The Diary          

December 1 1875 Wednesday

            Cold & frosty_  At home all day  I gave Mary $12.00  started her to Uhrichville on 11 olclock train  Ed hauling corn out of barn 3 loads  one soft out of cattle (stansiels ?) & two off barn floor put in new crib  fixed hinge on stable door  with the feeding about all we done

December 2 1875 Thursday

            Cold & frosty, though fine day  Mike helping Ed haul foder all day  Mary arived at one oclock all safe & well pleased with her purchases for Saman bot pr little boots for  Tommy Elliot of Jefferson County here for dinner  horse fed  bought our two best cows for $95.00 calf thrown in  I helped with them above V Truscals, on my way home in Mastervill met L.Holmes  paid him for sitting grate $1.75_  Eds wife here on visiting  all left after supper

December 3 1875 Friday

            Fine day for season of year  After earley dinner I went to Leesvill with 2 bus potatoes & sack of flower over one hundred twenty five lbs made out of wheat on granary floor by J.Overholt for Robert had a short talk with Doc Stepenson  got some news papers of Joseph & come home_  Had a dedication at grange hall  a good many gathered to tend it & take dinner and party at night_  Ed choring feeding & a while at speaking_  Old Joseph Overholt here in forenoon to see about his money  wanted the little note lifted again 1rst January 76_ I wrote letter for John McCourt & inclosed $10 which I left at McKees store (Pecleyburgh) next morning

December 4 1875 Saturday

            Fogey indicating rain but turned out a fine day_  I went to Carlton leaving here 10 minutes before 8 oclock  arived by 11  left letter & cash $10.00 at store for John McCourt  met his father as I come home  he did not understand it_  I took an appeal & gave bond J. Carnahan bail for $100.00 in the case of amending the return of money reported_

            I paid Rue & Crane cash $20.00  took their recept had summons served on me by Shereiff & home in good time_  Robert had arrived & on his way home with little Frank  Expence to day in Carrolton for lunch at Colmans 10  Took feed for Mare & fed in Doc Scotts Stable

December 5 1875 Sunday

            Mild damp drisley rainey day  at home feeding  no one here_  Eds red & white cow had a heffer calf last night

December 6 1875 Monday

            Mild but verry muddey_  I went to Leesville expecting to settle with James Trip  did not do it  come home trough Bowerstown, Edward choring fixing his well bucket & put tong in old wagon etc etc  Mary was at John M. Holmes and round among the neighbours I believe at Mikes_  Samantha went to Bowerston  did not come back at night_  Robert gave me back the $10.00 I lent him on  on last Monday 29th to bear expences

December 7 1875 Tuesday

            Cloudy damp day  I at home  Rob H. here again breakfast  I helped fix up & start and I understood he went to Julia Smith  stayed all night as the after noon turned out wet  Theadore started over to Deersvill on trade  stayed all night at Simontons_  Ed helping Mike to husk untill broke of by rain  Eds wife & Sarah McPeck and Mrs Adams & son here for dinner  Samanth left a while after dinner

December 8 1875 Wednesday

            I at home all day forenoon selecting lambs & repairing fence around calf lot forenoon  Ed helping,  After noon he went after sled soles  Mary over to Sarah Fierbaughs   I mend Theadores neck yoke

December 9 1875 Thursday

            (Written top of page: Brindle buld to day look below)

            Cloudey Cool day,  Ed went to help Mike butcher_  I took Brindle cow to Overholts Bull  got my dinner at Fierbaughes  Ed home from helping Mike butcher & we took the two Shotes to bore and they were served,  Then I went to Overholts after brindle cow  went to feeding just as we got done Theo come with a little mule Jinney that he traded (for over beyond Deersvill) the Ike Long filley for that I greased so long giving boot $5.00 to Leeve Malony’s son

December 10 1875 Friday

            I at home  frose last night  Theadore here on his way home  left at 10 oclock  Ed soaling sleds_  Strayer from Jefferson County here trying to buy cattle  I understood bought Mikes for $190.00 for 6 head for the best three steers $120.00 and the 3 yearlings $70.00 meeting him at old Valentine Trusals_ Then Strayer come and stayed at Isaac Heastons

December 11 1875 Saturday

            Snowey Blustry day though not cold_  First took the three steers to Laws to be waighed all 2920 lb  The two gundy steers weighed 1880 leaving the best to weigh 1040  I did not pay for the waiging  strayer come again but we could not deal_  After Ed & I went to fix barn yard to put in young cattle which took us till night or feeding time_  The first we put young cattle in stantials this winter

December 12 1875 Sunday

            Cloudey cold day  Mary & Fred went over to Mikes after late breakfast  I was busey feeding till after 10 oclock  then sowed the rips in my buck mittens_  had a late dinner after Ed come up & stayed till we went to put in young cattle  all went in nice  tieing up the little bull calf

December 13 1875 Monday

            Cold & raw  at home all day tending to the stock  all I could do with Ed helping to tie the young cattle & nothing done but tending the stock all day  it being too cold to go any whare  too bad to eaven go to the mill

December 14 1875 Tuesday

            Verry cold & pretty hard freese  I at home all day tending to the stock  I believe Ed filled up some 14 bus wheat  all was done on account of his being unwell

December 15 1875 Wednesday

            More Moderate  Wind coming from the Southwest & began to snow like everything  I went over to Fierbaugh to see aboiut a tub ot scauld hoggs and look at his stock and we come to the conclusion that the three best would waigh 28 hundred and the three smallest 21= 4900 at the out side  got about 12 oclock and turned out a verry fine afternoon  Mary went over to Mikes  I cleaning out stable & feeding till night when I went down to the store & laid out 16 cts for spirits turp & soda

December 16 1875 Thursday

            Rather Moderate  Mike here last night to get money to pay tax our road recepts amounting to over $8.00 besides the cash I gave him which was $36.60 being the first installment of this year_  Edward soaling sled in forenoon  after noon took 14 bus wheat and 4 bus corn to Overholts Mill in Bowerstown to be ground again Saturday next_  Robert & Theadore come leaving the kit mare again  Theadore got 2 bus wheat & Robert 2 bus potatoes & left for home

December 17 1875 Friday

            Turned in verry cold & sever  At home all day tending to the stock  onley while I went to look for tub to scald hoggs in for part of next week  Mike cauled after night to leave the tax recepts

December 18 1875 Saturday

            Extreemley cold & hard freese  I went to Leesburgh at 11 oclock  got my dinner with Robert intending to settle with Trip  I receaved $72.00 on rent of stor room counting his time from Nov 11th 74 till July 27th 75  Then M. Price took possession and is to pay for the ballance of the year but had not the time to do any thing with him to day so we put it off untill next Saturday when we agreed to meet again  I got some groceries of Joseph for butter I took down and bot some Tobacco & Candy which I paid cash for amounting to 25 cts & come home

December 19 1875 Sunday

            Moderated & more mild but cold  At home all day  went to meeting forenoon & after to heare the Reverend Swan of Hagerston preach after dinner_  Busey feeding morning & evening  no one here to day till after night when Mike & Sarah come to sit till 9 oclock

December 20 1875 Monday

            A mild fine day_  I went to Leesvill to see about the scales, sold it to M. Price for the promice of $17.50 though offering me the money on the street  I telling him it would do on last of the week  got my dinner with Theadore  come home trough bowerstown for grist at Overholts Mill which I got, bringing Clide along to see the butchering the next day_  Theadore & family come bring his pig to drefs & help us_  Robert at Sherodsvill and did not see him_  got Joseph to change $5 to give T. Crawford $1.50 for barrel salt he is to send me when he gets to Steubenville

December 21 1875 Tuesday

            Fine mild day  Though 2 or 3 little showers_ We butchered all night  the help Mike Amuel colord Ed & Theadore & their wives to help red the guts_ Finley (Speor?) here to shoot the hoggs and not wanted_ I believe they paid the colored man in some spare ribbs  Theadore stayed all night and help grind & make the sausage and finished up

            Strayer of Jefferson County here again trying to buy the steers but we could not deal

December 22 1875 Wednesday

            Fine warm but verry muddey  Ed takeing home things we had borrowed to butcher with  I busey feeding & tending the stock all day  Theadore started home about 10 oclock forgetting his head halters_  Ed salted his and our meat

December 23 1875 Thursday

            Warm & fine weather_  Ed went to Bowerston Mill with 18 bus wheat in 9 baggs brought back 50 lb buck wheat flower which Joseph Overh is to take wheat for at $1.00 per bus and let me have the Buckwheat flower at three cents pr lb.

            I at home all day tending stock & churning  my feet verry sore

            Isaac Heaston here for the wheat Ed owed him for seed 8 bushels

December 24 1875 Friday

            A verry wet forenoon the runs & creeks raised out over banks to over flow  I at home all day tending to the stock  At night went down to the meeting house to hear Musick singing and essays by the Sunday school scollers  Mary & Fred along Contineaud till after 10 oclock at night

December 25 1875 Saturday

            A fine day  high waters_  I went to Leesvill to article with Miradith Price but failed to accomplish it on account of the article not been drawn to please  I receaved the money for the scale I sold on last Monday $17.50  got my dinner at Roberts and traded some butter to Joseph for sugar and come home before dark

December 26 1875 Sunday

            Rather a mild fine day till 4 oclock when it began to rain and fairley poured down after dark beating into the seller wetting under some potatoes which I had to move_  I at home all day tending to the stock  Mary went to prayer meeting  nobody here today  seemed lonesome and dull

December 27 1875 Monday

            A fine morning  turned some cooler but a verry fine day, last nights rain made verry high water out all over the bottom_  I at home all day,  Frank Smith here a little while  brought his Uncle Greenberry Hedge & daughter to ship them home to Wane County O__  Ed & I done nothing but feed the stock to day  A fine evening for the season of the year

December 28 1875 Tuesday

            Fine but verry mudey_  Edward haul 2 loads cole from Thrawls  one here & one for himself  40 bus in all  I went to Scio to settle with Wait & Canaga the bal on Oats & Shingels got on 12th October last_  paid for  170 buck got of Cummins to fix grate  left a pair of pants with Hence Taylor to make  he agreeing to make them for one dollar  I gave him 15 cts to buy thread & buttons_  Shislers here finishing the painting of the house outside

December 29 1875 Wednesday

            Fine day  Ed hauled two more loads of Cole from thrawls  40 bushels leaving it all here  Sarah Fierbaugh here trough the middle of the day on visit  I takeing the children home at evening on Coley_  J. Umblebay cauled in eve to look at the horse legg_  I at home all day tending stock & choring  Edward took 1 sack super flower to N. Boyer to pay on the cole  worth $2.00 made out of best wheat  is to let Wright have another

December 30 1875 Thursday

            Verry fine warm weather  Ed haul some foder down to his stable helped me to haul gag of Oat straw up from barn to my stable in evening_  I went to Leesvill to see Robert & Theadore  missed them  Robert coming up here & was here when I got back  Mary took cash out of my pocket book amounting to $1.25 so she said

December 31 1875 Friday

            A beautiful warm day  Manuel Cristian here soon after breakfast for 12 1/2 lb Flower  come to 50 cts to finish paying for helping butcher on 21st inst  Mary gave hime some spare ribs & back bone on evening we butchered  she said some 12 or 14 lbs in all worth some 62 or 75 cts  Edward family & Mary went

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