Day Journals of James T. Redd - May 1870

Sun 1.
Carmel

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel Bro Reynolds preached I have no s. s. scollars yet. Tig came for H, went to Providence Linnie went to Carmel w P. Southard stayed at Mr S, boys & girls went to Cty Line

M 2.
plants
tomatoes planted

Fair/Fair/Fair/Cdy I finished butter been hills & planted sat out potatoes irish & 2 tomatoes plants I yoked the colt S.L. John went to Mr Jones, for Jones steer & bell boys ploughing

Tus 3.

Rain/Rain/Cdy/Cdy I had head ache all day – I hird of Sister Sarah, illness – at Dr Gouldins

W 4.
Bro S,

Fair/Fair/Fair/Rain a L I caryed a bucket eggs to Huletts got lamp chimney & 2 boxes bluein went to Bro Saml spent day saw Clarrence he found cow & calf there was preaching at Elon to day – thanks giving day. [Lincoln began the Thanksgiving holiday in 1863; recognized as national holiday in 1870.] Bro S. expect to go see Sister Sarah if we can get a buggy. Betty gave me 2 eggs [?]

Th 5.
mill
meal
Mr D & Lan
watermellon plants
etc H home
tomatoes
[duck sketch]

Fair/Rain a L/Cdy/Fair I shelled corn & carrryed it to John’s mill went to Providence Dr offered me some fish gave H her letter from Harriet Ann E, saw Mr Dervin & Landrum at mill saw 3 snakes John halled manure to watermellon patch on river sat out 6 hills 4 leaves John killed duck Jas ploughing H came home this evening on Dr horse I sat out some tomatoe plants have 6 hills set out in garden.

Fr 6.
watermellon hills
Queen of May

Fair warm/Fair/Cdy thundered a L/Rain I made some watermellon hill & planted 24 hills in all John halling out manure Jas ploughing all gone to Mrs Englands a Queen of May Mr Sanders & Cary came & went Aggy Lambie w all had reaths etc to carry Cary has Jackson horse – I put a yoke on colt she went over fence on ivy hill

Sat 7.
Mr S.
John K.
Cary –
Golansville
buggy

Fair/Fair/Cdy/Cdy Mr Sanders John Kean & Cary came with children & breakfased John & Cary went H Mr Sanders went this evening we went to Golans ville & registered I went to Mr S, & got his buggy put bolt in etc sent Jas to Bro Saml to let him know about the buggy & to come over in morning to go to Dr Gouldins to see Sister Sarah went to night to cedar vale to look for mair & colt

Sun 8.
Dr Gouldins

Cdy showery/Rain/Cdy/Fair Bro Saml came over to go to Dr Gouldins we went down in Mr S, buggy saw Mr Hanes & Henry Frith at Milford got to the Drs at night. found Sister Sarah quite poly

M 9.
Dr Gouldins

Cdy/Fair/Cdy/Cdy I spent day at Dr Gouldins, Bro S & I went to look for foxes, Dr G, went to boling – Green Battle Broaddus & family went up home near Fburg

Tus 10.
By Boling Green house

Cdy/Rain/Rain/Rain Bro Saml & I came up home to day saw Mr S, at Boling Green Cary was hear went with Bro S, home Edmond was hear this evening Jas went to Providence to carry fish got H, sat out the white flour I brought from below Boling Green. saw Mr Kid

W 11.
Rain

Rain/Rain/Cdy cool N/Fair I sat out watermellon p H sat out rose boys brought up my gig put popler staves to them etc

Th 12.
manurer
corn &
Rake
Dr D

Fair/Fair/Fair/Cdy I went over river to feed hogs through manure John about rake Jas ploughing by spring or near. I shelled turn corn made 7 hills planted them wed cymblains & cucucumbers etc I finished rake Edmond came by gave him watermellon seed. Dr Dickinson is moving to Cedar fork to live.

Fr 13.
watermellon hills

Rain a Little/Cdy/Cdy/Fair I sat out 2 tomatoe plants made some watermellon hill planted some etc ploughing rakg etc Jas went to Huletts for letters

Sat 14.
Wa 81 hills
sorgum
fish

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I planted watermellon seed 81 hills in all planted wed potatoes & cymblains etc sat out potatoes watermellon patch planted sorgum by spring H & Linnie gone to Mr Southworths to night Lizzie gone to Mr Porters or Lambies

Sun 15.
CarmelS.S.

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel S.S. John gave me 3 Scollars 2 Terrys E Tate. Bro Reynolds preached H went wiith S,S, to Carmel & went to Providence Cate & Aggy dined hear to day Fannie went to Cty Line H got a letter from Lucy Hollyday.

M 16.
watermellon
hills 102

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I finished planting watermellon seed 102 hills on flat. John halling manure to patch – Jas ploughing John ditching by rock spring H came home Emily A, came with her went back immediately halling manure in garden for greens in wheel barrow Thomasia has rumatism in side & shoulder I went to gum S for colt tonight etc

Tus 17.
corn
T Castle &
Providence
Edmond
Pertha
potatoes
corn &

Fair/Fair/Fair Cdy/Rain I shelled a bushel corn carrying it to Johns mill had it ground I went to Providence for John got broom corn seed Edmond came this evening for plow points I went to cedar vale to kin house for casting I put H & Linnie over river they gone to Dr Lins to help fix for weding – Pertha – boys planted corn John has boy capt of Luck – Lemuel

W 18.
garden etc

Cdy/Fair/Fair/Fair Manured & ploughed a square in the garden for greens I wed 2 rows of butter beens Jas ploughed sweet potatoe on flat [?] John halled the manure to potatoe patch reeplanting corn Jas gone to Huletts for letters

Th 19.
garden w
Mrs S,

Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair I put [calcium?] on coins I worked the ½ of garden peas beets etc planted some broom corn seed took out net & went to island – Mrs Sanders & Susan came to night boys gone to bed boys ploughing meadow above rock spring -

Fr 20.

Fair warm/Rain/Cdy/Cdy I put up fence by ivy hill colt went to Mr L, wed butter beens etc boys ploughing by rock spring – Mr Sanders came this evening S South went home this morning sat out sweet potatoes 4 r have cymblains

Sat 21.
potatoes & greens
fishing

Cdy/Fair/Fair thundered/Fair I sat out greens & sweet potatoes etc Mr Sanders & I went fishing this evening caught some eals & cats the boys ploughing in pasture by ivy hill on swamp etc Fannie went with the Englands home Lizzie went with Pertha S, home

Sun 22
Carmel
Mr & Mrs Sanders

Fair/Fair/Fair/Cdy I went to Carmel had 2 S V Wright had prayer meeting Dr D conducted it John & Mrs Sanders H went to Cty Line Mr S & wife went home this evening Fannie at Mrs England she went to Cty Line Jas & John gone away this evening got home in night

M 23.
corn

Cdy/Cdy/Cdy Rain/Cdy I shelled a turn corn weeding things in garden put in net went to watermellon patch killed striped bugs etc H & Pertha went to see Sally Cizer came back this evening – boys ploughing & rakeing meadow sat out hill tomatoes

Tus 24.
mill
box
[box sketch]

Cdy/Rain a L/Rain/Rain I carryed corn to Johns mill sent a note to the Dr for potatoes Cook came up sat out potatoe plants watermellon etc I made a spring box w dog ate creem planting corn ploughing etc Lizzie & Fannie went to Porters s. the night at Mr Sanders

W 25.
Dr Lins
P. S.

Fair warm day/Fair/Fair/Cdy I started in wagon with H to Dr Lins came back horse gave out got Mr S, buggy & went saw the Methodice preacher at Huletts met the Providence folks. Emma A is to be married in morning to Mr Jackson 2 Yankeys at Mr S, to day Pertha is hear to night boys planting corn etc Jas got a letter from Tom Anderson Texas [Emma Anderson married John Tyler Jackson, May 26, 1870]

Th 26.
Marrage
Cary Redd
Pertha S,

Rain/Rain/Rain/Rain I shelled corn Cary brought Harriet home this evening Cary carryed 2 bee hives over to Lewis swams [swarms] in – Pertha is hear. Emma Jackson took cars for home John rote to T B Anderson texas Jas got one from him yesterday. Bro Allen married the cople this morning 9 ock I sent the twisters by Cary to Bro S,

Fr 27.
Fraiming House
sale of e. hill

Rain/Rain/Rain/Rain I commenced fraiming the house to day halled 2 lodes timber from the mill Jas gone to Mr Harrises for letters Pertha is sick in bed Lizzie went to Mr S, for meet 2 Yankeys wer at Mr S, bought Edge Hill & Fitz farm long season -

Sat 28.
Pertha

Rain/Rain/Cdy/Cdy Mrs S, came for Pertha this morning went home Boys went to Edmonds came back to n F had head ache all day -

Sun 29.
Carmel

Cdy/Cdy Rain/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel had one scollar but few persons there boys went to Cty Line went by Mr Dervins to see him Livy gave me some Late snaps to plant

M 30.
mill
Tomatoes planted
etc

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Johns mill met with Edmond & Mr Reynolds planted out tomatoe plants etc put ashes & lime in watermellon hills to keep bugs off boys moved fence by spring turned cattle out etc put in stable to night – H rote a letter to H, A, Anderson to night