Olive Philp (1890 – 1978)
1916 Diary
Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers
DAILY
JOURNAL
1916
{Printed} CALENDAR FOR 1916
{Printed}
DOMINION DIARY
DAILY JOURNAL
FOR
1916
PUBISHED ANUALLY BY THE COPP, CLARK COMPANY LIMITED, 495-517
WELLINGTON ST. WEST, TORONTO
{Printed} STERLING EXCHANGE
{Printed} STERLING EXCHANGE; LEGAL WEIGHTS AND MEASURES IN CANADA
{Printed - 16 pages} Branches of Banks in Canada
{Printed} TABLES OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; METRIC WEIGHTS AND
MEASURES
{Printed - 2 pages} Postal Information.
{Printed - 3 pages} DEBENTURES AND BONDS
{Printed} Diary for 1916; Notes for 1916 {High days and Holiday dates}
January NEW YEAR’S DAY (Dominion) SATURDAY, 1 (1-365) 1916
Men choring. Brock, Clara and I drove over to Hilborns in afternoon but they were away.
Mr. & Mrs. Henderson, Grace and Lena out here in evening for a game of cards. Very
foggy and dull all day. Rained very heavy at night.
SUNDAY, 2 (2-364)
Home all day. Brock to church at night. Dull and strong west wind.
MONDAY 3, (3-363)
Da choring. Brock and I took Clara to ten train. Brock over to Ike’s in afternoon with Lily.
Very stormy in morning but finer to-wards evening.
January TUESDAY, 4 (4-362) 1916
Da and Brock choring. Da to town in afternoon. Rather fine but storming a little towards
evening.
WEDNESDAY, 5 (5-361)
Da and Brock choring round barn all day. Very dull and foggy and raining heavy at times
all day. Colder at night with snow & high wind.
EPIPHANY (Quebec) THURSDAY, 6 (6-360)
Men choring. Brock and Ma to town in afternoon. Stormy at times all day.
January FRIDAY, 7 (7-359) 1916
Men choring and cleaning pens. Da walked up to Uncle Richd
in afternoon to get Aunt
Catty’s cheque signed. I down to Mc
Ewings for a little while in afternoon. a little snowy in
morning but lovely bright afternoon. sharp.
SATURDAY, 8 (8-358)
Men choring. Uncle Richd
here in afternoon. I over to Hilborns for tea. Killed a pig after
supper. Lovely bright day.
SUNDAY, 9 (9-357)
Home all day. East wind and dull and heavy looking.
January MONDAY, 10 (10-356) 1916
Men choring round barn all day and cleaning up grain for chop. Da cut up pig. Rained
nearly all night and part of forenoon. Very dull and misty. Very icy under foot. Old Mrs.
Woolner dead.
TUESDAY, 11 (11-355)
Brock to town in morning with chop. Da done chores, sifted ashes after dinner. Retta
and her mother here for tea, the rest over in evening. Flurries of snow in morning but
dull in afternoon. Took cream can.
WEDNESDAY, 12 (12-354)
Men choring round barn all day. Storm from east all day. little hard pickles of snow and
turned to rain about five o’clock. Very disagreeable.
January THURSDAY, 13 (13-353) 1916
Mrs. Mosser here in morning to get help to thresh clover. Da and Brock there until about
three o’clock. Then choring. Very blustry and stormy all day. Wind in west and colder.
FRIDAY, 14 (14-352)
Brock up to Harrys and to Roy’s for ropes and pulley in forenoon. Da choring Harry
down after dinner and helped kill steer. Fine but very cold in morning. Milder to-wards
night.
SATURDAY, 15 (15-351)
Brock choring. Da over to see if Mc
Issacs wanted a quarter of beef. Cut up beef in
afternoon. Brock and I to town in afternoon. Brock down at night to skate. Rather stormy
all day. Cold wind.
January SUNDAY,16 (16-350) 1916
Home all day. Quite stormy and cold.
MONDAY,17 (17-349)
Da and Brock choring and put beef out to freeze. Cleaned up some chop. Very stormy
all day and stormed all night. Heavy frost. Turnips frozen.
TUESDAY, 18 (18-348)
Brock to town with chop and cream can. Brought bac to pack meat. Packed beef after
dinner. Very stormy but not quite so cold.
January WEDNESDAY, 19 (19-347) 1916
Men choring and cleaning pens in morning. Drew up wood in afternoon. Mr. Craig
walked in about seven o'clock. Fine day but rather cold.
THURSDAY, 20 (20-346)
Men done chores. Mr. Craig here. Brock took him to Issac Hilborns about four o'clock.
Very dull and foggy.
FRIDAY, 21 (21-345)
Men choring and brought up corn from low driving house. Da sifting ashes in afternoon.
Ma, Brock and I to town in afternoon. I stayed at Thos. Hendersons for tea. Brock came
down for me after supper. Fine and bright but started to rain at night, rained nearly all
night.
January SATURDAY, 22 (22-344) 1916
Men choring. Brock to town in afternoon with cream can. Fine day but rather windy.
Very high gale at night.
SUNDAY, 23 (23-343)
Da and Ma at Mc
Isaacs for dinner and tea. Roads all bare, very bright and warm like a
spring day.
MONDAY, 24 (24-342)
Robt & Brock choring and down to the bush to cut a few logs in the forenoon and
afternoon Olive & I washed two ferns and left them out side for an hour no frost very
mild and spring like
January TUESDAY, 25 (25-341) 1916
Robt & Brock choring and fanning up chop fare. I. Hilborn here with Temperance pition
to get signers. No signatures here Brock went to town with chop and Robt went down to
get Olives suit-case fixed afternoon. Roy & Elwin here at night Olive & I ironed and
swept cellar very fine day
WEDNESDAY, 26 (26-340)
Robt choring forenoon Brock took Olive to morning train to go to Kingston for a visit.
Rev Baugh here for dinner. Men went to the bush afternoon Received a Photo of Jane
Alveys, 2 yers
old. Also paper from Jane Om with six Scobie Boys picture on who have
gone to the war very fine day
THURSDAY, 27 (27-339)
Robt & Brock choring forenoon Choring and cleaning hen pens afternoon foggy morning
& raining hard off & on all day Brock going up to Roys for game of cards
January FRIDAY, 28 (28-338) 1916
Robt & Brock choring and cleaning out hen pens forenoon. Brock took one to town &
can of cream after dinner Robt packing snow on round beef in barrel turned very cold all
day
SATURDAY, 29 (29-337)
Robt and Brock choring forenoon choring and out to the bush afternoon very cold strong
East wind all day G. Craig came here at dark and staid all night. Brock went to town.
SUNDAY, 30 (30-336)
All at home all day G. Craig left after dinner Raining of and on all day.
January MONDAY, 31 (31-335) 1916
Robt & Brock chroring forenoon choring cleaning pens and sifting ashes raining most of
day starting to freeze at night
February TUESDAY, 1 (32-334)
Robt & Brock choring and fanning up chop. forenoon Brock took it to town and Robt
went to bush for a couple of hrs snowy & blustering but not cold
WEDNESDAY, 2 (33-333)
Robt & Brock choring and started to draw out manure on the other place very fine day I
washed.
February THURSDAY, 3 (34-332) 1916
Robt & Brock choring forenoon Watching the Eclipse of the sun from 11. to 12 o clock.
very stormy Men drawing out manure afternoon Terrible stormy at times Robts black
sow had 10 little pigs.
FRIDAY, 4 (35-331)
Robt & Brock choring and Brock took can of cream down town storming Choring and
looking after a young batch of pigs white sow had 10 Sold the big sow to Billie Lowes
SATURDAY, 5 (36-330)
Robt choring, helped Brock load the big white sow. He took her to Drayton to be
weighed then delivered her to Billie Lowes forenoon. weight 606 lbs at 7¢ per lb
Drawing out manure afternoon. little blustry Brock down town at night to skate
February SUNDAY, 6 (37-329) 1916
at home all day Beautiful day Brock went to Church Evening
MONDAY, 7 (38-328)
Robt & Brock choring all day Not so very cold but fearful stormy all day Olives Birthday.
(26) Snow sifting through every crevice wash room and kitchen windows banked with
snow all day
TUESDAY, 8 (39-327)
Men choring forenoon rather fine fore Drawing out manure afternoon rather stormy but
not cold. Hodie and Harry here in the Evening for a game of cards
February WEDNESDAY, 9 (40-326) 1916
Robt & Brock choring forenoon Drawing out manure afternoon A little blustry but not
cold Brock gone to town at night
THURSDAY, 10 (41-325)
Robt & Brock choring forenoon drawing out manure afternoon blustry off & on but not
cold
FRIDAY, 11 (42-324)
Robt & Brock choring and took out two loads of manure forenoon Brock took me to
Town and can of cream afternoon Robt choring and sifting ashes little snow falling and
not very cold
February SATURDAY, 12 (43-323) 1916
Robt & Brock choring & drawing up corn from the other place forenoon Then drawing up
wood in the afternoon rather fine but getting colder toward night Brock went to town to
skate night
SUNDAY, 13 (44-322)
All at home all day very bright but cold zero weather Robt's birthday. 60 years.
MONDAY, 14 (45-321)
Robt & Brock choring and filling up chop forenoon Brock took chop to town afternoon
home at five Then went down to Patriotic Tea clear & sharp all day.
February TUESDAY, 15 (46-320) 1916
Robt & Brock choring fore - Back to the bush skidding logs and brought up a load of
wood. very fine day I. Hilborn called for pick
WEDNESDAY, 16 (47-319)
Robt. doing chores and Brock went to town. back at ¼ to 11. Then chored up after
dinner and Both went over to All. Tororiss Sale very mild and misty
THURSDAY, 17 (48-318)
Robt and Brock choring forenoon Robt went to Drayton aft Brock drawing gravel for
Seth afternoon. beautiful fine day Mrs Jas Farrow and Aleda and Mrs De. Gillrie from
Hamilton called for an hour
February FRIDAY, 18 (49-317) 1916
Robt & Brock choring forenoon Brock drawing gravel aft for Seth rather stormy forenoon
Much worse afternoon and colder with strong wind from the North
SATURDAY, 19 (50-316)
Robt & Brock choring round all day Robt over to Reamans with Ike forenoon sifting
ashes little snow falling and cold and choring round Brock down town at night
SUNDAY, 20 (51-315)
All at home fine day Brock down to church at night
February MONDAY, 21 (52-314) 1916
Done chores. Brock took Da to ten o'clock train. He went to Londsboro' to see bull calf. I
came home from Kingston Bill and Bob Gass called in afternoon. Brock choring. Very
cold morning but milder towards night.
TUESDAY, 22 (53-313)
Brock choring and went to meet Da on five o'clock train. Quite mild and rather dull. I
weigh 102½ lbs.
WEDNESDAY, 23 (54-312)
Choring and drawing out manure. Brock to town at night. Ike called to say Raemans had
bo't farm from Rennie's. rather mild.
February THURSDAY, 24 (55-311) 1916
Choring and finished drawing out manure. Cleaned pens and hen house. Da sifted
ashes. Quite mild. east wind.
FRIDAY, 25 (56-310)
Choring and cleaning up chop. not very cold, little fall of snow.
SATURDAY, 26 (57-309)
Brock to town in forenoon with chop. Da choring. Brock down at night to skate. Quite
stormy at times.
February SUNDAY, 27 (58-308) 1916
Home all day. Mrs T. Hambly buried this afternoon. Terrible stormy day. north west
wind.
MONDAY, 28 (59-307)
Done chores. Brock to town in forenoon to get leather to fix windmill. Da flailing peas in
afternoon. Brock working at mill. Fine with a little snow at times. Cross Roads full after
storm.
TUESDAY, 29 (60-306)
Da and Brock choring. Da to town in afternoon and Brock took mother over to Robt.
Mitchells in afternoon. Went for her after tea & he and I up to Roy's for evening. Roy
down here in morning helping fix windmill. Lovely bright day but cold wind
March WEDNESDAY, 1 (61-305) 1916
Da took Brock down to morning train. He gone to Guelph to a Stock sale. Da choring
and sifted ashes. I over to Mc
Issacs and up to school in afternoon. Lovely bright day.
snowing a little at night.
THURSDAY, 2 (62-304)
Da choring and flailing peas. Ma and I to town in afternoon. Brock came home on night
train from Guelph. Bright but cold.
FRIDAY, 3 (63-303)
Brock to town in morning, Da done chores. Brock choring in afternoon and Da flailing
peas and flax. We down to concert at night. Fine and not so cold.
March SATURDAY, 4 (64-302) 1916
Da and Brock choring and then finished flailing flax and cleaned up flax and peas in
afternoon. Fine day, cold.
SUNDAY, 5 (65-301)
Mr. and Mrs. Richd
Lowes here for dinner and tea. Lovely bright day but cold. Lowes
paid $3500 for flax mill farm.
Monday, 6 (66-300)
Men choring. Cleaned up some chop and fanned over peas and flax again. Very stormy
day from east.
March TUESDAY, 7 (67-299) 1916
Men choring in morning Then Da and Brock down town in afternoon with chop. Miss
Beatrice Towriss here for tea. A beautiful bright day. Started to snow after supper. Da &
Ma 34 yrs married.
ASH WEDNESDAY (Quebec & N.W.T.) WEDNESDAY, 8 (68-298)
Men choring. Very stormy day and cold wind.
THURSDAY, 9 (69-297)
Men choring and drew up some wood and corn in afternoon. Fine and cold.
March FRIDAY, 10 (70-296) 1916
Choring in forenoon. Brock and I to town in afternoon. Churned 20 lbs of butter for
Clara. Rather stormy and roads filling up real cold.
SATURDAY, 11 (71-295)
Done chores in morning. Da and Brock down after dinner for bull calf but he did not
come. Mr Grainger had not received the letter. Brock down to town at night. Fine day
but cold.
SUNDAY, 12 (72-294)
Home all day. Rather fine came on soft snow towards evening.
March MONDAY, 13 (73-293) 1916
Da went over with Ike Mc
Issac in morning to Jack Ritche's sale. Brock choring and over
in afternoon Wallace here for tea. A beautiful bright day.
TUESDAY, 14 (74-292)
Choring in morning and cleaned up a few bags of chop. Took it and went for bull but he
did not come. Down again after supper but did not get him. Fine day but cold.
WEDNESDAY, 15 (75-291)
Choring in morning. Da walked to town in afternoon. Went down with team after supper
and got calf. He came in about 6.30 P.M. Fine day but cold wind.
March THURSDAY, 16 (76-290) 1916
Choring in forenoon. Brock and I to town in afternoon with cream can. Fine day but quite
stormy to-wards night.
FRIDAY, 17 (77-289)
Da and Brock choring. Rather stormy and very cold wind.
SATURDAY, 18 (78-288)
Choring in forenoon. Da drew up a couple of loads of wood in afternoon and Brock to
town. Down again at night. A little blustry & cold wind.
March SUNDAY, 19 (79-287) 1916
Very stormy all day but calmed down at night. Brock down to church. Grandma Philp
dead about 36 yrs to-day.
MONDAY, 20 (80-286)
Choring in forenoon and filling up chop. Brock took chop to town after dinner. Harry,
Roy & Elwin in to see bull. Fine morning but very snowy in afternoon.
TUESDAY, 21 (81-285)
Choring and drew up load of corn before dinner. Drawing out manure in afternoon. Fine
but not very bright.
March WEDNESDAY, 22 (82-284) 1916
Choring and drawing out manure. Brock to town at night. Snowy at times and colder
towards night.
THURSDAY, 23 (83-283)
Choring. Cleaned hen house and pens and drawing out manure. I over to Hilborns in
afternoon for an hour. Lovely bright day but cold wind.
FRIDAY, 24 (84-282)
Choring and finished drawing out manure. Da sifted ashes. Not so bright but fine &
milder.
March SATURDAY, 25 (85-281) 1916
Da and Brock done chores then Da went across fields to Drayton and came home with
Ike about six. Brock and I down at night to skate. A lovely bright day. Snow going very
fast.
SUNDAY, 26 (86-280)
Mr. & Mrs. Mc
Issac and Donald here for dinner and tea. Very mild and dull. rained in
night. fields bare and roads very soft.
MONDAY, 27 (87-279)
Da and Brock done chores and cleaned up some chop. Da at Ike's in afternoon helping
kill pigs. Brock to town with chop. Georgie here in afternoon. Mild and foggy towards
night. Snow going very fast.
March TUESDAY, 28 (88-278) 1916
Men choring. Brock fixing windmill in afternoon and Da went for a load of corn. Fine and
bright & snow going quickly
Wednesday, 29 (89-277)
Choring and shovelled away big drift of snow on each side of walk. Jack White &
Cummings here & bought pigs, ram & Tidy. Brock & I down to Mc
Ewings in evening.
Beautiful warm spring day.
THURSDAY, 30 (90-276)
Men done chores in morning. Da re-potted some plants and shovelled snow. Brock to
town in afternoon with cream can. Took buggy. A beautiful warm bright day. Snow going
quickly.
March FRIDAY, 31 (91-275) 1916
Men done chores in morning and started to trim spruce trees. Seth here for sugar kettle.
Fine but not so bright.
April SATURDAY, 1 (92-274)
Men done chores. Da and Brock over to little Rhame girl's funeral in afternoon and on to
Drayton. Dull & raining at times all day very muddy.
SUNDAY, 2 (93-273)
Brock to church at night and Da went up to Harry's but he was away. Lovely bright day
but cooler.
April MONDAY, 3 (94-272) 1916
Da and Brock done chores. Brock took down 8 pigs. Ike took the ram and Da walked &
led Tidy. Da choring in afternoon and Brock up to Ike Waltons with pig. Fine day but
cold wind.
TUESDAY, 4 (95-271)
Choring. Brock over to Bill Walkers in forenoon with black pig. Ma and he put beef in
pickle in afternoon. Brock and I to town. rather dull and looking like rain.
WEDNESDAY, 5 (96-270)
Done chores and drew up two loads of wood. brought the rest of corn from low driving
house 2 loads and took down sleighs. Da to town in afternoon with Ike moving Miss
Duncan's furniture upstairs. Brock choring. Fine day but cold wind.
April THURSDAY, 6 (97-269) 1916
Done chores and cleaned out shed. Put in straw after dinner and cleaned up some
chop. Quite a fall of snow in night & flurries in the day. cold wind frost at night. Tabby
operated on for appendicitis.
FRIDAY, 7 (98-268)
Choring. Brock to town in afternoon with chop. Da trimming spruce trees. Brock over to
Hilborns bush at night boiling sap. Fine bright day.
SATURDAY, 8 (99-267)
Da and Brock done chores. Da to town in afternoon with Ike and Brock, Ma & I to town.
Rather dull and cold wind snowing a little at night
April SUNDAY, 9 (100-266) 1916
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Ritch here in afternoon and for tea. Brock to town at night. Bright but
cold wind.
MONDAY, 10 (101-265)
Men done chores. Da trimming spruce in afternoon and Brock at Jas. Kirkpatricks sale.
Bought 75 bu. oats @ 56¢. Lovely bright day but very windy.
TUESDAY, 11 (102-264)
Da done chores & trimmed some more at trees in forenoon. Brock over to Kirkpatricks
for oats. Cleaning up barley in afternoon. Dull in morning and raining nearly all after
noon. Colder at night.
April WEDNESDAY, 12 (103-263) 1916
Choring and ch trimming spruce. Brock cleaned chimney and planted some cabbage
and sweet pea seed. Fine day but came up a shower after supper. Cleaned pipes.
THURSDAY, 13 (104-262)
Men choring, trimming spruce. Hoshel here in afternoon and dehorned some young
cattle. I walked to town. Fine but dull.
FRIDAY, 14 (105-261)
Choring in morning. Da trimming spruce. Brock to horse show in afternoon. Cold rainy
morning with some snow. finer after dinner but dull.
April SATURDAY, 15 (106-260) 1916
Done chores in morning. Da trimming trees and gathering up clippings. Brock and I to
town in afternoon Dr. Smillie out to see Dan. leg swollen. Lovely bright day. Set 2
geese.
SUNDAY, 16 (107-259)
Home all day. Rather dull and threatening rain. Thunder and lightening.
MONDAY, 17 (108-258)
Choring and cleaning up oats got at Kirkpatricks. Da down to Mossers in evening with
peony roots. Dirty dull day. raining at times with flurries of snow.
April TUESDAY, 18 (109-257) 1916
Done chores. Brock took cream can and egg case down in morning. Measuring fence &
laying bottom rails on other place. Fine & bright but very windy. I up to Roy's in evening.
WEDNESDAY, 19 (110-256)
Done chores. Building fence on other place. Brock and I to town at night Fine but rather
dull. Rained off and on all night. Thunder & lightening. Brock took Dan out for exercise
in morning. Robt. & Maggie called to ask about Fred.
THURSDAY, 20 (111-255)
Done chores. Brock took Ma to ten train. She gone to Chatsworth. Da trimming spruce
trees and Brock to town with chop. Very heavy rain in morning. Cleared and was quite
bright and warm. Thunder shower between five and six.
April GOOD FRIDAY (Dominion) FRIDAY, 21 (112-254) 1916
Done chores. Brock driving down ports of wire fence along road. Da trimming spruce.
Put up wire fence in cow lane. Uncle Jim here for dinner Very dark morning. Bright for a
couple of hours in afternoon then started to rain about six o'clock. wet night.
SATURDAY, 22 (113-253)
Done chores. Da gathering up the clippings of spruce. Brock exercising Dan in
afternoon. He and I to town at night. Dull & cloudy. rained a little in morning
Easter SUNDAY, 23 (114-252)
Brock to church at night. Ma at Chatsworth. Dull and cloudy all day.
April EASTER MONDAY (Dominion) Monday, 24 (115-251) 1916
Done chores then pruning trees in Brock's orchard in forenoon. Building fence away
back in afternoon. Dull and showers of rain in afternoon. A Mrs. Fach from 9th of Arthur
in for setting of eggs.
TUESDAY, 25 (116-250)
Men choring and trimming horses feet. Building fence on other place in afternoon. Otto
& Mrs. Mosser called. Fine but dull and cloudy. rained in night and a shower in
forenoon.
WEDNESDAY, 26 (117-249)
Da done chores. Brock to town with cream can and egg case and got some wire.
Building fence on other place in afternoon. Very heavy thunder storm, rain & hail about
five o'clock. Fields full of water. raining a little all evening. Ethel Kirkpatrick & Morrison
Hodge married in Elora.
April THURSDAY, 27 (118-248) 1916
Done chores and building fence on other place the rest of forenoon and in afternoon.
Brock to town at night. Bob Gass called to ask about Tabby. Fine and cloudy at times.
FRIDAY, 28 (119-247)
Done chores and building fence on other place. Brock went to station to meet Ma. She
came home from Chatsworth. Mr. Hilborn brought home sugar kettle and a quart of
syrup. Fine bright day.
SATURDAY, 29 (120-246)
Done chores. Working at fence. Finished the piece they were at about four o'clock. Da
brought up couple of loads of wood and Brock cleaned pens. Brock & I to town at night.
Fine day. little breeze. Got 2 hens from Harry.
April SUNDAY, 30 (121-245) 1916
Brock to church at night. Warm and rather dull all day like rain. Put out sheep.
May MONDAY, 1 (122-244)
Done chores and cleaned up some chop in forenoon. Brock to town in afternoon with it.
Da setting out some currant bushes and choring round. Dull & rainy in morning. Cleared
up after dinner but heavy rain between four and six. Old Mr. Waters buried.
TUESDAY, 2 (123-243)
Done chores. Working at fence all day on other place. Jack Donhing here about five
o'clock. Has rented Duncan farm. Ike over. Fine bright day & warm.
May WEDNESDAY, 3 (124-242) 1916
Done chores and working round barn in forenoon. Fencing on other place in afternoon.
Brock & I up to Roy's with some pickled beef in evening. Rainy morning but fine in
afternoon.
THURSDAY, 4 (125-241)
Done chores and back fencing on other place. Finished back there by noon. Then
building down by low driving house in afternoon. Fine quite bright in forenoon but rather
cloudy after dinner. Got 3 gals. syrup from Guelph.
FRIDAY, 5 (126-240)
Done chores and building fence down by low driving house. Peter brought 2 setting
hens after supper. Dull in morning, brightened up in afternoon.
May SATURDAY, 6 (127-239) 1916
Done chores and finished fence down by low driving house in forenoon. Then scuffled
currant bushes and hoed them in afternoon. Brock and I to town at night. Fine in
forenoon but quite a heavy shower about four o'clock.
SUNDAY, 7 (128-238)
Brock to church at night. A beautiful bright warm day.
MONDAY, 8 (129-237)
Done chores in morning and fixing fence round barnyard in afternoon. Cream waggon
from Palmerston called in forenoon. Heavy rain thunder & lightening about seven in
morning. Very dull in forenoon and very high wind all afternoon. Colder.
May TUESDAY, 9 (130-236) 1916
Done chores. Da discing some in corner field at far side in forenoon and Brock down
with chop. Da discing in afternoon and Brock cultivating on other side of orchard on land
for the first. Fine and cool wind.
WEDNESDAY, 10 (131-235)
Done chores in morning and cleaned pens. Da went to town about eleven o'clock. Brock
fixing windmill in afternoon. Rained nearly all morning. Very hard about seven a.m.
Cleared in afternoon but thunder storm after supper. Heard Earl Riddals was killed.
THURSDAY, 11 (132-234)
Done chores and Da dug up some burdock in old house foundation. Bright but terrible
high wind all day.
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May FRIDAY, 12 (133-233) 1916
Done chores and discing in corner field. Brock cultivating on other side of orchard in
forenoon. Da sowing it to oats in afternoon and Brock cultivating and harrowed it. Ike in
to say he and Tom Bertram had {delt} farms. Ike gets $10250 and pays $8200. Fine day
a little windy but bright. Sent ½ can of cream.
SATURDAY, 13 (134-232)
Done chores. Brock cultivating in corner field and and Da sowing it. Then Brock
harrowed it. He and I to town at night. Fine day but looking like rain towards evening.
SUNDAY, 14 (135-231)
Home all day. Raining and misting all day very dull.
May MONDAY, 15 (136-230) 1916
Done chores and cleaned up chop in forenoon. Brock to town in afternoon with it. Da
took Carrie and went to fix fence down by bush. Rained in night and a heavy shower in
morning about seven. Brighter after dinner and a nice night. Planted dahlias
TUESDAY, 16 (137-229)
Drawing out manure in afternoon unto other place. Put out young cattle for the first.
(Calves) in bush. Rained nearly all afternoon. Da & Brock helping take off paper in
kitchen. Bright & hot in forenoon. A heavy storm went north a few pickles of hail.
WEDNESDAY, 17 (138-228)
Done chores. Drew out manure in forenoon. Took a load down and put round Duchess
trees in afternoon & took the webs out of little orchard. Brock to town at night. Raining at
times all day. Snow in the night.
May THURSDAY, 18 (139-227) 1916
Done chores and ploughing in field below little orchard. Soft flurries of snow in forenoon,
dull and cold wind. ground very wet.
FRIDAY, 19 (140-226)
Done chores and ploughing sod all day on other place in morning Came on rain at noon
and rained very hard. Cleaned out woodhouse after dinner & went back to plough, but
had to come in on account of rain. Cream waggon called.
SATURDAY, 20 (141-225)
Done chores and finished ploughing sod below little orchard all but one headland. Brock
& I to town at night. Bright day and cool wind. Set hen on duck eggs.
May SUNDAY, 21 1916 (142-224) 1916
Brock to church at night. Put young cattle back on other place and Mary and Ebony.
Turned cows out to grass for the first In at nights. Lovely bright morning but looking like
rain to-wards evening. Ma & Brock at cemetry in afternoon.
MONDAY, 22 (143-223)
Done chores. Fixed gate on other place in forenoon, and cleaning up oats and barley in
afternoon. Very dull morning. Rained hard all afternoon. Misty at night. Drew up a
couple loads of wood in morning.
TUESDAY, 23 (144-222)
Done chores and building fence down by little field behind driving house. Georgie here
in evening. A beautiful warm day. Came out very hot in morning.
May VICTORIA DAY (Dominion) WEDNESDAY, 24 (145-221) 1916
Ma down at Grandma's house all day packing up stuff. Uncle Will & Jim up. Brock
cultivated and Da discing in morning in 2nd
field back on other place. Then sowed and
harrowed it in the afternoon. Disced garden patch and scuffled current bushes after tea.
Lovely warm day with quite a breeze.
THURSDAY, 25 (146-220)
Brock cultivating next to John Walkers in morning and Da cultivating too. Then Da
cultivated corn ground and garden in afternoon and Brock discing sod on other place.
Planted a few potatoes and some beans Mrs. Ross Mc
Ewing here in afternoon. A fine
day & quite bright.
FRIDAY, 26 (147-219)
Brock cultivated ground next to Jack's and Da sowed it. Then Brock harrowed it after
dinner Da back cultivating on sod after dinner and Brock went back when he finished
harrowing. Clara drove Billy down and got here about 6.50. Left Chatsworth about 7.30
this morning. Brock down to meet Fred but he did not come. Clara over to Hilborns to
telephone Melville. Beautiful day & very hot in afternoon.
May SATURDAY, 27 (148-218) 1916
Brock to town with chop in morning. Da trimming rose bushes and choring. Cleaned hen
house and pig pens in afternoon. Brock to town at night Heavy thunder storm in morning
and raining in afternoon. Dull & close.
SUNDAY, 28 (149-217)
Melville and Les Airth got here about four o'clock from Chatsworth. Les & Brock to
church at night. The Rest of us went for drive in car. Misty & dull in morning but
brightened up and was quite warm.
MONDAY, 29 (150-216)
Da discing sod on other place in morning. Brock to town in car with Melville and Les.
They left about ten o'clock for home. Brock finished discing sod and went back to line
fence by Roys. Da cultivating back there in afternoon. Ground wet. Came on rain about
six and rained steady all evening. Fine and warm through the day.
May TUESDAY, 30 (151-215) 1916
Da choring and working at stumps down in poplars. Brock & I to town in morning and
got Wiley shod. Working at stumps in afternoon. Fred Brian came on night train. Edith
has gone to train in Homewood Sanitarium at Guelph. Fine and bright in afternoon.
WEDNESDAY, 31 (152-214)
Brock to town in morning for stumping powder and blowing up stumps in poplar bushes.
Then Brock discing root ground next sideroad and Da cultivating Brock & Elwin to town
at night. Fine day and warm.
June ASCENSION DAY (Quebec) THURSDAY, 1 (153-213)
Da and Brock cultivating and sowing sod on other place and harrowed it. Then discing &
cultivating corn ground. Fred and I to town in afternoon. Fine warm day.
June FRIDAY, 2 (154-212) 1916
Went back to cultivate and sow next Roy's line fence but came on a heavy rain about
9.30 and they had to stop. Gathering up the pieces of stumps in poplars after dinner.
Fred & I at Gass's in afternoon. Sent 2 cans of cream on waggon. Rained again about
five o'clock. Very hot & close at times all day.
SATURDAY, 3 (155-211)
Choring & Da ploughing where they took the stumps out of poplars. Finished sowing &
cultivating the six ac. back by Roy's in forenoon. Brock went back in afternoon and
disced some furrows in back 14 ac. We three to town at night. Fine bright day
SUNDAY, 4 (156-210)
Brock went for Dr. Smillie about ten o'clock. Old Flora sick. Jack Walker and the Dr.
here for dinner I took Fred up to Gass's in afternoon. Cloudy & looking like rain. Quite a
shower at noon and a heavy rain, thunder and lightening in evening.
June MONDAY, 5 (157-209) 1916
Old Flora died about 7 a.m. Buried her and put a fence round well in poplars. Brock to
town to tell Dr Smillie. Da finished ploughing in poplars and Brock fixing drain at corner
of root house in afternoon. Geo. Lunz here to borrow old buggy. Dull & misty in morning.
A little brighter in afternoon.
TUESDAY, 6 (158-208)
Da cultivating and ploughing garden patch in forenoon and planted seeds in afternoon.
Brock cultivating root ground. I up to Gass's? in afternoon for Tabby. rather dull & strong
East wind.
WEDNESDAY, 7 (159-207)
Da took over black pig to Walkers in forenoon. Brock & he cultivating on rape ground on
other place in forenoon. Started to rain about one o'clock and rained steady all
afternoon & evening. very windy in morning.
June THURSDAY, 8 (160-206) 1916
Da over to Will Walkers for pig and Brock to town with chop in forenoon. Then opening
up drains in afternoon. Tabby & I to town in afternoon. Dull & cloudy at times all day.
Looking like rain. Started to rain about seven o'clock, and rained quite hard.
FRIDAY, 9 (161-205)
Da cultivating sod on other place in forenoon. Brock took Tabby & I to morning train.
Gone to Elora for the day. Men choring in afternoon. A terrible heavy rain in afternoon.
Every place like a lake. We at Hendersons in the evening
SATURDAY, 10 (164-204)
Building fence round garden patch. Me to town at night. Dull and cloudy. Looking like
rain.
June SUNDAY, 11 (163-203) 1916
Brock to church at night. Misty in morning but cleared up and was a fine night.
MONDAY, 12 (164-202)
Fixing fence on other place back near Montgomery's in morning and fixing fence in
second field back. Da took back the two hens to Mc
Issac's in evening Fine day and
quite warm.
TUESDAY, 13 (165-201)
Ploughing where rape was in afternoon. Brock took down a pig in morning and Da
working potato ground. We at English church garden party. Fine day and warm.
June WEDNESDAY, 14 (166-200) 1916
Ploughing on other place. Finished about four o'clock just as a heavy rain and thunder
storm came up. Brock to town at night. Hot & sultry in morning. Raining a little all
evening.
THURSDAY, 15 (167-199)
Men choring and dug garden patch and set out aster plants. Martha foaled this morning.
Henry Hazeltine called. Sultry and threatening rain. Had a shower about five o'clock.
FRIDAY, 16 (168-198)
Fixing fence in pasture field in morning. Da digging out drains in field next Jack's in
afternoon. Brock took Fred up to Gass's. Dull & misty in morning. Cloudy in afternoon
and looking like rain. Heavy rain between seven & eight.
June SATURDAY, 17 (169-197) 1916
Digging weeds and working in garden in forenoon. Brock over to ask if Morrison would
work sheep. Planted some potatoes in afternoon. Brock & I to town at night. Dull and
raining at spells all day.
SUNDAY, 18 (170-196)
Wm. Gass brought Tabby back and stayed for dinner and tea. Mr. & Mrs. Henderson
here for tea. Rained a little in forenoon but brighter after dinner.
MONDAY, 19 (171-195)
Da cultivating potato ground. Drew out some manure on to it and planted potatoes in
afternoon. Tabby & I over to Lizzie Mitchells & Uncle Sam's in afternoon. Dull and cool.
June TUESDAY, 20 (172-194) 1916
Finished planting potatoes in forenoon and started to cultivate on other place in field
next windmill Sowed barley on it and harrowed it after dinner. We down to Presbyterian
garden party in evening. Rather dull and quite cool.
WEDNESDAY, 21 (173-193)
Cultivating and sowing low orchard in morning. Went back to work the 14 ac. on other
place but it was too wet so cultivated corn ground Brock took Tabby to 1.30 train. Down
at night for seed corn. Cloudy at times but cool.
THURSDAY, 22 (174-192)
Sowed and corn and harrowed it finished about ten then washed the sheep. Drawing
out manure on root ground in afternoon. Disced potatoes after tea. Brock to Goshen at
night. Lovely bright day quite windy in afternoon. Ma up to Roys in afternoon
June FRIDAY, 23 (175-191) 1916
Drawing out manure on root ground all day. Da rolled potatoes after tea. Fine but not so
bright a few drops of rain in afternoon.
SATURDAY, 24 (176-190)
Brock to town with chop and brought chest home from Grandma's. Da ploughing down
where poplars were. Pulling weeds in afternoon. I down to Mossers in evening. Brock to
town. Rained hard in night and a heavy down pour about noon. Thunder and lightening.
Hot in afternoon.
SUNDAY, 25 (177-189)
Brock down to get Dr. Smillie in afternoon to come out to see little colt. Thompson's
here after tea. Nice bright day & warm.
June MONDAY, 26 (178-188) 1916
Finished drawing out the manure on root ground. Fixed some fence on other place after
tea. Fine and warm but looking like rain. A few drops after tea.
TUESDAY, 27 (179-187)
Da and Brock ploughing in the manure on root ground and planted the bag of potatoes
"Irish Coblers" we got from Mc
Phee. Brock met Lillian & Nellie at night train. Rained in
night and rather dull at times like rain.
WEDNESDAY, 28 (180-186)
Finished ploughing in the manure on root ground. Brock down to Naecker's for bag of
potatoes early in morning & planted part of bag. Da made pen to clip cheep in in
forenoon. Clipped sheep in afternoon. Brock discing root ground. We to town at night.
Fine day & very warm.
June THURSDAY, 29 (181-185) 1916
Working on root ground and sowing turnips. Dull and a mizzling rain at times all day and
in the evening.
FRIDAY, 30 (182-184)
Finished sowing turnips in morning then worked corn ground and sowed corn in
afternoon. Brock to town at night. Fine day and warm.
July DOMINION DAY (Dominion) SATURDAY, 1 (183-183)
Cultivating and discing about 5 ac. in back 14 ac. field and sowed it to barley in
afternoon and harrowed it. Took Nellie & Lillian to 1.30 train. Brock to Alma garden party
at night. A beautiful day but hot.
July SUNDAY, 2 (184-182) 1916
Brock to church at night. Sultry and thundering in morning but rain blew over. Quite a
breeze in afternoon.
MONDAY, 3 (185-181)
Brock discing some more in back 14 ac. field in forenoon and Da ploughing on
buckwheat ground. Brock cultivating after dinner and Da sowing barley Got in about 4
ac. mark. Cloudy and misty in morning but cleared up and was a nice afternoon and
evening.
TUESDAY, 4 (186-180)
Ploughing on other place for buckwheat. Brock over to Morrison Hodge's after supper
for buckwheat. Fine and quite hot. a little breeze.
July WEDNESDAY, 5 (187-179) 1916
Men working on the buck wheat ground and sowing it. got it all in pretty warm day Brock
and Olive to town at night Took C of Eggs went for rape seed
THURSDAY, 6 (188-178)
Men prepairing the ground for rape. forenoon Robt sowing rape aft. and Brock
harrowing got it all in still warm and dry
FRIDAY, 7 (189-177)
Men making a rod and fixing up wind mill and gaps. forenoon Robt scuffeling corn aft.
and Brock took chop down and got horses J Shod all round Took down the wool 105 lbs
at 50¢ lb. got five hundred of purity flour.
July SATURDAY, 8 (190-176) 1916
Jim up from Guelph. Brock took me to Drayton morn. I down all day. Sale of mothers
house and furnature. in the afternoon. Brock cleaned pens and Robt finished scuffeling
corn forenoon and in afternoon took Carrie down to get shod. got four shoes on. up to
sale while in town and I came home with him, almost every thing sold. (Coplin The Jew)
bought the property for $1,235. little cloudy aft
SUNDAY, 9 (191-175)
Very nice day and beautiful evening Melville drove in about five on his way home from
Toronto Took Olive up to Chatsworth with him for a few days.
MONDAY, 10 (192-174)
Men started to do the road work Terrible hot day on with two teams.
July TUESDAY, 11 (193-173) 1916
Men finished doing road work. Hotter than yesterday. I washed, very hot
WEDNESDAY, 12 (194-172)
Cutting four acres of hay on other place, raking and put some of it up. Ma & Brock to
town at night. Started haying fine and hot.
THURSDAY, 13 (195-171)
Finished putting up the four acres. Cut hay in little orchard, raked and put it up, also cut
little patch at road on other place. Bright and very hot.
July FRIDAY, 14 (196-170) 1916
Raking and drawing in the two little patches. Old Mrs. Walker here in afternoon. Brock
over to Lowery's in evening for crate of strawberries 12½ box. Dry and hot
SATURDAY, 15 (197-169)
Drew in 4 acres. Finished about three o'clock. Da to town with team for wringer and
stand. Brock cleaning pens & choring. Pete Wilson helped draw in hay. Da & Brock
went part way to Teviotdale after supper with Martha. Melville & I motored down from
Chatsworth this afternoon got here about 6.30. To town at night. Very warm day looking
a little like rain
SUNDAY, 16 (198-168)
Melville, Da and Ma went to Elora to Thompsons for dinner. Got home about six o'clock.
Brock to town at night. Very warm day. Got cloudy about six and big storm went east.
July, MONDAY, (199-167) 17
Started to cut back 14 ac. of hay. Brock only went a few rounds when knife broke. He
went to town and got it fixed. Da cut until noon. Cut around fence with scythe in
afternoon. Harry brought back turnip drill in evening. Mrs. Mc
Intyre & Miss Effie here in
evening with Hilborns. Misty & dull but brightened after dinner very hot.
TUESDAY, 18 (200-166)
Finished cutting with two mowers about ten. Then raking and putting up hay rest of
forenoon and in afternoon. Did not get it all up. Very warm and close.
WEDNESDAY, 19 (201-165)
Finished raking the 14 ac. in forenoon and got it all up. Jack Walker helping in
afternoon. Very sultry and looking like rain at times.
July THURSDAY, 20 (202-164) 1916
Cut the little field behind driving house and the eight acres on other side of poplars.
Raked some in little field & putting up. Stopped about five. Very sultry & thundering. A
few spatters in afternoon. Terrific storm between five & six o'clock. First from east then
from west. Fields full of water. Heavy wind with it, worst storm me ever seen.
FRIDAY, 21 (203-163)
Fixing fence that storm had blown down, back to see young cattle & sheep on other
place and to Roy's for the black steer that had got in with his cattle. Brock helping Norm
Perkin put up two more tracks in barn in afternoon. Da did some raking behind driving
house and put some up. Cloudy in morning but came out warm in afternoon.
SATURDAY, 22 (204-162)
Brock raked the eight acres on other side of poplars and then both putting up but did not
get finished. Mr. Falkner here and put reed head on windmill at house. Came in
forenoon. Norm Perkin came back & finished tracks. Brock & I to town at night. Very
hot.
July SUNDAY, 23 (205-161) 1916
Brock to church at night. Fine and very warm.
MONDAY, 24 (206-160)
Drawing in hay from the 8 ac. back of poplars. Fine and very warm.
TUESDAY, 25 (207-159)
Finished drawing in the 8 ac. and drew the little patch behind driving house. A terrible
hot day. Thermometer about 100°. Da almost overcome with heat. I down to Mossers
for berries
July WEDNESDAY, 26 (208-158) 1916
Started to draw back 14 ac. Got in seven loads. Brock & I to town at night. Hot day a
little cloudy in morning & a slight breeze but still very warm.
THURSDAY, 27 (209-157)
Drew from back 14 ac. in forenoon then track & car not working right so Brock to town to
get it fixed. Da hoeing at potatoes. Drew in one load after supper. Ma down to Mossers
in evening. Fine and warm looking like rain at times.
FRIDAY, 28 (210-156)
Hoshel Wilmot & Pete Wilson here with Hoshel's team helping draw in. Finished back
14 ac. about 5.30. Da gave Wilmot load of hay. Brock to town at night for repairs for car.
Fine and a little breeze but very hot.
July SATURDAY, 29 (211-155) 1916
Da and Brock cut some more hay behind poplars. Then put another strand of barb wire
round peas. Raked and put up the hay in afternoon. We to town & Ma to Mossers for
berries. Terrible hot smothering day.
SUNDAY, 30 (212-154)
Brock to church at night. Thompsons up from Elora in evening. Brought a hound pup.
Very hot day.
MONDAY, 31 (213-153)
Da and Brock finished cutting hay back of poplars about eleven. Then unloaded a load
of hay in forenoon. Wilmot helping draw in in afternoon. Clara Melville came about 1.30
p.m. Mrs. Mosser brought us 12 boxes berries 12½¢ and 7 lbs black currants 12½¢.
Smoky in morning but a bright breezy day
August TUESDAY, 1 (214-152) 1916
Drawing in from back of poplars. Finished about five o'clock. Made a small stack. Pete
Wilson here with Hoshel's team Wilmot & Watt helping also Bill Barry in afternoon.
Wilmott took home a load of hay. Gerald here in evening. Lovely day, warm & a nice
breeze.
WEDNESDAY, 2 (215-151)
Da raked the ten ac. back of poplars. Brock to town with chop in forenoon. Drew in load
of rakings after dinner then Brock helping Harry until dark. Da scuffling and hoeing
potatoes in garden in afternoon. Clara & I down to Mc Ewings and Mossers in evening.
Fine day and warm. Melville left about 1.30 P.M for home
THURSDAY, 3 (216-150)
Scuffling potatoes in field and some of turnips. Greened potatoes, and hoeing turnips.
Peter Lunz helping in afternoon. A little dull in morning and a few drops of rain, but
came out quite bright and hot.
August FRIDAY, 4 (217-149) 1916
Hoeing and scuffling turnips all day. Clara & I over to Hilborns in afternoon with Mrs.
Mc
Ewing. We three up to Roy's in evening. Fine and very hot.
SATURDAY, 5 (218-148)
Hoeing turnips. I to Mossers in afternoon. To town at night. Ma and Clara down in
forenoon. Fine and hot.
SUNDAY, 6 (219-147)
Brock to church at night. a very hot day. Got very smoky at night.
August MONDAY, 7 (220-146) 1916
Hoeing turnips finished them after tea. Clara and I to town in afternoon. Very hot and
looking like rain sprinkling a little after tea.
TUESDAY, 8 (221-145)
Banked up potatoes in field and hoed and banked the ones in garden. Got up binder
from low driving house in Then hoeing among currant bushes. We to Zion garden party
at Rhames. Dull and raining a little but finer in afternoon.
WEDNESDAY, 9 (222-144)
Hoeing in morning. Got up binder from low driving in morning. Then cut and shocked
timothy in afternoon. We to town at night. Fine day quite breezy and bright.
August THURSDAY, 10 (223-143) 1916
Da and Brock taking out big weeds in turnips. Scuffled corn on the new ground. Ma and
Clara at Mc
Issacs in afternoon. Fine but calm & warm.
FRIDAY, 11 (224-142)
Hoeing turnips all day for second time. Harry down in evening. Misty in morning, quite a
shower in the night. Cooler at night.
SATURDAY, 12 (225-141)
Finished hoeing turnips for second time in forenoon. Then drew in the timothy in
afternoon three small loads. Clara & I to town in morning and Brock down at night.
Beautiful morning, quite windy in afternoon. Calm & dull after supper and sprinkling a
little.
August SUNDAY, 13 (226-140) 1916
Melville arrived from Chatsworth about 8.30. Da & he down town in morning. Round to
cemetry in afternoon. Brock to church at night. Lovely bright cool day.
MONDAY, 14 (227-139)
Da hoeing corn back of barn & scuffling it in morning. Brock to town with chop & got
horses shod. Both hoeing corn in afternoon. Fine warm day. Cool at night.
TUESDAY, 15 (228-138)
Da and Brock finished hoeing the corn back of barn. Clara and Melville left for
Chatsworth about 7.45 a.m. Brock to English church garden party at Irwin Elliotts.
Lovely day, warm and quite a breeze in afternoon.
August WEDNESDAY, 16 (229-137) 1916
Drawing up hard wood from bush all day. Put young cattle from bush on other place
after supper. A little dull in morning but came out bright and hot.
THURSDAY, 17 (230-136)
Da drawing up wood from bush all day. Brock helping Elwin move up a house from
Bosworth. Fine and very hot. Da and Ike over to Duncan farm in forenoon to see fence.
Mr. Dowling's cattle are getting out.
FRIDAY, 18 (231-135)
Da finished drawing up wood from bush about ten o'clock. Then went to town. Brock
helping Elwin at house all day. A Mr. Cragmille of Harriston stayed all night with us.
(book agent). Very hot, looking like rain. A little mizzle in forenoon.
August SATURDAY, 19 (232-134) 1916
Brock cutting oats on other side of orchard about six ac. Then cutting in corner field in
afternoon. Da shocking up. Brock and I down to meet Betty on evening train and down
town at night. Fine. Very hot and dry.
SUNDAY, 20 (233-133)
Up to Uncle Richd's and Roy's in evening with Betty. A terrible hot day. 100° in shade.
MONDAY, 21 (234-132)
Finished cutting corner field about three o'clock. Then went to cut oats on other place,
second field back. Da shocking. Brock took Betty to 12 train. She gone up to
Palmerston and went to Toronto on five train. Very hot. Scarcely any breeze.
August TUESDAY, 22 (235-131) 1916
Finished cutting oats on other place about ten then started to cut oats next Jack's and
finished about five. Da shocking. Very warm day but high wind in afternoon and looking
like rain. Quite a shower about five o'clock. a little thunder and lightening. Heavy storm
went south. Much cooler after supper.
WEDNESDAY, 23 (236-130)
Da and Brock divided lambs and sheep and fixed fence in new pasture for cows. Da
scuffled turnips in afternoon and Brock fixing fence. We to town at night and Da over to
get Hoshel to help to-morrow. Cleared up and quite bright in afternoon.
THURSDAY, 24 (237-129)
Hoshel here with team also Wilmott & Jack helping draw in. Drew oats other side of
orchard and the corner field. Stacked them in front of driving house. Fine, very high
wind in afternoon and a heavy shower about six.
August FRIDAY, 25 (238-128) 1916
Unloaded load of oats and ground mower knife then started to cut barley & oats back of
low driving house. Just went a few rounds after dinner when Oswald came over so they
took team and waggon and both went to Wilmott's and Hilborns to draw in. Fine day,
breezy, looking a little like rain.
SATURDAY, 26 (239-127)
Da at Henry Hilborns until about five o'clock helping draw in. Brock cut rest of barley &
oats behind low driving house and the oats at line fence. Jack here shocking. Da and
Hoshel at Moorefield at night to see award of ditch. Brock and I to town. Rather dull, a
little shower at noon, misting and cooler at night.
SUNDAY, 27 (240-126)
Brock to church at night. Trying to divide our young cattle and Mills in afternoon. Bright
and cool.
August MONDAY, 28 (241-125) 1916
Hoshel here with team also Wilmott and Jack. Drew in and stacked below sheep house
all we had cut, at line fence, next to Jack and on other place. Lovely bright day, not too
hot.
TUESDAY, 29 (242-124)
Da down helping Jack in forenoon. Brock back to Mill's to get a heifer that had got threw
with theirs. Da helping Ike draw in in afternoon and Brock cleaning granary getting
ready to thresh. Da down to Jack's in evening to speak on phone to Jack Burt. Fine day.
Very windy in afternoon looking a little like rain.
WEDNESDAY, 30 (243-123)
Pulled peas in morning then went back to ditch on other place to pull willows. Brock & I
to town at night
August THURSDAY, 31 (244-122) 1916
Finished pulling willows back at ditch in morning. Drew in the load of peas in afternoon
and asking hands to thresh. Dr. Mc
Gregor here in evening. Lovely bright day, warmer.
September FRIDAY, 1 (245-121)
Expected machine but it did not come. Then broke down on their way here about noon.
Brock & Da over helping Hoshel draw in in afternoon. Uncle Richd. here for dinner. Dull
and raining a little at times a little shower in night.
SATURDAY, 2 (246-120)
Da and Brock ploughing and cleaning ditch on other place in forenoon. Machine got
here about noon. Threshing in afternoon. Brock to town at night. Beautiful day, cool,
bright & breezy.
September SUNDAY, 3 (247-119) 1916
Brock to church at night. Beautiful morning but got cloudy to-wards evening and a few
drops of rain.
LABOR DAY (Dominion) MONDAY, 4 (248-118)
Threshing in morning. Finished stack and load of peas about eleven. $10.45. Da down
helping Jack draw in some grain in afternoon. Brock straightening up round home. Fine
and quite breezy. Looking like rain at night.
Tuesday, 5 (249-117)
Brock down with chop in forenoon. Da cradling barley in low orchard and round house.
Took Brock to 1.30 train. He gone to Exhibition for a few days. Dull & like rain at times
all day. Lovely night & warm.
September WEDNESDAY, 6 (250-116) 1916
Da working at ditch cleaning it out all day on other place. Mr. Falkner of Moorefield here
to fix pump in low well in aft. Dull and a little shower in morning. Then came out very
hot.
THURSDAY, 7 (251-115)
Da working back at ditch all day with team. Came up a little shower at noon. Quite
breezy but hot.
FRIDAY, 8 (252-114)
Da and Brock working back at ditch all day. Misting in morning but brightened and was
fine.
September SATURDAY, 9 (253-113) 1916
Brock working at ditch in forenoon. Had Murphey scraping it out then took team back
after dinner, finished ditch and brought up plough & scraper. Brock & I to town at night
Fine, quite breezy.
SUNDAY, 10 (254-112)
Brock to church at night Fine and cooler towards evening.
MONDAY, 11 (255-111)
Brock drew two loads of coal in morning. Da fixing drains on other place. Then putting
the wood in wood house in afternoon. Lovely day and warm.
September TUESDAY, 12 (256-110) 1916
Finished filling the wood house. Brock up to Walton's about five o'clock with pig. Lovely
warm hazy day.
WEDNESDAY, 13 (257-109)
Brock cut barley on other place in morning. Da at Morrisons threshing on Gregory farm.
We three at show in afternoon. Da shocked barley. Poor crowd at show. People scared
of infantile paralysis. I at Henderson's for tea. Brock & I at concert. Dull and misting rain
in afternoon.
THURSDAY, 14 (258-108)
Cutting corn in forenoon. Cut the barley down in low orchard and drew up the load that
Da had cut with cradle. Harry Lowes brought back cutting box. Brock up to Uncle Richd.
at night for three kittens. Rather dull & close looking like rain
September FRIDAY, 15 (259-107) 1916
Unloaded load of barley. Leveled hay and ground hooks in forenoon. Cutting corn
afternoon. Misting and dull in morning. Cleared off about noon & was breezy. Cold at
night.
SATURDAY, 16 (260-106)
Da and Brock cutting corn all day. Brock & I to town at night. Very windy and cool.
SUNDAY, 17 (261-105)
Brock to church at night. Da at Woodissee's in afternoon. Dull and raining at spells in
forenoon. Brighter after dinner.
September MONDAY, 18 (262-104) 1916
Da and Brock cutting corn. Brock went to Roy's threshing after dinner. I up helping
Georgie. Cloudy, windy and heavy frost at night.
TUESDAY, 19 (263-103)
Finished cutting corn this forenoon, and cleaned pens. Then drew in barley from other
place and a jog from low orchard. Brock at Elwin's threshing in morning for a couple of
hrs. Georgie & I up to Harry's bush for elderberries.
WEDNESDAY, 20 (264-102)
Cut the last of barley on other place in forenoon and the buckwheat after dinner. Both
badly damaged by frost and short. Put binder in low driving house. Brock & I to town at
night. Fine day but very windy.
September THURSDAY, 21 (265-101) 1916
Tightening up corn shocks in forenoon. Making pig trough and pen to shut up ducks in
in afternoon. Brock up to Henry Heseltines in afternoon but he not at home. Come on
rain about eleven but did not rain much. Dull in afternoon.
FRIDAY, 22 (266-100)
Brock to town with chop in morning. Da threw out some of line fence between Ross and
us. Then started to dig some post holes after dinner and set up a line. Dull in morning at
times. Then high wind after dinner and some rain with thunder and lightening about four
o'clock.
SATURDAY, 23 (267-99)
Digging post holes for line fence. Henry & his son helping. Brock drove them home at
night and to town in evening. Took me to 1.30 train to Go to Elora. Heavy mist in
morning dull & cloudy.
September SUNDAY, 24 (268-98) 1916
Brock to church at night. Cooler and rain at night
MONDAY, 25 (269-97)
Working at line fence. Drew in the late barley towards evening. Henry helping in
afternoon. Dull in morning but brightened to-wards noon.
TUESDAY, 26 (270-96)
Brock at Ike Mc
Issac's threshing all day. Da working at line fence. Thompsons brought
me home from Elora this evening. Mr. & Mrs. Hallingshead came along. Quite a shower
about 2 'o'clock, and a little rain after supper.
September WEDNESDAY, 27 (271-95) 1916
Da helping Hoshel fill silo until about eleven. Then working at line fence the rest of day
putting stones round posts. Brock at Ike's threshing until 5 P.M. Fine and a very high
wind in afternoon. Come on a shower about six and a heavy rain after supper.
THURSDAY, 28 (272-94)
Da and Brock back and measured rest of line fence to get position of posts. Brock took
Da to ten train. He gone to Chatsworth. Went after our bull that had got into Mc
Ewings.
Helping Hoshel buzz wood in afternoon. Dull and mizzling at times. Brighter in
afternoon, but heavy rain this night.
FRIDAY, 29 (273-93)
Brock at Hoshel's in forenoon helping with wood. Then drew some stone and put around
posts in afternoon. I up to Georgie's in afternoon. Dull and cool. Misting and raining at
times all day. Drew in a load of corn.
September SATURDAY, 30 (274-92) 1916
Henry and his son here helping dig post holes. Brock & I to town at night. Fine and
heavy frost at night.
October SUNDAY, 1 (275-91)
Dr. Mc
Gregor here for tea. Lovely bright day. Cool in evg.
MONDAY, 2 (276-90)
Henry here until about ten. Finished digging post holes, Brock putting more stone round
posts until noon. Then I over to Hilborns to get Nod & Wilmott to help draw in
buckwheat. Put off the load of barley and drew two of buckwheat. Beautiful warm day.
October TUESDAY, 3 (277-89) 1916
Wilmott over and helped draw in the last load of buckwheat. Then Brock back & took
our young cattle out of Mc
Ewings. Da came home on morning train. Stayed last night in
Hanover. Putting in braces and more stones round posts in afternoon. Beautiful warm
day.
WEDNESDAY, 4 (278-88)
Working at fence in forenoon. Took back a load of stone after dinner to put round posts.
Brock went to Drayton with chop about four and brought ram lamb home. It came down
on five train. $17.20 with express. Da at Mossers threshing from 5 to 6. Beautiful day.
Gregory's barn burned this morning about 3 a.m.
THURSDAY, 5 (279-87)
Da at Mossers and Issac Hilborn's threshing. Brock helping Wilmott buzz wood and
thresh. I to town in morning. Mr. Henderson drove me home in his new car. Beautiful
warm day like summer.
October FRIDAY, 6 (280-86) 1916
Da at Issac Hilborn's threshing in forenoon. Brock drawing rails from line fence into old
orchard. Hoshel here in afternoon and helped stretch the wire fence. We at party at
Mc
Issac in Evening. A beautiful day. Frost at night
SATURDAY, 7 (281-85)
Straightening up at line fence & put on barb wire. Brock & I to town at night. Fine and
bright but cold.
SUNDAY, 8 (282-84)
Mr. Mrs. Mc
Issac & Donald here for dinner and tea. Clara & Melville came about four
o'clock. Lovely bright day. Windy in afternoon.
October MONDAY, 9 (283-83) 1916
Thanksgiving Day. Da and Melville to town in morning. Brock drawing rails to old
orchard in forenoon. Mr. & Mrs. Thompson here in afternoon. Brock & Chas. went
hunting. Hoshel and Harry here in evening. Real cold and dull at times rained a little in
night.
TUESDAY, 10 (284-82)
Da & Brock over helping Mc
Issac's move to the Brett farm. Da came home about three
o'clock. Clara & Melville left for home about 2.15 P.M. Cold and cloudy.
WEDNESDAY, 11 (285-81)
Drawing rails from the line fence. Some home and rest to old orchard. Brock & I to town
at night. Lovely day. Madge Smith & Lieut. Hellwig married in Toronto.
October THURSDAY, 12 (286-80) 1916
Finished drawing rails and picking up along line fence in forenoon. Then dug potatoes in
garden and two rows in field. Fine day but looking like rain.
FRIDAY, 13 (287-79)
Choring and divided up hens, cleaned root house. Raining nearly all day.
SATURDAY, 14 (288-78)
Da and Brock dug potatoes in field 5½ bags. Then Da at Morrisons threshing until about
four o'clock. Brock to town in afternoon with chop. Machine came here from Morrisons.
Brock asking hands at night. Lovely bright day and cool.
October SUNDAY, 15 (289-77) 1916
Uncle Will & Jim, Nellie & Lillian and a Mr. Coon here for tea. Rather dull and cool
MONDAY, 16 (290-76)
Threshing this forenoon. Brock at Burrow's threshing in afternoon and Da cleaned up
barn floor and drew in some corn. Fine morning. Raining at times in afternoon. Very
high wind and rain at night.
TUESDAY, 17 (291-75)
Brock at Burrows threshing until about nine o'clock then at Jack's threshing until noon.
Da went a few rounds in morning then at Jacks too. Both ploughing in afternoon. Brock
went to Guelph to the Graduation in Will Walker's car with Roy, Elwin & Harry. Snow in
early morning, cold & dull. Heavy frost at night
October WEDNESDAY, 18 (292-74) 1916
Ploughing on other place in forenoon. Drawing in corn in afternoon. Cold and dull.
Windy in afternoon and at night.
THURSDAY, 19 (293-73)
Cleaned hen houses and pens in morning. Da to town in afternoon and Ma and Brock
picking over potatoes in afternoon. Raining all day.
FRIDAY, 20 (294-72)
Ploughing on other place in back field. Dull and heavy shower after dinner windy & cold,
showry all forenoon and afternoon. Men choring.
October SATURDAY, 21 (295-71) 1916
Brock to town with chop & Da choring. Ploughing after dinner. Brock & I to town at night.
Dull with showers of rain at times finer in afternoon.
SUNDAY, 22 (296-70)
Brock to church at night. Fine but cool.
MONDAY, 23 (297-69)
Ploughing in back field on other place. Jack Irvine's sale. Lovely day. Sold old hens to
jew. 7¢ lb. $11.00
October TUESDAY, 24 (298-68) 1916
Ploughing all day in back field on other place. I down at Ross's in afternoon. Brock down
at night. Wm. Lowrey's Sale in afternoon. A little dull in morning but brightened after
dinner
WEDNESDAY, 25 (299-67)
Ploughing on other place. Quite a shower after dinner and at times all afternoon. Very
high wind to-wards evening and at night.
THURSDAY, 26 (300-66)
Brock took down 10 pigs in forenoon. Da ploughing. Both ploughing on other place in
afternoon. Elwin and Mary here in evening. Dull and cold wind.
October FRIDAY, 27 (301-65) 1916
Ploughing all day in back field. Raining at times all day. Very dirty cleared a little to-
wards evening. Mr. & Mrs. Davis & Mr. & Mrs. Henderson and Mrs. Finch here for tea.
SATURDAY, 28 (302-64)
Finished back field about eleven and started to plough corner field. Mrs. Fach here in
afternoon to see little pigs. Lovely fine day, a little dull towards evening.
SUNDAY, 29 (303-63)
Brock to church at night. Fine day and quite warm.
October MONDAY, 30 (304-62) 1916
Da and Brock ploughing in corner field. Brock went with a few bags of chop about 3.30
p.m. Rather dull and looking like rain.
TUESDAY, 31 (305-61)
Ploughing in corner field all day. Very heavy shower with some thunder and lightening
about one o'clock. Strong east wind in forenoon, warmer to-wards evg. Brock over to
pay Ad. Flath for Call. $29.00 in all and round to Drayton
November ALL SAINTS' DAY (Quebec) WEDNESDAY, 1 (306-60)
Finished ploughing corner field all but one head land. Brock and I to town at night. Dull
and rainy at times in forenoon. Finer after dinner. Nice night. Tabby had accident at
Montreal and got tip of index finger and second finger at second point taken off.
November THURSDAY, 2 (307-59) 1916
Started turnips. Topped and then drawing after dinner. Misty in morning. Brightened and
was a fine day. Thunder & lightening and a little rain between five and six, got very dark.
Snow, hail and rain after supper.
FRIDAY, 3 (308-58)
Ploughing back at line fence. Ma & I to town in afternoon to get Wiley shod. Rather dull
in morning and slushy but brightened and was a fine afternoon.
SATURDAY, 4 (309-57)
Finished ploughing back at line fence about 5 o'clock. Brock to town at night. Dull and
misty in forenoon and raining & hailing at times in afternoon
November SUNDAY, 5 (310-56) 1916
Brock to church and Da over to Wilmott's after tea. Lovely bright day.
MONDAY, 6 (311-55)
Taking up turnips. Lovely fine day east wind.
TUESDAY, 7 (312-54)
Finished taking up turnips. Uncle Richd. called in afternoon. Beautiful warm summer
day Indian Summer.
November WEDNESDAY, 8 (313-53) 1916
Drawing in corn finished about three o'clock. Then Brock to town with chop and got the
2 bbls. of apples from Chatsworth. Da putting mower and waggon in barn and
straightening up. Mary, Aunt Emma and Georgie here in afternoon. Fine day but looking
like rain to-wards evening.
THURSDAY, 9 (314-52)
Choring all day. Da to town in afternoon. Brock up to Roy's in evening. Raining mostly
all day.
FRIDAY, 10 (315-51)
Men drawing manure. I to town in forenoon. Rather dull in morning and little showers of
rain in afternoon.
November SATURDAY, 11 (316-50) 1916
Finished drawing out manure. Brock and I to town at night. Adam Flath here in forenoon
and gave Da $5.00 on interest. Bright but cool wind.
SUNDAY, 12 (317-49)
Brock and I out to Geo. Thompsons. Cloudy in morning but brightened about noon. East
wind. Freezing at night.
MONDAY, 13 (318-48)
Ploughing corn ground and in poplars in forenoon. Brought over young cattle from other
place and tied them up in afternoon and choring. Fine snow in morning and heavier in
afternoon, cold.
November TUESDAY, 14 (319-47) 1916
Brock to town in morning and got Billy shod. Da drawing out manure out of shed unto
garden. Both ploughing in poplars in afternoon. Quite a fall of snow in night. Cold but
brighter and warmer in afternoon.
WEDNESDAY, 15 (320-46)
Choring. Brock drove me up to Roy's in afternoon. Fall of snow during night and
storming at times all day. Very cold wind.
THURSDAY, 16 (321-45)
Da and Brock choring. Brought over lambs and sheep in afternoon. Hoshel & Wilmott
here in afternoon and shot Paddy. I up to Chester Walkers in afternoon. Brock came up
for me and then went to town. Flurries of snow and cold.
November FRIDAY, 17 (322-44) 1916
Killed pig in morning and choring opened a water furrow behind driving house on other
place in afternoon. Lizzie Hilborn here in afternoon & for tea. I up helping Georgie with
bread. Very snowy in morning but fine and bright in afternoon.
SATURDAY, 18 (323-43)
Da cut up pig in morning and choring. Tied up rose bushes. Brock and I to town at night.
Fine and milder.
SUNDAY, 19 (324-42)
Mr. and Mrs. Thompson here for dinner. Da over to Tom Millers in forenoon. Brock to
church at night. Rather dull in morning but came out real fine in afternoon.
November MONDAY, 20 (325-41) 1916
Brock took down 14 lambs $10 cwt. $141. Da ploughing on other place in morning. Both
ploughing in afternoon. Rather dull in morning but bright afternoon.
TUESDAY, 21 (326-40)
Done chores and went back to plough but frozen too hard. Took down barb wire fence
on other place in afternoon. Jew here for roosters $8.15. Fine and bright but cold wind
and freezing.
WEDNESDAY, 22 (327-39)
Killed stiff pig in forenoon. Da sifting ashes and lifting bulbs in afternoon. Brock drove
me down to town. I at Fox's for tea and up to Hendersons. Brock came for me in evg.
Fine and bright but cloudy in evening freezing at night. Elwin got the long ladder.
November THURSDAY, 23 (328-38) 1916
Done chores and went back to plough but had to come up frozen too hard. Choring,
throwing back turnips and fixing driving house door in afternoon. Raining mostly all day,
foggy & dull
FRIDAY, 24 (329-37)
Choring. Da to town in afternoon. A terrible stormy day and colder to-wards night. Jean
Fotheringham buried. Bob. Ritch brought home to Mary's dead.
SATURDAY, 25 (330-36)
Choring and took down wire fence round garden patch. Ma, Brock & I to town in aft. Da
cleaning out goose and duck house. Very snowy and stormy at times cold.
A.C. Philp about 60 rds.
Ditch 8' at top 2' in bottom
2' 6" to begin 3' finish 1895
H. Hilborn 100 rds. 8' at top 2' Bottom start 3' finish 3'6
H. Hilborn No. 9 to 10:15 rds. on S. W. Fawcett.
Ira Burrows No. 5. 95 rds.
Drury No. 6 70 rds.
Robt. Philp No. 8 76 rds. 8' top 2' B. 3 ft 3 ft 3 in.
Jas. Mc
Ewing 50 rds.
S.W. Fawcett 40 rds.
Jno. Smith 115 rds. also keep bush and willows away 20' from ditch. Grub and remove
all stumps longer than 4 " in diameter and place poles along centre where ditch is to be
made, about 20 rds apart, and notify the said Hilborn and Fawcett, (whose duty it is to
make ditch from stake No. 9 to No.11 distance of 65 rds.) that the place where the ditch
is to be made is ready for the workmen, at least one month before time mentioned in the
award for the completion of said part of ditch, that the said Jno. Smith to assume
responsibility of maintaining and keeping this 65 rds. of ditch in a good state of repair as
soon as completed according to award by said Henry Hilborn. S.W. Fawcett H.
Montgomery No. 12 to No. 13 distance 135 rds.
November SUNDAY, 26 (331-35) 1916
Brock and I to Robt. Ritch's funeral in afternoon. Brock to church at night. Cold wind,
dull at times
MONDAY, 27 (332-34)
Choring and drew out some manure with sleighs in forenoon. Cleaned out trough on
other place and took poles out of ditch in afternoon. Sarah Hilborn here in afternoon.
Mrs. Fash got little black pig $7.50. Milder quite bright at times.
TUESDAY, 28 (333-33)
Men choring and ploughing forenoon. Brock took Olive to train at noon, to go to Elora
Guelph & Kitchener. Both men ploughing afternoon very dull and foggy. Gambol here
with car for cream
November WEDNESDAY, 29 (334-32) 1916
Men choring and ploughing forenoon. drizzling all morning. Went out to plough aft.
Heavy drain on about three oclock and very foggy. Came in from field and done up
chores
THURSDAY, 30 (335-31)
Men choring and ploughing forenoon. A few pickles of snow all day ploughing afternoon
and finished stubble ground. Brock went to town at night to see if Sash had come and to
ship Box of Butter to Clara. Sash never came
December FRIDAY, 1 (336-30)
Men choring and ploughing all day. Started sod dry all day and a little windy in the
afternoon
December SATURDAY, 2 (337-29) 1916
Men choring and ploughing sod all day. very fine day. Brock and I went to town at night.
I went to see Tom Henderson
SUNDAY, 3 (338-28)
At home all day fairly fine. Brock went to Church at night
MONDAY, 4 (339-27)
Robt. choring and then ploughing more. Brock took down chop and brought home
window fraims & Glass. Then both ploughing sod afternoon. Very smoky and dull
December TUESDAY, 5 (340-26) 1916
Men choring and ploughing sod finished sod. Brock met the night train and brought
Olive home. Smart shower about four. Strong wind in aft. Very good day.
WEDNESDAY, 6 (341-25)
Men choring. Robt. struck out {lame} for Brock to plough, fore and ploughing head land
in corner field. Then ploughing garden patch and patch at road in afternoon. Bright but
very windy.
THURSDAY, 7 (342-24)
Da choring in forenoon. Brock took Ma to morning train. She gone to Guelph. Both
helping Tom Miller in afternoon fit the storm sash. Bright at times and cold.
December CONCEPTION DAY (Quebec) FRIDAY, 8 (343-23) 1916
Choring and Tom here fitting sash, finished about four o'clock. Bright at times in
morning but looking like rain after dinner. Started to rain about four o'clock. Wet night.
SATURDAY, 9 (344-22)
Da choring. Brock down to meet Ma on noon train and brought out Mr. Hines to put in
glass. Brock helping him. Then took him to town after tea. Very stormy day. Colder to-
wards night.
SUNDAY, 10 (345-21)
Brock to church at night. Dull and cold wind.
December MONDAY, 11 (346-20) 1916
Men choring. Mr. Hines here in forenoon finishing putting in glass. Brock took him to
town after dinner also cream can, then priming sash. Da boarding up shed in aft. Fine
and quite bright in afternoon but colder. Hoshel here for tea came over to see if he could
get some posts. Heavy fall of snow in evening.
TUESDAY, 12 (347-19)
Done chores and then went back to build the line fence between Mills and us. Brock up
to pay taxes and get the cheese after supper. Quite snowy all day. Colder at night.
WEDNESDAY, 13 (348-18)
Done chores and building line fence between Mr. Mills and us. Rather dull snowy and
cold.
December THURSDAY, 14 (349-17) 1916
Done chores and working at fence in morning. Then choring afternoon. Very stormy
day. Cleared up to-wards evening and colder. Watt brought cheese 42 lbs @ 21¾¢
$9.14
FRIDAY, 15 (350-16)
Brock to town with chop and got dishes from Guelph. Put on storm windows in
afternoon and choring. Fine but rather cold.
SATURDAY, 16 (351-15)
Done chores and finished line fence between Mr. Mills and us. Choring in afternoon.
Brock & I to town at night. Fine and cold.
December SUNDAY, 17 (352-14) 1916
Brock to church at night. Bright but cold.
MONDAY, 18 (353-13)
Choring and drawing out manure on buckwheat ground. Fine but cold.
TUESDAY, 19 (354-12)
Choring and drawing out manure. Rather stormy in morning but fine and bright in
afternoon Mr. Agur got a pr. of geese $4.00
December WEDNESDAY, 20 (355-11) 1916
Picked seven geese and two ducks. Finished drawing out manure. Brock & I to town at
night. Milder & a few flurries of snow. Heavy fall at night.
THURSDAY, 21 (356-10)
Choring and cleaned out Billy's stall and hen house. Brock & Ma to town in afternoon.
Rather dull and mild. Took geese 4 weighed 44½ lbs @ 20¢ - 8.90
FRIDAY, 22 (357-9)
Choring and cleaned up some chop. Brock to town in afternoon with chop and cream
can. Da down to bush for evergreens and choring. Brock to Zion Xmas tree at night.
Fine but much colder. Stormy to-wards evening. Walt Plant here to buy old house in aft.
December SATURDAY, 23 (358-8) 1916
Men choring. Brock threw out some fence in afternoon and went to meet Clara about
five o'clock. Train late came home and went back again. Clara got here about 8.15 P.M.
Rather stormy at times and cold wind.
SUNDAY, 24 (359-7)
Home all day. East wind and fine snow falling in afternoon rather stormy evening.
CHRISTMAS DAY (Dominion) MONDAY, 25 (360-6)
Da Done chores. Brock down to meet ten o'clock train. Uncle Will here for dinner. Went
back on five train. Sarah Hilborn & Gladys here in afternoon for a little while. Beautiful
day. Elwin & Gerald called.
December TUESDAY, 26 (361-5) 1916
Men choring. Clara and I to town in afternoon. Brock over to Elwin's at night. East wind.
Stormy afternoon and worse at night cold.
WEDNESDAY, 27 (362-4)
Done chores. Brock took Clara to ten o'clock train. Da up to school meeting. Brock up to
Mc
Donalds in afternoon for ram. Ma up to Roy's. Gerald came back with her and here
for tea. Elwin came for him after supper. Dull and raining at times in morning, very icy.
Bright afternoon and colder to-wards night. Jim Mason buried.
THURSDAY, 28 (363-3)
Done chores and grinding axes in morning. At bush in afternoon. Roy here for goose
$2.50. Stormy day and cold west wind.
December FRIDAY, 29 (364-2) 1916
Done chores and down to bush for a load of logs. Brock took them to town in afternoon
and put another load on. Inclined to be a little stormy and cold.
SATURDAY, 30 (365-1)
Done chores and Brock down with logs. Melville came down on morning train and came
out with him. Brock down with another load of logs in afternoon and brought home
lumber. Melville & I to town at in afternoon Brock down at night. Fine but real cold.
SUNDAY, 31 (366)
Brock & Melville at Hilborns in afternoon. Brock to church at night. Fine but cold.
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Date Rec'd Paid
Cream to Palm Creamery 1916
Jan 12 1 can cream weight 86 lbs Test 35 10.51
Jan 18 1 can cream weight 81 lbs Test 34
Jan 22 1 can cream weight 81 lbs Test 32
Jan 28 1 can cream weight 81 lbs Test 34 28.33
Feb 4 1 can cream weight 80 lbs Test 36
Feb 11 1 can cream weight 79 lbs Test 35 19.17
Feb 22 1 can cream weight 78 lbs Test 34 9.01
Mar. 1 1 can cream weight 79 lbs Test 33 9.09
Mar. 16 1 can cream weight 80 lbs Test 35
Mar. 30 1 can cream weight 80 lbs Test 32 18.74
Apr. 18 1 can cream weight 79 lbs Test 35 9.65
Apr. 26 1 can cream weight 79 lbs Test 35 9.10
May 8 1 can cream (waggon) weight 79 lbs Test 35
May 12 ½ can cream weight 53 lbs Test 35 13.04
May 19 1 can cream weight 79 lbs Test 34
May 26 1 can cream weight 80 lbs Test 33 15.97
June 2 2 cans cream weight 150 lbs Test 38
June 9 2 cans cream weight 149 lbs Test 37
June 13 1 can cream weight 80 lbs Test 36 42.25
June 20 1 can cream weight 72 lbs Test 42
June 23 1 can cream weight 55 lbs Test 40
June 27 1 can cream weight 65 lbs Test 38
June 30 1 can cream weight 45 lbs Test 42 28.79
July 4 1 can cream weight 70 lbs Test 37 28.79
July 7 1 can cream weight 50 lbs Test 36
July 11 1 can cream weight 60 lbs Test 38
July 14 1 can cream weight 69 lbs Test 39 28.08
July 18 1 can cream weight 73 lbs Test 38
July 21 1 can cream weight 61 lbs Test 37
July 25 1 can cream weight 78 lbs Test 38
July 28 1 can cream weight 60 lbs Test 39 30.98
Aug 2 1 can cream weight 50 lbs Test 37
Aug 4 1 can cream weight 55 lbs Test 38
Aug 8 1 can cream weight 58 lbs Test 35
Aug 11 1 can cream weight 73 lbs Test 34
Aug 15 1 can cream weight 70 lbs Test 36 134.00
Aug 18 1 can cream weight 47 lbs Test 38
Aug 22 lbs Test
Aug 25 1 can cream weight 77 lbs Test 42
Aug 29 1 can cream weight 77 lbs Test 39 28.08
Sept. 1 1 can cream weight 61 lbs Test 41
Sept. 6 5 1 can cream weight 77 lbs Test 40
Sept. 8 1 can cream weight 71 lbs Test 34
Sept. 12 ½ can cream weight 39 lbs Test 41
Sept. 15 1 can cream weight 49 lbs Test 38 37¢ 42.39
Sept. 19 1 can cream weight 62 lbs Test 40
Sept. 26 1 can cream weight 81 lbs Test 40 39¢ 22.29
Oct. 3 ½ can cream weight 57 lbs Test 39
Oct. 10 ½ can cream weight 46 lbs Test 26 43¢ 16.65
Oct. 17 1 can cream weight 78 lbs Test 33
Oct. 24 1 can cream weight 71 lbs Test 38 44¢ 23.23
Oct. 31 no cream
Nov. 7 1 can cream weight 61 lbs Test 30 ¢
Nov. 14 1 can cream weight 54 lbs Test 29 46 15.59
Nov 28 1 can cream weight 54 lbs Test 31 50¢ 8.35
Dec 13 1 can cream weight 78 lbs Test 28 10.24
Dec 22 1 can cream weight 78 lbs Test 27 47 9.89
483.76
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Eggs 1916
Jan. 21 By 1 doz eggs to Pollock @ 35 .35
Jan. 28 By 1½ doz eggs to Pollock @ 30 .45
Jan. 11 By 2½ doz eggs to Pollock @ 25 .63
Mar. 2 By 8½ doz eggs to Pollock @ 15 2.12
Mar. 16 By 8 doz eggs to Pollock @ 23 1.84
Mar. 25 By 9½ doz eggs to Pollock @ 20 1.90
Apr. 8 By 30 doz eggs to Pollock @ 20 6.00
Apr. 18 By 30 doz eggs to Pollock @ 20 6.00
Apr. 26 By 30 doz eggs to Pollock @ 20 6.00
May 6 By 30 doz eggs to Pollock @ 20 6.00
May 13 By 30 doz eggs to Pollock @ 22 6.60
May 20 By 30 doz eggs to Pollock @ 22 6.60
May 27 By 30 doz eggs to Pollock @ 24 7.20
May 30 By 28 doz eggs to Pollock @ 24 6.72
June 14 By 30 doz eggs to Pollock @ 24 7.20
June 17 By 27 doz eggs to Pollock @ 24 6.48
July 5 By 30 doz eggs to Pollock @ 26 7.80
July 22 By 30 doz eggs to Pollock @ 26 7.80
Aug 12 By 30 doz eggs to Pollock @ 24 7.20
Aug 23 By 26 doz eggs to Pollock @ 26 6.76
Sept 9 By 30 doz eggs to Pollock @ 30 9.00
Sept 16 By 18 doz eggs to Pollock @ 30 5.40
116.05
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Feb 4th Sold 1 white Sow to B. Lowes. 605 lbs @ 7¢ $42.00
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Jan 11 To 5 gals coal oil @ 15 .75
Jan 18 To 100 cwt of Purity 3.30
Feb 14 To 5 gals of coal oil .85
March 7 To 1 bbl sugar 7.15 cwt. 22.88
March 27 To 5 gal. coal oil .85
April 3 To 2 cwt Purity 6.80
July 7 To 5 cwt Purity @ 3.30 16.50
July 7 To 5 gal of coal oil .90
Oct. 14 To 5 gals coal oil .75
Nov. 21 To 5 gals coal oil .75
Nov. 21 To 1 set dishes 16.00
Dec. 14 To 1 cheese 42 lbs 9.14
Dec. 22 To 5 gals coal oil 13¢ .65
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Jan 18 By 1 hind quarter of beef @ 11¾¢
147 lbs 17.27
By 1 hide 64 lbs @ 14¢ 8.96
Feb 5 By 1 sow 605 lbs @ 7 42.00
April 3 By 1 cow "Tidy" 1300 lbs @ 6.25 81.25
By 1 ram 170 @ 5.50 9.35
By 8 Pigs 1800 @ 10.35 186.30
July 7 By 105 lbs of wool @ 50¢ 52.50
Oct 26 By 10 pigs 1110 lbs @10.80 237.48
Nov 20 By 14 lambs @ 10¢ cwt. 141.
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