Sun 1. |
Smoky Fair cool d/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel S.S. 2 S. 3 wer there Bro B preached communed Bo S was there John is Superintenant had 50 Scollars Bro Butsner carryed Thomasia shoes to Carmel I pd him 73 cts pd 10 to poar |
M 2. |
Fair cold m/Fair/Fair/Fair I helped Jas to shel or shuck corn bated partridge & sat steel traps in swamp & hair trap ahead of gully I started 3 hairs. went to the mill this evening Ct Buttler finished his part of bridge saw Dr Lin Harris etc gave T 10 cts - Fan & Jenny L went to Landora I saw 16 or 17 wild geese going north |
Tus 3. |
Fair cold m/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to look for saddle cloth F lost last n., found it by bridge. Boys went to Golansville & voted before breakfast. & started to Gootchland I went down voted for Walker & Hudgin I carryed a bu of potatoes to Dr. Dickinson for Bro Rone R.C. I got 1/2 pt oil of Mrs S. pd 12 1/2 cts for it Wakeman & Welton voted R. ticket E Redd & Caus [Caius Southworth] made friends & voted cutting wood etc |
W 4. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Harris, & Landora looking for turkeys saw tracks & tracks of some one of them - I went to Huletts this evening got a Letter for Mrs Lambie from Cate, H, is makg my shoes, saw Pertha at Mrs L. saw Mrs & Mr Savery going home broke gig wheel near mill - |
Th 5. |
Foggy m/Fair/Fair/Fair I put up the corn on flat brought it up on horse cutting wood etc I caught a Hair (mild day) I went w G to scool this morning. |
Fr 6. |
Fair mild day/Fair/Fair/Fair Jenny L came up w horse to go to Gouldinsville to pick nick we started in evening & broke down near Cedar fork w to Mrs L roped up single-tree & went to Huletts Fannie bought lamp & a frock got a letter from H F got one went to Cate Fannie at Mrs L. |
Sat 7. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I shelled or shucked a pile corn by spring cutting wood etc Sorney brought buggy home. Fannie came up this morning Old Mahon came hear to day says he is going away I greesed s. traps & put them away. |
Sun 8. |
Fair/Fair/Fair cdy/Rain a L I went to S.S. 1 S. Bro Trainham conducted prayer meeting something said about having a picknick Xmas - Susan S. came this evening Fannie went home with her to night caught 2 H |
M 9. |
Cdy/Showery a L/Fair/Fair I put 4 or 5 bags walnuts under the shelter shucking corn & caught rat Fannie came home this morning Jenny L was hear this evening - a mild day |
Tus 10. |
Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair I caught a hair & rat bated trap for mink I shelled or haled 1/2 bu walnuts put them away - Fannie went to Mrs S. went with Sue to Dr Lins came to night Jim Wood is hear to night Peck[?] Carry in stable all day - |
W 11. |
Fair/Fair/Fair Rain a L/Fair I shelled corn & carryed it to mill swaped it went to Huletts saw Harris & shoes he made for me did not fit got a letter from John & paper saw Mr Duke & Marry Fountain says his Father is quite poly & week. Fannie went to Landora came back to night Jim Wood went to scool w Gwinnet. 2 Horns came to borrow meal |
Th 12. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Harrises to look for turkeys Bash scared one off went by Cedar fork & to T Castle looked at corn went to see John he left for Hanover I went up to Harris again to night shell or shucked corn etc etc Fannie went to Mrs Lambies spent day - Harris & Hulett wer there |
Fr 13. |
Fair cool day/Fair/Fair/Fair I made a H. trap & sat it on swamp in pasture cutting wood s. . corn etc Mrs S, came this evening says Carmel is burnt down burnt last night Fannie & Jenny gone to Western view to a party to night given by Mrs Spicer & Joh B & Sam B. [For more on Carmel Church, see: Wingfield's History of Caroline County, Virginia. The church built in 1838 fell to fire in 1874.] |
Sat 14 |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Dr Dickinsons he & I went to Carmel to see the ruins the hold of the walls wer ruined & fallen nearly down I shucked corn etc went to Dr Ds to night to sit till bedtime Bro Baptis did not come Mrs S, hogs came in I drove them out of bars |
Sun 15. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel met with a good many members had a meeting but in yard desided on having a S.S. at Gouldins ville next Sunday & preaching the first Sunday will decide on the place for building church. F & L went to Mrs Lambies |
M 16. |
Fa/Fa Cdy/Cdy/Fair I went to Huletts got letters & went to Bro Saml & dined Mary Poly B at Ashland - Betty wants me to m. . her pit for her - I stoped at Dr Lins got tucker [pleater?] for mashine for Fannie I got a note from Wm Dandridge & account. T got one from Linnie. |
Tus 17. |
Fair/Fair/Cdy/Rain a L I went to Providence to see Henry to take him to meet Wm Dandridge next day - went by T, Castle & brought 2 boxes tomatoes H left Fannie went to Landora Bob brought horse back Gwinnet at Mrs S, Tho & I went to Mrs Lambies - sat till bed time. I shucked corn etc |
W 18. |
Fair f. d. rain/Cdy/Cdy/Fair I put corn away Fannie came home this morning Savery came by & borrowed an axe lost his went to look for turkeys iin Harrises & Horns. |
Th 19. |
Cdy/Cdy/Rain/Rain I shucked corn & housed it cutting wood etc Thomasia & I went to Mrs Southworths & sat till bed time Savery came & sat found his axe Vernella Luck came with Gwinnet home. McConel started to Richd to [vine? live?] |
Fr 20. |
Rain cool/Cdy/Cdy/Fair I turned chickens out this morning went to look for turkeys Landora Harrises & Horns - Sam Mercers track I went to Huletts got a letter for Fan & a card for Harriet Jenny L came this evening Fannie gone w her H. |
Sat 21. |
Fair cold m/Fair/Fair/Fair I shucked corn on flat saw a dear passed by went in to Mrs Southworths Sue S. & Byron saw him went towards Cedar fork S, borrowed F saddle brought a little cake. |
Sun 22. |
Rain/Rain/Rain/Rain I went to Golansville to meeting but few persons broke up S.S. for the winter took a collection for church got between 7 & 800 dollars |
M 23. |
Rain thundered/Rain/Fair/Fair Thomasia & I put greens away beets etc The Boys got home this evening 1 or 2 ock came from Bro S brought wagon & a piece [?] Cousin Jas wood came on mule she got away found her at E. Hill We shucked a pile corn on flat. Very windy Fan went to C vale rode down I went with Gwinnet to scool |
Tus 24. |
Fair cool day/Fair/Fair/Fair Jas Wood went to scool, his uncle left last night I went with Fannie to Huletts she got 50 cts w soap went to Dr Lins I went to Clarrence, store got meet sugar coffee & oil to the amount of $2.09 cts borrowed Spicers horse & buggy are up hear, boys fixed stalls for horses went to steem mill for a lode of planks. John is gone to Mrs S. to sit till bed time |
W 25. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I carryed Spicer's horse & buggy home & carryed Fannie to Hanover she went to W Field Jim Wood w over this evening - The boys halled the logs by corn house & commenced putting up a house to put corn in. caught sparrow halk in trap shucking corn |
Th 26. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I shelled 1 1/2 bu corn carryed it to mill met with Bro Saml with carpet warp I went with him to Hewletts I borrowed a little meal went back for it this evening. Fannie gone to Mrs Lambies to night Boys went to T, Castle for corn brought a lode to night |
Fr 27. |
Fair cold n/Fair/Fair/Fair I made a wagon tung for Boys, w. shucking corn cutting wood etc Boys went to T Castle for corn Jas in there to n. I went to Landora bars after cow & Horns Susan S. & Jenny L spent day hear John Back. . . brought up 3 letters one from Harriet & Lizzie Fannie gone to Mrs Southworths |
Sat 28. |
Fair/Fair/Cdy/Rain Mr Savery came to borrow one of my gig wheals John & I put new tung to wagon Boys halled a lode corn T. Castle I went by Providence saw Joh T. got a box paper H sent to Hewletts saw Money Bird & child 2 Taylors & stranger saw Buckhannon at hill near Cobbs staled helped him up. Fan came this m. I caught a hair in trap |
Sun 29. |
Rain Hail Snow/Fair/Fair/Fair Rain Hail & Snowed in morning I went to Mrs Lambies to set 2 steel traps for a mink killed a duck & hen Fannie w to Mrs L the Boys went to Bro Saml came home to night |
M 30. |
Fair cold L frost/Fair/Fair cold/Fair I cut wood covered greens Sam Luck came by went to see Boys wants to go over to Ben Loman with Boys - Boys shucking corn halled up a lode to night from flat - Bro Saml came to bring a sley for carpet he dined hear. Mr Savery came tonight to get John to go with him to look for brace & bits Linny & Fannie went to see Mrs Savery & spent the day I went to Mrs Lambies to look at traps caught a chicken John & Savery is gone to Edmond Jones to look for brace & bits |