Th 1. | Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Rain We all took cars to Fair ground pd 10 cts each pd 50 cts to go in fair ground we saw the President hird him speak etc [President Rutherford B.Hayes] a no. 1 fair fine hogs cattle etc etc etc etc a boy got killed by cars he under took to pick a mans pocket. |
Fr 2. | Rain cool/Rain day/Fair/Cdy Thomasia bought a pr specks 25 cts greens – John went to Horn quarter Jas came back with Cary to town he bought umbrella we came to Mr Gouldins to spend the night I pd 24 cts tole-gate. buggy stay was broke – Clarissa was at Mr Gouldins |
Sat 3. | Fair cool day/Fair/Fai/Fai We started for home 8 ock got 2 goards in old Ants. saw a wild turkey gobler on turn pike. we stoped to see Moriah gave her umbrella & got a bottle left ther we stoped at Wm Robinsons to feed horses got corn etc from him pd him 15 cts got wire to mend stay. Thomasia got out in Weltons & came home I carryed Fannie to Providence got there Cate spent night Mr Petros came to spend night he & I slep together |
Sun 4. | Fair l frost/Fair/Fair/Fair I rode horse back to Carmel Mr Petros went by stoped there a while Bro Riggan preached Lizzie & Petros wer at Carmel Lem Luck & wife I went by Providence for buggy & horse came up home gave Jenny her bundles etc she came up this evening & sat a while |
M 5. | Cdy/Rai/Rain Fai/Fai I sat steel trap ivy hill gathered a bushel corn cut wood etc Sandy carryed horses to plough Lizzie & child went to cedar fork S brought horses home to night – Moriah Sims came to bring work for Lizzie Joh [Sored?] iron on Tho, mashine to night. |
Tus 6. | Fair cool day/Fair/Fair cold/Fair I went to Golans ville to Election voted for Governor F.W.M. Holliday for lieutenant Go Jas A Walker for Attorney General Jas G. Field Culpeper for house of delegates Lewis t Kidd Robert P. Pentross [Holliday ran unopposed; Walker and Field were elected.] I gathered 2 baskets of corn to day Lizzie & children came this evening I caryed Luty home this morning a tramp came to the gate & disappeared cutting wood etc Cousin F Wood spoke to me to put her over river soon |
W 7. | Fair cold mor/Fair/Fair/Cdy I went to Hewletts carryed 4 or 5 letters for John & one for Harriet Fannie sent for Thomasia she & John went down in buggy I rode Johns horse went to Bro Saml to see pumps asked 3 dollars for one got from mines Betty moved yesterday to river side Mary planting onions. Lem Luck shucking corn & halling home halled 4 lodes home & 5 barrells hear cutting wood Lizzie rode Carry to Cedar fork carryed children. |
Th 8. | Ra/Rain hard/Rain hard/Rain John & I got up doar pieces or carpet strips & put them in big room cutting wood etc I shelled ½ bu corn saw a young patridge by corn house Sandy brought Carry home this morning. raining hard |
Fr 9. | Rain fair/Fair/Fair Cdy/Rain I went to mill shelled ½ bu corn carryed them left it went to Hewletts carryed a letter for John & note to Young Mr Buckhannon was there with wagon Johns things in it he brought a barrell flour hear planks fowls Lizzie & children came saw a fox at gate Byrons dogs running Cournal caught him Byron shot at him saw Buck come by with Byron John makg a shingle horse [swingletree?] put a ruster & hens in Thom, hin house Thomasia went to Mrs Southworths this evening Luty came back with her - |
Sar 10. | Rai Cdy cool/a L Cdy day/Cdy cool/Cdy Lem Luck shucking corn halled 2 barrells home I went to Saverys mill he was whetting his saw Luck finished shucking wheat corn halled up brought 3 ½ hear divided shucks I got bag full to night carryed ½ bushel corn to Terrells Jas H T [Gwinnet?] Lizzie & child came to day gone home to night Sandy & Loyall went to coart to day to see Moncure Clark brought steel trap home to day. |
Sun 11. | Cdy Fair Cdy/Cdy/Fair/Fair I spent day at home Sandy & Lizzie came by went to Landora spent day came by tonight with Lizzie England Sandy carryed [Norah?] to C Smiths going to scool there Sandy carryed Cary & Fannie came by from meeting stayed till near night Thomasia went to Mrs S with Fan I hird something hollowing on swamp to night no not what. |
M 12. | Fair a L frost/Fair/Fair/Fair John Thomasia Luty went to Bro Samls & to Noels. I rode Johns horse to Ben Sacerys to get him to clean well out got a piece to make [Eain rod? rain chain?] made it John came back to night put barrell on. Lizzie England came with Lizzie & child to spend night. Clark brought a lode shucks put them in feed room Lem went to coart. |
Tus 13. | Fair a large frost/Fair cold morning/Fair/Fair I caught a ground hog & sat steel trap at watering place for mink Lem Luck came by he halling corn etc got walnuts Lizzie went to Landora Lizzie & children to cedar fork Sandy – Fannie Dukes came to bring flour & jelly. Cousin Fannie Wood came by to get me to put her over river – John ground my broad axe cutting wood Moriah washed hear to night |
W 14. | Fair cool/Fair mor/Fair/Fair I went to cedar vale to get spokes & fellow timber [felloe timber – rim of wooden wheel to which spokes are attached] to make a wheel barrow wheal John & I workg on it Lem Luck shucking corn & dividing I got 4 barrells lem Luck S & I tub full cutting wood I put Cousin Fannie Wood over river & N Lucks daughter let Clark have ground hog Lizzie & children came left Luty hear I settled for corn I used 33 baskets |
Th 15. | Fair mild d/Cdy/Rain a little/Fair John & I finished wheel for barrow Lem Luck shucking corn put 3 barrells in corn house & lode of shucks – Sandy came this morning for Sal brought Carry & wagon home to night Lizzie & children came to night I caught hair. |
Fr 16. | Fair mild/Fair/Fair/Foggy Lem Luck finished shucking corn he brought barrell & some shucks John & I put tire on wheel Barow wheel I fraimed it [ran?] & halled a lode wood John went to hanover did not get back Sandy Lizzie & children went home this evening. I caught a hair Sandy cleaned 2 for me Mrs Southworth came & borowed tin salt Emma came pd Tho $2.80 cts for wheel got milk & flour to make poultis for hog foot) |
Sat 17. | Foggy
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I put 2 pieces on wheel barrow & halled wood for
house & stove sent to mill for meal met with Savery carryed a letter for
Aggy from Jenny saw lin Trainham halling corn down from Saverys John McLA
came from hanover I went to Mrs Southworths to borrow spade for John for
stable Lizzie & children came tonight Emma came to scower flour [floor] |
Sun 18. | Fair cool day/Fair/Fair/Fair Lizzie & I went to Carmel in Johns buggy I taught a class 10 or 12 Bro Nettles preacher Mr Oliver at Carmel Mr Bill Sanders came to breakfast on way to Tom Swann & Savery came this morning. [?] day Thomasia went to sewe Mrs Savery Lizzie & children went home Mrs Jones at Carmel Mr Wortham |
M 19. | Fair cold/Fair night/Fair/Fair Tom Lacy came to work for John McL Anderson I hewed a plate – 8 rafters We put up the frame & 2 rafters have all in place cutting wood etc Thomasia packed a barrell for Ann Mosebay – potatoes etc |
Tus 20. | Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair John & I workg on stable & Buggy house Lizzie & I went to Hewletts carryed a barrell vegetables for Ann Mosebay saw Lizzie England on way to Richmond I bought oil soap & coffee pd 30 cts freight on barrell saw Lem Luck Jas Smith at Hewletts John sent for coffee etc got a [box?] poarter & cod oil Sam & Sue Buckhannon came & sat till bed time Savery brought lode plank for John |
W 21. | Cdy/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy John & I workg on house planking up etc Lizzie went to cedar fork this morning came to night John gave me some cod oil & porter I caught 3 hairs caught one in steel trap cutting & halling wood in barrow Tho put greens away to day. pulled up some turnips |
Th 22 | Rain/Rain/Cdy/Rain I cut & halled up some wood in barrow I gave hairs turnip. John mended my lock on secretary brass. I put it on etc John ½ soling boot. Lizzie & child rode Carry home to night |
Fr 23. | Rain/Cdy/Rain hard/Rain hard I caught a hair put 3 in bee hive John put a cord on striking weight of clock & started to strikeing Fox & Stevens came with guns brought watch for John to fix Jennet came brought hickry for axe helves halled up some wood for John in [wheel sketch] B. Moriah Sims came to see Thomasia. I saw a mink at ivy hill on river this morning |
Sat 24 | Rain mild/Fair day/Fair/Fair A heavy rain last night the swamp & river is quite high Mr Buckhannon brought a lode shucks & some oats for John. I went to Hewletts for John carryed watch & letters for Linnie & Fox colared brought a letter to Tho. one & card for John one for Mrs Robinson & a bundle for Jenny saw John England & McCornal pass Savery brought John some planks carryed Luty in wagon John & I fixed doar up stars [upstairs] put hinges on etc etc |
Sun 25 | Fair/Fair/Cdy/Rain hard I spent day at home John & I went to ivy hill to look at water very high Sandy came & stayed till night – Lizzie & child went to Mrs Lambies & dined came back tonight rode car to cedar fork S carryed Lilly cow home Luty went to cedar fork I broke lamp last n. a great fresh [flood] in Richmond to day. |
M 26. | Cdy mild/Fair/Fair/Fair River has fallen I hear that the bridge has moved a good deel I went hunting looking for turkeys went by Saverys mill & Landora I saw Wilson Quarles go to Saverys & returned Savery went to get a Lode tobacco to carry to Richmond Effy came to let John know not to come to his mill Fannie came up this evening we put some turnips away in garden John mended lamp & put handle to bell etc |
Tus 27. | Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to slash to hall slabs that Sorney got for John halled up 430. John put on sheeting & commenced putting slabs on Savery carryed Sam Bucks tobacco down to day. crossed bridge Sorney came to get John to pay for slabs pd him 50 cts. Lizzie rode Carry to [Sues?] & spent day came by hear to night & left Luty. I hav a sore heel. met Otho near swamp looking for a sheep Mrs Lambies |
W 28. | Fair cool/Fair/Fair/Cdy I nailed on slabs on Johns stable & buggy house John taken sick head ache I made the doar etc caught a flying squirl in rat trap Mrs Southworth came this evening Sandy came by & brought my saddle & bridle he & Southworths went to Carpenters sale. cutting wood etc etc John fixed a watch last night for Mrs Dugins |
Th 29 | Cdy/Rain a f d/Cdy & cold/Snow Cutting wood etc shelled 1 bu corn carryed it to mill & went to Hewletts for John 10 lbs nails saw McKonnel at store I went to J. [?] & Hewletts to see Charles about cutting wood for John Sorney came tonight John pd him for slabs Sandy came with Carry caryed Lilly home Lizzie came with child carryed him back to night Tate is poly got hurt Wiltshire keeping the mill Luty went home with Lizzie cold to night |
Fr 30. | Fair cold/Fair day/Fair cold/Fair The snow fell ½ inch deep most of it melted John & I workg on stable & buggy house I covered it hung dore etc etc Sorney came to help level & cut trench etc cut wood for John Lem Luck came to divide fodder he has 3 stacks I 2 small fenced them in he saw the dear hear to day beyond his house put Johns horse in new stable this eveing Fannie Dukes brought 2 letters up one from H & 1 from G. John gave me a pencil lent me a turkey yelper {Willy Martin got drunk at Hewletts & started home fell off his horse in Mrs Nelsons & was killed dead |