Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Wednesday September 29, 1897 Continued

We had a lively time.  Floyd and Ada was there. Also several others was present.  Mack & I struck out for the Mill for church.  I took Fannie home.  Went in a while.  It rained when I was coming home.

Thursday September 30, 1897

A wet bad day.  Zenis & I worked at the manure all day.  We hauled it out on the potato patch.  Smith went down on big Scioto River.  Mack & he took him to the ???.
They brought Fannie down with them.  We all went down to m???in a wagon to a ???????

  Any and all help appreciated!!!!!!!!! These are really hard to read!



Tuesday September 28, 1897

A nice day.
A big frost.
I harrowed all day.
They finished drilling in the bottom.
Fannie & Nettie went home.
Zenis went down to Mr. Hood to get the compress and lift.
Oss at home to go to school.

Wednesday September 29, 1897

A nice day. 
Looked forward for rain in the late part of the day.
It rained a little and came home. 
Mack and I went over to the Christian chapel for church.  We got there too late.
We went over to David Lemons for dinner  Lowell and John's girls was there.

Sunday, November 29, 2015

September 27, 1897

A nice day.  A big frost.  I finished gathering trash.  Commenced Harrowing on the hill.  Mr. Bennett got 13? of wheat today.  Lewis is broke out with hives.  He did not work thru the afternoon.  Mack & ? got 15 squirrels today.

September 26, 1897

Is the first word service?

A big frost this morning.  I gathered bark/trash? off the wheat ground.
Lewis & Squire finished the ? dragging.  E came courting. Lewis got a letter today.