March 17, 1872 - March 22, 1872

1872 March 17th This is 17 or 18 snows that has
falled this Winter & some of were Deep ones this
is not more than Inch Deep

18, Sam Mattherly here at work on Granary
My Wife Came home Sunday evening Snow all gone
Alexander Patrick Came here to Mall rails around
Corn field fence & I find him @ 1/6 pr 100,
Sam & Tommy & Ben went over on mountain
& put up fence where Edmond left off & we
put it up 5 rails high & expect to make gate
next Thursday & Mr Lewis said he would finish
the fence this week

19th Mr Mattherly & Alex here again to day.
Tommy gone to Yates after flour I am going
Sam & Ben Malling Leaves & Andrew is cleaning ^up
Brot Home flour Bran & seconds 1 Bbl & a ps
of flour & Carried a Log in evening --

20th .Tommy & Sam started to Sewing Oats in Johns
field, Ben Lewis & Andrew Burning Brush, I went
to S. S. Meeting House to Elect a Preacher So windy
& cold only about 4 members there & nothing done
but give out notice for the Church to meet there
on Saturday the 30 day of March to Elect a
Preacher or Pastor for 1872 I went from S.S. M H
up to Jeres to See about the Legatees Certificates
from Lancaster etc. of Richmond got them all & to
day delivered Jeres Gudn[Guardian] for Jas D Hunt delr^d Geo
E. Colemans & his own & Mr D Hunts to him as Gudn
& John P Hunts I have for him now & got home
about one oclock to day & found them Sewing oats
yesterday tremendous Cold & Windy & this morning
ground frozen & Very Cold & a little windy

21st Same work as yesterday. Lowry & Alex
malling rails here to day --

22nd. Plowing & Sewing oats ground So hard
we can hardly Keep on So Frozen this morning
Ben Andrew & Lewis Burning Brush to day.