The following description and excerpts were provided by the seller: "The author talks about his sister, “Sarah R. Detrick” and a daughter named Ida (...) George talks about taking care of the local church and he also takes care of the graveyard and all the graves; There is an article about George in a book called “When the days were not long enough. The history of Shawnee Pennsylvania 1890-1900” and it was written by Frank Labar, a family George mentions quite often in the diary. The article describes George and explains just what he does in the village of Shawnee: "Beyond the church, toward the Hollow Road, was a home on the right owned by Jake Transue and his two sisters, "Mandy and Sis" now occupied by the Ray Osfeld family. George Strunk lived in the house on Hollow Road later occupied by Clyde Heller, now the Kenneth Coss home. He was a man about five feet ten inches, wore chin whiskers and was all muscle. Never knew him to be sick. He was the janitor of the church as long as I lived in Shawnee. Kept the church clean, took care of the furnace, had charge of the cemetery, always dug all the graves, tolled the church bell for all funerals. Funerals were always held in the church, and when the procession came in sight George would toll the bell, one strike every half minute. He always had a fine garden and kept chickens and a cow. George Strunk carried the mail when I was a boy in Shawnee....." "In the diary George also talks about having the authority to arrest people in town. Quotes from the diary: “January 21st, I visited the hotels, Bush’s and Hoffman’s. I put up 6 election notices. I gave Frank today cash, $5. He paid it back to me January 25th when we was to Philadelphia.” “January 24th, I put u my election notices. I was to town. Harry Labar gave me 15 dollars. William Heller fetched Frank and trunks home from Priceburg. I opened the church for prayer meeting.” “February 6th, I was up at my sister Sarah’s funeral at the Zion’s Lutheran church.” “February 9th, I arrested Bert Smith and took him before squire Broodhead and he committed him to the County jail. I had E. Heller right mileage. $1.50, Warrant $.50.” “February 22nd, I rode down on horseback in the snow. Very deep and drifting.” “March 23rd, I went up with F. Bush down to Minnie for a dead man. Fetched him to Shawnee. I summoned 6 men to serve as corners jury of the dead man.” “March 24th, Thomas helped me work one day. I dug a grave for the man that was killed by the cars and buried him. I shelled some corn at home.” “May 22nd, ……..I made my returns to court for day and mileage. I took Charley Smith over to the Esquire and he committed him to jail for warrant. 50 mileage 72 & commitment 50. I got him out.” “May 30th, I cleaned R. D. Wilson’s plot in cemetery. J. D. L. 3 plots, D. L. 1 plot. I opened the hall for C. D. practice.” “July 27th, I helped at fair and festival and lit up the hall at night.” “August 30th, I dug one day at church cellar. I opened the church for prayer meeting for the last time in the old church.” “September 13th, & 14th, I carried water for Mason’s at church. I put away things, shut up house and cleaned up at Frank Labars. They moved away today down to Pennington….I visited the hotels. I took down stove pipes and chandelier in church. It rained.” “September 21st, I cleaned J. D. L. I arrested Moses LaBar today. William Heller took me with his team out to his folks and from there to town. I paid him $2. My mileage 26m…..” “December 22nd, I was at J. D. L. ½ day. He died this morning at 3:20. Owes me 6 ½ dol. I dug at his grave ½ day. I opened hall for Xmas practice.” “December 24th, I opened the church. I finished J. D. L’s grave and covered him up. $5. Hiram Labar paid me 12 dollars for nursing, 6 dollars and digging grave &c. In all $12 dol for J. D. Labar in full.” “December 27th, I visited the hotels. I warned Sam Holterman out of G. M. Hoffman’s House. I read the notice to him 20 minutes past 4 o’clock. Hoffman paid me x 50.”