Journal of Clayborne S. Hooper: #17
05/30/1845 - 12/29/1919
September 1906
Sat. 1- Ewing and wife gon home. Obey Butler hear. Jodey Hooper hear. I feed more people free than any other man in Cheatham Countey. Charley Jordan, Herman Riggan hear today. Meeting going on at Sams Creek. Fight ther last night.
Sun. 2- Herman Riggan, Egbert Riggan, Carry Riggan, babey Riggan, Hue Johnson and sister, Mrs. Barfield and son, Miss Moor, Jodey Hooper, Bessy Riggan, Asa Dozier hear today. All so Wash Gray. Went to preaching. Lish staid all night at Rusteys. Raind some to day. Preaching last night.
Mon. 3- Countey Court to day. Bessie Riggan, Carry Riggan, babey riggan, asa Dozier hear. Anny Hooper sick. Bad off. Boys cutting ties. Will stop till eaveing. Hote to day. Jo Hooper gon home. Dick Hoopers babey borned to day. I went. George Myres, Collins, Wash Gray, Besie Riggan, babey Riggan, Effey Riggan hear today. Raind today. Tip Cullum sold his mule to Jo Hale for 65 dollars today. Preaching goin on yet.
Tue. 4- Bought of Jordan oil 15cts, one mug 50cts. Total 65cts, owe for same. Hot to day. Asa Dozier hear. Lish and Benton cutting ties. Seen Frank McMillon. Dick Jordan hear. This is a bad pen. Tom Work come from town allso Russell. Raind hard.
Wen. 5- Tom Work hear today. Mary at Dick Hoopers. I am bey myself. Boys in the hills at work. Will stop till night. Marsh Allen went to Nashville yesterday and come back. I have not traided yet. Dodey and brother hear today. I went to Charley Russells. Dick Hoopers babey bad off. Hot today. Margret Dozier gon home. John Hooper and family come down. Got me a new pen to day. Bought 5 from Jordan. 5cts owe for same. Jim and Banister is mad at me but without caus. Boys tie makeing. Omey Banister is to be babtized to night so I hear. Tie makeing. I am bey my self to night. Mary down at Dicks. The rest gon to preaching. Hearey cloud and thunder. I think ther is a bad storm some where close bey to night. Well I dont know just what to wright but will try to wright something good, if I wright at all. Men should always be good. Say thir neighbor no harm. They should always have something good to say and above all things do good that may resieve a blessing form God. Help the poore and needey in the Lord at all times. Help the orphants and the widow that God may bless them in the laste day for this is the Religon of our Lord and saveor (Bad spelt) Jesus Christ. Ther is no such thing as get religon in the Bible. But do religon pure and undefild. Religon be fore God is to vissit the widow and orphant in thir affliction and keepe thy self unspotted from the wourld. Then God tells us what it is and how to do it. Religon is not named but 5 times in the Book. Now hear they are. Mans religon is 1 we dont want that for the wourld is full of it. The Jews religon is 2 that is dead or christ died in vaine. The Phairsses religon is 3. We dont need that for they wer a bad set. They defide the holy son of God and rejecttied him and put him out of the way as they thought but they only brought trouble and condemnation on them selves. Vain religon is 4. That is bad. The wourld dont kneed it for it is full of it at this time 1906. Look at James. He tells us what religon is and he had the sperit of God. The hold thing is this. Did he tell the truth and lie not. He told the truth. He spoke the word of the Lord and told the wourld what religon is. Then we must do those things or we fail. This is to christians. But when it comes to sinners the must repent, beleave in Christ and be babtized. Frank Jordan staid all night.
Thur. 6- John Hooper and daughter hear today. Bought of Jordan $2.00 coffie. Owe for same. Preaching going on yet. Will stop till eavening. Mary all night at Dicks. Dick all night hear. Raind hard thear to day.
Fri. 7- Went Dock Hoopers. Mary washed to day. Hot. Lish tie makeing. Benton hunting. Julius down at store. Julius all night at Ewings.
Sat. 8- Bettie Hooper, Dick Lovell, Asa Dozier, Jessey Young hear to day. Asa Dozier all night. Eat dinner hear. Bought one sack meal from Jordan 45cts. Owe him for same. Seen Jim Hooper to day. Little John at Rusteys.
Sun. 9- Dock Hooper and wife and son eat dinner hear. Asa Dozier all night. Went to Sunday school. Good crowed ther. Lish out, All so Julius.
Mon. 10- Egbert Hooper hear. Julius gon up ther to work. Lish out in the woods. Him and Benton. well I will do the best I can. Rodey Fogus hear. Asa Dozier all night. Mary all night at Dicks. Dazey Allen and John Hoopers wife gon to Ashland.
Tue 11- Mary come home this morning. Lish and Benton tie makeing. I got breakfast, washed the dishes, swept the house. Got a letter from Lela Skipper yesterday. Julius come home last night. Egbert Hooper gon to Nashville today after a well machine so I hear. Went to Dock Hoopers. Mrs. Work and child hear today. Seen Sam Collin.
Wen. 12- At home today. Will Coxes boy broke his leg last Friday the 7th so I hear. Rodey went home yesterday. Pairlee down at Dicks. Ewing hear yesterday. Eat dinner hear. Bought of Jordan 19lbs meat at 14cts. 2.17cts, pepper 20cts. Total 2.37 cts. Owe for same. Pairlee Lovell and James Patterson hear to night.
Thur. 13- Out all day with Mr. Patterson. Boys working road. Eat dinner with Guss Riggan. Ewing bought him some timber today for 40 dollars. Will quit for to night. Got a letter for Lish.
Fri. 14- Out all day with Mr. Patterson. Eat dinner at Frank Allens.
Sat. 15- John Hooper and family hear to day. All so Ewing. Out all day with Mr. Patterson. Jo Russell and Smith tride to shoot each other to day. Seen Ab Dozier to day all so Bill Biggs. Will stop.
Sun. 16- At home all day. Paterson, Bessie Riggan, Carry Riggan, Asa Riggan, Desey Butler, Maney Crouch, John Jooper, Marshel Allen hear today . Patterson staid all night.
Mon. 17- Mary gon to see her mother. Out all day with Patterson.
Tue. 18- Went to Asland. Staid all night with Brandey Dozier. Raind hard to day. Patterson gon. Mary come home.
Wen. 19- Come home. Bought of Dock Dozier one pair shoes 3.00, one dress 4.00 dollars, one pair socks 10 cts, 2 spools thread 10cts,one umbrel 75cts, total 7.95, Owe for same. George hands little girl got killed bey a log wagon running over her. Dock Allen and Ewing hear to day. Wednesday, September the 18th, 1906, Lish gon to Ashland with Dock Allen. Fat John Hooper, Masha, Herman Allen in trouble so I hear. Left the countey so I hear.
Thur. 20- Went up to see Mrs. Riggan. Eat dinner ther. Raind hard today. Egbert Hooper is haveing a well dug bey Galoway. seen Newson Crouch. Helpt him load his wagon. Jack Work, Mrs. Butler and daughter, Asa Dozier hear today.
Fri. 21- Julius gon up the creek. Raind hard to day.
Sat. 22- Bought of Jordan 12 lbs meat at 15cts. 1.80cts. Shuggar 50cts, total 2.30. Owe for same. well I will stop.
Sun. 23- Went to church. John Lovelace, Carry Riggan, Ben Jordan hear today. Bobe Demumbran married so I hear.
Mon. 24- Out in the woods all day. Eat dinner at Banister. Staid all night with Ewing. He bought a mair. Mry all night at Dicks.
Tue. 25- Come home. Dun nothig all day. Struck water at Rusteys. Mary bought cotton from Crowe. Spunk Allen paid me five dollars to day. Raind today.
Wed. 26- Raining this morning and raind all night last night. Well I will stop till night. Went to Rusteys. Eat dinner ther.
Thur. 27- David Pardue staid all night hear to night. Riand today. Lish paid Jo Hale five dollars 5.00 dollars on cheack overdraw.
Fri. 28- Pardue gon home. Had the house in shured today. Raind all day. Creek up . Still raining to night. Seen Collings and Medows today. Lish got wet today. All so Tom Work. Bill Works child very sick. Flood to night. Every bodey on Sams Creek badley hurt.
Sat. 29- Got up this morning and looked at the reck. Corn has ben under water, fencces gon, 2 thirds corn lost on Sams Creek. Dobins staid at Dick Hoopers last night. Tied his wagon to the fence. Galloway gon to Nashville. Benton out. Winston Petways daughter come up to day at Egbert Hoopers. Dobins staid all night at Dicks tonight. Seen Jim Hooper.
Sun. 30- Dobins still at Dick Hoopers. Mary down ther this morning. Si Thornton eat dinner hear today. Lish and Benton gon to the river. Bill Works babey died today. So this winds up the month of September 1906.
Sun. 2- Herman Riggan, Egbert Riggan, Carry Riggan, babey Riggan, Hue Johnson and sister, Mrs. Barfield and son, Miss Moor, Jodey Hooper, Bessy Riggan, Asa Dozier hear today. All so Wash Gray. Went to preaching. Lish staid all night at Rusteys. Raind some to day. Preaching last night.
Mon. 3- Countey Court to day. Bessie Riggan, Carry Riggan, babey riggan, asa Dozier hear. Anny Hooper sick. Bad off. Boys cutting ties. Will stop till eaveing. Hote to day. Jo Hooper gon home. Dick Hoopers babey borned to day. I went. George Myres, Collins, Wash Gray, Besie Riggan, babey Riggan, Effey Riggan hear today. Raind today. Tip Cullum sold his mule to Jo Hale for 65 dollars today. Preaching goin on yet.
Tue. 4- Bought of Jordan oil 15cts, one mug 50cts. Total 65cts, owe for same. Hot to day. Asa Dozier hear. Lish and Benton cutting ties. Seen Frank McMillon. Dick Jordan hear. This is a bad pen. Tom Work come from town allso Russell. Raind hard.
Wen. 5- Tom Work hear today. Mary at Dick Hoopers. I am bey myself. Boys in the hills at work. Will stop till night. Marsh Allen went to Nashville yesterday and come back. I have not traided yet. Dodey and brother hear today. I went to Charley Russells. Dick Hoopers babey bad off. Hot today. Margret Dozier gon home. John Hooper and family come down. Got me a new pen to day. Bought 5 from Jordan. 5cts owe for same. Jim and Banister is mad at me but without caus. Boys tie makeing. Omey Banister is to be babtized to night so I hear. Tie makeing. I am bey my self to night. Mary down at Dicks. The rest gon to preaching. Hearey cloud and thunder. I think ther is a bad storm some where close bey to night. Well I dont know just what to wright but will try to wright something good, if I wright at all. Men should always be good. Say thir neighbor no harm. They should always have something good to say and above all things do good that may resieve a blessing form God. Help the poore and needey in the Lord at all times. Help the orphants and the widow that God may bless them in the laste day for this is the Religon of our Lord and saveor (Bad spelt) Jesus Christ. Ther is no such thing as get religon in the Bible. But do religon pure and undefild. Religon be fore God is to vissit the widow and orphant in thir affliction and keepe thy self unspotted from the wourld. Then God tells us what it is and how to do it. Religon is not named but 5 times in the Book. Now hear they are. Mans religon is 1 we dont want that for the wourld is full of it. The Jews religon is 2 that is dead or christ died in vaine. The Phairsses religon is 3. We dont need that for they wer a bad set. They defide the holy son of God and rejecttied him and put him out of the way as they thought but they only brought trouble and condemnation on them selves. Vain religon is 4. That is bad. The wourld dont kneed it for it is full of it at this time 1906. Look at James. He tells us what religon is and he had the sperit of God. The hold thing is this. Did he tell the truth and lie not. He told the truth. He spoke the word of the Lord and told the wourld what religon is. Then we must do those things or we fail. This is to christians. But when it comes to sinners the must repent, beleave in Christ and be babtized. Frank Jordan staid all night.
Thur. 6- John Hooper and daughter hear today. Bought of Jordan $2.00 coffie. Owe for same. Preaching going on yet. Will stop till eavening. Mary all night at Dicks. Dick all night hear. Raind hard thear to day.
Fri. 7- Went Dock Hoopers. Mary washed to day. Hot. Lish tie makeing. Benton hunting. Julius down at store. Julius all night at Ewings.
Sat. 8- Bettie Hooper, Dick Lovell, Asa Dozier, Jessey Young hear to day. Asa Dozier all night. Eat dinner hear. Bought one sack meal from Jordan 45cts. Owe him for same. Seen Jim Hooper to day. Little John at Rusteys.
Sun. 9- Dock Hooper and wife and son eat dinner hear. Asa Dozier all night. Went to Sunday school. Good crowed ther. Lish out, All so Julius.
Mon. 10- Egbert Hooper hear. Julius gon up ther to work. Lish out in the woods. Him and Benton. well I will do the best I can. Rodey Fogus hear. Asa Dozier all night. Mary all night at Dicks. Dazey Allen and John Hoopers wife gon to Ashland.
Tue 11- Mary come home this morning. Lish and Benton tie makeing. I got breakfast, washed the dishes, swept the house. Got a letter from Lela Skipper yesterday. Julius come home last night. Egbert Hooper gon to Nashville today after a well machine so I hear. Went to Dock Hoopers. Mrs. Work and child hear today. Seen Sam Collin.
Wen. 12- At home today. Will Coxes boy broke his leg last Friday the 7th so I hear. Rodey went home yesterday. Pairlee down at Dicks. Ewing hear yesterday. Eat dinner hear. Bought of Jordan 19lbs meat at 14cts. 2.17cts, pepper 20cts. Total 2.37 cts. Owe for same. Pairlee Lovell and James Patterson hear to night.
Thur. 13- Out all day with Mr. Patterson. Boys working road. Eat dinner with Guss Riggan. Ewing bought him some timber today for 40 dollars. Will quit for to night. Got a letter for Lish.
Fri. 14- Out all day with Mr. Patterson. Eat dinner at Frank Allens.
Sat. 15- John Hooper and family hear to day. All so Ewing. Out all day with Mr. Patterson. Jo Russell and Smith tride to shoot each other to day. Seen Ab Dozier to day all so Bill Biggs. Will stop.
Sun. 16- At home all day. Paterson, Bessie Riggan, Carry Riggan, Asa Riggan, Desey Butler, Maney Crouch, John Jooper, Marshel Allen hear today . Patterson staid all night.
Mon. 17- Mary gon to see her mother. Out all day with Patterson.
Tue. 18- Went to Asland. Staid all night with Brandey Dozier. Raind hard to day. Patterson gon. Mary come home.
Wen. 19- Come home. Bought of Dock Dozier one pair shoes 3.00, one dress 4.00 dollars, one pair socks 10 cts, 2 spools thread 10cts,one umbrel 75cts, total 7.95, Owe for same. George hands little girl got killed bey a log wagon running over her. Dock Allen and Ewing hear to day. Wednesday, September the 18th, 1906, Lish gon to Ashland with Dock Allen. Fat John Hooper, Masha, Herman Allen in trouble so I hear. Left the countey so I hear.
Thur. 20- Went up to see Mrs. Riggan. Eat dinner ther. Raind hard today. Egbert Hooper is haveing a well dug bey Galoway. seen Newson Crouch. Helpt him load his wagon. Jack Work, Mrs. Butler and daughter, Asa Dozier hear today.
Fri. 21- Julius gon up the creek. Raind hard to day.
Sat. 22- Bought of Jordan 12 lbs meat at 15cts. 1.80cts. Shuggar 50cts, total 2.30. Owe for same. well I will stop.
Sun. 23- Went to church. John Lovelace, Carry Riggan, Ben Jordan hear today. Bobe Demumbran married so I hear.
Mon. 24- Out in the woods all day. Eat dinner at Banister. Staid all night with Ewing. He bought a mair. Mry all night at Dicks.
Tue. 25- Come home. Dun nothig all day. Struck water at Rusteys. Mary bought cotton from Crowe. Spunk Allen paid me five dollars to day. Raind today.
Wed. 26- Raining this morning and raind all night last night. Well I will stop till night. Went to Rusteys. Eat dinner ther.
Thur. 27- David Pardue staid all night hear to night. Riand today. Lish paid Jo Hale five dollars 5.00 dollars on cheack overdraw.
Fri. 28- Pardue gon home. Had the house in shured today. Raind all day. Creek up . Still raining to night. Seen Collings and Medows today. Lish got wet today. All so Tom Work. Bill Works child very sick. Flood to night. Every bodey on Sams Creek badley hurt.
Sat. 29- Got up this morning and looked at the reck. Corn has ben under water, fencces gon, 2 thirds corn lost on Sams Creek. Dobins staid at Dick Hoopers last night. Tied his wagon to the fence. Galloway gon to Nashville. Benton out. Winston Petways daughter come up to day at Egbert Hoopers. Dobins staid all night at Dicks tonight. Seen Jim Hooper.
Sun. 30- Dobins still at Dick Hoopers. Mary down ther this morning. Si Thornton eat dinner hear today. Lish and Benton gon to the river. Bill Works babey died today. So this winds up the month of September 1906.
