James Bowman (1863 - 1944)
1895 Diary
Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers
{The book is a ledger and there are 3 columns on the left side of page with a record of money spent
and received. Only the diary part has been transcribed, not the numbers in the columns as most of
the transactions are listed in the body of the diary.}
{The following abbreviations are used throughout the diary - p. paid; np. not paid; SS. Sunday
School; recd. received; bgt. bought; C. Charlie; M. Mina; E. Elmira; Pr. Paris; Aunt M. Aunt Maggie;
T. thunder; W. Willie; F. Father; bu. bushel; C. oil. Coal oil; col. collection}
Monday Dec 31 1894
fine Father putting handle in axe and chopping in swamp, I trimmed lambs chored generally
cleaned up a grist of wheat, 6 bags Paid Mina 10¢/
Tuesday Jan 1st 1895
choring around barn all day Father & Charlie in swamp cutting wood
Wensday 2nd
went to town in morning Took a grist to presents mill 815 lbs recd 514 lbs Flour 272 mids bag Bran,
bought coat for Mina, $7.00 Mina's Shoes Mended, 10¢, Hardware, 55¢, stove mended, 25¢ Mr
Wakefield paid for bal on cow & lamb $7.15 I I paid my account 2.85 came home and got a hand to
go to Aitcheson's Thrashing
Thursday 3rd
fine Dull Father and I cutting wood all day Mr Morrel at Aitchesons thrashing all day for me
Friday 4th
fine & Cold butched a lamb in morning Father chopping wood all day & I part of the time.
Saturday 5th
West wind Stormy Took lamb to town sold 1 gr to Mr Gokey recd $1.00 bal 20 ¼ to Mr Saunders
$1.89 n/p ¼ to Mr Swayze $1.22 ¼ to Mr Barker $1.68 P skin 70¢ eggs. & chicken 67¢/ bgt gro
$1.00 pants for Father and I $2.55 Cap for myself 45 overshoes $1.45 yarn 12 25 Father &
Charlie cutting wood
Sunday 6th Jan 1895
Mary, Father & Charlie went to church he Mina, C & I went to Sunday School
Kyma 2nd bull calf
Monday 7th
fine Election Day. I voted for Amos. Laidlaw and Whitlaw the reeve and deputy are in by aclimation
Mary & I went to Miss Websters funeral in afternoon our Imp Dorset H. ewe lambed today ram lamb
Tuesday 8th
cold F. working at wood all day I did not do much as I was not very well, had a bad cold
Wensday 9th
fine Father & I working at wood all day
Thursday 10th
Dull Did very little work as I have not improved much Father cutting wood
Friday 11th
Dull did chores killed a lamb & read. Father chopping wood
Saturday Jan 12th
fine Father and Charlie hauling wood I went to Town sold butter & eggs $1.32, L Skin 55, 14 lbs
to Shoddy man @ $-1.10 13½ lbs to pearson @ 8.108 15 lbs to Dawson @ 7½ Charity 1.12 15
lbs to Powel a) 8 $1.20¢/ Copy & pw for M & 15¢ writing paper & stamp for Mina, 10¢/ hardware,
15¢/, drugs, 15¢/, Leather, 25, Soes M 20 dry goods $2.14 paid Morel for thrashing @ Aitchesons
{Next two pages duplicates of above}
Sunday Jan 13th 1895
Stormy Father and Mina went to church rest of us stayed home all day
Monday 14th
cold I stayed in house all day and fixed shoes & bound L Stock Journal & Advocate
Tuesday 15th
fine went to Town with Cutter to get fixed & bgt sugar $1.92 paid for ducks 1.25 Hauled wood in
afternoon
Wensday 16th
fine Father and I hauling wood all day and doing chores
Thursday 14th
fine Father & I hauling wood and doing chores R. Spears had a cow to bull, $1.00 n/p
Friday 18th
Dull & Stormy killing six lambs and 7 chickens Mina at home sick
Saturday 19th
fine Took lambs to town. sold 1/2 qur Mr James, 30. 2.40 1/4 Mr Moore. 22 1/2 @ 920.3¢ np
1/4 to Mrs Reed 13 95¢/7½, sold chickens roost at 14½ 1.95/.10 rooster 50¢ 6 skins @ $4.80/80,
69" lamb to J.H.B.L 34" Mr Tucker @ $2.72/8 P 19' Higgin bottom @ $1.71/9 1/2 15" M 15" Mr
Craig $1.35/9, 19¼" Mr Baskin @ $1.73/.9 16" to pearson @ 1.26/8 35" to Penfold (@ 2.80/8
paid for fixing cutter, 5.28) 19" to Mr Metcalf @ $1.52/8 to go on harness which is to be $9.00
Foster 18¾ @ 1.59/9 to go on account 16" to Paffner, @ 1.28/8, 15½ to Barker @ $1.24/8 11"
Mr Jinkison @ 7½ 80¢
Sunday January 20th 1895
went to church in morning Father, Mina & I heard the Congregational Minister on Paul, Cephas &
Appolus showing that all Christians are working to the same great end
Monday 21st
Soft Took a grist of chop to Mill & made track across fields for Children to go to school chopping
50¢
Tuesday 22nd
Stormy Choring and fixing things up in general around
Wensday 23rd
stormy killed two lambs and took them and did the chores
Thursday 24th
took lambs in and sold them Algie 1/4, 11 1/4 " @ 7 1/2 = 84¢ np Savage 22" @ 9 $1.98 np
McAllister $1.98 cross 97¢ Metcaff 16" @ $1.28/8 Williamson 12¾ @ $1.15/9
Friday 26th
Dull went to town in morning & took train for Mt Forest, Ticket $2.75 Shall Strap 15¢ p Arrived
home about five P.M. be found all well looked around stock Took a boy up for Will
Sat 26th
Stormy lookeked around stock and had a talk about the business
Sunday 27th
Stormy Stayed at home all day Richard is getting along nicely and they like him. Nettie Calved a
bull calf
January 1895
Monday 28th
Storm Cold worked around with the boys in afternoon we had quite a talk and arranged that Tom
Take Father's stock and go on Brookside farm & Use Holm Hill barn and the present Agreement is
extended for three two years if Will makes things satisfactory
Tuesday 29th
fine started for home this morning about six thirty, A.M. arrived home at $ 11:30 found all right
Wensday 30th
fine went to town with 6 lambs and one sheep sol weight 1000" @ $4.30 per 100" $1.00 back recd
42.00 bgt Harness $12.00 bgt salt 35¢ paid on Groceries 15¢ Eggs. 50. on groceries
Blacksmithing. $1.20 yarn $1.70
Thursday 31st
fine & Cold went to town for a load of manure in morning bgt Drugs 33¢ np. paid Mr White
$33.00 taking off $2.50 for H Metcaff's board
Friday 1st Feb 1895
choring in morning & hauling wood in afternoon Father Chopping all day
Friday 1st Feb 1895
Father Chopping wood all day I cleaning harness
Sat 2nd
fine & cold choring in morning and hauling wood in afternoon Father Chopping all day
Sunday 3rd Feb 1895
fine & Cold we all stayed at home all day and read a little Mary Father Mina & I went to church C
& M to S.S.
Monday 4th
stayed in all day Father chopping
Tuesday 5th
I stayed in all day Father & Mary doing chores Father chopping
Wensday 6th
very cold stormy weather Father Finished Chopping, I stayed in all day
Thursday 7th
I am still in the house but getting better we all stayed in except at Chore time
Friday 8th
I am still improving weather very severe
Saturday 9th
Stormy & cold Mina went to town for Mail bgt gro 35, sundries 14¢ {L} Books set for Mina, 46
We cut a little wood in cellar & did the chores
Sunday 10th
Cold we all stayed at home all day,
Monday 11th
fine I wento to town got bolster in sleigh and cutter tongue fixed $1.50 sol sold butter, 8" @
$1.12/14 sold skins $1.80 Eggs 2 7/12 52¢ other postage .04 bgt gro 37¢ Hardware 50¢ Slate for
C 15, stamps for M 02 dinner 15¢ {illegible} paper with Editor
Wuensday Feb 123th 1895
fine this is Wensdays work Finished hauling up wood in morning and Hauled rails from around pit
and and hauled in two loads of mangels.
Tuesday 12th
fine Hauling up wood all day I did very little as I am not strong yet.
WeThursday 14
fine Father & I hauling in Mangels all day five loads
Friday 15th
very fine Father & I hauling turnips from pit all day & working in root house.
Saturday 16th
fine Father and Charlie took a Grist fo of Chop to Mill, 11 bags 7 oats 3 wheat 1 peas paid for
Chopping 55¢. I went to Town sold butter & eggs. $1.26 recd 5.00 from H Leadley for meat.
bgt groceries & provisions $5.88 all pd but 46¢ Hardware 1¢ Stamp 02. shoe fixed for M 05
Sunday 14th
fine Father Charlie and I went to Church heard D Henderson on (nevertheless I have somewhat
against thee because thou hast lost thy first love) It was a strong exhortation col for missionary. 1.00
subscribed, Mina & C went to S.S. Put Kyma 2nd to Lord Aberdeen 3rd
Monday Feb 18th 1895
Dull Father & I hauling Turnips into root house. six loads
Tuesday 19th
fine Went to Town in morning recd $10.13 from Aunt Jane bgt spring for organ 10¢ went to
Mercury Office and saw about mistake that was made Laces, 25¢ bgt paint 10¢ retd grd flax to
Davey, Chored in Afternoon Whittackers were over in evening
Wensday 20th
fine Mary & I went up to Jims in morning took a look around stock and did arranged for Jim to
come & cut next week
Thursday 21st
Stormy Father and I choring around barn
Friday 22nd
stormy Father and I cleaning up oats
Saturday 23rd
fine Mar We all went to town except Father bgt suit for Charlie 6.50 pictures 2.00 Butter 75¢
Eggs 96¢ bgt gro $1.71 Hard sold Turnips to Shultz @ 9¢ and if more to get the rise Kettle fixed
30¢
Sunday 24th
fine All but Mina went to Church Heard Rev Stafford preach M & C went to SS
Monday 25th Feb 1895
fair Hauled in two loads of carrots in morning took a load of Turnips to Shultz in afternoon
Tuesday 26th
fine Hauled a load of Turnips & chored the rest of time stamp for Mina's story 12¢
Wensday 27th
fine Helped Mr Whittaker to move in morning Hauled load of Turnips in afternoon Traded a cow I
got from Mr Aitcheson with Mr Baley for a T.B. Durham
Thursday 28th
Dull Hauled a load of Turnips to Shultz, Chored in afternoon
Friday 1st Mch 1895
At home all day cleaning up oats, we all went over to Aitcheson's except Father, spent a pleasant
evening paid Mr Aitcheson 43¢ bal on cow.
Saturday 2nd
fine Father and Charlie cleaning wheat in morning I went to town sold eggs, $1.29 price per doz.
20¢ took a load of turnips in afternoon 42.00-11.90 stamps for Mina 03
Sunday 3rd
fine All went to church but Mary and Andrew, Heard a young man from Brantford preach very well
on what is sweeter than honey and Stronger than a Lion all but Father and Andrew went to SS
Monday Mch 4th 1895
stormy & cold Chored in forenoon and took {Gleen} to bull in afternoon paid Mr Cowan $1.00 for
service fee for last year
Tuesday 5th
fine took a Grist to mill and 12 bags 60¢ Jim was here cutting straw in afternoon, Doll Baley here
also
Wensday 6th
fine Jim was here cutting Hay straw & sawing wood. Had W Baley & R Shoetreed helping
Thursday 7th
fine finished sawing wood and hauled a load of Turnips
Friday 8th
stormy Took a load of Turnips to Shultz @ recd $31.29 Tom {Cameat} tonight brought the colt,
and and came for oats
Saturday 9th
cold wet Choring till afternoon went to see Lytle Wilkinson he has been in Jail ten days was
sorry to see him in trouble
Sunday 10th
fine Mary Father & I went to Church heard D Henderson, preach all but Mina C. & I went to SS
Monday
Hauled two loads manure sold Eggs 55, bgt Gro 55
March 1895
Tuesday 12th
fine Hauled two loads of manure from Davey's,
Wensday 13th
fine Hauled two loads of manure from flax mill, paid Taylor for flax $6.36 also 63¢ for m flax paid
Reed for doctoring Douglas $1.00
Thursday 14th
fine cold went to McKenzies baby's funeral Mr & Mrs Wilkinson were at here Just as we came
home, went to Wrights in afternoon looked around stock and then went over to Laidlaw's had
quite a chat with Mr Wilkinson
Friday 15th
fine Took Mr & Mrs Wilkinson to sto Town in morning did nos business, split wood till 4 P.M. &
then chored a while then took Nettie 2nd to Wrights bull
Saturday 16th
fine Father & I splitting wood all day
Sunday 17th
fine All of us went to church except Mary. Heard a stranger preach it on (what hast thou in the
house) The widows cruse of oil
Monday 18th
fine Father & I splitting wood all day
Tuesday 19th
fine splitting wood in morning went to town after dinner paid for oil stove $7.00 recd $1.00 from
Aunt Jane recd $1.13 for Eggs Gro 22
Wensday March 20th 1895
fine Father & I working at wood all day.
Thursday 21st
Went to town Expenses 60¢ Tried to sell team went to Stones sale.
Friday 22nd
went to town with team sold Eggs 2 1/2 doz Eggs 32¢ Groceries 30 hardware 18¢ stamps for
Mina 05¢
Saturday 23rd
Took a grist of chop to mill 11 bags. 55. Chored the rest of the day
Sunday 24th
first shower fine & warm Father went to Church, Mina C & I went to SS
Monday 25th
fine Choring in morning went to town in afternoon, bgt shoes & rubbers for Mina & Charlie $1.80
Underclothes for Father $1.25 rubbers for Mary 30¢
Tuesday 26th
stormy Chored in morning took rock to Town in afternoon sold him to G.B. Morris for $65.00
recd $60.00
Wensday 27th
Dull Chored in morning went to town after dinner sold Ram & Ewe & lamb to Hales for $18.50
recd 2.00 bgt drugs 30¢
Thursday March 28th 1895
Took Andrew to town in morning sold Eggs. 90¢ bgt Gro 90 Drugs $1.60¢ dry goods 10¢ stamps
for Mina 02 for myself 10 recd $5.00 from Mr Morris bal for on Horse A Hales came for sheep, paid
me $16.50 and two dollars before Geo North had a cow to bull,
Friday 29th
fine Choring and making Stanchion for ewe & hauling carrots in afternoon one load, Baley's had
two cows to bull
Saturday 30th
fine E wind Took Father to Station sold Ticket $1.65 sold calf to Hales for $13.00 recd $1.00 bgt
Shoes for Mina & Charlie $2.50 meat, 63¢ Drugs 13¢
Sunday 31st
fine Mary & I went to church heard Dr Henderson preach on Neamaihi {Nehemiah} building again
the walls of Jerusalem, showing that it was the duty of all to take part Went to SS heard Rev,
Smith review the March lessons
Monday 1st April
wet Choring in morning went to town in afternoon, bgt oil Cake, 100" $1.25 Gro 30¢ sold Eggs,
70 Willie Walker came out with me we spent a pleasant evening
Tuesday April 2nd 1895
fine Chored in morning took W R. Walker to station in afternoon, took a grist to Mill, 4 bags recd
3.80" Flour and 200" feed, paid for gristing $1.00 needles 05¢
Thursday Wensday 4th
fine Took Mysie 2nd to Model Farm Bull, Lord Aberdeen 2nd bgt 4 bu Siberian Oats @ 2.00/50
Wensday 3rd Thursday 4th
did chores and little else as I have a bilious headache & sick stomach.
Friday 5th
fine I am thirty two years old today how time is flying went to town sold eggs 73¢ bgt groceries
33 recd $5.00 from Donald McMillan for five bags potatoes, Aunt Jane paid her note $50.20 sent
$5.00 to Miss Tesky as a wedding present, bgt. pens Ink and copy for Charlie, 13¢
Saturday 6th
Dull Charlie & I choring all day,
Sunday 7th
wet Charlie & I went to church heard Rev Harris preach on (Revive us again)
Monday 8th
Dull & wet Took peas to Jim's to change for seed, Mr R Jackson of Peel came along this evening
Tuesday 9th April 1895
Choring in morning went to Geo Porter's funeral in afternoon went in to post office got orders for
some potatoes
Wensday 10th
fine Chored in morning went to town with six bags potatoes after dinner sent 5 to D McMillan
Shakespere, 1 bag to A.B. McLean Smiths Falls recd orders for six more bags
Thursday 11th
fine Went to mill with grist in morning were 10 bags, 50 np, chored in afternoon Will was married
today, to Miss Adda Tesky.
Friday 12th
Dull Went to town this morning to meet Will & his Bride met them at the Jun Diamond, had quite
a chat, went to P.O. got some more orders for potatoes about 22 bags recd bgt bags $1.75
Came home and filled up potatoes
Saturday 13th
Dull Took a load of potatoes to town in morning recd an order for another bag from Fergus, bgt
bags $1.25 Blacksmithing 90¢ stamps for Mr G. 11¢
Sunday 14th
fine Mina & I went to Church Town in the morning heard Dr Henderson preach we all went to
Sunday School
Monday Apr 15th 1895
Dull plowing all day on ridge Mary went to town to meet Will & his Bride but they did not come,
got orders for eighteen bags of potatoes recd fifteen Dollars in P.O. Orders also recd a letter from
Tom
Tuesday 16th
Dull Took a load of potatoes to town shipped, 20 bags to T Mitchell New Hamburg, np 10 bags to
J Curry New Market, 3 bags to Basil H Rowe Orillia, 3 bags to G Carter son & co St Marys np 1 to
J Hunter Elora, 2 to, Wm Johnston Campbellford bgt bran 6.75 bags $1.00 Oilcake 1.25 salt 40¢
plowed a while in afternoon
Wensday 17th
Cultivating most of day back of Elmira road
Thursday 18
Finished cultivating and sowed part of the patch
Friday 19th
fine Finished sowing about 7 acres went to porters sale bgt saddle $1.15 Clevises 20¢ Truck
05, kettle $1.20 neck yoke neckyoke 65, fly nets, 1.25 cultivated about five acres
Saturday 20th
fine Sowed about 6 1/2 acres and cultivated about two also Harrowed it three times
Sunday Apr 21st 1895
Mary and Charlie went to Church, C Mina & I went to SS the lesson was very good
Monday 22nd
fine & cool Finished cultivating sowing & harrowing back of Elmira road and started to cultivate
Turnip ground
Tuesday 23rd
fine & cool Cultivating all day till 4 PM then started to sow Siberian oats Mary went to Jim's for 10
bags potatoes he takes them to the station at 75¢ per bag I find bags
Wensday 24th
fine sowed 4 bu siberian and about 8 bu of Joanette on Turnip & potatoes ground & harrowed it
over once
Thursday 25th
fine & warm Took 22 bags empire state potatoes to station, shipped them also 10 bags, Rural
New Yorker to bgt 20 bags Empire State from G. J. Thorp @ 80¢ per bag pd 3.00 on them recd
$7.00 for potatoes, from different parties
Friday 26th
fine plowing sod all day on ridge Charlie & Henry Choring
Saturday 27th
fine Finished plowing ridge finished picking stones on meadow, leveled the place where pit was
went for Grist 8 bags 40 paid for last 50 - 90 recd $1.00 for potatoes
Sunday 28th April 1895
fine Mary C & I went to church heard Dr Briggs preach the anniversary sermons He showed
very clear that God, works through human agencies it was quite a treat
Monday 29th
fine sowed oats on rape land and, peas on ridge
Tuesday 30th
fine Took 8 bags of potatoes to ship to four parties, recd $10.00 from T. Mitchell New Hamburg
sold a load of Hay to G.B. Morris post cards, 02 sold Butter $1.40 bgt Gro 85 shoes, 90, Hat for
Charlie 10¢ socks & mits for C Harrowed ridge,
Wensday May 1st 1895
Went to town with load of hay 2690'' @ $10.50 per ton 142
bgt 13 lb Sugar Cane seed, 1.00 Mangel
& Carrot 85¢ Flax $1.00 paid 100 bal 35, Oranges 15¢ stamp for Mina 3¢ & P.O. Order for Jean's
fare $1.75 sol
Thursday 2nd
fine Had Walter Russel rolling 40 np I plowed Mangel, & Carrot ground have Slaters roller pd
$1.00 for use of it
Friday 3rd
fine a shower raised a few drill for mangels in morning went to town after dinner recd $7.00 for
potatoes paid rent to Mr Simpson $200.00 paid F.W. Hudson $1.00 for fee of Membership in Sheep
breeders association bgt bags $1.20
Saturday May 4th 1895
fine Went to Town in morning sold butter, 78¢ bgt Hat for Mary $4.00 Dress goods for Mina
$2.88, recd dress good for Mary 93¢ recd $3.00 for potatoes Lima 15¢ Onions & seeds ect, 40¢
Sunday 5th
fine Mina and I went to Church heard A Sermon on Love by Rev Hinks of Owen Sound we all
went to SS
Monday 6th
fine I, took colt up to Kerby's to pasture, and took home Turnip sower to Shortreeds, I have to pay
$1.25 per month, for colt's pasture in afternoon I rolled part of the flat near W.E. road
Tuesday 7th
Shower Finished rolling flat and cultivated corn ground Kyma of Tweadhill had heifer calf
Wensday 8th
fine shipped 8 bags potatoes bgt twine & tags 15¢ stamps 05, got w two loads of manure from
Davy's
Thursday 9th
went to town in morning shipped 3 bags potatoes brought home a load of manure sowed sugar
cane in evening
{Pages 177 & 178 partially covered at bottom by a separate paper noting the following: Mr Bailey's
1ct load with measurements of long, high, wide, lb. 2nd (measurements) J Bowman's load
(measurements) These pages are as follows without the covering.
Friday 10th May 1895
went to Town in morning shipped five bags potatoes brought home a load of manure, clipped four
sheep, washed dorset 2½" 2¾m staple washed shrop 5½ lbs unwashed shrop 7 lbs
Saturday 11th
Dull & cool Had two heavy showers Mary & I went to town. Mary got her teeth put in, paid for
them fifteen dollars, and meat account $1.59 = $16.59 bgt the 20 bags E State potatoes from
Thorp. paid him $13.00, Shipped a bag to A A Gage, Brampton recd $1.00 from him, bgt two bags
Burpees extra early for {19} $1.50 np bgt 1/2 bush seed corn
Sunday 12th
Mary and I went to Church Dr Henderson preached It was Sacrament Sunday Mina C &
I Monday went to S.S. Andrew came this afternoon
Monday 13th
cool Hauling manure most of the day had Mr Barker's boy helping me 60
Tuesday 14th
Dull & drizzly Hauling manure all day had John Barker helping me @ .75¢ sold a load of hay to
Baleys 2913 the other load weighed 2880
Wensday May 15th 1895
fine John Barker & I Hauling manure all day about twenty five loads J's wages 75
Thursday 16th
fine & cool Hauling manure all day about twenty four loads, got a letter stating that Joe Tesky
was dead, also recd some orders for potatoes
Friday 17th
fine & cool Finished hauling manure then John spread till noon & I plowed, John plowed in
Afternoon I clipped sheep, I finished Mary went to town, bgt shere 40¢ paid John for helping me
$3.50
Saturday 18th
Dull & wet plowed in morning back of Elmira road, chored in afternoon, bgt 5 bags potatoes from
Hewer, 3.00 to be shipped to St. Marys and peterboro
Sunday 19th
fine & cool All but I went to Church and all went to S.S.
Monday 20th
fine & cool Had Wal Dawsons man helping me Spread dung e.c.t. 75¢
Tuesday 21st
we finished spreading and start almost finished plowing in recd $2.00 from Thos Guy Oshawa
Wensday 22nd May 1895
finished plowing and Harrowing in manure took a grist to mill 9 bags 45
Thursday 23rd
went to town with wool, sold it for 18½ for washed & 11½ for unwashed had 46" washed & 13
unwashed underclothes for Mina $1.25 mits & socks for Charlie 50¢ paid freight on potatoes to
Dobbington 38 paid W. Dawson for Man's help $1.50 buns 05 wheel for democrat 30
Friday 24th
fine planting and cutting potatoes all day.
Saturday 25th
fine planting potatoes went to town in evening, bgt Gro 45¢ Stationary for Charlie 05
Sunday 26th
fine Mary & Charlie went to Church we all went to S.S.
Monday 27th
Fine & Cool We Finished planting potatoes in back field
Tuesday 28th
fine & warm Sowed ashes bgt board at mill 16¢ Harrowed. Mary sold butter 7" @ .77/11 bgt gro
45 recd cash
Wensday 29th
Hot working on at Statute labor all day, had Geo. Barker helping me
Thursday 30th
working on Road till 3 PM then started to haul rails planted a few potatoes had Geo Barker helping
paid him 1.00
Friday May 31st 1895
Fixed fence and picked stones till noon went to town after dinner, sold cow to Wakefield for $43.00
paid my account $1.45 bgt meat 15¢ Bran 65, Flax 75¢ recd $2.00 from express co
Saturday June 1st 1895
warm fixing fence along ridge went into town in evening to see Mr Jackson he came out and
looked at farm Buildings ect.
Sunday 2nd
fine May, Mina & Charlie went to Church heard we all went to S.S.
Monday 3rd
fine I started to Mt Forest about five A.M. arrived at home about 1P.M. had a pleasant trip got
horse shod on the way 20¢ Tuesday 4th fine Took a look around the stock and, Farms had chat
with each of the friends, then went to Will's for the evening
Tuesday 4th
fine went to fish in morning along old creek it was rather poor fishing and I caught nothing worth
while speaking of, then went over and had a talk with Tom, had dinner at Wills & mother & I left for
Guelph. saw Mrs Spears
Wensday June 5th 1895
got up rather late looked around stock wrote to Andrew, went to town paid Insurance
assessment deposited check for cow 42.00 Went to Mr Jackson's did no business, Took a look
at Mr McDougall's polled Angus Cattle
Thursday 6th
fine & cool Fixing fence all day on N. East side of ridge
Friday 7th
fine Harrowed potatoes and corn in morning and spudded thistles the rest of the day Mr S. was
here today we had a talk about the farm, he wants $1000 down and bal in four six years, in yearly
payments
Saturday 8th
fine C. W. & I spudded thistles most of the day.
Sunday 9th
fine Mina, mother & I went to church Heard Rev Eby on the new Creature & also in evening,
Mina. C. & I went to S.S.
Monday 10th
fine took the Dorset Ram back to the Farm, Plowed after I got back, went to lecture in evening
25¢
Tuesday 11th
fine took a load of hay to Town 2085" at 10. $10.42 & plowed in afternoon
June 1895
Wensday the 12th
fine took a load of hay to town sold it at $10 22.34 lbs at $11.17¢ plowed in afternoon
Thursday 13th
fine Took a load of hay to Town sold @ $10 = 19.75 lbs a $9.84 bgt plaster & paris green 1.00
Gro 37 bag of potatoes 40¢ whip 75 got 70 ft of Lumber at Stuarts in return for some I left there
Had three mares to Douglas Shortreeds one tried and two served of Dawsons, at $6 each insured in
foal, Jas Simpson left bags for what peas I have to spare he paid me $15.00
Friday 14th
fine Mary and mother started to Jennies about 6 A.M. I plowed Turnip land most of the day
Saturday 15th
fine Took a load of chop to Mill Jim's peas weighed 1708 lbs 17.08 bu 28.28 17.27 ordered two
silver ornaments with inscription for, Charlie & W Dobbie paid for shopping and bran $1.82 Recd
5.00 from Mr McDougall for Bull service
Sunday 16
Mother & Mary were in Cheltenham and none of us went to church M. C & I went to S.S.
Monday 17th
fine sold calf to L. Bruder for ten Dollar np went to hunt stray sheep in morning and plowed rest of
the day Mr Simpson, came today also Mother & Mary
Tuesday 18th
plowing most of the day Finished plowing & harrowing Turnip ground
Wensday 19th
Raising drills & sowing Turnip
Thursday 20th
hoeing mangels all day
Friday 21st
fine hoeing mangels all day finished
Saturday 22nd
fine hoeing carrots all day C helping part of the time, Mother went to Hamilton Ticket $2.40
money for spending 1.00 Mr Baley got 7 1/2 lbs sugar seed cane 58¢ @
Sunday 23rd
fine Mina & I went to church Mina C & I to S.S.
Monday 24th
had a shower choring in morning had Alf Morell in afternoon helping me to hoe mangels & corn
Tuesday 25th
Finished hoeing & scuffling mangels, & started at carrots went to town for Dr for Mr Simpson bgt
Gro 64¢ meat 25
Wensday 26th June 1895
fine Finished carrots also sowed corn bal of Turnips and picked some potatoe bugs, had a
shower this evening wrote to Live Stock Journal paid A Morrel $1.25
Thursday 27th
fine Mary took M & C to school to try Entrance, paid their fees 2.00 yeast cake 05
Friday 28th
shower fine Mary took M & C to school bgt spools 05, Stamp 3¢ veal shanks 20¢ had Mr
Whittaker 1/2 day
Saturday 29th
fine Mary took M & C to school bgt bread & syrup 27¢ paid Mr Whittaker 75¢ Dresses for Mina
$3.23 Finished plowing for rape and did some choring
Sunday 30th
fine Mina. C. & I went to Church heard Mr Chalmers of Toronto on the Spirit of God Dwelling in
us, we also went to S.S.
Monday July 1st 1895
Mowed about an acre next west end road hoed potatoes & harrowed rape ground put up hay
recd 135.00 from Mr German
Tuesday 2nd
fine sowed rape mowed about four three acres behind barn on flat groceries 2.73 went to town
bgt rope $1.70 oil 45 humbug 10. recd 25¢ from Mr {B} bgt porter 15¢ sold Butter 34 lb @ 13
Wensday July 3rd 1895
Fixing hay fork in morning Charlie, hoeing potatoes, Hauled 2 loads hay in afternoon took home
roller recd 10.00 from Mr Baley
Thursday 4th
fine scuff Cut hay in morning & Hauled three loads & kiled up what I cut in afternoon
Friday 5th
fine scuffled potatoes and then got ready & went to picnic we had a real good time Expenses
today Flax & groceries 95 meat 15
Saturday 6th
fine hauled cut hay in morning & hauled four loads in afternoon & put up what we cut. Mother
Came back from Hamilton Bugy fixed 25¢ meat 23¢ postage for Mina 03
Sunday 7th
fine Hot Mary C & I went to Church heard Dr Henderson Mina C & I went to S.S.
Monday 8th
Dull Showery Hauled in fo two loads hay in morning, then worked at potatoes scuffling ect ground
knives ect.
Tuesday 9th
fine cutting hay and scuffling & hoeing roots, Frost at night
Wensday 10th
fine Mr Simpson Died this morning about 7:15 A.M. with apoplexy we did nothing except put up
some hay in afternoon
July Thursday 11th
fine I went to town in morning got mower knives fixed 30¢ horse shod 25 meat 2.15 Groceries
.95 Bread ect 56¢ came home and chored the rest of the day Father & Mrs Knowles came today
Friday 12th
wet boys hoed potatoes and rest of us got ready for the funeral, which took place about, 2:30 P.M.
He is now over with his Earthly Troubles he worked until within a Month of the end
Saturday 13th
Dull Mowed hay in the morning Boys, choring, hoeing potatoes ect., in afternoon we chored and
put up the hay that we cut
Sunday 14th
fine Father C & I went to Church Mary is not well Mina C & I went to SS
Monday 15
fine Hauled hay back of Elmira road 4 loads, mowed the rest of the day had a shower
Tuesday 16th
Dull Took Mary to Doctor in morning she has Bronkitis he gave her some medicine and d
general directions about care ect, mowed and put up hay Gro ect 1.39 mower knife 2.50
Wensday 17th
fine mowed in morning hauled 4 loads from back field & put up what we cut
Thursday July 18th 1895
fine Hauled nine loads and mowed and put up some hay in swamp had Walter Baley all day 1/2
day with tram and Walter russel in afteroon bgt crock for Mrs Knowles 13¢
Friday 19th
Dull Father & boys hoeing turnips and I mowed most of day had a shower in afternoon
Saturday 20th
Changeable Chored a while in morning went to town with Father paid him $1.25 got chopping
& Bran $1.31 Groceries 1.95 Dry goods 1.25 Drugs 05, Bananas 20, Fish 35 laces 10¢ had W
Baley after tea
Sunday 21st
showery Dull went for medicine for Mary in morning and Mina C & I went to S.S. in Afternoon
Monday 22nd
fine Hauled in six loads hay in afternoon, off flat, had Walter Baley in afternoon paid him 25 50,
Tuesday 23rd
fine mowed a little in morning boys hoeing turnips
Wensday 24th
fine went to town in morning took Mary to Doctor, bgt Gro 17¢ Dry goods 75¢ Groceries, 33,
meat 45, Drugs 85¢ came home & hoed turnips
Thursday July 25th 1895
fine Choring and putting paris green on potatoes with spray pump
Friday 26th
fine went up to Knowle's place to look around it and see about buying or renting it, came home &
chored in afternoon
Saturday 27th
wet Fixing up Bull stall and things in general went to town in evening bgt hardware 25¢
Groceries 38 paper for Mina 05 paper for envelopes 23
Sunday 28th
fine went to church in morning heard Dr Henderson on Mr H Leadley came out to dinner - went
to SS
Monday 29th
fine went to see Mr Darby about Knowle's place offered 6000 for it to pay 1/3 down bal on
Mortgage at 5%.
Tuesday 30th
fine heavy rain last night hoed turnips in morning went to town in afternoon bgt hardware 45
Dry Goods
Tuesday 31st pulling weeds {C} & scuffling turnips
Thursday 1st Aug 1895
put cows in put through the day that are preparing for the show went to town in morning bgt dress
for Mary $6.95¢ shoes 1.30 Hardware 50 deposited $2 for Charlie $2 for Henry & $3 for Mina
Friday 2nd Aug 1895
putting dip on cattle in morning & hauling up muck for bedding and Hauled load of Green feed in
afternoon.
Saturday 3rd
fine plowed where green feed was in morning and boys cutting wood, went to town in afternoon
bgt Flax 33" 75¢ np paid Thorp's account $1.20 shoe mended 10¢
Sunday 4th
fine Mina, C & I went to Church Took Sacrament. Dr Henderson preached.
Monday 5th
fine Choring all day getting barn & grainery ready for harvest and fixing things up in general
Tuesday 6th
Dull Took Mrs Knowles to town rape seed 13¢ Groceries 25¢ dry goods 25¢ Took a look
around Sa{illegible} Wensday Farm
Wensday 7th
Dull M Baley started to cut Sowed rape, boys were scuffling & hoeing turnips
Thursday 8th
fine Mr Baley started to cut our oats today we also cut most of our peas & shocked up some oats
Friday 9th
Dull Went with Andrew for his Furniture and bgt basket 40¢ boys scuffling Turnips & choring
stamp for Mina
Saturday Aug 10th 1895
fine Finished pulling peas, also shocked most of the oats that were cut and chored a little also
finished scuffling Turnips Mary paid for dress making 5.00 stamp 03. Gloves for Mina 15¢
Sunday 11th
Dull Mary and I went to Church in the morning. Heard a young man preach he was very good,
Mina, C & I went to S.S. in afternoon
Monday 12th
fine Took Mary and Andrew to the train in the morning, Mary hat and waterproof $5.00 Ticket
$2.75 money she took with her bgt hardware 42¢ postage for M 6¢ postage for myself, 03, Bran
80¢
Tuesday 13th
fine Baleys finished cutting all but about 3/4 of an acre of our oats, this morning we finished
shocking it up and hauled in the peas, 4 loads
Wensday 14th
fine Finished peas & hauled two loads of oats, went to town bgt Groceries, 50¢ got 100" of flour
to be returned again sent a P.O. order to J & J Hill being entry fees for our cattle, 5¢ for order
envelopes
August 1895
Thursday 15th
fine Hauled in four loads of oats, and did the chores
Friday 16th
fine went to town this morning to see M Sandilands about the farm he is going to do what he can
in my case hauled four loads of oats
Saturday 17th
shower & storm in evening Hauled three loads of oats 2 siberian, 1 banner went to town in
evening bgt meat had all shocks & some fences to set up after storm
Sunday 18th
cool Mina & I went to church heard the Pastor of Centinary Church Hamilton preach, it was very
good, M. C & I went to S.S.
Monday 19th
cool went to town with grist in morning 12 1/2 bags, 72¢ bgt Wheat Germ, 25" 56 tea, 27¢ other
Groceries 18¢ Baleys finished our cutting today
Tuesday 20th
Changeable Washing show cattle in morning, Hauled in two loads Joanette oats in the afternoon
and fixed cattle shuts in evening
Wensday Aug 22nd
fine & cool After chores were done in the morning Andrew and I went up to Jim's to see about farm
I offered to let Jim have it at the four Thousand if they would throw off this year's rent, Jim did not
agree to it yet. A went up to see Th him in afternoon had a letter from Mary. She is improving in
health
Thursday 23rd
Andrew & I went to see about the Sanlan farm as Jim has decided to take this farm and I have sent
a proposal to Sanlan about the farm, and saw Mr McTaggart about the place, Chored in afternoon
Friday 24th
fine Finished hauling our oats, except the swamp patch went to town in afternoon bgt C oil 70.
Molasses 38¢ basket for Mina 25¢ stamp 06 06 washers 05 np
Saturday 25th
went to meet Mary in the in the morning, she arrived all safe, saw, Dr Herod about Mr Sanlan he
is coming up on Monday, boys choring all day
Sunday 25th Aug 1895
fine warm Mina & Charlie went to Church in the morning we all went to SS had a good lesson
Monday 26th
fine Mary & Andrew & I went to C Town to see about buying the Sanlan Farm we came to an
agreement and I signed it and paid down $100.00, we had dinner at Hotel, 75 horse. 10. selery,
15, watch fixed 25
Tue Tuesday 27th
fine sent man to Dawson's Thrashing, Andrew & I took a look around the Farm Then went into
town, bgt Groceries $1.25, stamps & P.C's 10 bananas 10¢
Wensday 28th
fine Took two loads of hay to town, 1st $14.20 2nd $20.40 Fees 30¢ meat $1.40 pd 1.00 Jim
and Andrew came down to look around barn and stables, they have decided for us to burn
the woo green standing wood
Thursday 29th
fine Thrashing today. had. 11 men besides thrashers and myself 2 from Shortreed 1 Dawson 1
Slater 1 Russel
Aug 1895
Thursday 29th Contd
fine 1 McWilliams & Tram 1 Aitcheson 1 Baley & Tram, hired three Dawsons Barker's J at 1.00
boys at 75 each = 2.50 paid S Aitcheson $5.00 bal due $2.00 we have a very good yield of grain
I think about, 900 bu of oats and 60 bu of peas 20 loads of oats and 4 loads peas
Friday 30th
fine went to town in morning sold a load of hay delivered it in afternoon & sold another today's
@ 14.75 Tomorrow's 15.00
Saturday 31st
fine & cool Took a load of hay to J.M. Bond in morning 2800 lbs @ $15.00 per ton = 21.00 also
recd pay for yesterdays load took a load to Borsh in afternoon 2460 at $14.25 per T. = 17.00
Sunday 1st Sept
Mary and I went to church Mina. C. & I went to S.S.
Monday 2nd
fine chored most of the day went to town bgt rope 45¢
Tuesday 3rd
fine Hauled two loads of hay to town, $21.24 & 19.90
Wensday Monday 4th
Took Two loads of hay to R Stewart $18.98¢ $22.34 Groceries .44. Tomatoes 40, stamps 9¢
Thursday 5th SEPT 1895
went to town in the morning Got hay pressed 1.00 recd $22.34 for a load of hay bgt molasses
and jar 63. feed boxes $2.80 np got Sallows to trim Bulls feet $2.00 np saw Mr. Saunders and
found that title is all right but we have to get a quit claim deed from Dominion bank, on account of
their mortgage, I have to call and see them in Toronto
Friday 6th
fine Took stock to Station and started for Toronto exhibition where we arrived about dark in
evening paid for car 9.00 to receive $1 rebate & Whitlaw the same.
Saturday 7th
fine Fixed up stock Stewart came with his from the N.W. also three head from Sarnia
Sunday 8th
Spend a quiet day not much tour on the grounds went to service in afternoon
Monday 9th
fine Washing cattle and preparing generally for the show ring
Tuesday 10th
fine Preparing for the ring but were put off until tomorrow
Wensday 11th Sept 1895
Our cattle were judged today we recd 1st & medal for bull 1st for bull calf, 1st & 3rd for cow 1st
for 3 year old cow 2nd for heifer calf and 1st for herd in all $133.00 saw a number of old friends
Mr Blight, T. Walker, H McDougall, Jas McDougall Mrs Dulson.
Thursday 12th
fine Keeping stock in fair shape and looking around the grounds, Tom came Tonight Telegram
Friday 13th
fine Jennie, John & Bessie stayed with us all night, I have taken a cold, we shipped for Montreal
tonight
Saturday 14th
cold our car fare to Montreal is $37.13 & we are to receive $4.13 if we are under 22500 lbs of a
load I pay half stewart half $18.57 Travelling all day through poor looking country
Sunday 15th
fine & warm arrived at Mile End about 9 AM and got to grounds about noon things are not very
inviting
Monday 16
T & I washed the cattle and prepared generally for show ring.
Tuesday 17th
fine Tuesday we prepared for showing in morning were took into ring about 2 P.M. & repeated
Toronto victories also 1st on heifer calf
Wensday 18th
fine spent the day in taking care of Cattle and looking around Grounds ect went to the Doctor got
some medicine cost 1.00
Thursday 19th
fine choring generally and tact taking as good care of myself as I could bed or
Friday 20th
warm work was about same as yesterday we are held longer than usual bed for 4 nights & 1
meal $1.25
Saturday 21st
very warm 1/2 car to Ottawa $5.50
We put stock on the train about noon and they stayed there till dark, we have been rather badly
used at Montreal
Sunday 22nd
hot We arrived in Ottawa about noon got stock settled on the grounds and hunted a boarding
place went to service in evening
Monday 23rd
warm We washed stock & got ready to show tomorrow
Tuesday 24th
fine we were preparing to show but were not called out
Wensday 25th
fine we were called out today about 3 P.M. and had some changes made, Mys'e 1st & Diploma
Kyma 2 II Bull calf took Diploma
Thursday 26th
fine chored and looked around a little went to parliament building went into Tower it was a
Grand sight
Friday 27th
fine Chored & prepared to leave in evening which we did about 5 P.M. got loaded about dark
Saturday 28th
cool Spent the day on the road to home it was quite pleasant but we are now quite tired of Train
and show
Sunday 29th
cool Arrived home th ten oclock today feeling quite tough
Monday 30th
cool went to Town with Tom in morning took a look over the new farm, got our Truck at the
station and shipped Tom's calf to Mt Forest paid Tom $12.00 paid Mr Scroggin $9.00 5 that I
borowed & 4 that Mary got in goods ect while I was away bgt, Grapes ect 42¢ paid Rudd, for feed
pans $2.80 paid Lawrence, Goetz $1.00
Tuesday Oct 1st 95
I was sick all day, & stayed in bed, Lawrence Goetz finished plowing at new farm and I paid him
5.65 he recd 60¢ from Mary before
Wensday Oct 2nd 1895
fine Andrew Mary and I went to town to settle about the farm we could not make a final settlement
as the deed had not come back from Quebec so at present have to wait paid Mrs Johnston for
Lawrence's board $2.25 bal to pay yet $2.25 received the Registered pedigre of Hether Belle from
Dawes & Co Lachine
Thursday 3rd
fine Choring in morning putting lambs on rape fixing fence fixing calf to prevent sucking
cutting corn in afternoon
Friday 4th
fine went to town with grist paid for 100" of flour I got before & got, 63" of flour & 93" of bran &
shorts, paid Sallows for paring Bulls feet $2.00, paid Wakefields bill 4.00 Extra meat stamp for
Mina, 03, saw Saunders about deed but it has not come yet recd agreement & copy of mortgage
had Mr Neish helping this afternoon 40¢
Saturday 5th
fine Had three McRae boys helping to pick potatoes have to pay them, 65¢ Henry Leadley was
here also, we got on fairly well paid Henry $1.00
Sunday 6th
fine Mary. C. & I went to church heard Dr Henderson preach Mina. C. & I went to SS
Monday 7th
Dull & damp went to town in morning to see about help to take up potatoes, got Henry & Willie
Sadrocendke @ 30¢ each per day on fine days. nothing on west sent $5.00 To Harvey Illinois to
register two calves Bowman's no 1 and Bonnie Lad {illegible crossed out} express 05. stamps 08
bgt Shoes for Mina and C $2.45 postage for Mina 05, socks for C 70. Books for C 15, for Mina
1.00 Mina's Hat dress and jacket $10.20 Laggings for Charlie 50 paid Mina's fees for Sept
Tuesday 8th Oct
cold Taking up potatoes all day had McRae's boys helping 65 np
Wensday 9th
cold working at potatoes all day had McCrae boys
Thursday 10th
fine we finished potatoes except harowing had boys all day
Friday 11th
wet picked potatoes a while in morning and then chored rest of the day had, 1 man from Baley's
and and Lawrence Goetz at Russel's thrashing 1/2 day Lawrence chored the rest of day
Saturday Oct 12th 95
Dull & damp went to mill with grist 11 bags then went for colt to Mr Kerbys. paid for chopping
Then went to town sent 6.00 to Dawes & co. Lachine for reg heifer Heather Belle, paid $6.50 to
Peter Anderson for Mr J Kerby for colt pasture paid for Lime 5¢ stamp & order 08, bgt shere for
plow 40¢ paid R Shortreed for Show Ticket came home and chored in evening
Sunday 13th
fine Mary Charlie and I went to Church heard Rev Crossly preach on Abraham's faith Mina C & I
went to S.S. Mary Mina & I went to church in evening heard Crossly and Hunter preach their
farewell Exhortations
Monday 14
fine * Had L Goetz and McRae boys helping, Kyma 3 calved today bull C
Tuesday 15th
fine Finished taking up mangels carrots and potatoes have about 300 bags of potatoes, 11 loads
mangels 4 loads carrots, had L, G and Mcrae boys went to Town Executed the mortgage and bgt
Gro 98. W Soda 25, recd 2.00 from Exhibition sent $1.00 to Canada Life Assurance Co. Hamilton
to ap {written in left margin} To apply on Principal of Bowfront Mortgage
Wensday Oct 16th 1895
Lawrence Goetz and I plowing down on new farm
Thursday 17th
cool Lawrence & I plowing all day. Baley's sent a hand to Shortreeds thrashing for me Russel is
to go tomorrow paid McRae boys $5.00 they have to return 80¢
Friday 18th
fine Lawrence and I plowing he all day and I until 3.45 P.M. then I went to town bgt meat. 30¢
Flour 50" to be returned saw McLean's boy and he says I am to come in to see about the farm
busines recd registered cetificates of pedigree of Bowmans No 1 and Bonnie lad, Also recd receipt
from Canada life Assurance Co of $100 paid on principal of Bowfront mortgage
Saturday 19th
Dull first Snow Lawrence plowing all day and I in afternoon boys hoeing out blue weed I went to
town in morning to see about deed but it has not come yet. Sent word about insurance that we
would only insure for 1500 with the mortgagee drew $10.00 out of bank paid Johnston $2.25 for
board, paid Lawrence $1.00 bgt apples 75¢
Sunday 20th Oct 1895
Dull Stormy Mina and I went to Church heard Dr Henderson preach a sermon on giving, it was
very good. M. C. & I went to S.S.
Monday 21st
Dull Lawrence and I plowing all day at new farm
Tuesday 22nd
fine Taking up Turnips all day had Lawrence and Fred McRae
Wensday 23
fine Andrew and I went to town to see about farm, deed could not finish up the business until
more word was received from Toronto Lawrence was here all at Baleys thrashing in morning and
pulling turnips in afternoon I bgt sickle 35¢ Groceries 63¢ sold eggs 75 bal to our credit 18¢ Fred
McRae was here all day
Thursday 24th
fine Lawrence & I pulling turnips all day Fred McRae picking
Friday 25th
fine Lawrence and I pulling turnips all day Mary Mina Charlie Henry Leadley & I all went to tea
meeting, I paid for all 75¢ 15¢ for Mina
Saturday 26th
fine Taking up turnips had Lawrence H Leadley & McRae boys went to town in morning Paid
Lawrence $5.00
October
Sunday 27th
Dull & wet Mary and Charlie went to Church in morning Mina C & I went to SS in afternoon, had
a good school
Monday 28th
Stormy Andrew and I went to town saw Saunders about Lease Agreement, also asked the
advice of Mr Lamprey and K McLean, and th by their advice we signed the agreement paid,
McLean $1913.24 for Blake Lash & Cassils Toronto Also paid Saunders $5.00 that I agreed to if he
did the business for me, paid for Abstract 80¢ reg deed $1.55 reg Final order of foreclosure 50¢
left the order foreclosure and deed to be registered, Came home & laid up turnips pit and did the
chores. Jim came this evening and offers to give us $75.00 for to leave the place after the fat Stock
Show we got the chaff, half the wood, he gets what straw is left and the hay fork arrangements
Tuesday 29th
Dull Lawrence and I covering and fencing pit Lawrence here 3/4 day paid Minas fees for
October, Stationary for Mina 15¢
Wensday 30th
fine took 595 lbs wheat to Mill recd 400" flour 175" feed paid for chopping seven bags & making
flour of the 595 of wheat into flour $1.35 sold lamb skin, 80 paid fee for cattle breeders
Association 1.00 bgt a horned dorset ewe lamb $5.25
Thursday 31st
Dull Lawrence and I plowing all day, finished the sixteen acre field and also patch beside roots
Friday 1st Nov 1895
Lawrence and I plowing all day finished patch between house and creek and started behind bush,
I went to town in evening made application for insurance, and received Intrim receipt, for $1200.00 in
the London Mutual, 1000 on house and 200 on barn, starts today and ends Nov 1st 98
Saturday 2nd
fine Went to town in the morning sold eggs, 15 3/4 doz @ 15 = $2.37 bgt groceries $2.28¢ got
Blacksmithing done 30¢ np recd a letter from home Lawrence was plowing all day & I about two
hours
Sunday Nov 3rd 1895
fine Mina and I went to church in the morning heard Dr Henderson preach we had a very good
class and stayed for sacrament Herbert Leadley came out with me to take charge of the S.S. we
had a good school, I took him home after tea had quite a nice chat
Monday 4th
fine Lawrence and I plowing all day, I had rather a hard time of it among the stumps and so had
the horses
Tuesday 5th
{ink colour changes} fine Lawrence and I plowing
Wensday 6th
fine We finished new land and started at the patch near west end road behind house, got shere
sharped 10 np
Thursday 7th
fine Lawrence and I plowing all day, he leaves tonight as I think I can finish tomorrow
Friday 8th
Dull I plowed the bal of stubble land we have turnip land to do yet
Saturday 9th Nov 1895
Went to town in morning had made application for $1500 insurance in the Manchester Co of
England, sent intrim receipt to Blake, Lash & Cassils Toronto, made payable to Robert Hamilton
Quebec, Premium $12.50 np policy $1.00, bgt shoes $1.35 paid Barker's boys, $4.65 bgt
umbrella, 1.00 sold eggs to sold eggs $1.30 shoe polish 10 got horse shod 20¢ stamps for Mina
06 for self 9¢ went up to Jim's to see about settling with Johnston about leaving he agrees to pay
half of the extra
Sunday 10th
Dull Mary, C. & I went to church heard Dr Henderson preach Mina C & I went to SS
Monday 11th
fair Took a grist to Mill 12 bags then went down to other place to plow got took ashes to put
around trees, gave C McDougall two loads gravel to fix stable. went to mill in evening for grist
chopping 60. vinegar & C oil $1.20 paid 80¢ owe 1.00
Tuesday Nov 12th 1895
fair I was plowing all day on Turnip ground Arranged with Johnston tonight for to take posession
on the 16th of December I pay the rent after that time, Jas Simpson was here tonight and agrees
to the arrangements, he pays me $75 $86.45¢ I
Wensday 13th
fair I hauled manure from stable door in morning and after frost was out started to plow, for the rest
of the day
Thursday 14th
fair I plowed all day on Turnip ground Mr Johnston signed agreement with regard to giving up
poasession
Friday 15th
fair went to town in morning got Tory shod 70¢ pd for last job 30 tried to sell straw, finished
the plowing on new farm.
Saturday 16th
fine Took Charlie down to new place & started him to work then went to town got blacksmithing
done 10¢ went to market saw Mr Reinhardt and took him to see the Model farm stables paid for
lamb $5.25
Sat 16th Nov 1895
got whip fixed 04 apples 35¢ nails 88¢ paid smith's bill 33¢ stamps for Mrs German 05
Sunday 17th
fair Mina & I went to Church heard stranger preach exhorting us to be steadfast like the cedar
tree, and useful like the olive tree it was very good
Monday 18th
fair Hauling earth out of stable on new place, had Isac Dyson helping me 75¢
Tuesday 19th
fair Isac was hauling out earth all day and I cut some logs for, posts and door frames and some
lumber cutting costs $1.30¢, had Dyson and Rheinhart
Wensday 20th
got posts in morning from Geo North he paid for cow to bull went took posts to stewarts planing
Mill, to be turned, sold turkeys, sold lamb skin 85¢ Had Dyson and Reinhart
Thursday 21st
cold Chored at home until ten o'clock went to town, got pair of Jacks for raising sil of barn and
ordered some flooring lumber to make doors Jack to be 25¢ worked a little but did not accomplish
much
Friday Nov 22nd 1895
Went down to new place in morning gave I Dyson some work and then went to town got line fixed
05 np went to Stewarts got posts, Turning costs $1.05 sawing groove 30¢ lumber for doors $1.40
Stick 3x10 16 ft long, 60 got 15 bush lime @ 15¢ = $2.25 Father came today had I Dyson all day
75¢
Saturday 23rd
Dull with sleet Father Isac Dyson 75 & I were working at the other place all day I went to town
about ten A.M. sold eggs 13 16/12 doz @ 15 = 2.07 bgt groceries 1.27 paid bill 30¢ 57¢ placed
to our Cr at Scroggies bgt line 15¢
Sunday 24th
fine Mary Father and I went to church Heard Rev Courtis Ed of C Guardian on be not weary in
well doing for in due season Ye shall reap if Ye faint not. it was real good.
Monday 25th
wet Took 10 bags of chop to mill, skinned dead sheep our best shearling for fat stock show, died,
by being kept away from grain for a day or two and then taking a full feed. I, Dyson and Father
working all day
Nov 1895
Tuesday 267th
windy working at new place all day, also Father and I Dyson sold 20 roller from 5 to 6 in thick to
John Young for 2.75 took them int tonight
Wensday 28th
fine & cool went to new place in morning hauled up stones and staked out yard, Had Father I
Dyson 75 H Thatcher $1.30 J Barber bgt two loads of gravel
Thursday 29th
very fine Had Father and Thatcher 1.50 building I Dyson 75 tending them and S Slater 40 digging
post holes bought thirty fence posts 2.40/8¢ he had no change " {bought} 3 bush lime .45/15
Friday 30
Dull Went down to new place in the morning, then went to Town got ordered sash 3 @ 99/33 2 @
25.50 piece of lumber 15¢ exchan borrowed 5 plank 115 ft/11 1/2 in at 14 per M 4 boards, 14 in @
$12 per M pine got 3 barrels cement @ 8.55/2.85 7" nails, 25 np had Reinhardt 1.00 S. Slater 35
& I Dyson 75
Saturday 31st
cold Father, W Reinhardt 1.00 I Dyson 75 and I were working at new place all day, sent with Mr
Johnston for Hardware at Morris sash at stewarts that I ordered yesterday
Sunday Dec 1st 1895
Mary Father and Charlie went to church Mina. C & I went to S.S.
Monday 2nd
Stormy We worked at stables on new place, had Reinhardt 75 I Dyson 75 S. Slater 35 got four
barrels of cement from paving Co 11.40/2.85
Tuesday 3rd
fair & cold S Slater, I Dyson 75 and I worked at new place. I went to Town after dinner recd forty
Dollars from Mr German paid Insurance $21.50 paid for lime, 2.70 bgt lumber 25 recd 2.50 from
J. Young for rollers paid I Dyson 5.00 paid Mr Russel $1.13 Stamp 03 paid for Fred McRae's
medal 35¢
WenThursday 5th
fair working at new place all day I Dyson 75 S. Slater Father & I have S Slater for $8 per month
for 1 month got two barrels of cement 5.70/2.85 paid H Thatcher $2.25
Wensday 4th
working at new place all day. Father I Dyson 75 S Slater & I
Friday Dec 6th 1895
Father Sam and I were down at new place all day, cut and hauled to Mill 9 pine and one elm log
Saturday 7th
Dull I Dyson 50 Sam Father and I at new place putting in stack hauled in about 12 loads Sold
75" Turkeys @ 6.00/8 eggs 9 doz 144/16 recd due bill for them bgt gro $1.82 stamps for Mina 13
Sunday 8th
cold & clear Father Mina and I went to church heard Dr Henderson preach on Training Children
we had quite a good class C. M. & I went to S.S.
Monday 9th
fine Father I Dyson 75 & S Slater worked at new place, finished the cement pavement, have
used nine barrels of cement @ 2.85 $25.65, I took five bags of chop to mill, 25. also paid $1.50
that I owed Mr McRae for chopping
Tuesday 10th Dec
Took the stock to the show gave Mr Miller a capon for dressing the chickens paid entry fees
$11.75 Went to Mr Pearsons for tea 15
Wensday 11th Dec 1895
We attended the stock at show, had P Angus cattle and poultry judged, we got 6 prizes in pultry
and two in P. Angus cattle amounting to $40.00 we have finished Mil our part of the milk test for
dairy prize, was at pearsons for all my meals today Sam and Fh Father worked at new place
Thursday 12th
cold Thu show was finished today we were successful in dairy competition with Rose, she got
first prize and Mr Pearce's prize of silver ware, value $15.00 received $40.00 paid for board $1.20
sold milk 20¢ got five members for Cattle breeders Association G & A Rice, Jas Trask Wm
Stewart Jun. D & O Sorby Wm Rivers, paid Dyson 5.00 sold 3 lambs 2 sheep for $30
Friday 13th
fine Working at stable all day Mr Reinhart was here $1.00 Sold poultry yesterday for $15.00
paid Johnston for rye & buck wheat $7.34, for board 4.90 bgt hardware 48¢ lumber 30
Dec 1895
Saturday 14th
fine working at new place all day, Reinhart was here and finished, paid Dyson in full $3.50 paid
Reinhart 7.00 recd a note from Mr Johnston and Mr McDougall for $52.50 to be and I gave them an
agreement saying that I would pay the rent on 1st of March to Mr Hamilton bought hardware today
$4.25 np
Sunday 15th
fine All but I went to church Mina C & I went to SS
Monday 16th
fine We started to move today took down kitchen furniture and part of the other C Baley took a
load of Turnips an
Tuesday 17th
fine moving all day weather is very mild now sleighing is going very fast
Wensday 18th
got horses shod in morning paid for same $1.00 and 90¢ np we went for a load of moving in
afternoon Sam took a load of straw to Sleemans
Thursday 19th Dec 1895
soft Sam took 10 bags of oats to Mill to chop 55¢ bgt Bran 60¢ bgt bags $1.25 I took a load of
straw to Keleher and hauled a load of manure from Sleeman's I am to get 8 loads of manure from
each place for the straw we went to old place for a load in afternoon
Friday 20th
Dull Sam & I hauled eight loads of manure 7 from Sleemans and one from Keleher we spread it
on the field near Hales
Saturday 21st
Dull hauled a load with each team in morning of oats and chaff, chored in afternoon it was quite
wet, paid Mr Baley 12.25
Sunday 22nd
fine Mary, Father and I went to church heard Rev Austin of St Thoms preach, Mina C & I went to
S.S.
Monday 23
Dull Sam C & I went for a load of roots and a load of grain and chaff Sam went to Baleys to
thrash but the rain stopped them we chored in afternoon fixing sheep pen ect
Tuesday Dec 24th 1895
we chored all day as roads were not fit to go for a load
Wensday 25th
fair we chored a while in morning Sam went home. Father and I went to church, I bgt hardware
95¢ chored around barn in afternoon
Thursday 26th
went to school meeting in morning audited the books and found them correct then came home
and went to Mr Wm Whitlaw's funeral in afternoon, went down town bgt hardware $1.25 np
apples 20¢ np Father and Sam & Charlie were cleaning up cellars ect.
Friday 27th
fine Sam was hauling gravel into the hen house and Father leveling, Charlie & I went up to old
place for a load of chaff and oats, After dinner I took a load of straw to D Keleher to exchange for
eight loads of Manure, I get 6.00 for each load of straw and pay 75¢ for each load of Manure, Sam
Father and I went up for a load of Turnips chaf & oats
December 1895
Saturday 28th
fine Sam took 16 bags of chop to mill np 80¢ Father and Charlie took the other team and went for
chaff and oats, I went to town paid G.B. Hood for insurance $3.90 pd W. McRae 50¢ for Bible
Society paid W.B. Swayze $13.00 for plow, recd $10 from H Wade for prize money for Dairy cow
paid S Slater $6.00 on a month wages bal due him $2.40 sold eggs $1.45 recd the silver water
pitcher from J. S. pearce paid for engraving 35¢ Took Heather Belle to Lord Aberdeen 2nd at
O.A.C.
Sunday 29th
fine Father Mina and Charlie went to church, Mina C & I went to S.S. Mr Bollert addressed the
school & ait it was very good
Monday 30th
Father and Charlie went for a load of Turnips and I went for some lumber 38, 2 X 4, 4. 3 X 4 = 352 ft
@ 3.40/10.50 per M bgt two pair hinges 60¢ nails 52¢ bolts, 26 $1.40 np W Tuck was here all
day 1.00 sent for 40" nails in afternoon $1.00 " $1.20
Tuesday 1st
stormy Henry, Charlie & I went for two four loads of roots W Tuck here half a day
Wensday Jan 1st 1896
fine both teams hauling grain in morning and 1 in afternoon I was getting lumber ready Took
Kyma Thursday Tweedhill to OAC Bull Lord Aberdeen 2nd
Thursday 2nd
fine Two teams hauling grain in morning and one in afternoon We finished hauling grain today I
worked around yard postage for Mina and C 9¢
Friday 3rd
cold We worked at yard all day Mr Tuck here all day $1.00 since ten oclock, S Slater came for
bal of his wages 2.00
Saturday 4th
cold We worked at yard all day. Mr Tuck was here 1.00 went to Town in evening sold butter
$1.36 paid Dr Savages bill $6.50
Sunday 5th
cold Father Mary and I went to church heard Dr Henderson on preach a New Year sermon Mina
& I went to S.S.
Monday 6th
cold Went to town in morning got harness fixed 25¢ sold sheep skins $1.90 bgt Flour horses
shod polled my vote a plumper for Hales and the old Reeve and Deputy exchanged gobblers with
Crosby
Implements & Live Stock 1895 Apr 20 1898
Horses $/cents $/cents
Douglas 100.00
Tory 75.00
Nell 40.00
Prince 75.00
Maud 25.00
315.00 315.00
Cattle
Kyma 125.00
Kyma 3rd 125.00
Mysie 80.00
Kyma of L 115.00
Belle 60.00
no 1 60.00
no 2 25.00
Lor Aberdeen
3rd
100.00
Bonnie Lad 75.00
750.00 750.00
Grades &
Durhams
Nettie 55.00
Rose 50.00
Dina 40.00
Dick 30.00
Lady 15.00
Trixie 15.00
208.00 208.00
Sheep
B Ewes 50.00
Shearling Ewe 7.00
" wether 7.00
Lambs 17.50
81.50 81.00
Poultry
Turkeys 20.00 20.00
1,374.00
Total Live Stock
& Imp
1,684.73
135.00
" " & cash 1,819.23
" " " 150.00
& paid on
mortgage
1,969.73
420.50
2,392.73
Implements
Wagon 38.00
Buggy 35.00
Democrat 2.00
Barrow 1.00
Cultivator 25.00
Rake 7.00
Cutter 5.00
Plows 8.00
Harrows 8.00
Mower 15.00
P Harvester 7.00
Forks 3.00
Shovels 2.00
bags 4.00
scuffler 2.00
rack 1.50
Trough 1.00
C box 2.00
Sundries 8.50
sulper 10.00
Hay 58.46
Oats 20.00
Wheat 25.00
peas 17.27
310.73
Cash on hand 135.00.
paid on Bowfront Mortgage 150.00
Total L.S. Imp cash on hand
and paid on mortgage and
Household Furniture =
$2,330.23 Total for 1st
June 1895
$60 send for heifer this fal
Horses
200.00
100.00
60.00
40.00
50.00
$450.00 $450.00
Cattle
125.00
125.00
80.00
125.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
50.00 K To heifer
75.00 H. Bloom
75.00 4 yearlings
75.00
75.00
75.00
75.00
50.00 heifer calves
50.00
50.00 Bull calves
50.00
50.00
150.00 Bull
70.00 Steer
85.00 Heifer
40.00 grades Cows
40.00
8.00 " calves
5.00
N 28.00
1,828.00 $1,828.00
Stock
Apr 1898 bgt forward
Sheep $2,278.00
Ram 20.00
old ewe 10.00
3 young ewes 45.00
134 shear 45.00
2 sherlings 20.00
4 grades 40.00
4 lambs 30.00
2 rams 10.00
$185.00 $185.00
wagons 60.00
hens 10.50
Turkeys 5.00
15.00
wagagons 60.00
Buggy 20.00
Barrow 1.25
Cultivator 19.00
Rake 7.00
Cutter 5.00
Plows 8.00
9 plow 16.00
Harrows 6.00
mower 10.00
P. Harvester 6.00
Forks 3.00
Shovels 1.00
bags 3.50
scuffler 5.00
racks 3.00
C box 2.00
seed drill 25.00
Binder 15.00
roller 15.00
$225.75 $225.75
bgt forward 2,688.75
weeder 99.00
sleigh 14.00
pulper 8.00
chisels & saws 5.00
augers & bits 1.00
fanning mill 9.00
Sundries 8.95
Harness 26.00
sundries ect 6.05
pea chop 6.00
Oat " 3.25
Bran 1.20
Hen feed 3.00
Mangels 1.50
feed oats 7.80
Mandesuri Barley 5
bush
3.00
Rye 36.65
wheat 52.00
peas 96.25
potatoes 132.50
430.65 430.65
Furniture 386.55 386.55
Wood 30.00 30.00
3,535.95
Amount W. Owes
us
2,676.42
Improvement on
farm
1,000.00
money Invested in
Farm
2,000.00
Interest from W 133.83
Mr Germans
account
77.50
J. Batty 73.16
5,960.91
5,960.91
9,496.86
622.39
8,874.47
notes on accounts
we owe
422.39
Intrest due June
1st
200.00
622.39
$/cents $/cents $/cents
583.75 620.85 555.10
House Furnishings 1891
& 1892 & 1893
1891 $/cents 555.10
Stoves 20.00 18.01
Organ 75.00 60.00
Music 8.00 8.00
Sewing Machine 28.00 28.00
Tables 5.00 5.00
Music Table 1.50 1.50
Sofa 7.00 6.50
4 chairs 8.00 7.00
6 chairs 3.00 2.50
4 chairs .50 .40
What-not 4.00 3.00
Bedroom Suite 17.00 16.00
Bedroom Suite 14.00 13.00
Bed-stead .50 .40
Lamps 2.00 2.00
Chamber-sets 2.00 2.00
Books 8.00 8.00
Lounges 1.00 .50
clock 10.00 9.00
Pictures 12.00 12.00
Trunk 2.00 .40
Cupboards 2.00 2.00
Small stands 1.00 1.00
Curtains 14.00 10.00
Dishes 10.00 10.00
Small things in kitchen 1.00 .90
Preserve jars 1.00 .75
Milk pans 1.50 1.25
Jewelry 45.00 45.00
Cream-crock .75 .50
Silver-ware 25.00 25.00
Table-cloths 4.00 4.00
small articles 5.00 4.00
Violin 4.00 2.00
5.00 B & S
Carpet 73 yds 22.00 22.00
Ca Mats 8.00 7.00
8.00 Robe
Beds 30.00 29.00
.50
Bed-clothes 13.00 10.00
3.00
Towels 3.00 2.00
Other clothes 165.00 150.00
Total $583.75
An increase of $37.10 over 1891 {written vertically}
1892 1894 4
0
2
.
6
8
Stoves 20.00 15.00
Organ 75.00 70.00
Music 8.00 8.00
Sewing-
machine
28.00 25.00
Tables 5.00 4.00
Music-table 1.50 1.00
Sofa 7.00 6.50
4 chairs 8.00 7.00
6 chairs 3.00 2.50
4 chairs .50 .50
What-not 4.00 3.00
Bedroom-suite 17.00 15.00
" " 14.00 12.00
Bed-stead .50 .50
Lamps 2.00 1.00
Chamber-sets 2.00 1.50
Books 8.00 8.00
Lounges 1.00 1.00
Clock 10.00 9.00
Pictures 12.00 12.00
Trunk 2.00 .50
Cupboards 2.00 2.00
Small stands 1.00 1.00
Curtains 14.00 12.00
Dishes 10.00 9.00
small things in
kitchen
2.50 1.50
Preserve jars 1.00 1.00
Milk pans 1.50 2.50
Jewelry 45.00 40.00
Cream-crock .75 .50
Silverware 25.00 20.00
Table-clothes 4.50 3.50
small articles 5.00 5.00
Violin 4.00 2.00
Carpet 73 yds 22.00 20.00
Carpet-Balls 2.00 2.00
Mats 8.00 7.00
Boots & Shoes 10.00 10.00
Beds 30.00 30.00
Bed-clothes 12.00 10.00
Towels 4.00 2.00
Robe 9.00 8.00
Other clothes 175.00 150.00
clothes wringer 3.50 3.50
Basket .60 .60
$620.85 $402.60
566.10
$402.60
April 20 1898
$386.55¢ Value Furniture 1899 Value Furniture
20.00 20.00 20.00
50.00 50.00 50.00
8.00 8.00 4.00
15.00 15.00 15.00
4.00 3.00 2.00
1.00 .75 .75
6.50 4.00 3.00
6.00 4.00 4.00
2.50 2.40 1.80
.40 .40 .40
3.00 2.00 3.00
10.00 8.00 8.00
12.00 10.00 6.00
.50 .50 .50
2.00 1.00 1.00
1.50 1.50 2.00
8.00 8.00 8.00
1.00 .75 1.00
8.00 7.00 6.00
12.00 10.00 12.00
.50 .25 .50
2.00 2.00 2.00
1.00 1.00 1.00
10.00 6.00 1.00
9.00 8.00 8.00
1.50 1.00
1.00 .50 1.00
2.00 1.50 4.00
40.00 60.00 2.00
.50 40.00
20.00 30.00 .50
3.50 2.00 25.00
5.00 4.00 2.00
1.00 1.00 1.00
20.00 18.00 2.00
3.00
7.00 6.00
21.00 5.00
20.00 30.00
8.00 8.00
1.00 1.50
7.00 6.00
61.00 40.00
3.00 2.00
.60 .25
420.50 1.00
.50
3.00
April 1900
Value Furniture
247.20
Stove 40.00
Robe 20.00
R.R. chain 2.00
$329.73
34.28
Live Stock Mch 18th 1891
Maud 150
Bes 90
Frank 75
Bolts 100
Bessey 60
" 2nd 40
" 3rd 35
" 4th 50
Kyma 75
Hens 3.00
$678.00
{following table written vertically}
Church Pew Rent $7.80
Missionary collection 1.00
Bible Society .50
Repairs to church fence .87
Collection to poor .25
Bible Society .50
Superannuation Fund 1.00
Educational " 1.00
Hospital .10
charitable purpose .30
" " .30
2.04
Wagon 42.00
Barrow 4.00
Plow 7.00
Cutter 10.00
Horse-rake 4.00
Harrows 2.50
Mower 2.50
Forks 1.50
Bags 2.50
Shovels etc. 3.50
Harness 15.00
Halters 1.50
Oats 60 Bush 30.00
" 40 " 20.00
Pease 13 " 9.75
Potatoes 12 bags 12.00
Apples 1.00
Hay 15.00
Cash 15.00
213.75
683.00
$896.75
Lumber 100.00
1850.00
{following table/text written vertically} $57.18 due to charitable purposes 57.18
collection for poor .25
" " evangelist .10
" " anniversary .25
" " poor .10
Mr German's bell 7.90
1892
Maud 150.00
Bess 125.00
Frank 90.00
Colts 150.00
Bessie 40.00
" 2nd 35.00
" 3rd 40.00
" 4th 50.00
Kyma 75.00
Vick 10.00
D of W 50.00
Black Prince 50.00
Hens 50.00
Turkeys 4.50
Waggon 42.00
Barrow 3.00
Plow 7.00
Cutter 5.00
Horse-rake 3.75
Harrows 3.50
Mower 18.00
Forks 3.00
Bags 5.00
Shovels etc. 3.50
Harness 25.00
Halters 2.75
Sleigh 20.00
Buggy 55.00
Hay-forks 35.00
Oats 300 99.00
Pease 70 44.10
Wheat 4.72
Barley 9 & 50 4.50
Corn 2.00
6 acs Fall Wheat 50.00
Beans .50
Meal 9.00
Hay 156.00
Straw 40.00
Carrots 12.00
Turnips 5.00
Potatoes 11.75
Salt .75
Coal-oil 1.75
Flour & Oat 4.20
Wages 16.00
Cash 19.93
Cash on hand 130.00
1,722.00
245.00
1,476.50
896.75
Increase on farm etc. $579.75
Increase on household 37.10
Total $616.85
J's wages 25.00
$591.85
Straw 1891 20.00
571.85
Given for charitable purposes
Given for charitable purposes $ / ¢
Church Pew Rent up to May 1892 7.80
Missionary Collection 1.00
Bible Society .50
Repairs to Church fence .87
Collection to Poor .25
Bible Society .50
Superannuation Fund 1.00
Educational 1.00
Hospital .10
Charitable purposes 2.64
Collection for Poor .25
" " Evangelist .10
Annversary Collection .25
Collection for Poor .10
Mr German's Bell 7.90
Pew Rent up to May 1893 9.02
Superannuation Fund 1.00
Bible Society .50
Charitable Purposes .75
Hospital Lamb .76
Collection for S School .10
pew rent up to May 1894 7.25
Educational Fund 1.00
Women's Missionary col .50
37.34
Other Charitable Contributions 8.21
45.55
Our Increas since 1892 is $1,054.10
10% in $105.41 - 45.55 =
$59.86
we still owe 59.86¢ to charitable purposes
Balance to pay on 1894 acct. $26.40¢
" behind " 1895 " 13.20
Live Stock 1894
$ / ¢
Horses 5 300.00
Kyma 2nd 150.00
" " 100.00
Mysie 100.00
Lady 62.50
Lord
Aberdeen
62.50
" " 2nd 150.00
Kymas BC
Mysies
50.00
70.00
1,045.00 1,045.00
Durhams
Good Luck 40.00
Nettie 60.00
B Calf 6.00
Nettie calf 5.50
Allie calf 6.00
Allie May 60.00
Rose & calf 6.00
Trixie 40.00
poultry 16.00 278.50
Implements
Wagon 40.00
Buggy 40.00
Democrat 2.00
Barrow 1.50
Cultivator 25.00
Rake 7.00
cutter 2.00
plows 8.00
Harrows 8.00
Mower 15.00
p harvester 8.00
Forks 3.10
Shovels 2.00
bags 4.00
sundries 8.00
scuffler 7.00
rack 1.50
Trough 1.00
C box 2.00 195.10
Pulper 10.00
Hay 56.00
straw 4.00
oats 57.00
wheat 17.00
peas 29.00
seeds 5.00
chop 9.00
potatoes 187.00
Total L Stock
& Imp ect
1,695.10
we paid on
mortgage
575.00
Furniture ect 402.60
Cash on
hand
219.48 2,672.70
150.00
2,522.70 Total
1894
Model Farm
Bills payable 30.00
S. Blight 120.00
150.00
Stock act
Total in 1892 1,468.60
Increase for
Two years 93
& 94
$1,054.10¢
Increase in 1898 above 1895
Horses 135.00
Cattle 870.00
Sheep 104.00
Implements & feed 120.65
Furniture Decrease 34.00)
poultry decrease 4.50)
Real estate increase {2,683.00}
2,690.00
Total Stock 1898 8.874.47
" " 1895 4,978.75
Total Increase 3,895.72
acct paid to Church & Charity
amt we are to give to Church and
charity is 10% of Increase =
389.57
amt in arrears 39.60
429.17
April 22nd 1898
Amount paid since 1895 = 100.95
" we still owe 328.22
Oct 8, 1899 Amt paid 137.16
" we still owe 191.06
Oct 8 1899
Amt paid since April 22nd 1898 36.21
we still owe 292.01
39.08
$331.09
Friday 29th Apr 1898
I finished rolling fall wheat and C G Plowing & cultivating
Saturday 30th
fine Mr Flick 1/2 day, I took load of potatoes to Hewer @ 70 3 2 38 1/2 bags at 70 = $26.95 I
recd $10.00 on it sold six bags after diner to farmer @ 95 and recd $5.00 bal due 1.00 took an
order from Jackson & Son for 20 bags E.S & 1 bag G.D. & 1 bag G.D. to Taylor. bgt
hardware 50 75¢ paid for chopping 60¢ Express order ect $1.79 stamps & cards 18¢
Sunday May 1st 98
fair we all stayed at home all day. Willie got up today we read Monday some Sunday School
books.
Monday 2nd
Dull we hauled 4 loads manure from Sleemans. bgt grains 35¢ went to Dr for medicine for
Jennie got the mail got a load of potatoes ready for Jackson & Son.
Tuesday 3rd
fair Took load of potatoes to Jackson's 22 7/9 bags E State @ 85 = $19.36¢ 1 bag Great Divide
@ $1.55 paid my account at Jacksons bgt sugar 1.00 mangel seed 25 sold potatoes to Taylor
165 & 90 = 2.55 bgt flax 10" 25 = bal due me at Taylor $2 20/23
Bills Payable
Made Bills Payable Time Due
May
2nd
Mr McFee's note for $300.
Made by Mr Simpson and Mr
Darby
72 months {P} Mar 2nd 1893
Apr
16th/92
in favor of R Shortreed 12 " {P} Apr 16th 1893
July
6th/92
" " " Manue Co 3 {P} O? 1? 1892
" " " " " Bank of Commerce 1 " {P} Aug 6th "
Jan
30th/93
" " " Alfred Watson amt
$25.95
10 " {P} Nov 30th 1893
Jan
29th/93
" " " Bank of Commerce
$20.00
3 " {P} Sept 29th "
Feb
24th/93
" " " Jas Simpson 41.00 12 " {P} Feb 24th 1894
June
27th
" " " A R Simpson 125.00 6 " {P} Dec 27th 1893
Feb
16th
" " " Andrew Cummings
$36.30
10 " {P} Dec 16th 1894
May
11th
" " " Bank of Commerce
60.00
9 " {P} Jan 11th "
Oct
3/94
" " " O.A.C. 26.25 12 " {P} Oct 3 1895
Dec
7/93
" " " O.A.C. 30.00 12 " {P} Dec 7 1894
Nov
20th/94
" " " W Aitcheson 22.00 12 " {P} Nov 20 1895
Mar 24 " " " Bank of Commerce
45.00
4 " {P} July 31 1896
Apr 10 " " " Robert Hawkins 21.30 10 " {P} Feb 10 1897
May 22 " " " Bank of Commerce 4 " {P} Sept 25 1896
70.00
June
13
" " " " " " 50 4 " {P} Oct 16 "
Aug 8 " " " " " " 75 4 " {P} Dec 11 "
Oct 14 " " " O.A.C. 36 np 12 " {P} Oct 14 1897
Feb 6 " " " Bank of Commerce 4 " {P} June 6 97
May 22 " " " " " " 15 days {P} " 6
May
28th
" " " " " " 4 " {paid} Oct 1st "
Feb 17 " " " Jacksons puslinch 10 " {paid} Dec 17th 97
Dec 2 " " " Bank of Commerce
100.00
3 " {paid} Mar 2nd 98
" 24 " " " " " " 4 " {paid} Apr 24th "
Mar
2/98
" " " Robert Lindsay $18.30
Wednesday 4th May fine
Took a Friday 6th
I took two loads of straw to sleemans, 7.00 & hauled two loads manure home 80
Sat 7th
C & I finished manuring & sowed mangels. I went to town bgt meat 1.00 bananas 10 grains
account 90¢
Bills Receivable
Made Bills Receivable Time Amt Due
Apr 9th by J.W. Atkinson in favor
of Jas Bowman
10 mos {P} 65.10 Feb 12th/93
Dec
13th/94
Jane Ritchie " " " " " 3 m {P} 60.00 Mch 16/95
Intrest from Bowman Bros {P} 125.29 Apr 15 "
Tuesday 3rd contd
recd bgt seed at Hewers 70¢ np recd bgt oatmeal, 25¢ recd $229.70
from Dyment Bros 125.00
from H A Dinsmore for Mysie 125.00
recd Seven dollars & 62¢ from parties for seed potatoes yesterday
Wensday 4th
Dull & dry C cultivating & I took 35 bags and 20" potatoes to Thorp @ $26.25/75 recd 4.00 for
potatoes & $1.62 to be shipped got horses shod 70¢ stamps 05 market fees 10¢ Inez, Jean & I
worked at potatoes in afternoon paid G. B. Morris $10.43 being account in full to date
Thursday 5th
fair
C hauling manure & I went to town with 5 lots of potatoes to ship. a grist of wheat. 8 bush 15" got
320" flour bgt 500" Bran $3.00 paid Goldies bill $4.90 paid present 1.13 got 3 bush Blue peas
from Jas Hewer & ship for Bryant press this is 4 bush I have sent for them & at $3.50/75 21 bags
50¢ seeds at Hewers 50¢
Adresses
Simon Blight - Esq Care of Mr Brammer Orilla P.O. Ont
Simon Blight - Esq Care of A.J. Carson Barrie P.O. Ont
Thos Rowell Esq Care of W.S. Tarrish Box 74 Canandaigua New York
English adress Todburn Slaley Hexham Northumberland England
A.R. Simpson Esq Box 839 St. Thomas Ont
Mrs Jno Mountain Boston Mills P.O. Chinguacousy Ont
Mrs Jonathan Batty Manawan P.O. Alberta District via Fort Saskatchewan N.W.T.
Saddle Lake Edmonton Northwest Territory Egg Lake Pachah P.O. Alberta
Wm R. Bowman Esq Mount Forest P.O. Ont
Miss Minnie Sallows Petrel P.O. Manitoba
John Hill "
Mrs E. Dickson North Glanford
Robert Walker 313 217 York St Hamilton
Mrs Richard Walker 54 Clayton Park Square Newcastle on Tyne England
Rev.O German Holbrook P.O. Alberta NWT
E. C. Haack Tilemaker Drayton Ont
J Small 576 Yonge St Toronto
Mrs Jane Knowles 83 William St Brantford Ont
Aberdeen Angus Breeders Association Thos McFarlane Sec & Treas Harvey Illinois
Alexander Ramsey Secretary A.A.B.A. Banff Scotland
John Selliak Teeswater Ont P.A.
E.L. Collins Wolfville Nova Scotia P.A.
Robert F. Burnett Salem P.O. Ont P. Angus
Geo Binnie Bunessan PO Ontario
John Watson Box 357 Dresden Ont
Col. P. G. Blake Grenfell P.O. Assinaboin NWT
John Peterson Grenfell P.O. Assinaboin NWT
A.J. King Melissa P.O. Muskoka P Angus
J.G. Davidson New Lowel Ont P Angus
Mrs Richard Walker Crawcrook on Tyne England Care Mrs Hannah Brown
Andrew. G. Wilken Alford Aberdeenshire Scotland
W. I Clark box 164 Alliston (sheep)
Herbert Stairs Hillaton Kings County Nova Scotia P.A. Cattle
Edward Evans Rainham PO Lake View Ont Polled Angus
J. Sandilands 34 Victoria St room 44 Land Security Chambers Toronto
cheap E.C. Weaver Niagara on Lake P.A. 1896
(herd) P.A. George McCormack Orillia box 334 1896
WP McClary Compton Quebec P.O. 1896
H.W. Currie Cromarty Ont P.A. (good boy) 1896 (cheap)
H.P. Robertson Beachburg Ont 1896
C.R. Gies Heidelberg Ont 1896 "Horned Dorset"
Jacob Stouffer Altona Claremont Station Ont 1897
C Carey Yarnmouth N.S. P.A. editor of Yarmouth Light
1897 H.W. Carrie Cromarty Ont (good boy) P.A.
1897 F.H. Stirtzinger Cherry Grove farm Fenwick Ont (dorsets sheep)
Ed Woodward St Williams Bull calf under 6 mos
Samuel Day St. Thomas P.A. Bull
18531 Balmfield Boy
W.J. Haines Greensville Ont P.A. bull Apr 26/94
Jas. A. McLeod Plainville PO Ont P.A. Bull Apr May 3/97
Polled A. Bull May 5/94 A.G. Darroch Cotswold PO Minto Tp
J. Andrews Lakeside Farm Goderich P.A.B.
P.B. Kelly Tregarva N.W.T.
John Lucas Appleby Ont P.A. bull 1897
1897 Amos S French N Glanford Ont P.A. Bull
1897 Horace Husen Box 81 Paris Ont
W.F Hendry Dundalk P.O. Ont Owner of Emylin of w?
(1897) Owner of Nettie 2nd 18262 James Glendinning High River Alberta
(1897) Graham & Sons Riverside Farm Tupperville P.O. Ont P. Angus
Watrous Preston Nelson Tioga co PA Polled Angus Jan 26 1898
Jno Richards Bedford Prince Edw Island Can P. Angus Jan 28/98
Aug Eickemeier Mitchell Ont P. Angus heifers Jan 29/98
Jas Bray Longburn Manitoba P.A. Herd ans Mar 19/98 Bull 1 yr cow 3 1/2 4 "{yr} Heifer 2.2
year {Heifer} " " 1 year
C.N. Reade Birchton Que Ans Mar 19/98 P.A. Bull
Graham K Stratford Brantford Ont Dorset Ram ans Mar 23/98
Orders for Oats
Mar 23 D.J. McKinnon, Queen Hill, Paisley St G.T.R {Grand Trunk Railway} Ont P 2 1/2 bush oats
Mar 25 John Loggins, Palmerston Ont G.T.R. P 2 1/2 bush oats by Freight
Mar 25 Thos T Sayles Box 233. Paris Ont G.T.R. P 2 bush peas by express
Mar 26 William Ische. Seabringville G.T.R. np 2 bush peas
Mar 30 F.J. Hayden Fort Wayne Indiana U.S.A. 1 bush peas not sent p to Bryant Press
Apr March 31st O.J. Ewing Mulmer PO Alliston Station 1.00 paid 2 1/2 bu oats
April 1st Thos Martin box 47 Arthur CPR {Canadian Pacific Railway} 12 1/2 bush paid $5.00
Apr 1st Patrick Upton Adelaide P.O. Ont Kerwood Station G.T.R. not {accpetad} asks for 30 days
25 bush oats np
Apr 15th Walter J. Devereux Ridgetown Ont 2 bush to acre $5 5 bush oats paid
FitzSimmons & Bro Bro{blot}ville S oats
Figures below written on right hand side of page
31.80
69.00
55.00
155.80
60.00
215.80
150.00
Apr 26 Hector R. Lee Galt blue peas refunded money
Apr 27 Wm Morgan Rosseau Ont shipped 1st Ma "per Bryant press" 1 bush Blue peas
May 21st S. Rowe Bruce Mines 10 bu S Oats
{Figures below written below last entry}
Mar 3/98
720
65
655
{pages cut out from another book, including poetry/short passages, and glued in book}
{Newspaper article titled "Quarantine Regulations: The Agreement Between the Canadian Unit and
United States Governments"}
Inside Back Cover {newspaper article. Title illegible due to many stains. "By a Young Man" - article
about how to live admirably in this world}
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