The Diary

August 1 1872 Thursday

            Charley on hand  all day helping Sickle  Sam Johnson come about 1/2 after 9 oclock  dined with Edward who was mowing all forenoon back of Phillips  Sam went to help Mik after dinner 1/2 day

            Edward went to mow with mules after noon for Heaston  Sarah Sunoulore Robert & Mary come yesterday eve and stayed till this eve till about 4 oclock

            Old Mr. Crawford helping me rake hay from 3 oclock till night cocking  put up wheat  Edward mowed yesterday forenoon

August 2 1872 Friday

            Charley on hand  helping Mike cradle  Timoty with Sam Johnson before going at oats_  I went to Leesville forenoon  got 2 papers coffee and 1 large plug tobacco  Theadore come home with me

            Edward putting up hay all forenoon, we hauled in 3 loads after I come home  Theadore helping and is to take a load home with him in the morning nothing preventing_  Robert taking in considerable wool

August 3 1872 Saturday

            Charley on hand  helping Mike  Sam Johnson also helping Mike Theadore started after breakfast to Leesville with load hay  I rode his mare after him  dined with Robert and paid him one dollar for Wm. (Steve) Stene) for mending Machine  cut bar then come home bringing team & wagon_  Fell in with Hawk and sold sixty pick of the sheep_  Receaved $200.01 two hundred dollars  he staying over night sheep to be taken on tuesday next

August 4 1872 Sunday

            At home all day  dry & warm  forenoon out looking among stock counting sheep  meal cattle with salt  after noon went to hear Edmond preach to the Sabath School Childrs. etc etc

August 5 1872 Monday

            (Written at top of page: Tob to Charley 10 cts   75

            Charley on hand  cradling oats forenoon with S. Johnson  after noon went to help Michal Fierbaugh in his oats  Sam Johnson got 1 1/4 bus corn in morning  after come up and helped us the ballance of day_  I. Heaston & his son John come after dinner & cradled to cut the bal of oats_  borrowed (crossed out: cln) Clend & Thompson scale to weigh Overholts wool  215 lb at 65 cts  gave bill showing it come to $139.75  Robert come up before he went to Cadiz to get drafts  one for $700.00  one for $300.00

            J.M. Holmes here to get petition signed to levey tax on township to build R. Road got George horse to ride all day till 10 oclock at night

August 6 1872 Tuesday

            Charley on hand  after churning went to help Mike  there all day  Edward after bringing sheep went to I. Heastons to mow with machine & mules_  Hawk come to get his sheep after dinner  picked out 61 and on the way got 25 more of Mike all at $4.50 pr head I helped him to Bowerston and he gave me no pay for it which was MEAN when I come home Edward haul oats for S. Johnson had select the sheep & put out ewes & lamb

August 7 1872 Wednesday

            Charley on hand  after breakfast went to help Mike in oats there all day  Edward went to mow with machine for I. Heaston there all day with mules_  I went Leesville in bugey  George & Frank there all day  Branson sacking wool  intend to leave next morning

            Robert drew $400.00 four hundred dollars of the two drafts I gave him on Monday morning

            (Written at bottom of page: Charleys month out to day all but 1/2 day)

August 8 1872 Thursday

            At home all day  after doing up the chores went to tie oats dined with Edward who was binding in forenoon too

            After dinner I got S. Johns to help bind & haul in oats

            J.W. Heaston come after to help also but we only got in one load with their help

August 9 1872 Friday

            Sam Johnson on hand all day  J.W. Heaston here all day  Homer till noon  then went for his father in afternoon  at oats here forenoon  haul in from Overholts  afternoon I was unwell  kept in the house after 10 oclock

            I gave order to Charley Rog store in Leesville for $7.00

August 10 1872 Saturday

            Sam Johnson on hand  forenoon part of the time here at the oats & part at Overholts oat  which they finished and quit at noon  I was at chores & helping a little in oats  setting some up after the shower

            I receaved 3 lb wool of M. Allbaugh son and paid for it $22.80

August 11 1872 Sunday

            Went to Leesburgh after doing up chores  home again 4 PM Joseph stoped on his way home from Deersville but went on again after supper looking like rain_  I went out to salt cattle & sheep did not get back till after night

August 12 1872 Monday

            Isaac Heaston & Homer come to help in with bal of oats  it rained in after noon and detained but got all in

            Whit Greenwalt & Taylor come looking for work  Taylor come back and stayed all night

August 13 1872 Tuesday

            Edward put bed on wagon  Taylor & Greenwalt helped him & Ed started for load cole  Call & Fred went along  after they started I.Heaston come and paid me twenty five dollar $25.00 on white steer I went to Bowerston to tell J. Overholts how to saw Lin loggs & on to Leesville  bought ham  told Joseph to charge  said it weighed 10 lb at 11 cts  met Greenwalt in Hagerstown and borrowed cash 75cts of Mr. Wallace to pay him_  come home by J. Lyons but did not see him at night paid Dan Fierbaugh the I.Holmes note $50.00 on 16th inst paid Robert for the ham  at dusk paid Wallace the 75 cts cash borrowed to fin paying Whit

August 14 1872 Wednesday

            Urban Taylor set in to work this morning at the rate of 12.00 pr month  after chores done went to dig potatoes in garden  after dinner went to help Edward

August 15 1872 Thursday

            (in purple ink) Ban on hand  after breakfast went to help Edward  turned in rainey  I went to mending old gears  in evening Ban went down below barn to (burn)? grubs

August 16 1872 Friday

            ( Written top of page: 10cts) 

            Ban on hand  went to help Ed to haul saw loggs to Bowerston Mary & I by Sarah to Leesville  Mary bought sundries to ampt of $2.50 which I paid when I paid for ham of meat  also paid Wallace the 75 cts borrowed of him  Ban to 1 plug tobacco 10 cts before starting with saw logg

August 17 1872 Saturday

            Ban on hand  claiming to make 1/2 day but did not  after breakfast soon as I could get geers fixed on horses Ban & I went to Leesville for load cole  come to 77cts  paid J.Grayham for  bought pants & shirt for Ban amounting to $2.15/100 which I paid J.& Theadore the cash for  bought fish oil of senate 1 (piul)?  come to 20 cts which I also paid Robert for

            Met S. Johnson and went back with him  he riding Bobs Prince horse and gave order to Robert to let him have goods to ampt of $7.69 as pr bill late  when I got home plant some turnip seed or sowed them

August 18 1872 Sunday        

            At home all day  Edward went to Deersville with His family in carriage  Theadore with his & Bobs family all come just before dinner and Robert himself come on his way to Cadiz and after dinner started on the bay horse  Theadore & Lile started home late leaving Rachel & family here

August 19 1872 Monday

            (Written top of page: 10 cts)

            Ban on hand  after doing up the chores went to dig potatoes in garden and at it till done then helping to sow turip seed which kept up till near four oclock them went to haul stone to fix gate at hog pen and pound stone_  Robert returned from Cadiz and I had to hitch up & take him and family home  Ban to 1 plug fine tobacco

August 20 1872 Tuesday

            Ban on hand  after breakfast went to get his pants made & then to churn  Sam Johnson to 1 bus corn in ears 60 cts_  After churning Ban & I went over to mow with Scythes & cut about 1/2 load hay & put it in sheep house same evening

August 21 1872 Wednesday

            Ban on hand  after breakfast went to cut load wood for G. Adams for making his pants and hauled it to him which is worth $1.00 one dollar_  After breakfast I mended carriage breast straps then fixed up and Mary & I went to Deersville and I receaved the bal of T. McIlroys last note for the 5 acre of land sold him agoining Deersville on 30 of April 1870  the note cauling for $83.33/100 (crossed out: but) bearing interest from date coming due on 30th April 1872 and had receaved a payment on it 18th June 1872 leaving ballance at this time $57.30/100  stayed at Simontons all night

August 22 1872 Thursday

            Ban on hand  whin we come home from Deersville he & Edward putting stone on stable floor to level it up which was a little after 1 oclock & Whit Greenwalt was with them, and soon after we had a hevey shower after which I went to lengthen Alecks back band---

            At night I gave Ban 5 cts to get something he wanted

            Michal was here to see about his wool & go to Leesville but it being wet & late we did not go

August 23 1872 Friday

            (Written top of page: 10 cts)

            Ban on hand  after churning working with Ed at stable floor  I went to Leesville & did not get back till late  bought crackers & Tobacco to ampt 50cts  Ban to Tobacco ten cts

August 24 1872 Saturday

            (Written top of page: $1.00)

            Ban on hand  after breakfast sent to Mikes after Sarah then cleaning up seller  to Cash to go to Uhrichville $1.00  left at 10 oclock so says Ed who went to sale  I went to Butterfields sale also J.Overholt bot 31 lambs 2.10 $62.00  3 head Cattle $12.25 & 2 = 7.75  20.00 six monts credit  I (bailed)? him

August 25 1872 Sunday

            At home all day  I.Patterson come to Eds yes eve on visit dined with us_  Mike & Sarah also  Ban come back about 9 oclock in eve  he & I went out to salt cattle & sheep_  Joseph & fam come up on visit

August 26 1872 Monday

            Ban on hand  after churning Ed & he fin cleaning up celler Joseph & I went out to Squire (Belts or Betts) to see about selling his bugey_  After we come back dined at Mikes_  Ban haul wood with oxen  Ed went to help J.Overholts haul Apple (primises)?  old Green & wife here all night as also Joseph & wife

August 27 1872 Tuesday

            Ban on hand  he and Edward went to work on roads  after breakfast Joseph & Green left  Ban & Ed on roads all day with Mules & plow & broke plow  Mary & I went to Leesville  she stayed all night  I bought 4 bus corn & paid cash ($5.00)? come home late & slept by my self  Ban here to sleep too

 August 28 1872 Wednesday

            (Written top of page: $1.00/100

            Ban on hand  first thing after breakfast hauled Crawford 1 load wood with oxen $1.00

            Ed went to help I.Heaston trash & I sent Ban about 9 oclock Edward got sick come home & sent S.Johnson in his place & at Fierbaughs all after noon_  I went to Leesville 1/2 after 10 oclock for Mary & Lesle  bought groceries to amp of $2.20  paid cash on them  home before night and got 2 lb flower of I.Masters to come out of grist Edward took there last week

August 29 1872 Thursday

            Ban on hand  went to help Fierbaugh to trash  W.Linder & S.Johnson come up about 1/2 after 8 oclock & I sent them on to help, I was looking up hands before dinner to help after noon  Machine come on & commenced about 2 oclock  the hands Dan Michal & Andy with Jake horse, I.Heaston & J.I.Holmes, Ren Linder & Dell S.Johnson, Lin Taylor etc etc

            Browns seperator was the trash machine this year

August 30 1872 Friday

            (Written top of page: 10 cts)

            Ban on hand  Trashers as yes evening except Ren Lind Dell Holmes & I. Heaston home in his place_ Bill Vermillion in Linders place & Lin Taylor untill done at noon  when done_53 bus wheat 240 oats  trashers bill for all $8.12/100 at rate of 4 cts for Wheat & 2 1/2 cts for oats  unpaid_  Ed & Ban after dinner & red up at barn went to Gundeys for load loggs  I took Lesle up to her Mothers in carriage & choring around  Ban to 1 plug Tobacco 10 cts

August 31 1872 Saturday

            Ban on hand  after breakfast went to Mansfields to help trash_ I rode over to Mansfields forenoon  Edward & S.Johnson after Elder berries_  I salted the sheep but did not see the cattle _  Edward went to Leesville after dinner_  I mend bridal & greeased my boots & shoes  Ban come home about 4 oclock & done nothing but milk & rode down to the bottom to salt cattle & see the colts

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