M 1. |
Fair cool day/Fair/Fair frost/Fair I made hills for butter beens & symblains sat 3 steel traps at ivy hill for halks Savery came by he went to se Jas Smith he planting corn on river saw 2 or 3 wild geese in river – I went to plant bed Hanover fly is eating the plants I rubed up some tobacco to sow on plants. planted cymblains 3 kinds & my kind of corn flinty in garden for roster [roasting?] years |
Tus 2. |
Cdy frost/Rain moderate/Cdy/Cdy I carryed tobacco dust to plant bed West field sowed it carryed lime etc & covered it with cedar brush Mr Smith finished planting corn Lem Luck planting by boat landing spring & peach orchard Saw Savery on flat he found my S. driver I moved steel trap to duck nest sat 2 traps for suck Egg dog – saw dog to night hird one growl. Lem dog threw one of my traps sat for a halk. Sandy came to day went to Hewletts for a bag for Mrs Dervin Savery brought 2 letters one from H Ann Texas. Otho came by says his grand father had a fall & was quite poly cows are in pines to night Sandy carryed Carry & buggy home to plough planted butter beens |
W 3. |
Fair cool day/Fair/Fair/Fair Lilly Cow has a male calf Lem Luck & I went to look at her old Bro Luck came to spring & returned Lem finished planting corn by spring & went home he put some corn in corn house years, Lem Luck & I put up too logs on house I notched & skined them Lizzie England came down this morning for some potatoes got a few - & returned G went to Edge Hill [plantation house near Woodford, Va.] Effie came back with her this evening & returned |
Th 4. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Sandy & Family came this morning S. got a bushel corn & returned Mrs Dervin came to Mrs S. & returned with S – I put up one log & notched it etc Thomasia & I walked to see Old Mr Jas Hardyman is better to day 2 little Spicers – came up with work for Lizzie to stitch on her mashine caught one or 2 rats caught cat by foot Ro Oliver came by with tax bill $5.00 cts |
Fr 5. |
Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair I moved 2 S. traps to head of gully walnut trees set them for halks & owls. I went to Jas Smiths this evening with Thomasia & children Mr Smith Fannie & Linnie came hear & spent evening & Savery he brought a letter from boys. Sandy came tonight Mr Smith planted watermellon |
Sat 6. |
Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair Thomasia went to see Jennet to get him to come to plought watermellon patch he halled 2 lodes manure. I put a boy on wagin. I made 15 or 20 hills etc Came to hive a swarm beas – Jennet dined & fed his horse & left – Sandy E ploughed potatoe patch near spring Sandy has not gotten hear to night Lizzie & child & I went to Providence this evening, on my way to Carmel (1/4 ly) meeting Bro Saml was at Providence Otho & he went with me down to Carmel pd 30 cts for painting house Elected Bro Moncure Superentennant at Carmel Bro Trainham his assistant Jenny Lamby was hear this evening S.S. to commence tomorrow at Carmel |
Sun 7. |
Fair mild/Cdy day/Fair/Cdy Gwinnet & I went to Carmel S.S. Organised the scool Bro Moncure was Superentennant gave me 5 or 6 scollars Dr Dickinson conducted prayer meeting – Sandy Gwinnet & I went to Cedar fork s.s. but few persons most went to Warlers to the dedication we took note to move back to the old scool house. Thomasia & S went to Mrs S. stoped there with John E. Sam & Sue wer there Sandy & 2 Miss Englans came in morning they went to Landora |
M 8. |
Cdy/Rain a L/Rain thunder etc/Rain I planted 65 hills watermellon s & made 25 holes for more Sandy & Lizzie went to Mrs Dervins for there things & brought them Sandy ploughed pea patch & watermellon patch by walnut trees in corn field I planted peas & opened holes for w mellons Sandy & I put up a log on house I notched it in etc Lesly S. came for peas to day. put Carry in pasture did not find her to night. I put out one of Johns hens with chickens 11 or 12. |
Tus 9. |
RainRain/Cdy/Rain a Litle Sandy & I stuck 2 roughs peas got been sticks etc Cherry cow has a red male calf. Mr Jas Smith & Brother came over for some Eggs of Linnies. got 4 & returned S & I went to river with them river is rising threw water out of boat L went to Mrs S. & returned sat out some tomatoes plants & Cymblains one |
W 10. |
Rain a L thundered/Fair/Fair/Fair Sandy & I put up 2 long logs I notched them Lem Luck S & I put up 2 more this evening went to look at cows & calvs Mr Smith hallowed at river. Sandy ploughing by stable shed he went to Spicers to night cutting wood etc put young ruster in hen house to n Sandy went to Hewletts carrryed 5 dozen Eggs & got molaces thread etc got a pair shoes $1.25 John E & L wer at turn out. I carryed a letter to H for John & Jas. |
Th 11. |
Fair a L frost/Fair/Fair/Fair I notched & barked 2 logs on house Linnie came this morning Lizzie E came & left this evening Mr Savery came to borrow my ox chain he has a Sorrell mare & colt he traded barly for Sandy ploughing new ground & square in garden I planted gubber [goober] peas have 45 hills Jenny L was hear this evening |
Fr 12. |
Fair thundered/Rain/Rain a good d. I went in buggy to Providence for cabbage plants I got some plaster etc etc I sat out 3 roughs of plants made a hoe helv cut cedar tree horse rack out. Sandy went to Terells with 2 Buckhannons to hall sane. had very loud thunder etc etc Lizzie & G & child went to Mrs Lambies & back Mr Smith promised to send a lode slabs to scool house in morning. |
Sat 13. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I sat out some cabbage plants sat out 10 roughs I went to cedar fork to fix up benches Mr Smith sent up a large lode of slabs Otho & I made 5 benches & fixed up some seats under arber cleaned out rode etc I ate a snack with Otho Jenny & Linnie went up & swep the house Ella Dervin came to scool house shelled corn sent 2 bu to Terrells ½ in hominy - |
Sun 14. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Gwinnet & I went to Carmel S.S. I had 4 scollars preasant I partly conducted prayer meeting Mr Smith & Fannie came from Cty Line hear we went up to Cedar-fork S.S. part of the crowd at Linseys & part at Mrs S. cool house took a vat again & carryed it to old place again Linnie went to Mrs Lambies Edmond & Pertha wer at S.S. |
M 15. |
Fair/Fair/a L cloudy/Fair I planted my seed potatoes one rough & piece made a bee hive got some nails of Mrs Savery Effie came with Gwinnet Mr Smith came this evening for a manure fork Sandy & I w. with him to west field plant bed Mr Preston S, sent a bee hive up to have bees put in. Sandy ploughing by stable Lem Luck came by for Eggs he is ploughing corn & reeplanting etc (and Spicers Thomasia went to Mrs Lambies this eve I plastered peas etc in garden & potatoe rough etc |
Tus 16. |
Cdy/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy Sandh & I manured sweet potatoe patch Sandy ploughed it we sat out 450 sweet potatoe plants Mr Jas Gilson came by on his way to Doswells – I carryed plaster to tobacco bed west field & sowed it. Weeding irish potatoes etc etc Sandy Lizzie & Linnie gone to Msr Southworths tonight Bro Goodwin came to take the list of the propity I brought in 2 steel traps & sat 2 for moles – plastered things in garden & part. |
W 17. |
Cdy a f drops R/Cdy/Cy/Cdy Sandy & I halled a lode manure to watermellon patch made 25 hills & a rough for tomatoes sat out 60 plants & planted 4 watermellon hills stuck up 2 [bones?] by hills Sandy & I halled manure & manured 5 roughs sweet potatoes 341 plants Linnie is gone to Ms Lambies to night planted my kelly potatoes 2 & a piece of a rough 3 hole roughs & piece all cutting wood working in garden etc |
Th 18. |
Cdy Fair/Rain a L/Cdy/Rain a L/Cdy I sat out some flours at ivy hill swarmed a swarm of bees Lem Luck was by I watered sweet potatoe plants back of garden etc carryed my shoes to Bro Butzners to mend I met Mr Smith & Fannie comeing up hear this eve I went by Edmonds to see about ashes Mr Smith gone to west field Linnie & Gwinnet gone to Landora |
Fr 19. |
Cdy rain a L/Rain thundered/Fair/Fair Cdy Cutting wood etc Sandy carryed 1 ½ bu corn to Terrells & carryed his lin & hooks to go fishing. Lem Luck & I looked for guinnie eggs. he ploughing peach orchard Linnie & Gwinnet came home this morning I wed potatoes tomatoes & other vegetables John Goodwin shot a negro man at his house to day between 12 & 1 ock on account of his Daughter |
Sat 20. |
Fair warm/Fair/Rain hard/Cdy I went to Bro Butzners for shoes he had not finished them had to weight for them he charges $ 75 cts or 1 dollar met Mr & Mrs Carson & Bro John Burruss he came by Carmel. came by Edmonds for ashes got ½ bu met Mr Smith Pres he had teeth knocked out colt at Edmonds – Sandy came home with meel gone to Landora for Gwano Jenny Lambie was hear this evening Bro Saml came over & brought a letter with money for Dr Dickinson from John McLA. I went up to the scool house cedar fork & fixed up 2 seets saw a Mr Carneel pass lives by Dr Gouldins he says Sister Sarah is bettter saw 3 hairs Mr S. rained very hard last night thundered etc etc |
Sun 21. |
Fair very warm/Rain/Rain a Little/Rained Gwinnet & I went to Carmel S.S. I had 3 new Scollars 2 Stevens John Terry Bro Moncure conducted prayer meeting etc Colly James put Bro Burruss bible in buggy – for mine I went to cedar fork S.S. Bro Allensworth spoke John Noel was at meeting Sandy went to Old Mrs Englans Weltons are over Mr Smith was at S.S. met at John Goodins to try call etc etc Willy Walker was killed on cars I hear to day. |
M 22. |
Cdy/Fair/Rain Cdy/Rain a L I went to Mrs Southworths for her last night to see Lizzie she was sick Mrs S came & went to get Dick buckhannon to go for Dr Lin he came this morning Linnie came with me before day Lizzie had a boy before day last night [Abner Vernon England, 22 May 1876 – 10 Jul 1948] Mrs S. left this morning Mr Welton came – I went down with him to measure corn 61 flour barrells Cobb was there I carryed Gwinnet & Lula to Providence & left them Mr S. prising tobacco etc Henry Carter came up with calf & cart & oxen to hall logs & finished. Simon carryed buggy to Landrum to mend. Sandy came tonight. picked plant bed Mrs E Mrs Welton at Saverys Fan gave us some potatoes irish – raining |
Tus 23. |
Fair cool w/Fair/Fair/Fair I sat out 4 tomatoe plants on flat went to tobacco bed Hanover Pertha came up with her tribe & spent day John England & Lizzie came by from Hewletts Mrs Lamby & Cate came this evening & returned Mrs S. came in sight & went back I split popler log in long rails & put it on fence Sandy went home with John E came back to night I was quite poly to day. |
W 24. |
Fair cool/Fair m/Fair/Fair I patched up bridle & commenced one for self Sandy went to John E to borrow his saddle to ride to Goochland I saw Welton in corn house. I went to Hewletts carryed 3 ½ doz Eggs got oil sugar & box blackin. hird of Walkers death & - Austins getting hurt on cars coller bone broken I saw a dear track by Canfields got a note from Bro Peniton to go to Carmel to paint Mrs Southworth was hear to day Mrs Spicer & Jenny Lambie I got 2 letters for Jenny etc |
Th 25. |
Fair/Cdy/Cdy/Fair Cutting wood Fannie Gwinnet & Lula came up this evening, & returned. Mr Smith came from his fathers he cut my hair this evening I went to Mrs Lambies to carry a gourd to Fannie Linnie went I went to Sorneys to see about corn etc Sandy went to Goochland to Carry Carry over to get annother horse I went to Mrs Southworths to get Byron to carry a note to Dr Anderson Lizzie had a chill he came back between 10 & 11 ock with medicine & a note |
Fr 26. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Mr Spicers to get Dick to go for the Dr found him on the river below ivy hill Dr came & made 6 pills to give Lizzie she is better tonight Lin sent Hermon this evening to hear from Lizzie Old Mr Smith & Lewis his daughter 7 cousin Wally & child came & sat a while Mrs Southworth & Jenny came this evening – gave Lewis a big goard & a symblain for seed cutting wood etc Mr Gouldin sole his land for $10 pr acre. |
Sat 27. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I planted snaps & 2 roughs corn etc in garden Linnie went with Jenny to Providence Gwinnet came this evening with her and brought me a hat from Harriet they came up yesterday to stay Sandy came this evening with Sally-Lue Lewis came by for John E. saddle – 2 or 3 dogs ran by the house last night as hard as they could go & to the river |
Sun 28. |
Rain/Rain/Cdy/Fair Gwinnet & I went to Carmel drove Sally Lue Mr Dandridge & family wer there he conducted the prayer meeting he is going to take a class to teach I got wet comeing home my nees etc Sandy went to Dr Lins for medicine he w to S.S. Cedar fork or came by had but few persons |
M 29. |
Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair I sat out sevaral tomatoe plants on the flat watered them workg in garden some Harriet Fannie & children came up this evening & spent evening the mule broke there Harness bent carriage axle I mended a part of harness Sandy ploughed a little by house for tobacco he Linnie & Gwinnet gone to Mrs Trainhams, Fall-mill [formal?] to a queen of 29 May I went to Mrs S for a bucket meal to night Lem Luck & sone wer at spring this evening |
Tus 30. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Sandy & girls came from frolick this morning Linnie & I went to Providence I went on to Carmel to paint met with Bro Peniton & John T. Hargrove I finished priming winders & doar Mr Ricks wer there to day Mr Jones came this evening lent Mrs Southworth my shovil – Cate Harris is hear to night – Sandy reeplanted my watermellon patch |
W 31. |
Cdy/Fair/Fair/Fair I went by Terells mill with corn & left it & carryed Linnie to Mr Smiths & left her Mr S ploughing tobacco ground etc saw Jas J Terrell at mill I came by mill for meal & tin bucket Sandys workg in garden a Little Savery came in to try to get Saly Lue to plough no go Mr Smith & Fannie came this evening to bring Lula Sandy ploughed a little for tobacco gone to Spicers to n for cherries etc Lem Luck weeding corn peach orchard the Old man w hear to day Mrs England came by to day I hear. |