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GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY 1898 ...155
Jan.
1
A cold Sunday.IwenttoChurchinthemorning.Nelliecameintheafternoon.Mr.Vincen
drove here with father's horse. we had our New Year's
Turkey for dinner. they stayed all night & we had
a pleasant evening. Nellie has a school at the
locks if she gets her certificate.
dinner taking Eva & Louie hack with them. Trustees
met here today. School will not open till next week.
5 Rather snowey. George, Charlie & I went to tea at
Mitchell's. Geo came home early we had a pleasant
evening.
7 Horrid stormy day. Mr. Vincent c a m e back from
Falkenburg. School teacher arrived.
to church at night & I played Mr. Mitchell's farewell
service.
9 Mr. V. went back to Hays. turned cold.
10 Very cold snap. 40° below. Denned up. (dened up)
11
Moderated after noon. Lucy drove the children home.
Party at the Hall. Geo & I went for an hour. Charlie
stayed all night. Mr. V. came & stayed the night.
12 Nice bright day. Mr. V. went to Thomses. I called
at the Parsonage. Mr. Lloyd & his son were there.
the Mitchell's leave tomorrow & stay the night at
Mr.
Sm
13 Rain & snow. Miss Loveday came to see Annie had tea
here. Children went to Pres. Xmas tree in the evening.
1
to S.S. to take Mr. Smith's place.
1
17 Ironed.
Lizzie drove up they stayed till after tea.
Mr.VincentwenttoThomses.
1
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Jar. 19 We had Miss Botterill to tea. Mr. Mitchell called
he came up to find his cat. Mr. V. came back & we
had a good game of cards.
20 George had a sick headache. He & Mr. V. sat up till
past 12 finishing the books for the meeting tomorrow.
21 Violet's birthday. She had 6 children here. Torry
& Mr. Vincent stayed over night. Geo & Mr. V went
to Cheese meeting.
22 Wall Thoms came & took the Vincents home.
to Church in the even.
G & I went
23 I have a bad cold & can scarcely speak.
24 We washed.
Mr. V came back at night.
25 Mr. V. went to Utterson & stayed to Oyster Supper.
Our colds are a little better.
26 Snow, snow more coming every day. Mr. Vincent came
back in the afternoon staved till Sunday morning.
27
28 Very stormy.
29 Cold day no service.
I wonder when we will have
30 Cold again at night snow in the dav.
from Mother & from Nellie B.
a
clergyman
I got a letter
31 Washed. very cold day.
Feb.
1 More snow. I went up to Ladells.
2 There was a party at Galls & a S.O.S. concert,
pleasant day. I took the children for a walk, called
at Forrests.
3 Nice day.
We have not got over our colds.
night and are very feverish. Mr. Brymer is attending
them.
5 Sunday. We devoted our selves to the sick children,
no service.
6 Violet is better but not Louie.
7 Baby took sick last night & was like a coal of fire
all night and keeps starting in terror at an
imaginary
Herbert came in the afternoon, Louie & Violet better.
Sent for Mrs. Brown.
bear.
Geo &
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Feb. 8 Finished washing, baby no better. V/e sent for Dr.
Hart as baby is having slight convulsions. She has
La Grippe. We got Mr. Brymer to come & take her
temperature. Mrs. Forrest came & stayed the afternoon.
9 Baby still feverish. Mrs. Forrest came again & did the
ironing & baking. Turned cold.
10 Very cold morn. Sam & Annie & Clara came & Sam went
back after dinner.
11 Very cold. baby still bad.
12 Coldest night yet. 44 below. No service. Mrs.
Forrest called. moderated a little. Sent for Mr.
Brymer in the evening.
13 Baby much better. George & Clara went off this morn.
G. to bbridge & Clara to Toronto. Nice sharp day.
Annie & I walked up to Ladells.
14 We washed. Baby is very hoarse but is better of the
fever. still very cross. cold.
15 Much milder. warm night.
16 Lovely day. Louie & Violet went out for the first
time. Mr. Christie came. Commenced to get milk
from Mrs. J. Watson.
17 Nice mild day, I took the children out went in to
Forrests & saw the Mitchells. Mr. M. had evening
service.
of our doors & shovelling snow off the roofs. Baby
seems nearlv all right but still looks pale.
19 We had a walk after dinner.
No service.
20 We started for Toronto on the morning train and arrived
about 3 o'clock.
21 Commenced to get11/2qts of milk from Watsons
22 No snow in Toronto.
27 We got back from Toronto bag & baggage.
28
Very
snowy.
Busy
putting
things
away.Christie
went
homeafter
cutting
carpet
into
Mar.
1 We
got
the
nearly
finished
when
Mr.
Christie
came
withthe
the
horse
& len
to
2. Lovely
day.
wecarpet
washed.
Mr.
Mitchell
called.
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Busy ironing. Warm fine weather. Mr. Mitchell was
here to tea. George went to Church.
Williams machine.
Mr. Vincent came.
5
LOUIE'S
Mild turned stormv at night.
Horrible stormy day, we all stayed in but Charlie.
Sunday.
6 Fine. children have bad coughs. washed.
Cold wind.
8 Nice dav.
9
Pleasant day. Charlie went to spend the day at Thomse's.
Mr. & Mrs. Thoms & two of the girls came to tea. Laura
stayed all night.
10 Violet had earache. Laura & I took the other children
up to Ladells. Laura & I went to Church at night.
Baby was very feverish and restless and I did not get
much sleep.
Due for milk $1.98.
11 Thawing. Baby poorly all day with feverish cold.
12 Mr. Vincent was here till afternoon. Babv poorly.
Thawing. Louie got her eye scratched by a cat.
Cow calved.
13 Colder.
with a load of hay had dinner.
15 Very wet day.
Thomses.
Mr. Vincent called.
George went to Huntsville with the
16 Cold again high wind. Louie's eye much better,
also baby. Herbert came he is going West next
Tuesday.
I went to store.
20
21
Cold wind.
Herbert,
Geo & Eva & I went to Utterson to see
he & the familv would not leave tillaboutmidnight.
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Mar/22About6inchesoffreshsnowthismorningbutit
23
Stormy day.
I called at Forrests withsomecream
ill.
24
Mr. Mitchell came to tea but was called awav
after
the Children's Hospital but Mr. Brymer saw her and
did not think it necessary.
25
Lovely day, Mr. Price called.
26
Nice
27
Lovely mild day. Mr. Porter
was
to Bracebridge & bought a horse.
28
Charlie went to Bracebridge and rode the horse home.
Came on stormy & snowed all night.
day.
to
see M
Forrests commencedtogetmilkf
Geo walked over to Thomses & brought Mr. Price back to tea. Mr. &
buried. Geo went
29 Stormy all day about a foot of fresh snow.
30
31 Good Friday. Fine & pleasant we had a walk. Mr.
Vincent came in the even.
Apr.
1
Fine day. I took Louie to Bracebridge to see the
Dr. & had two teeth filled. Got home late.
2
Easter Sunday had no service. I went to S.S. nice
day but more snow than I have ever seen on Easter.
3
Lovely day. Geo & Mr. Vincent went to Bracebridge.
Eva & Violet & I went to Thomses.
5 Nellie came, walked from home. The three Thoms boys
came to spend the day & they & George & Mr.
6
Nellie
7 Nellie walked home. Ted Hares brought a load of hay.
I expected Mrs. Gall to tea but they could not come,
turned wet.
Vincent
went
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10
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Nice day cold wind. Mr. Lloyd came & held service
at the church & he & Humphrey were here to dinner.
WallThoms was here to tea & Minnie & Mabel Forrest
came in in the evening.
Snow is going fast but still deep.
11 We washed.
12
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Mr. V. went to Bracebridge.
Dance at the hall.
couple of hours.
Charlie went. & I went for a
13 Wet day. Men came here to audit the Cheese Factory
books. were here late.
14
Heavy rain with thunder this morning. Tom Howard
was here to tea. G & Mr. V. went to Utterson tonight
15
16
Lovely day, the snow is melting fast. I went to S.S.
with all the children. Mr. V. came back at night.
17 Warm day.
I went up to Ladell's & called at Clarkes.
18
Very warm. We washed.
Mr. Vincent went to Thomses.
19
Rain last night warm dav. snow nearly gone. Mrs.
Forrest is ill. Dr. Bridgland came to see her. he
called to look at Louie's eye & advised us to take
her to Children's Hospital. I went over to enquire
for Mrs. Forrest.
20
Cleaned the pantry.
21
Cleaned Annie's room.
is nearly gone.
22
Cheese meeting at the Hall.
23
Sunday. I took all the children to S.S.
see Mrs. Forrest in evening.
24
Very warm. We washed.
25
Warm. River verv high washed away some of the mill
fixtures. Mr. Whitmore was here putting up a shed.
Louie & I intend going to Toronto tomorrow.
I washed some bed clothes.
Very nice warm weather. snow
Mr. V. came.
Called to
I & children went to Ladells.
26 We went & Ethel came here. We went to Lizzies
then to Cooper's that night.
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I took Louie to Hospital & then went back with Clara
to Sully St. returning to Cooper's at night.
28 I went shopping & then to Lizzies.
29
30
I called at Hospital but did not see Louie.
I went to Church with Mrs. Cooper to Mr. Body's Church.
After dinner I went to Hospital where Clara met me.
was very hoarse.
We
good bye she cried very much because I could not stay
to take her home. Lizzie met me there and we went
down to the busy streets.
2
Very hot. I rested in the morn & then Mrs. Cooper
went down to the station with me & I got on the train
3
Ethel went to Hoods. Violet pretty feverish.
cleaned Charlie's room.
Charlie rowed her home.
&
Annie
V. no better feverish afternoon.
5
Nice day. Father came & took Ethel's trunk. Violet
was in a very high fever this afternoon. We reduced
6
Violet seems brighter, ear ache came on in afternoon
King's birthday party.
7
Sunday warm day. Eva was feverish & had headache.
Violet felt better.
8
Warm. Churned & baked. I went with Geo & baby to
Balls in the new cart. Mr. Schwoob called in even.
9
Cooler. We washed & cleaned dining room.
at Forrests.
10 Ironed. baby was taken sick with
11
Baby poorly again at noon.
Nice rain at night.
grippe.
Called
I
gave
her
a
powder
better in evening
but Geo & Charlie drove to Father's & Huntsville.
student arrived. G gave me a pr of gloves.
I
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May 13 Wet day. We cleaned Kitchen yesterday which winds
up the housecleaning. Baby much better but she went
out in the afternoon which gave her a relapse.
12
We had 2 services.
Geo. drove Mr. Spencer to Brunel
15
Hard frost but fine day. G. went up the lake to
Seymours & sold them an organ. Eva & I called at
Forrests & saw Mr. F who is up. baby is feverish
for a while every afternoon.
16
Wet and cold. Churned baked & ironed & finished
Eva's dress. baby a little better.
17
A very cold wet week.
18
Baby had ear ache.
19
George went to Aspdin. Baby very feverish, better
in evening. I called at Mrs. Clarke's.
20
Cold & gloomy.
a drive.
21
Sunday. Fine but cold. Geo walked over to Mr.
Vincent's. He & I went to Church in the evening.
22
Nice day cool wind. He washed & churned. Baby had
ear ache a little. Mrs. Whitby (Whittey?) & Miss
Botterill called. Mr. Spencer called in the evening.
23
Lovely day. G & I & Violet drove to father's left
Annie in charge.
Wet day.
Baby much better.
Geo & I went for
24
I took the children to pic nic.
came back with them to choir practice.
came for sugar..
day.
Mr. Brymer
27
Wet
Annie has an ulcerated throat.
28
Mr. Allman hold services twice. he & Mr. S. Smith
came to dinner & George drove him up to Brunel.
29
Hot. thunder storm & wet evening. G. drove Hugh
Brown to Hoods. Clara & Louie came home in the rain.
30
Damp morning but came out nice & fine. in afternoon.
Clara & I washed & went up to Ladells & met Ethel coming
for Clara.
25
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I felt poorly and went to bed early.
Lovely day. Laura & Ruth Thoms & Mr. Somerset and
Mr. Spencer & Miss Botterill were here to tea.
Arthur Clarke brought load hay.
I went to choir practice. fine day.
3
Cloudy. George went to Huntsville on the boat.
Charlie has sore throat. Annie went to old Mclnnis'
in Brunel.
4
storm came up when we were in Church.
5
Very Hot & thundry but no rain. The children all went
over to Jack Chester's birthday party. hot night.
6
I drove in to Utterson. After tea George drove
Mr. Forrest to Utterson. Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell came
in this evening.
7
Thundry. I went to the Church in the evening and saw
Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell. Rain at night.
8
Lovely cool day.
I took the children to the pic-nic
could not come to tea as Mrs. M. was ill in bed so
9
Fine.
I went to see Mrs. M in the afternoon, they are
staying at Smith's. Went to choir practice in the
evening. Mr. Mitchell was there.
10
Fine & cool. George went to Seymours by boat & walked
to Hville & came back by boat. Annie had a birthday
party.
11
12
13
Lovely hot day. We had two services.
We
washed.
showry day & hot.
Very sultry.
We
ironed & I made Annie a skirt.
Heavy rain in evening.
15
Gloomy & cold.
Mother.
16
Cool.
17
Lovely
Mr. Carps from
14
George took Ethel home and brought
Mother went with me to choir practice.
day. G. Mother, Violet & I went to Deerhurst
Hot.
Ethel
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June 18 Sunday. Wet afternoon. We went to Church at night.
20
Ethel came and stayed while Mother & the 2 children
was there.
21
22
Mother & I & baby went to Hares to tea.
23
Hot, but cool wind.
Father drove us to Huntsville
excursion party.
24
Hot. Mr. Vincent had dinner here. We took the children
to bathe in the boat. Ethel & I went to choir practice
in the evening & then to see the Foot-ball match
between Pt. S. & Utterson, a "tie".
25
Fine.
26
Hot, we washed. Charlie & his dad rowed Ethel over
to Lawrence's and after tea drove up past Dodd's in the
new cart.
I went twice to Church.
27
28 Wet night & day until about 3 when I went to W.A.
meeting at Mrs. Forrests but there was no meeting.
Mrs. & Minnie Forrest & I rowed over to their island
in the evening which was lovely.
29
George & Eva & Louie & I rowed out after tea, went
to Ladell's.
30 Nice fine days & cool nights. I went to a part at
the hall but did not stay late.
July 1
2
Hot day, we all went to the annual pic-nic.
Children all seem upset by too many sweets yesterday.
3 Came on wet in afternoon.
5
I went to meeting at Mrs. Forrests, a thunder storm
came on.
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Mrs. Brown & Mrs. Addison.
6
7 We went with some of the Forrest girls to the rocky
island & got some huckle-berries, I went to choir
8 Wet
miserable day.
pr
Eva & I went to sweep the Church.
9
Duncan Forrest is at home.
10
Hot. Charlie took cow away.
Thomses.
Charlie rowed over to
11 We washed. Charlie working at Ladell's.
children to Ladells.
I took the
12 Fine. We were busy ironing & baking & churning.
3 of the Forrests were here to tea & afterwards we
went out for a row. Wall Thoms joining us.
Mr. & Mrs. Percy Mitchell came to Mrs. Smith's.
13
Fine I was very busy baking for picnic. Forrests
had a dance but Geo & I did not go. I called at
Forrests to see Mrs. Mitchell.
14
trip to the Locks in the "Gem" in the morning.
The SS had the annual
15
Sultry, wet at
Charlie, Eva, Annie & I went to Stewart's island & got
7 qts of berries. I took the children for a row in
the evening.
16
Sunday.
Church.
Fine after the rain.
G. was poorly.
to a birthday party.
again.
rain in
evening.
Mr. Vi
G & I did not go to
17
Wet
morning but cleared out.
18
Mrs. Kay called.
19 Too windy to go to Fathers in the boat.
20
night.
Cloudy & showery. G & I drove to Fathers & G. went
on to Huntsville. Excursion from Huntsville to Pt.
Sydney.
Fire day.
we wash
busy baking
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July 21 Gloomy & cool fine evening
22
Hot. Charlie took Eva
Louie over the lake & brought
Lizzie & Ethel & Eddie back. Rough on the lake.
23
Hot.
24
Very hot. got a lot of berries. We went for a row
in the evening. We got an invitation to Laura Thomse's
Lizzie & Ethel & I went to Church &
25 Wet morning.
E.,
C.,
&
we washed in spite of it.
26
I churned & Lizzie ironed.
berries.
Annie & Charlie got some
27
Fine & cloudy. Lucy came to pick huckleberries &
brought Winnie & left her here. They got about
30 qts. Ethel went back with Lucy. G & I drove to
Tom Howards.
28
Hot.
I called at Forrest's and went to choir practice
29 Nice day. Lizzie & I picked some berries and went to
Ladell's in the evening.
Aug.
30
A cold wind. Old Mrs. Brown was buried. L & C & I
went to her funeral also to Church at night.
31
Fine day. We washed. Lizzie is making a skirt. Geo
rowed us over to Thomses in the evening to take Laura's
2
Heavy rain this morn but cleared out hot. Ethel
Clara came & we all went to see the wedding at the
church. Then Geo. Ethel, Clara, Charlie & I rowed
over to the party at Thomses. I hope Laura will be
happy. we got home at 4 a.m.
3
The bridal party & the Mitchells went away. Father
came & took lizzie & her children home & brought Eva
after tea.
3
Hot. Mrs. Forrest & I went to see Mrs. Ball.
Robbie Brown & Mrs. Addison. I nearly forgot the
choir practice. Geo & Charlie drove to Lancelot - cow
5
Lovely day. We went bathing. I made some Raspberry
vinegar. Mr. & Mrs. Somerset have returned.
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Aug. 6
Sunday.
Fine
G & I went to Church in the
morning.
7
The children went to the swamp and got huckleberries.
I went to Ladells.
8
Getting quite dusty. We washed and churned & baked
for the pic-nic.
9 Nice day. Our W.A. had an excursion and picnic at
Deerhurst. The boat was full and we had a pleasant
10
Rain did not amount to much. Geo and I rowed over to
Somersets. Louie is staying with Laura who is not
strong enough to do the work.
11
Very hot. Eva & Louie had a party and a noisy party
it was. Jessie Thoms brought Torrie & T. Vincent.
Church organ was tuned.
12
Hot. Busy as usual. Took the children to bathe.
Cheese Factory meeting tonight G is there.
13
Fine and cool.
G & I went to Church at night.
children to show them where maiden-hair ferns grow.
We washed. Eva
I went to see Mrs. Gillespie at
Addisons.
15
d
Another terrible thing has happened today.
14
Polly
drowned. Johnnie's body is not receovered yet.
the first thing we heard on our return was this
terrible news. Very hot sun today.
16
Hot.
I called at the Forrests.
17 Very hot & dusty. Mrs. Thoms came & she & Wall were
here to tea. The Somersets could not come. Polly
followed the bodies to the grave.
18
Hot & dry still. Party at Dodds.
Charlie
19
About 95 in the shade. Hiss Gibbs from the home
came to see Annie. Took children to bathe. I went
to choir practice. Lovely moon1ight night.
20
A very hot Sunday.
again in evening.
G & I went to Church.
only
I went
went.
not home
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Thunder this morning & a little rain.
Children
22
More rain this morning & cooler. We washed. George
is getting the well cleaned out. Mr. Bacon came for
his wagon & G & he went to Utterson for it. Ethel
was at Utterson starting for Manitoba.
23
Busy ironing & churning.
24
Hot day. Our Church choir had an excursion in the
Gem to Deerhurst and had an enjoyable day. Geo
25
Hot. I went out with George to set a line and got
back late to practise. Cow went away.
26
Dry & dusty. Annie & Maggie McInnis scrubbed the
school. Geo got 2 trout on his line.
27
Hot & dry. Geo & C & I went to Church at night.
Saw Mrs. Somerset.
Got
some
cool.
a row after tea and we picked up Miss Bottril at
Ladells.
they went with us to bathe. Mrs. F. & I went to
see Mrs. Clarke who is very 1ow.
30
Busy ironing & baking.
31
Very hot.
choir practice in evening.
Sep. 1 A little shower this morning, turned much cooler.
I went to see Mrs. Clarke & called at Brymer's today.
G & I went to Mud Lake duck shooting this evening.
Party at Wm. Gall's. We did not go.
2
Cooler. Took the children for a bathe in the boat.
Charlie got a fish & a duck.
3
Sunday. warm morning. but blew cold at night no rain.
Mr. Brown from Deerhurst took the services, Geo
Charlie went to Thomses in afternoon.
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Sep. 5 Had a beautiful rain last night, turned out fine
and pleasant, we washed. I went out on the lake to
run the fish line with Geo. got two fish.
6 Nice day, cool. I went to W.A. meeting at Mrs.
Forrests&took baby. Went out to the line again
in boat.
7
Showery so we did not go to Beatrice.
we had a pleasant time & brought home somelovelyflowers.
Ladells. Mrs. Clarke is pretty low.
Cheese Factorymeetingtonight.
10 Fine & cool. G & Eva & I went to Church. quite a lot there.
after tea. Called to see Mrs. Clarke, she is very
low & could not speak. Bertha came home tonight.
Annie is back.
11
12
13
Cool
cloudy. G & I drove to father's & G went to
Seymours. cold night.
14
15
decorate the church for the Harvest Festival, and
we brought Connie & George Thoms home to tea.
Geo. got home about 6 & brought Nellie to stay till
Sunday.
16
17
evening.
I went to Ladells.
19 We washed. cold & windy. Miss Bottrill came to see
George & had tea & I walked up to Ladells with her.
18
Sul
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Sept. 20 Busy churning & baking for visitors. We had Mr.
Spencer & Minnie & Mabel Forrest. Wall George
evening, played euchre.
21
Showery morning. Minnie Forrest & Ruth Thoms were
collecting for the Bishop of Algoma. Went to choir
practice. Cold. I went to see Bertha McClure.
22
Rain & cold. I went out to run fish line with Geo
after tea, got none.
23
Fine & frosty at night.
24
Showery morning no one from here went to S.S.
warm afternoon we went to the bathing place. Went
to Church at night it poured with rain coming home.
25
Wet
26
High cold wind.
Ladells.
27
Cloudy
29
Showerv & cool. Baked for tea meeting.
letter from Mrs. Arthur Ladell.
30
Showery & cold. First snow this morning. We had
a tea meeting to welcome the new clergyman, Mr.
Atkinson. We all went.
Oct. 1
dismal day, busy sewing.
We washed.
Went for a walk to
but cleared out nice and fine afterdinner.George,
Received
Sunday, cold wind. Mr. Spencer's last Sunday and
Mr. Atkinson's first. I went twice to Church.
2
Fine cool day. We went for a drive to Dodd's but
found them away. I called at Chester's. Miss Rice
is going tomorrow.
3
Fine day, we washed.
Show.
Massey-Harris agent called.
Charlie & Annie went too.
Annie went tohelpMrs.Atkinson
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Fine. We invited the Doss & Forrest to tea but onlv
the Forrests came. The four children went to Willie
Chester's party.
7 Lovely day. I rowed the children over to Thomses
we only made a short call. Ruth has the
whooping cough, Mr. Clarke fell and sprained his leg.
8
Fine. I went to S.S. in the afternoon & took all
the children. George & Charlie & Eva & I went to
Church at night and I played. Rain at night.
9
Wet day.
Annie & I cleaned A's room.
Thomses
to tea, had a pleasant evening. Mabel
Coldwell came & stayed a while with her cousins.
Charlie is working at the mil1.
today. pretty well attended.
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to choir practice & played.
13
12
Finished cleaning upstairs. Lovely day. Father &
Mother came. Mother & Louie & I went out for a row.
busv baking.
14
15 SS & Church this morning. Showery. Mr. Wm. Johnson
& Edie came to dinner and went to Church at night
with us and stayed till after 10 o'clock, moonlight
night.
16
came on his way to the mill. Charlie went to Brymer's
for the evening.
17
Wet
day. ironed.
Annie, May & Nita Brymer came in the evening.
Moonlight night.
19
Thanksgiving day. Cold
cloudy. Three Thoms boys
spent the day with Charlie shooting. Geo went to
Ufford with sewing machine & did not get home till
past 11 o'clock. Cleaned sitting room. Service
18
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1899
...172
Cold wind but fine. washed bedding. Miss Botterill
called. Minnie & Louie Forrest & Wall Thoms spent the
evening.
21
George & I drove to Huntsille & stopped at Fathers
for tea. Cold.
22
Gold & gloomy.
Sunday School.
G went to Vincents.
We all went to
23 Wet, we washed. George & I spent the evening at
Forrest's. Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell were there. Thunder
Storm this evening.
24 We cleaned & papered dining room.
called to say goodbye. Fine.
Mr. & Mrs. Atkinson called.
I went to Watson's.
Minnie Forrest
Cheese Factorv meeting.
26
Too wet to go to Ufford.
to choir practice.
27
Gloomy day. Geo went to Utterson & got Permits. Mr.
Vincent was here to dinner & tea. I was busy sewing.
28
Rained hard all day.
29
Sunday.
Fine & cool.
cleaned pantry.
I went
I went to Church in the morn
went for a walk, went in to the parsonage for a
little while. I staved home in evening.
30
lovely warm day Geo & I drove to Ufford to Bogart's.
Charlie went to Bracebridge.
31
Mild & cloudy. we washed. Mr. Vincent came to stay
Nov.1Hunting season begins. Nasty cold wind. Nothing was
done today but to lose the dogs. We went to the W.A.
Meeting at the Parsonage. I took Louie & baby.
Mr. Atkinson fell down his well after dark & sprained
his wrist badly.
2
Our 4 hunters hunted dogs, no success. Nice day.
Eva & I went to Choir Practice. Mr .A. is in considerable
pain.
3
Hunyinh fohd
Hunting dogs again not found.
down river in canoe but found nothing. Charlie rode
to Avery's & heard of the dogs & got very wet. The
Atkinson children spent the afternnon. Mrs. A
drove down for them.
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1899
...173
5
Snowy & bad walking. Geo & Charlie drove to Avery's
for the dogs. Geo came back at night, without them
& left Charlie. Geo stayed with the childrenwhile
I and the girls went to church.
6
Gloomy & mild. G. went up to meet Charlie & get
Peter. I called at Atkinson's, he is better.
7
The hunters went out with Peter this morning but
did not get a start. Baby and I went to Forrests.
nice day.
8
Snow almost gone.
9
Gloomy & mild. Thunder.
to choir practice.
I went to the parsonage
10
Cleared out fine & cold. Hunter's went up to Mainhoods
but had no success. Laura Somerset & Louie Thoms came
to tea & spent the evening. Mr. V. & Cyril were also
here to tea. Annie & Minnie Brymer came in & we
played cards. Wall came in to tow his sisters part of
their way home.
11
Flurries of snow. very cold wind at night. Annie &
Emma King went to Bracebridge to get photographed.
12
Sundy. sharp wind. Eva & I went to church in the
morning. Baby has bad cold.
13
Pleasant & sharp. dry roads. we washed.
to Ladells. Baby's cold seems worse.
I went
Geo drove to Bracebridge. sleety. charlie got two
mink. Hugh Somerset stayed to tea.
15
Geo & Charlie & Hugh Somerset went out hunting but
had their usual luck & the rain drove them home.
16
Fine & sharp. Mr. Vincent was here to dinner. George
and Charlie drove to Somersets'. Annie & I cleaned
& papered the kitchen.
17
We papered the hall & stairway.
18
Mild & misty. Geo drove me to see Mrs. Marshall.
Lucy walked over from home.
19
I went to SS & to church at night with Lucy. We went
up to see Mrs. Atkinson who was kicked by their horse,
first.
20
Geo drove Lucy as far as Johnson's.
Showery turned mild.
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Turned wet.
WAR NEWS
we washed.
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I called at the school to
see Miss Botterill.
22
23
24
Fine day.
clothes got dry.
busy sewing
Gloomy & cold. George drove me to see Mrs. Henri(?)
Johnson who is ill.
25
26
Gloomy & mild. I went twice to Church. All the
children went in the morning. Geo. went to Vincents.
27
Cloudy but pleasant. Geo sold 2 cutters.
a short drive with Geo.
28
Cloudy with a slight drizzle. We washed. In the
evening I went to see Miss Ladell. Took Louie &
Violet.
29
Cloudy & raw dry roads. George drove to Huntsville
& took Eva as far as Father's place. We are taking
a daily paper and get the war news every evening.
30
Lovely & mild. George & I rowed over to Thomses &
had tea & came back with them to choir practice.
Dec.
I went for
1
No snow at all yet, but it turned very wet so Mr. &
Mrs. Thoms could not come but the Atkinsons were here
to tea.
2
Cooler with rain & snow mixed.
to dinner.
3
Sunday cold. a little snow.
went to church at night.
Mr. Vincent was here
G & I & the children
5
Cold.
Cyril Thoms came to hunt with Charlie.
6
Made Xmas mince meat. Mrs. Gibbs from the Home called.
I went to meeting at Parsonage.
7
More snow coming tonight. Made the Xmas cake today.
I did not go to choir practise. There was none.
8
9
10
Rather cold, sleighs are out but there is not enough
snow for sleighing. We had a drive in cart.
Sunday. Sleety. I played in Church & went to
stayed at home at night. Cyril Thoms came.
SS
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WHOOPING COUGH1899...175
Very wet day, snow disappeared. Mr. Thoms came here
to have an affidavit taken & had breakfast here.
12
Fine morning. we washed. Stormy snowy afternoon,
Allan McInnis did not come to kill pigs till past
& only did one. G. went to shooting match.
13
Mild & snowing all day.
the other pig. I helped
14
Stormy evening. Went to choir practise. Mr. Vincent
was here helping with cheese factory books.
15
More snow. We had our first cutter drive.
16
Mr. V. was here helping with books. Mrs. Gall came
to take an affidavit, more snow fell. More bad news
from the war.
17
Played the organ at church in the evening.
18
Began to rain & took all the snow away. Charlie & I
rowed over to Thomse's to see Laura who is ill at
her father's.
19
Bare ground but cold. I went to the parsonage to
make clothes for the Mother Goose play.
McInnis came early & killed
Geo with Cheese books.
20
21
George & I drove to Huntsville in the cart,
day, we got the Xmas presents.
22
Lovely day. We decorated the church and hav choir
practise in the evening, Connie & Jessie Thoms
were here to tea.
23
Busy baking for Xmas & Sunday.
24
Snowed all day, turned cold at night. two services.
I went in the evening.
Fine Xmas day, just enough snow for sleighing. G.
drove Mrs. Atkinson to a wedding before church. G & I
went to church. After dinner we went for a drive,
it began to snow.
25
nice
26
Cold. We washed. Wall Thoms was here to dinner &
tea. Girls came to practise in the evening.
27
Snow falling all day and all night. School meeting
today. Baby has whooping cough & Eva seems to be
getting it. Girls came to practise.
Jan.
1
A cold Sunday.IwenttoChurchinthemorning.Nelliecameintheafternoon.Mr.Vincen
drove here with father's horse. we had our New Year's
Turkey for dinner. they stayed all night & we had
a pleasant evening. Nellie has a school at the
locks if she gets her certificate.
dinner taking Eva & Louie hack with them. Trustees
met here today. School will not open till next week.
5 Rather snowey. George, Charlie & I went to tea at
Mitchell's. Geo came home early we had a pleasant
evening.
7 Horrid stormy day. Mr. Vincent c a m e back from
Falkenburg. School teacher arrived.
to church at night & I played Mr. Mitchell's farewell
service.
9 Mr. V. went back to Hays. turned cold.
10 Very cold snap. 40° below. Denned up. (dened up)
11
Moderated after noon. Lucy drove the children home.
Party at the Hall. Geo & I went for an hour. Charlie
stayed all night. Mr. V. came & stayed the night.
12 Nice bright day. Mr. V. went to Thomses. I called
at the Parsonage. Mr. Lloyd & his son were there.
the Mitchell's leave tomorrow & stay the night at
Mr.
Sm
13 Rain & snow. Miss Loveday came to see Annie had tea
here. Children went to Pres. Xmas tree in the evening.
1
to S.S. to take Mr. Smith's place.
1
17 Ironed.
Lizzie drove up they stayed till after tea.
Mr.VincentwenttoThomses.
1
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Jar. 19 We had Miss Botterill to tea. Mr. Mitchell called
he came up to find his cat. Mr. V. came back & we
had a good game of cards.
20 George had a sick headache. He & Mr. V. sat up till
past 12 finishing the books for the meeting tomorrow.
21 Violet's birthday. She had 6 children here. Torry
& Mr. Vincent stayed over night. Geo & Mr. V went
to Cheese meeting.
22 Wall Thoms came & took the Vincents home.
to Church in the even.
G & I went
23 I have a bad cold & can scarcely speak.
24 We washed.
Mr. V came back at night.
25 Mr. V. went to Utterson & stayed to Oyster Supper.
Our colds are a little better.
26 Snow, snow more coming every day. Mr. Vincent came
back in the afternoon staved till Sunday morning.
27
28 Very stormy.
29 Cold day no service.
I wonder when we will have
30 Cold again at night snow in the dav.
from Mother & from Nellie B.
a
clergyman
I got a letter
31 Washed. very cold day.
Feb.
1 More snow. I went up to Ladells.
2 There was a party at Galls & a S.O.S. concert,
pleasant day. I took the children for a walk, called
at Forrests.
3 Nice day.
We have not got over our colds.
night and are very feverish. Mr. Brymer is attending
them.
5 Sunday. We devoted our selves to the sick children,
no service.
6 Violet is better but not Louie.
7 Baby took sick last night & was like a coal of fire
all night and keeps starting in terror at an
imaginary
Herbert came in the afternoon, Louie & Violet better.
Sent for Mrs. Brown.
bear.
Geo &
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...157
Feb. 8 Finished washing, baby no better. V/e sent for Dr.
Hart as baby is having slight convulsions. She has
La Grippe. We got Mr. Brymer to come & take her
temperature. Mrs. Forrest came & stayed the afternoon.
9 Baby still feverish. Mrs. Forrest came again & did the
ironing & baking. Turned cold.
10 Very cold morn. Sam & Annie & Clara came & Sam went
back after dinner.
11 Very cold. baby still bad.
12 Coldest night yet. 44 below. No service. Mrs.
Forrest called. moderated a little. Sent for Mr.
Brymer in the evening.
13 Baby much better. George & Clara went off this morn.
G. to bbridge & Clara to Toronto. Nice sharp day.
Annie & I walked up to Ladells.
14 We washed. Baby is very hoarse but is better of the
fever. still very cross. cold.
15 Much milder. warm night.
16 Lovely day. Louie & Violet went out for the first
time. Mr. Christie came. Commenced to get milk
from Mrs. J. Watson.
17 Nice mild day, I took the children out went in to
Forrests & saw the Mitchells. Mr. M. had evening
service.
of our doors & shovelling snow off the roofs. Baby
seems nearlv all right but still looks pale.
19 We had a walk after dinner.
No service.
20 We started for Toronto on the morning train and arrived
about 3 o'clock.
21 Commenced to get11/2qts of milk from Watsons
22 No snow in Toronto.
27 We got back from Toronto bag & baggage.
28
Very
snowy.
Busy
putting
things
away.Christie
went
homeafter
cutting
carpet
into
Mar.
1 We
got
the
nearly
finished
when
Mr.
Christie
came
withthe
the
horse
& len
to
2. Lovely
day.
wecarpet
washed.
Mr.
Mitchell
called.
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...158
Busy ironing. Warm fine weather. Mr. Mitchell was
here to tea. George went to Church.
Williams machine.
Mr. Vincent came.
5
LOUIE'S
Mild turned stormv at night.
Horrible stormy day, we all stayed in but Charlie.
Sunday.
6 Fine. children have bad coughs. washed.
Cold wind.
8 Nice dav.
9
Pleasant day. Charlie went to spend the day at Thomse's.
Mr. & Mrs. Thoms & two of the girls came to tea. Laura
stayed all night.
10 Violet had earache. Laura & I took the other children
up to Ladells. Laura & I went to Church at night.
Baby was very feverish and restless and I did not get
much sleep.
Due for milk $1.98.
11 Thawing. Baby poorly all day with feverish cold.
12 Mr. Vincent was here till afternoon. Babv poorly.
Thawing. Louie got her eye scratched by a cat.
Cow calved.
13 Colder.
with a load of hay had dinner.
15 Very wet day.
Thomses.
Mr. Vincent called.
George went to Huntsville with the
16 Cold again high wind. Louie's eye much better,
also baby. Herbert came he is going West next
Tuesday.
I went to store.
20
21
Cold wind.
Herbert,
Geo & Eva & I went to Utterson to see
he & the familv would not leave tillaboutmidnight.
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...159
Mar/22About6inchesoffreshsnowthismorningbutit
23
Stormy day.
I called at Forrests withsomecream
ill.
24
Mr. Mitchell came to tea but was called awav
after
the Children's Hospital but Mr. Brymer saw her and
did not think it necessary.
25
Lovely day, Mr. Price called.
26
Nice
27
Lovely mild day. Mr. Porter
was
to Bracebridge & bought a horse.
28
Charlie went to Bracebridge and rode the horse home.
Came on stormy & snowed all night.
day.
to
see M
Forrests commencedtogetmilkf
Geo walked over to Thomses & brought Mr. Price back to tea. Mr. &
buried. Geo went
29 Stormy all day about a foot of fresh snow.
30
31 Good Friday. Fine & pleasant we had a walk. Mr.
Vincent came in the even.
Apr.
1
Fine day. I took Louie to Bracebridge to see the
Dr. & had two teeth filled. Got home late.
2
Easter Sunday had no service. I went to S.S. nice
day but more snow than I have ever seen on Easter.
3
Lovely day. Geo & Mr. Vincent went to Bracebridge.
Eva & Violet & I went to Thomses.
5 Nellie came, walked from home. The three Thoms boys
came to spend the day & they & George & Mr.
6
Nellie
7 Nellie walked home. Ted Hares brought a load of hay.
I expected Mrs. Gall to tea but they could not come,
turned wet.
Vincent
went
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9
10
1899
...160
Nice day cold wind. Mr. Lloyd came & held service
at the church & he & Humphrey were here to dinner.
WallThoms was here to tea & Minnie & Mabel Forrest
came in in the evening.
Snow is going fast but still deep.
11 We washed.
12
DIARY
Mr. V. went to Bracebridge.
Dance at the hall.
couple of hours.
Charlie went. & I went for a
13 Wet day. Men came here to audit the Cheese Factory
books. were here late.
14
Heavy rain with thunder this morning. Tom Howard
was here to tea. G & Mr. V. went to Utterson tonight
15
16
Lovely day, the snow is melting fast. I went to S.S.
with all the children. Mr. V. came back at night.
17 Warm day.
I went up to Ladell's & called at Clarkes.
18
Very warm. We washed.
Mr. Vincent went to Thomses.
19
Rain last night warm dav. snow nearly gone. Mrs.
Forrest is ill. Dr. Bridgland came to see her. he
called to look at Louie's eye & advised us to take
her to Children's Hospital. I went over to enquire
for Mrs. Forrest.
20
Cleaned the pantry.
21
Cleaned Annie's room.
is nearly gone.
22
Cheese meeting at the Hall.
23
Sunday. I took all the children to S.S.
see Mrs. Forrest in evening.
24
Very warm. We washed.
25
Warm. River verv high washed away some of the mill
fixtures. Mr. Whitmore was here putting up a shed.
Louie & I intend going to Toronto tomorrow.
I washed some bed clothes.
Very nice warm weather. snow
Mr. V. came.
Called to
I & children went to Ladells.
26 We went & Ethel came here. We went to Lizzies
then to Cooper's that night.
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&
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Apr.
27
1899
...161
I took Louie to Hospital & then went back with Clara
to Sully St. returning to Cooper's at night.
28 I went shopping & then to Lizzies.
29
30
I called at Hospital but did not see Louie.
I went to Church with Mrs. Cooper to Mr. Body's Church.
After dinner I went to Hospital where Clara met me.
was very hoarse.
We
good bye she cried very much because I could not stay
to take her home. Lizzie met me there and we went
down to the busy streets.
2
Very hot. I rested in the morn & then Mrs. Cooper
went down to the station with me & I got on the train
3
Ethel went to Hoods. Violet pretty feverish.
cleaned Charlie's room.
Charlie rowed her home.
&
Annie
V. no better feverish afternoon.
5
Nice day. Father came & took Ethel's trunk. Violet
was in a very high fever this afternoon. We reduced
6
Violet seems brighter, ear ache came on in afternoon
King's birthday party.
7
Sunday warm day. Eva was feverish & had headache.
Violet felt better.
8
Warm. Churned & baked. I went with Geo & baby to
Balls in the new cart. Mr. Schwoob called in even.
9
Cooler. We washed & cleaned dining room.
at Forrests.
10 Ironed. baby was taken sick with
11
Baby poorly again at noon.
Nice rain at night.
grippe.
Called
I
gave
her
a
powder
better in evening
but Geo & Charlie drove to Father's & Huntsville.
student arrived. G gave me a pr of gloves.
I
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...162
May 13 Wet day. We cleaned Kitchen yesterday which winds
up the housecleaning. Baby much better but she went
out in the afternoon which gave her a relapse.
12
We had 2 services.
Geo. drove Mr. Spencer to Brunel
15
Hard frost but fine day. G. went up the lake to
Seymours & sold them an organ. Eva & I called at
Forrests & saw Mr. F who is up. baby is feverish
for a while every afternoon.
16
Wet and cold. Churned baked & ironed & finished
Eva's dress. baby a little better.
17
A very cold wet week.
18
Baby had ear ache.
19
George went to Aspdin. Baby very feverish, better
in evening. I called at Mrs. Clarke's.
20
Cold & gloomy.
a drive.
21
Sunday. Fine but cold. Geo walked over to Mr.
Vincent's. He & I went to Church in the evening.
22
Nice day cool wind. He washed & churned. Baby had
ear ache a little. Mrs. Whitby (Whittey?) & Miss
Botterill called. Mr. Spencer called in the evening.
23
Lovely day. G & I & Violet drove to father's left
Annie in charge.
Wet day.
Baby much better.
Geo & I went for
24
I took the children to pic nic.
came back with them to choir practice.
came for sugar..
day.
Mr. Brymer
27
Wet
Annie has an ulcerated throat.
28
Mr. Allman hold services twice. he & Mr. S. Smith
came to dinner & George drove him up to Brunel.
29
Hot. thunder storm & wet evening. G. drove Hugh
Brown to Hoods. Clara & Louie came home in the rain.
30
Damp morning but came out nice & fine. in afternoon.
Clara & I washed & went up to Ladells & met Ethel coming
for Clara.
25
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We
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...163
I felt poorly and went to bed early.
Lovely day. Laura & Ruth Thoms & Mr. Somerset and
Mr. Spencer & Miss Botterill were here to tea.
Arthur Clarke brought load hay.
I went to choir practice. fine day.
3
Cloudy. George went to Huntsville on the boat.
Charlie has sore throat. Annie went to old Mclnnis'
in Brunel.
4
storm came up when we were in Church.
5
Very Hot & thundry but no rain. The children all went
over to Jack Chester's birthday party. hot night.
6
I drove in to Utterson. After tea George drove
Mr. Forrest to Utterson. Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell came
in this evening.
7
Thundry. I went to the Church in the evening and saw
Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell. Rain at night.
8
Lovely cool day.
I took the children to the pic-nic
could not come to tea as Mrs. M. was ill in bed so
9
Fine.
I went to see Mrs. M in the afternoon, they are
staying at Smith's. Went to choir practice in the
evening. Mr. Mitchell was there.
10
Fine & cool. George went to Seymours by boat & walked
to Hville & came back by boat. Annie had a birthday
party.
11
12
13
Lovely hot day. We had two services.
We
washed.
showry day & hot.
Very sultry.
We
ironed & I made Annie a skirt.
Heavy rain in evening.
15
Gloomy & cold.
Mother.
16
Cool.
17
Lovely
Mr. Carps from
14
George took Ethel home and brought
Mother went with me to choir practice.
day. G. Mother, Violet & I went to Deerhurst
Hot.
Ethel
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1899
...164
June 18 Sunday. Wet afternoon. We went to Church at night.
20
Ethel came and stayed while Mother & the 2 children
was there.
21
22
Mother & I & baby went to Hares to tea.
23
Hot, but cool wind.
Father drove us to Huntsville
excursion party.
24
Hot. Mr. Vincent had dinner here. We took the children
to bathe in the boat. Ethel & I went to choir practice
in the evening & then to see the Foot-ball match
between Pt. S. & Utterson, a "tie".
25
Fine.
26
Hot, we washed. Charlie & his dad rowed Ethel over
to Lawrence's and after tea drove up past Dodd's in the
new cart.
I went twice to Church.
27
28 Wet night & day until about 3 when I went to W.A.
meeting at Mrs. Forrests but there was no meeting.
Mrs. & Minnie Forrest & I rowed over to their island
in the evening which was lovely.
29
George & Eva & Louie & I rowed out after tea, went
to Ladell's.
30 Nice fine days & cool nights. I went to a part at
the hall but did not stay late.
July 1
2
Hot day, we all went to the annual pic-nic.
Children all seem upset by too many sweets yesterday.
3 Came on wet in afternoon.
5
I went to meeting at Mrs. Forrests, a thunder storm
came on.
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July
Mrs. Brown & Mrs. Addison.
6
7 We went with some of the Forrest girls to the rocky
island & got some huckle-berries, I went to choir
8 Wet
miserable day.
pr
Eva & I went to sweep the Church.
9
Duncan Forrest is at home.
10
Hot. Charlie took cow away.
Thomses.
Charlie rowed over to
11 We washed. Charlie working at Ladell's.
children to Ladells.
I took the
12 Fine. We were busy ironing & baking & churning.
3 of the Forrests were here to tea & afterwards we
went out for a row. Wall Thoms joining us.
Mr. & Mrs. Percy Mitchell came to Mrs. Smith's.
13
Fine I was very busy baking for picnic. Forrests
had a dance but Geo & I did not go. I called at
Forrests to see Mrs. Mitchell.
14
trip to the Locks in the "Gem" in the morning.
The SS had the annual
15
Sultry, wet at
Charlie, Eva, Annie & I went to Stewart's island & got
7 qts of berries. I took the children for a row in
the evening.
16
Sunday.
Church.
Fine after the rain.
G. was poorly.
to a birthday party.
again.
rain in
evening.
Mr. Vi
G & I did not go to
17
Wet
morning but cleared out.
18
Mrs. Kay called.
19 Too windy to go to Fathers in the boat.
20
night.
Cloudy & showery. G & I drove to Fathers & G. went
on to Huntsville. Excursion from Huntsville to Pt.
Sydney.
Fire day.
we wash
busy baking
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July 21 Gloomy & cool fine evening
22
Hot. Charlie took Eva
Louie over the lake & brought
Lizzie & Ethel & Eddie back. Rough on the lake.
23
Hot.
24
Very hot. got a lot of berries. We went for a row
in the evening. We got an invitation to Laura Thomse's
Lizzie & Ethel & I went to Church &
25 Wet morning.
E.,
C.,
&
we washed in spite of it.
26
I churned & Lizzie ironed.
berries.
Annie & Charlie got some
27
Fine & cloudy. Lucy came to pick huckleberries &
brought Winnie & left her here. They got about
30 qts. Ethel went back with Lucy. G & I drove to
Tom Howards.
28
Hot.
I called at Forrest's and went to choir practice
29 Nice day. Lizzie & I picked some berries and went to
Ladell's in the evening.
Aug.
30
A cold wind. Old Mrs. Brown was buried. L & C & I
went to her funeral also to Church at night.
31
Fine day. We washed. Lizzie is making a skirt. Geo
rowed us over to Thomses in the evening to take Laura's
2
Heavy rain this morn but cleared out hot. Ethel
Clara came & we all went to see the wedding at the
church. Then Geo. Ethel, Clara, Charlie & I rowed
over to the party at Thomses. I hope Laura will be
happy. we got home at 4 a.m.
3
The bridal party & the Mitchells went away. Father
came & took lizzie & her children home & brought Eva
after tea.
3
Hot. Mrs. Forrest & I went to see Mrs. Ball.
Robbie Brown & Mrs. Addison. I nearly forgot the
choir practice. Geo & Charlie drove to Lancelot - cow
5
Lovely day. We went bathing. I made some Raspberry
vinegar. Mr. & Mrs. Somerset have returned.
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KERR
DROWNING
1899
...167
BEGINNING OF FOURTH BOOK
Aug. 6
Sunday.
Fine
G & I went to Church in the
morning.
7
The children went to the swamp and got huckleberries.
I went to Ladells.
8
Getting quite dusty. We washed and churned & baked
for the pic-nic.
9 Nice day. Our W.A. had an excursion and picnic at
Deerhurst. The boat was full and we had a pleasant
10
Rain did not amount to much. Geo and I rowed over to
Somersets. Louie is staying with Laura who is not
strong enough to do the work.
11
Very hot. Eva & Louie had a party and a noisy party
it was. Jessie Thoms brought Torrie & T. Vincent.
Church organ was tuned.
12
Hot. Busy as usual. Took the children to bathe.
Cheese Factory meeting tonight G is there.
13
Fine and cool.
G & I went to Church at night.
children to show them where maiden-hair ferns grow.
We washed. Eva
I went to see Mrs. Gillespie at
Addisons.
15
d
Another terrible thing has happened today.
14
Polly
drowned. Johnnie's body is not receovered yet.
the first thing we heard on our return was this
terrible news. Very hot sun today.
16
Hot.
I called at the Forrests.
17 Very hot & dusty. Mrs. Thoms came & she & Wall were
here to tea. The Somersets could not come. Polly
followed the bodies to the grave.
18
Hot & dry still. Party at Dodds.
Charlie
19
About 95 in the shade. Hiss Gibbs from the home
came to see Annie. Took children to bathe. I went
to choir practice. Lovely moon1ight night.
20
A very hot Sunday.
again in evening.
G & I went to Church.
only
I went
went.
not home
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DIARY
1899 ...168
Thunder this morning & a little rain.
Children
22
More rain this morning & cooler. We washed. George
is getting the well cleaned out. Mr. Bacon came for
his wagon & G & he went to Utterson for it. Ethel
was at Utterson starting for Manitoba.
23
Busy ironing & churning.
24
Hot day. Our Church choir had an excursion in the
Gem to Deerhurst and had an enjoyable day. Geo
25
Hot. I went out with George to set a line and got
back late to practise. Cow went away.
26
Dry & dusty. Annie & Maggie McInnis scrubbed the
school. Geo got 2 trout on his line.
27
Hot & dry. Geo & C & I went to Church at night.
Saw Mrs. Somerset.
Got
some
cool.
a row after tea and we picked up Miss Bottril at
Ladells.
they went with us to bathe. Mrs. F. & I went to
see Mrs. Clarke who is very 1ow.
30
Busy ironing & baking.
31
Very hot.
choir practice in evening.
Sep. 1 A little shower this morning, turned much cooler.
I went to see Mrs. Clarke & called at Brymer's today.
G & I went to Mud Lake duck shooting this evening.
Party at Wm. Gall's. We did not go.
2
Cooler. Took the children for a bathe in the boat.
Charlie got a fish & a duck.
3
Sunday. warm morning. but blew cold at night no rain.
Mr. Brown from Deerhurst took the services, Geo
Charlie went to Thomses in afternoon.
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Mrs. Clarke dies
1899
...169
Sep. 5 Had a beautiful rain last night, turned out fine
and pleasant, we washed. I went out on the lake to
run the fish line with Geo. got two fish.
6 Nice day, cool. I went to W.A. meeting at Mrs.
Forrests&took baby. Went out to the line again
in boat.
7
Showery so we did not go to Beatrice.
we had a pleasant time & brought home somelovelyflowers.
Ladells. Mrs. Clarke is pretty low.
Cheese Factorymeetingtonight.
10 Fine & cool. G & Eva & I went to Church. quite a lot there.
after tea. Called to see Mrs. Clarke, she is very
low & could not speak. Bertha came home tonight.
Annie is back.
11
12
13
Cool
cloudy. G & I drove to father's & G went to
Seymours. cold night.
14
15
decorate the church for the Harvest Festival, and
we brought Connie & George Thoms home to tea.
Geo. got home about 6 & brought Nellie to stay till
Sunday.
16
17
evening.
I went to Ladells.
19 We washed. cold & windy. Miss Bottrill came to see
George & had tea & I walked up to Ladells with her.
18
Sul
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
1899
...170
Sept. 20 Busy churning & baking for visitors. We had Mr.
Spencer & Minnie & Mabel Forrest. Wall George
evening, played euchre.
21
Showery morning. Minnie Forrest & Ruth Thoms were
collecting for the Bishop of Algoma. Went to choir
practice. Cold. I went to see Bertha McClure.
22
Rain & cold. I went out to run fish line with Geo
after tea, got none.
23
Fine & frosty at night.
24
Showery morning no one from here went to S.S.
warm afternoon we went to the bathing place. Went
to Church at night it poured with rain coming home.
25
Wet
26
High cold wind.
Ladells.
27
Cloudy
29
Showerv & cool. Baked for tea meeting.
letter from Mrs. Arthur Ladell.
30
Showery & cold. First snow this morning. We had
a tea meeting to welcome the new clergyman, Mr.
Atkinson. We all went.
Oct. 1
dismal day, busy sewing.
We washed.
Went for a walk to
but cleared out nice and fine afterdinner.George,
Received
Sunday, cold wind. Mr. Spencer's last Sunday and
Mr. Atkinson's first. I went twice to Church.
2
Fine cool day. We went for a drive to Dodd's but
found them away. I called at Chester's. Miss Rice
is going tomorrow.
3
Fine day, we washed.
Show.
Massey-Harris agent called.
Charlie & Annie went too.
Annie went tohelpMrs.Atkinson
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
Oct. 6
1899
...171
Fine. We invited the Doss & Forrest to tea but onlv
the Forrests came. The four children went to Willie
Chester's party.
7 Lovely day. I rowed the children over to Thomses
we only made a short call. Ruth has the
whooping cough, Mr. Clarke fell and sprained his leg.
8
Fine. I went to S.S. in the afternoon & took all
the children. George & Charlie & Eva & I went to
Church at night and I played. Rain at night.
9
Wet day.
Annie & I cleaned A's room.
Thomses
to tea, had a pleasant evening. Mabel
Coldwell came & stayed a while with her cousins.
Charlie is working at the mil1.
today. pretty well attended.
Charlie'sbirthday.(Age16)I
to choir practice & played.
13
12
Finished cleaning upstairs. Lovely day. Father &
Mother came. Mother & Louie & I went out for a row.
busv baking.
14
15 SS & Church this morning. Showery. Mr. Wm. Johnson
& Edie came to dinner and went to Church at night
with us and stayed till after 10 o'clock, moonlight
night.
16
came on his way to the mill. Charlie went to Brymer's
for the evening.
17
Wet
day. ironed.
Annie, May & Nita Brymer came in the evening.
Moonlight night.
19
Thanksgiving day. Cold
cloudy. Three Thoms boys
spent the day with Charlie shooting. Geo went to
Ufford with sewing machine & did not get home till
past 11 o'clock. Cleaned sitting room. Service
18
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
Oct. 20
1899
...172
Cold wind but fine. washed bedding. Miss Botterill
called. Minnie & Louie Forrest & Wall Thoms spent the
evening.
21
George & I drove to Huntsille & stopped at Fathers
for tea. Cold.
22
Gold & gloomy.
Sunday School.
G went to Vincents.
We all went to
23 Wet, we washed. George & I spent the evening at
Forrest's. Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell were there. Thunder
Storm this evening.
24 We cleaned & papered dining room.
called to say goodbye. Fine.
Mr. & Mrs. Atkinson called.
I went to Watson's.
Minnie Forrest
Cheese Factorv meeting.
26
Too wet to go to Ufford.
to choir practice.
27
Gloomy day. Geo went to Utterson & got Permits. Mr.
Vincent was here to dinner & tea. I was busy sewing.
28
Rained hard all day.
29
Sunday.
Fine & cool.
cleaned pantry.
I went
I went to Church in the morn
went for a walk, went in to the parsonage for a
little while. I staved home in evening.
30
lovely warm day Geo & I drove to Ufford to Bogart's.
Charlie went to Bracebridge.
31
Mild & cloudy. we washed. Mr. Vincent came to stay
Nov.1Hunting season begins. Nasty cold wind. Nothing was
done today but to lose the dogs. We went to the W.A.
Meeting at the Parsonage. I took Louie & baby.
Mr. Atkinson fell down his well after dark & sprained
his wrist badly.
2
Our 4 hunters hunted dogs, no success. Nice day.
Eva & I went to Choir Practice. Mr .A. is in considerable
pain.
3
Hunyinh fohd
Hunting dogs again not found.
down river in canoe but found nothing. Charlie rode
to Avery's & heard of the dogs & got very wet. The
Atkinson children spent the afternnon. Mrs. A
drove down for them.
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Nov.
1899
...173
5
Snowy & bad walking. Geo & Charlie drove to Avery's
for the dogs. Geo came back at night, without them
& left Charlie. Geo stayed with the childrenwhile
I and the girls went to church.
6
Gloomy & mild. G. went up to meet Charlie & get
Peter. I called at Atkinson's, he is better.
7
The hunters went out with Peter this morning but
did not get a start. Baby and I went to Forrests.
nice day.
8
Snow almost gone.
9
Gloomy & mild. Thunder.
to choir practice.
I went to the parsonage
10
Cleared out fine & cold. Hunter's went up to Mainhoods
but had no success. Laura Somerset & Louie Thoms came
to tea & spent the evening. Mr. V. & Cyril were also
here to tea. Annie & Minnie Brymer came in & we
played cards. Wall came in to tow his sisters part of
their way home.
11
Flurries of snow. very cold wind at night. Annie &
Emma King went to Bracebridge to get photographed.
12
Sundy. sharp wind. Eva & I went to church in the
morning. Baby has bad cold.
13
Pleasant & sharp. dry roads. we washed.
to Ladells. Baby's cold seems worse.
I went
Geo drove to Bracebridge. sleety. charlie got two
mink. Hugh Somerset stayed to tea.
15
Geo & Charlie & Hugh Somerset went out hunting but
had their usual luck & the rain drove them home.
16
Fine & sharp. Mr. Vincent was here to dinner. George
and Charlie drove to Somersets'. Annie & I cleaned
& papered the kitchen.
17
We papered the hall & stairway.
18
Mild & misty. Geo drove me to see Mrs. Marshall.
Lucy walked over from home.
19
I went to SS & to church at night with Lucy. We went
up to see Mrs. Atkinson who was kicked by their horse,
first.
20
Geo drove Lucy as far as Johnson's.
Showery turned mild.
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Nov. 21
Turned wet.
WAR NEWS
we washed.
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...174
I called at the school to
see Miss Botterill.
22
23
24
Fine day.
clothes got dry.
busy sewing
Gloomy & cold. George drove me to see Mrs. Henri(?)
Johnson who is ill.
25
26
Gloomy & mild. I went twice to Church. All the
children went in the morning. Geo. went to Vincents.
27
Cloudy but pleasant. Geo sold 2 cutters.
a short drive with Geo.
28
Cloudy with a slight drizzle. We washed. In the
evening I went to see Miss Ladell. Took Louie &
Violet.
29
Cloudy & raw dry roads. George drove to Huntsville
& took Eva as far as Father's place. We are taking
a daily paper and get the war news every evening.
30
Lovely & mild. George & I rowed over to Thomses &
had tea & came back with them to choir practice.
Dec.
I went for
1
No snow at all yet, but it turned very wet so Mr. &
Mrs. Thoms could not come but the Atkinsons were here
to tea.
2
Cooler with rain & snow mixed.
to dinner.
3
Sunday cold. a little snow.
went to church at night.
Mr. Vincent was here
G & I & the children
5
Cold.
Cyril Thoms came to hunt with Charlie.
6
Made Xmas mince meat. Mrs. Gibbs from the Home called.
I went to meeting at Parsonage.
7
More snow coming tonight. Made the Xmas cake today.
I did not go to choir practise. There was none.
8
9
10
Rather cold, sleighs are out but there is not enough
snow for sleighing. We had a drive in cart.
Sunday. Sleety. I played in Church & went to
stayed at home at night. Cyril Thoms came.
SS
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WHOOPING COUGH1899...175
Very wet day, snow disappeared. Mr. Thoms came here
to have an affidavit taken & had breakfast here.
12
Fine morning. we washed. Stormy snowy afternoon,
Allan McInnis did not come to kill pigs till past
& only did one. G. went to shooting match.
13
Mild & snowing all day.
the other pig. I helped
14
Stormy evening. Went to choir practise. Mr. Vincent
was here helping with cheese factory books.
15
More snow. We had our first cutter drive.
16
Mr. V. was here helping with books. Mrs. Gall came
to take an affidavit, more snow fell. More bad news
from the war.
17
Played the organ at church in the evening.
18
Began to rain & took all the snow away. Charlie & I
rowed over to Thomse's to see Laura who is ill at
her father's.
19
Bare ground but cold. I went to the parsonage to
make clothes for the Mother Goose play.
McInnis came early & killed
Geo with Cheese books.
20
21
George & I drove to Huntsville in the cart,
day, we got the Xmas presents.
22
Lovely day. We decorated the church and hav choir
practise in the evening, Connie & Jessie Thoms
were here to tea.
23
Busy baking for Xmas & Sunday.
24
Snowed all day, turned cold at night. two services.
I went in the evening.
Fine Xmas day, just enough snow for sleighing. G.
drove Mrs. Atkinson to a wedding before church. G & I
went to church. After dinner we went for a drive,
it began to snow.
25
nice
26
Cold. We washed. Wall Thoms was here to dinner &
tea. Girls came to practise in the evening.
27
Snow falling all day and all night. School meeting
today. Baby has whooping cough & Eva seems to be
getting it. Girls came to practise.
