Journal of Clayborne S. Hooper: #28
05/30/1845 - 12/29/1919
October 1909

Fri 1- Me and Mary bey our selves. We was bey our selves last night. Boys still out. John Greer hear today. Benton come home from the show. Clover and thimothy burnt up bey the railroad company to day. The 12:40 set it a fire. It is still a fire. Allso the Red Tope. Damage 150 dollars. Julius come home.
Sat. 2- Went to Kingston. Mr. Hanks hear to day. Mr. Childres hear to day. Thomis and McClan hear today. Julius went to the match. Lost out. Benton come home Saturday.
Sun. 3- No bodey hear to day. Ewing gone to Sams Creek. Allso Benton.
Mon. 4- Went to Kingston. One twist tobaco 10cts, coffie meal 50cts, peper box and salt box 20 cts, oil cts. Total 1.00 Paid cash. Julius went to Sams Creek. Rustey shod the mule. Gone to the show.
Tue. 5- Halled wood. At home all day. Went to Pegrams Sta.
Wen. 6- Halled wood. Ritchardson hear to day. Put in clame today.
Thur. 7- Went to Sams Creek. Staid all night at Dick Hoopers. Paid Pad Jordan for Lish 3.00 dollars. Tom Brown 1.00 dollar, Boy Crouch 30cts, Dick Hooper 5.00 dollars, Julius 25cts, Frank Owens 70cts and spent 50cts of Benton Hoopers money.
Fri. 8- Come home. Larkins come home. Staid all night, paid Moore 10 dollars today bey Julius. Bought of Moore 50cts coffee. Paid cash. Paid Ewing 5.00 dollars. Butler went with me to Sams Creek and back.
Sat. 9- Ewing come home and Riggan come with him. Cool today. High wind today. Larkins gone home. Seen a man going to Nashville today to have his leg cut off. That will be the last of him I think.
Sun. 10- At home all day. Cool today. O brine and family at Clarks.
Mon. 11- Dun nothing all day. Julius went to Sams Creek.
Tue. 12- The same all day. Went to Kingston. Bought of Moore 10lbs meat. Paid cash.
Wen. 13- Pulled corn. One for Ewing one for Clabe. Ben Hale and Eck Hooper hear to day. All so Olie Butler and Sam Colvin.
Thur. 14- Olie Butler staid all night. Went to Nashville me and Sam Colvin. Raind hard to day.
Fri. 15- Went to- No I did not go from home. Andrew Hudgins and son come over. Got his dog. Jo Jackson burried today. Julius went to Sams Creek and come back.
Sat. 16- Went to mill. Benton come home all so Ewing come home.
Sun. 17- Benton and Julius and Ewing gone to Sams Creek. Julius come back. Andrew Hudgins staid all night hear. Jo Hooper and John come to see me. Allso Jim Wilson and two more men.
Mon. 18- Went to Kingston. Bought of Moore oil 15cts. Paid cash. 2 lbs nails 8cts. owe for. Julius went to Nashville. Staid at Dock Doziers. Hudgins got drunk. Helped Clark Brothers about 3 hours. Julius come home.
Tue. 19 – I am rong. Helped Clark today and Julius come home today. Cloudey to night. Court going on at Ashland this week.
Wen. 20 – Raind to day. Helpt Clark Brothers 4 hours. Frank Hannah hear today. Julius caught a opossum last night. He made ties today. Jim Mays got beat in his law suit so I heard to day. Seen Lon Liles Monday. I was glad to see him. He is a good man.
Thur. 21- Pulled corn all day for Benton. All so Georg Thomson. Dock Dozier come over today. Julius makeing ties. Butler the same. Benton on Sams Creek cutting ties. Ewing on Sams Creek cutting ties. Mrs. Butler hear today. Sam Gordons boy hear to day.
Fri. 22- Pulled corn for Benton all day. Julius made ties him and Butler. No letter from lish. Benton on Sams Creek all so Ewing. Boath makeing ties so I hear.
Sat. 23- Ben Hale, Herman Riggan, Juel Fowler, Eck Hooper staid all night. Ewing come home Benton come home. Asa Dozier staid all night.
Sun. 24- Bill Kellam died this morning. Droped dead so I hear. Went to Furbeys. Will Lampley come over to day. I was not at home. Juel Fowler hear to night. Benton at home. Mrs. Clark sick. Tom Dunn and Allice at Erbie Clarks to day.
Mon. 25- Pulled corn. Sam Gordan made a wagon bed today.
Tue. 26- Pulled corn me and Ewing. All so Sam Gordon. Mrs. Butler hear to day mad as a wet hen. Benton shucking corn. Ewing and Butler gone to Kingston to night.
Wen. 27- Pulled corn 1/2 day. Troy sick. He come very near dieing. Jim Wilson and John Eatherly staid all night. Ed Clark come down. Sit till bed time. Troy better. Dr come to see Troy. Sam Gordon pulling corn to day.
Thur. 28- Pulling corn. Wilson gone to Dickson. I paid him too dollars this morning. Troy better to day. Benton working the road. Julius makeing ties. Eatherly gone home this morning.
Fri. 29- Went to Kingston. Paid Beard and West 5.05cts in full. Paid Ed Page 6 dollars. Bought of Moore 2.25 ct bacon, flour 85cts, coffee 50cts. Paid cash to Moore. Total 14.65cts, Ewing got dun building home today. Benton, Julius, Sam Gordon going to Nashville to night. Sam Gordon pulled corn all day. They worked the road 1/2 day. Sam Colvin hear to day. Mary got the tooth ache. Mrs. Clark sick to day. Frost and ice this morning and plentey of it. I owe Mary 2.00 dollars and will shure pay it.
Sat. 30- John Harper and famly staid all night. Benton, Julius come home from Nashville. Ewing went up Sams Creek and back.
Sun. 31- Ben Hale, George Gleavs, and Harry Newberry hear to day. Allso Lamply. Julius gone to Sams Creek. He has not come in yet. Went to Pegrams sta.