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Sun 1. |
Rain a shower w/Rain a shower wwarm/Fair/Fair I carryed Bro Poindexter to Carmel carryed Buckhannon Bro Saml, folks wer at meeting communed to day but few persons baptized 4 collard persons |
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M 2. |
Fair warm/Rain a shower/Fair & cdy some/Rain a pretty one I sent to Bro Saml, for tobacco plants got a few set them out I went to Mr Canfields saw – Dick Dickinson there boolking tobacco spoke to him to put on tires etc John came from E hill to night – {set out tobacco plants by house & near Canfields 19 rows cutting oats commenced covering tobacco with wet chaf etc choping tobacco hills over E Field |
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Tus 3. |
Rain a shower warm/Rain a shower/Cdy/F I sent to Bro Saml, for tobacco plants finished setting out etc Mrs Southworth & girls came over Miss N Goodman came this evening Mr S came by saw Edmond Redd going to pick nick at Chesterfield James went John went to Depot brought 6 plough points & – H went to Mr S,s. {Bob ploughed my water mellon patch & Johns G. P. James patch sent for tobacco plants & finished setting out ploughing & setting out sweet potatoe plants scraping out wheet yard |
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W 4. |
Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Canfields to help to put on a tire on ox wheel met with John Dickinson the herd from texas saw Bettie Sam etc E Andersons carriage going by the mill & the Dukes saw Mr Taylor he is sick Susan Southworth spent the day hear is hear to night makg frock etc {sent cart to Canfields had tire cut set out – potatoes ploughing corn went for lode clover cutting oats halled up the wheat in frunt of house or near house put it in shocks E field |
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Th 5. |
Fair warm/Fair day/Cdy some/Fair I had head ache & tooth ache I received a letter from Mr Tyler shoe maker says my shoes are at Depot Susan went home James went to Bro Saml, to carry a note etc I went to Edge hill to look at my oats they are ripe etc {wed over my watermellon patch cutting oats by old barn S & ice pond ploughing corn etc |
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Fr 6. |
Cdy/Rain a Shower/Cdy Rained a few drops/Cdy I finished cutting oats near house cutting near ivy hill spring had 3 cradles going to day Johnson & wife – passed by I mended finger in Jesseys cradle {cutting oats weeding potatoes & greens etc |
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Sat 7. |
Cdy cool/Rain a little cool/Cdy cool/Fair I went to Edge hill cutting oats by house & shop Mr Swann put a new finger in Jesseys cradle John spoke to me for a wife or note to get one, R Farishe's Harriet went to Bro Saml, with Mrs Richinson & Miss Goodman this morning {cutting oats at Edge hill by shop & orchard |
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Sun 8. |
R Cdy cool/Cdy day/Cdy/Fair I went to Carmel to S.S. carryed Buckhannon Harriet came from Bro Saml, Cary came with her Mrs Wm Harris is very poly paralized Joh Swann came this evening & went to Mr Harrises this evening – Thomasia went to E hill with children James went to Bro Saml, |
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M 9. |
Fair warm/Fair warm/Fair/Fair I went to E hill carryed Thomasia she & Mrs Swann went to see Mrs Harris very poly H went to night with Mrs Swann Hamlin is hear to night I have been poly all day they have the post office at Cedar falk I gathered grass seed at E hill tall grass I measured a stack 7 feet high {cutting oats at E hill next to Mr Southworths |
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Tus 10. |
Fair warm/Fair day/Fair warm/Fair I went to E hill John went to Providence for duster etc carryed 2 letters he went to Bever Dam – Depot walked for 2 pair shoes – James came from Bro Saml, Edmond dined hear to day he went to Mrs Cobbs sale her land – soled for $20.12 1/2 cts an acre allen worth bought it Joh Swann cut oats for me this evening I lent H my horse to ride from E hill home. {cutting oats E hill sent 4 bu corn to mill brought up a lode wide planks & meal |
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W 11. |
Fair warm/Fair day/Fair/Fair thundered this morning L. in, south. I went to E hill and finished cutting oats halling up wheat forward put up one stack E field Susan S & Pertha are hear spent the day Mr S went to hop P for bed etc etc Mrs Richinson & Miss Nanny came down this evening & stayed a while lent Mr D a chane {finished cutting oats at E hill and halling wheat 4 L E hill 1 by ice pond put up one stack |
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Th 12. |
Rain a shower/Rain showery/Cdy/Fair I walked to E hill halled 3 loads wheat put up a stack & started another E field. Susan & Pertha – went home this evening H. went to Mr Harrises to sit up with Mrs Harris Lanzy made a rake {stacking wheat E field 1 stack & 1/2 weeding yard E field set out some tobacco – reeplanting by barn & ploughing corn by Babbys house etc |
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Fr 13. |
Fair cool/Fair cool/Fair cool/Fair I carryed Thomasia to Providence Saml Redd & John shooting with rifle 1 shot etc Ella came to Anna, Emily – came from Richmond & Miss Dandridge I cut Eliza hair & my girls I went to Anna, fixed a box for Miss Nanny Goodman {ploughing corn halled a lode wood & clover put up 3 stacks wheat 5 S may wheat halling white w from E hill weeding wheat yard etc |
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Sat 14. |
Fair very cool/Fair morning/Fair cool/Fair I went to Carmel to S.S.S. & pick nick borrowed Mr S. wagon Thomasia & children went in wagon the Miss Dukes & Phillip came are hear to night there wer a good many persons at Carmel Bro Saml folks wer there Bro Poindexter presented Emily Anderson a bible & Dr D a him book James T Redd got one Mrs Harris died to day at one ock Wm H |
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Sun 15. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair warm I went to Carmel Miss Dukes went to meeting went home this evening had a new preacher to day – Appointed a protracted meeting at Carmel in September James went to Mr Dukes Mr Cook preached Mrs Harrises funeral. Comphort died at Bro S, |
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M 16. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went by Providence carryed 2 letters went to Carmel to look fo a breast pin went to Wm Noels – paid him $5.00 for beef went by Mr Cobbs saw Adison Cobbs the Dukes came with James this evening P. & Edmond Redd came to night {halling up med, wheet 2 stacks finished halling |
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Tus 17. |
Fair warm/Rain showery light/Fair/Fair I went to E hill stacking hay on high hill no 1. field 3 stacks etc I carryed harriet to Depot CF. paid for her tickett $1.40 cts & gave her $5.00 note she took the cars 1/2 passed 12. pd Mr Cox $1.37 1/2 for P points 1/2 dozen. Joh Swann came & spent the day here they went for Hantle berries etc [hurtleberries/huckleberries?] Emily A & Jeter D – went to E Burrusses {finished stacking my wheet put up three hay stacks E hill hill sent corn to mill got meal |
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W 18. |
Fair cool m/Fair warm/Fair cdy some/Fair weeding tobacco halling up oats & stacking put up 3 S halled all by the house or in frunt of it halling with cart & wagon Dr A came to see Aunt Babby Joh S, went home to day John went with him James – pulled up the carriotts at new ground – Anna halling the rode away by my barn {halled a lode wood & poles weeding tobacco & hilling up cymblain vines halling up oats put up 3 stacks E field |
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Th 19. |
Fair cdy/Shower light/Cdy/Fair Thunder & Lighten a good deel I went to E hill put up 6 lodes of oats in corn house brought 4 lodes & put in wheat room for horses John came from E hill Thomasia went to barkers I received a note from Anna Redd about fence etc etc. {weeding tobacco by ice house & kitchen halling oats E hill 6 loads halled from near ivy hill etc |
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Fr 20. |
Fair warm/Fair day/Fair/Fair I worked on wagon stay etc Joh Swann came & nearly spent the day James went to E hill to night {weeding & ploughing tobacco by barn wed & P the cotton weeding sweet potato patch |
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Sat 21. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Thomasia & girls & I went to Bro Saml, in evening meeting at – Elon they chose Bro Baptis at Cty Line to day {ploughing corn weeding & choping corn |
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Sun 22. |
Rain a few drops/Rain a little shower/Rain light S./Fair I went to Carmel to S.S. Asher Canfield joined to day Cary went John & James went over with him to Bro Saml, Ann Emily & Ellen Temple wer at Bro Saml, came from Elon |
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M 23. |
Rain a little/Fair/Fair/Fair We came home from Bro Saml, Saml & Edmond went to Richmond to day Cary came over & went back this evening Thomasia went to Mr Southworths – put Roxella in lane T. got a letter from Harriet. Sutton was at E hill & took down his tobacco {ploughing corn & tobacco E field weeding corn & tobacco, grazeing hogs etc |
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Tus 24. |
Fair cool/Fair/Fair/Fair I worked on a frame power for wagon Thomasia went to E hill to see Mrs Swann Dr Swann was there this evening sent Edmond to Depot for fish & meet Iry Dickinson is dead {ploughing tobacco & irish potatoes E field ploughed & weeding by barn & Anna garden ploughing corn etc |
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W 25. |
Fair/Fair/Fair a cloud in South/Fair I went to E hill with wagon & cart halled 10 lodes oats & finished to night Cousin E Oliver was at Anna, to day {finished halling up oats at E hill & put them in barn |
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Th 26. |
Fair warm/Thundering clouding up a Drop of rain/cdy & thundering/Fair I went to E hill ran a worm of fence from ice house to B. S shop & back of garden Joh & John helped some there cow got choked with apple Mr Wiltshire came to get me to stake off the line for Anna, we had some [gowing?] etc Anna is runing her fence on E field land I went back to E hill I pulled a tooth for Mrs Madison {halling rails & fencing at E hill moving fence by house |
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Fr 27. |
Fair warm/Rain a light shower/Fair/Fair I went to E hill fencing by house & shop Joh helped some I went to L Terrells to see him about fencing at E hill saw him at store I bought a pair shoes of R Anderson belonging to Collins for John am to give $3.25 for them 4 of the Lucks came by E hill going to river {halling rails at E hill fencing at E hill fenced in hay stacks & fencing near ivy hill |
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Sat 28. |
cdy a drop or two R/Fair/cdy/Fair I went to E hill to fence patched the fence round fixed up gate etc halled rails from plant beds etc made a cow pen old barn swamp put the the cows in etc to night – John is at E hill Edmond came by in grass hopper [wagon] all bathing (H. Creek) {patched fence E hill made cow pen wed the greens L Grove ploughed square in garden & weeding greens |
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Sun 29. |
Fair cdy morning/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel S.S. carryed John Mahon & Geo Buckhannon Dr D open the scool had 103, scollars 60 od in attendance Lewis Redd came to Breakfast & went to store Joh Swann is hear to night |
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M 30. |
Fair/Rain a hard one/Cdy/Fair I went by E hill & to Wm Terrells Joh went wih me to mill – I picked out 266 feet plank for Carmel house my cows got in hear last night {fixed cow pen, cutting hay E hill by Rock Spring, Lanzy fixed fence by kitchen finished ploughing corn balks set out some tobacco struck down some tobacco in barn set out greens – |
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Tus 31. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I turned the Cows & mules etc in Edge hill cutting hay pulling carriots E. h. I patched up barn shed at E hill I offered John Swann my calf for his Mrs S came from Mr W I made 30 hog rings etc {Sent Bob to Terrells for lode planks sent it to Carmel cutting hay E hill pulling & cutting up carrotts patched fence by ice pond etc |