Th 1. |
Cdy mild d/Cdy/Cdy Rain/Rain I went hunting for Turkeys in Landora saw tracks etc cutting wood etc Jas brought Linnie over carryed buggy back came over to night Nora E came down for Linnie to a party tomorrow night - Lesly came for warp for Betty Redd C. Thomasia got a card & Letter the card from H Letter from Lucy Holidy. I manured pear trees with hen manure. |
Fr 2. |
Fain Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair A fox came hear last night a F or owl caught Jas hin by my hen house I sat big steel trap to night for him shelled 2 bu corn boys cutting & malling rails. gone to night to Landora to a party saw 4 men pass hear Cate & Aggy went up Charles L is gone to Mariland to his aunt Cates. Lesly S. came hear to day. (a south or south west win) mild day. |
Sat 3. |
Fair warm d/Fair/Fair/Fair I worked on hen house cut rafters for Fan, house cutting wood Jas went to Huletts carryed letters. got 2 for Thomasia from H & Lizzie John carryed corn to mill Boys finished halling up corn to day & - fodder. Linnie came home this morning - the Lambies came by a south win Clarrence Smith Sanders & Oliver etc at Mrs E. P. . . . . |
Sun 4. |
Fair warm d/Fair/Fair Cdy/Rain I went to Carmel S.S. 5. S. Bro Trainham conducted prayer meeting Bro Baptis was absent family sick Bro Saml was at Carmel I went by Providence Jas went down to Dr Gouldins carryed my knote on B. Broaddus - Thomasia John G & I walked over to Mrs S. & stayed a short time Linnie went to Mrs L Jenny came home with her. Lin T gave me 42 ilits [eyelets] |
M 5. |
Rain/Rain/Rain/Rain I caught 2 hairs bated traps etc John cut down 3 pines Jenny went home this morning. I put ilits in my shoes etc cutting wood etc |
Tus 6. |
Rain/Rain/Rain/Rain A rainy day cutting wood etc John had a chill or something a like it very much complaining etc turned hog out pen. |
W 7. |
Rain Fair/Fair/Rain/Cdy I put rafters on Fans hen house cutting wood etc John went to - mill & to Huletts got 4 lbs sugar of Dr Terrell 50 cts. Linnie is gone to Mrs Southworth |
Th 8. |
Fair mild d/Fair/Fair a L frost/Fair I finished rafters & [farsed? faced?] door etc John went to Mrs S. this evening - Jas came home to night did not get the money from B Broaddus. Linnie came this morning. |
Fr 9. |
Fair L frost/Fair/Fair frost/Fair Cutting wood I saw a duck by boat went to Horkins killed a large koon weighed 7 & 8 neat John England came to see Johns horses John got back he & Jas striping tobacco etc he & Jas went to Chiles burg for my leather 2 sides Mahorn came this evening, borrowed sugar etc brought cloth for a shirt for a boy. |
Sat 10. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Cdy I went to Huletts carryed the koon left it with Eugane to sell bought 5 lbs coffee at 2. - a lb carryed 2 do eggs got sugar for them got a paper neadles 8 or 10 cts. went to Bro Saml & dined he came to mill saw Johns in ["X" crossroads] wife going to Miss Addams,. Cate is going home next weak. Boys cutting trees in frunt of house bought 1 lb powder for 50 cts - had them charged. |
Sun 11. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel S.S. had 3 S. Dr D - conducted prayer meeting but a few persons Jas Linnie & Cate went to Cty Line Jas went to Mrs Nelson this evening Lizzie & Nora England came this evening - Cate & Aggy dined hear - |
M 12. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Lizzie & Linnie went to Landora this morning Nora this evening - Jas came home this morning - the boys cutting pines down for rails between this & gate cutting wood etc etc Bob & George brought down his ruster to swap |
Tus 13. |
Cdy/Hailing Snow/Snow/Cdy We killed our fowls to send down to town I had 12 k. Jas went for Linnie Lizzie England came with her. they are going to west field to see Mrs Jas Smith Bob Mahorn came for ruster & brought him back traded a red for him I bated traps with heads Jas carryed fowls to Noels went to Bro Saml. |
W 14. |
Cdy/Fair/Fair/Fair Jas & Cary came to dinner Boys went to Smiths west field came back to night Snow melted a good deel in places - it fell about 1 1/2 in depth. sent fowl & koon to town to day - I put a ribet [rivet] in my knife cutting wood etc etc cold n |
Th 15. |
Fair cold day/Fair/Fair cold n very/Fair I went in Landora for turkeys did not see a track saw a good many fox tracks near house etc Cary - left this morning Jas went with him to Huletts got 2 letter from H with money in it for Thomasia to go down to town Linnie & Lizzie E came this morning from West Field cutting wood etc I got a note from Wm Dandridge to get Henry Carter to go for him tusday next |
Fr 16. |
Fair cold w/Fair/Fair/Fair John carryed Lizzie home on 2 horses - cutting wood etc made mall a very cold night last |
Sat 17. |
Fair very cold m/Fair/Fair/Cdy I tracked 2 foxes from river to Mrs Lambies ice pond & by tick spring - Boys cutting by gate beyond cutting wood etc Aggy Lamby came this morning is hear to night. we shelled a turn corn. the weather is moderating a Little. a ice spell River has a good deel ice on it. - |
Sun 18. |
Cdy/Fair/Cdy/Rain I spent day at home Jas went to Bro Saml Linnie went with - Aggy home this evening Bro S, was at Carmel |
M 19. |
Rain Cdy/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy I went to Providence to let Henry know about sending for Wm Dandridge this day - got cape went to see Jane to wash; Garland has a dun horse - Cate dined hear Linnie went with her to Smiths for shoes.. Jas came home shelled 1/2 bu corn went to mill & to Mrs Hains, - |
Tus 20. |
Cdy mild d/Fair/Cdy/Cdy Cutting wood John & Jas went to Hanover this evening Mr Mahorn came & stayed several hours Nora E came stayed till night. Mrs S,. . & Byron are hear to night Byron said dog was running a deer. |
W 21. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Thomasia Jas & I went to Bro S,. . on my way to Town spent night left & L England hear she is going to stay several days - |
Th 22. |
Cdy/Cdy/Cdy/Rain We went to Noels took cars for Town Wm Dandridge went down with us Saw Lizzie E to night pd $3.30 cts |
Fr 23. |
Cdy/Fair/Fair/Fair I soled my mink skins for $14.00 with mink & rat & koon 1/2 do each. went to E Redds store saw Gus Carter there |
Sat 24. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went down Town to look for Clarrence failed to find him saw G Carter & Willy Pendleton Thomasia H & I went to Prats folly as it is called [Pratts Folly, or Pratts Castle, built in 1852 by William A. Pratt, a daguerreotypist, was at 324 South 4th St. in Gamble's Hill. Its crenelated towers clearly distinguished it from its neighbors. See vintagerva.blogspot.com] I took cold cool weather - |
S. 25. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Thomasia Harriet & I went down on church hill to see Sister Goodwin saw her 2 sisters - there - the Family wer sick or poly Mr D & H went to church - |
M 26. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went with Thomasia & Harriet to look for Sister Anderson failed to find her I went by to see Lizzie & to see Ann & Emily Talley to carry a bundle etc |
Tus 27. |
Cdy/Rain/Rain/Rain I went to Gallery for Fannie, pictures - Thomas[ia] Harriet gone to Holly wood [Hollywood cemetery] went to see Ann & Emily - Talley stoped at Mr Harts etc |
W 28. |
Rain/Cdy/Fair/Fair Thomasia & I went to spend day with Lizzie. Fannie H & Columbia came there The 2 Betty & Redds came to Mr Dandridge to see us while we wer gone [Anty?] came saw Mrs Sanders Lizzie came Sandy came for her. |
Th 29. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Thomasia & Harriet went to see the 2 Bettys - I went in evening to see them Betty did not know me Fannie went home this morning Tho got a letter from Linnie - Miss Mariah Valentine came around to day |
Fr 30. |
Fair/Fair/Cdy/Cdy Thomasia & I went to see Mrs Sanders - Ann & Emily came sent for us they left before we came - Miss Mariah V came around Miss Matty Anderson Topsy man & D. came to Wm Dandridge I bought a steel trap $1.25 cts a knife 50 cts a harp 25 cts. [harmonica] |
Sat 31 |
Cdy/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy I went to E Redds & Carters store saw George Carter went out with him to n pd 25 cts for spools for Tho - Miss Mat Anderson Brother etc left this evening saw Mr Burtin Corbin - |