Thomas Smith
b. May 6, 1809 - d. Feb 23, 1881
Harrison County, Ohio
Diary Text ~ June 1875
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June 1 1875 Tuesday
I went to Gundey place after steer and bought Mrs Gundey of Martin for $21.00 paid him & boys helped me home with the two steers the costing $41.00_ John went to work for Som there all day_ Ed haul some manure rails & stone for bal of fence at school house_ I put in after noon grubing & triming apple trees come a fine rain late in evening Mary & John set out a few cabbage plants
June 2 1875 Wednesday
Wettish morning John went to work for Mike Ed took mules & plow to help in their new ground both away all day_ I choring around all forenoon after noon I went to look for cabage plants did not get till I went to D Sniders she gave me a lot_FT Simonton here when I come back for supper on his way to Leesville in search of a bugey could not find any to please him
June 3 1875 Thursday
Wettish looking had a nice rain last night_ John & Edward went to help Fierbaughs plant corn at it all day_ Mary & I hitched up Mules to exprefs & went to Leesville takeing Rachel her carpet bring Willit his pay_ I paid out Cash for oat meal & candy 15 for nails 10
June 4 1875 Friday
Fine & dry looking John & I went to school house to rest fence Ed went to work on roads_ Back after dinner and helped John finish fence he being at it all day_ I made chicken rack after dinner and late in evening I hitched up to haul load stakes out of bottom which finished the day
June 5 1875 Saturday
Wettish day John replanting corn between showers forenoon Ed Help him at it all day got all the east side done_ after dinner I went to Leesville on Exprefs takeing Ellon to Hagerstown we went by D Sams I paying him 50 cts for quart fish oil I also got 1 qt flax & crude for 20 cts_ I receaved the acpt from S Easterday $6.25 which was again his Father deceased come home bring Ellon
June 6 1875 Sunday
At home all day salt cattle & sheep after breakfast then shaved & cleaned up before dinner_ Theadore & family come about 12 oclock when it began to rain & held on till next morning raining a great deal but moderate preventing Theadore from going home
June 7 1875 Monday
Wettish morning after so constant a rain Theadore & family started to Englishes John cut stove wood hauled bedding to stable trim apple tree & grub elders at Edwards till dinner_ After dinner he & Ed went to plant corn_
I went to Leesville to see about Ray Cafsners boy but had hired for 1/2 a month_ quite a shower while I was there cleared off to not wet me coming home
June 8 1875 Tuesday
A fine foggey morning John McCourt working with Edward all day triming Apple trees_ Mary Fred & I went to Carlton to see Shober & Railey & Judge McCoy on Asignee buisinefs out cash 90 cts advised to resign and look up a successor back home a little after 6 oclock drove mules to carriage
June 9 1875 Wednesday
Fine day John working forepart of day for Ed at his lot cleaning off bursh briers & elders after part haul rails & stone to fix line fence between Fierbaugh & us_ I took grist corn to Mill and went to Leesville dined with R.H. after I lent Theadore cash $50.00 promised to pay back on Saturday next_ After coming together made choice of Wm Crimm I went to Perryville then to Scio & home before dark meeting Doc Nixon at Mansfield lectionering
June 10 1875 Thursday
Fine day John & Ed working corn mules harrow & cultavator_ I come to Leesville dined with Joseph after went to Barris Sheridsville paid costs to get judgement as pr recept $14.65 WD Shearer $18.30 Sop Crawford $12.30 PC Parker $9.45 make after costs $34.90 come back got 18 Turkey Eggs of Theadore & home
June 11 1875 Friday
Warm & fine John & Ed went work corn as yesterday I to Leesville trough Bowerston Robert & I got at looking on assignee acpt close at it all day he looking over recepts counting up what ampt I drew out of bank & payed out I dined suped & slept with him
June 12 1875 Saturday
Warm & fine John & Ed went to corn Ed quit at dinner & John finished (frrtly?) John McCourt To Cash to buy hat $3.00 up earley went to JC Plowman before breakfast & got it of him Recd following acpt HW Chaney $13.72 Kale McCullough $8.70 John P Chaney 33.57 old Robert Berney 1.60 = $57.59 James Porters onley part paid two dollars I believe and costs on 1.90 presumed to be doubtful Ensek Parker an account doubtful also so says JP Plowman no acknow for_ J Boreland By 2 new shoes before 65 & two removes behind 25 cts = 90 cts on the Coley mare to be entered on his note John McCourt to Cash to buy hat $3.00
June 13 1875 Sunday
Quite cool this morning for the time year At home all day Salt Cattle in forenoon & Sheep late in eveing_ I spent a little while at Mikes forenoon he not Thare come back & rode over to look at corn stub before dinner Robert H & family come & stayed till after 5 oclock no one else here to day but Ed & wife spent a while looking over Bank Book & some other paper before supper_ Intending to go to Carrolton tomarrow_ I gave John McCourt cash last evening $3.00 to buy hat
June 14 1875 Monday
Fine morning up 1/2 after 4 oclock John & Mike & Ed fixing to shear sheep I come to Leesvill & Carlton In before 2 oclock stoped with McGuier got 2 din & horsefeed Had to loose $28.81 on acpt of not putting Joseph note to J Spence his assignee Did not get trough makeing out last report to resign_ Stayed at McGuiers all night_ after coming home learned the boys did not get done shearing till noon next day_ Dan Fierbaugh altered the lambs Ed said thare was 35 of them in all.
June 15 1875 Tuesday
In Carlton at McGuires bill $4.00 for 3 meals lodging & mare_ Finished make out report for to offer resignation and appoint Wm Crim My Successor ready to leave at 11 oclock paid costs to clerk Taylor $10.61 To Raley $75.00 to JL Rue $25.00 to judge McCoy $7.20 in all $121.82 O Jerrico full of theives & where how emphaticlly true Back to Leesville 2 1/2 oclock refreshed & home 5 1/2 oclock_
John & Ed finished shearing again 11 oclock & John went to help Mike bal of day Ed reding up & choring for himself_ Theadore here for load hay got a prety good one_ A fine rain in latter part of night_ Robert starts soon after I left to sell goods West RailR
June 16 1875 Wednesday
John McCourt went to help Mike finish shearing away 3/4 day ballance plowing patch back of garden & help Ed chore who was at home all day done his cain & fix his house_ Mary & I went to Leesvill_ J Moreland by 2 new sh on Nance 65 Bot of JJ Smith not paid for groceries for Mrs Barns $1.50 on Ellons acpt as near as I can guefs 2.40 & spilt molasses come home & lost my specks_ I gave Mary $1.25 to pay for Drefs
June 17 1875 Thursday
Fine morning John & Ed started to work corn 2:40 time I Entering acpt in Diary forenoon (on this Diary) went down to post office immediately after dinner to met Fred & sauntered a while with him and went out to look at wheat & cut some Rye out of it done but little bal of afternoon salted the young catle cut some of the green Rye for to mix for Nance & Coley rained a small shower not not more than a good due
June 18 1875 Friday
Fine morning John & Ed working corn all day after breakfast I went over to Mikes to see if any one going to Cadiz come back and greased horses legg Chored around & went down to station to enquire about the mail_ After dinner rode out to see boys work corn and look round, back wrote letter inclosing check to mail tomarrown to H L Thompson for tax $62.00 for Fierbaugh ourselves
June 19 1875 Saturday
Fine day John McCourt & Ed working corn and the potatoes agoining finish the corn for the second time at it all day_ I at home mailed a letter to H L Thompson containing check on First N B dated 21 inst for 62.00 _ after din hitched to cariage brought Sarah up to spend after noon with her mother and took her home again after supper about all that I done
June 20 1875 Sunday
Warm & dry Slept late Mary & I went to Scio to hear Dempsey preach disapointed home little after 1 oclock got our own diner John having dined with Edward & Ellen away visiting her sister Mandy Shits not back till we had gone to bed I paid Wilson 15 cts yesterday to pay for wool twine & ballance on nails as I understood
June 21 1875 Monday
A fine warm day. John Ed and myself working in bottom reding of the willow thicket to put in foder corn got it plowed and harrowed but none planted Robert Theadore and children here for dinner and Robert fitted up and took Nance mare to travel and try to sell goods from sample started about 2 oclock_ I gave Mary 10 cents for something_ got word to meet Wm Crumm at Carrolton to marrow the first I heard of it
June 22 1875 Tuesday
Had a fine rain last night and this forenoon After breakfast I started for Carlton rained on me 2/3 of the way there again 11 oclock met Wm Crim probated my ag presented it to him & regected it imployed J L Rue to draw up a petion to pray to the Judge of Court of Common Plea to acpt handed over Notes Due bill acpts & justices recepts & come home John Drilling corn & haul wood Ed with him part of forenoon
June 23 1875 Wednesday
I at home all day with John who was spading in garden plant cabage & beats grub Cherry trees trim apple tree & haul brush away & chore about_ Edward & family Mary & Ellon all went to Scio Commencement Theadore family & Clide cauld on his way home & got supper I worked hard
June 24 1875 Thursday
Fine warm morning John went to repair fence between Fierbaugh & us Ed not recovered yet I preparing to go to Deersville to get Mrs Colwels recpt for her devidend cauling for $63.12 not yet paid which I had to give her my voucher for I Kept a coppey of not home till after night Edward got his old pump pulled out of his well in eve had some of the neighbors help him
June 25 1875 Friday
Fine rain last night John went work at fence to day again at it till midle of after noon when he come to help Ed at his cain patch Edward fixing his well I got him bucket out of Roberts celler geting Sim Martin to put bail on it for 15 cts to credit on his note I went to Leesville with ellon to get her some goods amounting to over four dollars got for ourselves our fall syrup and 1/2 lb Rezin Mr Barns & daughter Mary here on visit_ I did not pay Joseph for any thing I got of him to day
June 26 1875 Saturday
Very warm John helping Ed finish his cane repair gate opasite meeting house & work patch beyond garden and in garden I wrote letter to Stark & Forney Steubenville William Crim here looking over acpt and wanting ballance of money in my hands as assignee which I had not on hands to give him telling me Railey told him there was yet remaining with me $3157.35 also stating he receaved judgements notes due bal & acpts to ampt of $1378 93 $4536 26 to be looked over on my recpt from him
June 27 1875 Sunday
Quite seasonable part of the folks went to sabath school forenoon and after_ I at home till 3 oclock started for Cadiz got to McPeaks wher I stayed all night Coley & Eds Bugey_ Ed drove Mules to Gutshalls forenoon to McClain in after noon
June 28 1875 Monday
I at John McPecks this morning after breakfast I went to Cadiz lift tax recpts of H L Thompson by paying bal of 17 cts over check of $62.00 sent on 19 th inst as follows Eds $5.17
My own amounting to 29.28
David Fierbaugh Monroe 34.45
" " of North 13.85
MB " 9.85
("2772) 4.02
Then to first National Bank 62.17
Checked for Draft to Jones Warren etc Philad pa cauling for $277.30 after checked for self to give 300.00 Crim counseled with Estep his fee $2.00
Four Ginger cakes for my diner
feed for Coley at Bill Houser .25
for kindnefs of McPeck boys .50
Home trough Scio to look 2.80
for Double shovel moulds got none_ John work corn all day Ed doing something for him self as I was informed
June 29 1875 Tuesday
Up earley and went to perryville before breakfast gave Wm Crem cash $400.00 Recpt for on his recpts sheet for notes Due bills & accounts got my breakfast with him come home made sunday Monday & to days Entries on this Diary_ John Wrok corn_ Mary & I went to Leesville gave Joseph order to pay Grant Clark $2.00 for new riming fore whel of Exprefs wagon gave Mary Cash $25 cts cash fo Tobaco 20 Reed here soon after we come home
June 30 1875 Wednesday
Fine day Reed agent of Champleon were here over night 1 horse John wor corn all day Ed Choren aroun all fore noon Ed fixing his alley all day I went to Leesvill in after noon to see if I could find any (stubs?) to make shovels for double shovel plow could find none rode Coley went & come trough Bowerstown fell in with J Dunlap looking at his cattle_ Laid out cash yesterday with Mary & my self 45 cts look back to 29th inst