Monday, January 20, 1919

Very mild, bright, beautiful. Unusual springlike weather. To college 8:30-2:30. Out with father. Brought Hudson Car home from Burtiss Garage. Overhauled. Bill $106.32. Bowled at [drawing of star]. Studied. To bed 10:15.

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The Hudson was taken to the garage on 8 January, which means it took them 12 days to overhaul it. We expect faster service these days (though we don't always get it)! The cost of repair, $106.32, would be $1,479.46 today (obtained from Dollar Times website). I guess that's not too bad for an overhaul, depending on what they did.

A.R. Burtiss, the garage proprietor, and his brother were Civil War veterans. Below is a little piece about them taken from the blog, Don Rittner - Historian at Large. It is part of an essay Mr. Rittner published about Lincoln's connection to the NY capitol region.

On a lighter side, Schenectadians A.R. Burtiss, brother C.W. Burtiss, and Martin Sitts formed part of Battery K, First NY light artillery at Falmouth VA on June 1, 1863. 

One day the troops were being reviewed and the Battery K fired a salute.  Lincoln’s horse was not an army horse and reared and plunged. While Lincoln stayed on his horse, his high hat went flying and his aides had to go running for it.  During 61 and 63 their camp was just east of the Capitol building where the bread for the army was baked in the basement of the Capitol and transported to the soldiers.  They often saw Lincoln among the bread line.