Saturday, June 7, 2014

Sunday, June 7, 1868 - "O. Dickson and Tom Winter came over the hill to night."

This is a cloudy day. Thare was none of the folks to church to day. R. Scott and Forrests folks and Tom Winter and R. Biggar and Wife were over to New Kingston to church to day. O. Dickson and Tom Winter came over the hill to night. The stoped here. 1868.
One year ago to day I was in the Town of Hamden.

If they survive
That they will show
That it spoils a man
To marry him.
When first he kneels before your feet. C p 184 [June 8 entry]

Friday, June 6, 2014

Saturday, June 6, 1868 - "It is the warmest day we have had this season."

This is a fine day. It is the warmest day we have had this season. I was doing chores to day. I was also Building Wall and also shooting chipmonks. Some of the folks were down to Brushland to day. It rained to night. It thundered to night. Jim Douglas was down by to day. 1868.
Hoffmans went up by to night.
I have a very bad cold to day.  Bovina.
One year to night Sam Storie came here. 1867
Brushland Delaware

Thursday, June 5, 2014

Friday, June 5, 1868 - "We sheared the sheep to day."

It looks like rain to day. It rained to day. We sheared the sheep to day.
We had 27 to shear.
R. Scott was up to Boyds this afternoon. He stoped when he was going down. D. Coulter was over to New Kingston to day. M. Tuttle was down to Brushland to day. Jim Boyd went down to day. he was going to Orvills Soppers to night. Thare was Singing School in New Kingston to night. Alice Russell was over to it.

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Thursday, June 4, 1868 - "I finished plowing for Buckwheat to day."

This is a fine day. I was plowing this forenoon. I finished plowing for Buckwheat to day. I was down to Brushland this afternoon.
Ann went down to Brushland this forenoon. I was into Thompsons & Murrys Store to day, Also Elliotts Store and Hastings & Hood Store. I sold 1 Deacon Skin to day. I was into Wat O. Stotts Cooper Shop to day. It is very quiet times at present. Brushland. It has the aperance of dry weather to day.


Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Wednesday, June 3, 1868 - "We went to Wolf hollow to day and back again."

This is a plesant day. I got up at 4 ½ oclock this morning.
We went to Wolf hollow to day and back again.
It was 10 oclock when we got thare.
We went down to Lance Northrops this afternoon. Wolf hollow.
I went through Andes to day.
I received some money to day for Butter.
One year to day, I was building wall. 1868
I saw Charley Walton to day. He got hurt five weeks ago. Brushland.
W.J. Coulter


Monday, June 2, 2014

Tuesday, June 2, 1868 - "That it spoils a man to marry him..."

This is a fine day. I was plowing to day. M. Tuttle sheared his sheep to day.
One year ago to day was a wet day. It was Sunday.
Dicksons folks went down by to day.

Belive, dear girls,
This maxim true,
In precept and
In practice too.
That it spoils a
man to marry him;
The creatures never
Ought to go
Beyond a honey
Moon or so;
continued on page 183 [June 7 entry]



Sunday, June 1, 2014

Monday, June 1, 1868 - "I was washing sheep to day."

This is a fine day. This is the first day of June 1868.
I was washing sheep to day.
Dicksons folks washed thier sheep here to day.
O. Dickson and I washed the sheep.
O. Dickson got supper here. I was plowing this forenoon. Brushland
It rained to night.
Dick Thompson was planting corn to day. Thid Dickson was over to day. I was fiddleing tonight. Thare was a Cow calved yesterday. Brushland