Sunday, August 24, 1919

Cloudy day with some rain in P.M. To Scotch Street United Presbyterian Church in A.M. Took nap in P.M. Made popcorn etc. Read. Played. Thankful for all blessings. To bed 9:30 P.M.

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Scotch Street was actually the name of a settlement, according to a History of Saratoga County that can be found on the web at rootsweb.ancestry.com. They have reproduced a document called "HISTORY OF THE VILLAGES AND TOWNS OF SARATOGA COUNTY: GALWAY," by Nathaniel Bartlett Sylvester, published in 1878.

Below are some excerpts from that history:

GALWAY is one of the western towns of the county, a little south of the centre. It is bounded north by Providence, east by Milton, south by Charlton, and west by the county line. It contains twenty-two thousand two hundred and eighty-four acres of improved land and fifty-five hundred and twenty-one of unimproved, and of this last amount thirty-nine hundred and ninety-five are woodland.

The first settlement in the town was made on Scotch street, about a mile south of Galway village. The settlement extended from the cemetery north of Galway village south through Galway and Charlton. The settlers were all Scotch emigrants, and from this fact the street became known by the name of Scotch street.

The first church in the Scotch Street settlement was located in this town; and the first pastor, Rev. James Mairs, also resided here.

When the early settlers came through the woods from Schenectady they did not reach their destination till late at night, and said they were much annoyed by the "dogs" along the way, who kept up a continual howling and barking. On being informed that the "dogs" were wolves and foxes they were quite alarmed, and felt thankful for their preservation from harm.