Adolphus James Boyd

Journey in the past…… A Settler's Diary

 

March 31, 1915

hawled some corne up to Grovers to feed the mule while he made a crop made some steps to the back dore built fence the rest of the day

April 1, 1915

worked on the fence till noon Blode up stumps this eavning wether clear but cold

April 2, 1915

plowd all day spit snow some to day cold to night

April 3, 1915

plowd all day went to Bayou meto fishing to night wheeler Abbot was with me we caught seven used my new net the first time

April 4, 1915

Grovers first boy Borned went to Sundayscool Sallie at Grovers all day Ina here to night

April 5, 1915

plowd for corne Maude ____ come to Grovers to night and (roice?) hear went fishing to night caught 25 John Abbot and Hawit Wilkins went

April 6, 1915

plowd till noon planted my first corne this eavning Maud and her children went home this eavning

April 7, 1915

planted corn all day fine __planting one peace planted (some) artie choaks this eavning

April 8, 1915

planted Grovers corn

April 9, 1915

cut stalks till noon haul manure this eavning raining to night

April 10, 1915

went to Jacksonville got a tun of fertelizer came Back to Church

April 11, 1915

went to church this morning and to Mr Murdocks this eav weather fine after the biggest rain of the spring

April 12, 1915

went to P L Basers and got ten sacks of firtelizer tore down the hay shed and an old stable T E Hammons and Wesley help Grover worked all day

April 13, 1915

bedded and planted the orche corne Grover helped heard that Noler Jentry (had) died at six oclock

April 14, 1915

run the harrow over my big peace of corne Bessies cows little calf hear

April 15, 1915

planted the orchid in yellow corne let Mt Murdock have some seed corne

April 16, 1915

run the two horse harrow all day worked tilter this eav

April 17, 1915

went to Cabot taken 4 Bus peas old 1.75 per Bush Baught me some every day shoes

April 18, 1915

went to Sunday scool at home this eavning wrote to Sallie Cole ruthy and Larence Boyd hear for dinner

April 19, 1915

turned my hay ground with the two horse plow and harrared it off

April 20, 1915

plowd some and it rained two showers T L Carmical Borrowed my waggon this eavning to go to Littlerock to morrow

April 21, 1915

plowd all day John Dickey come to get some cain seed to plant Aunt Lucie Herrod Died to day

April 22, 1915

plowd till noon went to the funeral of Aunt Lucie Herrod at Mt Pleasant Sanderson and John Abbot gon to Bigelow for Sanderson and Bessie Abbot to get marrid

April 23, 1915

put out fertelizer and plowd all day comenced to plant some cotton this eavning Grover helped me to day

April 24, 1915

planted cotton and Broke up the secon crop potato patch till noon went to the graveyard at eboneazer this eavning Larence Talbert hear to night come to (bring?) his colt to put her in the (pasture?) Cleaned off the graveyard at eboneazer this eavning

April 25, 1915

went to Church this morning and to Jesse Hammonses to singing this eavning

April 26, 1915

plowd all day showerd at noon Mrs Gwin and children hear all day

April 27, 1915

helped Grover plant cotton all day planted 8 acres

April 28, 1915

planted three acres of cotton this morning bedded land this eavning Myrtle and the children hear to da Grover helped me work

April 29, 1915

plowd all day Bro Williams around in the intrust of (Baptist?) Advance

April 30, 1915

helped Grover plant cotton till five oclock whin it come up a shower

May 1, 1915

went to town taken (Gordon?) to Argenta to send him home come home at sundown went to hear Bro Williams preach to night at Zionhill Grover done planting cotton

May 2, 1915

went to Sunday scool Mr and Mrs Murdock come thiseavning a while Grover and Myrtle hear this eavning

May 3, 1915

planted some peas Peanut and cotton Just like one little patch Being done planting cotton

May 4, 1915

plowed in my corne all day (Bard?) off my potatoes this morning

May 5, 1915

plowd all day in corne heard that Walter McPhersons wife was verry sick raining nice and slow now

May 6, 1915

went to Cabot Sallie Horace and Grover sent Sallie went to have some teeth fixed and stade at Mrs Browns Stevanna and hellen Brown come home with me and stade all night Grover and Myrtle stade all night to

May 7, 1915

went to Cabot after Sallie got home late Big mess strawberries to night

May 8, 1915

plowd till noon went to Concord to the Auxiliary this eavning Wesly Hammons went with me planted cucumbers this eav

May 9, 1915

went to the Auxiliary at Concord had a fine day having plenty of strawberries

May 10, 1915

plowd till noon went to Cabot this eavning to have some more work done on Sallies teeth heard that Aunt Cate died last Saturday May 8 Mrs. Browne not as well as com

May 11, 1915

Bedded land and planted my sorgram

May 12, 1915

worked the orched corne Mr Clements and Allice and irene come to night after we went to bed they are on their way to see Mrs Brown

May 13, 1915

plowd all day planted a small patch of cain this eavning Ina went to Cabot with Allice Clements and Stevanyer Brown come home with her and is hear to night

May 14, 1915

sode my hay this eavning

May 15, 1915

went to Cabot this morning and Brought Allice and Irene (Clements?) out home with me went to (_____) scool meeting this eavning planted my watermelon patch this eavning Allice and Irene Clements here to night

May 16, 1915

went to Sunday scool Mr Clement come after Alice and Irene to day Walter McPhersons wife Buried this eavning had a good shower late this eavning

May 17, 1915

hode corne till noon plowd corne this eavning

May 18, 1915

plowd corne all day Ina got done thining corne

May 19, 1915

sideharrod cotton all day Ina and Horace comenced to hoe cotton all day

May 20, 1915

raining this morning Grover went to Cabot this eav plowed up a late corne patch had a big rain

May 21, 1915

went to Cabot Sallie went and had some more work done on her teeth rained a big rain last night raining to night

May 22, 1915

got up some rock this morning worked on the road up near the graveyard this eavning rained about all night last night

May 23, 1915

went to Church W D Curl and family and Mrs. Bell come home with us for dinner Wesley Jewel Hammons and Lee Carmical come this eavning

May 24, 1915

hode cotton all day to wet to plow

May 25, 1915

hode till noon side harrod cotton this eavning comenced to answer Mag Tracies letter which I got on ____

May 26, 1915

plowd in the corne till noon side harrowed cotton this eavning Broke my harrow this eavning

May 27, 1915

raining this morning wind Block down on of my walnut trees last night cut the Bushes in my corn this eavning Meady Abbott and children hear this eavning

May 28, 1915

went to Cabot taken my first spring chickens John Abbot went with me and got a moin mchean

May 29, 1915

scraped and hode cotton Grover Myrtle and Horace went to Larence Talberts this eavning ent to the Justus School house to hear Bro Bain preach me and Ina (Lilian Hanie married on 28)

May 30, 1915

went to hear bro Bain preach two surmons to day and one to night

May 31, 1915

harroud and plowd all day Jewel and Walter hammons hode cotton for us to day paid them 75 cts a peace

June 1, 1915

plowd all day Mr L B Justic Bad sick

June 2, 1915

plowd all day Joe Aldridge come and fixed the call Bell

June 3, 1915

plowd and Harrowed all day Mr. L B Justic died

June 4, 1915

plowd up the gate peace of cotton and planted it in June corne and peas Mr Justic Buried to day

June 5, 1915

planted some peas and Harod my cain patch till noon went to Cabot this eavning Horace went to George Christian and got him a cat

June 6, 1915

went to Sunday scool (stade) at home this eavning wrote to Sallie Cole

June 7, 1915

plowd all day in the corne McNease arested to day and tuck to Jale

June 8, 1915

went to P L Balzers to in quirer of one Mose Morris wanted at L R as a witness assessed my tax 215 dollars worth of personal property

June 9, 1915

side harrod cotton all day

June 10, 1915

plowd in the corn all day Grover went to Cabot this eav

June 11, 1915

plowd all day ni corne all day

June 12, 1915

plowd in cotton to day

June 13, 1915

went to church Bro Killpat(rick) come home with us for dinner (another?) little calf to day

June 14, 1915

plowd till noon come a big rain fixed some fence this eavning and it come another rain this eavning

June 15, 1915

went to Cabot Horace went with me Baught me some plow shoes

June 16, 1915

planted me a patch of late corne and peas hode corne this eavning

June 17, 1915

hode corne all day Wesley Hammons helped us paid him 75 cts a day

June 18, 1915

hode corne all day Wesley Hammons helped me heard that eulan Hammons had left the country

June 19, 1915

plowd all day robers went in the the post office but did not get any thing at Cabot

June 20, 1915

went to Sunday scool F M Talbert come home with me for dinner had a little singing hear this eavning ulan Hammons Back at home off of his trip

June 21, 1915

plowd all day weather hot

June 22, 1915

plowd in the corne till after noon and it come a big rain Mrs Prator died last night

June 23, 1915

helped to dig grave and Bury Mrs Prator dug potatoes this eavning made 14 Bushels

June 24, 1915

dug grave and buried Bro Killpatricks baby cut Bushes this eavning in the corne John Brown hear a while this eavning

June 25, 1915

hode cotton all day Myrtle and the children hear to day Grover went to Cabot

June 26, 1915

plowd all day Maudie (and) the children hear to night raining to night

June 27, 1915

went to Sunday scool rain this eavning Brine Lea come after Mr Barnwell hose that we had up Maudie went home late this evening

June 28, 1915

hode cotton till noon comence to plow in my sorgram this eavning and it come a big rain and wind and Blowed the corn down

June 29, 1915

went to F M Talberts this morning as he is sick set up corne this eavning me and Horace

June 30, 1915

went to see F M Talberts as he is still sick plowd in the corne this eavning

July 1, 1915

plowd in the corne all day F M Talbert still (sick)

July 2, 1915

plowd all day went to m_____ meet Charley Boyd and his wife hear to nig

July 3, 1915

went to Cabot this morning plowd some this eavning Grover Myrtle and the children hear to night made some cream

July 4, 1915

went to Sunday scool Jewel Hammons hear to night had a good shower this eav Clarence and George Douglass hear to day

July 5, 1915

went to Cabot after some chops for the chickens till noon worked for F M Talberts this eavning

July 6, 1915

plowd in the cotton fixed the cross fence at noon up at Grovers to keep the cattle out of the corne

July 7, 1915

planted peas and peanuts (in) the corne went to F M Talb to night as they are taking him to the hospettle to night L E Talbert and Jesse Hammon went with him

July 8, 1915

side harrowd cotton all day

July 9, 1915

Harrod cotton all day F M Talbert operated on pennicitus Mrs fowler at Grovers to day

July 10, 1915

plowd till noon went to church this eavning

July 11, 1915

went to church George Boyd and family come home with us for dinner Mr Derden hear to night to comence teachen to morrow one of Albert Walpoles boys died to day

July 12, 1915

went to the scoolhouse to hep clean out the well and to start the scool helped dig grave and bury Vergel Walpole

July 13, 1915

plowd all day in the cotton and plowd my swet potatoes this eav

July 14, 1915

plowd all day in the cotton

July 15, 1915

plowd till noon fixed to go to town to morrow Harrowed my potatoe patch this eavning

July 16, 1915

went to Littlerock with chickens sold for four dollars per Doz

July 17, 1915

come home from town got hear at one oclock broke my potato patch and harrowd it made some cream to night ____ Hammons folks was all (here)

July 18, 1915

went to Sunday scool slept most of the eavning

July 19, 1915

had a small shower last night plowd all day

July 20, 1915

finished the crop to day Grover went to Cabot

July 21, 1915

hode some in the cotton John Abbot come home from Warton

July 22, 1915

hode cotton for grover and helped scrub the church

July 23, 1915

work around hear all day put my old sow up to keep her out of J H Duncans filed F M Talbert come home to day after the operation

July 24, 1915

went to Cabot this morning dressed a kid this eavning and put up two of my hogs went to church to night Bro Killpatrick preached started a meeting (of) days

July 25, 1915

went to church day and night no company to day

July 26, 1915

went to church day and night Bro Killpatric come with us to day

July 27, 1915

went to church day and night

July 28, 1915

wentto church day and night Idell Clements come this eavning Miss Smith and Miss Bryant hear to nigh

July 29, 1915

went to Church day and night Joe Bearden and wife and Mrs Bundy hear for dinner Idell Clements still hear to night

July 30, 1915

went to Church day and night T L Carmicals mule run away at the church and thur him and Tim and Gladdys out of the buggy (Sallie) Clements and Dell hear today

July 31, 1915

went to Cato and to Mr Clementses for dinner Ina went to as the singing convention met there come home and went to Church at night

August 1, 1915

went to church meeting Brok W. E. Douglass and children come home with us Bob Carmical got a new Boyd Mr Durden come back to start the scool

August 2, 1915

hauled out maneure on my potato patch had a good shower this morning

August 3, 1915

planted my potatoes this morning run the hule sweep this eav Grover Mytle and Ina gon to L E Talberts to night

August 4, 1915

helped to work with some graps till non dug in my well at the Barn went to Mt Pleasant to night to church Ina went with me ___cool

August 5, 1915

dug some in my well at the barn went to church and to A J Beardens for dinner Grover Myrtle an Ina and Jewel gon to Church at Mt Pleasant to night

August 6, 1915

went to Cabot got 535 feet of lumber to floor the loft in the barn went to Mt Pleasant to church the meeting broke

August 7, 1915

flord in the Barn till noon went to Mr Whiteheads saw mill this eavning A D Boyd and boys come home from boilie lake with plenty Grinnel

August 8, 1915

went to Sunday scool and preachen Grover Myrtle Ina and Jewel Hammons gon to Harmony to church tonight

August 9, 1915

Built a furnis and got ready to make molases to morrow good rain to night

August 10, 1915

made molases to day for J D Duncan made 25 gal

August 11, 1915

sode Turnips this morning went to Cabot this eavning sold thre galons of molases to Pendergrass

August 12, 1915

Built a shed over the molases pan till noon cut tops this eavning went to Harmony to night Ina went with me

August 13, 1915

sawd stovewood till noon split stovewood and tied tops this eavning Ina gon to church with Wesley and jewel Hammons at Harmony

August 14, 1915

hauled in two loads of tops went to Cabot Grover Myrtle and Ina and Horace went to the picnic at Ward

August 15, 1915

went to Church day and night at Justic scoolhouse

August 16, 1915

cut tops all day Grover helped me Ina and Mr Derden gon to church to the Justice scool house

August 17, 1915

harroed off my potatoes this morning tied tops and hawled them in this eavning

August 18, 1915

made molases this eav for Lonny Goforth made 19 gal Grover Myrtle and the Chaps (?) hear to night and it is raining

August 19, 1915

rained all day did not work only to fix some steops in the Barn

August 20, 1915

made molases for C J Gwin made 47 galons

August 21, 1915

mad molases for C J Gwin made 53 galons went to church at Justice scool house

August 22, 1915

went to Zionhill to church heard that Mrs T M Adkins died this eavning Ina gon to Justic scool house to night

August 23, 1915

made molases all day made 52 gal for C J Gwin had a shower this eavning

August 24, 1915

made 18 gal molases for C J Gwin and got done he made 170 gal wentto Church to Justic scool house to night the meeting broke

August 25, 1915

went to Cabot taken 13 gal of molases Baught me some evry day shoes Grover and Mrytle went to Olmstead to a picknick to day

August 26, 1915

made 12 galons of molases for J D Duncan rained this eavning Marion Hogan eat dinner hear

August 27, 1915

sawd and split molases wood till noon fixed to go to Littlerock this eav worked in the garden

August 28, 1915

went to Littlerock to the scool directors meeting got home at dark

August 29, 1915

went to Sunday scool Miss Mollie Porter and Mr Padie come to day we had a little singing hear this eavning

August 30, 1915

made molases all day made 49 gal for John Abbot Larence and mawd hear to night Ray Short died to day

August 31, 1915

made molasse all day for J F Abbott made 48 1/2 galons they cleaned off the grave yard to day

September 1, 1915

made molases for J F Abbot till noon made for A D Boyd this eavning made 49 gal Grover and Lee Boyd stiped cain for me

September 2, 1915

made molases all day for A D Boyd and F M Talbert made 50 1/2 galons

September 3, 1915

made mols all day made for F M Talbert till noon for me this eavning made 51 1/2 Wes Carmicals Babby Buried

September 4, 1915

made molas for Lonnie goforth made 41 1/2 galons

September 5, 1915

went to Mrs Browns me and Sallie stade all day

September 6, 1915

made molases all day for my self made 42 1/2 galons

September 7, 1915

made molases all day for Emmit Barentine made 62 galons

September 8, 1915

hauled hay worked irish potatoes and went to town with 15 gal molases

September 9, 1915

come home from town made cream to night

September 10, 1915

went to the scool house this eavning as Mr Rob Derden scool was out

September 11, 1915

made molases for Gearge Belew made 15 1/2 galons went to Church this eavning

September 12, 1915

went to church Claud Clements and Ada Moor come with us for dinner

September 13, 1915

made molases all day for Tom Hanie made 45 1/2 gal McColes baby died to day

September 14, 1915

helped John Abbot get some cain to the mill and make it up made 21 gallons McColes baby was buried to day

September 15, 1915

made 38 galons of molases for Hozie Melton and 18 for T L Carmical

September 16, 1915

made molases all day for T L Carmical made 61 gal ten little pigs made their (appearance)

September 17, 1915

made molases for T L Carmical till noon for Wells this eavning made 58 1/2 galons

September 18, 1915

made molases till noon plowd my potatoes this eav Grover and Horace gon Hunting to night Myrtle and the chaps hear

September 19, 1915

went to Sunday scool Jesse Boyd radind tilter to day

September 20, 1915

made molases for Bob Carmical and went to Jacksonville to try to summon Mr McGuire as a witness did find him Sallie Clements come to get some molases rained to day

September 21, 1915

Made molases all day made 65 galons 28 for Bob Carmical and 37 for T E Hammons Tom Shirleys children struck and kill by lightning

September 22, 1915

made molases for T E Hammons and Jesse Hamons got reday to go to town

September 23, 1915

went to Littlerock take a barel of molases and sold it to the Jale got home dark

September 24, 1915

made molases all day for W E Douglass and Gene Christian made 69 galons

September 25, 1915

made molases all day for james Abbot made 67 galons form a dry pan

September 26, 1915

went to church Bro Killpatric and Mr Mitchell come home with me for dinner

September 27, 1915

made molases for Jim Abbot made 59 galons Walter McPherson hear this eavning

September 28, 1915

made molases all day for Walter Evans made 74 galons rhumatism in my knee

September 29, 1915

made molases for Roofus clark made 48 Grover gon to Littlerock with first cotton

September 30, 1915

Mad molases for Rwoofus Clark and A J Baentine till noon and it rained us out cotton selling for 12 1/4 cts per pound.

October 1, 1915

made molasees all day for A J Barrentine made 60 galons had my first bale of cotton gines to day

October 2, 1915

made molases all day C J Barentine made 74 galons

October 3, 1915

Stade most of the day at J F Abbots as he had a bad chill today

October 4, 1915

made molases all day for Dan Robbins made 57 gal went hunting to night caught a possum

October 5, 1915

sawd some stove wood for me and Grover till noon went to Cabot with my first cotton sold for 13 cts got a letter from Mr Gasper

October 6, 1915

got done making molases for this season made 59 galons to day for Hawit Wilkins and eulas Wells

October 7, 1915

went to Cabot to get hulls but did not get any hawled Grovers seccon Bale of cotton to the gin served a paper on S P Dent to night

October 8, 1915

went to Cabot with Grover seccond Bale of cotton sold for 12 3/4 cts

October 9, 1915

gatherd corne and cut and hawled some cain for feed Grover went to the wood

October 10, 1915

went to Sunday scool WA Abbott and family come home with me for dinner and Jewel Hammons also come

October 11, 1915

gatherd corne for Grover all day gatherd five loads

October 12, 1915

picked cotton the first this fall picked 187 pounds looks like rain to night

October 13, 1915

went to Blazers store this eavning worked old tilter the first time to the waggon paid off my fertileizer note to day

October 14, 1915

pullted up my peanuts this morning and picked cotton the rest of the day got money order from Mr Ward for 10 gals of molases to be sent to Longmont Colorado

October 15, 1915

picked all day Grover hawled his thrid bale of cotton to the gin it weighted 565

October 16, 1915

went to Cabot with Grovers third bale of cotton to the gin it weighted 565

October 17, 1915

rained this morning went to A D Boyds awhile this morning went to W E Dougalsses this eavning

October 18, 1915

went to Mr Derricks and to Robert Blands to Garneshe them for S P Dent dug my sweet potatoes this eavning made 8 bus

October 19, 1915

picked cotton all day weather warm

October 20, 1915

picked cotton all day T E Hammonses folks help us got our second Bale Ina gon to the fair Mr Hunter a Jess Bostic eat dinner hear to day they were looking after some fertilizer notes

October 21, 1915

hauled my secon bale of cotton to the gin picked cotton this eavning Ed Justices wife died lat night at L R

October 22, 1915

picke cotton hawled in peanuts and one load of corne

October 23, 1915

Ina come home from the fair last night picked cotton killed a goat this eavning Grover Myrtle and Horace gon to Mauds to night they went to trads day at Cabot to day

October 24, 1915

went to Church Lee Carmical and emmer Fortson hear for dinner Grover Myrtle and Horace come back from L E Talberts weather fine

October 25, 1915

gatherd corne all day Marion Jackson helped me gathered 7 loads

October 26, 1915

hauled Grovers fourth bale of cotton to the Gin picked peas this eavning

October 27, 1915

plowd up Grover potatoes this morning picked peas all day

October 28, 1915

picked cotton till noon and peas this eavning

October 29, 1915

picked cotton all day Grover and Myrtle gon to the stock show at Littlerock

October 30, 1915

pick cotton till noon went to Cabot to mill this eavning moved my mail Box over to the house as the mail carrier will come this way Monday

October 31, 1915

Joe McPherson and famly hear to day tom Bryants Baby Buried Grover and Myrtle come home from the show

November 1, 1915

went to littlerock taken 11 gal molass F M Talbert an wife and Mrs Moors girls also went mail come by the house

November 2, 1915

come home from littlerock got home at dark

November 3, 1915

picked cotton all day Joe Aldridge and Jim Abbot dug all day in the well at the barne

November 4, 1915

picked cotton all day Joe Aldridge and Jim Abbot dug all day in the well at the barne

November 5, 1915

picked cotton and gatherd corne till non hawled in corne this eavning

November 6, 1915

went to Cabot to see the beloon go up the family went with me went to L E Talbert to stay all night

November 7, 1915

come home from L E Talbert got hear Before sundown saw my first map go up in a Baloon yesterday

November 8, 1915

rained this morning went to Cabot after some dinemite A D Boyd and his boys gon to baly Lake

November 9, 1915

worked on the road all (day) helping to grade the road (bed) hear and Zion hill

November 10, 1915

worked on the road all day for Joe Aldridge and Jim Abbot finished my well at the barn

November 11, 1915

worked on the road till noon and it rained us out

November 12, 1915

me and Horace cut wood till noon helped clean out the well at Zionhill this eavning went to A D Boyds to night and got some fish as he got home from the lake to night sold a large goat to J T Abbott for 1.50 one dollar and fifty cts he dressed Better than 50 lbs

November 13, 1915

worked on road all day Mr Clem Pool came to start teachen our school Monday Maggie Wilkins supposed to have penocitus at Littlerock

November 14, 1915

rained all day slowly Lee Wilkins was thrown from his waggon while coming home from Littlerock and was killed out at once and Hozie melton fell from his wagon at rixey and was hurt rite bad

November 15, 1915

scool started at Zionhill with Mr Pool as teacher first killing front last night Lee Wilkins buried

November 16, 1915

went to littlerock taken one Bale of cotton for me and one for Grover sold for 11 3/4 Baught Ina a pair of Sunday shoes

November 17, 1915

come home from Littlerock got home at 8 oclock

November 18, 1915

went to West Carmical sale me and Grover went in the buggy cold to night school teacher Ina and Horace gon to spelling match at the scoolhouse

November 19, 1915

put up some turnips J L Brown hear for dinner helped to get Hozz Melton some wood this eavning

November 20, 1915

went to Littlerock on the Jimey got home late

November 21, 1915

went to Sunday scool singing hear this eavning cool tonight

November 22, 1915

worked on the road at Nelson got done the road Horace got his watch to day

November 23, 1915

went to Cabot got 18 hundred pouns of cottensee hulls paid eleven dollars a tun

November 24, 1915

went to Cabot got 528 feet of lumber and 5 roles (of) roofin to sid the Barn dug our late potatoes made seven Bushels

November 25, 1915

hawled a bale of cotton for Grover his fifth raining to night

November 26, 1915

sawd wood till noon put our irish potatoes this eavn

November 27, 1915

went to Cabot to traids day me and Ina Grover and Myrtle went

November 28, 1915

went to church and Sunday scool

November 29, 1915

taken medicin last night fix my sideboards and loaded my last bale cotton this eavning

November 30, 1915

went to the gin this morning went to Mr Murdocks and got ten bushels of corne for Mr Pool eulan Hammons and John Abbot hear till bed time last Bale of cotton waid 595

December 1, 1915

Lee and Dick Carmcal sawd saw stocks hear all day got a letter from J L Brown

December 2, 1915

went to rixey and got a letter from J L Brown

December 3, 1915

went to Cabot with Grovers fift Bale of Cotton sold for 12.40 it weighed 553

December 4, 1915

hawled Grovers last bale of cotton to the gin it waid 610 ground the first meal at Gordons mill had a letter from Mrs Ditts in regard to her husbans pardon

December 5, 1915

went to Sunday scool Joe and (Jim?) Aldridge and Jon Abot hear this evening Grover and Mrytle hear this eavning

December 6, 1915

sawd stovewood till noon got out sills for the shed to the barn this eavning George Christian helped and Grover helped too

December 7, 1915

sawd wood till noon put down the sill for my cow shed this eavning and went to Wheelers this eavning as he is comencen to roll his house

December 8, 1915

sawd wood till noon worked on my cow shed this eavning jesse Hammons helped me

December 9, 1915

worked all day on my cow shed Grover and Mr Hammons helped me wee put on some ruber roofing an Earthquake felt at sevrel places in the state

December 10, 1915

went to Cabot with Grover sixth bale and last for him this year sold for 12 1/2 cts come home in time to finish the roof on my cow shed

December 11, 1915

went to Cabot with Mr Pool as he wanted to go to Littlerock come home at noon went to church this eavning cold to day

December 12, 1915

went to church at Zion hill this morning and to hear Bro Kimbro at Justic scoolhouse this eavning

December 13, 1915

hawled some wood this mor thrashed my peas this eav made 10 1/2 Bushels Mr Roofus Clark verry lo with lung trouble

December 14, 1915

sode Turf oats all day Grover helped me Mr Pool sick to day did not have any scool to day

December 15, 1915

worked on my cowpen till noon taken Mr Pool home this eavning as he is sick

December 16, 1915

it rained all day taken B A Abbot acroos the branch to J F Abbots as the Branch was to hy for him to cross

December 17, 1915

went to Littlerock Grover went with me

December 18, 1915

come home from Littlerock got home at dark Myrtle hear to night

December 19, 1915

went to Sunday scool to the grave yard this eavning Mr Roofus Clark verry lo

December 20, 1915

killed two hogs this morning they waid 210 and 217 went to roofus clarks to night taken them some sugar and coffee

December 21, 1915

helped Grover to kill two small hogs went to Cabot got 1060 pounds of hulls pade 14 dollars a ton Horace gon to L E Talberts to stay a few days

December 22, 1915

fence my cowpen this morning sawed wood for Grover this eavning

December 23, 1915

went to Chance Mayfields and got a load of stuff for July Mayfild his wife as they are seperated hawled some wood worked on my cow pen this eavning

December 24, 1915

went to Cabot this morning me and Ina and Brought Horace home he has bin at L Talberts a few days helped to bury Floid Stobaughs baby this eavning raining

December 25, 1915

went to Bob Carmicals and staid all day Sallie and Horace went with me

December 26, 1915

went to church at Zion Hill at home this eavning

December 27, 1915

finished sowing my turf oats and plowed up half the garden Mr Pool come back to start the scool after a spell of Lagrip

December 28, 1915

rained last night and to day froze ice on evry thing this eavning is still raining to night

December 29, 1915

Dug grave and burie Osco Walpoles baby

December 30, 1915

went to Cabot to mill and to get some medicin for Grover as he is sick

December 31, 1915

went to Dr Herrods to see him as he is sick got some more medicin rain nearly all day sister Gipson died to day

   

 

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