the John Brooks today from New Jersey has been on the Schr Anna W Barker to Canton LJ Sargent takes her again
25	All this day fine pleasant weather
26	Comes in fine weather Calm and warm A.P. Currier and Fred going to Bluehill with the Rusticators from western view
27	All this day pleasant and warm
28	Fine weather all day
29	Comes in foggy and rainy wind SE
July 30	This day comes in thick with fogg with wind South Ends the same
31	Comes in thick foggy weather and moderate The Str Castine goes to Camden to day with a party of excursinests