The Diary

November 1 1872 Friday

            Rees on hand  after breakfast went to Eds for Mules to go for load pumkins for Ed but had to help Ed haul stones & sleeper after first before dinner Rees & I hauled load wood after dinner Wes went with Mules for load pumkins after starting Rees out of the field I went up to Mrs Hefses and gave her the fifty cent bills for the two loads pumpkins equal $1.50/100  I was riding George  Rees stayed with Ed to help do some lifting after unloading from load pumkins

November 2 1872 Saturday

            Rees on hand  first after breakfast went down to pull log out of creek then brought up load wood for him to chop it  I went to Mikes for a peice of beef stake say 18 or 20 lbs  Ed took Rees to help him get saw loggs to take to Bowerston did not get back untill after night  I was picking apples _ rained some in eve

November 3 1872 Sunday

            At home all day  quarterley meeting  Elder Williams preach fore & after noon  Mike & sarah dined with us  a drisley day

November 4 1872 Monday

            Rees on hand  husking corn forenoon with Edward  afternoon grees wagon & hauld in load  Ed went to Bowerston for boards missed getting them

            Rees rode George up to Hefs to spark & pay two dollars, to the girls  bal I owed them on poultry  gave him the two dollars all but five cts $1.95

November 5 1872 Tuesday

            Rees on hand  after breakfast went to help I.Holmes to husk corn  rained  quit  I.Holmes at noon_  I went to New Market to Election  Isaac Masters along__

            Ed went to Bowerston after he come from Election for his bords_ Rees & I husk corn in stable shelling and sorting in cribs wet day in after noon

November 6 1872 Wednesday

            Rees on hand  helping Ed to floor his stable  I went to Leesville in after noon in exprfs  took Theadore some cabage & turnips  requested Bob to write about the beef to Steubenville

November 7 1872 Thursday

            Rees on hand  forenoon helping Ed to finish stall his stable in  after noon bury cabages_  after I come from Clauseys sale cut piggs & got in litle gag of corn in stable_  I understood Mike went to Leesville after coming from sale to see Bob about the horse

November 8 1872 Friday

            Reese on hand  husking corn along with Edward all day  hauling big load after night with mules  S.Hedges come at dinner time and he & I went to Leesville to Bob  was not at home  gone to Perryville Rev Bowers there to see him  missed also _ I left cash with Joseph $5 five dollar bill for Brown to pay trashing_  J.Forbes rode with us to Hagerstown

November 9 1872 Saturday

            Rees on hand  he & Ed haul bal of corn_and then was about to go to McMillin sale did not go but set in to haul fodder_  bro William's wife & daughter here till after dinner when son Frank come for them_  I went to Leesville for load cole with mules  brought home 20 bushels got of J.Price  did not pay for it to Robert but told him to credit J.Price for it $1.40/100

November 10 1872 Sunday

            At home all day & did not clean up  Joseph come on his way to Smyrne & got Bay horse Clide along with him_  Next come Robert with his & Theadores family_  S.Hedges took George horse & went to Deersville back in eve_  Rees went home with Robert on Frank & led mare Jos brought up to get something in store buck mitts or gloves cost $3.00 got & kept

November 11 1872 Monday

            Rees on hand  he & Ed husking corn all day  haul'd in second load after night when it began to rain  rim wagon in wagon house load & all_  S.Hedges here all day  I put handle in hatchet & got James to make 2 hook nails to fastin back plate of fierplace paid for 5 cts

November 12 1872 Tuesday

            Rees on hand  stormy morning rainey & snowey  helped bring sheep over creek after trashing & fixing under barn til night_

            S.Hedges left after breakfast  he said for Wheeling_  Joseph returned from Smyrne Just after dinner  he fed & refreshed & went on to Leesville

            Put up Buck & Berry & colts for first under barn_  Rees at Edward paring apples to make butter after coming from Overholts with kettle

November 13 1872 Wednesday

            Rees on hand  he & Ed husking corn all day and haul in one load after supper after I come home from Leesburgh__

            I went to Leesburgh on frank horse met Robert on his way starting to Pittsburgh  Mifs M.Cullough along on the wagon going home  I dined with J.J. in evening brought home bay horse  I got a cut of Thread & some needles_  A fine day day but rained a little at night While rees & I gathered up the corn hauled with Buck & Berry had to drive out in big field covered up load with bords

November 14 1872 Thursday

            Rees on hand  forenoon unloading wagons of corn in each crib & shelling some corn-

            Ed & Cale went to Leesville on Expresfs with Mules_

            I went to Bowerston to see Rev Bowers about the prince horse took him back  gave me $5.00 to do so_  Rees husk corn while I was gone  cold & raw whin I come home, Ed back, it was near night_

            I gave Mike the $5.00 dollars I got of Bowers on a church Subscription I  made the time U.N. Brother Conference was held here. so there it ended

            Michal up here trying to settle over Pittsburgh cattle affair till after 11 oclock did not get it done

November 15 1872 Friday

            Rees on hand  a cold day  helping Ed to put away & berry apples forenoon  after noon he and Ed hauld 2 loads wood with Buck & Berry  I was fixing the floor of hog pen & tinkering around  put up 4 piggs after night  Ed & Rees shelled some corn  Mike & I settled up on cattle matter  I gave him $40.00 dollars & yet owes him $2.85

November 16 1872 Saturday

            (Written at top of page: Buck to Ewes to day)

            Rees on hand  choring around till Mike come to help select the sheep then with us to help Mike take muley Buck_  Ed & I put horney Buck with our 55 ewes  after that we hauld in what corn Rees husked on Thursday after noon which Kept us till night  after supper Rees & I shelled corn and fed horses & cattle at stable & barn, still verry cold.

            We counted 121 sheep all togeather  58 ewes  three of which I gave to Ed  a run down wether & a young lamb  in all 5_  there was 42 lambs & 5 over there put over towards school house

            Theadore & wife come up to Mike on visit as I was informed

November 17 1872 Sunday

            Rather a cold day for the season_  Rees & I went to Leesville after getting chores done up, he getting over coat amounting to $14.00  we dined with Robert  rode prince horse & Alick

November 18 1872 Monday

            Rees on hand  forenoon cutting wood_  Rin Linder trashing Rye 1/2 day_

            Edward & I fixing calf house when done cleaned up rye_  After night I went to Mikes & I.Heastons to get them help butcher

November 19 1872 Tuesday

            Rees on hand  a cold day  I.Heaston & Mikel helped butcher bull & china hogg  Mike left after hanging bull_  I. Heaston stay to help butcher china hogg Kept till nearly night  bulls hide weighed 109 lb  sold to Clindening & Thompson at 7 cts pr lb  come to $7.63/100

November 20 1872 Wednesday

            Rees on hand  joined oxen with I. Heaston to go to Leesville for load cole  took Robert 3 quarters of the beef hind quarters weighed 300 lb  the one fore quarter 182  the other we kept  suposed the whole carkafs to be 657 lbs  Rees & Heaston brought back some 30 bushels cole did not get home till 9 oclock

            I got sugar to ampt of 1.00

            soda 5 cts Nails 6 lb 36=41

            1 1/2 lb rope for                      25

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                                                            1.55

November 21 1872 Thursday

            Rees on hand  he and Edward hauling wood most of day  I feeding & mending my mitts

            James Overholt took his calf home after dinner  I went out to feed ewes and the buck butted me over and hurt my knee badley_  We tied up (young)? cattle this eve and put up blak & white steer to feed  the weather still cold and dry making a hard freese

November 22 1872 Friday

            Rees on hand  feeding & cut wood  a snowy & stormey morning_  Ren Linder to 15 1/4 lb Beef at 7 cts per lb 1.05 to 16 3/4 lb neck at 5 cts_  .84            1.89

by 1/2 day trashing .50  $1.39

to be paid in work at one dollar pr day some time next week

            Boys fixing rye straw  mending door at far end of barn for to let the sheep in fixing racks etc etc

November 231872 Saturday

            Rees on hand  forenoon he and Ed went with cattle & mules to the two wagons to Hefses for the 50 bus ears of corn I bot on September 13th at sale  after unloading and having late dinner fixing cattle stocks at barn and cutting wood to do over Sunday_ hauld up old apple tree limbs & took sheep troughts over to sheep house  Clide along  Joseph & family come up on visit just at night

November 24 1872 Sunday

            At home all day  a fine day  Joseph Ed & Mike with family dined with us to day  all left after dinner_  J.M.Holmes wife & sister in law Mifs Lue Stratton come up & sat a while after night

November 1872 Monday

            Rees on hand  after churning he & Ed hauld in little load corn fodder & all to stable then he and Ed went to husk in the field  I feeding & fixing about stable & gathering turnips all day and got verry tierd at night_  Mary over at Sarahs till nearly dark

November 26 1872 Tuesday

            Rees on hand  snowey morning  he and Ed first hauled in the corn they husked yesterday_

            Then hauled some wood and went to mill for bag corn meal  I was over at Mikes to pay him the bal on Pittsburgh trip  gave him $3.00 three dollars  the ballance of the time feeding  Old Joseph Overholt come here to borrow Buck sheep  Bet Long here washing  I clean myself up to give my dirty clothes to be washed

November 27 1872 Wednesday

            Rees sick with pain in his back  very cold & ruffe

            James Overholts come after the buck sheep and promise to bring him back on Saturday at outside, the old man only wanting him two days  Bet Long here still mending old clothes for Rees & my self

November 28 1872 Thursday

            Rees still sick after I got the feeding done & an early dinner I got the mules and went to Leesburgh on exprefs  got pat bucket saltpeter & grain pepper  paid Joseph for them  come home late intending to go back next day, but it turned up so cold I did not go_  I think young Ed Moor_Dode Stevenson & some other boy brought up 30 geese_  but not shure this is the day or 30 the number

November 29 1872 Friday

            Rees still complaining of his back  very cold & blustery helped Ed to saw some wood  I busy feeding & fixing stock all day went out late in eve to feed ewes and almost froze  found them down at the pasture gate and fed them there_

            Old John Crawford up at night to set a while to talk

November 30 1872 Saturday

            Rees better  extremely cold  helped me feed sheep out-in big field and haul up some oat straw from barn  Edward trying to fix pump at barn but got sick and had to give it up_  Rees & I had to go down to run to break ice to get water for stock  I never saw the run so low since I been on the place

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