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Adeline’s Journal
Introduction
Robert Mathers and Susan (Patterson) Mathers were the parents of George,
Thomas, Jane, John, Anne & Susan (twins), Adeline & Rebecca (twins) and Henry.
They raised their family in a log house on lot 17 concession 2 on Morris township.
Susan (Patterson) Mathers died in 1905.
Adeline became severally crippled from rheumatoid arthritis in 1899 when she
was a mere twenty -four years old.
Henry married Ellen Owens in1909 and bought the farm next door to his father &
sisters. In 1920, at the age of 32, Ellen died of cancer and left two small children
Melville age nine and Charlie only two years old. Jane, Ann, Adeline and their
father moved in with Henry to help manage the house and raise the boys.
Two years later in 1922, when Robert died, he left his farm and a mortgage of
$2400 to his daughters Jane & Anne who were taking care of Adeline. In 1924
Thomas sued his sisters Jane & Ann for a share of his father’s heavily mortgaged
farm.
ADELINE’S JOURNAL
1928
Henry sent $50 to Dudley Holmes on December 31st
1928 on the claim against
Jane & Ann Mathers to give to Tom Mathers.
1929
Payment to Tom Mathers $50.00 June 11, 1929
October 29 crash on Wall Street of the US stock market and Great Depression
begins.
Henry sent Gould, Shapley and Muir $10.00 on Dec 5th
1929 on the Sugar Jack.
1931
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Melville Mathers 20th
birthday Feb. 4th 1931 * all entries in italics are added notes.
Charlie Mathers 13th
birthday April 10 1932 * all entries in italics are added notes.
Mr. McLennan got a bag of chop 85 lbs of our chop at Addie Frasers in April -he
brought it home
Henry sent $5.00 to Gould Shapley & Muir on April 20th
1931 on part payment on
the Sugar Jack (unable to find any trace of the Sugar Jack company)
Adeline’s 56th
birthday April 20th
, 1931 * all entries in italics are added notes
Henry paid Mitchell’s $2.30 on May 30th
-the last of our beef bill all paid up.
Henry took Mr. McLennan a bag of oats over in June 1931 for his horses
Henry paid Mrs. Jack Stacey $6.00 on July 4th
, 1931 for plank he bought from Jack
Stacey in the winter time.
Henry paid $9.00 for hay fork rope -he paid it to Bert Robertson on Saturday night
July 4th
- they got the rope the Saturday night before.
Chas took in 10 bags of grain to Blacks to get chopped on July 7th
1931 he paid 50
cents cash for it.
Henry or Chas took in the mower knife on July 8, 1931 to Fred Ceiling to repair.
Mel went in for it on July 9th
-he paid 50 cents cash for it.
Henry got $1.33 of beef from Mitchells the butcher for his threshing on August 1st
1931 -his man came here & they paid him the $1.33 on Sept 4th
-all paid up,
Henry Mathers sent $24.50 with his son Melville Mathers August 4th
, 1931 to
Goderich to give to Tom Mathers (brother) on the claim against Jane and Ann
Mathers. (Tom’s share of his father’s farm which was left to his sisters Ann & Jane)
They sent $50.00 before on June 11, 1929 for Tom Mathers.
Henry Mathers sent in $45.00 with his son Charlie Mathers to Mr. Bushfield for
Joe Middy on the interest on mortgage on August 29th
1931.
That is part payment of the $72 he owed.
Henry’s 52rd
birthday on July 19th
1931
Chas took in 5 bags of grain to Blacks to get chopped on July 20th
1931 he paid 25
cents for it.
Chas took in 5 bags of grain to get chopped on July 28th
he paid 25 cents for it.
Henry gave Mr. McLennan 8 ½ lbs of twine on July 29th
1931.
Mr. McLennan got 2 more bags of oats from Henry in July for his horses.
Chas gave Fred Ceiling 10 cents on August 9th
.
Henry gave Mr. McLennan another bag of oats on Aug 11, 1931 the day they
threshed.
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Willie Peacock got 6 bags of barley & oats from Henry on Aug 11th
1931. Mr.
McLennan paid back the 8 lbs. of twine.
Henry stook-threshed his wheat and 3 loads of oats on Aug 11, 1931
Mr. McLennan got 4 bags of barley & oats from Henry on Aug 13th
Henry gave him ½ bag of wheat to pay out the basket of cherries we got from him
at 55 cents.
Henry gave him the wheat and 14 cents on bread he bought from Mrs. McLennan.
Jane paid A. McKercher the 15 cents we owed him on August 15th
, 1931 all owed
to him but 1 gal of gas -25 cents Mel got.
Charlie took $1.00 more to send to Chicago on Aug 13th, 1931 on Dr. Starvant’s
bill. That would leave $3.00 yet to pay.
Gordon Hamilton borrowed 580 lbs of oats & barley from Henry on Aug 14th
1931.
Alex McEwen got 184 lbs of wheat from Henry on Aug 15th
1931 he paid 50 cents
a bushel for it. $1.55
Jane got 10 loaves of bread from Lloyd Turvey- she paid him the 70 cents we
owed him on August 15th
, 1931
Arthur Shaw got 310 lbs of oats and barley from Henry on Aug 15th
, 1931 for 50
cents a bushel for it – he didn’t pay for it.
McCreight & Bob Atchison got 3 bushels of wheat at 50 cents a bushel.
They paid $1.45 for it.
Henry paid Bill Duff $1.05 for twine on August 15th
1931.
Henry paid $1.10 for twine to Harold McChamon on Aug 15th
1931
Henry got money from Coon Goll for threshing - $1.20 of that went to lawyer
Crawford. (Henry owned the threshing separator)
Fred Scott came here on August 17th 1931.
Melville went for him to help draw oats here and home farm(the Robert Mathers’
farm next door) on Monday & Tues. Aug 17 & 18th
.
Henry & Fred went to help Bob McLennan to draw in on Wed forenoon.
Henry gave Mr. Hueston 1849 lbs of wheat on Aug 18th
1931 on 20 bags on the
shingles for the barn over home. The wheat came to $13,65
August 19th
Fred Palmer came here to start the engine & they went to thresh for
Richard Johnston after 3:00 on Wed afternoon Aug 19th
1931. -stook-threshing at
the Fraser farm.
Charles paid $1.95 cash for a pair of overalls for Melville at Dan Falconers on Aug
19th
1931
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Charlie got Fred Scott a box of smoking tobacco Aug 21 out of his own money 15
cents cash
Chas paid W.J. McDuff 65 cents on Aug 21st
1931 for a sweat pad for the tank
horse. Henry took Will Belfour 50 bushels of wheat at 50 cents a bushel on Aug 21,
1931.
Robt. Sharon came and got 6 ½ bushels of wheat at 50 cents a bushel on August
24, 1931. Jane & Chas gave it to him. $3.54 on account.
Conrad Goll started to work for Henry on the threshing separator on August 25th
at $1.75 per day
Henry & Charlie took Fred Scott home on Aug 26th
1931 the night he was through
water tanking for the threshing machine at $1.00 a day.
He has worked every day since.
Roy McCreight got wheat from Henry on Aug 26th
and paid 50 cents a bushel for it
$1.45
Henry took in1 bag wheat at 50 cents a bushel to Andy Holmes on Aug 27th
1931 -
$1.10
Gordon Hall got 10 bushels of wheat from Henry on Sept 1st
1931 he paid $4.00 for
it. He owes Henry $1.00
We sent for a pair of slippers for Ann on Sept 3rd
1931 to Simpsons.
They were $1.98 in all $2.06 for order and postage.
They traded her slippers off for groceries -they were too small
Mr. Goll worked up to Friday night they laid him off this Sat at Bill Shoebottom’s
has worked ever since up to Sept 4th
1931.
Coon Goll worked on Saturday Sept 5th
at Levi’s and again Monday Sept 7th
up to
Tuesday Sept 8th
at Lee Stokes at 11:00 when the separator was broken by the iron
going into it.
Mr. Goll was through work on Sept 8th
, 1931.
Wes Yea started to work on Sept 9th
1931 for Wes Palmer.
Melville paid Mr. Wm. Gray $2.00 on September 9th
1931 to go on Mr. Crawford’s
account for repairs to Henry’s car -there is $4.00 yet to pay.
Wes Yeo gave Melville $5.00 on Sept 17th
for their threshing to give to Henry.
Mr. Shoebottom gave Melville $2.00 of Wm. Abraham’s threshing & $20 more he
gave Melville.
Ann Mathers’ 60th
birthday on Sept 20, 1931 - also Susie’s birthday
Henry gave Milton Smith $2.00 of church money on Sept 5th
, 1931 for wood for
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the church & $3.50 more on Sept 21. 1933
Fred Scott came here on the train Tuesday morning of Sept 15th
& went to Mr.
Stokes.
They moved to Mr. Hamilton’s & only threshed part of the forenoon on Thursday.
Sept 15th
Henry gave Fred Scott $1.00 on his wages.
Henry and Chas took in a load of hay to Fred Ceiling on September 23.
About $10 still owing on July’s account (to the blacksmith)
Henry paid Mrs. W. McDuff for hair clippers on Sept 25th
, 1931. Melville paid Mr.
Watson the North End Grocery man
Walter Hamilton gave Melville $13,00 on September 26th
1931 for his threshing.
Melville paid Mr. Mitchell’s man $1.80 on Sept 26th ,1931 Sat night on our beef
for corn cutting -all paid up in full.
Melville paid Mr. Watson - the North end grocery man - the $5.35 Ann owed on
the sack of sugar - he paid it on Sept 26th
1931
Henry gave Fred Scott $2.00 0n Sept 28th
on his wages.
He came for it on Monday night Sept 28th
1931
Jane Mathers’ 65th
birthday Oct 10, 1931
Charlie got a sealing valve for Wes Yeo’s corn blower on Oct 9th
he paid 25 cents
at the road to Fred Hollenbeck for it.
Ed Johnston gave Melville $30.00 for his threshing on Oct 10th
1931
-he owes Melville $2.75. Ed paid the $2.75 in the spring.
Ann sent $1.00 to Chicago on Oct 12th
1931 leaving $2.00 to pay.
Henry sent his road check of $24.50 to R.J. Heuston on Oct 30th
1931 on the
shingles for our barn.
Ann took $3.50 out of the church money for Lloyd on Oct 13, 1931.
Anne gave Melville $2.00 out of the church money for meat and supplies for
threshing.
Melville paid 25 cents to Crawford on Oct 16th for getting Wes Yeo’s car fixed –
the coil & points.
Ann gave Melville $1.00 for gas and other things.
Ann took $2.00 for Charles under wear & other things.
Anne took $3.00 on Friday for pork and to pay other things.
Melville took the sawing machine to Gordon Hamilton’s at 6 o’clock.
Henry paid Gordon Hamilton $2,00 on October 30, 1931 for cows – all paid up on
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1930 cows but $1.00. Henry got his road check on Nov 11th
1931 - $24.50
Henry sent $5.00 to Gould Shapley & Muir on October 30th
1931 on part payment
on Sugar Jack.
Henry sent $1.00 to London to the Daly Tea Co on Nov 14th
, 1931 on his account
Daly Tea.
Henry sent $1.00 to Jas C. Monett of Blyth on Nov 14th
1931 -85 cents still owing
the Raleigh man.
Henry sent $6.50 to T. Eaton for Chas suit on Nov 10th
1931
Chas got a bag of Eclipse flour from Blacks on Nov 12th
1931 – he paid $1.00 on it.
Henry sent $2.00 with Ann (his sister) to Mr. Ross Henderson -money goes on
Henry’ account.
Henry sent $1.00 to London on Nov 14th
1931 on Daly Tea.
Henry gave Mr. E. Dennis $8.50 for caretaking on Nov 19th
, 1931
(church money for caretaking Ebenezer church at Browntown corner)
Charlie got a bag of Peerless flour from Blacks on Dec 9th 1931 -it was $2.75 a
cwt.
Melville paid $1.38 in the Dominion Bank on Dec 14th
1931 for Imperial Oil.
Melville paid $8.03 in the Dominion Bank for the oil & grease for the threshing
machine on October 16th, 1931
Henry paid the Buchanan’s $1.80 for a liner for furnace chimney on Dec 19th
1931
Melville sent a bank cheque for $10.00 to give to Tom on his claim against Jane &
Ann Mathers (his sisters)
Chas got $11.74 of school money on Dec 21st
1931.
(This would cover his sweeping & firing for Sept.-Oct.-Nov.- Dec 1931.)
1932
Henry and the boys cleaned the school in the winter holiday they got 5.85 for it.
Henry paid Duncan McDougall $1.00 on Jan 6th
1932 (part payment on building a
chimney)
Henry got 19 lbs of shoulder from Bob McLennan on Jan 20th
1932 he paid 75
cents cash for it.
Charlie got a bag of Peerless flour from Blacks on January 22, 1932 at $2.75 not
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paid.
Henry, (52) Melville (23) and Chas (16) went to help Richard Johnston (neighbour)
to draw gravel for barn
They were all there on Friday January 22, 1932 all afternoon at 75 cents a day.
Henry & boys worked there on Sat 23rd
-it snowed all day.
Henry & boys were at Richard’s January 25th
all day Monday at 75 cents a day
each.
Henry and the boys were there on Thursday all day Jan 26 at 75 cents each
$11.00 for gravel
Henry and the boys were at Richard Johnston on Friday afternoon Jan 29,1932 at
75 cents each
Melville was at Richard’s in January helping shovel gravel to finish up the cement
wall - one day.
Henry took 2 bags of potatoes 91 lbs each at 75 cents each he took it on January
31st
1932 to Addie Fraser for cutting corn.
Bot (bought) 1 sow from Flem Black $15 paid by cash $5.00 Credit for 1 day’s
threshing $1.50 Jan 16th
1932 bedding 4 cars with straw $2.00
(Flem Black shipped cattle from Bluevale Station to Toronto stockyards & Henry
Mathers provided the straw for the livestock train cars)
Balance owing on sow $6.50
Henry & boys took in 4 loads of straw to Black’s in January 1932 at $2.00 a load to
pay for the three bags of flour – all paid up with the straw and the 1 bags of
Eclipse and 2 bags of Peerless all paid.
Charlie sent $5.00 to London to Geo. White for the threshing belt – he sent it on
Jan 28th
. 1932
Henry gave Duncan McDougall $3.00 on February 1st
on building furnace chimney.
He still owes $5.50.
Melville Mathers’ 21st
birthday Feb 4th
Henry got 61 1/2 lbs of ham - old pig from Tom Glazier on Feb 9th
1932 on part
payment for threshing. (Henry owned the threshing separator)
Henry & boys brought 19 head of Richard Johnston’s cattle on February 11, 1932
and 2 colts on Feb 11, 1932 on Thursday afternoon the day Richard’s barn was
burnt.
Henry sent $10.00 to London on February 25th
1931 on the big drive belt -he sent
it to the London bank for the threshing machine.
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Addie Fraser came here on Monday night and bot (bought) it.
Henry sold him the threshing separator to Addie Fraser on February 29th
, 1932 –
He took 6 pigs valued at $20.
Henry went for the pigs on March 1st
1931.
The rest is to be paid by note $160.00
Henry & Melville went over to Addie Fraser’s to get Addie to sign the note for the
threshing separator - he signed it.
Charlie got $9.65 for sweeping & firing at the school for.
He got it March 1st
, 1932 for January & February.
( Charlie was 14 years old and in grade eight. He would have to walk a mile and a
quarter and be at the school by 7:00 to have the fires on and the school room
warmed up by 9:00. Then he would have to stay after school and do the sweeping
before walking the mile and a quarter back to his home)
Henry sent $2.00 with Chas Bosman (neighbour) to London on the Daly Tea Co.
– he sent it on March 1, 1932.
Henry sent $5.00 with Chas to the Dominion bank on March 1st
on Chas Garniss
account
Chas & Melville got a bag of chop from Mac Black on March 17th
they paid 80
cents cash for the bag of chop.
Chas got a bag of salt for the Blacks on March 18th
he paid 75 cents cash for it.
Henry took in two bags of grain to Blacks on March 21, 1932
Mel got it and paid 15 cents for it on March 23rd
.
Charlie went to R. McLennan’s and got $1.00 worth of pork shoulder and 25 cents
of sausage on March 21, 1932.
Henry paid Bob the next Monday March 27th
out of the straw money at the
station.
Chas took in 5 bags of grain to Blacks on March 25th
. not paid
Adeline’s 57th birthday April 4th - also her twin sister Beckey’s birthday
Henry & Chas went to Bob McLennan’s & got 2 lbs of sausage 25 cents & $1.00
worth of beef on April 5th
, 1932 not paid $1.25
Charlie’s 14th
birthday on April 10th
Melville Mathers took the Arch Degree in Bluevale Orange Lodge on April 11th
,
1932- it cost $4.00 for the Arch Degree. The Black’s old pig had 9 little pigs on
April 23, 1931- only 2 lived & we had to feed them cow’s milk.
Henry & Melville went over to cut wood for Mrs. Wm Moses (Melville’s first
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cousin Ethel Mathers) on April 6th
to go on the interest of the money the girls
(Jane & Ann Mathers) had borrowed.
They cut wood on Wed 6th
all day & on Thursday all day April 7th
and Henry cut on
Friday forenoon & Charlie went in the afternoon.
At noon Henry went to Geo. McDonald’s funeral.
Henry & Melville went Saturday forenoon & Charlie went to help Mel Saturday
afternoon
Henry went to Will Duff’s funeral on April 9th
, 1932.
Henry & boys cut down the trees & split & piles the wood at 90 cents a cord.
Henry & Melville went back on Monday afternoon April 11th
and finished up the
cutting of the wood.
Melville was at Mrs. R Hamilton’s helping saw wood on April 14th
1932 all
afternoon.
Melville & Gordon (Hamilton) & Earl (Hamilton) & Harry Goll came after Henry’s
sawing machine at 3:00 in the afternoon and took it and sawed 2 hours with it.
Chas took in 2 bags of grain to get chopped he paid 15 cents cash for it.
Chas took in bags of grain to Blacks on April 13th 1932
Henry bot (bought) an old pig and seven little ones at Arthur Ward’s sale on
Friday April 15th
, 1932.
Henry & Charlie went for them April 16tth Sat forenoon & Richard’s hay loader &
cream separator & grass seed. The boys brought the old pig and little ones over
when weaned.
Melville went and sawed wood on Thursday and Friday April 15 & 16.
Henry sent in $50 of money to the bank with Melville to pay on the taxes on April
16th
1932 part pay and Melville paid $7.75 in the bank on Fred Ceiling’s blacksmith
account he paid it April 16, 1932 all paid up.
Chas took in 2 bags of grain -he paid 15 cents cash for it.
Henry got 20 lbs of grass seed from Dave McTavish on April 28, 1932 he paid
$4.00 cash down on it- 25 lbs of alsike at $8.00 a bushel.
Henry got A. McKercher of 39 lbs alfalfa at $7.00 a bushel $4.56 & 20 lbs of alfalfa
from McTavish at $7.00 a bushel $4.33 & 25 lbs of alsike at $8.00 a bushel $3.37.
Henry got 10 lbs of alfalfa from J.A. Mills at $7.00 a bushel $1.20 he got it on May
4th
1932 paid.
- 33 lbs of timothy of our own.
Charlie got $8.00 check from Joe Sellers on May 4th, 1932 for sweeping and
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putting on fires in the school
Henry went to Mr. Bushfield to sign the application for the Government loan on
May 4th
1932
Henry paid $4.00 cash to Dan McTavish on the grass seed.
Henry got a Crawford Peach tree - Mr. David Scott brought it here on May 6th
/32
Charlie Mathers paid him the $1.15 here for the tree when he delivered it.
Henry took in two bags of grain to get chopped on May 9 1931.
He paid 15 cents for chopping
Henry paid Bob McLennan $1.25 out of the straw money at the station on May
9th
, 1932
Charlie sent $2.00 to London to the Daly Tea Co. in London on our account- he
sent it from the station on May 10, 1932
Richard Johnston came here for his 19 head of cattle and 2 colts on May 11,1932.
Henry & boys helped him to the corner – he was putting them on grass
Henry gave Webster Jacklin $2.00 on his blacksmith bill on May 12th
-he gave it to
Webster here.
Henry & Charlie took the old pig over to Bob McLennan’s on May 13th
to get the
pork put into sausage.
He charged $1.75 for making it – not paid. Henry paid Mrs. W.J. Duff $3.01 for 2 ½
bushels of corn on May 23rd
The corn was $1.35 a bushel.
Charlie paid Mrs. W.J. Duff $2.00 for 2 bushels of corn on May 26th
1932
he owes 70 cents more.
Henry went over to Emerson Wright’s on June 3rd
, 1932 & got $5.00 of his
threshing money (owed for previous August)
Mr. Jas McCutcheon came here to fill out the Government papers on June 4th
,
1932 and inspected Henry’s farm.
Henry took in the letter he got from the Government to Walton McKibbon on
June 11th
, 1932 on Saturday night.
He went a half a day to take the barn down & help draw home a load & at the
barn raising on June 11th
.
Charlie sent $2.00 to Kitchener in June on Webster Jacklin’s account.
Charlie sent $1.00 to London to the Daly Tea Co on June 14th
1932 he sent it from
the station.
Henry and Melville went into Bushfield’s office to get the papers signed up on the
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Mortgage loan on June 24th
, 1932
He went to see Walton McKibbon the same day about the Government loan on
the mortgage on the Henry Mathers’ farm
Charlie got 2 bags of chop from Blacks on June 24th
he paid $2.25 cash for it
Henry helped Richard Johnston to cut wood nearly a day
Charles sent $1.50 from the station on June 27th
to the Daly Tea Co London..
Henry was there (at Richard Johnston’s) shingling the roof on June 28th
1932.
Henry & Charlie were there all day Wed June 29th
helping to shingle and put down
the floor.
Henry was at Richard J’s on Thursday June 30th
1932 all day working on the barn
the day of the picnic.
Charlie got 2 bags of screenings from Blacks on June 29th
, 1932 he paid $2.30 cash
for it.
Henry and boys cleaned the school on Sat July 2nd
1932 - 50 cents for a shovel
handle. $3.85 for cleaning he school
Charlie got $8.02 check for firing & sweeping the school
-He got his money on July 4th
1932.
Chas got the mower knife mended on July 5th
1932 – he paid 75 cents cash
Henry paid 80 cents to Fred Ceiling for welding the mower knife and 3 sections on
July 6th
1932
Jane phoned R. McLennan for 3 lbs of shoulder of pork on July 6, 1932 it was 25
cents.
Henry paid the 25 cents when he and Bob went with Adeline in the truck to
Wingham the same day.
He has took in the 2 mower knives on July 12th
to Fred Ceiling to get welded. He
got them on July 13 and brought them home July 13, 1932 not paid.
Charlie got the mower knife mended again on July 14th
-not paid. It was 50 cents.
July 1932 – Henry was on Joe Seller’s road doing road work
-he got $8.90 of a check.
Melville was at Chas Campbell’s doing road work for 3 ½ days and scraping too –
he got $14.00
Mel $1.00 from Bob McLennan
Melville & Henry was on feet doing road work 4 ½ days.
Melville got $1.00 & Henry got $17.40
Chas took our buggy to Fred Ceiling (village blacksmith) on July 11th
, 1932 to get
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two tires. They were 75 cents a piece $1.50
Charlie got 2 bags of pig chop on July 12th
he paid $1.75 cash for them
Henry started on the road to cement caps on July 13th
1932 – he was on to July
19th
at $24.50 from Wed to Tuesday afternoon.
Henry bought a Ford coupe from Jim Breckenridge (neighbour) on July 13th
1932 -
he paid $17.00 for it -the boys were there when he bought it
Chas paid 65 cents for charging the battery at the creamery -he paid it on July
13th, 1932
Chas got the 2 mower knives sharpened on July 13 -they left them in on the 12th
at Fred Ceilings. Not paid.
Chas got the pitman of the mower welded with Fred Hollingback on July 13th
he
paid 25 cents cash. He got pieces of the cream separator welded for 15 cents.
Henry got his car licences on July 15th
, 1932 they were $7.00 cash
Charlie got a bag of screenings from Blacks on July 16th
1932 he paid $1.25 cash
Melville went on the road to work for Jack Snell on July 18th
, 1932 he worked till
they come off at 6 o’clock and they went on again with the team & wagon at
$4.00 a day.
Henry’s 53rd
birthday July 19th
They worked all day Wed & team and July 20 half a day and they didn’t work on
Thursday too wet on the road.
Chas got 2 bags of oats from Blacks on July 19th
– he paid 97 cents for them cash -
20 cents too much.
Chas sent $13.00 to Geo. White on the bug belt on July 21st
- he sent it from the
station.
Charlie is sending $1.00 to the Daly Tea Co London on July 21, 1932
Chas got 1 bag of screening and 1 bag of oat chop from Blacks on July 21st
1932
he didn’t pay for it
Henry worked all day Friday & team July 22, 1932 $4.00.
Henry and team was scrapping for Jack Snell on Saturday July 23, 1932 for $4.00 a
day.
Henry and team was on all day Monday July 25th
, 1932 at $4.00
Henry was on Tuesday 4 hours with team & afternoon at $4.00
Chas got another bag of oats from Blacks on July 25th
1932 he paid for them.
Chas got 5 lbs shoulder & 1 lb of side meat from R. McLennan on July 26th
, 1932-
he didn’t pay for it 50 cents.
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Charlie got a 5 lb sack of ansimall of lead at 85 cents & 1 lb of Paris green from
Mrs. W.J. Duff on July 27th
he paid for both - the Paris green was 40 cents a lb.
Sold Roy McCreight 10 lbs of berries $1.00 & 55 cents to Blacks for berries.
Sold Roy McCreight $1.70 of berries July 27.
Henry worked all day Wed July 27th
1932 at $4.00 a day and team.
Henry worked all day on Thursday & team at $4.00 a day July 28th
, 1932.
Henry took $50 to Wm. McNichol on August 2nd
1932 on the interest on Wm
Isbister money on the mortgage for Nov 4th
1931.
Chas got 1 bag of oat chop on Aug 2nd
& he got 1 bag of screenings both cost
$2.25 not paid.
Chas took in the pitman of the mower to get welded on Aug 2nd
he paid 25 cents
cash for it.
Melville went to Harvey Robertson’s a day to thresh for Bob McLennan.
Henry worked days for Bob McLennan helping to draw grain in at the Ramsey
place Henry paid $70 to Wm McNichol on Aug 5th
1932 on interest Jane & Anne
owed.
Wm Isbister on the mortgage Nov 4th
1931 – total $120.
Henry got $2.00 from Willie Scott on Aug 7th
, 1932 of church money
-he gave part of it to Chas to get rivets & tacks and slats for the binder & sugar &
a whole spool & bread.
Ann took $1.35 of church money to get coal oil.
Chas got 5 lbs side meat from R. McLennan at 10 cents all on Sept 5th
1932 not
paid.
We got $3.00 from Geo (brother) on Sept 6th
to send to London to pay on the Daly
Tea. Chas sent the $3.00 on Sept. 6,1932
Chas took in 7 bags of grain to Blacks on Sept 6th
1932 to get chopped -not paid
Chas took in 7 bags of grain to get chopped on Sept 13, 1932 to Blacks – not paid
Melville went to work on the road for Ollie Campbell.
He worked on Monday all day Sept 12th
1932 – he worked Tuesday morning till
10:00 – it rained so he came home. Mel worked all day Wednesday Sept 14, 1931
& all day Thursday Sept 15 and all day Friday Sept 16.
He worked Saturday forenoon Sept 17 it rained- he didn’t work Saturday
afternoon.
Mel worked for Ollie Monday forenoon -took out a load of pigs & Mel worked for
Ollie at home in the afternoon.
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Monday Sept 19th
all day and Tuesday September 20th
1932. Wednesday Sept 21st
sowed his wheat -came home at night.
Ann Mathers’ 61st
birthday September 20th
Chas took 11 bags of grain to get chopped at Blacks on Sept 20th
1932.
He tolled it. paid.
Henry sent the Brussels Post paper back with Lee Breckenridge (mail man) to the
post office on Sat Sept 24th
1932.
The last paper we took was Sept 22nd
Melville took in grain on Sept 27th
1932 to
get chopped he tolled it. paid
Bob McLennan brought 9 lbs. of shoulder of pork here on Sept. ?? 1932 at 9 cents
a lb. not paid - he got it for the threshing.
Bob McLennan brought 16 ½ lbs of shoulder of pork on Sept 26th
, 1932 at 9 cents
a lb. for corn bee – not paid.
Melville took in grain on September 27th
1932 to get chopped. He tolled it. Paid.
Went to Ollie Campbells on Thursday afternoon 29th
to help fill his silo. Melville
was at Geo Wheelers for them on Sat afternoon Oct 1s,
1932
Charlie went to help Richard Johnston to cut his corn on Monday Sept 26th
1932
all day & he and Henry were there from 10:00 on Tuesday filling the silo and on
Wed noon filling both Henry and Charlie were there.
The men came here to cut corn on Wednesday afternoon & filled on Thursday
from noon September 29th
, 1932.
Richard gave Charlie 40 cents -$2.00 still owing.
Lee was here Thursday forenoon Sep 29th
to fill our silo.
Chas went to cut corn for Lee Breckenridge Friday.
Chas was at Lee’s till 6:00 Friday afternoon and Saturday forenoon. – he drove the
team for Lee at Wheelers Sat. afternoon
Henry was a Lee Breckenridge’s for Addison Fraser on Saturday from noon to
thrash – went from Lees to McLennan’s farm
Jane Mathers’ 64th birthday Oct. 3rd
.
Chas took in 12 bags of grain on Oct 4th
1932 to Blacks – he called it paid
Henry and Chas was at Lee’s helping to fill his silo on Monday October 3rd
to 4
o’clock Charlie went from Addie’s to Bob’s for Addie on Thursday forenoon – to
Sparlings (Johnston nest door) on Thursday afternoon Oct 4 and Wed forenoon
Oct 5, 1932 and went to Ed’s Wed Oct 6th
afternoon and an hour on Thursday fore
noon Oct 7th
.
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Henry and Chas was at Addie’s to help fill his silo on Thursday afternoon & team
Oct 6, 1932.
Henry & Chas was at Addie’s with the team on Friday to 5 o’clock Oct 7th,
1932
helping fill silo.
Charlie got $3.91 of a check for sweeping & firing at the school.
He got it in Oct 8th
, 1932,
Henry got $3.00 out of the Thank offering to send to London to the Daly Tea Co
on Oct 11th
1932
Chas got 2 ½ bushels of buckwheat from J.A. Mills man
He paid 60 cents a bushel for it $1.75 cash.
Chas took in 11 bags of grain to Blacks on Oct 11th
, 1932 to get chopped – he
tolled it - paid.
Chas sent $3.00 from the station to London to the Daly Tea Co Oct 11 ,1932 - the
$2.00 finished out the note. They gave the agent $1.00 that goes on the other
$15.00 we owe them. George took in the piece of the cream separator to get the
little top electric welded with Fred Hollingback on Oct 13th
1932.
Chas got it & paid 20 cents for it on St Oct 15th
.
Melville & Chas sold Charlie Elliott a bag of potatoes at 50 cents a bag on Oct 15th
1932. It went on the tile they got last fall for the furnace chimney.
Charlie Elliott came here on Oct 17th
and got 5 sacks more of potatoes on the tile
they got for the furnace chimney at 50 cents a bag all paid up in full $3.50
Chas took in 12 bags of grain to Blacks on Oct 18th 1932 to get chopped
– he tolled it.
Charlie took in the mower knife to get mended with Fred Ceiling on Oct 18th
1932
not paid it was 50 cents.
Chas got 9 ½ lbs of shoulder from Bob McLennan on Oct 18th
for the threshing –
not paid. (needed to feed the threshing gang at noon dinner)
The afternoon they drew the separator into the barn by themselves.
Addie (Fraser) went over home (Robert Mathers’ farm next door) on Oct 20th
1932 to thresh the buckwheat in the field and then threshed the rest of the
buckwheat in the barn & the grain on Friday Oct 21
He finished up cleaning the barn floor on Saturday morning Oct 22, 1932.
He charged $1.25 an hour for 10 hours threshing.
Not paid - only Melville got Addie the gas.
Chas got Bob a dairy thermometer on Sat night on Oct 22 -he paid 25cents cash
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for it- it went on the meat.
Chas took in 12 bags of grain to Blacks on Oct 24th
, 1932 he tolled it.
Chas got 1 gal fuel oil he paid 15 cents cash for it on Oct 24th
1932.
Melville took a bag of talman sweets (apples) on Nov 5th
1932 at 50 cents a bag
Melville took 5 bags of potatoes to Roy Cantelon on Nov 8th
.
The men sold 4 bags of spy apples to the telephone man on Nov 12th
.
Henry took 6 telephone men at 35 cents each for meals on Nov 9th
& 10th
, 1932
They took 6 men at 35 cents each for 2 days $4.50.
They took in 6 more telephone men at 35 cents & boss at 40 cents.
Melville took over to Teeswater 9 sacks of apples to get ground into cider & apple
butter- he got 6 gallons cider & he got a cream can and a half of apple butter. He
paid $3,00 cash for it on Nov 15th
1932.
Henry gave Chas Garniss 45 bushels of oats & so his man came for them with their
sacks on Nov 12th 1932 they went on Chas Garniss account $5.00 paid before on
it to the account.
Bob McLennan came and got a fat pig on Nov. 14th
, 1932
He took half & Henry took half & Bob gave him the head & tongue & liver & heart.
Fat pigs were - Henry’s half 71 lbs & Bob’s half weighed 72 lbs.
Chas took in12 bags of grain to Blacks on Nov 14th
he paid 5o cents cash for it.
Charlie took Lorne Stewart in 21 lbs ham on Nov 16, 1932 on Henry’s account on
shingles he bot (bought).
The ham was 21 lbs at 10 cents a lb. $2.10 paid.
Henry gave Billy Henderson $1,00 on the heifer he bot (bought) November 14
Charlie took Lorne Stewart in 21 lbs of ham on Nov 16th
1932 on Henry’s account
on shingles be bought for the barn.
The ham was 21 lbs at 10 cents a lb $22.10 paid
They took 6 more telephone men at 35 cents each on Nov 21 & 22nd
=$6.30 & 40
cents for the boss’s dinner. Saturday all day Dec 23rd
they got $4.00
Charlie sent $1.00 to Ottawa to J.A. Mills account he sent it on November 25th
1932 - $5.54 still owing- he sent it from the station.
Chas took in 11 bags of grain to Black’s on Non 26th
1931 he tolled it.
Melville went to help cut trees for Roy McCreight on Dec 1
Melville split wood all day Friday and then was there Monday afternoon $4.00
Chas got 19 lbs. of shoulder & 4 ½ lbs of beef boil on Dec 3rd
1932 from Bob
McLennan – not paid.
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Dec 22 paid E. Webster account $14.25
Dec 24 pd. Harry Browne acc’t & costs $6.35
Dec 24th
1 Ham of pork to R. J. Hueston -28 lbs. @ 8 cents per lb.=$2.25 which
goes on his account.
Henry sent Charlie to the station with $5.00 to send to London to the Daly Tea Co
– he sent it on Dec 27 on our account.
The Chimney (built in 1931)
Henry paid Duncan McDougall $1.00 on Jan 6th
Henry gave Duncan McDougall $3.00 on Feb 1st
for part payment on building
furnace chimney He owes $5.50 .
Melville & Chas sold Charlie Elliott a bag of potatoes at 50 cents a bag on Oct 15th
1932 it went on the tile they got last fall for the furnace chimney.
Charlie Elliott came here on Oct 17th
and got 5 sacks of potatoes on the tiles they
got last fall for the furnace chimney. 5 sacks at 50 cents a bag all paid up in full
The First Car
Henry paid Jim Breckenridge $10 on the Ford coupe on July 27th
, 1932 he gave Jim
the $19 over on the road when they were working at Jack Snell’s.
Henry sent in $4.00 with Charlie for Jim Breckenridge on Sat night August 11th
to
pay for the Ford coupe. Chas left it at Dean Falconers.
$1.00 still owing – Jim let him throw off $2.00 for the battery.
Henry got a part for the mower from Fred Hollenbeck.
Chas paid 20 cents cash for it on July 13,1932
Chas got a piece of the cream separator mended at Fred Hollenbeck – he got it
paid for on July 13 -15 cents cash.
Charles got the pitman for the mower mended with Fred Hollenbeck on July 13,
1932 he paid 25 cents cash for it.
Sept 1932 (Melville started Wingham High School -he was 21 and drove the buggy
6 miles each way every day)
Henry & Chas got 16 bushels of fall wheat to sow from Addison Fraser (neighbour)
on Sept 14th
, 1932 at 50 cents a bushel or 600 lbs.
George (Adeline’s brother) took a piece of the separator to get the little top
electric welded with Fred Hollenbeck on Oct 13th
.
Chas got it- paid 20 cents -Oct 15th
Mrs. Wm. Thompson came here on Oct 11th
1932 to renew the fire insurance of
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Ebenezer church he renewed it on Oct 11th
1932 it ran out Oct 12th
Henry paid Mrs. Wm Thompson $4.50- for the fire insurance on the church Oct
11, 1932 when he remembered that the insurance policy was due.
Henry paid Mrs. Wm. Thompson $4.50 to pay the church insurance
Henry paid Lew Jewitt $1.00 for cedar for the church
Henry gave Lew Jewitt $9.00 for wood he put in the church at $3.00 for 3 cords –
he paid him the $9.00 out of the Thank offering Oct 14th
1932.
Henry paid Mrs. Milton Smith out of the Thank offering on Oct 15th
1932 for
supplies for the church.
Henry paid $25.00 to the Bank of Commerce on Oct 19th
1932 part payment on
the threshing machine big drive belt from White in London
Chas got 1 gal fuel oil - he paid 15 cents cash on Oct 24th
. 1932
12 bags of grain to get chopped on Dec 7th
1932. He tolled it.
Chas took in 12 bags of grain to get chopped at Blacks on Dec 12th
tolled it.
Chas took in 11 bags of grain to Blacks on Dec 22nd
1932 -he tolled it.
Chas took in 10 bags of grain to Blacks on Dec 29tth 1932 he tolled it.
Chas took in 2 bags of potatoes to Fred Ceiling on Oct 24th
1932 on part payment
on the blacksmith bill at 50 cents a bag.
Chas took in 2 bags of potatoes to Fred Ceiling on Nov 1 at 1932 at 50 cents a bag
on part payment on the bill.
Henry took in 4 fat pigs to Flem Blacks on Dec 11, 1932. They weighed 750 lbs. he
got $3,35 a cwt. for them they came to $30 check.
Henry got the first Brussels Post on Dec 29th
1932 they get it for a year free for
corresponding they sent in. The first invoice Dec 26th
1932
Henry took our 4 more fat pigs to Black on Dec 31st
1932 they weighed 770 lbs he
got $3.50 cwt from them he got $26.95
Henry sent Melville and Charlie to get a bottle of wine from the church they
forgot on Dec 30th
1932. Paid 45 cents for it.
School Money
Henry & boys cleaned the school in the winter holiday They got $3.50 for it.
Charlie got $9.65 for sweeping and firing at the school. -got it March 1, 1932 for
Jan & Feb.
Charlie got $8,00 check from Joe Sallows on May 4, 1932 for sweeping and fires in
the school.
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Charlie got $8.02 for firing& sweeping the school – he got his money on July 2,
1932.
Henry & boys cleaned the school on Sat July 2, 1932 & 50cents for a shovel handle
$3.85 for cleaning the school.
Charlie got $3.91 of a check for sweeping & firing at the school he got it Oct 8,
1932.
(During this period 1931- 1933 the mid west suffered a period of severe drought
likely the worst in history)
1933
Henry sold 2 bags pf potatoes at 75 cents a bag to Addie Fraser.
Addie came for the 2 bags on Monday January 2, 1933. Henry paid $45 at the
Bank of Commerce on the taxes on Jan 3rd
1933. He paid it out of the fat pigs
check.
Henry got a bag of flour from Art Adams on January 3rd
1933 he paid it on January
3rd
all paid up in full.
Henry paid $3.86 to Mr. Bushfield on the Ross Estate – he paid it on January 3rd
1933 all paid up in full.
Chas took in 9 bags of grain to Blacks on Jan 6th
1933 he tolled it.
Chas took 2 bags of grain to get chopped at Blacks on Jan 14th
1933
Henry gave Addie Fraser $1.00 on January 19th
1933 the day he took the job of
cutting wood at Addie’s.
Chas got part of a shoulder of pork & some beef at 8 cents a lb.
– he got it on Jan 25th
, 1933
Chas took a piece of the windmill to get mended with Fred Ceiling on Jan 25th
1933 – he paid 20 cents for mending and 5 cents for rivets cash.
Henry took a sack of potatoes 76 lb. to Addie Fraser on January 27th,
1933 76 lbs a
sack went on part payment on corn cutting at 75 cents a bag
Henry traded the old Renfrew cream separator to Mr. Robertson on a Massey
Harris on January 28th
1933
Henry gave him the old De Laval back with him for $5.00 on it.
Chas got a bag of Peerless flour from Blacks on January 28 1933 he paid $2.00
cash for it.
Chas took in 8 bags of grain Black’s on January 28th
he paid 45 cents cash.
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Charlie took over $4.00 to Bill Henderson on part payment on the heifer he bot
(bought) from him.
Charlie took it over on January 30, 1933. Henry promised $10 more on April 19th
1933.
Melville was at Richard Johnston’s on January 31, 1933 all day doing chores and
on Feb 1 in the forenoon helping do chores.
Charlie Johnston was sick and Richard had his ribs broken.
The boys helped do chores at night.
Jane & Ann’s mortgage on our old home closed February 1st
1933. (they were
unable to make the mortgage payments and so they lost the farm)
Mr. Isbister closed it. (took it away from them)
Chas & Henry were at Bob McLennan’s drawing out manure in the afternoon of
Feb 2nd
1933
Henry & Chas were at Bob McLennan’s all day drawing out manure on Feb 3, 1933
(Bob McLennan was the local butcher) Chas got 10 lbs ham at 8 cents a lb on Feb
3 Chas & Henry were at Bob McLennan’s drawing out manure all day Sat Feb 4th
Henry got 8 lb of beef flank at 5 cents a lb on Feb 4th
1933 at 40 cents.
Melville’s 22nd
birthday on Feb 4th
Melville went to Richard J. on Saturday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock and on Feb 4th
Melville went and done the chores.
Melville was at Richards on Monday all day Feb 6th
1933 doing chores.
Melville was at Richard Johnston’s doing chores and helping Chas (Johnston) to
chop grain on Thursday Feb 7th
1933 all day
Mr. McLennan brought Henry a pork shank & 2 lb of side meat & a head on the
11th
1933 all 40 cents not paid.
Melville went to Roy McCreight’s on Feb 11, 1933 to pile his wood.
Mel was there on Monday all day & Tues all day 13th and 14th
1933 all day
Henry was drawing ice for the creamery at $3,00 a day for team and man on Feb
15th
, 1933.
Chas was at Richard’s helping Chas (Johnston) to chop grain on Feb 21st
Henry sent $6.00 from the station to Allan Lamont on Feb 21st
, 1933 on Ernie
Cardiff’s account - $5.33 owing yet.
Charlie went to Bob McLennan’s on Feb 23rd
and got 52 lbs of ham going to
exchange for ham of Henry’s pig.
Henry was packing ice at the creamery for $1.25 a day
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Henry helped Richard Johnston & Chas Johnston with 4 loads of hay & 3 of straw
at the rate of $4.00 a ton or loads of straw at @2.50 a load on Wed March 1st
.
One load of hay in the forenoon & one in the afternoon March 1st
1933.
Melville & Chas took a load of straw and Charlie Johnston took home a load of hay
& on Friday March 3rd
Charlie Johnston took home 2 loads of straw home.
On Saturday March 4th
1933 Chas & Richard Johnston (father & son) got 2 loads of
hay they took home.
Jack Gray gave them 2 loads at $5.00
Bob McLennan came & his team & wagon all day March 3rd
to help draw hay to
Henry’s barn.
Bob left his team and wagon all day Sat March 4th
& drew hay all day Sat March
4th
and drew hay all day Monday March 6th
& team & wagon all day Tuesday
March 7th
& all day March 8th
and drew hay to Arthur Sham’s and Jack Grey’s.
Henry & boys had Bob McLennan’s team & wagon helping to draw hay to Jack
Grey’s on March 8th
– the men didn’t draw hay Thursday March 9th
, 1933 nor
Friday or Saturday.
March 9 or 10 or 11 it was storming.
Charlie took Bob’s horses home after dinner Saturday March 11 th
Addison Fraser got 2 bags 91 pounds of potatoes more at 75 cents a bag each on
March 14, 1933 - they went on the part payment on corn cutting.
Chas went for Bob’s team and wagon on Thursday after morning on March 14th
to
take a load of hay to Will Abrahams.
Chas went over and got Bob McLennan’s team and wagon March 16th
to draw a
load of straw to Jack Grey’s.
Henry & the boys took a load of straw to Jack Grays.
Bob McLennan came & killed Henry’s only red old pig on March 17th
, 1933.
Henry gave him 39 lbs of ham home with him.
Henry got a ham from Bob it weighed 52 lbs. He got 12 lbs less.
Chas went & got 6 lbs sausage
He paid 25 cents cash for 3 lbs & gave Bob 3 lbs sausage.
Henry paid the $10 (to Bill Henderson (last payment for a heifer) on March 19th
1933. He wanted $15 -Henry & boys told him that they had paid the $10.00
Chas took in 2 bags of grain to Blacks to get chopped on March 21st
. 1933 – he
paid 15 cents Mr.
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Isbister sold our old home on March 25th
1933 to Richard Johnston for $2440
It was sold at Wingham. (Isbister had taken the farm on Feb 1st
and sold it to
their neighbour Richard Johnston)
Henry & Chas got 8 bags of screenings from Blacks on April 3rd
1933.
It went on the straw the men took in.
Adeline’s 58th
birthday April 4th
.
Charlies 15th
birthday on April 10th
Henry’s clover man came here Monday night.
Didn’t thresh the red clover till Thursday fore noon April 13th
1933.
Threshed 2 ¾ hours it cost $10 to thresh it.
Joe Austin came up home on Friday afternoon.
Henry gave him $10 cash for threshing the red clover on April 14th
’
The men had to go to Toronto on Tuesday and Wed was Mr. Adair’s sale.
Henry got 3 bushels red clover seed.
Henry & Chas went to Robt. Davidson’s sale on April 17th
.
Henry got the brooder stove. He paid $4.00 cash for it & $25 for pig crates & they
got 3 bunches of shingles from Crear & McDonald for $1.10 cash.
Chas got 3 fans of the windmill fixed at Fred Ceiling on April, 20th 1933 he paid 15
cents cash for it.
Henry gave Bill Henderson $10 on April 19th
1933 he gave it to him in Addie
Fraser’s bush when they were piling the wood.
Chas got a coarse pair of shoes on April 29th
he paid $2.75 cash for them & traded
them back on May 4th
,1933 and paid 75 cents on trade.
Henry took in 2 bags of grain to Blacks on May 2nd
. He paid 10 cents cash.
Chas helped Addie Fraser & Roland VanCamp with Addie & Henry’s cattle to the
Fraser farm on Friday morning May 5th
1933 $5.00 a month for six head.
Chas took 3 head of cattle to Blacks on May 5th
1933
They averaged 700 lbs a piece- he got 2 ½ cents a lb – he got $40 in all.
Flem (Fleming Black) took $20 out of them. (on their account)
Henry took four horses to Jack Kerr’s to work on May 8th
1933.
Henry was there all day Monday and Chas was there with the four horses on Tues
from morning. It rained in the afternoon Thursday.
Henry had 4 horses at Jack Kerr’s on Friday from noon to 6 o’clock.
Chas went for Nell (one of the horses) & brought her home.
Henry kept the other three horses all day May 12th
1933.
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Gordon Gallagher brought Henry’s barred rock chickens here on May 9th
1933 and
a cwt. bag of chick starter for $2.45.
The chicks were $8.00 a crate.
Henry got 200 chicks & he (Gallagher ) threw in 15 chicks. $16.00
Henry gave Gordon $3.00 on May 9th
1933.
Gordon brought 20 chicks for R. J. McLennan at Henry’s expense, $1.60
Henry & Chas got 22 lbs of coal from Jim Peacock and 67 lbs of coal from Wilson
Thornton on May 16th
1933.
Mr. Scott brought the second Crawford peach tree on May 16th
1933.
Henry had to give him 57 cents extra cash for it -our last peach tree died.
Henry & Chas went to Blacks on May 20th
and got a load of oats & barley for seed
- 32 bushels & 12 lbs at 40 cents a bushel & 2 bags of chop -165 lb at a cost $1.19
cash.
Charlie got a piece of the cream separator welded on May 20th
with Fred
Hollingback
Henry paid Ben Hollingback 10 cents on May 20th
1933.
Melville didn’t go to chore at Richards on May 21st
1933 nor on May 28th
Melville worked on the 24th
of May & June 3rd
George (Adeline’s brother) got Henry 170 lbs of coal from Wingham on May 25th
1933 he paid $1.25 for it the day he brought it out .
Ann gave George the $1.25
Henry took $10.50 to the fourth line corner May 29th
for Bill Henderson on the
heifer he bought. Just $10 to pay that is $25 paid on the heifer.
Henry took $2.00 to the station & sent it to the Daly Tea Co to London on May
30th
.
Henry got another bag of chick starter from Gordon Gallager on May 20th
at $2.45
at Ebenezer corner. (Browntown church) paid $6.00 on the chicks.
Chas got 2 cwt. Of shorts (chop) from Mr. McLeod on June 3rd
1933 he paid $2.00
for them cash
He (Melville) worked on June 4th
in the morning and he didn’t go at night.
Charlie got a bag of middling (pig feed) from Ferrish Johnson on June 7th
1933 he
paid cash $1.15 for the sack.
He got a bag of screening (poor quality chop) from Mr. McLeod on June 10th 1933
he paid $1.20 cash for it.
Henry gave Eva Demers $5.00 for taking care of our church on Saturday June 19th
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1933 she & her husband came to get it here.
Mel went to help milk & separate on Sunday night June 11 the night of the wind
storm.
Chas got a bag of sceenings (the poor quality oats left over from cleaning grain for
seed) from Mr. McLeod on June 16th
1933 he paid 90 cents cash.
Henry got another bag of chick starter from Gordon Gallager on June 17th
he gave
him $6.00 .
Henry took the church window panes to Brussels to get 2 new panes at
Davisdon’s Hardware on Sat night June 17th
1933
They cost $1.35 a piece $2.70 for two- cash.
Henry paid it out of the garden party money.
Mel went Sunday night June 18th
1933 and helped milk.
Chas got 2 bags of chop from Mr. McLennan on June 19th
he paid $2.00 cash for
them.
Henry gave Joe Sallows $1.40 for meats & bologna for our garden party.
He gave Joe the money here on June 20th
1933 & Henry got a bill for bologna paid
to Joe Sallows $11.40 cash.
Mel was at Richard’s helping milk & separate on Sunday June 25th
1933 he didn’t
go at night.
He helped on July 1st
1933 -he didn’t go to help milk on Sunday July 2.
(at Richard Johnstons first neighbour to the west)
Richard gave Melville $5.00 on his three month’s work on July 1st 1933.
1933
Henry got $3.75 from Mr. Geo Wheeler on July 8th
1933 for help shingling his
barn.
Henry paid Fred Ceiling 25 cents on July 8th
for welding the mower knife.
Henry & Chas went to help hay for Mr. Wamsley in with his hay afternoon July
13th
1933.
They took the team and wagon and hay loader. Both were there all Friday July
14th
-Too wet on Saturday & didn’t go.
Henry & Chas were there on Monday July 17th
1933.
Chas got 2 balls of twine at the creamery on July 17th
1933-he paid 74 cents cash
for the twine.
Chas got a tube for the car tyre from Fred Hollingback on July 18th
1933 - he paid
$1.40 for it& 25 cents for a gallon of gas.
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They were there (at Wamsleys) Monday and Tuesday with Mr Wamsley’s hay.
Henry & Chas were there (at Wamsleys) all day Wednesday and finished the
haying.
Henry’s 54th
birthday on July 19th
.
Chas got another gallon of gas from Fred Hollingback on July 21, 1933
He paid 25 cents cash for the gal.
Melville went to Richards on Sunday morning July 23, 1933to help milk and
separate all morning and then again at night.
Chas went to Hetherington’s on July 27th
1933 to help draw in wheat- he got
$1.00 for the day.
Henry went to cut oats on Monday July 31st
1933 for J. Wamsley’s with Mr.
Wamsley’s team & binder - he was there all day.
Henry was a J. Wamsleys on Aug 1st
and Aug 2nd
cutting oats.
Henry got $5.00 from Joe Wamsley on Aug 2nd
for cutting oats.
Charlie Johnston came here for the horses to cut oats on Aug 1st
in the forenoon
He worked here in the forenoon and theirs in the afternoon and on Aug 2 1933.
Aug 3th
1933 it rained and Aug 4th
didn’t go.
Richard didn’t work Thursday it rained.
Worked again on Friday Aug 4th and Saturday and Monday Aug 7th
finished.
Henry sent $50 payment on July 4th
1933 to Toronto on part payment his interest
on the mortgage.
Henry paid $2.00 for some slippers at Willis’s on Aug 3rd
Henry paid 90 cents for half soles for Chas coarse shoes to Mr. Haugh on Aug 3rd
Melville didn’t go to help milk at Richard’s on Aug 4th
1933 night or morning.
Mr Wamsley was here on Friday Aug 4th with his binder and three horses all day.
Henry went on Saturday Aug 5th
, 1933 to cut with Mr. Wamsley’s binder
Horses needed shoes and Henry took them in August 8th
1933.
Chas took in 16 lb berries for Chas Martins at 10 cents lb he got $1,60.
Chas took in 8 lb to Roy McCreights he got 80 cents for them.
Henry & Chas were at Mr. Wamsley’s with the team & wagon on Tuesday
afternoon Aug 8th
drawing in oats.
Henry took Mr. Wamsley’s 3 horses and cut the rest of the oats tonight.
They were there on Wed Aug 9th
with the team & wagon drawing oats till 5
o’clock at night.
Chas got a chunk of the windmill welded at Fred Hollingback’s on Aug 14 1933 he
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paid 35 cents cash for it.
Bob McLennan got ½ gal of cylinder oil for his car Aug 16th
- he paid 50 cents cash.
They gave Bob McLennan 55 lbs of twine on Aug 12th
. Bob gave then 2 lbs of beef
and a ring (of bologna) on August 16th
.
Henry & Chas went to draw in the last 2 loads of Mr. Wamsley’s oats on Aug 14th
afternoon and got home at 5 o’clock.
Henry brought Mr. Wamsley’s 3 horses and binder to cut our oats on Wed and
Thursday Aug 16th
, 1933.
Mr. Wamsley gave then $2.00 more on August 15th
for account on the oats.
Ann Mathers’ 62nd
birthday Sept 20th
- also, her twin sister Susie in Manitoba.
Charlie took out 5 pigs on Sat Sept 9th
1933 at $6.50 a cwt he got $64.65 for them.
Bob McLennan came and got 850 lbs of borrowed grain
Henry sold another fat pig to Walker & McClelland on Monday Sep 11th
1933
He got $6,50 cwt – it weighed 280 lbs he got $17.70
Addie Fraser came & got 424 lbs of wheat on wages from Henry. 424 lbs. it was 7
bushels at 65cents a bushel =$4.55 & $2.00 cash.
He worked at corn cutting 4 ½ hours at $2.25. It was $10.10 - $3.55 still owing.
Henry sold Addie Fraser four little pigs at $3,50 each$10.00.
He took them owing on Sept 25th
1933 on Monday.
They went on cattle pasturing at Addie Frasers.
Henry gave Bill Henderson $5,00 more cash on Sept 26th
, 1933 that leaves $5.00
interest to pay on heifer
Chas took a bag of oats to Addie Fraser on Sept 27th
1933 – 70 lbs it goes on the
bag they borrowed from Addie last year.
Chas paid George Mathers the 32 cents on Sept 29th
1933 we owed him.
Ann bot (bought) Henry 32 cents of bologna for the corn bee on Sept 12th
1933.
Ann (sister) paid Lloyd 40 cents she owed him from 29nd & 30th
for bread.
Jane Mathers 67th
birthday Oct 3rd
.
She got 6 more loaves Nov. 7th
not paid 40 cents - $1.10 owing on bread.
Ann got one more loaf on Nov 21st
– she paid 7 cents cash
Chas got $11.74 of school money on Dec 1st
.
Henry sent $1.00 to London to the Daly Tea Co on Dec 14th
1933
Mel took it to Wingham.
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Cures for Pigs & Cows
Give one teaspoon of turpentine to old pigs to dry the milk up
One teaspoon a day for each pig for two days
In an old pig give her a cup of vinegar to bring her to her milk
In a cow giving bloody milk & if you don’t want to dry her up give her a cup of
vinegar.
.