Scott County, Kentucky
Diary of Edward Callistus Barlow 1829 - 1897
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**1875
Mch 16th Put open Front in Rankin [Reubin?] Webb store
W.W. Sherritt[']s Bill for Front[:]
Glass $280.00
Painting 3 Coats Tom Chalk 17.00
Plastering ceiling &c 10.00
Remoddeled the shelvs W.W.
Sherritts Bill 300.00
Painting shelving 4 coats T. Chalk 27.00
Repairing flooring W.W. Sherritt--
[No further numbers]
Mch 20 Will H. Fitsgerald died of Typhoid
" Pneumonia Sick 4 days-
Mch 1 Sallie & I broke up house keeping & come up to board at the Will Thompson house with Jimie Barlow.
Sept 7th 1875 To day is Jimmie[']s Birthday 23 years old and my poor Mother died at 20 minutes of 2'o'clock P.M. She was born Oct 3rd 1811. Died Sept 7th 1875 26 days [short?] of 64 years old-
Sept 13th Jimie wife & his Mother left here for Covington Ky to stay a few days & visit Mary B. Best
Sept 14th My Store room with all my shelf goods wall paper clocks Books & Stationary my Room occupied by Rankin & Webb my Residence
**over my Store & all my furniture Carpets &c was distroyed by fire. The cause[:] Mr. L. E. Eisenschmidt at seven O'clock Tuesday morng was loading a pistol for Jno Herring & [it] accidentally went off into a can of 1 # Powder and that exploded Sett Eisenschmidt & Herring a fire also the Store. E & Her were nocked to the floor by the concussion & on recovering made for the door into the street both fearfully Burnt & blackend with powder so that they were not recognized
Wallpaper & Border 5000 [Bolts? Batts ?] 1200
Clocks about 60 300
Pen Knives Guns & Pistol & cartriges 200
[Specks? Sheets?] Silver ware & thimbles 450
Books, Stamany [Stationery?] 300
Plated ware & cups 200
Canes shades & umbrellas 150
Material & tools 150
2 Showcases & Counters 300
Silver spoons[,] [spaks?] &c 500
2800
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Amt brot over $2800
Pocket Books rasors combs Brush[es?] 150
Lamp[s?] & Trimins [Trimmings?] 50
Needles oil & Perfumery 50
Coal oil & Glas & [Paints?][Pants] 50
Cigars & Tobacco 50
$3150
furniture &c 1200
2 Store Room & Residence 6000
& shelving $10,350
**1875
Sept 16 I commenced cleaning out Rubbish with view of building. Continued to.
Sept 30 Dr J. Rawlins give his three Soninlaws his Lott 33 feet 11feet Each Mr [H?] [Best?] [West?] agreed to give me 125[$] a foot for 5 feet[;] $625.00[,] I reserving 6 ft to make my rooms larger.
Oct 1 Mr Best come up from Covington & we agreed to build-
Oct 5 I with Will Sherritt went up to Lex. with a view [of] looking around at Halls &c
Oct 7 I give the building to Sherritt & contracted for a town Hall & 3 story house-
Oct 8 Mr H contracted with W.W. Sherritt for his & Mr Best House 3 story
Oct 15 finished cleaning out foundation & cleaning Brick at a cost of 225$--
**1875
Oct 19 Winsor Godey Died of Typhoid Dysentary
" 20 Lewis B. Eisenschmidt & Ma left for [K-port?][N-port?]
" 23 Sallie & her Ma laft for Cinti to visit Mary
Nov 6 I went to Cinti Ohio & Covington Stayed one week ive Schmitt Bro & order for 3 show cases 3 side cases 6 tables[trays?] in all c/o [cost of?] 35$ visited L Eisenschmidt family visited Odd F. Hall In Newport],] also Odd F. Hall Covington Ky & 2 Halls in Cinti Ohio-
Nov. 6 Sallis Jim taken with Corea
Nov 20 Sallie & Ma Returned from Cov.
Nov. 29 Mrs Finn came from Louisville
**1877
Nov 5th Bettie Gaines Barlow was borned
Nov 10 Sallie Ma C Ann & their Ma went to Covington, Ky-
**1878
May 16th E. [C.?] Barlow & wife went to Cinti O. & to visit Mary Bell Best and I went to see and be examined by Skillful Doctors I was with Dr Rawlins & went to see Dr W S Walker of Cinti O A faith Doctor he examined me by probing I did [not?] like his theory & left in disgust. A Newport Dr called at Mr Best['s] & [Called?] [Cobbled?] at the Fistula & backed square out know[ing] their was no chance to make a Bill
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**out of me. So Dr Rawlins and I called to see Doctor [Keaton?] [Keats?] of Covington who has charge of the Covington Hospital & Stands high as a Surgeon he made a thorough Examination & said that all the fissures led into one & that in to the Bowell & said he could cure me in from 2 to 3 weeks. I was highly encouraged & came home with a view of returning & put my self under his care & Mr Best who kindly offered me & Sallie boa[r]d free at his house, but while here I got Dr. J.A. Hamilton & Lewis to Examine me & they told me Exactly what Dr [Keans?] said-So I told them I wanted them with my Father Dr Rawlins to perform the operation & sett the 1st Day of June So at 10 o'clock they were here and I placed myself on the Table & Pa gave me cloroform & Dr Hamilton & Lewis performed the operation being under the influence of Cloroform ¾ of an hour when all was over with Success Since then I have stead-
**ity [steadily] improved on the 19th rode out to the Cemetry & on the 23 rode out to [Depot?] Cemetry & called to see Jimmie King at W. S. [Elgires? Algaiers?] and stood the trip well Sallie went to the May festival with Uncle Bass & Lady. I went to the Grand Opera to hear the Barlow, Wilson, Primrose & [West?] Minstrels-I stop[p]ed 2 nights with Uncle Bass Ailgaier & one night with Aunt Kate Green & the Balance with B D Best of Covington returned on Monday the 20th 1878.
Nov 16th 1878. Sallie and I left home on the Cinti S.R.R. arrived in Covington Ky Sallie stopped with Mary Bell and I went on to Washington D.C. by B&O R.R. my business to get the P. Office at Georgetown. On my application I had some 150 signers and letters to the P.M. Genl and the President from Dr [Gano?] Rawlins[,?] Slade Col Jno A Prall A.H. [Adam?] of Lexington Jno A Bowman Genl Fry and others. I arrived at Washington D.C. on the night of the 16th and
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**stopped with Mrs Lizzie Godey. [Monday?] rode over the city, called on Genl S.G.B. and he went with me to see the P.M. Genl also the 1st Asst P.M. Genl [J?] N. Tyner I called and he received me kindly sent for the papers of Mr J.H. [Steppre? Steffer?] incumbent and found out that I had voted the Democratic Tickett for Tilden against R.B. Hays and he frankly told me that I stood no chance and so recommended Steffer who was confirmed by the Senate. Genl Jno [Harlen?] Genl Burbridge and Senator J.G. Blaine called on Genl Tyner on my behalf but to no purpose I Called on the President & he told me to file my papers and [I?] waited until the 11th at night when I left for home I called on Sectary War Genl [McCrary?] Mr. John Sherman Sec Treasury and on all the heads of the Departments Saw Genl Sherman Gen'l [Averel?], Butler & others was at the opening of Congress in the house and the
**Senate Chamber Saw all the Senators in the Senate & house every day for over a week, in the Library at the Capitol, in the House talked with Blackburn & others in the Senate; talked with Mr. Blaine [Deck?] & others at the Patent Office Saw Carl [Shrop?] Genl Shoeff & others went through the Treasury Saw them make money also the engraving department all through the Post Office Dept out to the Navy Yard, visited the Cemetry at Georgetown, went to the Theatre saw them play [T]rip to the moon went to see [Lutten? Lotta?] & to the Theatre Commique. I stayed 4 weeks and returned home Stopped at Cinti spent 2 days & returnd home with my wife I was well all the time had a very pleasant trip Ed Godey was married while I was there-
[From this point on, understandably, E.C. Barlow's handwriting is much more difficult to read. He also stopped indenting the lines below the dates.]
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**Augt 23 1888 Little Abner Donaplum Best had a hog to fall on him at 3 o'clock PM & Died at 11 o'clock at night Pa Died Dec 14th 1887 at Bro. F.A. Lyon & Brought home & was burried 16th 1887-He died of Mental Prostration-
Augt 3rd Jimmie left home was not feelnig [feeling] well he was doing well in selling goods until the yellow Fever Stampede from Florida He was at Columbus Ga. And felt like he was going to be sick, and was making for home when he was taken down at Charlotte N.C. Augt 30th He wrote his wife that he was Sick & would like to have her with him if [s]he was able, and on the 3rd Sept he dispatched for her to come immediately. So we started on 1st train left here 11 oclk am & started for Charlotte We changed cars at Junction City, went through Lonton [London?] & Somerset Ky to Jellico, Tenn. had to stay 11 hrs for a train thence to Knoxville Tenn. & 2 hrs at Depot there thence through Tenn & N.C. passing throug[h] Hot Springs Ash[e]ville Statesvill[e] to Salisbury & was there 6 hrs, in all at Hotels & Depots 19 hours We arrived at Charlotte at 2 o'clock Wednesday morn of 5th & found son, very low & was worn out with
**anxiety at our delay He was so glad to see us he come over it quite often. on my arrival I had the Doctor in charge telephoned to come he did so, and told me he could not get well, and I fainted. he brought me too [to]. he took me aside to tell me, did not wish to have his wife Frantic at his condition Said he had Typhoid Fever & poor fellow was burning up. he had Tuesday Two congestive chills & the 3rd after we got there so we kept off any more & he seemed to get better and the Doctor & all were very much encouraged I so wrote & telegrap[h]ed home. But his old complaint Kidney Diseas[e] sett in & it was attended with blood poison. We were with him four days from Wed[ne]sday morn to Saturday night he died at 11 o clk pm he was con[s]cious all the time until about three hours before he died he was hard to arouse, Lay in a Stupor in fact he was Dying with the Dred Disease Nephitus he was resigned to surrender up his
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**Spirit to his God and said Dear Lord I resign myself to thee it is all I can do he would like to have lived for his wife & children & father & mother. But poor fellow knew he had to go. he died without a struggle like going to Sleep. I had a nice coffin & his body embalmed & started for home he had many [friends?] although he died among strangers & they were exceedingly kind to him. 40 Travling men acted as pall bearers at Charlotte to [get?] his body to the Depot. he was shown a great deal of respect by everyone-I had to get certificates to pass the Quarantine which was very strict at Atlanta Ga & Chalanga [Chattanooga?] Tenn I had no trouble. Paid all expences befor[e] leaving & telegraphed to meet us at train with Carriages & Hearse which they did at Depot Monday evening at 3 [8?] o'ck & on Tues at 11 o'clock his funeral was preached at the M E Church by Rev T. [M.?] Cook assisted by Rev. B F Clay. The Knight Templars had a [band?] of music & he was burried with Masonic honors at
**the Georgetown Cemetry. The Floral display was beautiful. Court was in session & the Judge adjourned & the business houses closed during the funeral. his poor wife children Father and Mother are broken hearted. May the good Lord take him and Keep him until we are permitted to join him in heaven, is the prayer of his Father & Mother-Oh it is so hard to give him up-his Devoted father E.C.B.
Sept 23 [20?] [W.H. Mr H?] & Cann were in & we went up to See Sallie T. Sunday evening- [Did they call Sallie Thompson Barlow, Jimmie's wife, Sallie T. to distinguish her from the other Sallies in the family?]
24th Sallie took cars for Cinti & Covington Ky. She took with her $54.00 Dr. Rawlings is now at Covington on a visit. John Jeff Crais Died today-G.F. Allgerier [Died?] Dec 1888.
Mr Best Mary & Rawlins Came Dec 24th & all come in and took dinner with us-[Cloeistx?] [Hattie? Nettie?][two words] Baker was with them & [rour Savage the?] [I can't make this out, seems unfinished-did he mean R--- Savage, the minister?]
Dr Jas Rawlins our beloved and [dear?] Father was stricken down with paralysis on Monday Mch 11th 1889 on his right side he was speechless But
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