1908


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January 1, 1908  I helped on the road in the evening.  Rained in the morning.

January 2, 1908  I went to Vine Grove to get medicine for Elmer.  Traded old Joe off to Clint Nelson.

January 3, 1908  I cleared some.  Jessie Williams was here.

January 4, 1908  Jessie Williams and I went to Bud Day's.  Rained all day.

January 5, 1908  We stayed at home.

January 6, 1908  Hauled some wood and went to wood getting at Albert Earley's.

January 7, 1908  I hauled some fodder and cleared some.

January 8, 1908  I cleared some.  Snowed some.

January 9, 1908  Cleared in the morning.  Hauled some wood.  Annie Owens died.

January 10, 1908  Went to Bill Atcher's sale.

January 11, 1908  I went to corn mill.  Rained.

January 12, 1908  It rained.  Henry and Mag was here.

January 13, 1908  Twisted tobacco.  Went to Albert Earley's.

January 14, 1908  Cleared some.

January 15, 1908  Hardin Stovall was here.  We cleared some.

January 16, 1908  Snow this morning.  Worked little in new ground.

January 17, 1908  Jobbed around.

January 18, 1908  Helped dig grave at Sycamore.  Bet Moore's baby died.  We went to Grandmother's at night.

January 19, 1908  We was at Grandmother's.

January 20, 1908  We went to Etown.

January 21, 1908  I cleared some.

January 22, 1908  I cleared.

January 23, 1908  I cleared.  Turned cold.

January 24, 1908  I cleared.

January 25, 1908  I cleared until dinner.

January 26, 1908  We stayed at home.  It rained.  Mollie McMillen died.

January 27, 1908  I cleared.

January 28, 1908  I cleared.  Charlie Froman and Adda Hargan was married.

January 29, 1908  Jobbed around.

January 30, 1908  Hauled wood.

January 31, 1908  Virgil was sick.  It rained.


February 1, 1908  Cold.  Doctor Miller was here to see Tina and Virgil.

February 2, 1908  Cold.

February 3, 1908  Mr. Philip Hargan died.

February 4, 1908  I cleared some.  Snowed some at night.

February 5, 1908  Rained all day.

February 6, 1908  I hauled manure.

February 7, 1908  I went to Etown.

February 8, 1908  I went to Etown to telephone meeting.

February 9, 1908  I went to church at Sycamore.

February 10, 1908  Rained.  I went to Vine Grove.

February 11, 1908  It rained.  Cleared some.

February 12, 1908  Rained.  Cleared.

February 13, 1908  Rained.  Cleared a little.

February 14, 1908  Rained all day.  Clint Hargan died.

February 15, 1908  Went to Vine Grove after medicine for Tina.

February 16, 1908  Ed Ash was here.  Snowed.

February 17, 1908  Killed hog.  Bud Day helped.

February 18, 1908  Rendered lard.

February 19, 1908  Snowed.  I went to Etown.

February 20, 1908  Cold.  I went to Jack Irwin's.  Got molasses.

February 21, 1908  Hauled manure.

February 22, 1908  Went to mill in morning.  Cleared in evening.

February 23, 1908  Grandmother, Mr. Lee and wife was here.

February 24, 1908  Helped Sanford put up telephone.

February 25, 1908  Went to Phil Hargan's sale.

February 26, 1908  Brought Surry home.  Helped Howard on telephone.

February 27, 1908  Went to Coon's sale.

February 28, 1908  Cut stalks of wheat.  Laura Gray was buried.

February 29, 1908  Hauled some wood.  Rained.


March 1, 1908  Ed Ash and Lena was here.

March 2, 1908  I helped cut out road through Mother's place.

March 3, 1908  I went to Etown.

March 4, 1908  I cleared.  Roy Irwin helped me.

March 5, 1908  I went to Vine Grove to get medicine for Tina.  Sowed tobacco bed.

March 6, 1908  Finished stripping tobacco in the morning and cleared in the evening.  Howard Nall moved to the Jack Irwin place.

March 7, 1908  I helped Howard Nall move chickens and put in telephone box.

March 8, 1908  Ed Ash and family was here.  Rained.

March 9, 1908  Went to Etown.  Snow on ground this morning.

March 10, 1908  Old cow had calf.

March 11, 1908  I made chicken coop.  Rained.

March 12, 1908  I went to Ed Ash's and took chickens.

March 13, 1908  I set out trees and hauled some wood.

March 14, 1908  I went to corn mill and to Vine Grove.

March 15, 1908  We was at Sanford's and Howard Nall's.

March 16, 1908  I hauled out straw.

March 17, 1908  Took Jim Lee's cow home.  Cleared in evening.

March 18, 1908  I cleared.  Roy helped.

March 19, 1908  I cleared.  Cool today.

March 20, 1908  I went to Vine Grove.

March 21, 1908  Sowed clover seed.  Big frost this morning.

March 22, 1908  We went to Mother's.  Mrs. Philip Hargan was buried.

March 23, 1908  Rained.  I cleared some.

March 24, 1908  I hauled manure and straw.

March 25, 1908  I hauled manure.

March 26, 1908  I plowed some.

March 27, 1908  I plowed.  Aunt Nan Bailey died.

March 28, 1908  Rained.  I wet to Aunt Nan Bailey's burying.

March 29, 1908  I went to see Grandmother Peck.

March 30, 1908  I hauled in fodder stack and cleared some.  Roy helped.  Rained.

March 31, 1908  We shelled some corn.  Rained big rain.  Creek up big way up yonder.


April 1, 1908  Went to Etown.

April 2, 1908  I cleared.  Roy helped.

April 3, 1908  I cleared.  Roy helped.

April 4, 1908  Went to Vine Grove to Uncle John Stader's sale.

April 5, 1908  Rained.

April 6, 1908  Hauled manure.  Roy helped.  Worked the colt.

April 7, 1908  Hauled manure.  Roy helped.  Rained.

April 8, 1908  Rained.  Will Stader was here.

April 9, 1908  I cleared.  Roy helped me.

April 10, 1908  Rained.  Leo Thurman of West Point was hung in Norfolk, Virginia.

April 11, 1908  I went to Etown.

April 12, 1908  Nep Viers died.  We went to see Grandmother Peck.

April 13, 1908  Plowed in the bottom and planted some potatoes.

April 14, 1908  Finished planting potatoes and sowed some oats.  Rained.

April 15, 1908  Rained.  I was at S. R. Irwin's.

April 16, 1908  I was at Bud Day's in the morning.  Picked brush off the wheat in the evening.

April 17, 1908  I went to Etown.

April 18, 1908  I shelled some seed corn and went fishing at Stader's pond.

April 19, 1908  We was at Henry's.

April 20, 1908  Sowed oats.

April 21, 1908  Took calf to Tunnel Hill.  Finished sowing oats.

April 22, 1908  Plowed for corn.

April 23, 1908  Plowed for corn.

April 24, 1908  Rained all day.

April 25, 1908  Went to Etown.

April 26, 1908  Ed Ash, Howard Nall and family was here.

April 27, 1908  Hauled wood off new ground and plowed some.

April 28, 1908  Took 9 hogs to Vine Grove.  Brought $54.66.

April 29, 1908  Plowed for corn.  Rained in evening.

April 30, 1908  Snowed in morning.  Shelled some seed corn.


May 1, 1908  Worked at new ground.

May 2, 1908  I went to Etown.

May 3, 1908  Rained all day.

May 4, 1908  Hauled wood.  Roy helped.

May 5, 1908  Rained.  I was at Howard's.

May 6, 1908  I hauled rails.  Rained in evening.

May 7, 1908  I worked in shop for John Masters.  Rained.

May 8, 1908  I worked in shop for John in morning and rolled logs in evening.  Rained.

May 9, 1908  I went to Etown.  Rained.

May 10, 1908  We was at Henry Peck's.

May 11, 1908  Plowed for corn.

May 12, 1908  Plowed.

May 13, 1908  Plowed.

May 14, 1908  Went to Etown after fertilizer.

May 15, 1908  Harrowed for corn.

May 16, 1908  Planted corn.

May 17, 1908  Me and Tina went to Ed Ash's.

May 18, 1908  Harrowed in the morning.  Planted corn in evening.

May 19, 1908  I planted corn in morning.  Took drill home.  Rained.  Planted potatoes.

May 20, 1908  Planted corn.

May 21, 1908  Hauled wood off new ground and plowed some.

May 22, 1908  Rained.  Worked in shop in morning.  Plowed for cane at Howard's in evening.

May 23, 1908  Plowed for cane and planted cane at Howard's.

May 24, 1908  We was at Howard Nall's.  Girl baby at Ed Ash's.

May 25, 1908  Plowed in new ground.

May 26, 1908  Plowed some in new ground and planted pumpkin patch.

May 27, 1908  I plowed in new ground.

May 28, 1908  I finished breaking new ground and planted some in same.

May 29, 1908  We finished planting corn.

May 30, 1908  We went to Etown.

May 31, 1908  We went to James Lee's in the evening.


June 1, 1908  Sharpened the harrow teeth and plowed potatoes.  Pusey Bailey died.

June 2, 1908  Harrowed corn.  Tina set out tobacco.

June 3, 1908  Harrowed corn until dinner.  Helped replant corn.

June 4, 1908  Rained.  I went to Etown after Grover Hagan and we went to the river fishing.

June 5, 1908  We come back from fishing.  Took Mr. Hagan to town.

June 6, 1908  I went to Vine Grove after flour.

June 7, 1908  Bud Day and family was here.

June 8, 1908  I jobbed round.  Put horse on pasture at Howard's.  Rained.

June 9, 1908  I plowed corn in the morning and cut some wheat in the evening.

June 10, 1908  I plowed corn.

June 11, 1908  I cut wheat.  Barney helped in the evening.

June 12, 1908  Cut wheat.  Onie and Barney helped.

June 13, 1908  Cut wheat.  Onie helped me.  Rained good rain in the evening.

June 14, 1908  We went to church at Sycamore.

June 15, 1908  Cut wheat.  Onie, Barney, and Shirley helped.

June 16, 1908  Finished cutting wheat.

June 17, 1908  Plowed corn.  Harry Stuart was married.

June 18, 1908  Plowed corn.

June 19, 1908  Plowed corn.

June 20, 1908  I plowed corn.  Big baby at Ed Pfeiffer's.

June 21, 1908  We stayed at home.

June 22, 1908  I plowed corn in new ground.

June 23, 1908  I plowed in new ground.

June 24, 1908  We went to Vine Grove to mill and to Mr. Hargan's.

June 25, 1908  Helped Bud cut oats.

June 26, 1908  Helped Bud cut oats.

June 27, 1908  Plowed corn.

June 28, 1908  We went to Ed Pfeiffer's.  Sun was in eclipse.  Nancy Daugherty died.

June 29, 1908  Helped Bud cut oats till dinner.  Rained good rain.

June 30, 1908  I cleared place to stack wheat in the morning and plowed in the evening.  Henry Nall was killed by a train in Vine Grove.


July 1, 1908  I helped Bud Day cut oats.

July 2, 1908  I stacked wheat.  Bud Day and boys helped.

July 3, 1908  I plowed corn and cane.  Rained.

July 4, 1908  Went to Etown.

July 5, 1908  We was at Mother's.

July 6, 1908  I finished stacking wheat in the morning and plowed corn in the evening.

July 7, 1908  I plowed corn.

July 8, 1908  I cut my oats.

July 9, 1908  I helped stack wheat for H. T. Nall.

July 10, 1908  I plowed corn.

July 11, 1908  I plowed corn.

July 12, 1908  We stayed at home.

July 13, 1908  Finished plowing corn.

July 14, 1908  Helped John thrash.  It rained.

July 15, 1908  Helped finished thrashing at John's.

July 16, 1908  Helped thrash at Jim Lee's.

July 17, 1908  I was sick all day.

July 18, 1908  I was sick.

July 19, 1908  I was at Buck Williams' in the morning.

July 20, 1908  We went to Etown.  Rained.

July 21, 1908  I worked on buggy.

July 22, 1908  I went to Etown.

July 23, 1908  We went to the river fishing.

July 24, 1908  We come home from our fishing trip.  Rained good rain.

July 25, 1908  I cut some fence row.

July 26, 1908  Rained good rain today.

July 27, 1908  I fixed some fence so Thorton Nall could turn his hogs in pasture.  Rained.

July 28, 1908  I cut some threshing wood and worked on buggy for Howard Nall in the evening.

July 29, 1908  I painted buggy.

July 30, 1908  I went to Etown and to Dickey's sale.

July 31, 1908  I killed hawk.  Took some corn to Mother's.


August 1, 1908  I cut bushes in new ground corn.

August 2, 1908  We went to J. H. Shelton's.

August 3, 1908  Fixed to thresh in the morning and went to Etown in the evening.

August 4, 1908  I threshed wheat.  Had 161 bushels.

August 5, 1908  I helped thresh at S. B. Williams' and cut some bushes.

August 6, 1908  We went to Etown.

August 7, 1908  Howard was here in the morning.  Rained in the evening.

August 8, 1908  Rained all day.

August 9, 1908  S. R. Irwin was here in the evening.

August 10, 1908  I went to Etown.

August 11, 1908  Fixed straw stack and cut bushes.  Barney and Shirley helped me.

August 12, 1908  Finished cutting bushes in new ground.

August 13, 1908  I cut bushes along the creek.

August 14, 1908  I went hunting in the morning.

August 15, 1908  Ed Ash and I went hunting.  Killed 18 squirrels.

August 16, 1908  John R. Fox was here.  We stayed at home.

August 17, 1908  I dug some potatoes.

August 18, 1908  I went to Etown.

August 19, 1908  I dug some potatoes.

August 20, 1908  I went hunting with Grover Hagan and Ed Ash and Bud Day.  We killed 26 squirrels.

August 21, 1908  I was at James Lee's.  Fixed his telephone line.

August 22, 1908  Went to Vine Grove and took Brother McCoy.

August 23, 1908  Ed Ash was here.

August 24, 1908  I finished digging potatoes.  Cut some bushes on the creek.

August 25, 1908  I went to Vine Grove to mill.

August 26, 1908  I cut bushes on the creek.

August 27, 1908  I went to Ed Ash's.  Squirrel hunting.  Killed 8 squirrels and rattlesnake.

August 28, 1908  I fixed buggy.

August 29, 1908  I went to Etown.

August 30, 1908  Rained.  We stayed at home.

August 31, 1908  I went hunting in the morning and cut bushes in the evening.


September 1, 1908  I cut some bushes.

September 2, 1908  I went hunting in the morning and cut some corn in the evening.  Wm. Gray died.

September 3, 1908  I cut corn.

September 4, 1908  I cut some corn and we went to Mr. William Gray's burying.

September 5, 1908  I went to Etown.

September 6, 1908  Wm. T. Peck and wife was here.

September 7, 1908  I cut corn.

September 8, 1908  I hauled saw logs.

September 9, 1908  Brother McCoy was here.

September 10, 1908  I took Brother McCoy to Vine Grove.

September 11, 1908  I went to the saw mill and got some lumber and cut some corn.

September 12, 1908  I helped clean off graveyard at Maffet's and went to colt show at John Nall's.

September 13, 1908  We went to R. R. Hibbs'.

September 14, 1908  We cut corn.

September 15, 1908  We cut corn.

September 16, 1908  We cut corn.

September 17, 1908  We cut corn.

September 18, 1908  We hauled some corn and pumpkins and cut some corn.

September 19, 1908  I helped clean off graveyard at Maffet's in the morning and went to Etown in the evening.

September 20, 1908  John H. Shelton and family was here.

September 21, 1908  We cut some corn and made tobacco scaffold.

September 22, 1908  Cut tobacco in the morning and cut corn in the evening.

September 23, 1908  We cut corn.

September 24, 1908  We cut corn.

September 25, 1908  We finished cutting corn.

September 26, 1908  We went to Etown.

September 27, 1908  We went to Howard Nall's.  Rained at night.

September 28, 1908  Cool.  Fixed to cut cane.

September 29, 1908  Finished cutting tobacco.

September 30, 1908  Cut cane.


October 1, 1908  Traded old Bill for Mollie.

October 2, 1908  Frost this morning.  We cut cane.

October 3, 1908  Finished cutting cane and helped John in evening.

October 4, 1908  Annie was here.

October 5, 1908  Made wagon bed.  Shirley worked here.

October 6, 1908  Went to Etown after fertilizer.  Rover died.

October 7, 1908  Put tobacco in barn.  Hauled pumpkins.

October 8, 1908  Harrowed for wheat.

October 9, 1908  Went to the sale.  Rained at night.

October 10, 1908  I went to the John Hobbs place and got the things that I bought at the sale in the morning and hauled some pumpkins in the evening.

October 11, 1908  We stayed at home.  Ed Ash was here.  Big fire at Vine Grove.

October 12, 1908  Harrowed and hauled pumpkins.

October 13, 1908  I harrowed for wheat.

October 14, 1908  I went and got wheat drill and fixed it up and sowed some wheat.

October 15, 1908  I sowed wheat.  Fenley and John R. helped me.

October 16, 1908  I finished sowing wheat.

October 17, 1908  I went to Etown.  George L. Dobson(?) spoke today.

October 18, 1908  We went to S. R. Irwin's.

October 19, 1908  I dug sweet potatoes.

October 20, 1908  I helped John on house.

October 21, 1908  I helped John on house.

October 22, 1908  I went to sale at Ike Woldridge's.

October 23, 1908  Done jobs.

October 24, 1908  Went hunting.  Bought hogs.

October 25, 1908  We went to church at Sycamore.

October 26, 1908  I gathered corn.

October 27, 1908  Went to mill at Vine Grove.

October 28, 1908  I hauled load of pumpkins.

October 29, 1908  I got out some spokes.

October 30, 1908  I made spokes.

October 31, 1908  We went to Etown.  Gaddy spoke today.


November 1, 1908  We went to Bud Day's.

November 2, 1908  I worked on woodshed at Mother's.

November 3, 1908  I went to the election.  Wm. H. Taft was elected president.

November 4, 1908  I worked at Mother's on woodshed.

November 5, 1908  I worked at Mother's on woodshed.

November 6, 1908  Fire got out.  I helped fight fire.

November 7, 1908  I hauled load of cane and went to Etown.

November 8, 1908  R. R. Hibbs and wife was here.

November 9, 1908  I gathered corn.

November 10, 1908  Rained good rain.

November 11, 1908  I buried potatoes in morning and went to Etown in evening.  Got long tom(?) my new gun.

November 12, 1908  I gathered corn.

November 13, 1908  I hauled fodder and gathered corn.

November 14, 1908  I gathered corn.

November 15, 1908  Ed Pfeiffer and wife was here.

November 16, 1908  I went hunting.  Was at Lee's.

November 17, 1908  I gathered load of corn.

November 18, 1908  I gathered load of corn and helped John on his house.

November 19, 1908  Ed Ash and I went hunting.

November 20, 1908  Ed Ash and I went hunting.

November 21, 1908  Went to Etown.

November 22, 1908  Tina was sick.  Uncle John Stader died.

November 23, 1908  Dr. Miller was here to see Tina.

November 24, 1908  I went to burying.

November 25, 1908  I went to Vine Grove after Uncle Ben Day.  Amy Irwin and Joe Pfeiffer was married.

November 26, 1908  I fixed to take hogs to Vine Grove.

November 27, 1908  Took 7 hogs to Vine Grove.  Weighed 1460 pounds.  Brought $75.92.

November 28, 1908  I went to Etown.  Rained a little.

November 29, 1908  We stayed at home.  Thorton Nall's family, Bud Day's family, Jennie and Sanford was here in the afternoon.

November 30, 1908  Rained.  Went hunting.


December 1, 1908  Gathered corn.

December 2, 1908  Gathered corn.

December 3, 1908  Helped kill hogs at Henry's and Grandmother's.

December 4, 1908  Rained.  Went hunting.

December 5, 1908  Gathered corn and hauled in fodder.

December 6, 1908  Went to Henry Miller's and got dog.  Rained.

December 7, 1908  Finished gathering corn.  Mr. Pfeiffer died.

December 8, 1908  Killed hogs.

December 9, 1908  Cut saw logs.  Hauled load of cane.

December 10, 1908  Hauled logs to mill.

December 11, 1908  Rained.  Fixed gun for Onie Day.

December 12, 1908  Cut saw logs.

December 13, 1908  Joe Pfeiffer and wife and Henry Masters and family was here.

December 14, 1908  Cut some saw logs.  Hauled some manure and hauled load of cane.

December 15, 1908  Hauled saw logs.

December 16, 1908  I hauled saw logs.

December 17, 1908  Hauled 1 saw log, 1 load of lumber, and hauled cane rest of the day.

December 18, 1908  I went to Vine Grove.

December 19, 1908  Hauled lumber for James Lee.

December 20, 1908  I was at Howard Nall's in the evening.

December 21, 1908  I hauled lumber.

December 22, 1908  I hauled lumber.

December 23, 1908  We went to Etown.

December 24, 1908  I went to Claud Vertreece's and got dog.

December 25, 1908  We was at Mother's.

December 26, 1908  We went to Ed Ash's.

December 27, 1908  We come home from Ed's.

December 28, 1908  Hauled some slabs.  Bought slab pile from Buck.

December 29, 1908  Rained.  Stacked some lumber.

December 30, 1908  Lon Day was here.

December 31, 1908  Made some yard fence.