Sat 1st | Fair warm/Rain a shower/Fair/Fair Lizzie & I went by Providence caryed Linnie down to Carmel Bro Riggan preached or spoke to the young members etc we came back by Providence & left Linnie there saw Mr Terrell he came with Wm Dandridge, mules $220. Sorrells one 3 & one 4 years old Jas Terrell & Sam Anderson & John McLA wer ther Bro Saml at meeting. H, child is sick sent for Dr Lin Fannie Dukes went home this morning I gave her 2 watermellons puled 12 Effie spent day is hear to night |
Sun 2. | Cdy a l cool/Cdy/Fair/Fair Thomasia Lizzie children & Gwinnet & I went to Providence T, stayed with child we went to Carmel S.S. I had 11 Scollars Bro Riggan preached gave the wright hand of feliship to some 15 or 20 persons Buckhannon Geo Tate Evins Patison More Madison & others. Lewis Redd & Bro Saml at Carmel we went to Providence to dine went to look at Wm Dandridge new sorrel mule we came up left Thomasia & Linnie there Sandy & Savery went to watermellon patch pulled 2 w Sandy came in house for shirt did not see him Lizzie & Miss Eliza England join or had right hand given Lucy Colly talked to church & was received |
M 3. | Fair cool/Fair/Fair cool night/Fair Lem Luck & I went to flat pulled 6 watermellon & I carryed 12 to Hewletts left them with Duke to sell at 10 cts each saw Mr Ware & Mr Smith & Miss Anderson in store I got a paper tax 8 cts got a bag or sack salt out Depot Dandridge sent up Sandy came this evening gone Samuel there with a chill H & child wer sick sent for Dr Lin she went back again Luck worming suckering tobacco pulling fodder etc we cut 4 watermellons to day. Sandy killed an owl. |
Tus 4. | Fair cool/Fair/Fair col a little/Cdy Pulled 12 watermellons gave Emma one or 2 Sam Buck came by for Emma wants her to pul fodder. Sandy went to Cedar fork after breakfast Gwinnet carryed him some stew Lizzie & child gone to Cedar fork to night I cut wood weeds to swamp watering place Cornal had his foot cut off today by cow or something Mr Smith & Fannie went to Louisa to Association L Cty H |
W 5. | Fair/Rain a Litle/Cdy/Cdy rain I carryed children to Sams & left them they came up home with Fannie D. she stayed till this evening I started to Providence met Thomasia comeing up I tied her horse behind & she came in the buggy I went to Jennets for Emma she came down for clothes came back tonight Lizzie came & milked is hear to night Thomasia went back after dinner H is sick with chill John is better & the child I shot at halk made rod to draw out paper & powder out gun. cut several watermellons to day |
Th 6. | Rain a Little/Rain/Rain/Rain Sandy came by going to Landora for Sow & Ps Lizzie hear to night I went to Providence for Thomasia she & John came up to night sent to Hewletts for Mr Smith & Fannie Sent for Wm Dandridge H gave me a large pair [pear] grey got loose John & I went in pasture to look for him caught Sal & put her in stable bewteen 10 & 11 ock |
Fr 7. | Rain cool/Cdy/Fair/Cdy Rain I caught grey & roped him went to Hewletts Mr Duke pd me 50 cts for watermellons owes for 3 now I pd him for shoeing Sal 40 cts. went to Dr Lins for medicine for John came home Thomasia Gwinnet & I went to Providence met with Wm D. I carryed a letter to E T Redd & a card for Sandy he dined hear & he & Sam Buck went squirl hunting Lizzie & children went home to night. S & Sam ate a waterellon to night. John went to Bro Saml I met L. Terrell & Otho he had buggy painted to go to west virginia |
Sat 8. | Rain cool/Cdy/Cdy/Fair I worked on rode from hear to Mrs L. gate Sam & Mr Robinson helped a little R came up hear to eat watermellon I pulled 11 E Redd came up this evening looked at tobacco house I gave him part of musket barrell gave E 2 watermellons I went to Miss Addams for H. quilt 2 Miss A there met Nora & Lizzie England saw Savery at out gate he went to Mrs S for letter Mrs S. dug her sweet potatoes I had a frollick after cows to night Cherry got in swamp etc |
Sun 9. | Fair a Pretty day/Fair/Fair/Fair Lizzie & Gwinnet came to go to Carmel we went by Providence carryed Linnies trunk went to Carmel S.S. had 7 S. Bro Riggan preached text take heed how you hear. [Luke 8:18] We went back by Providence & left Mamy & came up home John came to night Lizzie Gwinnet & children went to cedar-fork Bro Saml Mary & Barbara went to Scotch-Town saw Ann Mosebay |
M 10. | Fair cool/Fair m./Fair Cdy/Cdy I shelled 1 bu corn & carryed it to mill Thomasia & I went to Bro Saml saw him & Clarrence by Elon had been Fox hunting did not catch Clarrence sent up 3 & Ό lbs sugar at 12 ½ cts by Lewis Cary went over to pul fodder Eugane was makg bricks the other day packing up etc we came to Providence left Thomasia I came home brought trunk up that Jenny had saw halk with chicken Moriahs. John went to Miss Addams this morning came to n Joh Hanes sayd he would give me $6.00 for fan he has & pay before Xmas. |
Tus 11. | Rain a Little/Cdy/Cdy/rain a L Jennet came this morning to get John to asses dammage in corn field got Sam Buckh and went to mill for meal carryed bag for husk John went to Mrs Lambies & sat a while Sandy England came from vases Susan came up with Lizzie E & Sandy Thomasia came this evening from Hewletts H & child went down Linnie & the others went before day. to Chesterfield Lucy Holiday got to Dr Gouldins last week Lizzie Sandy & baby went to cedar fork. to night left Sandy toke [rook] my barrell home to try on his stack |
W 12. | Rain/Rain Fair/Rain Fair Cdy/Rain Lost 2. 3. or 4 chickens to day by fox I expect Sandy came by this evening & went squirl hunting with my gun killed 4 squirls Mrs Dugins & Molly Pennie came this evening & I went to Sam Buck. Nora & Susa cam this evening & returned John gone to Providence to night I wed a fox parth by plant bed & through corn field fixed trunk hinge etc etc |
Th 13. | Rain/Cdy/Rai/Rai Sandy came got the horse to go to Landora for corn came this evening for the gun to go squirl hunting came to night Lizzie & children came to night I went for carriage in Mrs Southworths pulled out weeds in potatoe patch sowed lime on turnips etc I made parth for fox in pines cleaned out spring T, washing Fannie came this evening with cars Gwinnet & Lula wen to cedar fork to meet with Nora & Susa gone to Landora to night raining hard to night got some sweet potatoes |
Fr 14. | Rain warm d/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy Lilly got out pasture & I saw Sue B. I went to look for cow found her in pasture Sandy went to mill on Sal he killed 3 squirls ivy hill I done up pasture fence part Wright done on swamp Gwinnet & Susy Holden came all gone to Cedar fork to night. Lizzie & Thomasia caned some tomatoes |
Sat 15. | Rain L/Rain a good s/Fair/Fair I cleaned spring out yesterday & to day put a top over it cutting wood etc pulled 3 watermellons the last of this crop nearly Gwinnet & Luty came this morning Lizzie & child came this evening in rain F, gone with Lizzie & child to night John came from Providence this evening squirls has eaten a great of corn in field near house I went on ivy hill to look for squirl hird one hollar. Jennet brought syeth cradle home & borrowed frow & [cross-cut saw sketch] saw |
Sun 16. | Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Les S, came with a horse to hitch to buggy Lizzie & Gwinnet came to go to Carmel Thomasia & children went I had 13 S.S.S. Bro Riggan preached going to collage in morning or home Edmond Redd & Family came this evening & Jenny & Fannie Gwinnet went with Fannie home Lizzie & children John went to Bull Church went to Cor Woods. |
M 17. | Fair cdy/Rain hard/Cdy/Cdy I got potatoes corn etc for Lizzie Thomasia & Luty carryed them up I put a hoop on a tub saw a snake go in the stove shut him up & went to Sedar fork met with John & Mrs & Susan had a hard rain we came home John got hear to night I made fire in stove to night saw no snake. Sandy carryed trunk to Hewletts Susa, got a letter for Thomasia from Ann Mosebay pulling down barn at Saverys Mrs Trainham |
Tus 18. | Fair cool/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy Lizzie & children came this morning to go to Providence Gwinnet went with is Mr Smith carryed cow to chesterfield for Wm D. for [bak?] met Old Mr Smith & Daughter going to Providence by Johns shop. Gwinnet left & walked up to Edmonds. John left on way home to Providence to night. Lem Luck workg in tobacco & pulling fodder cutting tops etc Lizzie & children left to night. Lizzie & Nora E came by to day. from Hewletts Susa went down fowls hollared several times to day. saw no halk |
W 19. | Cdy cool/Cdy day/Cdy/Rain A mink called [culled?] 2 young ruster for me young one shot at him twice sat 2 steel traps for him. & Gwinnet & I went to Bro Saml. Cary & I went in buggy to Noels I gave Clarrence a check for $30. to cash or have it done Hal Sally & Sidner at Bro Sams John rode Lula in buggy. Bro S gave me 1 lb taller [tallow?] |
Th 20. | Rain a little/Rain/Cdy/Cdy I cut weeds & bushes on swamp to see the minks they killed 2 rusters yesterday for [me?] got one. Mr Smiths dogs came to the house runing a fox ran him in Mrs Southworths & Mrs Lambies I went to tick sprng saw Byron & Lesly Otho on foot caught the fox just before night. Thomasia & Gwinnet went to Jennets he sent boys down with clothes & borrowed my xcut saw Sandy & family came to night. cutting wood sawing etc. Mr Smith came to river to call his dogs. |
Fr 21. | Fair cool/Fair/Fair/Fair Sandy killed 2 squirls ivy hill or near there they went home this morning. Fannie came & sat a while & returned I went to Hewletts to carry a letter for Linnie went to old Mr Hains to carry the letter pd him for stamp droped 2 dollars by picked it up Effie Savery came this evening carryed her Gwinnet & Luty to Providence for trunk etc brought up apples dried etc etc Gwinnet & Effie gone to E hill to night Jenny was hear this evening a while Mr Smith cutting & hanging & housing tobacco broke my specks at Providence |
Sat 22. | Fair cool m & n/Fair/Fair/Fair Sandy came this morning went squirl hunting killed 3 I killed one this evening by tobacco house I got potatoes corn etc for Sandy to carry home he carryed wagon home carryed sumac to Hewletts brought horse & w. home to night brought Lula home, she went this evening he got ½ lb powder for 2 squirls Gwinnet & Effie came this morning & spent day. E went home to night. Thomasia went to Sam Buckhannons to day he sayed he would lend horse to go to Ashland I went on river near island Mr Robinson went to Richmond more than a week ago 2 weeks next Monday hav not hird from him put bolt in wagon shaft cutting wood etc etc I sowed up my shoes etc |
Sun 23. | Fair a L frost/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel S.S. had 8 or 10 S. took the vote wether they would have a picknick or go to fair going to try to get a car & go to fair & to colleck money Otho came this evening to carry us to Bro Saml hitched his horse & went with Thomasia Gwinnet & I to Bro Sam,l met with Lucy Louisa Sister Sarah & Emily Talley. Sister S, & Emily wer sick Lizzie Sandy going to stay hear |
M 24. | Fair cool m/Fair/Fair/Fair We borrowed Bro Saml horse & went to Ashland Mr Carters. Thomasia Gwinnet Luty & I Ann came with John Lewis Willy Mosebay we dined there & left Gwinnet with Ann & came to Bro Saml in night gave Ann $2.00 for G got $30.00 from Clarrence money we had [chicked? given him by check?] we saw Louisa Sally Nancy & Spencer Dr Dunken died at Ashland to day. [Dr. James A. Duncan, President of Randolph-Macon College and former editor of The Richmond Christian Advocate, 1830 23 Sep 1877?] |
Tus 25. | Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I borrowed Bro Saml,horse & Mr Harpers sone to come over home gave him some potatoes & started bay back we found Lizzie & children hear Sandy sent my girls home by Lesly tonight Lucy gave Thomasia table cloths etc etc |
W 26. | Fair warm/Fair/Cdy/Cdy I shelled some corn & carryed it to mill & ½ bu wheet had it ground without bolting [bolted flour has some bran sifted out] met Smith lost his Horse shoe comeing on I halled a lode wood for stove cutting etc Lizzie & children left for home to night. Emma came down to help scower sweep etc etc |
Th 27. | Cdy/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy I went over to Bro Sam,l for Lucy & Louisa they came & spent the day carryed them back & spent night we met John McLA by St Lukes sayed he would call on Lucy in morning. Lizzie & children came this evening to stay with Thomasia all night. |
Fr 28. | Rain a L/Rain hard/Cdy/Cdy Lucy gave me 5 shirt bosoms & cloth & Hhd. I went to Noels bought 8 ½ yds of cloth for boys & self and 1 ½ yds janes am to pay $2.30 cts for mine boys $4.35 cts pd for gallon oil & 4 lbs sugar pd 75 cts me & John England & Byron Southworth going to Noels to try to catch Tom Loyall he shot Sandy in arm & leg 60 odd shot Dr Lin came to see him Mr Hancock telegrafed to different places to try to catch Loyall. I went to Cedar fork to carry milk & met with Fannie she came with me home brought Lula we stoped at Mrs Southworth pd her $2.00 for 8 lbs butter F went home to night Thomasia went to cedar fork Otho came to let the know about Sandy. |
Sat 29. | Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to cedar-fork to carry milk & Luty. Sandy arm was swolen more Fannie came up to go to Bro Sam,l Thomasia went in buggy & with Fan left girl at Moriah Sims we met w. Dr Gouldin Sam & Gilly Brown & wife at Bro S. we stoped at Dr Lins for medisine for Sandy Jas came up this evening got in house carryed butter to Mary. |
S 30. | Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Dr Gouldin & Louisa came to night Jas went to Bro Sam,l this morning I went to Carmel S.S. had 12 S. Bro Peniton conducted prayer meeting voted to have the Excursion pd 75 cts got 38 dollars subscribed Lizzie & Nora E wer at meeting & carryed my testament to Cedar fork. saw Edmond at well |