W 1. |
hard Rain thundered/Rain Cdy/Fair/Fair Jas did not get Eggs or Pheasant I gave Ned a pr ½ soles etc hird a wile gobler on river gobling Jas went to turn out & to Bro Saml I - expect getting rails on river, to run a pasture fence Henry came & got 4 chirs [chairs] to bottom |
Th 2. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Rain Cousin Fitz came down yesterday to see me about workg his steer with mine workg him to day halling his rails Moriah sent for ½ bl corn from Isacks sent it & Ned got 2 bu oats for Wm Robinson Amp malling rails & Decato ploughing on river net by my hen house |
Fr 3. |
Cdy cold/Cdy/Fair/Fair Jas went to l for owls saw 4 running a fence in pasture ploughing |
Sat. 4 |
Cdy/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel no preacher I gave Bro Wortham an order or P Burruss for money for pasters etc |
Sun 5. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair H & I went to Carmel Dr D spoke etc we went by – Providence & dined Robert had Prince A there M.S.B. I had 2 more scolalrs 115 in all w teachers Hen setting first |
M 6. |
Fair/Rain/Rain/Rain I put up the pigs sent m to Providence to h. fencing by ice pond – set 2 hens |
Tus 7. |
Rain/Rain/Rain Day/Rain I shelled 1 bu seed corn for L Cobbs to swap Jas went crow hunting w Jim & C |
W 8. |
Rain/Rain/Cdy/Cdy set a hen Jas & Coots went crow hunting in rain |
Th 9. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair H went to Bro Saml – spent day etc I went crow hunting with Jas & Coots Kelly killed 1 crow Jas w Prov. |
Fr 10. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Shelled 1 bu corn shucking let Amp have ½ bu seed corn he commenced planting Bob ploughing etc Dr Chanled came to s. m. Mrs Duglis had 2 lbs bacon 20 cts lb. |
Sat 11. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Dr Chanler went by L Terrells I shelled 1 bu corn & carryed it to Dr Lins, mill went to T Castle & swaped 1 bu corn wirth Bro Cobb Ed broke carry all saw lamper Eals [lamprey eels] at mill & Lin Trainham Marys – Daughter came down to Dr Lins. came over to Bobs House |
Sun 12. |
Rain a little/Cdy/Fair/Fair H Jas Liz & Linnie went to Carmel to S.S. I had 1 m scollar Cobb Wm S Dr Lin made a temperence speech had 4 or 5 to join the Friends of temperence I had bad head ache Co Fitz & Anna & 2 Kellys came in evening |
M 13. |
Fair/Cdy Rain hard/Rain/Cdy Phoeby came hear to Stay a while |
Tus 14. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Jas commenced ploughing by the barn for corn T B Luck came John McLA came up in evening Betty came for Tomatoe plants etc failed getting Ned ploughing etc Jas carryed 2 pieces meet to Miss Mewnnel 20 cts a lb To 1 pig $3.00 |
W 15. |
Fair/Fair Thundered/Fair/Fair I went to Bro L Cobbs for 1 peck seed Corn swaped commenced planting by Anna, 6 rows Edmond came over Sue S & Pertha Cherry had a female calf yesterday found her this evening & milked her etc shelled my seed corn made from tassle etc planted a little in garden |
Th 16. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Bob planting E Cobbs corn etc I planted butter beens 4 rows etc Jas went to Lucks carryed owl |
Fr 17. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Decato ploughed a little place for me at E hill for corn [my n king?] from seed Garland is planting at E h Bob planting on meadow Decato ploughing below ivy hill Jas went to Smiths f Liz shoes pd 25 cts for them they all went to Landora to night with Billy Noel to a tablou [tableaux] Billy left his mule hear Sister Roda Addams came with Anna Mr Southworth came by tole me my cows got in his oat patch dreamed of him last night gave him $3. to by sugar sent Peat to Bro Saml for shoes etc Decato & I killed 3 snakes to d |
Sat 18 |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair halled manure to watermellon patch made hills planted 36 hills halled a little wood |
S 19. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair we went to Carmel S.S. I had but 2 scollars to day had a whirl windy Bro Pat preached he had a clas of old & y. m |
M 20 |
Fair/rain/Rain/Cdy shelled corn sent it to Dr L mill Eugane came over to swap ½ bu corn for seed white & yellow I set out some irish potatoe slips in garden my kind 2 kinds |
Tus 21. |
Rain hard/Rain Cdy/Rain/Cdy I have a hen that is hatching to day Mrs S came over in evening Lizzy went to E hill spent da Thomasia soled 3 pigs to day one to Abraham |
W 22 |
Cdy/Fair/Fair/Fair Jas went to huletts for nails I carryed Anna, salt home ½ bu & tin full got 2 ½ lbs n halled a lode wood etc Bob halling manure to sweet potatoe patch |
Th 23. |
Fair cdy a few d r/Fair/Fair/Fair Jas & I set out cabbage plants in garden halled manure on irish potatoe patch in garden Bob ploughed sweet potatoe patch etc planting corn etc hen hatched 12 chicks |
Fr 24. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair My leg is quite painful at times Cary came up with a boy this morning & Jas & he went to Bro Saml. Thomasia went to Deglis & to Mr South this evening Lizzie got me some straw berries the first I caught in cubbard 15 rats 2 evenings |
Sat 25. |
Rain/Rain/Cdy/Rain I have been in or on bead nearly all day Thomasia set out irish potatoe slips in garden Ann helpg Bob set out sweet potatoe plants 18 or 20 rows Jas & Cary got hear in the night. Edmond put his colt in my pasture yesterday & turned Bary out |
Sun 26. |
Rain/Rain/Cdy/Cdy spent day in bead have a carbuncle on my leg Jas & Cary went to Lucks etc |
M 27. |
Rain a l/Fair/Fair/Fair Bro Saml came over & went back Jas & Cary got hear about 12 ock to day H came up from Providence Emily A & Mary are sick Sam Swann came by for Taxes failed getting it |
Tus 28. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Bro Saml came over & altered Bara & Edmonds colt 5 ock in evening |
W 29. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Bro Saml lost his Meriman steer on mill hill fell & died lost a Cow yesterday got in mire Molly is very sick Bob & Amp planting corn etc. cousin Page Shelton died in Richmond it is sayed [Page Weller Fitzhugh Shelton, 1843-1867] |
Th 30. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair H went to Bro Saml to stay with Mary – Edmond went over expecting to ride back failed Jas carryed put over to get a bote of ox we picing wheat Cato finished his corn this side of E hill gate nearly |
Fr 31. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Sam Swann came with 3 [gets?] from the Talleys got 3 letters from Sam Redd with a deed in one for this land etc Ed went to Bro S. Mrs S came by in the evening Decato planted sorgam seed by Kelys H finished picking the w Jas weeding in garen etc I have been in bed cince Saturday |