May 1st I am better today hope I will get along alright

2nd Went a visiting up to Beckie's had a nice time and went to the night society tonight

3rd This has been a nice day But we had Frost last night We whitewashed

4th It has been cloudy part of the day but we finished white wash

5th I did not go to Church Hill today stayed home and made my new carpet It has been warm all day

6th I went to church we have a nice Sunday School it has been warm today

7th Another nice day and have our clothes all dry

8th This has been a cloudy day but not cold

9th May came last night to make us a visit Lizzy came early this morning and she, May and myself went to Beckie's Had a nice time

May 10th This has been a pretty day May and I went down to see Mrs. Riggins She is sick We also went into see Mrs. Dunbrace

11th This has been a rainy day

12th It rained some this morning and the sun shone for awhile and was very warm this afternoon We had a thunder gust about night It is raining hard tonight I went to town this morning and Church Hill this afternoon

13th I went to church and Sunday school I have a nice little class

14th We washed today it has been a nice day

15th I have been poorly today Had my strange feelings in the night May [it?] come yesterday to help me sew

May 16th I am still sick Doctor Cooper came to see me today

17th This has been a nice day May, Eddie, Lena Jimmie and Annie all went out to Church Hill tonight to an entertainment that some of the young folks of the Union Church have been getting up I was poorly and could not go

18th This has been a cloudy and part of the time a rainy day The entertainment that they had at Church Hill was a success The folks want them to have it at the Union Schoolhouse on Monday night

19th This is Saturday night I feel better hope I can go to church tomorrow May has gone home I received a letter From Kinsey's today the Alderney cow had two calves this afternoon

20th I feel better tonight went to church this morning

21st This has been a pretty day It is a holiday Was no school My woman went away yesterday on a visit The young folks had their entertainment at the school house tonight I went and enjoyed it very much May N came home with us To help me sew

22nd This has been a nice day we have been sewing

23rd Wednesday This has been a rainy day

26th It has been raining and cloudy ever since Wednesday The corn looks nice and the ground is muddy Had a taste of strawberries today I will be glad when we have some for the table I do not feel very well tonight

27th I went to church this morning there was not many there and it was cloudy it looked like rain but cleared off nice Eddie took Louisa Tinker? home from church

28th We washed today and I am very tired

29th This has been a very warm day Pen took me up to Beckie's this afternoon I had a nice time

30th This has been another warm day it has rained a little tonight Miss Mollie and me went to Chestertown after school Was home in time for supper

31st This has been a rainy day but it did not keep me home Pen took me up to Lizzie’s to spend the afternoon we had a nice time May came home tonight

 

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