Adolphus James Boyd

Journey in the past…… A Settler's Diary

 

February 1, 1920

hung meat and worked on some garden posts Mr Dud den got kicked by a horse yesterday and sustained two broken ribs

February 2, 1920

cut 50 bbs of sallit to take to LR tomorrow

February 3, 1920

went to LR with John Abbot and Jesse Hammons got home at dark we went in the truck

February 4, 1920

went to cabot with some potatoes sold for two dollars a bushel

February 5, 1920

killed a nice porker this morning went to church this eavning carl hammon at the point of death

February 6, 1920

went to church Bob Carmicals Family come with me for dinner had a letter from Sallie Cole Ophelia Chapman and Mr Murdock yesterday

February 7, 1920

rained last night and to day nearly all day Hottel at Jacksonville burnt last night

February 8, 1920

went to cabot taken some white peas sold to Mr wish baught a role of garden wiar

February 9, 1920

washed till noon cleaned up around the garden as I aim to pick up the wyar tomorrow John Abbot siring on the Jowry

February 10, 1920

sawd some dry stove wood for Grover Herman Givens helped me J F Abbot will take it to him tomorrow to Argenta cut some sallit this eavning

February 11, 1920

stretched wyar around the garden Herman Given helped me

February 12, 1920

went to Sam Smiths got my cain seed thrashed made 7 3/4 bushels

February 13, 1920

helped dig grave and bury Carl Hammons Maud and Larence Wiliam and Jessie Lowx come with us for dinner Jewel Hammons and Magie Gwin and Walter Earls come a while this eavning

February 14, 1920

finished my garden and cleaned it off and plowd half of it up got a letter from Ethel McPherson

February 15, 1920

went to cabot got lumber to make Garden Gate worked in the garden this eavning

February 16, 1920

gardened till noon helped wash this eavning they put up J H Duncan toomstone

February 17, 1920

smoked and hung my meat this mor killed Grovers sow this eav to take her to Littlerock tomorrow

February 18, 1920

went to Littlerock with John Abot in the truck it snode all day on us we got back at three o clock wee have about and 8 inch snow and it is sleeting to night

February 19, 1920

snode nearly all day to day we have about 14 Snow now

February 20, 1920

the Biggest snow on the ground for years went to T E Hammons a while this eav

February 21, 1920

cut a smal load of dry wood for the scool the snow melted fast to day

February 22, 1920

went to Dr Herrod this eavning finished paying off Grovers Dr Bill raining some to night

February 23, 1920

went to Jesse Hammons got the money for Grovers fone washed this eavning

February 24, 1920

split some Stovewood

February 25, 1920

went to the scoolhouse as it was the last day of scool they had a Box supper at night and Miss May Holt went home after staying with us 3 months

February 26, 1920

went to cabot Baught me a Sunday pair of pants

February 27, 1920

went to Sunday this morning and to John Abbots this eavning Big crowd at Johns this eavning

February 28, 1920

we sawd stove wood all day Roofus Clark helped us got eulan Hammons to fix the organ at the church

 

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