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^ib e^£h farmer, Splashed* Willoughby came
for.,,s^-ife machine. Alite Jenner called.
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¥e h&i o-holr -practice but few case
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a little fresh snow fell.
21
x tbok'Bhe children to church, very few there
Geo thorns- case in the afternoon.
22 Geo & I drose to Huntsville and we found Connie &
Both- Sheas - fere when we got home, . We all hut
George went to the School concert, mild.
23
flics day. we washed, Ruth and louie Thoms came
to tea after decorating. We went to practice*-
Charlie came heme, George went to Otterson and
bought a turkey, The children spent their money
at Ladell’s,
25
Christmas Bay. Mild & snowy, Geo & I & Baby went
- v-r ~" Father’s but got home to tea.
a6
Turned colder,
with Geo.
We had our Isas tree.
I left baby
Sela wind
Geo & Mr, Hill walked to Thomses,
Mr* & Mrs, Somerset & Ken (?) same for a whila^in
the afternoon. Eva & I went to Church in evening*
Mild & snowy, Geo went to Utterson* Annie & Saia
saw* in the afternoon,
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28 ■ Sunday. HIM,
30
Ar nie A. bur husband drove back to Father’s.
Annie could stay longer. Heavy soft snow
I wish
0 act tases mi la*
Lovely <i.ay. Charlie had a shotting match. George
< ! •? Raby drove to Johnsons for dinner but got home
for U-a.
5;
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we anlcyed ths dii-e,
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■’.jib. Tho children ri I went to Ladells,
a hew cutter to Sam Bradleys, and brough"
Old on
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PING PONG
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3
Soft * wet.
4
Sunday, Lovely day.
Sva & I went to Church in the
Worn & the little girls & I went in the evening.
Mr, Hill went to Thomses for dinner,
5
Polling day.
fine,
Geo went to Utterson and drove
Mr. Gibs an home drunk.
6
Fine & sharp.
7
Nice day.
3
Turned cold.
9
Cold day,
Jan.
Miss Maquire came to board at Chesters,
Ml*. Thoms came, we washed,
Mrs, Chester called.
Choir practice here tonight.
Mr,
Hill walked over the lake.
10
Pleasant day.
George went to Utterson,
I went to
Ladells & paid bill,
Mr; McClure gave me a set of
Ping-Pong.
11
Snowy day.
I stayed in & did not go to Church.
Mr, Hill & Geo went in the evening & brought Ruth
Thoms back to stay.
12
Gold day,
I called on Miss McGuire.
Ladells with Mr. Hill.
13
Busy washing.
Ruth went up to Ladells twice with
Mr. Hill, nice afternoon cold night.
lh
Nine morning.
Geo & baby & I drove to Utterson
came on stormy.
15
Baked & ironed.
this evening.
16
Mild,
Geo drove to Utterson but did not
M.H. man.
1?
Saturday.
Geo took the M.H. man to Hares and
brought him here in the afternoon.
Snowy & mild.
13
Turned cold & bright.
Mr. Hill & Ruth went to
Church in the morning and Geo & 1 at night» very cold.
19
Cold day*
20
Milder.
21
Mild.
Violet’s birthday.
She had a party. Mrs.
Chester A Miss McGuire oaled in the evening.
Ruth
finished I'ewing for me.
Stormy.
Ruth went to
Very few came to practice
meet the
Ruth is doing some sewing for me.
We washed & the clothes dried.
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Feb*
...249
1903
Fine.
Choir practice here.
George drove to Falkenburg.
Toronto in. the evening,
Ruth -went home,
Lucy arrived fro®
23
Turned colder.
Geo got home by noon. We went to
church in the evening to hear the Bishop &
Archdeacon Lloyd. Very cold night.
2D
Sharp.
25
Fine morn & not so cold,
we found Charlie here
when we got up in the morning.
I went to S.S. and
to Church at night,
26
Mild with wind.
We washed. Charlie went off to
Toronto to see an Occulist.
27
Mild day.
Foggy & damp,
in the evening,
28
Mild,
this is our Jan, thaw,
Geo & I & baby drove
to Somersets but found them away ao we came home
to tea. Maud Brymer stayed with the children.
Mr. H, went to Thomses.
29
Wet day.
I ironed. Maud B, came again.
choir practice,
Charlie came home.
30
Storming & snowing,
Charlie came home,
so we did not go to Bracebrdige.
31
Nice day but windy,
the lake,
Charlie went to Thomses across
Geo drove Lucy home.
I went up to Ladells
No
1
Sunday,
I went to Church with 2 of the children,
Mrs, Somerset had her baby christened & then came
here to dinner, afterwards,
they went home before
tea,
2
Mild. & foggy,
It came up a thunder storm with snow
inthe afternoon.
Geo & I went to Bracebridge & I
had my teeth mended,
3
Golder this morning.
Geo & I washed.
called about Lodge money,
D
Blew & drifted last night, milder again.
Louie 4
I walked to Thomses, rather heavy on the lake.
Dick drove us home.
5
Colder & clear,
nice night,
I went up to Ladells
& the Thoms girls came to practice.
Annie Brymer
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Laura Somerset
caDed to ask us to go to see them next ’Wednesday.
6
lovely morning snow in afternoon.
7
Sharp bright day.
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...250
I went to Ladells,
George & Eva drove to Huntsville.
Mr. Smith came home.
8
Stormy all day* none of us went out anywhere,
9
Over a foot of fresh snow.
to Thomses.
Mr. Hill walked the lake
10
Very mild, we washed,
Utterson with Thomses.
11
Too snowy & wet to go to Somerset’s,
12
Mild still & finer. Geo & I drove over the lake
to Somerset’s & called on Mrs. Rumball. Mr. Hill
went to Bracebridge & Maud B, stayed with thechildren.
13
nice day. turned cold at night.
14
Fine and sharp*
15
Gloomy mild day.
I went to Church twice,
came here to tea.
16
Cold wind.
17
Cold wind stillcontinues but clearer at night.
I went up to Ladells & called at Watsons.
18
Snowy& cold, we washed & had to dry clothes in
the house.
Began to get a quart of milk daily from
Hugh Brown’s.
19
Cold & clear,
Ho practice.
20
Frosty morning but turned warmer. I went for a drive
as far as Ladell’s, A box social at Arthur Clarke’s
tonight.
21
Milder but snowy.
throughout.
22
Mill with a little snow. I took baby for a ride.
went to church at night.
23
I went to Concert at
Lovely evening.
Very busy day.
Mr. Smith
This is another cold snap.
Eva & Violet went to school again*
This week has been cold & disagreeable
Mild with light snow.
Mr. Forrest called.
We did some of the washing.
We
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24
Shrove Tuesday.
Finished the washing.
drive in afternoon.
25
Sice day,
26
Another lovely mild day.
27
Mild, turned wet.
28
Wet & very sloppy underfoot.
dinner,
"eb.
I went to church at night.
...251
Had a short
only 5 people there,
Louie & Connie T. came to tea.
I went to Ladells in evening.
A. Murray came in & had
1
Fine Sunday, We did not go to Church, as Geo & Mr,
Hill were over at Thomses,
I went to see Julia McInnis (?).
2
Snowy hut cleared out fine.
here to tea,
3
Nice day turned mild,
4
Very mild, Mr. & Mrs. Atkinson called.
11 qts of milk daily from Watson’s.
5
Soft day. George & Mr. Hill drove to Huntsville. Mr,
Vincent called. Mr, Hamell brought hay, A cream
Separator agent came to see George.
I went to church
at night.
6
Lovely day, Eva & I went to see Mrs. Jack Rumball &
had a nice walk home by moonlight.
7
Nice morning turned wet.
8
Fine after the rain.
George went to Beatrice with
Herbert Ladall to see Mr. Johnson.
Louie & Violet &
I went to Church.
9
Lovely day. The snow melted fast today, Father and
Mother came to see us & found us washing. The girls &
I went to Ladells in the evening.
Mar.
We washed,
Alfred Hay was
Geo went-to Raymond,
Began .to get
10
Cloudy wet at night, Mrs. Chester and Miss McGuire came
to tea but left early,
11
Fine & thawing,
very sloppy,
12
Cloudy,
A man called selling Zither’s.
do a little sewing,
13
Cloudy & mild.
I had a drive as far as Ladells,
Maud B. called.
Type June 30, 1976 by C. Aellen
lake is
I am trying to
Missing page 252.
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DEATH OF MINNIE
FORREST
...253
Seo-.drove to Utterson, sleighing bad, as roads are
’^getting tare.
15
Sunday. A little frost this morning. I took two of
the children to Church.
none of us went at night.
16
Fine warm day.
It is a year today since Clara died.
Mr. Hill went to Huntsville with the Thoms boys.
I saw the first wagon out today,
17
Cloudy with a little rain. We washed. Cheese Factory
meeting. Mr. Hill was away most o f the day.
18
Wet day. Clothes out still, Mr. H. went up the lake
to his house again,
Geo, Thors was here to*dinner,
Mr. Vincent was here for a little while.
Lightning
this evening.
19
Fine and warn,
Parsonage.
20
Very warm about 70°.
21
Cooler, Charlie came home tonight.
22
Nice day. George’s birthday.
Cyril looms came in the
afternoon. Charlie walked back to Hays by the track.
Geo went to Church & 1 stayed with the children,
23
Gloomy & windy with showers.
2h
Fine morning tut got colder with high wind & flurries
of snow towards night.
We heard today the sad news
of Minnie Forrest’s death at Toronto. About an inch
of snow fell,
. 25
I called at the
snow going fast.
Roads drying here in the village..
Fine,
Mrs, Chester, Mrs. Geall & Annie Brymer went to
Huntsville to attend Minnie’s funeral tomorrow.
26
Nice mild day.
Snow went off. Quite ? number went
from Pt, Sydney to attend the funeral at Huntsville
we could not go.
I called at Brymars in the afternoon.
27
Fine, cool wind,
28
Cold high wind.
29
Fine hard frost last night.
The children and I went to
Church and I brought Mr. Thoms & Connie home to dinner.
30
Nice mild day.
31
Nice day but turned cold in afternoon.
ground bare.
Busy as usual.
Geo busy splitting wood.
,
We washed.
Eve & 1 & baby went to Ladells & bought the children
>ome hats.
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1
Frosty night & cool fine day,
George went to Utters™
& brought Mr, Hill's canoe,
I ironed & we cleaned un"
a bit of the garden in the evening.
*
2
Mild& wet. We had a heavy thunder storm at night & he*w
rain.
Lake opened.
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3
Horth wind blew all day & it got very cold with snow flurries
Cold windy night, it froze in the house.
u
Cold windy day but bright; nige evening.
Ladell’s. lake very rough,
5
Sice day but cool. Geo went to Thomses in canoe with
Mr. Hill.
I went to S.S. with children & to church in
the evening.
6
Cloudy & windy. We washed. Kathleen’s birthday she onlv
had Willie 4 Jack ,
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7
Fine & mild after the rain.
8
Cloudy morning but fine afternoon.
X went with Violet
i Kathleen to Bracebridge and had some teeth filled &
2 out.
9
Gloomy, rained a little, Eva & I cleaned her room & I
party oiled Kitchen floor.
I went to
ironed.
10
Good Friday. Gloomy morning but lovely-evening. Geo &
I drove to Johnsons, we found the roads bad so had not
very long to stay.
11
Fine a fter frost.
I went to Ladell’s. The children, went
to Chester’s to Tea. Geo went to Utterson. Mr. Hill got
Ids metal sheeting for bishouse,
12
Easter Gunday was fine & warm.
it was lovely on the water.
13
Fine but east wind, Eva & I cleaned our rooms.
I went to
tea at Smith’s with the SundaySchool teachers. Geo went to
Hares to put up a machine. There was a Vestry meeting of
three.
1U
We washed & I finished oiling Kitchen floor.,
15
We finished cleaning upstairs.
16
It Keeps fine with cold winds. Ethel & Mabel drove over.
Ethel helped me to iron the clothes.
1?
Eva & I cleaned the sitting room.
Typ*d July 1,
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We went out in the canoe,
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May
1903
...255
13
Cold wind.
"Gem” started to run trips to Huntsville,
Geo drove Jim Nickason to Hares to put up a drill.
Charlie came home tonight,
19
Cold wind as usual but fine,
George & I had a short
paddle in afternoon. Charlie spent most of the day at
Thomses, & walked back to Hay’s in the evening. Eva
& I & Kathleen went to Church.
20
Fine & cold wind still. The children & I went to an
entertainment inthe evening but there was none tonight,
Eva & I cleaned dining room,
21
A little flurry of snow, cloudy & cold.
cleaned pantry.
22
Gloomy & cold but warmer in the evening.
I took the children
to Concert at the Hall.
George went to C. Mainhood's.
Finished cleaning.
23
Fine & warmer but some wind still.
& sold Hamilton a Sewing machine,
24
Wind in the west but cool,
I went over to Thomses for
a little while in the canoe, we prepared to go to
Huntsville tomorrow.
25
Fine nice day but there was a cold N, wind in the morning
so we did not go to Huntsville.
I sowed some flower seeds.
26
A nice warm day.
I went to Church in the morning & Ruth
Thoms came back to dinner.
She went on the lake with
Mr. Hill in the afternoon & we went to S.S,
George &
some of the children went to Church at night.
27
Geo went to Utterson to meet Mr. Robertson.
to Vestry meeting at night,
28
George drove Mr. Robertson to Ufford. Eva & I washed.
It has turned warm & windy without rain.
29
Calm & hot & smoky.
Geo drove Mr, Robertson to Huntsville
& got home late, he had tea at Forrests.
Painted dining
room floor,’
30
Geo had sick head ache*
Very high wind blowing clouds
of dust.
Hot too nearly 80°.
It blew up a heavy rain
which was most welcome, cooler tonight,
1
I washed & we
Geo went to Beatrice
He went
Turned very cold with a little snow but it was a bright
day.
Geo drove Mr. Purden.
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2
Nice fir.e day out cool. Eva & Louie went on Gem to
Huntsville, but it was too cold to take Olive. Geo
drove Purden down to Deer Lake, Charlie came home &
brought his bicycle.
3
Sunday a thoroughly wet day. Charlie went to Thomses
& came back with Cyril, We did not get the cow at night,
4
Nice day but cool. Cnarlie went back early on his
bicycle.
Could not find cow.
5
Lovely day. We washed & I painted verandah. George
drove to Windermere,
Roy Brown could not find cow.
ZiM at Watsons $4.35
6
Bice day came on a good rain at night. I went out
tea to look for the cow & found here a we got her in the
stable. George came home,
7
Cool & fine*
8
Lovely day.
1 went to see Mrs.*-- Watson.
9 Fine & warm,
I went to Huntsville on the boat & took
Violet &Kathleen» We went to Forrests & had dinner,
were quite a number on the boat.
IC
Quite
hot today. Louie & I went to Church in the
morning & Mrs, Thoms asked us to tea in the afternoon.
Charlie came home on his bicycle.
11 Hot again,
Adam Watson & Cyril Thoras were here making
a wire fence in front of the house.
.
12
Hot. Adam finished the fence. We celebrated ray b
by washing, Charlie went to Huntsville & brought me
a nice pair of toots, I planted some sweat peas &
gladiolus.
13 Hot but turned cool without rain.
drove to Father’s.
Geo & I & Kathleen
Mr. Hill went to Huntsville,
IL
Fine & cool. Geo drove to Utterson &then tn Stephenson s
& sold a machine. Mr. Hill went to Huntsville to bring
down hie furniture. I was busy ironing.
15
The cow has a sore tit & is very troublesome.
16 Hot & dry.
Mr. Kerr plowed garden <1 the c
he potatoes. We were ail very busy, Nellie &
drove over after tea to stay all night
17 Sunday, very hot 86°.
Nellie
after dinner to go to church.
went to church at night.
Geo & Eva & Violet & I
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Hot & dusty.
the co*.
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a little like rain at night, did not get
19
Vary hot, withered up like rain in the evening, Geo &
I went to Somerset’s, Daisy Geall was here sewing.
2C
Daisy is here again sewing.
rain.
21
Daisy here sewing.
22
Keeps very fine & dry.
Turned quite cold, Geo went
trolling, Mrs. Somerset & Torrie & the children came
to "tea.
23
Fine, we have not had a good rain, for weeks & there is
little growth, I went up to Ladell's,
24
Sunday cool a cloudy but no rain to speak of, Charlie
same home. SS in morning. I went to Church with children.
25
Fine & warm. Daisy Geall was-here this afternoon. - In
the evening I took the children for a trip in the Gem
which went around the lake.
26
Daisy was here again, Geo & I drove to Howards. A
welcome rain came at last & there is more coming.
Ers. Nicol came to take an affidavit & had tea here.
Geo drove her to Jenners.
27
Sultry. Came on a thunder storm in the afternoon.
sowed some grass seed.
28
Cool, cold rain in afternoon.
Frost .at night.
29
Fine & cool.
30
Fine & bright but cool wind.
31
Fine but cool. The children & I walked to the cave.
Geo & I & the children went to Church,
I ironed,
cooler hut no
I was busy mending,
I
Geo drove to Raymond.
Kathleen & I went to Vincents.
1
Keeps very -dry & warmer.
ear. Charlie came home.
2
Hot - we washed.
Gall
3
Hot. Charlie & I went to Bracebriige but I did not see
Topp,
4
Busy ironing.
wedding.
Eva is at home with a gathered
After dinner Geo & I went to see Mrs.
Mrs. Thoms & May came & asked us to the
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George & Charlie went to Lawrence's.
5
6
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George sold Bradley’s old reaper to Hemming.
Keeps very dry & grass all burnt up here. Smoky &
muggy. I went to Church in the morning, saw Jessie Thoms
who rams home yesterday,. Geo want to Beatrice with Herb.
5
Hsx S smoky, we had a nice little shower last night
'-_c. laid the dust. I went to Bracebridge & had^the
impression Taken for my teeth. Had a touch of pluracy
at night,
9
I did not get up till nearly dinner time but felt better
and went to Mr. Hill’s wedding though I did not go over
to Thomses afterwards, Geo & C went, Fine afternoon
& evening,
we washed & I baked for the
IC
Fine & a little cooler,
excursion.
11
I~. was so cold and gloomy that we did not go an the boat.
~ ironed instead,
the children got seme strawberries,
12
Cold IL wind, it came on raining at last & rained all
afternoon, but not hard. Mr, Hill came in about noon*
13
Mrs, Ihester came home,
19
Cloudy, rain in the afternoon.
night.
15
Lovely day. Eva & I washed quilts.
went in the canoe at night.
]4
' »shsd,
17
I was busy ironing.
IB
Louie & I went to Bracebrdige & I got my teeth.
like yesterday but no rain, to speak of.
19
Fine. Got 100 lbs. of bran. Father & Ethel & baby came
■- foW di.nnlr., 0 a leva & I went over to thouses in The
evening,
20
Fine « warm,
X took .he; Children bathing. Geo took us
in the canoe. Mr. Taylor came & took Nellie away.
21
A li. h^ rain in the corning but cleaned out fine. ^Eva fc
I went to Church, Eva went to Brunel with Mr. Atkinson.
George & Charlie called at Mr, Hills. We went to Church
again at night,
72
Fine, George went to Somerset’a raiding.
Gathered ftp
for rain in the evening & rained all night.
G & I went to Church at
First bathe.
We
like rain but passed o^f,
Geo went to Farkersville.
Gloomy
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23
Cleared up a little & we washed.
another downpour*
24
Heavy showers all day. The Thomses could not come.
George went to Bullens & got a pig at Bullen’s.
25
Showery but cleared in the evening. Louie & Jessie
Thoms came & brought the children & Willie & Jack
were here to tea* We went to choir practice.
26
Lovely day. Ethel came & brought some strawberries to
sell & took Eva & Kathleen home, Geo & I & Violet
called at the Hills.
2?
Geo spent the day in Utterson.
23
Sunday, louie & Violet & Olive went to Sunday School
& Geo & I & V, went to Church at night. Geo & Charlie
went to Thomses, We went out in a boat Elsie Jones-had
borrowed,
29
Hot, a little rain at night..
30
Sultry. I baked for pic-nic & ironed* In the evening
Geo & I went up to Hills to tell them that their machine
was at Ladells,
1
There were some showers through the day and a heavy
thunderstorm in the evening. We all went to the picnic
& took shelter in LadeIl’s boat house in the storm,
2
A lovely day after the rain. I went topractice but we
did not have it as there was no one there but Louie
& Connie Thoms,
3
Fine. Geo & I went to Fathers and brought home some
strawberries. We enjoyed the paddle on the lake. Ethel
took some berries to Somersets.
4
Hot day. Louie & Violet went ton the Ge® to Huntsville
& then to Fathers & Eva & Kathleen came home the same
way,
5
Sunday, Cloudy & a little rain after dinner but it
cleared out beautifully & Geo took me out on the lake.
Geo & I went
to Church in the morning & Eva at night.
6
Fine & warm, Edward Fearon & Eddie called but could not
stay to dinner. The children went bathing*
7
Hot day, Lucy came with some more strawberries, we washed*
In the evening I took the children on the moonlight excursion
to GrenwaM & found it very pleasant.
In the evening we had
Fine*
We washed.
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8
Very hot. M®- Gall came to spend the afternoon and "
stayed to tea, she went back on the ’’Joe”.
o
.These'last 2 days have been very hot over 90°. George
went to Jack Rumball’s to put up a mower & Kathleen 2
I went with him to Thomses & then went through to see
firs. Vincent, We came back to Thomses & waited till
dark before George came back from Rumballs.
10
Turned a little cooler. Geo & I started for Dodds by
lake but it was so windy that we could not land so we
came back but shipped quite a lot of water. Went up
to Ladells.
11
Like rain this morning but cleared out fine and the
children case home with Mabel. We went for a bathe.
■ 12
Fine but cool out of the sun. The children & I walked'
to the swan®,
Eva & Mabel & Kathleen went with us
to Church in the evening.
Charlie walked to Hays.
13
Fine & windy, we expected Mr. £ Mrs, Hill to tea but
they did not come.
Nellie & Louise Gall did & also
Gladys & Dorothy & went back on the "Joe", Charlie
spent the holiday at Thomses.
I called upon Mrs,
Chester’s boarders.
Got first raspberries.
1A
Cool 1 showery. We went & got a few berries & got
caught in the rain.
Geo went to Ches Mulveyuay’s (?),
1.
5 We caught enough water to wash.
In the evening there
was a thunder shower.
I called at Atkinson’s,
1^
Fine pleasant day.
I did most of the ironing. After
tea George took Louie A me to the island - we got 1 at of
berries.
17
Hot,
Ironed & baked & churned & in the afternoon George
4 Ollie S I went to Grenwald. Mr. Gall brought us back
Ln his launch, Mabel was ill.
18
gultry,
Eva went with Mabel on the Gem as far as
Huntsville. George spent the day at Utterson. A little
rain at night.
19
Light showers but cleared out,
I went to Church in the
morning & brought Mr, A Mrs, Vincent & baby homa to dinner,
George & I a children went to Church at night,
21 : B»jan to send Mrs. Johnson 2 qts of milk daily. We
caught water, last night & washed.
We had a very heavy
raxn for about 2 huur& today.
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21
airs. Johnson gets J pint of cream daily. We picked
nearly 10 qts of harries at Kerrshaw’s patch, George
g lislet went on the “Gem" tonight,
22
Sain, but fine evening.
Edie Johnson.
23
fine & hot. 1 went with Kathleen & Olive in the "Joe”
to Nellie’s place & case heme in the evening,
24
Heavy rain last night.
Violet went to Dodd’s.
25
Sultry, rain in the evening.
look children to bathe.
26
Sunday. Children went to S.S. Eva $ I went to Church in
the evening. George & Charlie went over to Thomses.
Cold night.
27
Bright & cool.
11 qts.
28
Be washed, came on rain but I got some of the clothes
dry. Thunder storm at night. We did net go in the
"Gem".
29
let in the morning but-fine afternoon & evening*
at Urs, Johnsons with Eva & Olive.
I went up to Ladells & saw
Fine today.
George & I &
We got 6 qts of berries,
We took a day at picking berries & got
I called
JO Fine & Warm. Eva went to stay with Nellie for a week.
Sr, & Mrs. Hill came to tea, twined cold in the evening.
31
Aug,
1
2
Cool
& fine,
Boule & I picked about 6 qts of berries.
Warm & like rain. Ges went to Frank Bradley’s and sold .
. him a buggy, I took the children to bathe.
Harm & nice on the lake. I went to church in the morning.
A*ter dinner George paddled Olive & me up to Somerset’s
where we had tea.
like rain but it did nob come
Jenner’s patch and got 6 qts
on
Johnson today. Keeps gl
I took the children up on the Gam to Grenwald
5
Mrs. Johnson had no milk today. Gloomy & cold with some
light showers. Ethel drove mother over to stay loi a
few days. Charley Carr came & Geo went with him to
Mad ley ’ c Jr Gladys & Dorothy came in the evening to stay
till Friday.
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1903
...262
6
Fine & cool. I baked for picnic. After dinner
the children & I went for berries & had a bathe.
7
Charlie went to Grenwald to make up books & the little
Galls went home on the Joe, I went ^ith the children
to Deerhurst on the "Gem" & we had dinner in the
woods.
I brought Eva home & left Louie & Violet
at Aunt Nellie’s, There was a Ball at Grenwald
at night but we did not go.
8
Fine morning & windy. Mother went home on the
boat.
It turned wen in the evening.
9
Fine & pleasant. Jack Thoms was here to tea,
& I went to Church at night.
Geo
10
Nice day. We picked about 8 qts of berries.
Sent no cream today.
11
Busy washing & baking.
Fine after the rain.
went to see Jack Rumball but he was away.
12
Thunder & rain last night.
Geo & I & Kathleen went
to the Regatta at Deerhurst today it was quite a
gay scene & quite a number of the prizes were
carried off by Pt. Sydney people,
we brought
Louie & Violet home with us,
13
Fine nice day.
The children walked to Vincent’s
but did not get many berries.
14
Fine. The children got 5 qts of berries at Jenner’s
patch,
I made part of a dress for Violet.
Charlie
went to a dance at Kurrshaws.
15
Fine,
busy as usual.
Children went to Church in
the morning and Geo & I in the evening.
George
went to see Mr, Hill & had tea there.
16
Fine afternoon. Children went to Church in the
morning and Geo & I in the evening.
George went
to see Mr. Hill & had tea there.
1?
We were going berry-picking with the Thomses but it
was too wet.
In the evening Geo & Eva & I went
to Thomses and Eva walked over to Vincents to see
get some eggs.
George
18 .Showery. We washed. Mrs. Sullivan and Mrs. Johnson
called in the evening.
Typed July 5, 1976
C. Aellen
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Sept.
1903
263
19
Louie’s birthday. She had a party in the afternoon
Jessie Thoms came with Wallie. Mrs, Richardson
called, also Miss Rice and Miss Robertson. Charlie
& they are busy decorating the hall.
20
Fine day, We all went to the concert, it was quite
a success & $3# was realized.
21
Fine, The children & I went picking black-berries
& Geo went to Utterson.
I went in to Chester’s
to say good-bye fer to Mrs. Shaw, Charlie went
to Huntsville.
22
Fine nice day. George went to: Huntsville and we
went bathing with Miss Rice,
23
Sunday. Fine but cool.
Cyril Thoms came. I called
at Atkinson’s in the afternoon. Eva & I went to
Church in the evening, & I played. Mrs. Body was
at Church.
24
Fine & hot. Geo & the children & I went berry
picking behind Schwaoob’s (?) but-did not have time to get very many. School started.
25
Cold and wet.
26
Fine, we washed & I went to Ladells in the canoe.
Violet & I got a few blackberries-; ' •
27
I was busy ironing, did not go to practice.
went up the Lake to Bradley’s.
28
East wind & like rain. Charlie intends going on
the midnight train to Toronto. Mr. & Mrs, Atkinson
called,
29
Gloomy & cold.
30
Showery. I went twice to Church and played the
organ not many at Church,
31
Brighter but we had heavy rain in the afternoon,
which.' stopped us from getting to the blackberry patch.
I went on the lake in the evening.
Geo went to Utterson.
Geo
I went to Ladells.
1
Fine, I washed. Geo went to Utterson,
tea at the parsonage.
2
George poorly, Charlie came home. Mr. Fox,&
Miss Seargant & Mr. Atkinson called in the evening.
He & I had
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3
Charlie went on the 5 o’clock train this mornin-’
to Rainy Lake. Olive has a bad cough & is restiass
at night. I ironed.
4
Gloomy. hot morning but turned cool. Geo & I
went over the lake to Fathers to get crabs.
5
Fine & cool. Geo went to Utter-son this evening the Shaws are up again* Like frost.
6
7
Fine & cool, Geo took Louie & me over to Thomses
& we walked through to see Mrs* Rumcall, came home
to tea. We had a very good sermon from the Bishop
in the evening.
Labor Day. children at home. Fine witn cold nights- H
8
Like rain but blew off.
9
Sultry* rain at night. Busy ironing,
to Ladells in the canoe.
Sept.
I washed.
I went up
10
Man called wanting us to buy a stove, hot morning
but turned cooler; children had a bathe,
11
Lovely aright day. Busy all day. Miss Rice &
Miss Maguire came to tea but Mr, Fellowes did not
come. Miss Rice & Miss gaguire & I had a paddle af betea. Miss Rice brought her Phonograph ever here,
12
Fine morning, We went on Gem to Huntsville. It
rained hard for a little while. Father came back
with us. We had a nice trip both ways,
13
Fine. I went to Church with Father & Louie &
Kathleen in the morn. Lucs came and drove Father
home in the afternoon. I played in the even.
lh
15
Gloomy with a little rain, I made Eva a skirt,
damp morn but it cleared out and then came up a
big thunder storm with heavy rain after I hung
out the wash. I called upon Mrs. Pope(7), Sultry.
16
I managed to get clothes dry enough to iron.
Ernest Winter came just in time for tea, Rain
came on & continued all night so he stayed. She
3 girls went to Galls,
17
Wet again today. The children came home in the'
afternoon, Much cooler, We have missed tue cow
two days.
18
Got cow at last. Finer but a few showers with a
little dash of snow,
1>
Lovely day but cool. Eva & I called to see Mrs#
McClure & baby. Geo went to Utterson.
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»•»2S3
lovely day. I drove to Johnson’s with Herbert
Ladell, got home late,
21
Beautiful warm day. The Gall’s did not come but
Mrs. Thoms & Louie did.
22
Beautiful day. I washed & after dinner Geo & I
took Miss Rice up to Hill’s in the Canoe & had
a very pleasant paddle.
23 Fine morning but turned cold & wet in afternoon,
Geo went to Huntsville Fair.
2b
Cold wind but fine.
25
Men working at the chimneys this morning.
again, I took Olive to Ladells.
26
Geo digging potatoes. Eva & Violet & Kathleen
went to Vincents for the day.. Mrs. Porter & 2
men came in the evening to see Geo on business.
27
A cold showery day. I went to Church in the morn
& only Eva went at night.
28
Cool & showery,
29
Fine but cool". I washed & we had a paddle
afterwards, dug some potatoes.
30
Lovely warm day.
ironed & then we took Miss Rice
on the lake & called at Stewart’s island. Heard
fro® Charlie.
Masons came to fix chimneys.
Geo went-
Cool
canned Tomatoes,
-
1
Wet day.
I finished ironing & churned. Cyril came
to dinner & then to Sandy Mitchell’s in the canoe
with George,
2
Fine lovely day. We all but Louie & Olive went to
Utterson show. We walked both ways saw Mother &
Lucy there.
3
Slows like rain again. Miss Rice & Elsie Jones
went away, also Mr. Fallows,
4
Rain last night but fine & warm today. I went to
S3, with the'children. Geo went to Thomses.
5
Beautiful day, Geo & Louie took some pears.over
to Hills. Kathleen & I called at the Parsonage.
Cleaned room over Kitchen,
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...266
6
Lovely day* We washed in the afternoon. George
& I & Sva went to Somerset’s, Laura looks very"
well & so do the children.
7
Wet day & high wind. Winnie & Jack Roper came
in for shelter from the rain on their way from
Brenner’s in the evening.
8
Still unsettled & wet at night.
9
Cleared out fine towards evening. George & I
went to a farewell party at Ladells for the
Ropers.
10
Fine. Eva & I cleaned her room. Mrs. Atkinson
called. Geo went up to see the Ropers off,
11
Nice day. I went twice to Church. We expected
Chas home for his birthday but he could not come.
Cyril Thoms called.
12
Lovely day. I washed bedding. Daisy Geall called
to get Eva’s dress to make. Northern Lights were
very bright tonight.
13
Lovely day.
we washed.
14
Fine again.
stay.
Lucy drove Ethel & Marjorie over to
15
Thanksgiving day. Fine day but wet at night.
We had a Fowl supper in the evening which passed
off well & $28 was realized. Mrs. O’Hara called
before going to the hall.
16
Showry. The children are having holidays. I
cleaned the pantry, Mrs, Realty called. Geo went
to Beatrice with Will Johnson.
17
Showery & mild, Geo Thoms was here to tea.
surprised us by walking in about 10 p.m.
18
Cold & gloomy, George & Charlie went to Thomses
& stayed for dinner. They brought Cyril back.to tea.
A little snow, Sthel & Eva & I & Charlie went to
Church.
19
Charlie went off by an early train this morning.
Gloomy day. I cleaned dining room.
20
Fine but cool.
Ethel & I washed.
Charlie
1903
GRANDMOTHER ’ S DIARY
Oct.
Nov.
». .26?
21
Lovely Say.
Huntsville,
George & I went on the "Gem" to
I went to Forrest's.
22
High wind. Busy ironing.
Chester’s in the evening.
2J
Ethel & I cleaned sitting room,
wall paper, very cold.
24
Fine & sharp.
25
Fine nice day. but there was a big windstorm at
night, Mabel Forrest is staying at Brymer’s,
26
High wind with flurries of snow. Ethel & I papered
sitting room & put furniture back in it, Geo
walked to Sandy Mitchell’s.
2?
Snowed all day. I went to Ladells. Geo went to
vote. Mahaffy got in. Geo -Thoms was here to tea,
Mabel Forrest & Annie B, called in the"evening.
28
Lovely day, George & I went over the lake to
Father’s & got home to tea. we expected the Miss
Thomses but they did not come, Mrs. J, Rumball
called,
30
Another nice warm day.
31
Rain this morning but cleared & Ethel & Marjorie
went home by the "Gem”, Wallie L. came to play
with the children & they were out in the evening
playing by moonlight,
1
Sunday. Mr. Atkinson had his house painted last
night, G & I & Louie & Olive went over to
Thomses & had tea,
2
Fine nice day.
I was busy all day. Geo went
hunting, Eva & I went to see McClure’s baby
who has been ill,
3
The Atkinsons are making a great fuss about their
house & have a constable over to find out the
culprits. Lovely weather.
4
Warm day, hunters got no deer.
Thoms came to tea.
5
Weather changed last night & it is blowing very
cold from the North. G, did not hunt.
Ethel & I called at
Rain at night.
I went & got some
Busy all day asusual.
Connie & Louie
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6
They hunted but got nothing.
Kitchen,
7
Geo went hunting with Brown & they got a deer. Got
Kathleen a pr of boots how long will they last.
Eva & Louie are at Chesters for tea,
8
Sunday. A fine day I went with the children to
SS but none of us went to Church. Cyril called in
the morn.
9
A lovely day, I cleaned hall. After dinner Louie &
I walked to Vincents. Windy at night. Charlie
came home after we were in bed,
pov.
Louie & I cleaned
10
Windy & cool, Charlie went hunting with his father
but got nothing. The Chester boys were here for
tea.
11
Fine but high wind, I washed & baked. Charlie went
back this morning early. Eva commenced music lessons
again*
12
G. went hunting again, I ironed,
13
Cold with flurries of snow & wind. G. went hunting
with the Thomses. Mr. Hill came & took his apples
away,
1L
Snow this morning which has continued all day, Will
Geall was here grading ground. George went hunting
H his party got 2 deer which winds up the season.
15
Sunday, fine. The children & I went to SS, Eva
& I went to Church at night. I played, very few
there,
16
Cold.
17
Geo went to Utterson & sold 2 cutters.
I went to Ladells,
18
About a foot of fresh snow & it snowed all day.
I finished washing. Geo went to Utterson & sold
another cutter. He stayed for oyster supper &
got home early next morning, cold.
19
Fine day. I ironed, Geo went to Bracebridge &
Met Mr, Robinson, Allan McInnis Killed pig, cold
snap. Kathleen is home poorly, Louie also, has
Milder
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1903
Thermometer at zero this morning.
21
Milder.
Geo spent the day at Utterson.
"Sen" was burnt at Huntsville.
22
Mild & cloudy.
The children & I went to SS. & G
& E & I to Church, very few there,
23
Soft snow fell,
24
Colder. Geo went to Utterson* The remains of the
poor Gem were brought home. The Chesters are
packing up to move to Huntsville,
25
Very cold morn.
I finished washing.
Eva & I called at Chesters.
26
Geo went to see Mr. Hay.
27
Nice day but sharp.
George went to Utterson to sell
a cutter.
I went to Ladell’s. - Mr. Atkinson called.
28
Geo went to Utterson after dinner. The children
came to practice & the Quigley’s stayed to tea.
I paid Mrs. Chester for Eva’s music lessons.
29
Milder.
church.
30
Snowy, George pulled the plaster off our bedroom
ceiling. Mr. Smith called in the evening,
The Str.
turned cold at night.
In the evening
Willie & Jack came to tea.
I went to SS, but only George went to
Geo Thoms was here for tea.
1
The children are all at home as the teacher is sick.
We washed. The sleighing is very good & the snow
seems to be staying.
2
Allan McInnis put the paper on our room ceiling.
2
I cleaned out the room & put up the bed.
3
Geo walked to Falkenburg & stayed all night,
weather.
^
A little fresh snow fell. The children went to
tea at Mr. Smith’s,
George went to Bracebridge
& got home tonight.
I went to see Mrs. Chester
about the telegraph,
5
Mild & stormy,
6
George went to Utterson.
Roads wereheavy.
I did not go to SS. but went
to Church at night.
7
I went to Chesters to do Telegraph Report.
nice
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2?O
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8
Henry Gall was here to dinner. Snow keeps coming.
9
The Chesters moved to Huntsville today.
night.
Stormy
10
Mrs, Gall & Henry & Louise came to tea.
turned snowy.
Cold but
11
Very stormy roads heavy, Geo had Mrs, Theobald
scrubbing the store ready for goods to go in.
12
One load of Groceries arrived. Stormed all day.
George sold cutter to C. Jenner.
13
We went to S.S. as the snow plow had been through
but it stormed
again at night,
14
About a foot more snow & cold & clear,
some of the goods in store.
15
20° below zero last night it is frightful weather
for so early in winter about 3 ft snow.
16
Got 2 bags flour,
17
Cold & fine.
18
Nice day, Mr. Hill was down to the store.
went to Pres Xmas tree it was very good,
19
Mr, Thoms was here to tea, I had to stay at the
store while Geo went to Ladells to help audit
Cheese books,
20
Stormy again about a foot of fresh snow. Sun. The
snow plow made a track so we went to S.S, Geo only
went to Church but there was no service.
21
Mild, more snow, Allan Mcl. began to make partition
in the store. The children had their last practice
here for tree,
22
More snow. The children & I went to Xmas tree at
Mr, Smith’s, had a job getting Olive home in the
snow. Edna Addison stayed all night,
23
I washed & was busy generally.
24
I ironed & iced Christmas cake. Charlie did not
get home till about 3 in the morning.
25
A dull Christmas no service & too much snow to go
out, turned cold at night.
Dec.
we put away
Girls came to practice songs.
We
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...271
Very cold 25° below this morning. Geo went to
Utterson. Cyril Thoms came to tea with Charlie
Wall & Nita Thoms called in the evening.
27
Sunday, The children & I went to Sunday S.
afternoon. We did not go to Church.
28
37° below zero last night,
29
Charlie went back to Rain£ Lake.
Noon.day.■
29
Milder. The children spent some of their Xmas money
at Ladell's. Eva & I went up in the evening.
30
Fine & cold, we washed and dried the clothes in
the house.as usual.
31
Not so cold. Annie Lawrence came before dinner-while
John took a grist to the mill.
Stormy
cold again tonight.
Geo went to Utterson.
1904
Jan.
1
The New Year came in with a blustering N. wind &
it turned very cold.
nothing going on but work
there is plenty of that. There is too much snow
& cold to go anywhere.
2
Cold & gloomy.
Geo. sold our cow to Mr. Balls
and took her away. Eva tried skating a little
while, cold night.
3
Sharp day I did not go out as I did not feel very
well.
h
Very cold,
weather.
5
37 below zero the last 2 nights & atill-very-eeld
but it is moderating.
I went to Ladells in the after
noon.
6
Mild,-I washed, baked & scrubbed. Mr. Oldham was
here to dinner.
Getting milk at Joneses.
7
Got clothes dry in the house.
room pipe.
8
A few more inches of snow this morning. George
cleaned the snow off the roofs. There was no school
this afternoon. Edna Addison came for a while.
one can only try to keep warm this
Geo cleaned dining
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16
^ib e^£h farmer, Splashed* Willoughby came
for.,,s^-ife machine. Alite Jenner called.
IS
¥e h&i o-holr -practice but few case
IB
a little fresh snow fell.
21
x tbok'Bhe children to church, very few there
Geo thorns- case in the afternoon.
22 Geo & I drose to Huntsville and we found Connie &
Both- Sheas - fere when we got home, . We all hut
George went to the School concert, mild.
23
flics day. we washed, Ruth and louie Thoms came
to tea after decorating. We went to practice*-
Charlie came heme, George went to Otterson and
bought a turkey, The children spent their money
at Ladell’s,
25
Christmas Bay. Mild & snowy, Geo & I & Baby went
- v-r ~" Father’s but got home to tea.
a6
Turned colder,
with Geo.
We had our Isas tree.
I left baby
Sela wind
Geo & Mr, Hill walked to Thomses,
Mr* & Mrs, Somerset & Ken (?) same for a whila^in
the afternoon. Eva & I went to Church in evening*
Mild & snowy, Geo went to Utterson* Annie & Saia
saw* in the afternoon,
•
'
28 ■ Sunday. HIM,
30
Ar nie A. bur husband drove back to Father’s.
Annie could stay longer. Heavy soft snow
I wish
0 act tases mi la*
Lovely <i.ay. Charlie had a shotting match. George
< ! •? Raby drove to Johnsons for dinner but got home
for U-a.
5;
"
we anlcyed ths dii-e,
■
■’.jib. Tho children ri I went to Ladells,
a hew cutter to Sam Bradleys, and brough"
Old on
;
|SQ tSOi
ack his
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PING PONG
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3
Soft * wet.
4
Sunday, Lovely day.
Sva & I went to Church in the
Worn & the little girls & I went in the evening.
Mr, Hill went to Thomses for dinner,
5
Polling day.
fine,
Geo went to Utterson and drove
Mr. Gibs an home drunk.
6
Fine & sharp.
7
Nice day.
3
Turned cold.
9
Cold day,
Jan.
Miss Maquire came to board at Chesters,
Ml*. Thoms came, we washed,
Mrs, Chester called.
Choir practice here tonight.
Mr,
Hill walked over the lake.
10
Pleasant day.
George went to Utterson,
I went to
Ladells & paid bill,
Mr; McClure gave me a set of
Ping-Pong.
11
Snowy day.
I stayed in & did not go to Church.
Mr, Hill & Geo went in the evening & brought Ruth
Thoms back to stay.
12
Gold day,
I called on Miss McGuire.
Ladells with Mr. Hill.
13
Busy washing.
Ruth went up to Ladells twice with
Mr. Hill, nice afternoon cold night.
lh
Nine morning.
Geo & baby & I drove to Utterson
came on stormy.
15
Baked & ironed.
this evening.
16
Mild,
Geo drove to Utterson but did not
M.H. man.
1?
Saturday.
Geo took the M.H. man to Hares and
brought him here in the afternoon.
Snowy & mild.
13
Turned cold & bright.
Mr. Hill & Ruth went to
Church in the morning and Geo & 1 at night» very cold.
19
Cold day*
20
Milder.
21
Mild.
Violet’s birthday.
She had a party. Mrs.
Chester A Miss McGuire oaled in the evening.
Ruth
finished I'ewing for me.
Stormy.
Ruth went to
Very few came to practice
meet the
Ruth is doing some sewing for me.
We washed & the clothes dried.
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...249
1903
Fine.
Choir practice here.
George drove to Falkenburg.
Toronto in. the evening,
Ruth -went home,
Lucy arrived fro®
23
Turned colder.
Geo got home by noon. We went to
church in the evening to hear the Bishop &
Archdeacon Lloyd. Very cold night.
2D
Sharp.
25
Fine morn & not so cold,
we found Charlie here
when we got up in the morning.
I went to S.S. and
to Church at night,
26
Mild with wind.
We washed. Charlie went off to
Toronto to see an Occulist.
27
Mild day.
Foggy & damp,
in the evening,
28
Mild,
this is our Jan, thaw,
Geo & I & baby drove
to Somersets but found them away ao we came home
to tea. Maud Brymer stayed with the children.
Mr. H, went to Thomses.
29
Wet day.
I ironed. Maud B, came again.
choir practice,
Charlie came home.
30
Storming & snowing,
Charlie came home,
so we did not go to Bracebrdige.
31
Nice day but windy,
the lake,
Charlie went to Thomses across
Geo drove Lucy home.
I went up to Ladells
No
1
Sunday,
I went to Church with 2 of the children,
Mrs, Somerset had her baby christened & then came
here to dinner, afterwards,
they went home before
tea,
2
Mild. & foggy,
It came up a thunder storm with snow
inthe afternoon.
Geo & I went to Bracebridge & I
had my teeth mended,
3
Golder this morning.
Geo & I washed.
called about Lodge money,
D
Blew & drifted last night, milder again.
Louie 4
I walked to Thomses, rather heavy on the lake.
Dick drove us home.
5
Colder & clear,
nice night,
I went up to Ladells
& the Thoms girls came to practice.
Annie Brymer
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Laura Somerset
caDed to ask us to go to see them next ’Wednesday.
6
lovely morning snow in afternoon.
7
Sharp bright day.
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...250
I went to Ladells,
George & Eva drove to Huntsville.
Mr. Smith came home.
8
Stormy all day* none of us went out anywhere,
9
Over a foot of fresh snow.
to Thomses.
Mr. Hill walked the lake
10
Very mild, we washed,
Utterson with Thomses.
11
Too snowy & wet to go to Somerset’s,
12
Mild still & finer. Geo & I drove over the lake
to Somerset’s & called on Mrs. Rumball. Mr. Hill
went to Bracebridge & Maud B, stayed with thechildren.
13
nice day. turned cold at night.
14
Fine and sharp*
15
Gloomy mild day.
I went to Church twice,
came here to tea.
16
Cold wind.
17
Cold wind stillcontinues but clearer at night.
I went up to Ladells & called at Watsons.
18
Snowy& cold, we washed & had to dry clothes in
the house.
Began to get a quart of milk daily from
Hugh Brown’s.
19
Cold & clear,
Ho practice.
20
Frosty morning but turned warmer. I went for a drive
as far as Ladell’s, A box social at Arthur Clarke’s
tonight.
21
Milder but snowy.
throughout.
22
Mill with a little snow. I took baby for a ride.
went to church at night.
23
I went to Concert at
Lovely evening.
Very busy day.
Mr. Smith
This is another cold snap.
Eva & Violet went to school again*
This week has been cold & disagreeable
Mild with light snow.
Mr. Forrest called.
We did some of the washing.
We
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24
Shrove Tuesday.
Finished the washing.
drive in afternoon.
25
Sice day,
26
Another lovely mild day.
27
Mild, turned wet.
28
Wet & very sloppy underfoot.
dinner,
"eb.
I went to church at night.
...251
Had a short
only 5 people there,
Louie & Connie T. came to tea.
I went to Ladells in evening.
A. Murray came in & had
1
Fine Sunday, We did not go to Church, as Geo & Mr,
Hill were over at Thomses,
I went to see Julia McInnis (?).
2
Snowy hut cleared out fine.
here to tea,
3
Nice day turned mild,
4
Very mild, Mr. & Mrs. Atkinson called.
11 qts of milk daily from Watson’s.
5
Soft day. George & Mr. Hill drove to Huntsville. Mr,
Vincent called. Mr, Hamell brought hay, A cream
Separator agent came to see George.
I went to church
at night.
6
Lovely day, Eva & I went to see Mrs. Jack Rumball &
had a nice walk home by moonlight.
7
Nice morning turned wet.
8
Fine after the rain.
George went to Beatrice with
Herbert Ladall to see Mr. Johnson.
Louie & Violet &
I went to Church.
9
Lovely day. The snow melted fast today, Father and
Mother came to see us & found us washing. The girls &
I went to Ladells in the evening.
Mar.
We washed,
Alfred Hay was
Geo went-to Raymond,
Began .to get
10
Cloudy wet at night, Mrs. Chester and Miss McGuire came
to tea but left early,
11
Fine & thawing,
very sloppy,
12
Cloudy,
A man called selling Zither’s.
do a little sewing,
13
Cloudy & mild.
I had a drive as far as Ladells,
Maud B. called.
Type June 30, 1976 by C. Aellen
lake is
I am trying to
Missing page 252.
A\DVOTHER’S DIABY
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DEATH OF MINNIE
FORREST
...253
Seo-.drove to Utterson, sleighing bad, as roads are
’^getting tare.
15
Sunday. A little frost this morning. I took two of
the children to Church.
none of us went at night.
16
Fine warm day.
It is a year today since Clara died.
Mr. Hill went to Huntsville with the Thoms boys.
I saw the first wagon out today,
17
Cloudy with a little rain. We washed. Cheese Factory
meeting. Mr. Hill was away most o f the day.
18
Wet day. Clothes out still, Mr. H. went up the lake
to his house again,
Geo, Thors was here to*dinner,
Mr. Vincent was here for a little while.
Lightning
this evening.
19
Fine and warn,
Parsonage.
20
Very warm about 70°.
21
Cooler, Charlie came home tonight.
22
Nice day. George’s birthday.
Cyril looms came in the
afternoon. Charlie walked back to Hays by the track.
Geo went to Church & 1 stayed with the children,
23
Gloomy & windy with showers.
2h
Fine morning tut got colder with high wind & flurries
of snow towards night.
We heard today the sad news
of Minnie Forrest’s death at Toronto. About an inch
of snow fell,
. 25
I called at the
snow going fast.
Roads drying here in the village..
Fine,
Mrs, Chester, Mrs. Geall & Annie Brymer went to
Huntsville to attend Minnie’s funeral tomorrow.
26
Nice mild day.
Snow went off. Quite ? number went
from Pt, Sydney to attend the funeral at Huntsville
we could not go.
I called at Brymars in the afternoon.
27
Fine, cool wind,
28
Cold high wind.
29
Fine hard frost last night.
The children and I went to
Church and I brought Mr. Thoms & Connie home to dinner.
30
Nice mild day.
31
Nice day but turned cold in afternoon.
ground bare.
Busy as usual.
Geo busy splitting wood.
,
We washed.
Eve & 1 & baby went to Ladells & bought the children
>ome hats.
.
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...25k
1
Frosty night & cool fine day,
George went to Utters™
& brought Mr, Hill's canoe,
I ironed & we cleaned un"
a bit of the garden in the evening.
*
2
Mild& wet. We had a heavy thunder storm at night & he*w
rain.
Lake opened.
~ v
3
Horth wind blew all day & it got very cold with snow flurries
Cold windy night, it froze in the house.
u
Cold windy day but bright; nige evening.
Ladell’s. lake very rough,
5
Sice day but cool. Geo went to Thomses in canoe with
Mr. Hill.
I went to S.S. with children & to church in
the evening.
6
Cloudy & windy. We washed. Kathleen’s birthday she onlv
had Willie 4 Jack ,
’ J
7
Fine & mild after the rain.
8
Cloudy morning but fine afternoon.
X went with Violet
i Kathleen to Bracebridge and had some teeth filled &
2 out.
9
Gloomy, rained a little, Eva & I cleaned her room & I
party oiled Kitchen floor.
I went to
ironed.
10
Good Friday. Gloomy morning but lovely-evening. Geo &
I drove to Johnsons, we found the roads bad so had not
very long to stay.
11
Fine a fter frost.
I went to Ladell’s. The children, went
to Chester’s to Tea. Geo went to Utterson. Mr. Hill got
Ids metal sheeting for bishouse,
12
Easter Gunday was fine & warm.
it was lovely on the water.
13
Fine but east wind, Eva & I cleaned our rooms.
I went to
tea at Smith’s with the SundaySchool teachers. Geo went to
Hares to put up a machine. There was a Vestry meeting of
three.
1U
We washed & I finished oiling Kitchen floor.,
15
We finished cleaning upstairs.
16
It Keeps fine with cold winds. Ethel & Mabel drove over.
Ethel helped me to iron the clothes.
1?
Eva & I cleaned the sitting room.
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We went out in the canoe,
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May
1903
...255
13
Cold wind.
"Gem” started to run trips to Huntsville,
Geo drove Jim Nickason to Hares to put up a drill.
Charlie came home tonight,
19
Cold wind as usual but fine,
George & I had a short
paddle in afternoon. Charlie spent most of the day at
Thomses, & walked back to Hay’s in the evening. Eva
& I & Kathleen went to Church.
20
Fine & cold wind still. The children & I went to an
entertainment inthe evening but there was none tonight,
Eva & I cleaned dining room,
21
A little flurry of snow, cloudy & cold.
cleaned pantry.
22
Gloomy & cold but warmer in the evening.
I took the children
to Concert at the Hall.
George went to C. Mainhood's.
Finished cleaning.
23
Fine & warmer but some wind still.
& sold Hamilton a Sewing machine,
24
Wind in the west but cool,
I went over to Thomses for
a little while in the canoe, we prepared to go to
Huntsville tomorrow.
25
Fine nice day but there was a cold N, wind in the morning
so we did not go to Huntsville.
I sowed some flower seeds.
26
A nice warm day.
I went to Church in the morning & Ruth
Thoms came back to dinner.
She went on the lake with
Mr. Hill in the afternoon & we went to S.S,
George &
some of the children went to Church at night.
27
Geo went to Utterson to meet Mr. Robertson.
to Vestry meeting at night,
28
George drove Mr. Robertson to Ufford. Eva & I washed.
It has turned warm & windy without rain.
29
Calm & hot & smoky.
Geo drove Mr, Robertson to Huntsville
& got home late, he had tea at Forrests.
Painted dining
room floor,’
30
Geo had sick head ache*
Very high wind blowing clouds
of dust.
Hot too nearly 80°.
It blew up a heavy rain
which was most welcome, cooler tonight,
1
I washed & we
Geo went to Beatrice
He went
Turned very cold with a little snow but it was a bright
day.
Geo drove Mr. Purden.
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"3AM" CHER’S DIARX
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2
Nice fir.e day out cool. Eva & Louie went on Gem to
Huntsville, but it was too cold to take Olive. Geo
drove Purden down to Deer Lake, Charlie came home &
brought his bicycle.
3
Sunday a thoroughly wet day. Charlie went to Thomses
& came back with Cyril, We did not get the cow at night,
4
Nice day but cool. Cnarlie went back early on his
bicycle.
Could not find cow.
5
Lovely day. We washed & I painted verandah. George
drove to Windermere,
Roy Brown could not find cow.
ZiM at Watsons $4.35
6
Bice day came on a good rain at night. I went out
tea to look for the cow & found here a we got her in the
stable. George came home,
7
Cool & fine*
8
Lovely day.
1 went to see Mrs.*-- Watson.
9 Fine & warm,
I went to Huntsville on the boat & took
Violet &Kathleen» We went to Forrests & had dinner,
were quite a number on the boat.
IC
Quite
hot today. Louie & I went to Church in the
morning & Mrs, Thoms asked us to tea in the afternoon.
Charlie came home on his bicycle.
11 Hot again,
Adam Watson & Cyril Thoras were here making
a wire fence in front of the house.
.
12
Hot. Adam finished the fence. We celebrated ray b
by washing, Charlie went to Huntsville & brought me
a nice pair of toots, I planted some sweat peas &
gladiolus.
13 Hot but turned cool without rain.
drove to Father’s.
Geo & I & Kathleen
Mr. Hill went to Huntsville,
IL
Fine & cool. Geo drove to Utterson &then tn Stephenson s
& sold a machine. Mr. Hill went to Huntsville to bring
down hie furniture. I was busy ironing.
15
The cow has a sore tit & is very troublesome.
16 Hot & dry.
Mr. Kerr plowed garden <1 the c
he potatoes. We were ail very busy, Nellie &
drove over after tea to stay all night
17 Sunday, very hot 86°.
Nellie
after dinner to go to church.
went to church at night.
Geo & Eva & Violet & I
1903
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June
Hot & dusty.
the co*.
...257
a little like rain at night, did not get
19
Vary hot, withered up like rain in the evening, Geo &
I went to Somerset’s, Daisy Geall was here sewing.
2C
Daisy is here again sewing.
rain.
21
Daisy here sewing.
22
Keeps very fine & dry.
Turned quite cold, Geo went
trolling, Mrs. Somerset & Torrie & the children came
to "tea.
23
Fine, we have not had a good rain, for weeks & there is
little growth, I went up to Ladell's,
24
Sunday cool a cloudy but no rain to speak of, Charlie
same home. SS in morning. I went to Church with children.
25
Fine & warm. Daisy Geall was-here this afternoon. - In
the evening I took the children for a trip in the Gem
which went around the lake.
26
Daisy was here again, Geo & I drove to Howards. A
welcome rain came at last & there is more coming.
Ers. Nicol came to take an affidavit & had tea here.
Geo drove her to Jenners.
27
Sultry. Came on a thunder storm in the afternoon.
sowed some grass seed.
28
Cool, cold rain in afternoon.
Frost .at night.
29
Fine & cool.
30
Fine & bright but cool wind.
31
Fine but cool. The children & I walked to the cave.
Geo & I & the children went to Church,
I ironed,
cooler hut no
I was busy mending,
I
Geo drove to Raymond.
Kathleen & I went to Vincents.
1
Keeps very -dry & warmer.
ear. Charlie came home.
2
Hot - we washed.
Gall
3
Hot. Charlie & I went to Bracebriige but I did not see
Topp,
4
Busy ironing.
wedding.
Eva is at home with a gathered
After dinner Geo & I went to see Mrs.
Mrs. Thoms & May came & asked us to the
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THOMS-KILL WEDDING
1903
...258
George & Charlie went to Lawrence's.
5
6
. 7
George sold Bradley’s old reaper to Hemming.
Keeps very dry & grass all burnt up here. Smoky &
muggy. I went to Church in the morning, saw Jessie Thoms
who rams home yesterday,. Geo want to Beatrice with Herb.
5
Hsx S smoky, we had a nice little shower last night
'-_c. laid the dust. I went to Bracebridge & had^the
impression Taken for my teeth. Had a touch of pluracy
at night,
9
I did not get up till nearly dinner time but felt better
and went to Mr. Hill’s wedding though I did not go over
to Thomses afterwards, Geo & C went, Fine afternoon
& evening,
we washed & I baked for the
IC
Fine & a little cooler,
excursion.
11
I~. was so cold and gloomy that we did not go an the boat.
~ ironed instead,
the children got seme strawberries,
12
Cold IL wind, it came on raining at last & rained all
afternoon, but not hard. Mr, Hill came in about noon*
13
Mrs, Ihester came home,
19
Cloudy, rain in the afternoon.
night.
15
Lovely day. Eva & I washed quilts.
went in the canoe at night.
]4
' »shsd,
17
I was busy ironing.
IB
Louie & I went to Bracebrdige & I got my teeth.
like yesterday but no rain, to speak of.
19
Fine. Got 100 lbs. of bran. Father & Ethel & baby came
■- foW di.nnlr., 0 a leva & I went over to thouses in The
evening,
20
Fine « warm,
X took .he; Children bathing. Geo took us
in the canoe. Mr. Taylor came & took Nellie away.
21
A li. h^ rain in the corning but cleaned out fine. ^Eva fc
I went to Church, Eva went to Brunel with Mr. Atkinson.
George & Charlie called at Mr, Hills. We went to Church
again at night,
72
Fine, George went to Somerset’a raiding.
Gathered ftp
for rain in the evening & rained all night.
G & I went to Church at
First bathe.
We
like rain but passed o^f,
Geo went to Farkersville.
Gloomy
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...259
23
Cleared up a little & we washed.
another downpour*
24
Heavy showers all day. The Thomses could not come.
George went to Bullens & got a pig at Bullen’s.
25
Showery but cleared in the evening. Louie & Jessie
Thoms came & brought the children & Willie & Jack
were here to tea* We went to choir practice.
26
Lovely day. Ethel came & brought some strawberries to
sell & took Eva & Kathleen home, Geo & I & Violet
called at the Hills.
2?
Geo spent the day in Utterson.
23
Sunday, louie & Violet & Olive went to Sunday School
& Geo & I & V, went to Church at night. Geo & Charlie
went to Thomses, We went out in a boat Elsie Jones-had
borrowed,
29
Hot, a little rain at night..
30
Sultry. I baked for pic-nic & ironed* In the evening
Geo & I went up to Hills to tell them that their machine
was at Ladells,
1
There were some showers through the day and a heavy
thunderstorm in the evening. We all went to the picnic
& took shelter in LadeIl’s boat house in the storm,
2
A lovely day after the rain. I went topractice but we
did not have it as there was no one there but Louie
& Connie Thoms,
3
Fine. Geo & I went to Fathers and brought home some
strawberries. We enjoyed the paddle on the lake. Ethel
took some berries to Somersets.
4
Hot day. Louie & Violet went ton the Ge® to Huntsville
& then to Fathers & Eva & Kathleen came home the same
way,
5
Sunday, Cloudy & a little rain after dinner but it
cleared out beautifully & Geo took me out on the lake.
Geo & I went
to Church in the morning & Eva at night.
6
Fine & warm, Edward Fearon & Eddie called but could not
stay to dinner. The children went bathing*
7
Hot day, Lucy came with some more strawberries, we washed*
In the evening I took the children on the moonlight excursion
to GrenwaM & found it very pleasant.
In the evening we had
Fine*
We washed.
.
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«..260
8
Very hot. M®- Gall came to spend the afternoon and "
stayed to tea, she went back on the ’’Joe”.
o
.These'last 2 days have been very hot over 90°. George
went to Jack Rumball’s to put up a mower & Kathleen 2
I went with him to Thomses & then went through to see
firs. Vincent, We came back to Thomses & waited till
dark before George came back from Rumballs.
10
Turned a little cooler. Geo & I started for Dodds by
lake but it was so windy that we could not land so we
came back but shipped quite a lot of water. Went up
to Ladells.
11
Like rain this morning but cleared out fine and the
children case home with Mabel. We went for a bathe.
■ 12
Fine but cool out of the sun. The children & I walked'
to the swan®,
Eva & Mabel & Kathleen went with us
to Church in the evening.
Charlie walked to Hays.
13
Fine & windy, we expected Mr. £ Mrs, Hill to tea but
they did not come.
Nellie & Louise Gall did & also
Gladys & Dorothy & went back on the "Joe", Charlie
spent the holiday at Thomses.
I called upon Mrs,
Chester’s boarders.
Got first raspberries.
1A
Cool 1 showery. We went & got a few berries & got
caught in the rain.
Geo went to Ches Mulveyuay’s (?),
1.
5 We caught enough water to wash.
In the evening there
was a thunder shower.
I called at Atkinson’s,
1^
Fine pleasant day.
I did most of the ironing. After
tea George took Louie A me to the island - we got 1 at of
berries.
17
Hot,
Ironed & baked & churned & in the afternoon George
4 Ollie S I went to Grenwald. Mr. Gall brought us back
Ln his launch, Mabel was ill.
18
gultry,
Eva went with Mabel on the Gem as far as
Huntsville. George spent the day at Utterson. A little
rain at night.
19
Light showers but cleared out,
I went to Church in the
morning & brought Mr, A Mrs, Vincent & baby homa to dinner,
George & I a children went to Church at night,
21 : B»jan to send Mrs. Johnson 2 qts of milk daily. We
caught water, last night & washed.
We had a very heavy
raxn for about 2 huur& today.
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...261
21
airs. Johnson gets J pint of cream daily. We picked
nearly 10 qts of harries at Kerrshaw’s patch, George
g lislet went on the “Gem" tonight,
22
Sain, but fine evening.
Edie Johnson.
23
fine & hot. 1 went with Kathleen & Olive in the "Joe”
to Nellie’s place & case heme in the evening,
24
Heavy rain last night.
Violet went to Dodd’s.
25
Sultry, rain in the evening.
look children to bathe.
26
Sunday. Children went to S.S. Eva $ I went to Church in
the evening. George & Charlie went over to Thomses.
Cold night.
27
Bright & cool.
11 qts.
28
Be washed, came on rain but I got some of the clothes
dry. Thunder storm at night. We did net go in the
"Gem".
29
let in the morning but-fine afternoon & evening*
at Urs, Johnsons with Eva & Olive.
I went up to Ladells & saw
Fine today.
George & I &
We got 6 qts of berries,
We took a day at picking berries & got
I called
JO Fine & Warm. Eva went to stay with Nellie for a week.
Sr, & Mrs. Hill came to tea, twined cold in the evening.
31
Aug,
1
2
Cool
& fine,
Boule & I picked about 6 qts of berries.
Warm & like rain. Ges went to Frank Bradley’s and sold .
. him a buggy, I took the children to bathe.
Harm & nice on the lake. I went to church in the morning.
A*ter dinner George paddled Olive & me up to Somerset’s
where we had tea.
like rain but it did nob come
Jenner’s patch and got 6 qts
on
Johnson today. Keeps gl
I took the children up on the Gam to Grenwald
5
Mrs. Johnson had no milk today. Gloomy & cold with some
light showers. Ethel drove mother over to stay loi a
few days. Charley Carr came & Geo went with him to
Mad ley ’ c Jr Gladys & Dorothy came in the evening to stay
till Friday.
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1903
...262
6
Fine & cool. I baked for picnic. After dinner
the children & I went for berries & had a bathe.
7
Charlie went to Grenwald to make up books & the little
Galls went home on the Joe, I went ^ith the children
to Deerhurst on the "Gem" & we had dinner in the
woods.
I brought Eva home & left Louie & Violet
at Aunt Nellie’s, There was a Ball at Grenwald
at night but we did not go.
8
Fine morning & windy. Mother went home on the
boat.
It turned wen in the evening.
9
Fine & pleasant. Jack Thoms was here to tea,
& I went to Church at night.
Geo
10
Nice day. We picked about 8 qts of berries.
Sent no cream today.
11
Busy washing & baking.
Fine after the rain.
went to see Jack Rumball but he was away.
12
Thunder & rain last night.
Geo & I & Kathleen went
to the Regatta at Deerhurst today it was quite a
gay scene & quite a number of the prizes were
carried off by Pt. Sydney people,
we brought
Louie & Violet home with us,
13
Fine nice day.
The children walked to Vincent’s
but did not get many berries.
14
Fine. The children got 5 qts of berries at Jenner’s
patch,
I made part of a dress for Violet.
Charlie
went to a dance at Kurrshaws.
15
Fine,
busy as usual.
Children went to Church in
the morning and Geo & I in the evening.
George
went to see Mr, Hill & had tea there.
16
Fine afternoon. Children went to Church in the
morning and Geo & I in the evening.
George went
to see Mr. Hill & had tea there.
1?
We were going berry-picking with the Thomses but it
was too wet.
In the evening Geo & Eva & I went
to Thomses and Eva walked over to Vincents to see
get some eggs.
George
18 .Showery. We washed. Mrs. Sullivan and Mrs. Johnson
called in the evening.
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Sept.
1903
263
19
Louie’s birthday. She had a party in the afternoon
Jessie Thoms came with Wallie. Mrs, Richardson
called, also Miss Rice and Miss Robertson. Charlie
& they are busy decorating the hall.
20
Fine day, We all went to the concert, it was quite
a success & $3# was realized.
21
Fine, The children & I went picking black-berries
& Geo went to Utterson.
I went in to Chester’s
to say good-bye fer to Mrs. Shaw, Charlie went
to Huntsville.
22
Fine nice day. George went to: Huntsville and we
went bathing with Miss Rice,
23
Sunday. Fine but cool.
Cyril Thoms came. I called
at Atkinson’s in the afternoon. Eva & I went to
Church in the evening, & I played. Mrs. Body was
at Church.
24
Fine & hot. Geo & the children & I went berry
picking behind Schwaoob’s (?) but-did not have time to get very many. School started.
25
Cold and wet.
26
Fine, we washed & I went to Ladells in the canoe.
Violet & I got a few blackberries-; ' •
27
I was busy ironing, did not go to practice.
went up the Lake to Bradley’s.
28
East wind & like rain. Charlie intends going on
the midnight train to Toronto. Mr. & Mrs, Atkinson
called,
29
Gloomy & cold.
30
Showery. I went twice to Church and played the
organ not many at Church,
31
Brighter but we had heavy rain in the afternoon,
which.' stopped us from getting to the blackberry patch.
I went on the lake in the evening.
Geo went to Utterson.
Geo
I went to Ladells.
1
Fine, I washed. Geo went to Utterson,
tea at the parsonage.
2
George poorly, Charlie came home. Mr. Fox,&
Miss Seargant & Mr. Atkinson called in the evening.
He & I had
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3
Charlie went on the 5 o’clock train this mornin-’
to Rainy Lake. Olive has a bad cough & is restiass
at night. I ironed.
4
Gloomy. hot morning but turned cool. Geo & I
went over the lake to Fathers to get crabs.
5
Fine & cool. Geo went to Utter-son this evening the Shaws are up again* Like frost.
6
7
Fine & cool, Geo took Louie & me over to Thomses
& we walked through to see Mrs* Rumcall, came home
to tea. We had a very good sermon from the Bishop
in the evening.
Labor Day. children at home. Fine witn cold nights- H
8
Like rain but blew off.
9
Sultry* rain at night. Busy ironing,
to Ladells in the canoe.
Sept.
I washed.
I went up
10
Man called wanting us to buy a stove, hot morning
but turned cooler; children had a bathe,
11
Lovely aright day. Busy all day. Miss Rice &
Miss Maguire came to tea but Mr, Fellowes did not
come. Miss Rice & Miss gaguire & I had a paddle af betea. Miss Rice brought her Phonograph ever here,
12
Fine morning, We went on Gem to Huntsville. It
rained hard for a little while. Father came back
with us. We had a nice trip both ways,
13
Fine. I went to Church with Father & Louie &
Kathleen in the morn. Lucs came and drove Father
home in the afternoon. I played in the even.
lh
15
Gloomy with a little rain, I made Eva a skirt,
damp morn but it cleared out and then came up a
big thunder storm with heavy rain after I hung
out the wash. I called upon Mrs. Pope(7), Sultry.
16
I managed to get clothes dry enough to iron.
Ernest Winter came just in time for tea, Rain
came on & continued all night so he stayed. She
3 girls went to Galls,
17
Wet again today. The children came home in the'
afternoon, Much cooler, We have missed tue cow
two days.
18
Got cow at last. Finer but a few showers with a
little dash of snow,
1>
Lovely day but cool. Eva & I called to see Mrs#
McClure & baby. Geo went to Utterson.
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lovely day. I drove to Johnson’s with Herbert
Ladell, got home late,
21
Beautiful warm day. The Gall’s did not come but
Mrs. Thoms & Louie did.
22
Beautiful day. I washed & after dinner Geo & I
took Miss Rice up to Hill’s in the Canoe & had
a very pleasant paddle.
23 Fine morning but turned cold & wet in afternoon,
Geo went to Huntsville Fair.
2b
Cold wind but fine.
25
Men working at the chimneys this morning.
again, I took Olive to Ladells.
26
Geo digging potatoes. Eva & Violet & Kathleen
went to Vincents for the day.. Mrs. Porter & 2
men came in the evening to see Geo on business.
27
A cold showery day. I went to Church in the morn
& only Eva went at night.
28
Cool & showery,
29
Fine but cool". I washed & we had a paddle
afterwards, dug some potatoes.
30
Lovely warm day.
ironed & then we took Miss Rice
on the lake & called at Stewart’s island. Heard
fro® Charlie.
Masons came to fix chimneys.
Geo went-
Cool
canned Tomatoes,
-
1
Wet day.
I finished ironing & churned. Cyril came
to dinner & then to Sandy Mitchell’s in the canoe
with George,
2
Fine lovely day. We all but Louie & Olive went to
Utterson show. We walked both ways saw Mother &
Lucy there.
3
Slows like rain again. Miss Rice & Elsie Jones
went away, also Mr. Fallows,
4
Rain last night but fine & warm today. I went to
S3, with the'children. Geo went to Thomses.
5
Beautiful day, Geo & Louie took some pears.over
to Hills. Kathleen & I called at the Parsonage.
Cleaned room over Kitchen,
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6
Lovely day* We washed in the afternoon. George
& I & Sva went to Somerset’s, Laura looks very"
well & so do the children.
7
Wet day & high wind. Winnie & Jack Roper came
in for shelter from the rain on their way from
Brenner’s in the evening.
8
Still unsettled & wet at night.
9
Cleared out fine towards evening. George & I
went to a farewell party at Ladells for the
Ropers.
10
Fine. Eva & I cleaned her room. Mrs. Atkinson
called. Geo went up to see the Ropers off,
11
Nice day. I went twice to Church. We expected
Chas home for his birthday but he could not come.
Cyril Thoms called.
12
Lovely day. I washed bedding. Daisy Geall called
to get Eva’s dress to make. Northern Lights were
very bright tonight.
13
Lovely day.
we washed.
14
Fine again.
stay.
Lucy drove Ethel & Marjorie over to
15
Thanksgiving day. Fine day but wet at night.
We had a Fowl supper in the evening which passed
off well & $28 was realized. Mrs. O’Hara called
before going to the hall.
16
Showry. The children are having holidays. I
cleaned the pantry, Mrs, Realty called. Geo went
to Beatrice with Will Johnson.
17
Showery & mild, Geo Thoms was here to tea.
surprised us by walking in about 10 p.m.
18
Cold & gloomy, George & Charlie went to Thomses
& stayed for dinner. They brought Cyril back.to tea.
A little snow, Sthel & Eva & I & Charlie went to
Church.
19
Charlie went off by an early train this morning.
Gloomy day. I cleaned dining room.
20
Fine but cool.
Ethel & I washed.
Charlie
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Nov.
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21
Lovely Say.
Huntsville,
George & I went on the "Gem" to
I went to Forrest's.
22
High wind. Busy ironing.
Chester’s in the evening.
2J
Ethel & I cleaned sitting room,
wall paper, very cold.
24
Fine & sharp.
25
Fine nice day. but there was a big windstorm at
night, Mabel Forrest is staying at Brymer’s,
26
High wind with flurries of snow. Ethel & I papered
sitting room & put furniture back in it, Geo
walked to Sandy Mitchell’s.
2?
Snowed all day. I went to Ladells. Geo went to
vote. Mahaffy got in. Geo -Thoms was here to tea,
Mabel Forrest & Annie B, called in the"evening.
28
Lovely day, George & I went over the lake to
Father’s & got home to tea. we expected the Miss
Thomses but they did not come, Mrs. J, Rumball
called,
30
Another nice warm day.
31
Rain this morning but cleared & Ethel & Marjorie
went home by the "Gem”, Wallie L. came to play
with the children & they were out in the evening
playing by moonlight,
1
Sunday. Mr. Atkinson had his house painted last
night, G & I & Louie & Olive went over to
Thomses & had tea,
2
Fine nice day.
I was busy all day. Geo went
hunting, Eva & I went to see McClure’s baby
who has been ill,
3
The Atkinsons are making a great fuss about their
house & have a constable over to find out the
culprits. Lovely weather.
4
Warm day, hunters got no deer.
Thoms came to tea.
5
Weather changed last night & it is blowing very
cold from the North. G, did not hunt.
Ethel & I called at
Rain at night.
I went & got some
Busy all day asusual.
Connie & Louie
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6
They hunted but got nothing.
Kitchen,
7
Geo went hunting with Brown & they got a deer. Got
Kathleen a pr of boots how long will they last.
Eva & Louie are at Chesters for tea,
8
Sunday. A fine day I went with the children to
SS but none of us went to Church. Cyril called in
the morn.
9
A lovely day, I cleaned hall. After dinner Louie &
I walked to Vincents. Windy at night. Charlie
came home after we were in bed,
pov.
Louie & I cleaned
10
Windy & cool, Charlie went hunting with his father
but got nothing. The Chester boys were here for
tea.
11
Fine but high wind, I washed & baked. Charlie went
back this morning early. Eva commenced music lessons
again*
12
G. went hunting again, I ironed,
13
Cold with flurries of snow & wind. G. went hunting
with the Thomses. Mr. Hill came & took his apples
away,
1L
Snow this morning which has continued all day, Will
Geall was here grading ground. George went hunting
H his party got 2 deer which winds up the season.
15
Sunday, fine. The children & I went to SS, Eva
& I went to Church at night. I played, very few
there,
16
Cold.
17
Geo went to Utterson & sold 2 cutters.
I went to Ladells,
18
About a foot of fresh snow & it snowed all day.
I finished washing. Geo went to Utterson & sold
another cutter. He stayed for oyster supper &
got home early next morning, cold.
19
Fine day. I ironed, Geo went to Bracebridge &
Met Mr, Robinson, Allan McInnis Killed pig, cold
snap. Kathleen is home poorly, Louie also, has
Milder
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1903
Thermometer at zero this morning.
21
Milder.
Geo spent the day at Utterson.
"Sen" was burnt at Huntsville.
22
Mild & cloudy.
The children & I went to SS. & G
& E & I to Church, very few there,
23
Soft snow fell,
24
Colder. Geo went to Utterson* The remains of the
poor Gem were brought home. The Chesters are
packing up to move to Huntsville,
25
Very cold morn.
I finished washing.
Eva & I called at Chesters.
26
Geo went to see Mr. Hay.
27
Nice day but sharp.
George went to Utterson to sell
a cutter.
I went to Ladell’s. - Mr. Atkinson called.
28
Geo went to Utterson after dinner. The children
came to practice & the Quigley’s stayed to tea.
I paid Mrs. Chester for Eva’s music lessons.
29
Milder.
church.
30
Snowy, George pulled the plaster off our bedroom
ceiling. Mr. Smith called in the evening,
The Str.
turned cold at night.
In the evening
Willie & Jack came to tea.
I went to SS, but only George went to
Geo Thoms was here for tea.
1
The children are all at home as the teacher is sick.
We washed. The sleighing is very good & the snow
seems to be staying.
2
Allan McInnis put the paper on our room ceiling.
2
I cleaned out the room & put up the bed.
3
Geo walked to Falkenburg & stayed all night,
weather.
^
A little fresh snow fell. The children went to
tea at Mr. Smith’s,
George went to Bracebridge
& got home tonight.
I went to see Mrs. Chester
about the telegraph,
5
Mild & stormy,
6
George went to Utterson.
Roads wereheavy.
I did not go to SS. but went
to Church at night.
7
I went to Chesters to do Telegraph Report.
nice
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8
Henry Gall was here to dinner. Snow keeps coming.
9
The Chesters moved to Huntsville today.
night.
Stormy
10
Mrs, Gall & Henry & Louise came to tea.
turned snowy.
Cold but
11
Very stormy roads heavy, Geo had Mrs, Theobald
scrubbing the store ready for goods to go in.
12
One load of Groceries arrived. Stormed all day.
George sold cutter to C. Jenner.
13
We went to S.S. as the snow plow had been through
but it stormed
again at night,
14
About a foot more snow & cold & clear,
some of the goods in store.
15
20° below zero last night it is frightful weather
for so early in winter about 3 ft snow.
16
Got 2 bags flour,
17
Cold & fine.
18
Nice day, Mr. Hill was down to the store.
went to Pres Xmas tree it was very good,
19
Mr, Thoms was here to tea, I had to stay at the
store while Geo went to Ladells to help audit
Cheese books,
20
Stormy again about a foot of fresh snow. Sun. The
snow plow made a track so we went to S.S, Geo only
went to Church but there was no service.
21
Mild, more snow, Allan Mcl. began to make partition
in the store. The children had their last practice
here for tree,
22
More snow. The children & I went to Xmas tree at
Mr, Smith’s, had a job getting Olive home in the
snow. Edna Addison stayed all night,
23
I washed & was busy generally.
24
I ironed & iced Christmas cake. Charlie did not
get home till about 3 in the morning.
25
A dull Christmas no service & too much snow to go
out, turned cold at night.
Dec.
we put away
Girls came to practice songs.
We
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Very cold 25° below this morning. Geo went to
Utterson. Cyril Thoms came to tea with Charlie
Wall & Nita Thoms called in the evening.
27
Sunday, The children & I went to Sunday S.
afternoon. We did not go to Church.
28
37° below zero last night,
29
Charlie went back to Rain£ Lake.
Noon.day.■
29
Milder. The children spent some of their Xmas money
at Ladell's. Eva & I went up in the evening.
30
Fine & cold, we washed and dried the clothes in
the house.as usual.
31
Not so cold. Annie Lawrence came before dinner-while
John took a grist to the mill.
Stormy
cold again tonight.
Geo went to Utterson.
1904
Jan.
1
The New Year came in with a blustering N. wind &
it turned very cold.
nothing going on but work
there is plenty of that. There is too much snow
& cold to go anywhere.
2
Cold & gloomy.
Geo. sold our cow to Mr. Balls
and took her away. Eva tried skating a little
while, cold night.
3
Sharp day I did not go out as I did not feel very
well.
h
Very cold,
weather.
5
37 below zero the last 2 nights & atill-very-eeld
but it is moderating.
I went to Ladells in the after
noon.
6
Mild,-I washed, baked & scrubbed. Mr. Oldham was
here to dinner.
Getting milk at Joneses.
7
Got clothes dry in the house.
room pipe.
8
A few more inches of snow this morning. George
cleaned the snow off the roofs. There was no school
this afternoon. Edna Addison came for a while.
one can only try to keep warm this
Geo cleaned dining
