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Cornet Band to night.\"","February 20, 1879: \"Charles Furry's wife had twins to night.\"","February 28, 1879: \"Mr. McClouds House burnt up about 11 o'clock to night.\"","March 1, 1879: \"A fine Revival going on in Harrisonburg. About 76 conversions up to this date.\"","March 5, 1879: \"Our Annual Conference goes in session at Salem, Roanoke County.\"","March 6, 1879:  \"Commenced work again on the African church in rear of our church. George White bought 5 hogs of Mrs. Ward for $20.\"","March 8, 1879: Four day conference.  [likely M. E. Church]","March 12, 1879: Eight day conference adjourned.  Brother Kinzer returns to our Sircuit [sic] and Rev Holcomb [Homan?] moved to Jesse Frys house in our town.","March 14, 1879:  \"Negro Exhibition at old Town Hall tonight.\"","March 19, 1879: \"Dr. Brown moved his drug store to Armstrongs store room and also the printing press upstairs in Browns Store.  Samuel Miller upset his buggy and broke the top off it.\"","March 22, 1879: \"Lute Swartz killed a Sandhill Crane this morning.\" [sketch of crane]","March 30, 1879: \"Quarterly meeting going on at Crawford.\"","April 13, 1879: \"Preaching by Kummingham [R. S Cunningham] at M. E. Church.\"","April 14, 1879: Henry Smals got sick on his way to Richmond Odd Fellows Conference.","April 29, 1879: \"A. Hollins brought a load of agricultural implements to the Old Town Hall.\"","May 10, 1879:  \"Quarterly meeting with the colored people today.  Presiding elder present.\"","May 29, 1879: \"Peter Miller's stable burnt down.  Supposed to have caught from the engine of Mr. Sheetz.\"","June 9, 1879:  \"This is Memorial Day at Staunton to decorate the soldiers graves.  A good many persons gone from Bridgewater.\" [June 6-at Winchester-Memorial of the Dead-estimates 25,000 present]","Thursday, June 12, 1879: \"This is the day the Lawn Festival commences in church yard at M. E. Church.  No festival on account of rain.\" [sketch]","June 23, 1879: \"Willie Bradburn got his arms in the carding machine, tore off the flesh of half the arm.\" [Smals always drew a sketch of injured arms and legs]  \"about 2500 black bass put in the dam above the woolen factory.\"","June 27, 1879: \"A great many cherries in our town to day at from 11 to 20 cents per gallon.  Mr. Mefall got his buggy and harness broken near Allemongs by hoisting an umbrella, horse got frightened.\"","July 4, 1879: \"Day of Celebration in Harrisonburg, about 15,000 people present, 6 bands and 6 military companies, a powerful turnout.  98 degrees for 3 hours and one hour 100 degrees, awful dust.  It was supposed that $10,000 dollars was left in Harrisonburg today.\"","July 13, 1879: Rev. Rosbrown [?] preached.","July 21, 1879:  \"J.H. Smals at court, made 2 indictments on assault and battery, the other a rape on a small Negro child.\"","August 15, 1879:  \"Rev. 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[sketch]","September 6, 1879: Dr. Brown had gone to Rawley Springs to bottle water.","September 14, 1879: Rev Kemper preached in PM.","September 22, 1879:  \"This is Mansipation [sic] Day for the Negroes.\"  [Writes this in big letters and draws four black heads.]","October 2, 1879:  \"A blind black man sung in the African church this evening.\"","October 13, 1879:  \"Cars ran off the track and smashed 11 cars all to pieces, hurt a good many.\" [Smals does not tell where this happened]."],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["Henry Smals Diaries, 1871/1891"],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["Henry Smals Diaries, 1871/1891"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1879"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["February 1879-October 1879"],"level_ssm":["Item"],"level_ssim":["Item"],"component_level_isim":[1],"sort_isi":10,"repository_ssim":["James Madison University"],"collection_ssim":["Henry Smals Diaries, 1871/1891"],"containers_ssim":["box 1","folder 4"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"child_component_count_isi":0,"parent_access_restrict_tesm":["Collection is open for research. 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Brother Kinzer returns to our Sircuit [sic] and Rev Holcomb [Homan?] moved to Jesse Frys house in our town.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMarch 14, 1879:  \"Negro Exhibition at old Town Hall tonight.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMarch 19, 1879: \"Dr. Brown moved his drug store to Armstrongs store room and also the printing press upstairs in Browns Store.  Samuel Miller upset his buggy and broke the top off it.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMarch 22, 1879: \"Lute Swartz killed a Sandhill Crane this morning.\" [sketch of crane]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMarch 30, 1879: \"Quarterly meeting going on at Crawford.\" \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApril 13, 1879: \"Preaching by Kummingham [R. S Cunningham] at M. E. Church.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApril 14, 1879: Henry Smals got sick on his way to Richmond Odd Fellows Conference.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApril 29, 1879: \"A. 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No festival on account of rain.\" [sketch]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJune 23, 1879: \"Willie Bradburn got his arms in the carding machine, tore off the flesh of half the arm.\" [Smals always drew a sketch of injured arms and legs]  \"about 2500 black bass put in the dam above the woolen factory.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJune 27, 1879: \"A great many cherries in our town to day at from 11 to 20 cents per gallon.  Mr. Mefall got his buggy and harness broken near Allemongs by hoisting an umbrella, horse got frightened.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJuly 4, 1879: \"Day of Celebration in Harrisonburg, about 15,000 people present, 6 bands and 6 military companies, a powerful turnout.  98 degrees for 3 hours and one hour 100 degrees, awful dust.  It was supposed that $10,000 dollars was left in Harrisonburg today.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJuly 13, 1879: Rev. Rosbrown [?] preached.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJuly 21, 1879:  \"J.H. 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Cornet Band to night.\"","February 20, 1879: \"Charles Furry's wife had twins to night.\"","February 28, 1879: \"Mr. McClouds House burnt up about 11 o'clock to night.\"","March 1, 1879: \"A fine Revival going on in Harrisonburg. About 76 conversions up to this date.\"","March 5, 1879: \"Our Annual Conference goes in session at Salem, Roanoke County.\"","March 6, 1879:  \"Commenced work again on the African church in rear of our church. George White bought 5 hogs of Mrs. Ward for $20.\"","March 8, 1879: Four day conference.  [likely M. E. Church]","March 12, 1879: Eight day conference adjourned.  Brother Kinzer returns to our Sircuit [sic] and Rev Holcomb [Homan?] moved to Jesse Frys house in our town.","March 14, 1879:  \"Negro Exhibition at old Town Hall tonight.\"","March 19, 1879: \"Dr. Brown moved his drug store to Armstrongs store room and also the printing press upstairs in Browns Store.  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No festival on account of rain.\" [sketch]","June 23, 1879: \"Willie Bradburn got his arms in the carding machine, tore off the flesh of half the arm.\" [Smals always drew a sketch of injured arms and legs]  \"about 2500 black bass put in the dam above the woolen factory.\"","June 27, 1879: \"A great many cherries in our town to day at from 11 to 20 cents per gallon.  Mr. Mefall got his buggy and harness broken near Allemongs by hoisting an umbrella, horse got frightened.\"","July 4, 1879: \"Day of Celebration in Harrisonburg, about 15,000 people present, 6 bands and 6 military companies, a powerful turnout.  98 degrees for 3 hours and one hour 100 degrees, awful dust.  It was supposed that $10,000 dollars was left in Harrisonburg today.\"","July 13, 1879: Rev. Rosbrown [?] preached.","July 21, 1879:  \"J.H. Smals at court, made 2 indictments on assault and battery, the other a rape on a small Negro child.\"","August 15, 1879:  \"Rev. 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Herschel Young professed religion tonight\"","October 29, 1879:  \"547 cattle passed through town today.\"","November 1879-January 1880:  Mentions a lot of religious meetings and conversions.","November 2, 1879: \"56 for church service.  Protracted meeting still going on in M. E. Church.\"  [This revival continued for the first week or two of November]","November 6, 1879:  \"Mr. Sheetz plank mill burnt down with 7,000 feet of lumber.\"","November 8, 1879: \"Several drummers in town today selling goods.\"","November 9, 1879: \"Wofered Vancant struck Joe William with a club at our church door.\"  [sketch of club with word club written on it]  \"John Myers was converted to night about 9 o'clock.\"","November 11, 1879: \"Moffett Miller, Dr. Bucher and Thrush Sellers were all converted.\" [Moffett Miller is commemorated in a stained glass window in Bridgewater United Methodist Church].","November 21, 1879: \"I  H. Smals heard a great noise to night in the skyes about 12 o'clock. 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E. B. Simpson went to Harrisonburg today with snow shoes, they are about six feet long and six inches wide.  Oh this is fearful weather, a great deal of slaying going on.\"","January 6, 1881: \"Professor Geason gave a Grand Free Exhibition of Scientific Horsemanship today and commenced a class with 20 or more pupils at $2.00 per pupil.\"","January 21, 1881: \"the horse tamer is in our town today.\"","February 6, 1881:  \"Niggers had a fight in African Church tonight.\" [Drew 3 black heads]","February 7, 1881: \"I H. Smals made a pair of boots for a Mr. Stokes that he wore for 25 years, please beat that.  There were 26 persons at the young mens prayer meeting in M.E.C. to night.\"","February 12, 1881:  Sam Williams was fined $10 and bound over the Peace for 12 months. Jos. Williams the same and Oliver Failer was fined $5 and bound over for 12 months for fighting in the African Church last Sunday in Bridgewater, VA.\"","February 17, 1881:  \"Allemony's Cattle Sale today.  His yearlings sold at $16 per head.\"","March 2, 1881: Stuart Lindsey lead union prayer meeting in M. E. Church at 5 o'clock.","March 6, 1881: \"Mr. McNeal came to our town to see his sweet [sketch of heart] and I tell you she is very Handsome.  he lives in Hardy County.\"","March 7, 1881: \"Engineers and Simpson gone on the route of the railroad.\"  [sketch of surveyor's level]  Rev. Mr. Whisner came to Marg Areys.  A good many preachers went through our town to Harrisonburg to Conference.\"","March 27, 1881: Rev. Bush had his first sermon in M. E. Church.","March 28, 1881:  \"Joseph Williams taken to jail by Hopewell for fighting in Methodist Church, Colored.\"","March 29, 1881: \"Joseph Williams taken to jail for fighting in Methodist Church, colored.  The Engineers Simpson and Bell came home from their Byrds Eye Survey.\"","April 1, 1881: Preaching at M. E. Church by Rev. Deans.","April 14, 1881: \"F. K. 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Oh this is fearful weather, a great deal of slaying going on.\"","January 6, 1881: \"Professor Geason gave a Grand Free Exhibition of Scientific Horsemanship today and commenced a class with 20 or more pupils at $2.00 per pupil.\"","January 21, 1881: \"the horse tamer is in our town today.\"","February 6, 1881:  \"Niggers had a fight in African Church tonight.\" [Drew 3 black heads]","February 7, 1881: \"I H. Smals made a pair of boots for a Mr. Stokes that he wore for 25 years, please beat that.  There were 26 persons at the young mens prayer meeting in M.E.C. to night.\"","February 12, 1881:  Sam Williams was fined $10 and bound over the Peace for 12 months. Jos. Williams the same and Oliver Failer was fined $5 and bound over for 12 months for fighting in the African Church last Sunday in Bridgewater, VA.\"","February 17, 1881:  \"Allemony's Cattle Sale today.  His yearlings sold at $16 per head.\"","March 2, 1881: Stuart Lindsey lead union prayer meeting in M. E. 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Sabbath morning class at the usual hour 9 oclock, Sabbath school at 2 ½  oclock.  Prayer meeting at M. E. Church 7 oclock.\"","November 18, 1881: \"Clear and Warm. A Great Republican procession in Harrisonburg to night, Governor Walker came to our town.\"","November 19, 1881:  \"Rev Perrys children all have the Hooping Cough.  Some of them very poorly tonight.\"","November 20, 1881: \"Preaching at 11 oclock by Rev Hildebrand.\"","November 21, 1881: Court Day.   \"Professor Steel commence his Wrighting School today.\"  [sketch of quill] \"N. Marion Miller gone to Het Smals to do sowing for them.\"","November 22, 1881: Cloudy and cool.  \"Stuart Lindsay has gone to Monterey to see his sick wife.\"","November 27, 1881: \"No preaching in town today.  Mrs. J Lindsey and T Lindsey came from Monterey this evening.  Stuart Lindseys wife some better.\"","December 1, 1881: \"Dr. T. H. 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Prayer Meeting at 5 oclock, Class meeting at 9 oclock , No preaching at 11 oclock, Sabbath school at 2 oclock, Preaching at 6 ½  oclock by Rev D. Bush.","December 26, 1881: \"Professor Hull commenced his singing school today.\"","December 27, 1881: \"Peter Miller is receiving contribution of the German Baptist Formal School to be established at this place.\"","December 28, 1881: Clear and warm.  \"the Baptist members are moving their church back 6 feet today. D. John Allemong sick.\"","January 4, 1882: \"John Allemong very sick.  Allemong has Nierulalgia of the Bowels.  8 inches of snow.\"","January 5, 1882: \"Allemong no better.\"","January 6, 1882: \"J.W. F. Allemong no better\"","January 10, 1882: \"Street Lamps made for the Corporation, they will be put in a short time.\"  [sketch of lamp]","January 11, 1882: \"John W. F. Allemong some better.\"","January 17, 1882: \"Allemong still improving, able to get up and be shaved.\"","January 18, 1882: \"the Ladies are holding a Missionary metng this afternoon in M. E. Church at 3 ½ oclock.\"","January 20, 1882: \"John W. F. Allemong improving very fast\"","January 24, 1882: \"Allemong has gotten well\"","January 27, 1882: Jury brought in a verdict, that Guitttoes [sic] committed Murder in first Degree for killing President Garfield.\"","February 2, 1882:  \"groundhog day: He saw his shadow.\"  [Smals drew a sketch of a ground hog every year, but his drawings resembled a cat more than a ground hog]  \"Allemong hauling ice from Factory and Robert Wrights Ponds.\"","February 10, 1882: \"Charley Schenk fell in the Creek\"","February 12, 1882: Preaching at 11 oclock by Rev. Hildebrand.","February 15, 1882:  \"Miss Ryan buried in our graveyard today at 3 oclock   Funeral preached by Rev Hildebrand.\"","February 17, 1882:  \"Oyster supper this evening for the Benefit of the M. E. Church, realized $21.50 Dollars.  John Allemong Enlarged his office to day.\"","February 18, 1882:  \"Adjourned Quarterly meeting met in Allemong's Office today.  Oyster supper this evening for the Benefit of the M. E. Church.  Realized [?]  Dollars.\"","February 19, 1882: \"Preaching by Rev Rosebrow in M. E. Church at 7 oclock.  Mrs. McNeil of Hardy County Dr. Browns Daughter had a son born today at Dr. Browns.\"","February 21, 1882: \"Uncommon windy and Storm and uncommon muddy…  Rev. Kinzer came to our town today.\"","February 22, 1882: \"Rev. Kinzer preached for us.  Click Miller, Ad Hollum, Walter Davis and John Allemong bought the wood factory and Foundrey for the sum of $9000 Dollars.\"","February 25, 1882: \"A Great many Deprecations acted tonight by the Boys, Shooting, Cursing, Swearing and being Drunk.\"","February 26, 1882: \"Preaching in M.E. Church by Rev Bush and Sacrament of the Lords Supper.  Hopewell shot a chicken for Salley Fitchew.  Laurence fired a pistol also on the Sabbath.\"","March 2, 1882: \"Queen Victoria was shot and mist her.\"","March 6, 1882: \"Preachers all fixing to go to Conference.\"","March 8, 1882: \"Sheets sold his Hartman Lot and house to J. W. F. Allemong for the sum of $200 dollars.\"","March 14, 1882: \"Stuart Lindseys wife very poorly.\"","March 16, 1882:  \"Rev. Hildebrand came back from Conference today to our town.\"","March 17, 1882: \"Joseph Attaffer died this morning at 1 oclock.\"","March 18, 1882: \"Saturday morning cloudy sleet and Rain  Rained all day long,   Joseph Attaffer buried today.\"","March 22, 1882: \"Dog bit Eugene Ervin in the hand this morning very badly.\"","March 26, 1882: \"David Bush preached.\"","April 2, 1882: Rev. Whitescarver preached.","April 7, 1882: \"Widow John Arey died this morning.\"","April 16, 1882: \"Preaching by Rev. Tailor at Barbees Office.\"","April 17, 1882: \"Jacob Wynant's Horse Run off.  It went home and never Broke his Buggy.\"","April 20, 1882: \"Joseph Beery Hung himself in his grainery this morning about 5 oclock on Linville Creek the cause not known. Jack Thuma killed a large loon.\"  [sketch]  [Smals wrote of at least four horse-runoff episodes during April].","April 24, 1882: \"Mrs. Stuart Lindsey Died at Jacob Lindseys House…\"","May 4, 1882: \"The smallest Baby Born to day in the world some where in the north, it weighed 8 ounces and was perfect child.\"","May 5, 1882: \"The Mossy Creek folks settled with Allemong to day for the church.\"","May 6, 1882: \"A waggon Run over G. Claude Smals to day and Did not Break any of his Limbs.\"","May 11, 1882: \"The Presbyterian Church was dedicated to Day.\"","May 18, 1882: \"A fish and meat house opened here to day.\"","May 28, 1882: \"Rev. Armstrong preached the Dedicatory sermon for the Mt. Solon Church to day and Realized money enough to the pay the Deposit on the Church which was $300.\"","June 6, 1882: \"Jack Dooms finished the Parsonage House today.\"","June 15, 1882: \"Jack Dooms finished the Parsonage Stable today.\"","June 18, 1882: Rev. 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Bush.\"  [sketch of Christmas Arch]Jan 24: \"Old Brother John Altaffer Died in this Place this evening about 4 oclock at age of 84 ½  years old, he has been a Methodist for 65 year and over.\" [Commemorated in stained glass window in Bridgewater United Methodist Church.]","January 26, 1883: Rev Bush preached Altaffer's funeral.","April 6, 1883: \"Our young Preacher Waters came to town this evening from Maeraland [Maryland].\""],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["Henry Smals Diaries, 1871/1891"],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["Henry Smals Diaries, 1871/1891"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1881/1883"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["November 1881-May 1883"],"level_ssm":["Item"],"level_ssim":["Item"],"component_level_isim":[1],"sort_isi":14,"repository_ssim":["James Madison University"],"collection_ssim":["Henry Smals Diaries, 1871/1891"],"containers_ssim":["box 2","folder 1"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"child_component_count_isi":0,"parent_access_restrict_tesm":["Collection is open for research. 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A Great Republican procession in Harrisonburg to night, Governor Walker came to our town.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNovember 19, 1881:  \"Rev Perrys children all have the Hooping Cough.  Some of them very poorly tonight.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNovember 20, 1881: \"Preaching at 11 oclock by Rev Hildebrand.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNovember 21, 1881: Court Day.   \"Professor Steel commence his Wrighting School today.\"  [sketch of quill] \"N. Marion Miller gone to Het Smals to do sowing for them.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNovember 22, 1881: Cloudy and cool.  \"Stuart Lindsay has gone to Monterey to see his sick wife.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNovember 27, 1881: \"No preaching in town today.  Mrs. J Lindsey and T Lindsey came from Monterey this evening.  Stuart Lindseys wife some better.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDecember 1, 1881: \"Dr. T. H. Brown gone to Moorefield Hardy County to see his daughter Verdie Mcneal [McNeil]…  Mr. Jos Byrd move to his new house today.\"  [sketch of 2 story house with 2 chimneys, Smals sketches of houses that people bought and sold often show details which were probably characteristic to the particular house] \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDecember 4, 1881: Preaching at 11 o'clock by Rev. Bush.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDecember 6, 1881: \"Stuart Lindseys wife some better.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDecember 10, 1881: \"P. Miller gone to Broadway to see about the schoolhouse to be built here or at Broadway.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDecember 11, 1881: \"No preaching in town today.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDecember 12, 1881: \"Cloudy and threaten for snow cold weather.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDecember 14, 1881: \"Snowed through the night one inch in depth.\" [drew a one inch purple line]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDecember 16, 1881: \"Stuart Lindsey and wife came home from her Father's at Monterey, She is right peart.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDecember 25, 1881: Sabbath morning clear and cold this is Christmas Day. Prayer Meeting at 5 oclock, Class meeting at 9 oclock , No preaching at 11 oclock, Sabbath school at 2 oclock, Preaching at 6 ½  oclock by Rev D. Bush.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDecember 26, 1881: \"Professor Hull commenced his singing school today.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDecember 27, 1881: \"Peter Miller is receiving contribution of the German Baptist Formal School to be established at this place.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDecember 28, 1881: Clear and warm.  \"the Baptist members are moving their church back 6 feet today. D. John Allemong sick.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJanuary 4, 1882: \"John Allemong very sick.  Allemong has Nierulalgia of the Bowels.  8 inches of snow.\" \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJanuary 5, 1882: \"Allemong no better.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJanuary 6, 1882: \"J.W. F. Allemong no better\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJanuary 10, 1882: \"Street Lamps made for the Corporation, they will be put in a short time.\"  [sketch of lamp]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJanuary 11, 1882: \"John W. F. Allemong some better.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJanuary 17, 1882: \"Allemong still improving, able to get up and be shaved.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJanuary 18, 1882: \"the Ladies are holding a Missionary metng this afternoon in M. E. Church at 3 ½ oclock.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJanuary 20, 1882: \"John W. F. Allemong improving very fast\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJanuary 24, 1882: \"Allemong has gotten well\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJanuary 27, 1882: Jury brought in a verdict, that Guitttoes [sic] committed Murder in first Degree for killing President Garfield.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFebruary 2, 1882:  \"groundhog day: He saw his shadow.\"  [Smals drew a sketch of a ground hog every year, but his drawings resembled a cat more than a ground hog]  \"Allemong hauling ice from Factory and Robert Wrights Ponds.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFebruary 10, 1882: \"Charley Schenk fell in the Creek\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFebruary 12, 1882: Preaching at 11 oclock by Rev. Hildebrand.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFebruary 15, 1882:  \"Miss Ryan buried in our graveyard today at 3 oclock   Funeral preached by Rev Hildebrand.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFebruary 17, 1882:  \"Oyster supper this evening for the Benefit of the M. E. Church, realized $21.50 Dollars.  John Allemong Enlarged his office to day.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFebruary 18, 1882:  \"Adjourned Quarterly meeting met in Allemong's Office today.  Oyster supper this evening for the Benefit of the M. E. Church.  Realized [?]  Dollars.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFebruary 19, 1882: \"Preaching by Rev Rosebrow in M. E. Church at 7 oclock.  Mrs. McNeil of Hardy County Dr. Browns Daughter had a son born today at Dr. Browns.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFebruary 21, 1882: \"Uncommon windy and Storm and uncommon muddy…  Rev. Kinzer came to our town today.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFebruary 22, 1882: \"Rev. Kinzer preached for us.  Click Miller, Ad Hollum, Walter Davis and John Allemong bought the wood factory and Foundrey for the sum of $9000 Dollars.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFebruary 25, 1882: \"A Great many Deprecations acted tonight by the Boys, Shooting, Cursing, Swearing and being Drunk.\" \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFebruary 26, 1882: \"Preaching in M.E. Church by Rev Bush and Sacrament of the Lords Supper.  Hopewell shot a chicken for Salley Fitchew.  Laurence fired a pistol also on the Sabbath.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMarch 2, 1882: \"Queen Victoria was shot and mist her.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMarch 6, 1882: \"Preachers all fixing to go to Conference.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMarch 8, 1882: \"Sheets sold his Hartman Lot and house to J. W. F. Allemong for the sum of $200 dollars.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMarch 14, 1882: \"Stuart Lindseys wife very poorly.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMarch 16, 1882:  \"Rev. Hildebrand came back from Conference today to our town.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMarch 17, 1882: \"Joseph Attaffer died this morning at 1 oclock.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMarch 18, 1882: \"Saturday morning cloudy sleet and Rain  Rained all day long,   Joseph Attaffer buried today.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMarch 22, 1882: \"Dog bit Eugene Ervin in the hand this morning very badly.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMarch 26, 1882: \"David Bush preached.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApril 2, 1882: Rev. Whitescarver preached.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApril 7, 1882: \"Widow John Arey died this morning.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApril 16, 1882: \"Preaching by Rev. Tailor at Barbees Office.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApril 17, 1882: \"Jacob Wynant's Horse Run off.  It went home and never Broke his Buggy.\" \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApril 20, 1882: \"Joseph Beery Hung himself in his grainery this morning about 5 oclock on Linville Creek the cause not known. Jack Thuma killed a large loon.\"  [sketch]  [Smals wrote of at least four horse-runoff episodes during April].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApril 24, 1882: \"Mrs. Stuart Lindsey Died at Jacob Lindseys House…\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMay 4, 1882: \"The smallest Baby Born to day in the world some where in the north, it weighed 8 ounces and was perfect child.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMay 5, 1882: \"The Mossy Creek folks settled with Allemong to day for the church.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMay 6, 1882: \"A waggon Run over G. Claude Smals to day and Did not Break any of his Limbs.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMay 11, 1882: \"The Presbyterian Church was dedicated to Day.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMay 18, 1882: \"A fish and meat house opened here to day.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMay 28, 1882: \"Rev. Armstrong preached the Dedicatory sermon for the Mt. Solon Church to day and Realized money enough to the pay the Deposit on the Church which was $300.\" \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJune 6, 1882: \"Jack Dooms finished the Parsonage House today.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJune 15, 1882: \"Jack Dooms finished the Parsonage Stable today.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJune 18, 1882: Rev. Bush preached. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJune 19, 1882: \"Isac Marshall Bought a Cow of Mr. Brown for a price of $45.00   She is a full Jersey.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJuly 24, 1882: \"11 Wagons went through town for Blackberries to Parnassus, 50 bushels to town\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAugust 1, 1882: \"A new Barbershop by Barber and John Collbert commenced to day.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAugust 8, 1882: \"I H. Smals had the pleasure of shaving Francis O'ferell the Colonels Brother from Minnesota, he came to our town to see his Mother.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAugust 17, 1882: Commenced laying Brick on the Bank to day.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeptember 9, 1882: \"Overseer of the Poor took Peachy Hoak to the Poorhouse to day\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeptember 12, 1882: \"I H. Smals was Disfranchised as Sexton and P. Hartman was put in my place.\"\n[This undoubtedly pertains to the Methodist Church]. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeptember 14, 1882: \"Scaffold at Bank fell and hurt 3.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeptember 23, 1882: \"Meinars Jim Dog died to day.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOctober 2, 1882: \"the Great Comet made its appearance this morning in the East.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOctober 4, 1882: \"H. Dice sold a lot to Casper Earheart for $100, 1 ¼ acre.  Thrush Sellers Bilds Mrs. Williams a house for $600 on High Street.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOctober 22, 1882: Preaching by Rev. Hildebrand.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOctober 23, 1882: \"Humphreys Loose got his new engine this evening, it cost about $1200.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDecember 25, 1882: \"Jack Higgins and Jack Jones were tried and convicted for stealing and sent to jail.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDecember 26, 1882: \"A Christmas tree for benefit of the Sabbath School Children.  Speech from Rev. D. Bush.\"  [sketch of Christmas Arch]Jan 24: \"Old Brother John Altaffer Died in this Place this evening about 4 oclock at age of 84 ½  years old, he has been a Methodist for 65 year and over.\" [Commemorated in stained glass window in Bridgewater United Methodist Church.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJanuary 26, 1883: Rev Bush preached Altaffer's funeral.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApril 6, 1883: \"Our young Preacher Waters came to town this evening from Maeraland [Maryland].\"\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["November 13, 1881: \"Mrs. Arey came home today. Sabbath morning class at the usual hour 9 oclock, Sabbath school at 2 ½  oclock.  Prayer meeting at M. E. Church 7 oclock.\"","November 18, 1881: \"Clear and Warm. A Great Republican procession in Harrisonburg to night, Governor Walker came to our town.\"","November 19, 1881:  \"Rev Perrys children all have the Hooping Cough.  Some of them very poorly tonight.\"","November 20, 1881: \"Preaching at 11 oclock by Rev Hildebrand.\"","November 21, 1881: Court Day.   \"Professor Steel commence his Wrighting School today.\"  [sketch of quill] \"N. Marion Miller gone to Het Smals to do sowing for them.\"","November 22, 1881: Cloudy and cool.  \"Stuart Lindsay has gone to Monterey to see his sick wife.\"","November 27, 1881: \"No preaching in town today.  Mrs. J Lindsey and T Lindsey came from Monterey this evening.  Stuart Lindseys wife some better.\"","December 1, 1881: \"Dr. T. H. Brown gone to Moorefield Hardy County to see his daughter Verdie Mcneal [McNeil]…  Mr. Jos Byrd move to his new house today.\"  [sketch of 2 story house with 2 chimneys, Smals sketches of houses that people bought and sold often show details which were probably characteristic to the particular house]","December 4, 1881: Preaching at 11 o'clock by Rev. Bush.","December 6, 1881: \"Stuart Lindseys wife some better.\"","December 10, 1881: \"P. Miller gone to Broadway to see about the schoolhouse to be built here or at Broadway.\"","December 11, 1881: \"No preaching in town today.\"","December 12, 1881: \"Cloudy and threaten for snow cold weather.\"","December 14, 1881: \"Snowed through the night one inch in depth.\" [drew a one inch purple line]","December 16, 1881: \"Stuart Lindsey and wife came home from her Father's at Monterey, She is right peart.\"","December 25, 1881: Sabbath morning clear and cold this is Christmas Day. Prayer Meeting at 5 oclock, Class meeting at 9 oclock , No preaching at 11 oclock, Sabbath school at 2 oclock, Preaching at 6 ½  oclock by Rev D. Bush.","December 26, 1881: \"Professor Hull commenced his singing school today.\"","December 27, 1881: \"Peter Miller is receiving contribution of the German Baptist Formal School to be established at this place.\"","December 28, 1881: Clear and warm.  \"the Baptist members are moving their church back 6 feet today. D. John Allemong sick.\"","January 4, 1882: \"John Allemong very sick.  Allemong has Nierulalgia of the Bowels.  8 inches of snow.\"","January 5, 1882: \"Allemong no better.\"","January 6, 1882: \"J.W. F. Allemong no better\"","January 10, 1882: \"Street Lamps made for the Corporation, they will be put in a short time.\"  [sketch of lamp]","January 11, 1882: \"John W. F. Allemong some better.\"","January 17, 1882: \"Allemong still improving, able to get up and be shaved.\"","January 18, 1882: \"the Ladies are holding a Missionary metng this afternoon in M. E. Church at 3 ½ oclock.\"","January 20, 1882: \"John W. F. Allemong improving very fast\"","January 24, 1882: \"Allemong has gotten well\"","January 27, 1882: Jury brought in a verdict, that Guitttoes [sic] committed Murder in first Degree for killing President Garfield.\"","February 2, 1882:  \"groundhog day: He saw his shadow.\"  [Smals drew a sketch of a ground hog every year, but his drawings resembled a cat more than a ground hog]  \"Allemong hauling ice from Factory and Robert Wrights Ponds.\"","February 10, 1882: \"Charley Schenk fell in the Creek\"","February 12, 1882: Preaching at 11 oclock by Rev. Hildebrand.","February 15, 1882:  \"Miss Ryan buried in our graveyard today at 3 oclock   Funeral preached by Rev Hildebrand.\"","February 17, 1882:  \"Oyster supper this evening for the Benefit of the M. E. Church, realized $21.50 Dollars.  John Allemong Enlarged his office to day.\"","February 18, 1882:  \"Adjourned Quarterly meeting met in Allemong's Office today.  Oyster supper this evening for the Benefit of the M. E. Church.  Realized [?]  Dollars.\"","February 19, 1882: \"Preaching by Rev Rosebrow in M. E. Church at 7 oclock.  Mrs. McNeil of Hardy County Dr. Browns Daughter had a son born today at Dr. Browns.\"","February 21, 1882: \"Uncommon windy and Storm and uncommon muddy…  Rev. Kinzer came to our town today.\"","February 22, 1882: \"Rev. Kinzer preached for us.  Click Miller, Ad Hollum, Walter Davis and John Allemong bought the wood factory and Foundrey for the sum of $9000 Dollars.\"","February 25, 1882: \"A Great many Deprecations acted tonight by the Boys, Shooting, Cursing, Swearing and being Drunk.\"","February 26, 1882: \"Preaching in M.E. Church by Rev Bush and Sacrament of the Lords Supper.  Hopewell shot a chicken for Salley Fitchew.  Laurence fired a pistol also on the Sabbath.\"","March 2, 1882: \"Queen Victoria was shot and mist her.\"","March 6, 1882: \"Preachers all fixing to go to Conference.\"","March 8, 1882: \"Sheets sold his Hartman Lot and house to J. W. F. Allemong for the sum of $200 dollars.\"","March 14, 1882: \"Stuart Lindseys wife very poorly.\"","March 16, 1882:  \"Rev. Hildebrand came back from Conference today to our town.\"","March 17, 1882: \"Joseph Attaffer died this morning at 1 oclock.\"","March 18, 1882: \"Saturday morning cloudy sleet and Rain  Rained all day long,   Joseph Attaffer buried today.\"","March 22, 1882: \"Dog bit Eugene Ervin in the hand this morning very badly.\"","March 26, 1882: \"David Bush preached.\"","April 2, 1882: Rev. Whitescarver preached.","April 7, 1882: \"Widow John Arey died this morning.\"","April 16, 1882: \"Preaching by Rev. Tailor at Barbees Office.\"","April 17, 1882: \"Jacob Wynant's Horse Run off.  It went home and never Broke his Buggy.\"","April 20, 1882: \"Joseph Beery Hung himself in his grainery this morning about 5 oclock on Linville Creek the cause not known. Jack Thuma killed a large loon.\"  [sketch]  [Smals wrote of at least four horse-runoff episodes during April].","April 24, 1882: \"Mrs. Stuart Lindsey Died at Jacob Lindseys House…\"","May 4, 1882: \"The smallest Baby Born to day in the world some where in the north, it weighed 8 ounces and was perfect child.\"","May 5, 1882: \"The Mossy Creek folks settled with Allemong to day for the church.\"","May 6, 1882: \"A waggon Run over G. Claude Smals to day and Did not Break any of his Limbs.\"","May 11, 1882: \"The Presbyterian Church was dedicated to Day.\"","May 18, 1882: \"A fish and meat house opened here to day.\"","May 28, 1882: \"Rev. Armstrong preached the Dedicatory sermon for the Mt. Solon Church to day and Realized money enough to the pay the Deposit on the Church which was $300.\"","June 6, 1882: \"Jack Dooms finished the Parsonage House today.\"","June 15, 1882: \"Jack Dooms finished the Parsonage Stable today.\"","June 18, 1882: Rev. Bush preached.","June 19, 1882: \"Isac Marshall Bought a Cow of Mr. Brown for a price of $45.00   She is a full Jersey.\"","July 24, 1882: \"11 Wagons went through town for Blackberries to Parnassus, 50 bushels to town\"","August 1, 1882: \"A new Barbershop by Barber and John Collbert commenced to day.\"","August 8, 1882: \"I H. Smals had the pleasure of shaving Francis O'ferell the Colonels Brother from Minnesota, he came to our town to see his Mother.\"","August 17, 1882: Commenced laying Brick on the Bank to day.\"","September 9, 1882: \"Overseer of the Poor took Peachy Hoak to the Poorhouse to day\"","September 12, 1882: \"I H. Smals was Disfranchised as Sexton and P. Hartman was put in my place.\"\n[This undoubtedly pertains to the Methodist Church].","September 14, 1882: \"Scaffold at Bank fell and hurt 3.\"","September 23, 1882: \"Meinars Jim Dog died to day.\"","October 2, 1882: \"the Great Comet made its appearance this morning in the East.\"","October 4, 1882: \"H. Dice sold a lot to Casper Earheart for $100, 1 ¼ acre.  Thrush Sellers Bilds Mrs. Williams a house for $600 on High Street.\"","October 22, 1882: Preaching by Rev. Hildebrand.","October 23, 1882: \"Humphreys Loose got his new engine this evening, it cost about $1200.\"","December 25, 1882: \"Jack Higgins and Jack Jones were tried and convicted for stealing and sent to jail.\"","December 26, 1882: \"A Christmas tree for benefit of the Sabbath School Children.  Speech from Rev. D. Bush.\"  [sketch of Christmas Arch]Jan 24: \"Old Brother John Altaffer Died in this Place this evening about 4 oclock at age of 84 ½  years old, he has been a Methodist for 65 year and over.\" [Commemorated in stained glass window in Bridgewater United Methodist Church.]","January 26, 1883: Rev Bush preached Altaffer's funeral.","April 6, 1883: \"Our young Preacher Waters came to town this evening from Maeraland [Maryland].\""],"_nest_path_":"/components#13","timestamp":"2026-07-23T21:21:56.007Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"vihart_repositories_4_resources_250","ead_ssi":"vihart_repositories_4_resources_250","_root_":"vihart_repositories_4_resources_250","_nest_parent_":"vihart_repositories_4_resources_250","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/JMU/repositories_4_resources_250.xml","title_ssm":["Henry Smals Diaries"],"title_tesim":["Henry Smals Diaries"],"unitdate_ssm":["1871-1891"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1871-1891"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1871/1891"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Henry Smals Diaries, 1871/1891"],"text":["Henry Smals Diaries, 1871/1891","SC 0096","/repositories/4/resources/250","Virginia -- History, Local -- Genealogy","Bridgewater (Va.) -- History -- 19th century","Bridgewater (Va.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century","Bridgewater (Va.) -- Economic customs -- 19th century","Rockingham County (Va.) -- History -- 19th century","Shoemakers -- Virginia -- Biography","African Americans -- Virginia -- History -- 19th century","Shoemakers -- Virginia -- History -- 19th century","Diaries","Weather diaries","Collection is open for research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the James Madison University Special Collections Library to use this collection.","The diaries are arranged chronologically where possible, but due to variations in size are physically housed as follows in the Contents List. Volume 14 is filed in a separate container.","United States Census Office, 7th census. 1850 U.S. Census, Rockingham County, Virginia. Wichita, Ks.: S-K Publications, 1987.","Henry Smals (1810-1892) is listed in the 1850 Rockingham County Census as a shoemaker with real estate value of $1,000 with a wife, Mary, and six children. There is an entry for Henry Smalts in the 1860 census and for Henry Smalls in the 1870 census that gives additional household details. He may also have been a barber sometime during the 1880s (ses Box 3, Folder 4). His surname appears as a variation of Smalz and Smaltz as well.","The collection of diaries was first presented to George M. Hanger by Smals' grandson, Gal Miller, in 1910. The diaries were then given to George P. Furry in 1920, Edwina Furry in 1970, and Dorothy Merriefield in 1983.","The diaries appear to have been rebound, perhaps several times, and some volumes have sections in them that are not in chronological order. In some places the ink has faded to illegibility. In the fall of 2002 and 2003, Peggy Dillard and Ken Hinkle respectively created partial indices for the Smals diaries. The entries transcribed as part of these partial indices are included under each diary's scope and content note.","In order to streamline the process of applying collection numbers, Special Collections staff completed a large-scale renumbering campaign in the spring of 2017. This collection was previously cataloged as SC 2059.","The Henry Smals Papers, 1871-1891, consist of three boxes containing eighteen volumes of diaries written by Henry Smals of Bridgewater, Virginia. The topics of diary entries are brief outlining day-to-day activities. There are mentions of acquaintances that are ill, various business transactions conducted in town, the movement of livestock, and hay through town, ongoing town projects, church activities, marriages, births, deaths, and other details of town life. The activities of \"colored people\" are occasionally noted. Throughout the diaries, Smals made small drawings of people and animals and added illustrations clipped from newspapers. A folder, located in Box 3, contains printed copies of a partial index and a list of highlights for most volumes as well as an ad for \"Henry Smals, Fashionable Barber! Main Street, Bridgewater, Va.\"","The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk. (library-special@jmu.edu).","The Henry Smals Diaries, 1871-1891, consist of three boxes containing eighteen volumes of diaries written by Henry Smals of Bridgewater, Virginia. The topics of diary entries are brief outlining day-to-day activities. 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Elam got a flesh wound; the other was not touched.\"","July 1, 1883: Preaching by Rev. Waters","July 8, 1883:  \"Our choir sung for the colored people today at 11:00.  Rev. B. Smith preached-a colored man.\" [Sunday]","July 11, 1883: \"The Wizard men came to our town this evening and will stay until next Sabbath.\"","July 12, 1883: \"Mr. Allemong and family gone to White Sulphur Springs to stay for 3 weeks.\"","July 14, 1883:   Talks about a \"wizard man\" being in town for the week selling medicine.","July 25, 1883: \"Hanger and wife joined the M.E. Church to night.\"","July 29, 1883: Henry Smals granddaughter Sallie Miller married Samuel Boselmen.","August 4, 1883: \"My Birth day.  I H. Smals was born on the 4 August 1810 Saturday in afternoon at 3 oclock near the head of Muddy Creek about 2 miles of the head of Linville Creek and Bowmans Mill.\"","August 20, 1883:  \"George E. Dunnell killed a Negro.  Shot him in self-defense.\"","September 20, 1883:  \"Mr. George Murry's ondley daughter [age 11] got killed at a cane mill.  The shaft caught her clothes and thread her around and beat her head soft.\"","November 8, 1883: \"Dr. Brown and Robert Whitescarver have a Quarrel in our Shop this morning, but Did not come to blows.\"","November 12, 1883: \"Dock Van Pelt moved to Sangersville, he has moved 18 times in 6 years.\"","December 28, 1883:  \"A black man from Rockbridge County came to our town and married Black Maria Huldey yesterday in the African Church.\"","December 31, 1883:  \"Watch meting to night in M. E. Church. Oyster supper by the colored people in Odfellows Hall.\"","January 1, 1884:  \"Oyster supper by the Odfellows tonight in Odfellows Hall.  Everybody invited. Uncommonly cold; scarlet fever very bad in the area; ice 6\" frozen.\"","February 4, 1884:  \"Mrs. Young was laying out a woman who had died and got some gastric juices on a sore on her hand and now suffers very much in consequence of it.\" [She was sick for about a week; Smals doesn't mention her after that.]","February 26, 1884: \"Dr. Jones Drugstore caught on fire and burt up all his drugs and medcane [sic].  Did not burn the store house.\"","May 11, 1884:  \"Colored people had their first Quarterly meeting at this place today.\"","May 24, 1884:  \"William Fishback and a black man had a fight.  Fishback struck the negro in the head with a rock and Fishback had to pay a fine and cost which was $4.45.\"","May 31, 1884:  A great \"bass ball\" game.  Bridgewater 28 Harrisonburg 25 and 2 whitewashes.","June 11, 1884:  \"David Hooks whipped his sister with a yardstick this morning and left marks on her boddie.\"","June 13, 1884:  \"Brady and Wine killed their first beef this evening.  Going to butcher all summer.\"","June 15, 1884 : \"Lighting struck Rev. Raley [Lutheran] near Mt. Crawford and knocked his horse down but did not kill either of them.\"","June 18, 1884: \"All the presses and other tools to Bridgewater this evening to make cigars.\" [sketch of cigar]","July 19, 1884:  \"Nute Fry commenced butchering and selling beef in Bridgewater this morning.\"","August 1884:  [Several mentions of a cigar/tobacco factory.]","August 6, 1884: \"Old Jimmie Coakley, colored, died today near Rushville at the age of 110 years old.\"","August 10, 1884: \"Sabbath Morning, Warm Cloudy.  Rained some last night.  This is Childrens Day with the M.E.C.S.  The collection amounted to 10 dollars.  Preaching by Rev. Waters at 11 oclock.  Exercises at 2 oclock, also at night.\"","August 16, 1884: \"Professor Hoover and Professor Hulvey came to our town.  Spoke in the Old Town Hall as Democrats.\"\n[At this time Rev. Campbell was preaching in the Lutheran Church and Rev. Clark in the Baptist Church.  Smals usually mentioned the services in Lutheran and Baptist Churches].","August 30, 1884:  Cigar boys played and beat Bridgewater boys in baseball.","September 3, 1884: \"Uncle Jake Hesberger raised a watermelon that weighed 47 ¾ pounds.\"","September 7, 1884: Rev. Linch preached in M.E.C.S Church.","September 13, 1884: \"A fellow going to walk on a Rope started from J. Dinkles to the top of the old Tavern.\"","September 20, 1884:  \"The colored people have a local Preachers Convention here-will continue over Sunday.\"","September 21, 1884:  \"Preaching at colored church by colored preacher.  Fifteen local preachers present at the Convention.  Large crowd of colored people present.  Collected $30.\"","September 22, 1884: \"Jacob Bierly and son were killed in the well by foul air.\"","October 5, 1884: Rev. Ross preaching at M. E. C.","November 1, 1884: \"Mrs. Showalter Beat a little child today Black and Blue.  She was arrested and had her trial.  Paid the Corporation $5.00 and $25.00 to the County Court.\"","December 6, 1884:  \"A negro shot another negro in Harrisonburg last night.  He was caught and lodged in jail to await trial.\"","December 25, 1884: Thursday Morning Clear.  \"Very cold this Christmas Day, Plenty of ice on the River   Boys skating and shooting.\"","December 26, 1884: \"I H. Smals Eat a fine Dinner at George Hangers.\"","December 27, 1884: \"Oyster supper to night by the Masons at Will Areys.\"","January 12, 1885: \"The Cigar Boys commence making cigars today.\"  [Smals makes frequent  references to the \"cigar boys\" working in the cigar factory in Bridgewater]","January 18, 1885: \"Old Mr. Hailman fell through the Bridge and Caught himself before he got to the water.\" [Smals had been writing regularly of work on the bridge]","January 24, 1885: \"William H. Grove finished the Bridge today.  Got $56 for his 16 days work.\"","February 21, 1885: \"21 below zero.\"","March 11, 1885:  \"Nuten Smals came here from Hampshire County.  Brown Smals and Thomas Smals came to my house to day from Berkley County near Williamsport W.Va. to purchase cattle.\"","March 18, 1885: \"Our Preachers have come from Conference to day.  Rev Dice the Presiding Elder and Rev Lynch and Prettiman [Prettyman] the Senior and Junior Preacher for one Year.\"","March 21, 1885: \"Dam frozen over to night, never was known to freeze over in March before.\"","March 22, 1885: Preaching by Rev. Reade [Reid?]","March 24, 1885: \"Old Miller Areys sale today on Muddy Creek.\"","March 25, 1885: \"Hales engine went through our town this morning.\"","March 27, 1885: \"A Degarion [?] car came to town today.\" [sketch of train car, maybe an early photo studio?]","March 28, 1885: \"The dogs killed a parse of sheep for John Allemong this morning. John Allemong discharged 6 of his cigar men.  Only 4 rollers left and 2 packers.\"","April 3, 1885: [Good Friday.]  \"This is the day our Savior was crucified nearly 1900 years ago.\" [sketch of cross]","April 10, 1885:  \"The old Brick Shop that I Built 1840, 44 years ago, they are taring down to Build Drivers House.\"","April 12, 1885: \"Bettie Brown joined the M. E. Church South.\"","April 16, 1885: \"John Fisher rented the Lower Room of the Odd Fellows for the sum of  Two Dollars per month…\"","April 18, 1885: \"The first Quarterly Conference held in this place.   Presiding Elder present and both of the preachers on the Sircuit present and a good many of the Official Body present.  Brother Lynch gone to Spring Hill to hold a Quarterly meeting for the presiding Elders.  Brother Prettyman preached at night at 7 ½  oclock.\"","April 21, 1885:  \"Burk Sellers cow had twin calves.\"","April 22, 1885: Moses Stickler had been recommended as Post Master in Bridgewater.","April 26, 1885:  \"Two bysicles in our town.  Came from Harrisonburg in 52 minutes.\"","April 28, 1885:  \"J.W.S. commenced getting new milk of Mrs. Jenkins today at 6 cents per quart.\"","May 6, 1885:  \"Dinkel hired a bisicle in Harrisonburg to learn to ride on.\"","May 15, 1885: \"My Daughter Annie Died to night at 10 oclock.  She was 42 years and some month old.\"","May 20, 1885: \"Richard Berlin put a whistle on his engine today.\"","June 8, 1885: \"Shifflett stabbedd Riddle 2 times in the side.  The one stab is supposed to be fatal.\"","June 13, 1885:  \"Dr. Johnson's cow had 2 calves this morning.\"","July 1, 1885:  Post Office opened and first day of mail service in Bridgewater area.  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Campbell was preaching in the Lutheran Church and Rev. Clark in the Baptist Church.  Smals usually mentioned the services in Lutheran and Baptist Churches].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAugust 30, 1884:  Cigar boys played and beat Bridgewater boys in baseball.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeptember 3, 1884: \"Uncle Jake Hesberger raised a watermelon that weighed 47 ¾ pounds.\" \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeptember 7, 1884: Rev. Linch preached in M.E.C.S Church.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeptember 13, 1884: \"A fellow going to walk on a Rope started from J. Dinkles to the top of the old Tavern.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeptember 20, 1884:  \"The colored people have a local Preachers Convention here-will continue over Sunday.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeptember 21, 1884:  \"Preaching at colored church by colored preacher.  Fifteen local preachers present at the Convention.  Large crowd of colored people present.  Collected $30.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeptember 22, 1884: \"Jacob Bierly and son were killed in the well by foul air.\" \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOctober 5, 1884: Rev. Ross preaching at M. E. C. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNovember 1, 1884: \"Mrs. Showalter Beat a little child today Black and Blue.  She was arrested and had her trial.  Paid the Corporation $5.00 and $25.00 to the County Court.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDecember 6, 1884:  \"A negro shot another negro in Harrisonburg last night.  He was caught and lodged in jail to await trial.\" \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDecember 25, 1884: Thursday Morning Clear.  \"Very cold this Christmas Day, Plenty of ice on the River   Boys skating and shooting.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDecember 26, 1884: \"I H. 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Brown Smals and Thomas Smals came to my house to day from Berkley County near Williamsport W.Va. to purchase cattle.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMarch 18, 1885: \"Our Preachers have come from Conference to day.  Rev Dice the Presiding Elder and Rev Lynch and Prettiman [Prettyman] the Senior and Junior Preacher for one Year.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMarch 21, 1885: \"Dam frozen over to night, never was known to freeze over in March before.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMarch 22, 1885: Preaching by Rev. Reade [Reid?]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMarch 24, 1885: \"Old Miller Areys sale today on Muddy Creek.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMarch 25, 1885: \"Hales engine went through our town this morning.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMarch 27, 1885: \"A Degarion [?] car came to town today.\" [sketch of train car, maybe an early photo studio?]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMarch 28, 1885: \"The dogs killed a parse of sheep for John Allemong this morning. John Allemong discharged 6 of his cigar men.  Only 4 rollers left and 2 packers.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApril 3, 1885: [Good Friday.]  \"This is the day our Savior was crucified nearly 1900 years ago.\" [sketch of cross]  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApril 10, 1885:  \"The old Brick Shop that I Built 1840, 44 years ago, they are taring down to Build Drivers House.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApril 12, 1885: \"Bettie Brown joined the M. E. Church South.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApril 16, 1885: \"John Fisher rented the Lower Room of the Odd Fellows for the sum of  Two Dollars per month…\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApril 18, 1885: \"The first Quarterly Conference held in this place.   Presiding Elder present and both of the preachers on the Sircuit present and a good many of the Official Body present.  Brother Lynch gone to Spring Hill to hold a Quarterly meeting for the presiding Elders.  Brother Prettyman preached at night at 7 ½  oclock.\"  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApril 21, 1885:  \"Burk Sellers cow had twin calves.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApril 22, 1885: Moses Stickler had been recommended as Post Master in Bridgewater.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApril 26, 1885:  \"Two bysicles in our town.  Came from Harrisonburg in 52 minutes.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApril 28, 1885:  \"J.W.S. commenced getting new milk of Mrs. Jenkins today at 6 cents per quart.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMay 6, 1885:  \"Dinkel hired a bisicle in Harrisonburg to learn to ride on.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMay 15, 1885: \"My Daughter Annie Died to night at 10 oclock.  She was 42 years and some month old.\" \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMay 20, 1885: \"Richard Berlin put a whistle on his engine today.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJune 8, 1885: \"Shifflett stabbedd Riddle 2 times in the side.  The one stab is supposed to be fatal.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJune 13, 1885:  \"Dr. Johnson's cow had 2 calves this morning.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJuly 1, 1885:  Post Office opened and first day of mail service in Bridgewater area.  Carriers going to Stribling Springs and Harrisonburg.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["June 1, 1883:  \"Colored boy died of scarlet fever [age 16] and buried in colored graveyard.\"","June 24, 1883: Dr. Folensher preached.","June 25, 1883:  \"A great many persons harvesting today-wheat very good.\"","June 30, 1883:  \"Burn and Elam fought a duel near Wainsborough.  Elam got a flesh wound; the other was not touched.\"","July 1, 1883: Preaching by Rev. Waters","July 8, 1883:  \"Our choir sung for the colored people today at 11:00.  Rev. B. Smith preached-a colored man.\" [Sunday]","July 11, 1883: \"The Wizard men came to our town this evening and will stay until next Sabbath.\"","July 12, 1883: \"Mr. Allemong and family gone to White Sulphur Springs to stay for 3 weeks.\"","July 14, 1883:   Talks about a \"wizard man\" being in town for the week selling medicine.","July 25, 1883: \"Hanger and wife joined the M.E. Church to night.\"","July 29, 1883: Henry Smals granddaughter Sallie Miller married Samuel Boselmen.","August 4, 1883: \"My Birth day.  I H. Smals was born on the 4 August 1810 Saturday in afternoon at 3 oclock near the head of Muddy Creek about 2 miles of the head of Linville Creek and Bowmans Mill.\"","August 20, 1883:  \"George E. Dunnell killed a Negro.  Shot him in self-defense.\"","September 20, 1883:  \"Mr. George Murry's ondley daughter [age 11] got killed at a cane mill.  The shaft caught her clothes and thread her around and beat her head soft.\"","November 8, 1883: \"Dr. Brown and Robert Whitescarver have a Quarrel in our Shop this morning, but Did not come to blows.\"","November 12, 1883: \"Dock Van Pelt moved to Sangersville, he has moved 18 times in 6 years.\"","December 28, 1883:  \"A black man from Rockbridge County came to our town and married Black Maria Huldey yesterday in the African Church.\"","December 31, 1883:  \"Watch meting to night in M. E. Church. Oyster supper by the colored people in Odfellows Hall.\"","January 1, 1884:  \"Oyster supper by the Odfellows tonight in Odfellows Hall.  Everybody invited. Uncommonly cold; scarlet fever very bad in the area; ice 6\" frozen.\"","February 4, 1884:  \"Mrs. Young was laying out a woman who had died and got some gastric juices on a sore on her hand and now suffers very much in consequence of it.\" [She was sick for about a week; Smals doesn't mention her after that.]","February 26, 1884: \"Dr. Jones Drugstore caught on fire and burt up all his drugs and medcane [sic].  Did not burn the store house.\"","May 11, 1884:  \"Colored people had their first Quarterly meeting at this place today.\"","May 24, 1884:  \"William Fishback and a black man had a fight.  Fishback struck the negro in the head with a rock and Fishback had to pay a fine and cost which was $4.45.\"","May 31, 1884:  A great \"bass ball\" game.  Bridgewater 28 Harrisonburg 25 and 2 whitewashes.","June 11, 1884:  \"David Hooks whipped his sister with a yardstick this morning and left marks on her boddie.\"","June 13, 1884:  \"Brady and Wine killed their first beef this evening.  Going to butcher all summer.\"","June 15, 1884 : \"Lighting struck Rev. Raley [Lutheran] near Mt. Crawford and knocked his horse down but did not kill either of them.\"","June 18, 1884: \"All the presses and other tools to Bridgewater this evening to make cigars.\" [sketch of cigar]","July 19, 1884:  \"Nute Fry commenced butchering and selling beef in Bridgewater this morning.\"","August 1884:  [Several mentions of a cigar/tobacco factory.]","August 6, 1884: \"Old Jimmie Coakley, colored, died today near Rushville at the age of 110 years old.\"","August 10, 1884: \"Sabbath Morning, Warm Cloudy.  Rained some last night.  This is Childrens Day with the M.E.C.S.  The collection amounted to 10 dollars.  Preaching by Rev. Waters at 11 oclock.  Exercises at 2 oclock, also at night.\"","August 16, 1884: \"Professor Hoover and Professor Hulvey came to our town.  Spoke in the Old Town Hall as Democrats.\"\n[At this time Rev. Campbell was preaching in the Lutheran Church and Rev. Clark in the Baptist Church.  Smals usually mentioned the services in Lutheran and Baptist Churches].","August 30, 1884:  Cigar boys played and beat Bridgewater boys in baseball.","September 3, 1884: \"Uncle Jake Hesberger raised a watermelon that weighed 47 ¾ pounds.\"","September 7, 1884: Rev. Linch preached in M.E.C.S Church.","September 13, 1884: \"A fellow going to walk on a Rope started from J. Dinkles to the top of the old Tavern.\"","September 20, 1884:  \"The colored people have a local Preachers Convention here-will continue over Sunday.\"","September 21, 1884:  \"Preaching at colored church by colored preacher.  Fifteen local preachers present at the Convention.  Large crowd of colored people present.  Collected $30.\"","September 22, 1884: \"Jacob Bierly and son were killed in the well by foul air.\"","October 5, 1884: Rev. Ross preaching at M. E. C.","November 1, 1884: \"Mrs. Showalter Beat a little child today Black and Blue.  She was arrested and had her trial.  Paid the Corporation $5.00 and $25.00 to the County Court.\"","December 6, 1884:  \"A negro shot another negro in Harrisonburg last night.  He was caught and lodged in jail to await trial.\"","December 25, 1884: Thursday Morning Clear.  \"Very cold this Christmas Day, Plenty of ice on the River   Boys skating and shooting.\"","December 26, 1884: \"I H. Smals Eat a fine Dinner at George Hangers.\"","December 27, 1884: \"Oyster supper to night by the Masons at Will Areys.\"","January 12, 1885: \"The Cigar Boys commence making cigars today.\"  [Smals makes frequent  references to the \"cigar boys\" working in the cigar factory in Bridgewater]","January 18, 1885: \"Old Mr. Hailman fell through the Bridge and Caught himself before he got to the water.\" [Smals had been writing regularly of work on the bridge]","January 24, 1885: \"William H. Grove finished the Bridge today.  Got $56 for his 16 days work.\"","February 21, 1885: \"21 below zero.\"","March 11, 1885:  \"Nuten Smals came here from Hampshire County.  Brown Smals and Thomas Smals came to my house to day from Berkley County near Williamsport W.Va. to purchase cattle.\"","March 18, 1885: \"Our Preachers have come from Conference to day.  Rev Dice the Presiding Elder and Rev Lynch and Prettiman [Prettyman] the Senior and Junior Preacher for one Year.\"","March 21, 1885: \"Dam frozen over to night, never was known to freeze over in March before.\"","March 22, 1885: Preaching by Rev. Reade [Reid?]","March 24, 1885: \"Old Miller Areys sale today on Muddy Creek.\"","March 25, 1885: \"Hales engine went through our town this morning.\"","March 27, 1885: \"A Degarion [?] car came to town today.\" [sketch of train car, maybe an early photo studio?]","March 28, 1885: \"The dogs killed a parse of sheep for John Allemong this morning. John Allemong discharged 6 of his cigar men.  Only 4 rollers left and 2 packers.\"","April 3, 1885: [Good Friday.]  \"This is the day our Savior was crucified nearly 1900 years ago.\" [sketch of cross]","April 10, 1885:  \"The old Brick Shop that I Built 1840, 44 years ago, they are taring down to Build Drivers House.\"","April 12, 1885: \"Bettie Brown joined the M. E. Church South.\"","April 16, 1885: \"John Fisher rented the Lower Room of the Odd Fellows for the sum of  Two Dollars per month…\"","April 18, 1885: \"The first Quarterly Conference held in this place.   Presiding Elder present and both of the preachers on the Sircuit present and a good many of the Official Body present.  Brother Lynch gone to Spring Hill to hold a Quarterly meeting for the presiding Elders.  Brother Prettyman preached at night at 7 ½  oclock.\"","April 21, 1885:  \"Burk Sellers cow had twin calves.\"","April 22, 1885: Moses Stickler had been recommended as Post Master in Bridgewater.","April 26, 1885:  \"Two bysicles in our town.  Came from Harrisonburg in 52 minutes.\"","April 28, 1885:  \"J.W.S. commenced getting new milk of Mrs. Jenkins today at 6 cents per quart.\"","May 6, 1885:  \"Dinkel hired a bisicle in Harrisonburg to learn to ride on.\"","May 15, 1885: \"My Daughter Annie Died to night at 10 oclock.  She was 42 years and some month old.\"","May 20, 1885: \"Richard Berlin put a whistle on his engine today.\"","June 8, 1885: \"Shifflett stabbedd Riddle 2 times in the side.  The one stab is supposed to be fatal.\"","June 13, 1885:  \"Dr. Johnson's cow had 2 calves this morning.\"","July 1, 1885:  Post Office opened and first day of mail service in Bridgewater area.  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Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the James Madison University Special Collections Library to use this collection.","The diaries are arranged chronologically where possible, but due to variations in size are physically housed as follows in the Contents List. Volume 14 is filed in a separate container.","United States Census Office, 7th census. 1850 U.S. Census, Rockingham County, Virginia. Wichita, Ks.: S-K Publications, 1987.","Henry Smals (1810-1892) is listed in the 1850 Rockingham County Census as a shoemaker with real estate value of $1,000 with a wife, Mary, and six children. There is an entry for Henry Smalts in the 1860 census and for Henry Smalls in the 1870 census that gives additional household details. He may also have been a barber sometime during the 1880s (ses Box 3, Folder 4). His surname appears as a variation of Smalz and Smaltz as well.","The collection of diaries was first presented to George M. Hanger by Smals' grandson, Gal Miller, in 1910. The diaries were then given to George P. Furry in 1920, Edwina Furry in 1970, and Dorothy Merriefield in 1983.","The diaries appear to have been rebound, perhaps several times, and some volumes have sections in them that are not in chronological order. In some places the ink has faded to illegibility. In the fall of 2002 and 2003, Peggy Dillard and Ken Hinkle respectively created partial indices for the Smals diaries. The entries transcribed as part of these partial indices are included under each diary's scope and content note.","In order to streamline the process of applying collection numbers, Special Collections staff completed a large-scale renumbering campaign in the spring of 2017. This collection was previously cataloged as SC 2059.","The Henry Smals Papers, 1871-1891, consist of three boxes containing eighteen volumes of diaries written by Henry Smals of Bridgewater, Virginia. The topics of diary entries are brief outlining day-to-day activities. There are mentions of acquaintances that are ill, various business transactions conducted in town, the movement of livestock, and hay through town, ongoing town projects, church activities, marriages, births, deaths, and other details of town life. The activities of \"colored people\" are occasionally noted. Throughout the diaries, Smals made small drawings of people and animals and added illustrations clipped from newspapers. A folder, located in Box 3, contains printed copies of a partial index and a list of highlights for most volumes as well as an ad for \"Henry Smals, Fashionable Barber! 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