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Adolphus James Boyd

Journey in the past…… A Settler's Diary

 

January 19, 1921

 

Sam Hold died today taken my cow to alf dosin & sold her to him yesterday

January 20, 1921

 

went to scool hows as the colectors was there they come with me for dinner

January 21, 1921

 

Went to cabot and got Ina and wesley went to halls gin to pay off the rest of my ginning

January 22, 1921

 

sawd wood till noon hall wood this eavning J D Duncan liddine Givin Aunt Rachel and Mat all here this eavning

January 23, 1921

 

went to Sunday scool Ina wesley maggie Gwin ora and Builer Douglass all come with us for dinner

January 24, 1921

 

thrashed peas Roy and Walter helped me made 14 1/2 bushels

January 25, 1921

 

worked on the fone line

January 26, 1921

 

washed till noon split stove wood this eavning

January 27, 1921

 

worked on the fone line

January 28, 1921

 

went to cabot and got cottonseed huls paid 18 dollars a ton Grandma Abot here

January 29, 1921

 

went to cabot got a load of hulls two Bird hunters eat dinner

January 30, 1921

 

went to Sunday scool stade at home this eavning old Blackey calf made its appearance yesterday

January 31, 1921

 

got out some posts for the garden and hauled them Roofus clark helped us no scool today as the teacher is sick

February 1, 1921

 

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

February 2, 1921

 

cut 50 bbs of sallit to take to LR tomorrow

February 3, 1921

 

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

February 4, 1921

 

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

February 5, 1921

 

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

February 6, 1921

 

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, 1921

 

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

February 8, 1921

 

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

February 9, 1921

 

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, 1921

 

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, 1921

 

stretched wyar around the garden Herman Given helped me

February 12, 1921

 

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

February 13, 1921

 

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, 1921

 

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

February 15, 1921

 

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

February 16, 1921

 

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

February 17, 1921

 

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

February 18, 1921

 

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, 1921

 

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

February 20, 1921

 

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

February 21, 1921

 

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

February 22, 1921

 

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

February 23, 1921

 

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

February 24, 1921

 

split some Stovewood

February 25, 1921

 

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, 1921

 

went to cabot Baught me a Sunday pair of pants

February 27, 1921

 

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

February 28, 1921

 

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

March 1, 1921

 

planted my potatoes one bushel a comence to Brake land for oats

March 2, 1921

 

sode my oats looks like rain to night Jewell Hammons here to night

March 3, 1921

 

cut stalks some with the hoe Horace plowd for corne

March 4, 1921

 

went to cabot to meet Ina and Wesley got home at noon worked this eavning Ina here tonight

March 5, 1921

 

set some strawberry plants till noon went to church this eav

March 6, 1921

 

went to Sunday scool and church Mr Motter and Bergan here for dinner Maggie and Jewell and walter earls here for dinner Jewell Hammons and Ina here to night

March 7, 1921

 

cut Bryars till noon went to Ebenezer scool house this eavning

March 8, 1921

 

put a fraim to my grape vines ordered new song Books praise to him

March 9, 1921

 

sawd stove wod all day Roofus clark helped us Daisys little calf made its apperance

March 10, 1921

 

washed till noon cut some Bryars this eavning Horace plowd all day

March 11, 1921

 

sheled some corne this morning it rained all eav John Abbots Baby vernon is real sick

March 12, 1921

 

went to L E Talberts and to cabot got see sweet potatoes

March 13, 1921

 

went to Sunday scool at home this eavning Tom Bryants Baby died to day

March 14, 1921

 

helped dig grave and Bury Tom Bryants Baby sold my dasy cow to Mr Motter for 50 dollars

March 15, 1921

 

went to Littlerock T E Hammons went with me paiad my tax

March 16, 1921

 

come home from Littlerock it rained hard at LR this morning

March 17, 1921

 

hawled stovewood this eavning Horace gon fishin to night

March 18, 1921

 

dehorned my male this mor split stove wood this eavning

March 19, 1921

 

went to Cabot and to the graveyard at Ebenezer and filled some graves

March 20, 1921

 

went to Sunday scool and eo ebeneaser to singing this eavning Gramma Abot here to day

March 21, 1921

 

Bedded my potatoes and worked the garden till noon plowd this eavning

March 22, 1921

 

plowd ribbin and fanne till it rained cool to day

March 23, 1921

 

raked manure till noon washed this eavning Fanny cows little calf made its appearance last night

March 24, 1921

 

went to the shop at cato John Abbot went with me

March 25, 1921

 

laid off some corne land in the orched and hawled three loads of manure

March 26, 1921

 

went to cabot to meet Ina got back home at noon planted 2 acres of corne to day

March 27, 1921

 

went to Sunday scool Grovers folks here to day Larence and Maud and the children come this eavning Ina here to night wesley staid till after supper Walter Earls and Jewell Hammons was married to day

March 28, 1921

 

split some posts this morning worked on the road on the Back Bone hill this eavning Ina and Wesley and Grover and Myrtle all went home to day

March 29, 1921

 

helped John Abbot haul his potato house logs and blode up some of my corne land weather cool ice this morning

March 30, 1921

 

washed till noon plowd some this eavning

March 31, 1921

 

hawled manure till noon cut Bryars this eavn John Abbot and donia here to night till Bed time

April 1, 1921

 

went to Blazers Store planted corne the rest of the day red little calf made its apperance yesterday Jess Boyd sold 2 bails of his cotton yesterday Mar 31

April 2, 1921

 

plowd till noon went to church this eavn Horac went to cabot

April 3, 1921

 

went to Sunday scool and preachen went to Ebbonezer to singing this eavning J F Abbot and wife here till bed time

April 4, 1921

 

harrod this morning planted corne this eavning

April 5, 1921

 

hauled manure part of the day corne the balance of the day net Givin and Alice Abbot here this eavning

April 6, 1921

 

plowd for corne till it come up a shower lait this eavning

April 7, 1921

 

cut Bryars till noon worked around the House this eavning

April 8, 1921

 

worked on the fence today it rained last night

April 9, 1921

 

went to cabot got home before night Mrs abbot here to night

April 10, 1921

 

went to Sunday scool this morning to see Hozie Melton as he is down in the back Mr Cartrite here to night

April 11, 1921

 

sold Mr cartrite a cow called red ploud all day first mess strawberries

April 12, 1921

 

plowd all day taken Blazer to Littlerock to take his leg off

April 13, 1921

 

rained nearly all day taken P L Blazers leg off to day Horace gon to L R with John

April 14, 1921

 

went to cabot this eavg Baught me a par of plow shoes

April 15, 1921

 

put in new Brige at the Barn helped raise J F abbot potato house

April 16, 1921

 

went to Cabot to mill it turned turable cold this eavning

April 17, 1921

 

went to Sunday scool at home this eavning

April 18, 1921

 

plowd till noon worked in garden this eavning

April 19, 1921

 

hawled manure all day hawled 9 loads

April 20, 1921

 

replanted corne till noon planted my corne on the creek raining a little to night

April 21, 1921

 

rained all day Vida Blazer come to fone to Littlerock

April 22, 1921

 

made new gates for the yard Lewis Boyd put two ponies in the paster for a month and left the settlement

April 23, 1921

 

went to cabot sold my last cotton which I raised in 1920 I sold to J C Bermingham for 10 1/2 two bails brought 109.20

April 24, 1921

 

went to Sunday scool at home this eavning L E Talbert and Grover come to get Maggie Givin to pick Berries next week Mr and Mrs Robenson here till bed time

April 25, 1921

 

hode the garden till noon plowd some this eav Mrs Heslip verry low sick

April 26, 1921

 

herd the Mrs Heslip died yesterday eavning rained most of the day cud not work to day Ulan Hammons here for dinner

April 27, 1921

 

helped dig grave and burry Mrs Heslip Preston Boyd and family here for dinner

April 28, 1921

 

went to the shop at cato got back at noon washed this eavning

April 29, 1921

 

cut some bushes to day Horace hived some Bees for Cora Goforth and she gave them to him Mrs Sam Brockington very lo not expected to live

April 30, 1921

 

went to cabot after Ina sold 8 hens for 8.66 went to church this eavning

May 1, 1921

 

went to church at home this eavning wesley and Ina Jewell and Walter all here for dinner Ida here to night rained this morning and a shower to night

May 2, 1921

 

went with Ina to Cabot and went to Mauds and stade a while come home Before night

May 3, 1921

 

washed till noon plowd this eavning assesed taxes this eavning

May 4, 1921

 

hawled manure till noon plowd this eavning

May 5, 1921

 

ploud til noon hode the garden and ploud my potatoes this eavning

May 6, 1921

 

planted my first cottong this eavning

May 7, 1921

 

plowd till noon went to Cabot this eavning aunt Mary Henderson come home with me and is here to night

May 8, 1921

 

went to the singing convention at Bethel Mrs nancy Magnes come home with me and is here to night

May 9, 1921

 

went to Littlerock taken Grovers two Bals of cotton sold them for 11.5 J F Abbot taken in for me

May 10, 1921

 

cut some Bushes this eavning it rained last night

May 11, 1921

 

washed till noon plowd in the corne this eavning

May 12, 1921

 

plowd all day aunt Mary Henderson and Mrs Magness here to night

May 13, 1921

 

finished planting our cotton weather fine

May 14, 1921

 

plowd all day Mrs Magness went home

May 15, 1921

 

went to Sunday scool Grover come on his heel and went back this eavning

May 16, 1921

 

plowd all day

May 17, 1921

 

sideharro corne and fixed to plant my Sorgram

May 18, 1921

 

planted Sorgram and peanuts and disked my lait potato patch

May 19, 1921

 

fixed to go to Littlerock set out my first sweet potatoes

May 20, 1921

 

went to LR and Back sold 21 gal of molases and my first chicks springs

May 21, 1921

 

went to cabot and got Ina got home at noon went to scool meeting this eavning

May 22, 1921

 

went to Sunday scool and to John Abbots this eavning Ina here last night

May 23, 1921

 

plowd all day in corne weather hot and dry Ina and wesley here to nigh

May 24, 1921

 

hode corne all day wesley hammons helped me some this morning

May 25, 1921

 

hode corne all day Ina here to night finished hoing the orchid

May 26, 1921

 

planted corne and peas down by the Barne and a patch of sorgram at the lower side of the orched wesley and Ina here to night

May 27, 1921

 

went to cabot this eavning

May 28, 1921

 

had preachen last night Bro L E Barton preached and is here

May 29, 1921

 

went to church morning and eavning and to night Bro Barton still here Sallie went to church to night myrtle and the children come to night

May 30, 1921

 

went to church at Zion hill had dinner on the ground and preachen all day Grover come out him and his folks here to night the district meetin closeed with 8 or 9 convertins

May 31, 1921

 

hode cotton all day the first wee had hold Grovers folks and Ina and wesley all went home to day May 31 hode cotton all day Sallies Birthday 57 years old

June 1, 1921

 

washed till noon plowd in the corne this eav

June 2, 1921

 

plowd till noon hode corne this eavning Mrs Emmer Bryant died to day at Humfrey Ark

June 3, 1921

 

hode cotton all day sent to Littlerock and got a sack of shugar

June 4, 1921

 

plowd till noon went to church Bro Osker Truman preached Mrs Sam Brockington had died last night

June 5, 1921

 

helped dig grave and Burry Mrs Brockington and to Baptism this eavning went to see W D Curl to night as he is sick staid all night

June 6, 1921

 

hode cotton all day liked a little of getten over

June 7, 1921

 

finished chopping cotton this morning and cut Bushes till noon washed this eavning Mr Allen Hainie died to day at 11 oclock got ready to go to Littlerock in the morning

June 8, 1921

 

went to Littlerock drove fannie taken 17 gal of molases got home before night Allen Hanie Barid to day had a nice shower

June 9, 1921

 

worked a while this morn till it rained had a big rain

June 10, 1921

 

worked out my strawberries till noon comence to so my hay and it rained me out

June 11, 1921

 

sode Hay till noon went to cabot this eavning got ice made ice cream at lunch

June 12, 1921

 

went to Sunday scool and preachen Bro Truman preached comie and Alean Roderweis Ann Maggie Givin and Walter Hammons here for dinner nathan migit dead

June 13, 1921

 

finished soing hay dug potatoes made 6 Bus

June 14, 1921

 

planted my white peas and Horace planted his

June 15, 1921

 

finished setting out potatoes plowed in the corne

June 16, 1921

 

washed till noon tide oats this eavning Ulus Wells cut for me

June 17, 1921

 

finished cutting my oats and hawled them in

June 18, 1921

 

plowd in the corne all day Hoarce gon to warsaw to an ice cram supper

June 19, 1921

 

went to Sunday scool and J D Duncans this eavning

June 20, 1921

 

plowd in the corne till it rained about three oclock come a big rain

June 21, 1921

 

washed till noon did not work this eavning as it was showery Mrs Etter Hammons and Garlan was here today

June 22, 1921

 

thined corne all day let Jewell and Walter Earls take some Baby chicks to raise on the halves

June 23, 1921

 

thined corne till we got done it rained this eavning planted Butter Beans in the garden

June 24, 1921

 

cut Bushes most of the day did not rain to day

June 25, 1921

 

went to Littlerock in the bugg got home before night Mrs D N Woods Buried to day at Jacksonville

June 26, 1921

 

went to Sunday scool at home this eavning

June 27, 1921

 

plowd all day in the corn

June 28, 1921

 

plowd in the corne till noon and it come a shower worked truck patches this eavning

June 29, 1921

 

plowed in the corne all planted peas

June 30, 1921

 

ploud in corne all day Horace side Harrod the Sorgram

July 1, 1921

 

finished laying by corne weather warm

July 2, 1921

 

planted peas till noon went to church this eavning

July 3, 1921

 

went to church and Sunday scool Grover come to day Larence and Maud and hue Anderson all come and staid all day Bess and Roy Hammons and their folks come and staid a while this eavning

July 4, 1921

 

Grover went home Horace went to a picknick I cut weed in the corne till noon planted peas this eavning

July 5, 1921

 

hode cotton all day Dr Shafer taken Jess Boyd to Littlerock as he has a broken arm in a auto reck

July 6, 1921

 

hod cotton all day Mrs Julia Fortson died to day

July 7, 1921

 

hode all day hode out my strawberries before noon and hode cotton this eavning

July 8, 1921

 

hode Sorgram till noon it come a big rain

July 9, 1921

 

went to cabot to meet Ina got home at noon hode some in the garden this eavning

July 10, 1921

 

raining this mor Bro Osker Truman with us last night and till noon to day J F abbot had a bad chill to day Ina over at T E Hammonses to night

July 11, 1921

 

hode sorgram this eav cut some weeds this mor Ina here to night going home to morrow

July 12, 1921

 

hode cotton all day Ina went home J F Abbot sick having the chills

July 13, 1921

 

hode cotton till noon plowd this eavning Edger Carmical got home from the navy yesterday

July 14, 1921

 

hode cotton and got done Maggie and Flower Gwin helpe us to day paid them 1.00 a pease

July 15, 1921

 

plowd all day runround the cotton the last time

July 16, 1921

 

hode peanuts till noon Broke my potato patch for fall planting Horace gon to Harmony to night

July 17, 1921

 

went to Sunday scool this morning and to Jim Abbots and T E Hammonses this eavning Guy Barentine Baby Buried

July 18, 1921

 

finished plowing cotton the last time weather hot

July 19, 1921

 

cut weeds and Bushes in the corne worked my cantalop raining a good slow rain to night

July 20, 1921

 

went to Littlerock taken 15 gal of molases went in the truck with J F Abbot and J L Blazer got home at sundown

July 21, 1921

 

went to Pilarm fishin went with John Abbot and a lot more fellows caught plenty of small fish got home Between sundown and dark

July 22, 1921

 

worked most of the day in the Garden helped Eulan Hammons with his hen house

July 23, 1921

 

plowd till noon went to cabot this eavning

July 24, 1921

 

went to Jesse Hammons to day me and Sallie Mrs. Hewen come to see C J Gwin

July 25, 1921

 

harrod in the cotton till noon plowd in sorgram and peanuts this eavning had a shower this eavning

July 26, 1921

 

worked some in the strawberries plowed out the midles in the white peas went to church day and night at Mt Plesant

July 27, 1921

 

went to cabot got some lumber for the back galery

July 28, 1921

 

worked around the house till noon went to the picnic at warsaw this eavning

July 29, 1921

 

went to ward station got shingles to cover the back galery went to church to night at Mt pleasant

July 30, 1921

 

went to cabot got my sills for the entry Roy Adams shot and killed Ed Wilson with a pistol

July 31, 1921

 

helped dig grave and Burry Ed Wilson

August 1, 1921

 

fixed my fall potatoes helped wash till noon

August 2, 1921

 

planted my fall crop of potatoes ths morning worked on the Back Galerey this eavning Mr Jesse Hammons helped us

August 3, 1921

 

worked on the back porch till it rained this eavning

August 4, 1921

 

went to cabot got some more lamber got back at noon put on shingles this eavning Mrs Bell moved from W E Douglass to H G Meltons yesterday

August 5, 1921

 

finished my Back porch warsaw people have an intertainment at scool house

August 6, 1921

 

went to cabot and to L E Talberts got some mellons our metin was to Begin to night but was to unfeverble

August 7, 1921

 

went to church Bro Barton preached

August 8, 1921

 

went to church day and night Bro E J A Mckinnie and Miss Fay Addams come to assist in the meting

August 9, 1921

 

went to church day and night Bro Barton staying here at night Mrs Sneed has been here two days and night

August 10, 1921

 

heard that Leuler Bellamy had died last Sunday Being the went to church day and night

August 11, 1921

 

went to church to day rained us out to night Ina Miss Fay Addams Allis cross and Mrs seeed here to night

August 12, 1921

 

went to church day and night

August 13, 1921

 

helped dig grave and Burry Leuler Belamy sirveses at the cemertry a preachen at the church to night

August 14, 1921

 

went to church day and night Bro Barton went away after sirveses at night

August 15, 1921

 

went to church day and night Bro Mckinnie preached Both hours miss Fay Addams went a way after the day sirvis Maud Ina and Grover all here for dinner

August 16, 1921

 

children all went home this morning meeting Broke last night I was sick all day to day

August 17, 1921

 

sick all day to A T Fowler was buried at mt pleasant

August 18, 1921

 

sick did not work to day Horace went to the Home cumming at Austin

August 19, 1921

 

went to C J Gwins this morning as nettie Gwin if verry Lo helped him to haul in a load of crbgrass hay this eavning and tide up 83 bundles of tops this eavning

August 20, 1921

 

went to cabot got the horse shod J F Abbot come home from the lak give us some fish the fast train struck an auto at Austin at the home commen and killed 6 people evry one that was in the auto Mrs gwin worse this eavning

August 21, 1921

 

staid at home to day Lea Boyd and will went home this eavning

August 22, 1921

 

cut some tops till noon sawd some stovewood this eavning and taken in 129 Bundles of tops weather hot

August 23, 1921

 

cut tops till noon sode lurnips and taken in 139 Bundles of tops this eavning

August 24, 1921

 

cut and got in 144 Bun of tops me and Horace went to church at pleasant vally to night Bro Dourum preached went with Jesse Hammons Mrs Gwin died

August 25, 1921

 

went to C J Gwins and to the graveyear in Mt Pleasant dug grave for Mrs Gwin did not Bury on account of rain eat dinner at Lo Hammons

August 26, 1921

 

attended the funeral of Mrs Nettie Gwin and worked on the graveyard the rest of the day at mt pleasant

August 27, 1921

 

split stove wood this morning cleaned off the track around the cain mill rainiong a little here now

August 28, 1921

 

went to Baptism this eavning there were 10 Baptisd D Lee Herrod died to night I went over there and stade from 12 oclock till morning

August 29, 1921

 

helped dig grave and Burry Dr Lee Herrod

August 30, 1921

 

cleaned up the cainmill and made Mrs Coles molases first cooked this year did get done cooking them off

September 1, 1921

 

helped dig grave and Burry Old man Dave Aldridge as he died yesterday eav

September 2, 1921

 

made molases this eavning for H L Williamson made 31 gal

September 3, 1921

 

made molases all day made for H L Williamson till noon and for Will Garison this eav 70 gal Ina here to night

September 4, 1921

 

went to church and Sunday scool Bro cole preac Wesley and Ina and Roofus Clark here for dinner

September 5, 1921

 

harrod my potatoes this eavning Ina here to night rained a shower this eavning

September 6, 1921

 

Ina and Wesley went home and Sallie went with them I went to cabot and got a ton of hulls Horace and miself here to night Jewell Earles cooked dinner for us to day

September 7, 1921

 

made molases all day for George Grayham W E Duglass helped me as John Abbot is sick

September 8, 1921

 

made molases all day for George Grayham and Joe Aldridge made 68 gal W E Douglass helped me Sallie come home from Inas

September 9, 1921

 

made molases for A D Boyd till 4 oclock made 37 gal went to the funeral of Tom Bryant as he was killed in a saw mill yesterday

September 10, 1921

 

made molases all day for Bob Carmical made 73 gal

September 11, 1921

 

went to Sunday scool staid at home this eavning

September 12, 1921

 

made molases all day made for Bob Carmical till noon and for C J Gwin made 70 gal

September 13, 1921

 

made molases all day for C J Gwin made 70 hal

September 14, 1921

 

made molases all day for C J Gwin made 75 gal Ina here to night

September 15, 1921

 

made molases all day for Sanderson made 77 gal Jewell Earls here to night

September 16, 1921

 

made molases all day 91 gal for sanderson and 60 gal for clide wiliams Roofus Clark here helping with the Sorgram

September 17, 1921

 

made molases all day for Chas Sneed made 75 gal heard that anny crump had died the 8 of the month weather hot

September 18, 1921

 

went to Sunday scool Maud and Larence here to day Ina here to night Horace went to Baus Chapple

September 19, 1921

 

made molases all day made 69 gal for Chas Sneed 25 gal for A J Barentine 44 gal

September 20, 1921

 

made molases for A J Barentine A J Boyd and Jesse Hammons made 82 gal weather dry

September 21, 1921

 

made molases all day for W A Harbour made 77 gal rained a shower this morning

September 22, 1921

 

made molases till noon for will Harbour and W B Loux in the eavning made 72 gal

September 23, 1921

 

made molases till noon for Loux and A D Boyd this eav C J Gwin helped me as John Abbot is gone to LR made 60 gal

September 24, 1921

 

made molases for A D Boyd till noon and G L Carmical this eavning made 63 gal

September 25, 1921

 

went to Sunday scool Jewel Earls and Garlen Hammons here for dinner Grover Boyd come out but went back this eavning

September 26, 1921

 

rained this morn made molases this eavning for Charley Sanders made 20 gal Ed Wilsons little girl died to day

September 27, 1921

 

made molases all day made 61 gal A P Belue and 9 gal for J A Abbot here that curny Counts died this morning ed wilsons little girl was Buried to day

September 28, 1921

 

made molases all day for Jim Abbot made 55 galons Ina here to night

September 29, 1921

 

made molases all day till noon for Jim Abbot for Jess Cothran this eavning

September 30, 1921

 

No Report

October 1, 1921

 

mad molases all day made 61 gal

October 2, 1921

 

went to Mt pleasant to attend the funeral of Cermi Counts who died in new Mexico

October 3, 1921

 

made molases all day for Roy Hammons made 48 gal went to A D Boyds a while to night as he is sick

October 4, 1921

 

made molases all day for T E Hammons made 70 gals

October 5, 1921

 

made molases all day for J F Abbott made 72 gal

October 6, 1921

 

made molases for John Abbot made 61 gal Ina and wesley at tomies to night evaporator sprung a leak this eavning

October 7, 1921

 

made molases all day for dan Robbins made 65 gal John Abbot gon to Littlerock after a new avaporator Douglass helped me mak molases made 65 gal Jewel Hammons went home with Ina and Wesley to go to mexico

October 8, 1921

 

made molases for Jim Abbot the first days work on the new copper pan made 50 gal our new pan cost 34.50

October 9, 1921

 

went to Sunday scool L E Talbert and family and Grover and family here to day weather fine

October 10, 1921

 

made molases all day for Jim Abbot made 45 gal

October 11, 1921

 

made molases all day for Jess Boyd Jim Abbot and George Christian

October 12, 1921

 

made molases for miself till noon hauled some feed this eavning made 41 gal for my self

October 13, 1921

 

made molases all day for eulas Wells made 70 gal W D Curl hear today for dinner and till late and Baugh 14 gals of molases

October 14, 1921

 

made molases all day made for Ulas wells till noon for Zack Prator this eavning made 62 gal Duglass helped me as Jon was gon to Little rock

October 15, 1921

 

made molases all day for dock Prator till noon and for John Aldridge this eav made 74 gal

October 16, 1921

 

went to Sunday scool Ina and Wesley come today and Grovers folks come out with them Ina Myrtle and the chaps and Grover here to night Ulan Hammons here a while this eavning

October 17, 1921

 

made molases all day for J F Abbot made 69 gal

October 18, 1921

 

made molases all day for J F Abbot made 73 Bro Gray eat dinner here to day

October 19, 1921

 

made molases all day for J F Abbot made 101 gal will get done to morrow

October 20, 1921

 

finished making molases for this year made 61 gal to day and closed the season with 2635 this the 20 day of 1921

October 21, 1921

 

picked cotton all day picked 67 lbs had some help

October 22, 1921

 

dug my potatoes this morning and went to Cabot sold 12 gal of molases

October 23, 1921

 

went to Sunday scool this morning and to A J Barentines this eavning Sallie went with me Jack Molonia and wife Harry Treber and Mrs treber come this eavning

October 24, 1921

 

gathered corne at the upper place for Lonny Goforth we got done picking cotton to day mad 1451 on 7 acres

October 25, 1921

 

went to the gin at walkers halls gin got my bale it waid 4.76 gathered 1 load of corne this eav

October 26, 1921

 

killed a beef this mor in the Beefe market gathered this eav

October 27, 1921

 

gatherd corne all day gatherd 7 loads Louis Boyd helped us

October 28, 1921

 

gatherd corne all day and finished my crib full of good corne

October 29, 1921

 

went to Cabot this eavning Baught Horace a pare of Sunday shoe paid 4.50 for them

October 30, 1921

 

went to church Bro Gray preached Ina and wesley come to day Ina here to night

October 31, 1921

 

started the school with S G Duramas teacher got a letter from Larence Carmical

November 1, 1921

 

helped to wash till noon cleaned out the well in the yard

November 2, 1921

 

fixed to go to little rock with molases Mr Beck here to night

November 3, 1921

 

went to littlerock taken 44 gal molases sold for 60 cts per gal staid at Inas

November 4, 1921

 

come home from L R Got here at dark

November 5, 1921

 

went to cabot this mor and to church this eavning the church called Bro Roberts as postor and Maggie Gwin as clerk

November 6, 1921

 

went to church Bro Gipson preached his las sermon as pastor wrote 4 letters this eav

November 7, 1921

 

went to B A Abbots and got the stalk cutter this morning oil men was out this eavning

November 8, 1921

 

dug my potatoes 6 bushels did not get done fixed a place to set up a drill to drill for oil

November 9, 1921

 

went to cabot and haul a load for the oil drill got home at dark

November 10, 1921

 

helped to uload 3 more loads of the well drill for the oil well

November 11, 1921

 

worked on the fone line till noon They drove the drill in to my field to drill for Oil and Gass

November 12, 1921

 

went to cabot to mill went up and saw them raise the deric to the oil drill Ina here to night

November 13, 1921

 

went to sunda scool and to the drill this eavning a Big crowd at the drill this eavning

November 14, 1921

 

went to Littlerock to see about the deed to the land that the oil well is to drill on went with Wesley and Ina come home on the train and walked out from cabot.

November 15, 1921

 

dug a slush hole for the oil well and they colreid to drill they drilled more than the length of the drill Bar Sallie down in the Back call Dr Baily to day

November 16, 1921

 

fixed a dam in the Branch for the drill men to catch water it rained two showers to day

November 17, 1921

 

helped to gt T E Hammons mare up hauled some wood this eavning

November 18, 1921

 

washed to day Bigest rain last night for years Ulus wells and Bob Carmical come back from the lake and give us a mess of fish

November 19, 1921

 

Built fence where it washed down me and Horace Garlan helped us this eavning did not get done Donie Abbot and the girls come to stal till bed time but are gon home now

November 20, 1921

 

went to Sunday scool Grover come a while and Maud come this eavning we went up to the oil we.

November 21, 1921

 

Built up some fence and thrashed some peas and they was to damp to ghrash so I hauled them home

November 22, 1921

 

worked on the fone line all day weather warm and cloudy

November 23, 1921

 

washed this morning planted shellotes Buttons

November 24, 1921

 

cut and hauled wood till noon did not work this eavning as it was raining most of the time to day was thanks given day

November 25, 1921

 

split stove wood this morning went up to the oil well a while this eavning got bad cold

November 26, 1921

 

went to cabot Trads day Big crowd Baught evry day shoes rois Talbert here tonight

November 28, 1921

 

got out some gait posts and put them in the ground Between here and (oil) the well Ina and Wesley went home to day

November 29, 1921

 

killed a porker this morning fixt to go to town to morrow with molases

November 30, 1921

 

went to L R taken 26 gal of molases sold for 60 cts

December 1, 1921

 

stade in town all day as it was raining all day

December 2, 1921

 

come home from town got home at 3 oclock J L Brown here to night

December 3, 1921

 

worked on fence till noon went to church this eavning Ray Adams went to the pen for 7 years for killing Ed Wilson

December 4, 1921

 

went to Sunday scool and preachen Bro Roberts preached and taken charge of the church as pastor

December 5, 1921

 

washed till noon worked around the house this eavning

December 6, 1921

 

went to cabot Baugt some Lumber to make a gait that goes to the oil well

December 7, 1921

 

Built a hog pen went to T E Hammonses this eavning as they are Building a new chimney

December 8, 1921

 

made a new gate for the field put up my hogs and grovers

December 9, 1921

 

went to cabot got hulls and meal

December 10, 1921

 

stretched wyar and hung a gait went to mr Binums and exchanged some chickens

December 11, 1921

 

went to Sunday scool Ina and wesley and Maudie and Larence and Mr Self come to day

December 12, 1921

 

went to the well this morning and washed this eavning Lee Boyd and family come to A D Boys to day J L Brown here to day

December 13, 1921

 

sawd wood all day walter Hammons helped me Horace gon to C J Gwins to a party to night

December 14, 1921

 

helped Walter Hammons saw wood all day Bumpus here for supper

December 15, 1921

 

hauled wood till noon started to the schoolhouse and met up with Earl Alsule and come back and sold him a cow the old stray cow for $25 twenty - five dollars

December 16, 1921

 

rained till noon went up to the oil well this eavning horace gon to mauds to night

December 17, 1921

 

went to cabot to trads day Baught a nice Bufalo cold to day Baught Horace a saddle paid 12.50

December 18, 1921

 

went to Sunday scool and to John Abbots this eavning Planted 2 walnuts Between here and Barn.

December 19, 1921

 

killed hogs John Abot and Herna Gwin helped me killed 3 for me and 1 for Ina

December 20, 1921

 

sent the old stray cow off to day washed this eavning

December 21, 1921

 

No record of this day

December 22, 1921

 

went to cabot Roy Hammons went with me paid off Grovers note at Barnwells

December 23, 1921

 

went to Littlerock with John Abbot in the truck got home at 7 oclock

December 24, 1921

 

went to cabot saw mike wilson give away a car

December 25, 1921

 

went to church Bro Roberts wesly and Ina and Grovers folks all come Ina here to night Bro Roberts come with me for dinner

December 26, 1921

 

helped John Abbot kill hogs killed 6 Ina myrlte and the children here to night Grover gon Home

December 27, 1921

 

did not work to day Ina and wesley went home

December 28, 1921

 

washed till noon went to Bumpuses this eavning

December 29, 1921

 

went to cabot to have some work done on my wagon A A Hogges stored closed for Debt yesterday

December 30, 1921

 

sawd stove wood all day Roy Hammons helped me the oil men concerned to drill after the hollydays

December 31, 1921

 

hawled sovewood and split till noon

     

 

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