August 1888
28. Tuesday. 5.30 AM. Ther. 66. 83. 64.
Cloudy. Start for timber with Tue at 7.30 AM. Men clearing all day west of house. We have been married eleven years today. Walked around a good deal. Tue seems to like it pretty well. Very warm down there. Clear off early and mostly clear day. left baby with father and girls. Gobed 10 P.M.
29. Wednesday, 5.30 AM 58, 81, 60.
Mostly clear warm day. Start for timber with M & P at 8 AM. Six men clear today Johnson having quit. Clear N.W. of house cross spring hollow. Have cleared as far west as think will do at present. about a greater west of cast lives. Maggie and Phebe enjoyed themselves and got very tired found some very fine fungi. Got home at 6.15. Tried an operation on calf this AM but no good. Mrs Dickinson ironed. go bed 10 PM
30. Thursday. 5.30 AM. Ther. 51. 81. 66.
Mostly clear start for timber at 7.15 AM. Six men at work clearing on ridge N. of spring. fire old hickory stub. Brown hauling old lumber and boards. Brought him $2.05 in groceries today. g of 9 oc.
31. Friday. 5 AM Ther. 66. 78. 60.
Start at about 7 AM. Cloudy mostly turns cooler P.M. Near clearing on second ridge N. of spring push fence row through to N. road in P.M. I went over on Hall and Darkes eighty. Oscar Decker cut his hand pretty badly P.M. Gobed 9 P.M.
September 1888
1. Saturday. 6.30 AM. Ther. 53. 74. 56.
Clear morning and day. Most of hands were up today. Uncle John was down to dinner. Sherm Popham pays me for boards, $10.75. Mrs. Perrill called at night. Grate some corn for breakfast. Bud some peach trees today 5 on N. (?) of row early peach from Brandenburgs. Gobed 9.30
2. Sunday. 6.30 Ther. 54. 75. 55.
Clear. worked of forenoon on plan for a sheep barn. After dinner, Tue, self and baby drove out to Uncle John's staying an hour or two. He gave me some advice about sheep farm and we got some corn to grate. Gobed 9.15
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