IMH 75:2 164

"Chronicles of Upper Burnet" (1)

1881

Wednesday, January 26th

A clear cold day. The wind blew hard from the northwest.

There was a little thawing done in places but only a little.
Clouds went south occasionally. Father departed in the sled for
town and was gone the greater part of the day. He got a load of
sawdust a pair of ice-hooks and a pair of breast chains for the
harness Alvin squizzed as usual. It will be a long time yet
before the combination saw-mill and lathe is at work I fear. I
fussed around at various things and did'n't spend much time in
the house. I was sent to Bob Foster's about sundown to find out
whether the said Foster was willing to go into partnership with
Pap in the ice business. Found out that he was both willing and
expecting to do so. John Kivett was there also. 9.30 when I got
to bed.

 

Teaching notes: We have our best "hint" at "Squizzing" in this entry. A combination saw-mill and lathe.
A lathe is somthing that you use to turn times on and shape them with a lathe tools...cutting tools that
are held next to the truning wood or metal to shape.