Day Journals of James T. Redd - October 1871

Sun 1.
Carmel S.S.
4 S.

Fair frost/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel S.S. had 4 s. Biron hitched his horse by mine & drove he spent evening hear Kenidy & Pertha came stayed a few minutes Dr Dickinson conducted meeting Bro Saml at Carmel

M 2.
Ct Cs, etc
shoe shop

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I carryed role leath to Smith Masons he was at Ct Chandlers I went down & dined there Jas came home to day Maggy D is hear to night 

Tus 3.
Bro S,
50 cts
$2.00

Rain a L/Fair/Fair/Fair Harriet Fannie Linnie & I went to Bro Saml, spent day stoped at Mrs K & Dr Lins Cate & boy at Bro S, & Jenny Pearce. – bought 50 cts worth soap & soda of Walker – I paid Bro Saml $2.00 money lent me – Mrs Dr Terrell has a baby -

W 4.
Chandler ½ d
H

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Thomasia sprained her foot Mr – Chandler came to work worked ½ day Edmond came Mr Savery came to look at gig Jas got Savery’s oxen halled 2 lodes plank from mill flowring Jas gone hunting to night with Edmond & Savery. Tig came for Harriet she went to Providence

Th 5.
Mr Chandler

Fair warm/Cdy/Cdy/Rain Mr Chandler & I workg on house finished doars etc Jas gone to Huletts to n he cut tobacco etc diging irish potatoes Lizzie went to carry a letter to Miss Addams – 2 Jones girls came to wash or help wash -

Fr 6
Mr Chandler
1 day

Rain/Rain/Rain/Cdy Mr Chandler & I workg on doar & window casings Jas from home Thomasia diging irish potatoes – Mr Chandler work to day 2 ½ days

Sat 7.
Picnic
Elon
Mr Chandler

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Casing door & window Mr Chandler worked till 3 in evening ½ day Fannie & I went to Elon to the picknick Lizzie & Linnie wer there Dr Lin spoke Peter was at Elon came over to get a sertificate

Sun 8.
Carmel S.S.
3 S

Fair clear day/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel S.S. had 3 Scollars L Trainham conducted prayer meeting I got a pr shoes of S. Mason made by John Mrs S, came & spent evening. & Les boys came for colt

M 9.
6 bushels
potatoes to
Miss Addams –
sorgum etc

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I carryed 6 bushels irish potatoes to the Miss Addams for Ct Addams – saw Dr Dickinson gave him a note to send to Mrs Lucks – Miss Sally Addams gave me a basket of apples – I halled up all of the sorgum to night nearly helped Jas ty up tops he cutting tops etc old pup is missing – Lizzie & Aggy came home this morning from Saverys. went there yesterday

Tus 10.
Molaces
[dog sketch]

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Making sorgum tying up tops presed out sorgum to boil tomorrow Old pup is missing for a day or two one of Edmon, dogs is killed one shot. Wilton shot pup I think

W 11.
Chesterfield by calf
[calf sketch]
Providence
books etc

Cdy/Cdy/Cdy Rain/Rain cdy I carryed a veal & box potatoes to Chester field for Wm Dandridge I brought a bag corn from Burruss to Mrs Goodwin. came & went by Providence & dined, Linnie was – Baptized at Quarles, [mill] by Bro Sands – Tig Nanny & Clarrence Smith wer baptized also I brought 3 boxes of books from Providence Linnie at Prov

Th 12.
mill to baptizing
girls

Fair cool/Fair/Fair/Fair I sat 4 or 5 traps to day at ivy hill we went to the mill expected Fannie to be baptized Bro Allen failed to come – went in to see Mr Austin H Linnie & Nommy came up hear went back Lizzie & Fannie gone to Mrs Southworth to night.

Fr 13.
Sorgum
Miss Southworths
Horn

Fair frost/Fair/Fair/Fair pressing sorgum makg molaces etc Susan Perth & Miss Dervin came to n & sat till bed time I walked w them to draw bars Jas went to Miss Addams, & returned to night went to Mahons bob came to help about sorgum

Sat 14.

Fair frost/Fair/Fair/Fair Makg sorgum finished went to Huletts for Savery & Welton – caught a Hair Jas caught 2 or 3 w Es, dogs shelled 1 bu corn carryed it to mill left it I pd 12 cts for shot Terrells – Jas going away -

Sun 15.
Carmel S.S.
5. S.

Cdy/Cdy/Fair/Cdy I went to Carmel S.S. had 5. S. Bro – Reynolds preached baptized in evening I got 2 prs shoes one for Jas too small pr for one of girls. Pertha came over in evening -

M 16.
mill
Bro A.

Rain showery/Rain/Cdy/Fair Halled up a lode top fodder set up corn etc I went to the mill saw Ct Allen & Dr Lin got meal Bro A came to baptize Jas – carryed a pr shoes to Charles soled them for 3 dollars on credit

Tus 17.
Mr Chandler w
goose
[goose sketch]

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Mr Chandler came to work workg from 9 till night I went to Huletts to see Lane he & Thacker are to come over in the morning – went by Mr Hainses & got a letter from John Jas went to Wigle worths got a pr shoes for Thomasia $2.25 cts – wild geese passed -

W 18.
Mr Chandler 1 d
Mr T & Lane
Kenidy

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to River Mr Thacker & Lane came over to work Mr Chandler worked all day put Mr Lane & Thacker went over home gave him cabbage etc I caught a hair, I went to see Savery to get Lane floring looked at his corn & pigs Horn came for tucks to put in shoes – Thomasia went to Kenidys & spent evening

Th 19.
mill
25 p
Providence
Quarles for larths
$2.00
3.00
workmen

Fair L frost/Fair/Fair/Fair Jas went to mill for 25 planks of Mr Savery for floring - - Edwin Mahon came to work about corn etc Mrs Thacker & Lane came worked to day leveled house & laying flour Mr Chandler worked to day – Thomasia Gwinnet & I went to providence I sent to Quarles to get larths of Dervin got 25 Hundred $2.00 a 1000. pd him $2.00 we settled in full Mr Thacker is hear to n. Nora England is hear to night.

Fr 20.
Mr C Thacker
& Lane 1 d
day - -

Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair I made cedar post for steps. made a hair trap – Mr Lane came he & Mr Thacker & Chandler worked all day laying – flour & steps Thomasia got a letter from John. letter for Mr Southworth. Nora & Lizze went to Landora

Sat 21.
Mr Lane & Thacker
& Chandler
H & N

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Mr Lane Thacker & Chandler work to day – gave Mr L greens or cabbage finished laying one flour & steps – laying flour up stars etc Jas gone to Ballards - & Bro Saml, Mr Tom Lane came by – Pertha came & Mrs S, & Pertha came to night & Biron S, - Harriet & Nanny came & spent day -

Sun 22.
Carmel S.S.
6 S.
Fannie baptized

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel S.S. had 6. S rode on – Birons horse he rode behind other rode back Br. Peniton conducted prayer meeting – Thomasia Jas & girls went to Cty Line & to baptizing Fannie was baptized

M 23.
Mr Lane & Thacker
1 day
mill
plank

Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair Mr Lane & Thacker worked to day put in windows laying flour Mr L went over home to night Edwin Mahon workg hear diging potatoes sweet Jas went to mill for plank I got Cobb to saw laths got 4 plant [planks?] 40 feet borrowed of Cobb, got 50 feet of Edmond 62 ½ cts.

Tus 24.
[raccoon sketch]
2 H
West field
Mr S. sick
Mr Lane &
Thacker
Kinedy etc

Rain a L/Cdy warm/Cdy/Cdy I went with Jas to west field for hogs failed to get them Jas & I killed a koon on river caught Hair w 9 ½ lbs. Mr Lane & Thacker w to day Jas gone to Taylors ville to a dancing party – E Horn diging potatoes – to day H[K]enedy Charles Cate Aggy & Maggy are hear to night & Mr Lane playing fiddle for them

W 25.
2 H
Mr Lane Mr Thacker
6 days ½ or
over

Rain fine R/Rain/Cdy/Rain Mr Lane & Thacker worked over ½ day went home commenced larthing house E Mahon worked on potatoes pd him in potatoes finished diging sweet potatoes etc caught Hair to day Linnie gone to Mrs Southwards to night

Th 26
Tho & L to
Mrs S,

Rain warm d/Rain/Rain/Rain Larthing house nails gave out Thomasia went to Mrs Southworth spent day Linnie & T came to n

Fr 27.
Carmel
shoes
Mrs S -

Cdy/Fair/Fair/Fair I caught a hair went to Carmel for the childrens shoes Smith & Sone Mason wer putting glass in windows – Saw Tig with chesnuts. Mrs Southworth Susan & other came over with potatoes – cut pegs out of [?] shoes Jas got home this morning

Sat 28.
Mrs South
Oats 4 bu
Bro S,

Fair/Fair/Fair cool n/Fair E Horn came to work Jas & I went to Mrs Southworths faned out 4 bushels oats for Bettie Redd workg on house Thomasia Lizzie Gwinnet & I went to Bro Saml started late, carryed the oats. Cate & Barbara & Eugane went to the meadows noon

Sun 29.
Carmel S.S.
5 S.
Sister S.
Bro S,

Fair cool day/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel S.S. had 5 S. Bro Saml went to Mr Talleys in my wagon for Sister Sarah Cate came to night or this evening Tutwilder was at Providence & Carmel I stoped at Providence carryed Hs shoes -

M 30.
5 H
Bro S,

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair We came over home I brought 3 – barrells lime from Huletts Tho & Liz walked from Huletts home got 10 lbs nails of Baughn at 8 cts 80 cts on credit caught a hair Cate & Aggy came hear yesterday – stayed till evening Tho went to Mrs Southworths this evening

Tus 31
Kenidy
Buckhannons
[2 pigeon sketches]
Fair

Fair/Cdy/Cdy/Rain Larthing house Mrs Kenidy came & spent the day Mahorn worked to day on corn & fodder. Fannie gone to Mrs Ks I went to Mr Buckhannons met him as I came back – I saw a great many wild pigeons E Redd came up went back again sent for him The fair [State Agricultural Fair]  commenced in Richmond to day.