HENRY MCMAHON (December 9, 1859 – May 24, 1920)
Palgrave, Albion Twp, Peel County, Ontario, Canada
JOURNAL 2: PART I
DECEMBER 16, 1890 TO MAY 15, 1894
Transcribed by JACOB CACIOPPO
OVERVIEW OF PROJECT & INTRODUCTION
JOURNAL #2: PART 1 was transcribed over several years by A TALENTED YOUNG MAN – JACOB
CACIOPPO OF LONG LAKE, IL (a friend and neighbor of Lori Douglas, the great grand-daughter of
Henry McMahon). Henry’s son John, known as Jack, was Lori’s grandfather. Jacob started working
on the Journals in 2012 (as time permitted around school and other work) when he was 13 years old.
Jacob came to know the family well – and was the first to find the birth and then death of Henry’s
daughter Annie in 1895 – and the death of his sister Annie in 1894. Jacob remembers dates and events
better than Lori. Jacob selected the journal he wanted to start with and chose 1890 - 1899.
Lori began trying to find and assemble all the Journals from various family members beginning in
2000. She had some originals from her mother (Marie McMahon Douglas) and was able to borrow
other originals or copies from other cousins. All that have been found (either originals or copies) were
donated to PAMA. Henry kept journals from January 1, 1887 – February 13, 1919, 32 years.
Years available – Journal 1 (1887-1890), Journal 2 (late 1890 to mid 1899, Part I is transcribed here),
Journal 3 missing and hope may one day be found (mid 1899 to late 1911), Journal 4 (late 1911 to mid
1917), Journal 5 (mid 1917 to early 1919).
As the Journals were sometimes very faded (some in faded green ink) and difficult to read – and in
some cases working only from a copy of copy of the original – Jacob was requested to note questions
or unreadable sections as noted below in FORMAT EXAMPLE. Jacob has finished transcribing all of
Journal #2. Jacob bolded all proper names and yellow highlighted those of Henry’s immediate family
(as best possible) - that is Henry’s parents, siblings, and his future wife are yellow highlighted – but
not the spouses or children of his siblings, other relatives or neighbours. However, sometimes there
are duplicate Sarah’s, Lizzie’s, John’s etc - so best efforts were used to determine which were the
immediate family member. For example he had a sister Sarah and a sister-in-law Sarah. Henry also
noted the names of the Preachers who travelled to the area – and these are noted by green highlighting
the word Preach. In addition, it took some time to figure out that sometimes the names were the
names of the horses used for transportation – in particular Polly, Charlie, Jack, Nelson and Jigger.
This was also confusing as Henry had a nephew Nelson who is frequently mentioned – and sometimes
it is not clear when a horse or passenger is being noted. Major events are blue highlighted.
Henry noted Sunday in his journal entries with an X. From that it was decided to add the day of the
week for each entry – to give some context to the week. For the most part punctuation was not
corrected – the text was transcribed as is. Except for the weather as noted below. And when Henry
used : between statements – these were changed to periods to try and make the entries easier to read.

FORMAT EXAMPLE (All Arial 11)
Date (WEEKDAY) 2 spaces Weather with coma’s then period. 2 spaces after any period. XXX when can’t
read a word at all. ? if not sure. Use his spelling. If he put 6 or 6 o’clock – type it as he wrote it. Also if he
doesn’t capitalize proper names – please capitalize. Bold type all names of people (as best you can determine
– some names are names of horses). Bold and yellow highlight family member names. (See family tree

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chart). Green highlight the term Preach when he noted the preachers name. Sometimes Henry uses :
between statements. Please use periods and then capitalize the next statement. See examples below. It
seems when he runs out of room – he finished the sentence above the line – see 12/25 and 12/28 as
examples.

BRIEF OVERVIEW OF LIFE OF HENRY MCMAHON
Henry’s parents were early settlers in the area – variably referenced as Albion Township, Cardwell,
Ballycroy, Caledon, Palgrave area, or Peel County. His father James is believed to have come from
Ireland to Ontario around 1843 or 1845 (but the definitive pertinent records have not yet been found).
No records of James birth have yet been found but it is suspected he was from near Caledon, County
Tyrone, Northern Ireland – near Armagh (supported by Perkin’s Bull family survey descriptions in the
Peel Region Archives (PAMA) as County Tyrone or County Armagh near the Blackwater River). James
bought the land in 1853 (50 acres for 125 pounds Lot 33, East Part, Concession 5, Peel County,
Ontario). Some of the documents note his father-in-law Henry Smith as a witness. Henry’s mother
Elizabeth Smith (who lived to be 92) was noted to have been born in Toronto (near King and Yonge
streets).
Henry had 7 brothers and sisters. He was the 4th child, and the second son. His oldest brother, John
(who married Sarah McLaughlin in 1875), left the household early and had a farm in Paisley, Bruce,
Ontario. His younger brother, James (who married Annie Pearl Lundy in 1910 – very late in life),
eventually inherited the family farm. Two of his sisters, Sarah (who married Arthur John – AJ – Roberts
in 1889) & Marjorie (who married Simon Gower in 1879) - moved west (the Territories) ultimately
settling in Fort Qu’Appelle, Saskatchewan. Records indicate they went west in the mid 1880s. Sarah
married AJ Roberts in Saskatchewan. His sisters Annie (who married Thomas Faulker around 1876),
Elizabeth (who married Robert James Lavery in 1901) and Margaret (who married William Duffy in 1895)
stayed in the Palgrave area.
So those family names (Faulkner, Gower, Roberts, Lavery and Duffy) are seen frequently in the
Journals along with other neighbors. The Coulter family is also later related through the aunt
(Margaret McTaggert who married John Coulter) of his wife Mary Maud Culbert. The Lavery’s have a
shoe repair business and later his sister Elizabeth marries RJ Lavery and they run a general store on
the main street in Palgrave.
There are also mentions of other McMahon’s that Henry visits and other references to relatives (Mrs.
Mabel McMahon, Wesley McMahon, George McMahon, Dave McMahon, Jack McMahon, William
McMahon (Uncle Bill), Aunt Rachel, Aunt Ellen Doroak/Daroak, Uncle James Doraok/Daroak) but the
exact relationships, if any, have not yet been researched or found. Mrs. Mabel McMahon seems to own
a local shop (pharmacy and general store). And later Henry names one of his children Mabel.
Henry had just turned 31 when the 1890 Journal 2 begins. It is believed in the below transcription that
Lizzie is his sister Elizabeth (1869-1939) who would have been about 20 in 1890 (when Journal 2 starts),
and that Maggie is his sister Margaret (1872-1944) who would have been about 18 in 1890. Ma (18301923) and Pa (1825-1904) are self explanatory. As noted above his older brother John (1853-1911) was
about 37 in 1890 was living in Paisley with his family (he had married in 1875) – but often visited with
his family (wife Sarah and children Nelson, George Henry Wellington, Lettie and Chester). His younger
brother Jim (1865 – 1954) was about 25 and still living at home on the farm. His sister Annie (18551894) would have been married around 1875 or 1876 and out of the house – but in Palgrave. His sister
Marjorie (1857-1924) had married Simon Gower in 1879 and some records note they had moved to
Saskatchewan by 1882 or 1884 (before this Journal #2 was started). His sister Sarah (1862-1957)

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married in 1889 in Fort Qu’Applelle, Saskatchewan – but it is not known when she went west. Probably
around 1882 or 1884 with her sister
Henry seems to do everything – works on the family farm and on the farms of others (butchering pigs;
harvesting hay, oats and peas; repairing fences; etc), provides hair cuts, writes letters for others,
mends shoes, etc. Later he seems to be a travelling salesman – buying items (watches, jewelry,
stereoscopes) in Toronto and sell them in neighboring areas. After he is married he is known as a coal
and potato merchant. He was very active in the Methodist Church. And later in life was a Trustee and
Treasurer for many years.
And he seemed to be always on the move. He travelled by horse and a variety of buggies and sleighs,
and by train – not only into the nearby “towns” of Ballycroy and Palgrave – but also to Alliston,
Cheltenham, Black Horse, Port Dover, Caledon East, Mono Mills, Tottenham, Adjala, Beeton, Bolton,
Hagersville, Orangeville, Hamilton and Toronto – to name a few. In later years he routinely traveled by
rail to Toronto as a potato and coal merchant – and family members indicate he sold produce at the St.
Lawrence Market in Toronto – and was reported to be a very honest and reliable man.
Henry married late in life on December 26, 1894 (he was 35) to Mary Maud Culbert (1875-1923). (She is
found in the census records by many names – by her mother’s maiden name McTaggert, by her stepfather’s name McFadden and then by her married name McMahon. Her biological father is listed a
variety of ways – Cubbins, McCubbins, and Culbert. But best research now indicates Culbert.
Henry and Mary Maud had 8 children [Annie (1895), James Henry Campbell known as JHC or Mac
(1896-1942), Olive (1898-1951) , Russell (1900-1943), Mabel (1906-1993), Pearl (1908-1993), John know
as Jack (1909-1964), and Roy (1915-1985)] – 7 who lived to adulthood. John (Jack) is the grandfather of
Lori Douglas who has assembled the Journals.
In this 1890 – 1899 Journal 2 Henry gets married in 1894 at age 35. His first child Annie is born 1895
born and dies after only 9 months. His sister Annie had died in 1894. His son James Henry Campbell
is born in 1896 and his daughter Olive was born in 1898. These events are noted in Part II of Journal 2.
In this Journal 2, Part I he is still living at his parents home – and is not yet married. He just turned 31
when this journal begins. In these years he worked at the home farm but also seems to have hired out
to do labor at other farms and areas. His close friend is Billy Bingham from the neighboring farm.
There is also frequent reference to Albert Little (who he seems to be constantly shaving and cutting his
hair) and Tom – but who thay are specifically has not yet been researched. There are frequent
references to his brothers and sisters. His brother John (who married in 1875 and lives in Paisley,
Bruce area) is often mentioned along with his children Nelson, Wellington, Lettie and Chester. John’s
wife was also a Sarah which can be confusing in the Journals. As well as the horses name of Nelson
noted above. Henry seems to be close to – or at least does a lot with – his nieces and nephews. In
August 1892 he appears to have a girlfried - Zettie Slaught (ZS) who he met in Port Dover. This seems
to have lasted for a few months as a long distance relationship – as there are still references to her in
late 1892 – and the last reference in this part of the journal seems to be March 19, 1893. Also in late
1892 his sister Sarah Roberts visits (without her husband A. J. Roberts) with her son Arthur John.
There is a note on October 1, 1892 that Sarah is there from Manitoba. Her daughter Jessica is born in
November 1892. They are all noted as there on Christmas day 1892. There is also a mention of Mary
McFadden (who was often known by her step fathers name) that Christmas of 1892. Sarah and family
return to Fort Qu’Appelle, Saskatchewan on April 25, 1893. And in April 1894, there begin to be more
frequent references to Mary Maud McFadden (M or M.M.) who will become his wife on December 26,
1894.
One major event was a man (Frank McCauley) noted as found dead at Gotts Swamp on November 24,
1892.

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GENERAL OBSERVATIONS BY HENRY’S GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER

Some general observations are noted here by his great grand-daughter Lori Douglas (who although
coordinating finding all the Journals she could and donating them to PAMA, tracking down relatives
and various family photos, and then arranging for typing for this first project - has not yet read the
Journals word for word). But she has skimmed them and has gained some insights into the world
Henry lived and worked in. And as noted above, he was hard working. It was interesting to learn how
much people visited each other (and how many people had to be crammed in the original family
farmhouse) and how much they travelled to neighboring towns and to Toronto. They often travelled by
train – and some of the numbers Henry mentions in the Journals seem to be references to the train
numbers – and in later Journals he notes specific rail car numbers when he is shipping potatos and
coal.
Also Henry seldom makes any special observations about Christmas or holidays. Perhaps he noted
they had a goose for dinner. There seemed to be no gift giving or even special church events. He
does make special note of birthdays. In addition to being active in the Methodist Church (which is
still located and active in Palgrave – see reference to a wonderful Palgrave and church reference below
- which also provides summaries of some of the other early settlers of the Palgrave area) – he would
also attend events at the English church. That building is also still in Palgrave but was recently
converted to a restaurant (2017).
There a very few remaining head stones in the yard of the Methodist Church – and none for the
McMahon’s. But there is an active Morningside Cemetery in Palgrave that has records of the burials of
many on the McMahon family (and those they married) who stayed in the area.
Lori noticed that many people (at least those in Henry’s family) seemed to marry a little later in life –
not in their late teen or early 20s as she had thought. She had also noted Henry sometimes used the
term “sick” to note when someone was going into labour. And in later journals when his son JHC was
in WWI in England in the great war – Henry notes seeing a flying machine going overhead. Later
journals describle JHC being injured and in hospitals in England. He returns with an English war bride
who reportedly had been his nurse.
Also, it must be noted he started this journal while he was still living on the family farm with many
siblings still at home or visiting. He would have had very little privacy. And he seems to have at times
used some codes for privacy. MM for example seems to mean Mary Maud whom he later married.

THE PALGRAVE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH BOOK PROVIDES WONDERFUL INFORMATION AND
IMAGES ON THE HISTORY OF PALGRAVE AND EARLY SETTLERS – AND IS AVAILABLE FROM THE
CHURCH

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HENRY MCMAHON
(ROUGH ESTIMATE 1880 - 1885 based on appearance/guess on age)
Image provided by Jessica Gostling. From her grandmother Sarah McMahon Roberts album.

Image provided by Jessica Gostling. Fr

JOHN MCMAHON AND HENRY MCMAHON – BROTHERS
(ROUGH ESTIMATE 1880 - 1885 based on appearance/guess on ages)
Image provided by Jessica Gostling. From her grandmother Sarah McMahon Roberts album.

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HENRY MCMAHON FAMILY (ABOUT 1911) PALGRAVE, ONTARIO
Back Row: Hugh McFadden (possibly?- he was step father of Mary Maud Culbert), Lawrence
McFadden, Hannah McFadden, Henry McMahon.
Front Row: Elizabeth Smith McMahon, Pearl McMahon, Mary Maud Culbert McMahon (with John
Herbert "Jack" McMahon), Mabel McMahon, Mrs. Martha McFadden (Mary's mother/Henry’s mother-inlaw), Olive McMahon
McFadden’s were half siblings of Mary Maud through the marriage of her Mother Martha McTaggert to
Hugh McFadden
HenryProbably at family homestead on Maple Street in Palgrave, Ontario

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JAMES MCMAHON (FATHER OF HENRY MCMAHON) – image noted as J. McMahon, Ballycroy
(ROUGH ESTIMATE ABOUT 1880 based on appearance/guess on age)
Image provided by Jessica Gostling. From her grandmother Sarah McMahon Roberts album.

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ELIZABETH MCMAHON (NEE SMITH) (MOTHER OF HENRY MCMAHON)
(ESTIMATED AROUND 1920 based on appearance)
Elizabeth Smith McMahon - wife of James McMahon. With unknown child - probably one of her
grandchildren.

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HENRY MCMAHON OBITUARY – DEATH MAY 24, 1920
May have been from Bolton Enterprise. Notes funeral to Laurel Hill.

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MAIN STREET, PALGRAVE, ONTARIO (ABOUT 1920 )
Estimate about 1920’s based on electricity poles. Can see the Commercial Bank on the right – square
brick building.
Image provided by Shirley McMahon. From album of Russell McMahon, son of Henry McMahon.
Lavery’s Store (eventually run by his sister Elizabeth and her husband RJ Lavery) was to the left of the
bank.

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JOURNAL 2: PART I
DECEMBER 16, 1890 TO MAY 15, 1894
Transcribed by JACOB CACIOPPO

DECEMBER 1890

16 (TUESDAY) Fine, mild. At home. Chores. Help to kill 4 pigs. To Ballycroy get 25 cts worth of stamps.
Walk to Palgrave post 2 letters on train – 1 to Cassgreen and 1 to XXXX. To Church. Then home on doll? To
Toms all night. Make up his bill with guests?
17 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy, mild. Help to move Tom to Alliston. Stop with Tom all night. Had dinner. I slept
at Jim Mullins.
18 (THURSDAY) Fine, cold, clear. At Alliston. Buy broom for Tom 25 cts. Help Tom to get cord of wood and
sweep out house. Had breakfast and dinner at Mullins (55 cts) and tea at Toms. Then to Palgrave on train at
night. To Church. Walk with girls Maggie & Lizzie around Palgrave??. Walk home.
19 (FRIDAY) Fine, mild. At home. Copying in Big Book. To Palgrave at night with Jim in buggy. Station to
Church with Will Coulter. Last night of meetings. Walk home in moonlight.
20 (SATURDAY) Fine, mild. At home. Read. Lizzie & Maggie went to Orangeville. Nelson & Cutter? help
Ma to cut up 4 pigs and pack meet in cellar.
21 (SUNDAY) Fine, mild. At home. Sleep. Walk to Palgrave. To Church with Tom. Billy Bingham and I
went to No. 23 on the 7th Line. (Look for Will Coulter). Had a good time. Home at 1 o’clock.
22 (MONDAY) Cloudy, mild. To Alliston. Bill Bingham, Tom, Will & I with 2 loads of mowing. To see S.J
(1). Bill and I got home at nine.
23 (TUESDAY) Fine, frosty. To home. Jim took load wood to Nicol? Chores. Sleep. Wrote letter to Sarah
Roberts. Post it at Palgrave on train. To Church. Ride home with Billy Bingham.
24 (WEDNESDAY) Cold, cloudy, squaly. Went to Toronto. Got 1 dozen scopes, 62 views and some jewelry.
Walk home from Palgrave. Mr. Allen help me. At Binghams till 1:30 at night.
25 (THURSDAY) CHRISTMAS. Fine, clear, frosty. At home. Chores. Read. Dress. To Palgrave at night.
Took train to Alliston to Tom’s all night XXX
26 (FRIDAY) Cold and clear. At Alliston. Sell goods all day. Done pretty well.
27 (SATURDAY) Clear and cold. At Alliston. Sell goods all day. Very Good.
28 (SUNDAY) Cold, fine. At Alliston. At Toms. At Methodist Church 10:30. Mr. Howson Preach. To town?
for dinner – had goose. Jim Warren & Louisa, James Mullen & family there. To English Church at night.
29 (MONDAY) Cold, squaly. At Alliston. Canvass in town all day. Very good. :1:2: at 125:

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30 (TUESDAY) Fine, mild. At Alliston. Canvass in town all day.

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31 (WEDNESDAY) Fine, mild. Left Toms. At 7 o’clock went town line out near Rosemount. Them up into
Tossorontio?? To Sheldon Lyons for dinner. To Hamiltons for tea. To Brawleys all night.
JANUARY 1891

1 (THURSDAY) Cloudy, misty, rain. Left Brawleys went to Bretts. Then to Alliston. To 125 Church for
dinner. Had Duck. Rain. At Church, Mrs Madills Funeral. To Tom’s with S.J. Then up home with S.J. at 11
: 1 : 2 : 3. Then to Tom’s all night.
2 (FRIDAY) Cloudy, misty. Left town at 6:00. Took train to Palgrave. To see Bill Bingham. Home for
dinner,
3 (SATURDAY) Clear, frosty. At home. Sleep. Read. Down 6th Line to Allens. Currans. Finertys? To
Binghams. Billy XXXXX Then home all night
4 (SUNDAY) Clear and cold. To home. All day. Albert Little and Fred Matthews here. To Palgrave Church
at XXX Wass Preach. Home.
5 (MONDAY) ELECTION DAY. Cold, clear. To home. Compose for post 4 sheets. Walk to Palgrave post
letter to post on XXX.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
6 (TUESDAY) Fine, cold. At home. Copy into Big Book. Write letter to Cossgreen for 50 packages needles.
And letter to J. S. Russell for views. Sent $1.00??? Post letters on train at night.
7 (WEDNESDAY) Fine, clear, cold. At home. Chores. To Kelly’s & Palmers. Afternoon.
8 (THURSDAY) Fine, mild. To Orangeville fair. Got my watch ($1.00). Mr. Cunnington home with me all
night.
9 (FRIDAY) Fine, mild, clear. At home. Help to haul hay to stable. To Ballycroy. Got 21 views and 50
packages needles. Letter from John McMahon. Sold ring to Jim Pettit? (25 cts). Home. Write letter to
Cassgreen and put $3.00 in it for needles. Walk to Palgrave post letter on train. Send card to G. Bracken
about clover seed. Call at Mrs. McMahons and Mrs. Bradleys. To Coulters (all night).
10 (SATURDAY) Frosty, find, mild. Around Palgrave. Sold nothing. Walk home and chores. Albert Little
got chain and charm tonight.
11 (SUNDAY) Mild, cloudy, snow. N?. storm. At home. Chore. Read & sleep. Stormy, snowy. Did not go to
church.
12 (MONDAY) Stormy, very cold. To home. Chore, read. To Bush with Jim on Sleigh for wood. To
Binghams chat? Home at night. (to Billy?)
13 (TUESDAY) Cloudy, cold. To home. Chore. Out through Albion today made 35 cts. Home at night.
14 (WEDNESDAY) Squaly, cold N.W. wind. Jim & Pa to Orangeville. 20 Bags potatoes at 83 cts. Up town
line? as good today.
15 (THURSDAY) Fine, clear. To Bolton. With Jim to mill. Sell through village. At Elliots all night.
16 (FRIDAY) Fine, clear, very cold. Went from Bolton to Toronto on train. Got Mabel McMahons ring
engraved. Got new pack from Adair Bros. To Black Horse all night. (at Robinsons theatre music at night).

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17 (SATURDAY) Clear & cold. In Toronto. Got buttons for overcoat & Blank Book. Home to Palgrave on
train at night. To Mrs. McMahons for tea. Walk home all alone 11 50 ??? Very tired?
18 (SUNDAY) Fine, mild. At home. To Billy Whites tell about Johnny coming out. To Binghams chat to
Billy. To Palgrave Church at night with Billy. XXXXXXXXXXXX
19 (MONDAY) Fine, mild. At home. Mark price on goods. Write letter to John McMahon 1 to Sam
Campbell & 1 to S.J McMullen. Walk to Palgrave post 2 letters on train gave 1 to W J. Coulter to post. Then
to missionary meeting. McDonald Wass & XXXXXXX there. R.J. McClelland Chairman. Home in cutter with
Billy Bingham.
20 (TUESDAY) Fine, mild. At Binghams. Help to cut feed. Home & cut Albert Littles Hair. And write letter
for him to his cousin Dan.
21 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy, mild. At Binghams finish cut feed. Home. Copy into this book. To Palgrave at
night with Billy Bingham. To English Church missionary meeting. Matt. Bates. & Swallow?? there.
22 (THURSDAY) Stormy. Squaly, mild. To home. Finish copying into this book. Write letter to W.E.
Shimmer, P.O. Box. 3.046, Boston Mass. About old coins. Walk to Palgrave post letter on train walk home.
23 (FRIDAY) Stormy, mild. Dress. Went up to Whites line sell goods up to a Kill??. Then went to Bill
McMahons for all night.
24 (SATURDAY) Fine, mild. Left Bill McMahons. At 9 went across the swamp Gambles had dinner. Then
sell goods down to Owen? McGoverns. Had tea. Walk home at 8:50?
25 (SUNDAY) Fine, mild. To home. Read. Albert Little & his Brother John here. Billy Bingham & Billy
Duffy here. (Missy Campbell died today) I went to Church with Billy Bingham at night to Palgrave. Noble
preacher. In Coulters chat. Home at 11:30.
26 (MONDAY) Cloudy, snowy. To home. Compose for post write 8? sheets. To Binghams. Cut Billys hair.
Then Billy & I drove to Palgrave with Bobsleighs to Nicols Shop. Put horses in shop. To station post letter to
post. Up town walk. To station. To shop fix sleigh. Home at 11:50.
27 (TUESDAY) Snow, cloudy, mild. To home. Read. To Ballycroy with pants to Cook to fix legs. To
Binghams. Help Billy to chore. Got tea. Put wagoner in cutter drive to our place and dressed. Then to
Palgrave. In Coulters for chat. Got home at 11:55.
28 (WEDNESDAY) Fine, mild. To home. Help Jim to haul sawlogs to Billy Whites. Dress. Put George
(horse?) in cutter. To Binghams for Billy. To go to Ben Rolleys Sale. Give pack to Mr. Moffat to fix. To
Palgrave. See W. Bracken at Treacys. Billy & I had a good night. Lots of fun. Got home at 10:30. Fine
moonlight night.
29 (THURSDAY) Cloudy, misty, rain, misley. To home help Jim to finish hauling sawlogs at noon. Read,
sleep. Wet. Whites thrashing today.
30 (FRIDAY) Fine, mild. To home. Chore, read, write 3 letters to States. To Ballycroy to office. Got pants
from Cook 25 cts. To Palgrave at night with B. Bingham. To Church Dick row (in choir??). Billy’s colt sick.
V.S.? there. XXX
31 (SATURDAY) Fine, mild. Went to Bolton with Jim on load of wood to weaver. Saw the Caledon crowd?
(at Elliotts). Up 7th line done pretty well (sell goods). Walk to Palgrave. Post 3 letters on train. At Coulters all
night.

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FEBRUARY 1891

1 (SUNDAY) Cloudy, mild. Cold. Walk home from Coulters. Dress. Got Breakfast. Ride to Palgrave with B.
Bingham to Quarterly meeting. To Mrs McMahons for dinner. To Cedar Mills to Church at night. Treacys
harness Nicols sleigh (Polly & Nelson). (horses?) Home in cutter with Billy. Stop all night with him.
2 (MONDAY) Fine, cloudy, rain at night. Walk home from Binghams. Compose for post. To Binghams. To
Palgrave in cuter with Billy. Post letter on train. To Shore’s for fun 12 of crowd. Home with Billy at 2:50 wet
night.
3 (TUESDAY) Clear, cold, stormy. At home. Sleep till noon read. At home all day & night, very cold night.
4 (WEDNESDAY) Clear, very cold. Left home, went down 5th line. Dinner at Ned Gorwickans?. Tea at
Yankee Horans. Up to Henry Horans all night. Done pretty well today. Play checkers.
5 (THURSDAY) Cloudy, milder. Left Henry Horans. Went across to 3rd line up to Pattersons then home all
night.
6 (FRIDAY) Fine, mild. Mother & I to John Shores in cutter to see Mrs Bob Shore. Fed Nel? (horse?) In
Bradleys stable. To Shores for Ma (dinner at Coulters). Mag up with us to Palgrave. Home. (Chat to Billy at
Bars?). To Ballycroy got letter from JJ Keenan.
7 (SATURDAY) Cloudy, mild, snow at night. Jim left me at Palgrave. On train to Toronto - $1.50 fare. Back
at night. Home in cutter with Billy Bingham. Billy & our girls left quire? tonight.
8 (SUNDAY) Fine, mild, clear. To home all day. Billy Bingham here today. To Palgrave. Church with Billy at
night in cutter. Bob Campbell at church. In Mrs Coulters chat. Home at 11:00.
9 (MONDAY) Cloudy, mild, misty, misley, rain. To home. Mark goods. Write letter to Sarah to N.W??. Walk
to Palgrave post letter on train. Walk home, cold, windy.
10 (TUESDAY) Blustry, cold, clear. To home. Help Jim & Pa to load sawlogs. To Binghams. See Billy he
was not at home. Up home had tea. To Binghams at night chat to Billy. Home at 11:00.
11 (WEDNESDAY) Clear, cool. To Palgrave. George (horse) in cutter, got 2 shoes on Georges front feet at
Nicols. Feed oats in Treacys Stable. To old Moffits for hack? not done. To Potters & Briens, then home.
12 (THURSDAY) Clear, fine, mild. To Bolton with Billy Bingham (grist?). Sell 1 scope 50 cts. Home with
him. Got peet horse & Nelson & went to Boyces. Jim, Maggie Lizzie, Billy Bingham, Walter Strangeways?
& Bill Lindig?, Frank Shore & Maggie & I stop to 1 o’ clock. Got home at 2:40. Had a good time.
13 (FRIDAY) Fine. Cold at night. To Binghams for valise. Home. Get ready to go to Castlederg?? church
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Home at 12:50. Cold.
14 (SATURDAY) Clear, sharp, cold. Jim & I went to Willie Cobeans for one ton of hay $6.50. To Ballycroy.
Got shoe patched. In Cobeans. Bob & Joe Lavery & Roger Pilson had row? home. Albert here he gave
me $1.25. Billy Duffy came here tonight. Cold calm night.
15 (SUNDAY) Fine, clear, thawing. Went to Alliston with Billy Duffy. Liz, Maggie & Jim in sleigh to Toms
for dinner. To J. McMullens for tea. To Toms chat. Then home at 11. Maggie stay at Toms.
16 (MONDAY) Cloudy, misley, mild. To home. Compose for post. To Binghams. Billy not there. Across the

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Bush home. Eat cake. Walk to Palgrave. Post letter on train to post. Walk home at 11:00. Sleeting.
17 (TUESDAY) Snow, squaly. Fine rain at night. To home. Write letter to Bob Cox. To Ballycroy. Got
shoes patched 25 cts pd. Cut Pats hair. To Office, got letter from Paisley & 1 from Oville (or Orillia?) for Pa.
To Binghams with Billy for tea. Rain tonight. Home at 10:30 chat.
18 (WEDNESDAY) Snow, squaly, Blizzard. Fine. To home. Down 6th line to Allens, Currans, Finertys.
Across to Matsons & Ben Rolleys, Mrs Pettingers. Sell goods. To Coulters. Home in cutter with B.
Bingham. Very cold night clear.
19 (THURSDAY) Fine, clear, mild. To home. Fix seats on sleigh. To Binghams help Billy out with load of
rails. Get hell?? mare. Home. Fed & harness horses. Dress. To Castlederg with Jim, Lizzie, Billy
Bingham, Will & Alex Coulter, Maggie & Franky Shore, Aggie Bradley & Lizzie Lee, Sophia Pettinger &
Mr White. Good time. Home at 12.
20 (FRIDAY) Snowy, rain, cool. To home all day. Read & pack up.
21 (SATURDAY) Cool & clear. To Orangeville in cutter with Jim. To Harriston on the C.P.R then to Paisley
on the Great Western return ticket = $4.30. Got there at 4 o’clock. Went to John McMahons all night.
22 (SUNDAY) Squaly, snowy, cold. At Paisley at Johns. To Knox church at 11 o’ clock with Sarah & Lettie.
Home for Dinner. To Baptist Church at 6:30 with John & Nelson. To Army??, then home. Very cold night.
23 (MONDAY) Fine, mild, warm. At Paisley with John in shop till noon. Then sell goods around town. To
Johns for tea. Up town for walk at night.
24 (TUESDAY) Cloudy, rain. At Paisley. Drive to Mrs George McLaughlins with Sarah & Chester. Stop
there all night (raining). Play euchre. Parlour Croky. & Authors. (games?) Then to Bed at 12:00.
25 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy, misley, windy, cold. Drive to Paisley with Sarah & Chester. Road very bad. At
Johns all day. Big flood in Paisley today. Awful time.
26 (THURSDAY) Cold, clear, stormy snow at night. At Paisley, at John’s. Sell goods around by mill out west
& back to Johns at night. To Baptist prayer meeting Nelson, Willie & Lettie.
27 (FRIDAY) Cold, clear. At Paisley, at John’s to the Advocate office. To Shop. To Johns for Dinner. Into
town sell goods. Johns night.
28 (SATURDAY) Snow, cold, blustry. At Paisley. At Johns. Cut Nelsons & Wellingtons hair. To Shop.
Around town. To town Hall at night with John & Nelson. Laidlaw (con?) & Spence (ref?). XXXXXXXX Big
XX.
MARCH 1891
1 (SUNDAY) Cold & clear. At Paisley. At John’s. To Methodist Church at 11:00 with Nelson & John?
home for dinner. To Baptist Church at night with John, Sarah, Willie? & Lettie. XXXXXX was 12 Dipped. To
army?? then house.
2 (MONDAY) Clear & mild. At Paisley, at John’s. Fix clock. To Shop. Back for Dinner. Around town, not
sell much. Got hair cut. Up town at night with John. To army?? cheap?? Johns club rooms. There? ????
3 (TUESDAY) Fine mild, sharp. At Paisley. At John’s. Fishers Saw Mill burnt last night. Around town
forenoon. John & I Sat for Cabinets $1.50. Sell scope & 7 views to Bone $1.25. To Johns all night.
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4 (WEDNESDAY) Snowing a regular blizzard. At Paisley. John & I walk up to Station. On train to Harriston
at 1 o’clock, stop there till 3:40. Up town for 5 cakes & 5 loaf. To Cardwell Junction. Then to Palgrave. Stop
at Mrs. McMahon all night. Sam Campbell up to Palgrave on train tonight.
ELECTION DAY - 5 (THURSDAY) Clear fine day. At Palgrave at Mrs McMahons. To Station with Will
Lindsey to see Dave McMahon. Around town. Election Day. White & Myers. Will & I did not vote. I went
after Mrs Jefferson & girtie?. To Station at night got news. White elected 200 majority. To Mrs McMahons
had cup of coffee. See Aggie & Maggie home. Ride home with Billy Bingham in cutter. Cold night.
6 (FRIDAY) Fine, mild. Snow N.E. Storm. Went to Billy Cobeans for 1 ton of hay $6.50 pd. Home an throw
it on scaffold in Barn. Had dinner. Then write here from the 20th of Feb till today. Snowing & Blowing.
7 (SATURDAY) Fine, mild, cold. To home. Pa & Ma. Took grist to Orangeville Mill. John McClelland fur?
sleigh & rack. Sam got cord wood $ 1.25 paid. I went to Palgrave help Sam to load car of potatoes ( got 50
cts pd). Liz home with us at night.
8 (SUNDAY) Fine, mild, cloudy. Rain at night. To home all day. Read. Sleep. To Church to Palgrave at
night. Noble preach.
9 (MONDAY) Cloudy, misty, squaly, snow, cold. To home. Help Jim take rack off sleigh & put it in
chaffhouse. Read. Sleep. Got Paisley Advocate.
10 (TUESDAY) Windy, mild, cool. To home. Write letter to John McMahon. To Ballycroy post letter & 2
posts to John. Paid John McClelland $ 5.60 bill. Home dinner. To Binghams, Billy not home. Chore.
Home at 8:30?.
11 (WEDNESDAY) Fine, clear, mild, S. wind. To home. Clean out Stable. To Kaywood Mill with Billy
Bingham. Home. Dinner. Read. To Binghams in evening. Chat to Billy. Tea there. Home at 10:10. Mild
night. (Jim to Orangeville load Bark? for Youngs, Bee).
12 (THURSDAY) Fine, clear, mild, clear. To home. Chore. Read papers. Got shoes at Ballycroy $2.50. Jim
went to concert at Mono Mills tonight - chosen friends. (group?)
13 (FRIDAY) Snow all day. Stormy at night. To home all day. Chore. Cow calved today. Jim at Binghams.
Very stormy day & night.
Very cold & stormy. Snowy. 14 (SATURDAY) Squaly, snowy, very stormy. To home. Chore help Jim to fill 2
Bags Barley & 2 Bags oats for shop?. Jim to mill with 2 Barley, 2 Oats, 1 peas, ½ Mush? wheat. To
Binghams with Jim for cutting box. Home grind 2 Knives. Chores. Tea. Walk to Ballycroy to Office for post.
Home. Read. This was the stormiest day of the season.
15 (SUNDAY) Stormy, mild, squaly, very stormy. To home. Chore. Albert Little here. Traveller had Dinner
(Barrie to Mount Forest). ??? Got ready. Maggie & I went to Palgrave Church Mr. Walker preach. Billy & I to
Coulters chat. Maggie, Billy & I home in cutter. Stormy.
Note due Dec 16. $40 16 (MONDAY) NOTE DUE DEC 16 $40. Stormy, squaly, fine, cold. To home write to
post 4 pages. To Billy Wilsons sale. Act as clerk. I got colt at $ 40.00 gave note for nine months. To
Palgrave ride with Switzer?. Post letter on train to post. Walk home.
17 (TUESDAY) Fine, clear, cloudy, snow at night. To Billy Wilsons for colt. Led it home across Bush. Feed
horses. Got lunch. Drive to Palgrave with Pa. Nelson in cutter. Gave Lettie & Maggie 25 cts for missionary.
To Council meeting. Drive home. Snowy night.
18 (WEDNESDAY) Snow, squaly. To home. Help Jim & Pa to cut feed in Barn. Read Sleep. German

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peddler here tonight.
19 (THURSDAY) Clear mild. Cold at night. To home. Help Jim to fill up 22 Nags potatoes to take to
Palgrave. 75 cts per Bag. Let out colts, to Ballycroy for mail, home read. Albert Little here tonight.
20 (FRIDAY) Cloudy misley. Snow, cloudy misty. To Palgrave on load of wood, got ride with Ellard, to
Station to fill up 1 ton plaster $ 4.75 pd. Jim got 1 lb tea 25 cts pd. Up near home. Back to Palgrave with
Billy in cutter Maud? S. Home at 4:30 chore read.
21 (SATURDAY) Snowing mild. To home chore. To Ballycroy, get vinegar & sugar, papers got 7 pictures
from Paisleys, home, chore, to Binghams, chat to Billy. Home at 11:30? fine mild night.
22 (SUNDAY) Fine clear mild. To home. Read. Billy Duffy here. To Church at night at Palgrave. Noble did
not come I went to English Church Ruth Pettinger went home went home with Jim & Maggie L & A 11:30?.
Alex & I to porch. To Coulters wait for Billy B. &? W.C. to come home they got Back at 3:30? at Coulters all
night Bob Campbell there had lots of fun.
23 (MONDAY) Ruth here. Misley misty mild. At Palgrave at Station to Coulters, Bob Campbell went to
Robbs today. Got ride to Finertys with John. Walk to Binghams for tea (Sud? Germican? snowing today).
Chat till 11 oclock there walk through fields home road all water.
24 (TUESDAY) Ruth here. Clear & mild cool. To home read. To Ballycroy with cloth left measure for new
suit for $ 13.00. Home read. To Bush with Jim for 1 load wood. Chore Jim to Binghams for peas got none
fine moonlight night.
25 (WEDNESDAY) Fine clear cool Ruth here. To home. Chore, fix post Between Charlie & Polly. Help Jim
to load rails shovel snow off.
26 (THURSDAY) Clear & cool . Help Jim to load rails & Shovel snow. To Binghams Billy & I went for walk
to P.V (not seen.
27 (FRIDAY) Cloudy Squaly mild. To Home. In Bush help Jim saw wood. Sleep chore read.
28 (SATURDAY) Fine mild. To home. Help Jim fill 6 Bags Barley & oats for chop. To Bush, cut wood. To
Palgrave at night with Ruth, Nelson & old Buggy, home alone.
Easter - 29 (SUNDAY) Clear very hot. To home. 5 eggs. To Binghams chat to Billy Bingham & Billy
Wilson home dress had tea, to Palgrave Church with Billy Bingham in Buggy. Wass preach. To Mrs
McMahons chat. To Coulters chat Tom there. Home at 2:15.
30 (MONDAY) Clear fine. To Palgrave walk, to see Stinson. To Station write letter to John Allen. Home at
noon.
31 (TUESDAY) Cloudy Snow squaly. Start, to walk to walk to Alliston at 4. Big Swamp all flooded got ride
over to Toms at 10. Had Dinner up town with Tom to 125 1. To Toms all night.
APRIL 1891
1 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy misley misty. At Alliston at Toms. Write letter to Wm Thimble to Sundridge. Post
letter on train. To founltry?? with Tom & Ben. Up town to 125. Had tea chat -1-2-3-. To Toms all night.
2 (THURSDAY) Cloudy misty rain. To noon, fine afternoon. At Toms. Tom & I to J.C Harts Sale. Horses &
cattle Big Sale. To Toms for tea chat. S.J. there leave her home chat 1-2:X:. To Toms all night.

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3 (FRIDAY) Cloudy cool, at Toms. To Station to late for train, Around town sell goods. To Toms for dinner,
around town sell goods. To Station (Tom there). Took train to Palgrave. Walk up home road pretty Bad. C
Albert here tonight.
4 (SATURDAY) Cold N wind clear. To Home. Sleep till noon. To Binghams chat cut Billys hair. Then Billy
and I went to Office, then home very cold. George Lavery here all night, I slept with him.
5 (SUNDAY) Fine clear. To Home G. Lavery here. Till 10 then he went home. Sleep till 2:30. Billy
Bingham and Billy Duffy here. Dress had tea. Then Billy Bingham & I walked down 6th line to railroad up
to P.V? to Church Noble preach. Lelia Downy play. To Mrs McMahons chat. Harry McBride & wife there to
Coulters for Billy walk home at 12 rough road.
A.J. Roberts 1 year old – 6 (MONDAY) Fine clear cool. To home help Jim & Pa to fix pump. To S.
McClellands at night see mare home at 11:00.
7 (TUESDAY) Fine clear warm. To home. Write letter to Simon Gower, fix pictures for Sarah & Margery to
Ballycroy post 2 letters & 2 photos 8 cts pd. In Jacks, see Bob Nelson. To S. McClellands clip horse. Bailey
there see mare tap her. To W. Whites Sawing Bee. Then home. Chore. Write names in Women Book Births.
8 (WEDNESDAY) Fine clear warm. To home. Lying in house all day, sick with cold. Uncle Bill here today.
9 (THURSDAY) Fine clear warm. At home. Lying in house Sick. Uncle Bill went home at 4 oclock.
10 (FRIDAY) Cloudy rain fair cloudy. To home. In house sick all day. Billy Bingham here. Help to cut down
trees fore noon. Jim at Campbells Sawing Bee afternoon. Annie & Maggie Stephens here at night.
11 (SATURDAY) Cloudy misley. To home sick all day. Tom came down today & went home at night. Albert
here at night Jim brought Lizzie home tonight, cool.
12 (SUNDAY) Cloudy mild. To home. In house. Eat egg. Billy Bingham here chat. Lizzie here.
13 (MONDAY) Clear and fine. To home; better forenoon. Got worse. Liz. Telegraph for Bonnar?. X. ray I
had Information on kidney & lung. Had fever. Very sick. Sweat awful. Billy Bingham here at night.
14 (TUESDAY) Cloudy warm. Misley. In bed sick. Bonnar? here at 10. Had wood-bee today.
15 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy misley. In bed all day. Jim at Sam McClellands bee. Billy Bingham here at
night.
16 (THURSDAY) Clear & warm. In bed sick. G. White’s Bee in afternoon. Liz went to Mono Mills for more
Medicine. Got letter from Ann about Tom leaving place.
17 (FRIDAY) Clear & warm. In bed sick. Pa went to Bolton. Liz went to Palgrave, Jim got Nelsons shoes
removed. All home at night.
18 (SATURDAY) Misley, fair. To home in Bed sick. Bonnar? here I gave him Big watch. Billy Bingham into
see me Bill Stephens here tonight $8.50. Tom came here tonight.
19 (SUNDAY) Clear & fine. To home. Up a while today. Tom here. Billy Young. Billy Duffy. Will Coulter
and Stephen Kelly here. Jim went to Palgrave Church at night. Tom went to See Ben Cox in the afternoon
here at.
20 (MONDAY) Fine, warm. To home. Up today read. Liz went to Palgrave. Jim went to Start plow.

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21 (TUESDAY) Fine, mild. To home. Read. Jim plow in orchard. S. Kelly here got axe ground. Ma turn
stone?.
22 (WEDNESDAY) Fine hot windy. To home. Read. Jim cultivate with Kellys cultivator. Ann & family here
tonight from Alliston at 9.
23 (THURSDAY) Fine, cloudy cool. To home. Read. Jim finish cultivating. Then he went to Palgrave, write?,
team & wagon with Ann. Will & Maggie to move Toms Stuff from Station. Tom & Will came home with Jim
at night 12:30.
24 (FRIDAY) Clear fine cool. To home read, write letter to S.J. gave it to Tom to post at Palgrave Tom. Jim.
& Pa Kill Big white pig today, Jim harrow orchard clean Barley.
25 (SATURDAY) Clear cold N. Air. To home rig up drill. Jim to mill with chop. Sow? Barley & clover in
orchard. Harrow in hill. Mrs Hallam? here chat. Jim went to Boyces at night with Doll took Horse, Liz came
Home tonight Albert Little here at night.
26 (SUNDAY) Fine warm. To home, read Sleep. Billy Young & Billy Bingham here to see me. Lizzie &
Maggie to Reaneys Church at 2:50. Nelson & Buggy. They walked to Palgrave at night, fine, dry.
27 (MONDAY) Clear warm windy N. Wind. To home to Whites for cultivater leg. Home clean out Stable write
for post. Walk to Palgrave post letter on train (fire in Gipsons? Bush). To Laverys See Duffy. To Toms all
night Duffy cut my hair & Toms at Toms tonight.
28 (TUESDAY) Cloudy very cold N. wind. At Palgrave at Toms. To Station, to Toms for Dinner. Walk home
got my new suit at Ballycroy $ 13.00 walk home, at 4:30? read.
Sleep upstairs tonight.
29 (WEDNESDAY) Fine mild. To home, Jim to mill for chop, start to sow oats. Back through Bush to the field
to Billy Bingham chat. Home for Dinner. Read sleep. Tom Olives? here at night. Mild night.
30 (THURSDAY) Clear Stormy W. wind. To home. Lettie McMahons Birthday today the 30th April. Give
Billy Bingham 6 Bull harrow. Fix fence, read sleep. Went to Wilson’s then across to Binghams to go to
Palgrave But did not go. Home, give Billy 26 Bags. Tonight.
MAY 1891
1 (FRIDAY) Fine hot windy cool. To home. Jim plow little garden. Got apple trees today from Switzer put out
colts. Read sleep. Jim took cord wood to Tom to Palgrave.
Bring in colts from field put (in hay & Bedding for horses).
2 (SATURDAY) Cloudy mild. To home. Put out colts. To mill down dam with fish with Willie & Lizzie Ann,
got 13. Home, dinner. Read papers. To fish got 5 in little creek (after tea). Albert Little here tonight. Fine.
3 (SUNDAY) Fine clear cool. To home. Read. Walk out through McElwains wheat. Sleep, had tea dress to
Palgrave with Maggie, Nelson in Buggy. Nelson Sick, I was not in church. In Toms. Home with Maggie cool
tonight.
4 (MONDAY) Clear dry windy cold. To home. Put out colts. Help Pa to cut feed in Barn. Read afternoon.
Bring in colts get Bedding. Ma walked to Palgrave tonight. Very cold.
J. Kidd Died – 5 (TUESDAY) Cloudy cold snow Blustry (ice ½ inch thick on pail). To home. Put out colts.
Made little table in Cook House. Fix Box. Mrs Mack here chat. 1 ewe lambed today. 1 lamb. Billy
Bingham Bring home harrow & chain, (cold.

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6 (WEDNESDAY) Clear cold. To Ballycroy see Matsons at work. To office read paper. Home help Maggie to
plant onions in garden. Book to Bush help Pa & Jim to move Big log lay fence. Cold.
Doll. – 7 (THURSDAY) Fine mild cool. To home fix Beds for flowers front of house. Cut Will Stephens Hair
went to fish with Will got none. Doll took Horse today. To Ballycroy, got papers. See Builders. See
Cleveland Bay Horse. Home (chore.
8 (FRIDAY) Fine clear mild windy. To Ballycroy with 8 ¼ lbs onions (29 cts Due Bill). Got post & letter for Pa.
Home for Dinner. Read paper. Sew shoe. Out to field to Jim. To Binghams chat to Billy plowing. Home
chore.
9 (SATURDAY) Clear dry windy. To home. Chat to Jim Sloan on road with cow for J. Hammond. Fix S.
Kellys wheelbarrow. Clean manure from around House. At football. Albert Here tonight Help, Pa to plant 6
apple trees & 2 pear trees. Bring Home Steves wheelbarrow.
10 (SUNDAY) Fine, cloudy, cool. To home. Read sleep. To Palgrave at night, Nelson & Buggy to Toms
chat. Maggie home with me.
11 (MONDAY) Fine, mild. To home. Write for post. Put colts out in creek field. Help Pa to fix fence, Lizzie
Lee & Suzy Shore here at noon. To Ballycroy, got letter from Margery got syringe & Book from J.
McClelland $ 2.75. Walk to Palgrave to Toms for tea. Post letter on train. At Toms all night. Sent card to
Bailey.
12 (TUESDAY) Fine, warm. First operation with syringe tonight. At Palgrave at Toms. To Station. Got ride
Home with George White. Help Maggie to fix 4 rigs at front door fix gate.
13 (WEDNESDAY) Clear, warm. To home. Pull down garden fence & put it up again. Fix gate at road. Move
operate XXXX House.
14 (THURSDAY) Clear, cool, fine, warm. To Orangeville fair with Pa, Nelson in Buggy and Flora cow did not
sell her got dust pan fixed 5 cts. Glass on watch 20 cts. Dinner 15 cts. Check 10 cts. All paid. Home at 6:30.
15 (FRIDAY) Fine, warm, dry. To home. Pruning apples trees all day. Jim & Pa pick meadow.
16 (SATURDAY) Cloudy, cold, Blustry. To Palgrave post letter to S.J. see Wilson. To Toms lunch walk
home, Will & I help Will to fill 8 Bags potatoes. In Bradleys with Bangle. Walk to Palgrave see Wilson. See
Bob Cannon. Tommy Groves home with us Pa, Liz & I in wagon (cold).
17 (SUNDAY) Fine mild. To home. Tommy Groves went to Reaneys with Pa to Church. Noble preach
Dancing Sermon. To Palgrave Church at night.
18 (MONDAY) Fine warm. To Palgrave with Jim in Buggy. Got gloves at Sloans 25 cts. On train to
Georgetown, dig post Holes. At Mullins for supper. To paper mill at night with Thrift & Arbuckle. At Mullins
all night.
19 (TUESDAY) Clear warm. At Glen dig post Holes. At Mullins 3 meals I sleep with John Armstrong.
20 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy mild. Finish fence below Glen. Start above. At Mullins 3 meals. Rain a little at
night. Operate ???.
21 (THURSDAY) Cloudy misley rain at night. At Glen, dig post holes. To Georgetown at night for Digger. At
Mullins 3 meals.

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22 (FRIDAY) Cloudy misley. At Glen. Fence at Bush. To Georgetown at night on Digger with thrift. Briggs &
Arbuckle home at 9.
23 (SATURDAY) Cool clear. At Glen. Fence. To Mullins 2 meals. To Salmonville on Digger. To Palgrave
on train home with Jim in wagon got muck.
24 (SUNDAY) Fine clear mild. To home. Read sleep. To Palgrave at night to Church with Maggie & Lizzie
Ann in Buggy.
25 (MONDAY) Clear, fine. Walk to Palgrave, on train to Salmonville dig post holes to Mullins, 1 meal all
night.
26 (TUESDAY) Fine cool. Above Glen, dig holes. To Georgetown for posts to Salmonville U.S? for lumber to
Mullins 3 meals. To Georgetown at night on Digger.
27 (WEDNESDAY) Fine Hot. Above Glen. Dig post Holes. At Mullins 3 meals.
28 (THURSDAY) Clear Hot coludy. Above Glen. Dig post Holes. Unload car of posts at noon. Peel and put
in posts. At Mullins 3 meals. To Georgetown at night on Digger. Chriss & I walk home to Mullins.
29 (FRIDAY) Fine Hot. Above Glen. Peel posts. Set. Cut off. At Mullins 3 meals. Fine cool.
30 (SATURDAY) Cloudy Hot. Above Glen. Cut off posts. To Salmonville for wire. Back for lumber. Dig
Holes set. Cut off. At Mullins 2 meals. On train to Palgrave. Walk home very Hot & Smoky. Operate.
31 (SUNDAY) Clear very Hot. To home. Read sleep. Edward Boyce & Mary Ann here. To Palgrave
Church at night Noble preach Bigotry. Home in Buggy with Maggie. Water Doll Humber? pump Broke dry &
Hot.
JUNE 1891
1 (MONDAY) Fine Hot dry. Home, help Jim & Pa to take out pump. To Palgrave in Buggy with Jim got
Shoes at Mrs McMahons $2.25. On train to Terra Cotta. Finish fence above glen. Start dig. To Mrs
Harbers for tea. Move up to Allens Section.
2 (TUESDAY) Rain cloudy warm. At Terra Cotta. Dig post Holes. Set posts. At Harbers 3 meals. Operate.
3 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy misley. At Terra Cotta. Dig post Holes. Set posts. Rain at night. At Harbers 3
meals.
4 (THURSDAY) Cloudy rain clear fine. At Terra Cotta. Dig post Holes Set posts. At Mrs Harbers 3 meals.
5 (FRIDAY) Clear fine. At Terra Cotta. Dig post Holes. Set posts. At Mrs Harbers 3 meals. Got letter from
S.J. 125 last letter.
6 (SATURDAY) Clear fine. At Terra Cotta. Dig post Holes. Set posts cut off. Take tools to Cheltenham. On
train to Palgrave. Walk home Willie & I. Cool?.
7 (SUNDAY) Fine warm. To home to Ballycroy get Dick Lyness to cut my Hair pd 10 cts. Home copy weeks
work dress put on new suit first time. Walk to Palgrave with Maggie. Out to Gibsons Lake with Harry
Pettinger, Aggie Bradley, Lizzie & Maggie for walk. To Church, Noble preach tea at Toms. Home in Buggy
with Maggie.
125 Birthday? – 8 (MONDAY) Clear hot. Walk to Palgrave. On train to Beeton. Whitewash crossings to

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Tottenham at Morrows? all night 45 cts pd.
9 (TUESDAY) Fine Hot. Whitewah crossings. From Tottenham to Palgrave. Thrift & I stop at Toms all night.
10 (WEDNESDAY) Hot cloudy rain hot. Whitewash from Palgrave to Cardwell Junction. At Hantons all night
45 pd cts.
11 (THURSDAY) Rain cloudy showry, cool. Whitewash from Cardwell Junction to Terra Cotta. At Mrs
Harbers 3 meals all night.
12 (FRIDAY) Fine mild. Whitewash from Terra Cotta to Stewarton at McDonalds all night 3 meals 45 cts
paid. Help girl to put cows out of oats down track to house.
13 (SATURDAY) Clear very Hot. Whitewash from Stewarton to Milton (Tom & Albert here). Home to
Palgrave on train. Walk up home Margery & I very warm.
14 (SUNDAY) Clear very Hot. To home. Read sleep. Dress to Palgrave at night in Buggy with Maggie &
Margery to Church Rev Jas Bible preach, no choir we sang. Home in Buggy Maggie & I. Jim & Billy Young
walked.
15 (MONDAY) Clear very Hot. Walk to Palgrave. On train to Milton Whitewash from Milton to to St. Anns.
Stop at Mrs. Drydens all night 3 meals.
16 (TUESDAY) Fine very very Hot. Whitewash from St Anns. To Burlington Beach. Run into Hamilton on
Digger? stop at Simcoe House all night 3 meals 60 cts pd. Rain at night Hot.
17 (WEDNESDAY) Misley cloudy rain. Whitewash from Hamilton to Beach. Stop all night at Mrs Aldridge 45
cts pd.
18 (THURSDAY) Cloudy misley cool. On train from Hamilton to Cheltenham, dig post, Holes set posts to Mrs
Harbers all night 1 meal.
19 (FRIDAY) Cool misley cloudy. At Terra Cotta dig post Holes set posts at Mrs Harbers 3 meals.
20 (SATURDAY) Cloudy mild. At Terra Cotta. Dig post Holes set posts. At Mrs Harbers 2 meals. From
Cheltenham to Palgrave on train got ride to Binghams with Billy Wilson in Buggy. Albert here all night
operate.
21 (SUNDAY) Cloudy warm. To home. Write letterfor Albert Little to David. Sleep. Wash in Cook House.
Dress to Palgrave with Billy Bingham in Buggy, Mr McKemcow? preach Home with Billy fine moonlight
night.
22 (MONDAY) Cloudy misley clear Hot. Walk to Palgrave. On train to Cheltenham, dig post Holes set posts
take to Terra Cotta at night. At Mrs Harbers all night 1 meal.
23 (TUESDAY) Clear mild. Working down on new road near Georgetown. At Harbers 3 meals. Cut Thrifts
Hair tonight.
24 (WEDNESDAY) Clear very Hot. Working down on new road. At Harbers 3 meals very warm tonight.
25 (THURSDAY) Clear very Hot. Working on new road. At Harbers 3 meals. At Cheltenham on Digger? at
night. See? Marie?, chat to Allen walk to Harbers Hot night.
26 (FRIDAY) Fine Hot. Working on new road put in cattle guard?. To Georgetown at night got $ 15.00. At

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Mrs Harbers 3 meals paid Mrs Harber $ 5.85 tonight. Woodshed took fire tonight at 1.
27 (SATURDAY) Clear hot cool at night. Working on new road. 2 meals at Mrs Harbers. To Georgetown at
night on train to Palgrave. Home in Buggy with Lizzie cool tonight.
28 (SUNDAY) Clear very Hot. To Home, read to see colts sleep. Copy weeks worth. Write for post Mr & Mrs
Boyce & Miss Boyce here. Dress walk to Palgrave Church down 6th line across field to PV. Noble preach
farewell sermon. Chat to Tom walk home. Write for post. To Bed, 1:20. Operate in cookhouse.
29 (MONDAY) Clear warm. To home cut Jims Hair. To Palgrave in Buggy with Jim on train to Georgetown.
Work on new road. To Mrs Harbers at night 1 meal.
30 (TUESDAY) Fine Hot. Paid Board at Mullins $ 4.50. Finish on new road, at noon. To Georgetown on
Digger? for hand axe. To Terra Cotta Allens Section. Dig post holes. To Harbers 3 meals. Chriss & I to
Church at night at Terra Cotta.
JULY 1891
1 (WEDNESDAY) Rain cloudy Hot Showry. At Terra Cotta finish on Allens Section. At Harbers 3 meals.
2 (THURSDAY) Cloudy Hot Showry. At Terra Cotta. On Nathans Section. Dig post holes set posts. At Mrs
Harbers 3 meals rain at night.
3 (FRIDAY) Rain cloudy showry. At Terra Cotta. Dig post holes. Set posts. Cut off 33 today. At Harbers 3
meals.
4 (SATURDAY) Cloudy cool. At Terra Cotta. Dig post holes set posts finish on Nathans Section today to
Palgrave on train. Paid Ann 45 cts for Thrift. Paid Mrs Pettinger 45 cts for Chriss Briggs. Walk home.
5 (SUNDAY) Cloudy cool. To home read sleep. To Palrave to Church at night in Buggy with Maggie Wass
preach cool tonight.
6 (MONDAY) Clear mild. Walk to P.V. on train to Terra Cotta. Put tie wire on Allens Section. Harbers 3
meals.
7 (TUESDAY) Rain cloudy cool. At Terra Cotta. Fence near Georgetown Station. At Harbers 3 meals.
8 (WEDNESDAY) Clear cool. At Terra Cotta. Whitewash crossings on new road. (At Harbers 3 meals) Bring
tools to Cheltenham. Finish tie wire.
9 (THURSDAY) Cloudy fine warm. At Terra Cotta. (At Harbers) 2 meals. On Digger? to Cheltenham. On
train to Glenhuron fix fence at Bridge. 136. At Lougheeds all night fine cool. 45 cts pd.
10 (FRIDAY) Fine Hot. Fix fence at Bridge. 135. & Start 134. At Lougheeds all night 45 cts pd.
11 (SATURDAY) Clear very Hot. Fix fence at Bridge. 134. & 133. Walk to Creemore. On train from
Creemore to P.V.
12 (SUNDAY) Fine very Hot, to home. Wash. To Palgrave to English Church with Liz & Maggie. The
Orange there Mr Osler preach. To Toms for tea. To Black Horse with Liz & Maggie to Church at night Mr
Dinwoodie preach. To P.V. to Mrs McMahons sing. Snells there. Home at 11:30.
13 (MONDAY) Clear Hot walk to P.V. On train to Creemore finish fence at Bridge. 133. To Creemore with
tools. On train to Caledon East. At Hantons 1 meal.

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14 (TUESDAY) Rain showry. At Caledon East. Went to Cheltenham for Digger? & tool Box. Start to fence on
Bill Holdens Section. At Hantons 3 meals.
15 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy cool. At Caledon East. Fence on Holdens section. At Hantons 3 meals.
16 (THURSDAY) Fine Hot. At Caledon East. Fence on Holdens section. At Hantons 3 meals.
17 (FRIDAY) Fine mild. At Caledon East. Fence on Holdens section. At Hantons 3 meals.
18 (SATURDAY) Cloudy mild. At Caledon East. Fence on Holdens section. At Hantons 3 meals. To P.V.
on train home in Buggy with Jim.
19 (SUNDAY) Cloudy cool. To home. Read, wash, to P.V. in Buggy with Maggie, to Church Wass preach
home again?. Misley.
20 (MONDAY) Cloudy cool. To Palgrave in Buggy with Mother. On train to Cardwell Junction fence on
Holdens section. At Hantons 1 meal. Post letter at night in Box to S.J. 3 cts.
21 (TUESDAY) Fine clear. At Caledon East. Finish South end. Start at 3rd line come North 89 holes. At
Hantons 3 meals.
22 (WEDNESDAY) Fine Hot. At Caledon East. Fence Between 3rd & 4th line. At Hantons 3 meals.
23 (THURSDAY) Cloudy rain misley Hot. At Caledon East. Fence Between 3rd & 4th line. At Hantons 3
meals.
24 (FRIDAY) Cloudy Hot clear. At Caledon East. Fence Between 3rd & 4th line. At Hantons 3 meals. (45
cts from Jack Arbuckle) Got paid for June $ 32.50.
25 (SATURDAY) Cloudy cool. At Caledon East. Put on tie wire. Put in 1 gate & 10 posts. At Hantons 2
meals. Paid Hanton in full to date $ 4.50. Gave Frank Thrift $ 3.60 for Mrs Harber, to P.V. on train. Home
at 2:15 walk home. Leave S.K. home. From point.
26 (SUNDAY) Clear cool. To home. Read sleep. To Palgrave walk got ride from Sam & Mary Tom came for
walk. To Church, Mr McKeown preach walk home.
27 (MONDAY) Clear fine. Wlk to Palgrave. Pay Mrs Pettinger 45 cts for Jack Arbuckle. On train to Cardwell
Junction fence near Jigger? house. To G. Brackens at night. Shock wheat. Chat lunch. Stop all night.
28 (TUESDAY) Fine hot. Finish fence on Holdens section. Move tools up to Watsons curve. Back to
Caledon East at Hantons all night. Got Shoes half soled & half heeled at Wallaces, 85 cts paid. Sick tonight
sour stomach.
29 (WEDNESDAY) Clear hot cloudy rain. Settled up at Hantons. Came up to Watsons Curve start fence dig
holes put in posts. To Palgrave at night. Stop at Toms 1 meal. Help Will to hoe potatoes.
30 (THURSDAY) Cloudy misley fine. Set posts from Watsons Curve this way 126. At Toms 3 meals. Hoe
potatoes.
31 (FRIDAY) Fine mild. Fence below Centreville cut off posts dig holes. At Toms 3 meals. Hoe potatoes.
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1 (SATURDAY) Cloudy. Misley rain. Fence below Centreville. Set posts. Cut off. Dig holes. At Toms 3
meals. Walk home Liz & I. Met Jim at Walkers gate ride home in Buggy.
2 (SUNDAY) Fine mild. To home. Read sleep dress to Palgrave Church Wass preach. Home in Buggy with
Maggie cool night.
3 (MONDAY) Fine clear. To Palgrave in Buggy with Maggie. Fence below Centreville. At Toms 1 meal. To
Lake for row, with Polly Wylie. Lizzie & Alf. Gibson?. See Louisa & Nellie Campbell at Store. At Toms all
night.
4 (TUESDAY) Clear fine. At Palgrave. Fence below Centreville. At Toms 3 meals. Cut Willies Hair throw
Horse Shoes? chat to Lizzie Lee. Tom Home tonight. I lit Bookwells North path lamp.
5 (WEDNESDAY) Fine Hot. At Palgrave. Finish fence below Centreville. Put on tie wire. Move tools to
palgrave haul down some lumber. Walk up 6th line Home tonighthaul in fall wheat. 2 meals at Toms.
6 (THURSDAY) Fiine very Hot. To home. Walk down (6th line) = to Humber Dump. Fence from Dump 64
posts. To Toms all night 1 meal.
7 (FRIDAY) Clear, very hot sultry. At Palgrave. Fence up gravel pit 71 posts. At Toms 3 meals. At Laverys
chat to George.
8 (SATURDAY) Cloudy hot rain at night. At Palgrave. Fence west side gravel pit & cross 6th line 56 posts.
At Toms 3 meals. To Store, chat, got tacks 5 cts paid. At Toms all night rain nearly all night.
9 (SUNDAY) Cloudy rain. At Palgrave. At Toms 2 meals. Walk up Home Tom & I see colts. See potatoes.
Up XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.
10 (MONDAY) Clear sultry Hot. To home. Walk to Palgrave. Unload 4 gates & 8 posts. At Station fence
below 6th line. At Toms 2 meals. Got Pulford to cut Hair. Chat to Billy Bingham. Put tacks in Boot Heels
tonight.
11 (TUESDAY) Clear Hot. At Palgrave. Fence below 6th line. At Toms 3 meals. At Station, see Agness
Reaney away to Manitoba Jim & Maggie to league meeting. Tom home tonight. At Toms all night. Mrs C.
Lee & Sam went to Manitoba too.
12 (WEDNESDAY) Clear cool. At Palgrave. Finish fence put on tie wire. Post letter to Mary Elizabeth
Gower on train paid Mrs McMahon $ 2.25 for Shoes tonight. At Toms 3 meals. Read cool tonight.
13 (THURSDAY) Clear fine. At Palgrave. Move fence on gravel pit Hill. At Toms 3 meals. Got tacks 5 cts
paid. To Laverys, chat to George.
14 (FRIDAY) Cloudy misley rain. At Palgrave. At Toms 2 meals. Finish up. Move tools to Tottenham. Dig
Holes. At Mrs Walkhams XXXX got tacks in Shoes at Riddells, 10 cts pd.
15 (SATURDAY) Fine mild. At Tottenham. Fence South dig Holes. Set posts. At Mrs Walkhams 2 meals
(2). To Palgrave on train. Walk home.
16 (SUNDAY) Fine mild. To home. Sleep read wash. Walk to Palgrave to Church Mr Parson preach. To
Toms chat. To Mrs McMahons for Billy Bingham. Ride home in Buggy with Maggie, cool tonight.
17 (MONDAY) Fine cloudy misley. To home. Dress colts Hoofs. Walk to Palgrave on train to Tottenham
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18 (TUESDAY) Fine clear. At Tottenham. Fence South. At Mrs Walkhams, 3 meals. To Palgrave & Back.
On train see Minnie.
19 (WEDNESDAY) Fine clear. At Tottenham. Settled up Board at Mrs Walkhams $ 1.25 2 meals. On
Jigger? to Stewarton 32 miles. Dig holes set posts on Spences Section. To Bennetts Hotel all night. Sent
letter to Mrs Walkham for valise.
20 (THURSDAY) Fine warm. At Georgetown. Fence below Stewarton. To Willie McCandles’s at night.
Good time chat to Willie, Aggie & Mary. Joe there. Eat harvest apples to Bed at 11. Rain tonight.
21 (FRIDAY) Rain. Cloudy fine. At Willie McCandles’s. Walk to work at 8 o’clock. Fence below Stewarton
to the Bennett House all night.
22 (SATURDAY) Fine clear. At Georgetown. Setttle up to date at Bennetts. Fence below Stewarton. On
train to Palgrave. Got valise at Station. Paid Ann $ 5.40 for Board. Stop at Toms all night rain. To Store
chat.
23 (SUNDAY) Cloudy misley cool rain at night. At Palgrave at Toms walk up home chat to Billy Bingham at
home. All day read Sleep. Operate. Copy. Read paper. Jim, Maggie & Lizzie Ann went to P.V. in Buggy.
24 (MONDAY) Rain cloudy misty. To Palgrave in Buggy with Jim. On train to Stewarton. Fence below. To
Bennett House all night.
25 (TUESDAY) Clear fine. At Georgetown. Fence below Stewarton. At Bennetts, pd 45 cts. Got paid
tonight for July $ 33.75. Fun in town tonight.
26 (WEDNESDAY) Fine clear. At Georgetown. Fence below Stewarton. Board at Bennetts pd 45 cts.
27 (THURSDAY) Misty clear rain at night. At Georgetown. Fence below Stewarton. See Tom Coulter chat.
At Bennetts pd 45 cts.
28 (FRIDAY) Squaly fine. At Georgetown. Finish fence on Spence & Start on Wilson. At Bennetts pd 45 cts.
29 (SATURDAY) Fine mild. At Georgetown. Fence on Wilson?. Left Jigger? at Stewarton. On train to
Palgrave. Cut Toms Hair. Paid Mrs Pettinger 4 8.10 walk home 10:20.
30 (SUNDAY) Cloudy cool. To home. Put Kellys Horses out of oats. Read sleep. Dress to Palgrave in Buggy
with Lizzie & Maggie. To Church Wass preach. Got apples in Jigger? House. G. Lavery & Billy & Duffy & I
walk home at 12.
31 (MONDAY) Cloudy misley. To Palgrave in Buggy with Lizzie. On train to Stewarton fix fence on Wilsons
Section on Jigger? to St Anns. Laure 1 load of timber to culvert. At Mrs Drydens 1 meal. All night.
SEPTEMBER 1891
1 (TUESDAY) Fine Hot. At St Anns. Laure timber put in stringers. At Mrs Drydens 3 meals. Read cool
tonight.
2 (WEDNESDAY) Clear fine. At St Anns. Dig out culvert put in timber. At Mrs Drydens 3 meals.
3 (THURSDAY) Fine Hot. At St Anns. Work at culvert. At Mrs Drydens 3 meals. Cloudy & cool at night.
4 (FRIDAY) Fine cool. At St Anns. Work at culvert. At Mrs Drydens 3 meals. Bottle on Boil on face at night.

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5 (SATURDAY) Cloudy misley rain. At St Anns. Work at culvert. Paid Mrs Dryden $ 2.25 for Board 35 cts
for plow? on train to Palgrave. Home in Buggy with Jim. Boil on face very sore. Bottle & poultice?, rain
tonight cool.
6 (SUNDAY) Cloudy cool. To home. Read. Boil on face sore. Albert Little here. Put Kellys Horses out of
oats. Put pork on Boil.
7 (MONDAY) Clear fine. Walk to Palgrave. Paid Mrs Pettinger $ 5.00 for Chriss Briggs & 45 cts for Thrift.
On train to St Anns. Work at culvert 1. At Mrs Drydens 1 meal. Post letter to Dufferin?, post.
8 (TUESDAY) Fine clear. At St Anns. Skid timber. Start at culvert 2. At Mrs Drydens 3 meals. To
Simpsons, H Evans & I.
9 (WEDNESDAY) Clear fine. At St Anns. Work at culvert 2. See picnic people. In Sheridans chat eat
apples.
10 (THURSDAY) Fine clear. At St Anns. Work at culvert 2. At Mrs Drydens 3 meals. Cool tonight.
11 (FRIDAY) Clear fine. At St Anns. Work at culvert 2. At Mrs Drydens 3 meals. T. Wilson at culvert with
us in morning.
12 (SATURDAY) Clear Hot. Rain at night. At St Anns. Work at culvert 3. Paid Mrs Dryden $ 2.25. On train
to Palgrave to Toms chat. Paid Mrs Pettinger 45 cts for F. Allingham. Walk home road muddy.
13 (SUNDAY) Fine clear. To home. Chat to Billy Bingham. Sleep wash dress. To Palgrave Church Wass
preach in Toms chat see post Mary Ann Boyce there. Billy Duffy. Bill & Joe Lavery. Home in Buggy with
Lizzie & Maggie.
14 (MONDAY) Cloudy fine. To Palgrave in Buggy with Ma. Put Nelson in Nicols Shop. On train to St Anns.
Work at culvert 3. At Mrs Drydens 1 meal. Post letter to Nelson McMahon. In Sheridans eat apples.
15 (TUESDAY) Cloudy misley fine. At St Anns. Work at culvert 3 lots of water. At Drydens 3 meals. Milk for
Louisa.
16 (WEDNESDAY) Fine Hot. At St Anns. Work at culvert 3. At Mrs Drydens 3 meals. Fine moonlight.
17 (THURSDAY) Fine very Hot. At St Anns. Work at culvert 3. Unload 2 cars Sinders. At Drydens 3 meals.
18 (FRIDAY) Fine. Cloudy Big rain Storm. At St Anns. Work at culvert 3. Put Sinders in 2. At 3 till night at
Drydens 3 meals. At Evans chat, to Drydens at 8:40.
19 (SATURDAY) Clear fine. At St Anns. Work at culvert 3. To S.? Din. crossing for 2 cedar logs. Laure 4
stringers to Jigger? House. To Palgrave on train. Wick? Lindsy at Toms. Walk home. Moonlight.
20 (SUNDAY) Fine Hot, to home. Wash dress. To Palgrave English Church with Maggie at 10:30. To
Shore’s for Dinner. To Cedar Mills to Church at night. Mr Long preach. Back to Shores for tea chat Sing.
Billy Bingham. Jim Brien. Will & Tom Coulter there. Home with Maggie at 1:30? fine moonlight night.
21 (MONDAY) Fine Hot. Walk to Palgrave. On train to Cardwell Junction. Start to fence gravel pit. At
Bolands 1 meal.
22 (TUESDAY) Clear Hot, at Cardwell Junction. Fence gravel pit. At Bolands 3 meals. Very Hot.
23 (WEDNESDAY) Clear very Hot. At Cardwell Junction. Finish fence. On train to Inglewood. Start at

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culvert 4. To Salmonville for timber. At Bolands 3 meals. To Morrisons at night chat.
24 (THURSDAY) Fine clear. At Inglewood. Dig out culvert 4. To Caledon East, got paid $ 32.50. Take 2
logs to culvert lie around idle. To Cardwell on train. Walk to Bolands 3 meals. Play Taffy Bag.
25 (FRIDAY) Fine Hot. At Inglewood. Finish culvert 4. On train to Duntroon. To McDonalds all night.
26 (SATURDAY) Fine Hot. At Duntroon. Laure timber to culvert 5. 2 meals at McDonalds 30 paid. On train
to Palgrave. Got Duffy to cut Hair. S.J. McMullen at Toms. Home in Buggy with Maggie. Cool night.
27 (SUNDAY) Fine clear. To home. Read, Sleep, wash dress. To Palgrave Church with Jim & Maggie in
Buggy. Wass preach. Down track for walk. Duffy Lizzie Maggie S.J. McMullen & I. Got ride home with
Billy Bingham. Jim Maggie & S.J. McMullen in Buggy. Walk up from Mass. Met Bob Logan.
28 (MONDAY) Fine Hot. Walk to Palgrave pay Mrs Pettinger 40 cts for Briggs. On train to Duntroon. Work
at culvert up to village at night, get valise at Station. At McDonalds 1 meal. Rain tonight.
29 (TUESDAY) Cloudy cold. At Duntroon. Work at culvert put in Stringers. Shovel Dirt. At McDonalds 3
meals.
30 (WEDNESDAY) Fine cool. At Duntroon. Work at culvert. To Collingwood at night on Jigger?. Albert
Ward & I Jump gate into Show ground. ( 2 meals at McDonalds) Down town. 2 Buggies locked on Street 3?
meals at Wards paid 45 cts. Horse lost. Met S. Finerty at Wards all night.
OCTOBER 1891
1 (THURSDAY) Fine mild. To Duntroon on Jigger. Work at culvert. To Collingwood at night on Jigger. X
Briggs & I Jump gate into Show ground. Good show. Got 2 linnen collars 25 cts. At Briggs all night 2?
meals pd 45 cts.
2 (FRIDAY) Fine warm. To Duntroon on Jigger work at culvert. At McDonalds 1 meal. Paid $ 1.35 tonight.
3 (SATURDAY) Fine Hot. At Duntroon. Laure timber to culvert. At McDonalds 2 meals. On train to
Palgrave walk home got 1 Book & 3 packages on train.
4 (SUNDAY) Cloudy warm. Rain at night. To home, read Bride of the first night. Sleep. Wash dress. Walk to
Palgrave Willie & I. Wass preach. In Toms chat. Home in Buggy with Jim & Maggie. ( Taylors & McCabes
in Toms). Wet night.
5 (MONDAY) Cloudy cool. Walk to palgrave. On train to Duntroon. Work at culvert. At McDonalds 1 meal.
6 (TUESDAY) Cold fine. At Duntroon. Cover culvert. Thrift home this afternoon. At McDonalds 3 meals.
7 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy rain cold. At Duntroon. Cover culvert. Fire under culvert. At McDonalds 3 meals.
8 (THURSDAY) Cloudy fine. At Duntroon. Finish Big culvert. Laure timber. At McDonalds 3 meals. Cold
night.
9 (FRIDAY) Fine mild. At Duntroon. Put in open culvert North of Station. Fix road. At McDonalds 3 meals.
Paid for this week $ 2.25.
10 (SATURDAY) Cool clear. At Duntroon. Put culvert in road. Load toolbox & Jigger on flat car. On train to
Palgrave give Geysons augur to Baggageman at Tottenham. Got ride to Watsons with W.J. Horan. Walk
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11 (SUNDAY) Clear cold. To home. Read, Sleep. Wash dress to Palgrave in Buggy with Jim left valise at
Toms, got ride home with Billy Bingham clear cold night.
12 (MONDAY) Clear fine cold. Walk to Palgrave. On train to Caledonia. Start to fence at cut. Got cap? at
Hamiltons 50 cts pd. At Wintemutes 1 meal.
13 (TUESDAY) Fine clear. At Caledonia. Fence at cut. At Wintemutes 3 meals moonlight night.
14 (WEDNESDAY) Fine. Cloudy rain at night. At Caledonia. Fence at cut. At Wintemutes 3 meals.
15 (THURSDAY) Fine cool. At Caledonia. Cut off posts set posts dig holes. At Wintemutes 3 meals.
16 (FRIDAY) Fine cool. At Caledonia. Dig holes set posts at Bridge. At Wintemutes 3 meals.
17 (SATURDAY) Fine clear. At Caledonia. Dig holes set posts at cut. At Wintemutes 3 meals. Ward &
Thrift had Big row.
18 (SUNDAY) Cloudy misley cloudy cool. At Caledonia. To Bush gather Hickory nuts with Dave Roblin G.
Springay. A. Ward & F. Allingham. Albert & I for walk. At Wintemutes 3 meals.
19 (MONDAY) Cloudy rain at night. At Caledonia. Fence at cut start at Orchard. At Wintemutes 3 meals.
20 (TUESDAY) Misley cloudy mild. At Caledonia. Dig Holes set posts. At Wintemutes 3 meals. At Court
House at night. Election trial.
21 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy cool. At Caledonia. Dig holes set posts. At Wintemutes 3 meals. Walk at night
over Bridge & up to Hickeys in parlor concert with W. Cannon.
22 (THURSDAY) Clear cold. At Caledonia. Finish fence at Dump at Wintemutes 3 meals.
23 (FRIDAY) Clear fine. At Caledonia. Finish up fencing. Paid up at Wintemutes $ 5.00 on mud train to
Hamilton Stop at Walker House. Got 3 pair shoes at O’ Keefes for $ 4.75 paid. To Walker House all night.
Cool.
24 (SATURDAY) Fine cool. At Hamilton. Got Breakfast at Walker House paid 50 cts. On train to Palgrave
walk home. Fork straw into barn afternoon. Lizzie & Maggie to Orangeville. Albert Here at night.
25 (SUNDAY) Fine mild. To home. Read pick Beechnuts. Billy Bingham here. Dress to Binghams with
Billy for tea to Palgrave in Buggy. To Church Wass preach. In Toms chat. To Coulters for Billy. Then
home at 12 fine night.
26 (MONDAY) Fine cool. To home. Clean Barn floor put Straw in now?. To Binghams afternoon, haul in
clove seed very cold stormy night snow.
27 (TUESDAY) Cloudy windy very cold. At Binghams. Plow in Well Field. Up home at night very cold.
28 (WEDNESDAY) Clear warm. At Binghams. Plow in Well Field.
29 (THURSDAY) Fine Hot. At Binghams. Plow in Well Field.
30 (FRIDAY) Clear Hot very stormy. At Binghams. Plow in Well Field. To Palgrave at night Billy & I in
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31 (SATURDAY) Cloudy rain. Fine windy. At Binghams. Plow till rain came on. In House sleep. Pick
potatoes till night up home all night.
NOVEMBER 1891
1 (SUNDAY) Cloudy cold. To home. Copy into this Book from 12th till today. Operate wash dress walk to
Palgrave to Toms with Albert Little. Write letter Write letter to Mrs Walkem? & 1 to Harry Evans & gave
them to Ann to post at Palgrave. To English Church to Toms chat home in Buggy with Billy Bingham. Cold
night.
2 (MONDAY) Clear fine. At Binghams. Plowing finish Well Field. Start to plow Potato Ground.
3 (TUESDAY) Cloudy mild. At Binghams. Plow Potato Ground. Plow out turnips. To Allens at night. Miss
Mallow there.
4 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy cool snow at night. At Binghams plow out turnips. Plow out Turnip Ground.
Harrow Big hill.
5 (THURSDAY) Clear warm. At Binghams. Finish plowing out Turnip Ground. Plow in Graden. Plow in
Beatly Field after noon. Billy & I to Palgrave at night in Buggy. At Toms. At Station. See Buckwell.
6 (FRIDAY) Fine warm. At Binghams. Ground froze. At potatoes till noon. Plow in Beatly Field till night
Billy & I.
7 (SATURDAY) Fine warm. At Binghams. Plow in Beatly Field Billy & I. Settle up at night $ 7.50. To
Ballycroy to Office then home.
8 (SUNDAY) Cloudy mild. To home. To Binghams. See Billy about going to Reaneys. To home. W.
Shore, Frank & Maggie here today chat. I walked to Palgrave. Chat to G. Lavery. Ride home with Jim &
Maggie. At 10.
9 (MONDAY) Cloudy warm. To home. Plow in flat field till noon. To Fannings sale ride home with James
Sloan walk down home. To Ballycroy to Office got circular from Brown Bros Nursery. In Bens chat. Home
clean & Bed Horses.
10 (TUESDAY) Cloudy misley rain S.E. wind. To home. Write letter to Brown Bros Co. Dress had dinner walk
to Owen McGoverns Sale got colt $ 46.00. Walk home rain tonight cool.
11 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy mild. To Owen McGoverns Jim & I in Buggy for colt gave note $ 46.00 for twelve
months help Jim haul rails fix fence haul in turnips walk to Palgrave, post letter on train. Got $ 25.00 from
Buckwell. In Toms Duffy cut my hair walk home fine moonlight.
12 (THURSDAY) Cloudy Squaly mild. To Orangeville fair with 2 Steers sold to Folis for $ 30.00. Pa & Ma
over paid for post $ 1.00. Home. To Ballycroy at night paid J. McClelland $ 15.75. Got papers, home fine
clear moonlight.
13 (FRIDAY) Cloudy squaly mild. At S. McClellands help Jim to fill & haul in 111 Bags potatoes home chore.
Walk to Palgrave. To Pettingers with Book. To Toms all night sleep with Willie.
14 (SATURDAY) Cloudy cold. At Palgrave at Toms plow at R.J. McClellands to noon. Dinner at Toms. Tom
Kill pig I walked up 6th line home. Kill little pig. Do chores. Got tea. J Nixon here. To Ballycroy for J &
Nixon away.
15 (SUNDAY) Cloudy mild. To home. Chore. Compose. Chat. Jas Nixon here all day. Rain at night windy.

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16 (MONDAY) Cloudy misley rain misley. To home chore write for post. To Billy Whites load Stones had
dinner. Then home. Sign agreement to Brown Bros Co. To Palgrave Nelson in Buggy. Post letters 1 to
Brown Bros Co. 1. to Brampton with $ 2.32 in it. Insurance money. 1 to post. News. Got Buggy fixed at
Hendersons 50 cts paid. To Toms for crock then home at 10?.
17 (TUESDAY) Cloudy Squaly snowstorm. To home. Chore. Set & file Bucksaw & handsaw. Clean out
Stables & help to tie in cows & chore snow & Blow.
18 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy Squaly cold. To home. Chore. Clean Barn floor. Fill 5 Bags? chop. Billy
Bingham, got Harnes? & tugs. Chore Jim to Mill with chop. Verner here for taxes $ 9.70? paid.
19 (THURSDAY) Clear cold. To Palgrave Nelson & Buggy. See Tim Wilson give him pass. Post letter on
train to 125. Then home. Help Jim fix Pen for Sow under Stack. Clean up 20 Bushels wheat. Do chores.
20 (FRIDAY) Cloudy mild. To home. Chore. Fix floor & Box in Stable. Pa to Bolton to Mill 2 Bushels?.
Wesley May. Martin XXXXX ??? & Billy Jug? here 20? Maggie?
21 (SATURDAY) Cloudy misley rain. To home. Chore. Make Box for Polly. Help Jim & Pa haul over hay.
To Ballycroy for posts? 2? letters ??? for Pa & Maggie.
22 (SUNDAY) Cloudy misley rain all day. To home. Chore read. Operate wash. Chore. Wet day & night
misty.
23 (MONDAY) Cloudy misty rain all day. To home. Chore. Fix halter. Sew Bridle & Shoe, oil Shoes. Chore.
Bark? ??. Stable.
24 (TUESDAY) Cloudy squaly windy. To home. Chore. Dig drain. Split & pile wood. Chore. Pick up Yard.
Clean out Pig Pen Jim plow.
25 (WEDNESDAY) Cold Squaly clear. To home. Chore. Buck saw wood. Get Board for cellar. Chore. To
Ballycroy at ???. Letter from Brown Bros Co. Certificate of agency. Night got got 1 lb tea 25 cts pd. Rope 27
cts pd. Letter & paper.
26 (THURSDAY) Mild, fine, cloudy, rain at night. To home. Help Jim haul home limbs from Bush. 4 loads.
Plaster Stable sell 1 Bushel oats 25 cts. Chore.
27 (FRIDAY) Cloudy, mild, Squaly, snow. To home. Jim at Youngs thrashing. Chore. Fix swing Shelf in
cellar. Harry Pettinger here tonight. Chore. Fix Single Harness Shaft (holsters?).
28 (SATURDAY) Clear, cold, N. air. To home. Chore. Fix trough for Salting cows. Cut wood. To Palgrave in
Buggy got 2 Shoes resnom? on Nelson 20 cts pd. Get outfit today at Ballycroy & letter from 125. To Ann
Boyces for goose & apples. To Mrs McMahons for Irish Stew for tea. Home in Buggy Lizzie XXX.
29 (SUNDAY) Clear, frosty, calm. To home. Chore. Dress. Walk to Palgrave to Toms for tea. To Church
Wass preach in Toms chat. Albert & I walk home. Road rough.
30 (MONDAY) Cold & clear. To home. Chore. Compose for post. Write letter to Brown Bros. & 1 to A.
Sanderson. To Palgrave in Buggy with Liz. To Station post 3 letters on train. To post. Brown Bros. Lizzie
Gower. Post 1 in office to Gus Sanderson. With $ 14.00. Give Lindsey 1 Doz Spectacles $ 1.32 cts. Bring
Bag apples home in Buggy. Albert here with cloth for XXXXX.
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1 (TUESDAY) Clear, mild. Jim & Billy Binghams to Harrisons Sale. To home. Chore. Help Jim haul over
lock hay haul wood from Back of Barn. Fix Buggy top split wood chore.
2 (WEDNESDAY) Fine, warm. To home. Chore. Put Sheep in Bush fix fence. Buck wood. Jim at put?
Finertys thrashing. Move Oats. Clean 80 Bushels Barley chore. Windy? at night.
3 (THURSDAY) Cloudy, mild, warm. To home. Chore. Oil waggon. To Palgrave with 30 16?. 16 lbs. Barley
47 cts $ 14.25 pd. Home. Clean Barley to Palgrave with 32 15?. 8 lbs. Barley 47 cts $ 15. 12 cts pd. Got
Barrel Salt $ 1.25?. Post letter at Sloans to S. McMinor? for Maggie. Home chore. Road muddy.
4 (FRIDAY) Cloudy, rain all day till 3:30, turn cold. Get mail & post. 2 letters from Brown Bros. 1 from Sarah
Roberts for Maggie. To home. Chore read. To Ballycroy get ½ lb powder 2 lbs Shot? & auil? 38 cts pd.
5 (SATURDAY) Clear. Mild, very Stormy, S.W. wind. To home. Chore. Willie, Rob & Oliver. Got gun? to
fowl. Shoot squirrels. To Wm. Whites Stone Bee afternoon. Got ticket for Hekley party?. 4 teams
hauling. Home with George & Louisa. Albert here all night.
6 (SUNDAY) Fine, clear, mild, cloudy, east Storm. Snow at night. To home. Chore. To Binghams chat.
Home chore. Ma went to Palgrave to Toms.
7 (MONDAY) Fine, mild. To home. Chore. Boil potatoes. Feed up. To Ballycroy with Book. No good. Home
to Toms. Chore. Sleighing today to Palgrave at night.
8 (TUESDAY) Fine, windy. At Palgrave. At Toms. To Station. On train to Caledon East, to See Sanderson
not there see Cranston all night. To Duncan Fergusons for Dinner. To Morrisons see colt. To Hantons for
tea. To 125 all night windy.
My 32 Birthday - 9 (WEDNESDAY) Clear, mild. At 125. 1 & 2. Chat. To Station. On train to Palgrave to
Toms all night.
10 (THURSDAY) Clear, fine, mild. At Palgrave. At Toms. To Laverys with Minnies Shoes. To Station post
letter on train 125. To Toms for Dinner. Across to 8th line up to town line to Ballycroy get letter from
Sanderson receipt to Dec 1st? 92, (home for tea) mail paper. ( 1? 1 from Brown Bros. & Stamps.
11 (FRIDAY) Fine, mild, windy at night. To Binghams Jim & I help to cut feed. Peet & Pa, Finerty, Rob
Allen there.
12 (SATURDAY) Fine, mild, very Stormy at night. To Palgrave at noon. Load ear oats. Got $ 5.00 from Mrs
Pettinger walk home. Cut Albert Little Hair & Shave line?. Lizzie came home tonight.
13 (SUNDAY) Fine, mild. To home. Chore. To Palgrave Church at night. Mass & Stubbs make speech. To
Mrs McMahons chat. To Toms chat. Home in Buggy, Wass with Liz & Jim.
14 (MONDAY) Cloudy, rain & Snow all day. To home. Chore. Compose for post. To Palgrave went down
6th line paid note to Mrs Wilson $ 40.00. Got note. Walk to Palgrave. To Station post 2 letters on train. To
post. 1 to Brown Bros with order. To Toms all night.
15 (TUESDAY) Squaly, rain all day. At Palgrave at Toms & around town. Franey Shore sick tonight at
Toms. Went for Mrs McMahon.
16 (WEDNESDAY) Squaly, snow, Blustry, cold. At Palgrave at Toms. Across to 8th line down to Clarks for
Dinner, Duck & christening Mr & Mrs Mass there. Got order $ 3.75. To Wm Boyces for tea. Walk to
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17 (THURSDAY) Frosty, cold, cloudy. At Palgrave. At Toms. Down 7th line to Silas Roadhouses, & Back to
Toms for Dinner. To Binghams for tea, then home.
18 (FRIDAY) Cold, clear. To home. To Kellys to Palmers & Whites. Home. To Ballycroy for papers, letter
from 125. & Brown Bros. Home read.
19 (SATURDAY) Fine, mild. To home. To Mill chat to Billy Bingham. Home for Dinner. To Longwoods Sale
with Billy & John Young in Sleigh. Home for tea. To Presbyterian Hall to Debate. Lady or gentleman most
independent lady more.
20 (SUNDAY) Clear, fine. To home. Read. Write 3 letters. 1 to Jenkins & Co, Barrie. 1 to 125. 1 to John
McMahon, Paisley. Dress. Walk to Palgrave post letters in Box. To Church Mass & Stubbs thee Big crowd.
Billy Bingham here today George Evans came for him. To Toms chat see Frank Shore. Walk home with
Albert.
21 (MONDAY) Fine, mild. To home. Through Bush to Sullivans to Locklaus?. Mack for Dinner. Down 4th
line then cross to Lyon Wilsons. Down 5th line across to Palgrave by reels. Post letter on train to Brown
Bros. Got ride to Ballycroy with J Innis in Buggy. Walk home.
22 (TUESDAY) Cloudy, misley, fine. To home. Pack valise. Up to 4th line. Across by Mays to 3rd. Down to
Crawfords all night Micks? there.
23 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy, rain, mild. Down 3rd line to Bibles. Across side road to Haragases for Dinner.
To Brackens for tea. To Caledon East with Dan, Jim & Sarah Ann. On train to Palgrave to Toms all night,
girls there Mag & Frank.
24 (THURSDAY) Cloudy, misty, mild. To Palgrave at Toms. Help Tom fix Stable. (Got 50 cts from S.
McClelland. At Barn?) Walk up home. Wash dress walk to Palgrave with Billy Bingham to Hall to Church to
Station. Mealey Faulkner & Sarah Mullen? came to Toms. To tea party 11? good. To Toms. Then walk
home with Billy & Albert at 2:50? misty?.
25 (FRIDAY) Cloudy, misty, mild. To home, chore. Jim went to Palgrave for Tom Ann & family & Mealy
Faulkner & Sarah Jane Mullen. Goose for dinner. To Palgrave in waggon at night got home at 2 o’clock.
Roads muddy. Billy Bingham with us. Bill Lindsay & Wesley McMahon at Toms.
26 (SATURDAY) Clear, cloudy, sold. To home. Sew Lizzies Shoes. Walk to P.V. at night, To Station to
Toms chat Will Coulter there at Toms all night (1. 2. 3.) Cold night.
27 (SUNDAY) Fine, cool. Walk home from PV. Chat to Billy in Stable. Home. Sleep. Wash dress. Walk to
Palgrave with Billy Bingham. To Church, Wass preach. Downtown after Church had sing chat. Stop all
night. With Will Lindsay. Liz & Sarah Mullen (1) there.
28 (MONDAY) Cool, cloudy. Walk home from Palgrave. Compose for post. Write letter to Brown Bros.
Dress walk to Palgrave Willie Faulkner & I. Got ride with wagoner. To Temperance Hall at Nomination hear
Speeches. Compose for post in Store. Post 4 letters & card on train. S.J. McMullen & Lizzie Ann Faulkner
went to Alliston tonight. To Toms with Lizzie & Franey. Chat Tom vexed? fell down stairs walk home with
N.N.?. 122.
29 (TUESDAY) Cloudy, misley, mild. To home. In Bush help Jim to saw wood. Pa at McElwains thrashing,
to Bed at Seven tonight.
30 (WEDNESDAY) Fine, cold. To home. In Bush help Jim saw wood. To Wm Boyce’s party at night time
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31 (THURSDAY) Fine, cloudy, cold, squaly. To home sleep till 10 o’clock. To Ballycroy Maggie & I in Buggy
got coal oil Big can to Palgrave & Back Annie Stevens up with us. To Bush pile & Split wood. Tom here.
Dress walk to Palgrave with Tom gave Pulford $ 5.00 for Bob Lavery. To Station to 125 all night Conner
there.
JANUARY 1892
1 (FRIDAY) Fine, mild. At 125, to Station meet T.C. up town get gifts. To 125 for Dinner goose. Chat in
parlour. T.C. & XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.
2 (SATURDAY) Cloudy, cool. At 125, to Station at 7. To PV on train. Got ride with O. Pettit. Walk home. In
Bush afternoon. Albert here & Tom. Pile wood.
3 (SUNDAY) Cloudy, snow, frosty. To home. Write letter to 125. Shave Albert. Dress walk to Palgrave to
Church Wass preach. Walk home with Rob Allen Violey & Maggie Mellow. Road rough home at 10.
Election - 4 (MONDAY) Fine, clear, cold. To home. Write letter to J.S. Russell for $ 1.00 worth of views. To
Palgrave to election vote for Hanna. 222 Reeve. Burton Duputy Reeve 63. White 3 conncillors 2 Evans 86.
Harper 51. To Station post letter on train (to J.S. Russell with 1.00 in it). Get news Home with Billy
Bingham walking (in Bradleys chat).
5 (TUESDAY) Fine, cold. To home. Help Jim & Pa clear 10 ½ Bush Barley. Tom here. Put oats in Ben? of
floor Bush 125. Chore. S. Campbell? & M. Lindsey? here for tea.
6 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy, Snowy all day. To home. Chore. Sam Campbell here. To Ballycroy Sam & I got
sleigh ride with Mrs Tom Sullivan & Fred Burrell. To office got 16 views & letter from J.S. Russell, to
Cobeans?. To Binghams for tea Sam Stop there all night. Walk home snowing. Write Fannys letter & court
scene to bed at 12.
7 (THURSDAY) Clear, very cold. To home. Chore. To Binghams Nelson & Cutter. Put Nelson in Stable. To
Bolton with Billy in Sleigh with grist (Sam Campbell to Palgrave with us). Got Bouquet 25 cts. Home in cutter
(Pa at Kellys cut feed). Water & feed horses cold night (Jim with Tom at McGuries).
8 (FRIDAY) Clear, cold. To home. Chore. Split wood at house. Drive Liz to Ballycroy & back in cutter. Got
Shirt in Cobeans 14? &? 75 cts pd. Chore.
9 (SATURDAY) Clear, cold. To home. Chore. To Ballycroy get 2 yds? Duck. Black paint & spool. Home for
tea dress to Palgrave in cutter with Will Lindsey & Sam Campbell. To Proff Brush’s show at Tracys? 15 cts
pd. To Toms all night.
10 (SUNDAY) Fine, clear, mild. At Palgrave at Toms. To English Church. To Toms for Dinner Pa & Ma
there for goose to Mrs McMahons for tea. Mr Lindsey from Erin there. To Church. Wass preach. Walk
home with Mary & Violey home at 11:30? Allens chat.
11 (MONDAY) Cloudy, snow, mild. To Binghams thrashing clover Baxter. Home wash. Albert there.
12 (TUESDAY) Cloudy, mild, fine. To Orangeville with Pa in sleigh with 3 pigs sold to Flemming at 2.31 lbs at
5.15 = $ 11.98? pd. Maggie to Mono Mills with us to get tooth pulled. Got Hair cut. 15. Old maid. 25?. Hair
oil. 25. Anneilage?. 10. Whip lash. 15?. Rubbers. 65. Dinner. 25. Hossack? Sermons. 10. Home at 6.
To Binghams to Allans Billy & I chat to 11:40 fine night.
13 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy, mild. To home. To Ballycroy. Post outfit to Brown Bros 18 cts prilage?. Got
vinegar 7 cts. Salmon. 30. Pitcher 12. 2 letters for Pa home. Read operate.

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Maggies Birthday Party 20 - 14 (THURSDAY) Cloudy, Squaly, fine. To home. Cut up 5 pigs Salt it & pack in
cellar. Chore. Help Liz to make Sandwiches for party. Mr & Mrs Boyce. Clayte? & Mary Ann Boyce. Tom
& Dick Wolfe. Mrs McMahon. Will Lindsey Sam Campbell Will Coulter. Frank Shore & Susy?. Nettie
Zimmerman. Violey? & Mary Allan. Maggie Mellow. Billy Bingham. Albert Little. To Bed at 3 o’clock.
Fine night good time. Moonlight.
15 (FRIDAY) Fine, clear, cold. To home. Chore. Split wood. Pa & Jim to Bolton today. With Barley 42 cts &
potatoes 40 cts. For Shorts? 500 lbs $ 4.00.
16 (SATURDAY) Fine, cold, clear. To home. Chore. Split wood. To Ballycroy got Spirits turpentine 8 cts pd.
Got card from Brown Bros. Home chore.
17 (SUNDAY) Cloudy, mild. To home. Chore. Read. Write letter to 125. Dress walk to Binghams. To
Palgrave in our Sleigh to Church. Tom Snell preach. To Mrs McMahons chat sing. Rob Allan & Willie
Faulkner here today. Dick Wolfe & Nettie Zimmerman there. Dick home with us, &. Rob Allan & Violey?
& Mary.
18 (MONDAY) Cloudy, mild. Snow, cold. To home. Chore. Cut turnips. Write 4 pages for post. To
Palgrave. Post letter on train to post. Castlederg tea meeting? Tonight. And card to Brown Bros Co. In Mrs
McMahons. Got lemon & liniment, spool & cloves. To Toms chat. Had tea got ride up home with Billy
Bingham at 12:30 cold night.
19 (TUESDAY) Cloudy, very cold, North Storm, clear. To home. Chore. Jones here got 2 pails Butter,
chore. Very cold clear to Kellys chat to? 10.
20 (WEDNESDAY) Clear, cold. To home. Chore. Rob & Mary away. Split wood. Chore. Liz Maggie & I to
Allens tonight first time. Billy Bingham & Johanna Curran there.
21 (THURSDAY) Cloudy, Stormy. Fine, clear. To home. Chore. Help Jim clean out Barn floor put out
wagon put in cutter chore.
22 (FRIDAY) Cloudy, mild. To home. Chore. Help Pa & Ma to clean 28 Bush. Wheat. Put trough in Pig pen.
Mean? pigs. Hurt Back.
23 (SATURDAY) Squaly, snow. Fine. To home. Chore. To Ballycroy for papers. Home chore. Split wood.
Jim to Bolton today with 28 Bushels wheat at 86 cts per Bushel. $ 24.08 gave Extense $ 5.00.
24 (SUNDAY) Cloudy, mild. To home. Chore. Operate wash, dress. To Binghams afternoon to Palgrave
with Billy to Church in cutter. Wass preach. Got ride home with Youngs in Sleigh. At 9:30? cooler.
25 (MONDAY) Clear, mild. Squaly, Stormy night, cold. To home. Chore. Fix martingales. Dress to Alliston
in Sleigh with Tom, to Jim Mullins for tea. Put horses at Booths. In foundry? chat to Joe Faulkner. At Jims
all night.
26 (TUESDAY) Snowing & Blowing. At Alliston (1) had? up Toms Stuff Start home, fed in Tottenham then to
Palgrave. Very stormy & cold today. Then home at 7:20?.
27 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy, cold. To home. Maggies Brooch in pump. Chore. Thaw out pump. To
Binghams at night. V & M. there. To 32, with Billy chat then home at 1 o’clock. Sleep downstairs Albert
here.
28 (THURSDAY) Cloudy, mild. To home. Shave Albert. Split wood. Chore. To Kellys at night chat. Mild.

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29 (FRIDAY) Fine, mild, cloudy. To home. Help Ma & Pa to fill 14 Bags potatoes load on Sleigh. Jim & Pa to
Bolton with potatoes chore. Shoot squirrel. To Bush with gun. M.? M.? there right? away. To 32 chat
snowfall. To Sullivans for Charlie & Polly. Lawrence Coulter & Willie Faulkner came home with them.
30 (SATURDAY) Fine, clear, mild. To home. Chore. Help Jim fill 7 Bags oats & 1 of peas for chop. Split
wood. Chore. To Bush afternoon with Lawrence Coulter. Willie Faulkner. & Rob Allan Shoot squirrels. To
Ballycroy for post, home chore.
31 (SUNDAY) Clear, fine, warm. To Palgrave in cutter with Maggie to quarterly meeting Wass preach. Home
for dinner Albert Little, Rob Allan. Tom Wolfe & Will Clarke here. I went to Shiloah at night with Nettie
Zimmerman. James Bible held prayer meeting home at 11 o’clock.
FEBRUARY 1892
1 (MONDAY) Cloudy, misley, mild. To home. Help to fill 15 Bags potatoes. & bag? Them on Sleigh Pa &
Jim took them to Bolton. Chore. Compose for post. Chore. To Palgrave to Station post letter on train to post.
To Toms all night. Sleep with Old Mick.
Old Mrs Innis died today 2 – 2 (TUESDAY) Cloudy. Snow all day. At Palgrave, at Toms. At Station. In
store. Got ride home with Billy Young in Sleigh. Snow, very hard, calm. To home. Had Dinner write sleep till
tea. Read. Grease Boots.
3 (WEDNESDAY) Clear, fine, mild. To home. Chore. Shovel snow very Deep. Pick apples in cellar. Empty
chop. Help Pa & Ma to clean 2 ½ Bushels wheat. Chore. Jim to Bolton with 18 Bags potatoes. Missionary
collectors here today. Tom & Ella Lyons & Aggie McCoy.
4 (THURSDAY) Clear, cool. To home. Chore. Help Jim to load 10 Bags wheat & 1 Bag of turnips on Sleigh.
Fix Rug frame put in rug. Jim & Pa to Bolton with 23 Bush of wheat at 86 cts $ 19.78. Mrs Innis Buried
today. Start rug dog. In centre. To Ballycroy at night get 2 letters & Mail paper. In Cobeans. Bob Lavery &
Mcintyre there.
5 (FRIDAY) Clear, fine. To home. Chore. Rug in house. Fix gate. Chore. Albert Little here. Lizzie Ann
Faulkner & Mabel McMahon here tonight. Play Old Maid.
6 (SATURDAY) Fine, clear, mild. To home. Chore. Jim to Bolton with 2 cord wood to weaver. Rug in house.
Mabel McMahon & Lizzie Ann Faulkner here.
7 (SUNDAY) Cloudy, Squaly. Rain at night. To home. Chore. Dress. Shave Albert. Then Albert & I went
to Tom Sirs. Old Billhorse & Jack Cobeans cutter. Albert took Violey? & Mary Allen home in cutter. Back
home for tea. To Palgrave Long preach missionary Sermon wet night.
8 (MONDAY) Cloudy, mild. To home. Chore. Ann & Minnie came up in cutter with Jim. Rug in house.
Help Jim & Pa to clean 18 ½ Bushels wheat. Chore. Fix fence at gate.
9 (TUESDAY) Fine, clear, mild. To home. Chore. Rug in house. To Mono Mills at night to Concert with
Charlie. Jim to Bolton today with grist 18:50 lbs?. 5 X for Tom. No Bran. Ride home with Sam. Albert Little
in cutter home at 12.
10 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy, cold, South wind. To home. Rug in house. Help Jim Break in Charlie colt first
time. To Ballycroy in Sleigh to Binghams see Billy. Break in Charlie Colt. Home rug. Write letter for Albert
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11 (THURSDAY) Cloudy, Squally. Clear, cold. To Orangeville Fair. With Billy Bingham in cutter with Maud.
Big crowd. Get glycerine 10 cts handkerchiefs 5 for 25 cts. Hair cut 15 cts. Pens 4 3 cts. Pick? apples 15 cts.
Home at 7:30.
12 (FRIDAY) Clear, very cold. Willie Faulkner came here tonight, very cold night. Road shifted. To home.
Finish rug, clip it. To Binghams with Jim for Cutting Box. Stop & help Billy clip Maud.
13 (SATURDAY) Clear, fine, cold. To home. Help Pa & Willie to cut feed. Shovel snow. Split wood. In
Bush Shooting with Willie Faulkner & Rob Allan. Willie & Jim went home with Rob Allan tonight. Home
chore. Shave Albert Little. Jim to Bolton with 1 cord wood to Elliott. The Shoemaker.
14 (SUNDAY) Fine, cloudy, snow, Stormy. To home. Write letter to 125 put in valentine. Fix 2 valentines 1
for Dick St John and 1 for Mass, M.?A, walk to Palgrave English Church Thompson preach. Post 3 letters at
Palgrave tonight in Box?. To Toms for tea, to Methodist Church at night Wass preach. Walk to No? 32, with
Billy Bingham. With V? & Rob. Snow deep. Chat walk home.
15 (MONDAY) Cloudy, cold. To home. Compose 3 pages for post. Walk to Palgrave post letter on train. To
Laverys see Pulford? About tow?. Going? on rack?. To Toms all night. Maggie & Susy? Shore there.
Toms XXX at night? place.
16 (TUESDAY) Clear & cold. At Palgrave till afternoon. Get ride up home with Bill Minock? in cutter. Boil on
neck chore to night.
17 (WEDNESDAY) Clear & cold. To home. Chore. Cut feed. Kelly’s cutting Box & McElwains power. Cut
afternoon. Tom Faulkner & Rob Allan here all night. Herbert Bolton call here. Going to Mono Mills.
Kelly’s & Binghams horses & our barn.
18 (THURSDAY) Fine, mild. To home. Finish cutting feed. Cut Sheaf? oats. Rob Boyce here for tea. Rob
Allan here all night. I. Had Boil on neck very Sore.
19 (FRIDAY) Cloudy, snow afternoon, mild. To home. In house all day, Boil on neck. Very sore. Broke
today.
20 (SATURDAY) Cloudy, mild. To home. In house. Boil on neck. Got letter from John today. Pa to Oville
today.
21 (SUNDAY) Cloudy, mild, thawing. To home. Boil on neck. Jim & Ma to Jagnes? - Daroaks today. Liz
came home tonight from XXXXXX.
22 (MONDAY) Cloudy, mild. To home. Chore. To Binghams help to fill 40 Bags potatoes. Home dress.
Start at 7 o’clock? to Toronto with Billy, Jim left us to top Bolton Hill. We left Bolton at eleven. Fed at
Holness? at 3 o’clock?.
23 (TUESDAY) Mild, cloudy. At Peacock? At 5:30 got waggon at Carleton. 36 Bags at 50 cts per Bag. 4
Bags at 45 cts. Sold potatoes. Down Northcote?. Fed horses Lowrys Livery Stable Gladstone Ave. Had
Dinner at Goulds Private Boarding House. Northcote? Ave. Start for home at 4:50? left wagon at Carleton got
Sleigh. Fed at Holmes had supper there then drove right home without stopping. Home at 3 o’clock.
24 (WEDENSDAY) Fine, mild. To home. Sleep till 3 o’clock afternoon. Agness Reaney & Willie Cobean
married today at Palgrave. Get up neck very Sore. Billy Bring Bags & Sleigh home.
25 (THURSDAY) Misty, mild. To home. In house sore neck. Write letter to John. Sent it to Palgrave with
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26 (FRIDAY) Fine, clear. To home. Willie came from? XXXXX. Chore. Split wood. Chore. A. Little got
Sleigh & rack to go to Oville for egg Boxes.
27 (SATURDAY) Clear, fine. To home. Willie here today & night. Chore. In Bush with Tom Jim & Pa. I left
Tom home with Nelson & cutter. Split pile & saw hemlock?.
28 (SUNDAY) Misty, mild. To home. Chore. Dress to Palgrave Church with Lizzie in cutter. Wass preach.
Albert Little drive Violey & Mary Allen home. Then up here change clothes.
29 (MONDAY) Misley, snow, mild. To home. Split wood. Help Jim & Pa to clean 20 Bushels wheat, write for
post long letter. Dress. Walk to Palgrave. Post letter on train to post in Sleigh. Got ride home with Alex
McElwain.
MARCH 1892
1 (TUESDAY) Fine, clear, cold. To home. Help Jim unload 9 Bags wheat on Sleigh. Cut potatoes for cows.
Clear? out horse Stable. In Bush afternoon with Tom cut wood. Write letter for Albert tonight to Elizabeth?
Hadden. Jim & Pa in Bolton with 20 Bush 45 lbs wheat at 88 cts per Bushel. $ 18.26.
2 (WEDNESDAY) Clear, fine. To home. In Bush Saw wood with Tom. Jim & Pa Split & pile.
3 (THURSDAY) Fine, mild. Jim got Binghams Nell mare. To home. In Bush. Saw wood with Toms. Pa
out? split & pile. Jim & Lizzie went to Bolton with 17 Bags potatoes 35 per Bag. $ 5.95.
4 (FRIDAY) Cloudy, mild. To home. Put on load wood. In Bush saw wood with Tom. Jim haul wood to
Palgrave 3 loads? Franky & Maggie Shore & Willie Faulkner here. Maggie Lizzie Jim, and all out on hill
Sleigh? ride. Play old maid.
5 (SATURDAY) Cloudy, cold. To home. In Bush. Saw Split & pile wood. Tom & I. Maggie & Franey Shore
here?.
6 (SUNDAY) Fine, clear. To Hockley? with Albert Little. To English Church. Had dinner at Tom? Sirs. And
tea at Dick Robins. Emana Sirs went to Robins with us. Sadie? Back to Robin’s? Sirs?.
7 (MONDAY) Fine, clear, hot. At Binghams cutting feed. To Ballycroy, got letter for Maggie see J. Me about
pails.
Oyster Supper – 8 (TUESDAY) Cloudy, mild. Rain, sleet, snow. To W. J. Pettits with Jim & Tom. To
Palgrave for pails &? Sugar & goods for J. McClelland. Got 18 small pails & 8 Big pails from him. Got Toms
sugar Kettle at Palgrave home make? Spoils. Fix Bridle. Chore. To Palgrave at night to Oyster Supper. With
Lizzie & Maggie. Home at ??? Rev Mr Pierson of Orangeville there very good time. Wolfe’s? Sing.
9 (WEDNESDAY) Fine, mild. To Mill with 7 Bags oats get chopped. Home. Make Spoils. W.T.S. Lindsey
here. Colt to Bush tap 21 trees. Chore.
10 (THURSDAY) Cloudy, cool, Squaly. To John Chapmans for 5 Bushels peas & 6 Bushels Barley ( 60 cts
per Bushel $ 3.00 pd. 50 cts per Bush $ 3.00 pd. Home. Chore to Bush, gather sap & turn down pails. Haul
sap home. Haul 3 loads’ wood home. Chore. Write letter? to 125. Write here. George McMahon here
today. & old spectacle peddler. Cold night.
11 (FRIDAY) Cloudy, cold, N.W. wind. To home. Haul home wood from Bush. To Palgrave at night Lizzie &
Maggie to Social. Small crowd. Home at 12 o’clock.

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12 (SATURDAY) Cloudy, snow. Fine, cold. To home. Fix Single Harness. Haul 2 load wood. Chore. Albert
Brought up mare. Snowing all night??.
13 (SUNDAY) Clear, cold. To home. Chore. Dress. Drive to 125 11 & 2. With Alberts mare & our cutter.
Stop for tea chat had up tip below the Church. Big time. Met Butcher (Mike). Up 7th line to town line from No.
50?, home at 1:15 very cold night, clear.
14 (MONDAY) Cloudy, Blustry, very cold. At W. S. McElwains thrashing finished? at 4:30. Home J. Gilmore
here Jim 25 cts 25 cts.
15 (TUESDAY) Cloudy, snow, cold. To home. Saw wood in Bush with Jim. Move Straw in Barn. Write letter
for Albert tonight to. Say Boss. Dolly cow calve tonight. Teddy White. Write out raffle for a store. Jim &
Billy Bingham at 32? tonight.
Note Due Nov 16 1892 – 16 (WEDNESDAY) Fine, clear, cold.
To home. In Bush saw wood with Jim. To
Charles Norris Sale got wagon $ 35.00 gave Nate 8 months. To Wm Boyces for tea Liz & Maggie there. To
Palgrave to Store then home 7:30.
17 (THURSDAY) Fine, clear, cool. To Palgrave get 2 Shoes removed on Nelson at Hendersons get rag hook
for Liz. To Norris’s for wagon haul it home on Sleigh. Help Jim & Pa to cover it up. Wash at night.
18 (FRIDAY) Cloudy, cold, rine falling all day. To home. In Bush cut wood with Jim forenoon. Split & pile &
carry home half dozen pails from Bush. Billy Bingham came with me with saw stop till 11 at night (Billy get
our chain tonight). Chore. Jim (at McElwains cut feed afternoon.
19 (SATURDAY) Fine, cloudy, squaly. To home. In Bush afternoon saw wood with Tim & Jim. Albert Little
here tonight put his mare in far Stable. Shave him. Jim took Tom to Palgrave in cutter. Billy Bingham cut
maple sawlogs & haul them.
20 (SUNDAY) Clear, cold. To home. Chore. Wash dress, to Orangeville with Albert Little to Mrs Haddans?
for Dinner & tea. In John Watsons for a while chat. Gto there at 1 left at 7:30 got home at 9:30. Roads
drifted. Very cold night, calm.?
21 (MONDAY) Clear, fine. To McElwains see Alick about cistern. Post letter tonight to 125 in drop?, home
at 12. Home in Bush saw wood to Palgrave at night with Tom in cutter.
22 (TUESDAY) Cloudy, mild, sleet, rain, S. wind. In Binghams swamp with Jim & Tom cut cedar. Tom walk
home tonight. Logs for cistern.
23 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy, squaly, snow, mild. To Binghams for Sleigh haul out- 8? cedar logs to Mill, poles
home. To Binghams help them to load 5 pine logs cut 2 maple logs. Stop for supper. Bring home horses & &
Sleigh. Snowing.
24 (THURSDAY) Fine, clear. To Palgrave with load of wood & 2 Bags potatoes to Tom. Home Dinner. To G.
Evans sale with Jim in cutter.
25 (FRIDAY) Clear, very warm, squaly forenoon. To home. Chore, get Basswood Board to fix dashboard.
Work in cookhouse at Dashboard. In Bush turn up pails sap run at Sullivans. See pump.
26 (SATURDAY) Clear, warm. To home. In Bush make sap troughs. Put in new pump. Gather sap. Haul
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27 (SUNDAY) Cloudy, mild, fine. To home. Read sleep. Lizzie & Maggie walk to Palgrave, Billy Bingham
here afternoon. Him & I walk to Palgrave Church Wass preach. We walked to No 32 (Jim there), stop to 12
then home.
28 (MONDAY) Clear, mild. To home. Clean dinig? & ice away from pump. To Bush gather 8 pails Sap into
Kettles. Jim haul plank from Billy Whites on wagon. Tap 9 trees. Home for tea. Then to Binghams for
chain. Chat to Billy. Home at nine? (roads very Bad.
29 (TUESDAY) Fine, mild. To home. To Bush haul wood to camp. Fix up place to Boil Sap. Haul out wood.
Creek up. Cut wood at camp. Gather sap. Rob & Oliver Allen here tonight. Albert here wrote letter to his
uncle Robert Little.
30 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy, mild. To home. Tom & I fill 2 Bags oats & peas & 7 Bags oats for chop. Start to
Build new curb in well. Tom here help Jim to Windlass?. Lizzie & Maggie in Bush Start to Boil sap, Tom
walk home to Palgrave tonight.
31 (THURSDAY) Cloudy, mild. To home. Work in well putting in curb. Tom here help Jim to Windlass?. Liz
walk to Palgrave & Back this forenoon. Maggie in Bush Boil Sap. Lizzie help her afternoon?. Tom walk
home to Palgrave tonight.
APRIL 1892
1 (FRIDAY) Cloudy, mild. To home. Work in well at curb up to top?. Tom here. Walk home. To P.V..
2 (SATURDAY) Warm, very Stormy, W. wind. To home. Clean out well. Put cedar around and put on
platform. Clean up. To Bush gather sap. Home chore. Jim took Tom to Palgrave in wagon. With chop oats
potatoes & Barrel Will came up.
3 (SUNDAY) Cloudy, mild. To home. Chore. Write letter to 125. Dress walk to Palgrave at night Willie & I to
Church Wass preach. No choir. George Lavery & I for dive on dog cart. At Toms all night Albert Little &
George Hamilton in Toms Sleep with Mick Lizzie Maggie there, to??.
4 (MONDAY) Cloudy, misley, mild. At Palgrave. At Toms. To Sloans got Stamps 25 cts pd. To Station post
letter on train to 125. See Tim Wilson. In Mrs McMahons chat. Lizzie & Maggie & I. Walk home at noon.
To Ballycroy with maple syrup to J. McClelland. Got cottonade & other things & Hat $ 3.15 paid. Home.
(Billy Bingham in Bush cut wood) Help to ring old pig. To Bush help Lizzie & Maggie (Boil sap home at 9:15.
5 (TUESDAY) Misty, cloudy, very Stormy W. Wind. To home. In Bush cut wood with Jim. Billy Wilson &
Billy Bingham top Blew of Stack. Jones here today for Eggs & Butter. Warm & windy tonight. To Bed at 8
o’clock.
A.J. Roberts 2 years old – 6 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy, cool, windy. To home. In Bush, cut wood with Jim. To
Ballycroy at night with dried apples. Got 3 ½ cottonade & 3 ½ ticking for smock 99 cts paid. Albert home with
me. Write letter for him to Say Boss. Operate.
7 (THURSDAY) Fine, clear, mild. To home. Chore. To Palgrave with Billy Bingham in wagon. For plaster.
With harrow pins to Henderson. Left them. Get Coulter. Jim Start to cultivate today. Get Smock pattern at
Toms. Home for dinner. To Whites saw mill rip lumber for gates. McElwain start rolls today. To Tottenham
in Buggy with Billy. Get our Hair cut. See steam shovel at Black Horse. Home at 8:30 cool.
8 (FRIDAY) Cloudy, cool. Rain, cold. To home. Clean out hen house & whitewash it, to Bush gather Sap, to
Binghams, make 3 gates home at night cool, clear.

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9 (SATURDAY) Cloudy, cold, North wind. At Binghams make 3 gates hang 2. Home. Dress to Palgrave in
Buggy. To Station. To Toms for Mother. Home. Albert here shave him. S.J. McMullen came to Toms
tonight.
10 (SUNDAY) Cloudy, cold. To home. Read Sleep. Dress. Back through Bush to 32 chat. To Binghams for
tea, to Palgrave in Buggy with Billy, to Church Wass preach. Dick sing. To Toms chat. Chat there Lizzie.
Maggie. S. J. McMullen. Bob George & Bill Lavery. Bill Duffy Albert Little Billy Bingham & I, home at
12:45.
11 (MONDAY) Fine, clear. To Palgrave with Jim in wagon. Help Tom to move to Cedar Mills, stop all night
help Tom set up 3 Beds. S. J. McMullen at Toms. (1. 2. 3. 4. ). Jim had Kellys fly mare.
12 (TUESDAY) Fine, clear, mild. At Cedar Mills. At Toms. Rig Banisters around Stairs. Putty glass in
window. Put up curtains. S. J. McMullen there. 1/? X 2. 3. Tom went to Palgrave for clock. & nails.
13 (WEDNESDAY) Clear, mild. At Cedar Mills. Walk to Palgrave post letter on up train to J. J. McMullen got
ride home with David McElwain. In Bush gather sap. Help Billy Bingham hang 2 gates. Haul in 15 logs to
mill. Jim to Bolton today in Buggy. To Bush gather sap. Got Barrell full and 2 Kettles. Home for tea.
14 (THURSDAY) Cloudy, mild. To home. Help to fill & load 23 Bags potatoes. At 30 cts per Bag. Jim took
them to Bolton in Bush Boil sap. Rob Allen there. At Youngs sawing Bee afternoon 17 there. Home to Bush.
Willie came up with Jim tonight. Billy Bingham & Mrs Wilson to Orangeville fair. Help Mother home with
syrup.
Good Friday – 15 (FRIDAY) Clear, cool. To home. In Bush. Boil sap gather sap, tap 3 trees. Willie
Faulkner Rob & Oliver Allen Shooting. Willie went to Allens tonight. Albert Little here at night on mare
Back. Cold night.
16 (SATURDAY) Clear, fine, cool. To home. In Bush, Boil sap till noon. To Wm Whites sawing Bee
afternoon to Ballycroy, home.
Easter eat 7 eggs today – 17 (SUNDAY) Fine, cool. To home. Eat 4 eggs to breakfast. To Bush with Willie
Faulkner. Rob & Oliver Allen Boil eggs & I eat 2. To No 32 chat Dinner. To Binghams chat to Billy. Home
tea dress. Walk to Palgrave with Lizzie & Maggie. Snell preach, walk home. Albert here. S. J. McMullen &
Minnie came here tonight.
18 (MONDAY) Cool, fine. To home. In Bush Boil sap. All day. Rob & Oliver Allen & Willie there. S. J.
here.
19 (TUESDAY) Fine, warm. To home. In Bush Boil sap to 4 o’clock. Home dress. Sell shoes to S. J.
McMullen $ 1.25 pd. ,1,2,. To Ballycroy. To Binghams home at 12:30?.
20 (WEDNESDAY) Fine, warm. To Kaywood Mills with Jim Nelson & Charlie on wagon for chop. See rolls.
Home help Jim clean manure from home. Jim start to sow peas in Flat Field today. Jim harrow Charlie. Fix
at Dashboard. To Ballycroy get 3 Bolts 5 cts pd. & 1 pineapple 20 cts pd. Home. To McElwains to meet
Lizzie & S. J. McMullen. Home with them. Eat pineapple to Bed at 11:30?.
21 (THURSDAY) Cloudy, rain, misty. To home. In Bush finish Boiling sap. Carry pials & Barrel into field.
Home finish Dashboard paint it. Jim finish sowing peas & sow some oats in Flat Field. Rain. Chat to S. J.
McMullen in parlor. Margey & Annie McElwain here evening. Play old maid at night.
22 (FRIDAY) Cloudy, fine, cool. To home to Bush Jim & Pa for 2 Kettles 1 Barrel 20 pails. To Ballycroy with
Liz in wagon Bring 20 pails to Ballycroy. Home hang gate Make gate. To Kellys for Brace & Bit. To Palgrave

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down 6 line See T. Beasly Wilson not on. S. J. McMullen went home went home tonight. To Ballycroy. Get
3 hooks & Staples 15 cts pd. Got post. Got letter for Maggie from Sarah 2 cards in it.
23 (SATURDAY) Fine, clear, windy, cool. To Whites with Jim put 8 cedar logs on Skidway. Chat to Billy
Bingham in field. Home hang gate. S. Kelly here at noon cut 2 pigs. To Orangeville with Billy Bingham in
Buggy. Home at 7:40. Billy Stop for tea chat to 10 o’clock. Albert Little here I shaved him. Read letter Say
Bros.
24 (SUNDAY) Clear, cold. To home. Read Sleep. Dress. To Palgrave at night to Church Wass preach.
Post letter to 125. Walk home with Rob Allan & Violey?. Cold night, hard ice tonight.
25 (MONDAY) Fine, cool. To home help Jim to haul cedar logs & Shingle shavings from Whites Mill. Home
afternoon change gate. Fix fence up to gates. Jim roll Barley. Jim got new Shoes tonight at $ 1.10 Ballycroy.
26 (TUESDAY) Clear, hot. To home. Finish fixing fence at gates pick up. Rip lumber & make pine gate
afternoon Mrs Irwin & family here this evening. Easter cow calved this morning. Jim & Albert for drive
tonight.
27 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy, mild, rain a little. To home, hang pine gate & fix fence. Albert Little here tonight I
cut his hair & write letter for him to say Boss. Write letter to Lettie McMahon. To Bed at 12:45 warm night left
Jack & Polly out tonight.
28 (THURSDAY) Cloudy, Stormy, clear, W. wind. To Ballycroy with 10 Doz eggs. $ 1.10 Due Bill. Walk to
Palgrave to Station see Wilson walk Back to Ballycroy, put gloves 15 cts in letter for Lettie McMahon. Home
for dinner. Sleep to Kellys with Brace & Bit. Fill potatoes. Play.
29 (FRIDAY) Cold, clear. To home. Clean oats. Over to Wilsons chat to Billy. Home for dinner. Fix fence to
Binghams help Billy fill potatoes. To Ballycroy got post. Home with Willie for tea. Fix old gate over at middle
fence, Willie here all night. Operate.
Lettie. 11. Today – 30 (SATURDAY) Cold, cloudy, fine, hot, cloudy. To home, Willie & I hang gate. To
Palgrave Parcel for Lizzie. To Station. See Buckwell. Get Braces at Mrs McMahons 25 cts pd. Get ride
home in wagon with Will Stephens got letter for Maggie from S. J. McMullen. Help Jim to put away Sleigh &
pull down pig pen under Stack. Shave Albert read chore.
MAY 1892
1 (SUNDAY) Cloudy, mild, warm, cloudy. To Orangeville with Albert Little. To Haddens. Our Buggy & his
mare put mare in Leesons Stable. Procession on street. Band afternoon. Got home at 9:30 fine, warm night
good. Roads.
2 (MONDAY) Cloudy, rain, misty. Walk to Palgrave on train to Lisle. Start to fence. At Hunters (Hotel) 1
meal.
3 (TUESDAY) Cloudy, showry, fine. At Lisle fence. Start to wire. At Hunters 3 meals.
4 (WEDENSDAY) Fine, clear, cool. At Lisle. Fence. At Hunters 3 meals. Frank Prest & I at prayer meeting
at Methodist at night.
5 (THURSDAY) Cloudy, rain, cool. At Lisle. Fence. Write letter to 125 at night. At Hunters 3 meals.
6 (FRIDAY) Cloudy, cool. At Lisle. Fence. Move logs? at Hunters 3 meals.

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7 (SATURDAY) Cloudy, cool??. At Lisle?. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX $ 2.25 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Jim & Albert to Boyces for pup? tonight Lizzie came home from Palgrave with them.
8 (SUNDAY) Fine, cool. To home. Sleep, read. Write letter to 125. Chore. Dress walk to Palgrave to
Methodist Church with Billy Young Mr Foncar preach. Billy & I walk home with. Violet. Mary & Rob Allen.
Fine moonlight night.
9 (MONDAY) Clear, fine. Walk to Palgrave. On train to Lisle. Finish fence there. On Jigger? to Everett, got
our own Jigger there. Came to Beeton on Jigger left tool Box South. At Groses Hotel 1 meal.
10 (TUESDAY) Cloudy, warm. At Beeton. Start on fence on Tom Youngs Section. At Groses Hotel 3
meals. At Billy Mullens? chat to Office get letter from 125.
11 (WEDNESDAY) Rain, cloudy, misley. At Beeton. Fence all day, at Groses 3 meals.
12 (THURSDAY) Fine, cool. At Beeton. Fence. At Groses 3 meals. At James Warrens chat.
13 (FRIDAY) Clear & Hot. At Beeton. Fence. At Groses 3 meals. Wilson & Gilchrist walk down track.
14 (SATURDAY) Sultry, Hot, cloudy. At Beeton. Fence at Section No. XX. At Groses 2 meals, paid him up
to date $ 2.25 on train to Palgrave, Walk home. Shave Albert Little. Maggie walk to Palgrave tonight.
15 (SUNDAY) Cloudy, rain, warm. To home. Had bad cold. Write letter to Lettie. Wash chore. Operate.
16 (MONDAY) Fine, hot. Walk to Palgrave. On train to Beeton. Fence. At Warrens chat. At Groses 1
meal. Post letter on train. To Lettie.
17 (TUESDAY) Clear, hot. At Beeton. Finish fence. Pay Grose 45 cts. Move to Tottenham start to fence on
Geesons see No. 90. Get Hair cut 15 cts pd. At Mrs Walkhams 1 meal.
18 (WEDNESDAY) Fine, Hot. At Tottenham. Fence. At Mrs Walkhams 3 meals. Lacrosse match. Billy
Bingham there at night. Get his hair cut.
19 (THURSDAY) Cloudy. Rain. At Tottenham. Finish fence. Paid Mrs Walkham 90 cts. Move to
Georgetown on Jigger got wet. Write letter to Tom Coulter at night. At Frank Allinghams 1 meal.
20 (FRIDAY) Fine, mild. At Georgetown. Start to fence on Spences Section No. 84. At Allinghams 2 meals.
Alex Harry & I walk down town tonight.
21 (SATURDAY) Rain all day. Paid up at Allinghams 90 cts. At Stewarton all day idle. To Palgrave on train.
To Coulters for tea Billy Bingham there. Ride home with Billy. To Orgate Bars?. Got ride up home with
John Armstrong Albert Little & Willie Faulkner here all night.
22 (SUNDAY) Cloudy, misley. To home. Sleep, read, dress, walk to Palgrave to Church Smith & Rutherford
lecture Sabbath School. & Steel. Ride home in Buggy with Jim & Maggie from Ben Rolleys gate. Will
Campbell at Church.
23 (MONDAY) Cloudy, misley. To Palgrave Charlie in Buggy with Jim. On train to Stewarton fence. To
Frank Allinghams 1 meal. Cut Franks hair. Polly McDonald there.
24 (TUESDAY) Cloudy, cool. At Georgetown, fence below Stewarton. At Allinghams 3 meals. Alex Coulter
sick Down town at night get 2 post cards. Allen went home on train & Came Back on Down train.
25 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy, rain at night. At Georgetown fence below Stewarton. At Allinghams 3 meals.

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26 (THURSDAY) Cloudy, cool. At Georgetown finish fence below Stewarton. Left tool Box at Stewarton. At
Georgetown on Jigger. At Allinghams 3 meals. Harry Pettinger & I took clothes off Alex & Franks Bed.
Paid up. $ 1.80 at Allinghams.
27 (FRIDAY) Fine, cool. On Jigger from Georgetown to Centreville. Put in 98 posts. Walk up home at night
operate.
28 (SATURDAY) Fine, warm. At Centreville. Put in posts. Put on Bolton posts. 20 Bundles wire came to
Centreville & 60 to Palgrave on Jigger to Palgrave, get ride home in wagon with Jim & Margery & Jim Jones.
Shave Albert Little tonight. Charlie & Charlie & Nelson new wagon.
29 (SUNDAY) Cloudy, misley, clear, warm. To home. Dress. Walk to Palgrave Church Wass preach. Ride
home in Buggy with Maggie Charlie? here.
30 (MONDAY) Clear, warm. To Palgrave in Buggy with Maggie. Maggie Sell cow $ 25.00. John & Rachel
here. To Centreville on Jigger. Fence set post put on Bolton wire.
31 (TUESDAY) Fine, very hot. To Palgrave in Buggy with Maggie. To Centreville on Jigger. Finish posts &
Bolton? wire McFleethams? Section. Walk up home. Dress to Bolton? got 2 letters for Pa. Get 2 cans 25?
cts paid. Annie Stephens get 2 pups went up to Kellys with her carry pail &? Basket.
JUNE 1891
1 (WEDNESDAY) Clear, very hot. Thunder & rain at night. To Palgrave in Buggy with Maggie. On Jigger to
Taylors set posts, dig 2 holes. Walk home drive up cows. Operate. Billy Borland at home today at wedding.
Rain, very hot.
2 (THURSDAY) Fine. Cloudy, misley, rain at night. To Palgrave in Buggy with Maggie. On Jigger to
Centreville. Put wire on Fleethams fence. Move tool Box up to Taylors. Walk home. Chore. Hayes Warner
here. Maggie plant tomatoes.
George Young Died today – 3 (FRIDAY) Cloudy. Cool. To Palgrave in Buggy with Maggie. Took gate &
posts to Adam Taylors. Back to Station for wire. Wire on 256 posts. Walk up 6th line home. Chat to Billy
Bingham. Home at 8. Willie Faulkner here tonight cool.
4 (SATURDAY) Cloudy, misty, mild. To Palgrave in Buggy with Maggie, put Nelson in Shop to get 2 Shoes
removed. On Jigger to Taylors cut. Fence. Put tools in Box. To Palgrave on Jigger got tea at Mrs Coulters.
To Station meet Will. Coulter walk up home with Rob & Lawrence. Maggie Lizzie & I, chat to gipsies. W. J.
Horan & Bill Stephens. Misty.
5 (SUNDAY) Fine, hot, cloudy, rain. To home, wash dress, to George Youngs funeral to Palgrave Lizzie
Nelson & Buggy home, sleep. Albert Little here. William McMahon. Here. Lillie Moore here for tea. Jim
Moore & Lillie here at night Sing. Rob & Lawrence Coulter here all day and all night. To Bed at 11:30
warm.
6 (MONDAY) Fine, clear, Hot. To Palgrave in Buggy with Maggie, Lawrence & Rob Coulter with us. To tool
house gave Frank Prest Boukey. Frank cut his leg? today. Grind axe, fence at Taylors. Walk home at night.
Albert Little here change his clothes. Fine moonlight night.
7 (TUESDAY) Cloudy, cool. To Palgrave in Buggy with Lizzie. Fence at Taylors. Walk home at night, chat to
Billy Bingham. Home tea. Walk to 6th line with Lizzie Maggie & Lily Moore to meet But he did not come.

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125 Birthday – 8 (WEDNESDAY) Rain. Cloudy, warm. To Palgrave in Buggy with Lizzie. In Coulters.
Fence below Taylors at pond? hole walk up 6th line home at night. Put Jack out in clover. Feed colts.
Operate. Chat to Maggy? Stephens at Garden.
9 (THURSDAY) Rain, cloudy, misley, warm. To Palgrave in Buggy with Lizzie. Finish posts below. Taylors.
Put in gate. Wire at Bridge. Put on plank from Centreville to Whittems Crossing. Walk home up 6th ? line.
Feed & bed horses.
10 (FRIDAY) Clear, very hot. To Palgrave in Buggy with Lizzie. Put on plank cut of tops. Laure plank. Walk
home at night, feed colts. Billy Bingham here tonight chat. Operate.
11 (SATURDAY) Fine, very Hot. To Palgrave Charlie in Sulky. Finish plank at aylors gate. Move tool Box to
Palgrave. To Ewarts Sand pit Start to fence. Ride home Charlie in Binghams sulky. Chore. Shave Albert
tonight.
12 (SUNDAY) Clear, very hot. To home all day chore wash dress. Albert Little Emma Sirs & Martha
Robins here. To Church at Palgrave at night with Lizzie & Maggie in Buggy. Mrs Wm White, Violet & Mary
Allen, walking. Stubbs preach.
13 (MONDAY) Clear, very hot. To Palgrave in Buggy with Pa, & Lizzie Ann (Faulkner). Grind axe in tool
House to pit fence peel posts. Got ride up home with James Sloan. Put in colts. Ann & Minnie here tonight.
Thunder & lightning.
14 (TUESDAY) Fine, mild. To Palgrave in buggy with Lizzie & Pa. Fence at Ewarts pit. Got ride home at
night with Billy Young.
15 (WEDNESDAY) Fine, mild. To Palgrave in Buggy with Lizzie Ann & Minnie. Fence at Taylors finish
putting on plank? at Taylors. To Ewarts Pit put on tie wire Laure posts & lumber. Walk home at night. Put in
colts. Cool.
16 (THURSDAY) Fine, warm. To Palgrave in Buggy with Lizzie. Fence at Ewarts pit finish. To Coulters for
tea. To Ward see about Stable. Wait for Billy Bingham for to 11 o’clock, ride home with him at 12:40.
17 (FRIDAY) Cloudy, mild. To Palgrave in Buggy with Lizzie & Willie. To Beeton on Jigger fence. At
Groses 1 meal at J. Warrens help move stoves, John there.
18 (SATURDAY) Cloudy, cool. At Beeton fence through Bush finish. At Groses 2 meals. Paid up. 45 cts.
On Jigger to Palgrave?.
19 (SUNDAY) Cloudy, misley. Rain. To Cedar Mills with Lizzie in Buggy to Toms. To Church Wass preach,
at Toms till evening. Ann had sore shoulder. Bill Cornwall here today. Home in Buggy with Lizzie &
Maggie. Billy Bingham here at night.
20 (MONDAY) Cloudy, warm, fine. To Palgrave, Charlie & gig. Put him in Bradley’s Stable. Start to fence at
7th line. Home at night on gig. Chore fix gig. Jim away Nelson & Buggy. Cut Alberts Hair tonight.
21 (TUESDAY) Cloudy, very Hot. To Palgrave Charlie & gig. On Jigger to Rays curve fence 73 posts. Home
on gig put Bob Lavery grey horse in Nagles Lane. Tom Start on railroad today. Very Hot.
22 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy, mild. To Palgrave. Charlie & gig. On Jigger to Rays finish fence. Home on gig.
Misley.
23 (THURSDAY) Cloudy, fine. To Palgrave. Charlie & gig. Fence post? Marsh. Home on gig at Office get
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24 (FRIDAY) Fine, hot. Cloudy, misley. To Palgrave. Charlie & gig. Fence at side road. Got May? pay
today $ 31.25 Harry Pettinger gave me $ 8.00 for Pa. Home on gig chore. Operate. Gave Pa the $ 8.00
rent.
25 (SATURDAY) Fine, cool. To Palgrave Charlie & Buggy. Bring Toms scythe. Fence at Darleys Crossing.
Lizzie & Willie home with me in Buggy at night. Willie & I to Binghams chat to Billy at night home at 11,
Shave Albert.
26 (SUNDAY) Fine, mild. To home. Bob Ferris Mat McMinn. & Billy Duffy here today. Wash dress. To
Palgrave Church at night Wass preach. Write & post letter to 125. Violet & Mary Allen home with me in
Buggy. Down 6th?.
27 (MONDAY) Cloudy, misley, rain. To Palgrave. Charlie & gig. Grind axes in tool house fence 51 posts.
Home. On gig.
28 (TUESDAY) Cloudy, misley, fine. To Palgrave. Charlie & gig. Garden party at Sloans. Jim start to mow.
Fence to 8th line 80 posts. Home on gig. Sew shoe. Chore operate.
29 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy, showry, cool. To Palgrave. Charlie & gig. Fence 8th line. Home on gig. To
Ballycroy get letter for Pa.
30 (THURSDAY) Rain, cloudy. Fine, cool. To Palgrave Charlie & gig. Fence above 8th line. Home on gig.
Fix collar. Chore.
JULY 1892
1 (FRIDAY) Fine, mild, cool. To Palgrave Charlie & gig. Fence at curve. Home on gig Murry sick. To 32.
Chat. Home at 1 o’clock. Billy Bingham & I Strawberry pie.
2 (SATURDAY) Fine, cool. Cloudy, rain at night. To Palgrave Charlie & Buggy & Lizzie. Fence. At Curve.
Got tea at Mrs McMahons. Pulford cut my hair 25 cts pd. Home in Buggy with Mother & Lizzie. Charlie
Horse. Wet night.
3 (SUNDAY) Rain all day. Fine, clear, cold, moonlight at night. To home chore sleep. Write letter for Albert
to Say Boss wash dress, to Binghams chat. Mrs Glassford & Martha there. Home at 11 o’clock. Cold,
clear.
4 (MONDAY) Clear, fine, mild. To Palgrave Charlie in Buggy Lizzie & Lizzie Ann. Grind axes fence at
Wilsons Crossing? Home in Buggy Margey & Nellie Shinnaman with me. Aunt Rachel here. Jim away on
gig tonight. Johnny & Pat Wallace to Bolton.
5 (TUESDAY) Clear, fine. Rain at noon. Fine. To Palgrave Charlie & gig. Fence cross 9 th line. To Store
chat. Home on gig at 11:00.
6 (WEDNESDAY) Fine, warm. Mrs Albert Rolley Buried today. Dick married. To Palgrave. Charlie & Gig.
Fence on Brown’s. Garner. Home on gig. Clean horses chore. Sell pig to James today.
7 (THURSDAY) Fine, hot. To Palgrave. Charlie & Gig. Fence on Brown’s in peas. Home on Gig.
Cleveland Bay Horse sick. Called at Ballycroy get paper?.
8 (FRIDAY) Fine, hot. To Palgrave. Charlie & Buggy. Fence in Brown’s peas. To Mrs McMahons for tea.
To Cake? with Alex Coulter. Billy Borland. Susy Shore. Lizzie ride up in Buggy with James Young. Liz &
Maggie. Susy & I Build fire then out for row. Home at 11:00. Fine moonlight.

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9 (SATURDAY) Fine, hot. To Palgrave Charlie & Gig. Fence into Ewarts. Home on gig. Fork on load of hay.
Shave Albert. Got corsets for Lizzie at Mrs McMahons.
10 (SUNDAY) Fine, very Hot. To home, chore. To Lockton to Wallace with Lizzie She got 3 teeth pulled I
gave him $ 1.00. Home. Sleep in Hammock. To Allens for Willie. Home chore. Jim Liz &. Maggie to
Palgrave.
11 (MONDAY) Fine, Hot, Shower. Fine. To Palgrave Charlie & gig. Boland away today. Fence on Ewart.
Alex to Binghams. Home on Gig 10:50.
12 (TUESDAY) Fine, Hot. To Palgrave Charlie in Gig. Fence on Ewart Tom Faulkner Allen & I. Had tea at
Coulters. Home on Gig. Liz, Maggie & Jim went to Bolton. Billy Bingham & Alex Coulter. Went to
Toronto.
13 (WEDNESDAY) Fine, cool. To Palgrave Charlie & Gig. Fence to 10 th line. Home on Gig. Home turnips
chore cool.
14 (THURSDAY) Fine, very Hot. Walk to Palgrave. Fence above 10th line. To Coulters for tea. To Lake for
row, with Alex Coulter Billy Borland, Aggie Bradley. Cilla Fleeming Lizzie Lavery. Home in Buggy with
Maggie at 11:10. Charlie.
15 (FRIDAY) Fine, cloudy, Big rain, Storm. To Palgrave Charlie & Buggy. Fence to Black Horse Start Back
on the other Side. Lizzie & Lizzie Ann home with me in Buggy. Tom Farrel here, to Bed 9:20.
16 (SATURDAY) Cloudy, cold. To Palgrave Charlie & Gig. Fence on north side. Home on Gig. Chore,
operate. Cool night got Tom Farrels Shoes at Laverys 15 cts pd.
17 (SUNDAY) Clear & cold. To home. Chore Sleep. Sing. Billy Bingham & Albert Little here I rode to
Palgrave Church with Albert in cart & back Sam Riddel preach at Palgrave tonight. Duffy & Maggie to Black
Horse Church. Pa & Lizzie Ann up at Bills today.
18 (MONDAY) Fine, mild. To Palgrave Charlie & Gig. Grind axes. Fence in Browns oats. Home on Gig.
Help at hay chore.
19 (TUESDAY) Cloudy, misley. Fine. To Palgrave on Gig Charlie. Fence in Browns oats & peas. 71 posts.
Chat to W. Lindsey to Station see Tom Coulter. Home on Gig at 9:50. Supper to Bed. Tom not fenceing?
today.
20 (WEDNESDAY) Fine, hot. To Palgrave Charlie & Buggy. Finish up fence on Palgrave Section. Will
Cannon up home with me, at office get 2 letters 1 from Lettie. Charlie Broke whiffletree? on Buggy. Get whip
35 cts pd. Jim Start to cut fall wheat today.
21 (THURSDAY) Fine, Hot. To Palgrave in Buggy with Maggie & W. Cannon. On Jigger to Eagens Mill
fence 57 posts to Palgrave on Jigger at night, Stop all night at Pettingers. Sleep with John Allen.
22 (FRIDAY) Fine, Hot. To Eagens Mill on Jigger fence 51 posts finish on Geysons Section. Move tools to
Palgrave. Walk home for supper. Help Jim & Pa to Shock fall wheat.
23 (SATURDAY) Fine, very hot. To Palgrave in Buggy with Maggie. To McDevitts gravel pit on Jigger fence
to Inglewood on Jigger. Home on train to Palgrave. Got June pay $ 32.50. & Allases? $ 44.80 home in Buggy
with Lizzie. Shave Albert Little. Gave Mrs Pettinger 45 cts.

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24 (SUNDAY) Fine, very Hot, Sultry. To home. Sleep in Hammock. Write letter to 125. Wash in Cookhouse.
Bill Stephens here for tea. Dress, to Palgrave Charlie & Gig. Wass preach. Chat to G. Lavery.
25 (MONDAY) Fine, very Hot to Palgrave in Buggy with Lizzie. O train to Inglewood. Finish fence at
McDades Pit. Move tool Box to Sligo Swamp. To Cheltenham on Jigger. To Fergusons for tea.
26 (TUESDAY) Fine, hot. At Cheltenham. Start to fence at Sligo Swamp. At Fergusons 3 meals.
27 (WEDNESDAY) Fine, hot. At Cheltenham. Fence at Sligo Swamp. At Fergusons 3 meals.
28 (THURSDAY) Clear, hot. At Cheltenham. Fence at Sligo Swamp. At Fergusons 3 meals. Cut Toms
hair. Read.
29 (FRIDAY) Cloudy, misley, cool. At Cheltenham. Fence at Sligo Swamp south side. At Fergusons 3
meals at Station at night, painters went away. Party at Fergusons sing & dance to 11:00. Paid up tonight $
2.25.
30 (SATURDAY) Fine, mild. At Cheltenham. Fence at Sligo south side. To Inglewood. On train to Palgrave
to Ballycroy with Joe Leggett. Get Black hat $ 1.00 paid & 60= shoes. Home with Sam McElwain & Bill
Stephens.
31 (SUNDAY) Fine, clear. To home. Read. To Binghams chat Dinner. Home sing tea wash. Copy weeks
worth. Went for cows. Help Ma to milk. Chore, put in colts. Billy Young here chat. Cool tonight.
AUGUST 1892
1 (MONDAY) Fine, mild. To Palgrave in Buggy with Lizzie on train to Inglewood fence at Sligo. To
Cheltenham at night tea at Fergusons rain at night.
2 (TUESDAY) XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. XXXX. Hair and whiskers cut 15
cts pd.
3 (WEDNESDAY) Fine, mild. At Cheltenham. Finish fence at Credit Bridge. Move tools to Cheltenham at
Fergusons 3 meals got eel skin from Charlie tonight.
4 (THURSDAY) Fine, mild. At Cheltenham. Move tools to Terra Cotta start to fence. Tim Wilson there at
noon. Tom went home tonight. 3 meals at Fergusons. Cool tonight.
5 (FRIDAY) Cloudy, cool, rain at night. At Cheltenham. Fence at Terra Cotta. At Mrs Harbers at noon. At
Fergusons 3 meals. At Hursts? at night sing.
6 (SATURDAY) Fine, cool. At Cheltenham. Fix fence at new road. Fence at Terra Cotta. Move tools to
Cheltenham load Jigger & tool Box on car 2213?. Got honey. On train to Palgrave on train. Home. Shave
myself & Albert Little operate.
7 (SUNDAY) Fine, warm. At home, to Black Horse to Church Lizzie Maggie & I to Boyces for dinner to
Palgrave to Church at night home at 10:30?.
8 (MONDAY) Fine, Hot. To Palgrave in Buggy with Lizzie, on train to Hamilton fence at Barton St Bridge at
Mrs Jones for tea up town at night.
9 (TUESDAY) Cloudy, Hot. Rain at night. At Hamilton finish fence. At Mrs Jones 3 meals. Up town at night.
10 (WEDNESDAY) Fine, cool. To Port Dover on train Start to fence north. At Lawsons for tea.

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11 (THURSDAY) Cloudy, Hot, cool at night. At Port Dover fence north. At Lawsons 3 meals. At Salvation
Army at night.
12 (FRIDAY) Fine, cool. At Port Dover. Fence at pit. At Lawsons 3 meals. Walk on lake Shore at night.
13 (SATURDAY) Cloudy, cool. At Port Dover. Fence north. At Lawsons 3 meals. To Army at night.
14 (SUNDAY) Fine, clear. At Port Dover. Around town all day, at Lawsons 3 meals. Miss Slaught came
there. Chat.
15 (MONDAY) Fine, Hot. At Port Dover. Fence north. At Lawsons 3 meals. Chat to Mr Lawson at Stable.
16 (TUESDAY) Fine, Hot. At Port Dover. Fence north. At Lawsons 3 meals. Went for Sail at night on Silver
Lake with George Norden. Smith Beecroft & Bob Raukin? Start to work today.
17 (WEDNESDAY) Fine, Hot. At Port Dover. Fence north. At Lawsons 3 meals. Chat to Miss Slaught at
night.
18 (THURSDAY) Clear, Hot. At Port Dover. Fence north. At Lawsons 3 meals. Paid Mrs Lawson $ 4.35
chat to Zetta? at night 3:50?.
19 (FRIDAY) Cloudy, Hot, rain. At Port Dover. Fence north. At Lawsons 3 meals. Got paid for July $ 32.50
tonight.
20 (SATURDAY) Fine, clear. At Port Dover. Cut off tops to o’clock. On train to Hamilton. Dinner at Arlidge
15 cts got clothes $ 4.50 paid. 2 pair Shoes $ 1.75 paid. 3 pairs sox 50 cts pd. 1 cap 25. 1 tie 25. On train to
Palgrave. Ride up home with Albert Little in gig.
21 (SUNDAY) Fine. To home. Write. Shave Albert. Wash. Dress. To Sirs with Albert. Ride home with Mr
Nagle feed horses. Water colts. Sleep in parlor. Write here. Fine night.
22 (MONDAY) Fine, clear. To Palgrave in Buggy with Maggie. Call to Mrs Coulter sick on train to Hamilton.
Got low shoes $ 1.00. Billy Borland & I up on mountain. On train to Port Dover at 9 o’clock, to Lawsons.
Chat to Zettie Slaught to 1:30 in Kitchen. Fine night.
23 (TUESDAY) Fine, cool. At Port Dover. Fence north. At Lawsons 3 meals. Mr & Mrs Fagan there waltz
chat.
24 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy, Hot. At Port Dover. Fence north. At Lawsons 3 meals. Write letter to Maggie &
Lettie McMahon. Chat to Zettie Slaught to 2:15 in parlor.
25 (THURSDAY) Cloudy, Hot, cool. At Port Dover. Fence north. At Lawsons 3 meals. To pier & park with
Zettie at night chat in parlor.
26 (FRIDAY) Cloudy, cool. At Port Dover. Fence north. At Lawsons 3 meals. Sent Alex Coulter clothes
home tonight. Chat to Zettie Slaught in parlor. 3.
27 (SATURDAY) Clear, fine. At Port Dover. Fence north. At Lawsons 3 meals. Up town to Miss Tuppers
with Zettie Slaught at night for chat, to Lawsons all night to Bed at 11.
28 (SUNDAY) Fine, Hot. At Port Dover. At Lawsons 3 meals went up railroad track through Bush then out to
Brant Hill for walk with Zettie Slaught & Maxy Barber. Down to pier see waves roll at night with Zettie
Slaught. To Lawsons chat in parlor (. 1. 2. ). Frank at wells.

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29 (MONDAY) Fine, Hot. At Port Dover. Fence north. At Lawsons 3 meals. To Pier & Station with Zettie for
walk. To Lawsons, to Bed at 9 o’clock. Dave Hamilton came here tonight.
30 (TUESDAY) Cloudy, rain, cool. At Port Dover. Finish fence north. At Lawsons 3 meals got letter from
Maggie tonight. Play with Frank & Mary Brock & Thompson. At Lawsons chat to Zettie. 1. 2. 3.
31 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy, cool. At Port Dover. Fix fence at Engine House. At Lawsons 3 meals. Out for
Boat ride with Zettie Slaught get cat tails. For walk. To Lawsons. In Bed. 1.
SEPTEMBER 1892
1 (THURSDAY) Fine, mild. At Port Dover. Settle up at Lawsons $ 3.90. Move tools to Jarvis. Fence ’33 at
road? pump to Hagersville at night to Levitts 1 meal. Write letter to Alex Coulter. Sleep with Billy Boland.
2 (FRIDAY) Fine, hot. At Hagersville. Finish fence at Jarvis ’30. Move tools to Hagersville. At Levitts 3
meals got mouth organ 25 cts.
3 (SATURDAY) Fine, Hot. At Hagersville. Start to fence at Hedge ’39. At Levitts 3 meals. On train to Port
Dover. At night to Lawsons. Chat to Harvey Howie & Zettie Slaught.
4 (SUNDAY) Clear, Hot. At Port Dover. At Lawsons 3 meals. Went for walk on Lake Shore gather Shells
with Michael Scully. To Brant Hill at night with Zettie Slaught see moonlight on lake to Lawsons chat on
sofa 11.
5 (MONDAY) Cloudy, rain. At Port Dover. On train to Hagersville. Fence South. 36. At Levitts 2 meals. To
J. Lamberts at night with Frank Prest? & Billy Borland to Dance. Eat watermelons.
6 (TUESDAY) Fine, cool. At Hagersville. Fence 51 south. At Levitts 3 meals. Write letter to Maggie tonight.
Paid Mrs Levitt $ 3.15.
7 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy, misley, cool. At Hagersville. Fence 45 South. At Levitts 3 meals. Write letter to
Zettie & card to Mono Mills in Station.
8 (THURSDAY) Misley, fine. At Hagersville. Fence 51 south. At Levitts 3 meals. To Prayer Meeting at
night.
9 (FRIDAY) Misty, fine. At Hagersville. Fence 41 south. At Levitts 3 meals.
10 (SATURDAY) Fine, cloudy, rain, fine. At Hagersville. Cut off tops put on tie wire, fence 21 south. At
Levitts 3 meals. To Port Dover, on train to Lawsons. Chat to Zettie Slaught on sofa. 1. Frank at Wells to 2
o’clock.
11 (SUNDAY) Fine, warm. At Port Dover. At Lawsons 3 meals. Down to pier & Back for walk with Zettie
Slaght. Mr D. D. Barber & Miss Slaught came for Zettie today She went home with them to Waterford. I
went to Methodist Church at night with Mr. Lawson. To Bed at 9:30?.
12 (MONDAY) Fine, mild. At Port Dover. On train to Hagersville Frank & I. Fence 42 south. At Levitts 2
meals. Got 1rst letter from Z. S. get $ 5.00 from Frank Prest. To Bed at Levitts 9 o’clock.
13 (TUESDAY) Cloudy, rain. At Hagersville. Fence 18 south. In tool house cut tie wire. Rain afternoon &
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14 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy, cool. At Hagersville. Fence 39 south. At Levitts 3 meals. Frank came Back
tonight from XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.
15 (THURSDAY) Cloudy, cool. At Hagersville. Fence 44 south. At Levitts 3 meals.
16 (FRIDAY) Fine, cool. At Hagersville. Fence 48 south. At Levitts 3 meals. Paid Mrs Levitt $ 2.70. To
Bed 9:30.
17 (SATURDAY) Fine, cool. At Hagersville. Cut of tops put on tie wire. On train to Hamilton dinner at Mrs
Aldridge’s. On train to Palgrave. Call to See Mrs Coulter. Home in Buggy with Jim Albert Little Fred
Matthews. S. J. McMullen, Lizzie Ann Margery. & Willie here.
18 (SUNDAY) Fine, clear, mild. Wash. Op?. Billy Bingham & Mat McMinn here. Albert Little & Fred
Matthews went to Orangeville. Maggie Hadden came Back with them. S. J. McMullen & I drove to Cedar
Mills to Toms in evening got home at 12. 1. 7th line. Fine night, warm.
19 (MONDAY) Cloudy, misty. To home. To Palgrave in Buggy with Jim. On train to Hagersville put on tie
wire cut off, tops Laura posts. To Levitts all night. Got letter from Z. S. Waterford.
20 (TUESDAY) Fine, cold. At Hagersville. Fence 61 south. At Levitts 3 meals. Scotta at Station. Elliott.
Levitt started today.
21 (WEDNESDAY) Fine, warm. At Hagersville. Fence 62 South. At Levitts 3 meals. At Lamberts to 11,
wet night.
22 (THURSDAY) Cloudy, warm. At Hagersville. Fence 60 south. At Levitts 3 meals. Write letters to S. J.
and Z. S. at night.
23 (FRIDAY) Cloudy, warm. At Hagersville. Fence 63 south. At Levitts 3 meals. To Krells party at night.
Gave Frank $ 5.00 to Bed at 12.
24 (SATURDAY) Fine, Hot. At Hagersville fence 45 south. At Levitts 3 meals. Get pay for August $ 33.75.
Parish time $ 3.75. Shave 10. Collar. 17. Paid Mrs Levitt $ 2.25. In full to date for Board.
25 (SUNDAY) Fine, very hot. Rain, cool, windy. At Hagersville at Levitts 1 meal. To Waterford on train 40
cts Dinner at Duchmans?. 25. Up town to D. D. Barbers. For tea chat to Z. S. to Bed at 2.
26 (MONDAY) Fine, cool. At Waterford. Get up at 4:30 to Station. On train to Hagersville 40 cts. To Levitts
3 meals finish fence 19 south at Biltons Crossing. To Jarvis put on tie wire. Move tool up to Allens toolhouse,
walk up town with Frank Prest?, to Bed at 8:30. Cold night.
27 (TUESDAY) Fine, cool. At Hagersville. Start to Culvert on Allens Section. At Levitts 3 meals got Shoes
$ 1.75 to Bed at 9.
28 (WEDNESDAY) Fine, warm. At Hagersville. Work at Culvert. At Levitts 3 meals. Put on new Boots.
Start letter to Z. S.
29 (THURSDAY) Fine, warm. At Hagersville. Finish Culvert load tool Box & Jigger on car No 22.058? at
Levitts 3 meals. Settle up at Levitts $ 2.25. Write letter to Z. S. pack clothes. Post letter in drop? to Z?.
30 (FRIDAY) Fine, hot. At Hagersville. On train to Hamilton. Get 4 pairs shoes at Wilsons $ 3.40 pd on train
to Caledon East. To Borlands all night 1 meal.
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1 (SATURDAY) Fine, cool. At Borlands 2 meals. Start at Culvert at Cranstons. On train to Palgrave home in
Buggy with Jim. Sarah home from Manitoba cold night. Shave Albert.
2 (SUNDAY) Fine, cool, hard frost. To home. Copy into this Book from 22 nd August. To date. Wash up?. At
home Fred Matthews & Albert here in evening. They went to Palgrave Church with Jim Lizzie & Maggie.
Write letter to Z. S. at night.
3 (MONDAY) Cloudy, cool, mild, misley. To home walk to Palgrave on train to Caledon East. Work at Culvert
finish up for Season move tool Box & Jigger to Tool house at Caledon East. On train to Palgrave. To
Coulters chat. Walk home with Mrs Cox? 10?.
4 (TUESDAY) Cloudy, misley, cool. To home shoot squirrel on Barn. Walk to Palgrave. On train to Beeton?
work on lift with Tom Young. To Youngs 1 meal. To J. Warrens chat. To Youngs to Bed at 10.
5 (WEDNESDAY) Snow. Cloudy, cold. At Beeton. Work on lift, at Youngs 3 meals. Up town to Station. To
Bed at 9.
6 (THURSDAY) Fine, mild. At Beeton on lift. At Youngs 3 meals. To Warrens. G,? Miller & Minnie
Ferguson there waltz.
7 (FRIDAY) Cloudy, mild, misley. At Beeton on lift. At Youngs 3 meals. To Tomilsons Frank & I, 1 hot & 1
cold. To Warrens chat. To Youngs to Bed at 9.
8 (SATURDAY) Cloudy, cool. At Beeton. On lift, at Youngs 2 meals. Pay Young $ 1.80. To Palgrave on
train walk up home.
9 (SUNDAY) Cloudy, cold. To home. Write letter to 125. & I to Z. S. wash shave, op?. Dress. Walk to
Palgrave with Lizzie & Maggie to Church. Wass preach. Ride home with Albert Little in Buggy. Bill
McMahon & little girl here today Brok? his Buggy.
10 (MONDAY) Fine, hot, to home, walk to Palgrave. On train to Beeton. Work on lift to Youngs 1 meal Frank
& I help Tom Young to carry coal into woodshed, to Bed at 9 o’clock.
11 (TUESDAY) Fine, hot. At Beeton. Work on lift. At Youngs 3 meals. Frank & I to Warrens at night chat.
T. C? there to Youngs to Bed at 9 o’clock.
12 (WEDNESDAY) Fine, hot, at Beeton. Finish lifting north. To Youngs 3 meals. Frank & I to Gross’s at
night. Play upstairs to Warrens with Tom Coulter. S. J. there. To Youngs to Bed at 12 o’clock.
13 (THURSDAY) Fine, hot. At Beeton, start to lift south. Help Daniel Kelly, John Willoughfy, John Bell,
Fred Morton to load 225 ties? on car, & 9 telegraph poles on car. To Youngs 3 meals to Bed at 10 o’clock.
To Station S. J. went home on train.
14 (FRIDAY) Fine, hot, at Beeton. Lift south forenoon. To Beeton show afternoon. At Youngs 3 meals.
Maggie & Lizzie there with Scott & Clark. See concert Uncle Josh at window. To Youngs to Bed at 11
o’clock.
15 (SATURDAY) Cloudy, misley, mild. At Beeton. Lift South. At Youngs 2 meals paid to date $ 2.25. Sent $
1.00 to Frank Prest. To Palgrave on train to Coulters for Supper. Home in Buggy with Jim. Got letter from
Mrs S. Gower. & 1 from Z. S.

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16 (SUNDAY) Cloudy, cool. To home. Sleep. Op. Wash, dress to Palgrave in Buggy with Billy Bingham
Wass. Preach. Ride home with Billy. Frank Prest here today & Billy Bingham. Jim & Sarah to Toms
today.
17 (MONDAY) Cloudy, foggy. At home. Walk to Palgrave. On train to Tottenham. Lift on Youngs Section.
At Youngs 1 meal. Stevenson here today.
18 (TUESDAY) Cloudy, mild. At Beeton. Lift on Youngs section. At Youngs 3 meals. Big fire in Beeton at 2
o’clock. Tonight.
19 (WEDNESDAY) Clear, cool. At Beeton. Finish lift on Youngs section, at Youngs 3 meals. To Station at
night. Big fire at Beeton last night cold night.
20 (THURSDAY) Fine, mild. At Beeton. Settle up at Youngs $ 1.35. Frank gave me $ 1.00. Lift in Geysons
Section to Tottenham at night to Mrs Walkhams 1 meal. To Streets party, Back at 3. Fine night.
21 (FRIDAY) Clear, hot. At Tottenham. Lift on Geysons Section. At Walkhams 3 meals. To Bed at 10
o’clock.
22 (SATURDAY) Fine, mild. At Tottenham. Lift on Geysons Section. At Walkhams 2 meals. On train to
Palgrave walk home cool night.
23 (SUNDAY) Cloudy, cool. Rain at night. To home. Sleep, read. Write letter to Z. S. Shave wash dress
walk to Palgrave Church with Lizzie & Maggie. Wass preach (no choir). In Bradlys? chat. In Coulters chat.
Ride home with Billy Bingham 12:30.
24 (MONDAY) Cloudy, cold. To home. Help Jim put colts out off wheat. Walk To Palgrave, on train to
Tottenham. On lift. At Walkhams 1 meal. Riddell put price on shoe 10 cts paid. To Bed at 10 o’clock.
25 (TUESDAY) Cloudy, misley all day. At Tottenham on lift. At Walkhams 3 meals. Read. Got court plaster
5 cts pd. To Bed at 9.
26 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy, misley, cool. At Tottenham. On lift ¾. At Walkhams 3 meals. Got pay for
September. $ 32.50 to Bed at 9.
27 (THURSDAY) Squally, fine. At Tottenham. On lift. At Walkhams 3 meals in for dinner. Casserlys with
Old Tom Mason 15. Read. To Bed at 9:30.
28 (FRIDAY) Cloudy, fine. At Tottenham. On lift. At Walkhams 3 meals in for dinner. Got hair cut 15 cts.
Paid Mrs Walkham $ 3.15. To Bed at 10. Rain tonight.
29 (SATURDAY) Clear. Rain, cold. At Tottenham. On lift. At Walkhams 2 meals. Paid up to Date at
Walkhams. On train XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXX.
30 (SUNDAY) Fine. Cloudy, cold. To home. Read, wash, Shave Albert, dress, drive Liz & Maggie to
Palgrave to Church Wass preach – Albert Rolley’s Baby funeral sermon. Miss Brien play organ. Got letter
from Z. S. today. In Coulters, chat, Will there & B. B. road very muddy. Cold.
31 (MONDAY) Fine, mild, cloudy, rain at night. To home. Lizzie left me to 10th line, Charlie & Buggy. Walk
up to Atkinsons, culvert, work on lift. Finish for this year. Walk home, got ride with Jim from 7th line, to Bed at
9 o’clock.
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1 (TUESDAY) Cloudy, misley, rain at night. To home. Sleep. Read. String apples at night. To Bed at 10:10.
2 (WEDNESDAY) Rain. Ice on trees. Cool. To home. Read. To Binghams with Willie. Chat to Billy
Bingham & Billy Wilson hauling on potatoes. Home, fix strap for table. Go for cows. Help to pear?
pumpkins at night. Rain at night? opp.
3 (THURSDAY) Cloudy, mild. To home. Put 4 straps on table. Help to haul in potatoes. String apples at
night. Moonlight.
4 (FRIDAY) Cloudy, cool. Cold, snow, very cold night. Help to haul in potatoes. Fill peas. Put in colts &
calves. Very cold, North west wind.
5 (SATURDAY) Cloudy, cold. Clear, cold. To home. Walk to Palgrave, on train to Toronto $ 1.50 C.P.A..
See Scully. See Daly White, Hoey. To 62 Saulter see Ada Blanchard. Got overcoat at the Bell Store $ 8.00.
Got 6 lemons & 6 oranges 25 cts got Barrel sugar $ 10.40 & 10 lbs tea $ 2.00. Had dinner 15 cts at Alberts &
James 30. George. On train to Palgrave. Maggie Shore on train to Bolton. Ride home Jim XXX me at
Walkers?.
6 (SUNDAY) Fine, mild. To home. To Cedar Mills with Maggie Nelson & Buggy to Tom’s. To Church Wass
preach quarterly meeting. To Toms for dinner, Drive home at o’clock. Write letter to J. S. chore XX. Albert &
Fred Matthews here coming from Orangeville.
7 (MONDAY) Cloudy, misley, cold. To home, help haul in 1 load potatoes. Read. To Ballycroy, see about
fair. Got 3 postage Stamps, 9 cts. To Palgrave, Charlie & gig. Swamp muddy. To Stanton, Gilorist there.
Post letter on train to Z. S. Home by the 8th line. Windy, clear night.
8 (TUESDAY) Cloudy, cold. To home. Finish hauling in potatoes. Pull & top turnips. Jim took Willie to
Cedar Mills. Shingle Alberts Hair & write letter for Him to E. Hadden.
9 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy, cold. Minnie came home with Jim. To home. Top turnips. Haul in 3 loads, put
pea, Straw on pits, very Dark night. To Palgrave, Charlie & Sulky. Got October pay, $ 29.06.
Thanksgiving Day today – 10 (THURSDAY) Snow, 8 inches, cold. Minnie here. To home. Fix stables. Rig
Sleigh. To Ballycroy, get letter & card for Pa. To Palgrave, Jim & I in sleigh, get Barrel sugar & 10 lbs tea at
Station, freight 49 cts. Home. Chore. Fix lid on Barrel. Read to 12.
11 (FRIDAY) Cloudy, mild. To home. Minnie here. Finish topping turnips, haul in fill Root House. Rain
tonight. Chore. Read. To Bed at 9:45.
12 (SATURDAY) Cloudy, mild. To home. Help Jim dig pit for turnips, finish hauling in turnips, cover pit, put
rack on wagon, haul load of? to stable, chore, cut rope. Got letter from Z. S. & 125 today. Liz & Maggie to
Orangeville today, XXX & Buggy. Got picture taken with Annie & Maggie Stevens.
13 (SUNDAY) Cloudy, mild. To home, chore, read. Write letter to 125 & 1 to Z. S. dress, to Palgrave in
Buggy to Church with Lizzie & Maggie, Wass preach no choir. Post letter to 125 at P. V., Chat to Frank
Prest. Home at 10 o’clock. Road very muddy. Mild night.
14 (MONDAY) Cloudy, misley, mild. To home. Help Jim to fix up wagon house & under Stack, pile lumber.
Chore.
15 (TUESDAY) Misley, cloudy, mild. To home. Help Jim fix cow Stable. Far?. Chore. Fix Jacks Halter at
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16 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy, clear, fine. To home. Fix manger. Fill 5 Bags oats, 2 peas for chop. To
Riddells, Charlie & Sulky went Down & Back 6th line, pay taxes $ 10.38. Home, chore. Shave. Got letter for
McGoverns note from Tottenham.
17 (THURSDAY) Fine, mild. To home. Dress, walk to Palgrave, on train to Tottenham. Paid G. P. Hughes $
47.60 for McGoverns notes for Jack $ 46.00, protest $ 1.60. Dinner at Mrs Walkhams 25 cts. Walk to
Beeton up track. Tea at Groses 25 cts. On train to 125 all night. To Warrens with T. C. chat?.
18 (FRIDAY) Cloudy, cold. At 125. Up town for walk with M. F?. & 125 (1). On train to Palgrave at night.
Chat to T. Wilson on train. To Bradleys all night.
19 (SATURDAY) Cloudy, cool. Get up at 6. Walk up home for Breakfast. Change clothes. Walk down 8 th
line to C. Norris’s, paid Mrs Norris $ 35.00, got note. For wagon. Walk across fields to Cedar Mills, to Toms
for dinner. Lizzie Ann & Margery there. Up to Palgrave to Council meeting. Got $ 3.50 from McCort. Walk
up home with Billy Bingham. D. Condill here for tea. Shave Albert. To Bed at 11. Ann here today. Pa
went to Orangeville today. Jim plow Charlie & Doll. Freeze up, hard tonight.
20 (SUNDAY) Cloudy, cold. To home. Chore. Read. Dress, walk to Palgrave at night to Church, with Billy
Bingham Wass preach No choir. In Coulters, chat, walk home with Billy at 12 o’clock. Jim took Ann &
Jenny home in Buggy. Billy Bingham, Albert Little & Fred Matthews here today. Albert had sorrel colt.
21 (MONDAY) Cloudy, squaly, cold. To home. Help Jim plaster horse stable. To T. Hamiltons sale with S.
Kelly. Home, put in colts. Tea. To Binghams to get Billy Wilson to Kill pigs. Home at 10:50? to Bed at 11,
cloudy, cold.
22 (TUESDAY) Clear, cold. To home. Help Jim & Billy Wilson Kill 7 pigs. Chore. Albert here at night, Kill
fowl. Mrs Lyness, Mrs Stevens. Ella Shinnaman. Help to pluck. Anna Stevens & Bill & Jim Gilmour
here at night. Albert stop all night. Very cold night.
23 (WEDNESDAY) Fine, cold. To home. Load up, start at 6 o’clock to Toronto. Pork & fowl. To Bolton at 10
feed. To Woodfridge? at 2, feed to Peacock at 7, all night. Jim & I roads very rough. Had 6 pigs. 17 geese.
Butter 17 lbs. 5 Ducks. 36 ½ pair chickens.
Jim & I in city load pork & fowl, Frank McCauley got Killed tonight – 24 (THURSDAY) Fine, cold. At Peacock.
Settle up $ 2.00. To market, sold pork for $ 6.70 per cut, $ 39.20. Geese 155 lbs at 6 per lb $ 9.30. Ducks 2
½ pair $ 1.60 165 XX chickens 36 ½ pair at 40 per pair. $ 14.60. Butter 17 lbs at 21 per lb $ 3.57. Dried
apples $ 1.20. Load came to $ 69.47. Started home at 2 o’clock, got to Woodbridge at 6 o’clock feed. To
Bolton at 10 o’clock feed. Start home at 11:15, found Frank McCauley Dead at Gotts Swamp at 12:10. Billy
McBride & Angus McDonald, Jim & I. Billy & I went for Gott. Then to McCauleys. Then I went for Mrs
Walton & Mrs Sam Rutherford. They went for him. Jim & I came home at 4:15. Mild night.
Jessie Roberts Birthday girl – 25 (FRIDAY) Fine, mild. To home. Chore. To Palgrave walking to Station, got
$ 2.50 from J. S. Buckwell. Last of railroad pay. Pay George Zimmerman $ 1.50. Sent card to Rutherford.
And Mrs Coulter $ 2.75 for Rob & Lawrence. Got ride home with Willie Carnel?.
26 (SATURDAY) Cloudy, mild. To home. Help Jim to oil wagon up 6 Bags wheat for grist. 6 Bags potatoes
& 2 Bags apples Jim went to Bolton. I took McElwains Knife home. Chore. Chat to Billy Bingham at road.
Albert Little here at night, I Shaved him. Shave myself. To Bed at 12:30. Mild night.
27 (SUNDAY) Cloudy, cool. To home, chore. Dress. Walk to Palgrave to English Church, Frank McCauley
Buried, Orange Funeral, very Big crowd. Frank McCabe here today & Back at night. Road good & smooth,
good wheeling. Walk up home for Dinner, Frank Prest with me, tea, walk with Frank, Billy Bingham gave us
a ride. To Methodist Church, Missionary sermon, Oville Brown preach. Buckwell on Bicycle to Adjala. Ride
home with Billy Bingham, to Bed at 11. Martha Robb play.

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28 (MONDAY) Snow, squaly. To home. Chore, grease shoes. Ann came here tonight. Cut up pig. Chore.
Write letter to Z. S. Albert here, Maggie wrote letter for him to E. Hadden.
29 (TUESDAY) Cloudy, mild. To home, chore. Tom came here at 12 o’ clock last night, stop all night Jim
drove Ann to Palgrave, Tom walk, they went to Alliston on train to Herbert Mullens funeral. Help Jim & Pa to
haul over 1 load hay to Stable. Jim took load Blocks to J. McClelland. I? chore & walk to Palgrave, post letter
to A. Sanderson with $ 10.00 in it & 1 to Z. S.
30 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy, cold. To Binghams thrashing. Work on Stack. Help Billy to get water at noon.
Bob Lavery’s machine. Home at 8:45.
DECEMBER 1892
1 (THURSDAY) Fine, clear. Cold. To Binghams thrashing on Stack. To home. Fix pen under Stack. Train
colts hoofs, chore. To S. Kelly’s at night, chore. home at 9 o’clock. 5 XXXX?. Billy Bingham here for Bags.
To Bed at 11:30.
2 (FRIDAY) Cloudy, mild. To home. Chore. To Bush with Jim, cut 4 sawlogs & cut wood. To Ballycroy at
night, got receipt from Gus Sanderson. Willie Faulkner here tonight. Mrs Wm Wilson here, see Sarah. Got
pattern & comfort paper. Got Bingham saw handles today.
3 (SATURDAY) Fine, clear, mild. To home. Saw wood in Bush with Jim, Shoot squirrel with Willie. Chore,
grease boots. Got letter from Z. S. with little photo. Shave Albert. Shave myself.
4 (SUNDAY) Cloudy, cold. To home. Chore. Write letter to 125. Dress, walk to Palgrave, post letter in drop,
to Church Wass preach. Nettie play organ. To Coulters, chat. Walk home alone. Op?. To Bed a Wass t
12.
5 (MONDAY) Cloudy, mild. To home. Chore. In Bush, cut wood with Jim. Mrs McClelland here today,
Maggie went home with her. Nelson sick tonight. Write letter to Z. S. tonight.
6 (TUESDAY) Cloudy, rain. Mild. To home. Cut wood in Bush with Jim till noon. Dress. Walk to Palgrave.
In Jigger House, chat. To Laverys, chat. Got Blue at Sloans 7? cts pd. To Station, post 7 letters on train, 1
to Hall M.D. 1 to A. J. Roberts & 1 to Z. S. Walk home at 10:15.
7 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy, rain, mild. To home. In Bush, help Jim saw wood. Chore, sleep. Wash feet at
night, milk 3 cows.
8 (THURSDAY) Cloudy, rain. Windy, cold. To home. Help Jim oil Buggy. Chore. 2 peddlers here, 1? horse
and wagon fed horse, had dinner. Jim went to Sam Rutherfords for cider. In Bush, trim maple top. Bring
saw home. Chore. Got coal at Ballycroy.
My 33 Birthday – 9 (FRIDAY) Cloudy, cold. To home, help Jim put manure around house & on turnip pit. In
Bush, saw wood, chore. Lizzie Ann & Margery here tonight. To Binghams chat to 11, Rob Allen there &
Billy. Home to Bed at 12.
10 (SATURDAY) Clear, mild, squaly, snow, cold. To home. Chore. Saw wood in Bush with Jim. Billy
Bingham in Bush, chat. Chore. Cut Jim’s Hair. Shave Albert. Shave myself. Got letter from Z. S. tonight.
11 (SUNDAY) Clear, cold. To home. Opp. Wash, dress, to Cedar Mills with Billy Bingham to Church Mr
Woods preach, to Toms for Dinner. To Binghams, chore, tea, to Palgrave with Billy to Church, Wass
preach. To Coulters, chat. Home with Billy in Buggy 12.

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12 (MONDAY) Cloudy, cold. To home. Saw wood in Bush. To R. Folis’s Sale with S. Kelly. Laughlin &
Peet Hayes to Hot fowl Supper at Caledon East with Billy Bingham. Tea at Mrs. Glassfords, drive home at
3:30, sleep with Billy Bingham till 9 o’clock.
13 (TUESDAY) Fine, mild. At Binghams, sleep till nine, Breakfast at 10. Home for Dinner. Cut wood In Bush
with Jim & Billy Bingham. Saw maple tree. Tea, chat, chore. Lizzie & Jim went to Boyce’s. Snow tonight,
east wind.
14 (WEDNESDAY) Fine, mild. To home. In Bush, Saw wood with Jim & Billy Bingham cut 2 Birches. To
Binghams all night.
15 (THURSDAY) Fine, cool. At Binghams. Chore. Breakfast. To our Bush with Billy, cut maple tree. Tom
Faulkner came to Bush in evening. Home, feed pigs. Walk to Ballycroy get paper. Tom here all night windy,
cold.
16 (FRIDAY) Cloudy, mild. To home. Cut wood in Bush with Jim, Tom & Billy Bingham. Billy & Jim went
to Youngs thrashing afternoon. Will Stepons? here at night.
17 (SATURDAY) Fine. Squaly, mild. To home. In Bush, cut, split & pile hemlock with Tom. Haul over hay
on Sleigh. To Palgrave, Nelson & Buggy with Tom (Jim at Youngs thrashing finish). To Station, chat. (Got
letter for Maggie. Jim. & myself.)
18 (SUNDAY) Cloudy, cold. To home. Chore. Write letter to 125. Shave Albert & myself. Walk to Palgrave,
to Church with Jim & Maggie. Wass preach. To Coulters, chat, Sam Campbell & John W. Peacock there,
ride home with Billy Bingham in Buggy.
19 (MONDAY) Blustry, cold. To home. Chore. To Palgrave in Buggy, got 2 Shoes removed on Nelson. Sent
parcel by Express to A. J. Roberts, Fort Qu’Appelle. Shirts, socks, mits, guernsies. Onions, apples. Post 2
letters, on train 1. To 125. 1 to A. J. Roberts, home for Dinner. To Binghams, saw wood. With Billy, Jim &
Tom. In Swamp. To Ballycroy at night, order Hair clppers, home 10.
20 (TUESDAY) Clear, very cold. To home, chore. To Binghams, cut wood in Swamp with Tom, Billy & Jim,
home for Dinner & tea. Take pin out of pump. Froze. To Kellys at night, chat. James McLaughlin there. 5
games. Home at 10:45.
21 (WEDNESDAY) Cold, clear. To home. Chore. To Binghams, cut wood in Swamp with Tom, Billy & Jim,
to Binghams for Dinner, to Ballycroy, to Office, got letter for Pa. Home for tea. Clean colts. Put in wagon. To
Bed at 9.
22 (THURSDAY) Blustry, cold. To home. Help Jim to saw wood in Bush. Got letter from 125 tonight. To Mill
for chop with Arthur John. In wood.
23 (FRIDAY) Very cold, North storm. To home. Saw wood in Bush with Jim. Man here at noon, stamp
leaves & pictures. Jim, Lizzie, & Maggie went to Palgrave tea party tonight. Very cold.
24 (SATURDAY) Cold, North wind, calm, cold. To home. Cut wood in Bush with Jim. Haul, load hay to
Stable, make road, split & pile wood in Bush. To Ballycroy at night, get sweets 70 cts & licorice 10 cts = 20 cts
pd. To Binghams, Billy not there. Up home. Got $ 1. 10 from G. Jones for Mother on road. Lizzie Ann &
Margery came here tonight, stop all night. Not so cold tonight. To Bed at 9:50.
25 (SUNDAY) Squally, very cold. To home. Chore. To Binghams chat to Billy, he went up home with one
for Dinner to Binghams with Billy, chore. (Tom, Ann & family. Sarah & family here today, goose for Dinner.
To Palgrave with Billy in Buggy. To Church, Wass preach. To Bradleys, chat to Coulters, chat, raspberry

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wine drink. Will, Tom. Alex, Sam Campbell, George Miller. Sophie Pettinger, Mary McFadden, John
Buckwell, Lawrence & Rob. There. Sam choke. Home with Billy, stop with him. All night. Very cold night.
26 (MONDAY) Clear, cold. At Binghams, help Billy to chore. Up to our place for Albert Little’s cart to
Lockton, to Nomination, put mare in Grogan’s stable. To Caledon East, to Mrs Glassfords for tea, to
Presbyterian Christmas tree & Musical Concert. 10 cts. Home with Billy at 1 o’clock, stop with him all night.
Calm, cold night.
27 (TUESDAY) Fine, cold. At Binghams, chore. Billy came up home with Albert Little’s cart, get his Buggy.
Change clothes, help Jim to saw wood afternoon. Chore at night, Jim took Mrs Coulters shawl home to
Palgrave tonight, to Bed at 9.
28 (WEDNESDAY) Clear, mild. To home. Help Jim to saw wood in chopping. Tom here tonight, chat, Back
to Wilsons again. Tom at W. Wilsons sawing wood.
29 (THURSDAY) Fine, mild. To home. Saw wood with Jim in chopping, oil Buggy. To Ballycroy with Maggie
at night, home alone, Maggie stop at McClellands. Mother to Keenansville today. Albert Little here all night.
30 (FRIDAY) Fine, mild. To home. Help Jim, Pa & Albert Little to clean 22 Bushels wheat. Chore, to Bush,
split wood to Binghams at night, stop all night with Billy.
31 (SATURDAY) Fine, mild. At Binghams, chore, leave Billy to Palgrave in Buggy, Back to Binghams,
chore. To our Bush, split wood. Home for Dinner. Billy to Toronto today. Took letter to T. Eaton Company
with 25 cts, for papers. Split wood in Bush. Pa & Willie Faulkner pile. To Binghams, Willie & I chore.
Home for tea, dress. To Palgrave with Tom, Binghams mare & Buggy. In Barber Shop. Home with Billy.
Stop all night with him.
JANUARY 1893
1 (SUNDAY) Snowing all day. At Binghams, sleep till 10:30. Chore. Breakfast at 12. Chore. Sleep on
lounge to 4:00. Home at 5 o’clock for tea. Write here. Write letter to 125 tonight, to Bed at 9 o’clock. Willie
here.
1st? time Polly – 2 (MONDAY) Cold, windy, clear. To home, chore, hitch up Charlie & Polly to Sleigh, drive to
Palgrave with Jim, Pa & Willie. Got felt Boots at Sloans. Election Day, vote for White. Tom home with us.
Kill 3 pigs. Chore. Clean colts, Tom took Willie home & Shorts & came up here again, stop all night.
3 (TUESDAY) Clear, cold. To home. Chore in house, mean pigs. Help Jim get tank water. To Youngs &
Binghams at night. Sleep with Jack Young.
4 (WEDNESDAY) Clear, cold. To home. Chore. Thrashing clover. Sam McElwain. Help Billy Bingham
haul water for Engine. Moved to Pat Finertys at night, put Engine & clover mill on Sleigh. Walk home, drive
Doll & Nelson. Frosty night, moonlight.
5 (THURSDAY) Cloudy, Snow all day. To home, chore. Jim & Pa to Orangeville with pork $ 7.55 per cut. To
Ned Pettits Bee, sawing wood in Dick Rolleys Bush. To Office, get papers.
6 (FRIDAY) Clear, cold. To home. Chore. Clean out Barn stuff, Barn chore. Tom here tonight all night.
7 (SATURDAY) Cloudy, cold. To home. Chore, to Binghams with Barrel, to Youngs with Barrel. To
Ballycroy with Lizzie with Bag dried apples, Polly, Charlie in Sleigh. Jim took sow to Cobeans today. Home.
Help Jim fill 4 Bags oats for chop, had a bad cold. Haul over load of hay, chore.

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8 (SUNDAY) Cloudy, cold. To home, chore, opp, wash, dress. To Cedar Mills to Toms with Mother, Sarah,
Arthur John & Baby, home at 5:30. Had Polly & Charlie in Sleigh. Jim, Liz & Maggie to Palgrave Church at
night, Nelson in cutter.
9 (MONDAY) Squaly, cold. To home. Chore, drive Maggie to Ballycroy to McClellands, Charlie & cutter.
Home, chore, fix harness, chore. Jim & Sarah to Tottenham, Nelson & cutter – Sarah got her teeth out. Sam
Caldwell here, water horse. Pedlar Jew here at noon. Albert Little at night for his clothes.
10 (TUESDAY) Cold, North Storm, very cold. To home. In Bush, help Jim saw wood. In house afternoon,
help Liz hang out clothes. Very very cold day.
11 (WEDNESDAY) Clear, cold. To home. In Bush. Help Jim cut saw logs, cut wood, make road to Bark.
Help Lizzie make authors at night. Tom Faulkner came here tonight, here all night. Cold, calm, to Bed at 10.
12 (THURSDAY) Clear, cold. To home. Help Tom Saw maple tree in Wilsons Bush. To Ballycroy at night
with Maggie, Nelson & Cutter? in Hall?. In Store, got Blank Strop? 2 cts. Pepper 5 cts. Sweets 3. Oatmeal.
12 cts. Got pair Hair Clippers $ 1.55 paid pd all, Jim at S. Kellys thrashing.
13 (FRIDAY) Fine, mild. To home. Help Tom to make road to Bush cut? hemlock log. Rob & Oliver Allen in
Bush. To Mill, got 100 lbs Shorts, 70 cts pd. Help Tom haul his wood to house. Finish cards for Lizzie at
night. Clean colts. To Bed at 10:30 ?. Jim at S. Kellys thrashing finished. Cut Toms & Pa Hair with clippers.
Tom cut my hair.
Maggie’s 21 Birthday – 14 (SATURDAY) Clear, cold. To home. Saw wood, in Bush with Jim. Shave at
noon. Split 7 pile wood in Bush. To Binghams, chat to Billy. Home, chore. Shave Albert Little at night.
Tom haul his wood home today 1 load with our team & 1 load with Jackson’s team. Jim & Willie to Currans
for Sheep. Willie here all night.
15 (SUNDAY) Clear, cold. To home. Chore. To Cedar Mills, to Toms with Lizzie, Maggie, Arthur John &
Willie, Polly & Charlie in Sleigh. Willie took his little pig home. Ann & Jenny home with us. Liz & I to
Palgrave Church at night. Steele preach.
16 (MONDAY) Clear, cold. To home. Chore. Take Nelson & cutter to Binghams, get robe? & cover. Billy &
I to Palgrave. Jim, Ann & Sarah to Tottenham. Polly & Charlie in Sleigh. To Henderson, get cutter fixed. To
Station. To Store, get Box pearline 10 cts pd. Post letter to 125. Home, chore. Billy paid Beatty $ 28.00.
17 (TUESDAY) Clear, cold. To home. Chore. Help Jim & Pa to clean 11 Bushels wheat for griste?. Chore.
To Binghams, chat. Home, chore, dress, walk to Palgrave, post letter on train to A. J. Roberts. Jim & Pa to
Bolton today with grist & 10 Bags potatoes. To Church, Albert Rutherford Lecture on Bible with Blackboard.
Put Charlie in Bradleys Stable. Home at 11:30 cold, calm.
18 (WEDNESDAY) Cold, squaly, mild. To home. Help Jim, haul home tan Bark & wood. Chore. Tom came
here tonight.
19 (THURSDAY) Cold, clear, squaly. To home, chore, to Palgrave with Doll & Nelson to Hendersons, get 8
Shoes on. Write letter for Albert. Get rug hook 10 cts pd. Home, chore in Bush, cut wood, Tom & I get
Stakes for rack. To Ballycroy for paper & 5 cts of salts.
20 (FRIDAY) Fine, cold. To home. Put on load Bark. To Orangeville with Bark. Got Magenty Dye, 30 cts pd.
Home at 5. Load up again. Get loaf? 5 cts pd.
21 (SATURDAY) Clear, fine. To Orangeville with load Bark. Home at 4. Shave Albert & myself. Haul over
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22 (SUNDAY) Cloudy, mild. To home. Chore. Wash. Op, dress, walk to Palgrave, post letter in Box to 125.
& 1 to A. J. Roberts. Albert drive Liz & Maggie. To Church, Wass preach. Home with Billy Bingham in
cutter. To Coulters chat. H. McFadden & Billy Williams there.
23 (MONDAY) Cloudy, snowy, mild. To Orangeville. With load Bark. Get cup, 10 cts. Cakes 5 cts. Home,
chore. Got paid for Bark $ 14.60. 3 cords. At $ 4.50.
24 (TUESDAY) Cloudy, mild. Snow. Take 2 loads wood to Rob’s Hill. Got Butter, paper, 5 cts pd. Get axe,
80 cts pd. At Sam McClellands. Home, chore. Jim at Binghams, help Kill 9 pigs. Tom Kill them. Snow at
night.
25 (WEDNESDAY) Fine, cold. To Bolton with 1 cord wood to Hilliard, $ 4.00 paid. Face mits? tonight. Home,
chore. Jim went to Orangeville with Billy Bingham with 5 pigs. $ 8.40.
26 (THURSDAY) Fine, mild. To home. Fill potatoes & haul 66 Bags, 65 lbs at 74 cts per Bags $ 49.37 paid.
To Palgrave, to McGregor. Home, chore. Tom here tonight. Orange Lodge organized at Ballycroy tonight.
27 (FRIDAY) Fine, cold. To Bolton with load wood to Warbrick. Tom down to Cedar Mills with me, ?? Bags of
peas & 2 pigs heads. Dinner at Elliotts 25 pd. 3 hames? fixed 45 cts pdd. Got pair hold Back Straps 40 cts
pd. McFadden Boys here tonight, man with wooden XXXXX.
28 (SATURDAY) Snow, squall, fine, mild. To Botlon with load wood to Warbrick, got note from him. Dinner
at Elliotts, 25 cts pd. Jim took half the load to Robbs Hill with Binghams team. Jim put pole in cutter today.
Binghams pole. Willie came up home with me tonight. Henderson put ring in home.
29 (SUNDAY) Rain, cloudy, cold. To home. Chore. Sleep. Rig harness, hitch up Charlie & Polly to cutter,
Willie & I went to Binghams, Billy got in, we went around by Ballycroy then home. Albert here today. Road
slushy. Wash up, dress, drive Maggie to Ballycroy, Liz & I to Palgrave & Willie left him to Shores gate. Back
to Church, Wass preach. Moonlight. Cold night.
30 (MONDAY) Fine, mild. To home. Chore. To Ballycroy, get rope & rivits. 25 cts pd. To Binghams, chat.
Home, chore, fix light martingales. Jim got chain halters in Bolton today, 35 cts pd. Jim & Liz to Bolton,
Nelson & Charlie in cutter with eggs & Butter. Billy Bingham here at night, play authors to 10:00. Snow at
night. Mild.
1st? time Jack – 31 (TUESDAY) Fine, mild. To home. Help Jim & Pa to haul over load hay to Stable. Clean
up woodyard. Hitch up Jack, old Dolly, drive to 4th line & Back. On Sleigh. Miss Lyons & McCoy missionary
here today. Haul home 3 loads dry wood from Bush. With Dolly & Nelson. Chore.
FEBRUARY 1893
1 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy, mild. To home. Help Jim to haul home wood from Bush. Nelson & Doll. Clean
out hen house at noon, Tom here for Dinner. Mary McClelland here for guilting frames. Chore.
2 (THURSDAY) Cloudy, cold. To home. Haul home wood from Bush. Hitch Polly & Jack to Sleigh, drive
around by Charlie McLaughlins across 30 side line. Up 6th line through Bush home. Shave, dress, to Alex
McCabe’s in Sleigh with Billy Bingham, Liz, Maggie. Tom here tonight. Jim, Alex Coulter. Kidd the
Teacher. XXXXXXXXXXX. Mary & Hannah Flemming home at 5:30 morning. Good time. Snow all night.
3 (FRIDAY) Fine. Stormy, Squally, drifting. To home. Drive Maggie to Ballycroy in Sleigh, Nelson & Charlie.
Home, chore, help Jim load wood for Stinson. McClellands quilting Bee 3 quilts & party today. To
Binghams, chat to Billy. Home, chore. Tom here tonight. Jim took 1 cord $ 3.00 to Stinson & ½ cord $ 1.50
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4 (SATURDAY) Clear, cold calm. To home. Chore. To Bush for Shovel & axe. Shovel road through drifts
home. Willie here tonight, got his ear froze, coming up. Tom went home. Jim at Binghams tonight. Maggie
came home.
5 (SUNDAY) Cold, cloudy, mild. To home. Chore. Jim, Liz, Maggie to Palgrave Church at Quarterly
Meeting, Nelson & Charlie in cutter, home at 2 o’ clock. Billy Bingham here at night for tea. To 9:30. Sing.
Willie Faulkner here all day.
6 (MONDAY) Cloudy, misley, rain. To home. Chore, shovel snow from wood pile. Put new axe on handle,
carry water into cellar. Willie here tonight. Jim took Tom, some wood, and his chop and Jenny went home.
Got Barrels from S. Kellys. Got oats at Wm Whites.
7 (TUESDAY) Clear, cold. To home. Chore. In Binghams Swamp, help Willie & Tom split 163 rails. Boil on
cheek.
8 (WEDNESDAY) Clear, cold. To home. To Binghams Swamp with Willie & Tom. Help to fill 64 Bags
potatoes 75 cts per Bag 37, 60 lbs. Billy took 37 Bags, 60 lbs to Palgrave 75 cts per Bag. Home. Cut Albert
Little’s Hair. Get Boil on cheek fixed. Tom & Willie here tonight.
9 (THURSDAY) Fine, mild. Snow, Blow, S. E. Storm. To home. Help Tom & Pa to fill 66 Bags potatoes, 75
cts per Bag = $ 49.50. In Binghams Swamp, help Tom & Willie finish rails 86. First 500. Boil on cheek. Jim
took potatoes to Palgrave, sell. Tom & Willie here tonight. To Sloan at 75 cts.
10 (FRIDAY) Squally, snow. Mild, windy, W. wind. To home. Jim haul home wood from Bush. In house, Boil
on cheek. Tom & Willie went home today.
11 (SATURDAY) Clear, fine, mild. To home. Chore. To Ballycroy in cutter with Jim, pay J. McClelland his
Jim’s Bill. Home, chore, cut Arthur John Roberts Hair. Split wood. Chore. Jim & Pa to Orangeville in
cutter with Polly & Charlie.
12 (SUNDAY) Fine, mild. To home. Chore. Dress, to Cedar Mills, to Toms in cutter, Polly & Charlie. With
Sarah, Arthur John & Baby. Write letter to 125 tonight. Home again at 5:30. Jim & Lizzie to Palgrave
Church, Polly & Charlie in cutter.
13 (MONDAY) Fine, mild. To home. Help Jim & Pa haul, load hay to Stable. To McElwains thrashing, on
Stack, home, chore, wash.
14 (TUESDAY) Cloudy, South wind, misley, rain, Stormy at night, W. wind. At McElwains thrashing to noon,
cut feed to 3 o’clock, Move to S. Kellys, cut feed to 5 o’clock, then home. Jim to Orangeville with load Bark for
George White. Bark Bee. Got letter from S Gower today. Very Stormy tonight, thawing.
15 (WEDNESDAY) Clear, fine. To Bolton, Polly & Charlie in cutter. With pail Butter for Lizzie. 18 lbs at 18
cts = $ 3.24 cash. 7 lbs Butter at 20 = $ 1.40 & 8 Dozen eggs for Mrs Faulkner at 25 cts = $ 2.00 (all $ 6.64
cash at Rutherfords. Home, tea. To Ballycroy, post letter to 125. & 1 to A J. Roberts. Got timeture? Iron 10
cts for Ann. Whiplash 20 cts, Dinner 25 cts pd. To Binghams, chat to 12. Got 50 cts.
16 (THURSDAY) Squaly, cold. To home. Split wood at home. In Bush, help Jim cut Sawlogs. Fiz halter.
Tom came here tonight.
17 (FRIDAY) Clear, frosty. To home. Chore. In Bush, help Jim & Tom load Sawlogs, help Tom cut wood.
Jim? got Wm Whites Sleigh’s, haul 19 logs to Whites saw mill. Tom here all night. Tom help us today.
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18 (SATURDAY) Clear, cold. To home. Help Jim & Tom load 10 sawlogs, cut wood. Drive Tom to Palgrave
with Polly & Jack on Sleigh, Lizzie & Arthur John. With me. Shave myself. Get Bedding. Shave Albert
tonight. Home by Ballycroy. Got letter for Sarah.
Old Big? Storm tonight - 19 (SUNDAY) Squaly, mild, Stormy, very cold. To home. Dress. To Cedar Mills with
Albert Little. His horse & Polly in cutter. To Church, Wm Steele preach. To Tom Faulkner’s for Dinner &
tea. Start home at 5:30, got to McCabe’s, had to turn Back and Stop at Toms all night. Very cold. Stormy.
Albert, Willie & I sleep together.
Snow plow got Smashed at Browns curve today at 1:30 pm - 20 (MONDAY) Cold, north wind, clear. At Cedar
Mills, at Tom’s till 10 o’clock. Start for home Albert & I got to county line, turn around, went Back to Palgrave,
put horses in S. McClellands Stable, Snow plow Smash up at Gorner Browns curve at 9th line. Albert & I
walk up, ride Back in van? to Palgrave. To Coulters, chat & tea, Mrs Coulter sick. Chore, home at 7 o’clock.
With Albert. Billy Bingham here when we got home.
21 (TUESDAY) Clear, fine, Snow at night. To Bingham’s, Jim & I help cut feed. Billy Wilson & family there,
John & Peet? Finerty. Bob & Oliver Allen. George Jones horse power. Bingham’s Box. Cauleys? Jack.
Done cutting when Jones came, tea. Home, chore. Tom here tonight.
22 (WEDNESDAY) Clear, cold. To home. Help Tom cut Big Birch tree. Jim make road to Bush, Charlie &
Polly on Sleigh.
23 (THURSDAY) Cloudy, snow all day. To home. Help Tom finish cutting Birch tree. Help Jim haul 1 load
wood, fix leather on cutter pole. Get spools & soda paid. To Ballycroy, to office, post letter to Mary E Gower.
Cut Billy Bingham’s hair tonight. Got letter from 125 & 1 for Maggie & paper.
24 (FRIDAY) Fine, clear. To home. Help Jim & Tom haul out his Birch wood. Cut Birch tree. To Palgrave
after dinner on Sleigh with Tom & Jim on load wood. In Sam McClellands, wait for Jim. Ride home on
Sleigh. Willie came up with him. Got new wedge in new axe, get rod for Bed. 4 X. In 4, long?.
25 ( SATURDAY) Clear, fine. To home. Chore. Fix light colbars . Fix Bedstead. Hitch Jack & Polly on
cutter, Willie & I drive around by Ballycroy. Home. Chore. Rob Boyce here. Cut Willies Hair at night.
Shave. Opp. Jim haul 2 loads wood to Tom to Cedar Mills. Albert here for his cutter tonight.
26 (SUNDAY) Clear, fine. To home. Chore. Dress. Maggie & I drive Jack & Polly to Alliston in cutter to Jas.
McMullens. Put colts in Booths Stable. At Jas Warrens & Billy Mullens. At Jas Mullens all night (1). W.
McGirr there.
27 (MONDAY) Fine, frosty, clear. At Alliston. Feed colts. To foundry. In Basket Shop. Get Burgundy pitch &
white percip at McMahon’s drug store. 10 cts pd. Pay Booth for colts in Stable 50 cts. J. Warren 25 cts.
Drive home Maggie & I at 3:30, chore. Mix salve in tincup.
28 (TUESDAY) Misley, rain. Clear, fine. Stormy. To home. Sleep. Face my mits. Billy Bingham here,
chat. Shave Albert Little at night. Sam McClelland & Aggie McCoy married today. Jim away tonight,
Charlie & Nelson in cutter. Feed & Bed horses. Arthur John cut his own hair.
MARCH 1893
1 (WEDNESDAY) Clear, fine. Windy. To home. Help Jim & Pa haul hay to Stable. Hitch Polly & Jack to
cutter, drive to Binghams. Joe Robins & S. J. Sirs married today. Billy & I to Collards Sale. To Tottenham,
get Silk twist, 10 cts pd. Drive home. To Binghams, chat. Simon there. Walk to Ballycroy with Lizzie, home
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2 (THURSDAY) Clear, fine. To home. Chore. To Binghams with Jim on Sleigh, get farming mill. Home,
clean clover seed. Clean 16 Bushel wheat for grist. Bring mill to Binghams. Arthur John with us on Sleigh.
Chore. To Ballycroy, get coal, oil & Braid & papers. Pd 50 cts.
3 (FRIDAY) Snow, mild. To home. Chore. To Palgrave at night , Charlie & Nelson in cutter. Fix straps on
horsecovers. Sleep, chore. Jim & Maggie went to presentation, to Aggie McCoy. Chore. Albert here
tonight.
4 (SATURDAY) Stormy, North wind. To home. Chore. Read. Sleep. Road drifted. Open road in orchard for
Neil Drummond?.
5 (SUNDAY) Squaly, Stormy. Fine night. To home. Chore. Dress. To Cedar Mills with Ma to Toms, Jennie
sick. Polly & Jack in cutter. Home for tea. Leave Lizzie at Ballycroy, coming home. Put Box on Sleigh, drive
Sarah, Lizzie, Maggie, Arthur John to Palgrave Church. Charlie & Nelson. Wass preach. In Coulters, chat.
Road drifted.
6 (MONDAY) Clear, windy. To home. 130 Becker St. Chore. To Palgrave, Nelson & Doll on Sleigh to
Hendersons Shop, get Sleigh coupled Shorter. Flemmings move to Toronto. Haul wood for Coulters from
Saw mill. Dinner at Coulters. Feed horses in Bradleys Stable. XXXXX Tom Faulkner? up with? me. Chore.
Windy night.
7 (TUESDAY) Clear, fine, warm. To home, chore. To Youngs with Jim for Kellys XXXXXXXX XXXXXX, cut
feed afternoon. Tom here all day & night. S. McElwains Engine. Kellys Box. Opp. Cut chaffhouse?
XXXXXXXXXX Bingham?.
8 (WEDNESDAY) Clear, warm. To home. Help Jim take Kellys cutting Box to McElwains with Nelson &
Doll. Load 7 Bags wheat on Sleigh, Jim & Pa to Bolton grist, Nelson & Charlie help Tom XXXXX. To
Binghams at night, chat to Billy & Billy Wilson. Home at 10:30. Roads watery.
9 (THURSDAY) Rain, cloudy, mild. To home. Chore. Fix martingale. Hitch up Jack & Polly, leave Whites &
XXXX Barrel home. To Ballycroy, got paper. Roads very soft & watery. Drive Tom to Palgrave. Home, help
Jim shovel snow on road. Haul XX to XX, chore, Will & Fred McCabe here all night with Bull. Boar. S. Kelly
& Will Stevens left them here. Horses & Sleigh coming from XXXX.
10 (FRIDAY) Fine, warm. To home. Fix fence around Stack. Haul load wood for Tom to Cedar Mills. Gave
Franky Shore missionary 25 cts pd. Home. Chore. James McMullen here all night, 2 horses & cutter.
Lizzie here all night. From McClellands. Tom to Binghams, chat, Back at 12.
11 (SATURDAY) Cloudy. Rain. To home. Help J. McMullen hitch up horses. Help Tom fill 5 Bags oats.
Chore. Jim took chop to mill, then haul load wood to Cedar Mills for Tom. Chore. Carry water into Collar.
Rain afternoon & evening. Jas. Law 1 load??. Bob Jackson 2 load. G. James got 21 lbs Butter from
Maggie. 19 cts XX. $3.99.
12 (SUNDAY) Cloudy, mild. To home. Chore. Wash, dress. Opp. To Binghams afternoon. Bob Allen &
Billy at roothouse, take out water. Chat, chore, tea. To Palgrave Church at night with Billy in cutter. Road
flooded. In Coulters, chat, get Coulters lantern. Home at 12. Cold. Wass preach, Mary Lyons in choir.
Nettie & Dick. Eva Lass testify.
13 (MONDAY) Mrs Oliver Mowat died today, aged 69 years. Cloudy, misty, mild. To home. S. Kelly came
to get grim? fix saw. Help Jim & Pa haul load hay to Stable. Write letter at night to 125. To Bush afternoon,
saw wood with Jim.
14 (TUESDAY) Cloudy, mild. To home. Chore. Walk to Palgrave, to Station, post 2 letters on train. 1 to A.
J. Roberts, 1 to 125. Get Stamps, 24 cts pd. Got my long Boots & Mothers shoes halfsoled $ 1.10 pd, at

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Laverys for Dinner. Saw wood. Got ride up with J Sigsworth, home at 6, chore. Jim at S. Kellys today. To
Wm St Johns sale afternoon.
15 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy, cold. To home. Chore. 2 Boils on my neck. Split wood. Lizzie had new red
clock for Jessie Roberts. Jim at Kellys, saw wood. To Ballycroy at night with Lizzie. Got Bird seed & syrup
3, 28 cts pd.
16 (THURSDAY) Fine, cold. To home. Chore. Split wood. Jim at Kellys, saw wood. Maggie Stevens here
today. Jim to J. Guests at night, quilting party.
17 (FRIDAY) Clear, mild. To home. Chore. Jim at Kellys, saw wood. Arthur John & Jessie Roberts had
cold. Sore. Ear & Boots on my neck.
18 (SATURDAY) Fine, mild, cool. Jim & Pa took 4 Bushel clover seed to Orangeville today, $ 8.50 per Bush.
$ 34.00, got Brl salt 95 cts. To home. Chore. To Binghams, chat to Billy & Bob Allen. Home, chore.
Shave Albert at night.
19 (SUNDAY) Cloudy, mild, squaly, snow. To home. Chore. Sore hands & Boil on neck. Albert Little. Billy
Bingham & Bob Ferris here. Jim, Liz, Maggie & Albert to Palgrave Church tonight at night, in sleigh,
Charlie & Nelson. Bob Ferris went home. Got letter from Z. S. today, Short. Arthur John & Jessie Bad cold.
To Bed at 11:30.
20 (MONDAY) Cloudy, mild. Snow. To home. Chore. To humber? with cows. Fix fences, fix up gaps. Got
hemlock Boughs, Jim & Maggie to Cedar Mills, Nelson & Charlie in Sleigh. To Toms, see Ann. Took 1 Bag
potatoes. Apples, loaf Bread. Jim to Binghams all night.
21 (TUESDAY) Clear, fine. To home. Chore. To Ballycroy. Got Sulphur, 25 cts pd. Pectorial Balsam, 20 cts
pd. Vinegar, 5 cts pd. Home, take shovel & axe, open drain at top Hunters Hill, turn water. Jim to Palgrave,
got 1 Bag plaster, 70 cts pd. John Curren got 1 Bushel clover seed, $ 8.50 pd. Jim came home from
Binghams at 3 o’clock today.
22 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy, cool. To home. Shave, dress, walk to Palgrave, see T. Wilson on train to
Tottenham, 20 cts, chat to Wilson. Got Black Spool, 4 cts. At Gordons Store. Walk home at 3 o’clock.
Chore. Jim at S. Kellys. B. Bingham get clover seed XX today. Tom at Wilsons, saw wood.
23 (THURSDAY) Misty, S. wind, cloudy, mild. To home. Chore. Help Jim haul wood out of Bush into field.
To Ballycroy at night with Liz. Got Stove Brush, 25 cts pd. 3 lbs oatmeal & 2 nutmegs, 10 cts pd. Walk home,
read paper, to Bed at 10:40. Tom at Wilsons, cut wood.
24 (FRIDAY) Clear, mild, cool, windy. To home. Help Jim haul wood out of Bush. Cut hemlock log for
trough, haul at home on Sleigh. Help Jim saw Beech tree afternoon. Cut Jims hair. Water very high in little
creek. Tom at Wilsons, cut wood.
25 (SATURDAY) Cloudy, cool. To home. Help Jim & Pa haul 1 load hay to Stable. In Bush, Split wood.
Help Jim to fill 6 Bags oats for chop. In Bush, cut wood & Split. Tom went home tonight from Wilsons. Cut
Albert Little’s hair & Shave him tonight.
26 (SUNDAY) Clear, fine. To home. Chore, read, Sleep. Chore at night. To Bed at 8:15. Palm Sunday.
27 (MONDAY) Fine, clear. To home. In Bush, help Jim cut wood. To Ballycroy for 20 Bags, got letter for
Sarah from Arthur. Home, help Jim & Pa to fill 20 Bags on Bill potatoes. Dress, to Palgrave on waggon. G.
White outto Bush to us, ask for Bee. To John McClelland. With Jim had 21 Bags, 40 lbs at 77 cts, $ 16.67.

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28 (TUESDAY) Fine, cool. To home, chore. Shave, dress, walk to Palgrave, help to load potatoes, to Toronto
in potato cart? No. 6059? For J. McClelland to Henry Sloan, 878 Queen St. To Round house, see Will
Stinson, Stop with him all night at 383 King St west.
29 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy, cool. In Toronto, to Don?. XXXXXXX 45 cts. See Daly & White. Got winery, 10
yds. $ 1.00. Cottonade, 85 / 4 ½? yds. Envelope laces. 40/250 , 21 cts for 13 doz. At Thos Wilkins. Got 2
pair pants Braces packet rule. $ 2.00 XXXXX 10. 25 Oranges. 30 nut, street car 10, fare to Palgrave. On GR
T. K?? $ 1.25. Walk home. Tired 9:30. Got letter from 125 tonight. Cloudy & windy tonight.
30 (THURSDAY) Cloudy, fine. To home, chore, sleep. Jim left Sarah, Jessie & Arthur John to Palgrave to
go to Alliston on train. Saw wood in XXX afternoon. To Binghams at night, Willie Faulkner & I?, Billy went?
there, put wood at ???????. Tom took away his 2 saws today. Home, chore. Will here all night.
31 (FRIDAY) Cloudy, mild. To home. Chore. Make water trough. Help Jim & Willie to ring 7 pigs in Bush,
cut wood for while. I cut Willies hair at noon & Maggie cut mine. Jim & Will XXX. To Palgrave for Sarah,
she did not come. Read Lieutenant Barnabas to 11:00.
APRIL 1893
1 (SATURDAY) Cloudy, mild, cool. To home. Chore. Help Jim & Pa to fill 20 Bags potatoes, to Palgrave
with Jim with potatoes, had 22 B, 15 lbs. Pa went to J. Masons for Big Knife. In Dressmakers Shop, Billy
Bingham & Alex Coulter. To Coulters for tea, to Station, meet Sarah, Jessie, Arthur John. S. J. & Willie
Mullen walk home with B. Bingham. XXX. Willie Mullen & S. J. here all night. Shave Albert & myself
tonight.
Easter Sunday - 2 (SUNDAY) Cloudy, mild. To home, chore, take top off Buggy, dress, to Cedar Mills, to
Toms with S. J. McMullen & Willie, Albert chat in Buggy, Nelson. 1. 2. At Toms all night. Eat 9 eggs today.
5 to Breakfast, 2 Dinner, 2 Tea.
3 (MONDAY) Cloudy, mild. At Toms, to Verners with Tom, see peas. Got 120 lbs chop for Tom. Drive to
Palgrave, to Station. Chat to M. Shore. Drive home, Jas Patterson up to Ballycroy with me. Home for
dinner. To J. McClellands sale. Old man here all night. Home.
4 (TUESDAY) Cloudy, very windy. To home, help Jim saw wood in Bush. To Kelly’s for Brace & 2 Bits, fix
axe for cultivator. Walk to Palgrave, to Station, see Wilson. To League with Alex Coulter, walk home alone.
Dark night.
5 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy, cool. To home. Put axle on cultivator in house, Boil on hand. Albert here at night.
Willie Faulkner here tonight.
A. J. Roberts 3 years old today - 6 (THURSDAY) Clear, fine. To home. Chore. Boil on my hand. Jim at
Youngs Sawing Bee, Lizzie, Ann & Margery Faulkner & Willie here, Arthur John Roberts Birthday. Fix A.
J. R. on? cake.
7 (FRIDAY) Sleet & rain, mild & cloudy. To home. In house, Boil on hand. Jim chore. Willie, Lizzie &
Margery here.
8 (SATURDAY) Clear, fine. To home. Boil on hand. Jim took 5 Bushel chopped peas & 4 Bags potatoes to
Cedar Mills, to Tom, Willie. Lizzie, Ann & Margery with him. He got 10 Bushels peas at 60 cts. Paid for 5 =
$ 3.00, at Verners.
9 (SUNDAY) Cloudy, mild. To home. To creek with cows. Wash, dress, to Binghams, chat, tea, to Palgrave
Church with Billy, Sam Riddell preach. Walk home, road muddy. Cool. Home at 11:00. Nettie play, Dick
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10 (MONDAY) Cloudy, mild. To home. Fix pig pen. Fix cultivator. To Bush with Jim, cut runners for Stone
Boat, carry them home. To Ballycroy with Maggie to Cobeans, chat. Doctor Campbell did not come. S.
Kelly cut 2 pigs for us. Jim at W. Whites Sawing Bee afternoon. Billy Bingham & Albert Little here tonight.
11 (TUESDAY) Cloudy, cool. To home. Help Jim move rails. To Palgrave at night walking with Billy
Bingham, to League, to Shop in Mrs McMahon, see Walter Strangeways & Brooks Dentist. To Coulters,
chat, walk home at 1:30. Cloudy.
12 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy, misley. Fine. To home. Help Jim & Pa clean 4 Bags peas & 4 Bags oats for
chop. Dress, walk to Ballycroy, to Office, to Palgrave, Council Meeting. Tooth ache. Got teeth filled, $ 1.50
pd. Had tea at Mrs McMahons, walk home. Write letter for Albert tonight, to E. ?. Hadden.
Ewe lamb today, 1 Black & 1 White, John here tonight - 13 (THURSDAY) Clear, very stormy, W. wind. To
home. Make Stone Boat. To Ballycroy, get papers, post letter for letter for Albert to Eliza Hadden. Home,
Burn Straw & tops in field. To Binghams, chat to Billy in Barnyard. Jim start to plow today. Eddie
McClelland here today with Lizzie to see A. J. R.
14 (FRIDAY) Cloudy, cold. To home. Help Willie Burn straw & tops in field, clean up Garden, Burn of XXXX.
Put Jack in Charlies place in Stable. Jim plowing in flat field. Charlie & Nelson.
15 (SATURDAY) Snowing, mild, clear. To home. Chore. John McMahon here. Hitch Polly & Charlie in
Sleigh. John. Jim. Willie. Arthur John. & I to Ballycroy. Get oatmeal, 25 cts. Rice, 25 cts. Box Boot
polish, 10 cts, 55 cash pd. Home for tea. To Palgrave, John & I in Buggy, Nelson. T. Wilson not on train. To
Station. Then to Ballycroy, call for Lizzie, home to Bed at XX.
16 (SUNDAY) Clear, warm. To home. Chore. To Youngs Barn with Eddie, water cows, chore. Write letter
to 125. Fix up parcel. Ring for Nelson. Broach? for Lettie. Bible for Mrs McMahon. XXXXXX. John & Jim
to Toms, Cedar Mills in Buggy today. Back again XXXXXXXXX Rachel? for Chester & Willie.
17 (MONDAY) Fine, cool. To home. Chore, to Palgrave in Buggy with John, to Station, post letter on train.
Home, Split wood. Maggie, Sarah, Arthur, Jessie to Binghams in Buggy, Dolly XXXXXXXXXX.
18 (TUESDAY) Clear, cool. To home. Help Jim fix fence over Hill. Hitch Polly in Sulky to 4th line to Ballycroy.
Home. Fill Stable? holes at fence. To Palgrave at night, Polly & Sulky. To Station, Wilson not on train. XXX.
Mrs W. Boyce & Mary Ann Boyce here afternoon. George Lavery got new piano today. Jim start cultivate.
Aunt Rachel Died today - 19 (WEDNESDAY) Clear, cool. To home. Help Jim haul poles, put on fence. Pick
up old rails. Feed turnips to cows. Chore. Help Maggie plant 3 poplar trees, 1 on road & 2 at 6th line. Chore.
Dress, to Palgrave, Polly in gig. Wilson not on. Home by Ballycroy. Pedford & Joe Lavery here tonight for
XXXX XXX. Pa went to Bill McMahon today, Dolly in Buggy. Aunt Rachel Died this morning. Jim plow to
cultivate today.
20 (THURSDAY) Cloudy, hail, rain, snow, East Storm. Rain & Snow, very Stormy. To home. Chore. Split
wood in Bush with Jim. Sleep. Chore. Arthur John got finger in sewing machine, numb.
21 (FRIDAY) Cloudy, Squaly, mild. To home. Chore. To noon. To Palgrave with Maggie, Dolly in Buggy, to
Dentist, Maggie got 9 teeth filled & 2 pulled, $ 5.00 pd. Home by Ballycroy, get mail. Cut Billy Binghams hair
tonight. Jim & Pa to Aunt Rachels funeral today, to Mono. English Church shed raised today at Palgrave.
22 (SATURDAY) Cloudy, Squaly, misley. To home. Chore. Dress, walk down 6 th line, to Palgrave Station,
send letter to T. Wilson. Got Arthur John shoes at Laverys, 10 cts pd. Ride to Ballycroy on wagon with Joe
Leggat?. Walk home. Dinner. Put Brush on road. Lizzie came home today from McClellands, sick. Help
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23 (SUNDAY) Cloudy. Fine, cool. To home. Chore. To Palgrave Church at night, Polly in Buggy, Maggie &
I. Liz not well. Jim went to Cedar Mills today with Jack in Sulky. Back at night. Wass preach tonight.
Moonlight. Write letter to 125.
24 (MONDAY) Fine. Cloudy, mild. To home. Help Jim & Pa haul 1 load hay to Stable on Sleigh. Walk to
Palgrave, post letter to 125. Wilson not on. Walk home with Billy Bingham & Jim McLaughlin. Drive Sarah
to Mono Mills to Dr. Shephards with Polly in Buggy, Doctor away. Home. Chore. Wheel manure into garden
from around house. Feed & Bed horses, to Bed at 8:15.
25 (TUESDAY) Fine, mild. To home. Chore. To Palgrave with Shoes to Laverys to get Soled. To Station,
see Wilson. Walk to Ballycroy, got letter from 125. & letter for Sarah (from Roberts) – home for Dinner. Hitch
up Polly & Jack to Harrow awhile. To Ballycroy with Polly in Buggy for Lizzie, to help Sarah to pack up. To
Bolton with Jim, to Station, to Toronto with Sarah, Arthur John & Jessie Roberts on train. To Union Station.
See them away on excursion train at 11:20 pm, going to Qu’Appelle. I went up and stopped all night at H.
Hulse’s Hotel, corner York & Pearl St?. Jim got S. Kellys democrat? & left us at Bolton Station.
26 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy, east Stormy. At Toronto around town. To G. T. R. freight House. At H.
McFaddens & Andy McTaggerts. See Jack Irwin. To Parkdale Station. On train to Bolton. Get ride to
Cedar Mills with Abe Walton in Buggy. Stay at Toms all night, rain.
27 (THURSDAY) Cloudy, windy, cool. At Cedar Mills, at Toms. Walk to Palgrave. Got ride home with Bill
Leggatt. Chore, to Binghams, for collar for Jack. Harrow in flat field with Polly & Jack. Cold. Chore.
28 (FRIDAY) Fine, mild. To home. Harrow in flat field with Polly & Jack. Help Jim & Pa clean 9 Bushels oats
at noon, Jim start to Sow oats in flat field. I had Boil on my neck. Clean colts. To Bed at 8:15.
29 (SATURDAY) Cloudy, mild. To home. Help Pa & Ma to clean 8 Bushels Barley. Take it to flat field. On
wagon with Polly & Charlie. Finish harrowing flat field. Harrow back in middle field. Take 85 lbs flour to
Palgrave, to Henderson. Polly in Buggy. Jim trade 13 Bushels oats with S. Kelly for Seed. Boil on neck. To
Laverys for Shoes, 90 cts pd. George show me piano. Mrs McKinney there, play & Sing. George play
guitar, sing. Home at 11. George Shoes. To Bed at 12.
Lettie 12 - 30 (SUNDAY) Clear, mild, cloudy, misley. To home. Chore. To Binghams, chat to Billy.
Wilsons to Caledon East today. Home. Feed horses, dress. Drive to Palgrave with Lizzie, Polly in Buggy. To
Church, Wass preach. Around by Ballycroy for nalise. Albert Little here with his fat check?. Sam Beatty &
Lyness girls there, Rachel & Martha. Home at 9:30. Rain.
MAY 1893
1 (MONDAY) Misley, rain. To home. Shave. Walk down 6th line to Palgrave with Lizzie, Ann Faulkner. To
Station, on train, to Hamilton. Bill Borland. Frank Prest. Harry Adair & I. Get tools on train, to Glanford.
Carry 2 plank in tool house. To Clarks for Supper. 1 meal.
2 (TUESDAY) Cloudy, mild. At Glanford. Start to fence on Burn’s Section. 74. At Clarks 3 meals. Paid up
tonight, 90 cts, 6 meals.
3 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy, mild. At Glanford. Finish fence. On train top Hamilton around town. On train to
Terra Cotta. To Mrs Harbers 1 meal. Bill Stead play fiddle.
4 (THURSDAY) XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXX. To Church revival.
5 (FRIDAY) Cloudy, mild. At Terra Cotta. Fence on Allens Section. At Mrs Harbers 3 meals. To Church
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6 (SATURDAY) Cloudy, cool. At Terra Cotta. Get Jigger? Off car. Fence on Allens Section. To
Cheltenham, on Jigger?, on train to Palgrave. Home in Buggy with Lizzie, Old Dolly. Shave Albert Little.
7 (SUNDAY) Clear, fine. To home. Read. Write 4 letters. 1 to John McMahon. 1 to Sarah. 1 to Box 23
Hamilton, 1 to 125. Feed & bed horses. Jim & Liz to Cedar Mills, to Church. Polly in Buggy. Quarterly
service at 3:30. Quarterly meeting at King today.
8 (MONDAY) Clear, fine. To home. Walk to Palgrave. On train to Cheltenham. Fence on Allens Section. At
Mrs Harbers 1 meal. John Pettinger & D. McCallum Start today.
9 (TUESDAY) Clear, fine. At Terra Cotta. Fence on Allens Section, 62 posts, 6 men. T. Wilson came there
at 6. At Mrs Harbers 3 meals.
10 (WEDNESDAY) Clear, Hot. At Terra Cotta. Fence on Allens Section. Mile 42. At Mrs Harbers 3 meals.
11 (THURSDAY) Clear, Hot. At Terra Cotta. Finish fence on Allens Section. Start below Station on Longs
Section. At Mrs Harbers 3 meals.
12 (FRIDAY) Cloudy, misley. At Terra Cotta. Finish fence on Longs Section. Start culvert at Terra Cotta. At
Harbers 3 meals, paid $ 2.25.
13 (SATURDAY) Cloudy, misley. At Terra Cotta. Work at culvert, put in Stringers, Tom Amey? there. On
train to Palgrave, walk home.
14 (SUNDAY) Cloudy, warm. To home. Chore. To Palgrave, with Lizzie to Church Brown preach. Stop
outside, chat, watch colts. Drive home, Polly in Buggy. Sam & Aggie in choir, Aggie play. Billy Bingham
drive past church with Martha Lyness in Buggy. Lizzie, Ann to Allens tonight.
15 (MONDAY) Fine, clear. To home. Help Jim load plaster. To Palgrave in Buggy with Lizzie to Laverys,
get Shoe served? 50 cts. To Station, on train, to Terra Cotta. Work at culvert, at Station. T. Amey there, to
Harbers 1 meal.
16 (TUESDAY) Cloudy, rain. Culvert No. 1. At Terra Cotta. At Culvert, size 2 x 2. 54 ft long, at Station. T.
Armey there, help us. At Harber’s 3 meals. Play checkers with Olive. to Bed at 9:00.
17 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy, misley. At Terra Cotta. Finish Culvert at Station. Load timber on car. Laury?
timber to small culvert, south. At Harbers 3 meals.
18 (THURSDAY) Cloudy, cold. At Terra Cotta. No. 2. Size 2 x 2. 28 ft long. Put in small culvert at curve.
Move to Glen Siding, start culvert there. At Harbers 3 meals.
19 (FRIDAY) Cool, clear. At Terra Cotta. At culvert at Glen Siding. At Harbers 3 meals. Paid up $ 2.25,
weeks Board.
20 (SATURDAY) Fine, clear. At Terra Cotta. Put in culvert, No. 3, over Logans grade. Size 2 x 2. 27 ft long.
At Harbers 2 meals. Around by Ballycroy. On train to Palgrave, walk home Jim met me.
21 (SUNDAY) Clear, mild. To home. Read, Sleep, chore. Boil on ncek. Albert here, mare & Buggy. In
evening.
22 (MONDAY) Fine, clear. To home. To Palgrave in wagon, with Jim for Salt. On train to Terra Cotta. Work
at culvert, at Glen Siding. At Harbers 1 meal. To Shanty at night, see Constable.

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23 (TUESDAY) Cloudy, rain, thunderstorm. At Terra Cotta. Put in culvert, at Glen Siding, 2 x 2. No. 4. 44 ft
long, at Harbers 3 meals. To Shanty with Jim Spence at night. Paid up at Harbers, 90 cts. To Bed at 11.
24 (WEDNESDAY) Fine, clear. At Terra Cotta. Finish culvert at Glen Siding. Start small culvert below Lyon’s
crossing. Move tool Box, to Long’s tool house. To Long’s for tea. Downtown. Harry, Dunk? & Jack. Boy’s
got run.
25 (THURSDAY) Fine, mild. At Georgetown. Finish culvert below Lyon’s crossing, No. 5. 2 x 2. 27 ft long.
Move stringers to Culvert. 6. Below tank. At Long’s 3 meals. To Bed at 9.
26 (FRIDAY) Cloudy, cool. At Georgetown. Start at Culvert below tank. At Long’s 3 meals. Paid up $ 1.35.
To Bed at 9:30.
27 (SATURDAY) Cloudy, cool. At Georgetown. Work at Culvert below tank. Flagging. T. Wilson Brought
timber. Stringer’s & wrench. Today unload off, weigh freight. On train to Palgrave, walk up home. Grease
shoes.
28 (SUNDAY) Clear, fine. To home. Read, sleep. Chore, wash, dress, to Palgrave Church at night with
Lizzie & Maggie, Polly in Buggy. Wass preach. Jim to Cedar Mills, Jack in gig today, all home together, fine
moonlight night. Sam & Emma McClelland & Dick St. John in Choir.
29 (MONDAY) Fine, mild. To home. Walk to Palgrave. Lavery nail heels on shoes. On train to Georgetown
Junction. Work at culvert below tank?, got hair cut, 15 cts pd. At Longs 1 meal. Borland & McCallum to
Borders/Baxters? tonight.
30 (TUESDAY) Fine, warm. At Georgetown. Work at Culvert below tank. T. Wilson with us today. Bank
Slide in today. At Longs 3 meals. Got little pig, 15 cts, at night. Birds pig. To Bed at 11.
31 (WEDNESDAY) Fine, clear. At Georgetown. Put in 1 pipe in Culvert below tank. To Old Spences, chat to
old man. At Longs, 3 meals. Finish pig. Fun?.
JUNE 1893
1 (THURSDAY) Cloudy, mild. At Georgetown. Put pipe in Culvert, below tank. 3 x 3. 48 ft long. No. 6. At
Longs 3 meals.
2 (FRIDAY) Cloudy, rain at noon. At Georgetown. Work at Culvert below tank. At Longs 3 meals. Pay up $
2.25. Joe Campbell at Station at night.
3 (SATURDAY) Clear, very hot. Rain. At Georgetown. Work at Culvert below tank. To Terra Cotta on
Jigger?. Cut tie wire. Thunder & lightning. Hail. Rain. On train to Palgrave. Walk home, very hot. Shave
Albert Little. Jennie Faulkner.
4 (SUNDAY) Clear, very hot. To home. Read. Sleep. Chore. Jim & Maggie to Black horse, Church at
night, Polly in Buggy. Mr. Moore preach. Big crowd. Wilson gypsies camp on road. Jennie Faulkner.
5 (MONDAY) Clear, hot, cloudy. To home. Cut Jim’s hair. To Palgrave in Buggy with Jim & Jennie
Faulkner. On train to Terra Cotta. Put tie wire on fence. On Jigger? to Georgetown, at Longs, 1 meal. Got
Basswood hat, 5 cts pd. McClellands Horses Killed on track at Bridge this morning.
6 (TUESDAY) Fine, mild. At Georgetown. On Jigger to Lawson’s curve. Start to fence on T. Wilson’s
Section. Dig holes, set posts. At Longs 3 meals. Sore finger.

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7 (WEDNESDAY) Clear, fine. At Georgetown. 2 meals at Longs. On Jigger to Lawsons. Dig holes, laura
lumber. T. Wilson there today. To T. Wilsons at night, 1 meal.
8 (THURSDAY) Clear, hot. At Lawson’s, Start to put on net wire below curve. At Wilson’s 3 meals. In choir
at 12:15 with lill?.
9 (FRIDAY) Clear, hot. At Lawson’s. Fence below curve. At Wilson’s 3 meals. Tom Amey? help Wilson
put in small culvert 3 x 3. Today. Jim McKenzie at window tonight. To Bed at 11.
10 (SATURDAY) Fine, clear. At Lawsons. Fence below curve. At Wilsons 2 meals. Paid up $ 1.25. On
Jigger to Mansewood. On train to Palgrave, ride home with Jim in Buggy, Polly. Cut Albert Little’s hair &
Shave him. Got valise at Longs & paid up 90 cts. Got letter from John tonight. Rain tonight.
11 (SUNDAY) Cloudy, rain, misley. Fine night. To home. Sleep. Write letter to John McMahon. To
Palgrave in Buggy, Polly. With Liz & Maggie. Maggie & Liz home with Albert Little. George Lavery & I for
drive down 7th line. Met Tommy Evans. Steele preach. Home at 9:30, fine night.
12 (MONDAY) Fine, clear. To home. To Palgrave with Jim, Polly & Buggy. On train to Mansewood, fence
below curve. To Wilson’s 1 meal. To Scotch Block post Office, got 2 posts cards. Write to Gunnels? &
German Electric, XX.
13 (TUESDAY) Fine, hot. At Lawson’s, fence below curve, at Wilson’s 3 meals.
14 (WEDNESDAY) Fine, hot. At Lawson’s. Fence below curve. At Wilson’s 3 meals. Throw water at night.
15 (THURSDAY) Clear, hot. At Lawson’s. Fence below curve. At Wilson’s 3 meals. Set trap for Bill
Borland. At night.
16 (FRIDAY) Hot, cloudy. At Lawson’s. Settle up at Wilson’s $ 1.80. Finish fence below curve. Move tool
Box and Jigger to Milton. On train to Palgrave. Walk up home, swamp flooded.
17 (SATURDAY) Cloudy, fine, very Hot. To home. To Black Horse, Polly & gig. Put her in Prests Stable.
Start to fence on Geysons Section. Mile post 64. Home at night. Shave Albert Little & myself. Got paper
from Gunnels? & letter from German Electric Co.
18 (SUNDAY) Clear, hot. To home. Read, sleep. Jim to Cedar Mills. Frank Prest here. Walk to Palgrave,
to Church, Wass preach, Mabel McMahon play XXXXX. Home in Buggy with Liz & Maggie. Polly &
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.
19 (MONDAY) Fine, hot, to home. Lizzie left me to Church hill, Nelson & Buggy. Fence on Geysons Section,
walk home at night.
20 (TUESDAY) Fine, clear, very hot. To home, walk to Palgrave. On train to Milton. Fence on Wilson’s
Section, to Milton at night, at John Stevenson’s 1 meal. To Show ground, Baseball play.
21 (WEDNESDAY) Clear, hot, showry. At Milton. Fence on Wilson. At Stevenson’s 3 meals. Down town at
night.
22 (THURSDAY) Hot, cloudy, cool. At Milton. Finish fence on Wilson Section. At Stevenson’s 3 meals.
Cool night.
23 (FRIDAY) Fine, mild. At Milton. Start to dig out Culvert on Wilson’s Section. Pile old posts and lumber,
Burn them. At Stevenson’s 3 meals. On train to Everett. At McCrea’s? Hotel all night.

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24 (SATURDAY) Fine, hot, rain. At Everett. Work at Culvert, washout. 2 meals at McCrea’s, paid 30 cts, on
train to Palgrave, walk home. To Ballycroy in Buggy with Jim. Tom Amey? there. Polly. Willie Faulkner
here.
25 (SUNDAY) Fine, hot. Rain. At home. Sleep, read. To Palgrave with Liz & Maggie. Polly in Buggy. To
Church, Wass preach farewell sermon. Rain in evening. Henderson’s & Voddon? there from Mono Mills.
26 (MONDAY) Cloudy, misley, cloudy, fine. At home. Walk to Palgrave. On train to Everett. Culvert at wash
out. T. Wilson there. At McCrea’s 1 meal. Got paid for May, $ 33.43. Tonight. Rain.
27 (TUESDAY) Fine, mild. At Everett. Work at Culvert wash out. Armey/Aamey? there. At McCrea’s 3
meals, walk down track at night to 125. 1. Sit. 1. Lie?. Stop to 12:45. Walk up track to Everett at 2:30.
Sleep in Shed robe on floor.
28 (WEDNESDAY) Fine, hot. At Everett. Work at Culvert. Wilson there. At McCrea’s 3 meals. Aamey?
went to Hamilton tonight.
29 (THURSDAY) Fine, hot. At Everett. Take out Stringers, fix fence laura timber. On train to Palgrave, walk
home at night.
30 (FRIDAY) Clear, hot. To home. Walk to Palgrave, on train to Caledon East. At Culvert in yard. At
Hantons 1 meal.
JULY 1893
1 (SATURDAY) Fine, hot. At Caledon East. Work at Culvert, in yard. At Hantons 3 meals. On train to
Palgrave. Ride home in Buggy with Maggie. Old Doll.
2 (SUNDAY) Fine, hot. To home. Chore. Sleep. Wash, dress. To Palgrave with Liz & Maggie, Polly in
Buggy, to Church, Mr. Steele preach. Rain. No choir. Maggie Sing. Chat to G. Lavery in Shed, home at 10.
3 (MONDAY) Rain. Cool. Fine. To home. To Palgrave, in Buggy with Jim. On train to Caledon East. Work
at Culvert. T. Wilson there all day. To Hantons 1 meal. Around town with Jim Batesman.
4 (TUESDAY) Clear, fine. At Caledon East. Work at Culvert, finish. Settle up at Hantons $ 1.20, 3 meals.
Gave John Stevenson $ 1.50. On train to 6th line Bridge. Walk up 6th line, home at 9:00, cool.
5 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy, rain. Mild, fine. To home. Sleep, read. Hoe turnips, chore. W. Storms here
morning?.
6 (THURSDAY) Mild, fine. To home. Hoe turnips. Turn hay. Put up hay rake. Jim finish mowing, Kelly
mower. Jim Nixon here tonight, all night.
7 (FRIDAY) Fine, hot. To home. Hoe turnips. Turn hay, put up hay. Chore.
8 (SATURDAY) Fine, cloudy, rain, windy. To home. Turn hay, put up hay. Hoe turnips. Fix up hay. Bring
home colts, Polly & Jack. Bill Stevens & Albert Little here at night. Shave Albert. Maggie at Ballycroy, help
Serve? Church.
9 (SUNDAY) Fine, cool. To home. Chore. To Ballycroy Church. Kennedy preach to Orangeman. Home for
Dinner. Sleep, shave dress. To Palgrave at night with Liz & Maggie, Polly in Buggy, to Church, Laidlaw
preach. Home at 9:35, cool night.

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10 (MONDAY) Fine, mild. To home. Put Dolly & colts to creek. To Binghams with Jim, haul hay to Stack.
XXX. Pettit there.
11 (TUESDAY) Fine, warm. To home. Stack hay in creek field, Billy Bingham Build Stack, Billy Wilson
here for? Stack. To Cedar Mills at night with Willie Faulkner, Polly in Buggy, Stop all night at Toms. XXX XX.
Maggie got letter from Lizzie Gower today. Mother Sick today in Bed.
12 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy, rain. Fine. At Cedar Mills, at Toms, drive up home in Buggy. Breakfast, dress, to
Beeton in Buggy with John Young. Dinner at Baxters Hotel. & lodges at Beeton, I drive home with J. Young.
Home at 10. I drove Jacks Horse with Lillie. Jack with Miller.
13 (THURSDAY) Clear, hot. Cloudy, rain. To home. Dress, wash. Put out colts, walk down 6th line to Bridge,
to Station, see agent. To Coulters for Dinner. Got Henderson cut Hair. Chat to Jim Spence & Constable,
walk up 7th line with G. Lavery. Ride to Ballycroy with J McClelland. Got Cheese, 1 lb, 13 cts. Stamps 24 cts
pd, papers. Home at 9.
14 (FRIDAY) Fine, very hot. To home. To Caledon East, Polly in Buggy. Got pay for June, $ 31.84?. & $
3.75. For July. From Tom Coulter at Station. See G. Evans about cart. Had dinner at Hantons. Home at
4:30. Haul muck with Nelson. Pa & Willie Faulkner at Binghams, hoe turnips.
15 (SATURDAY) Rain. Hot, very hot, fine. To home. Put Dolly & colts to creek. Mow fence corners. Sick
headache. Shave myself & Albert at night.
16 (SUNDAY) Clear, very hot. To home. Put horses to creek. Chat to Billy Bingham in field. Home, sleep,
write letter to 125. Wash, dress. Walk to Palgrave with Jim & Bill Stevens, post letter in drop. Ride home in
Buggy with Liz, Maggie & Jenny Faulkner. Bill Stevens & Jim with Billy Bingham. Liz ride down with
Harry & Jack Pettinger.
17 (MONDAY) Fine, clear. To home. Mow fencecorners. See Billy Bingham & Bill Pettit. To Palgrave at
night, Polly in Buggy. See Bob Matson. Alex Coulter & I to Carters, see Duffy, not there. Got Straw hat, 20
cts pd. At S. J. McClellands. Home at 10. Fine, cool night.
18 (TUESDAY) Cloudy, fine, cool. To home. Drive to Isaac Matsons, Jack in gig. Fork hay all day, finish. $
1.00 pd. To Carters, see about hiring. To Palgrave, see Duffy, drive home, cool night. Jim start to cut fall
wheat today.
19 (WEDNESDAY) Fine, clear, cool. To home. Walk down 6th line to see Constable, he had full gang. Walk
home to Ballycroy for Paris Green, got none. To Binghams, chat to Billy, home at 10 – cool night.
20 (THURSDAY) Clear, hot. To home. Put Doll & colts to creek. To Binghams, help Billy, put fingers in
cradle. Pull out Binder, put on new reel. Billy try cradle in wheat, cut 2 Sheaves. Home, dress. To
Tottenham with Billy in Buggy, home at 10:45. Got 1 lb. paris green, 25 cts pd and 50 lbs Binder twine. XX.
21 (FRIDAY) Fine, hot. To home. Help Pa & Willie to fix logheaps. To Binghams, see Binder started. Home.
Bind wheat, after Jim cutting roads through wheat. Jim & Willie take floss cow to Youngs tonight.
22 (SATURDAY) Find, mild. To home. Oil Buggy. Dress, drive to Bolton, Polly in Buggy. To Toronto on
train, 80?, dinner at Hulse’s, 25. Got 50 lbs white Sugar, 53/4?. 5 lbs tea, 20. 15 lbs Currants, 6. 10 lbs
tapisea?, 5. 10 lbs Rice, 4. $ 5.58 pd. At Lumbers?, got 6 H-Kerchiefs, 50 cts. 2 Brushes, 5 cts. Tie, 10.
Braces, 25. Braces & HRC, 25. To Bolton on train, drive home, Bob Allen with me. Duffy & Jack Pettinger
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23 (SUNDAY) Fine, cool. To home. Help Willie, put colts to creek. To Allens, chat. See Billy Bingham.
Home, Sleep, tea to Palgrave Church at night, J. Bible preach. Walk home with Liz & Maggie. Road dusty.
Jim took Jenny home to Cedar Mills.
24 (MONDAY) Clear, hot. To home. Stock Barley & fall wheat. Billy Bingham here cut with his Binder, all
day.
25 (TUESDAY) Clear, fine. To home. Jim drive me to Carters, Polly in Buggy. Shock? fall wheat all day at
Carters. Hot night.
26 (WEDNESDAY) Fine. Clear, windy. At Carters. Grind cradle Blade. Bind wheat, cut road, Bind. Shock?
up. Very windy. Cold night.
27 (THURSDAY) Clear, fine. At Carters. Shock fall wheat, finish up. Put out horses. Walk up 6th line, home.
Cool night.
28 (FRIDAY) Fine, mild. Rain at night. To home. Help haul in Barley & fall wheat. Shingle Barn. Cut Bill
Stevens & Harry Sibley’s Hair at night.
29 (SATURDAY) Cool, fine. To home. Oil Buggy. To Tottenham, Polly in Buggy. Get my watch, $ 1.50 pd &
Billy Binghams, $ 1.00 pd. Got collar for J. M?. Hamilton. Home at 11:40. Help mow fall wheat, Jim finish
hauling in fall wheat. Horse racing on level tonight. Shave myself. Cut Alberts Hair & Shave him.
Annie Steves Died tonight at 8:30 – 30 (SUNDAY) Fine, Hot. To home. To Cedar Mills with Willie Faulkner.
Polly in Buggy. To Toms for Dinner. Mrs. J. Mullen & XXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. Willie, Albert came up with Willie & I.
31 (MONDAY) Fine, cloudy, rain, fine. To home. Sulky rake fall wheat Stubble. Sent Willie to Carters with
letter, paid Wm Duffy $ 10.00 for cart today. To Binghams, cut Billy’s Hair. Home, dress. To Kellys to
wake Alex Coulter & Tom Storey there for Buggy. Home at 10:40. Jim at Binghams today, help haul in fall
wheat.
AUGUST 1893
1 (TUESDAY) Fine, cool. To home. Cut Jim’s Hair. Walk down 6th line to Carters. Pick Stones off fallow.
To Palgrave at night, get Bottle Electric Oil, pd 20 cts. To Carters at 9:30. Jim took cart home tonight.
2 (WEDNESDAY) Fine, clear. At Carters. Haul in fall wheat (14 load), finish at 9 o’clock.
3 (THURSDAY) Clear, hot. At Carter’s. Rake fall wheat Stubble. Haul in rakings, 2 loads.
4 (FRIDAY) Fine, hot. At Carters. Put Binder in Barn. Pick stones. To Palgrave at night, got home. Fixed.
5 (SATURDAY) Clear, hot. Windy, rain. At Carters. Finish picking stones. Cultivate couch grass. Rake it
up. To Palgrave, get 72 feet plank & 100 inch lumber. From Beatty. Walk up 6th line home at night, cut S.
Kelly’s Hair. Tonight.
6 (SUNDAY) Cloudy, cold. To home. Wash, dress. To Black Horse Church at 10:30, Liz & I to Quarterly
Meeting, Laidlaw preach. Home for Dinner. Write letter to 125. To Palgrave Church at night, Laidlaw
preach. Jim left me to Carters after Church, Jack in cart.
7 (MONDAY) Clear, fine. At Carters. Build approach to Barn, clean out floor, fix Bridge. Oil cloth. Burn
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8 (TUESDAY) Fine, hot. At Carters. Haul 5 cord, 16 inch Slabs from mill to Barns for thrashing, got 1 load
Bark for house. Got pea rake. Got 100 ft inch lumber. Left wagon at Shop to get tires set.
9 (WEDNESDAY) Fine, very hot. At Carters. Took 2 tubs Butter to Station. Help H. Beatty on farm. Bind
rye & haul in Barley.
10 (THURSDAY) Fine, hot. At Carters. Start to cut oats in hilly field, very hot.
11 (FRIDAY) Very dry, hot. At Carters. Cut oats in hilly field. Rain at night.
12 (SATURDAY) Fine, cool. At Carters, chore. To John Shores, thrashing in mow. Gibsons machine to
Carters with R. Crisp. Cut oats, finish hilly field. Crisp Brought 3 plow, XXXXX.
13 (SUNDAY) Fine, mild. At Carters. Chore. Sleep at Binder. Dress, walk up home. Jas & Dennis Horan
there & Harry Sibley. Went down 6th line to Carters with Harry Sibley, Jack in cart. To Palgrave. Late for
church, then Back to Carters.
14 (MONDAY) Fine, hot. At Carters. Move Binder to other place, cut oats there.
15 (TUESDAY) Hot, fine. At Carters. Cut oats on other place with Binder.
16 (WEDNESDAY) Clear, fine. At Carters. Cradle oats on side hill. Broke Binder. Finish cutting oats. Put
Binder in Barn.
17 (THURSDAY) Fine, warm. At Carters. Stock? up oats. All day. Bind hillside.
18 (FRIDAY) Clear, fine. At Carters. Finish Stocking? up oats on other place. Haul in 3 load oats at home
place. Ran? to Palgrave, got 2 Shoes removed on XXX horse. Got patch on Shoe, pd 10 cts. Got Shirt, pd 90
cts.
19 (SATURDAY) Cloudy. At Carters. Start to ridge up today.
20 (SUNDAY) Fine, hot. At Carters. Chore. Shave. To Palgrave Church, Laidlaw preach. Got Shirt in
Buggy.
21 (MONDAY) Fine, dry. At Carters. Plow till noon. Haul in oats afternoon. Finish hilly field.
22 (TUESDAY) Fine, hot. At Carters. Haul in oats on other place.
23 (WEDNESDAY) Foggy, fine. At Carters. Plow till noon. Haul in oats afternoon on other place.
24 (THURSDAY) Fine, hot. At Carters. Finish hauling in oats on other place. Cut oats at pond hole, 9
Shock.
25 (FRIDAY) Clear, hot. At Carters. Start to pull peas. Haul in 4 loads. To Palgrave, get papers. Look for
man, got none.
26 (SATURDAY) Very hot. At Carters. Finish hauling in little field peas. Put up hay fork at other Barn. Wash
in tub at night.
27 (SUNDAY) Very hot. At Carters. Chore. Walk up 7th line home. Shave. Write here. To Palgrave at night,
to Church with Maggie, Charlie in Buggy, Mr Steele preach. To Carters, feed horses.

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28 (MONDAY) Hot, Showry. At Carters. Start pull peas at home place. To Palgrave at noon, for man. Plow,
pull peas till night. To Jones at night on Jack Horse. See Jimmie to help to haul in peas. Rain tonight.
29 (TUESDAY) Rain, cloudy, cold. At Carters. Clean oats in Barn. Plow afternoon. Cold night.
30 (WEDNESDAY) Fine, clear. At Carters. Take 64 Bushels oats to Palgrave Station. Turn peas. Pull peas.
To Palgrave at night, look for man. Got Billy Mullen & Duffy. Got tobacco & paper for Carter.
31 (THURSDAY) Clear, Hot. At Carters. Bring mover & seed drill over from other Barn. Haul peas to other
Barn. 11 load. Duffy here with Beatty’s team. To W. Taylors at night for tank, fill it on 6th line.
SEPTEMBER 1893
1 (FRIDAY) Fine. Rain at night. At Carters. Thrashing peas in field, finish. Duffy’s machine. Move to R. J.
McClelland’s field. Thrash his peas. Storm with rain at night.
2 (SATURDAY) Clear, cool. At Carters. Bring Beatty’s wagon to Palgrave. Pick up Slabs. Plow. Cut Harry
Beatty’s Hair at night. Chore, wash in cookhouse. Cold night.
3 (SUNDAY) Fine, cool. At Carter’s. Shave. To Palgrave Church at 10:30, Mr. Barras preach. (of
Toronto?). To Carters with Duffy for Dinner. To English Church at 3, Mr Kennedy preach. To Carters for
tea, chore. To Church at 7 with Harry Beatty. Big crowd. Barras preach.
4 (MONDAY) Clear, warm. At Carters. Take Harry Beatty’s trunk to Palgrave Station on wagon, plow. To
Harvest House at Palgrave at night. Big crowd. Made over $ 55.00.
5 (TUESDAY) Fine, hot. At Carters. Plow till noon. To John Rolleys thrashing afternoon. Duffys machine.
In mow. Cold night.
6 (WEDNESDAY) Fine, clear. At Carters. Finish plowing. Start to harrow. To Palgrave, to Office at night.
7 (THURSDAY) Cloudy, rain, fine. At Carters. Rig up drill. Put away mower & pea rake. Finish harrowing.
Start to Sow fall wheat. To Palgrave at night, to Social.
8 (FRIDAY) Fine, clear. At Carters. Finish Sowing fall wheat. Fix fence. Milk Sheep. Chore.
9 (SATURDAY) Clear, hot. At Carters. Plowing in fallow. Jennie to Bolton afternoon. To Palgrave, got 10?
lbs Salts & gum, 5 cts pd.
10 (SUNDAY) Fine, hot. At Carter’s. Chore. Shave. Walk up 6th line home. Copy here. Dinner, sleep. See
Billy Bingham & Mary Allen at creek. To Palgrave in Buggy, old Doll. With Lizzie & Maggie to Church. To
Carters in cart with Jim. Feed & water horses.
11 (MONDAY) Fine. At Carters. Plow, wash feet.
12 (TUESDAY) Clear, fine. At Carters. Plow in fallow.
13 (WEDNESDAY) Fine, clear. At Carters, plowing in fallow.
14 (THURSDAY) Very hot. At Carters. Finish fallow. Start in hilly field. To Palgrave at noon, get Coulter.
Sharped. To Office. Got paper & letter. Pants at Shop.
15 (FRIDAY) Clear, fine. At Carters. Plow in hilly field. Use lantern.

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16 (SATURDAY) Rain, Stormy. Cold. At Carters. Empty 25 Bags peas in Barn. Plow in hilly field. Stormy.
17 (SUNDAY) Cloudy, cold. At Carters. Chore. Walk down track to Bridges. Got spike hammer. Chore, to
Palgrave Church at night. Mr Dinwoodie preach. Tom Faulkner & I to Cedar Mills after Church. Walk.
Mealy? Faulkner & S. J. McMullen. 1-2?. There all night.
18 (MONDAY) Rain. Fine. Walk up from Cedar Mills with T. Coulter. To Carters at 6 o’clock. Clean wheat,
fix Ben? Wheat. Plow afternoon. In hilly field.
19 (TUESDAY) Clear, fine. At Carters. Plow in hilly field. To Palgrave at night, get papers & 1 Box pills, pd
20 cts.
20 (WEDNESDAY) Fine, warm. At Carters. Plow in hilly field.
21 (THURSDAY) Fine. Rain at night. At Carters. Finish hilly field. Pik Stones. Start to plow long field.
22 (FRIDAY) Fine, cool. At Carters. Plow in Big field. To Palgrave at night, get ½ lb Tobacco, 25 cts pd.
23 (SATURDAY) Fine, cool. At Carters. Chore. To McDonald’s thrashing in mow. To
Carters, tea, chore. Duffy here. To Palgrave at night.
24 (SUNDAY) Fine, cool. At Carters. Chore. Shave. Sleep. Down Humber with Bob. Matson. To
Matson’s for tea. To Carters. Chore. Dress. To Palgrave Church late, Laidlaw preach. Chat to Billy
Bingham, Tom & Alex Coulter.
25 (MONDAY) Rain, cloudy, fine. At Carters. Chore. To H.? Beatty’s thrashing in mow. To Carters, hull
load Slab wood, 2 cord. From mill. Got paper & letter at Office. Chore.
26 (TUESDAY) Fine, clear. At Carters. Plow in Big field. To Riels at night, get Pat? to go to Matson’s
thrashing, Jenny Carter to Caledon East today for Euphy Flux. Bob in Buggy.
J. S. Buckwell married today to Maggie Shore - 27 (WEDNESDAY) Fine, clear. At Carters. To Palgrave on
fly, got $ 10.00 changed. To Matson’s, ask hands for trashing. Fix crib. Take rack off wagon. Plow. Kill
lamb. To Matsons for tank.
28 (THURSDAY) Rain. Fine. At Carters thrashing at other Barn, haul over grain. Move machine over to
home Barn. To Palgrave at night, hire 4 men.
29 (FRIDAY) Fine, cool. At Carters. Thrashing finish at 4 o’clock, move machine up to Binghams. Up home
for guernsies?. Down 6th line to Carters on Bob, lead Jack.
30 (SATURDAY) Fine, warm. Fine, warm. At Carters. Fix up Stack. Put hay on Stable loft. To Palgrave, got
4 new Shoes on horses. 2 on Bob, & 2 on Jack. Plow in Big field, till night.
OCTOBER 1893
1 (SUNDAY) Fine, clear. At Carters. Chore. Shave. Walk up 7th line home. Change clothes. Write letter to
125. Walk to Carter’s. Water & feed horses. 12 o’clock.
2 (MONDAY) Fine, hot. At Carters. Plow in Big field. Broke shear to Palgrave, got Shear, 30 cts pd, got Bolt
at Henderson’s. To Cedar Mills, tea party at night with Jim & Lizzie, Ann. Big crowd. To Carters at 12
o’clock.
3 (TUESDAY) Clear, hot. At Carters. Plow in Big field. Rain at night. Ed. Bradley Died today.

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4 (WEDNESDAY) Fine, hot. At Carters. Plow in Big field. To Palgrave at night, got hame at Shop. To
Carters at 11?. In Bradleys at wake.
5 (THURSDAY) Fine. At Carters. Plow out 6 drills potatoes, plow in Big field.
6 (FRIDAY) Fine. Misley, rain at night. At Carters. Plow in Big field. To Palgrave on XXX, get Share, 30 cts
pd. To Palgrave at night for Share, 30 cts pd. See Bob Matson, to Kill pigs. To Carters at XX.
7 (SATURDAY) Cloudy, cool. At Carters. Plow in Big field. To Palgrave at night, got rope for Halter, 30 cts
pd. Pay Agnes McDonald 80? cts. Alex Coulter $ 1.00.
8 (SUNDAY) Cloudy, mild. At Carters. Chore. Shave. Dress. Walk up 7th line home, wash. To English
Church. Maggie & I, Polly in cart. Mr Clarke preach. Drive to Carters, chore. Tea. Drive to Church, Steele
preach. Drive Bert Matson to John’s. To Carters at 10 o’clock. Jim took Polly home.
9 (MONDAY) Cloudy, cool, windy. At Carters. Help Bob Matson Kill 11 pigs. Start to Toronto, Maggie & I.
11 pigs. 10 Bags potatoes, 1 tub Butter, 1 lamb skin.
10 (TUESDAY) Fine, hot, To Toronto. Got $ 8.00 & $ 7.75 for pork. 55 cts per Bag for potatoes. 20 cts for
Butter, 50 cts for lambskin. Got goods. Start home at 3 o’clock. Got to Carters at 2 o’clock at night.
11 (WEDNESDAY) Fine, hot. At Carters. Sleep till 12 o’clock noon. Chore. Drive Maggie up home, Fly in
Buffy. To Carters at 8 o’clock at night, feed & water horses.
12 (THURSDAY) Fine, hot. At Carters. Dig potatoes. To Palgrave at night, got 2 clay pipes, sweets, 10? cts
pd.
13 (FRIDAY) Cloudy, mild. At Carters. Finish digging potatoes. To Matsons at night, Bob not there. Back
to Carters, rain all night.
14 (SATURDAY) Cloudy, windy, rain. At Carters. To Barry’s thrashing forenoon. Clean 8 Bags oats. Make
Ben in Stable, carry oats into Stale. Cold, rain all night.
15 (SUNDAY) Cloudy, misley, cold. At Carters. Chore. Shave. Dress. To Palgrave Church at night,
Laidlaw preach, no choir.
16 (MONDAY) Fine, mild. At Carters. Chore. At Barry’s thrashing in mow. To Carters haul hay into Stable.
Chore.
17 (TUESDAY) Fine, clear. At Carters. Take some hay & 1 Bag oats to other Barn. Finish plowing Big field,
Start to plow on other place. Oat field. Wean? little pigs, fine moonlight nigt.
18 (WEDNESDAY) Fine, clear. At Carters. Plow on other place. Eva Beatty at Carters all night.
19 (THURSDAY) Cloudy, cool. At Carters. Plow on other place. Very foggy night.
20 (FRIDAY) Foggy. Clear, fine. At Carters. Plow on other place.
21 (SATURDAY) Fine, hot. At Carters. Plow on other place. To Palgrave at night. Pay Henderson $ 15.50.
Got 5 post cards. Drew chain, 1 cent. Get scent Bottle, 35 cts pd.
Lizzie Lavery 17 today - 22 (SUNDAY) Fine, clear. At Carters. Chore, shave, dress. To Palgrave to G.
Dale’s. Duffy & I drive up home. Jack in cart, Jim walked. Our Lizzie home today from Strangeways. Got
Beechnuts. Mrs Wm Wilson here. To Palgrave Church at night. Bible preach. To Carters, chore.

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23 (MONDAY) Foggy. Hot. Clear. At Carter’s. Plow on the other place. Write 4 letters at night. 1 to 125. 1
to A. W. Knowles, Windsor. 1 to the Shoop, Racine, Wisconsin. 1 to W. F. Hawley, 48 Bond at Toronto.
Misley tonight.
24 (TUESDAY) Cloudy, fine, cool. At Carters. Plow on other place. To Palgrave at night, post 3 letters & 3
post cards on train. Post 1 at Office, to 125. Got Shoes at Lavery’s, 25 cts pd. To Carters.
25 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy, cool. At Carters. Plow on other place. Light night.
26 (THURSDAY) Cloudy, cold, rain. At Carters. Finish plowing on other place. Put plow in Barn, Kill 1
Sheep. Fill up 22 Bags oats & peas for chop. Chore. Start to Toronto at 11?. With Lizzie.
27 (FRIDAY) Cloudy, mild. In Toronto with Lizzie. With pork, $ 7.75. 50 chickens. 6 geese. 3 Ducks, $
1.00, got pants, $ 1.00, scissors & comb. $ 1.25. Start home at 5 o’clock. Fed at Holmes at 10 o’clock.
28 (SATURDAY) Cloudy, cold, squaly, snow. Got home from Toronto at 5 o’clock. To Bed at 6 sleep to 1
o’clock. Take S. Kellys wagon home. To Ballycroy, get back? from Shoop. Card for Lizzie. Letter for Pa.
29 (SUNDAY) Cloudy, cold. To home. Chore. Drive to Carters, Jack in cart. Jim gone home. Chore,
Shave.
30 (MONDAY) Cloudy, cold. At Carters. Bank Stable. Haul gravel for hens & sand for cistern. Feed cow.
31 (TUESDAY) Cloudy, mild. At Carters. Chore, harrow in Big field, windy.
NOVEMBER 1893
1 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy, mild. At Carters. Harrow in Big field to noon. To W. Whtes for 30 Slabs. Got
letters at home. Got candle, wisk? & candied lemon at Ballycroy. XXXX paid me $ 60.00 tonight.
2 (THURSDAY) Clear, mild, windy, misley. At Carters. To Whites for 30 Slabs. Duffy cut my hair. Old
Joe’s & Willies?. Duffy help me to cut Slabs. Chore. To party in hall at night, Dance to 2 o’clock, 25 cts pd.
3 (FRIDAY) Fine, clear. At Carters. Put Slab roof on pig pen. Chore.
4 (SATURDAY) Fine, mild. At Carters. Haul sand Bank, cow Stable. Put Buggy in other Barn.
5 (SUNDAY) Cloudy, mild. At Carters. Chore. Shave. Dress. Walk up home. Jas Nixon there & S. Kelly.
Walk to Palgrave, to Church, Jim Bible preach. Crossin & Lee perform. To Carters at 12 o’clock. Chore.
Our folks & Nixon went to Black Horse Church.
6 (MONDAY) Fine, clear. At Carters. Duffy & I Kill 9 pigs. Got Bob & Jack shod on hind feet. Jack Lavery
& I Start to Toronto at 6 o’clock. With 12 Bags potatoes. 7 pigs. 7 geese. 20 chickens, 1 Sheepskin. 24 lbs
Butter.
7 (TUESDAY) Fine, clear. In Toronto. Got $ 7.00 for pork. 45 for chickens. 6 cts for geese. 50 cts for
potatoes, 22 cts for Butter. Got lot Stuff, Start home at 3 o’clock. Got to Carters at 1:30 at night. See Louisa
Lavery.
8 (WEDNESDAY) Clear, fine. At Carters. Sleep to 10 o’clock, chore. Cut up 2 pigs. Got Shirt from Pedlar, 80
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9 (THURSDAY) Foggy, cool. At Carters. Put Straw under crib. Take 1 shoe off ob. Haul gate from other
place. Got ¾ cord Slabs at Beattys. Got 2 papers, 1 letter. Fix old gate. Fix henhouse.
10 (FRIDAY) Cloudy, mild. At Carters. Haul 4 ¾ cords slabs. Got 36/72 ft plank. Chore.
11 (SATURDAY) Cloudy, cool. At Carters. Fix up sheep pen. Put manger under Stack. Cut Jim’s hair at
night in Carters cookhouse. Foggy, misty, very Dark night.
12 (SUNDAY) Cloudy, cool. At Carters. Chore. Shave. To Lavery’s for Dinner. To Carters, chore, Doctor
& Mrs Alliston there. To Palgrave at night, chat to Duffy & Bob Matson. Laidlaw preach, dark night.
13 (MONDAY) Cloudy, rain, fine, cool. At Carters. Chore. To Rolley’s thrashing on upper place. To
Carters, chore. Write letter to Lettie McMahon. At night.
14 (TUESDAY) Cloudy, cool. At Carters. To Matson’s thrashing. To Carters, chore. To Station, post letter
on train to Lettie McMahon. To Store, got Bottle ink. To Carters.
15 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy, snow, cold. At Carters. To McElwains for 60 feet pine, $ 1.00 pd. Paid W.
White $ 1.20 for Slabs. At home for dinner. To Palgrave, got 150 feet Basswood lumber from Beatty. To
Carters. Get cedar post for gate. Chore, put in cows.
16 (THURSDAY) Cloudy, cold. At Carters. Chore. To Rolleys thrashing in mow. To Carters, chore.
17 (FRIDAY) Cloudy, cold. At Carters. Fix up around Stables. Bring Bess heifer from other place.
18 (SATURDAY) Cloudy, cold. At Carters. Chore. To Henderson’s for rip Saw. Rip pine for gate, chore, to
Palgrave at night, chat to Billy Bingham.
19 (SUNDAY) Cloudy, cold. At Carters. Chore. Sore finger. Write letter to Mrs A. J. Roberts. & 1 to 125.
Chore. To Palgrave Church at night, Laidlaw preach. Down town with Duffy. To Carters at 10:30.
20 (MONDAY) Cloudy, cool. At Carters. Plain lumber for gate. To Jeffersons thrashing, after Dinner, to
Palgrave at night, post letter to Mrs A. J. Roberts. To Carters, chore. Got hinges, 12 cts pd. Got nails &
onion at Mrs. McMahons. 9 cts pd.
21 (TUESDAY) Cloudy, cold. At Carters. Plain lumber, make gate. To Palgrave, to Shooting match. To
Office. Snow at night. Chore, put hens in pen off trees.
22 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy, cold. At Carters. Chore. To Hendersons. Got 1 hinger, 2 staples. Hang new
gate. Chore. Harry Beatty came here from Brampton tonight.
23 (THURSDAY) Cloudy, cold. At Carters. Chore. Haul gravel to gate. To Matsons, see Bob to Kill pig.
Haul hay to Stable. To Beattys mill for ½ Bunch Shingles. No 3. Chore. To Palgrave Church at night,
thanksgiving.
24 (FRIDAY) Cold, clear. At Carters. Chore. Help Bob Matson Kill Big Sow. Chore. Cut up pig. Harry
Beatty went to Brampton tonight. To Palgrave, get Lavery to fix Shoe. To John Rolley’s party. Dance.
25 (SATURDAY) Cloudy, cold. At Carters. Chore. Clean out Big pig pen. Chore. To Palgrave at night, lads
settle up $ 6.40.
26 (SUNDAY) Bright, cold. At Carters. Chore. Sleep till noon. Shave, dress, walk up 6th line home. For tea.
Liz & Maggie at Binghams today. To Palgrave at night in Buggy with Liz & Maggie to Church, Old Pettitt
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27 (MONDAY) Cloudy, rain. At Carters. Chore. To Bolton with grist, 14 B. 45 lbs. Got Barrel of Salt. 2
elbows, Jenny Carter & Sam Beatty with me. Rain all the way home.
28 (TUESDAY) Cloudy, cold. At Carters. Chore. Move straw off hay in Barn. Cut hole to little Door. Chore.
29 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy, snow all day. At Carters. Chore. Clean 11 Bags oats for horses. Chore.
30 (THURSDAY) Cloudy, mild. At Carters. Chore. To Lavery’s with 3 Shoes. See Beatty about Bull. Got
things in Store & papers. Drive young & cattles over from other Barn. To Palgrave at night, See Duffy. To
Lavery’s got 3 pictures & 3 boots, paid 25 cts. 10 cts for Sasy’s? shoes. & 15 for my Shoe.
DECEMBER 1893
1 (FRIDAY) Cloudy, cold. At Carters. Chore. To R. J. McClellands thrashing. In mow, Weatherupp there,
fun. To Carters, chore. Eva Beatty there. Dress, walk to Palgrave. Duffy & I drive up to our place in cart.
Maggie Hadden, Stop to 2 o’clock. Drive to Palgrave. Walk to Carters, to Bed at 3 o’clock.
2 (SATURDAY) Cold, clear. At Carters. Chore. To R. J. McClellands, thrashing. Finish at 3 o’clock. To
Carters, chore. Old cow sick. Eva Beatty there.
3 (SUNDAY) Snow, Blow all day, North Storm, cold. At Carters. Chore. Eva Beatty there. Very cold.
4 (MONDAY) Clear, fine. At Carters. Chore. Calves got in humber, pull them out with Bob. Fix door on calf
Stable. Chore. Shave. At night. Eva Beatty there.
5 (TUESDAY) Fine, cold. At Carters. Chore. Fix crib. Drive Bull & heifer up from Jefferson’s. Bring Sleigh
over from other Barn. Chore. Harry Beatty took Eva home today.
6 (WEDNESDAY) Fine, cold. At Carters. Chore. To Caledon East on train. Pay premium to A. Saunderson
$ 12.34. Back to Palgrave on train. Got $ 10.00 from Susy. See John Peerin in car. To Carters, take Sow to
Ballycroy, to Cobean’s paid $ 1.00. Up home. Take Sow home, to Carters. Chore. To Palgrave with Jenny
Carter & Willie Thrist. In Sleigh. Chore. To Palgrave at night, that to Perrin. To lerge?, got Ball cord from
Mrs McMahons, 8 cts pd.
7 (THURSDAY) Fine, cool. At Carters. Chore. Fix Dash Board on Sleigh. John Jefferson here, casterate 4
pigs for Carter. Chore. Fix cord in clock at night.
8 (FRIDAY) Cloudy, cold. At Carters. Chore. To Hendersons, got Sleigh hound’s fixed. Drive over to Albert
Rolleys. Duffy & I to G. Rolleys, look for wood. Got none. Back to Palgrave, got 5 pieces of V Joint, 12 ft
long from Beatty. To Carters, work at Door. Chore.
My 34 Birthday – 9 (SATURDAY) Cloudy, mild. At Carters. Chore. To Palgrave on fly mare. Got 12 hinges.
Door latch. 10. 15 screw nails. Make Storm Door, put it on. Kill Sheep. Chore. To Palgrave at night.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX pipe? papers. Chore.
10 (SUNDAY) Cloudy, squaly. At Carters. Chore. Shave. Chore. Dress. To Palgrave Church at night,
Laidlaw preach.
11 (MONDAY) Fine, very cold. At Carters. Chore. Settle up, $ 7.00 paid to date.
Duffy Drive me up home in Sleigh. Walk to Office. To Binghams, chat. Killing fowl. Home, help Jim put
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12 (TUESDAY) Fine, clear. To home. Copy into Big Book. Drive Lizzie to Ballycroy, Charlie in cutter. Splice
tug. Split wood. Calm night at home. Copy. Some.
13 (WEDNESDAY) Clear, cold. To home. Split wood. Drive to Ballycroy, Polly in Cutter. Got 3 yds Braid &
11 Buttons, 11 cts pd. Fix saw horse, saw limbs. Copy some.
14 (THURSDAY) Cold, snow, mild. To home. Drive up through Adjala with John Perrin. Buy potatoes, home
for Dinner at 3 o’clock. Got 15 Bags from Joe Sikes & 30 Bags from Youngs, paid $ 1.00, home for tea.
Drive to Palgrave at night with Lizzie. Polly in cutter. Gave letter to Nagle for Perrin.
15 (FRIDAY) Cloudy, snow, rain. To Youngs, thrashing on Stack for S. Kelly. Got wet. To Youngs? for tea.
16 (SATURDAY) Rain, mild, windy. To home. Chore. To Youngs on Charlie, tell Billy about potatoes,
home, in Barn, help Jim & Pa to clean peas. Duffy Bring my hat and Brush, home today. I gave him Carters
Keys. Help Jim cover pig pen with rails & pea Straw. Copy to here today?.
17 (SUNDAY) Clear, cold. At home. Chore. Shave. To Binghams. Chat, tea. To Palgrave with Billy. See
XXXX, to Church, Laidlaw preach. Ride home with Billy. Very cold night.
18 (MONDAY) Cloudy, cold, snow. To home. Help Jim haul 1 load hay from Stack to Stable. To Youngs,
thrashing on Stack, finish. Home. Drive Liz to Ballycroy. Charlie in cutter. To Jos. Sikes. To Joices. Back
for Liz.
19 (TUESDAY) Cold, Stormy. To home. Chore. Drive to Palgrave, Polly in cutter. Bring clothes Back to Sam
McClelland, 35 cts. Post parcel to Mrs A. J. Roberts, 18 cts. To Station, see Perrin. XX Mrs McMahons, no
Baskets. In Pettingers, John Sick. To Ballycroy, got Silk flos paper. 3 cts. To Kellys, chat. Home XX. Buy
25 Bags potatoes from J. M. Hamilton at 42 cts. Paid $ 1.00.
Louisa Lavery & Pulford Married today, & Albert Rolley. Louisa White to Hamilton – 20 (WEDNESDAY)
Clear, fine. Stormy. To home. Help 2 Big pigs. Buy potatoes afternoon. To Whites, 20?, Masons, 25.
McNamara, 50. To J. B. Lindseys, to Pattersons?. Down Connor line home. Carry in Big pigs. Very
Stormy.
21 (THURSDAY) Fine, mild. To home. Drive to Palgrave, see Perrin. To Gibsons, got potatoes, then?
Bardons. Then home for Dinner. To Palgrave. Took 23 Bags to Gibsons. Then home. Polly in cutter. Paid
Stewart Mason $ 1.45 for gobbler.
22 (FRIDAY) Misty, cool. To home. Help weigh 2 pigs. 256 lbs & 244 lbs. Cut them up. To Palgrave in
Sleigh, with Jim, to Shop. To Station, help Perrin to load car. Got ride with Graham up home. Split wood.
Rain.
23 (SATURDAY) Fine, mild. To home. Chore. Fix plum tree. Help Jim & Pa clean pigs. To Cedar Mills, to
Toms, Jack in cutter with some pork. Had tea. To Palgrave, got XXXX to cut my hair in Dale’s. To Station,
them home. Big crowd there. Willie Faulkner up home with? XX.
24 (SUNDAY) Misty, rain, mild. To home. Chore. Dress. To Palgrave, Jack in cutter. Liz & I at?? Church,
Fitzpatrick preach. To Coulters for Dinner, Lawrence drove Liz home, at Coulters for tea. To Church at
night, Fitzpatrick preach, temperance sermon, home in Sleigh. John McMahon & Young Gamble here
tonight, horses & XXX.
25 (MONDAY) Fine. Misley, rain, cold. To home. Chore. Grease wagon. Had goose & turkey for Dinner.
Got $ 100.00 from Perrin today. Jack? McMahon & Willie Gamble here. Tom & family here. Tom went
home at night to Cedar Mills. To Palgrave at night in wagon to party. Fitzpatrick there, very cold. Ride home
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26 (TUESDAY) Fine, cold. To home. Walk to George Whites, pay Mrs White $ 7.70, to S. Masons pay Mrs
Mason $ 25.04. Had Dinner at Dick McCandless’s. Walk down 3rd line across 30 sideline to Currans, pay
John Curran $ 9.25, up 6th line home for tea. Tom came up to Billy Binghams tonight.
Aunt Ellen Doroak? Died today in morning – 27 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy, windy. To home. Walk to John
Matsons, pay him $ 34.00. Across fields to Gibsons, pay George $ 10.20. Across to 9th line. Back to
Palgrave. Across fields to J. Eagans, pay him $ 6.25, up 6th line, see Matty Minick. At Allens, chat. Walk up
6th line home. Read. Chore.
28 (THURSDAY) Cloud, misley. To home. Walk up to Campbells at Dinner. Across fields to T. Rolleys, up
to Sir’s. Across fields to Chapmans. Across 5 sidelines to Ryans. Across fields to Bardons. Down to town
line across home for tea. Got letter from W. J. Hawley, 127 Trinity Street, Toronto. Read papers.
29 (FRIDAY) Clear, cold. To home. Chore. In Bush, cut limbs with Willie. Jim. Maggie, Pa & Ma At Aunt
Ellen’s funeral. Walk to Palgrave at night, late for mail train. Walk home. Cold night.
30 (SATURDAY) Very, very cold. To home. Help Jim & Willie get 1 load hay from Stack on wagon. Fill 2
Bags wheat. To Mill with 300 chop, pd 25 cts. Home. Split wood. To Ballycroy at night, to Office, got paper,
got letter from John Perrin. Got letter from R. Elliott for Pa. Home. Shave Albert Little.
31 (SUNDAY) Fine, cold. To home. Chore. Liz, Maggie & I walk to Palgrave Church at night, Laidlaw
preach. Walk home. Road slippery.
JANUARY 1894
1 (MONDAY) Clear, mild. Stormy at night. To home. Chore. Shave, walk to Palgrave, vote for Burton.
Evans. Jefferson. White. & for prohibition. Crawford elected Deputy Reeve. Sam Jefferson, Bob White
& Moore elected Councillors? today. To Coulters, chat to Mary, had tea, Miss McBride there. Big majority
for prohibition, about 80 thousand. To Station, post 2 letters on train. 1 to Mrs A. J. Roberts. 1 to Perrin. To
Church party, 25 cts. Reaneys Choir there. Walk home at 12 o’clock. Pa & Ma to Cedar Mills to Toms today
in cart. Jim at Lockton for prohibition. Windy, mild night. Charlie Young came Home from Manitoba today.
2 (TUESDAY) Clear, mild. To home. Fix Stalls in horse Stable, fix Jacks Box. To Youngs, John sick. Chat
to Charlie Young. To Ballycroy, to Office. To Binghams swamp. Chat to Billy Wilson, Billy Bingham &
Tom Faulkner. James Pryor look for hay to Buy.
3 (WEDNESDAY) Clear, mild. To home. Help Jim & Pa clean peas. Cut wood. In Bush, cut limbs, to
Palgrave at night with Maggie, Polly in cart. To Station. To League. Home in cart.
4 (THURSDAY) Fine, mild. To home. Drive Lizzie to Palgrave. Polly in cart, to Church to scrub, Mrs Story.
Mrs Boyce. Lucy Homer. Miss Andrews, Ruth Pettinger & Lizzie in Church. Clean Church. To Station,
weigh S. Mason’s potatoes, 29 Bags at 42 cts, $ 12.15. Paid him $ 10.00 on them, put potatoes in Pettingers
cellar. Duffy took Burn’s potatoes. Dinner at Coulters, goose. Help fix pulpit. Drive home at 4:30. Polly in
Bradleys stable.
5 (FRIDAY) Cloudy, snow. Fine. To home. Chore. Fix halters. Put leather on hames. To Office, got letter
from Perrin with $ 30.00. Home, drive to Palgrave, Polly in cart. Send letter to Perrin, post it on train.
6 (SATURDAY) Fine, mild, squaly. To home. To Kelly’s, Buy 100 potatoes to John Drummond, Buy 50
Bags, paid him $ 10.00 on them. To McGoverns, Buy 20 Bags. To Chapmans, Buy 20 Bags. Home for
Dinner. To Joices, Buy 20 Bags. Duffy’s. To Currans, Buy 50 Bags. To T. Sullivans, Buy 50 Bags. To
Riels, Buy 10. To Palgrave, wire to Perrin. To Cedar Mills with Tom Faulkner, had tea. To Palgrave, see

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Buckwell. To Coulters, got telegram from Perrin. Mand?. Tom Coulter came. XXXXX XXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXX.
7 (SUNDAY) Squaly. Snow. Cold. To home. Chore. Jim & Tom Coulter to Palgrave, Jack in cart. David
Henderson home with Jim. Wash upstairs. Billy Duffy here for tea. Dave Henderson. Duffy. Jim. Lizzie,
Maggie & I to Palgrave in Sleigh, to Church,
Steele preach. Home in Sleigh. Cold night.
8 (MONDAY) Clear, cold. To home. In Bush, help Jim cut wood. To Palgrave at night with Jim. Jack in
cutter. To Station. Perrin did not come. Home, shave.
9 (TUESDAY) Clear, cold. To home. Walk to Palgrave, on train to Caledon East, got $ 123.00 in express
package from John Perrin. On train to Palgrave. Got ride to Ballycroy with Bob Dunham. To Office. Call to
see John Young. Home for Dinner. Hitch Polly in cutter, drive to Kelly’s down 5th line to Sullivan, across
fields down 6th line, across to Palgrave, get change. To Burn’s. Jack Wilsons. Then home for tea. Chore,
clean colts.
10 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy, mild. To home. Walk to Palgrave. Load potatoes in car. Dinner at Coulters,
Perrin came tonight. To Church. Ride up with Billy Bingham in cutter. Billy got cart today. Home in Sleigh
with Liz, Maggie & Jim.
11 (THURSDAY) Mild, windy, Blustry. To home. Hitch Polly in cutter, take Stewart Masons, 25 Bags to him,
pay him $ 2.20. Home for Breakfast. Help Jim, Ma & Pa to fill 20 Bags of potatoes in cellar. Hitch Jack in
cutter, take 8 Bags to Binghams. Drive to Palgrave, put Jack in Bradleys Stable. To Station, help finish
loading car at 12 o’clock. Gave Perrin $ 57.15. Drive home by Ballycroy, get mail, letter from Albert for
Maggie. Dream letter. Got 2 pair overshoes, $ 2.80 paid. Home for Dinner. Hitch Jack in cutter, take Kelly’s
5 sacks up home, put in Stable, to Bub Tunis’s?, see Sam McElwain about thrashing. Then home. Fix
cutter, home.
12 (FRIDAY) Cold, Blustry. Calm, cold. To home. Chore, split wood at house. Help Jim haul hay from Stack
to Stable. Clean & feed colts. Chore. Read paper.
13 (SATURDAY) Fine, mild. To home. Chore. Split wood at house. Hitch Jack in cart, drive to Palgrave, got
Mr. Kidd, drive to Bolton, got Enterprise, paper & envelopes. In Tom’s, gave Ann 60 cts for Willie for S.
Kelly. Home at 6 o’clock, chore. Jim at Ned Pettittes Sawing Bee in Barney Currans Bush today.
Maggie’s Birthday, 22 - 14 (SUNDAY) Clear, fine. To home. Chore. Dress, walk to Palgrave in Station, help
A. C. to compose for Enterprise. To Coulters, for tea with Boys. To Church, Laidlaw preach. Home in Buggy
with Liz. Jim & Maggie to Toms, Jack in cart. To Cedar Mills.
15 (MONDAY) Cloudy, misley, rain. To home. Chore. To Ballycroy, got 10 lbs flaxseed, 36 cts pd. Home.
Shave. Help Jim & Pa clean peas in Barn. Boil oats & flax for colts. Chore, read. Tom here today, going to
Tunis’s & Petitts & Tottenham with watche’s.
16 (TUESDAY) Cloudy, mild. To home. Fix Charlie’s Box. Help Jim, cut wood in Bush. Hitch Polly in cart,
drive to Ballycroy, got letter from Perrin. Drive to Palgrave, got express parcel? from Perrin with $ 57.00 in.
To Bowes, Back to Palgrave, write letter to Perrin. Post on train. In Mrs McMahons. Home for tea.
17 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy, foggy, cold. To home. Chore. In Bush, help Jim saw wood. To Binghams at
night. Chat. Moonlight.
18 (THURSDAY) Cloudy, mild, misley, cold. To home. Help Jim saw wood in Bush. To Palgrave at night with
Liz to League, Polly in Buggy. Jim & Maggie had Jack in cart. See Harry Watson. Henry Sloan led league.
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19 (FRIDAY) Clear, fine. To home. Fix Polly & Jacks manger. Help Jim saw wood in Bush. To XXXXX
Barn, see John Curran about potatoes. Bob Lavery in Bush with us. To Binghams at night XXX. To
Ballycroy Church, Kennedy preach. Hiram Gibsons cutting feed for Tom Sullivan.
20 (SATURDAY) Fine, mild. To home. Chore. In Bush, help Billy Bingham & Jim cut wood, to Campbells
for tank, Broke tongue in humber. To Billy Whites. Youngs, Office Ned Pettits ask hands, game. Sam start
thrash clover. Jim got 4 Shoes on at Henderson’s.
21 (SUNDAY) Cloudy, misley, fine. To home. Chore. Sleep, to Palgrave Church at night with Liz. Jack in
cart. Laidlaw preach. Home at 10 o’clock. Mother & Jim in Buggy. Nelson. Cool. Fine moonlight.
22 (MONDAY) Cold, cloudy. To home. Help Jim put our wagon tongue in McElwains, haul water, hitch Polly
in cart, go to Kelly’s & Whites, ask hands. Back, thrash clover. Thrash peas & oats, finish. Fix up. Chore.
Wash, dress. To Ballycroy, to Office. Jim got horses XXXX on hind feet at Palgrave. Move clover hill to Pat
Finerty’s. At night.
23 (TUESDAY) Fine, clear. To home. Chore. Splice wagon tongue. Help Jim take carriers to McElwains,
put pea Straw on scaffold. Write letter to Perrin. To Palgrave, Jack in cart. Post letter on train to Perrin. Jim
move machine to McElwains. Home, chore. Shave. Got ticket, 10 cts pd.
24 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy. Rain. Clear, cold. To home. To John Joices. Up Bandon line to Grey Stone.
Across to Watsons & Lyons. To Ballycroy Office, got paper. Home for dinner. Wet. Chore. Jim at
Binghams thrashing clover. Bob Lavery here all night. Duffy & Dave Henderson here, get hair cut. In Big
cart. Dave Broke chair Back. Tom & Willie here awhile. From Bob XXXX’s.
25 (THURSDAY) Fine. Cold. To home. Walk up to Campbells & Innis to Chapman’s. Across to J.
Drummonds. To Charlie Reaney’s. Home for Dinner. To Ballycroy Office. Down 6th line to Minocks, across
to Rolleys, to Palgrave, tea at Lavery’s. To Pulfords, chat. To Church league. Home in Sleigh with Jim, Liz
& Maggie.
26 (FRIDAY) Cold, squaly. To home. Hitch Nelson in cart, drive to Palgrave, to Station, no car there. Put
them Back. Up 6th line. Home for Breakfast. Walk to Currans. To Palgrave, to Station, to Pettingers for
dinner, around town on poud?, to Coulters for tea. To Lecture at night, Merrill from Brampton no good. Letter
from Perrin. By Jim. Home in cart with Billy Bingham in cart. Jim in Buggy, Charlie.
27 (SATURDAY) Clear, cold. To home. Walk to Barney Currans. Up to Pipers Hill, across fields, to
Drummonds by Sir’s. Down by Campbells, home for dinner. Down 6th line, across to Watsons, Charlie &
cart. To Palgrave, to Station, Back up to Ballycroy, got Enterprise, home at 6. Pa & Maggie to Bolton, Nelson
in Buggy. Today. Willie, Lizzie, Ann here all night.
28 (SUNDAY) Clear, mild. To home. Chore. Dress, to Binghams for tea, to Palgrave with Billy in cart, to
Church, Jim Bible & Laidlaw preach. In Coulters, chat. Tom there. Home with Billy at 12:30?.
29 (MONDAY) Fine, mild. Snow, stormy. To home. Walk to Palgrave, load car potatoes, 462 Bags, at
Church at night, stop in car all night, Keep fire on. Tea at Coulters.
30 (TUESDAY) Stormy, cold. At Palgrave, Keep fire in car. Got $ 103.00. By express from Perrin. To
Coulters for dinner. Left Palgrave with car at 2 o’clock, got to London at 11:30 at night. Met Perrin at St
Mary’s. Stop at Hodges all night.
31 (WEDNESDAY) Fine, mild. At London. Breakfast at Hodges. 25 cts. Left London at 7:30 on train to
Georgetown. On weighfreight to Palgrave at 2:10. Bill Jardine Conductor. Got ride up home with William

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Clarke in cutter. Gave him $ 2.00 for Laidlaw. Pay Mrs Watson $ 11.60?. XXXXXXXXX. Maggie Stevens
here.
FEBRUARY 1894
1 (THURSDAY) Fine, mild. To home. Chore. To S. Kelly’s, pay him $ 10.00. To Mill, ask Alex about
lumber. To Campbells, pay Ned $16.80. To Innis’s, pay Bob $ 8.80. To Chapmans, pay George $ 9.12.
Had Dinner. Walk home. Had toothache. Chore. Keep salt to ear. Very sore.
2 (FRIDAY) Fine, mild. To home. Drive to Tottenham, Nelson & cutter. Left hack at Moffats, 10 cts, got
Toms watch, $ 1.00 & Willies. Bob Lavery with me. Got tooth pulled at Brooks, 25 cts. Home, had tea. To
Palgrave, Polly in cutter. Write letter to Perrin. Empty potatoes. Home, Kidd up with me, going to Mono Mills.
3 (SATURDAY) Cloudy, mild. To home. Hitch Jack in cutter, to Barney Currans with 10 Bags, pay Mrs
Curran, $ 7.80. To Office, got Enterprise & letter from Sarah for Maggie, home, chore, split wood, shave.
4 (SUNDAY) Clear, very cold. To home, chore. Dress. To Palgrave with Liz & Maggie to Church, Quarterly
meeting, Laidlaw preach. Home again for Dinner, Polly & Nelson in Sleigh. Chore, read, sleep. Mr Kidd here
for tea. To Palgrave Church at night, Polly & Nelson in Sleigh. With Mr Kidd. Lizzie & Maggie. Rutherford
gave a Bible reading, Mr Laidlaw preach. Big crowd. Cold night. Home at 10.
5 (MONDAY) Fine, mild. To home. Chore. Hitch up Jack & Polly, haul wood from Bush to house in Sleigh.
To Palgrave at night, to Church, Laidlaw preach. Home at 10:30.
6 (TUESDAY) Clear, fine. To home. Chore. To Bush, help Jim split & pile wood. Mr & Mrs Laidlaw &
Myrion here for Dinner. To Ballycroy, got papers. Home, write for Enterprise. Dress, walk to Palgrave, to
Station, got $ 88.00. By Express from Perrin. Write letter to Perrin. Post 4 letters on train. 1 to Perrin. 1 to
Enterprise. 1 to Mrs A. J. Roberts. 1 to Lettie McMahon. To Church, Laidlaw preach, Big crowd. Home in
Buggy with Maggie. Liz & Jim had Polly in cart.
7 (WEDNESDAY) Fine, mild. To home. Chore. To Binghams, help Billy & Jim haul straw into Barn, to
Currans, to Ballycroy, to Office. Home, chore. To Palgrave, to Church at night, Laidlaw preach, Polly in cart
with Maggie. Got letter from Billy Bingham today.
8 (THURSDAY) Cloudy, mild. To home. Chore. Buy potatoes. To Palgrave Church at night, Laidlaw
preach, home in cart, Polly with Maggie at 10:30. Flo Sugget there.
Thunder & lightning – 9 (FRIDAY) Cloudy, snow. Rain. To home. Walk to Palgrave, load potatoes, got $
160.00 by Express from Perrin. Had Dinner & tea at Coulters. To Church at night, Laidlaw preach. Up to
car, put on fire. Billy Bingham with me, home in cart with Billy. Heavy rain, thunder & lightning.
Sophia Pettinger 18 today -10 (SATURDAY) Cloudy, Blustry, cold, windy. To home. Walk to Binghams
6:30. Feed. Ride to Palgrave in wagon with Billy Bingham, Jim & Willie Faulkner, Nelson & Louisa. Load
potatoes in car, finish put in 410 Bags. Start car to St Marys at 2 o’clock. To Coulters for Dinner. To
Pettingers, chat. To Store, write letter to Perrin, put in Shipping Bill. To Coulters for tea. To Station, post
letter on train to Perrin. Got ride up with Wm McElwain in Buggy. Chore. Shave. Write here.
11 (SUNDAY) Fine, cold. To home. Chore. To Kelly’s for red heifer. Home, wash, dress. Mary Ann Boyce
and Ed & Flo. Sugget & Billy Bingham & Alex Coulter here. To Church at night, in cart, Jack in, with
XXXX. Mr Steele preach. Home in cart with Maggie.
12 (MONDAY) Very cold. Snow, Storm. To home. Chore. Help Jim haul 2 load hay from Stack to Stable.
Walk to Palgrave, to Council meeting, got $ 4.00. From McCort. To Mrs Pettingers for tea, Stop all night,
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13 (TUESDAY) Snow, cold, clear, cold. At Pettingers for Breakfast. To Station, no mail train today, Dinner at
Coulters. Ride up home in Sleigh with Jas Sloan. To McElwains with Jim for 300 ft lumber for Mr Laidlaw, $
2.70 pd. Home for tea, to Palgrave in Sleigh, Jack & Polly with lumber. Jim, Liz & Maggie. To Church,
Laidlaw preach, home at 10:00, very cold, calm.
14 (WEDNESDAY) Fine, mild. Snow at night. To home. Chore. To Binghams, Jim & I help out feed.
Duffy’s Engine. To Palgrave at night at night, Billy Bingham & Duffy move Engine to Palgrave. To Church,
old clothes. Laidlaw preach. Home on Bob Sleigh with Billy to gate. Up home with Jim, Liz & Maggie. At
10:30. Jack & Polly in Sleigh.
15 (THURSDAY) Fine. Cold. To home. Chore. Cut Wm. Wilson’s hair. To Palgrave, Polly & Jack in Sleigh,
haul wood from Gibson’s Bush for Alex Coulter, gave Mrs Pettinger 1 Bag potatoes. Got letter from Perrin
& letter from Albert Little. To Church at night, Laidlaw preach. Drive home in Sleigh. Tea at Coulters, put
colts in Bradleys Stable.
16 (FRIDAY) Very cold, N. wind. To home. To James Snells, Polly in cutter, look for potatoes. Down 3rd
line, across to 5th line, up home for Dinner. To Ballycroy with Liz, in Office. Up to Cedarville, across to
Livingstones, George not there. Down home. Write letter to Perrin. Chore, tea, walk to Palgrave, post letter
on train to Perrin. To Church, Laidlaw preach. Join Church tonight. Home in cutter with Liz & Maggie.
Nelson.
17 (SATURDAY) Clear, milder, soft. To home. Help Ma fill 7 Bags potatoes. Help Jim load up 5 Bags wheat
for grist. 7 Bags potatoes to Bolton, colts in Sleigh, Lizzie & Jim. Hitch Nelson in cutter, drive down 6th line, to
Mick Keenahans for Dinner. To Frank Horans. Up 4th line, across to 6th, up home, feed Nelson. To
Ballycroy, got letter from Perrin. To Joices at Pipers Hill, across & down to Chapmans. Home for tea. Cut S.
Kelly’s Hair & Jim’s at night. Shave Jim & myself.
18 (SUNDAY) Clear, mild, to home, chore, dress. To Palgrave in Sleigh with Jim, Liz, Maggie, Margery
Faulkner. Gertie Jefferson & Minnie Andrews. To Church, Laidlaw preach. Ride home in cutter with Billy
Bingham. Moonlight.
19 (MONDAY) Clear, fine. To home. Walk to Palgrave, load potatoes. Dinner & tea at Coulters, to Boyces
at night with Billy Bingham. Jim. Alex Coulter. Liz. Maggie. Nettie Zimmerman. And Emma Shinaman.
Polly & Jack in Sleigh. Florence Sugget there. Back to Palgrave at 3 o’clock in morning, to Station, sleep in
car to morning. Keep on fire.
Mary McClelland & William David Reaney married today at Palgrave - 20 (TUESDAY) Clear, cold, Blustry at
night. At Palgrave. At Coulters for Breakfast & Dinner. Got $ 155.00 by Express from Perrin. Finish load car,
put 448 Bags in it. Bill for 34?, got ride to Ballycroy with Sam Reaney in Sleigh. Ride home. Chore.
Rawn & Pettitt today – 21 (WEDNESDAY) Clear, cold. To home. Chore. Write letter to Perrin. Pay S.
Kelly, $ 9.00, Billy Bingham, $ 27.00, Miller Hamilton, $ 7.00. Pat McGerrin, $ 7.00. Home for Dinner. To
Palgrave, Jack in cutter, help Laidlaw close up driving house. John Jefferson & Billy Clarke there, had tea
at Laidlaws. To Station, post letter on train to Perrin. Albert Little. Card to T. Eaton, Co (90 Yonge St), Duffy
& Dave Henderson here at night. Duffy cut my hair.
Jack Cobean moved from Ballycroy to Badjeros today - 22 (THURSDAY) Clear, cold. To home. Chore. Split
wood at house. To Ballycroy, got papers. To Binghams Swamp, help Willie & Tom split & pile wood. Home,
chore. To Palgrave at night, Polly & Jack in Sleigh. Jim, Liz & Maggie. To League. Home at 10:30. Big time
at Ballycroy.
23 (FRIDAY) Clear, very cold. To home. Chore. Willie & I haul some wood home. To Ballycroy, got
Enterprise, home, Dinner. Sleep. Cut some limbs. Chore. To Palgrave at night with Lizzie. Polly in cutter.

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To Station, write card to Perrin. Mail on train. Put Polly in Bradleys Stable, to Concert in Church. Edith
Mason sang. Mrs Britt Strangeways recite, good concert, over 100 there. Home in cutter with Liz. Dan
Maybee recite. Mrs McKinney & her daughter sang. Mrs Laidlaw, Mrs Sloan & Will Lindset sang. Britt
Strangeways made speech, charmeter? study. Very cold night, Northern Lights.
Very cold, 20 below zero - 24 (SATURDAY) Clear. Very cold. To home. Chore. Haul wood home from Bush,
Polly & Jack, to Ballycroy, get card about money. To Binghams Swamp, get pine tops. Home, haul wood. To
Palgrave at night, to Station, get $ 70.00 by Express from Perrin. Got sweets, 10 cts at Mrs McMahons.
Home in cutter. Very cold. Shave.
25 (SUNDAY) Clear, cold. To home, sleep to 10:30. Chore, dress, to Palgrave Church at night in Sleigh,
Polly & Jack. With Liz. Maggie. Jim. Willie & Billy Duffy. Laidlaw preach. Home at 9:30, chore.
26 (MONDAY) Clear, milder. To home, help Jim haul wood, Polly & Jack. To Ballycroy, Nelson & cutter, got
letter & card from Perrin, got letter for Lizzie. Got 2 lbs horse salts, 10 cts pd. To Palgrave. See Laidlaw. To
Carters. To Taylors. Horan’s. Keenahans. Winox?’s, Currans & Binghams. Home at 7:30, chore. Mr &
Mrs Wm Boyce & family here today. Horses & sleigh.
Sleighing party here - 27 (TUESDAY) Clear, fine. To home. To Chapmans, J. P. Hislons. Hamiltons. To
Ballycroy, got 10 cts worth Sulphur, 5 cts copperas. Home for Dinner. To Palgrave, meet Perrin. Drive to
Sam Reaneys. Arcoss to town line, down to Jas Snells. Then home for supper, Perrin stop here all night.
Sleigh load here. Ed Boyce. Mary Ann. Flo Sugget. Billy Duffy. Dave Henderson. Joe Lavery. Jim
Kidd. Alex Coulter. Billy Bingham. Willie Faulkner. John Buckwell & Mrs Buckwell. Lizzie Lavery.
Mary Lyons. Minnie Andrews. Ruth Pettinger. Stop to 1 o’clock, went home. Fine night.
28 (WEDNESDAY) Clear, warm. To home. Chore. To Palgrave with Perrin, Jack in cutter. At Coulters for
dinner. Put Jack in Nagles Stable. Help Perrin load potatoes. To Pat Burn’s. Take Bags up for Cosgrove.
Home, chore. To Bed at 9 o’clock.
MARCH 1894
1 (THURSDAY) Clear, warm. To home. Hitch Jack in cart. To Ballycroy for Bags, to Palgrave, fill 43 Bags,
load into car, weigh 46 from S. McClelland. To Coulters for Dinner. To Carters for tea. Back to Palgrave.
See Mrs Bradley sick. Road very muddy. To League, Nate Henderson XXX. Road very muddy. Chat to
Silvie. Home at 11:30.
2 (FRIDAY) Clear, mild, cool. To home. Chore, Split wood at house. To Ballycroy, got papers, syrup (11) &
coconut (3). Home, Dinner. Help Pa & George Hamilton fill 7 Bags potatoes. Sleep, chore. To Binghams
at night, chat to Billy, Tom & Willie there. Bring axe home, Jim away, Jack in cart. Home at 11 o’clock.
3 (SATURDAY) Fine, warm. To home. Help Jim cut wood in Bush. To Owen McGovern’s sale afternoon.
XXX in cart, road very muddy. Supper. Sleep. Shave. To Bed at 12.
4 (SUNDAY) Clear, warm. To home. Chore. Dress. Hitch Polly in cart, drive to Palgrave. Then to Thos.
Boyce’s with Alex Coulter. Sing, chat, tea, to Palgrave Church at night, Mary Ann & I in cart, Florence
Sugget, Alex Coulter & Ed Boyce in Buggy. Jim Bible preach. Chat to Sylvie & Minnie, to see Mrs Bradley
very Sick. Call at Coulters for Lizzie, home in cart with Lizzie. Dark night. Road very muddy.
5 (MONDAY) Fine, mild. To home. Chore. Split wood at house. Help Jim & S. Kelly to cut pigs. To Bush
after noon, help Jim saw wood in Bush. Cut Tom & Willie’s hair at night. They went to Binghams. Then.
6 (TUESDAY) Fine. Rain. To home. Help Jim to cut wood in Bush. Hitch Polly in cart, drive to
Livingstones, to Innis’s, to Lyons. To Ballycroy, see George Livingstone. To Palgrave. Send post card to
Perrin. & letter to Enterprise. Put Polly in Nagles Stable. Stop all night at Pettingers.

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7 (WEDNESDAY) Fine, warm. At Pettingers, Breakfast. To Station. Hitch up, drive home. For Dinner. Help
Jim cut wood in Bush, afternoon. Chore. Write here.
David & Mary - 8 (THURSDAY) Fine, warm. To home. Chore. Help Jim haul hay. Help Jim & Pa bring Big
sow and 8 young pigs. Help Jim saw wood in Bush. Perrin in Bush gave me $ 187.00, chore. To Palgrave in
cart with Maggie. To Station, Perrin went to Caledon East on train, Mary McClelland & Wm David Reaney
start to north West. Big crowd at Station, to League. To Coulters, see Will Sick. Home in cart with Maggie.
Road muddy.
9 (FRIDAY) Fine, mild. To home. To Livingstones. Lyons. O’ Leary’s?. Office, got papers. To
Binghams, chat to Billy. Home for Dinner. Take 90 lbs clover seed to Mrs McMahons for Dick Doherty. To
J. Wilsons. Burns. McCauley’s. To Palgrave. Put Polly in Stable, fed her, tea, chat. At 15. To Church, Hill
with Alex Coulter, Laidlaw preach. Then home at 11. Road muddy.
10 (SATURDAY) Foggy. Clear, mild. To home. Walk to Palgrave with Billy Bingham. Ride with Jim Sloan,
load potatoes. At Coulters for Dinner & tea. Billy to Toronto & Laidlaw, Myron & Sylvie. Up town, walk
around Block. To Coulters, chat. Home in cart with Billy Bingham. Ride with Jim Sloan.
11 (SUNDAY) Story, west wind, cool. To home. Chore. Write letter to 125. Chore. Dress, to Palgrave at
night with Maggie, Jack in cart. Call, see Will Coulter. To Church with Maggie & Mary McFadden. Laidlaw
preach. Home in cart with Maggie at 10:30. Moonlight. Cold.
12 (MONDAY) Fine, warm. To home. Walk to Palgrave down 6th line with Martin Mack, chicken, to Coulters.
To Station, load car, put in 489 Bags. To Thedford. Billed it, 357 Bags, to Coulters for Dinner & tea. Albert
Little came Back tonight, Jim & Albert went home in cart, I walked, called at (Ben Rolleys), (V. H. M.), walk
home at 11:30. Read.
13 (TUESDAY) Cloudy. Rain. Cool. To home. Chore. In Bush, help Jim saw wood. Home, read, chore. To
Office, get letter from Lettie &. Paper. Got 2 yds lining, 28 cts pd, got 5 lbs salts, 25 cts pd. Got 9 postage
stamps. Home, chore. 27 cts pd. Play flip at night.
14 (WEDNESDAY) Fine, cool. To home. Chore. To Bush, help Jim saw wood. Tom, Willie & Billy
Bingham here afternoon. To Logans & Steeles, look for apple. To Black Horse Church at night, Laidlaw
preach. Mrs Laidlaw Sang. Beautiful hands. Home in carts. Jim & XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX
XXXXXXXX Perrin XXXX potatoes.
15 (THURSDAY) Cloudy, squaly, snow, misty. To home. Chore, oil cart. Help Jim fix Door on pig pen.
XXXX, chore. To Palgrave, Lizzie & I, Polly in cart, send post card to Perrin. To League. Will Lindsey lead
it. Lesson about Jonah. To Parsonage, Liz & I. Chat. Then home at 11 o’clock.
16 (FRIDAY) Fine, mild. To home. Hitch Polly in cart. Drive up to Livingstones. To Hislons. To
XXXXXXX, to Irwins. To Hockley for Dinner (40 cts), feed Polly. To Lindseys. To Snells. To Mono Mills.
To Church Meeting. Drive home for Supper. To Ballycroy Church, Kennedy not there. Fine night. Home?.
Cut Will Stevens hair.
17 (SATURDAY) Cloudy, misley. To home. In Bush, pile wood, Tom split. To Ballycroy, got paper, came?
from Lettie McMahon. Home, hitch Jack in Buggy, to Livingstones, across, down to Palgrave, send card to
Lettie. Send message to Perrin. Home. Cut Billy Binghams hair & shave him. Shave myself. Sleepy.
18 (SUNDAY) To home. Drive to Palgrave S. School with Maggie, Polly in Buggy. To Cedar Mills, to Toms
for Dinner, chat, tea. Very warm. Roads very muddy. To Palgrave Church at night. Mrs Laidlaw preach, Mr
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19 (MONDAY) Cloudy, cool. Fine. To home. Chore. Hitch Polly in cart, drive to Liggets, to Connor, up
around by Hockley, down town line, home for Dinner. Up to O’Learys around by Livingstones, Tom Guests,
down home, help cut feed. Sams Engine. Kellys Box. Tea, drive to Black Horse with Liz, to Church. Mr
Laidlaw preach. Left Box of eggs at Stycks for Jones.
20 (TUESDAY) Fine, clear. To home. Chore. To Sikes with Box & Keg of eggs & Basket of Butter, to Office,
got letter from Perrin. Home for Dinner. To Palgrave. Put 2 loads of potatoes in Pettingers cellar. Tea with
Harry. To Rolleys, feed Polly, tea. (V. H M.). To 8th line, to Laidlaw’s party, stop to 11:15, play, sing. Came
home by 8th line. Home at 12:30, fine moonlight.
21 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy, cool, misley, fine, cool. To home. Help Jim grind axes. Sleep. To Ballycroy, got
card? for Liz from Lettie. Walk to Palgrave. Sold 52 Bags potatoes to Isaac Matson, $ 18.80 paid. To
Coulters for tea. Walk to Black Horse Church with Alex & Joe. Laidlaw preach. Walk to Palgrave, to
Coulters all night. Alex & Joe went to Boyces with XXX.
22 (THURSDAY) Cloudy, cool, misley, cold. At Palgrave, Breakfast at Coulter’s, to Station. Walk to
Ballycroy, got letter from Perrin with $ 40.00 in. Home for Dinner. Bought? 74 lbs Beef from James Guest. At
4 ½ = $ 3.33 pd. Took it to Cedar Mills for Tom, tea. Back to Palgrave, home. Polly in cart. Road muddy. To
League.
23 (FRIDAY) Fine, windy, cool. To home. To Binghams, chat to Billy. To Ballycroy with Billy, got soap, 5
cts pd. Home for Dinner. Chore. To Black Horse at night with Polly in cart, Laidlaw preach. To T. Boyce’s
party. Then home at 4 o’clock.
24 (SATURDAY) Cloudy, cool. To home. Dress, walk to Palgrave on train to Toronto with Maggie?, got
Clover seed, 30 lbs & 1 Bag. 20 cts. Zomammoth?, $ 3.15 pd. Got valse, 50 cts, oranges, 30 cts. Brush, 20
cts. Bananas, 15 cts. Sat for pictures, 1 doz, $ 1.00 XXX. Back to Palgrave on train. Maggie went home with
Liz in Buggy, I walked, got XXX XXXX.
Easter Sunday – 25 (SUNDAY) Cloudy, cold. To home. Chore. To English Church, Palgrave, Kennedy
preach, to Coulters for tea. To Methodist Church at night, Laidlaw preach. To Coulters, chat. To B. R., chat
to 111. V. H. N. Walk home, cold night, to Bed at 12?, very cold day. Alex & Duffy walk to Ridges & Back.
With Florence & XXXXX Sugget.
26 (MONDAY) Cloudy, cold, Blustry. To home. Jim go to Palgrave for plaster, 1 ton, $ 4.85. I went to tell
Billy Bingham. Home for Dinner. Hitch Jack in cart to Ballycroy. To Palgrave, to Station, telegraph to Perrin.
Start to Lyons Sale, to Late, Michel & I Back to Station, see Buckwell. Got Basket at Sam McClellands.
Bags at Coulters. Home in cart at 6, very cold.
27 (TUESDAY) Cold, Blustry, clear. To home, drive to Mona Road, see Alexander. To Caledon East, feed
Polly, Dinner at Hantons. Across to 5th line to Mills & Allans, to Kenahans & Minocks, up 6th home. Tea.
To Black Horse at night with Liz, to Church, Laidlaw preach. Home at 11. Road hard & rough.
28 (WEDNESDAY) Clear, mild. Snow at night. To home. Help Jim haul 1 load hay from Stack to Stable. Fill
5 Bags oats & peas for chop. Dinner. To Jos. Stych, got $ 7.12 from Jeo. For Jones. To Burns. Elliotts.
Lipsets. To Palgrave, write letter to Perrin in parsonage. Home for tea. To Ballycroy, hear Proff. Halls
lecture, 5 cts. Home at 12:00.
29 (THURSDAY) Fine, mild. To home. Chore, split wood at house. Cut Albert Little Hair & shave him.
Shave myself. Jim to Bolton with grist. To Palgrave Literary entertainment, help Maggie to sing. What Will
the Harvest Be. Albert drive Maggie home. To Bradleys, old lady very sick. Leave Mary home. Walk home.
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30 (FRIDAY) Cloudy, mild. To home. Split wood, chore. To G. Irwin’s? sale afternoon. Got Binder, $ 45.00,
light double tree & knife, 15 cts pd. Home. To Ballycroy, got letter for Jim & Enterprise. Albert here at night,
play mouthorgan. Duffy & Dave Henderson here at night. Jim at Young’s sawing Bee. Billy Bingham to
sale with me. Duffy cut my hair, I cut his.
31 (SATURDAY) Fine, mild, windy. To home. Chore. To G. Irwins with Jim, Bring Binder, home for wagon.
Put it in Barn. Chore. Fix turnip, cutter up on Bench, Albert here.
APRIL 1894
1 (SUNDAY) Fine, mild. To home. Chore, read. Wash, dress. Chore. To Palgrave at night, to Church with
Maggie & Silvie Laidlaw in Buggy. Mr Steele preach. Home with Maggie in Buggy at 9:30?.
Start advance – 2 (MONDAY) Fine, clear. To home. Split wood at house. In Bush, help Jim saw wood. To
Office, got letter from Perrin. To Palgrave, see Buckwell, order refrigerator car. To Hall, Pay $ 1.00, act vice
president closing. Home in cart at 12. Harry Matson got ride with me. Liz to Bolton today, Nelson in Buggy
with eggs.
3 (TUESDAY) Clear, cool, S. wind. To home. To Palgrave, got 2 Shoes on Polly , got wheel fixed. At
Hendersons. To Station, got $ 165.00 from Perrin by express. To Maybees on 10th line. To Lipsetts for
Dinner. To G. Elliotts. To Palgrave, write letter to Perrin. Gave letters to Buckwell to post on train. To Jim
Alleys on 5th line. Up to Matty Minocks. Up to Pat Finertys. Up home for tea. To Ballycroy, got $ 40.00
changed. Call, see Pettit. Home at 9:30. Rain.
4 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy, misley, windy. To home. To Eaves. Reaneys, McCoys. Mercers. Irwins.
Around by Hockley, to J. B. Lindsays. Down to C. Lee’s. Then home for Dinner. To Ballycroy, got 2 doz
photos from Toronto. Maggies & mine. Stanton, 11 King Street. Letter from Orangeville Bank. To Palgrave.
Empty 18 Bags potatoes in car. Got change from Sam McClelland, $ 4.50?. Home in cart. Jack run away
from gate into Barnyard, Break shafts in cart. XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXX.
Old Mrs Bradley Died today - 5 (THURSDAY) Cloudy, cool. To home. Chore. To Palgrave. In wagon with
Jim, load car potatoes, put in 437 Bags. Alex Coulter help me, paid Alex $ 1.00. Billed car 30,000 XX
London car No. 3341. Left at 7:30 at night. To League. Mrs Laidlaw lead. Home in cart with Billy Bingham.
A. J. Roberts 4 years old today - 6 (FRIDAY) Cloudy, cool. To home. In Bush, help Jim saw wood. Dress,
shave, walk to Palgrave, post letter on train to Perrin. On train to Alliston, to Trimbles. To Youngs, see Jim
Trimble at Hepworth, to 125 all night. Old Bill there. (1) at 2 o’clock.
7 (SATURDAY) Fine, cool. At 125. Alliston for Breakfast. To Station on train to Palgrave. Ride up home in
Buggy with Liz. Dinner. Jim went away to train today. To Orangeville, Polly in Buggy, to meeting in Son’s of
Ireland Hall. Got leather, $ 2.00. Shafts & whiffletree for cart, $ 1.00?, whip 30 cts. Felt 10 cts. Coil spring $
1.00. Hostler 10 cts. Home at 8 o’clock. Kidd & Charlie Gibson? stop for tea. Willie Faulkner here. S. Kelly
here.
8 (SUNDAY) Squaly, cold, clear. To home. Chore. To Palgrave, to Sunday School in Buggy with Liz &
Maggie. Duffy drove them home. Jim away. At Coulters for Dinner & tea. To Station with Alex, compose.
To Church at night, Laidlaw preach. To Castle?, to 4:30, walk home. Sleep to 7:00?.
9 (MONDAY) Clear, cold. To home. Chore. In Bush, help Willie saw wood. To Binghams, chat to Billy.
Simon. Finerty there. Start to work. Home, cut wood. Chore. Jim away. Came home.

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10 (TUESDAY) Cloudy, stormy. Snowstorm afternoon, East wind, Big storm. To home. Help Jim & Willie
haul home wood in wagon, split wood. Help Willie with Kettle & pot over XXXXX, Willie & I pile wood in Bush.
In house, fix harness & halter. Chore. Read. To Bed at 9:15?.
11 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy, mild. To home. Chore. Help Willie fill 6 Bags peas & oats for chop. Jim to Mill,
Charlie & Nelson run home. Jim took cart to Palgrave to be fixed, to Ballycroy, got paper. Brass rivits, 18 cts
pd. Help Jim haul out wood. Boil sap. To Jas Snells with Polly in Buggy Bags?.
12 (THURSDAY) Fine, warm. To home. To Bush, help Willie tap 11 trees, Boil sap, cut wood. To Palgrave
at night with Willie, Jack in Buggy. 19 lbs dried apples to Ballycroy. 5 cts per lb. 95 cts Due Bill. To League,
walk home at Castle to 12:30. Liz came home with Jim. Pa to Orangeville Fair today, Nelson in Buggy.
13 (FRIDAY) Clear, mild. To home. Help Jim to haul hay from Stack. Take rack of put on Box on old wagon,
haul home wood. Ring pigs. To Ballycroy at night, got carrot & onion seed. Ride home with S. Kelly. Willie
here, Boil sap.
14 (SATURDAY) Fine, hot. To home. Help Jim sow 4 Bags plaster on flat field. Haul 1 load wood. Clean 22
½ Bushels oats. To Binghams for 4 Bags. To Ballycroy got castor oil, 23 cts. Home. Chore. Cut S. Kelly’s
hair at night, shave Albert Little & myself. Fine moonlight night. Jim to Downeys for seed oats Banner.
Willie here.
15 (SUNDAY) Fine, very hot. To home. Chore. Walk to Palgrave Church at night, Laidlaw preach, for drive
down 7th to 23 Hill & Back. With M. M., Billy’s mare & cart. To Castle to 3:15. Walk home. Lawrence
Coulter here today. & Willie Faulkner.
16 (MONDAY) Fine, mild. Rain at night. To home. Chore. Willie & I sow 3 Bags plaster on flat, XXX Jack &
Polly in wagon. Drive to Bolton, Polly in Buggy. With 41 Doz eggs, 10 cts, $ 4.10?, & 10 lbs XXXX, (20) XX,
got $ 2.00 sugar. cotton, 5. 10 buckles. Home at 5:30, tea. To Palgrave at night to 268 Connor XX?. Willie
went home tonight to Cedar Mills. Jim at Martin Mack’s Plowing Bee. At Wilson’s.
17 (TUESDAY) Clear, hot. To home. Chore. To Mrs. E. Wallace’s funeral with Pa, Jack in Buggy, down to
sidle line across to 6th line, up home, put manure on little garden. Write for Enterprise. Pick Stones. Walk to
Palgrave, post letter on train. Up 6th to 30, chat. Fine moonlight night. Home at 10:30?.
18 (WEDNESDAY) Fine, warm. To home. Sow clover seed on fall wheat with Drill, Polly & Jack start to
harrow in middle field. Help Pa clean 6 ½ Bushels Barley. Chore. To Bed at 8.
19 (THURSDAY) Fine, hot, thunder, shower at night. To home. Harrow in middle field with Jack & Polly.
Chore. Jim Start to sow Barley & Banner oats today. Slim Jim here for Breakfast. Jim to Palgrave, Dolly in
Buggy tonight. Maggie to Palgrave, to Mrs Buckwells, take first lesson painting. Jim to Palgrave, Dolly in
Buggy tonight.
20 (FRIDAY) Fine, hot. Cloudy, rain. To home. Finish harrow middle field. Harrow fall wheat, 7 acre field.
Help plant some potatoes in garden. Chore. Charlie Reaney here at night.
21 (SATURDAY) Cloudy, misley. Fine. To home. Chore. Make 2 home straps. 1 Brest strap. Fix halter.
Fix Box. Pick Stones of hill. Fix fence. Pile rail. To Palgrave with Jack for cart. Paid Henderson, $ 1.85.
Maggie home with me. By Ballycroy, got paper. Home. Cut Jim & Frank Mack’s hair. I cut off mustaches
tonight?. Myself & Albert.
22 (SUNDAY) Fine, clear, cool. To home. Chore. Dress, to Palgrave S. School with Maggie, Polly in Buggy,
home for Dinner. Mrs Coulter & Tom up with us. Tom & I to Binghams, chat to Billy, had tea with him. Up
home. Jim & Duffy there. Tom & I start to walk to Palgrave, got ride with Billy Bingham in Buggy. To Church.

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Jim Bible preach. Mr Laidlaw sick. To Coulters, chat, to H.M. with Mary (1). Down track for walk with
Mary. All night. Up to stack. Up home.
23 (MONDAY) Cloudy, cool. Walk up home. Change clothes. Help Pa to fill peas in Barn, 8 Bags clean
them. Harrow hill above house. Chore. Jim sow peas.
24 (TUESDAY) Clear, cool. To home. Chore. To Swamp on new road for Balsam trees. Help Jim get muck
in Palgrave swamp. Haul home trees. Help Jim plant Balsam trees in garden. To Palgrave, Polly in Buggy.
To Station, post letter on train to Enterprise. In Laidlaws, play flip. In English Church. Home at 10.
25 (WEDNESDAY) Fine, hot. To home. Help Jim plant trees. Help Pa fill 6 Bags peas & oats for chop. To
Jas Snells, Jack in cart for potatoes. Got none. Home for Dinner. Help Jim move fence at Bush. To
Ballycroy at night, got letter from Perrin. To Proff Kents lecture in hall, 15 cts, home at 11. Got fashion paper
for Lizzie. Stewart Masons. Hazards. Orrs. Billy Bingham here for his oats. Banner.
26 (THURSDAY) Fine, hot. To home. Help Jim move rails. Pick up Burn off. Jim start to plow new land. To
Palgrave at night, Polly in Buggy with Jim. Drive to Sheep, Jack in cart with Mary. Home at 10:30?. Back to
Beattys.
27 (FRIDAY) Fine, hot. To home. Help Pa clear fence road. To Binghams for gage. Burn Brush. Fence till
night. Chore. Morman? Brought telegram from Perrin to pay 45. Jim to Palgrave tonight, Jack in cart. Jim
plowing new land.
28 (SATURDAY) Cloudy. Rain. Misley. To home. Chore. Help Pa fence at Bush. Buy potatoes afternoon,
up to J. B. Lindsey’s. Back home for tea. To Ballycroy, got paper. To Palgrave, gave list of potatoes to R. J.
McClelland. Crowd on level trotting horses tonight. Shave Albert & myself.
29 (SUNDAY) Clear, hot. To home. To Palgrave S. School with Maggie, Jack in cart. Jim & Billy Bingham
went to Toms, Cedar Mills. Liz went to Gibsons, Polly in Buggy, Maggie & I home, chore, sleep. To Church at
night, Palgrave, with Maggie, Steele preach. Home at 9:30, Albert here. Gave letter to Bob Coulter for T. C.
for Perrin.
Niece Letties 13th Birthday - 30 (MONDAY) Clear, fine. To home. Hitch Polly in cart, drive to Watsons, to
Bretts. Up to McKenna for Dinner. To Uncle Bill McMahons. He was in Bed. To O’Learys, over to Irwins.
Down to Lee’s. Then down to town line, home at 8 o’clock. Got 305 promised at 50 cts. To Bed at 9:15. See
Uncle James Daroak in garden. Plant potatoes. Jim plowing in field??.
MAY 1894
1 (TUESDAY) Clear, hot, rain. Hot. To home. Fence new land. Split rails. To Palgrave at night, Jack in cart,
gave Alex Coulter list of potatoes, R. J. sick. Chat to M. Home at 10:30.
2 (WEDNESDAY) Cloudy, windy, cool. To home. Roll peas, Jack & Polly roll fall wheat. Laidlaw & Iva here
at noon. Maggie Stevens here at night, Liz & Jim left here home. Wrote letter to 125 tonight.
3 (THURSDAY) Cloudy, mild. To home. Cut rails. Finish rolling fall wheat. Start roll oats and Barley. To
Wilson’s for harrow, not there. Home, chore. To Binghams, chat. To League at Palgrave with Billy in cart,
Eva Beatty lead. Post letter to 125. & 1 to A. Sanders, 560.
4 (FRIDAY) Cloudy, cool, fine, mild. To home. To Kellys for democrat, Jack & Polly. Home, oil wagon, lunch.
To Bolton with Liz & Maggie Stevens with eggs & Butter & onions. Got paint & brush, Brass rivits. $ 1.00.
Home at 6:00?, tea. To Kellys with wagon. Home. Lizzie, Ann Faulkner came home with us from Cedar
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5 (SATURDAY) Fine, mild. Cloudy, thunder, rain. To home. Fill 7 Bags peas & oats. 63 cts pd. To Mill with
chop, Lizzie, Ann with me. Jack & Polly. Home with chop. To Ballycroy for 6 Bull harrow, home, roll in middle
field to rain came (5 o’clock). Chore. Cut Albert Little’s hair & shave him & shave myself. Wet night.
6 (SUNDAY) Cloudy, rain, mild. To home. To Palgrave S. S. with Maggie, Jack in cart, to Coulters for
Dinner, to English Church. Tea at Coulters. To Church at night, with M, Laidlaw preach, XXXX, down track
after Church. Walk home, change clothes, sleep on lounge in parlor. Duffy drive Maggie home from S. S.,
Church at night.
7 (MONDAY) Fine, cool, very stormy, Dusty. To home. Chore. To Binghams for Toms mall. To Bash, split
rails, carry over creek. Home, chore. Wash feet. Write for Enterprise. Jim at Sullivans Plowing Bee on
Wallace farm?.
8 (TUESDAY) Fine, windy, cool. To home. Help Jim & Pa pick roots on new land. To Palgrave at night, Jack
in cart, to Station, post letter on train to Enterprise. Chat to Duffy, home at 10:30.
9 (WEDNESDAY) Clear, mild. To home. Help Jim pick stones of new land. Cut rail cuts. Billy Bingham &
Billy Wilson chat. To Cedar Mills at night with Maggie, Polly in cart. Cold night. Jim harrow.
10 (THURSDAY) Cloudy. Fine. Rain at night. To home. To Orangeville fair, Sell Flower cow, $ 33.00. Pa?
& I, Polly in cart. Home at 3:30?, tea. To Palgrave at night, to League. Rain stop in shed. Home at 12. 10 &
11, set time for XXXX.
11 (FRIDAY) Fine, dry. To home. Sow oats in new land, Broadcast with Polly & Jack. Cut off Barrel. XXX
Jim harrow new land. S. Kelly & Martin Mack make fence in Bush. Cool night, to Bed at XXX.
12 (SATURDAY) Fine, mild. To home. In Bush, split rails, lay worm at creek. To Mill with 6 Bags peas & oats
for chop, home. Tea. Fence at swamp. See races on road. Cut Billy Binghams hair & Willie Faulkner’s
hair. Shave Albert Little & myself. Jim got 2 shoes on Jack at Palgrave. Tom Rogers, the 1 legged man
here for Breakfast. Jim finish harrow new land.
13 (SUNDAY) Clear, mild. To home. To Palgrave S. School. Home for Dinner. Alex Coulter & Mrs W.
Steele here. Chore. To Palgrave at night, to Church, Mr. Pettitt preach. Meet Duffy, chat. Walk home at 1
o’clock.
14 (MONDAY) Cloudy, misley. To home. Fix fence at Stable. Help Jim haul home hay from Stack. To
Palgrave at night with Liz to Ladies Aid meeting. In Coulters, wait?, ?????, Liz, home at 11:20. Willie
Faulkner fish. G. White here with cow.
15 (TUESDAY) Fine, mild. To home. Chore. To Cedar Mills with Willie Faulkner. Polly & Jack in wagon
withe edgeings & 1 Bag potatoes. Home, make crupper? strap, chore. Walk to Palgrave at night, to Council
meeting. Appointed delegate, walk home at 11. Fine moonlight.

PART II OF 1890 – 1899 HAS BEEN TRANSCRIBED BUT FORMATTING TO MATCH ABOVE IS IN
PROGRESS. WILL BE ADDED TO THIS PROJECT WHEN COMPLETED.

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