W 1st |
Fair/Fair/Cdy/Cdy I went to ivy hill to work Peter came about 8 ock & worked till night grubing garden at ivy hill by spring. Mr Satty-white & Harris craming chimney & [help?] box up one side the house Mr Buckhannon came by bought a sow & 2 pigs for $13.00 Lewis Redd came up to ivy hill with a saw for me to whet gave me his file Bob halling dirt to peach trees & lode dirt & lime etc girls went to ivy hill Lizzie went to Landora, with P. S. [Pertha Southworth] |
Th 2. |
Fair/Rain a L/Cdy/Cdy I went to ivy hill Mr Buckhannon came for Sow & pigs for $13.00 Mr Sattywhite & Harris finished plastering the chimney I let Mong. Reynolds 10 bushels oats at 70 cts pr bu pd for them pd $2.00 the ballance Bob & I set out the peach trees have 3 roes set out. Bob killed snake Jas pd Peter 85 cts for grubing today & part of yesterday – girls came down tonight & w back to Anna, I made 2 benches at ivy H. Bob & John sowed clover seed sowing oats ivy hill by rock spring |
Fr 3. |
Cdy/Fair/Cdy/Cdy I went to slash for slab timber Bob & Harris helping we cut down 3 trees halled 2 put off 12. stocks 2 light wood 12 feet each shelled corn sent to mill. Mr Sattywhite went to warrant [trine?] came back this evening I went to ivy hill burnt by spring burning plant bed Mr Lambie went up to ivy hill Charly came up to fire etc Bettie & Jenny spent day hear. |
Sat 4. |
Fair/Fair/Fair cool n/Fair I went to ivy hill to work Mr Sattywhite & Harris shingling kitchen Sawing off blocks for slabs I wheted the saw cross cut I pd Mr Sattywhite $10.00 to night Bob haling sowed the plant bed in cabbage seed etc halling feed etc John sowed clover seed by rock spring Boys halling slabs from mill 3 lodes Thomasia & Gwynett went to Bro Saml, with – Bettie & Jinny & Edmond in my wagon had his etc |
Sun 5. |
Fair cold day/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel commenced the scool had 65 scollars for a start Bro Patison spoke & John Bro P preached I gave 50 cts for state mission I had 3 scollars Reynold spoke for oats. I went by to see Mr Dervin |
M 6. |
Fair cool/Cdy/Cdy/Rain I went to ivy hill to work [spaced?] the dore sawing blocks etc Mr Sattywhite came late this evening Harris got hear about 8 or 9 ock |
Tus 7. |
Rain cool day/Rain/Cdy/Fair I went to ivy hill made a bench & a horse [sawhorse] Mr Sattywhite drawing slabs worked from 2 ock till night Harris & Bob worked ½ day halled 1 log riving slabs etc John – covered his hen house halled a lode slabs etc Edmond came up |
W 8. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Cdy I went to ivy hill to work I boxed up the back of kitchen Sam Buck came up to look for a job Lewis Redd came by grafted me some apple trees set them out ivy hill Lewis is hear to night Edmond & Charles also Mr S.White drawing shingles Harris Ewing S. Bob ploughing garden children found corn in barn etc |
Th 9. |
Cdy/Snow a f. F./Cdy/Cdy I went to ivy hill to work Edmond helped to cover the house we finished covering the kitchen I put up large boards etc Edmond brought Harper drunk to ivy hill he was after goose etc Bob had my cart to carry corn to mill brought up 2 joice ploughed garden & raked it |
Fr 10. |
Rain cool day/Rain/Cdy/Fair I went to ivy hill to work [faisted?] dore etc Mr Sattywhite & Harris chinked the kitchen hewed sleepers etc Sharp halling rocks for back Charles came up to see us Bob went off to day pd him $6.00 in full etc John went to mill for meal went to turn out |
Sat 11. |
Fair frost/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Terrells store bought 1 gal oil 75 cts 6 lbs sugar $1.08 cts hooks & ink $2.00. went to mill bought plank to the amount of $2.49 cts pd him $1.25 cts. owe him $1.24 cts am to pay it to Douglis. Mr Sattywhite put up the back to kitchen etc lost 5 dollars by Bob – John pd Harris $1.00 pd Sam $2.00 Cary came up to day Jas went to Providence came back – H came I pd Edmond 46 cts for ole man the kooper |
Sun 12. |
Fair/Rain a L/Snow a L/Cdy I went to Carmel I had no scollars but few persons elected officers Jas Mclaughlin superintendant L Anderson & John Chandler & Dr D – T got a letter from Wm D says a stove would be up for us at Huletts. |
M 13. |
Fair cold m/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy I went to Huletts for stove [atch?] for horse & a barrell lime carryed them to ivy hill I halled 2 lodes to ivy hill for hot box Pertha S, was up & boys w mink – Mr Sattywhite bout slabs for flour John went w me to Huletts & h. |
Tus 14. |
Rain/Rain/Cdy/Cdy Rain I went to ivy hill laying flour with slabs Mr Dervin came up & sat a while he went to Mr Southworth, Mr Sattywhite & Harris stoped stoped 1 hour for rain Harris got hear ½ p 7 ock in morning. Thomasia planted onions we covered hot bed etc Jas ploughing for corn field no 1. |
W 15. |
Rain showery/Rain/Cdy warm/Cdy I went to ivy hill to work out the back dore in kitchen for Swhite & Harris laying flores I opened 2 saws & whet one H came up & cooked dinner carryed children up sowed tomatoe seed in hot bed. Charles & 2 girls are hear to night – Jas went to Providence for rifle – he made trap for owl set in [hanover?] |
Th 16. |
Rain/R Cdy/Cdy/Cdy a very hard rain thunder etc I went to ivy hill workg on doars Edmond came up & dined lent me his tung & groove plain cornelius halled a lode dirt to ivy hill Edmond got a ducking in river fell out boat – owe H 11. dollars . to day. Horrace staying at ivy hill - |
Fr 17. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to ivy hill to work cut out window in kitchen moving things up Mr Satty-white & Harris are up there to night plastered the house in side & part of out halling dirt & san etc etc moved ploughs up etc Mr Lambie moving fences etc I made a ladder etc H went to Mr S. Susan came to ivy hill with her Charles is hear tonight I had pain in stomack. |
Sat. 18. |
Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to ivy hill to breakfast T kooking on stove Mr Sattywhite finished craming the kitchen he went home 2 ock I pd him $10.00 H one day pd him $10.00 hired Jas Robinson to day he put up 2 hog pens H carryed her sow & pigs up cutting pines etc halling Boys caught old (owl) have 2. Luck T B came down Edmond came up 2 S. went to west field – girls went to Landora this evening to Lambies. |
Sun 19. |
Fair/Rain a L/Cdy/Rain I went to Carmel had no scollars Bro Patison preached L Anderson acted as assistant Superintendant Thomasia & H went to Prov to see Ella & the Dr Ella is very poly Mr Carter is up at Prov Bro Saml went by Thomasia H & children & I spent the night hear ivy hill to night |
M 20. |
Rain/Rain/Cdy Rain/Rain hard moving things up brought 3 wagon lodes carryed one to Anna, gave up the corner room this evening to Mr Lambie John had chill Jas went down to L Grove Emond came up hear swap or exchainge bed steds mine that he had to keep Mr Jones made or makg plank fence on mill rode. |
Tus 21. |
Rain/Rain/Fair/Fair A rainy day I went to Cedar vale & Locus-grove & shelled a turn corn Jas & I he carryed it to mill he went to Mr S, & borowed a peck meal Mr Allen came to day soled [?] fodder I bought shock for $4.00 pd Allen $1.60 cts at least Chandler pd it for me workg on horse shelter etc H had a cloak sent her by Mrs Holiday etc to day Edmond came up hear this evening. Jas went down to spend the night at L.G. |
W 22. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to cedar vale before breakfast & & brought up eggs etc Jas brought up the wagon Jacob came with him brought up 3 hogs from corn house hirts the legs of them one got away I delivered 5 bushels oats to Mr Reynolds he to return 2 for 1 next crop I made handle to kitchen fire place etc John had a hard agure [ague] to day. I went to Cedar fork got 16 nails of Douglis 16 cts pd him $1.24 cts for B Terrell pd D Chancler $1.60 cts for Allen pd 90 cts for coffee. pd cornelius 25 cts for halling spoke to Decato to work for me tomorrow |
Th 23. |
Fair warm day/Fair/Fair cool/Cdy Mr Sattywhite came this morning he & I & Decatoes boys makg stable put up body & rafters etc Jas ploughing the boys are to work for 25 cts pr day Mr S. white & I went fishing to night |
Fr 24. |
Cdy Fair/Fair/Fair cool/Cdy Mr Sattywhite & I put rafters & laths on stable Boys of Decatoes are hear at work whetted xcut saw we went to slash for slabs cut a brake put a nail in end etc cut down a slab tree & riving slabs Celebrater had a colt male last night 2 boys Davy & Cornelius workg for 25 cts pr day |
Sat 25. |
Rain a L/Rainy evening/Rain/Rain Mr Sattywhite & boys & I started a galiping [galloping] fence by stable we went to salash for slabs etc we got between 5 & 6 hundred halled 2 loads one hear & 1 to Cedar vale steer gave out etc stoped work about 2 ock or ½ passed one Mr Sw started to Taylors boys went home to Anna, Edmond came up hear this evening – Jas ploughing w Bara & Bill. Mr Sattywhite went home |
Sun 26. |
Rain/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel S.S. I taught John T.H. class, prayer meeting after scool etc etc |
M 27. |
Fair/Fair/Cdy Frost/Fair I put 3 coarses on stable of slabs, Bob came breakfast & malled the ballance of day Mr Sattywhite came late this evening Cary & Charles came up hear Edmond hear to night. pd Decato 1 dollar $ 25 cts for work |
Tus 28. |
Fair warm/Fair/Cdy/Rain I carryed waggon to Cedar vale we went for bee house brought it up in cart Bob drove cart Mr Lambie pd me $2.75 cts for oats pd $4.25 cts clurks bill $2.25 for deed or something. Mr Satty white & I finished covering stable Lewis came & got Mr S.w to cut his hair. Mr SW & I got 5 cedar post & a plate for shed kitchen. Jas had chill Bob halled slabs malling etc cleaning out the yard |
W 29. |
Rain/Rain/Cdy/Rain Mr Swhite & I fraimed the shed & dug holes for post. put horses in lot & stable Cary & Edmond came up stayed till evening. Bob halled up some ashes etc about his tobacco etc |
Th 30. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Mr Swhite & I put up post & rafters for shed kitchen Mr Mahon & John Williams came this morning we went fishing to night caught nothing - |