The Diary

December 1 1872 Sunday

            A snowey day  I at home all day  busy feeding  had to take the horses to the creek to water  Rees along  when we got back he went down to cut ice on run for cattle  Joseph come up on Fan mare to see su and tell about his offer to trade property  Mary away at Sarah and we got dinner selves

            Rees went to Brothern Church after dinner & I done the most of the feeding before he got back

December 2 1872 Monday

            Rees on hand  feeding forenoon  he and Ed hauling down load straw to his house & fodder to sheep house & barn_  Jim Overholts brought home buck sheep_  I took pig to L.Robeys bore & brought back barrel salt & peice rope for halter  windy rough & cold night  I paid Bob for salt  $2.00 bill

December 3 1872 Tuesday

            Rees on hand  took 1 1/2 bus wheat to Mill then he and Ed haul wood bal of day_  Mary & I went to Leesvill by Mikes & took Sar along  got Mules shod behind  I got J.Robey to 1/2 sole my big shoes a ball shoe thread & piece sole leather to fix pump $1.00  told Joseph to settle it & charge to me,  I ordered Iron wedge of Steve for 60 cts & told him Edward would pay for the shoeing of mules supposed it would be $2.25 for 4 new shoes & 4 removes sharped & toed_  Mary bought some over $6.00 worth of goods which I paid for next day to Joseph with J.Robeys bill & cole

December 4 1872 Wednesday

            Rees on hand  fore noon helping Ed to haul wood  took load to A.Trusal_  Afternoon helping Mike haul wood with oxen to his father & himself till night_  I went to Smiths cole bank for load cole with mules  hauld 20 bushels cost $1.20  told Smith to charge to Robert_ I paid Joseph for it and what goods Mary bought yesterday including $1.00 I owed James Robey  all makeing some $8.00 less .15 cts if counted right_

December 5 1872 Thursday

            Rees on hand  forenoon feeding & chruning & doing up chores for Mary_  Mike come about 10 oclock to chop ground axes sharped croscut saw & put in ballance of day below barn in corner of medow at two big trees Smilley cut down last spring_  Edward went to Leesville & Smith bank for load cole_  I gave him $5.00 bill to purchase grate for Franklin stove  was home in time to help me in with cattle at barn

            Theadore with Clark & Moors boys  brought up some poultry  they said 10 geese  16 turkeys  & 40 chickens  after unloading started back before I got the letter Robert sent up by Edward to give my opinion about the wool that C.Hoagg sent him from Cadiz

December 6 1872 Friday

            Rees on hand  went with oxen to help Mike to haul foder & load wood last in eve to himself_     

            I Went to Leesburgh on Exprefs with mules to advise Robert about the wool  come home trough Bowerston * borrowed scales of J.Overholt (JW)?_  Ed fixing up Franklin stove for himself  done in time to help me put cattle in when I come home from Leesville

December 7 1872 Saturday

            Rees on hand  helping Mike with oxen & cart to fill under barn to put his cattl up_  Ed & I first mending gate at corner of hog pen, then haul load straw from barn to stable, after three shocks fodder out of corn field to stable then he took home wood from below barn to his house_  after supper Rees & I shelled 1 1/2 bus corn for poultry then Rees went to town (Written below in pencil: 7 sow served)

December 8 1872 Sunday

            Rather a fine day  J.M. Holmes come over before breakfast  want me to go to Leesville with him  declined going on expecting some of the boys her from Leesville but none come  Mike & Sarah here to dine also Ed & Call  G.W.Adams here a while after dinner_  I at home all day  not off of the place  Reese Rode Jack Mule up to Gundey meeing house in after noon which threw the wait of feeding on me

December 9 1872 Monday

            Rees on hand  extreme cold after feeding he & Ed took mules to Mikes expecting to get stove but failed & Rees spent bal of day haul wood for Mike & Dan till night  cold as it was_

December 10 1872 Tuesday

            Rees on hand  Edward went to Leesville on exprefs for stove & get at butchering poultry  did not get back till night on Bobs Esprefs wagon with Joseph Old cook stove Boxes barrels & six yellow turkeys

            Rees took oxen & hauled load wood for Old J.Crawford first after feeding worth 50 cts  after he come back he & I fix under barn to keep piggs out of cattle stantials  Mary went over to Mikes & left us to peace till supper.

December 11 1872 Wednesday

            Rees on hand  he & Ed preparing to butcher poultry fixing up stove in wash house  took oxen to haul barrel water & then 1 load wood out of upper bottem old elm

            Ren Linder By 3/4 day choping 75  Mike helped some half day choping with Ren in run bottom above their medow_  Joseph & Clide come about 11 oclock_  F.J. Simonton at dinner time on his way to Steubenville.  Herrit Trusal & Ames Masters helping pick poultry 1/2 day as also Call

December 12 1872 Thursday

            Rees on hand  helping with poultry  Ed Cal,A.Masters & Hen Trusal _  quit about 2 oclock  after noon_ F.J. Simonton here for dinner on his return from Steubenville, Greenberry Hedges also here for dinner _  he & Simonton went away together after dinner_  After all left Rees & I at chores & shelling corn

December 13 1872 Friday

            Rees on hand  when he got up went to help Mike butcher 5 Hoggs and not back at 10 oclock to night  Edward haul wood with oxen help feed etc_  I went to Leesville after sow  paid to L. Robey who said she was served on last saturday 7th  said to go 16 weeks which would bring her in about about the 7th April 73_  I brought home 8 geese 3 turkeys & 2 pullits on his Espefs wagon

December 14 1872 Saturday

            Rees on hand  after feed & churning hauld 1 load wood out of botom below Mikes, While I went to Leesville for bran and onley cut a little wood  did not as much as clean out stantials at barn on calf house and nearly let the fire out in house_  I did not pay Robert for bran not Knowing how much was of it got sugar coffee tea & rice  ordered him to pay Wm. Stine for shoeing mules and and iron wedge all coming to $3.20 4 new shoes $1.80 and 4 removes 80 cts & Iron wedge 60 = 3.20

            I got 13 baggs bean (which J.J. weighed on Tuesday 17th (inse)? when he was up killing poultry 1632

December 15 1872 Sunday

            Rained a little shower in the morning  cleared up again noon at home all day  not strange body here_  Ed took the carriage and went up to Gundeys_  Mary & Rees went to Brethern Church in afternoon_  I at home all day feeding most of it

December 16 1872 Monday

            Reese on hand  after chores done commenced to kill the geese the hand A. Masters_  Hen Trusall Ed & Call  Theadore come on my Exrefs wagon with bay & rone mares  went home at night_  I went to Fierbaughs after dinner to borrow their sledge  while there Bill Vermillian come to sell or trade his mare  examined prince said he liked him and would be up tomarrow & show me his mare_  Bob went to Carrollton & Joseph had to stay in store_  Ed said they killed 21 geese

December 17 1872 Tuesday

            Reese on hand  at geese again  hands to day A. Masters, H. Trusel Ed & Call Joseph_  Theadore & J. West come on their Exprefs wagon here  said they killed 40 geese & Ed 2 turkeys  after night when all had went home_Joseph weighed the 13 baggs bran netted 632 lbs_

            Bill Vermillion traded his Fill mare for Robert H. Smith prince horse with me by my giving him cash to boot $15.00 and paid of horse shoes to drive on  aid he was satisfied  when he traded he traded to stay traded  in presence of M.B. Fierbaugh and I said the same that when I traded I never went back if I lost the beast or horse so we parted wishing each other good luck & Joseph & Theadore took the mare to Leesburgh with them

December 18 Wednesday

            Rees on hand  after breakfast choping  Edward & I took the poultry to the station with oxen on sled  3 boxes & 2 lbs, when he come back he & Rees went to haul oat straw from barn to stabel and his stable_  After dinner I went to Leesville on Roberts fan mare to tell him I intended going to Cadiz next day or part of the way, and to give the weight of thes two turkeys Ed dressed night before  after all left  30 lbs  I left the bay mare & brought back the sorrell I traded for day before it was night when I got back & Reese was down at Eds

December 19 1872 Thursday

            Edward & Rees went to Leesville after breakfast for Reese to get goods to make coat & pant with mules on little jumper of Theadores_  I by to fix to start to Cadiz  first went to Fierbaughs to get their road recp  Mike brought them up_  I started after 2 oclock & got to S. Adams stayed with him all night  rode the new mare she done well

December 20 1872 Friday

            After breakfast left S.Adams for Cadiz arived there 8+1/2 oclock  put up with Atkinson  went & pd tax $39.89 mine  & Eds, his $2.11/10 (pare)?

            Fierbaughs $35.47  gave check on First National Bank Cadiz for $75.36 then went & gave Mr. Beeber the cash against it in bank_

            Reese done little or nothing to day  took his coat to Bet Longs to be made_  did not help clean out cattles place at barn pretended to clean out the hog pen left the door open and left the colts out, and the stable in bad order which I had to turn to and bed & fix after I come home

            Ed was out buying turkeys the afternoon so he said on Jack mule & I suppose Reese rode Allick to Longs_  It was is dangerously icey on the rodes

December 21 1872 Saturday

            Reese on hand  churning after breakfast before the feeding was done  Ed finished feed shut. then they went to haul wood  2 loads for Ed & 1 for me_  I buisey all day reding up & cleaning out stables & feeding  after reese & Ed got done haul wood he cut some for fire place fed cattle at barn sheld 1 1/2 bus corn & them put out to spark up to Longs or some Where else

            Ed took ear ake & went home sick_  It still remains cold & icey so much so I have to carry water to horse in stable and kept so buisey I could not get time to take Mike his tax recepts & change

            Reese could not wait to milk cow for fear of breaking his appointment & she went unmilked

December 22 1872 Sunday

            At home all day  buisey feeding  severeley cold & frosty  Theadore come up to Edwards on his way to Engl whare his wife was & stayed all night there leaving his mare & sley at Edwards_  Reese runing around to Brethern church Mikes and in eve to prayer meeting & of verry little account to help me feed this day

December 23 1872 Monday

            Reese on hand  helping feed & chop wood & seemes verry trifiling  I cant learn him to do right about feeding_  Theadore & Lisle returned from Englishes on their way home did not waite for dinner but put out for home driving Joseph mare to Watts sley_  Still extreme cold  Edward still verry sick with ear ake_  I went down to store to try to buy G.English wooll but failed

December 24 1872 Tuesday

            Reese on hand  helping feed  after I got trough I went over to Mikes he was gone to Bowerston to get his horses shod & to Leesburgh I came back by old mans who was watering his horses_  I then went down to town to get some lamp oil & mail a letter for Mike which Sarah gave me that he forgot_  I left his tax recpts with Sarah & the $40.00 he gave me to pay his tax which was $35.50 cts which I intend-Robe to charge him with on his wooll & credit me with_  I gave Edward cash $5.00 to pay Browers on his work  Edward is still sick_

            I met Mansfield at store and had a talk with him  he was trying to buy W & B Laws wool  he said he offered 60 cts but they was not willing to make as much (resterchon)? as he wanted_  Rees went down to Mikes after his pants and borried his gun for Christmas the Mules he brought up and haul 1 load wood in eve before he took them home

December 25 1872 Wednesday

            At home all day feeding & buisey  Old man Overholts & wife visiting at Edwards_  Mike & Sarah went to Ebon Lockrages to spend their Crstmas_  Reese went a shooting after helping do some of the feeding and was rather poor help to day not worth his bording

            Burt Moore was here to see about making some ties and we went all round the place looking at the timber  it is still extremley cold & frostery dry_  The pump gave out with Rees pumping in evening_

December 26 1872 Thursday

            Reese on hand  helping feed all day_  There fell quite a heavey snow  we fixed barn for sheep

            Theadore & two town boys come up with some turkeys to Edwards was here for dinner  I went to try fix pump after dinner but failed

            At night Call took a bleeding at lungs as I was coming from feeding sheep  when I went in they were all most sceared to death sent fror Doc M.Gavern  I come for Mary  when we got down there was A. Masters Mrs Wittel & Dock  after getting reconciled Rees went up to Longs after his coat on alick after watering & feeding mules Reese & I come home & left Mary there trough quite a deep Snow

December 27 Friday

I at home all day  buisey feeding after morning work  Reese took sorrel mare went to Leesville with his coat & pants to get changed left his pants  brought back coat to be altered but not decided on_

            Robert come up with Rach & children had load on sled for Pettes & Clark  unloaded went back same night

December 28 1872 Saturday

            Reese on hand  after feeding was all day getting wood  In eve took Mary & Rachel & Children to Mikes on sled with mules in all the hurrey which turn us late with eves work_  J.Browers come here while we were at dinner  Edward went home with him and gave him $5.00 on his work of building stable

            I wraught hard and was verry tired at night felt a great deal of pane_ got poor wood after all a maple in corner of wheat a (sarvis)? tree & an Iron wood which Ed cut

December 29 1872 Sunday

            At home all day  a heavey coat snow on the ground  buisey feeding all day fixed bed & tong on jumper with expectation of having a sley ride had not time for feeding_  Robert com after Rachel & children  Mike & Sarah come from (tunnel)? meeting after dinner was over  went home before dark after seeing Call was sick from bleeding of the lungs_  Is considered dangerous_  Her father and mother with her at night  holding consultation

December 30 1872 Monday

            Reese on hand  helping me feed & verry slow & poking helping get sled out of barn to put bed on to go for load cole to Leesburgh would not do what I bid him to help drive back sheep from Edw when he went down after the mules he and brought up sled from barn while I mended bitchen_  being too late to go for the cole I set him to cut wood while I finished the bed didint half do it_  After night I went down to Mikes to see him about butchering when I come back at 11 oclock I had to cut some of the wood over

December 31 1872 Tuesday

            Rees on hand  after doing feeding he & Ed yoked oxen went down below barn for two chop loggs to build fire to butcher hoggs Ed giving out when they brought them up on account of slush & rain he & I went after a load of old dry wood for kindling_  concluded not to butcher hoggs_  Jim Overholt & Mike come & butchered the steer in barn_  I cleaning out cattles sheep & colts places under which was a big job for me, while they were dressing steer_

            A festival down at meeting house & I here alone so ends the year

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