Tus 1. |
Cdy f d r/Fair/Fair/Fair Finished Saverys sorgum made 12 or 14 gallons horses got over in Mrs L field I went to Bro Saml for Harriet – came by Dr Lins I got 1 lb coffee Dr Terrell store got a letter from John to Jas he has been sick chils Cary Carry carryed the letter to T Castle to Jas I brought 3 letters to Mrs Lambie. Lizzie gone to Mrs S. Mr Kean commenced his scool at Cedar fork to day |
W 2. |
Fair frost/Fair/Fair/Fair A frost saw ice on greens killed the potatoe vines some & watermellon vines. Finished suckering tobacco & cut down cane at isleand & halled 2 lodes up ran one through Cary came over for flour. Lizzie & Gwinnet went to Mrs Englans spent day saw John tonight |
Th 3. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I finished the sorgum made at isleand Thomasia Gwinnet & I went over to Bro Sam,l in cart carryed 2 bags of soemac to Dr T 80 cts for 60 lbs – Eugane Clarrence Bro S. Betty & Emily went to Mr Talleys to Susans wedding G. Brown. Cary & Lewis wer there. Cate & Lula wer in Richmond. [Susan Lavinia Talley maried George Gilford Brown October 3, 1872, in Hanover County.] |
Fr. 4 |
Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair cdy I gathered a basket of apples at Bro Saml got 2 bars soap at Dr T. 20 cts 3 cts shoe strings. Got a bag of meal from mill corn from Bro Sam,l 3 bu. makg one barrell borrowed. I patched up fence next to Mrs Ss & one yesterday by swamp Jas came home this evening I went & shot at 3 birds. H & Linnie went to Huletts met with Mr & Mrs Sanders went to Tom Swanns Aggy L is hear. |
Sat 5. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Horses got in hear last night I went to Huletts to have bil shod failed I got a lamp chimney cracked 50 cts 7 cts of matches saw John Mahorn & Dr Chandler Jas gone to Bro Saml, to see the Gouldins. Aggy went home this evening – Jas & Tho rote a letter to John we have a good many watermellons at this time Sarah Jane brought the horses. |
Sun 6. |
Cdy/Cy/Fair/Fair Thomasia H & G & I went to Carmel in horse cart I had 7 scollars Otho sick Dr D conducted the prayer meeting took a collection for Librara [Liberia?] have 40. Dollars to lay out in books – Bro Reynolds did not get down he has given up the care of church H & Linnie went to Tom Swanns to see Mr & Mrs Sanders came back to night late |
M 7. |
Cdy/Rain hard/Cdy/Cdy Fair I went to Hulets carryed Bill to be shod had him shod round Mr Lam[bie] pd me 30 cts fo[r] m mellons. I went to Huletts & Noels got a coat for Linnie & 1 lb powder on credit. Was left there by rain with Bro Saml I went to Bro Saml, & spent night 3 Gouldins wer there Cate went home saw her pass Huletts – I had bash[?] & gun etc swaped 2 lbs shot w Clarrence. The girls started to scool to Mr Kean. |
Tus 8. |
Fair cool/Fair/Fair/Fair I went with Eugane & Lewis turkey hunting over little river shot 4 or 6 B by over-seers house. Eugane carryed birds with him – Mr Buttlers dog came to us – Susan S spent day hear L & H Englan came last night & hear got wet Girls went to scool to day 19 S. Jas & I halled up 2 lodes fodder Savery came for his molaces & halled a lode of wood h |
W 9. |
Fair cold/Fair mor/Fair/Fair Jas & I halled a lode fodder stacked it did not finished the stack Cary Bettie Sophia Redd & Molly L Gouldin came & spent day Jas gone over with them Savery brought a lode wood Thomasia H & G went to Mrs S. this evening girls to Cedar vale & h I shot at birds by ivy hill. |
Th 10. |
Fair warm d/Fair/Cdy/[blank] I went to Apollus Lucks for tobacco sticks failed getting them went around looking for turkeys saw tracks in Harris went in Landora – Harrises killed a bird Landora. Old Bro Sam Luck is in bed quite poly Girls went to scool Jas has not gotten back |
Fr 11. |
Fair cool d/Fair/Fair/Fair Jas & I cut the most of his tobacco – covered it up Girls helping to boolk & T. Cary Fox hunting |
Sat 12. |
Fair a large frost/Fair/Fair/Fair Had a killing frost killed the tobacco & C We cut all it is stiff frozen. We halled 4 cart lodes to Edmonds house girls hanging tobacco Edmond tobacco killed – Johns Millers etc Thomasia went to Kenedys - & spent day went over this evening to L Grove we dined at L. Grove carryed lamp douse left them hanging tobacco. |
Sun 13. |
Fair/Fair/Rain a F d/Fair I went to Carmel S.S. 2 S. Bro Luck conducted prayer meeting had but a few scollars Mr Sandys ox got his neck broke last night ran away with cart – Mr Sanders & wife came to night in buggy Lizzie Fannie & Linnie went to Mr Lambies to spend night. Mr Savery came for his pot & came & offered me a ¼ ox beef |
M 14. |
Fair cool day/Fair/Fair cold/Fair Mr Sanders went to Tom Swanns for his gun we killed 5 birds this evening Jas & I cut down the sorgum halled one lode & a lode tops girls came home Jas came home this morning Cate Lamby is her[e] to night. |
Tus 15. |
Fair a frost/Fair/Fair/Fair Mr Sanders & I went to Landora hunting I killed a bird went in Harrises & home went to Cedar Vale killed 5 birds 1 k 2 at one shoot today & yesterday. Mrs Sanders & H went to Huletts Pertha S. & Miss Sally Pennel are hear to night we cut several watermellons to night. Maggy L is hear to night Jas finished stack & went ploughing for wheat. |
W 16. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Mr & Mrs Sanders went to Tom Swanns this morning H went as far as Mrs S. & spent the day. Maggy Dukes is 12 years old to day. Jas ploughing on swamp for wheat he & I halled 2 l sorgum saw Dr Dickinson & Tom Swann hunting. I made nest in hen house got [vericium?] on m. |
Th 17. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Jas & I halled a lode sorgum & corn Mahon came hear & went back again Jas went to see Charles & borrowed his rake I went in evening & borrowed his horse to go to Fanny Brooks to carry birds carryed 7 birds 1 hair killed a large Fox in T. Castle I killed 2 H gave one to Charles went by Dr Lins saw him about Jas & wheat. Saw Linsy Terrell at mill & Cary in Mr Austins eating supper Swann & Sanders were hunting around hear H & Pertha walked to Huletts Something caught chickens last night. |
Fr 18. |
Fair Thunder & L/Cdy/Cdy Rain/Fair Pulling fodder off sorgum pressing – out etc skined Fox shucking corn etc etc Bob Horn came gave him bottle sorgum Thomasia went to Cedar vale Aggy came in night for her came this morning went back Dr Terrell [c]ame in the night to see Mrs L. is sick. Jas went to Providence for wheat got 15 bu 12 gritty 3 clean gritty $1.50 cts pr bu Fanny at Mrs Lambies to night H got a letter from Johney he caught one or 2 wild horses a short time ago – Cate gave me 2 dollars – last night from Mrs Gleeson for coffin for child Jas gave note for wheat $23.00 |
Sat 19. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Finished pressing sorgum I washed the gun went hunting killed a squirl for Mrs Lambie Fatty Dervin spent the day hear Thomasia went to Mrs Southworths I went [“with” lined out] for her suped there met with a Mr. Moseby he came for his dog I fix Byrons gun trigger etc H & Jas went to Elon to picknick Jas came back to night |
Sun 20. |
Fair cool day/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel S.S. 3 S. Dr D conducted prayer meeting I pd Dr D $1.50 cts for preacher last qr pd Bro Moncure 50 cts for library – girls went to Mrs Lambies Fannie Dukes was up hear etc H came home Sally & Hancock came w her carryed 3 w mellons w them. |
M 21 |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Thomasia & I diging sweet potatoes dug ½ patch Mahon dug ½ row John Englan John Wright & Neb Allen came Lizzie & N came by Linnie & Gwinnet went with them home. Fan at Mrs Southworth Jas rakg fallow for wheat. Carryed Saverys plough home Joh [Xmo?] came to bring me 80 cts for birds. Owe 20 cts. |
Tus 22 |
Fair warm/Fair/Cdy/Cdy I sowed a bag of wheat 2 bu Jas rakg in Thomasia & I finished diging potatoes sweet Bob Mahon helped Cary came to night Tho got a note from Dr Terrell offering us a cow to winter H gone to Mrs S. Lizzie w down to Mrs L came back Mr Robinson is there cousin Lud is at Bro Saml out hunting to day. Mr Buckhannon came to river to ask about cow lost. |
W 23. |
Cdy warm/Cdy/Cdy/Rain Cary went home this morning H came home gone to Miss Addams Jas & I put up tops I sowed 1 ½ bu wheat rakg in Otho S. & Temple Co came to get me to make yoke I made it & w hunting shot at 2 ducks got one a boy got it out of river Jas crossed on horse & got duck did not find the other lost my specks to day Mrs Savery came this evening L went to Mrs S. came back to n Mr Kean lent me a paper – I sat traps steal etc |
Th 24. |
Rain/Rain/Rain/Rain I made a trap today Jas & Byron went hunting came back this evening with 2 H B went home to n. Fan & Lin went to scool this evening a rainy day Savery brought his new ox & hitched him Nancy Ballard is dead I hear. |
Fr 25. |
Rain warm/Rain/Cdy Windy/Fair I went to look for my specks saw 2 ducks shot at them by big rock or m sat trap by spring for H. Jas went to Dr Wins had his tooth pluged charged $2 & Fannie & Linnie gone to Cty Line to Xm tree showery day Lizzie went to Cedar vale & spent day Jennie L is comeing home girls went to scool came back again |
Sat 26. |
Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair I caught a grey Fox in steel trap Mr Sanders & H came S & I went h Mr S killed 8 or 9 B. I borrowed Mr Austins horse went to Huletts bought 3 ¼ lbs of sole leather of B. pd 75 cts got paper neadles 10 c Jas & girls went to Rehobarth. P nick |
Sun 27. |
Fair/Cdy/Rain/Cdy H I went Carmel had 1 S. very few S. Bro Penniton conducted prayer meeting I saw an Elephant & 2 Camels pass Carmel Tho H & I went to Saverys saw Welton & w & ox etc Jas Charles & Mr Robinson dined there |
M 28. |
Cdy/Rain/Fair/Fair I went to T. Castle for cultivater Thomasia went to Janes came by after brought three or 5 goards. Aggy L spent day hear yesterday went home this m Tho & I went to hall up a lode corn. Mr Kean came down he came to spend night with me Jas shot at owl in night. |
Tus 29. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I caught a hair bated trap with her Mr K went to scool I shucked corn shelled 1 bu Mr Robinson & Charles – came up to go hunting we went in Landora L Harrises. etc to look for turkeys I sowed 1 ½ bu wheat Jas rakg it in etc |
W 30. |
Fair cool d/Cdy/Fair/Fair I carryed 1 ½ bu corn to mill & w after the meal this evening met w Kenny Lambie & Mrs Robinson by Caufields saw Mr R, hunting by tick S. sowed wheat by ivy hill pea patch Jas runing cultivater in tobacco patch back of garden H & Susan went to Huletts H gone to Tom Swanns this evening. Saw Cous with a lame horse 75 dollar H. for his mother I saw Joh Terrell by Canfields going for Dr |
Th 31. |
Cdy/Fair/Fair cold m/Fair Jas & I halled up a lode corn from rock spring shucked it out etc Sowed wheat on tobacco ground below garden I bu I caught a h in trap killed bird went around Harrises looking for turkeys saw mashine John O Sutton died some time this – month I hear |