| Sat. July 27 |
Coleman bought Rosy for $48.00 Water cold at the Stump. |
| Mon. " 29 |
Person started to cut wheat. W. McQuade tries to sell Dad a "reaper" |
| Mon. Aug. 5 |
Tore down old horse stable. Murphy started ditching machine on Ivey place |
| Mon. " 12 |
Uncle Ward. came home from West. Has left Revillon Freres. |
| Sun " 18 |
Harry Harding here for tea. |
| Tue. " 20 |
Vyse baby (Frank?) born. - No probably Richard. - |
| Thur. " 22. |
Started to cut barley. Blaikie & I thrash at Flemmings |
| Tue. " 27 |
Dick & I go to Exhibition. Dad. gets word from Aunty of Uncle Fred's death |
| Sat. " 31 |
Home from Toronto. Had big time with Lewis & Paul Lee Woodson 5¢ picture shows. |
| Mon. Sept 9 |
Cut barley with mower, wet harvest. Mrs. Sandy Lawson died. |
| Mon " 16 |
Threshed. 312 bus oats 305 wheat 118 barley. Tupper & Blakey on stack. |
| Wed. " 18 |
The Will Warren's & Bessie from Colorado pay us a visit. |
| Wed. " 25 |
Word comes here to Dr. Woodson that Vernon's father is dead. |
| Sat. " 28 |
Dad. drilled wheat. Aunt Leena here. |
| Tues. Oct. 1st |
Started to cut corn and clover seed. |
| Thur " 3rd |
Blakey left for Alfred's. Dad paid him $65.00 for the summer. |
| Mon. " 14 |
Dick started to work in the Bank. |
| Wed. Nov 20 |
We all went out to John Shand's & ate up the Presbyterian bazaar cake |
| Mon Dec 2 |
Dick and Win confirmed. |
| Tue. " 3 |
Fagan Shaw buried to-day died Sunday at Poorhouse |
| Sun. " 15 |
Jumbo Marshall died. Skating on the pond. |
| Fri. " 20. |
Huby. over here at 3 a.m. to announce Tim's arrival to Aunty. |
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| Wed. Jan 1 |
Dad & Aunty fear the worst for Dick. We find him in bed with Quint |
| Mon. " 6 |
Vyse beat J.R. Davis for reeve. C. Coleman, Henderson, J. Walker & Bill Langs. Council. |
| Wed. " 15 |
Gladys Coleman married early this morning. |
| Thur. " 16 |
Mrs. Jarley's wax-works. Hazen Waddle stars. I have a dancing lesson |
| Tues Feb 4 |
We bring our first pure bred sheep home from Charlie Dunkin's |
| Fri. " 7 |
Went by train to Simcoe to hockey match. Simcoe 8 Hamilton 3 |
| Wed. " 19 |
Mrs. Crosbie Morgan died to-night. (Noted in diary on 20th) |
| Mon. Mar. 3 |
Rebecca born this afternoon. |
| Wed. Mar 5. |
Dad. & I meet Hanmer at Mrs. Schofield's. Mrs. McBain died |
| Mon. " 10 |
Alan Law & I drive to Jarvis and I smoke my first cigar |
| Fri. " 21 |
Good Friday. Devastating wind. Wrecked barns & windmills |
| Mon. " 31 |
Jonas Green, new neighbor. Bought bull calf from H. Thompson $55.00 |
| Wed. Apr. 2. |
Clara Tupper born yesterday. Tupper rather disinterested. |
| Fri. Apr 11 |
Quint left for Pt Colbourne to work on a lake freighter. |
| Thur. " 17 |
Dad. started to work on the land. |
| Tues. " 29 |
Bought manure-spreader. Huby gets a job on new Canning Factory. |
| Thur. May 15. |
We got locked in the band room. Long Geordie Lang threatens suicide. |
| Fri. " 23 |
T.A. Ivey defeats the school by-law by dirty work. |
| Wed. " 28 |
Johnnie Walker's mother & old Mrs. Norquay died. |
| Mon. June 2 |
Pommers born. We get J. Walker's Joce to work corn ground. |
| Fri. June 6 |
Finished planting corn. Raising at Frank Ryerse's. Frost night before last. |
| Mon. " 9 |
We get Walt McCall's sick colt. $25.00 cream che {cheque} for May from 3 cows & 2 heifers. Frost last night. |
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