Volume 9, 1878/1879

Containers:

Box 1, Folder 4

Scope and content:

May 18, 1878: "Colored People have their first Quarterly meeting in this town."

May 20, 1878: "Commenced putting on shingles on Bridge roof today."

May 21, 1878: "Black Jack Higgins and Black Sam Williams had a fight on the road."

May 31, 1878: "Peter Miller started to Baltimore to purchase stock for his factory."

June 3, 1878: "John Hatfield and Gallice Miller finished the bridge today. Gallice Miller drove the last nail."

June 5, 1878: "Commenced painting the bridge. . . . Bridge finished today." [Sketch of the finished bridge]

June 10, 1878: "Presbyterians organized their church today. Rev. Price preached in the Lutheran Church." "Spits of snow with 3 ½ inches on Mountain."

June 14, 1878: "Great decoration of soldier's graves; amount of persons present about 12,000; a good many went from Bridgewater."

June 20, 1878: "Perry Meace crossed the Bridge with a steam boiler weighing 9200 pounds."

June 22, 1878: "2 Beef Wagons in town today."

June 23, 1878: "Preaching in M. E. Church today by Reverend Kinzer. Mr. Kiracofe married to Miss McWilliams. Some of the Negroes had a fuss in their church."

June 28, 1878: "2 hundred pounds of butter came to town today."

June 29, 1878: "A great deal of butter came to town today."

July 4, 1878: "This is Independence Day. A fourth of July Celebration held at Edinburg today. A good many persons gone to the celebration at Edinburg from this town."

July 6, 1878: "A big trial with the niggers for misdemeanor at their church. Jane Bookers, Nels Lee and Addel Johnston were fined 50 cents each and cast and bound over the peace for 12 months."

July 19, 1878: "Picnic by the colored people at their schoolhouse tonight also tomorrow night."

July 21, 1878: Preaching by Rev. Daniel [David] Bush at Church. "Meeting at M. E. Church to pass a Resolution to have a festival on the 9 and 10 of August for the benefit of the M. E. Church."

July 25, 1878: "Editor Delaney is taking the origin of our town from year 1826." [This was apparently a history of Bridgewater].

July 27, 1878: Rev. Rosenbough at M. E. Church.

August 1, 1878: "A picnic of the Colored people at Coonrods Store today. Our Colored Band went to play for them."

August 3, 1878: Iron safe weighing 5110 pounds installed in Bank of Bridgewater.

August 4, 1878: [Smals birthday. Preaching by Rev. Graechen in M. E. Church.]

August 9, 1878: Camp Meetings at Parnassus and Fort Defiance.

Sunday, August 11, 1878: "No class today in consequence of church being out of order." [Repairs?]

August 20, 1878: Frank Miller got 15 years in penitentiary for stealing horses.

August 25, 1878: Meeting at the new Dunkard Church.

August 28, 1878: "Dr. Brown got his printing press."

August 30, 1878: "Colored People's Camp Meeting commenced tonight near George Kerekoff's, on his land."

September 6, 1878: "A Colored man preached tonight at camp meeting near our town." [The meeting closed on the 8th.]

September 20, 1878: "Great parade with the Negroes in Harrisonburg celebrating their freedom." [drew 4 black heads]

October 24, 1878: "Rod and balls for church put on." [The legibility is unclear for this entry but from the accompanying sketch, it appears a lighting rod was installed on the church].

October 27, 1878: Rev. Green preached in M. E. Church.

November 3, 1878: Rev. Rosebough preached in M. E. Church.

December 1, 1878: Rev. Hat preached in M. E. Church.

December 25, 1878: "Colored had a fair in Town Hall. Realized $8."

January 16, 1879: "Black Nels Lee got married to Black Allard. Rev. Mauzy married them."

January 23, 1879: "Nels Lee moved into the house at the end of the Plank Walk. Colored people working on their church."

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