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

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

The Journal of Captain Jasper Newton Sargent 1885-1889

	January 1 1888
Jan 1	Comes in with snow storm Snowed light 3 PM then rainy with wind SE Azor Dodge and family had one of my teams and Frank and Geo Harding the other to go to Bluehill to attend the funeral of Curtis Dodges wife got back at 5 PM Capt Gower took a ride in his sleigh the first sleigh out for the winter around here
Jany 2	Comes in thick rainy weather snow all gone and the traveling bad being muddy
3	Comes in cold and rough
4	Very rough going no snow on the ground
Jany 5	Very windy from the NW and cold Annual meeting of the Chapel Circle this evening at the AC Dodges
6	Comes in with thermometer 10 above and windy this is my birthday sixty years old
7	All this day cold and cloudy
8	Comes in cold and rough going Rev Mr Davis sick no preaching today
9	Comes in cold and clear in the evening The Masons had a choice of Officers myself and HB Harding went down to Sedgwick
10	Come in cloudy and cold AM some snow fell Fred gone to Penobscot with LB Sargent
11	All this day very windy from NW and cold Fred went to N Castine after WD Gower and wife
12	Comes in cold 5 below at 6AM Fred started for North Castine Ferry with WD Gower he is bound to Mobile to meet his vessel Grace Gower
13	All this day snowing and raining rain in the evening Fred went to Brooklin and then to Bluehill with Commercial Runner Gower horse gone to Penobscot
14	Comes in fine weather and icy the most of the snow gone off
15	Comes in cloudy and looking like a storm at 1 PM commenced to rain
16	Comes in cold and strong breeze from the Nwest 2 above zero Fred went to North Castine Ferry to carry Mrs Higgins over
17	Comes in cold middle part quite moderate and warm at 7 snowing and snowed through the night
18	Comes in snowing and fresh breeze from the East middle part snowing wind NEast
19	Comes in fine pleasant weather with wind NW one foot of snow on the ground the first to stay for the winter Sleds and sleighs out for the first time but poor sheighing
20	All this day cold and clear
21	All day cold and cloudy
22	All day cold and rough weather
23	Comes in cloudy and moderate
24	Comes in cold and clear 8 below
25	Cold and cloudy 13 below
26	Comes in rough snow storm wind east tough blow through the night rain and snow
27	Comes in very rough weather the roads drifted badly
28	All this day cold and windy
29	Cold and windy 8 below 5 people
30	Comes in fine and pleasant Fred started at 7 oclock for Bucksport with 2 horses and three pasengers ____ very bad traveling he got home at 12 midnight The proceeds from the Circl Levee was $45.14 The Reach sealed up suitable to cross on
31	Comes in moderate and pleasant all day
	February 1 1888
Feby 1	Fine all day Fred went to North Castine with pasengers
2	All this day fine pleasant weather Currier crossed the Reach with his horse on the ice
3	Fine pleasant weather all day Island teams cross on the ice
4	Comes in cloudy with light airs from the Eastward
5	Comes in rainy and moderate Ends the same very soft traveling
6	Fine all day bad traveling
7	Came in fine and quite cool quite icy in the roads
8	All this day rainy and misty wind from the SE moderate
9	All this day pleasant and cold
10	Comes in fine weather and cold 10 below The Reach solid for teams
11	All this day snowing moderate
12	Fine all day went to __
13	All this day moderate and fine weather
14	All this day fine and warm went to Bluehill with HB Harding to see about getting Mr Butler to __ the Chapel
15	Comes in snowing and snowed til 2 PM Wind north latter part cold
16	Comes in cold and windy 8 below HB Harding and wife visiting at Chs Wares.
17	All this day fine pleasant weather Fred gone to Ellsworth with Welland Sargent & wife came home at 8 PM
18	Fine pleasant weather nice sleighing all around and across the Reach
19	Fine pleasant weather all day Myself and wife went to church Chs Babson has Chief to get to Brooklin and then to Ellsworth Monday
20	Comes in thick and snowing at 7 AM team gone to Ellsworth Chs Babson Heavy rains through the night
21	Comes in foggy and warm My cellar filled with water last night so that it ran over the drain got stoped Charles Babson came back from Ellsworth today with Chief, horse
22	Comes in fine moderate weather in the Evening the Chapel Circle at my house quite a goodly number present
23	Comes in fine pleasant weather and moderate
24	All this day fine weather Fred went to Brooksville with Chattoe, went to Bucksport with John Ham came back at 10 PM
25	Comes in cloudy PM snowing with wind SE
26	All this AM dull and cloudy PM cleared of Fred went to Brooklin with Mrs Layton
Monday Feby 27	Comes in fine pleasant weather Fred goes to Ellsworth to carry Capt RB Sargent he is bound to New York to join his vessel Schr WG Sargent Fred came home at 10PM
28	Comes in pleasant and cool 11 above
29	All this day very pleasant two below zero
	March 1 1888
March 1	Comes in fine pleasant weather and cool Fred hauling wood Fred gone to Bluehill with Capt Silas Hardy WD Gower arrived home at noon Googinses team put up here
2	Comes in cold and windy from NW
3	Cloudy and some snow in the afternoon The horses from Sedgwick Brooklin Sargentville Deer Isle and one from Penobscot were on the ice trotting about 60 horses 150 people Fred Sargent horse Chief and John Harnesses horse Station were the two best horses on the ice Amos Allen smashed his sleigh but done well while trotting
March 4	All this day Sunday quite pleasant and cool
5	Comes in pleasant The town meeting for choice of Officers was holden today John C Eaton Mark Elwell and Groves D Eaton Selectmen RS Cole Moderator and Treasurer PE __ Collector (Money Raises) $800 for schools $1000 for Labor on highway $500 in money (for support of Poor $500
6	Comes in fine pleasant weather Henry Sargent getting out ice from Grays Pond for his own use
7	Comes in quite fine and moderate Fred gone to Castine to carry Herbert Simmons to go on board the Str Richmond Capt WD Gower gone on the Bot to Jonesport
8	Snowy about all day Fred finished the wood hauling
9	Comes in quite pleasant and moderate middle part snowing
10	All this day pleasant
11	All this day cloudy and moderate
12	Comes in cloudy and windy from the East Fred went to Castine with Arthur Sargent Through the night very tough snow storm
13	Comes in snowy and windy dull all day
14	AM wind ENE and light rain
15	All this day fine pleasant weather
16	Comes in pleasant Ends overcast and cloudy
17	All this day cool and cloudy
18	Wind NWest and cold Went to church
March 19	Fine weather all day and cool The last team crossed today
20	Comes in cloudy and cool wind south
21	Comes in Rainy and rained through the night PM heavy rains wind SE
22	Comes in fine pleasant weather with wind from the NW Hattie Effie Flora and her two children at my house visiting today
23	Comes in cold and snowing with wind from the North Cleared up through the night
24	Comes in fine pleasant weather with wind NW PM SW quite large holes in the ice in the Reach
25	All this day pleasant went to church
26	Fine weather all day
27	Dull and rainy most of the day with wind East
28	Comes in with quite heavy rains with wind from the East at 3 PM the Revenue Cutter came up through the Reach and into the Steam Boat wharf and cleared the ice Anchored in the Cove and layed through the night
29	Moderate all night and foggy with rain In the morning the Cuttersteamed up through the Reach and back twice then came into the Cove and broke the ice around the Schr Robert Dority at 11 AM came alongside the wharf and all who wished went on board and over the boat. The Capt came on shore and came up to the store of WG Sargent & Son and spent half an hour or more and then was taken back to the steamer well satisfied with his reception. Eggs milk and apples were carried on board. We as a community appreciate his services very much The Reach is open above for the Boat At 6 PM the Cutter took the Robert Dority in tow and towed her to the Head of the Reach The name of the Capt is Fengar
March 30	Comes in pleasant the Cutter in the head of the Reach moving and came down through Just heard that Capt Sam Wilson of Sedgwick was dead he died in New York with the pneumonia he is just in from Mexico At 3 PM the steamer Richmond came up through the Reach for the first time and stoped at Sargentville Wharf
March 31	Comes in with thick snow with wind from the East PM NW and pleasant the Steamer City of Richmond came to her wharf at 6:30 PM and stoped through the night She had a very large freight on board Capt Wilsons remains came on the boat
	April 1^st 1888
Apl 1	This day pleasant all through The funeral of Capt Samuel Wilson today at the church
Apl 2	Comes in thick and commenced snowing at 12 m snowing fast Latter part clear Moses Peters got a pig from Mr Freeman
Apl 3	All this day quite pleasant the Richmond came from the East at 2 PM Mrs WG Sargent and her son Adison left on the boat for New London Ice all out of the Reach
4	All this day quite pleasant the Str Richmond came in at 6 PM WD Gower came home
5	Comes in pleasant Richmond came in from the East at 5 PM PM Rain __ F Billings C Simmons sawing wood for me
6	Comes in rainy with wind East Middle part clear and pleasant with wind from the NW PM Fred gone to W. Brooksville
7	Comes in fine pleasant weather 6:30 Fred gone to Bluehill
8	Pleasant all day Charles Herrick buried this PM
9	Comes in cold and pleasant
10	Pleasant all day Got a pig of Edd Wood
11 Apl	Comes in quite pleasant latter part snowing Went to Brooklin with J Stanley
12	Comes in with snowstorm no wind 6 inches of snow fell My wife sick last night vomited considerable through the night Bad traveling
13	All this day quite pleasant and cool
14	Cloudy and moderate David Thurstons wife died last might
15	Pleasant all day with bad traveling Went to church
16	Comes in fine pleasant weather
17	Pleasant weather
18	All day pleasant
19	Fast day and fine weather all day
20	Dull weather with some snow
Apl 21	First part cloudy and some snow
22	Fine pleasant weather all day but cool Didn’t go to church
23	Comes in fine with wind from West
24	Fine all day
25	All this day pleasant weather The Str Bluehill came on her root for the first time today WG Sargents wife came on the Richmond Fred gone to Brooklin with Hattie and her mother to attend the funeral of Mr Idea Smith family of Brooklin __ of Deer Isle
26	All this day fine pleasant weather all day Fred gone to Ellsworth with Runners
27	Comes in fine weather F came from Ellsworth
28	Comes in cloudy and moderate wind SE
Apl 29	First part dull latter part pleasant
30	Comes in pleasant with wind north
	May 1888
May 1	All this day dull and rainy
2	Dull first part quite clear latter part
3	Comes in pleasant and cool
4	Pleasant all day
5	All this day fine weather Mary H Milliken came on the boat from Castine Albert Dority came on Cimbria
6	Fine weather all day went to church
7	Comes in fine weather with wind NW
8	Comes in fine weather John Sewell Roberts hung himself in James Byards barn this morning
9	All this day fine pleasant weather At PM Mrs Moses Peters died had a shock
My 10	Comes in cloudy PM rain 11 AM started for Bluehill after a coffin for Mrs Peters Home at 6
11	Cloudy and dull all day Mrs Peters buried
12	Comes in dull and rainy with wind East
13	AM cloudy PM rainy
14	All this day dull 9 PM Anson Clossons wife died
15	Comes in thick and misty with wind east
16	First part dull latter part fine
17	Fine pleasant weather all day but cool
18	Comes in cool and pleasant
19	Comes in cloudy and moderate Fred gone to Ellsworth PM
	Sunday May 2 1888
My 20	Comes in with fine weather and cool
My 21	Wind NW and cool fine weather Edd Byards crew left for Lamoine Came up Saturday with teams left them here WD Gower has sold his steamer to Mr Gafen Deer Isle Moos Head ___
22	Fine pleasant weather all day
23	Comes in overcast and looks like rain
24	Fine pleasant weather all day
25	Comes in fine pleasant weather
26	All this day quite pleasant weather
27	Cloudy with some rain Memorial Service at Sedgwick sermon by Rev Mr Davis full house the GAP from Bluehill were there
28	Comes in cloudy some rain Hattie starts for Boston to meet Lewie
May 29	All this day Easterly winds and rainy
30	Comes in dull PM fine weather at 10 AM went to cemetery to ___ then to Bluehill with Judson Gray had a pleasant time
31	Comes in fine and moderate PE Stanleys wife died this morning at 3 oclock in a fit
	June 1 1888
June 1	Comes in foggy and cloudy with wind SE
2	Comes in fine pleasant weather Ends the same
3	All this day quite pleasant PM wind NW
4	Comes in fine pleasant weather Capt WD Gower and LB Sargent have gone to Orland after a small ___ Smith done my gardening
5	Comes in fine pleasant weather and calm BC Sargent came on the Str today from Boston he left the Schr Anna W Barker LJS
6	All this day fine weather Snowing through the night
7	Comes in cloudy wind SE some rain __ came in from Bangor Rufus__ loaded for Maryland Fred gone to Orland for fisherman
8	Comes in fine with wind from the North
9	Fine weather all day
10	All this day pleasant Went to church
11	Comes in thick with fogg Went to Castine to day The delegates went to Portland to the Convention
12	Come in fine with the wind NNW LJ Sargent in the Shr Anna W. Barker
13	Caine in bound to Sullivan to load stone Fine all day went gone to East Bluehill Put the cows in Mr Hoopers pasture
June 14 Thursday	Comes in dull and fresh breeze from the SSW LJ Sargent left for Sullivan to load for New York paving at 19$ for M Hattie his wife went with him at 4 PM commenced to rain
15 Friday	This day comes in dull and calm 12 noon clear and warm Mrs JN Sargent gone to Byards Point
16	Most of this day warm and sultry very little wind last night rain some
17 Sunday	Fine pleasant weather all day
18	Comes in fine and warm Mr Rick Traveler and AM Sargent stayed here to night
19	Comes in fine pleasant weather quite cool
20	All this day fine and warm
21	Comes in rainy and moderate
Jun 22	Comes in cloudy and dull (calm) Latter part fine
23	Comes in very pleasant and warm at 12 m 90 in the shade Heavy shower to the westward 5 PM heavy showers and through the night
24	Comes in dull and cloudy Childrens Day at the church dull and rainy and through the night rainy
25	Comes in rainy with the wind East
26	Dull and rainy all day
27	Comes in fine with fresh breeze from the north
28	Comes in cool with the wind from the north PM wind SE and cloudy
29	All this day quite pleasant Bennie went to the Cape
30	First part rainy Chs Babson went to Bluehill to reunion PM quite moderate and through the night rainy
Sunday July 1	Fine weather all day
2	All this day pleasant and moderate
3	Fine weather all day
4	Comes in fine pleasant weather The people of Sargentville mostly went to the Steam Boat Wharf the Steamer City of Richmond came in also Str Bluehill Sabath School had a picnic in the sail loft in the evening had football game also fireworks big time for Sargentville Chs Haskell took all to sail who wished to go, Capt Gower in his yacht Otis Cooper in his yacht HW Sargent in his went on a sail fine breeze The day passed off very pleasantly
5	Came in moderate and cloudy
6	Fine pleasant weather and warm
7	Heavy showers and pleasant Some part of the time
July 8 Sunday	Comes in pleasant with fresh breeze from the NW went to Church Old gentleman Higgins was buried this day
9	Comes in very fine pleasant weather calm Mr Rich here overnight
10	Comes in fine with wind from the North Fred gone to West Brooksville with Rich
11	All this day dull with fresh breeze from the SSW
12	Comes in dull and cloudy Heavy storm last night
13	All this day pleasant
14	Fine and warm all day
15	Pleasant went to church Capt Hardy Lane wife and daughter were Baptized also Freeman Higgins and Moses Friends daughters
16	All this day fine pleasant weather
17	Comes in fine ends the same
18	All this day dull and foggy
19	Comes in foggy and dull some rain
20	First part moderate and foggy middle part the same
21	Comes in moderate and foggy
22	Comes in foggy and moderate went to church
23	Comes in quite clear and warm PM shower
24	Comes in fine PM heavy showers
25	Fine pleasant weather wind NW
26	Come in fine pleasant weather
27	Dull all day Str Bar Harbor came down first time
28	Comes in thick and dull weather
29	Overcast AM PM quite pleasant
July 30	All this day fine pleasant weather Commenced cutting hay at John Eatons
Au to raing 1	Comes in fine pleasant weather Ends the same
2	All this day fine weather Finished point field JE
3	Comes in fine and warm Latter part cloudy
4	Comes in thick at 8 commenced to rain
5	All this day quite pleasant wind SE
6	Comes in cloudy and dull wind SE All this day dull weather wind ESE
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8	Comes in cloudy and moderate Wind SE
9	All this day dull weather PM myself and wife went to Bluehill bought a new harness of Trussell for 1400 PM thick with fogg
Aug 10	Comes in quite fine Commenced cutting the beds of John Eaton Wm Granrt James Parker Freeman Coombs and Fred at work AM John Eaton PM with his ___
11	All this day quite pleasant got in 4 tons of hay
12	All day dull weather
13	Rainy most of the day
14	Comes in pleasant with wind NW
15	All this day fine pleasant weather Finished cutting hay
16	Comes in cloudy nd calm
17	Dull and rainy all day
18	Comes in fine weather Finished haying
19	All day pleasant went to church
20	Comes in cool and clear
Aug 21	Comes in cloudy Fred done to Bluehill with a party from Sargentville
22	Comes in with heavy rains and strong breeze from the East
23	All this day fine with wind from the NW
24	Comes in cloudy middle part quite clear
25	Comes in fine pleasant weather Miss Syrena Sargent and Mrs Lois Eaton of Deer Isle are here
26	All this day quite pleasant and warm BCS baby quite sick with ch___
27	Comes in with heavy showers through the day showering Fred went to Penobscot with both horses
28	Comes in cool with wind NW Fred gone to Ellsworth
29	All this day fine pleasant weather
Aug 30	Comes in cloudy and rainy middle part clear and fine Fred gone to Bucks Harbor
31	All this day quite windy and cloudy Myself and wife went around Brooklin
Sept 1	Comes in rainy and moderate through the day rainy
2	Fine all day
3	Pleasant and cool getting in cold today
4	Comes in cloudy with the wind from the SE PM the same
5	Pleasant all day
6	Comes in quite pleasant wind NW
7	Fine all day and cool had heavy frost last night done considerable damage
8	Comes in dull AM rainy
9	All day dull and foggy
Sep 10	Comes in cloudy and dull middle and latter parts quite pleasant State Election Edwin Burly for Governor and on the Republican ticket Republican ticket 149 Democrat 82
11	All this day quite pleasant wind NW LB Sargent gone out for fish
12	Comes in rainy with wind SE
13	All this day clear and wind SW
14	Fine weather wind NW
15	Cloudy with wind SE
16	All this day cloudy and dull through the night rainy Finished pasturing at K. Hoopers
17	Comes in rainy Schr Anna W Barker Capt BC Sargent arrived in Castine yesterday. LJ Sargent has gone to Castine
18	All this day dull and rainy
19	Thick dull weather most of the day Myself and wife went to Bluehill Association
20	Dull and rainyJarvis at work shingling house Went to Bass Harbor on the Cimbria Stayed overnight at the Bensons bought a buckboard
21	Came home on the Cimbria and took the buckboard with me
22	Rainy most of the day
23	Dull and cold did not go to church
24	Comes in cool with the wind from the north
25	Comes in thick and looking like rin
26	Comes in thick and looking stormy Fred and Frank Harding started for Bangor at 5 this morning then to Bucksport PM very heavy gale and heavy rain Richmond lay ay the wharf all night
Sept 27	Comes in quite pleasant with the wind NW Fred came home at 1 PM The Capt of Schr J Warren was drown yesterday at Port Clide Capt Webster of Deer Isle
Sept 28	All this day cloudy and dull RH Sargent started for Port Clide to __ J Warren
29	Comes in cool and cloudy with wind from the west Fred gone to Bluehill with Mr Barnes and Reynolds BC Sargent gone to west Brooksville with the Howes Schr Governor left for East Bluehill
30	All this day quite pleasant and cool went to church Mr Davis at Sargentville
	Oct 1 1888
Oct 1	Comes in pleasant and cool
Oct 2	All this day cool and cloudy
3	Stormy most of the day Bluehill and Sedgwick fare at North Sedgwick Fred went with 6 passengers
Oct 4	Comes in fine and cool Strong breeze from the NW
5	All this day cloudy and dull wind SW
6	Comes in dull and misty and looking like rain
7	All this day heavy rains with wind from the SE Did not go to church
8	Comes in rainy and strong breeze from North Bernie left for Bangor to join the Anna W Barker Capt LJ Sargent loading for New York Geo Haskell came in
9	All this day wind from the NNWest fresh and cool
10	Comes in cloudy and cool fresh breeze from he NW Edward Byard came in from the Banks yesterday 3500 quentals fish lacks 1500 of full load Evening Fred gone to West Brooksville with Jim Jones
Oct 11	All this day fine pleasant weather
13	Comes in fine weather
14	Cloudy and cool
15	Pleasant all day wind NW
16	Dull with some rain wind south
17	Cloudy and dull The Harvest Home was held at Sedgwick had a big gathering received about $ 120.00
18	Pleasant fresh breeze from the NW all day
19	Comes in fine and cool rain through the night and thick
20	Comes in cloudy and cool Richmond came in 5 hours late
21	All this day quite pleasant and cool went to church Schr J Warren came in
Oct 22	All this day strong breeze from the NW Schr Robert Dority started for loading Billings
23	Comes in quite pleasant Olive Avery came in
24	Comes in dull thick weather with rain RB Sargents wife came home from New York 4 PM tough snowstorm the first of the season
25	All this day quite pleasant
26	Pleasant all day with wind westerly
27	Dull and rainy Fred went to Brooklin in the evening to Harvest Festival
28	All day heavy rains did not go to church
29	Comes in fine and strong breeze from the west
30	Strong breeze all day NW Fred gone to Ellsworth
31	All this day quite pleasant
Nov 1	Comes in cloudy and moderate
2	All day strong breeze from the SW Schr Olive Avery left for Bangor
3	Most of the day raining Boat did not get in til 430 PM
4	All day fine weather strong breeze from the WNW went to church
5	Comes in cloudy ___
6	Comes in overcast and dull Presidential Election
7	Comes in fine weather with wind NW strong The report today is that Harrison elected
8	Fine weather and cool
9	All this day quite pleasant
10	Cloudy and rainy PM
Nov 11	Fine weather strong breeze from NW went to church
12	Comes in fine and cool strong breeze from the NWest Harrison has 239 election votes and Cleavland 160 Harrison and Martin President and Vice President
13	All this day fine pleasant weather
14	Fair all day Fred gone to Bluehill with Spofford
15	Comes in warm Ends with heavy rains Murry Haw and Rackmen here over night
16	Comes in fine and warm through the night Strong breeze from NW
17	Comes in quite cool and pleasant went to church
18	First part cloudy and wind from the south
19	Stormy most of the day Boat ___
Nov 20	Fine weather all day
21	Pleasant and cold
22	Comes in cloudy and cool
23	All this day quite pleasant
24	Comes in overcast
25	Comes in with strong breeze from the NE and quite cold at 12 M commenced to snow PM rough and stormy went to church
26	All this day heavy gale from East with snow and then rain
27	All this day dull and rainy fresh gale
28	Dull and moderate Schr Robert Dority went on shore at Salem night 25 but got off 27
29	Comes in moderate and quite pleasant Today is Thanksgiving Hattie Effie Mary Milliken and daughter Flora and children here to dinner
30	All this day dull and overcast quite cold
Dec 1	Comes in cloudy
2	All this day quite pleasant went to church
3	Comes in moderate and cloudy
4	Comes in thick at 12 commenced to snow wind moderate from NE
5	All this day quite pleasant through the night snow
6	Comes in snowing middle pleasant
7	All this day pleasant and quite cold
8	All day cloudy PM some snow
9	Pleasant most of the day went to church
10	AM quite pleasant PM cloudy
Dec 11	Comes in windy and cool very little snow on the ground
12	Comes in with fresh breeze from the NW Stage went on runners for the first time
13	Comes in 10 above zero and windy Schr Robert Dority in light from Boston via Gloucester where she has been repairing Schr Govenor from Greens Landing loaded for New York
14	Comes in cold and blustery 2 below zero
15	All this day fine and pleasant all day
16	All this day quite pleasant Mrs sick all day
17	Stormy all day rain with the wind SW
18	Comes in blowing heavy from the NE with rain PM snow and hail
19	All this day cloudy with snow squalls Fred went to West Brooksville for Whitney Grindle
Dec 20	All this day quite pleasant
Dec 21	All this day cloudy and moderate
22	Quite pleasant and not cold
23	All this day pleasant weather
24	Fine weather all day and warm
25	Comes in warm and pleasant The Bell Circle had a levee in the hall recpts $30.00 The neighborhood had a Christmas Tree which had some very nice presents
26	Comes in calm and warm like spring
27	Comes in cloudy with the wind from the south At 1 PM rain Fred gone to Bluehill with A Nevells Schr Olive Avery arrived last night from Boston
28	All this day strong breeze from the west The Str Electra came on her first trip today
Dec 29	Comes in fine weather with wind NW Mr Smith butchering sheep for me today
30	Wind SW and chilly all day went to church
31	Comes in fresh breeze from SW and cloudy looking like snow
	January 1 1889 Comes in fine pleasant weather and moderate HW Sargent & Nettie left for Augusta this AM
Jny 2	All this day quite pleasant and warm
3	Comes in very fine and warm very little snow Chapel Circle Annual meeting
4	Comes in very fine and warm very little snow on the ground
5	All this day quite warm and pleasant
6	Wind NE and cool looking like a storm did not go to church
Jny 7	All this day rainy and disagreeable
8	Comes in quite fine and wind NW light
9	All this day cloudy and through the night heavy rain and strong breeze
10	Comes in pleasant and warm wind SW
11	Fine pleasant weather all day
12	All this day fine weather
13	Pleasant went to church
14	Fine pleasant weather all day Sold the old jersey to James Snow for $16 and Alfred Carter came after her and drove her home
15	Comes in fine continues all day
16	All this day cloudy and moderate
17	All this day heavy rains Fred went to Ellsworth this PM with gentleman from Boston bad traveling
18	Comes in fine weather and very moderate __ a supper this evening in the Hall Recpts from Levee 4070
19	All this day cool and fine
20	All this quite pleasant and cold
21	All this day very heavy storm with snow
22	Most of the day dull with cold wind
23	All this day pleasant most of the teams are sledding quite good in the woods but poor in the highway
24	Comes in cloudy and moderate wind SW Some rain snow all gone in the roads
25	Comes in warm and pleasant no wind PM fine and __ cool calm
Jy 26	All this day very moderate and warm
27	Comes in cloudy and quite cold wind NE lokking like a storm 4 PM snowing through the night strong breeze with snow and rain
Jny 28	Comes in moderate with wind from the NW quite good sleighing it being glazed over
30	All this day fine pleasant weather
31	Comes in with the wind ENE and thick at 730 am commenced to snow in the evening rain
Feby 1	Comes in quite moderate and thick some snow with wind NW PM quite clear
Fby 2	Comes in fine Fred gone to Lamoine with Frank today
3	All the forenoon pleasant PM 5 inches snow fell
4	All this day fine pleasant weather LJ Hoopers little girl died in the night
	End of Jasper Newton Sargent’s Journal from January 1, 1885-February 4, 1889