Th 1. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I wed goober peas helped Sandy to hall out manure to sweet potatoe patch he ploughed it, went down to Old Mrs Englands this evening I went to see Spicer about my rake – he took off handles & one tooth – I went to Hewletts carryed a letter for Betty Gouldin & carryed 2 dozen Eggs & got a paper matches 25 cts. weeding corn & cymblains thining etc I saw Mr Smith at shop Hewletts H shod I swaped 17 Eggs with Cate L g for her |
Fr 2. |
Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair I wed sweet potatoes etc and weed corn & cymblains in garden T put lime on potatoe vines to get bugs off etc I went round pasture fence patched it up etc T planted out 2 roughs sweet potatoes watered them etc I wed some goober peas – Harper came for 2 years corn to reeplant. Gwinnet carryed 11 guinnie eggs to Mrs Lambies - |
Sat 3. |
Fair warm/Fair cdy/Cdy Rain/Cdy I wed some in garden Mr Smith sent up a wagon & 2 mules & boy to plough in frunt of the house finished before night Sam Buck & Cous. came by for Sandy to go a fishing they w I went to Providence to carry a bonnet of Gwinnets Mr Jas Smith was there Mr Dandridge came up left preacher at Chesterfield had frozen strawberry cream at Prov |
Sun 4. |
Rain a L/Rain/Cdy/Cdy Gwinnet & I went to Carmel SS. I had about 11 S. had a sermon on faith by Bro Regan a young preacher a good sermond we went by Providence & spent evening Dr Lin came to Providence Rained hard. Sandy sat out 7 tobacco plants John Buckhannon sat out a good deel to day I hear |
M 5. |
Cdy/Rain/Rain/Fair Thomasia & I sat out 6 or 7 roughs greens sat out 6 or 7 roughs potatoes Sandy w to Mr Smiths & to Mr Dervins to set out tobacco he sat out several roughs tobacco Mrs Southworth came & got some potatoe plants for Sue Harriet & children & Fannie came up brought up 1 bu potatoes & got some potatoe plants I fixed up calf pen |
Tus 6. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Thomasia Lula & I went to Hewletts in wagon & carryed 2 calvs sent them to Wm D. and went to Bro Saml, he & I went to plants bed & drew plants to set out by old shop & tobacco House Mr Carter & Emily went to Ashland on evening train we came by Dr Lins Saw John etc Sandy sat out a little tobacco this morning & cleaning up new ground by old gate etc Charles brought plants in [geger? Geiger carriage, Canadian-made?] Lewis hived a swarm bees etc Lesly Southworth rode in wagon from Hewletts to Mrs Lambies. |
W 7. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Weeding butter beens etc in garden & wed watermellon vines Mr Smith came over – talked with Sandy by stable below garden to ivy hill Fannie came up this evening on horse Linny came & returned with Fannie. |
Th 8. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I shelled 2 bushels corn & carryed it to Terrells Jentry gave me a piece hickry to make an axe helve sawed I wed some in patches Lem Luck came by went to Hewletts Sandy E went to Landora John & Lizzie came by with him all gone to Old Mrs E Cousin Willy Smith & children came by went to Spicers. Sandy choping some in tobacco land on swamp warm this evening |
Fr 9. |
Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair I stuck some butter beens & got poles Sandy came with John Englands oxen & rake rakg tobacco Land Linnie came this morning Mr Smith brought her to swamp Tho & L washing Lizzie rode to Mrs Lambies & back cleaned out the spring etc John E & Lizzie went to fall mills to frolick this evening - |
Sat 10. |
Fair/Rain/Cdy/Cdy I went to Hewletts carryed a doz Eggs & 11 to Mrs Spicers she pd 10 cts for them guinnie – got a gallon oil ½ lb coffee & 2 or 3 lbs sugar Sandy went to Hewletts in John E wagon & got a bag guano of John England he brought a s. pig from Landora Sandy set out 3 or 4 hundred tobacco plants. Sandy carryed oxen home this morning |
Sun 11. |
Fair very warm/Fair/Fair/Fair Gwinnet & I went to Carmel S.S. I had 7 S Wm Dandridge conducted prayer meeting Mr Smith & Fannie came from Cty Line Mr Jas Smith wife & child & 3 Smiths wer hear we went to Cedar fork S.S. Bro Monassa Terrell was there prayed. Mrs Smith came by with Daughter went to west field I went with them to river I had 13 or 14 S. I puled off my flanel to night |
M 12. |
Fair warm d/Fair/Fair/Fair Sandy went to Mr Jas Smiths for tobacco plants sat them out manuring etc I dug holes weeding garden etc. Lem Luck commenced putting dirt to corn he dined at spring & Jenny Lambie & Pertha are hear this evening Thomasia set out sweet potatoe vines finished Rose cow or calf went to Spicers this evening. I gave Pertha 6 eggs. Edmond got Sorney back I hear |
Tus 13. |
Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair Sandy & I went down to Spicers for Rose calf & turned her in Mrs Southworth pasture saw Otho I turned Lilly in an went after her I went to Hewletts carryed a letter for Mrs England Sandys mother got box blewin [bluing] carryed pipe to Dr Lins saw John fixing watches etc I got a card from John got a box & a letter for Jenny Linnie is there. Lem Luck & Sandy went to Mrs L for cherries he was ploughing corn etc Sandy ploughed sweet potatoe patch & some tobacco land manuring etc wed watermellon in garden etc |
W 14. |
Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair I made a new bridle out of an old one wed some tomatoes on flat & several roughs sweet potatoes etc etc Sandy was prepairing land for tobacco – Lem Luck is throughing dirt to corn on hill. side out side pines & by spring 2 ploughs Lizzie England is hear to night Cousin Edmond Winston is dead |
Th 15. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I shelled a barrell corn to day weeding sweet potatoes Sandy wed a little tobacco & ploughing & manuring for tobacco – Lizzie E & Linnie went to Landora this evening went to Mrs L for cherries Lem L, ploughing back of my hin house Sandy planted some peas in corn field |
Fr 16. |
Fair a good one/Rain/Cdy/Cdy I carryed ½ bl corn to Terrells had it ground Thomasia & I & child went to Providence this evening cutting wheat broke reeper did not have much rain Wm D was at Providence I gathered some cherries in garden Linnie & Gwinnet went to west field & returned this evening Sandy worked some tobacco H pd Thomasia the money for veals $12.90 cts Edmond Dugless is married & gone north |
Sat 17. |
Rain/Rain/Cdy Rain/Rain I went to hanover for tobacco plants I got 1400 Sandy 1500 set them out I put up some butter beens poles etc Jennet came to night for meal & butter milk Edmond Redd came for sweet potatoe plants. Sandy went to Hewletts for his mother she did not come got 50 cts worth sugar & 50 cts worth bacon John E went for Nora she did not come (Raining now) Thomasia set out plants. |
Sun 18. |
Rain morning/Rain a L/Fair/Fair I started to Carmel got as far as below Providence went to Providence Mr Smith & I went to Elon saw Bro Sam & 2 of the girls & Eugane a Jew Brother preached Bro Davis Pres went to west-field & Bible I went to Cedar fork S.S. had several S. Bro Smith Ct spoke had several showers of rain while there had 10 new Scollars 10 absant – Linnie went w Harriet home Sandy went to Jones I saw a wild turkey fly out pines near the house to night S came home in night. |
M 19. |
Fair a f. d. r./Fair/Fair/Fair Sandy went to West field on horse for plants got 2 bags full we set them out I got Butter been poles & stuck the beens – cleaned out spring. Jenny L came this morning & left this evening L. is making frock for her (dogs runing all day in hanover hard) no not what after. Salted stock river is up or was high this morning I hear |
Tus 20. |
Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair Gwinnet & I went in evening to Bro Saml, carryed some vegetables met Edmond & family near Mrs Lambies came hear spent evening – Sandy planted tobacco I wed greens stuck tomatoes in garden Miss Mary Wyatt & 2 or 3 buttlers came to Bro S. Miss W spent night I went to Lewis shanty I got 10 cts w paragarick Hewletts |
W 21. |
Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair We came this morning from Bro Saml I cut wood in pasture cut potatoes to plant & planted 4 ½ roughs covered 2 roughs Sandy ploughed potatoes & my watermellon patch I wed some. Sandy gone to Landora Lizzie & G went to Locus Grove for cherries met Pertha & child Sorney came by to see about getting corn wants 1 b $3. |
Th 22. |
Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to River to put Charles Coleman & a girl over Savery came for that purpose Emma came to churn I planted & covered 2 roughs potatoes 5 roughs planted halled a cart lode manure in Englands cart Sandy brought cart down raked new ground & carryed cart back burnt brush etc Thomasia Lula & I went to Providence this evening Mr S halling up wheet etc I lent Sorney ½ bu meal to last till he gets his corn - |
Fr 23. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I cut some wheat Sandy tied it up stoped on account of its beeing so ripe & dry I wed watermellon vines Sandy went to Bro Allensworth for Lilly went through Mrs Lambies turned her in Mrs Southworths pasture I went for this evening went to Mrs Lambies looking for cow Edmond & family came this evening E & S & I went to tobacco beds they saw Mr Smith E bought a ruster of Lizzie 20 cts. Lem Luck came by went to Hewletts |
Sat 24 |
Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair I finished cutting wheat & shocked 8 shocks Jas Smith came over & nurce went for cherries Spicers Mr S. got 4 chickens of Lizzie 25 cts Lem Luck came ploughing corn on flat this side swamp Sandy went to Hewletts for his Ma she did not come Nora came with John England Sandy & I went to Weltons for corn let Sorney have 1 barrell at $3.00 he pd me $1.50 cts promised the other soon saw Bro Allensworth in rode I killed a spoted snake by Johns hen house at brush a fire etc Sandy wed a little tobacco. I put a girl over river M.S. I hird a [jarfly?] hollar Lizzie went for cherries &Sandy |
Sun 25. |
Fair very warm/Fair/Fair/Fair r. a f. d. I went to Carmel & G went I had 5 S. one new one Theodore Dervin Willy Buck was in class we went by Providence & dined went to Cedar fork S.S. a good many persons there Day Fleming Bibb & Brother came & Lizzie E & Linnie the men stayed till 11 ock Wm Dandridge conducted the prayer meeting. the Benches are finished & placed 46 in all pd Dr Dickinson $1.50 cts for paster - |
M 26. |
Fair warm d/Fair/Fair/Fair Sandy went to Hewletts for his mother did not come carryed Linnie by Providence. I wed snaps greens etc Lem Luck ploughing by S [swamp] & on flat – Sandy ploughing tobacco land & tobacco a Little wed a little Lenny [Jenny?] was hear this evening & Mrs Southworth Gwinnet & Molly Buck gone to Mrs Southworth tonight Lizzie England went home this morning by Sun rise or before I hird a joh flie [jar fly?] hollar Monassa Terrell came to look at Lems corn hotbed etc |
Tus 27. |
Fair very warm/Cdy Rain/Rain/Fair Sandy & I shelled 2 bu corn I carryed it to mill Terrells got ½ of it left the oth[er] Lem came with a rench he found in feed Mr Jas Smith came to the spring & boy. – came to house to know how much calomel to give child I wed greens butter beens etc etc I went to river with Mr Smith Sandy ploughed some in frunt of the house for tobacco Lem ploughing on swamp below rock spring |
W 28. |
Fair very warm/Fair/Cdy/Fair I sat 6 or 8 hills seed potatoes in my watermellon patch watered them Edmond Redd came he & Sandy went to Dervins for tobacco plants Sandy sat out some & watered them Thomasia & I planted beens & corn beside garden Gwinnet droped them We went this evening to Providence came back tonight Mr Smith was threshing wheat 5 m [mules?] & a horse to mashine T gave H 5 dollars & a tin butter to carry to Richmond to get things gave me one dollar to pay for shoes – Lightning a good deel north & north east - |
Th 29. |
Fair warm/Fair/Rain a Little/Fair I put one or 2 rails on fence orchard Lem Luck finished ploughing corn today & left I let Emma have ½ bushel corn – is to let me have wheat for it – wed greens corn etc in garden lost specks & found Sandy went to Ofly mill for corn for corn for Lem Luck failed pd him 50 cts. S, is sick to n I went to Mrs S. for rose cow left her in the pasture |
Fr 30. |
Fair warm d/Fair/Fair/Fair Gwinnet cleaned out my hen house & sowed lime in it lost grey hen the day before I wed greens etc S, sat out some tobacco plants Thomasia G I went to Mrs Southworths & sat till 10 ock Dick Buckhannon came to see about getting some corn for wheet did not let him have it put bed out. Emma came to churn |