Alice Corless Treffry (1832-1914)
1900-1901 Diary
Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers

DIARY
1900
JANUARY (New Year's Day - Dominion) MONDAY 1 (1-364) 1900
New Yrs. dinner
A lovely winter day stormed in eve. Pa home all day he writes his own Diary now. Boys
choring & got grist ready to go to Mill tomorrow & they voted for Reeve's & Councillors. &
Mrs. Harris Mrs. McCrimmin Hi Lill & Gerty Alice & Carrie Mott all here to dine & tea, except
Mrs. Harris & Elsie they went to Kents to tea. we had 3 large fowls roasted, plum puddings
mince pies &c. &c. Geo. T. & wife at Mrs. Howells to dinner, Alice Pennington went with them
as far as Thos. Penningtons she intends attending a Concert there this eve Mary Duff call'd
for napkins as she is going to have a party this eve. M.D. Carder call'd in eve to see Pa
about the Carder farm. Maud Briggs came to Geo. T.s there all night

JANUARY TUESDAY 2 (2-363) 1900
Duffs & their fds. here) (Will went to Mill took 2400 oats & brot. 300 flour) Miss W. returned
in eve.
A stormy day Pa took Alice & Carrie Mott to morn. train to go to Norwich he writes his own
diary now he was home all day. Will went to Delhi to Quances Mill & took 2400 lbs. oats &
got it chopped for cows & he brot. 300 lbs. flour for us. Hi & Geo. T. went to Norwich to
Farmers Institute they dined at Alice Motts (Mr. & Mrs. Reed at Hi's, there all night) girls
washed in morn. Geo. O. help'd them & he done the chores all day - in aft. Mr. & Mrs. Duff &
daughter Miss McKensie Miss Mullen & Bessie Kent all here to tea & eve. Mr. Duff played on
his fiddle & Mary Duff on organ Will McGregor called in eve. & took Bessy Kent to Delhi in
eve. Hi met Miss Woodrow. her school starts in morn.

JANUARY WEDNESDAY 3 (3-362) 1900
canned apples)
fine day Pa home all day busy in office about Milldale burying ground see his Diary. Will
choring. Hi mostly visiting with those who came here yesterday (they left in aft.) Geo. O.

drawing up summer wood. Ma & girls pealing & canning apples as they are rotting badly Ma
fears there will be none left in a few wks, so we are trying to save some we canned 23 qts.
JANUARY THURSDAY 4 (4-361) 1900
A nice winter day Pa went to Per. Mt. & in aft he took Ma to Hawtrey she took 2 doz. eggs
got 17 cts. doz. she bot lining cost 45 cts for Marianna 25 cts. soap & $ sugar & spools all
cost $1.54 besides the eggs. Ma call'd on Kate & Lilly to. Will choring Hi took cream to
Bookton milk whd. 1254 lbs Herb Kent went with his team & took ours & his & Hi also & Hi
chored Geo. O. drawing wood from South woods & he got bob sleighs from Clark they have
new shoes on but by some mistake the part of them are iron instead of steel which will be an
inconvenience as they will draw hard it was all bot. for steel in Woodstock (in eve. Ed. &
Alice Pennington & Mrs Jackson (she is Mrs. McCrackens daughter) came they brot Alice P.
staid until 9 in eve. Alice stayed all night Marianna making over her blk. dress that she dyed
Ma & Emma done house work)
JANUARY FRIDAY 5 (5-360) 1900
ordered photo's from Mr. Jones)
A mild day Pa in office all morn & in aft. he went to Delhi he took bags for boys to Mill to fill &
he pd. for Emma Haights Dr. Wells bill she sent the money he also went to Bank to get P.O.
order, & checks. Will choring & fixing sleigh Hi same Geo. O. drawing wood out of South
woods. Emma ironed, Ma working about house Marianna swept up both stairs & sewed on
her blk dress. Mr. Jones call'd to show his copy's of photos & Ma ordered copy of dear
Maggies & Miles photo's & she pd. $ towards paying for them he charges 90 cts. each in aft
Mr. Haggerman brot. Clara Smith she staid all night in eve, all girls went to Hi's

JANUARY (Epiphany - Quebec) SATURDAY 6 (6-359) 1900
(Hi got chop at Delhi & corn
A lovely bright day Pa got his horse (Maud) shod in morn. in aft. H.A. Sutton & girls call'd for
a while - Will choring & Hi in morn. went to Delhi for lime to fix his chimney & he got corn
from Quance he got 27 bus. & 28 lbs corn & 925 lbs c. chop all cost $18-40 cts. (his chimney
took fire this morn. & is not thought safe so Fred Bachelor will rebuild it mon. Geo. O.
drawing wood. Miss McFarlane gave Miss Woodrow her music lesson Geo. O. got a load of
sand in aft. for Hi's chimney.

JANUARY SUNDAY 7 (7-358) 1900
A nice day Pa & Clara Smith went in pheaton to Mt. & Marianna & Miss Woodrow in Hi's rig.
Alice & Emma Pennington went with Geo. T. & wife to Mt. Edd. & Joy Pennington came here
to dinner Alice & Alma Pennington also here to dinner. (Will sick in bed all day) & Hi has a
bad cold
JANUARY MONDAY 8 (8-357) 1900
Alice left. Mrs. H came also Johnie Treffry) (Hi & Fred building Hi's chimney
A lovely day Pa went to Woodstock see his diary Alice Pennington left for Rockwood in
morn. & Mrs. Luke Humphrey came from Dover on morn. train she will go to Norwich in
morn. Clara Smith left in aft. to go to Delhi she went with Geo. T. (in aft. Johnie Treffry came,
here all night. Will sick did not do anything all day he feels better than yesterday. Hi & Fred
Bachelor rebuilding Hi's house chimney as it is defective they fear it might set fire. Geo. O.
doing the chores he help'd Marianna wash got done before 6 in morn. he got up before 3.

JANUARY TUESDAY 9 (9-356) 1900
A lovely day Pa home all day he was in his office writing his diary & in aft. burning apple
brush. Mrs. Humphrey left on morn. train for Norwich Johnie Treffry went to Hawtrey in aft.
Ma went to call on Lill & Kate took mince pies to Lill Kate gave me a piece of beef to stew Hi
& Fred. Bachelor finished building Hi's house chimney. Will better he got Rodney shod Geo.
O. done chores. after school Emma took Miss Woodrow to Ott. for Miss W. to get a wedding
present for Miss Arthur as she is to be married tomorrow aft. & Miss Woodrow is invited
JANUARY WEDNESDAY 10 (10-355) 1900
A nice day Pa & Marianna went to Ms. Mt. they dined at Mrs. Wm. Nobbs Will done chores,
Hi fixed stable down at Forman's & drew a load of wood. Geo. O. picked up some stones &
drew some wood. (in aft. Miss Woodrow went to wedding Mr. Duff came for her at Wm.
Arthur's their daughter Mary is married this aft. (Ma wrote to Bernard & Mary Silverthorn)
JANUARY THURSDAY 11 (11-354) 1900
M. made 4 caps for Ma.
Snowed fast in aft. it will be sleighing in morn. Pa home all day, in aft. Geo. T. & wife came &
the boys went over their accts. & nearly settled up they did not seem to think alike but I hope

they will next time for final accts. Boys choring & fixing for to get sleigh rigged up Marianna
made over 4 caps for Ma.

JANUARY FRIDAY 12 (12-353) 1900
A bright day 8 inches of snow fell last night & yes. aft. Pa intended to go to meet Moses
Corless at Rush's but he did not like to break the road. but in aft. he went to Hagermans, Will
looking up accts. of flour & so as to settle all up with Geo. T. & he done chores Hi & Geo. O.
loading & took some logs to Thos. Penningtons Mill (in aft. Marianna went with cutter & got
Lill & Gerty & at 4 she took them for a drive then home as it was so snowy Will) took teacher
& Emma to shool Ma mending pants most of day
JANUARY SATURDAY 13 (13-352) 1900
girls at Miss. Mt.
A lovely day Pa home all day except he went to P.O. Will went to blacksmiths for sleighs they
were not done & he chored Hi & Geo O. drawing saw logs & wood (in aft. Mr Duff brot. a hind
qr. beef it whd. 112 lbs. at 5 cts lb. a yr. old) (in aft. Emma & Marianna went to Miss Mt. at
Hederick's) Miss McFarlane came after 4 & gave Miss Woodrow her music lesson

JANUARY SUNDAY 14 (14-351) 1900
A mild day & quite good sleighing Pa & Miss Woodrow went in cutter to Mt. & Will Marianna
& little Emma went in Hi's cutter to Mt. & in aft. Geo. O. got the light bob sleighs down in
driving house & took Emma H. Marianna Miss Woodrow & Kate to Summerville Mt. & after
Marianna took Lill & Gerty for a cutter ride as far as Summerville
JANUARY MONDAY 15 (15-350) 1900
very mild snowed in aft. in snow Pa took Dr. Wells to Delhi he came to Hi's early this morn.
to see Lilly. Ma there to she came home in aft. Will & Geo. O drawing logs to T. Penningtons
Hi done the chores at barns girls washed done before breakfast Ma got a letter from Mr.
Campbell snowing fast in eve.
JANUARY TUESDAY 16 (16-349) 1900
Boys at sale got Mary shod

soft & sloppy Pa home in morn. in aft he went to Norwich Bank with {illegible} in aft. see his
diary Will & Geo. O. drawing logs in morn. as yes. & in aft. Geo. O. got Mary shod all around
at Howey's. Hi in morn. done chores & in aft. he & Will went to Mrs. Abrams sale. 2 cattle
buyers here to dinner (Livingstone & Parks) we had pea soup &c. Emma H took some down
to Hi's. Ma. ripping & mending Hi's light cloth overcoat she intends turning it. Lill got letter
from Bernard saying his cousin was coming here to work in short time from England

JANUARY WEDNESDAY 17 (17-348) 1900
Will got horses shod) (canned beef
A bracy morn. raw east wind & about 5 in aft it began to rain & freeze Pa home in morn. he
cut up the qr. of beef we got from Duff sat. in aft. he sent $8 in cash & 76 cts in Postal notes
to Bruce Taylor for blb. of American coal oil Emma H. ironed & took, she went in cutter, some
bags to H. Kent also went to Duffs to see about Hi's some beef & Pa got it in aft. she also
went to Blk. smiths with chain home to dinner. Will & Geo. O. drawing logs & Will got his
horses shod to. in morn. Marianna cut up beef to can & in aft. we canned 10 cans 2 broke.
(in aft. Lill walked up Pa took her home) Ma made mince pies bread &c. Hi done the chores
& helped load logs)

JANUARY THURSDAY 18 (18-347) 1900
visitors here) (got. blb. coal oil
thawing & sloppy Pa home all day & in morn. Thos Pennington & wife also Mrs. McCracken
& daughter (Mrs. Jackson) came all here to dinner left after 4 Pa also went to Ott. he took
Mrs. Jackson as they only had cutter. Thos. P. lost his gloves & came back found them near
our barn. Will & Geo. O. drew logs in morn. & in aft. they chored as snow is so soft Hi done
the morn. chores & he went to M.C.R. & got a blb. of American coal oil cost $8.76 (freight 84
cts.) over 40 gal. Marianna emptied all the lamps & fill'd them with the American oil got from
Welland & Bruce Taylor. Ma & Emma P. wrote to Alice Pennington in eve.

JANUARY FRIDAY 19 (19-346) 1900
girls at Formans) (cleaned stove pipes
Still thawing sleighing spoilt Pa home all day Geo. T. had Pa's horse for him & Kate to go to
Mrs. Howell's Geo. T. is to kill a beef for them to day Will went to Delhi to Bank & went to see
Quance about our flour acct. he also took Hi's cutter to Clark to get new shoes on Hi choring
Geo. O. drew some wood in wood shed & some out of swamp down south (in aft. Emma H.

Marianna & Miss Woodrow went to Formans to tea & eve. (Ma fixing over Hi's light cloth
overcoat & doing house work) the girls & Will cleaned office & dining room stove pipes, &
Emma made oatmeal & other cake Marianna swept up both stairs Emma took {illegible} &
got oatmeal &c.

JANUARY SATURDAY 20 (20-345) 1900
rained all morn. Pa home all day assorting his papers & he went to P.O. & mail'd a letter to
Herbert Nicholson Boys choring in morn. & in aft. Will & Geo. O. went with team on Anderson
place to move some stumps & in eve. Will & Geo. O. went to Ott. to get traces did not get
any Will in aft. sold Tilson to Ott. butcher for $__ _. he is to go next Thursday Butcher backed
out so did not take him Miss McFarlane did not come to day Mrs. Wm. Almosts son came &
pd. $9.70 Pa's acct.
JANUARY SUNDAY 21 (21-344) 1900
Chas. Walker & wife here)
A nice day Pa & Miss Woodrow went in pheaton to Mt. & Will Emma H. Emma P. & Marianna
went in democrat to Mt. & when they got as far as Mrs. Irelands one horse lost his shoe & as
it was froze hard he cld. not go so they came back & put another in his place & went on to
Mt. Chas. Walker & wife were at Mt. & dined at Hedricks & came here to tea & all night

JANUARY MONDAY 22 (22-343) 1900
Chas. & wife left in aft.) Will went to mill in Delhi (Mary Duff here
A lovely day Pa home all day he wrote Chas. Walker's will & after an early tea they left for
home Mary Duff came over in aft. & staid to tea Will choring & boys cleaned some oats & in
aft. he went to Delhi to mill & got 4600 shorts @ $17. a ton he did not get home until 7.

JANUARY TUESDAY 23 (23-342) 1900
Phebe Mott came) (Hi burnt our chimneys out
quite mild Pa {illegible} in morn. & in aft. he went in pheaton to Norwich & also went to
Catherine Motts to dinner & brot. Phebe Mott here for a visit he also went to Bank (Will &
Geo. O. putting stumps in line fence between Becks & us all day. Hi done the chores. he
burnt our chimney's out with paper the dining room chimney was very full of soot & flames

went high in the air. in aft. Ma fixed Pa's vest for Will. in morn. Geo. O. help'd Marianna wash
done before breakfast.

JANUARY WEDNESDAY 24 (24-341) 1900
A cold day Pa & Emma attended old Mr. Squances funeral at Summerville H.A. Sutton
preached. Will & Geo. O. putting stumps in fence between us & Becks got nearly done to
night. Hi done all the chores he brot. Gerty here in morn. she was here most of day & was
very good. (Phebe began putting Ma's knitted quilt together (the Octagon pattern)
JANUARY THURSDAY 25 (25-340) 1900
girls at Duffs) thrashers here clover seed) Mr. Foss here to)
quite cool snowed in aft. Pa home in morn. had early dinner & went to Norwich Bank Joe.
Dertinger came in morn. & brot. $532. for Pa to send to Sam. Graham to pay his Joe's
Mortgage Pa deposited it & got check for same to send him. Pa also calld to see P. Kirkley
who is very sick, he also call'd on Mary Ann Treffry to see how she is now. Alice told Pa Bob
Treffry has pneumonia in aft. Geo. Hagerman came & pd. $4.60 for Stuart for insurance &
$1.65 for Pa. (in morn Marianna took Ma to S. Innis & 5½ doz eggs @ 17 cts doz. she brot.
some shoes for Emma H. but they don't suit so will return them (in morn Emma H. Marianna
& Phebe Mott went to Duff's to dinner & Pa call'd for Phebe at 4 in aft.) (Paul Lapier & 2 men
came to dinner & thrashed clover seed we had 3 bus. & Mr. Foss was here to dinner to) Will
helping Geo. O. in morn move stumps for Beck Geo. O. there all day, in aft. Will & Hi helping
thrash Hi done chores in morn.

JANUARY FRIDAY 26 (26-339) 1900
Pa & Mrs. H. at funeral) (Boys drawing manure
A very cold day high north west wind them 6/0. Pa home in morn. & in aft. he & Mrs. Harris
attended funeral of Sexton Ransom service at the house Si Pettit & wife came in morn. &
signed Mortgage. (Will & Geo. O. drew manure north of house, & Hi took cream to Bookton
in morn. & Hi done chores in aft.

JANUARY SATURDAY 27 (27-338) 1900

milder Pa walked down to C.S.R. & put 2 letters on train 1 to Sam Graham 1 to Stuart sent
check to Graham see his diary Will & Geo. O. drew manure North of house Hi done the
chores
JANUARY SUNDAY 28 (28-337) 1900
A real cold day them. 0/8. Pa & Miss Woodrow went in pheaton to Mt. they went early as
Miss Woodrow is Blk. board teacher at Milldale S.S. & likes to get it ready before S.S. Emma
H. & Marianna went to Mt. in Hi's rig & in aft. Emma H. took Mrs. Harris to Summerville M.
Mt. & Marianna went & staid with Lill until they returned Ma staid home & got dinner, Phebe
Mott here.
JANUARY MONDAY 29 (29-336) 1900
very cold them 0/8. Pa home all day except he went to P.O. & to I.B. Smiths to get paper
proved he took 3½ doz. eggs to S. Innis @ 17 cts. doz. he got sugar for it. Hi & Geo. O.
drawing wood out of South woods Will doing chores & split some wood Geo. O. help'd
Marianna wash they got done before breakfast (Ma got a letter from Mary Silverthorn) Phebe
Mott putting Ma's Octagon quilt together
JANUARY TUESDAY 30 (30-335) 1900
Clara came) (girls at Geo's & Hi's
A very stormy day snowing & blowing Pa went to Edward Kelly's to write his will. home at 4.
Will done chores & when not storming too much. Hi & Geo. O. drawing wood out of South
woods. (in morn. Emma H. Marianna & Phebe Mott went to Geo's to dinner & Hi's to tea got
here at 8 in eve. in aft. Clara Smith came here all night

JANUARY WEDNESDAY 31 (31-334) 1900
girls went to S. Lossings)
A very cold day them. 0/16 little wind Pa home all day see his diary (Jno. Atkins came here
to dinner he came to try & get a man to hire for the yr. in morn. Emma H. Marianna & Phebe
Mott went to Solomn Lossings to dinner home to tea Clara Smith sewing on her gowns here
all night. Ma doing house work

FEBRUARY THURSDAY 1 (32-333) 1900

(Rev. James Webb here
Still very cold Pa attended Per. Mt. Geo. T. also there, they had business about the burying
ground. Hi & Geo. O. drawing out wood from South woods. Will doing chores in aft. Clara
Smith went to Geo's to tea. & in aft. (Rev. James Webb came here to tea he is travelling for
Pelham Nursery, & selling D.W. Moody's life he staid all night to after calling on Geo's Ts & at
Hi's Marianna altered Phebe Motts coat sleeves & done other sewing. Ma in aft. sewing on
Hi's drab cloth overcoat

FEBRUARY FRIDAY 2 (33-332) 1900
not quite so cold. Pa visiting part of morn. with Rev. James Webb he left at 10. Then Pa
wrote letters. Will done the chores. Hi Geo. O. & man drawing out wood from south woods.
(Mr. Hagerman came for Clara Smith in aft.) Ma went to Hi's to tea. Gerty here most of day
FEBRUARY SATURDAY 3 (34-331) 1900
{The following entry, in italics, is written by someone other than the diarist}
Brassy morning. Them -8 cloudy most of the day. Hiram and Geo. O. drawing out wood the
had Chambers to help them Will doing chores. Mrs. Harris Lilly and Gertie came up in the
afternoon Marianna took them home in the Buggy and drove on to the Post Office Miss
Woodrow went to the Post Office for the noon Mail John H. Atkins drove down in the Cart to
see for a hand to work one of the McCurdy boys who told the boys that he was going to work
out this summer but did not say he would not hire until April so John his drive for nothing
Hiram went down with John who did not come into the House. A little snow in the evening
enough to keep the Brassy mornin {live} Mother not feeling very well went to bed early had
the back rub'd well with coal oil and mustard
FEBRUARY SUNDAY 4 (35-330) 1900
A very stormy day snowing all day & last night snow 14 inches deep (No one went to Mt.
Charlie Pennington here to dinner (Ma feeling poorly) went early to bed.
FEBRUARY MONDAY 5 (36-329) 1900
(girls at Fairchilds
A bright day Pa home all day he was shovelling snow &c. Will & Geo. O. took Bull (Tilson) to
Ott. the boys sold him to Willson for $36. Hi done chores Will took 3 pails to Ott. to get

mended cost 25 cts. (in aft. Will took Emma H. (Marianna & Phebe Mott over to Fairchilds for
visit & in eve. Geo. O went for them.) girls churned 2 meses of cream as we are nearly out of
butter it whd. 11 lbs. Geo. O. help'd Marianna wash got done before breakfast.
Will went to Mill & got feed & flour) Will pd. S. Innis in full to date & got receipt
A lovely day Pa home all day he was fixing seats in light bob sleigh Will went to Delhi Mill &
took 17 bags oats whd. 1600. & brot 1020 lbs bran 1 ton buckwheat shorts 200 flour 25 lbs
corn meal Geo. O. & Hi done chores & Geo. O. sawed some wood. (Emma H. went in morn.
to see how Gerty is, she is very sick vomiting all the time Marianna went at noon to see her
she was there to dinner, Ma went in aft. there to tea. Marianna went again in eve. staid till 9.
Geo. O. went to Ott. in eve. & got Castoria for Gerty (lots of snow & good sleighing) Will pd.
S. Innis in full to date & got receipt for same
FEBRUARY WEDNESDAY 7 (38-327) 1900
{sentence illegible} 23rd Jany.
A nice morn. rained in aft. thawing fast Pa took Phebe Mott home & went to Mo. Mt. he dined
at Catherine Motts. Will & Hi getting sleighs fixed in morn. & rained in aft. so they did not use
them so they kill'd two deacons &c. Geo O. sawed some round sticks & chored, Emma H.
went in morn. to see how Gerty is found her better & Marianna went in aft.

FEBRUARY THURSDAY 8 (39-326) 1900
A warm foggy morn. snow nearly all gone water running every-where Pa home all day it
rained to day to Boys breaking Pete colt they hitched him to cutter & went around the block
he went well for a colt in aft. Hi & Geo O. began drawing manure at Hi's rain stopped them
so just done chores Ma in aft. went to see Gerty went on sleigh thro. a lot of water. found
Gerty better. rained in eve. Will choring
FEBRUARY FRIDAY 9 (40-325) 1900
water mostly gone & froze up Pa home in morn. in aft. he went with Geo. T. down in
Middleton to see a farm Geo. T. was going to invest Penningtons money on but they neither
thought it best to do so as they did not like. Will & Hi choring & clipped Pete colt Geo. O.
splitting summer wood all day on wood pile in morn. Ett. Fairchilds came over to see Emma
H. staid until after 11.
FEBRUARY SATURDAY 10 (41-324) 1900

A bright mild day Pa went to Norwich & Alice Mott returned with him he dined at Catherine
Motts (Hi came for Ma at 11 last night & Lilly was confined at 2 A.M. of a fine girl. Boys
clipping colts & Hi drew a load with Pete colt & another horse & they were choring Ma came
home from Hi's at 10 in morn. & Emma H. went there to help about house work. for a few
days.
FEBRUARY SUNDAY 11 (42-323) 1900
A nice day Pa & Miss Woodrow went in pheaton to Mt. & Marianna & Emma P. went in Hi's
rig Charlie Pennington here to dinner Will complaining went to bed & had no dinner better in
eve. in aft. Pa Ma & Alice Mott went to Geo. T's. to tea & they call'd on Hi & Lill, baby &
Mother doing nicely
FEBRUARY MONDAY 12 (43-322) 1900
Pa bot. 5 lb. tea cost $1.00)
A cloudy day Pa took Alice Mott to her Mothers & they call'd at Norwich to see about getting
a house for Alice Mott to move in did not find any. (Pa bot. 5 lbs tea at Mills cost $1.00) Boys
clipped Rodney horse & chored & Geo. O. drew out some wood (Will & Hi drove Pete colt to
M.C.R. & got telegram saying Edwin Marriage was coming here from Eng. this eve. Pa went
in eve. to meet him but he did not come in eve. Hi & Geo. O. drove to Ott. with democrat to
get Mrs. Harris she went there this morn. as Elsie was confined this morn. of a daughter her
father came for her (Mary Duff came in morn. here all day as her folks went to visit Mrs.
Ferris who is ill Geo. O. helpd Marianna wash done before breakfast Dr. Wells wife & Baby
called Dr. at Hi's {illegible}

FEBRUARY TUESDAY 13 (44-321) 1900
J. Atkins came) (Ed. Marriage came
A windy day also rained Pa home all day see his diary. John Atkins came here to dinner &
tea, in aft. Hi took the colts Pete & Dick & democrat & John Atkins to look for a man for John
they went to Martins & Almosts & John hired Charlie Almost at $15. a mo. for 8 mo's (Edwin
Marriage came on M.C.R. in morn. & in aft. Hi got his trunk &c.) Emma H. came home in aft.
from Hi's they dont need her any more. Marianna ironed, Ma baked bread & got dinner ready

FEBRUARY WEDNESDAY 14 (45-320) 1900
got 80 lb. beef) (attended funeral

All froze up hard good wheeling Pa & Emma H. attended the funeral in aft of Mr. Singer Senr.
sermon at Ott. they took tea at Singers & Pa read the will they did not get home until ½ past
9 in eve. Geo. T. & Will & Hi went to Ephriam Monks sale there all day & did not buy anything
Geo. O. & Ted Marriage choring all day Herb Kent brot. a hind qr. beef it whd. 80 lbs @ 5
cts. lb. in aft. Ett. Fairchilds came, here & her boys were here to tea & eve.

FEBRUARY THURSDAY 15 (46-319) 1900
Stormy, snowing Pa went to Woodstock about John Singers will getting papers for Probate
returned in eve. he bot Ma a pr. felt slippers. Will & Hi choring Geo. O. & Ted Marriage
drawing wood out of South woods - in aft. Hi took Mrs. Harris to Ott. to attend to Elsie as her
baby is cross & she is nervous she will stay until Sun. Emma H. is taking care of Lill &
attending house Ma not feeling well she takes quinine. little Emma feeling poorly did not go
to School
FEBRUARY FRIDAY 16 (47-318) 1900
A cold bright day Pa home all day Will & Sarah Tapley came in morn. & Sarah had Pa write a
deed of 24 acres of land to Will Tapley from her they were here to dinner. Will choring Hi
Geo. O. & Ted Marriage drawing wood out of South woods Marianna swept up stairs &c. Ma
getting dinner & baked bread. Emma at Hi's (Gerty here she is very good) Ma mending in aft.
FEBRUARY SATURDAY 17 (48-317) 1900
Sold 10 cattle {illegible} & 11 pigs. @ $4.60
{The following part entry, in italics, is written by someone other than the diarist}
A fine cold day. Hi. Geo O. & Ted drawing out wood from South woods. Will doing chores
and split wood. Sold 11 hogs to Styker at $4.60 pr cwt. sold 10 head of young cattle to go to
Norwich (got $140 for cattle) next Monday. Hogs to go Monday too hogs pd. 1900 lbs Pa
went in morn. to Singers to get papers executed for Probate he dined there home for tea Ma
baked pies & got dinner Marianna done the cleaning. Emma H. down to Hi's doing the work
there Gerty here she has crying spells like pain we gave her castoria Ma took her down to
see her Ma in aft.
FEBRUARY SUNDAY 18 (49-316) 1900
(splendid wheeling)

A nice winter day quite cold Pa & Miss Woodrow went in pheaton to Mt. & Will & Ted
Marriage went in Hi's rig to Mt. Marianna staid home to take care of Gerty as she was fretful
until medecine operated. Hi sick in bed most of day Emma H. at Hi's. in aft. Geo. O. drove to
Ott. & brot. Mrs. Harris she went the 15th to attend Elsie she now is nicely Emma H. came
home in eve. here all night. in eve Marianna & Miss Woodrow went over to see how Mrs.
Duff is she has a bad cough & cold.

FEBRUARY MONDAY 19 (50-315) 1900
took 10 cattle to Norwich took 11 pigs to Delhi
A cold morn. milder in aft. Pa home all day (see his diary) Will went to Delhi took 11 pigs they
whd. 1900 @ $4.60 - a 100 & Hi Geo. O. & Ted Marriage went to Norwich & took 10 young
cattle Will sold the 17th for $140. in aft. Geo. O. helped Marianna wash & he sawed some
wood & Will & rest choring Emma H. went to help at Hi's she came home to stay in aft. (we
churned to day had 10¾ - 2 messes of milk) Ma baked bread & got dinner
FEBRUARY TUESDAY 20 (51-314) 1900
canned beef

M. went to Endeavor

A lovely bright day Pa went to Norwich to write Godfrey Waud's will he dined there, home to
tea (splendid wheeling) all Boys loading & drawing manure on field east of the house & they
done chores to (girls canned 7 cans of beef (we got beef from H. Kent) & Emma in morn.
took {blank} lbs butter to Hi's at noon Wm. Kent & {man} brot. 2 fur coats to try & sell them
Mrs. Harris bot. one she traded her buggy & is to have $21 cash in aft. Marianna took 4½
doz eggs 16 cts doz. to Hawtrey (16 cts. doz.) got oatmeal currants blueing yeast cakes &
apron for herself (& in eve. she went with Kate & Charlie P. to C. Endeavors at Milldale little
Gerty went home this eve she has been here since the 10th.

FEBRUARY WEDNESDAY 21 (52-313) 1900
(Sutton's & Mrs. Nobbs here
Cloudy & east wind Pa in morn. went to see Mr. Shaw, he is very ill not expected to live. & H.
A. Sutton wife & youngest boy also Mrs. Wm. Nobbs came in morn. all here to dinner & tea.
(in aft. Mrs. Sutton Mrs. Wm. Nobbs & Marianna went down to see Lill's baby. All the Boys
loading & drawing out manure on the east field. Snowing & blowing in eve. & part of aft.

FEBRUARY THURSDAY 22 (53-312) 1900

Mr. Caryle here to dinner)
A very stormy day but not cold snowing all day (wet snow) Pa home all day except he drove
to P.O. & Ma rode down as far as Hi's for little while Will & Hi choring & Geo. O. & Ted
getting oats ready to take to Kents to exchange & in aft. Will & Geo. O. got 88 bus. oats (for
Pa's horse) from Geo. T. & they took a ton to Kents as they got some the other day for
exchange in aft Hi fixing his Bike too stormy to work out. Will took Miss Woodrow to school &
after he took Marianna over to Duff's & she was there most of day making her hair in a
switch out of combings Mrs. Duff showed her & help'd her. Mr. Caryle here to dinner he took
Miss Woodrow to school on the 8th {Con}.

FEBRUARY FRIDAY 23 (54-311) 1900
A nice day & mild Pa home all day in morn. (Geo. Longstreet came to get his dead dog he &
Tip were fighting Sun. morn. & he died it is thought he was hurt with pitch fork or something
as the marks on him showed it in eve. Will & Geo. O. & Ted went to see him after Clark
skinned him its not known who done it. Hi Geo. O. & Ted drew some wood out in morn. & in
aft. Geo. O. & Ted took part of cord of 4 ft. wood to Milldale Mt. from South woods Will
choring, he took Miss Woodrow to school & girls & at 4 train she went home Kate gave us
some Spitinburg apples & we canned them 8 qts.
FEBRUARY SATURDAY 24 (55-310) 1900
Cheese Mt.)
A stormy day snowing & blowing all day Pa home all day Boys just choring & split some
wood & in aft. Will Hi & Geo. T. went to cheese Mt. Geo. T. was put in Sect. & Treasurer
again. Will took Ma to S. Innis she took 7 doz eggs @18 cts. doz. & got stuff for aprons
buscuits & cod fish & Ma got cottonade 6 yds. & lining for Geo. O's pants Will pays for his

FEBRUARY SUNDAY 25 (56-309) 1900
A very stormy day & high west wind & very cold them. 0/10 Pa Will Ted Marriage & Marianna
started to go to Mt. lane drifted & Will drove against a big stone & broke both whiffletrees
near Hi's Geo. T. lent his, & Will Ted & Marianna went on to Mt. Pa wld. not go on acct. of
being so late & stormy. (Miss Woodrow was at Mt. & returned with them, Charlie Pennington
here to dinner. none at Geo. T's went to Mt. on acct. of storm
FEBRUARY WEDNESDAY 28 (59-306) 1900

Hi went to Rice's Sale)
A very stormy day snowing fast all day Pa in morn. went down to Shaws to hear when
funeral is to be he is to be burried tomorrow aft. at the English Church burying ground & Pa
brot. Lilly & baby Elsie here for the day first trip for baby Will took her home, Gerty stays
here. Hi went on train to Rice's Sale at Curries crossing home on eve. train. Will & other boys
just choring Will snoozing part of day as he was so late out last night. Geo. O. split some
wood in aft. & Boys drew some for us from North woods. in aft. (Marianna made a cake with
raisin icing expected to go to Coopers surprise but it stormed so they did not go. Ma got
dinner washed dishes &c. M. sweeping &c.

MARCH THURSDAY 1 (60-305) 1900
snow fall 12 inches)
A very very stormy day blowing & snowing Pa intended to go to Shaw's funeral but roads are
so drifted no one can travel Joe Fish undertook to bring his hearse to Shaw's but had to go
back on acct. of drifts & they have put off the funeral until Sun. Geo. O. took Miss Woodrow
& Alma & Emma P. to school with big sleigh & team very big snow drifts to go through Geo.
T. brot. Miss Woodrow & children home Boys just choring. Marianna made oat meal cakes
also ginger snaps & doing other things Ma got dinner &c. little Gerty still here Emma P. at
Maggie Dicksons'

MARCH FRIDAY 2 (61-305) 1900
Emma P. returned)
A fine day {illegible} but very deep drifts Pa home all day - Will & Hi doing chores Geo. O.
took cream to Bookton he did not get home until 2 in aft. on acct. of the deep drifts he took
Miss Woodrow & Emma P. to school & he went after them at 4 Marianna swept up both
stairs Ma got dinner & baked bread &c. in eve. Geo O. went to Hawtrey Station & met Emma
H. she has been to Holbrook

MARCH SATURDAY 3 (61-303) 1900
{sentence illegible}
A bright day Pa home all day - in morn. Connolly Addison came & pd. $124 Mrs. Hales
money $100 principal. $24. int in aft. Rob. Shaw came to see Pa about his father's will. Will &
Hi went down & settled up with Geo. T. & Hi went (to Norwich in cutter & deposited $120 for
Mrs. Hale what Pa got from Connolly Addison & Boys deposited for themselves $116.76 cts

he got back at 2 in aft. Pa sent a check of $30 to Phebe Mott by him he put in P.O. (in aft
Boys drew a load of straw from Forman Barn with the colts (Pete & Dick) & choring (in aft. Hi
& Lill went to Ott. to see Elsie & they left both their children here babe was very good it is 3
wks. old. Gerty stays here Hi & Lill here to tea. (Ted & Marianna cleaned chicken house &
put fresh straw in.)

MARCH SUNDAY 4 (63-302)1900
Stormy Snowing & blowing Pa & Will attended Mr. Shaw's funeral he was burried at English
Church burying ground & as they cld. not get their horse under cover & it stormed so they
came home before the service after going to the Church Hi, Ted Marriage, Emma H.
Marianna Miss Woodrow Emma & Alma Pennington & Kate all went to Milldale Mt. in sleigh
& in aft. Geo. O. Took Emma H. Marianna & Miss Woodrow to Summerville M. Mt. (they took
Gerty home in morn.) Emma P. at Geo's to dinner. (Charlie Pennington went in morn. to
Norwich) home in eve.
MARCH MONDAY 5 (64-301) 1900
A nice morn. snowing and blowing in aft. far too much snow for sleighing Pa in morn took Mr.
Shaws will to read to his heirs Pa & two Mr. McKnights are Executors Pa is to get the will
probated &c. Will choring Geo. O. drew a load of wood for us & one for Hi he split some to Hi
choring at home in morn. & in aft. he fixed horse stable &c. Ted help'd Marianna wash after
breakfast & they got done by 10 in morn. & then he was choring. snowing again fast in eve.
MARCH TUESDAY 6 (65-300) 1900
Surprise party at Coopers)
A stormy day rain & freezing & snowed last night a lot Pa intended to go to Woodstock but
morn. train did not go up until 20 mins past 10 on acct. of snow drifts & the noon train did not
come atal on acct. of snow. Boys just choring as it is so stormy had sick heifer to attend to (in
eve. Geo. O. took Emma H. Marianna Miss Woodrow Kate, Charlie Pennington also others
rode on big sleighs to surprise Party at Coopers about 50 of the neighbors went as Coopers
are going to move away they got home at 2 in morn. had a pleasant & jolly time our girls took
loaf bread, butter, Salmon & iced cake raisin icing

MARCH WEDNESDAY 7 (66-299) 1900

froze up them 26/0 Pa went to Woodstock to get Probate papers for Shaws's will & got
{illegible} executed by Melissa Parks for Wm. Pettinger Melissa was in hospital Dr. Welford
took Pa to see her at hospital Will just choring (Hi took Lill to Ott. in aft. to see her sister &
Mother & she traded some Hi got Mary shod. Geo. O. split some wood Ted choring & he split
some wood at Hi's Lill left the children here, baby fussy Gerty here all night. Ma finished
making pr. cottonade pants for Geo. O. for Geo. O.

MARCH THURSDAY 8 (67-298) 1900
Ted moved to Hi's) (Ma at Fairchilds (Will got 2 pr. boots 1 for Ted 1 for himself)
A lovely day Pa in morn. took Ma over to Ett. Fairchilds to spend the day & after he went to
McKnights to get them to sign Shaws will but they were not home & after dinner Pa went to
Norwich to get Johnie Treffry to affirm as he was witness to Shaw's will Will & Geo. O.
splitting wood in morn. & in aft. Will went to Ott. & got a pr. of boots for him & Ted Marriage &
he brot. Mrs. Harris to Hi's Hi doing chores Ted splitting wood for Hi & Ted moved his things
to Hi's Geo. O. went over to Fairchilds in eve. for Ma. Mr. Jno. White sent 2 fur coats 1 for
Marianna 1 for Miss Woodrow but Miss Woodrows does not fit too short in waist & sleeves
so will send it back the other all right price $26. each

MARCH FRIDAY 9 (68-297) 1900
Ma at Geo's & Hi's) (Will went to Mill
A nice day thawing lots of snow to melt James & Andrew McKnight came & Pa & them drove
to Ott. & Pa went with them before Paxton to get papers proved for probate of Shaws will &
Pa call'd to see Chas. Addison about Melissa Parks bus. Will took 2400 lbs. oats to Quances
Mill for chop for cows he went in morn. he got back at 4. Hi choring & in aft. help'd Geo. T.
cut cows horns off Geo. O also choring Ted splitting wood at Hi's (Ma went to Hi's to dinner &
to Geo's to tea. (Kate was coloring carpet rags) (girls churned 10¼ butter this morn.) (Will
pd. Mrs. Harris $100 & int. by check money borrowed by Will & Hi (due now)) Herb Kent took
the cream to Bookton to day.

MARCH SATURDAY 10 (69-296) 1900
Cloudy & thawing roads bad neither sleighing or wheeling Pa home all day he sent acct. &
book to Jno. Mott & sent $10 to Surogate Court Simcoe with the papers of Shaws will. Will
choring, Hi same & he split wood in aft. for himself. Ted split at Hi's in morn. & in aft. he got

jip shod & chored Geo. O. split wood here. Barney House got a big ham it whd. 31 lbs. @ 6
cts
MARCH SUNDAY 11 (70-295) 1900
Monday 12th

This is for Monday Ma made mistake
A fine winter day them. 0/6. Pa home all day he had head ache he wrote on Shaws estate
bus. did not do much laid by in aft. Will done some chores Hi help'd his wife wash & after, he
& Will went up (to Jno. Atkins for dinner & they went to see Retties cattle in aft.) Geo. O. split
some wood in our wood shed & Ted help'd Marianna wash & after dinner Geo. O. & Ted
drew some straw from Formans barn up to this (& Mrs. Harris Flo. & boy & Lill & her two
children rode up on the straw all here to tea. Will & Hi returned at 6 - & after tea Will & Ted
Emma H. Marianna & Miss Woodrow went over to Duffs to spend the night & to play
checkers Will took them over.

MARCH MONDAY 12 (71-294) 1900
Sunday 11th

This is for Sunday
A fine cold day Pa & Miss Woodrow went in cutter to Mt. they went by town line on acct. of
ice & water they returned by Ott. which they found was best. Hi, Emma H, Marianna, Miss
Woodrow Kate & Alma went in sleigh to Mt. in aft. Charlie Pennington & Ted went to
Summerville to Mt. in cutter. Mrs. Harris & Flo. also went in cutters. in eve. Ma wrote to Alice
Mott & Clara Silverthorn.

MARCH TUESDAY 13 (72-293) 1900
A nice day Pa & Ma went over to Duffs to dinner home for tea Pa got telegram in aft.
informing us of the death of Adam Stover. funeral Thursday Will choring. Hi & wife & Flo
went to Kents on a visit. Geo. O. split wood here & Ted split wood at Hi's {The following
entry, in italics, is written by someone other than the diarist} Marianna got a letter from Jno
{illegible} Woodstock saying as Alma's {illegible} {illegible} to be shoddy to bring it back either
this year or next fall & he would give her a new one for it & he expressed his disapent in
goods & thanks M. for telling him. Says its German make & thinks he will have to with draw
largely dealing in their goods - Also got nice letter from Mrs. Binford to M. H. I - from Japan.

Geo. & Kate took carpet rags to Mrs Foss to make carpet. Girls working on hooked mat, red
border & hit&miss center.

MARCH WEDNESDAY 14 (73-292) 1900
A cold day north west wind 0/5 Pa & Ma went up to Stovers to see Adam Stover's widow as
we felt much sympathy for her, they came home to dinner. Will went to Delhi in morn. to get
some notices put in paper on Shaws estate bus. he also got a thick glass in his watch, in aft.
choring, in morn. Geo. O. choring & in morn Ted splitting wood at Hi's, in aft. Hi Geo. O &
Ted went to McCauleys (it is south of Catholic church) & got 95 posts (cedar posts) for fence
$8 a 100. they bot them of Quance Brothers they had 2 teams to draw. in aft. Pa feeling
poorly, has bad head ache & laid by all aft.
MARCH THURSDAY 15 (74-291) 1900
(Hi and girls at funeral of A. Stover
Another cold day 0/6 Pa feeling a little better he did not get up until 9. Will choring. Hi Geo.
O. & Ted in morn. went for more fence posts as yesterday they got 105 with 2 teams posts
got home at noon, & in aft. Hi took Emma H. & Marianna to Adam Stovers funeral held at
Hicksite Mt. in Ott. (Geo. T. & wife at funeral to) the Mt. house was very cold as there had not
been Mt. held in it for a yr. (Ma not feeling well had head ache in aft.) (in aft. Mary Duff came
here to tea & in eve. Mr. & Mrs. Duff came also Albert. & Austin Sherwood also came he,
Will, Albert, & Hi played checkers Will got games from Austin, & Miss Woodrow Marianna
Mary Duff & Ted played Crokonole left after 9.)

MARCH FRIDAY 16 (75-290) 1900
girls at Geo's)
A very cold day again them 0/4 0/2 Pa home all day he is not feeling well so did not do much
of anything Will chored in morn. & in aft. he went to Delhi to Quances & took 14 bags spring
wheat is to get flour he brot. 1100 bran @ $16 ton. & he got the horses shod (Rodney &
Mary) Hi, Geo. O. & Ted cleaned up the wheat & in aft. Geo. O. & Ted drew out wood from
South woods Hi choring in aft. (in aft. Emma & Marianna went to Geo's to tea they had
pancakes Ted there to to eat pancakes Charlie Pennington took cream to Bookton this morn.

MARCH SATURDAY 17 (76-289) 1900

Another very cold day them. 0/4 & high west wind it blew hard all night Pa still feeling poorly
laid by in aft. Will choring. Hi Geo. O. & Ted all drawing wood out of south woods & Hi &
Geo. O drew some for Isaac Rowe as he was needing it badly. lots of snow too deep in
places & other places not enough.

MARCH SUNDAY 18 (77-288) 1900
moderate weather to day & snowing fast in morn. Pa & Ma staid home also Will & Hi. Geo.
O. drove team to Mt. & Emma H. Marianna Miss Woodrow Emma P. & Geo. T. went to Mt.
there was a foreign Miss. collection at Mt. they collected $19.50 towards paying Gurney
Binford & wifes expenses in Japan (right after dinner Hi, Ted Emma H. Marianna Miss
Woodrow & Lillie they all went to Summerville S.S. & Mt.) Mrs. Harris kept the children Gerty
came up with Hi both here to tea. Charlie & Edd. Pennington call'd in aft. a while

MARCH MONDAY 19 (78-287) 1900
(sleighing about all gone
quite mild rained hard in aft. Pa went to Norwich in morn home at dark see his diary Will
chored & churned also help'd a little with washing but bothered Marianna a good deal, while
doing it. Hi, Geo. O. & Ted drawing out wood from south Beck & Barney House help'd in aft.
rain hindered them sleighing about gone lots of water on the roads & bare ground in many
places (Miss Shaw & girl here to tea came to see Pa but he had not got home. Ma finished
the 2nd pr. of cottonade pants for Geo. O. in aft. (in eve. Emma H. & Miss Woodrow took 9
doz eggs to Hawtrey at 12 cts. doz. they got oat meal 25 cts. soap 25. rice 25 B. strap
Biscuits &c. traded it all out.)

MARCH TUESDAY 20 (79-286) 1900
Moses Corless & wife here)
Snowed often thro. the day Pa home all day he copied probate & will of Robert Shaws will. in
aft. Moses Corless & wife came here all night. Will doing chores. Hi, Geo. O. & Ted, drawing
out wood from south woods. Wilson came to try & buy cows from boys did not get any Geo.
T. got light bobs & took Mrs. Forman & Deliah Forman to Stephen Lynes funeral at Norwich.
Will went to S. Innes in aft. & got a wringer cost $2. also got Bills of sale for R. Shaws farm
implements stock &c.

MARCH WEDNESDAY 21 (80-285) 1900

Moses & wife left in aft.
nice day Pa & Moses Corless visiting together until 4 in aft. then he & wife left for home. in
morn. Moses & wife went to Hi's to see the baby here to dinner Will doing chores. Hi posting
up bills for R. Shaws sale, all day at it. Geo. O. & Ted drawing out wood as yesterday Gerty
here all day. Emma H. & Miss Woodrow went to call on Kate & Lillie in eve.

MARCH THURSDAY 22 (81-284) 1900
Youngsters at Jno. Atkins) Geo T. at M. Corless's
A nice day except at times a little blustry. Pa home all day he ans. C. O. Corless's letter that
he sent from Montreal to Pa & Pa also wrote to Elias Rogers on C. O. Corless behalf about
getting a job in mining in holidays Will choring. Hi took his wife & children & sisters to John
Atkins for visit they came home to tea he drove the colts Pete & Dick with light bobs got
home before 6 they found John Atkins real poorly with Grippe Geo. O. & Ted drawing out
wood all day from south woods. (Geo. T. got Pa's horse & cutter & he & Kate went to Moses
Corless's staid there to dinner & tea got home after 9 - sleighing not very good they went
thro. our woods so did Hi & his load.

MARCH FRIDAY 23 (82-283) 1900
cleaned office pipe not any of the rest) (tapped some trees)
A nice day thawing a little Pa home all day except he went in morn. to P. O. & in aft. he had
head ache so laid by - Will choring. Hi Bryan House Geo. O. & Ted in morn. tapped some
trees in aft. they drew manure on east field as it was too cool for sap to run. (in morn. Mrs.
Harris & Lillie & baby went to see how Elsie was at David Smiths she is quite poorly so is her
baby Mrs. Harris drove had jip & cutter David Smith pd. Pa for Mrs. Hele $82.50 int. to date.
(in morn Will & girls cleaned Pa's office stove pipe did not clean any other (Herb Kent took
cream to Bookton

MARCH SATURDAY 24 (83-282) 1900
Mr. Pool brot. Clara) Will pd. S. Innis (Mrs. Harris & Lillie here
A lovely bright day Pa home all day he is not feeling very well he was writing a deed for Geo.
T. of his farm Mr. Pool brot. Clara Smith they were here to dinner Clara is going to work for
Mrs. Howell shortly Will choring the others were cleaning out stables at Hi's & drawing it in
field & drew some from up here to (in aft. Mrs. Harris Lillie & baby Elsie came here to tea
also Hi & Ted Gerty staid at Geo's with Alma) in aft. Will took 4½ doz. eggs to Hawtry got 12
cts doz he bot. Marianna pr. rubbers & he got 27 yds factory at 6 cts. yd he also paid our

store bill at Innis's $5.90 this pays to date. Ted's cottonade suits included & Geo. O. stuff for
cottonade pants 2 pr. & lining.

MARCH SUNDAY 25 (84-281) 1900
A nice day. Pa & Ma went in pheaton to Mt. & Hi Marianna Miss Woodrow & Emma P. went
in democrat to Mt. there was lots of ice & water on North & South roads. Charlie P. Kate &
Alma went in their carriage to Mt. it is review to day. (in aft. Mrs. Harris & Lillie went to
Summerville Mt. they left the children here Charlie P. & Ted also went to Summerville Mt.
after tea Marianna went to call on Kate & Kate came here with her for a call & Emma & Miss
Woodrow went over to Duff's for the eve.

MARCH MONDAY 26 (85-280) 1900
Bert Hill came)
A dull morn. snowing fast in aft. Pa went to see Miss Shaw about the sale tomorrow he is not
feeling well is taking quinine. Boys drawing manure on sleigh on east field for corn (Bert Hill
came on noon train wants to see Pa about their divisions he is here all night he came from
Chas. Walkers to day. in aft. Will went to Bookton to see about drawing milk he took some
cream to. Marianna & Ted washed & she cut & made 3 pr. factory drawers for herself Emma
& Ma doing house work.

MARCH TUESDAY 27 (86-279) 1900
Bert Hill left.) Shaws sale
A bright day Bert Hill left on morn. train for Chas. Walkers Pa & Will went to Shaws sale they
did not buy anything farm sold for $2975. bot. by Donohue (Pa is one of the Executors) Will
& Hi done chores in morn. Hi washed the seperator & after dinner he took Mrs. Harris Lillie &
children to Duffs on a visit & he went over there to tea. (Hi went to Ott. drove Mary) Marianna
making underwaists for herself Ma cut 2 pr. blue cottonade pants for Geo. T. Emma doing
different things & so was Ma. Ma turned her tick petticoat up side down as it was worn
around bottoms.

MARCH WEDNESDAY 28 (87-278) 1900
A bright day Pa went to Simcoe with Donohue to examine title of Shaws farm as Donohue is
buying it Will choring Hi Geo. O. & Ted piling wood down south they had dinner & tea at Hi's
(Gerty here all day as it is her birth day 2 yrs. old & they began housecleaning Emma H.

went to S. Innis's & bot. Gerty a new dress apron & nighty Ma pd. for apron Emma H. pd. for
dress Marianna for nighty Marianna made dress & apron & the girls took her home after tea.
(Mrs. Patterson & baby came in aft. she pd. $7½ int. for Mrs. Hele she staid to tea, drove
herself

MARCH THURSDAY 29 (88-277) 1900
(Hi got ton shorts $18
A nice day but cool Pa home all day {illegible...} Geo. T. came up in morn. & Pa & Ma talked
over about the shares our boys aught to each pay towards their parents maintenance not
settled yet. Geo. O. & Ted as yes. Will done chores. Hi went to Delhi for shorts he got a ton
@ $18. ton (& boys pd. wood cutters in full for what they cut except Barney Ma making Geo.
T's. blue cotton pants in aft. Mary Duff call'd & in eve. Marianna & Emma H. went over to see
Mrs. Duffs & Mary's new dresse's bot. at Delhi - in eve Hi &Geo. O. went to Ott. with calf
hides (drove colts) Pete & Dick Gerty here again all day as they are housecleaning too early
Ma thinks for health Hi & Geo. O. went to medicine concert in Ott. did not get home in until
after 11

MARCH FRIDAY 30 (89-276)
Kate here to tea) (Miss Woodrow at Kings
A fine day thawing, Pa in morn. went to see Donohue about a note he wanted executors to
accept on part payment of Shaws farm, they decline doing so. Will & Hi choring Geo. O &
Ted split wood down to Hi's & they dined there. in morn. Marianna swept up stairs & she
went down & swept Uncle Wms house as he will soon be home. Hi brot. Gerty here in morn.
& she & Roy Churchill were here all day Mrs. Harris went to David Smiths as Mrs. D. Smith is
sick & Elsie & baby poorly to. Mrs Harris. was cleaning house for Lill she Lill finished bed
room in aft. (Kate came, here to tea) Miss Woodrow left on aft. train to go to Kings they will
meet here in Ott

MARCH SATURDAY 31 (90-275) 1900
{Illegible}
A fine day Pa & Marianna went to Woodstock Marianna bot. a blk. serge dress @ 75 cts. yd.
& white sailor hat Ma gave her $10 out of board money & boys & Pa pd. $26 for her fur coat
Pa went to settle up for the two probates (Singers & Shaws) to Ball & Ball Pa came home in
eve. Marianna came at noon Will choring, Hi in morn. took cream to Bookton, & in aft he
Geo. O. & Ted gathered sap they tapped the 23rd. this is the first gathered as it has been too

cold. in morn. Geo. O. & Ted split wood at Hi's they dined there. Hi here Emma P. went to
Hi's to rock the baby for Lillie as her Mother has gone to David Smiths. she got 5 cts. for it &
was very proud over it.

APRIL SUNDAY 1 (91-274) 1900
A mild day Pa & Ma Will & Marianna went in democrat to Mt. & Miss Woodrow returned with
us she has been to Kings on a visit she went fri. aft. & in aft. Hi, Lillie & Gerty went to
Summerville Mt. the baby Elsie staid here & was very good, & after tea Hi brot. up Lillie &
children, & Gerty staid here all night. in eve they played on organ & sang hymns Ted here to
Emma H. staid home with little Emma as she has swell'd face had tooth ache.

APRIL MONDAY 2 (92-273) 1900
(Will took 609 lbs milk to Summerville this is the first for cheese & first to Summerville this
Spring
Thawing getting real muddy, Pa home all day he rewrote Mrs. Hele's Will & he wrote letters
to. Will choring Boys drew a load hay from Forman Barn & put sleigh & cutters up in drive
house Geo. O. got up early & help'd Marianna work they finished before breakfast. Hi went
up in sugar bush & found (some persons had boil'd sap & took syrup, we wish we had seen
them they wld. have been looked after) Emma P. staid home from school on acct. of her face
& it was raining to. Gerty here all day Hi took her home for tea. Ted here to dinner & tea (Will
took milk to Summerville 609 lbs. they separated milk for calves & we will churn the cream.
first milk for cheese

APRIL TUESDAY 3 (93-272) 1900
(Emma went to Norwich)
A fine day Pa in morn. went to Thos. Penningtons & bot. 24½ lbs. shoulder @ 9 cts. lb came
to $2.20. 28½ ham @ 10 cts came to $2.85. & 39½ lbs lards @ 8 cts lb $3.16. Ma gave Pa
the money for meat & lard out of board money it all came to $8.21. & in aft. Pa wrote to
Herbert Nicholson in England. Will choring in morn. & in aft. he went to Delhi to look at some
store pigs did not buy any & he sold to Willson 3 cows for $107½ they are to take them to
Ott. station tomorrow. Hi Geo. O. & Ted up in sugar bush most of day Hi & here to meals &
Ted to tea (Marianna took Emma H. to Station in aft. she is going to Norwich to help Alice
Mott move Mrs. Harris & Elsie & baby came to Hi's to day Elsie came for a wk. or two.

APRIL WEDNESDAY 4 (94-271) 1900

Ma at Hi's.) (Will got 10 pigs for $50.
A fine day Pa home all morn. in aft. he went to McKnights he had head ache so did not do
much. Will in morn. went to Delhi to Stigikers & bot. 10 pigs pd. $50. for them home at noon,
& after dinner he & Geo. O. took the 3 cows to Ott. that Will sold to Willson yes. Hi in sugar
bush all day & Geo. O. in morn. Ted done chores. Hi here to dinner Ted here to tea. (in aft.
Ma went to Hi's to tea Elsie & baby there to, Ma baked bread & got dinner in morn. Marianna
ironed & swept. (in eve. Hi took the syrup home for themselves) in eve Mrs. Duff came for a
skirt pattern Miss Woodrow & Marianna escorted her home.

APRIL THURSDAY 5 (95-270) 1900
Will got eggs for sitting at Delhi) (Wm came / boys chopping oats (Marianna made over 4
caps for Ma)
A fine day Pa went to Per. Mt. & call'd at Hendricks he pd. $150 on principal for C. Huxley
Will choring in morn. (& in aft. the boys were chopping oats at Geo's place for the boys here
they chopped over a ton (boys pd. Geo. T. a $ for chopping) in morn. got grist ready & in aft.
Hi Geo. O. & Ted gathered sap it runs good to day. (in eve. Will & Ted went to Delhi to get
some eggs for sitting. got 26 white leghorns cost 50 cts. Wm. Treffry came from Chicago this
aft. he was here to tea after tea Wm. & Marianna went to Station for Wm. valises they drove
Maud - Emma Pennington over to Duffs all to night (Emma H. at Norwich / Ma got dinner
Marianna made over 4 caps for Ma) Martins at Hi's - & Mr. Sutton & wife & Mrs Nobbs at
Geo. T

APRIL FRIDAY 6 (96-269) 1900
got 26 white leghorns
A dull morn. rained in aft. & eve. Pa home in morn. two Mr. McKnights & Donohue came
about settling for Shaws farm Donohue pd. $2975 in notes & cash & Pa & Ma went to Delhi
in aft. & Pa deposited part there, & will deposit some notes in Norwich Ma made affirmation
before Whitsides as she was witness to the deed & as Pa is one of the Executors he cant
prove it. Will choring Hi & Geo. O. in Bush gathering sap Ted also helped & chored Hi also
boiled sap Geo. T. & wife visited at Mrs. Howell's (Wm. had dinner here) Mary Duff here in
aft. Hi takes the cream down there all of the milk. to pack their butter. Will churned this morn.
it whd. {blank} lbs. Hi had tea here. Job Church pd. Pa $35 int. for Wm Pettinger. Ed.
Churchill got $125 of Mrs. Harris money she loans it to his father Marianna got a hen in
morn. & Will got one in eve

APRIL SATURDAY 7 (97-268) 1900

A fine warm day no frost & no sap Pa home all day writing see his diary Will choring & went
to Geo. Ts. to see his sick cow Tooley was there they fear she will not live Pa went in eve. to
see how she was found her no better Hi in sugar bush all day & in eve. they brot. the syrup
here. (Geo. O. drew a load of hard wood here in morn. & done chore's Ted split some wood
here & at Hi's & boiled sap awhile Hi here to dinner (Ted here to dinner & tea. in aft.
Marianna & Miss Woodrow went to Ott. they bot. a lamp for Alfred Moore & wife for wooden
wedding present see 27th Feby. (Ma baked bread pies & got meals Marianna done the
cleaning. Hi took all the cream down home to pack butter for summer.

APRIL SUNDAY 8 (98-267) 1900
A nice day roads bad in places Pa & Ma went in pheaton to Mt & Marianna Miss Woodrow &
Emma P - went in Hi's rig to Mt. only Will home (Emma H. is at Norwich) in aft. Wm came
here to tea & eve. & after tea Mary Duff & Stella Tufford came for a while & then they all went
to Wms home & he showed them pictures he had taken Charlie Fairchilds here to tea & eve.
Ted & Charlie Pennington also here in eve Alma here to tea & the children had a sing
together in kitchen in eve.

APRIL MONDAY 9 (99-266) 1900
{illegible} this is our first syrup Hi did some home) (youngsters {at} Summerville
A nice day but cold it is all froze up Pa home all day except he went to P.O. & took 3½ doz.
eggs & got oat meal he also took letters to P. O. Will took milk to Summerville & after he
Geo. O. & Ted drew manure east Geo. O. helped Marianna wash they got done before
breakfast & after Marianna & Hi cleansed syrup about 11 gal. got done before dinner then Hi
chored &c. in aft. P. Kirkley came to see Rodney horse as he is lame he thinks its a gravel in
foot he was here to tea & (in eve. Hi, Lilly Marianna & Miss Woodrow & Wm. went to
Summerville to Magic lantern & Will & Mary Duff to the same

APRIL TUESDAY 10 (100-265) 1900
Assessor came) (Mrs. Harris Elsie & baby here
A bright morn. cloudy & cool in aft. Pa home all day except he went to P. O. took 2 doz. @
12 cts doz. eggs & got 2 qts pickles cost 25 cts. he also wrote letters. Boys drawing manure
on east field for corn (& in aft. the Assessor came & Hi gave in their Assessment & Geo. Ts.
to as he is not home he went to Delhi for Tooley to come & see his cow as she is very sick.
in aft. Mrs. Harris & Elsie & baby came here to tea, & Marianna & Miss Woodrow went home
with them & then they went over to Duffs to see their dressmaker's work (Miss Lavine) as

Marianna thinks of getting her to cut & fit her blk. serge Marianna ironed. Ma ironed small
things & got dinner Gerty here all day / Ted here to dinner to day.

APRIL WEDNESDAY 11 (101-264) 1900
A dull day & cool Pa went to Mo. Mt. Ma went with him & staid at Alice Motts (good wheeling)
Pa & Ma were to Alice Motts to dinner & tea, & Moses Corless & wife there to. Emma Haight
is there helping Alice Mott about moving. Will took milk to Summerville it whd. (2 days milk)
623 lbs. they seperated about 75 lbs. in 2 days for calves & he, Hi, Geo. O. & Ted drew
manure in east field. (Hi also done the chores) in aft. Mr. Shaw came to see Pa about his
fathers estate staid til Pa came home & Charlie & Luther Hussey also came Charlie Hussey
wants his will written & deeds for his boys he & wife will come friday

APRIL THURSDAY 12 (102-263) 1900
Miss Woodrow left) (Thos. Hill came on morn. train
A dull day Pa in morn. went to Rush's (he lives on late Elias Motts farm) to meet Moses
Corless as the fences need fixing (they are the Executors) Rush pd. $100 by check for the
rent this is only part payment they were there to dinner Thos. Hill came on morn. train he will
be here a few days for Easter holidays Will complaining has sore throat Hi, Geo. O. & Ted
gathered sap & Hi boild some in aft. - (Marianna cut her blk. serge dress she bot. the 31st
March & in eve. she went over to Duffs to get Miss Lavine to fit her, Miss Lavine is sewing for
Mrs. Duff) Ma getting meals. Miss Woodrow left for home on aft. train to spend Easter she
will return the 22nd. school opens 23rd.

APRIL (Good Friday-Dominion) FRIDAY 13 (103-262) 1900
{illegible}
quite a flurry of snow in morn & a dull day sap run a little Pa home all day. in aft. Charlie
Hussey wife & son Luther came Charlie Hussey & wife are giving their boys deeds of their
farms & Charlie had Pa write his will Will feels a little better done some chores Hi boiling sap
all day (Thos. Hill went up in bush to, a while Geo. O. & Ted drew hay & straw from Forman
barn & help'd gather sap &c. (in eve Pa met Emma Haight at station she has been up to
Norwich to help Alice Mott move. Hi here to meals to day as he was in bush too far to go
home. in eve. girls went to call on Lill & Kate Pa & Thos. Hill also went.

Hi & M. cleansed syrup Emma went to Brownsville

APRIL SATURDAY 14 (104-261) 1900
Hi & {illegible) cleansed syrup) (Emma went to Brownsville
A cool morn. Pa & Thos. Hill went to John Atkins & dined & after dinner Pa went to Catherine
Motts & met Jno. Mott Thos. Hill staid to Jno. Atkins & Jno. Mott rode to Norwich with Pa, &
Pa call'd to see Mary Ann Treffry who is quite ill, Marianna Harris is at her Mothers Will took
Rodney horse to Ott. & got her shod he in morn got whey which he forgot yesterday (Hi
help'd cleanse syrup for themselves & also help'd Marianna cleanse some here & he chored.
Geo. O. & Ted spread manure on east field & chored. Emma Haight went on morn. train to
Brownsville to visit Mrs. Gibson. Marianna done cleaning & Ma got meals & baked bread.
(Geo. Kate & Ellwood went to Woodstock Geo. bot. suit for him & Ellwood, & Kate a dress a
$ yd. Frank Baughs brother came to try & buy a horse he had his dinner & horse fed did not
find a horse here

APRIL Easter-SUNDAY 15 (105-260) 1900
A fine day Pa & Ma & Emma P. went to Mt. in pheaton & Hi & Marianna only went to S. S. he
drove his rig & (Pete colt) & after dinner he took Lilly & Gerty to Ott. to see how Mrs. Albert
Titus is. the baby staid here was very good (Emma Haight is at Brownsville) in eve. Marianna
Emma P. & Pa went down to Hi's & Geo's he Geo. T. lost a cow this eve. she has been sick
a good while. Geo. O. help'd skin her

APRIL (Easter Monday-Dominion) MONDAY 16 (106-259) 1900
Emma Haight came) Got bll white sugar Brot. in buckets) (Thos. Hill came
A dull day rained in eve. Pa home all day he raked in door yard Marianna raking door yard
after she & Geo. O. got washing done they got done before breakfast Will choring in morn. &
in aft. he went to Ott. & got 6 blls. salt at 90 cts. bll. & 1 bll. white sugar @ $4.95 a 100. Hi in
bush all day & he Ted & Geo. O. brot. in all the buckets & spiles as we have got enough
syrup for house use in aft. Pa went to Station & met Emma Haight she came from
Brownsville & Thos. Hill came on eve. train he has been to visit Jno. Atkins. Marianna
cleansed the skinnings in aft.

APRIL TUESDAY 17 (107-258) 1900

took potatoes to Ott.) (Began cleaning house) last syrup brot. down.
A dull morn. & rainy aft. Pa home except in aft. he took Thos. Hill to Station he went home
Wm. Parson came to see Pa about Gilletts bus. wants it closed up as heirs are of age & Mr.
& Mrs. Dunn calld to sign Mort. but Pa was not ready for them so they will come again Will
took 30 bus. of potatoes @ 35 cts. bus. to Ott. sold to Clark for bll. white sugar cost $14.95
bot. yes. he pd. cash by check $3.95 & Will got Mike shod he bot. 2 dippers large one & qt.
one & got copper dipper handle put on copper dipper Hi boiling sap all day he got very wet,
so did Will. Hi brot. syrup down this is the last for this spring Geo. O. help'd bag potatoes &
chored Ted doing different things Mrs. Stringham came in morn. to help clean house she &
Marianna cleaning front up stairs she has {illegible} a day Emma ironed Ma mended Geo.
O's straw {illegible} put a new top on it & Geo. O. fill'd it. Ma done dishes &c.

APRIL WEDNESDAY 18 (108-257) 1900
Cleaned kitchen & pantry
A dull morn. & warm Pa home most of day he, in eve. went to Byron Moore's to get his int.
due two mo's he pd. Pa, Will doing chores Geo. O. & Ted drawing rails to fix fence down
south, Hi got the whey done chores & help'd Lill cleanse syrup the last it is very dark. in eve.
Geo. O. took 9 doz eggs at 10 cts. doz to S. Innis & got due bill 90 cts. (Marianna whitened
the kitchen ceiling & Mrs Stringham cleaned the paint Marianna cleaned & papered the flour
bin Mrs. S. also blacked kitchen stove she brot. her little boy with her Emma & Ma got meals
& Emma help'd clean to Ma did not feel well had to lay a while Mrs Stringham & Marianna
also cleaned pantry Mary Duff here in eve

APRIL THURSDAY 19 (109-250) 1900
cleaned spare room & parlor) Ma bot wall. paper at Hills Ott.
A nice day Pa home in morn. & in aft. he went to Norwich Bank see his diary he call'd to see
Mary Ann Treffry who is very poorly Agusta Marshall & her daughter Janette were there also
Marianna Harris - in morn. Will took Ma to Ott. to (get paper for Pa's bed room & ceiling of
the dining room Ma pd. $2.23 for it out of board money got back by 10 A. M. / after Will (done
chores (in morn. Geo. O. & Ted got a load of hay from Forman barn & in aft. Hi & Geo. O.
worked on the roads Albert Snyder used road scraper had Geo. T.'s team & ours & 2 others
Ted raking door yard for Lill in aft. Marianna & Mrs. Stringham cleaned spare room & parlor
took up both carpets cleaned stove washed lace curtains &c. Emma help'd clean stove put
carpets down &c. Mrs. S. has headache has ironed curtains got meals &c. in eve. Wm.
Sherwood here about chattle Mortgage.

APRIL FRIDAY 20 (110-255) 1900
Mrs Harris here.) (Will got 4 bags flour 1 left at Hi's he got shorts to
A nice day Pa home in morn. H. Sutton & son came for box elder trees they were here to
dinner. in eve Pa went to Station & met Marianna Harris she was here all night. Hi & Geo. O.
working on the roads with road machine Will help'd in morn. a while & in aft. Will went to
Delhi he got 4 bags flour & 900 lbs shorts he left a bag at Hi's (in aft. morn. they had road
machine on our lane Hi plough'd nr. his house for early potatoes in aft. Will drove r. machine
Marianna & Mrs. Stringham cleaned the celler & passage also whitewashed it Ma & Emma
done house work & Emma churned (in aft Emma sugared off made some little cakes. & taffy.

APRIL MONDAY 23 (113-252) 1900
Pa & Ma at Woodstock)
A very foggy morn. cleared up at noon Pa & Ma went to Woodstock Pa went to see about
letting a loan & he took bags for corn to Smouce he found it all right at register office so lent
him $100. of Mrs. Hele's money to be applied on his Mortgage Pa bot. Ma a good dress
mixed brown goods at $ a yd. she got 6 yds & linings (Pa bot. a summer over coat it cost
$10) Ma bot 2 blue shirts for Will, towels, table cloths curtains & shoes & rubbers for Gerty
also pr. for herself &c. Boys sowed clover seed on North field & rolled &c. &c. Ted help'd
wash & he churned in morn to. Geo. O. at W. Fairchilds all night again (in aft. Lill took Elsie &
{illegible} to Ott. she left her both babies here

APRIL TUESDAY 24 (114-251) 1900
papered dining room ceiling) (Janette Marshall (that was) came
A very nice day Pa home all day writing Mort. for Dunn & one for Smouce on loans Boys
working on Anderson place cultivating dragging & rolling. Will doing chores &c. in aft. Frank
Hussey came & pd. Pa for his deed Luther owes for his yet in morn. Wm help'd Marianna
paper dining room ceiling; (here to dinner) sides did not need it. (Ted here to dinner & tea)
They put same paper on ceiling as sides. (Mrs. Stringham here helping clean house) (in aft.
Janette Marshall (that was) came she left on aft. train to go to Norwich to see Mary Ann who
is ill. Pa walked down to Station with her Emma ironed Ma seeing to meals &c. in eve. Ma
pd. Mrs. Stringham 50 cts Geo. O. at Fairchilds all night again. Lill & her babies came for a
while

APRIL WEDNESDAY 25 (115-250) 1900

papered Pa's bed room)
A lovely day Pa home all day he wrote letters & finished writing a long Mortgage from Dunn
to P. Kirkley Boys working on Anderson place Will done chores &c. Emma Marianna & Mrs.
Stringham papering & cleaning Pa's bed room Mrs. Stringham left this eve. Ma pd. her all up
to go to Mrs. Mason's Ma getting meals &c. Wm. help'd paper the ceiling of Pa's bed room
Marianna help'd him

APRIL THURSDAY 26 (116-249) 1900
put dining carpet down) (first drilling a few oats north house & east of hog pen
Another lovely day Pa home all day he wrote on Shaws estate bus - Will done chores & he
went to Bookton to McIllworth & got check of $50. Hi (he went on his wheel) Hi, Geo. O. &
Ted working on Anderson place Hi cultivated & drilled in some oats east hog pen Marianna &
Emma put dining room carpet down put curtains up in parlor dining & bed room &
straightened things up in general. up stairs is to straighten yet & sweep. (Ma made some
pumkin pies) (pumkin Kate gave me) & Emma Hi & Miss Woodrow took one over to Ett. as
she a while ago sent one here Ma got dinner & washed dishes - in eve. Lill & babies came.
Emma Hi & Miss Woodrow went to S. Innis took due bills & got oatmeal sugar for cake &c.
&c.

APRIL FRIDAY 27 (117-248) 1900
Emma helping paper at Hi's) (milk whd. 851 lbs) Hi drilling in oats.
Another lovely day Pa in morn. went to Ott. to pay Fish as undertaker of Mr. Shaw & calld on
Wm. Parson for him to sign check for Miss Gillett & in aft. he went to Delhi to pay claims on
Shaw's estate Will took milk to factory it whd. 851 lbs. & he chored. Hi drilled in oats on
Anderson & up North Geo. O. bagged up some oats cleaned some clover seed & took a load
of oats to Quances to get chopped he will have to go again for chop Ted churned 2
churnings in all 26 lbs. & Marianna packed it for Summer use Ted also doing different things.
Emma H. went to Hi's to help paper their dining room Wm also help'd Emma P. also went to
take care of Lills baby Elsie (Gerty here all day Marianna swept up both stairs & put lace
curtains up in big room, Ma getting meals (Pa brot. a bag of {coarse} flour from Quances for
calves

APRIL SATURDAY 28 (118-247) 1900
(had asparagus for dinner first time) Pa planted early potatoes) (opened Bll. w. sugar.

Another lovely day Pa home all day he was working in the garden planted some early
potatoes & put in gooseberries & raspberries which came to day from Bruce at Hamilton he
also ordered 100 roots of asparagus from them they only sent 1 doz. he pd. a $ he will write
about it Will took the milk to Summerville it whd. 432 & done chores Hi finished drilling in oats
in corn field, in all 20 acres including on Anderson place Geo. O. & Ted working on the
ground for seeding (Ma cleaned the shop out it was very dirty Emma Pennington help'd her)
girls done the cleaning for sat. (in eve. Mary Duff call'd (Opened bll. white sugar Hi got 2 qts
pail full one Miss Woodrow takes her dinner to school in, in stormy times)

APRIL SUNDAY 29 (119-246) 1900
A fine day Pa & Ma attended Mrs. {K? illegible} funeral {illegible} at the house & Hi, Marianna
& Miss Woodrow also Emma P. went in democrat to Mt. & Emma Haight & Lilly & baby Elsie
went to see James Wood who is ill they were here to tea also Hi, Ted Wm & Alma
Pennington here to tea to.

APRIL MONDAY 30 (120-245) 1900
Will went to Delhi to mill) (milk whd. 887 lbs
dull & cloudy in morn. Pa working in garden in morn. & in aft. he took Maud & got her shod at
Howey's Ott. Will took the milk to {illegible} it whd. 887 lbs. & then he went to Delhi & got the
chop. & 850 lbs shorts he pd. for shorts $8.11 & for the chopping oats included Hi cultivating
for oats Geo. O. same Ted help'd Marianna wash after breakfast & he done chores. &
spread manure in aft. Marianna cleared the lumber room out & is going to clean the back up
stairs Emma & Ma doing the house work Ma made wash towels & tablecloth {illegible} tea
Emma H. & Miss Woodrow took {illegible} eggs to S. Innis & pd. up our bill got broom
{illegible} Lill also went to store took 8 doz. eggs {illegible} children here

MAY TUESDAY 1 (121-244) 1900
Wm. & Ma went to Norwich) (M. cleaned back up stairs)
A fine day Pa home all day he was making up {illegible} for Shaws estate. O'Brien drew the
milk for first this morn. Will drawing brush that {Lu Motts} cut from apple trees & burning it
Ted help'd Hi & Geo. O. cultivating on oat ground north of house, after an early dinner Wm.
& Ma drove to Norwich with Maud & pheaton they call'd to see Mary Ann who keeps very
poorly also saw Agusta Marshall there, they took tea at Alice Motts. Ma bot. stuff for Ted 2
shirts & lining at Hulet's also stuff for Will cottonade 2 pr pants & lining Marianna cleaned

back up stairs & papered B. house Emma ironed &c. Mrs. Duff & Mary call'd in eve. & Lill &
babies to.

MAY WEDNESDAY 2 (122-243) 1900
washed buckets in morn.) (washed rugs this aft.
A fine day Pa wrote {illegible} morn. & in aft. he & Emma H. washed the pheatons little buggy
& democrat. Will done chores (Hi drilled in oats on Anderson place Geo. O. dragging Ted
helped about buckets in morn. he knocked them apart & Emma & Marianna washed them &
Ted cleaned the chips out of woodshed. after dinner he spread manure nr. House's. in aft.
Marianna began cleaning Pa's office did not finish it Mr. Barber (minister) call'd in aft. Ma
getting meals &c. also she cut 2 blue striped shirts for Ted in eve. Kate calld & brot. some
multiplier onions to plant Pa sent Alice Mott a check of $20. this aft.

MAY THURSDAY 3 (123-242) 1900
hard frost to night froze water in wash hut.
A {illegible} cool day in morn. Mrs {illegible} came & got check of $100 left to her by her
father (Mr Innes & her son got $10 for some work & then Pa went to Per. Mt. in aft. Pa writing
Will chored in morn. & in aft. he went to Delhi to get some pease from canning factory (pd.
$1.50 for ½ bus) $3. bus. Hi & Geo. O. working in the gardens planting potatoes dragging
&c. Ted rolling he has sore hand cut it & took cold he will poultice it to night he cant milk (in
aft. Ma Lilly & Emma P. went to Ott. (Emma P. birth day 9 yrs. old) Lilly drove Ma bot. Emma
P. a pr. shoes cost $1.50 & left her old ones there to be mended (Ma bot. stuff for Pa white
shirts Pa pd for it) Hi & family here to tea Lilly left the children here they were good. (in eve.
Pa went to Mrs Hamiltons to give Miss Shaw her check $12 & odd for residue of households

MAY FRIDAY 4 (124-241) 1900
Another hard frost. (Arbor day)
A dull day & snow flurries in aft. it is real cold Pa wrote to Herbert Nicholson & in aft. he went
to Mrs. N. Tapley's to give her $35. that Herbert Nicholson allowed her. snowed hard while
he drove there after he left home WIll & Hi drove to Ott. to T. Penningtons Mill to see about
sawing their logs they bot. a horse collar 19 inch one for Geo. O's colt (a man came name
|Saunders| from Burford dealer in stock he is stock importer (he was found to be a fraud) just
came from England (he said) Will & Hi went around farm with him he was here to dinner.
Geo. O. doing chores. Ted rolling on Anderson place his hand is swell'd & painful. Ma sewed

on Ted's pants & shirts Marianna fixing her things made a lace front &c. Emma doing
different things. it is Arbor day little Emma home all day teacher gave ½ holiday.

MAY SATURDAY 5 (125-240) 1900
Another {illegible} Pa home all day he sent a letter to Herbert Nicholson Eng. in morn. & in
aft. Drake came & brot. some currants & raspberries & Pa planted them, also put in some
multiplier onions. Will Hi & Geo. O. fixing line fence south between us & Penningtons going
to have a wire fence. Ted rolling right after dinner Emma H. Marianna & Miss Woodrow went
to Norwich they took tea at Alice Motts & did not get home until 9. Marianna & Miss Woodrow
bot. a new pr. shoes Emma H. bot. a waist

MAY SUNDAY 6 (126-239) 1900
(froze the ground last night)
A cool fine day Pa & Ma went to {illegible} Emma H. Miss Woodrow & Emma P. went
{illegible} Mrs. {illegible} home & kept house (in aft. Hi, Lilly, Gerty, Emma H. Marianna &
Miss Woodrow went to Ott. Babptist church all here to tea - in aft. (Geo. Sherwood came &
staid a while, Ma took care of Lilly's baby Elsie while they went to Church she was pretty
good

MAY MONDAY 7 (127-238) 1900
A fine {cool} day Pa working in garden in morn. in aft. {rested} a while & Wm. Shaw came &
Pa pd. him his legacy from his fathers estate note he got to $6.30 with notes & check
amounting to $471.39 cts & he signed release for Pa & his heirs Will Hi & Geo. O. cutting
fence posts in down South between us & Penningtons they intend putting a wire fence there,
Ted after breakfast help'd Marianna wash & after he done the chores. after washing
Marianna sewed on her blk. serge dress, Ma making Ted's blue striped shirts after tea Ma
call'd at Hi's & Geo's. Ma took Gerty home she was here most of day & was very good

MAY TUESDAY 8 (128-237) 1900
Geo. O. at J. Nolds all day.
A warm cloudy day {illegible} very hard in eve. Pa home in morn. he wrote to Edwin Harris
answering his letter about {starting?} {illegible} & in aft. he went to Delhi Bank to see if Wm.
Shaw had been there as there was $6.30 due Pa from him Pa left acct. with Banker. (a
mistake Pa made yes.) Will & Hi were down South fixing wire fence did not do much as Wm.

{Arthur} came there wanting the boys to buy the strip of land of them next C.S.R & next their
land they did not decide Geo. O at Jno. Nolds all day fixing their barn to raise for stables
under. (Hi there to in aft. Will & Ted fixing fence) in aft & choring Marianna as yesterday
Emma H. & Ma done house work ironed &c.

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MAY WEDNESDAY 9 (129-236) 1900
Emma at Mo. Mt.)
A {illegible} windy day Pa went to Woodstock to see Ball of {illegible} crossing on M. C. R. for
Arthurs & he gave Jane Kingsford $22 int. from {Conform?} (Emma went to Mo. Mt. Wm.
rode to Norwich with her to get his coat fitted they both dined at Alice Motts home for tea.
Will, Hi & Ted fixing fence as yes. Geo. O. spread manure, Marianna finished her blk. serge
dress, & tried little Emma's summer dresses on, found them got too small so is going to alter
them (Ma done house work) Lill call'd in aft left her children here while she went to Hawtrey
& she got 50 eggs up in North barn

MAY THURSDAY 10 (130-235) 1900
(Ett. & Mrs. Shultz here
A cool day Pa home all day he rewrote Mr. Mc{illegible}'s will in aft. {illegible} writing in morn.
Will Hi & {illegible} down south {illegible} & done chores, in aft. Ett Fairchilds & Mrs. Shultz
here to tea, Wm also here to tea Ted here to {illegible} Charlie & Milton Fairchilds Mary Duff
call'd in morn. a while Ma bot. doz. pick. herring cost 30 cts.

MAY FRIDAY 11 (131-234) 1900
A dull rainy day Pa in morn. went to P.O. & calld on Young about Lings payment & in aft. he
planted asparagus he got from Bruce & Co. Will Geo. O. & Ted pulling out apple tree roots in
morn. Mike kicked hard instead of pulling did not like his mate his shoulder to, was sore,
Mary is lame has a swell'd leg got sprained. Hi cleaned hog pen & fed them in aft. Geo. O. &
Ted got load of hay from Forman barn, Will & Hi making out orders for wire fence from
Welland & Will took it to P. O. on his wheel. Marianna has head ache she made a blk.
watered petticoat for Emma Haight Ma finished Teds pants &c. Emma doing house work & in

eve. she & Miss Woodrow went to Hawtrey with eggs got oatmeal soap &c. had fresh
herrings for dinner

MAY SATURDAY 12 (132-233) 1900
(Mrs. Clark came)
A fine day Pa home all day he cleaned out B. houses & sett up leash for Ma Will went to
Quances for shorts he got Hi & Geo. O. began ploughing in east field for corn Ted done
chores & Hi tried to learn him to plow Marianna sewing all day fixing Emma Haights light best
dress altered the skirt & sleeves, Ma & Emma H. done house work. in eve. Emma H. took rig
to Station & met Mrs. Clark from England she will stay awhile here Mary Duff came in eve.

MAY SUNDAY 13 (133-232) 1900
Elmer Lossing here
A fine warm day Pa & Ma went in pheaton to Mt. & Hi, Emma H. Marianna Mrs. Clark Miss
Woodrow & Emma P. went in democrat to Mt. (& in aft. Will Emma H. Marianna Mrs. Harris &
Lilly & babe Ma had Gerty went to Summerville Mt. Mr. Barber preached & Elmer Lossing
came in aft. here to tea Wm. also here to tea & in eve. Hi Lill & children & Mrs. Harris here,
also Mr. & Mrs. Duff & daughter, Wm. Treffry & Charlie Fairchild all here in eve. Mary Duff
played on organ & they sang hymns Geo. T has lame back cld. not go to Mt. to day

MAY MONDAY 14 (134-231) 1900
(Ma & Wm. Clark at Hi's also Pa & Wm.
A very warm day them. 81/0 Pa went to Dunns, & Smouces he went to get Smouce & wife to
sign Mort. his wife refused at first but did at last. Will & Hi fixing Silo's as they were falling to
peices, Geo. O. & Ted ploughing in east field. Teds horses ran away in aft. so Hi ploughed
rest of day Pa cut grass in aft. & in aft. Ma & Mrs. Clark went to Hi's to tea also Pa & Wm.
Wm. & Mrs. Clarks were fixing their photo's Wm. & Mrs. Clark took them in aft. Mrs. Harris
went to Ott. in aft. her father came for her. (Geo. T. very poorly with lame back cant hardly
move, on bed all day.

MAY TUESDAY 15 (135-230) 1900
(Ma and Mrs. Clark at Duffs
A dull day & rained hard after dinner thundered & lighting Pa drove to Norwich to Bank got
home at 1 just before storm (see Pa's Diary) Will & Hi fixed wind Mill up top lane in morn. &

in aft. Will fixed fence on Purtel place & Hi Geo. O. & Ted ploughing & draggin on East field
in aft. Will took Ma & Mrs. Clark over to Duffs Pa & Wm. there to tea & in eve Will went for
them & he drove them to Purtel place to get his coat which he left there to day. in aft.
Marianna & Emma P. went to Ott. to get print dresses for Alma P. & Emma P. & white for
Emma P. to (Geo. T. very poorly with lame back he had Dr. Wells this morn Geo. T. gave
Marianna $5 in check for Alma & Emma P. clothes & pd. for Emma Ps shoes to Ma got 24
lbs shoulder from Duff at 8 cts we owe them $1-9.

MAY WEDNESDAY 16 (136-229) 1900
Ma Mrs. C. & Emma went up North)
A fine day Pa home all day Jack Hillier came for Pa to write his will Jack was here to dinner
Boys except Will he chored their best calf died to day thro. feeding it drank too greedy &
bloated all up. (in morn. (Ma, Mrs. Clark, & Emma Haight went to Bishops for dinner & tea &
went to John Atkins & staid there all night.) Marianna making Emma P. blac cotton dress &
making her a white one to. Emma H. went to Bank in Norwich & got Pa's check accepted &
sent it by morn mail to him for H. Shaw & we went on to Bishops

MAY SATURDAY 19 (139-226) 1900
A fine cool day Pa & Emma Pennington went to Delhi Pa went to Dr. Wells for medecine for
Geo. T. he is better, & Pa took cheese check for Geo. T. to Bank & Emma P. put her money
of $3 she had in her little iron bank in Delhi Bank (all Boys drawing & spreading manure
down in South-east corner field next to Houses Emma & Marianna doing house work &
cleaning (Ma feeling poorly she was making Will a pr. cottonade pants after tea Marianna
drove Mrs. Clark to call on Janette Beecraft old Mrs. Innis & Mrs. Warren Sherwood, (in
morn. Mrs. Clark went down to Wms to get lessons on kodak taking & in aft. he came here &
they took snap shots

MAY SUNDAY 20 (140-225) 1900
A fine day Pa & Mrs. Clark went in pheaton to Mt. & Will, Emma H. Marianna, Miss
Woodrow, Ted Marriage & Emma Pennington went in democrat to Mt. Ma not feeling very
well so staid home & got dinner ready. after dinner Hi, wife & baby Elsie attended James
Woods funeral, in Methodist Church on 10th Con. nr. Derham line. Gerty here this aft. & all
night she is very good. Wm. here in eve. Geo. T. better able to sit up in dining room.

MAY MONDAY 21 (141-224) 1900

Will took 15 hogs to Delhi & brot 5 home pd. $5.60. 100 (Ma & Mrs. Clark at Sherwoods
A fine cool day Pa went to McKnights to pay them as Executors to Shaw Estate Will took 15
pigs to Delhi they whd. 2550 lbs @ $5.70 a cwt. Will pd. Emma Haight $105 they borrowed
$100 & there is $5 int. they gave their note for same rest Boys drawing manure from Forman
Barn on south east field next Houses (in aft. Emma Haight took Ma & Mrs. Clark to Warren
Sherwoods for tea & Pa & Wm. also there to tea. & Mr. Sabine & son there to tea to. Will bot.
5 store pigs from Stiycker pd. $5.60 a 100.

MAY TUESDAY 22 (142-223) 1900
(Ma & Wm. Clark at Geo's
A fine cool day Pa went to see Miss Shaw to give her explanation about her due & he got
Maud shoe sett. home to dinner. Boys as yesterday getting corn ground ready. in aft. Pa
working in garden (in aft. Ma & Mrs. Clark went to Geo's to tea Mrs. Harris there to after tea
Emma H. & Marianna went to Delhi & Pa gave them money for a croquet sett they gave
$1.25 for it also brot. dish pan it has new bottom cost 20 cts. & box buscuits cost 25 cts

MAY FRIDAY 25 (145-220) 1900
Alice & Carrie left also Miss Rorke) girls at S. S. Con. (Thos. Hill left. Ellis Dildine call'd,
A fine day Pa home all day except he walked with Thos. Hill to M.C.R. Station & Thos. Hill
left for home. (in morn. Emma H. & Marianna went to S.S. Con. held in Springford they dined
at Williams home for tea.) Boys working on corn ground did not drill in any to day. Alice &
Carrie Mott also Miss Rorke left for Norwich on morn. train. Emma H. walked down with them
to Station. Mrs. Clark went with them to & after she went to get ferns wanted maiden hair
ones Miss Woodrow left on aft. train for home will return Sun. (in eve. (Ellis Tildine) came
staid until after 9. he came to see his sister who is very ill in Hamilton he came from St. Pauls
Minn.

MAY SATURDAY 26 (146-219) 1900
A fine day Pa in morn. went to Delhi to Bank & he bot. a watering pot for himself pd. 50 cts.
for it. home to dinner in aft. he rested & worked in garden. Boys as yesterday working on
corn ground. Ted sprouting potatoes &c. in morn. Mrs. Clark went down to Wm. & he help'd
her take Kodaks of Geo. T.s & Hi's house she went down in aft. also.) Marianna made a
white waist for herself. (no more company to day)

MAY SUNDAY 27 (147-218) 1900

A cloudy day & rained in morn. Pa & Mrs. Clark went in pheaton to Mt. They went early so as
to visit the burying ground as. Mrs Clark wants to have tomb stones on her nephew graves
(Will, Ma, Marianna & Emma Pennington went in democrat to Mt. Miss Woodrow returned
with them as it rained only 25 to S.S. Emma H. staid home in morn & in aft. Hi, Lill, Gerty
Emma H. Marianna Mrs. Harris & Miss Woodrow went to Summerville M. Mt. Wm. & Gerty
here to tea, Ma took care of baby Elsie while they were gone to Mt. & in eve. Geo. Kate &
Alma came also Hi Lill & children & Mrs. Harris came to see Mrs. Clark as she leaves in
morn. (will sail the 9th of June for England.)

MAY MONDAY 28 (148-217) 1900
Hi got chop) Eclipse of Sun. (Mrs. Clark left
A cloudy day & rained Pa home all day working in garden & rested in aft. he took Mrs. Clark
to Station in morn. Marianna & Miss Woodrow also went to see her off Will & Geo. O.
ploughing for corn north of house (Hi went to Delhi for chop he got 1248 lbs shorts @ $18 a
ton Hi pd. for it Ted help'd Emma H. wash & he washed milk cans & Hi's buggy.
Marianna nearly cut & nearly & finished Emma H.'s light print wrapper Ma & Emma H. doing
house work (we had lettuce for dinner first time

MAY TUESDAY 29 (149-216) 1900
girls took crock to Mrs. Nold to fill with butter) (girls at S.S. Con. at Bookton
Another cloudy day Pa home all day he worked in garden planted Stowells ever green corn,
beans, radishes & lettuce. Boys working on corn ground north & east of house, Hi & Ted
hoed potatoes & several other things (I dont know what) Marianna sewing on Emma H. shirt
waist blue striped one in morn. (& after dinner Emma & Marianna went to S.S. Con. held in
Presbyterian Church, Bookton there was a full house Ma & Emma ironed & done house work
(in eve. Marianna & Miss Woodrow took crock to Mrs. Jno. Nold for her to fill with butter
crock whd. 18 lbs without the lid

MAY WEDNESDAY 30 (150-215) 1900
Ma made a caldron full of soap) (Marianna as yes. &c. sewing
A warm cloudy day Pa in his office most of day he wrote to Howard Nicholson & Jno. Mott &
looked over Bank accts. was in garden a little while Hi planted melon seeds in our garden fed
pigs &c. &c. Will. & Geo. O. working on corn ground as yes. Ted hoed the strawberries
washed cans &c. Ma made a caldron full of soap in morn. & done other things. Emma
finished ironing & tidied up the celler (Marianna sewing at Geo. T.s making Kates best dress

has to make Alma's & waists for Kate Wm. poorly with pain in back (Boys has the fields
ready for planting) they have planted field next House's next road planted it the 24th.

MAY THURSDAY 31 (151-214) 1900
Will drilling in corn in east & north fields) (Pa & Ma at M. Corless
A cloudy day Pa & Ma went to Norwich for Alice Mott & they 3 went to Moses Corless's to
dinner home to tea they also call'd at Bert Walkers to see their new baby Boys except Hi,
working on corn ground Will drilling in corn in east & north fields Hi cleaned out our
strawberries & doing other things to, Ted dragging corn ground. in eve. Miss Woodrow &
Emma H. went over to Duffs & got a setting of guinea eggs. (Marianna sewing at Geo's all
day. (Wm. Treffry real poorly has bad pains in back and sides.) (there was great rejoicing all
over to day on acct. of the British victory over the Boers the news came this morn. that they
have Petoria) so hope the war will cease.

JUNE FRIDAY 1 (151-213) 1900
A rainy day Pa home all day he pruned peach trees & mowed a little grass when not raining.
Boys not doing much they got load of hay from barn top of lane, Geo. T. went to Norwich for
seed corn cld. not get right kind. Will & Hi got seed corn from Woodstock but let Geo. T. &
Kent also J. Atkins have & made themselves come short so now have to send to Hamilton
for it which will make it late I fear. in aft. Hi went to Ott. & telephoned to Hamilton about it &
sent an order for 6 bus. (by letter) (Marianna as yes.) (Wm. Treffry feeling very poorly has
pains in back & sides is taking medecine from Dr. Wells he has not been able to sleep much
with the pains for 4 nights, he says.

JUNE SATURDAY 2 (153-212) 1900
Hi & Ted at Addisons barn raising) (Pa took Wm. to Dr.
Brighter in morn, cloudy & windy in aft. Pa home in morn. Joe Kelly came in morn. to see
about his brother E. Kelly's will as his brother wished him to do so as he felt uncertain how
he had it written & Pa cut grass on lawn did not finish it he also planted 35 cabbage plants
got from Hi. (right after dinner Pa took Wm. down to Delhi to see Dr. Wells as he is very
poorly with pains in back & sides Dr. gave him medecine he cant sleep nights with pains in
morn. Will, Hi & Geo. O ploughing for corn in 2nd field North, Ted doing odd things in morn.
in aft. Hi & Ted went to Peter Addisons big barn raising. Emma H. & Lill & Gerty went to Ott.
in aft. to trade Em took 8 doz eggs @ 11 cts. doz Lill also took a lot Em had sick head ache

in morn. & last night so Marianna did not sew at Kates to day. Ma emptied soap & put soap
in Lills tub but it leaks so did not put much in it. Ma baked &c. M. cleaned up for Sat.

JUNE SUNDAY 3 (154-211) 1900
A fine cool day Pa & Emma P. went in pheaton to Mt. & Will Emma H. Marianna, & Miss
Woodrow went in democrat to Mt. Ma staid home & got dinner. Gerty & Roy Churchill here to
dinner, after tea Pa & Ma went down to see how Wm. is, he feels better still has a pain in his
side

JUNE MONDAY 4 (155-210) 1900
A lovely day Pa took Wm. to Delhi to see the Dr. he gave him medecine he feels better, & he
took his Kodak & took two snap shots on their way home Will got word from Bruce (Hamilton)
saying he had not the corn they sent for so Boys are going to put in what Geo. T. got for
them at Norwich on the 1st inst. they have to drag ground all over as rain has packed it they
are busy getting ground ready to day Ted is sprouting potatoes at Hi's (Marianna & Ted done
washing done before breakfast & after Marianna went to Geo's to sew for Kate & Alma. Ma &
Emma H. doing house work, after tea Emma H. & Miss Woodrow went down to call on Wm.,
Kate & Lill

JUNE TUESDAY 5 (156-209) 1900
(finished drilling corn
A very warm day Pa home all day he was pruning trees in back yard & mowing (& rested in
aft.) Boys getting corn ground ready & they finished drilling corn in North fields it was very
hot up there in aft. nearly overcome Will he had to lie down in shade a while. (Ted sprouted
potatoes & cut 4 blls. down at Hi's ready to plant for winter use. (Marianna sewing for Kate all
day in eve. she cut Wm.s lawn for him as he is very poorly he is a little better to day) Emma
H. ironed Ma getting dinner & washed dishes &c. (in aft. Ma cut two white shirts for Pa. in
eve. Ma & Emma P. went down to see how Wm. is, found him a little better

JUNE WEDNESDAY 6 (157-208) 1900
Bell Connolly came in eve.)
A cloudy day Pa home all day trimming & piling brush & cut some grass around house & he
rested in aft. Will went to Ott. got Mary shod & he took 6½ @ 11 cts doz doz. eggs to
Smiley's & got buscuits & Oatmeal & 2 spools. Boys getting potato ground ready they

planted some Wm. still keeps very poorly has no appetite Marianna sewing for Kate or Alma
all day & Kate pd. her all up in eve. Bell Connolly came no one met her as her card did not
come to tell us Emma H. & Ma doing the house work

JUNE THURSDAY 7 (158-207) 1900
Em took Wm. to Dr.) (finished planting potatoes for winter
Another dull day & rained in eve. Pa went to Per. Mt. rested in aft. Boys planted potatoes for
winter use & finished them. right after dinner Emma H. drove Wm. to Delhi to see Dr. Wells
Dr. said he has the shingles gave him salve to apply on. in aft. Lilly, baby Elsie, & Bell
Connolly drove to Ott. to visit Albert Titus's & Mrs. Harris, the latter is at her Father's Gerty
here all day & night. Mrs. Howell & Clara came to Geo's & Clara came here to dinner left at
4. Smiley (rag pedlar) came Ma got vessel cost 35 cts. pd. in rags & eggs

JUNE FRIDAY 8 (159-206) 1900
Emma H. & Bell at Delhi) (Wm. came here
A lovely day every-thing looks lovely Pa busy trimming trees & burning the brush & Pa rested
in aft. to (Boys began road work to day) in morn. Pa went down for Wm. as he is very poorly
cant walk so far, he did not scarce sleep any last night, so will stay here a while he staid here
all night. in aft. Emma H. & Bell Connolly went to Delhi to see the Dr. for Wm. & they got
strawberries at 12½ ct qt. & fancy buscuits for Wm. Dr. will come in morn. to see him

JUNE SATURDAY 9 (160-205) 1900
girls at Miss Ms.) Dr. here to see Wm. (finished road work
A lovely day Pa home all day he worked all day without resting cut grass, weeds & he & Will
put up two swings in walnut trees for children. Will fixing wire fence in lane. Hi cultivating
corn. Geo. O. & Ted finished road work at noon Geo. O. went for whey in aft. & dragged
some. Ted rolled in aft. in east field (Wm. feels better Dr. Wells came to visit him he says he
is doing nicely now, his wife & baby also came for the drive) in aft. Emma H. Marianna &
Miss Woodrow went to Miss. Mt. at Hedricks (Bell Connolly went to Hi's to tea Ma went for
her after tea. Geo. T. has a very sick cow he thinks she will die sure girls & Mary Duff played
croquet in eve also Will.

JUNE SUNDAY 10 (161-204) 1900
we had strawberries for tea first time

A lovely day Pa & Bell went to Ott. before Mt. Bell wanted to see Melly Tisdale to ask her to
go to Simcoe to morrow with her & Will, Ma, Marianna, Miss Woodrow, & Emma P. went in
democrat to Mt. Ma rode back with Pa Emma H. staid home & got dinner Charles & Edd.
Pennington were here to dinner & Thos. Pennington came in aft to see how Wm. was. (in aft.
Will, Emma H. Marianna, Bell Connolly Mrs. Harris & Lill & baby all went to Summerville M.
Mt. (Gerty here) - in eve. Emma H. Marianna, Bell & Miss Woodrow went to Duffs to spend
the eve. (Alma & Emma P. picked enough strawberries for our tea for all of us this is our first
picking this yr.

JUNE MONDAY 22 (162-203) 1900
(Hi & Lill at Norwich
A cool day Pa home all day he cultivated the early potatoes & planted a pail full of potatoes
in garden. Will in morn. fixing wire fence in lane & in aft. he cultivated corn in east field Hi
cultivated corn in morn. & (in aft. he took Lill to Norwich to get her teeth fill'd (Gerty here all
day) Geo. O. cultivating corn all day Ted help'd Marianna wash & after, rolling corn ground, &
got whey. Wm. had poor night last night he feels little better to day Hugh Connolly sent him 6
boxes of strawberries from Windsor Bell Connolly went to Simcoe on eve. train to visit her
Uncle Walker Tisdale back here wed. (Geo. T's. holstein cow died of lung fever) Ma & Emma
H. doing house work Marianna making Emma Hs blue striped shirt waist.

JUNE TUESDAY 12 (163-202) 1900
Will ordered suit)
A lovely day Pa home all day he is not feeling very well. Wm. still very poorly. in aft. Emma &
Marianna went to Delhi they got medecine for Wm. from Dr. & Emma H. bot. a hat trimmed.
& in (aft. Will & Ma went to Ott. bot. stuff of worsted for Will a suit & he got Cless. Harris to
make it for him it will cost $15.50 Will also got Nell shod at Howey's in morn. Will & Geo. O.
cultivating corn in morn (Hi & Ted went to Paul Lapiers for cutting box & after they hoed Hi's
garden (girls after tea picked 6 baskets of strawberries in pear orchard Emma H. & Marianna
ironed Ma got dinner

JUNE WEDNESDAY 13 (164-201) 1900
Will & Geo. T. at Tilsonburg) (Geo. O. ploughed for his brother
A warm day & cloudy in aft. rain in eve. Pa went to Mo. Mt. he dined at Alice Motts Moses
Corless & wife there to. (Will got early dinner & he went to Tilsonburg with Geo. T. he bot.
yearling Bull from Tilson cost $30. is to go for him friday Hi & Ted planted some potatoes in

corn field &c. Geo. O. ploughing on his brothers place all day - in aft. Lilly & baby came she
went to meet Bell Connolly on the 4 train she came from Simcoe she went the 11th (Gerty
here all day) (Emma H. had head ache had to lay by) (Marianna made her blk. merino skirt
Emma gave her we all had a big mess of strawberries for tea Ma busy about house work &
washed Wills cottonade pants also shirt & vest that he wore in pig pen this morn. Wm. has
had a very poor day little appetite & in pain it wears on him. Mrs. Duff calld to see Wm. in aft.

JUNE THURSDAY 14 (165-200) 1900
Alma Dale came) (Pa in eve. took Bell to Ott.
A lovely day Pa home except after tea he took Bell Connolly to Ott. in morn. he planted 52
tomato plants out & over 100 cabbage plants. in morn Will went to Delhi for irons for waggon
box & got money out of bank for pigs he bot. 7 pigs of Geo. T. they whd. 307 lbs is to pay
$18.95 cts Geo. T. got 6. whd 304 lbs larger pigs. he bot. 13 from Italian & sold the 7 to Will.
Hi & Ted hoed in his Hi's garden in morn & in aft. he took 4 bus. potatoes of his to Ott. got 35
cts. bus. Geo. O. cultivated corn. Wm. still very poorly (Dr. came in aft. left medicine he had
poor night again & has poor appetite. (Alma Dale came in eve. Marianna met her) Ma & Bell
at Geo's to tea. Emma H. feeling poorly we had strawberries for dinner & breakfast to

JUNE FRIDAY 15 (166-199) 1900
A lovely day Pa planted some cabbage plants he got from Hi in morn. & in aft. Pa & Ma went
to Mt. of Ministry & oversight at old Brick they took tea at H. A. Sutton's Pa got tomato plants
there (Will & Hi went to Tilsonburg to get Bull Will bargained for last wed. Geo. O. cultivating
corn Ted sprouted potatoes down to Hi's &c. Marianna & Alma Dale & little Gerty went to
Delhi to see Dr. about Wm. (Dr. said he wld. come to night which he did at 10. it was too late
to cup Wm.s side & it was easier so said he wld. come again tomorrow Marianna got a new
main spring in her watch cost $. (we had strawberries 3 times to day)

JUNE SATURDAY 16 (167-198) 1900
Q. Mt.A lovely day Pa went on train to Q. Mt. & Emma & Alma Dale went in Pa's carriage & Pa
brot. it home after he had his dinner at Mrs. Wm. Nobbs Emma & Alma dined at Thos.
Walkers Wm. keeps very poorly (Dr. came in eve,& cupped his side as it pains so much Dr.
also put hypertomic needle in his back to releive him Will & Geo. O. cultivating corn in east
field Ted put some corn in with planter where Will missed in drilling & weeded in Hi's garden
(in eve. Pa mowed Wms door yard with lawn mower (in aft. Marianna Alma & Emma P.

picked 20 qts strawberries & Ma canned 6 qts we have saucers full for each meal. (in eve.
Will took Miss Woodrow & Mary Duff to old Brick to hear Alma Dale tell about the Dukeboers
where she has been.

JUNE SUNDAY 17 (168-197) 1900
Q. Mt. Bell came again.
A lovely day Pa & Ma staid home Pa feels so tired he rested all morn. Ma staid home to take
care of Wm. who keeps very poorly Marianna went to Brick Mt. in morn. as Alma Dale is
there, & she & Alma Dale dined at Derbyshires & then went to Beaconsfield as Alma had to
attend Mt. there, they staid at Chas. Walkers all night. Geo. & Kate went to Brick to & Emma
Haight & them went to went with them to Jno. Atkins to dinner she rode home with them &
after tea Emma Haight went to Ott. & brot. Bell Connolly here (Dr. Wells wife & baby came
he came to see Wm. used hyportomic needle to ease him (in aft. Will & Miss Woodrow went
to Summerville S.S. it was a poor affair as teachers & Supt. were absent.

JUNE MONDAY 18 (169-196) 1900
Alma Dale left.)
Another lovely day Pa home all day he wrote deed Singer to Singer & rested Will cultivated
corn & chored. Hi same Geo. O. same Ted help'd Emma wash & picked strawberries in
morn. & washed 6 cans &c. Marianna & Alma Dale returned at ½ past 11 from Chas.
Walkers & (in aft. Marianna took Alma Dale to Station she is going to Paris to see her sister.
(Bell went to Hi's to tea Bertha Fish & her intended were there & after tea Emma, Marianna &
Miss Woodrow went to call on them. Ma getting dinner &c. in eve Will went on his wheel to
Ott. to try on his suit but Cless. Harris was away so did not get them he has to go again.

JUNE TUESDAY 19 (170-195) 1900
(Pa took Bell to station, train so late brot. her back
A lovely day Pa home all day he was writing deed & Mortgage between Singer & Singer &
Wyaat (& in aft. Pa took Bell to Station but train was so late Pa brot. her back & in eve. Bell,
Marianna, Miss Woodrow & Will played croquet (in morn. Will took Ma to Ott. to see how his
clothes fit as tailor wanted to see before finishing. Will bot. best pr. shoes cost $3. & pr. for
Ted his cost $2 in aft. Will tearing stable up is going to cement floor Hi & Geo. O. cultivating
corn east of house Ted helping Will & in eve. Ted picked strawberries & Emma H. milked
while he picked. in eve. Dr. Wells & Mother also baby came he injected needle with opium to
releive Wm. as he had such a poor night last night had such severe pain in back and side. in

eve. Marianna made some maple sugar patty cakes to send to Roy & May Connolly in
Detroit. Ma took 7½ doz. eggs to Smiley's got canned tomatoes pease & corn & box of
buscuits

JUNE WEDNESDAY 20 (171-194) 1900
Bell left.
A lovely day Pa in morn. took Bell Connolly to Station she is going to Ingersoll & leaves there
for Detroit this eve. & in aft. Pa went to Singers home for tea Will went to Hawtrey for paint oil
& turpentine & Hi painting lumber waggon red. Will rubbed dirt of it. Geo. O. cultivating corn
Ted picked strawberries for Lill in morn. & in aft. working in stable as yesterday (Marianna
making her gray check silk waist Ma & Emma doing house work & Ma canned 5 cans
stawberries Wm. a little better has better appetite several called to see him. Jno. Cornell
came to see Pa in eve.

JUNE TUESDAY 21 (172-193) 1900
(Moses & wife & sister here) (Will went to Mill got 400 flour & 1050 shorts.
Another lovely day Pa home all day as Moses Corless & wife & Alice Mott came here to
dinner & tea. Will went to Delhi to mill brot. 4 bags flour & brot. 3 here & 1 to Hi had 400 flour
in all & 1050 shorts @ $18 a ton for pig feed Hi painting lumber waggon &c. & in eve. they
went to see ball play at Hawtrey (we got a card from Bell Connolly saying she sent a basket
& in eve. Emma H. went for it there was, new potatoes, green pease, ripe tomatoes, & pine
apple all for Wm. he keeps very poorly with the Shingles. (in eve Dr. Wells came to see Wm.
gave him an injection with hyprotomic needle with morphy. in or somthing soothing Sold 9 fat
hogs to be delivered July 2nd @ $6.45 per cwt.

JUNE FRIDAY 22 (173-192) 1900
A dull rainy day Pa & Geo. T. attended Edward Kellys funeral Boys finished painting waggon
& they were pulling down stable they intend altering it & cementing the floor Marianna sewing
for herself getting ready for Y. Mt. Ma & Emma doing house work. & Ma mending Will's pants
in aft. Wm. feeling a little better Dr. Wells came in eve. to put needle in his back to sooth him
thro. the night

JUNE SATURDAY 23 (174-191) 1900
(Will & Hi at M. Corless's & other barns

A cloudy morn. but soon came out bright Pa went to Woodstock getting papers for probate of
Edward Kelly's will & he went to see Mrs. Hele on bus. got home on eve. train. Will & Hi went
up to see Moses Corless's barn they dined there, then they went to see Hartley's & Simons &
Benson Palmers barns they got home for tea. they intend fixing our barn somthing like these.
Wm. feels better he sent telegram for Dr. not to come to night. Geo. Sherwood call'd to see
Wm. in eve. Mrs. Harris came to Hi's this eve from London Emma H. met her as Hi had not
come yet they call'd here to see Wm. in eve. Will pd. Mrs. Jno. Nold for crock butter he pd.
$6.56 for butter and $1.30 for wheat 2 bush. for G. Osborne

JUNE SUNDAY 24 (175-190) 1900
A fine day Pa & Ma & Emma P. went in pheaton to Mt. & Emma H. & Miss Woodrow went in
Hi's rig & in aft. Hi Lillie & Gerty went to Summerville to Mt. Mrs. Harris is at Hi's so took care
of baby Elsie in aft. Jno. Atkins little Ellen & Emma Walker came, here to tea & in eve. Dr.
Wells came to see Wm. he keeps very poorly he used the needle to insert soothing stuff in
his back.

JUNE MONDAY 25 (176-189) 1900
A hot day them. 92/0 in shade Pa home in morn. & in aft. he went to Wm. Ransoms on Kelly
estate bus. getting papers signed for probate Will & Hi pulling down stables & are going to
have it fixed over Geo. O. cultivating corn. Ted help'd Marianna wash & after he help'd about
stables. (Emma P. is real poorly vomiting laid by all day) in aft. Emma H. & Marianna ironed
shirt waists collars &c. (in eve Dr. Wells came to see Wm. & inject the needle to soothe him)

JUNE THURSDAY 28 (179-186) 1900
Pa & Marianna at Y. Mt.
A warm day Ma & Mrs. Harris attended the funeral of Bert & Emma Walkers infant they dined
at Alice Motts Geo. T. & wife also went to funeral they dined at Levi's Will & Hi working in
stable & hay (Ted left in morn. & went to Becks & in aft. returned & talked it over with our
boys & returned to stay here) in eve. Dr. Wells wife & Mother came Dr. injected the needle in
Wm. back & made him easy for the night

JUNE FRIDAY 29 (180-185) 1900
Miss Woodrow paid her board up to 29th June

A cool windy day Pa & Marianna at Y. Mt. Boys in morn. hoeing corn & in aft. working in the
hay drew in 2 loads its too windy to load good. Miss Woodrow closed school at noon & left
for home on aft. train Geo. O. took her trunk & valise to Station (in eve. Ma wrote to Pa at
Newmarket he is boarding at James Pearsons.) Ma also wrote to Alice Pennington

JUNE TUESDAY 26 (177-188) 1900
Hi began cutting hay) (Hi & wife at wedding in aft.
Another hot day them. 92/0 we had more breeze Pa drove to Norwich to Bank to get money
for Y. Mt. purposes & he calld on H. A. Sutton to get the Q. Mt. Minutes for Y. Mt. he got
home after 1- then rested & had bath &c. Will went to Omsteads to get Jacks to raise barn
but he lent them in Delhi which causes a bother in waiting as they are the boys in morn. Hi
began cutting hay back of barn & (in aft. he & Lillie attended Bert. Fish's wedding at Ott.
Church. Mrs. Harris returned with them Lill left both children here they were very good Geo.
O. cultivating corn Ted hoeing potatoes Emma H. & Marianna finished ironing & M. fixing to
go to Y. Mt. Ma getting dinner &c. we canned 2 qts mulberry's (Miss Woodrow pd. her board
to night up to 29th June) Emma P. better but cld. not go to school

JUNE WEDNESDAY 27 (178-187) 1900
first hay drew in) (Mr. Harrison came
A dull day thundered & lightened in eve. & rained. Pa & Marianna left on morn. train for Y.
Mt. held at Newmarket Will Hi & boys working in Stable in morn. & in aft. they drew in two
loads of hay the first this yr. then it rained, & stopped them. in aft. Mr. Harrison came on his
wheel from Drumbo he staid at Jno. Atkins last night. (we got notice this aft. of Bert. & Emma
Walker's infants death to be burried tomorrow morn.)

JUNE SATURDAY 30 (181-184) 1900
Emma & Mrs. Harris at Ott)
A cool day slight frost last night Pa & Marianna at Y. Mt. in Newmarket Will Hi Geo. O. & Ted
working in the corn in morn.) & in aft. they were fixing the Silo's as they were nearly falling to
peices with shrinking so, they tightened all the hoops & think they will stand a while (in aft.
Emma H. & Mrs. Harris went to Ott. Emma took 4 doz eggs got fruit & plain buscuits & she
got Will's clothes that Cless. Harris made for him pd. him $6.50 for making Wm. seems
better walked down home twice to day (Ma got meals. Emma done cleaning) we got letters
from Pa & Marianna to day.

JULY (DOMINION DAY - DOMINION) SUNDAY 1 (182-183) 1900
A fine day Pa & Marianna at Y. Mt. at Newmarket. Will, Emma H. & Emma P. went to
Milldale Mt. in Pa's pheaton, & Hi & Lill went to same in their rig, & Geo. & Kate also went in
theirs. in aft. Emma H. & Mrs. Harris went to Summerville M. Mt. Mr. Harrison call'd in aft. &
he went to Summerville Mt. on his wheel. Lill calld in aft. & children (Ma staid home with Wm.
& got dinner ready.) Charlie Pennington here to dinner Milton Fairchilds here to tea

JULY MONDAY 2 (183-182) 1900
took 9 pigs to Delhi) (picked the gooseberries
A fine day Pa & Marianna at Y. Mt. Will took 9 pigs to Delhi they whd. 1650 lbs @ $6.25 cts a
100 lbs they came to $103.10 cts. he pd Quance in full to date for feed $18-50- he got feed
to day chop &c. I dont know how much. Hi cut hay in morn. North of barn, & in aft cultivated
Geo. O. & Ted hoeing corn in morn. Ted help'd Emma wash & after, Emma H. & Emma P.
picked the gooseberries & Ma & them nipped them Ma got meals Emma H. ironed some in
aft. in aft. Wm. walked over to Duffs to see how John is as he has neuraliga in his face (Dr.
Wells came late as he was away on cars in aft.

JULY TUESDAY 3 (184-181) 1900
74/0 them.
A very hot day Pa & M. at Y. Mt. them. {74/0} Boys busy in hay cutting & drawing got 6 loads
in, in aft. Mr. Harrison here to dinner & after he & Emma H. went to visit Flo Churchill, Lill &
baby Elsie, also went. they will stay until Sun. Harrison & Emma H. did not get home until ½
past 10 Kate call'd in eve. Emma H. ironed &c. &c. Ma got meals &c. Geo. O. went after
milking to cut his grass is going to stay to Fairchilds all night

JULY FRIDAY 6 (187-178) 1900
Pa got Maud shod) (Mary Duff here to tea
Not quite so hot them. 94/0 & a little breeze Pa in morn. went to Ott. & got Maud shod cost
45 cts. shoeing & he bot. 4 shoes cost 25 cts. little Emma went with him she stayed at Thos.
Penningtons until Pa was ready they got home for dinner Boys busy in corn & hay drew in to.
Mr. Harrison staid here last night he pumped water for Wms flower garden then staid to Hi's
to dinner & came here after & in aft. Mary Duff came here to tea & after, the youngsters
play'd croquet Emma H. went over to Duffs in eve. & picked currants & Mr. Harrison &
Marianna & Mary Duff went over for her (I got a letter from Walter this eve Gregory informing

us of the death of Herbert Gregory he was kill'd on troley car it jumped track & went over an
embankment.

JULY SATURDAY 7 (188-177) 1900
Still very warm showery in aft. Pa home he cut door yard grass with lawn mower & worked in
his garden & rested. Boys working in the corn & in aft. in hay Mr. Harrison here & after tea he
Emma H. Marianna & Mary Duff went over to Hawtrey to see the Ball play Harrison played &
got over-heated & Will & Geo. O. also went after milking

JULY WEDNESDAY 4 (185-180) 1900
A very hot day them 98/0 in shade Pa & Marianna returned in eve. from Y. Mt. Emma H. met
them Will & Geo. O. hoed corn in morn. Hi mowing, Ted raking hay &c. in aft. they drew in 2
loads then it rained just enough to stop drawing in. Gerty here all day. Wm. seems better
walked down to his place in morn. we had chicken for dinner it seems too hot to work

JULY THURSDAY 5 (186-179) 1900
Another very hot day them 98/0 in shade & no breeze Pa home too hot to go out Boys
working in hay & corn Mr. Harrison call'd in morn. & then he went over to Duffs to dinner & in
aft. he went to Geo T.s to tea & Emma H. & Marianna also went there to tea & after Mr.
Harrison & Marianna went to Casey's with pheaton to see about getting cherries they are to
be ready next monday in eve Dr. Well's wife & baby came Dr. injected the needle in Wms
side. he feels much better & intends going to see to see the Dr. on Sat. himself

JULY SUNDAY 8 (189-176) 1900
A warm & showery day Pa & Ma & little Emma went in pheaton to Mt. & Mr. Harrison &
Marianna went in Hi's rig to Mt. & in aft. Emma H. & Mrs. Harris went to Summerville to Mt.
with Pa's rig - & Hi & Gerty went to Ed. Churchills & got Lill & baby they had been there since
tuesday Wm. still very poorly his side pains him a good deal Drs medecine does not help him
much he says. in eve. Mrs. Harris Lilly & children came & our youngsters & Mr. Harrison
accompanied them home (Ma wrote to Walter & Alice Gregory in eve.

JULY MONDAY 9 (190-175) 1900
got 20 qts cherries at Casey's) (Harrison left

A dull day & showery again Pa home all day in aft. Jno. Cornell & Lui Nolds girls came John
Cornell is paying the eldest girl some money & Pa is arranging the note for them Pa worked
in garden to & he was assorting his papers (Wm. had a poor night & feels discouraged that
he does not get better faster. Boys cultivating corn & wheeled bricks out of barn getting
ready to cement floors. (Mr. Harrison left in aft. & went to Burgessville to visit Jno. Corless &
wife in aft. Emma H. drove to Delhi to get a vapour bath for Wm. but Dr. was away & it was
not there, after her return Marianna & Lill went for Cherries M. got 20 qts Lill got 14 qts at 5
cts. qt.

JULY TUESDAY 10 (191-174) 1900
A cool cloudy day Pa went to Norwich & he took Ma to Mrs. Adam Stovers she was there to
dinner & tea Pa came there to tea to, he dined at Alice Motts. Will in morn. went to blk.
smiths to get wagon box fixed & in aft. he went to Delhi he got 1½ tons of shorts @ $18 a
ton) Hi cultivating & got binder together Geo. O. cultivated in morn. & in aft. he was getting
his own hay in at Wallace's Ted mowing in North field all day Emma ironed &c. &c. Marianna
canned 13 cans cherries &c. (in eve. Dr. Well's came & brot. Wms vapour bath & used the
needle to ease Wm. back. Pa got school money out of Bank for Hi to put in Delhi Bank.

JULY WEDNESDAY 11 (192-173) 1900
Wm. had his vapor bath (began cutting wheat
A nice day showers in eve. Pa not feeling well has bronchitus he did not get up til 9 he
painted the lumber wagon box green Will Hi Geo. O. & Ted drew 8 loads hay in barn & Hi
began cutting cutting wheat in aft. in aft. Mrs. Harris & Emma P. went to Delhi Bank to put
school money Pa brot. yes. from Bank in they also went to Ott. to Albert Titus's (Marianna
cleaned the celler in morn. & in aft she made 4 aprons Ma & Emma H. doing house work. in
eve. Geo. T. & Kate came & Geo. help'd about giving Wm. a vapour bath then he Wm. went
right to bed.

JULY THURSDAY 12 (193-172) 1900
picked blk currants & raspberries
A lovely cool day Pa still feeling poorly he did not get up for our breakfast as he had a poor
night with his throat & cough Pa wrote to his brother Edwin as it is his 80th birth day. Will
Geo. O. & Ted busy in the hay they drew in several loads. Hi cutting wheat (in morn. Emma
H. & Marianna picked blk. currants & raspberries & Mrs. Harris & Lilly came & picked blk
currants for themselves children here to after tea Emma H. & Marianna went over to Duffs

Ma busy in the house in eve. Geo. T. went to Norwich Pa sent by him $35 check to Alice
Mott Boys drew in 3 loads of hay after milking it is in nice order & bright moonlight. Wm's
side still painful does not improve much

JULY Sat. 14th FRIDAY 13 (194-171)1900
mistake this is for Sat. (Emma H. & Emma P. at Miss. Mt.
A lovely day quite cool Pa poorly all day laid by all day (Wm. better) Will went to Blk. smiths
in Hawtrey & got Mike shod & went again with harness & got it fixed. & boys drew hay &
shocked wheat & hoed garden in aft. a little) in eve. Geo. O. raked down south the hay left in
it for himself we had supper before 5 - & after milking they had the rest of time. (Wm. went on
his wheel in aft. first time in 6 wks. in aft. Emma H. & Emma P. went to Miss. Mt. at Kings
they staid to tea got home after 8. girls picked raspberries in morn. & we canned 4 qts.

JULY SATURDAY 14 (195-170) 1900
A hot day Pa poorly with his throat & cough had to lay by -. Boys finished the hay that was
cut & Geo. O. & Ted hoed garden in aft. in morn. Will got Mike shod at Clarks - in aft. Emma
H. &.

Friday. 13th
A hot day Pa poorly laid by Hi cut wheat south railroad & in aft. they drew in hay from
Anderson place. in aft. Emma H. took Wm. to Dr. Wells & Wm. pd. him his bill. in eve Wm.
went over to Duffs - he seems much better in eve. Mrs. Forman & Deliah came Geo. T.
helpd. Wm. take his vapor bath again

JULY SUNDAY 15 (196-169) 1900
hot morn. thundered & lightened & heavy rain at noon it struck stump fence between us &
Becks boys & Beck drew stump out of fence (Pa poorly & he & Ma staid home Ma got dinner.
Emma H. Marianna & Emma P. went in Pa's rig to Mt. (very hot) - in eve. Mary Duff & Miss
McKenzie came. Pa & Ma call'd at Geo Ts. (Geo. O. took his colt & Pa's open buggy & went
to see his brother) Wm. much improved.

JULY MONDAY 16 (197-168) 1900
Wm. up to our breakfast first time)

A hot day Pa feeling better he was writing agreement between him & sons. & cut some
weeds Will in morn. went to Delhi with Dick to get his shoulder fixed as it has lump on but
vetenery was away Hi cultivated corn & potatoes in morn Geo. O. same, Ted hoed & cut hay
Will hoed to in aft. & Byricks boy to in aft. but he got sick & vomited as he ate green apples.
Ted helpd Marianna wash & she & Emma picked the raspberries & canned 4 qts. Ma busy
about house work. & Gerty here all day, in eve. Lill & babe & Mrs. Harris came & picked
pease for themselves Wm. took vapor bath all alone to night he feels much better.

JULY TUESDAY 17 (198-167) 1900
(Carl Ames came from Chicago
A hot day & high wind Pa & Ma went to Jno. Atkins to dinner Pa also call'd on Fred. Deller to
see about his Mortgage & we also call'd on Alice Mott & Rush's home for tea. Will, Hi, Geo.
O. & Ted drawing in hay & began drawing the wheat but wind too high to draw Carl Ames
came on noon train Marianna met her she will stay until thursday. - girls doing house work
Wm's back quite painful this eve. Emma {illegible} his side he did not have a bath this eve.

JULY WEDNESDAY 18 (199-166) 1900
M. Carl Ames, & Emma P. at Ott. Park. in aft.
A lovely day rained hard last night Pa went down in morn. to Mrs. Almosts to see her about
her int. due 1st July to Mrs. Woodruff he got home to dinner All Boys working in corn
cultivating & hoeing. in aft. Marianna, Carl Ames & Emma P. went to Ott. had a boat ride &
had a lunch in the Park & they call'd at Sherwoods & Deil Tuffords in eve. Emma H. took 7
doz. eggs at 12 cts doz. she got oatmeal, soap, & biscuits - Gerty here in aft. Ma took her
home in eve. Ma wrote to Bell at Orion, & to Hugh at Detroit, also to Mrs. Clark in England

JULY THURSDAY 19 (200-165) 1900
Cryl Ames left
A very warm day Pa home all day he fixed horse block steps & wrote letters (All Boys in the
corn east of house thining it out as it is too thick & in aft. (Hi went to Station & got a new bike
for Barney House he gives his note $31- I think in aft. Marianna Alma & Emma P. went with
Cryl Ames to Station as she is going to Woodstock to visit her Grandpa in aft. Mrs. Almost
came & pd. Pa her int. for Mrs. Woodruff, to date.

JULY FRIDAY 20 (201-164) 1900

Marianna Harris & Alice Pennington came)
A very warm sultry day Pa home all day except he went to meet Wm. on noon train Wm.
went on morn. train to see Dr. St. Clair returned on noon train Boys in the corn in morn. & in
aft. they drew in wheat (in eve. Will, Hi & Ted went to Summerville to load cheese so as to be
ready for morn. Geo O. went to his place - in eve. Marianna Harris, & Alice Pennington,
came Marianna H. staid here Alice Pennington went to stay with Alma all night Wm. still
here.

JULY SATURDAY 21 (202-163) 1900
Carrie Mott came) (M. Harris left. (Wm. left this eve.
A nice cool day Pa visiting with Marianna Harris in morn. Geo. T. here a while in morn. to talk
with Marianna Harris about Alice Pennington going to Pickering & in aft. Pa took Marianna
Harris to Norwich & he brot. Carrie Mott here for a few days. in morn. Will took 47 boxes
cheese to Delhi & brot. 15 blls. Thorold cement for cementing stable floors. rest boys cut
wheat & drew in nearly all. Wm. left us this eve. is going to sleep at his own house to night &
board at Geo. T.s

JULY SUNDAY 22 (203-162) 1900
A lovely day Pa & Ma went to Mt. in pheaton & Marianna & Alice P. went to Mt. in open
buggy Hi wife & Gerty went in Hi's rig. Carrie Mott Emma H. & Will staid home & in aft. Will,
Emma H. & Carrie Mott went to Summerville Mt. in Pa's rig & Marianna & Mrs. Harris went to
Summerville Mt. in Hi's rig Alice Pennington here to tea (in aft. after Mt. Emma H. Marianna
& Carrie Mott went to Hi's to tea

JULY MONDAY 23 (204-161) 1900
A very warm day Pa home all day he wrote to Ed. Harris & J.W. Treffry at Quebec & he cut
weeds (H. A. Sutton came in aft. here to tea Will cutting weeds & fixed some fence Hi
cultivating corn, Geo. O. cultivated & mowed some hay on Anderson place (in aft. Mary Duff
& Miss McKenzie came here to tea & after the youngsters played croquet Wm. & Alice
Pennington & Carrie Mott also here to tea & Gerty to. Ted. help'd Marianna wash & Emma
milked. Marianna has head ache. Emma H. & Carrie Mott picked some raspberries in morn.
Ma seeing to dinner &c. (in eve. Wallace Fairchilds wife & boys call'd in eve. he is going to
start to British Columbia in morn & came to say good bye

JULY TUESDAY 24 (205-160) 1900

girls at Geo. T's.)
A dull close warm day rained in eve. Pa home all day he rested & worked in garden. Will
fixed fence behind house Hi cultivating in morn. Geo. O. & Ted & drew load hay from
Anderson place Will sold rest to Geo. O. & put it in Geo.Os barn - in aft. Hi went to Ott. to get
check cashed but Paxton cld. not cash it (in aft. Emma H. Marianna & Carrie Mott went to
Geo. Ts for tea rained hard in eve. - in morn. Emma & Marianna ironed. Ma got dinner Ma
wrote to Mary Gregory in Washington

JULY WEDNESDAY 25 (206-159) 1900
Lilly & Mother at Ott. to tea Em & Carrie Mott went for a drive to.) (Excursion to Dover Ted
went
A dull morn & rainy cleared before noon. Pa home all day he was working in the garden most
of day. (Will, Hi, Geo. O. drew 2 loads of gravel for cementing stables or getting ready for it.
from Irwins, Ted went on Excursion to Dover away all day. (Gerty here all day in aft. Mrs.
Harris & Lilly & baby went to Ott. staid to tea at Albert Titus's. & Ett Fairchilds took Wm. with
her horse & carriage to Bookton they had tea at Mr. Fairchilds there. & after tea Emma took
Carrie Mott for a drive they drove to Ott. & came home through the fernery. (Alice & Emma
Pennington went in aft. with their Uncle Geo. to Delhi & they went thro. the new grist Mill
Geo. T. brot plank home.

JULY THURSDAY 26 (207-158) 1900
Ma & Mrs. Harris at G. Sherwoods in aft.) (had cabbage for first time)
quite cool for July Pa & Emma H. went up to Fred. Dellers to see about their renewal of
Mortgages they got home for tea they dined at Jno. Atkins - Will, Hi, & Geo. O. drew 4 loads
of gravel for cementing stables. Ted hoeing in Hi's garden (we had cabbage for dinner (from
Lill) first time this summer (in aft. Carrie Mott drove Mrs. Harris & Ma over to Geo.
Sherwoods for a visit & in eve. Carrie went for them. Alice Alma & Emma Pennington were to
Hi's for aft. & tea. Alice P. here to dinner Marianna began making Emma Hs brown silk waist
Ma got dinner &c. Ma took 3 doz eggs at 11 cts doz to S. Innis & got stuff for Emma P. 2
aprons

JULY FRIDAY 27 (208-157) 1900
(Pa & Ma at funeral

Another lovely day Pa & Ma attended Mrs. Heywood Senrs funeral at English Church in Ott.
large funeral Rev. Mr. Wright preached funeral sermon. Will & Geo. O. drew 2 loads of gravel
& Will pd. Mrs. Irwin 85 cts. for what they drew yes. & to day & on Wednesday Hi drew some
posts from Ott. from Thos. Penningtons Mill (Ted digging post holes) Will Hi & Geo. O.
working in stable getting ready for man to cement floors. Milton Fairchilds here to tea.

JULY SATURDAY 28 (209-156) 1900
Emma took Carrie Mott home
Another lovely day Pa went to Woodstock to examine titles on Dellers estate as they are
going to have their Mortgage renewed to Fred. Nicholson in Toronto All boys fixing stables
for cementing putting posts in, &c. as man is expected monday to cement floors. right after
dinner Emma H. took Carrie Mott home to Norwich. Emma took tea at Alice Motts she got
Mrs. Harris watering pot mended (last night there was a fire in Norwich of Haken's drug store
also burnt Norwich library & Miss Mills dressmaker lost a good deal) in morn. Marianna went
to stay with Mary Duff as her folks are gone to Paris.

JULY SUNDAY 29 (210-155) 1900
A lovely day Pa took Alice & Emma Pennington to Mt. & Emma H. Marianna & Mary Duff
went in Hi's rig to Mt. Mary Duff was here to dinner & after Mrs. Harris, Marianna & Mary Duff
went to Summerville S.S. & Mt. Alice Pennington also here to dinner, & Emma P. went to
Geo's to tea with her sister Alice. in eve. Geo. T. & wife call'd calld in eve

JULY MONDAY 30 (211-154) 1900
Mr. Hagar came to cement stables.)
A nice day not very hot Pa home all day writing, John Cornell & step mother came in aft. Pa
wrote her will Pa also finished writing Mortgages of Dellers to Fred. Nicholson see his diary
Geo. O. help'd Marianna wash & Emma H. milked Ted. had head ache Boys preparing
Stables for cementing & at noon train (Mr. Hagar came from Burlington & began cementing
stable floors. in eve. Marianna & Kate drove to Ott. M. took 5 doz eggs @ 11 cts. doz. to
Smileys & got pepper, blueing & oat meal they call'd at Thos. Penningtons to see if he was
quite willing for Alice Pennington to go to Pickering College he gave consent at last. so
Marianna will get her ready.

JULY TUESDAY 31 (212-153) 1900

(Marianna took guests to Norwich
quite cool for summer Pa home all day finishing up his papers & he went to P. O. in eve. All
the boys very busy about cementing stables Mr. Hager here all day cementing. after dinner
Marianna took in Pa's rig, Alice, Alma, & Emma Pennington to Norwich, they took tea to Alice
Motts & will stay at Mrs. Wm. Nobbs to night Marianna came home alone got here little after
8. Ma bot. 6 herrings & cleaned them. (Ma mending in aft.) girls ironed Ma getting dinner
thunder storm at noon cleared up by 2 - then girls went.

AUGUST WEDNESDAY 1 (213-152) 1900
A nice day Pa went to Norwich & to Dellers Pa went to Dellers to get Mortgages executed to
F. Nicholson he dined at Jno. Atkins & took tea at James Stovers got home after 8 All hands
busy helping Hagar cement stable floors (in aft. Ett Fairchilds & Mrs. Marshall Carder call'd
for a while. Gerty here all day as her Mother is painting floor in kitchen.) (Ling here ½ day
hoeing garden Pa left a $1, to pay him in full for ½ day yes. & ½ to day. $ a day.) Marianna
making Emma's brown silk waist Ma & Emma about house work Emma milked 6 cows in
eve. as boys are so busy.

AUGUST THURSDAY 2 (214-151) 1900
A lovely cool day for summer Pa went to Per. Mt. & rested. All hands as yesterday Mr. Hagar
got severe head ache cld. not work in aft. boys finished stable floors but have not finished
the mangers yet. after tea Will took Mr. Hagar to Delhi so he cld. telephone to his boss to
know where he must go next he has to go to Burlington in morn. to help build a Silo Will pd.
him $6 in full of his work. (in aft. Marianna drove to Norwich to bring home Alice, Alma, &
Emma Pennington they went tuesday Marianna had tea at Mrs. Wm. Nobbs got home after
8.) in morn. Mrs. Huggins came & pd. their int. due yes. $ in aft. Ma went to Geo's to shorten
his best pants as they were too long Ma was there to tea had celery from Lill

AUGUST FRIDAY 3 (215-150) 1900
began cutting oats)
quite cool again Pa home he wrote an agreement for S. A. Innis & wrote letters &c. Hi began
cutting oats up North finished the field Geo. O. & Ted setting up oats. Will choring (Mr. Hagar
left on morn. train for Burlington). girls & Ma getting garments ready to send to Moscow to
Mary Lety Gowdie to distribute amongst the needy ones there. Mrs. Harris & Lill also sending
& also Kate we are going to send a bll full for them. Alice Pennington here in aft. & eve.)

Emma H. & Marianna went over with rig in eve. to Duffs to get what they will send to Moscow
but they had not got them picked up yet. they call'd for the things from Lills,
cutting oats

AUGUST SATURDAY 4 (216-149) 1900
cutting oats
A fine day Pa in morn. went to Delhi Bank to draw $100. for Wm. Pettinger out of Pa's S. B.
acct. & $160. out of Emma H. S. B. acct. to pay Deller's int. to Fred. Nicholson it is a
temporary loan to them as their pigs are not ready to sell Will choring got whey 4 cans here 3
for Geo. T. Hi cutting oats all day on Anderson place. Geo. O. & Ted setting up oats all day &
(after milking Will, Geo. O. Hi & Ted finished setting up the oats. (after 5 in aft. Mrs. Harris &
Lill drove Maud to Ott. Mrs. Harris staid there as it is their Q. Mt. at Ott. tomorrow they left
children here Hi, Ted, also here to tea & Alice Pennington to. Mrs. Duff brot. some of her
Marys cast offs for to send to Moscow for the needy ones & Kate also brot. some to send to
same they want to send a sugar bll. full the clothes are good & hope they will do good

AUGUST SUNDAY 5 (217-148) 1900
A very hot day Pa, Ma & Emma P. went in pheaton to Mt. & Hi took democrat & took his wife
baby, Marianna, Alice & Alma Pennington to Mt. Gerty staid home with Emma H. & all aft. to

AUGUST MONDAY 6 (218-147) 1900
Will thrashed at Sherwoods) (Ma at Hi's to tea Coukes there to
A very hot day them. 96/0 in shade Pa drove to Norwich to see Chas. Hall's wife & pd. her,
her int. from Pettitt she is willing to renew the Mort. & let him have money at 5 per ct. Pa got
home about 1. Will went to Warren Sherwoods to thrash ½ day came home feeling poorly &
took medecine Hi cutting oats on Anderson place Geo. O. & Ted setting up in morn., & in aft.
Geo. O. thrashed at Jno. Nolds in aft. Marshall Carder calld & Pa drove him to Station
Marshall sold Carder farm to Angotti an Italian for $3125. all to be pd. this fall (in aft. Ma went
to Hi's to tea Mr. & Mrs. Couke & Mrs. Kent were there to. Marianna sewing on Emma P.s
aprons. Ted help'd Marianna wash in morn.)

AUGUST TUESDAY 7 (219-146) 1900
Ett. Purvis & Jennie Cornell came) (Florence Blake came

A very hot day them. 96/0 in shade & we heard thro. Pa & paper it was 99/0 in Woodstock
Pa went to Woodstock to examine title of Carden farm & village property he came home in
eve. & Florence Blake came with him Hi finished cutting oats on Andersen place. Will feeling
poorly laid by - Geo. O. finished thrashing at Jno. Nolds & started at Geo. T. s before dinner
got done about 4. Ted thrashed at Geo. T.s) (in aft. Ett. Purvis & Jennie Cornell came here to
tea Wm. here to tea to. (too hot to work)

AUGUST WEDNESDAY 8 (220-145) 1900
Mrs. Howell S. Grey & Clara here) Pd. butcher all up to date (Lucy & Emma Tapley here
Another hot day them. 96/0 in shade Boys finished shocking up oats put binder away & in aft.
Hi went to Ott. to try & get a carpenter to fix stables did not find any all engaged at other jobs
in morn. Lucy & Emma Tapley came here to dinner & tea. & Mrs Howell, Sarah Grey, &
Clara Smith all here to tea. Wm. & Florence Blake here to dinner to - Pa took his pheaton to
Clark in Hawtrey & got the wheels (spokes) fixed & got bll. to pack clothes in to send to
Moscow to the poor people there pd. 10 cts for it Lucy Tapley brot. some clothes & so did
Emma Tapley to for to send there Alice Alma & Emma at Duffs on visit. Ma pd. Butcher in full
to date he said we owed him 60 cts. from last yr. so pd. him all up

AUGUST THURSDAY 9 (221-144) 1900
Thrashers here)
A very hot day them. 98/0 in shade Pa home all day writing he wrote to Fred. Nicholson. &
Mortgage for Pettitt Boys fixing for thrashers & Hi went for them they came at 2 in aft. &
thrashed 383 bus. of oats up North, east side of lane, they thrashed out doors (Paul Lapier
done the thrashing) they intend thrashing wheat in morn. Ma & girls busy about house
cooking for thrashers & Pic nic in aft. Mrs. Harris came & help'd Marianna pack 2 blls of
clothes to send to Mary Gowdie in Moscow Ont. for the poor there she & Wm. here to tea in
all 22 here to tea (Alice Alma & Emma Pennington at Fairchilds in aft. and eve.)

AUGUST FRIDAY 10 (222-143) 1900
Pic nic at Ott. Farm) (Thrashers here
Another very hot day them. 97/0. Pa & Emma H. went to Pic nic in pheaton, & Marianna
Alma & Emma Pennington went in Hi's rig & Kate, Alice Pennington & Ellwood Butts went in
Geo. T.s rig all had a nice time only twas so very hot, Petchel Walker went in to bathe &
nearly got drowned. Florence Blake felt not well enough to go. (Thrashers here 17 here to

dinner & Mrs. Harris Lilly & children & Wm. also here to dinner & tea Mrs. Harris & Lilly help'd
Ma get dinner 23 in all to dine they thrashed 167 bus. of wheat by noon (Ma feels quite
overcome with the great heat) (Ted Marriage & Charlie Pennington went to Pic-nic after
dinner, (after thrashing)

AUGUST SATURDAY 11 (223-142) 1900
A very hot day again them. 96/0 in shade Pa home all day he wrote letters &c. he sent check
to Alice Mott of $35. Boys drawing in oats they drew in 6 loads. (It rained thundered &
lightened in eve (in eve. Emma H. & Florence Blake went to S. Innis store took 6 ½ doz.
eggs @ 11 cts. doz. they got 1 lb. tea & rest in currants Wm. & Hi here to tea Wm. still
feeling poorly - with his shingles

AUGUST SUNDAY 12 (224-141) 1900
Cool cloudy & showery in aft. Pa & Florence Blake went in pheaton to Mt. & Hi, Lill & Gerty
Emma H. Marianna & Emma P. went in democrat to Mt. (Ma staid home & got dinner) Will
home to. (Ma wrote to Mrs. Clark & Hugh Connolly). after tea Emma H. Marianna & Florence
Blake went over to Duffs to spend the eve. & Florence played on their new piano. in eve.
Edd. Pennington came staid all night he has his hands poisoned so cant work.

AUGUST MONDAY 13 (225-140) 1900
Another cool cloudy day Pa feeling poorly did not get up to our breakfast & laid by most of
day he felt better in eve. Boys cant draw in oats to day as it is too wet they were clearing
around barn yard & Hi went to get Wm. Smith to fix the stables he came back with Hi &
staid there all night Ted help'd Marianna wash a big washing (in aft. Ett. Mr. & Mrs. Sills &
Mrs. Fairchilds from Brantford came all here to tea milk weighed 775 lbs dry pasture

AUGUST TUESDAY 14 (226-139) 1900
A cloudy warm day Pa went down to Pettitts to get them to sign renewal of Mortgage to
Catherine Hall in Norwich Boys drawing in oats drew in 5 loads Hi helping Wm. Smith
making stalls & mangers in cow stables. (girls ironing, large ironing) Edd. Pennington help'd
about drawing in oats his hands seems better. Mr. & Mrs. Green & boy at Geo. T.s from St.
George no visitors here to day except Florence Blake.

AUGUST WEDNESDAY 15 (227-138) 1900

Mrs. H. & Lill at Flo's)
A cloudy day & warm Pa & Florence Blake went to visit James Kettle & family at or near
Willsonville 16 miles from here they returned in eve. had supper here. Boys drawing in
oats 6 loads most of day after they dried out. (Wm. Smith working in stables) Mrs. Harris Lill
& children went to visit Flo Churchill they were there to dinner & tea so her men were here in eve. Kate & Marianna drove to Ott. Kate took her horse & carriage Marianna got lining for
Alice Penningtons, Alice P. returned to Geo. Ts this eve, dress that M. Harris gave her, she
took 4 doz eggs at 11 cts doz. she got oatmeal & codfish little Emma at Geo's to tea (Edd.
Pennington left in morn. & went to Thos. Pennington's his hands are better they were
poisoned he came here Sun. eve.)

AUGUST THURSDAY 16 (228-137) 1900
finished drawing oats) (Florence B. & Em went North
A warm day them. 88/0. in shade Pa home all day he feels tired from yes. trip. Emma &
Florence Blake went to visit Alice Mott, Mary Ann Treffry, & intend staying at Jno. Atkins all
night Boys finished drawing in oats drew in 4 loads & Wm. Smith finished his job in stables
Will pd. him up $3.75. for 3 days work. Marianna making Alice Penningtons all wool dress
Marianna Harris gave her Ma doing house work getting meals &c. in eve. Kate call'd & gave
us some candy from Rochester N. Y.

AUGUST FRIDAY 17 (229-136) 1900
C. Corless & family here) (Emma H. & Florence returned
A warm day Pa in morn. went to I. B. Smiths to get a paper proved Will & Hi clearing out
stables of trash after carpenting & drew some sand to put in gang way - Geo. O. ploughing
north of barn for wheat. Ted & team helping Geo. T. draw in oats from Somers place (in aft.
Emma H. & Florence Blake returned from Norwich & Jno. Atkins's.) (& Charlie Corless wife &
daughter came here to tea & all night.) Marianna sewing on Alice Penningtons dress Ma
getting meals &c.

AUGUST SATURDAY 18 (230-135) 1900
Miss Woodrow came on eve train) (Charlie & Milton Fairchilds here to tea
A warm day them. 92/0. Pa visiting with Charlie Corless & wife they left about 4 in aft. after
which Hi got Pa's new buggy top from Station & put it on Pa's open buggy as Pa finds it too
hot to ride in uncovered. Boys Will and Hi trying to find out why the water did not run from
pipe top of lane they dug & found it full of straw they also drew sand Geo. O. ploughing for

wheat. Ted & team drawing oats from Somers place for Geo T. (in aft. Charlie & Milton
Fairchilds here on visit, Alice & Alma Pennington also here, they all had supper on the lawn)
Miss Woodrow came on eve. train. School begins next monday.

AUGUST SUNDAY 19 (231-134) 1900
Cloudy & cool for summer Pa & Ma went to Mt. in pheaton {Achsah} Kenyon & Anna Ray
were at Mt. (Western fds.) Hi, Lilly, Gerty, Marianna, Florence Blake & Miss Woodrow went
in democrat to Mt (in aft. Will took democrat & took Emma H. Marianna Miss Woodrow &
Mrs. Harris to Summerville Mt. to hear a Persian preach & on their return stopped at Hi's to
tea. except Will he came home

AUGUST MONDAY 20 (232-133) 1900
A cloudy & showery day rained in eve. Pa drove to Norwich Florence Blake went with with
him Pa went to Bank & he sent check for buggy top. they got home at 1. Will & Hi fixing
stables ready for cows Geo. O. ploughing for wheat. Ted drew sand for stables & he help'd
Marianna wash. Emma H. milked in his place. in aft. Marianna & Florence Blake went to
Delhi got bag flour & they went through the Mill & canning factory & then went to Ett
Fairchilds to tea Wm. & Miss Woodrow also there to tea. in aft. H. A. Sutton brot. the two
Western fds. who where at Mt. yes. they were here all night. (Geo. O. took democrat & went
to Fairchilds for the folks in eve. as it was raining

AUGUST TUESDAY 21 (233-132) 1900
A fine day Pa visiting with Western fds. they left on aft. train for Welland Pa took their
luggage & Emma H. took them to Station Will & Hi cementing the bottom of cow mangers
Ted helping mix the cement Geo. O. finished ploughing for wheat Florence Blake at Geo. T.s
for dinner & tea. Miss Woodrow & Emma H. also there for tea. Emma H. ironed in morn.
Marianna & Florence made cakes for pic nic tomorrow Ma getting dinner &c.

AUGUST WEDNESDAY 22 (234-131) 1900
(Pic nic
A warm day Pa painting his open buggy as he has a new top for it. Will & Hi Emma H.
Marianna & Florence Blake went to Pic nic at Sulphur Springs 5 miles south from here Ted
getting stables ready for whitewashing they got home just in time for tea Geo. O. working on
summer fallow. folks came from Pic nic in time for tea.

AUGUST THURSDAY 23 (235-130) 1900
Hi at Mill) (Bishops came
A warm day Pa painting his buggy a while in morn. & Wm. Bishop & wife came they were
here to dinner & tea so Pa visited all rest of day with them. Hi went to Delhi Mill for chop he
got 2100 $17 - a ton & he took. {blank} wheat & got Geo. O. working on wheat ground Ted
doing different things (Will sick laid by all day pic nic did not agree with him. Marianna had
sick head ache she laid by to Ma & Emma H. doing house work.

AUGUST FRIDAY 24 (236-129) 1900
Hi at Ott.) (Florence left on aft. train
A very warm day Pa giving his buggy 2nd. coat paint. Will fixing about stable Ted helping (Hi
& Geo. O. at Ott. all day as it is Civic holiday & there are games there, Hi had his dinner at H.
A. Titus's Geo. O. came back quite full & was away all night. (in aft. Will & Emma took
Florence Blake & baggage to Station she left on aft. train for Oelwein her home we gave her
some fine pears to take home. Ma feeling poorly in morn. had poor night Marianna swept up
stairs & after, sewing for Alice Pennington Ma also worked button holes over, in her
underclothes that were bot. at Woodstock ready made. (No one came to day) Mrs. Hicks
calld in eve. to see Pa about administring her husbands will

August Saturday 25 (237-128) 1900
A hot day Pa home all day he went to Hawtrey for bolts & he put a new shaft on his buggy &
painted shafts Will putting or fixing a wall in corner of barn Geo. O. helping Ted also. & Hi
helping Geo. T. about the pump in wind Mill at his place as it wont work (Geo. T. had to
bring his milk in eve, up here to cool as they did not get the pump fixed

August Sunday 26 (238-127) 1900
A very warm day Pa & Miss Woodrow & Emma P. went in pheaton to Mt. & Emma H. &
Marianna went in Hi's rig & Kate & Deliah Forman in Geo. T s rig & Deliah heard at Mt. her
Aunt Margaret Titus was to be burried at old fds. Mt. this morn. so she & Marianna went to
funeral Marianna dined at M. A. Treffrys & took tea at Alice Motts it was 9 Oclk. when they
returned home it thundered lightened & rained hard in the night. Ed. Churchill & family at Hi's
all day Ma & Will home all day. Mrs. Harris Lilly & children here in eve. Charlie Fairchilds
here to tea.

AUGUST MONDAY 27 (239-126) 1900

picked Bartlett Pears)
A dull rainy day Pa went to Woodstock he went to get Administer papers for Mrs. Hicks he
returned in eve. Will & Geo. O. in morn. fixing wall in barn Ted help'd Marianna wash & after
he picked Bartlett pears & Emma H. help'd all aft. & eve. Marianna also help'd after tea they
picked in all about 12 bus. Hi help'd Geo. T. about the pump in morn. in aft. he was working
in stable

AUGUST TUESDAY 28 (240-125) 1900
Em brot Alice Mott & Kate Jacobs) (Ted & M. took pears to Delhi
A very hot day them 94/0. no breeze Pa home all day he was writing mortgagaes &c. Will &
Hi fixing stable wall as yes. Geo. O. helping. (Ted & Emma H. picking Bartlett pears until
noon. & after dinner Ted & Marianna took them to Delhi canning factory 13 ½ bus. they
got 50 cts. bus. Marianna got $3 sugar at S. Innis's $I she left at Hi's also got 1lb. tea 25 cts.
after dinner Emma H. drove to Norwich & brot. Alice Mott & Kate Jacobs for a few days visit
they stopped at Hi's to tea here all night

AUGUST WEDNESDAY 29 (241-124) 1900
Cooler & bright Pa in morn. went to Luther Hussey got him & wife to sign Mortgages to
executors of Miles Pennington's Estate & in aft. he was going to Mrs. Hicks's but he. met her
so cld. not do bus. will meet her in Ott. next fri. Will & Hi working in stable Geo. O. & Ted
working on summer fallow in aft. Ma Alice Mott & Kate Jacobs went to Geo. T.s to tea after
tea Emma H. & Kate Jacobs went to Elias Smiths & took ½ 1 bus. bus. of Bartlett Pears
@ 50 cts. bus. then they took a drive around the block.

AUGUST THURSDAY 30 (242-123) 1900
Thrashing at Duffs) (Emma took Alice M. & Kate Jacobs to Norwich)
Cooler Pa home all day he was working in garden as it is very weedy Will & Hi fixing doors in
stable Geo. O. & Ted thrashing at Duffs all day - (in aft. Emma took Alice Mott & Kate Jacobs
to Norwich they came tuesday. Marianna making Alice Penningtons red waist Ma also
helping fix her things it takes a lot of time to get her ready for Pickering College she will go
next monday D. V. (Ma got 4 large herrings in eve. & cleaned them

AUGUST FRIDAY 31 (243-122) 1900
canned 13 qts plums.)

A real hot day Pa in morn went to Milldale Mt. as the Mt. house is getting plastered in places
where plaster is off Peter Kirkley & H. A. Sutton were there sweeping out they talk of
papering it. in aft. Pa went to Ott. to meet Mrs. Hicks Chas. Antice & Wm. Bell they signed
application for Administration papers for Hicks estate Will in aft. & Ted went to Delhi they got
2 loads bran Will bargained for 10 tons bran. at $12 a ton Hi in morn. help'd finish thrashing
at Duffs Geo. O. thrashing at M. Smiths Ted thrashing in morn. at Duffs. (A man brot. some
plums Pa bot. 2 baskets pd $ for them (Emma canned 13 qt. cans in aft. in eve. she went to
Duffs & took water melon & brot. some tomatoes & sweet apples. Marianna at Geo. T.s to
dinner she was fixing Alice P.s clothes for College Mrs. Howell & her brother in law there to
dinner & tea Miss Woodrow went home on aft. train.

SEPTEMBER SATURDAY 1 (244-121) 1900
Boys at F. Clares) (M. Gundry & Miss Cox came
very hot them 96/0 in shade Pa writing in morn. & after dinner he went to Select Mt. at Brick.
call'd at Alice Motts home for tea. Will went on his wheel to Ott. & Geo. T. & Hi took
the corn Silo cutting box to Frank Clare's as he cld. not get any any one else & Geo. T. & Hi
help'd him all day (& Will was there in aft. to see how they got on. Geo. O. went to Delhi &
got 2400 of bran Ted doing different things. Marianna met the eve. train & Mary Gundry &
Miss Cox came from Goderich for a few days. Ma feeling tired as the heat overcomes her

SEPTEMBER SUNDAY 2 (254-120) 1900
A very warm day Pa & Ma went in pheaton to Mt. & Emma H. & Emma P. went in Pa's buggy
that has new cover on, to Mt. & Geo. T. Alice & Alma Pennington went in Geo. T.s rig to Mt.
in aft. Will & Miss Gundry went to Summerville Mt. & Marianna & Miss Cox went to same &
after they all except Will went to Hi's to tea & eve. Emma H. also went to Hi's to tea. Charlie
& Edd. Pennington here to dinner Alice & Alma Pennington also here to tea. Mr. & Mrs. Duff
here in eve.

SEPTEMBER (Labor Day-Dominion) MONDAY 3 (246-119) 1900
Mrs. Harris Lill & children here also Kate Wm. Miss G. & Cox) (Geo T. took A. Pennington to
College) Wms. birth day 73.
Cooler & Showery Pa home all day he was working in his garden fixing to plant strawberries
for next summer Will went to Ott. & got Mike shod & Nell shoe sett & he went to Clare's to
see how Hi got on at Clare's they finished filling Clare's Silo's began Sat. Clare pd. Hi $6. for
filling the two - Geo. O. went to Delhi & got load bran it whd. 3380 lbs a big load Geo. O.

help'd Emma H. wash they got done before breakfast Ted doing different things. in morn.
Marianna went to Delhi to get Tooley to come to see sick cow Miss Gundry & Miss Cox went
with her & went to see the sulphur spring nr. Delhi. in aft. Mrs. Harris Lill & children here to
tea also Kate Wm. Hi & Ted Miss Cox & Miss Gundry. (Geo. T. took Alice Pennington to
Pickering College he will visit Toronto Show to. (we had roast chickens this yes. for dinner
they were very nice) Miss Woodrow came on eve. train

SEPTEMBER TUESDAY 4 (247-118) 1900
M. Gundry & Miss Cox left)
A nice day Pa home all day he was working in garden & planting strawberries. Will choring in
morn. Hi went up to Clare's cut a little corn & Geo. O. & Ted went there for the cutting box
they got their dinners there & in aft. got Geo. Ts engine & cut some corn here for cows now.
Ma & Marianna pealing & canning flemish beauties (pears) they canned 12 qts. Emma doing
house work. (in morn Marianna took Mary Gundry & Miss Cox to Station & they went home
to Goderich Marianna took 11 doz. eggs at 12 cts. doz. to S. Innis's & got spices & sugar
also vinegar from Kate for pickling pears

SEPTEMBER WEDNESDAY 5 (248-117) 1900
(Deliah & cousin here
A nice day in morn. Mr. & Mrs. Garratt came she got her Mortgages will collect themselves
Pa was writing in office all morn. in aft. he rested & worked in garden he also recd. a letter
from M. D. Carder & ans. it at once Will & Hi fixing up cutting knivs & in aft. Hi went to
Norwich took an old plow & brot. a new one & pd. the difference Ted working with the boys,
Geo. O. went to Delhi for a load bran he brot. 2500 a big load & he unloaded it Ted help'd. in aft. Deliah Forman & her cousin from Tilsonburg came here to tea & after they, Marianna,
Miss Woodrow & Emma H. Emma P. played croquet. Geo. T. returned at noon been to
Pickering with Alice Pennington

SEPTEMBER THURSDAY 6 (249-116) 1900
sold Pete calf for $73 3 yrs old)
A hot day them 92/0 Pa went to Woodstock to see Ball on Carder estate accts & on other
things also about settling the Mason Estate the only heirs are two women who married
Dellers. home on noon train Will & Hi making hog rack &c. & they sold Pete colt for $73. cash
Geo. O. & Ted thrashed at Wm. Sherwoods in morn. & in aft. they worked on Summer fallow
Ma & Emma H. pealed tomatoes & Emma canned 13 qts. & they got dinner &c. Marianna &

Gerty went to Per. Mt M. took patterns of wall paper for Mt. house for those interested to
select from as they intend having it papered (John Treffry died last night) in eve. Emma H. &
Miss Woodrow went to inform Henry Lossing of John Treffrys death they got some pickling
onions

SEPTEMBER FRIDAY 7 (250-115) 1900
(attended Jno. Treffrys funeral
a good deal cooler Pa Ma & Emma Pennington went in pheaton to John Treffry's funeral (Hi
went on his wheel & they or we dined at Alice Motts Mr. Plowman conducted the funeral had
service at the house & at the grave at Milldale. Geo. T. & Uncle Wm. went on Geo's rig to
funeral in aft & Emma H. Marianna & Lill went in Pa's buggy to funeral Will stayed home he
was fixing rack for hogs Geo. O. & Ted in aft. thrashing at Becks Geo. O. in morn. got a load
of bran 2900 lbs from Delhi. Ted thrashing in morn. at Mrs. Irelands for Fred Bachelor. (Mrs.
Harris & children staid here in aft. & kept house she, Lilly Hi, & children here to tea. Emma H.
canned 5 qts tomatoes

SEPTEMBER SATURDAY 8 (251-114) 1900
Thrashed at Geo. Ts)
A nice day Pa in morn. went down to Delhi & Angott went with him to get his money to pay
for Carder farm near $3000. Pa Will & Hi doing different things Geo. O. & Ted thrashing at
Becks & they came to Geo. Ts in aft. after 2 Oclk. Pa rested in aft. he is not feeling well in aft.
Marianna & Miss Woodrow went to Miss. Mt. at Hedericks. in aft. Emma H. went down to
help Kate as they have thrashers

SEPTEMBER SUNDAY 9 (252-113) 1900
(Luke Humphrey came
A warm day Pa Ma & Emma P. went in pheaton to Mt. & Marianna & Miss Woodrow went in
Pa's covered buggy. the rest staid home, Kate went in her rig alone & Luke Humphrey rode
home with her he staid there to dinner, came here to tea & all night Mary Duff came here in
eve. a while

SEPTEMBER MONDAY 10 (253-112) 1900
a very warm day Pa & Emma went to Norwich Pa went to Bank & got money to go to {Q}. Mt.
& Emma's to put in Delhi he also call'd at Nobbs to see what paper they chose for Mt. house

they chose plain so do we it is cheaper & more suitable to the rest of Mt. house they came
home for dinner Will Hi & Luke Humphrey went to Delhi with two loads of hogs they got
$5.60 - they whd {blank} lbs came to {blank} (in aft. Luke Humphrey went up North with rig to
get his working clothes as he is going to help our boys to fill Silos, our boys began cutting
next to Houses in aft.) Geo. O. helpd Marianna wash got done before breakfast Will brot.
home a small basket of peaches (poor things) we canned some & some pickled 3 qts.
altogether.

SEPTEMBER TUESDAY 11 (254-111) 1900
Sarah Tapley here) (began filling Silo to day
Pa's birth day 75 yrs A very warm day in morn. Pa went to Delhi to put money in bank for
Emma H. which he took out of Molson bank at Norwich that Dellers put in for her he came
home to dinner (Sarah Tapley came after he left she waited for him was here to dinner, after
he wrote her will she left about 4 in aft. Wm. was here to dinner but felt too poorly to eat
much he intended going to London this morn. but was not well enough Boys began filling our
Silo finished field next to Houses's & cut quite a bit north of house nearly fill'd one Silo. (Pa
took 7 ½ doz. eggs to S. Innis he got 10 cts of yeast cakes the rest in light sugar eggs 12 cts.
doz. sold 11 doz the 4th

SEPTEMBER WEDNESDAY 12 (255-110) 1900
quite a bit cooler Pa went to Mo. Mt. he came home to dinner & rested & wrote to. all hands
filling Silos here, Will Nold, Luke Humphrey, & Geo. T. here to dinner. (Kate went to see her
Mother to day). Wm. went to London to visit Foxe's & Show he is not feeling very well. Ma &
Emma doing house work. Marianna made a blue figured shirt waist for Emma H. to day Pa &
her intend going to Q. Mt. tomorrow at Pelham

SEPTEMBER THURSDAY 13 (256-109) 1900
Hugh Connolly came) (A. Mott Mrs. Mott Alice Leffry Mrs here
quite cool & bright, in morn. Pa went in morn to see Angott about the Insurance on Carder
farm & in aft. Pa & Emma H. went on aft. train to Q. Mt. at Pelham Boys all at Geo's until
carriers on machine got broke then all had to stop & get it fixed. in morn. Alice Mott Mrs. Jno.
Mott, Mrs. Mason & Alice Leffry all here to dinner & tea except Alice Leffry she left on aft.
train for Norwich. Hugh Connolly came on eve. train from Detroit to stay a while for rest. Geo.
T.s. birth day 45 yrs.

SEPTEMBER FRIDAY 14 (257-108) 1900
A nice day Pa & Emma H. at Q. Mt. Boys down to Geo's cutting corn for Silo's & in aft. they
broke down again Clark in Hawtrey fixing it will have it done tomorrow forenoon Marianna
making over Ma's caps done 4 of them. Ma getting meals in eve. Marianna & Hugh Connolly
drove to Duffs for pumpkins got 1 for us 1 each for Hi's & 1 for Geo. T. in aft. Hugh &
Marianna were hunting eggs tried to break hens from sitting

SEPTEMBER SATURDAY 15 (258-107) 1900
Boys at Kents cutting corn) (Jno. Atkins here to tea drilled wheat
A nice day Pa & Emma at Q. Mt. in Pelham Boys fill'd one Silo for Geo. T. by noon &
afternoon they went to cut corn for Herb Kent or his Silo it will take two days yet for his they
worked late to night Luke worked on wheat ground here he drilled in some in aft. Geo. O.
also worked on some in aft. Jno. Atkins came to pay money to Geo. T. he borrowed, he was
here to tea & played croquet 1 game with Marianna Miss Woodrow & Hugh Connolly.
(Marianna done the cleaning, Ma done baking bread, pies, & cake. Wm. returned from
London feeling very poorly with his bowels

SEPTEMBER SUNDAY 16 (256-106) 1900
Cloudy Pa & Emma H. at Q. Mt. at Pelham. No one went to Mt. at Milldale as Mt. house is
being repaired by painting & papering. in morn. Geo. T. & wife came & Geo. T. staid
to dinner. in aft. Marianna, Miss Woodrow, & Hugh Connolly went to Summerville Mt.
Wm. came in aft. & staid to tea & in eve. Miss Woodrow played on organ & Luke Humphrey
sang hymns Alma here to tea

SEPTEMBER MONDAY 17 (260-105) 1900
Boys at Kents cutting corn) (Luke finished drilling in the wheat
Another cloudy cool day had fire in parlor Hugh Connolly went to Station in morn. to meet Pa
& Emma H. they returned from Q. Mt. & Pa & Hugh Connolly went to Milldale to see Sam.
Trowell about fixing Mt. house they got home to dinner. (Geo. T. Will Hi, & Geo. O. up to
Herb Kents all day cutting corn with their engine & cutting box Luke Humphrey finished
drilling in the wheat north of barn at noon & in aft. Luke H. & Ted sharpening cutting knives
for corn they were very dull Pa took 5 doz eggs to S. Innis got 13 cts a doz. got white sugar
for it. Geo. O. help'd Marianna wash got done before breakfast & after she cut out Ma's best
dress Pa bot. her in Woodstock at $ yd brown mixed goods Ma & Emma doing house work.

SEPTEMBER THURSDAY 20 (263-102) 1900
Cloudy & showery Pa went to Woodstock home on eve. train he went to search Geary's title,
get papers registered & he wrote Jane Kingsfords will. (Hugh Connolly & Marianna went to
Jno. Atkins to dinner had to go in Milldale Shed on their return as it rained so hard they got
home for tea Boys filling Silo as yesterday until stopped by rain Will McGregor here to dinner.
in eve, Hi went to Ott. to order stuff for a new Silo they have nr. fill'd two in eve. Lill came for
Marianna to take her measure for her new dress

SEPTEMBER FRIDAY 21 (264-101) 1900
(Kate Blair here to dinner & tea
fine & cool in morn. Pa went to Springford to see Chas. Anstice about Hicks estate also he
went to see Mrs. Hicks about Administration papers as she will be adminstratar he came
home to dinner & Kate Blair (was Sherwood) came in morn. for Pa to write her will Pa wrote
it for her in aft. she was here to dinner & tea. Boys finishing fill the two Silos engine gave out
just before finishing Geo. Sherwood Will McGregor here extra (in aft. Emma & Marianna
went to Delhi to see for a fall hat did not get any they took (4 doz. eggs to S. Innis got
oatmeal & velvet ribbon ribbon for trimming Marianna's dressing jacket Emma gave her eggs
13. a doz. (Ma wrote to Neal Corless) Wm. here to dinner & tea he, Hugh Miss Woodrow
Emma P. played croquet after school.

SEPTEMBER SATURDAY 22 (265-100) 1900
girls at Bachelors) (Hugh left.
A fine cool day in morn. Hugh Connolly left on morn. train for Detroit Pa took him to train &
then Pa went to Norwich he went to {the following approx. 8 lines from "the Bank" to "H.S. to
Milldale" were written by someone else, possibly Charles John Treffrey aka "Pa"} the Bank
deposited $400 recd from Mrs. Heles S.B. Book this is to loan to Chas Geary, call'd Dep $24
cash and got a cheque - marked for Edith A Harris for $29-12 missionary money (Japan)
calld on H A Sutton & Peter Hukley about the {repairs} of the Meeting House dined at P.K.
then drove with H.S to Milldale Boys at Geo's cutting corn finished it Hi & Luke went to Ott &
got lumber for another Silo & new tracks cost $35. Luke took irons to Clark to fix for hoops to
for Silo. Marianna fixed Alice's P. dress for Alma & in aft. Emma H. Marianna & Miss
Woodrow went to Fred. Bachelors for tea & eve.

SEPTEMBER 24 SUNDAY 23 (266-99) 1900

this is for Monday
A nice day Pa home all day Mr. Geary & wife came & signed Mortgage to Mrs. Hele for $400
& he had $400 before in all $800 & Pa wrote to Howard Nicholson about his loan to
Montmorency as he want to pay it off. & Pa wants to hear whether he wants it in Eng. or not
Boys making a new Silo they cut hoops too short, so had to get them spliced & had to put
some on after dark for fear they wld. fall in. Ted help'd Marianna wash & Marianna was
making a dressing red sack after (in morn. Emma H. went to Ott. & bot. a carpet for
platform in Milldale Mt. house she pd. for it herself & she bot. a rug for buggy to. Ma got
dinner &c.

SEPTEMBER 23rd. MONDAY 24 (267-98) 1900
this is for - Sunday
No one went to Mt. at Milldale as the Mt. house is being repaired in aft. Pa, Ma & Emma H.
went to Summerville M. Mt. it rained fast on their return. Geo T. & Kate went to Wm. Tapleys
in morn. & to M. Mt. at Gore in aft.

SEPTEMBER TUESDAY 25 (268-97) 1900
A very warm day just like summer Pa went to Woodstock to get papers from Ball for
Mrs. Denis Hicks for guardianship to her children he came home in eve. Geo. & Kate went to
Norwich dined at M. A. Leffry's & Boys finished building the 3rd Silo in morn. & in aft. Will cut
corn east of house it is very large & heavy Geo. O. help'd him take sheave off machine Ted
& Geo. O. drew some manure in morn up north (sow had 11 pigs up North to day all white
but 2. in eve Kate call'd,

SEPTEMBER WEDNESDAY 26 (269-96) 1900
Will & Miss W - at surprise at Duffs)
A very warm day them. 88/0. in shade in morn. Pa went to Delhi Bank got checks cashed the
boys gave for Marianna to go to Chicago she starts D. V. in morn. Boys, also Geo. T.
Charles P. here cutting corn it is very hard work they are tired of the job. (in eve. Mary Duff
call'd Ma gave her a handercheif as it is her 17th birthday & the youngsters got up a surprise
for her for this eve. Will & Miss Woodrow went about 24 there spent the eve playing games
&c.

SEPTEMBER THURSDAY 27 (270-95) 1900

(Marianna left {for} Chicago.
quite cool Pa & Ma went to Moses Corless's they went thro. Norwich & call'd for Alice Mott to
go with them, but she cld. not as her Mother & Catherine Huxley are there, Will cutting down
corn in morn. & in aft. helping load & unload rest boys Charlie P drawing corn Geo. T. at the
engine as usual (in morn. Ted took Marianna to M.C.R station to go to Chicago to visit her
Aunt) & cousins & sew for them (make dresses &c. &c.) Pa gave a check of $15 to Alice Mott
for Phebe Mott, as Phebe is in Coburg visiting. Alice Mott will write to her & send it to her.

SEPTEMBER FRIDAY 28 (271-94) 1900
A fine cool day Pa went to Milldale Mt. & took the platform carpet Emma H. bot. & made for it
he got home to dinner Boys cut 3 loads in morn of corn & & in aft. they nearly finished filling
Silos only two loads to put in now. in eve. Will pd. Frank O. Brien up for working in the corn.
Geo. T. & Charlie here to in aft. in morn. Emma H. drove to Hawtrey & took 6 doz eggs 13
cts doz. also took due bill of 80 cts. she got some sugar currants soap onions & peppers

SEPTEMBER SATURDAY 29 (273-93) 1900
Emma H & Miss W. went to Newton Heights for the night) (finished Silos this aft.
rained last night & this morn. Pa went to Woodstock to search Chas. Addisons title as he
wants a loan, it was not satisfactory so Pa wrote him this aft. (after it stopped raining
Boys finished their Silos & got cutting box loaded up to put away, in eve. (Boys seperated the
eve's milk as we are near out of butter & cant get any it is 25 cts. lb. we are going to keep 3
messes 2 for us & 1 for Hi. (in aft. Emma H. & Miss Woodrow went to Newton Heights for the
night (Ma scrubbed churn & butter bowl as they had been down celler all summer & were
mouldy. Alma came & staid all night with her Sister Emma Boys fill'd 7 Silos this fall 2 for
Frank Clare 1 for Herb Kent 1 for Geo. T. & 3 here & built 1 here.

SEPTEMBER SUNDAY 30 (273-92) 1900
A nice day no one went to Milldale as Mt. house is not yet ready it is being papered & seats
stained in aft. Pa & Ma went to Summerville Mt. also Mrs. Harris Lill & baby, Gerty staid here
with Alma & Emma P. in eve at 7 Emma H. & Miss Woodrow returned from Newtown Heights
where they went yes. aft. (Luke Humphrey feeds little pigs with sweet warm milk often as the
sow is sick & may die he is trying to save them they take the milk quite well since learnt

OCTOBER MONDAY 1 (274-91) 1900

A nice day Pa home in morn. in aft. he drove to Ott. on bus. Will & Hi in morn. went up to
Frank Davis to see about a second hand reaper did not get it as it not suit them they went to
Jno. Atkins to dinner & tea they also went to Retties to see their stock Luke & Ted picking up
corn in east field where it was left or dropped when cutting & drawing for Silos they got
several wagons full. Geo. O. ploughing near by houses. Ma had chill & fever in aft. & was
very poorly all night she took 2 pills in eve.

OCTOBER TUESDAY 2 (275-90) 1900
A real warm day Pa had an early dinner & went to Rush's to meet Moses Corless to examine
a fence on late Elias Motts farm Rush rents it now. in morn Stephen McCurdy wife & son
came & pd. of remainder of their Mort. for Mrs. Hele pd. $133. Will doing different things (Will
churned twice as we are out of butter & boys Hi cutting clover seed / Luke Humphrey
seperated 3 messes of milk sat. night & Sunday's & Ted picking up corn as yes. Geo. O. in
morn thrashing at Fred Bachelors & in aft. thrashing at Geo. T s buckwheat Geo. O.
had his buckwheat there to thrash & Beck had his there to, so thrashers are to Geo. T. s to
tea only thrashers staid to Geo's rest went home Miss Woodrow went down & help'd Kate
wash dishes in eve. Ma feeling real poorly all day had to lay by.

OCTOBER WEDNESDAY 3 (276-89) 1900
A very warm day for Oct. them. 88/0 & no breeze Pa went to Woodstock on Chas. Addisons
bus. searching his titles copying abstracts &c. he came home on eve. train. Will fixing fence
nr. corn crib & hung gate &c. Hi cut clover seed, Luke & Ted picking up corn. (Geo. O.
thrashing at Jno. Nolds all day) Emma H. ironed Ma feeling better able to work a little

OCTOBER THURSDAY 4 (277-88) 1900
Another very warm day Pa attended Per. Mt. & they decided about expenses of *Pa went in
aft. to meet Anstice, Bell & Mrs. Hicks in aft. at Ott. on Hicks estate bus.* Mt. will give
envelopes Will & Luke drew some manure in field north barn Hi raking clover seed up &
help'd put it in Will & Luke help'd draw in to, finished drawing it in barn they picked up some
apples so as to put cows in east field. in eve Emma H. & Miss Woodrow went to S. Inniss &
took 8 doz eggs @ 13 cts. doz they got salmon oat meal & sugar Ma feeling some better but
very poorly yet

OCTOBER FRIDAY 5 (278-87) 1900

Hi & Wm. at Ott. show) (Will at Delhi with cheese
very warm them 88/0 & no breeze Pa home all day writing Will doctering a cow in morn she
eat too much silo &c. bloated very much he gave her soda but did not help her so he went to
Geo's & got receipt of Brady's, turpentine & raw linseed oil which helped her I dont know
quanties it is on first page of (Home Cook Book) after dinner (Will went to Delhi with load of
cheese. in morn. Hi took apples & quinces to Ott. show he got first prize on quinces Hi &
Wm. also took flowers to show for Wm. he went to he got 5 prizes on them in aft. Hi went
again to Ott. show to see prizes Luke Humphrey & Geo. O. ploughing down by Houses. (Ma
feeling real poorly all day took more pills. Emma baking & swept up stairs

OCTOBER SATURDAY 6 (279-86) 1900
Ott fair day)
A very warm day Pa & Ma feeling poorly, in morn. Hi, Geo. O & Ted went to Ott. fair they
took Bull, calves, & colt they got 1st prize on Bull, 3rd on calf, Will took Emma H. & Miss
Woodrow, after an early dinner to Ott. fair in eve. John Corless wife & son came & staid all
night little Emma went to stay with Alma

OCTOBER SUNDAY 7 (280-85) 1900
first time to Mt. since repairing it)
Cloudy & showery day Pa & Luke Humphrey went to Mt. first since repairing it in pheaton &
Emma H. Miss Woodrow & Emma P. went in buggy to Mt Geo. Kate & Alma went to Mt. in
their rig & after Mt. Geo. & Kate went to Mrs. Howells to dinner, & they took Emma P. with
them Alma came home. (in morn. Jno. Corless & Wm. went on bikes to Abby's at junction &
came back in time for dinner - Ma staid home & got dinner. Jno's wife & baby also here baby
has bad cough like whooping cough they left for home at 4 in aft. it rained when they left. Ed.
Churchill & wife at Hi's Ma wrote to Marianna in eve. at Chicago

OCTOBER MONDAY 8 (281-84) 1900
thrashers came)
A lovely bright cool day Pa feeling poorly he rested & wrote letters & finished deeds &
Mortgages (see his Diary) Thrashers came in morn. there were 16 men here to dinner
& 20 to supper they thrashed 635 635 bus. of oats. we had 3 large plymouth roasters killd for
dinner pumkin & apple pies also rice pudding &c. &c. they finished at 5. Lill & children here
all day helping (thrashing made Will quite sick & Lukes head ached & had chill they went to
bed at 7 - Will took pills

OCTOBER TUESDAY 9 (282-83) 1900
Miss Woodrow pd her board to 30th Septr pd $11-50 cts
Another lovely day Pa went to Ott in morn. he got Maud shod he pd. 50 cts for her also went
to Chas. Addison about his loan & he & wife executed Mort. of $600 to M.J. Pennington
Estate. Pa feels better, rested in aft. (Will sick all morn. did not work to day. Hi, Geo. O. &
Ted clearing up barn so as to put clover seed back in barn as they run it out in waggons yes.
while thrashing (Luke putting in rye by Houses two men came to buy cows they were here to
dinner did not buy any. Geo. O. help'd Emma wash after breakfast & in *aft. he took team
to his place to clean out his barn so Fred Bachelor can put wall under it he was there all night
in aft. Miss Woodrow pd. her board to 30th. of Septr she goes tomorrow to teachers
Convention. she pd $11-50 50 cts off for being away. in eve. Geo. Kate & Miss Woodrow
went to Endeanns at Milldale Miss Woodrow leads it Emma H. at Hi's all eve. *(Geo. O. took
over team in aft. & went over to his place to draw out manure from his barn as he intends to
have it raised & a wall put under it

OCTOBER WEDNESDAY 10 (283-82) 1900
Boys dug potatoes)
A fine day Pa feeling poorly laid by most of day different ones came & pd. int.
&c. see his diary. Hi, & Ted digging potatoes in morn. & Will & them picked up in aft. & Will &
Ted took a wagon load to Hi's in morn Will drew a load manure in morn. & he went to blk.
smiths with trucks to fix Luke Humphrey ploughing {two words crossed out-illegible} south
railroad. Geo. O. at his place all day & night

OCTOBER THURSDAY 11 (284-81) 1900
A lovely day Pa & Ma went to Norwich & they dined & took tea at Alice Motts it is
the anniversary of their wedding 46 yrs. ago. Pa also went to Bank & deposited he also call'd
on Bob Treffry to tell him about his title on his land Hi & Ted digging potatoes as yes. in aft.
picking up & took another load to Hi in aft. (in aft. Si Pettitt came & boys bargained with him
to enclose Silos & roofing them he charges $20. for the job. (Geo. O. still at his place) Luke
ploughing south railroad all day & night

OCTOBER FRIDAY 12 (285-80) 1900
finished digging potatoes) (Hi's birth day

A lovely day in morn. Peter Addison came to get Pa to rewrite his will. & in aft. Pa & Ma
drove down to Stephen McCurdys for him & wife & son to sign deeds they pd. Pa to register
them Will, Hi, & Ted finished digging potatoes & put 1 load down our celler Luke ploughing
south railroad all day. (Geo. O. still at his place.) Ma mending Emma H. doing house work.
Emma P. at Hi's to dinner & took tea at Geo. Ts it is Hi's birth day 31 yrs. (Marianna still at
Chicago.)

OCTOBER SATURDAY 13 (286-79) 1900
(Ted commenced picking apples
Another lovely day Pa not well Stephen McCurdy wife & son came before Pa was up &
before we had breakfast they came because the son wanted an agreement written
about stock & implements Pa made a memo. & will write one they are coming tues. eve. to
sign it Pa. also rewrote Peter Addisons will & he came in aft. & signed it Emma H.
& Will witnessed Will & Hi in morn. loaded some logs & in aft. Hi took them out to Ott. to get
sawed to enclose the Silos Si Pettitt is to do the work Will in aft. fixed some shelves in celler
for to put apples on & Ted commenced picking apples (Luke ploughing as yesterday) Geo.
O. still at his place about his barn Miss Woodrow returned from teachers Con. on eve. train.
(Gerty here all night) as Hi Lill & baby went to surprise in eve. at Herb Kents as it is his
birthday & Will Emma H. & Miss Woodrow also went they came home at ½ past 12 - nearly
Sunday we got $1-12 cts butter from Sam Innis

OCTOBER SUNDAY 14 (287-78) 1900
A lovely day Pa & Ma went to Mt. in pheaton & Emma H. Miss Woodrow & Emma P. went in
buggy Hi went on his wheel to Mt. Luke & Will staid home Pa not feeling well Ma wrote to
Marianna in Chicago in eve.

OCTOBER MONDAY 15 (288-77) 1900
(Boys began filling car with wood
A lovely day Pa writing in morn. he wrote agreement between Stephen McCurdy & son &
sent order for fruit trees & in aft. (Pa Ma & Emma P. went to Ott. got Emma P. measured
for school shoes & they got 2 bus. of onions from Wm. Parsons @ 65 cts. bus. &
soap grease from butcher @ 5 cts lb. got 16 lbs. cost 80 cts. Will over helping Geo. O. near
all day raise his barn Hi took logs in morn. to saw to enclose Silos in aft he went to blk.
smiths Geo. O. still at his place day & night Luke ploughing until 3 in aft. then Will Hi Luke &

Ted began to fill a car with wood sold to man named Dunn for $1.35 cord (to day Will pd.
Stuart $7.75 this pays all our insurances until next spring

OCTOBER TUESDAY 16 (289-76) 1900
Boys finished filling car with wood)
A great change in weather real cool to day. Pa went to Delhi in morn. to get money out of
Bank for Emma H. as she is going to Woodstock in morn. Will, Hi, Luke, Ted & Geo. O. filling
car with wood they finished filling it in time for 4 Oclk. train so it went to Ingersoll to Jno. Ross
wood buyer Dunn buys for him they get $1.35 cord they put 35 cords in the car. The wood is
16 inches long Emma ironed Ma working in house work.

OCTOBER WEDNESDAY 17 (290-75) 1900
A lovely day Pa, Ma, & Emma H. went to Woodstock Pa took Miss Jones Will up to Ball he
said it must be Probated they returned on eve. train Emma bot. hat, blk. dress, underwear,
french flannels, for waists &c. Ma bot. 32 yds. sheeting 10 cts yd (single fold) stuff for every
day gown 25cts. yd. under wear for Will also cap pr. shoes for herself &c. & stuff for nighties
Will & Hi drawing lumber & logs - Luke ploughing, Ted picked some apples Geo. O. working
at his barn.

OCTOBER Thanksgiving THURSDAY 18 (291-74) 1900
Mrs. H. & Flo here) (Miss Woodrow went home on aft. train
Another lovely day Pa, Hi, Luke Geo. T. went up to Milldale to fix up a wire fence around
grave yard & to fix wood shed up they took their dinners they did not finish as there were not
many there (Geo. O. went up in aft.) Will in aft. went to Delhi Mill & got 3400 shorts @ $15. a
ton Ted picking some apples. in morn. Lill & children came, here to dinner & Mrs Harris &
Flo, Churchill came they were here to dinner to, we had lovely roast chickens &c. &c. Miss
Woodrow left on aft. train for home will be back sat. or Sun.

OCTOBER FRIDAY 19 (292-73) 1900
Marianna returned) (Hi finished wire fence at Milldale
Another lovely day M.D. Carder came early in morn & settled up with Pa & in aft. Pa & Hi
went to Milldale Mt. & Hi finished the wire fence there Will Hi in morn Luke & Geo. O. & Ted
fill'd the 2nd car this car is smaller than the 1st the boys finished filling car & sent it on the 4
Oclk. train to Ingersoll to Jno. Ross wood buyer [in aft. Kate took Ma to call on

Fanny Quance as she has been ill she was gone to Delhi so they came home [& Emma
H. (went to M.C.R. & met Marianna she returned from Chicago been gone 3 wks. she call'd
at Detroit to see Bill Mrs. Harrison came here all night

OCTOBER SATURDAY 20 (293-72) 1900
A lovely day Pa at Milldale Mt. all day he was rebuilding the steps at back of Mt. house,
he took his dinner with him. Will went to Delhi Mill & got 2700 shorts @ $15. a ton. Hi
drawing stuff for enclosing Silo's from Thos. Penningtons. Luke & Ted picking apples for Hi.
[Geo. O. got our team to draw lime for himself & sand but got drunk so did not do much) - in
aft. Mr. Harrison Emma H. & Marianna went up in woods to get chesnuts. Wm. & Mary Duff
went to on their wheels. Mr. Harrison here all night

OCTOBER SUNDAY 21 (294-71) 1900
A fine day Pa & Emma P. went in pheaton to Milldale Mt. & Emma H. & Marianna went in
buggy to Mt. Miss Woodrow returned with them she went home thursday aft. she rode home
with Pa. [Mr Harrison left in morn. on his wheel for home. after tea Emma H. & Marianna &
Miss Woodrow & Gerty went to call on Fairchilds, Gerty here all night, as Hi Lill & babe are
visiting at Herb Kents this eve. Luke Humphrey had horse & buggy & went to Clare's his
Brotherinlaw's got back before 9.

OCTOBER MONDAY 22 (295-70) 1900
Will took 2 hogs whd. 830 lbs @ $5.50)
A showery day Pa & Wm. went to Milldale to fix up their Mothers grave & our childrens they
came home for dinner & after Lewis Mason came for his deed pd. for it & Geo. Parker &
Mr. Harford Harwood came they were here to tea Mr. Harford Harwood came to see about
Mortgage on Mrs. Lavitts house & lots in Hawtrey how much there is back on it. Will went to
Delhi & took 5 hogs weighed 830 @ 5.50 - Will also got Mike shod in aft.) Hi burned brush
down South & he fixed bins in his celler for apples Luke ploughed Geo. O. working for
himself at his barn here to meals, Marianna fixing over Emma's best dress putting new satin
front (brown) & she went to Geo. T. to tea Ma & Emma done housework Jno. Corless here
all night he came to enquire about Waud estate.

OCTOBER TUESDAY 23 (296-69) 1900
(Ben. Corless came from Michigan

rained last night & some to day Pa home all day except he went to P.O. he wrote letters one
to Jno. Treffrys son in Quebec one to Mrs. Woodruff one to Alvenia Cooper in N.Y. & Ben.
Corless went with him to get his valise at M.C.R. Ben. Corless came in morn. on mail train he
has not been here for 24 yrs. so he sees a great difference in all of us he is changed to he
will stay a while Luke Humphrey ploughing north of house Hi same - Geo. O. working for
himself but eats here. Will & Ted working at chores fixed fence &c. Marianna sewing for
Emma H. all day Ma & Emma H. doing house work

OCTOBER WEDNESDAY 24 (297-68) 1900
A lovely day Pa went to Mrs. Hicks & to Miss Jones's (see his diary) in aft. Mrs. Lavity came
to get Pa to write a deed as she is selling an acre in Hawtry for $20 to Deane Will went to
Lapier's see about pig & to Bill Bowmans to try & get gravel for fixing around barn - Hi &
Luke ploughing north of house Geo. O. & Ted cleaning out calf stables. Ma & Ben. Corless
went to Geo. Ts for dinner Ben. stayed there to tea & eve

OCTOBER THURSDAY 25 (298-67) 1900
(Ma & Ben Corless at Norwich
Fogy morn. cleared up bright about 10. A.M. Pa went to Woodstock to examine titles
&c. home on noon train Will & Luke drawing gravel from Bill Bowmans 2 loads Luke drew
one of them it was hard job to get it. [Geo. O. helping Geo. T. & Charlie Pennington fill a car
with wood to go to Woodstock. Ted doing different things Hi helping Si Pettitt put top on Silos
in aft. in morn. Hi ploughed & Luke ploughed some to in aft. in morn. Ben. Corless & Ma
drove to Norwich & dined with Alice Mott they call'd on M.A. Treffry to & got plow point for
Geo. T.

OCTOBER FRIDAY 26 (299-66) 1900
Ma & Ben. Corless call'd on Duff's)
A dull warm day Pa drove to Norwich to see Peter Kirkley about a loan he dined there then
Pa went to Ott. to see Geo. Parsons but he was at Woodstock on jury he wittnessed Miss
Jones will & Pa wanted his affadavit on it Will & Luke ploughing Hi helping Si Pettitt & son
about inclosing Silos Ted doing different things [Geo. O. at his place all day helping Wallace
Fairchilds pack up as they are moving to Brantford next wk. in aft. Ma & Ben. Corless call'd
at Duff's Ma got 4 lbs lard from Mrs. Duff & 2 we had before Ma pd. her 65 cts. for all Charlie
& Milton Fairchilds here all night

OCTOBER SATURDAY 27 (300-65) 1900
A cloudy warm day in morn. Pa went to Hawtrey for trees that came from Pelham, after he
cleaned out goosberry bushes & Asparagus bed. Will & Luke ploughing east of house all day
Hi in aft help'd Si Pettitt about enclosing Silos in morn - he dug stones out of east field
&c. Ted picked a few snow apples & cleaned stables Geo. O. helping Fairchilds all day move
to Brantford [Marianna. Alma & Emma Pennington went to Woodstock Alma & Emma came
on noon train Marianna on eve. train Alma got (red) hat dress & coat Marianna got hat
&c. Ma & Emma done the house work Ben Corless dined at Geo. Longstreets here to tea.
[Wallace Fairchilds & wife came at 12 Oclk. at night & staid rest of night they are going to go
to Brantford on monday to live there.]

OCTOBER SUNDAY 28 (301-64) 1900
A warm day Pa & Emma P. went in pheaton to Mt. & Luke Humphrey Ben. Corless Emma H.
& Miss Woodrow went in democrat to Mt. Ben. dined at Geo. Ts & Geo. T. took him to
Summerville Mt. in aft. & he, Pa & Ma took tea at Hi's [Marianna had a bad sick head ache
all day had to lay by]. Ma staid home & got dinner ready. Wallace Farchilds & wife left after
breakfast. [in morn. Hi & family went to Ed. Churchills they had a baby boy born this
morn. Charlie & Milton Fairchilds here all night

OCTOBER MONDAY 29 (302-63) 1900
Pa & Ben. at Ott. (Pa got can of Castor oil) Geo. O. left.
A dull morn. fine aft. in morn. Pa sett up the leech & in aft. he drove to Ott. Ben Corless went
with him Ben. staid to Thos. Pennningtons all night. Pa went to get probate paper signed by
Geo. Parsons on Miss Jones will bus. [Will & Hi discharged Geo. O. as he was drunk again
last night so they cannot depend a bit on him.] Will & Luke ploughing in east field Hi helping
Si Pettitt about Silos. Ted picking apples. [Pa got a can full of Castor oil at druggists for
greasing wagons he pd. $1-42 cts. (Ted helpd Emma wash). Marianna began cutting Emma
Hs blk dress to go to Iowa her head is much better (Gerty here all day) Charlie & Milton
Fairchilds left on train for Brantford in morn.

OCTOBER TUESDAY 30 (303-62) 1900
A cloudy & showery day Pa home all day writing letters &c. see his diary Will Hi & & Luke
mixed cement for putting seperator on, when needed & put up a partition, Ted also help'd Hi

also help'd Si Pettitt a while in morn. about covering Silo & the rain stopped all work in aft.
outside Ma & Marianna sewing on Emma Hs blk. dress Emma H. ironed.

OCTOBER WEDNESDAY 31 (304-61) 1900
A lovely warm day Pay went to Woodstock home on eve. train he went with Lewis Mason on
his late fathers estate bus. to arrange for settlement they went to Ball & Ball for advice Pa got
wall paper for Kate 7 cts roll to paper her dining room Luke & Ted ploughing Hi & Will made
cement sill in cow stable & fixing stable up top of lane Marianna & Ma sewing on Emma H.
blk. dress all day Marianna also cut her Aunt Lizzies gown that Emma intends taking to her
which Uncle Wm. & Marianna bot.

NOVEMBER (All Saints' Day - Quebec) THURSDAY 1 (305-60) 1900
nice morn. cloudy nr. noon & rained in aft. Pa & Ma went to Per. Mt. & then went to Norwich
& dined at Alice Motts Nellie Shaw there Pa went to {following written in another hand possibly Pa} Duncan's office & received two cheques one for $2000 to pay off the principal of
Robt D Moutinoreny's Mortgage & another of $100 for Interest Gave him Discharge placed
the principal to my Credit in my savingsbank a/c. and $100 to my current a/c. Will & Ben.
Corless went to Dellers to bargain for tile they our boys intend drawing them sat. in aft. he
Will got Nell & Rodney shod at Ott. at Boucher's. Hi & Luke working at stable up top of lane
in morn. Hi went to Ott. for lumber. Ted doing different things in morn. Ted & Luke drew
some manure Marianna cut & making her Aunt Lizzies gown Emma H. is going to take it to
her next wk. Emma H. done house work. Ben. Corless went in aft. to Geo. Sherwoods &
staid all night

NOVEMBER FRIDAY 2 (306-59) 1900
Will went to Mill got 500 flour 200 left for Hi.) (cleaned stove pipes
A lovely day Pa in the garden most of day he planted 4 cherry trees that he got from Page at
Pelham Pa also putting radishes & beets & carrots away for winter use Will up to Jno. Nolds
in morn. & in aft. he went to Delhi Mill he got 500 lbs flour he left 200 at Hi's, Hi helping Si
Pettitt all day enclosing Silos & shingling them Luke & Ted drawing manure west of hog pen.
(Will help'd girls clean stove pipes in morn.) Marianna swept up both stairs & put summer
things away also picked up Geo. O. clothes for him to take away [Ma trying to make soap it
did not seem to come right she hopes it will Ma & Emma done house work, in aft. Ma
mending we got 5¾ lbs butter cost $1-15. cash from S. Innis Ben. Corless came back to tea
he does not feel very well

NOVEMBER SATURDAY 3 (307-58) 1900
A lovely day Pa getting beets carrots &c. ready to put in celler did not put any in celler Will &
Ted in morn - drawing manure & in aft. unloading tile 450. 12 inch tile blemished ones
at $50 a 1000. Luke ploughed in morn. & in aft. he to, unloaded tile they did not finish
unloading this eve. (Geo. O. unloaded his bricks for his barn had Nell & his Dick he is not
here now.) Ma's soap is not good she boild it over & it seems to need more grease which
she has not. [in aft. Emma H. Marianna Emma P. & Gerty went to see Flo. Churchill & baby
Flo. is not feeling well Emma H. & M. & children also call'd at Ott. got postal notes for Pa.
(Ben. Corless went to Bachelors to dinner Ann Randall was there)

NOVEMBER SUNDAY 4 (308-57) 1900
A lovely day Pa & Ma went to Mt. in Pheaton & Luke Humphrey, Ben. Corless, Emma H.
Marianna, Miss Woodrow, & Emma P. went in democrat to Mt. Ben. staid to Geo. T s to
dinner & tea here for the night. Charlie Pennington & Ted Marriage here to dinner. (in aft.
Geo. Sherwood came for a while) & Emma H. Marianna & Miss Woodrow went to Duffs
to tea Mary Duff came over for Will & he went there to tea they got home at 9.

NOVEMBER MONDAY 5 (309-56) 1900
Ma & Ben. at Ott. also Emma P.) (Ma cleaned shop & emptied soap &c.
A nice morn & part of aft. Pa home all day getting garden stuff in. Will Hi & Ted finished
drawing tile in morn. (Geo. O. got Nell to draw his brick) & in aft. Boys putting cement floor
around Silos. Luke began digging east ditch in aft. Ben. Corless Ma & Emma P. went to Ott.
to get Emma P. remeasured at Durkee's as the pr. he made was too small. as they were
coming home there was a wind storm with rain which frightened Ma, Ma bot. 20 cts blueing &
Dome lead. (in morn. Ma cleaned out the shop & emptied the soap & cleaned the caldron)
Emma H. & Marianna washed in aft Emma H. ironed part of clothes Marianna lining Emma
Hs fur collar in aft. (Gerty here all day & night.

NOVEMBER TUESDAY 6 (310-55) 1900
A nice day Pa home all day as yesterday & in aft. Mrs. Hicks came about her late husbands
bus. & guardianship for her children. Will & Hi put cement troughs in stables & Will & Geo. T.
counted tile over again as they bot. together & there was a mistake in number. (Luke digging
ditch east of house.) Ted cleaning pig pens &c. (in morn. Emma H. & Ben. Corless went to
Norwich & to John Atkins to dinner, Emma Walker & Ellen were away so Emma H. got dinner

there they also call'd on Alice Mott. Marianna fixing the sleeves in Emma Hs dress & made a
collar for her. Ma got dinner &c.

NOVEMBER WEDNESDAY 7 (311-54) 1900
A cloudy day rained last night Pa home all day except he went to {work.} he was assorting
letters & papers. Will & Luke ditching in east field Hi choring & he set up the seperator in the
barn where it is cemented. Ted help'd ditch. (Hi Lill & children & Ted here to tea) Marianna
lined Emm's muff & fixing her things ready to leave for Iowa in morn. (Ma getting meals) Ben.
Corless went up to old Mrs. Innis's in aft staid to tea Will & Hi voted for King in opposition to
Cartwright for member of the Commons.

NOVEMBER THURSDAY 8 (312-53) 1900
Ben. Corless & Ma at Sherwoods) (Emma H. left for Iowa
A cold raw day in morn Pa assorting his papers & after an early dinner he & Wm. went to
Norwich Wm. went to see Dr. Shaw about the shingles he has. Pa call'd on H. Suttons &
Alice Mott. Will & Luke at the ditch laying tile east of house. Hi went to Delhi with oats to get
chopped & done chores. Ted doing different jobs. (Emma H. left for Iowa on morn. train). in
aft. Ma & Ben. Corless went to Warren Sherwoods on visit. Mr. Duff call'd in eve. to hear how
election run Grits in again too bad as there needs a change.

NOVEMBER FRIDAY 9 (313-52) 1900
cemented the hearth)
A dull day Pa home all day he wrote deed for Geo. Longstreet from Alice Treffry as he is
buying her house & lot in Hawtrey pays $70 for it. *Boys took up brick hearth in dining room
& put cement there instead. in aft. Hi cut glass for windows in cow stables Luke finished ditch
in east field. Ted picked the quinces & chored Will done different things in aft. Ben. Corless
at Geo. Ts. for dinner here for tea & all night. Ma got meals Marianna swept up stairs &
help'd boys about fixing the hearth

NOVEMBER SATURDAY 10 (314-51) 1900
Miss T. at Miss Mt.) (Fairchilds here
A raw cold day Pa drove to Ott. to try & sell some Carder lots to Jno. Wyaat but he did not
want to pay the price placed on them Pa brot. a new ordered pr. of shoes from Durkee
for Emma P. & Ma's mended shoes he came home to dinner & after he went to Norwich &

got Alice Treffry to sign deed to Geo. Longstreet. Will & Luke fixing fence nr. barn top of lane.
Hi & Ben. Corless putying glass in windows for cow stables all morn. Hi fitted them in in aft.
Ted took 2 loads of fire wood to Abby's at La Sallette & chored. (in morn. Ett Fairchilds came
from Brantford (drove) Wallace went to Tilsonburg & in aft. she met him at Station & they
came here to tea they left at 7. & went to {Tulls} for the night. in aft. Miss Woodrow went to
Miss Mt. at M. Siples she rode up with Pa.(Ma got dinner &c. Marianna done cleaning (in
eve. Marianna cut profiles of the folks all good ones)

NOVEMBER SUNDAY 11 (315-50) 1900
A cold day Pa & Ma went to Mt. in pheaton & Hi, Ben. Corless, Luke Humphrey, Miss
Woodrow Marianna Emma P. & Gerty went in democrat to Mt. James Johnson & bride were
at Mt. to. after dinner Ma & Lilly & baby Elsie went to Ed. Churchill's to see the babe found
them getting on finely. Gerty staid here was very good. Emma H. in Oelwein Iowa.

NOVEMBER MONDAY 12 (316-49) 1900
Boys kill'd a beef a yearling) (M. cleaned & changed front up stairs
A dull cold day Pa home all day writing. he wrote to Howard Nicholson & getting papers
ready to go to Brantford in morn. Will in morn. helpd Luke draw some manure out of pig pens
top of lane Luke drew manure himself in aft. Hi fixed fence south in morn. Ted help'd
Marianna wash & he cleaned chicken house after. & in aft. Will Hi & Ted kill'd a beef (a
yearling) Hi took a fore qr. to Duff's & one fore qr. to Geo. Ts they whd. 97 for Geo T. & 85 for
Duff after washing Marianna changed & cleaned front up stairs Ma got meals &c. Emma P.
now has an inner room to herself Emma H. & Marianna has big room for them Ben. Corless
went to Duffs to tea here by 9. Ma wrote to Emma H. in Iowa in eve.

NOVEMBER TUESDAY 13 (317-48) 1900
Snowing all day Pa went to Brantford on bus. he dined at Wallace Fairchilds Pa went to get
registrating done & went to get Marakles to sign deed of his property in Hawtrey to S. Innis
subject to paying Mortgage. Boys getting young cattle in from down South & fixing windows
&c. for winter, ground all covered with snow for first time. Ted went over to Duffs & got some
horse radish to put with cabbage & in aft. Marianna grated it, Miss Woodrow & Emma
P. help'd after school (in morn Marianna ironed Ma got dinner &c. baked bread &c.

NOVEMBER WEDNESDAY 14 (318-47) 1900

A cold blustry day, Pa went to Mo. Mt. dined at Alice Motts wore his fur
overcoat first time this fall, Will doing chores Luke also choring & changed the hens around.
Hi & Luke Ted took 2 loads of soft wood to James Smiley Junr. (in aft. Boys loading a car
with wood. in aft. Ben Corless & Ma drove to Delhi as Ben. wanted to call on Robert Nobbs
we staid there about 1 hr. then came home to tea Mall calld at S. Innis's & bot. $ sugar, 4 lbs
lard at 12½ cts 4 lbs butter at 20 cts. $sugar Marianna cut cabbage up & put horse radish
with it for winter use Ma made flat cakes & got dinner Gerty here all day & night

NOVEMBER THURSDAY 15 (319-46) 1900
Marianna & Ben went to Moses Corless's)
Snowed & cold wind Pa home all day writing, deed between Mrs. A. P. Miller. to Peter Kirkley
she sold house & lot for $1150 Boys loading a car with wood to go to Ingersoll, finished it,
Charlie Pennington also loaded one Geo. T. help'd Geo. O. was going to help but got drunk
instead. Marianna & Ben. Corless went to Moses Corless's they dined at Bert. Walkers as
Melissa had been to Cathcart taking care of the sick there Lill Corless & Mother & brother
has thypoid fever there Ma done house work to day. Boys seperate all the milk now for butter
Hi has it

NOVEMBER FRIDAY 16 (320-45) 1900
A nice bright day Pa went to M.C.R. in morn. & met from Pelham Jno. Webb, Frank
Muirhead, & Miss Beckett, they all came to attend Q. Mt. & after an early dinner Pa took
them to Mt. of Ministers & oversight he returned alone to tea Will & Hi drew wood in our
wood shed in morn. & in aft. Hi took over 3 cords wood to Smiley in Ott. they are to pay for
trucks in wood. Luke doing different things busy every day (Ben. Corless went to Hiram
Parkers for tea returned before 9 Ma baked bread, pies (pumpkin & raspberries) & many
things besides Marianna very busy to boys seperate the milk now we have the cream to
night for first Hi has had 3 meses of cream

NOVEMBER SATURDAY 17 (321-44) 1900
Q. Mt.
snowing fast all day Pa & Ma attended Q. Mt. Wm. I. Moore from Toronto, & Jno. Webb from
Pelham ministers) & Miss Beckett from Pelham. & F. Muirhead were at Mt. Pa & Ma dined at
Mrs. Wm. Nobbs home for tea. Boys & girls picked 18 chickens & Will took them to S. Innis
he gave a due bill for them for $4.40 Boys just choring as it is so stormy

NOVEMBER SUNDAY 18 (322-43) 1900
Q. Mt.
A very dull morn. & rained in aft. & eve. Marianna & Miss Woodrow & Hi & Ben Corless
attended Q. Mt. at Brick they each had covered rigs of their own as it was rainy they all
came here to dinner towards eve. it rained hard & done so all night. Wm. I. Moore & Jno.
Webb had Mt. at Milldale in eve. & as we expected Pelham fds. Luke, Marianna & Miss
Woodrow went to Milldale Mt. & brot. Miss Beckett here after Mt. F. Muirhead staid at
Hedericks at Milldale. (Lill & children here all day)

NOVEMBER MONDAY 19 (323-42) 1900
A very rainy day Pa home all day visiting with Miss Beckett, Hederick brot. Frank Muirhead,
in aft. & Marianna took them to Station in aft. through hard rain Boys choring not doing much
to day as it is so very rainy

NOVEMBER TUESDAY 20 (324-41) 1900
Luke trimmed quince tree & cleaned up around) (Kill'd 30 fowls at Hi's) (Ben left in morn
Another rainy day Pa home in morn. he wrote to M.D. Carden & wrote an agreement for
Wyaat to sign as he is intending buying Carden estate lots in Ott. in aft. Pa drove to Ott. to
see S. Smiley as he wants a loan & wants to sell a Mortgage of $4000. on Duncan farm,
Smiley was away so nothing was done Will, Hi Wm. Lilly, & Marianna dress'd 30 fowls in
morn. & Will took them to S. Innis they whd. 100 lbs at 6 cts lb. Geo. T took 24 fowls to S.
Innis at same price ours & Hi's were all done at Hi's (Ted help'd Marianna wash) she did not
hang them out as it rained so. in aft. Marianna cleaned spare room & parlor Ma getting meals
& baked bread & cleaned out clothes cubbord in kitchen (Ben. Corless left in morn. on
M.C.R. to go to see Mary T. he came the 20th. of last mo. Will took him to Station Luke
trimmed quince tree & cleaned up around nicely)

NOVEMBER WEDNESDAY 21 (325-40) 1900
A showery & very windy day Pa home all day finished deed for Wyaat & wrote affadavitts.
Will choring Hi churned twice for us in morn. about 44 lbs. & he put some windows in stable
&c. Luke cleaning wood pile north of house & burning rubbish & Ted help'd him bring wood
in our shed in morn. (Ma baked flat cakes & got dinner Marianna attended butter & cleaned
celler & assorted the fruit she put old fruit on the floors. (in eve. Luke put walnuts in bags &

then they stamped on them to get the outside shells off then rinsed them off & put them in
lumber room to dry

NOVEMBER THURSDAY 22 (326-39) 1900
M. cleaned back up stairs
A dull showery day Pa home all day he was writing letters &c. & he went to P.O. in aft. (Will
choring Hi & Ted went to Smileys in Ott. with a load each of wood in morn. & same in aft.)
Luke cleaning up rubbish all around behind shop & wood pile. Marianna cleaning up back up
stairs she took a lot of old papers out of lumber room & burnt them on the pile Luke is
burning, & she finished the back up stairs & in aft. she & Lill ironed Hi Lill & Children &
Ted all here to tea, Gerty here all night Will kill'd a Guinea fowl & Ma roasted it we all liked it.
Ma busy doing house work all day

NOVEMBER FRIDAY 23 (327-38) 1900
I. Moore & Jno. Webb here) (canned some beef
quite cool & nicer day than any this wk. Pa home all day, H. Sutton brot. Wm. I. Moore & Jno.
Webb Pa visiting with them they were here to dinner & tea Jno. Webb left for Welland in aft.
Will choring, Hi took harness to Durkee to get mended & Pa sent back Mortgage to Smiley.
in aft. Hi & Lill went to Ed. Churchill's for small stove for M. but they cant spare it & Hi went to
Mrs. Hicks sale near there Ted got wood & put in our shed in morn. in aft. ploughed) Luke
ploughing up North all day Ma doing house work Marianna canned 12 qt. cans beef & help'd
get meals in eve. Ted took Marianna & Miss Woodrow to revival Mt. by Wm. I. Moore at
Milldale

NOVEMBER SATURDAY 24 (328-37) 1900
got little stove) (Will bot. a cow from Lapier & calf for $25.
Cloudy & windy & florries of snow in eve. Pa home all day writing letters &c. Will choring in
morn. & he went to Delhi in aft. to see Quance about shorts & he went to Paul Lapiers & bot.
a cow for $20. they will get her mon. calf $5. Hi home all day doing different things Luke &
Ted ploughing up North in morn. Mrs. Harris & Flo came to Hi's they brot. a small 2nd
hand stove for Marianna one Ed. Churchill bot. Pa pd. $1.25 for it it is for the big room up
stairs for winter Ma baked bread & pies & got dinner. Marianna done the cleaning Ma got a
letter from Emma H. from Iowa Will got a platform to put under the little stove & elbow.
platform cost $. elbow shilling.

NOVEMBER SUNDAY 25 (329-36) 1900
A very stormy day snowing & blowing No one went to Mt. Charlie Pennington here to dinner
Geo. T. call'd in aft. a while. Marianna took tea at Hi's & Hi had tea here Ma wrote to
Mrs. Clark in England

NOVEMBER MONDAY 26 (330-35) 1900
rainy all morn. Pa home all day he wrote to Howard Nicholson to inform him about his money
here in Bank & sent him receipt for the same in aft. he was copying Jno. Corless lease to him
from Mrs. Waud & children. Will in aft. went to Delhi & got 2200 bran @ $13. ton Hi
churned 4 times in morn. & got 79½ lbs butter he was here to dinner, Luke choring Ted
came & piled some wood in Hi's shed he help'd Marianna wash before Hi churned (Marianna
& Ma busy all day) Marianna got her little stove put up in her bed room

NOVEMBER TUESDAY 27 (331-34) 1900
Hi & M. at Ott.) (Hi & M. washed bedding)
A nice day Pa went to Ott. in morn. to collect for the lots he sold for M. D. Carden to Wyaat
for $90. he pd. Pa. in aft. Lewis Mason came to see Pa & Pa wrote to Ball. Will choring. Hi
helpd Marianna wash bedding 12 blankets 2 quilts & 4 counterpanes & after he
help'd Will with the chores. (in aft. Hi & Marianna & Gerty went to Ott. he got harness that
was fixed & made sale for a big hog for 7 cts. lb to Smiley for hams shoulders & side meat.
Marianna got paper for kitchen 4½ cts. roll. Luke & Ted ploughing up North & in eve. Ted &
Miss Woodrow went to revival Mt. by Wm. I. Moore at Milldale Ma baked & got meals. in aft.
Lill & baby came & Hi Lill & children & Ted here to supper

NOVEMBER WEDNESDAY 28 (332-33) 1900
(Mrs. Duff & M. papering kitchen ceiling
A bracy morn. & dull day a little rain in eve. Pa home all day he fixed porch on west door &
finished copying Jno. Corless lease Will & Hi tore up floor under the cook stove as it was
sinking & after dinner Luke & Ted drew dirt & stone & brick to fill in & will in morn. put gravel
on & then cement it so as to make it solid. (in morn. Luke & Ted finished ploughing up North)
in eve. Ted took team & democrat & took Kate, Miss Woodrow, Mary Duff to revival Mt. at
Milldale by Wm. I. Moore. Marianna has sick headache so cld. not go she went to bed before
7 without any supper. she & Ma cleaned wood work in kitchen & in aft. Mrs. Duff came & she
& Marianna papered the kitchen ceiling Marianna very tired in eve. & so is Ma

NOVEMBER THURSDAY 29 (333-32) 1900
M. finished papering kitchen)
A cloudy mild day Pa went to Norwich after an early dinner he went to Bank & deposited
$340. Mrs. Hales & M.D. Cardens moneys home at dusk. Will, Hi, Luke, & Ted cementing
under the kitchen stove in morn. & in aft. they drew {blank} load of coal cinders to put around
doors where it is muddy they intend to get more to put at stable doors as it is so muddy
Marianna finished papering kitchen Ma got meals & ironed in aft. Emma P. staid home from
school to help as we are so very busy & in eve. Ted took Marianna & Emma P. to revival Mt.
at Milldale

NOVEMBER FRIDAY 30 (334-31) 1900
Kate here in aft.
A dull day Pa went to Woodstock got registering done & calld on Mrs. Hile on her bus. &
calld on Bean about sleigh runners for H. Sutton home on eve train Boys drawing ties from
M.C.R. that railroad men are taking up they give them away & offered them to the boys Hi
doing chores - Ma getting meals Marianna cleaning floors & in aft. she blackened the kitchen
stove in aft. Kate Blair (was Sherwood) came, here to tea & in eve. her brother Geo.
Sherwood came for her (in eve. Marianna & Ted went to revival Mt. at Milldale (he decided).
this is the last night Wm. I. Moore will be there) in aft. Mrs. Hicks came & left $50. for Pa to
pay F.R Ball for his work. Ling left $2. for {Seater} Miss Woodrow went on aft. train will return
{Soon} to Milldale

DECEMBER SATURDAY 1 (335-30) 1900
A dull day again roads quite muddy after an early dinner Pa & Ma went to Norwich they went
to call on Nellie Shaw & her Mother, Nellie leaves for London on monday they
came home for tea Boys drawing ties as yesterday Hi choring. Moses Corless was there to
at Alice Motts (in aft. they put cook stove east side of kitchen dish table North changed things
in general while Ma was away & (Emma P. made a cake in aft. her first attempt & it was all
right Ma made bread & pies in morn - Marianna done the cleaning in eve. Lu Butts came to
cut boys hair Will paid him 35 cts.

DECEMBER SUNDAY 2 (336-29) 1900
A nice day Pa & Ma went to Mt. in pheaton & Hi, Ted Marianna Lill, Gerty & Emma P. went in
democrat to Mt. Miss Woodrow returned with them she went home fri. aft. eve. in aft.

Mrs. Harris & Lill went to Summerville Mt. left the children here, & Hi Lill & children
Mrs. Harris & Ted here to tea, & in eve. Ted took Marianna, Miss Woodrow Mrs. Harris, Mary
Duff, & Deliah Forman to Milldale Mt. got home ½ past 10.

DECEMBER MONDAY 3 (337-28) 1900
Hi at raising ) (churned 106¾ butter to day
A lovely day Pa home all day he trimmed the edge & writing Ted helpd Marianna wash &
after Ted churned 2 churnings Hi helpd load ties & Will & Luke drew them & then he churned
twice in all 106¾ in aft Marianna & Lill made 24 rolls lbs in 2 & 3 lb rolls $5. worth of butter to
be sent to Toronto in aft. Hi went to Mike O. Briens raising, Luke & Will drew ties in morn. &
in aft he drew 6½ cords wood to La Sallette to Mr. Baker @ $1-35 cord. Ma made flat cakes
& got meals

DECEMBER TUESDAY 4 (338-27) 1900
A rainy day Pa home all day writing & resting Boys not doing very much as it is so wet Luke
took wood down to La Sallette to Baker 3½ cords he pd. for it $1-35 a cord for soft wood Ted
oiled the chain harness he was here to dinner (Si Pettett & 3 men began pulling barn down
on Gregory place & are going to build it on Hirams place they were) hindered by the rain.
they packed $5. worth butter in box for Luke's sister in Toronto @ 20 cts. lb. to go in morn.
Ma made bread & got meals Marianna ironed & swept up.

DECEMBER WEDNESDAY 5 (339-26) 1900
at Con.) (pulling barn down) (loading car
A dull day Pa took Marianna in morn. to Ott. to Christian Endeavor Convention Pa came
home to dinner she staid there & in eve. Will, Miss Woodrow & Mary Duff went & brot. her
home - in morn - (Will took Lukes sisters butter to station for Toronto) 20 cts. lb. Luke is
making her a present of 26 lbs. Si Pettet & 3 others are pulling barn down Luke & Hi are
drawing it on Hi's place to rebuild. Ted is helping to Will doing chores & in aft. boys were
loading a car with wood for Ross in Ingersoll. Ma busy doing house work all day. (Will brot.
Emma Corless Walker & May Walker here with our folks from Con. & in eve. Sam Innis came
& gave Pa $200 for Mrs. Javitts as he bot. her house & land in Hawtrey.

DECEMBER THURSDAY 6 (340-25) 1900

A cloudy day Pa attended Per. Mt. he is not feeling well has cold & cough so laid by in aft. &
visited with Emma C. W & May Walker they left for home on aft. train Marianna took them to
train (Gerty here all day & night Lill not feeling well -) Boys busy loading another car &
drawing the old barn from Gregory place to Hi's Geo. T. here a while in eve. in aft.
Mrs. Javitts came & Pa pd. her the $200 Sam Innis left here for her last eve. (we had
pancakes for tea this eve) Ma got letter from Ron's wife this aft.

DECEMBER FRIDAY 7 (341-24) 1900
Still dull Pa real poorly had poor night sore throat & cough did not get up until 10 Oclock &
laid by all day feels achy & has head ache to. Ma rubbed coal oil & mustard on his throat.
Boys finished loading car so have two ready to go to Ingersoll & in aft. they went. Boys also
drawing the barn from Gregory farm & in aft. Hi went to Thos. Penningtons to get siding for
his barn Ma getting meals & baked bread Marianna swept up both stairs & made a cake for
Emma Nobbs surprise her class are making her a present of ladies companion case this eve.
& Will took Miss Woodrow to it they got home at ½ past 1. they spent a very pleasant eve. &
had abundance of good things to eat. Kate came in eve, & went up stairs to visit Marianna in
her room she has a stove there now all to herself

DECEMBER (Conception Day - Quebec) SATURDAY 8 (342-23) 1900
A nice day Pa real poorly laid by again to day he coughs a good deal & has sore throat Will
choring in morn. & in aft. he & Ted went over to Duffs to cut feed Duff got our cutting box &
Geo. Ts engine & him to Luke helping draw the barn to Hi's in morn. & in aft. done chores Hi
drawing to & helping about it all day Si Pettett & men at it to, Si expects to raise it tues. or
Wed. if fine Ma baked pies & getting dinner &c. Marianna done cleaning & in aft. she & Miss
Woodrow went to Miss. Mt at Geo. Mc Clean's got home at dusk we were eating supper.
Boys has a very sick cow name (lop horn)

DECEMBER SUNDAY 9 (343-22) 1900
(very sick cow) Peter & girls here
rather blustry Pa real poorly did not get up until 10. Ma staid home took care of Pa & got
dinner Ted Marianna & Miss Woodrow went in pheaton to Mt. Boys has a very sick cow
name (lop horn) she cant hold her head up they think she cant live so sent for Peter Kirkley
by Marianna, he came after Mt. & brot. his daughter Florence & Emma Nobbs they were all
here to dinner & tea Peter left medecine to be given cow every 3 hrs. so Will & Luke sat up
till ½ past 11. then thot. cow was dying so went to bed & in morn. cow was better so Will

went up to Norwich before breakfast to tell Peter & he came & gave more medecine & staid
to dinner on monday Gerty here all day & night {writing erased and scored out}

DECEMBER MONDAY 10 (342-21) 1900
Hi took cream to Bookton first this fall) (kill'd big hog.
real cold raw N.W. wind Pa feeling better did not get up until after 9 - Will returned from
Norwich about 9 - cow seems better can hold her head up Peter thinks she will recover now.
Boys fixing to kill a big hog & in aft. Geo. T. & them killd him he whd 500 lbs & Hi
took cream to Bookton first this fall Si Pettett not working on Hi's barn timber to day. Ma
getting meals Marianna washed towels & aprons she intends trying to leave the washing for
2 wks - in winter first time for us she swept all up to Mrs. Harris got 20 lbs. butter @ 20 cts.
lb.

DECEMBER TUESDAY 11 (345-20) 1900
cutting fat.) (Hi Lill & M. at Ott. with pig
A cold day Pa feeling a little better Geo T. came up & cut up the hog & in aft. Hi took it out to
Ott. & sold it to Durkee & S. Smiley & Marianna & Lill also went to Ott. Marianna got
groceries & oilcloths (Hi pd. our taxes this aft.) Hi took 36¾ butter to H. A. Titus he pd. for it
Will choring Luke, Hi & Ted loading a car with wood expect to fill it tomorrow. Ma & Marianna
cutting fat up in morn. & Ma finished it in aft. Hi & Marianna got home at dark the sick cow
seems better cant stand up yet. we got a letter from Emma H. saying Morton Blake is going
to hospital in Chicago to have opperation they all feel very anxious about him.

DECEMBER WEDNESDAY 12 (346-19) 1900
quite cold Pa up to our breakfast he fixed the celler door so it wld. latch & fixed his candle
lantern as wire was broken Will chored. Hi Ted & Luke finished filling another car & Luke
brot. 2 loads wood here rough wood nice dry hard wood round sticks. we have 54 lbs. lard
from the hog Ma getting meals & made head cheese & ironed Marianna & Ted cut meat
for sausage &c. &c. the machine broke so they had a bother with it & it took so long they
cut 15 lbs. Charlie Pennington went to Guelph model farm to fat cattle show & Mrs. Harris
went to London for the winter

DECEMBER THURSDAY 13 (347-18) 1900

A cold raw wind all day. Pa feeling better he fixed latch on celler door Will took oats to Delhi
to get chopped Hi & Ted drew wood in Hi s wood shed Luke took Maud in morn. & buggy &
went to Norwich to see his folks & had bus. there to he staid all night Gerty here all day. Ma
made Xmas cakes & got dinner Marianna mopped & made ginger snaps

DECEMBER FRIDAY 14 (348-17) 1900
A real cold day them. 0/2 Pa feeling better in aft. he was trimming edge Boys choring & filling
car did not finish filling it, Luke came home in eve. about 8 Oclk (Kate came a while in
eve.) Ma made bread & got dinner. Marianna swept up both stairs &c. (Emma Pennington
went over to Duffs after school & staid all night Gerty here all day Lill & baby came in aft.

DECEMBER SATURDAY 15 (349-16) 1900
A real cold day 12/0 & cold wind Pa home all day writing & reading Boys busy filling car
finished it & drew some wood in our & Hi's wood sheds Luke helping in every thing Ma baked
pumkin & apple pies & got dinner Marianna done the cleaning she is not feeling very well.
Alma P. here to tea. Ma got a letter from Bell

DECEMBER SUNDAY 16 (350-15) 1900
A nice day Pa & Miss Woodrow went in pheaton to Mt. Will & Marianna went in little buggy to
Mt. & Hi Lill & Gerty went in Hi's rig, Gerty here after Mt. until after tea & Hi wife & children &
Ted here to tea they went at 8 in eve. (Ma staid home & got dinner). in aft. Will took Miss
Woodrow & Marianna to Summerville Mt. they presented Mr. Martin the Suptr with an easy
chair Wm. read the address to it, (Geo. O. came got his old boots lines of harness & a big
chicken he ought to get them another day not on Sunday. Charlie Pennington & Ted here to
dinner

DECEMBER MONDAY 17 (351-14) 1900
A lovely morn. Pa home all day H. A. Sutton came to see about wood & Pa & him went down
on Pennington place & Pa bot. 15 cords of wood (4 ft. wood) from Charlie Pennington for H.
A. Sutton he was here to dinner. in aft. Wm. Hederick & wife came & James Johnson & wife
they were here to tea & eve. Wm. & James came to audit Mt. books at Geo's. as he is Sectr.
& Treasur in morn. Will went to Mill did not get home until 2. (Hi Luke & Ted drew wood &
choring) Mrs. Hele wished her money taken out of Delhi Bank & put in Norwich Bank which

Pa will do tomorrow so Will brok it $412-29 cts Ted help'd Marianna wash & in aft. she & Ma
ironed until the company came

DECEMBER TUESDAY 18 (352-13) 1900
A dull warm day Pa & Ma went to Norwich Pa deposited $412 Mrs. Heles money Ma tried to
get suet but cld. not find any she got 5 lbs beef to make mince pies with got home for tea
Boys killd the sick cow (lop horn) as she lost use of her legs she is in good condition they got
quite a bit of tallon. in aft. Hi & Ted drawing timbers for his barn & the men are at Hi's framing
it Luke choring Will drawing wood. (in eve. Marianna & Miss Woodrow settled up for Miss
Woodrows board it is settled up to next fri night)

DECEMBER WEDNESDAY 19 (352-12) 1900
Moses Corless & Alice Mott here) (Jno. Atkins & Emma Walker {here}
A nice day Pa home all day he trimmed hedge & wrote letters & rested Jno. Atkins Jno.
changed {??} & Emma Walker came at noon left at 4 - Will & Hi took the cream down to Hi's
& churned it, 7 days milk they got 95 lbs butter put it up in lb. pats they are going to send it to
Simpsons in Toronto in aft. Hi & Ted drawing stuff for Hi's barn. Luke done chores. (in morn
Marianna went to Woodstock for Xmas things for children she got home on eve. train she got
a lot of things she got sausage cutter it works well cost $1.50. Moses Corless & Alice Mott
came at 6 in eve. had tea & here all night (in eve. Emma P. went with her brother Charlie to
Summerville to Concert got home ½ past 12.)

DECEMBER (Christmas Day - Dominion) TUESDAY 25 (359-6) 1900
Xmas
A nice day all our children except (Emma Haight who is in Iowa) - & Grandchildren & Jno.
Atkins dined with us numbered 22 in all as Luke Humphrey & Ted Marriage were also here &
Ellwood Butts to. we had 4 large plymouth roosters & beef plum puddings mince pies fried
cakes cherries & pickles &c. &c. & had each a plate of candies & nuts in aft. Jno. Atkins left
his children here for a holiday visit

DECEMBER SATURDAY 29 (363-2) 1900
A lovely day in morn. Pa took Norman & Ellen Atkins home, they came Xmas & Pa went to
Moses Corless's to see him about selling late Elias Motts farm he dined there home for tea,
Luke Humphrey left on morn train for Toronto he took the 10 fowls Will & Ted drew manure

Hi done chores in aft. Peter McIntosh came with bulbs Marianna bot. 25 cts. worth of them (in
eve. Marianna & Richard Harris came from Rockwood)

DECEMBER SUNDAY 30 (364-I) 1900
A mild day snow flurries Pa & Marianna Harris went in pheaton to Mt. & Ted, Richard Harris,
Marianna & Alice Pennington went in democrat to Mt. coming home Kate & Alma rode home
with them as Geo. T. wanted to go to Norwich to get medecine for a cow in aft. Pa & Ma also
Marianna Harris went to Hi's to tea Richard Harris went to Geo. T. for tea & Alice Pennington
returned here in eve. with him & staid all night she has a sore eye like inflamation

DECEMBER MONDAY 31 (365) 1900
Snow flurries & mild Pa home all day he wrote letters. Marianna & Richard Harris left on
morn. train for Norwich to visit M. A. Treffry. & our Marianna went to Woodstock to get Alice
Pennington a new coat she brot. 2 one did not fit she pd $4. for the other it fits she came
home on noon train & Ted & her washed in aft. in morn. Jno. Atkins came for heifers & cow
he bot. from our boys he cld. not drive them so he got jip & put her beside his & took his
stock in our wagon will send them jip & wagon back in day or two. (in aft. Hi took 3 cans of
cream to Bookton to be made up in butter. Ted & Will drew some manure &c. Hi done chores
in morn. to This ends Ma's Diary for 1900 she has tried to keep it correct oft. finds it a task
when tired & oft. feels age creeping on fast she has many blessings & feels very grateful to
the Giver of all good for them may we all be united & give Him the first place in
our hearts then He will indeed bless & keep us ever more in love & unity. farewell 1900.

MEMORANDA.
the winter so far is very mild only flurries of snow sometimes, splendid wheeling all winter so
far this ends this yr.

RECEIVABLE.
Lizzie Snyders address is 1311 W. Ravenswood PK. Chicago, Il. U.S. Ma wrote Marianna
there 9/30. 1900
the Octagon block when ready to {rest of line illegible} Phebe Mott says Ma needs for
Octagon quilt 16 - blocks square ones 7 - large ones 2 - half ones Alice Motts address is 147
Winslow Ave. Buffalo N. Y. Clare Silverthorn's address now is 3004 De Groff Way No. 3/1900
Kansas City Mo. Belle Sharpe's address is 38 Forest Drive Leytonstone London England.

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