Text
William Beatty (1806-1897)
1883-1886
Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers
{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.}
Beatty, Walter Journal April 1883 to May 1886
{breeding chart for cattle}
1883
{several lines illegible}
July16
Do {Ditto}our Spoted 2 year old to a bull
in the Show ground
August 11
Do Ads old line back " " Wm McNiels
23
Do our Grea Cow to a Bull in the
Fairground
Sept 5
Do our Red 2 year old heffer Wm
McNeils
Dec 10
put the Sow in with the Boar this
morning
1884 January 7
the Sow went again
1884
took the Farrow cow to Wm Webster D
1
Bull
again on the 10
June 3
took our 2 year old to Bruces Do
Do the Mary Cow Do Do
18
Young pett Do Do
17
our Duck cow Do Do
21
3 year old Duck Do Do
28
4 Do DoDoDo
30
Lillie Cow Do Do
July 7
our Line Back a Bull that was on the
{illegible}
Sept 8
White Cow to Bruce Bull
December 29
Ad took the Berkshire to the Lawyer
boar at John Cooks
1885
June 11
our linnie to Abs Holstein Bull
August 6 21
Mary cow again Bruce Bull S. Johnstons
24
Jersey yearling Do Do
26
Dutch cow Do Do
29
Bud Do Do
July 1
Big farrow heffer or Killie Abs Holstein
3
the 3 year old webster to Bruces Bull
14
the 2 year old heffer Do
2
August 1
Whiete cow Abs Holstein
18
Red Cow B{illegible} or Lill
{on left margin written
vertically}
the Heffer at the Christy took the 31 of
July 1885
1884
June 4
{illegible} mair to Purchin horse
{illegible}
{illegible}
1885
June 15
Kate mair to the Purchin horse
1883
April
1
{illegible}
2
{illegible}
3
Dan went to Wallace's place with {illegible} Matthews
& they cut what was on the railway {illegible} boys &
{illegible} helped for Dan went with Bruce to {illegible}
to cut {illegible} the railway they got it ready {illegible}
it stormed so that stop they got nothing d1
4
5
8
6
Dan Drew down to the North field where the
Buckwheat was last year
7
Stormed & Snowed most of the day Dan oiled the
double harness in the Weavers room
Revd Mr Shane preached this morning after the
sermon the Members chose Hugh McKay as an elder
for Lansdowne there was one to be changed for
3
Fairfax and one for Sand Bay
9
Dan went to Abs they Sawed what was on the railway
and brought the horsepowr to Bruces on a Slaugh
10
Dan took the cirkler saw out to Bruce {illegible} they
sawed it all that he had out fine day
11
I went with JW Darling to Rockport for to here a
complaint that was laid against them for Selling goods
with a license it was tried by Mr Cornell he fined him
$10 & cost it was the most unjust dicision I ever heard
according to the Evidence given Cornell had decided
the case before he heard the evidence at So apeared
12
Dan put up our road fences this morning the travel has
been through the whole {illegible} of our field & across
the end all winter {illegible} to the {illegible}
13
Dan is not very well he has a very bad cold
14
we painted the Bobslaughs fine warm day
15
Revd Mr Craig preached this morning Mr Shane at
night
16
we cleaned up what Seed oats was in the east bin we
had 31 bushels
17
we bored Some post holes & put in some of the posts
in the concession line
18
we finished setting the posts on the concession line
19
rain most of the day Split Some wood & fixing the
fence to Wallace's {house?}
20
Dan went to Gananoque with Jennet Bessie & Aunt
Jane fine day with cold wind I put up the Boards on
the posts & finished the fence
1883
April
4
21
22
Dan brought 15 bags of oats from the road Barn we
cleaned them up & he took them to Escott got them
ground for hens
Revd Mr Shane preached this morning
23
Dan began to plow in the midle field East line the half
where the thisels was is rather wet the plow would not
clean he then plowed the Sod it did well
24
Dan plowed in the Same field cold raw day I worked at
the Milk Buggy Shaftes I have a bad cold
25
Sowed about 2 inches last night the ground is all white
Dan drew dung to the Buckwheat ground this
forenoon he plowed in the afternoon
26
Dan plowed all day cold day I fixed a pair of new
Shafts for the Milk waggon
27
Dan is plowing in the Same field cold day
28
Dan finished plowing the Sod ridges that run North &
South in that field cold Day
29
Revd Mr Bailey preached this morning Mr Shane at
night
30
Dan plowed in the North half of the Same field where
the thistles is he got the plow point laid I have been
working at a Stone boat when I was able I have a bad
Cold
1883
May
1
Dan is plowing in the thistle field it is a good
deal warmer this morning I took cair of
{illegible}
2
Dan is Plowing in Same field
3
rain most of the day I went to the funeral of the
child of Alex Cornett the Reverend Mr Crage
5
preached in the house cold damp day
heavy rain
in the
morning
4
Dan is drawing the old rails that was in the
fence where we made the new one to
Johnston line I have Some headace
5
we cleaned Seed oats in the New Barn in the
forenoon I went to Fairfax to Session meeting
Henery Landon & Miss Shields joined the
church very few out
6
Woods look
a little
green
13
the Communion was held at Fairfax this
afternoon Revd Mr Shane preached the church
was well filled
7
Dan plowed where the thistles was in the
center field
8
Dan is plowing I sowed 1/2 bushel of Timothy
seed on the Fall wheat I put it on 9 ridges
began at the east side
9
Dan is plowing cold morning he finished that
part of the field & began to Sow & Sowed 4
bushel of little oats I drove the horses while he
Sowed
10
Sowed 3 bushel more rain in the afternoon
11
heavy rain most of the night we fixed the
Barnyard fence could do nothing in the field
ground too wet
12
Dan Sowed 5 bushel of Small oats the ground
works well
Revd Mr Shane preached in evening Mr Balie in
the morning
6
14
Dan Sowed 7 Bushel of the Astrilion oats on the
South End of the midle field it was plowed out
of the Sod this Spring drags up well I brock it in
with the cultivator
15
Dan Sowed 5 bushel more of the Same oats I
brock it with the cultivator fine day rather cold
16
Dan Sowed 6 bushel of peas oats & Barley
mixed on the east Side of Buckwheat ground
17
Dan got the wheeled cultivator & cultivated
the Buckwheat ground where it was plowed
last fall & plowed the remainder of the field
18
Dan Sowed 6 bushel of the Small oats I Sowed
timothy seed on the most of it
1883
May
19
20
Dan Sowed 1 1/2 bushels of Barley on the West Side of
the Buckwheat ground then I Sowed 3 lb of Black
Barley on the South head ridge west end then 5 lb of
{illegible} Improved Barley then the full of the wash
basin of {illegible} all 3 kinds on the headridge that
finished the field fine warm day
we had no meeting to day Mr Shane is at Morisburg
21
rain this morning we left the Cows out last night for
the first time I put them in at 4 oclock this morning
22
rain all day nothing done excep Some Chores
23
Still raining this morning I worked at a gate for the lain
and fixed some hinges for it we have the Cows in most
of the time
24
Dan bored & we Sett Some posts & nailed on Some
boards on them for a lain fence
25
Dan took the young cattle out to the Sixth Concession
Wm McNeil went with them
7
26
27
Dan is laid up with the quinsey
Revd Mr Richards preached this evening Wm Cornett
took him to Fairfax & Sand Bay
28
I got Fred Johnston to help me for a few days he
began at noon to day Dan is Sick he drew dung into
the garden that is the {illegible}
29
rain most of the day we cleaned up the Seed peas &
wheat & 12 bushels of wheat for a grist 16 bushel of
oats for feed
30
Fred went to Escott with the grist Robert Beatty &
Unkel Rob came up yesterday Rob got 2 pigs very
heavy rain shower
31
we took the potatos out of the Sellar Unkel helped us
1883
June
1
Fred & me took the {illegible} of the potatos to
{illegible} out & cleaned out a lot of dust
{illegible} out of the cellar this forenoon Fred
went home at noon that makes 4 days that he
helped me
2
I picked over some of the potatos Dan has
{illegible} done no work yet he went to
Gananoque with Kate
3
Revd Mr Shane preached this morning
4
Dan Sowed nearly 5 bushel of peas on the 6
ridges next to the midle line I draged {illegible}
he sowed the ground drags well
5
Dan is plowing on the ends of the midle field
they run east & west they are wet enough
6
finished plowing the head ridges & soed nearly 1
1/2 bushel of wheat on the North End
8
{illegible
not in
margin}
7
Sowed the South end this forenoon and Sowed
Better than a bushel on it he then plowed rolled
draged I rolled & cultivated the garden is it in
bad order
8
Dan worked at the garden cultivating rolling &
dragging it is better than it was we planted the
ridge next the fence with the cow corn put it in
drills
9
we planted 2 1/2 bushel of potatos that is the
first that we have planted in the garden I went
to Fairfax to the meeting of the Session with
William Cornett
10
Revd Mr Shane preached this evening
11
Dan plowed parts of the field back of the
{illegible} drew dung for the potatos& some
{illegible} of the Barn he took the {illegible} for
the potatos
12
I raked & made some beds for beets & carrots
& {illegible} Ellen helped me I planted some
beans that for {illegible}
13
Dan {illegible} for the potatos to the midle field
& at the ground back of the Barn for the corn &
roots it is very rough he rolled & cultivated
14
John Coslow Sheared the Sheep in the forenoon
Dan furrowed out the potato ground him &
{illegible} planted 1/2 bushel of the Erely Rose
that is {illegible}
15
Dan plowed back of the old Barn cultivated
{illegible} rolled & cultivated {rest of line
{illegible}
1883
June
16
I raked & {illegible} 2 rows of carrots on the {illegible}
of parsnips on the east side we {illegible} of
ErelyRoses then rolled of {illegible} we then sowed &
9
drills peas with the winter {illegible} turned this
{illegible}
17
Revd Mr Shane preached this morning
18
we finished the planting of the western corn we put in
drills covered it with the cultivator up Sides down
finished with our {illegible} corn I planted 4 rows of
beans it rained in the afternoon
19
very hard rain last night the ground is very wet I
planted Some pop corn & more beans that finished
the field back of the Barn then drew some wood for
Reverend Mr Shane & piled some of the lumber
20
we worked on the roads some showers
21
Do Do Dan worked in the forenoon I worked all day
that finished our 5 days Dan got a big plow from
Bruce & began to plow in Summer follow in the North
field near the {illegible}
22
Dan plowed at the Summer fallow it plows well
23
we planted 1 bushel of Black potatos& 1 1/2 of the
Erely Rose on a piece we got of J. Purvis Bruce plowed
him & William planted there too Dan went to
{illegible} rest of line {illegible}
24
25
Dan plowed at the Summer fallow {rest of line
illegible}
26
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27
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28
{lines illegible}
29
{lines illegible}
10
30
{lines illegible}
1883
July
1
the Revd Mr Shane preached this morning
2
{illegible} in the orchard with the machine I
cut some with the scythe fine day {illegible}
3
Dan mowed Some in the North Field west side
in the forenoon he went to Sand Bay with B
McNiel in the afternoon I mowed in the
afternoon it is all Clover & heavy
4
Dan drew 3 loads of dung to the Summer
follow and cultivated Some of the fallow the
hay is too wet to work
5
raked & cocked the orchard Ellen & me went
to Sand Bay Church opening Reverend Dr
Landon preached Reverend Messr McQuague
and Greace adressed the people then there
Tea in the Grove after fine day
6
we raked & cocked first peace that we cut in
the north field it is in good order I raked a
peace on this Side it is heavyier & greener we
could not cocke it had not time
7
heavy rain most of the day we got in the hay
that was in the orchard before it came or
there was 2 loads of it put in over the Cow
Stable in the new barn
8
Corn {?}hard
in the garden
Revd Dr Landon preached this morning
9
we Spread out Some of the hay this morning
Fred Johnston helped in the afternoon to
draw in I raked
10
Johnston helped to draw in all day John
Cosslow helped in the afternoon got a good
job done
11
{?} market
four days
{pacing?}
11
we mowed over next the fallwheat I mowed
Dan took it away with the fork it is So heavy it
gathered in bunch and is lodged & lying down
fine warm day
12
we finished the cuting of the North field it is
very heavy So that we cannot rake it up till
dry Some
13
heavy rain last night Dan drew Some dung
14
rain still very little done Dan Drew dung I
attended preparatory Service & Session
meeting
15
Revd Mr Shane preached we had the
communion here there was over 50 par took
of it
{illegible
marginal
note}
16
we went out to the 6 con Dan brought home
the cattle that was there I brought a load of
Sawdust for the milkshed
17
Dan went to look for a man for to help to
Stack he came back after noon brought his
Father with him we made a Stack bottom 9
loads in it
1883
July
18
we turned over the heavy Clover & Shook it out
then I raked up with Mr McLaughlin horse Dan &
his Father drew in 7 loads it is very good order
19
we put nearly 2 more loads the Stock when it
began to rain we filled up the midle& had to
quit they hoed in the garden
20
we finished the Stack this afternoon I turned
over the windrows & top of the Stack in the
forenoon they hoed
12
21
22
{illegible
marginal
note}
Dan went to Kingston to See the Show his
Father and me raked & cocked up what was left
in that field we had 50 cocks Mr Dan Norman
went home at noon I gave him five dollars for
his work & 1 for his Son Wm he worked 4 days
hoeing
Revd Mr Shane preached at night
23
I mowed in the midle field about one quarter of
it Dan cut round the fences and hoed
24
Dan went with the cultivator through the
potatos that we planted on Burnes place in the
forenoon we then raked and cocked what I
mowed in the center field
25
I got Mr Watts to help we began a Srack in the
midle field put 2 loads in the bottom of the
clover hay from the north field & 4 from the
midle field that was all we had cut there is over
150 Cocks in it
26
I mowed the North East quarter of the center
field then finished hoeing the potatos on Burnes
place
27
I mowed part of the center field & Dan
cultivated Some of the potatos in the East field
in the forenoon we raked & cocked what I cut
on Wednesday
28
Mr Watts began to work this morning a wet day
we cleaned up 10 bushel of wheat & 20 of Oats
Dan took them to Escott Mill Watts bored post
holes for the line fence
29 rain
Revd Mr Jordan preached this morning Dan
took him to Fairfax
30
we took the hay that was west of the Stack &
stirred up the cocks this morning after dinner
we got nearly 3 loads on the Stack when it
13
began to rain we filled up the midle
31
at odd times Watts bored post holes in the
north Side of the lain Dan & me nailed on the
fence boards to day Watts picked up the old
Stack bottom east of the old Barn no hay
weather
1
Dan took the old rails that on the lain fence &
fixed the road fence around the North Field
Watts is hoeing the potatos in the midle there is
a misty rain
2
we finished the Stack in the midle field there is
13 loads in it. it is poor hay we put a good deal
of Salt on it
3
we drew 2 loads out of the midle field put them
in the new barn Watts hoed potatos Dan cut
the hay in the field in the East Side South of the
first ditch
4
Dan cut the hay in the center field north west
corner I raked the hay in field that Dan cut
yesterday Watts cocked it then finished our
cuting to night
1883
August
5
{illegible
marginal
note}
Revd Mr Shane preached at night
6
Dan & Watts made a Stack bottom & drew 2
loads to it I raked where Dan cut on Saturday
and drew 5 loads into the new barn it is good
hay
7
we finished the Stack that was begun yesterday
this forenoon it is the best hay we have had this
Season it got no rain they helped Bruce at his
Wheat in the afternoon fine day
8
Dan & Watts is helping Bruce to day with the
team they drew in his Wheat & Some hay fine
day
14
9
Bruce brought out the reaper he got our fall
wheat and Barley before dinner his two Boys
Dan & Watts bound till noon it was so warm
that the bands brock they all went out to
Bruces drew in for him
10
Bruces two Boys & Daughter Mary came this
morning & bound up our wheat this forenoon
then they all went out to Bruces & helped him I
went to Gananoque with Jennet I McLaughlin
horse very warm day
11
Dan & Watts is drawing our fall wheat had three
& half loads had half a load of Barley they
helped Bruce after
12
a little rain
in morning
Revd Mr Shane preached this morning
13
Dan is cultivating the summer follow Watts
hoeing
14
Dan is drawing dung Watts is loading he drew 18
loads
15
Do Do Do Incle Rob came on the mixed Mrs
Dobb & Ellen Scott came on the Express Dan &
Watts is at the dung
16
Mrs Dobbs & Ellen Scott went to Brockville on
the Express Dan & Watt is at the dung
1883
August
19
17
Dan helped Bruce to Saw wood Watts helped
half the day he went to Gananoque for him
self
18
Dan & Watts is at the dung I have been fixing
the hen yard
the RevdMr Wright preached this morning Mr
Shane at night
15
20
Dan & Watts finished the dung this morning
then drew one load from Nowlans wanted that
to finish the follow he began to cross plow it
Watts is spreading the dung
21
Dan is plowing Watts is cuting the Black Barley
and Rennies {illegible} I got 3 lb of the Black &
5 of Rennies & spreading dung
22
Dan is plowing Watts is cradling a Swarth
round the oats where the Buckwheat was last
year Bruce came with the Reaper and this
afternoon fine day
23
Bruce is cuting the oats on the thistle field his
two boys help to Bind. Dan & Watts bound too
after finishing the Summer fallow there was a
little rain this morning
24
Dan & Watts went this morning helped Bruce
bind wheat his wheat they got it finished
25
Dan & Watts Drew in 3 loads of oats off the
buckwheat ground and bound Some of the
oats
26
Watts
finished his
month
today
the Revd Mr Shane ordained Messrs Donovan
& Herbison as Elders of our Session at Fairfax
the church was well filled
27
Dan & Watts drew in a load & a half off the
buckwheat ground loads of the thistle piece
28
they got in all that we had cut and ready this
forenoon & toped off the Stack of hay in the
midle field they helped Bruce to draw in the
afternoon
29
heavy rain last night Dan and me Drew 3 loads
of oats from Burns Barn and cleaned them up
we had 15 bags the ground is very wet
30
we drew 24 bags more of oats to day cleaned
16
them up in the forenoon Dan took 24 bags of
oats to Escott Mill for to get ground for the
hogs this afternoon he did not get them home
with him
1883
Sept
1
2
heavy rain this
afternoon
I am choring a
little of
everyhing
rain last night
the communion was taken in the Sand Bay
church there a large attendance 51
communion five new members
3
Bruce and Baryon is helping Dan to hook the
peas they finished them this afternoon
4
Dan went to Escott Mill for the grist this
morning he helped Bruce to draw in this
afternoon
5
Dan cut Some wood for Abia he helped
Bruce to hook peas in the afternoon
6
Dan help Bruce to Draw in all day
7
Do Do Do they drew one load of oats that
we had in left in the North field it was too
green to cut when the rest was cut
8
Dan thrashed some fall wheat for Seed I
helped a little in the forenoon went to an
Agriculture meeting at Deans
9
Martin Amber
Dan cradled the peice of ats that was left
that to green this morning he then helped
Bruce to draw in I went to Sand Bay to a
Session meeting & church
Professor Moatt preached this morning
10
Dan and Bruce plowed 4 ridges on the west
Side of the Summer follow and Sowed the
bushel of the Martin Amber fall wheat this
morning that I got from Rennies
17
11
Dan is helping Bruce to draw in he was there
in the afternoon yesterday I made a gate for
the corn field
12
Dan drew in our peas Barrion helped him
Bruce cut part of our oats I went to the Bay
for pig for the Socitie that we got from
Luther Loweys
13
Bruce finished cuting our oats this morning
Dan is drawing in for them fine day
14
Dan is helping Bruce to draw his oats
15
Do DoDo fine day
16
Revd Mr Nicolson Preached at Fairfax &
Sand Bay in the morning & noon here at
night
17
rain last night and this morning I went to the
Kingston Presbytery at noon on the Express
Dan and Bruce is plowing for the remainder
of the fall wheat
18
I got home on the Express Dan is drawing
Some of the oats
19
Dan and Bruces Boys finished drawing the
oats I raked the ground with Mr Shanes
horse very warm day
1883
Sept
23
20
Dan helped Bruce to thrash with the team fine day
21
they finished the thrashing this forenoon they plowed
the Summer follow and Sowed part of it
22
Dan finished Sowing the fall wheat he Sowed four 4
bushel Bruce cut the Spring wheat this afternoon
Revd Mr Shane preached this morning
18
24
Dan and Robert Armstrong bound the wheat I
Stooked it is very green plump cornel
25
heavy rain last night & this morning Dan Bessie Aunt
Jane and me went to Delta in the afternoon to the
Delta Agriculture Fair Stoped at Lizzy's all night She is
well
26
I acted as judge on class J it was poor on account of
the rain got home about 8 oclock Daves two oldest
children came home with us a telegram came after we
left that Jennie was at James Scotts Sick with the
Scarlet fever Jennet went right down to Brockville
27
got a letter from Jennet that Jennie is not dangers
Dan plowed and scraped part of the cross ditch in the
midle east field
28
Dan went to road & began to dig the potatos they are
very poor Some of them is roten
29
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30
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1883
Oct
1
heavy frost last night we drew in the Spring
wheat I helped Dan with one load I went to Mr
Shane's to meet Revd Mr Greacey & Mr Gillise
on our church matters
heavy rain
this
forenoon
2
Dan went to Gananoque with 12 bushel of
wheat he could not get it ground for a fortnight
the water was out of the pond on account of
the railroad he bought 50 lb of flour $1.50
3
Dan plowed in the forenoon finished the digin
the potatos at Burns place
4
Dan plowed this forenoon dug potatos in the
afternoon hard frost last night
19
5
we all atended our Township fair I took hogs
and Sheep took 1st on aged Southdown Ram &
aged yewe 2nd on yearling Ram 1st yearling
ewes 1st lambs 2nd Breeding Sow 1st Boar pig
and S ow pig
6
Dan finished diging the potatos in the garden
there is a good many of them roting
7
Revd Mr Shane preached this morning
8
Dan dug the potatos in the midle field they are
very poor
9
Dan plowed in the midle field I fixed irons for
my new wheel barrow
10
Dan drew a load of wood from Wallaces to Bill
& got it Sawed with the Circular Saw brought it
Back
11
Dan plowed part of the garden with the Iron
plow McDonald is fixing the other plow the
ground is very dry he went to Greens & 16
bushel of Apples
12
Dan plowed in the East midle Field I picked the
sweet corn
13
heavy rain last night Dan went to Gananoque
for the grist that he took last week I went with
him to See Mr {Kessels?} about Abers morgage
he got a deed from Gilbert that is the best
thing
14
Revd Mr {Thea?} preach this morning Mr Shane
at night
15
Dan is plowing I'm fixing things about the house
16
Do Do
1883
20
Oct
17
Dan plowed in the East midle field I got in the beets
and in the Beans in the Barn hard frost
18
we picked up & drew of the stones at the East west
ridge on the south end of the {illegible} field there was
some very large ones we had the stone boat at fine
day
19
Dan plowed the East & West Ridge he finished plowing
began to plow the {illegible} half of it
20
Dan is plowing in the same field cold day I atended an
Agriculture meeting at Deans
21
Mr {illegible} a student preached this morning he
Stoped here JP McCormick took him to Fairfax
22
Dan is plowing I cut corn for the cows it was frozen & is
laying almost flat
23
we drew in two Jags of the corn & put it on the barn
floor this morning & 1 {illegible} to Abby's Dan is
plowing now I cut and the cows every morning
24
Dan is plowing I went to the River as a fence viewer to
view a fence between Charles Shipman & Finnan Cross
Wm Robinson & Wm Trickie where the other viewers
25
Dan plowed & I cut Some corn for the cows & finished
digging the parsnips they are poor
26
Dan is plowing {illegible}
27
{illegible}
28
Mr Neil preached this {illegible} Mr {illegible} this
morning {illegible}
29
{illegible} finished plowing in the midle {rest of entry
illegible}
30
Dan {illegible} in field below the house at the North
21
east corner & {illegible} little done he plowed some in
the garden
31
Dan {illegible} plowing the garden & cleaning out the
{illegible} it is {illegible} good {illegible} the spring we
put the cows in stable to night first time cold raw
1883
Nov
1
Dan Cleaned out the furrows where the
{illegible} the Stable {illegible}
2
we went to the plowing match at Wm
Websters place there was only three
plowed it was a very place for it & a cold
raw wind
3
Dan plowed and Scraped a Short ditch in
the field & back of the old barn & plowed
part of it
4
Revd Mr Shane preached this morning
5
Dan plowed in field below the house I
worked at the hen house cleaning some
of the old grout away it is bursting out
the siding
6
Dan is plowing I went to the funeral of
Mrs Wm Armstrong She was buried at
the Ebenezer Church Revd Mr Crage
preached there was a large {illegible}
7
Dan plowed {illegible} in the grenary we
expect the thrasher to come on Friday
8
Dan plowed I fixed some grout for the
hen house the South Side of it all came
out
9
{illegible} boys came this morning to
thrash they thrashed the fall & spring
wheat they're 40 bushel of fall wheat
22
{illegible} at Spring wheat
10
11
{illegible}
{illegible}
Let the Ram with
the Sheep Dan
took 3 ewes to
John Cork ram
12
{illegible}
13
{illegible} a very Stormy day
14
the Snow is 5 inches deep this morning
Dan drew 2 loads of dung from the Barn
at the road
15
we went to Gananoque with the wool & 3
bags of peas & oats got yarn for the wool
paid $3.30 for {Spearing?} it
16
Dan drew more dung Snowed 6 inches
more last night cold with high wind
17
Dan drew 2 loads of wood 1 from 6 con &
1 from Abs road is good I went to Fairfax
with Mr Shane to a meeting of the
Session & {Preparatory Session}
1883
Nov
18
Ellen & me went to Fairfax to the Communion
there was a very large meeting than seven
added the church new members Revd Mr
Shane preached
19
Dan went to Abs with Bruce & they sawed up
a lot of drags for wood the Snow nearly all
gone
20
Dan plowed in the field north of the house
21
Dan Do Do Do.
22
Dan Do I grouted the hen house
23
23
Dan is plowing I took Ellen to see Benjamin
Young he very Sick I do not think he will live
long he is not able to Sit up alone
24
Dan is plowing I am making a frame for the
Seller door fine day
25
Revd Mr Shane preached at night
26
Dan is plowing this forenoon very heavy rain in
the afternoon I went with Mr Shane to Fairfax
there was to be meeting of the Session about
altering bounds there was no meeting
27
the ground is too wet to do anything abd it is
freezing now Ad came home at midnight
Express all well
28
David &Vive came on the midnight Express
Watt went down to Brockville on the Lightning
Express they are all well we put in a new frame
in the outside Seller-way it was all roten and
the Stair-way was caved in we are going to
build it up with Stones Dan has them drawn for
it it has been very Stormy rain and Snow
nothing done out doors
29
Dan took all the old straw from over the Stable
we put it in the yard & new straw from the
Barn over the horses
30
Stormy day Dan thrashed the flax seed
{illegible} noon got wood from own woods
31 {this
might be
Dec 31st's
entry?}
Dan drew wood that he has cut there is a good
deal of dead wood in the bush the Thrashers
came at noon and thrashed bushel of oats
John Johnson man and one horse helped
Bruce team & two Boys Charles Arms George
Arthur helped
1883
Dec
1
Dan cut wood in our bush and drew it to the house
24
fine day
2
Revd Mr Shane preached this morning
3
Dan got more wood fine day
4
Dan and Ad fixed the Barn for the thrashers we
expect them tomorrow they moved the Straw So
that we can keep it all in they fixed the poles over
the {doors?}
5
the thrashers came at noon they finished the
thrashing we had bushel of oats
6
Dan built up a Stone wall on the Side of the Sellar
7
Do he finished the walls this afternoon & went
home
8
I finished the makeing of the Steps for the Seller
and got them in So that we can out or in from the
out Side. I have to cover them in yet
9
he was
away 3
days
Revd Mr Tigh preached this morning Mr Shane at
night
10
very Stormy this forenoon I {maed frame?} for {the
Cellar?}
11
I worked at the {frame?} for the Seller
12
Dan came home from his Father's he helped him
for three days he got wood and other chores got
ready for killing the hogs & brought the Sheep from
{Mr J Cook's?}
13
we killed the hogs Bruce helped us fine day
14
Dan helped John Johnston to thrash with the team
fine day I finished covering in the cellar way Ad
went to Young on the Mixed
25
15
16
Dan went to John Johnsons this morning they
finished thrashing at noon he got wood after
Mr Johnston preached this morning he is a Student
17
Wm came on the Mixed Stoped off at Kingston on
Saturday from Perry Sound to Bessie's & She was
home Dan & me Cleaned up 9 bushel of the old
wheat that is the last of it we cleaned 12 bags of
oats intending to go to the Mill tomorrow
18
very Stormy this forenoon and all day we took the
top of the Snow Stack in the yard
19
Ad went to Gananoque to Mill he had 9 bushels of
wheat and 12 bags of oats the roads very ruff Dan
cut wood
20
Ad went to Gananoque for a load of Coal for their
stove he brought 2200 Dan cut wood in the woods
& put on the double windows
1883
Dec
21
Dan and Ad is drawing & chopping wood in our own
woods {illegible} of dead wood {illegible}
22
Do Do Do
23
Revd Mr Shane preached this evening
24
Dan cut and drew more wood it Snowed about 5
inches last night with a misty rain most of the day it is
a good deal warmer then it has been Watt & Lizie
came on the Mixed from Brockville this evening
25
no work to day
26
Dan drew 2 loads of wood from Abs left one at A & one
here fine day Billie came from Delta at night Mr
{Jonesnos} Son brought him in a cutter
27
Ad went to Delta with Donnous to bring Kate home
26
Watt had her in Brockville Dan drew a load of wood
from Sand Bay
28
Dan cut Some in our own woods
29
Dan thrashed the Seed peas that was in the New Barn
had 5 bushels cold day I attended our Preparatory
service there was very few out
30
Revd Mr Shane preached & had the Communion there
was 3 added the to our Church Mr and Mrs Services
and Robert Shields there was a good attendance very
cold day
31
{missing, possibly end of November 1883 entry}
1884
Jan
1
Dan went for a load of wood to Sand Bay and
one from Ab McNeil David &Vive came from
Delta & Wm Scott from GlenTay and Abia
was here all took dinner it was good to have
them
2
Snowing all day no work
3
Snowing and blowing all day Dan went to
Bruce to help him the thrash it Stormed So
that they did nothing the roads so drifted
that he did not come home
4
Dan came home this morning there is no
traveling on the Roads our road is nearly as
high as the fences
5
Dan Split wood and Shoveled Snow at our
gate at the road it is as high as the fence
6
David &Vive
went home to
the Revd Mr Tygh preached this morning Mr
Shane at night
7
Dan went to help Bruce to thrash the
thrashers did not come he came home after
27
day
it has been
very Stormy
this week
wind and
Snow
a while
8
Stormy day no work only taking care of the
cattle
9
Dan went to Bruce to thrash did very little
there chain kept breaking Ad Shoveled the
roads
10
I went to the Annual Meeting of our
Agriculture Society there was a good
meeting for the State of the roads nearly all
the old Board of Directors was put in again
Dan went to Bruces the brock down again
got very little done
11
Dan went to Bruces to help to thrash they
broke down we killed the younge cow Bruces
helped fine winter day
12
Dan went to Bruces to thrash they broke part
of the horse powr So that they will have to
take it to Brockville to get it fixed Dan came
home after {illegible}
13
Revd Mr Shane preached this morning
14
Ad & Dan drew in the remainder of the Stack
that was left put 2 loads over the horses the
rest in the Barn
15
Dan went to Sand Bay for a load of wood
{illegible} help cold day the road is no going
16
Dan went to Sand Bay for wood he took it to
Bruce's & B Landon brought the horsepowr &
circular saw here this afternoon
17
{illegible} & filed the Saw & they Saw it this
afternoon drove {illegible}
1883
28
Jan
19
20
they finished Sawing this forenoon then Dan went with
Bruce to finish the thrashing cold day
Dan went to Gananoque for cash he went with a cutter
Jennet & Jennie went with him {illegible} {illegible} cold
day
21
Dan and {illegible} rigged up the {illegible} {illegible}
new frame for drawing things on them
22
very Stormy all night & day no work
23
high wind Snow & drift Do Do
24
Do Do Do Do Do
25
fine day no travel on the roads Dan took the horses
&Slaugh to the Station & brock the roads
26
Dan went to Mallorytown this afternoon
27
Revd Mr Shane had a Short Service this morning then
he closed A child of Henery Faires was dead the funeral
was at 11oclock in the English church the Revd Mr Tygh
preached the church was full
28
Ad is loading up things that he brought from Toronto
for the Boys he is taking 2 veal skins 4 deakin 2 Sheep
Skins with the wool on & 2 that the wool is taking off
Dan & me Cleaned up 12 bushel of oats and 12 of wheat
for a grist
29
Dan went to Gananoque with the grist this morning
there was about 3 in of Snow fell last night fine day
several lines {illegible} the road is so bad that could
{illegible} bring {illegible} time rest of the line
{illegible}/td>
30
rain Dan Stoped to chop wood<
31
the roads is so bad that there is no travel on them {the
rest of line illegible}
29
1884
{a lot of page difficult to decipher}
Feb
1
hard frost last night we went to {illegible} Revd Mr
Gibson Wife {several lines eligible}
2
A dull cloudy day I have taken care of the cattle
3
Revd Mr {illegible} preached this evening
4
{entry illegible}
5
{entry illegible}
6
rained most of the day Ad {several words illegible} I
took cair of the cattle
7
Ad took the team to Sand Bay he brought home a load
of Cordwood they are Sending a Carload to John to
Belville
8
Stormy day Ad did nothing withwith the horses
9
Little Watt came from Montreal on the morning Express
he was at the Carnival Ad took him to Young to his
Mothers Stormy day Haffie took the team to Sand Bay
Dan & him brought home of wood
10
Revd Mr Shane preached this morning
11
Ad & Dan went to Sand Bay with the team Ad brought
home a load of wood with the Bobby
12
Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he took it home
the roads is very bad there was Snow last night and
wind to day the roads filled full
13
rain this morning & last night the Snow has got fall rain
most of the day I am quilling
14
the roads is very soft muddy {illegible} wind turned
North in the afternoon {rest of entry illegible} Ad brock
30
the road to the hay Stack in the {illegible} the Snow has
got a great fall
15
Ad went to Sand Bay for to load at wood he brought
some home with him Watt and Lizie came here from
Otawa on the Mixed
16
Ad took Watt & Lizie to Delta this morning {rest of entry
illegible}
1884 {most likely February}
17
Revd Mr Tygh preached this morning Mr Shane at night
rain
18
rain most of the day Dan did chores I spooled for Jennet
19
rain part of the day Dan took the top of the Stack in the
midle field & brought it the Barnyard & spread around
for the cattle it is badly spoiled
20
very high wind with Snow Dan went out back to look at a
farm of John Burns he wants to buy it
21
Dan took the team to Sand Bay for wood this morning
he brought home {illegible} load Ad came home to day
the road was too bad to come
22
Dan went to Sand Bay for wood
23
Dan went to Sand Bay for wood Ad began to draw the
Stack of hay in the midle field young Hughafie helped
him
24
Revd Mr Shane preached this morning
25
Ad &Hughafie finished drawing the Stack Dan helped
Bruce to draw ice from the River the ice is very poor
26
Dan went to Sand Bay for wood Ad went to Gananoque
for Shingles for the house & brought 7000 ceader
Shingles paid $3.50 per thousand for them very Stormy
in the afternoon rain & Snow
31
27
Dan drew 2 loads of Cordwood to day
28
Snowed about 6 inches last night & is Still Snowing this
morning Dan did very little Stormy
29
Still Storming Dan Split wood in the Shed it has been
very Stormy most of the {illegible} 30 Sowed {illegible}
60 {illegible}
1884
March
9
1
Dan went to {illegible} they {illegible} of wood {rest
of entry illegible}
2
Revd Mr Greacie preached this morning {illegible}
cold day
3
Dan is drawing he drew 2 loads for & drew 1 load of
wood then went back to the shanty Stopt there all
night
4
Dan drew 1 load of wood then went back to the
Chanty Stopt there all night
5
Dan brought a load of wood this morning & another
at night took them both to Ads
6
Dan drew 1 load of wood this to day
7
Dan brought 1 load of wood this forenoon and
another in the afternoon and went back to the
shanty for to one in the morning
8
it began to blow and Snow in the night and Stormed
all day there is a fearful drift wind from the East Dan
came home this morning brought a Small load of
wood I intended to Sand Bay to the meeting of the
Session there was going it Stormed So
very Stormy day the roads all blocked up so that Mr
Shane could not go to Sand Bay the communion did
not take place there was Sabbath School here
32
10
Dan went to Sand Bay with the horses his Father is
going to work in his place he is looking about Some
land we cleaned up 5 bags of oats Dan took this
Week is for feed before he went away
11
Stormy day in the afternoon no work done Ad &
Bruce started for GlenTay in the morning before it
began
12
Dans Father came out with a load of wood this
morning the Snow has got a great fall the roads is
rough
13
Dans Father brought out a load of wood and went
back in the afternoon I went to a Session meeting at
Sand Bay
14
Dan's Father drew a load of wood & banked more
15
Do Do Do has 2 loads more banked out that his
Father is going to in that place
16
I went to Sand Bay with Wm Cornet we had the
communion there this afternoon the church was well
full
1884
March
18
I am going to the {illegible} at Kingston this morning
Dan {illegible} is going {illegible}
19
Do Do drawing load of wood 19 again Dan drew a
load of wood I came home on the express from the
Presbytery at Kingston there was a good
attendance of both ministers and Elders and a good
deal of work done
20
Dan went to Sand Bay & banked out wood Stoped
all night there x
21
Dan came home this afternoon brought a load of
wood he banked in the forenoon Ad got home from
Perth this afternoon he brought home 2 horses with
33
they are large one 5 & the other 3 year old a horse &
mair with foal due Percheron horse
22
23
Dan and Ad went to Abes for a load of hay for
Wallace the Roads is very bad I taped 24 trees
Revd Mr Shane preached this morning
24
Dan went to Sand Bay to bank out he came home on
the Mixed this morning he went to Haigs to the Wife
on Saturday night
25
I took care of the cattle fine weather
26
Do Do Do
27
Ad went to Escott Mill with 19 bushel of wheat and
bags of ats the Roads is very bad he took the
waggon he had Bruce's mare & his own
28
I Split Some wood took care of the cattle Ad put
away the flour and meal
29
very Stormy this afternoon rain & {illegible} the
Snow is going very fast frost at night {illegible} came
here from Sand Bay he left Slaugh and came on
horseback
30
Revd Mr Tigh preached this morning Mr Shane at
night
31
very little work done Showing & getting ready to
Saw wood & moving the clover hay into the little
mow from cover the cows
1883
April
1
{illegible} to Snow in the forenoon {illegible} Snowed
about 4 inches the forenoon Ad & Dan took the
horsepower & sawing apart
2
Snowing this morning Snowed about 4 inches in the
forenoon Ad and Dan took the horse power and
34
Sawing part to Ads
3
Dan & Ad went to Abs with the waggon for a load of
Wallace's hay the roads very bad
4
they Sawed at Ads wood today cold day Bruce & his
boys and Matthias helped
5
{blank}
6
Mr Moore a Student from Kingston preached this
morning I took him to Fairfax Mr Shane went to
Newburg & Camden to preach
7
cold Blustery day
8
Ad Dan &Kairns Shingled the South Side of the house
& part of the North Side fine day
9
Mr Grame came this morning they finished the North
Side Dan went to Sand Bay for the chains and brought
2 18 feet Sticks from the Sawmill for Wallaces wood
Shed. fine day
10
little rain Dan Split Some wood this forenoon & then
him and Ad went to ABs for a load of Wallaces hay
11
Ad & Dan is covering the horse Stable with boards
12
Ad went to Gananoque with the Milkwaggon Dan drew
Stuff for Wallace in the forenoon Split wood in the
afternoon
13
Revd Mr Tye preached this morning Mr Shane at night
14
Dan went to Sand Bay to bank out wood fine day we
had 2 pair of twins one of the full breads & one half
15
heavy rain this forenoon Jennet went to {illegible}
came home on the mixed
16
{illegible} night from J W Darling 2 1/2 bushel Timothy
35
and 1 bushel of Clover Seed $7.00 the Timothy $2.25
{illegible}
17
I let some water of the garden and other chores
18
we Sowed {illegible} I dug and planted 18 gooseberry
sprouts
19
{blank}
20
Revd Mr Shane preached this morning
21
Ad went to Delta with the Milkwaggon for a heifer calf
from Watts Jersey cow Dan Split wood in the
forenoon we drew dung & the dirt that came out of
Sellerway into the garden North of the Burned grape
in the afternoon heavy frost & high wind
22
Dan is fixing up the fences Ad came home this
afternoon and brought the Calf with him
23
Ad began to Saw Dan cultivated he Sowed 4 bushel of
the White Russian Spring Wheat he draged
24
Dan went to a Bee of Humphrey Youngs to plow Ad
Sowed 2 bushel more of the White Russian
25
Ad sowed 2 bushel of the White Russian wheat that
we got from Rennie in Toronto on the 7 ridges west of
the other 6 bushel and 3 ridges from the west fence
they saved about 4 bushel of Astrilan oats north half
of the center field
26
they have Sowed 16 bushel of the Astrilan in all the
ground is in good trim
27
Revd Mr Tygh preached this morning Mr Shane at
night
28
they finished the midle field Ad rolled where the fall
wheat was last year and the Clover {illegible} he says
1883
April
36
that the fall wheat Stubble is very stiff the Clover is
very {bracket?}
29
they are cultivating & dragging in the field below the
house and have Sowed 12 bushel of Black oats that he
got the m Bruce all next to the lower ditch and that
the ridges runs East & West and 3 ridges that runs
North & South and the mare they have is the mair of
Wm McNeil's
30
{appears to be blank}
1883
May
1
Sowed our own small oats 1 1/2 bushel with
center field west of the wheat and 4 bushel in
the field front of the house
2
Dan plowed where he left off below the New
Barn Ad went to Gananoque I went to the post
office Saw the smoke coming out of Robert
Cornetts house along with JA Bradley we gave
the alarm got pails & poured on water all to no
use it was burned he lost most of his things
there was a general turnout every one did their
best Darling Store caught fire & was burned
down they Saved Dean's Shop and house which
was between Darling Store and Cornetts house
Darling got out all his Goods out but they were
damaged
3
I went to Fairfax this afternoon with Mr Shane
the Commission to be tomorrow Dan plowed
4
Revd Mr Shane had the commission at Fairfax
good attendance
5
Dan drew dung to the garden in the forenoon
plowed in the afternoon fine growing time fine
Shower last night
6
Dan breaking {illegible} Ad Sowed the Black
barley & the grass peas East Side of the field
then 3 bushel of peas that he bought of the
37
Widow {Susan?} I planted 6 gray {raspberries?}
I sent 2
{rest of
entry
illegible}
7
Ad Sowed 4 bushel of own peas Dan is breaking
in an {illegible} I planted a grapevine of Wallaces
it is the Polkington and the Prentiss grape & a
{Vigana Raspberre team?} came from F G
Association fine rain this afternoon
8
the ground is too damp to drag Dan & Shoveling
out furrows he helped to plant 4 Appel trees
that Ad bought at the station 1 Wealthy 1
Wallbridge 1 Fameus 1 McIntosh Red 6 of the
gray raspberries I bored & Set Some posts for
grapevines
9
Dan drew some dung to the garden little rain
10
we drew Stones for the foundation of Wallaces
woodShed he expects the framers on Monday
11
the Revd Mr Tyghe preached this morning Mr
Shane at night
12
Dan went to Gananoque for a load of lumber for
Wallace this afternoon I dug some in the garden
13
Dan drew dung to the garden in the forenoon he
then draged the head Ridge at the old well &
Sowed about 3/4 of bushel of peas I Sowed
nearly 2 wash basins full of {illegible} David & his
family came from Delta Bessie came with them
and brought {illegible} with them
1884
May
14
David & {illegible} went to Toronto on the express
Bessie went with them Dan drew dung to the garden in
the forenoon fixed some {illegible} after Dan {illegible}
drawing dung to the garden then {illegible} got Bruces
wheel cultivator & cultivated the garden & then
throwed out some furrows heavy rain at
15
38
16
Dan helped Humphrey Young to plow I began to
{illegible} & clean out the hen house light Showers
17
Dan helped Humphrey to plow Ad took yearling & 2year-old heifer to the 6 concession this morning we
planted 10 rows of potatos next to the hen house in
the garden
18
Revd Mr Shane preached this morning
19
Dan can do nothing he has a boil on his hand Ad took
some of the clapboards of the house & then put a lath
on the stud & nailed them on again that brought the
stud out even with the grout he intends new
clapboards on
20
Dan went to Mallorytown on the Mixed this morning
we put the cows in the midle field for the first
21
Ad went to Gananoque & brought 8 barrels of plaster
of Paris for to put on the land & 2 Spades 1 for ditching
& 1 for digging Dan can do nothing
22
Ad took 5 barrels of the plaster to the north half of the
East midle field Dan is doing yet
23
Ad drew 2 load of rails from where the Stacks was to
make a lain at the end of the barn Dan is doing
{illegible}
24
Ad & me put up the fence for the lain
25
Revd Mr Tygh preached this morning Mr Shane at
night
26
Ad went to Gananoque with 3 bags of wheat 4 of
barley {illegible} 3 Barles of plaster on the midle field
he began on the east side
27
Dan drew Some Stones of the South end of the midle
field & cultivated it with the wheeled cultivator
39
28
Dan & Ad Drew dung & cultivated the field back of the
barn
29
they furrowed out & planted 6 rows of carrots 1 row of
parsnips 2 rows beets & planted some sweet corn &
popcorn in the garden
30
Ad went to Gananoque for a load of clapboards Dan
took some of the old clapboards off the South end of
the house
31
Ad went to Gananoque for another load of clapboards
Dan is taking off the clapboards
1883
June 1
Revd Mr Shane preached this morning
2
Dan plowed the peice for potatos Ad & me cut 3
bushel of Erely Roses warm day
3
Dan finished plowing the potato ground he then
draged it he {illegible} it with {illegible} & Kate
planted
Bushel of
early
{illegible}
4
Dan cultivated & dragged the potato ground
{illegible} sowed {illegible} pond of it & planted
part
washed
this
morning
Sheep
5
they planted some more Dan went to dung Bee
of Samuel Johnson in the afternoon
6
Ad went to Gananoque for a load of lumber for
the house to 208 lb of tar paper we planted 6
rows of corn east of the old barn and some
Western corn
7
Dan planted more of the western corn I planted
22 hills of cucumbers they plowed the head ridge
north of the new Barn & Sowed it with cow corn
40
8
Professer Fowler preached at Sand Bay in the
afternoon and hear at night I took him to Sand
Bay
9
we all worked on the Roads had the team drew
gravel they began at our N West corner & came
this way
10
Do Do Do
11
Do Do Do Do
12
Dan and me worked this morning on the roads
had the team I attended an Agriculture meeting
at Mr Deans revised the Prize list Dan worked at
the house
13
Dan worked at the house I planted some cabbage
& tomato I attended a meeting at the Drill Shed
on the Scott Act Judge McDonald Revd Mr
Crawford Revd Shane & Craig & others spoke on
it
14
15
Revd Mr Shane preached this morning David
came on the Morning Express Vive & the children
was with him
16
Ad went with David to Gananoque Dan cultivated
the potatos in the garden
17
Ad David &Vive & the children to Delta Dan & me
loaded & wheeled the sand & clay for {illegible} 2
sides of the house in the forenoon we then took
up the line on the road Dan bored some holes for
posts for a line fence
1883
June
18
Ad came home from Delta at noon he took up the line
with the instrument next hour line was wrong Dan
filled some of the holes that he had bored
41
19
Dan bored a number of holes on the right line I
worked in the garden & trimmed some trees
20
Dan Sowed plaster on the oats & peas front of the
house this morning Ad took a load of posts to the
road line we Set Some of them
21
Dan bored post holes Ad & me Set soSme of them
very warm day
22
Revd Mr Tygh preached in forenoon Mr Shane at night
23
Dan went to the 6 con to bank out wood Ad took the
Spoted heifer with her calf she has lost 1 of her teats
they are going to let the calf Suck & beef her Mr
Graham &Mr Ferris came to clapboard the house
24
Graham &Fairns are at the house I am helping cutting
the clapboards for the front of the house
25
they are working at it Ad is taking of the clapboard
front of the house we moved the cupboard of the
Sellerway
26
they are working at the clapboard
27
Do Do Do
28
Ad went to Gananoque with Bruces team for more
lumber & tar paper Dan has been at the 6th con Since
Monday with the team we expect him home to night I
attended Services in the church & a meeting of the
Session I was repointed representative Elder for the
ensuing year &Revd Mr Shane preached
29
Revd Mr Shane preached there was 54 communicants
partook the church was well filled fine day
30
Dan is cultivating in the garden and hoeing the ground
is very dry there has been no rain Since the 11th of the
month Wm Hazelwood &Isabla or rather {illegible}
Free came on Saturday {illegible line} James Robinson
42
& his daughter from Russ{illegible}
1883
July
Dan went & got
his horse got it
shod
Dan went to
Gananoque this
morning got a
train home
1
Dan is hoeing in the garden Ad has a lame
back can do very little
2
Dan is cutting behind the barn
3
Dan is hoeing behind the barn Ad went to
Leeds & laid out a Road Dan is riging up
the mower & other chores Ad went to
Young with with the buggy he took
{illegible} {illegible} and his daughter &
Bessie
4
Ad went to the River with a load of
picknickers Robinson his Daughter Jennet
Bessie & Jennie was with him they went
to the Bay very warm rain in the afternoon
5
rain this morning dull hazey day the
carpenters finished the house last night
they have been 21 days working at the
clapboarding & corners
6
Mr Gilles preached at night Mr Shane
went to Kingston
7
Dan came home this forenoon I may say
that he has lost 2 days 2/3 friday 1/2
monday all Saturday I went to the
Presbytery to Belleville the Revd Mr Shane
resined his charge here to the Presbytery
he has got a call New Brunswick
8
I got home on the Express all well the
crows has took up all our potatos they are
planting them over again
9
finish planting the potatos & began to
mow & mowed a little in the orchard
43
10
finished cuting the orchard and cut a
piece in the north field west Corner fine
day
11
raked up the orchard & drew it in 3 small
load they raked & cocked up the piece
that was cut yesterday it is too green to
draw in
12
fine rain most of the day mowing done
this forenoon Dan bored some posts
holes on the road
13
Revd Mr Greacie preached this morning
14
I painted Some Dan bored post holes on
the Rear Side of the midle field Ad went
to Brockville
15
Dan is boring Ad is mowing in the North
Field
16
Ad & Abia went to Sand Bay to Mr Keys
Dan mowed Some of the fence & cocked
Some that I raked {illegible}
1883
July
20
17
Ad got the {illegible} out of the milk waggon & hurt his
back shoulder by the fill bolt coming ought broke fill
18
Dan mowed in the Northfield got the waggon fixed
again Dan raked & cocked some in the field
19
we fixed the roof of the cow Stable the part had
Spread Ad got iron rods & bolted a belated the plate
of the beam of the old barn I raked Dan and I Coslow
drew 4 loads put 2 over the horses 1 over the cows 1 is
left on the waggon Ad & Ellen
Revd Mr Shane preached at night I read his resignation
of his charge he is going to St Johns NB to take charge
of the Mission Stations we are all very Sorry that he is
44
leaving us he has done wonders for us
21
I went to Kingston with Mr Shane he took his horse and
Buggy to Gananoque we then took the Boat Ad & Dan
drew in the hay that was in the North Field
22
Dan went through the potatos with the cultivator &
hoed them there was a little rain
23
they went to Wallaces place & cut part of it and rake it
up & drew it in fine
24
Dan mowed more at Wallaces they drew in 3 loads I
raked with Maud fine day
25
Dan finished mowing at Wallaces this forenoon I raked
Ad & Dan drew drew in all that was fit
26
I raked & Ad & Dan drew in all that was left on
Wallaces Place Dan cut part of the north field I raked it
in the afternoon they drew in 2 loads and took it to
Wallaces Stable
27
there no minister with us to day I went to the
Methodist Church in forenoon
28
Ad went to Bruces riged up the reaper he cut the
Martin Amber wheat in the afternoon it was winter
killed a little Dan and me Set posts on the Road Side
midle field
29
Ad & Dan cut part of the other fall wheat this
afternoon there a very heavy dew this morning
30
Ad & Dan finished the wheat & the haying fine day
they drew in 1 load of hay they took to horse {illegible}
Stable that is 3 loads that they took there
31
heavy rain last night in the day very little work done
1884
Aug
1
Dan & Ad helped Bruce with his haying fine
45
day we had an examination of witnesses on
Timothy {illegible} for stealing a {illegible}
from I sent him to Brockville for {rest of line
illegible}
{illegible
marginal
note}
2
Do Do Do {illegible} of the piece
3
Professor Nicholson here at night Fairfax in the
morning Sand Bay at noon I heard Mr Tygh at
Fairfax in the morning Sand Bay at noon
4
Ad & Dan drew in our fall wheat they put 2
loads in the little mow it our own old Fall
wheat & the load of the Martin Amber on
Scaffold with {illegible}
5
Dan pulled weeds out of the potatos where
the crows dug them up they are very small
6
Dan is plowing through the potatos & hoeing I
went with Nicholson to Sand Bay yesterday
we took dinner at Herbison we had J Shields
horse we went to James McCormick's James
Cornetts & the Widow Cochran's Cornetts has
over 150 Bee hives
7
Dan is working at the potatos fine day
8
Dan finished holding the potatos I can do very
little
9
Bruce is cutting the Spring Wheat with the
reaper Dan Coslow and two of Bruces Boys is
binding
10
Revd Mr Nicholson this morning James
McMillan took him to Fairfax and the Union
then brought here
11
Ad finished cutting the S Wheat Bruces two
Boys helped they finished about the midle of
the afternoon fine day
46
Mrs Kellog
com from
Almount on
a visit
Bessie &
Jennie came
home young
12
Dan helped Bruce to cut Some wheat he took
the cradle Ad went to Gananoque took Nan
Hazelwood & brought two bags of flour home I
took Nicholson to Darlings Kirkins. McCormicks
and Smiths had Shields horse
13
Ad & Dan is drawing the wheat that was cut
on Saturday Some of it is rather soft they cut
Some of the front of the house very warm day
14
they helped Bruce at his harvesting in the
forenoon Ad cut all the oats front of the house
expect a peice where the old Barn Stood it is
too green
15
they got all the wheat in and 2 loads of oats
16
they helped Bruce most of the day then they
got in 2 loads of oats very hot day
17
Mrs Kellock
went home
on the
Express
we had no preaching to day I heard Mr Tygh
18
Ad & Dan got in all the oats that was cut front
of the house I raked the ground with Kate
1884
August
19
Ad and Dan helped Bruce at his wheat
very warm day the ground is very dry
fine rain this
morning Aunt
Jennet came
from Branford on
the Express
20
Dan helped H. young this afternoon to
draw in wheat Ad took the Spoted heifer
to the 6th Concession
21
Dan hooked peas very dry time Ad is at
Bruce's
47
frost in some
places it did no
rain here
22
Dan hooking peas Ad finished cuting the
oats in the field front of the house and
cut Some in the thistle field
23
Dan hooked peas Ad raked up the oats in
front of the house drew them in and
Some of the peas Ellen came from
Glentwa on the Express She had the 3
children with her they are all well
24
we had no meeting I heard the Young
Matthews Min.
25
they drew in 2 loads of oats Dan hooked
peas
26
little rain last night very little done this
forenoon Dan worked at the peas in the
afternoon
27
Ad finished cuting the oats that finished
our reaping they then drew in 1 loads of
peas and 3 of oats very warm dry
weather Bruces boy helped them
28
they drew in 3 loads of oats and 1 of peas
the tire came off the Waggon yesterday
they had to get it on this morning it was
near noon before they began
29
very heavy rain last night and this
morning and most of the day very little
work done Dan drew a load of rails from
Wallaces fence the cows got into Bruces
field
30
rain this morning Ellen Jennet, Bessie
Jennie and Nancy Hazelwood all went to
Brockville on the Mixed this morning Dan
went to fix Wallaces fence in the
forenoon he then began to plow for Fall
wheat where the old Barn Stood
48
31
31
we have had no Minister I heard the Revd
Mr Tye
1884
Sept
1
Dan plowed this forenoon Ad turned over the oats that
was left in the midle field they drew them in and I
raked all the field & that finished all the oat crop they
then drew in a load of peas fine day
2
I was taken with a Cold Chill in the night & could not
get up Dan & Ad hooked & got in more of the peas
Bessie and Phillia went to Kingston on the Express Ad
plowed Dan finished hooking the peas and they got
them in that finished our harvesting expect the grass
peas they are not fit to cut
3
Ad & Dan went out to the road & helped Bruce David
came on the Express from Perry Sound Vive met him
here fine day
4
Dan helped Bruce all day Ad in the afternoon David
&Vive went to Delta on Express
5
Dan plowed Ad did chores David &Vive went to Delta
on the Express fine day
6
Ad hooked the grass peas there is good crop of Straw
Dan plowed warm day Revd Mr Hyde came on the
Express & McMullen met him & took him to Stewarts
7
Revd Mr Hyde preached this morning A Cochran came
for him took he preached at Fairfax & Union
8
Dan finished the plowing for the fall wheat and began
to draw dung to it from the barnyard
9
Dan drew dung this forenoon then he drew in the grass
peas one of Bruces boys helped him warm day Ad
took Wm Scott Ellen & Bessie to Delta they took the
wool to Ledenhurst to get it Spun also
10
Dan is drawing dung I took the Cows to water this
49
morning for the first time Monday week
11
they are drawing for the Fall wheat very dry time
12
Wm Scott and Ellen went home on the Express Ad
went to Gananoque with Bessie in the after noon Dan
finished drawing dung for the wheat
13
Ad is thrashing wheat for to Sow Dan is Spreading
dung for the wheat
14
I took Revd Mr Hyde to Fairfax & Sand Bay he
preached here at night
15
Helped Ad to clean the Seed wheat Dan is cultivating
the dung that he Spread on the wheat it is very ruff
16
the ground is so ruff that they had to roll it before
Sowing it they then Sowed it I went to Kingston on the
Merchant Express to Presbytery
17
got home on the Express all well we are to have
regular Suplys on Sabbath days it was a good meeting
they Sowed the wheat cleaned out the furrows then
rolled two rounds at the bottom one round in the
midle an are at the top of the piece to test the
Smooth or ruff Surface they cut up the corn in the
garden Dan drew lumber from the Station to the Show
ground in the afternoon we got a cane load from
Sharbut Lake Bessie Came from Toronto this morning
18
Dan is cuting corn Ad is helping to pack Bessie trunk
She is going to Indonia in central India as A Medical
Missionary She went on the Express to Brockville Ad
went with her this afternoon
19
Dan is cuting corn I helped J Cook and Dean at the fair
ground we took up the lines & marked the places for
to put the post the ground is very dry & hard
20
Madis Colt got its forward leg brock last night or this
1884
Sept
50
morning we've been fixing it most of the day Dr Hanna
put plaster of Paris bandage on it and Splints I do not
think it will do any good
21
Mr Hyde preached this morning fine day
22
heavy rain most of the day Dan thrashed oats
23
we tried to put the Colt in a Sling it would not do we
cut out the bandage & sawed a point off the bone of
& put on another plaster bandage & 2 iron Splints on
24
Dan finished ctting the corn in the forenoon & drew
dung to the thistle field in the afternoon
25
very heavy rain last night and this morning they fixed
the horse Stable in the forenoon & drew some large
Stones that was at the first ditch Dan plowed then
below {illegible}
26
Dan finished the plowing below the wheat & he drew
dung to the thistle field I intend to go to Ellen's
tomorrow
27
I went to Perth on Mixed to Brockville took the
{illegible} Express to Perth Wm Scott met me there
got to Ellens before dark they are well good crossing
28
we went to their church Mr Smith A Student preached
29
I looked over their farm it is a good one loam &
Standing high
30
went to their Fairground to make their entries {last
line cut off }
1884
Oct
1
John took me to the Perth show it is a very good
one in some things very few cattle & sheep &
only middling Hogs and horses Fair roads good
{illegible} work good
51
{illegible
marginal
note}
2
Wm took me to Ramses Stoped at James
Robinson all night good roads they are all well
Wm over to Joe Johns took tea then came back
to James Staid there all night cold day and night
3
Wm took me Almont Fair we Stoped Mrs Kellocks
they had a better Fair than at Perth grain roads
good fronts good & a good display of everything
there {illegible} in the Hall fell down & hurt a
number of people there was over 10 thousand in
the ground it is Said the grounds was very
muddy with the rain
4
Started on the first Train for Brockville got to
Brockville after the Express had gone got home
on the Mixed all well glad to be home & thankful
to God for all his mercies
5
the Revd Mr Giffend we had no minister
6
they are fixing for the fair fine day I got the Brady
boys to fix up Some fixings on the fence around
the ground fine day
7
fine day we took the Sheep & cattle got Crak
price the flock of fine wools on the Jersey Calf 1
year-old & 2 year-old heifers it is the best fair
we have had in every way I was in the hall as
usual fine day
8
Dan went home last night he did not come back
till the afternoon ra{i?}n this morning
9
Dan plowed up the cross ditches then Ad and
him is clearing them out with the Scraper it is
the field below the barn
10
Ad & Dan plowed & Scraped this forenoon Ad
went to Delta in the afternoon with the team to
bring out a load for David he is going to Parry
Sound
11
Dan went to Bruces & helped him to thrash the
52
machine is there Ad came home after dark and
another and another man with him with a load
12
Mr Smith a Student preached at night &
McMullen took him to Fairfax & Sand Bay
13
Dan & Ad helped Bruce to thrash in the forenoon
dug potatos in the afternoon
1884
Oct
14
Ad & Dan dug potatos they cultivated or dug
up the {illegible} with a Spring Cultivator it cut
a good many of the long potatos they are Small
expect first planted David &Vive went away on
the Express Watt came at noon
15
Dan finished the potatos Ad is loading Davids
lugage in a car he took his horse & a Cow that
he got from Ad it is the 2 year old that came in
lately
16
Dan & Ad plowed the potato ground & picked
up some of the Small Stones brought them up
to the Barnyard
17
Dan began to plow in the field below the house
the ground is very dry and hard Ad is cleaning
up the Barns for the thrashers fine day
18
Dan is plowing Ad is fixing the barns he making
a bin in the New Barn to hold the grain that in it
19
Revd Adam Spencer preached this morning
20
Dan plowed Ad & me fix the {cauby?} over the
Sellerway very dry time
21
Dan is plowing. Ad cleaned out some of the
ridge ditches north of the house & braced the
posts along the road for wire fence I made a
Slat door for root seller
53
{illegible
marginal
note}
22
Alf Green came with the thrashers this morning
they started at noon & thrashed the wheat we
had Bushels the likewise a run of oats fine day
23
thrashed Bushels of oats they then put the
machine into the new barn & the grass peas
had bushel the Black Barley had bushel peas
bushel
24
finish the peas this forenoon had bushel we put
in some {illegible} the Straw
25
Dan plowed front of the house part of the
paster
26
the Revd Mr Spencer preached at night
{illegible}
27
wDan plowed Ad & me cleaned up 18 bushel of
Spring wheat & 8 bushel of oats he intends to
go to {illegible}
28
Dan is plowing in a field below the house
29
Do Do
30
Dan finished the field & plowed the garden
31
Ad went to Young with the grist Dan shoveled
the furrows that was left in the field below the
house in the garden & pulled the turnips
{illegible} they are very poor they did not come
1884
1
2
Dan drew in the few turnips & beets there was only two
or three baskets next the east fence Ad came home with
the grist at dark it rained quite hard
I hear the Revd Mr Gifford this morning swe had no
minister
3
Ad and Dan went out to the Sixth con to stump and plow
54
I am fixing a door for the front of the house
4
Ad came home last & went back this morning they are
stumping & ditching the ground is very wet in the Swamp
5
rain and Snow most of the day we put the Cows in the
Stable for the first time Ad went back early this morning
Dan has stoped there
6
the roads very ruff Ad did not go back to day very hard
frost last night everything is closed up
7
Ad went back to the chanty this morning it is raining
windy & Stormy looking
8
Ad went back to the chanty this morning he is ditching
then is plowing {fellow? Philow?}went {with} him they
intend to bring the Pett cow home they did so Dan
brought home a load of wood to Thompsons place
9
16
heard the Revd Iby preach we had none
10
Ad & Dan killed the hog this morning Ad moved to
Thompsons house this afternoon Dan went to the Chanty
after took a load of hay with him
11
Ad is fixing about the house getting things fixed I am
fixing Stuff for to put in the room windows
12
I covered the greapes vines and other chores
13
Ad is fixing at home Dan is plowing at the Chanty
14
Ad went to the Chanty to ditch they did all that they
could do & came home at night Dan brought a load of
wood
15
Dan plowed in the North East corner of the corn next
John Johnstons the groung is very dry Ad took 11
yews{ewes} to John Cooks South Down Ram
Mr McKinnon preached this morning & at Fairfax in the
55
afternoon
17
Dan plowed Ad got a horse from J Stacie to pull with Kate
he plowed in the afternoon along with Dan
18
heavy frost last night so that no plow Dan tryed but
could do nothing he brought the plows home he picked
up wood in the bush here
{out of order, should follow Dec 01-15}
1884
Dec
21 Stormy
day Snow
16
Jessie was buried at the Stone Church at the
west of Mary Braden Beatty grave the Revd
Mr Richards of Lyn preached a Sermon in our
own church it was as full as it could hold
they they left here at 12 oclock There was a
number of teams went to Young with them
they got home about 7 oclock at night very
Stormy day Snow & wind
17
Vest went to Brockville on the Express to go
to Delta he took Philo withe him cold day no
work done
18
voted for the Scott this morning there is a
great aggitation about it for and against it
fine day
19
very cold day I had to in{livist?} before I got
the Chores done the Revd Mr Greacie came
here with Mr McKay he to preach for us two
Sabbaths
20
little Wat and Billie came down from Toronto
last night they were at J. & McDonalds
Demonstration Billie went to Delta with Kate
& the cutter Wat Ellen Robson, Dunken and
Wat Son & Daughter went to Brockville on
the Mixed train this morning
Dr McKay went to Fairfax this morning he
preached at Sand Bay at 1/2 p 2 & heare at
night Alexander Cornett sent him there with
56
his team
I went for the
Sabbath
lesson Back
& Send Boys
10 35 cents
22
Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood it
rained after left & rained most of the day
23
Ad went for the Sheep that he took to John
Cooks Ram fine day
24
very Stormy day Snow and wind all day
25
fine clear morning no work done
26
I Split Some wood and took care of the cattle
27
Ad went to the Chanty for a load of wood it
began to rain after he left rained most of the
day after
28
Dr McKay preached this morning
29
we killed the hogs Dan Bradley and Bruces
Boys helped fine warm day
30
I cut up the two hogs that was left here Ad
took two home
31
Ad took Jennet to Gananque I salted the
pork {illegible}Snow all gone
1884
Dec
1
Dan took the team out to the Shanty & drew in 2
Ellem logs McCreadys Sawmill for Ad Stable &
brought home a load wood good Slaughing
2
they began to draw the last years Stack of hay
from the North field it is all Clover
3
they finished drawing the Stack of hay Dan then
drew some of the rails from the road fence to the
57
midle fence to field North of the house & barn
4
we cleaned up 12 bags of oats Ad took them to
Greens Mill at the outlet Dan left of work this
morning
5
Ad worked at his Stable at home I fixed in a door
Sill in the front door for the door to Shut on
6
Ad took the plough to plow in the north field he
finished 2 ridges that was before the Snow came
there is too much frost & Snow
7 wind &
rain all
day
keen
frost this
morning
Mr Smith a Student preach this evening James
McMullen took him to Fairfax it was so Stormy
Wind & Rain that no one came out he brought
back home he Stoped here
8
Ad helped Bruce to thrash this afternoon rain in
the morning I fixed a new post at the road frount
of the house
9
Ad helped Bruce to thrash they finished he had
900 bushels of oats Snow & rain most of the day
I fixed some in the hen house
10
Ad put puttie around the chimnies on the roof
and put in a new bed piece in the cookstove this
morning
11
I took care of the cattle & other chores Ad is
fixing at home
12
fixing the Stable & other Chores Jessie is very
poorly the Dr says that her left lung infected
13
strike through Jennet went for the Dr last night
he was here most of the night and Jessie died
this morning five minutes from five oclock he
could not think She was dangerous till a few
hours before She died Ad Telegrafed to her
father as soon as the office was open we are all
in a very mournfull state
58
14
Mr McKay a Student preached this morning
15
Ad is getting things for the funeral her Father got
here on the Express this afternoon he was just 8
hours on the road
19
Dan cut & drew the dead wood that he could get
in the bush & drew to the house Ad & me filed
some of the outside windows for the house
20
Dan drew Sand from the pit to bank the house Ad
& me finished all the windows they had all to be
made smaller & fitted inside the new casings fine
weather
21
Dan is overhauling the old fence along the road of
the midle field I fixed some of the Bales in the
Stables
22
Dan drew the old rails that not fit to put up again
to the house for wood & Philo & him brought the
heffer Dan brought. Nan{illegible}
1884
Nov
23
Wind &
Snow
most of
the day
Mr Linton went to Fairfax this morning Ad took
him he did not go to Sand Bay there was very
heavy rain most of the day and night
24
Dan plowed to 3 furrows both sides of the post
that was set along the road Ad shoveled the
furrows Dan then plowed in the North East corner
field turned very cold & freezing hard with North
Wind
25
Dan is drawing the corn Stoks that is behind the
Barn then he went to Bruces for the horsepowr &
Saw
26
they Sett the horse powr & Saw got a coupling
fixed
59
27
Ad & Dan with Bruces Boys & team Sawed the
wood this forenoon Ad went to Gananoque for
wire for the Road fence in the afternoon fine day
28
they are fixing for beginning to put on the wire
put some fine day
29
they put on the rest of the wire along the road of
the midle field they had very little off the two
bunches of Barbed wire they lack some of the
one bunch of Buckthorn to finish the two rows on
the top it was after dark before they finished
30
Revd Mr Lincon preached this morning he is a
probationer he went to Fairfax in the afternoon
1885
Jan
1
cold north west wind this morning freezing a
little very little work done
2
Ad went and laid out a Road in the 5th
concession of Leeds fine day
3
Jennie went to Brockville on the mixed this
morning She is going to teach School at Glen
Buele. Ad is choring so am I. I fell down our
Seller Stairs just before I went to bed and got
badly hurt
4
Mr Rattery a Student preached here at night
5
Ad got the Dr to come yesterday I am not
able to get out of bed I write this a week after
Ad atended the Township Meeting
6
Ad helped Bruce to kill his hogs and his own
Chores
7
Stormy day Ad is taking care of the Stock
8
Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood &
Atended the Agriculture meeting he got $7.25
60
of premiums & left $1.75 as membership &
Farmer the Dr. has been here twice every day
since Sunday it has been Snowing & freezing
all most everyday
I have been
up & done
some writing
in entries to
day
9
Ad went to Blairs Sawmill for the Stuff of an
Elem log that Dan drew in Sometime ago the
roads is very Soft
10
Ad is Sawing & Splitting wood here at home &
fixing up fence between the orchard &
church field fine day and thanks be to a good
& kind God for all his mercies {us B?}
11
18
11 the Revd Mr Smith preached here this
morning
12
rain and wind most of the day Ad taking care
of cattle
13
fine frosty day Ad fixing things here & at
home there is no traveling on the roads
14
very high wind no traveling on the roads they
are very rough Ad Split Some wood here
15
a little Snow last night flories of Snow most of
the day it is about 3 inches deep at night
16
Ad and Dan Bradley & a Man that Ad hired he
is a French man his name is Francis Fountain
he is to do Chores and to get four dollars a
month they killed the 2 year old heffer that
we were feeding windy day
17
heavy wind with hail & rain most of last night
very high wind with Snow most of the day
they Cut up the heffer Ad took half of it home
there was no {visittings?} to day I was not
able to out yet
61
19
Ad brought 1 load of wood from the Chanty
this morning he left it here he atended the
Council in the afternoon fine day there was
about 3 inches of Snow came last night that
made fair Slaughing
1885
Jan
Snowed about 3
inches last night
warm so that the
house eves is
dropping
20
Ad drew 2 loads of wood from the
Chanty he took them home Francis is
cuting wood & taking care of the
cattle he seems to be carefull of
everything
21
Ad went to a wood bee of Mr S
Copelands this morning Francis is
cuting wood here & at Ads
22
Ad drew a load of wood this forenoon
home he then went to Gananoque
with Kate & the cutter fine cold day
the Thermometer is 10 below Zero
23
Ad drew 2 loads of wood he left them
both here one was Sled legs the other
cordwood
24
Ad Drew 1 load of wood it is 6 feet
long he made a bargan Dan & his
Father cut the large timber that lenth
the tops longer it is dead where the
fine killed
25
I went to the Sabbath School this
morning it is the first time since I got
hurt we had no Minister
26
Ad went for a load of wood to Sand
Bay he got upset about on the Road
near the midle field there was a very
high wind and drift
27
Ad brought a load of long wood and
left it here fine day the roads is very
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heavy
28
very Stormy day wind & Snow first
half day Ad went for a load of wood in
the afternoon
29
Ad took oats & ?Straw from here
home this morning he drew a load of
wood home in the afternoon
30
Ad drew a load of long wood home
this forenoon and a load of cordwood
home in the afternoon windy
31
Ad drew a load of long wood for the
drag saw he put it on the lain below
the house and of cordwood home fine
day
1885
Feb 1
Revd Mr McCleand preached here at
night
2
Ad went to Escott with Bags of oats to
grind for the pigs and cows cold fine
day
3
Ad drew a load of wood home this
forenoon he went to the outlet for a
load of wood {illegible} Landon
4
Ad drew a load of hay from Bruces for
his horses Frank is taking care of the
cattle & getting wood
5
Ad was up all night here with Phillow he
has got a {illegible} of the Scarlet
feaver the Dr Hannah was {here} for 4
or 5 hours last night Jennet & grandma
has been up most of the night for a
week Ad went for a load of wood this
forenoon he left it here
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Ad Telegraphed
they went from
{illegible} to
{illegible} he is very
low with his Fever is
affected
6
Ad drew 2 loads of wood he left one of
them & took the other home cold fine
day
7
Ad drew a load of cord wood in the
forenoon to Mallorytown {illegible} Dr
Turner came to see Philow along with
Dr Hannah he left is here & brought a
load of longwood & left it here
8
X
Revd Mr Cleand preach here this
morning he got Mr Darling to him to
Sand Bay & Fairfax at night Ad & Abia
was here all night Philow he a little
easier
9
Ad brought a load this forenoon he
took it home it Stormed all the
afternoon Snow & rain at night
10
rain most of the night Snow and a
heavy crust Ad was here half the night
with Philow he is very weak Ad went to
Brockville on the Mixed got back on the
Express
11
very Stormy last night rain and Snow
with high winds all night most of the
day Mrs Highcock came out yesterday
afternoon to see Philow he is very low
the Dr is here every night and morning
12
very fine forenoon Snowed and blew a
very high wind Mrs Highcock went
home this morning Watt and Lizie
came from Delta this afternoon Jennie
came on the Express to be here for
dinner this is our Weding day we were
fifty years ago Ellen & me got a present
of a pair gold mounted Speck from
little Watt from Pembrook they are
very fine ones Ad and Abia Watt & Lizie
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& Jennie all took diner together and
had a good time Philow is a good deal
better
13
the roads is very bad very little travel
Jennie went to her School at Glen Buel
on the Mixed this morning
14
Ad drew a load of wood this morning
1885
Feb
15
22
we had no Minister I atend the Sabbath School cold
day
16
very Stormy day with heavy fall of Snow all day Francis
Fountain he left here with the intention of going to the
English church at half past Seven oclock he has not
come back got Wm Earles horse & cutter was taken
from our church shed it's Suposed that he Stole it they
can get no acount of it
17
the roads is completely blocked up. Ad is doing the
chores he let out the cattle to water this afternoon
they was not out yesterday it was so Stormy
18
Ad is fixing about the Stables and Barn cold day and
Sawing wood he has cut wood for both of us
19
Ad is setiling the circlur Saw there and the Jack for the
belt he tended them put Snow and water about them
so as to freeze them down
20
Dan McNiel brought the horsepowr here Ad loaded
and put it in its right place then put Snow and water
around it so as to freeze it
21
Bruce and Freeman MrTraull and a man of Charly
Stewarts came and they cut what wood that Ad had
here they filled the wood Shed cut more put it outside
they took the Saw to {illegible}
we had no Minister I atended the Sabbath School
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23
Ad Sawed what wood he had at his house and they
took the Saw Wallaces went to file it and found that it
was cracked
24
Ad drew a load of wood to Wm Thompsons this
forenoon he then put part of his own wood into his
wood Shed fine day
25
I went with James McMullen to Hugh McKeays and
Samuel Donovans on church matters we had Kate on
Ad's Cutter fine day white frost
26
Ad drew oats & Straw from here to his Stable he has
no hay for the horses
27
Ad drew 2 loads of wood to the station fine day
28
Ad drew 1 load of wood there has been a white frost
for three or four day the trees and every thing is
covered with it it is quite warm & thawing
1885
March 1 rain
most of the
day with a
little Snow
David came
on the
Express
the Revd Mr Stevence preached here this
evening Mr Samuel Donovan came for him
this morning took him to Fairfax & Sand Bay
and brought him back at night
2
Snow last night with a little frost and some to
day we cleaned up 11 bags of wheat and 18 of
oats for feed
3
Ad went to Escott with the grist he did not
the wheat ground the mill was full of wheat he
will not get till next week
4
Snow this morning Ad put away the ground
feed and other chores blustery day
5
Ad went to Sand Bay & brought home a load
of round Stuff for the granary fine day
6
Ad brought 2 long logs 24 ft and 2 14 ft and
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other Stuff for the Sills of the granery cold
day
the 3-yearold calved
this morning
Bull calf
7
8
Ad drew a
load of wood
15
Ad went to Sand Bay this morning and home
a load of timber for an ice house at home fine
day
the Revd Mr Stevenson preached this
morning very few out
9
Ad worked at his icehouse this morning he
went for a load of Sawdust at noon it began
to Storm wind and Snow about one oclock
there is a fearful drift the Snow is blowing all
away to the north
10
very cold this morning Ad went for a load of
Sawdust
11
they fixed the Saw this forenoon and Sawed
some in the afternoon cold windy day
12
finished the Sawing at Wallaces this morning
Ad went for the grist to Escott it was not
ground & could not tell when it would be
there is no water
13
Ad & Freeman drew wood to Abs for a load of
hay for Wallace it was cut on his own place
they {illegible} of it home there I helped
{illegible} last night
14
Ad {illegible} brought off it home I went to
Sand Bay with James McMullan to a Session
Meeting Revd Mr Stevenson did not get there
Hugh McKay was to brought him and he did
not do it so there was sermon Mr Alexander
Cochran read a chapter and praded
Revd Mr Stevenson preached at night here
very few out Mr Herbison was to have come
for the minister this morning it was so Stormy
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Snow and wind the roads is completely
blocked up there is no such thing a horse
geting through
1885
March
16
Ad went to Abs for a load of hay for
Wallace I went to Kingston to a meeting
of the Presbytery on the Express
17
Ad went to the river for ice cold day
18
Do Do Do he got the house filled with ice
I got home on the Express there was a
good meeting no {Stewart?} yet
19
Ad went to Abs for a load of hay this
morning Wm McNiel Abs Son helped him
and brought another load
20
Ad went for a load this morning that is all
the Stack he put it in his loft over his
horses very cold day
21
Ad went for load of Sawdust cold day
22
Ad hired a boy
named WJ Powrs
for $4 per month
for the first
month
Revd Mr Stoneman preached here this
morning hear no one came to take him
to Sand bay S. Donovan ought to have
come Mr Stevenson walked to Fairfax &
preached at night
23
Ad went for a load of Sawdust this
morning and cleaned up 6 bags of wheat
and 6 of oats for a grist
24
Ad went to Gananoque with the grist it
was a fine morning it began to blow &
Snow at noon there was a fearfull drift all
the rest of the day
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25
fine morning Ad brought the grist here
this forenoon and home Some Straw
26
Ad went to Sand Bay for to get out
lumber and wood he took Matthews with
him I help to fix the church for the
funeral of Mrs Service She was buried at
the Ebenezer
27
I went to the Funeral of Mrs Service the
Revd Mr Stevenson preached in the
Church a large number out
28
Ad came home with a load of logs for his
driving house this forenoon he helped
Bruce to Saw in the afternoon
29
the Revd Mr Stevenson at Fairfax in the
morning and at Sand Bay at night here at
night A Cornett took him to Fairfax in the
morning
Wat came back
at noon
30
Ad went to the Chanty this morning he
is going to bank out cord wood he
intends have a bee tomorrow
31
Ad Aleck Cornett & David Johnston
brought loads of grain cordwood the
roads is very bad there was wind &
Snow about noon it was very Soft & wet
the man & horse
1885
April
1
Henery Johnston brought a load of wood
from the Chanty Ad brought a load of
timber for his driving house he brock the
reach of his Bobbys fixed it & went back
2
Ad brought a load of timber this forenoon
it began to Storm in the afternoon and
Stormed all the afternoon
3
Stormed all day no work done Snow rain
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& wind
4
5
X
Lizie came home
on the Express
from
Mallorytown
Still Storming this morning Snow & wind
the road is completely blocked up it is
hard job to get to the Barn the Snowed is
piled up at the hen house & in the lain and
Barnyard wind N West
I atended the Sabbath School we have no
minister
6
Ad took Jennie to Gananoque this
morning got back at noon then She went
to Glenbuel on the Express Ad Sold 2
cows to Mr Demster for Sixty dollars
7
Ad went to Sand Bay with the team I went
to the Station to See Watt he is going to
the North West as a guid to the Troops in
Reails{Riel}Rebelion
8
rain this morning no frost last night fine
day in the afternoon
9
Ad is working getting out lumber for the
driving house and granery house
10
I went to Gananoque with A Cornet to See
the Revd Mr Greacie about our Suplys we
dont want any for two months unless he
can procured himself with a horse
11
Ad came home last night he brock
through the ice with Kate & Cut her knee
on an axe that was left on it by Matthews
through carelessness
12
I atended the Sabbath School heard Revd
Mr Gifford preach a memorial sermon on
the Late Mr Malles
13
Ad tried to breack the road from our gate
got his horses down gave it up the Snow
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quite Soft with some rain
14
Ad went to Sand Bay to get out lumber
heavy frost last night
15
hard frost last night cold day Ad is at the
chanty yet
16
heavy frost last night warm day the Sap
runs well Snow is going off the fields the
roads is bad
17
heavy frost fine day Sap is running well
18
frost last night Ad came home at noon to
day warm and clear Sun Shine
1885
April 19
26
I atended the Sunday School the atendance
midling fine day
20
Ad was at Wm McNiels most of the day his
Black mair is sick very warm day
21
Ad helped Bruce to Saw wood in the afternoon
22
they finished Sawing this forenoon him & the
Boy drew two loads of hay from the Stack at
the crossroad
23
they got the Stack all at night put it all in the
New & old barn very warm day
24
Ad went to Escott mill with 15 bags of oats and
brought home the grist that he took the 1st of
March
25
Ad is doing chores windy day the Snow is
nearly gone
I atended Sabbath School & heard Revd Mr Tye
preach this morning heavy rain most of night &
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day
Snowed
about 4
inches this
morning
27
the linie cow steped on my foot I cannot get
on my shoe Ad & Wat is dowing the chores he
Sowed clover & Timothy Seed on the Fallwheat
28
Ad took the milk to the Factory this morning
this morning for the first I atend a Meeting of
the Session of the church Mesers Donovan and
Herbisn and me was all the Elders present
Revd H Greacey moderator Mr Gracey
reported that he had a letter from Mr Maclean
that he could get A Mr Ross a sudent it was
agreed that we would take him for the time
being there was a fearfull Storm of wind and
Snow from N East Mr Herbison Stoped all night
29
not much work done expect doing the chores
30
Ad laid the bottom rails of a midle fence from
the fall wheat as far as the rails would come
1885
May
1
Ad and the Boy is fixing up fences
and other chores
2
Ad drew 3 loads of Sand from the
gravel pit to the garden north of the
Burnt Greapes so as to bring the
ground up level with the garden
3
Mr Ross a Student
came on the Express
this afternoon Mr
McMullen met him I
took him home
I atended the Sabbath School I have
a sumer cold
4
light Showrs of rain and Snow most of
the day my cold is no better very
little out of doors
5
Ad is drawing dung to the garden
from Mathews he brought it had 5
load
72
I planted 9 2 year old
curren Bushes in the
garden 1 of Fays
Prolific north of cedar
post & 1 year old from
the fruit G Acoistium
6
Ad Started to plow in the North field
North East post it began to rain a
little before noon rained all the
afternoon
7
I have done very little yet Ad went to
Escott with 6 bags of Wheat and 3 of
peas cold damp day
8
Ad worked at home I did a little at the
Milk waggon
9
Ad drew rails from the road where
the wire fence is made to finish the
midle line in the center field Joe and
me fixed the banking around the
house and leveled it all around the
frount door
10
Oats 12 bushels
fine warm time
Mr Ross a Student preached a night I
heard Mr Tye in the morning
11
Ad drew Straw and hay from here
home to day
12
Ad helped me to put the reaches and
rear head block on the milk waggon
13
Ad cultivated 4 ridges in the garden
and then went to the North East field
& cultivated there
14
Ad Sowed 4 bushel of the Astraelan
oats
15
Ad Sowed 8 bushel more of the
above oats
16
Ad finished the cultivating of the
North East field this morning and
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first potatos planted
cultivated 4 ridges in the garden
cultivated with the wheeled
cultivator in field north of the house
and Sowed 1/2 bushel of Spring I
planted 10 rows of potatos from the
hen house got the Seed from Ab
McNiel
17 the woods look
green
Mr Ross preached this morning
18
Ad Sowed 10 3/4 bushel of wheat
North of the house making 12 1/4
bushel in that field
19
Ad Sowed bushel of the Black oats in
the field North of the house Bruces
Clock came
19
with the Seed drill and Sowed
Timothy Red & Alsike clover on the
wheat ground he then Sowed the
oats with the drill
20
Ad Sowed 2 1/2 Bushel of the black
barley on the cross ridges below the
fall wheat and on the Potato ground
South end of the midle field
21
Ad plowed and cultivated field east
of the Barn and Sowed 1 1/4 Bushel of
wheat & 2 1/2 ridges of flax Seed next
to the Barn the ground is getting dry
1885
May
Lizie went to
Brockville on the
Mixed this morning
she is going to Delta
22
23
24
Ad went to the North field to
cultivate the Peas he sowed grass
seed frount of the house this
morning very cold
Mr Ross a Student preached at night
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I heard Mr
25
Ad Sowed bushel of the Black oats in
the North field this forenoon Ezra
draged it they are going going to the
Shanty in the afternoon fine day
26
Ad Sowed to 2 1/2 bushel of Black
oats at the Shanty
27
Freeman McNiel helped Ad to plow in
the North field the clover is all killed
so that the Meadow is no good fine
day the ground is very dry
28
Freeman is with Ad plowing Ad
Sowed Bushel peas & oats & a little
black Barley mixed
29
Freeman helped to plow and drag in
the North field they Sowed 2 1/4
bushel of the grass peas & 2 1/4
Bushel of the common peas
30
they are plowing next to the road the
clover is all killed out it was no use
for meadow Sowed 6 Bushel peas
oats & black Barley mixed
31
Revd Mr Green preached this
morning on the Spread off the Bible
and its circulation there was a good
meeting the collection was two
dollars
1885
June
1
Ezra and Ad they drew dung from Ads Stable to
the North field in the forenoon Ad went to
Gananoque in the afternoon we had very heavy
rain in the afternoon
2
Ad & Ezra went to Sand Bay this morning they
took a plow and drag with them they planted 6
75
bushel of potatos& sowed 2 bushel of oats
3
Ad came home this afternoon they planted 7 1/4
Bushel of potatos two Bushel of oats there
4
Ad is fixing up fences drawing rails from the road
where the Wire fence is
5
rain most of the day
6
Ad Cultivated with the wheel cultivator the piece
of ground between open dich and the lain fence
and then plowed it for cow corn fine day
7
washed
the
Sheep
14
Mr Ross preached at night I heard Revd Mr Tyre
in the morning
8
Ad and Ezra is working his road work at the
Station he has 3 days to do for his work he has
the team on Ad took his Mother to See Margret
She has had paraletic Stroke
9
Ad got home at noon Margret is no better Ellen
Stoped there Watt came here this morning he
took Charley and went to Gananoque left his
horse till he came back
10
Ezra draged the corn ground & then went to the
Chanty with the horses he is going log & burn
11
Ad is fixing a place in the hogpen for the young
pigs we planted the cow corn about a Bushel
12
Ad finished the place for the pigs and put in it
fine warm day Ellen came home on the Express
Margret is no better
13
I mended the Bugge harness Ad is working at
home
Mr Ross preached this morning fine day
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15
Ezra and me worked on the Roads Charly is lame
Ad took Kate to Bradleys and put her to the
Purchen {Percheron}horse
16
Ezra and Freeman he had their mares with Maude
drawing gravel & me that made 6 days that
finished our work
1885
June
Coslow
sheared the
Sheep I
helped to
catch them
17
Ad and Ezra went the Shanty with the team
to put in the New land they took oats &
Turnip Seed
18
Ad came home at night & brought a load of
Sawdust for the milking Shed fine day I
worked a little in the garden
19
Ad went to the Shanty this morning fine day
20
Ad and Ezra came home at night he Sowed 5
Bushel of oats and about 3/4 of a pound of
turnip Seed on the new follow they got in
good order
21
Mr Ross preached for us at night I heard Mr
Gifford at night
22
very heavy rain last night and this morning
the diches is all full and running along the
road Ad is fixing for moving his Stable him &
Ezra
23
they are working at it Ad went to Kaeting for
a pair of runners to move the Stable on this
afternoon
24
Ezra went to Katings a Jack this morning
there are getting the runners under Bruce &
Freeman is helping find a rather cold I am
not right & not doing much
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25
they worked at the Stable and got it to its
place all right
26
they fixed the Sleepers and got the floor laid
Ezra went home fine day
27
Ad cultivated the potatos and then went
through them with the plow and hoed some
of them and went to the funeral of Mrs
Gifford the Wife of the Revd Mr Gifford Revd
Mr Hall preached in the Methedist Church
the corps was taken to Stratford on the
Express
28
Mr Ross preached this morning
29
very heavy rain last night Ad worked at his
Stable doing the floor
30
Ad drew Stones for to underpin his Stable in
the forenoon went for a load of lumber to
Blairs and Saw mill in the afternoon fine cool
day I cleaned the hubs of buggy wheels for
to paint them
1885
July
5
1
Ad is working the drain of his celler it has
got filled up
2
Ezra is diging up the old drain from Ad
house it is along the path from the main
Road to the house
3
Ezra went to Gananoque with Ellen fine day
Ad is fixing at his house drain I painted 1
wheel of the Buggy
4
Ad is working at home Jennie came home
on the Mixed from her School at Glen Bulel
I painted the other 3 wheels
Mr Ross preached at night I heard Mr Tye
78
in the morning
Ad expected
the hay fork
man to put it up
he is not come
yet
6
we got the rods made for the hay fork at
McDonalds one is 57 feet long the other is
near 40 feet Nores Andres began to work
for Ad at noon to day he hoed is in the
garden hoeing the potatos
7
Nores is hoeing in the garden Ad is working
at home
8
Do Do Do Do Ad went for a load of lumber
to McCreadys Sawmill heavy rain at night
9
Nores mowed around the house after we
ground the Syth Ad went for a load of
lumber he brought the Six posts for his
driving house and barn heavy rain last
night Noris is drawing dung to the North
field the barn yard is very wett cleaning
out at the Barn doors
10
Noris drew dung to the North field Ad is
atending to the colt Mode had it last night
11
Noris went home at noon he drew dung in
the forenoon Ad is fixing at home fine day I
Shaked that the hay & raked it up
12
Mr Ross preached this morning
13
Noris went through the cow corn in the
forenoon with Charley and the cultivator
Messrs Reed & Ellot cam and put up the
rods in the old barn & cow Stable for a hay
fork the rod is 56 ft long rain at night
14
Ad went to Delta he took the Jersey heffer
in the Buggy he made A Box of Slates put
her in it he took the wool to Lidenhurst to
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get Spun very heavy rain most of the day
Reed & Ellot came this afternoon & put up
the rods in the New Barn
15
Ad came home to day & he took the
Stevens Jersey Bull he left her there Noris
pilled up dung in the barnyard it is very wet
rain this morning
1885
July
16
Ad and Noris went to Sand Bay to hoed
the Potatos they took the cultivator with
them
17
Noris Saped at the Shanty last night Ad
came home Jennet Jenie & Philo went to
Gananoque with Kate
18
Ad went to The Shantie this morning he
intends to bring his Sawlogs down the
creek to the mill Noris came with Ad he
has been working at the potatos
19
Mr Ross preached this evening Mr
Gifford in the morning
20
Ad took Noris to the Shanty to hoe the
potatos he drew 2 loads of lumber from
the Mill
21
rain this morning Ad went for a load of
lumber Noris came home with him &
went for another load of lumber
22
Noris cut the grass back of the barn Ad
is fixing at home I worked at a lader for
the Barn
23
Ad & Noris drew Some Stones for the
foundation of his Barn & driving house
24
Ad had his Barn raised this forenoon it
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went up well
25
26
Ad began to mow he mowed the orchard
he has been drawing lumber and Stuff
that he could not get at it
Mr Ross preached this morning he had
Kate to Sand Bay
young Dr came
this morning
&stoped Fathers
nose from
Bleding
27
we raked and got in the hay out of the
orchard unloaded it with the horse fork it
is a hard job to get into the load it works
well when you get it in
28
Ad mowed in the north field east of the
peas it has a good many daisies in it I
raked it Noris cocked it Ad mowed some
in the middle next the East line
29
I raked that that cut yesterday they
drew it in and some of the cocks that
was in the north field
30
Ad mowed the part that was left in the
midle field this morning there was a little
rain we drew a load of the cocks that
was left in the north field that 12 loads
that we have got in so far this Season
31
Noris is mowing in the midle field east
side then we drew in 4 loads put them in
the old barn I raked fine day for the hay
1885
August
1
2
we drew in 3 loads but them in the New barn
from the midle field East line
Revd Mr Gifford preached this morning Mr
Ross at night
3
heavy rain all day Ad & Norris worked at his
Barn got the rod for the hay fork up & other
81
fixings
4
Ad is fixing at the Barn Norris mowed in the
midle field rain in the afternoon
5
rain this morning Norris is Spliting and
Sawing wood Ad went to Gananoque for pine
lumber for his Barn door
6
Noris finished cuting the midle this forenoon
he went to the North field I raked up what
was there they drew in part & cocked up the
rest
the hay fork is
hard to get
into fine hay
7
Noris mowed in the North field I raked up all
that was cut they drew in and cocked all that
was left of it. it was after dark they drew in 3
loads of it to Ad Barn this afternoon
unloaded it with the hay fork it works well in
the cours timothy
that finished
our haying
expect some
corners
8
Noris finished the North field this morning
they got it all in after dark young Grea raked
in the afternoon I went with Revd Mr Gracey
to Sand Bay he preached Mr Ross took
Mooreheads horse up & he brought it back
9
Revd Mr Greacy preached this morning & at
Sand Bay he dispensed the Sacrament in the
afternoon there were 35 communicants
10
they cut the Black Barley with the Syths it is
good Norris cut part of Wallaces hay he
brock the mower Ad finished it with the
sythe
11
I raked it up Ad cocked it up Norris is not
well fine day very warm
12
Ad & Norris drew in Wallaces hay and our
barley I helped Jennie went to the outlet for
Watt & Bruce Sanders they went to
Gananoque to work
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they went
with {illegible}
Charlies
{illegible}
13
Ad and Norris is cuting the fall wheat it is a
good deal winter killed and thistly Ad cuting
with mower
14
Norris cut part of the Barley Ad went out to
Sand Bay to See the crops there they are
midling heavy rain at noon with wind
15
Notris finished cuting the Barley & cocked
some of it we drew it all in 2 small loads I
raked it and the fall wheat ground Ad cocked
it there is a heavy crop of Alsike clover on it
1885
August
16
heard the Revd Mr Tye preach this morning Mr
Ross preached at night
17
Ad and Norris helped Bruce to Stack his hay fine
day
18
Ad and Norris drew in the most of hay and Fall
wheat they took 1 load to Ad Stable and 5 in the
old Barn
19
Ad and Norris finished the drawing in of the Stuff
and the rakings of their fall wheat ground & then
they drew a load of rails & fixed up the road fence
20
Ad & Wallace went to Kinston in Stewarts
Steamboat this morning Norris drew Stones to
underpin Ad Stable
21
Ad and Norris went to help Bruce to draw in
barley it began to rain about 10 oclock and
Stoped them Norris & me cleaned up the Fall
wheat that was in the greanery & some of the
Spring
22
Norris & me cleaned the rest of the wheat and put
it in bags we had 12 bags 1 was fall wheat for to
crack
83
23
Ad took
the
Grist to
Escott
at night
there
was 12
bags
Mr Ross preached this morning
24
Norris drew some gravel to Ads Barn rain this
morning Ad went to the audit for Watt at noon
25
Ad began to cut the oats near of the house after
cuting to the north field & cut the white oats
26
Ad &Norrice drew 3 loads of oats rear of the
house fine drying time
27
they drew in 3 loads more of them Bruce and his
Boys helped them they drew 2 loads from the
North field they were too green so they left them
out till dry more Norrice hooked some peas
28
Mr McFadden came with his binder he cut the
wheat near the house and Flax behind the Barn it
is good
29
Ad and Norris drew in 3 loads of oats from the
north field they were in good order
30
Mr Ross preached at night Mr Aylesworth Son was
buired at the Ebenezer Church this afternoon the
Revd Mr Tye preached the Sermon in the English
church here it was filled up every Seat & Some
Standing
31
heavy rain last night Norris cut and Split some
wood in the forenoon Ad and him hooked peas in
the afternoon
1885
Sept
1
heavy thunder and rain last night Norris &
Ad fixed up the fence along the road to the
gravel pit and drew
84
2
Ad and Norris drew Stones for the
foundation of the Grenary this forenoon I
helped till I fell and hurt myself they drew
all the oats that was cut in the afternoon
from the North field 4 load
3
McConnel & Taylor came this morning to
fraim the Grenary Ad & Norris is working at
the foundation in the forenoon they drew
in 7 loads of off the wheat in the afternoon
Birron McNiel helped them
4
they drew in 3 loads this forenoon that is
10 loads in all it is put in floor of the old
Barn rain at noon
5
Norris went home in the afternoon
yesterday Ad cut some of the oats in the
North field this afternoon rain at night
6
McConnel & his
man are
working at The
Grenery
Mr Ross preached this morning
7
Ad finished the reaping this forenoon
Norris & Sam drew the peas in one large
load they then went out to help Bruce to
draw in oats Norris came home last night
8
Ad and Norris finished cuting the oats with
the Syth that they could not cut with the
reaper they were lodged so
9
heavy rain most of the day the ground is all
in a Swim John Smith and his Sister Isabla
from Durram {Durham}came from on the
Express from Lyn this afternoon
10
Norris drew 10 loads of gravel for John
Coslow for to grut his house with the
ground is very wet
11
Ad & Norris turned over the oats this
morning & drew in loads Birron McNiel
helped them
85
12
13
they drew in 3 loads of oats this forenoon I
raked the ground with Maude they then
went to help Bruce to draw in fine drying
day
Mr Ross preached at night Mr Tye in the
morning
14
very heavy rain this morning and last night
John Smith and his Sister Isabla went home
this morning on the Express the ground is
very wet Norris is Splitting wood
15
Ad and Norris & 2 of Bruces Boys went to
Sand Bay and cut the oats that was there
they are damaged a good deal with cattle
getting in
1885 {assume September}
16 I made a Dog
house
I am making a long
waggon box
Norris helped John D Latimer to
thrash he had Charley horse Ad cut
some of the grass peas
17
Norris helped John D Latimer to
thrash same as yesterday Ad went to
Sand Bay & finished the cuting the
oats
18
heavy rain in the night Ad and Norris
cut some of the grass peas the
ground is very wet Ad got 2 pigs from
Henery Armstrong
19
Ad and Norris went with the team to
help Bruce to draw in this morning
they finished him up
20
I went to Kingston
on the Express to
the Presbytery
the Revd Mr Millard preached this
morning
21
Bruces two Boys and team went with
Ad and Norris to The Chantty they
Stack the green oats on the New
86
piece and brought home 2 loads of
oats that was at theChanty
22
they hook the peas and got them in
this morning before the rain it began
to rain about 11 oclock and rained all
afternoon I got home on the Express
is all in a Swim
23
Ad went to Delta fair this morning
Philo went with him Norris is cuting up
the cow corn
24
Norris is working at the corn it terable
down Ad got home this afternoon he
brought Jonney with him
I went with RevdMr
Millard to see Mr
McCormick he has
been very sick he is
some better we
called at Smiths &
Mooreheads
25
they took the plow to the North field
the ground is so wet they could do
nothing with it
Ad bought a side of
harness leather & a
veal Skin from Mr
Collman
26
Ad & Norris is drawing dung to the
midle East field from the Stable door
picking up Stones & puting at the
door it is a bad hole Ad is at Bee of
Ad took Dans Skin
and 3 lamb Skins
with the wool on to
Collmans to get
tanned
27
I heard Mr Gifford this morning Mr
Millard preached at night
28
Norris is drawing strikethrough dung
to the pea field
29
Ad and Norris went to the Shanty to
dig potatos there is a great many of
them rotten
30
Ad and Norris went to the Santy to
87
dig potatos there is a great many of
them rotton very fine weather very
warm
1885
Oct
1
Ad and went to the Shanty and finished digging
the potatos they were a fine crop if they had not
roted the late rain then warm weather roted
them all over these parts
2
Ad and Norris dug the potatos in the garden
here there is not many of them roten yet
3
Ad and Norris finished the potatos in the garden
to day a{little?} rain last night
4
Winkle
Rod came
on the
Express
Revd Mr Millard preached this morning he gave
notice of a congregation meeting to be on the
12th at Fairfax for to Moderate in a Call the Revd
Mr Greacey to preside
5
Ad picked Aples Norris drew dung to the North
field
6
they finished {panieng?} the Apples and any
Greapes there is not many Greapes this year
cold day
7
we took Sheep & cows a yearling and a calf to
the Fair I was in the Hall with Revd Mr Tye there
is a good turn out
8
I am in the Hall It is well filled Honorable Mr
Carlon Post master genarl came on the Express
& opened our New fairground there was a fine
Show of grain vegetable and Apples and of
horses and cattle Ad took 3 on draft team &
brood mair first on a cow yearling bull and calf 3
firsts on Sheep first on Spring pig 2nd graps do
on pears
88
9
Ad and Norris drew dung to the North field
10
Norris went home his time was up Ad plowed in
the north field or rather plowed 1 round in each
ridge
11
Revd Mr Tye preached in the morning Mr Millard
at night
12
Ad plowed this forenoon he helped Bruce to
thrash in the afternoon I went to Fairfax to a
congregational Revd Mr Greacy preached we all
Signed a Call for the Revd Mr Millard they paid
$241 two hundred & forty one dollars in
Lansdowne $217 on Fairfax 192 on Sand Bay
making $600 in all
13
Ad helped Bruce to thrash in the forenoon rain
so that they had to Stop Ad &Birron Sawed
some wood with the crosscut Saw for {illegible}
14
Ad helped Bruce to thrash they finished the
Stooks Ellen went to Lyn on the Express Aunt
Margret is at Jones She went down on a visit A
little rain to day
15
Ad began to plow grass Seed in the North field
South East part of it
1885
Oct
16
Ad plowed Sod in the South East part of
the North field fine day
X
17
Ad is plowing I went with Revd Mr Millard
to the funeral of Henery Landon of Fairfax
he was buired at the Ebenezer buiring
ground there was 37 teams came to the
graveyard Sermon preached in Fairfax
Church
18
Revd Mr Millard preached this morning &
we had the Call for Mr Millard Signed by all
the members and Adherent
89
Ad hired a man
his name is
Wright for a
while $4 dollars
a month
19
Ad is plowing sod in North field fine day
20
Do Do in forenoon he went to WA Webster
Sale of Stock very heavy rain in the
afternoon rained all night and most of the
day
21
rained all night & most of the day
22
Ad plowed Sod in the North field I went
round the Station & got Subscriber to a
Call for Revd Mr Millard to be our Pastor he
being since the 20 of last month
23
Ad is plowing Sod in the North field rain in
the afternoon
24
Ad plowed in the midle field began west
side
25
I went with Revd Mr Millard to fairfax &
Sand Bay to about the Signing the Call the
had A Cornetts horse
26
Ad drew Stones and Sand for the
foundation of his Stable in the forenoon he
plowed in the afternoon
27
Ad is atending James Calhoun he builden
the wall Baryon McNiel is plowing in the
midle field
28
Ad is atending the masins Baryon is
plowing
29
Revd Mr Millard preached this morning he
went to Sand Bay with Kate heavy rain at
night
29
Baryon plowed Ad is his Stable
90
30
hard frost last night so that the mud is
frozen
31
the ground is frozen so that you can walk
on the ice
1885
Nov 1
Revd Mr Millard preached here this
morning he took Kate to Sand Bay Mr A
Cornett went with him
2
heavy rain all day with a little Snow
3
Ad took a hog to the Station he Sold it to
Mr Goodall for $4 1/2 four dollars & fifty
cents per 100 lb it weigh was 275 lbs he
plowed in the afternoon
4
Ad Sawed wood this morning with George
Matthews some of the logs in the lain he
went a plowing Bee of A Cornetts in the
afternoon there was 14 teams
5
rain all day no work done Ad got his fingerlaned {could be lanced}
6
Biron plowed Ad can do nothing he has a
poltice of Basswood bark on it that is finger
7
Byron McNiel is plowing in the midle field
Ad can do very little his is some better
8
Ad hired
Keaton to work
50 cents per
day
Revd Mr Greacy preached at night Gifford
in the morning
9
Ads finger is very bad he got it lanced
again very little work done
10
Ad plowed this morning Keaton plowed in
the afternoon Ad cleaned out some
ditches
91
11
Keaton plowed Ad fixed Some Stalls in his
Stable for the Colt and Cow fine day
12
Ad Keaton & George Mathews worked at
the ditch at the bottom of the field below
the house they plowed & then through out
the Sods with forks
13
Mathews finished Shoveling this for
{foreday?} Keaton is plowing raining in the
afternoon Ad and Keaton fixing the cow
Stable & Sawed wood in the afternoon
14
Keaton plowed Ad cleaned out ditches in
the midle field where they are plowing fine
day
15 put the cows
in the Stable
last night for
the first time
Revd Mr Millard preached this morning he
took Kate to Sand Bay and fairfax I read the
{illegible}
16
Ad plowed in the midle field fine day
17
Ad plowed the Revd Mr McKay Mr Houston
&Mr Greacye {illegible} but the Revd Mr
Millard into our Congregation as our Pastor
this afternoon there was a good meeting
fine day
1885
Nov
18
Ad plowed a little this forenoon the rain came on about
10 oclock rain most of the day
X
19
Ad plowed in the midle all day I Split wood in the
morning I was fixing the hook to hold the wood Shed
door fast when the other half got loose and through me
off the Sill into the Shed and cracked the joint of the
Stiff knee and I have been in bed most of the time since
Dr Hannah put a plaster-Paris bandage on my knee 8
days after I write this the 10th of December afer
92
{rest of page blank}
1885
Dec 20
Ellen came
from Perth
Jennie on
the Express
Jennie came
home on the
Express
from Glen
Buel
Revd Mr Millard preached this evening
21
Ad is drawing dung from the back of the old
Stable Jonney is loading he is draining with 23
{illegible}
22
Ad is drawing dung from the new Stable
Jonney is loading he is taking it to the North
Field South West quarter there a little Snow &
rain
23
Ad finished drawing the dung from the
Stables this forenoon rain most of the day
24
Jonney went to Gananoque to bring Philo
home from the School examination and to
bring a load of coal for Wallace McNiel he had
the Waggon he brought 2300 & 50 lb
25
no work done except the chores fine day
26
Ad and Jonney is riging up for the thrashers
they came at 3 oclock this afternoon and
thrashed what was on the floor they piled it
outside fine day
27
Revd Mr Millard preached this morning
28
The thrashers thrashed all day and got most
of what was in the old Barn done
29
the thrashers got what was in the old Barn
done before noon and moved the thrasher
and horsepowr to the New Barn and finished
what was in it all but the Peas there is only
one load of them they are going thrash them
with the flayel They had wheat 33 bushel
93
Barley 25 bushel oats 342 bushel
30
Ad and Jonney put in all the oats Straw in to
the old Barn that was left they left Spring
wheat Straw in the Barnyard it was rusted
very badly
31
they are all at Moores Hall fixing it for the
Christmas tree for our Sunday School to night
{out of order, needs to be put before last page}
1885
Decm
1
Ad Sawed some wood this morning he went to Sand
Bay for a load of wood for himself with wagon Roads
very bad
2
Ad banked the house in the forenoon with Sand from
the pit helped to fix the Church Shed in the
afternoon
3
Ad drew Sand and covered the grape vines in the
afternoon he helped Hugh McKay at the church Shed
in forenoon
4
Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood {illegible} the
roads is very bad then was a little the snowing
{illegible}
5
Ad cut wood for us here
6
Revd Mr Millard went to Fairfax this morning with
Kate very Stormy day preached here at night
7
Ad drew a load of wood from Sand Bay
8
Ad Brought aload home from Sand the roads bad
9
rain most of the day the Snow nearly all gone
10
the fields look bair this morning Ad went to
Gananoque this afternoon with Philo to get some
cloes for him he brough me a pair of under shirt
94
11
Ad and John Lewis is working at the Grenary
12
Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he left it
here Jonney worked at the Granery Ad had the
waggon
13
Revd Mr Millard preached this morning fine morning
began to at noon and Snowed all the afternoon
14
Snow about 4 inches deep this morning Ad went to
look for a thrasher Stacie is to on Saturday Jonney
worked at the Granery he got 3 hens {illegible}
15
Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood Jonney
worked at The Grenery
16
Ad drew two loads of wood one here and one to
home Jonney is at the Grenery
17
Ad drew a load of wood he left it here Jonney is at
The Granary there is rain and Snow
18
Ad went to Sand Bay & banked out wood Jonney is
cuting wood for the house and {illegible} the
thrashers at the Barn we expect them tomorrow
19
Snow and rained last night Ad & Jonney tried to
clean the Barn floor of the green {illegible} was on it
by putting it on the mow they rest
1886
Jan
1
no work done Wm Scott came on the Express
{illegible} Ad and Abia &Revd Mr {illegible} and
Mrs {illegible} was here for dinner fine day
2
Ad and Jonney is doing chores and getting wood
fine day
3
Revd Mr Millard preach this evening a little this
afternoon
4
heavy rain all day no work done {illegible} on it
95
{illegible}
5
Ad took Wm Ellen Jennie & Jennet to Margrets
this morning in the buggy he intended to have
gone yesterday the rain kept them from going
began to snow at dark
6
Ad came home to day the Snow is about 4 inches
deep the road is very bad the frost is out and it is
very cold hard frost the buggy wheels is loaded
7
very cold day the Revd Mr Millard held a prayer
meeting here last night Jonney is Sawing some
wood
8
Ad went Abs for the Sheep he Sold him of 5 them
for five dollars each and paid for the use of his
Holstin Bull and the Ram Jonney & Philo drove
{illegible}
9
no work done Snow and wind from the East
expect 8 bags of oats for peas very hard Frost
10
this is still
first of
new
wheat
Revd Mr Millard preached this morning cold day
11
Ad went to Escott mill with 6 bags of wheat and 8
bags of oats very cold day Jonney did chores
12
Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood very cold
day this is still first of new poor roads
13
Ad and Jonney took down his ice house of the
{illegible} he intends to it against the hen house
then he went to Escott for his grist the road is
bad
14
Jonney is helping JJ Latimer to thrash Ad is doing
chores for a day
15
Ad and Jonney is helping Bruce McNiel to thrash
96
16
17
Do Do Do Do {illegible} they came on the Express
yesterday from Young
Revd Mr Millard had the communion Fairfax this
morning Ellen went with Wm Cornett he took
{illegible} it was a very Stormy day Snow & wind
{rest of entry illegible}
1886
January
19
Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood
{illegible} the holidays very stormy day snowed
20
Ad went to Sand Bay to bank out he brought home
a load Stormy Snowed
21
very Stormy day wind and Snow the roads is
drifted no work done except doing chores
22
went to Sand Bay for a load of wood took Jennet &
Mary to Gananoque with Kate
23
Do Do Do Do
24
Revd Mr Millard preached this morning
25
Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood
26
Jonney took our team to dung Bee at Wallace in
forenoon Ad had to attend a Zute between H
Armstrong and Jay Darling about wood at the
Stewart house Jennie Dunkin and Mary went home
on the Express Mary has been here for a week on a
visit
27
Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood Stormy
day the roads is heavy
28
Ad went to Sand Bay for wood Stormy little {rain?}
29
Ad and Jonney went to the River for ice for himself
McNiel early noon fine day
97
30
Ad and Jonney put the ice that they got yesterday
in the ice house this morning they then went for
another load in the afternoon fine day
31
the Revd Mr Greacy here at night he preached it
Fairfax in the morning & at Sand Bay in the
afternoon very Stormy most of the day
{this page difficult to decipher even with scans from Queens}
1886 February
Feb
1
Ad went to Blair Sawmill for a load of sawdust for the
Ice House {illegible}
2
Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he {illegible}
home Jonney put the Sawdust in the ice house went to
Gananoque for the cloth in the afternoon {illegible}
3
Ad went to Sand Bay to bank out wood very {2 lines
illegible} possibly
4
5
Ad went to Sand Bay to bank out {illegible} hands to a
bee to draw wood for tomorrow
6
Ad Stoped at the Chanty all night there was a good Bee
was 12 large loads came that was {illegible} the wood
he has cut it was all left here
7
the Revd Mr Ross from Perth preached here this
morning Ad took him to Sand Bay and Fairfax Mr Millard
went to Perth and preached
8
Wm came from Perth on the Express this afternoon
from he was Ellens he had business at Smiths Falls Ad is
very weak he has a headache he is not doing anything
9
Billie went on the Express this afternoon to Parry Sound
Mr Dunnett and Miss went from to Delta this afternoon
{illegible} Young brought a load from Sand Bay he
{illegible}
98
10
Ad brought from Sand Bay to day he left it here
11
Ad and Jonney went to Sand Bay and brought home
the oats that was cut green there last Summer for feed
12
{illegible} Ad he is one of the pallbearers was Buried at
the Union Church there 35 rigs
13
the Snow is nearly all gone misty fog & rain no travel on
the roads they are bear {illegible}
14
Revd Mr Millard this evening Mr Gifford preached Mr
McConnells funeral service
15
Stormy Day from the N.E. rain then Snow no work
except taking care of the cattle
16
Ad started to go to Sand Bay the roads is so bad that
he went no further then the corner he took a load of
pressed hay to the Station from John Johnston
1886
Feb
rain & Snow
in the
afternoon
17
Ad went to Gananoque with the cutter the
road bad
18
Jonney cleaned up 4 bags of wheat for to
take the mill
19
Ad went to Escott with the 4 bags of wheat he
bought home of provender
20
Ad went to Sand Bay and brought home a
load of wood the roads is very bad with the
drift
21
Revd Mr Millard preach this morning Stormy
at night
22
Ad went to Sand Bay & brought home a load
of wood a little Snow with wind the roads bad
99
23
Ad went to Sand Bay this morning brought
home a load of wood
24
Ad went to Sand Bay and brought home a
load of wood the roads is very bad
25
the same as yesterday
26
Ad went to the Sawmill and brough home
some oke Plank and some board to cover the
ice house he then got Shields to Shoe the
horses their Shoes is very dull rain and some
Snow road is Soft very hard frost last night so
that the road Slipary
27
Ad went to Sand Bay and Cut a load of wood
and brought it home Tommie went home to
his Mothers on the Express Nancy Hazelwood
went with him Mrs Purvis and Mrs G Taylor
was here for tea yesterday
28
Revd Mr Millard preached this evening
1886
March
1
Ad went to Sand Bay cut and brought a
load of wood he left here cold day
2
Ad did the same as yesterday & left it here
Jonney helped Bruce to Saw wood
3
Ad went to the funeral of a child of Mr
Deeds it died of the Scarlet fever yesterday
and another one did while they were at the
Union Church burying it and it was buried
at night Dr Hannah says it is worst tipe of
this fever
4
they Sowed Ad wood to day Bruce and his
Boys then they got it done and brought the
horsepowr and Saw here
5
they Sawed all our wood to day and got
100
done about four oclock Bruce and his two
Boys helped they then cleaned up 30
bushel of oats Ad is going down to Rabys
with them he is changing Seed with him
Philo with him
6
7
Jonney left this
forenoon he is
going to Clerk
at Webson
Ad came home from Rabys this afternoon
he brought home the Seed oats they are
well fine day there was a meeting of the
Session here this afternoon A Cochran and
S Moorehead Mr Fullerton was admitted as
a member to the church
Revd Mr Millard disspensed the Sacrament
in the church here this morning Jonney
took me up in the Cutter it is the first time I
have been out to church since I got hurt
8
Ad went to a Bee of James Coulhouns
drawing wood
9
Ad went to Sand Bay & brought a load to
the station
10
Do Do Do Do Do
11
Do Do fine weather Do Do
12
Ad went to a wood bee of John Johnstons
they draw the wood from Sand Bay light
flurries of Snow
13
Ad went to Sand Bay and brought a load of
wood to the Station the roads is good fine
day
14
Revd Mr Millard preached this evening
15
Ad went to Sand Bay brought a load to the
Station
101
16
Ad Do Do Do Do he then went to Henery
Folleys and brought 12 bushel of pattos and
brought them home he paid forty cents per
Bushel he left part of them here fine day
1886
March
17
March 17th Ad went to Sand Bay for a
load of wood
Red had a hefer calf
this morning a real
Holsten
18
Do Do Do Do
19
Do Do Do Do
20
heavy rain this morning the trees is all
ice Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of
wood
21
Revd Mr Millard preached this
morning rain
22
Snow is two or three inches deep and
Snowed most of the day no work out
of door is the roads is filled up
23
Ad is doing chores taking care of the
cattle
24
Jennet went to a
Social at Mr Millards
the house was full
Ad is thrashing peas and doing chores
fine day
25
Ad took 6 Bags of wheat to ask Escott
mill he could not get it the roads very
bad
26
Ad thrashed peas fine day the Snow is
going fast the Slaughs is Stoped going
through our fields they are taking the
road
102
27
Ad went to Escott for his grist he took
the waggon the wheat was not done
he brought alot of cow feed
28
Revd Mr Millard preached at night rain
29
Ad went to Sand Bay for to try and
get out some lumber the roads too
Soft some rain
30
Ad came home this afternoon heavy
rain most of the day he did very little
31
heavy rain this morning rest of the
day Ad went to Escott the 6 bags of
wheat that he took last Saturday &
got the flour
1886
April Miss
{illegible} to
Kingston on the
Express this
afternoon
1
Ad is atending the cattle the Snow is
nearly all gone except allong the fences
the fields bear
2
Ad is atending to the Cattle fine day
3
Ad and Filo cleaned up the flax Seed fine
day for
4
Revd Mr Millard Preached this morning
5
Ad is doing the chores got two calves one
is a Bull holsten from the Killee cow fine
day
6
rain hail and Snow most of the day with
heavy wind and drift
7
Snow and drift the lain is piled four or five
feet high snow and drift yet
103
James Snyder
came this
morning to work
Ad has hired him
8
cold raw wind this morning more pleasant
in the afternoon Ad is takining of the
cattle
9
fine day Ad is Ad Do Do
10
Ad let water of the fields
11
Revd Mr Millard preached here at night
12
Ad is helping J McDonald to fix the iron
harrow and cultivator and he took me
down to John Gemmels in the afternoon
he very and he wanted to Join the church
S Donovan Mrs Millard & Ellen was there
we all partook of the Sacrament
13
Ad is helping Mr Millard to move to
Turners house opposite the church he has
rented it for a year
14
Ad is working at home fine day Jonney is
cleaning out the horse Stable and Spliting
wood
15
Ad is working at home Jonnie is doing
chores
16
Ad is fixing things around the Barn Jonnie
is helping him find warm day the Snow is
all gone around the fences in Sight of the
house
17
Ad is working in his garden fine day Jonnie
is Spiting wood other chores he went
home at night
18
Tommie and
{?}not come
Revd Mr Millard preached here this
morning
19
Ad planted 9 Green Gages plumb trees
and 7 Blue gage plumbs the green 1 is on
104
home
the Ridges South from the Seller door the
Blues is west of that they are all where the
old trees was we dug the old Stumps up
Some heavy thunder Showrs
1886
April
20
Ad worked at his garden Jimmie came
here last night he was helping Mr Day to
{cut off}
21
Ad worked at home he Sowed some
carrots then Jimmie Split some wood
and other chores
22
Ad went to a raisin Mr Websters at the
Ebenezer Church Jimmie cleaned the
grass from the Goosberry & put ashes
around them & currant Bushes
23
Jennie and Aunt Jain came on the
Express last night Ad is fixing things at
home Jimmie is Splitting wood
24
Ad is working at home Aunt Jane went
home on the Mixed this morning cold
wind
25
Ad began Spring
work by breaking
in the cleaned up
Seed oats
Revd Mr Millard preached this evening
26
Ad is working at home he planted some
potatos Jimmie is Splitting wood Jennie
went to Glen Buel on the Express this
afternoon rather cold
27
rain most of the day Jimmie Spliting
wood and taking care of the lambs &
cattle
28
Ad & Jimmie put the Slaughs in the New
Cow Stable and read up the lain
105
8 bushel of
Astrilan oats
29
Ad began to Sow and sowed 8 bushel
of the Astrilian oats in the center west
field west side fine day the Boys pick
Stones below the house
8 bushel more
30
Ad sowed 8 Bushel more of the Astrlian
and draged them fine day
May
1
angled draged the plow where he
Sowed the oats it is South half of the
field & plowed the head {cut off} fine
day the Mr Millard went to Sand Bay
this afternoon
2 7 bushels of oats
Mr Millard had the communion at Sand
Bay church this morning there was
none from here fine day
3
Ad Sowed 7 bushels of Rabies oats in
North east corner of the center field
that is north of the center headland
3 bushels more of
the same
4
Ad Sowed 3 bushel more of Rabies oats
along side & he plowed part of the
garden and draged it a little rain
woods begin to
look green
5
Ad Sowed 6 bushel of oats peas &
Black Barley mixture all in the midle field
Jimmie is drawing dung with Kate & S
Johnston East into the garden
6
I planted a Catalpa in the garden over
where the Ridge was Ad Sowed 1 3/4
bushel of grass peas & 3 1/4 bushel of
common pea on North field East corner
1886
May
6
David and Vive and the oldest Daughter
came down on the Express they are all well
Ad Sowed 5 bushels of peas in all
7
David &Vive went to Delta on the Express
Ad cultivated with the Wheel cultivator in
106
the North field and Sowed of oats 2 bushel
of Black Barley and 1 bushel peas all mixed
together in that field
Kate had a Colt
this morning
8
9
cows let out
for the first
time
Ad finished that part of the field fine day
Ground very hard
Revd Mr Millard preached this evening
10
Ad plowed draged and furrowed out the
garden cold day
11
very heavy rain all night it rained 1 1/2
inches on the land Ad plowed in the North
field
X
12
Ad plowed in the North field the Boys
Spread dung in the afternoon where Ad is
plowing fine day Ellen went to Mallorytown
on the Express Margret is very Sick
Jimmie left Ad
paid him $5
dolars
13
Ad is plowing in the North Field the Boys
Spread dung in the forenoon he Sowed
better than 2 bushel of wheat with S
Johnston Seeder
14
Ad went to Escott with 3 1/2 bags of wheat
the ground is too wet
15
Ad worked in the North field
Jimmie and
Philo planted 12
1 half bushel of
potatos in the
garden
heavy rain in
the afternoon
rain last night
16
John Grea
Revd Mr Millard preached this morning
17
Ad worked in the North field
107
began to work
David &Vive
came on the
Express
18
Do Do Do Johnston team helped
19
Do Do Do Do Do they finished he Sowed 7
bushel of wheat in all 1 bushel of Black
Barley and about 1/4 of flaxseed that
finished all the sowing there fine weather
20
Ad is helping Johnston to plow
21
Do Do Do Do frost last night John planted
beans in the garden
22
heavy rain this morning no work done
23
Revd Mr Millard preached this evening
24
Ad helped John Johnston at his work
plowing & draging
25
John rolled in the North field Ad went to
Gananoque this afternoon Mary {illegible}
went with him
26
Jonney strike through planted corn below
hen house Ad atended the red cow She is
Sick
27
Jonnie rolled the midle field then drew
dung from Ad to the North field
28
Ad drew all the dung that was at his place
a lot of Straw from horse on to where he
Sowed the wheat in the North field Jimmie
Spread
29
Ad drew a load of Straw from the Barn to
the wheat this morning the wind was too
high they could do nothing he then plowed
for the potatos where the cow corn was
last year he went to the raisin of Hugh
108
McKays
30
Revd Mr Millard Preached this morning I
walked to the church that is the time I have
done it since I got hurt
31
Ad drew Straw down to the North field and
it on the Spring wheat then him & the Boys
washed the Sheep Ad went to the chanty
to plow & Sow corn back at night could do
nothing the ground is {illegible} Ad went to
Lidenhurst to Annual meeting of the
Conservative meeting
1886 May 31 June 15th 17
May
31
Ad took the Spoted Cow to Ade the Holston Bull
June
15
Bred to Bruces Bull
17
little Heffer cow Do
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Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers
{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.}
Beatty, Walter Journal April 1883 to May 1886
{breeding chart for cattle}
1883
{several lines illegible}
July16
Do {Ditto}our Spoted 2 year old to a bull
in the Show ground
August 11
Do Ads old line back " " Wm McNiels
23
Do our Grea Cow to a Bull in the
Fairground
Sept 5
Do our Red 2 year old heffer Wm
McNeils
Dec 10
put the Sow in with the Boar this
morning
1884 January 7
the Sow went again
1884
took the Farrow cow to Wm Webster D
1
Bull
again on the 10
June 3
took our 2 year old to Bruces Do
Do the Mary Cow Do Do
18
Young pett Do Do
17
our Duck cow Do Do
21
3 year old Duck Do Do
28
4 Do DoDoDo
30
Lillie Cow Do Do
July 7
our Line Back a Bull that was on the
{illegible}
Sept 8
White Cow to Bruce Bull
December 29
Ad took the Berkshire to the Lawyer
boar at John Cooks
1885
June 11
our linnie to Abs Holstein Bull
August 6 21
Mary cow again Bruce Bull S. Johnstons
24
Jersey yearling Do Do
26
Dutch cow Do Do
29
Bud Do Do
July 1
Big farrow heffer or Killie Abs Holstein
3
the 3 year old webster to Bruces Bull
14
the 2 year old heffer Do
2
August 1
Whiete cow Abs Holstein
18
Red Cow B{illegible} or Lill
{on left margin written
vertically}
the Heffer at the Christy took the 31 of
July 1885
1884
June 4
{illegible} mair to Purchin horse
{illegible}
{illegible}
1885
June 15
Kate mair to the Purchin horse
1883
April
1
{illegible}
2
{illegible}
3
Dan went to Wallace's place with {illegible} Matthews
& they cut what was on the railway {illegible} boys &
{illegible} helped for Dan went with Bruce to {illegible}
to cut {illegible} the railway they got it ready {illegible}
it stormed so that stop they got nothing d1
4
5
8
6
Dan Drew down to the North field where the
Buckwheat was last year
7
Stormed & Snowed most of the day Dan oiled the
double harness in the Weavers room
Revd Mr Shane preached this morning after the
sermon the Members chose Hugh McKay as an elder
for Lansdowne there was one to be changed for
3
Fairfax and one for Sand Bay
9
Dan went to Abs they Sawed what was on the railway
and brought the horsepowr to Bruces on a Slaugh
10
Dan took the cirkler saw out to Bruce {illegible} they
sawed it all that he had out fine day
11
I went with JW Darling to Rockport for to here a
complaint that was laid against them for Selling goods
with a license it was tried by Mr Cornell he fined him
$10 & cost it was the most unjust dicision I ever heard
according to the Evidence given Cornell had decided
the case before he heard the evidence at So apeared
12
Dan put up our road fences this morning the travel has
been through the whole {illegible} of our field & across
the end all winter {illegible} to the {illegible}
13
Dan is not very well he has a very bad cold
14
we painted the Bobslaughs fine warm day
15
Revd Mr Craig preached this morning Mr Shane at
night
16
we cleaned up what Seed oats was in the east bin we
had 31 bushels
17
we bored Some post holes & put in some of the posts
in the concession line
18
we finished setting the posts on the concession line
19
rain most of the day Split Some wood & fixing the
fence to Wallace's {house?}
20
Dan went to Gananoque with Jennet Bessie & Aunt
Jane fine day with cold wind I put up the Boards on
the posts & finished the fence
1883
April
4
21
22
Dan brought 15 bags of oats from the road Barn we
cleaned them up & he took them to Escott got them
ground for hens
Revd Mr Shane preached this morning
23
Dan began to plow in the midle field East line the half
where the thisels was is rather wet the plow would not
clean he then plowed the Sod it did well
24
Dan plowed in the Same field cold raw day I worked at
the Milk Buggy Shaftes I have a bad cold
25
Sowed about 2 inches last night the ground is all white
Dan drew dung to the Buckwheat ground this
forenoon he plowed in the afternoon
26
Dan plowed all day cold day I fixed a pair of new
Shafts for the Milk waggon
27
Dan is plowing in the Same field cold day
28
Dan finished plowing the Sod ridges that run North &
South in that field cold Day
29
Revd Mr Bailey preached this morning Mr Shane at
night
30
Dan plowed in the North half of the Same field where
the thistles is he got the plow point laid I have been
working at a Stone boat when I was able I have a bad
Cold
1883
May
1
Dan is plowing in the thistle field it is a good
deal warmer this morning I took cair of
{illegible}
2
Dan is Plowing in Same field
3
rain most of the day I went to the funeral of the
child of Alex Cornett the Reverend Mr Crage
5
preached in the house cold damp day
heavy rain
in the
morning
4
Dan is drawing the old rails that was in the
fence where we made the new one to
Johnston line I have Some headace
5
we cleaned Seed oats in the New Barn in the
forenoon I went to Fairfax to Session meeting
Henery Landon & Miss Shields joined the
church very few out
6
Woods look
a little
green
13
the Communion was held at Fairfax this
afternoon Revd Mr Shane preached the church
was well filled
7
Dan plowed where the thistles was in the
center field
8
Dan is plowing I sowed 1/2 bushel of Timothy
seed on the Fall wheat I put it on 9 ridges
began at the east side
9
Dan is plowing cold morning he finished that
part of the field & began to Sow & Sowed 4
bushel of little oats I drove the horses while he
Sowed
10
Sowed 3 bushel more rain in the afternoon
11
heavy rain most of the night we fixed the
Barnyard fence could do nothing in the field
ground too wet
12
Dan Sowed 5 bushel of Small oats the ground
works well
Revd Mr Shane preached in evening Mr Balie in
the morning
6
14
Dan Sowed 7 Bushel of the Astrilion oats on the
South End of the midle field it was plowed out
of the Sod this Spring drags up well I brock it in
with the cultivator
15
Dan Sowed 5 bushel more of the Same oats I
brock it with the cultivator fine day rather cold
16
Dan Sowed 6 bushel of peas oats & Barley
mixed on the east Side of Buckwheat ground
17
Dan got the wheeled cultivator & cultivated
the Buckwheat ground where it was plowed
last fall & plowed the remainder of the field
18
Dan Sowed 6 bushel of the Small oats I Sowed
timothy seed on the most of it
1883
May
19
20
Dan Sowed 1 1/2 bushels of Barley on the West Side of
the Buckwheat ground then I Sowed 3 lb of Black
Barley on the South head ridge west end then 5 lb of
{illegible} Improved Barley then the full of the wash
basin of {illegible} all 3 kinds on the headridge that
finished the field fine warm day
we had no meeting to day Mr Shane is at Morisburg
21
rain this morning we left the Cows out last night for
the first time I put them in at 4 oclock this morning
22
rain all day nothing done excep Some Chores
23
Still raining this morning I worked at a gate for the lain
and fixed some hinges for it we have the Cows in most
of the time
24
Dan bored & we Sett Some posts & nailed on Some
boards on them for a lain fence
25
Dan took the young cattle out to the Sixth Concession
Wm McNeil went with them
7
26
27
Dan is laid up with the quinsey
Revd Mr Richards preached this evening Wm Cornett
took him to Fairfax & Sand Bay
28
I got Fred Johnston to help me for a few days he
began at noon to day Dan is Sick he drew dung into
the garden that is the {illegible}
29
rain most of the day we cleaned up the Seed peas &
wheat & 12 bushels of wheat for a grist 16 bushel of
oats for feed
30
Fred went to Escott with the grist Robert Beatty &
Unkel Rob came up yesterday Rob got 2 pigs very
heavy rain shower
31
we took the potatos out of the Sellar Unkel helped us
1883
June
1
Fred & me took the {illegible} of the potatos to
{illegible} out & cleaned out a lot of dust
{illegible} out of the cellar this forenoon Fred
went home at noon that makes 4 days that he
helped me
2
I picked over some of the potatos Dan has
{illegible} done no work yet he went to
Gananoque with Kate
3
Revd Mr Shane preached this morning
4
Dan Sowed nearly 5 bushel of peas on the 6
ridges next to the midle line I draged {illegible}
he sowed the ground drags well
5
Dan is plowing on the ends of the midle field
they run east & west they are wet enough
6
finished plowing the head ridges & soed nearly 1
1/2 bushel of wheat on the North End
8
{illegible
not in
margin}
7
Sowed the South end this forenoon and Sowed
Better than a bushel on it he then plowed rolled
draged I rolled & cultivated the garden is it in
bad order
8
Dan worked at the garden cultivating rolling &
dragging it is better than it was we planted the
ridge next the fence with the cow corn put it in
drills
9
we planted 2 1/2 bushel of potatos that is the
first that we have planted in the garden I went
to Fairfax to the meeting of the Session with
William Cornett
10
Revd Mr Shane preached this evening
11
Dan plowed parts of the field back of the
{illegible} drew dung for the potatos& some
{illegible} of the Barn he took the {illegible} for
the potatos
12
I raked & made some beds for beets & carrots
& {illegible} Ellen helped me I planted some
beans that for {illegible}
13
Dan {illegible} for the potatos to the midle field
& at the ground back of the Barn for the corn &
roots it is very rough he rolled & cultivated
14
John Coslow Sheared the Sheep in the forenoon
Dan furrowed out the potato ground him &
{illegible} planted 1/2 bushel of the Erely Rose
that is {illegible}
15
Dan plowed back of the old Barn cultivated
{illegible} rolled & cultivated {rest of line
{illegible}
1883
June
16
I raked & {illegible} 2 rows of carrots on the {illegible}
of parsnips on the east side we {illegible} of
ErelyRoses then rolled of {illegible} we then sowed &
9
drills peas with the winter {illegible} turned this
{illegible}
17
Revd Mr Shane preached this morning
18
we finished the planting of the western corn we put in
drills covered it with the cultivator up Sides down
finished with our {illegible} corn I planted 4 rows of
beans it rained in the afternoon
19
very hard rain last night the ground is very wet I
planted Some pop corn & more beans that finished
the field back of the Barn then drew some wood for
Reverend Mr Shane & piled some of the lumber
20
we worked on the roads some showers
21
Do Do Dan worked in the forenoon I worked all day
that finished our 5 days Dan got a big plow from
Bruce & began to plow in Summer follow in the North
field near the {illegible}
22
Dan plowed at the Summer fallow it plows well
23
we planted 1 bushel of Black potatos& 1 1/2 of the
Erely Rose on a piece we got of J. Purvis Bruce plowed
him & William planted there too Dan went to
{illegible} rest of line {illegible}
24
25
Dan plowed at the Summer fallow {rest of line
illegible}
26
{lines illegible}
27
{lines illegible}
28
{lines illegible}
29
{lines illegible}
10
30
{lines illegible}
1883
July
1
the Revd Mr Shane preached this morning
2
{illegible} in the orchard with the machine I
cut some with the scythe fine day {illegible}
3
Dan mowed Some in the North Field west side
in the forenoon he went to Sand Bay with B
McNiel in the afternoon I mowed in the
afternoon it is all Clover & heavy
4
Dan drew 3 loads of dung to the Summer
follow and cultivated Some of the fallow the
hay is too wet to work
5
raked & cocked the orchard Ellen & me went
to Sand Bay Church opening Reverend Dr
Landon preached Reverend Messr McQuague
and Greace adressed the people then there
Tea in the Grove after fine day
6
we raked & cocked first peace that we cut in
the north field it is in good order I raked a
peace on this Side it is heavyier & greener we
could not cocke it had not time
7
heavy rain most of the day we got in the hay
that was in the orchard before it came or
there was 2 loads of it put in over the Cow
Stable in the new barn
8
Corn {?}hard
in the garden
Revd Dr Landon preached this morning
9
we Spread out Some of the hay this morning
Fred Johnston helped in the afternoon to
draw in I raked
10
Johnston helped to draw in all day John
Cosslow helped in the afternoon got a good
job done
11
{?} market
four days
{pacing?}
11
we mowed over next the fallwheat I mowed
Dan took it away with the fork it is So heavy it
gathered in bunch and is lodged & lying down
fine warm day
12
we finished the cuting of the North field it is
very heavy So that we cannot rake it up till
dry Some
13
heavy rain last night Dan drew Some dung
14
rain still very little done Dan Drew dung I
attended preparatory Service & Session
meeting
15
Revd Mr Shane preached we had the
communion here there was over 50 par took
of it
{illegible
marginal
note}
16
we went out to the 6 con Dan brought home
the cattle that was there I brought a load of
Sawdust for the milkshed
17
Dan went to look for a man for to help to
Stack he came back after noon brought his
Father with him we made a Stack bottom 9
loads in it
1883
July
18
we turned over the heavy Clover & Shook it out
then I raked up with Mr McLaughlin horse Dan &
his Father drew in 7 loads it is very good order
19
we put nearly 2 more loads the Stock when it
began to rain we filled up the midle& had to
quit they hoed in the garden
20
we finished the Stack this afternoon I turned
over the windrows & top of the Stack in the
forenoon they hoed
12
21
22
{illegible
marginal
note}
Dan went to Kingston to See the Show his
Father and me raked & cocked up what was left
in that field we had 50 cocks Mr Dan Norman
went home at noon I gave him five dollars for
his work & 1 for his Son Wm he worked 4 days
hoeing
Revd Mr Shane preached at night
23
I mowed in the midle field about one quarter of
it Dan cut round the fences and hoed
24
Dan went with the cultivator through the
potatos that we planted on Burnes place in the
forenoon we then raked and cocked what I
mowed in the center field
25
I got Mr Watts to help we began a Srack in the
midle field put 2 loads in the bottom of the
clover hay from the north field & 4 from the
midle field that was all we had cut there is over
150 Cocks in it
26
I mowed the North East quarter of the center
field then finished hoeing the potatos on Burnes
place
27
I mowed part of the center field & Dan
cultivated Some of the potatos in the East field
in the forenoon we raked & cocked what I cut
on Wednesday
28
Mr Watts began to work this morning a wet day
we cleaned up 10 bushel of wheat & 20 of Oats
Dan took them to Escott Mill Watts bored post
holes for the line fence
29 rain
Revd Mr Jordan preached this morning Dan
took him to Fairfax
30
we took the hay that was west of the Stack &
stirred up the cocks this morning after dinner
we got nearly 3 loads on the Stack when it
13
began to rain we filled up the midle
31
at odd times Watts bored post holes in the
north Side of the lain Dan & me nailed on the
fence boards to day Watts picked up the old
Stack bottom east of the old Barn no hay
weather
1
Dan took the old rails that on the lain fence &
fixed the road fence around the North Field
Watts is hoeing the potatos in the midle there is
a misty rain
2
we finished the Stack in the midle field there is
13 loads in it. it is poor hay we put a good deal
of Salt on it
3
we drew 2 loads out of the midle field put them
in the new barn Watts hoed potatos Dan cut
the hay in the field in the East Side South of the
first ditch
4
Dan cut the hay in the center field north west
corner I raked the hay in field that Dan cut
yesterday Watts cocked it then finished our
cuting to night
1883
August
5
{illegible
marginal
note}
Revd Mr Shane preached at night
6
Dan & Watts made a Stack bottom & drew 2
loads to it I raked where Dan cut on Saturday
and drew 5 loads into the new barn it is good
hay
7
we finished the Stack that was begun yesterday
this forenoon it is the best hay we have had this
Season it got no rain they helped Bruce at his
Wheat in the afternoon fine day
8
Dan & Watts is helping Bruce to day with the
team they drew in his Wheat & Some hay fine
day
14
9
Bruce brought out the reaper he got our fall
wheat and Barley before dinner his two Boys
Dan & Watts bound till noon it was so warm
that the bands brock they all went out to
Bruces drew in for him
10
Bruces two Boys & Daughter Mary came this
morning & bound up our wheat this forenoon
then they all went out to Bruces & helped him I
went to Gananoque with Jennet I McLaughlin
horse very warm day
11
Dan & Watts is drawing our fall wheat had three
& half loads had half a load of Barley they
helped Bruce after
12
a little rain
in morning
Revd Mr Shane preached this morning
13
Dan is cultivating the summer follow Watts
hoeing
14
Dan is drawing dung Watts is loading he drew 18
loads
15
Do Do Do Incle Rob came on the mixed Mrs
Dobb & Ellen Scott came on the Express Dan &
Watts is at the dung
16
Mrs Dobbs & Ellen Scott went to Brockville on
the Express Dan & Watt is at the dung
1883
August
19
17
Dan helped Bruce to Saw wood Watts helped
half the day he went to Gananoque for him
self
18
Dan & Watts is at the dung I have been fixing
the hen yard
the RevdMr Wright preached this morning Mr
Shane at night
15
20
Dan & Watts finished the dung this morning
then drew one load from Nowlans wanted that
to finish the follow he began to cross plow it
Watts is spreading the dung
21
Dan is plowing Watts is cuting the Black Barley
and Rennies {illegible} I got 3 lb of the Black &
5 of Rennies & spreading dung
22
Dan is plowing Watts is cradling a Swarth
round the oats where the Buckwheat was last
year Bruce came with the Reaper and this
afternoon fine day
23
Bruce is cuting the oats on the thistle field his
two boys help to Bind. Dan & Watts bound too
after finishing the Summer fallow there was a
little rain this morning
24
Dan & Watts went this morning helped Bruce
bind wheat his wheat they got it finished
25
Dan & Watts Drew in 3 loads of oats off the
buckwheat ground and bound Some of the
oats
26
Watts
finished his
month
today
the Revd Mr Shane ordained Messrs Donovan
& Herbison as Elders of our Session at Fairfax
the church was well filled
27
Dan & Watts drew in a load & a half off the
buckwheat ground loads of the thistle piece
28
they got in all that we had cut and ready this
forenoon & toped off the Stack of hay in the
midle field they helped Bruce to draw in the
afternoon
29
heavy rain last night Dan and me Drew 3 loads
of oats from Burns Barn and cleaned them up
we had 15 bags the ground is very wet
30
we drew 24 bags more of oats to day cleaned
16
them up in the forenoon Dan took 24 bags of
oats to Escott Mill for to get ground for the
hogs this afternoon he did not get them home
with him
1883
Sept
1
2
heavy rain this
afternoon
I am choring a
little of
everyhing
rain last night
the communion was taken in the Sand Bay
church there a large attendance 51
communion five new members
3
Bruce and Baryon is helping Dan to hook the
peas they finished them this afternoon
4
Dan went to Escott Mill for the grist this
morning he helped Bruce to draw in this
afternoon
5
Dan cut Some wood for Abia he helped
Bruce to hook peas in the afternoon
6
Dan help Bruce to Draw in all day
7
Do Do Do they drew one load of oats that
we had in left in the North field it was too
green to cut when the rest was cut
8
Dan thrashed some fall wheat for Seed I
helped a little in the forenoon went to an
Agriculture meeting at Deans
9
Martin Amber
Dan cradled the peice of ats that was left
that to green this morning he then helped
Bruce to draw in I went to Sand Bay to a
Session meeting & church
Professor Moatt preached this morning
10
Dan and Bruce plowed 4 ridges on the west
Side of the Summer follow and Sowed the
bushel of the Martin Amber fall wheat this
morning that I got from Rennies
17
11
Dan is helping Bruce to draw in he was there
in the afternoon yesterday I made a gate for
the corn field
12
Dan drew in our peas Barrion helped him
Bruce cut part of our oats I went to the Bay
for pig for the Socitie that we got from
Luther Loweys
13
Bruce finished cuting our oats this morning
Dan is drawing in for them fine day
14
Dan is helping Bruce to draw his oats
15
Do DoDo fine day
16
Revd Mr Nicolson Preached at Fairfax &
Sand Bay in the morning & noon here at
night
17
rain last night and this morning I went to the
Kingston Presbytery at noon on the Express
Dan and Bruce is plowing for the remainder
of the fall wheat
18
I got home on the Express Dan is drawing
Some of the oats
19
Dan and Bruces Boys finished drawing the
oats I raked the ground with Mr Shanes
horse very warm day
1883
Sept
23
20
Dan helped Bruce to thrash with the team fine day
21
they finished the thrashing this forenoon they plowed
the Summer follow and Sowed part of it
22
Dan finished Sowing the fall wheat he Sowed four 4
bushel Bruce cut the Spring wheat this afternoon
Revd Mr Shane preached this morning
18
24
Dan and Robert Armstrong bound the wheat I
Stooked it is very green plump cornel
25
heavy rain last night & this morning Dan Bessie Aunt
Jane and me went to Delta in the afternoon to the
Delta Agriculture Fair Stoped at Lizzy's all night She is
well
26
I acted as judge on class J it was poor on account of
the rain got home about 8 oclock Daves two oldest
children came home with us a telegram came after we
left that Jennie was at James Scotts Sick with the
Scarlet fever Jennet went right down to Brockville
27
got a letter from Jennet that Jennie is not dangers
Dan plowed and scraped part of the cross ditch in the
midle east field
28
Dan went to road & began to dig the potatos they are
very poor Some of them is roten
29
{blank}
30
{blank}
1883
Oct
1
heavy frost last night we drew in the Spring
wheat I helped Dan with one load I went to Mr
Shane's to meet Revd Mr Greacey & Mr Gillise
on our church matters
heavy rain
this
forenoon
2
Dan went to Gananoque with 12 bushel of
wheat he could not get it ground for a fortnight
the water was out of the pond on account of
the railroad he bought 50 lb of flour $1.50
3
Dan plowed in the forenoon finished the digin
the potatos at Burns place
4
Dan plowed this forenoon dug potatos in the
afternoon hard frost last night
19
5
we all atended our Township fair I took hogs
and Sheep took 1st on aged Southdown Ram &
aged yewe 2nd on yearling Ram 1st yearling
ewes 1st lambs 2nd Breeding Sow 1st Boar pig
and S ow pig
6
Dan finished diging the potatos in the garden
there is a good many of them roting
7
Revd Mr Shane preached this morning
8
Dan dug the potatos in the midle field they are
very poor
9
Dan plowed in the midle field I fixed irons for
my new wheel barrow
10
Dan drew a load of wood from Wallaces to Bill
& got it Sawed with the Circular Saw brought it
Back
11
Dan plowed part of the garden with the Iron
plow McDonald is fixing the other plow the
ground is very dry he went to Greens & 16
bushel of Apples
12
Dan plowed in the East midle Field I picked the
sweet corn
13
heavy rain last night Dan went to Gananoque
for the grist that he took last week I went with
him to See Mr {Kessels?} about Abers morgage
he got a deed from Gilbert that is the best
thing
14
Revd Mr {Thea?} preach this morning Mr Shane
at night
15
Dan is plowing I'm fixing things about the house
16
Do Do
1883
20
Oct
17
Dan plowed in the East midle field I got in the beets
and in the Beans in the Barn hard frost
18
we picked up & drew of the stones at the East west
ridge on the south end of the {illegible} field there was
some very large ones we had the stone boat at fine
day
19
Dan plowed the East & West Ridge he finished plowing
began to plow the {illegible} half of it
20
Dan is plowing in the same field cold day I atended an
Agriculture meeting at Deans
21
Mr {illegible} a student preached this morning he
Stoped here JP McCormick took him to Fairfax
22
Dan is plowing I cut corn for the cows it was frozen & is
laying almost flat
23
we drew in two Jags of the corn & put it on the barn
floor this morning & 1 {illegible} to Abby's Dan is
plowing now I cut and the cows every morning
24
Dan is plowing I went to the River as a fence viewer to
view a fence between Charles Shipman & Finnan Cross
Wm Robinson & Wm Trickie where the other viewers
25
Dan plowed & I cut Some corn for the cows & finished
digging the parsnips they are poor
26
Dan is plowing {illegible}
27
{illegible}
28
Mr Neil preached this {illegible} Mr {illegible} this
morning {illegible}
29
{illegible} finished plowing in the midle {rest of entry
illegible}
30
Dan {illegible} in field below the house at the North
21
east corner & {illegible} little done he plowed some in
the garden
31
Dan {illegible} plowing the garden & cleaning out the
{illegible} it is {illegible} good {illegible} the spring we
put the cows in stable to night first time cold raw
1883
Nov
1
Dan Cleaned out the furrows where the
{illegible} the Stable {illegible}
2
we went to the plowing match at Wm
Websters place there was only three
plowed it was a very place for it & a cold
raw wind
3
Dan plowed and Scraped a Short ditch in
the field & back of the old barn & plowed
part of it
4
Revd Mr Shane preached this morning
5
Dan plowed in field below the house I
worked at the hen house cleaning some
of the old grout away it is bursting out
the siding
6
Dan is plowing I went to the funeral of
Mrs Wm Armstrong She was buried at
the Ebenezer Church Revd Mr Crage
preached there was a large {illegible}
7
Dan plowed {illegible} in the grenary we
expect the thrasher to come on Friday
8
Dan plowed I fixed some grout for the
hen house the South Side of it all came
out
9
{illegible} boys came this morning to
thrash they thrashed the fall & spring
wheat they're 40 bushel of fall wheat
22
{illegible} at Spring wheat
10
11
{illegible}
{illegible}
Let the Ram with
the Sheep Dan
took 3 ewes to
John Cork ram
12
{illegible}
13
{illegible} a very Stormy day
14
the Snow is 5 inches deep this morning
Dan drew 2 loads of dung from the Barn
at the road
15
we went to Gananoque with the wool & 3
bags of peas & oats got yarn for the wool
paid $3.30 for {Spearing?} it
16
Dan drew more dung Snowed 6 inches
more last night cold with high wind
17
Dan drew 2 loads of wood 1 from 6 con &
1 from Abs road is good I went to Fairfax
with Mr Shane to a meeting of the
Session & {Preparatory Session}
1883
Nov
18
Ellen & me went to Fairfax to the Communion
there was a very large meeting than seven
added the church new members Revd Mr
Shane preached
19
Dan went to Abs with Bruce & they sawed up
a lot of drags for wood the Snow nearly all
gone
20
Dan plowed in the field north of the house
21
Dan Do Do Do.
22
Dan Do I grouted the hen house
23
23
Dan is plowing I took Ellen to see Benjamin
Young he very Sick I do not think he will live
long he is not able to Sit up alone
24
Dan is plowing I am making a frame for the
Seller door fine day
25
Revd Mr Shane preached at night
26
Dan is plowing this forenoon very heavy rain in
the afternoon I went with Mr Shane to Fairfax
there was to be meeting of the Session about
altering bounds there was no meeting
27
the ground is too wet to do anything abd it is
freezing now Ad came home at midnight
Express all well
28
David &Vive came on the midnight Express
Watt went down to Brockville on the Lightning
Express they are all well we put in a new frame
in the outside Seller-way it was all roten and
the Stair-way was caved in we are going to
build it up with Stones Dan has them drawn for
it it has been very Stormy rain and Snow
nothing done out doors
29
Dan took all the old straw from over the Stable
we put it in the yard & new straw from the
Barn over the horses
30
Stormy day Dan thrashed the flax seed
{illegible} noon got wood from own woods
31 {this
might be
Dec 31st's
entry?}
Dan drew wood that he has cut there is a good
deal of dead wood in the bush the Thrashers
came at noon and thrashed bushel of oats
John Johnson man and one horse helped
Bruce team & two Boys Charles Arms George
Arthur helped
1883
Dec
1
Dan cut wood in our bush and drew it to the house
24
fine day
2
Revd Mr Shane preached this morning
3
Dan got more wood fine day
4
Dan and Ad fixed the Barn for the thrashers we
expect them tomorrow they moved the Straw So
that we can keep it all in they fixed the poles over
the {doors?}
5
the thrashers came at noon they finished the
thrashing we had bushel of oats
6
Dan built up a Stone wall on the Side of the Sellar
7
Do he finished the walls this afternoon & went
home
8
I finished the makeing of the Steps for the Seller
and got them in So that we can out or in from the
out Side. I have to cover them in yet
9
he was
away 3
days
Revd Mr Tigh preached this morning Mr Shane at
night
10
very Stormy this forenoon I {maed frame?} for {the
Cellar?}
11
I worked at the {frame?} for the Seller
12
Dan came home from his Father's he helped him
for three days he got wood and other chores got
ready for killing the hogs & brought the Sheep from
{Mr J Cook's?}
13
we killed the hogs Bruce helped us fine day
14
Dan helped John Johnston to thrash with the team
fine day I finished covering in the cellar way Ad
went to Young on the Mixed
25
15
16
Dan went to John Johnsons this morning they
finished thrashing at noon he got wood after
Mr Johnston preached this morning he is a Student
17
Wm came on the Mixed Stoped off at Kingston on
Saturday from Perry Sound to Bessie's & She was
home Dan & me Cleaned up 9 bushel of the old
wheat that is the last of it we cleaned 12 bags of
oats intending to go to the Mill tomorrow
18
very Stormy this forenoon and all day we took the
top of the Snow Stack in the yard
19
Ad went to Gananoque to Mill he had 9 bushels of
wheat and 12 bags of oats the roads very ruff Dan
cut wood
20
Ad went to Gananoque for a load of Coal for their
stove he brought 2200 Dan cut wood in the woods
& put on the double windows
1883
Dec
21
Dan and Ad is drawing & chopping wood in our own
woods {illegible} of dead wood {illegible}
22
Do Do Do
23
Revd Mr Shane preached this evening
24
Dan cut and drew more wood it Snowed about 5
inches last night with a misty rain most of the day it is
a good deal warmer then it has been Watt & Lizie
came on the Mixed from Brockville this evening
25
no work to day
26
Dan drew 2 loads of wood from Abs left one at A & one
here fine day Billie came from Delta at night Mr
{Jonesnos} Son brought him in a cutter
27
Ad went to Delta with Donnous to bring Kate home
26
Watt had her in Brockville Dan drew a load of wood
from Sand Bay
28
Dan cut Some in our own woods
29
Dan thrashed the Seed peas that was in the New Barn
had 5 bushels cold day I attended our Preparatory
service there was very few out
30
Revd Mr Shane preached & had the Communion there
was 3 added the to our Church Mr and Mrs Services
and Robert Shields there was a good attendance very
cold day
31
{missing, possibly end of November 1883 entry}
1884
Jan
1
Dan went for a load of wood to Sand Bay and
one from Ab McNeil David &Vive came from
Delta & Wm Scott from GlenTay and Abia
was here all took dinner it was good to have
them
2
Snowing all day no work
3
Snowing and blowing all day Dan went to
Bruce to help him the thrash it Stormed So
that they did nothing the roads so drifted
that he did not come home
4
Dan came home this morning there is no
traveling on the Roads our road is nearly as
high as the fences
5
Dan Split wood and Shoveled Snow at our
gate at the road it is as high as the fence
6
David &Vive
went home to
the Revd Mr Tygh preached this morning Mr
Shane at night
7
Dan went to help Bruce to thrash the
thrashers did not come he came home after
27
day
it has been
very Stormy
this week
wind and
Snow
a while
8
Stormy day no work only taking care of the
cattle
9
Dan went to Bruce to thrash did very little
there chain kept breaking Ad Shoveled the
roads
10
I went to the Annual Meeting of our
Agriculture Society there was a good
meeting for the State of the roads nearly all
the old Board of Directors was put in again
Dan went to Bruces the brock down again
got very little done
11
Dan went to Bruces to help to thrash they
broke down we killed the younge cow Bruces
helped fine winter day
12
Dan went to Bruces to thrash they broke part
of the horse powr So that they will have to
take it to Brockville to get it fixed Dan came
home after {illegible}
13
Revd Mr Shane preached this morning
14
Ad & Dan drew in the remainder of the Stack
that was left put 2 loads over the horses the
rest in the Barn
15
Dan went to Sand Bay for a load of wood
{illegible} help cold day the road is no going
16
Dan went to Sand Bay for wood he took it to
Bruce's & B Landon brought the horsepowr &
circular saw here this afternoon
17
{illegible} & filed the Saw & they Saw it this
afternoon drove {illegible}
1883
28
Jan
19
20
they finished Sawing this forenoon then Dan went with
Bruce to finish the thrashing cold day
Dan went to Gananoque for cash he went with a cutter
Jennet & Jennie went with him {illegible} {illegible} cold
day
21
Dan and {illegible} rigged up the {illegible} {illegible}
new frame for drawing things on them
22
very Stormy all night & day no work
23
high wind Snow & drift Do Do
24
Do Do Do Do Do
25
fine day no travel on the roads Dan took the horses
&Slaugh to the Station & brock the roads
26
Dan went to Mallorytown this afternoon
27
Revd Mr Shane had a Short Service this morning then
he closed A child of Henery Faires was dead the funeral
was at 11oclock in the English church the Revd Mr Tygh
preached the church was full
28
Ad is loading up things that he brought from Toronto
for the Boys he is taking 2 veal skins 4 deakin 2 Sheep
Skins with the wool on & 2 that the wool is taking off
Dan & me Cleaned up 12 bushel of oats and 12 of wheat
for a grist
29
Dan went to Gananoque with the grist this morning
there was about 3 in of Snow fell last night fine day
several lines {illegible} the road is so bad that could
{illegible} bring {illegible} time rest of the line
{illegible}/td>
30
rain Dan Stoped to chop wood<
31
the roads is so bad that there is no travel on them {the
rest of line illegible}
29
1884
{a lot of page difficult to decipher}
Feb
1
hard frost last night we went to {illegible} Revd Mr
Gibson Wife {several lines eligible}
2
A dull cloudy day I have taken care of the cattle
3
Revd Mr {illegible} preached this evening
4
{entry illegible}
5
{entry illegible}
6
rained most of the day Ad {several words illegible} I
took cair of the cattle
7
Ad took the team to Sand Bay he brought home a load
of Cordwood they are Sending a Carload to John to
Belville
8
Stormy day Ad did nothing withwith the horses
9
Little Watt came from Montreal on the morning Express
he was at the Carnival Ad took him to Young to his
Mothers Stormy day Haffie took the team to Sand Bay
Dan & him brought home of wood
10
Revd Mr Shane preached this morning
11
Ad & Dan went to Sand Bay with the team Ad brought
home a load of wood with the Bobby
12
Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he took it home
the roads is very bad there was Snow last night and
wind to day the roads filled full
13
rain this morning & last night the Snow has got fall rain
most of the day I am quilling
14
the roads is very soft muddy {illegible} wind turned
North in the afternoon {rest of entry illegible} Ad brock
30
the road to the hay Stack in the {illegible} the Snow has
got a great fall
15
Ad went to Sand Bay for to load at wood he brought
some home with him Watt and Lizie came here from
Otawa on the Mixed
16
Ad took Watt & Lizie to Delta this morning {rest of entry
illegible}
1884 {most likely February}
17
Revd Mr Tygh preached this morning Mr Shane at night
rain
18
rain most of the day Dan did chores I spooled for Jennet
19
rain part of the day Dan took the top of the Stack in the
midle field & brought it the Barnyard & spread around
for the cattle it is badly spoiled
20
very high wind with Snow Dan went out back to look at a
farm of John Burns he wants to buy it
21
Dan took the team to Sand Bay for wood this morning
he brought home {illegible} load Ad came home to day
the road was too bad to come
22
Dan went to Sand Bay for wood
23
Dan went to Sand Bay for wood Ad began to draw the
Stack of hay in the midle field young Hughafie helped
him
24
Revd Mr Shane preached this morning
25
Ad &Hughafie finished drawing the Stack Dan helped
Bruce to draw ice from the River the ice is very poor
26
Dan went to Sand Bay for wood Ad went to Gananoque
for Shingles for the house & brought 7000 ceader
Shingles paid $3.50 per thousand for them very Stormy
in the afternoon rain & Snow
31
27
Dan drew 2 loads of Cordwood to day
28
Snowed about 6 inches last night & is Still Snowing this
morning Dan did very little Stormy
29
Still Storming Dan Split wood in the Shed it has been
very Stormy most of the {illegible} 30 Sowed {illegible}
60 {illegible}
1884
March
9
1
Dan went to {illegible} they {illegible} of wood {rest
of entry illegible}
2
Revd Mr Greacie preached this morning {illegible}
cold day
3
Dan is drawing he drew 2 loads for & drew 1 load of
wood then went back to the shanty Stopt there all
night
4
Dan drew 1 load of wood then went back to the
Chanty Stopt there all night
5
Dan brought a load of wood this morning & another
at night took them both to Ads
6
Dan drew 1 load of wood this to day
7
Dan brought 1 load of wood this forenoon and
another in the afternoon and went back to the
shanty for to one in the morning
8
it began to blow and Snow in the night and Stormed
all day there is a fearful drift wind from the East Dan
came home this morning brought a Small load of
wood I intended to Sand Bay to the meeting of the
Session there was going it Stormed So
very Stormy day the roads all blocked up so that Mr
Shane could not go to Sand Bay the communion did
not take place there was Sabbath School here
32
10
Dan went to Sand Bay with the horses his Father is
going to work in his place he is looking about Some
land we cleaned up 5 bags of oats Dan took this
Week is for feed before he went away
11
Stormy day in the afternoon no work done Ad &
Bruce started for GlenTay in the morning before it
began
12
Dans Father came out with a load of wood this
morning the Snow has got a great fall the roads is
rough
13
Dans Father brought out a load of wood and went
back in the afternoon I went to a Session meeting at
Sand Bay
14
Dan's Father drew a load of wood & banked more
15
Do Do Do has 2 loads more banked out that his
Father is going to in that place
16
I went to Sand Bay with Wm Cornet we had the
communion there this afternoon the church was well
full
1884
March
18
I am going to the {illegible} at Kingston this morning
Dan {illegible} is going {illegible}
19
Do Do drawing load of wood 19 again Dan drew a
load of wood I came home on the express from the
Presbytery at Kingston there was a good
attendance of both ministers and Elders and a good
deal of work done
20
Dan went to Sand Bay & banked out wood Stoped
all night there x
21
Dan came home this afternoon brought a load of
wood he banked in the forenoon Ad got home from
Perth this afternoon he brought home 2 horses with
33
they are large one 5 & the other 3 year old a horse &
mair with foal due Percheron horse
22
23
Dan and Ad went to Abes for a load of hay for
Wallace the Roads is very bad I taped 24 trees
Revd Mr Shane preached this morning
24
Dan went to Sand Bay to bank out he came home on
the Mixed this morning he went to Haigs to the Wife
on Saturday night
25
I took care of the cattle fine weather
26
Do Do Do
27
Ad went to Escott Mill with 19 bushel of wheat and
bags of ats the Roads is very bad he took the
waggon he had Bruce's mare & his own
28
I Split Some wood took care of the cattle Ad put
away the flour and meal
29
very Stormy this afternoon rain & {illegible} the
Snow is going very fast frost at night {illegible} came
here from Sand Bay he left Slaugh and came on
horseback
30
Revd Mr Tigh preached this morning Mr Shane at
night
31
very little work done Showing & getting ready to
Saw wood & moving the clover hay into the little
mow from cover the cows
1883
April
1
{illegible} to Snow in the forenoon {illegible} Snowed
about 4 inches the forenoon Ad & Dan took the
horsepower & sawing apart
2
Snowing this morning Snowed about 4 inches in the
forenoon Ad and Dan took the horse power and
34
Sawing part to Ads
3
Dan & Ad went to Abs with the waggon for a load of
Wallace's hay the roads very bad
4
they Sawed at Ads wood today cold day Bruce & his
boys and Matthias helped
5
{blank}
6
Mr Moore a Student from Kingston preached this
morning I took him to Fairfax Mr Shane went to
Newburg & Camden to preach
7
cold Blustery day
8
Ad Dan &Kairns Shingled the South Side of the house
& part of the North Side fine day
9
Mr Grame came this morning they finished the North
Side Dan went to Sand Bay for the chains and brought
2 18 feet Sticks from the Sawmill for Wallaces wood
Shed. fine day
10
little rain Dan Split Some wood this forenoon & then
him and Ad went to ABs for a load of Wallaces hay
11
Ad & Dan is covering the horse Stable with boards
12
Ad went to Gananoque with the Milkwaggon Dan drew
Stuff for Wallace in the forenoon Split wood in the
afternoon
13
Revd Mr Tye preached this morning Mr Shane at night
14
Dan went to Sand Bay to bank out wood fine day we
had 2 pair of twins one of the full breads & one half
15
heavy rain this forenoon Jennet went to {illegible}
came home on the mixed
16
{illegible} night from J W Darling 2 1/2 bushel Timothy
35
and 1 bushel of Clover Seed $7.00 the Timothy $2.25
{illegible}
17
I let some water of the garden and other chores
18
we Sowed {illegible} I dug and planted 18 gooseberry
sprouts
19
{blank}
20
Revd Mr Shane preached this morning
21
Ad went to Delta with the Milkwaggon for a heifer calf
from Watts Jersey cow Dan Split wood in the
forenoon we drew dung & the dirt that came out of
Sellerway into the garden North of the Burned grape
in the afternoon heavy frost & high wind
22
Dan is fixing up the fences Ad came home this
afternoon and brought the Calf with him
23
Ad began to Saw Dan cultivated he Sowed 4 bushel of
the White Russian Spring Wheat he draged
24
Dan went to a Bee of Humphrey Youngs to plow Ad
Sowed 2 bushel more of the White Russian
25
Ad sowed 2 bushel of the White Russian wheat that
we got from Rennie in Toronto on the 7 ridges west of
the other 6 bushel and 3 ridges from the west fence
they saved about 4 bushel of Astrilan oats north half
of the center field
26
they have Sowed 16 bushel of the Astrilan in all the
ground is in good trim
27
Revd Mr Tygh preached this morning Mr Shane at
night
28
they finished the midle field Ad rolled where the fall
wheat was last year and the Clover {illegible} he says
1883
April
36
that the fall wheat Stubble is very stiff the Clover is
very {bracket?}
29
they are cultivating & dragging in the field below the
house and have Sowed 12 bushel of Black oats that he
got the m Bruce all next to the lower ditch and that
the ridges runs East & West and 3 ridges that runs
North & South and the mare they have is the mair of
Wm McNeil's
30
{appears to be blank}
1883
May
1
Sowed our own small oats 1 1/2 bushel with
center field west of the wheat and 4 bushel in
the field front of the house
2
Dan plowed where he left off below the New
Barn Ad went to Gananoque I went to the post
office Saw the smoke coming out of Robert
Cornetts house along with JA Bradley we gave
the alarm got pails & poured on water all to no
use it was burned he lost most of his things
there was a general turnout every one did their
best Darling Store caught fire & was burned
down they Saved Dean's Shop and house which
was between Darling Store and Cornetts house
Darling got out all his Goods out but they were
damaged
3
I went to Fairfax this afternoon with Mr Shane
the Commission to be tomorrow Dan plowed
4
Revd Mr Shane had the commission at Fairfax
good attendance
5
Dan drew dung to the garden in the forenoon
plowed in the afternoon fine growing time fine
Shower last night
6
Dan breaking {illegible} Ad Sowed the Black
barley & the grass peas East Side of the field
then 3 bushel of peas that he bought of the
37
Widow {Susan?} I planted 6 gray {raspberries?}
I sent 2
{rest of
entry
illegible}
7
Ad Sowed 4 bushel of own peas Dan is breaking
in an {illegible} I planted a grapevine of Wallaces
it is the Polkington and the Prentiss grape & a
{Vigana Raspberre team?} came from F G
Association fine rain this afternoon
8
the ground is too damp to drag Dan & Shoveling
out furrows he helped to plant 4 Appel trees
that Ad bought at the station 1 Wealthy 1
Wallbridge 1 Fameus 1 McIntosh Red 6 of the
gray raspberries I bored & Set Some posts for
grapevines
9
Dan drew some dung to the garden little rain
10
we drew Stones for the foundation of Wallaces
woodShed he expects the framers on Monday
11
the Revd Mr Tyghe preached this morning Mr
Shane at night
12
Dan went to Gananoque for a load of lumber for
Wallace this afternoon I dug some in the garden
13
Dan drew dung to the garden in the forenoon he
then draged the head Ridge at the old well &
Sowed about 3/4 of bushel of peas I Sowed
nearly 2 wash basins full of {illegible} David & his
family came from Delta Bessie came with them
and brought {illegible} with them
1884
May
14
David & {illegible} went to Toronto on the express
Bessie went with them Dan drew dung to the garden in
the forenoon fixed some {illegible} after Dan {illegible}
drawing dung to the garden then {illegible} got Bruces
wheel cultivator & cultivated the garden & then
throwed out some furrows heavy rain at
15
38
16
Dan helped Humphrey Young to plow I began to
{illegible} & clean out the hen house light Showers
17
Dan helped Humphrey to plow Ad took yearling & 2year-old heifer to the 6 concession this morning we
planted 10 rows of potatos next to the hen house in
the garden
18
Revd Mr Shane preached this morning
19
Dan can do nothing he has a boil on his hand Ad took
some of the clapboards of the house & then put a lath
on the stud & nailed them on again that brought the
stud out even with the grout he intends new
clapboards on
20
Dan went to Mallorytown on the Mixed this morning
we put the cows in the midle field for the first
21
Ad went to Gananoque & brought 8 barrels of plaster
of Paris for to put on the land & 2 Spades 1 for ditching
& 1 for digging Dan can do nothing
22
Ad took 5 barrels of the plaster to the north half of the
East midle field Dan is doing yet
23
Ad drew 2 load of rails from where the Stacks was to
make a lain at the end of the barn Dan is doing
{illegible}
24
Ad & me put up the fence for the lain
25
Revd Mr Tygh preached this morning Mr Shane at
night
26
Ad went to Gananoque with 3 bags of wheat 4 of
barley {illegible} 3 Barles of plaster on the midle field
he began on the east side
27
Dan drew Some Stones of the South end of the midle
field & cultivated it with the wheeled cultivator
39
28
Dan & Ad Drew dung & cultivated the field back of the
barn
29
they furrowed out & planted 6 rows of carrots 1 row of
parsnips 2 rows beets & planted some sweet corn &
popcorn in the garden
30
Ad went to Gananoque for a load of clapboards Dan
took some of the old clapboards off the South end of
the house
31
Ad went to Gananoque for another load of clapboards
Dan is taking off the clapboards
1883
June 1
Revd Mr Shane preached this morning
2
Dan plowed the peice for potatos Ad & me cut 3
bushel of Erely Roses warm day
3
Dan finished plowing the potato ground he then
draged it he {illegible} it with {illegible} & Kate
planted
Bushel of
early
{illegible}
4
Dan cultivated & dragged the potato ground
{illegible} sowed {illegible} pond of it & planted
part
washed
this
morning
Sheep
5
they planted some more Dan went to dung Bee
of Samuel Johnson in the afternoon
6
Ad went to Gananoque for a load of lumber for
the house to 208 lb of tar paper we planted 6
rows of corn east of the old barn and some
Western corn
7
Dan planted more of the western corn I planted
22 hills of cucumbers they plowed the head ridge
north of the new Barn & Sowed it with cow corn
40
8
Professer Fowler preached at Sand Bay in the
afternoon and hear at night I took him to Sand
Bay
9
we all worked on the Roads had the team drew
gravel they began at our N West corner & came
this way
10
Do Do Do
11
Do Do Do Do
12
Dan and me worked this morning on the roads
had the team I attended an Agriculture meeting
at Mr Deans revised the Prize list Dan worked at
the house
13
Dan worked at the house I planted some cabbage
& tomato I attended a meeting at the Drill Shed
on the Scott Act Judge McDonald Revd Mr
Crawford Revd Shane & Craig & others spoke on
it
14
15
Revd Mr Shane preached this morning David
came on the Morning Express Vive & the children
was with him
16
Ad went with David to Gananoque Dan cultivated
the potatos in the garden
17
Ad David &Vive & the children to Delta Dan & me
loaded & wheeled the sand & clay for {illegible} 2
sides of the house in the forenoon we then took
up the line on the road Dan bored some holes for
posts for a line fence
1883
June
18
Ad came home from Delta at noon he took up the line
with the instrument next hour line was wrong Dan
filled some of the holes that he had bored
41
19
Dan bored a number of holes on the right line I
worked in the garden & trimmed some trees
20
Dan Sowed plaster on the oats & peas front of the
house this morning Ad took a load of posts to the
road line we Set Some of them
21
Dan bored post holes Ad & me Set soSme of them
very warm day
22
Revd Mr Tygh preached in forenoon Mr Shane at night
23
Dan went to the 6 con to bank out wood Ad took the
Spoted heifer with her calf she has lost 1 of her teats
they are going to let the calf Suck & beef her Mr
Graham &Mr Ferris came to clapboard the house
24
Graham &Fairns are at the house I am helping cutting
the clapboards for the front of the house
25
they are working at it Ad is taking of the clapboard
front of the house we moved the cupboard of the
Sellerway
26
they are working at the clapboard
27
Do Do Do
28
Ad went to Gananoque with Bruces team for more
lumber & tar paper Dan has been at the 6th con Since
Monday with the team we expect him home to night I
attended Services in the church & a meeting of the
Session I was repointed representative Elder for the
ensuing year &Revd Mr Shane preached
29
Revd Mr Shane preached there was 54 communicants
partook the church was well filled fine day
30
Dan is cultivating in the garden and hoeing the ground
is very dry there has been no rain Since the 11th of the
month Wm Hazelwood &Isabla or rather {illegible}
Free came on Saturday {illegible line} James Robinson
42
& his daughter from Russ{illegible}
1883
July
Dan went & got
his horse got it
shod
Dan went to
Gananoque this
morning got a
train home
1
Dan is hoeing in the garden Ad has a lame
back can do very little
2
Dan is cutting behind the barn
3
Dan is hoeing behind the barn Ad went to
Leeds & laid out a Road Dan is riging up
the mower & other chores Ad went to
Young with with the buggy he took
{illegible} {illegible} and his daughter &
Bessie
4
Ad went to the River with a load of
picknickers Robinson his Daughter Jennet
Bessie & Jennie was with him they went
to the Bay very warm rain in the afternoon
5
rain this morning dull hazey day the
carpenters finished the house last night
they have been 21 days working at the
clapboarding & corners
6
Mr Gilles preached at night Mr Shane
went to Kingston
7
Dan came home this forenoon I may say
that he has lost 2 days 2/3 friday 1/2
monday all Saturday I went to the
Presbytery to Belleville the Revd Mr Shane
resined his charge here to the Presbytery
he has got a call New Brunswick
8
I got home on the Express all well the
crows has took up all our potatos they are
planting them over again
9
finish planting the potatos & began to
mow & mowed a little in the orchard
43
10
finished cuting the orchard and cut a
piece in the north field west Corner fine
day
11
raked up the orchard & drew it in 3 small
load they raked & cocked up the piece
that was cut yesterday it is too green to
draw in
12
fine rain most of the day mowing done
this forenoon Dan bored some posts
holes on the road
13
Revd Mr Greacie preached this morning
14
I painted Some Dan bored post holes on
the Rear Side of the midle field Ad went
to Brockville
15
Dan is boring Ad is mowing in the North
Field
16
Ad & Abia went to Sand Bay to Mr Keys
Dan mowed Some of the fence & cocked
Some that I raked {illegible}
1883
July
20
17
Ad got the {illegible} out of the milk waggon & hurt his
back shoulder by the fill bolt coming ought broke fill
18
Dan mowed in the Northfield got the waggon fixed
again Dan raked & cocked some in the field
19
we fixed the roof of the cow Stable the part had
Spread Ad got iron rods & bolted a belated the plate
of the beam of the old barn I raked Dan and I Coslow
drew 4 loads put 2 over the horses 1 over the cows 1 is
left on the waggon Ad & Ellen
Revd Mr Shane preached at night I read his resignation
of his charge he is going to St Johns NB to take charge
of the Mission Stations we are all very Sorry that he is
44
leaving us he has done wonders for us
21
I went to Kingston with Mr Shane he took his horse and
Buggy to Gananoque we then took the Boat Ad & Dan
drew in the hay that was in the North Field
22
Dan went through the potatos with the cultivator &
hoed them there was a little rain
23
they went to Wallaces place & cut part of it and rake it
up & drew it in fine
24
Dan mowed more at Wallaces they drew in 3 loads I
raked with Maud fine day
25
Dan finished mowing at Wallaces this forenoon I raked
Ad & Dan drew drew in all that was fit
26
I raked & Ad & Dan drew in all that was left on
Wallaces Place Dan cut part of the north field I raked it
in the afternoon they drew in 2 loads and took it to
Wallaces Stable
27
there no minister with us to day I went to the
Methodist Church in forenoon
28
Ad went to Bruces riged up the reaper he cut the
Martin Amber wheat in the afternoon it was winter
killed a little Dan and me Set posts on the Road Side
midle field
29
Ad & Dan cut part of the other fall wheat this
afternoon there a very heavy dew this morning
30
Ad & Dan finished the wheat & the haying fine day
they drew in 1 load of hay they took to horse {illegible}
Stable that is 3 loads that they took there
31
heavy rain last night in the day very little work done
1884
Aug
1
Dan & Ad helped Bruce with his haying fine
45
day we had an examination of witnesses on
Timothy {illegible} for stealing a {illegible}
from I sent him to Brockville for {rest of line
illegible}
{illegible
marginal
note}
2
Do Do Do {illegible} of the piece
3
Professor Nicholson here at night Fairfax in the
morning Sand Bay at noon I heard Mr Tygh at
Fairfax in the morning Sand Bay at noon
4
Ad & Dan drew in our fall wheat they put 2
loads in the little mow it our own old Fall
wheat & the load of the Martin Amber on
Scaffold with {illegible}
5
Dan pulled weeds out of the potatos where
the crows dug them up they are very small
6
Dan is plowing through the potatos & hoeing I
went with Nicholson to Sand Bay yesterday
we took dinner at Herbison we had J Shields
horse we went to James McCormick's James
Cornetts & the Widow Cochran's Cornetts has
over 150 Bee hives
7
Dan is working at the potatos fine day
8
Dan finished holding the potatos I can do very
little
9
Bruce is cutting the Spring Wheat with the
reaper Dan Coslow and two of Bruces Boys is
binding
10
Revd Mr Nicholson this morning James
McMillan took him to Fairfax and the Union
then brought here
11
Ad finished cutting the S Wheat Bruces two
Boys helped they finished about the midle of
the afternoon fine day
46
Mrs Kellog
com from
Almount on
a visit
Bessie &
Jennie came
home young
12
Dan helped Bruce to cut Some wheat he took
the cradle Ad went to Gananoque took Nan
Hazelwood & brought two bags of flour home I
took Nicholson to Darlings Kirkins. McCormicks
and Smiths had Shields horse
13
Ad & Dan is drawing the wheat that was cut
on Saturday Some of it is rather soft they cut
Some of the front of the house very warm day
14
they helped Bruce at his harvesting in the
forenoon Ad cut all the oats front of the house
expect a peice where the old Barn Stood it is
too green
15
they got all the wheat in and 2 loads of oats
16
they helped Bruce most of the day then they
got in 2 loads of oats very hot day
17
Mrs Kellock
went home
on the
Express
we had no preaching to day I heard Mr Tygh
18
Ad & Dan got in all the oats that was cut front
of the house I raked the ground with Kate
1884
August
19
Ad and Dan helped Bruce at his wheat
very warm day the ground is very dry
fine rain this
morning Aunt
Jennet came
from Branford on
the Express
20
Dan helped H. young this afternoon to
draw in wheat Ad took the Spoted heifer
to the 6th Concession
21
Dan hooked peas very dry time Ad is at
Bruce's
47
frost in some
places it did no
rain here
22
Dan hooking peas Ad finished cuting the
oats in the field front of the house and
cut Some in the thistle field
23
Dan hooked peas Ad raked up the oats in
front of the house drew them in and
Some of the peas Ellen came from
Glentwa on the Express She had the 3
children with her they are all well
24
we had no meeting I heard the Young
Matthews Min.
25
they drew in 2 loads of oats Dan hooked
peas
26
little rain last night very little done this
forenoon Dan worked at the peas in the
afternoon
27
Ad finished cuting the oats that finished
our reaping they then drew in 1 loads of
peas and 3 of oats very warm dry
weather Bruces boy helped them
28
they drew in 3 loads of oats and 1 of peas
the tire came off the Waggon yesterday
they had to get it on this morning it was
near noon before they began
29
very heavy rain last night and this
morning and most of the day very little
work done Dan drew a load of rails from
Wallaces fence the cows got into Bruces
field
30
rain this morning Ellen Jennet, Bessie
Jennie and Nancy Hazelwood all went to
Brockville on the Mixed this morning Dan
went to fix Wallaces fence in the
forenoon he then began to plow for Fall
wheat where the old Barn Stood
48
31
31
we have had no Minister I heard the Revd
Mr Tye
1884
Sept
1
Dan plowed this forenoon Ad turned over the oats that
was left in the midle field they drew them in and I
raked all the field & that finished all the oat crop they
then drew in a load of peas fine day
2
I was taken with a Cold Chill in the night & could not
get up Dan & Ad hooked & got in more of the peas
Bessie and Phillia went to Kingston on the Express Ad
plowed Dan finished hooking the peas and they got
them in that finished our harvesting expect the grass
peas they are not fit to cut
3
Ad & Dan went out to the road & helped Bruce David
came on the Express from Perry Sound Vive met him
here fine day
4
Dan helped Bruce all day Ad in the afternoon David
&Vive went to Delta on Express
5
Dan plowed Ad did chores David &Vive went to Delta
on the Express fine day
6
Ad hooked the grass peas there is good crop of Straw
Dan plowed warm day Revd Mr Hyde came on the
Express & McMullen met him & took him to Stewarts
7
Revd Mr Hyde preached this morning A Cochran came
for him took he preached at Fairfax & Union
8
Dan finished the plowing for the fall wheat and began
to draw dung to it from the barnyard
9
Dan drew dung this forenoon then he drew in the grass
peas one of Bruces boys helped him warm day Ad
took Wm Scott Ellen & Bessie to Delta they took the
wool to Ledenhurst to get it Spun also
10
Dan is drawing dung I took the Cows to water this
49
morning for the first time Monday week
11
they are drawing for the Fall wheat very dry time
12
Wm Scott and Ellen went home on the Express Ad
went to Gananoque with Bessie in the after noon Dan
finished drawing dung for the wheat
13
Ad is thrashing wheat for to Sow Dan is Spreading
dung for the wheat
14
I took Revd Mr Hyde to Fairfax & Sand Bay he
preached here at night
15
Helped Ad to clean the Seed wheat Dan is cultivating
the dung that he Spread on the wheat it is very ruff
16
the ground is so ruff that they had to roll it before
Sowing it they then Sowed it I went to Kingston on the
Merchant Express to Presbytery
17
got home on the Express all well we are to have
regular Suplys on Sabbath days it was a good meeting
they Sowed the wheat cleaned out the furrows then
rolled two rounds at the bottom one round in the
midle an are at the top of the piece to test the
Smooth or ruff Surface they cut up the corn in the
garden Dan drew lumber from the Station to the Show
ground in the afternoon we got a cane load from
Sharbut Lake Bessie Came from Toronto this morning
18
Dan is cuting corn Ad is helping to pack Bessie trunk
She is going to Indonia in central India as A Medical
Missionary She went on the Express to Brockville Ad
went with her this afternoon
19
Dan is cuting corn I helped J Cook and Dean at the fair
ground we took up the lines & marked the places for
to put the post the ground is very dry & hard
20
Madis Colt got its forward leg brock last night or this
1884
Sept
50
morning we've been fixing it most of the day Dr Hanna
put plaster of Paris bandage on it and Splints I do not
think it will do any good
21
Mr Hyde preached this morning fine day
22
heavy rain most of the day Dan thrashed oats
23
we tried to put the Colt in a Sling it would not do we
cut out the bandage & sawed a point off the bone of
& put on another plaster bandage & 2 iron Splints on
24
Dan finished ctting the corn in the forenoon & drew
dung to the thistle field in the afternoon
25
very heavy rain last night and this morning they fixed
the horse Stable in the forenoon & drew some large
Stones that was at the first ditch Dan plowed then
below {illegible}
26
Dan finished the plowing below the wheat & he drew
dung to the thistle field I intend to go to Ellen's
tomorrow
27
I went to Perth on Mixed to Brockville took the
{illegible} Express to Perth Wm Scott met me there
got to Ellens before dark they are well good crossing
28
we went to their church Mr Smith A Student preached
29
I looked over their farm it is a good one loam &
Standing high
30
went to their Fairground to make their entries {last
line cut off }
1884
Oct
1
John took me to the Perth show it is a very good
one in some things very few cattle & sheep &
only middling Hogs and horses Fair roads good
{illegible} work good
51
{illegible
marginal
note}
2
Wm took me to Ramses Stoped at James
Robinson all night good roads they are all well
Wm over to Joe Johns took tea then came back
to James Staid there all night cold day and night
3
Wm took me Almont Fair we Stoped Mrs Kellocks
they had a better Fair than at Perth grain roads
good fronts good & a good display of everything
there {illegible} in the Hall fell down & hurt a
number of people there was over 10 thousand in
the ground it is Said the grounds was very
muddy with the rain
4
Started on the first Train for Brockville got to
Brockville after the Express had gone got home
on the Mixed all well glad to be home & thankful
to God for all his mercies
5
the Revd Mr Giffend we had no minister
6
they are fixing for the fair fine day I got the Brady
boys to fix up Some fixings on the fence around
the ground fine day
7
fine day we took the Sheep & cattle got Crak
price the flock of fine wools on the Jersey Calf 1
year-old & 2 year-old heifers it is the best fair
we have had in every way I was in the hall as
usual fine day
8
Dan went home last night he did not come back
till the afternoon ra{i?}n this morning
9
Dan plowed up the cross ditches then Ad and
him is clearing them out with the Scraper it is
the field below the barn
10
Ad & Dan plowed & Scraped this forenoon Ad
went to Delta in the afternoon with the team to
bring out a load for David he is going to Parry
Sound
11
Dan went to Bruces & helped him to thrash the
52
machine is there Ad came home after dark and
another and another man with him with a load
12
Mr Smith a Student preached at night &
McMullen took him to Fairfax & Sand Bay
13
Dan & Ad helped Bruce to thrash in the forenoon
dug potatos in the afternoon
1884
Oct
14
Ad & Dan dug potatos they cultivated or dug
up the {illegible} with a Spring Cultivator it cut
a good many of the long potatos they are Small
expect first planted David &Vive went away on
the Express Watt came at noon
15
Dan finished the potatos Ad is loading Davids
lugage in a car he took his horse & a Cow that
he got from Ad it is the 2 year old that came in
lately
16
Dan & Ad plowed the potato ground & picked
up some of the Small Stones brought them up
to the Barnyard
17
Dan began to plow in the field below the house
the ground is very dry and hard Ad is cleaning
up the Barns for the thrashers fine day
18
Dan is plowing Ad is fixing the barns he making
a bin in the New Barn to hold the grain that in it
19
Revd Adam Spencer preached this morning
20
Dan plowed Ad & me fix the {cauby?} over the
Sellerway very dry time
21
Dan is plowing. Ad cleaned out some of the
ridge ditches north of the house & braced the
posts along the road for wire fence I made a
Slat door for root seller
53
{illegible
marginal
note}
22
Alf Green came with the thrashers this morning
they started at noon & thrashed the wheat we
had Bushels the likewise a run of oats fine day
23
thrashed Bushels of oats they then put the
machine into the new barn & the grass peas
had bushel the Black Barley had bushel peas
bushel
24
finish the peas this forenoon had bushel we put
in some {illegible} the Straw
25
Dan plowed front of the house part of the
paster
26
the Revd Mr Spencer preached at night
{illegible}
27
wDan plowed Ad & me cleaned up 18 bushel of
Spring wheat & 8 bushel of oats he intends to
go to {illegible}
28
Dan is plowing in a field below the house
29
Do Do
30
Dan finished the field & plowed the garden
31
Ad went to Young with the grist Dan shoveled
the furrows that was left in the field below the
house in the garden & pulled the turnips
{illegible} they are very poor they did not come
1884
1
2
Dan drew in the few turnips & beets there was only two
or three baskets next the east fence Ad came home with
the grist at dark it rained quite hard
I hear the Revd Mr Gifford this morning swe had no
minister
3
Ad and Dan went out to the Sixth con to stump and plow
54
I am fixing a door for the front of the house
4
Ad came home last & went back this morning they are
stumping & ditching the ground is very wet in the Swamp
5
rain and Snow most of the day we put the Cows in the
Stable for the first time Ad went back early this morning
Dan has stoped there
6
the roads very ruff Ad did not go back to day very hard
frost last night everything is closed up
7
Ad went back to the chanty this morning it is raining
windy & Stormy looking
8
Ad went back to the chanty this morning he is ditching
then is plowing {fellow? Philow?}went {with} him they
intend to bring the Pett cow home they did so Dan
brought home a load of wood to Thompsons place
9
16
heard the Revd Iby preach we had none
10
Ad & Dan killed the hog this morning Ad moved to
Thompsons house this afternoon Dan went to the Chanty
after took a load of hay with him
11
Ad is fixing about the house getting things fixed I am
fixing Stuff for to put in the room windows
12
I covered the greapes vines and other chores
13
Ad is fixing at home Dan is plowing at the Chanty
14
Ad went to the Chanty to ditch they did all that they
could do & came home at night Dan brought a load of
wood
15
Dan plowed in the North East corner of the corn next
John Johnstons the groung is very dry Ad took 11
yews{ewes} to John Cooks South Down Ram
Mr McKinnon preached this morning & at Fairfax in the
55
afternoon
17
Dan plowed Ad got a horse from J Stacie to pull with Kate
he plowed in the afternoon along with Dan
18
heavy frost last night so that no plow Dan tryed but
could do nothing he brought the plows home he picked
up wood in the bush here
{out of order, should follow Dec 01-15}
1884
Dec
21 Stormy
day Snow
16
Jessie was buried at the Stone Church at the
west of Mary Braden Beatty grave the Revd
Mr Richards of Lyn preached a Sermon in our
own church it was as full as it could hold
they they left here at 12 oclock There was a
number of teams went to Young with them
they got home about 7 oclock at night very
Stormy day Snow & wind
17
Vest went to Brockville on the Express to go
to Delta he took Philo withe him cold day no
work done
18
voted for the Scott this morning there is a
great aggitation about it for and against it
fine day
19
very cold day I had to in{livist?} before I got
the Chores done the Revd Mr Greacie came
here with Mr McKay he to preach for us two
Sabbaths
20
little Wat and Billie came down from Toronto
last night they were at J. & McDonalds
Demonstration Billie went to Delta with Kate
& the cutter Wat Ellen Robson, Dunken and
Wat Son & Daughter went to Brockville on
the Mixed train this morning
Dr McKay went to Fairfax this morning he
preached at Sand Bay at 1/2 p 2 & heare at
night Alexander Cornett sent him there with
56
his team
I went for the
Sabbath
lesson Back
& Send Boys
10 35 cents
22
Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood it
rained after left & rained most of the day
23
Ad went for the Sheep that he took to John
Cooks Ram fine day
24
very Stormy day Snow and wind all day
25
fine clear morning no work done
26
I Split Some wood and took care of the cattle
27
Ad went to the Chanty for a load of wood it
began to rain after he left rained most of the
day after
28
Dr McKay preached this morning
29
we killed the hogs Dan Bradley and Bruces
Boys helped fine warm day
30
I cut up the two hogs that was left here Ad
took two home
31
Ad took Jennet to Gananque I salted the
pork {illegible}Snow all gone
1884
Dec
1
Dan took the team out to the Shanty & drew in 2
Ellem logs McCreadys Sawmill for Ad Stable &
brought home a load wood good Slaughing
2
they began to draw the last years Stack of hay
from the North field it is all Clover
3
they finished drawing the Stack of hay Dan then
drew some of the rails from the road fence to the
57
midle fence to field North of the house & barn
4
we cleaned up 12 bags of oats Ad took them to
Greens Mill at the outlet Dan left of work this
morning
5
Ad worked at his Stable at home I fixed in a door
Sill in the front door for the door to Shut on
6
Ad took the plough to plow in the north field he
finished 2 ridges that was before the Snow came
there is too much frost & Snow
7 wind &
rain all
day
keen
frost this
morning
Mr Smith a Student preach this evening James
McMullen took him to Fairfax it was so Stormy
Wind & Rain that no one came out he brought
back home he Stoped here
8
Ad helped Bruce to thrash this afternoon rain in
the morning I fixed a new post at the road frount
of the house
9
Ad helped Bruce to thrash they finished he had
900 bushels of oats Snow & rain most of the day
I fixed some in the hen house
10
Ad put puttie around the chimnies on the roof
and put in a new bed piece in the cookstove this
morning
11
I took care of the cattle & other chores Ad is
fixing at home
12
fixing the Stable & other Chores Jessie is very
poorly the Dr says that her left lung infected
13
strike through Jennet went for the Dr last night
he was here most of the night and Jessie died
this morning five minutes from five oclock he
could not think She was dangerous till a few
hours before She died Ad Telegrafed to her
father as soon as the office was open we are all
in a very mournfull state
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14
Mr McKay a Student preached this morning
15
Ad is getting things for the funeral her Father got
here on the Express this afternoon he was just 8
hours on the road
19
Dan cut & drew the dead wood that he could get
in the bush & drew to the house Ad & me filed
some of the outside windows for the house
20
Dan drew Sand from the pit to bank the house Ad
& me finished all the windows they had all to be
made smaller & fitted inside the new casings fine
weather
21
Dan is overhauling the old fence along the road of
the midle field I fixed some of the Bales in the
Stables
22
Dan drew the old rails that not fit to put up again
to the house for wood & Philo & him brought the
heffer Dan brought. Nan{illegible}
1884
Nov
23
Wind &
Snow
most of
the day
Mr Linton went to Fairfax this morning Ad took
him he did not go to Sand Bay there was very
heavy rain most of the day and night
24
Dan plowed to 3 furrows both sides of the post
that was set along the road Ad shoveled the
furrows Dan then plowed in the North East corner
field turned very cold & freezing hard with North
Wind
25
Dan is drawing the corn Stoks that is behind the
Barn then he went to Bruces for the horsepowr &
Saw
26
they Sett the horse powr & Saw got a coupling
fixed
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27
Ad & Dan with Bruces Boys & team Sawed the
wood this forenoon Ad went to Gananoque for
wire for the Road fence in the afternoon fine day
28
they are fixing for beginning to put on the wire
put some fine day
29
they put on the rest of the wire along the road of
the midle field they had very little off the two
bunches of Barbed wire they lack some of the
one bunch of Buckthorn to finish the two rows on
the top it was after dark before they finished
30
Revd Mr Lincon preached this morning he is a
probationer he went to Fairfax in the afternoon
1885
Jan
1
cold north west wind this morning freezing a
little very little work done
2
Ad went and laid out a Road in the 5th
concession of Leeds fine day
3
Jennie went to Brockville on the mixed this
morning She is going to teach School at Glen
Buele. Ad is choring so am I. I fell down our
Seller Stairs just before I went to bed and got
badly hurt
4
Mr Rattery a Student preached here at night
5
Ad got the Dr to come yesterday I am not
able to get out of bed I write this a week after
Ad atended the Township Meeting
6
Ad helped Bruce to kill his hogs and his own
Chores
7
Stormy day Ad is taking care of the Stock
8
Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood &
Atended the Agriculture meeting he got $7.25
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of premiums & left $1.75 as membership &
Farmer the Dr. has been here twice every day
since Sunday it has been Snowing & freezing
all most everyday
I have been
up & done
some writing
in entries to
day
9
Ad went to Blairs Sawmill for the Stuff of an
Elem log that Dan drew in Sometime ago the
roads is very Soft
10
Ad is Sawing & Splitting wood here at home &
fixing up fence between the orchard &
church field fine day and thanks be to a good
& kind God for all his mercies {us B?}
11
18
11 the Revd Mr Smith preached here this
morning
12
rain and wind most of the day Ad taking care
of cattle
13
fine frosty day Ad fixing things here & at
home there is no traveling on the roads
14
very high wind no traveling on the roads they
are very rough Ad Split Some wood here
15
a little Snow last night flories of Snow most of
the day it is about 3 inches deep at night
16
Ad and Dan Bradley & a Man that Ad hired he
is a French man his name is Francis Fountain
he is to do Chores and to get four dollars a
month they killed the 2 year old heffer that
we were feeding windy day
17
heavy wind with hail & rain most of last night
very high wind with Snow most of the day
they Cut up the heffer Ad took half of it home
there was no {visittings?} to day I was not
able to out yet
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19
Ad brought 1 load of wood from the Chanty
this morning he left it here he atended the
Council in the afternoon fine day there was
about 3 inches of Snow came last night that
made fair Slaughing
1885
Jan
Snowed about 3
inches last night
warm so that the
house eves is
dropping
20
Ad drew 2 loads of wood from the
Chanty he took them home Francis is
cuting wood & taking care of the
cattle he seems to be carefull of
everything
21
Ad went to a wood bee of Mr S
Copelands this morning Francis is
cuting wood here & at Ads
22
Ad drew a load of wood this forenoon
home he then went to Gananoque
with Kate & the cutter fine cold day
the Thermometer is 10 below Zero
23
Ad drew 2 loads of wood he left them
both here one was Sled legs the other
cordwood
24
Ad Drew 1 load of wood it is 6 feet
long he made a bargan Dan & his
Father cut the large timber that lenth
the tops longer it is dead where the
fine killed
25
I went to the Sabbath School this
morning it is the first time since I got
hurt we had no Minister
26
Ad went for a load of wood to Sand
Bay he got upset about on the Road
near the midle field there was a very
high wind and drift
27
Ad brought a load of long wood and
left it here fine day the roads is very
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heavy
28
very Stormy day wind & Snow first
half day Ad went for a load of wood in
the afternoon
29
Ad took oats & ?Straw from here
home this morning he drew a load of
wood home in the afternoon
30
Ad drew a load of long wood home
this forenoon and a load of cordwood
home in the afternoon windy
31
Ad drew a load of long wood for the
drag saw he put it on the lain below
the house and of cordwood home fine
day
1885
Feb 1
Revd Mr McCleand preached here at
night
2
Ad went to Escott with Bags of oats to
grind for the pigs and cows cold fine
day
3
Ad drew a load of wood home this
forenoon he went to the outlet for a
load of wood {illegible} Landon
4
Ad drew a load of hay from Bruces for
his horses Frank is taking care of the
cattle & getting wood
5
Ad was up all night here with Phillow he
has got a {illegible} of the Scarlet
feaver the Dr Hannah was {here} for 4
or 5 hours last night Jennet & grandma
has been up most of the night for a
week Ad went for a load of wood this
forenoon he left it here
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Ad Telegraphed
they went from
{illegible} to
{illegible} he is very
low with his Fever is
affected
6
Ad drew 2 loads of wood he left one of
them & took the other home cold fine
day
7
Ad drew a load of cord wood in the
forenoon to Mallorytown {illegible} Dr
Turner came to see Philow along with
Dr Hannah he left is here & brought a
load of longwood & left it here
8
X
Revd Mr Cleand preach here this
morning he got Mr Darling to him to
Sand Bay & Fairfax at night Ad & Abia
was here all night Philow he a little
easier
9
Ad brought a load this forenoon he
took it home it Stormed all the
afternoon Snow & rain at night
10
rain most of the night Snow and a
heavy crust Ad was here half the night
with Philow he is very weak Ad went to
Brockville on the Mixed got back on the
Express
11
very Stormy last night rain and Snow
with high winds all night most of the
day Mrs Highcock came out yesterday
afternoon to see Philow he is very low
the Dr is here every night and morning
12
very fine forenoon Snowed and blew a
very high wind Mrs Highcock went
home this morning Watt and Lizie
came from Delta this afternoon Jennie
came on the Express to be here for
dinner this is our Weding day we were
fifty years ago Ellen & me got a present
of a pair gold mounted Speck from
little Watt from Pembrook they are
very fine ones Ad and Abia Watt & Lizie
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& Jennie all took diner together and
had a good time Philow is a good deal
better
13
the roads is very bad very little travel
Jennie went to her School at Glen Buel
on the Mixed this morning
14
Ad drew a load of wood this morning
1885
Feb
15
22
we had no Minister I atend the Sabbath School cold
day
16
very Stormy day with heavy fall of Snow all day Francis
Fountain he left here with the intention of going to the
English church at half past Seven oclock he has not
come back got Wm Earles horse & cutter was taken
from our church shed it's Suposed that he Stole it they
can get no acount of it
17
the roads is completely blocked up. Ad is doing the
chores he let out the cattle to water this afternoon
they was not out yesterday it was so Stormy
18
Ad is fixing about the Stables and Barn cold day and
Sawing wood he has cut wood for both of us
19
Ad is setiling the circlur Saw there and the Jack for the
belt he tended them put Snow and water about them
so as to freeze them down
20
Dan McNiel brought the horsepowr here Ad loaded
and put it in its right place then put Snow and water
around it so as to freeze it
21
Bruce and Freeman MrTraull and a man of Charly
Stewarts came and they cut what wood that Ad had
here they filled the wood Shed cut more put it outside
they took the Saw to {illegible}
we had no Minister I atended the Sabbath School
65
23
Ad Sawed what wood he had at his house and they
took the Saw Wallaces went to file it and found that it
was cracked
24
Ad drew a load of wood to Wm Thompsons this
forenoon he then put part of his own wood into his
wood Shed fine day
25
I went with James McMullen to Hugh McKeays and
Samuel Donovans on church matters we had Kate on
Ad's Cutter fine day white frost
26
Ad drew oats & Straw from here to his Stable he has
no hay for the horses
27
Ad drew 2 loads of wood to the station fine day
28
Ad drew 1 load of wood there has been a white frost
for three or four day the trees and every thing is
covered with it it is quite warm & thawing
1885
March 1 rain
most of the
day with a
little Snow
David came
on the
Express
the Revd Mr Stevence preached here this
evening Mr Samuel Donovan came for him
this morning took him to Fairfax & Sand Bay
and brought him back at night
2
Snow last night with a little frost and some to
day we cleaned up 11 bags of wheat and 18 of
oats for feed
3
Ad went to Escott with the grist he did not
the wheat ground the mill was full of wheat he
will not get till next week
4
Snow this morning Ad put away the ground
feed and other chores blustery day
5
Ad went to Sand Bay & brought home a load
of round Stuff for the granary fine day
6
Ad brought 2 long logs 24 ft and 2 14 ft and
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other Stuff for the Sills of the granery cold
day
the 3-yearold calved
this morning
Bull calf
7
8
Ad drew a
load of wood
15
Ad went to Sand Bay this morning and home
a load of timber for an ice house at home fine
day
the Revd Mr Stevenson preached this
morning very few out
9
Ad worked at his icehouse this morning he
went for a load of Sawdust at noon it began
to Storm wind and Snow about one oclock
there is a fearful drift the Snow is blowing all
away to the north
10
very cold this morning Ad went for a load of
Sawdust
11
they fixed the Saw this forenoon and Sawed
some in the afternoon cold windy day
12
finished the Sawing at Wallaces this morning
Ad went for the grist to Escott it was not
ground & could not tell when it would be
there is no water
13
Ad & Freeman drew wood to Abs for a load of
hay for Wallace it was cut on his own place
they {illegible} of it home there I helped
{illegible} last night
14
Ad {illegible} brought off it home I went to
Sand Bay with James McMullan to a Session
Meeting Revd Mr Stevenson did not get there
Hugh McKay was to brought him and he did
not do it so there was sermon Mr Alexander
Cochran read a chapter and praded
Revd Mr Stevenson preached at night here
very few out Mr Herbison was to have come
for the minister this morning it was so Stormy
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Snow and wind the roads is completely
blocked up there is no such thing a horse
geting through
1885
March
16
Ad went to Abs for a load of hay for
Wallace I went to Kingston to a meeting
of the Presbytery on the Express
17
Ad went to the river for ice cold day
18
Do Do Do he got the house filled with ice
I got home on the Express there was a
good meeting no {Stewart?} yet
19
Ad went to Abs for a load of hay this
morning Wm McNiel Abs Son helped him
and brought another load
20
Ad went for a load this morning that is all
the Stack he put it in his loft over his
horses very cold day
21
Ad went for load of Sawdust cold day
22
Ad hired a boy
named WJ Powrs
for $4 per month
for the first
month
Revd Mr Stoneman preached here this
morning hear no one came to take him
to Sand bay S. Donovan ought to have
come Mr Stevenson walked to Fairfax &
preached at night
23
Ad went for a load of Sawdust this
morning and cleaned up 6 bags of wheat
and 6 of oats for a grist
24
Ad went to Gananoque with the grist it
was a fine morning it began to blow &
Snow at noon there was a fearfull drift all
the rest of the day
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25
fine morning Ad brought the grist here
this forenoon and home Some Straw
26
Ad went to Sand Bay for to get out
lumber and wood he took Matthews with
him I help to fix the church for the
funeral of Mrs Service She was buried at
the Ebenezer
27
I went to the Funeral of Mrs Service the
Revd Mr Stevenson preached in the
Church a large number out
28
Ad came home with a load of logs for his
driving house this forenoon he helped
Bruce to Saw in the afternoon
29
the Revd Mr Stevenson at Fairfax in the
morning and at Sand Bay at night here at
night A Cornett took him to Fairfax in the
morning
Wat came back
at noon
30
Ad went to the Chanty this morning he
is going to bank out cord wood he
intends have a bee tomorrow
31
Ad Aleck Cornett & David Johnston
brought loads of grain cordwood the
roads is very bad there was wind &
Snow about noon it was very Soft & wet
the man & horse
1885
April
1
Henery Johnston brought a load of wood
from the Chanty Ad brought a load of
timber for his driving house he brock the
reach of his Bobbys fixed it & went back
2
Ad brought a load of timber this forenoon
it began to Storm in the afternoon and
Stormed all the afternoon
3
Stormed all day no work done Snow rain
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& wind
4
5
X
Lizie came home
on the Express
from
Mallorytown
Still Storming this morning Snow & wind
the road is completely blocked up it is
hard job to get to the Barn the Snowed is
piled up at the hen house & in the lain and
Barnyard wind N West
I atended the Sabbath School we have no
minister
6
Ad took Jennie to Gananoque this
morning got back at noon then She went
to Glenbuel on the Express Ad Sold 2
cows to Mr Demster for Sixty dollars
7
Ad went to Sand Bay with the team I went
to the Station to See Watt he is going to
the North West as a guid to the Troops in
Reails{Riel}Rebelion
8
rain this morning no frost last night fine
day in the afternoon
9
Ad is working getting out lumber for the
driving house and granery house
10
I went to Gananoque with A Cornet to See
the Revd Mr Greacie about our Suplys we
dont want any for two months unless he
can procured himself with a horse
11
Ad came home last night he brock
through the ice with Kate & Cut her knee
on an axe that was left on it by Matthews
through carelessness
12
I atended the Sabbath School heard Revd
Mr Gifford preach a memorial sermon on
the Late Mr Malles
13
Ad tried to breack the road from our gate
got his horses down gave it up the Snow
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quite Soft with some rain
14
Ad went to Sand Bay to get out lumber
heavy frost last night
15
hard frost last night cold day Ad is at the
chanty yet
16
heavy frost last night warm day the Sap
runs well Snow is going off the fields the
roads is bad
17
heavy frost fine day Sap is running well
18
frost last night Ad came home at noon to
day warm and clear Sun Shine
1885
April 19
26
I atended the Sunday School the atendance
midling fine day
20
Ad was at Wm McNiels most of the day his
Black mair is sick very warm day
21
Ad helped Bruce to Saw wood in the afternoon
22
they finished Sawing this forenoon him & the
Boy drew two loads of hay from the Stack at
the crossroad
23
they got the Stack all at night put it all in the
New & old barn very warm day
24
Ad went to Escott mill with 15 bags of oats and
brought home the grist that he took the 1st of
March
25
Ad is doing chores windy day the Snow is
nearly gone
I atended Sabbath School & heard Revd Mr Tye
preach this morning heavy rain most of night &
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day
Snowed
about 4
inches this
morning
27
the linie cow steped on my foot I cannot get
on my shoe Ad & Wat is dowing the chores he
Sowed clover & Timothy Seed on the Fallwheat
28
Ad took the milk to the Factory this morning
this morning for the first I atend a Meeting of
the Session of the church Mesers Donovan and
Herbisn and me was all the Elders present
Revd H Greacey moderator Mr Gracey
reported that he had a letter from Mr Maclean
that he could get A Mr Ross a sudent it was
agreed that we would take him for the time
being there was a fearfull Storm of wind and
Snow from N East Mr Herbison Stoped all night
29
not much work done expect doing the chores
30
Ad laid the bottom rails of a midle fence from
the fall wheat as far as the rails would come
1885
May
1
Ad and the Boy is fixing up fences
and other chores
2
Ad drew 3 loads of Sand from the
gravel pit to the garden north of the
Burnt Greapes so as to bring the
ground up level with the garden
3
Mr Ross a Student
came on the Express
this afternoon Mr
McMullen met him I
took him home
I atended the Sabbath School I have
a sumer cold
4
light Showrs of rain and Snow most of
the day my cold is no better very
little out of doors
5
Ad is drawing dung to the garden
from Mathews he brought it had 5
load
72
I planted 9 2 year old
curren Bushes in the
garden 1 of Fays
Prolific north of cedar
post & 1 year old from
the fruit G Acoistium
6
Ad Started to plow in the North field
North East post it began to rain a
little before noon rained all the
afternoon
7
I have done very little yet Ad went to
Escott with 6 bags of Wheat and 3 of
peas cold damp day
8
Ad worked at home I did a little at the
Milk waggon
9
Ad drew rails from the road where
the wire fence is made to finish the
midle line in the center field Joe and
me fixed the banking around the
house and leveled it all around the
frount door
10
Oats 12 bushels
fine warm time
Mr Ross a Student preached a night I
heard Mr Tye in the morning
11
Ad drew Straw and hay from here
home to day
12
Ad helped me to put the reaches and
rear head block on the milk waggon
13
Ad cultivated 4 ridges in the garden
and then went to the North East field
& cultivated there
14
Ad Sowed 4 bushel of the Astraelan
oats
15
Ad Sowed 8 bushel more of the
above oats
16
Ad finished the cultivating of the
North East field this morning and
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first potatos planted
cultivated 4 ridges in the garden
cultivated with the wheeled
cultivator in field north of the house
and Sowed 1/2 bushel of Spring I
planted 10 rows of potatos from the
hen house got the Seed from Ab
McNiel
17 the woods look
green
Mr Ross preached this morning
18
Ad Sowed 10 3/4 bushel of wheat
North of the house making 12 1/4
bushel in that field
19
Ad Sowed bushel of the Black oats in
the field North of the house Bruces
Clock came
19
with the Seed drill and Sowed
Timothy Red & Alsike clover on the
wheat ground he then Sowed the
oats with the drill
20
Ad Sowed 2 1/2 Bushel of the black
barley on the cross ridges below the
fall wheat and on the Potato ground
South end of the midle field
21
Ad plowed and cultivated field east
of the Barn and Sowed 1 1/4 Bushel of
wheat & 2 1/2 ridges of flax Seed next
to the Barn the ground is getting dry
1885
May
Lizie went to
Brockville on the
Mixed this morning
she is going to Delta
22
23
24
Ad went to the North field to
cultivate the Peas he sowed grass
seed frount of the house this
morning very cold
Mr Ross a Student preached at night
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I heard Mr
25
Ad Sowed bushel of the Black oats in
the North field this forenoon Ezra
draged it they are going going to the
Shanty in the afternoon fine day
26
Ad Sowed to 2 1/2 bushel of Black
oats at the Shanty
27
Freeman McNiel helped Ad to plow in
the North field the clover is all killed
so that the Meadow is no good fine
day the ground is very dry
28
Freeman is with Ad plowing Ad
Sowed Bushel peas & oats & a little
black Barley mixed
29
Freeman helped to plow and drag in
the North field they Sowed 2 1/4
bushel of the grass peas & 2 1/4
Bushel of the common peas
30
they are plowing next to the road the
clover is all killed out it was no use
for meadow Sowed 6 Bushel peas
oats & black Barley mixed
31
Revd Mr Green preached this
morning on the Spread off the Bible
and its circulation there was a good
meeting the collection was two
dollars
1885
June
1
Ezra and Ad they drew dung from Ads Stable to
the North field in the forenoon Ad went to
Gananoque in the afternoon we had very heavy
rain in the afternoon
2
Ad & Ezra went to Sand Bay this morning they
took a plow and drag with them they planted 6
75
bushel of potatos& sowed 2 bushel of oats
3
Ad came home this afternoon they planted 7 1/4
Bushel of potatos two Bushel of oats there
4
Ad is fixing up fences drawing rails from the road
where the Wire fence is
5
rain most of the day
6
Ad Cultivated with the wheel cultivator the piece
of ground between open dich and the lain fence
and then plowed it for cow corn fine day
7
washed
the
Sheep
14
Mr Ross preached at night I heard Revd Mr Tyre
in the morning
8
Ad and Ezra is working his road work at the
Station he has 3 days to do for his work he has
the team on Ad took his Mother to See Margret
She has had paraletic Stroke
9
Ad got home at noon Margret is no better Ellen
Stoped there Watt came here this morning he
took Charley and went to Gananoque left his
horse till he came back
10
Ezra draged the corn ground & then went to the
Chanty with the horses he is going log & burn
11
Ad is fixing a place in the hogpen for the young
pigs we planted the cow corn about a Bushel
12
Ad finished the place for the pigs and put in it
fine warm day Ellen came home on the Express
Margret is no better
13
I mended the Bugge harness Ad is working at
home
Mr Ross preached this morning fine day
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15
Ezra and me worked on the Roads Charly is lame
Ad took Kate to Bradleys and put her to the
Purchen {Percheron}horse
16
Ezra and Freeman he had their mares with Maude
drawing gravel & me that made 6 days that
finished our work
1885
June
Coslow
sheared the
Sheep I
helped to
catch them
17
Ad and Ezra went the Shanty with the team
to put in the New land they took oats &
Turnip Seed
18
Ad came home at night & brought a load of
Sawdust for the milking Shed fine day I
worked a little in the garden
19
Ad went to the Shanty this morning fine day
20
Ad and Ezra came home at night he Sowed 5
Bushel of oats and about 3/4 of a pound of
turnip Seed on the new follow they got in
good order
21
Mr Ross preached for us at night I heard Mr
Gifford at night
22
very heavy rain last night and this morning
the diches is all full and running along the
road Ad is fixing for moving his Stable him &
Ezra
23
they are working at it Ad went to Kaeting for
a pair of runners to move the Stable on this
afternoon
24
Ezra went to Katings a Jack this morning
there are getting the runners under Bruce &
Freeman is helping find a rather cold I am
not right & not doing much
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25
they worked at the Stable and got it to its
place all right
26
they fixed the Sleepers and got the floor laid
Ezra went home fine day
27
Ad cultivated the potatos and then went
through them with the plow and hoed some
of them and went to the funeral of Mrs
Gifford the Wife of the Revd Mr Gifford Revd
Mr Hall preached in the Methedist Church
the corps was taken to Stratford on the
Express
28
Mr Ross preached this morning
29
very heavy rain last night Ad worked at his
Stable doing the floor
30
Ad drew Stones for to underpin his Stable in
the forenoon went for a load of lumber to
Blairs and Saw mill in the afternoon fine cool
day I cleaned the hubs of buggy wheels for
to paint them
1885
July
5
1
Ad is working the drain of his celler it has
got filled up
2
Ezra is diging up the old drain from Ad
house it is along the path from the main
Road to the house
3
Ezra went to Gananoque with Ellen fine day
Ad is fixing at his house drain I painted 1
wheel of the Buggy
4
Ad is working at home Jennie came home
on the Mixed from her School at Glen Bulel
I painted the other 3 wheels
Mr Ross preached at night I heard Mr Tye
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in the morning
Ad expected
the hay fork
man to put it up
he is not come
yet
6
we got the rods made for the hay fork at
McDonalds one is 57 feet long the other is
near 40 feet Nores Andres began to work
for Ad at noon to day he hoed is in the
garden hoeing the potatos
7
Nores is hoeing in the garden Ad is working
at home
8
Do Do Do Do Ad went for a load of lumber
to McCreadys Sawmill heavy rain at night
9
Nores mowed around the house after we
ground the Syth Ad went for a load of
lumber he brought the Six posts for his
driving house and barn heavy rain last
night Noris is drawing dung to the North
field the barn yard is very wett cleaning
out at the Barn doors
10
Noris drew dung to the North field Ad is
atending to the colt Mode had it last night
11
Noris went home at noon he drew dung in
the forenoon Ad is fixing at home fine day I
Shaked that the hay & raked it up
12
Mr Ross preached this morning
13
Noris went through the cow corn in the
forenoon with Charley and the cultivator
Messrs Reed & Ellot cam and put up the
rods in the old barn & cow Stable for a hay
fork the rod is 56 ft long rain at night
14
Ad went to Delta he took the Jersey heffer
in the Buggy he made A Box of Slates put
her in it he took the wool to Lidenhurst to
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get Spun very heavy rain most of the day
Reed & Ellot came this afternoon & put up
the rods in the New Barn
15
Ad came home to day & he took the
Stevens Jersey Bull he left her there Noris
pilled up dung in the barnyard it is very wet
rain this morning
1885
July
16
Ad and Noris went to Sand Bay to hoed
the Potatos they took the cultivator with
them
17
Noris Saped at the Shanty last night Ad
came home Jennet Jenie & Philo went to
Gananoque with Kate
18
Ad went to The Shantie this morning he
intends to bring his Sawlogs down the
creek to the mill Noris came with Ad he
has been working at the potatos
19
Mr Ross preached this evening Mr
Gifford in the morning
20
Ad took Noris to the Shanty to hoe the
potatos he drew 2 loads of lumber from
the Mill
21
rain this morning Ad went for a load of
lumber Noris came home with him &
went for another load of lumber
22
Noris cut the grass back of the barn Ad
is fixing at home I worked at a lader for
the Barn
23
Ad & Noris drew Some Stones for the
foundation of his Barn & driving house
24
Ad had his Barn raised this forenoon it
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went up well
25
26
Ad began to mow he mowed the orchard
he has been drawing lumber and Stuff
that he could not get at it
Mr Ross preached this morning he had
Kate to Sand Bay
young Dr came
this morning
&stoped Fathers
nose from
Bleding
27
we raked and got in the hay out of the
orchard unloaded it with the horse fork it
is a hard job to get into the load it works
well when you get it in
28
Ad mowed in the north field east of the
peas it has a good many daisies in it I
raked it Noris cocked it Ad mowed some
in the middle next the East line
29
I raked that that cut yesterday they
drew it in and some of the cocks that
was in the north field
30
Ad mowed the part that was left in the
midle field this morning there was a little
rain we drew a load of the cocks that
was left in the north field that 12 loads
that we have got in so far this Season
31
Noris is mowing in the midle field east
side then we drew in 4 loads put them in
the old barn I raked fine day for the hay
1885
August
1
2
we drew in 3 loads but them in the New barn
from the midle field East line
Revd Mr Gifford preached this morning Mr
Ross at night
3
heavy rain all day Ad & Norris worked at his
Barn got the rod for the hay fork up & other
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fixings
4
Ad is fixing at the Barn Norris mowed in the
midle field rain in the afternoon
5
rain this morning Norris is Spliting and
Sawing wood Ad went to Gananoque for pine
lumber for his Barn door
6
Noris finished cuting the midle this forenoon
he went to the North field I raked up what
was there they drew in part & cocked up the
rest
the hay fork is
hard to get
into fine hay
7
Noris mowed in the North field I raked up all
that was cut they drew in and cocked all that
was left of it. it was after dark they drew in 3
loads of it to Ad Barn this afternoon
unloaded it with the hay fork it works well in
the cours timothy
that finished
our haying
expect some
corners
8
Noris finished the North field this morning
they got it all in after dark young Grea raked
in the afternoon I went with Revd Mr Gracey
to Sand Bay he preached Mr Ross took
Mooreheads horse up & he brought it back
9
Revd Mr Greacy preached this morning & at
Sand Bay he dispensed the Sacrament in the
afternoon there were 35 communicants
10
they cut the Black Barley with the Syths it is
good Norris cut part of Wallaces hay he
brock the mower Ad finished it with the
sythe
11
I raked it up Ad cocked it up Norris is not
well fine day very warm
12
Ad & Norris drew in Wallaces hay and our
barley I helped Jennie went to the outlet for
Watt & Bruce Sanders they went to
Gananoque to work
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they went
with {illegible}
Charlies
{illegible}
13
Ad and Norris is cuting the fall wheat it is a
good deal winter killed and thistly Ad cuting
with mower
14
Norris cut part of the Barley Ad went out to
Sand Bay to See the crops there they are
midling heavy rain at noon with wind
15
Notris finished cuting the Barley & cocked
some of it we drew it all in 2 small loads I
raked it and the fall wheat ground Ad cocked
it there is a heavy crop of Alsike clover on it
1885
August
16
heard the Revd Mr Tye preach this morning Mr
Ross preached at night
17
Ad and Norris helped Bruce to Stack his hay fine
day
18
Ad and Norris drew in the most of hay and Fall
wheat they took 1 load to Ad Stable and 5 in the
old Barn
19
Ad and Norris finished the drawing in of the Stuff
and the rakings of their fall wheat ground & then
they drew a load of rails & fixed up the road fence
20
Ad & Wallace went to Kinston in Stewarts
Steamboat this morning Norris drew Stones to
underpin Ad Stable
21
Ad and Norris went to help Bruce to draw in
barley it began to rain about 10 oclock and
Stoped them Norris & me cleaned up the Fall
wheat that was in the greanery & some of the
Spring
22
Norris & me cleaned the rest of the wheat and put
it in bags we had 12 bags 1 was fall wheat for to
crack
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23
Ad took
the
Grist to
Escott
at night
there
was 12
bags
Mr Ross preached this morning
24
Norris drew some gravel to Ads Barn rain this
morning Ad went to the audit for Watt at noon
25
Ad began to cut the oats near of the house after
cuting to the north field & cut the white oats
26
Ad &Norrice drew 3 loads of oats rear of the
house fine drying time
27
they drew in 3 loads more of them Bruce and his
Boys helped them they drew 2 loads from the
North field they were too green so they left them
out till dry more Norrice hooked some peas
28
Mr McFadden came with his binder he cut the
wheat near the house and Flax behind the Barn it
is good
29
Ad and Norris drew in 3 loads of oats from the
north field they were in good order
30
Mr Ross preached at night Mr Aylesworth Son was
buired at the Ebenezer Church this afternoon the
Revd Mr Tye preached the Sermon in the English
church here it was filled up every Seat & Some
Standing
31
heavy rain last night Norris cut and Split some
wood in the forenoon Ad and him hooked peas in
the afternoon
1885
Sept
1
heavy thunder and rain last night Norris &
Ad fixed up the fence along the road to the
gravel pit and drew
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2
Ad and Norris drew Stones for the
foundation of the Grenary this forenoon I
helped till I fell and hurt myself they drew
all the oats that was cut in the afternoon
from the North field 4 load
3
McConnel & Taylor came this morning to
fraim the Grenary Ad & Norris is working at
the foundation in the forenoon they drew
in 7 loads of off the wheat in the afternoon
Birron McNiel helped them
4
they drew in 3 loads this forenoon that is
10 loads in all it is put in floor of the old
Barn rain at noon
5
Norris went home in the afternoon
yesterday Ad cut some of the oats in the
North field this afternoon rain at night
6
McConnel & his
man are
working at The
Grenery
Mr Ross preached this morning
7
Ad finished the reaping this forenoon
Norris & Sam drew the peas in one large
load they then went out to help Bruce to
draw in oats Norris came home last night
8
Ad and Norris finished cuting the oats with
the Syth that they could not cut with the
reaper they were lodged so
9
heavy rain most of the day the ground is all
in a Swim John Smith and his Sister Isabla
from Durram {Durham}came from on the
Express from Lyn this afternoon
10
Norris drew 10 loads of gravel for John
Coslow for to grut his house with the
ground is very wet
11
Ad & Norris turned over the oats this
morning & drew in loads Birron McNiel
helped them
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12
13
they drew in 3 loads of oats this forenoon I
raked the ground with Maude they then
went to help Bruce to draw in fine drying
day
Mr Ross preached at night Mr Tye in the
morning
14
very heavy rain this morning and last night
John Smith and his Sister Isabla went home
this morning on the Express the ground is
very wet Norris is Splitting wood
15
Ad and Norris & 2 of Bruces Boys went to
Sand Bay and cut the oats that was there
they are damaged a good deal with cattle
getting in
1885 {assume September}
16 I made a Dog
house
I am making a long
waggon box
Norris helped John D Latimer to
thrash he had Charley horse Ad cut
some of the grass peas
17
Norris helped John D Latimer to
thrash same as yesterday Ad went to
Sand Bay & finished the cuting the
oats
18
heavy rain in the night Ad and Norris
cut some of the grass peas the
ground is very wet Ad got 2 pigs from
Henery Armstrong
19
Ad and Norris went with the team to
help Bruce to draw in this morning
they finished him up
20
I went to Kingston
on the Express to
the Presbytery
the Revd Mr Millard preached this
morning
21
Bruces two Boys and team went with
Ad and Norris to The Chantty they
Stack the green oats on the New
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piece and brought home 2 loads of
oats that was at theChanty
22
they hook the peas and got them in
this morning before the rain it began
to rain about 11 oclock and rained all
afternoon I got home on the Express
is all in a Swim
23
Ad went to Delta fair this morning
Philo went with him Norris is cuting up
the cow corn
24
Norris is working at the corn it terable
down Ad got home this afternoon he
brought Jonney with him
I went with RevdMr
Millard to see Mr
McCormick he has
been very sick he is
some better we
called at Smiths &
Mooreheads
25
they took the plow to the North field
the ground is so wet they could do
nothing with it
Ad bought a side of
harness leather & a
veal Skin from Mr
Collman
26
Ad & Norris is drawing dung to the
midle East field from the Stable door
picking up Stones & puting at the
door it is a bad hole Ad is at Bee of
Ad took Dans Skin
and 3 lamb Skins
with the wool on to
Collmans to get
tanned
27
I heard Mr Gifford this morning Mr
Millard preached at night
28
Norris is drawing strikethrough dung
to the pea field
29
Ad and Norris went to the Shanty to
dig potatos there is a great many of
them rotten
30
Ad and Norris went to the Santy to
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dig potatos there is a great many of
them rotton very fine weather very
warm
1885
Oct
1
Ad and went to the Shanty and finished digging
the potatos they were a fine crop if they had not
roted the late rain then warm weather roted
them all over these parts
2
Ad and Norris dug the potatos in the garden
here there is not many of them roten yet
3
Ad and Norris finished the potatos in the garden
to day a{little?} rain last night
4
Winkle
Rod came
on the
Express
Revd Mr Millard preached this morning he gave
notice of a congregation meeting to be on the
12th at Fairfax for to Moderate in a Call the Revd
Mr Greacey to preside
5
Ad picked Aples Norris drew dung to the North
field
6
they finished {panieng?} the Apples and any
Greapes there is not many Greapes this year
cold day
7
we took Sheep & cows a yearling and a calf to
the Fair I was in the Hall with Revd Mr Tye there
is a good turn out
8
I am in the Hall It is well filled Honorable Mr
Carlon Post master genarl came on the Express
& opened our New fairground there was a fine
Show of grain vegetable and Apples and of
horses and cattle Ad took 3 on draft team &
brood mair first on a cow yearling bull and calf 3
firsts on Sheep first on Spring pig 2nd graps do
on pears
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9
Ad and Norris drew dung to the North field
10
Norris went home his time was up Ad plowed in
the north field or rather plowed 1 round in each
ridge
11
Revd Mr Tye preached in the morning Mr Millard
at night
12
Ad plowed this forenoon he helped Bruce to
thrash in the afternoon I went to Fairfax to a
congregational Revd Mr Greacy preached we all
Signed a Call for the Revd Mr Millard they paid
$241 two hundred & forty one dollars in
Lansdowne $217 on Fairfax 192 on Sand Bay
making $600 in all
13
Ad helped Bruce to thrash in the forenoon rain
so that they had to Stop Ad &Birron Sawed
some wood with the crosscut Saw for {illegible}
14
Ad helped Bruce to thrash they finished the
Stooks Ellen went to Lyn on the Express Aunt
Margret is at Jones She went down on a visit A
little rain to day
15
Ad began to plow grass Seed in the North field
South East part of it
1885
Oct
16
Ad plowed Sod in the South East part of
the North field fine day
X
17
Ad is plowing I went with Revd Mr Millard
to the funeral of Henery Landon of Fairfax
he was buired at the Ebenezer buiring
ground there was 37 teams came to the
graveyard Sermon preached in Fairfax
Church
18
Revd Mr Millard preached this morning &
we had the Call for Mr Millard Signed by all
the members and Adherent
89
Ad hired a man
his name is
Wright for a
while $4 dollars
a month
19
Ad is plowing sod in North field fine day
20
Do Do in forenoon he went to WA Webster
Sale of Stock very heavy rain in the
afternoon rained all night and most of the
day
21
rained all night & most of the day
22
Ad plowed Sod in the North field I went
round the Station & got Subscriber to a
Call for Revd Mr Millard to be our Pastor he
being since the 20 of last month
23
Ad is plowing Sod in the North field rain in
the afternoon
24
Ad plowed in the midle field began west
side
25
I went with Revd Mr Millard to fairfax &
Sand Bay to about the Signing the Call the
had A Cornetts horse
26
Ad drew Stones and Sand for the
foundation of his Stable in the forenoon he
plowed in the afternoon
27
Ad is atending James Calhoun he builden
the wall Baryon McNiel is plowing in the
midle field
28
Ad is atending the masins Baryon is
plowing
29
Revd Mr Millard preached this morning he
went to Sand Bay with Kate heavy rain at
night
29
Baryon plowed Ad is his Stable
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30
hard frost last night so that the mud is
frozen
31
the ground is frozen so that you can walk
on the ice
1885
Nov 1
Revd Mr Millard preached here this
morning he took Kate to Sand Bay Mr A
Cornett went with him
2
heavy rain all day with a little Snow
3
Ad took a hog to the Station he Sold it to
Mr Goodall for $4 1/2 four dollars & fifty
cents per 100 lb it weigh was 275 lbs he
plowed in the afternoon
4
Ad Sawed wood this morning with George
Matthews some of the logs in the lain he
went a plowing Bee of A Cornetts in the
afternoon there was 14 teams
5
rain all day no work done Ad got his fingerlaned {could be lanced}
6
Biron plowed Ad can do nothing he has a
poltice of Basswood bark on it that is finger
7
Byron McNiel is plowing in the midle field
Ad can do very little his is some better
8
Ad hired
Keaton to work
50 cents per
day
Revd Mr Greacy preached at night Gifford
in the morning
9
Ads finger is very bad he got it lanced
again very little work done
10
Ad plowed this morning Keaton plowed in
the afternoon Ad cleaned out some
ditches
91
11
Keaton plowed Ad fixed Some Stalls in his
Stable for the Colt and Cow fine day
12
Ad Keaton & George Mathews worked at
the ditch at the bottom of the field below
the house they plowed & then through out
the Sods with forks
13
Mathews finished Shoveling this for
{foreday?} Keaton is plowing raining in the
afternoon Ad and Keaton fixing the cow
Stable & Sawed wood in the afternoon
14
Keaton plowed Ad cleaned out ditches in
the midle field where they are plowing fine
day
15 put the cows
in the Stable
last night for
the first time
Revd Mr Millard preached this morning he
took Kate to Sand Bay and fairfax I read the
{illegible}
16
Ad plowed in the midle field fine day
17
Ad plowed the Revd Mr McKay Mr Houston
&Mr Greacye {illegible} but the Revd Mr
Millard into our Congregation as our Pastor
this afternoon there was a good meeting
fine day
1885
Nov
18
Ad plowed a little this forenoon the rain came on about
10 oclock rain most of the day
X
19
Ad plowed in the midle all day I Split wood in the
morning I was fixing the hook to hold the wood Shed
door fast when the other half got loose and through me
off the Sill into the Shed and cracked the joint of the
Stiff knee and I have been in bed most of the time since
Dr Hannah put a plaster-Paris bandage on my knee 8
days after I write this the 10th of December afer
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{rest of page blank}
1885
Dec 20
Ellen came
from Perth
Jennie on
the Express
Jennie came
home on the
Express
from Glen
Buel
Revd Mr Millard preached this evening
21
Ad is drawing dung from the back of the old
Stable Jonney is loading he is draining with 23
{illegible}
22
Ad is drawing dung from the new Stable
Jonney is loading he is taking it to the North
Field South West quarter there a little Snow &
rain
23
Ad finished drawing the dung from the
Stables this forenoon rain most of the day
24
Jonney went to Gananoque to bring Philo
home from the School examination and to
bring a load of coal for Wallace McNiel he had
the Waggon he brought 2300 & 50 lb
25
no work done except the chores fine day
26
Ad and Jonney is riging up for the thrashers
they came at 3 oclock this afternoon and
thrashed what was on the floor they piled it
outside fine day
27
Revd Mr Millard preached this morning
28
The thrashers thrashed all day and got most
of what was in the old Barn done
29
the thrashers got what was in the old Barn
done before noon and moved the thrasher
and horsepowr to the New Barn and finished
what was in it all but the Peas there is only
one load of them they are going thrash them
with the flayel They had wheat 33 bushel
93
Barley 25 bushel oats 342 bushel
30
Ad and Jonney put in all the oats Straw in to
the old Barn that was left they left Spring
wheat Straw in the Barnyard it was rusted
very badly
31
they are all at Moores Hall fixing it for the
Christmas tree for our Sunday School to night
{out of order, needs to be put before last page}
1885
Decm
1
Ad Sawed some wood this morning he went to Sand
Bay for a load of wood for himself with wagon Roads
very bad
2
Ad banked the house in the forenoon with Sand from
the pit helped to fix the Church Shed in the
afternoon
3
Ad drew Sand and covered the grape vines in the
afternoon he helped Hugh McKay at the church Shed
in forenoon
4
Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood {illegible} the
roads is very bad then was a little the snowing
{illegible}
5
Ad cut wood for us here
6
Revd Mr Millard went to Fairfax this morning with
Kate very Stormy day preached here at night
7
Ad drew a load of wood from Sand Bay
8
Ad Brought aload home from Sand the roads bad
9
rain most of the day the Snow nearly all gone
10
the fields look bair this morning Ad went to
Gananoque this afternoon with Philo to get some
cloes for him he brough me a pair of under shirt
94
11
Ad and John Lewis is working at the Grenary
12
Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he left it
here Jonney worked at the Granery Ad had the
waggon
13
Revd Mr Millard preached this morning fine morning
began to at noon and Snowed all the afternoon
14
Snow about 4 inches deep this morning Ad went to
look for a thrasher Stacie is to on Saturday Jonney
worked at the Granery he got 3 hens {illegible}
15
Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood Jonney
worked at The Grenery
16
Ad drew two loads of wood one here and one to
home Jonney is at the Grenery
17
Ad drew a load of wood he left it here Jonney is at
The Granary there is rain and Snow
18
Ad went to Sand Bay & banked out wood Jonney is
cuting wood for the house and {illegible} the
thrashers at the Barn we expect them tomorrow
19
Snow and rained last night Ad & Jonney tried to
clean the Barn floor of the green {illegible} was on it
by putting it on the mow they rest
1886
Jan
1
no work done Wm Scott came on the Express
{illegible} Ad and Abia &Revd Mr {illegible} and
Mrs {illegible} was here for dinner fine day
2
Ad and Jonney is doing chores and getting wood
fine day
3
Revd Mr Millard preach this evening a little this
afternoon
4
heavy rain all day no work done {illegible} on it
95
{illegible}
5
Ad took Wm Ellen Jennie & Jennet to Margrets
this morning in the buggy he intended to have
gone yesterday the rain kept them from going
began to snow at dark
6
Ad came home to day the Snow is about 4 inches
deep the road is very bad the frost is out and it is
very cold hard frost the buggy wheels is loaded
7
very cold day the Revd Mr Millard held a prayer
meeting here last night Jonney is Sawing some
wood
8
Ad went Abs for the Sheep he Sold him of 5 them
for five dollars each and paid for the use of his
Holstin Bull and the Ram Jonney & Philo drove
{illegible}
9
no work done Snow and wind from the East
expect 8 bags of oats for peas very hard Frost
10
this is still
first of
new
wheat
Revd Mr Millard preached this morning cold day
11
Ad went to Escott mill with 6 bags of wheat and 8
bags of oats very cold day Jonney did chores
12
Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood very cold
day this is still first of new poor roads
13
Ad and Jonney took down his ice house of the
{illegible} he intends to it against the hen house
then he went to Escott for his grist the road is
bad
14
Jonney is helping JJ Latimer to thrash Ad is doing
chores for a day
15
Ad and Jonney is helping Bruce McNiel to thrash
96
16
17
Do Do Do Do {illegible} they came on the Express
yesterday from Young
Revd Mr Millard had the communion Fairfax this
morning Ellen went with Wm Cornett he took
{illegible} it was a very Stormy day Snow & wind
{rest of entry illegible}
1886
January
19
Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood
{illegible} the holidays very stormy day snowed
20
Ad went to Sand Bay to bank out he brought home
a load Stormy Snowed
21
very Stormy day wind and Snow the roads is
drifted no work done except doing chores
22
went to Sand Bay for a load of wood took Jennet &
Mary to Gananoque with Kate
23
Do Do Do Do
24
Revd Mr Millard preached this morning
25
Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood
26
Jonney took our team to dung Bee at Wallace in
forenoon Ad had to attend a Zute between H
Armstrong and Jay Darling about wood at the
Stewart house Jennie Dunkin and Mary went home
on the Express Mary has been here for a week on a
visit
27
Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood Stormy
day the roads is heavy
28
Ad went to Sand Bay for wood Stormy little {rain?}
29
Ad and Jonney went to the River for ice for himself
McNiel early noon fine day
97
30
Ad and Jonney put the ice that they got yesterday
in the ice house this morning they then went for
another load in the afternoon fine day
31
the Revd Mr Greacy here at night he preached it
Fairfax in the morning & at Sand Bay in the
afternoon very Stormy most of the day
{this page difficult to decipher even with scans from Queens}
1886 February
Feb
1
Ad went to Blair Sawmill for a load of sawdust for the
Ice House {illegible}
2
Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he {illegible}
home Jonney put the Sawdust in the ice house went to
Gananoque for the cloth in the afternoon {illegible}
3
Ad went to Sand Bay to bank out wood very {2 lines
illegible} possibly
4
5
Ad went to Sand Bay to bank out {illegible} hands to a
bee to draw wood for tomorrow
6
Ad Stoped at the Chanty all night there was a good Bee
was 12 large loads came that was {illegible} the wood
he has cut it was all left here
7
the Revd Mr Ross from Perth preached here this
morning Ad took him to Sand Bay and Fairfax Mr Millard
went to Perth and preached
8
Wm came from Perth on the Express this afternoon
from he was Ellens he had business at Smiths Falls Ad is
very weak he has a headache he is not doing anything
9
Billie went on the Express this afternoon to Parry Sound
Mr Dunnett and Miss went from to Delta this afternoon
{illegible} Young brought a load from Sand Bay he
{illegible}
98
10
Ad brought from Sand Bay to day he left it here
11
Ad and Jonney went to Sand Bay and brought home
the oats that was cut green there last Summer for feed
12
{illegible} Ad he is one of the pallbearers was Buried at
the Union Church there 35 rigs
13
the Snow is nearly all gone misty fog & rain no travel on
the roads they are bear {illegible}
14
Revd Mr Millard this evening Mr Gifford preached Mr
McConnells funeral service
15
Stormy Day from the N.E. rain then Snow no work
except taking care of the cattle
16
Ad started to go to Sand Bay the roads is so bad that
he went no further then the corner he took a load of
pressed hay to the Station from John Johnston
1886
Feb
rain & Snow
in the
afternoon
17
Ad went to Gananoque with the cutter the
road bad
18
Jonney cleaned up 4 bags of wheat for to
take the mill
19
Ad went to Escott with the 4 bags of wheat he
bought home of provender
20
Ad went to Sand Bay and brought home a
load of wood the roads is very bad with the
drift
21
Revd Mr Millard preach this morning Stormy
at night
22
Ad went to Sand Bay & brought home a load
of wood a little Snow with wind the roads bad
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23
Ad went to Sand Bay this morning brought
home a load of wood
24
Ad went to Sand Bay and brought home a
load of wood the roads is very bad
25
the same as yesterday
26
Ad went to the Sawmill and brough home
some oke Plank and some board to cover the
ice house he then got Shields to Shoe the
horses their Shoes is very dull rain and some
Snow road is Soft very hard frost last night so
that the road Slipary
27
Ad went to Sand Bay and Cut a load of wood
and brought it home Tommie went home to
his Mothers on the Express Nancy Hazelwood
went with him Mrs Purvis and Mrs G Taylor
was here for tea yesterday
28
Revd Mr Millard preached this evening
1886
March
1
Ad went to Sand Bay cut and brought a
load of wood he left here cold day
2
Ad did the same as yesterday & left it here
Jonney helped Bruce to Saw wood
3
Ad went to the funeral of a child of Mr
Deeds it died of the Scarlet fever yesterday
and another one did while they were at the
Union Church burying it and it was buried
at night Dr Hannah says it is worst tipe of
this fever
4
they Sowed Ad wood to day Bruce and his
Boys then they got it done and brought the
horsepowr and Saw here
5
they Sawed all our wood to day and got
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done about four oclock Bruce and his two
Boys helped they then cleaned up 30
bushel of oats Ad is going down to Rabys
with them he is changing Seed with him
Philo with him
6
7
Jonney left this
forenoon he is
going to Clerk
at Webson
Ad came home from Rabys this afternoon
he brought home the Seed oats they are
well fine day there was a meeting of the
Session here this afternoon A Cochran and
S Moorehead Mr Fullerton was admitted as
a member to the church
Revd Mr Millard disspensed the Sacrament
in the church here this morning Jonney
took me up in the Cutter it is the first time I
have been out to church since I got hurt
8
Ad went to a Bee of James Coulhouns
drawing wood
9
Ad went to Sand Bay & brought a load to
the station
10
Do Do Do Do Do
11
Do Do fine weather Do Do
12
Ad went to a wood bee of John Johnstons
they draw the wood from Sand Bay light
flurries of Snow
13
Ad went to Sand Bay and brought a load of
wood to the Station the roads is good fine
day
14
Revd Mr Millard preached this evening
15
Ad went to Sand Bay brought a load to the
Station
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16
Ad Do Do Do Do he then went to Henery
Folleys and brought 12 bushel of pattos and
brought them home he paid forty cents per
Bushel he left part of them here fine day
1886
March
17
March 17th Ad went to Sand Bay for a
load of wood
Red had a hefer calf
this morning a real
Holsten
18
Do Do Do Do
19
Do Do Do Do
20
heavy rain this morning the trees is all
ice Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of
wood
21
Revd Mr Millard preached this
morning rain
22
Snow is two or three inches deep and
Snowed most of the day no work out
of door is the roads is filled up
23
Ad is doing chores taking care of the
cattle
24
Jennet went to a
Social at Mr Millards
the house was full
Ad is thrashing peas and doing chores
fine day
25
Ad took 6 Bags of wheat to ask Escott
mill he could not get it the roads very
bad
26
Ad thrashed peas fine day the Snow is
going fast the Slaughs is Stoped going
through our fields they are taking the
road
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27
Ad went to Escott for his grist he took
the waggon the wheat was not done
he brought alot of cow feed
28
Revd Mr Millard preached at night rain
29
Ad went to Sand Bay for to try and
get out some lumber the roads too
Soft some rain
30
Ad came home this afternoon heavy
rain most of the day he did very little
31
heavy rain this morning rest of the
day Ad went to Escott the 6 bags of
wheat that he took last Saturday &
got the flour
1886
April Miss
{illegible} to
Kingston on the
Express this
afternoon
1
Ad is atending the cattle the Snow is
nearly all gone except allong the fences
the fields bear
2
Ad is atending to the Cattle fine day
3
Ad and Filo cleaned up the flax Seed fine
day for
4
Revd Mr Millard Preached this morning
5
Ad is doing the chores got two calves one
is a Bull holsten from the Killee cow fine
day
6
rain hail and Snow most of the day with
heavy wind and drift
7
Snow and drift the lain is piled four or five
feet high snow and drift yet
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James Snyder
came this
morning to work
Ad has hired him
8
cold raw wind this morning more pleasant
in the afternoon Ad is takining of the
cattle
9
fine day Ad is Ad Do Do
10
Ad let water of the fields
11
Revd Mr Millard preached here at night
12
Ad is helping J McDonald to fix the iron
harrow and cultivator and he took me
down to John Gemmels in the afternoon
he very and he wanted to Join the church
S Donovan Mrs Millard & Ellen was there
we all partook of the Sacrament
13
Ad is helping Mr Millard to move to
Turners house opposite the church he has
rented it for a year
14
Ad is working at home fine day Jonney is
cleaning out the horse Stable and Spliting
wood
15
Ad is working at home Jonnie is doing
chores
16
Ad is fixing things around the Barn Jonnie
is helping him find warm day the Snow is
all gone around the fences in Sight of the
house
17
Ad is working in his garden fine day Jonnie
is Spiting wood other chores he went
home at night
18
Tommie and
{?}not come
Revd Mr Millard preached here this
morning
19
Ad planted 9 Green Gages plumb trees
and 7 Blue gage plumbs the green 1 is on
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home
the Ridges South from the Seller door the
Blues is west of that they are all where the
old trees was we dug the old Stumps up
Some heavy thunder Showrs
1886
April
20
Ad worked at his garden Jimmie came
here last night he was helping Mr Day to
{cut off}
21
Ad worked at home he Sowed some
carrots then Jimmie Split some wood
and other chores
22
Ad went to a raisin Mr Websters at the
Ebenezer Church Jimmie cleaned the
grass from the Goosberry & put ashes
around them & currant Bushes
23
Jennie and Aunt Jain came on the
Express last night Ad is fixing things at
home Jimmie is Splitting wood
24
Ad is working at home Aunt Jane went
home on the Mixed this morning cold
wind
25
Ad began Spring
work by breaking
in the cleaned up
Seed oats
Revd Mr Millard preached this evening
26
Ad is working at home he planted some
potatos Jimmie is Splitting wood Jennie
went to Glen Buel on the Express this
afternoon rather cold
27
rain most of the day Jimmie Spliting
wood and taking care of the lambs &
cattle
28
Ad & Jimmie put the Slaughs in the New
Cow Stable and read up the lain
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8 bushel of
Astrilan oats
29
Ad began to Sow and sowed 8 bushel
of the Astrilian oats in the center west
field west side fine day the Boys pick
Stones below the house
8 bushel more
30
Ad sowed 8 Bushel more of the Astrlian
and draged them fine day
May
1
angled draged the plow where he
Sowed the oats it is South half of the
field & plowed the head {cut off} fine
day the Mr Millard went to Sand Bay
this afternoon
2 7 bushels of oats
Mr Millard had the communion at Sand
Bay church this morning there was
none from here fine day
3
Ad Sowed 7 bushels of Rabies oats in
North east corner of the center field
that is north of the center headland
3 bushels more of
the same
4
Ad Sowed 3 bushel more of Rabies oats
along side & he plowed part of the
garden and draged it a little rain
woods begin to
look green
5
Ad Sowed 6 bushel of oats peas &
Black Barley mixture all in the midle field
Jimmie is drawing dung with Kate & S
Johnston East into the garden
6
I planted a Catalpa in the garden over
where the Ridge was Ad Sowed 1 3/4
bushel of grass peas & 3 1/4 bushel of
common pea on North field East corner
1886
May
6
David and Vive and the oldest Daughter
came down on the Express they are all well
Ad Sowed 5 bushels of peas in all
7
David &Vive went to Delta on the Express
Ad cultivated with the Wheel cultivator in
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the North field and Sowed of oats 2 bushel
of Black Barley and 1 bushel peas all mixed
together in that field
Kate had a Colt
this morning
8
9
cows let out
for the first
time
Ad finished that part of the field fine day
Ground very hard
Revd Mr Millard preached this evening
10
Ad plowed draged and furrowed out the
garden cold day
11
very heavy rain all night it rained 1 1/2
inches on the land Ad plowed in the North
field
X
12
Ad plowed in the North field the Boys
Spread dung in the afternoon where Ad is
plowing fine day Ellen went to Mallorytown
on the Express Margret is very Sick
Jimmie left Ad
paid him $5
dolars
13
Ad is plowing in the North Field the Boys
Spread dung in the forenoon he Sowed
better than 2 bushel of wheat with S
Johnston Seeder
14
Ad went to Escott with 3 1/2 bags of wheat
the ground is too wet
15
Ad worked in the North field
Jimmie and
Philo planted 12
1 half bushel of
potatos in the
garden
heavy rain in
the afternoon
rain last night
16
John Grea
Revd Mr Millard preached this morning
17
Ad worked in the North field
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began to work
David &Vive
came on the
Express
18
Do Do Do Johnston team helped
19
Do Do Do Do Do they finished he Sowed 7
bushel of wheat in all 1 bushel of Black
Barley and about 1/4 of flaxseed that
finished all the sowing there fine weather
20
Ad is helping Johnston to plow
21
Do Do Do Do frost last night John planted
beans in the garden
22
heavy rain this morning no work done
23
Revd Mr Millard preached this evening
24
Ad helped John Johnston at his work
plowing & draging
25
John rolled in the North field Ad went to
Gananoque this afternoon Mary {illegible}
went with him
26
Jonney strike through planted corn below
hen house Ad atended the red cow She is
Sick
27
Jonnie rolled the midle field then drew
dung from Ad to the North field
28
Ad drew all the dung that was at his place
a lot of Straw from horse on to where he
Sowed the wheat in the North field Jimmie
Spread
29
Ad drew a load of Straw from the Barn to
the wheat this morning the wind was too
high they could do nothing he then plowed
for the potatos where the cow corn was
last year he went to the raisin of Hugh
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McKays
30
Revd Mr Millard Preached this morning I
walked to the church that is the time I have
done it since I got hurt
31
Ad drew Straw down to the North field and
it on the Spring wheat then him & the Boys
washed the Sheep Ad went to the chanty
to plow & Sow corn back at night could do
nothing the ground is {illegible} Ad went to
Lidenhurst to Annual meeting of the
Conservative meeting
1886 May 31 June 15th 17
May
31
Ad took the Spoted Cow to Ade the Holston Bull
June
15
Bred to Bruces Bull
17
little Heffer cow Do
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