EXCERPTS of Conrad Sheckler's Diary   1857-1860
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1853-1857    Goto Conrad's history page ...1861-1863.  ..1864-1865.......
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Feb     14  wife went with brother David to fathers
Mar    16  to exibition at Black Run
Apr     13  plowed hill to plant peach trees
           24  set out most of Peach trees 
Jun       9  helped lay foundation of Fisher's barn
July    20  began getting out timber for barn
Sept     5  layed out road at Berlin Iron works (Surveyed)
          17  raised barn
Oct      5  began boarding up barn 
Nov   17  .Isaiah Struble and Annie here

1858
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Apr       2  Grafted for Aunt Magee (This seemed to happen every year)
             6  to Lewisburg got teeth put in. Cold
           25  to  Jns Becks place, got grape cuttings
May    .3  .George & I to Mifflinburg got suit for him (George almost 8 here)
           24  to David Haucks, planted sugar cane
Jun     19  with trees to Cowan got Scrothery for grape Arbor
Sept      2  to mountain for huckleberries
           28  Uncle Jacob Struble & Jane Struble here
Oct     21  John Riech got his leg broken in horse power
Dec    25  helped lay road and pour tar

1859
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Mar       5  to Mifflinburg got coat and vest
            26  sold fathers land to Peter Shear & John Bilu & Glick
Apr      21  brought Aunt Ann over, Fri. Aunt Magee started for West 
May    17  Uncle Conrad down, he went home next day 
July       9  I wife & G to Aunt Magee's (Conrad's 36th Birthday)
Aug     29  to Lewisburg Convention was nominated for county surveyor
Sept    21  22&23 rain, rain
Nov     21  run off Robert Ackeys lot (Surveyed lot)
            29  Butchered (Every year in winter)
Dec     29  A.H.Sutz began boarding with me

1860
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Jan       7  to Cowan & with Sheriff Crongrove to Jacob Bakers --
Feb     17  Adam & other Struble & other up to my place
Mar    16  to election - elected Justice 2nd time
            31  got Sulkey shafts fixed at Howard Andersons
Apr      25  at laying foundation Forester barn
Jun        8  broke Livi Millin truck wagon shafts hauling grape stakes
Oct      24  brought grandmother Moyer over. wife took me to Lewisburg. took
                  in night for Harrisburg - then night to Foresmans Ball in Harrisburg
                  at 1 1/2 o.c.a.m. took--- for home
Nov     23  George Struble buried
Dec     18  helped Dave Hauck butcher Beef