Nov 6th Our extra meeting came to a close tonight We have had nice meetings and I have gone every night that we had service except two There were several rainy nights Mrs. Loller, Will Wordall and Budd Nickerson joined church There was 2 others that were converted and I think the members enjoyed and were benefited by the meeting I feel that I want to live better than I ever have before

7th It seems strange not to go to church tonight

8th I have worked all day and have worked this evening

9th This has been a cloudy and part of the time rainy day It is raining very fast tonight We killed a pig today. I neglected writing in my diary when I went to church every night this night work Mr. Asters his wife and Johnnie, Mrs. E. Catlin and Miss Katie Tucker took supper with us then we all went to church

10th Miss Molly Lena and me went to Chestertown today I got Lena a merry hat

11th I went to church today had a nice class

12th This has been a nice day we washed

13th Mr. Thurlock and Miss Annie came and took dinner with us today

14th Lena stayed home from school today Her lip is sore I went to Beckies a little while today had a nice time

15th It rained fast today I have sewed most all day

16th I went to Chestertown this morning and took my butter and then went on to Lizzies it rained before we got home

17th I went to Church Hill today

18th I went to church this morning Mr. Asters preached a good sermon there were three more that joined the church Mr. D Loller by certificate and Mrs. Stephens and Mrs. Anderson Had a nice class meeting

19th It rained most all day and we did not did not get our washing done

20th It has been clear we washed got some Ironing done

21st We killed hogs today it has been cool we got our gut fat done

22nd I am tired have been to work all day we have our sausage done but not done the lard yet

23rd We got the Lord all done by dinner Cooked The liver for the chickens and got my scrapple all ready to grind in the morning Pen and Eddie white washed the room Eddie and Walter the kitchen I am not very well tonight

24th I stayed home all day my scrapple is made so we have all day Miss Molly went home today

25th I stayed home from church today for I was not well there were few at church

26th This has been a stormy day Began last night we have had hail and the first snow storm of the season

27th This has been another cloudy and part of the time storming

28th We did not get washing done until today but it has been cloudy and some of the clothes did not get dry

29th Part of the time cloudy

 

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