Annie Rutherford (1855 – 1917)
1894
Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers
Mrs. M. Rutherford
Leith
Ont.
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JANUARY MONDAY 1 1894
Mac went to Annan to vote for Prohibition Thomas & I went to Mr Scotts Fine day
TUESDAY 2
Mac at Mr Gibsons Willie Bone & Jeannie here in the evening Beautiful day
WEDNESDAY 3
Ma & Tom came down. Lilian Wells & Dorothy Fraser called Beautiful day
JANUARY THURSDAY 4 1894
Louisa Thomson here for tea Snow nearly all gone Dull warm day
FRIDAY 5
The W. F. M. Annual Meeting in the church Mrs McLennan gave us a very interesting address
Mac went to see Mr Elliott Snowing
SATURDAY 6
Mac & Jessie went to see Mr Elliott Rutherford & Jessie McGregor came down John Pringle died
Snowing
JANUARY SUNDAY 7 1894
Mac went to see Mr Elliott Jessie & I went to church Mrs Thomson here Stormy
MONDAY 8
Mac went to the mill Jessie went to see Mrs Cameron, who is very ill Stormy
TUESDAY 9
Mac in O S. The two Mrs McKeen's at Mrs. R's for tea Beautiful day
JANUARY WEDNESDAY 10 1894
Went to Leith called at Mr Veitche's & Cameron Mac bought 4 cattle from Johnsons for $125
Beautiful day
THURSDAY 11
Annual meeting in the Church. Mrs. Burr & Mary at Mrs. R's for tea Very Stormy
FRIDAY 123
Mac Thomas & I were at Mr W. Ross's Clear & cold
JANUARY SATURDAY 13 1894
Mac in O. S. Had a letter from Ellie
Lovely day
SUNDAY 14
Mac & Jessie went to church. Mr R. Juylian called in the evening
Beautiful day
MONDAY 15
Mac went to see Mr Elliott. Mr Johnson came with the cattle
Raining
JANUARY TUESDAY 16 1894
Teameeting in the church. Mac went Mrs Thomson at Mrs R's for tea Beautiful day
WEDNESDAY 17
Mac at the children's Social. Had a letter from Belle. Lovely day.
THURSDAY 18
Wrote to Belle. Raining.
JANUARY FRIDAY 19 1894
Mac & I at Mr Thomsons, Hugh Elliott here. Weaned dear Thomas. Beautiful day.
SATURDAY 20
Mac & Andrew Waddell in O.S. with the democrat. Very windy.
SUNDAY 21
Jessie & Mac at church. Fine day.
JANUARY MONDAY 22 1894
Fine day.
TUESDAY 21
Jessie at at Mr Harkness. Wrote to Minnie & Ellie. Cold.
WEDNESDAY 24
Mrs Buzza died. Stormy.
JANUARY THURSDAY 25 1894
Special meeting of the congregation. Wrote to Tom's Minnie. Very cold.
FRIDAY 26
Mr. Carrie here for dinner. Jessie & Mac went to see Mr Elliott. Clear & cold.
SATURDAY 27
Jessie & Mac in town. Dan McDonald came. Stormy.
JANUARY SUNDAY 28 1894
Jessie & Mac went to church Mr Anthony preached. Beautiful day.
MONDAY 29
I went to see the Dr called on Mrs. Fraser. Beautiful day.
TUESDAY 30
Mr. J. Elliott here. Fine day.
JANUARY WEDNESDAY 31 1894
Mr Elliott died. Mac Thomas & I at Mr Harkness's. Beautiful day.
FEBRUARY THURSDAY 1
Mac at Mr Waddells. Stormy.
FRIDAY 2
Mac & Jessie at Mr. Elliott's funeral Lottie Gilchrist's baby died. Cold.
FEBRUARY SATURDAY 3 1894
Mac went to town. Rutherford and Tom came down. Fine day.
SUNDAY 4
I went home with Tom. Very cold.
MONDAY 5
Lottie Gilchrist's baby buried. Ma and I went to Uncle Toms. Very cold.
FEBRUARY TUESDAY 6 1894
Ma & I went to see Uncle John, called at Bobs & Lundy's & had tea with Jeannie. Fine day.
WEDNESDAY 7
We went to Belle called at Tom's. Beautiful day.
THURSDAY 8
Mac came up for me. Thawing.
FEBRUARY FRIDAY 9 1894
We came home from Sullivan. Very stormy.
SATURDAY 10
Mac went to see Neil Gilchrist. I had a letter from sister Minnie. Very stormy.
SUNDAY 11
Cold.
FEBRUARY MONDAY 12 1894
Mac went to Grange meeting at Annan. Wrote to Ma. Very Stormy.
TUESDAY 13
Mac in Rutherford cutting wood. Mac in OS at Presbytry meeting. Very cold.
WEDNESDAY 14
Mac & Rutherford cutting wood. Mr & Mrs. cold.
FEBRUARY THURSDAY 15 1894
I was up at Mr. Thomsons. Mr. & Miss Juylian called. Beautiful day.
FRIDAY 16
Mr. & Mrs. Thomson & Miss Mathison here in the evening. Fine day.
SATURDAY 17
Mac in Owen Sound. Stormy.
FEBRUARY SUNDAY 18 1894
I took sick in church & had to come home
Fine day
MONDAY 19
Mac & I at Mr Elliotts
Cold
TUESDAY 20
Tea meeting at Annan Mac went
Cold
FEBRUARY WEDNESDAY 21 1894
Mr Locke here for dinner John More for tea wrote to Minnie Cold
THURSDAY 22
A congregational meeting in the church Stormy
FRIDAY 23
Mac in O.S. Mrs Juylan & Miss Pop here in the evening Very cold
FEBRUARY SATURDAY 24 1894
Mac in O.S. Brother Bob's little boy born Very cold
SUNDAY 25
Rutherford & Jessie went to Sullivan Cold
MONDAY 26
Mrs Souter & Mrs Scott called. Mrs Reid & M. Buzzy here in the evening. Fine day
FEBRUARY TUESDAY 27 1894
Tom Minnie & baby came down Beautiful day
WEDNESDAY 28
Mac & I went to OS I called to see Mrs Howitt & Bessie Beautiful day
MARCH THURSDAY 1
Went to the W.F.M. meeting Beautiful day
MARCH FRIDAY 2 1894
Mac & I at Mr Scotts for tea Mac at Lizzie Taylors funeral Beautiful day
SATURDAY 3
Mrs Thomson here Beautiful day
SUNDAY 4
Very warm
MARCH MONDAY 5 1894
I wrote to Belle Maggie & Minnie Very warm
TUESDAY 6
Mac went to see Mr Veitch Jessie at Mr Thomsons Rained all day
WEDNESDAY 7
Very cold
MARCH THURSDAY 8 1894
Mrs Thomson Mrs T.J. Harkness & Mary Burr here. I was at Mr Thomsons for tea. Beautiful day
FRIDAY 9
Mrs P. Cameron died Mac at Mrs Sibbald funeral Assessor here Beautiful day
SATURDAY 10
Mac & Jessie at Mrs Cameron's funeral Beautiful day
MARCH SUNDAY 11 1894
Union C.E meeting in the evening Very windy
Got Thomas his first pair of boots
MONDAY 12
Mac & Jessie in O.S. {Owen Sound} with the buggy roads as dry as summer A. Waddell
ploughing Fine day
TUESDAY 13
Mac went to Mr Henry's Snowing
MARCH WEDNESDAY 14 1894
Mac bought a steer from Mr White for $26.50 Fine day
THURSDAY 15
Mac & Rutherford in O.S. Cold
FRIDAY 16
Preaching in the church Mac sold Gertie to Mr {Wight} for $22 cold
MARCH SATURDAY 17 1894
Mac went to O.S. with Gertie Very dull
SUNDAY 18
Very warm
MONDAY 19
J called at Mrs McLeods Mary Burrs Mrs Days & Mrs Reids beautiful day
MARCH TUESDAY 20 1894
John Gibson & Mac collecting for Manse J Gibson here for tea Beautiful day
WEDNESDAY 21
Mac went to Sullivan for oats Rained
THURSDAY 22
Mac & O? Cameron came home from Sullivan Cold
MARCH FRIDAY 23 1894
Rutherford started to plough Cold
SATURDAY 24
Rained nearly all day
SUNDAY 25
Mac & I went to the C.E. meeting in the evening Cold
MARCH MONDAY 26 1894
Mac & Rutherford drawing home wood very little snow Cold
TUESDAY 27
Mac & Rutherford drawing home wood Fine day
WEDNESDAY 28
Beautiful day
MARCH THURSDAY 29 1894
Jessie at Mr Elliotts & Mr Burr's Cold
FRIDAY 30
Mac at Mr Cuningham & Moores Beautiful day
SATURDAY 31
Mac & O.S. I was at Mr Thomson's for tea Fine day
APRIL SUNDAY 1 1894
Rutherford went home Cold
MONDAY 2
I called at Camerons Cold
TUESDAY 3
Mac & Rutherford in O.S. bought a steer for $27.00 Cold
APRIL WEDNESDAY 4 1894
Mr Cathree here for dinner Cold
THURSDAY 5
I was at the W.F.M. meeting. Rutherford ploughing Cold
FRIDAY 6
Mrs Harkness & Mrs Waddell at Mrs B's for tea Fine day
APRIL SATURDAY 7 1894
Mac & I in O.S. saw sister Maggie got a front tooth filled Very cold
SUNDAY 8
I was sick with the cold & couldn't go to church Cold
MONDAY 9
Cold
APRIL TUESDAY 10 1894
Snowing
WEDNESDAY 11
Mac & I went to see Mrs Cameron Cold
THURSDAY 12
Mac at Bob Linns sale Beautiful day
APRIL FRIDAY 13 1894
Rutherford at Mrs Taylor's ploughing bee Beautiful day
SATURDAY 14
Mac & Andrew Waddell went to town. Mac brought home Bob Linn's cow Fine day
SUNDAY 15
We heard of Mr P. Juylan's death Beautiful day
APRIL MONDAY 16 1894
Sowed the peas
Fine day
TUESDAY 17
Mr R. Glenn called in the evening. Capt. McLeod & Mr Black here for dinner
Beautiful day
WEDNESDAY 18
Mac went to O.S. for clover seed Beautiful day
APRIL THURSDAY 19 1894
The men sowed oats Very warm
FRIDAY 20
Miss Mathison here for tea Sister Maggie left for B C.
Raining
SATURDAY 21
Mac in O.S.
Raining
APRIL SUNDAY 22 1894
Beautiful day
MONDAY 23
Had a letter from Belle
Fine day
TUESDAY 24
Wrote to Belle
Beautiful day
APRIL WEDNESDAY 25 1894
I washed blankets
Beautiful day
THURSDAY 26
I went up to see the Dr. Ma & Belle came down planted onions
Beautiful day
FRIDAY 27
Mac & Belle went to town
Beautiful day
APRIL SATURDAY 28 1894
Rained in the morning Ma & Belle went home
SUNDAY 29
Mrs Thomson here in the evening
Beautiful day
MONDAY 30
Used the first of our rhubarb
Warm
MAY TUESDAY 1 1894
Jessie commenced house cleaning
Very warm
WEDNESDAY 2
Cold
THURSDAY 3
Mac went to Mr Henry's
beautiful day
MAY FRIDAY 4 1894
Mac & Jessie went to O.S. planted potatoes in the garden
Beautiful day
SATURDAY 5
Rutherford went home
Rained
SUNDAY 6
Mac & I went to church in the afternoon & Jessie & I to C.E. meeting in the evening
Fine day
MAY MONDAY 7 1894
Mrs Thomson here for tea
Very windy
TUESDAY 8 {no entry}
WEDNESDAY 9 {no entry}
MAY THURSDAY 10 1894
Jessie finished house cleaning
Fine day
FRIDAY 11
Mac in O.S.
Fine day
SATURDAY 12
Mac put the cattle in the front
Beautiful day
MAY SUNDAY 13 1894
Jessie & I went to church
Fine day
MONDAY 14
Mac sold two pigs to Mr Horne for $22.75 Mac & Jessie at Mr Elliotts
Raining
TUESDAY 15
Mr Wilkinson here for dinner Minnie Tom Mrs McDonald & Ellie came down
Cold
MAY WEDNESDAY 16 1894
Mac in O.S.
Raining
THURSDAY 17
Miss Mathison here for tea
Raining
FRIDAY 18
Wrote to sister Minnie
Very wet
MAY SATURDAY 19 1894
Mac went to O.S.
Raining
SUNDAY 20
Mac Jessie & Minnie went to church
Raining
MONDAY 21
Tom came for Minnie
Cold
MAY TUESDAY 22 1894
Minnie went home Mrs Scott here for tea
Fine day
WEDNESDAY 23
Raining
THURSDAY 24
Fine day
MAY FRIDAY 25 1894
Jessie sprained her ankle Washed the sheep
Raining
SATURDAY 26
Mac in O.S.
SUNDAY 27
Mac & I at church
Rained
MAY MONDAY 28 1894
Mac in O.S.
Snowing
TUESDAY 29
Mrs Bone here Auntie Janet & Mary Ann came down
Cold
WEDNESDAY 30
Raining in the forenoon Auntie Janet & M.A. went home in the evening
Hard frost
MAY THURSDAY 31 1894
Mac at Mr Woods with Kate. I was at Mr Thomsons for tea. Mrs Thompson had currant pie for
dinner
Fine day
JUNE FRIDAY 1
Raining
SATURDAY 2
Mac in O.S. Miss Cameron & Ollie here in the evening
Cold
JUNE SUNDAY 3 1894
Communion at Annan Mac & Jessie went. Mac & I at C.E. meeting in the evenng
Showers
MONDAY 4
Mac & Thomas & Jessie went home
Fine day
TUESDAY 5
Ma came down with Mac
Cold
JUNE WEDNESDAY 6 1894
Pa, Jessie & Thomas came down Mrs Thomson here for tea
Fine day
THURSDAY 7
Pa & Ma went home Jessie Gilchrist & her husband here
Fine day
FRIDAY 8
Mac Jessie & Thomas at Mr Harkness's
Raining
JUNE SATURDAY 9 1894
Planted potatoes 17 drills Rutherford went home
Very warm
SUNDAY 10
Very warm
MONDAY 11
Mac & Sid working at fence
Very warm
JUNE TUESDAY 12 1894
Mac in O.S. Mr Wilkinson & Miss Parsons called
Very warm
WEDNESDAY 13
Mary Burr here Mr Woods here for tea
Very warm
THURSDAY 14
Sowed the first of the turnips
Very warm
JUNE FRIDAY 15 1894
Mrs McKeen & Mrs Cowper here. I wrote to Maggie & Ellie John came down on his bicycle
Very Warm
SATURDAY 16
Mac in O.S. with the wool John went home
Very Warm
SUNDAY 17
Raining
JUNE MONDAY 18 1894
Raining
TUESDAY 19
Sid finished the fence Miss Mathison called
Raining
WEDNESDAY 20
I went to Leith. Mac finished sowing turnips Jessie went to see Mrs Slone
Beautiful day
JUNE THURSDAY 21 1894
Mr & Mrs Gould & Mrs Harkness called
Very warm
FRIDAY 22
Very warm
SATURDAY 23
Mac in O.S. brought dear Bessie out W. McArthur & Kate came down
Very warm
JUNE SUNDAY 24 1894
Mac went to O.S. for Mr. Rodger's who preached in our church at 1/2 past two o clock
Very warm
MONDAY 25
I oiled the kitchen floor Mac at Annan
Very warm
TUESDAY 26
Election day Mac at Mr Manyards for tea
Very warm
JUNE WEDNESDAY 27 1894
Mac at Mr Sutherland
Cool
THURSDAY 28
Rutherford & Jessie planted cabbage
Very warm
FRIDAY 29
Tom & Minnie came down
Very warm
JUNE SATURDAY 30 1894
Kate McGregor came home
Very warm
JULY SUNDAY 1
Very Warm
MONDAY 2
S.S. {Sunday School} picnic at Leith Mac went to O.S. with Kate in the evening
Fine cool day
JULY TUESDAY 3 1894
Mac in O.S. with a load of hay. Mrs T here in the evening
Fine day
WEDNESDAY 4
Mac in O.S. with a load of hay Mrs. T. here in the evening
Cool
THURSDAY 5
Mac in O.S for the new mower
Cool
JULY FRIDAY 6 1894
Men working on the road
Cool
SATURDAY 7
Finished on the road I went to Mr Thomson Rutherford went home
Cool day
SUNDAY 8
Mr Bremner preached
Cool
JULY MONDAY 9 1894
Sid Day came commenced the hay
Beautiful day
TUESDAY 10
Mac at Mr Ormstons raising
beautiful day
WEDNESDAY 11
J. Veitch here
Very warm
JULY THURSDAY 12 1894
Mac at Mr Spence's raising
Cool
FRIDAY 13
Commenced taking in the hay. Sold 10 cattle to W. Harkness for $405.00
Very warm
SATURDAY 14
Very warm
JULY SUNDAY 15 1894
Very warm
MONDAY 16
Mac & R in O.S. with the cattle
Very warm
TUESDAY 17
Jessie went to see Mrs J. Harkness
Very warm
JULY WEDNESDAY 18 1894
Very warm
THURSDAY 19
Finished cutting the hay
Very warm
FRIDAY 20
Rained
JULY SATURDAY 21 1894
Mrs & Miss Paterson called
Cool
SUNDAY 22
beautiful day
MONDAY 23
Finished the hay
Fine day
JULY TUESDAY 24 1894
I wrote to the two Minnie's & Belle
Very warm
WEDNESDAY 25
Mac Jessie & Thomas went to Annan in the evening
Very warm
THURSDAY 26
Lottie Gilchrist called
Very warm
JULY FRIDAY 27 1894
Very warm
SATURDAY 28
Very warm
SUNDAY 29
Very warm
JULY MONDAY 30
Very warm
TUESDAY 31
Ma & Belle came down Mac Jessie & Thomas at Mr Maynards Mr & Mrs Fraser called
Cool
AUGUST WEDNESDAY 1
Ma & I at Mr Thomsons in the evening George Thomsons wife died
rained
AUGUST THURSDAY 2 1894
Ma & Belle went home
Beautiful cool day
FRIDAY 3
Mac in O. S Scotchmans picnic in Leith
cool
SATURDAY 4
Men pulling peas
Beautiful
AUGUST SUNDAY 5 1894
Warm
MONDAY 6
Very warm
TUESDAY 7
Mrs Thomson here
Very warm
AUGUST WEDNESDAY 8 1894
Cool
THURSDAY 9
Garden party at Mr Scotts
Beautiful cool day
FRIDAY 10
Finished cutting the grain
Cool
AUGUST SATURDAY 11 1894
Mac & Rutherford at Mr Waddells drawing in peas, Tom & Minnie came down
Fine day
SUNDAY 12
Tom went home Mr Waits preached Mrs Scott & Amelia called
Very warm
MONDAY 13
The men at Mr W McKeen threshing. Jessie at Mrs Burrs for tea Mrs Bone called
Very warm
AUGUST TUESDAY 14 1894
Men drawing in oats
Very warm
WEDNESDAY 15
Cool
THURSDAY 16
Finished harvesting
Beautiful day
AUGUST FRIDAY 17 1894
The men at Mr. Waddells threshing
Beautiful day
SATURDAY 18
The men at Mr Souter's threshing Minnie went home
Beautiful day
SUNDAY 19
Rutherford went home
Beautiful day
AUGUST MONDAY 20 1894
Ollie Cameron came George Scott drowned
Cool
TUESDAY 21
Mac in O. S. to see Mr Hurry Henry Thomson called Miss M. & Louisa here in the evening
WEDNESDAY 22
Marshall Scott here for dinner. Wrote to sister Belle
Beautiful day
AUGUST THURSDAY 23 1894
Beautiful day
FRIDAY 24
Terrible fire in the broken front. George Scott buried
Very warm
SATURDAY 25
Mr Julyan here for dinner
Warm
AUGUST SUNDAY 26 1894
Warm
MONDAY 27
Very warm
TUESDAY 28
Pa & Ma came down Nellie Kemp here Mac in O.S.
Beautiful day
AUGUST WEDNESDAY 29 1894
Martha & Bessie Buzza married
Raining
THURSDAY 30
Rutherford at Mrs Taylor's threshing
Beautiful day
FRIDAY 31
Preaching in the church. Our dear little Maggie born at half past nine P.M.
Beautiful day
SEPTEMBER SATURDAY 1 1894
Ma came down
SUNDAY 2
Communion in Leith.
Very warm
MONDAY 3
Mr Thomson's had the threshing machine
Very warm
SEPTEMBER TUESDAY 4 1894
Mac went to O.S. Mr. & Mrs. Fraser called in the evening
Rained very heavy
WEDNESDAY 5
Mac Jessie & Thomas went to R. Harknesse's Mrs Scott called
Beautiful day
THURSDAY 6
Had a letter from Belle Mrs McKeen & Jessie called
Beautiful day
SEPTEMBER FRIDAY 7 1894
Pa came down Ma went home. Mac at Mr Julyans threshing
Beautiful day
SATURDAY 8
Mac went to O.S.
Beautiful day
SUNDAY 9
Beautiful day
SEPTEMBER MONDAY 10 1894
Beautiful day
TUESDAY 11
Mrs Day & Miss Mathison called. Mac went to O.S. with a load of oats
Cold
WEDNESDAY 12
Beautiful day
SEPTEMBER THURSDAY 13 1894
We had the threshing machine Bob & Martha here
Rained in the evening
FRIDAY 14
Beautiful day
SATURDAY 15
Mac & Jessie in O.S.
Rained
SEPTEMBER SUNDAY 16 1894
Beautiful day
MONDAY 17
Mac in O.S. with 16 bls of fall apples. Belle & Sandy came down
Beautiful day
TUESDAY 18
Mac at the O.S. show
Beautiful day
SEPTEMBER WEDNESDAY 19 1894
Belle & Sandy went home Mrs Thomson here Uncle Malcolm came down
Beautiful day
THURSDAY 20
Mr & Mrs Fraser & Mrs McAuley called
Beautiful day
FRIDAY 21
Mac & Jessie went to Sullivan
Fine day
SEPTEMBER SATURDAY 22 1894
Mac went to O.S.
Rained
SUNDAY 23
Very windy
MONDAY 24
Raining
SEPTEMBER TUESDAY 25 1894
Mac Jessie & Thomas at Mr Camerons Rebecca Scott & Mrs George Scott called
Beautiful day
WEDNESDAY 26
Mac & Jessie went to Meaford
Beautiful day
THURSDAY 27
Mac Jessie & Thomas went to Moores Miss E. Cameron here
Beautiful day
SEPTEMBER FRIDAY 28 1894
Ellie came down with Rutherford
Lovely day
SATURDAY 29
Mac went to O.S. Mrs Harkness & Mrs Juylian here Jessie at Mr Thomssons
Beautiful day
SUNDAY 30
Beautiful day
OCTOBER MONDAY 3 1894
Very Windy
TUESDAY 2
Commenced digging potatoes Mary Ann here
WEDNESDAY 3
Sydenham show Mac Jessie & R went
Raining
OCTOBER THURSDAY 4 1894
I went to the F Mission meeting Rebecca Scott spoke I enjoyed it very much
Beautiful day
FRIDAY 5
Kilsyth show Jessie McNab came down Ellie went home Jessie McNab came down
Raining
SATURDAY 6
Cold
OCTOBER SUNDAY 7 1894
Mac Thomas & I went to church
Beautiful day
MONDAY 8
Mac went to O.S. with Jessie McNab
Cold
TUESDAY 9
Jessie went to Mrs Alexander's Maggie & I went to Mr Thomsons packing winter apples
Beautiful day
OCTOBER WEDNESDAY 10 1894
Mary Burr here Ollie cleaned the dining room
Beautiful day
THURSDAY 11
I was at Miss Camerons for tea. Mac in O.S. with 4 sheep & 2 hogs
Fine day
FRIDAY 12
Mac & I at Annan Called to see Rebecca Scott Mrs Jolly Mrs Reid & Jean Gibson here for tea
Beautiful day
OCTOBER SATURDAY 13 1894
Mac in O.S. with winter apples R went home with Polly. Frank Reid died
Cold
SUNDAY 14
Cold
MONDAY 15
Mac went to Franks Reids funeral
Beautiful day
OCTOBER TUESDAY 16 1894
I was at Mr Frasers for tea
Beautiful day
WEDNESDAY 17
Finished digging the potatoes Rebecca Scott married
Beautiful day
THURSDAY 18
Mac & I went to O.S. Mrs Gilchrist Flora & Cassie Alexander here
Fine day
OCTOBER FRIDAY 19 1894
Maggie & Fanny Harkness at Mrs R.s Ollie left
Beautiful day
SATURDAY 20
Mac in O.S.
Beautiful day
SUNDAY 21
Mac Thomas & I went to Church
Beautiful warm day
OCTOBER MONDAY 22 1894
Commenced the turnips
Fine day
TUESDAY 23
Mac bought two cattle from Mr. Cavers for $45
Raining
WEDNESDAY 24
Wrote to sister Minnie
Fine day
OCTOBER THURSDAY 25 1894
Mac at ploughing match at Mr Ollivers
Fine day
FRIDAY 26
Jessie at Mr Gibsons & Crawfords Tom & Minnie came down
Beautiful day
SATURDAY 27
Mac & Tom went to Meaford
Beautiful day
OCTOBER SUNDAY 28 1894
Beautiful day
MONDAY 29
I spent the afternoon at Mr Thomsons
Beautiful day
TUESDAY 30
Mac went to O.S. with a load of hogs for Mr Kempt.
Raining
OCTOBER WEDNESDAY 31 1894
No Entry
NOVEMBER THURSDAY 1
No Entry
FRIDAY 2
Mr Thomson & Thomas here working at the turnIps Wrote to Grace
Fine day
NOVEMBER SATURDAY 3 1894
Mac in O.S.
Raining
SUNDAY 4
Raining
MONDAY 5
I was laid up with sore eyes Finished the turnips
Cold
NOVEMBER TUESDAY 6 1894
Mac in O.S. for Mr Kempt
Snowing
WEDNESDAY 7
Mr William Lemon died
Cold
THURSDAY 8
Mrs Scott & Miss Mathison here
Fine day
NOVEMBER FRIDAY 9 1894
Cold
SATURDAY 10
Mac at Mr Lemons funeral
Cold
SUNDAY 11
Mr Forrest preached
Stormy
NOVEMBER MONDAY 12 1894
Mac has a very sore hand
Stormy
TUESDAY 13
We took the children for a drive in the cutter called at Mr Thomsons
Beautiful day
WEDNESDAY 14
Cold
NOVEMBER THURSDAY 15 1894
Beautiful day
FRIDAY 16
{No Entry}
SATURDAY 17
Mrs Thomson called
Fine day
NOVEMBER SUNDAY 18 1894
Cold
MONDAY 19
Mr Fraser called
Very cold
TUESDAY 20
Hugo Lyttle died
Cold
NOVEMBER WEDNESDAY 21 1894
Mac at Mr W McArthurs funeral. Mrs C.P. Day here
Cold
THURSDAY 22
Thanksgiving day Mac Jessie & Thomas went to church
Beautiful day
FRIDAY 23
Beautiful day
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NOVEMBER FRIDAY 30 1894
Mac Maggie & I went out home
Beautiful day
DECEMBER SATURDAY 1
{No Entry}
SUNDAY 2
{No Entry}
DECEMBER SUNDAY 3 1894
Maggie took sick Rutherford & McQuigly started to cut wood
TUESDAY 4
{No Entry}
WEDNESDAY 5
{No Entry}
DECEMBER THURSDAY 6 1894
Pa took Maggie & I home from Sullivan
Beautiful day
FRIDAY 7
{No Entry}
SATURDAY 8
Raining
DECEMBER SUNDAY 9 1894
Raining
MONDAY 10
Mac & Jessie in O.S.
Beautiful
TUESDAY 11
Miss Mathison called
Fine day
DECEMBER WEDNESDAY 12 1894
Very wet
THURSDAY 13
{No Entry}
FRIDAY 14
Preaching at Annan
Fine day
DECEMBER SATURDAY 15 1894
Kate McGregor came home
Fine day
SUNDAY 16
Communion at Annan Mac & I went
Very windy
MONDAY 17
Wrote to Ma Mac went to OS with Kate
Cold
DECEMBER TUESDAY 18 1894
I went to see Mary Scott
Fine day
WEDNESDAY 19
Jessie at Mr John Harkness's
Fine day
THURSDAY 20
Jessie went to see Jessie Ross
Fine day
DECEMBER FRIDAY 21 1894
Rutherford went home
Fine day
SATURDAY 22
Beautiful day
SUNDAY 23
Beautiful day
DECEMBER MONDAY 24 1894
Tom & Minnie came down
Fine day
TUESDAY 25
Snowing
WEDNESDAY 26
Snowing
DECEMBER THURSDAY 27 1894
Will Ross called
Very cold
FRIDAY 28
Uncle Tom & Belle came down with Rutherford
Cold
SATURDAY 29
Mac went to O.S. with Uncle Tom
Very cold
DECEMBER SUNDAY 30 1894
Had our little Maggie baptized
Cold
MONDAY 31
Mac & I took Thomas to see Mary Scott Mac & Jessie went to Mr. Elliotts
Cold
{No Date, probably Jan 1 1895}
Cold
MEMORANDA {No Entry}
MEMORANDA {No Entry}
NOTES AND BILLS RECEIVABLE
DATE NAME DOLLS CTS
16th May {Marked Paid across
May entries}
in
16 Cream 9
18 " 2 3/4
21 " 9 1/4
23 " 6 1/2
25 " 7 3/4
28 " 9 1/4
30 " 4
June
1 cream 4 1/4
4 " 5 3/4
6 " 4 1/2
8 " 5 3/4
11 " 9
13 " 5 1/4
15 " 5
18 " 9 1/4
20 " 5 1/4
22 " 5 3/4
8 3/4
NOTES AND BILLS RECEIVABLE
DATE NAME DOLLS CTS
No Entries
NOTES AND BILLS RECEIVABLE
DATE
No Entries
NAME DOLLS CTS
CASH ACCOUNT - FEBRUARY
Date
No Entries
Received Paid
CASH ACCOUNT - FEBRUARY
Date
No Entries
Received Paid
CASH ACCOUNT - JUNE
Date Received Paid
T Alexander & Christie
{Address written across the
table}
64 South Castle Street
Liverpool
England
{Inside back cover used to tally columns of figures but no specifics as to what they are for.}
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