22-1 Clear, fine, pleasant, not so warm as yesterday and fine air.
Dedicated our new church, corner of Pine and 3rd Streets today. Rev. Dr. Gurley preached in the morning from the text "not by might nor by power but by my spirit saith the Lord of Hosts" and again in the afternoon at 3 ½ pm from the text "That I may win Christ" It is but feeble commendation to say that both discourses were finished productions in their power of argument and solemnity and commanding interest of delivery. Dr. Gurley is least admired by some persons for what I think is one of the most impressive and commanding traits in his preaching- a remarkable slowness but distinctness of delivery coupled with a deep solemnity of manner and tone. His voice being a deep, full, melodious . . . [text unreadable due to a note pasted in on top fo the text that reads "Contributed to collection at church today as follow, to wit: Self .50, wife .25, son Charles .10, John Calvin .05, Fanny .05=amt. 95 cents.]
Rev. Mr. Burt of Baltimore preached in the evening from 19 Ch. Psalms 4 v. "Their line is gone out through all the earth" one of the most throughly discussed argumentative and able discourses, delivered in fine state of voice and manner I ever listened to in illustration of the universal adaptedness of the Gospel to all times, generations, and people. The church was crowded in the morning and jammed in the evening. The afternoon congregation was not more than half equal to the morning’s . The morning’s collection was about $125, the evening $68, none taken in the afternoon. Home 9 ½ to 9 3/4 to bed 10 to 10 ½.
23-2 Clear, fine, pleasant.
Was at Hopple House morning and afternoon at 9 to 10 am and 4 to 6 pm. No one working in morning. Rain in last night and some early this morning. Charles and Sam went along at Hopple house in morning. 3 men working there in afternoon, building chimney &c for back kitchen viz 2 builders (Nolan himself being one of them) and tender. The carpenter had been at work in the morning some, as Mrs. Hetterman, tenant’s wife, says before I went there.
Received of James Dailey 1 month’s rent due 1 inst. $7.00
Walked between 6 ½ and 8 pm. 3 ½ miles circular and had walked about the same distance in morning after leaving Hopple premises. To bed 9 ½ to 10.
24-3 Clear, fine, pleasant all day.
2 builders at work till noon at Hopple House when they finished to wit Nolan and his tender and 2 carpenters to wit John Cunkle himself and his journey all day. Sam Burton and myself were there from 8 ½ am to 12 1/4 pm filling up round the house with broken stone laying round &c, and cleaning up stone and gravel &c generally. I was there again from 4 1/4 to 6 pm.
| Paid last evening segars 25, handed son Charles to go gunning .25= | .50 |
| Paid 8 lbs brown sugar at Boas and Forster | .76 |
| 4 lbs. white sugar at Boas and Forster | .42 |
| $1.18 |
Walked round by Water Basin after buying said sugar and sending them home from John Casey’s by one of his boys or hands. Home 8, rest of evening at home and to bed 9 ½ to 10.
25-4 Clear and beautiful, pleasant.
Mrs. Rawn at Market and paid 2 lbs. butter .38, 2 dozen corn .25, 2 lbs. potatoes .19
Squashes, onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, smear case .33
Twist bread 4, 5 lbs mutton 40, John Casey (cr) amt. $1.59
I was up at 5 am and at Maulys from 5 ½ to 6 am at Hopple House from 8 ½ or 9 to 12 (noon) Sam Burton there an hour or so. I handed him 3 cts and he left for home and some coal and pie. I called last evening at Byers’ Coal Yard to get them send Mrs. Hetterman a ton of nut coal, which was sent to her this morning while Sam and I there and paid for. 2 carpenters at work all day viz. Mr. Cunkle and his journeyman John. I was there again from 4 ½ to 6, walked 3 miles circular between 7 and 8 1/4 pm and home to bed 9 ½ to 10.
July 26-5 Clear, fine, very hot sun.
John Weidman called at door last evening and today at 12 to 1 pm and remained here an hour. His daughter Mary called and left her card last evening when we were out. Son Charles and self at Hopple House a short time in evening on our way to walk between 7 and 8 pm. I had been there short time in morning. 1 carpenter at work finishing up through day.
I took 9 to 10 feet of stove pipe including two elbows to said house worth at least $2 to fix their stove in new kitchen as I was afraid of their burning me down with their old pipe. This is only on loan at my pleasure. I paid to Zollinger (tinner) 25 cts. for fitting of said stove and adding 2 longish pieces and one short one. 25ct.
Handed Sam Burton .13. paid pretzels 5 = .8
Son Charles and self walked 3 ½ to 4 miles circular between 6 ½ and 8 pm I was at the ____ Mass. State Con at Capitol about 8 ½ to 9 1/4 pm. Home and to bed 9 ½ to 10.
27-6 Clear, fine, pleasant, fine rain in last night.
| Received of Sheriff J .M. Eyster in Keenan vs. Brown in to April 7, 1860 Debt and Int. | $27.09 |
| Professional bill of costs $15.91 and attorney docket fee 3.00= | 18.97 |
| $46.00 |
(Varulton see 29 inst). Said attorney appropriated as follows to wit.
| Retained of paid bill of costs Witmer’s fee of Joseph Blanchard which I paid him for the 14 Feb. Last | $6.84 |
| Retained attorney’s said docket fee | $3.00 |
| Retained ½ of said debt and interest as fee | $13.54 ½ |
| Retained ½ of remainder of paid bill of court after deducting P. Blanchard Witmer’s fee viz | $4.53 ½ |
| $27.92 |
Balance due my client Keenan $18.08
Sam Burton and Ben. Blue (a yellow boy) engaged 2 or 3 hours in middle of day carrying cinder and coal ashes out of my cellar in to street to haul up to my Hopple House. They got their dinners and I paid Ben 10 cts. and started him off about 2 to 3 pm as his brother was loafing round waiting for him. Robert Gale (old Dr. Billy Jones’ son in law) hauled 2 loads off said cinder and ashes to said Hopple House.
Sam and son John Calvin and self went to said house at 4 to 5 pm to fill up around house with said cinder and ashes. Mrs. Rawn and self called at Amity (?) Hotel between 6 ½ and 7 pm to see Mrs. John Brown. We then walked through Capitol ground at water basin, Hopple House and home I spent rest of evening at home and to bed 9 ½.
28-7 Clear, beautiful, coolish in early morning.
| Mrs. Rawn at Market, paid 2 lbs. butter .38, corn .24, squashes, potatoes, tomatoes. 24- | .86 |
| blackberries 6, fish 10, twist 4, cheese 3 = | .23 |
| Handed Sam Burton last evening | .05 |
| Handed Sam Burton this afternoon for beef and mutton got of John Carey | .37 |
| Handed son Charles for powder and shot | .45 |
| Handed son John Calvin for caps &c | .10 |
| Paid Public Daily Ledger to this day | .06 |
| Handed son Charles for gunning excursion next week | $3.00 |
| $5.60 |
I was at home chiefly all day at Hopple House between 4 and 6 pm, where son Charles and Sam. Burton filling up with coal ashes 1 load hauled today and 2 loads gravel today by Robert Gale.
This makes 6 loads in all hauled by Gale yesterday and today. Herman Alricks, G. W. Harris and self walked between 6 ½ and 7 ½ pm, 1 ½ to 2 miles circular after which I went to preparatory communion service at our lecture room where Mr. Cattell lectured. Home about 9 and to bed 9 ½ to 10.
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