| Thurs. Aug 27. |
I play in the band for patriotic flag day sale. |
| Sat. " 29 |
Veterinary Inspector pronounces Anthrax, cause of death of Bannister's & Quanbury's cows. Dad. disagrees. |
| Sun. Sept. 13 |
We boys visit Exhibition. Dad. keeps diary while we are gone and has busy time with Anthrax reports on cattle |
| Mon. " 14 |
Looks as if war can't last long, Germans seem to be in flight. |
| Sat. " 19 |
Drilled wheat on buck wheat stubble |
| Fri. " 25 |
Finished sowing wheat on alsike stubble. |
| Sun. " 27 |
Frost night before last. |
| Wed. " 30 |
Dad. sees Harry Harding off. He has been home all summer |
| Thur. Oct 1 |
Willie Nixon wins first prize on milk stool at School Fair |
| Tue. " 6 |
Frank and I finish cutting corn |
| Thur. " 8 |
Bess Perry & Patt married. Dad & I go to Dunkins for ram |
| Sat. " 10 |
Marj. and I go after chestnuts & run into thunder storm. |
| Sat. " 17 |
Charlie Quanbury has bought the Lewis place by Shand's school |
| Mon " 19 |
Pud. Smythe and I go to Simcoe to drill with Capt. Simson's company |
| Tue. " 20 |
Dad. goes to Toronto to meet Aunty, Aunty Alice & Uncle Hal. (diary doesn't say) |
| Thur. Nov. 5 |
Henry Awde and I start building chicken shed. |
| Thur. Dec. 3 |
No entries for 2 weeks. I had jaundice. Uncle Hal. died last Monday. |
| Sun. " 6 |
Frank is confirmed to-night. |
| Sat. " 12 |
Cousin Lizzie Hyde sends us a box of family treasurers. |
| Fri. " 25 |
Nobody but Tiddums & Lila got Christmas presents. Ferdy Wiser here. |
| Wed. " 30 |
Jean Davis married. Mrs. Jim Waddle died. Mr. Lemon buried Monday |
| 1915 |
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| Mon. Jan 4th |
Boughner in township. Local Option defeated in Simcoe |
| Mon. " 11 |
I got to Guelph. Quint to New Bedford. Bird Smith married. |
| Mon. " 18 |
T.L. Gillies dropped dead. |
| Mon. Mar. 1 |
Aunty and Aunty Alice leave for Fort Saskatchewan |
| Fri. " 19 |
Art. Ryerse reported to be on the land. |
| Thur. " 25 |
Sam Jacques vs. Nicolls over a bottle of whiskey |
| Mon. Apr. 5 |
Easter Monday. Willard won big fight, {Johnson) |
| Wed. " 7 |
Dad. sowed oats in the little orchard. |
| Tues. " 27 |
Dad. at Murdock vs Yeager Trial. First heavy Canadian casualties. |
| Wed. " 28 |
Ade Millman and Ernie Skey both married to-day. |
| Thur. May 6 |
Aunty and Aunty Alice arrive home from the West. |
| Fri. " 7 |
Lusitania torpedoed in Irish Sea, 1500 drowned. |
| Mon. " 11 |
Art Walker home from hospital. F. McDonald prisoner in Germany. |
| Sat. " 15 |
Had to send my little chestnut tree back to the States |
| Sun. " 16 |
Ginger has a fine colt. (Billy) |
| Fri. " 21 |
Harry Smith on Wright place has horse killed by barbed wire fence. |
| Thur. " 27 |
May Ivey has plural pneumonia, not expected to live. |
| Tue. June 1 |
Dad sheared the last two sheep. |
| Fri. " 4 |
Bill Oaks came out to mark corn ground. I started planting |
| Mon. " 7 |
I give Art Quanbury a day & we have dinner at Charlie's. |
Fri Tues. " 8 |
Sold the wool at Penman's for 20 cts a pound. |
| Fri " 11 |
Mr. Billings died in Montreal. |
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