Thomas Smith
b. May 6, 1809 - d. Feb 23, 1881
Harrison County, Ohio
Diary Text ~ February 1875
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February 1 1875 Monday
Frose hard cold good sleding Mary and I went to Leesburg big sled & mules for furniture_ got 1 joint stove pipe 7 in of Ed Benadum cost 50 cts for Cook stove home before night Mrs Beadle here Ed away after his wife Robert & John Soils had some angry words began in post office_ Theadore start to Levittsville Bob to Bowerstown
February 2 1875 Tuesday
I went to Uhrichville after breakfast got dinner at bro Johns bot 1 pr artic over shoes $175 two prs minors shoes $3.00 met Robert & Theadore in Uhrichville with load potatoes sold to Wm John Smith started for Leesburgh at 6 oclock PM. I stayed all night with John_ Fare from Bowerston 55 cts my ticket not (alled?) after going down
February 3 1875 Wednesday
In Uhrichville this morning raining Left for home 13 minutes after 7 oclock AM home 1/2 after 8 oclock Smith Donnel choping wood after takeing Latheys cow to Bull Overholts I brought him 1 pr Minor Shoes $2.00 after din I paid Clendening 36 cts frait on my one barrel salt_ Turned clear windey and cold hard freese_ The boys brought the Bull home with the cows and here yet on 9th inst
February 4 1875 Thursday
A verry cold blustry morning extreme hard freesing_ After breakfast I started to Leesburg on Coley to tend Law suit with Fred Senft the jury Wm Clark Old Bran J Easterday J. Price Hen Barrick T Ligitt Verdict in favor of defindant I to pay the cost proving contrary R.H advanceing trough spring cash $100.00 and $5.00 bear expences to lift Bloomingdale & Riney note The trial contineaud till night I staying all night with Robert Donnel feeding & pound Homany I paid JJ Smith cash for 1 Barrel salt $1.65
February 5 1875 Friday
Very cold hard fresing _ In Lees this morning till 11 oclock whin I left for home trough Bowerston to get my Boots which D Weyandt bottomed and left at C McDains post office which I suppose was done on Wednesday 3rd inst cost at least $1.50 come home trough J Lyons place Donnel hauling wood forenoon mules
February 6 1875 Saturday
Still cold & hard fresing at home all day all forenoon dressing horse Donnel feeding & pound more homeny to take to Leesburgh I went down to Eds & station after noon done little or nothing else to day Ed bought pigg of Dan Fierbaugh $2.00 Went to I Heastons said he could buy another of him for $4.00 Isaac Heaston had some of Mikes sheep which they had some words about Elle Barns come to visit Mary They went to Brethern protracted meeting
February 7 1875 Sunday
Cold hard freesing I at home all day salt sheep & cattle down at barn but kept pretty close to the fire most of the time onley while helping Donnel feed Mandey Elle & all the rest went to Brethern meeting Mandey & Eley went from meeting with friends visiting after night meeting David gallanted Mandy home & sat up with her
February 8 1875 Monday
Verry cold & hard freesing water all shut up I at home all day onley while I went with Ed to I Heaston for pig price $4.00 I paid down on it $3.00 owing yet one dollar brought it home & went with Donnel down to station for barrel salt Coleman Preacher here for dinner Ed & wife after dinner I dressed horses legg Smith feeding and keeping up fire and as much as he could do it was so cold
February 9 1875 Tuesday
Extreme cold & hard fresing, after breakfast I took some homany to buy in Leesburg bot 15 cts worth of tobacco of Joseph dined with RH paid Lawyer fee to I Price and got his recpts for $42.00 left $8.00 with Robert for L Hunt takeing $20.00 got two old vests of Robert and 1 pr jeans pants stained for Donnel come home before night
February 10 1875 Wednesday
Still verry cold dry hard freesing water scarce for stock & pump in bad order At home all day dressed horse after dinner with poultice of fat bacon Rob & Theadore come up after dinner got some butter of Wilson Robert staying all night to go to Carlton in morning Donnel took sick at middle of day with cold and lay by I doing all the feeding went down to station after supper
February 11 1875 Thursday
Snowed last night & thawed some up earley Robert & I started Carlton thare 11 & 1/2 oclock Dinner & horse fed Van Horn cost $1.25/100 consulted with Shober & Railey Also with Judge McCoy and sid it would be necessary for me to be thare on 22nd inst next Monday a weed got trough & left 1/2 after 2 oclock Left the Hunt & Joseph Johnsons recpt & brought back I T Pr & J Johnson seventy five recpt Had a cold stormey ride home by the way of Hagerstown parting with Robert Man away all day at meeting & her sister Elley
February 12 1875 Friday
At home all day helping Donnel & Ed get up load straw then Donnel went to pound mefs homany & Ed to meeting I watering the stock a snowey afternoon I done but little more than drefs the horse Donnel done the feeding & carry in wood good slaying
February 13 1875 Saturday
Extreme good sleding I went to Leesburg about 11 oclock Ed wife & chil at Joseph visiting got mules shod by J Moselay 6 removes 75 & 1 pr new shoes on Alick bet 75 and 1 toe all for $1.50 to be entered on his note_ I got back plate for cook stove of Wm Chase if it suits to be $1.25 Theadore wife & child come up and stayed all night bought Ab Prices mare or traded a watch & 4 sacks flower & cash $4.00 or worth of it in cole Donnel feedng & cutting wood all day snowey & cold_ Robert gave me all the accounts & notes
February 14 1875 Sunday
Splendid slaying at home all day Theadore hitched up his new mare & took all hands Ed & family to Brethern Church Joseph & family drove up just after they started with Peter Prines sled & teem_ slayed till 5 oclock when all went home Donnel tending stock I helping some wrote a letter to Abraham Wolf for Robert
February 15 1875 Monday
Up earley verry cold fine sleying Robert & Theadore come at 9 oclock and Robert & I started to Cadiz there again 12 oclock drove Nance & coley Warmed in the Bank went & got a cup of coffee & crackers cost 20cts then deposited certificate of deposit that I got of J Tripp cauling for $560.00 and a draft I got of Theadore for some $92.00 Then got letter of recomend of McFadden & Kinsey Welsh & Brown left for home 4 oclock & arived at 7 oclock Robert rather thinking he would stay in Cadiz this night I gave him the Russell note bill at Housers for feed horses 40 cts in all including coffee & 60 Donnell feed & cut wood Ed for cole
February 16 1875 Tuesday
(Written top of page: Donnel To cash 10 cts to by Tobacco)
At home onley while I went to see rick Donnel feed pound homany & cut wood I gave him 10 cts to buy Tobacco I gave Edward $1.00 to go for cole to Zeotts not back till 3 oclock I was choring round pumping water & helping feed_ I understood from Mary Theadore & wife & child was visiting at Mikes all day. The Brethern meeting broke up night before that I come from Cadiz
February 17 1875 Wednesday
At home all day Ed went to Zats bank for load cole for him self I helping Smith feed after he went down below barn to cut wood in eve he & Ed hauld up here 3 loads Wm Johnston here in forenoon putting in Mrs Adams account Eds wife & Sarah McPeck here for dinner I tending the stock David Arbaugh of Fairview here in evening to look at cattle asked if two hundred dollars would buy them
February 18 1875 Thursday
Ed went to Zats bank for load cole for me Mary & I went to Leesburgh through Bowerston Nance & Coley not back till near night when Ed hitched to jump to go a visiting up in neighborhood of fairview_ I paid out cash for Tobacco 90 for goods Mary bot for Mandy $1.80 Smith done but little more than feed & then hardley pumped water anough for the stock at barn_ I gave him Tobacco when I come home 10 cts cash 50=60
February 19 1875 Friday
More snow fell last night Mary at Mikes all night and not home to day at 12 oclock I read an hour or more in bed before dinner after went to post office then to Mikes back soon to clean out Eds stable he away visiting his cow showed sine of frolicking Donnel choping a little wood and help me with Eds cow & clean out his stable got mad when we come up to the house & left Ed house just at dark after Smith left
February 20 1875 Saturday
Splendid slaying after doing up the chores 11 oclock I went to Leesville Nance & Coley jumper alone dined Theadore bought Lamp & 1 gal oil of Joseph all for 65 cts got 3 prong fork of Robert Garret Rahel Frank & J Moors wife & child home with me Theadore wife & children include Carry soon followed to visit Edward who went home after helping me feed to receave them I receaved a letter from Robert Philadelp pa Rachel a mother_ An acpt from I Price & a little one from Nixon
February 21 1875 Sunday
(Written top of page: Brindle cow buld this evening Februry 21rst 1857)
At home all forenoon rather mild splended slaying Mandey had bow last n Rode Nance home to day I washed & greased horses leg before dinner, after 2 oclock I started for Carlton Express to stay all night with Syvester Tripp but found nobody at home thare so I went to Moodeys and the bill for mare 3 feeds my lodging breakfast & dinner $1.25 Edward took Brindle cow to overholts Bull and he said he served her brought bull here over nigh
February 22 1875 Monday
A mild night commenced thawing at Moddeys went to Carlton after the breakfast Railey told me Taylor of New Philadelphia took exceptions to my account, so thursday 4th March st for testing it Harvey Eckley attorney Left at 12 oclock for Moodeys fed mare got dinner & started home here by 4 oclock bill $1.25 It thawed so fast in afternoon that the road was a perfect slush and at the runs and ravines quite swollen
February 23 1875 Tuesday
A clear warm morning thawed all nigh and will about finish the snow to day_ At home forenoon after feeding prepaired poultice lome & put to horses legg went for 1 lb Nails mended stall between Jack & Alick_ Went to Leesburgh after 1 oclock read letter Rachel got from Bob to day mailed in wheeling yesterday 22nd talked some with Joseph & Theadore pd Wm Chase for back plate of cook stove $1.25 got on 13th inst the day Jim Moreland shod the mules paid to Clendening for nails 5 cts making 1.30 out to day home at dark on Nance paid for postage stamp & stationary $2.40
February 24 1875 Wednesday
Warm & slushey at home all day regulating probated acpt from creditors and looking over my own cloncluded not to lave home it being so slushey stuck close to the house all day at night took poultice off of horses legg washed & greased it well tied him up so he could not bite it it looks bad & discouraging
February 25 1875 Thursday
Wet & stormey day I went to Leesville at 11 oclock by Bowerston rained on me all the way dined with Theadore Joseph went to Jefferson County no account from Robert since tuesday when he wrote the day before from Wheeling got some news papers & come home through the snow rode Aleck Mule & come through Hagerstown
February 26 1875 Friday
Frose last night at home all day looking over my acpt & drawing it off on a fresh sheet paper Thawed considerably after midle of day nearley all the snow gone
Februray 27 1875 Saturday
Hard freese last night and verry cold I rode Coley to Leesburgh at 11 oclock got verry cold got dinner with Theadore looked round a while done nothing Robert not home yet but learned he got home after dark being away since morning of the 15th Inst_ I left Leesville soon after 3 oc bringing the 2 Ledgers in a bag Theadore lent me come in time to help to feed I saw Tresket in Leesville going into Trips store
February 28 1875 Sunday
Frose & snow on the ground cold disagree day Robert rode beck mare up about 11 oclock & stayed till 1/2 after 3 oclock said he would be on hand to go to Carrolton on eve of 3rd or earley on morning of 4th inst Moderating some & I ressed horses legg with dry lime & tied dirty cloth over it