October 1911
Sun. 1- Julius gon to Sams Creek and come back home. No bodey hear. Hot today.
Mon. 2- Went to Kingston. Meal from Page 45cts snuff 10cts coffee 1.00 dollar. Total 1.55 cts. Seen Span a brother to Andrew Span. Hot today 90. Raind some today. Julius plowed for Hale all day. Benton cutting ties.
Tue. 3- Julius plowing for Hale. Benton cutting ties. Clabe pottering a round. John Greer went to Ahsland Monday.
Wen. 4- Diging a tranch at the lot. Julius plowing for Hale. Benton makeing ties. Cora Riggan died Sunday October the first 1911. Got a letter from Ivan Dozier today.
Thur. 5- Went Pegrams. Eat dinner at Sallie Hudgins. John Hudgins and John Eatherly staid all night. Row Howell died Tuesday September the 3rd 1911. Julius gon to Pegrams Sta. Benton cutting ties. Clabe doing nothing but spend money.
Fri. 6- I made a misstake. Julius plowed for Hale yesterday and gon to Pegrams to day. Boath Johns gone. Still at the same old thing. Do nothing.
Sat. 7- Raining this morning. Went to Kingston. Bought of Ed Page meal 45cts oil 12 1/2cts. Total 57 1/2 cts. Raind all day.
Sun. 8- At home. Went up to Clarks. Sit till bed time.
Mon. 9- Went to Kingston. Road good train a Kingston. A Humbug and a force to delude the fools in Tennessee. It wil cost the state 40 millions of dollars to build a good road from Bristol to Memphis. It will bankrupt the state and destroy the libertey of the comon pople but shuch is life.
Tue. 10- Went to Nashville. Train fare 1.46cts pants 1.50 shave 10cts cofee 5cts eat 5 cts. Total 3.26. Come home at night.
Wen. 11- Jim Riggan and Sam Colvin hear today.
Thur. 12- At home. Went to Kingston and back. No bodey hear. Benton makeing ties for Bill Greer. Julius the same.
Fri. 13- At home. Wild Bill Harper Jr. eat dinner hear today.
Sat. 14- Dick Hooper come to see us. Staid all night.
Sun. 15- Dick gon home. Lampley sick. I went over there to see him.
Mon. 16- I went to Dick Hoopers. Staid all night ther. Jim Stover come. He staid all night. Sam Colvin hear. Raind today.
Tue. 17- Went to Ashland. Staid all night at Dick Hoopers. Seen Jim Riggan at Guss Riggan Monday 15th. Raind today at Brandeys.
Wen. 18- Come home. Jim Stover and Fulton staid all night. Clear and cool today. Jim Riggans babey borned Sunday 15 1911.
Thur. 19- Ewing sick. Stover hear. Fulton gon. Tramp hear.
Fri. 20- At home. Benton working on the new ground. Tramp hear today. John Greer come home from Ashland city. He was on the granjury. Stover hear.
Sat. 21- Ewing come. Staid all night. Julius gon to Sams Creek. Stover hear. Tramp hear today. They put Frank Crumpler in jail for contemped of court so I hear. Russell cleard.
Sun. 22- Ewing gon home. Stover hear. I went to see Lampley. Ike Ivey died today. He was an old confederate soldier.
Mon. 23- Worked on the house. Stover still hear. Went to Kingston. No I did not. Ike Ivy burried today.
Tue. 24- Marthey, Viola, Stover hear. Frost and ice this morning. Went to Kingston. Cool, Frank Crumpler out of jail so I hear. Coverd the house.
Wen. 25- Mary gon to Sams Creek. Her, Marthey, Viola and Julius. Clabe keeping house. Paid Sam Colvin 75cts yesterday. Frost and ice. Stover hear. He has gon fishing. Clabe keeping house. Paid Sam Colvin 75cts yesterday. Frost and ice. Stover hear. He has gone fishing. He caught 10 pounds.
Thur. 26- Mary and Julius on Sams Creek. Stover fishing. Clabe keeping house. Benton gon to See Keeton. He is sick. Sent Doney a letter. Charley Hudgins hear this morning. Mary come home. Mandey Crouch come home with her.
Fri. 27- At home all day. Stover gon home. Mandey hear. Benton at work. I went to Dr. Liles and come home.
Sat. 28- Mandey hear. Mary and Mandey went to Newsom Crouch. John Hudgins mooved hear today. Cool today.
Sun. 29- Mandey gon home. Murphey come today.
Mon. 30- Went to Kingston. Bought of Ed Page meat 2.15cts oil 12 1/2. Total 2.27 1/2cts. Murphey hear. Halled wood me Julius and Murphey.
Tue. 31- Julius went to Sams Creek and back. Benton cut wood him and Murphey. All so John Hudgins. Cool today last day of October 1911.