The Diary

October 1  1872 Tuesday

            Rees on hand  after chores fixing to haul wood  J.Overholts son & H.Weymer come here for some money & I gave him $240.00 Two hundred & forty dollars which paid his wool out and one hundred to be placed on my notes on which ever he sees proper_  after they left I went to Leesville to see Joseph but too late to talk much with him as he was starting east again  Edward & Rees diging potatoes all the after noon_  as I come home I gave order to young Joe Overholts for (sammy)? to amount of $12.00 twelve dollars

October 2 1872 Wednesday

            Rees on hand  Edward and he finished diging potatoes forenoon when it turned in wettish_  And then Rees and I grind axes drawing knives etc then went to get a maul stick

            Edward was preparing to go to Cadiz fair

October 3 1872 Thursday

            Rees on hand  he & I haul 3 loads corn forenoon_  after dinner we went to Bowerstown for load lin bords  did not get home till late Edward got home in good time but sick with head ake

Oct 4 1872 Friday

            Rees on hand  helping gather aples to take G.Long 4 bushels to get rid of him which I did owe him  help fill up 3 bus wheat to take to steam mill which I took to Leesburgh

            Then went to pick apples but before that brought load boards from below school house_  Edward then went at some other work for himself  I did not get home till night  got sugar & cheese to ampt of 1.50

            Wm.Johnson & Wiandts acpt rehearsed to hire

October 5 1872 Saturday

            Rees on hand  after churning helped to load wagon with lin boards to take to W.Moor in Leesville as I was going for grist_  Then put (lantern)? on low wagon to haul straw from under barn to Wm.Johnson where I understood he and Ban done

            Then took H.Boors log chain to Bowerston_  Ed & I (red)? up bull this morning in stable 

            Delivered to Wm.Moor on Robert account 490 feet 1/2in lin bords at 175 for him = $8.57 and 190 feet inferior at 1.25  237 in all 1994 got of robert 14 bus cole & 10 lb Beef ampt to 190

October 6 1872 Sunday

            At home all day  Rees rode prince horse to (gindey)? meeting Edward went with mules to big wagon  Theadore & wife come about the midle of the day,  I read H.Wilsons political speech

October 7 1872 Monday

            Rees on hand  went to pick app but got wet  I hunting up shov to I.Heastons and rees done little or nothing_  After dinner Mike & I went to look at J.Heaston cattle_  I bought two calves of J.Heaston for $16.00 sixteen dollars  paid him $5.00 on them in prssence of J.Tolle  at night went to Bowerston to order cure for cattle

October 8 1872 Tuesday

            Rees on hand  forenoon sawing wood  J.Wiant for Eds claords after breakfast Mike & I went to New Market to Election_  Then I to Bowerston  Mike to J. Heastons  bought 4 cattle of him_  After dinner we took our cattle to Bowerston  Rees helped but missed Carry then drove out to J.Overholts field & we then come home late_

            I Supped with Rev Bowers this eve he said he would come up in morning for prince colt

October 9 1872 Wednesday

            Rees on hand_  after breakfast took out load pumkins & shock corn to J. Overholts field with mules  went to Bowerston for cart stuffs to make bed_ then Mike & I went to Leesville  got dinner  back to Bowerston  Carr on hand  come right home for cattle & hoggs all hands gathering up hoggs to Carr  Mike & I got our super at Wm. Pims  cost 50 cents started with stock about 9 oclock arived in Pittsburgh about 9 oc & E.Liberty about 10 oclock next morning

            Rev Bowers come up to day and got Prince

October 10 1872 Thursday

            Rees on hand  hauld load wood in forenoon to Edward who went to Smith Coal bank for cole  Mike & I at East Liberty Penn

            First sale calves & hoggs the 19 head cattle yet unsold

October 11 1872 Friday

            Rees on hand  haul sawed lumber from Joseph Barrs  Ed attend sayers  taking away lumber

            Made sale of cattle this morning 19 head my 6 weighed 5850

                                                                        the J.Heaston 4   "     2880

                                                                        Mikes                9   "     7460

[Written in pencil not ink:]

My 6 steers weighed 975 pr head

Mikes 9 weighed     829

John Heaston 4      720

October 12 1872 Saturday

            Rees on hand  churning first then to help Mike to Milk heffer picking apples afternoon in our orchard & with Edward_  I went to Leesville brought home some beef for Ed Mike & myself

October 19 1872 Sunday

            At home all day  At noon Robert & wife come before I got washed & cleaned up_  After dinner he and I went to counting up the Pittsburg trip then he went home

October 20 1872 Monday

            Rees on hand  helped load up lin boards & started to Leesburgh to help Theadore at building his house while I was there was (han)? sand_ I brought home hitch Lt strap to mend & Rope to make head halters

October 15 1872 Tuesday

            Rees at Leesburgh_  After I got chores done & helped Ed with load wood took Frank & Charley horses to M. Allbaugh got 4 remove, cost 60 cts, paid

October 16 1872 Wednesday

            Rees at Leesburgh  after I got chores done up Mary & I went to Leesburg started a little before a 11 oclock  I dined with Rob  left Mary there to hear the Rev Newcome preach  come home with horses & exprefs  suped with Edward and sleped at home by myself

            As I come home Mike Tipton told me Joseph Barr had his hand cut off by the saw Mill

October 17 1872 Thursday

            Rees in Leesburgh  breakfast with Edward  old Jake Wiant there a wet forenoon  I went to J.M. Holmes for (hames ring)? fixed it on dined with Ed & then hitched up & went to Lees for Mary  got home before dark  got in cows & done up the chores as best I could  A sale of stock at W.Harrisons to day but did not hear how it went off

October 18 1872 Friday

            Rees still in Leesburgh  I at home all day forenoon around salting stock  after noon at chores & went over to Mikes Liz Hefs come to sell poultry  Sheriff Hammel rode up to tell me J.M. Garvins bill of costs  I told him I would write next day to him which I did

October 19 1872 Saturday

            Rees in Leesburgh  a fine day  first wrote to Garvin  churned husked corn  chopped wood  busy all day  Rees got home before sun down

October 20 1872 Sunday

            At home all forenoon  after late dinner I went to Leesville did not see Robert  Edward & Call just starting home  I come trough Bowerston  paid a quarter to I.Hurlefs wife for J.Miller  home before dark

October 21 1872 Monday

            Rees on hand  went to Leesburgh to help Theadore haul stone  I at home all day  help Ed to haul load brick & sand to lay his harth I dined with him  went over to Mikes in after noon to see Burt Moor about basket and some other errand forget what_

            Come home & went to pick apples  little Will Masters along_ Rees got home with Mules after dark

October 22 1872 Tuesday

            Rees on hand  forenoon husking corn with me then went with Edward to gundey after load of meeting house sleepers_  Robert Simonton come before dinner and he & I went to Deersville  heavy rain & I on to bro William where I stayed all night

            In Deersville  on the way bot 2 hand saw files of Simmon for 25 cts

October 23 1872 Wednesday

            Rees on hand  haul stone  make sider & haul wood for Edward with oxen & bay horse

            I at bro Williams  got two hand saws sharped & (jude)>, saw clamp for sharping  in after dinner  come to Deersville  Recd of F.T. Simonton draft on Fourth National Bank New York for $299.25/100 & cash .75 = $300.00 Recpt for as also entered on note Recd 3 piggs coming to $5.50 also recpt for separate from draft_  Also cash on a (flan)? bill of Roberts amounting to $6 which I recpted on bill fro

            S.Hedges here whin come home left piggs in box on wagon all night

October 24 1872 Thursday

            Rees on hand  forenoon fixing hogpen & tinkering round with Hedges and horses training_  After dinner went to husk corn & Hedges & I went to Leesville_  Left Robert draft for $299.25 & receaved a recpt for_  I got one dollars worth of beef of him & come home after supper_  S.Hedges lifted his note bal of boot money on the Bet Mare which was $25.00

October 25 1872 Friday

            Rees on hand  went to husk corn till Mary cauld him off to help at meeting house fence where he put in bal of day  I went up to Hefs girls to buy their poultry  home again dinner  brought Hedges back to diner before starting to Cadiz  rather wettish day  I was choring all the afternoon

October 26 1872 Saturday

            Rees on hand  working at apples most all day  Edward along till eve when Rees & I hauled load of corn pumkins & foder etc when night come on _  understood Joseph got home from East late in the night

October 27 1872 Sunday

            At home all day  Mike & Sarah dined with us to day  Theadore & Lesle come by as they were going home from her mothers late in eve in a covered bugy of J.Skeels

October 28 1872 Monday

            Rees on hand  after breakfast took oxen to (hang)? load wood so we would have backloggs but got to clearing and grubing till dinner_

            Edgerley here to dinner to get note for grain drill of Mike & I amounting to $80.00 to be due on 1st October 1873 pay at J.Robeys shoe shop at Leesville  after he went away Rees & I haul in two load corn in the shock  one of which taken to Edward

October 29 1872 Tuesday

            Rees on hand  after breakfast went to Overholts for load old straw for beding then fixed wagon and after dinner went to Hesses for poultry were not (carct)? & come home without wagon  gathered a few apples and went back after supper got 16 geese 8 turkeys & 27 chickens did not get back till 11 oclock

October 30 1872 Wednesday

            Rees on hand  after breakfast helped grees bugy and harnefs & hitch horses to go to Leesville with Mother & Sarah then went to chop wood  unload beding straw etc etc_

            I bough Tin bucket cast steel soap which I paid Robert for the bucket I got of Thompson _ got 12 lbs beef charged to me said by J.Johnson to be worth $1.00  I.Holmes here at night looking for wry straw & to get a hand to husk corn_  got the $20.00 dol bill changed in Leesville & Mother got $5.00 of paid Robert $1.25 for tin bucket & cast steel soap

October 31 1872 Thursday

            Rees on hand  first after breakfast hauld up barrel milk slop from Eds then went to the cornfield for few pumkins  after trashed a floor of wry then dinner after which went to G.Hefses for load pumkins cost 75 cts in cash hauled with oxen

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