Fr 1. |
Rain/Rain/Cdy/Cdy Shelled a turn corn Jas carryed it to mill & went to Huletts on Carys horse he came this morning he & John gone to Mr S, to sit till bed time makg a trap to set by a weight Lizzie at Mr S, - got letter from H to Gwinnet |
Sat 2. |
Rain a Litle/Cdy Misty/Cdy Rain/Rain Mr Ware camne to look at buffalow calf I set a trap in hot bed Lizzie came home w Miss Nancy Ballard. Cary went home soon this morning boys pulled down the house frame the logs Cate & Aggy L are in yard. I forgot my meeting day put wire & rings in hogs noses cutting wood etc Fannie & Linnie went to Landora Mrs S, came spent evening the boys went to mill to see about logs river very high colt got out Jas soled 1 bu corn $1.20 cts. |
Sun 3. |
Rain/Rain/Rain/Cdy I spent day at home a cloce rainy day River falling fast has been quite high Jas went to Mr S. John went to Mr S in the evening Fannie & Linnie went to Mr Lambies |
M 4. |
Rain snow cdy/Rain/Rain/Cdy Shelled a turn corn sat 4 traps in corn house killed several rats Jas went to Huletts & pd for flour freight Mr S, wagon brought it over I put up fence cutting wood etc T got a letter from H. E Mahon came to bring a note from Lizzie E, to L, Redd. Children came home |
Tus 5. |
Snow cool d/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy A fox came last night & caught 8 chickens I commenced a rail trap to catch him. went to Garlands carryed clothes went to Providence & dined Emily gave me some tomatoe seed etc the Dr is better came home found Mr Nepolean Luck hear Miss Cizer came to spend the night Cary went home John got a letter from Vergil Luck |
W 6 |
Cdy/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy Shelled a turn corn carryed it to John, mill & got 2 brooms of Thomasia workg on fox trap Boys halled up logs at mill to carriage |
Th 7. |
Cdy mild/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy I finished fox trap & put a hen in etc caught about 20 rats in corn house etc went to mill to see about sawing timber Lizzie went to Mr Porters - Mr Wm Middle brooks he came to see about ox Jas ploughing by Peach orchard |
Fr 8. |
Fair mild d/Fair/Fair cdy/Rain a f drops I carryed manure in garden finished a 9 ft rule popler caught several rats ditching children caught some fish |
Sat 9. |
Cdy m day/Cdy/Cdy/Rain Working in garden planted salcify seed corn snaps etc I went to Mr Jones he gave me some onions for seed sat out a row John trimed my hair Jas went to Huletts got a letter from H, he broke plough point etc Biron got in river to un-hang hook etc John grubing |
Sun 10. |
Rain/Rain/Rain/Cdy I spent day at home John & Jas went away John came back Pup caught a koon on meadow to night John shot at him about 3 ock |
M 11. |
Cdy/Cdy/Fair/Fair I went to L Terrells for a ½ bu sweet potatoes pd 75 cts ½ bu put them in ground went to John Taylors to carry cloth to weave went by Providence E came from Dr Lins Dr is a little better to day Sam Trainham came by going to Providence Cary & Jas came Jas went to Huletts carryed iron got point he went to Bro S, |
Tus 12. |
Fair windy/Fair/Fair/Fair I went with Jas to Providence for chaf etc onions & straw got s from T Castle drove colt put the s. potatoes in hot bed put watermellon seed in etc E Mahon came & got 1 bu corn borrowed Mr & Mrs Sanders came to night Cate & Aggy came to fish. |
W 13 |
Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair Made hoops for bucket Mr Sanders went fishing to day Jas went to John Taylors & Molly & Buck Luck came this morning went with children to Mrs Englans. I caught some fish in trap Napolean Luck soled his land for 10 $ per acre to Yankey |
Th 14. |
Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair Shelled corn Jas carryed it to mill Mr & Mrs Sanders went to Mr Southworths Thomasia & Fan & Linnie went Liz to Mr Porters Pollus Luck came to see the white calf am to go to see stack fodder makg a tub to hall water in garden - |
Fr 15. |
Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Cdy I went to Landora to look at stack fodder Apollus Luck, gave $9. for stack he is to give $7. for calf. I caught 6 or 8 carp to day Jas & I went to E hill for a lode of chaf Jas going to Huletts to night for Harriet comeing from Baltimore. John ditching near rock spring sat fox trap I have been quite poly all day hird a whipowill hollar |
Sat 16. |
Cdy/Rain/Rain/Rain H. came last night 3 ock Lucy sent me a hhd Boys went for a lode fodder Landora halled the straw from E hill Susan Southworth came to night |
Sun 17. |
Rain/Cdy Thunder/Rain/Cdy I spent day at home Fan & Lin went to Mrs Englans in evening H & Susan went to see Mr Sanders Liz at Mr S, Cary came back with H John & Jas went to Mr Penneys Jas went to Huletts had a good deal rain thundered at night or evening Harper & wife passed by spring. |
M 18. |
Cdy cool thundered/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy I went to see old uncle Baler he was from home Pol Luck came for white buffalow calf pd me for her $7.00 & & stack fodder. I planted orange seed in hot bed the children came home the Englands & Trainhams Mrs Cizer & Perther all gone H gone to stay till bed time Cary went home this morning Jas went to Huletts got chaimber 50 cts jug oil pencil etc he gone to Mr S, to come with Harriet |
Tus 19. |
Rain Hail etc/Cdy/Cdy/Rain Manured peas in garden T. & F, worked them etc Emily & Lula came staid till evening went to Mr Porters girls went with them Tig came for things for Emily A. I put a piece scantlin in shed H room to nail plank to Jas went to huletts for plough board & points, carryed a bu corn to mill I shelled it |
W 20. |
Rain showery/Rain/Cdy/[blank] I went to Mr Buckhannons to see him about my pigs John & I made a pen carryed 5 pigs over put old mare up to keep her out wheat patch Jas & H came over to day Lizzie staid at Mr Porters last night dined there & H Jas ploughed a little |
Th 21. |
A gd shower/Cdy/Cdy/Fair I went to west field to feed & water my hogs packed up shingles & timber carryed manure in garden for onions & potatoes Mrs S, was hear this evening H & Fan went to Huletts |
Fr 22. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I sat out a rough of irish potatoes & 5 cymblains Mr & Mrs Sanders came this morning we went to river caught several fish Edmond came with his body gard etc Celebrater had a female colt the 4th to day |
Sat 23. |
Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair I set out some seed beets came from Mr S, moved the new house frame Mr Sanders helped Joe & Mr Sanders went to mill for Lewis, net sat it. I made several fishing lines boys went to Landora for lode fodder Pertha came this evening fixed iron frame for fox trap |
Sun 24. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel they had a sundy scool 30 scollars came by to see Mr Dervin to about work. Mrs Porter & children Mr S, & - girls 2 Lambies John Kean & Cary wer hear spent evening. |
M 25. |
Fair cool eve/Fair/Fair/Fair I manured ground in garden for irish potatoes planted several roughs - John & I went hanover to mark & turn out hogs Mr Sanders & H went to Huletts, gone to Mr S, to - night with John. Jas ploughing etc Mrs S, came to bring butter beens & corn forward corn |
Tus 26. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to John Taylors to carry yarn to weave saw Mrs Dickinson & Jones Mr Sanders went to Wilton I shelled a turn corn put hogs up Edmond came by H & Columbia & Linnie went in wagon to Bro Saml, Cary came for them etc Pertha is hear to night planting corn commenced had frost last night the summer birds are comeing in on w, lark etc etc Emily A, sent for bundle of [?] & H home |
W 27. |
Fair/Fair warm/Fair warm/Fair Edmond came up went to hanover to spay hogs s. one & quit gave his boy a cal etc I went to Buttlers mill twice for meal boys planting corn in Peach orchard etc opening furrows by gate. |
Tus 28. |
Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Cdy I got sticks & stuck peas & worked them Olivia brought cloth home. Watering beds etc Cary brought girls over to night he is hear gone home now. Lizzie England is down this evening went back. A great many persons killed in capital in Richmond galery fell down [courtroom floor collapsed, 58 killed; Philadelphia Inquirer, 28 Apr. 1870] |
Fr 29. |
Rain misty/rain cool d/Cdy/Cdy I made hills for cucumbers manured them & sat out 12 hills 2 cymblains etc planted some butter beens etc wed 2 rougs beets etc Jas ploughing etc went to Huletts for letters I sent Mr Austin c seed Mrs Sanders is hear - |
Sat 30. |
Cdy cool/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel Elected officers for Sunday scool John S, intendant & Dr D, leader of musick L Train clurk & [?] I pd Dr D my s. [subscription] for paster $3.00 Mrs Sanders & H went this evening to Miss Addams, she rote a letter to her men or for me about a cow John went to Carmel boys w after a lode fodder we moved the net to old fishing hole caught some fish etc |