| Wed. Nov 1 |
Bill Cruise's sale. |
| Fri. Sat Nov 3&4 |
Threshed buckwheat & alsike & oats. 70 bus bw, 4 bus. alsike @ $10. |
| Sun. " 5 |
Church reopened. Pulpit. lectern & prayer desk dedicated to Bishop Baldwin. Mr. Skey & Fa. respectively |
| Wed. " 15 |
Snowed enough for bob sleighs. Cold. |
| Thurs. " 16 |
Mickey Low was run over by freight train took leg off. |
| Mon. " 27 |
Bought 4 ewe lambs from Carpenter for $6.00 apiece |
| Mon. Dec 11 |
A son born to the Emery McPherson's (Arthur I think) |
| Fri Dec 29 |
Mrs. Jim Allen's funeral. |
| Sat. " 30 |
Went skating in the gully & found dandelions in bloom on a bank with south exposure. |
| 1912 |
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| Mon. Jan 1. |
Vyse elected reeve and New School by-law carried. |
| Wed. " 10 |
Ice cutting on pond started. Trains blocked. My knee bad for week |
| Sat. " 13 |
22° below zero at 8 A.M. |
| Sat. " 20 |
We hear spooks at the kitchen window |
| Fri. " 26 |
We finish chicken pen. Bruce Dell & Alma Ellis married last night. |
| Sat. Feb 3 |
We get new milk cow & calf from Blaikie for $50.00 (Mully & June) |
| Mon " 5 |
Coldest winter in 50 years. Froze 5 inches in harbour since Sat. |
| Sun. " 18 |
Mrs. Dunbar buried. Mr. Symington died of lockjaw to-day |
| Wed. " 21 |
We all went to the Quanbury's for tea. Charlie bound for Ft. William |
| Fri. March 1 |
Farewell address & presentation to Mr. Liddy. |
| Tue. " 19 |
Walt Steele asked me to take a bass horn in the band. |
| Thurs. " 21 |
Blaikey's sale. Frank had never seen an auction sale |
| Fri. " 22 |
We shovel out the cut on the side road. I get the horn. Dick a clarionet |
| Thurs. Mar 28. |
Aunty sold the back lot to the Gas Co. to drill on |
| Fri. April 5 |
Good Friday. I saw & heard robins & frogs for first time. |
| Sun. " 7 |
Cold easter. Turkey & Goose each lay first egg. |
| Mon. " 15 |
Primus the first lamb born. - 16 - Titanic disaster. |
| Thurs. " 18 |
Quint went on Vigilant to-night. Huby opposed to him starting on Friday. |
| Tues. " 23 |
Roy married to-night. |
| Thurs. " 25 |
Worked up the garden. |
| Sun. " 28. |
Went to Pete Boughner's for ringworm cure. Ed. Moon going to the Falls - Clifton House |
| Fri. May 3. |
Started seeding - Roy & Vernon here. |
| Sun. " 5 |
Swallows came down Cousin Bessie's chimney into room where Tiny was sick and covered the room with soot. |
| Wed. " 8. |
Turned out cows calves & colts. |
| Sat. " 18 |
Ivey had a big gang setting out cherry trees. |
| Thurs. " 23 |
Queen born |
Sun. " 26 |
Peg-leg Hawn died. Ray Quanbury born |
| Mon 27 - Wed 29 |
Dick & Dad try their hands at diary writing. Neighbors help us sow corner field |
| Fri. " 31 |
Matthew Hodge sheared the sheep. Wm. Walker fenced plum orchard |
| Tue June 11 |
St. John's church burned this after noon |
| Fri. " 14 |
Drilled corn. Cattle broke out. Dick & I pursued them. |
| Wed. " 19 |
Dad and I do statute labour |
| Tues " 28 |
We spud thistles in corner field. Enah has a ride in Martins auto |
| Mon July 1 |
Started haying. U.S. training ship Wolverine in harbour. John Gordons "City of Port Dover" big attraction. Blakey here to start work |
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