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Emerson SMITH of Rutland & Sullivan |
This map of the North Road area of Sullivan is excerpted from the 1875 Atlas Emerson was working for Dr. Bradford this year. Sister Jennie (Wife of J. W. Styres) was down the road. |
Age 27 Diary transcribed and annotated with genealogical and historical notes by Joyce M. Tice This is part of the Diary collection of Joyce
M. Tice
Tri-County
Genealogy Sites of Joyce M. Tice
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| This diary was in the possession of Roland Smith of Roseville, son of Emerson. Roland died recently and his son, J. Harlo SMITH, loaned this and other diaries of Emerson to Sullivan-Rutland Genealogy Project. Emerson was also father of Erma SMITH who married Lee D. TICE and was step-grandmother of Joyce. | Note: To View the footnotes, just click on the blue number by the word. Once you have read the footnote, click your Back button to return to the same place in the document where you were when you clicked. See other photos and Map in document below. |
of Rutland Hill
Age 27
Sun. Jan. 1, 1888 - Stayed at Home Rained and thawed
Monday 2 - Hauled up a Load of Poles and Cut them up Cold and fey Mr. Howard and Searles Commenced cutting Wood by the Cord Cut 4 Cords
Tues. Jan. 3, 1888 - Hauled up a Load of Poles and Cut them up Cold and Slippery the boys cut 4 1/2 Cords
Wednesday 4 - Hauled a Load of Straw up to the Horse Barn 2 loads of Wood from the lower woods Mild and Pleasant but Slippery
Thurs. Jan 5, 1888 - Cut some wood Bradford went to troy Mild and Pleasant
Friday 6 - A Stormy day Short storm
Sat. Jan. 7, 1888 - Went to Mansfield after a Fire proof safe Bought four Caps 1 Pair Shirts and Drawers 1 Pair Bucks Mittens
Sunday 8 - Stayed at Home all day Cool and Breezy
Mon. Jan. 9, 1888 - Cut some Wood at the door Derius Soper(1) got His Head Hurt team Ran away with him
Tuesday 10 - Hauled some Wood from the lower wood Cool and Pleasant
Wed. Jan 11, 1888 - Split Wood Cold and Windy
Thursday 12 - Split some wood Hauled a jag of straw up to the Horse Barn Cold and windy
Fri. Jan 13, 1888 - Split Wood Mild thawy
Saturday 14 - Hauled wood from the lower Woods Mild thawed a little
Monday 16 - Went down to Sylvania to Charlie Cards with the Wood
Tues. Jan 17, 1888 - Cut wood cold
Wednesday 18 - Hauled up Some Pole wood from the lower woods Cold and Windy
Thurs. Jan 19, 1888 - Cut wood Cold and windy
Sunday 22 - Went down to Johns Sharp
Mon. Jan 23, 1888 - Went over to the Stevens Place after a load of Buckwheat Straw
Tuesday 24 - Hauled up some Pole wood to Butcher with
Wed. Jan. 25, 1888 - Helped Butcher the Hogs Tom Monroe Delos Rockwell and John Styres Helped
Thursday 26 - Cold and Windy Tom Monroe came up after the Pork they weighed 424 356 311 282 leonard(2) got 6 1/2 cents Per Pound
Friday Jan. 27, 1888 - Severe cold and Windy
Saturday 28 - Severe Cold and Windy
Sun. Jan. 29, 1888 - Stayed at Home all day Cold and Windy
Monday 30 - Weather Warmer
Mon. Feb. 6, 1888 - Went after a jag of Straw over at the Stevens Place
Tuesday 7 - Went to troy with the Butter Had 11 Tubs at 23 for Bliss and Willow (3)
Wed. Feb. 8, 1888 - cold
Thursday 9 - cold
Fri. Feb. 10, 1888 - Cut wood cold
Saturday 11 - Went over to Roy Kilgores after a load of Corn
Sun. Feb. 12, 1888 - Stayed at Home
Sat. Feb. 18, 1888 - Split wood
Sunday 19 - Went down to Johns
Mon. Feb. 20, 1888 - Sawed wood with the buck saw
Tuesday 21 - Went to Mainesburg to Election with Leonard Warm and muddy
Wed. Feb. 22, 1888 - Hauled Manure in the big Meadow Warm and Pleasant thawy and muddy
Thursday 23 - Hauled Manure on the garden Warm and Pleasant
Fri, Feb. 24, 1888 - Hauled Manure on the garden
Saturday 25 - Split wood
Sun. Feb. 26, 1888 - Stayed at Home all Day
Monday 27 - threshed beans Cool and Windy
Tues. Feb. 28, 1888 - Cleaned over the beans and done the chores Cool and windy
Wednesday 29 - Went over to Kilgores after a Load of Corn a litle Warmer
Thurs. Mar. 1, 1888 - Cut a few Poles in the woods
Friday 2 - Hauled up a Load of Poles Rainy
Sat. Mar. 3, 1888 - Hauled a Load of Poles and Cut them up
Sunday 4 - Stayed at Home Cool and Pleasant
Sat. Mar. 31, 1888 - Went to Troy after a Load of feed Warm and Pleasant got 500 Meal 10 bushels Corn 100 lbs flour
Sunday April 1 - S. S. Opened Went to b-g S. S. ...the Marriage Supper Ma..
Mon. April 2, 1888 - Split wood at the door fitted up the Cross Cut saw and helped myres Saw wood on the hill Warm and Plesant Myres sold his horse to mr york
Tuesday 3 - Sawed Wood on the Hill Hemlock
Wed. April 4, 1888 - Sawed Hemlock in the field by the Lower woods and beyond Warm a good Sap day Leonard and family went to troy
Thursday 5 - A Rainy day gathered and Boiled a little Sap
Fri. April 6, 1888 - Helped the boys gather sap and Split wood at the door
Saturday 7 - Went to Chand(4)l after some Barrels to Pack apples in and Helped Pack apples
Sunday, April 8, 1888 - Went over to troy to S. S. and Meeting
Monday 9 - Went to troy after a Load feed and got 10 bushel Corn and 500 of Meal 2 bushels timothy Seed 1 bushel Clover 1 Roll Building Paper for G. A. Myres
Tues. April 19, 1888 - Sawed Hemlock wood in the little lot beyond the wood
Wednesday 11 - Sawed wood two Maples trees blown down by the wind
Thurs. April 12, 1888 - Hauled 2 Loads hay from Menzo Richmonds Sawed on the 2 Maples
Sunday 29 - Stayed at Home
Mon. April 30, 1888 - Brushed the oat ground
Tuesday May 1, - Hauled Stone in the Creek Lot George(5) finished Rolling the Oat ground Rolled the field below and a Part of the wheat
Wed. May 2, 1888 - Hauled stone in the Creek lot George Rolled in the meadow below the oat lot worked the bay Colt to day
Thursday 3 - finished Hauling stone in the Creek lot finished Plowing corn ground and dragged a Part of same George finished Rolling the field below the Oat ground and the wheat and Rolled a Part of the Creek Meadow
Fri. May 4, 1888 - dragged on the Corn ground George Rolled the Creek lot and the Corner lot below the Road
Saturday 5 - Hauled Manure on the Corn Ground George Helped Haul
Sun. May 6, 1888 - Went over Home
Monday 7 - Hauled Manure in the Corn ground George went to troy in the P.M. after his wife did not find her
Tues. May 8, 1888 - Hauled Manure on the Corn ground George Went to Greenwood after Annie
Wednesday 9 - Hauled Manure ion the Corn ground Went to troy After George and Annie but did not find them
Thurs. May 10, 1888 - Hauled Manure on the Corn ground and dragged on the corn ground Had a Shower of Rain in the afternoon
Friday 11 - Plowed on the Corn ground George and Annie got home from greenwood
Sat. May 12, 1888 - Plowed on the Corn ground Had a Shower in the forenoon and afternoon George worked in the cellar
Sunday 13 - Went over to S. S.
Mon. May 14, 1888 - Plowed in the big meadow George Hauled Stone in the big meadow
Tuesday 15 - Plowed in the big Meadow
Wed. May 16, 1888 - Plowed in the big Meadow
Thursday 17 - Plowed in the big Meadow
Fri. May 18, 1888 - I dragged on the Corn ground George Hauled stone Rained the afternoon
Saturday 19 - Plowed in the big Meadow with the ... George went to the X Roads with 6 veal calves
Sun. May 20, 1888 - Went over to S. S. and Preaching with the boys
Monday 21 - finished dragging the corn ground and Marked in one way George and Leonard Hauled stone on top of the Hill in the big Meadow
Tues. May 22, 1888 - Marked a Part of the field the last way and Helped Plant Will Hapman and Bird york Helped us plant
Wednesday 23 - finished Marking and Planting Bird york Helped in the A.M.
Thurs. 24, 1888 - Hauled wood George Hauled stone in the big Meadow
Friday 25 - Hauled Manure in the big Meadow George and Leonard Hauled stone on top of the HIll in the big Meadow
Sat. May 26, 1888 - Hauled Manure in the big Meadow George drove 7 yearlings and 2 Cows down to yorks Hedge lot to Pasture and Plowed His garden and went a fishing at night
Sunday 27- Went over to S.S. and Preaching
Mon. May 28, 1888 - Hauled Manure and Stone George went to troy after a load of hardware for the Grange
Tuesday 29 - Helped fix fence and Haul Stone George Hauled stone off the Potatoe ground
Wed. May 30, 1888 - Plowed in the big Meadow on top of the hill George Helped me Plow Went with George down to his Place after his bus and Plow
Thursday 31 - I Plowed on the Hill George Helped Plow and went up to dodges after half a ton of Hay John Sherman Blasted Rocks
Fri. June 1, 1888 - Finished Plowing the top end of the big field John C. Blasted Rocks
Saturday 2 - dragged on the Hill Rained in the afternoon
Sun. June 3, 1888 - Stayed at Home
Monday 4 - dragged on the Hill George Hauled stone in the forenoon and plowed in the field west of the lane
Tues. June 5,1888 - finished dragging the Potatoe Patch and Plowed west of the lane george Hauled Stone and Helped me Plow
Wednesday 6 - Went up to dodges after a Load of Hay finished Plowing West of the lane dragged sown the same and Marked a Part of the Hill top George Hauled Manure West of the Lane
Thurs. June 7, 1888 - Finished Marking and Helped Leonard Plant a Part of it to Potatoes George Hauled Manure west of the lane
Friday 8 - Helped Leonard Plant Beans on the Hill George Hauled Manure in the Big field
Sat. June 9,1988 - dragged and Rolled a piece of Hungarian Grass west of the Lane and went over to Daniel Bradfords after 16 bu oats 10 bu corn George hauled Manure in the big field
Sunday 10- Went over to S.S. and Preaching
Mon. June 11, 1888 - Plowed in the big field for sowed Corn George Plowed finished Covering with Manure George Hauled some Stone
Tuesday 12 - Plowed for Sowed [corn] George Plowed
Wed. June 13, 1888 - dragged the Piece for sowed Corn George finished Plowing the same
Thursday 14- finished dragging and sowed a Part of the Piece to Corn with the Drill George Went to Mansfield
Fri. June 15, 1888 - finished drilling in the Corn and Rolled the same and dragged the Piece for Buckwheat
Saturday 16 - Planted Potatoes on the Hill and Helped fix fence along the Creek Meadow George drilled in the Buckwheat and Rolled the same
Sun. June 17, 1888 - Went over to Elk Run to S.S. Childrens day George went along
Monday 18 - Cultivated Corn George and Leonard finished Planting Potatoes and Planted some corn
Tues. June 19,1888 - Cultivated Corn George Cultivated corn
Sat. June 23, 1888 - Worked over back of the Hill digging around Rocks George Went to troy After some Plaster
Sunday 24 - Went down to Johns
Mon. June 25, 1888 - Sowed Plaster on the Corn Potatoes Buckwheat Hungary Grass and the lower Part of the big field below the Corn and Buckwheat
Tuesday 26 - dug around and Hauled off Rocks
Wed. June 27, 1888 - Hauled off Rocks John C. Sherman(6) Blasted George Helped Blast
Thursday 28 - A Rainy day Helped Clean out the Hay Bays in the big Barn
Fri. June 29, 1888 - Split wood and Helped Blast and Pry out Rock George and Leonard took the yearlings up to Dick (7) Smiths to Pasture.
Saturday 30 - Hauled stone off the Buckwheat Ground
Sun. July 1, 1888 - Went over to S.S. and Preaching
Monday 2 - Hauled Stone and Plowed for Buckwehat George Helped
Tues. July 3, 1888 - Plowed on the Buckwheat ground George Helped Plow
Wednesday 4 - Plowed on the Buckwheat ground George helped Plow
Thurs. - July 5, 1888 - finished Plowing the Buckwheat ground George Helped Plow
Friday 6 - Dragged the Buckwheat ground George Helped
Sat.July 7, 1888 - Hauled stone off the Buckwheat ground and Hauled some stone in the Lane Hoed on the Garden George drilled the Buckwheat and Rolled the ground
Sunday 8 - Went down to Johns
Mon. July 9, 1888 - Cultivated Corn and Potatoes George Helped
Tuesday 10 - Cultivated Corn and Potatoes George Helped Shear Sheep. G. Gunners from troy sheared them
Wed. July 11, 1888 - Cultivated Corn George Helped L. J. dip the lambs and Cultivated Corn
Thursday 12 - Hoed the Potatoes in the Garden Rain Helped George and Leonard Build fence along the Buckwheat
Fri. July 13, 1888 - Cultivated Corn George Helped
Saturday 14 - Cultivated Corn George Helped
Sun.July 15, 1888 - Stayed at Home
Monday 16 - Cultivated Corn George Went to Spencers to mill
Tues. July 17, 1888 - Cultivated Corn George went to troy to get the lumber wagon fixed
Wednesday 18 - Helped Mow the 3 Acre Corner lot and Cock it up Rained
Thurs. July 19, 1888 -Helped Pull a couple of Hemlock trees and Mow west of the lane
Friday 20 - Helped Stir and Haul hay out of the 3 Acre Lot on the corner by the barn and Haul out west of the Lane
Sat. July 21, 1888 - Helped Mow and Haul Hay west of the lane
Sunday 22 - Went down to Johns and with them over to S.S. and Preaching by
Elder Scudder of Mansfield
No further entries in 1888
1. Darius Soper built the house I grew up in that my parents had bought from the Rumseys in 1953. The house was built after the time of this diary in the 1890s. Sopers Corners was named for Darius.
2. Monro, Rockwell, and styres are all on the North Road of Sullivan. Apparently Emerson was still working for someone in that area for this year. Leonard is probably Dr. Leonard Bradford. It may even be that Emerson was working for Dr. Bradford at this time as his name is mentioned frequently.
4. Abbreviation for Chandlersburg, later called Elk Run.
5. I can not identify George. None of the families of the North Road area had a George of the right age to be working, so he may have been hired from out of the immediate neighborhood. .
6. Ralph York tells of John C. Sherman's big voice. He would sing all the way walking back from Elk Run and could be heard all over the area. John C. was a well digger and hand dug the well still in use at the house I own in Sullivan Township.
7. Check for a Dick Smith in area. He may mean Deke Smith who lived on the lower part of Sanitarium Hill. Richard Matthew Smith a.k.a. Deke was my great great grandfather.
