Thomas Smith
b. May 6, 1809 - d. Feb 23, 1881
Harrison County, Ohio
Diary Text ~ January 1874
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January 1 1874 Thursday
At home all day tend stock onley while I went to post office Talked a while with Jim Boreland about horse come up by smithshop to get gunbelt straitened Ed went to Leesville Meeting still going on The Miss Shilts and Heaston here for dinner & supper visting Man Hiram Clay colrd up here to tell me about R.D. Hines Mare of Uhrichville
January 2 1874 Friday
At home all day close feeding & clean stables Fixing latch on barn door Ed come home from Leesville noon Young Lee here to look at sheep had supper & horse feed but more on a spark Ed brought bad news about Joseph going to leave his family for good
January 3 1874 Saturday
Forenoon Ed & I took some crib to sheep house & fixed trofts for sheep Big dinner at Mikes We all went & dined with them Theador family Lilley & Carry thare also after dinner come up with Mother & Mandy stayed all night.
January 4 1874 Sunday
At home all day only while I went up to Fouts to see Joes horse After I went to meeting Rev Stevens preached text Ocupy till I come Theadore and family here Lilly & Carry also all went home after dinner.
January 5 1874 Monday
Forenoon feeding shelling corn & Young Galliker come here looking to buy weathers After dinner I went to J. Boulands & Leesburgh got 15 cts worth writing paper & envelops paid for them rode coon mare did not get back till after night verry muddy
Fouts & A. Jeffers here forenoon looking at timber to chop for saw Set to meet them on next Saturday at 4 oclock pm at Fouts to see if we can deal Ian Little here after night today said he would see us next Monday.
January 6 1874 Tuesday
At home all day only while I went to town to take handle out of axe rained all day Ed fixed under barn for gray mare I helping and feeding.
January 7 Wednesday
At home all day verry high water out all over the bottom The celler nearly a foot deep all ovre the floor. After breakfast whin done feeding I went to get Mike & Alick to help butcher the sow while Ed set pump in seller to get the water our was at it by spells till dinner but hardley noticed what we got out Then butchered the sow after done the feeding & took her to Lew Willet weighed 314 lb at 5 cts come to $15.70 H Weaver helped he come here before dinner After night Ed went to post office recived letter for me from Robert about J.J. Smith dispatching money to bring him home. Sow is Willot by Cash or pork on Thursday 15th insl his own house after night $15.00 bring ballance due me yet 70/100.
January 8 1874 Thursday
At home all day tending to the stock triming the scubery and helping to pump water out of the seller was at it half of the day H. Weaver & Edward at it Weaver entitled to 1/2 day for helping butcher yesterday & to day helping pump in seller I went down to post office got Advocate talked with Simmons & B. Allbaugh about trading Gray Mare refered to pattent Allbaugh to trade for 2 year old filley- gave Ed cash 30 cts to pay Clendening for Oil Mother got of him.
January 9 1874 Friday
After breakfast Ed & I went to Jim Boulands from thare to Bowerston to see him but no trade after I went to P. Conners not at home & no stock I would have- home again 1/2 after 2 oclock at home bal of afternoon helping to see to the stock shelled some corn H. Weaver here by five just before he started home helped me shell 1 bus of corn
January 10 1874 Saturday
At home all day till after dinner I went up to Hiram Shults to see him about the seed wheat I owed him come home by P. Allbaugh to see if he had any thing to trade Mandy went home to day on the 11 oclock train I gave her cash on going 50cts Mary said she gave her 30cts Edward gave her a R.R. ticket to Bowerston 10cts.
Jan 11 1874 Sunday
I went to Leesburgh after feeding and cleaning up started about 11 oclock dined with Robert was informed Joseph got home about 1 oclock last night away 8 days left at midle of night the Saturday previous- I brought Mandy home behind (?nec ose) bay horse Dan Little here when we come home helping Edward feed stock.
January 12 1874 Monday
(Written top of Page: Dan Little set in to work)
Dan Little set in to work to day on conditions of what whatever I think he is worth for this month feeding and chop stove wood forenoon after noon choped down two oak trees & cut up tops on corn stuble Ed went out to buy butter & eggs away all day
3 of the Clarks here to see about choping I at home all day forenoon showing Clark lumber afternoon cleaning out stables & feed sheep etc. etc.
January 13 1874 Tuesday
Dan Little choping gum & sugar trees into fire wood all day only while helping feed Dan Fierbaugh here with butter for Ed Simon Shilts pasing by Robert Law here about turkey trade-
After dinner I went up to P Allbaugh to see Poland about a saw set Edward, Fred & Mary went to Leesburgh Ed come home without Mary & Fred
After supper I took sugar & soda to Fierbaughs to pay him for their butter.
January 14 1874 Wednesday
At home all day R. Law brought back turkey & took away his own- After dinner Edward hauld one load wood to Mahula Smilley to be charged to Dan Little worth $1.00 hauld 2 loads to Isaac
Masters to be payed in mill stuff- worth $2.00 before dinner after shiping butter took grist to Masters Mill of 2 bus corn and 6 bus wheat Dan & I cut hickory for sled soles after Dan went to cut load wood for Mahail only made 1/2 day.
January 15 1874 Thursday
To day I went to Bowerston to let Clarks know I could not contract with them about the choping got dinner with J. Overholt (per?) walked didnt get back till nearly night Dan not working to day only feeding for his board Mary got back on noon train after night went down and received cash $15.00 of Lew Willet on pork delivered to him on 7th (inst?)
January 16 1874 Friday
At home all day helping tend stock very cold Ed & Dan fencing oat (slack?) & hauld load gum wood after noon Dan went over to corn field to chop sugar tree he felld & cut some last Tuesday Ed put soal on sled & brought gris Flower & (ink blotch covering part of word) from I Masters I went over to Overholts to (complain?) of his hoggs
January 17 1874 Saturday
Mandy Barns to 75 lbs Flower 4 cts by lb equal 3.00 At home all forenoon Dunlap & Lew Willet here look sheep Rev. Linder here for 30 cts worth of tobacco After dinner I went to Hagerstown with Flower to Mrs. Barns Mandys Mother Mandy Barns to 75 Flower 3.00 Brought Ella home behind me on the horse- After I went up to Nines to see how much I owed Dan $1.50 Henry Weaver to 12 plugs tobaco 1.00
January 18 1874 Sunday
At home all day feed & tending to the stock Ed and the Miss Barns rode Ike & Coon to gundy meeting_ The girls stayed away all night home early next morning before breakfast. Hen Weaver over in eve for Tobacco Dan Little helped me feed done well.
January 19 1874 Monday
At home all day Dan Little done working but help feed & clean out stables a wet day particularly the after noon I hewed down mail handle Jesse Forscythe here for dinner and most of the after noon with Gundy gray horse I went down to post office after night.
January 20 1874 Tuesday
Dan Little choping in corn field all day at two white oak trees he cut down Ed tending to the stock & choring I went to Leesburg by D. Weyand and bought goods for Nines bot
3 yds frans Kewbeck 37 1/2 = 1.12
1 1/2 yds to Lane 25 37 1/2
1 1/2 callico for sleeves 12 19
Eaqual $1.69 paid 1.09
Robert for it $_22 in cash
January 21 1874 Wednesday
At home all day wet took Mary over to Mikes on sled with mules come back to barn & Dan & I gathered up some bords to make sheep rack after dinner went over and made one along lower side_ Ed rode Ike to Leesbrug away till near night Dan did not count or make a day.
January 22 1874 Thursday
A fine day would have done to plow Dan little choping a Maple tree in far corner of corn suble Edward made & put up a sheep rack Mary & Sarah went to New Market did not get back till after night I at home all day only went to station with Mike to meet women folks rained a little while at station after supper Mike & Sarah went home
I was over to Fierbaugh after cross cut saw which old M. Fierbaugh sharped & Snary was reparing barn doors.
Jan 23 Friday 1874
Fine day Ed took oxen over to sheep house Dan Ed & I over thare all day working up old loggs into wood
In eve Theodor George Ourant & Weller Snee come up from Leesburgh to trade horses Theador & George Ourant traded by Theadore giving cash to boot $25.00 got a comming four year old black mare for grey taking supper & feeing and all left Theadore taking his mare away with him.
January 24 1874 Saturday
Cold and rainy Dan grubing & choping all day over below sheep house Ed hauld two loads wood before dinner mules After dinner Ed went to Leesburgh on Alik J. Browers come here while Ed was gone to Leesville to sit but had little grounds to go on I promised to see him again.
January 25 1874 Sunday
At home after feeding went to prayer meeting on my return before dinner found J Overholt & son Norman here for dinner then went out and looked at the timber a cold raw day & a sharp freese
January 26 1874 Monday
(Written top of page: Smith Donnnel to tobacco $1.00 1 pr second sock .30 Mary got him makings of 1 pr drawers)
After feeding showed Dan Little whare & what to chop cut down three trees & cut up part of tops Ed hauling wood with mules & wagon I went to Leesburgh with Dans boots to be 1/2 soaled nailed & sewed up sides dined with John Robey gave order to Robert for mending boots paid it and bought nails laying out cash with Robert $2.00 Dans bill for mending boots and pairs new socks $1.00 Rode bay horse put him stable when I got home.
January 27 1874 Tuesday
At home a wet day Mary went on train to see Carry _ I done little or nothing but dress out a pair of soles for (jumper) & got Butcher to weld brace paid him 15 cts for welding it five cents too much Dan done working but help feed Ed done nothing but feed also.
January 28 1874 Wednesday
Edward went to Leesburg by wagon mules & oxen after load cole & telling him to get order of Robert to get the cole got it at J. Reppeth? bank of Porter he said 30 bushel at 6 cts = 1.80 home before dark just as I got back of Dan Weyandt Mary got home just as I left for Leesvill after seeing Carry.
January 29 1874 Thursday
Dan choping wood all day below barn at old tree top I helping him part of the time Mandy rode mare home to Hagerstown back early with Edward out all day with mules and express gathering butter & eggs_ awful muddy roads
January 30 1874 Friday
After morning feeding set Dan to grub up Elm tree in orchard which he was at all day _ I mailed postal card to Book publisher Davenport Iowa dated yesterday_ After dinner soliced by Mr. Cassel of Zanesville to take him to Deersville which I done with mules & old bay_ rodes most desperate Edward been out gathering up butter I left here 2 minutes after 2 oclock arived Deersvill 5 oclock with no intentions to return found it too bad and Mrs Cassel concluded to stay all night Mike got oxen to take load hay to Bowerston
January 31 1874 Saturday
In Deersville this morning Received of Sister Sarah Simonton cash $100.00 one hundred Dollar to be appropriated on a recpt I hold again her husband cauling for $2000.00 which I gave her a Recept for_ After early breakfast left for home with Mr. Cassell of Zanesville home before 11 oclock he paying me three & a half dollars for taking to & from Deersvile_ Dan diging up elm tree in orchard at it all day after dinner I rode Ike to Leesville and while there got Joseph to cut my hair dark when I got back and Dan left for Sprags.