Pages
Page 26
Monday July 20th 1868 Went to Isaac Woods and spent most of the day John Bishop came about 1/2 past 10 o'clock and worked the ballance of the day, he & J Boyd finished building and hauling in the wheat from the "spring house field" the wheat is now all in the barn except the Rakings without a drop of Rain upon it. it is now (1/2 past 9 p.m.) Raining for the first time for two weeks. Went over this evening to see Jno: McPherson who is doing well.
Tuesday July 21st Rainy (or Rather) showery this morning and not fit to horse rake J Boyd + I went to the river at "Fite's Eddy" to fish; got some nice catfish. Went and Returned by way of Fairfield, stopped at the tinmans and had some Repairing done. Reached home about 6. o'clk
Page 27
July 21st 1868 in the afternoon. John Smith called in the evening to make some enquiry about "Cleveland" and different points in the west, as he intends going out soon. with a view to Removing his family there should he be pleased with the country.
Wednesday July 22d J Boyd &. I finished placing the house we moved down (from where William Brennen used to live) over the spring under the maple trees in the edge of the woods in front of the house. it makes a very good spring-house and we hope it will enable us to make a more profitable use of the milk we have, in the way of making butter. Harriet moved her " dairy fixtures over this evening and took [possession?] for the first time; she is much pleased with it. Alfred Drenmen called and was prescribed for also Saml Johnson-
Page 28
Thursday. July. 23d 1868
J Boyd horse Raked the "ten acre" field in the forenoon, he and David hauled in the Rakings in the afternoon. I felt quite unwell and did not get up until dinner time. felt miserable all day. Weather has moderated very much altho it is still very warm in the middle of the day; there have several heavy storms passed around us, near enough to cool the atmosphere without giving us any Rain.
Friday July 24th Rainy at intervals all day. JB tried to thresh a grist of wheat with an old fashioned flail but owing to the wheat not being very dry did not succeed very well. Sent him to mill in the afternoon and borrowed 50 lbs of flour. also got 2 Bushels of chop feed (corn & oats) which was charged to me. Benj: Moore moved the threshing machine here from Jno: Hoffmans.
Page 29
July 24th 1868-
Went to see Saml: Johnson. J Boyd went in the carriage to Chestnut Level with some "trade" to the store. and left a shoe for me at the shoe makers to be mended-
Saturday July 25th Benj: Moore threshed the Rakings from the "ten acre" field which turned out 7 1/2 Bushels, and Eighteen dozen from the spring house field. which measured 9 1/2 Bushels making in all 17. Bushels which he has threshed for me. J Boyd took the oxen and moved the machine to Centerville before dinner. Wm H. Ness called and borrowed my saddleCleared off after breakfast time having Rained most of the night. J.B was obliged to take the machine from Centreville on to Chestnut Level to Esq Chandler's and did not reach home until near the middle of the afternoon. Hoe harrowed the potatoes. I was sent for to visit Mrs Wheeler's child that had drank some
Page 30
July 25th, 1868molases and water in which they had put "fly poison" (Cobalt). Saml Johnson walked down to see me, much betterMother Retzer walked out to the Post Office after supper-