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William Beatty (1806-1897)
1874-1877
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Beatty,
Walter
Journal
April 1874
to
July 1877
{enclosed in drawn clipboard}
{a lot of page is illegible}
John Johnstons
July
15
let a bull of Wm McNiels run with the cows
June
8
let a bull of Wm Kyes in with the cows
Do{Ditto}
18
Kittie cow took the Bull "
Do{Ditto}
27
Heallie Cow Bruce McNeils bull
Do{Ditto}
30
Youngs Heffer Kyes bull
July
5
Lillie cow Do Do {Ditto} July 17 {illegible}
6
Pett cow Do Do{Ditto} let to Bruces Bull again
7
Bradley Heffer Do Do{Ditto}
1
August
19
White cow to Bruce Bull (Kyes took his Bull home on the
15th)
11
Youngs cow & Pet cow to Bruce left them {illegible}
29
Took the little Sow to Bruce McNiel the Jarves Boar
1876
__________________________________________
again August 14 to the {illegible} again Sept 4
May
29
took the Kittie cow to Bruce McNiel Bull
June
5
Haillie cow took the Bull again June 23
6
Youngs 2 year old took the Bull
Pett cow took the Bull Bruce took it home
15
Youngs two year old took Bull
16
White cow took Bruces Bull
2
Younges cow took Bruces Bull
6
Granpas Do DoDo{Ditto} {illegible}
11
Bradley Heffer Do{Ditto}
February
23
Ad brought Bruces boar out put in
June
16
Do {Ditto} took Pett Cow to Ab McNeils Bull
18
Do Do{Ditto} Lillie Cow to A Cornitts Do{Ditto}
21
Do Do{Ditto} White Cow Do Do{Ditto}
27
Do Do {Ditto} yearling Heffer John Johnstons Do{Ditto}
{Jly?}
1877{illegible}
Mr Thomas Robt 22 Cathcart Street Kinning Park Paisley Road Glasgow Scotland 1871
January 3 Receivd from {illegible}
2
M church is 55 feet long 35
width
1875
June
July
August
monies expected Mr Britton for
the Reporter
$1
00
Mather boots & Misc things
1
50
28
crack wheat 63 c rice 1$ sugar
1$ fish 25 c c{illegible} 45c
Starch 15 {illegible}
2
23
6
Shoeing horns 1.25 $ Paid 1
dollar that was borrowed
2
26
9
fare to Brockville 1.35 leather
6.70 hat 2.75
10
80
Sections 1.00 coffee 40
Sundree 52 oil 50 whetstone 15
2
57
10
broom 35c coal oil 20 Settled
with Wm Thompson paid 6.00
Bulls 16
7
{illegible}
17
paid Bruce 2 $ dollars for a pig 3
dollar for Sugar
5
24
fixing mower 35 c tea 1 lb 75
1
31
Sugar 50 c barnwood board 15
crackers 20
3
Sugar $1 dollar Sundries 30
7
oil for reaper 20 bolts screws 2
other fixing 40
9
Spring for reaper 20 wrench 25
clout nails 20 {illegible}
3
10
85
1
30
Oct
Nov
Oct 10th
1874
11
Salt 125 nails 5c telagram to
Belle 25
17
Shoeing Jennies forefeet 50 c
oil 53c
24
Box of matches 18
12
Shoeing horses
1
25
Joseph Bradley 50 $ F Dean 40
$ the borrowed for Ellen when
she went away & what I sent to
her
90
00
Mr Ennis for 100 of flour that Ad
got
2
90
15
Sugar $1 crasers 15c oil 40
blueing 5
1
60
23
Sugar $1 nails 50 oil for harness
45 mustard & ginger 45
2
40
3
oil 20 die stuff 70 (9th Sugar $1
1
80
16
Sugar $1 25 Sugar for home 1$
saltpeter 13 c
2
13
25
Soeing the horses 1 nails 50
record 25
1
75
Length of belts that Johnston
got is 12 cent {illegible}
all {illegible} that is went for this
driving {illegible}
1874
April
1
Put up the fence from the church field to
Coplands corner the wind last upset a
great deal of it
4
2
Ad & the girles went to younge in the
buggy he got a horse from Bruce McNiel
Sam in Spavined we think he brought
home Polly from Robert Armstrongs he
has had her working for some time
3
A little Snow last night very windy
weather I am very lame with my knees Ad
is at a Bee for today a Sidewalk from
Ennises corner to the church
4
Ad helped at the Side walk got it laid to
the church
5
Revd Mr Dunlop preached in the morning
&Mr Cochran this evening hard frost last
night
snow
6
Bill Berry came this morning to saw the
logs that Ad drew up they got them all
sawed there was about 4 inches of Snow
this morning they came with the Slaugh
Miss Dennet
&Mrs Highcock
came here from
Delta the roads is
very Bad
7
Ad went to Gananoque with Bessie this
afternoon with the Buggy Ellen went with
them they got a Br{illegible} Ad split
some wood & looked up the Sheep
Snowed about 5 inches this afternoon &
night
8
the Snow is going very fast Ad drew
some rails for the midle fence below the
Barn & Split some wood
Snow
9
Snowed this forenoon Ad Split some
wood
Snow
10
Snowed Do Do{Ditto} Ad went to
Humphrey young he very bad with the
Mumps then he Split wood
11
Julie & Ida went home to Delta this
morning Ad went out to Blackrapeds with
5
them he took Jennie in his Buggy as far
as that there was a terable Squal of wind
&Snow about 1 oclock this afternoon
continued till 3 oclock with drift
12
the Revd Mr Dunlop preached this
morning& after noon
13
Ad went to help Kips & McNiel to a
building for a Cheese factory that they
are going to start at front road
rain
14
Ad Split Some wood in forenoon rain
thunder & lighting this is the warmest
rain
15
rain this forenoon cleaned some grass
seed
16
little Snow this morning very backward
time
1874
April
17
Wat & Suzie came on the morning Express from
{illegible} they went to Brockville on the afternoon
Express Jennet went with them (Wat went to
Gananoque to see Mr Colton before he went away
18
Ad finished Spliting the wood no Spring work yet
19
more
Revd Mr Robinson preached this evening
20
Ad laid up Some of the line fence I quiled som
21
Ad laid up some of the fence in the forenoon went
to the funeral of a Son of McNiels at the River - he
was buired at the Ebenzyer Cemetry
22
Ad went to the River to fish with JA Bradley the pike
is done runing
23
Ad worked at the line fences part of the day there
6
snow
was rain & Snow part of the day
24
Ad got the line fence finished he had the most of it
to take apart I was not able to help him I am so lame
with the Rheumatism in my left leg
25
put up the Road fence in the forenoon put up a gate
at the gravel pit & put a lock on it because the
people with leave the Bars down & the Sheep &
cattle get on the road
26
Snow
& rain
the Revd Mr Robinson preached this morning very
few out there is about 6 inches of Snow on the
ground this morning it came in the night rain most
of the day
27
Ad was looking for the Sheep most of the day he
got some of them at Wm Armstrongs & others at
Fillers they got at the pit bars
28
Ad went with Ellen to Mr Mitchle's he died at 9
oclock last night he left Ellen there
29
Ad went to the funeral of Mr Mitchel he took the
double buggy with the Bearers the Revd Mr Carrol
officiated the church was filled I was not able to go I
am bad with my eyes & knees
30
Ad put up midle fence in between the ditches it
was all blown down with the wind last fall no
plowing yet hard frost at night the ground is too
wet to plow it is dri{illegible} very f{illegible}
1874
May
Snowed
about 3
inches last
night
1
Ad went to Robert Johnstons & got 5 bushel of
Redfern Wheat paid $1.40 per bushel 2 bushel
of oats from H Young in the forenoon he met Mr
J Ferguson at the station he has come to
preach to us this Summer he is a Sudent from
Queens College
2
Ad went to Owen Sulivan got two pigs paid two
dollars each for them
7
3
Revd Mr Ferguson preached this morning I took
him to Fairfax in the afternoon Mr Delong
preached at night
4
Ad began to plow in the North field the ground
is so wet that he had to stop he then put up
some fence
5
plowed the peice below the lane where we had
potatos last year then he draged or rather
cultivated in 4 bushel of oats in the old house
field it was plowed last fall part of it is too wet
had to quit it this is the first sowing
6
sowed 1 bushel of China wheat that I got last fall
at Delta fair on the potato field it is in good
order Sowed 4 bushel of oats in the North field
east side Pat Caslow put them in with John
Johnston cultivator & Polly Ad plowed with Sam
& Jennie
7
Ad plowing in North field P. Caslow working with
Polly sowed 6 bushel of oats that is all on fall
plowing
8
I Sowed 2 1/2 bushel of oats on the sod that
was plowed in the fall west side of the North
field & North end seeded the North end of the
east side with Timothy
9
Ad gave North east end of the North field
where I sowed the grass seed a stroke of the
drag after that he rolled it he sowed 2 ridges of
peas on the west side of the field
first sowing
10
Revd Mr Ferguson preached this evening no
preaching in the morning Wat came hear last
night from Gananoque
11
Ad plowed in south half of the North field east
line
12
Sowed 2 bushel of Redfern wheat on the south
8
half east side North field ground very dry
5 bushel of
Redfern
13
Ad plowed in same field & sowed as he plowed
14
Ad plowed & finished Sowing the wheat in the
forenoon I went to B. Youngs & got 23 1/2
bushel of oats & the Cultivator & Sowed 7
bushel of oats in the Church field Ad cultivated
the most of them in the afternoon ground in
fine order
1874
May 7 1/2
bushel of
oats
15
Ad finished cultivating the church field & he
sowed 2 bushel of oats in the little field at the old
house & finished what was left I sowed the
church field with Timothy seed Pat Coslow gave
it a stroke of the drag with Polly Ad plowed &
sowed 2 bushel of oats
16
Sowed 3 1/2 bushel of oats on the south half of
the north field Pt Coslow draged with Sam Ad
plowed fine Showr about 5 oclock
17 fine
rain last
night
woods
look red
rain
Revd Mr Ferguson preached this morning Ad
went to J Cornets for him Revd Mr Robinson
preached at night the Fairfax people did not
come for Mr Ferguson
18
Ad plowed in the North west field it plows well in
good order
19
finished plowing the field to day& Sowed 2
ridges of peas I took Mr Ferguson to James
Cornets in the Buggy
20
Sowed the remainder of the peas in all 7 bushel
& 2 of oats the sod was hard Ad went & got
Youngs cultivator it did good work
21
fine rain most of the day Ad drew dung to the
garden every thing is greatly refressed
9
22
Ad plowed the garden in the forenoon & went
down to P. Sulivans his is dead finished crossing
draging the peas
23
rain to day cut Seed potatos fine growing time
24
woods
look
green
31
Revd Mr Ferguson Preached to night no
preaching this morning Mr Robinson is gone to
Conference
25
Sowed 9 1/2 ridges of the north field south half
East line rain most of the day cut some potatos
26
Ad went to Gananoque with Bessie to School
brough home 100 of flour $3 & 1 1/4 bushel
western Corn to plant rain most of the day
27
I planted rows of Sweet corn in the garden Ad
went to help the Widow McNiel to plow
28
I sowed 1/2 pound of the long orange carrot in
the garden fine warm day
29
Sowed 3 1/2 rows of the sugar Beet & planted 2
bushel of the Early Roses potatos
30
Ad came home from McNiels this forenoon we
put up a fence from the corner of the old Bull
paster to the East line so as to give the cows
more paster - they are almost stoned
31
the Revd Mr Ferguson Mathews preached this
morning went to the Funeral of Mr Gilbert the
Revd Mr Carrol preached in the church he was
buired by the Ornge Men it was a very wet day
the church filled to overflow a great many could
not get in Mr Mathews preached at night in the
church
1874
June
1
The ground is to wet to cultivate for the
10
potatos put some of the ashes on round the
trees in the orchard
2
washed the Sheep & cleaned out the wood
shed in the forenoon cultivated the potato &
corn ground in the afternoon & worked some of
it out with the plow
3
finished working the potato & corn ground &
planted 14 1/2 bushel of potatos 4 or the Early
Rose the rest Chillies & Seedlings then we
planted 1 1/2 bushel of western corn then 2 ears
of Nebraska Sweet corn on the west end of the
two rows next the fence then a little wheat that
Ad brought from Manatoba, the rest of the rows
our own Sweet Corn so as to compair it with
the western corn for feed all at the old house
4
I am so bad with my eyes I can do nothing Ad
went to J Johnstons his Sone Henery died last
night he rolled &draged part of the garden it
was so hard & lumpy could do nothing with it
5
went to the funeral of Henery Johnston he was
buired at the Union church the Revd Mr Carrol
preached there was over 40 teems the church
was full
6
Sheared the Sheep & planted about a bushel of
potatos Early Rose in the garden that finished
the Springs work fine little showr this forenoon
7
began to
wash the
trees with
soap &
sulphur
Revd Mr Gordon came here last night James
McMillen took him to Fairfax this morning Mr
Cuningham preached this morning Mr Gordon
at night
8
Ad went to Gananoque with Bessie to school
bought 100 oat meal David & Vie came here to
day
11
9
Ad began to roll the crop he rolled in the North
field he thinks that the worms is cuting some of
it
10
finished rolling the North field warm day
rain
11
plowed & shoveld Scraped &soveled a ditch on
eached of the road from the gate to the house
rain in the afternoon it is doing a great good
little rain
this
morning
12
Ad went to the Sawmill Mesers Darling Dean
Young & Copland to see the lumber for the side
walk at the station
13
Ad went to the River to fish I took 7 calfskins to
Escott 4 bushel of peas & 1 of Sweet corn to the
mill there
14
Revd Mr Robinson Ferguson preached this
morning &Mr Robinson at Night
1874
June
15
Worked on the roads Ad & the horses &
me
rain
16
Do Do Do Do{Ditto} fine rain this
afternoon we did not work all day
fine rain
17
Ad finished our work I went to
Gananoque with Wm Webster the
Counties council was up looking at the
thousand Islands to see if they can
purchas them from the govrment
18
cut a ditch at the road to let the water
of the road & took the gate post out &
sunk it deeper & hung the gate better
19
Ad & Ellen went to Younge this morning
I fixed up our old single harness & oiled
them
12
20
21
John Johnston got
the horses to go
to the rock for
lumber
rain Billie came
home from
Pembroke
28
Ad came home to day all well at younge
I mended Ellens boots fine day
Revd Mr Robinson preached in the
morning &Mr Ferguson at night
22
we went to Killenbecs& worked on the
roads for Ads place
23
Ad drew Stones & Sand for Sykes I
worked at the old harness so as to fix
them up for Mr Ferguson
24
Ad pached the roof of the old Barn I
mixed plaster for to pach plastering of
the house
25
Hugh McKay plastered the paching of
Wats house this forenoon Ad went
through the corn &potatos
26
went to Escott with 3 bushel of fall
wheat that I got of John Johnston got it
ground fine rain this forenoon every
thing is very much refreshed
27
worked at the corn &potatos Ellen &
Mary came home from Younge to see
Billie
28
Revd Mr Ferguson preached this
morning Mr Cuningham at night
29
I went to Delta with Billie & Bessie to
atend an agriculture meeting Stoped all
night the fall Fair is to be in Delta the
7th & 8 of October next
30
come home to day the is fine Margret
Billten came home with us
1874
13
Ad went to Brockville to see the sports there Billie Ellen
& Merry went to Young
July
1
I went to Picknic at the Black rapids that was given by
the English miners there was a large number of Peaple
there Boat rowing log racing & other sports
2
made a crank for the grind stone Ad worked at the
path
3
chiseled of the grind stoneso as to make it high in the
centre for to grind the mowing knifes
4
finished the grind Stone it was a teadious job
5
Revd Mr Cuningham preached this morning &Mr
Ferguson at night very warm day
6
riged up the mower & mowed the daises in the midle
field East line it is pastered
7
mowed some of the {illegible} the paster brock the Ad
went to Rockport there was a terable storm of wind &
rain it blew done the most of the Sugar bush fences & a
number of trees in cuting bar went to shop to get it
they are too busier I to J McDonalds got 4 cections for
the mower paid 30 cents each
8
Ad went to Kingston with the wool this afternoon
9
I got the cuting bar fixed fine warm day
10
Ad got home from Kingston he stoped at Mr Starks the
first night & at A Wadies last night
11
howed the carrots & beets fine day
12
the Revd Mr Ferguson preached this morning Mr
Robinson at night
13
Ad went through the potatos in the garden &
the field corn &potatos at the old house
14
14
hoed the potatos& corn at the house in the forenoon
Ad went to raisen of A Barn of John Johnstons in the
afternoon Ellen & Byron went to gananoque with Jennie
David was here last night he brought Jennie home
15
finished hoeing potatos& corn & fixed the Mowing
machine fine day
16
began to mow & mowed in the north field South west
half it is very poor
17
finished mowing that field raked part of it
18
raked & drew 1 large load put it in the New Barn over
the Sheep part & one small load over the horses that
was all that was on it attended an Agriculture meeting
at Westons in the afternoon
19
the Revd Mr Robinson preached this morning &Mr
Ferguson at night
1874
July
20
very heavy thunder & lightning & rain last night Ad
Jennet & Bessie & Jenee went to Gananoque to see
Barnums show
21
mowed the orchard fine day & part of the midle field
22
mowed in the midle field in the forenoon Wallace
McNiel helped in the afternoon had 3 loads put 1 over
the cows 1 over the horses 1 in the old barn little mow
23
finished cuting south half of midle field & Raked part of
it cut part of the North half raked & drew 3 loads put 2
in the New Barn & 1 in the little mow of the old Barn
Wallace McNiel helped in the afternoon
24
cut all the North half of midle field all but a piece next
the north ditch that is left for seed the grass is very
light Ad raked it into to winrows very warm day
15
25
Ad went to help Wallace McNiel this forenoon Wallace
came & helped him in the afternoon got in 3 loads put
1 in old Barn big mow 2 over the cows
26
rain
Revd Mr Ferguson in the morning &Mr Mathews in the
evening {between Sundays?} preached instead of Mr
Cuningham
27
I acted as Returning officer at a raft of the Elections to
rais the sSum of ten thousand dollars for the roads
there was 78 for & 16 against it is our ward Ad got a
dog from Mr Latimer
28
Ad went to the River with a load for a pic Nic party
heavy rain in the afternoon I went for the Cows at
night John Johnstons Bull was in our field he attacked
me through me down
29
Ad cut the field at the end of the old house field that
{fences?} our cuting with the mower expect the Seed
peice
31
Wallace McNiel helped Ad to get in the hay they 1 load
to Thomas Bradleys to pay him for a load Ad got last
spring put in over the cows 1 in the little mow old
Barn rain this morning
1874
August
rain
1
2
rain
Ad went to help Wallace McNiel fine rain last night &
this morning this is the first day I have been able to
be out of bed since I got hurt with the Bull it was
only the mercy of God that I was not killed for which
I am very thankful for his kindness to me
the Revd Mr Ferguson this evening there was no
preacher this morning there was a quarterly at the
Union Church
3
Ad helped Wallace McNiel to day a little rain
4
Do Do Do {Ditto}
16
X
5
Ad helped Bruce McNiel with his haying fine day
6
Ad cut the peice that he left in the midle field for
seed in the forenoon drew it in in the afternoon
Wallace McNiel helped him put it in the little mow I
am not able to do any thing yet with the pain in my
neck & Sholders I cannot sit more than hour or so at
a time very drying weather
7
Ad cut round the corner of some of the fences &
drew the hay in put it in east half of the big mow
8
Ad cradled part of the oats at the old house that is
the first of our harvesting warm day
9
Revd Mr Ferguson preached this morning Revd Mr
Mathews at night I am not able to go yet
10
Ad riged up the reaper & drew in the oats that he
cut in Saturday Wallace & Bruce McNiel riged up a
New Buck Eye reaper & tried here this afternoon
they cut in north east half of the north field
11
finished that part of the field then came & cut part
of the church field warm day
12
cut the wheat at the house & finished the field at
the church drew in 1 load from the North field Bruce
Wallace & Owen Sullivan helped a very warm day
the warmest we have had yet
13
drew in the oats of the church field had 6 loads
Wallace & Owen helped drew in what was cut in the
north field 6 loads it is in fine order the straw is as
bright as it can be
14
Ad cut the rest of the oats in the field at the old
house they are a good crop there
15
cut a peice of the oats in the North west corner of
the North field very warm & dry no feed for the
1874
August
17
cows
16
rain
Mr Wm Peck preached this morning Mr Ferguson at
night
17
Ad went to gananoque with Bessie she is going to
school there bought 400 of flour $2.75 per 100 got
home at noon Wallace McNiel came with him they
drew in 2 loads of oats from the old house & 1 from
the North field David brought Ellen home he helped
them
18
Ad helped Bruce McNiel at his wheat I can do
nothing yet
19
cut the wheat in the North field the south end was a
fair crop the rest was rather light Wallace McNiel &
Robert Whoorey helped fine day
20
rain last night & this morning Ad cut some oats in
the north field this afternoon
21
Ad helped Bruce McNiel at his wheat
22
Do Do Do{Ditto} with his oats
23
Revd Mr Ferguson preached this morning & the
Revd Mr Cuningham at night I went out for the first
time this forenoon
24
Ad raked up some oats this forenoon Wallace
McNiel helped him to draw in 2 load this afternoon
25
Ad & Wallace drew in the wheat had 3 loads this
forenoon Ad finished cuting the oats
26
Ad helped Wallace to get in his oats
27
Ad helped Bruce to bind oats
28
Do Do Do{Ditto} in the forenoon Watt & Lizie came
down on the morning Express from the West Watt
18
was at Manatoba Lizie was up to London to visit
Mother Ellen went up to Gananoque for Bessie Billie
came home from Pembroke this afternoon he is
going to stop here
29
30
Ad went to Delta with Watt & Lizie this morning
Jennie went home with them very dry weather Ad
got home about 11 oclock at night
Revd Mr Cuningham preached this morning &Mr
Ferguson at night
31
Ad helped Bruce McNiel to draw in oats & peas very
dry time Billie went to Delta this afternoon Pollie &
the Buggy
1874
Sept
rain
1
Ad worked at the peas Wallace & Bruce McNiel &
Owen Sullivan helped the finished them & got in 3
good loads they are a good crop
2
Bruce McNiel helped Ad to draw in 1 load of peas that
finished our harvest work
3
Ad went to Brockville on the mixt got home on the
express there is a fine little rain this afternoon it is very
much wanted
4
Ad went out to the 9 concession to see what damage
the fire has done on his place the fire has gone all over
his up land & killed all the pine & other timber it has
done agrate deal of damage
5
Billie came home this forenoon brought Marry with him
he made bargan with Mr Hucock for the foundry him &
Albert went in company in the buisness I atended the
Agriculture meeting at Westons
6
the Revd Mr Ferguson preached in forenoon Mr
Robinson at night
7
Ad went to Delta with Billie took things all with him this
19
afternoon warm day
8
Ad got home from Delta this afternoon
9
I went to Gananoque with Ellen & Marry took the wool
with me got 35 c per pound gave it to Mr Brough he is
to make me a coat & vest
10
move the fence to its old place at the old hous
scraped a hole in the gravel field Pit for water for the
cows so as to let the cows have the whole run
11
Ad drew Sand for George Grahm 10 loads & 3 for Mr
Sikes
12
Ad drew Sand for Mr Dixon this forenoon & 2 loads of
gravel to grut the old hog pen
13
rain
the RevdMr Freshman preached this morning &Revd
Mr Ferguson in the evening
14
I went to Delta to the Convention Ellen went with
David 's Wife She has a daughter all well Dr was chosen
a candidate for the next Election it was the best
meeting I ever at of the kind
15
came home to day rain this afternoon {illegible}
16
began to draw dung to North field South and midle half
1874
Sept
17
drew some dung the ground is very dry David came
here yesterday run the line of our Road we have our
fence to move at the north end of the place John
Johnston has all his to move 6 feet East
18
Ad went to Gananoque this for Bessie fine rain last
night I attended a case for selling liquor on Sunday
between Caroline Bradley & Michael Oconner Inn
Keeper Escott at the Station
19
Ad went to the funeral of a Daughter of Wm
20
Webster she was buired at the Union Church I went
to James Cornets to see Mr Ferguson about a letter
I got from Revd Mr Coltard about the communion
20
Revd Mr Ferguson preached this morning &Mr
Cuningham at night
21
Ad went to Gananoque with Bessie to school I went
to collecing for Mr Ferguson fine day
22
I went on the morning Express to Toronto to the Fair
got there about 1 oclock met David Johnston stopt
there till I left on friday morning there was A great
display of Agriculture emplements& Some fine
Stock it was not as good a Fair as was at London
last year
23
Adam was married to day to Miss McNiel
25
got home from Toronto this afternoon all well there
was fine weather all the time
26
I went with Wm Cornet to James Cornets to settle
with them Mr Ferguson for the time that he
preached to us Summer paid him one hundred &
fifty dollars & James Cornet sixty five dollars for
board & keeping his horse
27
the Revd Mr Cuningham preached this morning &Mr
Ferguson at night
rain
to
day
28
Ad came home with his Wife on the Express they
were at Bellville & Toronto since Wednesday there
was Mr &Mrs Dean Wallace & his Sister Jennie
Calhoun J purvis here to tea
rain
last
night
29
I went with John Cook to see about our fair grounds
rain
30
rain this morning & most the day Ad drew a load of
21
rails from the midle fence & a load of plank for the
drive shed the rails is to make pens
1874
Oct
rain
1
Ad drew a load of rails for pens from the midle
fence our show was today the was a good
atendance took first on yearling heffer 2nd on
yearling Ram 2nd on two Ewes
rain
2
went home this evening the Haigs stopt all night
the{y} went home this morning Billie & Richard
continued home at noon rain this morning no work
done
3
Ad drew some wood in drags he intends to get the
dragsaw it & the old wood
4
11
went to Sunday School no meeting this morning
the Revd Mr Robertson preached at night
5
drew dung from the back of the Barn got it all from
there & some from the horse stable Pat Coslaw
helped
6
rain this morning I went to Detla this afternnoon
7
attended our Riding Fair there there was a fine
Show of Bulls Chease fruit & vegetables
8
the Show of Horses was good a large Show of
Farming Implements rain about 4 oclock which put
a stope to the sport
9
got home about 2 oclock to day all well
10
Ad sowed about 1 1/2 bushel of Rye in the north
field where he drew the dung to he cultivated it in
rain so as to stop him I went Lyn to meet Billie he
wanted to see the Foundry there I went on the
Mixed
I took the Revd Mr Dowsley up to Fairfax he
22
preached there in the morning & here in the
evening heavy rain coming home I brock the draw
bar of my buggy had to get James Lattimers buggy
bushel
Roses
12
fixed or made a draw bar for the buggie Ad began
to plow in the North field
13
Ad plowed I took the Shafts to the Shop & got hem
fixed fine day
14
Ad plowed we put the ram away
15
Ad cut the corn I dug the earley Rose potatos Pat
Caslow picked up in the afternoon it is not much I
can do my neck {pients?} me
1874
Oct
16
began to dig the Chilies & Seedings there has been no
frost to kill the tops yet they were quite green they are
good sise but few in the hill Pat helped
17
finished the potatos here about 70 bushel in all
18
rain
X
Revd Mr Dowsley preached in the morning &Mr
Cuningham at night
19
Ad went to Gananoque with Bessie she came home on
friday he brought home a pump for the cistern 100 lbs
of oatmeal 100 flour $2 sugar and other greenery
20
fixed a fast for the pump & other fixings for it David
came here after dark a little rain
21
Ad went to Bruce McNiels for a horspower& then to
Station for a drag Saw they are new ones riged them
up & sawed the most of the wood at the house
Wallace & Bruce McNiel helped
22
Ad plowed where we had peas the ground very dry I
worked a little at the old hogpen for a hen house
23
sent a return of Oconner conviction to Clerk of the
23
Peace Ad plowed in the pea field
24
25
rain
Ad finished plowing the North west half of the field
that was brock up last Spring
Mr Cuningham preach this morning &Revd Mr
Davidson at night
26
Ad began to cultivate the remainder of the Southeast
part of the north field we sowed 3 bushel of Rye on the
fine acres the ground is very dry
27
finished the cultivating & began to plow in the
Northeast half of the field the wind is to high for to Sow
grass Seed
28
sowed grass seed this morning erley Ad draged it in we
drew in a load of cornstalks
29
the Revd Mr Dowsley preached in the morning it being
Thanksgiving day
30
I finished diging the carrots they are midling crop Ad
plowed & cleaned out the furrows in the South half of
the north field
31
Ad & his wife went to young this afternoon we finished
cuting the wood with the drag saw in the forenoon a
little rain this morning
1874
Nov
1
Revd Mr Dowsley preached this morning very
stormy snow & rain at night Ad came home at
night
2
Snow about 1 1/2 inches last night Mr Dowsley
here all night Ad plowed in the north end of the
north field this afternoon snow all gone
3
Ad plowed in the north field I fixed the carrots
pit
24
rain
4
Do Do Do{Ditto} I went to Mr Keers &Mr
________ Darlings with the Revd Mr DousleyMr
Kees was very poorly he a great deal better fine
day looks like Indian Summer the Sun is red &
the air is very Smokie
5
Ad plowed I Shoveled a cross furrow in the North
west half of north field fine morning rain in the
afternoon & after dark
6
fine morning Ad is plowing this forenoon went &
helped John Moore to thrash in the afternoon
7
Ad went to plowing bee of the Widow McNiels
8
I went to Fairfax with Revd Mr Dousley this
morning he preached then took dinner at John
McCormicks went with Mr Dousley to visit Mrs
Strom She is very Sick he preached here at night
Mr Roberson preached in the morning
9
Ad plowed in the North field fine day Mr John
Wilkinson & Thomas Rosbeck came this morning
to drill for water to give them $2.50 per foot
10
Ad finished plowing the Northeast part of the
North field this forenoon I cleaned out the
furrows in it he tried to plow the field at the old
house it is to dry
11
Ad plowed the potato ground cold day
12
hard frost last night Ad cannot plow he thrashed
peas with the horsesfor the hogs put the cows in
every morning & feed them there is very little for
them to eate
13
Ad helped Bruce McNiel to thrash he took the
horses
14
Ad did not come home till to night I went an
Agriculture meeting at Westons fine day the
drillers has drilled about 9 feet there is 6 feet of
25
water in the hole
15
take ewes
to charles
Raths
Revd Mr Dowsley this morning &Mr Cuningham
at night
16
the drillers worked at the well they have gone 10
feet 7 inches & thinks that we will have watter
enought
1874
Nov
little rain
17
tested the well this morning by putting in
the cistern pump in the hole took out 40
pailfuls in 20 minutes we consider that it will
do Ad paid them 26 dollars & 25 cents for
what they have done
let the ram
out
18
the ground is thoughed so that plowed at
the old house
Billie came he
went to Delta
to day Jenie
came with
him
19
hard frost last night Ad cut & drew two pine
logs for to make a pump from James
McMullins
Snow
20
John Kyes came to make a pump for the well
Ad went to Brockville for an Iron pipe for the
well very Stormy day Snowed most of it Ellen
& Jennet went to Gananoque for Bessie
21
the Snow is about 4 inches deep this
morning Ad got Some Shoes on the horses &
Split some wood
22
rain
Revd Mr Cuningham preached this morning
&Mr Dousley at night
23
Ad fixed the granery we expect the
thrashers to morrow rained most of the day
the Snow is all gone
24
the thrasher came this forenoon & thrashed
26
37 bushel of wheate 17 of peas & 195 of oats
very windy we had to cut a hole in the Barn
door for the rod & shute the door
rain & Snow
25
finished the thrashing had in all 330 bushel
of oats Humph Young & Bruce McNiel helped
with there horses J McMullin Wallace McNiel
Owen Sullivan John Moore & Wm McNiels
man healped fine day
26
Ad & Ellen went to Gananoque Ad took 1 bag
of wheat & 4 bags of peas & oats John Kyes
finished the pump fine day
27
Ad helped James McMullin to thrash
28
Ad helped Wm McNiel to plow a little rain &
snow in the afternoon
29
the Revd Mr Dousley preached in the
morning &Mr Roberson at night Mr Dousley
preached at Dulcimain in the afternoon
Samuel Moorhead had a child buired there
the Snow is 6 inches deep the Slaugh is
runing
30
cleaned up the barn flour of the oats that
was left on it Ad intends to go to the mill
1874 Dec
rain
1
Cleaned more oats & 6 bushel of of the
Redern wheat Ad went to Gananoque with the
wheat & bushel of oats with the Slaugh this
afternoon
2
Ad went to Gananoque this afternoon for his
grist the Snow is going fast
3
little rain the Snow is nearly all gone Ad went
went with the McNiels for a hunt they got
nothing I maide a door for the hen house
27
rain
4
hard frost last night Ad packed the roof of the
house the shingles off in a good many places I
am very bad with rheumatism in my knees
5
Ad helped Wm McNiel to saw wood up this
afternoon I took care of the cattele a little rain
& Snow
6 rain
Billie took
Bennie More
& me with
him
snowed
about 2
inches
13
I went to Fairfax with Mr Dousley this morning
he preached at night hear we had the new
chandler light for the first time
7
Ad went to See A Richardson if he would By
som he was not at home Billie brought him
home on Saturday he was away from home
that is Richardson Frank Dion took Bessie to
Gananoque to School
8
Ad helped Bruce McNiel to kill his hogs him &
Henery McNiel came here & killed ours in the
afternoon cold day
9
Ad Split wood in the forenoon went to help
Hump Young to thrash in the afternoon very
Stormy wind & snow
10
Ad helped H Young to thrash they finished fine
day till about 3 oclock then it Storms wind &
snow
11
Ad Split wood a raw kind of a day
12
Ad went to Gananoque with the Buggie for Mr
Calthard& Bessie Mr Calthard is sick he could
not come Mr Gordon came with him instead
Mr Gordon preached at 2 oclock the
Communion is to be to morrow
the communion was taken in the church at 11
oclock there 6 new commucents admited to
the church the Revd Mr Gordon preached the
church was full up
28
14
Ad went to Gananoque with Bessie he took
the Slaugh very bad Slaughing
15
Ad cut & drew wood out of our own bush it is
dead wood he is cleaning up the old Stuff
{The following entries Dec 16-31, 1874, were transcribed from photographs taken from
Walter Beatty fonds at Queens University Archives. These photographs of the missing
handwritten diary pages are not available on the Rural Diary Archive}
Dec
16
Ad cut & drew wood to the house
17
rain this morning I am very lame with my knee can
hardley get about Ad went to Charls Raths for two
Ewes that had there to the Societies Ram
18
Ad drew some more wood
19
Ad helped McNiels to thrash & cut wood I made A
door for the out side of the house
20
Mr Cuningham preached this morning & the Revd Mr
Green the Bible Agent in the evening the church was
filled the collection was $2.40 cents
21
Bruce & Wallace McNiel helped Ad to saw wood with
the circular saw in the forenoon I went to the station
with Mr Green he went away on the Express we killed
the cow that we got of Bruce McNiel she is fiar beef no
tallow in her
22
Ad went to Gananoque for Besie Ellen went with him
they took some geese & chickens got 6 cents per lb
for them all together
23
Ad went with Bruce McNiel to the 6th concession for
loads of wood fine day
24
Ad did not come home today he helped Wm McNiel to
run a line Wat came from Toronto this afternoon
25
Billie David & his wife Mr Smith Albert & his sister Mary
29
& Jackie all came home for the Chrisemass we had a
fine time Wat & Lizie went home this afternoon
26
27
David & the Delta folks went home to day
the Revd Mr Dowsley preached this morning Mr
Mathews read & prayed Mr Robinson at night
28
rain last night & most of the day Ad & I went to
Willsons school house to the nomination there was
agreat many there the shoolhouse was full
29
Ad fixed a floor in the stable in the forenoon went to
draw dung at McNiels
30
Ad drawed dung at McNiels I draw water for the cattle
at the well in the pitt
31
there is no sloughing very hard frost last cold day split
wood in the shed
1875
Jan 1
snow
No work done cold day & no Slaughing
2
Storm most of the day snow with a little wind
3
I went to Fairfax for Revd Mr Dousley took him but
{illegible} school house he preached there at 2 oclock
& hear at night
4
Went to Westons hall voted for Meser Darling R. Begg
DR Slack Anderson R Landon councillors
5
Ad went to the 9 concession brought home a load of
dry pine the roads is very rough
6
Ad went out again to the 9 con brought a a load of
beech wood
7
Stormy receved a telagram {illegible} Cowan about
the meeting of the Agriculture Socitieans werd that I
30
had instructed the Sec about them
8
went to Gananoque & put in an advertisement in the
Reporter calling the Annual meeting at Delta on the 20
anstart the Snow fell about 4 inches last night
9
very stormy all day wind & snow & drift I went to
Annual of the Agriculture Socitie at Westons there
was a good many out to it the roads is drifted so that
at night they have to take the fields
10
the Revd Mr Dousley preached this morning &Mr
Cuningham at night
11
Ad went to Gananoque with Bessie Billie brought her
home last night from Delta Ellen went with them cold
day
12
Ad helped Bruce McNiel to thrash fine day John
Beatty came up from young to day
13
Stormy day Snow & wind atended school meeting
Wm Mitchel Elected Trustee there is no traveling on
our road the travel is in the fields the drifts is so bad
there was a little rain to night that stoped the drift
14
Ad too Miss Haige& his wife to the road this morning
{illegible} the Widow McNiels
15
{illegible} up at the road {illegible} night came home
to night very cold weather
16
Ad & all the young men went to Young to {illegible} a
little {rest of entry illegible}
1875
Jan
19
Dr Preston had over 400 of a majority Ad went to the
Barn {rest of entry illegible}
20
atended the annual meeting of the Riding Agriculture
socitie in Denuats Hall was inducted President there
was a very large meeting fine cold day
31
21
came home to day about one oclock all well Ad drew a
load of wood from the 6th con
22
Ad drew a load of wood from the 6th con roads good
23
Ad helped Bruce McNiel to thrash fine day
24
Revd Mr Dousley preached this morning &Mr Robinson
at night very Stormy this afternoon wind & snow
25
the roads is blocked up & Still Storming Billie went
home to Delta this morning he came home on Saturday
night he intends to take a load of Rock Elem logs with
him from Plunkits
26
Ad choped wood at the house no travel on the roads
yet I atend the cattle the well gives all the water we
want for the cattle & horses
27
fine day but cold very little travel on the roads
28
Ad drew a load of wood from the 6 concession
29
Ad was to meet Mathews & his Son to chop wood at
the 6th concession but they did not come
30
Ad drew wood in the log for to saw with the drag saw
Mathews & his son helped cold day
31
I went to Fairfax with Mr Dousley he preached then we
took dinner at Mr McKee we then went to Dulcimain he
preached there likewise cold blustery day
1875
Feb
1
Ad went to the 6 concession drew logs for the drag saw
Mathews & his son helped Frank Halls Wife & 3
daughters & son came on the Express stoped till the
morning Express they went on to Toronto to{illegible}
2
Ad went to the 6 con to help to bank out cord wood for
Mrs McNiel she intends to have a bee tomorrow fine
day sometimes clear & then cloudy
32
3
Ad went to a wood bee of Mrs McNiels fine morning
began to rain about 10 oclock it rained & thawed till in
the night it then turned & to hard frost
4
Snowed a little in the night very high wind & drift so
that I did not let the cattle out to water it was so
stormy
5
I went to Escott took a cow hide & 3 sheep skins to the
tanery gave a notice to Mr Parr to give to Oconners
that I would isue a warrent to collect the remainder of
the fine & costs
6
Ad went to Gananoque with 10 bushel of wheat 4 bags
of oats for to grind cold day took Bessie with him She
came home last night
7
Revd Mr Dousley preached this morning Mr Robertson
at night I could not go back my bowels
8
Ad took out the horse plough to the {illegible} he
intends to cut the wood up then cut some brought
home a for Bruce McNiel & Wilkinson Man helped all
day
9
Frequent {illegible} out to day Mathews & his son
helped to {rest of entry illegible}
10
Ad went out for a load of wood little Billie went with him
Ad took {illegible} horse Bruce {illegible} at Allen
Ea{illegible} night with his horse
11
very storm all day
12
still storming wind {rest of entry illegible}
13
Ad got out {rest of entry illegible}
14
{rest of page illegible}
1874 Feb
33
{several
entries
illegible}
Ad went to Fairfax atending
very stormy day {rest of entry illegible}
17
18
{illegible} 33 bags of oats to James {illegible}
that he {rest of entry illegible}
19
went to the Funeral of Mrs McConnel She was
buried at the Ebenezer church the Revd Mr
Robinson preached Ad took the corps there
was 43 teams fine day
20
Ad went to a Bee of Wm Kyes to draw rails from
Moortown
21
rain
rain
the Revd Mr Brown preached this morning Mr
Robinson at night Mr Brown stoped here Wm
Scott came from Brockville last night
22
Ad went to Gananoque with Bessie Ellen went
with him
23
rain most of the night Snow very Soft Stormy
this morning Ad & the girles went to a tea
meeting McCrans Schoolhouse
24
Ad went out to the 6 Concesson for the horse
powr with Bruce McNiel the roads is very bad
they are so soft
25
raining & thawing most of the day Ad did not
come home the roads is so bad he would not
bring the horses out he intends to thrast a
Bruce
26
Ad came home this forenoon he could not
34
bring the horses with him they are to thrash in
the afternoon frost last night
27
Billie & Vine came here about 11 oclock last
night the roads is So bad from the creek here
they got upset ever So often with water & ice
very cold day there was a vote takn on the
Dunkin Bill here it carried by a vote of
28
I took Mr Dowsley to Fairfax this morning &
then to Dulcimain he preached here at night
very cold day wind Northwest the roads very
hard
1875
March march
has come in
like a lion cold
& very
stormy snow
snow
1
Ad drew a load of wood from the 6
consession it stormed so bad in the aftenoon
he did not go back snow & wind
2
Ad drew 2 loads of wood from the 6 conc
fine day
3
Do Do{Ditto} 1 load Adam Clark & three of
sisters John Giles & his Wife all from Smith
Falls came here on a visit Mary Beatty came
with them from Young
4
they all went to Younge this afternoon David
took an observation for Charles Armstrong
this evening
5
Ad went with David this morning to help
Charley to run the line cold fine day
6
Ad went with David to help to finish the lines
I went to Delta to an Agriculture meeting
snowed about 4 inches last night took one of
our horses to John Cook left it there & went
with him took dinner at Davids there was a
good meeting authorized more building to be
put up
35
7
Snow
rain in the
night
Revd Mr Gordon preached this morning he
came here last night Mr Dousley Father is
dead Mr Cuningham preached at night
8
Ad went to the 6 con for a load of wood fine
day
9
Do Do Do Do Do{Ditto}
10
received a letter this morning that David
Robb is dead he on the 23th Febuary
Snowing this morning we cleaned up 5 1/2
bushels of the china wheat all we had & 62 of
oats or rather 31 bags & loaded it on the
Slaugh
11
Ad went to Gananoque to the mill with 31
bags of oats & 5 12 bushels of china wheat
fine day I went to the station met the Revd
Mr Ireland he is to Lecture to night in the
church he stopt here all night
12
Mr Ireland went back to Brockville this
morning on the Mixed Ad drew saw dust to
McNiels to cover ice in the forenoon he went
to Delta in the afternoon his Wife Ellen
Jennet Polles & Wm Scott went with him
13
Ellen is very bad with a pain in her back fine
day Ad & his load got home about 10 oclock
this evening
14
the Revd Mr Cuningham preached this
morning &Mr Dousley at night
15
rain most of last night with ice this morning
Ad went to Gananoque with a load of oats for
feed for Wallace McNiel
16
Ad went to Gananoque with a load of oats for
Bruce McNiel feed they went in the Buggy
{illegible} warm day to snow is going very
fast
36
1875
March
17
cold day Ad came home he brought a load of oats
{illegible} Bruce McNiel & loaded them he went out
to McNiels unloading to go to Gananoque tomorrow
18
very cold day with high winds Ad went to
Gananoque with 10 bags of oats & got them ground
for the horses
19
Ad went to the concession for logs for a milk shed
David came here to night he is going to survy for
Webster
20
very stormy day the Boys did nothing
21
Revd Mr Dousley preached this morning Mr
Robertson at night
22
Ad went to 6 Con for a load of loges shed David
went to run Wm Websters line at Fairfax
23
thrashed two flooring of seed hay with the horses in
the morning Ad went to Gananoque to bring Besie
home from the school Easter vacation Ellen & Jenet
and him fine day got a telagram that Wat would
home on the morning Express
24
Wat Lizie & her Brother Richard came from Parry
Sound this morning all well Stormy Snow & wind
cleared up in the afternoon Ad went to Delta with
Wat & Lizie they took Jennee with them & Tillee
Barns
25
Ad got home this morning he went to Gananoque to
see the Races fine day Stormy in the afternoon
26
Ad went to Gananoque to See the Races again to
day
27
Ad went to the 6 Consession for some sawlogs
Bruces McNiel went with him got two each they are
for a milk shed
37
28
I went to Fairfax with Mr Dousley this morning he
preached there & at Dulcimain & here at night Mr
Robinson here this morning
29
Ad went to the 6th Con for posts for the milk shed
he then went to Ivies for a log that he took them two
years ago fine day snow is going fast
30
Ad went to saw wood at Mr Octins with McNiels
31
Ad went to Gananoque with Bisie to the school
Jennet went with them he went with the Buggy he
bought a cultivator paid sixteen dollars for it very
bad going he made the first track from the head of
the orchard to our gate Snow nearly 3 feet deep on
the road no track from the gate to {illegible} home
1875
April
1
Fine morning very little frost Ad helped Bruce McNiel
to saw wood in the afternoon Billie came from Delta
with his teem Richard Curtise is with him
rain
2
Billie went home this afternoon stormy this morning
snow
3
the Snow is five inches deep this morning the Snow is
nearly gone this evening that is the new
4
the Revd Mr Dousley preached this morning Mr
Cuningham at night
5
Ad cut down an oke tree in the bush for hay rack
timber other dry wood for firewood
6
Ad did not come from the Road to day fine day
7
Ad took the horses out to the road to draw dung hard
frost last night a little snow in the night
8
Ad came home to day Alexander Cochran & the Revd
Mr Dowsley was here this afternoon & constituted the
first session of our Church we authorized M rDowsley
to get a session book admited Mr Ackerman to be a
38
member of church &appointed ether the first Sunday
in June or the last Sunday for the dispensation of the
Communion as it will answer Mr Dowsley
9
hard frost last night Ad drew an oak log & an Elem log
to the mill drew in the hemlock logs that he has then
& got them sawed {illegible}
10
Ad drew home the Suff from the saw mill
11
Mr Cuningham preached this morning Mr Dowsley at
night Miss Ackerman was Baptised by Mr Dowsley
12
hard frost last night north wind cold day Ad drew
some wood out of our own bush a little rain
13
drew wood from our own bush fine day
14
Ad went out to the road & sawed in the forenoon
Sawed wood here in the afternoon Wallace helped
15
finished Sawing here in the forenoon Wallace & Bruce
& his Boy helped us fine day Ad & them took the
horse powr & saw to the road
16
began to put the road fence in on the line along the
midle field fine day
17
very hard frost this morning went to work at the fence
could do nothing the ground is so hard frosen
1875
April 18
the Revd Mr Dowsley preached this morning
&Mr Robinson at night
19
Billie went home this morning he came
yesterday Bruce McNiels Boy went him he is
not well Ad went out to the road to draw dung
very cold day with hard frost
20
Ad worked at the road drawing dung
39
21
we drew dung to the garden Wallace helped
22
drew dung to the old house for potatos
23
Ad and Wallace McNiel hewed some of the
timber for a milking shed cold day
24
they finished the hewing the timber for the
milking shed this afternoon
25
the Revd Mr Robinson preached this morning I
could not take Mr Dowsley to Fairfax this
morning gave him the horse he drove himself
26
Ad began to plow & plowed in the north field
Southwest half fine day I went to the station &
met Mr Ferguson from Kingston he stoped all
night
27
Ad plowed I got Wallace McNiels horse & took
Mr Ferguson to Fairfax we went James Cornets
they were not at home we then went to Mr
Ellots & then to Mr Reeds got dinner Mr
Ferguson went away on the Express for
Kingston
4 1/2 bushel
of wheat
seed down
28
Began to sow & sowed 4 1/2 bushel of Redfern
wheat on the Northwest part of the North field
Sowed timathy & Clover seed on it I Sowed
some {Trianthum?} on the head ridge across
10 ridges North west corner fine day Ad used
the cultivator
{illegible
entry}
29
Sowed 7 bushel of oats on the southwest part
of the north field I shoveled the cross furrows
in the northwest part of the north field rain
30
Ad went out to the road got 14 bushel of the
black side oats he then plowed in south part
of the north field cold day with very high winds
the fences is blown down
1875
40
May
1
2
Ad plowed the south part of the north field I
went to a meeting Mance Building Committee
was no quorum there was nothing done
Mr Green preached this morning very cold day
with high winds Mr Dowsley preached in
Gananoque
3
Ad finished plowing the North field then began
to plow the North half of the midle field East
side Billie came from Delta with a roller for
John Johnston & Thomas Bradley he brock
down on the road it was eleven oclock before
he got home
4
Ad plowed in the midle field Bruce McNiels
man & team helped him Billie brought out Wat
&Dav{cut off} horses with him to help Ad with
spring work
5
Sowed 6 bushel of oats in south half of the
North field West side Hiram Laforta worked
Wat & Daves horses sowed 8 bushel of side
oats in the Northeast half of the North field Ad
cultivated it the ground is in fine order
rain
6
rain most of the day nothing done
rain
7
a little rain this morning I went to Brockville on
the mixed bought 1 lb carrot seed 60 cents Ad
plowed Hiram rolled part of the midle field fine
day very warm things begining to grow
rain
8
Hiram finished rolling the midle field Wats side
rolled the south half of the midel field East side
Ad plowed in the north half midle field rain this
morning fine growing time
9
no plowing
the Revd Mr Robertson preached & had a
quartly meeting in the church was filled Mr
Dowsley preached at night
10
very heavy thunder & rain last night the
41
or sowing
the ground
is too wet
ground is all in a swim moved or rather finished
the moveing of the fence on to the line west
side of midle field
11
Ad drew sawdust to the barnyard for a road to
the stable Hiram drew drew the lane fence in
the midle field to the midle of the East midle
field Ad is plowing the north half
12
rain this morning & most of the {illegible} day
13
put up the midle fence in the midle field all but
a little finishing {illegible} & laid up the most of
the road fence {illegible} North part of
{illegible}
1875
May
14
Sowed clover & timothy on North East half
of the North field where Ad cultivated oats
in on the fifth day the ground was to we
that did not do it before the oats is started
to grow Ad sowed 6 bushel of the side oats
on the East half of the field I sowed grass
seed on it all Hiram draged& Ad cultivated
that finished that part of {illegible}
15
very heavy rain most of the night the
ground is all in a swim let of a greate deal of
watter in the afternoon rained forenoon
16
X
Revd Mr Dowsley preached this morning
&Mr Robertson at night
17
I went to Escott paid Calvin H Huges twenty
dollars it is the fine of M Oconnors for
selling Liquor Sunday Hiram cultivated for
Bruce McNiel Ad went to the funeral of old
Mr McLaughlin he drew the corps I was one
of the Pall bearers {illegible} fine day
planted 2 pear trees Flemish Beauty & 2
apple trees S P Gris {possibly Pomme Gris
or Spitzenberg}
42
18
Sowed 13 bushel of oats Ad got them from
Bruce McNiels on the south East half of the
North field where we sowed Rye last fall
sowed Thimety seed on it again Ad worked
with the cultivator sowed 8 bushel of peas
& oats & 3 bushel of peas on the North half
of the midle field Hiram draged with the
Grays Wallace McNiel helped me to sow
19
Hiram draged where Ad cultivated
yesterday & cross draged where he draged
yesterday Sent the Return to the Clerk of
the Peace
20
Hiram finished the cross draging that he
began yesterday
the Trees
begin to look
green left the
cows out of
the stable to
night for the
first time
21
Sowed 3 bushel of peas on the East side of
midel field sowed a pound of
sulphatamonatic of lime on the west end of
the head land & 1 lb unamonatic on the
ridge next the fence south west side sowed
1/2 bushel of peas on the head ridge at the
old house& 1/2 bushel of wheat some crown
peas & some wheat from Nels sea put the
sulphat of on south end of the wheat ridges
Ad went to Gananoque for Besie Ellen &
Jennet went with him
Planted some
Early Roses
22
Ad plowed the garden I planted some string
beans that I got from James Hall Hiram
worked at the road for Bruce McNiel
X
23
I took Revd Mr Dowsley to fairfax in the
morning he preached at night hear
24
Ad finished plowing the garden he then
went to help Wm McNiel fine warm day
Billie went home he came on Saturday Jenie
is with him
25
Ad went to Gananoque with Besie to school
Jennet went with him she stated all night
43
she is geting her teeth fixed
26
Ad finished plowing the garding then went
to the Road plowing
27
Ad did not come last night I planted
Tomatos & cucumbers water melon plants
Ad draged rolled &draged & furrowed the
garden there is 17 rows or ridges for carrots
then 3 half rows of pop corn
28
Ad plowed & draged the potatos grown it is
very lumpy I raked & sowed 6 rows of
carrots very warm day
29
raked & sowed the rest of the carrots the
8th & 9th rows with sulphat the unmonated
iron the 8 & the amonated is on the 9 row
about half way
30
MrDowsley preached this morning Mr
Cuningham at night
31
planted 3 1/2 bushel of Erley Roses 6 Bushel
of Chilles& seedling Wallace McNiel helped
the 2 short rows next the plumb trees is Mr
V{illegible} kind then 3 rows of strawberries
{rest of line illegible}
{The following entries from June 1 to 14, 1875 are transcribed from photos taken of the
Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the missing
handwritten diary pages are not available on the Rural Diary Archive}
{a lot of this page is illegible}
1
Planted 2 1/2 bushel of potato early Rose {illegible} David
came last night to {illegible} he is going to {illegible}
2
planted all the beans that we had at the {illegible} some
baen then 2 rows of long beans North & bought
then{illegible} rows of the Boys beans they are along the
ditch {illegible}
3
Ad is runing around see about a man to hire he sw Wm
44
McNiel at the station & hired him for $70 seventy dollars
for three months he helpd us plant to plant his potatoes
Ad went away on the Express this afternoon for Toronto
he expects to meet Wat there
4
Wm rolled the been field this forenoon we washed the
sheep at noon I went to Delta at 4 oclock to atend a
Agriculture meeting to morrow
5
got from Delta to night Mr Smith came with me he is going
to Manatoba as Draftsman to Pacific Rail Road he is geting
1200 dollars a year
6
I went with Mr Dowsley to Fairfax he preached here at
night
7
fine rain most of the day Wm through out most of the
dung out of the sheep pen he went to Ab McNiels got 5
bushel of {illegible} potatoes for {illegible}
8
we picked stones in the church field in the forenoon rolled
the North half of the midle field & art the North field
9
sowed half a pail full of Millet (Ad sent it from Toronto I
got it last night paid 60 cets of freight on it) along the
front of the old house field Wm cultivated draged & rolled
it he then rolled in the North field I did chores
10
Wm finished the rolling & took the roller home then we
drew the stones at the little field to the house
11
I went to the River to examine a ditch on the {illegible}
place Lot No 4 & Lot 15 belonging to Eli{illegible} Stewart
& George {illegible} two the fence {illegible} we {illegible}
dig ditch on her own place to {illegible} as the water
coming of {illegible} the {illegible} expense because that
he {illegible} to dig after harvest if {illegible} wants
{illegible} cross to damage {illegible}what din not own
{illegible} to dig the ditch {illegible} it appears that there
was any water on the ground {illegible} not now the ditch
is to be dug by the {rest of line illegible}
{illegible}stones in the church field in the forenoon Wm
45
went to {illegible} at Wm {illegible} in the afternoon
went to the funeral of Mrs {illegible} above Gananoque
{rest of entry illegible}
{several pages are illegible and some possibly missing}
{Transcriptions from July 18-31, 1875aretranscribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty
fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the missing handwritten diary
pages are not available on the Rural Diary Archive}
1875
July 18
2
loads
of hay
very heavy rain this morning no sabath school no
children came out Revd Mr Preached in the morning
&Revd Mr Dowsley at night
19
ground the knifes of the mower & mowed in the
midle west field the grass is light fine day
20
mowed in the west midle field Wm mowed the
corners
21
Wallace McNiel came out with Bruces horse & rake
& raked half the field this forenoon I finished the
mowing of it Wm & me drew in two loads put one
over the cows & one over the sheep
22
Billie came from Delta for Vive & Mrs Barns they
came from Toronto on tusdays Express he helpedus
in with 2 loads of hay they were very large ones & to
unload one that we backed out of the old barn we
put it over the cows) one over the horses & one
over the cows Wallace raked the rest of the field we
that is Wm Wallace & me went to the funeral of
John McNiels Wife at the River She was buired at
the Ebenezer church Revd Mr Stewart Preached
there was 40 teems Wallace took the corps with
our horses {from the left margin} we had 7 loads of
hay in that field all together we got Alick rake &
horses after we came from the funeral & finished
the field
23
I went & helped Bruce to mow with our horses &
mower Wm howed the potatos fine day
46
24
25
helped Bruce this forenoon we finished the field
next the Rail Road I then cut the little field below our
house Wm worked at the potatos fine day
Revd Mr Dowsley preached this morning &Revd Mr
Stewart at night
26
raked & drew in the field put it over the sheep in the
forenoon I then mowed for Wallace in the afternoon
Wallace mowed with Wms teem Bruce mowed part
of the afternoon
27
mowed raked & drew in at Wallaces Wm helped
28
Do Do DoDo {Ditto}
29
we finished all Wallaces haying to day in good order
30
Wm helped Bruce to mow with the horses & mower
I put a new side to the hay rack
31
I helped Bruce to mow this forenoon Wm all day
Ellen Jennet & Bessie went to Young this afternoon
Jennet is going to Pembrook with Mary on Monday
{illegible} Miss McDonald & Miss Purvis here all night
187 {not sure if this is 1875 or a different year}
April
14
Wm & me worked on the Road with the
team for Ad work or rather for his {illegible}
15
worked on the road for our own Wm with
the team all day I worked 1/2 day went an
Agriculture meeting {illegible}
16
worked on the roads 2 1/2 day that finished
us I went to {illegible} Mc{illegible} school
house to Elect a {illegible} in the {illegible}
place he is {illegible} put in Mr Se{illegible}
17
picked stones in the church field & cleaned
what wheat was in the granary we had 9
bushel
47
18
went to Gananoque with the grist Wm went
with me Hump Young & Mary Jane McNiel
also got two dollars worth of sugar at
{illegible}
19
Wm went to river to fix a fence to keep our
horses in the paster I picked mustard in the
north field there is some {illegible}
20
a little rain this
afternoon the
ground in
great nead of
it
very heavy
rain with wind
at night
the Revd Mr Dousley gave us an account of
the union of all the Presbytarians in Canada
the asembly took place in Montreal the last
two weeks
21
we cultivated the Sumer fallow & picked a
wagon box full of switch grass roots warm
day
22
worked in the Sumer fallow cultivating &
picked switch grass
23
Wm helped Wm McNiel to draw some
stones for the foundation of a Barn & to rais
it the ground is very dry yet
24
drew stones off the church field to the
stand for the milk{cut off}
25
Wm cleaned out some of the dung out of
the Sheep pen this morning
26
Wm worked in the summer fallow in the
forenoon went to raisen of Thomas Bradley
I went to church heard the Revd Mr
Cholthorn preach from John 3 & 15 there
was a good many out they chose the site
for the Mance next the church James Scott
came here this evening
48
27
the Revd Mr Dousley had the communion in
the church was full the Revd Mr Robinson
preach at night
fine rain this
morning
28
I went to Gananoque with James Scott he
wanted to see the Manufactories Wm went
to a picnic at Dulcimain he went home on
Sabbath
29
I went to Younge Ellen & James Scott was
with e took dinner & tea at Margrets then
we went Unkle Robs stoped al night fine
rain
30
went to Lyn got Billies horse shod all round
for interfearing came back to Robs got
dinner
31
I went to Betseys got tea got home at Sun
down {illegible} left Ellen there fine rain this
morning
1875 {line illegible above entries}
July
1
Wm crossed cultivated the summer fallow thre is a
good deal of switch grass roots { illegible} yet I
fixed polls for a {illegible} fine day
2
went to Gananoque for Bessie she is leaving the
school
3
hoed in the garden & did a little {rest of line
illegible} atended an agriculture meeting at Deans
{rest of line illegible}
4
went with Revd Mr Richards to Fairfax Mr Robinson
preached in the morning at {rest of entry illegible}
5
Wm went through the potatos with the cultivator I
worked at the milk shed timber Wm helped me in
the afternoon
6
worked a little at the milk shed fine rain got the
49
horses shod
7
Wm went out to the road to help Bruce McNiel to
saw wood Billie came hear last night he is afraid the
Boys will {illegible} money in the {rest of entry is
illegible} Lydenhurst
8
William plowed in the summer fallow I picked
mustard in the north field I think that the switch
grass has got a fright there is very little alive now
9
Wm helped Bruce to sow I went to Brockville to a
meeting about the Provincial Plowing match
10
Wm finished plowing the summer fallow I worked at
the milk shed & other chores
11
rain
2 loads
of hay
rain
Mr Keer preached for Mr Dowsley this morning & at
night for Mr Faires
12
Wm went to Brockville to the Walk I riged up the
Mower cut the orchard fine warm day
13
I went to Gananoque with the horses left them at B
Shelds took the Boat to Kingston Ellen Jennet &
Mary went with me I atended the Presbytery as
Elder for Lansdowne the girles came home on the
boat I stopt all night
14
the Presbytery closed at one oclock came home on
the express all well very heavy rain yesterday with
thunder
15
we raked up the orchard & fixed up the fence
around the gravel pit Mr Wm Stevenson came from
Pembrock Billie met him here very warm day
16
drew in 2 loads of hay out of the orchard they were
good ones put a very large one over the cows the
other over the horses very heavy rain at one oclock
17
Wm went through the potatos with the horse he
50
cultivated & then worked them the hawer
{The following entries from July 18 to July 31 aretranscribed from photos taken of the
Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the missing
handwritten diary pages are not available on the Rural Diary Archive.}
July 18
very heavy rain this morning no Sabath
school no children came out Revd Mr
Preached in the morning &Revd Mr
Dowsley at night
19
ground the knifes of the mower and
mowed in the midle west file the grass
is light fine day
20
mowed in the west midle field Wm
mowed the corners
2 loads of hay
21
Wallace McNiel came out with Bruces
horse & raked & raked half the field
this forenoon I finished the mowing of
it Wm & me drew in two loads put one
over the cows &wond over the Sheep
we had 7 loads of
hay in that field all
together we got
Aleck rake & horse
after we came from
the funeral &
finished the field
22
Billie came from Delta for Vire and Mrs
Barns they came from Toronto on
tusdays Express he helped us in with 2
loads of hay they were very large ones
& to unload one that we backed out of
the old barn we put it over the cows)
one over the horses and one over the
cows Wallace & me went to the funeral
of John McNiels Wife at the River She
was buired at the Ebenezer church
Revd Mr Stewart Preached there was
40 teems Wallace took the corps with
our horses
23
I went & helped Bruce to mow with our
horses & mower Wm howed the
potatoes fine day
24
helped Bruce this forenoon we finished
51
the field next the Rail Road I then cut
the little field below below our house
Wm worked at the potatoes fine day
25
Revd Mr Dowsley preached this
morning &Revd Mr Stewart at night
three is 3 loads
over the sheep 3
over the horses 5
over the cows
26
raked & drew in the little field put it
over the cows we backed out a load
that was on the waggon put it over the
sheep in the forenoon I then mowed
for Wallace in the afternoon Wallace
mowed with Wms teem Bruce mowed
part of the afternoon
27
mowed raked & drew in at Wallaces
Wm helped
28
Do Do Do Do{Ditto}
29
we finished all Wallaces haying to day
in good order
30
Wm helped Bruce to mow with the
horses & mower I put a new side to the
hay rack
31
I helped Bruce to mow this forenoon
Wm all day Ellen Jennet & Bessie went
to Younge this afternoon Jennet is
going to Pembrock with Mary on
Monday {illegible} Mrs McDonald &
Miss Purvis heare all night
1875
{The following entries from August 1 to 16, 1875,aretranscribed from photos taken of the
Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the missing
handwritten diary pages are also available on the Rural Diary Archive pdf 33}
1
Revd Mr Stewart preached in the morning &Mr
McCormick at night
2
Ellen Bissie & Mis Hicock came home this forenoon
52
we cut the curch field the grass is light expect in
spots cut for seed
rain
3
a little rain this morning Wm hoed in the garden
some we got in 1 load of hay put over the horses
we tried H Younges loader it took some fixing got
started then a driving chain brock got fixed &
started again it went well rained had to stop
4
heavy rain fog with rain this morning drew a load of
rails to the line fence between John Johnston & us
fixed it up good finished hoeing the potatos
5
got A Cornets rake got in the hay in the church
field put 1 load for seed in the little mow 1 in the big
mow & 1 over the cows that was 4 load in all of that
field
6
Wm took a load to the River of picknicers 15 in all I
went to James McCormicks to see trial of reaper
the Almon one laid the Sheaf of the best the
Champion is the hondies & easiest managed very
heavy rain at night with wind
7
Wm drew Some old Stuff of the road for wood I
fixed at the reaper A. Heacock came from Dealta to
the picnic yesterday some rain to day
8
Revd Mr Dowsley preached in the morning &Mr
Gibson at night
9
Bruce McNiel came with his reaper cut part of the
wheat Owen Wallace & Wm bound I fixed or rather
worked our reaper
10/td>
finished cutting the wheat in the north west field in
the forenoon Bruce went home at noon I cut some
oats with ours
11
heave rain all the forenoon I went to Gananoque at
noon Bessie went with me Mr Bradley told her that
she had got letter A certificate got 1 barel of salt
125.
53
rain
12
cut with reaper the remainder of the southwest
half of the north field Wm helped Bruce at his
wheat heave rain at night
rain
13
heavy rain this forenoon worked at the milk shed in
the afternoon
14th
Wm helped Bruce at his wheat I mowed oats with
the sythe in the south East part of the North field
they are very next the ditch
15
Revd Mr Dowsley preached at night fine day
16
August
we turned over the oats they are very wet on the
under Side Wm McNiels man helped us we got in 5
loads 4 of them out of the S west part & 1 out of S
East part they are what I cut on Saturday
17
drew in 2 loads of oats that made 6 loads out of
southwest half loads of wheat there was 118 stook
in fine order
18
rain this morning Wm & me helped Alick to draw in
{illegible} five loads of wheat by noon it was rather
wet we cut oats in the afternoon Ad came home
this morning
19
Wm helped Bruce to draw in this forenoon & cut
oats in the North East half o the north field
20
drew 7 loads of oats Wallace helped we had A
Cornets team I finished the cuting of that field
21
Ad helped Bruce to draw in this forenoon we drew
in 3 loads of oats that is all except the rakins
22
the Revd Mr Dowsley preached in the morning
&Mr Stewart at night
23
cut the wheat at the old house the most of it a
good crop Wallace helped Ad Wm & him bound &
I cut with the reaper cut some oats in midle field
54
very
warm
dry
24
Wm & me finished the oats in the midle field field
we mowed them with the Sythe they were peas &
oats I brock rivits in the cuting bar of the reaper
did not do as good work as we could do Ad helped
Bruce
25
drew in 4 loads of peas & oats 3 of wheat & 1 load
of rakings Bruce Wallace helped I raked the peas &
oat ground & the southwest part of the north field
26
Wm & Ad helped Bruce to draw in had our horses I
fixed up the fences round the pea field & let the
cows in
27
began to hook the peas I hooked in the forenoon I
could not Stand it with my Shoulders we cleaned
out the well in the pit for the cows very warm dry
Ad went to Gananoque to see when the Boats go
to Detroit
28
Wm worked at the peas I went to Gananoque with
David Him &Vive came from Delta last night
29
Revd Mr Stewart preached this morning Mr
Dowsley is not able to preach he is Sick
30
drew in 3 loads of peas they are in good order & a
good crop fine day Ad helped Wm quite work on
Saturday he wanted to go & rige up his thrasher
31
Ad & me hooked some peas in the forenoon him &
Ellen went to Young to bring Jennet home in the
afternoon She is coming from Pembrook
1875
Sept
rain
1
John Heslap began to work Ad hired him for two
months he is to give him $18 per month he hooked
peas I cut the Millet it is very heavy crop I came near
haveing a Sunstrok very hot warm day Ad started for
Detroit this afternoon he went to Clayton the Wife
went with him
2
raked up part of the millet came on a thunder storm
55
rain
3
cut down a basswood tree took 3 logs of it to the Mill
in the forenoon got in the millet & 1 load of peas in the
afternoon the rest of the peas is not fit
4
heave rain last night John & me cleaned out the
granary & the barn we expect to get the thrashers we
then cleaned out the new barn fixed the north half of
where the hogs is put rails on it so as to {thr?} straw
in it when we thrash
5
the Revd Mr Dowsley preached this morning no one
tonight
6
got in 3 loads of peas that finishes all our harvest
work we have had a good crop & a fine time to take
care of it a little rain this afternoon
7
cultivated in the Summer fallow finished the Summer
follow in the forenoon Besie& Ellen & James Hall went
to Gananoque he came here last night - got a
Telagram at 5 oclock P.M. for Ellen to go to Nebraska
Isabela is very sick Ellen left on the morning Express
we telagraphed to Ad to meet her in Port Huron John
drew stones of midle field
8
John drew stones of the midle field Got a telagram
that Isabela is Dead at eleven oclock to night
9
got a telagram from Ad that he met Ellen at Port
Huron all right Wallace McNiel left here for to meet Ad
at Toronto fine rain last night
10
Billie went to Gananoque with Besie took one of our
horses he has been driving between here & Delta
{illegible} & Farmersville since we got workd of
Isabelas sickness
11
got a letter from Isabela writen on the 29th & 30th of
August saying that she is not very well & one from
Johnston that the doctor says that Isabela has the
intermiting fever his was writen on the 6th of
September John drew & dug stones
56
12
Revd Mr Gibson preached this morning &Revd
Richardson at night
13
John drawing stones of the north field fine day
14
drew dung to the summer fallow I helped to load
Sept
15
Bessie & Lizie went to Gananoque in singel Buggy
John & me put in a pump in pit for the cows &
scraped up some dung
rain
16
drew dung this forenoon John helped A Cornet to
thrash in the afternoon I fixed the Faning mill Wm
McNiel came to thrash to night heavy rain at night
17
thrashed 50 bushel of wheat fine crop & 53 bushel of
oats a few peas Wm McNiel & boy Bruce McNiel &
man Dan Cowan Hiram Young helped little rain
18
drew a load of wood cleaned up the barn floor & run 6
bushel of wheat through the faning mill John went
home he has boil on his cheack
1875
19
Revd Mr Richards preached this morning &Mr Gibson
at night
20
John did not work today he has a boil on his cheek I
went to Otawa the fair on the mixed to Brockville took
the nine oclock train for Otawa got there at two
oclock put up at Albion Hotel $2 dollars per day went
to the fairground & reported my self was Judge on
Roots there was three others Mr Fraser Ellot & Weir all
from difront parts of the province
21
John drew dung to Summer fallow
22
the same
23
Do Do Do{Ditto} I got home at 11 oclock to night it was
a fine affair every thing on the grounds was good &
well arranged I had a fine time & feel a good deal
57
better
24
drew a load of wood & other fixing I went to Delta with
Lizie & her Mother & Jennet this afternoon fine day
25
atended an Agriculture meeting in the Hall Lizie & her
mother came home with me her house is not fixed yet
26
Revd Mr Stewart preached this morning &Mr Richards
at night the church was filled
27
John helped Humpery Young to thrash Saturday &
today I went to funeral of John Weston I took the
mourners the Rev Mr Carrol preached in the church
there was 28 teams he was buired at the Lansdowne
buring ground
28
helped Wm McNiel to thrash John & the team
30
went to Gananoque to the mill took 8 bushel of wheat
got 1/2 bushel of it crack for Porage
1875
Oct
1
Atended our fair took 1 on yearling heffer 2 ram 1 ram
lamb 3 on {illegible} lambs 1 on fowls I went to
Gananoque got a post office order for $40 forty dollars
send it to Ellen to Nebraska John dug potatos
2
I got some wood took in the corn in the garden John
did not come home from the fair
3
rain
went to the funeral of Mr Redmons daughter she was
buried at the Union church there was over 61 teams no
meeting in the Church this morning
4
began to dig the potatos in the garden I went to
Gananoque & got a post office order for forty dollars &
sent it to Ellen to Nebraska fine day
5
little rain thrashed 2 floorings of grass seed in the
forenoon went to Delta in the afternoon with Lizie & her
58
mother fine afternoon
6
atended the fair heavy rain last night & this morning
rain
7
fine day after ten oclock a great many peapel in
atendance there was a good Show in almost every
thing the corn pumpkin & squash was better than at
Otawa
rain
8
dug potatos little rain very disagreeable
9
finished the potatos a good crop I am very bad with my
side the diging & picking up hurts me very much
thrashed 5 bushel of peas with the horses at night
10
Revd Mr Freshman preached in the morning &Mr
Dowsley at night
11
tryed to plow in the Summer fallow the ground is very
soft the plow would not clean plowed in the second lay
south of it is not so bad
12
plowed in the same field took one of Billies plows
13
John Do Do{Ditto} doing a great deal better work
14
John Do{Ditto} I am shingling the south side of the
{illegible}
15
John Do{Ditto}Mr Davis &Mrs Davis came hear
yesterday stoped all night made a good visit went
home after dinner today gathered a good many appels
16
heavy rain last night & to day John cut wood in the
wood shed in the forenoon he went to a temperance
picnic in the afternoon I husked some corn in the Barn
17
Revd Mr Dowsley preached this morning Mr Stewart at
night
18
finished husking the corn rain most of the day took the
Seder log that lay before the house & took other peices
59
to the mill to make shingles
1875
Oct
19
Went to Wm Ferguson for lime got 18 bushel 25 c per
bushel $3.25 John cut dead stuff in the woods drew 2
loads of wood
20
John plowed in the south half of the northwest field
21
Do Do Do {Ditto}I grouted some in the henhouse
22
John finished that field at noon I cleaned out the
furrows began to plow in the north half of the midle
field
23
John plowed in the Do Do{Ditto} I am so bad with a
pain in my side I can do nothing
24
31
took Mr Dowsley to Fairfax &Mr Faires preached in the
morning Mr Dowsley at night
25
Bessie & Vie went to Gananoque with Jennet John &
me plowed & scraped the ditch in the midle field & in
the garden with Pollie cold day
26
John plowed in the midle field heavy rain this
afternoon I finished what gravel {illegible}
27
heavy rain in the night & this morning we thrashed a
flooring of peas it cleared up then John plows I sent
John Youngs cloth to Brockville
28
John plowed in the north half of the midle field
29
Do Do Do D{Ditto}o
30
John finished the field this forenoon heavy rain in the
afternoon we thrashed peas Ellen Vest & the two
children got home on the morning Express all well
expect the Baby he has the chicen pocks
the Revd Mr Dowsley preached this morning & the
60
Revd Mr Stewart at night Billie came from Delta
yesterday
we have had the cows in several nights there is nothing
for them to eat in the fields
1875
Nov
1
Billie took Ellen Vest & the children & Davids
Wife to Delta this morning I fixed a cubert to
put the milk in in the house fine day hard frost
last night
2
John came home this morning we cleaned up 7
1/2 bushel of peas & drew 2 loads of gravel to
grut the hen house with & some wood it is to
hard frost to plow
3
John cut some wood in the forenoon he
plowed in the field at the old house
4
got in 70 baskets of potato in the seller rather
cold
5
drew 3 loads of wood in the forenoon John
plowed in the afternoon I have been working at
the henhouse
6
John plowed in the old house field I fixed
henhouse
7
Revd Mr Gibson this morning &Mr Lange at
night
8
John finished the old house field I cleaned out
water furrows & covered the potato pit there
is not room in the cellar for them Johns time
was up at noon to day I got him to stay to
finish the field
9
John helped me to clean up 8 bushel of wheat
for to take to the mill this morning then
choped wood till noon That is one day more
than the two months he was to work our
61
horses went to plowing of Wm Cornets his Son
drove them
Snowed
most of
today
10
went to Gananoque took 8 bushel of wheat
Ellen & Bessie went with me it stormed &
snowed most of the day that is the first snow
to stay on the ground
Snow most
of the day
11
drew a load of gravel for the henhouse then we
thrashed what peas was in the old barn
cleaned them up 7 bushel Vest helped
12
Vest plowed the garden I grouted the last of
the henhouse I think it will warm for them the
winter
13
Shoveled the ditch at the foot of the garden
and other fixings about the house
14 stormy
most of day
Snow
Frank Halls
{rest of
entry
illegible}
Mr McCormick preached this morning Mr
Gibson at night
15
drew 3 loads of wood with the Slaugh Vest
helped me cut down small mapel trees the one
was lodged in the other
16
drew a load of sand to bank the barn then it
began to rain Ad came home this afternoon
from Toronto he has been there over 4 weeks
he has inflamation of the lungs his better he
stopt at {rest of entry illegible}
17
Went to Gananoque to hear a trial on the
school saw between Mrs McNiel the of the
Porkpine School the Judge reservd his
disession till next court Mary Jane McNiel
went with me
18
killed the hogs Bruce McNiel & Owen Sullivan
helped us
1875
Nov
62
let the Ram
lamb out
with the
sheap
19
cut some wood drew sand to bank the house
& a load of sawdust for the barnyard Vest
went to Delta
20
salted the hams & cut up the pork one
weighed 308 the other 320 the Revd Mr
Green the Bible Agent came this forenoon he
lectured in the church at night
21
rain
I took Mr Green to McCrones school house
this morning H. McKay took Mr Dusley to
Farefax for me
22
finished salting the pork & hooping the old
Pork barrel & geting some wood cold wind
23
cut some wood at the house and other chores
24
Ad hired a man for half month he began to
work this morning he is to give him at the rate
of $18 dollars per month he is choping in the
woods the old trees
25
drew 3 loads of wood on the wagon I took Dr
Perece to see Ad he is out to McNiels he
thinks he is doing well & set let well enough
alone
26
rained all day Kenyan & me took up & laid it
down the floor of the New Barn we put half
inch Suff under each joint & boarded up the
Sides
27
thrashed some peas in the forenoon choped
in the afternoon
28
Revd Mr Dousley preached this morning &Mr
Stewart at night
29
Kenion took our horses & drew a load of wood
for himself he was gone till little after ten
oclock we thrashed peas till noon
63
30
choped wood in the woods
1875
Dec
1
Kinion drew the topes of the trees with the Slaugh he
has got all the Big trees cut
2
finished drawing the tops there is about 4 inches of
snow
3
Kinion drew a load of wood for himself this forenoon he
draws his wood from Ch Armstrongs he cut wood at
the house & filled over the horses with hay from over
the cows in the afternoon
4
drew logs for to cut with the drag saw with the travoy
got up 7 trees it is good drawing
5
The Revd Mr Gibson preached this morning &Mr Dously
at night
6
drew logs this forenoon Kinion went to help Bruce
McNiel to thrash he took out 15 bushel of wheat to put
in Bruces granery so as to make room in our granerary
for the oats
7
Kinion took 24 bushel of wheat to Bruces this morning
when he went to thrash I am fixing the granery & stable
making stalls so as to fee the eather hay or straw a
little snow to day
8
Kinion helped Bruce McNiel to thrash I fixed the Barn
9
Do Do Do Do{Ditto} Wm McNiel came to thrash at noon
here Wm McNiels team & two hands Bruces team
Wallace A Cornet & Ben Young helped
10
finished the thrashing had 375 bushels of oats they
turned out well fine day I had to atend a trial of George
Mayell for breaking into Thom Darlings Store there
three men there was only one caught sent him to
Brockville Vest came from Delta
64
11
12
Kinion did not work here to day I cut some wood &
other chores
Revd Mr Dousley preached this morning Mr Faires at
night
13
Kinion choped wood at the door I helped A Cornet to
thrash I had the team Ad hired Alexander Carnague to
work he commenced to day
14
Alexander drew logs for to cut with the drag saw in the
afternoon helped A Cornet thrash in the forenoon
15
drew logs for to saw with the drag
16
finished drawing the logs this forenoon I drew two to of
sand to bank the sheeps pen
17
Alex helped Wallace to draw dung at his Mothers
18
Wallace & Alec went out to the 6 Concession for wood
they brought two loads left one here {illegible}
1875
Dec
19
I took Mr Dowsley to Fairfax & there was about 17 to
hear Mr Stewart preach at night
20
we cleaned 10 1/2 bushel of wheat to take to the mill in
the morning Alec cut a big mapel in two & drew it
home
21
I went to Gananoque with 10 1/2 bushels of wheat with
the Slaugh the roads was good in the morning the
stones is nearly bear
22
Aleck drew dung to the old house field fine day
23
Do Do Do Do{Ditto} Snow nearly gone
24
went down to Mr Darlings to see about there school
the trustees want a cheap teacher not give more than
{illegible}
65
25
26
heavy snow storm last night then heavy rain this
morning fine afternoon Billie & Mary little Billie & Jacke
& Vest this afternoon had a fine visit from them
Revd Mr Dusley preached this morning Mr Stewart at
night
27
went to the nomination Mr Darling elected Reeve &Mr
Legg Depute Reeve by acclamation then there was
over 20 for councillers they all resined but 9 {illegible}
one going to a poll fine day the roads is good for the
buggy
28
Alec went to help Bruce McNiel I fixed the woodshed
doors
29
Alec helped Bruce McNiel to cut wood
30
Alec drew chips from Robert Wheres for Mrs McNiel
31
Alec helped Bruce McNiel to put in straw I drew 3
loads of Sawdust to the barnyard put one in the Sheep
pen the Roads is thawing out very fast fine wether
1876
January
1
2
Alec went home we all went to Mr Deans to dinner
in the buggy the roads very mucky rain all night
Mr Ferris preached this morning &MrDowsley at
night
3
went to the Election for councillers voted for
Anderson Cook & Webster Alec drew 2 loads of
dung to the old house field the ground is thawed
out so cannot draw any more he took {illegible}
4
Alic thrashed peas I went to Gananoque with 10
bushel of oats for to get ground for the cows
Bessie went with me
5
hard frost last night drew what dung that was at
the cow stable to the old house field fine day
66
6
Snowed about 3 inches last night & this morning
Alec got some wood for the house
7
Alic went to Gananoque for Revd Mr Colthard he
preached in the church to day the congregation
nominated Mr Thomas Darling &Mr Samuel
{illegible} for Elder the Ballans to be given in the
fourth sabbath of this month
8
went an Agriculture meeting at Westons it was
the Annual meeting John Cook was put in
President
9
flurries
of snow
16
Revd Mr Dousley had the Communion today the
church was filled there was 40 communacants Mr
Stewart preached at night
10
Alic took Bessie to Gananoque she is going to
teach there I went to Kingston to the Presbytry is
meeting tomorrow
11
Alick went out to the Road for to thrash with with
the horses they tramped out the oats
12
Do Do Do {Ditto} I got home on the Express there
was a large meeting Mr Dowsley gave notice that
he is going to {illegible}
13
I am in bed most of the day sick at the stomack
Alick got wood
14
cleaned 10 bushel of oats & loaded up the 20 that
we had in bags & the 20 for the McNiels 2 for Wm
& 8 for Bruce for to got to the Rock for meal it
stormed so did not go we cleaned up the peas
put 11 bushel in the Bins
15
I went to the Rock with 30 bushel of oats for meal
got none till the last of next week fine day I went
with the waggon the roads ruff
the Revd Mr Stewart preached no meeting at
night
67
17
Bruce McNiel & I Stacie came & sett a New horse
powr Bruce brought it here from Brockville on
Saturday we sawed a little in the afternoon
1876
Jan
Snow
Snow
18
we sawed this forenoon Wm McNiel & Bruce helpd
& A Cornets son helped did nothing in the
afternoon heavy rain all the afternoon
19
I went to Delta with the Buggy to the Agriculture
Meeting of the Riding Agriculture Socitie there was
a large meeting I gave up the Presidentship cannot
atend stoped at Wats all night
20
came home this forenoon Aleck split wood the
roads is better then they were yesterday frost last
night with a little snow this morning
21
Wm McNiel Bruce & Alec Cornet helped us to Saw
we finished the Sawing in the forenoon got a first
rate Job done loaded up the horse powr Sawing
part took them to Wm McNiels
22
Alick split wood & took a load out to the road
23
snowed
Revd Mr Dusley preached this morning Mr Gibson
at night
24
I went to the Rock for the oatmeal this morning
with the Slaugh got 112 lb for Bruce & 30 lb Wm &
for self Aleck went out to Wm McNiels & helped
him to saw in the afternoon
25
Alick helped Wm McNiel the forenoon that finished
him stormed in the afternoon Snowed about 6
inches got the horses Shod
26
Alick went to the 6th concession for wood with the
slaugh
27
the snow nearly al gone again warm no slaughing
68
28
split wood at the house
29
Alick went to McNiels & cut brush in the new
ground Coulhouns place there is no snow on the
ground
30
Revd Mr Gibson preached in the morning Mr
Dousley at night
31
Revd Mesers Coltrane & Chambers came to hold a
Missionary Meeting in the church Mr Calhard
stoped all night Alick cut brush
1876
Feb
1
Alick cut brush at McNiels MrColhard & Chambers went
to Gananoque in a buggy fine day
2
very storm day not much work done snow
3
Aleck went for wood to the con {illegible} and brought
home a load of soft dry wood
4
I went to Gananoque with 10 bushel of wheat to mill got
out of the wheat we put in McNiels granary brought
Bessie home with me the Slaughing very poor
5
Aleck went for wood to the 6 con this morning & drew
two loads the roads is good fine day
6
Revd Mr Dousley preached this morning Mr Peck at
night
7
Alick went for wood one load it is so warm that he
could not draw any more the Snow nearly all gone of
the roads he split wood at the house
8
Alick went to the 6th con to bank out wood he took hay
& oats for the horses & Blankets & provisions to keep
him two or three day fine day very little snow
9
light fluries of Snow most of the day I spooled & took
cair of the cattle
69
10
Aleck came home at night brought a load of wood with
him took it to the road
11
heavy rain most of the day the Snow nearly all gone
very little work time I quiled& spooled
12
Aleck went to the road to saw wood with the team I
intend to go to an Agriculture meeting at Mr Deans fine
day clear with very little frost
13
I took Mr Dousley to Fairfax this morning he preached
here at night no Meeting in the morning
14
Alick went to the road to see Ad he is going to quit till
snow comes we drew in 3 loads of straw from the cow
Barn to the {illegible} there is a drisling rain all day
15
Alick went to Charles Armstrong to chop last night very
Stormy all day so that I did not let out the cattle to
water snowed & blew great drift
16
Alick came this morning & went to the 6 con for a load
of wood got one load Snow & drift all day
17
Alick went to the 6 con for wood he went the fields the
road is filled up with drifts Brought 2 loads to the road
& hear
1876
Feb
18
Alick went to 6 con brought 1 load of the road & 1
hear
19
Alick went to 6 con for wood took 2 loads to the
road
20
Mr Dousley preached this morning &Mr Gibson
at night
21
Alick2 loads of wood 1 hear & 1 to the road
22
Do{Ditto} 2 loads Do{Ditto} heare
70
{illegible
in
margin}
23
Alick Drew 1 load of wood in the forenoon he
drew thing for the tea meeting at {illegible} in the
afternoon the Revd Mr {illegible} Prescot &Revd
Mr Mcgilvery from Brockville came up on the
Express they came for to speack at the meeting
the Revd Mr Calhard& a slaughlaod came hear
from Gananoque at night there was a large
meeting
24
Alick went for wood to the 6 con this morning
drew two loads left them both hear
25
Aleck drew two loads of wood left them bother
here
26
Do Do Do Do{Ditto}
I went to Gananoque with Wallace McNiel I
received forth dollars from Mr Britton that is the
money that I sent to Ellen the 4th of October to
Nebraska it was a Post office order She left
Nebraska before the order got there so after a
long time waiting & writing the order was
returned
I setteled with Mr Brough & paid him twenty two
dollars & five cent $22.5c the roads is good cold
day
27
Revd Mr Gibson preached this morning Mr
Dousley at night Vest & Ablest & Billie went to
Delta to night
28
Alick went for wood this morning he drew only
one load to the road very in the afternoon
29
Alick drew two loads of wood one to the road &
one here
1876
March
1
Fine day{rest of entry illegible}
2
Alick drew a 2 loads of wood I have {illegible}
very cold day {illegible} home from Delta
brought {illegible} to work
71
3
Alick & Vest drew 2 loads of wood to the road
and 2 here at night fine day
4
Alick & Vest drew 4 loads of wood to the road
and 2 here the raids is failing
5
{illegible
entry in
margin}
Revd Mr Dousley preached in the morning &Mr
Stewart at night
6
Alick & Vest drew 2 loads of wood to the Rail
road they brock 3 bolts out of there Slaugh
shoes & had to get them put in at the Shop
7
Alick went to the 6 Con to draw Sawlogs for a
house on that place he drew 4 to the mill & 1
home Vest & me took 26 bushel of oats to
Escott for to grind for the cows the roads is
nearly bair
8
Alick went home this morning the roads is so
that there can be no drawing with the Slaugh
Vest helped me to clean 40 bushel of oats for
to take to the mill we loaded them into the
waggon
9
Vest & me went to Escott with the 20 bags of
oats got them ground brought them home put
them in the bin that the peas was in fine day
10
Vest went to Delta with Davids horse I drew 5
loads of sawdust to the barnyard put some on
the road between the house & barn fine day
11
mended Jenies boots in the forenoon went to
an Agriculture meeting at Deans
12
went to Fairfax with MrDousley Mr Stewart
preached in the morning &Mr {illegible} at night
{rest of entry illegible}
13
rain most of the night it turned to snow about 9
oclock snowed about an inch & half
72
14
hard frost this morning Ad came home from
Younge with the cutter I took the horses out to
the road Wallace went to Escott to Mill
15
Ad got Jenne Shod She interfered I helped him
laid a load of Sawdust for the icehouse at the
road
{The following entries from March 16 to 31 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter
Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the missing handwritten
diary pages are not available on the Rural Diary Archive}
March
16
Stormy day rain & snow Bruces boy brought the
horses home
snow
17
I went to Gananoque with 16 bushel of wheat to mill
gave Bruce McNiel 100 or our Redfern flour we are
to get 100 of his White See flour so as to see which
is the best to sow in the spring went with the
Slaugh there is about six inches of snow poor
Slaughing going up it is good coming back
18
Alick came last night he went to 6th con to draw
saw logs drew 8 to the mill cold day
19
Revd Mr Dowsley preached in the ornge hall this
morning Mr Gibson at night the church is not ready
yet
20
Alick went to 6th con to draw sawlogs to Blairs Mill
and 2 to the mill here it began to about 5 oclock
21
it is still Snowing it Snowed about 15 inches last
night no work nor driving on the road we got the
shoes removed on Jennie she interfered
22
Alick went to the 6 Con he expected to find Isk
Nowland to help him to cut ash logs he did not
come he cut a tree himself & brought a log home
with him
23
Alick went to the 6 con he drew 8.17 feet ash logs to
73
mill & brought home with him Nowlan help him I
helped to clean out the church after the painting
Snow
& rain
24
Alick went to 6 con this morning drew 6 ash logs to
the mill brought 2 pine logs home
25
stormy day no work done snow & rain the Revd Mr
Snadgress came here to night he is to preach
tomorrow
26
Snow
& rain
Snow
rain
Revd Mr Snadgress preached this morning &
evening the communion was dispensed in the
morning fine day
27
Mr Snadgrass went to Kingston this morning Wm
Scott Mrs J Scott Ellen Jennie & the children all
went to young with our horses fine day
28
Stormy day Snow & rain
29
Do Do Do{Ditto}
30
stormed in the forenoon little Billie brought Jennet
and Lissie home with the horses
31
a little disling Snow & rain
1876
April
1
2
Fine day Richard Curie & Jennet went to
Gananoque in the cutter in the afternoon
Revd Mr Dousley preach this morning &Mr
Stewart at night
3
a little rain & hail most of the day
4
Mr & Mrs Dean Wallace & Mary Jane McNiel
Jennet & Jennie all went to Young to
Margrets to get Sugar with the Slaugh fine
day with a little drisel of rain got home at
74
about 10 oclock Ellen &Phillace came home
with them
James
McMullen
brought 3
small logs to
mill for the
Suff
5
went to the 6 con to get two pine logs Is
Nowland was to help me when I got to his
house he was not at home so I got my
Journey for nothing I got 300 feet at our
own mill for the church & Some Slabs to fix
the hog pen James McMullen found the
{illegible}
X
6
I went to James Richardson & tendered him
with forty eight dollars & seventy five cents
a full pay for the board of Revd Mr Dousley
he wanted about 89$ when I laid the 48.75
on the counter he said that he would not
take it & went forwart to the counter on
which it was laying swept it of onto the floor
& told me to take it I said that I was not
going to pick it up then demanded liberty to
take Mr Dousleys Books & other propty away
he said that he would sue for the remander I
told that would start the state for he could
not charge for the tim that Mr Dousley was
as he was away near 12 weeks but that I had
only deducted 10 in fact he did not board
more than half his time
7
very stormy day rain first then Snow till
about 3 oclock Vest & Albert then came last
night they came with a load of plows went
home this afternoon took Jessey with them
8
Snow & rain part of the day
9
Revd Mr Stewart preached this morning Mr
Dousley at night I went to the funeral of a
grandaughter of Charles Shipmans the corps
came from Belleville I took those that came
down with the corps she was buired at
Ebenezer Church Revd Mr Bell preached this
was a large funeral
75
{illegible}
10
fine day I take care of the cattle there is
nothing else for me to do went to the church
to a meeting of session nothing done Mr
Moorehead is to go & tell A Cochran to come
tomorrow
11
Session met at one oclock I was appointed
representive Elder for six months I went to
Belville on the Express to attend the
Presbytry stopt at Mr John McNiels faire
there & back is five dollars dinner 25c
12
came home on the Morning Express all well
Ad came and stoped and took care of the
things till I came home
13
Snow nearly all gone fine day
14
Snowed 2 inches
15
Snow nearly all gone again very backward
spring Mr G. F Walker a student from the
Montreal College came on the Express
stoped over with us he is to preach for us for
1876
April
Snow
16
Revd Mr Gibson preached this morning night there
was no meeting this morning {illegible} there was not
time to give notice
17
Billie & Vest came here on Saturday Billie went home
this morning Vest Brought Jessie home with him
{illegible}
18
I went with Mr Walker to Mr Fergusons Mr M
{illegible} &Mr Cornetts Snow is about gone {rest of
line illegible}
19
fine day took Mr Walker to Mr Dickie he is going to
board there ware to pay three dollars per week he is
not to charge for his board when he is away for a
number of days Dickie is to do his washing for
{illegible}
76
20
hard frost this morning got a summons for $39 from
James Richardson for Mr Dousleys board went & saw
Wm Cornet he got one also we intend to go to
Gananoque to morrow to see a Lawyer
21
went to Gananoque with Wm Cornet put the cace in
Mr Smyths hands gave him one dollars &Mr
Mcamman 55 cents for two summons for John
Dickies & Thomas Darling {illegible}
22
I served the summons on Dickie & Darling gave them
one dollar &seventy five cents each fine day little
frost last night
23
rain
30
I went to Fairfax with Revd Mr Walker he preached
here at night
24
Billie brought out Watts instruments on Saturday
Watt is sick Billie took Jennet home with him
Ad {illlegible} used the instruments and we laid out
three lots north of the Sawmill it was laid out in
{illegible} lots before
25
I sent Wats instruments to Brockville by Mr
Moorhead this morning Ad drew home what stuff we
had at the mill fine warm day
26
Ad came and we threshed two flooring of hay for
seed with the horses fine day I worked the
horses{illegible}
27
heavy rain most of the day
28
I oiled the harness fine day thrashed the rest of the
Seed hay
29
put the harness together Vest brough Jennet home
from Delta Watt is better
Revd Mr Walker preached this morning &Mr Stewart
at night
1876
77
May
1
very hard frost last night cold day I went to the
funeral of the Widow Webster She was buried
at the Union Church the Revd Mr Huston
preached the church was full
2
there is not work done yet the ground is to wet
for any Spring work Ad & me cleaned up 42
bushel of oats for to take to Wm Kyes for to
exchange for seed
3
I went to the station to a trial between John
David Latimar& Wm Sheapard Robert Shipman
Wm Shealds & J Andrews case ajurned till the
15 June at Escott Ad got a load of hay from
Bruce McNiels
a load of
hay from
Bruce
McNiels
4
cleaned 42 bushel of oats for to take to Wm
Kyes to rain most of the day
rain
5
I went to Wm Kyes & exchanged the oats little
rain
rain
6
drew 2 loads of dung to the garden warm
growing time rain this morning
7
Revd Mr Stewart preached this morning Mr
Walker at night
8
Ad went to Gananoque with the Cultivator for
to get it fixed he got a new Section & got it all
Sratened cot 75 c cents
9
Vest drew 2 loads of loam from Mr Dean we
drew 1 load of dung from Darlings yard & saw a
{Rolling?} harrow working in Bruce McNiels field
it did first rate
10
took the potatos out of the seller had 17
baskets of Chillies & 11 of Erelie Roses Ad tried
to roll the ground is to wet
78
11
Ad took Bill & Daves horse to Springfield to get
them shod I made a bill for the harrow {rest of
entry illegible}
12
Began the Spring work by Sowing oats in the
south west quarter of the North field Sowed 13
bushel in it Vest worked Watts & Davids horses
fine ground rather wet yet
13
worked in the same fields
14
the Revd Mr Mathews preached this morning
Mr Gibson at night
15
Sowed clover & timothy seed on the north field
where the oats was sowed Ad & Vest both
worked Jennie is able to work the cultivator &
draged
16
Sowed 2 1/2 bushel of Redfern wheat on the
summer fallow & 2 bushel of oats alongside of
it it is on the north east quarter of the
Northwest half they finished that part of the
field and began the North half east of the midle
field sowed 10 bushel
17
finished that field at {rest of line illegible}
1876
May the
woods
look red
to day
17
Vest got a load {rest of line illegible} to day he
want {rest of line illegible} Ad got a telagram
about {rest of line illegible} to Delta with Bruce
McNiel Wallace helped with {illegible} all day
Sowed part of the old house field with the White
see wheat worked the two teams cultivated with
the wheel coulter first then with {rest of line
illegible}
18
finished the old house field 4 1/2 bushel of the
White See Wheat on it Vest & Ad got home at
night
19
Ad & Vest went out to the road & finished what
79
was to do there & began the southwest part of
the north field Sowed some peas there fine day
the
wood
begin to
look
green
20
worked in that field we Sowed 8 bushel of peas &
about a bushel of oats
21
21
I went with Revd Mr Walker to Fairfax he
preached here in the morning Mr Mathews at
night
22
rain this morning most of the day no work fixed
the wheel of the cultivator there was very heavy
rain yesterday morning
23
very cold this morning Vest & Ad the south west
half of the north field I dug a little in the garden
sowed some Beets & planted onion unions
24
they Sowed 5 bushel of oats & 2 bushel of peas
in the North west half of the north field &
cultivated the part that he intends to
Summerfallow I was in bed most of the day
25
Vest went to Delta this afternoon he took Davids
things & the Children with him fine cold day I
planted Halls beens in the garden next to the
house
26
I planted 3 bushel of Eyrely rley Roses potatos in
the garden
27
planted Some Sweet Corn in the garden & 4 rows
of parch corn Ad plowed East of the Barn he has
been picking Stones of yesterday & part of to
day cold day ground dry
28
Revd Mr Walker preached in the morning Mr
Stewart at night
29
planted 3 bushel Erely Roses potatos in the
80
garden
30
Sowed about a pailfull& a half of Millet seed
behind the Barn where Ad plowed & picked
stones he draged & cultivated the ground there
31
John McDonald with Mrs Torrance &Mrs Frank
Hall Margret Hall & Jennie Gedin came here on
{rest of page cut off}
1876
June
1
Planted 6 1/2 bushel of Chillies & Seedlings 3 1/2
of Wallaces Michigan potatos the north part of
the {illegible} midle field
2
planted 2 1/2 bushel of Chillies & seedlings &
bushel of Wallaces Michigan {illegible} where it
was plowed this spring Wallace helped us by
times
3
Vest came from Delta on the Express we put the
stove up in the woodshed and other fixing about
the house
4
Revd Mr Freshman preached this morning Mr
Walker at night James McNulling took Mr Walker
to Fairfax
5
We got Bruce McNiels Bull & put him in with our
cows David and Vive came here to day they are
going to Parra Sound to live
6
David &Vive went to Gananoque to take the Boat
Ad took up there trunks with Wallaces Mare &
Jennie Ellen Jennet & Me went with him the Boat
did not come he went on the Express his mare &
Buggy is to on the Boat tomorrow
7
Vest went away on the Express this morning I
watered & fixed the ground & planted 50
tomatos plants I got from Mr Thompson the
ground very dry
81
8
a little rain forenoon we washed the Sheep
Wallace McNiel helped me to wash Ad catched
them for us
9
I mended the Scails & put heals on the shoes
there was a little rain with thunder the ground is
dry
10
Billie came from Delta last night Ad drew rails
from the north ditch east half to fence the peice
that he brock up this spring back of the barn
11
Revd Mr Walker preached this morning Mr
Gibson at night
18 rain
heavy
most of
the day
12
worked on the roads Ad & the team & Wallace
McNiel
13
I worked on the roads we had 5 days we did 4
yesterday me today was the 5 day very warm &
dry
14
Ad worked on the roads for Wallace I put up the
part of the fence round the peice behind the
Barn Ad drew the rest of the rails to finish the
fence
15
Sowed grass seed on old house field clover &
timothy
16
Rolled the old house field & the north half of the
midle field very warm day the ground hard & dry
17
Rolled the south west quarter of the North field
Revd Mr Gibson preached in the morning &Mr
Walker at night Ad went to Gananoque for Mr
Walker he preached for Mr {illegible} he was at
the {page cut off}
1876
June
19
Went to council met at Horton stopt to see Mr Beck
82
about our Insurance it was runt out in the Kingston I
Insurance again on the Cash system gave him my
note for twelve dollars to be paid 1 of November
rain
20
I have been working Jinnie she foaled at sundown
21
heavy rain last night & this morning I took some black
wool to Mrs Moores & swaped it for black
22
Sowed 12 ridges of the South East quarter of north
field with grass seed Timothy & clover high wind had
to stop sowing
23
Sowed the remainder of the south East quarter of the
north field & part of the north west quarter of it Ad
rolled that that was sowed with grass seed cool day
24
I went through the corn and potatos in the garden in
the forenoon went to an agriculture in the afternoon
at Mr Deans we revised the preamium list
25
Revd Mr Walker preached in the morning &Mr Gilpin
at night
26
I sowed grass seed on the Summer fallow that we
fallowed last year Ad rollled it with the Mares that is
the first time they have been worked together since
they foaled I went with Mr Darling to Listons Mill to try
Leonard Killyard for none performance of statute
labour he paid his work and expenses with out a treat
27
went to Johnstons this morning to show him how to
mix grout for his house fixed {illegible} for the butter
bean in the afternoon very warm day Ad rolled the
Millet
28
hoed the Tomatoes & the pop corn in the morning
went to a raising of the Spire of the Methodist church
in the afternoon warm day
29
went to the School Examination in the forenoon & to
the raising of the Spire of the Methodist church in the
afternoon it is 104 feet in height to top of poll
83
30
Ad went to Gananoque with bushel of wheat Ellen
went with him expect Bessie to come home with
them Bessie came home from Gananoque her school
closed yesterday for the vacation
1876
July
1
Ad went through potatoes corn & beans with Pollie fine
showr at night
2
Revd Mr Stewart preached this morning Mr Walker at
night
3
Ad began to plow the Summer fallow it plowd well I
picked over the potatoes in the Barn cut some Rye for
{illegible}
4
Bruce McNeil {illegible} him today they {illegible} a
gang plow it did good work there was a number of
farmers getting it wish they all it does work
5
Ad worked at the Raod in a piece of {rest of entry
illegible}
6
Ad with the {illegible} for the potatoes {illegible} went
to a school pick nick in our wood {illegible}
7
Ad & Wallace hoed the potatoes & picked about a tea
cupfull of potato bus of those in the ground
8
Ad & Wallace worked in the potatos back of the Barn I
worked at a bolster for the truck waggon
9
Revd Mr Walker preached this morning &Mr Peck at
night
10
finished the potatos back of the barn & worked at the
potatos in the center field
11
Ad did not come out from the road to day I picked
bugs of the potatos in the morning & went to Kingston
on the Express to the Presbytery
84
12
came home on the Express from Kingston I left before
it was closed the Revd A Willson was elected
Moderator for the year Mr Walker will be till his time is
up to go to the Collage Mr Catthard is moderator of our
Session there was another fire in Kingston last night
13
drew 8 loads of leached ashes to the road put them on
about 3/4 of an acre of a Summer fallow
14
drew 4 loads more to the same place & one to the
orchard here I helped to load
15
fixed the mowing machine & began to mow in the north
field north west corner I picked bug of the potatos
16
Ad took Mr Walker to fairfax Mr Franklin preached this
morning Mr Walker at night
17
raked & drew in the hay that was cut on Saturday there
was two loads it in the New barn south half of the
Sheep part mowed part of the orchard Wallace helped
18
Ad cut the orchard & the little field north of the house
& drew them in 2 loads put part in over the Sheep part
over {illegible}
1876
July
19
Ad took the mower to the Road last night he
cut grass there to day fine day
20
they drew in what the cut {illegible} very
high with rain Ellen went to the mountain
with {illegible} of athens they got {illegible}
wet quite {illegible}
21
began to cut in the midle field cut most of
the South half I have been in bed most of the
last two days
22
{illegible} & got in one load put this in new
barn got in the {illegible} no work done
85
23
got the
pitston of the
mower in cut
{illegible}
Revd Mr Walker preached in the morning
&Mr {illegible} at night
24
finished cuting the South half of the midle
field & cut part of the north half I raked in
the South half in the forenoon rain at noon
got none in it is all in winnow hay & very light
Ellen went to the mountain with A cornet got
consistently wet again no more work done
25
finishing cuting the north half of the midle
field & got in two loads put them over the
cows began to cut the Church field a little
rain
26
finished cuting the Church raked & drew it in
had three loads put them over the cows
raked & drew one load from the Midle field
put it over the horses
27
raked two loads in the midle put one of them
over the horses Ad took the other out to the
road to feed Davids horse then I went the
funeral of a child of Ellen Deckers it was
buried at Robinson school house Revd Mr
Stewart {preached?}
28
rain most of the night & this forenoon Ad
took the Machin out to the road to work
there
29
I went out to the road & raked there drew in
two loads it is very light fine day
30
Revd Mr Stewart preached this morning &Mr
Walker at night
31
I went out to the road & raked then Ad &
Wallace drew in fine day
1876
August
1
I went to the road Ad & Wallace mowed in the
swamp & bushes I raked we got a load drew it
86
in I brought the waggon home went & got the
Machin brought it here warm day
there is a
hen & 20
chickens
killed with
the heat
2
cut the peice that we left for seed it is the
north end of the northeast feild Raked & drew
it in a good load put it in the new Barn very
warm day
3
went to Marble Rock & examined the
allowance of road rear of 3rd concession
likewise staked out the old marble Rock road
warm day
4
picked potato bus of the potatos in the Midle
field Ad worked on the Summer fallow
yesterday & to day
5
Ad went to Abram McNiels for a load of straw
took to the road
6
the Revd Mr Walker preached in the morning
Mr Trumble at night warm day
7
Ad drew chipes from Whorrys woods to road
Billie &Mrs Huack went on the Exprefs for
Parry Sound to day I went to the council with
report of {illegible}
8
riged the Sawing machine and Sawed
cordwood in the forenoon Wallace Bruce
&owen helped
9
began the harvest cut the oats south half of
the north field very warm day
10
Owen & Wallace cut apart of the Midle field
with the Syth & Bruce finished the north field
in the forenoon they went home Wallace &
me raked part of the north field Ad came out
with the horse rake & raked the part of the
Midle field that was cut drew in two load of it
& one load of the north field
87
13
11
Owen Wallace & Ad raked & drew in 5 loads
of the north field I fixed the pump at the pit
for to watter the cattle the pit is nearly dry
12
Ad worked with Bruce McNiel Watts wife &
Margret came on the Express this afternoon
from Mallorytown
I took Mr Walker to Fairfax this morning he
preached here at night Mr Trumble preached
in the evening
1876
August
14
began to cut the wheat at the old house finished it
& then went to the north field cut it & the oats
alongside of it
rain
15
Bruce McNiel Wallace & Owen Sullivan helped a
very heavy rain about 11 oclock that stoped work I
went to Gananoque with Besie She expected the
School to begin to morrow it is not to begin till
Monday I took 2 bags of wheat to mill
16
Set up & turned over the wheat got it in Wallace
helped Owen & Ad & Wallace finished cuting the
oats in the midle field
17
drew in 5 loads of oats I turned them that was cut
with the reaper them that was cut with the Syth did
not n{illegible}
18
I raked the oats at the road Ad & Wallace drew then
in the forenoon they helped Bruce in the aftrnoon I
picked bugs
19
drew 6 loads of ashes to the orchard Ad helped me
in the forenoon he helped Bruce in the afternoon
20
Revd Mr Walker preached this morning no meeting
at night
21
I picked bugs of the potatos Ad helped Bruce in the
88
forenoon he cut oats in the Northeast field J
Johnston cattle was in them all night destroyed
them very much Mr Gramshaw the Bible S
Calpartum left home this morning he has canvast
the county thoroughly
22
finished cuting the oats & all the peas but 6 ridges
Bruce Wallace & Owen helped most of the day
23
raked the oats & drew them in had two loads drew
in one load of Peas Dry warm time
24
finished hooking the peas drew them all in that
finished our harvest expect the Millet {illegible}
25
Ad is helping Bruce to day Wallace went to the
camp meeting with a load Ellen went they wont
from Halstons Banquet is in Sunday School
{illegible}
26
Ad is helping Bruce to day I am fixing more wheat
27
Revd Mr Stewart preached this morning Mr Walker
at night
28
boarded up floor of the New barn so as to keep out
the hens in the forenoon atended a trial at the
/station for selling liquor without liscence fined 20$
it was R Stacey
29
I drew 4 loads of ashes to the orchard Ad helped
Bruce
30
Ad helped Bruce I went with Mr Walker to James
Bruce Cornets James McCormick J Shields
31
I went with Mr Walker in to Mr {illegible} &Mr
Darlings & {illegible} they were not a home Ad cut
{illegible}
1876
Sept
1
I drew 7 loads {most of the rest of the entry is
89
illegible} the Millet at the road {illegible} we
raked ours and drew it in the afternoon
{illegible}
2
3
10
{illegible} forenoon I went to Gananoque with
Mr Walker & brought Revd Mr Cattherd back
with me he preached here at 2 oclock there
was a letter from Hazelwood that Betsey was
very sick Ellen & me went downe got there
about 11 oclock She is very Sick
Revd Mr Cathard had the communion here Mr
Walker preached for him in Gananoque I heard
Revd Mr Brown in Caintown
4
Came home to day Betsey is no better when
we left there was a fine showr at Rob this
morning there was none here
5
went to a dinner at the New Church there was
a fine meeting everything went of well Mr
Walker was here for tea Rob Beatty & Rob
McCleary was here they were looking at Big
Joel Landons farm Betsy is a little better
6
we unloaded the Millet of the waggon I got a
Shoe on Jennie I paid for it to Allan I then drew
two loads of ashes
7
Ad hired Wm Millard to help get out the Ashes
& dung we drew 8 loads to the orchard dry
day
8
drew 12 loads of Ashes to the orchard I went to
Gananoque for Bessie in the afternoon She
came home with me
9
Ad & Wm drew 11 loads of Ashes I went to a
directors meeting at Mr Deans there was Just
a quarum
I went to Fairfax with the Revd Mr Cassels he
came home on yesterdays Express the Revd
90
Mr Trumbel preached in the morning
the Widow
Clow came
up on the
Express
17
11
we drew 11 loads of ashes to the orchard
12
drew 8 loads of ashes finished the orchard and
put 3 of them on the little field
13
drew 5 loads of dung from Mr Rings Stable put
them in the garden
14
drew 9 loads from Joseph Taylors Stable put
them in the old house field
15
Ad cultivated in the Sumerfalow in the
forenoon him & Wm threshed peas in the
afternoon I mended Ad & Jennie boots a very
little rain to day the ground very dry
16
I went to Gananoque to Mill took 3 bags of
wheat & 6 of peas got the peas ground for the
hogs Wm dug potatos in the garden potatos is
a poor crop Ad & Ellen went to Young
Revd Mr Carswell preached in the morinng &
Mr at night
1876
Sept
18
Ad took the horses to the road & cultivated the
Summer follow Wm scraped up the dung there
being heavy rain last night I intend to go to
Hamilton on the Express
19
Wm & Ad drew Dung at the road fine day
20
they worked at the dung very dry
21
Wm helped Henry Webster to thrash Ad drew dung
22
Do Do Do {Ditto} Ad went for Besie to Gananoque
in the afternoon I got home from Hamilton by the
91
Express all well had a fine time a fine show
everything good except field roots they poor & few
of them I Stoped in Toronto at Frank Halls all night
they are all well
23
24
Wm is out to the road I am fixing things at home
Revd Mr Stewart preached this morning no meeting
at night
25
Ad & Wm drew dung to the south East corner of
the north field I went with S Moorehead to see
about calling the Revd Mr Cowsell
26
began to rain about 3 oclock this morning rained
most of the day thrashed peas & gathered the
dung in the Sheeppen Billie came from Perry Sound
on the Express
27
Billie & me went to Young Betsey is no better I
stoped at Menguels all night
drew
out
the
dung
28
Billie & me went to Delta Fair good so far
got it
all out
29
rain most of the night & most of the day I got home
at night all well the Revd Mr Russel came on the
Express
30
dug potatos I fixed part of a gate
rain
1876
Oct
rain
rain
1
Revd Mr Russel preached in the morning &Mr Trumbel
at night {rest of line illegible}
2
finished diging the potats at the Barn poor crop
3
began to dig the potatos in the midle field I fixed the
bin in the seller heavy rain the afternoon I put a gate at
the pit next the Cooper Shop
92
4
went to our fair it was a fine afair there was a very great
crowd there was in at the gate
5
drew a load Stones of the Barn field put them at the
corner of the stable Wm drew coke for JD Bradley &
Frank Dean from the Station rain in the night
6
went to dig potatos dug a basket full then it began to
rain we thrashed the peas finished them & cleaned
them
7
Wm Split some wood finished diging the potatos in the
garden
8
rain
15
Revd Mr Mansell preached in the morning Mr Russel at
night
9
killed a hog hear & 1 for Ad 1 for Bruce McNiel & dug
some potatos I took Bessie to Gananoque
10
finished diging the potatos in the midle field Ad paid
Wm Millard he went home to Ogdensburg
11
Sowed 2 1/2 bushel of Rye where we Summer fallowed
last Summer in the North field sowed timothy & Clover
seed in the Spring it did not take
12
sowed 3 bushel of Rye in the North Field south east half
the grass seed did not take there nearly
13
I went to Fairfax to JP McCormick to meet Sam
Moorhead he did not come till near noon we walked to
A Cochrans got dinner went to all the members of the
church to see what we could raise for a minister got
home after dark had midling sucsess
14
heavy rain last night & this morning I went to Young to
see Betsey She is some better
Revd Mr Stewart preached at night no Presbyterian
minister
93
16
Ad began to plow in the North field south East half
17
Ad plowed in the Same field I ridled some peas for seed
18
I went to the River to see what I could get for the
minister Ad plowed in the North field South west half
19
Ad plowed North field finished it this afternoon and
began to plow the Summer fallow warm day
20
Ad plowed in the Summer fallow I shoveld the furrows
in the north field where the Rye is sowed that neaded
cleaning out
21
rain last night Ad had to leave the Summer fallow &
plow in the midle field East line the ground is cloggy
with the rain
1876
Oct
rain
22
29
the Revd Mr Stewart preached this morning no
meeting at night
23
Ad plowed in midle field we drew out some big stones
took them to East line little rain at night
24
Ad plowed in same field fine day
25
Do Do Do{Ditto}
26
Ad plowed in the same field Wallace got a horse of Mr
Darlings & started two plows they both plowed there
27
finished plowing that field Wallace began in the field at
the old house Ad plowed some in the Summer fall it is
so loose he could do nothing so they both plowed at
the old house I have been Shoveling & cleaning out the
furrows
28
Ad & Wallace are both working in the old house field I
cut & burned some of the plumb bushes there
there was no meeting to day Mr Bennet did not come
94
Mr Tremble is sick
30
I went to Gananoque with Bessie & brought home 2
barrels of salt $1.25 per barrel 100 of flour 2.65 per 100
bls Ad plowed at h{cut off}
31
Wallace finished the old house field & began to plow
the garden & Sowed a bushel of salt on it a little rain to
day ground very dry
1876
Nov
1
Wallace plowed a little in the garden
there is rain with a very heavy fog could
do very little work
2
finished the garden more rain & began to
plow behind the barn sowed 1/2 bushel of
Salt on the two ridges East side
3
Wallace finished the field back of the
barn I sowed 2 1/2 bushel of Salt on it the
East half ridge I put two a doble portion
on it we intend it for potatos
4
Ad plowed on the paster field below the
Barn East line I cut out side on the old
ditches Wallace tried his iron plow could
do nothing he went to Willsons got it
fixed got back at night I got a Telagram
from Mr Smith of Kingston that there will
a student for tomorrow I went to Shearers
to give notice to Fairfax of the minister
5 the Station
cows came into
our field they
hooked the
youngs Cow So
that She died
yeserday
the Revd Mr Stewart preached a funeral
sermon of Mr Wasts child in the morning
&Mr Nairn preached at night
6
Ad & Wallace plowed Sod in the field
back of the Barn I atend a Congregation
95
meeting in the church Revd Mr Colthard
in the chair we concluded to call A
Minister I was appointed to atend the
Presbytry
Snow
12
7
very heavy rain most of the night put the
Cows in the Stable Ad and Wallace
plowed Sod fine day
8
Adam and Wallace finished plowing up to
the center ditch at noon then they went
to the road to plow I atend a cace
between Ruben Fields & Thomas
Kavanaugh for selling liquor without
Licence this was not provd
9
I went to Marblerock & laid out a road or
rather three roads one across lot No 18
near the drowned land another along the
allowance between 18 & 19 in the 4 conse
to the old Heacock road another between
Killenbeck & King partly across 18 very
Stormy in the forenoon Snow that is the
first Ad plowed at the road
10
Ad & Wallace plowed at the road I
cleaned some furrows
11
Do Do Do{Ditto} I split wood &othe
chores the Revd Mr Green & Mr
Cumberland came here on the Express
Mr Green lectured in the church for the
Bible Socitie
I took Mr Green to Mr Willson he
preached in the New Church Mr
Cumberland preached in our church in
the morning Mr Stewart at night
1876
Nov
13
Ad & Wallace is plowing at the road I cleaned out
the ditch near the North end of the field very fine
day
96
rain
14
they are plowing there I am working in our ditches
15
I finished the midle ditch on the South East field
our water furrows are all cleaned out now Ad &
Wallace plowing on at the {illegible}
16
we killed the two Spring pigs we had hear this
morning Bruce helped hard frost So that they
could not plow they plowed in the afternoon
17
I cut up the pork this morning I went to
Gananoque for Bessie at noon her & Miss Rogers
came home with me
18
Bessie & Miss Rogers went to Brockville to hear
the Minister of Education rain most of the day I
thrashed Millet for the cows
19
the New Methodist Church was opened the Revd
Mr Douglas of Montreal preached in the morning
&Revd Mr Brown at night
heavy
rain last
night
20
I took Bessie &Mrs Rogers to Gananoque this
morning I got lbs of oatmeal I paid Mr Brough
$1.80c for the childrens Boots I got the horses
shod that is 2 new shoes & 2 set
rain
21
I took the horses out to Ad he plowed I went to
church to day this is a fair day mild
22
rain this morning I thrashed Millet for the Cows we
have in at night there is nothing for them to eat Ad
is plowing
23
I am thrashing oats for the horses & sraw for the
cows Ad is plowing & pulling willows next Calhoun
24
Lizie & Ida went home on the Express fine day we
cleaned up a bag & half of oats Ad took them &
some hay out to the road he is plowing there
25
Ad plowed in the afternoon the ground is hard
97
frozen this {illegible} this morning fine day
26
the Revd Mr Robinson preached this morning and
at night in there own church
27
hard frost last night Ad did not come out I fixed
things about the hog pen fine day but cold
28
we Sawed what wood was hear this afternoon
Wallace & Bruce helped a little about 4 oc{cut off}
29
I thrashed oats for the cattle & helped the Boys to
load the Machin they took it out to the road &
sawed wood at Bruces
30
very hard frost last night with north wind I
thrashed oats Ad went & got 24 bushels of wheat
from Mathew Keer paid him one d{cut off} per
bushel The Revd W Wright came on the Express
his stopt all night is going to preach {illegible} for
us
1876
1
Ad went to Gananoque with a grist to the Mill Ellen went
with him very cold day I did nothing with a pain in my
thigh
2
Snowed about two inches last night I split wood and
thrashed oats for the cows Ad drew two loads of sand &
banked part of the house with it cold day
3
Revd Mr Peek preached in the Methodist in the morning
Revd Mr Wright at night in ours
4
I thrashed oats to get straw for the cows this morning I
atend the Council with the report of J Hills road in the
afternoon Ad drew Sand to bank the house
5
I thrashed oats for Straw for the Cows I atended a trial
for selling Spiritous liquors between the Inspector and E
Corban Corbin was fined 20$ & costs or 30 days in Joal
98
6
I thrashed oats for straw for cows & attended them
7
Split wood & thrashed oats cold day
8
Do Do Do {Ditto} very cold day
9
went ot the funeral of Mrs Thomas Gilbert the Revd Mr
Stewart preached in the New Methodist Church it was
full the corps was buired a the McNiel buring ground a
very cold day Snowed last night
10
17
Revd Mr Wright preached in the morning Mr Swart at
night
11
I went to Marble rock & laid out a road across lot No 18 in
the 4 concession of Leeds cold day I went with {illegible}
12
I cleaned out the granary & fixed it up as we expect the
thrashers tomorrow I went to hear the Revd Mr Wright
preach Thomas Webbs funeral Sermon he died
yesterday they are going to take the Body to near
Toronto on the morning Express
13
the thrashers came this morning they thrashed 40
bushel of wheat Six bags of Redfern & 18 of the White
Sea and 250 of oats D Cowan F McNiel Wm Bruce
Wallace {Sumerby?} Cowan and the three McNiel
thrashers
14
Cleaned up the flour & put in the Chaff we cleaned up Six
bags of Redfern wheat for the mill
15
I took care of the Cattle and Split wood
16
very Stormy day high wind and Snow with drifting could
not let the Cows to water there such high winds
Revd Mr Ferguson preached in the Methodist Church in
the morning Mr Wright in our own at night
1876
Dec
18
I went to Sixth concession of Leeds & laid out a
99
road there for to let Adam Armstrong out from
letter A to the now boarded road very cold day
little Snow
drisel of
Snow in
the
morning
19
high winds with Snow this morning took corn of
the cattle and Split Some cold day Ellen got
home on the Express
20
fixed the hing of the woodshed door and took
care of the Cattle
21
Ad went to Gananoque for Bessie here time is
done with the School then Ellen and Mrs Dean
went with them they went with the Buggy cold
day
22
I went to the nomination of councilor at
McCrans school house there was 4 Reeves 4
Deb Reves & 15 Counilors nominated there was
a large meeting a driseling snow most of the
day
23
I split wood did the chores Ad took the Sow to
Escott to the Boare he left her there cold day
24
Mr Glasford came here last night he preached
this morning Mr Cuningham at night in the New
Church Ad and his Wife Jennet & Bessie went
to Caintown to the church {illegible}
25
Ad & the rest of them that went to Young
came home to day in time for dinner Mr
Glasford went back to Kingston on the Express
Mary came up with Ad
26
Ad brought the Sow home from Escott I cared
for cattle
27
I Split wood Ad came out & put on the outside
windows fine day
28
I fixed Some Strips for the windows & put them
on in the weavers room the loom is taken {cut
off}
100
31
29
Ad & Bessie went to Brockville with the Slaugh
this morning they got home a little after dark a
very Stormy day Snow & wind
30
Split wood for Sunday Mrs Sumerby corps
came in the Express from Otawa She died at
her Son Wm Ad took Corps from the Station to
the English church & then to the Robinson
graveyard the Revd Mr Houston gave a Short
Sermon
Revd Mr Tremble preached in the New Church
in morning there was no meeting in ours the
Train is Stopt the hands are all on a Strike no
M{cut off} since yesterday so the Student
could not get {cut off}
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1874-1877
Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive Volunteers
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the Leeds & Grenville Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society. A dedicated transcriber
later consulted the original diaries in the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University
Archives, Kingston, Ontario, to locate missing entries. Transcriptions of those missing
entries have been added to this transcript. Images of the handwritten version of the
missing pages are not available on the Rural Diary Archive.
{This title page is not actually from the original diary. It is a modern marker page from
reproduced photocopies of William Beatty's diary. Walter was his son, who kept the diaries
for safekeeping. Thus, the diaries have become known as Walter Beatty diaries, when in fact
they are the work of his father, William.}
Beatty,
Walter
Journal
April 1874
to
July 1877
{enclosed in drawn clipboard}
{a lot of page is illegible}
John Johnstons
July
15
let a bull of Wm McNiels run with the cows
June
8
let a bull of Wm Kyes in with the cows
Do{Ditto}
18
Kittie cow took the Bull "
Do{Ditto}
27
Heallie Cow Bruce McNeils bull
Do{Ditto}
30
Youngs Heffer Kyes bull
July
5
Lillie cow Do Do {Ditto} July 17 {illegible}
6
Pett cow Do Do{Ditto} let to Bruces Bull again
7
Bradley Heffer Do Do{Ditto}
1
August
19
White cow to Bruce Bull (Kyes took his Bull home on the
15th)
11
Youngs cow & Pet cow to Bruce left them {illegible}
29
Took the little Sow to Bruce McNiel the Jarves Boar
1876
__________________________________________
again August 14 to the {illegible} again Sept 4
May
29
took the Kittie cow to Bruce McNiel Bull
June
5
Haillie cow took the Bull again June 23
6
Youngs 2 year old took the Bull
Pett cow took the Bull Bruce took it home
15
Youngs two year old took Bull
16
White cow took Bruces Bull
2
Younges cow took Bruces Bull
6
Granpas Do DoDo{Ditto} {illegible}
11
Bradley Heffer Do{Ditto}
February
23
Ad brought Bruces boar out put in
June
16
Do {Ditto} took Pett Cow to Ab McNeils Bull
18
Do Do{Ditto} Lillie Cow to A Cornitts Do{Ditto}
21
Do Do{Ditto} White Cow Do Do{Ditto}
27
Do Do {Ditto} yearling Heffer John Johnstons Do{Ditto}
{Jly?}
1877{illegible}
Mr Thomas Robt 22 Cathcart Street Kinning Park Paisley Road Glasgow Scotland 1871
January 3 Receivd from {illegible}
2
M church is 55 feet long 35
width
1875
June
July
August
monies expected Mr Britton for
the Reporter
$1
00
Mather boots & Misc things
1
50
28
crack wheat 63 c rice 1$ sugar
1$ fish 25 c c{illegible} 45c
Starch 15 {illegible}
2
23
6
Shoeing horns 1.25 $ Paid 1
dollar that was borrowed
2
26
9
fare to Brockville 1.35 leather
6.70 hat 2.75
10
80
Sections 1.00 coffee 40
Sundree 52 oil 50 whetstone 15
2
57
10
broom 35c coal oil 20 Settled
with Wm Thompson paid 6.00
Bulls 16
7
{illegible}
17
paid Bruce 2 $ dollars for a pig 3
dollar for Sugar
5
24
fixing mower 35 c tea 1 lb 75
1
31
Sugar 50 c barnwood board 15
crackers 20
3
Sugar $1 dollar Sundries 30
7
oil for reaper 20 bolts screws 2
other fixing 40
9
Spring for reaper 20 wrench 25
clout nails 20 {illegible}
3
10
85
1
30
Oct
Nov
Oct 10th
1874
11
Salt 125 nails 5c telagram to
Belle 25
17
Shoeing Jennies forefeet 50 c
oil 53c
24
Box of matches 18
12
Shoeing horses
1
25
Joseph Bradley 50 $ F Dean 40
$ the borrowed for Ellen when
she went away & what I sent to
her
90
00
Mr Ennis for 100 of flour that Ad
got
2
90
15
Sugar $1 crasers 15c oil 40
blueing 5
1
60
23
Sugar $1 nails 50 oil for harness
45 mustard & ginger 45
2
40
3
oil 20 die stuff 70 (9th Sugar $1
1
80
16
Sugar $1 25 Sugar for home 1$
saltpeter 13 c
2
13
25
Soeing the horses 1 nails 50
record 25
1
75
Length of belts that Johnston
got is 12 cent {illegible}
all {illegible} that is went for this
driving {illegible}
1874
April
1
Put up the fence from the church field to
Coplands corner the wind last upset a
great deal of it
4
2
Ad & the girles went to younge in the
buggy he got a horse from Bruce McNiel
Sam in Spavined we think he brought
home Polly from Robert Armstrongs he
has had her working for some time
3
A little Snow last night very windy
weather I am very lame with my knees Ad
is at a Bee for today a Sidewalk from
Ennises corner to the church
4
Ad helped at the Side walk got it laid to
the church
5
Revd Mr Dunlop preached in the morning
&Mr Cochran this evening hard frost last
night
snow
6
Bill Berry came this morning to saw the
logs that Ad drew up they got them all
sawed there was about 4 inches of Snow
this morning they came with the Slaugh
Miss Dennet
&Mrs Highcock
came here from
Delta the roads is
very Bad
7
Ad went to Gananoque with Bessie this
afternoon with the Buggy Ellen went with
them they got a Br{illegible} Ad split
some wood & looked up the Sheep
Snowed about 5 inches this afternoon &
night
8
the Snow is going very fast Ad drew
some rails for the midle fence below the
Barn & Split some wood
Snow
9
Snowed this forenoon Ad Split some
wood
Snow
10
Snowed Do Do{Ditto} Ad went to
Humphrey young he very bad with the
Mumps then he Split wood
11
Julie & Ida went home to Delta this
morning Ad went out to Blackrapeds with
5
them he took Jennie in his Buggy as far
as that there was a terable Squal of wind
&Snow about 1 oclock this afternoon
continued till 3 oclock with drift
12
the Revd Mr Dunlop preached this
morning& after noon
13
Ad went to help Kips & McNiel to a
building for a Cheese factory that they
are going to start at front road
rain
14
Ad Split Some wood in forenoon rain
thunder & lighting this is the warmest
rain
15
rain this forenoon cleaned some grass
seed
16
little Snow this morning very backward
time
1874
April
17
Wat & Suzie came on the morning Express from
{illegible} they went to Brockville on the afternoon
Express Jennet went with them (Wat went to
Gananoque to see Mr Colton before he went away
18
Ad finished Spliting the wood no Spring work yet
19
more
Revd Mr Robinson preached this evening
20
Ad laid up Some of the line fence I quiled som
21
Ad laid up some of the fence in the forenoon went
to the funeral of a Son of McNiels at the River - he
was buired at the Ebenzyer Cemetry
22
Ad went to the River to fish with JA Bradley the pike
is done runing
23
Ad worked at the line fences part of the day there
6
snow
was rain & Snow part of the day
24
Ad got the line fence finished he had the most of it
to take apart I was not able to help him I am so lame
with the Rheumatism in my left leg
25
put up the Road fence in the forenoon put up a gate
at the gravel pit & put a lock on it because the
people with leave the Bars down & the Sheep &
cattle get on the road
26
Snow
& rain
the Revd Mr Robinson preached this morning very
few out there is about 6 inches of Snow on the
ground this morning it came in the night rain most
of the day
27
Ad was looking for the Sheep most of the day he
got some of them at Wm Armstrongs & others at
Fillers they got at the pit bars
28
Ad went with Ellen to Mr Mitchle's he died at 9
oclock last night he left Ellen there
29
Ad went to the funeral of Mr Mitchel he took the
double buggy with the Bearers the Revd Mr Carrol
officiated the church was filled I was not able to go I
am bad with my eyes & knees
30
Ad put up midle fence in between the ditches it
was all blown down with the wind last fall no
plowing yet hard frost at night the ground is too
wet to plow it is dri{illegible} very f{illegible}
1874
May
Snowed
about 3
inches last
night
1
Ad went to Robert Johnstons & got 5 bushel of
Redfern Wheat paid $1.40 per bushel 2 bushel
of oats from H Young in the forenoon he met Mr
J Ferguson at the station he has come to
preach to us this Summer he is a Sudent from
Queens College
2
Ad went to Owen Sulivan got two pigs paid two
dollars each for them
7
3
Revd Mr Ferguson preached this morning I took
him to Fairfax in the afternoon Mr Delong
preached at night
4
Ad began to plow in the North field the ground
is so wet that he had to stop he then put up
some fence
5
plowed the peice below the lane where we had
potatos last year then he draged or rather
cultivated in 4 bushel of oats in the old house
field it was plowed last fall part of it is too wet
had to quit it this is the first sowing
6
sowed 1 bushel of China wheat that I got last fall
at Delta fair on the potato field it is in good
order Sowed 4 bushel of oats in the North field
east side Pat Caslow put them in with John
Johnston cultivator & Polly Ad plowed with Sam
& Jennie
7
Ad plowing in North field P. Caslow working with
Polly sowed 6 bushel of oats that is all on fall
plowing
8
I Sowed 2 1/2 bushel of oats on the sod that
was plowed in the fall west side of the North
field & North end seeded the North end of the
east side with Timothy
9
Ad gave North east end of the North field
where I sowed the grass seed a stroke of the
drag after that he rolled it he sowed 2 ridges of
peas on the west side of the field
first sowing
10
Revd Mr Ferguson preached this evening no
preaching in the morning Wat came hear last
night from Gananoque
11
Ad plowed in south half of the North field east
line
12
Sowed 2 bushel of Redfern wheat on the south
8
half east side North field ground very dry
5 bushel of
Redfern
13
Ad plowed in same field & sowed as he plowed
14
Ad plowed & finished Sowing the wheat in the
forenoon I went to B. Youngs & got 23 1/2
bushel of oats & the Cultivator & Sowed 7
bushel of oats in the Church field Ad cultivated
the most of them in the afternoon ground in
fine order
1874
May 7 1/2
bushel of
oats
15
Ad finished cultivating the church field & he
sowed 2 bushel of oats in the little field at the old
house & finished what was left I sowed the
church field with Timothy seed Pat Coslow gave
it a stroke of the drag with Polly Ad plowed &
sowed 2 bushel of oats
16
Sowed 3 1/2 bushel of oats on the south half of
the north field Pt Coslow draged with Sam Ad
plowed fine Showr about 5 oclock
17 fine
rain last
night
woods
look red
rain
Revd Mr Ferguson preached this morning Ad
went to J Cornets for him Revd Mr Robinson
preached at night the Fairfax people did not
come for Mr Ferguson
18
Ad plowed in the North west field it plows well in
good order
19
finished plowing the field to day& Sowed 2
ridges of peas I took Mr Ferguson to James
Cornets in the Buggy
20
Sowed the remainder of the peas in all 7 bushel
& 2 of oats the sod was hard Ad went & got
Youngs cultivator it did good work
21
fine rain most of the day Ad drew dung to the
garden every thing is greatly refressed
9
22
Ad plowed the garden in the forenoon & went
down to P. Sulivans his is dead finished crossing
draging the peas
23
rain to day cut Seed potatos fine growing time
24
woods
look
green
31
Revd Mr Ferguson Preached to night no
preaching this morning Mr Robinson is gone to
Conference
25
Sowed 9 1/2 ridges of the north field south half
East line rain most of the day cut some potatos
26
Ad went to Gananoque with Bessie to School
brough home 100 of flour $3 & 1 1/4 bushel
western Corn to plant rain most of the day
27
I planted rows of Sweet corn in the garden Ad
went to help the Widow McNiel to plow
28
I sowed 1/2 pound of the long orange carrot in
the garden fine warm day
29
Sowed 3 1/2 rows of the sugar Beet & planted 2
bushel of the Early Roses potatos
30
Ad came home from McNiels this forenoon we
put up a fence from the corner of the old Bull
paster to the East line so as to give the cows
more paster - they are almost stoned
31
the Revd Mr Ferguson Mathews preached this
morning went to the Funeral of Mr Gilbert the
Revd Mr Carrol preached in the church he was
buired by the Ornge Men it was a very wet day
the church filled to overflow a great many could
not get in Mr Mathews preached at night in the
church
1874
June
1
The ground is to wet to cultivate for the
10
potatos put some of the ashes on round the
trees in the orchard
2
washed the Sheep & cleaned out the wood
shed in the forenoon cultivated the potato &
corn ground in the afternoon & worked some of
it out with the plow
3
finished working the potato & corn ground &
planted 14 1/2 bushel of potatos 4 or the Early
Rose the rest Chillies & Seedlings then we
planted 1 1/2 bushel of western corn then 2 ears
of Nebraska Sweet corn on the west end of the
two rows next the fence then a little wheat that
Ad brought from Manatoba, the rest of the rows
our own Sweet Corn so as to compair it with
the western corn for feed all at the old house
4
I am so bad with my eyes I can do nothing Ad
went to J Johnstons his Sone Henery died last
night he rolled &draged part of the garden it
was so hard & lumpy could do nothing with it
5
went to the funeral of Henery Johnston he was
buired at the Union church the Revd Mr Carrol
preached there was over 40 teems the church
was full
6
Sheared the Sheep & planted about a bushel of
potatos Early Rose in the garden that finished
the Springs work fine little showr this forenoon
7
began to
wash the
trees with
soap &
sulphur
Revd Mr Gordon came here last night James
McMillen took him to Fairfax this morning Mr
Cuningham preached this morning Mr Gordon
at night
8
Ad went to Gananoque with Bessie to school
bought 100 oat meal David & Vie came here to
day
11
9
Ad began to roll the crop he rolled in the North
field he thinks that the worms is cuting some of
it
10
finished rolling the North field warm day
rain
11
plowed & shoveld Scraped &soveled a ditch on
eached of the road from the gate to the house
rain in the afternoon it is doing a great good
little rain
this
morning
12
Ad went to the Sawmill Mesers Darling Dean
Young & Copland to see the lumber for the side
walk at the station
13
Ad went to the River to fish I took 7 calfskins to
Escott 4 bushel of peas & 1 of Sweet corn to the
mill there
14
Revd Mr Robinson Ferguson preached this
morning &Mr Robinson at Night
1874
June
15
Worked on the roads Ad & the horses &
me
rain
16
Do Do Do Do{Ditto} fine rain this
afternoon we did not work all day
fine rain
17
Ad finished our work I went to
Gananoque with Wm Webster the
Counties council was up looking at the
thousand Islands to see if they can
purchas them from the govrment
18
cut a ditch at the road to let the water
of the road & took the gate post out &
sunk it deeper & hung the gate better
19
Ad & Ellen went to Younge this morning
I fixed up our old single harness & oiled
them
12
20
21
John Johnston got
the horses to go
to the rock for
lumber
rain Billie came
home from
Pembroke
28
Ad came home to day all well at younge
I mended Ellens boots fine day
Revd Mr Robinson preached in the
morning &Mr Ferguson at night
22
we went to Killenbecs& worked on the
roads for Ads place
23
Ad drew Stones & Sand for Sykes I
worked at the old harness so as to fix
them up for Mr Ferguson
24
Ad pached the roof of the old Barn I
mixed plaster for to pach plastering of
the house
25
Hugh McKay plastered the paching of
Wats house this forenoon Ad went
through the corn &potatos
26
went to Escott with 3 bushel of fall
wheat that I got of John Johnston got it
ground fine rain this forenoon every
thing is very much refreshed
27
worked at the corn &potatos Ellen &
Mary came home from Younge to see
Billie
28
Revd Mr Ferguson preached this
morning Mr Cuningham at night
29
I went to Delta with Billie & Bessie to
atend an agriculture meeting Stoped all
night the fall Fair is to be in Delta the
7th & 8 of October next
30
come home to day the is fine Margret
Billten came home with us
1874
13
Ad went to Brockville to see the sports there Billie Ellen
& Merry went to Young
July
1
I went to Picknic at the Black rapids that was given by
the English miners there was a large number of Peaple
there Boat rowing log racing & other sports
2
made a crank for the grind stone Ad worked at the
path
3
chiseled of the grind stoneso as to make it high in the
centre for to grind the mowing knifes
4
finished the grind Stone it was a teadious job
5
Revd Mr Cuningham preached this morning &Mr
Ferguson at night very warm day
6
riged up the mower & mowed the daises in the midle
field East line it is pastered
7
mowed some of the {illegible} the paster brock the Ad
went to Rockport there was a terable storm of wind &
rain it blew done the most of the Sugar bush fences & a
number of trees in cuting bar went to shop to get it
they are too busier I to J McDonalds got 4 cections for
the mower paid 30 cents each
8
Ad went to Kingston with the wool this afternoon
9
I got the cuting bar fixed fine warm day
10
Ad got home from Kingston he stoped at Mr Starks the
first night & at A Wadies last night
11
howed the carrots & beets fine day
12
the Revd Mr Ferguson preached this morning Mr
Robinson at night
13
Ad went through the potatos in the garden &
the field corn &potatos at the old house
14
14
hoed the potatos& corn at the house in the forenoon
Ad went to raisen of A Barn of John Johnstons in the
afternoon Ellen & Byron went to gananoque with Jennie
David was here last night he brought Jennie home
15
finished hoeing potatos& corn & fixed the Mowing
machine fine day
16
began to mow & mowed in the north field South west
half it is very poor
17
finished mowing that field raked part of it
18
raked & drew 1 large load put it in the New Barn over
the Sheep part & one small load over the horses that
was all that was on it attended an Agriculture meeting
at Westons in the afternoon
19
the Revd Mr Robinson preached this morning &Mr
Ferguson at night
1874
July
20
very heavy thunder & lightning & rain last night Ad
Jennet & Bessie & Jenee went to Gananoque to see
Barnums show
21
mowed the orchard fine day & part of the midle field
22
mowed in the midle field in the forenoon Wallace
McNiel helped in the afternoon had 3 loads put 1 over
the cows 1 over the horses 1 in the old barn little mow
23
finished cuting south half of midle field & Raked part of
it cut part of the North half raked & drew 3 loads put 2
in the New Barn & 1 in the little mow of the old Barn
Wallace McNiel helped in the afternoon
24
cut all the North half of midle field all but a piece next
the north ditch that is left for seed the grass is very
light Ad raked it into to winrows very warm day
15
25
Ad went to help Wallace McNiel this forenoon Wallace
came & helped him in the afternoon got in 3 loads put
1 in old Barn big mow 2 over the cows
26
rain
Revd Mr Ferguson in the morning &Mr Mathews in the
evening {between Sundays?} preached instead of Mr
Cuningham
27
I acted as Returning officer at a raft of the Elections to
rais the sSum of ten thousand dollars for the roads
there was 78 for & 16 against it is our ward Ad got a
dog from Mr Latimer
28
Ad went to the River with a load for a pic Nic party
heavy rain in the afternoon I went for the Cows at
night John Johnstons Bull was in our field he attacked
me through me down
29
Ad cut the field at the end of the old house field that
{fences?} our cuting with the mower expect the Seed
peice
31
Wallace McNiel helped Ad to get in the hay they 1 load
to Thomas Bradleys to pay him for a load Ad got last
spring put in over the cows 1 in the little mow old
Barn rain this morning
1874
August
rain
1
2
rain
Ad went to help Wallace McNiel fine rain last night &
this morning this is the first day I have been able to
be out of bed since I got hurt with the Bull it was
only the mercy of God that I was not killed for which
I am very thankful for his kindness to me
the Revd Mr Ferguson this evening there was no
preacher this morning there was a quarterly at the
Union Church
3
Ad helped Wallace McNiel to day a little rain
4
Do Do Do {Ditto}
16
X
5
Ad helped Bruce McNiel with his haying fine day
6
Ad cut the peice that he left in the midle field for
seed in the forenoon drew it in in the afternoon
Wallace McNiel helped him put it in the little mow I
am not able to do any thing yet with the pain in my
neck & Sholders I cannot sit more than hour or so at
a time very drying weather
7
Ad cut round the corner of some of the fences &
drew the hay in put it in east half of the big mow
8
Ad cradled part of the oats at the old house that is
the first of our harvesting warm day
9
Revd Mr Ferguson preached this morning Revd Mr
Mathews at night I am not able to go yet
10
Ad riged up the reaper & drew in the oats that he
cut in Saturday Wallace & Bruce McNiel riged up a
New Buck Eye reaper & tried here this afternoon
they cut in north east half of the north field
11
finished that part of the field then came & cut part
of the church field warm day
12
cut the wheat at the house & finished the field at
the church drew in 1 load from the North field Bruce
Wallace & Owen Sullivan helped a very warm day
the warmest we have had yet
13
drew in the oats of the church field had 6 loads
Wallace & Owen helped drew in what was cut in the
north field 6 loads it is in fine order the straw is as
bright as it can be
14
Ad cut the rest of the oats in the field at the old
house they are a good crop there
15
cut a peice of the oats in the North west corner of
the North field very warm & dry no feed for the
1874
August
17
cows
16
rain
Mr Wm Peck preached this morning Mr Ferguson at
night
17
Ad went to gananoque with Bessie she is going to
school there bought 400 of flour $2.75 per 100 got
home at noon Wallace McNiel came with him they
drew in 2 loads of oats from the old house & 1 from
the North field David brought Ellen home he helped
them
18
Ad helped Bruce McNiel at his wheat I can do
nothing yet
19
cut the wheat in the North field the south end was a
fair crop the rest was rather light Wallace McNiel &
Robert Whoorey helped fine day
20
rain last night & this morning Ad cut some oats in
the north field this afternoon
21
Ad helped Bruce McNiel at his wheat
22
Do Do Do{Ditto} with his oats
23
Revd Mr Ferguson preached this morning & the
Revd Mr Cuningham at night I went out for the first
time this forenoon
24
Ad raked up some oats this forenoon Wallace
McNiel helped him to draw in 2 load this afternoon
25
Ad & Wallace drew in the wheat had 3 loads this
forenoon Ad finished cuting the oats
26
Ad helped Wallace to get in his oats
27
Ad helped Bruce to bind oats
28
Do Do Do{Ditto} in the forenoon Watt & Lizie came
down on the morning Express from the West Watt
18
was at Manatoba Lizie was up to London to visit
Mother Ellen went up to Gananoque for Bessie Billie
came home from Pembroke this afternoon he is
going to stop here
29
30
Ad went to Delta with Watt & Lizie this morning
Jennie went home with them very dry weather Ad
got home about 11 oclock at night
Revd Mr Cuningham preached this morning &Mr
Ferguson at night
31
Ad helped Bruce McNiel to draw in oats & peas very
dry time Billie went to Delta this afternoon Pollie &
the Buggy
1874
Sept
rain
1
Ad worked at the peas Wallace & Bruce McNiel &
Owen Sullivan helped the finished them & got in 3
good loads they are a good crop
2
Bruce McNiel helped Ad to draw in 1 load of peas that
finished our harvest work
3
Ad went to Brockville on the mixt got home on the
express there is a fine little rain this afternoon it is very
much wanted
4
Ad went out to the 9 concession to see what damage
the fire has done on his place the fire has gone all over
his up land & killed all the pine & other timber it has
done agrate deal of damage
5
Billie came home this forenoon brought Marry with him
he made bargan with Mr Hucock for the foundry him &
Albert went in company in the buisness I atended the
Agriculture meeting at Westons
6
the Revd Mr Ferguson preached in forenoon Mr
Robinson at night
7
Ad went to Delta with Billie took things all with him this
19
afternoon warm day
8
Ad got home from Delta this afternoon
9
I went to Gananoque with Ellen & Marry took the wool
with me got 35 c per pound gave it to Mr Brough he is
to make me a coat & vest
10
move the fence to its old place at the old hous
scraped a hole in the gravel field Pit for water for the
cows so as to let the cows have the whole run
11
Ad drew Sand for George Grahm 10 loads & 3 for Mr
Sikes
12
Ad drew Sand for Mr Dixon this forenoon & 2 loads of
gravel to grut the old hog pen
13
rain
the RevdMr Freshman preached this morning &Revd
Mr Ferguson in the evening
14
I went to Delta to the Convention Ellen went with
David 's Wife She has a daughter all well Dr was chosen
a candidate for the next Election it was the best
meeting I ever at of the kind
15
came home to day rain this afternoon {illegible}
16
began to draw dung to North field South and midle half
1874
Sept
17
drew some dung the ground is very dry David came
here yesterday run the line of our Road we have our
fence to move at the north end of the place John
Johnston has all his to move 6 feet East
18
Ad went to Gananoque this for Bessie fine rain last
night I attended a case for selling liquor on Sunday
between Caroline Bradley & Michael Oconner Inn
Keeper Escott at the Station
19
Ad went to the funeral of a Daughter of Wm
20
Webster she was buired at the Union Church I went
to James Cornets to see Mr Ferguson about a letter
I got from Revd Mr Coltard about the communion
20
Revd Mr Ferguson preached this morning &Mr
Cuningham at night
21
Ad went to Gananoque with Bessie to school I went
to collecing for Mr Ferguson fine day
22
I went on the morning Express to Toronto to the Fair
got there about 1 oclock met David Johnston stopt
there till I left on friday morning there was A great
display of Agriculture emplements& Some fine
Stock it was not as good a Fair as was at London
last year
23
Adam was married to day to Miss McNiel
25
got home from Toronto this afternoon all well there
was fine weather all the time
26
I went with Wm Cornet to James Cornets to settle
with them Mr Ferguson for the time that he
preached to us Summer paid him one hundred &
fifty dollars & James Cornet sixty five dollars for
board & keeping his horse
27
the Revd Mr Cuningham preached this morning &Mr
Ferguson at night
rain
to
day
28
Ad came home with his Wife on the Express they
were at Bellville & Toronto since Wednesday there
was Mr &Mrs Dean Wallace & his Sister Jennie
Calhoun J purvis here to tea
rain
last
night
29
I went with John Cook to see about our fair grounds
rain
30
rain this morning & most the day Ad drew a load of
21
rails from the midle fence & a load of plank for the
drive shed the rails is to make pens
1874
Oct
rain
1
Ad drew a load of rails for pens from the midle
fence our show was today the was a good
atendance took first on yearling heffer 2nd on
yearling Ram 2nd on two Ewes
rain
2
went home this evening the Haigs stopt all night
the{y} went home this morning Billie & Richard
continued home at noon rain this morning no work
done
3
Ad drew some wood in drags he intends to get the
dragsaw it & the old wood
4
11
went to Sunday School no meeting this morning
the Revd Mr Robertson preached at night
5
drew dung from the back of the Barn got it all from
there & some from the horse stable Pat Coslaw
helped
6
rain this morning I went to Detla this afternnoon
7
attended our Riding Fair there there was a fine
Show of Bulls Chease fruit & vegetables
8
the Show of Horses was good a large Show of
Farming Implements rain about 4 oclock which put
a stope to the sport
9
got home about 2 oclock to day all well
10
Ad sowed about 1 1/2 bushel of Rye in the north
field where he drew the dung to he cultivated it in
rain so as to stop him I went Lyn to meet Billie he
wanted to see the Foundry there I went on the
Mixed
I took the Revd Mr Dowsley up to Fairfax he
22
preached there in the morning & here in the
evening heavy rain coming home I brock the draw
bar of my buggy had to get James Lattimers buggy
bushel
Roses
12
fixed or made a draw bar for the buggie Ad began
to plow in the North field
13
Ad plowed I took the Shafts to the Shop & got hem
fixed fine day
14
Ad plowed we put the ram away
15
Ad cut the corn I dug the earley Rose potatos Pat
Caslow picked up in the afternoon it is not much I
can do my neck {pients?} me
1874
Oct
16
began to dig the Chilies & Seedings there has been no
frost to kill the tops yet they were quite green they are
good sise but few in the hill Pat helped
17
finished the potatos here about 70 bushel in all
18
rain
X
Revd Mr Dowsley preached in the morning &Mr
Cuningham at night
19
Ad went to Gananoque with Bessie she came home on
friday he brought home a pump for the cistern 100 lbs
of oatmeal 100 flour $2 sugar and other greenery
20
fixed a fast for the pump & other fixings for it David
came here after dark a little rain
21
Ad went to Bruce McNiels for a horspower& then to
Station for a drag Saw they are new ones riged them
up & sawed the most of the wood at the house
Wallace & Bruce McNiel helped
22
Ad plowed where we had peas the ground very dry I
worked a little at the old hogpen for a hen house
23
sent a return of Oconner conviction to Clerk of the
23
Peace Ad plowed in the pea field
24
25
rain
Ad finished plowing the North west half of the field
that was brock up last Spring
Mr Cuningham preach this morning &Revd Mr
Davidson at night
26
Ad began to cultivate the remainder of the Southeast
part of the north field we sowed 3 bushel of Rye on the
fine acres the ground is very dry
27
finished the cultivating & began to plow in the
Northeast half of the field the wind is to high for to Sow
grass Seed
28
sowed grass seed this morning erley Ad draged it in we
drew in a load of cornstalks
29
the Revd Mr Dowsley preached in the morning it being
Thanksgiving day
30
I finished diging the carrots they are midling crop Ad
plowed & cleaned out the furrows in the South half of
the north field
31
Ad & his wife went to young this afternoon we finished
cuting the wood with the drag saw in the forenoon a
little rain this morning
1874
Nov
1
Revd Mr Dowsley preached this morning very
stormy snow & rain at night Ad came home at
night
2
Snow about 1 1/2 inches last night Mr Dowsley
here all night Ad plowed in the north end of the
north field this afternoon snow all gone
3
Ad plowed in the north field I fixed the carrots
pit
24
rain
4
Do Do Do{Ditto} I went to Mr Keers &Mr
________ Darlings with the Revd Mr DousleyMr
Kees was very poorly he a great deal better fine
day looks like Indian Summer the Sun is red &
the air is very Smokie
5
Ad plowed I Shoveled a cross furrow in the North
west half of north field fine morning rain in the
afternoon & after dark
6
fine morning Ad is plowing this forenoon went &
helped John Moore to thrash in the afternoon
7
Ad went to plowing bee of the Widow McNiels
8
I went to Fairfax with Revd Mr Dousley this
morning he preached then took dinner at John
McCormicks went with Mr Dousley to visit Mrs
Strom She is very Sick he preached here at night
Mr Roberson preached in the morning
9
Ad plowed in the North field fine day Mr John
Wilkinson & Thomas Rosbeck came this morning
to drill for water to give them $2.50 per foot
10
Ad finished plowing the Northeast part of the
North field this forenoon I cleaned out the
furrows in it he tried to plow the field at the old
house it is to dry
11
Ad plowed the potato ground cold day
12
hard frost last night Ad cannot plow he thrashed
peas with the horsesfor the hogs put the cows in
every morning & feed them there is very little for
them to eate
13
Ad helped Bruce McNiel to thrash he took the
horses
14
Ad did not come home till to night I went an
Agriculture meeting at Westons fine day the
drillers has drilled about 9 feet there is 6 feet of
25
water in the hole
15
take ewes
to charles
Raths
Revd Mr Dowsley this morning &Mr Cuningham
at night
16
the drillers worked at the well they have gone 10
feet 7 inches & thinks that we will have watter
enought
1874
Nov
little rain
17
tested the well this morning by putting in
the cistern pump in the hole took out 40
pailfuls in 20 minutes we consider that it will
do Ad paid them 26 dollars & 25 cents for
what they have done
let the ram
out
18
the ground is thoughed so that plowed at
the old house
Billie came he
went to Delta
to day Jenie
came with
him
19
hard frost last night Ad cut & drew two pine
logs for to make a pump from James
McMullins
Snow
20
John Kyes came to make a pump for the well
Ad went to Brockville for an Iron pipe for the
well very Stormy day Snowed most of it Ellen
& Jennet went to Gananoque for Bessie
21
the Snow is about 4 inches deep this
morning Ad got Some Shoes on the horses &
Split some wood
22
rain
Revd Mr Cuningham preached this morning
&Mr Dousley at night
23
Ad fixed the granery we expect the
thrashers to morrow rained most of the day
the Snow is all gone
24
the thrasher came this forenoon & thrashed
26
37 bushel of wheate 17 of peas & 195 of oats
very windy we had to cut a hole in the Barn
door for the rod & shute the door
rain & Snow
25
finished the thrashing had in all 330 bushel
of oats Humph Young & Bruce McNiel helped
with there horses J McMullin Wallace McNiel
Owen Sullivan John Moore & Wm McNiels
man healped fine day
26
Ad & Ellen went to Gananoque Ad took 1 bag
of wheat & 4 bags of peas & oats John Kyes
finished the pump fine day
27
Ad helped James McMullin to thrash
28
Ad helped Wm McNiel to plow a little rain &
snow in the afternoon
29
the Revd Mr Dousley preached in the
morning &Mr Roberson at night Mr Dousley
preached at Dulcimain in the afternoon
Samuel Moorhead had a child buired there
the Snow is 6 inches deep the Slaugh is
runing
30
cleaned up the barn flour of the oats that
was left on it Ad intends to go to the mill
1874 Dec
rain
1
Cleaned more oats & 6 bushel of of the
Redern wheat Ad went to Gananoque with the
wheat & bushel of oats with the Slaugh this
afternoon
2
Ad went to Gananoque this afternoon for his
grist the Snow is going fast
3
little rain the Snow is nearly all gone Ad went
went with the McNiels for a hunt they got
nothing I maide a door for the hen house
27
rain
4
hard frost last night Ad packed the roof of the
house the shingles off in a good many places I
am very bad with rheumatism in my knees
5
Ad helped Wm McNiel to saw wood up this
afternoon I took care of the cattele a little rain
& Snow
6 rain
Billie took
Bennie More
& me with
him
snowed
about 2
inches
13
I went to Fairfax with Mr Dousley this morning
he preached at night hear we had the new
chandler light for the first time
7
Ad went to See A Richardson if he would By
som he was not at home Billie brought him
home on Saturday he was away from home
that is Richardson Frank Dion took Bessie to
Gananoque to School
8
Ad helped Bruce McNiel to kill his hogs him &
Henery McNiel came here & killed ours in the
afternoon cold day
9
Ad Split wood in the forenoon went to help
Hump Young to thrash in the afternoon very
Stormy wind & snow
10
Ad helped H Young to thrash they finished fine
day till about 3 oclock then it Storms wind &
snow
11
Ad Split wood a raw kind of a day
12
Ad went to Gananoque with the Buggie for Mr
Calthard& Bessie Mr Calthard is sick he could
not come Mr Gordon came with him instead
Mr Gordon preached at 2 oclock the
Communion is to be to morrow
the communion was taken in the church at 11
oclock there 6 new commucents admited to
the church the Revd Mr Gordon preached the
church was full up
28
14
Ad went to Gananoque with Bessie he took
the Slaugh very bad Slaughing
15
Ad cut & drew wood out of our own bush it is
dead wood he is cleaning up the old Stuff
{The following entries Dec 16-31, 1874, were transcribed from photographs taken from
Walter Beatty fonds at Queens University Archives. These photographs of the missing
handwritten diary pages are not available on the Rural Diary Archive}
Dec
16
Ad cut & drew wood to the house
17
rain this morning I am very lame with my knee can
hardley get about Ad went to Charls Raths for two
Ewes that had there to the Societies Ram
18
Ad drew some more wood
19
Ad helped McNiels to thrash & cut wood I made A
door for the out side of the house
20
Mr Cuningham preached this morning & the Revd Mr
Green the Bible Agent in the evening the church was
filled the collection was $2.40 cents
21
Bruce & Wallace McNiel helped Ad to saw wood with
the circular saw in the forenoon I went to the station
with Mr Green he went away on the Express we killed
the cow that we got of Bruce McNiel she is fiar beef no
tallow in her
22
Ad went to Gananoque for Besie Ellen went with him
they took some geese & chickens got 6 cents per lb
for them all together
23
Ad went with Bruce McNiel to the 6th concession for
loads of wood fine day
24
Ad did not come home today he helped Wm McNiel to
run a line Wat came from Toronto this afternoon
25
Billie David & his wife Mr Smith Albert & his sister Mary
29
& Jackie all came home for the Chrisemass we had a
fine time Wat & Lizie went home this afternoon
26
27
David & the Delta folks went home to day
the Revd Mr Dowsley preached this morning Mr
Mathews read & prayed Mr Robinson at night
28
rain last night & most of the day Ad & I went to
Willsons school house to the nomination there was
agreat many there the shoolhouse was full
29
Ad fixed a floor in the stable in the forenoon went to
draw dung at McNiels
30
Ad drawed dung at McNiels I draw water for the cattle
at the well in the pitt
31
there is no sloughing very hard frost last cold day split
wood in the shed
1875
Jan 1
snow
No work done cold day & no Slaughing
2
Storm most of the day snow with a little wind
3
I went to Fairfax for Revd Mr Dousley took him but
{illegible} school house he preached there at 2 oclock
& hear at night
4
Went to Westons hall voted for Meser Darling R. Begg
DR Slack Anderson R Landon councillors
5
Ad went to the 9 concession brought home a load of
dry pine the roads is very rough
6
Ad went out again to the 9 con brought a a load of
beech wood
7
Stormy receved a telagram {illegible} Cowan about
the meeting of the Agriculture Socitieans werd that I
30
had instructed the Sec about them
8
went to Gananoque & put in an advertisement in the
Reporter calling the Annual meeting at Delta on the 20
anstart the Snow fell about 4 inches last night
9
very stormy all day wind & snow & drift I went to
Annual of the Agriculture Socitie at Westons there
was a good many out to it the roads is drifted so that
at night they have to take the fields
10
the Revd Mr Dousley preached this morning &Mr
Cuningham at night
11
Ad went to Gananoque with Bessie Billie brought her
home last night from Delta Ellen went with them cold
day
12
Ad helped Bruce McNiel to thrash fine day John
Beatty came up from young to day
13
Stormy day Snow & wind atended school meeting
Wm Mitchel Elected Trustee there is no traveling on
our road the travel is in the fields the drifts is so bad
there was a little rain to night that stoped the drift
14
Ad too Miss Haige& his wife to the road this morning
{illegible} the Widow McNiels
15
{illegible} up at the road {illegible} night came home
to night very cold weather
16
Ad & all the young men went to Young to {illegible} a
little {rest of entry illegible}
1875
Jan
19
Dr Preston had over 400 of a majority Ad went to the
Barn {rest of entry illegible}
20
atended the annual meeting of the Riding Agriculture
socitie in Denuats Hall was inducted President there
was a very large meeting fine cold day
31
21
came home to day about one oclock all well Ad drew a
load of wood from the 6th con
22
Ad drew a load of wood from the 6th con roads good
23
Ad helped Bruce McNiel to thrash fine day
24
Revd Mr Dousley preached this morning &Mr Robinson
at night very Stormy this afternoon wind & snow
25
the roads is blocked up & Still Storming Billie went
home to Delta this morning he came home on Saturday
night he intends to take a load of Rock Elem logs with
him from Plunkits
26
Ad choped wood at the house no travel on the roads
yet I atend the cattle the well gives all the water we
want for the cattle & horses
27
fine day but cold very little travel on the roads
28
Ad drew a load of wood from the 6 concession
29
Ad was to meet Mathews & his Son to chop wood at
the 6th concession but they did not come
30
Ad drew wood in the log for to saw with the drag saw
Mathews & his son helped cold day
31
I went to Fairfax with Mr Dousley he preached then we
took dinner at Mr McKee we then went to Dulcimain he
preached there likewise cold blustery day
1875
Feb
1
Ad went to the 6 concession drew logs for the drag saw
Mathews & his son helped Frank Halls Wife & 3
daughters & son came on the Express stoped till the
morning Express they went on to Toronto to{illegible}
2
Ad went to the 6 con to help to bank out cord wood for
Mrs McNiel she intends to have a bee tomorrow fine
day sometimes clear & then cloudy
32
3
Ad went to a wood bee of Mrs McNiels fine morning
began to rain about 10 oclock it rained & thawed till in
the night it then turned & to hard frost
4
Snowed a little in the night very high wind & drift so
that I did not let the cattle out to water it was so
stormy
5
I went to Escott took a cow hide & 3 sheep skins to the
tanery gave a notice to Mr Parr to give to Oconners
that I would isue a warrent to collect the remainder of
the fine & costs
6
Ad went to Gananoque with 10 bushel of wheat 4 bags
of oats for to grind cold day took Bessie with him She
came home last night
7
Revd Mr Dousley preached this morning Mr Robertson
at night I could not go back my bowels
8
Ad took out the horse plough to the {illegible} he
intends to cut the wood up then cut some brought
home a for Bruce McNiel & Wilkinson Man helped all
day
9
Frequent {illegible} out to day Mathews & his son
helped to {rest of entry illegible}
10
Ad went out for a load of wood little Billie went with him
Ad took {illegible} horse Bruce {illegible} at Allen
Ea{illegible} night with his horse
11
very storm all day
12
still storming wind {rest of entry illegible}
13
Ad got out {rest of entry illegible}
14
{rest of page illegible}
1874 Feb
33
{several
entries
illegible}
Ad went to Fairfax atending
very stormy day {rest of entry illegible}
17
18
{illegible} 33 bags of oats to James {illegible}
that he {rest of entry illegible}
19
went to the Funeral of Mrs McConnel She was
buried at the Ebenezer church the Revd Mr
Robinson preached Ad took the corps there
was 43 teams fine day
20
Ad went to a Bee of Wm Kyes to draw rails from
Moortown
21
rain
rain
the Revd Mr Brown preached this morning Mr
Robinson at night Mr Brown stoped here Wm
Scott came from Brockville last night
22
Ad went to Gananoque with Bessie Ellen went
with him
23
rain most of the night Snow very Soft Stormy
this morning Ad & the girles went to a tea
meeting McCrans Schoolhouse
24
Ad went out to the 6 Concesson for the horse
powr with Bruce McNiel the roads is very bad
they are so soft
25
raining & thawing most of the day Ad did not
come home the roads is so bad he would not
bring the horses out he intends to thrast a
Bruce
26
Ad came home this forenoon he could not
34
bring the horses with him they are to thrash in
the afternoon frost last night
27
Billie & Vine came here about 11 oclock last
night the roads is So bad from the creek here
they got upset ever So often with water & ice
very cold day there was a vote takn on the
Dunkin Bill here it carried by a vote of
28
I took Mr Dowsley to Fairfax this morning &
then to Dulcimain he preached here at night
very cold day wind Northwest the roads very
hard
1875
March march
has come in
like a lion cold
& very
stormy snow
snow
1
Ad drew a load of wood from the 6
consession it stormed so bad in the aftenoon
he did not go back snow & wind
2
Ad drew 2 loads of wood from the 6 conc
fine day
3
Do Do{Ditto} 1 load Adam Clark & three of
sisters John Giles & his Wife all from Smith
Falls came here on a visit Mary Beatty came
with them from Young
4
they all went to Younge this afternoon David
took an observation for Charles Armstrong
this evening
5
Ad went with David this morning to help
Charley to run the line cold fine day
6
Ad went with David to help to finish the lines
I went to Delta to an Agriculture meeting
snowed about 4 inches last night took one of
our horses to John Cook left it there & went
with him took dinner at Davids there was a
good meeting authorized more building to be
put up
35
7
Snow
rain in the
night
Revd Mr Gordon preached this morning he
came here last night Mr Dousley Father is
dead Mr Cuningham preached at night
8
Ad went to the 6 con for a load of wood fine
day
9
Do Do Do Do Do{Ditto}
10
received a letter this morning that David
Robb is dead he on the 23th Febuary
Snowing this morning we cleaned up 5 1/2
bushels of the china wheat all we had & 62 of
oats or rather 31 bags & loaded it on the
Slaugh
11
Ad went to Gananoque to the mill with 31
bags of oats & 5 12 bushels of china wheat
fine day I went to the station met the Revd
Mr Ireland he is to Lecture to night in the
church he stopt here all night
12
Mr Ireland went back to Brockville this
morning on the Mixed Ad drew saw dust to
McNiels to cover ice in the forenoon he went
to Delta in the afternoon his Wife Ellen
Jennet Polles & Wm Scott went with him
13
Ellen is very bad with a pain in her back fine
day Ad & his load got home about 10 oclock
this evening
14
the Revd Mr Cuningham preached this
morning &Mr Dousley at night
15
rain most of last night with ice this morning
Ad went to Gananoque with a load of oats for
feed for Wallace McNiel
16
Ad went to Gananoque with a load of oats for
Bruce McNiel feed they went in the Buggy
{illegible} warm day to snow is going very
fast
36
1875
March
17
cold day Ad came home he brought a load of oats
{illegible} Bruce McNiel & loaded them he went out
to McNiels unloading to go to Gananoque tomorrow
18
very cold day with high winds Ad went to
Gananoque with 10 bags of oats & got them ground
for the horses
19
Ad went to the concession for logs for a milk shed
David came here to night he is going to survy for
Webster
20
very stormy day the Boys did nothing
21
Revd Mr Dousley preached this morning Mr
Robertson at night
22
Ad went to 6 Con for a load of loges shed David
went to run Wm Websters line at Fairfax
23
thrashed two flooring of seed hay with the horses in
the morning Ad went to Gananoque to bring Besie
home from the school Easter vacation Ellen & Jenet
and him fine day got a telagram that Wat would
home on the morning Express
24
Wat Lizie & her Brother Richard came from Parry
Sound this morning all well Stormy Snow & wind
cleared up in the afternoon Ad went to Delta with
Wat & Lizie they took Jennee with them & Tillee
Barns
25
Ad got home this morning he went to Gananoque to
see the Races fine day Stormy in the afternoon
26
Ad went to Gananoque to See the Races again to
day
27
Ad went to the 6 Consession for some sawlogs
Bruces McNiel went with him got two each they are
for a milk shed
37
28
I went to Fairfax with Mr Dousley this morning he
preached there & at Dulcimain & here at night Mr
Robinson here this morning
29
Ad went to the 6th Con for posts for the milk shed
he then went to Ivies for a log that he took them two
years ago fine day snow is going fast
30
Ad went to saw wood at Mr Octins with McNiels
31
Ad went to Gananoque with Bisie to the school
Jennet went with them he went with the Buggy he
bought a cultivator paid sixteen dollars for it very
bad going he made the first track from the head of
the orchard to our gate Snow nearly 3 feet deep on
the road no track from the gate to {illegible} home
1875
April
1
Fine morning very little frost Ad helped Bruce McNiel
to saw wood in the afternoon Billie came from Delta
with his teem Richard Curtise is with him
rain
2
Billie went home this afternoon stormy this morning
snow
3
the Snow is five inches deep this morning the Snow is
nearly gone this evening that is the new
4
the Revd Mr Dousley preached this morning Mr
Cuningham at night
5
Ad cut down an oke tree in the bush for hay rack
timber other dry wood for firewood
6
Ad did not come from the Road to day fine day
7
Ad took the horses out to the road to draw dung hard
frost last night a little snow in the night
8
Ad came home to day Alexander Cochran & the Revd
Mr Dowsley was here this afternoon & constituted the
first session of our Church we authorized M rDowsley
to get a session book admited Mr Ackerman to be a
38
member of church &appointed ether the first Sunday
in June or the last Sunday for the dispensation of the
Communion as it will answer Mr Dowsley
9
hard frost last night Ad drew an oak log & an Elem log
to the mill drew in the hemlock logs that he has then
& got them sawed {illegible}
10
Ad drew home the Suff from the saw mill
11
Mr Cuningham preached this morning Mr Dowsley at
night Miss Ackerman was Baptised by Mr Dowsley
12
hard frost last night north wind cold day Ad drew
some wood out of our own bush a little rain
13
drew wood from our own bush fine day
14
Ad went out to the road & sawed in the forenoon
Sawed wood here in the afternoon Wallace helped
15
finished Sawing here in the forenoon Wallace & Bruce
& his Boy helped us fine day Ad & them took the
horse powr & saw to the road
16
began to put the road fence in on the line along the
midle field fine day
17
very hard frost this morning went to work at the fence
could do nothing the ground is so hard frosen
1875
April 18
the Revd Mr Dowsley preached this morning
&Mr Robinson at night
19
Billie went home this morning he came
yesterday Bruce McNiels Boy went him he is
not well Ad went out to the road to draw dung
very cold day with hard frost
20
Ad worked at the road drawing dung
39
21
we drew dung to the garden Wallace helped
22
drew dung to the old house for potatos
23
Ad and Wallace McNiel hewed some of the
timber for a milking shed cold day
24
they finished the hewing the timber for the
milking shed this afternoon
25
the Revd Mr Robinson preached this morning I
could not take Mr Dowsley to Fairfax this
morning gave him the horse he drove himself
26
Ad began to plow & plowed in the north field
Southwest half fine day I went to the station &
met Mr Ferguson from Kingston he stoped all
night
27
Ad plowed I got Wallace McNiels horse & took
Mr Ferguson to Fairfax we went James Cornets
they were not at home we then went to Mr
Ellots & then to Mr Reeds got dinner Mr
Ferguson went away on the Express for
Kingston
4 1/2 bushel
of wheat
seed down
28
Began to sow & sowed 4 1/2 bushel of Redfern
wheat on the Northwest part of the North field
Sowed timathy & Clover seed on it I Sowed
some {Trianthum?} on the head ridge across
10 ridges North west corner fine day Ad used
the cultivator
{illegible
entry}
29
Sowed 7 bushel of oats on the southwest part
of the north field I shoveled the cross furrows
in the northwest part of the north field rain
30
Ad went out to the road got 14 bushel of the
black side oats he then plowed in south part
of the north field cold day with very high winds
the fences is blown down
1875
40
May
1
2
Ad plowed the south part of the north field I
went to a meeting Mance Building Committee
was no quorum there was nothing done
Mr Green preached this morning very cold day
with high winds Mr Dowsley preached in
Gananoque
3
Ad finished plowing the North field then began
to plow the North half of the midle field East
side Billie came from Delta with a roller for
John Johnston & Thomas Bradley he brock
down on the road it was eleven oclock before
he got home
4
Ad plowed in the midle field Bruce McNiels
man & team helped him Billie brought out Wat
&Dav{cut off} horses with him to help Ad with
spring work
5
Sowed 6 bushel of oats in south half of the
North field West side Hiram Laforta worked
Wat & Daves horses sowed 8 bushel of side
oats in the Northeast half of the North field Ad
cultivated it the ground is in fine order
rain
6
rain most of the day nothing done
rain
7
a little rain this morning I went to Brockville on
the mixed bought 1 lb carrot seed 60 cents Ad
plowed Hiram rolled part of the midle field fine
day very warm things begining to grow
rain
8
Hiram finished rolling the midle field Wats side
rolled the south half of the midel field East side
Ad plowed in the north half midle field rain this
morning fine growing time
9
no plowing
the Revd Mr Robertson preached & had a
quartly meeting in the church was filled Mr
Dowsley preached at night
10
very heavy thunder & rain last night the
41
or sowing
the ground
is too wet
ground is all in a swim moved or rather finished
the moveing of the fence on to the line west
side of midle field
11
Ad drew sawdust to the barnyard for a road to
the stable Hiram drew drew the lane fence in
the midle field to the midle of the East midle
field Ad is plowing the north half
12
rain this morning & most of the {illegible} day
13
put up the midle fence in the midle field all but
a little finishing {illegible} & laid up the most of
the road fence {illegible} North part of
{illegible}
1875
May
14
Sowed clover & timothy on North East half
of the North field where Ad cultivated oats
in on the fifth day the ground was to we
that did not do it before the oats is started
to grow Ad sowed 6 bushel of the side oats
on the East half of the field I sowed grass
seed on it all Hiram draged& Ad cultivated
that finished that part of {illegible}
15
very heavy rain most of the night the
ground is all in a swim let of a greate deal of
watter in the afternoon rained forenoon
16
X
Revd Mr Dowsley preached this morning
&Mr Robertson at night
17
I went to Escott paid Calvin H Huges twenty
dollars it is the fine of M Oconnors for
selling Liquor Sunday Hiram cultivated for
Bruce McNiel Ad went to the funeral of old
Mr McLaughlin he drew the corps I was one
of the Pall bearers {illegible} fine day
planted 2 pear trees Flemish Beauty & 2
apple trees S P Gris {possibly Pomme Gris
or Spitzenberg}
42
18
Sowed 13 bushel of oats Ad got them from
Bruce McNiels on the south East half of the
North field where we sowed Rye last fall
sowed Thimety seed on it again Ad worked
with the cultivator sowed 8 bushel of peas
& oats & 3 bushel of peas on the North half
of the midle field Hiram draged with the
Grays Wallace McNiel helped me to sow
19
Hiram draged where Ad cultivated
yesterday & cross draged where he draged
yesterday Sent the Return to the Clerk of
the Peace
20
Hiram finished the cross draging that he
began yesterday
the Trees
begin to look
green left the
cows out of
the stable to
night for the
first time
21
Sowed 3 bushel of peas on the East side of
midel field sowed a pound of
sulphatamonatic of lime on the west end of
the head land & 1 lb unamonatic on the
ridge next the fence south west side sowed
1/2 bushel of peas on the head ridge at the
old house& 1/2 bushel of wheat some crown
peas & some wheat from Nels sea put the
sulphat of on south end of the wheat ridges
Ad went to Gananoque for Besie Ellen &
Jennet went with him
Planted some
Early Roses
22
Ad plowed the garden I planted some string
beans that I got from James Hall Hiram
worked at the road for Bruce McNiel
X
23
I took Revd Mr Dowsley to fairfax in the
morning he preached at night hear
24
Ad finished plowing the garden he then
went to help Wm McNiel fine warm day
Billie went home he came on Saturday Jenie
is with him
25
Ad went to Gananoque with Besie to school
Jennet went with him she stated all night
43
she is geting her teeth fixed
26
Ad finished plowing the garding then went
to the Road plowing
27
Ad did not come last night I planted
Tomatos & cucumbers water melon plants
Ad draged rolled &draged & furrowed the
garden there is 17 rows or ridges for carrots
then 3 half rows of pop corn
28
Ad plowed & draged the potatos grown it is
very lumpy I raked & sowed 6 rows of
carrots very warm day
29
raked & sowed the rest of the carrots the
8th & 9th rows with sulphat the unmonated
iron the 8 & the amonated is on the 9 row
about half way
30
MrDowsley preached this morning Mr
Cuningham at night
31
planted 3 1/2 bushel of Erley Roses 6 Bushel
of Chilles& seedling Wallace McNiel helped
the 2 short rows next the plumb trees is Mr
V{illegible} kind then 3 rows of strawberries
{rest of line illegible}
{The following entries from June 1 to 14, 1875 are transcribed from photos taken of the
Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the missing
handwritten diary pages are not available on the Rural Diary Archive}
{a lot of this page is illegible}
1
Planted 2 1/2 bushel of potato early Rose {illegible} David
came last night to {illegible} he is going to {illegible}
2
planted all the beans that we had at the {illegible} some
baen then 2 rows of long beans North & bought
then{illegible} rows of the Boys beans they are along the
ditch {illegible}
3
Ad is runing around see about a man to hire he sw Wm
44
McNiel at the station & hired him for $70 seventy dollars
for three months he helpd us plant to plant his potatoes
Ad went away on the Express this afternoon for Toronto
he expects to meet Wat there
4
Wm rolled the been field this forenoon we washed the
sheep at noon I went to Delta at 4 oclock to atend a
Agriculture meeting to morrow
5
got from Delta to night Mr Smith came with me he is going
to Manatoba as Draftsman to Pacific Rail Road he is geting
1200 dollars a year
6
I went with Mr Dowsley to Fairfax he preached here at
night
7
fine rain most of the day Wm through out most of the
dung out of the sheep pen he went to Ab McNiels got 5
bushel of {illegible} potatoes for {illegible}
8
we picked stones in the church field in the forenoon rolled
the North half of the midle field & art the North field
9
sowed half a pail full of Millet (Ad sent it from Toronto I
got it last night paid 60 cets of freight on it) along the
front of the old house field Wm cultivated draged & rolled
it he then rolled in the North field I did chores
10
Wm finished the rolling & took the roller home then we
drew the stones at the little field to the house
11
I went to the River to examine a ditch on the {illegible}
place Lot No 4 & Lot 15 belonging to Eli{illegible} Stewart
& George {illegible} two the fence {illegible} we {illegible}
dig ditch on her own place to {illegible} as the water
coming of {illegible} the {illegible} expense because that
he {illegible} to dig after harvest if {illegible} wants
{illegible} cross to damage {illegible}what din not own
{illegible} to dig the ditch {illegible} it appears that there
was any water on the ground {illegible} not now the ditch
is to be dug by the {rest of line illegible}
{illegible}stones in the church field in the forenoon Wm
45
went to {illegible} at Wm {illegible} in the afternoon
went to the funeral of Mrs {illegible} above Gananoque
{rest of entry illegible}
{several pages are illegible and some possibly missing}
{Transcriptions from July 18-31, 1875aretranscribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty
fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the missing handwritten diary
pages are not available on the Rural Diary Archive}
1875
July 18
2
loads
of hay
very heavy rain this morning no sabath school no
children came out Revd Mr Preached in the morning
&Revd Mr Dowsley at night
19
ground the knifes of the mower & mowed in the
midle west field the grass is light fine day
20
mowed in the west midle field Wm mowed the
corners
21
Wallace McNiel came out with Bruces horse & rake
& raked half the field this forenoon I finished the
mowing of it Wm & me drew in two loads put one
over the cows & one over the sheep
22
Billie came from Delta for Vive & Mrs Barns they
came from Toronto on tusdays Express he helpedus
in with 2 loads of hay they were very large ones & to
unload one that we backed out of the old barn we
put it over the cows) one over the horses & one
over the cows Wallace raked the rest of the field we
that is Wm Wallace & me went to the funeral of
John McNiels Wife at the River She was buired at
the Ebenezer church Revd Mr Stewart Preached
there was 40 teems Wallace took the corps with
our horses {from the left margin} we had 7 loads of
hay in that field all together we got Alick rake &
horses after we came from the funeral & finished
the field
23
I went & helped Bruce to mow with our horses &
mower Wm howed the potatos fine day
46
24
25
helped Bruce this forenoon we finished the field
next the Rail Road I then cut the little field below our
house Wm worked at the potatos fine day
Revd Mr Dowsley preached this morning &Revd Mr
Stewart at night
26
raked & drew in the field put it over the sheep in the
forenoon I then mowed for Wallace in the afternoon
Wallace mowed with Wms teem Bruce mowed part
of the afternoon
27
mowed raked & drew in at Wallaces Wm helped
28
Do Do DoDo {Ditto}
29
we finished all Wallaces haying to day in good order
30
Wm helped Bruce to mow with the horses & mower
I put a new side to the hay rack
31
I helped Bruce to mow this forenoon Wm all day
Ellen Jennet & Bessie went to Young this afternoon
Jennet is going to Pembrook with Mary on Monday
{illegible} Miss McDonald & Miss Purvis here all night
187 {not sure if this is 1875 or a different year}
April
14
Wm & me worked on the Road with the
team for Ad work or rather for his {illegible}
15
worked on the road for our own Wm with
the team all day I worked 1/2 day went an
Agriculture meeting {illegible}
16
worked on the roads 2 1/2 day that finished
us I went to {illegible} Mc{illegible} school
house to Elect a {illegible} in the {illegible}
place he is {illegible} put in Mr Se{illegible}
17
picked stones in the church field & cleaned
what wheat was in the granary we had 9
bushel
47
18
went to Gananoque with the grist Wm went
with me Hump Young & Mary Jane McNiel
also got two dollars worth of sugar at
{illegible}
19
Wm went to river to fix a fence to keep our
horses in the paster I picked mustard in the
north field there is some {illegible}
20
a little rain this
afternoon the
ground in
great nead of
it
very heavy
rain with wind
at night
the Revd Mr Dousley gave us an account of
the union of all the Presbytarians in Canada
the asembly took place in Montreal the last
two weeks
21
we cultivated the Sumer fallow & picked a
wagon box full of switch grass roots warm
day
22
worked in the Sumer fallow cultivating &
picked switch grass
23
Wm helped Wm McNiel to draw some
stones for the foundation of a Barn & to rais
it the ground is very dry yet
24
drew stones off the church field to the
stand for the milk{cut off}
25
Wm cleaned out some of the dung out of
the Sheep pen this morning
26
Wm worked in the summer fallow in the
forenoon went to raisen of Thomas Bradley
I went to church heard the Revd Mr
Cholthorn preach from John 3 & 15 there
was a good many out they chose the site
for the Mance next the church James Scott
came here this evening
48
27
the Revd Mr Dousley had the communion in
the church was full the Revd Mr Robinson
preach at night
fine rain this
morning
28
I went to Gananoque with James Scott he
wanted to see the Manufactories Wm went
to a picnic at Dulcimain he went home on
Sabbath
29
I went to Younge Ellen & James Scott was
with e took dinner & tea at Margrets then
we went Unkle Robs stoped al night fine
rain
30
went to Lyn got Billies horse shod all round
for interfearing came back to Robs got
dinner
31
I went to Betseys got tea got home at Sun
down {illegible} left Ellen there fine rain this
morning
1875 {line illegible above entries}
July
1
Wm crossed cultivated the summer fallow thre is a
good deal of switch grass roots { illegible} yet I
fixed polls for a {illegible} fine day
2
went to Gananoque for Bessie she is leaving the
school
3
hoed in the garden & did a little {rest of line
illegible} atended an agriculture meeting at Deans
{rest of line illegible}
4
went with Revd Mr Richards to Fairfax Mr Robinson
preached in the morning at {rest of entry illegible}
5
Wm went through the potatos with the cultivator I
worked at the milk shed timber Wm helped me in
the afternoon
6
worked a little at the milk shed fine rain got the
49
horses shod
7
Wm went out to the road to help Bruce McNiel to
saw wood Billie came hear last night he is afraid the
Boys will {illegible} money in the {rest of entry is
illegible} Lydenhurst
8
William plowed in the summer fallow I picked
mustard in the north field I think that the switch
grass has got a fright there is very little alive now
9
Wm helped Bruce to sow I went to Brockville to a
meeting about the Provincial Plowing match
10
Wm finished plowing the summer fallow I worked at
the milk shed & other chores
11
rain
2 loads
of hay
rain
Mr Keer preached for Mr Dowsley this morning & at
night for Mr Faires
12
Wm went to Brockville to the Walk I riged up the
Mower cut the orchard fine warm day
13
I went to Gananoque with the horses left them at B
Shelds took the Boat to Kingston Ellen Jennet &
Mary went with me I atended the Presbytery as
Elder for Lansdowne the girles came home on the
boat I stopt all night
14
the Presbytery closed at one oclock came home on
the express all well very heavy rain yesterday with
thunder
15
we raked up the orchard & fixed up the fence
around the gravel pit Mr Wm Stevenson came from
Pembrock Billie met him here very warm day
16
drew in 2 loads of hay out of the orchard they were
good ones put a very large one over the cows the
other over the horses very heavy rain at one oclock
17
Wm went through the potatos with the horse he
50
cultivated & then worked them the hawer
{The following entries from July 18 to July 31 aretranscribed from photos taken of the
Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the missing
handwritten diary pages are not available on the Rural Diary Archive.}
July 18
very heavy rain this morning no Sabath
school no children came out Revd Mr
Preached in the morning &Revd Mr
Dowsley at night
19
ground the knifes of the mower and
mowed in the midle west file the grass
is light fine day
20
mowed in the west midle field Wm
mowed the corners
2 loads of hay
21
Wallace McNiel came out with Bruces
horse & raked & raked half the field
this forenoon I finished the mowing of
it Wm & me drew in two loads put one
over the cows &wond over the Sheep
we had 7 loads of
hay in that field all
together we got
Aleck rake & horse
after we came from
the funeral &
finished the field
22
Billie came from Delta for Vire and Mrs
Barns they came from Toronto on
tusdays Express he helped us in with 2
loads of hay they were very large ones
& to unload one that we backed out of
the old barn we put it over the cows)
one over the horses and one over the
cows Wallace & me went to the funeral
of John McNiels Wife at the River She
was buired at the Ebenezer church
Revd Mr Stewart Preached there was
40 teems Wallace took the corps with
our horses
23
I went & helped Bruce to mow with our
horses & mower Wm howed the
potatoes fine day
24
helped Bruce this forenoon we finished
51
the field next the Rail Road I then cut
the little field below below our house
Wm worked at the potatoes fine day
25
Revd Mr Dowsley preached this
morning &Revd Mr Stewart at night
three is 3 loads
over the sheep 3
over the horses 5
over the cows
26
raked & drew in the little field put it
over the cows we backed out a load
that was on the waggon put it over the
sheep in the forenoon I then mowed
for Wallace in the afternoon Wallace
mowed with Wms teem Bruce mowed
part of the afternoon
27
mowed raked & drew in at Wallaces
Wm helped
28
Do Do Do Do{Ditto}
29
we finished all Wallaces haying to day
in good order
30
Wm helped Bruce to mow with the
horses & mower I put a new side to the
hay rack
31
I helped Bruce to mow this forenoon
Wm all day Ellen Jennet & Bessie went
to Younge this afternoon Jennet is
going to Pembrock with Mary on
Monday {illegible} Mrs McDonald &
Miss Purvis heare all night
1875
{The following entries from August 1 to 16, 1875,aretranscribed from photos taken of the
Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the missing
handwritten diary pages are also available on the Rural Diary Archive pdf 33}
1
Revd Mr Stewart preached in the morning &Mr
McCormick at night
2
Ellen Bissie & Mis Hicock came home this forenoon
52
we cut the curch field the grass is light expect in
spots cut for seed
rain
3
a little rain this morning Wm hoed in the garden
some we got in 1 load of hay put over the horses
we tried H Younges loader it took some fixing got
started then a driving chain brock got fixed &
started again it went well rained had to stop
4
heavy rain fog with rain this morning drew a load of
rails to the line fence between John Johnston & us
fixed it up good finished hoeing the potatos
5
got A Cornets rake got in the hay in the church
field put 1 load for seed in the little mow 1 in the big
mow & 1 over the cows that was 4 load in all of that
field
6
Wm took a load to the River of picknicers 15 in all I
went to James McCormicks to see trial of reaper
the Almon one laid the Sheaf of the best the
Champion is the hondies & easiest managed very
heavy rain at night with wind
7
Wm drew Some old Stuff of the road for wood I
fixed at the reaper A. Heacock came from Dealta to
the picnic yesterday some rain to day
8
Revd Mr Dowsley preached in the morning &Mr
Gibson at night
9
Bruce McNiel came with his reaper cut part of the
wheat Owen Wallace & Wm bound I fixed or rather
worked our reaper
10/td>
finished cutting the wheat in the north west field in
the forenoon Bruce went home at noon I cut some
oats with ours
11
heave rain all the forenoon I went to Gananoque at
noon Bessie went with me Mr Bradley told her that
she had got letter A certificate got 1 barel of salt
125.
53
rain
12
cut with reaper the remainder of the southwest
half of the north field Wm helped Bruce at his
wheat heave rain at night
rain
13
heavy rain this forenoon worked at the milk shed in
the afternoon
14th
Wm helped Bruce at his wheat I mowed oats with
the sythe in the south East part of the North field
they are very next the ditch
15
Revd Mr Dowsley preached at night fine day
16
August
we turned over the oats they are very wet on the
under Side Wm McNiels man helped us we got in 5
loads 4 of them out of the S west part & 1 out of S
East part they are what I cut on Saturday
17
drew in 2 loads of oats that made 6 loads out of
southwest half loads of wheat there was 118 stook
in fine order
18
rain this morning Wm & me helped Alick to draw in
{illegible} five loads of wheat by noon it was rather
wet we cut oats in the afternoon Ad came home
this morning
19
Wm helped Bruce to draw in this forenoon & cut
oats in the North East half o the north field
20
drew 7 loads of oats Wallace helped we had A
Cornets team I finished the cuting of that field
21
Ad helped Bruce to draw in this forenoon we drew
in 3 loads of oats that is all except the rakins
22
the Revd Mr Dowsley preached in the morning
&Mr Stewart at night
23
cut the wheat at the old house the most of it a
good crop Wallace helped Ad Wm & him bound &
I cut with the reaper cut some oats in midle field
54
very
warm
dry
24
Wm & me finished the oats in the midle field field
we mowed them with the Sythe they were peas &
oats I brock rivits in the cuting bar of the reaper
did not do as good work as we could do Ad helped
Bruce
25
drew in 4 loads of peas & oats 3 of wheat & 1 load
of rakings Bruce Wallace helped I raked the peas &
oat ground & the southwest part of the north field
26
Wm & Ad helped Bruce to draw in had our horses I
fixed up the fences round the pea field & let the
cows in
27
began to hook the peas I hooked in the forenoon I
could not Stand it with my Shoulders we cleaned
out the well in the pit for the cows very warm dry
Ad went to Gananoque to see when the Boats go
to Detroit
28
Wm worked at the peas I went to Gananoque with
David Him &Vive came from Delta last night
29
Revd Mr Stewart preached this morning Mr
Dowsley is not able to preach he is Sick
30
drew in 3 loads of peas they are in good order & a
good crop fine day Ad helped Wm quite work on
Saturday he wanted to go & rige up his thrasher
31
Ad & me hooked some peas in the forenoon him &
Ellen went to Young to bring Jennet home in the
afternoon She is coming from Pembrook
1875
Sept
rain
1
John Heslap began to work Ad hired him for two
months he is to give him $18 per month he hooked
peas I cut the Millet it is very heavy crop I came near
haveing a Sunstrok very hot warm day Ad started for
Detroit this afternoon he went to Clayton the Wife
went with him
2
raked up part of the millet came on a thunder storm
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rain
3
cut down a basswood tree took 3 logs of it to the Mill
in the forenoon got in the millet & 1 load of peas in the
afternoon the rest of the peas is not fit
4
heave rain last night John & me cleaned out the
granary & the barn we expect to get the thrashers we
then cleaned out the new barn fixed the north half of
where the hogs is put rails on it so as to {thr?} straw
in it when we thrash
5
the Revd Mr Dowsley preached this morning no one
tonight
6
got in 3 loads of peas that finishes all our harvest
work we have had a good crop & a fine time to take
care of it a little rain this afternoon
7
cultivated in the Summer fallow finished the Summer
follow in the forenoon Besie& Ellen & James Hall went
to Gananoque he came here last night - got a
Telagram at 5 oclock P.M. for Ellen to go to Nebraska
Isabela is very sick Ellen left on the morning Express
we telagraphed to Ad to meet her in Port Huron John
drew stones of midle field
8
John drew stones of the midle field Got a telagram
that Isabela is Dead at eleven oclock to night
9
got a telagram from Ad that he met Ellen at Port
Huron all right Wallace McNiel left here for to meet Ad
at Toronto fine rain last night
10
Billie went to Gananoque with Besie took one of our
horses he has been driving between here & Delta
{illegible} & Farmersville since we got workd of
Isabelas sickness
11
got a letter from Isabela writen on the 29th & 30th of
August saying that she is not very well & one from
Johnston that the doctor says that Isabela has the
intermiting fever his was writen on the 6th of
September John drew & dug stones
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12
Revd Mr Gibson preached this morning &Revd
Richardson at night
13
John drawing stones of the north field fine day
14
drew dung to the summer fallow I helped to load
Sept
15
Bessie & Lizie went to Gananoque in singel Buggy
John & me put in a pump in pit for the cows &
scraped up some dung
rain
16
drew dung this forenoon John helped A Cornet to
thrash in the afternoon I fixed the Faning mill Wm
McNiel came to thrash to night heavy rain at night
17
thrashed 50 bushel of wheat fine crop & 53 bushel of
oats a few peas Wm McNiel & boy Bruce McNiel &
man Dan Cowan Hiram Young helped little rain
18
drew a load of wood cleaned up the barn floor & run 6
bushel of wheat through the faning mill John went
home he has boil on his cheack
1875
19
Revd Mr Richards preached this morning &Mr Gibson
at night
20
John did not work today he has a boil on his cheek I
went to Otawa the fair on the mixed to Brockville took
the nine oclock train for Otawa got there at two
oclock put up at Albion Hotel $2 dollars per day went
to the fairground & reported my self was Judge on
Roots there was three others Mr Fraser Ellot & Weir all
from difront parts of the province
21
John drew dung to Summer fallow
22
the same
23
Do Do Do{Ditto} I got home at 11 oclock to night it was
a fine affair every thing on the grounds was good &
well arranged I had a fine time & feel a good deal
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better
24
drew a load of wood & other fixing I went to Delta with
Lizie & her Mother & Jennet this afternoon fine day
25
atended an Agriculture meeting in the Hall Lizie & her
mother came home with me her house is not fixed yet
26
Revd Mr Stewart preached this morning &Mr Richards
at night the church was filled
27
John helped Humpery Young to thrash Saturday &
today I went to funeral of John Weston I took the
mourners the Rev Mr Carrol preached in the church
there was 28 teams he was buired at the Lansdowne
buring ground
28
helped Wm McNiel to thrash John & the team
30
went to Gananoque to the mill took 8 bushel of wheat
got 1/2 bushel of it crack for Porage
1875
Oct
1
Atended our fair took 1 on yearling heffer 2 ram 1 ram
lamb 3 on {illegible} lambs 1 on fowls I went to
Gananoque got a post office order for $40 forty dollars
send it to Ellen to Nebraska John dug potatos
2
I got some wood took in the corn in the garden John
did not come home from the fair
3
rain
went to the funeral of Mr Redmons daughter she was
buried at the Union church there was over 61 teams no
meeting in the Church this morning
4
began to dig the potatos in the garden I went to
Gananoque & got a post office order for forty dollars &
sent it to Ellen to Nebraska fine day
5
little rain thrashed 2 floorings of grass seed in the
forenoon went to Delta in the afternoon with Lizie & her
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mother fine afternoon
6
atended the fair heavy rain last night & this morning
rain
7
fine day after ten oclock a great many peapel in
atendance there was a good Show in almost every
thing the corn pumpkin & squash was better than at
Otawa
rain
8
dug potatos little rain very disagreeable
9
finished the potatos a good crop I am very bad with my
side the diging & picking up hurts me very much
thrashed 5 bushel of peas with the horses at night
10
Revd Mr Freshman preached in the morning &Mr
Dowsley at night
11
tryed to plow in the Summer fallow the ground is very
soft the plow would not clean plowed in the second lay
south of it is not so bad
12
plowed in the same field took one of Billies plows
13
John Do Do{Ditto} doing a great deal better work
14
John Do{Ditto} I am shingling the south side of the
{illegible}
15
John Do{Ditto}Mr Davis &Mrs Davis came hear
yesterday stoped all night made a good visit went
home after dinner today gathered a good many appels
16
heavy rain last night & to day John cut wood in the
wood shed in the forenoon he went to a temperance
picnic in the afternoon I husked some corn in the Barn
17
Revd Mr Dowsley preached this morning Mr Stewart at
night
18
finished husking the corn rain most of the day took the
Seder log that lay before the house & took other peices
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to the mill to make shingles
1875
Oct
19
Went to Wm Ferguson for lime got 18 bushel 25 c per
bushel $3.25 John cut dead stuff in the woods drew 2
loads of wood
20
John plowed in the south half of the northwest field
21
Do Do Do {Ditto}I grouted some in the henhouse
22
John finished that field at noon I cleaned out the
furrows began to plow in the north half of the midle
field
23
John plowed in the Do Do{Ditto} I am so bad with a
pain in my side I can do nothing
24
31
took Mr Dowsley to Fairfax &Mr Faires preached in the
morning Mr Dowsley at night
25
Bessie & Vie went to Gananoque with Jennet John &
me plowed & scraped the ditch in the midle field & in
the garden with Pollie cold day
26
John plowed in the midle field heavy rain this
afternoon I finished what gravel {illegible}
27
heavy rain in the night & this morning we thrashed a
flooring of peas it cleared up then John plows I sent
John Youngs cloth to Brockville
28
John plowed in the north half of the midle field
29
Do Do Do D{Ditto}o
30
John finished the field this forenoon heavy rain in the
afternoon we thrashed peas Ellen Vest & the two
children got home on the morning Express all well
expect the Baby he has the chicen pocks
the Revd Mr Dowsley preached this morning & the
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Revd Mr Stewart at night Billie came from Delta
yesterday
we have had the cows in several nights there is nothing
for them to eat in the fields
1875
Nov
1
Billie took Ellen Vest & the children & Davids
Wife to Delta this morning I fixed a cubert to
put the milk in in the house fine day hard frost
last night
2
John came home this morning we cleaned up 7
1/2 bushel of peas & drew 2 loads of gravel to
grut the hen house with & some wood it is to
hard frost to plow
3
John cut some wood in the forenoon he
plowed in the field at the old house
4
got in 70 baskets of potato in the seller rather
cold
5
drew 3 loads of wood in the forenoon John
plowed in the afternoon I have been working at
the henhouse
6
John plowed in the old house field I fixed
henhouse
7
Revd Mr Gibson this morning &Mr Lange at
night
8
John finished the old house field I cleaned out
water furrows & covered the potato pit there
is not room in the cellar for them Johns time
was up at noon to day I got him to stay to
finish the field
9
John helped me to clean up 8 bushel of wheat
for to take to the mill this morning then
choped wood till noon That is one day more
than the two months he was to work our
61
horses went to plowing of Wm Cornets his Son
drove them
Snowed
most of
today
10
went to Gananoque took 8 bushel of wheat
Ellen & Bessie went with me it stormed &
snowed most of the day that is the first snow
to stay on the ground
Snow most
of the day
11
drew a load of gravel for the henhouse then we
thrashed what peas was in the old barn
cleaned them up 7 bushel Vest helped
12
Vest plowed the garden I grouted the last of
the henhouse I think it will warm for them the
winter
13
Shoveled the ditch at the foot of the garden
and other fixings about the house
14 stormy
most of day
Snow
Frank Halls
{rest of
entry
illegible}
Mr McCormick preached this morning Mr
Gibson at night
15
drew 3 loads of wood with the Slaugh Vest
helped me cut down small mapel trees the one
was lodged in the other
16
drew a load of sand to bank the barn then it
began to rain Ad came home this afternoon
from Toronto he has been there over 4 weeks
he has inflamation of the lungs his better he
stopt at {rest of entry illegible}
17
Went to Gananoque to hear a trial on the
school saw between Mrs McNiel the of the
Porkpine School the Judge reservd his
disession till next court Mary Jane McNiel
went with me
18
killed the hogs Bruce McNiel & Owen Sullivan
helped us
1875
Nov
62
let the Ram
lamb out
with the
sheap
19
cut some wood drew sand to bank the house
& a load of sawdust for the barnyard Vest
went to Delta
20
salted the hams & cut up the pork one
weighed 308 the other 320 the Revd Mr
Green the Bible Agent came this forenoon he
lectured in the church at night
21
rain
I took Mr Green to McCrones school house
this morning H. McKay took Mr Dusley to
Farefax for me
22
finished salting the pork & hooping the old
Pork barrel & geting some wood cold wind
23
cut some wood at the house and other chores
24
Ad hired a man for half month he began to
work this morning he is to give him at the rate
of $18 dollars per month he is choping in the
woods the old trees
25
drew 3 loads of wood on the wagon I took Dr
Perece to see Ad he is out to McNiels he
thinks he is doing well & set let well enough
alone
26
rained all day Kenyan & me took up & laid it
down the floor of the New Barn we put half
inch Suff under each joint & boarded up the
Sides
27
thrashed some peas in the forenoon choped
in the afternoon
28
Revd Mr Dousley preached this morning &Mr
Stewart at night
29
Kenion took our horses & drew a load of wood
for himself he was gone till little after ten
oclock we thrashed peas till noon
63
30
choped wood in the woods
1875
Dec
1
Kinion drew the topes of the trees with the Slaugh he
has got all the Big trees cut
2
finished drawing the tops there is about 4 inches of
snow
3
Kinion drew a load of wood for himself this forenoon he
draws his wood from Ch Armstrongs he cut wood at
the house & filled over the horses with hay from over
the cows in the afternoon
4
drew logs for to cut with the drag saw with the travoy
got up 7 trees it is good drawing
5
The Revd Mr Gibson preached this morning &Mr Dously
at night
6
drew logs this forenoon Kinion went to help Bruce
McNiel to thrash he took out 15 bushel of wheat to put
in Bruces granery so as to make room in our granerary
for the oats
7
Kinion took 24 bushel of wheat to Bruces this morning
when he went to thrash I am fixing the granery & stable
making stalls so as to fee the eather hay or straw a
little snow to day
8
Kinion helped Bruce McNiel to thrash I fixed the Barn
9
Do Do Do Do{Ditto} Wm McNiel came to thrash at noon
here Wm McNiels team & two hands Bruces team
Wallace A Cornet & Ben Young helped
10
finished the thrashing had 375 bushels of oats they
turned out well fine day I had to atend a trial of George
Mayell for breaking into Thom Darlings Store there
three men there was only one caught sent him to
Brockville Vest came from Delta
64
11
12
Kinion did not work here to day I cut some wood &
other chores
Revd Mr Dousley preached this morning Mr Faires at
night
13
Kinion choped wood at the door I helped A Cornet to
thrash I had the team Ad hired Alexander Carnague to
work he commenced to day
14
Alexander drew logs for to cut with the drag saw in the
afternoon helped A Cornet thrash in the forenoon
15
drew logs for to saw with the drag
16
finished drawing the logs this forenoon I drew two to of
sand to bank the sheeps pen
17
Alex helped Wallace to draw dung at his Mothers
18
Wallace & Alec went out to the 6 Concession for wood
they brought two loads left one here {illegible}
1875
Dec
19
I took Mr Dowsley to Fairfax & there was about 17 to
hear Mr Stewart preach at night
20
we cleaned 10 1/2 bushel of wheat to take to the mill in
the morning Alec cut a big mapel in two & drew it
home
21
I went to Gananoque with 10 1/2 bushels of wheat with
the Slaugh the roads was good in the morning the
stones is nearly bear
22
Aleck drew dung to the old house field fine day
23
Do Do Do Do{Ditto} Snow nearly gone
24
went down to Mr Darlings to see about there school
the trustees want a cheap teacher not give more than
{illegible}
65
25
26
heavy snow storm last night then heavy rain this
morning fine afternoon Billie & Mary little Billie & Jacke
& Vest this afternoon had a fine visit from them
Revd Mr Dusley preached this morning Mr Stewart at
night
27
went to the nomination Mr Darling elected Reeve &Mr
Legg Depute Reeve by acclamation then there was
over 20 for councillers they all resined but 9 {illegible}
one going to a poll fine day the roads is good for the
buggy
28
Alec went to help Bruce McNiel I fixed the woodshed
doors
29
Alec helped Bruce McNiel to cut wood
30
Alec drew chips from Robert Wheres for Mrs McNiel
31
Alec helped Bruce McNiel to put in straw I drew 3
loads of Sawdust to the barnyard put one in the Sheep
pen the Roads is thawing out very fast fine wether
1876
January
1
2
Alec went home we all went to Mr Deans to dinner
in the buggy the roads very mucky rain all night
Mr Ferris preached this morning &MrDowsley at
night
3
went to the Election for councillers voted for
Anderson Cook & Webster Alec drew 2 loads of
dung to the old house field the ground is thawed
out so cannot draw any more he took {illegible}
4
Alic thrashed peas I went to Gananoque with 10
bushel of oats for to get ground for the cows
Bessie went with me
5
hard frost last night drew what dung that was at
the cow stable to the old house field fine day
66
6
Snowed about 3 inches last night & this morning
Alec got some wood for the house
7
Alic went to Gananoque for Revd Mr Colthard he
preached in the church to day the congregation
nominated Mr Thomas Darling &Mr Samuel
{illegible} for Elder the Ballans to be given in the
fourth sabbath of this month
8
went an Agriculture meeting at Westons it was
the Annual meeting John Cook was put in
President
9
flurries
of snow
16
Revd Mr Dousley had the Communion today the
church was filled there was 40 communacants Mr
Stewart preached at night
10
Alic took Bessie to Gananoque she is going to
teach there I went to Kingston to the Presbytry is
meeting tomorrow
11
Alick went out to the Road for to thrash with with
the horses they tramped out the oats
12
Do Do Do {Ditto} I got home on the Express there
was a large meeting Mr Dowsley gave notice that
he is going to {illegible}
13
I am in bed most of the day sick at the stomack
Alick got wood
14
cleaned 10 bushel of oats & loaded up the 20 that
we had in bags & the 20 for the McNiels 2 for Wm
& 8 for Bruce for to got to the Rock for meal it
stormed so did not go we cleaned up the peas
put 11 bushel in the Bins
15
I went to the Rock with 30 bushel of oats for meal
got none till the last of next week fine day I went
with the waggon the roads ruff
the Revd Mr Stewart preached no meeting at
night
67
17
Bruce McNiel & I Stacie came & sett a New horse
powr Bruce brought it here from Brockville on
Saturday we sawed a little in the afternoon
1876
Jan
Snow
Snow
18
we sawed this forenoon Wm McNiel & Bruce helpd
& A Cornets son helped did nothing in the
afternoon heavy rain all the afternoon
19
I went to Delta with the Buggy to the Agriculture
Meeting of the Riding Agriculture Socitie there was
a large meeting I gave up the Presidentship cannot
atend stoped at Wats all night
20
came home this forenoon Aleck split wood the
roads is better then they were yesterday frost last
night with a little snow this morning
21
Wm McNiel Bruce & Alec Cornet helped us to Saw
we finished the Sawing in the forenoon got a first
rate Job done loaded up the horse powr Sawing
part took them to Wm McNiels
22
Alick split wood & took a load out to the road
23
snowed
Revd Mr Dusley preached this morning Mr Gibson
at night
24
I went to the Rock for the oatmeal this morning
with the Slaugh got 112 lb for Bruce & 30 lb Wm &
for self Aleck went out to Wm McNiels & helped
him to saw in the afternoon
25
Alick helped Wm McNiel the forenoon that finished
him stormed in the afternoon Snowed about 6
inches got the horses Shod
26
Alick went to the 6th concession for wood with the
slaugh
27
the snow nearly al gone again warm no slaughing
68
28
split wood at the house
29
Alick went to McNiels & cut brush in the new
ground Coulhouns place there is no snow on the
ground
30
Revd Mr Gibson preached in the morning Mr
Dousley at night
31
Revd Mesers Coltrane & Chambers came to hold a
Missionary Meeting in the church Mr Calhard
stoped all night Alick cut brush
1876
Feb
1
Alick cut brush at McNiels MrColhard & Chambers went
to Gananoque in a buggy fine day
2
very storm day not much work done snow
3
Aleck went for wood to the con {illegible} and brought
home a load of soft dry wood
4
I went to Gananoque with 10 bushel of wheat to mill got
out of the wheat we put in McNiels granary brought
Bessie home with me the Slaughing very poor
5
Aleck went for wood to the 6 con this morning & drew
two loads the roads is good fine day
6
Revd Mr Dousley preached this morning Mr Peck at
night
7
Alick went for wood one load it is so warm that he
could not draw any more the Snow nearly all gone of
the roads he split wood at the house
8
Alick went to the 6th con to bank out wood he took hay
& oats for the horses & Blankets & provisions to keep
him two or three day fine day very little snow
9
light fluries of Snow most of the day I spooled & took
cair of the cattle
69
10
Aleck came home at night brought a load of wood with
him took it to the road
11
heavy rain most of the day the Snow nearly all gone
very little work time I quiled& spooled
12
Aleck went to the road to saw wood with the team I
intend to go to an Agriculture meeting at Mr Deans fine
day clear with very little frost
13
I took Mr Dousley to Fairfax this morning he preached
here at night no Meeting in the morning
14
Alick went to the road to see Ad he is going to quit till
snow comes we drew in 3 loads of straw from the cow
Barn to the {illegible} there is a drisling rain all day
15
Alick went to Charles Armstrong to chop last night very
Stormy all day so that I did not let out the cattle to
water snowed & blew great drift
16
Alick came this morning & went to the 6 con for a load
of wood got one load Snow & drift all day
17
Alick went to the 6 con for wood he went the fields the
road is filled up with drifts Brought 2 loads to the road
& hear
1876
Feb
18
Alick went to 6 con brought 1 load of the road & 1
hear
19
Alick went to 6 con for wood took 2 loads to the
road
20
Mr Dousley preached this morning &Mr Gibson
at night
21
Alick2 loads of wood 1 hear & 1 to the road
22
Do{Ditto} 2 loads Do{Ditto} heare
70
{illegible
in
margin}
23
Alick Drew 1 load of wood in the forenoon he
drew thing for the tea meeting at {illegible} in the
afternoon the Revd Mr {illegible} Prescot &Revd
Mr Mcgilvery from Brockville came up on the
Express they came for to speack at the meeting
the Revd Mr Calhard& a slaughlaod came hear
from Gananoque at night there was a large
meeting
24
Alick went for wood to the 6 con this morning
drew two loads left them both hear
25
Aleck drew two loads of wood left them bother
here
26
Do Do Do Do{Ditto}
I went to Gananoque with Wallace McNiel I
received forth dollars from Mr Britton that is the
money that I sent to Ellen the 4th of October to
Nebraska it was a Post office order She left
Nebraska before the order got there so after a
long time waiting & writing the order was
returned
I setteled with Mr Brough & paid him twenty two
dollars & five cent $22.5c the roads is good cold
day
27
Revd Mr Gibson preached this morning Mr
Dousley at night Vest & Ablest & Billie went to
Delta to night
28
Alick went for wood this morning he drew only
one load to the road very in the afternoon
29
Alick drew two loads of wood one to the road &
one here
1876
March
1
Fine day{rest of entry illegible}
2
Alick drew a 2 loads of wood I have {illegible}
very cold day {illegible} home from Delta
brought {illegible} to work
71
3
Alick & Vest drew 2 loads of wood to the road
and 2 here at night fine day
4
Alick & Vest drew 4 loads of wood to the road
and 2 here the raids is failing
5
{illegible
entry in
margin}
Revd Mr Dousley preached in the morning &Mr
Stewart at night
6
Alick & Vest drew 2 loads of wood to the Rail
road they brock 3 bolts out of there Slaugh
shoes & had to get them put in at the Shop
7
Alick went to the 6 Con to draw Sawlogs for a
house on that place he drew 4 to the mill & 1
home Vest & me took 26 bushel of oats to
Escott for to grind for the cows the roads is
nearly bair
8
Alick went home this morning the roads is so
that there can be no drawing with the Slaugh
Vest helped me to clean 40 bushel of oats for
to take to the mill we loaded them into the
waggon
9
Vest & me went to Escott with the 20 bags of
oats got them ground brought them home put
them in the bin that the peas was in fine day
10
Vest went to Delta with Davids horse I drew 5
loads of sawdust to the barnyard put some on
the road between the house & barn fine day
11
mended Jenies boots in the forenoon went to
an Agriculture meeting at Deans
12
went to Fairfax with MrDousley Mr Stewart
preached in the morning &Mr {illegible} at night
{rest of entry illegible}
13
rain most of the night it turned to snow about 9
oclock snowed about an inch & half
72
14
hard frost this morning Ad came home from
Younge with the cutter I took the horses out to
the road Wallace went to Escott to Mill
15
Ad got Jenne Shod She interfered I helped him
laid a load of Sawdust for the icehouse at the
road
{The following entries from March 16 to 31 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter
Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the missing handwritten
diary pages are not available on the Rural Diary Archive}
March
16
Stormy day rain & snow Bruces boy brought the
horses home
snow
17
I went to Gananoque with 16 bushel of wheat to mill
gave Bruce McNiel 100 or our Redfern flour we are
to get 100 of his White See flour so as to see which
is the best to sow in the spring went with the
Slaugh there is about six inches of snow poor
Slaughing going up it is good coming back
18
Alick came last night he went to 6th con to draw
saw logs drew 8 to the mill cold day
19
Revd Mr Dowsley preached in the ornge hall this
morning Mr Gibson at night the church is not ready
yet
20
Alick went to 6th con to draw sawlogs to Blairs Mill
and 2 to the mill here it began to about 5 oclock
21
it is still Snowing it Snowed about 15 inches last
night no work nor driving on the road we got the
shoes removed on Jennie she interfered
22
Alick went to the 6 Con he expected to find Isk
Nowland to help him to cut ash logs he did not
come he cut a tree himself & brought a log home
with him
23
Alick went to the 6 con he drew 8.17 feet ash logs to
73
mill & brought home with him Nowlan help him I
helped to clean out the church after the painting
Snow
& rain
24
Alick went to 6 con this morning drew 6 ash logs to
the mill brought 2 pine logs home
25
stormy day no work done snow & rain the Revd Mr
Snadgress came here to night he is to preach
tomorrow
26
Snow
& rain
Snow
rain
Revd Mr Snadgress preached this morning &
evening the communion was dispensed in the
morning fine day
27
Mr Snadgrass went to Kingston this morning Wm
Scott Mrs J Scott Ellen Jennie & the children all
went to young with our horses fine day
28
Stormy day Snow & rain
29
Do Do Do{Ditto}
30
stormed in the forenoon little Billie brought Jennet
and Lissie home with the horses
31
a little disling Snow & rain
1876
April
1
2
Fine day Richard Curie & Jennet went to
Gananoque in the cutter in the afternoon
Revd Mr Dousley preach this morning &Mr
Stewart at night
3
a little rain & hail most of the day
4
Mr & Mrs Dean Wallace & Mary Jane McNiel
Jennet & Jennie all went to Young to
Margrets to get Sugar with the Slaugh fine
day with a little drisel of rain got home at
74
about 10 oclock Ellen &Phillace came home
with them
James
McMullen
brought 3
small logs to
mill for the
Suff
5
went to the 6 con to get two pine logs Is
Nowland was to help me when I got to his
house he was not at home so I got my
Journey for nothing I got 300 feet at our
own mill for the church & Some Slabs to fix
the hog pen James McMullen found the
{illegible}
X
6
I went to James Richardson & tendered him
with forty eight dollars & seventy five cents
a full pay for the board of Revd Mr Dousley
he wanted about 89$ when I laid the 48.75
on the counter he said that he would not
take it & went forwart to the counter on
which it was laying swept it of onto the floor
& told me to take it I said that I was not
going to pick it up then demanded liberty to
take Mr Dousleys Books & other propty away
he said that he would sue for the remander I
told that would start the state for he could
not charge for the tim that Mr Dousley was
as he was away near 12 weeks but that I had
only deducted 10 in fact he did not board
more than half his time
7
very stormy day rain first then Snow till
about 3 oclock Vest & Albert then came last
night they came with a load of plows went
home this afternoon took Jessey with them
8
Snow & rain part of the day
9
Revd Mr Stewart preached this morning Mr
Dousley at night I went to the funeral of a
grandaughter of Charles Shipmans the corps
came from Belleville I took those that came
down with the corps she was buired at
Ebenezer Church Revd Mr Bell preached this
was a large funeral
75
{illegible}
10
fine day I take care of the cattle there is
nothing else for me to do went to the church
to a meeting of session nothing done Mr
Moorehead is to go & tell A Cochran to come
tomorrow
11
Session met at one oclock I was appointed
representive Elder for six months I went to
Belville on the Express to attend the
Presbytry stopt at Mr John McNiels faire
there & back is five dollars dinner 25c
12
came home on the Morning Express all well
Ad came and stoped and took care of the
things till I came home
13
Snow nearly all gone fine day
14
Snowed 2 inches
15
Snow nearly all gone again very backward
spring Mr G. F Walker a student from the
Montreal College came on the Express
stoped over with us he is to preach for us for
1876
April
Snow
16
Revd Mr Gibson preached this morning night there
was no meeting this morning {illegible} there was not
time to give notice
17
Billie & Vest came here on Saturday Billie went home
this morning Vest Brought Jessie home with him
{illegible}
18
I went with Mr Walker to Mr Fergusons Mr M
{illegible} &Mr Cornetts Snow is about gone {rest of
line illegible}
19
fine day took Mr Walker to Mr Dickie he is going to
board there ware to pay three dollars per week he is
not to charge for his board when he is away for a
number of days Dickie is to do his washing for
{illegible}
76
20
hard frost this morning got a summons for $39 from
James Richardson for Mr Dousleys board went & saw
Wm Cornet he got one also we intend to go to
Gananoque to morrow to see a Lawyer
21
went to Gananoque with Wm Cornet put the cace in
Mr Smyths hands gave him one dollars &Mr
Mcamman 55 cents for two summons for John
Dickies & Thomas Darling {illegible}
22
I served the summons on Dickie & Darling gave them
one dollar &seventy five cents each fine day little
frost last night
23
rain
30
I went to Fairfax with Revd Mr Walker he preached
here at night
24
Billie brought out Watts instruments on Saturday
Watt is sick Billie took Jennet home with him
Ad {illlegible} used the instruments and we laid out
three lots north of the Sawmill it was laid out in
{illegible} lots before
25
I sent Wats instruments to Brockville by Mr
Moorhead this morning Ad drew home what stuff we
had at the mill fine warm day
26
Ad came and we threshed two flooring of hay for
seed with the horses fine day I worked the
horses{illegible}
27
heavy rain most of the day
28
I oiled the harness fine day thrashed the rest of the
Seed hay
29
put the harness together Vest brough Jennet home
from Delta Watt is better
Revd Mr Walker preached this morning &Mr Stewart
at night
1876
77
May
1
very hard frost last night cold day I went to the
funeral of the Widow Webster She was buried
at the Union Church the Revd Mr Huston
preached the church was full
2
there is not work done yet the ground is to wet
for any Spring work Ad & me cleaned up 42
bushel of oats for to take to Wm Kyes for to
exchange for seed
3
I went to the station to a trial between John
David Latimar& Wm Sheapard Robert Shipman
Wm Shealds & J Andrews case ajurned till the
15 June at Escott Ad got a load of hay from
Bruce McNiels
a load of
hay from
Bruce
McNiels
4
cleaned 42 bushel of oats for to take to Wm
Kyes to rain most of the day
rain
5
I went to Wm Kyes & exchanged the oats little
rain
rain
6
drew 2 loads of dung to the garden warm
growing time rain this morning
7
Revd Mr Stewart preached this morning Mr
Walker at night
8
Ad went to Gananoque with the Cultivator for
to get it fixed he got a new Section & got it all
Sratened cot 75 c cents
9
Vest drew 2 loads of loam from Mr Dean we
drew 1 load of dung from Darlings yard & saw a
{Rolling?} harrow working in Bruce McNiels field
it did first rate
10
took the potatos out of the seller had 17
baskets of Chillies & 11 of Erelie Roses Ad tried
to roll the ground is to wet
78
11
Ad took Bill & Daves horse to Springfield to get
them shod I made a bill for the harrow {rest of
entry illegible}
12
Began the Spring work by Sowing oats in the
south west quarter of the North field Sowed 13
bushel in it Vest worked Watts & Davids horses
fine ground rather wet yet
13
worked in the same fields
14
the Revd Mr Mathews preached this morning
Mr Gibson at night
15
Sowed clover & timothy seed on the north field
where the oats was sowed Ad & Vest both
worked Jennie is able to work the cultivator &
draged
16
Sowed 2 1/2 bushel of Redfern wheat on the
summer fallow & 2 bushel of oats alongside of
it it is on the north east quarter of the
Northwest half they finished that part of the
field and began the North half east of the midle
field sowed 10 bushel
17
finished that field at {rest of line illegible}
1876
May the
woods
look red
to day
17
Vest got a load {rest of line illegible} to day he
want {rest of line illegible} Ad got a telagram
about {rest of line illegible} to Delta with Bruce
McNiel Wallace helped with {illegible} all day
Sowed part of the old house field with the White
see wheat worked the two teams cultivated with
the wheel coulter first then with {rest of line
illegible}
18
finished the old house field 4 1/2 bushel of the
White See Wheat on it Vest & Ad got home at
night
19
Ad & Vest went out to the road & finished what
79
was to do there & began the southwest part of
the north field Sowed some peas there fine day
the
wood
begin to
look
green
20
worked in that field we Sowed 8 bushel of peas &
about a bushel of oats
21
21
I went with Revd Mr Walker to Fairfax he
preached here in the morning Mr Mathews at
night
22
rain this morning most of the day no work fixed
the wheel of the cultivator there was very heavy
rain yesterday morning
23
very cold this morning Vest & Ad the south west
half of the north field I dug a little in the garden
sowed some Beets & planted onion unions
24
they Sowed 5 bushel of oats & 2 bushel of peas
in the North west half of the north field &
cultivated the part that he intends to
Summerfallow I was in bed most of the day
25
Vest went to Delta this afternoon he took Davids
things & the Children with him fine cold day I
planted Halls beens in the garden next to the
house
26
I planted 3 bushel of Eyrely rley Roses potatos in
the garden
27
planted Some Sweet Corn in the garden & 4 rows
of parch corn Ad plowed East of the Barn he has
been picking Stones of yesterday & part of to
day cold day ground dry
28
Revd Mr Walker preached in the morning Mr
Stewart at night
29
planted 3 bushel Erely Roses potatos in the
80
garden
30
Sowed about a pailfull& a half of Millet seed
behind the Barn where Ad plowed & picked
stones he draged & cultivated the ground there
31
John McDonald with Mrs Torrance &Mrs Frank
Hall Margret Hall & Jennie Gedin came here on
{rest of page cut off}
1876
June
1
Planted 6 1/2 bushel of Chillies & Seedlings 3 1/2
of Wallaces Michigan potatos the north part of
the {illegible} midle field
2
planted 2 1/2 bushel of Chillies & seedlings &
bushel of Wallaces Michigan {illegible} where it
was plowed this spring Wallace helped us by
times
3
Vest came from Delta on the Express we put the
stove up in the woodshed and other fixing about
the house
4
Revd Mr Freshman preached this morning Mr
Walker at night James McNulling took Mr Walker
to Fairfax
5
We got Bruce McNiels Bull & put him in with our
cows David and Vive came here to day they are
going to Parra Sound to live
6
David &Vive went to Gananoque to take the Boat
Ad took up there trunks with Wallaces Mare &
Jennie Ellen Jennet & Me went with him the Boat
did not come he went on the Express his mare &
Buggy is to on the Boat tomorrow
7
Vest went away on the Express this morning I
watered & fixed the ground & planted 50
tomatos plants I got from Mr Thompson the
ground very dry
81
8
a little rain forenoon we washed the Sheep
Wallace McNiel helped me to wash Ad catched
them for us
9
I mended the Scails & put heals on the shoes
there was a little rain with thunder the ground is
dry
10
Billie came from Delta last night Ad drew rails
from the north ditch east half to fence the peice
that he brock up this spring back of the barn
11
Revd Mr Walker preached this morning Mr
Gibson at night
18 rain
heavy
most of
the day
12
worked on the roads Ad & the team & Wallace
McNiel
13
I worked on the roads we had 5 days we did 4
yesterday me today was the 5 day very warm &
dry
14
Ad worked on the roads for Wallace I put up the
part of the fence round the peice behind the
Barn Ad drew the rest of the rails to finish the
fence
15
Sowed grass seed on old house field clover &
timothy
16
Rolled the old house field & the north half of the
midle field very warm day the ground hard & dry
17
Rolled the south west quarter of the North field
Revd Mr Gibson preached in the morning &Mr
Walker at night Ad went to Gananoque for Mr
Walker he preached for Mr {illegible} he was at
the {page cut off}
1876
June
19
Went to council met at Horton stopt to see Mr Beck
82
about our Insurance it was runt out in the Kingston I
Insurance again on the Cash system gave him my
note for twelve dollars to be paid 1 of November
rain
20
I have been working Jinnie she foaled at sundown
21
heavy rain last night & this morning I took some black
wool to Mrs Moores & swaped it for black
22
Sowed 12 ridges of the South East quarter of north
field with grass seed Timothy & clover high wind had
to stop sowing
23
Sowed the remainder of the south East quarter of the
north field & part of the north west quarter of it Ad
rolled that that was sowed with grass seed cool day
24
I went through the corn and potatos in the garden in
the forenoon went to an agriculture in the afternoon
at Mr Deans we revised the preamium list
25
Revd Mr Walker preached in the morning &Mr Gilpin
at night
26
I sowed grass seed on the Summer fallow that we
fallowed last year Ad rollled it with the Mares that is
the first time they have been worked together since
they foaled I went with Mr Darling to Listons Mill to try
Leonard Killyard for none performance of statute
labour he paid his work and expenses with out a treat
27
went to Johnstons this morning to show him how to
mix grout for his house fixed {illegible} for the butter
bean in the afternoon very warm day Ad rolled the
Millet
28
hoed the Tomatoes & the pop corn in the morning
went to a raising of the Spire of the Methodist church
in the afternoon warm day
29
went to the School Examination in the forenoon & to
the raising of the Spire of the Methodist church in the
afternoon it is 104 feet in height to top of poll
83
30
Ad went to Gananoque with bushel of wheat Ellen
went with him expect Bessie to come home with
them Bessie came home from Gananoque her school
closed yesterday for the vacation
1876
July
1
Ad went through potatoes corn & beans with Pollie fine
showr at night
2
Revd Mr Stewart preached this morning Mr Walker at
night
3
Ad began to plow the Summer fallow it plowd well I
picked over the potatoes in the Barn cut some Rye for
{illegible}
4
Bruce McNeil {illegible} him today they {illegible} a
gang plow it did good work there was a number of
farmers getting it wish they all it does work
5
Ad worked at the Raod in a piece of {rest of entry
illegible}
6
Ad with the {illegible} for the potatoes {illegible} went
to a school pick nick in our wood {illegible}
7
Ad & Wallace hoed the potatoes & picked about a tea
cupfull of potato bus of those in the ground
8
Ad & Wallace worked in the potatos back of the Barn I
worked at a bolster for the truck waggon
9
Revd Mr Walker preached this morning &Mr Peck at
night
10
finished the potatos back of the barn & worked at the
potatos in the center field
11
Ad did not come out from the road to day I picked
bugs of the potatos in the morning & went to Kingston
on the Express to the Presbytery
84
12
came home on the Express from Kingston I left before
it was closed the Revd A Willson was elected
Moderator for the year Mr Walker will be till his time is
up to go to the Collage Mr Catthard is moderator of our
Session there was another fire in Kingston last night
13
drew 8 loads of leached ashes to the road put them on
about 3/4 of an acre of a Summer fallow
14
drew 4 loads more to the same place & one to the
orchard here I helped to load
15
fixed the mowing machine & began to mow in the north
field north west corner I picked bug of the potatos
16
Ad took Mr Walker to fairfax Mr Franklin preached this
morning Mr Walker at night
17
raked & drew in the hay that was cut on Saturday there
was two loads it in the New barn south half of the
Sheep part mowed part of the orchard Wallace helped
18
Ad cut the orchard & the little field north of the house
& drew them in 2 loads put part in over the Sheep part
over {illegible}
1876
July
19
Ad took the mower to the Road last night he
cut grass there to day fine day
20
they drew in what the cut {illegible} very
high with rain Ellen went to the mountain
with {illegible} of athens they got {illegible}
wet quite {illegible}
21
began to cut in the midle field cut most of
the South half I have been in bed most of the
last two days
22
{illegible} & got in one load put this in new
barn got in the {illegible} no work done
85
23
got the
pitston of the
mower in cut
{illegible}
Revd Mr Walker preached in the morning
&Mr {illegible} at night
24
finished cuting the South half of the midle
field & cut part of the north half I raked in
the South half in the forenoon rain at noon
got none in it is all in winnow hay & very light
Ellen went to the mountain with A cornet got
consistently wet again no more work done
25
finishing cuting the north half of the midle
field & got in two loads put them over the
cows began to cut the Church field a little
rain
26
finished cuting the Church raked & drew it in
had three loads put them over the cows
raked & drew one load from the Midle field
put it over the horses
27
raked two loads in the midle put one of them
over the horses Ad took the other out to the
road to feed Davids horse then I went the
funeral of a child of Ellen Deckers it was
buried at Robinson school house Revd Mr
Stewart {preached?}
28
rain most of the night & this forenoon Ad
took the Machin out to the road to work
there
29
I went out to the road & raked there drew in
two loads it is very light fine day
30
Revd Mr Stewart preached this morning &Mr
Walker at night
31
I went out to the road & raked then Ad &
Wallace drew in fine day
1876
August
1
I went to the road Ad & Wallace mowed in the
swamp & bushes I raked we got a load drew it
86
in I brought the waggon home went & got the
Machin brought it here warm day
there is a
hen & 20
chickens
killed with
the heat
2
cut the peice that we left for seed it is the
north end of the northeast feild Raked & drew
it in a good load put it in the new Barn very
warm day
3
went to Marble Rock & examined the
allowance of road rear of 3rd concession
likewise staked out the old marble Rock road
warm day
4
picked potato bus of the potatos in the Midle
field Ad worked on the Summer fallow
yesterday & to day
5
Ad went to Abram McNiels for a load of straw
took to the road
6
the Revd Mr Walker preached in the morning
Mr Trumble at night warm day
7
Ad drew chipes from Whorrys woods to road
Billie &Mrs Huack went on the Exprefs for
Parry Sound to day I went to the council with
report of {illegible}
8
riged the Sawing machine and Sawed
cordwood in the forenoon Wallace Bruce
&owen helped
9
began the harvest cut the oats south half of
the north field very warm day
10
Owen & Wallace cut apart of the Midle field
with the Syth & Bruce finished the north field
in the forenoon they went home Wallace &
me raked part of the north field Ad came out
with the horse rake & raked the part of the
Midle field that was cut drew in two load of it
& one load of the north field
87
13
11
Owen Wallace & Ad raked & drew in 5 loads
of the north field I fixed the pump at the pit
for to watter the cattle the pit is nearly dry
12
Ad worked with Bruce McNiel Watts wife &
Margret came on the Express this afternoon
from Mallorytown
I took Mr Walker to Fairfax this morning he
preached here at night Mr Trumble preached
in the evening
1876
August
14
began to cut the wheat at the old house finished it
& then went to the north field cut it & the oats
alongside of it
rain
15
Bruce McNiel Wallace & Owen Sullivan helped a
very heavy rain about 11 oclock that stoped work I
went to Gananoque with Besie She expected the
School to begin to morrow it is not to begin till
Monday I took 2 bags of wheat to mill
16
Set up & turned over the wheat got it in Wallace
helped Owen & Ad & Wallace finished cuting the
oats in the midle field
17
drew in 5 loads of oats I turned them that was cut
with the reaper them that was cut with the Syth did
not n{illegible}
18
I raked the oats at the road Ad & Wallace drew then
in the forenoon they helped Bruce in the aftrnoon I
picked bugs
19
drew 6 loads of ashes to the orchard Ad helped me
in the forenoon he helped Bruce in the afternoon
20
Revd Mr Walker preached this morning no meeting
at night
21
I picked bugs of the potatos Ad helped Bruce in the
88
forenoon he cut oats in the Northeast field J
Johnston cattle was in them all night destroyed
them very much Mr Gramshaw the Bible S
Calpartum left home this morning he has canvast
the county thoroughly
22
finished cuting the oats & all the peas but 6 ridges
Bruce Wallace & Owen helped most of the day
23
raked the oats & drew them in had two loads drew
in one load of Peas Dry warm time
24
finished hooking the peas drew them all in that
finished our harvest expect the Millet {illegible}
25
Ad is helping Bruce to day Wallace went to the
camp meeting with a load Ellen went they wont
from Halstons Banquet is in Sunday School
{illegible}
26
Ad is helping Bruce to day I am fixing more wheat
27
Revd Mr Stewart preached this morning Mr Walker
at night
28
boarded up floor of the New barn so as to keep out
the hens in the forenoon atended a trial at the
/station for selling liquor without liscence fined 20$
it was R Stacey
29
I drew 4 loads of ashes to the orchard Ad helped
Bruce
30
Ad helped Bruce I went with Mr Walker to James
Bruce Cornets James McCormick J Shields
31
I went with Mr Walker in to Mr {illegible} &Mr
Darlings & {illegible} they were not a home Ad cut
{illegible}
1876
Sept
1
I drew 7 loads {most of the rest of the entry is
89
illegible} the Millet at the road {illegible} we
raked ours and drew it in the afternoon
{illegible}
2
3
10
{illegible} forenoon I went to Gananoque with
Mr Walker & brought Revd Mr Cattherd back
with me he preached here at 2 oclock there
was a letter from Hazelwood that Betsey was
very sick Ellen & me went downe got there
about 11 oclock She is very Sick
Revd Mr Cathard had the communion here Mr
Walker preached for him in Gananoque I heard
Revd Mr Brown in Caintown
4
Came home to day Betsey is no better when
we left there was a fine showr at Rob this
morning there was none here
5
went to a dinner at the New Church there was
a fine meeting everything went of well Mr
Walker was here for tea Rob Beatty & Rob
McCleary was here they were looking at Big
Joel Landons farm Betsy is a little better
6
we unloaded the Millet of the waggon I got a
Shoe on Jennie I paid for it to Allan I then drew
two loads of ashes
7
Ad hired Wm Millard to help get out the Ashes
& dung we drew 8 loads to the orchard dry
day
8
drew 12 loads of Ashes to the orchard I went to
Gananoque for Bessie in the afternoon She
came home with me
9
Ad & Wm drew 11 loads of Ashes I went to a
directors meeting at Mr Deans there was Just
a quarum
I went to Fairfax with the Revd Mr Cassels he
came home on yesterdays Express the Revd
90
Mr Trumbel preached in the morning
the Widow
Clow came
up on the
Express
17
11
we drew 11 loads of ashes to the orchard
12
drew 8 loads of ashes finished the orchard and
put 3 of them on the little field
13
drew 5 loads of dung from Mr Rings Stable put
them in the garden
14
drew 9 loads from Joseph Taylors Stable put
them in the old house field
15
Ad cultivated in the Sumerfalow in the
forenoon him & Wm threshed peas in the
afternoon I mended Ad & Jennie boots a very
little rain to day the ground very dry
16
I went to Gananoque to Mill took 3 bags of
wheat & 6 of peas got the peas ground for the
hogs Wm dug potatos in the garden potatos is
a poor crop Ad & Ellen went to Young
Revd Mr Carswell preached in the morinng &
Mr at night
1876
Sept
18
Ad took the horses to the road & cultivated the
Summer follow Wm scraped up the dung there
being heavy rain last night I intend to go to
Hamilton on the Express
19
Wm & Ad drew Dung at the road fine day
20
they worked at the dung very dry
21
Wm helped Henry Webster to thrash Ad drew dung
22
Do Do Do {Ditto} Ad went for Besie to Gananoque
in the afternoon I got home from Hamilton by the
91
Express all well had a fine time a fine show
everything good except field roots they poor & few
of them I Stoped in Toronto at Frank Halls all night
they are all well
23
24
Wm is out to the road I am fixing things at home
Revd Mr Stewart preached this morning no meeting
at night
25
Ad & Wm drew dung to the south East corner of
the north field I went with S Moorehead to see
about calling the Revd Mr Cowsell
26
began to rain about 3 oclock this morning rained
most of the day thrashed peas & gathered the
dung in the Sheeppen Billie came from Perry Sound
on the Express
27
Billie & me went to Young Betsey is no better I
stoped at Menguels all night
drew
out
the
dung
28
Billie & me went to Delta Fair good so far
got it
all out
29
rain most of the night & most of the day I got home
at night all well the Revd Mr Russel came on the
Express
30
dug potatos I fixed part of a gate
rain
1876
Oct
rain
rain
1
Revd Mr Russel preached in the morning &Mr Trumbel
at night {rest of line illegible}
2
finished diging the potats at the Barn poor crop
3
began to dig the potatos in the midle field I fixed the
bin in the seller heavy rain the afternoon I put a gate at
the pit next the Cooper Shop
92
4
went to our fair it was a fine afair there was a very great
crowd there was in at the gate
5
drew a load Stones of the Barn field put them at the
corner of the stable Wm drew coke for JD Bradley &
Frank Dean from the Station rain in the night
6
went to dig potatos dug a basket full then it began to
rain we thrashed the peas finished them & cleaned
them
7
Wm Split some wood finished diging the potatos in the
garden
8
rain
15
Revd Mr Mansell preached in the morning Mr Russel at
night
9
killed a hog hear & 1 for Ad 1 for Bruce McNiel & dug
some potatos I took Bessie to Gananoque
10
finished diging the potatos in the midle field Ad paid
Wm Millard he went home to Ogdensburg
11
Sowed 2 1/2 bushel of Rye where we Summer fallowed
last Summer in the North field sowed timothy & Clover
seed in the Spring it did not take
12
sowed 3 bushel of Rye in the North Field south east half
the grass seed did not take there nearly
13
I went to Fairfax to JP McCormick to meet Sam
Moorhead he did not come till near noon we walked to
A Cochrans got dinner went to all the members of the
church to see what we could raise for a minister got
home after dark had midling sucsess
14
heavy rain last night & this morning I went to Young to
see Betsey She is some better
Revd Mr Stewart preached at night no Presbyterian
minister
93
16
Ad began to plow in the North field south East half
17
Ad plowed in the Same field I ridled some peas for seed
18
I went to the River to see what I could get for the
minister Ad plowed in the North field South west half
19
Ad plowed North field finished it this afternoon and
began to plow the Summer fallow warm day
20
Ad plowed in the Summer fallow I shoveld the furrows
in the north field where the Rye is sowed that neaded
cleaning out
21
rain last night Ad had to leave the Summer fallow &
plow in the midle field East line the ground is cloggy
with the rain
1876
Oct
rain
22
29
the Revd Mr Stewart preached this morning no
meeting at night
23
Ad plowed in midle field we drew out some big stones
took them to East line little rain at night
24
Ad plowed in same field fine day
25
Do Do Do{Ditto}
26
Ad plowed in the same field Wallace got a horse of Mr
Darlings & started two plows they both plowed there
27
finished plowing that field Wallace began in the field at
the old house Ad plowed some in the Summer fall it is
so loose he could do nothing so they both plowed at
the old house I have been Shoveling & cleaning out the
furrows
28
Ad & Wallace are both working in the old house field I
cut & burned some of the plumb bushes there
there was no meeting to day Mr Bennet did not come
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Mr Tremble is sick
30
I went to Gananoque with Bessie & brought home 2
barrels of salt $1.25 per barrel 100 of flour 2.65 per 100
bls Ad plowed at h{cut off}
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Wallace finished the old house field & began to plow
the garden & Sowed a bushel of salt on it a little rain to
day ground very dry
1876
Nov
1
Wallace plowed a little in the garden
there is rain with a very heavy fog could
do very little work
2
finished the garden more rain & began to
plow behind the barn sowed 1/2 bushel of
Salt on the two ridges East side
3
Wallace finished the field back of the
barn I sowed 2 1/2 bushel of Salt on it the
East half ridge I put two a doble portion
on it we intend it for potatos
4
Ad plowed on the paster field below the
Barn East line I cut out side on the old
ditches Wallace tried his iron plow could
do nothing he went to Willsons got it
fixed got back at night I got a Telagram
from Mr Smith of Kingston that there will
a student for tomorrow I went to Shearers
to give notice to Fairfax of the minister
5 the Station
cows came into
our field they
hooked the
youngs Cow So
that She died
yeserday
the Revd Mr Stewart preached a funeral
sermon of Mr Wasts child in the morning
&Mr Nairn preached at night
6
Ad & Wallace plowed Sod in the field
back of the Barn I atend a Congregation
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meeting in the church Revd Mr Colthard
in the chair we concluded to call A
Minister I was appointed to atend the
Presbytry
Snow
12
7
very heavy rain most of the night put the
Cows in the Stable Ad and Wallace
plowed Sod fine day
8
Adam and Wallace finished plowing up to
the center ditch at noon then they went
to the road to plow I atend a cace
between Ruben Fields & Thomas
Kavanaugh for selling liquor without
Licence this was not provd
9
I went to Marblerock & laid out a road or
rather three roads one across lot No 18
near the drowned land another along the
allowance between 18 & 19 in the 4 conse
to the old Heacock road another between
Killenbeck & King partly across 18 very
Stormy in the forenoon Snow that is the
first Ad plowed at the road
10
Ad & Wallace plowed at the road I
cleaned some furrows
11
Do Do Do{Ditto} I split wood &othe
chores the Revd Mr Green & Mr
Cumberland came here on the Express
Mr Green lectured in the church for the
Bible Socitie
I took Mr Green to Mr Willson he
preached in the New Church Mr
Cumberland preached in our church in
the morning Mr Stewart at night
1876
Nov
13
Ad & Wallace is plowing at the road I cleaned out
the ditch near the North end of the field very fine
day
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rain
14
they are plowing there I am working in our ditches
15
I finished the midle ditch on the South East field
our water furrows are all cleaned out now Ad &
Wallace plowing on at the {illegible}
16
we killed the two Spring pigs we had hear this
morning Bruce helped hard frost So that they
could not plow they plowed in the afternoon
17
I cut up the pork this morning I went to
Gananoque for Bessie at noon her & Miss Rogers
came home with me
18
Bessie & Miss Rogers went to Brockville to hear
the Minister of Education rain most of the day I
thrashed Millet for the cows
19
the New Methodist Church was opened the Revd
Mr Douglas of Montreal preached in the morning
&Revd Mr Brown at night
heavy
rain last
night
20
I took Bessie &Mrs Rogers to Gananoque this
morning I got lbs of oatmeal I paid Mr Brough
$1.80c for the childrens Boots I got the horses
shod that is 2 new shoes & 2 set
rain
21
I took the horses out to Ad he plowed I went to
church to day this is a fair day mild
22
rain this morning I thrashed Millet for the Cows we
have in at night there is nothing for them to eat Ad
is plowing
23
I am thrashing oats for the horses & sraw for the
cows Ad is plowing & pulling willows next Calhoun
24
Lizie & Ida went home on the Express fine day we
cleaned up a bag & half of oats Ad took them &
some hay out to the road he is plowing there
25
Ad plowed in the afternoon the ground is hard
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frozen this {illegible} this morning fine day
26
the Revd Mr Robinson preached this morning and
at night in there own church
27
hard frost last night Ad did not come out I fixed
things about the hog pen fine day but cold
28
we Sawed what wood was hear this afternoon
Wallace & Bruce helped a little about 4 oc{cut off}
29
I thrashed oats for the cattle & helped the Boys to
load the Machin they took it out to the road &
sawed wood at Bruces
30
very hard frost last night with north wind I
thrashed oats Ad went & got 24 bushels of wheat
from Mathew Keer paid him one d{cut off} per
bushel The Revd W Wright came on the Express
his stopt all night is going to preach {illegible} for
us
1876
1
Ad went to Gananoque with a grist to the Mill Ellen went
with him very cold day I did nothing with a pain in my
thigh
2
Snowed about two inches last night I split wood and
thrashed oats for the cows Ad drew two loads of sand &
banked part of the house with it cold day
3
Revd Mr Peek preached in the Methodist in the morning
Revd Mr Wright at night in ours
4
I thrashed oats to get straw for the cows this morning I
atend the Council with the report of J Hills road in the
afternoon Ad drew Sand to bank the house
5
I thrashed oats for Straw for the Cows I atended a trial
for selling Spiritous liquors between the Inspector and E
Corban Corbin was fined 20$ & costs or 30 days in Joal
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6
I thrashed oats for straw for cows & attended them
7
Split wood & thrashed oats cold day
8
Do Do Do {Ditto} very cold day
9
went ot the funeral of Mrs Thomas Gilbert the Revd Mr
Stewart preached in the New Methodist Church it was
full the corps was buired a the McNiel buring ground a
very cold day Snowed last night
10
17
Revd Mr Wright preached in the morning Mr Swart at
night
11
I went to Marble rock & laid out a road across lot No 18 in
the 4 concession of Leeds cold day I went with {illegible}
12
I cleaned out the granary & fixed it up as we expect the
thrashers tomorrow I went to hear the Revd Mr Wright
preach Thomas Webbs funeral Sermon he died
yesterday they are going to take the Body to near
Toronto on the morning Express
13
the thrashers came this morning they thrashed 40
bushel of wheat Six bags of Redfern & 18 of the White
Sea and 250 of oats D Cowan F McNiel Wm Bruce
Wallace {Sumerby?} Cowan and the three McNiel
thrashers
14
Cleaned up the flour & put in the Chaff we cleaned up Six
bags of Redfern wheat for the mill
15
I took care of the Cattle and Split wood
16
very Stormy day high wind and Snow with drifting could
not let the Cows to water there such high winds
Revd Mr Ferguson preached in the Methodist Church in
the morning Mr Wright in our own at night
1876
Dec
18
I went to Sixth concession of Leeds & laid out a
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road there for to let Adam Armstrong out from
letter A to the now boarded road very cold day
little Snow
drisel of
Snow in
the
morning
19
high winds with Snow this morning took corn of
the cattle and Split Some cold day Ellen got
home on the Express
20
fixed the hing of the woodshed door and took
care of the Cattle
21
Ad went to Gananoque for Bessie here time is
done with the School then Ellen and Mrs Dean
went with them they went with the Buggy cold
day
22
I went to the nomination of councilor at
McCrans school house there was 4 Reeves 4
Deb Reves & 15 Counilors nominated there was
a large meeting a driseling snow most of the
day
23
I split wood did the chores Ad took the Sow to
Escott to the Boare he left her there cold day
24
Mr Glasford came here last night he preached
this morning Mr Cuningham at night in the New
Church Ad and his Wife Jennet & Bessie went
to Caintown to the church {illegible}
25
Ad & the rest of them that went to Young
came home to day in time for dinner Mr
Glasford went back to Kingston on the Express
Mary came up with Ad
26
Ad brought the Sow home from Escott I cared
for cattle
27
I Split wood Ad came out & put on the outside
windows fine day
28
I fixed Some Strips for the windows & put them
on in the weavers room the loom is taken {cut
off}
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29
Ad & Bessie went to Brockville with the Slaugh
this morning they got home a little after dark a
very Stormy day Snow & wind
30
Split wood for Sunday Mrs Sumerby corps
came in the Express from Otawa She died at
her Son Wm Ad took Corps from the Station to
the English church & then to the Robinson
graveyard the Revd Mr Houston gave a Short
Sermon
Revd Mr Tremble preached in the New Church
in morning there was no meeting in ours the
Train is Stopt the hands are all on a Strike no
M{cut off} since yesterday so the Student
could not get {cut off}
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