Sun 1. |
Clear/Clear/Clear/Fair I went to Carmel S.S. had 4 S.Willy C Flag & Dick Buckhannon Bro Baptis married a cople Jas Patison to Miss Terry he preached went to Dr D Lizzie E & Mord came this evening we walked with her to creek Harkins met with John England F & Linnie went to Mrs S. with Cate & Aggy came back in night |
M 2 |
Fair cool/Fair/Fair/Fair I caught a chub made a single tree to gig Thomasia - G & I went to Mr Walkers spent day Jas came by with corn sheller from Providence got a letter from John he is on his way home w horses Aggy L came to stay with Fanny Linnie came from Mrs S. Jas came f Bro Saml Cary is walking about a little |
Tus 3 |
Fair/Fair/Fair warm/Fair I wed my big goard vines hog pen dug out holes for watermellons etc Clarrence came over this morning we went fishing [t]his evening he gone to Providence Jas gone too going to Noels to performance Gwinnet gone to Landora with Nora Jas & Jim came last night - home Jas went to Noels to show to night ploughing for corn etc |
W 4. |
Fair/Cdy/Rain/Cdy F I dug holes for watermellon & muskmellons fixed yoke for Carry went fishing caught several white chub purch 2 eals & a turtle he got away Jas ploughing to corn on swamp near san bank - I sent the fish to Mrs Lambie Gwinnet came back this morning - she & N went straw-berry hunting etc Lizzie sent a likeness of Sandy & herself one to H. Anderson Thomasia & Gwinnet & I went to Mrs S. for meal suped there left Edmond at Mrs S, we left Gwinnet |
Th 5. |
Fair/Rain hard/Cdy/Fair I shelled a turn corn yesterday & today went fishing ivy hill rock caught 2 chub killed 2 snakes & one yesterday fixed pad on yoke for colt Jas ploughing. Jim comme[n]ced weeding irish potatoes by spring - very hard rain thundered etc Pertha is hear came this morning to quilt Edmond is hear & Sorny came this evening - Jas carryed corn to mill this evening Charles came for his old cow got of Wakeman a very washing rain washed meadow a great deel |
Fr 6. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Sat out greens Jas went to mill for meal went to Huletts got sugar etc for butter. Jas raked flat by the boat landin & ivy hill over swamp I wed trees by house - peach etc etc Susan Southworth is hear to night Maggy came with Gwinnet this evening Aggy came to milk her cow in our pasture cutting wood etc colt got in Savery, his horse came hear he is talking with Jas. came for horse |
Sat 7. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Jas put yoke on colt I patched up pasture fence saw Charles lookg for cow Jas planted corn on flat ivy hill I planted it in watermellon seed finished planting my patch by big poplers planted m mellon seed 37 hills halled 2 lodes of manure down to patch - Nora E came Linnie went down with her home S.S. went home this morning planted peas on flat etc planted corn by spring above Edmond Byron & Otha came this evening boys washed Jas went to Mrs S. Savery came by with paper & letter for Mrs S. Pertha was hear this evening gathered strawberries orchard Linnie came back Fan & G went to Mrs S, came back |
Sun 8. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel S.S. I had 1 S. Bro Trainham conducted prayer meeting but few persons at Carmel 2 Miss Smiths wer there Bib with them home a Mr Whiting at Mrs Lambies girls & Jas went to Landora & to Cty Line Jas did not get back Mr Smith Burruss & F Wood came in evening sat till sun set or after Colt got in to Saverys |
Mon 9. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I turned colt in pasture & patched up fence - nearly all round. Mahorn came for Thomasia to see his boys are sick. We walked up & came back colt out pasture again went to Saverys I halled 4 lodes manure to flat put it in the drill for sweet potatoes Jas ploughing it etc Pertha came for salt & meal |
Tus 10. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Mr Saverys for colt made a new yoke for colt Edmond came up this morning he & Sal & I went to Mr Dukes for strawberries got nearly a basket full Edmond carryed his to Pertha Linnie is gone over with h Jas planting corn ploughing tobacco lot on flat Sat out 170 potatoe plants on flat T. rote to Harriet - |
W 11. |
Fair/Rain a f d/Cdy/Rain a L I have been poly all day went to Mahons this morning went by Saverys he got home about 12 ock went to E Hill barn to carry jurusilam oke [jerusalem oak, a flowering plant] to Horn he was at cherry tree Tho got a letter from John he is on his way home got a Photograph from Dr Lin Jas ploughing tobacco etc |
Th 12. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair
I wed 2 roughs of watermellon hills etc sat out some tomatoe plants on flat watered
t. . . . E Redd & Sal came & spent day we went fishing Jas planted
corn on swamp below rock spring he is gone to Bro Saml, |
Fr 13 |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I cutting wood put sneed to black etc cutting weeds etc cleaned out spring helping Jas to hall out manure to flat for tobacco E Redd & Sorny are hear to night Fannie went to Mrs S to day Jas let Ann Moriah have 1/2 bu corn to night 50 cts.Jas got back 1 ock - |
Sat 14 |
Fair/Fair/Cdy/Rain Jas & I & boy halled out manure nearly all out stable to tobacco land ploughed it in etc cutting wood etc James gone to Bro Saml, Pertha was hear to day went back. Bro Baptis came this evening from home |
Sun 15 |
Rain/Cdy/Fair/Cdy I spent day at home Bro Baptis went to Dr Dickinsons he & his family went to Carmel all that wer their Cate Lambie came in evening girls went with her home came at night w C Jas got back at bed time. T rote to Mrs W & Anna |
M 16. |
Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair Jim & I shelled bl corn I carryed it to Terrells mill went to his house for Wm he ground it. Landora cart went down I saw Tarlton & Boles Wilton had meal at Terrells Buttlers mill is building new James gone to Bro Saml Cary came over while I was at mill & H Carter (warm day) |
Tus 17 |
Fair warm d/Fair/Fair/Fair I wed watermellons killed bugs Jas came home from Bro S, & went to Elon this evening to singing came back to n. Jim gathered cherries & the girls gathered some this morning - E Redd spent evening hear Nora Englan came to day went home this evening. got cherries at Mrs L. cutting wood for stove etc (quite a warm day) |
W 18 |
Cdy warm/Fair/Fair/Fair working w & musk-mellon hills & killing striped bugs etc worked salsaphy etc Jas ploughing irish potatoes & tobacco ground on flat, Fan & Lin went to see Mrs Luck has measles Pertha came home with them |
Th 19. |
Fair rain a.f.d./Fair/Fair/Fair I trimed boat out took off seet. Pertha & Linnie gone to Mrs L. to spend day - Edmond Redd is hear this evening - Jas going to Noels store he or Jim choping tobacco land (very warm day.) Lizzie Englan came in evening Fan & L & G went to Mrs Lambies & to Mrs S. came to night Jas came too. I tried boat saw Mr Lucus fishing - got Mrs S. |
Fr 20. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Lizzie E gone home Emma Trainham came by & Mrs Savery Lesly S. came with Gwinnet is hear for day. Jim gathering cherries Jas went to pasture for some got 2 baskets. I have been quite poly to day took salts this morning |
Sat 21. |
Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair I sowed lime on watermellon hills Thomasia & G & I went to Bro Sam,l stoped at Dr Lins got John to fix sowing mashine Sam was at Dr L, we went to Bro S. Barbara at home - Jas went to Bro Saml, Sandy & Lizzie came up - |
Sun 22. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Clarrence came to Bro S. I went to Carmel to S.S. had 6 S. 2 Wiltons one Allens stoped at Mr Walkers he is better Mr Ware came to see Barbara. Jas & Clarrence w to see Sister Maggy S. Jas came home to night Pertha was hear & E. R. |
M 23 |
Fair warm/Rain/Fair/Cdy We came home Sam left for Ashland Tho & G got out at Huletts walked to river crossed in boat Mrs Colison went to H to take cars for home. Saverys ox was killed on cars on railroad. met w Lizzie & Sandy at Anna, brought her trunk home from H. had a hard rain finished setting out greens Jas went to Garlans to look for tobacco plants, failed. |
Tus 24 |
Cdy/Rain/Rain/Rain I sat out some tomatoe plants got some from Mrs Southworths & Mr Saverys sent Jim for them Jas went to Lem Lucks for a bag of tobacco plants we set them out on flat Sandy or Lizzie went to Mrs Englans came back this evening with Lizzie England Bil horse went to Saverys he put him up. (or negro.) |
W 25. |
Rain a L/Cdy/Fair cool/Cdy Susan S. came this morning & returned L Englan & Sandy & girls gone for cherries Mrs Lambies Bob & George came G. got his jacket Jas rote to Shelly Fitzhugh to day. he is cutting - wheat I shocked it I put Sarah over river from west field. Lizzie Sandy & Lizzie England went this evening to Old Mrs G - Englands Fannie & Linnie went to Providence to see Harriet she was to come to day She came Wm Dandridge came also |
Th 26. |
Cdy/Cdy/Fair/Fair I went to Saverys for horses got through gate I went to Huletts carryed 3 do eggs got sugar & rice went to Bro Saml for mashine Emily & Lula went to Noels to go to Ashland to commencement Sandy & L got back this evening I got a letter for Tho from H A Anderson Jas cutting wheat I shocked it etc L E went home |
Fr 27. |
Cdy Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Setting up wheat I went to E Hill to look at at his wheat, drove bil from Saverys - Jas cutting wheat. Sandy & L, got 3 gould finchis in cage Mrs S,s wakeman [workman?] went to island foard woods. I shelled corn 1 1/2 bu carryed to mill yoked mare she got in wheat - Cate & Aggy hear this evening shocking wheat etc girls went home & Sandy & L & girls went to spend night. |
Sat 28. |
Fair very warm/Rain/Rain cdy/Cdy finished cutting & shocking wheat Cary hear 1/2 pass 11 ock - Sandy & L came hear after breakfast F & L before. I budded 10 or 12 cherry trees wax 2 pairs from old Mr Englands yesterday morning. Cary & Jas are gone to Hanover - this evening (raining -) Nora England came this evening. |
Sun 29. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Cdy I went to Carmel S.S. had 4 S went by Providence came by & dined Mr Dandridge H & girls wer at Carmel John Mungumry went to P Sam Anderson Hal Hermon came in evening Dr Dickinson & Wm Dandridge spoke to S. S. & c |
M 30. |
Cdy misty/Rain a L/Cdy/Fair I made a pen around 3 sides of goard patch Mrs S, cows got in corn yesterday girls & S - went to Mrs S, in evening Cate L went w them Thomasia G & Nora went to Horns yesterday & Saverys got a bunch wheat Tredwell of Savery -- [soft winter wheat] Jas came home 12 ock to day brought my wais coat & a tube for my gun I put it in etc I gathered ras burries Sandy & girls cherries - from Mrs Lambies Jim thining corn. Sandy fell out cherry tree I went to Western V[i]ew saw Charles Welton went to N Lucks got some apples & a few plants tobacco |