{for some reason the month of February was not put into RDA, I transcribed the entries from the original photocopies held at Queens University - will need to be put into the finished transcription} 1889

February	1	Ad had a Bee to draw wood from Sand Bay there was 8 teams came fine with loads & I made 9 loads of wood the roads very heavy
dull no sunshine thing till near night	2	snow is still falling some David Johnson came with a load to day & took a load home
3		Mr McDonald preached this morning he is a student
	4	Ad fix some in the cow stable where they stand this forenoon brought a load of wood from Sand Bay this afternoon he left it here
	5	snowed most of the night all day to day the snow is very deep
	6	Ad brought the circular saw from Bruces snowed some part of the day & drifted
	7	cold day with wind nothing {illegible}
	8	some snow & drift the snow is over 2 ft the path from here to the Barn is filled so that if you step off I fall down
	9	Ad sawed some wood here this afternoon very little doing on the roads
10		Mr Potter preached here this evening
	11	Ad was at home he put the harness on the two-year-old colt & let it stand in the stable with them on
	12	Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of dry wood he left it here fine roads heavy
	13	Abs & Bruces Boys came with their teams this morning to saw they brought the horsepowr with them & sawed all the wood that we had fine day but cold
cold fine day Mrs Wilkie came on the Express	14	Ad went to the funeral of John Johnston Sams son Revd Mr Tye preaching the church they took the body to the vault at Gananoque till spring
	15	Ad went to Sand Bay & brought home a load of wood he took home
fine day	16	Ad went to Gananoque with Bruce Mrs Wilkie went home to Toronto on the Express this afternoon
17		Mr Strachan a student preached this morning

February	18	stormy day snow & drift no work
the roads filled up with drift	19	Jennet went to Brockville on the Express the afternoon she is going Ellens at Glentay & will stop in Brockville all night at Mrs Hutchison
	20	Ad is has the Neuralgia in his head he can do very little stormy day
	21	still stormy wind & drift no travel on the roads
	22	stormy wind & drift no travel on the roads teams on the road
	23	there has several teams & Cutters past here & turned back to the station
	24	Mr Fleming a student preached this evening he went Fairfax there was no road to Sand Bay roads running North & South is all filled up most level with the fences
	25	teams is breaking a road through our field from the northwest corner to near our great at the house find cold
	26	Wallace McNiel went to Rockport with the bay team & the Bobbys for a load of coal Ad is not well with neuralgia in his head
	27	snowed about 3 inches last night there is a drizzling snow most of the day warmer then it has been for sometime back
	28	fine day it is warmer than it has been all the month Ad is fixing the colts stable

March	1	Ad was working at home fine day
	2	Ad went to Gananoque to Perchon horse anual meeting
3		Mr Moorehead a student preached this morning
this is the first time he being out fine day he is very frail	4	Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood the Revd Mr Millard & Mrs Millard & Mrs Smellie were here for dinner
	5	Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he took it home fine day
white cow has ball calf	6	Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he took it home showers of snow
	7	Do Do Do Do James dual died last night Ad is fixing the church for the funeral tomorrow
	8	went to the funeral of Mr Duel the Revd Henery Gracie preached the church was filled so there was hardly standing room the body was to the vault above Gananoque
	9	Ad is sawing at home Bruces Boys & Philo helped they finished all that he had cold day
10		Revd Mr Mackey preached at night
	11	Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood I went to congregational meeting in the church Mr Mackey is the chair I could not here anything
X I mailed B. Herbison 4 doller for the hHorticulturist	12	Ad went to Sand Bay he brought home a load of wood fine I took care of the stock
	13	Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood took it home fine day
	14	Do Do Do Do
	15	Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he left it here fine day hard Ffrost at night
I stoped the mail paper	16	Ad & Birion brought each a load of wood from Sand Bay they left it here fine day Philo and me cleaned up a bag and 1 1/2 of fall wheat & the flax seed fine day frost at night
17		Mr Potter a student preached this evening fine day

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