DIARY OF OMAR EARSLEY - Town of Caroline Historian

Tuesday 16In forenoon Father mowed with the colt & old Fan & Mr. Rounsevell mowed . Ipoisoned some more potato bugs. Afternoon William R., Mr. Haynes & our folksdrawed in 8 loads of hay. It has been a very warm day.Wednesday 17We unloaded 2 loads of hay in the morning & Willie Rounsevell cut the remainderof the grass east of the house, then we turned over hay until noon. P.M. We drawed 10loads into the barn & shed. Jackson H. helped afternoon. Very warm, then, about 100.Thursday, July 18, 1878Hot, Hot. Father & Mr. Rounsevell mowed down acrost [sic] the creek inforenoon. William R. mowed around the lot & fence. I turned over the hay in the loteast of house. P.M. We cleaned the lot commenced to rain about 4 o'clock & rained tillnight.Friday 19Cloudy until most noon. We put new knives on knifebord [sic] & ground & gotready for business. Father mowed some & Theron & I shook out the hay before noon.P.M. We drawed 5 loads. William R. & Jackson H. helped us.Saturday 20Father & William finished mowing last night & today. We finished haying here,built a stack down creek. Jackson helped afternoon. John Church began cutting ourwheat & we raked bound & set up some. Another very warm day.Sunday, July 21, 1878We had quite a hard shower last night & it is cooler today. Father & I went onother place today, he drove the colt single for the first. Lottie Bush was here a shorttime.Monday 23Father & Mr. M. Rounsevell went to Slaterville with our horses & his wagon. Mr.Little, Gen. Agent of Glens Falls Insurance Co. & Mr. Mathews of Candor came to settleour loss & I went after Father with Mr. Rounsevell's horse. Everything settled upsatisfactorily, red's $486 ½.Tuesday 23Mr. Mathews staid here last night & he & Father went to Slaterville in forenoon.Theron & I bound wheat. Afternoon we helped Mr. Rounsevell spread hay, boundwheat, etc. John Church finished cutting our wheat. Has been a very pleasant day.PDF Creator - PDF4Free v2.0http://www.pdf4free.com