January 31, 1915

Sunday            Snowed

Fairbanks & MacDonald lost jobs. W. Lovell elected sheriff. Fairbank shut Adna Brown last night; open to-day. May stayed to dinner over home. Went over in Eve.

Note: Adna Brown was a large hotel in Springfield. I don't know what Ada is referring to other than that.

January 30,1915

Lois Comstock has another child

Saturday                          Cold

Too cold for May to play out. She went over home to dinner. We went to Ideal with the Warners & Grandma. Went down town in eve.  

January 29, 1915

Friday             Cold

Went home. Ernest took May and I to the Ideal. Sheila came over to play with May. Mended.

Ernest Illingworth and Ada Grimshaw

Ernest Illingworth and Ada Grimshaw
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Courtship.

January 28, 1915

Thursday           Cloudy & Snowy

May and I took a walk. Went home. May stayed to supper. Bought a new hat. Went down town. E. went out. Played "500". Pa and I trimmed them.

January 27, 1915

Wednesday  Fair and cold

Went over home in P.M. May stayed over to supper. Grandpa not feeling well. Grandma and I played solitaire. Ernest went out.

January 26, 1915

Tuesday          E. went out      Lovely

May and I called on Mattie and Jessie. Went down town. Mother came over. May and I went to Ideal. E. would not go with us. Rather go to Club. I wonder if he will ever go anywhere with us.

January 25, 1915

Monday        E. went out         Rained

Emma Gilson's funeral. May and i went over home in P.M. Went down town in eve. May stayed over to supper. Played "500". Pa and I trimmed them.

January 24, 1915

Sunday        E. went out    Fair

May went over home to dinner. Nellie and Fred & Mr. Buck came in. We all went home in eve. Fred and I made candy & popcorn.

January 23,1915

Saturday        E. went out      Snowed

Emma (Downes) Gilson died of pneumonia. Jinnie Murphy buried in Florence, Mass. Goods came from Gilchrist. May and I went to Ideal. Went over home and down town in eve.

Ada Grimshaw

Ada Grimshaw
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Ada is on the right. Picnicking with friends around Springfield, Vermont.

January 22, 1915

Friday         E. went out        Colder

Went over home in P.M. with May. Played "500" in eve. Pa and I trimmed Ma & Fred. Club at Mrs. Flinns. (sic)  Shiela  (sic) came over to see May.

January 21, 1915

Thursday               E. went out             Lovely day

Washed all alone. E. & May & I stayed over home to dinner. Went down town. Called on Mrs. Lucas. Fred and Ma beat Pa & I.

January 20, 1915

Lawyer Davis has a son.

Wednesday               E. went out          Lovely day

May played out doors. King's Daughter food sale - Gave doughnuts. Went over home and down town. Plumber fixed bath room. Mrs. Jacobs returned from hospital.

January 19, 1915

Tuesday         E. went out          Fair       ###

Mrs. Hughes came in. Mr. Wheeler bought store at Claremont. Ray manages it. Went over home. Pa and Fred came in. Do not feel well.

Note: Ada uses the cross hatch to indicate the first day of her period. She nearly always says something along the lines of "do not feel well." It seems like the first day was generally rough for her. 

I think the "Ray" she refers might be a relative - she talks about "Ray and Mattie in Claremont" at other times. Claremont is the town across the Connecticut River from Springfield in New Hampshire.  

January 18, 1915

Monday              Rained

Put in new water meter. May and I stayed home all day. Taylor (Harry) chimney burned. Ernest stayed in. May and I made paper dolls.

January 17, 1915

Sunday             E. stayed in       Rained

May did not go to church. Went over to grandma's to dinner. Mr. Buck called.  Complained of water bill. Went over home for supper.

January 16, 1915

Saturday                Lovely day.

Went over home. May and I went down town. Bought May gray toque and scarf. Went to Ideal with Ernest & May. Ernest had a sick headache.

January 15, 1915

Friday   E. went out        Warmer

May played out in A.M. and P.M. Went over home. Pa and I beat Ma & Fred. Masons went to Chester. E. could not go. Herm sick. Mother better. Mended.

January 14, 1915

Thursday                            Cold

May played out in A.M. Went over home in P.M. Played "500" in eve. Pa & I beat Ma & Fred. Ernest went downtown. May played too.

January 13, 1915

Alice Coburn's + Harry Beal engagement announced.

Wednesday              E. went out         Very warm

May played outdoors all A.M. Went over to Mary's and downtown with May in P.M. Bought "Sir Galahad" and brought up a dress. Went home in P.M. and eve.

Note: I have no idea what Ada means by "Sir Galahad"

January 12, 1915

Tuesday        E. went out      Snowed all day

Made a sofa-pillow. May's arm is better. We stayed at home all day. Ernest went to Lodge in eve. Cosmopolitan musical at Mark La'Fountaine's. Did not attend. (?)

Note: The question mark in parentheses is Ada's. I don't know what it means. 

January 11, 1915

Monday        E. went out      Lovely day.

May played out in A.M.  Fell on ice in  yard and hurt arm.  Went to H.&S. sale. Bought some underwaists for May. Mary and Merrick came over in eve.

Ada Grimshaw

Ada Grimshaw
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Ada (in the middle) on a picnic with friends - about 1900. Probably somewhere near Perkinsville, Vermont.
I love the "surrey with the fringe on top" in the background.

January 10, 1915

Sunday        E. went out      Lovely day

May went to Sunday S.  Took some pictures.  Wilder's Livery stable burned.  8 horses - 3 cows - 1 man killed. "Mr. Richards"  May and I went to fire and over home to supper.

January 9, 1915

Saturday              E. went out        Lovely day

May played out nearly all day. Went over home in P.M. May stayed to supper with Grandma. we went down town in eve.

January 8, 1915

Friday                    Warm

May and I went over home. Went down in P.M. Went to club at Gertrude Finn. Mrs. Russel joined. Ernest cross. First time this year but will be everytime I go out.

January 7, 1915

Thursday         E. went out         A Spring Day

Fred worked at J&L. May was sick in P.M. Better in a little while. Went downtown. Saw Bill Slomer. Went home in evening. Bought a combination suit.

Note: J&L is a machine shop in Springfield.

Ada Grimshaw

Ada Grimshaw
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Ada May Grimshaw - the earliest picture.

January 6, 1915

Wednesday          Warmer

Mother is better and May's cold also. Went to walk and over home in P.M. Ernest took May and I to the Ideal. Fred and pa came over got a letter from Inez.

Note: Inez (Sumner) Illingworth b. Nov 22 1885/6 in Bellows Falls was married to Ernest's brother Archibald b. Aug. 16 in Bradford, York, England.

January 5, 1915

Tuesday            Cold

Mother had doctor. Not as well. May has cold. Took some pictures of May. Got a letter from May and Sadie. Went over home in P.M. Ernest has gone to Lodge.

January 4, 1915

Monday                  E. went out                    Cold

May and I went over home. Did washing all alone. May and I went over to Marry [Mary?] W. in P.M. Fred came over in eve. Walter Bliss came.

Janurary 3, 1915

Sunday                                           Lovely day

May has little cold. Did not go to Sunday School. Fred came over in P.M. We went over home in evening. May [had] party with Grandpa. Mother better. E. Went out

Note: "Grandpa" is her father - Ada also calls him "Pa"

January 2, 1915

Snowed nearly all day.          Saturday

Went over home in P.M. Mother is better. Fred came home. Bryant's closed. Went down town in evening with May. E. went out.

Note: Bryants is a Springfield tool making factory.