Day Journals of James T. Redd - July 1875

Th 1.
wheat cut
Cate & Fannie
Mrs B

Fair warm/Fair/Cdy/Fair Waler Jennet Hanna & Mary came to cut & pick up wheat finished cutting 12 or 1 ock pd Mary 25 cts for the w of it Fannie & Cate gone to Mr Smiths Mrs Buck & Molly & Mag D came this evening & returned Luck ploughing his corn finished Lizzie went to Mrs Lambies this evening

Fr 2.
Fan & C
Nora

Cdy/Cdy/Rain a f. d./Fair I wed tomatoes on flat wed cabbage in garden first set out Fannie & Cate came over this morning from w. field Lizzie & children went to Landora this evening & brought Nora E. with them put a bottom in cedar pail etc

Sat 3.

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Mr Buck. workg tobacco & corn to day John B had his arm hurt sent for Dr Terrell Lin in bed Mr Smith is hear to night Nora w home this morning I worked Greaves watermellons etc put straw around cucucumbers etc

Sun 4.
Cedar fork scool
[nighthawk sketch]

Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Cedar fork to the orgenised of s. s. Chose Bro Allensworth Superintennant & me his assuistant Sandy came with gray he is [swinead?] a Litle Nora & Mord came & s. night hird gar flies h. [nighthawks]

M 5.
beens
spatter B
[spatter board sketch]

Fair n F drops/Rain/Fair warm/Fair I wed beens etc Buck reeplanted tobacco & watered Sandy went to Hewletts on grey had a good rain by Malerys & turn-out Liz & G. w to Mrs Southworths I finished Edmonds spatter board & painted it.

Tus 6.
cow
E & B
Thomasia to Providence
Saml
List

Fair warm d/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to look for Lilly sent Sandy to Edmonds. found cow in pasture E has no B. H sent a horse up for Thomasia, she gone down to Providence. a Mr Samuel came to take list of property Lizzie & G & S w to Bucks & returned this evening I painted dark board I reeplanted watermellons etc

W 7.
Providence

Rain a L warm/Rain/Rai/Cdy I wed s. potatoe patch choping grass etc I went in evening to Providence had a good rain down there Sandy went d well & got 11 frogs out Jenn L came to night

Th 8.
Providence
mill
Hanes &
girls

Cdy/Fair/Fair/Fair I came from Providence this morning - found Jenny & Mrs Buckhannon hear they left 11 ock I shelled 1 bu corn & carryed 1 1/2 bu to mill had it ground Mr Hanes came by wanted me to pay $5.00 to Mr Hanes for repairs of wheels. Sandy Lizzie & child & L went to there ant Patseys.

Fr 9.
Prov.

Cdy/Cdy/Rain hard/Cdy I wed sims watermellon patch etc I went to Providence got there about 12 ock had cream & rasburries f this evening. Wm Dandridge came up this evening. Sandy & Lizzie came to night or evening. Cate is hear to night. it is thundering & lightning a good deel to n. Max was hear last night

Sat 10.
high water
ovr w
etc

Fair warm/Fair/Cdy/Fair Cutting wood through water out of m boat found it loose the water went over some wheat & tomatoes tobacco etc it fell very quick have grey staked out Sandy went to Hewletts to day. Washing rain the hardest rain we have had for a long time Cate went home this morning Mr Smith came to Mrs L. a man after him & he returned home

Sun 11.
Carmel S.S.
Blind man
S.S. at Cedar f.
Thomasia & Prov
corn

Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Cdy I went to Carmel S.S. went in Bro T. class I gave Dr Dickinson a check for $50. for Carmel (Mrs H, sent) a man & woman bline wer there a Mr Garland red & sang prayed. had raised letters H & Dandridge & children wer at Carmel Dr D. conducted prayer meeting H came up for Thomasia & carryed her to Providence we went to Cedar fork to S.S. I had about 20 scollars in my classs Linzy T. & Lucks etc had about 50 or 60 S & Teachers. carryed child in carriage [lined through text]

M 12.
1 bu corn
to Waler
90 cts
Susan

Rain/Rain/Cdy/Fair Waler came to get corn let him have 1 bu 90 cts - I had head ack Dick reeplanting tobacco the old m came & sat a while Susan & Fatty D came to night a mad dog I expect came 10 ock to night & howled very loud -

Tus 13.
D trap
[dog trap sketch]
Mr S
Providence
Jenny

Fair warm/Fair/Fai/Fai I commenced a dog trap out of cedar put it by little gate Susan & Fatty stayed till evening Mr Smith came with 2 horses he left about n. I went to Providence saw Linnie there she came over from Bro Saml, S, wife sick Mr Carters Jas Terrell at work at Providence H & Dandridge went to Town to day Jenny Lambie came up today

W 14.
Providence
trap

Fair/Rain a L/Fair/Fair I came up from Providence this morning - Lizzie & G & Susan went to slash & to Edmonds came back 3 ock this evning Jenny is hear I finished my dog trap by gate & set it put grey in stable

Th 15.
Providence
Noels
Jennet

Fair/Fair f. d. r/Fair/Fair warm I went to Providence to breakfast & went with Linnie to Noels horse cut capers at cars Cousin Stape Redds Daughter is at Bro Saml, - brought horse back to Prov & came up  home Jenny had left & Susan S. was hear went home to night I went to see Jennet to get him to hall up wheat saw Edmond Redd at his well

Fr 16.
wheat housed
Thomasia

Fair/F rain/Fair/Fair Warler came up with cart & steers & halled up wheat & foder Thomasia came home H. brought her went by Miss Addams

Sat 17.
store
oil & 85 cts
Cate
[black hand sketch]

Cdy very w/Fauir/Cdy/Fair I carryed 24 doz eggs to cedar Fork got a gallon oil & dipper for the egs Mr Yearmans pd me 2 cts for L for blewing - Cate L came this evening it is thundering & Lightning a good deel I put 2 hoops on well bucket cutting wood etc Mrs John Kean is dead -

Sun 18.
Carmel
Cedar fork
Mr S
Buck

Fair warm d/Fair/Fair/Cdy I went to Carmel got there too late for the s.s. Bro Baptis preached went to Golans v to P. . . Bro S. at Carmel I went to Cedar fork S, moved the benches to scool house from store I had 10 Scollars T. Jones etc went by Mrs S. Mr Smith came this evening complaining I went to Buck to get ice for child quite poly Buckhannon came up & sat some time.

M 19.
wheat
fan
[fan sketch]

Rain/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy I lent Buckhannon my fan carryed it to lore barn Mrs S Mr Smith left 11 ock Allis Dervin spent day hear Fan went to n. w. Allis to Mrs S. I went to Canfield, & mill to see Moriah Sims

Tus 20.
Hewletts
Mr Smiths

Rain a L/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy I went to Hewletts carryed card for the boys & letter for Sandy - saw Mrs Luck at store & Buck Mr Spicer Buttler & Winston all ther saw hanes Jas at Hewletts - Thomasia Fannie & I went to w. field this evening with 15 egs one w 13 by m I went by Mr Wares to seee about dog I caught a dog in trap Dick took him out he is ploughing his tobacco by house.

W 21
store
eggs & m
Sandy &
Father

Rain/Cdy/Fair/Fair Moriah Sims came to wash - I carryed 4 dozen eggs to Cedar fork & got 3 lbs bacon Susan S & Sam came to day & left 1 ock H sent up for Fannie Allis went home this e Sandy & his father came in night across river -

Th 22.
Mr E & Sandy
to Landora
hear to night
Cow in corn

Fair warm/Rain/Rain/Cdy Mr England & Sandy went fishing Buck ploughing tobacco Mr Savery & Welton gone to Fediricksburg he was h to day - Thomasia is out to night Allis came for her frocks & picked up tobacco leaves Mr E & Sandy went to Landora to day I wed greens patched fence cows got in my been & corn patch went to E hill etc

Fr 23

Fair/Rain a L/Cdy/Fair Mr Buck ploughing tobacco on flat & cross swamp Mr E & Sandy went to jack hole fishing to day turned out pigs L G & Sue went to Mrs S. this evening - cutting wood etc Bro Luck came to see about cows.

Sat 24.
shoes
40 cts

Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Cdy Sandy went for Moriah Sims she came this evening & Sue S. Sandy went to Edmonds to carry dog & spatter board went to Butzners for Thomasia, shoes charge 40 cts Mr E Sandy & I cleaned out well this evening Jennet came to have a letter rote to his church robed bee hive to night

Sun 25.
S.S. at Cedar fork
Mr S

Rain/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Cedar fork to S.S. had several n Scollars H & Mrs Presot wer there Mr E & Sandy went to there Aunt Patsy. this evening Mr Smith came this evening & stayed till 12 ock & left Jas S. & Fleming Bibb wer at S.S. C. F.

M 26.
Prov $3.00

Fair warm/Rain a L/Cdy/Fair I went to Providence with Fannie Mr Prescot & w wer there H gave me $3.00 to leave at Mrs S for Harris for pr shoes I wed rough S potatoes etc Maggy came up for Fan

Tus 27.
mill
Mr E
B. [bull]

Fair w day/Rain/Cdy/Fair I shelled corn T. helped carryed it to mill saw Trevillion Mr E & Sandy came this evening S. Southworth came & spent day Alburts Quarles steer - got in pasture spent day there

W 28.
[glasses sketch]
H & c came up

Rain a Little/Rain/Cdy F/Fair I lost my specks to day Harriet Fannie & girls came up & sat till 1 ock Sandy Lizzie & girls went to Mrs S, this eve & returned I let H have 3 dozen eggs Mr E is complaining I put Alberts Bull in pen to night. got out.

Th 29.
Providence
weding

Fair/Rain a f drops/Fair/Fair I went to Providence for clothes for L dined there H. went to Hewletts for Miss Pinketon got a letter from John at Mrs Lambies Sandy & Lizzie gone to Mrs Dervins to Allis, weding to Mr Hall [Brother E.G. Baptist officiated at marriage of Alice S. Durvin & J.S. Hall]

Fr 30.

Rain a L/Rain a L/Fair/Fair I wed sweet potatoes Buck ploughed tobacco & left his plough to p potatoes sweet Sandy went with his father to Hewletts he went down. Sandy & L came home this morning from weding

Sat 31.
Sim
s potatoe patch
Carmel
Providence

Fair/Rain show./Cdy Rain/Rain Sandy ploughed sweet potatoe patch I wed it before him Buck toped his tobacco by house Jenent ploughed pea patch & turnip patch got his breakfast & left h w steers. I carryed some cloths for boys to Moriah Sims to wash went to Carmel this evening Bro Sam was there. Bro Baptis came I went by Providence with him  - Buck Terrell is very sick sent for Dr Lin Dr D. is with him