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Envelope: S. W. Partridge
Hiram
Ohio
Gustavus, Apr 2, 1901
My dear Seneca
Your letter came
last night. Glad to hear you
were well, and had better board
and all right for I think you
will feel better to have well cook-
ed food as well as a variety.
Elmer got back from the [?sawmill]
at a quarter of ten. Found plenty
of mud. How did the maple sugar
go. They are making real nice
syrup. Yesterday and to day
Papa thinks it about over
with for this year. Getting
quite dry but fixing for a
storm of some kind. Well,
elections went of [off] all night.
Old Larry got there all right
on both tickets. Corwin for
assessor. Henry and Tom will
have to wait–was another
year. quite a number of ladies
voted they say. Truman says
to night that Keith has applied
for the grammar ______. also
Johnston and Pernon carried
for central schools. no more
district schools any nearby.
if you go to Troy, see if you
can hear anything from
Hagget. we have not heard
I am glad you only have
to give up surveying or is
that one of the studys you
have. Do not crowd yourself
too much. Take it easier this term.
Remember that as the weather
gets warmer it makes one feel
not very spirited sometimes
though I think nice dry
weather will make me feel
better. I hope it will at least.
Elmer and Wilson walked
down to Alex. sunday, took
dinner with them. They visited
all the sugar camps on the
way. I told E it made me
think of the day you and
he went down to Grandpa's
four years ago, about two
weeks before he died though
I think it was warmer that
day. You remember it was
the 9th of Apr. he died.
Bell is much better Nellie said
yesterday. She was up a few
minutes. I was down there a
little while last Friday.
Mr. Knapp drove the Kid
Waggons to night for Beeches.
some of them were sick. He
told that he went after
the new Church furniture this
morning so they will have it
for Easter. Have sermons in
the morn, communion after
and in the eve their program
whatever it is. the M.E. do not
have theirs that eve. coming
down east they say.
I have found one of those little
singing books. will send it to
you. Wilson says their new
book-case for school room
came to day. Thinks it very
nice. Wish we had something
of the kind here at home.
Papa has just come in from the
sugar house. Is through he say.
Has made about 27 gals this sun.
We were just reckoning up
and think in all we must
have made 180 gal this year.
Proff Harshman lost his cow
this week. [?Grant] is getting better.
Old Black had a calf to day.
Well, it is bed time and I will
not write more to night. I
hope you are feeling well and
are about ready to go to bed.
good night. A.E.P.
I did not mean to say that
Mr. Goff is on the board
Those that were put on got
it. Grant, Dwight, Mill
and Clarence Lindsley, but
Mr. G. got trustee.
Wed. morn. Sorry you cannot
get this to day letter, but mon might.
I had the kids shirts to repair
and the rest were to busy to write
boiling syrup, studying, & ___Language
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