Sat 1st |
Cdy/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy I went to Carmel had but few persons excused Julian Dickinson Bro Saml was at Carmel he gave 50 cts for secston H & Fan & Linnie gone to Kenidays are there n Jas grubed corn field out side the pines gone to Bro Saml, to night |
Sun 2. |
Cdy/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy I went to Carmel in wagon with H Liz & Linnie went I had 1 new scollar Biron So had 3 scollars Bro Reynolds was sick did not preach. Mr Savery & Welton wer at meeting Gwinnet sick |
M 3. |
Fair/Rain a good one/Cdy/Cdy I fixed warping bars cut it off shocking oats Jas cutting oats Gwinnet took calomel & oil is better to day Susan S & Gatewood came by for a shall |
Tus 4. |
Fair/Rain/Cdy/Fair shocking oats Jas finished oats out side pines on fallow land. I sowed a few turnip seed in garden of Steavens kind |
W 5. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Harriet & I went to Dr Lins & spent day Dr came after we got there gave me a mixture for my- leg -Mrs Jackson was at Dr L. with child 5 m old. saw Bro S, pass by. Jas cut the oats in peach orchard - |
Th 6. |
Fair warm d/Fair/Fair/Fair I made a box for H to put orrange & 2 plants in shocking [wheat lined out] oats by rock spring this side 30 s. Jas cut them to day Tho helping tie up kenidy ploughing I warned him on rode Savery gave me a paper from Cpt Allen to work on rode tusday putting a preperation on my leg & poltice etc |
Fr 7. |
Fair warm d/Fair/Fair/Fair Jas & I halled up wheat stacked it I wed watermellon hills Dr Lin came to see Gwinnet Jas went for him last night & for medicine H & Linnie gone to Cedar fork - |
Sat 8. |
Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to warn hands on road for Ct Allen saw the most of them saw Charles Brooks at Lanes saw Edmonds calvs saw Jacob at Edge Hill went to Mahones Tom Jones in richmond Garlans daughter died a few days ago Garland w at Edmonds. |
Sun 9. |
Fair warm d/Fair/Fair/Fair I spent day at home leg sore I saw L Trainham pass by I had a new scollar. Jas went to Bull Church Lizzie at Kenedys & Cedar v |
M 10. |
Fair w day/Rain a L/Fair/Fair I cut hay put it on wheat stack Edmond came for Jas to cut oats he went to Mrs Jones to see his sweethart. Miss D. Mrs Kenidy came this morning Aggy & Mag & T came |
Tus 11. |
Fair very warm/Fair/Fair/Rain h shower I worked on road from bridge to Chesterfield road I came home to dinner Pertha S spent day hear Ct A going to work on road again soon Jas went to Edmonds with Cary Thomasia got a letter from John McLaughlin [A?] Cary came with Jas to night |
W 12. |
Fair/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy H Lizzie & I went by Dr Lins & to Bro Sam,l spent day there Ann & Susan Talley at Bro S, Charles is getting about has been very sick from a lick on back of head I carryed 25 eggs to Huletts & traded for soap. Cary sent to night for his horse by Tate Jas is at Edmonds with him cutting oats Fanni is at Cedar v or Kenidys hird Co Sam Andrews died 6 weaks ago I [?] hear. |
Th 13. |
Cdy/Rain a L/Cdy/Cdy I cut down the weeds around house Ann Mosley & Mary M R came & spent day Jas came from Edmonds gone over to Huletts Thomasia & Harriet gone to Mrs Southworths this evening it thunders a good deel Linnie gone to Mrs Kenedy Fannie came back this morning with tin of milk etc Sister Anderson is at Mrs Sy I put a handle in cocoanut goard to day - |
Fr 14. |
Rain very warm/Rain/Cdy/Fair Sister Anderson came this morning with H. Pertha & Willy Dervins came stayed till evening Lizzie w with them to Kenidys Jas gone over Fannie is sick Linnie came home She went with Mrs K, to Huletts to day Bro L Trainham came for wheat fan to night. with Kenidy from Mr S, |
Sat 15. |
Cdy Rain/Rain/Fair/Fair Sister Anderson went to Mrs So this morning. Mrs Southworth came this evening & suped gone home bought some cider gave her s vine Jas ploughing etc grased cow twice to day I slep up stares last night |
Sun 16. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Cdy H Jas & I went to Carmel I had a new scollar other S, Bro Reynolds preached Come unto me all that are heavy laiden etc [Matt.11:28] H & I went to Providence & spent the evening Tom & Lucy A wer there Dr Lin & girls came over Mr Valentine was there & Moriah |
M 17. |
Rain a L/Fair/Fair/Fair I wed the greens in garden etc Thomasia went to Kenidys & borrowed one bushel & ½ of corn Jas went to carry it to mill ploughing corn with saverys plough Lizzie went to Locus Grove & Cedar vale |
Tus 18. |
Fair cool m/Fair/Fair Rain/Rain I finished greens wed potatoes pulled out weads went out side pines & thined corn Tho & Linnie thining I went to see Edmond about cow saw Garland about Tom etc Jas went to mill for meal went to Mrs Southworths to threshing wheat Pertha came & H went w her home Mrs Savery came & spent evening Fannie went to Kenedys s day Lizzie gone to Cedar vale, both are away to night. Charles went for his sisters, to Huletts. Mrs Southw went to see Sally Cizer, is very ill indeed, |
W 19. |
Cdy/Rain/Fair/Fair Jas & I went to Edmonds for his young cow carryed rhoda & bill put the 2 cows in Edmons L Grove Thomasia & I went to Locus Grove & made a cow pen by corner Lam & Sa Haeriet & Susan gone to see Sally Cizer she is ill Dr Terrell & Dr Lin attending her Greensville had a tremendous rain last night washing rain Fanny & Lizzie came home this morning Linnie gone to stay with Pertha S. Sally Cizer died to day about 5 ock afternoon. [Sarah Elizabeth Southworth Sizer, 24 Dec 1848 19 Jl 1871] I trimed the path to Cow pen Edmonds girls milked got big tin of miilk. Savery came to look at garden & potatoe patches etc |
Th 20. |
Fair cool d/Fair/Fair/Fair H & Mrs Southworth came back & brought nuse of Sallys death H & Fannie got a letter from John he is well milks 15 cows Thomasia & I went to Mrs Southworths this evening Jas helping to thresh w threshed N Lucks I went to cow pen with children L. G. Tignal came by Mrs Southworths |
Fr 21. |
Cdy/Rain a. h. s./cdy/Fair All of us went to Mrs Southworths to Sallys funeral or or burrial Dr Dickinson spoke etc good many persons there. failed to get Bro Allen. Fannie went to Landora with Lizzie E. Jas ploughed the sorgum, I grubed it, Liz, & Lin, got wet at cow pen |
Sat 22. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Jas & I halled up a lode oats that the horse puled down Savery carryed wheat over to Mrs S, thrashed it, got 4 or 5 bu indiferant brought back straw w & chaf Fannie at L,dora |
Sun 23. |
Fair cool day/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel S.S. had 3. s. Others S, mule cicked me on leg dissided to have pick nick at Carmel appointed me one of the committie Tom, wife was at meeting H & Jas w Lukes Sally Sue fell on Jas leg. |
M 24. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Tom came to wor tobacco I go horses out of oat patch next to Savery. I caryed 3 ½ bushels wheat to mill Tom B. Anderson & Edmond & Sal wer hear when I got back Susan S, also H went with her home came back at bed time, Mr S, says to make salve. for soars yo[u] take in side bark of elder & bolt of down & put in a piece cast-steel soap, & wash with it etc Fannie came home from Landora to day |
Tus 25. |
Fair cool/Rain a f d a shower/Cdy/Fair I worked the watermellon vines in garden thining sorgum etc Tom & Jas ploughing corn out side pines Savery came for moal B little size etc |
W 26. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair My leg is quite soar Edmond & Sal came & spent day nearly E went to E hill this evening to see cow Thomasia went to Mrs Southworths spent evening Lizzie & Gwin to Mrs Kenedys & spent day Jas is gone to mill & huletts for oil etc carryed 3 lbs butter & eggs ploughed his corn finished he & Edmond went to Spicers to get watermellon, failed |
Th 27. |
Fair/Fair/Cdy thundered/cdy Jas went to Mrs southworths to thresh her oats finished he cleaning off yard hear Maggy came to wash Charles L came by Jas brought flour home last night mighty black or bleu it tast better than it looks. |
Fr 28. |
Fair/Rain Hail/Rain Cdy/Fair I sat mole trap in potatoe patch made grubing hoe helve James cleaning the wheat yard off Susan S came to have work cut out went back home Mahon came by to bring note to Fannie Rain very hard win & right smart hail Pertha S. & Linnie gone to Mrs L & Kenidys Jas gone to Lambies Lizzie went down w Pertha. Liz & Lin came with milk I put up fence that blew down |
Sat 29. |
Fair mild w/Fair/Fair/Fair Jas & I cut off several logs to go to mill Dr Lin came by this evening with Jas stayed a while. Lizzie & Nora E came to spend night. The hail cut the corn very much & wind broke it down blew up trees by roots broke many off etc |
Sun 30 |
Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair H Lizzie & Nora & I went to Carmel S.S. I had 4 S. committy on p n [picnic] met etc Miss Moriah B & Bro at meeting Aggy L dined hear Mrs Southworth came to night Thomasia & I walked with her home Girls went to Lambies & staid till bed time |
M 31. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Jas went to E hill with Kenidy this morning I went to Providence Mr Valentine went with me to T Castle to get 6 bushels wheat out of barn I carryed it to the mill saw Monrough. left it with him Mr Buckhannon cart broke down with his wheat at grave yard Cedar vale he borrowed Kenedys cart K came with his oxen & help Jas to hall up his oats Tom Anderson w down home to day Norfork. |