Th 1. |
Fair frost cold/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Hanover to koon tree crossed on ice – Sandy Englan & Ed Redd came & spent day Jas & Englan went skeating I went to Mahons for horses Savery sent down for me to go for them cutting wood etc wheted the xcut s. |
Fr 2. |
Fair cold d/Cdy/Cdy snow/Snowy Jas & I halled 2 lodes stalks he & [J.?] Kenidy Edmond & Sandy Englan went up river to look for koons Sandy is hear now Thomasia went to Mrs Southworths this evening. cutting wood |
Sat 3. |
Rain Snow/Hail/Hail etc/Fair Sandy E spent day hear went home to night Jas & I sawed up a parcel of sweet gum for wood – Jas half soled his shoes – Snow fell last night about 3 in deep |
Sun 4 |
Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel had no scool Bro Burruss sick Bro Reynolds preached he was at Carmel Saturday Edmond came up he & Jas went to Bro Saml in my sleygh Sandy Englan came in morning & spent day & night. A great Light in southeast to night [aurora borealis? See Harpers Book of Facts: A Classified History of the World. 1906] |
M 5. |
Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair I made a large box rat trap lent one to Other S. Sat a mink trap and bated it with red bird – Jas gone to Miss Reynolds Pertha is there to night Lizzie & Fannie gone to Mrs Kenedy – to spend night Aggy L is hear to night Sandy Englan went home about 11 ock - |
Tus 6. |
Rain/Rain/Cdy/Fair I went to Dr Lins saw John McLA went to Bro Saml to dinner saw Miss B Duke & Phillip there Eugane came at night Bro Saml, got 3 goats of Cady for $4.00 a disagreeable day - |
W 7. |
Fair cold m.Fair/Cdy/Cdy I went with Bro Saml down to Noels bought $2.30 cts worth sugar molaces oil etc got one piece of cloth 41 yds & ½ Bro S got $14.00 for mink skins of m I pd 6 cts for spool cotton at Boughns Savery – to Edmond Charles L & S England wer hear Savery & Charles went home before dinneE englan is hear now Jas gone to Dr Lins to see him on business Jon & Jas Terrell wer at Dr Lins Money & Sid went to S. ville |
Th 8. |
Cdy cool/Rain a Little/Cdy/Rain fine Sandy E spent day & night gone home to night Mr Savery came this evening – Sorny came up to go with Fannie to Bro Saml, Jas came back with mare, brought a letter from John – to Fannie Cate L spent day hear - , John going to farm with Tom Anderson H & Dr Lin went to dining day at Ct Buttlers to day - |
Fr 9. |
Rain Hail/Snowing/Snowing/Cdy Jas & I cutting wood pine Jas gone to Mrs Southworth to carry a letter & bundle for Pertha. Savery came for his, got one from his mother. Mr Mahon came yesterday for nails & tax to mend sifter. saw his dog on the river at my traps. bated a trap with a chicken little one. |
Sat 10. |
Cdy/Fair cdy/Cdy/Cdy I killed a hair on old barn swamp & bated traps The snow fell about ½ inch last night all melted & the old snow is melting a good deel – Mr Savery & his niger came by Jas w with him skeating & to Huletts he got with Cary – cutting wood & Lizzie went to Mrs Southworth came back. I gave Jas money to by fine comb. I cut a piece white oak for fish trap Jas & Cary wet to Mans. |
Sun 11. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Cdy I went to Carmel S.S. I had 1 S. Byron S. he went by Mrs Reynolds for Pertha S. I pd Dr Dickinson $1.50 cts for paster pd Bro Moncure 25 cts for cloths for pore Scollars. I saw Garland spoke about cow I caught cat in trap – Sandy E & Maggy spent day hear Aggy was in evening Gorgy Gouldin lost her child a few days ago & a Miss Sale died |
M 12. |
Rain a L/Rain/Cdy/Rain a L Jas went to store Wigglesworth, got a pattern of leather – 90 cts threadr chimneys 30 Mrs Southworth & Sis came & dined – they sent up hear for Thomasia to go to see Mrs Gleeson she has a son Mrs S. & Dr Lin wer there Jas gone away to night Maggy & Fannie are hear to night – riving splits for a fish trap splits 6 or 7 feet long |
Tus 13. |
Rain fine/Rain a L/Cdy cold/Fair Jas & I halled a lode stalks Jas halled a L top fodder from Providence. I went to Garlans to see cow etc he is to keep her till the fall etc went by Jerico & to Smith Masons – had my shoes ½ soled pd 15 cts for them & 15 cts for Gwinnets going to make me a pair by [salneday? Saturday?] Edmond came & dined Sandy Englan & 2 Miss E, are hear to night Sandy came by with grey hores of Mr McConnels - |
W 14. |
Fair cool day/Cdy/Cdy Snow/Cdy I went by Saverys for pigs got away in swamp Susan & Pertha went home this morning & Sandy Lizzie & Nora Englan Lizzie with them John & Becky came on there way to Huletts. Jas rode bill to Dr Gouldins Linnie went with Aggy home I am makg a large split fish trap |
Th 15. |
Fair cold m/Fair/Fair/Fr Cutting wood a cold day & night last Susan S, came this morning & stayed a w Linnie came home this morning the pigs came home to night Savery came by |
Fr 16. |
Fr/Cdy/Cdy snow/Snow I went to Dr Lins saw John McLA & Licia Lowery at Dr Lins he pd his Providence bill off for sheep. . I caryed andians [andirons] to shop had them cut off bought a washing mashine 40 cts. etc Baughn – Sandy Englan & Lizzie came over Sandy dined hear & went to Richmond gone to Mr Lambies Linnie gone to Mrs Southworth, to night John pd me $ his subscribtion for Paster & sexton Mrs Kenedy spent the evening hear |
Sat 17. |
Snow 4 to 6 in d/Snow/Cdy/Cdy The Snow fell from 4 to 6 in deep in places melting a good deel. Lizzie came home to day, cutting wood etc this is the first day this year that no one has been hear. |
Sun 18. |
Cdy/Cdy/Fair/Fair I ent to Carmel Bro Trainham conducted prayer meeting I pd Dr D John McLA subscription had no S.S. no preaching Thomasia went to Cedar vale & spend day Cate Maggy & Pertha spent day hear Pertha & Liz went in sleygh to Cedar vale Byron came for Pertha. I got a pr shoes from John Mason pd 25 cts. |
M 19. |
Fair cold/Fair m/Fair/Fair I went to my traps many mink tracks & fox tracks Edmond came up for his letter Other Southworth came with oxen & turned over my bee hive etc I finished my fish trap all to putting in neck Jas came home to night. Lizzie gone to Mrs Southworths Fannie at Bro S, still H at Dr Lins H gone up to S. . . . . .vill. snow melting a good deel |
Tus 20. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I finished the fish trap & put it in the river at boat landing cutting wood Mrs Southworth came this morning with a note to her from Mercer Chandler for money. Pertha came wanted L to go to Mrs Dervins Lizzie & Cate wer there sent for L Tho went to Mrs Southworth to send for L, Jas cleaning out stable etc |
W 21. |
Fair mild d/Fair/Cdy/Fair Edmond Redd & Sol came this morning E went fox hunting Jas went with him I went to Mercer Chandlers to carry him something to eat went by Mrs Tates saw Mrs Cobbs at Mrs Tates went to Providence saw 4 Yankeys looking at the land Jas & I got a lode hay & fodder from Providence Cary came by & dined – Lizzie came home this evening. |
Th 22. |
Fair cool day/Fair/Fair/Fair Shelled corn ½ bl Jas carryed it to mill went to Bro Saml, got part of turn Lizzie went this morning to Cedar vale Linnie gone for her to night Thomasia & I – went to Mahons this evening Tho stoped at E Hill & stayed till dusk – cutting wood etc Mrs Southworth was hear to day T, to w a letter to Wm Dandridge |
Fr 23 |
Fair [c]old n & m/Fair/Fair cool n/Fair A mild day cutting & cleaning on the swamp below the lot John & Lizzie Englan came by Fannie Dukes spent the day hear is hear to night Maggy & Aggy came up this evening gone back to n Jas burnt flat at ivy – hill Lizzie went to Mrs Lambies & s a few minutes. |
Sat 24. |
Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Rain I caught a small carp to day put shelvs in closet in new house Susan S. came this evening is hear to night Fannie Dukes went home this morning Cate was hear this evening Jas went to the mill for meal |
Sun 25. |
Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel S.S. has 2 s, Wilson & Logan gave wa copper I went to Bro Samls for Fannie dined there Edmond was ther we came through Mr Buttlers harness broke Mrs S, & Pennels - & home Tho & G went to Lewis Redd came cross river in boat stayed till 8 ock & went to Saverys Jas went to Taylors v |
M 26. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I caught 3 fish bated my traps Lewis crossed river went home Jas & I sawed a hickery he ploughing new ground below garden on swamp etc I went in wagon with Linnie & Gwinnet to Mrs Southworths for chairs & g frames Mrs S came & spent evening Jas came home this morning from Dr Lins - |
Tus 27. |
Fair cold m. mild day/Fair/Fair/Fair I made a pair handles out of walnut for wheel barrow Jas ploughing n ground Pertha came to day went away this evening Lizzie & Nora Englan came this evening & went home Sol came w cloth for John Brooks to have a pair pants cut. Lizzie went to Cedar vale & came back again. – saw one fish in trap – left him. There is to be a party at John Weglets to night Cate L Susan & Pertha are going etc |
W 28. |
Fair/Fair/Cdy/Snow Jas ploughing I grubing by ivy hill Savery burning pines Thomasia qulting Lizzie & Fannie & Aggy L went to Mrs Southworths this evening Cate came back with them she went to party last night at John Wrights Lesly came to let me know his mother was going to send her fowls to Huletts, this evening. |
Th 29. |
Snow Snow 3 in deep/Snow/Cdy/Fair Cutting wood bated traps with chicken heads killed girls rusters & hens Jas caryed them to Huletts got leders [letters] one from John. quilting etc. snow 3 or 4 in in places melting etc Jas got a letter from Shel by Fitzhugh |