Scott County, Kentucky
Diary of Edward Callistus Barlow 1829 - 1897
Pages 84 - to end
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**partially con[s]cious he died without a struggle Saturday morning at 5 o clk Mch 16th 1889 and his funeral was preached on the 18th at the M.E. chu[r]ch by Rev [V.?] R. Savage and prayer by [Bro? Rev?] Cox he had a fair crowd it being court day. Thus passed a way the best man I ever knew-a good friend of the poor and liberal to the church he was 89 yrs 1 mo & 14 days old.
Mr Best Mr Hambrick E C Barlow and our wives all met at his old home where he Died now owned by Eddy Hambrick his G-Son & divided the effects-my wife took the clock 16$ Mr H the watch 47$ also a chair Table @ 50$ Eddy bought the Horse at 50$--we appraised the house & lots as follows: the [Harp?] hous[e] $1,000 the lot & Blksmith shop $1,000 & the Residence I live in at $8,000.00. I owed $500.00 [8500.00?] also some Rent about 100$ [Six?] [horses?] & old statels [saddles?] was put at 300$ over [?? End of page; does "over" mean continued next page?]
**1889
Most of the furniture including the carpets we gave to Eddie H. & wife for their kindness to him The Books we will divide soon & dispose of the Rockaways[?]. he did not owe any one to any amount-
Apr 9th Sallie & I left home at 12 o'clock Sallie stayed with her sister in Covington while I went to Washington D.C. after the P. Office I went with Cousin [Nettie?] [Baker? Baken?] of Delaware. She stoped at Washington 2 days to see sights I met all my old friends, Goodlow[?], Blaine[?] & others Stopped 3 nights with [Mr?] [Jno?][Re?] & 1 night with Cousin May [Mary?] B. & the rest with Genl McMillen had a delightful visit-return on the 23rd Stopped in Cinti O bought a sett of China dinner and [Jar?] last 2 words written above line] paid $18.50-and returned home Apl 24 that night-
July 20 1890 Bought 2 lots 50 ft each from Mr [Fennill?][Finner?] Paid $140 cash and gave 2 notes $145-one [yr?] & 145 two yrs with 6 [1?] per cent inst
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**Aug 20 1890 Cousin R N Jones and his wife made us a visit from Reding Pa took in the Lex. [fairs? races?] Returned home via Cinti O. Took their daughter Etta Home N.W. [Baker?] son Harry & Mr. Winsor from the Navy were with them. [No punctuation among these names.] that had [was?] a delightful visit
Sept 28 [U.?] S. Allgaier from war St [Jos.?] [Mo?.Mrs?] (Gower) [his parentheses] made us a visit after 30 yrs absent.
J.W. Keller & Callie went to Cinti O. then up the River to Cala[?] Ky was gone 5 days.
Oct 3 [5?] Clarence [Young?] is here from Washington D.C.
Sept 19th old man Newton [Greig? Craig?] Died-
Oct 1st I had a new Elevated floor put in Hall paid $175.00 to W [H? R?] Pollock to do it.
Oct 3 The Business was orgainzed [organized? arrainged?] and 5$ [500.00? This is written 5$ with four zeros inserted above the line] was Subscribed for streetcars to Depots.
Oct 4 [W? M?][A? O?][probably W. O.] Thompson & Willie went to Lex Willie bought a Suit clothes.
July 12 Mimi Keller[,] Sister of J.W. K. & his Bro Ed & George made us a visit of 6 nights. She is a very nice Christian young lady.
**1890
Oct 14 I put 18 Electric lights in Hall. I am to pay 2.50 per mo or 30$ per year.
I had water works put in Store Hall and the S S [Moore?] stores--
17 I went to Lex Ky saw Budd Dobble Drake 3 races Jack 215 ¾ Cardigan 2.22 & McDore in 215 ¾. I did not bet a cent
Oct 15 [Had?] Henry's Minstrels in Hall [Big?] House abt 300 people in to hear him $31.45 share
Sept 17 Beach & Bowers Minstrell Co good house. My Share $25.00
Oct 17 [Green? Sheen?] Clay's dau[g]thter [Sanni?] [Gaines?] [two words] Ella Thompson & [Miss?] Evans gave concert in Hall at fair ground for the benefit of the P [Presbyterian?] church $5.00
Oct 14 Bro F.A. Lyon went to Texas to see [(Neaty)?][his parentheses]
Nov 23rd Sallie T. Barlow Died Nov: 23rd 1890 of Paralysis of the brain at 6 o'clock a.m. She was taken to her bed about 3 days and at 6 o clock of Nov. 22nd She got worse and never was concious until She died. Willie T. Barlow & E. C. Barlow Jr. came to live with us & Jno & James with Pa & Ma Thompson and May Bell with Dr J A Thomason & wife. It was Sallies request that May Bell should go to them.
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**1890
Dec 25 Charley Gaines stop[p]ed here on a visit from Texas. given Charlie Gains a pr Sleeve Buttons
Dec 25 E.C. Barlow & Sallie Ma give Callie a gold opened face Rockfort Stem Winding Watch. he promised us to quit the use of cigeretts &c[.] we give John a small Nickle Waterberry Watch & charm for a Xmas gift-Give May Bell a Baley Albright Ring-Give Willie T an Emerald Stud.
W.O. Thompson Died Janry 9th 1891, about 20 minutes past 6 o'clk P.M. of Heart Disease he was 67 years old-
Rev J.A. Henderson Died & bur[i]ed Jany 30 1891 [Mamie?] [Maria?] Lyon & 4 children went up to Beattyville Ky to join her husband Jny 30/91
Jany 31st 1891 The Methodist[s] have been holding a protracted meeting for 2 weeks
[Note: At this point, E.C.'s handwriting is very difficult to read.]
Willie T. mad[e] a visit to Sam [Guines?] [Quinese?] near Bryantsville Ky-10 days gone
Jany 28 1891 Johnnie [Gaines?] let Callie have his mother[']s watch & chain he appraised it at 35$ he consulted me It was charged to [him?]
Mch 16 Court day Mr Best & Mary Bell come up and I paid Mr Best $130 in full for Rent of dressing room to Mch 20th 1891.
" 17 Sallie and I went to Uncle John F. Cantrill[']s funeral with Governor J. F. Cantrill and
**Mch 17 his son Campbell Cantrill. it was a delightfull day & we met a great many of our relatves. he was a good man and had many friends.
18 Sallie went out to see [Mr?] Hambrick who is down with the grip and to see Eddie[']s Baby Nellie [Minnie?] [two names]
**1891
April 28 Sallie C. Ann [Charlie Ann?] went to Cinti O. to visit her sister [Mrs?] Best was gone 2 weeks had a nice visit; met Kate Johnson, [Mrs?] Ramsey, visited our cousin Mary Trimble & [Uphton? Ashton?]
May 6 I went to Frankfort Ky Stayed all night at the Capitol Met W.O. Bradley
June 4 I left home for Washington D.C. Stoped at Lex. Ky took dinner with Carrie & Sister Teresa. I arrived at Washington June 5th Stopped with Cousin [Uirrerus?] filed papers for Post Office and returned June 19th 1891.
Jun 8 Sunday James R. Barlow broke his arm at Johnathan Smith's. it was broke near the elbow.
June 3rd 1891 Willie T. Barlow sett in with Robt Blackwell to learn Telegriphy and other duties about the Rail Road business.
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**1891
Jun 20 Callie went to Harrodsburgh to put up Bills for H &visit Camp meeting-
July 18 At nigh Jesse Webb P.M. turned over the office to me & I commenced on Sundy the 19th July 1891. I was commissioned on 2nd July But did not fix up bond until the 19th-E. Callie Barlow Jr is my 1st Assistant & Jas. H. [Rummly? Renny?] 2nd Assist
Augt 21 Dr Thomason James R Barlow & myself went to Cinti Ohio to have Jay's arm examined by Dr Milton & Owens. They thought all had been done that could & it was better to let it alone & make him use it all the time. his charge was Five dollars I bought Willie & Cal under ware Jno & Joey waists myself [pr pants?] $4.75-got back the same day-
Oct 26 [20?] Sallie went to Cinti Ohio bought a [Cloak?]-Ret Sat night-Nov 7, 1891
Oct 8 Sunday Sallie & I went up to the Funeral of Carrie P. Thompson who Died Friday 6th 1891at the Sanitarium Cinti Mount Auburn
Dec 3 Aunt Kate Green made us a visit of 3 days left Saturd[a]y the 5th Dec for Louisville Ky
Dec 5th Dave Ross died & was buried 6 Sunday morning he was 63 yrs old
**1891
Dec 15th Mrs Amelia Thompson wife W.O. Thompson Died. She was Sallie's mother. Jimmie's Motherinlaw
**1892
Jany 11th I attend[ed] the Funeral of Fannie B. Allison wife of John Allison & was one of the Pall Bearers I went out with Prof. Rucker [Cady? Cody?] & George Allison.
1892 Feb 13 P. [L.? J.? T.?] Mitchell daughter Mary Wadsworth & Grandson Phil son of [Kates?] is here on a visit after an absence of 35 yrs
1892 Feb [18? 13?] T.W. Keller left for his home in Indiana: Hope & Columbus--to visit his mother & relatives
Feb 24 Minnie Hambrick ran off with Chas. M. Sandifer and was married by Rev. Settles at Louisville Hotel at 1 'oclock Wednesday the 24th.
May 18 I received my increase of Pension 6$ per mo. $45.00 back pay & will get from May 4th and on $30.00 per mo for life-
" 18th Mr Brice [Champ? Chaud? Chanup? Charup?] Died of Heart disease and leaves [Lillie? Tillie?] a widow
**1892
[Apl?] 16 I had pneumonia for 2 weeks
Oct 1 Lillie [Champ? Chenup?] came to visit us and stayed until Feb 1st 1893-4 months
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**1893
Willie T Barlow went away with The George Lyon Comedy Co.
Minnie Standifer nee Hambrick had a baby-Hambrick Standifer.
Mch 13th Mr Lindsey [Moore? Moon?] commenced boarding with us at $4.00 per week the same that [C. E.? J.C?] Keller has been paying
July 4 1893 Mrs C.E. Keller & son Albert made us a visit and left
June 20 [Qsistre? Sister?] Miller & Nat came from Washington D.C. to [?????] a visit one week
Augt 22nd Mr U Hambrick C Ann Sallie Barlow & Mary Bell Best all left for the East to visit Reading Pa & other places.
Augst 23rd Harry S. orr stopped with us from 23rd to Monday the 28th & left for Paris Ky
Saturday 26. Show in the Hall Slim House-
Monday Augt 28th Mr Z E Hagen [Hogen?] was here & left at night I got him to examine May Bell's eyes and have him select two prs of steel speck[s] for near & short sight-
**1894
July 14 Jay Barlow & May Bell Barlow left home to make a visit to their Aunt Mary Bell Best. They stayed one week & returned home having a nice visit-
**1894
July 24 Willie T. Barlow and Callie Barlow left her[e] with Capt E. Sinclairs Company for Paducah Ky for a Tendays encampment. The[y] were cheerful & happy.
July 25 Sallie went to High Bridge Camp Meeting today to be gone until it is over. She expected [to?] have her sister Mary Best go up with her, Mr Hambrick and wife having gone a few days ago-
**1895
Nov 17th Cousin Minerva McMillan is with us. She come [to us? over?] 2 weeks ago. She is so full of life so cheerful [that] I am sorry she cannot be with us longer.
Nov 17 Willie T. is 21 yrs old to day. I feel [hope?] he will try & make [a] man of himself-
**1896
Jany 31st I give up the Post Office after having it 4 yrs 6 months & 12 days To D.A. Adams & Hugh Anderson who Divide the office Callie is retained as clrk for a while.
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**1896
Feby 1 D A Adams took charge and I assisted him for a while Callie Barlow will remain until they can run it-I held the office for 4 yrs under President Arthur & Garfield & M Buch, wife & J Webb altogether had it for about 5 yrs I applied und[er] Prest Harrison & took charge July 19th 1891& give up January 31st 1896
{These are the last words in the diary of E.C. Barlow. He died February17, 1897; his wife Sallie lived on until September 11, 1925. Her great-great-grandson remembers her from when she lived with them. Thus, someone born in 1834 was directly known by a person still living in 2005.
There are four pages that follow, numbered A-D by Ed Barlow. The first is jottings of figures, just adding and subtracting, some upside down (page A), and the next is a page of items that were lost in a fire (undated) and their costs (page B). I will not repeat those figures here. The last two pages, however, are apparently records boarders. These were done in pencil and they have faded a bit, making some words rather illegible.}
Page C:
H. H. Hicks commenced Tuesday 16th Sept 1856 at 3$ per week up to 3 Feb 19 weeks $57.00
By cash paid in full [at?] Feb 9 1857 $57.00
Wm. J. Hays commenced Feb 9th 1857 Monday
By cash for 8 weeks [bord] $24.00 20 weeks $60.00
By " " [Bord] $36.00
$60.00
Everment Hambric Commenced Monday 15th Sept 1856
At $3.00 per week & left Feb 30th 1857 19 weeks $57.00
By cash Father $57.00
[Q?] Ward com'd Feb 9 1857 Monday at 3$ per week
By cash for Board up to Mch 16th jk $15.00
Wm Hill commenced Monday 29th September 1856
At 3$ per week. By cash $42.00 up to [10 ????] $108.00
42.00
By cash in full $66.00 $ 66.00
Mr Pearce commenced Oct 3rd 1856 Friday at $3.00
Oct 4th 1856 By cash $60.00
Received payment up to the 1st of March 1857
Mary Bell Rawlins commenced Monday 22nd Sept 1857
Page D:
Tom Offutt commenced bording July 21st 1857
on Tuesday at 3$ per week
Left on Saturday 6th February 1858
& paid up in full
Tom Waddill comc'd bording Augt 31st 1857
To 28 weeks [upon] 1st Feby 1858 84
By cash 50
Tom left 25th June 1858 34
H. H. Hicks com'd bording Sept 22nd 1857
Mr McKay commenced bording Feb 10th 1858
Mr Lindsey Moore commenced to Board
with us on Saturday the 13th March [1873? 1893?]
at $4.00 per week the same as [I] have
been charging Ed C. Keller.
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