Sun 1. | Cdy/Fair/Rain a L/Rain Lizzie England came down on a horse & Byron Southworth came on his horse hitched them to buggy we went to Carmel. commenced the S. Scool I had 14 Scollars Bro Nettles preahed a good sermond a good many persons at meeting communed to day. Bro Saml there gave the right hand of feloship to Bro Burruss Wood Jones & 2 Stevens Mr Robinson came up for his cow Cate Jenny & Fannie came up Thomasia & Linnie wer at Mrs Soth. came back about dusk. |
M 2. | Rain/Rain/Rain/Fair I have hen 8 chickens put them with Thomasia hen markd them in the out side left foot I went to Hanover for a turn fodder brought it over in boat 25 lbs Mr Savery came this evening wants a ruster or 2. Sayed he saw 2 persons playing cards in Carmel last Sunday. while preaching sat 2 hens |
Tus 3. | Fair/Fair/Fair/Cdy Cutting & halling wood Thomasia & I sat out turnips beets onions etc Thomasia & Linnie went to Cedar-fork this evening Mr Robinson came up for cow Effie came to borrow sledge rote a note to me. Linnie bought bought glass & sugar Cedar fork Mrs Loyall, a pack dogs ran a red fox by rock spring & through pasture I sat a hen to night I looked over Sorneys account. owes about 80 cts. |
W 4. | Cdy day/Cdy day/Rain to n/Cdy I started to go to Dr Lins colt went with me to gate & came back again Sandy came I gave him the bundle to carry to Hewletts to go to Dr Lins. I went to Hanover for a turn fodder 25 lbs – Rose cow has her 1st calf male to day put her in pen etc Emma came for turnip saled. I gave Sandy 25 cts too get me a ball shoe thread etc carryed it to Cedar fork |
Th 5. | Cdy few d. rain/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to hanover for a turn fodder (poly to day) put bit on bridle) Sandy brought me a ball shoe thread 10 cts – cutting wood etc Thomasia & Linnie gone to Cedar fork Fannie came this evening twisting yard I have Luty hear with me I lent Linnie 50 cts to pay for glass gave her 1 dozen Eggs carryed 30 to Cedar fork cutting wood etc Tho came after Fannie left Jenny came by with Linnie both gone to Mrs Lambies I put calf in pen to night made of chicken coop |
Fr 6. | Fair mild/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to see Mr Smith west-field Mr Fountain getting corn from there. planting potatoes there & Mrs Lambies I saw Mr S, about Carry & colt, he came with me to fodder stacks I brought over a lode or turn Sorney came by I toled him about our account he owed 80 cts I went to Hunter B,s to have a shoe ½ soled pd him 25 cts spoked to him about makg a pair shoes $2.50 cts saw Mr Sackrys house Linnie came home this m. Thomasia went to Saverys this evening Sandy came for her she is gone to Cedar fork child poly. Mrs L cow hear to day F came for her some one tryed to get in store Cedar fork ast night. |
Sat 7. | Fair cool/Fair/Fair/Fair Lem Luck came this morning sowing oats Sandy came for mare to go to the mill came back did not get meal shelled ½ bu corn & carryed it to mill on shoulder I shelled 1 ½ bushels corn etc Fannie came by Thomasia went with her to Cty Line Fannie Dukes came this evening & spent evening Lesly came for Linnie to go to Cedar fork to night to stay with baby – Mr & Mrs Welton came to Saverys last night. |
Sun 8. | Cdy/Cdy Rain/Rain/Rain I went to Carmel S.S. had 3 new S. Dervin Quarles & Wright I offered a premiam of a bible or picture had 11 new scollars had no prayer meeting – my horse sliped bridle & left I had to walk home left colt hear. Mr Welton & wife & Mrs Savery came this evening & sat a whiile horse lost saddle cloth I went to island for horse hen black hatched. 12 chickens. Cary & Wood came by while I was at Carmel. |
M 9. | Rain cool d/Rain/Cdy & windy/Cdy & windy Arther Welton came from Mr S. to borrow spool. cotton. cutting wood. I sat 2 hens Linnie sat a turkey in tobacco house windy day I nailed up a plank in frunt of shed very cool windy & rainy day - |
Tus 10. | Fair a east win/Fair/Fair/Fair I carryed 1 ½ bu corn to Terrells mill Providence cart was there with corn I met Savery going Mr Welton went to see the boys to day. Linnie went to Mrs Lambies Cate & Mrs Robinson came up & spent day I cut & halled up wood went to Hanover for a turn fodder saw Jas Terrell at mill makg bee hives Luty is sick I saw Lizzie & child as I passed Cedar fork |
W 11. | Fair a frost/Fair/Fair/Fair Fox hunters came by garden Gatewood & others I fixed up fence washed my gun cutting & halling wood Lizzie & Sandy came I went to mill on Cary Mrs E & Lizzie came by did not see them Linnie went to Cedar fork Cousin Fannie Wood {and a girl Miss Smith came I put across river I brought a turn fodder over Fannie Dukes came up with a note for Linnie |
Th 12. | Fair a frost/Fair/Fair cool/Cdy I killed a halk by garden & spring I went over river for fodder & met with Mr Smith & cousin & Fannie & Mrs Smith put them over River. Lem Luck took ferry to work ploughing Mr George Wright came with Mr Luck to get work I hired him for five dollars a month I gave him a bolt for plough – Lizzie & child came this evening hear to night Linnie is at Mrs L. Thomasia went to Mr S. & to Western view Mr Savery is hear to night. Mr Welton left to day he saw the boys I saw 10 cranes pass 6 in morning 4 to night |
Fr 13. | Cdy windy/Cdy n. e. w/Rain/Cdy I cut & halled 3 lodes wood went with Lizzie to push carriage to Mrs S. went to Hanover for a turn fodder Lem Luck ploughing 3 do ploughs – Linnie & Jenny came up this morning went to Mrs Southworths this evening – Tho & I covered plant bed with cedar brush Lesly came to borrow coffee to night Mrs Dervin is there Mr Austin came looked at Carry & colt. |
Sat 14. | Cdy cool d/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Hanover for fodder went to put Mr Smith & son over he came & got the ruster out of pit 50 cts. Lem Luck working rails & wood I went to Dr Lins for medicine had to go to Elon for the Dr got 2 viols & John pd me forty 3 dollars for land – soled to Wakemong I hird Bro Hatcher preached Mrs S. came to night & Otho Luty quite poly to day. |
Sun 15. | Fair a frost/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel S.S. had 11 or 12 S. Bro Riggan spoke & preached a good many persons there Lizzie England came down she & Linnie went to Mrs Lambies down & w Byron came with Lizzie & child Lizzie went home Byron went with L E & Mandy to Landora. the ground froze some |
M 16. | Fair a frost/Fair/Fair/Fair Linnie & I walked over to Hewletts Linnie went down on cars a great many persons on cars going to circus in Richmond – Mr Wright George came to work cutting rail timber & wood ploughed a square in garden – Sandy came by to night from Landora. now 9 ock. I went to Hewletts to carry Linnies trunk for Mr B. to carry down went in buggy double I got 12 fish of Young pd 17 cts |
Tus 17. | Fair/Rain a L/Fair/Cdy Mr Wright & I went to Hanover for fodder 2 turns made hot bed & put down ½ bu sweet potatoes planted big goards & tomatoe seed covered it up shelled 1 bu corn halled rails & done up garden etc Lem Luck planting corn to day the first Mr Wright went to Dr Lins to night to carry a note to the Dr Thomasia wants Dr to see Luty. Mr W brought medicine for child – Dr rought [wrote] George made me a mall |
W 18. | Rain a Little/Rain/Rain a L/Cdy I put the cows in pasture to day Mr Wright & I went this evening for fodder I went to put Cousin Fannie over Mr Smith came with her Lizzie & child came this morning Luty is better Mr Wright malling rails Fannie came this evening & returned again. Mr Loyall came to see Tho – about child sick. Lem Luck planting corn etc |
Th 19. | Rain Cdy thunder & L/Cdy/Cdy Rain/Rain I went to Bro Saml I pd Eugane my store account $5.50 cts Bro S, potatoes are up Eugane & Joh Fountain went to String fellows saw Dr B A & John Sandy came to night & returned Mr W. worked to day. Mrs Southworth came hear to day saw Mr Pain near Elon hird whippowill hollow |
Fr 20. | Rain/Rain a L/Cdy Fair/Fair Mr Wright cutting etc we manured a square & choped it over. I made 2 helvs for hoes one for Lizzie. Jennet sent for shovel. Otho brought a postal from Linnie Mr Wright lost one hour by rain Lilly cow has a cow calf to night spotted a wash boy came by with a paper wanted to sell it etc. |
Sat 21. | Fair cool a frost/Fair/Fair/Fair I stayed with children in big room till Lizzie came from Cedar fork Emma brought prong fork home She helped to plant garden seeds etc. etc. Wright & I went to Hanover for fodder river is up W. malling & cutting etc etc I carryed 1 ½ bu corn to Terrells mill saw Sandy got him to come by Bro Allensworth for his ox he brought him hear I went to Mrs S. for cherry cow I went by Bro A, |
Sun 22. | A d fair cool/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel S.S. had 9 or 10 S. but few persons prayer meeting Bro Peniton & Trainham conducted it Fannie came up & spent day Mr Smith came by for her to night. I went to Jennets to let him know about carrying bull home Munday morning Mr Wright left after breakfast Sandy came to night fire burning near Edmonds. Thomasia went to Edmonds & returned went behind me to E, gate or well. |
M 23. | Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Mr Wright came this morning he & I went for a turn fodder - he cutting & malling etc I patched up my sturip leather & went to Bro Butzners got a pair shoes $2.50 cts brought Saverys pd him 75 cts. on Thomasias shoes he is to make for $1.75. Sandy Lizzie & children left for home Emma came helped to plant a little in garden Tho covered hot bed w pine tags I saw a wild gobler out side pines broke up setting turkey etc |
Tus 24. | Fair cool morning/Fair/Fair mild/Fair I hird a wood Lark sing & river bird I whet Xcut saw Mr Wright malling & cutting saw a large smoke near Edmonds fire in Mr S. & Jones Thomasia gone to Cedar [fork sketch] after 2 ock went to store & Mrs Southworths & home to night I altered pig he turned milk over in spring I brought up water to wash clothes in. Mr Robinson & Sam Buckhannon came with 2 letters one from Linnie & G. one for Miss Estelle G. Power - |
W 25. | Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to slash with Mr Wright to get shingle timber cut 6 cuts off & a stock with 10 cuts on. saw Edmond at plant beds his. I carryed Jennys letter & Miss Estelle to Jenny. Jennet came to night for his buggy runing works. Cousin Fanny & Miss Luck came to get me to put them across river Mandy came by to day. – T washing & ironing to day Mr Wright took a pair of shoes of me at $2.50 cts |
Th 26. | Cdy/Rain/Rain/Cdy Mr W. & I went to Hanover for a turn fodder I went to put Cousin Fannie & Miss Luck across. Mr Loyall & Estelle came for greens. Emma came too I saw a hen hatching put her out with 10 chickens blue Mr Wright cutting wood by tobacco house etc, Mr W lost 3 hours by rain to day. |
Fr 27. | Rain/Rain/Cdy Rain/Cdy A rainy day. Mr Wright & I went to Hanover for fodder brought 3 turns Jennet came with plough & ploughed 2 squars in garden one for potatoes – Sandy came for milk etc Byron came to night to borrow an axe. Thomasia got a card from Jas wants Carry. Lilly & calf running with her in day time Sam Luck came by for ruster wanted to borrow. |
Sat 28. | Rain/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy I went to Hanover with Mr Wright for a turn fodder the river is rising Carry got out turned her in pasture I carryed Linnies letter to Mrs Lambies to have mailed got a stamp from Jenny went to Sam Buck, met with Otho S. going to Hewletts gave him the letter to mail Mr Robinson went to Saverys I met him Mr R cutting & malling wood. Byron came by with my axe Lem Luck came by warning hands on rode etc |
Sun 29. | Cdy/Rain hard/Cdy/Cdy I went to Carmel S.S. had 2 or 3 new Scollars Dr D conducted prayer meeting but few persons there Lizzie England & Jenny Lamby went in buggy S came by hear in morning after I left. Otho S. went to Landora w Lizzie Lizzie & children came boy has the measles Mr Wright left in morning came back to night rode up to Cedar fork. |
M 30. | Cdy warm/Fair/Fair/Fair Mr Wright went to work on the rode I went to Providence got 3 rings & a ringer [for hogs] got onions peas etc from Fannie Mr Smith went to Hunters mill halling logs for plank fence. I went by Hunter Butzners after shoes wer not done I shelled a bushel corn carryed it to mill Buttlers had to leave it Savery halling dirt on bridge workg rode etc etc etc I saw Edmond at mill spoke to him about his fence he put in the rode from his well to woods. Sandy came this morning & returned going to Richmond with John England going to carry Old Mrs Englands tobacco down tomorrow |