Thomas Smith
b. May 6, 1809 - d. Feb 23, 1881
Harrison County, Ohio
Diary Text ~ July 1875
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July 1 1875 Thursday
Cloudey weather I at home all forenoon John working corn all day Reed the Champion Machine man here last nyt with one horse come after supper_ After dinner Mary & I went to Leesville to get Double Shovel plow new shovels on cost cash to Hunt 45 cts to Rofs for make 50 say_ $1.00 gave Mary cash 25 cts I believe was all I laid out suppered with Joseph & come home F Smiths here to feel the wool market
July 2 1875 Friday
Cloudey Frank Smith here last night siteing about the wool market John working corn all day_ Edward make pailing fence acrofs graden back of the house I at home all day went to Clendening bought Nails to ampt of 25 cts_ John Snary here to see if I could give him a job I hitch up Coley & Jack and hauled load pailing for garden
July 3 1875 Saturday
(Written top of page: John McCourt To Cash $10.00
To 1 white Lin Coat 2.00 $12.00
July 3rd 1875)
Fine warm & dry John finishing corn & plow potatoes in bottom onley work 1/2 day To Cash on going home $10.00 Ten dollars Eaqualing $12.00 rode Aleck mule home he said trough Perrville Ed finished pailling garden went to Bowerston after dinner Jack Mule Fred along & Ellon Barns Cash 20 I helping John in potatoes & finish corn rode Coley to Leesburgh after dinner trough Bowerston to see if RH had got home & give Joseph his recept from Jones Warner & Co suped with him & home trough Hagerton
July 4 1875 Sunday
A light shower last night & a good one this morning looking some rainey all fore noon_ Ellon started home on bay horse Ed after letting Calf get with cow fixed up & started to Leesville on Jack Ellon home in good time John not back till night I at home all day Joseph wife & Dorey drove up late with Theadores team & Punes Bugey got supper & started home late in evening saying he intended to go to Cadiz tomarrow
July 5 1875 Monday
A fine dry day John buging & hoeing potatoes over in bottom all day did not get done_ Edward getting out mowing machine horse rake & puling them to gether greesing harnefs all the after noon I mending backband & hipstraps and other things greasing also and at home all day sowed a few turnip seed late in evening
July 6 1875 Tuesday
John went to finish potatoes forepart of fore noon back before dinner turn grind stone to grind sceythes & mow a little in fence corner after Edward who commeced to mow over in Knob field till broke off he & John fix lathers on wagon & clean up barn floor plow patch back of garden & choring round I went to Leesvill got rake tooth mend by C Dunster Aleck mule shod by S Martin just 2 removes & tap on mowing machine bolt say 25 cents
July 7 1875 Wednesday
A wet morning John & Ed commenced to build shed back of wagon house at it all forenoon_ After noon I raked up hay on this end of Knob field with Coley John & Ed hauled in 2 1/2 loads and piled off of wagon with hand fork first part in
July 8 1875 Thursday
A fine morning & day John McCourt plowing corn in bottom till midle of afternoon then quit to help Edward Cock hay_ Edward mowing all fore noon_ I went down to post office and got Petition Joseph L Rue mailed me on 2nd inst at home all day but done very little Edward & John cocking hay in evening
July 9 1875 Friday
John plowing corn till earley noon after hauling in hay to stable 3 1/2 loads make in all 5 loads_ Edward mowed forenoon Nance & Jack I chored forenoon after helped to haul in hay and got verey tired old Mrs Linds Colard woman come but I told her Mary was engaged_ She was most all day coping off the Petition in evening old Granney Fierbaugh and Fauney Weymer come a visiting stay till after supper Then went to Johns to stay all night
July 10 1875 Saturday
John went to plow corn plowed till about 10 oclock then come to help Ed with hay but too late it raining two or three hours bal of day fixing shed while the could be out back of wagon house_ First I got Esquire Johnston to qualify me on Petition then Mary & I went to Leesville to mail it postage 12 cents Took 7 bus oats traded for goods with Joseph & gave him cash besides $2.00 to pay bal on groceries dined with him_ Then went to T Ramsbury & receaved on his full ampt $56.90 then come home
July 11 1875 Sunday
A fine pleasant day Sarah Fierbaugh spent forenoon with us, I hitched up exprefs & took her & Mary over to UNB meeting at 3 oclock I at home all day Theadore come by going home from visiting at Englishes
July 12 1875 Monday
A fine clear harvest day up earley Mike here at 5 oclock for John & Edward to go help him to harvest and they went there all day I at home all day forenoon Choring Robert come earley to explain the account I was going to Carlton to see about which put off of going After noon I put up some hay in cock and raked some at it till late John Henderson come to me just as I was about quiting_ William Crim at house when I come up wanting some money of the assignee fund I promised to go see him next friday evening
July 13 1875 Tuesday
Fine harvest weather John & Edward went back to help Fierbaugh harvest I hired John Henderson to cradel the bit of Hay here till 4 oclock when there come up a heavey rain and broke us off before we got done not makeing over 3/4 of day
Mike & John & Ed brough the reaping machine late in evening th heavey rain delaying them till nearley night_ The storm blew down some fence between Fierbaugh & us and flattened all the oats in bottom
July 14 1875 Wednesday
A wet morning late getting at the wheat did not start the reaper till 10 oclock done verry well till dinner Henry Pittenger here for dinner onley went some 3 round after dinner till there come up a shower of rain while I was harnesing Nance to go to rake up some hay_Mike father John & Ed did not leave the wheat field but commenced cutting on soon after till night I went out after supper & raked up the bit of hay & with help of boys got it in cock
July 15 1875 Thursday
A wettish day rained hard before day John & Ed cleaning grist wheat & took it to mill some 9 bushels including the one to be ground without bolting after dinner cleaned or renavated some more mend baggs_ Then took bucks from ewes and went & built bit fence acrofs bottom beyond bridge below Fierbaugh saw mill till night
July 16 1875 Friday
Damp fogey morning Mike on hand to reap John & Ed & old Dan on hand I rode bay horse to Scio to show him to Jim Umblebay home again 11 oclock Theadore just come with Joseph Rob & Alley to help bind wheat after dinner I went out to carry water bind Rye & gather sheaves in near field when Umplebay come & I left to look & Drefs the horse legg went out after supper & done what I could
July 17 1875 Saturday
A heavey shower this morning before day John choring around scraping up manure all forenoon I went up to Perryvill & gave Wm Crim $100.00 back again 11 oclock_ After dinner John started out to cradle wheat but soon Mike & his father come tied up bal of Rye cut the bit of wheat at (lozn?) side of field and shocked all the wheat cut yesterday_ I went to Leesvill took Ellon paid the tax on the property here $11.40 done some trading for Mary bot 10 cts worth Tobacco & come home Robert McCourt here
July 18 1875 Sunday
Cloudey Coolish day I at home all day did not eaven clean up salt cattle & sheep dressed the horse etc ect Robert McCourt here since yesterday evening before supper till yet after dinner with his sorrel mare he & Jack went to meeting & Mary also Methodist Joseph & family and Aunt M Dean drove up while the were at meeting I sending Clide down after Mary who some come and got them all their suppers Joseph & family going home leaveing Aunt Mary to visit a while_ Ellon away all day visiting at Shilts_ Robert McCourt Stayed all night & till after breakfast next morning
July 19 1875 Monday
A fine clear morning John & Edward helping Mike harvest in his wheat at his house all day I choring at house all forenoon fixing salt kegg etc etc
Afternoon I went out & mowed (forlo?) aged Rye & wheat cut some grafs round the stumps till supper Clide come I hitched mules & hauld in (lodgrd?) Rye for beding & some grafs which kept us till dark
July 20 1875 Tuesday
A wet day John & I repairing and leveling stable floor when Edward come they went to lay floor in mules stalls untill after dinner or 2 oclock when they went to help Mike to build fence around his corn till night_ John helped me to titen the strings on horse sores right after dinner_ I was down at (stehrow?) to see if Isaac Masters was grinding the grist_ J Peabodey come up to see if Ed would not haul him a few load stone
July 21 1875 Wednesday
A damp fogey fore noon Edward haul himself some wood John McCourt & I grind axes_ Then we went out to trim some in wheat field_ After dinner hauled in 3 1/2 loads hay two to sheep house & one to Eds stable and the half to barn after supper besides tying up what wheat was in (Swart?) Theadore & family come first before supper and helped us
July 22 1875 Thursday
A fogey morning turned into rain Edward commeced to mow in field ajoining stable John diging some potatoes for me to take to Robert then he & Theadore took the scythes to go mow after Ed _ I hitched up to Carriage I took Aunt Mary Dean home bot oat meal & Tobaco of Joseph to ampt of 35 cts & paid the cash to him for come home trough the rain had late dinner_ John & Ed went to haul rails and build bit of fence below corner of his pasture lot to keep his piggs from crossing the creek into the oats in bottom and at it till night_ Theadore & family went home
July 23 1875 Friday
(Written top of page: Ellon Barns To 50 lb Flour at 4 cts = $2.00 on 22nd July 75 by Theadore)
A wettish morning_ John & I went to take away piece of fence on upper side of barn and repair the fence to the wagon house from the barn till dinner John & I dressed the horse legg & put on new ligatur at the hay till night I raked with Nance John Umblebay cauled in eve to look at him said he was doing well_ We got all the hay that was mowed in cock_ I sent Mrs Barns by Theadore yesterday evening 50 lb flour on Ellons acpt worth $2.00
July 24 1875 Saturday
(Written top of page: John McCourt to cash at night $2.00)
A fine dry day Ed went to mow in the field ajoining stable John went to cut stove wood for Ed till 10 oclock come up and went at the hay till night or ballance of the day_ I went to Leesburgh dined with Joseph spent some time listening to Doc Sherrods trial I receaved of G McCartey $9.00 nine dollars on a note date Decem 7th 74 cauling for $8.56 bearing 8 pr
Loafed a while & come home again supper_ boys had all the hay up John McCourt to Cash at night $2.00 one dol bill fifty cent bill twenty five cent bill fifteen cts bils ten cent bill= $2.00
July 25 1875 Sunday
A fine day till noon I at home went out to look at corn & oats after breakfast cleaned up again dinner family at sunday school_ David Fierbaughs daughter Sarah her for dinner_ After d all went to Brethern meeting I at home all after noon when it began to cloud up
July 26 1875 Monday
Wet morning_ After breakfast John hitched up Nance & Coley and went to haul stone over to low place on side of run Ed mowed forenoon in far side of orchard, the boys hauld stone and broke them a while after noon till supper_ Then hauld in two loads hay come a heavey shower on last load and had a fright with Nance at pulley rope Theadore come while we ware at supper & Joseph boys
July 27 1875 Tuesday
Damp forenoon John mowing with grass scythe around far side of orchard most all forenoon_ Edward & Theo went up to McClains after black boys Ed not getting back till dinner Theadore staed till after dinner at Englishes_ Afternoon John & Ed hauled in hay till night got in some 6 loads so says John Then raked up hay & cocked it till he and his mother started to Leesville and Clide & Dory_ Mary away all night_ Turned in to be very wet
July 28 1875 Wednesday
A wet morning John McCourt went to grubb & chop down on (trow?) on this side of rim bottom leading to Mikes Edward went to McLains after (boy?) I took Johns Boots to D Wey and to get 1/2 soaled before dinner John went back & choped till sup Ed mowing all after noon in orchard till done took till night John mowed around apple tree after sup
Theadore & family come bringing Mary home just at supper I had been down a while with John before supper
July 29 1875 Thursday
(Written top of page: John McCourt To Boot Mending $1.00 To takeing to Weyandts & goting for .50)
A very wet morning cant do any thing John turning corn in crib & choring till dinner time Edward part of the time up here with Theadore but most of the day at home_ After dinner John went below Barn to grub up withch Hazel & big Iron Wood Tree & lodged Mapel till supper To boot mending & going with & for look above $1.50 Dan Weyandt By Mend J McCourts Boots 95 1 pr shoes for Mary 2.50
July 30 1875 Friday
Damp & Cloudey morning dont look much like clearing off_ John cutting stove wood & choring till Ed come then went to unload wagon in Barn between 8 & 9 oclock_ Went to rake up hay in orchard Wm Adams passed by looking for young Cattle I raked up hay in orchard & Boys put it all in cock Theadore come and they hauled in some wheat & hay till night
July 31 1875 Saturday
Dampish morning but went at wheat & hay John & Theadore haul wheat Ed at hay untill broke of by rain at noon Theadore went home Ellon going alone as far as Hagerston John & I went over in Knob field to grub a large Iron Wood at the lower side till supper rather an unprofitable job Edward went to Dan Weyandts I took Tommy home after supper & John brought & milked the cows