Fr 1. |
Fair/Fair/Cdy/Snow Snow melting a good deel to day Jas & I sord [sawed] up some wood he went to Providence for a lode fodder I fixed tung on baruch front wheels & lent it to Other Southworth he Les & Pertha wer hear to day Pertha & Lizzie are at Kenidys – going to spend night Tho finished quilting her quilt Yankey is at T Castle living. |
Sat 2. |
Snow Snow/Snow Snow/Fair/Fair Snow fell on an average 18 in deep nearly 2 feet in places I cleaned out the parth to stable etc Jas cutting wood etc he rode to Saverys for paper Snowed most of the night & day – [The Great Storm of 1872] |
Sun 3. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Cdy I spent ay at home Jas went away in the double sleygh came home at night snow melting a good deel snow banked up in places 4 or 5 feet drifted cold windy w |
M 4. |
Snow a f. fl/Fair/Fair/Fair Cuttign wood – Bob Mahon came for sugar & coffee I went up to see Mahon saw Savery etc Edmond Redd came this evening & carryed Jas home with him Jas went to Huletts to day – Lizzie came home this morning Jas carryed a horse for her Jas cut down spruce pine by garden gate across spring parth etc etc A Mr Walker is moving to T. Castle to live |
Tus 5. |
Fair cold n & m/Fair/Fair/Fair A cool day Cutting wood Jas went to Providence & T Castle brought Johns game hen with him Mr Savery came by with letters Lizzie got a letter from Evy Englan with likeness – Yankeys are at Dr Lins Lizzie went to Ms Southworths this eve got back again. |
W 6. |
Fair cold m/Fair/Fair/Fair I went by Balers & to Tarleton gave him one dollar for 2 hens – came by N Lucks I moved the garner from stable to bee house to make a hen house of it for my hens have 3. Jas went to Huletts & Dr Lins Bro Samls etc has not gotten back met Mr Allensworth going to Mrs Southworths |
Th 7. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Cdy I put rafters on hen house & sheeting etc Cary came home with Jas he & Jas shelled 1 ½ bu hominy corn & carryed it to mill this evening for Bro S. Lizzie went to Mrs S, Pertha & Susan came with her tonight Biron is hear tonight. Linnie & Fannie went to Mrs Kenedys came back to night. Linnie gone with girls home to night |
Fr 8. |
Cdy/Cdy/Hail Rain/Rain I put my hens in hen house to night got it ready to cover etc Eugane Redd came by this morning went to Landora came back to dinner went home this evening Jas went to Providence for a lode top fodder – he & I sawing up wood Aggy L spent day hear is hear to night. . . . |
S 9. |
Cdy/Rain/Cdy Rain/Cdy Rain I cut & made doar & hen house hole to hen house. put Jas grey ruster in Edmond R, came this morning & spent day Aggy Lambie spent day is hear to – night – cutting wood etc |
Sun 10. |
Rain/Rain/Fair/Cdy I spent day at home Aggy went home to night & Cate came to spend night Lizzie & Linnie went down & came back from Cedar vale Mr Savery came by. Jas went to Lem Lucks & to Cedar vale for a letter from H Ann Anderson. |
M 11. |
Cdy snow 2 or 3 in/Snow/Cdy/Cdy Jas went to the Boling Green to carry a ruster to get 3 hens he failed got back to night – I went to Huletts carryed a letter for John Edmond & I went to Bro Saml, I went by Dr Lins left letter of Harriet Ann for Harriet to reed E & I went to Noels I got 3 lbs sugar at 14 5 lb nails at 6 ½ cts 6 penny- we went back to Bro Saml & dined & came home cousin Jemmy Pearce at Bro Saml, Pertha S, came to day is hear to night – Fannie & Gwinnet are at Mr Kenedys or Mrs Lambies to night. |
Tus 12. |
Snow/Fair/Fair cool/Fair w I commenced covering hen house with hart boards. hen laid to day – Pertha went home Lizzie carryed her on horse Jas went to Bro Saml, Fannie & Gwinnet came home this morning. Edmond came hear this evening cutting wood snow melting a good deel the river has been up right high. washed one trap out of place |
W 13. |
Fair cold/Fair mor[n]/Fair cdy/Cdy I covered hen house to day with boards Tomasia received a letter from Lucy H to day stating she had sent a box on to Richmond – Jas came from Bro Saml this mor[n] Lizzie went to Saverys is sick to night cutting wood etc Jas malling rails etc |
Th 14 |
Fair mild/cdy day/Raining/Cdy Jas & I halled up a lode stalks from flat hulled corn for meal & hominy Jas carryed it to mill & went to Haineses to carry a letter for Wm Dandridge with money in it to pay Freight on box from Lucy I under pin the hen house & made nest got straw on flat. Lizzie gone to Cedar v T got a note from H stating that Mr Jackson was ill |
Fr 15. |
Fair/Fair/Fair cold/Fair I made a floar in hen house & put – hinges on doar etc Mr Savery came by he & Jas went to west field Miss Sally Pennie & Pertha came to night gone with girls to Saverys Jas is going up Mrs Davy Bibb died yesterday I hear [likely Susanna Hackett Bibb, @ 1822 – 1872] |
Sat 16. |
Fair cool/Fair day/Fair cdy/Snow I pulled up my fish trap mud in it – cutting wood etc Maggy came she & Lizzie went to Landora spent day Lizzie & Nora came back with them E Redd came this evening Savery came by went to Huletts Linnie went to Mrs Southworths has not got back Jas burning brush by garden, he went with Edmond to LDora for fan Thomasia & G went to Mahons & Saverys spent evening. |
Sun 17. |
Snow/Cdy/Cdy/Fair It snowed till 10 or 11 ock melting very fast. the most of it went before night 2 wild geese passed going south – the Englans spent day hear Cate L came in morning & stayed till bed time Charles Kenidy Pertha & Miss Pennie came this evening & stayed till bed time & all left but Liz & Nora. Byron came to night |
M 18. |
Fair cool/Fair d/Fair/Fair John Englan sent fan home Jas & I finished faning oats 28 bushels the Miss Englans went home this morning – Thomasia went to Cedar fork to see Miss L Winston quite sick – Jas went to Huletts got a letter from Mrs Wiltshire I made egg box etc |
Tus 19. |
Fair windy/Fair/Fair cool/Fair I went to Garlans to see him about Tom met Henry Martin at T Castle gate came down with Ct Rough went to Walkers to carry provisions Martins wife has a cancer went to Dr Terrells place to see Steven son etc Thomasia went to Kenidys & spent evening – Cary came hear to day saw Dr Lin at T Castle Jas comence sowing oats to day he saw L Buckhannon spoke to him to live with him Fannie & Linnie dined at Mrs S, |
W 20. |
Fair w & c/Fair cold/Fair windy/Fair cold I commenced building a hen house for Fannie got it up several logs high going to make a double house of it – A windy day it turned very cold about 12 ock or after – Jas ploughing for oats I cut down some corn stalks |
Th 21. |
Fair/Fair/Fair very cold/Fair I nearly finished the body of the hen house Mr Savery came for cart & toled the box was at Huletts from Lucy Jas went for it I have a pair pants flanel etc etc A bundle came for Lula Redd & E Tally in box Jas gone with Savery E Redd came by he is gone up – Jas Wood came to night. Lizzie went to Mrs S, a while this evening – all of our hens are laying nearly |
Fr 22 |
Cdy/Cdy/Snowing/Cdy Snow Co Ja.s Wood took my list of the propity & left this morning with dog Mr Savery came got Sally lue & went to look for a negro failed to get him – Lizzie gone to Mrs S, to spend night, Fannie & Linnie are sick, they think from eating candy that came in box, I hewed down the hen house & sawed ends to day. Jas grubing he & I halled 2 loads wood from out gate. |
Sat 23. |
Snow 1 in deep melted/Fair/Fair/Fair I opened & whetted han[d] saw sawed out doar in hen house & corners etc Dr Lin came to see Fannie – he went with Mr Savery this evening to see Effy – Jas went for the Dr he went to mill this evening carryed corn I shelled it – Tate came after my fan & carryed it to Edmonds, Lizzie came home this evening with Cate L hear to night the snow melted there is some of the old snow in places |
Sun 24. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Cdy I went to Carmel S.S. taught Bro Hays class – Dr Dickinson conducted prayer meeting 2 Miss Englans came down Liz & Tigger R & Jas went to Cty Line went home this evening – Cate & Aggy spent day hear & Old Mrs Kenedy & negro boy Jas went to Hanover for Harriet they came to night Dr Lin came to see Fannie. [lined through: “Sowed about 5 bu oats to day cutting corn stalks down”] |
M 25. |
Cdy/Rain/Rain/Rain Sowing oats about 5 bu cutting d corn stalks Jas borrowed Saverys rakes to put in the oats. I made a plank to go in chair for Fannie Dr Lin came to see her & went to Providence Mrs Lambie came & Maggy – Mrs Southworth was hear this evening - |
Tus 26 |
Cdy a. f. d. r/Cdy Rain a L/Cdy/Cdy Mr Savery came to make a axle tree spent day at work on it I broke a bit boring axle. Edmond came & dined went to Savery, & came back Jas went to Mrs F Smiths to look for a hand Dr Anderson came to see Fannie Pertha & Miss Dervin came this evening. |
W 27. |
Fair pretty d/Fair/Fair/Fair cool a frost Mr Savery came for cart Mahon came to make combs I sawed 2 for him Mr Chandler came up went away this evening I pd him 50 cts on his account am to let him have corn. Dr Lin came this evening Jas went with him over for medicine I went to Garlans to carry clothes to wash Lizzie & Pertha are at Kenidys Mr S. was hear this evening Jas ploughing by garner |
Th 28. |
Fair m d/Fair/Fair/Fair I sowed oats for Jas 4 bu I caught large brown mink in mash trap, through the traps to day – Jas went to see the Dr this evening Fannie is not so well Lizzie & Nora Englan came down to hear from Fannie – cutting wood etc etc A spring day the frogs hollowing all day after morning & a dove sleeping in new house room I got 14 dollars for the 4 minks I soled in February Bro Sam soled |
Fr 29. |
Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair I sowed 3 or 4 bu oats for Jas by boat landing on flat putting them in with S cultivater Dr Lin came to see Fannie Mercer Chandler came Tho pd him $6.00 owed him $5.75 cts ows us 25 cts. he lent me his beading plane. Jas went to Mr Pennies for ice for Fannie. Mrs Kenidy came & spent evening & Fan Dukes. I caught a fish etc cutting wood etc etc |
Sat 30. |
Fair mild d/Fair/Fair cdy/Rain I sowed timothy seed on flat to day Jas raked them in etc I sowed tomatoe & pepper in hot bed in garden Jas ploughed square in garden & went for Dr to see Fannie Miss Mary Englan Pertha & Miss Pennie wer hear this evening Per twice I have over 50 eggs Linnie & I, cutting & milling wood etc Liddie Blanton Liddie Luck that was is dead burried at Cty Line to day she was burried at Cty Line to day [Mary Lydia Luck, 1851-1872, had married Julian A. Blanton 22 Jan. 1871] |
Sun 31. |
Rain windy/Fair/Fair windy/Fair It thundered etc. Lizzie Linnie & Jas went to Cty Line to Bro Allens funeral. Dr Lin came to see Fannie stayed till after shower Aggy & Maggy came & went away in rain Mrs Southworth came & went before rain Bro Saml Emily & Eugane came from Cty Line & spent the evening Cate L came & spent evening & night E Mahon came this evening Jas went to Dr Lins for medicine I have 2 hens gone setting |