S 1. | Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair Gwinnet came this morning, Linnie & I went to Carmel S.S. I had 14 S. Bro Nettles preached a good many persons at meeting Hermon went by Providence with us & dined – hird of Mr Isac Buttlers death died yesterday morning 2 ock [Isaac Butler, 1789 – 1877?] & Billys Terrells wife died a short time ago Thomasia went to cedar fork & to Miss Addams |
M 2. | Fair/Fair Cloud/Fair/Fair Jennet came to see about cutting wheat he came this evening to cut T & I helped to shock & tie up – I shelled corn & went to mill carryed 1 ½ bu corn met with Dr Buttler & Capt. I went to Hewletts & carryed a letter to Boys I bought a coat pd $1.12 cts – Joh Brooks came in wagon for chickens soled him 15 & ½ do eggs he pd 16 cts for 14. 13 for one pd me $2.55 cts owe 3 cts. Lizzie & child & Lesly with turkeys & returned turned out the turkeys out of pit I cleaned spring & put water in little room to wash in. Mr Savery came for allum to night |
Tus 3. | Fair warm/Cdy/Rain hard win/Fair Jennet & Emma came to cut wheat etc Lem Luck ploughing to day – Linnie & Gwinnet walked down to Providence Lizzie & child & Miss Eliza & Clemmy England came this evening & Nora & Mord they went batheing Thomasia went to Mrs S. for turkeys I wed one row watermellons Sick all day (hird jah fly) turned gobler out win blew very hard blew down trees houses etc [house?] at T. Castle |
W 4. | Fair mild/Fair/Fair/Fair Lizzie & child came Thomasia & Luty went to Mrs Southworths with her I wed 2 rows watermellons T, 2 or 3 potatoes Lem Luck ploughed horse all day want want her tomorrow. |
Th 5. | Fair hard w/Rain/Cdy/Fair I pd Jennet one dollar for cutting this morning went to Providence got my 2 sacks went to Noels to carry bags clothes to send coart house went to Bro Saml got there to dinner – Mary & Eugane went to Ashland sick there this evening sent cart to Noels by Cary Charles at home I stoped at Dr Lins saw Dr Patin Linnaeus gave me some blue mask to take I stoped at Western view out rain & wind bought 8 cts worth salts took blue mask. burried Lin Trainhams child youngest at Mrs Reynolds. |
Fr 6. | Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I took salts this morning Emma came & got potatoe plants beens etc Perth & Edmond & children & nurce came & spent day. Linnie & Fannie & Morny came this evening Thomasia went to Providence with F. Nora E came this evening Lizzie & child Sandy to night brought calf to wean Old Mr Sacery came for steel trap for Hunter B lent small one gave Mr S some tobacco Lems hands sitting tobacco |
Sat 7. | Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair Many & Oday came & spent day nearly went with Lizzie & Gwinnet to cedar fork I went after them brought Oday & Luty on horse – Mr Smith brought girls by & went to Chiles burg he came for children this evening & brought me a letter from Jas he sayed he put his leg in harvest field has 6 acres tobacco worked his corn twice over says he & John have sweet harts. & expect to be married before long – [Note: John married in January 1878; Jim married in 1880] Linnie went to Mrs S. for turkeys did not fine them Harriet has a sone says Mr Smith [William Garland Dandridge, Jr., 7 July 1877 – 18 Jan 1878] Dr Lin came to Edmonds from Providence Sam Byron Other & others passed by to river. Sandy left soon this morning I beet out turnip seed etc to day. |
Sun 8. | Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Linnie & I went to Carmel S.S. had 7 S. Bro Dandridge conducted prayer meeting I ate a peach Lizzie & child came this evening carryed Gwinnet & Luty home with her Thomasia still at Providence Fannie Dukes came to stay with girls Jenny came in evening - |
M 9. | Fair very warm/Fair/Fair/Fair Mr Jas Smith came to river & hollared I brought him across he stayed & our or two & returned. Thomasia came up & went back to Providence this evening Linnie & I went with her as far as Mrs Lambies. Mr Robinson & I went to Sam Buckhannons he threshed his wheat & Sorneys. by Lucks mashine. Linnie planning a frock for Jenny Lem Luck ploughing to day with Sal Lue. I put a cow in pasture. stray. Jenny came home to night with Linnie Thomasia milked cow etc she would not let Linnie milk her |
Tus 10. | Fair very warm day/Fair/Cdy/Fair Thomasia came up this morning got Old Sorney to carry horse back I wed a row of watermellon vines & we went to Bro Saml to see Jas he got there yesterday sick found him better Dr Lin saw him yesterday Sam came we stoped at Hewletts I bought 10 yds bed ticking 5 yds black cotton at 12 ½ cts $1.87 cts Jenny came up with Linnie to night Lem Luck cutting oats started to plough mare. Cousin Charles Taylor at Bro Saml sayed his mother Aunt Livvinia Taylor died in April [Lavinia Shepherd Taylor, 1801 – 23 Mr 1877?] Mr Sanders came up to day gone to Tom Swanns. |
W 11. | Fair warm d/Rain/Cdy/Fair Linnie & I went to Bro Sam,l I spent the day nearly Jas is better carryed 4 chickens to Bro S. Miss Eliza Chiles is there Lizzie & children came this morning gathering Sumac L rode home to night & back Sent from Prov. for Thomasia. met her at gate going down to Providence old bever is dead |
Th 12. | Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair I went with Lizzie home & carryed a lode Suem [sumac?] she & children & Gwinnet left this evening – Thomasia came this evening milked cows & got my supper & Breakfast & left for Providence I shelled a bushel corn & carryed it to mill had it ground saw Sam B. he got $1.50 cts for wheat Loyal shingland [shingled] one side of store-house |
Sat 14. | Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair Linnie & I went to Providence got there about 12 ock came home this evening I budded 3 cherry trees & Wm one buds that came from Old Mrs Englands – Richmond I saw Wm the 2nd & Willia Ann [Willie Ann] I budded 6 buds by my hen house Jas & I went to watermellon patch rough. worked 1 rough the Southworths Sam & Robinson came by to bathe carryed my dog off to night. Lizzie Gwinnet & Crotile got hear to dinner left Luty hear to night getting wood |
Sun 15. | Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Cdy thundering Otho Southworth came with horse to hitch to buggy Lizzie & Family came She Linnie Gwinnet & Lula & Otho & I went to Carmel S.S. I had about 14 S. they took 8 of my S. to give Bro Burruss will come back again Bro Dandridge conducted the prayer meeting Bro Saml & Cary wer at meeting a good many straingers there Jas went to Dr Lins & to Bro Saml,s had 103 Scollars to day. Lesly came with turkeys Sandy Lizzie & Gwinnet went to Cedar fork |
M 16. | Fair very warm/Fair/Fair/Fair I cut wood etc made a new hog pen & put the hogs in wed some potatoes etc Tho weeding & washing clothes with Linnie Tom Jones sent Felix for his cow did not get her coming again with rope I put Sandy across river this morning. I lent Otho sythe blade & cradle cutting oats near the spring hav 4 or 5 cradles runing Lem Luck sent for mare I lent Clark my old steep trap to set for musk rats. – I hird a caty did hollow |
Tus 17. | Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair I wed some potatoes watermellons tomatoes gourds etc etc Lizzie & children came this morning left this evening Thomasia went to cedar fork carryed 1 ½ do eggs got camphor etc Fannie & Mamy came for Tho did not see her Jas came about 1 ock to day Linnie went to Edmonds to go for hortle burries got about 1 pt Fannie went with Linnie |
W 18. | Fair warm day/Cdy/Cdy/Rain a L Lem Luck came to plough to day ploughed corn ploughing tobacco etc I wedged his cart & fixed his yoke I halled 2 lodes wood Susan Buckhannon spent day hear Savery went in wagon for burries to day Lizzie Gwinnet & child came this evening & returned Linnie & Jas walked with them to Cedar fork – I lent Lem Sally Sue to night to plough tomorrow salted cattle etc |
Th 19. | Rain a good R/Cdy/Rain a L./Cdy I shelled 1 bu corn Bro Saml & Cary came for the Buggy Linnie & Jas went over with them carryed corn to mill Jas walked to Saverys this evening a while cutting wood etc I put pig in pen Lem Luck sent Sal Lue home to night – Bro Saml left his buggy & harness hear for me to use. Tom Jones came for his cow caught her by foor Harris with him Dick Wright died to day [Richard Wright, 1807 – 19 July 1877] |
Fr 20. | Cdy/Rain/Cdy/Cdy Jas & Cary wer to go to Trinity. Sandy came this morning for horse, I gave him a pair of shoes he went to mill for meal. I got 6 bundles oats for Sandy to feed on 12 ock. Lizzie & Gwinnet & child came down this morning brought guinnie eggs to set under hen 23 eggs – Harriet sent for Thomasia, Lizzie started home met Sandy & came back to night with him I rubed out several heads wheat that came out of Mr William Dandridges crop bearded clear heads red. Albert Quarles came & faced tobacco house doar & left |
Sat 21. | Rain warm/Rain/Cdy/Rain a L Sandy & Lizzie & child started home 9 ock this morning Thomasia & Fannie & Ody came up this morning F & O returned 12 ock or 1. Savery came to night to see my mashine band. Sawing wood etc etc |
Sun 22. | Cdy/Rain hard at Carmel/Cdy/Rain Thomasia Gwinnet Luty & I went in Bro S, buggy to Carmel I had 10 or 12 Scollars Wm Dandridge conducted prayer meeting We got wet went by Provience left Gwinnet there came up home Lizzie & Sandy had been hear & left for Landora Becky had a girl this morning Lizzie & bady [baby] came to night to spend night. Wm D went to colared arber by Mrs Tates corner broom field |
M 23. | Rain hard/Rain a f d/Fair warm n/Fair Emma came to churn came yesterday & today Lizzie & baby rode on horse to Providence. Savery came for my mashine band it measured 18 feet & a little over lent it to him a while I found Thomasias sleave button Lizzie & Gwinnet came to night on horse back salted cattle to night I sowed up Thomasia, shoes to day. |
Tus 24. | Fair very warm/Fair/Fair warm/Fair Lizzie Gwinnet & children went to cedar fork on Sal-Sue carryed harness for Sandy to plough he brought her back tonight brought us some peaches had milk and peaches to night. I work Salsaphy shot a gous halk [goshawk] struck him. Sandy left harness at home |
W 25. | Fair very warm/Fair/Fair warm/Fair Jas & Linnie came over in buggy & brought box that came from Lucy H sent me a scarf & soap – Lem Luck came to work tobacco brought his sone. I mended the breast strap to buggy I took thread Jas carryed buggy & horse over to night Sandy carryed the horse to plough Lizzie & children came this evening L & child & Sandy returned. |
Th 26. | Fair very warm/Fair/Fair very w/Fair Lem Luck came to hall oats hall my part 3 lodes carryed 2 lodes wheat home turned out wheat by rock spring upset cart – Linnie went to Sam Bucks Thomasia & Gwinnet went to Providence this evening Jennet came this morning & ploughed in garden Emma came to churn Lizzie came hear this evening no one saw her brought peaches etc Sandy came by this morning Mr Robinson brought a letter from H Anderson I shot at a halk by cow shelter |
Fr 27. | Fair very warm/Rain hard/Cdy/Fair A very warm day I carryed horse to Lem Lucks to thrseh his oats & my wheat put it in barn & stacked straw etc I brought Saverys horse home – sent a horse for Linnie from Providence Lizzie came down this morning – Jas came to night walked from Mrs Lambies. Lem Luck halling oats had them caught in rain |
Sat 28. | Fair very warm/Cdy/Cdy/Fair Jas & I shelled a bu corn I carryed it to mill Buttlers saw Frank Co & cow Henry. brought wheat – Lizzie & Gwinnet went to Cedar fork this morning Emma came this morning the Southworths & Sam came by to night to wash I washed in meet house tonight |
Sun 29. | Fair warm day/Rain/Fair/Fair Nora England came with a horse to go to Carmel Lizzie & child & Gwinnet came this morning we went to Carmel Jas went in buggy – Cary Clarrence Charles wir at Carmel Jas & Cary left for Edmonds. we had a hard rain between Carmel & Edmonds I got a little wet – I had 15 Scollars to day. Bro Riggan preached accepted the call of church – Emily Hanes at meeting went to Providence Mr Smith brought Linnie up & carryed Thomasia down to night Lizzie & child went home Nora E & Gwinnet went to Landora after dinner – Cary & Jas came & left this evening in rain for Bro Sam,l Jas going to Horn quarter Munday. with Cary. |
M 30. | Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair I pulled 4 watermellons rotten ends most of them in that way. gave Effie Savery turnip seed for Savery, Emma hear to day churned. I sawed of foot of draws for Linnie – John England came by went to tobacco house sayed he would warrant me for the money but cooled down when he left – Thomasia Fannie & Mamy came this evening & returned I went to Hewletts bought sugar 10 lbs 12 ½ cts box b 8 cts pd 30 for Fannie. I took 4 pills blue mask to night |
Tus 31. | Fair/Rain a S./Fair/Fair Thomasia & children came up & Linnie went down to Providence I took salts this morning Thomasia wrighting to Lucy Holiday – Thomasia went to Mrs Southworths for a little flour Mrs S. sent me some peaches sayed she expected to come over to night did not come |