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1878 Thomas Heraty's Diary
| Date | Day | Entry |
| Jan. 1 | Tue | May Clifford was married yesterday. Catholic Ball at Glen (Glenbeulah) tonight. |
| Jan. 7 | Mon | Whew! A cold North-westerner this morning. 14 degrees at sunrise and 4 degrees above all day. Wind changed South in the p.m. and got warmer 10 degrees at 9 p.m. with cold, raw South wind that cut to the marrow. |
| Jan. 13 | Sun | Went to Falls (Sheboygan Falls) in the morning, to notify board about school district business and stayed thru the night. |
| Jan. 18 | Fri | Charlie Moran died at about 2 p.m. He left his home in Escanaba last Friday in good health...was sick on Sunday night with lung fever and died as above. |
| Jan. 20 | Sun | Charlie Moran was buried. Lord have mercy on him. |
| Jan. 28 | Mon | Dick Phalin and the Nun came on a begging tour and I gave them a bag of wheat. |
| Jan. 30 | Wed | Old Syman called, peddling salve. |
| Feb. 7 | Thur | Pope Pius the IX died at 4:57 p.m. Lord have mercy on him. |
| Feb. 13 | Wed | Mary Mulloy and Dolan were married. |
| Feb. 17 | Sun | Ann Reddington's first boy was baptized. |
| Feb. 19 | Tue | Mrs. McDonnell was burned to death |
| Feb. 23 | Sat | Went to meeting with school board. Met for the purpose of making alterations in District No. 1 by changing the N � - NW 14 of Section 8 from District No. 2 to District No. 1. |
| March 9 | Sat | Heard of old Caulfield being buried at 9 a.m. and started to funeral on a fly. Got there just on time 1 � p.m. Road horrible. Mud hub deep. |
| March 8 | Fri | Old man Flynn of Greenbush buried. |
| March 15 | Fri | Got word of Henry Skelton getting killed with cancer (?) |
| March 17 | Sun | St. Patrick's Day. William Duggan's girl No. 1 baptized. |
| March 19 | Tue | Johnny Caulfield was buried. |
| March 31 | Sun | Priest stated particulars with regards to the murderous attack at his house in Cascade, that the assassin belonged in our congregation and that his father and mother were present at church that Sunday. |
| April 14 | Sun | Mass at Mitchell. Attended with Mona and Tim. Pews sold in church. Got No. 28 south side at $7.00. |
| April 15 | Mon | Started hauling milk to the factory, first time in 1878 this morning. |
| April 19 | Fri | Passion Week Services at the church. |
| April 21 | Sun | Mass at Mitchell. Attended with Mona and Ma. Went to see Paddy Quinn who is very sick with the gravel. Priest took collection. Paid 50 cents. |
| April 28 | Sun | Old Mrs. Dooley quite sick. |
| April 30 | Tue | Mrs. Dooley was buried. Maggy Gannon and Tom Kane were married. |
| May 12 | Sun | Mass at Mitchell. Attended with Ma and Mona. Priest Father Tierney gave us a biography sketch of his life and gave the congregation a general invitation to attend his "Silver Jubilee" at Cascade at 2:30. Went to see old man Quinn after dinner. Stopped to see Mrs. Burke at Jordan's. A dance there and stayed till 2 in the morn. |
| May 23 | Tue | Started for Cascade about 7 � a.m. Got there at 9 � a.m. The great occasion of celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the ordination of the Reverend Dennis Tierney our resident pastor. The great tornado blew over the south part of the state. |
| June 8 | Sat | Old Flynn of the town of Greenbush got married. |
| June 12 | Wed | Dance at Bowen's new house. |
| June 14 | Fri | Met Martin Dooley on the road East of Hardgroves, looking for work, having left his father. I gave him 50 cents. |
| June 15 | Sat | Mona had quilting bee. Had 24 young ladies. Had a dance in the barn. 108 tickets out. Had a splendid time, everything went off lovely. |
| June 16 | Sun | All hands at home all day. Sleeping most of the day. The Skelton's called today and stayed for dinner. |
| June 22 | Sat | Got ready for supper and started for Gallagher's party at 8 p.m. Stayed all night, had a splendid time. |
| June 25 | Tue | Martin Hanahan and Alice Lavelle were married. |
| June 30 | Sun | Heard of Father Bariefy's (?) death. (Lord have mercy on his soul.) |
| July 4 | Thur | Picnic at Elkhart Lake. Attended with Mona. The first time (I/we ?) visited the lake. The lake is beautiful. |
| July 14 | Sun | 105 degrees. Clear and blazing. Hot spell. |
| July 17 | Wed | Mrs. Murray died at 10 o'clock p.m. with apoplexy. She lived about 5 hours after the first attack. |
| July 19 | Fri | Mrs. Murray buried. Mona and I attended. |
| July 21 | Sun | Eliza Slattery and Henry Gahagan were married. |
| Aug. 18 | Sun | Priest took application names for church repair. |
| Aug. 22 | Thur | John Mc (Elroy or Maloy- F.S.) barn was burned down at night. |
| Aug. 28 | Mon | Attended school meeting at Dist. No. 1 for the first time as a member of the district. Chairman of the meeting. |
| Sept. 15 | Sun | Charlie Daley in from Negaunee (Michigan - F.S.) on his way to Iowa. |
| Sept. 24 | Tue | Mary Slattery had first girl born. |
| Oct. 3 | Thur | Peter Reed was killed on Tuesday by lightning, was buried at Sherman today. |
| Oct. 8 | Tue | William Flanigan died at 9 a.m. |
| Oct. 19 | Thur | Eugene Tracy and Forest priest were buried. |
| Oct. 27 | Sun | Zeke Bowen and Anne Calvey were called to be married. |
| Nov. 1 | Fri | Martin Brogan and Kate Devine were called to be married. |
| Nov. 6 | Wed | Ezekial Bowen and Anne Calvey were married. |
| Nov. 7 | Thur | Martin Brogan and Kate Devine were married. |
| Nov. 10 | Sun | Ellen Shea and Kaiser were called to be married. |
| Nov. 16 | Sat | Went to John Mc (Elroy or Maloy - F.S.) barn raising. |
| Nov. 18 | Mon | Ellen Shea and Frank Kaiser were married. |
| Nov. 28 | Thur | Thanksgiving. Ball at Jordan's at Waldo. |
| Dec. 16 | Mon | Heard of baby boy born to the Michael McGrath's. |
| Dec. 19 | Thur | Started for Sheboygan at 8 a.m. with team. Got to Sheboygan at 1 �. Stayed overnight at the Wisconsin House. Went to county officer in the p.m. after records, etc. Snow 28 inches deep. |
| Dec. 22 | Sun | John Mugan's first baby boy baptized. |
| Dec. 23 | Mon | A boy baby born to the Connell estate at 2 o'clock a.m. named Daniel. |
| Dec. 25 | Wed | Christmas. Mass at Mitchell. Priest took up a collection. Gave (?) 50 cents. "The Chicago Belles" in at Devines. |
| Dec. 30 | Mon | Old man Rood of theTown of Lyndon was buried today. |
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