M 1 st |
Fair a large frost cool morning I commenced fencing at outgate on main road & finised Mr Southworths fence he & Canfield helping Mr Southworth found 2 pheasants nests 23 eggs I set them under a hen saw the Dr passing on main road Bro Joel Luck sent cow down to stay a while fencing for Mr Southworths & self carryed a lode rails to out gate the steers ran away grubing cow pen etc planted some corn etc Bartlett went to Providence etc |
Tues 2 nd |
Fair cool we went to Ma,s & dined with Bro Harris Mr Gouldin & Sister Wortham & Burruss & Emily tally got an order from [?] by Jessey for $2.62 1/2 cts for potatoes finished halling manure from stack ploughing & rakg scattering manure etc Killing caterpillars etc planting a little corn coaltering etc etc |
W 3 rd |
Fair most of the day cool & windy a few of rain this morning a shower in the night Thomasia & 3 children & I went to Mrs Hattons & spent the day there was prayer meeting there Bro Allen & Davist spoke etc I went to Terrells & pd off my bill for bucket 25 cts. Frank came to ditch ditching by rock spring above finished ploughing by the barn for corn raked etc planted a part in corn shelled some seed corn to put in soke the collins corn grubing etc ploughing new ground |
Th 4 th |
Fair mild weather I went to look for cow Edmond came & dined I went with him to Terrells store I pd 6 1/2cts for auger handle bought a knife to pay for it in the fall if it proves to be a good one Edmond & I had a trade of bits am to pay him 50 cts to boot between them I pd Jessey $2.50 cts on Mr Harrises account ploughing in new ground coaltering grubing etc etc planted corn by barn collin corn |
Fr 5 th |
Fair mild day I rode to Ma,s pasture burning pasture went to Ma,s I made a bench for flours put them out brought big table out of seller etc I rode to Liston Cobbs to get him make hogshead he is complaining. Tate is to make it Anna spoke for fodder Sister Sarah rode up this evening Mrs Southworth & children came over Llewellyn went to Bro Samls this evening got a letter from Harriet & Barbara ploughing coultering & halling off logs at new ground grubing etc workg in garden etc shelled corn sent to mill sent rye for Chop etc 4 bu |
Sat 6 th |
Fair warm day I went to Carmel with Ma, & Sister Sarah Bro Fox spoke they chose 3 deacons Bro Estice Valentine & Chandler Thos am to receive the sacement 6 times a year carryed a stick to Valentine Anna Clarissa & Betty came to quilt I pd Mr Addams 18 1/2 cts pd Frank 25 cts Michael pd me $2.25 cts for corn Sam at meeting pd Bro Saml $2.00to pay to Cooks Arther, ploughing new ground pt planted peas back peach orchard made hog pen grubing coaltering etc. |
M 8 th |
Fair cool day I went to Providence to carry a bucket & letter to carry to Richmond to Barbara sent for Harriet went to Bro Samls to carry watermellon seed Charles came for some seed watermellon Llewellyn went to Bro Saml's for 2 gave chickens cocks Bro Saml killed 20 sparrows at one shoot to day saw huming bird & R. crow rakg new ground twice plantg it in corn etc fencing etc put 3 pigs in pen got out again. |
Tus 9 th |
Rain a pretty shower to night fair most of the day warm a good deel thunder & lightning to night I finished planting corn in new ground etc reeplanting in meadow put up 3 pigs Thomasia & I went fishing this evening left hooks inriver planted water mellon seed finished planting corn reeplanting etc in meadow |
W 10 |
Fair warm day I commenced fixing the prize etc [arrangement of levers to press tobacco in hogshead] went fishing caught several fish turtle etc I rode to fishing hole reeplanting corn fixing prize at barn ploughed a square or two in garden |
Th 11 th |
Fair mild day I set out 4 wood vines onriver watered them this evening I went to Providence for Harriet saw Miss Fanny Noell at Providence Hariet cameup to day from Richmond. John Luck came with Llewellynto night Wm R came with yoke iron ploughed & coaltered the land back of kitchen for tobacco, reeplanted corn, shelling corn etc ploughed a place for peas |
Fr 12 |
Foggy morning warm day I went to Terrells bought 2 tinsfor 84 cts 10 hooks 6 cts makg 90 cts saw Bro Say Addams etc wer at Terrells store trimed on ditch banks etc triming around yard & sent to Ma,s for hoes sent to mill for meal chop planks etc sent log to mill triming ditch banks choping corn etc weeding garden |
Sat 13 th |
Fair mildday fixed the walks in garden I went by the Davises a Mr All Cock & not at division carryed a letter for Sister Sarah for Louisa made a pen in pines for pigs ploughed a part of sweet potatoe patch - guanoed it ploughed & planted peas guanoed a part for peas, weeding corn |
Sun 14 th |
Cdy day I went to Cty Bro Davist preached & L Haly spoke Harriet went with Ma, to meeting |
M 15 th |
Fair warm day I watered cymblain patch & plastered a part Dr Win came & put a tooth in & pluged 4 for Thomasia Joh & Jimy Terrell came with Llewellyn to night I made 2 pieces for winders in the parlow Dr charged $11. halled some rails to the fence on river & put it up coaltering - calter vating corn weeding etc watered sym patch |
Tus 16 th |
Fair warm day lightning to night I made a shaft to the baroush went to Southworth for a piece hickry fixed 2 chairs the Fitz rose is in bloom very pretty the Terrells went to scool coaltering cultervating & weeding corn etc watered cymblains etc. |
W 17 th |
Rainy evening Thomasia & Lizy & I went to Bro Saml,s & dined Edmond went to Richmond Molly at Mr Talleys, Sam at home Harriet at Ma,s I brought some tomatoe plants home 14 ploughed & weed the potatoe patch forward one weeding corn etc |
Th 18 th |
Fair windy day set out cabbage plants 2 squares ploughed one & 1/2 of another manured it I set out 18 tomatoe plants 14 from Bro Samls I ground cutting knives etc S. Terrell came we went fishing I bated hole H creek gave Llewellyn 85 cts to by hats etc Smiths set out cabbage plants & sweet potatoe plants ploughing in garden weeding corn ploughed pen patch watered plants etc made hills tomatoes etc. |
Fr 19 th |
Fair mild day I sheared my sheep the 8 made 24 or 5 lbs wool in wash I planted potatoes irish got 1 bu potatoes of Mr Gouldin planted them I rode to Anna, & Ma,s we went fishing saw Wm & Charles Harris at Indian Hill I marked 2 ewe lambs to turn out halling manure for potatoes ploughed patch planting etc sent for 1 bu did not have enough to finish patch weeding corn etc sheared sheep |
Sat 20 th |
Fair mild day I went to Carmel to the Division room they appointed me one of a commity to get signatures to stop licence in county etc gave a dinner, but few persons some Miss Masons at meeting I found Annsa cow in my oat patch boxed up the pheasant hen sent to have fence put up by barn etc altered 3 hogs Bro Saml & Mr Noel brought there dinner together coaltering & weedingcorn sent for lode straw altered 3 hogs |
Sun 21 st |
Fair warm day I went to Carmel Bro Coalman preached commenced to day saw H Andersonat meeting Marcelius & Tom etc Lin at meeting Bro S & Mol Sam & Charles came up with me Saml Horse went home he rode Betsy LLewellyn went with him May-Day has her first calf female rose she is 2 years & 21 days old pd Normins some 25 cts for tar 2 gallons brought |
M 22 nd |
Cdy a few drops rain I put boughs in Barouch I went to Mr Gouldins to get Sister Emily to help about top to Barouch I went with Thomasia after May-day to milk her Llewellyn got hometo night fromBro Samls a phesant hatched to day & disapeared weeding corn in the meadow sent to Mr Gouldin for one bu of irish potatoes finished the patch reeplanting corn etc etc |
Tus 23 rd |
Cdy most of the day mildcut some poles for bench legs shot at owl etc working on barouch top milked May-day 3 times to day Thomasia & I went to ivy hill for s berries Bob went to Ma,s to borrow horse cart to send to Depot with sheep in morning weeding corn in meadow the upper part coaltering etc. |
W 24 th |
Rain a shower I went to Mr Gouldins for Mr Gouldin & Sister Emily they came over & worked on barouch put ontop & incide lining I carryed them to mill this evening Bro Saml came up this morning Bartlett at work on cultivater teeth made 9 I cut off the end of tung I sent 6 lambs to Depot for B & H brought back a sack salt Tate at work by Anna,s barn shed etc Bob broke cultivater weeding corn coaltering etc sent sheep to Depot 6 |
Th 25 th |
Rain a shower cdy most of the day Bartlett finished Bro Samls work as fair as he could go worked 1/2 day for me on cultivater coalter etc Llewellyn went to Mr Cooks to have a pair shoes made got a pair for me for $1.50cts I patched up cultivater etc shelled corn sent to mill set out some sweet potatoe vines reeplanting corn choping etc Bob worked with Bartlet this evening put a panel on river near san bank diging hols etc |
Fr 26 th |
Fair the sun in eclipse I worked on a cultivater for Bro Saml Thomasia & some of the children went to Mr Harrises carrying some strawberries to Mr Carter Harris saw Wm H & Charles fishing & washing at isle land weeding corn between this & rock spring etc. |
Sat 27 th |
Fair pretty day I worked on Bro Saml's cultivater went fishing a fish carryed my hook off Clarence Swamed for it Llewellyn went to Cooks for his shoes cost one dollar Llewellyn went with Clarence home to night I gave Robinson order on George Southworth for 50cts cleaned out the spring weeding corn coaltering etc cultivating by rock spring |
Sun 28 th |
Fair warm day I went to Cty Line Bro Allenpreached text Prodigal Son a great many persons, communion |
M 29 th |
Fair warmest day we have had I think this season I cut the walks around yard made 2 benches cut a seder [cedar] for horse rack barcked it etc weeding corn by rock spring coaltering & cultivating the corn in front of the house etc etc |
Tus 30 th |
Cdy warm I worked on the road to out gate towards Terrells wentto store bought 2 lb crackers for 12 1/2 cts had them charged Bro Saml came for cultivater teeth & framethat I made I gathered some very fine straw burruss put up a rack by ice house & commenced covering the shed at shop Lizzie sick sent to Providence Dr going to Richmond. ploughed a part of the sweet potatoe patch guanoed it working on rode weeding corn planted peas etc put up horse rack etc |
W 31 st |
Rain showery day cool Bro Davist spoke to the people no one else came to meeting BroDgot hear before 12 ock. I made 2 benches covrered the shed part of shop coaltering & cultivating the corn front of house weeding etc Lanzys wife is dead |