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CHRIST
CHURCH,
PORT
SYDNEY.
ONT.
Eliza
Butcher
(Sister
of
HenryCharles
Butcher)
(Aunt
George
Butcher)
About of
1880?
William Butcher,
br
Emigrated
to Tasman
Kate Butcher, sister of George
Charles Butcher
Photographed - Mrs. Erby
Photographic Cottage, Greenside, Richmond
Kate Butcher, sister of George Charles Butcher
Louisa
Caroline
Butcher
Paxon
Older
sister
ofPaxon,
George
Charles
Married
Arthur
lived
in Butcher
England
Weddin
George
About
Parent
The diary of Mary (Minnie) Coldwell Butcher (Mrs. George C.)
Port Sydney, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
1)
Nov.
this afternoon to stay a few days till Mr. Jones getsusedtocooking.[DavidJones(alsoLorne
18
19 Tuesday.
We received
barrels
of apples
Willie[WillGibson,Newcastle]
Dec. 1
The 2 snow
is going
fast from
this uncle
fine weather.
George went to Utterson.
2
Lovely day, but sloppy.
today.
3
George is at Frank. Ladells'
I washed.[OwnedstoreatlocationoflaterHothstore]
Lovely morning but turned gloomy.
George working at
F. Ladells again
4
A very wet day but warm.
5
Fine, high warm wind.
G. & I went up to Ladells.
Snow gone.
6
Sunday.
Hard frozen ground.
Snow fell in the night
- to the depth of 3 inches (This blot made by Eva)
Mr. Allmans last Sunday.
7
Plenty of sleighs out today - George went to Clearwater
Lake for a hunt but got nothing.
this evening.
Gone to Vestry. meeting
I suppose Mr. Allman will be going this week.
8
I washed.
George went on a bear hunt but did not find it.
9
Snow going again this fine weather.
I went to a quilting-
bee at Clarkes and they had a little dance in the evening.
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Dec. 10 Still
11
Mr.
mild.
1892
2)
I called at Hays and was invited to tea
tomo
Chester arrived to see about starting a business
at Hay's store.
George & I took tea with the Hays. and
passed a pleasant evening.[Haysstorenextdoor-movedbackin1830stobecomelodge]
12
Saturday.
Charlie & I went to Ladells to see the toys &
I got Eva a doll & C. got her a cart.
Lodge tonight.
The Allman's are here yet & there is service tomorrow.
13
A fine Sunday.
George & I took baby over to Thomses in
the canoe and stayed to tea.
Mr. Allman preached a
good sermon in the evening.
l4
G. got some wood from Mr. Hay.
15
Snow this morning & a stormy day.
the children.
16
Posted a letter to
Dressing a doll for Eva.
Cold W N. wind.
blown about.
Some girls came to tea.
I washed & the clothes got frozen &
Commenced on the 7 cords of wood G. bought
from Mr. Hay.
Cold night.
17
Sharp day.
Made Xmas cake.
18
Father came & brought beef & turkey.
. .
Mr. & Mrs. A. Hay
came for tea.
19
Nice mild day but I am afraid the snow will go.
girls & I went to Ladells to get Xmas things.
Charlie a pr of boots.
20
Sunday but no church.
The
Got
^
We called at Forrests. (?)[livedinhouseacrossfromoldschool-Pi
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1891
3)
Dec.
22
Turned soft & the snow is going.
23
Xmas.
24
Mr. E. Hay, Buddy & Harriet came to tea. & we
Xmas eve.
Nice day but no sleighing.
Nelly went
home with Ethel.
25
Christmas day & a gloomy damp one.
I went to Church
in the morn & we spent a quiet day at home.
26
Charlie
and
Eva playing with
Nelly was to come home today but has not appeared.
Began to snow this afternoon & is snowing yet.
27
A fine day.
28
I washed.
The two Nelly's came this afternoon &
A little sleighing & cold wind.
George went
to Utterson.
29
Mild & slushy.
sleighing.
30
Some soft snow fell making a little
A party at Aspdin tonight.[AspoinothersideofMartin'ssiding]
George & I went to Hays after tea to spend the evening.
There was quite a party there.
31
Cold stormy evening.
play games.
Some of the Hays came in to
The last day of the Year
1891.
G. got cheque from
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14
1892
More snow today, keeps rather cold.
5)
Herbert came
today & brought Eva's chair & straw mattress.
15
Fine
day.
The Vincents came to tea and Mr. V. & George
drew the wood from Allman's.
16
A School meeting today.
The children went skating
& I went to Ladell's.
17 Sunday, milder.
I went & taught in S.S. George
is sick today with a bad cold.
Mr. Whitmore went to
Brymers to tea.
18
Cold
& stormy.
George went to Utterson to help unload
flour & he put in his tender for the Assessorship.
19
The coldest yet 32° below zero.
the assessorship.
20
Much milder.
poorly.
22
George did not get
He went to play chess with Mr. Hay.
Mr. & Mrs. Forrest came to tea, George
Mr. Whitmore is here yet.
George's back rather bad.
23 Charlie went skating.
Plenty of snow these days.
24
Sunday, mild.
I went to S.S.
25
Nice day but turned very stormy and cold.
I went with
Katy Lever to collect for a present for Mr. & Mrs.
Allman.
26
Got §1.60.
Last night was a terribly windy & cold night & today
very sharp.
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Jan.27More moderate.
Forrests.
1892
6)
George & I 6c Mr. W. went to tea at
Mr. E. Hay up and moved some of Alfred
Hay's things to Uttersons.
28
Much milder with a drizzle.
George is at Utterson
first lesson at telegraphy.
29
George at Utterson again, home by 4 o'clock.
We went
to a party at Brymers' quite a lot there.
30
Up late & tired.
Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Hay moved away.
Lovely mild day.
31
Feb. 1
Pleasant day.
I went for a walk with Eva & met Mrs. Clarke.
The Miss
tea.
Nelly
is Hays
in bedcame
withtoLa
Grippe.
I dyed my dress.
Ethel & I went into Hays for a while in the evening.
It is very comfortless over there with the furniture
all gone.
2
Turned colder & stormy.
bed.
Not so cold.
4
Nelly is up today.
6
Nelly is still in
Mr. Brymer came to see her.
3
5
I washed.
Sharp
Mrs. Jones called to see Nelly.
last night.
Eva has a bad cold & is cross.
Mrs. Gall called & I invited them for
next Wednesday.
G. & I went to the store.
home with cold.
Nelly is nearly well.
Saturday.
there.
cold.
Charlie at
The Hays have gone away & Mr. Chester is
Mrs. Jones took her baby to the Dr. about an
abcess on its neck.
helping to unload
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
Feb.
7
Sunday a nasty stormy day.
1892
7)
Charlie & I went to S.S.
8
9
Fine with snow flurries at times.
10
Mr. Vincent came to draw wood.
11
Milder.
I washed.
Nelly
The Galls came to tea.
Mr. Chamberlain called for George to go to
Brunel (?) but he was not well ...could not go.
12. Very cold wind.
bad cold.
13
Mr.
Fine & sharp.
George in bed all the evening with a
Chamberlain called on his way home.
I went to the store.
Lodge tonight.
Nelly C's birthday.
14
Sunday.
Valentine's day.
Stormy.
I stayed in all day.
These Sundays are very dull.
15
Cold & the roads heavy.
16
George went to P.O. and sot a letter from Annie.
cold and horribly dull.
More snow last night.
Still
We finished a bag of flour
which lasted more than a month.
17
I washed today.
A little milder today, Ethel stayed home
from school.
18
Lovely day.
I took Eva to Clarke's and stayed to tea.
19
Mild but snowy - too stormy to go to the Debate.
Mr. Whitmore is sick.
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Feb. 20
Mild.
1892
8)
I went to Ladells & saw Ada & Louie (?) Thoms.
Also Mr. Chamberlain who said that Mrs. W. Gall has a
daughter.
Mrs. Chester arrived.
21
Snowy & fine.
I went to SS & called to see Mrs. A. Ladell.
22
Mild, I washed.
23
Thaw continues.
My clothes dried nicely.
opened a potato pit.
George
Charlie is sickening for La Grippe,
I am afraid.
24
Beautiful
day.
Finished ironing.
Mr. and Mrs. Thoms
came to tea.
25
I went to Ladells & bought a
wrapper we came home with
Mrs. Forrest.
26
Fine but cold N. wind.
Lucy came and took Ethel, Eva
& me home to stay till
27
Cold day.
Monday.
Eva troublesome.
Mother & Ethel went to
Huntsville.
28
Sunday.
lovely day.
girls went to SS.
I took Eva out for a walk while the
George & Mr. W did not come.
In the
evening we went to church and heard Mr. Lowe preach.
Eva was good
29
____
Ethel.
Mild with a little snow.
Father drove us home, we called
at Johnsons' & left Nellie there.
The girls went skating
in the evening.
March1Tuesday.
A cold blustering wind, but sunshiny.
on Mrs. Chester.
I called
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1892
9)
March
3
to Gall's
(Geall's?) over tho taken with George
Nice day.
I ironed and baked.
(?)
The girls & Charlie went
skating.
took baby and went to call at Thomses but were persuaded
to stay to tea.
Eva and me.
They all went to the Debate except
Mr. W's birthday.
5
Colder with wind. G & I went to Ladell's
6
A fine Sunday.
7
George
I think I will stop teaching in SS.
walked to Falkenburg.
G.
The fine weather continues
and the snow is going fast.
8
I washed and George came home from F.
Old Mr. Chester
came up.
9
George is sawing wood with A. McInnis.
with a cold coming on.
I feel poorly
The four Thoms girls came here
to tea and the boys drove them home.
10
Note:
A little fresh snow.
top of
page
G. has a bad toothache.
J.H. Colawell Esq.
11
A cold wind.
The Thomses called & went with us to the Debate.
12
A cold day with snow.
We got 45 1/2 of beef from Theobald.
G. cutting wood
13
Sunday.
Bright but cold
&
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March
14
Cold snap continues.
N. wind.
1892
10)
George is cutting wood
with A. McInnes. Mrs. A. Ladell has a baby.
15
More moderate.
G. cutting wood today.
Mr. Brymer
got hurt in the same bush cutting wood.
16
Pleasant.
George went to Father's place.
drew our wood up.
Ted McInnes
Choir practice here tonight, quite a
few came to it.
17
A nice day.
much milder.
George went to a Bee for
cutting Mr. Brymer some wood.
Little Eva is poorly.
18
Ada & Laura Thoms came to tea & then went to the Debate.
19
George went to Utterson but did not see Steele (?)
Mrs. A. Ladell worse & had to have the Dr.
20
George and I went to Church.
cold wind.
21
W. Lloyd preached.
Mrs. Ladell very bad.
Very
Eva is not well yet.
Mrs. Ladell died this morning leaving a little baby
a week old.
The funeral is to be on Wednesday.
Lovely day.
22
A snowy windy day marked by another remarkable event.
Mr. Gendron shot a moose as it was running through the
village and gave us a quarter of venison.
George's
birthday.
23
Father & mother came to attend Mrs. Ladell's funeral.
There was quite a crowd there & the little baby was
baptized afterwards.
fell.
Mild today
but some fresh snow
I got a letter from Meaford.
thick and fast just now.
The letters come
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March
24
Mild
day.
1892
11)
The assessor came & G. was away.
Ladells
& Brown's dogs were poisoned.
25
Thawy.
The Constables came to P.S. and summoned Mr.
Another dog poisoned in our garden.
Gendron
It is the talk
of the place and is getting quite exciting.
George
went to Utterson & seeing Jim Theobald in the P.O. on
his return accused him of informing & lying aboutit.[TheobaldslivedinGreenhousebesid
26
Thawy day.
Jim T. went to Bracebridge and got a summons
Lodge night & a great row before the lodge opened as
the other members would not sit down with Jim the
informer.
27
Great
Mrs. & Mr. Vincent called.
talk about the impending trial.
No service.
Fine day.
28
-
We got up at 3.30 and George & Mr. Whitmore went off
in Esson's sleigh for Bracebridge.
fined §10 and costs.
indignation
29
They were each
George's expenses amounted to
against Jim Theobald.
Beautiful day - snow thawing fast.
We all feel the loss
& he was about starting for Thornbury to see about buying
another farm.
Mr. & Mrs. Chester came to tea.
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1892
12)
March 30 Nice warm day. I washed. George took Chester's
changed to the "Sun Insurance Co. Waggons out now
instead of sleighs.
31
April
1
March went out like a lamb.
Jokes are flying today.
Two dances tonight.
George walked to Father's
place to borrow some money.
Roads very bad.
Old
Brown's were burnt out.
2
Warm
day.
Ground nearly all bare.
to stay till Easter.
meet a note.
ear.
Mr. W. is going
George sent off $132.50 to
Eva is poorly again today.
We went to church in the evening and heard
Mr. Lowe - a good congregation.
4
A mild rainy day.
yet.
5
George has not gone to Falkenburg
Mr. Brymer & Mr. Esson were here.
Wind, sunshine & showers - a true April day.
George went
to see Mr. Dodd.
6
Much colder today.
George went to Vincents.
choir practice here.
We had
Mr. Whitmore has gone to a party
at Kerr's.
7
A nice day.
Spring has come early if it does not change
to winter again.
8
Colder & cloudy.
George cleaned the wood-shed.
Charlie & the girls have gone to the debate.
are drying up in Port Sydney.
Whitmore,
The roads
Insuran
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
April 9 Wet
day.
came.
1892
13)
Mr. Whitmore painted the canoe.
(note side of page;
Mr. Chamberlain
Our hens laid 20 eggs up to
the ninth)
10
11
Mr. Allman's preached twice & came here to tea.
Cold
& cloudy.
no word from Mr. Hay yet.
came & stayed to tea.
12
Cold wind.
Mr. Vincent
(5 eggs)
(4 eggs) Fine but high N. wind.
Georgie's birthday.
Magic Lantern at school-house tonight.
Charlie at home
with bad cough.
13
(5 eggs) George went to see Steele & was engaged as
night-watchman at the mill.
just now.
14
Coughs are very prevalent
Cold wind but fine.
(4 eggs) Warmer with E. wind.
Mr. Vincent was here.
Had a message from Mr. Hay through Mr. Chester.
15
Good Friday.
holidays.
16
Mr. Whitmore went to Jones'es.
(7 eggs) Still cold.
in the canoe.
17
Nelly and Ethel walked home to spend the
(4 eggs)
Georgre & Mr. W. went on the river
Hubert & his father-in-law were here to tea.
Easter Sunday.
no service here.
Warmer but cold wind still:
Eva has a cold caught from sleeping
w
*
13
(4 eggs) High N wind.
Eva's ear sets no better.
afraid we shall have to take her to the Dr.
came home.
I am
The girls
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1892
14)
April19(5eggs)Much warmer.
Mr. Forrest.
Chesters.
George tended the mill for
I washed & Nelly and I sot N a dress at
I head at Ladells that a Mr. Scott is coming
to this mission.
20
(5 eggs) Lovely warm day.
with the stop-logs.
George helped Mr. Forrest
He & Mr. W. went out in the canoe
after tea.
21
(4 eggs) Wet afternoon.
morning.
George tended the mill this
Mr. Jarvis called this evening.
We received
ear medicine from Dr.
22
(8
eggs) Cloudy and turned wet.
post-holes.
23
George was digging
I went to see Mrs. Jones about the milk.
(5 eggs) A fine morning but turned very cold & snowed
at night. - G. & Mr. W. went up the lake.
24
(8 eggs) A cold Sunday.
Mr. Scott preached in
the
worse.
25
(6 eggs) Nelly's birthday.
through to Vincents.
26
(9
Fine.
George & I walked
Mill not open yet.
eggs) Fine pleasant day.
Washed & baked.
was minding the mill for Mr. Forrest.
George
Mr. Holliday
came here to wait for Mr. Smith.
27
(6 eggs)
We commenced housecleaning.
the mill this afternoon.
George tended
Old Mrs. Ladell is ill &
Mrs.
Baker(?)came
up. evening.
High S. Wind blew up rain.
Thunder
storm in the
morning
GRANDMOTHER'S
DIARYbut
1892
15) Mr.
April
28 (10Colder
eggs)
Warm
high
wind.
George
tended
millto
in the Jessie
morning.
We are busydied
housec
29
(6
eggs)
fine.
Scott
called
andthe
stayed
Farquaharson
th
30
Kept
cool
clouded
up
for
rain.
May
1eggs)
(6 eggs)
Cloudy
drizzly
rain
in
the&afternoon.
G & Itea.
wentTurned
to Church
& heard
Scot
2 (4
(5
Cleaned
thea
dining
room.
Cloudy
cold.
3
Mr.
H.
Chamberlain
called.
George
went
toplace.
Falkenburg.
rainy
and
myMr.
washing
4.
(7
eggs)
Cold
&
drizzly
but
cleared
out
fine.
George
came
home
on
afternoon
train.
We mus
5
(5
eggs)
George
&
I
went
in
the
canoe
to
Fathers'
Cool
&
cloudy.
6 (2
eggs) Pleasant
Cold but
& gloomy,
mostwind.
unspringlike
weather.
The
concert
came
off tonight
&Mrs.
Laura
Th
7
(7 eggs)
Fine
cold cool
high
Laura
& I
walked
the
store.
Imorning
called
to see
Ches
8
with
The
girls
went
toto
church
in the
and
Ethel
stayed
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May
9
(5 eggs)
1892
Beautiful day much warmer.
16)
Laura, Eva & I
evening.
10
Warm
&
cloudy.
washing.
Ethel stayed to help me with the
I was very tired after finishing.
went out for a
11
Wet
12
Beautiful day.
G & I
troll.
day. We caught a lot of water.
The children had a little party.
and I went to Theobald's & got some milk.
Laura
Laura went
home with her sisters after the practice.
13
(3 eggs) Very warm.
Mother and Nelly & Clara came to
make us a farewell visit.
the afternoon.
14
(4 eggs)
George has commenced night watching at the mill at last.
A nice day.
Thoms came.
The girls stayed home in
Louisa Gall & Connie &
Mr. Hendron came for his trees.
Thom came to stay a few days.
Lodge tonight.
Ruth
Ada
George
only stayed at the mill till midnight.
15
(8
eggs)
Wet miserable Sunday.
George & Ethel & Nelly
went to church this evening.
16
(4 eggs)
A cool fine day.
I washed.
tonight.
George went to it as he does not have to watch
at the mill for a few nights.
him and stayed over night.
Vestry meeting
Mr. Lloyd came home with
He took
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1892
17)
May 17 (6 eggs) Warm & Spring-like. George took measurements
for shingle-mill.
I got a letter from cousin Janey (?)
and George one from Alfred Hay.
18 (9 eggs) Very warm.
George, Ada & I went to tea at
Forrests.
19
(5 eggs) Blowing a gale from the S. turned wet.
Mrs. Vincent called & Ada went back with them.
Mrs. &
George
heard from Mr. Hay.
20
(5 eggs)
Wet day turned quite cold.
visitors came.
21
(8
None of our expected
I received letter from Connie.
eggs) Still gloomy and cold.
George went to Falkenburg
and decided to go to Meaford next Tuesday week.
He had to
come home in the afternoon to go on at the shingle mill
tonight.
22
(5 eggs)
tea.
Showery & cold.
Louie Thoms came after
I stayed home & the rest went to church.
decided to have a pic-nic on the
23
(6 eggs) Still gloomy.
morning
They
24th.
Lucy came and we began packing.
Feel pretty tired tonight.
24
(4 eggs)
Queen's birthday rose bright & fine but as usual
clouded up & rained in the afternoon.
pic-nic
seeing
We went to the
but had to go in the hall. however we
all our friends.
we shall be at here.
enjoyed
As it is probably the last pic-nic
George is at the mill tonight.
service.
Ethe
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May
25
(5 eggs)
Turned cloudy.
1892
18)
George walked to Bracebridge
early this morning Nelly & Charlie at Forrests.
We are
getting on well with packing.
25
Heavy shower this morning but cleared out
(5 eggs).
and I went to church this evening.
27
(5 eggs) Gloomy & cold.
Lucy went home as we have
finished about all the packing that we can do without
George.
G. came home in the afternoon train and has gone
to the mill again tonight.
spring all through.
28
This has been a miserable cold
We expect to move next Wednesday.
(10 eggs) Lovely day.
George sold the canoe to Mr. Marsh &
rented the house to G. McEntyre.
I called at Chester's
are all very kind and seem sorry to lose us.
evening & I went to church alone.
30
(7 eggs) Father & Lucy came & G drew two loads to Utterson.
Nellie & I called at Laddells.
Warm day.
Miss Hay &
Nelly came to P.S. George went to get Mr. Thoms to
draw the furniture.
31
Hot. Mr. Thoms & G. busy all day & also Nelly & I doing
the last packing.
sultry weather.
The children staid the night at
Chesters'
&
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June 1st
Very sultry.
1892
19)
We took leave of Port Sydney & all our
friends there and are this evening at Falkenburg where
it is very hot & uncomfortable.
2
A wet day but turned cold in evening.
We finished
arranging with Mr. Hay and started for Barrie where
we stayed the night.
3
Cool & cloudy.
We came on to Thornbury but found no
Mr. Hay so George went to fetch him.
as Mr. Hay had no accommodation.
G. came back
We all slept in one
room and had no very clean room at that.
4
was brought to the house which (though a good one) is
in a terrible mess which we could not do much to
remedy
5
today.
A warm showery day.
George walked to Uncle Willies.
We are staying with the Hays till Monday.
6
We moved over here & commenced to bring order out of
chaos.
We cleaned the upstairs & put beds up.
We got
some baker's bread & Mrs. Tucker gave us milk.
We got
Hay's bill.
7
A fine day.
Cool & rather dull.
The mud is nearly all dried up.
Nelly & I cleaned the kitchen.
the evening.
Like rain.
George pruned some trees
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June 8
1892
A fine morning but a thunder storm came on in afternoon
which has made everything muddy again.
washed.
9
20)
Nelly & I
George went to see about a cow but it was sold
Fine day but foggy morn.
Nelly & I arranged the sitting
room & George walked to Meaford and posted the Lodge book.
He bought a cow from Mr. Carnahan near Uncle Willie's.
I wrote to Mr. Hay for George.
10
Fine & hot.
Charlie went to Thornbury with Mr. Noble
who brought our goods from Mr. Hay.
& ironed.
We cleaned the cellar
George planted some potatoes & went to see
Mr. Lamb.
11
Hot again.
We cleaned the dining-room which is the last
room & now there are only odds & ends to do.
unpacked without a breakage.
The crockery
George put in some garden
seeds & cut some black knot.
12
Sunday.
Very hot & a tremendous wind.
We were at home
all day but none of Uncle Willie's people came.
It is
nice to have a rest-day.
13
Still hot 4 windy but it is cooler after the thunder storm
this evening.
I planted some flower-seeds in boxes &
George put in some seeds.
14
Much cooler & high wind.
George went to Bell's after tea
Nelly & I washed.
Uncle & Aunt
came this afternoon & we were very glad to see them.
George went to see Bell's team.
tonight & got cheque for cow.
He heard from Mr. Hay
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June 15
(Note across entry:
1892
21)
House at Port Sydney let to
G. McEntyre from this date)
A nice day George went
to Meaford & brought home a cow, but we have to keep
her in the stable at first.
&
15
We finished washing
ironed.
Beautiful weather now.
work:
did11/4days.
George began Mr. Hay's road
We are not troubled with mosquitoes
here.
17
Heavy rain last night, foggy morning but fine afternoon.
Cousin's Frank, Mary & Kate came & stayed to tea.
George started road-work but left off for the
18
Saturday foggy & wet.
road-work.
19
George put in1/2day at
Mr. White brought a churn for us to try.
A wet Sunday, muddy & very dull staying in all day.
Mr. E. Hay came.
Our cow is a good deal of bother as
she is not contented alone.
20
rain
Fine breezy day.
Foggy even.
Nelly & I washed blankets.
George
saw Mr. Hay on business and drove to Clarksburg with
Mr. White.
has gone.
He is over at A. Hay's this even.
Cloudy & foggy again.
E. Hay
This is a terrible
place for fog.
21
Hotmorning, turned wet.
G. went to see A. Hay before
he went away & then went to Meaford & got cheque from
A. Paxon
and
st
GRANDMOTHER'5 DIARY
June 22
1892
Fine breezy day but turned wet at night.
22)
George went
to see Mr. White & Mr. Noble & commenced hoeing corn.
Mrs. Bell & Mrs. J. Noble called.
I went to see Mrs.
Hay who thinks she will not go away with her husband.
23
Cloudy noon but nice afternoon.
G. doing roadwork.
24
Beautiful day.
We washed & churned.
George bought 2 pigs from Bells.
Mr. White is here harrowing.
went to Meaford with Mrs. Hay.
Nelly
G. did some mowing
for Mrs. Hay.
25
Fine cold day.
breaking in.
We begin to be troubled with cattle
Mr. White was here harrowing this morning.
George went to Meaford & posted Jones's & Mr. Varney's (?)
Insurance papers.
Mr. Blanchard brought our goods from
Thornbury.
26
Fine Sunday but none of us got to Church.
Mrs. Hay called.
It turned wet at night.
27
High E. wind & rain stopped work.
28
High W. wind & cool.
morning.
George was at road work this
Mr. White came to cultivate corn this afternoon.
I went to Hay's & borrowed butter-bowl & pan.
again & so much wind.
29
Like rain
Georae wrote to Arthur Paxon.
Fine morn but turned showery.
I washed.
Nelly went
to Meaford with Mrs. Hay & went into Uncle Willie's
& had dinner.
Mr. White here cultivating all day.
Mr. Clarke came to set work.
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
30
Cool high wind.
1892
Mr. A. Hay is back.
Mr. White here
today cultivating and his son harrowing.
here hoeing all day.
hoed corn.
July 1
23)
Mr. Hares was
George planted some peas and
Last day of school.
Nelly & Charlie went to Meaford.
Mr. White was cultivatin
all day.
2
Fine morning but wet evening.
Mr. White cultivating
with A. Hay and got letters from Mother & A. Thom.
George fenced in part of the gully for the cow.
3.
A wet Sunday as usual & a very dull
4.
Nice day.
Mr. White here harrowing.
to board tomorrow.
one.
Hired man is coming
George went to Thornbury with A. Hay.
I called at Bell's.
5
Mr. Clark came here to hire & was harrowing all day.
G & I went over to Mrs. Hay's & filled a straw tick.
A. Hay has gone again.
Mr. White mowed this afternoon
It has been a beautiful day
& his son was hoeing all day. for the pic-nic.
6
Hot day.
Mr. Clarke was cultivating & harrowing.
Went home this evening.
9 o'clock.
Mr. White was mowing since
George went to Meaford after tea.
Nelly
got some strawberries
7.
Another hot day.
Mr. Clarke's nephew came to board
here while he is hoeing A. Hays corn.
Clarke mowed
in the orchard & this even George & he went to Thornbury
to get a horse-rake.
They did not get back till after 12.
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
July
8
Hot.
1892
George raked some hay up with the horse-rake &
Clarke mowed after the machine over at Hay's.
was weeding.
9
24)
Adam
White scuffling.
Still hot & good hay weather.
George sent off a letter
to Mr. Hay. He & Clarke were putting up hay & boy raking.
Clarke went home tonight - Blanchard brought home a
cultivator.
10
A hot day.
None of us at Church.
George & I went to Mrs. Hays.
11
Mr. Tucker called.
Hay's cow calved.
Clarke came back & he & George and W. Blanchard drewin
hay & in the afternoon old Blanchard helped.
went home at night.
12
Clarke
Very hot & like a thunder storm.
Still hot but like thunder in even.
George & the
Blanchards drew in the rest of the hay this evening &
after dinner G. went to Meaford.
I got letter from
Constance & Nelly from Ethel.
13
Cooler but no rain & no water to wash.
back & scuffled corn.
hay.
Mr. Clarke came
G. & Blanchard got in one load of
George was at road work this afternoon.
Aunt
Annie & Mrs. Albert came & spent the afternoon & Mrs. & Miss
McVetie called.
14
Hot & fine.
Mr. White was here mowing.
Mr Clarke raked
over by Hay's house & after dinner he & George hoed beans.
Mr. & Mrs. Fairlie called.
George went to see Mr. & McVitie.
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
July 15
George
is poorly today.
1892
25)
He & Clark put wire on the line
fence this morn & this afternoon.
Clarke hoed tilla
thunder storm came on & after tea cleaned the barn floors.
Cool & windy tonight.
16
We picked a few black currants.
G. went to see Dr. Kent for the 1st time.
Bright & cool.
Mr. Clarke cleaned the cistern & hoed after tea.
George
sent to Thornbury with Mr. Blanchard . A. Hay came
home again.
17
Beautiful day.
Stayed at home as usual.
dullnot going to church.
18
A. Hay & Mr. Tucker called.
Like rain but cleared off & Blanchard & Clarke drew
in 4 loads of hay while George raked.
in morn.
money.
19
It is very
Clarke hoed corn
Nelly walked to Meaford & posted Insurance
She got letter from E. Hay.
Like rain tonight.
Drizzly in the morn but high wind blew clouds away.
The children got11/2qts. raspberries.
mowed for Hay today.
G. was hoeing.
Cooler.
Mr. Clarke
I went over to Hay's
& Tucker's after tea & took Eva.
20
Hot & windy.
George poorly with bad headache.
Clarke took cow to Bolesey.
He &
Clarke mowed & raked for
S. Hay.
21
Very hot.
George not well, unable to work.
came this afternoon to mow across the gully.
Byres
Clarke
raked at Hay's this morn & this afternoon Blanchard &
Clarke drew it in.
We picked some black currants &
I preserved 2 jars cherries.
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
July 22
1892
26)
Hot.
Clarke was working for A. Hay & young Byres mowed
this
morning.
George went to Thornbury this afternoon
to get Lucy's money but was unable to do so.
23
Hot.
Clarke left us to work at Hays corn.
Byres mowed
the orchard & helped with the drawing in after dinner
but they did not get all the hay in and we had a heavy
thunder storm at night.
letters from Mother.
24
25
Still hot.
Nelly went to Meaford & got
Louie & Mr. Kay & Ethel.
No one at church.
A. Hay called.
Very hot but cooler after the violent storm this evening.
They got in 2 loads of hay.
Byres here all day and Clarke
& 2 boys boarding here.
26
Hot & like thunder.
Clarke & 2 boys are working for
A. Kay & boarding here. G. went to Thornbury and got
money for cheque.
27
Hot, but it came up a severe thunder storm in evening.
Clarke & boys are not boarding here now.
orchard.
G. mowing in
Mrs. Tucker called & Nelly went to Mrs. Hay's.
A terrific storm of wind rain & thunder came up in the
evening.
28
Fine.
Blowing most the fences down.
George busy all day putting up fences.
Very hot
still
29
A wet day turned much cooler.
George very poorly.
He paid Mr. White.
30
Fine & cooler.
to Meaford.
George
Charlie went in Clarke's buggy
I went over to Hays after tea.
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
July 31
Aug. 1
27)
A nice day. But it is so dull never going to church.
Fine morn but wet afternoon.
The Blanchards mowed till
the rain & then went to Meaford.
2
1892
Fine.
Clarke & 2 boys hoeing.
George walked to Meaford & got letter from Lucy
& posted letters with her money.
Blanchards were
mowing in stump field & Clarke & his boy hoed for us
after dinner.
3
Hot with high wind & rain threatening.
to work.
George not able
Blanchard & the Clarke's drew in 2 loads of
hay.
4
with his legs.
He went over to Mrs. Hay's & got some
potatoes.
5
Fine morn, but turned wet.
A. Hay came home.
Nelly &
Charlie walked to Meaford & Frank drove them home in
the rain.
6
7
I got a letter from Mother.
Cool & windy.
But
her.
George went to Thornbury with Blanchard
she was not.
They drove out to see us & did not bring
Keeps hot.
8
Miss Byres called and while they were here Frank & mother
came from Meaford.
at night.
9
Sultry and violent thunder storms
George got up & came down stairs.
Not much cooler but fine.
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
1892
28)
Aug. 10 Rain last night & today.
Meaford & got letters & saw creamery.
We washed.
He took cow to
Boles' again.
11
Wet
day, turned cooler.
12
Bright & cool.
G. Turned over a bit of hay.
13
George walked to Meaford and came home tired out.
Blanchard drew in the last hay for us.
14
Sunday, pleasant.
G. went to Tucker's & mother & Nelly
called at Hays.
15
We washed.
Hotter. Blanchards plowing (?) again.
George hoed turnips.
16
Hot.
Nelly went to Meaford with Mrs.
mowing
17
Charlie started to school.
Hay.
G.
(?)
- wrote to Mr. Kay about money.
cultivating "all day.
Mr. Clarke was
We got about J- bus. potatoes-
fromAug
A. 18
Kay.
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18
Sultry.
Churned soft butter.
G. walked to Thornbury.
Windy evening & warm.
19
Much cooler happily for Minnie was sick all day, Dr.
came at 3 p.m. baby born at 5 p.m., a fine rosy girl,
had a tolerable good night, both doing well.
20
Cool, Nellie & I did Saturdays
21
Sunday at home, M & baby progressing satisfactorily.
M has sore breasts,
work.
baby good &
Mrs. Hay called, nice cool day,
none of the Gibson's came, baby sleeps well.
George went to
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
August 22
1892
29)
M. improving which we are thankful for, I wrote to
Lizzie, Mr. & Mrs. Thos Gibson,
George helping
Mr. Hay with the pease.
23
Cool & fine.
G. went to Meaford with Mr. Blanchard.
Got peck potatoes from A. Hay.
evening.
24
G. got home in the
Brought me two letters. Got letter from Mr. Hay.
Hot again.
Mr. Clark here to dinner & tea, sultry evening,
little rain.
25
Wet
morning, churned & ironed. M & I wrote to Mrs.
D. Coldwell, wet afternoon, baby sleeps well.
25
Fine, Mr. Clark here dinner and tea.
showery afternoon.
G. went to Thornbury
27
Fine, Mr. Clark here dinner & tea, Nellie went to
Meaford, got letters from Port Sydney.
29
Fine.
George helping Mr. Hay all day.
baby wakeful and
cross, windy evening.
afternoon G. working for Mr. Hay till four p.m., cooler.
31
Cold and showery day, washed clothes, charlie got peck
potatoes from Mr. Hay.
Sept. 1
Fine & cool.
George working at Mr. Hays all day.
Mr. Clark here two meals, preserved two jars crabs
2
Very warm, G. at home picked harvest apples, Mr. Hay
brought baskets for plums.
3
Fine, hot, G. helping Mr. Hay all day.
Nellie walked
to Meaford got letter from Mrs. Forrest, four for me
and papers, baby good, Eva had night croup.
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
Sept. 4 Sunday. hot like rain. G and
5
5
Wet
1892
30)
M had a walk, baby restless.
morning and cool, mopped bedroom.
M made marmalade.
Cold & damp (Minnie resumes writing) George & Charlie
picked plums for Mr. Hay.
sleeps well today.
Mother & N. washed.
She has good nights.
Baby
A. Kay took
plums & apples to Thornbury.
7
George working all day for A. Hay.
Fine.
Ironed & churned
Creamery man called.
3
Beautiful
day.
George working for A. Kay 7 hours.
Aunt Annie came & took mother away; Eva shall miss her.
9
Fine G. at Hay's half a day.
plums.
10
Bagman came
I picked 2 baskets of...
(?)
George working at A. Hays. Got no
mail this week.
G. went to Thornbury & sold 2 baskets of plums
11
Fine Sunday
George walked to Uncle Willies & took
mother her money.
12
Nelly
& I called at Tuckers.
George picked 2 baskets of plums.
Wet day.
I preserved
We washed but I don't know when
the clothes
plums.
13 Still wet.
will dry.
14
Turned cold & still miserably wet.
over.
G. picked up 2 baskets of plums & there are lots
of apples down.
15
Clothes blown all
Blanchard came.
Picked a lot of plums they are getting too ripe.
and cool.
Fine
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
Sept. 16 George walked to Meaford.
plums to ship.
1892
31
A. Hay took 6 baskets of
G. stooked up some oats.
We are busy
preserving plums.
17
Lovely day.
Picking plums.
Sent 5 baskets to sell with
Mr. Blanchard. $1.35 a bus. (bushell)
13
Fine cool Sunday.
George, Charlie & I took a walk
past Hays.
19
Cold wind but fine.
Finished picking plums & sent off
6 baskets for Hays besides 5 more to divide.
20
Fine but cold wind.
of Hay's plums.
21
Warm & still.
We washed.
Sent off the rest
George working at Hays in the afternoon.
George picked some apples.
It is very
dull here; we seldom see anybody or go anywhere.
22
George poorly with sick headache.
23
Still sultry.
Fair at Meaford.
of plums to Uncle Willie.
Like rain.
Sultry like thunder.
We sent in a basket
I went to McVeties and stayed
to tea.
24
George walked to Meaford but did not get much mail.
Posted letter to E. Hay.
25
Fine morning but thunder storm in afternoon cooled the
air.
Ferguson's barn was struck by lightning and
burn to the ground.
26 High cold wind.
27
I had a bad toothache.
Very high wind but warmer.
Tooth still bad all day.
We washed the white clothes.
George walked to Thornbury
to post letter to A. Ladell.
He has gone to Tuckers
tonight.
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
Sept. 28 & 29
1892
George is digging Mr. Hays potatoes.
32
Fine & for
a wonder not much wind.
30
George & Charlie cutting sunflowers.
High warm wind,
like rain tonight.
Oct. 1st
Got letters from Mother & money from Mr Hay.
Nelly
went to Meaford.
2
Sunday cool & like rain at night.
walk towards Thornbury.
3
G. & I took a
A. Hay called in evening.
High wind, rain at night - George is helping A. Hay
Measure the summer fallow.
4
Cold & wet.
A. Hay went to Allan Park.
G. cut a
little corn.
5
The first snow of the season came indashes all day
with a bitter cold wind.
6
A high wind but warmer.
We washed.
George & C. were cutting corn
all day.
7
G. & C. cutting corn.
After noon W. Elanchard
drew it in to the stoop.
8
Wet
day.
Mild.
George went with W. Tucker in the morn to
have a hunt & after noon to Meaford & got letter from
Ethel & cheque from Relief for $7
9
Sunday.
Fine & cool.
& stayed to tea.
Uncle Willie & his cousin came
Frost.
10
Warmer & like rain.
G. husking corn.
11
Charlie's birthday.
Fine.
G. husking corn.
Willie Tucker was here.
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
Oct. 12
Nice day.
George cutting corn.
1892
33
Nelly got some
tomatoes from Mrs. Hay.
13
Indian summer weather.
G. finished cutting corn.
I went to call on Mrs. Byres but found her away.
14
Still fine. G. walked to Meaford and got a letter
and book for Charlie.
15
Got in rest of corn.
oatmeal.
16
17-
W. Blanchard drew in some corn.
Got a bag of flour & some
Rain.
Sunday.
Cold & gloomy.
A. Hay back.
I washed white clothes.
13
Warm day.
Eva got cold.
19
Colder with high wind.
20
Cold & fine.
21
Cold wind.
22
High wind but mild. rain.
23
A dull wet Sunday.
24
Wet and miserable.
25
Ditto
26
Still ditto
G. & C. are busy picking apples.
They finished picking fall apples.
I took up carpet.
No one went for mail today.
G. Helping measure summer fallow
I washed
Blanchards did not go but Willie went
to Thornbury & got stove piping.
27
Blanchards started for home.
Fine.
George went to
Meaford and got mail & zinc.
28
High wind wet night.
We got the stove up.
29
A horrible wet, windy day.
we could not go to Meaford.
most detestible weather,
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
1892
34
Boxes
No.
12
Crocks,
3
Books
1
Clothing
8
Bedding,
baking &
washing utensils
etc.
blankets
2
31
Books, b o l s t e r s ,
4
Winter clothes
5
Clothese not needed.
9
Sheets, p .
Nov. 4
cases,
Hat-box
Quilts
flat, irons,
S t i l l wet & d r i v i n g snow,
came today.
5
Desk,
colder.
Edward Hay and Buddy
He has nothing satisfactory to arrange.
George & the Hays picked the winter apples .
Hays
in the even.
6
Sunday.
7
Mr.
Turned
Milder & xxxx muddy.
E . Hay went away.
White took 4 bbs of applies to Thornbury and George
High wind & f r o z e n up.
flour.
G. walked to Meaford and got
letter from McEntyre enclosing r e n t .
9
I washed.
& me
10
G. went to
cold.
went with him & got 2 bags of
8
blankets .
He got some b e e f .
Aunt Annie came & took the two l i t t l e
home.
very
Thanksgiving day.
ones
muddy.
A fall
of snow last n i g h t .
I went
to church with Mary & Nelly & enjoyed the s e r v i c e.
Came
back to dinner of roast goose which George came Just in
time f o r .
The l i t t l e
music in the
evening.
ones are very good.
We had some
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
Nove. 11
Cold
wind.
I892
35
Mary drove me into Meaford in the morn
and Aunt brought us home after dinner.
The roads
are abominable & the ride was unpleasant.
12
Saturday.
Snowy.
George unroofed the log shed.
13
Another dull Sunday.
Rain last night took away snow & made it very
muddy again.
I white-washed the dining-room.
15
Finished room.
16
We washed & the sun shone out for an hour or two
and set fair.
Warm & damp.
George walked to Thornbury & got
Charlie a pair of boots. came home very tired.
17
More rain last night & high warm wind this even.
We have had cloudy skies, rain & snow & wind almost
without intermission for a month.
I hope a change
will come soon.
18 & 19 Colder with snow.
No mail this week.
20
Sunday.
About 4 inches of snow.
21
Cold high wind.
22
Sharp frost & snowy.
1
to Louie for him.
23
George is building a hen-house.
G. working at hen-house. I wrote
These days are terribly monotonous.
We moved stove into the dining-room.
Washed & George walked to Meaford in the snow.
Letters from Mother, Mrs. Clarke & Lizzie Coldwell.
24
Snow enough for sleighing.
died.
Baked & churned.
Mr. Dodd
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
Nov.
25
Got a bag of peas from Bell.
26
Keeps cloudy & dull every day.
27
Advent Sunday.
28
Charlie got some peas from A.
36
Snow is staying.
Chilly & dull.
come from Falkenburg.
Dec.
1892
Hay.
Goods did not
Pleasant mild day.
29
Willie Tucker came to see George.
Charlie got oatmeal.
1
Nelly & Charlie walked to Meaford.
Got bill from Hay.
2
I took baby to Hays.
3,4
5
Sunday.
Cold & Snowy.
He brought me a letter from Annie & one from
Walter Brymer.
Nice day.
G. went again for cow & found her.
Uncle Willie's.
7
The cow strayed away.
George went to Meaford to look for cow but did not get
her.
6
Thawing.
Rainy day.
He had dinner at
I washed.
Fine morn but stormy afternoon driving rain.
came and killed the
9
Snow
nearly
10
Sunny afternoon.
McVettie
pigs.
gone.
but cold howling wind blowing
George went to Meaford & Mr. Byres
brought box & bag of salt for the pork.
G. got letters
from Mr. Hay and Louie Paxon.
11
A cold miserable Sunday.
Indoors all day.
12
There is a little snow for sleighing again.
started to school.
15
George went to Ferguson's & Tuckers.
16
Hays killed their pigs.
Weather pleasant.
Charlie
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
Dec. 17
Saturday.
1982
37
George went to Meaford & got letters from
Cousin Jane & Ada Thoms & Cheque from A. Paxon.
Nellie got a volume of Sunshine from Eng.
18
Another stormy Sunday indoors all day.
19
Baby is 4 months old.
20
We washed.
21
Spelling match at the school.
I made Xmas cake & pudding.
Very cold & windy
Charlie is there this evening.
22 & 23
24
George & I went.
Mr. Whitfield came today.
Very stormy & lots of snow
Cleared up a little in afternoon & George went to
Meaford & got two Christmas papers & budgett of letters
(I got a pound from Connie) and cards.
25
Piercing cold.
The stormiest, coldest Xmas I remember. The snow is
very deep and drifted.
We have to den up this weather.
26
A little improvement in the weather. G. sawing wood
27
A nice day.
28
We are having a few nice days & good roads.
Nelly walked to Meaford
Mr White
came & drew some wood from the barn & Mrs. W. came in
for a while.
29 & 30 George sawed some wood at the woods.
He has hurt himself
lifting blocks and is afraid of rupture.
31 Charlie took the saw to Fergusson's.
George went to
Meaford & got letter from Mr. Thoms & parcel from Lucy
in Toronto.
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
January 1, 1893
Sunday.
1893
38
Stormy again & shut in as usual.
2
Storming & drifted deep snow.
6
Snows every day.
7
George went to Meaford with Mr. Hay & got Nelly letters
George
Election day.
cutting wood at the woods.
from England.
March
8
Cold & snowy.
9
A regular blizzard this afternoon
4
10
It has been a terribly stormy & dull winter and there
This has been a very fine week and the snow is about
half gone. George has Been busy looking for a team.
Charlie has a bad cough & cold.
15
Very cold again.
Eva & baby poorly with colds.
16
Connie's birthday.
17
Nice day. Rev. Mr. Caswell called to see us.
a bad cold.
Mr. Latornell called.
G. has
22
George's 40th birthday. He went to Dinsmore's sale.
23
Mild high wind which is thawing rapidly.
April 2
3
Easter Sunday.
G. went to Tuckers.
Very warm, thawing fast.
Mr. Hay is expected today.
Snow nearly gone.
Mrs. Fergusson & children came.
Ada Thoms' wedding day.
4
E. Hay & George went and bought a team.
Very high wind.
5
G. went to bring Taylor & arranged with L
has
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April 6
1893
39
G. went to see Mr. Vickars & he came late at night
7
George walked to Meaford.
Icy and cold wind.
8
High soft wind but turned cold,
fine.
10
Lovely mild day drying up n i c e l y .
11
Nice d a y .
I washed.
George went to Meaford & I went as far as
Uncle W's
12
High S . wind.
not come.
buggy
13
G. walked to Thornbury but the harness had
Roads getting nice and d r y .
offered him for
Blowing bard,
$10
turned c o l d .
G. had a
I wish we could get
it.
I cleaned a room, the t h i r d .
W i l l i e Tucker helped G to weigh some hay.
14
A . Hay went to Thornbury. No harness
17
Gloomy raw day .
yet.
White here sawing.
Nothing can be done yet with horses
for want of h a r n e s s .
G.
is going to Thornbury to see i f
Draft of letter on following sheet:
Since w r i t i n g to you Mr. Arthur L a d e l l who holds the mortgage on
my house in P t .
the I n t e r e s t
paid
Sydney has c a l l e d h i s money i n .
this
summer to get in arrears & expected to have
it xx at Christmas
not coming to hand,
As it is simply
time but owing to some money I
expected
I have not been able to do so.
impossible for me at the present time to pay the
Principle & I n t e r e s t :
Principle & Intst
for amount to
I had allowed
I s h a l l have to lose the place.
The
on the 14th of March when the money is called
Princ.
worth more than t h i s .
$250
x
s
I think the place is
certainly
I f you think the place is worth any more than
this to you and you l i k e to make xxx me an offer for i t .
I should
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
1893
40
Draft of letter: Mr. Dodd held a note of mine for $100 which I
think falls due about the 15th of the month. Would you kindly
let me renew the note till the 1st of July as I am sorry to say
Icannotpaytheprincipletillthen.Iwillpostyouthe$8interest next week.
and wish to assure you of our kind sympathy.
I should like
to have seen Mr. Dodd before leaving Port Sydney but we left
rather hurriedly at the last & I was night-watching at the mill
at the time.
May
7
Commenced seeding.
Rodgers came.
8
G. & I went to Meaford and sent off deed of house.
9
Uncle & Aunt came & had tea.
10
They are getting on well with seeding - like rain.
Hot weather.
We were very
GRANDFATHER'S DIARY 4l)
The diary of Mary (Minnie) Coldwell Butcher
July 20, 1893.
Mrs. Ed. Hay & girls went home today.
Splendid hay weather.
July 21.
George, Eva and I drove to Meaford & I brought
various things.
July 22.
shower.
Hot.
Excursion to Orillia to see boat-race.
Thunder
George went to Thornbury and got 2 bags of flour
& one of oatmeal.
24
Warm.
I washed. Willie Byers commenced cutting hay here,
picked first green pear.
25
Very hot and windy, busy making and mowing hay.
26
Byers here in forenoon.
Freddie home.
Afternoon G. & I went to
I went ...
27
for butter.
Byers
H
stacking
Nice &
cool.
Mary
&& Kate
Gibsonhere
walked
here &hay.
took Fred
home
in the
evening.
28
Men here drawing in today, rain came before they quite
finished.
29 Fine & windy.
Byers here & they finished up the hay.
does hot,
not stand
the all
workday.
well.
30 G.
Sunday.
at home
Meaford
Grandmother's
July 31
Cobler,
Diary
1893
42)
George & Charlie went to Meaford and got letters
from Surbiton.
We are afraid
Miss Terry is
not coming.
Aug 1
Lovely day.
G. put p. green
He went to see Mr.
2
(Paris green?) on potatoes.
in evening.
Nice day but too dry.
...
G. went to Tom Lat
went to Thornbury
and got chop
... went to tea at Jamieson's.
Dry & smoky. W. Byers
sawing wood.
5
George went to Thornbury and got wagon fixed.
to Meaford, no mail.
Heavy thunder shower did much good.
6
Sunday turned quite cold &
7
Beautiful clear day.
house.
8
Hot.
Nelly walked
windy.
G. went to
G. put the cow in the bush behind
I feel poorly today.
Nelly went to Byers & found Mrs. B. very ill.
went to see La
about cutting the grain.
George
The
two Bobs girls called.
9
Hot.
We washed.
G. drew some hay for A. Hay.
Meaford & I rode as far as Laturnels with him.
G. went to
Heard from
Miss Terry.
10
Hot & dry, grass all parched • up.
11
Nelly and Charlie went to spend the day at Gibsons.
Hot
& smoky but nice shower in the evening.
12
They stayed all night and came home in the morning.
drove to Meaford but got nothing.
G.
Aug 13
14
Cool sunday again.
Lovely clear day.
At home all day.
George & I drove to Meaford and he met
Miss Terry starting to walk out here.
I stayed at Uncles
till they came past.
15
Miss Terry tired with her long journey. (G. Latornell pulling
peas.
16
Sultry & like rain. Miss T. helped me to wash.
Latornell
pulling peas and Nobles cutting peas & oats1/2day.
17
Unsettled weather.
George drove Miss Terry to Meaford.
She & Nelly went for walk in evening.
18
Like rain.
Miss Terry & I called at Tuckers.
came here in the
19
Cool day.
Ed. Hay
evening.
George went to Thornbury and bought binder twine.
In afternoon he & Ed. Hay drew in the peas.
19
Nice cool day.
Miss Terry & Nelly went for a walk.
& Mrs. Tucker came to tea.
20
Fine.
Hay bros. were over for a while.
G. drove his sister-in-law to Meaford to get her
ticket as she starts tomorrow for Slayton
working here this afternoon.
21
Mr.
(3 Latornells
Got book from Connie for Eva.
We got up early & George saw Miss Terry off on the stage
I washed.
23 Hot.
Nelly has bad headache.
Eva's birthday she got a book and a fan
24th Very hot & like rain.
men.
Busy harvesting & cooking for
I went over to Hays in the evening.
25th NoGood
rain
but blew
a little cooler.
harvest
weather.
Mother's birthday.
3 Lat
Aug 26
Saturday.
drawing grain.
Cloudy but hot
men still here cutting &
I walked to Meaford and had tea at Uncles,
Saw an excursion from Parry
Sound.
I got a letter from
Laura Thoms & 2 from Miss Terry. for George & me.
expect we shall hear again soon from her.
I
She is very kind
and would like to help us.
Aug 27
Cloudy.
Another Sunday at home.
How long before we are
able to go to Church again I wonder.
Aug
28
A wet day men had to go home.
G. poorly
George glad of the rest.
29
Quite cold but turned bright - busy harvesting.
30
Cool & fine.
Busy carrying in, in afternoon & finished
cutting.
31
Lovely clear day, carrying grain all day.
2 men here.
We are not troubled with near so many house flies this
year as usual.
Sept. 1
2
Drawing In.
Turned cold & wet.
Cold, day high wind, George went to Clarksburg & Nelly
went to Meaford but got no letters.
3
Cool.
Mr. & Mrs. Allman
4
Sultry again.
came & stayed tea.
Drawing in all day.
Nelly & Eva went to
Allmans.
5
Like rain but turned cool.
Finished harvest.
G. went to
Meaford & unloaded car of lumber, got back late.
6
George drew lumber to Hay and went to M. for another load
7. Muddy.
G. went for load of lumber in forenoon.
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
Sept
8
9
George got load of lumber.
came in morn. Lovely day.
1893
...45
Aunt Annie & Lizzie & Roy
G. brought 2 loads lumber.
Bells. No letter.
I went to Meaford ft rode with
10
Sunday.
G. & I went to Bob Latornalls.
11
I wrote to Lucy.
12
I washed. Nice weather but so dry. G. brought 1 load
lumber. A. Hay got a few apples. G. had letter from Mrs.
Lefroy.
13
GeorgewenttoLamb'sthreshing.Hot.
G. got 2 loads lumber.
14
very tired.
15
George
went for rest of lumber.
16 Equinoxial gales begun.
cold night.
17
Bright but cold wind.
18 Warm & smoky again.
A. Hay.
Cold
Mrs. Hay called.
Warm
rain & high wind, miserable
Sunday
G. got peas from Bell & drew beans for
19
I washed. Mrs. Byres came. George went to Meaford and
got letters from Miss Terry, Janey & Lucy.
20
(nothing)
21
Nelly & Charlie put cow in back pasture & had a bother
with her. George went to see Mr. Allman ft to Meaford
posted letters to Mr. Lefroy, W. Hay, Mrs. Paxon.
22
Last night was wet but it came out bright. G. got some
flour at Nobles & heard that the machine will not be here for
about a fortnight, G. cutting wood. Clarksburg fair.
23
Turned colder.
24
Harvest Festival Sunday.
Nice day, turned like rain.
Meaford for lumber.
26
Kept cold.
G. drew 2 loads of posts.
25
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
Sept.
27
28
29
30
Oct.
1
2
1893
...46
George drew the last of the lumber & heard from Ed. Hay.
we leave here at the end of Oct.
I walked to Meaford & posted letters to Grandpa
mother & had tea at Uncle's. Georere brought a load
from Thornbury for Hays. Stormy night.
We get very little rain ft the roads are good.
up horses. He worked at Hays with Noble.
Like rain.
Nice day.
Slick
G. gave
G. going to Meaford.
We stayed at home.
Noble ft G. moving straw stack.
3
Fine but rain at night. They are still at the straw.
Nelly went to Meaford ft got something for threshing.
4
Wet morning.
5
Lovely warm day. The trees are all in autumn foliage
now. W. Byers ft George are moving straw. Old Mrs.
Noble died last night. Meaford fair. Nelly went with
Byers.
5
Windy & came up stormy. Mrs. Noble's funeral.
went to Meaford & got me a letter from Lizzie.
7
Wet morning & colder. G. went to Meaford ft got a
letter from Clarke containing a draft for $100. Hope
to goto P.S. before next month.
8
Sunday, nice day.
9
&
Not working today.
S. Hay took pigs home.
George
Busy. Cooking for threshing but we head they would not
come till Wednesday. Got book ft letters for Charllie.
10
I washed. Beautiful day.
Jamieson girls called.
Machine came tonight.
11
Charlie's birthday. A busy day threshing. got done at
5
Ada Byers helped us. Warm & summerlike.
12
Rather like rain. G. at Nobles threshing. Turned hot.
I walked to Meaford & got Lucy's money & bought some
clothes for Nelly.
13
Commenced dress-making.
Rain at night.
G. at Tuckers.
Windy but cooler.
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
Oct. 14
Wet
1893
...47
cold & windy rain all day.
15
Cold wind & the first snow fell.
16
Busy dressmaking. Fine & cool. G. went to Meaford
got letters from Mrs. Thoms & Mr. Lefroy with Nelly's
money.
17
Washed.
13
Mrs. Roble & Miss Lindsay came to tea. Warm & pleasant.
G. went to Meaford. Heard from Petmen. (?)
19
Nice day. Mrs. Hay called. G. went to Thornbury.
(Sewing for Nelly and packing)
20
Busy packing.
21
Lovely cool day. Packing. George went to Meaford
and got cloth but no letter from Petm.
22
Sunday. Fine. I went to Hays & Tuckers.
moonlight night.
23
Nice day.
Staid in all day.
&
Uncle & Aunt and Ethel came to tea.
Like a storm but it passed off.
Weather keeps beautiful & warm.
Meaford. Turned cloudy.
Lovely
G. & I walked to
24
Busy finishing up packing 3 loads went to the station.
Weather changed to cold with dashes of rain. Cannot
get Petman's house.
25
Cold & cloudy but cleared out. Mr. Bell took last
load and Frank fetched us here to stay all night.
26
We started off in the morning and duly arrived.
George & C. at F.S. and the children and I at Father's.
Cold & gloomy with a dash of snow.
27
Still raw but milder. Charlie came out to tell me that
there is some difficulty about getting Paton's (?)
house & I do not know where we will live.
23
Father went to P.S. to see about drawing some of the things.
He brought a barrel of apples. Furniture stored at
Utterson till the house is ready. Mr. Smith away.
29
Gloomy & cold,1/2inch of snow.
went to S.S. G. did not come.
30
31
Some of the girls
Bright fine day. Lucy is going to Huntsville. Good
day for still hunt. G. came in evening. He stayed
over-night
George went to Huntsville intending to go by train to
P.S. and see Mr. Smith in evening. Gloomy.
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
1893
...48
Nov. 1st Mild & cloudy. Mr. Smith went past but I got no
message from George. I hope he has got the house.
This long delay is a nuisance.
2
Nice day.
at Hares.
Father is drawing turnips. Evan and I called
Rain at night. No word of George.
3
Baby was poorly with cough last night. Cooler since
rain. I have been here over a week & I hope we can
get into a house soon.
4
Nice cool day. Charlie went to Pt. Sydney. Herbert came.
Charlie came back. House not commenced yet.
5
Sunday mild. We went to church. in afternoon and heard
Mr. Lower. George came after church.
6
home some clothes. House to be commenced tomorrow.
It seemed nice to see Pt. Sydney again.
7
Fine & warm. I did some washing and cut out my dress.
I must do what sewing I can here for I will be busy
enough when we move to the house at Pt. Sydney. Herbert
went away.
3
Still fine.
9
Fine.
Charlie went to P.S.
Washing day.
Ethel
Mr. & Mrs. Bray came even.
10
Nice morning.
did not come.
I expect George to come for us today.
11
Still fine.
to Hville.
12
Cool & Cloudy. Father's horse is sick. Herbert went
home yesterday & took Ethel. G. came today and took me
and the children to Jonese's in the boat.
13
We stayed at Jones again tonight.
in afternoon & Nelly came.
Herbert came but G. did not.
He
Lucy went
We worked at the houses
14CommmencedtogetmilkfromJonese's.Wemovedinhere
today
& were
busy
& unpack
sick.
G.
P. H
15 Snow
8got
in letter
deep cleaning
& from
stillLouie
coming.
G
hunt.
Got
nothing.
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
Nov. 16
Fine & sharp. Nelly & I washed.
Man still at work at the house.
1893
...49
Sleighs out today.
17
Lovely day.
Nelly home.
Nellie.
Snow is going fast. Father came & took
I shall be busy. I got a letter from
18
I had a busy day. Several of the Brymers came in
afternoon. G. went hunting but got nothing. Thom's
girls called in evening.
19
Sunday in Port Sydney again. I went to church in
morning & George in the evening. I like the new
clergyman very well. The little Brymers came after
SS and took Eva there in her sleigh. Stormy.
20
Lovely day sleighing.
boarding the kitchen.
21
Finished the kitchen & we got the things in place.
Thawing. I went to the store and saw the Thomses.
22
Stormy & m i l d . I washed.
23
Thanksgiving day. Storming still ft clothes wet.
George took A. Ladells Insurance. There is nothing
being done to- the upstairs and we are all in a jumble
below.
24
A nice day but cold. Mr. Ladell died early this morning.
Ray Brymer & the boys were here. Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell
called. Charlie & I went to the concert. lovely
moonlight night. everything sparkling with frost.
Bently & McEntyre were busy
25
Lovely day. Charlie & Eva went to Brymers & stayed to
tea. Annie B. brought them home. George at Lodge
tonight. Mr. Smith called.
26
Fine & good sleighing. Charlie went to S.S. & he & I went
to Church in the evening.
27
Mr. Ladell was buried today.
Mr. Lowe officiated. Wet night.
28
I washed.
29
Mild with snow in afternoon. George went to Aspdin
with Vincent. I went to the sewing circle at Parsonage
and left Charlie at home with Wallis Brymer.
Soft snow falling.
30
Mr. Vincent brought potatoes.
Jack B. painting kitchen.
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
1893
...50
Dec. 1 Vincent brought rest of potatoes. I went to Ladell's.
2
3
Nice day.
Sunday.
Miss
Smith called.
stormy all at home sick with la Grippe.
4
Cold & bright.
5
Masons finished lathing & went away as the plastering
will not be done till spring. George no better
6
I went to see A da
7
Snow continues to fall.
Cold clear night.
8
Again
9
Snow,
snowy.
snow.
Jack finished painting.
Ladell.
Heavy snowfall.
George, baby
We are feeling rather better.
pretty well shut in
soft & sloppy
10
Blustering.
no one went to church from here.
11
Cold night & fine day.
some boxes up stairs.
12
Very cold.
13
35 below zero last night. Eva & I went to Ladell's
to see the toys. Mr. Thoms drove us home. Keen
14
Jack Brymer & George were papering upstairs in afternoon.
15
Finished papering. I feel poorly. I sewed at Charlie's
coat. Very stormy ft drifting over 2 ft of snow. milder.
16
I dont feel very strong & it seems hard work to get
through my work.
17
Bright & cold.
18
I made Christmas cake. stormy.
19
Made
20
Washing. 30 below zero lastnight.snowabout21/2ft
deep. Sam Nickason was married.
I cleaned one room & we moved
I washed.
I went to church in the morning & George
mincemeat & dressed adoll.Stormynearlyeveryday.
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
Dec. 21
1893
...51
George started to go to Falkenburg but did not get there.
He got money for chain from Lizzie. Will Gall came home.
Charlie & I went to the store and I got some Xmas gifts.
22
G. & A. Brymer papered upstairs.
turned wet.
23
Thawing. G. went to Utterson. He got a letter from
Nelly & a parcel from Laura Thoms for me.
24
Foggy & wet.
25
Still thawing. A quiet Xmas at home. I called at
Brymer's. Turned cold & froze all up but the snow has
gone down considerably.
26
Willie Gall brought nice things over from England.
Bright & sharp. Charlie got an Illustrated Xmas No.
from Miss Terry.
27
Snowing again. George & Charlie have gone to Pres
Christmas tree. I got letter from L. Paxon. Washed.
23
I was disaopointed about going to Thomses but George
29
I ironed & made plum pudding.
30
George went to Falkenburg.
31
Sunday.
George came home in the afternoon ft I went
to Church.
I went to Church in even.
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
1894
...52
January 1 letters from Georgie & Nellie. A nice mild day with
good sleighing but Father & mother did not come as the
horse was away. Mrs. Clarke & Flossie called.
2
Mild.
George auditing lodge books.
3
4
Lucy & Clara came.
5
Lucy went home. I went down to Ladell's.
going to stay and help me.
6
Saturday.
7
Fresh snow has fallen. a few inches.
went to Church. Nita 3. was here.
8
Sharp & clear. I must try to get some sewing done
while Clara is here.
9
Washed.
Fine.
The Thomses came to tea.
Clara is
George cutting wood.
George, C. & I
mild.
10 Clara, the children went to Thomses.
I went to practice.
Lovely day.
11
12 Burned cold. Sharp night.
to live.
13 Milder.
Mr. Kay is not expected
I went to Ladell's.
&
Foggy.
G. is at Lodge.
14
Damp
I went to church in the morning
15
Thawing & wet.
16
Lovely moonlight night.
at Utterson.
17
Ada Ladell & Laura & Louie Thoms came to tea.
18
Windy & wet.
19
Bright day. The Vincents came and spent the day
and we went to Xmas tree in the evening.
20
Good skating but turned wet. Clara & I & the children
went up to Ladell's. Old Mrs. Ladell came in to P.S.
George went to concert
We ironed.
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
1894
...53
Jan 21
The weather keeps moderate.
in even.
George & I went to church
22
Cold wind. Busy tailoring.
Forrest's for Wednesday.
Clara went to invite
23
Washed. Clara & I took children into Chesters & Invited
them for tomorrow. G. & I went to Ladell's & saw quite
a party on the ice skating around a bon-fire.
24
We spent a pleasant evening with Forrests & Chesters
and are invited to Forrests. Stormy & snow deep.
25
Ironed & sewed at Gs coat.
26
Cold. We went to Forrests & enjoyed the evening.
Home at 11.30
27
Not so cold. Clara & I went to Ladell's & saw Mrs. Dodd
who invited us to go to spend the day next Thursday.
Charlie skating at Brymer's. came home with some toffee.
George is at Lodge m e e t i n g .
28
Sunday. Fine G & I went to Church in even & Clara in
the morning.
29
Milder. George is helping Vincent saw wood.
from Mr. Lefroy.
30
George, Eva & I went to tea at Chesters and spent a
pleasant evening. 6 inches of fresh snow.
31
Feb. 1
Got letter
George went to Vincents again. to saw. Lovely day;
letter from Mrs Hay.
Mrs. Forrest & I went to Dodds & took our babies. while
I was away Father & Mother came and took Clara home and
Henry Gall & Louise came.[GrenwallHotelupthelake-burneddownlater]
2
I am busy without Clara.
G. unloading flour.
Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell called.
3
I went to Ladell's. nice day.
4
5
Last night it was 36° below zero.
Concert at Aspdin tonight.
6
Lovely day. Nellie came to stay a couple of weeks.
walked up to the store.
G & I
7 Sent payment for Martin's bill, mild day. I went to church
to clean lamps & Nelly went in the evening.
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
Feb
1894
...54
8
Mild day. Charlie & I walked out to Johnson's
ft Herbert drove us back.[Johnson'swholivedatBeatrice]
9
Stormy & cold.
10
Horrible day. cold wind.
Fair" in the evenings.
11
Sunday. Cold & clear. I went to SS and G.C. & I
went to church in the even. Mr. Lowe preached.
12
Cold wind and Stormy night, worst storm this
winter so far. G.
bought some beef.
13
Nelly's birthday. eve washed and I went up to
see old Mrs. Ladell but she was away, walked
back with Mrs. Forrest & S N
14
Mrs. Gall & Louise called.
I am reading "Vanity
Bad day. Mrs. Gall & Will came to tea and we
played whist in the evening.
15
Not so cold - dashes of snow.
G. sawing wood.
16
Very cold but fine. Nelly went home. Eva went
to school. Lizzie & Mabel did not come as
Johnsons were nearly burnt out.
17
Milder with more snow at night.
18
Sunday. nice day. I went to SS and stayed at
home in the evening.
19
Mild & snowy. I went to Ladells and invited
Ruth & Connie Thom
20
I washed. turned milder
21
Nice day. Ruth & Connie came & I went with them
to evening service.
22
Disagreeable more snow falling it is very deep
snow. George heard that he cannotgetthejob
of night-watchman at the mill which opens next
week.
23
Cold nasty day.
24
45 below zero last night coldest yet clear day.
25
More moderate. I went to church in morn & G
in the evening.
George went to Utterson
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
Feb 25
Mar
4
More moderate.
the evening
1894
...55
I went to church in morn & G in
26
Lovely spring-like day. Ethel came and I went to
Ladell's. G. sent Caesar off to Clarksburg. I
went out in the evening sleighriding. G. went
to Jenner's.
27
G. went to Utterson & got the hound.
28
Laura Thoms & I swept the Church.
evening service. Thawing.
nice
mild day
Ethel went to
1
Warm & thawing.
3
Fine crust this
morning but warm day. Mr. Vincent came & drew wood.
Warm day.
Ethel went home with G. Howard
I went to S.S. & G.
to church
5
Snow has gone down much and it is still warm.
sent off advt
(
6
Turned wet
7
Colder.
8
Ruth Thoms came & invited us to tea tomorrow
9
We all went and had a very pleasant evening.
frosty night.
10
Still warm & fine. Roads very soft. I had a letter
from Connie. Will Gall came & had tea.
11
Sunday. Very high wind but mild. I went to
Church in evening and played the organ.
12
I washed. Herbert called as he was drawing lumber.
I got baby some boots. Mr. Brymer called.
13
Mr. Johnson brought mother and Mabel and they stayed
all day. West.
14
About 3 inches of fresh anow.
Falkenburg.
15
Colder.
I washed.
G.
Herbert's son born.
Eva and I called at Smith's
George went to
GRANDMOTHER'S
DIARYEva went
1894to school. I tooke
Mar. 16 Connie's
birthday.
17
Thawing.
Mr. Vincent drew us some wood
18
Thunderstorm this morn. It is thawing fast and
the roads will soon be
bare. Mr. Brymer
& Annie & some of the children called.
19
Wagons have taken the place of sleighs.
20
I washed.
21
Gloomy & Soggy.
22
George's birthday 41. He went sawing wood with
Jones. Cold wind. Wrote to Georgie.
23
Good Friday. I went to Church.
Turned out bright.
24
George got birthday letter from Nelly.
hard in afternoon I went to store.
25
Easter Sunday ground covered with snow. I went
to church in the morning & George in even. G. & I
called at Forrest's. Cold wind. This is a cold
Easter.
26
5 below zero last night. George got money from
Mr. Lefroy and letter from Connie in which she
said her aunt was not coming out.
27
Bright & cold. I took the little ones to Clarke's
George got birthday letters from George.
28
I washed. 10 below zero last night.
Wind keeps cold.
29
George
30
Eva went to school andgotcoldandbadcroupat
night. I went to store. snow going.
nice sunny day.
1
snow going.
Tea meeting in Hall.
Mrs. Jones called
Snowed
Fine day.
sawing wood.
went to Utterson.
Apr
Cold wind.
Sunday. Cold wind.
evening.
Rain & wind.
I went toSS&churchin
31
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Apr 2
14
1894
...57
George went tohelpwithpumpattheparsonageand
3
Raw wind. I washed. The children have colds and
I am keeping them in.
4
I ironed & baked.
5
G. sawing. The children & I spent the afternoon
at Forrest's. dull day.
6
Bright and cold wind
7
Pleasant day. Eva & I went to Ladell's.
came to Joneses.
8
Cold wind.
evening.
9
Nice warm day. Mrs. Clarke came to tea and Mrs.
Forrest & Miss
Smith called.
Ruth Thoms & Flossie came to meet Mrs. Clarke.
visitors on Monday.
10
High wind.
11
I washed. nice day.
12
Warm nice weather with no cold wind.
13
I went up to Ladells
G. sawing wood.
Mr. Jackson
I went to church in morn & G in the
Turned wet.
I had letter from Louie.
I went to Church.
Very dry roads dusty
15
Hot day. Service in even. G. & C. went
Annie Brymer & Aggie Ladell & the children with
some of Clarke's called in the morning.
16
I took Elsie & Eva to Ladells and saw Arthur
Ladell & Ada arrive. I washed. G. is tidying
around the house.
17
Hot & dry. The plasterers came and will begin
to plaster tomorrow.
18
Hot day. Plastering going forward. Terribly
destructive fire in Huntsville. I went to
Ladells & bought some hats etc. like rain but
only a slightshower.Icegoneoutoflake.
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April 19 Sultry. rain at night. finished 1st coat of plaster.
May
21
George walked to Aspdin & insured Joe Clarke's
store. Showery. cooler.
22
Charlie went to Church in the morn & I in the
evening. Cool. George went to Thomses in
afternoon.
23
Weir back again to plaster.
24
Charlie is helping Weir with the mortar. G.
went to Falkenburg & settled with Hay. Cool
& fine.
25
Lovely day. George started out buying Tan Bark.
Men here fixing mortar around stove-pipes.
26
George went up the lake with Arthur Ladell. fine
Whitman called to borrow some books.
27
Friday. hot again. George went up the river
again & took Charlie to Lawrences & he went
through to father's place. I cleaned a room.
28
Showery day but cleared without much
dusty. G. stayed at home.
29
Hot in afternoon. Herbert & Lizzie came with
2 children. The baby is a nice little thing.
George & C went to church in the evening.
30
Hot & dry. Georae went up the river buying
bark. I cleaned the other two bedrooms & put
Charlie's bed up, but his room is not dry yet.
rain.
roads
1
Very hot. George went down to Jim Nickason's
to see about bark. I went to Ladells & the children
to Forrests after tea.
2
George went up to Becketts & bought some bark.
Turned cool with but little rain
3
Busysewing.G didsomedig inginthegarden.Children havebadcolds.turnedcooler.
May 4
5
George is donebuyingbarkforthepresent.He
was going to Hville withMr.Chesterbutoverslept.Baby&I went to Smith'stotea.
Georgeplantedsomepotatoes&wenttoFalkenburg.
Wetnight.[FalkenburgoffhighwayonwaytoBracebridge]
6
7 Sunday.
Fine butWet
hi
8
Arthur Clarke here plowing.
bark
9
A. Clarke finished the garden. George plantsd some
seeds. I washed. felt poorly in evening. Cool
weather not much growth.
10 Pleasantly warm.
to Ladell's.
Mr. Beckett called about
G. planted some potatoes.
I went
11 High wind. Lucy came and took the children & me to
Father's. Mr. & Miss Lowe were there to tea.
12 My birthday. I drove to Huntsville with Lucy, we
expected Annie & her husband but they did not come.
cool.
13 Sunday. There was no church to go to, so I stayed
at home and read. Fine. Freddie Gibson died.
14 Ethel drove baby & me home & Nelly came to help for
a few days. We washed blankets.
15 Nelly & I cleaned the sitting room.
called about bark
16 We washed.
Mr. Jim Lewis
nice day.
17 Got 2 quarts ofmilkfromJonesforthelittlepig.Wecleanedkitchen&cellar.Mr.Smithmov
18 Wet mornin
19 1 qt Cold
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May 20
21
22
1894
...60
2 qts. Warm & still wet. no service as Mr. Mitchell
has gone to Huntsville to be ordained. I went to S.S.
I varnished furniture in Connie's room and moved
our bed to the big room. Gloomy & showery.
2
2 qts Showery.
in the evening.
I washed.
qts
Baby & I went to Brymer's
23 Nice day. Mosquitos are coming in full force tonight
like rain. I went to Ladells & saw Thoms girls.
2 qts
24
Mother brought Eva home. I went up as far as Clarke's
with her as she was going back. Showery. 2 qts
25
Warm with a slight thunder shower. George drove
the stage. the Brymer girls called. No milk
26
Hot day. George busy gardening.
I cleaned the
wood shed. Lodge. mosquitos bad. G. went to
Utterson in the afternoon. 2 qts
27
Hot morning but rain at night. I went to early
Communion and SS and G. & I went to evening service.
Mr. Lowe preached. The children were at Brymers
with Annie.
2 qts
2b
Cold & showery. George heard that Connie is coming
tomorrow. 2 qts
29
Nasty cold damp day. Connie arrived. safely with
her things. George went to Utterson to meet her.
2 qts.
30
Finer today. I ironed. Connie finished putting
away her things. She & I and the children went to
Forrests in the evening.
2 qts
31
Cool. Consecration of Church yard. George Connie
& Eva went and Mrs. Vincent came back to dinner.
George went to Falkenburg with Mr. Chester. Minnie
Forrest was here to tea.
2 qts
June 1Coldandwet.GcamebackandwenttoUtterson
to insure Hotel 2 qts
2
Sunshine and showers. Connie went to Brymers &
had her gum lanced and George walked up to Brunel
I went to Ladell's. 2 g ts
3Connie&Charliewenttochurchinmorning&she&AnnieB.wentovertoThomsesinafternoon.likera
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY 1894 ...61
June4.Colder. We stayed insewing.Bookagentcalledand
also H. Laddell. 2 qts!
5
Wet but cleared out in even.
6
7
We washed, good clear day. I was very tired. 2 qts
Connie went to tea at Forrest's
We ironed most of the clothes. H. Gale called. 2 qts.
8
G. went up to (Becketts') The Locks. Mini (?) Forrest
9
George went to Utterson with Mr. Chester, Connie &
Gall called.
10
Fine day.
2qts.ConniehasdonewithMrs.ForresttoDodd's.[Doddslivedu
a
2 qts.
Hot Sunday Connie went to S.S. and I to church. G. went
to Vincents. Arthur Ladell & his wife came back with me
from Church 2 qts.
11 Monday very hot. We washed. Smoke overhead. Connie
frightened us very much by fainting out on the verandah.
I went to Ladells in evening. 2 qts
12
Connie much better, headache gone.
very hot.
Annie Brymer came
G. Drove the stage yesterday & today. 2 qts
13
Very hot. We ironed & walked down to Brymers in evening.
George went to Ball's raising.
2 qts.
14
The four Thoms girls came to tea and Mrs. Forrest.
Miss Smith and Mr. Smith called.911/2in the shade
flies bad.
2 qts
15
Hot again. George had a bad headache. Louie Thoms came
in the evening to stay for a time.
2 qts.
16
Still hot. Connie & Louie walked over to Brymers in the
evening. Political lecture.
17
Sultry but turned cooler. Connie & louie went to church
in the morning and G.C. & I in the even. Connie had a
18
Thunder storm last night but still sultry. G. hoeing in
the garden.
[Laura, Ada, Louie, Conni
19 We washed. came out bright and then rain again.
20 Fine, we got the clothes dry and most of them ironed.LouieandIwenttopracticeandthenca
21Warmday.busybaking.Miss
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
June 22
1894
Very hot & clear.
...62
Too hot forConnietogouptoGall's.
23
Evan & I went to bathe.
25
Bright day.
Hot.
G. went to Utterson.
Edward Hay went up the lake with George
27 Nice day cloudy morn. I went picking strawberries with
Forrests. Connie and the children down at Brymer's.stayedlate
practise tonight at church.
28 G. hoeing garden.
evening.
July
Mr. Steward called.
Thunder storm in
29
Mr. Enty called. I baked for the pic-nic.
Thomses. Jack Brymer came home.
Nice,clear,
30
Hot day.
We all went.
The picnic passed off very well.
1
Hot with thunder around. Connie & Louie went to Church
in the morn and in the evening Louie & I wnt. We went
down with the Brymers to have some ice cream and they
came back with us and by the time we got to bed it was
12 o'clock.
2
Still hot. Connie had a fit this morning before breakfast
and narrowly escaped falling down stairs.
3
High wind and rain turned cooler.
3
Cool. Mother & Ethel came. Connie went out rowing with
Annie & Jack. Connie & Louie went to Forrests.
4
5
Cool wind. Finished washing. I went in to Utterson to
meet Nellie. Louie went home tonight. Connie & Nellie
have gone to see Brymers.
We ironed. I went to pick goose berries with Forrests. Clear
6
Showery and cold. We had our pic-nic in the Hall.
7
Gloomy & cold.
8
Cool Sunday came outbright.Connie&Nellietochruchineven.G.C.&Iwentto Thomses in afternoon.
typed 23 March 1976.
day.
Mr. Brymer & Annie came.
Connie & NellywentuptoLadellsandthenwent in for a bathe at Br
Carol Aellen
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY 1894 ...63
July 9
Lovely day. Connie &NellierowedovertoGallsand
stayed all day.
10 We washed. Warmer. IintendD.W.takingthechildren
over home for a few days
tomorrow.
11
Hot. G. took us over intheboatandafterteahewent
to Pugsley's.
12
Rain at night and showery day
13. Friday/
Father is busy drawinginwood.Bright&cool.GirlswenttoVincentsandGeorgetoFalke
& broght some mutton.
He was on his way to the Locks.
14Niceday.Lucywen
15 Sunday, cool & fine. Lucy walked to Allansville. Mr.
Lowe & Mr. Stewart came to tea and then we went to evening
service. Cool night.
16
Hot day.
George went to Mr. Cammuses (?)
17
Very hot. Father & girls busy haying. Nellie & I went
to Madills. We picked some gooseberries.
18 94 in the shade.
Nelly home.
Nellie drove us home and took Connie &
19
95 in the shade. We picked a few berries.
for mail & saw Mrs. Roper.
I went down
20
Hot morning but we had a nice rain at noon. Mr. Mitchell
called to see G. about the concert next Friday. G. sent
bill to Aspdin with Mr. Lowe.
21
The girls still away.
Nice day.
22
I went to S.S. in morn & Church in evening.
23
Hot day. I picked a few berries.
dales (?) & rowed Mr. Leslie.
Hot day.
G. went up to Cotters
24
25
We did a big washing andIpickedsomeberries.George&IwenttoSmithstotea.Brymergirlscameinevening.
27
Very hot. 97° in the shade. G went to Utterson.
in the hall in aid of the organ fund.
26 Hot day. We ir
Concert
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
July 28
1894
...63
There was over $30 made at theconcert.Girlswentin
for a bathe & G & I went inafterdinner.
29 V
30
Charlie & I picked some berries in morn & G & I called at
Mitchells in evening. Cool this evening.
31
Lovely day.
George and Mr. Leslie and I rowed up to Galls.
there was a crowd of the Digtmans. (?)
2
3
George went with Mr. Forrest to see Mr. Anthony Sufferen.
G. & I went to tea at Forrests home at 11 p.m.
Cool & showery.
Leslies left today.
drove the stage.
Girls had a bathe.
5
A hot day. George went to Mr. Sufferin's funeral.:. I went
to church in even.
6
Girls went to pick berries.
7
We washed.
8
Sultry & like thunder storm but it turned cool without rain.
Very dry. We all went to the cricket match at Vincents
where Connie distinguished herself by fainting.
9
Bright & cool. George brought Connie home from Vincents
by boat. We picked a few blackberries.
10
Aug
Cool and showery.
4
G. drove the stage.
Girls had tea at Forrests.
George took the children and me home where we stayed 3 weeks.
12 I went to church & heard Mr. Davidson.
14
16
17
18
Mother drove us to Herberts place. Robbie is a fine
little
fellow.
Mother,
Eva
& Ito
had
tea at Hares.
The
girls
went
Huntsville
andheardfromClarkethat
grandpa is ill.
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Aug.
20
George went home.IwrotetoMrs.Jarvis.
21
Annie came for a weeks visit.
23
Annie & Nellie went toHerbert'splace.MissProudfoot[SchoolteacherinAllansville]
came but was called homeagain.Eva'sbirthday.Picnic
in Pt. Sydney which Imissed.Churchorganarrived.
25
Lucy went to Huntsville.
26
George came and went to church in the morning with us.
Mr. Lowe took service. G. stayed the night.
30
Father drove Mother to Utterson to go to Clarke and Nellie
and Clara helped me through to Lawrence's when we met George.
He told us that Connie and Nellie were going to
tomorrow. Ruth & Connie Thoms called & Emily & Maud
goodbye.
31
The girls went off on the stage & Annie Brymer came to say
goodbye. Ethel walked home & the children & I went as far
as Ladell's with her & came home on the stage. G & I went
to try the new organ this evening.
Sept. 1 Smoky & very dry. I have been busy scrubbing & baking.
G. went to Utterson with Mr. Forrest - Dave Hillyard came
for some money. G. & Mr. Foorest went duck shooting. G.
2
Sunday very smoky & hot. G. has a bad headache. Annie
Brymer look us out on the river. G & I went to church &
5
I washed white clothes & went forthemailintheafternoon.
Meaford.
We
Brym
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
1894
...65
Sept.7Feel
weaktoday.
Imust
becareful
and
notovertire
myself.
Clara
& I ironed, we went in to bid M
goodbye.
Like
rain.
G &Mr.
Forrest
wentafter
ducksbut
hotnone.
8
Nice day. G.C. & I went to Church in the evening. Ernest
Chamberlain called to say good bye before going to camp.
9
10
Nice rain last night - turned cold & like frost this
evening. The Vincents came this afternoon. Mr. V. skidded
logs for us. Picked Tomatoes.[WhereMr.Kirknessplantedtrees]
11
Clara & I washed. George walked up into Brunel. Mr. Price
came in today and spent the evening here. C. & the children
12
Finished washing & ironed. G is getting some wood.
Price called. Clara & I walked to Ladell's in the
moonlight.
13
Turned wet.
Mr.
G. is driving the stage.
14
& Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell called.
F
15
Hot with violent rain storm in the afternoon. I went up
to the store. G & Mr. Price went partridge shooting but
got none.
16
Lovely day. George went out in a boat with Mr. Price.
The Forrest children came for a while. Father came & stayed
to tea. George, Clara & I went to Church, Lovely moonlight.
17
Gloomy. I wrote for G. to two men who want to buy farms
in Muskoka.
18
C & I washed. Cold.
19
Like rain but mild. G & I went to Ladell's to tea.
was quite a nice party there.
20
We went to the Church to decorate.
21
Mr. Thoms & Mr. Price went shootingwithG&wereheretodinner and tea. Go
22
George, Charlie & Mr. Pricewentupthelakeandwerecaught
in a storm. We went tothechurchandfinisheddecorating.Heavy rain.
23
Cool &cloudy.Harvestfestival.G&IwenttoseeMrs.Ladell. We went tochurchintheevening.
There
Mrs. Ladell came.
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
Sept. 24
1894
...66
Cold & wet. We washed. G went to Utterson & helped
unload a car and commenced night watching at night.
Arthur Ladell and family & Aggie went away from Pt. Sydney.
26
Eva & I went to Ladell's, Mr. Thoms & Mr. Price called
fine cold winter.
27
Lovely mild day. Clara & I and the children took a walk
to the pic-nic ground. Mr. & Miss Smith came to tea &
spent the evening.
28
Fine day. I had a letter from Connie.
before dinner.
29
Hot day. Charlie is digging the potatoes which are very
poor. I wrote to Herbert.
30
Clara & I went to church in even.
Wet morning.
Oct. 1
The McEntyres vacated the house.
Went to the P.O.
& G. went to bed.
G is night watching.
2
Set in wet. We washed.
2
I called at
Smiths to see Miss S. as she is going away soon.
1st. Mr. Hay came & G went with him to measure bark.
High wind.
3
Clara & I were doing some cleaning at the home.
5
Ethel came and brought Nellie & took Clara home. gloomy
wet weather.
Mrs. Forrest & Miss Smith called.
6
Cold & gloomy. Herbert came to move us and I took the
children to Forrests. We got most of the things over &
Herbert stayed all night. G went to the mill and came
cold.
Wet.
7
Sunday. Herbert & Nellie went away and Connie Thoms came
came home with me from Church. Fine morning.
3
I cleaned stove & mopped D. room. Nellie came back got a
ride with Mr. Lowe. busy putting things in order.
9
Nellie scrubbed bedrooms & we moved over some things.
& sharp. Laura & Louie Thoms came in the evening
Connie.
Fine
for
back
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY 1894 ...67
Oct. 10 We washed.
Wet day.
Mrs. Clarke called.
11
Gloomy & showery.Mr.Thomscame&stayedtea.MissH.Haycalled
12
Fine but turned wet at night. I went to Clarke's to a
quilting bee and they had a dance at night.
13
Still very wet, it rains nearly all the time these last few weeks.
Nellie, G & I went to church in even
15
Fine with hard frost. Mrs. Gall & Henry & Louise came to
tea and Louise stayed. Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell called.
16 We washed.
Nellie & Louise went for a walk.
I went to the
17 A little rain. George has finished night watching.
getting subscribers for a Daily paper.
He is
18
Charlie had his birthday party.
Lovely day.
19
George went to Utterson to get his money from Stule (?) but
did not get it. Louise & Nellie visited the school. Eva
20
First day of hunting. George was out all day but got nothing.
Nellie and louise went home. I went to help sweep the Church.
21 Warm & pleasant. G & I went to Church in the evening.
Brymers came in the afternoon.
22
Lovely day but turned wet at night.
Utterson but got nothing.
23
Gloomy day.
G went hunting &
Nellie cameback.Motherisathome.G.wenthuntingandthedogbroughtadeertothelandingbutnoonegot it.
24
25
Nice morning.
George has gone to
26
George did not hunt but tookmeasurementsforinsurance.He went to Maccabes meeting.[Ma
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
1894
...68
Oct. 27 Lodge here tonight. George & Charlie and party hunted at
home to see whether they would take Connie there to board.
29
Lovely day.
30
Wet day but we washed.
31
Still wet.
Nov.
George & Charlie went to Clearwater Lake and
George at home and Charlie at school.
Clothes down in the wind.
Ironed some. cleared out.
1
Wet morning.
Mr. Brown came.
2
Fine & cold.
piling wood.
to meet her.
George went hunting but got nothing. Charlie
Had telegram from Connie at Huntsville, no one
3
Wet cold day. Charlie walked out to Father's and they
fetched Connie from Huntsville.
went home.
5
Laura Thoms came.
Cold wind & frost. George went to Clearwater Lake but got
nothing. He went to the Parsonage in the even. Laura here
over night - cold.
6
Mr. C. King called George and Mr. Forrest went off to hunt
north of Huntsville. Lucy & Ethel and Connie came and Herbert
was here to dinner. Lucy & Connie went back. Cold wind
7
Fine & sharp. We washed and I went to Ladell's. Laura Thoms
went home last night - with Willie & Arthur Clarke who shot
8
Fine & frosty. Ethel & I called at Forrests to ask Mrs. F.
to come tomorrow.
9
10
Gloomy.
Mrs. Forrest could not come.
Snow on the ground. I went up to Ladells and met George who
came in on the stage having lost Barney and got nothing.
11 Sunday. cold wind. George & I walked to Vincents and I got
a bad toothache. Ethel went to church.
12
George went out still hunting.Ihadbadtoothache.LouClarke shot a big deer.
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DIARY
1894...69
Nov.
13
George
stayed
at home.
Mr.
Brymer
came
to
pull to
my
tooth
but
not. G.
got m
14
Tooth
better
this
morning.
I
went
with
Mrs.
Forrest
atcould
the
15
went
still
hunting
Clearwater.
Mr.
Forrest
came
home
with
noParsonage.
deer.
16 George
cutting
wood.
Ethelat
papered
passage
upstairs.
I meeting
walked
to
Ladell's
it Sleighi
is pret
17
Colder & frozen.
18
Ethel & Charlie walked home.
19
Fresh snow and cold.
20
George went to saw wood with B. Brown.
21
Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell called. George went out to look for a
deer with B. Brown and Mrs. & Mrs. Forrest spent the evening
here.
22
Nice mild day. Mr. Clarke came and killed our pig which
weighed 172 lbs. I went to meeting at the Parsonage - quite
a number present. Received letter & will from lawyer at
Newcastle.
23
Rain at night. George went to Browns again to saw.
to mother and Connie.
24
Herb Ladell called to see George.
salted it. Lodge tonight again.
25
Sunday. cold. Ethel and the children went to S.S.
Ethel & I went to church in the evening.
26
Sharp & snowy. We washed and the clothes blew down. George
went to Utterson to the Court of Revision. I madesomesausagemeat&meltedthelarddown.Herbert came to dinner.
27
Cold. I went to Ladells.
affidavits.
29
Nice evening. George and I went to Ladells party. There
were quite a number there. Wecamehomeabout1.30.
30 Friday.
George at home.
Ethel did not go home
G. & I called at the Forrests.
Ethel & Charlie came home very cold.
We washed.
I wrote
G. cut up the pig and
George
Mr. Rumball came and took the
Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell called.WillandLouiseGallcal ed&broughtGladys.EthelwenthomewithMadills.
GRANDM
Dec. 1 Sat. Maccabes meeting tonight.
2
Charlie went to church in the morning and G & I intheevening.HarrietHaycalled.Aslight
fal
3 Fath
kitchen.
4
mild.
5
We washed.
Clara & I took the children up to Ladells.
6
I went to meeting at the parsonage.
Lovely day.
7
Nice day. George is getting ready for shooting match. We
went to Forrests to tea & met the Thomses & Miss Munroe.
8
Shooting match went off very well. George won a goose.
Lodge night.
9
Damp, trees all coated with ice.
S.S. we went to church at night.
10
Mrs. Mitchell called after
Clara & I washed & scrubbed the sitting room & cleaned the
stove.
11 We scrubbed the dining room & I made the Xmas cake & Mr.
Brymer came.
12 Clara ironed and we made the mince-meat & puddings.
13
Wet day.
Frozen but pleasant. George went to shooting match at
Utterson. We washed a little bedding and took
the
14
15 Saturday.
Lodge again.
16 Rain, roads icy.
Soft.
G went to Church
17
18
19
George & I washed.
20 Mild & thawing.
Nice weather
children
to see
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY 1894 ...71
Dec. 19
George & I washed.
Nice weather
20 Mild and thawing
21
22 Frozen up & icy.
23
Wet day.
Schoolconcert.Itookthechildrenitwasverygood.
Nellie came home and looks well.
Cold
gllomy day. George is lighting the Church fires this
month.G& Nell & I went to church in the evening.
24
Milder turned snowy.
& stayed with me.
Nellie & Charlie walked to Fathers.
Geor
25
Xmas day. Cold & stormy. G went to Church. We had a quiet
day.[FatherofChilton(Chily)&Jack][LivedwhereWatson'sStore-latermovedtoCochrane]
26
Mr. Rumball died. George went to Utterson for half a day to
unload a car. Louie Thoms came to stay a few days & Laura &
Willie came with her. Charlie walked home. Very cold night.
Lake frozen over.
27
Bitterly cold & stormy.
Mr. Rumball's funeral.
28
Bright & very cold. George took Mrs. Forrests insurance.
Charlie went to Thomses & skated all day. Louie Thoms is
here still cold night.
29
Sent Mrs. Jones $5.00 on the milk.
Good skating on the lake.
30
About 6 inches of fresh snow.
evening service.
31
Dance in the hall tonight - Mr. Norfolk and Mr. Holly came
in in the evening.
Clarke brought a load of wood.
Much milder. Cold snap over.
Louie Thoms went home after
JANUARY 1895
Jan.
1
Snowy morn but came out fine. Father and Connie
&
Nellie
came to dinne
2
Nice mild day.
3
Nellie & Charlie went skating. Mrs. Dodd &
4
Bright sharp night - Nellie, Eva & Charlie went to the Xmas tree and did not get hom
5
Nellie mopped the Kitchen.
Nellie & I washedandbaked.IcalledatJoneses.
Tom
Maccabes meeting here.
&
Laura
came
Nellie has
turned stormy
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY 1894 ...72
Jan. 6 Soft & snowy.
Nellie walked toThomsesandsheandGeorgewentto church in theevening.Mrs.Jone
9Nicemorni g.BobBrowncametosaw.Mr.Richardsoncal edtoget his furniture insured.Thegirlsdidnotcomeback.
Mr. & Mrs. Thoms came to tea.
11 Heavy roads.
very stormy.
They went home late
Mr. Vincent & Mr. Norfolk came to tea but Mrs.
12
Lodge at the Hall instead of here.
good bye.
13
Cold & stormy. Nellie went to Church in morning & she & george
went in the even.
14 Not so cold.
Miss Hay called to say
Mrs. Gall & Louise called.
15 Milder & sunny. We washed. Nellie went to Ladells.
& Charlie have gone to the Pres. Xmas tree.
17
Nellie
I got a letter from Ada Ladell.
19 Roads good.
I took the children for a short walk.
20 Sunday. Nice day. George went to Thomses. He hurt his
finger with wood at the Church. I called at
Joneses.
21
Mrs.
Forrest called an
I was taken sick at 12 lastnightandbabywasbornatabout1.30 before either Mrs. Brown or
22 Mother & Nellie did the washing.Babyisverygood&sleepsmostofthetime.Iamfe lingprettystrong.Mrs. Chester
23
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY 1895 ...73
Jan. 24 Laura & Louie Thoms & theMitchellscalledatthesametime.Bright & cold.
29 below zero.
25
Good
roads.
Nellie
walked
home.
Gall
& Evahis
& had
some in t
26
lot
of nice
freshday
snow
storming
still.
27 A
Sunday.
but& snowy
roads.
HadWill
no visitors.
went wife
to S.S. called
& George to
church
28
More fresh snow & no one came from home. though we need Ethel.
Mother's cold is much better.
29
pretty heavy.
30 Father and Ethel came but the roads are very bad and the
snow still comes it is very deep now.
31 I had a letter from Lizzie & Lucy. George went to a meeting
about opening a reading room at the Hall.
Feb. 1 Snowing again. Mr. Lowe came to administer the Sacrament this
morning only George went from here. Forrest girls came in.
2
Nice day.
3
Snowing.
Mrs. Forrest called.
George went to Vincents for dinner.
Ethel and Charlie
4
Utterson to unload flour.
Flossie Clarke called.
5
Bright & cold George went to meeting at the Hall to form
Reading Room. Mrs. Chester called in the evening.
6
Cold snap continues. 33belowzerolastnight.Washingday.Supper at the parsonage forChurch-wardens.Mr.Lloydw
7
A little milder.
Baby did not sleep so well.
8. Horribly stormy and cold.
9.
Bright and sharp.
The danceattheHallwaspostponed.
Ethel walked home.Lodgetonight.
10.
GRANDMOTHER'S
Feb.
12
Ethel & I washed.
13
Nice day. Dance at the Hall. Mr. Gall & Vincent came in for
a chat & G went with them to see the dance.
14
Martha Burton & Ruth came.
Lovely day. I wish I could get out.
George went
Henry Gall brought a
15
Nice day.
16
Bright. I went out for the first time.
in the evening.
17
Mild but dull. George went to Mrs. Harris' funeral.
& Charlie went to church & Mr. Lowe preached.
13
Stormy. Ethel & Charlie went to concert in Utterson with
Forrests.
19
Still snowing.
20
Began to get a pint of milk daily from Joneses & a pint from
21
Roads bad so we did not go to Dodds.
G. went to club.
bag
Mabel & Roy Forrest
Ethel
Mrs. Dodd called to ask me there.
22 Mrs. Forrest called & brought bottle
23
Nice day.
24
Sunday. Ethel went to church w George and I walked up to
Ladell's & I went to Clarke's.
25
Snowy and roads heavy.
came in evening.
26
Shrove Tuesday. nice day.
27
Eva & I went to the store and I went to church in the evening.
warm.
28
Thawing snow has gone
Stormy night.
Mr. Brymer & Annie
Mrs. Ladell gave a party.
down.
to
George went
Louie is sick.
Mar. 1 Turned cold & stormy.
M_____
and Maud Brymer came & brought
lime-water. Louie is improving.
Watsons.
GRANDMOTHER'SDIARYPortSydney,Muskoka,Ontario1895...75
Marc
2 Connie came home.
3
4
Cold wind.
Began togetaquartofmilkdaily'fromWatsons.Connie&EthelcalledatForre
Connie &EthelwenttoteaatForrests.G&C.& I went to church in the evening.
Terribly stormy.
7
Snowy.
No sign of Spring yet.
9
Lodge meeting.
the 22nd.
They decided to have an oyster supper on
10 George & I & baby went to Thomses to dinner.
Eclipse of the moon.
Nice day.
11 Laura & Louie Thoms came and helped us to quilt.
12 We washed mild & damp.
13 Scrubbed and ironed.
Lucy came.
Lucy & I went to church.
Connie & Ethel walked to Galls and Lucy went home. Mr. Mitchell
& Mrs. Bert called. Baby slept well.
15
Baby was wakeful so I could not do much work. I called at
Chesters. and took baby & Louie. Mr. McInus called to see
about oyster supper. Lionel Rumball called.
16 Connie's birthday. Harry Gall brought the girls home.
I walked to Ladells.
17 Nice day but turned windy.
G., C., C & I went to church.
18
19 Lovely
20
21
22 George
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
1895
...76
Mar. 23 Connie got her medicine and took it to Brymers to be
24 Warm & slushy.
G. has a sick headache.
25 Rain last night - warm & snow going.
26
27
We went to church.
G wrote to
Judge
Mahaffy.
Soft.
Frozen up. We washed. Lionel Rumball came in to dinner.
Mr.skating.
Boydell
preached
in the
evening.
Connie & Charlie went
Father
& Clara
came.
fresh snow.
28 Eva
Cold &wind.
went skating
& got poorly.
home about 10.
I wentThe
to girls
the store.
Aggie Ladell
Apr.
29
Nice day. George is going down to Falkenburg. /I went with
him and we drove home with Herb Ladell. The girls went
skating.
31
Lovely day. I went to Sunday School
1 April fool's day
2 We washed.
Raw wind.
3 Connie & I went to church in the evening.
4
The
snow& is
notForrest
going much
this Mr.
week.
I went
meeting
Mrs.
& I took
Smiths
mat to
to C.W.A.S.
him
5
6
Connie
went
A. Brymer
to the
school & the children and
I
called
at with
Forrests.
Thawing
fast.
Gloomy with rain.
7
8
2 services.
I went in morning & the girls in the evening.
Charlie has a bad cold
9
We washed.
Cold wind froze up
10 Lionel
Rumball
called
to see but
Connie.
Mr. was
Brymer
Annie
11 Annie
Brymer
came to
go skating
the ice
too &soft
and they walked to called
Ladell's.
12 Good Priday. George, Connie 4 I went to Church. Nellie came
hone
forbad
good.
Connie
Charlie
went
meet &her
& got
wet.
13
very
&
of&to
snow.
Connie
&
Nellie
called
at
Forrests.
& I called
a
14 Roads
Easter
Sunday.
Wepatches
all
went
Church
but to
Nellie
Louie
and
had VioletNellie
Christened.
Connie
April14EASTER SUNDAY.
20
Fine day.
21
Fine but turned wet.
to tea.
22.
Cooler.
We all wenttoChurchbutNelliwandLouieandhadVioletChristened.Conni
Connie & Nellie went to help Mrs. Vincent.
I went to Church & S.S. Vincents here
We commenced house cleaning. turned wet.
23
Colder.
We
washed.
Mrs. Forrest and I went up to Ladell's.
24
I cleaned a room ready for papering.
the Brymer's. Keeps dry.
25
NELLIE'S BIRTHDAY
I cleaned pantry. Connie & Annie Brymer
went to Bracebridge. George went to the Locks and came home
with Vincent in his boat - Paper samples came.
26
We do not get on fast with the cleaning as we have not the
paper. Mrs. V. & I went to see the boat. G & I went over
to Mr. Williams (?) for potatoes.
27
G & I went over to Thomses.
28
I went to S.S. & Church
29
Sultry & like rain.
30
Cooler & no rain.
very dusty.
Nellie & Connie went to
I went toForrestsformilk.dry&hot.
I cleaned hall.
I went to store &gotConniealetter.
May 1s
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
Port Sydney, Muskoka,
Ontario
1895 ....78
May 2 Finished dining room & I went with Mrs. Forrest to C.W.A. meeting.
3
Very hot, we cleaned kitchen.
Wall paper arrived from Toronto.
5
Hotter than ever 93° but no rain. G & I went to Church in
the morning & Nellie in the evening. Connie went to Vincents.
W. Gall called.
6
Hot. I papered Nellies room & moved the girls into the
small rooms. Connie poorly. Thunder shower in evening
7
Still warm. I cleaned room over Kitchen.
bought a cow from H. Brown.
8
Nice day. We washed. Trees are out in leaf & blossom.
Stopped getting milk from Watsons.
Watson's milk
We owe $3.30
Connie
1.20
Total $4.50
9
Hot and dry.
Vincents & we
10
Hot & sultry. Connie has neuralgia. Lucy came and took the
children and me home we called to see Johnson's. Thunderstorm
at night.
11
Father & Ethel went to Huntsville. Another storm cooled
the air. Cold night. Tramp called.
12
Very cold wind & frost. MY BIRTHDAY (born 1863 therefore
aged 32 this year) (note aca) Mr. Lloyd came to tea and we
went to church.
13
Bright & cold.
I called at Hare's.
14
15
Bright with cold wind.
Ethel drove to Herberts.
16
Cold wind I bought a Recipe for making Maple Syrup.
17
GRANDMOTHER'S
DIARY
1895
...79
May18Iwashed a few things and we made carpet. Wet afternoon.
19 cold.
Nellie & Connie went to churchbutNelliewaspoorly,and had to
20
Gloomy and cold.
21
We washed & I scrubbed upstairs.
22
Connie went to help Mrs. Vincent.
23 Lovely day.
The girls andIpaperedtwofront-roomsupstairs.
George & Charlie & I saile over to Thomses. Mrs. Les
She fainted out on a
We all feel pretty seedy.
rock
Several people called.
24 Louise Galle & Nelly came and baby & I went to the pic-nic
with them.
25 Hot.
26
27
Connie feels weak and is lying down most of the day.
Sunday.
Heavy rain while at S.S.
Connie.
Mrs. Forrest & Mr. Vincent called.
Dr. Eridgland came to see Connie.
him.
28
George went over to Galls.
George & I stayed with
Mrs. Forrest came to see
damp & cool.
Fine day.
Henry Gall called.
much with toothache.
Connie still weak troubled
Children came home.
29
N. & I washed.
Louise Gall came
30
We ironed. hot
weather.
Connie quite ill in bed all day.
George & Charlie planted potatoes.
31
June 1
Hot. George went to take Mulvaney's Insurance. I had headache.
Hot but cool wind. George has sick headache. Connie seems
better. Laura & Louie Thoms called. Cool evening.
2
Hot day.
evening.
two services only
3
Heavy rain last night, warm.
George went to church in the
Sultry. Nellie & I washed. Herbert came & stayed tea.
went up to Ladell's with children
5
I
Quite cool again, ironing.
6 Lovely bright day. I went toC.W.A.S.meetinginevening.
There was a meeting to arrange for sports.
7
Lovely & cool night.
Children & IcalledatForrest&Mrs.F.andIwenttothewoodstogetferns.
GRANDMOTHER'S
Port
1895 ...80No lodge. Mr. Vincent came & had
June 8 Warmer,DIARY
George
hasSydney,
gone toMuskoka,
see Mr. Ontario
Hay at Utterson.
June 9 Hot day.
10 Hot.
Louie isill.EvaClarkandIwenttoS.S.NoserviceConnie & Nellie went to Forrests
Louie a little better but Eva has a bad cold.
$9 due to Jones for milk
11 No rain yet.
12 Hot.
Nellie&IwashedandjustaswehadfinishedAnnie & Sam drove up & they stayedtille
Eva ironed
13
to unload flour.
15 Nice day.
Baby is poorly.
17 Hot again. Took baby over to Vincents.
Brunel Hall.
George went up to
16 Hot day. George Eva & I went to church Connie & Nellie
went to Brymers.
18 Nice day we washed with Mrs. Vincents machine.
Rain tonight.
19 Cooler but not much rain.
I went up to Ladells with children.
20 George went to Bullins.
Strawberries are ripe.
Louise Gall came & stayed tea.
21 Rain passed off leaving it hotter than ever.
22
Baby poorly.
Baby still very ______.
George troubled with toothache.
23 Cool wind nice day. G & IinvitedtoThomsesbutbabywasnot well enough to go.CalledatForres
to church.
GRANDM
June26Heavy thunder storm &rain.Wewashed.Connienotverywell.
I went for walk with children.
27 George got up early and wentuptoHuntsvilleinMr.Smith's pretty steamer but couldno
the parsonage to price fancy work.
28
Excursion of S.O.E.
29 Busy baking for picnic.
30 Cool & dry.
G & I went to morningservice.Ethelcameinafternoon.
July 1 Lovely day cool wind. The picnic & bazaar went off very
well. There were a lot there and the Aid society took over $50.
2 No rain but cool. Nellie went with Vincent for huckleberries
only a few. Ethel went home.
3 We washed. dry & smoky.
4
5 Like rain but passed off. very dry.
6
Cooler. I went to bathe with the Forrests.
none came.
7 Sunday. intinsely hot.
the evening.
Like rain but
George Eva & I went to church in
8 Thunder shower but not enough. George received cheque from
England. Mr. Brymer came & made a hammock. George is
getting signatures for a petition.
9
Cool we washed.
10 I took the children & got a few berries.
up.
They are drying
11
12
14
15Gloomy.The girls & Charlie went togetHuckleberriesbutcouldhardly get any.
I took the
GRANDMOTHER'S
June 15
DIARY
1895
...82
Gloomy. The girls & Charlie went to get Huckleberries but
could hardly get any. I took the children to Clarkes &
stayed to tea. Mrs. Ladell gave us an old baby carriage.
Mr. Vincent heard of the death of a brother.
16
Nice rain last night. We washed very sultry,
went up to Lewises in Mr, Smith's steamer.
17
Hot but turned cool. Eva & I got 2 quarts of berries,
the first I have preserved.
18
Bright.
19
Finished hoeing potatoes.
but got very few.
20
Hot. George & Charlie took the cow away and exchanged
her for a little one.
School Meeting.
21
Nice rainy day.
went to church.
22
Cool, cloudy.
Thomses.
23
We washed. After dinner, George & I went to Galls & took
Eva & baby . Found Mrs. Gall very well and getting strong.
Saw E. Chamberlain.
G & I got a few berries.
George
I sent Lucy her Interest.
G & I went to look for berries
cleared up before evening. G & Connie & I
Good congreation with the tourists.
Cleared out fine.
Connie & Nellie went to
24 Turned wet.
26
Mrs. Thoms & daughters came to tea. George was helping put
furnace in the Church. showery turned cool, baby poorly
with teeth.
27
Cool 7 cloudy. Girls & Charlie went over to Rumball's
and got 10 qts of berries. I took baby up to Ladell's.
28
Girls went to Church in morn and G & I in the even.
29
Cool turned wet but did not amount to much.
went & got 4 qts of berries.
30
Showery but did not catch much water.
with Mr. Chester.
Charlie & I
G went up to Brunel
31 Wet, we washed. Mr. Mitchell called,
birthday.
I went to parsonage & took baby.
A
GRANDMOTHER's
Aug. 2
3
4
DIARY
1895
...83
Fine and cool. Cousins Mav and Phoebe came on the evening
stage.Iwould scarcely have known them.
'
Damp but not much rain.
Sunday.
May,Phoebe,Connie&Iwentoutinthe boat after
tea.
George
Cool the four girls went to Church.
5
Nice day. We got about 7 qts of berries.
Forrest came to tea.
Mr. & Mrs.
6
Like rain but it passed off. G is doing road work. The
girls and I went out for nuts ( ? ) and berries. We went
up to Ladells in the evening.
7
Showery turned wet. May & Phoebe were so poorly last night
that they decided to go to Gravehurst where they can see a
Doctor. I went with them to Utterson. Picnic at the Hall.
Nellie & Charlie went.
8
Fine day.
9
Nice cool day. Mother drove over & brought Mrs. Cooper to
see us. Laura & Louie Thoms & Min Forrest came to tea.
School meeting.
Charlie & I went and got about 4 qts of berries.
10
Extremely hot.
11
Two services. Mr. Nockridge officiated. we like him.
Mr. Brymer & Minnie came in the evening.
12
Turned cooler. The three Thoms boys came to play with
Charlie
I took baby up to Ladells. I had a letter from
Phoebe.
13
Bright cool day.
14
Hot & clear. George rode on horseback up to Lewises.
Nellie brought Mrs. Cooper to make us a visit.
15
Nellie went bathing & stayed tea at Forrests.
& I went
to Ladell's
16
Hot.
17
Connie went down to Falkenburg.WewentbethingwithForrests and the c
hot.
we washed.
Mrs. C
Mrs. Gall & baby, LouiseandMr.Chamberlaincametotea.
Mrs. Vincent ca
18
Showery.
Mr. Cooper
& Mr.
came
on
bycicles
and weto
all
went
19
Louie`s
birthday.
She
got Cliff
a doll
and
had
some
children
tea.
M
20
washed
andhelped
Nellie
walked
home
with
Laura
Dodd
after
school.
21 We
Cool.
George
Hugh
Brown
with
his
lumber.
Mrs.
Cooper
& to
IT
22
Baking
for picnic.
Connie
went
to
Falkenburg
for2
aand
month.
23
Eva's
birthday.
Heavy
rain
but
cleared
up
about
we
went
24
Warm.
Thunder
storm.
Nellie
came
home;
sow
got
away.
Cooler.
G
h
25 George
George,went
Eva to
& Imeasure
went
Church
& Mr.
Nellie
&and
G went
in the
evening.
26
on
at
theto
mill
nighwatching.
Fine.
27
bark
with
Hay
got
home
&
went
to
28
Wet
day.
George
slept
till
noon
and
got
up.
Nellie
is
poorly,
ly
29
Nellie
is
better,
we
ironed.
Several
cases
of
TYPHOID
at
the
boa
30
Lovely
day.
We
did
not
get
over
home
asin
G even.
could
not
take
us.
31
We
scrubbed.
Shower
came
up
but
it
cleared
off.
Sept.
1
Cooler.
G
&
Nellie
Went
to
church
N
went
to
Forres
2 Bright day. Ethel & Cousin Will surprised us and stayed all day.
GRANDMOHER'S
DIARY
I895
...85
Sept.
3
Warmer.
4
5
6
7
8
9
Hot day but cold night.
Children about the same fever
high
10
Restless night but I was not disturbed as I have baby in
Nellie's room. hot again. Lucy came & mother went home.
The Dr. came & had dinner here. Lucy sat up all night.
Hot. Thunder storm.
11
Very sultry & trying for the children.
evening.
12
Still warm but turned cold in the afternoon. Children
rather better. The Dr. came at 1 this morning. Nellie
sat up till 1 and then Lucy. Baby was sick all night &
I did not sleep much. Jones & Vincent are digging us a
well. Dr. Hart came at 1 o'clock in the night. Nellie
was sitting up.
13
Children keep about the same but the cold weather is easier
on them. Frost tonight.
14
Thunder storm in
Baby seems no better of dia
15
Severe frost cut offgarden.Fine&cold.Dr.cameagain&Miss Thomson & had tea.Evaismuchbetteroffever.
16
George at home lastnight.
Eva
rambledmostofthenight&didnotsleep.Charliesleepsquietly.Lovelyday.
Sept.
17is
The
Dr.
came
today
& brought
Mrs. Hart
child.
thi
18
washed
damp
day.
19 We
Lucy
poorly.
The
children
are home.
improving
& &
baby
too.He
Dr.
H
20
Hot
day.
Father
&
took
Lucy
Louie
21
Very
&
trying
for
the
children.
Ethel
walked
here.
Dr.
h
22
&hot
bright.
I came
went
to
church
the
morn
& is
Gtimes
&well.
Ethel
th
23 Hot
Wiggins
stormed
arrived
but in in
a modified
form
it at
is in
much
24
Cool
again.
Eva
has
diarrhoea.
Up
a good
many
night
25 Eva passed a little blood so I telegraphed for the Doctor.
The Doctor says they are both doing very well. Mrs. Hart
and the little girl came.
26 Lovely day after the rain.
fever.
The children had very little
27 Colder & cloudy. The children are doing well and drink
quantities of milk. I went up to Ladell's.
28 The Dr. did not come but the children are doing all right Very high wind at night - turned wet.
29 Cold wind, showery. Dr. Hart's assistant came & found them
in a slight fever. Nellie & Esther went to Church & G went to
bed & slept till 3 o'clock a.m.
30 Showery. George up all day. Mr. Leith went away.
came to Laddell's. First snow.
Oct.1Showery.we washed.
Mrs. Jones is ill.KatyCookwenttothe
2 The Dr. came & allows the children to have
3
Bright day.
Utterson Show
Mr. Price
Mrs
a
little
Joneshasthefever&isgoingto
corn
starch.
He went t
GRANDMOTHER'SDIARY1895
CHARLIE'S
BIRTHDAY
Oct. 4 Dr. Hart's assistant came, the children are doing well.
Babyand I went to the meeting at the parsonage.
5
Bright weather.
G. went to Reed's
6
Harvest Festival today. Nice day. George came home last
night & will not go on till tomorrow morn. Children doing
well. G & W. Price went to Thomses.
7
Heavy rain. George went to Utterson.
baby's cradle.
8
Cold with a little snow.
9
I went to Ladells & bought Charlie an overcoat.
Thomses.
Mr. Clarke brought
Children eat heartily.
Saw the
10
Fine but wold wind. Children dressed up in their room for
the first - Lucy drove over Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell called. I
went for mail.
11
Charlie's birthday, wet day.
but not downstairs yet.
The children are up & dresed
12
13
Sunday nice & warm. Charlie & Eva came down stairs for the
first. Nellie & Ethel went for a walk & G Ethel & I went
to Church in even.
14
mill at night though there was no fire.
15
Warmer. The children went out for a little while. G. has
gone shooting with Mr. Price. He did not go to the mill
tonight. Wet.
16
Wet day.
17
Cold wind. G. went shooting. Children went out for a
little while. I went to Forrests.
18
Nice day. Father came & brought Louie. & said that Lucy has
the fever, caught here. Where is it going to stop.
19
Wet again but milder. Heavy lashes of snow in afternoon &
severe frost at night.
20
Ground covered with snow. Louie & I went to Church in morn
& George & Nellie in the evining.
Ruth Thoms has the fever.
...87
1
GRANDMOTHER'S
DIARY
1895
TYPHOID FEVER ...88
(Mrs. Jones dies)
Oct. 21 I fum
22
Nice mild day but turned wet.
23
Cold wind.
George's last night at the mill.
24
25
26
27
Cleaned 2 front chimneys. Mrs. Jones died last night at
about 9 o'clock. I went to help make Elsie a dress. Louie was
sick last night. Lodge tonight.
Lovely morning but turned wet for Mrs. Jone's funeral.
Mr. & Mrs. Forrest came & went with us to the funeral.
Mr. Vincent was here to tea. Nellie went to church
28
Heavy snow fall. George went to the woods with his gun but
was driven home by the storm.
29
George put in posts at the well & then went into Utterson
& got his money $53.80 from the Company.
30
Bright day. There are about 3 inches of snow & some sleighs
are out. Mr. Clarke is coming to kill our pig. Mrs.
Mitchell called.
31
George went hunting with Bob Brown & they got a fawn.
John Nickason is here banking up the well.
Nov.1Geo. got up early and went hunting. We cleaned the dining
room - snow still lies. Julia Watson called.
2
G. fetched a hind quarter of the Fawn.
went to Ladell's. Snow melting.
The children & I
3
George & I went to Church & I took the little girls to S.S.
Warm day.
4
5
6
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Nov. 7 Turned wet.9
with
Forrest
the
parsonage.
8I went
Gloomy
& Mrs.
turned
cold.
Minnie
& Mabel
Forrest & Julia Watson came here to
Cold
day.
I went
to meeting
S.S.
& at
Church
in even.
10
I went to S.S. & Church in even.
11
George went to Mainhood's and they got a deer, he came home
late & tired & was sick in the night.
12
Charlie got up early and went to tell C. Mainhood that his
father could not go up. Charlie had a party hut only the
Thomses came. Soft. George went to Mainoods in the evening
to hunt next day.
13
I went to the church to see Milly Cock's wedding and George
& Nellie went to the party at night.
14
Gloomy & mild. George went up to hunt at Mainhood's but
got only a partridge. Charlie & I went up to the store in
the evening.
15
Showery.
16
Clear & cold. I went to see Mrs. Watson's baby.
Y. Howard $5.00
George at home.
Nellie went up to Ladells.
Paid
17Iwent to church in the morning but none of us went to
S.S. Mr. & Mrs. Herb McClure & Herb & Sadie Humphrey's
called.
18
Nice bright afternoon.
& Minnie called.
I cut Eva'shair.Julia&Dimeau(?)
19
We washed. Turned snowy & I did not go up to Jenners.
Minnie & Mabel Forrest called.
20
Stormy cold night plenty snow.
to practice dancing.
21
3 below zero last night.Clear&cold.Georgewenttoshooting match at Utterson.
22
Fine.
23
George went to Jenners & sold them an organ.
Julia&Miriam&Mabelcame
Mrs. Forrest & I went to Jenners.
Nell
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...90to S.D. Minnie Forrest was here to tea and went to Church w
Nov.
24 Pleasant
day.
I went
25
Stormy turned to rain & thawed Mr. Mitchel & Bertie called.
26
Warm but blew cold we washed. Free concert at the Hall
tonight. was a great success.
27
Nice day.
23
Laura. & Louie Thoms came to tea also Henry Gall brought
Turkey & stayed tea. Nellie went to Foressts but we sent for
her to come home, heard that Lucy is worse. Moonlight.
29
George went over to see how Lucy is & found her not so very bad.
30
Turned very cold but fine.
made $2.70.
Nellie spent the even at Chesters.
Shooting passed off successfully,
Dec. 1st I went o Church & S.S. Nellie went to Forrests to tea.
2
Stormy & cold.
Julia & Mr. Harrison called.
3
Cold 14 below but turned mild.
attended & passed off well.
The wedding & party were well
4
5
6
A terrible thing happened today while we were at the meeting
at the parsonage. Bertie Mitchell broke through the ice
skating and was drowned before he could be got out. We
stayed with Mrs. Mitchell until dark.
Nice, bright day. Mr. Vincent & Mr. Somerset were here to
dinner. G. called at Mitchells. Nellie went with Mrs. Forrest
& Minnie to Mitchells in the evening.
7
Mild, inclined to turn stormy. Ironed late this week
I
went to Ladells with George in the eveing. Charley spent the
day at Thomses. George payed T. Howard $17 for hay.
8
Nellie, Charlie & I went to Church and Mr. Ulbricht preached.
Nellie took a wreath up to Mitchels for Berties
coffin,
she
9
Gloomy. I took the children to Forrests and we all went to
Bertie's funeral. Mr. Lloyd buried him.
10
11
Gloomy.
I made the Christmas cake.
Cold night.
stayed to tea.
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Dec. 12
13
Very cold day we are havingitverysevereforsoearlyinthe winter.
Eva & I went up toLadell's.Nellie&MinnieForrestwentto the
Minnie Forrest calle
store.
14 Milder.
15
Lovely day.
Mr. Ulbricht came and assisted at both services
16
Mild.
17
Wet but turned out fine.
18
We are having a good thaw. Father drove over and brought
a quarter of beef but Nellie did not go back with him.
19
Raining hard. Meeting of C.W.A.S. at Ladell's today.
Only Emily & I were there.
20
Singer machine agents came and stayed over night in the village.
21
Snow about gone nice morn but turned wet at night. Nellie
& Minnie Forrest went to Huntsville & Nellie stayed at
Fathers.
22
Gloomy & a little cooler I went to S.D. & G. to Church in
the even.
23
We are likely to have a green Xmas. George & Charlie are
piling wood at the mill. Connie came home in the rain.
I went up to Ladells and got some presents.
We washed.
24
stuffed the Turkey & made some mince pies. We put up a
tree & some decorations. Laura & Louie Thoms called and
Mr. & Percy Mitchell called & left some presents for the
children.
25
A green Xmas. I went to church. The children got a nice
lot of presents. Forrest's cow died.
26
Snowy day.
27
Connie went to Graham's. Mr. Forrest drew some wood.
Connie fainted in the evening.
28
I ironed.
29
A nice day. G & I went to Churchintheevening.Annie
Brymer came to stay with Conniee, Charlie went
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1895
...92
Dec.
Herbert came in for a while & had tea. Snow falling.
31 We washed a few things.
blizzard.
30
Heavy snow fall in fact a regular
1896
Jan. 1 Snow deep & more coming. We finished washing & had the
Forrest family to tea & spend the evening.
2
Connie fainted again this morn. George, baby & I went
to Forrests to tea it was too snowy to take the children
3
Still snowing. Charlie went to the S.O.S. concert and
Nellie stayed the night. with Minnie Forrest.
&
4
5
30 below zero today but fine. The children & I went to S.S.
Mrs. Chester came in in the evening.
6
42 below last night but moderated.
7
Meeting at the hall & debate. Henry & Louise Gall came &
stayed till after the meeting.
8
Began to get a quart of milk daily from Watsons.
Nellie went to Forrests' party and did not get home till
2 a.m.
9
We ironed and prepared for Thomses coming to tea.
& 2 of the girls came.
Mr. & Mrs,
10
Still rather cold.
We all went to the Sunday School
entertainment
11
Milder. An apple tree pedlar came. The Thomses_found
Lestrange half frozen in the snow in Vincent's field. Lodge
tonight.
12
Snowing I went to S.S. & church.
13
Still snowing.
George went to meeting at Parsonage.
14
but G
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...93
Jan.15Nice day.
16
Mild day.
George stayed in bed with sick headache till
the afternoon. We saw Dr. Bridgland there I he pronounced
17 We have bad colds.
&
C_____
13 We scrubbed.
Lestrange mu
Nellie went to drill (for concert, aca)
Brymers.
I took the children over to Forrests
George was away all day sawing with Bob Brown.
19
Pleasant weather now.
I went to S.S. & the girls went to church
20
Tommy Caswell called.
The Mitchells called.
21
I called at Brymer's with the children and invited the girls
22
Fine. Connie & I & the children called at Mitchells.
spent the evening at Clarkes.
23
Connie rather poorly. George went to Utterson to unload
flour for1/2a day. Emily * Minnie Brymer came to tea.
24
Mile & snowy. Broom drill at the hall. Some of us went to
the Pres. (Presbyterian, aca) Xmas boat at the hall.
Nellie
25 Keeps mild. George went to see McEchney about an organ.
The children & I called at Clarkes.
26
Eva & I went to Church in the morn & the girls in the evening,
27
Lovely day. Mrs. Forrest & I were going to walk to Dodds
but Father & Clara came.
28
George went up to Brunei with Herb Laddell. The girls &
Charlie went skating in the evening and Connie fainted on the
ice and Arthur Clarke drove her home.
29
Mild. George went up to Newton's but came back to tea.
The children called at Michells & met Laura & Connie Thoms
30
to see him. Connie & Nellie went to see Minniee Forrest
who is poorly. Nellie went to a dance at the hall with the
31
George took insurance of new school
in the evening. Snowing.
I went up to Laddell's
George went
GRANDMOT
Feb. 2 2Cold. I went to S.S. & Church.
3
Nice day.
Connie & Nellie called to see Minnie Forrest.
4
5
Connie & George received letters from Mrs. Paxon asking
Connie to go back so we thought Nellie &Conniecouldgo.Iwenttomeetingattheparsonage&Laura
6
Mild & snowy.
7
Snowy.
G. walked up to Brunel.
Nellie came with Galls cutter & the children
rode
up to Lad
8
9
10
George & I went to church in the morn.
called. I went to see McInnis baby.
Louisa Gall called.
W & Annie Brymer
G. went to see Girvin & Thomses (Girou?)
11 Windy. blocked up the roads
12 Fir.e but roads too bad to go to Dodds.
I called at Forrests.
13 Mrs. Forrest & I & Louie went to Dodds; it was rather snowy.
14 Cold but not so stormy. George went to Aspdin with Wall
Thoms. Miss Reid's concert, Connie, Nellie, Charlie &
15 George & I went up into Brunel with Wall Thoms.
16
Bitter cold wind, we did not go out to S.S.
went to ten at Forests. 39 below zero.
17 Cold & Bright.
Eva
Snowy.
Connie & Nellie
I went to Ladells in the evening.
18 Cold wind. Father did not come.
to attend the Grand Lodge
George started for Toronto
19
Mild with a little fresh snow. I expect father & Ethel today. They came & I went home wi
20
Cold.
21
I am amusing myself reading Girls' Own papers.
Mr. & Mrs. Hares came and stayed to tea.
22
Sat.
I we
23 Cold
No service.
I staye
24
wind. Herbert
25
26 George & Wall Thoms cameforus.Quitemild.
27 Henry Gall came & tookNelliehomewithwith him.
28 Warm and thawing, a littlerain.ConniewenttoaconcertwiththeBrymers.
got
after
12. &aM
29
Nice
day.
Ethel
Mar.
1 home
Came
in
like
2
The girls went to Thomses to tea &Nelliecameback.Bittercoldwind.
3
High cold wind.
4
5 Windy but turned out
6
Ethel walked home. Snowed, turned to rain.
& Eva went to Brymers to a party.
few days.
Connie, Charlie
7
Mr. Thoms was here to tea.
to S.S. & George to church.
9
Nice day.
Herbert called in.
Nellie & Connie came home
10
11
Connie went down to Falkenburge to get h
12 Cold W i n d .Mrs.Forrest called & decided to have a sewing
machine. Mrs. Clarke also called. Connie came home on
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...96
Mar.
13 20 below this morning but came out nice
15
Nice day. The children & I went to S.S. & the Girls to
church. Minnie Forrest came to tea.
16
Lovely day.
with cold.
17
Lovely warm day. I washed. Lizzie C. came with her little
boys & Minnie Brown. Rec'd card from Connie.
18
Warm.
19
Snowing & blowing.
20
Cold, tracks snowed up.
even.
21
No mail in yet, soft wind.
22
Sunday.
church.
23
Sharp cold wind.
24
Fine but cold wind.
25
Finished washing.
26
It seems very quiet now the girls are not here and nobody
comes.
I mopped Kitchen.
27
Warm the snow is going.
28
Warm.
29
Soft. I did not go to Church nor did any of us.
went to Thomses.
30
We caught some water so I washed. nice day.
31
Mr.
The girls started to England.
Baby poorly
Finished washing & I went for a walk.
I ironed.
Annie & Emily Brymer came in in the
Mrs. Dodd & Mable Forrest called.
George's birthday, fine but cold wind.
I went to
17 below at night.
I washed.
Mr. Somerset was here to tea.
Nice weather, the snow is going.
The children & I went to Ladells & I called at Clarkes.
came in.
Charlie
I ironed.
Apr. 1 I called at Forrests but did not go to meeting at parsonage
as baby is sick & I dont feel well myself.
2
Louie is poorly too, baby a little better.
3
Good Friday.
fresh snow.
Eva went to Church.Idontfeelstrongbuthope to be better aft
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1896
...97
Apr. 4 Mabel Forrest came & stayed with the children & I went to Ladells.
5
Lovely warm day, thawing fast.
Easter Sunday.
I
took
6
Easter at
Monday.
Thewith
three
boys spent
called
Forrests
theThoms
children.
Baby the
has day
beenhere.
weanedI
7
I washed, cold wind.
8 Mr. Vincent & Torrie (?) called and Louie & Ruth Thoms came
to tea. Lovely day snow is melting but it is very late
about it.
9
Warm. Henry Gall drove his mother over the lake to see us.
George went to Utterson.
10
Windy. wagons are taking the place of sleighs.
the Hall.
Dance at
11
I took the children to see the new school, mild.
12
Cold wind but it is drying up the roads.
church in even.
13
Very warm. 75 above, snow going fast, rain at night. I
called at Forrests. 3 weeks ago it was 17 below zero.
Geo. & I went o
14
drying.
15
Very warm. Hannah Nickason was married.
I went to Brymers.
The children &
16
Hot. 80° in the shade. Charlie & the Brymer boys played
truant all day. I went to Ladells with the children.
17
This is more like summer weather than April. Rain last
night has made the grass green. The frogs are singing
away. I called at the school. George is tidying the
garden.
18
Like rain but it passed off. George & Charlie were busy
tidying up the garden. I mopped a room upstairs.
19
The children & I went to church in the morn
20
I cleaned a bedroom & moved the children into it.
cooler.
&
we
Much
had
a
walk
in the aft
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1896
...98
Heavy rain in afternoon, I washed.
22
George went toUtterson.Mr.Ballscame&tookthecalf away.
23
We cleaned a bedroom & ironed.
colds. Joe Marshall called.
I cleanedmyroom.Claracametostayafew weeks
The children have had
I went to Forrests & took some milk.
May
24
Finished cleaning upstairs. Baby & Louie had the croup
at nignt and we have to keep them in. Baby is very
troublesome.
25
I went to Ladells. George went to Falkenburg. Minnie
Forrest came in with Clara. Charlie & I walked to
Laddells in the even. cold night.
26
Lovely warm day. I went to SS & then went up with
Mrs. Forrest to see Mrs. Mitchell. Clara went to
church in even. G. went over to the Thomses in a boat.
27
Mr. Hudson plowed the garden. Clara & I cleaned the
sitting room, very warm again.
28
Rain last night. We cleaned the dining room. Mr.
Vincent brought his cow. G. up in Brunel buying bark.
29
Mr. V's cow calved. he & Mr. Gall were here to dinner.
we washed & churned.
30
George went up to Seeley's buying bark. The two Lewises
called to see him. We cleaned the Kitchen. nice day.
1
Rain again at night. We ironed. Mrs. Vincent & baby
Chilton Rumball & Louie were here to dinner. Showery
2
Cleaned the pantry which finishes up the house cleaning.
3
Rain at night, cloudy morn.
4
&
I went to SS & we went to Church at night.
Heavy rain last night butlovelytoday.George&thechildren & I went toThomses&stayedtote
5
We washed, nice day.
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Port Sydney, Muskoka, Ontario
...99
Lovely day, I went toForreststogetmybookreadyforthe meeting but Mrs. F. did notgo.I
Forrest came to t e a .
9
1896
G. Mainhood called.
Hot, G e o r g e went up the river about bark. Will Geall
took the bark canoe away in exchange for a revolver.
Tom Esson called.
10
I went to SS & Clara to Church in the evening. hot.
Annie Brymer came in the evening.
11
Like rain but it passed off.
12
Cool & like rain but it cleared out. Laura & Connie &
Cyril Thoms came to tea. Henry Lewis was here for dinner.
13
Lovely day but so dry & dusty. Mother came & took Clara
& Eva & Louie home. It will be dull without them.
cooler.
Louise Gall & Dorothy came to wait for Henry.
are bad this year.
Mosquitoes
15
A sprinkle of rain but cleared out, a lovely day, cooler.
Mr. Brymer brought some ointment for my hands. Received
a letter from Nellie & Connie.
16
George went to Vincents & Caswells.
17
Nice rain this morning.
went to Church twice.
18
George went to meet Mr. Hayatthetownline.Nicebrightday.
19
Bright & cool.
20
I ironed & churned &sold5lbsofbutter.George&I and baby went up toLadells&weheardthat
Mrs. H. Johnson called.
SS begins in the morn now.
I
Iwashed&Georgegardened.WereceivedanexpressparcelfromConniecontaini
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1896
May
...100
21
George went up into Brunel to see Reid.
22Imoppedthediningroom.Myhandsdonotgetanybetter.
I took baby up to Ladells & called at Mitchells but they
organ.
23
Cooler
& bright.
Forrests
in the evening
with
Mrs.
Lutty ( ?I) .went
G.to
went
to Utterson.
24
Whit Sunday. I went to Church. The service was a special
one for the S.O.E. & the Church was full. Hot day. The
Brymers & Forrests were here in the evening.
25 Wet evening.
June
2
I washed. we get plenty of rain now.
26
I
finished washing &
evening.
27
Alfred Kay brought Charlie a rabbit & me a very uncivil
letter from Mr. Taylor. I went to Forrests to see Minnie.
George went to Mr. Lances & expects to sell an organ
there. Lovely day.
28
Wet again. George is ferreting out this affair of Taylors.
He called in the evening & had a talk with George. Mr.
Leith left word that his Utterson congregation will take
29
Wet day.
30
Cleared out & I went up to Ladells.
31
George & Charlie went to Church in the morn & G & I in
the evening. Like rain.
1
Lovely
churned.
went to Ladells in the
we are getting plenty of rain.
Nice day but cool. Father & Ethel came & brought the
G. went to Utterson. Minnie Forrest came to see Ethel.
day.
George
&
Mr.
V.
went
to the Camp to take
3
I went to the meeting at the Parsonage & Mabel F. stayed
with the children.
4
Hot.
5
Heavy rain at night - but it is no oooler.
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DIARY
1986
...101
June
7
6Veryhot.GeorgewenttoUttersontogetth
Intensely hot. turned wet. G. & I went to Church.
cooler, rain.
10 I went up with Mrs.ForresttoPrivateCommunionwithAggieLadellassheisgoingaway.
11Cool&bright.GeorgewenttoFalkenburg.
12 Nice day.
Nellie & Louise Gall came in the evening&NelliestayedtillSunday.
13 Nellie mopped the Kitchen & dining room & I helped her
make a white blouse. We went to ladells in the evening.
There was a political meeting & George & Charlie wereooutlate.
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
Hot day. Nellie & I an
Nice day not too hot b
I washed. Minnie Forre
Very hot & dry. George
Hot. Mrs. Gall called.
Cooler & like rain.
Hot. I went to Huntsvi
No rain but it turned
Too cool & windy to co
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June
23
TOOTHACHE
1896
...102
I swept & churned.
24Iwashed,GeorgewentuptoBrunel.
with toothache.
July
I am 6suffering
25
finished washing, very dry.
26
George went to Brunel. Mr. Thoms called.
to Ladells with the children.
27
Lodge night.
28
A wet Sunday. George & I went to Church in the evening.
& I played (the organ).
29
I washed & baked. Mr. Brymer came & lanced my tooth
which is badly swelled.
30
George went to Gall's, after dinner he piled wood at the
mill. Last day of school. My face is no better. I baked
for pic-nic. The weather looks rather doubtful for
tomorrow.
1
Fine hot day. The pic-nic passed off successfully, there
was an excursion from Huntsville. George made $8 from the
booth. Lucy & Nellie & Clara came & went with us. got home
about 8 o'clock.
2
My face is badly swelled & painful. George went to see
Mr. Hay & got home with a sick headache. like rain.
Mrs. Johnson called.
3
Hot. I took the children & went bathing with Forrests.
Thunder storm in the evening, the berries are getting
ripe.
i went up
Too wet to pick any berries.
5
The children went to SS & George to Vincents after
dinner but it turned showery.
6
George went to Porter's & sold a mower.
in the evening.
7
Still showery.
Bob Brown came
I washed & picked a few berries.
George
went to Caswells Mahood's (?) after dinner.
8
Lovelv dav for the excursion which was a success.
Forrests & we had alittlepic-nicatthelanding.
George went to Lamelot (?) on horseback.
The
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WASHING& MACHINE
1896
July 9 High wind.
I went to
the...103
Rocky island & got some huckleberries. 10
George
at oh
Shower
11
Hot & fine. Mr. Porter came for his mower.
to bathe. warm might.
13
Charlie got some berries.
I wentwithMrs.Forresttopickberries&then took the childr
12 The chil
Mrs. Thoms & boys came to tea.
14 Hot, we did not get many berries. Our washer & wringer
arrived ready for tomorrow. like rain.
15
Much cooler. I washed & found the washer satisfactory.
Ethel came in the evening with Mr. Smith. Charlie went
to stay at Vincents.
16
Cool. Ethel did the ironing & picked some berries in the
afternoon. Got wood drawn mill.
17
Ethel went to the swamp with the Forrests and got about
8 qts of berries. George went up the river. Baby &
18
Ethel scrubbed the Kitchen & went bathing in afternoon.
The children & I got some berries. C. came home from V's.
19
Showery & warm.
20
Charlie went to Vincentsagain.Wegotsomeraspberries.
Wet morning.
G. &E.&Iwenttochurch&tookthechildren.
I
Ethel at Forrests to tea.
21Hot.Wewas
throwing out wood again.
22
G. & I went to theswamp&gotcaughtinathunderstorm.afterdin erwewent&pickedraspberries & Mr. Lowecalled,hestayedtotea.
23
George & I went &got9qtsofhuckleberries.Laura&LouieThoms&MinnieForrestcametotea.
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Watson boy scalded
1896
...104
Ethel went to the swamp and got 6 qts of berries. We heard
that Adam Watson's little boy died from scalding.
25
Jack Watson is to be buried today. George had a day at
Uttersons unloading cars. Miss Smith called.
26
Like rain. I went to Church twice & played the organ.
Mr. Lowe preached at night.
27
We washed, baked & churned.
28
Like rain, but it passed off. I went to Gravehurst &
had two teeth out. In the evening there was a little
party at Mrs. Bailies. The best part of it was the
ice cream.
29
May, Phoebe, Miss Shaffer & I went for a row on Gull Lake.
It came on wet after dinner. May saw me off at the
station & I got home from Utterson dry.
30
Ironed. Eva & I went to pick blackberries but did not
find many. Turned cool. Ethel went with Minni F. to
Thomses & is not back yet.
31
Very hot weather.
August 1
2
We went bathing.
Typhoid has broken out.
Duncan Forrest came home
Ethel & George went to Church.
3
to Forrests to tea & George came later,
very hot.
5
I went to meeting at Parsonage & we had a heavy thunderstorm
while there which lasted till night. Mr. & Mrs. Duncan
Forrest came to tea. Gloomy evening. G. up to Brunel.
6
We went bathing and found father here when we returned.
Ethel went home with him. Baby Clarke got bitten.
7
George went to Porter's & B. Henry's.
beef from Bob Jenner.
8
Rain again but no cooler.
9
Intensely hot.
10
Hot.
We got 9 lbs.
IwenttoChurchwiththechildreninthemorning&G.intheevening.Icalled at Clarke's.
Sam Martin died ofTyphoidlastnight.Specialmeeting at Parsonage.Isentupmilkfor
25
Charlie turned the washing machine for me. Violet is
poorly today.
26
Babv no better.
27
I ironed. Nice day.
Father & Mother came & stayed all
Cool nights.
evening.
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY1896...106
Aug.
28
Fine. George went to see Bob Brown.
crab jelly.
29
Nice cay.
30
Very wet day.
31
Cool & showery. Charlie & I washed today. I went
to Ladell's. Toronto (Exhibition) Ex. opened today.
Sept.
I made some
Baby is poorly.
G. & C. went to Church at night.
1
Baby is not well yet.
about bark.
2
George was helping load bark at Mainhood's. C.W.A.S.
meeting but I could not go. Mrs. Forrest called.
Laura Thoms came & had tea & the ....(illegible)
3
Cool & fine. G. & Mr. Forrest went duck shooting. The
children & I went to Forrests after tea. Mrs. F. came
back with us & G. & C. came back directly after.
to Thomses.
5
Keeps cool.
I
10
George up in Brunel
I got a letter from Nellie.
Like rain which came at night. I went to Ladells & got
me a pair of boots. G. bought a pk. of pears of Forrest.
on wet in the afternoon.
9
stayed at home
G. went to church at night.
Hot but turned cool at night & like rain but it passed
off.
Turned cool & like rain at night.
George went to see people out Allensville way.
came to tea & play with the children.
11
Cool. I preserved some plums which we got from Mr.
Hay. I made baby a new coat.
12
Cold wind but no rain.
George went to
Utterson.
the afternoon at Clarke's.
13
Warm. George walked toVincent's&camebacktoChurch.
I also went.
Mr. Smith came
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
TASMANIA
1896
...107
Sept. 14 I went to Ladellstopostsomemoney.Georgehadtogo up toMainhood'stohelpMr.Hayload____.
15
George & C. hunting partridges, got one in afternoon.
Eva has a bad cold.
I
A party at Dodds.
18
I ironed.
19
Wet day turned very cold.
cutter.
20
Fine & cool.
21
We caught plenty of water.
22
Cold N. wind.
23
We washed. it was warmer after a very hard frost last
night. 15° of frost. I took Louie & Baby up to Laddells
24
Lovely day. I took the children for a walk. Mr. Smith
came in the evening. George wrote to Nellie etc.
25
Nice day but turned wet. Cyril Thoms came & stayed
to tea. nice day. Lodge meeting.
27
Cool & cloudy, heavy rain last night. I took the
little girls to the Pres. church to hear Mr. Leith's
farewell sermon.
28
Lovely day we are having frosty nights.
29
I took the children over to Forrests.
which lasted all night & next morn.
30
Cooler but turned wet again.
a plow.
Bob Brown brought the straw
Harvets Festival.
I went to Church twice.
I mopped the Kitchen &
c
Most of us have colds.
Came on rain
Bob Jenner came about
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GRANDMOTHER'S
DIARY 1896
CHARLIE'S
START OF BOOK THREE
...108BIRTHDAY
Oct. 1Finebutcold2
brought
his
wife
and
baby.
They
went
inat
theafternoon.
I
went
toIthe
meet
Lovely
day.
George
&home.
Charlie
went
to
the home
fair
Utterson.
Eva
start
3wind.
WarmHerbert
George
at
made
an
apron
for
the
sale
of&work
at
Ha
4
Nice
day.
The
&to
Iiunload
went
to
in
the
morning
G. &&
C.the
in
th
5
George
went
tochildren
Utterson
aChurch
car,
he
brought
me letters
from
Conn
6
Gloomy & mild. G. went over to get Mr. Smith's team to
draw pine but could not get it. We washed. I took
Louie & Violet up to Ladells. Mr. & Mrs. Percy Mitchell
called. It came on wet at night & we caught quite a
lot of water.
7
Very cold this morning with flurries of snow, the first
of the season. I went to the C.W.A.S. meeting & we
arranged to have a tea meeting on the 22nd.
8
cold & damp. I ironed.
9 Lovely day. George went to Beatrice but did not sell
an organ. Aggie Ladell came & spent the day.
10
Windy & fine. I borrowed someG.O.P.(Girl'sOwnPapers)from Forrests & to
Charlie had the 3 Thoms boys hereinhonourofhisbirthday.
11
Lovely warm day. C's birthday. He is 13. I wentforawalkwiththeForrestchildren.G.&I
12
Nice day.
13
George stayed all night at Mainhood's
and
got
homeintime for dinner. Louie&IwentuptoLadells&Igot50 cts. worth of su
14
Nice day.
we washed.GeorgewentuptoBrunel.TheMitchell's called.
Fathercame&broughtEtheltostay.MinnieForrest called afternoon.
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
Oct.
1896
...109
15
We are having lovely mild weather. Ethel & I cleaned
Charlie's room. I went to seeMrs.Forrest.George&C.went trolling with Herb Lad
Uttersonrobbers have been arrested.
17
Ethel finished scrubbing the Kitchen.
18
About an inch of snow this morning. We went to church in
the morn & Geo. & C. went at night. Stayed. in the
rest of the day.
19
Mr. Hay & Charlie called & Charlie went to Falkenburg
withC. Hay & came back on the train. George went to
Brunel & then to G. McEntyre's funeral. E. & I cleaned
the two front bedrooms.
20
We
cleaned Ethel's room, miserable day.
to sell at tea meeting.
21
We washed but it snowed & we did not get the clothes
dried.
22
Wet & snowy. Mr. Mithcell called. I made a pinafore
for the sale. We ironed some of the clothes.
23
Nice day, thawed the snow away. We finished baking for
Tea & Ethel & I went to the hall to help prepare for
evening. The tea & concert passed off very well & over
$20 was made.
24
Nice day. Ethel mopped Kitchen & room above
she & the
children went to the hall to have tea & finish the
provisions. Charlie went to Thomses.
25
Gloomy day. Mr. Thoms came.
Church at night.
26
Nice sunny day. We washed & churned. I went
Ladells. George iswatchingatthemilltonight.
27
G. at the mill again.
28
G. at the mill, did the dining room
29. We cleaned pantry.
I
Ethel and Charlie went to
Cleanedsittingroom.
M. Newton called.
to
went
GRANDMOTHER'S
DIARY
HALLOWE'EN PRANK
1896
...110
Oct.30CleanedtheKitchenwhichcompletesthehousecleaning.George went to Utterson halfadaytounload
31
George went to Falkenburge & settled with Mr
Hay,
came
home in the
Nov.1Somerset found his boat on top of Watson's stables as he went to Church Ethel & I wen
2
Nice day. George & Charlie went deer hunting with Mr.
Forrest out got nothing. We washed blankets. Ethel
called at Forrests. Eva & I went to Ladell's. The
Mitchell's called.
3
We washed. Herbert came & took Charlie home with him.
G. & C. went out with Mr. Brymer but got nothing.
Minnie & Mabel Forrest came to tea.
Receipt for pickels
6 lbs. salt
house.
a hunt.
2 oz. saltpetre, 1 qt. molasses.
Mrs. V & children were here to dinner & tea.
Ethel had tea at Forrests.
7
Nice morning but wet evening
Herbert came & had dinner.
We cut up the pig & I took a piece overtoForrests.
8
Cold but no snow.
10
Mr.Vincentcamein.IwentforawalkwithMrs.Vincentandthechildren.George. E. &
George went out withMr.ForrestnearClearwater.Mr.F.calledinevening.Nicedaybutwetatni
11Wetmorning.blewoutfine&wegotsomeoftheclothesdried.George&C.wenthuntingafterschool.Nod
Type April 11, 1976
Carol Aellen
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY DEER SHOT 1896 ...111
VANCOUVER
Nov. 13 George, Charlie, Kr. Brymer & Lou Clarke got a deer
a nice large one. We got a hind quarter. Connie &
Jessie Thoms were heretotea.Wallcalledforthematnight.Turnedcold.
15
Sunday. I went twice to church.
Forrest's & saw Eva O'Connor.
16
Lovely day so mild. We washed. I commenced to make
a wrapper & had a walk with the children. G. went
hunting with Tom Dodd.
18
Mild & wet. Miss O'Connor went off on her way to
Vancouver.
Busy making my wrapper. Ethel is making a blouse for
the party.
19
G. & I called at
20
Busy sewing, frozen ground makes hunting useless.
21
Bee to scrub the Church, which we forgot all about.
Ethel & I went to Ladells in the evening, moonlight.
22
Crisp day, dry walking.
23
We washed but it turned wet. G. went up to Mainhoods
but came home again as C.M. could not go out.
24
Nice day. Louie & I went to Ladells.
Ethel ironed.
25
Snow & sleet. George went out hunting.
coat for school. Taxman came.
26
Very mild, snow melted.
arrived from Mr. Hay.
27
I went to the Church but there was no meeting as the
carpet had not come so I went for a walk with the
Mitchells & Mrs. Forrest instead. It was a lovely day
& pleasant to be out. Ethel & George went to Herb Laddell's
party & did not get back till nearly 3 o'clock.
Herbert came & had his dinner.
I went to Church at night.
I churned &
I finished Eva's
I called at Chesters. Tea
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
ETHEL'S BIRTHDAY1896...112
Father's
Nov. 28 Cold with flurries
of Birthday.
snow. G at the mill piling
Dec.
1
G. unloading a car half a day.
cold night. we washed.
Mr. Lee called. very
2
Milder. G. & Mr. Vincent drew pine from the mill.
Father came. Mrs. Forrest & I called to see Mrs.
Kennedy. good sleighing. Charlie brought a pup for
Mr. Kerr.
3
Snowing & blowing.
machines away.
4
Mr. Wollinstow came & took 2
Soft but it began to snow.
& got G.O. papers.
I called at Forrest's
6 No service. The Forrests came in the evening and we sang
hymns. George went over to Vincents
7
Mild. We washed, churned & mopped the dining room.
8
Mild & thawing a little. Henry Gall brought 94 lbs.
of beef at 5c. There was not meeting again as the
carpet had not arrived. Ethel's birthday. she went
to tea at Forrests.
9
Soft with dashes of snow. George went to Beatrice
with Mackie Kinton. We expect Father to take us home
to spend his birthday. He came & we went in the snow
storm.
10
Father's birthday. Nice mild day. Herbert & family
came. George went to Ufford but did not take the
Insurance.
11
Friday.
12
Ethel, Nellie & Eva went to Huntsville. After dinner
Louie went with the girls to Hares to practice.
13
Sunday. no service, turned wet. George & Charlie
had dinner at Vincent's and tea at Forrests.
Nice day.
a load of hay.
I spent most of it in reading.
GRANDMOTHER'S
Dec. 15
DIARY
LAKE FREEZES
We washed & baked.
to tea.
1896
...113
Laura & Jessie Thoms were here
16
Ethel ironed & I made Xmas cake & mince meat.
17
Louie & I went to Ladell's. There was a cheap concert
at night most of the program was made up by Harry
Bridgland and another gentleman from Bracebridge.
Something over 4 dollars was realized.
18
I picked the Xmas turkey & iced the cake.
making herself a skirt.
19
Windy last night & pretty cold today, Ethel called
at the Mitchell's. She brought me a letter from Connie.
20
Cold.
21
Very sharp. We washed, baked, churned & mopped the
Kitchen. Ethel went to a teacher's meeting & brought
letters from Nellie & Alfred Paxon also a Graphic.
22
Snowed a little. The Mitchells came to tea but Mr.
Smith did not come. Cold.
23
Snapping cold & clear. Cyril Thoms came & brought
us cards & books. Lake frozen over. Letters from
J. Coldwell & Miss Terry & A. Paxon with cheque.
24
Christmas Eve. Very cold still busy with preparations
for Christmas. Ethel walked home. Louie Thoms called.
I called at Vincents.
25
Christmas day. Good skating. G. went to Church.
Children had bad colds & we had a quiet day.
26
Milder but turned sharp again.
27
Clear & cold.
28
Lovely day. Charlie skating.
Got back tonight.
31
Frozen up.
Ethel is
G. Ethel & I went to Church at night.
C. & I went to Church at night.
G. went to see Mr. Hay.
Goodskating.Busyasusual.Danceat the Hall tonight to dance the old
year
ou
GRANDMOTHER'S
Jan.
DIARY
1897
...114
1
Good skating but came on wet. Ethel & Clara walked
here.
I asked the Vincents to tea but the baby was
i l l and they did not come.
2
Wet day.
Ethel & Clara called at the parsonage.
Mrs. Forrest called here.
3
Icy but fine & mild.
Clara went home, baby poorly.
George went to Utterson to vote.
School opened.
5
Lovely spring like morning. Snow storm in afternoon.
We washed & took the children up to Ladells & Clarkes
in the afternoon.
6
A l i t t l e sleighing again.
Ethel went to Ladells to
sew & was there a l l day.
Nellie walked over & is
to stay over Sunday.
7
Ethel & Nellie called at Forrests'.
8
Nice day but barely sleighing. Nellie took the children
to Kenneday's.
Mrs. Zavitz came to tea but McClue could
not come.
9
Raw wind.
Cyril Thoms was here. Ethel was not at
Ladells in the afternoon but she & Nellie went to a
meeting at the parsonage.
George went to Utterson.
Turned wet.
10
Sunday.
Fresh snow. The two girls & 3 children went to
church in the morning & a l l of us but the children at night,
George spent the afternoon at Thomses.
11
Nellie & Ethel washed & Father came & took Nellie home.
Ethel was at Ladells in afternoon. Geall & McInnis
were here late auditing Lodge books
12
Very cold & clear.
dinner.
13
Cold.
14
Lovely day. Ethel stayed at home in the afternoon
& we took the children for a walk. Mr. & Mrs. Thoms
came to tea.
15
Bright frosty morning & nice day.
16
Ethel went to SS meeting at the parsonage.
went to school meeting.
E. at Ladells. McInnis was here to
I got McInnis to make a sleigh
for baby.
George
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY1897...115
Jan. 17 Very wet & sloppy.
None of us at Church.
The
not in the
go evenin
to SS.
18children
Turned cold.did
Nellie came
19 Ethel & Nellie went in the afternoon to dress the Xmas tree.
We all went but G. & baby in the evening & had a fairly
good tree & entertainment. Cold night.
20
Raw
E. wind.
called atNellie
Vincent's.
of apples
from ILadells.
walked George
home. got a bl.
21
George went to Hay's with Mr. Thoms &
snowy.
22
More
George
went
to Huntsville
with Herb Ladell.
Ethelsnow.
& Charlie
went
to Thomses
to tea.
23
Baby
withtocroup.
was any
at home
afternoon
&
is poorly
not going
work atEthel
Ladells
more.this
Cold.
got a lot of
thi
24
25
Cold
continues.
went with
to see
Mrs. Zavitz.
Baby snap
is very
feverish Ethel
& troubled
earache.
26
A
little
milder.
Eva at home with cold.
from
Meaford
at last.
Very col
I got letter
27 We
Mr.washed.
Smith. George
softer.went to see Mr. Gervin & rode with
Feb
28
Stormy.
Children have bad coughs.
in for a while.
29
I have caught the cold now.
30
Lovely day.
31
Another
I did not go out much but the others
went
to nice
SS & day.
Church.
1
Lovely day.
Mrs. Vincent came
Nice day we took a walk.
We washed & scrubbed and had a
walk.
2
Nice
day.atFather
came and
Ethel
& baby
with ahim
&
called
Kennedays.
Laura
Thoms
camerode
to stay
few
3
Lovely day.
Ethel & Laura had a walk.
Mrs.Dodd called &
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY1897...116
Feb.
4
Mrs. Forrest & I went to Dodds & spent the day.
are having frosty mornings & sunny days.
We
5
Fine Presbyterian concert. Laura, Ethel, Charlie
& Eva went. Louie & Connie Thoms called for them.
6
Mild & snowy turned wet.
Charlie shot the cat.
7
Thaw. Ethel & Laura went to Church in the morn to
the Pres. Church in the afternoon & to Forrests for
tea. They called in on their way to evening service
with Mrs. & Minnie Forrest & Laura said goodbye
as she is going home tonight.
8
A little shaper. I called at Vincents & found Mrs.
Vincent poorly with cold. We commenced to get 1
qt of milk a day from the Vincents.
9
Nice day. we washed.
straw. G. paid him
at the hall tonight.
Jim Snell brought a load of
for it. G. was at the meeting
10
Fine day.
there.
I called at Forrests & met the Thomses
11
Called to see Mrs. Vincent who is no better.
12
Stormy all day. George started to go to Aspdin but got
no further than Ladells. E. & I wrote to Nellie for
her birthday.
13
Clear & sharp. The Mitchells called.
piece of Cousin Frank's wedding cake.
14
Sunday.
15
Nice day. George went up to Aspdin with Ladell's horse &
took Joe Clarke's insurance.
16
Fine day. George went to Utterson. Beautiful moonlight
tonight. Mrs. Forrest went to a concert in Huntsville
with Mr. Smith.
17
Nice day. Began to get a pint of milk daily from
Mrs. Watson.
18
Fine. Laura & Louie Thoms called & invited G & me
there for tomorrow. Tom Howard brought a load of hay.
19
Sharp & clear. George Thoms came for us but the Forrests
could not go on account of colds. Mr. Thoms brought
us back at night.
St. Valentine's day.
I received a
Ethel called at
Mild & snowy.
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
Feb. 20
March
Violet scalded.
1897
...117
Raw wind. came on a terrible storm in the evening
Charlie went over to Thomses & is not back yet. He
stayed all night.
21
Charlie came home.
Fine again. Ethel went to Church
22
I took a fit of trembling at night & we sent for
Mrs. Brown but I was better before morning & she went
home.
23
Snowy. Ethel scrubbed our room. The cheese factory
meeting was very successful & Mr. Thoms came back to
tea with George. Service at night in aid of the India
famine. Ethel only went from here.
25
Concert at Utterson but very slimly attended.
26
Very cold 35 below at night. Ethel went home with
Mr. Smith & got back in good time.
27
Stormy all day.
28
Cold wind. Ethel and Charlie went to Church in
evening, very cold night 31 below.
1
Cold & blustering. I wrote to Connie & Nellie.
Mr. Vincent called in the evening.
2
Fine day. Ethel washed in the afternoon & baby got
scalded but thanks to some oil of Mr. Brymer's she
is nearly all right. George went to the club.
3
Ash Wednesday. Ethel went to the meeting at parsonage in
the afternoon & to church in the evening. George went
to a special lodge meeting at the Hall. Snow is
getting deep a fresh fall this morning.
4
Roads keep too bad for Lucy to come this week.
5
Soft cheese factory meeting.
6
Cold.
7
Sunday, lovely day. The children went to SS & Ethel
only went to church twice.
8
Soft. we baked & washed. Baby has a billious attack
& has to be nursed. Brymer girls called.
9
Wet day.
Old Mrs. Mainhood's funeral.
I finished
the
George went to Lancelot with Mr. Smith
baby not much Better. I sent a letter to Nellie.
t
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY GRANDFATHER'S BIRTHDAY 1897 ...118
16
Father & mother came.
17
Lovely day.
Fine & sharp.
The children can play out of
doors.
Ethel
18 Gloomy.
19
Thaw & rain.
21
Sunday. two services. nice day.
Mrs. Forrest & Minnie called on their way to church.
22
George's birthday.
potatoes.
23
Gloomy but mild.
to unload flour.
24
Snow storm. Mrs. Chester called also Mr. Goring.
Mrs. Forrest came in on the way to church.
Father came & brought 6 bags of
George went to Utterson after dinner
25 Fine but cold wind.
G. went to see Bob Brown.
La Grippe
at Forrests.
26
Lovely mild day. Ethel took the children to Kennedav's
but found them away. I had a walk.
27
Lovely day. Cheese factory meeting at the Hall again.
Lodge tonight.
went to church at
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
Kathleen born
1897
...119
March 28 Sunday. Fine. Mother, Ethel & Charlie went to
church in the evening.
April
29
Began to get a quart of milk from Watsons.
Fine & warm again. Thawing fast.
30
Lovely day. Ethel washed. Lucy drove over here.
The Mithcells called. I did not feel very well.
Watson's for milk $1.15.
31
The cow calved. We got milk from Watsons & Vincents
for the last time today.
1 We are having a number of lovely days & the snow is going
fast. Mrs. Brown & Mrs. Forrest called.
2
Old Mr. Kay was buried & George was a bearer.
3
Nice day. The cow is giving a nice lot of milk.
we did not keep the calf. Minnie Forrest called
4
Mother, Ethel & the children went to Church in the
morning & G & E in the evening. Mrs. Vincent called.
5
Minnie & Mabel Forrest came & got some milk.
6
I was taken sick in the night & about 1 o'clock in
the day baby was born, another little girl, she
cries a bood bit.
Ethel washed.
7
Baby did not let us have much sleep last night.
Mrs. Chester called. Ethel went to the meeting at
the parsonage & Mrs. Forrest came up for a moment
to see me on her way home. They talk of having
8
Baby continues cross. Mrs. Vincent came up to see her
She has less hair than any of my other babies had.
9
Cold & windy. George has a sick headache. Baby is
sleeping much better which is a comfort. Laura &
Louie Thoms came to see me. snowy night.
10
Fine morning.
baby slept very well all night.
12
Baby sleeps most of the time.
Fine day.
&
a p
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
April 13
TAFFY PULL
1897
...120
Very wet. Ethel washed. Mrs. Chester called in the
evening but had to go home again almost at once.
14
Drizzly again. Mrs. Forrest came to see me.
went to Utterson & took Creaser's insurance.
George
15
Cold night but fine day. George went to see Bullin
about hay. Mrs. Vincent came to see me. I got up
today for the first.
16
Gloomy turned wet. Good Friday.
to Church. Mrs. Chester called.
Mother & George went
yesterday. Baby sleeps fairly well & does not cry
much. Mrs. Mitchell & Minnie Forrest came to see me.
I did not feel so well.
18
Easter Sunday, fine with high soft wind. The Brymer
twins came to see baby also Mrs. Clarke & Bertha.. I
came downstairs for the first time.
19
Blew cold with rain & snow. Miserable day. Ethel
washed. George went to Utterson to unload flour.
20
Cold wind but fine.
21
Nice day. Baby sleeps badly these nights. George went
to Falkenburg. Got some hay from Hugh Brown.
22
Warm high wind.
came to see me.
23
Very sultry, wet afternoon.
pull at Hudson's.
24
Wet.
Lucy came and took mother home.
I went out for the first. Mrs. Dodd
Min Forrest called for butter.
Charlie v/ent to a Taffy
Children all sick with colds.
Lodge night.
25 Wet Sunday. children stayed in all day.
birthday. Baby sleeps very well.
Nellie's
26
Wet and cold.
27
Fine but cold wind.
28
Nice warm day. Eva went to school again. I went up
to Ladells & took Louie & Violet. & got myself a hat.
29
Windy turned cold. George went up to Brunel to buy
bark. I called at Vincents.
30
Nice mild day. G. went to Brunei. I had a walk. Baby
poorly with the thrush. Lucy sent some onions with
Mr. Forrest.
Typed April 18, 1976
children had to stay in.
Ethel & Charlie washed.
Carol Aellen
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
May
MY BIRTHDAY
1897
...121
1
Gloomy but no rain.
2
Fine & cool. G & I & the children went to Church in
the morning. SS is in the morning now.
3
Lovely day.
evening.
5
George walked to Falkenburg.
6
George went to Huntsville as a witness (?) Ethel and
the children went to a Taffy party at Jones'es. G.
walked home & got here late. Mr. & Mrs. Forrest were
here in the evening.
7
Cool & fine. baby is not better of the thrush and is
very cross today. George & C. went trolling & caught
1 fish. Ethel went to Lancelot for a few days.
9
Warm. I went for a walk with the children.
wet at night. I called at Vincents.
Ethel & I took baby for a walk in the
in the afternoon.
I called at Chesters.
Turned
G. got back very tired.
11
G. gardening.
E. washed, fine & dry.
12
My birthday was not celebrated at all. Heavy rain after
dinner. The Thoms girls called in the evening.
Ladells, G went to see Jim Brown and Mr. Thoms.
Forrest & Mrs. Brown called.
Minnie
15
George & C. went over the lake to see some people but G.
did no business. C. & Cyril Thoms went to fathers &
had dinner. Cool & bright - the children Keep catching
colds, the weather is so changeable.
16
Nice day. We had baby christened and Mr. & Mrs. Forrest & Laura Thoms were
tea. Herbert came in the morning&stayedtillaftertea.
17
Lovely day - we washed. baby takes a good deal of
nursing. Mr. Mitchell called.
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DIARY
GEORGE'S MOTHER DIES
1897
May18Ironed & cleaned the pantry.
We cleaned the sitting room.
...122
Colder,
19
Fine but cool.
the evening.
rain in
20
Wet day cleaned the dining room.
21
Nice day.
22
George's & Charlies eyes are sore still, Mabel Forrest
came & nursed baby. (POLLEN ALLERGY???)(Query aca)
23
Sunday, Wet
cool. I went to Church in the evening.
Terry Hord (?) stayed with Ethel.
24
Cloudy & cool.
to the picnic.
25
Clara went home.
garden.
cleaned the kitchen which finished up
the
housecleaning.
Clara came & went with Ethel & the children
George heard of his mother's death.
.We washed d- Mr. Hughes came ± plowed the
and cold.
28 Wet & cold. Ethel went to meeting of SS teachers.
George's eyes are getting better but Charlie's don't
seem to mend.
in the morning and Ethel at night.
June 1 Cold last night but nice day.
the garden & charged $1.50.
2
3
Like rain. Mr. Hughs came & sowed grass seed. Mrs. Forrest
called & went to C.W.A.S. meeting with Ethel. Mrs. Vincent
came in a while. G. went to Huntsville and bought a
Andrew Hood brought us a tiny little pig which got out.
had a son also Mrs. Alex Kerr.
5
George Hughes finished
Like rain.
horse.
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June
6
Sunday. I went to SS wet afternoon. this rainy weather is
going to ruin the crops if it continues. I went to Church
at night. Ethel has the mumps.
8 We washed.
9
11
12
MUMPS 1897 ...123
JUBILEE
Mrs. Forrest & Mrs. Marshall called.
Ethel ironed.
Ton Howard & S. Proudfoot called.
Damp day.
George went to Huntsville but did not get back. Took
the cow away.
Nice day. George got back with the pony. it is named
Jessie.
13
Hot. I went to Church in the morn & G. & E in the
evening. We went to see the steamer (?) Crat (?)
14
George went to Raymond & bought some hay get back at
10 at night.
15
Father did not come. George & baby & I went to tea at
Forrests. G went up to the Henry's in the afternoon.
Harmil (?) brought Lucy home.
16
Laura Thoms came to make me a skirt and brought Aggie
Ladell. Father came and took Eva & Louie home.
17
Warm day. George was away all day in Brunel. Laura
went home & I walked up to Ladells with her.
Mrs. Dodd & Tom came to tea but did not stay late.
Charlie went to a concert in Utterson.
18
Lovely day. George at home. I saw Dr. Howland in the
boat about my hands, he is going to send me some
medicine. Ethel went to a party at Galls with the
Forrests & did not get home till 4.30.
to the Council meeting. One of the N.L. Companys teams
is drawing wood for us from the mill.
20
Cool & fine. Ethel & Charlie went to jubilee service
at Utterson I went to Church at night. Mrs. Clarke &
Elie came.
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June
July
DIAMOND JUBILEE
(Queen Victoria)
1897
21
Father brought the children
Fine and cool.
22
Diamond Jubilee. Ethel went to a picnic at Bullen's
& the rest of us went to one here. an excursion from
Huntsville came, we had a lovely day. There was a
great show of bunting.
23
Ethel did not get back till evening. very hot & like
rain. G. rode up to Howards after tea and just got
home before a heavy thunderstorm came up.
24
Very hot but turned cooler in the evening.
& Will Gall were here to tea.
25
Fine & cool. George went to Brunel. School closed.
Charlie went on an errand for Mr. Vincent. George has
got the booth for Dominion Day.
26
George & C, have gone to Brunel by boat.
after dinner & Cyril Thoms with them.
27
Bright with cool wind. G. & I went to Church in the
evening, I am taking the 2nd bottle of medicine from
Dr. Rowland.
28
Hot day. We washed I went over to Forrests & paid my
arrears to C.W.A.S. George went to Ufford on
horseback, got home to tea.
29
Ironed.
30
Busy baking for picnic & for Galls who came to tea.
1
Hot.
2
Very hot.
went up to
Minnie Forrest
home.
...124
called.
we washed & baked.
Herbert
got back
wet day.
we all went to the picnic which went off well.
Churned. Charlie hoeing potatoes.
Lynch's. Laura Thoms called.
George
3
Ethel walked home. Mrs. A. Ladell came to Thomses
from Texas. Very hot.
4
Very hot. 104 in the shade.
Ethel'& Nellie came
5
Still hot. Thunder storm threatened but passed over.
Nellie & I & the children went to bathe.
6
A little cooler. I went up to Ladells.
went to Jenners in the evening.
7
Very hot. Nellie ironed & Ethel baked for picnic.
Nellie & I
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July
THE "GEM" LAUNCHED
1897
...125
8
Presbyterian excursion. Ethel & Nellie & Charlie went
& Nellie got off at Huntsville and went home. Very hot
and dusty. I wish it would rain.
9
Hot alittle like rain in the even.
after tea. Got back late.
10
Hot day.
George went to Brunel
I took the children for a bathe.
11 Much cooler with light showers. The children & I went
to Church in the morn & G. & E. at night.
12
Fine & cool. no rain. George went to Utterson half
a day to unload salt. The children & I went to Thomses
to see Ada.
13
We washed. Cloudy & cool. showery in the
went to Forrests.
15
Hot. The children & I got some gooseberries. We went to
see Mr. Smiths boat launched. Louie Forrest christened
it & it was named the "Gem".
16
Hot. George & I went over the lake to Galls.
was there.
17
Hot day & so dry. We all except G. went for a trip
around the lake in Mr. Smith's boat in the evening.
18
Fine & hot.
evening.
evening.
I
Nellie
G & the children & I went to Church in the
anything.
20
A storm came up but passed away without rain. Went to
pick raspberries but they are late & scarce. Mabel
Forrest & Maud B. called in the evening. George went
up to the locks in the steam boat.
up from toothache.
22
Lucy brought Mrs. Harmion & children. We had heavy
storms but they got home pretty dry I think.
23
Ethel & Charlie went to a party at Forrests.
got sick and had to come home.
Charlie
I
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...126
25
Showery. I went to church in the morning and Ethel
at night. George had a bad sick headache.
26
Fine & cool. Charlie & I went to the swamp & got 10
qts of huckleberies. G & I went to Forrests in the
evening.
27
Wet day
28
Very wet. we washed.
29
Fine & cool. George went to Ufford. Duncan, Minnie
& Mabel Forrest came to tea. Mcclure & the Clarke boys
came in the evening to take some affidavits.
30
Mrs. Forrest was taken ill. I went to see her in the
evening. Part at Dodds. Mrs. Hood called in the
evening. Rain at night.
31 Fine day.
August
1897
Herbert came & Ethel went back with him.
1
Sunday.
I could not go to Church.
2
Charlie & the Thoms boys went to the swamp but got very
few berries.
3
Cloudy. Charlie & I washed. Eva & Louie went to
Clarkses. I went to see Mrs. Forrest. Flossie Clarke
& Ethel Allman called. G. went up the lake.
huckleberries.
Ethel came back.
5
Hot. Charlie went berry picking with the Vincents.
Flossie Clarke & Ethel Allman came to tea and went to
a lecture at the Pres. church afterwards.
6
Charlie, Eva & I went to the island to pick berries.
7
Hot.
8
Hot. G. & I went to Church inthe morn. George went
to Thomses. Mrs. Vincent came. I called to see Mrs.
Forrest in the evening.
9
George went up the lake in the steamboat.
went to the swamp. I went up to Ladells.
Ethel & Charlie
10
They washed. a thoroughly wet day.
brought Jessie.
Tom Young came and
11
We had our S.S. picnic. It rained a little. we went in
the boat around the lake.
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August 12
1897
...127
Cool.
13
G. went to Lynch's. Ada Ladell & Jessie Thoms &
Ada's children came to spend the afternoon. G. is up late.
14
Ethel went home she rode with the Hares. Rain at night.
15
Sunday. I did not get to Church as Ethel did not come
back on account of the storm & heavy rain.
15
Cool & gloomy. Ethel came back.
to the swamp & got some berries.
I went with Mrs. Vincent
1 7 Cloudy & cool, Ethel & Charlie went to get rasp berries
but got none, George is doing road work. I went with
Mrs. Forrest to call on Mrs. Johnson at Smith's.
18
Showery all day. G. finished road work.
come.
19
Lucy came & took us home with her. she got some berries
in the swamp.
20 Nice day.
her.
Lucy did not
Violet got lost & we had quite a search for
21
Violet & I went to Huntsville with Mother.
new boiler.
I got a
22
Cool.
23
Father drove me to Herberts place.
25
Mother went to Fearens to get the children but their
grandma would not let them go.
26
Lucy drove us home & got some berries.
went to a party at the Thomses.
27
Ethel & I & baby went to Mr. Smith's & had a trip in the
boat. A cold cloudy evening.
I went to Church & heard Mr. French.
George & I
28 Mrs. Forrest is ill again & had Dr. Bridgland. Mrs. Gall
& children called. Will & Henry Gall were here to tea.
29
Fine morning but wet evening.
G. & I went to Church.
30
Fine. Ethel washed.
G. went to Lancelot.
31
George went to see Dodds etc.
I called to see Mrs. Forrest.
Charlie & I went to pick blackberries.
I called to see Mrs. Forrest.
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Sept.
1897
1 George & Charlie went duck shooting.
...128
I went to Ladells.
2
Warmer & dryer.
3
George & Charlie went up to the lake about bark.
5
A Sunday with no service.
walk. Hot.
I took the children for a
6
Hot & like rain.
7
George, Louie & I went to Falkenburg on the train. Cool.
Ethel washed.
children to bathe.
9
Hotter. Tommy Caswell was here to dinner.
to Forrests.
Violet & I went
10
We got a basket of plums from Forrests. Ada Ladell & Laura
called. Ada is going home soon. Sultry turned wet.
11
We had a nice rain which cooled the air.
home yesterday.
12
Ethel came home before tea & G, & I & the children went
to Church. We had a clergyman from Hamilton.
13 G. & C. went up to Mainhood's.
Ladell off but was too late.
Ethel went
I went to see Mrs. A.
15
Warmer. I had a letter from Nellie Gibson telling of
Lizzie's death. (Elizabeth, daughter of William & Annie
Gibson at Meaford?)
16
Damp &
Hay.
17
Cold wind. but
of the season.
sultry.
blew cold at night.
Got the goods from
sunny. Charlie shot the first partridge
Herbert was here to tea.
18 Mr. Hay came to measure bark.
Eva & I went to Ladells.
19
Sunday cool. I went to Church in the morn. Mr.
Geaghan preached.
20
Cold north wind.
We are constantly missing the cow.
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Sept.
DIARY
1897
21
Cold. Ethel washed. Charlie went tup to Seeley's
George insured Nickason's school.
22
Warmer. Mr. Hay & George went up the lake in the
steamer & to Huntsville. Mother came & brought Robbie
23
G. went up the lake to see Byron Seeley.
days & cool nights.
24
School holiday. G. & the children dug the potatoes.
about 12 bags. warm.
25
Hot day & so dry & dusty. G. sold a plow to Mr. Brennan.
Mabel Forrest came & nursed baby for me.
26
G & I & the children went to church.
with baby.
27
Ethel came home.
28
She washed. Charlie is staying from school with a sore
foot.
29
Ethel went to Church to decorate for a little while &
I went after dinner. I brought Laura & Louie Thoms
back to tea.
30
Very fine & dry.
October 1
Lovely day,
...129
Lovely warm
& Charlie stayed
George, Ethel & Charlie went to Utterson Fair.
2
Cooler. George went to Utterson & saw Mr. Hay.
Thoms was here to tea & to shoot with Charlie.
Cyril
3
Fine day. Harvest festival. Father & Uncle Thos. came
to church & to spend the afternoon. I was very pleased
to see him. I stayed home in the evening.
5
Washed. Mr. H. Petman came to dinner. Geo. went to insure
Somerset barn. Turned wet at last & we had a good rain.
6
Colder. Laura Thoms came to sew for a few days.
went to Ladells in the evening.
7
Cold Wind.
8
Laura is still here.
9
Mr. Hay was here to dinner. Laura left in the evening.
McClure called to show her how to do the tent.
She & I
Mr. Hay called.
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Oct. 10
1897
Ethel went to Church & S.. I did not go.
walk in the afternoon.
...130
We had a
11
Charlie had Cyril Thoms to spend the day but it was
rather showery. The Mitchells called. Charlie got
a book from Connie.(Age14,Birthday)
12
We washed.
13
Louie has a bad cough.
14
Warm & summer like.
Forrests.
15
Quite hot.
to Thomses.
16
Warm wet day.
17
I went to Church in the morning.
Pres. Church has come. Colder.
18
G. sold a sewing machine to Joe Marshall. Washed & baked.
19
Nice mild day. Mr. & Mrs. Thoms & Connie & Mr. & Mrs.
Forrest came to tea & we spent a pleasant evening.
20
G. & C. went hunting.
21
Very wet day. baby is poorly with cold.
22
Nellie came & Ethel walked home with her.
23
Fine. Charlie went to the Thomses.
to Brunei by boat from Gealls.
24
Fine but foggy even.
at night.
25
E. washed. Mr. Goring & Vincent were boarding the
dining room ceiling.
26
They finished the ceiling.
Lovely weather.
27
Mrs. Vincent called.
28
Mr. Goring came & fixed the wood shed.
29
Cold again we have had no snow yet but a few flakes.
30
31
Ethel spent the even Terry.
Warm.
The children & I called at
George oiled his tent. Ethel & Eva went
A new student for the
I went to Ladells in the evening.
nice day.
George went up
Ethel came home & I went to Church
Ethel cleaned her room.
Sunday. Louie & I went to church in the morn & G. & E.
at night. Cold & gloomy. Mr. Forrest came.
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DROWNING
1897
...131
NOVEMBER 1 Hunting season began disastrously, two of the Parkers
were drowned trying to pull a deer out of the water. Wet
2
Cold & damp. George went down the river with Mr. Vincent
to try to recover the body of G. Parker.
3
Mr. Forrest & Mr. Vincent got all ready & came over to
start on their hunt but Bob Brown did not come. They
had a hunt but were unsuccessful.
this morning. There were 6 in all not counting the
dogs. Cleaned our room.
5
Fine but wet night. E. cleaned passage upstairs. The
two Parkers were buried today. Laura & Connie Thoms
called & Lucy Hares. Baby was cross.
6
Baby is sick with diaharreah. First snow of any
consequence but it did not lie on the ground.
7
Baby poorly I stayed at home.
gave me some powders for her.
8
Snowy all day the ground is white tonight. We expected
to hear from the campers but were disappointed.
They came back bag & baggage.
for camping.
9
Mr. Brymer called &
It was too wet & cold
They went out hunting but got nothing. G. has a bad
cold. Cleaned the sitting room.
10
They were out all day but Ada Watson shot their deer.
I went to Ladells in the morning. A little snow on
the ground.
11
Wet, we cleaned & papered the dining room. Charlie was
out but got 0. Mr. Thoms came here & stayed tea.
12
We finished the dining room & cleaned pantry.
G & C went out but got nothing.
13
Messrs Forrest & Vincent came back with some venison
& G & C got nothing.
Colder,
14
15
They (the party) had a run but did not get the deer.
& the children have bad colds. I went to Ladells.
16 E. washed. I felt very poorly in the evening.
G
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Dec.
1897
...132
17
Better in the morning. I called at Forrest.
the lake to Cotterells.
18
Cold & gloomy. Mrs. Chester, Miss McNaughton & Minnie
Forrest came to tea but Mrs. Chester's evening was
spoiled by having to run home after the children
every little while. Allan Mclnnis killed the pig it
weighed 150 lbs.
19
Snow on the ground & snow falling all day. We
cleaned the kitchen & papered it. G & I went for a
tramp in the wood, & came back exhausted. We cut up
the pig.
20
Turning soft. Finished the Kitchen. Joe Marshall sent
his machine back.
21
Sunday. Thawy but turned cold.
church in even.
22
We heard of the death of Lawrence's baby.
23
Washed. Mrs. Forrest & Minnie called on their way to
the funeral. Cold wind.
24
I went down to Falkenburg & did some shopping had to
walk from Utterson as the stage left me. G came & met me.
25
Roads are icy & a little snow makes slipping for
Jumpers (?). Thanksgiving Day Ethel walked home.
Charlie has gone to a concert at the Hall.
26
It rained all day & melted the snow then froze at night.
27
Fine but cold. The S.S children met at the hall. Ethel
came back in the evening. A strange man was here to
dinner. He holds an entertainment at Utterson tonight.
G. & Charlie gone.
28
The children & I went to Church in the morning & G. &
E. & C. at night.
29
Snowy day G & C went out after a deer in the afternoon
but did not see it. Mr. Newson was here to dinner.
30
E.
1
2
washed.
G went up
G. & C. & I went to
we are getting plenty of snow now.
More snow. Mrs. Forrest called & went with me to meeting
at the parsonage. G went to Allenville & sold a sleigh
to Morrison.
Snowy. George went to see Bob Brown.
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1897
...133
3
A school holiday. The children & I went up to Ladells
It was a nice day. There was a shooting match at
Ladells.
4
G & I went for a ramble.
the hall to practice.
5
Nice day.
6
Father came, he is coming for the children before Xmas.
turned windy.
7
Mild day, good sleighing.
to practice on the organ.
8
Ethel's birthday. Laura & Louie & Cyrial Thoms came
to spend the evening & Louie stayed for a few days.. Nice
day & good sleighing. The children, Louie & I went up
to Ladells in the evening.
We cleaned stove pipes.
9
The S.S. children met at
I did not go to Church or S.S.
C. washed. Maud Brymer came
Ethel made her birthday cake.
10
Raining fast & the snow is going.
11
Snow nearly gone turned cold at night.
children went to practice.
12
Sunday. Louie & I went to Church in the morning &
had a walk after noon. She & Ethel went to Church at
night & she went home.
13
I went up to Ladells & the Mitchells came back with me
for a call we found Mr. Thoms here. He did not see
George so he came in the evening & bought a sleigh.
Snow almost gone.
14 Wet soft
weather.
Ethel & the
I called at Forrests.
15
A little more soft snow.
16
Soft still I went up to Ladell's & got some Xmas presents.
17
Snowy.
Xmas.
18
Cold N wind, sleighing again. Herbert came to dinner.
I went to practice with the children. cold night.
19
G. & I & Eva went to Church at night very cold night about
20 below zero.
20
E. washed & I made Xmas puddings. George went to
Utterson at 10.30 at night to see Mr. Stevens. he stayed
the night in Utterson & got back next morning.
21
Good sleighing again.
Geo. had a shooting match & got a turkey for
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1897
...134
22
Last day of school I went to the school.
got prizes.
Eva & Louie
23
Lucy came & took Ethel & the two little girls home,
turned very cold.
24
Busy preparing for Christmas very cold day.
cross.
25
Much milder & snowing. C & I went to Church & George
cooked the Xmas dinner. I took Violet out for a
sleigh ride after dinner & called at Chesters.
Mrs. Chester asked us all to spend the evening there which
we did & had quite an enjoyable evening.
26
Sunday.
27
Sharp & Fine. Ethel & Clara came back.
to practice at McEntyres.
28
Mr. McInnis was here making some doors in the evening.
Teeny (?) Hood, Mr. Cranston & McEntyres came to
practice. We got 3 nice Xmas Nos. from England also
a letter from Connie.
29
Mild & snowy. E & C washed & I baked. Charlie went
to spend the day at Thomses. Ethel went to a Concert
in Brunel with the Hoods.
30
The weather is alternately cold & stormy.
Baby
G. & I went to church at night.
E. went
31
Jessie Thoms & the 3 boys & Mable & Louie Forrest
spent the evening here. Laura & Louie came for them.
There was a dinner at the Hall. Duncan Forrest came home.
1898
Jan.
1
New Years day was very cold. Father did not bring the
children. Ethel & I went to the practice at the Hall.
Mrs. Forrest & Duncan called in the evening & brought
baby a cap and gaiters.
2
Sunday very cold & stormy.
3
Cold. Father brought the little girls home.
new school teacher arrived & went to Jones'.
here to see George.
4
Raw. Clara went to Galls, The children started school.
George 8c Charlie are at the club meeting.
5
E. washed.
6
George got his money from England.
concert at Utterson. S.O.S.
I did not go to church.
The
He called
I called to see Mrs. Vincent.
Ethel went to a
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January 7
1898
... 135
George went to Bracebridge & Falkenburg and got his
money.
8
We had quite a bustle. It was Cheese Meeting day &
Mrs. Hares called & Mr. Johnson brought Mabel, they were
here to ten also Allan McInnis who was putting up
a new closet. We bought a quarter of beef from Jim
Nickason.
9
The children & I went to Church in the morn & G. E. &
C. at night. I called at Forrests,
10
There is skating on the lake by Ladells.
11
George went to Falkenburg. The children and I went to
the Pres. Xmas tree & had a pleasant time. G. did
not come. We got 6 bags of flour.
12
Turned wet rained all day. George came back having
gone to Huntsville. Mr. Smith called about the S.S.
treat.
13
Frozen up this morning.
a baby.
14
Mrs. Hood called & Mrs. Gall & Gladys & Dorothy came
at the same time. Mr. Smith called in the morning.
Mrs. Forrest came to see me about the S.S. treat on
Saturday.
15
Practise at the Hall.
16
A lovely day. George & I went to Church in the
evening
Mr. Price came after Church and stayed till
12 p.m.
17
Cold wind. (Milder) I went to Laddells in the evening.
E. washed.
18
Lovely day. Charlie got hurt on the head at school
sleighriding. We had the children here for practicing
for the Xmas tree. Mr. Corm's (?) bought a sleigh
from George. Mr. Smith came to see how the practice
went off. Ethel went skating. I sent off a checque
to the Children's Hospital.
19
Beautiful morning, trees covered with hoar frost. We
had practice here again. Mr. H. Somerset came to practice.
20
Stormy but mild.
We heard that Mrs. Wm. Gall has
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VIOLET'S BIRTHDAY
1898
...136
January 21 Violet's birthday. She had Willie Chester, Elsie
Jones & Louie & Theo Vincent here. Practise at the
hall in preparation for tomorrow.
Feb.
22
Mild day. I went to the hall to help get it ready.
There were several men there & the hall looked quite
nice decorated with flags & evergreens & the tree
was also pretty, I went home at 4.30 & Laura Thoms
Came with me & Ethel & she & the children went to
the hall to get tea while Geo. baby & I did not go
till after tea. The Lodge was held here at night.
The performance went off very well & the Bishop came
after a time with the Mitchells. he is rather small &
clean shaven & he seems a very earnest man. They
did not get home till 11.30.
23
About a foot of snow fell in the night & Mr. Smith
had to get the snow plow out & make roads through the
village. There was a confirmation in the morning.
Ethel went. G & C & I went at night. Mr. Price was
here to tea.
24
Mr. Cousins came & signed notes for sleigh.
25
George went to Toronto today.
I went up to Ladells.
26
I wrote to George.
27
Snowed hard. Mr. Thoms brought Connie to stay a
few days. very cold night.
28
Cold. Connie & I went to Ladells.
a day sooner than we expected him.
29
Cold day and plenty of snow. The children all got
new dolls.
30
Sunday. Mr. Price & Mr. Vincent came in for a while.
Mr. & Mrs. Duncan Forrest came to tea.
31
Very cold.
mild.
E. washed &
George came home
Cold night.
Duncan F. went away.
1
Very cold N. wind.
Mr.
Price called.
2
I went to Ladells & called at Mitchells.
3
E. washed had to dry clothes indoors.
Mr. Price came to tea. cold.
Mr. Vincent &
4
Much milder after the long cold snap.
to Forrests to tea.
George & I went
5
Soft snow. George went to Aspdin to attend Mrs. Wm.
Crompton's funeral.
Mr. Thoms
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6
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...137
A nice sharp morning with white frost. Ethel went
to Church in the morning & G & I at night. Mr. Price
came after Church.
7
A nice mild day. Father came & took Ethel back.
Mrs. Dodd called & asked me to go there on Thurs.
8
Lovely day. soft.
to Utterson.
9
Thawing & damp. Geo went to Hville with Herb Ladell
& Mr. Price. Ethel did not come back. G. got the
children some school hoods & some baking tins.
Mrs. Vincent called.
Geo. went
10
Tom Dodd came and took Mrs. Forrest & me, Eva & Rog
to spend the day. Ethel came.
13
Ethel, Charlie & I went to church at night.
came after church as usual.
14
We washed.
16
Cold N. wind. Mrs. Bob Brown came to see George,
he lent her $7.00.
18
A lovely day. Mrs. Wm. Gall called to show me her
baby. We all but Ethel & the 2 babies went to a
concert at the hall & wax works show.
19
Nice day.
20
Stormy. I went to church in the morning and Ethel
& Charlie at night.
21
Very stormy. We expect the Thomses to come for
us
a pleasant evening & got home about 12. V/e commenced
to get milk from them.
Mr. Price
Fine.
I went out with the children.
22 We washed, snowy these days.
went to the club after.
Mr.
Price was here to tea
23
The children & I went up to Ladells & rode home with
the Thomses. Mr. Price went away.
24
Snows a little every day.
25
Mr. & Mrs. Gall & baby & Mrs. Dodd & Tom were here
to tea.
today.
Laura
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ELECTION DAY
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26
Lovely morning but turned stormy.
a dress.
27
G & I went to Church in the evening.
28
Nice day.
March
...138
I am making Louie
1
Lovely day I went to Clarkes & stayed tea. Election
day causes considerable excitement. The Grist got
in again. Mabel Clarke came back with me & Mr. Brymer
pulled a tooth for her.
2
Mrs. Forrest called & Ethel went to the C.W.A.S.
meeting. Mrs. Thoms came & stayed till after the
service at Church. I received a letter from Annie
asking to borrow $25. G. went to Utterson to meet
Hay.
3
Sent Annie Cheque for the amount.
4
Lovely days.
5
I took the children for a walk to Jenners.
better.
6
Lovely day. G & I went to Church twice. Ethel went
to Thomses & home with them as they went to the swamp
church.
7
Ethel walked back in the afternoon.
8
Washed - George & Charlie went on a lynx hunt but
saw a deer instead. Ethel went to church in the evening.
9
Thawing fast the roads are going.
at night & played the organ.
I went to Ladells.
Charlie has sore eyes.
Bob is no
I went to Church
10
Turned wet.
Geo went to a sale at Aspdin.
11
The snow is going fast.
12
Mr. Thoms called in the morning.
13
Sunday.
14
Lovely day Ethel washed.
15
Mrs. McKechnie called she was staying at Chesters.
It thundered & lightened quite heavily.
16
Connie's birthday.
heavy rain turned cold & windy.
Ethel &
Herbert came to see George.
fine weather.
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RIVER
VERY
HIGH
1898
...139
17
George went to Johnsons & sold them a harrow. Lucy
came & brought us some potatoes, we did not go back
with her. Herbert came & brought Sweezy to see Geo.
18
Cloudy.
19
Wet day.
evening.
20
Nice day. The roads aredrying up.
in the morning & G & E at night.
21
E washed
George went to Dodds & sold them a buggy.
Mrs. Forrest & Miss Leyman called in the
I went to Church
22 Turned wet. Mr. Johnson brought our potatoes. The
children & I went to Ladells. George's birthday.
rain at night turned cold.
April
23
In the morning we expected the Thoms girls to tea
but they did not come. I went to church at night &
practice, sharp frost.
24
Nice day & frosty night.
& we did not get her.
25
Charlie & Geo hunted the cow all day & C. found her
in the evening & brought them both home.
26
Like rain. Jessie & Cyril Thoms called. The practice
at the Hall fell through. Lodge tonight.
27
Sunday.
28
Dark wet morning.
29
Ethel & Charlie went to Utterson to see Herbert off
but he had gone. Fine & cool.
30
Nice day. Laura & Louie Thoms came to tea & went to
Church after.
31
Fine &
Wet day.
cold.
G & I went to Church at night.
Geo went to political meeting.
1
Fine & cold, river very high. I called at Forrests.
Mrs. Clarke came & stayed to tea. Ethel went to Toffee
party at Jones'es.
2
Fine & cold with fresh snow.
3
Sunday.
I went to Church in the morning. windy & cold.
5
typed
The cow calved in the woods
20 April 1976
Carol Aellen
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1893
...140
6
Ethel went to Ladies Aid & brought Mrs. Leonard back
to tea & then went to Church in the evening. George
went to Bullen's & sold him a harrow.
7
Cold wind but fine.
farm.
8
Lovely warm day. G & I & the children went to Church
it is Good Friday. Mrs. Geall brought some eggs.
George went to see John Nickason's
10
Easter day fine & warm. I went to early Communion.
The others went to Church at night.
11
Ethel went to Hoods with Mary McEntyre.
weather. Minnie Forrest came home.
12
I went to a meeting at the parsonage there were quite
a number present.
14
E. cleaned Charlies room
15
Cleaned Ethel's room, warm & dry.
16
Cheese factory meeting Ethel went home with J.H. Madill.
there was quite a fire at the point above the falls.
17
Like rain.
at night.
18
Very dry & windy.
E came back.
19
High E. wind brought snow.
20
Washed.
21
I called in at Forrests.
22
I cleaned the two front bedrooms, r a i n .
23
Baked & churned.
24
Sunday.
25
Nice day. we got two little pigs. E & I papered
two bedrooms. G went up to Dodds. G & C went to
Thoms' for the horse. Ethel went to WA meeting at the
Hall.
26
Washed & papered Charlie's room. Mrs. Forrest called & E
went with her to see the Mitchells.
27
I Ironed & E. cleaned the passage & stairs.
Lovely warm
Louie & I went to Church in the morn & G
G went to Aspdin & sold a seed drill.
I cleaned room over Kitchen.
I went to see Mrs. Vincent.
G & I went to Church at night.
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May
1898
...141
I was busy baking for the Pink tea. Some of the members
meet at the hall at night to decorate. Like rain.
I baked some more. Mrs. Forrest & Mr. Smith called to buy
tickets for the SS children & performers.
29
Looks like rain. E. went to get tea ready in the afternoon
& at 6 we all but Geo & baby went to the Tea which with
the program went off very successfully.
30
The rain has passed off.
I churned etc.
1
The children & I went to Church & got caught in the rain
which continued all the afternoon.
2
Fine. Ethel washed & I baked & cut some paper for
the sitting room. Mrs. Forrest called. Rain at night.
3
Wet day.
Geall's.
4
We finished the sitting room and went to the W.A.
E & I papered the sitting room
G went to
the pink cheesecloth.
5
Fine day.
Clara came & took me & the 2 youngest home.
7
I went to Huntsville with Lucy and got some things &
met George there. he came to fathers in the evening
& stayed all night.
8
G went home after dinner & I went to Church.
9
Mother & I went to Herberts place to see Lizzie.
Got back about 9 p.m.
11
Severe thunder & wind storm.
12
My birthday. George & Charlie came & took us home so
here we are back again.
13
Ethel cleaned the pantry.
15
16
Sunday
I went to Church in the morn. Hot day. took
baby out in her carriage.
We cleaned the kitchen which finishes the housecleaning.
17
E. washed.
I churned.
Minnie Forrest called.
meeting'
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June
CIRCLES AROUND SUN
CHARLIE'S photo
1898
...142
18
G & C went to Father's to get a bag
Ethel went to Hood's.
19
Hot day.
back.
20
G & I went to Thoms' in the canoe caught a fish I came
back with the girls.
21
Fine day. very hot.
22
Sulty thunder storm in afteroon with copious rain.
& I went to church at night.
23
Washed. Showery morn but got out fine.
24
A very wet showery holiday. A boat load of excursionists
came from Huntsville. We expected the Thoms girls to
tea but it was too wet.
26
Laura & Jessie Thoms came in the even.
28
Very hot. Peculiar circles were visible around the sun.
Charlie & I went to Bracebridge & got C's photo taken.
like rain.
29
Sunday.
30
George & Charlie went with a party to Skeleten lake
got 3 fish.
31
Laura, Louie & Connie Thoms came to tea & Laura stayed
to do some sewing.
The cow went a w a y .
G left there.
Rain at night. E. came
G
Gloomy & damp all day.
1
Hot. I went to W.A. meeting at the Forrests.
had a walk.
2
Hotter but cool nights. Mr. Leach has gone away & the
school is closed till they get a teacher.
3
Very Hot. G & I went to Wm. Galls by lake
to Thomses. Laura went home this evening.
4
Hot & dusty. Applications are coming in for the school.
C. went to Thomses. Ethel & Louie went to Essens with
Byron Hood for a drive. Hot night.
5
Sunday.
church.
Cooler but dry & dusty.
Laura & I
Ethel G. & C went to
GRANDMO
June7Hotbutwehadagoodraintowardseveningwhichwasmuchneeded.I called at Whitbeys with baby
could not go to Galls.
G & I went to Ladelles in even.
8
applications
More
9
on the milkwagon to Galls to spend the day.
Turned cold at night.
10
Wet again.
came.
She called here.
afterwards.
very well.
13
11 Gloomy & drizzly. Miss Willoughby the new
12
She is English Church. We like her
Cloudy. Miss W. came
Heavy rain.
14Fine.Wewashed.Itookthechildren&MissWilloughbyoutfor a walk after tea.
15 Lovely day. Charlie, Violet & I went to Galls to
tea. we saw the farm family too.
16
Lovely day. Mother came & took Ethel home. Miss W.
had a little walk with us. George went to Hville
on the boat.
17
Bright & fine. I churned. Mr. Goring came to brick
around the stove pipe in our room. George went to
Brunel about bark.
Herb Ladell came at night to
get Miss W's agreement signed.
18MissWilloughbycalled & signed the agreemen
pretty busy all day. W. Gall left Gladys & Clarence
here while he went to the piggery. showery.
19
in the morn. Vincent's baby was christened. We went
for a walk with Miss W. in the afternoon after Mrs.
Clarke had left.
Fine day but co
20 Quite cold & wet.
21 Charlie & I washed. Lovely day. The children went
topickstrawber iesafterschool&gotover3qts.MissWil oughbycalled in the evening.
22
Lovely day.
Geo.
went up to Lynches about
bark.
The
children went after straw
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June 23 Hot day. I took Violet & Baby to visit the school
then we went with the Forrests to the bathing place.
Very sultry. The Presbyterians had an excursion
up the lakes. Charlie went, no school. George went
to Falkenburg. Miss Willoughby came in after they
got back & told us about the excursion. very hot night.
wehad a good rain before morning.
24
July
25
Morning
fine but wet afternoon. we did not get any
strawberries.
26
Wet morn but no service. It cleared up beautifully
after dinner & we all went for a walk to the cave.
Miss W. went with us. Louie & I went to Church at
night.
27
Fine. Clara drove Ethel back.
with Clara.
28
We washed.
30
I went
Brymers with
the even.
The Forrests
&
Miss to
Willoughby
were baby
therein
playing
croquet.
I went up to Ladells
1
Fine day. we all went to the picnic. I had to bring
the younger children home early they were so troublesome. George & Mr. Cusson (?) ran a booth.
2
Very hot. A young ladv called to see about getting
hot night.
3
Sunday. hot day.
in the morn.
G & I took the children to church
home to stay till Friday.
came in tonight.
We saw Miss Smith who
5
6
Very
hot.
The children & Ethel & Nellie went for
a row with Ladells boat. I went to Forrests with
baby.
7
Louise Gall came in the morning.
music in the evening.
Mr. & Mrs. Forrest also came.
9
hot.
had some
had a pleasant time.
Very cool. The raspberries are beginning to ripen.
Ethel went to Hoods.
&
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FROST in July
1893
...145
10
Bright & cold. The children & I went to Church in
the morn. Mr. Davidson preached morning & evening.
Ethel did not get back till after Church.
11
Quite a heavy frost last night. Nice bright day.
I went with the children to get some raspberries,
got about 2 qts. Geo was busy till late putting a
rake together.
12
Hot day. I called on Mrs. Matthews.
& son arrived & will stay all night.
13
Geo drove them to Lancelot today, they did not come
back here. I called on Miss Smith who is staying
at Smiths now.
16
Very hot & dry. I took the children bathing.
raspberries keep us busy now.
17
I went to Church in the morn with Louie.
20
I went up to Ladells in the even.
21
Geo. Charlie & I went to Bracebridge. I had
teeth pulled while under chloroform/ Geo had 3 out
& Charlie 1 out. I had a bad headache when I got
home.
22
Felt all right after a night's rest, very hot & dry.
23
Ethel & Charlie rowed Eva & Louie over the lake to
stay a week at Grandpas.
Mr. Dunkley
The
hot.
25
G carried water from the river & Ethel washed.
26
Very hot dry weather the ground is getting very
parched up. Mr. Smith called to see George.
27
G & I went to Bracebridge. I had the impression
taken for my teeth. We went & had dinner and in the
afternoon we went for a trip on the boat around
Muskoka Lake I got back about 10 p.m. We went to
Topps (?) & got my teeth fitted in and we came to
Utterson on the 12.40 train & then walked home,
where we arrived at 3 oclock.
Smith called, very hot day.
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July
Aug.
29
Party at the Thomses. Geo & Ethel went & did not
get home till 5 o'clock. I called to see Mrs.
Vincent. Cooler evening.
30
Nice day.
31
Hot & dusty.
1
Washed. Tried to get some berries but a little
shower drove us in. Turned cooler.
2
Hot.
now.
3
We had a lovely rain in the morn & then a thunder
storm in the afternoon. Clara drove the children
home & they got wet. I went up to Ladells in the
evening & saw several tourists arrive.
4
Cool & showery.
5
A fine morn but a little shower came. The afternoon
was fine for the pic-nic which was quite a success
& well attended. Cool
6
Nice day. we went bathing with Forrests.
Sullivan & Aggie Ladell called.
7
Fine morn & wet afternoon I went to the Church yard
with the children & got stopped at the Church. The
children & I went to Church in the evening.
8
Fine. We got a few berries. Mrs. Thoms & Laura &
Jack came to tea. Mrs. Thoms went to see Mrs.
Vincent who is poorly.
9
Fine & cool.
10
I went up to Ladells & Clarkes.
I went to Church at night.
There are plenty of tourists in the village
George is very unwell with dysentery.
George is a little better.
E. washed.
Mrs.
I called upon Mrs. Lowdon.
The W.A. had a meeting at the parsonage when Miss
Montizamba addressed both the Juniors & Seniors &
wehad tea on the lawn.
11 Nellie brought Ed. Fearon & Daisy over in the boat.
They took Ethel back & she went over to Hoods.
12
Mr. Vincent took his wife to see the Dr. she seems
to be going out of her mind I am afraid. Mrs.
Forrest h
came back to open school next week. Poor Mrs. Vincentismuchworse&attemp
& two of the girls are going to stay with them.
The children are with the neighbours.
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DIARY
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CHICKEN POX
14 I was going to Church but Laura Thoms came to have
a sleep so I stayed. Afternoon I went over & sat
with Mrs. Mitchell and Mrs. Vincent who is in bed.
Miss Smith & Mrs. Mitchell are going to sit up at
night.
Toronto. Laura & Louie Thoms stayed & straightened
the house up & then came here to dinner. G got
home at noon.
16
Nice day. Mr. Vincent came back & will stay here
for a few days. I called at Smiths & saw Mrs.
Duck there.
17
G & Mr. V. went to sort the pigs.
After tea G & I
went to Thoms' to see if they could take the Vincent
children.
18
Laura & Louie Thoms came to wash at Vincents they
had dinner here.
baby home from Forrests.
bridge.
E. went home.
called.
Mr. V. was working at the
Tvphoid at Jones'.
21
Eva & Louie & I went to a service at Ladells in the
morning. G & C went to Church at night. hot.
Mr. V. went to Somersets..
22
Ethel & Nellie walked here. E is going to make Nell
a dress. M & I went to Ladells & walked back with the
Mitchells & Louie & Jessie Thoms who came to take
Theo. V. to their house.
23
Eva & Louie had a birthday party.
called to say good bye.
Mrs. Sullivan
24 We did a big ironing. Mr. Vincent & Roley Junior
(Jenner?) took Bob away. Nellie went home. Annie
Poyner is to stay with us. Rain at night.
25 Wet morn.
Baby is sick.
I called at Brymers.
26
I scrubbed the dining room.
Mr. Brymer called
27
Baby very cross & has come out in spots.
Willoughbycalled.E. came back.
28
The children & I went to Church in the morn
Miss
also
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Sept.
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WEDDING
29
Violet poorly at night - but baby better.
for a walk.
I
30
Fine - sultry night. Ethel walked home in the
afternoon. I went up to Ladells for the nail,
our tomatoes have arrived. The children seem
better.
31
Ethel came back, Nellie drove her. George & I went
to Bertha Clarke's wedding. It was a lovely moonlight
night and very hot. we stayed till nearly 1 a.m.
called
upon
1
2
Very hot. Ethel called at Forrest's. Mr. & Miss
Smith & Mrs. Tye & the two Miss Puddiecomb's cane
verandah all the evening.
3
Ethel and Annie scrubbed the Kitchen. After noon
E. went to Thomse's. It came up very stormy at
night. Thunder & Lightning but very little rain.
Miss Willoughby came to tea & we went to Church
with them.
5
Mr. Vincent stayed here last night & went off to
Toronto in the morn but Ethel did not go as it was
wet.
6
George & I went to Smith's to tea.
7
Ethel started to Toronto. Eva & I went as far as
Falkenburg & got some goods. I went to a party
8
Cool.
9
Goods arrived from Hay's.
Mr. Vincent came back & is staying here.
10
Cool with frostv night.
11
Sunday. G & C went to Church at night.
awayinBrunel.
12
I made crab jelly. Fine day.
13
Warm. Mr. V. is at Smiths mill.
Thomse's.
Forrests with Vi & Baby.
Annie is
G & I went to the
at
Chesters in
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1898 ...149
More rain, but fine evening.
after tea.
I went to Ladell's
17
Fine & cool.
by the road.
evening.
Eva & Louie & Annie went to the Thomses
Miss Smith & her friends called in the
18
Sunday. Fine & windy. G & I & the children went to
Church at night. Mr. Vincent went to board at
McInnis' as he is to be at the mill.
19
G & C went to Thomses for a hunt.
20
Cold night. bright day.
after tea with baby.
21
Annie scrubbed dining room.
22
G & I went over the lake to Father's and brought
Clara back. Warm but turned wet. Annie stayed
with the children.
Annie & I washed
I ironed went up to Ladell's
Mice day but cool.
23 Wet day. Clara went to decorate the church.
had a walk after tea.
24
25
C
Nice day. Clara & I went to decorate for the
Harvest festival. Geo & Charlie having been
Nice day. Thanksgiving service. Mr. Mitchell came
here to dinner. Clara & the children & I had a walk
with Miss Willoughby who stayed to tea. I did not
go to Church at night.
26 Wet after dinner so Clara stayed. Mr. Hay was here
to measure bark. Clara & I called on Miss Smith who
has been ill. Wrote to Nellie B. & Lizzie.
27 We washed.
Clara walked home.
29
G & C. went to Thomses. G. came home and went to
vote on the Plebecite. C. stayed and shot a fawn.
30
G. gave a piece to Forrests.
Adam Watson's.
2
Fine hot day.
preached.
G & I went to Church.
Mr. French
&
hunting
several times b
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Wet morning.
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Geo.
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...150
went up the lake about bark.
5
Utterson show day wet morn but cleared out in the
afternoon & was cooler. Charlie & Annie were the
only ones from this house.
6
Miss Smith called and I invited them to tea tomorrow.
Laura Thoms was here in the morning also Cyril who
was moving Mr. Vincent's furniture.
7
Fine & cool. Mr. & Miss Smith came to tea.
is going away tomorrow.
8
Miss Willoughby came in & I had a walk with her.
frosty night.
9
Violet & I went to Church in the morn, saw Mrs.
Sullivan. Geo & I walked to Mainood's wharf
after dinner. Mr. V. came in to write letters in
the evening.
Miss S.
10 Nice day. G. & I went to Ladell's in the evening,
heard that Mrs. Clarke is wrong in her head. Mrs.
Taylor is a little better.
11
Heavy rain last night we washed. Charlie's (Age
birthday. wet all day. Mr. Herbert Petman came
12
I was very sorry to hear of Mrs. Taylor's death
this afternoon.
13
Cold and gloomy. Charlie & I went with the Thomses
to Huntsville we called at Father's. I got a new
dress etc. We came home in the dark over the lake.
out with Mr. Vincent this afternoon & has not yet
returned.
15
16
Sunday.
night.
Nice warm day.
G & I went to Church at
17 Katy Lever came & is making my dress.
Factory closes today.
19 The last pigs went
today
The Cheese
Katy Lever went home.
20 We are busy house cleaning.
21 We papered the children's roon & hall.
15)
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Oct.
DIARY
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...151
22 Wet again. Annie cleaned Charlie's room & finished
the upstairs.
23
Cool & showery. We had the Bishop to consecrate
the font & confirm. The new furnace was used for
the first. Geo & I & baby called at Forrests after
dinner.
24 We cleaned the sitting room.
Mr. Gillespie came toseeGeorge.
25 We washed. nice warm day. Katy Lever came again
to sew. Beautiful light evening. Katy stayed
all night.
26 Wet day. I ironed. Katy went home after making
3 dresses for the children.
27
Mr. Vincent came & went hunting with Geo & Charlie
he was here to dinner & tea. We cleaning the
dining room & hall. There was about an inch of
snow this morning & it was cold all day.
28
Cold with hard frost; we cleaned the pantry.
29 Nice day. Geo went to a Church meeting. Mr. Vincent
& Wall Thoms came in the evening and brought Mr. V's
clothese
Nov. 1
30
Sunday. Mr. & Mrs. Forrest came.
church at night.
31
Hallow'en. Mrs. Forrest, Minni & I called on
Mrs. McClure & Mrs. Clarke.
Hunting season began.
G & I went to
The three hunters went out
2
The thomses partv joined ours and got nothing. Nice
fine weather. The children & I went up to Ladells
Got Eva & Louie new boots. Lost Peter.
3
Hunters came back tired, no venison.
&
Geo & I went to Forrest's to tea
5
Wet day.
got wet.
6
Snowy day. I went to Church & played the organ
stayed at home at night.
7
Forrest went out with our partv & got nothing.
venison.
Geo got the hound at Flemmings. Charlie
V. did not come back. Mr. Forrest called.
Our men got none.
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...152
Nov. 8 (Con't) Mr. Stevens of the Massey-Harris came to
see George & caught him in.
9
Mr. Forrest went with Geo & Chas to Dodds to hunt.
C & Mr. F. stayed all night but G came home.
lost Peter
wounded one but lost it.
snow fell.
11
10
They had dinner here.
The men rested today cold wind. & snow.
called.
Mr. Ross
12 Nice day. Geo & Charlie were out all day got nothing.
Mr. Vincent went with Thomses & got 3 deer. Mr. &
Mrs. Mitchell called.
not go to Church.
13
Mr. Vincent went to Beatrice.
14
15
G & C joined the Thoms party but got nothing. In
the evening Mr. Vincent & Mr. Gall came to see Geo.
l6 Finished washing & ironed.
17
fine & still.
I went to Forrests & got Mrs. F. to go with me to
there.
them.
tea.
18
Mr. & Mrs. McClure & Miss Willoughby came to
19
called In the even.
20
The children & I went to Church in the morning.
had a walk after dinner.
21
Annie came back.
We
22
23
in the even.
24
We
Thanksgivi
25 We cleaned the Kitchen. cold snap
came for the day.
26
Still
GRANMOTHER'S
Nov.27G. went to Thomses.
Church at night.
28
Eva & Charlie & I went to
Mr. Crompton took the service.
Mr. Clarke was here to kill the pigs. weight.
220 lbs. & 187 lbs. we sent one to Falkenburg.
Trustees meeting.
29
Miss Willoughby called to see Geo about the notice
she got to leave.
30
Two services at the Church I went in the evening.
Dec. 1
Mr. Brymer & Mr. Smith both called to see Geo about
stay. Geo & C went to Dodds to hunt. Miss Ladell
came with Mabel Clarke. Snowy all day.
2
Cut up and salted the pig. Mr. Brymer called in the
evening with a Petition to the Trustees.\
5
Roads
blocked with snow.
6
Fine morning. we washed and. got all the clothes out
when it began to snow and covered all the clothes
level.
7 Snowing.
meeting.
8
10
Mr. Gardiner came & the Trustees had a
quite shut in with snow.
Could not get to the W.A. meeting. Alice Jenner
called about the school. Mr. Smith also called.
Mr. Taylor was here helping Geo with the books.Mrs.McNicolcameintheafternoon.Che
about going to
Huntsville.
Very cold night.
12
Cold day. I went to the W.A. meeting & we arranged
about the Xmas tree.
15
Snowy morning. The Thomses drove down for me & I
went with them to Huntsville & got the Xmas presents.
Dec.
16
I made puddings & mince meat.
18
Sunday. The children & I went to Church turned
cold at night.
school bags. The Forrest girls & Miss Willoughby
Thoms & Cyril also came to tea on their way from
Falkenburg. soft.
20
Miss W. & her girls were here practising club
s e w i n g . wet.
21
Thawing still.
22
Warm & Spring like rain at night. Baby & I went
to school to see the prizes given out. practise at
the hall for Xmas tree. Miss Willoughby & Minnie
F. called at tea time.
23
Mild with snow. Mr. Vincent came back. We all went
to the Xmas tree except George & baby. Miss Willoughby
came to say goodbye.
24
A lot of fresh snow. Busy with Xmas preparations.
Had the children's tree in the evening.
25
Sunday
26
We washed. Kerb Ladell & Gardiner came to decide
on a teacher. George went to Utterson after dinner
& brought Mr. Vincent back with him.
27
Stormy. George had a shooting match. meeting at
the Hall but Father did not get out as the roads
are too heavy.
29
Fine mild day. I & Eva called on Mrs. McClure
who is going away tomorrow. We also called at the
Parsonage.
31
Very
Christmas
cold day.
I went up to Ladells after tea.
day.
No morning service.
Fine
Cheese factory meeting. Mr. V.
day.
came
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George
Butcher)
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William Butcher,
br
Emigrated
to Tasman
Kate Butcher, sister of George
Charles Butcher
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Photographic Cottage, Greenside, Richmond
Kate Butcher, sister of George Charles Butcher
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sister
ofPaxon,
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Charles
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About
Parent
The diary of Mary (Minnie) Coldwell Butcher (Mrs. George C.)
Port Sydney, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
1)
Nov.
this afternoon to stay a few days till Mr. Jones getsusedtocooking.[DavidJones(alsoLorne
18
19 Tuesday.
We received
barrels
of apples
Willie[WillGibson,Newcastle]
Dec. 1
The 2 snow
is going
fast from
this uncle
fine weather.
George went to Utterson.
2
Lovely day, but sloppy.
today.
3
George is at Frank. Ladells'
I washed.[OwnedstoreatlocationoflaterHothstore]
Lovely morning but turned gloomy.
George working at
F. Ladells again
4
A very wet day but warm.
5
Fine, high warm wind.
G. & I went up to Ladells.
Snow gone.
6
Sunday.
Hard frozen ground.
Snow fell in the night
- to the depth of 3 inches (This blot made by Eva)
Mr. Allmans last Sunday.
7
Plenty of sleighs out today - George went to Clearwater
Lake for a hunt but got nothing.
this evening.
Gone to Vestry. meeting
I suppose Mr. Allman will be going this week.
8
I washed.
George went on a bear hunt but did not find it.
9
Snow going again this fine weather.
I went to a quilting-
bee at Clarkes and they had a little dance in the evening.
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
Dec. 10 Still
11
Mr.
mild.
1892
2)
I called at Hays and was invited to tea
tomo
Chester arrived to see about starting a business
at Hay's store.
George & I took tea with the Hays. and
passed a pleasant evening.[Haysstorenextdoor-movedbackin1830stobecomelodge]
12
Saturday.
Charlie & I went to Ladells to see the toys &
I got Eva a doll & C. got her a cart.
Lodge tonight.
The Allman's are here yet & there is service tomorrow.
13
A fine Sunday.
George & I took baby over to Thomses in
the canoe and stayed to tea.
Mr. Allman preached a
good sermon in the evening.
l4
G. got some wood from Mr. Hay.
15
Snow this morning & a stormy day.
the children.
16
Posted a letter to
Dressing a doll for Eva.
Cold W N. wind.
blown about.
Some girls came to tea.
I washed & the clothes got frozen &
Commenced on the 7 cords of wood G. bought
from Mr. Hay.
Cold night.
17
Sharp day.
Made Xmas cake.
18
Father came & brought beef & turkey.
. .
Mr. & Mrs. A. Hay
came for tea.
19
Nice mild day but I am afraid the snow will go.
girls & I went to Ladells to get Xmas things.
Charlie a pr of boots.
20
Sunday but no church.
The
Got
^
We called at Forrests. (?)[livedinhouseacrossfromoldschool-Pi
GRANDMOTHER' S DIARY
1891
3)
Dec.
22
Turned soft & the snow is going.
23
Xmas.
24
Mr. E. Hay, Buddy & Harriet came to tea. & we
Xmas eve.
Nice day but no sleighing.
Nelly went
home with Ethel.
25
Christmas day & a gloomy damp one.
I went to Church
in the morn & we spent a quiet day at home.
26
Charlie
and
Eva playing with
Nelly was to come home today but has not appeared.
Began to snow this afternoon & is snowing yet.
27
A fine day.
28
I washed.
The two Nelly's came this afternoon &
A little sleighing & cold wind.
George went
to Utterson.
29
Mild & slushy.
sleighing.
30
Some soft snow fell making a little
A party at Aspdin tonight.[AspoinothersideofMartin'ssiding]
George & I went to Hays after tea to spend the evening.
There was quite a party there.
31
Cold stormy evening.
play games.
Some of the Hays came in to
The last day of the Year
1891.
G. got cheque from
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
14
1892
More snow today, keeps rather cold.
5)
Herbert came
today & brought Eva's chair & straw mattress.
15
Fine
day.
The Vincents came to tea and Mr. V. & George
drew the wood from Allman's.
16
A School meeting today.
The children went skating
& I went to Ladell's.
17 Sunday, milder.
I went & taught in S.S. George
is sick today with a bad cold.
Mr. Whitmore went to
Brymers to tea.
18
Cold
& stormy.
George went to Utterson to help unload
flour & he put in his tender for the Assessorship.
19
The coldest yet 32° below zero.
the assessorship.
20
Much milder.
poorly.
22
George did not get
He went to play chess with Mr. Hay.
Mr. & Mrs. Forrest came to tea, George
Mr. Whitmore is here yet.
George's back rather bad.
23 Charlie went skating.
Plenty of snow these days.
24
Sunday, mild.
I went to S.S.
25
Nice day but turned very stormy and cold.
I went with
Katy Lever to collect for a present for Mr. & Mrs.
Allman.
26
Got §1.60.
Last night was a terribly windy & cold night & today
very sharp.
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
Jan.27More moderate.
Forrests.
1892
6)
George & I 6c Mr. W. went to tea at
Mr. E. Hay up and moved some of Alfred
Hay's things to Uttersons.
28
Much milder with a drizzle.
George is at Utterson
first lesson at telegraphy.
29
George at Utterson again, home by 4 o'clock.
We went
to a party at Brymers' quite a lot there.
30
Up late & tired.
Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Hay moved away.
Lovely mild day.
31
Feb. 1
Pleasant day.
I went for a walk with Eva & met Mrs. Clarke.
The Miss
tea.
Nelly
is Hays
in bedcame
withtoLa
Grippe.
I dyed my dress.
Ethel & I went into Hays for a while in the evening.
It is very comfortless over there with the furniture
all gone.
2
Turned colder & stormy.
bed.
Not so cold.
4
Nelly is up today.
6
Nelly is still in
Mr. Brymer came to see her.
3
5
I washed.
Sharp
Mrs. Jones called to see Nelly.
last night.
Eva has a bad cold & is cross.
Mrs. Gall called & I invited them for
next Wednesday.
G. & I went to the store.
home with cold.
Nelly is nearly well.
Saturday.
there.
cold.
Charlie at
The Hays have gone away & Mr. Chester is
Mrs. Jones took her baby to the Dr. about an
abcess on its neck.
helping to unload
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
Feb.
7
Sunday a nasty stormy day.
1892
7)
Charlie & I went to S.S.
8
9
Fine with snow flurries at times.
10
Mr. Vincent came to draw wood.
11
Milder.
I washed.
Nelly
The Galls came to tea.
Mr. Chamberlain called for George to go to
Brunel (?) but he was not well ...could not go.
12. Very cold wind.
bad cold.
13
Mr.
Fine & sharp.
George in bed all the evening with a
Chamberlain called on his way home.
I went to the store.
Lodge tonight.
Nelly C's birthday.
14
Sunday.
Valentine's day.
Stormy.
I stayed in all day.
These Sundays are very dull.
15
Cold & the roads heavy.
16
George went to P.O. and sot a letter from Annie.
cold and horribly dull.
More snow last night.
Still
We finished a bag of flour
which lasted more than a month.
17
I washed today.
A little milder today, Ethel stayed home
from school.
18
Lovely day.
I took Eva to Clarke's and stayed to tea.
19
Mild but snowy - too stormy to go to the Debate.
Mr. Whitmore is sick.
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
Feb. 20
Mild.
1892
8)
I went to Ladells & saw Ada & Louie (?) Thoms.
Also Mr. Chamberlain who said that Mrs. W. Gall has a
daughter.
Mrs. Chester arrived.
21
Snowy & fine.
I went to SS & called to see Mrs. A. Ladell.
22
Mild, I washed.
23
Thaw continues.
My clothes dried nicely.
opened a potato pit.
George
Charlie is sickening for La Grippe,
I am afraid.
24
Beautiful
day.
Finished ironing.
Mr. and Mrs. Thoms
came to tea.
25
I went to Ladells & bought a
wrapper we came home with
Mrs. Forrest.
26
Fine but cold N. wind.
Lucy came and took Ethel, Eva
& me home to stay till
27
Cold day.
Monday.
Eva troublesome.
Mother & Ethel went to
Huntsville.
28
Sunday.
lovely day.
girls went to SS.
I took Eva out for a walk while the
George & Mr. W did not come.
In the
evening we went to church and heard Mr. Lowe preach.
Eva was good
29
____
Ethel.
Mild with a little snow.
Father drove us home, we called
at Johnsons' & left Nellie there.
The girls went skating
in the evening.
March1Tuesday.
A cold blustering wind, but sunshiny.
on Mrs. Chester.
I called
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
1892
9)
March
3
to Gall's
(Geall's?) over tho taken with George
Nice day.
I ironed and baked.
(?)
The girls & Charlie went
skating.
took baby and went to call at Thomses but were persuaded
to stay to tea.
Eva and me.
They all went to the Debate except
Mr. W's birthday.
5
Colder with wind. G & I went to Ladell's
6
A fine Sunday.
7
George
I think I will stop teaching in SS.
walked to Falkenburg.
G.
The fine weather continues
and the snow is going fast.
8
I washed and George came home from F.
Old Mr. Chester
came up.
9
George is sawing wood with A. McInnis.
with a cold coming on.
I feel poorly
The four Thoms girls came here
to tea and the boys drove them home.
10
Note:
A little fresh snow.
top of
page
G. has a bad toothache.
J.H. Colawell Esq.
11
A cold wind.
The Thomses called & went with us to the Debate.
12
A cold day with snow.
We got 45 1/2 of beef from Theobald.
G. cutting wood
13
Sunday.
Bright but cold
&
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
March
14
Cold snap continues.
N. wind.
1892
10)
George is cutting wood
with A. McInnes. Mrs. A. Ladell has a baby.
15
More moderate.
G. cutting wood today.
Mr. Brymer
got hurt in the same bush cutting wood.
16
Pleasant.
George went to Father's place.
drew our wood up.
Ted McInnes
Choir practice here tonight, quite a
few came to it.
17
A nice day.
much milder.
George went to a Bee for
cutting Mr. Brymer some wood.
Little Eva is poorly.
18
Ada & Laura Thoms came to tea & then went to the Debate.
19
George went to Utterson but did not see Steele (?)
Mrs. A. Ladell worse & had to have the Dr.
20
George and I went to Church.
cold wind.
21
W. Lloyd preached.
Mrs. Ladell very bad.
Very
Eva is not well yet.
Mrs. Ladell died this morning leaving a little baby
a week old.
The funeral is to be on Wednesday.
Lovely day.
22
A snowy windy day marked by another remarkable event.
Mr. Gendron shot a moose as it was running through the
village and gave us a quarter of venison.
George's
birthday.
23
Father & mother came to attend Mrs. Ladell's funeral.
There was quite a crowd there & the little baby was
baptized afterwards.
fell.
Mild today
but some fresh snow
I got a letter from Meaford.
thick and fast just now.
The letters come
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
March
24
Mild
day.
1892
11)
The assessor came & G. was away.
Ladells
& Brown's dogs were poisoned.
25
Thawy.
The Constables came to P.S. and summoned Mr.
Another dog poisoned in our garden.
Gendron
It is the talk
of the place and is getting quite exciting.
George
went to Utterson & seeing Jim Theobald in the P.O. on
his return accused him of informing & lying aboutit.[TheobaldslivedinGreenhousebesid
26
Thawy day.
Jim T. went to Bracebridge and got a summons
Lodge night & a great row before the lodge opened as
the other members would not sit down with Jim the
informer.
27
Great
Mrs. & Mr. Vincent called.
talk about the impending trial.
No service.
Fine day.
28
-
We got up at 3.30 and George & Mr. Whitmore went off
in Esson's sleigh for Bracebridge.
fined §10 and costs.
indignation
29
They were each
George's expenses amounted to
against Jim Theobald.
Beautiful day - snow thawing fast.
We all feel the loss
& he was about starting for Thornbury to see about buying
another farm.
Mr. & Mrs. Chester came to tea.
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
1892
12)
March 30 Nice warm day. I washed. George took Chester's
changed to the "Sun Insurance Co. Waggons out now
instead of sleighs.
31
April
1
March went out like a lamb.
Jokes are flying today.
Two dances tonight.
George walked to Father's
place to borrow some money.
Roads very bad.
Old
Brown's were burnt out.
2
Warm
day.
Ground nearly all bare.
to stay till Easter.
meet a note.
ear.
Mr. W. is going
George sent off $132.50 to
Eva is poorly again today.
We went to church in the evening and heard
Mr. Lowe - a good congregation.
4
A mild rainy day.
yet.
5
George has not gone to Falkenburg
Mr. Brymer & Mr. Esson were here.
Wind, sunshine & showers - a true April day.
George went
to see Mr. Dodd.
6
Much colder today.
George went to Vincents.
choir practice here.
We had
Mr. Whitmore has gone to a party
at Kerr's.
7
A nice day.
Spring has come early if it does not change
to winter again.
8
Colder & cloudy.
George cleaned the wood-shed.
Charlie & the girls have gone to the debate.
are drying up in Port Sydney.
Whitmore,
The roads
Insuran
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
April 9 Wet
day.
came.
1892
13)
Mr. Whitmore painted the canoe.
(note side of page;
Mr. Chamberlain
Our hens laid 20 eggs up to
the ninth)
10
11
Mr. Allman's preached twice & came here to tea.
Cold
& cloudy.
no word from Mr. Hay yet.
came & stayed to tea.
12
Cold wind.
Mr. Vincent
(5 eggs)
(4 eggs) Fine but high N. wind.
Georgie's birthday.
Magic Lantern at school-house tonight.
Charlie at home
with bad cough.
13
(5 eggs) George went to see Steele & was engaged as
night-watchman at the mill.
just now.
14
Coughs are very prevalent
Cold wind but fine.
(4 eggs) Warmer with E. wind.
Mr. Vincent was here.
Had a message from Mr. Hay through Mr. Chester.
15
Good Friday.
holidays.
16
Mr. Whitmore went to Jones'es.
(7 eggs) Still cold.
in the canoe.
17
Nelly and Ethel walked home to spend the
(4 eggs)
Georgre & Mr. W. went on the river
Hubert & his father-in-law were here to tea.
Easter Sunday.
no service here.
Warmer but cold wind still:
Eva has a cold caught from sleeping
w
*
13
(4 eggs) High N wind.
Eva's ear sets no better.
afraid we shall have to take her to the Dr.
came home.
I am
The girls
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
1892
14)
April19(5eggs)Much warmer.
Mr. Forrest.
Chesters.
George tended the mill for
I washed & Nelly and I sot N a dress at
I head at Ladells that a Mr. Scott is coming
to this mission.
20
(5 eggs) Lovely warm day.
with the stop-logs.
George helped Mr. Forrest
He & Mr. W. went out in the canoe
after tea.
21
(4 eggs) Wet afternoon.
morning.
George tended the mill this
Mr. Jarvis called this evening.
We received
ear medicine from Dr.
22
(8
eggs) Cloudy and turned wet.
post-holes.
23
George was digging
I went to see Mrs. Jones about the milk.
(5 eggs) A fine morning but turned very cold & snowed
at night. - G. & Mr. W. went up the lake.
24
(8 eggs) A cold Sunday.
Mr. Scott preached in
the
worse.
25
(6 eggs) Nelly's birthday.
through to Vincents.
26
(9
Fine.
George & I walked
Mill not open yet.
eggs) Fine pleasant day.
Washed & baked.
was minding the mill for Mr. Forrest.
George
Mr. Holliday
came here to wait for Mr. Smith.
27
(6 eggs)
We commenced housecleaning.
the mill this afternoon.
George tended
Old Mrs. Ladell is ill &
Mrs.
Baker(?)came
up. evening.
High S. Wind blew up rain.
Thunder
storm in the
morning
GRANDMOTHER'S
DIARYbut
1892
15) Mr.
April
28 (10Colder
eggs)
Warm
high
wind.
George
tended
millto
in the Jessie
morning.
We are busydied
housec
29
(6
eggs)
fine.
Scott
called
andthe
stayed
Farquaharson
th
30
Kept
cool
clouded
up
for
rain.
May
1eggs)
(6 eggs)
Cloudy
drizzly
rain
in
the&afternoon.
G & Itea.
wentTurned
to Church
& heard
Scot
2 (4
(5
Cleaned
thea
dining
room.
Cloudy
cold.
3
Mr.
H.
Chamberlain
called.
George
went
toplace.
Falkenburg.
rainy
and
myMr.
washing
4.
(7
eggs)
Cold
&
drizzly
but
cleared
out
fine.
George
came
home
on
afternoon
train.
We mus
5
(5
eggs)
George
&
I
went
in
the
canoe
to
Fathers'
Cool
&
cloudy.
6 (2
eggs) Pleasant
Cold but
& gloomy,
mostwind.
unspringlike
weather.
The
concert
came
off tonight
&Mrs.
Laura
Th
7
(7 eggs)
Fine
cold cool
high
Laura
& I
walked
the
store.
Imorning
called
to see
Ches
8
with
The
girls
went
toto
church
in the
and
Ethel
stayed
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
May
9
(5 eggs)
1892
Beautiful day much warmer.
16)
Laura, Eva & I
evening.
10
Warm
&
cloudy.
washing.
Ethel stayed to help me with the
I was very tired after finishing.
went out for a
11
Wet
12
Beautiful day.
G & I
troll.
day. We caught a lot of water.
The children had a little party.
and I went to Theobald's & got some milk.
Laura
Laura went
home with her sisters after the practice.
13
(3 eggs) Very warm.
Mother and Nelly & Clara came to
make us a farewell visit.
the afternoon.
14
(4 eggs)
George has commenced night watching at the mill at last.
A nice day.
Thoms came.
The girls stayed home in
Louisa Gall & Connie &
Mr. Hendron came for his trees.
Thom came to stay a few days.
Lodge tonight.
Ruth
Ada
George
only stayed at the mill till midnight.
15
(8
eggs)
Wet miserable Sunday.
George & Ethel & Nelly
went to church this evening.
16
(4 eggs)
A cool fine day.
I washed.
tonight.
George went to it as he does not have to watch
at the mill for a few nights.
him and stayed over night.
Vestry meeting
Mr. Lloyd came home with
He took
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
1892
17)
May 17 (6 eggs) Warm & Spring-like. George took measurements
for shingle-mill.
I got a letter from cousin Janey (?)
and George one from Alfred Hay.
18 (9 eggs) Very warm.
George, Ada & I went to tea at
Forrests.
19
(5 eggs) Blowing a gale from the S. turned wet.
Mrs. Vincent called & Ada went back with them.
Mrs. &
George
heard from Mr. Hay.
20
(5 eggs)
Wet day turned quite cold.
visitors came.
21
(8
None of our expected
I received letter from Connie.
eggs) Still gloomy and cold.
George went to Falkenburg
and decided to go to Meaford next Tuesday week.
He had to
come home in the afternoon to go on at the shingle mill
tonight.
22
(5 eggs)
tea.
Showery & cold.
Louie Thoms came after
I stayed home & the rest went to church.
decided to have a pic-nic on the
23
(6 eggs) Still gloomy.
morning
They
24th.
Lucy came and we began packing.
Feel pretty tired tonight.
24
(4 eggs)
Queen's birthday rose bright & fine but as usual
clouded up & rained in the afternoon.
pic-nic
seeing
We went to the
but had to go in the hall. however we
all our friends.
we shall be at here.
enjoyed
As it is probably the last pic-nic
George is at the mill tonight.
service.
Ethe
Grandmother's Diary
May
25
(5 eggs)
Turned cloudy.
1892
18)
George walked to Bracebridge
early this morning Nelly & Charlie at Forrests.
We are
getting on well with packing.
25
Heavy shower this morning but cleared out
(5 eggs).
and I went to church this evening.
27
(5 eggs) Gloomy & cold.
Lucy went home as we have
finished about all the packing that we can do without
George.
G. came home in the afternoon train and has gone
to the mill again tonight.
spring all through.
28
This has been a miserable cold
We expect to move next Wednesday.
(10 eggs) Lovely day.
George sold the canoe to Mr. Marsh &
rented the house to G. McEntyre.
I called at Chester's
are all very kind and seem sorry to lose us.
evening & I went to church alone.
30
(7 eggs) Father & Lucy came & G drew two loads to Utterson.
Nellie & I called at Laddells.
Warm day.
Miss Hay &
Nelly came to P.S. George went to get Mr. Thoms to
draw the furniture.
31
Hot. Mr. Thoms & G. busy all day & also Nelly & I doing
the last packing.
sultry weather.
The children staid the night at
Chesters'
&
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
June 1st
Very sultry.
1892
19)
We took leave of Port Sydney & all our
friends there and are this evening at Falkenburg where
it is very hot & uncomfortable.
2
A wet day but turned cold in evening.
We finished
arranging with Mr. Hay and started for Barrie where
we stayed the night.
3
Cool & cloudy.
We came on to Thornbury but found no
Mr. Hay so George went to fetch him.
as Mr. Hay had no accommodation.
G. came back
We all slept in one
room and had no very clean room at that.
4
was brought to the house which (though a good one) is
in a terrible mess which we could not do much to
remedy
5
today.
A warm showery day.
George walked to Uncle Willies.
We are staying with the Hays till Monday.
6
We moved over here & commenced to bring order out of
chaos.
We cleaned the upstairs & put beds up.
We got
some baker's bread & Mrs. Tucker gave us milk.
We got
Hay's bill.
7
A fine day.
Cool & rather dull.
The mud is nearly all dried up.
Nelly & I cleaned the kitchen.
the evening.
Like rain.
George pruned some trees
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
June 8
1892
A fine morning but a thunder storm came on in afternoon
which has made everything muddy again.
washed.
9
20)
Nelly & I
George went to see about a cow but it was sold
Fine day but foggy morn.
Nelly & I arranged the sitting
room & George walked to Meaford and posted the Lodge book.
He bought a cow from Mr. Carnahan near Uncle Willie's.
I wrote to Mr. Hay for George.
10
Fine & hot.
Charlie went to Thornbury with Mr. Noble
who brought our goods from Mr. Hay.
& ironed.
We cleaned the cellar
George planted some potatoes & went to see
Mr. Lamb.
11
Hot again.
We cleaned the dining-room which is the last
room & now there are only odds & ends to do.
unpacked without a breakage.
The crockery
George put in some garden
seeds & cut some black knot.
12
Sunday.
Very hot & a tremendous wind.
We were at home
all day but none of Uncle Willie's people came.
It is
nice to have a rest-day.
13
Still hot 4 windy but it is cooler after the thunder storm
this evening.
I planted some flower-seeds in boxes &
George put in some seeds.
14
Much cooler & high wind.
George went to Bell's after tea
Nelly & I washed.
Uncle & Aunt
came this afternoon & we were very glad to see them.
George went to see Bell's team.
tonight & got cheque for cow.
He heard from Mr. Hay
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June 15
(Note across entry:
1892
21)
House at Port Sydney let to
G. McEntyre from this date)
A nice day George went
to Meaford & brought home a cow, but we have to keep
her in the stable at first.
&
15
We finished washing
ironed.
Beautiful weather now.
work:
did11/4days.
George began Mr. Hay's road
We are not troubled with mosquitoes
here.
17
Heavy rain last night, foggy morning but fine afternoon.
Cousin's Frank, Mary & Kate came & stayed to tea.
George started road-work but left off for the
18
Saturday foggy & wet.
road-work.
19
George put in1/2day at
Mr. White brought a churn for us to try.
A wet Sunday, muddy & very dull staying in all day.
Mr. E. Hay came.
Our cow is a good deal of bother as
she is not contented alone.
20
rain
Fine breezy day.
Foggy even.
Nelly & I washed blankets.
George
saw Mr. Hay on business and drove to Clarksburg with
Mr. White.
has gone.
He is over at A. Hay's this even.
Cloudy & foggy again.
E. Hay
This is a terrible
place for fog.
21
Hotmorning, turned wet.
G. went to see A. Hay before
he went away & then went to Meaford & got cheque from
A. Paxon
and
st
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June 22
1892
Fine breezy day but turned wet at night.
22)
George went
to see Mr. White & Mr. Noble & commenced hoeing corn.
Mrs. Bell & Mrs. J. Noble called.
I went to see Mrs.
Hay who thinks she will not go away with her husband.
23
Cloudy noon but nice afternoon.
G. doing roadwork.
24
Beautiful day.
We washed & churned.
George bought 2 pigs from Bells.
Mr. White is here harrowing.
went to Meaford with Mrs. Hay.
Nelly
G. did some mowing
for Mrs. Hay.
25
Fine cold day.
breaking in.
We begin to be troubled with cattle
Mr. White was here harrowing this morning.
George went to Meaford & posted Jones's & Mr. Varney's (?)
Insurance papers.
Mr. Blanchard brought our goods from
Thornbury.
26
Fine Sunday but none of us got to Church.
Mrs. Hay called.
It turned wet at night.
27
High E. wind & rain stopped work.
28
High W. wind & cool.
morning.
George was at road work this
Mr. White came to cultivate corn this afternoon.
I went to Hay's & borrowed butter-bowl & pan.
again & so much wind.
29
Like rain
Georae wrote to Arthur Paxon.
Fine morn but turned showery.
I washed.
Nelly went
to Meaford with Mrs. Hay & went into Uncle Willie's
& had dinner.
Mr. White here cultivating all day.
Mr. Clarke came to set work.
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30
Cool high wind.
1892
Mr. A. Hay is back.
Mr. White here
today cultivating and his son harrowing.
here hoeing all day.
hoed corn.
July 1
23)
Mr. Hares was
George planted some peas and
Last day of school.
Nelly & Charlie went to Meaford.
Mr. White was cultivatin
all day.
2
Fine morning but wet evening.
Mr. White cultivating
with A. Hay and got letters from Mother & A. Thom.
George fenced in part of the gully for the cow.
3.
A wet Sunday as usual & a very dull
4.
Nice day.
Mr. White here harrowing.
to board tomorrow.
one.
Hired man is coming
George went to Thornbury with A. Hay.
I called at Bell's.
5
Mr. Clark came here to hire & was harrowing all day.
G & I went over to Mrs. Hay's & filled a straw tick.
A. Hay has gone again.
Mr. White mowed this afternoon
It has been a beautiful day
& his son was hoeing all day. for the pic-nic.
6
Hot day.
Mr. Clarke was cultivating & harrowing.
Went home this evening.
9 o'clock.
Mr. White was mowing since
George went to Meaford after tea.
Nelly
got some strawberries
7.
Another hot day.
Mr. Clarke's nephew came to board
here while he is hoeing A. Hays corn.
Clarke mowed
in the orchard & this even George & he went to Thornbury
to get a horse-rake.
They did not get back till after 12.
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
July
8
Hot.
1892
George raked some hay up with the horse-rake &
Clarke mowed after the machine over at Hay's.
was weeding.
9
24)
Adam
White scuffling.
Still hot & good hay weather.
George sent off a letter
to Mr. Hay. He & Clarke were putting up hay & boy raking.
Clarke went home tonight - Blanchard brought home a
cultivator.
10
A hot day.
None of us at Church.
George & I went to Mrs. Hays.
11
Mr. Tucker called.
Hay's cow calved.
Clarke came back & he & George and W. Blanchard drewin
hay & in the afternoon old Blanchard helped.
went home at night.
12
Clarke
Very hot & like a thunder storm.
Still hot but like thunder in even.
George & the
Blanchards drew in the rest of the hay this evening &
after dinner G. went to Meaford.
I got letter from
Constance & Nelly from Ethel.
13
Cooler but no rain & no water to wash.
back & scuffled corn.
hay.
Mr. Clarke came
G. & Blanchard got in one load of
George was at road work this afternoon.
Aunt
Annie & Mrs. Albert came & spent the afternoon & Mrs. & Miss
McVetie called.
14
Hot & fine.
Mr. White was here mowing.
Mr Clarke raked
over by Hay's house & after dinner he & George hoed beans.
Mr. & Mrs. Fairlie called.
George went to see Mr. & McVitie.
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
July 15
George
is poorly today.
1892
25)
He & Clark put wire on the line
fence this morn & this afternoon.
Clarke hoed tilla
thunder storm came on & after tea cleaned the barn floors.
Cool & windy tonight.
16
We picked a few black currants.
G. went to see Dr. Kent for the 1st time.
Bright & cool.
Mr. Clarke cleaned the cistern & hoed after tea.
George
sent to Thornbury with Mr. Blanchard . A. Hay came
home again.
17
Beautiful day.
Stayed at home as usual.
dullnot going to church.
18
A. Hay & Mr. Tucker called.
Like rain but cleared off & Blanchard & Clarke drew
in 4 loads of hay while George raked.
in morn.
money.
19
It is very
Clarke hoed corn
Nelly walked to Meaford & posted Insurance
She got letter from E. Hay.
Like rain tonight.
Drizzly in the morn but high wind blew clouds away.
The children got11/2qts. raspberries.
mowed for Hay today.
G. was hoeing.
Cooler.
Mr. Clarke
I went over to Hay's
& Tucker's after tea & took Eva.
20
Hot & windy.
George poorly with bad headache.
Clarke took cow to Bolesey.
He &
Clarke mowed & raked for
S. Hay.
21
Very hot.
George not well, unable to work.
came this afternoon to mow across the gully.
Byres
Clarke
raked at Hay's this morn & this afternoon Blanchard &
Clarke drew it in.
We picked some black currants &
I preserved 2 jars cherries.
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
July 22
1892
26)
Hot.
Clarke was working for A. Hay & young Byres mowed
this
morning.
George went to Thornbury this afternoon
to get Lucy's money but was unable to do so.
23
Hot.
Clarke left us to work at Hays corn.
Byres mowed
the orchard & helped with the drawing in after dinner
but they did not get all the hay in and we had a heavy
thunder storm at night.
letters from Mother.
24
25
Still hot.
Nelly went to Meaford & got
Louie & Mr. Kay & Ethel.
No one at church.
A. Hay called.
Very hot but cooler after the violent storm this evening.
They got in 2 loads of hay.
Byres here all day and Clarke
& 2 boys boarding here.
26
Hot & like thunder.
Clarke & 2 boys are working for
A. Kay & boarding here. G. went to Thornbury and got
money for cheque.
27
Hot, but it came up a severe thunder storm in evening.
Clarke & boys are not boarding here now.
orchard.
G. mowing in
Mrs. Tucker called & Nelly went to Mrs. Hay's.
A terrific storm of wind rain & thunder came up in the
evening.
28
Fine.
Blowing most the fences down.
George busy all day putting up fences.
Very hot
still
29
A wet day turned much cooler.
George very poorly.
He paid Mr. White.
30
Fine & cooler.
to Meaford.
George
Charlie went in Clarke's buggy
I went over to Hays after tea.
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
July 31
Aug. 1
27)
A nice day. But it is so dull never going to church.
Fine morn but wet afternoon.
The Blanchards mowed till
the rain & then went to Meaford.
2
1892
Fine.
Clarke & 2 boys hoeing.
George walked to Meaford & got letter from Lucy
& posted letters with her money.
Blanchards were
mowing in stump field & Clarke & his boy hoed for us
after dinner.
3
Hot with high wind & rain threatening.
to work.
George not able
Blanchard & the Clarke's drew in 2 loads of
hay.
4
with his legs.
He went over to Mrs. Hay's & got some
potatoes.
5
Fine morn, but turned wet.
A. Hay came home.
Nelly &
Charlie walked to Meaford & Frank drove them home in
the rain.
6
7
I got a letter from Mother.
Cool & windy.
But
her.
George went to Thornbury with Blanchard
she was not.
They drove out to see us & did not bring
Keeps hot.
8
Miss Byres called and while they were here Frank & mother
came from Meaford.
at night.
9
Sultry and violent thunder storms
George got up & came down stairs.
Not much cooler but fine.
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
1892
28)
Aug. 10 Rain last night & today.
Meaford & got letters & saw creamery.
We washed.
He took cow to
Boles' again.
11
Wet
day, turned cooler.
12
Bright & cool.
G. Turned over a bit of hay.
13
George walked to Meaford and came home tired out.
Blanchard drew in the last hay for us.
14
Sunday, pleasant.
G. went to Tucker's & mother & Nelly
called at Hays.
15
We washed.
Hotter. Blanchards plowing (?) again.
George hoed turnips.
16
Hot.
Nelly went to Meaford with Mrs.
mowing
17
Charlie started to school.
Hay.
G.
(?)
- wrote to Mr. Kay about money.
cultivating "all day.
Mr. Clarke was
We got about J- bus. potatoes-
fromAug
A. 18
Kay.
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18
Sultry.
Churned soft butter.
G. walked to Thornbury.
Windy evening & warm.
19
Much cooler happily for Minnie was sick all day, Dr.
came at 3 p.m. baby born at 5 p.m., a fine rosy girl,
had a tolerable good night, both doing well.
20
Cool, Nellie & I did Saturdays
21
Sunday at home, M & baby progressing satisfactorily.
M has sore breasts,
work.
baby good &
Mrs. Hay called, nice cool day,
none of the Gibson's came, baby sleeps well.
George went to
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
August 22
1892
29)
M. improving which we are thankful for, I wrote to
Lizzie, Mr. & Mrs. Thos Gibson,
George helping
Mr. Hay with the pease.
23
Cool & fine.
G. went to Meaford with Mr. Blanchard.
Got peck potatoes from A. Hay.
evening.
24
G. got home in the
Brought me two letters. Got letter from Mr. Hay.
Hot again.
Mr. Clark here to dinner & tea, sultry evening,
little rain.
25
Wet
morning, churned & ironed. M & I wrote to Mrs.
D. Coldwell, wet afternoon, baby sleeps well.
25
Fine, Mr. Clark here dinner and tea.
showery afternoon.
G. went to Thornbury
27
Fine, Mr. Clark here dinner & tea, Nellie went to
Meaford, got letters from Port Sydney.
29
Fine.
George helping Mr. Hay all day.
baby wakeful and
cross, windy evening.
afternoon G. working for Mr. Hay till four p.m., cooler.
31
Cold and showery day, washed clothes, charlie got peck
potatoes from Mr. Hay.
Sept. 1
Fine & cool.
George working at Mr. Hays all day.
Mr. Clark here two meals, preserved two jars crabs
2
Very warm, G. at home picked harvest apples, Mr. Hay
brought baskets for plums.
3
Fine, hot, G. helping Mr. Hay all day.
Nellie walked
to Meaford got letter from Mrs. Forrest, four for me
and papers, baby good, Eva had night croup.
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
Sept. 4 Sunday. hot like rain. G and
5
5
Wet
1892
30)
M had a walk, baby restless.
morning and cool, mopped bedroom.
M made marmalade.
Cold & damp (Minnie resumes writing) George & Charlie
picked plums for Mr. Hay.
sleeps well today.
Mother & N. washed.
She has good nights.
Baby
A. Kay took
plums & apples to Thornbury.
7
George working all day for A. Hay.
Fine.
Ironed & churned
Creamery man called.
3
Beautiful
day.
George working for A. Kay 7 hours.
Aunt Annie came & took mother away; Eva shall miss her.
9
Fine G. at Hay's half a day.
plums.
10
Bagman came
I picked 2 baskets of...
(?)
George working at A. Hays. Got no
mail this week.
G. went to Thornbury & sold 2 baskets of plums
11
Fine Sunday
George walked to Uncle Willies & took
mother her money.
12
Nelly
& I called at Tuckers.
George picked 2 baskets of plums.
Wet day.
I preserved
We washed but I don't know when
the clothes
plums.
13 Still wet.
will dry.
14
Turned cold & still miserably wet.
over.
G. picked up 2 baskets of plums & there are lots
of apples down.
15
Clothes blown all
Blanchard came.
Picked a lot of plums they are getting too ripe.
and cool.
Fine
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
Sept. 16 George walked to Meaford.
plums to ship.
1892
31
A. Hay took 6 baskets of
G. stooked up some oats.
We are busy
preserving plums.
17
Lovely day.
Picking plums.
Sent 5 baskets to sell with
Mr. Blanchard. $1.35 a bus. (bushell)
13
Fine cool Sunday.
George, Charlie & I took a walk
past Hays.
19
Cold wind but fine.
Finished picking plums & sent off
6 baskets for Hays besides 5 more to divide.
20
Fine but cold wind.
of Hay's plums.
21
Warm & still.
We washed.
Sent off the rest
George working at Hays in the afternoon.
George picked some apples.
It is very
dull here; we seldom see anybody or go anywhere.
22
George poorly with sick headache.
23
Still sultry.
Fair at Meaford.
of plums to Uncle Willie.
Like rain.
Sultry like thunder.
We sent in a basket
I went to McVeties and stayed
to tea.
24
George walked to Meaford but did not get much mail.
Posted letter to E. Hay.
25
Fine morning but thunder storm in afternoon cooled the
air.
Ferguson's barn was struck by lightning and
burn to the ground.
26 High cold wind.
27
I had a bad toothache.
Very high wind but warmer.
Tooth still bad all day.
We washed the white clothes.
George walked to Thornbury
to post letter to A. Ladell.
He has gone to Tuckers
tonight.
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Sept. 28 & 29
1892
George is digging Mr. Hays potatoes.
32
Fine & for
a wonder not much wind.
30
George & Charlie cutting sunflowers.
High warm wind,
like rain tonight.
Oct. 1st
Got letters from Mother & money from Mr Hay.
Nelly
went to Meaford.
2
Sunday cool & like rain at night.
walk towards Thornbury.
3
G. & I took a
A. Hay called in evening.
High wind, rain at night - George is helping A. Hay
Measure the summer fallow.
4
Cold & wet.
A. Hay went to Allan Park.
G. cut a
little corn.
5
The first snow of the season came indashes all day
with a bitter cold wind.
6
A high wind but warmer.
We washed.
George & C. were cutting corn
all day.
7
G. & C. cutting corn.
After noon W. Elanchard
drew it in to the stoop.
8
Wet
day.
Mild.
George went with W. Tucker in the morn to
have a hunt & after noon to Meaford & got letter from
Ethel & cheque from Relief for $7
9
Sunday.
Fine & cool.
& stayed to tea.
Uncle Willie & his cousin came
Frost.
10
Warmer & like rain.
G. husking corn.
11
Charlie's birthday.
Fine.
G. husking corn.
Willie Tucker was here.
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
Oct. 12
Nice day.
George cutting corn.
1892
33
Nelly got some
tomatoes from Mrs. Hay.
13
Indian summer weather.
G. finished cutting corn.
I went to call on Mrs. Byres but found her away.
14
Still fine. G. walked to Meaford and got a letter
and book for Charlie.
15
Got in rest of corn.
oatmeal.
16
17-
W. Blanchard drew in some corn.
Got a bag of flour & some
Rain.
Sunday.
Cold & gloomy.
A. Hay back.
I washed white clothes.
13
Warm day.
Eva got cold.
19
Colder with high wind.
20
Cold & fine.
21
Cold wind.
22
High wind but mild. rain.
23
A dull wet Sunday.
24
Wet and miserable.
25
Ditto
26
Still ditto
G. & C. are busy picking apples.
They finished picking fall apples.
I took up carpet.
No one went for mail today.
G. Helping measure summer fallow
I washed
Blanchards did not go but Willie went
to Thornbury & got stove piping.
27
Blanchards started for home.
Fine.
George went to
Meaford and got mail & zinc.
28
High wind wet night.
We got the stove up.
29
A horrible wet, windy day.
we could not go to Meaford.
most detestible weather,
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
1892
34
Boxes
No.
12
Crocks,
3
Books
1
Clothing
8
Bedding,
baking &
washing utensils
etc.
blankets
2
31
Books, b o l s t e r s ,
4
Winter clothes
5
Clothese not needed.
9
Sheets, p .
Nov. 4
cases,
Hat-box
Quilts
flat, irons,
S t i l l wet & d r i v i n g snow,
came today.
5
Desk,
colder.
Edward Hay and Buddy
He has nothing satisfactory to arrange.
George & the Hays picked the winter apples .
Hays
in the even.
6
Sunday.
7
Mr.
Turned
Milder & xxxx muddy.
E . Hay went away.
White took 4 bbs of applies to Thornbury and George
High wind & f r o z e n up.
flour.
G. walked to Meaford and got
letter from McEntyre enclosing r e n t .
9
I washed.
& me
10
G. went to
cold.
went with him & got 2 bags of
8
blankets .
He got some b e e f .
Aunt Annie came & took the two l i t t l e
home.
very
Thanksgiving day.
ones
muddy.
A fall
of snow last n i g h t .
I went
to church with Mary & Nelly & enjoyed the s e r v i c e.
Came
back to dinner of roast goose which George came Just in
time f o r .
The l i t t l e
music in the
evening.
ones are very good.
We had some
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
Nove. 11
Cold
wind.
I892
35
Mary drove me into Meaford in the morn
and Aunt brought us home after dinner.
The roads
are abominable & the ride was unpleasant.
12
Saturday.
Snowy.
George unroofed the log shed.
13
Another dull Sunday.
Rain last night took away snow & made it very
muddy again.
I white-washed the dining-room.
15
Finished room.
16
We washed & the sun shone out for an hour or two
and set fair.
Warm & damp.
George walked to Thornbury & got
Charlie a pair of boots. came home very tired.
17
More rain last night & high warm wind this even.
We have had cloudy skies, rain & snow & wind almost
without intermission for a month.
I hope a change
will come soon.
18 & 19 Colder with snow.
No mail this week.
20
Sunday.
About 4 inches of snow.
21
Cold high wind.
22
Sharp frost & snowy.
1
to Louie for him.
23
George is building a hen-house.
G. working at hen-house. I wrote
These days are terribly monotonous.
We moved stove into the dining-room.
Washed & George walked to Meaford in the snow.
Letters from Mother, Mrs. Clarke & Lizzie Coldwell.
24
Snow enough for sleighing.
died.
Baked & churned.
Mr. Dodd
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Nov.
25
Got a bag of peas from Bell.
26
Keeps cloudy & dull every day.
27
Advent Sunday.
28
Charlie got some peas from A.
36
Snow is staying.
Chilly & dull.
come from Falkenburg.
Dec.
1892
Hay.
Goods did not
Pleasant mild day.
29
Willie Tucker came to see George.
Charlie got oatmeal.
1
Nelly & Charlie walked to Meaford.
Got bill from Hay.
2
I took baby to Hays.
3,4
5
Sunday.
Cold & Snowy.
He brought me a letter from Annie & one from
Walter Brymer.
Nice day.
G. went again for cow & found her.
Uncle Willie's.
7
The cow strayed away.
George went to Meaford to look for cow but did not get
her.
6
Thawing.
Rainy day.
He had dinner at
I washed.
Fine morn but stormy afternoon driving rain.
came and killed the
9
Snow
nearly
10
Sunny afternoon.
McVettie
pigs.
gone.
but cold howling wind blowing
George went to Meaford & Mr. Byres
brought box & bag of salt for the pork.
G. got letters
from Mr. Hay and Louie Paxon.
11
A cold miserable Sunday.
Indoors all day.
12
There is a little snow for sleighing again.
started to school.
15
George went to Ferguson's & Tuckers.
16
Hays killed their pigs.
Weather pleasant.
Charlie
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
Dec. 17
Saturday.
1982
37
George went to Meaford & got letters from
Cousin Jane & Ada Thoms & Cheque from A. Paxon.
Nellie got a volume of Sunshine from Eng.
18
Another stormy Sunday indoors all day.
19
Baby is 4 months old.
20
We washed.
21
Spelling match at the school.
I made Xmas cake & pudding.
Very cold & windy
Charlie is there this evening.
22 & 23
24
George & I went.
Mr. Whitfield came today.
Very stormy & lots of snow
Cleared up a little in afternoon & George went to
Meaford & got two Christmas papers & budgett of letters
(I got a pound from Connie) and cards.
25
Piercing cold.
The stormiest, coldest Xmas I remember. The snow is
very deep and drifted.
We have to den up this weather.
26
A little improvement in the weather. G. sawing wood
27
A nice day.
28
We are having a few nice days & good roads.
Nelly walked to Meaford
Mr White
came & drew some wood from the barn & Mrs. W. came in
for a while.
29 & 30 George sawed some wood at the woods.
He has hurt himself
lifting blocks and is afraid of rupture.
31 Charlie took the saw to Fergusson's.
George went to
Meaford & got letter from Mr. Thoms & parcel from Lucy
in Toronto.
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
January 1, 1893
Sunday.
1893
38
Stormy again & shut in as usual.
2
Storming & drifted deep snow.
6
Snows every day.
7
George went to Meaford with Mr. Hay & got Nelly letters
George
Election day.
cutting wood at the woods.
from England.
March
8
Cold & snowy.
9
A regular blizzard this afternoon
4
10
It has been a terribly stormy & dull winter and there
This has been a very fine week and the snow is about
half gone. George has Been busy looking for a team.
Charlie has a bad cough & cold.
15
Very cold again.
Eva & baby poorly with colds.
16
Connie's birthday.
17
Nice day. Rev. Mr. Caswell called to see us.
a bad cold.
Mr. Latornell called.
G. has
22
George's 40th birthday. He went to Dinsmore's sale.
23
Mild high wind which is thawing rapidly.
April 2
3
Easter Sunday.
G. went to Tuckers.
Very warm, thawing fast.
Mr. Hay is expected today.
Snow nearly gone.
Mrs. Fergusson & children came.
Ada Thoms' wedding day.
4
E. Hay & George went and bought a team.
Very high wind.
5
G. went to bring Taylor & arranged with L
has
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
April 6
1893
39
G. went to see Mr. Vickars & he came late at night
7
George walked to Meaford.
Icy and cold wind.
8
High soft wind but turned cold,
fine.
10
Lovely mild day drying up n i c e l y .
11
Nice d a y .
I washed.
George went to Meaford & I went as far as
Uncle W's
12
High S . wind.
not come.
buggy
13
G. walked to Thornbury but the harness had
Roads getting nice and d r y .
offered him for
Blowing bard,
$10
turned c o l d .
G. had a
I wish we could get
it.
I cleaned a room, the t h i r d .
W i l l i e Tucker helped G to weigh some hay.
14
A . Hay went to Thornbury. No harness
17
Gloomy raw day .
yet.
White here sawing.
Nothing can be done yet with horses
for want of h a r n e s s .
G.
is going to Thornbury to see i f
Draft of letter on following sheet:
Since w r i t i n g to you Mr. Arthur L a d e l l who holds the mortgage on
my house in P t .
the I n t e r e s t
paid
Sydney has c a l l e d h i s money i n .
this
summer to get in arrears & expected to have
it xx at Christmas
not coming to hand,
As it is simply
time but owing to some money I
expected
I have not been able to do so.
impossible for me at the present time to pay the
Principle & I n t e r e s t :
Principle & Intst
for amount to
I had allowed
I s h a l l have to lose the place.
The
on the 14th of March when the money is called
Princ.
worth more than t h i s .
$250
x
s
I think the place is
certainly
I f you think the place is worth any more than
this to you and you l i k e to make xxx me an offer for i t .
I should
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
1893
40
Draft of letter: Mr. Dodd held a note of mine for $100 which I
think falls due about the 15th of the month. Would you kindly
let me renew the note till the 1st of July as I am sorry to say
Icannotpaytheprincipletillthen.Iwillpostyouthe$8interest next week.
and wish to assure you of our kind sympathy.
I should like
to have seen Mr. Dodd before leaving Port Sydney but we left
rather hurriedly at the last & I was night-watching at the mill
at the time.
May
7
Commenced seeding.
Rodgers came.
8
G. & I went to Meaford and sent off deed of house.
9
Uncle & Aunt came & had tea.
10
They are getting on well with seeding - like rain.
Hot weather.
We were very
GRANDFATHER'S DIARY 4l)
The diary of Mary (Minnie) Coldwell Butcher
July 20, 1893.
Mrs. Ed. Hay & girls went home today.
Splendid hay weather.
July 21.
George, Eva and I drove to Meaford & I brought
various things.
July 22.
shower.
Hot.
Excursion to Orillia to see boat-race.
Thunder
George went to Thornbury and got 2 bags of flour
& one of oatmeal.
24
Warm.
I washed. Willie Byers commenced cutting hay here,
picked first green pear.
25
Very hot and windy, busy making and mowing hay.
26
Byers here in forenoon.
Freddie home.
Afternoon G. & I went to
I went ...
27
for butter.
Byers
H
stacking
Nice &
cool.
Mary
&& Kate
Gibsonhere
walked
here &hay.
took Fred
home
in the
evening.
28
Men here drawing in today, rain came before they quite
finished.
29 Fine & windy.
Byers here & they finished up the hay.
does hot,
not stand
the all
workday.
well.
30 G.
Sunday.
at home
Meaford
Grandmother's
July 31
Cobler,
Diary
1893
42)
George & Charlie went to Meaford and got letters
from Surbiton.
We are afraid
Miss Terry is
not coming.
Aug 1
Lovely day.
G. put p. green
He went to see Mr.
2
(Paris green?) on potatoes.
in evening.
Nice day but too dry.
...
G. went to Tom Lat
went to Thornbury
and got chop
... went to tea at Jamieson's.
Dry & smoky. W. Byers
sawing wood.
5
George went to Thornbury and got wagon fixed.
to Meaford, no mail.
Heavy thunder shower did much good.
6
Sunday turned quite cold &
7
Beautiful clear day.
house.
8
Hot.
Nelly walked
windy.
G. went to
G. put the cow in the bush behind
I feel poorly today.
Nelly went to Byers & found Mrs. B. very ill.
went to see La
about cutting the grain.
George
The
two Bobs girls called.
9
Hot.
We washed.
G. drew some hay for A. Hay.
Meaford & I rode as far as Laturnels with him.
G. went to
Heard from
Miss Terry.
10
Hot & dry, grass all parched • up.
11
Nelly and Charlie went to spend the day at Gibsons.
Hot
& smoky but nice shower in the evening.
12
They stayed all night and came home in the morning.
drove to Meaford but got nothing.
G.
Aug 13
14
Cool sunday again.
Lovely clear day.
At home all day.
George & I drove to Meaford and he met
Miss Terry starting to walk out here.
I stayed at Uncles
till they came past.
15
Miss Terry tired with her long journey. (G. Latornell pulling
peas.
16
Sultry & like rain. Miss T. helped me to wash.
Latornell
pulling peas and Nobles cutting peas & oats1/2day.
17
Unsettled weather.
George drove Miss Terry to Meaford.
She & Nelly went for walk in evening.
18
Like rain.
Miss Terry & I called at Tuckers.
came here in the
19
Cool day.
Ed. Hay
evening.
George went to Thornbury and bought binder twine.
In afternoon he & Ed. Hay drew in the peas.
19
Nice cool day.
Miss Terry & Nelly went for a walk.
& Mrs. Tucker came to tea.
20
Fine.
Hay bros. were over for a while.
G. drove his sister-in-law to Meaford to get her
ticket as she starts tomorrow for Slayton
working here this afternoon.
21
Mr.
(3 Latornells
Got book from Connie for Eva.
We got up early & George saw Miss Terry off on the stage
I washed.
23 Hot.
Nelly has bad headache.
Eva's birthday she got a book and a fan
24th Very hot & like rain.
men.
Busy harvesting & cooking for
I went over to Hays in the evening.
25th NoGood
rain
but blew
a little cooler.
harvest
weather.
Mother's birthday.
3 Lat
Aug 26
Saturday.
drawing grain.
Cloudy but hot
men still here cutting &
I walked to Meaford and had tea at Uncles,
Saw an excursion from Parry
Sound.
I got a letter from
Laura Thoms & 2 from Miss Terry. for George & me.
expect we shall hear again soon from her.
I
She is very kind
and would like to help us.
Aug 27
Cloudy.
Another Sunday at home.
How long before we are
able to go to Church again I wonder.
Aug
28
A wet day men had to go home.
G. poorly
George glad of the rest.
29
Quite cold but turned bright - busy harvesting.
30
Cool & fine.
Busy carrying in, in afternoon & finished
cutting.
31
Lovely clear day, carrying grain all day.
2 men here.
We are not troubled with near so many house flies this
year as usual.
Sept. 1
2
Drawing In.
Turned cold & wet.
Cold, day high wind, George went to Clarksburg & Nelly
went to Meaford but got no letters.
3
Cool.
Mr. & Mrs. Allman
4
Sultry again.
came & stayed tea.
Drawing in all day.
Nelly & Eva went to
Allmans.
5
Like rain but turned cool.
Finished harvest.
G. went to
Meaford & unloaded car of lumber, got back late.
6
George drew lumber to Hay and went to M. for another load
7. Muddy.
G. went for load of lumber in forenoon.
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
Sept
8
9
George got load of lumber.
came in morn. Lovely day.
1893
...45
Aunt Annie & Lizzie & Roy
G. brought 2 loads lumber.
Bells. No letter.
I went to Meaford ft rode with
10
Sunday.
G. & I went to Bob Latornalls.
11
I wrote to Lucy.
12
I washed. Nice weather but so dry. G. brought 1 load
lumber. A. Hay got a few apples. G. had letter from Mrs.
Lefroy.
13
GeorgewenttoLamb'sthreshing.Hot.
G. got 2 loads lumber.
14
very tired.
15
George
went for rest of lumber.
16 Equinoxial gales begun.
cold night.
17
Bright but cold wind.
18 Warm & smoky again.
A. Hay.
Cold
Mrs. Hay called.
Warm
rain & high wind, miserable
Sunday
G. got peas from Bell & drew beans for
19
I washed. Mrs. Byres came. George went to Meaford and
got letters from Miss Terry, Janey & Lucy.
20
(nothing)
21
Nelly & Charlie put cow in back pasture & had a bother
with her. George went to see Mr. Allman ft to Meaford
posted letters to Mr. Lefroy, W. Hay, Mrs. Paxon.
22
Last night was wet but it came out bright. G. got some
flour at Nobles & heard that the machine will not be here for
about a fortnight, G. cutting wood. Clarksburg fair.
23
Turned colder.
24
Harvest Festival Sunday.
Nice day, turned like rain.
Meaford for lumber.
26
Kept cold.
G. drew 2 loads of posts.
25
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
Sept.
27
28
29
30
Oct.
1
2
1893
...46
George drew the last of the lumber & heard from Ed. Hay.
we leave here at the end of Oct.
I walked to Meaford & posted letters to Grandpa
mother & had tea at Uncle's. Georere brought a load
from Thornbury for Hays. Stormy night.
We get very little rain ft the roads are good.
up horses. He worked at Hays with Noble.
Like rain.
Nice day.
Slick
G. gave
G. going to Meaford.
We stayed at home.
Noble ft G. moving straw stack.
3
Fine but rain at night. They are still at the straw.
Nelly went to Meaford ft got something for threshing.
4
Wet morning.
5
Lovely warm day. The trees are all in autumn foliage
now. W. Byers ft George are moving straw. Old Mrs.
Noble died last night. Meaford fair. Nelly went with
Byers.
5
Windy & came up stormy. Mrs. Noble's funeral.
went to Meaford & got me a letter from Lizzie.
7
Wet morning & colder. G. went to Meaford ft got a
letter from Clarke containing a draft for $100. Hope
to goto P.S. before next month.
8
Sunday, nice day.
9
&
Not working today.
S. Hay took pigs home.
George
Busy. Cooking for threshing but we head they would not
come till Wednesday. Got book ft letters for Charllie.
10
I washed. Beautiful day.
Jamieson girls called.
Machine came tonight.
11
Charlie's birthday. A busy day threshing. got done at
5
Ada Byers helped us. Warm & summerlike.
12
Rather like rain. G. at Nobles threshing. Turned hot.
I walked to Meaford & got Lucy's money & bought some
clothes for Nelly.
13
Commenced dress-making.
Rain at night.
G. at Tuckers.
Windy but cooler.
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
Oct. 14
Wet
1893
...47
cold & windy rain all day.
15
Cold wind & the first snow fell.
16
Busy dressmaking. Fine & cool. G. went to Meaford
got letters from Mrs. Thoms & Mr. Lefroy with Nelly's
money.
17
Washed.
13
Mrs. Roble & Miss Lindsay came to tea. Warm & pleasant.
G. went to Meaford. Heard from Petmen. (?)
19
Nice day. Mrs. Hay called. G. went to Thornbury.
(Sewing for Nelly and packing)
20
Busy packing.
21
Lovely cool day. Packing. George went to Meaford
and got cloth but no letter from Petm.
22
Sunday. Fine. I went to Hays & Tuckers.
moonlight night.
23
Nice day.
Staid in all day.
&
Uncle & Aunt and Ethel came to tea.
Like a storm but it passed off.
Weather keeps beautiful & warm.
Meaford. Turned cloudy.
Lovely
G. & I walked to
24
Busy finishing up packing 3 loads went to the station.
Weather changed to cold with dashes of rain. Cannot
get Petman's house.
25
Cold & cloudy but cleared out. Mr. Bell took last
load and Frank fetched us here to stay all night.
26
We started off in the morning and duly arrived.
George & C. at F.S. and the children and I at Father's.
Cold & gloomy with a dash of snow.
27
Still raw but milder. Charlie came out to tell me that
there is some difficulty about getting Paton's (?)
house & I do not know where we will live.
23
Father went to P.S. to see about drawing some of the things.
He brought a barrel of apples. Furniture stored at
Utterson till the house is ready. Mr. Smith away.
29
Gloomy & cold,1/2inch of snow.
went to S.S. G. did not come.
30
31
Some of the girls
Bright fine day. Lucy is going to Huntsville. Good
day for still hunt. G. came in evening. He stayed
over-night
George went to Huntsville intending to go by train to
P.S. and see Mr. Smith in evening. Gloomy.
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
1893
...48
Nov. 1st Mild & cloudy. Mr. Smith went past but I got no
message from George. I hope he has got the house.
This long delay is a nuisance.
2
Nice day.
at Hares.
Father is drawing turnips. Evan and I called
Rain at night. No word of George.
3
Baby was poorly with cough last night. Cooler since
rain. I have been here over a week & I hope we can
get into a house soon.
4
Nice cool day. Charlie went to Pt. Sydney. Herbert came.
Charlie came back. House not commenced yet.
5
Sunday mild. We went to church. in afternoon and heard
Mr. Lower. George came after church.
6
home some clothes. House to be commenced tomorrow.
It seemed nice to see Pt. Sydney again.
7
Fine & warm. I did some washing and cut out my dress.
I must do what sewing I can here for I will be busy
enough when we move to the house at Pt. Sydney. Herbert
went away.
3
Still fine.
9
Fine.
Charlie went to P.S.
Washing day.
Ethel
Mr. & Mrs. Bray came even.
10
Nice morning.
did not come.
I expect George to come for us today.
11
Still fine.
to Hville.
12
Cool & Cloudy. Father's horse is sick. Herbert went
home yesterday & took Ethel. G. came today and took me
and the children to Jonese's in the boat.
13
We stayed at Jones again tonight.
in afternoon & Nelly came.
Herbert came but G. did not.
He
Lucy went
We worked at the houses
14CommmencedtogetmilkfromJonese's.Wemovedinhere
today
& were
busy
& unpack
sick.
G.
P. H
15 Snow
8got
in letter
deep cleaning
& from
stillLouie
coming.
G
hunt.
Got
nothing.
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
Nov. 16
Fine & sharp. Nelly & I washed.
Man still at work at the house.
1893
...49
Sleighs out today.
17
Lovely day.
Nelly home.
Nellie.
Snow is going fast. Father came & took
I shall be busy. I got a letter from
18
I had a busy day. Several of the Brymers came in
afternoon. G. went hunting but got nothing. Thom's
girls called in evening.
19
Sunday in Port Sydney again. I went to church in
morning & George in the evening. I like the new
clergyman very well. The little Brymers came after
SS and took Eva there in her sleigh. Stormy.
20
Lovely day sleighing.
boarding the kitchen.
21
Finished the kitchen & we got the things in place.
Thawing. I went to the store and saw the Thomses.
22
Stormy & m i l d . I washed.
23
Thanksgiving day. Storming still ft clothes wet.
George took A. Ladells Insurance. There is nothing
being done to- the upstairs and we are all in a jumble
below.
24
A nice day but cold. Mr. Ladell died early this morning.
Ray Brymer & the boys were here. Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell
called. Charlie & I went to the concert. lovely
moonlight night. everything sparkling with frost.
Bently & McEntyre were busy
25
Lovely day. Charlie & Eva went to Brymers & stayed to
tea. Annie B. brought them home. George at Lodge
tonight. Mr. Smith called.
26
Fine & good sleighing. Charlie went to S.S. & he & I went
to Church in the evening.
27
Mr. Ladell was buried today.
Mr. Lowe officiated. Wet night.
28
I washed.
29
Mild with snow in afternoon. George went to Aspdin
with Vincent. I went to the sewing circle at Parsonage
and left Charlie at home with Wallis Brymer.
Soft snow falling.
30
Mr. Vincent brought potatoes.
Jack B. painting kitchen.
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
1893
...50
Dec. 1 Vincent brought rest of potatoes. I went to Ladell's.
2
3
Nice day.
Sunday.
Miss
Smith called.
stormy all at home sick with la Grippe.
4
Cold & bright.
5
Masons finished lathing & went away as the plastering
will not be done till spring. George no better
6
I went to see A da
7
Snow continues to fall.
Cold clear night.
8
Again
9
Snow,
snowy.
snow.
Jack finished painting.
Ladell.
Heavy snowfall.
George, baby
We are feeling rather better.
pretty well shut in
soft & sloppy
10
Blustering.
no one went to church from here.
11
Cold night & fine day.
some boxes up stairs.
12
Very cold.
13
35 below zero last night. Eva & I went to Ladell's
to see the toys. Mr. Thoms drove us home. Keen
14
Jack Brymer & George were papering upstairs in afternoon.
15
Finished papering. I feel poorly. I sewed at Charlie's
coat. Very stormy ft drifting over 2 ft of snow. milder.
16
I dont feel very strong & it seems hard work to get
through my work.
17
Bright & cold.
18
I made Christmas cake. stormy.
19
Made
20
Washing. 30 below zero lastnight.snowabout21/2ft
deep. Sam Nickason was married.
I cleaned one room & we moved
I washed.
I went to church in the morning & George
mincemeat & dressed adoll.Stormynearlyeveryday.
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
Dec. 21
1893
...51
George started to go to Falkenburg but did not get there.
He got money for chain from Lizzie. Will Gall came home.
Charlie & I went to the store and I got some Xmas gifts.
22
G. & A. Brymer papered upstairs.
turned wet.
23
Thawing. G. went to Utterson. He got a letter from
Nelly & a parcel from Laura Thoms for me.
24
Foggy & wet.
25
Still thawing. A quiet Xmas at home. I called at
Brymer's. Turned cold & froze all up but the snow has
gone down considerably.
26
Willie Gall brought nice things over from England.
Bright & sharp. Charlie got an Illustrated Xmas No.
from Miss Terry.
27
Snowing again. George & Charlie have gone to Pres
Christmas tree. I got letter from L. Paxon. Washed.
23
I was disaopointed about going to Thomses but George
29
I ironed & made plum pudding.
30
George went to Falkenburg.
31
Sunday.
George came home in the afternoon ft I went
to Church.
I went to Church in even.
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
1894
...52
January 1 letters from Georgie & Nellie. A nice mild day with
good sleighing but Father & mother did not come as the
horse was away. Mrs. Clarke & Flossie called.
2
Mild.
George auditing lodge books.
3
4
Lucy & Clara came.
5
Lucy went home. I went down to Ladell's.
going to stay and help me.
6
Saturday.
7
Fresh snow has fallen. a few inches.
went to Church. Nita 3. was here.
8
Sharp & clear. I must try to get some sewing done
while Clara is here.
9
Washed.
Fine.
The Thomses came to tea.
Clara is
George cutting wood.
George, C. & I
mild.
10 Clara, the children went to Thomses.
I went to practice.
Lovely day.
11
12 Burned cold. Sharp night.
to live.
13 Milder.
Mr. Kay is not expected
I went to Ladell's.
&
Foggy.
G. is at Lodge.
14
Damp
I went to church in the morning
15
Thawing & wet.
16
Lovely moonlight night.
at Utterson.
17
Ada Ladell & Laura & Louie Thoms came to tea.
18
Windy & wet.
19
Bright day. The Vincents came and spent the day
and we went to Xmas tree in the evening.
20
Good skating but turned wet. Clara & I & the children
went up to Ladell's. Old Mrs. Ladell came in to P.S.
George went to concert
We ironed.
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
1894
...53
Jan 21
The weather keeps moderate.
in even.
George & I went to church
22
Cold wind. Busy tailoring.
Forrest's for Wednesday.
Clara went to invite
23
Washed. Clara & I took children into Chesters & Invited
them for tomorrow. G. & I went to Ladell's & saw quite
a party on the ice skating around a bon-fire.
24
We spent a pleasant evening with Forrests & Chesters
and are invited to Forrests. Stormy & snow deep.
25
Ironed & sewed at Gs coat.
26
Cold. We went to Forrests & enjoyed the evening.
Home at 11.30
27
Not so cold. Clara & I went to Ladell's & saw Mrs. Dodd
who invited us to go to spend the day next Thursday.
Charlie skating at Brymer's. came home with some toffee.
George is at Lodge m e e t i n g .
28
Sunday. Fine G & I went to Church in even & Clara in
the morning.
29
Milder. George is helping Vincent saw wood.
from Mr. Lefroy.
30
George, Eva & I went to tea at Chesters and spent a
pleasant evening. 6 inches of fresh snow.
31
Feb. 1
Got letter
George went to Vincents again. to saw. Lovely day;
letter from Mrs Hay.
Mrs. Forrest & I went to Dodds & took our babies. while
I was away Father & Mother came and took Clara home and
Henry Gall & Louise came.[GrenwallHotelupthelake-burneddownlater]
2
I am busy without Clara.
G. unloading flour.
Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell called.
3
I went to Ladell's. nice day.
4
5
Last night it was 36° below zero.
Concert at Aspdin tonight.
6
Lovely day. Nellie came to stay a couple of weeks.
walked up to the store.
G & I
7 Sent payment for Martin's bill, mild day. I went to church
to clean lamps & Nelly went in the evening.
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
Feb
1894
...54
8
Mild day. Charlie & I walked out to Johnson's
ft Herbert drove us back.[Johnson'swholivedatBeatrice]
9
Stormy & cold.
10
Horrible day. cold wind.
Fair" in the evenings.
11
Sunday. Cold & clear. I went to SS and G.C. & I
went to church in the even. Mr. Lowe preached.
12
Cold wind and Stormy night, worst storm this
winter so far. G.
bought some beef.
13
Nelly's birthday. eve washed and I went up to
see old Mrs. Ladell but she was away, walked
back with Mrs. Forrest & S N
14
Mrs. Gall & Louise called.
I am reading "Vanity
Bad day. Mrs. Gall & Will came to tea and we
played whist in the evening.
15
Not so cold - dashes of snow.
G. sawing wood.
16
Very cold but fine. Nelly went home. Eva went
to school. Lizzie & Mabel did not come as
Johnsons were nearly burnt out.
17
Milder with more snow at night.
18
Sunday. nice day. I went to SS and stayed at
home in the evening.
19
Mild & snowy. I went to Ladells and invited
Ruth & Connie Thom
20
I washed. turned milder
21
Nice day. Ruth & Connie came & I went with them
to evening service.
22
Disagreeable more snow falling it is very deep
snow. George heard that he cannotgetthejob
of night-watchman at the mill which opens next
week.
23
Cold nasty day.
24
45 below zero last night coldest yet clear day.
25
More moderate. I went to church in morn & G
in the evening.
George went to Utterson
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
Feb 25
Mar
4
More moderate.
the evening
1894
...55
I went to church in morn & G in
26
Lovely spring-like day. Ethel came and I went to
Ladell's. G. sent Caesar off to Clarksburg. I
went out in the evening sleighriding. G. went
to Jenner's.
27
G. went to Utterson & got the hound.
28
Laura Thoms & I swept the Church.
evening service. Thawing.
nice
mild day
Ethel went to
1
Warm & thawing.
3
Fine crust this
morning but warm day. Mr. Vincent came & drew wood.
Warm day.
Ethel went home with G. Howard
I went to S.S. & G.
to church
5
Snow has gone down much and it is still warm.
sent off advt
(
6
Turned wet
7
Colder.
8
Ruth Thoms came & invited us to tea tomorrow
9
We all went and had a very pleasant evening.
frosty night.
10
Still warm & fine. Roads very soft. I had a letter
from Connie. Will Gall came & had tea.
11
Sunday. Very high wind but mild. I went to
Church in evening and played the organ.
12
I washed. Herbert called as he was drawing lumber.
I got baby some boots. Mr. Brymer called.
13
Mr. Johnson brought mother and Mabel and they stayed
all day. West.
14
About 3 inches of fresh anow.
Falkenburg.
15
Colder.
I washed.
G.
Herbert's son born.
Eva and I called at Smith's
George went to
GRANDMOTHER'S
DIARYEva went
1894to school. I tooke
Mar. 16 Connie's
birthday.
17
Thawing.
Mr. Vincent drew us some wood
18
Thunderstorm this morn. It is thawing fast and
the roads will soon be
bare. Mr. Brymer
& Annie & some of the children called.
19
Wagons have taken the place of sleighs.
20
I washed.
21
Gloomy & Soggy.
22
George's birthday 41. He went sawing wood with
Jones. Cold wind. Wrote to Georgie.
23
Good Friday. I went to Church.
Turned out bright.
24
George got birthday letter from Nelly.
hard in afternoon I went to store.
25
Easter Sunday ground covered with snow. I went
to church in the morning & George in even. G. & I
called at Forrest's. Cold wind. This is a cold
Easter.
26
5 below zero last night. George got money from
Mr. Lefroy and letter from Connie in which she
said her aunt was not coming out.
27
Bright & cold. I took the little ones to Clarke's
George got birthday letters from George.
28
I washed. 10 below zero last night.
Wind keeps cold.
29
George
30
Eva went to school andgotcoldandbadcroupat
night. I went to store. snow going.
nice sunny day.
1
snow going.
Tea meeting in Hall.
Mrs. Jones called
Snowed
Fine day.
sawing wood.
went to Utterson.
Apr
Cold wind.
Sunday. Cold wind.
evening.
Rain & wind.
I went toSS&churchin
31
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Apr 2
14
1894
...57
George went tohelpwithpumpattheparsonageand
3
Raw wind. I washed. The children have colds and
I am keeping them in.
4
I ironed & baked.
5
G. sawing. The children & I spent the afternoon
at Forrest's. dull day.
6
Bright and cold wind
7
Pleasant day. Eva & I went to Ladell's.
came to Joneses.
8
Cold wind.
evening.
9
Nice warm day. Mrs. Clarke came to tea and Mrs.
Forrest & Miss
Smith called.
Ruth Thoms & Flossie came to meet Mrs. Clarke.
visitors on Monday.
10
High wind.
11
I washed. nice day.
12
Warm nice weather with no cold wind.
13
I went up to Ladells
G. sawing wood.
Mr. Jackson
I went to church in morn & G in the
Turned wet.
I had letter from Louie.
I went to Church.
Very dry roads dusty
15
Hot day. Service in even. G. & C. went
Annie Brymer & Aggie Ladell & the children with
some of Clarke's called in the morning.
16
I took Elsie & Eva to Ladells and saw Arthur
Ladell & Ada arrive. I washed. G. is tidying
around the house.
17
Hot & dry. The plasterers came and will begin
to plaster tomorrow.
18
Hot day. Plastering going forward. Terribly
destructive fire in Huntsville. I went to
Ladells & bought some hats etc. like rain but
only a slightshower.Icegoneoutoflake.
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April 19 Sultry. rain at night. finished 1st coat of plaster.
May
21
George walked to Aspdin & insured Joe Clarke's
store. Showery. cooler.
22
Charlie went to Church in the morn & I in the
evening. Cool. George went to Thomses in
afternoon.
23
Weir back again to plaster.
24
Charlie is helping Weir with the mortar. G.
went to Falkenburg & settled with Hay. Cool
& fine.
25
Lovely day. George started out buying Tan Bark.
Men here fixing mortar around stove-pipes.
26
George went up the lake with Arthur Ladell. fine
Whitman called to borrow some books.
27
Friday. hot again. George went up the river
again & took Charlie to Lawrences & he went
through to father's place. I cleaned a room.
28
Showery day but cleared without much
dusty. G. stayed at home.
29
Hot in afternoon. Herbert & Lizzie came with
2 children. The baby is a nice little thing.
George & C went to church in the evening.
30
Hot & dry. Georae went up the river buying
bark. I cleaned the other two bedrooms & put
Charlie's bed up, but his room is not dry yet.
rain.
roads
1
Very hot. George went down to Jim Nickason's
to see about bark. I went to Ladells & the children
to Forrests after tea.
2
George went up to Becketts & bought some bark.
Turned cool with but little rain
3
Busysewing.G didsomedig inginthegarden.Children havebadcolds.turnedcooler.
May 4
5
George is donebuyingbarkforthepresent.He
was going to Hville withMr.Chesterbutoverslept.Baby&I went to Smith'stotea.
Georgeplantedsomepotatoes&wenttoFalkenburg.
Wetnight.[FalkenburgoffhighwayonwaytoBracebridge]
6
7 Sunday.
Fine butWet
hi
8
Arthur Clarke here plowing.
bark
9
A. Clarke finished the garden. George plantsd some
seeds. I washed. felt poorly in evening. Cool
weather not much growth.
10 Pleasantly warm.
to Ladell's.
Mr. Beckett called about
G. planted some potatoes.
I went
11 High wind. Lucy came and took the children & me to
Father's. Mr. & Miss Lowe were there to tea.
12 My birthday. I drove to Huntsville with Lucy, we
expected Annie & her husband but they did not come.
cool.
13 Sunday. There was no church to go to, so I stayed
at home and read. Fine. Freddie Gibson died.
14 Ethel drove baby & me home & Nelly came to help for
a few days. We washed blankets.
15 Nelly & I cleaned the sitting room.
called about bark
16 We washed.
Mr. Jim Lewis
nice day.
17 Got 2 quarts ofmilkfromJonesforthelittlepig.Wecleanedkitchen&cellar.Mr.Smithmov
18 Wet mornin
19 1 qt Cold
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
May 20
21
22
1894
...60
2 qts. Warm & still wet. no service as Mr. Mitchell
has gone to Huntsville to be ordained. I went to S.S.
I varnished furniture in Connie's room and moved
our bed to the big room. Gloomy & showery.
2
2 qts Showery.
in the evening.
I washed.
qts
Baby & I went to Brymer's
23 Nice day. Mosquitos are coming in full force tonight
like rain. I went to Ladells & saw Thoms girls.
2 qts
24
Mother brought Eva home. I went up as far as Clarke's
with her as she was going back. Showery. 2 qts
25
Warm with a slight thunder shower. George drove
the stage. the Brymer girls called. No milk
26
Hot day. George busy gardening.
I cleaned the
wood shed. Lodge. mosquitos bad. G. went to
Utterson in the afternoon. 2 qts
27
Hot morning but rain at night. I went to early
Communion and SS and G. & I went to evening service.
Mr. Lowe preached. The children were at Brymers
with Annie.
2 qts
2b
Cold & showery. George heard that Connie is coming
tomorrow. 2 qts
29
Nasty cold damp day. Connie arrived. safely with
her things. George went to Utterson to meet her.
2 qts.
30
Finer today. I ironed. Connie finished putting
away her things. She & I and the children went to
Forrests in the evening.
2 qts
31
Cool. Consecration of Church yard. George Connie
& Eva went and Mrs. Vincent came back to dinner.
George went to Falkenburg with Mr. Chester. Minnie
Forrest was here to tea.
2 qts
June 1Coldandwet.GcamebackandwenttoUtterson
to insure Hotel 2 qts
2
Sunshine and showers. Connie went to Brymers &
had her gum lanced and George walked up to Brunel
I went to Ladell's. 2 g ts
3Connie&Charliewenttochurchinmorning&she&AnnieB.wentovertoThomsesinafternoon.likera
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY 1894 ...61
June4.Colder. We stayed insewing.Bookagentcalledand
also H. Laddell. 2 qts!
5
Wet but cleared out in even.
6
7
We washed, good clear day. I was very tired. 2 qts
Connie went to tea at Forrest's
We ironed most of the clothes. H. Gale called. 2 qts.
8
G. went up to (Becketts') The Locks. Mini (?) Forrest
9
George went to Utterson with Mr. Chester, Connie &
Gall called.
10
Fine day.
2qts.ConniehasdonewithMrs.ForresttoDodd's.[Doddslivedu
a
2 qts.
Hot Sunday Connie went to S.S. and I to church. G. went
to Vincents. Arthur Ladell & his wife came back with me
from Church 2 qts.
11 Monday very hot. We washed. Smoke overhead. Connie
frightened us very much by fainting out on the verandah.
I went to Ladells in evening. 2 qts
12
Connie much better, headache gone.
very hot.
Annie Brymer came
G. Drove the stage yesterday & today. 2 qts
13
Very hot. We ironed & walked down to Brymers in evening.
George went to Ball's raising.
2 qts.
14
The four Thoms girls came to tea and Mrs. Forrest.
Miss Smith and Mr. Smith called.911/2in the shade
flies bad.
2 qts
15
Hot again. George had a bad headache. Louie Thoms came
in the evening to stay for a time.
2 qts.
16
Still hot. Connie & Louie walked over to Brymers in the
evening. Political lecture.
17
Sultry but turned cooler. Connie & louie went to church
in the morning and G.C. & I in the even. Connie had a
18
Thunder storm last night but still sultry. G. hoeing in
the garden.
[Laura, Ada, Louie, Conni
19 We washed. came out bright and then rain again.
20 Fine, we got the clothes dry and most of them ironed.LouieandIwenttopracticeandthenca
21Warmday.busybaking.Miss
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
June 22
1894
Very hot & clear.
...62
Too hot forConnietogouptoGall's.
23
Evan & I went to bathe.
25
Bright day.
Hot.
G. went to Utterson.
Edward Hay went up the lake with George
27 Nice day cloudy morn. I went picking strawberries with
Forrests. Connie and the children down at Brymer's.stayedlate
practise tonight at church.
28 G. hoeing garden.
evening.
July
Mr. Steward called.
Thunder storm in
29
Mr. Enty called. I baked for the pic-nic.
Thomses. Jack Brymer came home.
Nice,clear,
30
Hot day.
We all went.
The picnic passed off very well.
1
Hot with thunder around. Connie & Louie went to Church
in the morn and in the evening Louie & I wnt. We went
down with the Brymers to have some ice cream and they
came back with us and by the time we got to bed it was
12 o'clock.
2
Still hot. Connie had a fit this morning before breakfast
and narrowly escaped falling down stairs.
3
High wind and rain turned cooler.
3
Cool. Mother & Ethel came. Connie went out rowing with
Annie & Jack. Connie & Louie went to Forrests.
4
5
Cool wind. Finished washing. I went in to Utterson to
meet Nellie. Louie went home tonight. Connie & Nellie
have gone to see Brymers.
We ironed. I went to pick goose berries with Forrests. Clear
6
Showery and cold. We had our pic-nic in the Hall.
7
Gloomy & cold.
8
Cool Sunday came outbright.Connie&Nellietochruchineven.G.C.&Iwentto Thomses in afternoon.
typed 23 March 1976.
day.
Mr. Brymer & Annie came.
Connie & NellywentuptoLadellsandthenwent in for a bathe at Br
Carol Aellen
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY 1894 ...63
July 9
Lovely day. Connie &NellierowedovertoGallsand
stayed all day.
10 We washed. Warmer. IintendD.W.takingthechildren
over home for a few days
tomorrow.
11
Hot. G. took us over intheboatandafterteahewent
to Pugsley's.
12
Rain at night and showery day
13. Friday/
Father is busy drawinginwood.Bright&cool.GirlswenttoVincentsandGeorgetoFalke
& broght some mutton.
He was on his way to the Locks.
14Niceday.Lucywen
15 Sunday, cool & fine. Lucy walked to Allansville. Mr.
Lowe & Mr. Stewart came to tea and then we went to evening
service. Cool night.
16
Hot day.
George went to Mr. Cammuses (?)
17
Very hot. Father & girls busy haying. Nellie & I went
to Madills. We picked some gooseberries.
18 94 in the shade.
Nelly home.
Nellie drove us home and took Connie &
19
95 in the shade. We picked a few berries.
for mail & saw Mrs. Roper.
I went down
20
Hot morning but we had a nice rain at noon. Mr. Mitchell
called to see G. about the concert next Friday. G. sent
bill to Aspdin with Mr. Lowe.
21
The girls still away.
Nice day.
22
I went to S.S. in morn & Church in evening.
23
Hot day. I picked a few berries.
dales (?) & rowed Mr. Leslie.
Hot day.
G. went up to Cotters
24
25
We did a big washing andIpickedsomeberries.George&IwenttoSmithstotea.Brymergirlscameinevening.
27
Very hot. 97° in the shade. G went to Utterson.
in the hall in aid of the organ fund.
26 Hot day. We ir
Concert
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
July 28
1894
...63
There was over $30 made at theconcert.Girlswentin
for a bathe & G & I went inafterdinner.
29 V
30
Charlie & I picked some berries in morn & G & I called at
Mitchells in evening. Cool this evening.
31
Lovely day.
George and Mr. Leslie and I rowed up to Galls.
there was a crowd of the Digtmans. (?)
2
3
George went with Mr. Forrest to see Mr. Anthony Sufferen.
G. & I went to tea at Forrests home at 11 p.m.
Cool & showery.
Leslies left today.
drove the stage.
Girls had a bathe.
5
A hot day. George went to Mr. Sufferin's funeral.:. I went
to church in even.
6
Girls went to pick berries.
7
We washed.
8
Sultry & like thunder storm but it turned cool without rain.
Very dry. We all went to the cricket match at Vincents
where Connie distinguished herself by fainting.
9
Bright & cool. George brought Connie home from Vincents
by boat. We picked a few blackberries.
10
Aug
Cool and showery.
4
G. drove the stage.
Girls had tea at Forrests.
George took the children and me home where we stayed 3 weeks.
12 I went to church & heard Mr. Davidson.
14
16
17
18
Mother drove us to Herberts place. Robbie is a fine
little
fellow.
Mother,
Eva
& Ito
had
tea at Hares.
The
girls
went
Huntsville
andheardfromClarkethat
grandpa is ill.
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY 1894 ...64
Aug.
20
George went home.IwrotetoMrs.Jarvis.
21
Annie came for a weeks visit.
23
Annie & Nellie went toHerbert'splace.MissProudfoot[SchoolteacherinAllansville]
came but was called homeagain.Eva'sbirthday.Picnic
in Pt. Sydney which Imissed.Churchorganarrived.
25
Lucy went to Huntsville.
26
George came and went to church in the morning with us.
Mr. Lowe took service. G. stayed the night.
30
Father drove Mother to Utterson to go to Clarke and Nellie
and Clara helped me through to Lawrence's when we met George.
He told us that Connie and Nellie were going to
tomorrow. Ruth & Connie Thoms called & Emily & Maud
goodbye.
31
The girls went off on the stage & Annie Brymer came to say
goodbye. Ethel walked home & the children & I went as far
as Ladell's with her & came home on the stage. G & I went
to try the new organ this evening.
Sept. 1 Smoky & very dry. I have been busy scrubbing & baking.
G. went to Utterson with Mr. Forrest - Dave Hillyard came
for some money. G. & Mr. Foorest went duck shooting. G.
2
Sunday very smoky & hot. G. has a bad headache. Annie
Brymer look us out on the river. G & I went to church &
5
I washed white clothes & went forthemailintheafternoon.
Meaford.
We
Brym
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
1894
...65
Sept.7Feel
weaktoday.
Imust
becareful
and
notovertire
myself.
Clara
& I ironed, we went in to bid M
goodbye.
Like
rain.
G &Mr.
Forrest
wentafter
ducksbut
hotnone.
8
Nice day. G.C. & I went to Church in the evening. Ernest
Chamberlain called to say good bye before going to camp.
9
10
Nice rain last night - turned cold & like frost this
evening. The Vincents came this afternoon. Mr. V. skidded
logs for us. Picked Tomatoes.[WhereMr.Kirknessplantedtrees]
11
Clara & I washed. George walked up into Brunel. Mr. Price
came in today and spent the evening here. C. & the children
12
Finished washing & ironed. G is getting some wood.
Price called. Clara & I walked to Ladell's in the
moonlight.
13
Turned wet.
Mr.
G. is driving the stage.
14
& Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell called.
F
15
Hot with violent rain storm in the afternoon. I went up
to the store. G & Mr. Price went partridge shooting but
got none.
16
Lovely day. George went out in a boat with Mr. Price.
The Forrest children came for a while. Father came & stayed
to tea. George, Clara & I went to Church, Lovely moonlight.
17
Gloomy. I wrote for G. to two men who want to buy farms
in Muskoka.
18
C & I washed. Cold.
19
Like rain but mild. G & I went to Ladell's to tea.
was quite a nice party there.
20
We went to the Church to decorate.
21
Mr. Thoms & Mr. Price went shootingwithG&wereheretodinner and tea. Go
22
George, Charlie & Mr. Pricewentupthelakeandwerecaught
in a storm. We went tothechurchandfinisheddecorating.Heavy rain.
23
Cool &cloudy.Harvestfestival.G&IwenttoseeMrs.Ladell. We went tochurchintheevening.
There
Mrs. Ladell came.
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
Sept. 24
1894
...66
Cold & wet. We washed. G went to Utterson & helped
unload a car and commenced night watching at night.
Arthur Ladell and family & Aggie went away from Pt. Sydney.
26
Eva & I went to Ladell's, Mr. Thoms & Mr. Price called
fine cold winter.
27
Lovely mild day. Clara & I and the children took a walk
to the pic-nic ground. Mr. & Miss Smith came to tea &
spent the evening.
28
Fine day. I had a letter from Connie.
before dinner.
29
Hot day. Charlie is digging the potatoes which are very
poor. I wrote to Herbert.
30
Clara & I went to church in even.
Wet morning.
Oct. 1
The McEntyres vacated the house.
Went to the P.O.
& G. went to bed.
G is night watching.
2
Set in wet. We washed.
2
I called at
Smiths to see Miss S. as she is going away soon.
1st. Mr. Hay came & G went with him to measure bark.
High wind.
3
Clara & I were doing some cleaning at the home.
5
Ethel came and brought Nellie & took Clara home. gloomy
wet weather.
Mrs. Forrest & Miss Smith called.
6
Cold & gloomy. Herbert came to move us and I took the
children to Forrests. We got most of the things over &
Herbert stayed all night. G went to the mill and came
cold.
Wet.
7
Sunday. Herbert & Nellie went away and Connie Thoms came
came home with me from Church. Fine morning.
3
I cleaned stove & mopped D. room. Nellie came back got a
ride with Mr. Lowe. busy putting things in order.
9
Nellie scrubbed bedrooms & we moved over some things.
& sharp. Laura & Louie Thoms came in the evening
Connie.
Fine
for
back
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY 1894 ...67
Oct. 10 We washed.
Wet day.
Mrs. Clarke called.
11
Gloomy & showery.Mr.Thomscame&stayedtea.MissH.Haycalled
12
Fine but turned wet at night. I went to Clarke's to a
quilting bee and they had a dance at night.
13
Still very wet, it rains nearly all the time these last few weeks.
Nellie, G & I went to church in even
15
Fine with hard frost. Mrs. Gall & Henry & Louise came to
tea and Louise stayed. Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell called.
16 We washed.
Nellie & Louise went for a walk.
I went to the
17 A little rain. George has finished night watching.
getting subscribers for a Daily paper.
He is
18
Charlie had his birthday party.
Lovely day.
19
George went to Utterson to get his money from Stule (?) but
did not get it. Louise & Nellie visited the school. Eva
20
First day of hunting. George was out all day but got nothing.
Nellie and louise went home. I went to help sweep the Church.
21 Warm & pleasant. G & I went to Church in the evening.
Brymers came in the afternoon.
22
Lovely day but turned wet at night.
Utterson but got nothing.
23
Gloomy day.
G went hunting &
Nellie cameback.Motherisathome.G.wenthuntingandthedogbroughtadeertothelandingbutnoonegot it.
24
25
Nice morning.
George has gone to
26
George did not hunt but tookmeasurementsforinsurance.He went to Maccabes meeting.[Ma
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
1894
...68
Oct. 27 Lodge here tonight. George & Charlie and party hunted at
home to see whether they would take Connie there to board.
29
Lovely day.
30
Wet day but we washed.
31
Still wet.
Nov.
George & Charlie went to Clearwater Lake and
George at home and Charlie at school.
Clothes down in the wind.
Ironed some. cleared out.
1
Wet morning.
Mr. Brown came.
2
Fine & cold.
piling wood.
to meet her.
George went hunting but got nothing. Charlie
Had telegram from Connie at Huntsville, no one
3
Wet cold day. Charlie walked out to Father's and they
fetched Connie from Huntsville.
went home.
5
Laura Thoms came.
Cold wind & frost. George went to Clearwater Lake but got
nothing. He went to the Parsonage in the even. Laura here
over night - cold.
6
Mr. C. King called George and Mr. Forrest went off to hunt
north of Huntsville. Lucy & Ethel and Connie came and Herbert
was here to dinner. Lucy & Connie went back. Cold wind
7
Fine & sharp. We washed and I went to Ladell's. Laura Thoms
went home last night - with Willie & Arthur Clarke who shot
8
Fine & frosty. Ethel & I called at Forrests to ask Mrs. F.
to come tomorrow.
9
10
Gloomy.
Mrs. Forrest could not come.
Snow on the ground. I went up to Ladells and met George who
came in on the stage having lost Barney and got nothing.
11 Sunday. cold wind. George & I walked to Vincents and I got
a bad toothache. Ethel went to church.
12
George went out still hunting.Ihadbadtoothache.LouClarke shot a big deer.
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DIARY
1894...69
Nov.
13
George
stayed
at home.
Mr.
Brymer
came
to
pull to
my
tooth
but
not. G.
got m
14
Tooth
better
this
morning.
I
went
with
Mrs.
Forrest
atcould
the
15
went
still
hunting
Clearwater.
Mr.
Forrest
came
home
with
noParsonage.
deer.
16 George
cutting
wood.
Ethelat
papered
passage
upstairs.
I meeting
walked
to
Ladell's
it Sleighi
is pret
17
Colder & frozen.
18
Ethel & Charlie walked home.
19
Fresh snow and cold.
20
George went to saw wood with B. Brown.
21
Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell called. George went out to look for a
deer with B. Brown and Mrs. & Mrs. Forrest spent the evening
here.
22
Nice mild day. Mr. Clarke came and killed our pig which
weighed 172 lbs. I went to meeting at the Parsonage - quite
a number present. Received letter & will from lawyer at
Newcastle.
23
Rain at night. George went to Browns again to saw.
to mother and Connie.
24
Herb Ladell called to see George.
salted it. Lodge tonight again.
25
Sunday. cold. Ethel and the children went to S.S.
Ethel & I went to church in the evening.
26
Sharp & snowy. We washed and the clothes blew down. George
went to Utterson to the Court of Revision. I madesomesausagemeat&meltedthelarddown.Herbert came to dinner.
27
Cold. I went to Ladells.
affidavits.
29
Nice evening. George and I went to Ladells party. There
were quite a number there. Wecamehomeabout1.30.
30 Friday.
George at home.
Ethel did not go home
G. & I called at the Forrests.
Ethel & Charlie came home very cold.
We washed.
I wrote
G. cut up the pig and
George
Mr. Rumball came and took the
Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell called.WillandLouiseGallcal ed&broughtGladys.EthelwenthomewithMadills.
GRANDM
Dec. 1 Sat. Maccabes meeting tonight.
2
Charlie went to church in the morning and G & I intheevening.HarrietHaycalled.Aslight
fal
3 Fath
kitchen.
4
mild.
5
We washed.
Clara & I took the children up to Ladells.
6
I went to meeting at the parsonage.
Lovely day.
7
Nice day. George is getting ready for shooting match. We
went to Forrests to tea & met the Thomses & Miss Munroe.
8
Shooting match went off very well. George won a goose.
Lodge night.
9
Damp, trees all coated with ice.
S.S. we went to church at night.
10
Mrs. Mitchell called after
Clara & I washed & scrubbed the sitting room & cleaned the
stove.
11 We scrubbed the dining room & I made the Xmas cake & Mr.
Brymer came.
12 Clara ironed and we made the mince-meat & puddings.
13
Wet day.
Frozen but pleasant. George went to shooting match at
Utterson. We washed a little bedding and took
the
14
15 Saturday.
Lodge again.
16 Rain, roads icy.
Soft.
G went to Church
17
18
19
George & I washed.
20 Mild & thawing.
Nice weather
children
to see
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY 1894 ...71
Dec. 19
George & I washed.
Nice weather
20 Mild and thawing
21
22 Frozen up & icy.
23
Wet day.
Schoolconcert.Itookthechildrenitwasverygood.
Nellie came home and looks well.
Cold
gllomy day. George is lighting the Church fires this
month.G& Nell & I went to church in the evening.
24
Milder turned snowy.
& stayed with me.
Nellie & Charlie walked to Fathers.
Geor
25
Xmas day. Cold & stormy. G went to Church. We had a quiet
day.[FatherofChilton(Chily)&Jack][LivedwhereWatson'sStore-latermovedtoCochrane]
26
Mr. Rumball died. George went to Utterson for half a day to
unload a car. Louie Thoms came to stay a few days & Laura &
Willie came with her. Charlie walked home. Very cold night.
Lake frozen over.
27
Bitterly cold & stormy.
Mr. Rumball's funeral.
28
Bright & very cold. George took Mrs. Forrests insurance.
Charlie went to Thomses & skated all day. Louie Thoms is
here still cold night.
29
Sent Mrs. Jones $5.00 on the milk.
Good skating on the lake.
30
About 6 inches of fresh snow.
evening service.
31
Dance in the hall tonight - Mr. Norfolk and Mr. Holly came
in in the evening.
Clarke brought a load of wood.
Much milder. Cold snap over.
Louie Thoms went home after
JANUARY 1895
Jan.
1
Snowy morn but came out fine. Father and Connie
&
Nellie
came to dinne
2
Nice mild day.
3
Nellie & Charlie went skating. Mrs. Dodd &
4
Bright sharp night - Nellie, Eva & Charlie went to the Xmas tree and did not get hom
5
Nellie mopped the Kitchen.
Nellie & I washedandbaked.IcalledatJoneses.
Tom
Maccabes meeting here.
&
Laura
came
Nellie has
turned stormy
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY 1894 ...72
Jan. 6 Soft & snowy.
Nellie walked toThomsesandsheandGeorgewentto church in theevening.Mrs.Jone
9Nicemorni g.BobBrowncametosaw.Mr.Richardsoncal edtoget his furniture insured.Thegirlsdidnotcomeback.
Mr. & Mrs. Thoms came to tea.
11 Heavy roads.
very stormy.
They went home late
Mr. Vincent & Mr. Norfolk came to tea but Mrs.
12
Lodge at the Hall instead of here.
good bye.
13
Cold & stormy. Nellie went to Church in morning & she & george
went in the even.
14 Not so cold.
Miss Hay called to say
Mrs. Gall & Louise called.
15 Milder & sunny. We washed. Nellie went to Ladells.
& Charlie have gone to the Pres. Xmas tree.
17
Nellie
I got a letter from Ada Ladell.
19 Roads good.
I took the children for a short walk.
20 Sunday. Nice day. George went to Thomses. He hurt his
finger with wood at the Church. I called at
Joneses.
21
Mrs.
Forrest called an
I was taken sick at 12 lastnightandbabywasbornatabout1.30 before either Mrs. Brown or
22 Mother & Nellie did the washing.Babyisverygood&sleepsmostofthetime.Iamfe lingprettystrong.Mrs. Chester
23
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY 1895 ...73
Jan. 24 Laura & Louie Thoms & theMitchellscalledatthesametime.Bright & cold.
29 below zero.
25
Good
roads.
Nellie
walked
home.
Gall
& Evahis
& had
some in t
26
lot
of nice
freshday
snow
storming
still.
27 A
Sunday.
but& snowy
roads.
HadWill
no visitors.
went wife
to S.S. called
& George to
church
28
More fresh snow & no one came from home. though we need Ethel.
Mother's cold is much better.
29
pretty heavy.
30 Father and Ethel came but the roads are very bad and the
snow still comes it is very deep now.
31 I had a letter from Lizzie & Lucy. George went to a meeting
about opening a reading room at the Hall.
Feb. 1 Snowing again. Mr. Lowe came to administer the Sacrament this
morning only George went from here. Forrest girls came in.
2
Nice day.
3
Snowing.
Mrs. Forrest called.
George went to Vincents for dinner.
Ethel and Charlie
4
Utterson to unload flour.
Flossie Clarke called.
5
Bright & cold George went to meeting at the Hall to form
Reading Room. Mrs. Chester called in the evening.
6
Cold snap continues. 33belowzerolastnight.Washingday.Supper at the parsonage forChurch-wardens.Mr.Lloydw
7
A little milder.
Baby did not sleep so well.
8. Horribly stormy and cold.
9.
Bright and sharp.
The danceattheHallwaspostponed.
Ethel walked home.Lodgetonight.
10.
GRANDMOTHER'S
Feb.
12
Ethel & I washed.
13
Nice day. Dance at the Hall. Mr. Gall & Vincent came in for
a chat & G went with them to see the dance.
14
Martha Burton & Ruth came.
Lovely day. I wish I could get out.
George went
Henry Gall brought a
15
Nice day.
16
Bright. I went out for the first time.
in the evening.
17
Mild but dull. George went to Mrs. Harris' funeral.
& Charlie went to church & Mr. Lowe preached.
13
Stormy. Ethel & Charlie went to concert in Utterson with
Forrests.
19
Still snowing.
20
Began to get a pint of milk daily from Joneses & a pint from
21
Roads bad so we did not go to Dodds.
G. went to club.
bag
Mabel & Roy Forrest
Ethel
Mrs. Dodd called to ask me there.
22 Mrs. Forrest called & brought bottle
23
Nice day.
24
Sunday. Ethel went to church w George and I walked up to
Ladell's & I went to Clarke's.
25
Snowy and roads heavy.
came in evening.
26
Shrove Tuesday. nice day.
27
Eva & I went to the store and I went to church in the evening.
warm.
28
Thawing snow has gone
Stormy night.
Mr. Brymer & Annie
Mrs. Ladell gave a party.
down.
to
George went
Louie is sick.
Mar. 1 Turned cold & stormy.
M_____
and Maud Brymer came & brought
lime-water. Louie is improving.
Watsons.
GRANDMOTHER'SDIARYPortSydney,Muskoka,Ontario1895...75
Marc
2 Connie came home.
3
4
Cold wind.
Began togetaquartofmilkdaily'fromWatsons.Connie&EthelcalledatForre
Connie &EthelwenttoteaatForrests.G&C.& I went to church in the evening.
Terribly stormy.
7
Snowy.
No sign of Spring yet.
9
Lodge meeting.
the 22nd.
They decided to have an oyster supper on
10 George & I & baby went to Thomses to dinner.
Eclipse of the moon.
Nice day.
11 Laura & Louie Thoms came and helped us to quilt.
12 We washed mild & damp.
13 Scrubbed and ironed.
Lucy came.
Lucy & I went to church.
Connie & Ethel walked to Galls and Lucy went home. Mr. Mitchell
& Mrs. Bert called. Baby slept well.
15
Baby was wakeful so I could not do much work. I called at
Chesters. and took baby & Louie. Mr. McInus called to see
about oyster supper. Lionel Rumball called.
16 Connie's birthday. Harry Gall brought the girls home.
I walked to Ladells.
17 Nice day but turned windy.
G., C., C & I went to church.
18
19 Lovely
20
21
22 George
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
1895
...76
Mar. 23 Connie got her medicine and took it to Brymers to be
24 Warm & slushy.
G. has a sick headache.
25 Rain last night - warm & snow going.
26
27
We went to church.
G wrote to
Judge
Mahaffy.
Soft.
Frozen up. We washed. Lionel Rumball came in to dinner.
Mr.skating.
Boydell
preached
in the
evening.
Connie & Charlie went
Father
& Clara
came.
fresh snow.
28 Eva
Cold &wind.
went skating
& got poorly.
home about 10.
I wentThe
to girls
the store.
Aggie Ladell
Apr.
29
Nice day. George is going down to Falkenburg. /I went with
him and we drove home with Herb Ladell. The girls went
skating.
31
Lovely day. I went to Sunday School
1 April fool's day
2 We washed.
Raw wind.
3 Connie & I went to church in the evening.
4
The
snow& is
notForrest
going much
this Mr.
week.
I went
meeting
Mrs.
& I took
Smiths
mat to
to C.W.A.S.
him
5
6
Connie
went
A. Brymer
to the
school & the children and
I
called
at with
Forrests.
Thawing
fast.
Gloomy with rain.
7
8
2 services.
I went in morning & the girls in the evening.
Charlie has a bad cold
9
We washed.
Cold wind froze up
10 Lionel
Rumball
called
to see but
Connie.
Mr. was
Brymer
Annie
11 Annie
Brymer
came to
go skating
the ice
too &soft
and they walked to called
Ladell's.
12 Good Priday. George, Connie 4 I went to Church. Nellie came
hone
forbad
good.
Connie
Charlie
went
meet &her
& got
wet.
13
very
&
of&to
snow.
Connie
&
Nellie
called
at
Forrests.
& I called
a
14 Roads
Easter
Sunday.
Wepatches
all
went
Church
but to
Nellie
Louie
and
had VioletNellie
Christened.
Connie
April14EASTER SUNDAY.
20
Fine day.
21
Fine but turned wet.
to tea.
22.
Cooler.
We all wenttoChurchbutNelliwandLouieandhadVioletChristened.Conni
Connie & Nellie went to help Mrs. Vincent.
I went to Church & S.S. Vincents here
We commenced house cleaning. turned wet.
23
Colder.
We
washed.
Mrs. Forrest and I went up to Ladell's.
24
I cleaned a room ready for papering.
the Brymer's. Keeps dry.
25
NELLIE'S BIRTHDAY
I cleaned pantry. Connie & Annie Brymer
went to Bracebridge. George went to the Locks and came home
with Vincent in his boat - Paper samples came.
26
We do not get on fast with the cleaning as we have not the
paper. Mrs. V. & I went to see the boat. G & I went over
to Mr. Williams (?) for potatoes.
27
G & I went over to Thomses.
28
I went to S.S. & Church
29
Sultry & like rain.
30
Cooler & no rain.
very dusty.
Nellie & Connie went to
I went toForrestsformilk.dry&hot.
I cleaned hall.
I went to store &gotConniealetter.
May 1s
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
Port Sydney, Muskoka,
Ontario
1895 ....78
May 2 Finished dining room & I went with Mrs. Forrest to C.W.A. meeting.
3
Very hot, we cleaned kitchen.
Wall paper arrived from Toronto.
5
Hotter than ever 93° but no rain. G & I went to Church in
the morning & Nellie in the evening. Connie went to Vincents.
W. Gall called.
6
Hot. I papered Nellies room & moved the girls into the
small rooms. Connie poorly. Thunder shower in evening
7
Still warm. I cleaned room over Kitchen.
bought a cow from H. Brown.
8
Nice day. We washed. Trees are out in leaf & blossom.
Stopped getting milk from Watsons.
Watson's milk
We owe $3.30
Connie
1.20
Total $4.50
9
Hot and dry.
Vincents & we
10
Hot & sultry. Connie has neuralgia. Lucy came and took the
children and me home we called to see Johnson's. Thunderstorm
at night.
11
Father & Ethel went to Huntsville. Another storm cooled
the air. Cold night. Tramp called.
12
Very cold wind & frost. MY BIRTHDAY (born 1863 therefore
aged 32 this year) (note aca) Mr. Lloyd came to tea and we
went to church.
13
Bright & cold.
I called at Hare's.
14
15
Bright with cold wind.
Ethel drove to Herberts.
16
Cold wind I bought a Recipe for making Maple Syrup.
17
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DIARY
1895
...79
May18Iwashed a few things and we made carpet. Wet afternoon.
19 cold.
Nellie & Connie went to churchbutNelliewaspoorly,and had to
20
Gloomy and cold.
21
We washed & I scrubbed upstairs.
22
Connie went to help Mrs. Vincent.
23 Lovely day.
The girls andIpaperedtwofront-roomsupstairs.
George & Charlie & I saile over to Thomses. Mrs. Les
She fainted out on a
We all feel pretty seedy.
rock
Several people called.
24 Louise Galle & Nelly came and baby & I went to the pic-nic
with them.
25 Hot.
26
27
Connie feels weak and is lying down most of the day.
Sunday.
Heavy rain while at S.S.
Connie.
Mrs. Forrest & Mr. Vincent called.
Dr. Eridgland came to see Connie.
him.
28
George went over to Galls.
George & I stayed with
Mrs. Forrest came to see
damp & cool.
Fine day.
Henry Gall called.
much with toothache.
Connie still weak troubled
Children came home.
29
N. & I washed.
Louise Gall came
30
We ironed. hot
weather.
Connie quite ill in bed all day.
George & Charlie planted potatoes.
31
June 1
Hot. George went to take Mulvaney's Insurance. I had headache.
Hot but cool wind. George has sick headache. Connie seems
better. Laura & Louie Thoms called. Cool evening.
2
Hot day.
evening.
two services only
3
Heavy rain last night, warm.
George went to church in the
Sultry. Nellie & I washed. Herbert came & stayed tea.
went up to Ladell's with children
5
I
Quite cool again, ironing.
6 Lovely bright day. I went toC.W.A.S.meetinginevening.
There was a meeting to arrange for sports.
7
Lovely & cool night.
Children & IcalledatForrest&Mrs.F.andIwenttothewoodstogetferns.
GRANDMOTHER'S
Port
1895 ...80No lodge. Mr. Vincent came & had
June 8 Warmer,DIARY
George
hasSydney,
gone toMuskoka,
see Mr. Ontario
Hay at Utterson.
June 9 Hot day.
10 Hot.
Louie isill.EvaClarkandIwenttoS.S.NoserviceConnie & Nellie went to Forrests
Louie a little better but Eva has a bad cold.
$9 due to Jones for milk
11 No rain yet.
12 Hot.
Nellie&IwashedandjustaswehadfinishedAnnie & Sam drove up & they stayedtille
Eva ironed
13
to unload flour.
15 Nice day.
Baby is poorly.
17 Hot again. Took baby over to Vincents.
Brunel Hall.
George went up to
16 Hot day. George Eva & I went to church Connie & Nellie
went to Brymers.
18 Nice day we washed with Mrs. Vincents machine.
Rain tonight.
19 Cooler but not much rain.
I went up to Ladells with children.
20 George went to Bullins.
Strawberries are ripe.
Louise Gall came & stayed tea.
21 Rain passed off leaving it hotter than ever.
22
Baby poorly.
Baby still very ______.
George troubled with toothache.
23 Cool wind nice day. G & IinvitedtoThomsesbutbabywasnot well enough to go.CalledatForres
to church.
GRANDM
June26Heavy thunder storm &rain.Wewashed.Connienotverywell.
I went for walk with children.
27 George got up early and wentuptoHuntsvilleinMr.Smith's pretty steamer but couldno
the parsonage to price fancy work.
28
Excursion of S.O.E.
29 Busy baking for picnic.
30 Cool & dry.
G & I went to morningservice.Ethelcameinafternoon.
July 1 Lovely day cool wind. The picnic & bazaar went off very
well. There were a lot there and the Aid society took over $50.
2 No rain but cool. Nellie went with Vincent for huckleberries
only a few. Ethel went home.
3 We washed. dry & smoky.
4
5 Like rain but passed off. very dry.
6
Cooler. I went to bathe with the Forrests.
none came.
7 Sunday. intinsely hot.
the evening.
Like rain but
George Eva & I went to church in
8 Thunder shower but not enough. George received cheque from
England. Mr. Brymer came & made a hammock. George is
getting signatures for a petition.
9
Cool we washed.
10 I took the children & got a few berries.
up.
They are drying
11
12
14
15Gloomy.The girls & Charlie went togetHuckleberriesbutcouldhardly get any.
I took the
GRANDMOTHER'S
June 15
DIARY
1895
...82
Gloomy. The girls & Charlie went to get Huckleberries but
could hardly get any. I took the children to Clarkes &
stayed to tea. Mrs. Ladell gave us an old baby carriage.
Mr. Vincent heard of the death of a brother.
16
Nice rain last night. We washed very sultry,
went up to Lewises in Mr, Smith's steamer.
17
Hot but turned cool. Eva & I got 2 quarts of berries,
the first I have preserved.
18
Bright.
19
Finished hoeing potatoes.
but got very few.
20
Hot. George & Charlie took the cow away and exchanged
her for a little one.
School Meeting.
21
Nice rainy day.
went to church.
22
Cool, cloudy.
Thomses.
23
We washed. After dinner, George & I went to Galls & took
Eva & baby . Found Mrs. Gall very well and getting strong.
Saw E. Chamberlain.
G & I got a few berries.
George
I sent Lucy her Interest.
G & I went to look for berries
cleared up before evening. G & Connie & I
Good congreation with the tourists.
Cleared out fine.
Connie & Nellie went to
24 Turned wet.
26
Mrs. Thoms & daughters came to tea. George was helping put
furnace in the Church. showery turned cool, baby poorly
with teeth.
27
Cool 7 cloudy. Girls & Charlie went over to Rumball's
and got 10 qts of berries. I took baby up to Ladell's.
28
Girls went to Church in morn and G & I in the even.
29
Cool turned wet but did not amount to much.
went & got 4 qts of berries.
30
Showery but did not catch much water.
with Mr. Chester.
Charlie & I
G went up to Brunel
31 Wet, we washed. Mr. Mitchell called,
birthday.
I went to parsonage & took baby.
A
GRANDMOTHER's
Aug. 2
3
4
DIARY
1895
...83
Fine and cool. Cousins Mav and Phoebe came on the evening
stage.Iwould scarcely have known them.
'
Damp but not much rain.
Sunday.
May,Phoebe,Connie&Iwentoutinthe boat after
tea.
George
Cool the four girls went to Church.
5
Nice day. We got about 7 qts of berries.
Forrest came to tea.
Mr. & Mrs.
6
Like rain but it passed off. G is doing road work. The
girls and I went out for nuts ( ? ) and berries. We went
up to Ladells in the evening.
7
Showery turned wet. May & Phoebe were so poorly last night
that they decided to go to Gravehurst where they can see a
Doctor. I went with them to Utterson. Picnic at the Hall.
Nellie & Charlie went.
8
Fine day.
9
Nice cool day. Mother drove over & brought Mrs. Cooper to
see us. Laura & Louie Thoms & Min Forrest came to tea.
School meeting.
Charlie & I went and got about 4 qts of berries.
10
Extremely hot.
11
Two services. Mr. Nockridge officiated. we like him.
Mr. Brymer & Minnie came in the evening.
12
Turned cooler. The three Thoms boys came to play with
Charlie
I took baby up to Ladells. I had a letter from
Phoebe.
13
Bright cool day.
14
Hot & clear. George rode on horseback up to Lewises.
Nellie brought Mrs. Cooper to make us a visit.
15
Nellie went bathing & stayed tea at Forrests.
& I went
to Ladell's
16
Hot.
17
Connie went down to Falkenburg.WewentbethingwithForrests and the c
hot.
we washed.
Mrs. C
Mrs. Gall & baby, LouiseandMr.Chamberlaincametotea.
Mrs. Vincent ca
18
Showery.
Mr. Cooper
& Mr.
came
on
bycicles
and weto
all
went
19
Louie`s
birthday.
She
got Cliff
a doll
and
had
some
children
tea.
M
20
washed
andhelped
Nellie
walked
home
with
Laura
Dodd
after
school.
21 We
Cool.
George
Hugh
Brown
with
his
lumber.
Mrs.
Cooper
& to
IT
22
Baking
for picnic.
Connie
went
to
Falkenburg
for2
aand
month.
23
Eva's
birthday.
Heavy
rain
but
cleared
up
about
we
went
24
Warm.
Thunder
storm.
Nellie
came
home;
sow
got
away.
Cooler.
G
h
25 George
George,went
Eva to
& Imeasure
went
Church
& Mr.
Nellie
&and
G went
in the
evening.
26
on
at
theto
mill
nighwatching.
Fine.
27
bark
with
Hay
got
home
&
went
to
28
Wet
day.
George
slept
till
noon
and
got
up.
Nellie
is
poorly,
ly
29
Nellie
is
better,
we
ironed.
Several
cases
of
TYPHOID
at
the
boa
30
Lovely
day.
We
did
not
get
over
home
asin
G even.
could
not
take
us.
31
We
scrubbed.
Shower
came
up
but
it
cleared
off.
Sept.
1
Cooler.
G
&
Nellie
Went
to
church
N
went
to
Forres
2 Bright day. Ethel & Cousin Will surprised us and stayed all day.
GRANDMOHER'S
DIARY
I895
...85
Sept.
3
Warmer.
4
5
6
7
8
9
Hot day but cold night.
Children about the same fever
high
10
Restless night but I was not disturbed as I have baby in
Nellie's room. hot again. Lucy came & mother went home.
The Dr. came & had dinner here. Lucy sat up all night.
Hot. Thunder storm.
11
Very sultry & trying for the children.
evening.
12
Still warm but turned cold in the afternoon. Children
rather better. The Dr. came at 1 this morning. Nellie
sat up till 1 and then Lucy. Baby was sick all night &
I did not sleep much. Jones & Vincent are digging us a
well. Dr. Hart came at 1 o'clock in the night. Nellie
was sitting up.
13
Children keep about the same but the cold weather is easier
on them. Frost tonight.
14
Thunder storm in
Baby seems no better of dia
15
Severe frost cut offgarden.Fine&cold.Dr.cameagain&Miss Thomson & had tea.Evaismuchbetteroffever.
16
George at home lastnight.
Eva
rambledmostofthenight&didnotsleep.Charliesleepsquietly.Lovelyday.
Sept.
17is
The
Dr.
came
today
& brought
Mrs. Hart
child.
thi
18
washed
damp
day.
19 We
Lucy
poorly.
The
children
are home.
improving
& &
baby
too.He
Dr.
H
20
Hot
day.
Father
&
took
Lucy
Louie
21
Very
&
trying
for
the
children.
Ethel
walked
here.
Dr.
h
22
&hot
bright.
I came
went
to
church
the
morn
& is
Gtimes
&well.
Ethel
th
23 Hot
Wiggins
stormed
arrived
but in in
a modified
form
it at
is in
much
24
Cool
again.
Eva
has
diarrhoea.
Up
a good
many
night
25 Eva passed a little blood so I telegraphed for the Doctor.
The Doctor says they are both doing very well. Mrs. Hart
and the little girl came.
26 Lovely day after the rain.
fever.
The children had very little
27 Colder & cloudy. The children are doing well and drink
quantities of milk. I went up to Ladell's.
28 The Dr. did not come but the children are doing all right Very high wind at night - turned wet.
29 Cold wind, showery. Dr. Hart's assistant came & found them
in a slight fever. Nellie & Esther went to Church & G went to
bed & slept till 3 o'clock a.m.
30 Showery. George up all day. Mr. Leith went away.
came to Laddell's. First snow.
Oct.1Showery.we washed.
Mrs. Jones is ill.KatyCookwenttothe
2 The Dr. came & allows the children to have
3
Bright day.
Utterson Show
Mr. Price
Mrs
a
little
Joneshasthefever&isgoingto
corn
starch.
He went t
GRANDMOTHER'SDIARY1895
CHARLIE'S
BIRTHDAY
Oct. 4 Dr. Hart's assistant came, the children are doing well.
Babyand I went to the meeting at the parsonage.
5
Bright weather.
G. went to Reed's
6
Harvest Festival today. Nice day. George came home last
night & will not go on till tomorrow morn. Children doing
well. G & W. Price went to Thomses.
7
Heavy rain. George went to Utterson.
baby's cradle.
8
Cold with a little snow.
9
I went to Ladells & bought Charlie an overcoat.
Thomses.
Mr. Clarke brought
Children eat heartily.
Saw the
10
Fine but wold wind. Children dressed up in their room for
the first - Lucy drove over Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell called. I
went for mail.
11
Charlie's birthday, wet day.
but not downstairs yet.
The children are up & dresed
12
13
Sunday nice & warm. Charlie & Eva came down stairs for the
first. Nellie & Ethel went for a walk & G Ethel & I went
to Church in even.
14
mill at night though there was no fire.
15
Warmer. The children went out for a little while. G. has
gone shooting with Mr. Price. He did not go to the mill
tonight. Wet.
16
Wet day.
17
Cold wind. G. went shooting. Children went out for a
little while. I went to Forrests.
18
Nice day. Father came & brought Louie. & said that Lucy has
the fever, caught here. Where is it going to stop.
19
Wet again but milder. Heavy lashes of snow in afternoon &
severe frost at night.
20
Ground covered with snow. Louie & I went to Church in morn
& George & Nellie in the evining.
Ruth Thoms has the fever.
...87
1
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DIARY
1895
TYPHOID FEVER ...88
(Mrs. Jones dies)
Oct. 21 I fum
22
Nice mild day but turned wet.
23
Cold wind.
George's last night at the mill.
24
25
26
27
Cleaned 2 front chimneys. Mrs. Jones died last night at
about 9 o'clock. I went to help make Elsie a dress. Louie was
sick last night. Lodge tonight.
Lovely morning but turned wet for Mrs. Jone's funeral.
Mr. & Mrs. Forrest came & went with us to the funeral.
Mr. Vincent was here to tea. Nellie went to church
28
Heavy snow fall. George went to the woods with his gun but
was driven home by the storm.
29
George put in posts at the well & then went into Utterson
& got his money $53.80 from the Company.
30
Bright day. There are about 3 inches of snow & some sleighs
are out. Mr. Clarke is coming to kill our pig. Mrs.
Mitchell called.
31
George went hunting with Bob Brown & they got a fawn.
John Nickason is here banking up the well.
Nov.1Geo. got up early and went hunting. We cleaned the dining
room - snow still lies. Julia Watson called.
2
G. fetched a hind quarter of the Fawn.
went to Ladell's. Snow melting.
The children & I
3
George & I went to Church & I took the little girls to S.S.
Warm day.
4
5
6
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Nov. 7 Turned wet.9
with
Forrest
the
parsonage.
8I went
Gloomy
& Mrs.
turned
cold.
Minnie
& Mabel
Forrest & Julia Watson came here to
Cold
day.
I went
to meeting
S.S.
& at
Church
in even.
10
I went to S.S. & Church in even.
11
George went to Mainhood's and they got a deer, he came home
late & tired & was sick in the night.
12
Charlie got up early and went to tell C. Mainhood that his
father could not go up. Charlie had a party hut only the
Thomses came. Soft. George went to Mainoods in the evening
to hunt next day.
13
I went to the church to see Milly Cock's wedding and George
& Nellie went to the party at night.
14
Gloomy & mild. George went up to hunt at Mainhood's but
got only a partridge. Charlie & I went up to the store in
the evening.
15
Showery.
16
Clear & cold. I went to see Mrs. Watson's baby.
Y. Howard $5.00
George at home.
Nellie went up to Ladells.
Paid
17Iwent to church in the morning but none of us went to
S.S. Mr. & Mrs. Herb McClure & Herb & Sadie Humphrey's
called.
18
Nice bright afternoon.
& Minnie called.
I cut Eva'shair.Julia&Dimeau(?)
19
We washed. Turned snowy & I did not go up to Jenners.
Minnie & Mabel Forrest called.
20
Stormy cold night plenty snow.
to practice dancing.
21
3 below zero last night.Clear&cold.Georgewenttoshooting match at Utterson.
22
Fine.
23
George went to Jenners & sold them an organ.
Julia&Miriam&Mabelcame
Mrs. Forrest & I went to Jenners.
Nell
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DIARY
1895
...90to S.D. Minnie Forrest was here to tea and went to Church w
Nov.
24 Pleasant
day.
I went
25
Stormy turned to rain & thawed Mr. Mitchel & Bertie called.
26
Warm but blew cold we washed. Free concert at the Hall
tonight. was a great success.
27
Nice day.
23
Laura. & Louie Thoms came to tea also Henry Gall brought
Turkey & stayed tea. Nellie went to Foressts but we sent for
her to come home, heard that Lucy is worse. Moonlight.
29
George went over to see how Lucy is & found her not so very bad.
30
Turned very cold but fine.
made $2.70.
Nellie spent the even at Chesters.
Shooting passed off successfully,
Dec. 1st I went o Church & S.S. Nellie went to Forrests to tea.
2
Stormy & cold.
Julia & Mr. Harrison called.
3
Cold 14 below but turned mild.
attended & passed off well.
The wedding & party were well
4
5
6
A terrible thing happened today while we were at the meeting
at the parsonage. Bertie Mitchell broke through the ice
skating and was drowned before he could be got out. We
stayed with Mrs. Mitchell until dark.
Nice, bright day. Mr. Vincent & Mr. Somerset were here to
dinner. G. called at Mitchells. Nellie went with Mrs. Forrest
& Minnie to Mitchells in the evening.
7
Mild, inclined to turn stormy. Ironed late this week
I
went to Ladells with George in the eveing. Charley spent the
day at Thomses. George payed T. Howard $17 for hay.
8
Nellie, Charlie & I went to Church and Mr. Ulbricht preached.
Nellie took a wreath up to Mitchels for Berties
coffin,
she
9
Gloomy. I took the children to Forrests and we all went to
Bertie's funeral. Mr. Lloyd buried him.
10
11
Gloomy.
I made the Christmas cake.
Cold night.
stayed to tea.
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Dec. 12
13
Very cold day we are havingitverysevereforsoearlyinthe winter.
Eva & I went up toLadell's.Nellie&MinnieForrestwentto the
Minnie Forrest calle
store.
14 Milder.
15
Lovely day.
Mr. Ulbricht came and assisted at both services
16
Mild.
17
Wet but turned out fine.
18
We are having a good thaw. Father drove over and brought
a quarter of beef but Nellie did not go back with him.
19
Raining hard. Meeting of C.W.A.S. at Ladell's today.
Only Emily & I were there.
20
Singer machine agents came and stayed over night in the village.
21
Snow about gone nice morn but turned wet at night. Nellie
& Minnie Forrest went to Huntsville & Nellie stayed at
Fathers.
22
Gloomy & a little cooler I went to S.D. & G. to Church in
the even.
23
We are likely to have a green Xmas. George & Charlie are
piling wood at the mill. Connie came home in the rain.
I went up to Ladells and got some presents.
We washed.
24
stuffed the Turkey & made some mince pies. We put up a
tree & some decorations. Laura & Louie Thoms called and
Mr. & Percy Mitchell called & left some presents for the
children.
25
A green Xmas. I went to church. The children got a nice
lot of presents. Forrest's cow died.
26
Snowy day.
27
Connie went to Graham's. Mr. Forrest drew some wood.
Connie fainted in the evening.
28
I ironed.
29
A nice day. G & I went to Churchintheevening.Annie
Brymer came to stay with Conniee, Charlie went
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1895
...92
Dec.
Herbert came in for a while & had tea. Snow falling.
31 We washed a few things.
blizzard.
30
Heavy snow fall in fact a regular
1896
Jan. 1 Snow deep & more coming. We finished washing & had the
Forrest family to tea & spend the evening.
2
Connie fainted again this morn. George, baby & I went
to Forrests to tea it was too snowy to take the children
3
Still snowing. Charlie went to the S.O.S. concert and
Nellie stayed the night. with Minnie Forrest.
&
4
5
30 below zero today but fine. The children & I went to S.S.
Mrs. Chester came in in the evening.
6
42 below last night but moderated.
7
Meeting at the hall & debate. Henry & Louise Gall came &
stayed till after the meeting.
8
Began to get a quart of milk daily from Watsons.
Nellie went to Forrests' party and did not get home till
2 a.m.
9
We ironed and prepared for Thomses coming to tea.
& 2 of the girls came.
Mr. & Mrs,
10
Still rather cold.
We all went to the Sunday School
entertainment
11
Milder. An apple tree pedlar came. The Thomses_found
Lestrange half frozen in the snow in Vincent's field. Lodge
tonight.
12
Snowing I went to S.S. & church.
13
Still snowing.
George went to meeting at Parsonage.
14
but G
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DIARY
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...93
Jan.15Nice day.
16
Mild day.
George stayed in bed with sick headache till
the afternoon. We saw Dr. Bridgland there I he pronounced
17 We have bad colds.
&
C_____
13 We scrubbed.
Lestrange mu
Nellie went to drill (for concert, aca)
Brymers.
I took the children over to Forrests
George was away all day sawing with Bob Brown.
19
Pleasant weather now.
I went to S.S. & the girls went to church
20
Tommy Caswell called.
The Mitchells called.
21
I called at Brymer's with the children and invited the girls
22
Fine. Connie & I & the children called at Mitchells.
spent the evening at Clarkes.
23
Connie rather poorly. George went to Utterson to unload
flour for1/2a day. Emily * Minnie Brymer came to tea.
24
Mile & snowy. Broom drill at the hall. Some of us went to
the Pres. (Presbyterian, aca) Xmas boat at the hall.
Nellie
25 Keeps mild. George went to see McEchney about an organ.
The children & I called at Clarkes.
26
Eva & I went to Church in the morn & the girls in the evening,
27
Lovely day. Mrs. Forrest & I were going to walk to Dodds
but Father & Clara came.
28
George went up to Brunei with Herb Laddell. The girls &
Charlie went skating in the evening and Connie fainted on the
ice and Arthur Clarke drove her home.
29
Mild. George went up to Newton's but came back to tea.
The children called at Michells & met Laura & Connie Thoms
30
to see him. Connie & Nellie went to see Minniee Forrest
who is poorly. Nellie went to a dance at the hall with the
31
George took insurance of new school
in the evening. Snowing.
I went up to Laddell's
George went
GRANDMOT
Feb. 2 2Cold. I went to S.S. & Church.
3
Nice day.
Connie & Nellie called to see Minnie Forrest.
4
5
Connie & George received letters from Mrs. Paxon asking
Connie to go back so we thought Nellie &Conniecouldgo.Iwenttomeetingattheparsonage&Laura
6
Mild & snowy.
7
Snowy.
G. walked up to Brunel.
Nellie came with Galls cutter & the children
rode
up to Lad
8
9
10
George & I went to church in the morn.
called. I went to see McInnis baby.
Louisa Gall called.
W & Annie Brymer
G. went to see Girvin & Thomses (Girou?)
11 Windy. blocked up the roads
12 Fir.e but roads too bad to go to Dodds.
I called at Forrests.
13 Mrs. Forrest & I & Louie went to Dodds; it was rather snowy.
14 Cold but not so stormy. George went to Aspdin with Wall
Thoms. Miss Reid's concert, Connie, Nellie, Charlie &
15 George & I went up into Brunel with Wall Thoms.
16
Bitter cold wind, we did not go out to S.S.
went to ten at Forests. 39 below zero.
17 Cold & Bright.
Eva
Snowy.
Connie & Nellie
I went to Ladells in the evening.
18 Cold wind. Father did not come.
to attend the Grand Lodge
George started for Toronto
19
Mild with a little fresh snow. I expect father & Ethel today. They came & I went home wi
20
Cold.
21
I am amusing myself reading Girls' Own papers.
Mr. & Mrs. Hares came and stayed to tea.
22
Sat.
I we
23 Cold
No service.
I staye
24
wind. Herbert
25
26 George & Wall Thoms cameforus.Quitemild.
27 Henry Gall came & tookNelliehomewithwith him.
28 Warm and thawing, a littlerain.ConniewenttoaconcertwiththeBrymers.
got
after
12. &aM
29
Nice
day.
Ethel
Mar.
1 home
Came
in
like
2
The girls went to Thomses to tea &Nelliecameback.Bittercoldwind.
3
High cold wind.
4
5 Windy but turned out
6
Ethel walked home. Snowed, turned to rain.
& Eva went to Brymers to a party.
few days.
Connie, Charlie
7
Mr. Thoms was here to tea.
to S.S. & George to church.
9
Nice day.
Herbert called in.
Nellie & Connie came home
10
11
Connie went down to Falkenburge to get h
12 Cold W i n d .Mrs.Forrest called & decided to have a sewing
machine. Mrs. Clarke also called. Connie came home on
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stage
near midnight
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DIARY
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...96
Mar.
13 20 below this morning but came out nice
15
Nice day. The children & I went to S.S. & the Girls to
church. Minnie Forrest came to tea.
16
Lovely day.
with cold.
17
Lovely warm day. I washed. Lizzie C. came with her little
boys & Minnie Brown. Rec'd card from Connie.
18
Warm.
19
Snowing & blowing.
20
Cold, tracks snowed up.
even.
21
No mail in yet, soft wind.
22
Sunday.
church.
23
Sharp cold wind.
24
Fine but cold wind.
25
Finished washing.
26
It seems very quiet now the girls are not here and nobody
comes.
I mopped Kitchen.
27
Warm the snow is going.
28
Warm.
29
Soft. I did not go to Church nor did any of us.
went to Thomses.
30
We caught some water so I washed. nice day.
31
Mr.
The girls started to England.
Baby poorly
Finished washing & I went for a walk.
I ironed.
Annie & Emily Brymer came in in the
Mrs. Dodd & Mable Forrest called.
George's birthday, fine but cold wind.
I went to
17 below at night.
I washed.
Mr. Somerset was here to tea.
Nice weather, the snow is going.
The children & I went to Ladells & I called at Clarkes.
came in.
Charlie
I ironed.
Apr. 1 I called at Forrests but did not go to meeting at parsonage
as baby is sick & I dont feel well myself.
2
Louie is poorly too, baby a little better.
3
Good Friday.
fresh snow.
Eva went to Church.Idontfeelstrongbuthope to be better aft
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April
1896
...97
Apr. 4 Mabel Forrest came & stayed with the children & I went to Ladells.
5
Lovely warm day, thawing fast.
Easter Sunday.
I
took
6
Easter at
Monday.
Thewith
three
boys spent
called
Forrests
theThoms
children.
Baby the
has day
beenhere.
weanedI
7
I washed, cold wind.
8 Mr. Vincent & Torrie (?) called and Louie & Ruth Thoms came
to tea. Lovely day snow is melting but it is very late
about it.
9
Warm. Henry Gall drove his mother over the lake to see us.
George went to Utterson.
10
Windy. wagons are taking the place of sleighs.
the Hall.
Dance at
11
I took the children to see the new school, mild.
12
Cold wind but it is drying up the roads.
church in even.
13
Very warm. 75 above, snow going fast, rain at night. I
called at Forrests. 3 weeks ago it was 17 below zero.
Geo. & I went o
14
drying.
15
Very warm. Hannah Nickason was married.
I went to Brymers.
The children &
16
Hot. 80° in the shade. Charlie & the Brymer boys played
truant all day. I went to Ladells with the children.
17
This is more like summer weather than April. Rain last
night has made the grass green. The frogs are singing
away. I called at the school. George is tidying the
garden.
18
Like rain but it passed off. George & Charlie were busy
tidying up the garden. I mopped a room upstairs.
19
The children & I went to church in the morn
20
I cleaned a bedroom & moved the children into it.
cooler.
&
we
Much
had
a
walk
in the aft
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1896
...98
Heavy rain in afternoon, I washed.
22
George went toUtterson.Mr.Ballscame&tookthecalf away.
23
We cleaned a bedroom & ironed.
colds. Joe Marshall called.
I cleanedmyroom.Claracametostayafew weeks
The children have had
I went to Forrests & took some milk.
May
24
Finished cleaning upstairs. Baby & Louie had the croup
at nignt and we have to keep them in. Baby is very
troublesome.
25
I went to Ladells. George went to Falkenburg. Minnie
Forrest came in with Clara. Charlie & I walked to
Laddells in the even. cold night.
26
Lovely warm day. I went to SS & then went up with
Mrs. Forrest to see Mrs. Mitchell. Clara went to
church in even. G. went over to the Thomses in a boat.
27
Mr. Hudson plowed the garden. Clara & I cleaned the
sitting room, very warm again.
28
Rain last night. We cleaned the dining room. Mr.
Vincent brought his cow. G. up in Brunel buying bark.
29
Mr. V's cow calved. he & Mr. Gall were here to dinner.
we washed & churned.
30
George went up to Seeley's buying bark. The two Lewises
called to see him. We cleaned the Kitchen. nice day.
1
Rain again at night. We ironed. Mrs. Vincent & baby
Chilton Rumball & Louie were here to dinner. Showery
2
Cleaned the pantry which finishes up the house cleaning.
3
Rain at night, cloudy morn.
4
&
I went to SS & we went to Church at night.
Heavy rain last night butlovelytoday.George&thechildren & I went toThomses&stayedtote
5
We washed, nice day.
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Port Sydney, Muskoka, Ontario
...99
Lovely day, I went toForreststogetmybookreadyforthe meeting but Mrs. F. did notgo.I
Forrest came to t e a .
9
1896
G. Mainhood called.
Hot, G e o r g e went up the river about bark. Will Geall
took the bark canoe away in exchange for a revolver.
Tom Esson called.
10
I went to SS & Clara to Church in the evening. hot.
Annie Brymer came in the evening.
11
Like rain but it passed off.
12
Cool & like rain but it cleared out. Laura & Connie &
Cyril Thoms came to tea. Henry Lewis was here for dinner.
13
Lovely day but so dry & dusty. Mother came & took Clara
& Eva & Louie home. It will be dull without them.
cooler.
Louise Gall & Dorothy came to wait for Henry.
are bad this year.
Mosquitoes
15
A sprinkle of rain but cleared out, a lovely day, cooler.
Mr. Brymer brought some ointment for my hands. Received
a letter from Nellie & Connie.
16
George went to Vincents & Caswells.
17
Nice rain this morning.
went to Church twice.
18
George went to meet Mr. Hayatthetownline.Nicebrightday.
19
Bright & cool.
20
I ironed & churned &sold5lbsofbutter.George&I and baby went up toLadells&weheardthat
Mrs. H. Johnson called.
SS begins in the morn now.
I
Iwashed&Georgegardened.WereceivedanexpressparcelfromConniecontaini
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1896
May
...100
21
George went up into Brunel to see Reid.
22Imoppedthediningroom.Myhandsdonotgetanybetter.
I took baby up to Ladells & called at Mitchells but they
organ.
23
Cooler
& bright.
Forrests
in the evening
with
Mrs.
Lutty ( ?I) .went
G.to
went
to Utterson.
24
Whit Sunday. I went to Church. The service was a special
one for the S.O.E. & the Church was full. Hot day. The
Brymers & Forrests were here in the evening.
25 Wet evening.
June
2
I washed. we get plenty of rain now.
26
I
finished washing &
evening.
27
Alfred Kay brought Charlie a rabbit & me a very uncivil
letter from Mr. Taylor. I went to Forrests to see Minnie.
George went to Mr. Lances & expects to sell an organ
there. Lovely day.
28
Wet again. George is ferreting out this affair of Taylors.
He called in the evening & had a talk with George. Mr.
Leith left word that his Utterson congregation will take
29
Wet day.
30
Cleared out & I went up to Ladells.
31
George & Charlie went to Church in the morn & G & I in
the evening. Like rain.
1
Lovely
churned.
went to Ladells in the
we are getting plenty of rain.
Nice day but cool. Father & Ethel came & brought the
G. went to Utterson. Minnie Forrest came to see Ethel.
day.
George
&
Mr.
V.
went
to the Camp to take
3
I went to the meeting at the Parsonage & Mabel F. stayed
with the children.
4
Hot.
5
Heavy rain at night - but it is no oooler.
GRANDMOTHER'S
DIARY
1986
...101
June
7
6Veryhot.GeorgewenttoUttersontogetth
Intensely hot. turned wet. G. & I went to Church.
cooler, rain.
10 I went up with Mrs.ForresttoPrivateCommunionwithAggieLadellassheisgoingaway.
11Cool&bright.GeorgewenttoFalkenburg.
12 Nice day.
Nellie & Louise Gall came in the evening&NelliestayedtillSunday.
13 Nellie mopped the Kitchen & dining room & I helped her
make a white blouse. We went to ladells in the evening.
There was a political meeting & George & Charlie wereooutlate.
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
Hot day. Nellie & I an
Nice day not too hot b
I washed. Minnie Forre
Very hot & dry. George
Hot. Mrs. Gall called.
Cooler & like rain.
Hot. I went to Huntsvi
No rain but it turned
Too cool & windy to co
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23
TOOTHACHE
1896
...102
I swept & churned.
24Iwashed,GeorgewentuptoBrunel.
with toothache.
July
I am 6suffering
25
finished washing, very dry.
26
George went to Brunel. Mr. Thoms called.
to Ladells with the children.
27
Lodge night.
28
A wet Sunday. George & I went to Church in the evening.
& I played (the organ).
29
I washed & baked. Mr. Brymer came & lanced my tooth
which is badly swelled.
30
George went to Gall's, after dinner he piled wood at the
mill. Last day of school. My face is no better. I baked
for pic-nic. The weather looks rather doubtful for
tomorrow.
1
Fine hot day. The pic-nic passed off successfully, there
was an excursion from Huntsville. George made $8 from the
booth. Lucy & Nellie & Clara came & went with us. got home
about 8 o'clock.
2
My face is badly swelled & painful. George went to see
Mr. Hay & got home with a sick headache. like rain.
Mrs. Johnson called.
3
Hot. I took the children & went bathing with Forrests.
Thunder storm in the evening, the berries are getting
ripe.
i went up
Too wet to pick any berries.
5
The children went to SS & George to Vincents after
dinner but it turned showery.
6
George went to Porter's & sold a mower.
in the evening.
7
Still showery.
Bob Brown came
I washed & picked a few berries.
George
went to Caswells Mahood's (?) after dinner.
8
Lovelv dav for the excursion which was a success.
Forrests & we had alittlepic-nicatthelanding.
George went to Lamelot (?) on horseback.
The
GRANDMOTHER'S
DIARYCharlie
WASHING& MACHINE
1896
July 9 High wind.
I went to
the...103
Rocky island & got some huckleberries. 10
George
at oh
Shower
11
Hot & fine. Mr. Porter came for his mower.
to bathe. warm might.
13
Charlie got some berries.
I wentwithMrs.Forresttopickberries&then took the childr
12 The chil
Mrs. Thoms & boys came to tea.
14 Hot, we did not get many berries. Our washer & wringer
arrived ready for tomorrow. like rain.
15
Much cooler. I washed & found the washer satisfactory.
Ethel came in the evening with Mr. Smith. Charlie went
to stay at Vincents.
16
Cool. Ethel did the ironing & picked some berries in the
afternoon. Got wood drawn mill.
17
Ethel went to the swamp with the Forrests and got about
8 qts of berries. George went up the river. Baby &
18
Ethel scrubbed the Kitchen & went bathing in afternoon.
The children & I got some berries. C. came home from V's.
19
Showery & warm.
20
Charlie went to Vincentsagain.Wegotsomeraspberries.
Wet morning.
G. &E.&Iwenttochurch&tookthechildren.
I
Ethel at Forrests to tea.
21Hot.Wewas
throwing out wood again.
22
G. & I went to theswamp&gotcaughtinathunderstorm.afterdin erwewent&pickedraspberries & Mr. Lowecalled,hestayedtotea.
23
George & I went &got9qtsofhuckleberries.Laura&LouieThoms&MinnieForrestcametotea.
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
July 24
Watson boy scalded
1896
...104
Ethel went to the swamp and got 6 qts of berries. We heard
that Adam Watson's little boy died from scalding.
25
Jack Watson is to be buried today. George had a day at
Uttersons unloading cars. Miss Smith called.
26
Like rain. I went to Church twice & played the organ.
Mr. Lowe preached at night.
27
We washed, baked & churned.
28
Like rain, but it passed off. I went to Gravehurst &
had two teeth out. In the evening there was a little
party at Mrs. Bailies. The best part of it was the
ice cream.
29
May, Phoebe, Miss Shaffer & I went for a row on Gull Lake.
It came on wet after dinner. May saw me off at the
station & I got home from Utterson dry.
30
Ironed. Eva & I went to pick blackberries but did not
find many. Turned cool. Ethel went with Minni F. to
Thomses & is not back yet.
31
Very hot weather.
August 1
2
We went bathing.
Typhoid has broken out.
Duncan Forrest came home
Ethel & George went to Church.
3
to Forrests to tea & George came later,
very hot.
5
I went to meeting at Parsonage & we had a heavy thunderstorm
while there which lasted till night. Mr. & Mrs. Duncan
Forrest came to tea. Gloomy evening. G. up to Brunel.
6
We went bathing and found father here when we returned.
Ethel went home with him. Baby Clarke got bitten.
7
George went to Porter's & B. Henry's.
beef from Bob Jenner.
8
Rain again but no cooler.
9
Intensely hot.
10
Hot.
We got 9 lbs.
IwenttoChurchwiththechildreninthemorning&G.intheevening.Icalled at Clarke's.
Sam Martin died ofTyphoidlastnight.Specialmeeting at Parsonage.Isentupmilkfor
25
Charlie turned the washing machine for me. Violet is
poorly today.
26
Babv no better.
27
I ironed. Nice day.
Father & Mother came & stayed all
Cool nights.
evening.
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY1896...106
Aug.
28
Fine. George went to see Bob Brown.
crab jelly.
29
Nice cay.
30
Very wet day.
31
Cool & showery. Charlie & I washed today. I went
to Ladell's. Toronto (Exhibition) Ex. opened today.
Sept.
I made some
Baby is poorly.
G. & C. went to Church at night.
1
Baby is not well yet.
about bark.
2
George was helping load bark at Mainhood's. C.W.A.S.
meeting but I could not go. Mrs. Forrest called.
Laura Thoms came & had tea & the ....(illegible)
3
Cool & fine. G. & Mr. Forrest went duck shooting. The
children & I went to Forrests after tea. Mrs. F. came
back with us & G. & C. came back directly after.
to Thomses.
5
Keeps cool.
I
10
George up in Brunel
I got a letter from Nellie.
Like rain which came at night. I went to Ladells & got
me a pair of boots. G. bought a pk. of pears of Forrest.
on wet in the afternoon.
9
stayed at home
G. went to church at night.
Hot but turned cool at night & like rain but it passed
off.
Turned cool & like rain at night.
George went to see people out Allensville way.
came to tea & play with the children.
11
Cool. I preserved some plums which we got from Mr.
Hay. I made baby a new coat.
12
Cold wind but no rain.
George went to
Utterson.
the afternoon at Clarke's.
13
Warm. George walked toVincent's&camebacktoChurch.
I also went.
Mr. Smith came
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
TASMANIA
1896
...107
Sept. 14 I went to Ladellstopostsomemoney.Georgehadtogo up toMainhood'stohelpMr.Hayload____.
15
George & C. hunting partridges, got one in afternoon.
Eva has a bad cold.
I
A party at Dodds.
18
I ironed.
19
Wet day turned very cold.
cutter.
20
Fine & cool.
21
We caught plenty of water.
22
Cold N. wind.
23
We washed. it was warmer after a very hard frost last
night. 15° of frost. I took Louie & Baby up to Laddells
24
Lovely day. I took the children for a walk. Mr. Smith
came in the evening. George wrote to Nellie etc.
25
Nice day but turned wet. Cyril Thoms came & stayed
to tea. nice day. Lodge meeting.
27
Cool & cloudy, heavy rain last night. I took the
little girls to the Pres. church to hear Mr. Leith's
farewell sermon.
28
Lovely day we are having frosty nights.
29
I took the children over to Forrests.
which lasted all night & next morn.
30
Cooler but turned wet again.
a plow.
Bob Brown brought the straw
Harvets Festival.
I went to Church twice.
I mopped the Kitchen &
c
Most of us have colds.
Came on rain
Bob Jenner came about
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GRANDMOTHER'S
DIARY 1896
CHARLIE'S
START OF BOOK THREE
...108BIRTHDAY
Oct. 1Finebutcold2
brought
his
wife
and
baby.
They
went
inat
theafternoon.
I
went
toIthe
meet
Lovely
day.
George
&home.
Charlie
went
to
the home
fair
Utterson.
Eva
start
3wind.
WarmHerbert
George
at
made
an
apron
for
the
sale
of&work
at
Ha
4
Nice
day.
The
&to
Iiunload
went
to
in
the
morning
G. &&
C.the
in
th
5
George
went
tochildren
Utterson
aChurch
car,
he
brought
me letters
from
Conn
6
Gloomy & mild. G. went over to get Mr. Smith's team to
draw pine but could not get it. We washed. I took
Louie & Violet up to Ladells. Mr. & Mrs. Percy Mitchell
called. It came on wet at night & we caught quite a
lot of water.
7
Very cold this morning with flurries of snow, the first
of the season. I went to the C.W.A.S. meeting & we
arranged to have a tea meeting on the 22nd.
8
cold & damp. I ironed.
9 Lovely day. George went to Beatrice but did not sell
an organ. Aggie Ladell came & spent the day.
10
Windy & fine. I borrowed someG.O.P.(Girl'sOwnPapers)from Forrests & to
Charlie had the 3 Thoms boys hereinhonourofhisbirthday.
11
Lovely warm day. C's birthday. He is 13. I wentforawalkwiththeForrestchildren.G.&I
12
Nice day.
13
George stayed all night at Mainhood's
and
got
homeintime for dinner. Louie&IwentuptoLadells&Igot50 cts. worth of su
14
Nice day.
we washed.GeorgewentuptoBrunel.TheMitchell's called.
Fathercame&broughtEtheltostay.MinnieForrest called afternoon.
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
Oct.
1896
...109
15
We are having lovely mild weather. Ethel & I cleaned
Charlie's room. I went to seeMrs.Forrest.George&C.went trolling with Herb Lad
Uttersonrobbers have been arrested.
17
Ethel finished scrubbing the Kitchen.
18
About an inch of snow this morning. We went to church in
the morn & Geo. & C. went at night. Stayed. in the
rest of the day.
19
Mr. Hay & Charlie called & Charlie went to Falkenburg
withC. Hay & came back on the train. George went to
Brunel & then to G. McEntyre's funeral. E. & I cleaned
the two front bedrooms.
20
We
cleaned Ethel's room, miserable day.
to sell at tea meeting.
21
We washed but it snowed & we did not get the clothes
dried.
22
Wet & snowy. Mr. Mithcell called. I made a pinafore
for the sale. We ironed some of the clothes.
23
Nice day, thawed the snow away. We finished baking for
Tea & Ethel & I went to the hall to help prepare for
evening. The tea & concert passed off very well & over
$20 was made.
24
Nice day. Ethel mopped Kitchen & room above
she & the
children went to the hall to have tea & finish the
provisions. Charlie went to Thomses.
25
Gloomy day. Mr. Thoms came.
Church at night.
26
Nice sunny day. We washed & churned. I went
Ladells. George iswatchingatthemilltonight.
27
G. at the mill again.
28
G. at the mill, did the dining room
29. We cleaned pantry.
I
Ethel and Charlie went to
Cleanedsittingroom.
M. Newton called.
to
went
GRANDMOTHER'S
DIARY
HALLOWE'EN PRANK
1896
...110
Oct.30CleanedtheKitchenwhichcompletesthehousecleaning.George went to Utterson halfadaytounload
31
George went to Falkenburge & settled with Mr
Hay,
came
home in the
Nov.1Somerset found his boat on top of Watson's stables as he went to Church Ethel & I wen
2
Nice day. George & Charlie went deer hunting with Mr.
Forrest out got nothing. We washed blankets. Ethel
called at Forrests. Eva & I went to Ladell's. The
Mitchell's called.
3
We washed. Herbert came & took Charlie home with him.
G. & C. went out with Mr. Brymer but got nothing.
Minnie & Mabel Forrest came to tea.
Receipt for pickels
6 lbs. salt
house.
a hunt.
2 oz. saltpetre, 1 qt. molasses.
Mrs. V & children were here to dinner & tea.
Ethel had tea at Forrests.
7
Nice morning but wet evening
Herbert came & had dinner.
We cut up the pig & I took a piece overtoForrests.
8
Cold but no snow.
10
Mr.Vincentcamein.IwentforawalkwithMrs.Vincentandthechildren.George. E. &
George went out withMr.ForrestnearClearwater.Mr.F.calledinevening.Nicedaybutwetatni
11Wetmorning.blewoutfine&wegotsomeoftheclothesdried.George&C.wenthuntingafterschool.Nod
Type April 11, 1976
Carol Aellen
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY DEER SHOT 1896 ...111
VANCOUVER
Nov. 13 George, Charlie, Kr. Brymer & Lou Clarke got a deer
a nice large one. We got a hind quarter. Connie &
Jessie Thoms were heretotea.Wallcalledforthematnight.Turnedcold.
15
Sunday. I went twice to church.
Forrest's & saw Eva O'Connor.
16
Lovely day so mild. We washed. I commenced to make
a wrapper & had a walk with the children. G. went
hunting with Tom Dodd.
18
Mild & wet. Miss O'Connor went off on her way to
Vancouver.
Busy making my wrapper. Ethel is making a blouse for
the party.
19
G. & I called at
20
Busy sewing, frozen ground makes hunting useless.
21
Bee to scrub the Church, which we forgot all about.
Ethel & I went to Ladells in the evening, moonlight.
22
Crisp day, dry walking.
23
We washed but it turned wet. G. went up to Mainhoods
but came home again as C.M. could not go out.
24
Nice day. Louie & I went to Ladells.
Ethel ironed.
25
Snow & sleet. George went out hunting.
coat for school. Taxman came.
26
Very mild, snow melted.
arrived from Mr. Hay.
27
I went to the Church but there was no meeting as the
carpet had not come so I went for a walk with the
Mitchells & Mrs. Forrest instead. It was a lovely day
& pleasant to be out. Ethel & George went to Herb Laddell's
party & did not get back till nearly 3 o'clock.
Herbert came & had his dinner.
I went to Church at night.
I churned &
I finished Eva's
I called at Chesters. Tea
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
ETHEL'S BIRTHDAY1896...112
Father's
Nov. 28 Cold with flurries
of Birthday.
snow. G at the mill piling
Dec.
1
G. unloading a car half a day.
cold night. we washed.
Mr. Lee called. very
2
Milder. G. & Mr. Vincent drew pine from the mill.
Father came. Mrs. Forrest & I called to see Mrs.
Kennedy. good sleighing. Charlie brought a pup for
Mr. Kerr.
3
Snowing & blowing.
machines away.
4
Mr. Wollinstow came & took 2
Soft but it began to snow.
& got G.O. papers.
I called at Forrest's
6 No service. The Forrests came in the evening and we sang
hymns. George went over to Vincents
7
Mild. We washed, churned & mopped the dining room.
8
Mild & thawing a little. Henry Gall brought 94 lbs.
of beef at 5c. There was not meeting again as the
carpet had not arrived. Ethel's birthday. she went
to tea at Forrests.
9
Soft with dashes of snow. George went to Beatrice
with Mackie Kinton. We expect Father to take us home
to spend his birthday. He came & we went in the snow
storm.
10
Father's birthday. Nice mild day. Herbert & family
came. George went to Ufford but did not take the
Insurance.
11
Friday.
12
Ethel, Nellie & Eva went to Huntsville. After dinner
Louie went with the girls to Hares to practice.
13
Sunday. no service, turned wet. George & Charlie
had dinner at Vincent's and tea at Forrests.
Nice day.
a load of hay.
I spent most of it in reading.
GRANDMOTHER'S
Dec. 15
DIARY
LAKE FREEZES
We washed & baked.
to tea.
1896
...113
Laura & Jessie Thoms were here
16
Ethel ironed & I made Xmas cake & mince meat.
17
Louie & I went to Ladell's. There was a cheap concert
at night most of the program was made up by Harry
Bridgland and another gentleman from Bracebridge.
Something over 4 dollars was realized.
18
I picked the Xmas turkey & iced the cake.
making herself a skirt.
19
Windy last night & pretty cold today, Ethel called
at the Mitchell's. She brought me a letter from Connie.
20
Cold.
21
Very sharp. We washed, baked, churned & mopped the
Kitchen. Ethel went to a teacher's meeting & brought
letters from Nellie & Alfred Paxon also a Graphic.
22
Snowed a little. The Mitchells came to tea but Mr.
Smith did not come. Cold.
23
Snapping cold & clear. Cyril Thoms came & brought
us cards & books. Lake frozen over. Letters from
J. Coldwell & Miss Terry & A. Paxon with cheque.
24
Christmas Eve. Very cold still busy with preparations
for Christmas. Ethel walked home. Louie Thoms called.
I called at Vincents.
25
Christmas day. Good skating. G. went to Church.
Children had bad colds & we had a quiet day.
26
Milder but turned sharp again.
27
Clear & cold.
28
Lovely day. Charlie skating.
Got back tonight.
31
Frozen up.
Ethel is
G. Ethel & I went to Church at night.
C. & I went to Church at night.
G. went to see Mr. Hay.
Goodskating.Busyasusual.Danceat the Hall tonight to dance the old
year
ou
GRANDMOTHER'S
Jan.
DIARY
1897
...114
1
Good skating but came on wet. Ethel & Clara walked
here.
I asked the Vincents to tea but the baby was
i l l and they did not come.
2
Wet day.
Ethel & Clara called at the parsonage.
Mrs. Forrest called here.
3
Icy but fine & mild.
Clara went home, baby poorly.
George went to Utterson to vote.
School opened.
5
Lovely spring like morning. Snow storm in afternoon.
We washed & took the children up to Ladells & Clarkes
in the afternoon.
6
A l i t t l e sleighing again.
Ethel went to Ladells to
sew & was there a l l day.
Nellie walked over & is
to stay over Sunday.
7
Ethel & Nellie called at Forrests'.
8
Nice day but barely sleighing. Nellie took the children
to Kenneday's.
Mrs. Zavitz came to tea but McClue could
not come.
9
Raw wind.
Cyril Thoms was here. Ethel was not at
Ladells in the afternoon but she & Nellie went to a
meeting at the parsonage.
George went to Utterson.
Turned wet.
10
Sunday.
Fresh snow. The two girls & 3 children went to
church in the morning & a l l of us but the children at night,
George spent the afternoon at Thomses.
11
Nellie & Ethel washed & Father came & took Nellie home.
Ethel was at Ladells in afternoon. Geall & McInnis
were here late auditing Lodge books
12
Very cold & clear.
dinner.
13
Cold.
14
Lovely day. Ethel stayed at home in the afternoon
& we took the children for a walk. Mr. & Mrs. Thoms
came to tea.
15
Bright frosty morning & nice day.
16
Ethel went to SS meeting at the parsonage.
went to school meeting.
E. at Ladells. McInnis was here to
I got McInnis to make a sleigh
for baby.
George
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY1897...115
Jan. 17 Very wet & sloppy.
None of us at Church.
The
not in the
go evenin
to SS.
18children
Turned cold.did
Nellie came
19 Ethel & Nellie went in the afternoon to dress the Xmas tree.
We all went but G. & baby in the evening & had a fairly
good tree & entertainment. Cold night.
20
Raw
E. wind.
called atNellie
Vincent's.
of apples
from ILadells.
walked George
home. got a bl.
21
George went to Hay's with Mr. Thoms &
snowy.
22
More
George
went
to Huntsville
with Herb Ladell.
Ethelsnow.
& Charlie
went
to Thomses
to tea.
23
Baby
withtocroup.
was any
at home
afternoon
&
is poorly
not going
work atEthel
Ladells
more.this
Cold.
got a lot of
thi
24
25
Cold
continues.
went with
to see
Mrs. Zavitz.
Baby snap
is very
feverish Ethel
& troubled
earache.
26
A
little
milder.
Eva at home with cold.
from
Meaford
at last.
Very col
I got letter
27 We
Mr.washed.
Smith. George
softer.went to see Mr. Gervin & rode with
Feb
28
Stormy.
Children have bad coughs.
in for a while.
29
I have caught the cold now.
30
Lovely day.
31
Another
I did not go out much but the others
went
to nice
SS & day.
Church.
1
Lovely day.
Mrs. Vincent came
Nice day we took a walk.
We washed & scrubbed and had a
walk.
2
Nice
day.atFather
came and
Ethel
& baby
with ahim
&
called
Kennedays.
Laura
Thoms
camerode
to stay
few
3
Lovely day.
Ethel & Laura had a walk.
Mrs.Dodd called &
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY1897...116
Feb.
4
Mrs. Forrest & I went to Dodds & spent the day.
are having frosty mornings & sunny days.
We
5
Fine Presbyterian concert. Laura, Ethel, Charlie
& Eva went. Louie & Connie Thoms called for them.
6
Mild & snowy turned wet.
Charlie shot the cat.
7
Thaw. Ethel & Laura went to Church in the morn to
the Pres. Church in the afternoon & to Forrests for
tea. They called in on their way to evening service
with Mrs. & Minnie Forrest & Laura said goodbye
as she is going home tonight.
8
A little shaper. I called at Vincents & found Mrs.
Vincent poorly with cold. We commenced to get 1
qt of milk a day from the Vincents.
9
Nice day. we washed.
straw. G. paid him
at the hall tonight.
Jim Snell brought a load of
for it. G. was at the meeting
10
Fine day.
there.
I called at Forrests & met the Thomses
11
Called to see Mrs. Vincent who is no better.
12
Stormy all day. George started to go to Aspdin but got
no further than Ladells. E. & I wrote to Nellie for
her birthday.
13
Clear & sharp. The Mitchells called.
piece of Cousin Frank's wedding cake.
14
Sunday.
15
Nice day. George went up to Aspdin with Ladell's horse &
took Joe Clarke's insurance.
16
Fine day. George went to Utterson. Beautiful moonlight
tonight. Mrs. Forrest went to a concert in Huntsville
with Mr. Smith.
17
Nice day. Began to get a pint of milk daily from
Mrs. Watson.
18
Fine. Laura & Louie Thoms called & invited G & me
there for tomorrow. Tom Howard brought a load of hay.
19
Sharp & clear. George Thoms came for us but the Forrests
could not go on account of colds. Mr. Thoms brought
us back at night.
St. Valentine's day.
I received a
Ethel called at
Mild & snowy.
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
Feb. 20
March
Violet scalded.
1897
...117
Raw wind. came on a terrible storm in the evening
Charlie went over to Thomses & is not back yet. He
stayed all night.
21
Charlie came home.
Fine again. Ethel went to Church
22
I took a fit of trembling at night & we sent for
Mrs. Brown but I was better before morning & she went
home.
23
Snowy. Ethel scrubbed our room. The cheese factory
meeting was very successful & Mr. Thoms came back to
tea with George. Service at night in aid of the India
famine. Ethel only went from here.
25
Concert at Utterson but very slimly attended.
26
Very cold 35 below at night. Ethel went home with
Mr. Smith & got back in good time.
27
Stormy all day.
28
Cold wind. Ethel and Charlie went to Church in
evening, very cold night 31 below.
1
Cold & blustering. I wrote to Connie & Nellie.
Mr. Vincent called in the evening.
2
Fine day. Ethel washed in the afternoon & baby got
scalded but thanks to some oil of Mr. Brymer's she
is nearly all right. George went to the club.
3
Ash Wednesday. Ethel went to the meeting at parsonage in
the afternoon & to church in the evening. George went
to a special lodge meeting at the Hall. Snow is
getting deep a fresh fall this morning.
4
Roads keep too bad for Lucy to come this week.
5
Soft cheese factory meeting.
6
Cold.
7
Sunday, lovely day. The children went to SS & Ethel
only went to church twice.
8
Soft. we baked & washed. Baby has a billious attack
& has to be nursed. Brymer girls called.
9
Wet day.
Old Mrs. Mainhood's funeral.
I finished
the
George went to Lancelot with Mr. Smith
baby not much Better. I sent a letter to Nellie.
t
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY GRANDFATHER'S BIRTHDAY 1897 ...118
16
Father & mother came.
17
Lovely day.
Fine & sharp.
The children can play out of
doors.
Ethel
18 Gloomy.
19
Thaw & rain.
21
Sunday. two services. nice day.
Mrs. Forrest & Minnie called on their way to church.
22
George's birthday.
potatoes.
23
Gloomy but mild.
to unload flour.
24
Snow storm. Mrs. Chester called also Mr. Goring.
Mrs. Forrest came in on the way to church.
Father came & brought 6 bags of
George went to Utterson after dinner
25 Fine but cold wind.
G. went to see Bob Brown.
La Grippe
at Forrests.
26
Lovely mild day. Ethel took the children to Kennedav's
but found them away. I had a walk.
27
Lovely day. Cheese factory meeting at the Hall again.
Lodge tonight.
went to church at
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY
Kathleen born
1897
...119
March 28 Sunday. Fine. Mother, Ethel & Charlie went to
church in the evening.
April
29
Began to get a quart of milk from Watsons.
Fine & warm again. Thawing fast.
30
Lovely day. Ethel washed. Lucy drove over here.
The Mithcells called. I did not feel very well.
Watson's for milk $1.15.
31
The cow calved. We got milk from Watsons & Vincents
for the last time today.
1 We are having a number of lovely days & the snow is going
fast. Mrs. Brown & Mrs. Forrest called.
2
Old Mr. Kay was buried & George was a bearer.
3
Nice day. The cow is giving a nice lot of milk.
we did not keep the calf. Minnie Forrest called
4
Mother, Ethel & the children went to Church in the
morning & G & E in the evening. Mrs. Vincent called.
5
Minnie & Mabel Forrest came & got some milk.
6
I was taken sick in the night & about 1 o'clock in
the day baby was born, another little girl, she
cries a bood bit.
Ethel washed.
7
Baby did not let us have much sleep last night.
Mrs. Chester called. Ethel went to the meeting at
the parsonage & Mrs. Forrest came up for a moment
to see me on her way home. They talk of having
8
Baby continues cross. Mrs. Vincent came up to see her
She has less hair than any of my other babies had.
9
Cold & windy. George has a sick headache. Baby is
sleeping much better which is a comfort. Laura &
Louie Thoms came to see me. snowy night.
10
Fine morning.
baby slept very well all night.
12
Baby sleeps most of the time.
Fine day.
&
a p
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TAFFY PULL
1897
...120
Very wet. Ethel washed. Mrs. Chester called in the
evening but had to go home again almost at once.
14
Drizzly again. Mrs. Forrest came to see me.
went to Utterson & took Creaser's insurance.
George
15
Cold night but fine day. George went to see Bullin
about hay. Mrs. Vincent came to see me. I got up
today for the first.
16
Gloomy turned wet. Good Friday.
to Church. Mrs. Chester called.
Mother & George went
yesterday. Baby sleeps fairly well & does not cry
much. Mrs. Mitchell & Minnie Forrest came to see me.
I did not feel so well.
18
Easter Sunday, fine with high soft wind. The Brymer
twins came to see baby also Mrs. Clarke & Bertha.. I
came downstairs for the first time.
19
Blew cold with rain & snow. Miserable day. Ethel
washed. George went to Utterson to unload flour.
20
Cold wind but fine.
21
Nice day. Baby sleeps badly these nights. George went
to Falkenburg. Got some hay from Hugh Brown.
22
Warm high wind.
came to see me.
23
Very sultry, wet afternoon.
pull at Hudson's.
24
Wet.
Lucy came and took mother home.
I went out for the first. Mrs. Dodd
Min Forrest called for butter.
Charlie v/ent to a Taffy
Children all sick with colds.
Lodge night.
25 Wet Sunday. children stayed in all day.
birthday. Baby sleeps very well.
Nellie's
26
Wet and cold.
27
Fine but cold wind.
28
Nice warm day. Eva went to school again. I went up
to Ladells & took Louie & Violet. & got myself a hat.
29
Windy turned cold. George went up to Brunel to buy
bark. I called at Vincents.
30
Nice mild day. G. went to Brunei. I had a walk. Baby
poorly with the thrush. Lucy sent some onions with
Mr. Forrest.
Typed April 18, 1976
children had to stay in.
Ethel & Charlie washed.
Carol Aellen
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May
MY BIRTHDAY
1897
...121
1
Gloomy but no rain.
2
Fine & cool. G & I & the children went to Church in
the morning. SS is in the morning now.
3
Lovely day.
evening.
5
George walked to Falkenburg.
6
George went to Huntsville as a witness (?) Ethel and
the children went to a Taffy party at Jones'es. G.
walked home & got here late. Mr. & Mrs. Forrest were
here in the evening.
7
Cool & fine. baby is not better of the thrush and is
very cross today. George & C. went trolling & caught
1 fish. Ethel went to Lancelot for a few days.
9
Warm. I went for a walk with the children.
wet at night. I called at Vincents.
Ethel & I took baby for a walk in the
in the afternoon.
I called at Chesters.
Turned
G. got back very tired.
11
G. gardening.
E. washed, fine & dry.
12
My birthday was not celebrated at all. Heavy rain after
dinner. The Thoms girls called in the evening.
Ladells, G went to see Jim Brown and Mr. Thoms.
Forrest & Mrs. Brown called.
Minnie
15
George & C. went over the lake to see some people but G.
did no business. C. & Cyril Thoms went to fathers &
had dinner. Cool & bright - the children Keep catching
colds, the weather is so changeable.
16
Nice day. We had baby christened and Mr. & Mrs. Forrest & Laura Thoms were
tea. Herbert came in the morning&stayedtillaftertea.
17
Lovely day - we washed. baby takes a good deal of
nursing. Mr. Mitchell called.
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DIARY
GEORGE'S MOTHER DIES
1897
May18Ironed & cleaned the pantry.
We cleaned the sitting room.
...122
Colder,
19
Fine but cool.
the evening.
rain in
20
Wet day cleaned the dining room.
21
Nice day.
22
George's & Charlies eyes are sore still, Mabel Forrest
came & nursed baby. (POLLEN ALLERGY???)(Query aca)
23
Sunday, Wet
cool. I went to Church in the evening.
Terry Hord (?) stayed with Ethel.
24
Cloudy & cool.
to the picnic.
25
Clara went home.
garden.
cleaned the kitchen which finished up
the
housecleaning.
Clara came & went with Ethel & the children
George heard of his mother's death.
.We washed d- Mr. Hughes came ± plowed the
and cold.
28 Wet & cold. Ethel went to meeting of SS teachers.
George's eyes are getting better but Charlie's don't
seem to mend.
in the morning and Ethel at night.
June 1 Cold last night but nice day.
the garden & charged $1.50.
2
3
Like rain. Mr. Hughs came & sowed grass seed. Mrs. Forrest
called & went to C.W.A.S. meeting with Ethel. Mrs. Vincent
came in a while. G. went to Huntsville and bought a
Andrew Hood brought us a tiny little pig which got out.
had a son also Mrs. Alex Kerr.
5
George Hughes finished
Like rain.
horse.
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June
6
Sunday. I went to SS wet afternoon. this rainy weather is
going to ruin the crops if it continues. I went to Church
at night. Ethel has the mumps.
8 We washed.
9
11
12
MUMPS 1897 ...123
JUBILEE
Mrs. Forrest & Mrs. Marshall called.
Ethel ironed.
Ton Howard & S. Proudfoot called.
Damp day.
George went to Huntsville but did not get back. Took
the cow away.
Nice day. George got back with the pony. it is named
Jessie.
13
Hot. I went to Church in the morn & G. & E in the
evening. We went to see the steamer (?) Crat (?)
14
George went to Raymond & bought some hay get back at
10 at night.
15
Father did not come. George & baby & I went to tea at
Forrests. G went up to the Henry's in the afternoon.
Harmil (?) brought Lucy home.
16
Laura Thoms came to make me a skirt and brought Aggie
Ladell. Father came and took Eva & Louie home.
17
Warm day. George was away all day in Brunel. Laura
went home & I walked up to Ladells with her.
Mrs. Dodd & Tom came to tea but did not stay late.
Charlie went to a concert in Utterson.
18
Lovely day. George at home. I saw Dr. Howland in the
boat about my hands, he is going to send me some
medicine. Ethel went to a party at Galls with the
Forrests & did not get home till 4.30.
to the Council meeting. One of the N.L. Companys teams
is drawing wood for us from the mill.
20
Cool & fine. Ethel & Charlie went to jubilee service
at Utterson I went to Church at night. Mrs. Clarke &
Elie came.
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June
July
DIAMOND JUBILEE
(Queen Victoria)
1897
21
Father brought the children
Fine and cool.
22
Diamond Jubilee. Ethel went to a picnic at Bullen's
& the rest of us went to one here. an excursion from
Huntsville came, we had a lovely day. There was a
great show of bunting.
23
Ethel did not get back till evening. very hot & like
rain. G. rode up to Howards after tea and just got
home before a heavy thunderstorm came up.
24
Very hot but turned cooler in the evening.
& Will Gall were here to tea.
25
Fine & cool. George went to Brunel. School closed.
Charlie went on an errand for Mr. Vincent. George has
got the booth for Dominion Day.
26
George & C, have gone to Brunel by boat.
after dinner & Cyril Thoms with them.
27
Bright with cool wind. G. & I went to Church in the
evening, I am taking the 2nd bottle of medicine from
Dr. Rowland.
28
Hot day. We washed I went over to Forrests & paid my
arrears to C.W.A.S. George went to Ufford on
horseback, got home to tea.
29
Ironed.
30
Busy baking for picnic & for Galls who came to tea.
1
Hot.
2
Very hot.
went up to
Minnie Forrest
home.
...124
called.
we washed & baked.
Herbert
got back
wet day.
we all went to the picnic which went off well.
Churned. Charlie hoeing potatoes.
Lynch's. Laura Thoms called.
George
3
Ethel walked home. Mrs. A. Ladell came to Thomses
from Texas. Very hot.
4
Very hot. 104 in the shade.
Ethel'& Nellie came
5
Still hot. Thunder storm threatened but passed over.
Nellie & I & the children went to bathe.
6
A little cooler. I went up to Ladells.
went to Jenners in the evening.
7
Very hot. Nellie ironed & Ethel baked for picnic.
Nellie & I
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July
THE "GEM" LAUNCHED
1897
...125
8
Presbyterian excursion. Ethel & Nellie & Charlie went
& Nellie got off at Huntsville and went home. Very hot
and dusty. I wish it would rain.
9
Hot alittle like rain in the even.
after tea. Got back late.
10
Hot day.
George went to Brunel
I took the children for a bathe.
11 Much cooler with light showers. The children & I went
to Church in the morn & G. & E. at night.
12
Fine & cool. no rain. George went to Utterson half
a day to unload salt. The children & I went to Thomses
to see Ada.
13
We washed. Cloudy & cool. showery in the
went to Forrests.
15
Hot. The children & I got some gooseberries. We went to
see Mr. Smiths boat launched. Louie Forrest christened
it & it was named the "Gem".
16
Hot. George & I went over the lake to Galls.
was there.
17
Hot day & so dry. We all except G. went for a trip
around the lake in Mr. Smith's boat in the evening.
18
Fine & hot.
evening.
evening.
I
Nellie
G & the children & I went to Church in the
anything.
20
A storm came up but passed away without rain. Went to
pick raspberries but they are late & scarce. Mabel
Forrest & Maud B. called in the evening. George went
up to the locks in the steam boat.
up from toothache.
22
Lucy brought Mrs. Harmion & children. We had heavy
storms but they got home pretty dry I think.
23
Ethel & Charlie went to a party at Forrests.
got sick and had to come home.
Charlie
I
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July
...126
25
Showery. I went to church in the morning and Ethel
at night. George had a bad sick headache.
26
Fine & cool. Charlie & I went to the swamp & got 10
qts of huckleberies. G & I went to Forrests in the
evening.
27
Wet day
28
Very wet. we washed.
29
Fine & cool. George went to Ufford. Duncan, Minnie
& Mabel Forrest came to tea. Mcclure & the Clarke boys
came in the evening to take some affidavits.
30
Mrs. Forrest was taken ill. I went to see her in the
evening. Part at Dodds. Mrs. Hood called in the
evening. Rain at night.
31 Fine day.
August
1897
Herbert came & Ethel went back with him.
1
Sunday.
I could not go to Church.
2
Charlie & the Thoms boys went to the swamp but got very
few berries.
3
Cloudy. Charlie & I washed. Eva & Louie went to
Clarkses. I went to see Mrs. Forrest. Flossie Clarke
& Ethel Allman called. G. went up the lake.
huckleberries.
Ethel came back.
5
Hot. Charlie went berry picking with the Vincents.
Flossie Clarke & Ethel Allman came to tea and went to
a lecture at the Pres. church afterwards.
6
Charlie, Eva & I went to the island to pick berries.
7
Hot.
8
Hot. G. & I went to Church inthe morn. George went
to Thomses. Mrs. Vincent came. I called to see Mrs.
Forrest in the evening.
9
George went up the lake in the steamboat.
went to the swamp. I went up to Ladells.
Ethel & Charlie
10
They washed. a thoroughly wet day.
brought Jessie.
Tom Young came and
11
We had our S.S. picnic. It rained a little. we went in
the boat around the lake.
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August 12
1897
...127
Cool.
13
G. went to Lynch's. Ada Ladell & Jessie Thoms &
Ada's children came to spend the afternoon. G. is up late.
14
Ethel went home she rode with the Hares. Rain at night.
15
Sunday. I did not get to Church as Ethel did not come
back on account of the storm & heavy rain.
15
Cool & gloomy. Ethel came back.
to the swamp & got some berries.
I went with Mrs. Vincent
1 7 Cloudy & cool, Ethel & Charlie went to get rasp berries
but got none, George is doing road work. I went with
Mrs. Forrest to call on Mrs. Johnson at Smith's.
18
Showery all day. G. finished road work.
come.
19
Lucy came & took us home with her. she got some berries
in the swamp.
20 Nice day.
her.
Lucy did not
Violet got lost & we had quite a search for
21
Violet & I went to Huntsville with Mother.
new boiler.
I got a
22
Cool.
23
Father drove me to Herberts place.
25
Mother went to Fearens to get the children but their
grandma would not let them go.
26
Lucy drove us home & got some berries.
went to a party at the Thomses.
27
Ethel & I & baby went to Mr. Smith's & had a trip in the
boat. A cold cloudy evening.
I went to Church & heard Mr. French.
George & I
28 Mrs. Forrest is ill again & had Dr. Bridgland. Mrs. Gall
& children called. Will & Henry Gall were here to tea.
29
Fine morning but wet evening.
G. & I went to Church.
30
Fine. Ethel washed.
G. went to Lancelot.
31
George went to see Dodds etc.
I called to see Mrs. Forrest.
Charlie & I went to pick blackberries.
I called to see Mrs. Forrest.
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Sept.
1897
1 George & Charlie went duck shooting.
...128
I went to Ladells.
2
Warmer & dryer.
3
George & Charlie went up to the lake about bark.
5
A Sunday with no service.
walk. Hot.
I took the children for a
6
Hot & like rain.
7
George, Louie & I went to Falkenburg on the train. Cool.
Ethel washed.
children to bathe.
9
Hotter. Tommy Caswell was here to dinner.
to Forrests.
Violet & I went
10
We got a basket of plums from Forrests. Ada Ladell & Laura
called. Ada is going home soon. Sultry turned wet.
11
We had a nice rain which cooled the air.
home yesterday.
12
Ethel came home before tea & G, & I & the children went
to Church. We had a clergyman from Hamilton.
13 G. & C. went up to Mainhood's.
Ladell off but was too late.
Ethel went
I went to see Mrs. A.
15
Warmer. I had a letter from Nellie Gibson telling of
Lizzie's death. (Elizabeth, daughter of William & Annie
Gibson at Meaford?)
16
Damp &
Hay.
17
Cold wind. but
of the season.
sultry.
blew cold at night.
Got the goods from
sunny. Charlie shot the first partridge
Herbert was here to tea.
18 Mr. Hay came to measure bark.
Eva & I went to Ladells.
19
Sunday cool. I went to Church in the morn. Mr.
Geaghan preached.
20
Cold north wind.
We are constantly missing the cow.
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Sept.
DIARY
1897
21
Cold. Ethel washed. Charlie went tup to Seeley's
George insured Nickason's school.
22
Warmer. Mr. Hay & George went up the lake in the
steamer & to Huntsville. Mother came & brought Robbie
23
G. went up the lake to see Byron Seeley.
days & cool nights.
24
School holiday. G. & the children dug the potatoes.
about 12 bags. warm.
25
Hot day & so dry & dusty. G. sold a plow to Mr. Brennan.
Mabel Forrest came & nursed baby for me.
26
G & I & the children went to church.
with baby.
27
Ethel came home.
28
She washed. Charlie is staying from school with a sore
foot.
29
Ethel went to Church to decorate for a little while &
I went after dinner. I brought Laura & Louie Thoms
back to tea.
30
Very fine & dry.
October 1
Lovely day,
...129
Lovely warm
& Charlie stayed
George, Ethel & Charlie went to Utterson Fair.
2
Cooler. George went to Utterson & saw Mr. Hay.
Thoms was here to tea & to shoot with Charlie.
Cyril
3
Fine day. Harvest festival. Father & Uncle Thos. came
to church & to spend the afternoon. I was very pleased
to see him. I stayed home in the evening.
5
Washed. Mr. H. Petman came to dinner. Geo. went to insure
Somerset barn. Turned wet at last & we had a good rain.
6
Colder. Laura Thoms came to sew for a few days.
went to Ladells in the evening.
7
Cold Wind.
8
Laura is still here.
9
Mr. Hay was here to dinner. Laura left in the evening.
McClure called to show her how to do the tent.
She & I
Mr. Hay called.
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Oct. 10
1897
Ethel went to Church & S.. I did not go.
walk in the afternoon.
...130
We had a
11
Charlie had Cyril Thoms to spend the day but it was
rather showery. The Mitchells called. Charlie got
a book from Connie.(Age14,Birthday)
12
We washed.
13
Louie has a bad cough.
14
Warm & summer like.
Forrests.
15
Quite hot.
to Thomses.
16
Warm wet day.
17
I went to Church in the morning.
Pres. Church has come. Colder.
18
G. sold a sewing machine to Joe Marshall. Washed & baked.
19
Nice mild day. Mr. & Mrs. Thoms & Connie & Mr. & Mrs.
Forrest came to tea & we spent a pleasant evening.
20
G. & C. went hunting.
21
Very wet day. baby is poorly with cold.
22
Nellie came & Ethel walked home with her.
23
Fine. Charlie went to the Thomses.
to Brunei by boat from Gealls.
24
Fine but foggy even.
at night.
25
E. washed. Mr. Goring & Vincent were boarding the
dining room ceiling.
26
They finished the ceiling.
Lovely weather.
27
Mrs. Vincent called.
28
Mr. Goring came & fixed the wood shed.
29
Cold again we have had no snow yet but a few flakes.
30
31
Ethel spent the even Terry.
Warm.
The children & I called at
George oiled his tent. Ethel & Eva went
A new student for the
I went to Ladells in the evening.
nice day.
George went up
Ethel came home & I went to Church
Ethel cleaned her room.
Sunday. Louie & I went to church in the morn & G. & E.
at night. Cold & gloomy. Mr. Forrest came.
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DROWNING
1897
...131
NOVEMBER 1 Hunting season began disastrously, two of the Parkers
were drowned trying to pull a deer out of the water. Wet
2
Cold & damp. George went down the river with Mr. Vincent
to try to recover the body of G. Parker.
3
Mr. Forrest & Mr. Vincent got all ready & came over to
start on their hunt but Bob Brown did not come. They
had a hunt but were unsuccessful.
this morning. There were 6 in all not counting the
dogs. Cleaned our room.
5
Fine but wet night. E. cleaned passage upstairs. The
two Parkers were buried today. Laura & Connie Thoms
called & Lucy Hares. Baby was cross.
6
Baby is sick with diaharreah. First snow of any
consequence but it did not lie on the ground.
7
Baby poorly I stayed at home.
gave me some powders for her.
8
Snowy all day the ground is white tonight. We expected
to hear from the campers but were disappointed.
They came back bag & baggage.
for camping.
9
Mr. Brymer called &
It was too wet & cold
They went out hunting but got nothing. G. has a bad
cold. Cleaned the sitting room.
10
They were out all day but Ada Watson shot their deer.
I went to Ladells in the morning. A little snow on
the ground.
11
Wet, we cleaned & papered the dining room. Charlie was
out but got 0. Mr. Thoms came here & stayed tea.
12
We finished the dining room & cleaned pantry.
G & C went out but got nothing.
13
Messrs Forrest & Vincent came back with some venison
& G & C got nothing.
Colder,
14
15
They (the party) had a run but did not get the deer.
& the children have bad colds. I went to Ladells.
16 E. washed. I felt very poorly in the evening.
G
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Dec.
1897
...132
17
Better in the morning. I called at Forrest.
the lake to Cotterells.
18
Cold & gloomy. Mrs. Chester, Miss McNaughton & Minnie
Forrest came to tea but Mrs. Chester's evening was
spoiled by having to run home after the children
every little while. Allan Mclnnis killed the pig it
weighed 150 lbs.
19
Snow on the ground & snow falling all day. We
cleaned the kitchen & papered it. G & I went for a
tramp in the wood, & came back exhausted. We cut up
the pig.
20
Turning soft. Finished the Kitchen. Joe Marshall sent
his machine back.
21
Sunday. Thawy but turned cold.
church in even.
22
We heard of the death of Lawrence's baby.
23
Washed. Mrs. Forrest & Minnie called on their way to
the funeral. Cold wind.
24
I went down to Falkenburg & did some shopping had to
walk from Utterson as the stage left me. G came & met me.
25
Roads are icy & a little snow makes slipping for
Jumpers (?). Thanksgiving Day Ethel walked home.
Charlie has gone to a concert at the Hall.
26
It rained all day & melted the snow then froze at night.
27
Fine but cold. The S.S children met at the hall. Ethel
came back in the evening. A strange man was here to
dinner. He holds an entertainment at Utterson tonight.
G. & Charlie gone.
28
The children & I went to Church in the morning & G. &
E. & C. at night.
29
Snowy day G & C went out after a deer in the afternoon
but did not see it. Mr. Newson was here to dinner.
30
E.
1
2
washed.
G went up
G. & C. & I went to
we are getting plenty of snow now.
More snow. Mrs. Forrest called & went with me to meeting
at the parsonage. G went to Allenville & sold a sleigh
to Morrison.
Snowy. George went to see Bob Brown.
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1897
...133
3
A school holiday. The children & I went up to Ladells
It was a nice day. There was a shooting match at
Ladells.
4
G & I went for a ramble.
the hall to practice.
5
Nice day.
6
Father came, he is coming for the children before Xmas.
turned windy.
7
Mild day, good sleighing.
to practice on the organ.
8
Ethel's birthday. Laura & Louie & Cyrial Thoms came
to spend the evening & Louie stayed for a few days.. Nice
day & good sleighing. The children, Louie & I went up
to Ladells in the evening.
We cleaned stove pipes.
9
The S.S. children met at
I did not go to Church or S.S.
C. washed. Maud Brymer came
Ethel made her birthday cake.
10
Raining fast & the snow is going.
11
Snow nearly gone turned cold at night.
children went to practice.
12
Sunday. Louie & I went to Church in the morning &
had a walk after noon. She & Ethel went to Church at
night & she went home.
13
I went up to Ladells & the Mitchells came back with me
for a call we found Mr. Thoms here. He did not see
George so he came in the evening & bought a sleigh.
Snow almost gone.
14 Wet soft
weather.
Ethel & the
I called at Forrests.
15
A little more soft snow.
16
Soft still I went up to Ladell's & got some Xmas presents.
17
Snowy.
Xmas.
18
Cold N wind, sleighing again. Herbert came to dinner.
I went to practice with the children. cold night.
19
G. & I & Eva went to Church at night very cold night about
20 below zero.
20
E. washed & I made Xmas puddings. George went to
Utterson at 10.30 at night to see Mr. Stevens. he stayed
the night in Utterson & got back next morning.
21
Good sleighing again.
Geo. had a shooting match & got a turkey for
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1897
...134
22
Last day of school I went to the school.
got prizes.
Eva & Louie
23
Lucy came & took Ethel & the two little girls home,
turned very cold.
24
Busy preparing for Christmas very cold day.
cross.
25
Much milder & snowing. C & I went to Church & George
cooked the Xmas dinner. I took Violet out for a
sleigh ride after dinner & called at Chesters.
Mrs. Chester asked us all to spend the evening there which
we did & had quite an enjoyable evening.
26
Sunday.
27
Sharp & Fine. Ethel & Clara came back.
to practice at McEntyres.
28
Mr. McInnis was here making some doors in the evening.
Teeny (?) Hood, Mr. Cranston & McEntyres came to
practice. We got 3 nice Xmas Nos. from England also
a letter from Connie.
29
Mild & snowy. E & C washed & I baked. Charlie went
to spend the day at Thomses. Ethel went to a Concert
in Brunel with the Hoods.
30
The weather is alternately cold & stormy.
Baby
G. & I went to church at night.
E. went
31
Jessie Thoms & the 3 boys & Mable & Louie Forrest
spent the evening here. Laura & Louie came for them.
There was a dinner at the Hall. Duncan Forrest came home.
1898
Jan.
1
New Years day was very cold. Father did not bring the
children. Ethel & I went to the practice at the Hall.
Mrs. Forrest & Duncan called in the evening & brought
baby a cap and gaiters.
2
Sunday very cold & stormy.
3
Cold. Father brought the little girls home.
new school teacher arrived & went to Jones'.
here to see George.
4
Raw. Clara went to Galls, The children started school.
George 8c Charlie are at the club meeting.
5
E. washed.
6
George got his money from England.
concert at Utterson. S.O.S.
I did not go to church.
The
He called
I called to see Mrs. Vincent.
Ethel went to a
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George went to Bracebridge & Falkenburg and got his
money.
8
We had quite a bustle. It was Cheese Meeting day &
Mrs. Hares called & Mr. Johnson brought Mabel, they were
here to ten also Allan McInnis who was putting up
a new closet. We bought a quarter of beef from Jim
Nickason.
9
The children & I went to Church in the morn & G. E. &
C. at night. I called at Forrests,
10
There is skating on the lake by Ladells.
11
George went to Falkenburg. The children and I went to
the Pres. Xmas tree & had a pleasant time. G. did
not come. We got 6 bags of flour.
12
Turned wet rained all day. George came back having
gone to Huntsville. Mr. Smith called about the S.S.
treat.
13
Frozen up this morning.
a baby.
14
Mrs. Hood called & Mrs. Gall & Gladys & Dorothy came
at the same time. Mr. Smith called in the morning.
Mrs. Forrest came to see me about the S.S. treat on
Saturday.
15
Practise at the Hall.
16
A lovely day. George & I went to Church in the
evening
Mr. Price came after Church and stayed till
12 p.m.
17
Cold wind. (Milder) I went to Laddells in the evening.
E. washed.
18
Lovely day. Charlie got hurt on the head at school
sleighriding. We had the children here for practicing
for the Xmas tree. Mr. Corm's (?) bought a sleigh
from George. Mr. Smith came to see how the practice
went off. Ethel went skating. I sent off a checque
to the Children's Hospital.
19
Beautiful morning, trees covered with hoar frost. We
had practice here again. Mr. H. Somerset came to practice.
20
Stormy but mild.
We heard that Mrs. Wm. Gall has
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1898
...136
January 21 Violet's birthday. She had Willie Chester, Elsie
Jones & Louie & Theo Vincent here. Practise at the
hall in preparation for tomorrow.
Feb.
22
Mild day. I went to the hall to help get it ready.
There were several men there & the hall looked quite
nice decorated with flags & evergreens & the tree
was also pretty, I went home at 4.30 & Laura Thoms
Came with me & Ethel & she & the children went to
the hall to get tea while Geo. baby & I did not go
till after tea. The Lodge was held here at night.
The performance went off very well & the Bishop came
after a time with the Mitchells. he is rather small &
clean shaven & he seems a very earnest man. They
did not get home till 11.30.
23
About a foot of snow fell in the night & Mr. Smith
had to get the snow plow out & make roads through the
village. There was a confirmation in the morning.
Ethel went. G & C & I went at night. Mr. Price was
here to tea.
24
Mr. Cousins came & signed notes for sleigh.
25
George went to Toronto today.
I went up to Ladells.
26
I wrote to George.
27
Snowed hard. Mr. Thoms brought Connie to stay a
few days. very cold night.
28
Cold. Connie & I went to Ladells.
a day sooner than we expected him.
29
Cold day and plenty of snow. The children all got
new dolls.
30
Sunday. Mr. Price & Mr. Vincent came in for a while.
Mr. & Mrs. Duncan Forrest came to tea.
31
Very cold.
mild.
E. washed &
George came home
Cold night.
Duncan F. went away.
1
Very cold N. wind.
Mr.
Price called.
2
I went to Ladells & called at Mitchells.
3
E. washed had to dry clothes indoors.
Mr. Price came to tea. cold.
Mr. Vincent &
4
Much milder after the long cold snap.
to Forrests to tea.
George & I went
5
Soft snow. George went to Aspdin to attend Mrs. Wm.
Crompton's funeral.
Mr. Thoms
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...137
A nice sharp morning with white frost. Ethel went
to Church in the morning & G & I at night. Mr. Price
came after Church.
7
A nice mild day. Father came & took Ethel back.
Mrs. Dodd called & asked me to go there on Thurs.
8
Lovely day. soft.
to Utterson.
9
Thawing & damp. Geo went to Hville with Herb Ladell
& Mr. Price. Ethel did not come back. G. got the
children some school hoods & some baking tins.
Mrs. Vincent called.
Geo. went
10
Tom Dodd came and took Mrs. Forrest & me, Eva & Rog
to spend the day. Ethel came.
13
Ethel, Charlie & I went to church at night.
came after church as usual.
14
We washed.
16
Cold N. wind. Mrs. Bob Brown came to see George,
he lent her $7.00.
18
A lovely day. Mrs. Wm. Gall called to show me her
baby. We all but Ethel & the 2 babies went to a
concert at the hall & wax works show.
19
Nice day.
20
Stormy. I went to church in the morning and Ethel
& Charlie at night.
21
Very stormy. We expect the Thomses to come for
us
a pleasant evening & got home about 12. V/e commenced
to get milk from them.
Mr. Price
Fine.
I went out with the children.
22 We washed, snowy these days.
went to the club after.
Mr.
Price was here to tea
23
The children & I went up to Ladells & rode home with
the Thomses. Mr. Price went away.
24
Snows a little every day.
25
Mr. & Mrs. Gall & baby & Mrs. Dodd & Tom were here
to tea.
today.
Laura
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26
Lovely morning but turned stormy.
a dress.
27
G & I went to Church in the evening.
28
Nice day.
March
...138
I am making Louie
1
Lovely day I went to Clarkes & stayed tea. Election
day causes considerable excitement. The Grist got
in again. Mabel Clarke came back with me & Mr. Brymer
pulled a tooth for her.
2
Mrs. Forrest called & Ethel went to the C.W.A.S.
meeting. Mrs. Thoms came & stayed till after the
service at Church. I received a letter from Annie
asking to borrow $25. G. went to Utterson to meet
Hay.
3
Sent Annie Cheque for the amount.
4
Lovely days.
5
I took the children for a walk to Jenners.
better.
6
Lovely day. G & I went to Church twice. Ethel went
to Thomses & home with them as they went to the swamp
church.
7
Ethel walked back in the afternoon.
8
Washed - George & Charlie went on a lynx hunt but
saw a deer instead. Ethel went to church in the evening.
9
Thawing fast the roads are going.
at night & played the organ.
I went to Ladells.
Charlie has sore eyes.
Bob is no
I went to Church
10
Turned wet.
Geo went to a sale at Aspdin.
11
The snow is going fast.
12
Mr. Thoms called in the morning.
13
Sunday.
14
Lovely day Ethel washed.
15
Mrs. McKechnie called she was staying at Chesters.
It thundered & lightened quite heavily.
16
Connie's birthday.
heavy rain turned cold & windy.
Ethel &
Herbert came to see George.
fine weather.
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RIVER
VERY
HIGH
1898
...139
17
George went to Johnsons & sold them a harrow. Lucy
came & brought us some potatoes, we did not go back
with her. Herbert came & brought Sweezy to see Geo.
18
Cloudy.
19
Wet day.
evening.
20
Nice day. The roads aredrying up.
in the morning & G & E at night.
21
E washed
George went to Dodds & sold them a buggy.
Mrs. Forrest & Miss Leyman called in the
I went to Church
22 Turned wet. Mr. Johnson brought our potatoes. The
children & I went to Ladells. George's birthday.
rain at night turned cold.
April
23
In the morning we expected the Thoms girls to tea
but they did not come. I went to church at night &
practice, sharp frost.
24
Nice day & frosty night.
& we did not get her.
25
Charlie & Geo hunted the cow all day & C. found her
in the evening & brought them both home.
26
Like rain. Jessie & Cyril Thoms called. The practice
at the Hall fell through. Lodge tonight.
27
Sunday.
28
Dark wet morning.
29
Ethel & Charlie went to Utterson to see Herbert off
but he had gone. Fine & cool.
30
Nice day. Laura & Louie Thoms came to tea & went to
Church after.
31
Fine &
Wet day.
cold.
G & I went to Church at night.
Geo went to political meeting.
1
Fine & cold, river very high. I called at Forrests.
Mrs. Clarke came & stayed to tea. Ethel went to Toffee
party at Jones'es.
2
Fine & cold with fresh snow.
3
Sunday.
I went to Church in the morning. windy & cold.
5
typed
The cow calved in the woods
20 April 1976
Carol Aellen
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1893
...140
6
Ethel went to Ladies Aid & brought Mrs. Leonard back
to tea & then went to Church in the evening. George
went to Bullen's & sold him a harrow.
7
Cold wind but fine.
farm.
8
Lovely warm day. G & I & the children went to Church
it is Good Friday. Mrs. Geall brought some eggs.
George went to see John Nickason's
10
Easter day fine & warm. I went to early Communion.
The others went to Church at night.
11
Ethel went to Hoods with Mary McEntyre.
weather. Minnie Forrest came home.
12
I went to a meeting at the parsonage there were quite
a number present.
14
E. cleaned Charlies room
15
Cleaned Ethel's room, warm & dry.
16
Cheese factory meeting Ethel went home with J.H. Madill.
there was quite a fire at the point above the falls.
17
Like rain.
at night.
18
Very dry & windy.
E came back.
19
High E. wind brought snow.
20
Washed.
21
I called in at Forrests.
22
I cleaned the two front bedrooms, r a i n .
23
Baked & churned.
24
Sunday.
25
Nice day. we got two little pigs. E & I papered
two bedrooms. G went up to Dodds. G & C went to
Thoms' for the horse. Ethel went to WA meeting at the
Hall.
26
Washed & papered Charlie's room. Mrs. Forrest called & E
went with her to see the Mitchells.
27
I Ironed & E. cleaned the passage & stairs.
Lovely warm
Louie & I went to Church in the morn & G
G went to Aspdin & sold a seed drill.
I cleaned room over Kitchen.
I went to see Mrs. Vincent.
G & I went to Church at night.
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May
1898
...141
I was busy baking for the Pink tea. Some of the members
meet at the hall at night to decorate. Like rain.
I baked some more. Mrs. Forrest & Mr. Smith called to buy
tickets for the SS children & performers.
29
Looks like rain. E. went to get tea ready in the afternoon
& at 6 we all but Geo & baby went to the Tea which with
the program went off very successfully.
30
The rain has passed off.
I churned etc.
1
The children & I went to Church & got caught in the rain
which continued all the afternoon.
2
Fine. Ethel washed & I baked & cut some paper for
the sitting room. Mrs. Forrest called. Rain at night.
3
Wet day.
Geall's.
4
We finished the sitting room and went to the W.A.
E & I papered the sitting room
G went to
the pink cheesecloth.
5
Fine day.
Clara came & took me & the 2 youngest home.
7
I went to Huntsville with Lucy and got some things &
met George there. he came to fathers in the evening
& stayed all night.
8
G went home after dinner & I went to Church.
9
Mother & I went to Herberts place to see Lizzie.
Got back about 9 p.m.
11
Severe thunder & wind storm.
12
My birthday. George & Charlie came & took us home so
here we are back again.
13
Ethel cleaned the pantry.
15
16
Sunday
I went to Church in the morn. Hot day. took
baby out in her carriage.
We cleaned the kitchen which finishes the housecleaning.
17
E. washed.
I churned.
Minnie Forrest called.
meeting'
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June
CIRCLES AROUND SUN
CHARLIE'S photo
1898
...142
18
G & C went to Father's to get a bag
Ethel went to Hood's.
19
Hot day.
back.
20
G & I went to Thoms' in the canoe caught a fish I came
back with the girls.
21
Fine day. very hot.
22
Sulty thunder storm in afteroon with copious rain.
& I went to church at night.
23
Washed. Showery morn but got out fine.
24
A very wet showery holiday. A boat load of excursionists
came from Huntsville. We expected the Thoms girls to
tea but it was too wet.
26
Laura & Jessie Thoms came in the even.
28
Very hot. Peculiar circles were visible around the sun.
Charlie & I went to Bracebridge & got C's photo taken.
like rain.
29
Sunday.
30
George & Charlie went with a party to Skeleten lake
got 3 fish.
31
Laura, Louie & Connie Thoms came to tea & Laura stayed
to do some sewing.
The cow went a w a y .
G left there.
Rain at night. E. came
G
Gloomy & damp all day.
1
Hot. I went to W.A. meeting at the Forrests.
had a walk.
2
Hotter but cool nights. Mr. Leach has gone away & the
school is closed till they get a teacher.
3
Very Hot. G & I went to Wm. Galls by lake
to Thomses. Laura went home this evening.
4
Hot & dusty. Applications are coming in for the school.
C. went to Thomses. Ethel & Louie went to Essens with
Byron Hood for a drive. Hot night.
5
Sunday.
church.
Cooler but dry & dusty.
Laura & I
Ethel G. & C went to
GRANDMO
June7Hotbutwehadagoodraintowardseveningwhichwasmuchneeded.I called at Whitbeys with baby
could not go to Galls.
G & I went to Ladelles in even.
8
applications
More
9
on the milkwagon to Galls to spend the day.
Turned cold at night.
10
Wet again.
came.
She called here.
afterwards.
very well.
13
11 Gloomy & drizzly. Miss Willoughby the new
12
She is English Church. We like her
Cloudy. Miss W. came
Heavy rain.
14Fine.Wewashed.Itookthechildren&MissWilloughbyoutfor a walk after tea.
15 Lovely day. Charlie, Violet & I went to Galls to
tea. we saw the farm family too.
16
Lovely day. Mother came & took Ethel home. Miss W.
had a little walk with us. George went to Hville
on the boat.
17
Bright & fine. I churned. Mr. Goring came to brick
around the stove pipe in our room. George went to
Brunel about bark.
Herb Ladell came at night to
get Miss W's agreement signed.
18MissWilloughbycalled & signed the agreemen
pretty busy all day. W. Gall left Gladys & Clarence
here while he went to the piggery. showery.
19
in the morn. Vincent's baby was christened. We went
for a walk with Miss W. in the afternoon after Mrs.
Clarke had left.
Fine day but co
20 Quite cold & wet.
21 Charlie & I washed. Lovely day. The children went
topickstrawber iesafterschool&gotover3qts.MissWil oughbycalled in the evening.
22
Lovely day.
Geo.
went up to Lynches about
bark.
The
children went after straw
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June 23 Hot day. I took Violet & Baby to visit the school
then we went with the Forrests to the bathing place.
Very sultry. The Presbyterians had an excursion
up the lakes. Charlie went, no school. George went
to Falkenburg. Miss Willoughby came in after they
got back & told us about the excursion. very hot night.
wehad a good rain before morning.
24
July
25
Morning
fine but wet afternoon. we did not get any
strawberries.
26
Wet morn but no service. It cleared up beautifully
after dinner & we all went for a walk to the cave.
Miss W. went with us. Louie & I went to Church at
night.
27
Fine. Clara drove Ethel back.
with Clara.
28
We washed.
30
I went
Brymers with
the even.
The Forrests
&
Miss to
Willoughby
were baby
therein
playing
croquet.
I went up to Ladells
1
Fine day. we all went to the picnic. I had to bring
the younger children home early they were so troublesome. George & Mr. Cusson (?) ran a booth.
2
Very hot. A young ladv called to see about getting
hot night.
3
Sunday. hot day.
in the morn.
G & I took the children to church
home to stay till Friday.
came in tonight.
We saw Miss Smith who
5
6
Very
hot.
The children & Ethel & Nellie went for
a row with Ladells boat. I went to Forrests with
baby.
7
Louise Gall came in the morning.
music in the evening.
Mr. & Mrs. Forrest also came.
9
hot.
had some
had a pleasant time.
Very cool. The raspberries are beginning to ripen.
Ethel went to Hoods.
&
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FROST in July
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...145
10
Bright & cold. The children & I went to Church in
the morn. Mr. Davidson preached morning & evening.
Ethel did not get back till after Church.
11
Quite a heavy frost last night. Nice bright day.
I went with the children to get some raspberries,
got about 2 qts. Geo was busy till late putting a
rake together.
12
Hot day. I called on Mrs. Matthews.
& son arrived & will stay all night.
13
Geo drove them to Lancelot today, they did not come
back here. I called on Miss Smith who is staying
at Smiths now.
16
Very hot & dry. I took the children bathing.
raspberries keep us busy now.
17
I went to Church in the morn with Louie.
20
I went up to Ladells in the even.
21
Geo. Charlie & I went to Bracebridge. I had
teeth pulled while under chloroform/ Geo had 3 out
& Charlie 1 out. I had a bad headache when I got
home.
22
Felt all right after a night's rest, very hot & dry.
23
Ethel & Charlie rowed Eva & Louie over the lake to
stay a week at Grandpas.
Mr. Dunkley
The
hot.
25
G carried water from the river & Ethel washed.
26
Very hot dry weather the ground is getting very
parched up. Mr. Smith called to see George.
27
G & I went to Bracebridge. I had the impression
taken for my teeth. We went & had dinner and in the
afternoon we went for a trip on the boat around
Muskoka Lake I got back about 10 p.m. We went to
Topps (?) & got my teeth fitted in and we came to
Utterson on the 12.40 train & then walked home,
where we arrived at 3 oclock.
Smith called, very hot day.
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July
Aug.
29
Party at the Thomses. Geo & Ethel went & did not
get home till 5 o'clock. I called to see Mrs.
Vincent. Cooler evening.
30
Nice day.
31
Hot & dusty.
1
Washed. Tried to get some berries but a little
shower drove us in. Turned cooler.
2
Hot.
now.
3
We had a lovely rain in the morn & then a thunder
storm in the afternoon. Clara drove the children
home & they got wet. I went up to Ladells in the
evening & saw several tourists arrive.
4
Cool & showery.
5
A fine morn but a little shower came. The afternoon
was fine for the pic-nic which was quite a success
& well attended. Cool
6
Nice day. we went bathing with Forrests.
Sullivan & Aggie Ladell called.
7
Fine morn & wet afternoon I went to the Church yard
with the children & got stopped at the Church. The
children & I went to Church in the evening.
8
Fine. We got a few berries. Mrs. Thoms & Laura &
Jack came to tea. Mrs. Thoms went to see Mrs.
Vincent who is poorly.
9
Fine & cool.
10
I went up to Ladells & Clarkes.
I went to Church at night.
There are plenty of tourists in the village
George is very unwell with dysentery.
George is a little better.
E. washed.
Mrs.
I called upon Mrs. Lowdon.
The W.A. had a meeting at the parsonage when Miss
Montizamba addressed both the Juniors & Seniors &
wehad tea on the lawn.
11 Nellie brought Ed. Fearon & Daisy over in the boat.
They took Ethel back & she went over to Hoods.
12
Mr. Vincent took his wife to see the Dr. she seems
to be going out of her mind I am afraid. Mrs.
Forrest h
came back to open school next week. Poor Mrs. Vincentismuchworse&attemp
& two of the girls are going to stay with them.
The children are with the neighbours.
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CHICKEN POX
14 I was going to Church but Laura Thoms came to have
a sleep so I stayed. Afternoon I went over & sat
with Mrs. Mitchell and Mrs. Vincent who is in bed.
Miss Smith & Mrs. Mitchell are going to sit up at
night.
Toronto. Laura & Louie Thoms stayed & straightened
the house up & then came here to dinner. G got
home at noon.
16
Nice day. Mr. Vincent came back & will stay here
for a few days. I called at Smiths & saw Mrs.
Duck there.
17
G & Mr. V. went to sort the pigs.
After tea G & I
went to Thoms' to see if they could take the Vincent
children.
18
Laura & Louie Thoms came to wash at Vincents they
had dinner here.
baby home from Forrests.
bridge.
E. went home.
called.
Mr. V. was working at the
Tvphoid at Jones'.
21
Eva & Louie & I went to a service at Ladells in the
morning. G & C went to Church at night. hot.
Mr. V. went to Somersets..
22
Ethel & Nellie walked here. E is going to make Nell
a dress. M & I went to Ladells & walked back with the
Mitchells & Louie & Jessie Thoms who came to take
Theo. V. to their house.
23
Eva & Louie had a birthday party.
called to say good bye.
Mrs. Sullivan
24 We did a big ironing. Mr. Vincent & Roley Junior
(Jenner?) took Bob away. Nellie went home. Annie
Poyner is to stay with us. Rain at night.
25 Wet morn.
Baby is sick.
I called at Brymers.
26
I scrubbed the dining room.
Mr. Brymer called
27
Baby very cross & has come out in spots.
Willoughbycalled.E. came back.
28
The children & I went to Church in the morn
Miss
also
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WEDDING
29
Violet poorly at night - but baby better.
for a walk.
I
30
Fine - sultry night. Ethel walked home in the
afternoon. I went up to Ladells for the nail,
our tomatoes have arrived. The children seem
better.
31
Ethel came back, Nellie drove her. George & I went
to Bertha Clarke's wedding. It was a lovely moonlight
night and very hot. we stayed till nearly 1 a.m.
called
upon
1
2
Very hot. Ethel called at Forrest's. Mr. & Miss
Smith & Mrs. Tye & the two Miss Puddiecomb's cane
verandah all the evening.
3
Ethel and Annie scrubbed the Kitchen. After noon
E. went to Thomse's. It came up very stormy at
night. Thunder & Lightning but very little rain.
Miss Willoughby came to tea & we went to Church
with them.
5
Mr. Vincent stayed here last night & went off to
Toronto in the morn but Ethel did not go as it was
wet.
6
George & I went to Smith's to tea.
7
Ethel started to Toronto. Eva & I went as far as
Falkenburg & got some goods. I went to a party
8
Cool.
9
Goods arrived from Hay's.
Mr. Vincent came back & is staying here.
10
Cool with frostv night.
11
Sunday. G & C went to Church at night.
awayinBrunel.
12
I made crab jelly. Fine day.
13
Warm. Mr. V. is at Smiths mill.
Thomse's.
Forrests with Vi & Baby.
Annie is
G & I went to the
at
Chesters in
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1898 ...149
More rain, but fine evening.
after tea.
I went to Ladell's
17
Fine & cool.
by the road.
evening.
Eva & Louie & Annie went to the Thomses
Miss Smith & her friends called in the
18
Sunday. Fine & windy. G & I & the children went to
Church at night. Mr. Vincent went to board at
McInnis' as he is to be at the mill.
19
G & C went to Thomses for a hunt.
20
Cold night. bright day.
after tea with baby.
21
Annie scrubbed dining room.
22
G & I went over the lake to Father's and brought
Clara back. Warm but turned wet. Annie stayed
with the children.
Annie & I washed
I ironed went up to Ladell's
Mice day but cool.
23 Wet day. Clara went to decorate the church.
had a walk after tea.
24
25
C
Nice day. Clara & I went to decorate for the
Harvest festival. Geo & Charlie having been
Nice day. Thanksgiving service. Mr. Mitchell came
here to dinner. Clara & the children & I had a walk
with Miss Willoughby who stayed to tea. I did not
go to Church at night.
26 Wet after dinner so Clara stayed. Mr. Hay was here
to measure bark. Clara & I called on Miss Smith who
has been ill. Wrote to Nellie B. & Lizzie.
27 We washed.
Clara walked home.
29
G & C. went to Thomses. G. came home and went to
vote on the Plebecite. C. stayed and shot a fawn.
30
G. gave a piece to Forrests.
Adam Watson's.
2
Fine hot day.
preached.
G & I went to Church.
Mr. French
&
hunting
several times b
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Wet morning.
MRS. CLARKE
Geo.
1898
...150
went up the lake about bark.
5
Utterson show day wet morn but cleared out in the
afternoon & was cooler. Charlie & Annie were the
only ones from this house.
6
Miss Smith called and I invited them to tea tomorrow.
Laura Thoms was here in the morning also Cyril who
was moving Mr. Vincent's furniture.
7
Fine & cool. Mr. & Miss Smith came to tea.
is going away tomorrow.
8
Miss Willoughby came in & I had a walk with her.
frosty night.
9
Violet & I went to Church in the morn, saw Mrs.
Sullivan. Geo & I walked to Mainood's wharf
after dinner. Mr. V. came in to write letters in
the evening.
Miss S.
10 Nice day. G. & I went to Ladell's in the evening,
heard that Mrs. Clarke is wrong in her head. Mrs.
Taylor is a little better.
11
Heavy rain last night we washed. Charlie's (Age
birthday. wet all day. Mr. Herbert Petman came
12
I was very sorry to hear of Mrs. Taylor's death
this afternoon.
13
Cold and gloomy. Charlie & I went with the Thomses
to Huntsville we called at Father's. I got a new
dress etc. We came home in the dark over the lake.
out with Mr. Vincent this afternoon & has not yet
returned.
15
16
Sunday.
night.
Nice warm day.
G & I went to Church at
17 Katy Lever came & is making my dress.
Factory closes today.
19 The last pigs went
today
The Cheese
Katy Lever went home.
20 We are busy house cleaning.
21 We papered the children's roon & hall.
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Oct.
DIARY
1898
...151
22 Wet again. Annie cleaned Charlie's room & finished
the upstairs.
23
Cool & showery. We had the Bishop to consecrate
the font & confirm. The new furnace was used for
the first. Geo & I & baby called at Forrests after
dinner.
24 We cleaned the sitting room.
Mr. Gillespie came toseeGeorge.
25 We washed. nice warm day. Katy Lever came again
to sew. Beautiful light evening. Katy stayed
all night.
26 Wet day. I ironed. Katy went home after making
3 dresses for the children.
27
Mr. Vincent came & went hunting with Geo & Charlie
he was here to dinner & tea. We cleaning the
dining room & hall. There was about an inch of
snow this morning & it was cold all day.
28
Cold with hard frost; we cleaned the pantry.
29 Nice day. Geo went to a Church meeting. Mr. Vincent
& Wall Thoms came in the evening and brought Mr. V's
clothese
Nov. 1
30
Sunday. Mr. & Mrs. Forrest came.
church at night.
31
Hallow'en. Mrs. Forrest, Minni & I called on
Mrs. McClure & Mrs. Clarke.
Hunting season began.
G & I went to
The three hunters went out
2
The thomses partv joined ours and got nothing. Nice
fine weather. The children & I went up to Ladells
Got Eva & Louie new boots. Lost Peter.
3
Hunters came back tired, no venison.
&
Geo & I went to Forrest's to tea
5
Wet day.
got wet.
6
Snowy day. I went to Church & played the organ
stayed at home at night.
7
Forrest went out with our partv & got nothing.
venison.
Geo got the hound at Flemmings. Charlie
V. did not come back. Mr. Forrest called.
Our men got none.
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...152
Nov. 8 (Con't) Mr. Stevens of the Massey-Harris came to
see George & caught him in.
9
Mr. Forrest went with Geo & Chas to Dodds to hunt.
C & Mr. F. stayed all night but G came home.
lost Peter
wounded one but lost it.
snow fell.
11
10
They had dinner here.
The men rested today cold wind. & snow.
called.
Mr. Ross
12 Nice day. Geo & Charlie were out all day got nothing.
Mr. Vincent went with Thomses & got 3 deer. Mr. &
Mrs. Mitchell called.
not go to Church.
13
Mr. Vincent went to Beatrice.
14
15
G & C joined the Thoms party but got nothing. In
the evening Mr. Vincent & Mr. Gall came to see Geo.
l6 Finished washing & ironed.
17
fine & still.
I went to Forrests & got Mrs. F. to go with me to
there.
them.
tea.
18
Mr. & Mrs. McClure & Miss Willoughby came to
19
called In the even.
20
The children & I went to Church in the morning.
had a walk after dinner.
21
Annie came back.
We
22
23
in the even.
24
We
Thanksgivi
25 We cleaned the Kitchen. cold snap
came for the day.
26
Still
GRANMOTHER'S
Nov.27G. went to Thomses.
Church at night.
28
Eva & Charlie & I went to
Mr. Crompton took the service.
Mr. Clarke was here to kill the pigs. weight.
220 lbs. & 187 lbs. we sent one to Falkenburg.
Trustees meeting.
29
Miss Willoughby called to see Geo about the notice
she got to leave.
30
Two services at the Church I went in the evening.
Dec. 1
Mr. Brymer & Mr. Smith both called to see Geo about
stay. Geo & C went to Dodds to hunt. Miss Ladell
came with Mabel Clarke. Snowy all day.
2
Cut up and salted the pig. Mr. Brymer called in the
evening with a Petition to the Trustees.\
5
Roads
blocked with snow.
6
Fine morning. we washed and. got all the clothes out
when it began to snow and covered all the clothes
level.
7 Snowing.
meeting.
8
10
Mr. Gardiner came & the Trustees had a
quite shut in with snow.
Could not get to the W.A. meeting. Alice Jenner
called about the school. Mr. Smith also called.
Mr. Taylor was here helping Geo with the books.Mrs.McNicolcameintheafternoon.Che
about going to
Huntsville.
Very cold night.
12
Cold day. I went to the W.A. meeting & we arranged
about the Xmas tree.
15
Snowy morning. The Thomses drove down for me & I
went with them to Huntsville & got the Xmas presents.
Dec.
16
I made puddings & mince meat.
18
Sunday. The children & I went to Church turned
cold at night.
school bags. The Forrest girls & Miss Willoughby
Thoms & Cyril also came to tea on their way from
Falkenburg. soft.
20
Miss W. & her girls were here practising club
s e w i n g . wet.
21
Thawing still.
22
Warm & Spring like rain at night. Baby & I went
to school to see the prizes given out. practise at
the hall for Xmas tree. Miss Willoughby & Minnie
F. called at tea time.
23
Mild with snow. Mr. Vincent came back. We all went
to the Xmas tree except George & baby. Miss Willoughby
came to say goodbye.
24
A lot of fresh snow. Busy with Xmas preparations.
Had the children's tree in the evening.
25
Sunday
26
We washed. Kerb Ladell & Gardiner came to decide
on a teacher. George went to Utterson after dinner
& brought Mr. Vincent back with him.
27
Stormy. George had a shooting match. meeting at
the Hall but Father did not get out as the roads
are too heavy.
29
Fine mild day. I & Eva called on Mrs. McClure
who is going away tomorrow. We also called at the
Parsonage.
31
Very
Christmas
cold day.
I went up to Ladells after tea.
day.
No morning service.
Fine
Cheese factory meeting. Mr. V.
day.
came
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