{left side} 1843 Memorandums March 23 The snow is said to be 3 feet deep at present in the bush " " The sleighing and the ice are good. Fodder scarce " " I got only proportion of the provincial school money yesterday amounting to £12..14 Twice entered July 22 Branny was observed dallying with John McClelan's bull Aug 2 Dandy was bulled by J. McLelan's Bull " 12 Branny was bulled by do do " 14 LetGoudnie house for a year to John McFarlane for £1..10 Agreed to to graze 9 sheep to him upon that place from this date till the fall for 9/ " 23 Gave John Gemmill two notes of hand one signed Wm Watson for 9/ the other Johns & Skiffington £2..1..4 1/2 1843 Sep 10 Mrs Samuel Gemmill died to-day " 15 Rain began to fall yesterday and continued to do so for 24 hours The drought had been long and severe - " 17 A funeral sermon {?Sec} C.H. Sep 9th 1837 To be read on some funeral occasion " 18 Paid Robt James on behalf of his son Wm the sum of 12/6 Sept 30 A cylinder of 48 inches in diameter is one hundred horse power consequently about 315 to avoirdupoise is one horse power reckoning 15 lbs of pressure upon a and square inch Decr 1 visited James Wilkin to-day " 11 Snow fell on the 28th of {?actr} and lay about two weeks snow fell again last night to the depth of 3 or 4 inches " 12 Janet went to Bathurst to-day 1844 Feb 1 The weather during the last half of the last month was extremely cold It is said the thermometer was at Montreal as low as 36 deg below zero part of that time - March 18 Sleighing is now very bad. People were crossing the Mississippi yesterday on foot But a {?stran} of horses went to the bottom of that river on the 16th {?inst} (right side) 1844 Memorandums continued May 2 The fruit trees are in full blosson to-day " 22 Sent A letter to B.Wm and one to P. Lamb to-day by Mr Samuel Gemmill {long dash} " 25 Paid S. Gemmill to-day for a year of the Bonson.