Sat 1 |
fair/cdy/fair/fair I went to Carmel Bro Ryland preached received 2 members Wright and Moncure Ledger and I agreed to make a bunch for meeting house 11 from ?? put roler an ox cart. Ploughing e hill, weeding potatos, sent to Dr. Lins mill halled a lode wood |
Sun. 2 |
fair/fair/fair/fair I went to Carmel SS H & children went in ox cart Bro Ryland preached. Commenced & W Luck came over in evening. |
M3 |
fair/fair/fair/fair I weed some watermellon vines etc etc Lewis Redd came over with Davis and went home in evening Canfield brought back my basket and corn I hired James to cut oats 75cts a day. Cutting oats, weeding potatos. Bob & John plowing Corn e hill |
Tus4 |
fair/fair/fair/fair cutting oats at Locus G Harriet & Fanny went to Bro Addams very poly. ?? came on at Washington James one days work Ploughing corn e hill cutting oats Locus Grove |
W5 |
fair/fair/fair/fair (very warm day in center of diagram) Finished cutting oats nearly. I let James have 1/2 bu corn worked 2-1/2 D H went to E hill I went up in corn field ?? R came to get ?? Finished cutting oats hear ploughing corn e hill gate weeding greens |
TH 6 |
rain a little/fair/fair/fair Went to see Bro Addams He's quite poly saw Mrs Sanders J Swann and others there. Mr. John Noel died to day old man. Ploughing corn e hill weeding greens & potatos |
FR 7 e redd |
fair/fair/fair/fair (very warm inside diagram) I went to see R Evans he has hooping cough went to Reynolds sister Redd for 1 gal vinegar I went to mill saw Mr. Noels coffin made by Jack Mathews mending the ?? Edmond T. Redd spoke to me a for a grave Weeding potatos & peas and finishing the corn on ?? e hill ploughing on swamp again |
Sat 8 |
fair/rain/fair/fair (very warm day inside diagram)_I carryed eggs to ?? went to ?? market to Cedar Fork & traded eggs with Graham L for sugar & blacking [blacking: paste used to clean and polish boots, floors, doorsteps] matches Robert came up brought logs on it. Is sawing very hard has 2 ?? let R is due 10 cts worth tobacco Isac is hear James went to grow samel on mair Mr & Mrs Sanders came to night Ploughing corn weeding peas |
Sun. 9 |
fair/rain/cdy/cdy I went to Carmel SS Bro R preached. Mr & Mrs Sanders cow ?? went in oxcart had tomatoes corn & etc. for dinner |
M10 |
rain/rain/cdy/rain I went to Carmel to help fix well. Got a great many buckets out and I have 2 pieces for frame for well & Mr. S and Harris went to John Swans Ploughing patching |
Tus 11 |
cdy/cdy/rain/rain hard I turned a spout for well at Carmel fixed frame John Carpenter got a six-shooter out [of] well more times and I found a curry comb Halled a load wood & chopping corn |
W12 |
fair/rain/fair/fair I was quite sick to day Edmond Redd brought over a load things to Locus Grove News etc. James went to Bro S. w him & Cary washed wool Bro Addams Thomas Died 10 ock morning Working on patches |
TH13 |
fair/rain/fair/cdy Spent day in house Edmond came with a load James & John gone to Bro Addams funeral this evening. Went to E. Cobbs to see ?? quince and chicken Bob & Cary working peas |
F14 |
fair/fair/fair/rain I am quite poly yet Edmond came over in wagon Betty came and Cary & James over in wagon. ?? Sandrs brought her home. Pertha is hear went home. Ploughing rye in by spring, etc. |
Sat 15 |
rain fair/cdy/rain/cdy Cousin Fitz wrote me a note to let his horses ?? in my pasture he would pay in fowls and turned ?? in 3 I rode around pasture with him and the people had holiday took it Edmon came over put his horse in my pasture |
Sun16 |
cdy/rain/rain/cdy I went over LG with Edmond children went to SS in ox cart. & Pertha is quite week yet. Edmond went Elon to hear Bro Ryland Bro Rove preached at Carmel going to have pick nick 3 of August at Carmel |
M17 |
fair/fair/fair/fair Wright brought John a bay horse has sore leg 9 years old He carried saddle to Wrights went to Providence spent day Ella Eliza & Mr. W came this evening went to look at butter beans Pigs 5 spotted sow Ploughing potatos weeding by the house etc. |
Tus 18 |
fair/fair/fair/fair H and John went to Huletts for Mrs. Mary Hill Mr. Bragglemen came up Mr. S went to Locus Ch about negro case and Miss Molly Hill came over Mr. Sanders came in evening and Edmond came. I got up the oats at old place I went to look at corn e hill (election day) Mr. Noel W Weeding Potatoes opened oats old halled them up put them in scool-house and corn house |
W19 Carmel |
fair/fair/fair/fair I went to Carmel to pray. In meeting Bro R preached. 16 persons at meeting warm Ploughing patches & the meeting |
TH20 |
fair/fair/fair/fair I carried a pot butter to Sturns and traded for cloth. 6 yds and 1/2 came by Mr. Noels & Cobbs to see Mr. Martin from home Ploughing potatoes patch and weeding peas etc |
FR21 |
fair/fair/fair/fair Edmond came over with family, Clarrence came and went back. Mrs. Hill W to Anna cousin Fitz came to see Edmond I sowed up a hogs side (dog tore) Fuller Anderson died this morning Ploughing cotton, sugar bean, weed beans, etc |
Sat22 |
fair/fair/fair/fair I went by R. Anderson & to S. Terrells & to shoemakers says – wore by ?? & Spicers- Landora – home saw Billy – horse by cornfield Weeding irish potatoes by ?? |
Sun23 |
fair/fair/fair/fair I went by Providence carryed butter beans & went to Carmel SS had 12 scollars 105 ? 141 in all. Bro Ryland preached girls & boys went in Edmonds wagon John ? came up |
M24 |
fair/cdy/fair/fair Working on plank for ?? & the chimney at old place fell down. I went over Billy ? over H & M Hall & John went to Capt Addams came back in night. John went home Weeding sugar bean [red speckled bean] |
Tus 25 |
fair/fair/fair/fair Sanders came & spent day. Girls & John w out with him ?? came back in night Weeding sugar bean & put horse flowers down |
W 26 |
fair/fair/fair/fair I have been poley to day cows in Fitz & Anna came to dine & ?? on Hill Put down horse? Weeding bean etc. |
Th 27 |
fair/rain hard/fair/cdy I fixed down mashine & thrashed 5 bu w & faned it Jennet helped a little. Dr. in Carmel to see Ed child all watermellon Put down mashine & threshed some wheat etc. |
Fr 28 |
fair/fair/fair/fair I hired Jennet & Marshael for 2 – a day threshing wheat – Anna, crop Sister Conelia came over to see Edmond child & Betty Cary came hear to night Threshing wheat rye faned some & sent to mill ?? out ?? |
Sat 29 |
fair/rain hard/rain/rain I pulled 31 water melons finished threshing oats boys left in evening 1/2 day Finished oats rye & faned rye etc Finished oats rye & ?? rye |
Sun 30 |
rain-fair/fair/cdy/fair I went to SS Carmel. Cory & James went we have 151 Scollars appointed to meet tomorrow to fix for Jim. Nick Sanders came to Edmonds. I went over with Thomasia Mr Beaggleman & Southworths came to Locus Grove |
M31 |
rain shower/rain/cdy/cdy I sowed turnip patch by sheep pen & cow S. Went to e hill look at corn. Ploughed turnip patch sowed the same ?? fallowing for wheat in front of H |