Volume 4

Containers:

Box 1, Folder 2

Scope and content:

August 27, 1873: [District Conference commenced in Mt. Crawford.]

August 31 1873,- "Preaching at M.E.C.S by Reverend Waugh."

September 6, 1873: "Negroes have a Sabbath school picnic this evening."

September 20, 1873: "1 Drove of fat cattle gone through our town."

October 1, 1873: "Wages on the NGR Road is cut down to $1.25 per day and board themselves. Negroes would not work for that price."

October 2, 1873: "A great stampede with the Negroes striking for higher wages or work on the whole line on the Narrow Gauge RR. A great many Negroes gone to Staunton."

October 3, 1873: "A great many Negroes in town today looking for work."

October 5, 1873 - Reverend Weddell was to preach in Temperance Hall.

November 1, 1873: "A large drove of cattle came through our town."

November 15, 1873: "Negro Fair today at their schoolhouse on the bank of the river."

November 24, 1873: "Joseph Williams shot a negroman a convict from the penitentiary but did not kill him."

December 12, 1873: "Dr. McMarren came to our town to open a drug store." [mortar and pestle sketch]

December 16, 1873: "Finished work on the Broad Gauge RR this evening."

December 28, 1873: " Preaching by a Northern Methodist."

December 29, 1873: "A Negro frolick in our town tonight in the Odd fellows Hall lower room."

January 1, 1874: "John Allemong and Mack Aden leased the Band Mill of George Berlin for 3 years."

January 3, 1874: "A drove of cattle went through our town today. 2 droves more cattle went through our town."

January 4, 1874: "Preaching at Brethren Church by Rev Nihiser. Prayer mtg. 6 ½ o'clock in M. E. C. S."

January 11, 1874: Sabbath morning clear cool class at the usual hour of 9 oclock Preaching by Rev. Mr. Engel [Eagle] Sabbath School at 2 oclock Preaching by Rev. Whitescarver [Baptist?] Also Rev Mr. Weddell at 3 ½ oclock Rev Mr. Stuart preached at M. E. C. S. at 6 ½ oclock

January 17, 1874: "A drove of very fat cattle went through our town today."

February 1, 1874: "Singing by Professor Bucher at 11 o'clock. Black Liz had a child and carried it to the stable, child had a bunch of straw crammed in its mouth, found dead."

February 13, 1874: "A drove of cattle came through our town. 1 drove of hogs went through our town today."

February 17, 1874: "A large drove of cattle went through our town today."

February 22, 1874: "Sabbath Morning. Class at the usual hour at 9 o'clock. Preaching by Rev. Mr. Engel [Eagle]. Sabbath School at 2 o'clock. Preaching at 3 ½ o'clock by Rev. Mr. Whitscarver. Prayer meeting at the usual hour 6 ½ o'clock. Very warm mercury up to 82 degrees."

February 26, 1874: Two houses and lots were sold in Bridgewater for $375 each. [Smals always drew a house when one was sold and when people moved to another house].

March 8, 1874: "The old Methodist Church in Mt. Crawford Blown Down by wind today."

March 13, 1874: "Rev Engel [Eagle] came home from Conference this morning."

April 11, 1874: "A drove of cattle gone through our town to the mountains. Lovefeast at 9 o'clock. Preaching at 11 by John H. Marten."

May 18, 1874: "Charley Hottle and Jack Higgins were arrested for stealing a large iron pot of Davie Danner and put in the calaboose for 3 hours and there whipped on the bare back, Charley 8 lashes and Jack 4." [Doesn't say if these two were black or white.]

June 4, 1874: "This is Pention [sic] Day for the soldiers of the war."

June 9, 1874: "A great many persons in our town today for flowers for the soldiers graves."

June 10, 1874: "This is Memorial Day in Harrisonburg of Confederate Soldiers graves."

June 16, 1874: "A Negro strike on the Railroad today."

June 18, 1874: "President of NGRR and chief engineer in town today."

July 25, 1874: "Quarterly meeting commenced today by the Colored People in Bridgewater."

July 25, 1874: "The Normal Professors and Scholars gone on the Round Hill, a pleasure trip."

August 15, 1874: "Professors and Boys had a fine game of Bass Ball this afternoon."

October 2, 1874: "Colonel Osburn gone home and I suppose that is the end of the Broad Gauge RR."

November 2, 1874: "Adam Rader butchering today." [Adam Rader was the first mayor of Bridgewater, Virginia and organized the first Methodist church in that town in 1841. He is commemorated in a stained glass window in the Bridgewater United Methodist Church].

December 4, 1874: "This is Pention [sic] Day of the Soldiers of the War."

December 13, 1874: "Rev Haines buried in Port Republic. Requested that all people who had heard him preach come to see him buried."

December 28, 1874: "Negro frolick in our town tonight."

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