Day Journals of James T. Redd - August 1875

Sun 1.
Providence
Harriet married
Carmel
Cedar f
[bull sketch]

Cdy/Rain a L/Rain hard/Rain H sent up for Thomasia & the children she was married about 15 m - after nine o clock I went down & went to Carmel with Bro Baptis preached text we would see Jesus [John 12:21] went to preach at [Emins sects?] I went to S.S. at Cedar fork had about 30 or 40 persons we put off S.S. till 4th S. on account of meetings protracted Sandy put the B in pasture this evening

M 2.
Corn f.
halk & chick

Cdy/Rain hard/Rain/Cdy I walked through Lucks corn & through water out of boat Sandy went to Mrs S. & Mr Pennys came back this evening River right smart up halk caught a chicken by ash tree cutting wood etc

Tus 3
Noels
broom
Bro S & I
halk
[chicken sketch]

Rain/Rain/Cdy/Cdy I went to Noels carryed 3 dozen eggs got a broom & lamp chimney Eugane & I went to Bro Saml & dined Jas McLaughlen & Cary came C left went by Dr Lins I brought over some apples I caught a halk in steel trap

W 4
pine poles
Halled
Mr S

Rain a L/Cdy/Fair/Fair I cut down pines & bushes in Mrs Lambies Mr Welton came to hall poles & stakes 2 L. Buck & Dick toping tobacco Lizzie rode grey to Landora & Nora Englan came with her Mr Smith came to night Fannie rode up on Lucy this eve.

Th 5.
Arbour
[arbor sketch]
Terrell
H & P.
Mr S.

Cdy/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Cedar fork to build arber Sorney came after a while he & I cut all of the forks the Welton boys came to n Luck in evening I put all forks in ground etc Linsy came & got paint for stan Mr Smith went with Fannie to Providence H & Miss Pinketon & children came to scool H Nora went home Gwinnet went with her & came back

Fr 6.
L at Mrs S.

Fair/Fair/Rain/Rain Poly to day cutting wood etc Lizzie & Susan went to Mrs S, this evening going to spend night the Buck. H washing this evening Tom w. th. John Englan thresing wheat at Weltons to day

Sat 7.
Letter
4 hogs

Rain/Rain a L/Fair/Cdy Cutting wood T is ironing M Sims came up with a few clothes charged 50 cts. Lizzie & girls came home this m. Linnie at Bro S, Saml had singing at Mrs S the Southworths & Bucks went washing Sam gave me a letter from John

Sun 8.
Yearmons
Cty Line
Bro S,

Rain a L/Cdy/Fair/Fair Thomasia & I rode to cedar fork I left T there & went to Cty Line Mr & Mrs Dandridge did not come as was expected Bro Saml, & Linnie wer there came by hear Dr D preached twice I dined with Tom Swann Isac was taken up for selling spirit & pd $10. on the spot. Cousin Frank Tompkins was at Cty Line

M 9.
Edmond
Butz
@. f.
H & M

Fair/Fair Fair/Fair/Fair I went with Lizzie to Edmonds I went to the Butzners & left my shoes to mend Bucks is toping the tobacco by house & priming Thomasia Lizzie & children went to west field Harriet & Mitty Pinketon came up this evening & sat a while (Edmond wants my fan or has it) (Not)

Tus 10.
Cedar fork &
Cty Line
T to Prov
[black hand sketch]

Fair/Rain a g. d./Cdy/Cdy Thomasia & I went to Cedar fork H & Fan came by & carryed Thomasia to Cty Line she is gone to Providence I got the riding cloths cedar fork Bro Dickinson preached 2 sermonds. 3 talked to the church - Henry Sizer died yesterday evening burried this grey broke his rope

W 11.
mill Hewletts
Fan & Thomasia

Fair/Rain hard/Cdy/Cdy I shelled corn girls helped carryed it to mill gave Hanes card to put in office I went to Hewletts got a letter for H got one for Lizzie from Simon over-took h in Saverys Fannie & Mary came up this morning with Thomasia, T is righting to Boys - Lizzie & child gone to Providence with Fannie

Th 12.
Providence

Rain hard/Rain/Cdy/Rain I went to Providence to carry letters & bring Lizzie & child home. I pulled watermellons etc [?] Buckhannon came by from flat. Jas Terrell wife & children went to Johs in the wagon from Providence met Joh & Jas Smith T. Weltons I put new paper in this book on next page (307.)

Fr 13.
Sue
Savery
& wheel
w w
[wheel sketch]

Rain/Rain a L/Cdy Rain/Cdy The Buck Boys worming & toping tpbacco I made fire in furnice meeting broke at Cty line yesterday Asbury Chiles was baptized yesterday & Charles Colins Son Lizzie & girls tying up tobacco leaves Old Mr Buck came this evening he & Tom Jones went to Carmel to pick out a place for brick yard Mr Jones is going to bild it Susan S. came this evening w. baskt apples. Mr Savery came & borrowed my gig wheel gave me a pitcher sider Jennets wife came for hat

Sat 14.
Sandy
Butzners
fiest at Elon

Cdy/Rain a L/Rain/Cdy Sandy came up & Lizzie E. I went to Bro Butzner for shoes did not get them met persons comeing from the fiest at Elon - Les S. came for frock -

Sun 15
Golansville
Meeting

RainRain/Rain/Cdy I went to Golansville arbour to a protracted meeting Bro Baptis preached twice I dined with Joh Terrell a Miss Wood & a Miss Middle Brooks joined the church A good many persons at meeting Lizzie & S. went with Sue S. in wagon. I stoped at Mrs S. out rain Thomasia & children wer there Cate & Harris Dr Flippoe promised $150. if we will move Carmel there or near by

M 16.
Golansville
meeting

Cdy/Fair/Rain/Cdy I went to Golansville Bro Rone preached two sermons 3 Ladies rose for prayer Miss Trevillion Madison & Williams) Sandy & Lizzie Susan & child gone to old Mrs Englans this evening

Tus 17.
Golansville
meeting $2.00
[? sketch]

Cdy/Cdy f d r. . /Cdy Rain/Rain I went to golans ville to meeting Bro Baptis preached in morning tex Axe 2d Ct 38 v latter part a good S. [Acts 2:38] Bro Rone preached in evening text the prodigal S. I soled Wm Anderson the sumack for $3.00 owe one dollar pd 2. got 2 lodes to day - I dined with Dr Dickinson pd Bro Stevans 10 cts for minutes

W 18
Golansville meeting
L.

Cdy/Fair/Rain hard/Rain I went to Golans ville pond to the Baptizing 7 wer Baptized. Stevens 2 Miss Wrights Miss Wood had 2 sermons by Bro Rone Bro Baptis left in reces [recess]I dined with Miss Addams I went by to see Buck Terrell John Terell w Linnie came Dick put her across river

Th 19.
Tho & F to
Golansville
Providence

Cdy/Rain a L/Fair/Fair Thomasia & Gwinnet started down to Providence came back with Fannie going to Golansville to see Jas child Gwinnet & I went to Providence to night T & F & children got to P after dark Cate & Maggy came this morning M left after dinner Sandy Lizzie & child & Susa came just before I left Buck borrowed a xcut saw & frow to get slabs in slash

Fr 20.
Providence
watermellons
$1.00
Cate left
tobacco s.

Fair/Rain/Fair/Fair Fanny & I pulled 20 watermellons in the gardin at Prov I brought 4 home in bag went by Bro Butzners for shoes pd for getting tobacco sticks on our land below [Ecut?] the river out of banks over tobacco by boat L Sandy Lizzie Susy & child went to Landora this morning carryed my gun halk came to house had no gun to shoot him 2 boxes peaches at Hewletts for Fannie rotten sent from Delaware

Sat 21.
mill
$2.50
Mr S

Fair/Fair/Fair/Cdy I shelled corn carryed it to Terrells Quarle to ground it Old Uncle Baler pd me for wheels $2.50 cts Otho Southworth gave me a watermellon - Mr Smith is hear to night Lucius Baker killed a man he is in neighbour hood Sandy went to Hewletts this morning on g Fannie came up this evening

Sun 22.
Carmel S.S.
$3.00
Cedar fork
L Eng.

Cdy R a L/Cdy R a L/Rain/Rain I went to Carmel pd Dr Dickinson $3.00 2 quarters for pastor. about 20 S. I went to Cedar fork to S.S. Bro Allinsworth was not there. Miss Addams wer at S.S. had 30 S. I had 15. Savery was there he & Welton were to see boys Fryday night they threshed there wheat Mr Smith spent day hear & night - Lizzie & Nora England came down & returned in evening

M 23.
Mr Smith

Rain hard/Rain/Rain/Rain Sandy started to Landora could not cross the creek Mr Smith went home 1 ock to day cutting grass for horses etc wood etc guinnies hatched out in pasture 11 g. Linnie gone to Mrs Lambies a rainy day

Tus 24.

Rain/Rain/Rain/Cdy a very heavy rain, grey broke his rope by shed Sandy found guinnies nest Buckhannon came up

W 25
cedar fork
Hewletts
$2.05

Cdy/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Cedar fork got 25 cts worth salt for L pd 20 cts per lb went to Hewletts got $1.00 worth sugar for Fannie & $1.00 for Thomasia got 5 cts w cotton pd for letter Saw Mr Fountain at Cobbs Susan S. is hear this evening Thomasia & Fannie are going to see Mrs Spicer. Buck & Dick toping tobacco Linnie came home this morning, Sandy went hunting this morning & to Landora

Th 26.
sick

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair quite sick all day chill etc Maggy c with Linnie & went up to Landora to spend night Dick worming & s. tobacco. Grey got in corn Sandy & Susa Holdan went down to town to day I gave Sandy 10 cts to by a rope to put on grey.

Fr 27.
Sick

Rain a L/Cdy Rain/Cdy/Rain I took calomel last night & salts this morning Linnie & Maggy came this morning Mag went home Lizzie with Mrs S. to borrow a doce salts for me Mrs Southworth is hear this eving

S 28.
Sick

Rain/Rain/Rain/Rain I was quite poly to day all day long

S 29.
sick

Rain/Cdy/Fair/Fair Mr Smith came to night & sat till 11 ock Harriet & Fanny came up from Providence

M 30.
sick

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Cate L was hear to day. Byron went for Dr Lin

Tus 31.
sick
Dr Lin & son
[black hand sketch]

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Sent for Dr Lin Buckhannon cutting his tobacco & halling it away Carter cunstable came in Sanders saw account Cate lamby went home & Fanny went down Dr Lin & Havlock came over Fannie went to Mrs L & returned John Newton is dead died w canser