Thomas Smith
b. May 6, 1809 - d. Feb 23, 1881
Harrison County, Ohio
Diary Text ~ September 1872
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September 1 1872 Sunday
After Edward & Ban left for Darkey meeting I went to Leesville dined with Robert come home about 4 oclock
Ban did not get home till night from Darkey meeting with Bobs horse_ Theadore & wife come by late Mary went to Leesville with them in the night Ban & I slept here alone_ Robert handed me $50.00 fifty dollars, on his porch to give to Mike on his wool which I handed him on Monday morning
September 2 1872 Monday
Ban on hand & got breakfast for himself & I_ After breakfast Edward & Ban went to hauling rails acrofs oats stuble
I went down & gave Michal the $50.00 fifty dollars Robert gave me yesterday_ And then come home & hitched to the carriage & went to Leesville to see Joseph off for Philadelphia & brong Mother home_
After coming home I went out to stake off since saw Ban was only going trough the motion_ Michal called while I was down at Eds to leave J.D.Otis letter to be replied to which I done
September 3 1872 Tuesday
Ban on hand he and Ed run string fence up by corn
I went to Leesville with 6 bus wheat to steem mill got 2 No5 steel center plow sheers paid for them in flower to Robert he to credit to L.Robey $1.20_ got straps of J.Plum(vat)_ to ampt of 1 75
Bridal top & rains 50 cts
Breast straps to ampt of 1.25 Eaqualing in all 1 75 to 1 patent L. Collar 1 50 leaving me owe him 25
September 4 1872 Wednesday
Ban on hand forenoon washing & grind axes & scythes after noon Chip down at creek Edward & I mowing weeds in drafts brought home bull after supper _ had Fierbaugh washing machine
September 5 1872 Thursday
Ban on hand forenoon Wettish after putting bord on bulls forehead tinkering at yoke while I was mending bridal for Mike, after dinner Ban & I started to Leesville, but Ban stoped to help J.M.Holmes to trash also Edward I went on to Leesville and come home by Bowerston to see about Lin boards met Mike there seeing about train for his Father & Mother to go to Defiance I was home before night
September 6 1872 Friday
Ban on hand after breakfast started with oxen to haul manure from sheep house Ed & I took home washing Machine then Ed went to help Ban at manure I was moving to clear away trash to start the plow started it about midle of after noon and only made about two rows I worked verry hard and got almost overheated
September 7 1872 Saturday
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Ban on hand hauling manure _ I plowed awhile & gave it up to Edward I went to Overholts after fork about all I done before din after dinner Edward went to Allbaugh to get Mules shod I went to mow - and clearing trash with Ban Ban to 1 plug Tobacco 10
September 8 1872 Sunday
After breakfast when I salted the stock, young Rees Peoples rode up here & Ban & I got ready & went to Leesville
Edward & family went to camp meeting_
Ban & I dined with Lesle & missed seeing Robert or Theadore so we had to come home in time to attend to the cows
September 9 1872 Monday
Ban on hand after breakfast went to hauling manure on wheat ground_ Edward & I went to plow_ In the evening Edward got Fierbaughs gray Mare & started the second plow & we got along fine only I got verry tired
September 10 1872 Tuesday
Ban on hand hauling manure from Edwards & muck pond below the sheep house
Edward plowing with Fierbaughs gray mare & Frank I with Mules_ after I looked at Mierals cattle_But was disapointed by young Berney & S.Bott not cauling according to promice, which curtailed my days plowing
September 11 1872 Wednesday
Ban on hand hauling muck with oxen Edward & I plowing I with mules & Ed with Fierbaughs mare & frank horse all day & made good way_ Reese Peoples come here this evening to set in to work condiitons not stated yet agrees to set in on trial M.B.Fierbaugh & Sarah went to Uhrichville Fare to day stoped on thier way home to take tea
September 12 1872 Thursday
Rees Peoples set in to work this morning first thing to plow with mules Edward plowing also till noon when it set in wet
Ban also on hand with oxen haul muck forenoon after noon down at barn fixing around Apple tree I went to M.Allbaugh to get Geore shod before two removes which I paid for
September 13 1872 Friday
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Rees Peoples on hand plowing & harrowing_
Ban on hand went to help Mike after 10 oclock
I went to D.Hefs sale bought 18 cleps wool at 54cts & 50 bus ears corn at 20 cts per bushel to be deliver at his house when ripe anough to husk_ Went after wool in eve & changed 4 bus wheat with Mansfield
Ban to 1 plug tobacco 10 cts
September 14 1872 Saturday
Ban on hand at M.B.Fierbaughs plowing only made 3/4th of day
Reese Peoples on hand finished harrowing about 10 oclock then haul stone & corn till dinner I along
Ed commenced Drilling wheat Kept him all day & didnt get quite done_______________________
Reese only 1/2 day & he & I went to Leesburgh by D.Wiants I got him a pair fine boots of James Robey $7.00 I bought 1 Bus Lin seed of Robert which he got of B.Price 44 lb but lost 1 lb in weighing which I paid him for along with 3 lb Rice out of a five dol bill__ got of M.B.Fierbaugh forenoon 27 1/2 lb Lin seed grafs
September 15 1872 Sunday
Ban & I went to Leesville got him Hat & Coat etc as pr bill amounting to $8.20
Theadore & wife Lede & children come with him all dined at Edwards_ Ban & I was home before dinner & dined at home
R.H. Smith to Cash $25.00 to pay for R. Peoples boots $7.00
Ban Taylors bill of today 6.25 nomanal 8.20 & J.Overholts order 10.00 23.25
September 16 1872 Monday
Ban on hand went with oxen to haul manure for M.B.Fierbaugh
Rees on hand harrowing around Edge of Wheat & haul stone stumps etc before dinner_ Ed fin drilling & took it to Mikes, also 4 lb Lin seed- After dinner went to Cut up corn along with Reese, I went up to Hefses to meet W.Crimm but failed to meet him
Lide here all day & at night Clide was verry sick as also sunday night
September 17 1872 Tuesday
Rees on hand cutting corn with Edward_ After breakfast when got readey Mary & I went to Leesville to take Lide home & childred Clide being very sick night before come home trough Bowerston telling J.Overholts to call & get $10 or 12 dols worth of goods on my acpt
Ban & oxen all day with Mike at night Rees & I went up to S.Heastons to get beef but failed
September 18 1872 Wednesday
Rees on hand cuting corn with Edward all day
Ban still with Mike & oxen
After breakfast Mary & I went in wagon to Mikes taking from station stove grate I went to Isaac Heastons got 36u fore quarter beef for self & 30 for Mike after I went to Leesville for load cole with mules & to bring home old lounge from Roberts did not get home till night & it rained
September 19 1872 Thursday
Rees on hand after getting a few aples& getting some bedding for horses went to cutting corn with Edward
Ban on hand at Michals I went over to see how getting along & brought back 19 lb Lin seed 19 1/2u lb grafs
Old John Crawford here to see about some wood & gave a dollar for the load wood Ban brought him some time ago & some bricks said he got 24 I believe
September 20 1872 Friday
Rees on hand cutting corn with Edward_ I wrote & inclosed note to Wm Crimm of Perryville for wool & corn bot at D.Hefs sale heard of the Leesburgh cows being down at station, after dinner took them to Leesville bought 1/2 bus timseed and app pairer paid J.Johnson for them $2.60 seed 1 62 pairer & snap 1.00
Ban at Fierbaugh cut corn and did not make over 3/4 day then did not do as bid or cut where told, shabed off to get his boots mended_
I got Rode recept from D.Heaston cauling for $6.44
September 21 1872 Saturday
Rees on hand forenoon hauld in 2 little gaggs corn_ Edward and Call went to Leeville mules & wagon to trade & get some cole
I settled with Ban his acpt with me for mdse Cash & tob $15.50 his credit for work 1 month five day at the rate of 12 00 per month 14.30 thin to cash going away bal due me 1.20
.50
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1.90
The items he got Tob .10
1 pr boots second hand 2.50
pant pattern & shirt 2.15
Tob & cash at dif hours .25
Tayloring to (gitde)? 1.00
Cash to (gots)? Uhrich 1.00
Tob at diffrent times .30
merchandise 8.20
cash going away .50
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$16.00
After Rees & I salting sheep and takeing of lambs then Ed come & went to tie up corn till night
September 22 1872 Sunday
At home all day in evening went to hear Bowers preach_
Mike & Sarah dined here as also Ed & Call_ Rees & Ed went to New Hagerstown for Rees mail
September 23 1872 Monday
Rees on hand we went to claer out spring under apple tree down towards barn Ed along part of the time and makeing kind of watering bason below it at it all day_ Burt Moor pasing by and stoped awhile
September 24 1872 Tuesday
Rees on hand forenoon gathering apples for sider I was looking up flail to trash some Rye to lie corn_ After noon Rees & Ed cuting corn (Presvid)? come to look at Roberts horse at dinner time undeside about buying
September 25 1872 Wednesday
Rees on hand first haul in corn with oxen then he and Ed went to cutting I was helping tie up forenoon
After dinner I went to Leesville with Joseph exprefs & brought home my own & barrell for cider and 1 paper coffee
September 26 1872 Thursday
Rees on hand after Mary & I started for Deersville & Moorfield Ed then went to tie up fodder, get log wagon tire cut & to Bowerstown for load lin bord
got to Moorfield & stayed that night with Hopkins
September 27 1872 Friday
Rees on hand from what I can lern he and Edward haul saw loggs to Joe Barrs portalble saw mill_
Mary & I in Moorfield til after dinner when we went to Freeport supped with old J.Green & loged with Jacob his son
September 28 1872 Saturday
Rees on hand he and Ed haul saw loggs for Overholts to J.Barrs portable saw mill_ Mary & I in Freeport at Jacob Greens till after breakfast then went visiting around_ dined with Mrs. Eb Wilson. supped with M.M. Knox & loged also and breakfast too
September 29 1872 Sunday
At M.M.Knox in Freeport and Mary & I breakfast there after went visiting around till meeting time I went to Quaker meeting & Mary to Babtist meeting to hear the Rev (foney)? she dined at Osker Hollidays I at Old J. Greens & stayed there till eve when we left Joe S. Greens where we supped & stayed all night
September 30 1872 Monday
Rees on hand & when I come home from visit was makeing cider_ breakfast with S. Green after taking a look at his oats James Nursary Bee apery and machinery etc etc we lif for Deersville where we dined with bro F.T. Simonton, and sister Sarah gave me cash (on young cattle sold them last spring $30.00 which I recepted for there started for home.