1 10 2 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2089add3f75918d3c18cccc0897ce013.pdf ba3dd737f5921c0dece79569f5f7e6b6 PDF Text Text ,r1 � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Peter Crawfords' daily journal 1921.122 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a14ba1d283ce55a647ad404622212bbe.pdf ec9124c87e690828da298d9116011444 PDF Text Text 1 Z34-711--all Ay t ?us/ ML b at /D, D / p t -e-a (1-tee-s-c-2 v F-61-71) R ai.A.7u/ -e—c At. Aantitin4M '\ /Lt. -4 t97- hi a • zp,-,-t•bt-i ft idietad or e" S-2-tj it& 40 , eta / 6 a-61-tc-ins-- • 1-6 ttr7,47- A*, //A/, Leu:1,2 wt:eit, ctric, }kid Aer-f—A-0 AU, n. 0_,e_Lec 4et-Jaz_ 0 1-447- � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1 January 17, 1921. I went to Chatham on the early car which was late and moved so slowly that it didn't get to Chatham till about 10:30. I attended a council meeting at the clerks office names to be put on the assessment role we sent away money orders for the journal movement to the amount of ($400) Four hundred dollars to Robert Laird, Toronto. Looked up my account in the standard Bank and got John's tax on .... from the Canadian bank of commerce. The day was fine but decidedly cold. Tuesday January 25, 1921 I delivered mail with our Gip and Charlie's Gip. The roads are frozen but rather rough in places. Roy is helping Tom for cut wood. The day was fine but rather cold. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1f86dddcf879faa2e38ba79d185ef1f8.pdf af1027d2de85807ee0f063e24e10c847 PDF Text Text 4 3 clitx/ 414A., ca 2-91—pai 61-c/it a/vim ea el -C-03-4) aft-it 1 /4( /1 4-1-1; It--12. ft_ /Lir I -‘ .r“-± IA/ vatttik. _6 44 )r ki $ 441/ , 471-0Y ,A7 ILLf tI# s l Aadee 111;i4 dry ti...2t 4 a-/-7 n6-4 .74-M- rag / to • ic et-14-4-0-1,t 4.-1-1#1 11.44-f ager ttra-o 4--0 1921 I --C P14-41 L-4 kqh a-r-c2 V Ale-4-41.4i Ad /tab >1417:Kt— a-,.. aCflia--- di / Arius 1-1:(41-# 4.24.1 tape- � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Wednesday, January 26/21 The cars didn't run but twice today. They were out of power. So the mail didn't come out till the five o'clock car which got to Kearns about 6:30 and I had a holiday. I wrote a letter to John and told him about his taxes as follows: I paid his taxes $363.49. Douglas paid back past 150.00. I got back what I paid for misc 52.86. I took off Phil's dog tax 2.00. leaving my payment at 158.63. The day was fine and not quite as cold as yesterday. Thursday January 27, 1921' I delivered the double dose of mail on the whole route today. Mr English fed nell and the colts corn stalks in the {illegible text}____ thicker for the first time this winter Doctor Thorne was here and looked at the horses. The day was fine and not too cold. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/854c7e074b1e25d5c07aa377f2caf4a3.pdf e78fccd7b73cd1a6977728493c3b5e99 PDF Text Text Aii4 1 / /h.zz adtea fei_z_tt /4:‘, uft p-t4J rkt, tut-t ittkit _A;L C:4: ve Tts-t-4r -?-042-01,0 iv-AA/ CP/W ACZOZ/ unt-4 cr-. MA:0-tt_t_t! AAfrai tt na, tis-zrze. 7, /92-1. An) tA, Leid-44 (2,u Adz,— tztzt ralairnit fay d-a4 1;1")Al otr- it-%soL ppte-1-66 /0- difecite-ocitd aAt At-41 ?art � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Friday Jan. 28, 1921 I went to Chathans in the forenor paid off the note given for the guly nineteen months ag Pren700 in 78 Mabel took the first part of the mail and I came home on the 11.3 which was an hour late and took the second part. The day was fine and mild and the roads were good Saturday January 29 1921. I delivered mail on the whole route with the colts Dick & Qucer mabel went to ghatham to attend to her mother who is not well. The day was fine and mild but it is beginning to sprinkle now at 19.15 The roads are real good. Sunday Jan. 20, 1921 I mentored {illegible text} in the morning. Mabel was with her mother, who is rich in Chathaw, yesterday and Today the day was cloudy. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/cde5fa2e53a19c5f7f4a02f2ffd77a41.pdf b39d18f2a340097bf1da970ee48a1f6c PDF Text Text 0/1 /92-t" ef-4)-4-64. a.6 z/ 61/4-5 W-e-144- tfigt--04, 7i-sd • 71-14-h y, /9,14 , Errtc. t ) pt7 4._ (26-ti--04-zit eit-ate40-44c ,1-1-2271/4 1, 4/ a //ti:e:tf , g'41/- it-L-0-tt-t-->" 144-(A-21 rzau.,A.2 tai 6C4G7tLat) /15-‘,77/ I-6 � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Monday January 31, 1921 - I delivered mail on the whole route with Dick and Queen. The day was fine and the roads are good. Tuesday Feb 1, 1921 Harry Smith came out on the 9 am car and we went back to the bush and I sold [illegible] maple at $38 per m and beech, elm [illegible] at $20 per m The hops to go in free. The day was cloudy and not very cold. Monday Feb. 7, 1921. Went for the early car to the Town Hall and attended a Council meeting. Rode to Chatham with Harry Smith in the evening and home on the 5 p.m. car which was an hour late. Reed salary [illegible]. Roy delivered mail to the Bay and round the downlings. It snowed during the day and was stormy https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6bf98acc00bfa8d6258538d944a406cc.pdf 903379653b2143fe451b98768850dc43 PDF Text Text 5 ( i29-z4.1z .447z:ti Queerti a-kat, .2Z%, /ta—a-ot, tArs-v / LL L t, 7d14-19-te- ea) tr, til7L-0 cc • eat-rc-iL ids Avt7z4., la ,4,24-froi-Lt otni- .,1 aauff-g-L- , iun4.1.7; La•t-i 40/1Apt!4,46 /A as JattL,L-1/2,b)44Aa-it ,rn,& 4 _ rd-ati si to-7LA , na---7 flaiize,xpi:‘, e-;2_°cfr ,-2,,t_4. � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Tuesday February 8, 1921 I delivered mail on the whole route with Queenie and Dick. The road was good but not enough snow for sleighing. Roy went to help BIll Fox to cut [illegible]. Mabel is still in with her mother. The day was fine and inclined to thaw a little. Mr English went in to Chatham with one of the manure spreaders and a set of harness to get repaired. Wednesday Feb 9, 1921. I delivered mail on the whole routh with Dick and Queen. Ida Kemp came here on the 11.30 car. Mabel is in Chatham taking care of her mother. Roy was helping BIll Fox to take in ice and came home to-night. John went to school. The day was cloudy and the road got rather slippy. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/266e263ea48f55c282ebb070a472be47.pdf 7b845eabe12e735cdd07432cfbfff215 PDF Text Text du- • /0 1 /9 / • A , ,i-a-Azat 7t4 _, a-pLA 9D-z%a-lt- , ' his‘=-LI-1, fru-7>:it aA.,e, / ,61.( aLii-4:-A- 4 hr_o-dd . dt, '6 /-le, /tvz-tk 4- )51-0-th--,----, • a- esi-A, � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Thursday Feb. 10, 1921. I delivered mail on the whole route with Queen and Dick. They are still afraid to cross the O'Mara bridge. Mable is in with her mother. Roy has a cold and stayed in all day except a while that he was out with English and Johnson. Ida is here yet. Mabel expected to come on the 9 a.m. car but her mother became worse and she didn't come. I went over to see the mew in the bush in the morning. The day was mild [illegible] thawed some but it is freezing again this evening. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/85c3b79dbc007591ee3bea654db15c47.pdf 3d01f65ed0792cec7a0bbfb5fe4e70e3 PDF Text Text 7 61,- /1, AP-1 iciA,Lii-4-1-t-A frn w-Aree) Sid.tc ,fruzztt, .1 n-f4-1- Dio latz- 40-71) kkt., Iided_it ofriad n-il micyj na, 41,1, ,fa-A,,e, 4*111 414-412-1 E -4-144-f) /1-071-a) • - Jo 14t., 7Ut-I- • 711, E44-1-,‘ d22 /‘7 ,a /feci • q)-1-ellic- • ci;s /7-#-La•Z 247,AAt ,, pfz:rt g-Ltidai lotL/t t4, Ot 9-21-4,647 -0-4 rnb a-tnAryt) ritc awe. did/ aliti ri,e 6'14) attlaaft4 kJ-, is, /97n/ M in 0-bzi- Ark( I Zvi u7:4; � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Friday Feb. 11, 1921. I delivered mail on the whole route with Queen and Dick. Before I went on the mail I called up Mabel and she said her mother was very low and when I was home for dinner she called me and said her mother had died about 1 o'clock. They came home with the casket on the 5 p.m. car. The day was fine and not very cold and the roads are good. Saturday Feb. 12, 1921. I delivered mail on the whole route with Queen and Dick. Maude and Charlie went to Chatham Mr English took the [illegible] box down to the Graveyard in the afternoon. Bot groceries at Kearns 85 cts. Sunday Feb. 13, 1921. I went to church in the morning. Several visitors called in during the day. THe day was fine and weather was mild. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/09d99682f55a1bb129d59f600a3f9d39.pdf 5dec520b7efbbc228d02394114ebf485 PDF Text Text /2-74, 9z1; --tet i >nzzi / Ste, `71t-tx, Ava-A- d-e-pozzi S4- 46-c,k dil‘ am-c-rt tect, cgel-, Al- /,z / I cia:*^<44--€1 ,,,,,.,:t enc, -4.., "frkta,_ N., -: A.8-._47- ,4,7:zt ai_i_a_..),..4,00;,,,A, _stu $.--cd-)c, 4-4_ kat/ z If ,-1 ., '`‘ ":1-7i al- htsiktv z: P z-add i- ttjAz 4.. si_• /4 /9z/ .--fr i 61.444-ta-4, ei.41 a-n-01., itt di/4v tle0-4-ia 62/a., -II at taitt.C. 4441.‘ ifr r -6a-4- AII-1441 ' ez-t-t, "iltacie "atty-ta. � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Monday Feb. 14, 1921; I didn't go on the mail route today. We went down with Mrs [illegible] funeral to the Crawford Burying ground. It thawed during the day and the roads were very [illegible]. Tuesday Feb. 15, 1921 I delivered mail on the whole route with Queen and Dick. Charlie and Mable and Roy went to Chatham and missed the car and stayed at Mary's. It thawed today and the roads were very bad but the day was fine. Wednesday Feb. 16, 1921 I delivered mail on the Bay part and Townline and Roy delivered on the Club part. The cheeks for sugar beet bonus came to day. The roads are thawed out and are very bad. The day was fine. [Written in the spine of the page] Paid gas bill for January $14.75 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f0eef62de425410d58f7ea2f2bf5f2a0.pdf a76cb0cb7d5db952f0655854e1ba75ed PDF Text Text £4-s 9 r, ems _ ZO, SPItt a, . tni-il rt-td1. nja t EiCt/ g mfilaiJ icb 72- i-c-cArzt T'-°4-ttd 444fd g„,ir /a±--fi pin?", 61 etup-gmf zien_ei.7tactiiii,0404solatz tiaazd -4- A44il ii2n-#14 et ficti4Z 40 74--0 AZ eidakfr a kV` ir1/4ta-4 tiAlite--4-0-0-+‘ 174 (--t- 0 di /7,4 z 7 7 abs-ic- 1, // eta, iCt d•-•kat)AeLti4— I idetilLke---AeL— "icyfr •• kv.x.„1-11- at‘litil:CY � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Thursday Feb. 17, 1921 I delivered mail on the Townline and Bay and Roy delivered on the Blub part; while I was at the Bay I got J. McLarew to put the front shoes on Queen and Dick. I went round the Townline before coming home and when in front of the house the horses became frightened of something and turn into the fence before I could stop them and one of them jumped over the wire fence I got out of the buggy and held them and called for help, the wood cutter came and helped me to [illegible] . Paid horse shoeing $2 40 The roads were rough and the day was cold. I got the cheek for the beef bones $124.79 I also recieved my [illegible] allow 368.00 Total $482.79. Feb 18, 1921. I delivered on the whole route with Queen and Dick. They went as steady as [illegible] . Mabel was in with Charlie helping with his sale of furniture. THe day was fine and thawed some. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b375aafd7ba2b0f74add85e323f99b0e.pdf 035f3900151980c7879d8216440ef49c PDF Text Text frpt_icavwzzi, .4(;4a, clek.ot-a.‘ owt/ diaidti4c )11,tail4, xtai . kid;nlinosai -11-a-z42 tiaa. hsaAtz-,4 et) tr 6-- it4.240ra44".44 de-ii-zi7towee, 'tone/ Af 3 ° 80:0-tAso ca-fi •Pi-a-ecee trA., €4 aaiL. riut-an-le itz D AiLikt-La )114ir gt-ttiN' er -S) qt )214tiLl. LIMA-"f/f 0424/1 11"tt )4441-4‘2•1-1. ta atid. lin4j‘ 0/1 td-4M Rat ,441a-o /44/a-a_ )14-`444/ i/ fr1efir7d4 41Luz*tc/- I•vkA, eLe4.-EZli eyl -8t4,h .14A4.4.4_,fi let-$441 44A-- Ac iL, L-4- -tit a 1 ta 'atiAnt-'717 4or , i � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Saturaday Feb. 19/21 I delivered mail with Queen and Dick. Ed English delivered on the Townline. Roy and Maude went to Chatham on the nine back from [illegible]. Mabel and Charlie came home on the 5 p.m. Maude missed the 5 p.m. car and is coming home on the 9.30. Bought 4 loaves bread, 52 cts. The day was fine and thawed some but is cold and freezing again. Maude and Roy came home on the 9.30 cart. Maude tried on Mabel's new coat. Sunday Feb. 20, 1921 I went to Church in the morning. The others were not very well and didn't go. Mabel thinks she is getting the mumps. The [illegible] of the Lords supper was adminstered at Church. Charlie came home with Mabel last evening and went back to Raineoust this evening. The day was very fine. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/27aa48f7aeddafcea919edc17dbbdd61.pdf 8c3cdb7181a1b592af8a01e7982a6bdd PDF Text Text az.-A pret 444-€47 eLpil dzicv-t-tzdi- 6,$ ) f A,Hol nixe I 7a-i Lit44.-1 1-1iN dd./cat-L.14 At "e4r-Zel atazie ag44Z edru, mai tLagg i4 S filit t t444 e44-"41. ,d-rtit-ukt44 Anv, S.,. CG a frwi � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Monday February 21, 1921. I delivered mail on the whole route with Queen and Dick. Roy went to Chatham to help Mr English to load up Charlie's stuff that he is going to leave here. Mr English said that repairing the harness cost twenty dollars $20.00. The day was fine and the roads are good. Tuesday February 22, 1921. I delivered mail on the Bay and Townline and while at the Bay I got Jack Mc[illegible] to put the hind shoes on Queen and Dick. Roy delivered on the Club part. Paid for shoeing $2.40, 2 loves bread 26- $2.66 the day was fine and the roads were good it looks like rain this evening. Wednesday Feb 23/21 I delivered mail on the whole route with Queen and Dick. Bot - salt, coffee, [illegible] $2.25 Roy did chores about the house. It snowed some last night. The day was fine and cold and the roads are good. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b91b97c5d90f72d91c6c882b66389d73.pdf 24f424cee43f2c40bd96efe5d5193728 PDF Text Text • Lftamal, dlei/A Nita, 0.1-4-14-4-ci g14-,1 *frzln-t/ nZ hoc de-Ar A, 074/ tthia._ i att., Citift- ' 4i; /92-/' ‘141-1 6 Olt) / • tst'1 1 ah.cii,,, a-i-LA . 11-e_, • ae-e-reir Ori 144-14/A kg1-04-1-441,--idadd Sn'L-I dA:41) 1,1)-A-11 Z:244-#C 94-4-3A , AnCIA afiLl . , 7tv -I ii-1--•4 , /9a a4,4,. a i 214-atwe, .2-0g-n f ad %-‘20-11- -Li- oL4 uni-d /7 , 4 - irA/ tertiet-Fax -14z, a ttise 0,1.-1,175„. A/c yr tia fief eA,..il)°,11,an, � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Thursday Feb. 24, 1921 I delivered mail on the whle route with Queen and Dick. Mr English and Roy hauled manure out of the barn to clear the way for the cow stable. They helped Mr Cudney to butcher the yearling in the evening. The day was fine and roads are very good. Friday Feb 25, 1921. I delivered mail on the whple route with Queen and Dick. Roy did chores about the place. Mr English went to Hendricks funeral. Bot sugar 1.00 The day was fine and not very cold. The roads were good. Saturday Feb 25, 1921. I delivered mail with Queen and Dick but as the [illegible] car was very late and the day was very stormy I didn't get round the Club part. Paid for 6 loves 78 cts shaving pump 20 = .90 05 Charlie Bush came this evening. The day was stormy considerable of now [illegible] and difted some. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e8d74e34112c97c81e463d2fd478297a.pdf 75fb5d96470393359f1d851ca5a0f902 PDF Text Text 13 /99-1 0-/-04) Ad at 1/44444:1, And z f- is< it 0/44S0 a-io ±±-4- AA/4,A , afrgi-dh ar,co‘eart, Inalt (17t-;raild-tik aits44 • art° ea-ktvtv Jo- fa.242, 174' • / Pa/ Ai le744 4ku-tt 2 Ali dor An} rtatAtiLi tit4 y °tr dZil Par ,e4, d-aa, Pri-di ed-#0eftinb at ?d ettLid aoa 1142:64 /1-1,71-41 drofrakt 444,01-42.4fral• eh- As= a8 � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sunday Feb. 27, 1921. We didn't go to Church as the roads had snow drifts in places. Charlie Bush was here and he and [illegible] went to Chatham on the 2 p.m. back from [illegible] whisk was late When they got to Chatham Maude went with them to the Convent and left tools there; Mary Trench went with them. Maude came home on the 5 p m car and Charlie went to Pain Court on the 4.10 car. The day was fine and thawed a little Monday February 28, 1921. I delivered mail on the whole route with Queen and Dick. When putting in the horses in the dark I went to pick up a [illegible] that came down and Dick kicked at me and hit me on the knee but didn't hurt me much. Mr English and Roy got ready to move the pig pew to the swale but found that the foundation was too much decayed and they decided to move it in position. The day was cloudy and thawed. The roads were good. Oil can 25 cts bread 13 - 38 cts. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/103242a5c692715801b3ca234a2f3c09.pdf 9bf0862237441e6281bb6ae09507f410 PDF Text Text /14414A) I 244--14-4-41, 614.1 Ufg-1-0 ai441 /9 't a Pict, twis ,t-et-ut ) 414 dui. t uni-4 diet- z 19/ • J atticAmAit Ast-at, -Pv /t44-“).4S 7 A1 4:7 7 J anot tittett; 40.4.44... 4 A-A i r tff 414:si I— A IS/ ev„.g7„AL � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Tuesday March 1, 1921, I delivered mail on the whole route with Queen and Dick. Mr Cudney cut a hard maple tree into logs for me and Mr English took three of the logs to the mill to be sawed into [illegible].It whawed and the snow went away fast during the day. The day was cloudy. Wednesday March 2, 1921. I delivered mail on the whole route with Queen and Dick. It thawed last night and today and the roads were very heavy so that the horses were tired. Mr English and Roy hauled in corn stalks. Paid {illegible] globe 20 cts bread 13c 33 cts The day was mild Thursday March 3, 1921. I delivered mail mail on the Bay part and Townline but omitted the Club part for the roads were all thawed out and very sticky. It is freezing again this evening. Groceries at Kearns [illegible] https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/117dd799218701098446b7ce541423d9.pdf f6f06c5eb62ab998e21d676f845b3209 PDF Text Text 15 htietifrtfrb ve knial upt27:4., atcht-ti A91-t , w 2,2e` / or -I-kit-4 can) ileW tb-t-c,Z tieh- ,ta-n nal" /72 i/ /ate ta-Oxo • th Ithtio c2 ht t r /9 zi 4 An) 0/9 citt(mAl--4 ,, ti addaellt: / .4) 0-4-4 'r•g4701-Vt-ce-e-od 47 1 -14Z • ' _ho-a-ot cis-/ atit-1-04 Aella i),,s4L. i ativ te silty 444-t=t1...4 h; 4 eigAL" #11. Olt 11/74-4 hia2et 4-7, 414# W1 /1 4 --k-c1.- Olt-- di 6744,-* 41-1 ant-4 E-4-44-11 kit � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Friday March 4, 1921. I delivered mail on the whole route with Queen and Dick. It [illegible] and stormed on the Club part of the route and I was very late getting home. Roy helped Mr English to cut wood part of the day. Paid for bread 26 cts. The day was cloudy and stormy in the afternoon; the roads were rough. Saturaday March 5, 1921 I delivered mail on the whole route with Queen and Kick but got in rather late. The road had thawed some but the bottom firm. The buggy pole broke down and I got one at Mr Crawford's and left mine to [illegible] for repairs. The day was cloudy. Sunday Marach 6, I went to Church. The others stayed at home. Charlie and [illegible] were here. They went back on the afternnon car. The day was cloudy. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/16495b1a2951673f741128fd8a00da6a.pdf 604aee855e120c573553ff829ab91642 PDF Text Text -, had) *XI /91 ear ot-i-t4. ritt ad- 44. 4, et1/44-,4-E4), - 14-4- --th, eet,..4ffd &Adam, baro • 6,0 4444t rya Attic a-fr.4 gigyA Gio ilta-ic-gcopt-4 0- •en. Sze-pwa./0-tti not, era-- di7 at, 14tazz 1 4L4114- i Oa, Ag-61.1m dag-ta tfitt twv /2.444-cra foidce444.1-4 ct.144 ae, Angel, (P•el knelt /pi /to-y-1i, 2.6tr. til-Am 4--CL ma.4, -4-i riL4 la/17V A° a Then, dcb--4444A knitz 44,70-0 atet. mfrzcsit. ant. (IAN mac. Abiza., bit;tist c. iLP b _ 1 t IA. - Li ... ) 4. - / nl. � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Monday March 7, 1921 I went on the early car and attended a Council meeting at the Town Hall. We got through early and walked over to the car line but was late and walked to Chatham. I bought a P.O order for $100.60 being $73 for Forward Movement and $27.60 for Missions and came home on the 5 p.m. car. The day was rather fine. Roy delivered mail to the Bay. Tuesday March 8, 1921. I delivered mail on the Club part and Mitchells Bay and back on the 14th and Townline with the two [illegible]. It rained at times and the roads were very bad Wendsday March 9, 1921. There was ice on the trolly wire this morning so that the first car was very late and the mail car didn't come till the 11.30 which was late. I delivered mail to the Bay and back. The road was very heavy and the [illegible] rolled on the wheels. Mr English and Roy worked [illegible] https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/488466227ee87559567435531b2618ea.pdf 0dafca096001e0fc1dca415c6aabd981 PDF Text Text J / 0 hit a a ii.) , l 51 Si tALei d1/2-ti n -4-14" -4IL hal II taj .9j 11 atici,t httJ an-sitcift. t it_ 10-141 44- /AM- 4:14P-00/0 w-ta, 'OR} 1 4144-7 etta..,:at, tol-ntli 44014aLtuYt /Wit ---lh.c.; it.thtsu;g7 -9 • „ter in) 1744,, A " as Maii-404 dete-g4AZ t ich 244Z i, Ater 04-s-sr-04- a4-slar aie-ank 0.4‘444ti est) ir ,14. • 1,6414444 4'UIan4;a4 410 I F/14(1: o,,f-e. , /An-d (V•1 441 Cit;44‘41410 9-0 &alai CH � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Thursday 10 March, 1921. I delivered mail with [illegible] and Dick on the Club part and down to the Bay and round the Townline. Paid at Kearns $1.17 - [illegible] $1.75 = $2.92 Mr English and Roy worked at removing and building the pig pen The day was fine but the roads were very bad. Elda Steen came home with Maude this evening. Friday March 11, 1921. I delivered mail to the Bay and round the Townline with Dick and Gips. Bread at the Bay 26 cts In the afternoon Mr English went to [illegible] The day was very fine but the [illegible] a little. Saturday March 12, 1921 I delivered mail on the Club part and the Bay and back on the 14th and round the Townline. Charlie and [illegible] came on the 5 p.m. Kearns 85 cts. It rained at times during the day and was very disagreeable. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ff7a1634fcf3cad21dd9f6b35013d458.pdf 5b271b523ab3a7a7fc7f3bd063f18b52 PDF Text Text hmaid Vat,vit/A1, 4244.0t, 43)% /, /9wALA, 0/444 HAL,4% 4101 4- dotal e-44-gai 4144-1-frn) bit ok .444„ itetd ars-A. 0-4444.1. Ma4-eli ti de /?,-1 ,, kn441.1, 6,4) al. 1110V 144.4.; Mahe taiA 4-9 laic? Ad, Ca"- Zit&jeagal, dern Tfrati, St÷ dagli AL' 44$44.2. 4g47. 1/P--n r04. 242e44- ce.4244‘L a4d7 eti 7:24 tat tittataor ke Atareactoce � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sunday March 13, 1921. Maude and John and I went Church in the morning. Mable and Charlie and Roy and [illegilbe] stayed at home. Nina Slater came out on the car in the forenoon 11.30 and went back the 5 p.m. back [illegible] Charlie went to the Convent with [illegible] and came back on the 5 p.m. He intends to go fishing tomorrow. The day was fine and the roads are drying. Monday March 14, 1921. I delivered mail on the Bay and Townline parts with Gip and Dick. Charlie and Roy went fishing down at the Club, but only got three. The day was fine but the roads were very bad. Mr English took Ed to the [illegible] to get the cuts on his face dressed but the Dr didn't get back till the last car had left so they stayed there all night. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/aae802cf2b1e2ac7d67cb0ca0bbf5959.pdf 2f9de8abb25c9c02ab81bcc4248b1ea9 PDF Text Text 13 114.44,4 If, 7914ozat_im4J.,c knia_zt, eti-pot 07-a cla asth ai4net AAA) eittA,I, 074.1 altite," da- latt CIAALtd, ±e-ANIA • htitA44 /6, /9'Z/him-a is1 /2t1-4(4, 4440-4- 4 la + ir de Oda, 4124(40 3 a htU%' a44411 Mittab if/ , at 721esZ4-A-0 - iqA hhuit d C9A nMit41, ,47.0 i 4 1 ake 40-0474". 47121041% laat d4-uhd As. 44*A4t ire a44114 kia,dU 1;4 Aga7tAi P/ eh- � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Tuesday March 15, 1921. I delivered mail on the Club part of the Bay and on the Townline. Mr English and Roy did chores. Mr English and Edward came home on the first car. The day was fine and the roads dried considerably. Wednesday March 16, 1921. I delivered mail on the whole route today with Queen and Dick. Mr English went to John Dunlops sale. Roy did chores. Rope 75 cts- milk 20cts- bread 13cts = $1.08 The day was fine and the roads are drying fast. Thursday March 17, 1921. I deliverd mail on the whole route except a short piece down by the Club my buggy gave way so I turned back from [illegilbe]. It rained today and made the roads muddy again. Bars 25cts Bread 13 - 38 cts https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8f224b1f4649992ffa3ef0ccb4d823c2.pdf 1ae647efa89bfc91842bcb41ca63cb29 PDF Text Text rl ; Iowa, )1144-411) It /lg./malt kit) acs .47 daim R#1 tato a4 di- et" in: thaegd 26 e4andt -tt 91ed-• aw --"L >4444 c-44 ,04, . i unii-A 4-i Xectia. tir a, mac. ti ',ft � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Friday March 18, 1921. I delivered mail on the whole route with Queen and Dick. Roy helped Mr English to cut wood I talked to Harry Smith this morning, he said that a move was being made to have the Townline paved as far as the 11th road from Chatham. Bread 26 cts The day was fine and roads are drying fast. Saturday March 19, 1921. I delivered mail on the whole route with Dick and Chrlies Gip. Roy went ot Chatham. Charlie and Joots and Roy came home on the last car. The day was fine and the roads are drying fast. Sunday March 20, 1921 Maude and Mabel went to Chuch in [illegible] Mabel and John and I went our own Church. A representative the Bible society preached. In the evening I went to Chatham and Charlie and I stayed at Mary [illegible] https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e8e02a767c67a5544f23a6cdd8e9f3f4.pdf 6e2293302bb7bcd2f3a973f01f719cf8 PDF Text Text 21 /9:-/ tad- &Si elefrpoki Nal_ 4e 14-dalsano 411444? j, pna .12-b-u.Lt 0,, rLianiil ter- tv SilafriAiir 4- whae., � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Monday March 21, 1921. After getting my hair cut at Chatham at the Rankins House, I went on the 9 a.m. car to the Town Hall and attended a Council meeting. We got through in the forenoon and went to Chatham. It rained last night and sprinkied at times during the day but cleared up in the evening. Roy delivered mail on the whole route with Queen and Dick. Paid for two back parts for hammer $1.00 Tuesday March 22, 1921. I delivered mail on the whole route with Dick and Charlie's Gip. Roy helped English to clean out the lower floor for the cow stable. I went over in the morning and showed Mr Cudney whatto cut for the stringers for the cow stable. The day was fine and most of the roads are good and some of the [illegible]. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/cb11c1403f41269806a882c463eba00a.pdf ecd0d84a637b492a7f854f4ad703ee6b PDF Text Text - .7 - � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Wednesday March 23, 1921. I delivered mail on the whoe route with Dick and Charlie's Gip. The day was fine and the roads are nearly all [illegible]. Mr English to the other spreader to Chatham and took home the one that was repaired. Mabel went to Chatham on the mail car on its way back from Hallasebury. The day was fine and nearly all the roads are good. Thurday March 24, 1921. I delivered mail on the Bay and Townline with Dick and Charlie's Gip. Mr English took oats to get shopped to J Countryman's. Roy did [illegible]. It rained heavily during the great part of the afternoon. The roads were nearly all [illegible]. Friday March 25/21 I delivered mail on the whole route with Dick and Charlie's Gip. Mr English and Roy worked at cleaning out the cow stable for flooring. [rest of page missing] https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1391def4aa64adc0feff796f5daa1de1.pdf bd7ab922358dfd61365bdf10690e12e4 PDF Text Text hia44, 46, //it at, .4 '04-1-P Z )14 sca 41-1,t1 At 444-1 /i-it-tAk gia-dx4 0.-9 . c„.75( f ialitiii eti- CA ) - - ti- 0 I I ger,fra eisi-te-- th eiti at--til iliWit I avioi de t sur- (Mt/ as dhsty 47t-2/4.. /2epi-d-d /oat, kWh 1tiftCl it4,-t4e, mayaoct SiaL aiist era./ got,: latt AZO eit-ithet to-o-prk el-pu wxy --it /zit edit,/ 4A toi had.-di) , /7 b ilas__AtuiN aid upz, izp-,A01ani_ti tax an_dt -tAt Nr-A-4 ea-Lit , titif-0 4--rat/ afr, 6- h • ht. � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 23 Saturday March 26, 1921. I delivered mail on the whole route with Dick and Charlie's Gip. Mr English and Roy worked at cleaning out the cow stable in the forenoon; in the afternoon Roy and Maude and Mabel went to Chatham and Mr Englished skidded out the stringers for the cow house. The day was fair but the roads were very bad in places. Sunday March 27, 1921 Mable and Maude and Roy and Charlie and I went to Church in the morning. The car was late so we walked both ways in the rain. Charlie went to Pollycourt on the 2 p.m. car on its way from Hallasburg. Mary Hemp came here on the 5 p.m. car from Chatham. Monday March 28, 1921. I delivered mail on the Bay part and round the Townline with Dick and Charlie's Gip. The roads were very bad and the day was cold. Mary Hemp and Maude went to Chatham on the 5 p.m. car https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/01763a36d7fe5168e0609e3ceedc9692.pdf f60cdf2b76716a8bf43a7e858c3e9021 PDF Text Text cist.014) igt a 4 hvy /9A,_ iftem,d, o mcdvitotob )*titti 6upa rkt, izdtiz bay-7dzoit Ati4.2 g• /it zfa -fat a 6244-4, 1114/ ea' , 1414.44: 1Nci moo, Az eqr-o-it-2/-ktz- / -10fte, tri*4-140 t it) a-4-t Set a4arrice, 2 71t4tA04 A -o di-4;h b-hi de, Welt � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Tuesday March 29, 1921. I delivered mail on the Club part down to the Bay and back on the 14th car. and round the Townline with Dick and Charlie's Gip. Mr English and Roy and Mr Cudney and his boy worked at putting the floor in the [illegible], they worked well. The day was fine but the roads were very bad. Wednesday March 30, 1921 I delivered mail on the Bay and Townline, with Dick and Charlie's Gip. John came out on the 2 p.m. car from Chatham and stayed with us all night. Mr Enlgish and Roy and the Cudneys worked at the cow house and cow stable. {It rained so much that- is crossed out}. The day was find and the roads were drying fast. Thursday March 31, 1921 It rained so much in the forenoon that I didn't go on the mail route till after dinner. John went with me as far as Minne Crawford's place. I delivered mail on the Club and [end of page] https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/46667ace376f4b21604e82004f72d297.pdf 1a259f64030c274b43b063c46e8dc5e9 PDF Text Text „dratz% &A.?, it ad , / /4 h- 1 � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Friday April 1, 1921 I delivered mail on the whole route except the Townline. When I got home in the evening John was here; he said that Dougald took him round the neighburhood and down to Katie's for dinner. The day was fine and the roads are beginning to dry. Saturday April 2, 1921. John came here this evening and and started back on the early car this morning. I delivered mail on the whole route today. The day was fine and the roads are getting quite dry. Sunday April 3, 1921. We all went to Church in the morning. Charlie was here and went away on the noon car. Rev. M C. Tait preached and Rev. N. Lindsay preached at [illegible]. The day was fine and the roads are drying fast. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1a72a01f5cfd4b31d83f6fbe8690ba55.pdf c3ee0c9135e8299e52c8d01766175bb0 PDF Text Text Avzik 4-9:1 cs„it4t eu t r . a a-4 Itt) .1) JJAP-c, .LUG d 414 Awe 11-1 ei*a /-ti44& et-74-01 dt ti art---A OL-rt-it rC thmaed /r ota A-1444, ghbekik*Pair 6-Or '61) g 112" ora 42k-toy se) u 1 " NoLtie iLticame .4; A-0-stir rnts- go“%tti a- � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Monday April 4, 1921. Roy delivered mail on the whole route with Dick and Charlie's Gip. I attended a Council meeting at the Town Hall but as the Notice for the Court revision was not right we adjourned it and finished the other business early and went to Chatham with [illegible[ Montgomery. I did some business in Chatham and came back on the 5 p.m. and went through to the 17th co[illegible]. The day was fine and the roads are getting quite dry. <table> <table> <table> <tr> <td>Recd Council [illegible]</td> <td>$15.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Recd from H Sinith, check for timber </td> <td>500.00...</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Total </td> <td>$515.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Paid for Timothy & [illegivle seed .</td> <td>9.69</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Paid Holmes & Holmes</td> <td>35.50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Paid repair to watch.</td> <td>2.50</td> </tr> <table> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/251efc8194239f1ac0eff34f444917d7.pdf d337531d0c6278d89a0c8e76a6eaf695 PDF Text Text 27 co- mil fri,gLt ' sz,) a 17-e'ziM, Plita• Smell, alto< caw- 4 44- aftig7tAA k46-11- ellailLC g ad-4:‘.4 A%lit, n.j ) -90 S‘L;44107‘; /140-ci 744-tt. az-a tia_ , Ada • :7-90 /c,d7 i ta+ 411:fi-v4 a& „1/2--Ain--A-d atty I dili t*ectst. tita-et 44t) -i-ri:d c)-ii5,4, ani eitettia:, 40 , Afrith" r ins% 84(41)0 4-,e‘ Agi,z, trt i 44 g_g_eL2ii.ci, -1-07%, hidi t,t fiseiek ',No idt) i zuAttegi. t/O-cg.t d /, to /eal S t2; , ,E, ini4t) ct~t c, prtle a4Likedi id,44,_et,,c, a -U. zoiate- Nan 7A1 S-D 1:P Drai4e4 audi SZ€401 dar : C20-r41- 1/441-4 al-41 ph, „e",ee tiOiLL- ..ut "wady � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Tuesday April 5, 1921. I delivered mail on the whole route with Dick and Charlie's Gip. Got the bars for cow chains McFaun $3.90 Roy got five chains at Robinson's 2.25 The day was fine and the roads are getting dry and solid. Paid gas bile $7.90 Wedneday April 6, 1921. I delivered mail on the whole route with Dick and Charlie's Gip. In the afternoon, I went down to the Bearline bridge in the fifteenth car with Mr Whitebread. Roy went to Chatham. I have him $15.00 He brought home four cow chains 1.80 The day was warm and very fine and the roads are quite dry and are being [illegible]. Thurday April 7, 1921. I delivered mail on the whole route with Dick and Charlie's Gip. Roy put in the rods and chains in the cow house on Byre Mr English and the boys worked at putting in the oats. Mary and Cora and Ida came out in the [illegible]; they were here when [rest of page cut off] https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8fc687fcb53276331709de27f23d8b47.pdf 4e2c5a8435bb0e1d30e4c5806b880cc8 PDF Text Text 1411!1 /4:46) me1 6 t01.e:ftz aalt hiv /444,, ota7,,.t / zte; 7.)241.;1‘d hd 7 Ass /27 tit--/fitt Aggpb4.4A, 1,-41 dbilifital ear ° uAt4d- 79 trt alega t 744J14:1- Ott/a 414-t-d741 `171 -tar Cc jung),a iter 11'1,a144-.L19•41, te ,e) -I; i 114-04-"-7-7 AAA 1AA d4-4;/". ctric4 cvF , iffita Aeil � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Friday April 8, 1924. I delivered mail on the whole route with Dick and Charlie's Gip. Roy and Mr English worked in the barn at making pig troughs [illegible] It rained nearly all day and rained heavily on my way to [illegible] Bay and back. Mary went home on the first car. Saturday April 9, 1921. I delivered mail on the whole route except four down by the Club. <s>Mabel went to Chatham</s> Roy went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. back from [illegible]. I gave a him check for $10.00. Charlie and Jools came here in the evening. The day was cloudy and sprinkled rain at times. The roads are hard. Sunday April 10, 1921. I went to Church in the morning. The others didn't go. Maude was at [illegible] [rest of page cut off] https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f5a389f210bf560b68d29aae26a45654.pdf 3b926c61b584e710b851a0122bd3dbbc PDF Text Text 29 /v-f .1 dui fitsal 4,6 -t-1)14-reti Aare-1z frrat go-tot , ttin_yltc ir-pt,01 nisi( endid-ti4 49 fritt • Al nyiath-lt, 19-0-14t& i a-u0)( *C.4-1-net 4. 11,21-14 /47,2", da_44-44 /fa c2)-L04, da, ter7t47 hiti• enAgi / 7 friL4b aid 0%7 04.2.-- --124 ithrAt 7z-.3-- Ito-id • as-iii-Li-b EA A4)-7c01-0 A-0-4e- -644A-• eutif Ad.i.c.c4f a- GiAzib /a 79,--i I cezei.ip44-tol it alio — .4-‘,2-X-c:catz,61-ktit --t srA did,alit down) z-- fi mr„,,isit 4_ 4 acitS-tri,-41i0 90 _4444 • - ' 45,azto littai 4a-Atnitz; aitst 0 _ i. / i : nt ,r"- it, a n tr ; 4„ - A A--- . 1 . � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Monday April 11, 1921. I delivered mail on the whole route with Dick and our Gip to the Bay and Dick and Charlie's Gip on the rest of the route. The gas men came and repaired the gas pipes in the [illegible] and laid the pipes over to English's house. The day was fine and the roads are getting good again. Tuesday April 12, 1921. I delivered mail on the whole route with Dick and Charlie's Gip. Mr. English and Roy took the oats that I bought from Colin Campbell home from the 14th cow. Colin helped them 178 bush@45 cts $80.25 The day was fine and the roads are good Saw bear creek bridge. Wednesday April 12, 1921. I delivered mail on the whole route with Dick and Charlie's Gip. Roy took the Auto down to Painswest grid [illegible] and the [inellegible] took him back. Charlie is going to repair the Auto. The gas men came the morning put the gas into English's house [rest of page is cut off] https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/35a752f6e04c0f850731798ed874d9df.pdf dbc23e7183099dcddb42415a3eb13c51 PDF Text Text /4,44d- 274- eivid4i -4- 01-04 nt_zi:z .cfuti Si)-420-4 ket-tel- -2d *4-AL cith2 2.inifedit, y.plisfut arkt $tt ,u_21_16 ‘144, apas me, #p-I biv- alEtop> /2_e-ttc,t iitLeit a-17=2 thalLA-: .10 An-avat id-- Az rLt; itis 44 ‘j ar tiC 91774114.ta itia,D7z44-,444, a-144( 4 I atii-v-e-udt L et,za %l c441 4ts-ttL, au)1 s44- • a-gentt. 444 � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Thursday April 14 1921 I went down to Wallasburg and the Ballow Dam to day. Roy delivered mail on the whole route with Dick and Charlie G to. Mr English went to Chatham for the manure spreader and took home my mail waggon top. Repaired spreader $36.35 + mail top $10 = $46.35 It sprinkled rain during the day and the roads are getting bad. Friday April 15, 1921 I delivered mail on all the route with Dick and Charlie G to. Mr English worked at repairing yard fences and pig yards and Roy helped him. The day was mild and sprinkled rain at times. The roads were not so good as yesterday. Saturday Apr. 16 1921 I delivered mail on all but the Club part. It rained and the day was cold and very disagreeable Roy went to Chatham and came back on the last car. Charlie and Took came at the {illegible} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f9de7aada3263a24108e051339d0b393.pdf 7003f0f33d9316bf11c61a250be32cf0 PDF Text Text J1 ditt ,ya-,t44-t /ao ut-eiii^ ab,t, '/ -&417,71-zi-Lt a,44t Ste.4 arpt--L art elf7 eti nl tri • t& tsett,otette Stz C ad& YA-cdO,eo:Lrct 4204 4-41•0---a^ AiteJ eels a, af--e-it ?It /202:4e, I dti,ckea-ie °fret /fI I Aetz4, a giefriftth R-py %-0-9-2,4ti a-A d4,t. 1 4 1 jat-af dettp‘/% 1; a- tate' a-A a-Liste 4-41211-w4 � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sunday Apr. 17, 1921. I went to Church in the morning the others stayed at home. Charlie and Tooks came here last evening and went away on the noon car to Chatham. It snowed last night and this morning and the day was very disagreeable. Monday April 18, 1921. I went to Dover Centre in the morning and voted yes on the referendum and then delivered mail on all the route with Dick and Charlie’s Gfp. The referendum went dif by a majority of about one hundred thousand to two hundred thousand. The day was fine and the roads are drying fast. Tuesday April 19, 1921. I delivered mail on the route with Dick and Charlie’s Gfp. Roy worked at repairing different things in the barn; Mr English went to a “tee” at Neil Anderson’s The day was fine and the roads https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f150e1601063a10740a7b83b8ccea88c.pdf dba48643f0c5806e0fb91fc2e608ca06 PDF Text Text 0,1i Si 172-IA alCdi- latki-ie 4-4 2w ii/xy /La- ,27 -4-z-tto-e-gt V-casLeires irAb-7-74 we-Lb/airy e I 9 I. OtAA41 ,souge 61) chnou.) latt • &la IL/A. . As 21, Lwa � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Wednesday Apr. 20, 1921 I delivered mail on all the route with Dick and Charlie’s Gfp. Mr English and Roy repaired gas pipe{illegible}On my way to the Club I went down to the river along the line between my land and the Club to view the line fence.The day was fine and the roads were dry but a little rough. Thursday April 21, 1921 I delivered mail on all the route with Dick and Charlie’s Gfp. Mr English and Roy worked at finishing the floor of the pig pen. It rained in the forenoon but the sun came out in the middle of the afternoon. The roads were slippery Friday April 22, 1921 I delivered mail on all the route except down the 14th where the bridge is taken out.I telephoned to the Reeve about the bridge going on without digging the {Illegible} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0f314fa55cf0a07b7593e868297e6421.pdf f26ca87f18e22cbbe987421df4850bd7 PDF Text Text 33 t9-7-t/ Cat Ida44-0,11 ansk .aitt , atittla a Jo mac, atat vitsag gor andt Nadi pet-niN Wob I Ai • hi -y•mott) eitrtrit-d 4its[ tot--na, w hey -fra• -ft,takeldtici. • at. at AS • g:174AIS IA‘i-ort /a-, TiAty frptg... • ninitatu 4644-6., %I A-tfri% , , Aker ia 4A ,c6-. ) a 21-vz-v*e.efrio-ti-.4-ot die' aiit. , 23 ± e . 1-fratL. Meth' hrA-4 I gWA tt Aos,t. sit z-ffinui int_... 1 7:7_a hJAiaA ha .,/, -. / t � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Saturday April 23rd 1921, I delivered mail on all the route with Dick and Charlie’s Gfp. Charlie and Tooks came here on the 2 p.m. car and Charlie went to W-burg on the 5 p.m. Markland Maude went to Chatham on the noon car and came home on the 5 p.m. The day was fine but the roads are not good yet. Sunday April 24, 1921, We all went to Church except Charlie. We stayed at home the rest of the day. Rev. A.W. Campbell preached. The day was very fine. Monday April 25, 1921, I delivered mail on the whole route with Dick and Charlie’s Gfp. In the morning I went down to the 14th bridge the Bear Creek drain and down to the other bridges with Mr Whitehead. The day was fine but the roads are rough. In the evening Roy and Mr English and I worked at getting the {illegible} too {illegible} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1e9a1e14c55a906c5d3c38d63fa84281.pdf c842b5626c6e6e4137a1e64f59f3b8e5 PDF Text Text .. 041 /9 / mAuz J en)P AAA ilea4 4.97:4M;ed aa 8444-6-e4 ai r igaa. -ti sb {Rita o-Itith wick Efr a 41 • n.rtA / / 4 4a J 41-1'' w-71-4 Pit4c4i ef t, r-/ Ft; ativx,t4actt, 6,d kat.,4-;GA 4-14.,ct eit4 ,t4 etlaan4., ap- r th it-twat ,tom 44,4-14.7 z � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Tuesday April 26, 1921 I delivered mail on the whole route with Dick and Charlie’s Gyp. Where the roads are scraped they are good; the others are rough. The day was warm and very fine. <s>Miss Glen and all the others went to a church social at the 11th.</s> Wednesday Apr. <s>27</s>, 1921 I delivered mail on the whole route.bIn the evening they all went to Church Social at the 11th. Miss Glen went with them. as I was late getting home from the mail, I stayed at home. The day was fine. Thursday Apr. 28, 1921 I delivered mail on all the route with Dick and Gyp. Roy is at Point Coult with Charlie repairing out rig. The day was fine and roads good. Fri<s>day</s> April 29, 1921 I delivered mail on the whole route with Dick and Gyp Gyp. Roy is down at Point Coult with M.D.L. to mend the Auto. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e39d52d5764f9a24255d595ee413c08f.pdf 1fe0c726a93e8b2ae468b36cc601007c PDF Text Text 35 „nit 4 ;) ).-fr • it*. b-ki. .*„( itb frhaof, /7,-!tteteetanti eil tO i ii/ s a-ka tif-kity ;tic gi42...ier b64,01/1-- /lir g , A:0 pit isei-frtn-tt g‘t oli ni /La./ 4-Kivikahr a i I; t • lily 2---, ip-i • .1 al-i-it it 4-z4.-n-ea ,e/--• atz.b.,4_2"-m tv-A4 "RI, PIN. yllfriinzten-atz � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Saturday April 30, 1921 I went to Chatham on the first car. Roy went through to Detroit to get repairs for the Auto. Mabel went on the Bay party and sometime. I came home on the 2 p.m. and finished the route. The day was fine and the roads were good with the exception of the 15th Con and McLeod Road. Sunday May 1, 1921 Charlie and Toots came here in the morning. Mary Webb and family came here in the afternoon and Charlie went back with them. I went to Church in the morning. The day was fine but rather cold. Monday May 2, 1921 I attended a Council meeting at the Town Hall today, 1 hr. 2 Div. @ 15 cts. Roy delivered mail with Dick & Gyp. The day was fine but cold. Mr. English and Ed repaired fence. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2b60ba1969c004f6021fe392c755e383.pdf 17ee5bfa881e4140949b3e56b9e82427 PDF Text Text a/ soldi, 4tta, frn-442 Ateat dzoth &mice, _a Ail ig ai t ir a fi ;In 122-144*to441. 2-8ataidad Ili 4 dziam.“.4 ipa,tz. 44,4, cikoh ,44-14a.„ AltOtoi 44freta044) ans A1 /77- / • 44/7.4 Ada-0- oss-4- tott--2-6 a-n-0e a Gast fro alt- � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Tuesday May 3, 1921 I delivered mail with Dick and Charles Gyp. Roy went to Painscourt to help Charlie to repair the Auto. The day was very fine but rather cold and the roads were good. Wednesday May 4, 1921 I delivered mail on all the route with Dick and Gyp. Mr English finished drilling in some loads on ground that was to wet when the other outs wer put in. The day was very fine and the roads are good. Thursday May 5, 1921 I delivered mail on all the route with Dick and Gyp. Charlie and Roy came here in the evening and Charlie stayed all night. The day was fine and the roads are good. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/bf9475853d184e97e3d6f11c43237d6f.pdf f7f2eefae61549de0cdb3756be915c33 PDF Text Text /924 Ptmi-tac • iatiadci tzt i , in) ziet.gic-4 44-ot it unt4 imatz, 2741,1-2-4 ji rtry( /1 st • net) Ain r e,14_,< mitts/ 24.4,2142t, -2-47 ecki astit cat- imr-A4 ,int-• / afat the.-hai-gt a,".€144„/Aot.4 blow f o, • !act -i-er.4 4.1;th. sal/ /• � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Friday May 6 1921. I delivered mail on all the route. Roy was here and worked on getting tongues. The day was fine and the roads are good. Saturday May 7 1921. Mabel and I went to Chatham in the morning and changed the mortgage from Gandus to Mrs Stevens. We came home on the (?). Roy delivered mail with the team. The day was fine. Monday May 9 1921. I delivered mail with the team. The day was fine and the roads were good. Tuesday May 10 1921. I delivered mail with (?) Gip. Doe Rlody, Ver cam our but couldn't... https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/aef28acd3009605f3f2674fae5541590.pdf 090dd8e2df94866ffc2ada5b01f453ea PDF Text Text lira tit, ,i,v-autt *AAA, -is-- A4Aa.u4-• ..„i As- / II!, ita-Ar A:st, A...cid A lin � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Wednesday May 11, 1921 I delivered mail with Dick & Gyp. Roy worked making a pale for the Disc harrow. Paid Mr Paren for whipple prun $3.00 The day was fine and the roads good. Thursday May 12, 1921 I delivered mail with Dick and Gyp. Roy worked at making a tonguele for the Disc. Mr English and Ed worked at corn ground. The day was fine and the roads are good. Friday May 13, 1921 Delivered mail with Dick and Gyp. Roy worked very well. The day was fine and roads good. Saturday May 14, 1921 I delivered mail with the team as usual. The day was fine and the roads were good. Sunday May 15, 1921 I went to Church in the morning. {illegible} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/bb93ef2a3cffc5995dfe0cd389b98040.pdf e0a095d726eb725da9f4c5b8e1d17a18 PDF Text Text 39 hit4i it , „ tt, St, R4-4 alth-tAka cola fr-A-14-t/ a&iti aricd AtA dtpi./ tar alai ut-e-rarN &At, 4 /4-44. tett OiCt4t14 49=010 •,9 the- atd-tit,t-tt, At4.1.74:, a-pafti-it 4-10--cd oho urs-4r frpc.t, anA ntat 1% TILL, I c44.014, et.nit * IL n tin -744-vavAn-14 'it4 :4 at di 1C a 111% / 44 0it t 4 1 ' WtaL gletr‘‘' alig4 an" 24r aal& flerfr ems, 4,4 141fr � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 39 monday May 16, 1921. I attended Council meeting at the Down Hill . Roy delivered mail with the team The day was fine . Queoday May 17, 1921. das Browning and partner came there on the first car and went to Earl's to see the detoties. I went down after theme and then came back for the mail. they agreed to do the stitching at the Engineers estimate . went to the Raven's and had the Thing shows put on the house. the day was fine and the roads are gotix. Wednesday May 18, 1921. I delivered make on the whole route Dich and gip . Roy worked at making a tongue for the manure spreader. Mr English worked at preparing com ground. the day was tre Sold Belle to gohed Campbell for $ 125.00 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/601c38993500ad2260909f346a2a6733.pdf ab471315ae7db42c77c9e903d1eb942e PDF Text Text »- � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Thursday May , 1921. I delivered mail on all the route with Dich and gip mr English started putting out manuel. Roy diel chores he took in and fed the calf and milked Chery the day was fine Friday, May 2.0. 1921. I delivered mail with the horses charlie was here and said that the repairs were in Chathami The day was fine and the roads aret good. Saturday May 21, 1921 I delivered mail with Dich and gip; bot sich shod at me dares The day was fine and the ronde au good Sunday, May 22, 1921. John and's want to Church we athew stayed at home . nina flater and Mise Helew / Hullbar were here during the day the day Pain Charlie for auto repairs $40.00. 41 min traw attract 20:00 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9d30de44f181673b41ae5c75c22ecf28.pdf cc3acd4821ac06f4893e7233d9d5048e PDF Text Text 41 ln~ , Atztv-144 nta-4 Wish as44, ituA -47:04, ""Lt i ngt /et I'vfi47 shmia, A4 alotow/ ad% gzin-freab Qat eut, di crew A otfrgt•-.A, i-g2g-44-- • A? 04 • a-tic *4444; rain-Itsi.14- Avutt atek M.444-44-4, nlinf 4441 aA As t */3.-t emi ' n mat at, 1140144141. C142 1191 . Mt. tag" ka t1NI .k13 dory ad in:cb 6z444. , 614-IJ tient' . � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Monday May 23, 1921 I delivered mail with Dick and Gyp in on, Reeve Harry Smith called in on his way back from the Horse pumping scheme. Roy is down at Painscourt with Charlie putting the Auto together. The Browning Hitters are working at the Kennedy grain. The day was fine. Tuesday May 24, 1921 I delivered mail with the team. Roy is down at Painscourt with Charlie rebuilding the Auto. Mr English is hauling out manure. The greater part of the day was fine but now it is thundering and raining at 9 · 15 p.m. Wednesday May 26, 1921 I delivered mail with the team. Charlie and Roy thought got the car ready yet. They think they will have it done and over here tomorrow evening. The day was fine and the roads are good. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8131bd21d25fdacb2c6ddefd5bbd99f2.pdf afa1e3124a30101e0f3c4cfbd911534e PDF Text Text A. -Lsy /94-7 - Iii (121"44-"1- /4/ w4241 ate; apidd. Cet. ""cri IL 9 ate,:oit . Acz2„, 4144241-4, tPCb. Anti ki 4ckost aniL pixti Inv tr-fritei yn,a6 /bbSed( a71 / ”I git4A4) aUM /frt allatote 4tv i Um)/ aid hpi 11(.40 d ••• � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Wednesday May 11, 1921. I delivered mail with Dick & Gip. Roy worked making a pale for the disc harrow. Paid Mr Careu for whipple part 3.on. the day was fine and the roads good Thursday May 12, 1921. I delivered mail with Dick and Gip. Roy worked at making a tongue for the disc. Mr English and Ed worked at corn ground. the day was fine and the roads are good Friday May 13, 1921. Delivered mail with Dick and Gip. Roy wasnt very well. the day was fine and roads good Saturday May 14, 1921. I delivered mail with the team as usual. the day was fine and the roads were good Sunday May 15, 1921. I went to Church in the morning {illegible} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ddf74b04f44c9cb8a830eb6180980b10.pdf b5ff76b72fbf4ec382b8d1cad42801f7 PDF Text Text 43 Et- kti1 /2t,:t., i/kw. Post-9,dr- m , (Lt. zArax, ott*A, t; 4-2.til ad-t% 4,z ift-frket -re). nm-imeil- al- -eAt2 ifev- - uritv fir-Lpti 04-z-at deu_e/1 ' /f _lant.,,A 524) ge,pfid.-bc-e thift-v12, Xt. � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Monday May 30, 1921. Roy went to Chatham with Charlie in the morning for some repairs and delivered mail with the Auto in the afternoon. I went to Wallaceburg in the forenoon and attending taxes re delinquent sand tile for Kennedy Drain &c. After coming home I took home the buggy from Mr Petr Martins and wolff to see Mr Paggett re {illegible} fence. The day was warm Tuesday May 31, 1921. Roy delivered mail with the Auto. I did chores and took home Chas Quinn’s buggy that I borrowed. And looked over Paggetts work at repairing fence. I went to Chatham for two points for the riding pleow. The day was warm and cloudy at times but didn't rain Wednesday June 1, 1921. Roy started his work on the Census and delivered mail. Mr English and Ed are working on the hill. {illegible} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3575eb76a33d8aea2dd46662dbef6ded.pdf 5c00ac117e1e055ee43b96d4b9ef6bd7 PDF Text Text , /9"9-7 at-it Pa/ )11711/6-6 -t1 61-12 it o_44-fr(, a di ova v a201-r' tAin41-11-2, f 7k-tvi4-a-L6 ei-pt) 1 /Putt-e-ifte,alizzatati latar, /frau et.a44)-tivt- ctio-no=t, le,41te-4/ tha-n-a9 daktA4 si4) Sfront ear ) fra—LZ te., )nutt-4-4.- cli-e-ict 04441‘ rtf.2 62,04)..madtt-Rvoit ettrtiii 1:kctia_ ra-a-tv fi a2 44-6 1424-- ani-v Lh A-ta � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Thursday June 2, 1921. Mabel delivered mail with the car. I looked after tile &c for Kennedy Drain. Mabel and Maude went out to Simcoe in the evening and Charlie came home with them. The day was fine and warm Friday June 3, 1921. Mabel delivered mail on the Bays part and Maude delivered on the other part. I went along on the second part and looked over the work of the ditchers on the Hyatt Branch Drain; paid Joseph Browning $35.00 Saturday June 4, 1921. Mabel drove the car in the forenoon and Maude drove it in the afternoon. I went on the second part and saw Bruce re fixing tile for the Kennedy Drain. Mabel and Maude and Roy went to Chatham in the evening and Charlie and {illegible} came back with them. The day was fine and the roads are good. Mr English finished planting corn. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/20975b498c82f48e2ffa8ae2e5154ffc.pdf 997a186740d5b1fc4d72dc1e489a12f4 PDF Text Text 45 4, /' a. 4-ct-n-lia .1-nit*t4--ty 4,fr tkk SAbilat iorra t ceez-v- Xtt. tic It orinsa;v"to 7114aLa cr,t,it /coy dettAtztd Apmtez ta tivii : ee .l 112. ealtA “Ad-s- Att-P-- ;-1-57,2&/97rttfit./ °rad. /inky /-z-;4t, ei4-t_ot tee.. inizo nu a a,z6 a 07 181-47÷2 go+ it, 1,04444 /J-1 4t � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sunday june 5 – 1921 I went to Church in the morning, the others stayed at home. Mr James Bennie preached from John 12 and 35. Rev. K Lindsay was away at the Assembly in Toronto. In the evening Roy took Charlie to Chatham and third Line Court and back home. The rest of us went down to M.P. Crawford’s. The day was fine and the roads were good. Monday june 6, 1921 I attended a Council meeting at the Townhall, an adjourned Court of revision on the assessment Roll. Fred Cheek re tax & grain of {illegible}. Mabel and Roy delivered mail. And after mail delivery Roy worked at the census. In the evening Mr English and I went over to see Paguett re repairing fence. The day was fine and the roads were good. Bar from Robt Owen 2336 lbs oats @ 27¢. 25.42. Rec’d on June 3/21 * https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d44c840b72da3f8fb0f0146bced3af81.pdf 71f703c2a4babcc0d70ca9f6a2febbb4 PDF Text Text 3 Iu 371-44/6-2-t, a-put gm-$41- 40A-cistpL_ 4 (i, &Ai; eXcl fl istr tair P 24-Ct) a/Lida:ft I da-,--1 1/024/ otc_tt alt2 f z 8 t-s•-t--44.1) L. -4- Lire Ja14.2 4-p-t-yr Itraid-e4 htt 27,44 u,so,apsi„. an.,e uk-z-21aie%% sok. • � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Tuesday june 7, 1921 Mabel delivered mail the whole route and went to Chatham in the evening, and came back by way of {illegible}. Mr English repaired rail fences. Walt Paguett helped him. Roy went round to take the census with Charlie’s car. I did the churning and other chores. The day was fine but became cloudy in the evening. Wednesday june 8, 1921 Roy delivered milk and took me census by turns. Mr English and Ed {illegible} fences. Walt Paguett helped them. {illegible} only was here and took the census. I did odd chores. The day was fine. Thursday june 9, 1921 Roy took {illegible} and delivered mail. W. Paguett helped Mr English to repair fence. I did fence work re drains &c. In the evening Roy and Maudie went to an entertainment at the 6 {illegible}. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/db1801e8b1e01c9ee6bdc9aaf7cfeab2.pdf e8e146787ed6c8f4bc54f14a28a95032 PDF Text Text 47 lb d /9z! /.0 IF fP tttn---krefrvz-tt tau ffiteb argil, 44-1-tid^ A-afi-h-ida 49Oat gyyLiAgAJ s at', -•rt, . aeftli A t9j 'Pr414 11 1.1101g4l a'Ad 0 kitelf,A gala, hilat41 yr 7tifv _i_nA2,i,,,w it,ot i ti-d, / i 4—Ainks i- er-VdcAncti•i t r I i II A 1 27,-1 leaszet-i -, ---eAtt%f-taii A, kbWit '6.‘ Airg n ac Ja siti.odisear z...:_- / eft-dfruatt so-ct i art 1, ‘24.4-4-a:- ter 1 14 te-tsj /4 li44-4 eittiaj fiatit kr At.m.e • a 61-tith-J 4e/f4) /°. tr- Le` 0 sa e 1. /6 edit sitaliar - . Aera e).4_ diel-- di tv71-4 itas cl, A 4 0S., /1-, /9,-/' a-ptit of limni• a SAL jet4At. ext. ,f2fri, /ii tt1 aca- • 1114/ a-east‘Y dd ,z.42,--1.0,41Iti 4.440-ti-mt � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Friday june 10, 1921 Mabel delivered mail with the car. I went with her in the afternoon and went over to see the ditches on the Kennedy drain. Gave them a check of $25.00. Mabel and Maudie went to Chatham in the evening and got a new tire $28.00. I did chores in the evening. The day was fine. Saturday june 11, 1921 Roy delivered mail and took census and went to Chatham in the evening; Charlie and Boots came out in Trudell’s car. I went to Chatham on the 10 a.m. and came back on the 5:30. Paid for pump head .10; [illegible]. Attd bill for repair of water 2.50 + 1.20 = 3.70. The day was hot and pleasant in Chatham. Sunday june 12, 1921 Mabel and Maude and I went to Church in the Auto. Mr Lindsay gave an account of the Assembly. They then went through the exercises for gov to S.D. Sunday. Relf McRemie gave an account of the County S.D. Association. The day was fine. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/95065928bb5cdfd119dc43178402565c.pdf da416da904623e7e4519129d73c97f3b PDF Text Text 114-"-t /31 /f// aie.4ta& td a 1-:4- MA) -1M2 #844-4 ea-n tt 4,444.444,-751/4) au, ainfrt-Ph --unt EL4z..g-t5,4-A454 /4, -1--fitit-t/ 0.0-1442, eft, 4144_, atto-=etil II a-e- Aga. etaltst 4 Mitt 'ubucf.:4 izt At di 1 CG7-7 ;11) 9't atidtat.4-- w � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Monday June 13, 1921, Mabel delivered mail with the Auto. Mr White House came here in this forenoon to see about the tiling put in the Kennedy Drain and Roy took us down to the Drain. When we came back Digh Johnson was here looking for the pig. In the evening Maudie took me down to Earl Crawford’s on our way back we went to see Dan Conlup but he was at Phil O’Mara’s and I called in there. James O’Mara is very low- The day was fine. Tuesday June 14, 1921, Mabel delivered mail with the Auto. Roy worked at taking the census; I did office work, we ditched &c. Mr Cropp who has a tiling machine came here in the forenoon and went to see the Kennedy Drain. In the evening a number of people were here and the young folks went down to the Bay. The day was fine. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e1d5a158200fec0a848c73aff36b1ffd.pdf 980d4ff2c3c3601e21f9be1cf323482e PDF Text Text 49 1 :274 / i41t I .diet aricv .4 14:77b /7,27 )11444i ow, -, 40444 , m tur-dv,cf—e,.21-7-ziet , %tit iiteiatei zioaolo7, 6-izra 4 A6j .t 4A1 /rwil rh-PrUPOor, 8-74.) � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Wednesday June 15, 1921, Mabel delivered mail and had to fetch one of the tires on the way. Roy worked at the census. I did office work. The day was very fine. Thursday June 16 1921, Mabel delivered mail with the Auto. I did office work &c and repaired a gap in the fence near Phil’s charity. Mr English had Mr Paggell and Jas For keeping him to butcher his big sow. Roy worked at the census. I arranged with English for about four tons of hay @ $15 = $60 so The day was fine. Friday June 17, 1921, Mabel delivered mail with the car. Roy worked on the census. I went to Chatham in the forenoon and came back on the 2.30 car. Mr English took home 71 bushels of oats from John O’Mara for me. The day was fine. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/73930a2cbc162d5924bb5bf288ccceeb.pdf 0ac6e1863e96709a4b086f5e5a51636d PDF Text Text atatow 44401. of: rdt iltk6at d4s4; 7-ft41-1 J 41_,Liot de- -&-thatsit ki_t_ • zani-ot 14ti dt6 1914 • b itce:44- Lad 91 14-14•4- Ct- atat4) CAM4 At- 017 tvx-4 0-0 0 alea-tilL' Tit' alt and.. att,-4 dtLit 4- '2o-4-ty,e °+' al& f‘i) • � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Saturday June 18, 1921, Mabel took me down to Douglas’s in the morning and I went to to see the ditchers. Mabel did the first part of the mail and did the second. I didnt do much as the ague mese troubled me. It rained some in the night. Sunday June 19, 1921, I didnt go to Church as I was troubled with ague. The others went to Church. The day was very fine. Monday June 20, 1921, Roy delivered mail all round and did some at the census. I did office work re Draying &c. The day was fine. Tuesday June 21, 1921, Roy delivered mail and worked at census. I did office work. The day was fine. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ecb84045a3c6cc7c7003f9eda8afd712.pdf e85f9422afa51924e4b1c24398b584bd PDF Text Text 51 yint -5Ay /*V kikeift env / icY htidAtt eafr elfr-ifterr- 4,7,4 p„w,. liktote, aitt ditix&etagidarat 0-/a, &vitiated:7 tail Aide Act /am du) cc- ' • "a4 4417astit_ ,LestAIL.At Al / 4;16 c r” t ,„-t if dlr.,./Al af Sir A17 ri � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Wednesday june 22, 1921 Roy took the first part of the mail and Mabel did the second part The day was fine. Thursday june 23, 1921 Roy went out the first part of the mail and Mabel on the second. The day was fine. I went down with Mabel on the second part and let a job of grading on the millside road. Friday june 24, 1921 Mabel delivered on the first part Roy on the second part Mr English cut and hauled in clover. The day was fine. Saturday june 25, 1921 Mabel delivered on the first part and Roy delivered on the second. One of the tires gave way with Mabel and we had to wash the second part of the mail till we got one from Chatham on the 5 p.m. car. The day was fine. Paid for vulcanizing out side tire and {illegible} $8.00 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a01c356267b2379fddaf5e108092476f.pdf 594e9c626f07305e4effc795ace237b0 PDF Text Text 177/61-L--14-ty• vf-ba p171-4 7a UnAf 4 jui•tace; /(242.awt Uni-jd 4-L79-1 ' I faiii--AS 'i At? effict, _ ad /tat,,, Zeno Ufa ;;;,titi ze:td L;4, hnit mitzt � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sunday june 26, 1921 I didn’t go anywhere to-day The others went to Church J. Charlie was here during the day and was here last night The day was fine Monday june 27, 1921 Mabel delivered mail on the whole route, I went with her on the second part It started raining as we came home and it rained a little last night Tuesday june 28, 1921 There was a mistake made in Chatham in sending out the mail and we got Dover Centre mail so we had to wait till the car came back from Chatham for our mail and after dinner when I got our mail sorted it rained heavily for about an hour before I could start and I missed the club part I delivered with horses https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7c70c55e8c828d3162644dd162ef2c19.pdf ede5a896dbe81f0c057045b1081fc3aa PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Wednesday june 29, 1921 I delivered mail to-day with the two Gips. Roy worked at fixing up the Auto. The roads dried up fast and the Autos were going again this afternoon. The day was fine. Thursday june 30, 1921 I delivered mail with the Gips. Roy greased the springs of the Cfp. The day was fine. Friday july 1, 1921 Roy delivered mail with the Auto. Mr Paguett repaired fences around the School. Mr English worked at getting ground ready for buck wheat. The day was fine and dry. Saturday july 2, 1921 I went to Chatham on the early car and came back on the 5 :30. Took a treatment at Dr Holmes and came home on the 11 :30. I delivered mail in the afternoon. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7b84efaeb9231e16e5ee54ae946fbb40.pdf a04ceef153f5d65b74fa6a27298a4a12 PDF Text Text 4*-1/ ±:Zo% iffrntt di 4-rodZim Azrzt_it4 gat.int-4 isr Glad di , wzrpot.- e-ps.) Atetsunet -Me ,40-1s) 44- L• � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sunday july 3rd 1921. Roy and I went to Church. Charlie and the rest stayed at home. In the evening we took Charlie down to Bain Point. The day was fine and the roads were good. Monday july 4, 1921. I went with the equity car and attended a meeting of Council. I went to Chatham with L.R. Montgomery in the evening. Roy delivered mail. The day was fine but very warm. Tuesday july 5, 1921. Roy delivered mail. I opened fence near Pargetts house at the lane in the forenoon and went to the Kennedy Drain with Dolly in the afternoon to see the Drain. The day was very warm. Wednesday july 6, 1921. Roy delivered mail. I went with him on second part and saw W.C. Confar re oats. The day was fine. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2580864a738d2bd48ac4371285beec8f.pdf 2ecaaaf852465caf2657879b23c219a7 PDF Text Text 55 att Eat) 77.42-t, hutAtt (tat A I zr-14.41. AAA-1 -4444:‘, Ated, aide, /'14-d 4,45-traesz" dar acts4Ae4,tZ /ys_et ao auZ 4_44% a40044 innAgz4 /24-c-a_Zi al-rt 4,1=4a/1 -L41-Mr eei ast, reit 140-M‘)fr 07:e grier, � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Thursday july 7, 1921,  Roy delivered mail and went to a pic nic at the Flow in the evening. I did chores. The day was fine. Friday july 8, 1921,  Mabel delivered mail, I went with her on the second part and looked up help re finishing survey of proposed pumping scheme. Mabel was troubled with tooth‑ache and got Mrs Gorley and David to go to Chatham with her in the evening and had the tooth pulled. The day was cloudy. Saturday july 9, 1921, <s>Roy delivered mail with the car,</s> Mabel delivered mail as far as the Bay but was caught in the rain and left the car in the field and came back with Wallace’s horse and I went back with her on the second part and we took the car round the west part of the route for the road soon dried up. Charlie and Roy came from Paincourt on the last car. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9e73ab8dbbe529bd249f0aaffac1289c.pdf 9f419f7b2d942882c9bc3ab3ea11b870 PDF Text Text /k/r1411' Ag /71aiii--47 Nue/ustigr-kt -#/a-atte Gthe-11.- Mg-1 , 3 ufre--4,ateler-ka, " 4it-hi.07) OS" J /.1., /DJ diA) it-0,-/14 St 44A-4-A-go,- And a-rt-fit • t_ � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sunday July 10, 1921, We went to Church with the car in the morning although it rained a little in places. At 2.30 we went to Church again as Mr Lindsay preached to the Orange men “Render unto Ceasar the things that are Ceasars and to God the things that are Gods.” The greater part of the day was fine. Monday July 11, 1921, Roy delivered mail, I went with him on the second part and arranged for help for the Engineer to finish the survey of the proposed pumping scheme near the Cell. In the evening Mr Gordon came with 15 boys containing 38 bushels of oats at $3 but $2 55. Mr L. Crawford and family were here in the evening. The roads were good and the weather was fine. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7c4b2f5aba939d8930fbfef3c2462438.pdf ccae3cc6db1a9cb97c0b500036003528 PDF Text Text 57 /2-, /914, 1;iit/ a-nit frhd 14-A inai• fuia- Ccc Zt1-4 tt.ga, ,a4914-0 xhirj&t ered ettcd labbk% 71):44) a-n4) 14'L altit 011.--114-C) L4721.2144i atd -1-e-7&nzin is, /95g , ti‘,fra-1-"I 1,04 44i-grit aniz zfrcice:"..„4.n cktooe i4Lte a4ide � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Tuesday July 12, 1921 Roy and I went to Chatham in the morning and John and Malcolm went with us; we got a new tire and inner tube for the auto 28 × 4 $32.00. I went to Baxter’s office to say about some lumber he sent out for Mr Tucker and Mr Kennedy; after talking over the matter Mr Baxter agreed to take the plank back and give better stuff in their place. Roy delivered mail after we came back. The day was warm and fine. Wednesday July 13, 1921 Roy delivered mail. Mr English finished hauling in hay. The day was warm and fine. Thursday July 14, 1921 Mr Colby came out and we went down {illegible} got 50 {illegible} and the Snelgrove boys and after dinner at Snelgrove we went and staked along the line between my place and the Park to the river and along the river to near Mr [illegible] at Dow Giles place. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d49fc7ce109da8086a94bcb7b700e11f.pdf 40064ae380d5c44444e79979522b85d3 PDF Text Text 744-pt.st 'ekt. -4init4-04,-Iteiiix44.).chite /4:6 /4 , /r• // � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Friday July 15, 1921 Roy delivered mail.John and I repaired gates &c. In the evening I went over to D. Marions and telephoned Lamb the telephone man. The day was warm and fine. Saturday July 16, 1921 Mr Colby came out but a little after nine I went down with Fred and Dougald and Mr Snelgrove and Willie came with to the proposed pumping scheme. We had dinner at Snelgroves. <s>In the afternoon Hays Gyp and I also went down to Perkins with Mabel and I. </s> Sunday July 17, 1921 We went to Church in the morning Rev. Mr McRae preached. In the afternoon Mary Kemp and I went down to Perkins with Mabel and I. The day was fine and not too warm. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/73ef5ec9c26d5fede6e6dcaf88f5f1a2.pdf df6ef61f32f2a47d8dddc4a552acbfec PDF Text Text 59 MI /9 /444tez sic ae-e- ait-79-ed-A _4-- / a-u44,44/ de, . q er,hp-gii/•-; - 1, 710ir , f-er-A-4 -/ kildi-0404.E.,//4 a.i.t_t N -:-‘04---it ale r/ L,/ ,44 neiflesticti nif 4az;4, a e-klie fir. biAgliiv,v2„tkii_a ii.i--Z,-- gct4). 4-ocat/nit ce_z_c_At ecmt. ta-affir S.. Melt ta-xiita7,t-t-rt-,int C/ ii / 4,42-. 11 4j2 efi.:fr aiditi; D ' /47 ti• I il)V•17 /1/€1; 414I-11 ' 44i‘t .0 • 47 a. An 16 aldi 2. 7, rail )1 at 41-inALI • / 1/0440t. 44.441 I atait.l, -40 tuzx 4 gor nzz r&7-kai - 11 , A --i ' /9, /9, tterk-dtel frld -d;e , jrariS � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Monday July 18, 1921 Roy delivered mail. In the afternoon I went over to Mrs Gordon’s to see about getting help to survey the Gordon drain but there was two machines in the neighborhood and it took all the help they could get to attend to the threshing machines, so they said to leave the drain till next week. Mary Kemp and she went with us down to Mrs Geo. Crawford’s and we had supper there. The day was warm. Tuesday July 19, 1921 It rained last night and we thought the car would not go so we got Charles Gyp, but after I got to the P.O. I found that the roads were all right for the Auto and I called up Roy and he came with the car. On my way home I took the mail round the {illegible} line. The greater part of the day was fine and not too warm. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ed123685f3e690722e9d0152d9772ced.pdf fb4f9188a58e494631c56a1695f3eb53 PDF Text Text -aknzsitizz, 41, -t), /9w -07:"-1141-4 rica71 ci-fra frt6 /rn /-vilt hiesai-- ai ,LLA tafrit 142, afr,diftZev " teL a _11 a ay arr_v In) am, , "int -rfi's aims'- rAtilS)' I f4401/ i t I Ar- • Atietry. � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Wednesday July 20, 1921. After doing some fixing to the car, Roy delivered mail and in the evening he went down to Paincourt and got Charlie to help him to fix the windshield. Mr English spaded in wheat to the [illegible] and I did chores and helped Mabel to plant corn &c. The day was fine. Thursday July 21, 1921. Roy delivered mail with the car. John and I helped to mow the lawn and other chores. Mrs Wm Kemp and Mary went and family were here in the afternoon. The day was cool and fine. Friday July 22, 1921. Roy delivered mail with the car in the afternoon and we went to Chatham and then took Roy to Paincourt to help Charlie with cases. Mabel didnt expect Maude home from London this mornin but about 10 pm she called up from Mrs Kemp’s to know why we didnt {illegible} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/694966bf9759b4b0230b3bc7a6ec4b42.pdf af69a131d5769038e679e451eca95fcf PDF Text Text Z9 /P7/ 2UdAtt 11.7 7th. ii.-L-e-14 A 1-1A-titA 2 ftia) Pkittc2; -1 2-4~1 et zPoti flij 412 frit2 atitd-LUZ taftz-&,7 /92-f/ afri_ett tut-tte,‘ L-Lir Nt acii,Lo& etyo-te "gr )z 032th-jini ad 44-17 4,A Affitteb //sp /177{-01 14-4.-e a / ED-74 /721' Mat ' <a, ))1451-71--1-a-ci ern-/t brfr,(2 47.f.;„ pia � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Saturday July 23, 1921. Mabel delivered mail and as the bridge is up on the Balloon I went to the office early and sorted the mail. I then went along on the Bay part. Maude came home from Mary Kemps on the 4 a. m. day and Mabel and Maude went to Wallaceburg in the afternoon. Sunday July 24, 1921. Charlie and Roy and I went to Church in the morning. Mabel and Maude and the boys went to {illegible} and the Bay in the evening. Charlie went {illegible} to {illegible} with Nina in the afternoon. The day was fine. Monday July 25, 1921. Mabel delivered mail. I went with the Engineer Colby on the Gordon Drain. Roy was at Pain Court with Charlie. The day was fine. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7276fb52ef2f5675653e049850f04dc8.pdf f446ff787be18142b0458ec1d5c28719 PDF Text Text efe-te R-ty -f-itati79/ fie /1•V`-e ILL- 1 61-1) 43-tAs2iit/ du) dy:-4 A ge,itittatficeee unt,i *I /Y2"/ 11111r a-al, at) 0--4nt thMt-4 - d CV& di pizaiLt.t wi,LA mxid cfr Ivo 014-i stA tz7 pvt-it-Lit dift- A• dad"' � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Tuesday July 22 26, 1921. Roy delivered mail, & went with him on the last part and we went over to A. McKenzie’s re a bridge on the 18th con. being across to P.C. Shoots place. The day was fine. Wednesday July 27, 1921. Roy delivered mail. Mr English and Walt Pagett helping him to haul in oats &c. I did chores. The day was fine. Thursday July 28, 1921. Mabel and Roy and others went out to the neighbourhoods of Thamesville to pick up huckleberries & delivered mail with the two Gips. The day was fine and the roads good. Friday July 29, 1921. Roy delivered mail. Mr English finished ploughing in wheat. The day was fine. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0c05dc3ef9506bc045534257a0576a62.pdf a7e29f9950f2993d347b789d36a57d47 PDF Text Text b4 . 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Sunday Aug 21, 1921 - Mabel and Roy went to church. I had {illegible} and didn't go. Charlie Bush was here. The day was fine. Geo. Peterkin’s {illegible} as they were starting for church. Monday Aug 22, 1921 - Roy delivered mail. Mr English and Ed. plowed for fall wheat. John and I made a gate for the little orchard. The day was fine. Tuesday Aug 23, 1921 - I went to Chatham and took a treatment of X rays. John cut sprouts in the swale. Mr English went to Wallaceburg and Ed. did some plowing. The day was fine. Wednesday Aug 24, 1921 - Roy delivered mail on the for part and Mabel delivered on the second. Roy went to Chatham in the afternoon re taking of census https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ca4114219399ed3fcb5e26d603b1d373.pdf 4a9730317c40c8e5f78eea1a995c088d PDF Text Text ;- er te II/ 429-744.) aisLies4_ vir t /9 raZ ‘chtitjr-/ a' fitaf a L 4/4,&, oli A-9-7g-0 /911/ 'thiptra, -44n.4 al.444-44241. 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Saturday Feb. 11, 1922 After doing chores I went to Chatham for the return of the mail car. Kent delivered on the whole route with Dick. Bat at Payne home   "  Jacques"   "  Melinda Suggs ref.       Trantlers Total It thawed today so that Kent said the roads were heavy. The day was fine. Sunday Feb. 12, 1922 Roy and I went to church in the morning. Mabel and Maude, John, Charlie, Boots and Glen stayed at home. The day was cold. Monday Feb. 13, 1922 Kent delivered on the Bay part with Dick and I delivered on the Kent part with Arden. The day was very cold and the roads a little rough but not as bad as we expected. Kent went to a dance at the B... https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d0f42d033cd9640f8c6131a1527539ce.pdf 3bd974bd28de4f17683461209e8af014 PDF Text Text 109 fr 1/fs t ciet t h Jo-z4, •A,& e42-ri -2,1“d d_ot-14 419-ci-77 A.‘2"A44A_4_, 5-") I .cistAttAi. 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Electric, March 14, 1922 I delivered mail to the club and round the shore line with Alf, and Alf delivered one bag with Eli. David Gordon came back with 12 tons of oats containing twenty-six bushels. I also carted a wheel of hair to No. 108. Mr. English made me pay for a wheel of hair that he had short-shipped at half price thankfully. Day was fair and roads are drying some but are still bad. Wednesday, March 15, 1922 I delivered mail to the Bay and round the shoreline with John, and then delivered two to the Club. Worked at the wharf building. Mrs. W. P. Scott & G. Graham came in this p.m. and talked to me about hay, grain, etc. Oats are drying fast. Night temp was fairly cold, 12/96 freezing. Both horses are working good and roads are drying fast. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3c2674c804f42547f188224f1f6c370e.pdf a8a136b8d7a82105f17b22ec6cf37c29 PDF Text Text 120 A et--2-0Z---11.6)41-Ada BeLe_ -reth tingA I:we-a/44% aad fitini-tidomottA0 � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Thursday, March 16, 1922 I delivered to the Bay with Dick and then delivered to the Club and round the shoreline. The day was fine and the roads are getting good. In the evening, first pruning apple trees. Friday, March 17, 1922 I delivered on the ridge route except the Concession West delivered. We got the Down Country mail and went to the P.O. (post office). Helped Alf with work at Beasley Farm. The day was fair but very cold and the greater part of the roads are good. Saturday, March 18, 1922 I delivered mail with Dick by the ridge route except the Concession West. Then we delivered on the shoreline while breaking the bay. Alf & I saw George Green; I spoke to Mark Hume at the depot in the morning for mail result. He said that Polly had no notice & therefore no box. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f6e299990a5f3a182481510e38260f26.pdf 2ed3f801b2604c898e100ce0cb1e2e93 PDF Text Text Awk ~qr Z2 tu,t 0L,,g740- p rtt cawl sof,- mw rag, r f„, dri,t,..deL, 4Liat koucz-ti, a4,/ ditt-frt-tz-/ n se,r ((Art tna a-It hicizek ocp, /9,29- Liet-tfir-dakik es-xt) • mitzl ear a7.4_01 Autte-6 it,Aiot 014:ptVti)7AL aP.'ll a ,tit -27-/ slizt-dit Az-- 44444, ,i; 44-tie thy aL i.&sice., 441Cli401 14, -.1 aLtZ izertial caw/ 4-itot ,,ittiv4 • p_ h•tade;e4,) t _, ;1,/ zot ifAid izet-A � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a8879637d797cadbbbe1561ee8543a47.pdf ab3067ead97bdf86168155c228784798 PDF Text Text 12 1h44.04) - , Pv ntatz J firbt-4, int,attd-t /1,41% 7 /14 -0-4=6 trn frelzia" Abwel • ainta-do -T_ a,nAht LS-7Z_ a4-oL d-;4. friner7 2-b/92 z. ht J cletthca,Cjta‘e4, --h4,t)t;a" Cat:AL 4.4.4 N smn..."t r see-pa , 47 .4,41 carcvia-zaz ire 4t4} "CAL t ne 1 :a a _d ff-9 Pki-La OW/ � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Friday, March 24, 1922 I delivered mail to the Bay and round the shoreline with Dick and then delivered with Lloyd and George round to the Club. Mr. Headley showed me a letter for pay from the Inspector at Bonaventure. They have not got matters fixed up yet at Ottawa as to whether they should abandon mail routes, and after him arranging with me over the day after they had a mail he didn’t hear from them for that date. The day was fine but the roads are awful, very deep holes out of wheels in places. Saturday, March 25, 1922 I delivered to the Bay and back by the Ridge Route with Dick and George, and we both worked on the route while waiting for the Club mail. Finished the route during the day. The day was fine but the roads were very soft. In the p.m. I rolled around the old shop lot and did some rolling on paths and looked city mud out. Many wheels sunk with mail load. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/88a0cb339aefdd7aae195cfaa1d82a86.pdf d0b2f50e68622621b590ed0cdb721ea9 PDF Text Text 122 ateh iv2-rt; 444 D .0 q citi} day LtriL4 datirks wait. triazz • fre-24f.v A--71-0-(4) Mit441) 23, 792 1-3 libt-e-not /54,74 2443 eintfiret let,%‘-k / 4-4-inet„ 144- a-kit I_ !otos( pr" ihirefvz -4- 7,7 _Aft, 1/17f-A 444..e 70 sittr 11I � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Wednesday, March 22, 1922 I delivered mail to the Bay and round the townline and then delivered on the [Clubpar?] with [Calfs?] Lloyd, and George with the front half of the sleigh. After dinner that week’s pay to H.W.C. Gordon and got [?] The day was fine but the roads were bad and there turned with snow in some places. Thursday, March 23, 1922 I delivered to the Bay and round the townline and Kent delivered to the Club and back with the Colts, Lloyrd, and George in the buggy. After coming home, Kent [unfnished] https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c0b732b52b305ee717496c957e5173df.pdf f857474414ad7495c4bff75aa9e6ca9b PDF Text Text 124 bvt4-o" / lt At/ALL aa aLtifolu ofIJ ,tv-er Ama-4 . to-te-t Aurn-r4-Aft€- 7 Math, / z Aaa,n,z * bf-1"71144w m Jezfk‘44-c ddan a inic,} 445,4 / .44"4„,,h-r-13 itt eLiaAti 711t uric, mfr-cier czn_stt mAstt..) Stak , aor -746- appfrot 4,7-t) -t,c-lii-A-44 4.4.1. ar ' Atowti. • et-nA rritgli at Saam, Slut � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sunday March 26 1922 Mabel and Roy and [Wendy?] to churh in the morning. Roy went in to the hospital in the afternoon to see how Charlie was getting along but they wouldn't let him in as Charlie was very weak from [hemorage?] The greater part of the day was fine. Monday March 24 1922 I delivered to the Bay and round the townline with Dick and [Name?] and the mail waggon; [K?] delivered with the [fly?] adn the [car?] on the club [?]. When I went down to the store with the mail bag I went over to [Kinnas?] and they say they have the mail [soute?] The day was  wet and the roads were bad. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b72e2ea9ea9d1c012f48ec5a6ffcca4e.pdf 0f8321ec1034310f72cffd648d633b97 PDF Text Text V „ 414L7? 214W-e" Je, if 2-1- • : 11+ ter,rar a- 41'ctiz: I + dadat ndlfr- Sa" tie-1Pt slie le:1411841b 2di? i4 Otiest AL•fail cc 01 - -1-g-1/ / tnattottiratal. 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Sunday, April 2, 1922 I walked up to Church in the morning. There were no cars running and the telephone was off. The day was very fine. Monday, April 3, 1922 Kent delivered mail to the Bay and round the townline with Lloyd and George to the Bay and round the townline with Evelyn. I delivered on the Club Point with John. We had three days' mail as the cars didn’t run on Friday and Saturday. 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Tuesday, May 9, 1922 I put in the greater part of the day in making out my income tax report. Herb came back from Alf Langstaff’s to stay with us tonight. The day was very fine. Wednesday, May 10, 1922 Mabel and I went down to Mr. E. Crawford’s, and took home her fence stretcher and then went down to the Marsh pasture. After coming home, I worked at fixing the path to the road. The day was very fine. 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January 17, 1921 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Peter Roy Crawford Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress In Progress Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Peter </p><p>Crawfords' </p><p>daily journal </p><p>1921.122 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><pre> 1 </pre> <p>January 17, 1921. </p><p><br /> I went to Chatham on the early car which was late and moved so slowly that it didn't get to Chatham till about 10:30. I attended a council meeting at the clerks office names to be put on the assessment role we sent away money orders for the journal movement to the amount of ($400) Four hundred dollars to Robert Laird, Toronto. Looked up my account in the standard Bank and got John's tax on .... from the Canadian bank of commerce. The day was fine but decidedly cold. </p><p>Tuesday January 25, 1921 I delivered mail with our Gip and Charlie's Gip. The roads are frozen but rather rough in places. Roy is helping Tom for cut wood. The day was fine but rather cold. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Wednesday, January 26/21 </p><p>The cars didn't run but twice today. They were out of power. So the mail didn't come out till the five o'clock car which got to Kearns about 6:30 and I had a holiday. I wrote a letter to John and told him about his taxes as follows: I paid his taxes $363.49. Douglas paid back past 150.00. I got back what I paid for misc 52.86. I took off Phil's dog tax 2.00. leaving my payment at 158.63. </p> <pre>The day was fine and not quite as cold as yesterday. </pre> <p>Thursday January 27, 1921' </p><p>I delivered the double dose of mail on the whole route today. Mr English fed nell and the colts corn stalks in the {illegible text}____ thicker for the first time this winter Doctor Thorne was here and looked at the horses. </p><p>The day was fine and not too cold. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Friday Jan. 28, 1921 </p> <pre> I went to Chathans in the forenor </pre> <p>paid off the note given for the guly nineteen months ag Pren700 in 78 Mabel took the first part of the mail and I came home on the 11.3 which was an hour late and took the second part. The day was fine and mild and the roads were good </p><p><br /> Saturday January 29 1921. </p><p><br /> I delivered mail on the whole route with the colts Dick &amp; Qucer mabel went to ghatham to attend to her mother who is not well. The day was fine and mild but it is beginning to sprinkle now at 19.15 The roads are real good. </p><p><br /> </p><p>Sunday Jan. 20, 1921 </p><p>I mentored {illegible text} in the morning. Mabel was with her mother, who is rich in Chathaw, yesterday and Today the day was cloudy. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Monday January 31, 1921 - I delivered mail on the whole route with Dick and Queen. The day was fine and the roads are good. </p><p>Tuesday Feb 1, 1921 Harry Smith came out on the 9 am car and we went back to the bush and I sold [illegible] maple at $38 per m and beech, elm [illegible] at $20 per m The hops to go in free. The day was cloudy and not very cold. </p><p><br /> Monday Feb. 7, 1921. Went for the early car to the Town Hall and attended a Council meeting. Rode to Chatham with Harry Smith in the evening and home on the 5 p.m. car which was an hour late. Reed salary [illegible]. Roy delivered mail to the Bay and round the downlings. It snowed during the day and was stormy </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Tuesday February 8, 1921 I delivered mail on the whole route with Queenie and Dick. The road was good but not enough snow for sleighing. Roy went to help BIll Fox to cut [illegible]. Mabel is still in with her mother. The day was fine and inclined to thaw a little. Mr English went in to Chatham with one of the manure spreaders and a set of harness to get repaired. </p><p>Wednesday Feb 9, 1921. I delivered mail on the whole routh with Dick and Queen. Ida Kemp came here on the 11.30 car. Mabel is in Chatham taking care of her mother. Roy was helping BIll Fox to take in ice and came home to-night. John went to school. The day was cloudy and the road got rather slippy. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Thursday Feb. 10, 1921. I delivered mail on the whole route with Queen and Dick. They are still afraid to cross the O'Mara bridge. Mable is in with her mother. Roy has a cold and stayed in all day except a while that he was out with English and Johnson. Ida is here yet. Mabel expected to come on the 9 a.m. car but her mother became worse and she didn't come. I went over to see the mew in the bush in the morning. The day was mild [illegible] thawed some but it is freezing again this evening. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Friday Feb. 11, 1921. I delivered mail on the whole route with Queen and Dick. Before I went on the mail I called up Mabel and she said her mother was very low and when I was home for dinner she called me and said her mother had died about 1 o'clock. They came home with the casket on the 5 p.m. car. The day was fine and not very cold and the roads are good. </p><p>Saturday Feb. 12, 1921. I delivered mail on the whole route with Queen and Dick. Maude and Charlie went to Chatham Mr English took the [illegible] box down to the Graveyard in the afternoon. Bot groceries at Kearns 85 cts. </p><p>Sunday Feb. 13, 1921. I went to church in the morning. Several visitors called in during the day. THe day was fine and weather was mild. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Monday Feb. 14, 1921; I didn't go on the mail route today. We went down with Mrs [illegible] funeral to the Crawford Burying ground. It thawed during the day and the roads were very [illegible]. </p><p>Tuesday Feb. 15, 1921 I delivered mail on the whole route with Queen and Dick. Charlie and Mable and Roy went to Chatham and missed the car and stayed at Mary's. It thawed today and the roads were very bad but the day was fine. </p><p>Wednesday Feb. 16, 1921 I delivered mail on the Bay part and Townline and Roy delivered on the Club part. The cheeks for sugar beet bonus came to day. The roads are thawed out and are very bad. The day was fine. </p><p>[Written in the spine of the page] Paid gas bill for January $14.75 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Thursday Feb. 17, 1921 I delivered mail on the Townline and Bay and Roy delivered on the Blub part; while I was at the Bay I got J. McLarew to put the front shoes on Queen and Dick. I went round the Townline before coming home and when in front of the house the horses became frightened of something and turn into the fence before I could stop them and one of them jumped over the wire fence I got out of the buggy and held them and called for help, the wood cutter came and helped me to [illegible] . Paid horse shoeing $2 40 The roads were rough and the day was cold. I got the cheek for the beef bones $124.79 I also recieved my [illegible] allow 368.00 Total $482.79. </p><p>Feb 18, 1921. I delivered on the whole route with Queen and Dick. They went as steady as [illegible] . Mabel was in with Charlie helping with his sale of furniture. THe day was fine and thawed some. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Saturaday Feb. 19/21 I delivered mail with Queen and Dick. Ed English delivered on the Townline. Roy and Maude went to Chatham on the nine back from [illegible]. Mabel and Charlie came home on the 5 p.m. Maude missed the 5 p.m. car and is coming home on the 9.30. Bought 4 loaves bread, 52 cts. The day was fine and thawed some but is cold and freezing again. Maude and Roy came home on the 9.30 cart. Maude tried on Mabel's new coat. </p><p>Sunday Feb. 20, 1921 I went to Church in the morning. The others were not very well and didn't go. Mabel thinks she is getting the mumps. The [illegible] of the Lords supper was adminstered at Church. Charlie came home with Mabel last evening and went back to Raineoust this evening. The day was very fine. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Monday February 21, 1921. I delivered mail on the whole route with Queen and Dick. Roy went to Chatham to help Mr English to load up Charlie's stuff that he is going to leave here. Mr English said that repairing the harness cost twenty dollars $20.00. The day was fine and the roads are good. </p><p>Tuesday February 22, 1921. I delivered mail on the Bay and Townline and while at the Bay I got Jack Mc[illegible] to put the hind shoes on Queen and Dick. Roy delivered on the Club part. Paid for shoeing $2.40, 2 loves bread 26- $2.66 the day was fine and the roads were good it looks like rain this evening. </p><p>Wednesday Feb 23/21 I delivered mail on the whole route with Queen and Dick. Bot - salt, coffee, [illegible] $2.25 Roy did chores about the house. It snowed some last night. The day was fine and cold and the roads are good. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Thursday Feb. 24, 1921 I delivered mail on the whle route with Queen and Dick. Mr English and Roy hauled manure out of the barn to clear the way for the cow stable. They helped Mr Cudney to butcher the yearling in the evening. The day was fine and roads are very good. </p><p>Friday Feb 25, 1921. I delivered mail on the whple route with Queen and Dick. Roy did chores about the place. Mr English went to Hendricks funeral. Bot sugar 1.00 The day was fine and not very cold. The roads were good. </p><p>Saturday Feb 25, 1921. I delivered mail with Queen and Dick but as the [illegible] car was very late and the day was very stormy I didn't get round the Club part. Paid for 6 loves 78 cts shaving pump 20 = .90 05 Charlie Bush came this evening. The day was stormy considerable of now [illegible] and difted some. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Sunday Feb. 27, 1921. We didn't go to Church as the roads had snow drifts in places. Charlie Bush was here and he and [illegible] went to Chatham on the 2 p.m. back from [illegible] whisk was late When they got to Chatham Maude went with them to the Convent and left tools there; Mary Trench went with them. Maude came home on the 5 p m car and Charlie went to Pain Court on the 4.10 car. The day was fine and thawed a little </p><p>Monday February 28, 1921. I delivered mail on the whole route with Queen and Dick. When putting in the horses in the dark I went to pick up a [illegible] that came down and Dick kicked at me and hit me on the knee but didn't hurt me much. Mr English and Roy got ready to move the pig pew to the swale but found that the foundation was too much decayed and they decided to move it in position. The day was cloudy and thawed. The roads were good. Oil can 25 cts bread 13 - 38 cts. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Tuesday March 1, 1921, I delivered mail on the whole route with Queen and Dick. Mr Cudney cut a hard maple tree into logs for me and Mr English took three of the logs to the mill to be sawed into [illegible].It whawed and the snow went away fast during the day. The day was cloudy. </p><p>Wednesday March 2, 1921. I delivered mail on the whole route with Queen and Dick. It thawed last night and today and the roads were very heavy so that the horses were tired. Mr English and Roy hauled in corn stalks. Paid {illegible] globe 20 cts bread 13c 33 cts The day was mild </p><p>Thursday March 3, 1921. I delivered mail mail on the Bay part and Townline but omitted the Club part for the roads were all thawed out and very sticky. It is freezing again this evening. Groceries at Kearns [illegible] </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Friday March 4, 1921. I delivered mail on the whole route with Queen and Dick. It [illegible] and stormed on the Club part of the route and I was very late getting home. Roy helped Mr English to cut wood part of the day. Paid for bread 26 cts. The day was cloudy and stormy in the afternoon; the roads were rough. </p><p>Saturaday March 5, 1921 I delivered mail on the whole route with Queen and Kick but got in rather late. The road had thawed some but the bottom firm. The buggy pole broke down and I got one at Mr Crawford's and left mine to [illegible] for repairs. The day was cloudy. </p><p>Sunday Marach 6, I went to Church. The others stayed at home. Charlie and [illegible] were here. They went back on the afternnon car. The day was cloudy. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Monday March 7, 1921 I went on the early car and attended a Council meeting at the Town Hall. We got through early and walked over to the car line but was late and walked to Chatham. I bought a P.O order for $100.60 being $73 for Forward Movement and $27.60 for Missions and came home on the 5 p.m. car. The day was rather fine. Roy delivered mail to the Bay. </p><p>Tuesday March 8, 1921. I delivered mail on the Club part and Mitchells Bay and back on the 14th and Townline with the two [illegible]. It rained at times and the roads were very bad </p><p>Wendsday March 9, 1921. There was ice on the trolly wire this morning so that the first car was very late and the mail car didn't come till the 11.30 which was late. I delivered mail to the Bay and back. The road was very heavy and the [illegible] rolled on the wheels. Mr English and Roy worked [illegible] </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Thursday 10 March, 1921. </p><p>I delivered mail with [illegible] and Dick on the Club part and down to the Bay and round the Townline. Paid at Kearns $1.17 - [illegible] $1.75 = $2.92 Mr English and Roy worked at removing and building the pig pen The day was fine but the roads were very bad. Elda Steen came home with Maude this evening. </p> <pre> Friday March 11, 1921. </pre> <p>I delivered mail to the Bay and round the Townline with Dick and Gips. Bread at the Bay 26 cts In the afternoon Mr English went to [illegible] The day was very fine but the [illegible] a little. </p><p>Saturday March 12, 1921 I delivered mail on the Club part and the Bay and back on the 14th and round the Townline. Charlie and [illegible] came on the 5 p.m. Kearns 85 cts. It rained at times during the day and was very disagreeable. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Sunday March 13, 1921. </p> <pre>Maude and John and I went Church in the morning. Mable and Charlie and Roy and [illegilbe] stayed at home. Nina Slater came out on the car in the forenoon 11.30 and went back the 5 p.m. back [illegible] Charlie went to the Convent with [illegible] and came back on the 5 p.m. He intends to go fishing tomorrow. The day was fine and the roads are drying. </pre> <p>Monday March 14, 1921. I delivered mail on the Bay and Townline parts with Gip and Dick. Charlie and Roy went fishing down at the Club, but only got three. The day was fine but the roads were very bad. Mr English took Ed to the [illegible] to get the cuts on his face dressed but the Dr didn't get back till the last car had left so they stayed there all night. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Tuesday March 15, 1921. I delivered mail on the Club part of the Bay and on the Townline. Mr English and Roy did chores. Mr English and Edward came home on the first car. The day was fine and the roads dried considerably. </p><p>Wednesday March 16, 1921. I delivered mail on the whole route today with Queen and Dick. Mr English went to John Dunlops sale. Roy did chores. Rope 75 cts- milk 20cts- bread 13cts = $1.08 The day was fine and the roads are drying fast. </p><p>Thursday March 17, 1921. I deliverd mail on the whole route except a short piece down by the Club my buggy gave way so I turned back from [illegilbe]. It rained today and made the roads muddy again. Bars 25cts Bread 13 - 38 cts </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Friday March 18, 1921. I delivered mail on the whole route with Queen and Dick. Roy helped Mr English to cut wood I talked to Harry Smith this morning, he said that a move was being made to have the Townline paved as far as the 11th road from Chatham. Bread 26 cts The day was fine and roads are drying fast. </p><p>Saturday March 19, 1921. I delivered mail on the whole route with Dick and Chrlies Gip. Roy went ot Chatham. Charlie and Joots and Roy came home on the last car. The day was fine and the roads are drying fast. </p><p>Sunday March 20, 1921 Maude and Mabel went to Chuch in [illegible] Mabel and John and I went our own Church. A representative the Bible society preached. In the evening I went to Chatham and Charlie and I stayed at Mary [illegible] </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Monday March 21, 1921. After getting my hair cut at Chatham at the Rankins House, I went on the 9 a.m. car to the Town Hall and attended a Council meeting. We got through in the forenoon and went to Chatham. It rained last night and sprinkied at times during the day but cleared up in the evening. Roy delivered mail on the whole route with Queen and Dick. Paid for two back parts for hammer $1.00 </p><p>Tuesday March 22, 1921. I delivered mail on the whole route with Dick and Charlie's Gip. Roy helped English to clean out the lower floor for the cow stable. I went over in the morning and showed Mr Cudney whatto cut for the stringers for the cow stable. The day was fine and most of the roads are good and some of the [illegible]. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Wednesday March 23, 1921. I delivered mail on the whoe route with Dick and Charlie's Gip. The day was fine and the roads are nearly all [illegible]. Mr English to the other spreader to Chatham and took home the one that was repaired. Mabel went to Chatham on the mail car on its way back from Hallasebury. The day was fine and nearly all the roads are good. </p><p>Thurday March 24, 1921. I delivered mail on the Bay and Townline with Dick and Charlie's Gip. Mr English took oats to get shopped to J Countryman's. Roy did [illegible]. It rained heavily during the great part of the afternoon. The roads were nearly all [illegible]. </p><p>Friday March 25/21 I delivered mail on the whole route with Dick and Charlie's Gip. Mr English and Roy worked at cleaning out the cow stable for flooring. [rest of page missing] </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><pre> 23 </pre> <p>Saturday March 26, 1921. I delivered mail on the whole route with Dick and Charlie's Gip. Mr English and Roy worked at cleaning out the cow stable in the forenoon; in the afternoon Roy and Maude and Mabel went to Chatham and Mr Englished skidded out the stringers for the cow house. The day was fair but the roads were very bad in places. </p><p>Sunday March 27, 1921 Mable and Maude and Roy and Charlie and I went to Church in the morning. The car was late so we walked both ways in the rain. Charlie went to Pollycourt on the 2 p.m. car on its way from Hallasburg. Mary Hemp came here on the 5 p.m. car from Chatham. </p><p>Monday March 28, 1921. I delivered mail on the Bay part and round the Townline with Dick and Charlie's Gip. The roads were very bad and the day was cold. Mary Hemp and Maude went to Chatham on the 5 p.m. car </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Tuesday March 29, 1921. I delivered mail on the Club part down to the Bay and back on the 14th car. and round the Townline with Dick and Charlie's Gip. Mr English and Roy and Mr Cudney and his boy worked at putting the floor in the [illegible], they worked well. The day was fine but the roads were very bad. </p><p>Wednesday March 30, 1921 I delivered mail on the Bay and Townline, with Dick and Charlie's Gip. John came out on the 2 p.m. car from Chatham and stayed with us all night. Mr Enlgish and Roy and the Cudneys worked at the cow house and cow stable. {It rained so much that- is crossed out}. The day was find and the roads were drying fast. </p><p>Thursday March 31, 1921 It rained so much in the forenoon that I didn't go on the mail route till after dinner. John went with me as far as Minne Crawford's place. I delivered mail on the Club and [end of page] </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Friday April 1, 1921 I delivered mail on the whole route except the Townline. When I got home in the evening John was here; he said that Dougald took him round the neighburhood and down to Katie's for dinner. The day was fine and the roads are beginning to dry. </p><p>Saturday April 2, 1921. John came here this evening and and started back on the early car this morning. I delivered mail on the whole route today. The day was fine and the roads are getting quite dry. </p><p>Sunday April 3, 1921. We all went to Church in the morning. Charlie was here and went away on the noon car. Rev. M C. Tait preached and Rev. N. Lindsay preached at [illegible]. The day was fine and the roads are drying fast. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Monday April 4, 1921. Roy delivered mail on the whole route with Dick and Charlie's Gip. I attended a Council meeting at the Town Hall but as the Notice for the Court revision was not right we adjourned it and finished the other business early and went to Chatham with [illegible[ Montgomery. I did some business in Chatham and came back on the 5 p.m. and went through to the 17th co[illegible]. The day was fine and the roads are getting quite dry. </p><table> </table><table> </table><table> <tbody><tr> <td>Recd Council [illegible]</td> <td>$15.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Recd from H Sinith, check for timber </td> <td>500.00...</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Total </td> <td>$515.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Paid for Timothy &amp; [illegivle seed .</td> <td>9.69</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Paid Holmes &amp; Holmes</td> <td>35.50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Paid repair to watch.</td> <td>2.50</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Tuesday April 5, 1921. I delivered mail on the whole route with Dick and Charlie's Gip. Got the bars for cow chains McFaun $3.90 Roy got five chains at Robinson's 2.25 The day was fine and the roads are getting dry and solid. Paid gas bile $7.90 </p><p>Wedneday April 6, 1921. I delivered mail on the whole route with Dick and Charlie's Gip. In the afternoon, I went down to the Bearline bridge in the fifteenth car with Mr Whitebread. Roy went to Chatham. I have him $15.00 He brought home four cow chains 1.80 The day was warm and very fine and the roads are quite dry and are being [illegible]. </p><p>Thurday April 7, 1921. I delivered mail on the whole route with Dick and Charlie's Gip. Roy put in the rods and chains in the cow house on Byre Mr English and the boys worked at putting in the oats. Mary and Cora and Ida came out in the [illegible]; they were here when [rest of page cut off] </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Friday April 8, 1924. I delivered mail on the whole route with Dick and Charlie's Gip. Roy and Mr English worked in the barn at making pig troughs [illegible] It rained nearly all day and rained heavily on my way to [illegible] Bay and back. Mary went home on the first car. </p><p>Saturday April 9, 1921. I delivered mail on the whole route except four down by the Club. <s>Mabel went to Chatham</s> Roy went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. back from [illegible]. I gave a him check for $10.00. Charlie and Jools came here in the evening. The day was cloudy and sprinkled rain at times. The roads are hard. </p><p>Sunday April 10, 1921. I went to Church in the morning. The others didn't go. Maude was at [illegible] [rest of page cut off] </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Monday April 11, 1921. I delivered mail on the whole route with Dick and our Gip to the Bay and Dick and Charlie's Gip on the rest of the route. The gas men came and repaired the gas pipes in the [illegible] and laid the pipes over to English's house. The day was fine and the roads are getting good again. </p><p>Tuesday April 12, 1921. I delivered mail on the whole route with Dick and Charlie's Gip. Mr. English and Roy took the oats that I bought from Colin Campbell home from the 14th cow. Colin helped them 178 bush@45 cts $80.25 The day was fine and the roads are good Saw bear creek bridge. </p><p>Wednesday April 12, 1921. I delivered mail on the whole route with Dick and Charlie's Gip. Roy took the Auto down to Painswest grid [illegible] and the [inellegible] took him back. Charlie is going to repair the Auto. The gas men came the morning put the gas into English's house [rest of page is cut off] </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Thursday April 14 1921 I went down to Wallasburg and the Ballow Dam to day. Roy delivered mail on the whole route with Dick and Charlie G to. Mr English went to Chatham for the manure spreader and took home my mail waggon top. Repaired spreader $36.35 + mail top $10 = $46.35 It sprinkled rain during the day and the roads are getting bad. </p><p><br /> Friday April 15, 1921 I delivered mail on all the route with Dick and Charlie G to. Mr English worked at repairing yard fences and pig yards and Roy helped him. The day was mild and sprinkled rain at times. The roads were not so good as yesterday. </p><p>Saturday Apr. 16 1921 I delivered mail on all but the Club part. It rained and the day was cold and very disagreeable Roy went to Chatham and came back on the last car. Charlie and Took came at the {illegible} </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Sunday Apr. 17, 1921. I went to Church in the morning the others stayed at home. Charlie and Tooks came here last evening and went away on the noon car to Chatham. It snowed last night and this morning and the day was very disagreeable. </p><p>Monday April 18, 1921. I went to Dover Centre in the morning and voted yes on the referendum and then delivered mail on all the route with Dick and Charlie’s Gfp. The referendum went dif by a majority of about one hundred thousand to two hundred thousand. The day was fine and the roads are drying fast. </p><p>Tuesday April 19, 1921. I delivered mail on the route with Dick and Charlie’s Gfp. Roy worked at repairing different things in the barn; Mr English went to a “tee” at Neil Anderson’s The day was fine and the roads </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Wednesday Apr. 20, 1921 I delivered mail on all the route with Dick and Charlie’s Gfp. Mr English and Roy repaired gas pipe{illegible}On my way to the Club I went down to the river along the line between my land and the Club to view the line fence.The day was fine and the roads were dry but a little rough. </p><p>Thursday April 21, 1921 I delivered mail on all the route with Dick and Charlie’s Gfp. Mr English and Roy worked at finishing the floor of the pig pen. It rained in the forenoon but the sun came out in the middle of the afternoon. The roads were slippery </p><p>Friday April 22, 1921 I delivered mail on all the route except down the 14th where the bridge is taken out.I telephoned to the Reeve about the bridge going on without digging the {Illegible} </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Saturday April 23rd 1921, I delivered mail on all the route with Dick and Charlie’s Gfp. Charlie and Tooks came here on the 2 p.m. car and Charlie went to W-burg on the 5 p.m. Markland Maude went to Chatham on the noon car and came home on the 5 p.m. The day was fine but the roads are not good yet. </p><p>Sunday April 24, 1921, We all went to Church except Charlie. We stayed at home the rest of the day. Rev. A.W. Campbell preached. The day was very fine. </p><p>Monday April 25, 1921, I delivered mail on the whole route with Dick and Charlie’s Gfp. In the morning I went down to the 14th bridge the Bear Creek drain and down to the other bridges with Mr Whitehead. The day was fine but the roads are rough. In the evening Roy and Mr English and I worked at getting the {illegible} too {illegible} </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Tuesday April 26, 1921 I delivered mail on the whole route with Dick and Charlie’s Gyp. Where the roads are scraped they are good; the others are rough. The day was warm and very fine. <s>Miss Glen and all the others went to a church social at the 11th.</s> </p><p>Wednesday Apr. <s>27</s>, 1921 I delivered mail on the whole route.bIn the evening they all went to Church Social at the 11th. Miss Glen went with them. as I was late getting home from the mail, I stayed at home. The day was fine. </p><p>Thursday Apr. 28, 1921 I delivered mail on all the route with Dick and Gyp. Roy is at Point Coult with Charlie repairing out rig. The day was fine and roads good. </p><p>Fri<s>day</s> April 29, 1921 I delivered mail on the whole route with Dick and Gyp Gyp. Roy is down at Point Coult with M.D.L. to mend the Auto. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Saturday April 30, 1921 I went to Chatham on the first car. Roy went through to Detroit to get repairs for the Auto. Mabel went on the Bay party and sometime. I came home on the 2 p.m. and finished the route. The day was fine and the roads were good with the exception of the 15th Con and McLeod Road. </p><p>Sunday May 1, 1921 Charlie and Toots came here in the morning. Mary Webb and family came here in the afternoon and Charlie went back with them. I went to Church in the morning. The day was fine but rather cold. </p><p>Monday May 2, 1921 I attended a Council meeting at the Town Hall today, 1 hr. 2 Div. @ 15 cts. Roy delivered mail with Dick &amp; Gyp. The day was fine but cold. Mr. English and Ed repaired fence. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Tuesday May 3, 1921 I delivered mail with Dick and Charles Gyp. Roy went to Painscourt to help Charlie to repair the Auto. The day was very fine but rather cold and the roads were good. </p><p>Wednesday May 4, 1921 I delivered mail on all the route with Dick and Gyp. Mr English finished drilling in some loads on ground that was to wet when the other outs wer put in. The day was very fine and the roads are good. </p><p>Thursday May 5, 1921 I delivered mail on all the route with Dick and Gyp. Charlie and Roy came here in the evening and Charlie stayed all night. The day was fine and the roads are good. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Friday May 6 1921. I delivered mail on all the route. Roy was here and worked on getting tongues. The day was fine and the roads are good. </p><p>Saturday May 7 1921. Mabel and I went to Chatham in the morning and changed the mortgage from Gandus to Mrs Stevens. We came home on the (?). Roy delivered mail with the team. The day was fine. </p><p>Monday May 9 1921. I delivered mail with the team. The day was fine and the roads were good. </p><p>Tuesday May 10 1921. </p><p>I delivered mail with (?) Gip. Doe Rlody, Ver cam our but couldn't... </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Wednesday May 11, 1921 I delivered mail with Dick &amp; Gyp. Roy worked making a pale for the Disc harrow. Paid Mr Paren for whipple prun $3.00 The day was fine and the roads good. </p><p>Thursday May 12, 1921 I delivered mail with Dick and Gyp. Roy worked at making a tonguele for the Disc. Mr English and Ed worked at corn ground. The day was fine and the roads are good. </p><p>Friday May 13, 1921 Delivered mail with Dick and Gyp. Roy worked very well. The day was fine and roads good. </p><p>Saturday May 14, 1921 I delivered mail with the team as usual. The day was fine and the roads were good. </p><p>Sunday May 15, 1921 I went to Church in the morning. {illegible} </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>39 monday May 16, 1921. I attended Council meeting at the Down Hill . Roy delivered mail with the team The day was fine . Queoday May 17, 1921. das Browning and partner came there on the first car and went to Earl's to see the detoties. I went down after theme and then came back for the mail. they agreed to do the stitching at the Engineers estimate . went to the Raven's and had the Thing shows put on the house. the day was fine and the roads are gotix. Wednesday May 18, 1921. I delivered make on the whole route Dich and gip . Roy worked at making a tongue for the manure spreader. Mr English worked at preparing com ground. the day was tre Sold Belle to gohed Campbell for $ 125.00 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Thursday May , 1921. I delivered mail on all the route with Dich and gip mr English started putting out manuel. Roy diel chores he took in and fed the calf and milked Chery the day was fine Friday, May 2.0. 1921. I delivered mail with the horses charlie was here and said that the repairs were in Chathami The day was fine and the roads aret good. Saturday May 21, 1921 I delivered mail with Dich and gip; bot sich shod at me dares The day was fine and the ronde au good Sunday, May 22, 1921. John and's want to Church we athew stayed at home . nina flater and Mise Helew / Hullbar were here during the day the day Pain Charlie for auto repairs $40.00. 41 min traw attract 20:00 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Monday May 23, 1921 I delivered mail with Dick and Gyp in on, Reeve Harry Smith called in on his way back from the Horse pumping scheme. Roy is down at Painscourt with Charlie putting the Auto together. The Browning Hitters are working at the Kennedy grain. The day was fine. </p><p>Tuesday May 24, 1921 I delivered mail with the team. Roy is down at Painscourt with Charlie rebuilding the Auto. Mr English is hauling out manure. The greater part of the day was fine but now it is thundering and raining at 9 · 15 p.m. </p><p>Wednesday May 26, 1921 I delivered mail with the team. Charlie and Roy thought got the car ready yet. They think they will have it done and over here tomorrow evening. The day was fine and the roads are good. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Wednesday May 11, 1921. I delivered mail with Dick &amp; Gip. Roy worked making a pale for the disc harrow. Paid Mr Careu for whipple part 3.on. the day was fine and the roads good </p><p>Thursday May 12, 1921. I delivered mail with Dick and Gip. Roy worked at making a tongue for the disc. Mr English and Ed worked at corn ground. the day was fine and the roads are good </p><p>Friday May 13, 1921. Delivered mail with Dick and Gip. Roy wasnt very well. the day was fine and roads good </p><p>Saturday May 14, 1921. I delivered mail with the team as usual. the day was fine and the roads were good </p><p>Sunday May 15, 1921. I went to Church in the morning {illegible} </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Monday May 30, 1921. Roy went to Chatham with Charlie in the morning for some repairs and delivered mail with the Auto in the afternoon. I went to Wallaceburg in the forenoon and attending taxes re delinquent sand tile for Kennedy Drain &amp;c. After coming home I took home the buggy from Mr Petr Martins and wolff to see Mr Paggett re {illegible} fence. The day was warm </p><p>Tuesday May 31, 1921. Roy delivered mail with the Auto. I did chores and took home Chas Quinn’s buggy that I borrowed. And looked over Paggetts work at repairing fence. I went to Chatham for two points for the riding pleow. The day was warm and cloudy at times but didn't rain </p><p>Wednesday June 1, 1921. Roy started his work on the Census and delivered mail. Mr English and Ed are working on the hill. {illegible} </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Thursday June 2, 1921. Mabel delivered mail with the car. I looked after tile &amp;c for Kennedy Drain. Mabel and Maude went out to Simcoe in the evening and Charlie came home with them. The day was fine and warm </p><p>Friday June 3, 1921. Mabel delivered mail on the Bays part and Maude delivered on the other part. I went along on the second part and looked over the work of the ditchers on the Hyatt Branch Drain; paid Joseph Browning $35.00 </p><p>Saturday June 4, 1921. Mabel drove the car in the forenoon and Maude drove it in the afternoon. I went on the second part and saw Bruce re fixing tile for the Kennedy Drain. Mabel and Maude and Roy went to Chatham in the evening and Charlie and {illegible} came back with them. The day was fine and the roads are good. Mr English finished planting corn. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Sunday june 5 – 1921 I went to Church in the morning, the others stayed at home. Mr James Bennie preached from John 12 and 35. Rev. K Lindsay was away at the Assembly in Toronto. In the evening Roy took Charlie to Chatham and third Line Court and back home. The rest of us went down to M.P. Crawford’s. The day was fine and the roads were good. </p><p>Monday june 6, 1921 I attended a Council meeting at the Townhall, an adjourned Court of revision on the assessment Roll. Fred Cheek re tax &amp; grain of {illegible}. Mabel and Roy delivered mail. And after mail delivery Roy worked at the census. In the evening Mr English and I went over to see Paguett re repairing fence. The day was fine and the roads were good. Bar from Robt Owen 2336 lbs oats @ 27¢. 25.42. Rec’d on June 3/21 * </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Tuesday june 7, 1921 Mabel delivered mail the whole route and went to Chatham in the evening, and came back by way of {illegible}. Mr English repaired rail fences. Walt Paguett helped him. Roy went round to take the census with Charlie’s car. I did the churning and other chores. The day was fine but became cloudy in the evening. </p><p>Wednesday june 8, 1921 Roy delivered milk and took me census by turns. Mr English and Ed {illegible} fences. Walt Paguett helped them. {illegible} only was here and took the census. I did odd chores. The day was fine. </p><p>Thursday june 9, 1921 Roy took {illegible} and delivered mail. W. Paguett helped Mr English to repair fence. I did fence work re drains &amp;c. In the evening Roy and Maudie went to an entertainment at the 6 {illegible}. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Friday june 10, 1921 Mabel delivered mail with the car. I went with her in the afternoon and went over to see the ditches on the Kennedy drain. Gave them a check of $25.00. Mabel and Maudie went to Chatham in the evening and got a new tire $28.00. I did chores in the evening. The day was fine. </p><p>Saturday june 11, 1921 Roy delivered mail and took census and went to Chatham in the evening; Charlie and Boots came out in Trudell’s car. I went to Chatham on the 10 a.m. and came back on the 5:30. Paid for pump head .10; [illegible]. Attd bill for repair of water 2.50 + 1.20 = 3.70. The day was hot and pleasant in Chatham. </p><p>Sunday june 12, 1921 Mabel and Maude and I went to Church in the Auto. Mr Lindsay gave an account of the Assembly. They then went through the exercises for gov to S.D. Sunday. Relf McRemie gave an account of the County S.D. Association. The day was fine. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Monday June 13, 1921, Mabel delivered mail with the Auto. Mr White House came here in this forenoon to see about the tiling put in the Kennedy Drain and Roy took us down to the Drain. When we came back Digh Johnson was here looking for the pig. In the evening Maudie took me down to Earl Crawford’s on our way back we went to see Dan Conlup but he was at Phil O’Mara’s and I called in there. James O’Mara is very low- The day was fine. </p><p>Tuesday June 14, 1921, Mabel delivered mail with the Auto. Roy worked at taking the census; I did office work, we ditched &amp;c. Mr Cropp who has a tiling machine came here in the forenoon and went to see the Kennedy Drain. In the evening a number of people were here and the young folks went down to the Bay. The day was fine. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Wednesday June 15, 1921, Mabel delivered mail and had to fetch one of the tires on the way. Roy worked at the census. I did office work. The day was very fine. </p><p>Thursday June 16 1921, Mabel delivered mail with the Auto. I did office work &amp;c and repaired a gap in the fence near Phil’s charity. Mr English had Mr Paggell and Jas For keeping him to butcher his big sow. Roy worked at the census. I arranged with English for about four tons of hay @ $15 = $60 so The day was fine. </p><p>Friday June 17, 1921, Mabel delivered mail with the car. Roy worked on the census. I went to Chatham in the forenoon and came back on the 2.30 car. Mr English took home 71 bushels of oats from John O’Mara for me. The day was fine. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Saturday June 18, 1921, Mabel took me down to Douglas’s in the morning and I went to to see the ditchers. Mabel did the first part of the mail and did the second. I didnt do much as the ague mese troubled me. It rained some in the night. </p><p>Sunday June 19, 1921, I didnt go to Church as I was troubled with ague. The others went to Church. The day was very fine. </p><p>Monday June 20, 1921, Roy delivered mail all round and did some at the census. I did office work re Draying &amp;c. The day was fine. </p><p>Tuesday June 21, 1921, Roy delivered mail and worked at census. I did office work. The day was fine. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Wednesday june 22, 1921 Roy took the first part of the mail and Mabel did the second part The day was fine. </p><p>Thursday june 23, 1921 Roy went out the first part of the mail and Mabel on the second. The day was fine. I went down with Mabel on the second part and let a job of grading on the millside road. </p><p>Friday june 24, 1921 Mabel delivered on the first part Roy on the second part Mr English cut and hauled in clover. The day was fine. </p><p>Saturday june 25, 1921 Mabel delivered on the first part and Roy delivered on the second. One of the tires gave way with Mabel and we had to wash the second part of the mail till we got one from Chatham on the 5 p.m. car. The day was fine. </p><p>Paid for vulcanizing out side tire and {illegible} $8.00 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Sunday june 26, 1921 I didn’t go anywhere to-day The others went to Church J. Charlie was here during the day and was here last night The day was fine </p><p>Monday june 27, 1921 Mabel delivered mail on the whole route, I went with her on the second part It started raining as we came home and it rained a little last night </p><p>Tuesday june 28, 1921 There was a mistake made in Chatham in sending out the mail and we got Dover Centre mail so we had to wait till the car came back from Chatham for our mail and after dinner when I got our mail sorted it rained heavily for about an hour before I could start and I missed the club part I delivered with horses </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Wednesday june 29, 1921 I delivered mail to-day with the two Gips. Roy worked at fixing up the Auto. The roads dried up fast and the Autos were going again this afternoon. The day was fine. </p><p>Thursday june 30, 1921 I delivered mail with the Gips. Roy greased the springs of the Cfp. The day was fine. </p><p>Friday july 1, 1921 Roy delivered mail with the Auto. Mr Paguett repaired fences around the School. Mr English worked at getting ground ready for buck wheat. The day was fine and dry. </p><p>Saturday july 2, 1921 I went to Chatham on the early car and came back on the 5 :30. Took a treatment at Dr Holmes and came home on the 11 :30. I delivered mail in the afternoon. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Sunday july 3rd 1921. Roy and I went to Church. Charlie and the rest stayed at home. In the evening we took Charlie down to Bain Point. The day was fine and the roads were good. </p><p>Monday july 4, 1921. I went with the equity car and attended a meeting of Council. I went to Chatham with L.R. Montgomery in the evening. Roy delivered mail. The day was fine but very warm. </p><p>Tuesday july 5, 1921. Roy delivered mail. I opened fence near Pargetts house at the lane in the forenoon and went to the Kennedy Drain with Dolly in the afternoon to see the Drain. The day was very warm. </p><p>Wednesday july 6, 1921. Roy delivered mail. I went with him on second part and saw W.C. Confar re oats. The day was fine. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Thursday july 7, 1921,  Roy delivered mail and went to a pic nic at the Flow in the evening. I did chores. The day was fine. </p><p>Friday july 8, 1921,  Mabel delivered mail, I went with her on the second part and looked up help re finishing survey of proposed pumping scheme. Mabel was troubled with tooth‑ache and got Mrs Gorley and David to go to Chatham with her in the evening and had the tooth pulled. The day was cloudy. </p><p>Saturday july 9, 1921, <s>Roy delivered mail with the car,</s> Mabel delivered mail as far as the Bay but was caught in the rain and left the car in the field and came back with Wallace’s horse and I went back with her on the second part and we took the car round the west part of the route for the road soon dried up. Charlie and Roy came from Paincourt on the last car. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Sunday July 10, 1921, We went to Church with the car in the morning although it rained a little in places. At 2.30 we went to Church again as Mr Lindsay preached to the Orange men “Render unto Ceasar the things that are Ceasars and to God the things that are Gods.” The greater part of the day was fine. </p><p>Monday July 11, 1921, Roy delivered mail, I went with him on the second part and arranged for help for the Engineer to finish the survey of the proposed pumping scheme near the Cell. In the evening Mr Gordon came with 15 boys containing 38 bushels of oats at $3 but $2 55. Mr L. Crawford and family were here in the evening. The roads were good and the weather was fine. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Tuesday July 12, 1921 Roy and I went to Chatham in the morning and John and Malcolm went with us; we got a new tire and inner tube for the auto 28 × 4 $32.00. I went to Baxter’s office to say about some lumber he sent out for Mr Tucker and Mr Kennedy; after talking over the matter Mr Baxter agreed to take the plank back and give better stuff in their place. Roy delivered mail after we came back. The day was warm and fine. </p><p>Wednesday July 13, 1921 Roy delivered mail. Mr English finished hauling in hay. The day was warm and fine. </p><p>Thursday July 14, 1921 Mr Colby came out and we went down {illegible} got 50 {illegible} and the Snelgrove boys and after dinner at Snelgrove we went and staked along the line between my place and the Park to the river and along the river to near Mr [illegible] at Dow Giles place. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Friday July 15, 1921 Roy delivered mail.John and I repaired gates &amp;c. In the evening I went over to D. Marions and telephoned Lamb the telephone man. The day was warm and fine. </p><p>Saturday July 16, 1921 Mr Colby came out but a little after nine I went down with Fred and Dougald and Mr Snelgrove and Willie came with to the proposed pumping scheme. We had dinner at Snelgroves. <s>In the afternoon Hays Gyp and I also went down to Perkins with Mabel and I. </s> </p><p><br /> Sunday July 17, 1921 We went to Church in the morning Rev. Mr McRae preached. In the afternoon Mary Kemp and I went down to Perkins with Mabel and I. The day was fine and not too warm. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Monday July 18, 1921 Roy delivered mail. In the afternoon I went over to Mrs Gordon’s to see about getting help to survey the Gordon drain but there was two machines in the neighborhood and it took all the help they could get to attend to the threshing machines, so they said to leave the drain till next week. Mary Kemp and she went with us down to Mrs Geo. Crawford’s and we had supper there. The day was warm. </p><p>Tuesday July 19, 1921 It rained last night and we thought the car would not go so we got Charles Gyp, but after I got to the P.O. I found that the roads were all right for the Auto and I called up Roy and he came with the car. On my way home I took the mail round the {illegible} line. The greater part of the day was fine and not too warm. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Wednesday July 20, 1921. After doing some fixing to the car, Roy delivered mail and in the evening he went down to Paincourt and got Charlie to help him to fix the windshield. Mr English spaded in wheat to the [illegible] and I did chores and helped Mabel to plant corn &amp;c. The day was fine. </p><p>Thursday July 21, 1921. Roy delivered mail with the car. John and I helped to mow the lawn and other chores. Mrs Wm Kemp and Mary went and family were here in the afternoon. The day was cool and fine. </p><p>Friday July 22, 1921. Roy delivered mail with the car in the afternoon and we went to Chatham and then took Roy to Paincourt to help Charlie with cases. Mabel didnt expect Maude home from London this mornin but about 10 pm she called up from Mrs Kemp’s to know why we didnt {illegible} </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Saturday July 23, 1921. Mabel delivered mail and as the bridge is up on the Balloon I went to the office early and sorted the mail. I then went along on the Bay part. Maude came home from Mary Kemps on the 4 a. m. day and Mabel and Maude went to Wallaceburg in the afternoon. </p><p>Sunday July 24, 1921. Charlie and Roy and I went to Church in the morning. Mabel and Maude and the boys went to {illegible} and the Bay in the evening. Charlie went {illegible} to {illegible} with Nina in the afternoon. The day was fine. </p><p>Monday July 25, 1921. Mabel delivered mail. I went with the Engineer Colby on the Gordon Drain. Roy was at Pain Court with Charlie. The day was fine. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Tuesday July 22 26, 1921. Roy delivered mail, &amp; went with him on the last part and we went over to A. McKenzie’s re a bridge on the 18th con. being across to P.C. Shoots place. The day was fine. </p><p>Wednesday July 27, 1921. Roy delivered mail. Mr English and Walt Pagett helping him to haul in oats &amp;c. I did chores. The day was fine. </p><p>Thursday July 28, 1921. Mabel and Roy and others went out to the neighbourhoods of Thamesville to pick up huckleberries &amp; delivered mail with the two Gips. The day was fine and the roads good. </p><p>Friday July 29, 1921. Roy delivered mail. Mr English finished ploughing in wheat. The day was fine. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Sunday Aug 21, 1921 - Mabel and Roy went to church. I had {illegible} and didn't go. Charlie Bush was here. The day was fine. Geo. Peterkin’s {illegible} as they were starting for church. </p><p>Monday Aug 22, 1921 - Roy delivered mail. Mr English and Ed. plowed for fall wheat. John and I made a gate for the little orchard. The day was fine. </p><p>Tuesday Aug 23, 1921 - I went to Chatham and took a treatment of X rays. John cut sprouts in the swale. Mr English went to Wallaceburg and Ed. did some plowing. The day was fine. </p><p>Wednesday Aug 24, 1921 - Roy delivered mail on the for part and Mabel delivered on the second. Roy went to Chatham in the afternoon re taking of census </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Saturday Feb. 11, 1922 After doing chores I went to Chatham for the return of the mail car. Kent delivered on the whole route with Dick. Bat at Payne home   "  Jacques"   "  Melinda Suggs ref.       Trantlers Total </p><p>It thawed today so that Kent said the roads were heavy. The day was fine. </p><p>Sunday Feb. 12, 1922 Roy and I went to church in the morning. Mabel and Maude, John, Charlie, Boots and Glen stayed at home. The day was cold. </p><p>Monday Feb. 13, 1922 Kent delivered on the Bay part with Dick and I delivered on the Kent part with Arden. The day was very cold and the roads a little rough but not as bad as we expected. Kent went to a dance at the B... </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Electric, March 14, 1922 I delivered mail to the club and round the shore line with Alf, and Alf delivered one bag with Eli. David Gordon came back with 12 tons of oats containing twenty-six bushels. I also carted a wheel of hair to No. 108. Mr. English made me pay for a wheel of hair that he had short-shipped at half price thankfully. Day was fair and roads are drying some but are still bad. </p><p>Wednesday, March 15, 1922 I delivered mail to the Bay and round the shoreline with John, and then delivered two to the Club. Worked at the wharf building. Mrs. W. P. Scott &amp; G. Graham came in this p.m. and talked to me about hay, grain, etc. Oats are drying fast. Night temp was fairly cold, 12/96 freezing. Both horses are working good and roads are drying fast. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Thursday, March 16, 1922 I delivered to the Bay with Dick and then delivered to the Club and round the shoreline. The day was fine and the roads are getting good. In the evening, first pruning apple trees. </p><p>Friday, March 17, 1922 I delivered on the ridge route except the Concession West delivered. We got the Down Country mail and went to the P.O. (post office). Helped Alf with work at Beasley Farm. The day was fair but very cold and the greater part of the roads are good. </p><p>Saturday, March 18, 1922 I delivered mail with Dick by the ridge route except the Concession West. Then we delivered on the shoreline while breaking the bay. Alf &amp; I saw George Green; I spoke to Mark Hume at the depot in the morning for mail result. He said that Polly had no notice &amp; therefore no box. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Friday, March 24, 1922 I delivered mail to the Bay and round the shoreline with Dick and then delivered with Lloyd and George round to the Club. Mr. Headley showed me a letter for pay from the Inspector at Bonaventure. They have not got matters fixed up yet at Ottawa as to whether they should abandon mail routes, and after him arranging with me over the day after they had a mail he didn’t hear from them for that date. The day was fine but the roads are awful, very deep holes out of wheels in places. </p><p>Saturday, March 25, 1922 I delivered to the Bay and back by the Ridge Route with Dick and George, and we both worked on the route while waiting for the Club mail. Finished the route during the day. The day was fine but the roads were very soft. In the p.m. I rolled around the old shop lot and did some rolling on paths and looked city mud out. </p><p>Many wheels sunk with mail load. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Wednesday, March 22, 1922 I delivered mail to the Bay and round the townline and then delivered on the [Clubpar?] with [Calfs?] Lloyd, and George with the front half of the sleigh. After dinner that week’s pay to H.W.C. Gordon and got [?] The day was fine but the roads were bad and there turned with snow in some places. </p><p>Thursday, March 23, 1922 I delivered to the Bay and round the townline and Kent delivered to the Club and back with the Colts, Lloyrd, and George in the buggy. After coming home, Kent [unfnished] </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Sunday March 26 1922 Mabel and Roy and [Wendy?] to churh in the morning. Roy went in to the hospital in the afternoon to see how Charlie was getting along but they wouldn't let him in as Charlie was very weak from [hemorage?] The greater part of the day was fine. </p><p>Monday March 24 1922 I delivered to the Bay and round the townline with Dick and [Name?] and the mail waggon; [K?] delivered with the [fly?] adn the [car?] on the club [?]. When I went down to the store with the mail bag I went over to [Kinnas?] and they say they have the mail [soute?] The day was&#160; wet and the roads were bad. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Saturday, April 1, 1922 Kent went down to see about the mail but no mail came. The storm put the Hydro out of order and the telephones are all out. In the afternoon Kent went to W. E. Gordon’s and got 23 bush[els] and 30 lbs of oats at 40 cents a bushel — $9.05. The day was fine and the frost cleared off the trees. </p><p>Sunday, April 2, 1922 I walked up to Church in the morning. There were no cars running and the telephone was off. The day was very fine. </p><p>Monday, April 3, 1922 Kent delivered mail to the Bay and round the townline with Lloyd and George to the Bay and round the townline with Evelyn. I delivered on the Club Point with John. We had three days' mail as the cars didn’t run on Friday and Saturday. The greater part of the day was fine but it sprinkled rain in the evening. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Monday, May 8, 1922 After doing chores in the morning I went to town at 10 a.m. and attended to some business such as paying interest on the Pinnacle Mortgage, Doctor's bill at Holmes &amp; Co. and while waiting for the 8:40 car I went over to the Court House to hear the Truelove Case. The day was fine. </p><p>Tuesday, May 9, 1922 I put in the greater part of the day in making out my income tax report. Herb came back from Alf Langstaff’s to stay with us tonight. 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Brown $ 12.84 “ “ James Wemp 12.25 “ “ William Lusk 14.80 “ “ Alexander Kennedy 2.00 “ “ Bruce Asher 5.00 John and Mr. Alexander were picking apples at George’s for Miss Boulton. The day was fine but rather cold. Thursday Oct. 13, 1910 I took a plowing out of the cross section of the Finnister Drain. Mabel went to a meeting of the Ladie’s Aid at W. C. Gordon’s. Mr. Buck and Charlie finished taking in seed clover. The day was fine. Friday Oct. 14, 1910 I got tile from George and put down two crossings – one in the Gully Tap Drain and one in the South Branch of the Finnister Drain. A man named Mitchell came here with medicine for eczema and I got a six months’ course for $12.00. James Dunlop and Mary were here a while in the evening. The day was fine and looked like Indian Summer. Saturday Oct. 15, 1910 I went to W’burg on the 11.30 car and back to Chatham on the 3.15 car and came home on the 5.45 car. The day was fine and like Indian Summer. Sunday Oct. 16, 1910 We went down to Mabel’s home for dinner to-day. Mr Scott, Mr and Mrs Taylor were there. After coming back we went up to George’s and then spent the evening at Jas. Dunlops. The day was fine and like Indian Summer. 2 �Monday Oct. 17 1910 I ditched in the forenoon and got ladders ready for picking apples in the afternoon and looked for a stray pig. The day was fine like Indian Summer. Tuesday, Oct. 18, 1910 Mabel and I picked apples in the Frank orchard. The day was like Indian Summer. Wednesday Oct 19, 1910 We picked apples in the Frank Orchard. Mrs Snellgrove was with Mabel the most of the forenoon and did the churning. The day was fine like Indian Summer. Thursday Oct. 20, 1910 I got Georges beet plow and started plowing beet. George helped me for a little while. At noon I went over and got Dougald’s plow and Charlie plowed with it after dinner. The Indians came after dinner but I didn’t expect them till; to-morrow. The day was cloudy and turned cold in the afternoon. 3 �Friday Oct. 21, 1910 Charlie and I finished plowing out the beets we worked at them all forenoon and about an hour in the afternoon. It looked like rain and the Indians went away before they finished. It was cloudy all day and rained heavily in the evening and during the night. Saturday Oct. 22, 1910 It rained heavily last night. In the forenoon I took home George’s beet plow and cultivator and Dougald’s side plow. In the afternoon the Indians came and finished toping the beets. I paid for topping beets as follows: Jacob 7 1/3 rds x 22 rds = 162 sq rds @ 5.00 8 10 1¾ “ x 24 “ = 42 “ “ “ 5.00 2 10 Christina 3 rds X 8 ¾ rds = 26 sq rds @ 5.00 1 30 6 x 26 ¾ “ = 161 “ @5 8 05 Extra for Frank piece 30 Total 19 85 The day was cloudy and the ground wet. In the summer I paid for Blocking and thinning And for hoeing Paid Frank Lozon for hauling 1 ½ days @ 3.00 Paid Jack Files for helping to load 1 ½ days @ 1.50 Sunday Oct. 23, 1910 I went out to church The day was cloudy and cold. 4 18 37 5 25 4 50 2 25 �Monday Oct. 24, 1910 I mended hog troughs and horse boxes and worked at Forester books. The day was cloudy. Tuesday Oct. 25, 1910 After taking Maud to the car I went with Jas. Dunlop to see proposed road work and then Charlie and I went to the Point to see about Sugar beet shoot. In the afternoon Mabel and I dug potatoes. The day was cold and cloudy. Wednesday Oct 26, 1910 I took up wood in the forenoon and went to a sale of road work in the afternoon. In the evening George and I went out to a meeting at Calvin Church but got there too late. The day was cool and cloudy. Thursday Oct. 27, 1910 Charlie and Lozon and I hauled beets. Jack Files helped to load in the field. Charlie and I took out a load in the forenoon. The others came in the afternoon. Dougald and Bruce helped us to carry over the shoot. Thatcher came and put the tomb stone for Charles. It rained last night and the day was cold and windy. Friday Oct. 28, 1910 Charlie Lozon, Jack Files and myself worked at hauling out sugar beets. We have them all out but about two loads. I paid Frank Lozon for 1 ½ days @ 3.00 4 50 “ “ Jack Files “ “ “ @ 1.50 2.25 The day was cold and windy. Saturday Oct. 29, 1910 Charlie and I took out a load of beets each this forenoon and left a small load in the field. I took out the last load of beets in the afternoon. It froze quite hard last night. I went to the ‘Burg on the 7. p.m. car and came home on the 11 p.m. car. 5 �The day was cold. Sunday October 30, 1910 I went to Church in the afternoon there was a very small turn out. They decided to have free-will offering three weeks from to-day – Nov. 20. The day was cool but fine. Monday October 31, 1910 I got my wagon home from Frank Lozon’s and took up some wood commenced digging potatoes in the forenoon. Roy1 and I dug potatoes in the afternoon. The day was fine and like Indian Summer. Tuesday November 1, 1910 I finished digging potatoes to-day and put them in a pit in the garden. And took the wagon over to the Frank orchard ready for apple picking. The day was fine. Wednesday Nov. 2, 1910 I gathered wind-fall aples during the day and went to the hot chicken supper at W. C. Gordon’s in the evening. The tug took away my sugar-beet scow this afternoon. The day was a little cool but fine. Thursday Nov. 3, 1910 I finished picking apples in the Frank orchard. Mabel went over to W. C. Gordon’s to help to clean up after the chicken supper. In the evening I went over to Grants’ to see about the Marden note and found that it was paid. The day was cloudy. Friday Nov. 4, 1910 6 �We put the sheep and calves over to the Frank orchard. I repaired the rail fence along the Frank line of the Island field, took home the apples and did chores. The day was fine. Saturday, Nov. 5, 1910 I finished pitting the apples and took home a load of corn – 13 baskets – In the afternoon Mabel and I went to Wallaceburg. The day was cloudy and cold and rained a little in the evening. Sunday Nov. 6, 1910 While in Wallaceburg yesterday Dr. Thorne gave medicine to Nell and told me not to drive her to-day so I didn’t go to church. The day was cloudy and cold. Monday Nov. 7, 1910 I finished the South Branch of the Finnister Drain after taking away the Sugar beet bridge and put up the fence besides taking Maud to the car and back. In the evening I took the saw over to Mr. Martin to be filed. The day was cloudy and a few flakes of snow fell in the evening. (Note in left margin: Rev. P. M. McEachern was here re Free-will offering.) 7 �Tuesday Nov. 8, 1910 I worked at raising the floor of the drive way of the corn crib with earth taken from the cross section of the Finnister Drain. The day was fine but rather cold in the morning. We put the middle sow in the old house to fatten. Wednesday Nov. 9, 1910 I finished filling in the floor of the corn crib and also some holes in the thrash floor of the barn and took up wood and corn 5 baskets. The day was fine. Thursday Nov. 10, 1910 It rained heavily last night and at times during the day. I went to Wallaceburg on the 7 pm. Car to order bills for the Anniversary services and Free-will offering, and came back on the 11 p.m. Friday Nov. 11, 1910 I did chores and took home wood and corn in the forenoon, corn 7 baskets. In the afternoon I worked at deepening the Finnister Drain. Charlie husked corn in the front Frank field. Mr Buck plowed in the middle Finnister field. The day was cloudy and cold. Saturday Nov. 12, 1910 I did chores in the forenoon and went to Wallaceburg on the 11.30 a.m. car to get the bills for the Calvin Anniversary. I got returns for my sugar beets as follows: lbs. tare % Beets – Gross 52265 2.25 – clean 51089 – 15.9 $148 16 Seed - $4.60 – freight 9.15 – check 134.41 148 16 Price per ton $5.80 The day was cloudy and rather cold. 8 �Sunday Nov. 13, 1910 The Dover Church held their anniversary services to-day so there was no church at Calvin. Mabel’s folks had dinner here. In the afternoon I went down to the Club house for a while. Mr Douglas treated us real well and gave me a pair of ducks when leaving. The day was fine. Monday November 14, 1910 I took home wood and corn and did chores and got ready to go to Wallaceburg with Mr Douglas to the Masonic Lodge but a snow storm came on in the afternoon and we didn’t go. Mr. Buck finished plowing the wheat part of the middle Finnister field. Charlie husked corn in the front Frank field. The forenoon was fine but became stormy in the afternoon. Tuesday November 15, 1910 I worked at the Finnister Drain but as I had a pain in my shoulder I couldn’t hold the scraper very well. There was enough snow in the morning to whiten the ground but it soon melted away. One of Sam Templeton’s boys came and got George’s ram. Wednesday Nov. 16 I went to Wallaceburg on the 7.45 a.m. car to send off the Forester’s money and came back on the 9 car. My shoulder was still lame and I did nothing but chores and took up a load of wood. The day was cloudy and cool. Thursday November 17, 1910 I did nothing but chores and bring up some wood and corn. Mr Buck butchered the lamb in the forenoon. In the evening I went to the Forester’s court. Dougald and Maggie were here while I was away. The day was cloudy. 9 �Friday November 18, 1910 After doing chores in the morning I took Maud over to the 10.15 car and went up to James Wemps’ for dinner and went over to the Baldoon place to see Hebert, he gave me a check for 107 15. On my way back for Maud I called at Arthur Wemp’s and got his dues. $ 17 60 James Wemp paid his dues 5 90 It snowed a little and the day was cloudy. Saturday Nov. 19, 1910 I did chores in the morning and Mabel and I went to Wallaceburg and I went through to Chatham on the 12.45 car and came home on the 5.45. The day was fine but a little cold. Sunday Nov. 20, 1910 Anniversary services were held at Calvin Church at 11 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. Mabel and I attended both services. The free-will offering amounted to $29 00. The day was very fine. Rev M. C. Fair conducted the services. Monday November 21, 1910 After doing chores in the forenoon I went Mrs. Templeton’s funeral in the afternoon. Paid John Scott the Church note $ 25 00 Interest on note 75 The day was cloudy, sprinkling rain and rather disagreeable. Tuesday Nov. 22, 1910 I worked at the Finnister Drain. It is finished all but about an hour’s work at the gate. I expect to get Charlie to help me finish it tomorrow. Charlie took a load of wheat to the fourteenth this forenoon and cleaned up another ready for to-morrow morning. 10 �It snowed last night but it soon melted away; the greater part of the day was fine. Wednesday Nov. 23, 1910 I did chores in the forenoon. Charlie went to the 14th con with a load of wheat; he intended to help me to finish the Finnister Drain in the afternoon but it rained. The forenoon was rather fine but it rained in the afternoon. Thursday Nov. 24, 1910 After doing chores in the forenoon I went to Wallaceburg on the 11.30 car and paid my note at Bank of Toronto $58.65 It was rather fine in the forenoon but rained in the afternoon. Friday Nov. 25, 1910 When I took Maud to the car I kept on to the Baldoon place to see the leaks in the gas line and walked over the place and through the bush. And then went to see James Wemp. In the afternoon Charlie helped me to finish the Finnister Drain through the gate. In the morning the day was cloudy but cleared up and was fine in the afternoon. Saturday Nov. 26, 1910 I did chores in the morning and went to Chatham on the 10.15 car. Paid Geo. Stephens account $23.00 The day was cloudy. Sunday Nov. 27, 1910 I went to church in the afternoon. The roads were rather muddy. The day was cloudy with a cold N. E. wind. There was a small turn out at church. Monday Nov. 28, 1910 I did chores and took in a load of wood and 6 ½ baskets of corn. 11 �Alex and John Peterkin came along here hunting. George and Snellgrove cleaned out the brush and grass out of the Finnister Drain. George went with Alex and John shooting Quail in the afternoon. It rained last night and the day was cloudy and disagreeable. Tuesday Nov. 29, 1910 Mr Buck, Charlie and James Dunlop came here and butchered the pig to-day. The day was cold and stormy and the roads muddy. Wednesday Nov. 30, 1910 I did chores and took up some wood. I plowed furrows through the beet field and the middle field to the South Branch of the Finnister Drain. In the evening I went out to a managers meeting at Calvin. It snowed a little during the day and was stormy. Thursday December 1st 1910 I did chores in the forenoon. In the afternoon two of Dougald’s Indians came to cut wood. It snowed last night and at times to-day and was stormy. Friday December 2, 1910 The two Indians came and cut wood again to-day. I paid them each $1.50 $3.00 They agreed to cut the wood after this at 60 cents a cord and their dinner. I did chores and took up a load of wood and six baskets of corn. The day was rather fine. Saturday December 3, 1910 I did chores in the forenoon and went to Wallaceburg on the 11.30 car and ordered 25 posts sent to the 15 con. per Electric car. And back to Chatham on the 5.45. There was snow on the ground. 12 �The day was cloudy but not cold. Sunday December 4, 1910 I did chores in the forenoon and went to Calvin Church in the afternoon. Through a mistake a minister named Davidson and a Layman named Paterson were there to address the congregation on systematic missionary giving. The day was fine – some of the people came in sleighs. Monday Dec. 5, 1910 I did chores and took home wood and 7 baskets of corn and put manure on the potato pit. I tied up Daisy’s colt and put all the horse in the stable to-day. The day was cold. Tuesday 6, 1910 I did nothing but chores today. Mr Buck and Charlie put the manure spreader into the corn crib. The day was fine but very cold. Wednesday December 7, 1910 I did chores and put the nine pigs in the outside pen, into the log house. Mabel and I went over to Dougald’s in the evening. Dougald paid his Court dues $12 43 The day was cold and stormy. Thursday Dec. 8, 1910 I did nothing but chores and took up ten baskets of corn. The day was cold and stormy. Friday December 9, 1910 I did chores and took in some wood. Jacob Mac came over and got the pigs head. 40 cents The weather cleared up and the day was mild and fine. 13 �Saturday Dec. 10, 1910 I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car and came back on the 4.30 which was late. I intended running for councellor but John Coveny and others advised me to run for Deputy Reeve. The day was stormy and there is enough snow for good sleighing now. Sunday Dec. 11, 1910 Mabel and I went out to Church with the team and cutter. Rev. M. C. Fair of Wallaceburg preached on Missionary giving. The day was cloudy. There is enough snow but the road is rough. Monday December 12, 1910 I did chores and took up wood and five baskets of corn and went to ? #312 in the evening. Mr Buck gave us a quarter of beef. The day was fine. Tuesday December 13, 1910 I went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. car and attended a meeting of Presbytery. The day was fine but cold. Wednesday December 14, 1910 We did chores in the forenoon and took an early dinner and went out to Hagerty’s to Earl Crawford’s wedding. The day was fine and the sleighing good. Thursday Dec. 15, 1910 I did chores and went to the Forester’s meeting in the evening. I was re-elected Financial Secretary. The day was very stormy. Friday December 16, 1910 I did chores. The Indians said they were going to Walpole tomorrow till after New Years so I paid them for 8 cords @ 60 14 �The day was rather cold but fine. $5 00 Saturday December 17, 1910 After doing chores I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car, which was late and came back on the 4.30 car. Several of the ratepayers wanted me to run for Deputy Reeve. The day was fine. Sunday December 18, 1910 Mabel and I went out to Church. The day was fine. Monday December 19, 1910 After taking Maud to the car and doing chores I went to see Hebert at the Baldoon place re Deputy Reeve &c and on my way back I took home the bundle of wire that was at the 14 con. but while Mr. Kearns and I were loading it the horses took fright and ran away over to Joe Wallace’s place, after coming back Herb Lewis helped us to load it. It snowed last night and the day was rather stormy and cold. Hebert paid on rent of lot 29 B.D.N. $63 00 Robert Rankin was here and paid Powell’s dues 9 98 and talked about election. Tuesday December 20, 1910 I did chores and got my Forester books ready for the auditors. In the evening I went up to James Wemp’s and he and Jas Jackson looked over the accounts and signed a report. The day was cold and windy. Wednesday Dec 21, 1910 I did chores in the forenoon and went to the School entertainment in the afternoon. The day was fine but cold. 15 �Thursday Dec. 22, 1910 I did nothing but chores to-day. After dark Mable and I caught some old hens and put them in a box, ready to take to the 14 con. store to-morrow. The day was fine and not very cold. Friday Dec. 23, 1910 I took chickens, ducks and turkeys to the 14 con. store in the forenoon. Charlie took Mabel and Maud to the 12.45 car to go to Chatham. I met the 4.30 car to take them home. It snowed all day and was very disagreeable for the snow was wet. For chickens, ducks and turkeys $17.69 Saturday Dec. 24, 1910 I did chores in the morning and went to Chatham on the 10.15 car. I decided to run for Deputy Reeve. The day was fine and the sleighing was good. I arranged to get Hebert to put down a well on the Baldoon place. Sunday December 25, 1910 Merry Christmas! After doing chores in the forenoon we all went down to Mabel’s home for our Christmas dinner. I left for Calvin Church a little after two o’clock. The day was fine and the sleighing good. Monday Dec. 26, 1910. I started to go to the nomination on the 10.15 car but the car was late and I drove through. The sleighing was good except in a few places when the snow was banked. The following nominations were made Reeve – Theo B. Carron and Wm Elgie Deputy Reeve – H. N. Bechard, John E. Doolittle and Peter Crawford. Mr. Bechard withdrew 16 �Councillors – H. Smith, A. L’Ecinger, Thos. Bourdeau, J. W. Lewis and Wade L. Dunlop. The day was a little stormy. Tuesday Dec. 27, 1910 I did chores in the morning and went to Wallaceburg on the 9 a.m. car and after dinner went to the Baldoon farm. I came back on the 3.15 car which was about an hour late. The day was fine and the sleighing good. Wednesday, Dec. 28, 1910 I went to Chatham on the 7 a.m. car which was late and didn’t get to Chatham till about 10 owing to snow on the line. I saw several of the voters in Chatham during the day and went through the Wood Survey with Wm Askin in the evening. The day was wet and disagreeable. Friday Dec. 30, 1910. I went down to Mr. Garvis and got one of his boys – Delos – to go with me down the river; we had dinner at Robert Jubenville’s and then went to Peltiers and back after Delos left me I went round by Alfie Cheff’s and then home. The day was fine but rather cold. Saturday Dec. 31, 1910 I went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. car. The day was fine and the sleighing good. I came back on the 8.50 p.m. car. Sunday January 1, 1911 We all went down to Mabel’s home for dinner. I went out to Calvin Church in the afternoon. Dougald came here for his ballot box this evening. The day was mild and the snow thawed some. 17 �Monday January 2, 1911 I went down to Pain Court and stayed there till nearly five o’clock. I called at Mitchell’s Bay on my way home to get the election returns. I was 72 behind without hearing from the Baldoon farm. The day was fine: it thawed in the forenoon but turned cold in the afternoon. Tuesday Jan. 3, 1911 I did chores and took up a load of wood to-day. Alex. Peterkin came here in the afternoon and stayed till after supper. The day was rather cold. Wednesday Jan 4, 1911. I did chores and helped Charlie Files to take five head of cattle to his place. The day was very cold. Thursday Jan. 5, 1911. I did nothing but chores. The day was very cold. Alex. Peterkin was here in the evening. Friday Jan. 6, 1910 I did nothing but chores. It snowed last night and this morning so there is plenty of snow and good sleighing again. Saturday Jan. 7, 1911 I did nothing but chores. The day was mild and fine. Sunday January 8, 1911 I went to Church in the afternoon. Rev M. C. Fair of Wallaceburg preached. It thawed last night and this morning but became stormy in the afternoon and it is blowing and freezing now, 8.30 p.m. 18 �Monday Jan. 9, 1911 I did chores and sorted papers in my desk. Alex. Peterkin called in for a while in the afternoon. There was a strong wind last night. The day was rather fine. Tuesday January 10, 1911 I did chores and took up a load of wood. Alex. Peterkin called in here in the evening. The day was fine. Wednesday Jan. 11, 1911. After doing chores I went to Wallaceburg with Alex Peterkin. Endorsed note at Scotts for $75.00 Chapple’s machine came here from Lozon’s to thrash clover but owing to the rain they didn’t thresh any. Maud came home and she and Charley went to a party at Coveny’s. It was wet and disagreeable all day. Thursday January 12, 1911. I started in the morning to take Maude over to the car but Nell wasn’t shod and it was so slippery that we had to turn back. After dinner I went up to Garnier’s and had Nell shod. Chapple finished threshing clover and went to George’s in the afternoon. The day was fine. Friday, January 13, 1911. I did chores to-day. In the afternoon David Hebert came here and settled for balance of rent $80.00 They finished threshing George’s clover and two loads for Frank Lozon. The day was cloudy and it rained after dark. 19 �Saturday January 14, 1911. I did chores in the forenoon. In the afternoon I went up to Garnier’s to get Daisy shod; Mabel went with me; Garnier wasn’t home so I left Mabel with Lena and went to the center and got Daisy shod there and then we went to Wemps. The day was cloudy and it thawed quite a bit. Sunday January 15, 1911 I went to Church in the afternoon. The day was cold and fine and the roads good for wheeling. Monday January 16, 1911 I did chores and took home a load of wood. In the evening Mabel and I went down to Peterkins to see Jean and Currie but they had gone home in the morning. The day was cold and the roads good. Tuesday January 17, 1911. I did chores in the forenoon and went to Chatham on the 12.45 car. Paid Thatcher and sow $21.00 Paid W. C. McArthur for S. supply 5.00 “ Warren Martin 2.50 “ I L. Micholls dentistry .50 The day was very fine and the roads were good. Wednesday Jan. 18, 1911. I did chores in the forenoon. In the afternoon Mabel went to Ladies’ Aid at Tempelton’s and I worked at Church and Forester books. The day was very fine. Thursday January 19, 1911 I did chores during the day. In the evening I went to Court Dover Centre. Mr. Harrington visited the court. 20 �The day was cloudy and disagreeable. Friday January 20, 1911 I did chores took home wood and worked at my Forester books. The day was mild. Saturday January 21, 1911 I did chores in the forenoon and went to the ‘Burg on the 11.30 car. I saw Indians about cutting wood. It thawed last night but it turned cold and commenced freezing in the afternoon. Sunday January 22, 1911. I went to Church in the afternoon. The day was fine and the roads good. Monday January 23rd, 1911. I worked nearly all day at making out Church reports. The day was fine. Tuesday January 24, 1911. Dougald was here a while in the forenoon and while he was here Jake Indian came and stayed for dinner. After dinner I went to the Annual meeting at Calvin Church. The butcher came and got the calf at $7. The day was fine. Wednesday Jan. 25, 1911. I did chores to-day The day was soft and fine. Thursday Jan. 26, 1911. I did chores and cleaned out the cow stable. George came here in the forenoon and waited till after dinner. It thawed last night and was very soft to-day. 21 �Friday Jan 27, 1911. I did chores and took up a load of 15 baskets of corn. It thawed last night and to-day and it is getting very soft and muddy. Maud came home to-night. Saturday January 28, 1911. I did chores and took in a load of wood. It thawed during the day so that the water has soaked down from the surface. The day was fine and like spring. Sunday Jan. 29, 1911 I did chores in the forenoon and went to Church in the afternoon. The roads were muddy and the day was cloudy. Monday January 30, 1911. I did chores during the day and went to a Masonic Banquet at Wallaceburg in the evening. The day was fine but cold and the roads were hard and rough. Tuesday January 31, 1911. I did nothing but chores. Four Indians came and cut wood for us to-day. It snowed a little and the day was cloudy and rather disagreeable. Wednesday February 1st, 1911. In the forenoon I did chores and took provisions over to Dougald’s Camp for the Indians. James Dunlop and family were here for a while in the evening. The four Indians cut wood here again to-day. Thursday February 2, 1911. I did chores and took in wood and got everything ready for going to Windsor to-morrow. The four Indians cut wood again to-day. Jake and his brother came from the Island in the afternoon. 22 �The day was cold and cloudy but the sun came out a little while in the afternoon. Friday February 3, 1911. W. C. Gordon and I went to Chatham on the 7 a.m. car and on the 8.38 G.T.R. car for Windsor. We came back on the 12.40 car to Chatham and home on the 2.15 car. The day was cold and cloudy. Saturday Feb. 4, 1911 I did chores and settled up with the Indians for the wood and logs they cut. Silas and John 21 cords @ 60 12.60 Logs 501 ft @ $1 per M .50 Matthew and Henry 14 ¼ cords @ 60 8.55 Logs 706 ft @ $1 per M .70 Jake and Peter, 7 cords @ 60 4.20 Log 120 ft @ $1 per M .12 Total $26.67 The day was fine. Sunday Feb. 5, 1911. After doing chores in the morning Mabel and I went up to George’s for a while and while we were there Dougald came in. I went to Church in the afternoon. The day was cold and the roads rough. Monday Feb. 6, 1911. I did nothing but chores to-day. The Indians came here in the afternoon and got six pounds of pork and said that they would come to cut wood to-morrow. The day was cold and stormy with wind and snow. 23 �Tuesday February 7, 1911. I did chores in the forenoon. The six Indians came back to-day and cut wood. In the afternoon I went out to a meeting of the Managers at Calvin Church. A resolution was unanimously passed asking Mr. McEachern to resign. The day was fine. Wednesday Feb. 8, 1911. I did chores. The Indians cut wood. I paid John & Silas for 12 ½ cords @ 60 c 7.50 And for two logs .15 The other Indians will come back to-morrow to finish. The day was fine. Thursday Feb. 9, 1911. I took twelve pigs to the 14 concession in the forenoon, they weighed 1910 lbs. At $7 per hundred $133.70 The Indians finished cutting wood Henry & Matthew cut 10 ½ cords @ 60 c 6.30 And 2 logs 196 ft + 144 = 340 @ $1 per M .34 Jake & Peeo cut 13 cords @ 60 c 7.80 John & Silas, to-day cut 1 ½ cords @ 60 c .90 The day was very fine Total no. of cords 78 ¼ @ 60 46.95 Logs 166 ? ft @ $1 1.66 $ 48.61 Friday Feb. 10, 1911. I did chores in the forenoon. In the afternoon W. C. Gordon and I went to the Dover Manse and gave Mr. McEachern a resolution from the Board of Managers. Alex Templeton met us on the way back; we heard that Mr. Ferguson went there later on. The day was fine. 24 �(In the margin: Thainig laable Bhlackie) Saturday Feb. 11, 1911 After doing chores in the morning I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car and came back on the 2.15 car and went through to Wallaceburg and went over to the Manse and had a talk with Rev. McFail. The day was very fine. Sunday, Feb. 12, 1911 I didn’t go to church to-day. John Peterkin was here for dinner. The day was mild and cloudy. Monday February 13, 1911. I did chores in the forenoon. After dinner George and I started to see Rev. Norman Lindsay at Dresden but telephoned from W. C. Gordon’s and found he was away to Toronto; and we came back home. The day was cloudy and sprinkled rain at times. (In the margin: Thainig laable Spot.) Tuesday February 14, 1911. I went over to the car with Maud in the morning but the cars didn’t run and we came home again. I took home some wood in the afternoon. It rained and stormed nearly all day. Wednesday February 15, 1911. I took Maud to the car and did chores and went to Wallaceburg on the 11:30 car and sent off the Foresters report $95.58 After I came home Roy and I drove Brockie and Rose over to Charlie Files. In the evening Mr. Gervais the Assessor came. The day was mild and cloudy. 25 �Thursday Feb. 16, 1911. I did chores in the forenoon. John C. Steers put up a chimney on the Snellgrove house. In the evening I went to Court Dover Centre. The day was fine but the road is very muddy. Friday Feb. 17, 1911. I did nothing but chores. The day was cloudy and rained at times. There is a sleet falling now. 11.45 Saturday Feb. 18, 1911. After doing chores in the morning I went to Chatham to attend a Liberal Convention. Census enumerators were appointed in each polling division. I was appointed for No. 8 including No. 9. Mabel went to Wallaceburg to do a cooking sale. I came back from Chatham on the 4:30 car and walked home. Mabel came from Wallaceburg on the 5.45. It snowed last night but melted away during the day. The greater part of the day was fine but the roads were muddy. Sunday Feb. 19, 1911. I didn’t go to Church. George and family were here for a while in the evening. It froze last night and the road is rough. It was cold all day and it is freezing hard now – 10.20 p.m. Monday February 20, 1911. After doing chores in the morning, George and I went to Dresden to see Rev. N. Lindsay. The roads were rough; we got back about 4.40 p.m. The day was cold but fine in the afternoon. Tuesday February 21, 1911. I did chores and took home three loads of wood in the forenoon. In the afternoon I went to Wallaceburg and talked to J. S. Fraser and Rev. M. C. Fair. 26 �The day was cold. Wednesday Feb. 22, 1911. I did chores and made up accounts. The day was cloudy and rather cold. Thursday February 23, 1911. After doing chores in the morning I got George’s Horse and buggie and went round to get names on a petition. I went over to Dougald’s and over to W. C. Gordon’s and then out to the townline and back to the 14th and had dinner at Langstaff’s. At W. Bourne’s I spilled ink on my paper and turned back. After getting another paper I went back and Hurly Forbes came with me. The day was fine. Friday February 24, 1911. After doing chores I got George’s horse and buggy and W. C. Gordon went with me along the 15th con. and over to Alfred Fry’s for dinner. The day was fine. Saturday February 25, 1911 I went to Chatham on the 12.45 car and from Chatham to the ‘Burg on the 4:30. The day was very fine. Sunday February 26, 1911 There was no church at Calvin to-day. The greater part of the day was cloudy and the roads are muddy. Monday February 27, 1911. After doing chores in the forenoon I drove up to George’s and got his horse and Buggy and got the balance of the names on a petition re minister. The day was cloudy and the roads were muddy. 27 �Tuesday February 28, 1911. I did chores and took up wood in the forenoon and went down to Peterkin’s in the afternoon. The day was cold and the road rough. Wednesday March 1, 1911. I worked at writing letters and making up church books and Statements. Mabel went out to Ladies Aid at Langstaff’s. The day was fine. Thursday March 2, 1911. Maud and I made out church reports and statements in the forenoon and Mable and I went to Wallaceburg in the afternoon. The day was fine and the roads are getting dry. Friday March 3, 1911 I did chores in the forenoon. In the afternoon I went over to W. C. Gordon’s and talked to Rev. M. C. Fair and Rev. N. Lindsay re Ministers resignation. Mr. Lindsay said that Mr. McEachern had resigned to be in effect on April 20th inst(?). The day was cold and windy. Saturday March 4, 1911. I did chores and took up wood and went down to see Georg’s sugar camp. The day was cold and windy with flurries of snow. Sunday March 5, 1911. I didn’t go to Church to-day but wrote a letter to John. The day was cloudy and it snowed after dark. Monday March 6, 1911. I did chores and took in two loads of wood. It snowed last night but it is nearly all gone now. 28 �The day was fine. Tuesday March 7, 1911. I went into Chatham on the 9 a.m. car and attended a meeting of Presbytery. George and W. C. Gordon also attended. Mr. McEachern put in his resignation. The day was fine but cold. Wednesday March 8, 1911. I did chores during the day. In the evening Mabel and I went to the Box social at Calvin Church. Mr. Crummer was here and had dinner with us. The day was fine. Thursday March 9, 1911 I did chores and worked at burning grass on the Island field. The day was fine but it is raining a little now – 10.15 p.m. Friday March 10, 1911. I did chores to-day and started laying the fence close to the Island. The day was fine. Saturday March 11, 1911. I went to Wallaceburg with three bags of wheat and five bags of oats for chop and took home the church statements. The roads were good and the day was fine. Sunday March 12, 1911. I didn’t go to Church. The day was wet and disagreeable. Geo. went out and said that Wilson Taylor preached. (In the margin: Two lams came to-day.) Monday March 13, 1911. I worked at putting the fence around the Island in the forenoon. In the afternoon Lockert came and butchered the two calves. He paid $13.00 29 �The day was fine but the roads were bad. I went to Wallaceburg to a Masonic Banquet in the evening and came home on a special car at 1 a.m. Tuesday March 14, 1911. I worked at moving the fence over to the edge of the Island. The day was very fine. Wednesday March 15, 1911. I worked for a while at moving rails from the old ditch in close to the Island but the wind blew so strong and it was so cold that I came home and did chores. The day was cold and windy. Thursday March 16, 1911. I did chores to-day and made up my Forester’s books and went to the Court in the evening. Last night and to-day was very cold and windy. Friday March 17, 1911. I did chores and finished pulling pannels(?) of rails to the Island and took a load of posts to the far end of the Island. It was milder to-day. Saturday March 18, 1911. I hauled out blocks and posts for the fence round the Island. It snowed last night and I used the sleigh in the morning but the snow melted away and I took the wagon in the afternoon. The day turned out fine and thawed so that it was muddy in the evening. Sunday March 19, 1911. Mable and Maude and I went out to Church in the afternoon. Rev. M. C. Fair of Wallaceburg preached from John * verses 40, 41 and 42. The day was fine but the roads were a little heavy. 30 �(In the margin: Thainig day nan an-diagh.) Monday March 20, 1911. I took home my cedar posts from the car line at the 10 con. The day was fine but windy. Tuesday March 21, 1911. I hitched up Kate and Jim and hauled rails for the fence around the Island. During the noon hour I burned the grass and weeds on the foundation of the old rail fence. The day was very fine. Wednesday March 22, 1911 I worked at my Forester’s books in the forenoon in the afternoon I cut some trees at the end of the Island. Mable went over to a meeting of the Ladies’ Aid at W. C. Gordon’s. The day was wet and disagreeable in the morning but became clear and cold in the afternoon. Thursday March 23, 1911. I worked at cutting down trees at the far end of the Island and cutting posts and laying them in place, &c John was here a while in the evening. The ground was frozen hard this morning and it was rather cold all day. (In the margin: Thainig uan(?) an dingh) Friday March 24, 1911. I worked with my team – Jim and Kate. In the forenoon I pulled out blocks to put under the fence and pulled away pannels of rails and trees and brush from the fence on the line between the Island and the Frank place in the afternoon. It froze last night but to-day was very fine. Saturday March 25, 1911. 31 �I worked at clearing away the fence on the Frank line. We burned the old grass on part of the Island. Maud went to Wallaceburg in the afternoon. The day was very fine. Sunday March 26, 1911. I went to Calvin Church in the afternoon. Rev. Mr. Kay preached from PS 31:19 and cited the congregation to appear through their representatives to give reasons for or against the resignation of P. M. McEachern. The following were appointed to go to the meeting of Presbytery on Tuesday: - Alfred E. Fry, J. C. Ferguson, Geo. Crawford and Alex. Gordon sr. with W. C. Gordon and Peter Crawford, members of Session. The day was cloudy and it rained in the evening and it is raining now 9.50 p.m. Monday March 27, 1911. I did chores to-day. We went down to Mabel’s home in the forenoon and Charlie put a new handle in my ax. We waited for dinner. I trained at times during the day and it is snowing and storming how – 9.50 p.m. Tuesday March 28, 1911. I went to Chatham along with W. C. Gordon, Alf. Fry, George Crawford to a Presbytery meeting re: the resignation of Rev. P. M. McEachern. The day was rather wintry. Wednesday March 29th 1911 I did nothing but chores today. The day was cloudy and it began snowing the evening and now the ground is white. Thursday March 30, 1911 I didn’t do anything but chores. 32 �It snowed last night and remained on the ground ll day. Mabel went over to W. C. Gordon’s in the afternoon. Friday March 31, 1911. Henry and Cephas Thomas were here to day putting down post holes. I marked out and staked the places for the posts and did chores. The day was fine and the snow melted. Saturday April 1st, 1911. The Indians Henry and Cephas came again today and finished putting down post holes, and put up the rail fence on the East side of the Island and tore down the rail fence on the Frank line &c It froze quite hard last night and the day was cold and stormy at times. Sunday April 2, 1911. I didn’t go to Church to-day. The roads were bad. The day was cloudy. Monday April 2, 1911. I went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. car to a meeting of Presbytery re Church Union. In the afternoon I went over to the Court house. The day was cold. Tuesday April 4, 1911. It rained all day. We went down to Mabel’s home after dinner and got the hame fastened to the harness. Wednesday April 5, 1911. I did chores and worked at clearing the fence row on the Frank line. The day was cloudy and sprinkled rain at times. Thursday April 6, 1911. 33 �I did chores and finished cleaning out the fence row on the Frank line. Charlie cut the bar out of the Files Drain at the Balm tree. The wheat looks well. The day was cloudy. Friday April 7, 1911. I did chores and worked at clearing the fence row on the Frank line. The day was fine and the roads are drying fast. Mr. Buck and Charlie took home hay and straw. Saturday April 8, 1911 I re-built the fence on the Frank line between the gate and the old Finnister Drain. In the forenoon I took out the blocks to put under the fence and took back a load of wood. Mabel and Maude went up to see Mrs. Jack Gardiner in the evening and didn’t get back till 12 p.m. The greater part of the day was cloudy and rather cold. Sunday April 9th 1911 Maude and I went to Calvin Church. Maud went home with Earl and Myrtle and is not back yet 10.30 p.m. We all went down to Mabel’s home for supper. Mabel and Charlie went down to Carry Mills to see the sick children; they are getting better. The day was fine and the roads are drying fast. Monday April 10, 1911 I went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. car and to Thamesville on the 10.51 car. Rev. J. C. Tolmie, Rev. N. Lindsay and I went out to a meeting at Kent Bridge at 2.30 p.m. and back to Thamesville for a meeting at 8 p.m. Kent Bridge agreed to unite with Thamesville and to pay $250 per annum. Thamesville also agreed to unite. The day was very fine. Tuesday April 11, 1911 34 �The commission stayed at Dr. Stewarts last night. Rev. N. Lindsay and I came back to Chatham on the 8 a.m. train and I came home on the 9 a.m. Electric car. I burned old grass and weeds on the Island in the afternoon. The day was very fine. 35 �Wednesday April 12, 1911. I worked at my Forester books and worked for about an hour at cutting sprouts from the stumps in the Island pasture. It rained last night and rained at times and was cloudy all day. Thursday April 13, 1911 I rained last night. I did chores and worked about an hour at cutting sprouts from the stump along the Frank line. Mabel and George’s Min went to the Methodist pancake social where Maude is to give a solo on the violin. The day was wet and cloudy. Friday April 14, 1911 I did chores; took up blocks for the fence for a lane to the Island pasture and removed some of the fence. George and his men were putting down posts for a fence in front of our house. The day was very fine. Saturday April 15th, 1911. I re-built the fence from the Finnister Drain to the Island pasture in the forenoon and hauled rails for a fence from the New to the old Finnister Drain in the afternoon. The day was windy but rather fine. Sunday April 16, 1911. I didn’t go to church to-day. Mable and Min went down to the English Church at the Bay this evening. The day was very fine. Monday, April 17, 1911. After doing chores I hitched up Kate and Jim and after brightening the plow in the pig pasture I went over to the brushy field on the Frank place and started to plow but it plowed so tough that I thought I would leave it as a pasture a year or two longer. 36 �After dinner we took in the sheep but one lamb was missing and we put them out again. I then took some posts for Charlie to make a bridge over the Finnister Drain at the Frank line. Mabel and Minnie went down to the fish supper at the Bay this evening. The day was fine. Tuesday April 18, 1911. Besides doing chores I worked at building fence and packed the earth round the posts on the Frank line and went to Wallaceburg in the evening. The day was fine. Wednesday April 19, 1911 I did nothing but chores to-day. It rained all day. Maude and Lola Clark came home on the 4.30 car from Chatham. Maud had been out to Lola’s for an Easter visit. Thursday April 20, 1911. I finished packing the earth round the posts along the Frank line as far as the end of the Island. I put out the horses to the pasture across the road. I went to the Forester’s meeting in the evening and took Maude and Lola round to Earl’s. The day was fine. Friday April 21, 1911. I burned brush along the Miles line and took home some wood besides doing chores. The day was cloudy and it rained at times. Saturday April 22, 1911. I did chores in the forenoon and went to Chatham on the 12:45 car and collected Foresters’ dues. Maude and Lola went over to Oliver Owen’s in the afternoon and got home about 10 p.m. 37 �The day was cloudy and cold. Sunday April 23, 1911. I didn’t go to church to-day. Maude and Lola went down to the Bay Church and didn’t get back in time for me to go to Calvin. The greater part of the day was fine. It sprinkled a little at times. Monday April 24, 1911. Mabel took Maude and Lola over to the car. After doing chores I worked at cutting and burning brush along the Miles line. The day was very fine. Tuesday April 25, 1911. Charlie and I str&ched the barbed wire along the Frank line today. The day was fine. (In the margin: We put the cows out to pasture to-day.) Wednesday April 26th, 1911 I went to the Burg this forenoon and sent the Foresters dues to R. Mathison. In the afternoon I cut and burned brush along the Finnister line. The day was very fine. Thursday April 27, 1911. I worked at cleaning the fence row at the far end of the Frank line and finished it as far as the Maple tree. Zeb. Hebert was here and I paid for a well. $6.00 Charlie drilled in oats in the front Frank-field. Maude went down this evening to Rose Higley’s birthday party. The day was very fine. 38 �Friday April 28th 1911. I finished cutting and burning the brush and trash on the far end of the Frank line and then worked at gathering and burning the trash along the foundation of the old fence along the drain beside the Island where I intend to put potatoes. Charlie cultivated in the middle Finester field. The day was very fine. Saturday April 29, 1911. It rained last night and at times during the day. I took in a load of wood and put the horses out in the pasture across the road. I worked a while at fixing the rail fence East of the Island and picking up trash off the ground where I intend to plant potatoes. Sunday April 30, 1911. I didn’t go tot Church to-day. George said that Fred Ward preached. George Johnson and Pearl came here about 2 p.m. Charlie and Fern came about five and they all stayed till after supper. George and Min and the children came in the evening and stayed till 10 p.m. The day was very fine. Monday May 1st 1911. It rained heavily last night so that the land is too wet to work. Charlie and I worked for a while in the morning at a bridge over the Finnister Drain at the Frank line but it rained and we came home. In the afternoon I cleaned up trash on my potato ground along the Island. It rained at times during the day. Tuesday May 2nd, 1911. It was very cold last night. I trimmed the sprouts off the stumps in the Island pasture in the forenoon. In the afternoon I grubbed brush and burned trash in the pig field and I got Charlie to go to Georges with me for a load of hay. The day was cold and windy. 39 �Wednesday May 3, 1911. I worked at grubbing and burning trash in the pig field and finished burning trash on the potato ground along the Island pasture. Charlie went to Chatham. The day was fine but cold. Thursday May 4, 1911 I went out to the pasture this morning and got Kit and Jim and pulled the trees out of the Old Finnister Drain then fixed the fence at the end of the Island pasture and pulled up the old oak stumps in the pig field. Charlie cultivated in the middle Finnister field. Stephens and Huff were here re – Piano. The day was very fine. Friday May 5, 1911. After doing chores and helping Charlie to clean seed oats I plowed in the Middle Finister field. Charlie drilled in oats in the East side of the same field. At noon we took off Nell and Daisy’s shoes and trimmed all the horses’ feet. The day was fine. Saturday May 6, 1911. I helped Charlie to plow in the middle Finnister field. The day was very fine. Sunday May 7, 1911. I went out to Church, round by the 14 con. Rev. Roberts the Baptist minister of Wallaceburg preached. James Dunlop and family were here a while in the evening. The day was very fine. Monday May 8th 1911 I helped Charlie to plow in the middle Finnister field we finished his part. The day was very fine. 40 �Tuesday May 9th 1911. I went to Chatham on the 7 a.m. car to a pro re nata meeting of Presbytery and came back on the 2.15 car. The day was very fine. (In the margin: Reddy’s calf came today.) Wednesday May 10, 1911 Charlie and I went to Jas. Dunlop’s and I got six bags of oats weighing 501 lbs. on his scales and 506 on our scales; we then cleaned up 7 bags of oats for seed. In the afternoon I plowed for sugar beets. It rained in the forenoon but the afternoon was fine. Thursday May 11, 1911. I plowed for sugar beets. After dinner I went over to Egypt and got the horses. Dr. Thorne castrated two colts and attended to swellings on Jim and Flora. His charge was paid $5.00 After he went away I went out and plowed for about an hour. Charlie finished drilling in oats. The day was very fine. Friday May 12, 1911. I plowed for beets in the little field next to the Island pasture. The day was fine. Saturday May 13th, 1911. I finished plowing in the little field next to the Island and harrowed the lower part of it and rolled it all. Mabel and Maud and Charlie went to Chatham. It froze ice on the watering trough last night. The day was fine. 41 �Sunday May 14, 1911. Tom. Fox and Ella came here a little before dinner time and stayed till after supper. I went out to Church. Rev. McTait preached from Isaiah VI and 8 and declared the pulpit vacant. The day was fine. Monday May 15, 1911. I plowed for a little while in the morning for early potatoes and put in the rest of the day plowing for sugar beets in the Frank neck field. In the evening I went to a joint meeting of Calvin and Dover at the Dover Church. The day was fine. Tuesday May 16, 1911. I plowed for beets in the Frank neck field. Mr. Buck and Charlie plowed for corn in the Island Frank field and front Frank field. The greater part of the day was cloudy. Wednesday May 17, 1911. I plowed in the Frank neck field it is nearly finished. Mr. Buck and Charlie are plowing for corn. It rained last night but the day was fine. Thursday May 18, 1911. I finished plowing the Frank neck field and the three cornered potato ground and then disc harrowed the field next to the Island and nearly finished cross harrowing it. Mr. Buck and Charlie plowed for corn in the Frank Island field. The day was fine but rather warm. 42 �Friday May 19, 1911. I finished harrowing and rolling the Island field for beets and then harrowed and rolled the Frank neck field. While I was getting the slip out of the Island pasture in the morning the horses ran away with the harrows but didn’t do much harm. Mr. Buck and Charlie finished plowing for corn in the Frank Island field. The day was warm and fine. Saturday May 20, 1911. I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car and collected Forester dues as follows: Charles Heath $5, William Lusk $15, Alex Kennedy $9.80 dues and 10 cents for pass book, Charles Rankin $5, H. C. Montgomery $10. The day was fine and very warm for the time of year. Sunday May 21, 1911 I went to church. Mr. Campbell preached Job XXIII, 3. The day was fine. Monday May 22, 1911. I went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. car to receive instructions as census enumerator, and came back on the 7 p.m. car. The day was fine but very warm. Tuesday May 23, 1911. I disc harrowed and harrowed in the Frank neck field in the forenoon and went to Wallaceburg for beet seed in the afternoon. It rained last night and a little this morning the greater part of the day was fine. It rained while I was at Wallaceburg but not here. Wednesday May 24, 1911 Earl came and drilled in the sugar beets to-day. I harrowed and rolled the Frank neck field and then rolled all the ground after it was drilled. Charlie planted corn. 43 �Mabel and George’s Min went down to an entertainment at the bay this evening. The day was fine. (In the margin: Drilled in beets today.) Thursday May 25, 1911 I went over to Dougald’s today and harrowed the greater part of the day. I plowed and rolled for a while in the afternoon. The day was fine. Friday May 26, 1911. I started plowing for potatoes on part of the summer fallow and plowed some of the sod. I went round and gathered Forester dues in the evening. Jas. Fox $5.25, Jas. Wemp $6.45. The day was warm and fine. Saturday May 27, 1911 I went to Wallaceburg on the 7.40 car and sent of the Forester Report and borrowed $400. to pay Rev. P. M. McEachern and went back on the car to the 11 con. and paid the money to Sarah McEachern. The day was rather warm but fine. (In the margin: Nells colt came last night.) Sunday May 28, 1911 I went to Church in the afternoon. R. M. Campbell preached for a call. I paid him for two Sundays $10.00 Charlie and Fern Hyatt were here for supper. The day was fine. Monday May 29, 1911. I rolled and disc harrowed a piece of ground for potatoes in the forenoon. I got the manure spreader and started putting out manure in the afternoon but I didn’t know how to work it and I quit and went to Chatham on the 7 p.m. car to see Harrington re census. The day was fine but a little cool. (In the margin: Brockie’s calf came last night.) 44 �Tuesday May 30, 1911. I put out manure on the potato ground with a manure spreader. Mrs. M. O’Neil and Josie Chalmers were here in the evening. The day was fine. Wednesday May 31, 1911. I took up a load of rails in the morning and then it rained the greater part of the forenoon. In the afternoon I went to Charlie Files raising. We had a heavy rain the forenoon. Thursday June 1, 1911. I took up some rails and finished making a lane to the Island pasture. In the evening I went down to Oliver Owen’s and started taking the census. The day was fine. Friday June 2, 1911. I worked at taking the census from Loyst to Files; Roy went with me. The day was fine. Saturday June 3, 1911 I copied over the first schedule of my census work and took down Charlie’s Files, my own and James Dunlop’s census and went to Chatham in the evening on the 7 p.m. car. Sunday June 4th, 1911. I went to Church in the afternoon. Mr. McGregor preached. The day was cloudy. Monday June 5th 1911. I enumerated the census from George to Thos. Files, Alex Gordon, Masefield and Dougald’s place. The day was fine. 45 �Tuesday June 6th, 1911. I did chores in the forenoon and went to Charlie Buck’s wedding in the afternoon. The day was cloudy. Wednesday June 7, 1911. I took the census at the following places: David Clark, Earl Crawford, Perry Handsor, George Kennedy, Len. Lewis, Richard Lewis, James Rikley, J. W. Lewis and Sam. Templeton. Roy went with me. The day was fine. Thursday June 8, 1911. I enumerated the census to-day at Herbert Lewis, Olin Rikley, Arthur Parrish, Edwin Owen, William Parish, Oliver H. Owen and William Ouellette. The day was fine. Friday June 9, 1911 I enumerated the census to-day at A. Ouellette, Thos. Fox, R. Pepper, Edmonds, Neil Handsor and went to Chatham on the 7 p.m. car and back on the 10 p.m. car. Saturday June 10, 1911. I enumerated the census to day at Ed. Kennedy, Walter Roe, D. Coveny, W. H. Mead, John Coveny, R. Coveny and Jas. McGrail. The day was very warm. Sunday June 11, 1911 George and his family were here for dinner. I went to church in the afternoon. G. McGregor preached $10.00 The day was cloudy. Monday June 12, 1911 46 �I enumerated the census to-day at W. C. Gordon, T. Emery, J. C. Harper, Wm. Harper, J. Kamoen, A. D. Wemp, P. O’Mara and P. J. Van Esbroeck. The day was cloudy and it rained in the forenoon. Tuesday June 13, 1911 I took the census to-day at John C. Kearns, Bart Flynn, Wm. O’Mara, Noah Lucier, Tom. O’Mara, J. C. Rose, Theo. Myers, Hugh Leay, Wm. Martin and Geo. Handsor. The day was cool and cloudy. (In the margin: Mr. Buck and Charlie planted my potatoes to-day.) Wednesday June 14, 1911. I took the census to-day at John Boswell, Perry Handsor, Chas P. Handsor, Joseph Foster, Alex. Brown, John Buska, Ephrim Brown and James F. Brown and William Handsor. The day was fine. Thursday June 15th 1911 I took census to-day at Frank Murphy, James Miller, John Mardew, James Nelson Sr. and Milfred Lucier and went to Court Dover Centre in the evening. The day was fine. Friday June 16, 1911 I took the census to-day at Jas. Wilson Jr., Alfred Dubeau, William McNall, Ernest French, Ranie Van Heuven and Henry Willems. The day was fine and warm. Saturday June 17, 1911 I took the census to day at Henry Turner, William Kee, Isadore Lozon, Peter Labadie, Henry Labadie and Jacob Lozon. The day was fine. 47 �Sunday June 18, 1911 I didn’t go to Church to-day. William Mills and family came here and had dinner with us. Mabel and George’s Minnie went to Church at the Bay this evening. The day was fine. Monday June 19, 1911 I went out to the Baldoon Farm and finished taking the census and got home late. The day was fine. Tuesday June 20, 1911. I stayed at home to-day and did chores and looked over my census roll. The day was fine. (In the margin: Whitie’s calf came to day.) Wednesday June 21, 1911 I did chores, revised my census roll and went to Chatham on the 3.15 car. Mr. Harrington accepted the roll and made out my account amounting to over $65.xx The day was fine but a little too warm. Thursday June 22, 1911 I did chores in the forenoon and went to the Methodist picnic at the 13 concession in the afternoon. The day was warm and fine. Friday June 23, 1911. I cultivated beets with Daisy a part of the day. In the afternoon I went to Murphy’s landing with The Indians and had a wash. The day was very hot. Saturday June 24, 1911. I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car and came home as far as the eighth con. on the 4.30 and the rest of the way on the 5.45 car. 48 �The day was fine. Sunday June 25, 1911. Mabel and I went to Church in the afternoon. Mabel and Minnie went to Methodist Church in the evening. Mr. Alex McLean preached for us. The day was fine. Monday June 26, 1911. I did chores in the forenoon and measured Jake and Isaac’s beet ground. Jake had 20 2/3 rds. X 5 ½ = 114 sq. rds. @ $7 per ac = 4.99 Isaac had 27 1/5 rds. X 1 rd. = 27 1/5 rds @ $7 = 1.19 It rained a little in the forenoon and the greater part of the day was cloudy. Tuesday June 27, 1911. I finished cultivating beets on the Frank neck field. And took in Kate and Bet and rolled the beet field near the Island, harrowed the potato ground and plowed a little in the summer fallow. I went over to Dougald’s in the evening. The day was fine. Wednesday June 28, 1911 I went to Wallaceburg in the forenoon and sent of the I.O.F. report. In the afternoon I plowed the summer fallow and measured the sugar beet ground for the Indians. rds rds rds Silas 30 x8 = 240 @ 7 10.50 “ 17 2/3 x 5 = 88 1/3 @ 8 4.42 “ 8 1/3 x 6 1/5 = 51 2/3 @ 8 2.58 Andrew 17 2/3 x 2 1/2 = 44 1/2 @ 8 2.25 “ ½ of 17 2/3 x 2 2/3 = 47 1/2 @ 8 1.18 “ 6 1/5 x 5 = 31 @ 8 1.55 Henry ½ of17 2/3 x 2 2/3 = @8 1.78 49 �Christina 17 2/3 x 4 2/3 = 82 4/9 @ 8 “ 6 1/5 x 4 1/2 = 28 @ 8 Totals 613 4/9 The day was fine. 4.12 1.40 29.18 Thursday June 29, 1911. I rolled the sugar beets in The Frank-neck field in the forenoon and went to Charlie Fl&cher’s funeral in the afternoon. The day was fine. Friday June 30, 1911. Dougald and I went round to collect money and renew subscriptions for a new minister. We met John at George’s place. On my way back John came with me and stayed till evening. My face was rather bad with eczema. The day was fine. Saturday July 1, 1911 I plowed in the summer fallow to-day. Charlie and Wm. Sutherland took in the hay from the Frank Island field. The day was hot and fine. Sunday July 2nd, 1911. My face was very badly swollen with eczema so that I stayed about the house all day. John and Maud went out to church. The day was very hot. Monday July 3, 1911. I went to Wallaceburg on the 9 a.m. car. John and Mr. Gordon went on the same car. We came home on the 12.45. The eczema on my face was getting some better. The day was very hot. Tuesday July 4, 1911 I stayed about the house and did chores to-day. 50 �The day was hot. 51 �Wednesday July 5, 1911 I plowed in the summer fallow to-day and helped Charlie with a load of hay in the evening. The day was hot. Thursday July 6, 1911. I plowed in the summer fallow to-day and have it done all but about an hours’ work. The forenoon was warm but it became cloudy in the afternoon and grew colder. Friday July 7, 1911. I finished plowing the summer fallow and took home a load of wood this forenoon, and cultivated sugar beets in the afternoon. The day was fine. Saturday July 8, 1911: I cultivated the sugar beets in the Frank neck field. Roy hoed for a while. The day was hot. Sunday July 9, 1911. Ann and John Peterkin were here for dinner. I went out to Calvin. Rev. John Radford preached. The day was fine. Monday July 10, 1911 I cultivated the early potatoes and put Paris Green on them and then worked at my books and some odd jobs. Alex. Peterkin was here in the evening. The day was cloudy and it rained a little in the afternoon. 52 �Tuesday July 11, 1911. I did chores in the forenoon and went to Wallaceburg with Alex. M. Peterkin in the afternoon. Charlie commenced cutting wheat in the far Finnister field to-day. The day was fine but cloudy at times. Wednesday July 12, 1911. I cultivated the beets in the Island field. I filled in the earth round the posts along the Frank line at the far end of the Island. The day was fine and not too warm. Thursday July 13, 1911 I hoed beets in the Frank neck field for a while and took a load of posts to the end of the Island field. In the evening I went to Mr. Bennie’s re Church matters. The day was fine. Friday July 14, 1911 I hoed beets and did odd jobs to-day. Lockert came and butchered the Jersey Cow $33 Charlie commenced hauling in wheat. The day was fine. Saturday July 15, 1911. I helped Charlie to take in wheat. The day was cloudy and sprinkled a little in the afternoon. Sunday July 16, 1911 Mable and I went to Church. It rained last night and again this afternoon. 53 �Monday July 17, 1911. It rained again last night. Alex. Peterkin helped me to take barbed wire from the brushy Frank field and str&ch it on each side of the far end of the Frank line. The day was fine. Tuesday July 18, 1911 Charlie started to haul in wheat with two teams but it was too wet and they quit. I cut sprouts along the Mills line and did chores. The day was fine. Wednesday July 19, 1911. Charlie had a “bee” hauling in wheat and I helped to stow away but it rained about five o’clock and put a stop to our work. Thursday July 20, 1911. I cut weeds and brush along the Frank line and the thistles along the sugar beets in the forenoon and rolled the summer fallow in the afternoon and went to Court Dover Centre in the evening. The day was fine. Friday July 21, 1911 I did chores and got a sugar beet cultivator in the forenoon and cultivated about half of the Island field in the afternoon. And went over to Dougald’s in the evening to see about getting Indians to hoe beets. They said they would come about the middle of the week. The day was fine. Saturday July 22, 1911. I finished cultivating the beets in the Island field and the potatoes. Charlie finished taking in wheat. He had Sutherland Wm. Miles and Jack Files helping him and Harold Loyst for a while in the afternoon. Mabel went to Wallaceburg in the afternoon. The day was fine. 54 �Sunday July 23, 1911 Maud and I went to Calvin Church in the afternoon. Rev. G. M. Young preached. Mabel and Maud went over to Dougald’s after supper. The day was cloudy and it looks like rain now, 9.25 p.m. Monday July 24, 1911 I did chores and cut sprouts off stumps in the forenoon. In the afternoon I harrowed in the summer fallow. The day was cold and windy. Tuesday July 25, 1911 I did chores and cultivated sugar beets in the forenoon and went down to the river and drove up some of the horses and caught Kate in the afternoon. Mabel and Maud went over to “Red” Oliver Owen’s in the evening and I cut weeds and sprouts on the Frank line at the far end of the Island. The greater part of the day was cloudy and it rained a little in the afternoon. Wednesday July 26, 1911. I went to Wallaceburg with Kate and Daisy in the forenoon. In the afternoon I cultivated sugar beets in the Frank Neck field. The Indians came to hoe the sugar beets about two o’clock. The forenoon was fine but the afternoon was showery. Thursday July 27, 1911. I cultivated sugar beets in the Frank neck field. The Indians finished hoeing about five o’clock and I paid them $12.00 being $2.40 each. Maud and Mabel went to Wallaceburg in the evening. The day was fine. 55 �Friday July 28, 1911. I finished harrowing the summer fallow and plowed down the weeds in the three cornered garden along the Frank line. The day was very fine. Saturday July 29, 1911. I did chores and cut weeks near the house to-day. In the evening we went down to Mabel’s home and had ice cream. The day was fine. Sunday July 30, 1911. Maud and I went to Church in the afternoon. Rev. Geo. Ballantyne preached. Mabel and Maud went to the Methodist Church in the evening. The day was fine but the roads were very dusty. Monday July 31, 1911. I went to Wallaceburg on the 11.30 car and cashed a check from the Ladies Aid and paid a church note of 327.10 Mabel and Maud went to Wallaceburg in the evening and to Lena Gardener’s when they came back. Mr. Buck and Charlie worked at cutting and shocking oats. The day was fine. Tuesday Aug. 1, 1911. I worked at cutting sprouts and weeds the greater part of the day. Mr. Buck and Charlie worked at cutting and shocking oats. The greater part of the day was fine but it rained a little towards evening. Mabel and Maud went up to Gardiner’s after supper. Wednesday Aug. 2, 1911. I cut weeds round the sugar beet fields and hoed for a while in the afternoon. Mabel went to the Doctor with Mrs. Snellgrove and Elsie and in the afternoon she went to the Ladies Aid. The forenoon was fine but it rained a little in the afternoon. 56 �Thursday Aug. 3, 1911. I worked at hoeing beets and cutting weeds and elders in the Frank brushy field. Mabel and Maud went up to Lena Gardiner’s in the afternoon and Mabel and Minnie went to the Methodist social in the evening. The day was cloudy and rained a little at times but not enough to do much good. Friday Aug. 4, 1911. I did chores and worked at cutting weeds and elders in the Frank brushy field. The day was fine but cloudy at times. Saturday August 5, 1911. Maud and I went to Church. Rev. D. L. Campbell preached, paid him $5.00 The day was cloudy and it rained heavily out at Calvin and over as far as the Electric line but didn’t rain any here. Monday Aug. 7, 1911 I mowed away oats in the barn to-day. Charlie and Sutherland hauled in in the forenoon and Charlie and Mr. Buck in the afternoon. The day was cloudy and looked like rain but it passed round. Tuesday Aug. 8, 1911. I cut weeds and elders on the brushy Frank field the most part of the day. I fired two stumps in the stumpy corner of the middle Finnister field. The day was very fine. Wednesday Aug. 9, 1911. I fired some brush heaps along the Miles line in the forenoon and helped Mr. Buck to stow away oats in the afternoon. Frank Lozon helped Charlie and they finished hauling in at six o’clock. The day was fine. 57 �Thursday, Aug. 10, 1911. Mabel and I drove to Chatham to-day and had the buggy repaired. We took the wool with us and sold to N. Stringer – 72 lbs @ 11 cents $7.92 The day was fine but hot. (In the margin: The little pigs came.) Friday Aug. 11, 1911. I cut hicory sprouts next to the Mills place in the forenoon and cut elders in the brushy Frank field and took up a load of wood in the afternoon. Mabel and Maud went over for the mail in the evening. It thundered and rained heavily last night, the greater part of the day was cloudy. Saturday Aug. 12, 1911. I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car and attended a meeting at which Mr. A. B. McCoig was nominated for the election to the Commons on Sep. 21. It was cloudy at times but the greater part of the day was fine. Sunday Aug. 13, 1911 Maude and I went to Church. Dougald and Maggie were here when we came back and they stayed for supper. The day was cloudy but it didn’t rain. Monday Aug. 14, 1911 I worked at cutting weeds and elders in the Frank brushy field and made out my Foresters Monthly Report after dinner. The day was cloudy but didn’t rain. 58 �Tuesday Aug. 15, 1911. I helped Mabel to get the buggy ready for painting and cultivated and hoed the potatoes. In the evening we went down to Mabel’s home and had ice cream. It rained a little in the forenoon but cleared up in the afternoon. Wednesday Aug. 16, 1911. I went to Chatham on the 9a.m. car to send away I.O.F. reports and hear Mr. R. L. Borden but found out that he wouldn’t speak till 7 p.m. so I came back on the 11.30 car and read the news papers the greater part of the afternoon. The greater part of the day was warm and fine but it became cloudy and rained a little this evening. Thursday Aug. 17, 1911. I worked at cutting weeds and elders in the brushy Frank field and went to the Forester’s meeting in the evening. The day was fine. Friday Aug. 18, 1911. I worked in the Frank brushy field. The day was fine. Saturday August 19, 1911. I worked at burning and cutting weeds and elders in the bushy Frank field. The day was fine. Sunday Aug. 20, 1911. Mabel and I went to Church. W. C. McArthur preached. The day was fine. Monday Aug. 21, 1911 I cut weeds and elders in the Frank brushy field in the forenoon and got the pole in the old buggy in the afternoon ready to go to Chatham 59 �to-morrow. In the evening Mr. Lockert came and bought and butchered the calf paid $7.00 I went out to a joint meeting of Dover and Calvin held at Calvin Church in the evening. A call was extended to Rev. D. L. Campbell. The day was fine. Tuesday August 22, 1911. I went to Chatham and brought home the manure spreader that I bought from Geo. Stephens. The road was dusty and the day hot till evening. It rained a little on the way home. Wednesday Aug. 23, 1911 I did chores in the forenoon and went out to the social at Harry Forbes’ in the evening. The day was fine. Thursday Aug. 24, 1911. I did nothing but chores to-day. It rained a little last night and rained and was disagreeable all day. Friday August 25, 1911. I went round with the call from Dover and Calvin Churches and got subscribers. The day was cloudy. Saturday, Aug. 26, 1911. I went with the call and got signers on the 14 con. of Chatham Township. The day was fine. Sunday Aug. 27, 1911. Mabel and I went to Church in the afternoon – Rev. R. McKay preached; Mr. Bennie took him over from Dover. We all went down to Mabel’s home for supper. 60 �The day was fine. 61 �Monday Aug. 28, 1911 I helped Charlie to put out manure and went out to a meeting in the Dover Church in the evening. The day was fine. Tuesday Aug. 29, 1911. I helped Charlie to put out manure in the forenoon and cut burs and did chores in the afternoon. Mabel went to the Ladies Aid at the Church in the afternoon. Wednesday Aug. 30, 1911. I put up the fence that we threw out from the fire in the First field and threw straw of the shed &c The day was very fine. Thursday Aug. 31, 1911 I finished leveling the straw on the shed. The machine came here about five o’clock and threshed for over an hour. The day was fine. Friday Sept. 1, 1911. They kept on threshing all day. Duncan and Alex went away in the afternoon and left George McKenzie and T. D. Rankin to run the machine. The day was fine. Saturday Sept. 2, 1911. They finished threshing a little before noon. There was 390 bushels of oats and 550 bushels of wheat. The day was fine. Sunday Sept. 3, 1911. My face was bad with eczema and I didn’t go to Church. George and family were here for supper. We put the cattle over to the Frank brushy field. 62 �The day was fine. Monday Sept 4, 1911. I did chores and repaired the fence around the Island. The fire crossed from George’s field into Gordon’s and burned some of the rail fence. In the evening I went over to a church meeting at W. C. Gordon’s. The day was fine. Tuesday Sept. 5, 1911. Mabel went over to the car with Maud, being the opening day of the Collegiate Institute. I finished repairing the Island fence along the beet field and did chores. It was cloudy and rained at times during the day. Wednesday Sept. 6, 1911. I did chores to-day. It was foggy and looked very much like rain this morning but cleared up in the afternoon. Thursday Sept. 7, 1911. I did chores during the greater part of the day and in the afternoon I went to the car at the 13 con. and took Maud and Dr. Decow down to Rev. E. Higby’s and in the evening we all went to the entertainment and took Dr. Decow home. The day was fine. Friday Sept 8, 1911 I took up the sheep in the forenoon and went round to notify for a com. meeting re voters in the afternoon and went to W’Burg in the evening. The day was fine. Saturday Sept 9, 1911. I went to Chatham in the evening and attended a meeting addressed by Geo. P. Graham. 63 �The day was fine. Sunday Sept. 10, 1911 I went to Church in the afternoon. Rev. C. S. Oke from the Dominion Alliance preached subscription $30.00 The day was fine but it is threatening rain now. Monday Sept 11, 1911. I did chores and went to a com. meeting re voters list in the school house in the evening. The day was fine. Tuesday Sept 12, 1911. I went to a meeting of Presbytery meeting at Ridgetown re a call from Calvin and Dover to Rev. D. L. Campbell. The day was fine. Wednesday Sept. 13, 1911. I did chores during the day and went to a Hot Chicken supper at W. C. Gordon’s in the evening. The day was fine but cold. (In the margin: It froze last night.) Thursday Sept 14, 1911. I went to Chatham to-day. The day was fine but it clouded in the evening and rained heavily after dark. Friday Sept. 15, 1911. It rained heavily last night. I went round and saw Philip Cook at the 14 con. in the forenoon and worked at office work in the afternoon. It was cloudy in the forenoon but cleared up in the afternoon. Saturday Sept. 16, 1911. I did chores in the forenoon and went to Chatham on the 12.45 car. 64 �The day was warm and fine. 65 �Sunday Sept. 17, 1911. I didn’t go to Church to-day. My face was bad with eczema. We went over to Dougald’s in the evening. The day was fine. Monday Sept. 18, 1911 I did nothing but chores. The day was fine. Tuesday Sept 19, 1911 I went to Wallaceburg with the wagon and left it at Crummers for Philip Cook to cut down as a truck. In the evening I went to a meeting of session at W. C. Gordon’s. The day was fine. Wednesday Sept. 20, 1911. I did chores and looked over the election Act. The day was fine. Thursday September 21, 1911 I acted as Deputy Returning Officer at the school house. It was cloudy and rained at times. Friday September 22, 1911 I did nothing but chores to-day. Frank Lozon took home the roofing for the old house I intend to repair for a camp. The day was very fine. Saturday Sept 23, 1911. I cut clover for seed on the Frank Island field. Mr. Buck and Charlie cut and shocked corn. The day was very fine. Sunday Sept. 24, 1911. Maude and I went to Church in the afternoon. Rev. C. D. Farquharson preached. George Peterkin and Bruce Crawford were here for supper. The day was cloudy. 66 �Monday Sept. 25, 1911. I made out my Forester reports and books. It rained a little during the whole day. Tuesday Sept. 26, 1911 I went to Wallaceburg in the forenoon and sent away the Forester report. In the afternoon I did chores and went down to the Bay for Henry Cartwright’s ladder &c in the evening. The day was fine. Wednesday Sept. 27, 1911. It rained nearly all forenoon but cleared up in the afternoon when I went to W’Burg and found that the Fair had been postponed till Tuesday after next. Thursday Sept. 28, 1911. Henry Cartwright came here last night and went to work to-day at taking the old shingles off the Frank granary and putting on felt roofing and I helped him. The day was fine. Friday Sept. 29, 1911. Henry Cartwright finished roofing the old Frank granary and I helped. We finished about 5:30. The day was cold and windy. It rained heavily last night. Saturday Sept 30, 1911 I did chores and took two sheep and a lamb home from lot 15, Roy and John helped me, and rolled the front Frank field for Charlie in the afternoon. Charlie drilled in some wheat. The day was cold and cloudy. 67 �Sunday October 1, 1911 It rained heavily last night and nearly all day. Mabel and Maude and George’s Minnie went to Grace Church in the evening. Mr. W. C. Fair preached. Monday October 2, 1911 I did chores and took in a load of wood in the forenoon and harrowed in the middle Finnister field in the afternoon. The day was fine. Charlie finished drilling in the Front Frank field – 5 ¼ acres. Tuesday Oct. 3, 1911 I harrowed in the middle Finnister field in the forenoon; Charlie raked up the clover and disc harrowed. In the afternoon it rained. Wednesday Oct 4, 1911 I worked at making up Forester and Church books. The ground was too wet to work after the heavy rain. The day was windy. Thursday Oct. 5, 1911. I harrowed all day in the Middle Finnister field. Charlie drilled in the same field. The day was cloudy and rather cold. Friday October 6, 1911 I finished harrowing in the middle Finnister field in the forenoon and disc harrowed in the middle Frank field for a while. Charlie finished drilling in wheat. It rained all afternoon. Alta W. Bechard was here and gathered hicory nuts. 68 �Saturday Oct 7, 1911. I did chores in the forenoon and went to Wallaceburg on the 11.30 car. The day was cold and fine but yesterday’s rain made the road muddy. Sunday October 8th, 1911 Maude and I went to church in the afternoon. Mr. John Zavitz conducted the service. In the evening we went down to Mabel’s home. The day was very fine. Monday Oct. 9, 1911. I disc harrowed in the Middle Frank field in the forenoon and harrowed in the timothy seed in the afternoon. Charlie cultivated in the forenoon and spread the seed with the seed crank in the afternoon. Mabel and Min and Maude went out to the Oldfield tea meeting in the evening. The day was very fine. Tuesday Oct 10, 1911. Roy and I went to Wallaceburg Fair. It rained all day so the fair was a failure. Wednesday Oct. 11, 1911. I did nothing but chores to-day. I shut the little pigs up in the old house and pitched the trash from the loft of the old Frank stable. In the evening I went to a meeting at Calvin Church. We decided to have anniversary on Nov. 5th and tea meeting on Oct. 6th and invited Rev. D. Currie to be with us. The day was rather fine. Thursday Oct 12, 1911. I did chores and wrote letters and other office work. The day was fine. 69 �Friday Oct 13, 1911 Charlie and I worked at straightening up the old buildings on the Frank place. The day was fine. Saturday Oct 14, 1911. Charlie and I finished blocking up the old buildings on the Frank place and put in the machinery. The day was fine. Sunday Oct. 15, 1911. Mable and Maud and I went to church. Mr. Fred. Ward preached. In the evening we went to Dougald’s. The day was very fine. Monday Oct. 16, 1911. I took over some plank and oak blocks to the old Frank stable and placed the blocks under the corners. Charlie went to Wallaceburg for coal. The day was very fine. Tuesday Oct. 17, 1911. Mabel and I drove to Wallaceburg this afternoon. It rained nearly all day. Wednesday Oct 18, 1911. I went to Wallaceburg to-day and took home felt roofing for the old Frank stable. The day was very fine. Thursday Oct 19, 1911 We did chores in the forenoon and went to the anniversary of James and Mary Wemp’s wedding for dinner. I went to Court Dover Centre in the evening. The day was very fine. 70 �Friday Oct 20, 1911. Charlie and I scraped the old shingles off the Frank stable and patched the sheeting. The day was fine. Saturday Oct. 21, 1911 Charlie and I worked at putting the felt roofing on the Frank stable. We finished one side and about half of the other side. The day was cold and rather windy. Sunday Oct. 22, 1911. Mable and I went to Church. It rained last night and nearly all forenoon. Monday Oct. 23, 1911. Charlie and I finished putting the roof on the Frank stable in the forenoon. After dinner I helped Charlie to get wood in the Island slashing and did chores. The day was cold and windy. Tuesday Oct 24, 1911. I re-arranged the manure spreaders in the shed and put in the sleighs and the lumber that was scattered around the place. In the evening I went to see Lozon and Charlie about getting them to take wheat to the 14 con. to-morrow. Rev. Mr. Scott came this afternoon. The day was fine. Wednesday Oct. 25, 1911 Frank Lozon took two loads of wheat to the 14 con. for me and Charlie and I took a load each in the afternoon. 205 bushels and 29 lbs @ 84 cents $172.60 The day was fine. 71 �Thursday Oct 26, 1911. I did chores in the forenoon and went to the induction of D. L. Campbell in the Dover Church at 3 p.m. Mabel went to Wallaceburg in the afternoon. The day was fine. Friday Oct. 27, 1911. I worked all day at making out the October Report of the Foresters. Dr. Hird went down twice to see Mr. Buck who is very ill. The day was cloudy. Saturday Oct. 28, 1911. Rev. Mr. Scott rapped at the door before we got up this morning and said Mr. Buck passed away about two o’clock this morning. I went up to George’s to see about the graveyard and then went to see George Chalmers about digging the grave and went to Wallaceburg on the 12.45 car which was late. I sent away the Forester’s Report. Came back on the 3.15 and Maud went to Wallaceburg on the 4.30. The day was fine but rather cold. Sunday Oct. 29, 1911. We went to Mr. Buck’s funeral to-day. Jack Boswell came but through a mistake got off the car at the eleventh concession and got here a little late. Rev. Mr. Higley assisted by Rev. Mr. Scott conducted the service at the house. The day was very fine but a little cold. Monday Oct 30, 1911. Jack Boswell came here and stayed last night and Mabel took him down to her mother’s after breakfast and took him to the car after dinner. I did chores. The day was cloudy. 72 �Tuesday Oct 31, 1911 I went to Wallaceburg and took home the wagon, it looks well. I paid for setting the tires $2.50 The day was wet and disagreeable. Wednesday Nov. 1, 1911 I took home wood and helped Charlie to fill 27 bags of wheat and took it easy the rest of the day. The day was cloudy and rained at times. (In the margin: George and Min went up north to hunt deer.) Thursday Nov. 2, 1911. I did chores and stayed in the house to get cured of my cold. The day was cloudy and cold and windy. Friday Nov. 3, 1911. I did chores and went over to Dougald’s to see about Indians to top sugar beets. The day was fine. Saturday Nov. 4, 1911 I did chores in the forenoon and went to Wallaceburg in the afternoon to see about getting a gang to top sugar beets but McCoy said he had none at present and wouldn’t have any for about two weeks. So I will wait for Dougald’s Indians. The day was fine. Sunday Nov. 5, 1911. We went out to Calvin morning there was a large attendance at both meetings. Rev. D. Currie, former pastor, preached. The day was fine. Monday Nov. 6, 1911. We went to Calvin tea-meeting. It rained nearly all day. 73 �Tuesday Nov. 7, 1911 Mabel went out to the church to help clean up after the tea-meeting. I stayed at home and did chores. Rev. D. Currie’s expenses were $18.00 The day was cloudy and rained at times. Wednesday Nov. 8, 1911 I took home wood and did chores & picked apples and went down to the club in the evening. The day was fine. Thursday Nov. 9, 1911. I finished picking apples to-day. Charlie plowed in the far Finnister field. The day was fine. Friday Nov. 19, 1911. I did chores and took home the apples and pitted them. There were only thirteen market basketfuls. It rained heavily last night but the day was fine. Saturday Nov. 11, 1911. I went to Chatham on the ten fifteen car and attended a Liberal meeting in the afternoon and came back on the 7 p.m. car. Mabel and Roy went to Wallaceburg on the four thirty car and came back on the 7 p.m. car and we all came home together. The day was cloudy and it looks like rain this evening. Sunday Nov. 12, 1911. There was no church to-day so we stayed at home all day. It rained last night and it froze and was very windy to-day. Monday Nov. 13, 1911. I worked at making up Forester and church books. Last night and to-day were very cold and stormy. 74 �Tuesday Nov. 14th, 1911. I worked at writing up church and Court books and doing chores. Two Indians – Jake and Isaac, came here and said they were going to the Island and would come back when the weather cleared to work at sugar beets. The day was cold and stormy. Wednesday Nov. 15, 1911. I did chores in the forenoon and drove to Wallaceburg and had Nell shod in the afternoon. It snowed last night and was cold and stormy to-day. Thursday November 16, 1911. I worked at Forester and Church book to-day and went to Court Dover Centre in the evening. Mr. Lockert came and butchered the calf. The day was fine. Friday November 17, 1911. I did nothing but chores to-day. It rained nearly all day. Bruce and Wallace Crawford were here for a while. Saturday November 18, 1911. I went to Chatham on the 12:45 car and came back on the 4:30. The day was cold and stormy. Sunday November 19, 1911 I went to Church. Rev. D. L. Campbell preached. It was frozen a little and the roads were very rough. The day was cloudy. 75 �Monday Nov. 29, 1911. I looked up knives &c for toping sugar beets. Lozon Mrs. Lozon and Delos came and worked at the beets in the afternoon. It snowed a little last night and to-day and was cloudy but mild. Tuesday Nov. 21, 1911. Lozon worked at the beets. I went to Georg’s in the evening and arranged to get Gillies and Snellgrove to come and work at sugar beets to-morrow. I got a roast of venison from George. The day was cold but rather fine. Wednesday Nov. 22, 1911. Lozon’s gang worked at sugar beets on the Frank place. Gillies and Snellgrove helped me on the Finister place. The day was fine. Thursday Nov. 23, 1911. Mr. Gillies, Snellgrove, Millie Snellgrove and Harry came and worked at sugar beets but it rained about eleven and we had to quit and it rained all the rest of the day. Friday November 24, 1911. I did chores, went down to Sutherland in the morning and over to Dougald’s after dinner to see about Indians to work in the sugar beets. Christina says they will stay till Christmas. The day was cold. Saturday Nov. 25, 1911. I did chores in the morning and went to Chatham on the 12:45 car and spoke to several men about election to the Council. I came back on the 5:45 which was late. The day was cloudy. Sunday Nov. 26, 1911. Mabel and Maude and I went out to Calvin Church. Mr. Campbell preached from John 3:16. 76 �The day was fine but the roads were bad. Monday November 27, 1911. I worked with Gillies, Snellgrove, Millie and Hary at sugar beets. Lozon’s gang worked on the Frank place. Isaac came in the evening and said four of them would come to-morrow. The day was fine. Tuesday November 28, 1911. I went to Wallaceburg on the 9 am car and saw the sugar beet men and sent away the Foresters report for November. It rained heavily last night and at times during the forenoon but cleared up during the afternoon. Wednesday November 29, 1911. Mr. Gillies came to plow beets and I went over and got the Indians to top them at eleven dollars an acre, they worked well and shook out all the beets on the Finnister place. Mr. Hebert came here and paid his rent for the Baldoon place $250.00 The day was fine but rather cold. Thursday November 30, 1911. It froze quite hard last night so that the beets were hard to shake out of the ground. We started to load a scow in the afternoon. The day was cold and windy. Friday Dec. 1, 1911. I had five men with trams hauling sugar beets to-day viz Chas. Buck, Frank Lozon, Tom Files and Georg’s two men; they filled the scow. The day was fine. Mr. Gillies came and plowed out the last of the sugar beets on the Frank place and the Indians came and bunched them. They intend to come on Monday and top them. There are 12 rows on the Finnister yet to top. I went to Wallaceburg on the 2.15 car and came home on the 5.45 which was half an hour late. 77 �The day was cloudy and it snowed a little this evening. Saturday December 2, 1911 ??? Sunday December 3, 1911 It snowed last night and was cold. Mable and I went out to Church. Rev. M. C. Tait preached from Isaiah 51:9 and 52:1. The day was cold and the roads rough. Monday December 4, 1911 The Watson boys came here this morning and got their husker and shreader ready for work and husked for about an hour before dinner and all the afternoon. The day was fine but a little cold but it is soft again. Tuesday December 5, 1911 The Watson boys finished husking the corn at six o’clock. The Indians came in the afternoon and topped sugar beets. Silas gave the boys a bow and arrow a piece. The day was fine. (Note in left margin: Corn Charlie’s 344; mine 176) Wednesday December 6, 1911 I did chores in the forenoon and Mabel and I went over to W. C. Gordon’s in the evening to help with venison supper. The Indians worked at the sugar beets in the afternoon. The day was fine. Thursday December 7, 1911 George had(?) the shredders and I cut banks(?). Mabel went to help clean up at Gordon’s. The Indians finished the beets all but twelve rows. The day was cloudy and it thawed. Friday December 8, 1911 78 �It thawed last night and to-day. I went over to Dougald’s and got the Indians to come and bunch the twelve rows of beets that were plowed before the frost. The day was cloudy and it rained in the evening. Saturday December 9, 1911 In the forenoon the Indians came and finished topping the sugar beets. Finnister Field 246 rds @ $11 1690 Frank “ 210 rds @ 12 1575 Total $3265 I went to Chatham on the 12.45 car and came back on the 4.30 car. I paid for an overcoat $15.00 And went to Wallaceburg and ordered two sugar beet scows for Monday. The day was cloudy. Sunday December 19, 1911 The roads were so bad that we didn’t go to church. We went over to Earl’s and Dougald’s in the afternoon. The day was cloudy and rained a little at times. Monday December 11, 1911 We intended to fill a scow with beets but it rained nearly all day. I went to the school-house and voted in the afternoon. It cleared up in the evening. Tuesday December 12, 1911 Charlie Buck, Frank Lozon, James Dunlop, Harry Snellgrove and Wm Files hauled out sugar beets for me to-day. The ground was very soft. The day was cloudy. Wednesday December 13, 1911 We finished taking out sugar beets. The day was very fine. 79 �Thursday December 14, 1911 Mabel went to Chatham to-day. I took home wood and did chores. The day was cloudy and it rained in the evening. Friday December 15, 1911 After doing chores I went to Wallaceburg on the 11.30 car and sent away I.O.F. report $99.83 And came back on the 3.15 car. Saturday December 16, 1911 I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car Paid Geo. Stephens for manure spreader $37.50 Got election cards printed 1.50 Came home on the 7 p.m. car. It rained last night and part of the forenoon but cleared up in the evening. Sunday December 17, 1911 The roads were so bad that we didn’t go to church. James Dunlop and family were here for a while in the evening. The day was cloudy. Monday December 18, 1911 I took up wood and worked at Forester books. Mabel went to W-Burg in the afternoon. The day was rather fine. Tuesday December 19, 1911 I did chores and took in wood besides moving a pig house. The day was fine. Wednesday December 20, 1911 I did chores and went to Chatham on the 12.45 car. In the evening Mr. Cockram went with me through the Woods survey. The day was rather cold. 80 �Thursday December 21, 1911 I remained in the house and did office work. In the evening I went to Court Dover Center. The day was wet and disagreeable. Friday December 22, 1911 I attended the nomination at the Town Hall. The following were nominated: For Reeve – Theodore B Carron and J. Doolittle For D. Reeve – Harry Smith and A. L’Ecuyer For Councillors – Geo. King, W. L Dunlop, J. W. Lewis, William Elgie and Peter Crawford The day was cloudy and rained a little and the road was muddy. Saturday December 23, 1911 After doing the chores in the morning I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car which was late and came back on the 5.45 and went through to Wallaceburg and came home on the 10.00 p.m. car which was half an hour late. Maud was in Wallaceburg and came back with me. The day was cloudy. Sunday December 24, 2911 Mabel and I went to church. Rev. D. L. Campbell preached from Luke II and 10 – a Christmas sermon. The day was fine and a little like Indian Summer. Monday December 25, 1911 We all went down to Mabel’s home for Christmas dinner. In the evening I went up to George’s. The day was cloudy. Tuesday December 26, 1911 81 �I did chores in the forenoon and went with Rev. D. L. Campbell through Chatham Township in the afternoon. The day was cloudy and the roads muddy. Wednesday December 27, 1911 I did chores in the forenoon and went to a shooting match at Mitchell’s Bay in the afternoon. I got a pair of ducks. The day was cold. Thursday December 28, 1911 George Crawford and family and Charlie Buck and family were here for dinner. The day was cold. Earl Crawford had a bee hauling sugar beets to the car at the fifteenth concession. Friday December 29, 1911 I went to Chatham on the 12.45 car and went down to Pain Court on the 5.30 car and back to Chatham on the 10 p.m. car and put up at the Idle Wild for the night. The day was rather fine. Saturday December 30, 1911 I remained in Chatham till the 5.45 car which was late. Mabel met me at the 15 concession. It snowed and the day was stormy. Sunday December 31, 1911 I went out to Church. Rev. D. L. Campbell preached from John VI and 12, on fragments of time. It rained last night and was soft during the day but commenced to freeze towards evening. Monday January 1, 1912 82 �I went on the 7 am car to the 3rd concession and from there to Pain Court; Back to Chatham on the 6 p.m. car to Chatham and home on the 10 p.m. car. The poll stood as follows: Carron, 526. Doolittle 406 – L’Ecuyer 418. Smith 506 – Crawford 385 – Dunlop 310 – Elgie 350 King 447 – Lewis 170. The day was cloudy and cold. Tuesday January 2, 1912 I went to the Town Hall on the 10.15 car from there we went to Pain Court and back to Chatham and home on the 2.15 car. When I came home Lockert and his man were butchering the Jersey cow and when they got through they butchered the pig. The day was cold but fine. Wednesday January 3, 1912 I did nothing but chores to-day. The day was cold but fine. Thursday January 4, 1912 I took home two loads of wood and worked at Forester books. The day was windy and cold. Friday January 5, 1912 I did chores and stayed in the house. The day was very cold George was here and said that the thermometer was down to zero in the forenoon. Saturday January 6, 1912 I went to Wallaceburg on the 11.30 car and got a settlement of my sugar beets. Besides forty-two dollars advanced I got check $169.65 The day was fine but cold. 83 �Sunday January 7, 1912 I went to Church to-day. Rev. D. L. Campbell preached from Rev. 3 and 20 The day was fine but very cold. Monday January 8, 1912 I started for the 9 a.m. car to go to a council meeting but the power was off and the car stayed at the 16th concession all day. It snowed and the day was stormy. Tuesday January 9, 1912 I did nothing but chores to-day. The day was very cold and stormy; Mabel says it was a regular blizzard. Wednesday January 10, 1912 I took in the horses from the pasture across the road. Charlie came here in the afternoon and we sawed up and took in the butchered pig. Mabel went to the store in the evening. The day was fine but cold. Thursday January 11, 1911 I did chores in the forenoon and went over to the 14th con. of Chatham Township to collect church money with Harry Forbes. The day was fine but rather cold. Friday January 12, 1912 I did chores and took home wood to-day. The day was cold but fine. Saturday January 13, 1912 I did chores in the forenoon and went to Chatham on the 12.45 car. I saw Mr. Laurie re telephones & came back on the 4.30 The day was cold. Sunday January 14, 1912 84 �I went to Church to-day. Rev. D. L. Campbell preached from II Tim 3:15. In the evening we went to Dunlop’s. The day was cold and started snowing in the evening. Monday January 15, 1912 I did chores. I went up to Tom Files in a social gathering in the evening. The day was very cold; some say it was about 20 below zero. Tuesday January 16, 1912 I was at a social gathering at Tom Files last night and didn’t get home till late. Charlie was here and brought us a quarter of beef. James Dunlop was here and got me to look over an unsigned deed of lots 16 and 17 in the 16 con. of Dover. Alex Peterkin was here a while in the evening and stayed for supper. The day was very cold. Wednesday January 17, 1912 I did chores in the forenoon and went to George Files, Gordon Dougald and D. Clark’s re telephone, &c in the afternoon. The day was mild and snowed so that there is enough snow for sleighing. Thursday January 18, 1912 I did chores in the forenoon and went over to W. C. Gordon’s at noon to a meeting of session. In the evening I went to Court Dover Center 1177. It rained in the forenoon and melted away all the snow but snowed again in the evening and turned cold. Friday January 19th, 1912 I went up to Gardiner to get Nell shod but there were too many ahead of me. In the evening I went over with Maud to Sam Templeton’s. The day was cold but fine. 85 �Saturday January 20, 1912 I took Nell up to Gardiner’s shop to get shod and went to Chatham on the 12.45 car and back on the 4.30 and found my mare shod and came home. Mabel went to Wallaceburg with Charlie. The day was fine. Sunday January 21, 1912 Mabel and I went to Church. The day was cold. Monday January 22, 1912 I attended Council meeting to-day. Came back by the Winter line to notify Mr. Leterneau re death of his son-in-law. The day was fine. Tuesday January 23, 1912 I did chores and made out Church reports during the day and went to the Annual meeting at Calvin in the evening. It snowed last night so that the sleighing is good. The day was fine and not cold. Wednesday January 24, 1912 I did chores and worked at Church books and went down to Lozon’s to see about taking out logs. The day was cold and fine. Thursday January 25, 1912 I did chores and cleaned out the stable that had been neglected for several days. In the afternoon Charlie came and I helped him to load up some oats and corn for chop. George came and bought seven of the pigs for thirty eight dollars $38.00 The day was fine. Friday January 26, 1912 86 �I did chores and fixed a stall for the colts in the stable. Mable went over to Gordon’s for Maud who took her music lesson there. The day was cloudy and snowed in the evening. Saturday January 27, 1912 After doing chores I went to Chatham on the 12.45 car and came back on the 4.30. The day was fine but cold. Sunday January 28, 1912 I went out to church. The day was cloudy and cold. Monday January 29, 1912 I attended Mrs. Clark’s funeral to-day. The day was cold and cloudy. Tuesday January 30, 1912 I did chores and took up wood. The day was cloudy. Young Dunlop came here re disability forms. Mrs. Snellgrove helped Mabel to fix the ceiling in the dining room Wednesday January 31, 1912 Mabel went to Chatham to-day and I stayed at home and did chores, worked at Forester books and took care of John. The day was fine. February 1, 1912 I did chores and wrote notices to Foresters re their dues and the meeting on Feb. 15. Alex Peterkin came here in the afternoon and worked for a while at cutting the frozen stuff from the top of the straw stack. The day was cloudy and snowed in the afternoon. 87 �Friday February 2, 1912 The day was rather cold. I did nothing but chores. In the evening we all went up to George’s for supper. Saturday, February 3, 1912 I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car and came back on the 4.30. The day was very cold. Sunday February 4, 1912 I stayed at home and did chores. Mabel and Maud and Roy went down to their grandma’s in the evening. The day was very cold. Monday February 5, 1912 I did chores and took over two barrels of flour from the car line. It was very cold in the morning but got warmer and fine as the day went on. Tuesday February 6, 1912 I did chores and worked at Forester Reports. Mr. Lozon came with his team in the afternoon and shredded the logs and loaded one load. The day was mild. Wednesday February 7, 1912 I did chores and made up Forester books and reports. Lozon came to get a load of logs. I got my check for retiring allowance $205.50 The day was stormy but not very cold. It snowed a little in the evening Thursday February 8, 1912 I did chores in the forenoon and in the afternoon. Frank Lozon and Walter Wilson came and butchered two pigs and cut the frozen straw off the top of the straw stack. The day was fine but rather cold. 88 �Friday February 9, 1912 I did nothing but chores to=day. I fed the horses straw instead of hay. The day was very cold. Saturday February 10, 1912 I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car but forgot my pocketbook and came back on the same car. It was very cold. They say the mercury was down as low as 24 below zero. Sunday February 11, 1912 I went to church. John Peterkin and Rebecca Dewar were here when I came home. The day was cold and stormy. Monday February 12, 1912 I did chores and worked at my church report. The day was fine and not so cold as the last few days. Tuesday February 13, 1912 I did chores, fixed a box for oats in the stable, took up a load of wood and went out to Wade Dunlop’s with the Forester books in the evening. Frank Lozon and the Willsons came and finished taking out the logs. The day was fine and not too cold. Wednesday February 14, 1912 I did chores and stayed in with John while Mabel went to Ladies’ Aid at George’s. I read up the law on Telephones and fixed the desk so it would shut and lock. The day was cloudy and mild. Thursday February 15, 1912 I did chores and went to Wallaceburg with Alex Peterkin in the afternoon. In the evening I went to Forester meeting. The day was mild and cloudy. 89 �Friday February 16, 1912 I did chores. In the afternoon Mr. Stenton and Mr. Needham came and bought Bet for 135.00 The day was mild and cloudy. Saturday February 17, 1912 I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car and came home on the 5.45 car. The day was fine. Sunday February 18, 1912 Mabel and I went to Church. There was a good attendance. The day was mild and the snow thawed away considerably. Monday February 19, 1912 I went to Wallaceburg with Daisy and Bet and got Daisy shod all round and Bet shod on the front feet. In the evening I went out to the Forester Hall re oyster supper. It thawed to-day and the sleighing is going fast. The day was fine. Tuesday February 20, 1912 I did chores and repaired chairs. Mabel went to an entertainment at eh Bay with Charlie. The day was fine. Wednesday February 21, 1912 I did nothing but chores. The day was cold and very stormy. The snow stopped the cars so that Maude stayed in Chatham. Thursday February 22, 1912 90 �I did chores and took in a load of wood. It snowed and stormed last night and to-day so that the roads were blocked in places and the electric cars didn’t run. The day was bright but windy. Friday February 23, 1912 Mabel and Dougald’s Maggie went to Chatham on the 12.45 car to buy tablecloths for the Ladies’ Aid. Charlie and Sutherland came and got a load of corn fodder. The day was mild and clear. Saturday February 24, 1912 After doing chores I went to Chatham on the 12.45 car paid taxes $101.24 Sent off Forester’s Report 97.60 Arranged for oysters for Foresters and came home on 5.45 car. Day was fine and snow melting fast. Sunday February 25, 1912 Arthur Wemp came here and stayed for dinner. Mabel and Maude and I went out to Church. The vote on church union was taken. Members 21 for and 3 against. Elders 2 for. Adherents 19 for and 6 against. The day was cloudy and mild so that the snow melted fast. Monday February 26, 1912 I rode in to Chatham with George and took Bet with us, sold for $135.00 After coming back I did chores and went to an oyster supper at Baldoon Hall Received proceeds of supper $ 11.80 Herman Winters paid dues 5.00 Frank Stokes 10.00 Wm. James Rankin Sr. 2.55 91 �Paid Willie Stokes “ Dr. Decow, 25 & two Misses McKenzie “ Thos. Stokes bills 1.30 + 50 cents Telephone The day was cold and stormy. 1.00 75.00 1.80 .25 Tuesday February 27, 1912 I did chores during the day and Mabel and I went to a pan cake social given by the Ladies’ Aid at the Church Hall – proceeds $ 15.30 Wm. Young paid Church sub. for 1911 2.00 Alex Gordon paid Court dues 5.00 Alfred E. Fry and Sons (sub) 9.00 Wednesday February 28, 1912 I did chores took up a load of wood and went to Chatham to a Foresters’ Banquet on the 7 p.m. car and back on a special car from Chatham at 12 p.m. Recd for ope? $ 5.00 Paid R?? fare .25 The day was fine but cold. Thursday February 29, 1912 I did nothing but chores to-day. The day was cold. Mabel took Maud to the car and back. Friday March 1, 1912 I did chores and took up wood. The day was fine and not too cold. Saturday March 2, 1912 I went to Chatham on the 12.45 car paid Sommerville for oysters &c Came back on the 4.45 The day was fine but rather cold. 92 $ 21.60 �Sunday March 3, 1912 I went out to Church Charlie and Fern were here a while in the evening. The day was cold. Monday March 4, 1912 I went out on the 9 a.m. car to the Town Hall and attended a council meeting. I had a bad cold. The day was fine but cold. Tuesday March 5, 1912 After doing chores in the morning I went in to Chatham on the 9 a.m. car and attended a meeting of Presbytery in the first Presbyterian Church and came home on the 4:30 car. The day was fine but rather cold. Wednesday March 6, 1912 I did nothing but chores to-day. Ed Files came here and paid his court dues to end of April The day was fine. $ 14.20 Thursday March 7, 1912 I did chores to-day. The day was fine. Friday March 8, 1912 I went over to Dougald’s place in the forenoon. In the afternoon I took up some wood and did chores. The day was fine. Saturday March 9, 1912 I went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. car and attended a council meeting at the Clerk’s office and came home on the 7 p.m. car. The day was fine. 93 �Sunday March 19, 1912 I went to Church in the afternoon. The sleighing is getting bad. The day was fine. Monday March 11, 1912 I did chores, took up a load of wood and attended a joint meeting of managers at W. C. Gordon’s re telephone in the manse. We agreed to give ten dollars ($10.00) Towards putting in a phone. The day was rather fine but it snowed in the evening and after dark. Tuesday March 12, 1912 I did chores and made out Church and Forester Reports. It snowed at times during the day. Wednesday March 13, 1912 I did chores and Roy and I went to Wallaceburg on the 11.30 car. I sent off the Forester’s Report (Mar.) 96.11 Paid Scott’s note for $100 for 3 ¼ years 125.00 Handed the Church Statement for the year 1911 to the printers. The day was fine and the sleighing fairly good. Thursday March 14, 1912 Mabel took Maud over to the car and back again in the evening. I did chores and took up a load of wood. In the evening Mabel and I went on the 7 p.m. car to the eleventh conv. And spent the evening with the Minister, D. L. Campbell and family. Friday March 15, 1912 I did nothing but chores and wrote letters. Mabel went over with Maud in the morning and went after her again in the evening but the cars didn’t run and she didn’t get home. 94 �The day was very stormy it snowed and drifted all day. Saturday March 16, 1912 Maud got over to the 15 conv. About 12 o’clock and stayed at J. G. Roses’ all night. Mabel started for the cooking sale at Wallaceburg in time for the 11.30 car and Maud went with her. They came back on the 4.45. The snow was deep. The day was fine. Sunday March 17, 1912 There was no Church at Calvin to-day. In the afternoon Mabel and Maude and I went down to Peterkin’s. The snow thawed away fast to-day for the day was fine. Monday March 18, 1912 I did chores, put the shafts on the buggy and oiled it, mixed ashes, salt, sulphur and rosin for the horses. The day was fine so that the snow melted away. Mr. Thorps came and I paid for Gip $ 12.00 The sleighing was good in the morning but melted away so much during the day that Mabel took the buggy for Maude in the evening. Tuesday March 19, 1912 Did chores, fixed up the old buggy by repairing the pole &c Mabel took Maud over to the car in the buggy with one horse in the morning but took the team with the old buggy in the evening. The day was fine and the snow is nearly all melted away. Wednesday March 20, 1912 It turned cold last night and was cold and stormy all day. Mabel took Maud to the car and back. I did chores and took home wood. Thursday March 21, 1912 95 �Did chores during the day and went to Court Dover Centre in the evening. The day was cold and stormy but cleared up towards evening. Friday March 22, 1912 Did chores and took home wood. James Wilson came here in the forenoon and stayed till after dinner. Mabel took Maude to the car and back again in the evening. Maud took a music lesson at Gordon’s; after coming home they went down to Mabel’s mother’s. The day was fine. Saturday March 23, 1912 After doing chores in the forenoon I went to Chatham on the 12.45 car and came back on the 4.45 and went through to Wallaceburg and back on the 8.15. Maude and Cora Wemp went up on the 7 p.m. to attend the theatre. The day was rather fine. Sunday March 24, 1912 Mabel and I went to Church. Maud stayed at Mary Wemp’s since Saturday. On our way home from Church we went in to Geordie’s and stayed for supper. The day was cold. Monday March 25, 1912 I did chores. The Indians Jake Mac and another Indian named Armstrong came here about dinner time. I arranged to have them cut wood for sixty cents a cord and three meals a day. Earl came over and looked at Dick. The day was fine. Tuesday March 26 1912 Took in a load of wood besides doing chores and went to a telephone meeting at school no. eleven in the evening. A committee of Jas. Wemp, 96 �Jas. Fox and myself were added to the first com to see about lying the 111 con line. The day was fine. (In the left margin: The little pigs came to-day.) Wednesday March 27, 1912 Went to Chatham re telephone on 11th con met the other member and went to see Laurie re buying 11th con line. Mr. Laurie agreed to let Dougald have both Bell and Rural phones. The day was fine. (In the left margin: Earl came and took away Dick) Thursday March 28, 1912 Did chores. Went to see the ruts cut in the Bearline by the overflow came back and had dinner at Dougald’s. Got Bruce and Earl to Fix or file the ruts in the Bearline. Saw J. W. Lewis re telephone and came home. The day was cloudy and drizzling rain. Friday March 29, 1912 Did chores and took in a load of wood. James Dunlop was here a while in the evening. Mabel took Maud to the car in the morning and back again in the evening. The day was fine. Saturday March 30, 1912 Went to Chatham on the 12.45 car and came back on the 5.45. It thawed to-day and the roads are getting muddy. The day was fine. Sunday March 31, 1912 I went up to Georg’s for a while in the afternoon. It rained nearly all day and the roads were so bad that we didn’t go to Church. 97 �Monday April 1, 1912 Took Maude over to the car and waited at Mr. Rose’s till the 9 a.m. car came from Wallaceburg and went to a meeting of Council at the Township Hall. It rained nearly all day and the roads were bad. Tuesday April 2, 1912 I did chores took up a load of wood and went down to see George’s sugar camp in the afternoon. The day was cloudy and snowed a little in the evening. Maude is going to stay in Town till Thursday as the roads are bad. Wednesday April 3, 1912 Did chores. Went over to Dougald’s to see about the overflow of water on the Bearline. The water is very high. The day was fine. Thursday April 4, 1912 I did chores and went over for Maud in the evening. She is home for the Easter vacation. The day was fine. Friday April 5, 1912 Did chores. Went down to George’s Camp in the afternoon. James Wemp and Mary were there. The water is beginning to run in the 15 concession ditch although there is some ice and snow in it yet and the mid-winter snow is still lingering along some of the fences; it thawed fast to-day. The day was fine. Saturday April 6, 1912 I did chores and dug out the earth above the tile to the gully and to the South branch of the Finnister Drain. Mabel was down at her mother’s attending to Fern nearly add day. 98 �The day was fine. Sunday April 7, 1912 Maude went up to Boulton’s at Wallaceburg in the morning and came back on the 11 p.m. car. Mabel was down at her mother’s nearly add day. I didn’t go to church. The day was cold and stormy and the roads very bad. Monday April 8, 1912 I did chores and Roy and I worked for a few hours at grubbing Prickly Ash, with the team. Sam Jackson came and told me that some of the tile culverts were out of repair owing to the high water. Mabel was down the greater part of the day helping her mother to wash. The ice and snow in the ditch in front of the house thawed and broke loose and the water soon went away from the sides of the road and the low part of George’s field. The day was fine. Tuesday April 9, 1912 After doing chores in the morning I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car went to meeting of Presbytery in St. Andrews Church for a while. After dinner I ordered 22 ft. of 10” sewer pipe for Dover Centre; went over to the Court house and to Mr. Welsh’s and came home on the 4.30 car. The day was very fine. Wednesday April 10, 1912 I did chores and went along the Bearline and along the 11th concession to near the Townline to look over the road and about culverts and washouts. I got Sam Jackson to put down sewer pipe on the Bearline and grade the approach to a bridge on the Rankin Creek. When I came back John W. Foy was at George’s and I took him down to the sugar camp. I went down to Dougald’s after supper but there was nobody at home. The day was fine. 99 �Friday April 11, 1912 I worked at grubbing Prickly Ash in the forenoon and went over to Dougald’s at noon and had dinner there. Mabel and Maude went to Wallaceburg in the afternoon. The day was fine. Friday April 12, 1912 I did chores and went to a telephone meeting at the 11th con school in the evening. It rained nearly all day. Saturday April 13, 1912 I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car and back on the 2.15 car and back on the 2.15 car. There was a short meeting of Council. The day was rather fine. Sunday April 14, 1912 Mabel went down to her mother’s to attend to Fern and the baby and I got ready to go to Church when she came back it was too late and she said Fern was very sick and went back again. Dr. McKeough came out in the afternoon and said that she had Pleura Pneumonia and was in a dangerous condition. Mabel went up to tell the Roe family. It rained heavily several times during the day and in the evening there was a heavy fall of large hail stones. Monday April 15, 1912 Mabel went down to her mother’s this morning and came back a little after eleven. She said Fern was no better. Mabel’s throat was sore and she went to Chatham to see Dr. McKeough. I did chores and took Mabel over to the car and back. The day was fine but the heavy rains yesterday made the roads bad. Kent Hyatt and Charlie Files came here for a load of straw for Charlie and had a time getting out of the yard as the ground was so soft. 100 �The horses and cows were out in the pasture yesterday and to-day. The hail and rain sent the cows and horses home last night. Tuesday April 16, 1912 Charlie’s wife, Fern died about 7 o’clock this morning. I did nothing but chores to-day. The horses didn’t come back from the pasture last night or this evening. The day was very fine. Wednesday April 17, 1912 I did chores and went to the Post Office with mail to post and went to the store for bread and came back by the P.O. and got the mail. It rained at times during the day. Thursday April 18, 1912 The day was wet. We attended the funeral of Charlie’s wife Fern; there was a large turnout but the day was wet and disagreeable and the roads were very muddy. I didn’t get to ta telephone meeting at the eleventh school on to the Forester meeting as it was so late before I got home from the funeral. Friday April 19, 1912 The horses came in from the pasture last evening on account of the wet and cold; I put them in the stable and fed them and put them out again this morning. Mabel went to Chatham to see about her throat. The day was fine. Saturday April 20, 1912 Brought Maude over to the seven a.m. car and after doing chores I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car. The Council met for a short time and received the petition for an extension of the Baldoon Branch telephone. I came home on the 5.45 car which was late. The day was fine. Sunday April 21, 1912 101 �Maude and I went to Church and when we came home John Peterkin and Beck Dewar were here, they went away after supper. The day was fine. Monday April 22, 1912 I worked at grubbing prickly ash with the team and took home a load of wood. Took Maude to the car in the morning and back from the 11 p.m. car from the debate at Wallaceburg. The day was fine but rather cold. Tuesday April 23, 1912 I did chores and worked at grubbing prickly ash. I took Maude to the car in the morning and back again in the evening. The day was fine but rather cold. Wednesday April 24, 1912 I did chores in the forenoon. In the afternoon I went through the division to Mathew Hind on the 8th con and gave him the job of repairing the bridge leading over the ditch onto his farm and agreed to pay him 3.00 For repairing. The day was fine. Thursday April 25, 1912 I did chores and took up some wood to-day. The ground is drying fast. The day was fine. Bart Flyn was here and I signed a new contract for Bell telephone. They changed from half yearly to quarterly payments. He said he got enough signers for another circuit in the Pool. Friday April 26, 1912 I did chores in the forenoon. In the afternoon the boys and I went down to the river with the team and I pulled out 18 cedar posts. In the 102 �evening I went out to Calvin with Maude to the young people’s meeting – subject – Elijah. The day was windy. Saturday April 27, 1912 I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car and back on the 5.45. We had a short meeting of council to receive the petition for a Municipal telephone along the Bearline. And went up to Mr. Kerr’s office to here advice about the Ouellette Drain. The day was fine but a little cold. Sunday April 28, 1912 I went out to Calvin. The day was cold and commenced raining in the evening. Monday April 29, 1912 I did nothing but chores and took Maude to the car and back. Alex Peterkin was here for a while in the afternoon. Earl Crawford came over and paid part of the price of Dick $ 65.00 It rained heavily last night and was wet and disagreeable add day. Tuesday April 30, 1912 I pulled posts with the team down by the River and took home two small loads. Mabel went for Maud in the evening. The day was fine. Wednesday May 1, 1912 I did chores in the forenoon and helped Charlie to catch Kate over in Egypt. In the evening I went to a telephone meeting at Thos. Stokes. The day was rather fine but cloudy in the evening. Thursday May 2, 1912 Frank Lozon and Charlie scraped the road on this beat. After dinner I went to the nineth concession to see a piece of road that Andy Brown wanted repaired. 103 �The day was fine. Friday May 3, 1912 I didn’t much but chores to-day. I cut down a few thorn bushes and went down and settled with Charlie and Lozon for scraping road, &c Charlie started to plow but found the ground was too wet. The day was fine. Saturday May 4, 1912 I started for Chatham on the 9.00 a.m. car and got off at the nineth con. and as far as D. McDonald’s and gave him a job of grading 6.00 Continued to Chatham on the 10.15 car and came back on the 4.30 and met Mabel going to the store and went back with her. The day was fine. Sunday May 5, 1912 Mabel and I started out to Calvin at 1 p.m. The Sunday school was reorganized and teachers and officers appointed. The day was cloudy and sprinkled a little rain. Monday May 6, 1912 I went on the 9 a.m. car and attended a meeting of council at the Town Hall; got a check for $ 10.00 Five being on salary and five on division work. In the evening I went up to George’s and had a chat with John and others. The day was very fine. Tuesday May 7, 1912 I hauled up wood and cleaned the rust off the plow in the sandy ground behind the orchard. John called in in the evening and had supper with us. The day was fine. (In the left margin: Gip’s colt came last night.) 104 �Wednesday May 8, 1912 I did chores and took in wood in the forenoon. Mabel went to Chatham in the afternoon and I stayed home with John and split wood. The day was fine. Thursday May 9, 1912 In the forenoon I did chores and Charlie and I went to Mrs. Elmer Rose’s funeral in the afternoon. The day was fine but rather cold. Friday May 10, 1912 I went to Wallaceburg with a team and Democrat. On the way I saw Alex Brown and Isidore Lozon – Pathmasters and arranged to have Lozon do some work on the Townline. Then I went to Wallaceburg and took home beet seeds, potatoes $ 5.65 And chop $ 2.55 The day was very fine. Saturday May 11, 1912 Went to Chatham on the 12.45 car and came home on the 5.45 p.m. I talked with Joseph Porter about grading tenth con. It rained in the forenoon but cleared up in the afternoon. Sunday May 12, 1912 Roy and I went to S.S. and Church. There was a good attendance considering the kind of a day. It rained all forenoon and was cold and disagreeable in the afternoon. Monday May 13, 1912 I went up to George’s in the afternoon with Nell and got a half gallon of maple syrup. George McFaul (?) was here and paid $ 5.00 On dues. John Handsor came to look at Jim but we couldn’t find him. It rained and snowed and was very disagreeable in the forenoon but cleared up in the afternoon. 105 �Tuesday May 14, 1912 I went down to Oliver Owen’s Marsh and took home horses in the forenoon. In the afternoon I brightened the plow and plowed for potatoes on the Frank place. The day was fine. Wednesday May 15, 1912 In the forenoon I finished plowing and harrowing the ground for potatoes and garden on the Frank place. I started to plow the ground for sugar beets but it was rather soft yet and I quit. In the evening John Handsor came and bought the horse – Jim for $145.00 And took him away. The day was fine. Thursday May 16, 1912 I went up to George’s with my team and got a quarter ton of hay $ 3.75 In the evening I went to the Forester’s meeting but owing to there being a barn raising at Wm Dunlop’s there was no meeting. It rained last night and during the greater part of the day and was very disagreeable. Friday May 17, 1912 I did chores and put in poles for a barbed wire fence from the henhouse to the Mills line. Mabel took Maude to the car in the morning and back again in the evening. It rained in the forenoon but cleared up in the afternoon. Saturday May 18, 1912 Went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. car. Stopped off at the tenth concession and gave Joseph Porter a job of grading about 30 rds at $1.00 = $30 or $35. The day was cloudy and sprinkled rain at times. 106 �Sunday May 19, 1912 Maude and Roy and I went to S.S. and Church. There was a good attendance at both Sunday school and Church. Old Mrs. Dunlop died last night. The day was fine but rather cold. Monday May 20, 1912 I started at eight o’clock with Nell and the buggy to attend a Council meeting at the Townhall. I saw W. Walker re scraping road and Montgomery re scraping 9th con. and came round by way of Call (?) Harper to see about scraping eleventh con. The day was rather fine but cold with occasional showers. Tuesday May 21, 1912 I made out Forester reports &c in the forenoon and went to old Mrs. Dunlop’s funeral in the afternoon. The day was rather fine but it is raining now – 9.35 p.m. Wednesday May 22, 1912 I went over with Maude in the morning and then went to see Dr. Newman re telephone matters. In the afternoon I brightened up the plows ready for plowing beet ground. The day was fine but it rained heavily last night. Thursday May 23, 1912 The beet ground was still too sticky to plough. I planted potatoes. In the evening I went to a special meeting of Court Dover Centre. The day was fine but it stormed and rained a little after dark. Friday May 24, 1912 I finished planting early potatoes and hauled home wood. The day was very fine. Saturday May 25, 1912 107 �I went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. car and came back on the 4.30. Went to W. C. Gordon’s and telephoned to Dr. Newman, Dr. Thorne and D. Kenna (?). The day was fine. Sunday May 26, 1912 Maud and Roy and I went to S.S. and Church. After coming home I went to Peterkin’s. The day was fine. Monday May 27, 1912 I went to the Town Hall on the 9 a.m. car and attended the Court of revision on the Assessment Roll. On my way back I stopped off at the 10th con. and had supper at Herman Winter’s place and gave him a job on the 10th con from the Bearline back for $ 40.00 It rained a little at noon but the greater part of the day was fine. Tuesday May 28, 1912 I plowed to-day with Charlie’s double plow and three horses. Alex Peterkin came to the field and talked to us for a while. The greater part of the day was fine but it rained in the evening. Wednesday May 29, 1912 It rained heavily last night so that I couldn’t plow the beet ground and I went with Roy to the Circus at Wallaceburg. The day was cloudy and cold. Thursday May 30, 1912 I harrowed the part of the beet ground I had plowed and plowed some more with Nell and Daisy. The day was fine. Dr. Thorne was here at noon. Friday May 31, 1912 108 �I worked at plowing my beet ground while Charlie was finishing drilling in barley. I plowed with his three horse plow. In the evening I went out to Calvin to attend a meeting to arrange for a picnic. They decided to have the picnic on June 26 and a concert in the evening. The day was fine. Saturday June 1, 1912 I plowed and rolled my beet ground to-day. I used Charlie’s two furrow plow while he rolled his corn ground. The day was fine. Sunday June 2, 1912 Roy and I went to S.S. and Church. It rained very heavy on our way out. There were very few out and they came so late that there was no S.S. It rained again in the evening. Mabel and Maude and Roy and John went down to Grand Mas after supper. Monday June 3, 1912 I finished plowing my beet ground and disc harrowed part of it. The day was fine. Tuesday June 4, 1912 I worked at disc-harrowing my sugar ground for a while in the morning and went to Chatham on the 10.15 car to see about telephone poles with Hugh Porter and came back on the 2.15 car and finished disc-harrowing beet ground. The day was fine. Wednesday June 5, 1912 I harrowed and rolled the beet ground and went over to Dougald’s and got the drill in the evening. The day was fine. Thursday June 6, 1912 109 �I drilled in about five acres of sugar beets to-day. George was here for a while in the evening. The day was cool and fine. (In the left margin: Blackie’s calf came to-day.) Friday June 7, 1912 I rolled the sugar beet ground and took home Dougald’s beet drill and did some chores. Charlie planted corn. The day was fine. Saturday June 8, 1912 I went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. car and came back on the 2.15 and kept on to Jas Wilson’s re dredge cut. The day was fine but it was cold last night. Sunday June 9, 1912 Maude and Roy and I went to S.S. and Church the attendance was good. The day was fine. Monday June 10, 1912 We took in Dandy and hitched him up with Nell and drove him up and down the road; he will be easily broken so far as we can judge. James Rankin was here re telephone business. I put away implements and several other chores. The day was very fine. Tuesday June 11, 1912 I hitched up Dandy first to the cart and afterwards along with Nell in the buggy. In the afternoon I drove Daisy and Nell to Wallaceburg for chop, &c The day was very fine. Wednesday June 12, 1912 I dug post holes along the Finnister drain and along the Mills line. In the afternoon I gave I gave Mr. Fox a job of grading on the 13 con. 110 �And Hugh Porter a job of grading on the twelfth concession $ 12.00 $ 20.00 It rained last night and this forenoon, the afternoon was fine. Thursday June 13, 1912 I finished the post holes East of the Island bushy field and spliced wire along the Mills line and drove Dandy for a while in the forenoon. And went out to preparatory service at Calvin in the afternoon. The day was very fine. Friday June 14, 1912 In the forenoon I did chores and planted potatoes. In the afternoon I gathered posts for the different places where I am putting temporary fences and plowed the garden at the end of the corn crib. The day was fine. Saturday June 15, 1912 I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car. We arranged to pay the Bell Co. for 11th con lead $200.00 Maude and I came home on the 4.30 car. It rained at times during the day much heavier here than in Chatham. It also rained last night. Sunday June 16, 1912 Mabel and I went to S.S. and Church. The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper was administered. The day was fine. (In the left margin: The heifer’s calf came to-day.) Monday June 17, 1912 I drove to Wallaceburg and ordered the printing of the bills for the Picnic at Calvin. Alex Peterkin came this morning and worked at bracing posts and putting up barbed wire. The day was very fine. 111 �Tuesday June 18, 1912 After doing chores I drove to Wallaceburg and the Baldoon Farm. Gave Price, Dubeau and Innis a job of grading from dredge cut 35.00 From Sharen’s (?) place to hollow 8.00 Repairing road 5.00 The day was fine. Wednesday June 19, 1912 I harrowed and rolled the garden in the forenoon and went to the garden party at the 11th in the afternoon. The day was cloudy but it didn’t rain. Thursday June 20, 1912 I did chores and worked at my Forester books. It rained heavily in the evening. Mabel went down to her mother’s in the afternoon. Mr. Higley was there and Baptized Charlie’s baby also Mrs. Snelgrove’s baby. Friday June 21st, 1912 I did odd jobs to-day – Split stove wood; packed the earth about the posts for temporary fences; hauled anchor posts for the front on road fence on the Fran place &c The day was fine. Saturday June 22, 1912 Alex Peterkin and George Dewar came to-day and put down the anchor posts for the front fence on the Frank place. The day was fine. Sunday June 23, 1912 Mabel and Roy went to S.S. and Church. I didn’t feel well and was troubled a little with eczema and stayed home. John Peterkin and Jen. Currie called to see us in the evening. The day was fine. 112 �Monday June 24, 1912 I borrowed two post augers and Charlie helped me to mark the places for the post holes for the front fence on the Frank place. Mabel went up to Ella Fox’s this forenoon and she is not back yet – 11.45 p.m. She was finishing Ella’s dress. The day was fine. Tuesday June 25, 1912 I stayed about the house all day. My face was rather bad with eczema. In the evening I went up to O’Neil’s to see how they were getting on with the grading on the 11th con. They are doing a good job. The day was fine. Wednesday June 26, 1912 Mabel and Roy went out to Calvin Picnic. Maude is in Chatham working at her examinations. I stayed at home as my face was rather bad with eczema. The day was fine. Thursday June 27, 1912 Henry Thomas came here and put down the post holes along the front of the Frank place and husked some corn. I did chores in the forenoon and went to Tom Files’ for the beet cultivator in the afternoon and cultivated a few rows in the evening. Mabel went to Wallaceburg and sent away the Foresters’ report for June with Bank Draft enclosed for $ 96.65 Charlie Buck and Wm. Sutherland hauled in clover hay. The day was fine. Friday June 28, 1912 I cultivated sugar beets part of the day. Put up barbed wire fence along part of the Island pasture and hauled up small straight rails for a pig pen or pasture. Maude came home from her exams; she said she got along well with the exception of the paper on Algebra. The day was hot and fine. 113 �Saturday June 29, 1912 I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car and came back on the 4.45 p.m. Gave checks to T. O’Neil and others for grading con. 11. Henry Thomas (Indian) put up the rail fence for the pig pen and cut brush on the fence row in the forenoon and went away. The day was hot. Sunday June 30, 1912 We didn’t go to Church. May face was rather bad with eczema. The day was fine. Monday July 1, 1912 I cultivated sugar beets to-day. The day was fine. Earl and Myrtle were here in the evening. Tuesday July 2, 1912 I cultivated sugar beets in the forenoon and went over to Earl Crawford and Dougald’s after dinner re Belgians for thinning beets; I telephoned from Wm Gordon’s and met McCoy as I came to the car on my was to Joseph Porter’s. The day was fine. Wednesday July 3, 1912 I did chores, cultivated sugar beets for a while and hoed potatoes. Norris McCoy was here re Belgians. The day was fine. Thursday July 4, 1912 I finished cultivating sugar beets. In the evening I went out to a meeting of Managers in Calvin Church to consider repairs to the church. The day was fine. 114 �Friday July 5, 1912 I did chores, rolled the beets and plowed through the potatoes. It was cloudy and rained a little in the morning but cleared up during the day. Mabel and Maude and George’s Minnie went to a Social at the Bay. (In the left margin: Rosie’s calf came to-day.) Saturday July 6, 1912 I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car and home on the 5.45. I advertised the Hind Drain Rep. &c The day was hot. Sunday July 7, 1912 Roy and Maude and I went to S.S. and Church. Maude and Roy and Mabel went up to the Wemp’s in the evening. The day was fine. Monday July 8, 1912 I cut thistles and commenced plowing the summer fallow. Mabel went to Chatham with Charlie and his baby. Norris McCoy was here and said that the Belgians would be here this evening or to-morrow morning. The day was hot and fine. Tuesday July 9, 1912 I plowed down weeds in the front Frank field. The Belgians came to-day – one in the forenoon and two more in the afternoon. I had to agree to pay them nine dollars an acre as the field was rather dirty. The day was hot and fine. Wednesday July 10, 1912 Plowed summer fallow in front Frank field. The three Belgians worked in the sugar beets. Mabel went to the store with the Belgian woman. 115 �The Belgians’ names are:- Henry Parmentier, Alois Faut and his wife Emerance Parmentier. Mabel and Maude went to the Post Office this evening and took John with them. The forenoon was hot but it got cloudy, thundred and rained heavily about the middle of the afternoon. Thursday July 11, 1912 I plowed summer fallow to-day. The Belgians – Henry Parmentier, Alois Faut and his wife, Emerance – worked at the beets. Charlie cut the hay in front of the house. The day was fine but the green head flies are very bad. Friday July 12, 1912 I finished plowing the summer fallow on the Frank place except the headland and a little on the other side of the ditch. Charlie cultivated corn and beans. The Belgians are nearly done with the thinning of the sugar beets. The day was fine. Saturday July 13, 1912 I rolled the beet ground this forenoon. The Belgians got through thinning about eleven. Charlie and Wm Mills took in hay from the little field in front of the house. The forenoon was cloudy and it commenced to rain about 111.30 but cleared up in the evening. I went to Chatham on the 12.45 car and back on the 5.45. Sunday July 14, 1912 Roy and Maud and I went to S.S. and Church. Beck Dewar came here before dinner and waited till after supper and Mabel and I went home with her to Peterkin’s. Currie and Jean were there. The green head flies are bad. The day was fine. 116 �Monday July 15, 1912 I attended a council meeting at the Town Hall to-day. Received on Salary $10 on division work $10 = It rained heavily commencing about 3 p.m. $ 20.00 Tuesday July 16, 1912 I finished plowing down weeds on the Frank place and rolled the ground. Mabel and Maud went to Wallaceburg on the 5.45 car and intended going to Wemp’s when they came back; they are not back yet. The day was fine. Wednesday July 17, 1912 I cultivated sugar beets. Charlie hauled in hay, Wm Mills and Frank Lozon helped him. The day was fine. Thursday July 18, 1912 I cultivated sugar beets during the day and went to a meeting of Court Dover Centre in the evening. Charlie finished hauling in hay. The day was cloudy. Friday July 19, 1912 I finished cultivating beets in the forenoon. And hitched up the team to plow the calf pasture for summer fallow – when J. J. Currie and Jean came, so I only plowed for a short time and came in to talk to them. Mabel and Maude went out to Calvin to the Young People’s meeting. The day was fine. Saturday July 20, l1912 I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car and came back on the 5.45. The day was cloudy and rained a few sprinkles in the afternoon. (In the left margin: Willie’s calf came last night.) 117 �Sunday July 21, 1912 We all went out to Sunday school and Church in the double rig. Earl and Myrtle came and had supper with us. The day was fine. Monday July 22, 1912 I cultivated sugar beets for a while in the forenoon and plowed summer fallow between the Finnister orchard and the Frank place. In the evening Mabel went to the store. The day was fine. Tuesday July 23, 1912 I did chores in the forenoon and read up the papers on the Hind Drain repair. In the afternoon I went out to the 9th con. on the Bearline and sold the repair of the Hind Drain as follows Joseph Porter, From 7 con to 9th con. Morris Kinny from 9 con to 10 con. East of B.L. John Seevers along South of 9th con. I saw the MacDonalds and Peter Martin re work to be done on 12th con. Gave the job of filling up the hollow near Dyre Drain to Thos. Brown for $ 35.00 The day was fine. Wednesday July 24, 1912 I plowed summer fallow in the Shanty field in the forenoon. And took the wire fence off the posts between the old calf pasture and the pig pasture in the afternoon. Mabel and Maude and Roy went to the Ladies’ Aid social at Hagerty’s this evening. It rained heavily last night and was cloudy at times during the day. And looks very much like rain now 9. p.m. Thursday July 25, 1912 118 �I plowed summer fallow in the Shanty field and pulled up the posts of the centre fence with the team. The day was rather fine but looked like rain at times. Friday July 26, 1912 The ground was rather sticky to cultivate sugar beets so I plowed summer fallow in the Shanty field. The day was fine. Saturday July 27, 1912 I went to Chatham on the 12.45 car and back on the 4.30. The day was fine. Sunday July 28, 1912 We all went to S.S. and Church in the double rig. Rev. D. L. Campbell came back with us as far as W. C. Gordon’s. We went over to Dougald’s for supper. It was cloudy all day and rained a little in the forenoon and we had a heavy thunderstorm between nine and ten to-night. Monday July 29, 1912 I attended a council meeting at the Town Hall. The day was fine. Tuesday July 30, 1912 Norris Owen and Harold Loyst came here this morning and worked at grading the con. road. I plowed summer fallow in the Shanty field. Mabel and Min went to a Social and supper at the Bay. The day was fine. Wednesday July 31, 1912 I cultivated sugar beets to-day went over to see Jas. Wilson re sewer pipe across the road in the morning. The day was fine. 119 �Thursday August 1, 1912 Alex Brown and Joseph Foster were here re Satute labor. I cultivated beets. We all went out to the river in the evening. The day was fine. Friday Aug. 2, 1912 It rained heavily last night. I went up to George’s for oats and chop and then plowed for a while in the Shanty field. It rained at times during the day. The Belgians came in the evening and hoed beets for a while. Saturday Aug. 3, 1912 I went to Wallaceburg in the forenoon and got a check from the sugar factory for $ 60.00 I started cultivating but the ground was sticky. I helped Charlie to repair the bridge leading to the road. The day was fine. Sunday Aug. 4, 1912 We all went to Church and Sunday school. Mr. Ward preached We went … on our way home. James Dunlop and Mary were here for a while in the evening. The day was fine. Monday Aug. 5, 1912 I did chores in the forenoon and cultivated beets in the afternoon. The Belgians hoed beans for Charlie. I went over to the Big Bridge with Charlie Files in the evening. The day was fine. Tuesday Aug. 5, 1912 (got his dates confused here) I finished cultivating the beats and plowed in the summer fallow for a while. In the evening I went up with Jas. Browning to the nineth con. to find stake 149 on the Hind Drain. 120 �The Belgians hoed beets; they are nearly done. Mrs. Snelgrove was here in the afternoon and Mabel did some work for her. It was cloudy at times but the greater part of the day was fine. Wednesday Aug. 6, 1912 I finished plowing the summer fallow in the Shanty field and disc harrowed the fallow in the Frank front field. The Belgians finished the beets and an acre of Charlie’s beans and went away. I paid them for beets 5 ¼ acres $ 63.00 Beans 4.00 It looked like rain all day and rained in the evening. The Belgians gave their address Alois Fant, 524 Lillibridge, Detroit Mich Thursday Aug. 8, 1912 (date corrected here) Mabel and Maud and Roy went with Charlie to Wallaceburg Via Martinville, in a gasoline Yacht. I finished disc harrowing the beet ground on the Frank place and then went to the nineth Con. to see the ditches &c It rained last night and was cloudy to-day. Friday Aug. 9, 1912 I did chores in the forenoon and went out to Olivar Toulouse’s Sale in the afternoon and over to W-burg in the evening and ordered material for repair lower bridge over Bearcreek. The day was fine. Saturday Aug. 10, 1912 I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car and came home on the 5.45 car. The day was fine. Sunday Aug. 11, 1912 Maude and I went to S.S. and Church but as the day was wet and the roads muddy they didn’t come in time for S.S. and only a small crowd for church. 121 �It rained on our way home. Monday Aug. 12, 1912 I did chores in the forenoon and went over to the pool re Division work in the afternoon. John went with me. Charlie and Roy hoed beans. The day was fine. Tuesday Aug. 13, 1912 I drove around to see what work was repaired in the Division. Over past Dougald’s on the 14 Con. to the Winter line and back by Mills’ lane. In the afternoon I went up to John Coveny’s and round by McGrail’s to the Bear Creek Bridge on Baldoon and up to lot 29 and back home. The day was fine. Wednesday Aug. 14 1912 I went round by Wm Mills to the 14 con and past Dougald’s and along the Bearline and Baldoon St to the 9 con. and over to Daw. (?) McDonalds for dinner and then to the ditchers on the 9th con. in the Hind Drain. I came home by way of Electric P.O. The day was warm and fine. Thursday August 15, 1912 I harrowed the summer fallow on the Frank place and took in a load of wood. In the evening I went to a meeting of Court Dover Centre. Charlie cut the barley in the Frank orchard field. The day was fine. Friday Aug. 16, 1912 I harrowed summer fallow in the Shanty Field in the forenoon and went up to see the ditchers at the 9th con. Hind Drain in the afternoon. The day was fine. Saturday Aug. 17, 1912 I went to Chatham on the 2.15 car and back on the 4.30 car. 122 �Mabel and Maud went to Wallaceburg in the evening. The day was cloudy and rained a little in the evening. Sunday Aug, 18, 1912 Mabel and Maude went to Church. The eczema was rather bad on my face so I stayed at home. The day was fine. Monday Aug. 19, 1912 I travelled around all day looking at work to be done on 13th and 14 cons. and interviewing pathmasters. It rained heavily last night and was cloudy and sprinkled a little to-day. Tuesday Aug. 20, 1912 I did chores in the forenoon and went with Charlie to cut oats in the afternoon but the ground was soft and the oats damp and heavy so we didn’t do much. The day was rather fine. Wednesday Aug. 21, 1912 It rained last night so that we couldn’t cut oats in the forenoon. I did chores in the forenoon and went to Hugh Askins and round by McDonald’s re Division work in the afternoon. Mabel and Maude went over to Maggie’s and round by the store in the evening. On my way home I called in at Wemp’s and talked for a while. The day was fine. Thursday Aug. 22, 1912 I took Maude over to meet the 6 a.m. car for Wallaceburg to go on the excursion to go to Belle Isle and Detroit and then went over to see Alex Brown re a broken culvert on the 17th con near the Townline and told him to get out 5 or 6 teams and work at grading on the seventeenth concession for a day or so. I also gave Chas. Handsor a job of grading on the 16th con for twenty-five dollars. 123 �In the afternoon I figured on grading to be done in the Division. The day was fine. Friday August 23, 1912 I did chores and made up estimate and wrote out notices of sale of work in the forenoon, and in the afternoon. I went to the nineth concession Drain and put up notices for sale of Division work. The greater part of the day was cloudy with light showers of rain at times. Saturday Aug. 24, 1912 Maud and I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car and came back on the 4.3 car. The day was fine. Sunday August 25, 1912 Mabel and Maude went to church. I stayed at home with the boys. My face was rather bad with eczema. The day was warm but it is thundering now – 9.45 p.m. Monday August 26, 1912 I did chores and took in wood in the forenoon and in the afternoon I went round looking after division work and notifying people to come to a sale of work to-morrow. The day was fine. Tuesday Aug. 27, 1912 I made up Forester Reports &c in the forenoon and rode the binder for Charlie, cutting barley and oats in the afternoon. Sutherland Charlie shocked. The day was fine. Wednesday Aug. 28, 1912 Maude went to Wallaceburg on the 9 a.m. car and Irene Wallace came home with her on the 10.15 car. 124 �In the afternoon I sold jobs of Division work. George McFaul took the filling of the washout at J. W. Lewis’; 30 roads of grade on the Bearline $20; 15 rods at J. Coveny’s at 50 cts a rod; 60 rods at Walter Roe at 35 cents and about 30 at Parishe’s at 50 cents. James Browning took 40 rods of ditch on Baldoon at 50 cents and about 45 rods of grading on 9th con. and Baldoon St. at 75 cents. The day was wet and disagreeable. Thursday Aug. 29, 1912 After doing chores I went to Wallaceburg and sent away the Foresters’ report. On my way back I met with Messrs Wickens and Whitebread and looked at the bridges on the 16th con. and Baldoon St. The day was fine. Friday Aug. 30, 1912 I stayed at home and put salve on my face to-day to cure eczema. Mr. Davies a map agent had dinner with us. Irene Wallace went home in the afternoon. The day was cloudy and rained a little in the afternoon. Saturday Aug. 31, 1912 I stayed at home all day and did chores. Mabel and Maude went to Chatham and then to Wallaceburg and came home on the 8.15 p.m. car. The day was cloudy and rained in the afternoon. Sunday September 1, 1912 We all went to S.S. and Church owing to the Townline bridge not being down we went round by the 16th con. and back by the fourteenth and had supper with Ella and Tom Fox. The day was warm and close and rained a little in the evening. Monday Sept. 2, 1912 I stayed at home to-day and took home wood and did chores. It rained heavily last night. 125 �The fore part of the day was fine but it was cloudy in the afternoon. Tuesday Sept. 3, 1912 I did chores in the forenoon. In the afternoon I went up to the ditchers at the Hind Drain on the 9th concession and showed James Browning the grading on the Baldoon and 9th con. The day was fine. Wednesday Sept. 4, 1912 Did chores in the forenoon and went and staked out the work on the Baldoon near Kearn’s store and went to a telephone meeting at the eleventh concession in the evening. The day was warm. Thursday Sept. 5, 1912 I did chores today. In the afternoon I went up to Mr. Kearns’ re telephone. Charlie opened out the barley shocks and he and Willie Mills hauled in some in the afternoon but it rained heavily about five o’clock. Friday Sept. 6, 1912 Worked at Forester books &c in the morning and after an early dinner I went to see the ditchers at the Hind Drain 9th con. and Baldoon St. near 9th con. Saw Hugh Askin on my way home. The day was warm. Saturday Sept. 7, 1912 I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car went with Fox and Thos. Stokes to C. W. (?) and L. E. office re ticket books and poles and went with Mr. J. C. Kearns to Bell telephone office and to see N. H. Stevens but Messrs Laurie and Stevens were both away. The day was fine. 126 �Sunday Sept. 8, 1912 John and Ann Peterkin were here for dinner. I went out to S.S. and Church. The others stayed at home with Ann and John. George Crawford and family were here for supper. The day was fine. Monday Sept. 9, 1912 I attended a meeting of the Dover Council at the Townhall to-day. Charlie and Willie Mills hauled in barley and oats. The day was warm and fine. Tuesday Sept. 10, 1912 I went to Chatham on the 7 a.m. car to attend a meeting of Presbytery at Blenheim and came back from Blenheim on the 3.30 train and home on the 7 p.m. from Chatham. The day was warm and fine. Wednesday Sept. 11, 1912 In the morning I went to the 14th con. to see McCoy re putting a scale over the ditch and saw David Morton re Division work and then went to the Pool and had dinner at Wilsons. I helped to mow away oats in the afternoon. Charlie and Wm Mills hauled in. In the evening I went to a telephone meeting at the eleventh concession. The day was fine. Thursday Sept. 12, 1912 I helped to mow away oats in the barn to-day. Charlie and Wm Mills finished hauling in to-day. The day was fine. Friday Sept. 13, 1912 127 �I did chores in the forenoon and went to Mrs. Harper’s funeral at Robinsons on the other side of the river from Tupperville to Oldfield Cemetery. In the evening I went to the nineth con. and gave Mr. Seevers a check for $ 50.00 The day was fine. Saturday September 14, 1912 After doing chores in the morning I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car and saw Messrs Welsh and Laurie re telephone to Mr. J. C. Kearns. The day was fine. Sunday Sept. 15, 1912 I didn’t go to Church to-day. I didn’t feel well I was troubled with diarrhea and gripes. It rained heavily in the forenoon and was cloudy all day. Monday Sept. 16, 1912 I was sick to-day and stayed in the house. Earl and Wallace were here getting the land ready for wheat. The day was fine. Tuesday Sept. 17, 1912 I stayed about the house and took up some wood. I feel better to-day. Lola Clark came out on the 4.30 car. Maude went over after her. It rained in the afternoon. Wednesday Sept. 18/12 I went to Wallaceburg Fair on the 11.30 car. Roy went with me. It rained all night and was cloudy this forenoon so that the crowd at the fair was small. The afternoon was fine. Thursday, Sept. 19, 1912 128 �I took a few posts to fix the line fence in the marsh and did chores. Earl and Bruce finished plowing for fall wheat. Part of the day was fine but it rained in the afternoon. Friday Sept. 20, 1912 I fixed up the line fence in the marsh pasture in the forenoon. And went to the 9th con. ditchers in the afternoon. In the evening I went to a church meeting at Calvin. The day was fine. Saturday Sept. 22, 1912 I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car and back on the 5.45. The day was fine. Sunday Sept. 22, 1912 The day was very wet and disagreeable so that none of us went to Church. George went as far as W. C. Gordon’s and said that the minister came that far and went back. We all went up to George’s after supper. Monday September 23, 1912 In the forenoon Mr. Cormode came and put the three horse eveners on the manure spreader. In the afternoon I went to bridges &c along the Baldoon and Rankin Creek and then went to look for fence pickets and found them at Frank Letourneau’s on the Winter Line. The day was fine. Tuesday Sept. 25, 1912 I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car and went to the fair. And ordered covering for different bridges at Blonde’s. The day was misty and rainy. Wednesday Sept. 25, 1912 I worked at Forester books the greater part of the day. 129 �G. Templeton and Alex Peterkin finished threshing about four o’clock and moved to Frank Lozon’s. There were 675 bushels of oats and 75 bushels of barley. The day was fine. (In the left margin: Threshing 750 bush.) Thursday Sept. 26, 1912 I took home my two furrow plow from the car line in the forenoon and went to see Frank Rankin re stats and Peter Martin re tile on 12 con. in the afternoon. The day was fine. Friday Sept. 27, 1912 I took home wood in the forenoon and went to Alex Brown’s sale in the afternoon. Sale was postponed for one week. The day was fine. Saturday Sept. 28, 1912 I went to Wallaceburg on the 9 a.m. car and sent away the Foresters’ report for the month of September and came back to Chatham on the 12.45 car and saw Mr. Laurie re telephone; he said the Co. agreed to allow the Municipal telephone to be extended to J. C. Kearns. Also saw W. G. McGeorge re Hind Drain and gave J. Stevens (?) a check for work. The day was fine. Sunday Sept. 29, 1912 Roy and Maude and I went out to Church. We had childrens’ day exercises. Rev. Mr. Campbell gave an object lesson. John Peterkin and Beck Dewar were here while we were away. It rained in the morning but the afternoon was rather fine. Monday Sept. 30, 1912 I attended Council meeting at the Town Hall to-day. The report on the McFarlane Relief was read. 130 �The day was fine but rather cold. Tuesday October 1, 1912 Earl and Bruce and Wallace were here to-day getting the far Frank field ready for fall wheat. Earl and Bruce plowed and Wallace harrowed. I plowed with a walking plow in the forenoon and helped Wallace to harrow in the afternoon. The day was fine. Wednesday Oct. 2, 1912 I helped the boys getting the far Finnister Field ready for fall wheat and went to a telephone meeting at the 11th concession in the evening. The day was fine. Thursday Oct. 3, 1912 In the forenoon I went to see broken bridges at Ernest Montgomery and on the eighth con. Earl and Bruce and Wallace worked at putting in wheat in the far Finnister Field. In the evening I went to hear Sir Wilfred Laurier. It rained in the afternoon and evening but there was an immense crowd at the Laurier meeting. Friday Oct. 4, 1912 I did chores in the forenoon and went to the 9th con. to measure the Hind Branch and then round by Hugh Montgomery and Peter Martin re 10 inch tile in the afternoon. The day was fine. Saturday Oct. 5, 1912 After doing chores I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car and saw McGeorge re lower part of Hind Drain and got the agreement from Laurie to allow the Baldoon Extension to go to J. C. Kearns on the 14 con. Arranged with the other members of Conv. to get the poles for J. C. Kearns. Mr. White agreed to take them out free. The day was very fine. 131 �Sunday Oct. 6, 1912 Mabel and Maude and I went to S.S. and church. There was a good attendance. The day was very fine. Monday Oct. 7, 1912 I worked at digging potatoes the greater part of the day. The late potatoes are beginning to rot; the early ones are alright. The day was very fine but the wind was a little cold. In the evening I went down to Oliver Owen and gave Norris a job of grading on the concession. Mabel and Maude went to Lena Gardiner’s in the evening. Tuesday Oct. 8, 1912 I worked at digging potatoes. The greater part of the day was fine but it rained in the evening. Wednesday Oct. 9, 1912 I went to the 9th con. to meet W. C. McGeorge and Richie and I went with him to take the cuttings on the lower part of the Hind Drain and Branch. It rained and the day was very disagreeable. Thursday Oct. 10, 1912 It was a cloudy and wet day. In the evening Dougald and Maggie came over and Dougald and I went down to the Club House to see if Mr. McPherson would come to the chicken supper and play the bag pipes. Friday Oct. 11, 1912 Did chores in the forenoon. After dinner I went to J. C. Kearns store. And looked at some work that William O’Mara wanted done but decided not to do it this fall. 132 �The telephone poles from J. C. Kearns to the 13th concession were nearly all in. George McFaul was here and I gave him checks for work he had done. Mabel and Maude went out to Armstrong’s this evening to [practice for the chicken supper at Tom Fox. It rained heavily last night but the day was fine. Saturday October 12, 1912 I went to Chatham on the 12.45 car and came back on the 4.30. The day was cool and fine. Sunday Oct. 13, 1912 Mabel and Maude and I went to S.S. and church but were late for S.S. The roads were bad. The day was very fine. Monday Oct. 14, 1912 I went along the Bearline to W. H. Winter’s re sugar beet topers (?). Went to Thos. Stokes re telephone. Went to Chatham and got the telephone blocks at Mr. Tomlin’s and sent some freight for the telephone lines. Came back on the 2.15 and went from Mr. Stokes to Mr. W. H. Chapple and looked at a bridge. The day was very fine. Tuesday Oct. 15, 1912 I did chores in the forenoon and went to Mr. Letourneau re fence slats in the afternoon. Mabel and Maude went over to Armstrong’s to practice for the chicken supper and they are not back yet 11.15 The day was fine and the roads are drying fast. Wednesday Oct. 16, 1912 I went over to Dougald’s re help to top sugar beets &c The day was fine. 133 �Thursday Oct. 17, 1912 I took the dishes from the church to Tom Fox’s for a social and went to the social in the evening. The day was fine. (In the left margin: J. Highgate finished the work on J. C. Kearn’s phone to-day.) Friday Oct. 18, 1912 I helped Charlie to haul in seed clover. The forenoon was fine but it clouded and rained about the middle of the afternoon. Saturday Oct. 19, 1912 I went to Chatham on the 12.45 car. Went to see McGeorge re Hind Drain but he was out of the city. Ordered concrete tile for 12th concession. The day was fine. It rained last night and the road was bad. Sunday Oct. 20th, 1912 No church at Calvin to-day. Mabel and I went out to the anniversary at the eleventh Dover in the evening. The day was fine. Monday October 21, 1912 I did chores in the forenoon and in the afternoon I started to see a broken bridge on the 13th con but met four Belgians near Walter Roe’s place and hired them to top my beets. I came Back with one of them to see the beets and he agreed to do them at nine dollars an acre. I then went back for their stuff at Charlie Heath’s. The day was fine. Tuesday October 22, 1912 134 �It rained last night and at times during the day so that we couldn’t work at beets. The Belgians went away and said they would come back to-morrow morning if it cleared up. It rained heavily after dark to-night. Wednesday October 23, 1912 I did chores, took up wood and worked at making up October Forester’s Report. The Belgians didn’t come back yet. The day was cold. Thursday Oct. 24, 1912 The Belgians came back a little before noon and Earl came over to plow but the ground was rather soft and they went over to Dougald’s where the land is dryer. The day was cold. Friday Oct. 25, 1912 I worked at October Report for court Dover Centre 1177 in the forenoon. In the afternoon I went to W. Walker’s sale and bought a Binder for $ 35.00 A mower for $6.50 and a stove for 7.50 14.00 And a buck saw for .35 $ 49.35 The day was fine. Saturday Oct. 26, 1912 I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car. Went to the Split log drag meeting. Got the cuttings of the Hind Drain from W. G. McGeorge &c and came home on the 5.45 car. Mabel and Maude went to Wallaceburg on the same car and didn’t get back till about twelve. The day was fine. Sunday October 27, 1912 135 �Mabel and Maude and I went to S.S. and Church. On our way home we went and called at Dougald’s and stopped in at George’s for supper. The day was fine. Monday Oct. 28, 1912 I went over to Dougald’s in the morning to see if the Belgians would come but they said they would finish at Dougald’s first. In the afternoon I went to the 9th con. to see a bridge and over to Joe Porters to see the grade &c and to Martins re tile. The day was fine. Tuesday October 30, 1912 (date confusion again) I did chores in the forenoon. In the afternoon I went to Van Esbroeck’s sale at Philip O’Mara’s place and bought a set of whiffle trees for $ 2.00 And went on the Electric car to the second concession and out about two miles to Jas. Browning’s place and arranged with him and Simmons to finish the Hind Drain to the Dredge Cut. When I came back to Chatham it was too late for the 7 p.m. car so I waited for the 10 p.m. car. The day was fine but it sprinkled rain after dark. Wednesday Oct. 30, 1912 I did chores and went up to George’s in the forenoon and helped Charlie to bunch beans in the Middle Frank field in the afternoon. I went over to Dougald’s to see the Belgians in the evening. The day was cloudy and rather cold. Thursday October 31, 1912 Roy and John and I helped Charlie with his beans to-day. The greater part of the day was cloudy and it began to rain in the middle of the afternoon. November 1, 1912 136 �It rained so much last night that the ground is flooded to-day. I went over to Dougald’s and had dinner with them. The Belgians went away after breakfast without saying where they were going. It was cloudy all day. Saturday November 2, 1912 I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car which was late. Arranged with Simmons and Browning to do the balance of the Hind Drain from stake 149 to stke 193. Gave check to Drader for material, bridge, Hooves, &c 14.28 And to Trapplehorn for tile 150 ft 10” and freight (?) 15.-2 Attended a meeting of Council re appointing of Collector for Divisions 2 and 3, &c The day was cold; it froze last night. November 3, 1912 Maude and I went out to S.S. and Church. It froze last night. The day was cold but fine. Monday November 4, 1912 Earl came over and plowed out sugar beets and helped me to break in my team in the forenoon. The day was cloudy. November 5, 1912 I worked at plowing out beets all day. The Belgians came about half past eleven and after getting their dinners worked at the beets till dark. The day was fine but it began to rain a little after dark. Wednesday Nov. 6, 1912 I got up early and went out to plow beets, expecting Lozon to come after a while. 137 �The Belgians came out and topped beets but it soon began to rain and we had to quit. It rained all day. The Belgians went away at noon and said they would be back when the weather cleared up. The Belgians names are: Richard Godelie, Kamiel Victor, Predent Victor and Alberic Vanderzype. Thursday November 7, 1912 I did chores and went up to George’s in the fornoon and went to Rev. NW (?) Higley’s sale in the afternoon, in the evening Roy and I went down to the Club. James Dunlop and family were there too. The day was rather fine but the land was covered with water from yesterday’s rain. Friday Nov. 8, 1912 After doing chores I went down to Charlie’s and he hitched up and went down to Rev. Higley’s place and we took home the coal stove. Roy and I sawed rails into stove wood. J. S. Rankin came here re Collector’s bonds. In the evening I went out to a manager’s meeting at Calvin. The day was cloudy with showers at times. Saturday Nov. 9, 1912 I went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. car. Charlie took the Club men to the car and went round to Walker’s and got our cook stove. I came back on the 2.15 and Maude and Mabel went to Wallaceburg on the 5.45 and didn’t get back till after 12. The day was cloudy, windy and cold. Sunday November 19, 1912 Mabel and Maude and I went to S.S. and Church which were held in the Hall as the church is being repaired. The roof and ceiling are finished but the papering, painting and cleaning up are yet to be done. The day was fine. Alfred Langstaff and Minnie and family were here for supper. 138 �Monday November 11, 1912 The Belgians came this morning and I got Charlie to plow and while he was at dinner I plowed for about two hours and a half from twelve noon till about half past two. Charlie is going to plow to-morrow forenoon and Lozon is to come in the afternoon. Maude went out and took the Belgians’ pictures in the beet field. The day was fine but it looks like rain again this evening. The beet ground is wet and soft and the Belgians are to get fifteen dollars an acre. Tuesday November 12, 1912 I went up with Mabel and Maude to clean up the house at the Baldoon and Charlie plowed beets for me. After dinner I went to McGrail and Flyn’s sale and bought Whiffle trees $1.25, disc harrow $12 = $ 13.25 Although it looked like rain last night, the day was rather fine but it looks like rain again and sprinkled a little this evening. Wednesday November 13, 1912 Mabel and Maude went up with Charlie this forenoon to clean the house on the Baldoon. Charlie came back at three and I went for them at four. Lozon plowed in the beets in the afternoon. He will finish plowing in the forenoon and the Belgians will be done shortly after. The day was cloudy and windy. The rain last night made the roads muddy. Thursday November 14, 1912 Lozon plowed beets for me in the forenoon. I went down to Charlie’s with Lozon’s wagon and came back and plowed beets after dinner and Lozon took a load for Charlie. Maude took Daisy and the buggy and took her Grandma to the Baldoon place. 139 �Wm Mills, Chas Files, Frank Lozon and James Dunlop took a load each for Charlie. The Belgians finished the beets a little after 3 p.m. I paid them for 5 acres 48 rds @ $15 $ 79.45 And took them over to the car. The day was cold and disagreeable and snowed a little in the afternoon. Friday November 15, 1912 I did chores and gathered up some rough wood for the heating stove. After dinner Roy and I went down with Charlie to load up chickens, turkeys and a calf. Sutherland helped us to put the turkeys in the stable. It froze a little last night and to-day was cold and cloudy. Saturday November 16, 1912 I did chores in the forenoon and went to Wallaceburg on the 11.30 car. Did some business with the Merchants Bank, ordered a scow for sugar beets. Enquired about coal for heating stove &c Came home on the 3.15 car which was late. The day was fine. Sunday November 17, 1912 Mabel and Maude and I went to S.S. and Church. Mabel went on the car to her mother’s at the Baldoon place and Maude went to Wemps. The day was fine. Monday November 18, 1912 Attended Council meeting to-day. Called at Joseph Porter on my way home and then at Charlie’s and Kearns. The day was fine. Tuesday November 19, 1912 140 �Mabel and Maude went to Chatham and out to Armstrong’s to practice for the anniversary in the evening. Charlie was here and I helped him to load hay and bought 1863 lbs. of oats from him at 32 cents per bush $ 17.53 George McFaul was here and I gave him a check for ditching and hired him to haul out beets at $2.50 a day and his board. The day was fine. Wednesday November 20, 1912 After doing chores I went to the 9th con. and got a load of coal – 2500 lbs @ 8 per T 10.00 George McFaul came here about 10.30 and skidded out beets. The day was fine. Thursday November 21, 1912 George McFaul worked at skidding out beets. After doing chores I also worked at skidding beets. Charlie worked a while at cutting corn with the binder; the ground is still rather soft. In the evening I went to Court Dover Centre. The day was fine. (In the left margin: We set up the coal stove to-day.) Friday November 22, 1912 George McFaul worked at skidding out beets; I helped a part of the day. Mabel and Maude went out to practice for the anniversary. The day was fine. Saturday November 23, 1912 I did chores in the forenoon and went to Chatham on the 12.45 car. Saw Joe Stein, Jas. Browning and Joe Porter re Hind Drain. Geo. McFaul worked at skidding sugar beets. The day was fine. Sunday Nov. 24, 1912 141 �Anniversary Services to-day. Rev. H. Cowan preached at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. The day was fine. Monday Nov. 25, 1912 I did chores in the forenoon and went to David McAdams sale in the afternoon bought a buggy for $ 37.00 And a roller for 20.50 George McFaul and Frank Lozon loaded sugar beets on a scow. We went out to Calvin tea-meeting in the evening. The day was fine. Tuesday Nov. 26, 1912 George McFaul and F. Lozon hauled out beets to-day and I helped them for a while. I went out to a manager’s meeting at Calvin in the evening. The day was cold and windy. Wednesday Nov. 27, 1912 George McFaul and Lozon and I worked at hauling out sugar beets. Old Anderson came here in the evening, he wants to be sent to the House of Refuge. The day was fine. Thursday November 28, 1912 George McFaul, Lozon and I hauled out beets. In the afternoon I went to Kearn’s and telephoned to A. Wright re sugar beet scow and to John Welsh re R. A. Anderson. The day was fine. Friday November 29, 1912 George McFaul and Frank Lozon finished loading the sugar beet scow to-day. I went to Wallaceburg with Robert Alex Anderson in the forenoon and sent away the Forester Report. In the afternoon I went to see the Hind and Joseph Porter. 142 �The day was rather fine. Saturday November 30, 1912 After doing chores in the morning I went to Chatham on the 12.45 car. Saw the Reeve re sending Anderson to the House of Reguge and came home on the 5.45 car. The day was really fine. (In the left margin: Paid George McFaul for hauling sugar beets 8 ½ days @ 4.50 = $21.25) Sunday December 1, 1912 Maude and I went to S. S. and Church. John and Lena Peterkin were here for dinner and Mabel went out to Church with them. George McFaul was here and went out to Calvin in the afternoon and to the Methodist Church in the evening. The day was cloudy. Monday Dec. 2, 1912 I went to Chatham with R. A. Anderson and took him to the house of Refuge. Mabel went to the Baldoon place and helped her mother and we both came home on the 4.30 car. It rained last night and the greater part of the day was cloudy and rained at times. Tuesday December 3, 1912 I did chores and picked apples. George McFaul worked at grading on the 15 con. between here and Jas. Dunlop’s. Frank Lozon came here this evening and I paid him for hauling sugar beets two half days plowing and 4 days hauling @ 3.50 $ 17.50 The day was cloudy. Wednesday December 4, 1912 I did chores and Roy and I gathered apples. George McFaul worked at grading on the 15 con. 143 �The day was fine. Thursday Dec. 5, 1912 I did nothing but chores to-day. George borrowed my double plow and is getting it brightened up. George McFaul finished grading the 15 concession and commenced at the Bearline between the bridge and the School house. The day was fine but it rained some after dark. Friday December 6, 1912 I went over to McAdams and took home the old buggy. In the evening Maude and I went to Calvin to a debate but nobody came. It rained last night and the day was cloudy. Saturday December 7, 1912 I did chores in the forenoon – and went to Chatham on the 12.45 car and came back on the 5.45. The day was fine but cold. Sunday December 8, 1912 Maude and I went to S. S. and Church. It froze hard last night and the day was cold, it is freezing hard tonight. Monday December 9, 1912 I did chores, covered pits &c Dougald was here for a while in the afternoon. In the evening I went to a joint meeting of managers at W. C. Gordon’s. It was very cold last night and to-day. Tuesday December 10, 1912 George and I went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. car and attended a meeting of Presbytery re advance in stipend. The day was cold and rather cloudy. 144 �Wednesday December 11/12 I did nothing but chores to-day. Charlie was here and got hay and oats. The day was cold and windy. Thursday December 12, 1912 I did chores, put manure on the potato pit and took in some rough wood for the heating stove, which we put upstairs. George McFaul came here and got a check for grading on the Bearline East of bridge $ 22.00 It froze hard lst night and the day was very cold. Friday December 13, 1912 I did chores, put out marsh fires took up a barrel of wash water for Mabel &c The wind went down and the day was mild. Saturday December 14, 1912 I did chores in the forenoon and went to Chatham in the afternoon. There is some talk of Paddy Rankin running for councellor for 193. The day was fine. Sunday December 15, 1912 Maude and I went to S.S. and Church. John was rather ill. The day was fine. Monday December 16, 1912 I attended a meeting of Council to-day. Rec’d a check balance of Salary & allowance $ 64.00 The day was fine and the roads were good. Tuesday Dec. 17, 1912 145 �I did chores in the forenoon and drove to Wallaceburg with Gip in the afternoon re notifying Jas. Brown and J. W. Steinhoff. It was cloudy and raining in the forenoon but cleared away in the afternoon. Wednesday December 18, 1912 I did chores in the forenoon and helped Charlie to take a heifer to the Baldoon place in the afternoon. The day was fine. Thursday December 19, 1912 I did chores during the day. In the evening I went to a meeting of court Dover Centre. Mabel and Maude went to a debate at Calvin. It snowed last night so that there was over an inch of snow on the ground. The day was cold. Friday December 20, 1912 I did chores and went to see Joseph Porter’s ditch in the ninth concession. Charlie was here for dinner. The day was cold and disagreeable. Saturday December 21, 1912 After doing chores Mabel and I went to Chatham on the 10.15 which was about an hour late. The day was cold and snowed some. Sunday December 22, 1912 Mabel and Maude and I went to Church. The sacrament of the Lord’s supper was administered. The day was cold. Monday December 23, 1912 I did chores and took home old rails for stove wood. 146 �Maude and Roy went to Wallaceburg with Charlie this evening. Mabel is away to bring them home from the car line now, 11.35. The day was fine. Tuesday December 24, 1912 I did chores and took up some rails for wood. Frank Lozon and Delos came in the afternoon and sawed rails for a while and then husked eighteen bushels of corn. I paid them $ 1.50 The day was rather mild and cloudy. Wednesday December 25, 1912 We all went up to Charlie’s at the Baldoon place for dinner and stayed till after supper; on our way home we called in at George’s for a while. I had the Grip and felt bad all day. The day was fine. Thursday December 26, 1912 I did chores in the forenoon and went round with a petition asking for a Rural mail delivery, in the afternoon. The day was fine. Friday December 27, 1912 I did chores in the forenoon. Arthur Wemp came here and had dinner with us and got my part of the petition re Rural Mail Route. I went back with him to the car line and went to Wallaceburg on the 2.15 car. The day was stormy; it snowed a little last night. Saturday December 28, 1912 I did chores in the morning and went to Chatham on the 10.15 car and came back on the 4.30. John has not been very well to-day. John Jarnier and Lena were here this evening to sell a lamp. The day was fine. 147 �Sunday December 29, 1912 I went to Church in the afternoon. John is getting better. The day was cloudy and sprinkled wet snow at times. Monday December 30, 1912 I attended the nomination at the Town Hall to-day, the following were nominated:- Theo B. Carron, Reeve Harry Smith, Deputy Reeve And Geo. Kin, J. W. Lewis, Peter Crawford and Wm Elgie for councellors. J. W. Lewis withdrew leaving the present year’s council elected by acclamation. The day was stormy. Tuesday December 31, 1912 I did chores that had been neglected during the past few days. Maude went away on the noon car to Chatham and to Lola Clark’s place in Harwich. Charlie and Kent Hyatt were here with some coal. The day was rather fine. Wednesday January 1, 1913 I did chores and made up Forester books &c Mabel went up to her mother’s. Charlie and Kent Hyatt were down and loaded up the work shop ready to be moved when the snow comes. The day was fine. Thursday Jan. 2, 1913 I did chores and worked at Forester and church books. Charlie brought us a load of coal. Mabel went over to meet the 4.30 car for Maude but she didn’t come. The day was rather fine but it is raining now 11.30. Friday January 3, 1912 I did chores and took in the horses and cattle from the brushy field. 148 �Maude came home from Chatham on the 2.15 and walked home. It snowed last night and the day was cold and stormy. (In the left margin: Took in the horses to-day.) Saturday January 4, 1912 After doing chores I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car and came back on the 4.30 car. James Wemp and Mary were here in the afternoon. The day was cold. Sunday January 5, 1913 Maude and I went to S.S. and Church. The Rev. D. L. Campbell took for his subject the Lord’s Prayer. The day was stormy and cold. Monday January 6, 1913 After doing chores Mabel and I went up to the Baldoon place with three cattle. After dinner I went over to Garnier’s to get Nell shod but there were too many there to e shod and I went back and Mabel and I came home. The day was cloudy with sleet. Tuesday January 7, 1913 After doing chores in the forenoon I took an early dinner and took Nell up to Garnier’s and got her shod. The day was stormy with sleet and rain. Wednesday January 8, 1913 I did chores, took the calves over from the Frank orchard and took home rails for stove wood and Frank Lozon and Delos came and sawed them. Mabel went out to Ladies’ Aid at Mrs. Young. The day was cold. Thursday January 9, 1913 149 �I did chores, helped Charlie to take in a load of corn in stalks from the field and took in a small load for myself. Mabel went to Chatham on the 12.45 to see the Doctor about her throat. The day was cold and fine. Friday January 10, 1913 I did chores. Charlie brought us a load of soft coal containing 2020 lbs @ $5.50 per T. I helped Charlie to fill up some oats. The day was soft and it is raining a little now 11.15 p.m. Saturday January 11, 1913 After doing chores I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car and came back on the 2.15. Charlie and Kent were here loading hay when I came back. The day was wet and disagreeable. Sunday January 12, 1912 Maude and I went to S.S. and Church. The day was very cold. Monday January 13, 1912 I drove out to the Town Hall and attended a council meeting. The day was cold but rather fine. Tuesday January 14, 1913 Mr. Martin and Louis Germaine came here and husked corn. I did chores and cleaned out the cow stable that had been neglected for some time. George and family were here for a while in the evening. Charlie came in the evening and said that Zeb. Hebert was at the Baldoon place and got a good well. The day was fine. Wednesday January 1, 1913 150 �I went out to the 17 con to see the Dredging work with Mr. Whitebread. After leaving him I went to our place on the Baldoon. Zeb. Hebert was there. It rained at times during the day. Thursday January 16, 1913 Mr. Martin and Louis came here this morning and we took in the corn they husked. Charlie and Kent were here for dinner and took home a load of corn in the stalks. I went to Court Cover Centre in the evening. The day was cloudy and it rained in the evening. Friday January 17, 1913 I did chores in the forenoon and went to a session meeting at the Dover Manse in the afternoon. It thawed and rained last night and the roads thawed out and were very muddy. The day was cloudy. Saturday January 18, 1913 I did chores in the morning and started to catch the 9 a.m. car for Chatham but as the roads were very heavy I got to the line too late and waited in the freight car till the 10.15 came. The Reeve and I gave Whitebread a check $6000.00 On Whitebread Damage works. The day was wet and disagreeable. Sunday January 19, 1913 The roads were bad so we didn’t go to Church. Dougald and Maggie were over here for a while. The day was cloudy but rather fine. Monday January 20, 1913 I did chores and worked at making up church reports for the annual meeting of Calvin Church to-morrow. It rained nearly all day and snowed and turned cold in the evening. 151 �Tuesday January 21, 1913 I did chores and finished my Church reports and went to the annual meeting in the evening. The day was cold but fine and the roads were rough. Wednesday Jan. 22, 1913 I did chores and fixed up Church and Forester books. In the evening I went to a telephone meeting at Dunlop School House. The day was fine. Thursday January 23, 1913 I did chores and made out a Church Statement. Mabel went up to the Baldoon place and took home a gobbler from Tom Fox. The day was cloudy with some rain. Friday January 24, 1913 I did nothing but chores to-day. Alex. Peterkin was here for a while in the afternoon. In the evening I made up Forester Report for January. Mabel and Maude went out to the debate at Calvin. Charlie and Kent Hyatt were down repairing the chimney. The day was rather fine. Saturday January 25, 1913 After doing chores I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car. And came home on the 4.30. The day looked like spring. Sunday January 26, 1913 Mabel and I went to Church. Mabel and Maude went to the Baldoon place after supper. Maud intends to stay there all night. The day was fine but the roads are bad. 152 �Monday January 27, 1913 I did chores. Charlie and Kent were here in the afternoon. It froze last night and the day was cold. Tuesday January 28, 1913 After doing chores I hitched up Gip and went to Nelson’s and got their Church money. And kept on to Wallaceburg and had Gip shod. The day was rather fine but the roads were rough. Wednesday January 29th 1913 After doing chores I went to Kearn’s store to a meeting re Rural Mail Delivery. Arthur Wemp went around with the Government Agent in the Afternoon. The day was cold. Thursday Jan. 30, 1913 I did chores in the forenoon. In the afternoon I went round to get orders signed for Rural Mail boxes. George was here for a while in the evening and J. Garnier came and put up the new lamp. The day was fine but the roads thawed. Friday January 31, 1913 It rained last night and was very wet all over the place this morning. It turned cold in the afternoon and it is very cold now 10.35 p.m. Saturday February 1st 1913 I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car and had dinner at Mr. Whitebread’s and met with the Reeve and Mr. Whitebread at Mr. McGeorge’s office at 2.30 re Whitebread Drainage works. Mr. J. N. Gibb’s tender for 6 bridges $1683.00 Was the lowest The day was very cold. 153 �Sunday February 2, 1913 Mabel and Maude and I went to Church. Rev. M. C. Tait preached he took for his subject the life of David Livingstone and his text from Psalms 91:5. The day was cold and the roads were rough. Monday February 3, 1913 I attended a council meeting at the Township Hall and as the roads were very rough I went on the car. It snowed last night. The day was fine. Duncan McKenzie came and threshed the beans this afternoon. Tuesday February 4, 1913 D. McKenzie and Alex. Peterkin moved the Engine and bean thrasher to George’s this forenoon. I did chores. The day was cold. Thursday Feb. 6, 1913 Charlie came here and had dinner with us and I helped him to put on a load of hay and did chores. The day was very cold. Friday February 7, 1913 Went to Chatham on the 7 a.m. car. In answer to a post card from Mr. Whitebread. Came back on the 11.30 car. The day was very cold. Saturday February 8, 1913 I went to Chatham on the 10.15 and met with the Reeve and Whitebread re giving the contract of building bridges to John N. Gibb and the pump house and wheel to Park Bros. The day was fine but cold. Sunday Feb. 9, 1913 154 �Mabel and I went to S.S. and Church. The day was rather fine. Monday Feb. 10, 1913 Mabel took Maude over to the 7 a.m. car and after doing chores we went to the Baldoon place and looked through the bush to see how many dead trees are there and told Charlie to cut them stove wood and logs. The day was fine but cold. February 11, 1913 I cleaned out stables and other chores in the forenoon and went to Wallaceburg in the afternoon. Mr. Lockert said he would be down on Thursday to butcher pigs. The day was fine and it thawed a little. Wednesday Feb. 12, 1913 I did chores and took a load of rails for wood. The day was fine but cold. Thursday February 13, 1913 I did chores in the forenoon. Charlie came with a load of coal just before dinner and Mr. Lockert came about one o’clock to butcher pigs. George and Charlie helped. The day was cold. Friday February 14, 1913 I did chores and worked for an hour at cutting brush on the three cornered piece of ground that I intend to add to the middle Finnister field to make it square at this end. The day was very fine. Charlie and Kent Hyatt were here and cleaned up a load of beans. Saturday February 15, 1913 155 �After doing chores I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car and met with John N. Gibb and and other re bridges on Whitebread Drainage works. Mr. J. G. Rose and others were in in reference to same work. The greater part of the day was fine but rained and snowed a little in the evening. Sunday Feb. 16, 1913 Mabel and I went to S.S. and Church. Maude and the boys stayed at home. In the evening Elmer Heath was here. Also James Dunlop and Family. The day was mild but it snowed a little in the evening. George Peterkin was here while we were gone to Church. Monday Feb. 17, 1913 I did chores and repaired oat boxes in the stable. Mr. Thorpes was here in the afternoon. The day was mild and fine. Tuesday February 18, 1913 I did chores and helped Charlie to load some corn stalks and cut underbrush for a while but the axe handle broke and came home. The day was cold. Wednesday February 19, 1913 After doing chores I went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. car and met the Reeve re the signing of contracts for bridges and pump house and plant for Whitebread Drainage works. Came home on the 2.15 car as far as the Baldoon place and from there on the 4.30 p.m. The day was fine and the frost thawed away fast. Thursday February 20, 1913 After doing chores I took an early dinner and started to meet the Engineer and others at the Whitebread Drainage Works but when I got to J. G. Roses’s, George came out and told me that McGeorge had telephoned that he wouldn’t come to-day. 156 �Charlie came this forenoon to get ready for clover thrashing but they say they won’t thresh any more till it freezes. The day was mild and the roads are getting very muddy. Friday February 21, 1913 Besides doing chores I worked at Foresters books and cut under brush on the three cornered piece next to the Mills place. It rained some during the day and froze as it came down. Saturday February 22, 1913 I did chores, cut underbrush in the three cornered piece of ground and worked at Foresters’ books. It rained last night and this morning and stormed and snowed and stormed this evening. Sunday February 23, 1913 I went to S.S. and Church. Maude went to Wallaceburg to the Anniversary at Knox Presbyterian Church. Mabel went to the Baldoon place after supper. The day was cold but rather fine, the roads were rough. Monday February 24, 1913 Did chores in the forenoon and went to Files sale in the afternoon and marked my logs at the mill on my way out. The day was cold. Tuesday February 25, 1913 George Elgie and Wm Harris came here with clover huller and commenced work after dinner. They finished a little before dark, there were twelve bushels of clover seed. The day was fine. Wednesday February 26, 1913 After doing chores I started to catch the 11.30 car to Wallaceburg but missed it and drove all the way. 157 �Sent off Forester’s Report &c and got back in time to take Maude home. It snowed last night and there was a wet snow falling nearly all day. Thursday Feb. 27, 1913 P.C. (?) Did chores during the day and worked at Church statement. In the evening attended a special meeting of Court Dover Cent4re. Charlie and Harold Loyst put a load of clover hay on the sleigh. The day was cold and snowed a little. Friday Feb. 28, 1913 I did chores and finished the Annual Church statement ready to be printed. The day was fine. Mabel and Maude went over to Earl’s for a visit this evening. Saturday March 1, 1913 I went to Chatham on 10.15 car came back on the 4.30. The day was fine. Maude went to Wallaceburg and handed in the Church statement to be printed. Sunday March 2, 1913 It was so cold and stormy that I didn’t go to Church. Charlie was here a while in the afternoon. Monday March 3, 1913 I attended a Council meeting at the Town Hall. I missed the car and drove through. The road was rather rough. The morning was cold but got milder in the afternoon and snowed towards evening. Tuesday March 4, 1913 I did chores and cut a Balm tree along the Frank line. The day was cloudy and snowed a little. 158 �Wednesday Mar. 5, 1913 I did chores, worked at Forester books and hitched up and excersised Dandy. Mabel went to the Ladies’ Aid meeting at Dunlop’s in the afternoon and then went for Maude. The day was cold in the morning but got mild in the afternoon and snowed a little. Thursday March 6, 1913 I did nothing but chores to-day. The weather was very cold and the sleighing was good. Friday March 7, 1913 Besides doing chores I worked at breaking Flora and Dandy – they are doing well. I took up a load of corn stalks in the evening. Mabel and Maude went to the Methodist Parsonage this evening. The day was fine and the sleighing was good. Lockert came here and butchered the calf, and paid $ 6.00 Saturday March 8, 1913 After doing chores I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car and came back on the 4.30. The day was mild and the snow thawed away considerably. Sunday March 9, 1913 Maude and I went to S.S. and Church. Maude stayed at W. C. Gordon’s and went to her Grandmother’s on the 6.35 car. Mabel went over this evening to attend to Mrs. Snelgrove. The sleighing is all gone now. The day was mild. Monday March 10, 1913 I went up to George’s at noon and told him to take the Church statements from Wallaceburg, he did so and came down with them in the evening. It thawed a lot to-day. The day was fine. 159 �Tuesday March 11, 1913 I went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. car and attended a meeting of Presbytery. The day was very fine, which made the roads very bad. Thursday March 12, 1913 I went over to the car line with Maude this morning and then to Kearns store and telephoned to Joe Montgomery and Charlie Buck and to the Wburg News re fish supper and came home by Earl Crawford’s place. Charlie was here to-day and took home his old wagon. It froze a little last night but the day was fine and the frost is nearly all out of the ground. Thursday March 13, 1913 I did chores and shortened the reach of the wagon and put the box on in the forenoon. In the afternoon I helped Charlie to put on a load of clover hay and then worked at breaking the colts – Flora and Dan. They are working all right. The day was fine but the roads are muddy. John Rotner was here with a telephone man looking over the proposed route. He says they will be to work at the line in April. Friday March 14, 1913 I did chores and drove Dandy up and down the road for practice. After dinner I went down to the Bay to get fish for the Calvin supper but they had no fish at the Bay. The day was very fine. Saturday March 15, 1913 I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car and came back on the 4.30. The day was fine but the roads were very bad. Sunday March 16, 1913 160 �The roads were so bad that I didn’t go to Church. Mabel and Maude went up to the Baldoon place on the car on the 12.45 and Maude stayed there. The day was cold. Monday March 17, 1913 I cut brush on the three cornered plot for a while and went down to Sutherland’s to see about fish for Calvin. In the afternoon I hauled in corn stalks. Rev. D. L. Campbell came here to tell us that the Calvin supper was postponed. The day was fine. Tuesday March 18, 1913 I finished hauling in corn stalks in the morning and wored at copying Forest names into a new book during the greater part of the day. Earl Crawford was here and I agreed to let him have another field to work. The day was fine. Wednesday March 19, 1913 I worked at Forester books nearly all day. The day was fine. Thursday March 20, 1913 I worked at Forest books to-day. Willie Mills and family were here for a while in the afternoon. In the evening I went out to Court Dover Centre. The day was fine. Friday March 21, 1913 I did nothing but chores and stay in the house. The day was very windy. Saturday March 22, 1913 Worked at cutting brush in the forenoon. Hitched up Dandy and drove him round for practice. John came and I stayed in and talked to him for a while. 161 �It froze last night but the day was fine. Sunday March 23, 1913 The day was wet and disagreeable, so much so that we didn’t go to Church. Mabel took Maude over to car to meet the 5.45 from Wallaceburg and back to meet the 10 p.m. from Chatham. It rained heavily this evening. Monday March 24, 1913 I did chores and worked at breaking horses – Dan and Bob. It rained heavily last night and it is raining now 11.15 p.m. Tuesday March 25, 1913 I did nothing but chores to-day. The day was very wet and disagreeable. It rained nearly all day and all last night. I went up to George’s to have a chat with John this evening. He is going back to-morrow. Wednesday March 26, 1913 I did chores and took up some wood. Willie Mills was here for a while in the Afternoon. The day was wet and it snowed and stormed in the evening. I finished making out my Annual statement for the Dover Centre Forester’s up to the fifteenth of March 1913. Thursday March 27, 1913 I did chores and took up some wood. Roy and I sawed a few rails. In the afternoon I went to Harold Loyst’s to get the old buggy but if was over at his father’s. I looked at the bridge going in to the Club House and went in to the Club House and talked to Messrs Tucker and Sutherland. It snowed and stormed last night and was stormy the greater part of the day but the setting sun indicated fine weather. Friday March 28, 1913 162 �I did chores, helped Charlie to load corn in the field and wired the rail fence around the pig pen. In the afternoon George came and told us that Arthur Wemp came down and said the James Wemp was not likely to live long. I went up to see him but he died before I got there at 6.15. The day was fine but the roads were very muddy. Saturday March 29, 1913 Went to Chatham on the 7 a.m. car and sent away the Forester’s Report. Sent out plank for the 13th con. Bear Creek Bridge. Went in to S. B. Arnold’s Office re Mr. Dillon’s Bridge over Maxwell Creek Drain. The day was fine. Sunday March 30, 1913 The roads were so bad that we didn’t go to Church. Mabel and Maude went up to Wemp’s in the afternoon; Maude stayed at her Grandmother’s and Mabel came home on the 10 p.m. car. The day was cloudy. Monday March 31, we all attended James Wemp’s funeral. After coming back I went over to the Court House re Dillon’s bridge case and came home on the 7 p.m. car. The day was fine. Tuesday April 1, 1913 I went in on the 7 a.m. car and attended Court re the Dillon case. Came back on the 4.30 car. The day was very fine. Wednesday April 2, 1912 Did chores and helped Charlie to put on a load of clover hay. The day was cloudy and it rained in the afternoon. Thursday April 3, 1912 163 �The day was wet and disagreeable so that no work could be done outdoors. Friday April 4, 1913 I took up some rails for wood and helped Charlie to clean clover seed. The day was fine. Saturday April 5, 1913 I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car and came home on the 4.30 p.m. The day was fine. Sunday April 6, 1913 I went out to Church. The roads were bad and the day cloudy. Monday April 7, 1913 I went on the 9 a.m. car to a meeting of Council at the Townhall and came back on the 7 p.m. The day was fine but rather cold. Tuesday April 8, 1913 Charley was here and I helped him to put on a load of clover hay and clean clover seed. Earl Crawford was here in the afternoon and we looked over the fields; the ground is drying fats. The day was fine. Wednesday April 9, 1913 I went to the 10 con. to see a bridge near the Townline and back by the Bearline. Mabel went over for Maude. The roads and land are drying fast. The day was fine. Thursday April 10, 1913 Did nothing but chores. Mr. Tucker from the Club was here. George called in for a while. 164 �Carrie Mills came over in the afternoon and stayed for supper. It rained during the greater part of the day. Friday April 11, 1913 George and Snelgrove came here and we ringed the sow and sent her down to the pasture but she came back. I measured the bridge at the Club House. I went over and looked at the bridges at Ed. Kennedy and at the grave yard. The day was rather fine. Saturday April 12, 1913 After doing chores I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car. Ordered plank &c for the bridge on Baldoon at 13 con. Called at telephone office re 14 con. petition. Came back on the 4.30 and went through to Wallaceburg. Called at J. Scott’s office and went over and talked for a while with my old friend David McArthur. The day was rather fine. Sunday April 13, 1913 I went to Church. Maude went with me to the car line to go to her Grandmother’s. The roads were bad in places. The day was fine. Monday April 14, 913 I did chores took up a load of rails for stove wood. Hitched up Gip and Dandy and drove down to Loyst’s for the old buggy. Went up to Mary’s on the 5.45 car with Forester papers and went to the Dover Church re minister’s stipend on the 7 p.m. car and back on the 10 p.m. from Chatham. Tuesday April 15, 1913 Did chores and worked at breaking Dandy. Maude came home this evening. The water is down and the land is drying fast. The day was fine. Wednesday April 16, 1913 165 �I did chores hitched Dandy to the cart and drove him round. Helped Charlie to load corn and hay. Worked at hauling stumps from the Shanty field. And drove Dandy over to the P.O. in the evening. The day was fine. (In the left margin: Mr. Jarvis came and assessed the Property.) Thursday April 17, 1913 I pulled the Balm’s off the wheat on the Frank orchard field and pulled stumps and trash off the shanty field. Earl and Bruce Crawford came over in the afternoon and plowed in the Shanty field to clean their plows. In the evening I went to Court Dover Centre. The day was fine. Friday April 18, 1913 I did chores and finished clearing trash from the shanty field. The day was fine. Saturday April 19, 1913 I went on the 9 a.m. car to the 11 con. and went to see Wade Dunlop re claim of Mary A.(?) Wemp. And went to Chatham on the 10.45 car. Came home on the 4.30 car. The day was fine but a little cold. Sunday April 20, 1913 I went to Church and S.S. in the afternoon. In the evening Mabel went up to the Baldoon place. George and family were here for a while in the evening. It froze ice last night and was rather cold to-day. The ground and roads are drying fast. Monday April 21, 1913 I drove to Council meeting at the Town Hall with Dandy and the cart. The roads were good and well scraped except two beats at the 8th and 9th con’s. 166 �We got through early The day was very fine. Tuesday Apr. 22, 1913 I started to manure and plow a place for a garden but Charlie came and I helped him to clean oats and load hay. A buggy agent had dinner with us. The day was fine. Wednesday April 23, 1913 I put the horses and cattle to pasture across the road for the first time this year. The pasture is all right. I put manure on ground behind the House for a garden and plowed in the shanty field to clear the plow. Went to see Mills (?) re a road through his place. The day was fine. Thursday Apr. 24, 1913 I plowed the garden back of the house and plowed in the Shanty field for peas the rest of the day. Mr. Tucker had a “bee” of six teams moving his furniture from the car. The day was very fine. Friday April 25, 1913 I went down and got the horses out of Lozon’s place in the morning. And plowed in the Shanty field for pes the rest of the day. The day was very warm. (In the left margin: Mabel and I drove Dandy to the Baldoon place in the evening.) Saturday April 26, 1913 I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car. Saw Mr. Laurie re telephone on the 14th concession. Sent away the Forester’s report for the month of April. It rained and the day was disagreeable. 167 �Sunday April 27, 1913 I went to Church in the afternoon. The roads were bad and the day was wet and disagreeable. Monday April 28, 1913 I hitched up Flora today and harrowed, plowed and disc harrowed with her and Gip. The day was cold but rather fine. Tuesday April 29, 1913 I plowed and harrowed in the Shanty field with Gip and Nell in the forenoon and Gip and Flora in the afternoon. In the evening I went to a manager’s meeting at Calvin Church re raise in Minister’s salary. It was moved by Alex J. Templeton and seconded by James Campbell that Calvin pay $37 ½ of the extra one hundred dollars required on stipends with condition that Dover Congregation pays $62 ½ as agreed at their managers meeting. Carried. The day was fine. Wednesday April 30, 1913 I finished harrowing the Shanty field and brought home the roller that I got at McAdam’s sale and rolled the field and went to George’s for seed peas. The day was fine. Thursday May 1, 1913 Roy and I put the sow down to George’s bush pasture and we got Lozon’s drill and drilled in peas in the Shanty field. A rock well drilling machine went down to the Club. The day was fine. (In the left margin: Daisy’s colt came last night.) Friday May 2, 1913 168 �I sowed timothy and clover seed on the Frank orchard field and did chores in the forenoon and plowed for oats in the Island field I nthe afternoon. The day was fine. Saturday May 3, 1913 I sowed clover seed in the far Finister field and plowed in the Island field by turns, I finished the field of clover seed. I went to the car line with Dandy and the buggy for Maude and Lola Clark in the evening. The day was fine. Sunday May 4, 1913 Thos. Fox and family came here in the forenoon. I hitched Dandy to the buggy and went to S.S. and church. When ready to get in the buggy to come home he made a sudden dash and got away from me but upset the rig and fell down when turning on to the road and the men caught him. Elmer Heath and Charlie were here. The day was fine. Monday May 5, 1913 Mabel drove Maude and Lola Clark over to the car line with Gip and the buggy. I hitched Dandy to the cart and went to the Townhall to a council meeting. Check, 3 days salary - $9 0 2 ds re bridges $6 $ 15.00 The day was fine. Tuesday May 6, 1913 I plowed to-day with Gip and Dandy. Charlie helped to-day and discharrowed with a three horse disc. Roy went over to Wm Mills and got his curbed bit for Dandy. The day was fine. Wednesday May 7, 1913 169 �Charlie came again to-day and we plowed disced, and harrowed and drilled in some of the oats on the beet ground in the Island field. The day was fine. (In the left margin: Skip, Nell's calf came last night.) Thursday May 8, 1913 Charlie went round with the English Church Minister and left his team here and I finished harrowing and drilling in oats on the sugar beet ground and took home George’s drill. Charlie and Rev. Mr. Trumper were here for supper. The day was fine. Friday May 9, 1913 I finished plowing the front part of the Island field and disked and rolled. I worked Gip and Flora-Doll for a while and then Dandy and Doll. The day was fine. Saturday May 10, 1913 I finished discing, harrowing and rolling the front part of the Island field and then plowed in the front Frank field. I worked Gip and FloraDoll for a while and then Dan and Doll. H. Snelgrove came with George’s horses and plowed with the double plow from about 11 a.m. till six. The day was very fine. Sunday May 11, 1913 I drove out to S.S. and Church with Dandy and the buggy. The day was fine. Monday May 12, 1913 I drilled in oats in the south end of the Island field in the fore p0art of the day and harrowed in the front Frank field in the afternoon. Snelgrove came over with George’s triple team and finished plowing for oats. I borrowed Lozon’s disc drill. The day was fine. 170 �Tuesday May 13, 1913 I finished harrowing for oats in the Frank field and drilled in the oats and took home Lozon’s drill. I rolled part of the field in the afternoon. Charlie was here in the evening. I hitched up Dandy and went over for Maude. The day was very fine. (In the left margin: Finished sowing oats.) Wednesday May 14, 1913 Roy and I worked at repairing fence on the line between Mrs. Hyatt and I . Earl, Bruce and Wallace were here and plowed in the far Frank Field for corn. The day was fine. Thursday May 15, 1913 Roy and John and I finished repairing the line between Lozon and I. Earl and Bruce and Wallace were here again and finished plowing the far Frank field. It thundered and rained in the evening. Dunlop’s stable took fire from lightning but was soon put out. It rained heavily last night and this evening. Friday May 16, 1913 I plowed for a while in the middle Frank field for corn and went down to W. G. Mills re rent of road &c Gave him a check for rent to Apr 1, 1914 $ 25.00 In the afternoon I marked out lands in the middle Frank field; came home early and helped Charlie to load hay &c And Mabel and I went up to Kearn’s store. Saturday May 17, 1913 I went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. car and came back on the 4.30. The day was very fine. Sunday May 18, 1913 Roy and I went to S.S. and Church. In the evening Mabel and I went to the Baldoon place. 171 �The day was fine. Monday May 19, 1913 I took Maude over to the car and then went over to the 17th concession and went to see the Whitebread Drainage Works and had dinner on the Dredge Scow. After coming home Roy and I went to the Baldoon place for the cattle that were wintered there. The day was very fine. Tuesday May 20, 1913 I plowed in the middle Frank field with three horses – Gip and Doll and Dandy in the forenoon and Gip and Doll and Kate in the afternoon. Dougald’s boys finished plowing for corn and Earl planted some in the afternoon. In the evening I got 12 ½ bushels of corn from Chas. Files for 70 lbs @ 45 cents. The day was cool and Fair. Wednesday May 21, 1913 I plowed with the two furrow plow and Gip, Kate and Doll. In the evening I went to a special meeting of the Council re Reeve Carron’s death and came back on the 10 p.m. It commenced raining about 3 p.m. and rained during the rest of the day and part of the night. Thursday May 22, 1913 I plowed in the middle Frank field with the two furrow plow and three horses. Earl finished planting corn in the far Frank field and made a start in the middle Finister field. Roy got a thorn in his foot and Mabel took him to Dr. Newman. In the evening I went to a meeting at Calvin re picnic. It rained last night and the day was cloudy. Friday May 3, 1913 172 �I drove down to Pain Court to Reeve Carron’s funeral this forenoon and after coming home plowed for a few hours in the middle Frank field. Earl finished planting corn in the middle Finister field. The day was cloudy and rained a little in the afternoon. Saturday May 24, 1913 I took up wood and did chores in the morning and went to Chatham on the 12.45 car. Bought a hat 2.50, shoes $6.00 $ 8.50 Came back on the 7 p.m. car. The day was fine. Sunday May 25, 1913 Mabel and Maude and I went to S.S. and Church. After Church we wnt to the Baldoon place. Gip’s colt came last night The day was fine but cold for the time of the year. (In the left margin: Dick Gip’s colt came) Monday May 26, 1913 After doing chores I went to a Council meeting at the Town Hall. Received a check for 2 days com (?) on Whitebread Drainage Works, 2 days Division work and one Council meeting, total $ 15.00 The day was cold and cloudy and it rained on my way home. Tuesday May 27, 1913 I did chores in the forenoon and drove to Wallaceburg in the afternoon. Borrowed $100 from Scott and sent away The Forester’s report $ 86.93 It rained heavily last night and during the greater part of the forenoon so that the ground is rather wet. Wednesday May 28, 1913 173 �I finished plowing the middle Frank field for corn. I went up to George’s in the evening re corn planter. The day was fine. Thursday May 29, 1913 I got George’s wide harrows and harrowed the corn Ground and rolled part of it and then got some corn shelled at George’s and he came back and started the planter for me. The day was fine. Friday May 30, 1913 I finished planting corn on the middle Frank field and took home George’s planter and harrows. It rained in the forenoon but cleared up in the afternoon. Saturday May 31, 1913 I went to Chatham on the 9.30 car and from there to Toronto to attend the Pre-assembly Congress. The day was fine. xxxx*xxxxxxxx June 6, 1913 I came home from the Congress to-day; leaving Toronto at 8 a.m. It was cloudy in the morning but cleared up during the day. Saturday June 7, 1913 I did chores and read up the record of the Congress in the daily papers. Bruce and Isaac finished plowing the brushy Frank field. The day was fine. Sunday June 8, 1913 I helped Mr. Waghorn, in both Calvin and Dover to give an account of the Pre-Assembly Congress. The day was fine. 174 �Monday June 9, 1913 I worked with a team and slip in piling up stumps that had been plowed out, and other trash in the brush Frank field. The day was fine. Tuesday June 10, 1913 I attended a meeting of council at the Township Hall, a Court of Revision on the Assessment Roll. Only a few appeals were made. The day was fine. Wednesday June 11, 1913 I put out manure on the potato ground and went to Calvin in the evening re picnic. The day was fine. Thursday June 12, 1913 I finished putting manure on the potato ground. Earl planted corn in the brushy Frank field. I went to Wallaceburg in the evening and got a blister from Dr. Thorne to cur, to cure the Sweeny (?) on Doll’s shoulder. The day was warm and fine. Dr. Thorne was here to-day. Friday June 13, 1913 I planted my late potatoes in the middle Frank field. James Dunlop and family were here for a while this evening. The day was warm. Saturday June 14, 1913 After doing chores I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car and attended a Council Meeting in the afternoon at the Clerk’s office and came home on the 7 p.m. car. The day was warm and fine. 175 �Sunday June 15, 1913 Maude and Roy and I went to S.S. and Church. Charlie was here in the afternoon and Elmer Heath was here in the evening. The day was fine. Monday June 16, 1913 Dougald and Earl were here to-day and we repaired fence in the Marsh pasture. The day was hot and fine. Tuesday June 17, 1913 I went along the Baldoon to A. T. (?) Ouellette’s in the forenoon and over to Fred Lewis in the evening. Alex. Peterkin was here for a while in the afternoon. The day was fine. Wednesday June 18, 1913 I went over to the Whitebread Drainage Works in the morning and Mr. Whitebread took us round in a gasoline launch. We had dinner at J. G. Rose’s. In the afternoon we staked the O’Mara and fourteenth con. Drain. In the evening Roy and I went to the picnic at the 11th con. The day was very fine. Thursday June 19, 1913 I went over to the Baldoon Farm saw Mr. Dubeau re Satute labor and gave him a job of repairing a bridge on the road to Mr. Mahood’s place. The day was fine. I arranged for printing bills for picnic. Friday June 20, 1913 I worked at making up the Forester books. The forenoon was hot but it thundered and rained in the afternoon and evening. It is raining now 9.40 p.m. 176 �Saturday June 21, 1913 Did chores in the forenoon and went to Chatham in the afternoon and attended a short council meeting in the evening. The day was fine. Sunday June 22, 1913 We all went to S.S. and Church except John who stayed at Snelgrove’s. After coming home from church we all went to Peterkin’s except Maude who went up to her grandmother’s on the car. Mrs. Gardiner (nee Mary Jane Holmes) was at Peterkin’s when we got there. The day was fine. Monday June 23, 1913 I plowed down the weeds in the old barn yard on the Frank place. Dougald’s boys helped George with the hogs at noon. The day was fine. Tuesday June 24, 1913 I harrowed the potato ground and fixed up the cultivator and worked at cultivating corn for a few hours. Mabel went up to the Baldoon place and picked cherries. The day was hot and fine. Wednesday June 25, 1913 I went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. car and attended a com. Meeting with Chatham Tp. Council re Big Creek Drain. Came home on the 7 p.m. Gave Park Bro. a check for (1400) fourteen hundred dollars on pumping plant in Whitebread Draining Works. The day was hot. Thursday June 26, 1913 I made out Forester’s Reports, repaired the board fence along the Marsh pasture &c Charlie was here and cleaned up a few bags of oats. It looked like rain at times and thundered but passed over. 177 �Friday June 27, 1913 I cultivated corn to-day. In the evening Mrs. Gordon came here re Bailiff &c The day was very warm. Saturday June 28, 1913 I went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. car and came home on the 4.30 p.m. The day was warm. Sunday June 29, 1913 Mabel and Maude and I went to Church. The Sacrament of the Lord’s supper was observed (?). The day was warm. Monday June 30, 1913 I worked at cultivating corn. The day was rather warm and the green head flies are here. Tuesday July 1, 1913 I took the stove over to the Picnic ground in Boswell’s Bush in the forenoon and went to the picnic in the afternoon. The attendance at the picnic was good. The amount collected at table (?) 109.10 Gross proceeds of stand (?) 175.00 147 The day was warm and fine. Wednesday July 2, 1913 I cultivated corn to-day. Mabel went over to W. C. Gordon’s and helped to wash dishes &c with the picnic workers. The day was hot and the Green heads are getting plentiful. Thursday July 3, 1913 Maude and I went to Wallaceburg on the 11.30 car. 178 �I telegraphed to Alfred Kitchen, St. Josep’s Island. In the evening I finished cultivating corn. The day was hot. Friday July 4, 1913 I didn’t feel well today and was troubled a little with eczema and did nothing but chores. The fore part of the day was hot but it thundered and rained heavily in the evening. Saturday July 5, 1913 Started for St. Joseph’s Islands. Went to Sarnia by train and to the Soo. (?) on the Steamer Hamonic. The day was fine. Sunday July 6, 1913 Remained at the Soo. The day was fine. Monday July 7, 1913 Went out to St. Joseph’s Island. The day was fine. On the Michipicoten. Stayed at Duncan Stewart’s that night. Tuesday July 8, 1913 Went out to Mr. Gordon’s with Mr. Trainor. The day was fine. Wednesday July 9, 1913 Charlie Gordon took me over to Kitchen’s and back by Tilton (?). Thursday July 10, 1913 Charlie Gordon started to take me to the boat but we came to the dock too late. The day was fine. 179 �Friday July 11, 1913 Stayed at Gordon’s all day The day was fine. Saturday July 12, 1913 Started for home again. The Orange men were on the boat. It rained heavily in the forenoon. Sunday July 13, 1913 Arrived at Sarnia about 6.30. The day was fine. Monday July 14, 1913 Came home from Sarnia and mowed hay with Charlie File’s mower in the afternoon. The day was fine. Tuesday July 15, 1913 I finished cutting the hay in the forenoon and took home Files mower. In the afternoon Earl, Bruce, Wallace and two Indians came and took in seven loads of hay. The day was fine. Wednesday July 16, 1913 We finished taking in the hay there were fifteen loads. In the evening I went to Chatham and got medicine from Dr. Holmes for Ivy poison. I missed the car and stayed at the Aberdeen till morning. The greater part of the day was fine but it rained heavily during the night. Thursday July 18, 1913 (date confusion) 180 �After getting home from Chatham I put salve on my face and rested in the afternoon. In the afternoon Earl and I went to Walker’s place and took home the binder and the mower. The day was fine. Friday July 19, 1913 Mr. Whitebread came here in the forenoon and I went with him to see the place where George wanted some dredging done. In the afternoon I went to see work done by Joseph Porter on the Hind Drain and Branch on the Bearline. Gave him a check for $ 40.00 The day was fine. Saturday July 20, 1913 I went to Chatham on the 12.45 car. Came back on the 4.30 car. Earl and Bruce cut all the wheat except a little on the Frank neck field. Earl used their own binder and Bruce used the binder I got at Walker’s sale. The day was fine. Sunday July 21, 1913 Mabel and Maude went to Church. I didn’t go; my face was bad with eczema on Ivy poison. George and family were here in the evening. The day was fine. Monday July 21, 1913 (back on track) I attended a Council meeting at the Township Hall – a Court of Revision on the Toulouse Drain. Rec’d check for $ 18.00 The day was fine. Tuesday July 22, 1913 Didn’t feel well today and stayed about the house. Mabel and Maude went up to the Baldoon place in the evening. The day was fine. 181 �Wednesday July 23, 1913 Did nothing but chores today. Mabel and I went over to Wm. Mill’s place and found the horses that were missing. The day was cloudy and rained a little at times. Thursday July 24, 1913 Earl and the boys hauled in wheat. I drove team on the rope in the forenoon; in the afternoon I mowed weeds and ret top in the Front Frank field. The day was fine. Friday July 25, 1913 Earl and the boys hauled in wheat. Dougald helped them. I finished cutting weeds and red top in the front Frank field. Mabel and Maude went to the Baldoon place this evening. The day was fine. Saturday July 26, 1913 Went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. car, attended a short Council meeting in the Clerk’s office in the forenoon. Came home on the 4.30 p.m. car. The day was fine. Sunday July 27, 1913 George Peterkin came here in the forenoon. Maude and I went to S.S. and Church in the afternoon. Rev. M. C. Tait of Wallaceburg preached. Charlie and his mother were here in the evening also Elmer Heath. The day was warm but it clouded and rained heavily in the evening. Monday July 28, 1913 I met the 9 a.m. car from Chatham at the 17 con. and with Messrs Whitebread, McGeorge and Park went out in a gasoline launch to see the pump house and wheel. 182 �In the afternoon we went to Wallaceburg and met with the people on the proposed extension of the Whitebread Drainage Works at Capt. Steinhoff’s. Woods repaired the top of the buggy. The day was hot. Tuesday July 29, 1913 I did chores today. A vet (Mr. Richardson) from Ridgetown came and filed the horses’ teeth. In the afternoon Messrs Rose and Whitebread were here re Drainage Works. James Wilson and Sons came and stared stacking the red top on the Front Frank field. The day was hot. Wednesday July 30, 1913 I made up my Forester book today. Frank Rankin came here in his Auto and I settled with him for grading done on Bearline in 10th con. and scraping. $ 75.00 The day was fine. Thursday July 31, 1913 I went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. car and attended a meeting of Council to open tenders on the Macfarlane Relief Drain. The day was hot. Friday Aug. 1, 1913 We took the horses out of George’s lower pasture and put them into the marsh pasture. In the afternoon I went to see Joseph Porter’s work on the Hind Drain and Branch. Gave him a check in part payment. $ 40.00 The day was fine. 183 �Saturday Aug. 2, 1913 I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car and came back on the 4.30. The day was fine. Sunday Aug. 3, 1913 Maude and I went to S.S. and Church. Elmer Heath was here in the evening. The day was cloudy. Monday Aug. 4, 1913 I attended a Council meeting at the Townhall. Reports were read for Dyer, Whitebread Extension and a Court of revision on the Toulouse Drain. On my way home I saw Pathmasters re cutting weeds. The day was fine. Tuesday Aug. 5, 1913 I did chores today, Charlie and Pagett were here and I helped them to clean beans. In the evening I went down and got Charlie’s potato plow. Mabel and Maude went to the Baldoon place in the evening. The day was cooler than usual but fine. Wednesday Aug. 6, 1913 I went down to see the bridge on the McKenzie Drain and came home by the 14th con. In the afternoon Roy and I plowed the earth to the potatoes. The day was cloudy and cool. Thursday Aug. 7, 1913 After breakfast Mr. Whitebread came here and said that Mr. McGeorge wanted me up at Dan Coveny’s. I went there and worked with him on the Hyatt Drain East of Bearline from 13 con. to 14 con. and down to Little Bear Creek and had dinner at Dan Coveny’s. After dinner I took the Engineer and Mr. Whitebread to the Bearline at 15 con and back to 14 con. and then stayed down to the 184 �bridge at Bear Creek and along the Coveny Drain to the Dredge cut on the line between lots 17 and 18 and then drove Mr. Colby and the Engineer to the car line at the 14th concession. Mabel and Maude went down to Peterkins in the evening. The day was very fine. Friday Aug. 8, 1913 Roy and I repaired the fence to keep the pigs out of the Frank orchard. In the afternoon I went to inspect bridges on the Marden and Baldoon Drains and took home 25 lbs of binder twine from Kearn’s store. Charlie said he would come to cut the oats on Monday if I wanted him. The day was fine. Saturday Aug. 9, 1913 It rained and thundered heavily last night. Mr. Fryer’s barn and two houses burnt from lightning last night. I went to Chatham on the 12.45 car and came back on the 8.50. It is thundering and very much like rain now 11.15. Sunday Aug. 10, 1913 It rained heavily last night and part of this forenoon and cleared up during the afternoon. Maude and I went to church. Owing to the rain very few were there. Rev. W. C. Tai took the S.S. lesson (The Passover) instead of a regular sermon. Monday August 11, 1913 I did chores in the forenoon and served Dyer Drain By-Laws in the afternoon. The day was fine. (In the left margin: Measured townline for sewer pipe. Looked at O’Neil’s bridge.) 185 �Tuesday Aug. 12, 1913 Charlie and Pagett here this morning and rigged up the binder and cut oats in the Island field. In the afternoon I went along the Bearline and looked at Parishes bridge and left my horse at Hugh Askins and went to Chatham and ordered material for a bridge at Joseph Porter, Wm. H. Chapple, Thos. Stokes, T. O’Neil and James Parish and gave Isaac Montgomery his ByLaw on my way home. The day was fine. Wednesday Aug. 13, 1913 Charlie and Pagett came here again today. Mr. Lozon helped Pagett to shock. They finished cutting and shocking the oats and put the binder into the old house. The day was fine. The Ladies’ Aid met at D. Crawford’s. Thursday Aug. 14, 1913 In the afternoon I went up to the Bearline along the Hind Drain where Kreiger wants a hollow filled in and along the 9 con. to I. Richie and told him to see to the building of a dam at the Hind Relief. The day was fine. Friday Aug. 15, 1913 I did chores today. In the afternoon Dougald and Earl came over to take in oats and after taking in one load thought it wasn’t dry enough and quit. In the afternoon I took in Nell and Gip and took in a load of wood. The day was warm. Saturday Aug. 16, 1913 I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car and came back on the 7 p.m. car. The day was hot. Sunday Aug. 17, 1913 186 �Beatrice Brown and Maude and I went to S.S. and Church. Elmer Heath was here in the evening. The day was hot. Monday Aug. 18, 1913 After doing chores I hitched up Gip and Nell and went to Wallaceburg and brought home five bags of chop $ 3.25 Mabel went to the Baldoon place to help her mother to paper. The day was fine but very warm. Gave Labadie a job of grading on the Baldoon farm. Tuesday Aug. 19, 1913 After doing chores I took Mabel up to the Baldoon place and went over to Louis Cadotte’s re damn in the Hind Drain. Telephoned for Reeve Bechard and after dinner went down to the Dredge cut. Came home by way of the Baldoon place. The day was fine. Wednesday Aug. 20, 1913 Dougald and his gang were here and finished taking in the oats. Mabel finished papering and painting at the Baldoon place. The day was fine. Thursday Aug. 21, 1913 Dougald and his men were here and put out manure till it rained after dinner. I did chores and made up my Forester books and in the evening went up to the court but no one came. I came back by the Baldoon place and took Mabel home. It rained heavily in the afternoon. Friday Aug. 22, 1913 It rained heavily last night. I went over to John Boswell’s and took home the Picnic stove. Mabel and Maude went out to choir practice at Calvin in the evening. The day was fine. 187 �Saturday Aug. 23, 1913 I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car and came back on the 7 p.m. and went through to Wallaceburg and came back on the 10 p.m. with Mabel and Maude. The day was cool and fine. Sunday Aug. 24, 1913 We all went to S.S. and Church in the double rig to-day. The day was fine. Monday Aug. 25, 1913 I posted notices for the repair of the Dyer Drain along the car line and went out to Jas. Browning re Hind Drain & Br. Went to Chatham and had lunch and had the horse fed. Came back by the 9th con. and saw Louis Cadotte re damn in the Drain. Left a notice of Dyer ditching at Dover Centre store on my way home. The day was fine. Tuesday Aug. 26, 1913 I went to Wallaceburg and posted sale of ditching notices along the way. Put an add in each paper re team work of the Ext. of Whitebread Drainage Works. Went out to the Baldoon Farm re Division work; paid Joseph Price $ 17.65 he agreed to fix the Sharen road. The day was fine. Wednesday Aug. 27, 1913 I did chores to-day. Went out to the Marsh lot and cut hay for bed ticks. Edwin Owen died at Wallaceburg today. The day was fine. Thursday Aug. 28, 1913 After doing chores I drove to Wallaceburg and got Dan shod in front. 188 �Saw Mr. Bishop and gave him the job of putting a foundation all round the house and blocks in centre and under kitchen for $ 80.00 Saw J. A. Lillie re Calvin Choir and John Anderson re Bookkeeper at oil refinery. It rained at times during the afternoon. Dougald and his men were here putting out manure. Friday Aug. 29th, 1913 After doing chores I went to Edwin Owen’s funeral. After the funeral I went to see a bridge on the 11th con. over Rankin’s Creek Drain and on my way back I looked at the bridge at Ed Kennedy’s and came home by way of Electric P.O. The day was fine. Saturday Aug. 30, 1913 I went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. car. Mr. Gordon went in on the same car and we went to see J. G. Kerr re Jane S. Gordon. Attended a council meeting in the afternoon. Came home on the 7 p.m. car. The day was fine. Sunday Aug. 31, 1913 We all went to S.S. and Church except Maude who went to Erie Beach. In the evening we went to Peterkin’s. The day was fine. Monday Sept. 1, 1913 I went to Files and got a box full of corn for the pigs. Took home a load of rails for wood and went to the English church picnic at Neil Handsor’s place in the evening. The day was fine. Tuesday Sept. 2, 1913 I went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. car from the Baldoon place. 189 �Met with Mr. McGeorge and The Reeve Mathew Wilsons’s re Extension of Whitebread Drainage Works. Wednesday Sept. 3, 1913 I helped Charlie to take out manure on the Baldoon place to-day. The greater part of the day was very warm. Thursday Sept. 4, 1913 I attended a meeting of Council today re Dyer Drain Court of Revision and report on Henderson Hebert Drain. Rec’d check for Div. $6, service Dyer Bylaws $6 and Whitebread Dr. Works $6. The day was fine. Friday Sept. 5th, 1913 After doing chores I drove round to Dougald’s re thrashing and came back by Wm Mills and Frank Lozon. In the afternoon worked at cleaning out the granary and took home a load of rails for wood. The day was fine. Saturday Sept. 6, 1913 I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car. Looked up profile and Specifications for the Extension of the Whitebread Drain at at McGeorge and Clerks offices. Paid Henry Labadie for work on B.OF (?) $ 24.00 Also gave him an order for sewer 8” pipe to put across Townline. The day was fine. The threshing machine came here about 2 p.m. and threshed out the Finnister field of oats and some wheat. Sunday Sept. 7, 1913 Mabel and Roy and I went to S.S. and Church. Elmer Heath came here in the evening. The day was fine. Rev. Mr. Muir preached. 190 �Monday Sept. 8th, 1913 In the forenoon I went to the 11th con. and sold the repair of the Dyer Drain. In the afternoon I went and saw Mr. McGeorge re Bear Creek bridge at 13th con. The day was fine. Tuesday Sept. 9, 1913 In the forenoon I met with the Engineer at the 13 con bridge to see it leveled and lined up with the road. In the afternoon I repaired the pasture fence and cleaned out the tile between the well and the ditch in front of the house. The day was fine. Wednesday Sept. 10, 1913 I sold the team work in the Whitebread Extension in the forenoon and went up to Charlie’s ?? In the afternoon I made out cuttings for the Dyer Drain. The day was fine. Thursday Sept. 11, 1913 I went to Chatham this morning to see Matthew Wilson re opening in Electric road landing to Dyer Drain and on my way back got off at the 18th con. and gave Thos. Marden his cuttings along the 18th con. Drain in the Whitebread Extension. And after dinner got a chance to Wallaceburg with Hugh Cumming. Friday Sept. 12, 1913 I made out cuttings for Dyer and Whitebread Extension Drains the greater part of the day. Mr. Gibb came here at noon and after dinner I went over with him to the Whitebread Drainage Works re bridges. The day was fine. Saturday Sept. 13, 1913 191 �I went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. car, saw McGeorge re Whitebread Extension and gave cuttings of Dyer Drain to the Ditchers. Came home on the 5.45 car. The day was fine. Sunday Sept. 14, 1913 We all went to S.S. and Church. Elmer Heath was here in the evening. The day was fine. Mr. Fred Ward preached. Monday Sept. 15, 1913 After doing chores I went over to the 17 con. and saw Wm Moreland re 18 drain. Went to Wallaceburg and posted a letter to John N. Gibb with check enclosed for $200.00 Came back to Charlie’s and had dinner. After dinner went to see how the men were getting on with the bridge on the 13 con. Went back to Charlie’s in the evening and phone to Mr. McGeorge re Whitebread Extension Drain &c The day was fine. Tuesday Sept. 16, 1913 I went over to the 17 con. in the morning and met with Mr. McGeorge and others to see the drain staked came to the 16th con. but he couldn’t find the corner stone and we went to the bridge at the 12th con. road. I then had dinner at Charlie’s and came home. In the evening I started for Wallaceburg but missed the car and came home. The greater part of the day was wet and disagreeable. Wednesday Sept. 17, 1913 I attended a Council meeting at the Townhall. Rec’d check; $12 Whitebread Ext. $6 on Hind Drain and Branch 447, $6 Division work $ 24.00 It rained at times during the day. 192 �Thursday Sept. 18, 1913 I went up to see the 13th Bridge in the forenoon and over to the 17 con. re the Whitebread Ext. in the afternoon; gave cuttings to Ben Harris; talked to W. Moreland re 18th con work. Had dinner at Joe Foster’s Gave peg Handsor the job of looking for the corner stone at the 16th and Townline. The day was cloudy. Friday Sept. 19, 1913 George and I took the pigs to the 14 con. My 5 weighed 960 @ $9.50 $ 91.20 George’s two weighed 380 @ 9.50 36.10 In the afternoon I read Forester papers and did chores. Mr. Lockert came and butchered the calf $ 7.00 Earl finished drilling in wheat. The day was fine. Saturday Sept. 20, 1913 I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car. Saw McGeorge re Whitebread Extension. Went through to Wallaceburg on the 5.45. Saw Wm. Moreland re the 18th ditch; he said they would do it as soon as they got through with the one they were at. Came home on the 8.15 car. It rained in the afternoon. Sunday Sept. 21, 1913 Maude and I went to S.S. and Church. Gamble Templeton paid on repairs Alex. J. Templeton paid repairs $5, stipend $5 Elmer Heath was here in the evening. The day was cloudy and cold. $ 10.00 10.00 Monday Sept. 22, 1913 I attended a Council meeting at the Townhall. We closed the Court of Revision on the Dyer Drain. The day was fine. 193 �Tuesday Sept. 23, 1913 Took in rails for stove wood and did chores in the forenoon. In the afternoon I hitched up the team and drove up to the bridge at the 13th con. and stayed there for a while. They were mixing the concret and filling the butments. From the bridge I went to Charlie’s and got him to help me to take the rack off and the box on and went to Wallaceburg and took home 23 fence posts for Lozon’s line. The day was fine but rather cold. Wednesday Sept. 24, 1913 I went up to the 13th con. bridge to see the men put in the concrete and stayed all day. Mabel went to Chatham and came back with me from the Baldoon place. The day was fine. Thursday Sept. 25, 1913 Went to the Bear Creek bridges in the forenoon. At noon I went to the ditchers at the 9th con. Hind Drain; gave Browning check 100.00 Alex. Martin took home a load of gravel. After coming home I wrote notices to the Foresters re lien on insurance. The day was fine. Friday Sept. 26, 1913 I went up to Bear Creek bridge on the 13th con. after an early dinner. The men were there in the morning but left owing to the rain. I then went over to the 17th and 18 concessions re Whitebread Extension and gave Harris check for $ 50.00 And Joseph Steen a check for 100.00 It was wet and disagreeable in the forenoon and cleared up in the afternoon but was raw and cold. Saturday Sept. 27, 1913 I went to the 13th con bridge in the morning, left my horse at Charlie’s and went to Chatham. 194 �Saw Mr. McGeorge re Bear Creek Bridges and Whitebread Extension &c Came home on the 5.45 car. The day was very fine. Sunday Sept. 28, 1913 We all went to Church and S.S. which was rally day. Elmer Heath was here in the evening. The day was fine. Monday September 29, 1913 I went over to the 17th con in the morning, gave new cuttings to the Harris boys. And gave Joseph Steen a contract to build a bridge $90 and a pipe across the road on the 17th con had dinner at Wallaceburg and went to see work on Bear Creek bridges. The day was cloudy. Tuesday Sept. 30, 1913 Went up to the 13th con. bridge in the afternoon. The piles at the 12th con. bridge were driving too easy so I went in to Chatham on the 7 p.m. car to see W. G. McGeorge but couldn’t find him. Alex. Martin took two loads of concrete blocks from from Wallaceburg. The day was fine. Wednesday Octobert 1, 1913 Went up to see the bridge at the 13th in the forenoon. In the afternoon Roy and I went to Wallaceburg to the Fair. Ordered twenty feet of 12” sewer pipe for 16 con. to Frank Murphy. And twenty eight feet of 6 inch sewer pipe for Peg Handsor also at 16th concession. The day was fine. Thursday Oct. 2, 1913 Met W. G. McGeorge and Mr. A. E. Drew at the 12 con. re bridge piles. In the afternoon I took over two rolls of fence wire from the 15 con. for the line fence between Mrs. Hyatt and I. Rev. D. L. Campbell was 195 �here for tea. Mabel and Maude went out to Calvin re tea-meeting and Choir practice. The day was cloudy and sprinkled a little at times. Friday Oct. 3, 1913 I went to the two Bear Creek Bridges in the morning and then to the 9th con. they said they would be done there about five o’clock. Gave Browning check for 150.00 After dinner I went over to the 16th and 17 concessions. Staked out Geo. McFaul’s work. Gave Harris a check for $ 75.00 The day was fine. Saturday Oct. 4, 1913 I hitched up Gi0p and went over to the 17th con. in the morning to meet Mr. Gibb. Then back to the 12th and 13th bridges and put Gi in at the Baldoon place and went to Chatham and saw W. G. McGeorge re 16 con Drain Murphy’s bridge and inspecting the 9th con. Drain. Called at the C. W. and L. E. wailing room to see Mr. Norris re closing sewer pipe at lot 27 but he was away. The day was very fine. Sunday Oct. 5, 1913 We all went to S.S. and Church. Communion was administered to 44 members and several visitors. Ashton Lillie came to train the choir for the anniversary next Sunday. The day was fine. Monday October 6, 1913 I attended Council meeting at the Town Hall, went by way of the 13th bridge. They were putting on the concrete cover. Received a check on salary $ 15.00 The day was very fine. Tuesday Oct. 7, 1913 196 �I went up to the bridges on the 12th and 13tgh cons and to the ditchers in the Dyer Drain in the morning and then to the bridge over Rankin Creek on the 11th con. In the afternoon I went over to see Peterkin’s bridge. Alex. Martin took home two loads from Wallaceburg. The day was fine. Wednesday Oct. 8, 1913 George came with his fence str&cher this morning and str&ched the wire fence between my place and Mrs. Hyatt. Alex. Martin helped us. In the afternoon I went to the 12th con. bridge but, there was no one working there. I went to the 11th con. to see John Highgate but he was gone to Chatham. The day was fine. Thursday Oct. 9, 1913 Worked at the fence between Lozon and I in the forenoon. In the afternoon went to the Rankin Creek bridge on 11th con. and then to the car line and gave Highgate his cuttings. Came back by way of the Dyer – The Brownings are getting on well. The day was very fine. Friday Oct. 10, 1913 I went over to the 17th con. in the forenoon and gave Joseph Steen a check for 200.00 And George McFaul one for 25.00 Went back to the Baldoon place and put in my horse at Charlie’s and had dinner there and went to Chatham on the 12.45 car and got Henderson Hebert By Laws and served them in the afternoon and looked at 9th con. grade. The day was fine. Saturday Oct. 11, 1913 Went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. car. Saw McGeorge re 16th con. bridge and Bear Creek piles. 197 �Gave Geo. McFaul the job of building 16 con. bridges, and Murphy the job of building his own bridge. Gave James Browning a check for $ 150.00 on Dyer Drain. It rained last night and a little this forenoon but cleared up in the afternoon. Sunday Oct. 12, 1913 Rev. Mr. Allen preached the Anniversary sermon and Rev. Van Vyek (?) at 7 p.m. in the evening. Collection in the morning $11.65 – evening 9.35 21.00 The day was fine. Monday Oct. 13, 1913 I went over to the 17th con. in the morning and gave Foster a check for two bridges for lot 24 con 17 $ 85.00 And showed the Harris boys where to straighten the ditch. The Drews were not working at the bridges. Early in the evening we all went out to Calvin to prepare for the tea-meeting, the sum of $101.52 was taken in at the tea-meeting. The day was fine and the roads good. Tuesday Oct. 14, 1913 I worked at making up Forester and Church books the greater part of the day. In the evening we all went to the Fish supper at Mitchell’s Bay. The day was very fine. Wednesday Oct. 15, 1913 I went up to the 13th bridge in the morning but no one was there. Telephone to Mr. Drew and he said the engineer didn’t give him written authority. Telephoned to Mr. McGeorge and he said he would give notice this afternoon. Went back to the 8th con. to see work McKenzie wanted done. Gave Stokes the job of filing (?) sewer pipe. The day was fine. 198 �Thursday Oct. 16, 1913 I went to J. C. Kearn’s store and phoned A. E. Drew re Bear Creek bridges he said he wouldn’t be out to day. The Rural mail contracts were advertised. I then went over to the 16th and 17th cons. Gave Geo. McFaul a check for 000 Gave Chas P. Handsor check for $ 50.00 And Joseph Steen a check for $100.00 Went to Court Dover Centre in the evening. The day was fine. Friday Oct. 17, 1913 O. Bishop and a man came this morning to put the foundation under the house but it rained and they went home in the middle of the forenoon. F. Lozon came and started cutting the corn. Alex. Martin came and worked at odd jobs till the men went away. We had a slow rain nearly add day. Saturday Oct. 18, 1913 I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car Gave Joseph Porter a check for $200.00 on the Hind Drain East of Baldoon Gave Jas. Browning check on Dyer for $ 75.00 Saw McGeorge re Bear Creek bridges and Hind Drain. Saw Barfoot and Norris re Rural mail delivery. Came home on the 5.45 car. It rained last night and it was cloudy today. Sunday Oct. 19, 1913 John came here in the morning and stayed for dinner. Amy Howe from Chatham came here in the forenoon and went to Church with us and stayed till after supper. The day was cloudy and cold and it rained a little after supper. Monday Oct. 20, 1913 199 �I stayed at home and made up Forester books and reports. It rained last night and nearly all day. Tuesday Oct. 21, 1913 Mr. Bishop and his brother came here in the forenoon and worked at raising the house. The day was rather fine but cold. In the afternoon I went to Pigeon’s place to get him to do some work on the eighth concession but he had started for my place on the 2.15 car from Chatham; I met him on my way home. Wednesday Oct. 22, 1913 The Bishops worked at raising the house and putting concrete under it. In the afternoon I went to the 8th con. and gave Pigeon a job of grading on the Bearline and on the 8th con - $15 for Bearline and 70 cents a rod on the eighth. It rained in the evening and night. Thursday Oct. 23, 1913 The Bishops worked at putting concrete under the house for a while but it rained so much that they quit and went to Wallaceburg. It rained all day and nearly all last night. Friday Oct. 24, 1913 I did nothing but chores today. Mabel went to Chatham on the 10.15 car to sign a deed of land Charles Buck to Mrs. Peterkin or John Peterkin. It rained nearly all day. Saturday Oct. 25, 1913 I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car borrowed an October blank from Mr. Burrows; Saw Ward Stansworth re mail delivery; Saw McGeorge re different matters and came home on the 5.45 car. The day was fine after such a long rain. 200 �Sunday Oct. 26, 1913 Mabel and I went to S.S. and Church. Elmer Heath was here in the evening. The day was cloudy. Monday Oct. 27, 1913 I stayed at home; took a load of gravel from W. C. Gordons. The Bishops came and worked at the foundation of house. The day was cloudy. Tuesday Oct. 28, 1913 I trained last night and this morning so that the men went home. I worked at making up the Forester’s report for October. It took me nearly all day. It rained in the morning and was cloudy the rest of the day. Wednesday Oct. 29, 1913 After doing chores in the morning I drove up to the 12th con bridge but the men were not there; they were at the 13th bridge. I then went to Wallaceburg on the 3.15. The day was cloudy and misty. Thursday Oct. 30, 1913 It rained so that we could do very little work today. George was here in the afternoon and talked about putting in gas pipe and taking it through by Snelgrove’s if I would go shares with him. Friday Oct. 31, 1913 I went up to the bridges at 12th and13th cons. and had dinner at Charlie’s. Rev. J. G. Scott came there in the afternoon. Saturday Nov. 1, 1913 The men finished putting the foundation under the house. I went over to the 17th in the morning and saw the ditch that Harris dug and came over and gave him a job on the 14th con. and then went to 201 �the 12th bridge and got Mr. Martin to look after the bridge today and Monday. The day was fine but the roads were very muddy and heavy. Sunday Nov. 2, 1913 I went out to Church. Mabel and the children went up to the Baldoon place and I went after Church and we all had supper there and started for home about 10 p.m. The day was cloudy. Monday Nov. 3, 1913 I went on the car and attended a Council meeting at the Town Hall. Received a check for serving By Laws on Henderson Hebert Drain 4.00 The day was cloudy and it rained a little in the evening. Tuesday Nov. 4, 1913 I went up to Kearn’s in the forenoon to see Ben. Harris grading on the 14th con. and gave him a job on the 13 of ditching and grading approach to bridge. The day was fine. Wednesday Nov. 5, 1913 I went over to the 17th con. and Met W. G. McGeorge, Mr. Whitebread and Mr. Rose off the 7.40 car from Chatham and went down to the pump house. The wheel is working fairly well. We had dinner at Mr. J. G. Rose’s. After dinner I went over to the 16th con. and back to the bridge on the 12th con. They had one butment in and the girders on. I looked at the work on the 13 con. and gave Ben. Harris a check for $ 63.00 The day was fine. Thursday Nov. 6, 1913 I did chores in the forenoon and took an early dinner and went to Wallaceburg for a load of coal. 202 �Frank Lozon got James Dunlop’s corn binder and cut corn till about three o’clock when it went out of “whack” and he quit. The day was very fine. (In the left margin: I got a load of coal today.) Friday, Nov. 7, 1913 I unloaded coal and did chores in the forenoon and went over to the 16 con. in the afternoon to see George McFaul and Charlie Handsor - Gave Charlie Handsor a check for $ 100.00 Lozon started cutting my corn again this afternoon; I don't know how he got along. The greater part of the day was fine but it became cloudy in the afternoon and rained a little in the evening. Saturday Nov. 8, 1913 Went to Chatham on the 10.15 car. Saw Mr. Laurie re telephone ring. Saw Mr. McGeorge re different Drains. Met with Mr. Whitebread and others re engine of pumping scheme. Came back on the 5:45 car. It rained last night but cleared up about 10 a.m. and turned cold in the afternoon. Sunday Nov. 9, 1913 It was storming so that we didn't go to church. Mabel and Maude went up to Baldoon place on the 3.15 car and Mabel came back on the 7 p.m. from Chatham - It was very stormy in the evening. Monday Nov. 10, 1913 It stormed furiously last night with wind and snow and kept on during the day. Mabel went for Maude in the evening but the snow drifts were bad and she sent Maude back to the Baldoon place to her Grand Ma’s. It was stormy all day. Tuesday Nov. 11, 1913 203 �I did chores, took in corn stalks and all for the pigs and took up a load of rails for stove wood. Herbert Loyst was here in the evening. I gave him a check for rep. br. on Tuck (?) Dr. $ 1.00 And a check for material and rep. br. On dredge cut $ 3.50 The day was rather fine. Wednesday Nov. 12, 1913 I did chores in the forenoon, After dinner I went to Kearn’s store with the cutter and a team; saw Phil Rogers and talked with him re farm work &c Telephoned to Maude that we would come for her to meet the 4.30 car. As I was starting for Maude Wm Trotter came and I gave a check for $925.00 On account of oak and timber furnished John N. Gibb and Son for bridges on the Whitebread Drainage Works. The day was fine but the roads are bad and snow banks in places. Thursday Nov. 13, 1913 I did chores and filled in and leveled around the foundation of the house. Went down to John’s bush with Standlake (?) and put the old sow there. The weather cleared up and the day was very fine. (In the left margin: Went to John’s bush.) Friday Oct. 14, 1913 After doing chores I took in two loads of corn and a load of rails from the Marsh farm for stove wood and about 3.30 p.m. I started with the team and wagon to the Baldoon place for some lumber to enclosed the base of the kitchen but the road was so bad that it was 4.45 before I got there and I came right back to take Maude home. The rain and the snow storm made the roads very muddy but the day was fine. Saturday Nov. 15, 1913 204 �I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car which was late. I walked over and got a ride back in the evening with Lozon. I came back on the 4.30 which was late. The roads were very muddy. The day was cloudy and snowed a little in the evening. Snelgrove and his gang husked the standing corn in the middle Frank field. Sunday Nov. 16, 1913 The road was muddy with snow drifts in places so we didn’t go to Church. I went over Dougald’s and had dinner with them. Mabel and Maude went to the Baldoon place; Maud intends to stay there till the roads get better. The day was rather fine. Monday Nov. 17, 1913 I went over to Dougald’s in the morning and got him to sign the guarantee of my application for mail delivery. I did chores during the day and in the evening Dougald and I went to Wallaceburg to herar Jessie McLachlan and I sent off my application for $198. The day was cloudy. Tuesday Nov. 18, 1913 I did chores took home a load of corn on the stalks and a load of husked corn that Snelgrove husked on Saturday. McKenzie’s machine came here in the evening and thrashed beans for a while for Dougald. The day was misty. Wednesday November 19, 1913 The thrashers came and finished Dougald’s beans this forenoon and after dinner they went to George’s. George is expected home this evening. Ben. Harris came here and after dinner went to see the Rankin Creek bridge on the 11th con. He agreed to fix it for $12.00. We then went to bridge over the 12th con. at Little Bear Creek. 205 �Young Martin took the job of grading the East approach to the end of the wings for $24.00. The day was cloudy and it rained heavily on my way home. Thursday Nov. 20th, 1913 I went over and served Crawford Drain By-Laws and had dinner at Peterkin’s. After dinner I went by the car line and served Phillip O’Mara and took the mail home the day was misty. Friday Nov. 21, 1913 I served Whitebread Extension By-Laws along the Baldoon and 16 and 17 concession and at Wallaceburg and Chatham. Came home on the 5.45 car. The day was fine but the roads are bad. Saturday Nov. 22, 1913 I went to Chatham on the 10.15 and came back on the 5.45. Municipal Election news is looming up. The day was very fine but the roads are muddy. Sunday Nov. 23, 1913 Mabel and I went to Church. John Peterkin came here in the forenoon and had dinner with us. The roads dried quite a bit but were still bad. James Dunlop and family were here in the evening. The day was fine. Monday Nov. 24, 1913 I attended a meeting of Council at the Town Hall today. Rec’d check for $3 Rankin Creek bridges $6 serving By-Laws on Whitebread Ext. and 3 serving By Laws on Crawford Drain $ 12.00 The day was fine. Tuesday Nov. 25, 1913 206 �I took in corn for pigs and cows in the forenoon; went down to Lozon’s at noon and got his potato-digger and brought home the potatoes and went over to the car line for Maude. Mr. Miller and his sister were here with Charlie shooting rabbits – they got eight. I went to Wallaceburg to see John G(?) at night. The day was cloudy. Wednesday Nov. 26, 1913 I took Maude over to meet the 7 a.m. car. Mabel went to Chatham on the 10.15 car to have the Dentist do something to her teeth. George was here and talked about gas pipe after he went away I went to see James Dunlop and we agreed to go equal shares in getting the gas pipe. We then measured from George’s to our place. From George’s to Dunlop’s corner 46 rds 5 ft from corner to cook house 12 rds 0ft. From Dunlop’s corner to turn at my bridge is 144 rods and from outside of bridge to opposite kitchen 8 rods making a total of 3470 rods. Thursday Nov. 27, 1913 I did chores in the forenoon and after dinner I hitched the team to the old buggy and went to see the two Bear Creek Bridges; they are about completed. On my way I saw Phil. Rogers re hireing and talked to Tom. Brown re Foresters. The day was cloudy and rather cold. Friday Nov. 28, 1913 I did office work in the forenoon and cleaned up the front yard. In the afternoon I took up a load of rails from the marsh for stove wood and took in a load of husked corn. And went over for Maude and Lola Clark in the evening. The day was cloudy. Saturday Nov. 29, 1913 207 �I expected to go over with the Engineer and Mr. Whitebread to the 17th and went early but Mr. Rose said they didn’t go and I put in my horse and went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. car. Saw Mr. Stephens and gave an order for 3500 ft. of ¾” gas pipe. Came home on the 4.30 car. Mr. Stanworth said that my application for mail delivery was accepted. The day was cloudy and threatened rain. Sunday Nov. 30, 1913 We went to Church with the double rig. Lola and Maude went with me. Elmer Heath came home with us. The day was cloudy and the road muddy. Monday December 1, 1913 I did chores and worked at Forester books. Mabel went to Kearn’s store in the evening. The day was cloudy and rained a little at times. Tuesday Dec. 2, 1913 I went along the Baldoon to the 8th con. to see grading done by F. Pidgeon and back along the Bearline to Joe Porter’s work, crossed over to see Porter but he was away. In the evening we all went to the venison supper. The day was fair and cloudy by times. The roads were very muddy. (In the left margin: Lozon brought me a small load of coal.) Wednesday Dec. 3, 1913 I took Mabel and John over to meet the 10.15 car for Chatham, which was late. I did chores the rest of the day. Frank Lozon brought back the wagon with about 500 lbs. of coal that he took from Wallaceburg for me yesterday. Mabel and John came home on the 4.30 car. Earl and Isaac hauled in corn and put it in the crib. The day was rather fine but the roads are still bad. Thursday Dec. 4, 1913 208 �I did chores in the forenoon and went over to the 16th and 17th cons in the afternoon; saw George McFaul, Gave Charlie Handsor a check for $100.00 on ditching; saw John Bousha re sewer pipe crossing to 17 con. drain. The day was fine. Friday Dec. 5, 1913 I stayed at home and did chores today. Went down to John’s bush and brought home George’s hog. Went over to Egypt in the evening and spoke to the Indians about husking corn. Spoke to George re anchor post on fence between the Mills place and mine. The day was fine. (In the left margin: Went down to John’s bush.) Saturday Dec. 6, 1913 I hitched up the team in the morning and went over to the Whitebread Drainage Works and met with McGeorge, Whitebread, John N. Gibb, J. G. Rose, Philip O’Mara and others and Inspected the work. After dinner Mr. McGeorge and I went and inspected the Bear Creek Bridges and then went to Chatham on the 3.15 car. Settled with Mr. Whitebread re Drainage Works. Saw Geo. Stephens re gas pipe. Gave Geo. McFaul a check for $ 40.00 on bridges and came home on the 5.45 car. The day was cold and disagreeable. Sunday Dec. 7, 1913 The day was stormy with wind and snow so I didn’t go to Church but it seems there was no Church owing to the Minister having a funeral in the other part of the congregation. Monday Dec. 8, 1913 Mabel and Roy and I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car. I was with Mr. McGeorge the greater part of the day. Maude came home with us. 209 �The day was cold. Tuesday Dec. 9, 1913 Oliver Toulouse worked for me on the gas line yesterday afternoon and today. They put the pipe together as far as George’s place, the rest of the gas pipe will be at the 15th concession to-morrow. I went to Kearn’s store in the forenoon for groceries &c In the evening James Dunlop and I went over for the gas pipe but they were not there. The day was rather fine. Wednesday Dec. 10, 1913 Mr. John N. Gibb came here in the morning and I settled up with him for the bridges on the Whitebread Drainage and on the Extension gave him a check for 674.79 $300 to be charged to the bridge on the Extension. I then hitched up the team and went over to the car line and took back a load of gas pipe. Charlie was here and we put on some of the slats on the fence on the Mills line. Alex Peterkin was here re material for bridge over Hyatt Drain. The day was fine. Thursday Dec. 11, 1913 I went to Wallaceburg for gas metres and regulators and got back about two o’clock. Sawed wood with Toulouse and took in a small load of corn. The day was fine. Friday Dec. 12, 1913 After doing chores I hitched up Dandy and went along the Bearline and 9th con and to see the Bear Creek Bridges. The men got the gas pipes up to the house and put in George’s burner. The day was fine. Saturday Dec. 13, 1913 Went to Chatham on the 10.15 car saw Mr. McGeorge re Bear Creek bridges and other work. 210 �Came home on the 7 p.m. car. The day was very fine. Sunday Dec. 14, 1913 Mr. Toulouse did the chores in the morning and evening. We all went out to Calvin Church. After coming home Mabel and Maude went up to the Baldoon place. Maude intends to stay there to-night and Mable is not home yet 10.15. The day was fine. Monday Dec. 15, 1913 I attended a Council meeting at the Townhall. Mr. Smith finished pulling in the gas fittings to-day and went to Jas. Dunlop’s. The gas fires were burning when we came home. The day was fine. (In the left margin: The gas was put in today.) Tuesday Dec. 16, 1913 I went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. car and attended Court in the case Gordon vs. Parish. The Judge said he would prefer that they would settle it between themselves and suggested that the money be all paid back and each side pay their own costs and if they didn’t agree, he would settle it in the morning. We all came home on the 7 p.m. car. The day was fine. Wednesday Dec. 17, 1913 I drove out pigs and repaired fence on the Lewis line in the forenoon. Charlie came here before dinner and he and O. Toulouse put slats on the fence on the Mills line. I went down to a shooting match at Peter Toulouse’s Hotel. The day was cloudy and rather cold. Thursday Dec. 18, 1913 I did chores in the forenoon and Mr. Toulouse and I put slats on the fence at the Mills line. In the evening I went to the Forester’s meeting 211 �for election of Officers. Miss Peters and George Rose were here for supper. The day was fine. Friday Dec. 19, 1913 I did office work re Forester books and chores in the forenoon and went to see Bear Creek Bridges and ditches along the Bearline in the 7th and 8th concessions in the afternoon. The telephone was put in while I was away. The day was fine. (In the left margin: The telephone was put in today.) Saturday Dec. 20, 1913 I went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. car which was very crowded. Attended a council meeting at the Clerk’s office during the greater part of the day. Rec’d a check for com. &c as follows. 10 Council meetings @ $3 30.00 9 days @ $3 on Whitebread Dr. Works 27.00 13 days @ 3 Whitebread Extension 39.00 5 days @ 3 Hind Drain & Br 15.00 7 days @ 3 Dyer Drain 21.00 7 days @ 3 Division Work 21.00 25 days @ Bear Creek Bridges 75.00 Total 76 days @ $3 $228.00 The day was fine. Sunday Dec. 21, 1913 I went over to Church; took Santa Claus along. Elmir Heath was here in the Evening. The telephone was used a lot by the people on the circuit today. The day was fine but cold. Monday Dec. 22, 1913 I stayed home in the forenoon. 212 �After dinner I went over and posted letters at Electric and came back to the school Christmas tree. In the evening we all went over to Calvin Christmas tree. Mr. Toulouse finished husking corn that was left standing in the middle Frank field. The day was fine. Tuesday Dec. 23, 1913 After dinner I took Mabel over to the car and went along the Baldoon to Wemps; gave Arthur a check for 30.00 For damages going through his place while the Bear Creek Bridge was being built and then went to Joseph Porter’s and paid him the Balance on Bearline Drain. It snowed and the day was disagreeable. Wednesday Dec. 24. 1913 I took Mabel over to meet Maude on the nine car from Chatham and I went to Wallaceburg and gave checks to McNairnie bros and Colwell after taking lunch I got a horse and rig from John Rotner and went out to the Baldoon Farm. The day was mild and cloudy. Thursday Dec. 25, 1913 We all went up to the Baldoon place and had dinner and supper with Charlie and his mother. Elmer Heath was there in the afternoon and evening. We started home about 10 p.m. The day was cold. Friday Dec. 26, 1913 I sold the old timber at the 13th Bear Creek Bridge at 10.30 and at the 12th at 11.30 13 concession John Coveny 8.00 Arthur D. Wemp Paid 3.00 12 concession McCathern 3.00 John Coveny 5.25 213 �Thos. Brown Peter Martin Paid by check 3.25 3.75 Total $ 26.25 After dinner I went to Chatham on the 12.45 and came back on the 5.45. The day was fine but cold. Saturday Dec. 27, 1913 Maude and I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car. Left contract papers for mail delivery at Ward Stanworth’s. He said it wasn’t necessary to have an assistant appointed. I found out that Geo. King was running for Deputy Reeve. We ame home on the 4.30 car. (In the left margin: Mr. Toulouse came back to-day.) Sunday Dec. 28, 1913 I went out to church. Oliver Toulouse was here and did chores. The day was fine but cold. Monday Dec. 29, 1913 I went out to the Town Hall on the 9 a.m. car held a short council meeting in the forenoon. Attended the nomination meeting in the afternoon. The following were nominated:For Reeve:- H. N. Bechard and Harry Smith. For Deputy-Reeve Geo. King, Wm Elgie and Peter Crawford For Councillors:- Peter Antaya, James St. Pierre, James E. Payne, Andrew Brown, James Fox and Joseph W. Lewis. There was a large crowd of electors in attendance. The day was fine. Tuesday Dec. 30, 1913 I went to Wallaceburg and got the horses shod, sent away Foresters’ report for Dec. &c Came back by way of A. Ouellette and John Coveny’. Alma Tait and her friend Miss Haylett were here. The day was fine. 214 �Wednesday Dec. 31, 1913 I went by the Bearline to Arthur George, Peter Martin and left my horse at Charlie’s and went to Chatham; saw several voters and came home on the 7 p.m. The day was fine. Thursday January 1, 1914 We all went to George’s for dinner. James Langstaff and family were there. In the evening I went to Wallaceburg and called on Dr. Seward to see what was the matter with Dandy as he seemed to be tender on his feet. The day was fine but cold and the roads are getting smooth and good. Friday January 2, 1914 Went down to Mitchells Bay then to Big Point and from there to Pain Court. Came back by way of David Hebert and had supper there then went over to Peg. Handsor and back home. The greater part of the day was fine, there was a sprinkle of wet snow fell in the evening. Saturday January 3, 1914 I went over as far as Mr. John Bousha and paid him for putting down sewer pipe on the 17 con. came back and put my horse in Trapper Wilson’s stable and went on the 10.15 car to Chatham. It snowed a little and was disagreeable all day. Sunday January 4, 1914 Alex Peterkin came here and had dinner with us and took Maude to Church and I went out alone. Alex. Peterkin and Elmer Heath were with at supper. Dougald, Maggie and Wallace were here after supper. It snowed last night and it was cloudy all day. There was a small crowd in Church as the day was rather disagreeable. 215 �Monday January 5, 1914 Went on the 7 a.m. car to Pain Court, stayed there till one o’clock, came to Chatham and remained till the 10.00 p.m. car. The council elected were:- Reeve H. N. Bechard, Deputy Reeve: Wm Elgie. Councillors:- Peter Antaya, James Fox and James St. Pierre. The day was fine and the roads were good. Tuesday January 6, 1914 Mr. Toulouse and I fenced the straw stack and fixed up the straw shed and the yard; weaned the little pigs &c The day was cloudy Wednesday January 7, 1914 I did chores to-day. Mr. Toulouse did chores and made pig troughs. In the evening I went to a telephone meeting at 11th school. The day was fine. (In the left margin: Ladies Aid meeting at Mrs. Langstaff sr.) Thursday January 8, 1914 I went to Wallaceburg on the 9 a.m. car. Bought tie roap for horses, Hay knife, axe, saw set and file, plaster for ceiling &c In the afternoon I did office work. Reports on drains bridges &c The day was fine. Friday January 9, 1914 Mabel went up to the store and to her mother’s at the Baldoon place. Charlie came back with her and we butchered a pig &c George was here and helped us. The day was soft and fine. Saturday January 10, 1914 216 �I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car. Sent off contracts for mail delivery &c report on Drains and Bridges also council papers to John Welsh and came home on the 4.30 car. The day was cold with signs of snow. (In the left margin: Paid O. Toulouse to date $13.50.) Sunday January 11, 1914 Mabel and I went to Church. Toulouse went to Chatham but was back when we got home from church. The day was fine but very cold. Monday January 12, 1914 I worked at making out Foresters’ report &c Toulouse was here and did chores. The day was very cold. Tuesday January 13, 1914 I finished making out the Foresters Annual Report and worked a while at Church reports. Maude helped me for a while. In the evening I went over to W. C. Gordon’s and attended a meeting of session. The number of members in good standing is sixty three. The number of families in the con. gredation (?) is forty one. The day was fine but very cold. (In the left margin: Mr. Toulouse worked at cutting trees and brush on the Frank line.) Wednesday January 14, 1914 In the forenoon Toulouse and I cleaned up the brush and trees in the fence row along the Frank orchard. In the afternoon Mabel and Maude went up to George’s and I stayed in with the boys and looked up accounts of different kinds. The day was cold and cloudy but got milder before dark and commenced snowing. Thursday January 15, 1914 217 �I made up accounts for gas pipe and fixtures. Dougald came over in the afternoon and looked over the Forester books being one of the Auditors. In the evening I went to Court Dover Centre. Mr. Toulouse did chores and cut a maple tree that was left on the line between the Frank and Finnister places and some thorn trees near the well. The day was soft and fine. Friday January 16, 1914 I cut down thorn trees and trimmed them and piled them into a brush heap. Oliver Toulouse husked corn. Garnet Campbell came along hunting rabbits and took a job of husking corn. The day was soft and fine. Saturday January 17, 1914 I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car. George rode over with me. Two of the mail boxes were at J. G. Rose’s P.O. (In the left margin: I took home my new suit.) Sunday January 18, 1914 Maude and I went to Church. After coming home Mabel and Maude drove to the Baldoon place. The day was cold but fine and the roads were good. Monday January 19, 1914 I cut and piled up the prickly ash clump in the pasture. Oliver Toulouse husked corn. Garnet Campbell came in at noon and said he had about fifty bushels husked and wanted some money and I gave him $ 2.00 The day was cloudy and sprinkled rain at times. Tuesday January 20, 1914 I worked for a while at cutting underbrush in the pasture behind the barn. James Brown came over to to pay his court dues and said that 218 �they wanted me to be commissioner on the Whitebread Extension Drainage Works. We had George and Min, Mr. & Mrs. Swainson, Mary Wemp and Ila for dinner. The weather was soft; the day was cloudy and there is a wet snow falling now 9.25 p.m. Oliver Toulouse husked corn he said that Gernet Campbell didn’t show up. Wednesday Jan. 21, 1914 Mr. Toulouse and I hauled in corn. Charlie and Kent Hyatt came here and plastered the breaks in the plaster down stairs and part of up stairs. The day was cold. Thursday January 22, 1914 I got George’s sleigh and rack and hauled in corn stalks and corn. Oliver Toulouse helped me. In the evening we went to Chatham to a show. The day was fine. Friday January 23, 1914 I did chores in forenoon; took an early dinner and went to Wallaceburg attended the lecture on horses in Cramer’s hall and had a talk with Phil Rogers and had Nell shod. The day was fine and thawed in the afternoon. Saturday January 24, 1914 I went to Chatham on the 10.15 a.m. car and came back on the 4.30 p.m. Had a talk with Reeve Bechard, he told me that I was reappointed on Whitebread Extension and Dyer Drains. Discussed the Municipal Elections &c Saw Mr. Stanwork re Mail Delivery, he said they were re-arranging the Electric route and we would likely get daily mail delivery in the near future. Mabel and Maud finished papering the dining room and it looks fine. It rained last night and the day was cloudy. (In the left margin: Mabel and Maude papered the dining room.) 219 �Sunday January 25, 1914 Mabel and I went to Church. Elmer Heath came here in the evening. It froze last night. The day was fine. Monday January 26, 1914 I did chores and made out the Forester’s Monthly Report for January. Mr. Toulouse husked corn. It snowed last night and the day was cloudy and mild. Tuesday January 27, 1914 I did chores and cut underbrush in the hickory pasture field. Toulouse husked corn. Mabel and Min and Mrs. J. G. Rose went to Wallaceburg in the evening to see Alice in Wonderland and didn’t get back till after twelve. The day was fine; it thawed last night and today, the roads will soon be bad. Wednesday January 28, 1914 Mr. Toulouse and I worked at piling brush in the pasture in the forenoon. In the afternoon I did chores and placed horses in the stable. And Toulouse husked corn; he says the field is very soft. The day was fine but it thawed so much that the roads are getting very muddy. Thursday January 29, 1914 I made out the January report for the Foresters. Toulouse husked corn. He says the field is very soft. The day was fine but the roads are very muddy for it thawed a great deal to-day. Friday Jan. 30, 1913 (It is hard to remember the new year!!!) 220 �I went to Wallaceburg n the forenoon and sent away the Foresters’ report. In the afternoon I worked at church reports. Toulouse said he finished husking corn all but four shocks which were in the water and said he would like to go home and I took him over to the car after supper. The day was fine. Saturday January 31, 1914 Maude and I made up the Annual Church statements today. It snowed and stormed last night and was cold and stormy today. Sunday Feb. 1, 1914 I went to Church. Maude went to her Grand Ma’s. I went out in the cutter with a team. The day was rather fine. Monday Feb. 2, 1914 I did chores and worked at Church books to-day. In the afternoon I went over for the mail and mail box and Phil Rogers came back with me. The sleighing was all right for the cutter or light loads with a sleigh. The day was fine and the Bear could see her shaddow. Tuesday Feb. 3, 1914 I did chores during the day and went over to Duncan Johnson’s to meet with the Auditors on Church books. Mabel and Maude went to Chatham on the 12.45 car and Phil Rogers went with them. The day was fine and it thawed. Wednesday February 4, 1914 I did chores, saw Jas. Dunlop re gas pipe &c and he paid me $ 52.25 And said he would pay the balance in a short time. 50.00 In the evening I went out to the Annual Church meeting at Calvin balance on hand 312.00 The day was rather fine. 221 �Thursday Feb. 5, 1914 I went in to the corn show on the 9 a.m. George went with me to the car. I paid my bill for gas pipe. $ 97.17 The day was very fine. Friday Feb. 6, 1914 I did nothing but chores. It snowed in the forenoon and there was a misting rain in the afternoon, the day was very disagreeable. Saturday Feb. 7, 1914 I did chores in the forenoon and went to Chatham on the 12.45 and came home on the 4.30. The day was very cold. Sunday Feb. 8, 1914 Mabel and Maude went up to the Baldoon place in the afternoon. There was no service at Calvin as they were opening their new Church in Dover. The day was extremely cold with a high wind. Monday Feb. 9, 1914 I did nothing but chores to-day. Charlie was here and went down to see Harold Loyst; when he came back he paid on rent lot 29 BDW (?) $ 40.00 The greater part of the day was cold but the wind went down and it got milder in the evening. Tuesday Feb. 10, 1914 After doing chores I went out collecting Church money. Called at Wm Kerr, Maggie and Nellie Moreland, Geo. Mahood, Thos. Cochrane and James and Alvin Watson and came home; on my route I met the mail carrier on the 14 con. and again on the 15 con. The day was rather fine but cold. 222 �Wednesday Feb. 11, 1914 Mabel went up to Minnie’s to a meeting of the Ladies Aid; they met at 11 a.m. and had dinner there; Mr. Tucker furnished fish for the occasion. Minnie sent home some for our supper they were pike and were very good. I did chores at home and Roy and I fastened the mail box to a post and put it up at the side of the road. The day was fine but rather cold. Thursday Feb. 12, 1914 I did chores to-day. The pump was frozen so much that we had to build a fire around it to get it thawed out. The day was very cold. Friday February 13, 1914 Mr. Lockert and Jas. Bolton came here about 11.15 and after dinner butchered the cow. Mabel and Maggie went to W’burg to see about getting a store to hold a cooking sale. The day was very cold but got milder in the evening. (In the left margin: Mr. Lockert butchered the cow.) Saturday Feb. 14, 1914 After doing chores I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car. Came back on the 4.30. The day was very cold. Sunday Feb. 15, 1914 Maude and I went to Church. Alex. Peterkin was here for a while. The day was fine but rather cold. Monday Feb. 16, 1914 223 �Stphen Kyosh and I hauled in corn we took in 4 loads of 25 bushels each. The day was fine but real cold. Tuesday February 17, 1914 The Indian Stephen Kyosk came again this morning and we finished taking in the corn. Skip the colt had a nail run in hip and was lame; I sent for Seward, he said he would come but on the 12.45 and I met it but he didn’t come. It snowed last night and the day was stormy in the forenoon. Wednesday Feb. 18, 1914 Dr. Seward got here about eleven o’clock and treated the colt but it died in the evening. The day was mild and rather fine. Thursday Feb. 19, 1914 I did chores; wrote out an address for the Ladies’ Aid and went to Court Dover Centre in the evening. Mabel went out with the crowd to say good bye to Mrs. D. Johnson. The day was mild and rather fine. Lockert paid for the cow. $ 40.00 Friday February 20, 1914 Stephen Kiyoskk came in the morning and we finished hauling in corn stalks from the far Frank field and took two loads from the middle Finnister field. Elim (?) Hind was here and looked at the mares. The day was rather fine. Saturday February 21, 1914 I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car. Cashed check for retiring allowance Paid W. E. Gardiner interest on mort. Paid Jas S. Rankin taxes, Paid S. Hind 224 $ 205.50 143.00 105.79 14.00 �Called on McGeorge but he wasn’t in the office. The day was fine but cold. Sunday Feb. 22, 1914 Maude and I went to S.S. and Church; there were none out to S.S. The day was cold and blustry. Mr. Tait preached. Monday Feb. 23, 1914 Stephen Kiyoshk came this morning to help me to haul in corn stalks and helped to do chores but it was so cold that I let him go home and told him to come when the weather moderated. The day was very cold. Tuesday Feb. 24, 1914 I did chores and fixed horse boxes. Rev. D. L. Campbell was here and left a bill of material required for cement walk. The day was fine but cold. Wednesday Feb. 25, 1914 I did chores in the forenoon. Mr. Stratton came with the gas bill $ 7.70 for the month of January. After dinner the Indians came and cut the corn stalks out of the Ice and snow. I took in two small loads of stalks. The day was fine. Thursday February 26, 1914 The Indians, Sephen Kiyoshk and Joseph Thomas came today and we finished hauling in corn stalks and some chores and the Indians cut a lot of the frozen straw off the straw stack. The day was fine and warmer than it has been for some time. Friday Feb. 27, 1914 I did chores in the forenoon and went up to the Baldoon place in the afternoon and went through the bush to look at fallen timber. The day was fine and the snow thawed a lot. 225 �Saturday Feb. 28, 1914 I stayed at home and did chores. Mabel went to Wallaceburg to a cooking sale. Earl was here for a while in the evening. We talked about hired men, renting land &c The day was fine and the ice and snow thawed away fast. Sunday March 1, 1914 It was so cold and windy today that we didn’t go to Church. Monday March 2, 1914 I did nothing but chores. The day was cold and windy. Tuesday March 3, 1914 I did chores and attended to the stock. The day was fine and it thawed. Wednesday Mr. 4, 1914 Mabel went to Chatham on the 10.15 car to have her teeth fixed. Maude went to Chatham on the 7 car. I stayed home with John and did chores. The day was mild and fine. Thursday March 5, 1914 I did chores in the forenoon and in the afternoon I went over to Earl’s and told him he could have the place on shares this year. I then went up to the Baldoon place and saw Charlie and back by Kearn’s store and took home two bags of potatoes from John Covenys. The day was fine and the road thawed so that it was sloppy. Friday March 6, 1914 I did chores in the forenoon. In the afternoon Earl came over and I helped him to bag up the wheat. The day was fine. 226 �Saturday March 7, 1914 Earl came here about 9 this morning and we loaded up two wagons with wheat and took them to the 14 con. They weighed 5945 lbs. @ 97 cents per bush. $ 96.11 The roads were frozen but rather rough. The day was cloudy and it snowed a little in the afternoon and was disagreeable. Sunday March 8, 1914 I went out to Church. Mabel and Maude went up to the Baldoon place. The day was cold and the roads were rough. (In the left margin: The little pigs came last night.) Monday March 9, 1914 I did chores in the forenoon. In the afternoon went to collect Forester money and called on M. Kinny, Robert Files, Frank Stokes, Hugh Porter. F. Stokes paid $12, Hugh Porter 7.50 = $ 19.50 The day was cold and the roads rough. Tuesday March 10, 1914 I did chores and cut some underbrush in the pasture. The day was very fine. Wednesday March 11, 1914 I did chores and cut underbrush. Mabel went to a meeting of the Ladies Aid at Mrs. J. W. Langstaff’s. Maude walked all the way home from the car line. The day was fine. Thursday March 12, 1914 I did chores and cut underbrush on the Island in the forenoon. 227 �Charlie came here a little before dinner and I helped him to load clover hay. John came here in the evening and stayed for supper. The day was fine. Friday March 13, 1914 I did chores and cut underbrush on the Island. Mrs. Wm Kinny came here and is staying with us tonight. the day was very fine and it thawed during the day. Saturday March 14, 1914 I did chores and went to Chatham on the 10.15 car. Came back on the 4.30. The day was cloudy. Sunday March 15, 1914 Maude and I went to Church, After supper Mabel and Maude went to the Baldoon place and got back about eleven. The day was fine. Monday March 16, 1914 I went to Wallaceburg on the 11.30 a.m. car. Expecting to see Joseph McKnight. Couldn’t see McKnight and and went back again on the 7 p.m. car and home on the 11. I found out that McKnight had left for the West. The day was fine. Tuesday March 17, 1914 I did chores and looked up Forester accounts to day. The greater part of the day was fine but it sprinkled rain in the evening. Wednesday March 18, 1914 I did chores and made up Forester accounts. 228 �George’s Minnie was here in the afternoon. In the evening Mabel went up to the Baldoon place to see her mother. It snowed last night and the day was stormy. Thursday March 19, 1914 I did chores and after dinner got George’s slip and took an oak pile to the river for an anchor post. In the evening I went to Court Dover Centre. The day was rather fine but cold. Friday March 20, 1914 I did chores and tinkered at the buggy neck yoke in the forenoon. Mr. Snelgrove and Harry came over and cut down an oak pile and I took it down to the river in the afternoon. The day was fine but cold. Saturday March 21, 1914 After doing chores I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car. Saw Dr. Agar re Jas. F. Brown, Wm J Rankin Jr. Saw Burrows re I.O.F. orphans fees. Saw Brackin re I.O.F. dues &c The day was fine. Sunday March 22, 1914 Mabel and I went to Church. The day was rather stormy. Monday march 23, 1914 After doing chores I went up to Mary Wemp’s sale. There was a large crowd there. The day was rather fine. Tuesday Mar. 24, 1914 I did nothing but chores. Charles Rankin came here in the forenoon and I sent away his sick claim to the Doctor At Idaho – Dr. Hanson, Wallace P.O. 229 �James F. Brown came here with his sick claim in the afternoon. The day was fine. Wednesday March 25, 1914 I did chores and got six pigs in a pen ready to send to the 14th con. tomorrow. Mr. Gervais came here this evening and stayed with over night. He assessed as follows:N W ¼ of 17 Con 14 $1000 buildings 700 2700.00 N.e. ¼ of 16 con 14 1800 1800.00 s.w. ½ 16 con 15 1000 1000.00 BDW 29 con 12 4800 buildings 500 5300.00 Total 10,800.00 The day was fine. Thursday March 26, 1914 I got George’s hog rack and wagon and George helped me to load 6 pigs and I took them to the 14 con. to Alex Askin; they weighed 930 lbs. @ $8.65 (?) 80.46 The day was misty. Friday March 27, 1914 I did chores and some office work. In my mail I got a letter from the Post Office Inspector saying that the Electric Rural Mail delivery would commence on Wednesday April the first. I put all the horses and cattle inside tonight. It was wet and disagreeable all day. Saturday March 28, 1914 I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car. Sent away the Foresters Report &c Came back on the 4.30 car. The day was fine. Sunday March 29, 1914 I had a bad cold and didn’t go to Church. John Peterkin was here today. 230 �The day was fine. Monday March 30, 1914 Owing to my cold I stayed in all day, except the time I was feeding animals. James Browning came here and had dinner with us. I gave him a check for 25 dollars on the Dyer Drain. The day was dull and the roads were bad. Tuesday March 31, 1914 I didn’t feel very well from my cold yet and stayed in the house the greater part of the day. Earl was over here for a while. George called in on his way back from the sugar bush, I paid him for three gallons of syrup @ 1.40 $ 4.20 The day was windy and fine. Wednesday April 1, 1914 I did chores in the forenoon. Charlie, Tom Fox and Mr. Baker came here about noon and had dinner and went fishing. I started delivering mail on R. R. No. 1 Electric this afternoon at 4.20 p.m. and got back to the P.O. at 8.45. The roads were very bad and the day was wet and disagreeable. (In the left margin: Started Mail Delivery.) Tuesday April 2, 1914 I did chores and office work re Foresters. The day was cloudy and rained at times. Friday April 3, 1914 I did chores in the forenoon. In the afternoon I delivered Rural mail. The day was fine and the roads were drying fast but were still bad. Saturday April 4, 1914 I stayed at home and did chores. 231 �The day was cloudy and snowed a little in the evening. Sunday April 5, 1914 I went to church in the afternoon. Mabel took Maude over to meet the 8.15 car to her grandmother’s. The day was fine but the roads are rather heavy. Monday April 6, 1914 After doing chores I went over to Robt. Files to see him and Ed re Forester Dues and found them both in the house. I had dinner with them. After dinner I went round with the mail. It snowed during the day and was very disagreeable. Tuesday April 7, 1914 I did nothing but chores. The day was rather fine. Wednesday April 8th, 1914 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered rural mail in the afternoon. The day was fine and became cold in the evening. The roads dryed some but were still bad in places. Thursday April 9, 1914 Mabel went to Chatham on the 10.15 car. I stayed home with John and did nothing but chores. The day was fine but cold. Friday Apr. 10, 1914 I did the chores in the forenoon and Roy and I went round with the mail in the afternoon, the roads were fairly good and we got back in good time. The day was fine. Saturday April 11, 1914 232 �I did chores in the morning and went to Chatham on the 10.15 car. Saw Brackin re Files dues I.O.F; Postmaster and McLearn re box for distributing mail &c Ed. Urquhart paid dues $ 10.00 Ed C. Wemp paid dues 5.00 The day was fine. Sunday Apr. 12, 1914 Mabel and John and I went to Church and after church we went to the Baldoon place. Maude was there before us. The day was fine and the roads are getting good. Monday Apr. 13, 1914 I did chores in the forenoon and Roy and I went around with the mail in the afternoon. The roads are good and the day was fine. Tuesday Apr. 14, 1914 After doing chores I hitched up Nell and drove to Bob. And Ed. Files place but they were gone to Chatham. I came back to the Baldoon place and put Nell in the stable and after dinner I went to Chatham and got Bob. And Ed. To sign an order for their dues and left it with Brackin. Came home on the 4.30 car. The day was fine. Wednesday April 15, 1914 Did chores in the forenoon and delivered Rural mail in the afternoon with Gip and Dan. The forenoon was cloudy and the afternoon was wet and disagreeable. Thursday Apr. 16, 1914 Did chores in forenoon. Got ready my Forester books in the afternoon and went to Court Dover Centre in the evening. 233 �Yellow Speckle’s calf came to-day. The day was fine. (In the left margin: Yellow speckle’s calf came today.) Friday April 17, 1914 Did chores in forenoon and went around with mail in afternoon. It rained heavily in night but but dryed fast to-day. The day was fine. Saturday April 18, 1914 I I stayed at home today and filled out my I.O.F. pocket Register and in the evening went over to Dougald’s re Auditing of Forester books. Earl took away the horse Jack to break him for me. The day was very fine. (In the left margin: The roan cows calf came to-day.) Sunday April 19, 1914 Maude and I went to Church. Elmir Heath was here for the evening. It rained last night so that the road was wet in places. The day was fine. Monday April 20, 1916 Did chores in the forenoon and delivered Rural mail in the afternoon. Charlie was here at noon and took home a load of clover hay. The horses got out on the road and didn’t get back at bed time. The day was fine. Tuesday April 21, 1914 After Mabel came home from taking Maude to the car I went back to George’s and got a bushel of timothy seed and to James Dunlop’s and got 40 lbs of clover seed. In the afternoon the Indian, Thomas and I repaired fence in front of the Marsh pasture. Mabel went to a pan. Cake social at Calvin; she started at about 3 o’clock to help the Ladies at the Hall. 234 �The day was fine. Wednesday April 22, 1914 I helped the Indian to repair fence in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Charlie Rankin was here and I helped him to make out his claim for sick benefits. The day was fine but rather cold. Thursday April 23, 1914 We put the cattle and the young horses out to the pasture in the forenoon. In the afternoon I got George’s Democrat and went to Wallaceburg and got 110 lbs of sulphur and a bushel of lime for spraying trees. The day was fine. Friday April 24, 1914 Charlie and I went to James Dunlop’s to mix sulphur and lime to spray the orchard at the Baldoon. I helped Levi to spray and Charlie and Jim mixed the sulphur and lime. In the afternoon I delivered mail. The day was windy and rather cold. Saturday April 25, 1914 After doing chores I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car and came back on the 4.30. Talked to Postmaster Barfoot about mail routes &c The day was cloudy it rained heavily last night and again about five o’clock this evening. (In the left margin: Thainig lasbk Rehlackie og. an nock.) Sunday April 26, 1914 Maude and I went to Church. Mr. Campbell had Mr. Simon of the Bank of Commerce and Mr. Denholm of Blenheim with him; they talked on the Church Budget – Missions &c It rained heavily last night and the roads were rather bad. The attendance at church was small. 235 �Elemer Heath was here in the evening. Monday April 27, 1914 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Earl and Isaac were here and cleared out ditches and furrows. The day was fine and the road dried. Tuesday April 28, 1914 I went to the Baldoon place and helped Charlie and Pagett to spray apple trees. The scale is not very bad on that orchard. The day was very fine. I measured the logs that Charlie took out of John’s bush as follows:L Hucknans(?) Ash 14’ 19” Oak 12’ 16” 14’ 18” 12’ 18 Maple 12’ 24” 12 20 12 22 10 21 Wednesday April 29th, 1914 I went to Wallaceburg in the forenoon and sent away the Forester’s Report for April and paid Rev. M. C. Tait for Synod and Presbytery fund $ 4.95 And deliver mail in the afternoon. The day was fine but cold in the evening. Thursday Apr. 30, 1914 I helped Charlie and Pagett to finish spraying the orchard on the Baldoon place. The day was fine but rather cold. Friday May 1, 1914 Mr. Pagett came this morning and we sprayed the apple tree at the corner of the Kinny house, then Pagett started sowing timothy and clover seed. 236 �In the afternoon I delivered mail. The day was fine. Saturday May 2, 1914 I took home James Dunlop’s spraying machine and we worked at removing berry bushes and cleaning up the garden. Young red’s calf came to day. The day was fine. (In the left margin: Thainig loabk a mchart(?) og ruadh au dingh.) Sunday May 3, 1914 Maude and I went to S.S. and Church. In the evening Maude went to special services in St. Andrews Church, Chatham and Mabel went up to her mother’s and she and Maude came home together. The day was fine. Monday May 4, 1914 I did chores in the forenoon and looked for the young red cow’s calf in the pasture but couldn’t find it. In the afternoon I delivered mail. The day was cloudy and it rained heavily after dark. Tuesday May 5, 1914 After Mabel took Maude to the car we drove down to the pasture with Nell and the buggy and looked up the red cow’s calf and took them home. I finished sowing timothy and clover. I plowed for a while in the Shanty field to brighten the plow. Dougald and Earl were over here in the afternoon clearing out furrows to let the water off the land. The day was fine. Wednesday May 6, 1914 I did chores and plowed part of the garden in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine. 237 �Thursday May 7, 1914 I finished plowing and harrowed the garden in the forenoon and Mabel and John and I went down to Peterkin’s in the afternoon; Mr. Currie and Jean came home before we left. In the evening I went to a special meeting of Court Dover Centre 1177. The day was fine. Friday May 8, 1914 We found Daisy and Doll in George’s pasture and took them home. I delivered mail in the afternoon. Doll’s colt came in the evening. It rained and was disagreeable in the afternoon. (In the left margin: Thainig pearrack a chapul mhore ans an fheasgar ??) Saturday May 9th, 1914 Did chores in the forenoon. After dinner I went to the Baldoon place and brought home some plank and scantling. The day was fine. Sunday May 10, 1914 Mabel and I went to S.S. and Church. In the evening we all went down to Peterkin’s to say good bye to the Currie’s. The day was fine. Monday Apr. 11, 1914 Mabel went to Wallaceburg in the forenoon to prepare for Ladies Aid on Wednesday. In the afternoon I delivered mail. It rained heavily all day. Tuesday May 12, 1914 I did chores and Maude and I made a map of Electric R.R. No 1 with proposed addition or rather extension and I wrote a letter to The Post Office Inspector at London in reference to the matter. 238 �It rained nearly all day and the land is flooded with water. Wednesday May 13, 1914 Did chores and went to the car line to meet Maude; she got her Diploma and took home her books from the Business College. I delivered mail in the afternoon. The Ladies’ Aid met here to-day. The day was fine. Thursday may 14, 1914 The Indian, Joe Thomas, came here today and we put down anchor posts at the garden and the Frank line. Dr. Seaward and Tom. Files were here re the colts. The day was fine. Friday May 15th, 1914 I did chores in the forenoon. Charlie made a bee and hauled away the work ship and the blacksmith shop today. I delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine. Saturday May 16, 1914 Charlie came here in the forenoon and I went with him to load up junk at his old place. We went over and had a drink from the new well at the Club House; the well is all right. The day was fine. Sunday May 17, 1914 Maude and I went to S.S. and Church. Elmer was here in the evening. The day was fine. Monday may 18, 1914 I did chores and took the cider press from Charlie’s old place in the forenoon. I delivered mail in the afternoon; Mabel came with me. Katie was at Currie’s and told us that Christie died yesterday at 6 p.m. The day was fine. 239 �(In the left margin: Thainig laobk mhart mhore readk an diugh ??). Tuesday May 19, 1914 Did chores in the forenoon and tied up five calves in the cow house to wean. Mabel and Maude went to Chatham on the 12.45 car and came back on the 7 p.m. car. In the afternoon I put up a rail fence between the hen-house and the elm tree and changed the lane across the ditch into the Island pasture so that the cattle and horses can go over the bridge instead of going through the ditch. Earl and his gang were here today. Dougald came over with their dinner and they put rings in the pigs’ noses. The day was very fine. Wednesday May 20, 1914 I did chores and worked at Forester books in forenoon. We put the cows down to the marsh pasture. In the afternoon I delivered mail. The day was warm and fine. Thursday May 21, 1914 Maude and I made up Forester books in the forenoon. In the afternoon I cleaned away trash in the back yard and went to the Forester meeting in the evening. The day was warm and fine. Friday May 22, 1914 I did chores in forenoon. In the afternoon I delivered mail. Earl and the boys finished drilling in oats today. The day was fine. Saturday May 23, 1914 After doing chores I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car. Cashed Joseph McKnight’s check James Fox paid dues 240 $ 34.78 5.00 �Came home on the 4 p.m. car. The greater part of the day was fine but it rained a little in the evening. Sunday May 24, 1914 George Peterkin came here in the forenoon and Charlie and his mother came here just before dinner. Maude and Roy and I went to S.S. and Church. The day was cool and cloudy and sprinkled a little in the afternoon. Monday May 25, 1914 Mr. Fox came here in the forenoon and took the measurements for a new bridge in front of the house. In the afternoon I delivered mail and and put a rough gate at the near corner of the pasture in the evening. The day was fine. Tuesday May 26, 1914 I did chores and dug post holes along the garden in the forenoon and went to the Baldoon place and rolled for Charlie in the afternoon. The day was warm. Wednesday May 27, 1914 Did chores in the forenoon. Delivered mail in afternoon. It rained heavily in the forenoon so that the fields are flooded. The afternoon was warm and fine. Thursday May 28, 1914 I finished making up my Foresters’ Report; we spent the greater part of the forenoon fishing for carp in the ditches. Mabel went to Garnier’s and had Nell shod and the buggy repaired. The day was fine. Friday May 29, 1914 241 �I finished putting the posts in line between the Lawn and the Garden &c and delivered mail in the afternoon. Earl and his gang came over to plow for corn but the ground was too soft after the heavy rain. The day was warm and fine. Saturday May 30, 1914 After doing chores I drove to Wallaceburg with Daisy and sent away the Foresters Report for May. Borrowed from Bank of Montreal $ 50.00 as the Foresters were behind with their dues. Attended a sale of J. H. Fraser’s buggies and harness. The day was fine. Sunday May 31, 1914 Charlie came here in the forenoon and Mabel, Maude, Roy and John hitched up Daisy and went back with him in the afternoon and I went to S.S. and Church. The day was fine. Monday June 1, 1914 I harrowed down the weeds in the stack-yard of the Frank place &c and delivered mail in the afternoon. Spot’s calf came to-day. In the evening I went to Calvin Church re a picnic. The day was fine. (In the left margin: Thainig laobk Sphat an dingh.) Tuesday June 2, 1914 Joe Thomas, the Indian came here in the morning and we built a barbed wire fence to let the stock into the Frank orchard &c The day was cool and fine. Wednesday June 3, 1914 I did chores and repaired garden fence with chicken wire in forenoon and delivered mail in afternoon. On my way along Baldoon St. I met the Post Office Inspector’s Agent. 242 �He told me that the Route would be made daily and the 12th and 13th concessions to Mitchells Bay added on. The fore part of the day was fine but it became cloudy and sprinkled a little in the afternoon; it is raining now 12.15 a.m. (In the left margin: Thainig au pearrack aig Gip an dingh.) Thursday June 4, 1914 After doing chores in the morning I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car and left for Woodstock on the 11.45 C.P.R. train to the Presbyterian Assembly. It rained heavily last night and at times during the day. Wednesday June 10, 1914 I left Woodstock for home on the 7 p.m. train. Came from Chatham on the 10 p.m. Electric car. The weather was very warm during the greater part of our stay in Woodstock. Thursday June 11, 1914 I did chores &c In the afternoon an agent – Deline – of the GreyCampbell Co. came here and I arranged to give him the old buggy and $90.00 for a new buggy and Harness. The day was warm and fine. Friday June 12, 1914 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Charlie came and finished the bridge leading to the road. The day was fine. Saturday June 13, 1914 I went up to the Baldoon place and helped Charlie to put rafters and sheeting on the old log stable and went to Wallaceburg on the 7 p.m. car. The day was fine. 243 �Sunday June 14, 1914 Mabel and Maude and I went to S.S. and Church. The sacrament of the Lord’s supper was observed. The day was fine. Alex. Peterkin came home with us and and stayed for tea. Monday June 15. I delivered mail. Tuesday June 16, 1914 I tried to plow the potato ground but the weeds and grass were so thick that they chocked the plow and I mowed them in the afternoon. Mabel and Maude went to Wallaceburg. The day was fine. Wednesday June 17, 1914 I took Maude and Roy over to meet the 11.30 car from Chatham. Roy went to write at the Entrance. I then went to deliver mail. The day was fine. Thursday June 18, 1914 Mabel and I planted potatoes beside the Frank orchard in the forenoon. In the afternoon I made up Forester books. The day was fine. Friday June 19, 1914 In the forenoon I went to see Charlie Rankin and he paid on Court dues $ 20.00 In the afternoon I delivered maid and went out to Langstaff’s for two bags of potatoes. It rained in the forenoon and was very cold in the forenoon. Saturday June 20, 1914 I went to Chatham on the 10.30 car and came back on the 4.30 p.m. The day was fine but it rained after dark. 244 �Sunday June 21, 1914 Maude and Roy and I went to Church. Rev. Mr. Kay preached. The day was cloudy and rained at times. Monday June 22, 1914 I repaired the fence along the Mills line to keep Snelgrove pigs out and delivered mail. The forenoon was wet and disagreeable. It cleared up in the afternoon. George and I went out to the church re picnic in the evening. June 23, 1914 Roy and I finished planting potatoes along the Frank orchard today. Mabel and Maude and Roy went to the English church Garden party at Fred Lewis’ place this evening. The day was hot. Wednesday June 24, 1914 I went to Wallaceburg on the 9 a.m. Borrowed $100 from the Bank of Toronto and came back on the 12.45 and got my horse and rig at Rose’s and started to delivered mail. It rained heavily in the forenoon but cleared up and was fine in the afternoon. Thursday June 25, 1914 I took the stove over to the picnic ground and James Dunlop helped me to take over the fence wire. I attended the picnic in the afternoon. The total proceeds were – stand . Tables There was a good turn out and the day was fine. Friday June 26, 1914 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Mabel went over in the morning and helped to clear away dishes &c The day was fine. 245 �Saturday June 27, 1914 I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car and came back on the 5.45 p.m. Mabel took me over in the morning and Roy met me in the evening. It rained at times during the day and rained heavily after dark. Sunday June 28, 1914 Roy and I went to S.S. and Church. Mabel and Maude went to the Baldoon place in the afternoon. The day was cloudy and cold. Monday June 29, 1914 I made out my Forester’s Report for June in the forenoon. In the afternoon I delivered mail and went to Wallaceburg on the 5.45 car and sent off the I.O.F. report 81.76 Sulman was reported elected by a majority of twelve. Tolmie’s majority was about four hundred. The day was fine but rather cold. Tuesday June 30, 1914 Roy and I worked at repairing the fence on the Mills line in the forenoon. In the afternoon Mabel and Roy went to the Baldoon place to pick cherries and John and I finished repairing the fence. The day was fine. Wednesday July 1, 1914 I delivered mail and went to the Methodist picnic in the evening. It rained at times during the day. Thursday July 2, 1914 I finished plowing what was left of the potatoe ground and harrowed it all over. In the afternoon I hauled the old material from the front bridge. George took in his wire str&cher and as the bell rang for six he went home. The day was fine. 246 �Friday July 3, 1914 George came here in the forenoon and str&ched the fence from the road fence to the corner of the house. In the afternoon I delivered mail. The day was fine. Saturday July 4, 1914 I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car and came back on the 4.30 p.m. car. Mabel took me over to the car and Roy came after me in the evening. The day was fine and rather warm. Sunday July 5, 1914 Maude and Roy and I went to S.S. and Church. Charlie came here at noon. Geo. Peterkin was here when we came back. Elmer Heath came here in the evening. The day was fine. Monday July 6, 1914 I fixed a temporary step to the front veranda in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was warm and fine. Tuesday July 7, 1914 I mowed the clover in the Frank neck field and part of the red top on the Front Frank-field. Mabel and Maude went to the Baldoon place in the afternoon. Charlie was here for oats in the forenoon. The day was hot and fine. Wednesday July 8, 1914 I mowed red top hay in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. I went over to Charlie Handsor’s in the evening re the drain but he wasn’t home. The day was hot. Thursday July 9, 1914 247 �I finished cutting the red-top hay on the front Frank field. Dougald, Earl, Bruce, Wallace and Isaac came over in the afternoon and hauled in hay. Maude went on the Excursion to Huron Beach. The day was hot and fine. In the evening I went over to see Charlie Handsor re ditch. Friday July 10, 1914 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Dougald, Earl, Bruce, Wallace and Isaac hauled in hay in the afternoon. The day was hot and fine. Saturday July 11, 1914 I worked at making up Forester books. Earl and his gang came in the forenoon and finished taking in red top. Charlie was here for dinner and took away his binder. Maude went to Chatham and came home on the 2.15. A piano agent was here after dinner. The day was hot and fine. Sunday July 12, 1914 Maude and Roy went to Church. Charlie and his mother and Alex. Peterkin were her for dinner. Elmer Heath was here in the evening. I didn’t go to Church, my face was bad with eczema. The fore part of the day was hot but it clouded and rained a little in the evening. Monday July 13, 1914 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Mr. Hall a Heintzman Piano agent was here when I came back. The greater part of the day was cloudy and it rained heavily in the evening. Tuesday July 14, 1914 248 �Maude went to Chatham in the morning. Mabel took her over in the morning and went after her to meet the 2.15 car from Chatham, Mr. Baker an agent who was here this morning, came back with her and we arranged to get a Karn Piano for $275 of which $75 was to be paid Dec. 25 of this year; $100 on the 25 Dec. 1915 and $100 on Dec. 25, 1916. It rained heavily last night and at times during the day. Wednesday July 15, 1914 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Charlie Files came here after supper and I helped him to put a top on the milk house-well. The day was hot and fine. (In the left margin: Thainig laobk Bhlackie an dingh. Thursday July 16, 1914 I did chores and cut weeds in the pig pen and in the yard. Ursula Coveny telephoned to Roy that he and Martel Coveny had passed the enterance examination. The day was very hot. Friday July 17, 1914 My face was bad with eczema. Maude went round with the mail. In the evening I went to Chatham and got medicine from Dr. Holmes. The day was fine. (In the left margin: Mr. Baker delivered the Piano to-day. Notes dated from today.) Saturday July 18, 1914 Mabel and I went to Jimmie Peterkin’s funeral in the afternoon and then drove up to the Baldoon place and I went to Chatham. The day was cool and fine. Sunday July 19, 1914 249 �I didn’t go to Church as my face was bad with eczema or Ivy poison. Mabel and Maude and Roy went to Church. Elmer was here in the evening. The day was fine. Monday July 20, 1914 Earl came over and got my Binder in the morning. In the afternoon, Dougald and his gang took back the hay that they borrowed. I delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine. Tuesday July 21, 1914 I mowed hay on the Frank place today; the knife of my mower broke and I borrowed Mr. Snelgrove’s. About the middle of the afternoon Mr. Gibb’s men came to the river with the pile driver and drove two piles for me and on for George. The day was fine. Wednesday July 22, 1914 I finished cutting hay and delivered mail. Dougald, Earl, Bruce, Wallace and Isaac hauled in hay for me. The day was fine. Thursday July 23, 1914 I looked up Forester accounts and wrote letters in the forenoon. Went up to Wallaceburg to see Capt. Steinhoff re 18th con. Drain in the afternoon. It rained at times during the greater part of the forenoon. Friday July 24, 1914 I did chores in the forenoon. Earl cut wheat and Isaac shocked. Dougald and the boys hauled in hay in the afternoon. I received a check for mail delivery The day was fine. 250 $ 62.21 �Saturday July 25, 1914 I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car and came back on the 7 p.m. went to McGeorge’s office re 17 con. Drain but he wasn’t in Town. The day was hot. Sunday July 26, 1914 I didn’t go to Church, the eczema was rather bad on my face. Mabel and Maude went to Church. Elmer Heath was here in the evening. The day was hot. Monday July 27, 1914 I did chores, made out cuttings and copied Engineer’s Report on the Dyer Drain for James Browning in the forenoon and delivered mail in the p.m. Roy and I cultivated potatoes in the evening. The greater part of the day was fine; it clouded in the evening but the rain passed over. (In the left margin: Charlie put the gas into the Baldoon place today.) Tuesday July 28, 1914 Roy and I hoed the potatoes and I cut the weeds round the margin. I made out the Foresters Report for July. Irene Wallace came here in the afternoon. Maude met her at the 3.15 car. Mr. Baker, the Piano man, his daughter and another lady called in in the evening. The day was fine and turned cool in the evening. Wednesday July 29, 1914 Young Richmond came in the morning and took away the calf – paid $ 14.00 Charlie came just before dinner with a load of lumber and he and Mr. Tucker built a fishing dock in the afternoon, at the ben of the river Chenal Ecarte. I delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine. 251 �Mr. Tucker didn’t come but Mabel, Maude, Irene Wallace, Roy and John helped Charlie to build the dock. (In the left margin: Fishing dock built.) Thursday July 30, 1914 I went to Wallaceburg on the 11.30 car. Sent away the Forester’s Report for July. Came back on the 3.15 car. After coming home I went down to the river with the children – Roy, John, Jean, Malcolm and Helen Langstaff, to see the fishing-dock. The day was very fine and Maude and Irene Wallace went over to see Wilfred Owen. Friday July 31, 1914 A cripple came along in the morning begging and we gave him 25 cents. I delivered mail in the afternoon. Charlie came here in the evening for butter and took Maude and Irene Wallace up to Kearn’s store and back. The day was very fine. Saturday August 1, 1914 I worked at fixing the fence between my place and the club at the river. In the evening Bruce and Maude and Irene Wallace went to the dock at the river and caught a lot of fish. The day was fine. Sunday August 2, 1914 Charlie and Bruce came here about noon and they and the girls and Roy went for a boat ride. Irene Wallace went home on the 7 p.m. car. Bruce took her over. Elmer Heath was here in the evening. None of us went to church. The day was fine. Monday August 3, 1914 I started early with the mail today as soon as we could get it ready after the car came which was a little late. I got away at 12.50 p.m. and got back at 3.40 p.m. In the evening we all went down to the river to fish and had good luck. 252 �The day was fine. Tuesday August 4, 1914 Mabel and I went up to the Baldoon place in the forenoon. In the afternoon I finished repairing the fence at the river. Mabel and Maude went to the river in the evening and caught two fine fish, then Bruce and Wallace, Tom Fox and Isaac and Mabel and Maude came home and let them have the dock. I telephoned to McGeorge re the 18 con Drain but he wasn’t at home. I tried to get him from Kearns but couldn’t get Central. The day was fine. Wednesday August 5, 1914 Earl and his gang hauled in wheat. In the afternoon I delivered mail. In the evening we all went down to the river to fish but had poor luck. The day was fine. I got away with the mail at 12.45 p.m. and got back at 3.40 p.m. Thursday Aug. 6, 1914 Dougald and his gang finished hauling in wheat. Roy and I hoed potatoes. Charlie and Wm Martin were here in the evening fishing but had poor luck. George and I went down to John’s place and put pigs out of the corn. The day was fine. Friday August 7, 1914 Earl was here cutting barley. I delivered mail in the afternoon. John went with me all the way. James Browning was working at the Dyer Drain. The day was hot and fine. Saturday Aug. 8, 1914 I did very little to-day, the eczema was bad on my face and wrists. 253 �The day was fine. Sent a check to Browning on Dyer $ 30.00 Sunday June 9, 1914 (??) Mabel and Maude went to Church. I didn’t go as the eczema was bad on my face. Elmer Heath was here in the evening. The day was fine but threatened rain in the evening. Monday Aug. 10, 1914 I did chores in the forenoon. Earl was here and got ten bags of oats. Alex. Peterkin was here in the afternoon and went out with Mabel and Maude to fish in the evening. It rained in the evening. Tuesday Aug. 11, 1914 Roy and I pulled the weeds in the potato patch. The eczema was bad on my face and I put salve on and kept quiet part of the day. The day was fine. Wednesday Aug. 12, 1914 I did chores in forenoon and delivered mail in afternoon. The day was fine. Thursday Aug. 13, 1914 I did nothing but chores today. I stayed in and put salve on my face to cure eczema. Earl cut oats till it rained. The forenoon was cloudy and commenced raining about 5 p.m. and rained heavily for a while. Friday Aug. 14, 1914 I went round with the Mail and then went to see Joe Steen near Labadie’s. Gave him the job of doing the 18 con Drain. The day was fine. 254 �(In the left margin: Maude went to John’s today.) Saturday Aug. 15, 1914 I went to Wallaceburg in the afternoon and got medicine from Dr. Hay for eczema. Left cuttings of 18th Drain at Roses for J. St. The day was fine. Sunday Aug. 17, 1914 I stayed at home all day as the eczema was rather bad on me. Mabel and the two boys went up to the Baldoon place. Geo. Peterkin was here for a while in the afternoon. The day was fine. Monday Aug. 17, 1914 I delivered mail in the afternoon. Mr. Lewis was here and looked at the calves, he offered for two $ 50.00 Mabel and Minnie went to the river to fish but had poor luck. The day was fine. Tuesday Aug. 18, 1914 I did nothing to day but put stuf on me to cure eczema. Dougald and his gang were here hauling in barley. The greater part of the day was fine but it rained after dark. Wednesday Aug. 19, 1914 I delivered mail in the afternoon. The Bearline Mail came so we had to wait for the 3 p.m. car to get our Electric mail. The day was hot and fine. Thursday Aug. 20, 1914 I did chores, the eczema was rather bad on me. Maude and Margaret Crawford came home in the evening. I went to Court Dover Centre. It rained last night but the day was rather fine. 255 �Friday Aug. 21, 1914 I delivered mail in the afternoon, Maude and Margaret came with me the first part of the route. It rained last night and the road was rather heavy. The day was fine. Saturday Aug. 22, 1914 Went up and looked over the Dyer Drain. Gave Browning a check for $ 70.00 Maude and Margaret went to Wallaceburg on the 7 p.m. car and Mabel started to meet them (11.10, the car being late. The day was fine. Sunday Aug. 23, 1914 So far as we could find out there was no church at Calvin. Bruce and Elmer were here in the evening. The day was fine Monday Aug. 24, 1914 I did chores and delivered mail. The day was fine. Tuesday Aug. 25, 1914 I did chores in the forenoon and went over to see Joe Steen at the 18th con in the afternoon and went through to Wallaceburg. Maude and Margaret went round visiting. The day was fine. Wednesday Aug. 26, 1914 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was very fine. Thursday Aug. 27, 1914 Roy and I went to the Indian Fair at Walpole. Maude had a few of her girl companions at home. The threshing machine came here at noon. 256 �The day was fine. Friday Aug. 28, 1914 They finished threshing at noon. I made out the Foresters’ Report for August in forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was cloudy. Saturday Aug. 29, 1914 I went to Wallaceburg on the 11.30 car and sent away the Foresters’ Report &c Mabel and Maude went to Kearn’s store in the evening. It rained heavily last night and this forenoon. Cleared up in the afternoon. (In the left margin: Paid Joe Steen $300 on Whitebread Ext.) Sunday Aug. 30, 1914 We were not sure that there would be any Church and didn’t go. Charlie, Mrs. Buck and Walter Roe came here after dinner. Alex. Peterkin came here on horse-back. Mary Dunlop and Edith Forbes were here for tea also Elmer Heath. The day was fine. Monday Aug. 31, 1914 Dougald and Earl took wheat to the 14th con. at $1.10 a bush. Joseph Lewis took away the calves. Dougald, Earl and Wallace helped him to load them. He paid $ 50.00 For the two calves. Mabel, Maude and Roy went to the river in the evening to fish. The day was fine. Tuesday September 1, 1914 After doing chores in the morning I went over to Earl’s and got my money for wheat $ 81.45 And then went to Sam Templeton’s to see George McFaul re the 16 con. Drain. It rained heavily last night and part of the forenoon. Wednesday Sept. 2, 1914 257 �Did chores in the forenoon; delivered mail in afternoon. In the evening Mabel, Maude and John went down to the river to fish. Rec’d from A. D. Wemp on dues $ 10.00 The day was fine. (In the left margin: Roy started to High S. Wallaceburg) Thursday Sept. 3, 1914 I did chores and pulled weeds out of the potato patch a.m.(?) Also worked at Forester books. The day was fine. Friday Sept. 4, 1914 I did chores in forenoon and delivered mail in afternoon. The day was fine. Saturday Sept. 5th, 1914 Went up to Dyer Drain and examined J. Browning’s work gave him a check for $ 60.00 Sunday Sept. 6, 1914 Mabel and Maude went to Church. A strange minister preached. Elmer Heath was here in the evening. It rained heavily last night and the forenoon was cloudy, the afternoon was fine. Monday Sept. 7, 1914 I delivered mail in the afternoon. Earl, Bruce and Wallace were here plowing for fall wheat. The day was cool and cloudy. Tuesday Sept. 8, 1914 I went to Wallaceburg in the forenoon got more medicine from Dr. Hay. On my way back I examined Joe Steen’s work on 18th con and went into Chatham Township and saw Chas. Handsor and Ben. Harris’ re their work on 17 con. in Whitebread Extension Drain. 258 �The day was cool and fine. Wednesday Sept. 9, 1914 I looked for the sows down in John’s bush in the forenoon and found one of them with five little pigs. Delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was cold and fine. Thursday Sept. 10, 1914 I did chores and copied out the cuttings for the Dyer and Whitebread Extension Drains in the forenoon and in the afternoon Mabel and I went down to John’s bush and hunted up the three sows and took them home with their little pigs which were 5, 9 and 10. The day was fine. (In the left margin: We took the sows home today.) Thursday Sept. 11, 1914 I made a pen for the three sows and pigs to sleep in in the straw shed in forenoon. And delivered mail in the afternoon. It rained last night and this forenoon the afternoon was cloudy. Saturday September 12, 1914 I went up to the Dyer Drain and looked at Browning’s work and gave him a check in part for $ 40.00 th Saw Joe Steen at the 14 con and gave him a check on the W. Extension $ 100.00 Talked to Ben. Harris re finishing the Drain on the 17 con. and gave him the cuttings and the Engineer’s fiscal report. He said he would finish the week after next. The day was fine. Sunday Sept. 13, 1914 Mabel and Maude went to Church. I wasn’t well yet and didn’t go. Geo and John Peterkin and Charlie Buck were here for dinner. Elmer Heath was here in the evening. The day was fine. 259 �Monday Sept. 14, 1914 I did chores in the forenoon. Delivered mail in the afternoon. Rev. D. L. Campbell and George were here in the evening re Church work. The day was very fine. Tuesday Sept. 15, 1914 Did chores in the forenoon. Went to W-Burg in the afternoon for shingles &c for the house. The day was fine. Wednesday Sept. 16, 1914 Did chores in forenoon and delivered mail in afternoon. Mabel and Maude went to Chatham on the 12.45 car and came home on the 4.30. The day was very fine. Thursday Sept. 17, 1914 I made up Forester accounts during the day and went to Court Dover Centre in the evening. The Calvin Young folks spent the evening here with Maude. The day was fine. Friday Sept. 18, 1914 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Went to Wallaceburg to see Steinhoff and W. Moreland re Drain on 18th con and across 17 con. in the evening. Came back on the 8.15 car. The day was very fine. Saturday Sept. 19, 1914 I went up to the Dyer Drain and saw J. Browning’s work and gave him a check for $ 100.00 The day was very fine. Sunday Sept. 20, 1914 Maude and Roy and I went to Church. Mabel and John went up to the Baldoon place. Elmer Heath was here in the evening. 260 �The day was fine. Monday Sept. 21, 1914 I did chores and we sold the calf “Bozie” to Richmond for In the afternoon I delivered mail. The day was very fine and like Indian summer. $ 25.00 Tuesday Sept. 22, 1914 I did chores in the forenoon and went to see the ditchers in Wemp’s place in the afternoon. The day was warm and clouded up and rained in the evening. Wednesday Sept. 23, 1914 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. It rained heavily last night and during the forenoon but cleared up in the afternoon. Thursday Sept. 24, 1914 I got my book ready to collect Forester dues but met Mr. Chapple on the way and went to see a bridge on the 12 con. when the engine went through. The forenoon was fine it rained in the afternoon. Mabel and Maude went out to choir practice at Calvin. Friday Sept. 25, 1914 I did chores in forenoon and went to see Mr. Chapple at Walter Roe’s place. Settled with him for delay at bridge for $ 15.00 Gave Richard Lewis the job of building the bridge on 12 con. over Dyer Drain for 32.00 Delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine but the roads were heavy. Saturday Sept. 26, 1914 After doing chores I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car. 261 �Mabel and the two boys went to Wallaceburg to a cooking sale. Maude was out at Lola Clark’s. I came home on the 5.45 car. Mabel missed the 5.45 at Wallaceburg and came home on the 7 p.m. car. The day was very fine. Sunday Sept. 27, 1914 Maude and Roy and I went to S.S. and Church for Rally Day service “Others”(?). The day was cold and cloudy. Monday Sept. 28, 1914 Did chores in the morning and Delivered mail in the afternoon. W.A. Brown paid on court dues $ The day was very fine. 5.00 Tuesday Sept. 29, 1914 Went to Wallaceburg with horse and buggy; sent away Foresters Report for September, sick claim blanks to Dr. Newman, letter to Mr. Johnson re mail route from 11th con. and posted to Mr. King Music Teacher. Went to see Chapple at W. J. Kennedy’s but he had gone home. The day was very fine. Wednesday Sept. 30, 1914 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon The mail went to Wallaceburg by mistake and didn’t come back till the 3.15 car. The day was fine. Thursday Oct. 1, 1914 Did chores in the forenoon and and collected Forester dues in the afternoon. F. Stokes paid dues $ 14.17 J. C. Montgomery and H. Cartwright promised to pay in a short time. Mabel and Maude went out to Choir practice in the evening. The day was very fine. 262 �Friday Oct. 2, 1914 Did chores in the morning and delivered mail in the afternoon. Roy went to the School Fair at Dover Centre. Mabel and Maude went out to practice at Calvin in the evening. The day was very fine. Saturday Oct. 3, 1914 I did nothing but chores today. I went down to the club with Maude in the afternoon and got Mr. Tucker’s democrat. Maude took flowers and plants out to the Church. The day was fine. Sunday Oct. 4, 1914 We all went to Church to the anniversary services at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Collections were $8.62 a.m. and 8.02 p.m. The day was very fine. Monday Oct. 5, 1914 Did chores and delivered mail. The day was very fine. Monday Oct. 5, 1914 Did chores and delivered mail. The day was very fine. Tuesday Oct. 6, 1914 Did chores in the fore part of the day. Got ready early and went out to the tea meeting at Calvin. Proceeds $ 68.70 The fore part of the day was cloudy and threatened rain but cleared up and the evening was fine. Wednesday Oct. 7, 1914 263 �Did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Mabel went out in the morning to help clean up the Church and in the afternoon Maude went with Mabel to bring back the flowers. The day was very fine. Thursday Oct. 8, 1914 Did chores in the forenoon and after dinner I went to see Joe Steen’s work on the 18th and cross ditches. The parts complained of by the engineer were done alright and the whole work looked well. I called at Campbell’s a while and then went to Wallaceburg. On my way back I went to see Joe Steen at the 14th con. and gave him a check for $ 100.00 being the balance of his money. The day was fine. Friday Oct. 9, 1914 I went over to the car with Roy and did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. It rained in the morning but cleared up in the afternoon. Saturday Oct. 10, 1914 Went to Chatham on the 10.15 car and on my way home on the 5.45 I went through to Wallaceburg and came home on the 8.15 car which was late. It rained heavily at times during the day. Sunday Oct. 11, 1914 As they had their anniversary services at Dover Church there was no service at Calvin and, as it rained heavily last night making the roads bad, we all stayed at home. Elmer Heath was here in the evening. The greater part of the day was fine. Monday October 12, 1914 264 �Did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Talked to Ben. Harris at Kearn’s store re finishing the seventeenth Con. drain. The day was fine but rather cold. Tuesday Oct. 13, 1914 Did chores and wrote out notices for new bridges on Dyer Drain 11th & 10th cons. In the afternoon posted notices for new bridges and looked at the Drain from the eleventh to the tenth and from the tenth to near the nineth. The day was fine but cold. (In the left margin: Charlie worked at shingling the roof in afternoon.) Wednesday Oct. 14, 1914 I did chores in forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Charlie came here at noon and worked shingling the valey of the roof. The day was cloudy. Thursday Oct. 15, 1914 Did chores in the forenoon. In the afternoon I made up I.O.F. books and wrote a letter to the Post Office Inspector accepting the enlargement of the R. R. making the service daily and the length of Route 23 ¾ miles with price of $ 758.62 The day was fine. Friday Oct. 16, 1914 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. It rained heavily last night and was wet and disagreeable all day. Saturday Oct. 17, 1914 I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car and came back on the 4.30 car. Municipal election talk is beginning to loom up. The day was very fine. Sunday Oct. 18, 1914 Maude and Roy and I went to S.S. and Church. 265 �The day was fine. Monday Oct. 19, 1914 I did chores in forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Gave Joe Steen profile of Dyer Drain. The day was fine. Tuesday October 20, 1914 I went to the 11th con. at Dyer Drain in the forenoon and sold the building of two bridges, one on the 11th and one the 10 con. Mr. Brown at $17.50 and 16.50 respectively. J.C. Montgomery bot old timber on 11th bridge for $ 1.25 Brown bot old timber on 10 bridge for 1.55 In the afternoon Mabel and I went to Mrs. Loyst’s funeral and called in at Peterkin’s on our way home and had supper. The day was very fine. Wednesday Oct. 21, 1914 Did chores in the forenoon and went over to the 17th con to see Joe Steen and Perry Handsor in the afternoon. Gave Joe Steen the job of finishing John Highgate’s part of the Dyer Drain. Maude went to the Patriotic Concert at Wallaceburg. The day was very fine. Thursday Oct. 22, 1914 Did chores in the forenoon and went over to the 16 and 17th concessions in the afternoon. Gave Joe Steen the job of finishing John Highgate’s part of the Dyer Drain. George McFaul is working at his part on the 16th concession. The day was fine. Friday October 23, 1914 Did chores in forenoon and delivered mail in afternoon. 266 �In the evening went to see Highgate re Joe Steen and Strain ditchers. Called in at Charlie’s on my way home and had supper. The day was fine. Saturday October 24, 1914 I stayed at home today and made up books: Church and Forester’s. Picked up old shingles in front of the house &c The day was wet and cold in the forenoon but cleared up in the afternoon. Sunday Oct. 25, 1914 Maude and Roy and I went to S.S. and Church. Elmer Heath was here in the evening. The day was fine but rather cold. It froze last night – the only frost to amount to anything this fall. Monday Oct. 26, 114 I did chores and got Tom. Files tackle and barrel for butchering and other chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. In the evening Mr. Tucker and Geo. came and butchered the pig. The day was fine but cold. It is freezing hard to night. Tuesday Oct. 27, 1914 Did chores in forenoon and in the afternoon went to the Dyer at the 11th con. to see the bridge then went to see the Browning and then went to the 16th and 17 concessions. Perry Handsor and Joe Steen were finishing the 17th Drain. The day was fine but rather cold. Wednesday October 28, 1914 Did chores in forenoon and delivered mail in afternoon. Mabel and Maude and John went went up to the Baldoon place and from there to Chatham on the 10.15 car and back on the 4.30. The day was fine. 267 �Thursday Oct. 29, 1914 After doing chores I went to Wallaceburg on the 11.30 car. Saw J. W. Steinhoff re Whitebread Extension Drain. Sent away Foresters’ Report $ 80.64 Came home on the 5.45 car. The day was wet and disagreeable. Friday Oct. 30, 1914 Did chores in forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine like Indian summer. Saturday Oct. 31, 1914 After doing chores I went along the Bearline to Dover Centre P.O. and then to the 10 and 11 bridges on the Dyer; Saw Jas Browning and gave him a check on Dyer Dr. for $ 50.00 Went to the 16 and 17 con’s saw McFaul and Steinhoff’s work and went to Wallaceburg and got Nell shod. The day was fine. Sunday November 1, 1914 Maude and Roy and I went to S. S. and Church here in the evening. The day was fine. Elmer Heath was Monday Nov. 2, 1914 Did chores in forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. In the evening went to Wallaceburg and saw Wm Parish also saw that Geo McFaul was working at the 16 ditch and Capt Steinhoff had four teams working in his part. The day was fine. Tuesday Nov. 3, 1914 Went to Chatham on the 12.45 car. Saw Baxter re bridge timber &c Came home on the 4.30 car. 268 �It rained heavily last night and this morning but cleared up and was fine in the afternoon. Wednesday Nov. 4, 1914 Did chores and helped to dig potatoes in forenoon. Delivered mail in afternoon. Maude went to the S.S. Asssociation at Dover Church. The day was fine. Thursday Nov. 5, 1914 Went to Chatham on the 7 a.m. car and to Detroit on the 8.38 G.T.R. and went to see Philippart. Came back on the 7.05 (6.05) from Detroit and home on the 10 p.m. Electric car. The day was cold and rained a little in the evening. Friday Nov. 6, 1914 Did chores in forenoon and delivered mail in afternoon. The day was fine. Saturday Nov. 7, 1914 Drove up to the Baldoon place and put my horse in at Charlie’s and went to see the ditches on the Dyer Drain. Went to Chatham from the 11th con. on the 10.15 car. Came back from Chatham on the 5.45. The day was fine. Sunday Nov. 8, 1914 Mabel and Maude and I went to Church. Elmer was here in the evening. A wet snow fell in the forenoon but thawed as it came down. It cleared up in the afternoon and was cold and raw. Monday Nov. 9, 1914 Mable and I took potatoes from the potato patch and pitted them in the garden in the forenoon and I delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine and the roads were good. 269 �Tuesday Nov. 10, 1914 I harrowed and plowed the potatoe ground and Mabel and I gathered them and pitted them in the garden. Tom Files and Janet came along before noon and told us that Mr. Files was dead. The day was cloudy and windy. Wednesday Nov. 11, 1914 I took over the wagon to the Frank orchard in the morning and Mabel and I picked up apples for a while. In the afternoon I delivered mail. Mabel and Maude went to the wake at night. The day was fine. Thursday Nov. 12, 1914 Did chores in forenoon and went to Mr. Files’ funeral in the afternoon. The day was cloudy and sprinkled a few drops in the evening. Friday Nov. 13, 1914 Did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was cloudy, windy and cold. Saturday Nov. 14, 1914 After doing chores I went to the Dyer Drain; walked all over Porter’s part and then came and saw the Browning’s work and went to Chatham on the 12.;45 car after inspecting the bridges on the 10th and 11 con’s. Saw McGeorge in Chatham re Dyer and Whitebread Drains. The day was fine. Sunday Nov. 15, 1914 It rained all day so we didn’t go to Church. Elmer was here in the evening. Monday Nov. 16, 1914 Did chores in forenoon. George was here and paid stipend Delivered mail in the afternoon. 270 $ 27.00 �The roads were rather bad. It froze last night and was cold and stormy all day. Tuesday Nov. 17, 1914 I did chores, covered potato pits, took home apples &c Earl and Isaac took over wood for the engine to shread corn. The day was cold and windy but got calm in the evening. Wednesday Nov. 18, 1914 Did chores and delivered mail. The day was cold and stormy. The Snelgroves finished digging potatoes. Thursday Nov. 19, 1914 I went to Detroit to-day. The day was cold and stormy. Friday Nov. 20, 1914 Did chores in forenoon. Joe Steen was here and got a check for $150 on Dyer Drain. The day was cold and stormy. Saturday Nov. 21, 1914 Did chores in the forenoon and went to Chatham on the 12.45 car saw McGeorge re Dyer and Extension Drains. Gave in names of Foresters to R. L. Brackin; received check from Hugh P. Montgomery for $ 15.00 The day was rather fine. Sunday Nov. 22, 1914 George Johnson and Pearl came here before dinner and George Peterkin came here as we were at dinner; Maude and I went to Church. At Church they appointed a com. to (J. C. Ferguson, Cal Harper and Geo Crawford) to see about buying a piano. Elmer Heath was here in the evening The day was rather fine but cold. 271 �Monday Nov. 23, 1914 Did chores in forenoon and delivered mail in afternoon. The day was fine and the roads are good. Tuesday Nov. 24, 1914 I did chores and hunted up the horses in the forenoon. I found the horses down in the sugar bush field. In the afternoon I went to the 11th con to see if the Brownings were ditching; they have their work Done all but about eight rods. I then went and gave Joe Porter the Engineer’s paper showing the defects in his part of the Drain. It thawed a little and was misty. In the evening I went to George’s to the Christmas practice. They sang: “It’s a long way to Tipperary” and other songs. Wednesday Nov. 25, 1914 Did chores and pitted the apples in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine and like Indian – summer but the roads were a little heavy. Thursday Nov. 26, 1914 Did chores in the forenoon and after dinner went over to the 16 con to see Charlie Handsor’s ditch and then to Wallaceburg and spoke to J. W. Steinhoff re his ditch. Had Dan shod and buggy fixed. The corn shredder came here before dark. We all went to a chicken supper at Calvin in the evening. The day was fine and like Indian summer. Friday Nov. 27, 1914 Did chores in forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The corn shredders were here all day. The day was very fine. Saturday Nov. 28, 1914 272 �Went to Chatham on the 10.15 car and came home on the 5.45. Settled with ditchers on W. Extension. The day was fine. Sunday Nov. 29, 1914 Maude and Mabel and I went to Church. Elmer was here in the evening. The day was fine. Monday Nov. 30, 1914 Did chores and worked for a while at fixing the barbed wire between the Finister and Frank places and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was wet and the roads muddy. Tuesday Dec. 1, 1914 Did chores in forenoon and talked to Joe Steen re Dyer Drain. In the afternoon I str&ched barbed wire – between the far fields of the Finister and Frank places and let in the cattle. Mabel and Maude went to Chatham in the afternoon. The day was rather fine but the roads are bad and the frost is all out. Wednesday Dec. 2, 1914 I did chores and put the pole on the buggy in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon with the team. Mabel went out with George’s Minnie to a Ladies’ Aid at Fry’s. The day was misty and disagreeable and the roads were very heavy for it rained last night. Thursday December 3, 1914 After doing chores Mr. Richison came along to file horses’ teeth and we went down and got the horses near the club and after dinner he looked over the horses’ teeth. Mrs. Tucker brought us some fish in the evening and stayed till after supper and Mabel drove her home. The day was rather fine but it is turning cold this evening. 273 �Friday December 4, 1914 Did chores in forenoon and delivered mail in afternoon. Mabel and Maude went out to practice for the Xmas tree at the Church. The day was fine but the roads are bad. Saturday Dec. 5, 1914 After doing chores I went to see Joseph Porter’s ditch and found it still in bad shape. I then came back to Charlie’s and had dinner and waited for the 12.45 from Wallaceburg and went to Chatham. Mr. Stanworth said that Chas. Buck’s tender for the Dover Centre (Oungah) Mail Route was the lowest and that he would recommend him. On our way home on the car Frank Rankin told us that Robinson got the appointment for Post Master. The day was disagreeable and there was rain mixed with snow falling when I got off the car. Sunday Dec. 6, 1914 I went to Church. The day was wet and disagreeable. Monday Dec. 7, 1914 Did chores in forenoon and delivered mail in afternoon. Mabel and Maude went out to Calvin to Christmas practice in the evening. The day was cloudy and roads bad. Tuesday Dec. 8, 1914 After doing chores I went to W-burg on the 11.30 car and settled with Capt. Steinhoff for work in Whitebread Ext. Went through on the 3.15 car to 12th con. and looked over Dyer Drain. Came back on the 4.30 car from Chatham and waited for Roy at Mr. Rose’s. The day was rather fine but cold. 274 �Wednesday Dec. 9, 1914 Did chores in forenoon, the pumps were frozen so that it was difficult to thaw them. Mabel and Maude went out to practice for Christmas at the Church. It snowed last night and it was rather stormy add day. The roads were very rough and it was hard to keep on the smooth part owing to the snow. Thursday Dec. 10, 1914 I finished up chores that I had been neglecting. Took Mabel over to the car and back. The day was cloudy. Friday Dec. 11, 1914 Did chores in forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine but the roads were rough. Saturday Dec. 12, 1914 Did chores in the forenoon and went to Chatham on the 12.45 car. Got the Reeve to sign checks on Dyer and W. Extension Drains. Came home on the 5.45 car. Sunday Dec. 13, 1914 I went to Church and gave Rev. D. L., Campbell a ride from W. C. Gordon’s place. It snowed last night and was quite stormy with soft snow on our way from Church. Mabel took Maude over to the car to go to Wallaceburg to the opening of the new Church and Mabel went on to the Baldoon place to wait for Maude who is coming back on the 11 p.m. car. Monday Dec. 14, 1914 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Maude went to Wallaceburg to Know Anniversary tea-meeting and Mabel started over to the car line after her a little while ago 10.45 p.m. The day was cold and stormy. 275 �Charlie got his official mail Route letter to-day. Tuesday Dec. 15, 1914 Did chores and put manure on the potato pits. Hary Snelgrove came over ane helped me and I hired him to do chores at eight dollars a month. The pump was frozen so hard that I had to build a fire about it to thaw it out. Mabel and Maude went out to Church for Christmas practice. It was very cold last night and today but moderated a little in the evening. Wednesday Dec. 16, 1914 Hary and I did chores in forenoon and I delivered mail in the afternoon. Charlie Buck was here for dinner. The day was rather fine but cold and the roads are getting better. Thursday Dec. 17, 1914 After helping with the chores I went to Wallaceburg and got my horses shod .30 And the harness repaired at Dunlop’s $ 2.00 and in the evening took Roy home from the car. Mabel and Maggie and Mrs. Armstrong went to Wallaceburg and closed the bargain for a piano. The day was cold. Friday Dec. 18, 1914 Maude and I made up Church book in the forenoon and I delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was rather fine. Saturday Dec. 19, 1914 I wnet to Chatham on the 10.15 car spoke to several re election to the council, so far the candidates in the field are for Reeve – Elgie, Smith and Foy – for Deputy Reeve, Fox, L’Ecuyer and perhaps Joe Lewis sr. 276 �for Councillors – P. Antaya, St. Pierre, Peter Martin, A. Brown and myself. Mabel took Maude over to the car in the evening to go to Wallaceburg to attend the Anniversary services to-morrow. It snowed last night and the day was mild but got colder in the evening. Sunday Dec. 20, 1914 I went to W-burg on the 9 a.m. car. Mary Wemp and Cora, Ida and Ila were on the car. We all went to Knox Presbyterian Church to hear Rev. J. M. Nicol. I came home on the 12.45 car. The day was fine with some snow on the ground so that the roads were good for either wheels or sleighs. Monday Dec. 21, 1914 Did chores in the forenoon and Delivered mail in the afternoon. Snow drifts were on the road in many places. The day was cold and windy. Tuesday December 22, 1914 I did chores today and worked at fixing up a corner in the cow house for the two colts. Mabel and Roy went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. car which was late owing to snow drifts and Maude took home the rig. The day was cold. Wednesday Dec. 23, 1914 I did chores and took out the cutter and put the pole on it for two horses and delivered mail in the afternoon, the road was blocked with snow in many places. Mill’s lane was very bad. The day was cold. Thursday December 24, 1914 I did chores, fixed up a place in the barn for the two young colts, tinkered up the harness &c Roy and I stabled all the horses tonight for the first time this winter. I hitched the team to the cutter and Mabel drove over to Mrs. Rose with two geese for Christmas. The two weighed eighteen lbs @ 12.5 cents $ 2.25 277 �It snowed some last night and the day was cloudy. Friday December 25, 1914 After doing chores I delivered mail. Mabel and the children went to the Baldoon place for dinner. I had dinner there after delivering mail and we all had supper there before coming home. The day was very cold 10 below zero the sleighing was good. Saturday Dec. 26, 1914 I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car and came back on the 5.45 p.m. Delos Lozon did chores for me. Municipal election talk took the lead today. The day was very cold. Sunday Dec. 27, 1914 Josie Chalmers was here for dinner. I went to Church in the afternoon. The day was rather cold but the sleighing was good. Monday December 28, 1914 I went on the 10.15 car to the Town Hall and attended the nomination. The candidates were for Reeve, Wm J. Foy, H. Smith and Wm Elgie. Deputy Reeve:- James Fox and A. L’Ecuyer. For Councillors: Peter Antaya, James St. Pierre, Peter Crawford, S. R. Montgomery, Peter Martin and A. Brown. The day was fine and thawing a little. Tuesday December 29, 1914 I went to Chatham on the 7 a.m. car and went with Harry Smith delivering certificates in the forenoon, and went down to Pain Court to a shooting match in the afternoon came back to Chatham on the 5.45 and home on the 7 p.m. car. The greater part of the day was disagreeable with a wet snow, almost rain. Wednesday Dec. 30, 1914 278 �John came here and I talked to him till it was time to go to Wallaceburg & B D. Farm on the 11.30 car. Charlie and Elmer came herer before dinner. Maude delivered mail. I came back from Wallaceburg on the 5.45. The day was clear and cold. Thursday Dec. 31, 1914 I went down to Mitchell’s Bay in the forenoon and had dinner at Peter Toulouse’s Hotel. After dinner I went down to Big Point Hotel for a while and came home by way of Peterkins’. The day was fine and the sleighing good. Friday January 1, 1915 Charlie and Mrs. Buck were here for dinner. Elmer came in the afternoon and went home on the last car. John was here for supper. The day was cold and fine. Saturday January 2, 1914 I went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. car. John and George were on the car. John went to Ailsa Craig on the 11.21 car. I talked to different ones re election. The day was stormy with snow and wind but the wind and snow disappeared as the day went on. It was rather cold all day. Sunday Jan. 3, 1915 Maud and I went to Church. Elmer was here in the evening. I went over to Dougald’s after supper. The day was fine but cold and the sleighing was good. Monday Jan. 4, 1915 I went down to Pain Court in the forenoon and back to the Wood Survey in the afternoon. The Council elected were:279 �Reeve J. W. Foy, D. Reeve James Fox. Councillors:- Peter Antaya, James St. Pierre, and Peter Crawford. The day was very fine and the sleighing was very good. Tuesday Jan. 5, 1915 I went out to the Town Hall on the 10.15 car and went to Chatham with the crowd in Archile Marchand’s sleigh and back home on the 2.15 car. The day was very fine. (In the left margin: Alex Gordon sr. died today.) Wednesday Jan. 6, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. It rained all the afternoon and was very disagreeable. Thursday Jan. 7, 1915 In the morning Alex. Gordon phoned and asked me if I would come and stay at the old house with the house keeper till they came back from the funeral. I told him that I would; Jessie McArthur was there with us. The day was cold and windy and as it rained and thawed yesterday the roads were very slippery. Friday Jan. 8, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon. Delos Lozon and Bruce Brown helped me. I delivered mail in the afternoon and took Roy home from the car in the evening. I took the buggy today as the roads were bare in places. The day was cloudy. Saturday January 9, 1915 I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car. Collected Forester dues as follows: Robert Jackson paid dues 9.52 Charles Jackson paid dues 5.35 William Asher paid dues 10.00 $ 24.87 W. J. Seney promised to pay next Tuesday. 280 �Sunday January 10, 1915 Mabel and Maude and I went to Church. Elmer Heath came here in the evening. The day was cloudy. Monday January 11, 1915 I went out to the Town Hall on the 10.15 car and attended the first council meeting of the year. Came back on the 5.45 from Chatham. The day was cloudy with a misty rain in the evening. Tuesday January 12, 1915 I helped Delos with chores in the morning. Charlie Buck came a little before noon and I helped him to repair the barn doors. Frank Lozon, Delos and Bruce Brown came in the afternoon and helped to put up the doors. The gas men came here and gave us the bills. Nov. $37. Dec. $12.95 = $50. They day was rather mild and cloudy. Wednesday Jan. 13, 1915 Helped to do chores in forenoon. Delivered mail in afternoon. Mabel and Maude went to Ladies’ aid at Young’s. The day was fine. Thursday Jan. 14, 1915 I went through Chatham Township and collected for Minister’s stipend. The day was fine and thawed. Friday Jan. 15, 1915 Did chores in forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day soft and fine. Saturday Jan. 16, 1915 281 �Went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. car and with the Reeve attended to the case of Joseph Porter re Dyer Drain. The day was cold. Sunday Jan. 17, 1915 Maude and I went to Church. We put the annual meeting off till a week from Tuesday. The day was rather fine. Monday January 18, 1915 Did chores in the morning and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was cloudy and it is snowing now 9.30 p.m. Tuesday Jan. 19, 1915 Went to Detroit on the 10.15 on CW & L.E. and to Detroit on the 1.01 Wabash. Came back on the 7.05 and 10 p.m. The day was rather fine. (In the left margin: Went to Detroit.) Wednesday January 20, 1915 Worked at Church books with Maude in forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was rather fine and the sleighing good over the greater part of the road. (In the left margin: Social at Tucker’s to-night.) Thursday January 21, 1915 I went to Chatham on the 10.15 to Mr. Pike’s office to give an affidavit re Joe Porter’s Dyer Drain case. Came back on the 2.15 p.m. car. Went out to Court Dover Centre I.O.F. in the evening. The day was fine but very cold in the evening. (In the left margin: The gas men put in a new metre.) Thursday Jan. 22, 1915 282 �Did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was stormy with snow and wind and very cold. Saturday Jan. 23, 1915 I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car to see about gas bills but Mr. James was away and I came back on the 2.15 to Wallaceburg and paid Church bills at Lumber Co. and news office and came home on the 5.45. Delos Lozon did chores. The day was cold but rather fine. Sunday January 24, 1915 Maude and Maisy Armstrong went out to Church in in the cutter and and I went out in the buggy. Elmer Heath and Mr. Toles were here in the evening. The day was fine. Monday January 25, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon, Delos Lozon helped me, I paid him the balance of his month’s wages $ 5.00 I delivered mail in the afternoon. The sleighing was good as it snowed last night. Bruce, Wallace, Joe Milner, Elmer, Roy Toles, Ray and Maisy Armstrong were here this evening. Tuesday January 26, 1915 Did chores and took in potatoes &c during the day and went to Calvin Annual meeting in the evening. The young folks went to the fish-supper at the Bay but they didn’t get any fish. The day was cold and sleighing good. Wednesday January 27, 1915 Did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. I got a letter from the P.O. Inspector saying that R. R. No. 1 Electric would be enlarged and made daily on Monday Feb. 1, 1915. The day was cold and the sleighing good. 283 �Thursday January 28, 1915 I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car to attend the funeral of Bn Robt. Jackson. Settled with the gas Co. for Nov. & Dec. for $ 25.90 Paid James Dunlop’s for Nov. & Dec. for 11.90 Paid Jas Baker, note on piano 75.00 Paid Foresters’ January report 80.14 Bought pair of fur lined gloves 2.25 The day was very cold. Friday January 29, 1915 Did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was cold and the sleighing was good. Saturday January 30, 1915 Helped Delos and Bill Files to do chores in the forenoon and went to Chatham on the 12.45 p.m. car. Came back on the 5.45 car. Got a chance with Mr. Silby as far as the School House and met Mabel on this side of Dunlop’s. The day was very cold. The thermometer was according to different accounts at from 17 degrees to 25 degrees below zero in the morning. The sleighing was good. Sunday January 31, 1915 Maude and I went to Church. There was a drizzling rain all day and became heavy in the evening and if it keeps on raining till morning there will be very little snow left. Maude went over to the car line in the evening with the buggy and two horses. Monday Feb. 1, 1915 I went out to the Tp. Hall on the 9 a.m. car and attended a council meeting. George and Maude went round with the mail the first day for the long route. The day was stormy and rained a little. 284 �Tuesday Feb. 2, 1915 Helped Delos Lozon to do chores in the forenoon. Delivered mail on enlarged route in afternoon, Roy went with me. The day was cloudy and cold. Wednesday Feb. 3, 1915 I did some of the chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon, some of the box holders along the 13th and 12th cons. complained that their mail didn’t come regular. I told them I would bring all their mail tomorrow. The day was fine and the sleighing was good. Thursday Feb. 4, 1915 I helped to do chores in the forenoon and went early to have the Baldoon and Mitchell’s Bay mail sorted with the rest of the route. Maude came to the P.O. with me and helped me to sort the back numbers. I left the P.O. at 1.15 and got back at 5.40. The day was fine but rather cold and the sleighing was very good. Maude went to her Grandma’s on the 12.45 car and came back to Kearn’s on the 4.30 and came home with me after delivering the mail. Friday February 5, 1915 I did pat of the chores for Delos and delivered mail in the afternoon. Mr. Kearns had the new and enlarged sorting case ready with the names on it and the email nearly sorted when I got there. I trained last night and to day and was very disagreeable all day. I took the team with the buggy and the Blizzard storm front. Saturday February 6, 1915 I helped Delos to do chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Mabel went to Wallaceburg and got Daisy and Dan shod at Putsy (?) Pierce’s and got home about 8 p.m. The day was cold and windy with specks of snow flying. The sleighing was good with ice and snow. 285 �Sunday February 7, 1915 I did chores myself to-day. Maude and I went to Church in the afternoon. We had no visitors this evening. It snowed a little last night. The day was fine and the sleighing good. Monday February 8, 1915 I went on the nine a.m. car as far as Pain Court Junction and walked to the Township Hall to attend court of revision on Collop Drain and Branches. Came back on the 6.15 Pain Court car to Chatham and hom on the 7 p.m. Maude delivered mail for me. The day was fine and the sleighing good. Tuesday February 9, 1915 I helped Delos to do chores in forenoon. Delivered mail in the afternoon. Left the P.O. at 1.15 p.m. and returned at 5.50 p.m. Mabel, Maude and Roy went to a “Hard times social” at Calvin this evening and got home 11.40 p.m. The day was fine and the sleighing good. Wednesday February 10, 1914 I helped to do chores in the forenoon. Delivered mail in the afternoon. Delos went to the corn show and I did the chores myself. The day was fine and sleighing good. Thursday Feb. 11, 1915 Helped to do chores in forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Went up to Charlie’s after delivering mail and went to Wallaceburg on the 5.45 got medicine from Dr. Hay for eczema. Had a long talk with J. Scott. The day was fine and the ice and snow thawed considerably. Friday Feb. 12, 1915 286 �I helped to do chores in forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Left the Post Office at 1.10 and returned at 6.20. It thawed so much last night that I took the buggy to-day. The sleighing is about gone. The day was very fine. Saturday February 13, 1915 I helped to do chores in the morning. Delivered mail in the afternoon, departed at 1.30 and returned at 6.20 p.m. The wheeling was fairly good. The day was cloudy. Left my horse at Charlie’s and went to Chatham on the 7 p.m. car to see W. G. Burrows re Robert Jackson’s Insurance. Sunday Feb. 14, 1915 Mabel and Maude went to Church and came home by way of Mary Wemp’s. I didn’t go to Church as my face was bad with eczema. It thawed last night and today. Monday Feb. 15, 1915 I helped Delos with chores in forenoon. Delivered mail in the afternoon with two horses. The road was heavy in places. Departed at 1.30 and returned at 7 p.m. The day was cloudy. Tuesday Feb. 16, 1915 I helped Delos to do chores in forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. I was delayed by waiting for the box-holders to sign for a registered letter from the P.O. Inspector. The day was cloudy and the roads were very rough. Wednesday Feb. 17, 1915 I helped with the chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon with a team. The day was fine. 287 �Thursday February 18, 1915 I helped with chores in forenoon. We put the pigs in different pens – the twenty or more small pigs in the large outside pen &c The day was fine. Friday Feb. 19, 1915 Delos and I did chores in forenoon. Earl and Isaac were here and repaired barbed wire fence. The day was fine and the roads are getting good. (In the left margin: Thainig laobk Whitie an dingh.) Saturday Feb. 20, 1914 I helped Delos to do chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon, departed at 1.10 p.m. and returned at 6.25 p.m. The day was fine and the roads are getting good. Sunday Feb. 21, 1915 I stayed at home to-day as the eczema was rather bad on my hands and kept zinc ointment on them. Mabel and Maude went to Church and then went to the Baldoon place to see Mrs. Buck and Charlie. The day was fine. Monday February 22, 1915 I helped with chores in the forenoon. The gas men were here our gas bill for last month was 13.63 Delivered mail in the afternoon. The road was very bad. The day was rather fine. Tuesday February 23, 1915 I helped Delos to do chores in the forenoon. Mabel and Maude went on the mail route and I made out Forester reports till they came back and I finished the route. It rained heavily last night and this morning but cleared up in the middle of the afternoon. 288 �Wednesday Feb. 24, 1915 I went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. car from Wallaceburg to see J. M. Pike re Porter vs. Dover and while there saw J. E. Gardiner re Interest on mortgage. Came back on the 2.15 from Chatham and took the last part of the mail route. The day was cloudy and the roads were very bad. Thursday Feb. 25, 1915 I helped with chores in the morning and went to George’s for his Birthday dinner and then Delivered mail. The road was very bad; the clay lifted and rolled on the wheels but it started freezing in the evening. It snowed a little last night and during the day. Friday Feb. 26, 1915 Helped Delos with chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine but the roads were very rough. Saturday Feb. 27, 1915 I took Nell and the buggy up to Kearn’s to go on the 9 a.m. car for Chatham and went on the car at Tom O’Mara’s place. Maude took the rig to Kearn’s and went to Wallaceburg on the next car. Came back on the 11.30 and delivered mail. The day was fine and the roads are getting better. Sunday Feb. 28, 1915 I didn’t go to Church today as I didn’t feel very well. Mabel and Maude went over to Pearl Johnson’s and to the Baldoon place. The day was fine. Monday March 1, 1915 I went on the 9 a.m. car to the Town Hall to a council meeting. Went to Chatham on the 6 p.m. from Pain Court and back home on the 7 p.m. The day was very fine and the roads are good. 289 �Tuesday March 2, 1915 I helped to do chores in the forenoon. Mabel and Maud went to Chatham on the 10.15 car. I delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine and the roads were good. Wednesday March 3, 1915 I did some chores and helped Frank Lozon to load up the two sows; they weighed 380 @ $6 and 390 @ 5.75= $ 45.20 I delivered mail in the afternoon. Departed at 1.25 and returned at 6.35. The day was fine and the roads good. Thursday March 4, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon. Delos didn’t come, he went to W-burg. Delivered mail in the afternoon. Mabel and Maude went up to Mary’s and the Baldoon place in the evening. Charlie’s Irishman came to-day. I started on my route at 1.25 and returned at 6.55. The day was fine and roads good. Friday March 5, 1915 I helped Delos with chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon; departed at 1.30, returned at 7.30. The day was very stormy with wind and soft snow and the roads are getting heavy. Saturday March 6, 1915 I helped with chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon and drove a team. It snowed last night and thawed today which made the roads very sloppy. Had trouble with the whipple trees breaking off at the ends. Sunday March 7, 1915 290 �I didn’t feel well to-day and stayed at home all day. Mabel and Roy went up to the Baldoon place. Maude will be home from Wemp’s on Tuesday. The day was cloudy with some wet snow falling at times during the day. Monday March 8, 1915 I helped with chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The roads were rather bad; the snow melted and in places the roads were sticky. The day was fine. Tuesday march 9, 1915 I went down and met the Reeve and Mr. Fox at the Winter line at 10 a.m. Delivered mail in the afternoon. The roads were very bad. The day was fine. Wednesday march 10, 1915 I did the chores myself this morning and delivered mail in the afternoon. I borrowed George’s Democrat and took mail boxes to W. E. Parrish and John Garnier. The day was fine but the roads were very bad – the clay lifted on the wheels. Thursday March 11, 1915 I went to Chatham on the 7 a.m. car to hear J. Porter’s Examination for discovery and to undergo an Exam for discovery re Dyer Drain. Came back on the 2.15 and went on the mail route from there. Maude went the first part of the route. The day was fine but the roads were bad. Friday March 12, 1915 I did the chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Delos Lozon was sick and didn’t come in the evening and Mabel and Maude helped with the chores. The day was fine and the roads are getting a little better. 291 �Saturday March 13, 1915 I did chores in the morning and delivered mail in the afternoon. Mabel and Maude helped with the chores in the evening. The day was fine and the roads are getting dryer and better. Sunday March 14, 1915 Maude and I went to Church. Charlie and his man, James Ewing, were here when we came back. They came down with Bob and Kate hitched to the Democrat. The day was fine and the roads are bad but are drying fast. Monday March 15, 1915 I went to the Town Hall to a council meeting re peck and Collop Drain. Came back on the 4.30 and went round on the last part of the mail route. Received check, $12 on Dyer; 3 on Winter Line and $15 on salary $ 30.00 The day was fine and the roads are drying fast. Tuesday March 16, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon. Mabel went to Wallaceburg with the other members of the Piano Committee to make a payment. Mr. Lozon and Delos came and repaired the fence around the straw stack. I delivered mail in the afternoon. Departed at 1.15, returned at 7.05. The day was fine and the roads are dry but rough. Wednesday March 17, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon and went and went to interview Rev. D. L. Campbell re his resignation, had dinner at Charlie’s and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine and the roads are dry but rather rough. 292 �Thursday March 18, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon and started early to let Maude get on the car to Wallaceburg and I delivered mail. Started at 1.10 and returned at 6.05. The day was fine and the roads were good. Friday March 19, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine and the roads good. Saturday March 20, 1915 I went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. car and attended a com. meeting of the Council re Whitebread Drainage Works. Mabel took the first part of the mail route and I came back on the 2.15 car and finished the route. The day was fine and the roads are nearly all scraped and good. Sunday March 21, 1915 Did chores in the forenoon and Maude and I went to Church in the afternoon and came round by the Baldoon place on our way home. Mabel went to her mother’s after dinner and came back at 9.45. The day was cloudy and the roads are good. Monday march 22, 1915 I went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. car and attended a council meeting at the clerk’s office – court of Revision on the Collop Drain and other business. Maude delivered mail. It snowed a little last night and this morning, which made the road a little heavy. Tuesday March 23, 1915 I did part of the chores in the morning. Mr. Toulouse came here about ten and helped to finish them. Mabel went up to help mother to do the washing and ironing. The day was fine and the roads are good. 293 �Wednesday March 24, 1915 Did office work in forenoon. Mr. Toulouse did chores and burnt brush back of barn. Mable and I went to Gordon’s sale in the afternoon. Bought a Couch, $3 and five quilts 5.25 = Came home and finished last quarter of the mail route. The day was cloudy. 8.25 Thursday March 25, 1915 I made up Forester books in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Mr. Toulouse did chores. It rained last night and during the forenoon so that the road was bad. Friday March 26, 1915 I worked at Forester books in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was windy and cold but the roads dried and were fairly good. It froze considerably last night. Saturday March 27, 1915 I worked at Forester books in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Mabel went with me to the 13th con. and walked to her mother’s and I went after her when I was through delivering. The day was fine and the roads are good. Sunday March 28, 1915 Mabel and Maude and I went to Church and went round by the Baldoon place coming home. The day was cloudy and a snow storm came up in the evening. Monday March 29, 1915 I worked at Forester books in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. A snow storm raged at times during the afternoon. I went up on the 5.45 car to Wallaceburg and attended a Masonic meeting and 294 �Supper on the occasion of dedicating the new Masonic Hall in the Martin Block. Tuesday March 30, 1915 I went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. car and attended a Presbytery meeting on the occasion of Rev. D. Campbell receiving a call from Brantford. After hearing delegates Mr. Campbell decided to accept the call which was granted by the Presbytery. Maude delivered mail on part of the route. The day was fine. Wednesday March 31, 1915 In the morning I went up to the 13th con. and B.D. St. and with Foy and Fox looked over the grievance of Peter Martin and came back with Mr. Fox for dinner. In the afternoon we went down to see about procuring a road between the 14th and 15th concessions near the Winter line. Mabel took the mail Route to our own place and I took the remainder of the way and took Mr. Fox home and went to the Baldoon place for a while. The day was fine but a little cold. Thursday Apr. 1, 1915 I worked at Forester books in forenoon. Mr. Tucker went with me on the mail route in the afternoon – departed at 1.10 and returned at 6.05 p.m. The day was fine but a little cold and the roads were good. (In the left margin: Mr. Tucker went with me on M.R.) Friday April 2, 1915 I worked at Forester books in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine but windy and cold. Saturday April 3, 1915 I worked at office work in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine with a cold wind. 295 �Sunday April 4, 1915 George Peterkin came here in the forenoon and stayed till after supper. Maude and I went to Church. The day was fine and the roads were food. Monday April 5, 1915 I went on the 9 a.m. car to the Paincourt junction and to the Town Hall and attended a Council meeting. I paid Oliver Toulouse for two weeks $ 8.00 And he went over to Wm Harper’s this evening. Mabel and Maude went to the Methodist pancake social this evening and got back about 12 p.m. Received check for $12 being $3 re Whitebread Dr accounts - $3 re Winter line on Mills road and $6 salary. The day was cloudy and rained at times during the day. Tuesday April 6, 1915 Mr. Toulouse left last evening and I did the chores myself this forenoon. Delivered mail in the afternoon and called in at A. D. Wemps sale as I came by. The day was fine and the roads good. Wednesday April 7, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine and the roads are very good. Thursday April 8, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Mabel and Maude went to a fish supper at Calvin this evening. The day was very fine and the roads are good. Friday April 9, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon while at the Bay I bought a single harness for $ 14.00 296 �It rained at times during the day. Saturday April 10, 1915 I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car. Went to see C. Foy re road work and we went with Reeve John Foy to see the Sanders family. Wrote Pathmaster checks &c Mr. Tucker went on the Mail Route. The day was cloudy and rained in the afternoon. (In the left margin: Mr. Tucker went on Mail R.) Sunday April 11, 1915 Maude and I went to Church. Rev. D. L. Campbell preached his farewell sermon from Acts 20 chap 24 and 32. The day was stormy and frequent showers. Monday April 12, 1915 After doing chores in the morning I went to Rev. D. L. Campbell’s and settled with him for balance of stipend 21.00 Came back and had dinner at Charlie’s and went on the mail route. The day was cloudy and the roads were rather heavy owing to the recent rains. Tuesday Apr. 13, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Mabel and Maude went to Chatham in the afternoon. The day was fine and the roads are getting good again. Wednesday Apr. 14, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon delivered mail in afternoon. I lost Mitchell’s Bay mail bag and had to go round to Garnier’s to get it. The day was fine. Thursday April 15, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The wax stamps came in today. The day was fine and the roads good. 297 �Friday April 16, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. It rained last night and the roads were heavy. The day was cloudy. Saturday April 17, 1915 Mr. Lozon and Delos came here and did chores this morning and I went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. car from the Baldoon place. Came back on the 11.30 car and delivered mail. The day was fine and the roads are getting good again. Sunday April 18, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon and Mabel and Maude and I went to Church in the afternoon and came home by way of the Baldoon place and had supper there. Mr. Lindsay of Dresden conducted the service and preached the pulpit vacant. The day was fine. Monday April 19, 1915 I went on the 9 a.m. car to the Town Hall and attended a Council meeting. Delos Lozon did chores in the morning and Mr. Tucker went on the Mail Route. The Reeve and Council agreed to give five hundred dollars for the Mills Road to be two rods wide across the Mills part and twenty-five feet across the Lewis part. $ 500.00 The day was cloudy in the morning but was very fine in the afternoon. (In the left margin: Mr. Tucker went on Mail R.) Tuesday Apr. 20, 1915 I did chores in forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. In the evening I went to a meeting in Dover Church re calling a minister &c Mr. Lindsay was very favorably spoken of. 298 �The day was fine. Wednesday April 24, 1915 I went to Chatham on the 7 a.m. car and saw Mr. Welsh the Engineer and the Reeve re Beattie Crossing on 4th concession. Delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine. (In the left margin: Mr. Lockert butchered calf - $12.25) Thursday April 22, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Mabel took Gip and Nell to Garnier’s and got them shod and the buggy spring fastened with a clasp… $ 3.15 The day was fine and roads good. Friday April 23, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon and Mabel and I drove the cattle and colts down to the marsh pasture. Delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was rather warm and very fine – more like a day in June. (In the left margin: Cattle and horses put to pasture.) Saturday April 24, 1915 I went on the 7 a.m. car as far as the fourth concession and gave James Grant the job of putting in a steel corrugated pipe 36 inches thick and 30 ft long across the road in the Beattie Award drain for $ 20.00 The day was warm. Sunday April 25, 1915 I went to Church in the afternoon. Mr. Waghorne from Wallaceburg preached. In the evening Maude went to Chatham Mabel went with her. The day was warm. Monday April 26, 1915 299 �I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The Butcher came today for the first time this year. Delos Lozon came for Barney to take him home and break him. The day was warm and fine. Tuesday April 27, 1915 I did chores and set fire to the grass on the front Frank field in the forenoon. We hear that Louis Bechard was killed while working on the HydroElectric this morning. I delivered mail in the afternoon. Wednesday April 28, 1915 After doing chores I drove along the Baldoon St. to Chatham and took notice to what repairs to what work was needed along the way. The day was fine. I got a new top put on the old buggy. I went to the home of Mrs. (?) Louis Bechard. The day was fine. (In the left margin: Mr. Tucker took the mail.) Thursday April 29, 1915 Mabel and I went to Chatham and attended Louis Bechard’s funeral at 2.30 p.m. to Maple Leaf Cemetery. Mabel went on the 10.15 car and I drove Nell in. The day was fine but turned cold in the evening. (In the left margin: Mr. Tucker took the mail.) Friday April 30, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. It rained at times during the day and it was cold. Saturday May 1, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine. 300 �Sunday May 2, 1915 John Peterkin came here this morning and stayed till after dinner. Maude and I went to S.S. and Church. Ashton Lillie took the service. At the after=service meeting the congregation promised to offer a stipend not to exceed $500.00. In case Mr. Lindsay was called. The motion was moved by Alfred Langstaff and seconded by Gamble Templeton. The day was fine. Monday May 3, 1915 After doing chores in the morning I took Maude and Roy over to the car line at 8 o’clock – Roy to go to Wallaceburg and Maude went with me to the Baldoon place to go to Chatham and I went on to the Town Hall for a Council meeting. The day was cold and rained at times during the day. (In the left margin: Mr. Tucker took mail.) Tuesday May 4, 1915 Did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. It rained nearly all day and was very disagreeable. Wednesday May 5, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Jonas White came here in the morning and got two bags of potatoes and put the rest in the corn crib for us. The day was cloudy and sprinkled at times. Thursday May 6, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The roads were rough but the day was fine. Friday May 7, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. 301 �It rained heavily in the early part of the forenoon and again in the middle of the afternoon. Saturday May 8, 1915 I went to Chatham on the 9 car and came back on the 7 p.m. Went to Wilson’s office with the Reeve Fox and Antaya. Gave pathmaster’s checks and made inquiries about my division. It rained heavily at times during the day. (In the left margin: Mr. Tucker delivered mail.) Sunday May 9, 1915 Roy and I went to S.S. and Church. Mr. Waghorne preached – subject “the parting of the ways”. The day was cloudy and the roads were muddy as it rained last night. Monday May 10, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine but the roads are rather rough. Tuesday May 11, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine but the roads were rough. Wednesday May 12, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine. Thursday May 13, 1915 I did chores and got some names on the call to Rev. N. Lindsay in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine. Friday May 14, 1915 302 �After doing chores in the morning I went round to Cal. Harper’s and Mary Wemp’s with the call to Rev. N. Lindsay and had dinner at Mary Wemp’s and went to Wm Cartwright’s sale. Bought the Cutter for $22 and robe 2 = $ 22.00 th After the sale I went to see a bridge on the 7 con. at Hendricks. The day was fine. (In the left margin: Mabel delivered mail.) Saturday May 15, 115 After doing chores in the morning I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car. Tried to see McGeorge re bridge on 7th con. but he was out of Town. Spoke to different ones re Division work. The day was fine. (In the left margin: Mr. Tucker delivered mail.) Sunday May 16, 1915 Charlie and James Ewing came here in the forenoon. I went out to Church in the afternoon. The day was disagreeable with a misty rain all day. There was a heavy rain all night. Monday May 17, 1915 After doing chores in the morning I drove over to the 9 a.m.(?) car. John went with me from George’s place to Town Hall re the road between 14th and 16th con. lines. On my way back I saw Mr. Hendrick re bridge on 7th con. at car line. It rained last night and the day was rather cloudy. (In the left margin: Rec’d Check salary $9 Div. 6 = $15 (8). Mr. Tucker delivered mail.) Tuesday May 18, 1915 Did chores in the forenoon. John went away on the 9 a.m. car. I delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was cold and cloudy and sprinkled rain at times. Wednesday May 19, 1915 303 �Did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine and the roads are good. Thursday May 20, 1915 I went to Chatham on the 7 a.m. car to attend a meeting of Presbytery re the call to Rev. N. Lindsay which call was accepted. I ordered oak plant for two bridges on the 7 concession. I delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was cloudy in the forenoon and it rained in the afternoon. Friday May 21, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Mr. Tucker and Mr. Lozon came and cut down and hauled out the applie trees in the Garden and plowed it. Mr. Johnson the Inspector was at the Post Office today. The day was fine. Saturday May 22, 1915 I drove in to Chatham today. Looked at bridge on 4th con. WilcoxOuellette Drain on my way in and at the Beattie pipe-culvert on my way home. The plank was there for the 7th con bridge. The day was fine but rather cold in the evening. (In the left margin: Mr. Tucker delivered mail.) Sunday May 23, 1915 Mabel and Roy and I went to Church. Mr. Waghorne preached. The day was fine. Monday may 24, 1915 Did chores in forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. In the evening I went to Wallaceburg and attended Masonic Lodge. The day was fine. 304 �Tuesday May 25, 1915 Did chores in forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was cloudy and it rained in the evening. Wednesday May 26, 1915 Did chores in forenoon and delivered mail in afternoon. Went out to Robert Files in the evening re Court dues. The day was fine but rather cold in the evening. Thursday May 27, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Made out Forester’s Report in the evening. The day was fine. Friday May 28, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine and the roads rough but dry. Saturday May 29, 1915 I drove to Chatham and put Nell in Jamieson’s stable. Sent away the Forester’s Report and attended to Township business; wrote pathmaster’s checks &c Paid D. Henderick for repair to two bridges on seventh con. The day was fine. (In the left margin: Mr. Tucker delivered mail.) Sunday, May 30, 1915 Roy and I went to S.S. and Church. Mabel and Maude and John came in time for Church. All went to Charlie’s in evening. Mr. Waghorne preached. The day was fine. Monday May 31, 1915 305 �I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. In the evening I went to Wallaceburg and attended a Masonic meeting – Past Masters night. The day was fine. Tuesday June 1, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Went over to Hary Forbe’s place in the evening. The day was fine. Wednesday June 2, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was very wet and disagreeable. It rained nearly add day. Thursday June 3, 1915 Did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. In the evening I went to a joint meeting of Managers at Dover Church painting (?) Manse for new (?) Minister. The day was fine but the roads were heavy. Friday June 4, 1915 Did chores and helped to mow the lawn in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine. Saturday June 5, 1915 After doing chores I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car. Attended a com. meeting re bath &c for manse. The day was fine. (In the left margin: Mr. Tucker delivered mail. Paide him $10 on ac.) Sunday June 6, 1915 Roy and Maude and I went to S.S. and church. Mr. Tolls and Mazie Armstrong came back with us. The day was fine. 306 �Monday June 7, 1915 I drove out to the Town Hall and attended a Council meeting. Received a check as follows $6 for bridge over Beaty Drain on 4 con. $3 for bridge over Ross Award on 7th con and 3 for bridge over Hendrick Drain South Branch on 7th con making a total of $ 12.00 It rained heavily during the afternoon. (In the margin: Mr. Tucker delivered mail (12) (Paid to date.) Tuesday June 8, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon. George and Dougald’s boys came and ringed the pigs &c at 10 o’clock. Delivered mail in the afternoon and went out to Calvin re picnic in the evening. The day was fine. Wednesday June 9, 1915 Dr. Thorne came here in the forenoon and and attended to Gip’s feet and teeth &c $ 3.00 I delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine. Friday June 11, 1915 Delivered mail in the afternoon and went to Earl Crawford’s barn raising in the evening. It rained early in the afternoon but cleared up in a short time and was fine. Saturday June 12, 1915 After doing chores I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car. Saw McGeorge re bridge on Bearline at 4th con. and inquired about other matters in Division 1. The day was fine. (In the left margin: Mr. Tucker delivered mail.) Sunday June 13, 1915 307 �Mabel and Maude went to Church. After supper they went to the Baldoon place. Mr. Lillie preached. The congregation decided to have a free-will offering instead of a picnic. I stayed at home as my eyes were badly swollen with eczema. The day was fine. Monday June 14, 1915 Drove to the Townhall and attended Council meeting. Gave Hendrick a job to cover a bridge at West’s. The day was fine. (In the margin: Mr. Tucker delivered mail.) Tuesday June 15, 1915 I did chores and cleaned out the (?-there is a little diagram of a building with a pointed roof on stilts.) In the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. In the evening I went over to Harry Forbe’s place with the team – Gip an Daisy. The butcher took the calf. The day was fine. Wednesday June 16, 1915 Mr. Lozon and Delos came here in the forenoon and put manure on the potato patch. I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine. Thursday June 17, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. In the evening we all went to the Garden Party at Dover Centre. The day was fine but coal in the evening. Friday June 18, 1915 Did chores in forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. And went to Chatham also in forenoon re Labute and Hawk case. The day was cloudy and threatened rain in the afternoon but passed off. 308 �Saturday June 19, 1915 After doing chores in the morning I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car. Spoke to several re Township work, saw Dr. A. McDonald, Wm Mills and the solicitor re Mills road. Came home on the 5.45 car. The day was fine. (In the left margin: 3 Mr. Tucker delivered mail.) Sunday June 20, 1915 Roy and I went Church. Mr. Waghorne preached. Janet Files and her boys were here for supper. The day was fine. Monday June 21, 1915 I drove out to the Town Hall today and attended a Council meeting. Rec’d check for $9 on salary and $3 com. re Julius Labute’s grievance $ 12.00 The forenoon was fine but it rained heavily in the afternoon. (In the left margin: 4 Mr. Tucker delivered mail.) Tuesday June 22, 1915 Mr. Tucker came here in the forenoon and plowed in the potatoes; Mabel and Roy and I dropped them. I delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine. (In the left margin: We planted potatoes.) Wednesday June 23, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. When at the Townline I went over to Wm Aikins and spoke to Mr. Bishop re moving Kinny house. John went with me on the route. The day was fine. Thursday June 24, 1915 309 �Did chores in forenoon. Delivered mail in afternoon. Went to the Induction of Rev. N. Lindsay in the evening. The day was fine. Friday June 25, 1915 Did chores in forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine. Saturday June 26, 1915 I drove to Chatham with Nell and the buggy. Gave Terry the job of putting new stringers and covering the bridge on the Townline over Paxton’s Creek (Sam. Long’s bridge) Came back late. The day was fine. (In the left margin: 5 Mr. Tucker delivered mail.) Sunday June 27, 1915 George Peterkin came in the forenoon and stayed till after dinner. I went out to S.S. and Church. Mabel, Maude and Janet Files went in to Chatham in the evening to hear Rev. Van Vyke. Rev. N. Lindsay preached his first sermon as Pastor of Calvin. The day was fine. Monday June 28, 1915 I drove out to the Town Hall and attended a council meeting re Terry Mech (?) and Bechard Drains and other business. After the meeting I went to see a bridge on the second concession that was broken and gave Mr. Daugnieu a job off repairing the bridge and of putting in a sewer calvert near his place. Rec’d check for $ 6.00 The day was fine. (In the left margin: Mabel delivered mail.) Tuesday June 29, 1915 310 �I made out the monthly Forester report in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was cloudy and rained at times. Wednesday June 30, 1915 I wrote letters to Joseph McKnight and Thos. Rankin after doing chores and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was warm and fine. Thursday July 1, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon. Geo. Greese came here and talked about moving the Kinny house. Maude delivered mail. Roy and I went to Erie Beach to the Scotch Picnic. It rained last night and this morning and again this evening. (In the left margin: Maude delivered mail.) Friday July 2, 1915 After doing chores in the morning I hitched up Dan and went to Reeve Foy’s place and had dinner. After dinner the Council went to view the territory of the proposed improvement to the Terry Mechanical Drain. It rained heavily in the forenoon and uring the dinner hour but cleared up in the afternoon. (In the left margin: Maude delivered mail.) Saturday July 3, 1915 Maude went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. car and I went on the 10.15. Attended to different things in Township work and wrote checks. Mabel delivered mail. The day was showery. July 4, 1915. Sunday Roy and I went to S.S. and Church. Mabel and Maude and John went to Charlie’s and we went there after church. It rained heavily on our way home. 311 �Monday July 5, 1915 I went to the Town Hall on the 9 a.m. car and came back on the 5.45. Received check for salary $3 com re Terry 3 = $ 6.00 The day was fine. (In the left margin: Maude delivered mail.) Tuesday July 6, 1915 Went to Wallaceburg on the 7.40 and back on the 10.10 settled with the Bank of Toronto re note. Delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine. Wednesday July 7, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. It rained in the afternoon and again rained heavily in the evening and after dark. Thursday July 8, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine but the roads were rather heavy. Friday July 9, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine. Saturday July 10, 1915 I drove to Chatham with Nell and examined the bridge at Paxton’s on my way in. Gave R. G. Terry $ 12.00 for repair and grading approaches. Mabel delivered mail and took home the old red cow but couldn’t find her calf. The day was fine. Sunday July 11, 1915 Mabel and Maude and I went to S.S. and Church. 312 �It rained heavily last night and nearly all forenoon but cleared up in the afternoon, after coming we went down to the Marsh and brought home old reddy and her calf. Monday July 12, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The boys and I took up spot and her calf in the evening. The day was warm and fine. Tuesday July 13, 1915 I went out on the 7 a.m. car and saw John Bacheldor and Mr. Paxton re grading to be done on second and third concessions, cutting weed &c and came back on the 11.30 and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was warm and fine. Wednesday July 14, 1915 Did chores in the forenoon and went to the Missrs Beatie re the bridge on the 3rd con in the afternoon. Saw one of them at Robt. Grant’s. Maude delivered mail. The day was very warm and fine. Thursday July 15, 1915 I drove ? out to the Town Hall to a Council Meeting, Courts of Revision ? Bechard, and Hyatt and Fryer Oullet Drains. It rained last night and this forenoon and the roads were bad. Maude delivered mail. Friday July 16, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was warm and fine. Saturday July 17, 1915 I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car attended to some Division work and Forester work and came home on the 4.30 car. The day was warm and fine. Mabel and Maude went down to Cary Mills after supper. 313 �Sunday July 18, 1915 We all went to Church. Roy and I went to S.S. It rained on our way home from Church. July 19, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Mabel, Maude, Roy and John went to the Baldoon place to pick berries. The greater part of the day was fine: at times it was cloudy. Tuesday July 20, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Maude delivered mail for Charlie today. It looked very much like rain in the forenoon but cleared up in the afternoon. Wednesday July 21, 1915 I went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. car and gave John Terry the job of repairing the bridge on the 3rd concession and McFarlane Drain. Came back on the 11.30 car and delivered mail. Maude delivered on Charlie’s route. Mabel and Maude went to the social at the Baldoon church in the evening. The day was fine. Thursday July 22, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon and Roy and I took Gip, Doll and Daisy down to the marsh pasture. I delivered mail in the afternoon. Red speckle’s calf came this afternoon. Mabel, Maude and Roy went out to the social at A. E. Fry’s. The people are cutting wheat. The day was very fine. Friday July 23, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon. Roy and I went out along the Bearline to the 4th con and put up notices for grading &c and came back to Charlie’s 314 �along the Baldoon. In the evening I went to Chatham to see and hear Pastor Russell. Maude delivered mail. The day was fine. Saturday July 24, 1915 After doing chores I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car. Came back on the 5.45 car. The day was fine. Mabel delivered mail. Sunday July 25, 1915 Mabel and Maude and I went to S.S. and Church. In the evening we all went to Dunlop’s for a while. The day was fine but cloudy in the evening. (In the left margin: Red speckle’s calf came today.) Monday July 26, 1915 I did chores and put a pig in the pen to fatten in the forenoon. Delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine. Tuesday July 27, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon. Isaac and Roy cultivated potatoes. I delivered mail in the afternoon. The forenoon was fine but it rained in the evening. Wednesday July 28, 1915 I went on the 9 a.m. car to the 4th con. and sold a job of grading on the Bearline to Jas. Browning, 53 rods for $75 – present depth at north stake 17 in 17 in 15 in and 12 in. Ditch to be 2 ft deep for 30 rods and 15 in for balance. I delivered mail in afternoon. The day was wet and disagreeable in the forenoon but cleared up in afternoon. 315 �Thursday July 29, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was cloudy and sprinkled rain at times. Friday July 30, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon. I saw Earl in the field and he agreed to rent the farm for a yearly rent of $ 375.00 The day was cloudy but didn’t rain. Saturday July 31, 1915 I drove to Chatham with Nell came back late. The day was cloudy and sprinkled at times. Sunday August 1, 1915 Roy and I went to S. S. and Church. Mr. Waghorne preached. The day was warm. Monday Aug. 2, 1915 I went to the Pain Court Junction on the 9 a.m. car and attended a Council meeting at the Town Hall. The day was cloudy. Rec’d checks for Brown Drain over Townline 6 (?) meetings $6 = $ 12.00 Tuesday Aug. 3, 1915 Did chores in forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. It rained heavily in the forenoon (?) partly cleared up in the afternoon. Wednesday Aug. 4, 1915 Did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine and the roads are drying fast. 316 �Thursday Aug. 5, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Bob tumbled Roy and I in the ditch being scared by the umbrella. The day was wet and disagreeable and the roads bad. (In the left margin: Got two bags of oats from George.) Friday Aug. 6, 1915 Did chores and took in one of Georges cows that lost her calf in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was cloudy. Saturday, Aug 7, 1915 Went to Chatham on the 10:15 car Maude was in Chatham and found out that she had passed her Exam for entrance to the Normal. Came home on the 2:15 and took the last part of the mail route for Mabel. The day was fine. Sunday Aug 8, 1915 Went to S.S. an Church Maude and Charlie went to Chatham to meet a friend off the boat The day was fine. Monday August 9, 1915 Did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine. Tuesday Aug. 10, 1915 I went to the Baldoon place in the morning expecting to go down the river but Mr. Bradley phoned that he couldn’t come. Came back home and arranged to move the Kinny house, and delivered mail in afternoon. The tackle for moving the house came this evening. The day was very fine. Wednesday Aug. 11, 1915 Owen Bishop came here at 7 a.m. and commenced to load up the Kinny house. They had it loaded on trucks on the road in the middle of the 317 �afternoon but the two teams couldn’t couldn’t pull it very well and we had to wait some time before we got two more. We got it as far as the 13th concession when it began to rain and left it there. It rained nearly all night. Thursday Aug. 12, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. H. Von Hubin (?) went away today. The day was cloudy Friday Aug. 14, 1915 (?) Charlie telephoned that they were going to draw the Kinny house to the Baldoon place this forenoon. I sdent two teams and they had four teams there and they got it to its place about 11 a.m. Charlie Files got up to them as they were nearly done. Maude went up to help Mr. Buck. I delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fair and cloudy by times. Saturday Aug. 14, 1915 I went on the 10.15 car to the fourth concession and looked at Browning’s work on the Bearline and then rode to Chatham with him. Gave him check $ 75.00 Went through to Wallaceburg on the 5.45. Borrowed from Jno. Scott for Calvin Ch. $ 100.00 Came back on the 8.15 and Roy met met at the car line. Mabel delivered mail. It rained a little at Chatham and Wallaceburg and quite heavily half way between. Sunday Aug. 15, 1915 Mabel and Roy and John and I went to S.S. and church and after Church went down to Peterkin’s. 318 �The day was rather fine. Monday Aug. 16, 1915 I drove out to the Town Hall and attended a Council meeting today. We had several Drains to deal with. Terry Mechanical, Bechard &c. It rained heavily at times during the day. Rec’d a check as follows Division work $9. Salary $9 = $ 18.00 Tuesday Aug. 17, 1915 Did chores and got oats from George in the forenoon, paid George $ 7.00 Delivered mail in the afternoon It rained heavily last night but was fine today. Wednesday Aug. 18, 1915 Did chores and office work in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Maude came out on the 2.15 car to the Baldoon place and came home with me. Mabel, Maude and Roy went to Wallaceburg on the 7 p.m. car. The day was fine but rather cold in the evening. Thursday Aug. 19, 1915 I got George’s driver and went through Chatham Township with Mr. Lindsay. Had dinner at Ewing’s and Supper at Wm Cooper’s. The day was fine. Mabel delivered mail. Friday Aug. 20, 1915 Did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The greater part of the day was fine but cloudy in the evening. Saturday Aug. 21, 1915 Delivered mail in the afternoon and went to Wallaceburg in the evening. Paid Oliver Bishop for moving house $ 18.00 PaidMr. Turner for team hire 4.00 319 �It rained heavily in the forenoon and at times during the afternoon. Sunday Aug. 22, 1915 Roy and I went to S.S. and Church. Maude and Ila Wemp went down to Sam. McKenzie’s place. George and family were here for supper. Mabel, Maude and Ila Wemp went to Methodist Church. It rained in the forenoon, but cleared up about 2 p.m. Monday Aug. 23, 1915 I went over to Frank Handsor’s place in the morning and gave him (Oliver Bishop) Bob and $ 50.00 for his pacing mare and delivered mail with her in the afternoon. The day was warm and the roads were rough and heavy. Tuesday Aug. 24, 1915 Did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Ila Wemp went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. car. Maude went to the car line for her in the evening and took Mae Bourne home with them. The day was cloudy and rained heavily at times. Wednesday Aug. 25, 1915 After doing chores I left Nell at Mr. Kearn’s and went to the 4th con to see grading that Jas. Browning did and came back on the 11.30 from Chatham. Delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine. Thursday Aug. 26, 1915 Did chores in the forenoon and went to the mail early and posted a letter for Maude. The day was fine and the roads are drying fast. Went to W-burg to see Scott in evening. Friday Aug. 27, 1915 Did chores in the morning and delivered mail in the afternoon. George paid his church sub. to apply on manse repairs until collections are made. The day was fine. 320 �Saturday Aug. 28, 1915 Roy drove me over to the car and I went to Chatham 9 a.m. and attended a Council meeting in the Clerk’s office in the forenoon and attended to other work in the afternoon. The day was fine. Sunday Aug. 29, 1915 Maude took Mae Bourne home this forenoon, Ila Wemp went with them. Roy and I went to Church. Bruce Crawford came here in the evening and took Maude and Ila to the Dover Presb’y Church. It rained heavily at Calvin but very little in other places. Monday Aug. 30, 1915 I made out the Forester’s report in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Ila went with me to Mary Wemp’s place. The day was fine. Tuesday Aug. 31, 1915 Did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Maude went to Wallaceburg and sent away the Forester’s report. The day was fine. Wednesday September 1, 1915 Did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Ila Wemp came home with me from Mary Wemp’s place. And Maude and Ila went to Wallaceburg in the evening. The day was fine. Thursday Sept. 2, 1915 Did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was very fine. Friday Sept. 3, 1915 321 �I went to the Baldoon place in the morning and about 11 a.m. Mr. Bradley came along and took Mr. Fox and I to Foy’s place and down to his farm &c. Had dinner at Bechard’s and supper at Bradley’s. The day was fine. Saturday Sept. 4, 1915 Went to Chatham on the 10.15 car. Saw work done by Browning and then saw the 3rd con. Bridge. The day was fine. Sunday Sept. 5, 1915 I went to S.S. and Church. Mabel, Maude and Ila went to church and then went to Mary Wemp’s and the Baldoon place. The day was showery. Tuesday Sept. 7, 1915 Did chores in the forenoon. Roy went to W-burg school. I delivered mail in the afternoon. The road was very heavy after the recent rain, the weather was warm with showers in the evening. Wednesday Sept. 8, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon. We got George to take home, she became too breedy. The road was very heavy. Thursday Sept. 9, 1915 Maude and I went to Chatham on the 7 a.m. car and went to Detroit on the 8.38 a.m. car. The day was fine. Friday September 10, 1915 I delivered By-Laws for the Rivard Drain to-day the day was warm and fine but it rained heavily after dark. Delos Lozon and Roy delivered mail. 322 �Saturday September 11, 1915 I went to Chatham on the 12.45 car and came back on the 5.45. The day was warm and fine. Sunday Sept. 12, 1915 I went out to Church. Mr. Cooper a representative of the Dominion Alliance addressed the congregation. The day was warm. Monday September 13, 1915 I went to Chatham with Maude on her way to the Normal School at London, on the 10.10 car. Came back on the 12.30 Pain Court car and finished serving Rivard By Laws on the Pain Court Creek. Mabel delivered mail. The day was very warm. Tuesday Sept. 14, 1915 Delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was hot and the roads were rough. Wednesday Sept. 15, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. We had a heavy thunder storm on the way from Mitchell’s Bay, the fore part of the day was very warm. Thursday Sept. 16, 1915 Did chores in the forenoon. Delivered mail in the afternoon and went to Court Dover Centre in evening. The day was hot and it rained heavily in the evening. Friday Sept. 17, 1915 Did chores and made up Forester books in the forenoon. 323 �Delivered mail in the afternoon and went out to Mayhew’s and arranged to get 50 bushels of oats, in the evening. The day was fine but the roads were rough. Saturday Sept. 18, 1915 I went to Chatham on the 10.15 and came back on the 2.15 car and went round on the last part of the mail route. It rained in the afternoon. Sunday Sept. 19, 1915 We all went to Church. Jas. Dunlop and family were here in the evening. The day was fine. Monday Sept. 20, 1915 Did chores and wrote Forester notices in forenoon. Delivered mail in afternoon and sold the horse, Jack, that was out at George Johnson’s to Crow and Fisher for $ 115.00 The day was cloudy and it rained heavily in the evening commencing as I got home. Tuesday Sept. 21, 1915 Did chores and wrote out notices to Forester’s in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. It rained heavily last night but was fine today. (In the left margin: They put in the gas metre at the Baldoon place.) Wednesday Sept. 22, 1915 Did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The threshing machine came to Charlie’s about five o’clock. Mabel went up to help her mother when I came round the first time but they didn’t thresh any but had supper. Earl Crawford, Frank Lozon & Co. hauled in clover. The day was very fine. Thursday Sept. 23, 1915 324 �Did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Earl and Lozon’s group finished taking in the second crop of clover hay. Mabel helped her mother at threshing. The day was fine. A tiling machine came to Jas. Dunlop’s. (In the left margin: Mabel helped her mother with the meals for threshing.) Friday Sept. 24, 1915 Did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine and the roads good. Saturday Sept. 25, 1915 I went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. car. Mabel delivered mail. Went down to the house of refuge to see a bad place in the road. Came home on the 7 p.m. car. Sent 50 ft of 8 in tile to John E. Doolittle. The day was very fine. Sunday Sept. 26, 1915 Roy and I went to S.S. and Church. Mr. Burns a missionary from New Ontario lectured to us on Missionary giving; duplex envelopes &c. The day was fine. Monday September 27, 1915 I went on the 7 a.m. car to a Council meeting at the Town Hall. The contract for the Dredge work on the Terry Mechanical Drain was given to the Chatham Dredge Company for the sum of $3750 (?) The day was cool but very fine. Tuesday Sept. 28, 1915 Did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Made out Forester’s Report in the evening. The day was fine. Wednesday Sept. 29, 1915 325 �Went to Wallaceburg in the forenoon and sent away the Forester’s Report. Delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was very fine. Thursday Sept. 30, 1915 Did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine. Friday Oct. 1, 1915 Did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. It rained nearly all day. Saturday Oct. 2, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. John Richmond came here and bought the two calves for $ 25.00 The day was rather fine. Sunday Oct. 3, 1915 We all went to S.S. and Church. We had the Rally day service. The day was very fine but the roads were muddy. Monday Oct. 4th, 1915 I went on the 7 a.m. car to the Town Hall and attended a council meeting. The forenoon was fine but it rained heavily in the afternoon. Tuesday Oct. 5, 1915 I went to the Town Hall on the 7 a.m. car and attended a Council meeting. Mabel delivered mail. The threshing machine came here (?) evening and threshed a while today but broke down and didn’t thresh any more today. The day was fine. Wednesday Oct. 6, 1915 326 �Did chores in forenoon and delivered mail in afternoon. The threshers finished about 4 p.m. and after an early supper went to Charlie Files. The day was cool and fine. Thursday Oct. 7, 1915 Went to Wallaceburg on the 7.40 a.m. car. Did business with the Bank of Toronto and came back on the 10.10 and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was cool and fine. Friday Oct. 8, 1915 I took Nell and the buggy up to Kearn’s and went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. car and got the By-Laws on the Wilmore Drain. Delivered Mail in the afternoon. Maude came home in the evening. The day was cloudy and cold and rained in the evening. Saturday Oct. 9, 1915 After doing chores I drove Kate to Chatham. And served the By-Laws for the Wilmore Drain as I went in and had dinner at Mr. Harborn’s. The day was cold but fine. Sunday Oct. 10, 1915 We all went to Church in the afternoon. Roy and I went in time for S.S. After church we all went to the Baldoon place and had supper there. The day was fine. Monday Oct. 11, 1915 Did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine. Tuesday Oct. 12, 1915 Did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine and roads good. 327 �Wednesday Oct. 13, 1915 Mr. Tucker phoned to us in the morning that our cattle were in his corn and Mabel and I went down to help put them out and repair the fence. I gave him a roll of wire to protect his part. Delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was cloudy and rained at times. Thursday Oct. 14, 1915 Did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. It rained at times and the day was wet and disagreeable and the roads were muddy. Friday Oct. 15, 1915 Did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine and the roads are drying. Saturday Oct. 16, 1915 After doing chores I went to Chatham on the 10.15 car and came back on the 5.45 p.m. The day was very fine. Sunday Oct. 17, 1915 Mabel and I went to S.S. and Church. The boys stayed at home. George was here a while in the evening. The day was fine. Monday Oct. 18, 1915 I drove out to the Town Hall and attended a council meeting. The day was fine. Tuesday Oct. 19, 1915 Did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was like Indian summer. Wednesday Oct. 20, 1915 328 �Did chores and made up Forester books in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Indian Summer again today. Thursday Oct. 21, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Went to Court Dover Centre in the evening. There is some talk of selling the hall and disbanding. The day was fine. Friday Oct. 22, 1915 Did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Mabel went to Calvin Choir practice with Mrs. Geo. in the evening. The day was fine. Saturday Oct. 23, 1915 I did chores and fixed the fence at the gate in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine. Sunday Oct. 24, 1915 Mabel and Roy and John and I went to Church morning and evening to hear Rev. D. Currie preach anniversary sermons. There was a very large congregation on each occasion. Morning Collection $36.51, evening $18.24 = $ 54.75 The day was very fine. Monday Oct. 25, 1915 Did chores in the forenoon. Wm and Robert Rankin came here in the morning and told me that Dover Centre store and the Forester’s Hall burnt last night. We all went to Calvin tea-meeting in the evening. Sabbath collections $ 54.75 Proceeds of tables $ 92.?? Total 146.8? The day was very fine. 329 �Tuesday Oct. 26, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon. Mary Wemp came and gathered hickory nuts. I delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine. Wednesday Oct. 27, 1915 Did chores in the forenoon. Mabel went to Wallaceburg for medicine for herself and John. The day was fine and the roads good. Thursday Oct. 28, 1915 I worked at Forester Reports for a while in the forenoon and went to Wallaceburg in the afternoon and had Kate shod at Pierce’s and took her to Thorne and had her teeth file &c. Mabel went on the mail route. The day was fine. Friday Oct. 29, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine and the roads were good. Saturday Oct. 30, 1915 I went to Chatham on the 10.10 car and sent away the Forester Report for the month of October. Mabel delivered mail. October 31, 1915 We all went to the Baldoon place and had wild duck dinner with Charlie Buck and his mother. After dinner Charlie took Roy and I to Calvin S.S. and Church in his Auto. The day was fine and the roads good. Monday Nov. 1, 1915 330 �I drove to the Town Hall and attended a Council meeting. Mabel delivered mail. The day was fine. Tuesday Nov. 2, 1915 I did chores and office work in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine. Wednesday Nov. 3, 1915 Did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Lena Garnier came here in the forenoon and put in the day with Mabel. The day was fine. Thursday Nov. 4, 1915 I went in on the 9 a.m. car and went over the territory of the Wilmore Drain with the other members of Council and met at Clerk’s office as Court of revision on the said Drain, came home on the 5.45. The day was cloudy and showry. Cleared in afternoon. Friday November 5, 1915 Did chores and took in the port in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine. Saturday November 6, 1915 After doing chores in the morning I went along the Bearline to the 3rd Con. to see a bridge that needed repair and then went to Chatham. I advertised the work on the Wilmore Drain in both papers. The day was fine but rather cold. (In the left margin: Mabel delivered mail.) Sunday Nov. 7, 1915 We all went to S.S. and Church. We voted on Church Union. Ann and John Peterkin and George and his family were here for supper. The day was fine. 331 �Monday Nov. 8, 1915 After doing chores, Charlie came here with his auto and we went to Wallaceburg to see about getting a mason to build a chimney and plaster at the Baldoon place. The morning was cloudy but turned out fine in the afternoon. Tuesday November 9, 1915 After doing chores I drove up to Charlie’s and went with him on his mail route. Mabel took my route as far as her mother’s and went to Chatham on the car. I finished the route. The day was fine. Wednesday Nov. 10, 1915 Did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine. Thursday Nov. 11, 9115 Did chores and office work in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Tom. Brown’s house burned down between eleven and 12 a.m. The day was cloudy and showers in the afternoon. Friday November 12, 1915 Did chores and office work in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was cold and fine. Saturday November 13, 1915 After doing chores in the morning I went to Chatham on the 10.10 car paid News and Planet for ad for Wilmore Drain &c news 2.72, planet 2.88. The day was fine. 332 �Sunday November 14, 1915 Did chores and studied the S.S. lesson in the morning and went to S.S. and Church in the afternoon. George Peterkin came here and had dinner with us. The day was cloudy but mild. Monday November 15, 1915 After doing a few of the chores in the morning I went on the 7 a.m. car to the Town Hall and attended a Council meeting. Received check for three meetings @ $3 $ 9.00 It snowed a little last night and the day was cold. Mabel delivered mail. Tuesday Nov. 16, 1915 I went to Chatham on the 7 a.m. and back to the 3rd con on the 9 a.m. and sold the ditching in the Wilmore Drain to John Graham for $ 100.00 Came home on the 11.30 and delivered mail in the afternoon. The forenoon was fine but it snowed and was disagreeable in the afternoon. Wednesday Nov. 17, 1915 Did chores in the forenoon, delivered mail in the afternoon and went to a Patriotic meeting in the evening in the Town Hall. The day was cold but fine and the roads were good. Thursday Nov. 18, 1915 Did chores and made up Forester books in the forenoon, delivered mail in the afternoon and went to a Forester meeting at S.S. No 11 in the evening. The day was mostly cloudy, the roads were good but it rained heavily in the evening. Friday Nov. 19, 1915 Did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Mabel went up to the Baldoon place to paint the Kitchen. 333 �Gilbert Little finished the chimney this morning, he finished the plastering yesterday. It rained heavily last night and at times during the day so that the roads are bad. Saturday Nov. 20, 1915 I went to Chatham on the 10.10 car and attended a council meeting at the clerk’s office. Ordered galvanized pipe for the Crossing of the Wilmore Drain. Mabel delivered mail. The day was cold. Sunday Nov. 21, 1915 I went to Calvin S.S. and Church. The day was cloudy an dcold. Monday Nov. 22, 1915 Did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was cloudy and cold and the roads were dry but rather rough. Tuesday November 23, 1915 I drove Nell up to Charlie’s in the morning and went to the 3rd con. on the 10.10 car to see the Wilmore Drain. Came back on the 11.30 and delivered mail in the afternoon. It snowed last night and this morning. The roads were heavy. The snow melted in the middle of the day and the roads were heavy. Wednesday Nov. 24, 1915 After doing chores I drove down to the proposed road from con 14 to 15 on lot 15 to meet the Reeve and Jas Fox and after viewing the road we all came home to dinner. After dinner I went on the mail route. The day was cloudy and rather cold. Thursday Nov. 25, 1915 Did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Mabel went to the Baldoon place in the afternoon and painted the Kitchen. 334 �The day was rather fine. Friday November 26, 1915 I went to Chatham on the 7 a.m. car and saw Browning and Graham re Wilmore Drain and delivered mail in the afternoon. Part of the day was fine but it rained in the evening. Saturday November 27, 1915 After doing chores I went to Chatham on the 10.10 car and came back on the 5.45. The day was rather fine but cold. Sunday Nov. 28, 1915 I went out to S.S. and Church. The day was rather fine. Monday November 29, 1915 Went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. car and sent away the Foresters report for November. Saw Mr. Graham re the Wilmore Drain and came home on the 11.30 car and delivered mail in the afternoon. It rained last night and the day was windy and cold. Tuesday November 30, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was cold. Wednesday Dec. 1, 1915 I went up to D. McDonald and gave him a subpoena to attend court at Chatham on Friday re J. Porter’s case on Dyer Drain. There was a wet snow falling nearly add day and it was very disagreeable. Thursday Dec. 2, 1915 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was rather fine but the roads were heavy. 335 �Friday Dec. 3, 1915 I went to Chatham on the 7 a.m. Saw Mr. Graham re the Wilmore Drain and attended the Court “Porter vs Dover” at 10 a.m. The day was fine. Saturday 4 Dec. 1915 After doing some of the chores I went to Chatham on the 10 a.m. car. Saw Graham re Willmore Drain. Came home on the 4.30 car. The day was fine. Sunday Dec. 5, 1915 Mabel and I went to S.S. and Church. There was a very good attendance to day. The day was cloudy. Monday Dec. 6, 1915 After doing some of the chores I went to the Town Hall on the 9 a.m. car and attended a Council meeting. Went to Chatham on the 6 p.m. Pain Court car and gave James Browning Contract of finishing the Wilmore Drain $ 140.00 The day was fine. Tuesday Dec. 7, 1915 Did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was cloudy and not very cold. It snowed a little in the evening. Wednesday Dec. 8, 1915 I did chores and Roy and I worked at Forester books in the forenoon. I delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was cloudy and the road thawed a little. Thursday Dec. 9, 1915 Did chores and made up Forester books in the forenoon. Roy helped me. Delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fair and cold and the roads are getting good. 336 �Friday Dec. 10, 1915 Roy and I made up Forester books in the forenoon and I delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine but rather cold and the roads were good. Saturday Dec. 11, 1915 Went on the 7 a.m. car to 3rd Con and saw the Wilmore Drain and then to Chatham. The day was fine but rather cold. Sunday Dec. 12, 1915 Mabel and I went to S.s. and Church. Rev. N. Lindsay preached from the text Prov. 12, 27. The slothfull man roasteth not that which he took in hunting”. “Our duty as Protestants”. The day was cloudy and snowed in the evening. Monday Dec. 13, 1915 Delos Lozon came here in the morning and started doing chores. I worked at sending notices to Foresters’ and delivered mail in the afternoon. It snowed last night and the day was fine but rather cold. Tuesday Dec. 14, 1915 I worked at Forester books in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Delos did chores in the forenoon and went with me on the mail route in the afternoon. The day was fine but very cold. Wednesday Dec. 15, 1915 I went on the 9 a.m. car to the Town Hall and attended a Council meeting. Received check as follows Salary $9, Boyle Dr. bridge 7th con. $3, Wilmore Dr (5503), $6, Allowance re Crawford side road $3 = $ 21.00 Delos Lozon did chores and delivered mail. The day was fine and the roads good. 337 �Thursday Dec. 16, 1915 I made up Forester books during the day and attended Forester meeting in the evening. Roy helped me with the books. ^The Foresters decided to dissolve and passed a motion to amalgamate with Court McGregor in Chatham. The day was fine and the roads were good. Delos Lozon delivered mail. Friday December 17, 1915 Roy and I finished making up Forester books in the forenoon. I delivered mail in the afternoon. Maude came home on the 2.15 car. Mabel met her at the 15 con. The day was wet and disagreeable and the roads are getting bad. Saturday Dec. 18, 1915 I went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. car got off at the 3rd con. and saw the ditchers on the Wilmore Drain. The day was cloudy and froze a little. Sunday Dec. 19, 1915 Mabel and I went to Church. The sacrament of the Lord’s supper was administered to thirty one members and several visitors. The day was cloudy and cold. Monday Dec. 20, 1915 I worked at Church books in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. It froze last night so that the roads were rough. The day was cloudy. Tuesday Dec. 21, 1915 I did office work in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The roads are rough. The day was fine but rather cold. Wednesday Dec. 22, 1915 338 �I did office work in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. It snowed last night and the weather was mild to-day. The roads are rather rough in places. Thursday Dec. 23, 1915 Went to Chatham on the 10.10 car. Took in the Forester books and papers. Paid for galvanized pipe for Wilmore Dr $1? Talked with Mr. Cockram re audit to ? and came home on the 5.45 car. The day was cloudy with wet snow falling during the afternoon. Delos Lozon delivered mail. Friday Dec. 24, 1915 Went to Chatham on the 10.10 car and remained till the following morning stayed over night at the Aberdeen. The day was cloudy and commenced snowing in the evening. Saturday Dec. 25, 1915 Left Chatham on the 8.45 car. Got off at the Baldoon place and came to Electric on the mail car. Mabel was at the P.O. with the team. It snowed last night so that the roads were heavy for the buggy. It was stormy the greater part of the day. Sunday Dec. 26, 1915 We all went up to the Baldoon place for dinner and remained there till after supper. James Ewing came there for a while in the afternoon. The day was mild and the sleighing on the roads was getting good. Monday Dec. 27, 1915 I went to the Town Hall on the 9 a.m. car and attended a council meeting in the forenoon and the nomination meeting in the afternoon. The following were nominated for Reeve – J W. Foy and Wm Elgie, for Deputy Reeve – James Fox, Peter Antaya and Joseph Lewis. For Councillors – Petere Antaya, Jas. St. Pierre(?), Alfred A. Bechard, Achile Bachand, ? Smith and Peter Crawford also Wm Elgie. 339 �Tuesday Dec. 28, 1915 I went to Chatham on the 10.10 car. Maude went with me. We met brother John and Kate at the C.P.R. and had dinner at the Miles Hotel. After dinner Reeve Foy went with us to Wilson, Pike and Stewarts office and arranged to have a deed drawn up for the “Crawford side road” on lot 15 con. 14. The day was fine and the sleighing rather good. Wednesday Dec. 29, 1915 I went to Wallaceburg on the 11.30 car. Saw several electors in Wallaceburg and hired a horse at John Rotner’s and went to the Baldoon Farm and saw Bodden, Dubeau, Arnold &c and after coming back talked to Joe Price Tom and Will Harper, Kavid Dinna J. W. Steinhoff, Wm O’Mara, Thos O’Mara (Sarnia) and others. Before going to the Farm I saw Jno. McGasm (?), Hugh Blake, Robert Drummon (?), J. S. Fraser, saw marden on the way home. The day was stormy with snow and wind but cleared up in the evening. Thursday Dec. 30, 1915 I went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. car and attended a Council meeting at the Clerk’s office. John Crawford was in during the afternoon and got the deed of the “Crawford side road” and took it with him to get his wife to sign it and have it returned to Wilson, Pike and Stewarts office. The day was fine with sleighing on the roads. Friday Dec. 331, 1915 I stayed in Chatham last night at Bechard’s Hotell and canvassed Electors during the day and came home on the 5.45 car to Kearn’s store and came home with Delos Lozon. Mabel and Maude made a few visits in the evening. The day was fine and turned soft in the afternoon. Saturday January 1, 1916 340 �Delos came and did chores in the morning. I delivered mail in the afternoon. Delos and his father did chores in the evening. It rained last night and at times during the day so that it was very disagreeable. The sleighing is wearing away fast. Sunday January 2, 1916 Mabel and Maude and I went to Church. After Church Mabel and Maude went to Mary Wemps and the Baldoon place and got home late. It rained and thawed last night so that the snow is all gone. The day was cloudy and it is freezing a little to night. Monday January 3, 1916 I went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. car and sent certificates to D. A. Gordon at Dover Centre and to John Richmond to Mitchells Bay and remained at the polling booth at the Wood survey all day. Came back on the 5.45 car and stayed at Kearn’s store till we got all the returns. It was a little stormy in the morning but the greater part of the day was fine and the roads were good. Tuesday Jan. 4, 1916 I started to go to the Town Hall on the 9 a.m. car but was too late so I went to Kearn’s store and waited for the 10.10 car but the Conductor didn’t call at the Junction and I went through to Chatham. Came back with Charlie in his Auto leaving Chatham at 3 p.m. and after wating a while at the Baldoon place Charlie came home with me. The day was fine and the roads were good. Wednesday January 5, 1916 I went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. and attended a Council meeting of the old Council at the Clerk’s office. It rained during the day and tuned cold and froze in the evening. (In the left margin: Council meeting) Thursday January 6, 10916 341 �Earl Crawford was over here this forenoon and said he had a man engaged for the year and wanted to know when he could get the use of the house. I delivered mail in the afternoon. It froze and was very cold last night. The day was fine but the roads were rough. Friday January 7, 1916 I went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. and met with the Reeve at the Clerk’s office to arrange Solicitors account and have it charged to proper accounts. Came back to Kearns on the 5.45 and waited for Delos with the mail. The day was very fine and the roads were good. (In the left margin: Com. meeting with Reeve) Saturday January 8,k 1916 Hugh Johnson came over with Earl to see the place – While here, they took the ? out of the well behind the barn. I went to Wallaceburg in the evening and saw James McNairnie re repairs and changes in the Baldoon House. The day was cold. Sunday January 9, 1916 I went to S.S. and Church. Mr. Waghorne preached. Mabel went to her mothers at the Baldoon place. The day was cloudy. Monday Jan. 10, 1916 I went to the Town Hall on the 9 a.m. and attended the first meeting of the new council. Delos delivered mail. The day was misty and disagreeable. Tuesday January 11, 1916 I had the Grip and was sick at my stomach stayed in the house all day. Delos delivered mail. The day was wet and disagreeable. 342 �Wednesday Jan. 12, 1916 I was still sick with La Grippe and stayed in the house. Mabel went to Garnier’s in the afternoon and had Dan sharp shod and then went to the Baldoon place for a while. Delos delivered mail. The day was rather disagreeable. Thursday Jan. 13, 1916 I wasn’t quite well of La Grippe and stayed in the house all day. Delos did chores and delivered mail. Mabel went to the Baldoon place in the morning and and didn’t come home to-night. She is helping to paint and paper the rooms above the kitchen. The day was cold and windy. Friday January 14, 1916 Mabel came home last night after we were in bed a few minutes and went to the Baldoon place again this morning. Delos went on the mail route and I stayed at home and made up Church books and odd jobs. The day was rather cold but fine. Saturday January 15, 1916 Charlie came here in the morning with his Auto and Mabel went back with him to paper the bed room in the Frank part and I went over to the car and took the boys with me and they went on to the Baldoon place and I went to Wallaceburg and after doing some business came back to the Baldoon place and Roy and I drove home and Charlie took Mabel home in the Auto later. The day was stormy with wind and snow. There is about two inches of snow on the ground now. Delos delivered mail. Sunday January 16, 1916 I went to S.S. and Church. The day was very cold. 343 �Monday January 17, 1916 I stayed at home and made up Church reports for annual meeting. Delos delivered mail. The day was very cold. Tuesday January 18, 1916 Delos and I did chores in the forenoon. Delos went on with the chores in the afternoon and I delivered mail. The day was very cold. Wednesday Jan. 19, 1916 We sent away 5 pigs which weighed 950 lbs @ 8.75. Mr. Lozon took them to the 14th. I did chores and finished my Church reports. Delos delivered mail. Mabel and I went out to the annual meeting at Calvin in the evening. The day was cold and a snowstorm came on as we were coming home from Calvin. Jas McNairnie and Charlie are at the Baldoon place. Thursday Jan. 20, 1916 I went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. and attended a Council meeting at the Clerk’s office. Delos went on the mail route. Mabel got Kate shod and went to the Baldoon place where Jas. McNairnie and Charlie are working. My check for $206.65 for mail route came. The day was soft with a slight drizzle of snow falling. Friday January 21, 1916 I helped to do chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Frank Lozon and Delos butchered two pigs in the afternoon. It thawed to-day and the roads are getting bad. The day was fine. Saturday January 22, 1916 344 �I helped to do chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon paid Delos for three days delivery in full to date 3.00 The frost was all out of the ground and the roads were very bad the mud lifted and rolled on the wheels. Sunday January 23, 1916 Mabel and I went to Church. Mr. Lindsay preached on the subject of “Prayer”. After Church we we went to the Baldoon place and then home. The day was cloudy. Monday Jan. 24, 1916 Delos had to help his father to butcher, so I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Mabel went to Chatham on the 12.45 car and came back on the 4.30 car; she left her horse at the Baldoon place. The day was mild and fine but the roads are bad. Tuesday Jan. 25, 1916 I delivered mail to-day. Went to the Baldoon place on my way Jas McNairnie and Charlie were working at the house the down stairs floor is all in and looks well. The day was fine but the roads are very heavy. (In the left margin: I put Jerry into the stable and fed him hay an doats. The other young horses are all out yet.) Wednesday Jan. 26, 1916 Delos and Walter Wilson came here a while in the morning. I helped to do chores and delivered mail in the afternoon. They have the front door and the two double windows in the Baldoon house. The day was fine but the roads are very bad. Thursday January 27, 1916 345 �I helped Delos to do chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Jas McNairnie and Charlie are getting on well with the house on the Baldoon place. They have the front door and four double windows in, down stairs. They are going to put in the up-stairs windows to=morrow. It rained last night and the roads are very bad. I had Nell and Dan on the mail-route to-day but Dan got lame on the way and it was so late before I got round the first time that I didn’t finish. I paid James McNairnie up to Saturday night $ 31.50 Friday Jan. 28, 1916 I helped Delos to do chores in the morning and delivered mail in the afternoon. I omitted the last quarter of the route for the roads were very bad. I had Nell and Jerry on the route. Saturday January 29, 1916 I started early on the mail route and finished the part that I omitted last night and delivered all the route except Rose’s corner, for the 15th con. is very bad along the new ditch. They say that some of the carriers are omitting every alternate day. The day was cloudy and the roads were frozen and very rough. Sunday January 30, 1916 We didn’t go to Church for the day was very disagreeable it rained nearly all day and it would be very hard to go on the fifteenth concession from McKenzie’s Creek to J. G. Rose’s, along the Gordon Drain. Monday Jan. 31, 1916 We divided the mail route into two parts today. I took a team and went round by the Bay and Delos took Nell and the buggy and went round by the Club House. The day was cloudy and the roads were very bad for it rained nearly all the night. 346 �Tuesday Feb. 1, 1916 After doing chores in the forenoon I delivered mail on the Bay route and Delos delivered on the club route. Mabel went up to the Baldoon place to do oiling. It froze last night so that the road was rough. The day was cold. Wednesday Feb. 2, 1916 Took Nell and the buggy up to Kearns and went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. car. Paid Karu(?) Morris $ 107.56 And did other business and came back on the mail car (11.30) and delivered mail on the Mitchell’s Bay part of the route. Delos Lozon delivered mail on the Club part. Mabel says ”it was a nice large day”, but rather cold. Thursday February 3, 1916 I helped to do chores in the morning and delivered mail on the Mitchell Bay part and Delos delivered on the Club pt. The day was cold and the roads very rough. Paid Delos on mail route to date 2.00 “ Mr. Lozon for odd jobs 2.00 Friday Feb. 4, 1916 I helped to do chores in the morning and delivered mail on the Bay route in the afternoon. Maude came home on a visit from the Normal and got a chance home with Mr. and Mrs. Tucker from the 2.15 car. The day was cloudy and the roads still very rough. Delos took the part of the route round by the Club. Saturday February 5, 1916 Mabel and Maude went to Chatham on the 10.10 and stayed over at the Baldoon place till the 12.45. Delos and I delivered mail. Mabel and Maude came home with me from the 5.45 car. It snowed last night and a little during the day. 347 �Sunday February 6, 1916 I didn’t feel very well today and as one of the buggies was out of repair and we needed the other to take Maude to the 3.15 car, I didn’t go to Church. The day was cloudy and mild. February Monday 7, 1916 I went on the 9 a.m. car to the Town Hall and attended a meeting of Council. The Reeve was sick with a bad cold and didn’t attend. Rec’d a check for salary $12 and Com re law accounts $3 total $ 15.00 The day was very cold. (In the left margin: Check $15.00) Tuesday Feb. 8, 1916 I delivered mail on the Bay part of the route and Delos delivered on the Club part. Bill Files came with 13 bags of oats – 1193 lbs @ 35 cents per bush – $ 12.30 The day was stormy with wind and snow and the roads were very rough. Wednesday Feb. 9, 1916 Delos delivered mail on the Bay route and I delivered on the Club route and did chores after coming home. Charlie’s man (Geo Maul) went past Kearns with a load of sand and plaster when I was at Kearns. I telephone to Charlie re oak &c. He said the plasterers came this morning and had the downstairs nearly plastered. I took the cutter on part of my route. The sleighing is not very good but it is easier on a person than a buggy. The day was mild. Thursday Feb. 10, 1916 I took the Bay part of the route today and Delos took the Club part. The plasterer said he would be done with the Baldoon House tomorrow. 348 �The day was cloudy and snowed nearly all day and the sleighing is getting fairly good although the road was very rough (?) the snow came. Friday Feb. 17, 1916 I took the whole mail route today. Delos did chores. Terrie finished plastering this afternoon. Paid for labor, plastering and car fare $ 20.80 Snow fell during the greater part of the day and the road is getting good. Saturday Feb. 12, 1916 I went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. car and attended a Council meeting at the Clerks office. Got the check for retiring allowance cashed $ 205.50 Mabel drove me over to the car at the 15 con. and then drove to the Baldoon house to clean up and do some painting. I saw Dr. Holmes and got some medicine as I had not been feeling very well for some time and occasionally felt dizzy. The day was cloudy and snowed at times; the sleighing is getting good. Sunday February 13, 1916 Mabel and I started for S.S. and Church but met Alex and Minnie Templeton who told us that there no Church owing to the anniversary at the Dover Church. We came home and took Roy to the Baldoon place John went with us. The gas nearly gave out on Charlie and they had it cold for a time. The day was cold and the sleighing was good. Monday February 14, 1916 Helped Delos with the chores in the morning and delivered mail on the whole route in the afternoon. Mabel went to the Baldoon place and worked at painting &c. The day was fine and not too cold and the sleighing was good. Tuesday Feb. 15, 1916 349 �Delos did chores and I delivered mail. The day was cloudy and soft. The sleighing was good. Wednesday Feb. 16, 1916 Helped with chores and wrote a letter to the Post Office Inspector re the Mills lane and the “Crawford side road” in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Mr. McDonald told me the Postoffice man had been there and left a short time before I came. Mabel went with Mr. Lozo to take the Piano to the Baldoon place in the evening as we were afraid the road would be all thawed out in the morning. The greater part of the day was fine but it sprinkled rain in the evening and the sleighing was nearly all gone. Thursday Feb. 17, 1916 Mabel went to the Baldoon place and to Chatham in the forenoon. I delivered mail in the afternoon. Mr. Johnson the Post Office agent was at Kern’s when I got there. He waited till I came round the first time and went away on the 5.45 car. He said he would recommend extending the route to the Winter line. Alex Peterkin came here in the forenoon and looked at jim and said that he and Wm Mills would come after dinner and take him away to break him. The day was fine and the roads good. Friday Feb. 18, 1916 I delivered mail on the whole route. Delos Lozon did chores. I took the cutter but the sleighing was not very good. It got very stormy and cold before night. James McNairnie is working at the Baldoon place putting casings on the doors and windows. Saturday Feb. 19, 1916 Delos Lozon and Walter Wilson did chores. Frank Lozon went to Wallaceburg and took home a load of one hundred fence posts for me at twenty cents each = $ 20.00 I paid James McNairnie 10.50 350 �for putting casings on doors and windows on the Baldoon house. I delivered mail on the whole route. The day was rather mild and the sleighing fairly good. Mabel went up to the Baldoon place and oiled the arch and the doors and window casing. Sunday Feb. 20, 1916 I went to Church. I man gave a lecture on distributing bibles and sold several. The day was cloudy and the roads frozen hard but the sleighing was not very good. Monday Feb. 21, 1916 I went to Chatham in the forenoon re interest on Gardiner’s Mortgage came back to the Baldoon place on the 11.30 car and delivered mail in the afternoon, the day was fine but rather cold. Tuesday Feb. 22, 1916 I helped to do chores in the morning and took Nell and Kate to Wallaceburg in the afternoon and got them shod. The Local option suit was going on before judge Stamworth in the public Library. I listened to the proceedings for a while. Mr. Lozon and Walter Wilson took a load of furniture up to the Baldoon place on a sleigh in the evening; Earl Crawford helped them as far as the 13 concession. The day was fine and the sleighing is nearly all gone for the sun came out warm in the afternoon. Wednesday Feb. 23, 1916 Did chores in the forenoon with Delos Lozon and Walter Wilson and Delivered mail in the afternoon. Dr. Coates came here as I was ready to go on the mail route. The day was fine and the roads were good but getting sloppy. Thursday Feb. 24, 1916 351 �Delos Lozon and Walter Wilson Did chores I helped in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Delos took the last quarter of the route and I went out to Calvin to a box social and joint session and managers’ meeting. There was a small turn-out to the social. The day was rather fine and the roads were good but getting sloppy in the evening as it thawed during the afternoon. Friday February 25, 1916 Delos Lozon and Walter Wilson came here in the forenoon and did chores and put up a rail fence round the straw tack in the forenoon. I delivered mail in the afternoon with Kate and the buggy. The day was cloudy and cold and the road was good but a little rough in places. Saturday Feb. 26, Delos and Walter did chores. Mabel went up to the Baldoon place in the afternoon. I delivered mail on the whole route. The day was cloudy and cold and the greater part of the road was good. Sunday Feb. 27, 1916 Delos and Walter did chores. I went to S.s. and church. The day was cold and the roads good. Monday Feb. 28, 1916 Mr. Tucker came in the morning with his team and a wagon with a hay rack and took a load up to the Baldoon place; Mabel went in the afternoon. Earl Crawford brought Mr. Johnson’s furniture in two loads in the afternoon. I delivered mail on the whole route. The day was fine and the road was good. Tuesday Feb. 29, 1916 352 �George Crawford sent Mr. Snelgrove with a team and wagon to take a load and Lozon sent the boys with another load which finished our moving to the Baldoon place this afternoon. I went there after delivering the mail. The day was mild and fine. Wednesday March 1, 1916 Charlie and George attended to the horses and I stayed in the house all forenoon as I didn’t feel well. I had a cold. I delivered mail in the afternoon. Paid W. Wilson $1.50 and Delos $8.00 for chores $ 9.50 The day was cloudy and cold and the roads were good. Thursday March 2, 1916 I delivered mail today. Mabel, Charlie and Geo. Maul filled nail holes and varnished the oak wood work in the house and Charlie delivered mail in the afternoon. It snowed last night and the day was cold and fine and the roads were good. Friday March 3, 1916 Dr. Radley came here on the 7.40 from Chatham and gave treatment for Kate and Dan and looked at Charlie’s mare. I paid him $ 3.00 I delivered mail in the afternoon. Mable worked at papering the parlor. The greater part of the day was fine and the roads good; it snowed a little in the evening. Saturday march 4, 1916 I delivered mail in the afternoon. George Maul went to Wallaceburg in the afternoon and got Philip Cook to do chores for him. The day was fine and the roads were good. Sunday March 5, 1916 Mabel and I went to Church and Sunday school at Calvin. 353 �Charlie went down to Tucker’s with his auto and took home his hive of bees. The day was fine and thawed a little but the roads were good. Monday March 6, 1916 I went on the seven a.m. car and attended a council meeting at the Town Hall and in the evening went to Chatham on the Paincourt car and back home on the 7 p.m. car which was late. The day was stormy with snow and rain which froze as it came down and made the cars run late. (In the left margin: Check $6.00) Tuesday March 7, 1916 I worked at Church books in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. It thawed last night and to day and the roads were sloppy but the bottom was good. The greater part of the day was fine but it rained in the evening. Wednesday March 8, 1916 I delivered mail on the whole route. Charlie started with his Auto on his route but found that the road was too soft and came back and and took his horse and buggy. The day was rather fine. Thursday March 9, 1916 I delivered mail to-day I took the old buggy as the mud froze to the wheels of the new buggy so bad yesterday that they were very heavy. Charlie went to the shop and had his horse shod in the forenoon. The greater part of the day was not bad but it began to snow in the afternoon and got very stormy. “The wind blew as if it would blow it’s last”. Friday March 10, 1916 354 �Charlie and Geo. Maul worked at hewing sills for the Kinny House in the forenoon. Charlie and I delivered mail in the afternoon and Geo. Maul skidded out barn timber from the bush across to the front. The day was cold and fine and the roads were good. Saturday march 11, 1916 Charlie Buck and Geo. Maul finished hewing the sills for the Kinny house in the forenoon. Charlie and I delivered mail in the afternoon and George skidded barn timber. I went over to Thos. Fox’s in the forenoon re Church subscription. The day was fine and the roads good but getting sloppy. Sunday March 12, 1916 Mabel and I went to S.S. and Church. The day was fine and the roads were good but thawing a little. Monday March 13, 1916 Mabel and I went down to George’s in the forenoon to see Reuben Martin painting and graining and we had dinner there. After dinner I went on the mail route and Mabel stayed there till Jean went over for George who was at Chatham re new School section to be formed North of sixteenth concession in Chatham and Dover. The day was fine but the roads are thawing out fast. Charlie and George got a load of hay from Hugh Porter. Tuesday March 14, 1916 I worked at church report in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Mabel went to Wallaceburg in the afternoon. The fore part of the day was rather fine but it became very stormy with snow and wind in the afternoon and evening. The roads were fairly good. Wednesday March 15, 1916 355 �I worked at church reports for a while in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Thursday March 16, 1916 Worked at my church report in the forenoon and delivered mail with Dan in the afternoon. The roads were good and with the exception a little earth freezing to the wheels in the evening the rig ran easily. The day was fine. Friday March 17, 1916 Delivered mail to day. Davis spoke to me re piles in the bush. The day was fine and the roads were good. Saturday March 18, 1916 I went to Wallaceburg in the morning on the 8.40 car and gave the Annual Church Report to the Herald Record. Mr. Zavitz cashed the check for oak $ 59.19 Came home on the 10.10 which wsa late and delivered mail in the afternoon. Earl paid for beet ground $ 42.00 The day was cold and cloudy and the roads were frozen and good. Sunday March 19, 1916 I went out to Calvin S.S. and Church. The day was fine and the roads were good. Monday March 20, 1916 I went to Chatham on the 7 a.m. car and after attending to a few private affairs, attended a meeting of council at the Clerks office. Came back on the 5.45 car and went through to Wallaceburg to Mr. Reuben Martin re graining the dining room. The fore part of the day was fine but a snow storm came on in the afternoon. Delos Lozon delivered mail for me. (In the left margin: Council meeting) 356 �Tuesday March 21, 1916 Reeve Foy called up this morning and and asked if I could come to the clerks office to finish our committee work re Law costs so I went in on the 12.45 and we finished the work and I came home on the 5.45 car. Delos Lozon delivered mail. The day was mild and fine and the snow melted away making the roads sloppy. (In the left margin: Com. meeting with Reeve) Wednesday March 22, 1916 I delivered mail on the Mitchell’s Bay part of the route and Delos delivered on the Club part. The day was very stormy with wind and snow. The cars were running behind time and getting blocked in the snow in places. The roads were also banked with snow in some places. Thursday March 23, 1916 I went to Chatham on the 7 a.m. car and attended a committee meeting of the council re Township By-laws. The day was cold and very fine and the roads were good except where the snow was banked. (In the left margin: Com. meeting of Council) Friday March 24, 1916 I went down in the morning and looked over the Crawford side road and gave Frank Lozon the job of grubbing stumps and trees, cutting brush close to the ground, putting tile in the ditch and filling in the same for twenty five dollars with the privilege of taking the timber for fire wood. I had dinner at Georges. The day was cloudy and rained a little about noon. Saturday March 25, 1916 In the morning I went out to the back field with Davis to look at some oak trees. 357 �Delivered mail in the afternoon spoke to Anselme Normandin at the Bay, he said he would send for a box with Lewis Owen. At the end of the Mills lane I met with Raymond Loyst and Duncan McKenzie; Duncan gave me the money for a box. The day was mild and fine and as it thawed the roads were getting bad. Sunday March 26, 1916 I went to S.S. and Church. Rev. Mr. Burges of St. Paul preached Acts 3:3. The day was cloudy and rain sprinkled at times and the roads were bad. Monday March 27, 1916 I took Dan and the buggy down to the Finnister place in the morning and put the pole to the buggy and hitched up Nell and Jery and delivered mail on the Bay part of the route. Frank Lozon delivered on the Club part. The day was cloudy and the road was very muddy. Tuesday March 28, 1916 I wrote letters and arranged papers in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Charlie and George went to the 14th with a load of pigs in the forenoon and cut logs for a milk house in the afternoon. Ernie Stokes delivered mail for Charlie. The day was cloudy and the roads were very muddy and rolled on the wheels in many places. Wednesday March 29, 1916 Charlie and George cut and hauled out logs for a log milk house today. I went over to the bush where they were working in the forenoon. Delivered mail in the afternoon and went to J. S. Rank’s place and paid taxes $ 152.96 Delos delivered mail on the club part and Ernie Stokes delivered for Charlie. The day was fine but the roads were very bad. 358 �Thursday March 30, 1916 I delivered mail on the Bay part of the route and Delos on the Club part. On my way from the Bay I took Henry Cartwright home with me to hew logs for a milk house. Charlie and George finished hauling in the logs for the milk house. The day was fine but the roads were very bad. Friday March 31, 1916 Henry Cartwright and gang hacked and hewed logs for the milk-house today; they will finish the hewing tomorrow. I delivered mail on the Bay part and Delos delivered on the Club part. Charlie divided his route between himself and Ernie Stokes. The day was fine but the roads are still bad. Saturday April 1, 1916 The hewers worked for a while in the morning but it commenced raining and they quit; it cleared up in the afternoon but Charlie went on the mail route and Geo. Left about 3 p.m. so no more hewing was done. I delivered mail on the Bay part but Delos was sick and didn’t go on the club part. Charlie divided his route between himself and Ernie. The roads were bad. Sunday April 2, 1916 As the roads were bad and the horses had been worked hard all week we didn’t go to S.S. or church. W. Roe and Jas. Ewing were here for a while in the afternoon. The day was fine and the roads are drying fast. Monday April 3, 1916 Went on the 9 a.m. car and attended a meeting of Council at the Town Hall; went to Chatham on the Paincourt car and came back on the 7 p.m. car from Chatham. Mabel delivered mail on the Bay route. They couldn’t find out anything about Delos as the Telephone was out of order. Rec’d check as follows: 359 �2 meetings $6, two committee re solicitors account and Tp. By Lasw, $6; one half day re Rankin creek bridge at W. J. Rankin’s and ½ day division work re Crawford side road across 14th concession $15.00 The day was fine and the roads are drying fast. Tuesday April 4, 1916 I went round the whole mail route today. Cartwright finished hewing logs for the milk house and I took him with me to Allen’s place. Paid $3.50 The day was fine. The roads had dried and were good in places but were wet and heavy in the low lying roads. Wednesday April 5, 1916 I delivered mail on the whole route today. Saw Cartwright at the Bay and paid him for three hives $ 5.00 The day was fine and the roads were good on the high grades but rather bad on the flat parts. Thursday April 6, 1916 I delivered mail on the whole route with a team – Nell and Jerry. The day was rather cold but fine. The roads were dry and getting good on the high grades but were very bad on some of the flat roads especially along the McLeod Creek road. Friday April 7, 1916 I delivered mail on the whole route today. Charlie and George worked at fixing up the old log stable. Ernie Stokes delivered mail for Charlie. The day was fine but the roads are heavy on the low grades. Saturday April 8, 1916 I delivered mail on the whole route. Charlie and George finished flooring, chunking, plastering and putting a door on the old log stable so that it is now very comfortable. The day was fine in the forenoon but a snow storm came on in the afternoon. 360 �Sunday April 9, 1916 We put Nell and Jerry in the repaired log stable this morning. Mable and I went to S.S. and church with the team. In places the roads were very heavy but the day was fine. Kent Hyatt was here to day, he is going back to London tomorrow. Monday April 10, 1916 I sent a letter with Kent Hyatt to The Post Office Inspector London re the extension to Lewis Owen and went down there today for the first time. I told Mr. Loyst to move his box in front of his place. I took home the ducks from the Finister place. The day was fine and the greater part of the road was good. Charlie and George worked at putting sills under the Kinny house. They finished the sills and put down two of the brick buttments. Tuesday April 11, 1916 George went to the mill for chop in the morning. I helped Charlie at putting brick blocks under the Kinny house till it rained. Charlie and George finished the brick blocks in the afternoon. I delivered mail with a team. It rained in the forenoon but cleared up in the afternoon. The road was heavy. Wednesday April 12, 1916 Charlie and George put the mud sill under the Kinny house and laid flooring in one end. I delivered mail on the whole route. The fore part of the day was fine but it rained heavily in the evening. Thursday April 13, 1916 Charlie and Geo. Took home a load of hay in the morning from Hugh Porter’s and went to Wallaceburg for flooring &c. for the Kinny house in the afternoon. 361 �James McNairnie was here for dinner. I delivered mail on the whole route today. The day was fine in the forenoon but rained heavily in the afternoon and the roads are very soft and bad. Friday April 14, 1916 As the roads were bad I got Delos Lozon to do the Club part of the route with the pacer and I did the Bay part with Nell and Jerry. Ernie Stokes delivered for Charlie. Charlie and George worked at the Kinny house. The day was fine but the roads were heavy. My mail route check came today. Saturday April 15, 1916 I delivered mail on the Bay route and Delos delivered on the Club route. Ernie Stokes delivered for Charlie. Charlie and George worked at the Kinny house. The day was fine and the roads are drying fast. Sunday April 16, 1916 I went out to Church and S.S. today. The roads were rather bad the most of the way and very bad between the Townline and the Church. I rode out with Kate and Charlie’s cart. The day was cloudy and rained in the evening. Monday April 17, 1916 I delivered mail on the whole route with a team today. Charlie worked at the Kinny House. George Maul went away Saturday evening and didn’t come back till this evening. The day was fine and the roads are drying fast. Tuesday April 18, 1916 I delivered mail on the whole route today. Charlie worked at the Kinny House. George Maul took a load of cement from W-burg. Ernie Stokes delivered for Charlie. 362 �The day was fine and the roads are drying fast. Wednesday April 19, 1916 I delivered mail on the whole route; owing to the rains the road was heavy even for a team – Jerry and Kate. Charlie went to Chatham with his car. George Maul worked at the Kinny house. It rained heavily during the afternoon. Thursday April 20, 1916 I attended a Court of revision on the Raymond Drain at Mitchell’s Bay. Mr. Welsh came out on the car and went over with me. The day was rather fine but threatened rain at times. Jas McNairnie came in afternoon. Friday April 21, 1916 I went on the whole route with a team today. James McNairnie helped Charlie and George to finish the carpenter work in the Kinny house. The day was rather fine and the roads were rough. Saturday April 22, 1916 I delivered mail on the whole route. It rained heavily during the afternoon. Sunday April 23, 1916 I didn’t go to Church as the roads were bad. In the evening, Maude and Cora and Charlie and I went to hear Hanley at Wallaceburg, The day was fine. Monday April 24, 1916 James McNairnie came here in the morning and they put in the concrete foundation for the verandah before night. 363 �I delivered mail on the whole route. The day was cloudy and the roads were very heavy. Tuesday April 25, 1916 It rained last night and this forenoon so that the men couldn’t do much this forenoon. Charlie and George got a small load of hay from Hugh Askin. James McNairnie and Charlie put siding on each end of the house as far as they could till the veranda is built. Delos delivered mail on the Bay route and I delivered on the Club part. It was cloudy in the afternoon and the roads were very bad. Wednesday April 26, 1916 I delivered mail on the whole route. Jas. McNairnie and the men worked at the verandah and siding the house. The day was cloudy and the roads bad. Thursday April 27, 1916 I went on the 9 a.m. car and attended a meeting of Council at the Town Hall re Gowrie Drain &c. Charlie went to Chatham on the 7 a.m. car and came back on the 5.45 p.m. Cora Wemp, Ila Wemp and Alta Bechard came on the same car and spent the evening with us. Delos Lozon delivered mail for me. Jas. McNairnie and Geo. Maul worked at the verandah and have the floor laid and pained and part of the railing up. The day was fine. Friday April 28, 1916 I delivered mail on the whole route today. Jerry didn’t feel well on the way home from the winterline and came back very slowly. The day was fine and the roads are getting solid and are scraped in places. The day was fine. The men worked at the verandah. Saturday April 29, 1916 364 �I delivered mail with two horses. I took Charlie’s Gip on the Bay part and Dole on the Club part. The men worked at the verandah. The day was fine and the roads good. Paid McNairnie $ 24.00 Sunday April 30, 1916 I didn’t go to Calvin to day but in the evening I went to hear Hanley in Wallaceburg. The Tabernacle was well filled. The day was cloudy. Monday May 1, 1916 I went to Chatham with Maude on the 7 a.m. car on her way to London and came back on the 9 a.m. car and attended a council meeting at the Town Hall. Rec’d a check for salary $ 9.00 Delos Lozon delivered mail on the whole route with their own team. The forenoon was fine but it rained in the afternoon. Tuesday May 2, 1916 I delivered mail on the whole route with Charlie’s Gip on the Bay Route and Doll on the Club part. McNairnie and Charlie worked on the verandah and Geo plowed the gardins. The day was fine and the roads are good. Wednesday May 3, 1916 I delivered mail on the Bay route and Mabel delivered on the Club part. Jas. McNairnie and Charlie worked on the verandah. In the evening I went out to a Manager’s meeting at Calvin, Rev. W. Lindsay went with me. The day was rather fine but the roads were bad. Thursday May 4, 1916 365 �George Maul and I went down to the Finister place in the morning for a load of Red Top hay and took back the cows and calves with us. I delivered mail with Dan on the Bay part and Doll on the Club part. The day was fine and the roads are drying but are a little rough. Friday May 5, 1916 I delivered mail with Dan on the whole route. McNairnie and Charlie worked at the verandah. The day was fine and the roads are good. Saturday May 6, 1916 I went to Chatham on the 7 a.m. car. Saw Mac Gardiner re Finister place . Came back on the 11.30 and delivered mail. McNairnie and Charlie worked at the verandah. The day was cloudy. Sunday May 7, 1916 I went to S.S. and church. Mr. Bowen a Bible representative preached. I went to Wallaceburg to hear Hanley and Fisher in the evening. The day was fine. Monday May 8, 1916 I delivered mail on the whole route today with Kate and Dan, each taking a part. In the morning I went to the school with John and had the show put on Kate. The day was fine. Tuesday May 9, 1916 I delivered mail with Dan and Kate, each taking a part. Geo. Maul disc harrowed in the front field. Dr. Coates came here in the forenoon. The day was fine. Wednesday May 10, 1916 Mabel and I went to Chatham on the 7 a.m. car re the Gardner mortgage and came back on the 11.30 and I delivered mail in the 366 �afternoon. It rained heavily in the forenoon but cleared up in the afternoon. Thursday May 11, 1916 Helped Charlie to clean up oats for seed in the forenoon. George drilled them in in the afternoon. I delivered mail in the afternoon with Dan and Kate in turn. The day was fine but the roads are rough. Friday May 12, 1916 I delivered mail on the whole route with Dan and Kate in turns. The day was fine and the roads are getting good. Saturday May 13, 1916 I went to Chatham on the 7 a.m. and came back on the 12.45. Roy packed the mail for me and had it here when I got home. The day was fine and the roads fairly good. Sunday May 14, 1916 I had a cold and didn’t feel well so stayed at home all day. It rained heavily during the greater part of the day. Monday May 15, 1916 I went on the 9 a.m. car and attended a meeting of Council at the Town Hall. Mabel delivered mail. The day was fine but the roads were heavy. Tuesday May 16, 1916 I helped Charlie at putting siding on the East end of the house in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. George and Roy went down to the Finnister place for a load of oats. It rained heavily in the forenoon and the roads are bad. Wednesday May 17, 1916 367 �I helped Charlie to put siding on the house. George took lumber from the mill. I delivered mail in the afternoon. Ernie Stokes delivered mail for Charlie and Charlie worked at painting the house. The day was cloudy and rained at times. Thursday May 18, 1916 Charlie and George finished painting the East end of the house. I delivered mail in the afternoon. Mr. Lindsay was here and I paid him on stipend for the June quarter. $100.00 The day was cloudy. Friday May 19, 1916 I delivered mail in the afternoon. Charlie worked at siding the West end of the house in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. It rained heavily in the afternoon (In the left margin: Gip’s colt) Saturday May 20, 1916 I went to Chatham on the 7 a.m. and settled with the Blonde Co. for material for the house $289.22 Being the full amount purchased from that Co. I also interviewed the C.W. and L. E. RR re the Railway bridge at Con. 15 and went to see Mr. McGeorge but he was out of Town. Came back on the 11.30 and delivered mail. The day was fine. Sunday May 21, 1916 Mabel and John and I went to S.S. and Church at Calvin. The day was fine and the roads were good but rough in places. Monday May 22, 1916 I raked up chips and trash for a while in the forenoon till the rain came on and delivered mail in the afternoon. George drilled in oats in the forenoon till it rained. 368 �It rained heavily in the forenoon and at times during the afternoon. Tuesday May 23, 1916 I raked up trash around the house in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. George Maule worked at putting shingles on the Kinny house. The day was fine but the roads were rough and bad. Wednesday May 24, 1916 I went to Wallaceburg in the morning and paid bills at Lumber Co. and the News. Came back on the 10.10 and delivered mail in the afternoon. I sent Ernie Stokes on the mail route for Charlie and Charlie shingled the Kinny house and painted in the afternoon. The day was fine. Thursday May 25, 1916 I went down to Lozon’s in the forenoon and took home Barney and delivered mail in the afternoon. John went with me on the last part. The day was fine. Friday May 26, 1916 I went on the 9 a.m. car and attended a meeting of Council at the Town Hall. Mabel delivered mail for me and Roy delivered for Charlie The day was fine. Saturday May 27, 1916 I went to Chatham on the 7 a.m. car which was late. Saw Engineer McCubbin re Gordon Drain Culvert on C.W. and L. E. R.R. Consulted Dr. T. K. and Shirly Holmes &c and came back on the 11.30 car and delivered mail in the afternoon. It rained heavily last night and this forenoon so that the land was flooded with water. It cleared up in the afternoon and evening. 369 �Sunday May 28, 1916 Mable and I went out to Calvin Church. Mary Wemp and Ida were here in the evening. The swale back on the farm was so full of water that cattle had very little pasture and it was hard to keep them from breaking into the clover. The day was fine but the roads were heavy. Monday May 29, 1916 I delivered mail on the whole route with Dan. Charlie and George repaired fence and pained houses. The day was cloudy and rained at times; it is raining now. 9.35 p.m. Tuesday May 30, 1916 In the forenoon I did chores and delivered mail in the afternoon. Roy delivered mail for Charlie. The horses that were put back in the pasture broke out and went back to the Finister place. Charlie and George went for them in the afternoon. It rained heavily last night but cleared up today. Wednesday May 31, 1916 I delivered mail on the whole route today. Roy delivered for Charlie. Charlie and George worked at siding the Kinny house. The day was fine and the roads are being scraped. Thursday June 1, 1916 I looked for the red cow in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Charlie and Roy delivered mail with the auto. The day was fine and the greater part of the road is scraped and good. Tuesday May 30, 1916 In the forenoon I did chores and delivered mail in the afternoon. Roy delivered mail for Charlie. The horses that were put back in the 370 �pasture broke out and went back to the Finister place. Charlie and George went for them in the afternoon. It rained heavily last night but cleared up today. Wednesday May 31, 1916 I delivered mail on the whole route today. Roy delivered for Charlie. Charlie and George worked at siding the Kinny house. The day was fine and the roads are being scraped. Thursday June 1, 1916 I looked for the red cow in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Charlie and Roy delivered mail with the auto. The day was fine and the greater part of the road is scraped and good. Friday June 2, 1916 Delivered mail on the whole route. The day was rather fine and the roads were good. Saturday June 3, 1916 I went to Chatham with Charlie in his Auto in the morning and saw Mr White re the culvert at the 15th con. on the C. W. and L. E. Railway. Came back on the 11.30 car and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine and the roads are good. Sunday June 4, 1916 Mabel and I went to S.S. and church at Calvin and after supper I went to Chatham on the 5.30 car and went to Rev. Van Yeke’s church and then went to see Reeve J. W. Foy at the Hospital. The day was fine. Monday June 5, 1916 I went on the 9 a.m. car and attended a Council meeting at the Town Hall. Court of revision on the Assessment Roll and other business. Rec’d a check: salary $9, Division $6, Townline $3, Gordon Drain $3 = $ 21.00 371 �Tuesday June 6, 1916 W G. McGeorge came along shortly after 9 with his Auto and Robert Owen, his man Colby and we went to the 12 con. and got Joe Steen and commenced staking the Dunlop Drain. We had dinner at Ben. Burke’s. The day was fine and the roads good. Wednesday June 7, 1916 I didn’t feel well in the forenoon and Mabel took the first pat of the mail route and I went on the second. While Mabel was away I wrote a short letter to Maude. It rained heavily last night and all forenoon and part of the afternoon. Thursday June 8, 1916 I went to Wallaceburg in the forenoon and paid accounts at Zavitz, Hearld Record, &c and came back on the 10.10 and delivered mail in the afternoon. I was wet in the morning up cleared up in the afternoon. Friday June 9th 1916 I went to Wallaceburg again in the forenoon and got screen for the ? door and got medicine from Dr. Hird for my stomach. Came home on the 10.10 and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was rather fine. Saturday June 10, 1916 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. It rained at times during the day. Saturday June 10, 1916 Went to Chatham in the forenoon saw Reeve Foy at the Hospital and attended some business. Came home on the 11.30 car. Jack Boswell came on the same car. It didn’t rain in Chatham but rained heavily out here. It was raining when we got ? I delivered mail after dinner. 372 �Sunday June 12, 1916 None of us went to Church; I didn’t feel well and was taking medicine and as Jack Boswell was here we all stayed at home. The day was fine but the land is flooded with water. Monday June 12, 1916 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Mabel went to Chatham to meet Maude at 7 p.m. They both came home on the 10 car. Tuesday June 13, 1916 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine and the roads are drying fast. Wednesday June 14, 1916 Did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. It rained heavily at times during the afternoon. Thursday June 15, 1916 I helped to gather and haul away boards, chips and trash round the house in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Charlie, Maude, Mabel, Roy and John went to the Garden party in the afternoon and evening. The day was fine. Friday June 16, 1916 Charlie and George took back the lumber from the Garden Party at Dover Centre and planted potatoes in the afternoon. Roy went on Charlie’s Route and I delivered on the Bay part of my route and Mabel took the Club part as I intended to out to Calvin to a preparatory service but it rained so that I didn’t go and I don’t think Rev. Lindsay went either. Saturday June 17, 1916 373 �Charlie and George put down a crossing through the Baldoon St and I did some digging behind the house. I delivered mail in the afternoon. Roy delivered for Charlie and Charlie put up a screen door. The day was fine. Sunday June 18, 1916 Mabel and I went out to church at which communion was observed by forty two members and others. In the evening I went to St. Andrews Church, Chatham with the Foresters. The day was ? (In the margin: ?) Monday June 19, 1916 Did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was ? Tuesday June 20, 1916 Did chores in forenoon:- put cows to pasture, took home Gip and her colt and we helped Mr. Lewis to butcher a calf 105 lbs at 10 ½ cents = $ 11.02 ? Delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine. Wednesday June 21, 1916 Did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Examined Mr. Lozon’s work on the Crawford side road. The day was fine. (In the margin: Paid Geo. For 3490 lbs hay at $13 per ton = $22.70) Thursday June 22, 1916 Mr. J. G. Smith came here and bought the black calf for $ 10.00 And took it up to R. McKenzie’s old place and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine. 374 �Friday June 23, 1916 I went to Wallaceburg in the forenoon with Maude re vacancies in schools. Delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine. Saturday June 24, 1916 Did chores in the forenoon and went and delivered mail on the Bay part of the route in the afternoon and Maude and I went to Wallaceburg in the evening. Mabel delivered mail on the Club part of the route. The day was fine. Sunday June 25, 1916 Mable and I went to S.S. and Church and Maude went with us. Charlie went out to Dawn with Ernie Stokes to see cattle. The day was fine. Monday June 26, 1916 Did chores in forenoon and went early to the P.O. and posted a letter to John Crawford. The roads are good and the day was fine. Tuesday June 27, 1916 Did chores in the afternoon. Charlie and Roy delivered mail with the Auto. The day was fine. Wednesday June 28, 1916 We took Jess and Nell and Gip with their colts and six head of cattle down to the Summerfield pasture in the forenoon and I delivered mail in the afternoon. Charlie delivered with the Auto. George Maule and his wife came back in the afternoon. The day was fine and rather hot, and the roads are good. Thursday June 29, 1916 375 �I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. I arranged with Rikley to plow the sodded part of the Crawford side road. Charlie and Geo. plowed for corn on John’s part. Charlie went on the mail route in the afternoon and Roy disced with Jerry and Barney. The day was fine and the roads are good. Friday June 30, 1916 Did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The men worked at preparing corn ground on John’s part. The day was hot and the roads were good. Saturday July 1, 1916 I went to Chatham on the 7 a.m. car and came back on the 11.30. Delivered mail in the afternoon. The results of the normal examinations came out in the Globe to-day. The day was fine and roads good. (In the margin: Finished planting corn today.) Sunday July 2, 1916 Mabel and Maude and I went to S.S. and Church and after church went down to Peterkins as the Curries were there. The day was fine and the roads were good. Monday July 3, 1916 I went on the 9 a.m. car and attended a council meeting at the Town Hall. Rec’d check as follows Salary $3, Division $6, Dunlop Drain 3 = $ 12.00 The day was fine. Mabel delivered mail. Tuesday July 4, 1916 I went to Chatham with Maude in the forenoon to see the school Inspector re schools and delivered mail in the afternoon. On the 376 �second part Maude went with me to Trustee Thorpe re Green valey school. The day was fine. Wednesday July 5, 1916 Did chores in the forenoon and and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine and the roads were good. Thursday July 6, 1916 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. In the evening Charlie took Maude and I to Mr. Thorpe’s to arrange for school. He said if they would go over tomorrow evening he would go with them to the other Trustees and settle the affair. The day was hot and fine and the road was good. Friday July 7, 1916 Did chores and looked over papers in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. In the evening Charlie took Maude out to the Trustees in the Green Valey and got the Trustees to sign the agreement with Maude for the school at $600.00 per ann7um from September the first 1916. The day was hot and fine and the roads are good. Saturday July 6, 1916 I went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. car and came back on the 12.45 and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was warm and fine and the roads were good (shaved m) (In the margin: Advertised Hyatt and Fryer Outlet Drain.) Sunday July 9, 1916 Mabel and Maude and I went to S.S. and Church. The day was fine. Monday July 10, 1916 I went to the Town Hall on the 9 a.m. car and attended a council meeting. Got through early and came home on the 4.30 car. 377 �Mabel delivered mail and took home the quarter’s pay The day was fine. $218.85 Tuesday July 11, 1916 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. On the second part of the route James Browning went with me to see the Crawford side road. I wanted him to plow all the road; make a ditch two and a half ft bottom and 18 inches deep from the 15th con. ditch to the gate in the fence nearly half way across the concession and short ditches each way from the centre cross ditch for $70.00. He asked $75. The day was hot and dry and the roads are good. (In the margin: Road to be leveled.) Wednesday July 12, 1916 Did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was hot and fine. Thursday July 13, 1916 Did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. John went with me on the route. The day was hot. Friday July 14, 1916 I went to Wallaceburg on the 7.40 car and cashed quarterly check $ 218.85 Paid Bank of Toronto note 100.00 Delivered mail in the afternoon. Jean Currie came home with me. The day was fine. Saturday July 15, 1916 I went on the 7 a.m. car to the 3rd con. to see the ditches at the Wilmore Drain. Jean Currie and Maude went to Chatham on the same car. 378 �I came back on the 11.30 and delivered mail on the whole route. The day was fine. Sunday July 16, 1916 Mabel and I went to S.S. and church with Rev. N. Lindsay in his Auto. Charlie and Maude went out for Church. George and Malcolm and Minnie were here in the evening. The day was fine. Monday July 17, 1916 I drove in to Chatham early in the morning and left my buggy at Gray and Sons to be repaired and went back on the 7 a.m. car to attend council meeting at the Town Hall. Went back to Chatham on the 6 p.m. from Pain Court and took home my horse and buggy and an old buggy I b’ot from Mr. Welsh for $ 4.00 The day was hot and fine. Tuesday July 18, 1916 Did chores and looked over Hyatt and Fryer Outlet Drain papers in the forenoon – and delivered mail in the afternoon. Maude went home with Blanche Kennedy and took back Jean Curry and Katie and they went to Chatham in the afternoon. Mabel and Roy went down to the Summerfield pasture and took home “Spot” and her calf. The day was hot and fine. Wednesday July 19, 1916 Did chores in the morning and talked to J. J. Currie during the forenoon and Jean Currie went to Chatham. Maude transported the Currie family to Peterkins in the evening. I delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was hot and fine. Thursday July 20, 1916 I sold the Hyatt and Fryer Drain Stake 0 to stake 30 to Oliver Dudley for 248.21 379 �Stake 30 to stake 60 to McFaul for 176.80 Stake 60 to stake 95 to Oliver Dudley for 230.00 Delivered mail in the afternoon. Before I got home the crowd went down to George’s to make ice cream The day was hot and fine. Friday July 21, 1916 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered in the afternoon. Beatrice Brown came here in the evening and she and Maude and Ila Wemp went with Charlie to Coulter’s. The day was hot. Saturday July 22, 1916 I went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. and came back on the 11.30 and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was hot and fine. Mabel and Maude went to Chatham in the afternoon and Maude didn’t come back till the last car. Sunday July 23, 1916 Mabel and I went to S.S. and Church. Maude and Ila came to Church with Charlie. In the evening Charlie and the girls went to the Baldoon Methodist Church. The day was hot. Monday July 24, 1916 I did chores in the forenoon; we had trouble with the cows breaking into corn on the other side of the horse-shoe creek. J. J. Currie came here on the 4.30 car and Maude went down to Peterkin’s with him in the evening. The Brownings came over to work at the “Crawford side road” and are staying at John’s house. The day was hot. Tuesday July 25, 1916 380 �I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. In the evening we all went down to say good bye to the Currie’s as they are going away on the 9 a.m. car tomorrow. The day was hot. The Brownings had the greater part of the sod on the “Crawford side road” plowed. Wednesday July 26, 1916 I did chores in the morning and delivered mail in the afternoon. Roy took Kate to Dover Centre and had her shod. Reeve Foy telephone to me and told me that he would be along tomorrow shortly after 12 on their way to the Baldoon Farm. The day was hot. Thursday July 27, 1916 Helped with chores in the forenoon and had dinner early and went with Reeve Foy and Councillors Smith and St. Pierre to the Baldoon Farm re the repair of McDonald Drain. Mabel delivered mail. The day was hot and fine. Friday July 28, 1916 Did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. I examined the work of the Brownings who were working on the “Crawford side road”. The day was fine but very hot. Saturday July 29, 1916 I went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. and came back on the 5.45 p.m. Had dinner with Charles Crow at Jones restaurant. The day was hot and fine. Sunday July 30, 1916 I went to S.S. and Church at Calvin. Charlie and Mabel went to Church at the Bay and didn’t get back in time to go to Calvin. The day was hot and fine. 381 �Monday July 31, 1916 Did chores and wrote out cuttings for the Hyatt and Fryer Outlet Drain in forenoon. Sam Templeton drove by and took up Toot for a ride and we had a time hunting her up. Delivered mail in the afternoon. James Browning was out at the side road himself today. The day was fine and cooler. Zeb Hebert came here with his well machine in the afternoon. Tuesday Aug. 1, 1916 Zeb finished putting down the pipe in the forenoon but got no water and they moved the machine about a rod father on and he got water in the middle of the afternoon. James Browning was here in the evening and I paid him the balance on side road $ 35.00 The colored people had a pic-nic in Neil Handsor’s bush. The day was fine. Wednesday Aug. 2, 1916 Delivered mail on the Bay part of the route and Charlie took me round in his Auto on the Club part. Charlie and Mabel went down to see the cattle and horses in the evening and reported everything O.K. The day was fine. Thursday Aug. 3, 1916 Did chores in forenoon and delivered mail in afternoon. The day was fine. Friday Aug. 4, 1916 Went to Wallaceburg in the forenoon to get Medicine, the eczema is coming out on me. I delivered mail in afternoon. The day was fine. 382 �Saturday Aug. 5, 1916 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine. Sunday Aug. 6, 1916 I didn’t go to S.S. or Church. I stayed home to cure eczema. Went to Mary Wemps to see Pearl Rogers off in the evening. Monday Aug. 7, 1916 Went in the 9 a.m. car and attended a council meeting at the Town Hall. Recd check salary McDonald Tap $3. Division $6 = $ 18.00 Mabel delivered mail. The day was fine but rained heavily in the evening and during the night. I went to Chatham from the Townhall and saw Mr. White re railway pipe &c. Got a petition written out at Mr. Welshe’s for the Horse shoe Drain and came home on the 10 p.m. which was late. Tuesday Aug. 8, 1916 Mr. Johnson came here in the morning and looked at the plastering that was to be done inside the Dormer windows and went to Wallaceburg on the car and said he would be back in the morning. I delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine and cooler than before the rain. Wednesday Aug. 9, 1916 Oliver Dudley came here in the morning and got the cuttings for they Hyatt and Fryer Drain. I delivered mail in the afternoon and went round and examined the ditches work on the Bearline where they were at work. Earl told me he would like to give up the Finister place as it was hard to get a man. The day was fine. 383 �Thursday Aug. 10, 1916 We went over with Padgett to see a swarm of bees and looked over a part of the proposed Horse-shoe Drain in the forenoon. I delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine. Friday Aug. 11, 1916 Did chores in forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The forenoon was fine but it rained in the afternoon. Saturday Aug. 12, 1916 I went to Wallaceburg in the forenoon and went to Dr. Hird re eczema. Delivered mail in the afternoon and inspected the ditcher’s work on the Bearline. Gave Geo. McFaul a check for $11.05 and Dudley one for $40.00. The day was fine. Sunday Aug. 13, 1916 Maude and Lola Clark went to Wallaceburg on the 9 a.m. car and attended church and S.S. in the Methodist church and came home on the 8.15 p.m. car. I didn’t go to church as I was troubled with eczema and stayed at home. The day was fine. Monday Aug. 14, 1916 My face was bad with eczema. Roy went on the first part and Mabel went on the second. Maude and Lola went to Wallaceburg in the afternoon. The day was fine. Tuesday Aug. 15, 1916 The eczema was bad on me and I stayed at home all day. Roy went on the first part of the route and Mabel went on the second. The day was fine. 384 �Wednesday Aug. 16, 1916 Mabel went on the first part of the route and Roy went on the second. Mabel and I went to Chatham in the evening. I gave Mr. Welsh the petition for a drain and then went to Dr. Holmes’ office. The day was fine. Thursday Aug. 17, 1916 Mabel delivered mail on the whole route. Charlie and Maude and Cora went down to Tucker’s to have a swim in the evening. The day was fine. I stayed at home all day and put salve on my face and hands. Friday Aug. 18, 1916 Mabel delivered mail for me. Roy delivered maul for Charlie. I stayed at home all day to cure eczema. The day was fine. Saturday Aug. 19, 1916 Mabel delivered mail for me and Roy delivered for Charlie. I stayed at home all day. Gave Dudley a check for $ 40.00 And George MacFaul a check for 20.00 For ditching, Hyatt and Fryer Outlet. It rained and stormed heavily last night but the greater part of the day was fine. Sunday Aug. 20, 1916 I remained at home all day the eczema was rather bad on my face. The day was warm. Monday Aug. 21, 1916 Mabel and Maude delivered mail on different parts of the route. The day was hot and fine. Tuesday Aug. 22, 1916 385 �Maude delivered mail on the club part and Mabel delivered on the Bay part but got caught in the rain at Sup (?) McDonald’s on Townline and stayed for supper and didn’t get home till 9 p.m. We had two heavy rain storms. Wednesday Aug. 23, 1916 I delivered mail on one part and Roy delivered on the other. The day was fine. Thursday Aug. 24, 1916 In the forenoon Mr. Snelgrove came here re the renting of the Finister – Frank place and in a short time afterwards Russell Templeton re renting the place. In the afternoon Maude delivered mail on the Bay part and I delivered on the Club part and went in and talked to Snelgrove. The day was fine. Friday Aug. 25, 1916 I delivered mail on the Bay part and Roy delivered on the Club part. The day was fine. Saturday Aug. 26, 1916 I delivered mail on the Bay part and Roy delivered on the Club part. In the evening I went to Chatham and saw McGeorge re Horse-shoe Drain &c. It rained in the evening. Sunday Aug. 27, 1916 I stayed at home all day and put ointment on my face and hands. Mabel and Maude went to Church. The day was fine. Monday Aug. 28, 1916 Maude and I wrote out the Lease of the Finister – Frank place to Snelgrove for five years at $500.00 a year. 386 �In the afternoon Roy delivered on the Bay route and I delivered on the Club route. In the evenng Charlie took me down in the Automobile to Senlgrove’s place and we had the Lease signed. The day was fine. Tuesday Aug. 29, 1916 Charlie went to Chatham in the forenoon with his Auto. George went to Stokes Threshing with a team. I delivered mail on the Bay route and Roy delivered on the Club route. The day was fine. Wednesday Aug. 30, 1916 I delivered mail on the Bay route and Roy delivered on the Club route. Charlie delivered ??? George went to Stokes Threshing. Charlie and Maude went to Wallaceburg with the Auto in the evening. I went to see the ditches on the Bearline; they are doing well. The day was fine. Thursday Aug. 31, 1916 In the morning I went to Dover Centre and had Kate shod and looked at the tiling to be repaired. In the afternoon Roy delivered on the Club route and I delivered on the Bay route till I got home and Mabel finished the route and I went with Charlie to the Indian Fair at Walpole Island. The day was fine. Friday Sept. 1, 1916 I delivered mail on the Bay route and Roy delivered on the Club route. Charlie delivered with his Auto. Eliza Oliver was here with Maude during the afternoon. The day was cloudy and it rained a little in the evening. Saturday Sept. 2, 1916 387 �I went over in the forenoon to see the ditchers on the Bearline and gave Dudley a job of making a ditch one ft deep and three foot bottom along the 11 con. from the Bearline to Jacksons gate at 40 cents a rod. Roy delivered mail on the Club route and I delivered on the Bay route as far as home and Mabel finished it. I went to Chatham in the evening. The day was fine. Sunday Sept. 3, 1916 I didn’t feel well and stayed at home all day. Mabel and Maude went to Calvin. John Peterkin was here for dinner and went out to Calvin. In the evening Charlie and Maude went to the Methodist Church. The day was fine. Monday September 4, 1916 I delivered mail on the whole route today. Charlie Delivered with his Auto. The day was fine. Tuesday Sept. 5, 1916 I attended a meeting of Council today at the Town Hall. The boarding house went up on the rate from 25¢ to 50¢ per meal. I went to Chatham in the evening and saw W. G. McGeorge re the Horseshoe Drain. The day was fine. Wednesday Sept. 6, 1916 I delivered mail on the whole route. The day was fine. Thursday Sept. 7, 1916 I delivered mail on the whole route. It rained heavily in the middle of the afternoon. Friday Sept. 8, 1916 I delivered mail on the whole route. 388 �The day was cool and fine. Saturday Sept. 9, 1916 I went to Chatham on the 7 a.m. car. We had a telephone meeting at the Clerks office and went up to Wilson’s office re Municipal tel. After coming home Charlie took me to Wade Dunlop’s. I told him to call his committee together at the Town Hall. Saw Jas. Jackson re Division work. The day was fine. Sunday Sept. 10, 1916 I wasn’t very well and didn’t go to Church. Mabel and Maude went to Calvin. Dougald and Maggie were here for supper. The day was fine. Monday Sept. 11, 1916 I delivered mail on the Bay part of the route and saw the ditchers on the Hyatt and Fryer and along the 11th con. Maude delivered on the Bay part. The day was fine. Tuesday Sept. 12, 1916 I was troubled with eczema today and didn’t go on the route. Mabel and Maude delivered mail. The day was fine. Wednesday Sept. 13, 1916 My face was yet swollen with eczema and I didn’t go on the mail route. Mabel and Maude delivered mail. Joe Thomas was here for dinner. The day was fine. Thursday Sept. 14, 1916 I delivered on the Bay route and Mabel went on the Club part. The day was fine. 389 �Friday Sept. 15, 1916 My face was bad with eczema and I stayed at home all day. Mabel and Maude delivered mail and and were all through at four o’clock. The day was fine and the roads good. Saturday Sept. 16, 1916 The eczema was rather bad on me so I stayed at home all day. Mabel and Maude delivered mail. The day was fine. Sunday Sept. 17, 1916 Mabel and Maude went to S.S. and Church in the Auto with Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay. I stayed at home all day. John and I took a walk out through the bush. Monday Sept. 18, 1916 I was so bad with eczema in the morning that I didn’t go to the Council meeting but I went on the mail route in the afternoon. The Watsons came here with their clover huller and got started about 10.30. The day was fine but windy. Tuesday Sept. 19, 1916 The clover hullers got here about 9 a.m. and tinkered at their machine till about 10.30 and finished the clover in time for dinner. They charged for 12 bushes at 1.25 $ 15.00 I delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was cold and fine. Wednesday Sept. 20, 1916 I delivered mail on the whole route. The day was fine. Thursday Sept. 21, 1916 I delivered mail on the Bay route and Mabel finished the rest. 390 �In the evening I went to Chatham. It thundered and rained in the morning to take the levels on the Horse-shoe Drain. The day was fine. Saturday Sept. 23, 1916 Mr. McGeorge came here a little after nine to to take the levels on the Porter Drain; James Fox, Walter Pagett, Geo. Maule, Roy Crawford and I went with him. The threshing Machine came a little before noon and finished late in the evening. The day was fine. Sunday Sept. 24, 1916 Mabel, Maude and John went to Rally day service with Mr. Lindsay. I was rather bad with eczema and I stayed at home. The day was fine. Monday Sept. 25, 1916 The ditchers brought their House over to Neil Handsor’s yard. I delivered mail on the whole route. The day was fine. Tuesday Sept. 26, 1916 The ditchers started in the Fryer Outlet. I delivered mail on the whole route. The day was fine. Wednesday Sept. 27, 1916 Wm. Colby came here in the forenoon and Charlie took us round to the Baldoon store and we hired two ditchers to help re stake the Fryer Outlet. I delivered mail in the afternoon. It rained in the evening. Thursday Sept. 28, 1916 I delivered mail on the Bay route and Mabel delivered on the Club part. It rained in the afternoon. James Dunlop was here in the forenoon re petition for McLeod Creek Drain. Rev. N. Lindsay was here re concrete walk on 11 con. 391 �Friday Sept. 29, 1916 I delivered mail on the whole route. The ditchers went away till the Fryer Outlet would dry a little. The day was fine. Saturday Sept. 30, 1916 I did chores in the forenoon and delivered mail on the whole route in the afternoon. The day was fine. Sunday Oct. 1, 1916 I stayed at home all day and put ointment on my face to cure eczema. Mabel and Maude went to S.S. and church with Mr. Lindsay. The day was fine. Monday Oct. 2, 1916 I went to Chatham on the 7 a.m. car and back on the 9 car to a council meeting at the Town Hall. We went down to see Front Mech. Drain in the evening. The day was very fine. (In the margin: Rec’d check – 2 meetings 6.00, Conv. re tel 3.00, 2 days Division 6.00 – 15.00) Tuesday Oct. 3, 1916 Mr. Lindsay was here in the forenoon and wanted his quarter’s stipend. I told him I would get it to-morrow. I delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine. Wednesday Oct. 4, 1916 I went to Wallaceburg on the 7.40 car; got from Bank, Toronto 125.00 Delivered mail in the afternoon. Calvin Ladies Aid met here in afternoon. I delivered mail. The day was fine. Thursday Oct. 5, 1916 392 �I took Charlie’s horse and rig and went over through the Pool and ou to the river to see the dump at the pump house in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was very fine. Friday Oct. 6, 1916 I delivered mail on the whole route today. Roy delivered on Charlie’s route. Charlie and George were busy putting in wheat. The day was very fine. Saturday Oct. 7, 1916 I went to Chatham today and attended to different things. Mabel and Maude delivered mail for me. The day was fine. Sunday Oct. 8, 1916 Mabel and Maude and John and I went to church. The day was cloudy. Monday Oct. 9, 1916 George Kinny was here in the forenoon re tile crossing. I delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was cold. Tuesday Oct. 10, 1916 I delivered mail on the whole route today. The ditchers came to the Hyatt and Fryer Outlet this afternoon. The day was fine. Wednesday Oct. 11, 1916 Wrote out cuttings for Fryer Outlet and gave them to the ditchers in the forenoon and delivered mail on the whole route in the afternoon. The day was fine. 393 �Thursday Oct. 12, 1916 I went to the Town Hall on the 9 a.m. car and attended a Council meeting; court of revision on the Ouellette Branch of the Wilcox Ouellette Drain. The day was fine but cloudy in the evening. (In the margin: Rec’d check for 2 meetings 6, com 3, 2 days Div work 6 = $15) Friday Oct. 13, 1916 I delivered mail on the whole route. The road was very heavy for it rained heavily last night and and at times during the day. Saturday Oct 14, 1916 I delivered mail on the whole route. The day was fine but the roads were heavy. Sunday Oct. 15, 1916 Mabel and Maude and I attended Anniversary services at Calvin morning and evening and went down to George’s for dinner and took Nell and her colt back with us. The day was cloudy. Monday Oct. 16, 1916 I delivered mail on the whole route. I intended to go out to Calvin tea meeting to take Roy home but when I got to the P.O. it stormed and rained so I didn’t go. Roy came home with Mabel and Maude. The amount taken in at tea meeting ?? The day was windy and cloudy. Tuesday Oct. 17, 1916 I delivered mail on the whole route. Went to see Dan Coveny and the ditchers on the Fryer Outlet or “Kelsoe ? ditch in the forenoon. The day was cold and fine. Wednesday Oct. 18, 1916 394 �In the morning I went over to see the Whitebread grievance at the 17 con. Met Whitebread and Brisco. In the afternoon delivered mail on the whole route. The day was fine. Thursday Oct. 19, 1916 George Maule came back this morning. I took two horses, Barny and Jerry on the mail route today. It rained heavily last night and nearly all forenoon but cleared up in the afternoon. Friday 20 to Oct. 25/16 I wasn’t well a slight pain in the lower part of my bowels which the Doctor said indicated appendicitis and advised me to keep quiet in bed for a few days. Charlie took my mail on Saturday. Mabel took it during the week. On Thursday 25th I attended Council meeting at the Town Hall. Thursday 26, 1916 I attended Council meeting. Friday Oct. 27, 1916 Mabel delivered mail on the whole route. Dan on the Bay part and Nell on the Club part. I went over for Maude in the evening. The day was cold and fine. Saturday Oct. 28, 1916 I went to Chatham in the morning saw McGeorge re Porter and Wetmore drains, telephoned to Browning re Wilmore Drain. Saw Baxter re plank for John Boswell’s bridge and Geo. Kinny re tile and covering bridge on 10th con $ 5.00 The day was fine. Sunday Oct. 29, 1916 Mabel and I went out to Calvin. Mr. Waghorn preached. The day was fine. 395 �Monday Oct. 30, 1916 Charlie and I went out with Maude and went round by the Prince Albert to Harry Forbes’ and bought a stack of hay for $ 60.00 In the afternoon I went to Wallaceburg and the Baldoon Farm. The day was cloudy and mild. Tuesday Oct. 31, 1916 Mabel went on the first part of the mail route and Charlie went on the second part with his Auto. I sorted papers for a while and then went over to Philip Demers on the 9th con re tile crossing. The day was cloudy and rained a little at noon. Wednesday Nov. 1, 1916 I stayed at home the greater part of the day and sorted papers. In the morning I went and saw Wm. Asher and Geo Kinny re tile crossings and bridges. Charlie went on the mail route for me as I had hired Wm Brown to go on Charlie’s route. The day was bine but cold. Thursday Nov. 2, 1916 I went out to the Wilmore Drain this afternoon to meet J. C. Browning and his gang. They put the pipe crossing the road, which was four inches too high, down six inches. I came home on the 5.45 car. The day was fine. Friday November 3, 1916 I went back to the Wilmore drain on the 7 a.m. car this morning. Browning and his gang were there. They deepened the Drain and trimmed the sides through the first field and part of the way through the next. The day was fine. Saturday November 4, 1916 396 �I went to the Wilmore Drain on the 7 a.m. car. Browning was there and completed the Drain at 3 p.m. I went to Chatham got a ride with Browning to the Townline and the rest of the way with Frank Rankin. The day was cloudy at times. Sunday Nov. 5, 1916 I didn’t feel well and didn’t go to Church. Charlie took Mabel and Maude to Calvin in his Auto. The day was fine. Monday Nov. 6, 1918 I went on the 9 a.m. car and attended a Council meeting at the Town Hall. Mabel delivered mail. Recd check salary $9, Division $9 assistance surveying Porter Drain 3 = $ 24.00 The day was fine. Tuesday Nov 7, 1916 I delivered mail on the Club part and Mabel delivered on the Bay part. When I came back John was here and I took him down to George’s in the evening. The day was fine. Wednesday November 8, 1916 I went out to Langstaff’s sale in the forenoon and delivered mail on the whole route in the afternoon. The day was fine. Thursday Nov 9, 1916 I went on the 9 a.m. car and attended a Council meeting at the Town Hall. The report on the Porter drain came in. It rained nearly all day. Friday Nov. 10, 1916 397 �John came here in forenoon and looked at the fence along the Baldoon Street and marked maple trees to be left standing when the new fence is built. He said to put up a wire fence part of the way along the Henderson line and repair the remainder of our half with the rails. I delivered mail on the whole route in the afternoon. The day was fine. Saturday Nov. 11, 1916 I went over on the 7.40 car to the 17 con. to see some ditching and grading done on the Baldoon Street at lot 42 by E. Brown & Co. and went to Chatham on the 9 car. John and George were on the same car; John was on his way home. The day was fine. Sunday Nov. 12, 1916 I didn’t feel very well and none of us went to Church; I went to the fifteenth concession in the afternoon with Charlie in his Auto and we called in at the Club before coming home. The day was cold and fine. Monday Nov. 13, 1916 I delivered mail on the whole route. The day was fine and the roads are good. Tuesday Nov. 14, 1916 I went over to D. Coveny’s re the Bearline Dr. East of Bearline. I delivered mail on the Bay part and Mabel delivered on the Club part. In the evening I went out to see Oliver Dudley re Hyatt and Fryer Outlet. The day was cold and it snowed and stormed in the evening. Wednesday Nov. 15, 1916 I did office work and went over to John’s part and got Nell’s colt in the forenoon and delivered mail on the whole route in the afternoon. The day was cold and stormy with flurries of snow. 398 �Thursday Nov. 16, 1916 I did office work in the forenoon and delivered mail on the Bay part with Kate and Charlie took me round with his Auto on the Blub part. Charlie went to a dance at Percy Mann’s place tonight. The day was fine but rather cold. Friday Nov. 17, 1916 I delivered mail on the whole route. The day was cold and cloudy. Saturday Nov. 18, 1916 I went to Chatham on the 7 a.m. car and came back on the 11.30 and delivered mail on the whole route. The day was like Indian Summer. Sunday Nov. 19, 1916 Mabel and I went out to S.S. and Calvin Church with Lindsay and Mrs. Lindsay in their Auto. The day was fine, like Indian Summer. Monday Nov. 20, 1916 I went to Chatham on the 7 a.m. car and went to Windsor and over to Detroit and came home on the 10 p.m. from Chatham. The day was very fine. Tuesday Nov. 21, 1916 Dudley one of the ditchers came here in the forenoon and said they had moved their shack over and were ready to go to work at the Fryer Outlet. I delivered mail on the whole route in the afternoon. The day was fine. Wednesday Nov. 22, 1916 I went to Chatham on the 9 car and advertised the Porter Drain in both papers, came back on the 11.30 car and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine. 399 �Thursday Nov. 23, 1916 I delivered mail on the whole route. The road was very bad. It rained all night and during the afternoon. Friday November 24, 1916 Joseph Steen was here for a while in the forenoon re Porter Drain. I delivered mail with Dan on the part to the Bay and back and the remainder with Kate. The road was heavy and the day was cold. Saturday Nov. 25, 1916 I went to Chatham on the 7 a.m. car and saw Mr. Welsh re the profile and specifications of the Porter Drain. Came back on the 11.30 car and delivered mail on the whole route. The day was cold and the day was rough. Sunday Nov. 26, 1916 Mable and I went out to Church we weren’t in time for S.S. Rev. Murray a superintendent of missions preached for us. The day was cloudy but mild and the roads are getting smoother. Monday Nov. 27, 1916 I went on the 9 a.m. car and attended a council meeting at the Town Hall re reading of Porter Drain and Court of revision on Dolsen Mechanical Drain. Mabel delivered mail. The day was fine. Tuesday Nov. 28, 1916 Went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. and saw Wilson re Hyatt Drain East of Bearline &c. Delivered mail on the whole route in the afternoon. The day was cloudy and rained at times making the roads heavy. 400 �Wednesday November 29, 1916 I stayed at home to day expecting the Council to come and view the territory of Port Drain but Harry Smith was the only one that came. I went over to D. Hebert in the morning. I got E. Stokes to go on Charlie’s route and Charlie went on mine. The day was rainy. Thursday Nov. 30, 1916 The Council came out on the 9 car and viewed the territory of the Porter Drain and before we came back I sold the work on the Porter Drain also on the Hyatt Drain East of Bearline. The day was cold. Friday December 1, 1916 I went to see Hebert re sheep killed at a bridge on Fryer Outlet in the forenoon and delivered mai in the afternoon. The day was fine and the roads not too bad. Saturday Dec. 2, 1916 I went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. and came back on 4.30 and finished the last part of the route. Mabel did the first part of the route. The day was fine and like Indian summer. Sunday Dec. 3, 1916 We went to Mary Wemp’s for dinner and as it was raining a little and looked bad we didn’t go to church. The day was wet and disagreeable. Monday Dec. 4, 1916 I went to the Town Hall on the 9 car and attended a council meeting. Mabel delivered mail. The day was wet and disagreeable. 401 �Tuesday Dec. 5, 1916 I went with the engineer Mr. McGeorge over the Hyatt and Fryer Drain. We got through in time to get home at about 5 p.m. Mr. McGeorge went home on the 5.45 car. The forenoon was cloudy but it cleared up in the afternoon. Wednesday Dec. 6, 1916 Charlie and I staked out the course of the Porter Drain in the forenoon. Mabel delivered mail on the Club part of the route and I delivered on the Bay part and went along the Bearline to see the ditchers in the afternoon. The day was fine and the roads are getting good. Thursday Dec. 7, 1916 I went over to see the ditchers in the swale near the sugar camp in the morning and delivered mail on the whole route in the afternoon. The day was cloudy and sprinkled rain at times. Friday Dec. 8, 1916 I went to Wallaceburg on the 7.40 car and got medicine for Roy and John who have a cold. In the afternoon I went over to Calvin to a preparatory service. Charlie took my mail and Ernie Stokes took his. The day was wet and disagreeable. Saturday Dec. 9, 1916 I delivered mail on the Bay part of the route and Mabel delivered on the Club part. The day was cold and disagreeable. Sunday Dec. 10, 1916 Mabel and Maude and I went to Calvin. The sacrament of the Lord’s supper was observed. The day was cloudy but mild. 402 �Monday Dec. 11, 1916 I went on the 7 a.m. car to Pain Court and met Reeve Foy at the 5th con. and went with him to see the Dolsen Mechanical Drain. Got back too late for the six p.m. car at Pain Court and went home with Mr. Foy and he took me over to the car line to meet the 10 p.m. car. The day was fine but snowed a little in the evening. Tuesday Dec. 12, 1916 I did office work and telephoned re tile crossings &c in the forenoon and delivered mail on the whole route in the afternoon. The day was cold and the roads were rather rough. Wednesday Dec. 13, 1916 I went over in the forenoon to see the Fryer Outlet with Milben. Delivered mail on the whole route in the afternoon. The day was rather cold. Thursday Dec. 14, 1916 I went to Chatham on the 7 a.m. car and went to George in the General Hospital. Came back on the 11.30 and delivered mail. The day was very cold. Friday Dec. 15, 1916 I went on the 9 a.m. car to a Council meeting at the Town Hall. Ernie Stokes went on Charlie’s route and Charlie and Mabel went on mine. The Council adopted the Engineers report on the Porter Drain and passed a resolution granting $40.00 as the Municipality’s share of the Dover Centre’s cement walk. The day was fine but cold. Saturday Dec. 16, 1916 I went to Chatham on the 7 a.m. car; sent away an order to Simpson for a dogskin coat &c. Went to see George at the Hospital. John was there he came last night. I attended a joint meeting of Dover and Raleigh. The day was cold. 403 �Sunday Dec. 17, 1916 Mabel and I went on the 10.10 car to see George; Dougald and Jim Dunlop were on the car. We had dinner at the Savoy and came home on the 2.15. The day was mild. Monday Dec. 18, 1916 I went along the Bearline to see the work on the Bearline Drain in the forenoon and went to Wallaceburg to settle Division accounts in the afternoon. The day was decidedly cold. Tuesday Dec. 19, 1916 I went to Chatham on the 7 a.m. and to the Hospital to see George. John is there yet. Came back on the 11.30 and did office work in the afternoon. Ernie Stokes went on Charlie’s route and Charlie took my route. The day was cold and the sleighing fairly good. Wednesday Dec. 20, 1916 I went over to Chatham on the 7 a.m. car to see George, he is getting better fast. John went away on the 11.25 C.P.R. car which was 55 minutes late. I came home on the 2.15 car and went to see the ditchers on the Porter Drain. It snowed last night and at times during the day. It is milder today. Thursday Dec. 21, 1916 I went around by the 12 con and Bearline in the forenoon to see if the work was finished on the Hyatt and Fryer Drain. Settled with Dudley and Milben and went to Chatham in the afternoon to see George and paid some Division accounts at lumber and tile yards. Came back on the 10 p.m. car. The day was cold. Friday Dec. 22, 1916 404 �I went to the Town Hall on the 9 a.m. car and attended a short meeting of council and the nomination meeting. The following were nominated:tony Ouellette, Achille Bachaud, James St. Pierre, Calvert Harper and Peter Crawford for Councillors. W. J. Foy for Reeve and Peter Antaya and Harry Smith for Deputy Reeve. The day was fine but rather cold. Saturday Dec. 23, 1916 I went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. and remained till 5.45 which was late. I talked to electors during the day. Saw George at the Hospital, he is getting well. The day was fine and the sleighing was good. Sunday Dec. 24, 1916 Mabel and I went to Calvin Church. The day was stormy with soft snow flurries. The sleighing was good. Monday Dec. 25, 1916 We had our Christmas dinner at home today and in the afternoon I delivered mail on the whole route. Charlie delivered on his own route. The day was fine and not very cold and the sleighing was good. Tuesday Dec. 26, 1916 I did office work in the forenoon at council work and Church books. Went to Chatham in the afternoon talked to several electors and went to the Hospital to see George. The day was mild and rained a little in the evening. Wednesday Dec. 27, 1916 I went to Wallaceburg on the 9 car and hired a livery horse and went out to the Baldoon Farm and met with several of the electors coming from the school meeting. Got back to Wallaceburg in time to go to Chatham on the 12.45 car. Geo. seemed well this afternoon. I came home on the seven. 405 �The day was mild and thawed considerably. Thursday Dec. 28, 1916 I went on the 9 a.m. car and attended a meeting of Council at the Town Hall and went to Chatham in the evening. Saw George at the Hospital. He is keeping well and cheerful. The day was fine but cold. Friday December 29, 1916 I stayed in the house nearly all day and did office work. In the evening I hitched up and went over to Fryer and David Hebert to deliver checks. Charlie delivered mail for me. The day was cold. Saturday Dec. 30, 1916 I went to Chatham on the 7 a.m. being Saturday before New Year’s day there was a large crowd in Town. Went through to Wallaceburg on the 4.30 car but didn’t see many electors as the day was very cold. Sunday Dec. 31, 1916 Mabel and I went to Calvin Church in the afternoon. The day was fine and the roads were good for wheeling. Monday January 1, 1917 I went on the 7 a.m. car to the junction and then to Pain Court and stayed there till noon and had dinner Donne Gagner’s and came to Chatham on the one o’clock car and remained at the first Division polling place till evening. The Council elected were:Reeve, J. W. Foy (acclamation) Deputy Reeve, Harry Smith (421) Councillors:- Achille Bachaud (3), Peter Crawford (477), and James St. Pierre 413. George is not quite so well today. John was at the Hospital when I went up this evening. 406 �The day was mushy and sprinkled rain at times. Tuesday January 2, 1917 I went out to the Town Hall on the 9 a.m. car to hear the official result of the election. Went to Chatham on the 9 p.m. car and went to George at the Hospital, he is rather better today. I came home on the 4.30 car. The day was fine but thawed a little. Wednesday Jan. 3, 1917 I went to Pain Court on the 7 a.m. car and rode down to the Front Mechanical Drain with Reeve Foy. We walked over the territory in Company with several of the rate payers and had dinner with Joseph Thomas. I came back from Pain Court on the 6 p.m. car; went to see George for a few minutes, he is feeling well and cheerful. I came hom on the 7 p.m. car. Thursday January 4, 1917 Mr. Lindsay was here in the forenoon and we arranged to send ballots to all the Calvin members for the election of three Elders. David Henderson was here re grading on 13 con. at lot 20. The day was cloudy and thawed during the day. Friday January 5, 1917 I went to see the ditchers at the Porter Drain in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. It rained last night and this morning and a storm of wet snow was falling as we started to deliver mail. Saturday January 6, 1916 I went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. car and attended a Council meeting at the Town (it looks like Town may have been crossed out) Clerk’s office. Ernie Stokes delivered mail for Charlie and Charlie delivered for me. The day was fine. Sunday January 7, 1917 407 �Mabel and Maude and I went to Calvin Church. The day was fine and the roads were good. Monday January 8, 1917 I went on the 9 a.m. car to the Town Hall and attended the first meeting of the new Council for 1917. Went to Chatham on the Paincourt car to see George and came home on the 7 p.m. car. The day was cold and fine. (In the margin: Rec’d check Salary $6 Com re Fr con Mech 3) Tuesday Jan. 9, 1917 I got ready to go to Wallaceburg today but missed the car and went over to Mary’s for a while and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine and the roads were sloppy. Wednesday January 10, 1917 I went to Wallaceburg on the 7.40 a. m. car which was late. Paid church note 127.25 and arranged with the Wallaceburg Lumber Co. to sent me 46 cab ft sf gravel at $1.40 F.O.B. $ 64.40 Came back on the 10.10 which was late and delivered mail in the afternoon. Mabel took the Bay part of the route and kept on for Maude. I waited at home till she and Maude came and took the box and Mitchells Bay bag to the Post Office. Mr. Johnson the Inspector was there. The day was cold and stormy. Thursday January 11, 1917 I did office work in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was cold and the sleighing good. Friday January 12, 1917 I did writing in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was very cold. Saturday January 13, 1917 408 �I went over to see the ditchers at the Porter Drain. Paid Willis Dudley on a/c $ 50.00 Delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was cold and the sleighing was good. Sunday January 14, 1917 We went to the Dover Church this morning. I went to Chatham to see George in the Hospital in the evening. The day was very cold. Monday January 15, 1917 The Sargent agents were here in the forenoon and talked about car tracks &c. In the afternoon I delivered mail on part and Mabel delivered on part. The day was milder than yesterday. Tuesday January 16, 1917 I wrote letters Register Office in Edinburgh and the Education Department Toronto in the forenoon. And delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was cold and the sleighing was good. Charlie and George hauled home some of the gravel from the 11th con. Wednesday January 17, 1917 I went to Chatham on the 7 a.m. car and attended a joint meeting of Raleigh and Dover Councils. Came home on the 4.30 car and delivered mail on the Club part. The day was cold and the sleighing was good. Thursday January 18, 1917 I did office work in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. William Brown delivered mail for Charlie and Charlie and James Porter hauled gravel from the 11th con. 409 �The day was cold and the sleighing was good except where it was drifted on the side roads; Baldoon St. Bearline, Winterline and Crawford side road. Friday January 19, 1917 I delivered mail on the whole route today. The day was fine and the sleighing was good except in some places where the snow was drifted. Saturday January 29, 1917 I went to Chatham on the 7 a.m. Saw George at the Hospital. He is not quite so well today. I bought a fur coat $25 and did other business and came home on the 11.30 and delivered mail on the whole route. The day was fine and the sleighing was good. Sunday January 21, 1917 I went out to Calvin church. There were very few there as the day was cold and stormy. Monday January 22, 1917 I went on the 7 a.m. and the Pain Court cars to the Town Hall and attended a council meeting at the Town Hall. The day was cold and windy. I had Wm Brown on Charlie’s route and Charlie went on mine. Tuesday January 23, 1917 I stayed in the house in the forenoon. Mr. Robinson came here to find out what damages we wanted on pipe line. Charlie said he asked for $ 8.00 I delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine and the roads were good for sleighing. Wednesday January 24, 1917 I went over to see the ditchers along Garnier line in the forenoon and delivered mail on the whole route in the afternoon. 410 �The day was fine and not too cold and the sleighing was good. Thursday January 25, 1917 I worked at Porter Drain papers and figures and other office work in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was cold and the sleighing was good. Friday January 26, 1917 I went over to see the ditchers at the Porter Drain in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. Roy Winters took a job of cutting willow poles in the horse-shoe swale. The day was cold and the sleighing was good. Saturday January 27, 1917 I went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. car and saw George. He seems well today. I talked with White and Curle re gravel and change of time of cars; a delegation waited on them after I left. I came back on the 11.30 and delivered mail. The day was cold and fine and the sleighing was good. Sunday January 28, 1917 Mabel and Miss Glen and I went to Church at Calvin. The day was fine and not too cold and the sleighing was good. Monday January 29, 1917 I took Maude over to her school “agns ghlan mi a mach an tigh beag” in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was misty and disagreeable and the sleighing is nearly all gone. Tuesday January 30, 1917 Rev. N. Lindsay and W. C. Gordon came here at ten o’clock and we held a session meeting. The ballots for Elders were counted as follows:-G. Templeton 37, Harry Forbes 35, Dougald Crawford 21, Earl Crawford 20 and Alfred E. Fry 13. 411 �The three having the highest number of votes were declared elected. I delivered mail in the afternoon. I took the cutter part of the way and the buggy the remainder of the way. The day was mild and fine. Wednesday January 31, 1917 I went over to the bush in the forenoon and looked at the Porter Drain and at the timber cut for the barn and wood cutters and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was cold and the sleighing is about all gone the wheeling in on the greater part of the route is good. Thursday February 1, 1917 I delivered mail on the Bay part of the route with Nell and on the Club part with Mary Wemp’s Min. Mary wants me to exercise her on the mail route occasionally to keep her in good form for driving. The day was very cold and the road was good for wheeling. Friday February 2, 1917 I delivered mail on the whole route today The day was very cold and the wheeling was good. Saturday February 3, 1917 I went to Chatham on the 8.50 car. Went to the Hospital and saw George he is gradually getting better. Went up to Harrison Hall to attend a joint meeting of Chatham and Dover Councils re Town line but Chatham Tp Council couldn’t come owing to sickness and the meeting was adjourned. I came home on the 4.10 car. Mabel and Roy delivered mail. The day was very cold. Sunday February 4, 1917 The day was cold and stormy so that we didn’t go to Church but stayed at home all day. 412 �Monday February 5, 1917 I went on the 5.45 car to the Pain Court crossing and went on the Pain Court car to the Town Hall and attended a council meeting. Came back in the evening with Harry Smith to Wilcox’s place where they had a sale and waited for the 4.10 car to come home. The day was very cold and stormy. (In the margin: Recd check Salary 6.00 Committee re Ferry 3.00 9.00) Tuesday Feb. 6, 1917 I went to Chatham on the 6.45 a.m. and went over with Roy to the High School; after coming back I went up and talked to Manager Curle re change of cars but he said he didn’t expect to make any change for some time. The day was cold. On some parts of the road the sleighing was good and other parts were bare. Wednesday February 7, 1917 I worked at making up Church reports in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was not very cold but stormy. Thursday Feb. 8, 1917 I made up my Annual Reports for Calvin Church in the forenoon and delivered mail on the Bayh part in the afternoon. Mabel delivered on the Club part so that I could get away in time for the Annual meeting at Calvin in the evening. The day was cold and the roads fairly good for sleighing. Friday Feb. 9, 1917 I delivered mail on the whole route today. The day was very cold and the roads were banked with snow in some places and the ground was almost bare in other places. 413 �Saturday Feb. 10, 1917 I delivered mail on the whole route today. The day was very cold but the sleighing is good except in a few places where the snow drifted off the road. Sunday Feb. 11, 1917 I went out to Calvin Church today there were not many there as the day was very cold. Monday Feb. 12, 1917 I took Charlie’s Gip up to the Blacksmith shop in the forenoon and had her shod. The mail car didn’t come today as they had no power but I went to the Bay and back and collected letters and was through early. The day was very cold. Tuesday Feb. 13, 1917 I worked at making out Church reports in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was cold. Wednesday Feb. 14, 1917 Charlie and I went through the bush to see red oak tree in the forenoon and I delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was milder than it has been for some time. Thursday Feb. 15, 1917 In the forenoon I went round and got names on the petition re telephone and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was mild. Friday Feb. 16, 1917 I went along the Baldoon as far as Murdock McKenzie and back on Bearline re telephone petition. Delivered mail in afternoon. The day was stormy in forenoon but cleared in afternoon. 414 �Saturday Feb. 17, 1917 I didn’t do much in the forenoon. Delivered mail in the afternoon. Charlie took home George’s steam cooker. Pagett and the boys went with him. The day was mild and the snow melted away fast so that the ground is bare in some places. Sunday February 18, 1917 Mabel and I went to Calvin Church in the afternoon. The day was cold but fine. Monday Feb. 19, 1917 I went on the 6.45 car to the junction and walked over to the Town Hall and attended a Council meeting. Went to Chatham on the 5.15 car which wsa very late, Mr. Welsh and I waited at Mr. Dan. Jack’s. I came home on the 9.30 p.m. It rained during the afternoon and froze on the trolly wires which hindered the cars and made them very late. Tuesday February 20, 1917 I went over and looked through the bush in the forenoon and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine and the roads were icy and slippery. Delivered Porter Drain By-Law to Fox. Wednesday Feb. 21, 1917 I went to the Dover Cent4re black smith shop in the forenoon and had the shoes sharpened and set on Nell, and delivered the Porter Drainage By-law at D. Henderson’s. I delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine but it snowed a little after dark. Thursday February 22, 1917 415 �I delivered By-Laws for the Porter Drain in the forenoon and delivered mail on the Club part of Route in the afternoon, called in and talked with George for a while. He feels well today. Roy delivered on the Bay route. The day was very fine and not very cold. Friday February 23, 1917 I went on the Bay part of the mail route and Roy went on the Club part. The day was fine but rather soft. Saturday Feb. 24, 1917 I went to Chatham on the 9 a.m. Gave Tewksbury the job of putting down the foundation of the barn for $ 70.00 And did other business and came home on the 4.10 car which was crowded. The day very fine but cold. Sunday Feb. 25, 1917 Mabel and I went over to Calvin Church in the afternoon. The day was cloudy and the roads were good for wheeling and icy for sleighing in places. Monday Feb. 26, 1917 I worked at making up Church books and reports in the forenoon and delivered mail on the Club part in the afternoon. Roy delivered on the Bay part. In the evening I went over to W. C. Gordon’s and he and Dougald Audited the books. The day was mild and it thawed quite a bit. Tuesday Feb. 27, 1917 I worked at making out my Church ready for the printer and as Roy missed his car he helped me with my reports and delivered mail on the Bay part in the afternoon. 416 �I delivered on the Club part and went in to George for a while. He is fairly well and is suffering no pain in his legs. The day was fine and the roads are thawing and in places getting muddy. Wednesday February 28, 1917 I finished making out my Annual statements for Calvin Church in the forenoon and delivered mail on the Club part in the afternoon. Roy delivered on the Bay part. The day was fine and the roads thawed considerably but are not too bad yet. Thursday March 1, 1917 I went to Wallaceburg on the first car this morning and gave the annual Calvin Church statement to the Herald-Record. Ordered posts and wire fence for Mr. Snelgrove to the 15 con. Came back on the 9.55 and delivered mail in the afternoon. The day was fine and the roads not too bad. Charlie and George worked at hauling out barn timber. Friday March 2, 1917 I delivered mail on the whole route today. The day was fine and the roads were good. Saturday March 3, 1917 I went to Chatham on the 7 a.m. attended some business and had a mineral bath. Came home on 11 a.m. Delivered on the Club part. Roy delivered on the Bay part. The day was fine. Sunday March 4, 1917 Mabel and Maude and I went to Calvin Church. Three new Elders were ordained. We went down to George’s in the evening. George is getting on fairly well. The day was cloudy and cold. It is blowing and snowing a little this evening. 417 �Monday March 5, 1917 I went to the Town Hall on the 7 a.m. and attended a Council meeting went to Chatham on the 5.20 and came home on the 7 p.m. from Chatham. It snowed and the day was stormy. Roy stayed at home and delivered mail. (In the margin: Check salary 6.00 Serving By Laws on Porter Drain 3.00 9.00) Tuesday March 6, 1917 I delivered mail on the whole route today. I called in to see George on my way; he is not so well today. The day was fine and the roads were good for wheeling. Wednesday March 7, 1917 Charlie had a bee to haul barn timber from the mill but it rained so that they could do nothing in the afternoon. I delivered mail on the whole route the day was very disagreeable. Thursday March 8, 1917 In the forenoon I looked through the bush to see the oak that the Rankins cut. John Coveny came here with a Pathmasters check before I went on the mail route. I delivered on the Club route and Mabel delivered on the Bay route. The day was fine and not too cold and the road rather good. (In the margin: Mr. Langstaff was here in the forenoon and wanted us to send George out to see his brother-kin-law to go down to George’s place) Friday March 9, 1917 I delivered mail on the whole route today. Charlie and George Maule hauled long barn timbers (40 ft) from the mill. The day was cloudy and the road was sloppy but not too deep. 418 �Maude came home and said she thought of the (Game chickens) when she heard of the scrap on the 14th con. Saturday March 10, 1917 I delivered mail on the whole route. Charlie and George took home timber and lumber from the mill. Miss Ferguson came home with Maude. The day was fine but the roads bad. Sunday March 11, 1917 We didn’t go to Church today. We didn’t go to Calvin Church today. The day was cloudy and the roads were thawed out and muddy. Maude and Miss Ferguson went to the Presbyterian Church, Wallaceburg. 419 �1911 June July Aug Sept Sept 30 25 20 18 25 May 23 June 6 June 6 1912 Cows Spot Aug. 17 and Sept. 23, Nov. 22 Rose Sept. 24 and Oct. 20, Nov. 23 Blackie jersey lady Josie Mares Lilly Bet and June 27 Nell Gip May 5 Oct 30 Nov 1 Nov 1 Nov 7 Cows Spot Roan Big Horned cow Blackie Whitie May 13 May 29 June 18 Mares Nell Daisy Kate June 3 Sow 1913 Aug 6 Aug 27 Sept 1 Cows Red Spot Blackie & Oct. 7 Mares 420 �May May June July 26 31 30 1 Feb 23 1914 Kate Daisy Gip Nell Sow May 26 June 5 June 13 Mares Nell and June 16 Daisy Gip May June June Oct Nov Cows White Roan Young Red Old Red Spot 16 30 30 5 12 May 9 May 12 Pigs Old Sow Young sows 421 �1914 Whitebread Extension July 8 July 9 July 23 July 25 Aug 14 Aug 25 Aug 29 Sept 1 Sept 8 Sept 12 “ “ Sept 18 Oct 12 “ 8 “ 29 Went over to see Chas Handsor, he wasn’t home Went over and examined C Handsors ditch Saw Capt Steinhoff re 18 con drain Went to Chatham to see McGeorge re 18 con. Drain Went to Labadie’s to see Joe Steen and gave him the job of finishing the Drain from Railroad to the Town line for $275.00 Went over to see Joe Steen on Whitebread Ext Saw Joe Steen at W. Ext. Gave him check $300.00 Went over to Gano Templeton’s to see Geo McFaul re 16th con. Drain Examined Joe Steen’s work on 18 con. Also saw Ben. Harris and Chas. Handsor re their work Saw Ben. Harris re finishing 17 con. Drain Gave Joe Steen check on W. Extension $100.00 Went to Wallaceburg to See Steinhoff and Moreland re Drain on 18th con &c Saw Ben. Harris at Kearn’s store re 17th con. Went to see Joe Steen’s work on 18 con &c Saw J. W. Steinhoff re Whitebread Ext. 422 �1914 Dyer Drain July 27 “ “ 22 24 “ 25 Oct Oct Oct “ “ 13 20 21 23 “ Made out cuttings and copied Engineers Report for Browning Saw James Browning at Dyer Drain Gave J. Browning a check on Dyer Drain $ 30.00 Went up and looked over the “ “ check 70.00 Examined J Brownings work, gave check for $ 60.00 Examined J Browning work on Dyer Drain Gave him a check in part for $ 40.00 Went to see Browning’s work on the Dyer Drain and gave him a check for $100.00 Went to see ditchers in Wemp place to-day Went to see bridge on Dyer Dr 12th con Engine Went through Saw Chapple and Richard Lewis re bridge on 12 Con Wrote out and posted notices for new bridges &c Sold building of two bridges on 10 & 11 cons. Gave Joe Steen Highgate’s of Dyer Drain Went to see Highgate re Steen and Strain Went to see bridge at 11 con 1915 Jan Jan Feb Mar 16 21 24 11 Went to Went to Went to Went to Aug Aug Aug Sept Sept 7 8 22 5 12 Sept 19 Chatham re J. Porter’s Drainage suit Chatham to give an affidavit re Porter case Chatham to put in defense re Porter case Chatham re examination for discovery 423 �Arrangement of cows in barn in winter 1914. S p o t R o a n O l d R e d B l a c k i e Y o u n g W h i t e R e d L i t t l e R e d s p e c k l e r e d Y e l l o w s p e c k l e Y o u n d B l a c k i e 1914 Dyer Drain July 27 Wrote out a copy of Engineer’s report and new Cuttings for J. Browning 1915 Apr 8 sow May 21 May 29 June 15 June 15 Mares Doll and June 12 and July 3 Nell to Crow’s Horse and July 10 Daisy Gip June 20 Cows White July 9 July 9 July 16 Oct 12 2nd Rose (on Middle red) Yellow speckle Roan Spot 424 �1910 Nov “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Dec “ “ “ “ Corn 1910 5 9 11 14 17 23 25 28 2 5 8 12 16 13 baskets 5 “ 7 “ 9 “ 13 “ 6½ “ 7 “ 6½ “ 6 “ 7 “ 10 “ 5 “ 16 “ 111 1911 Jan 27 15 “ Feb 1 8 “ “ 4 5 “ “ 6 2 “ ____________________________________ Mr. Tucker’s trips on Mail Route 1915 llll llll (Note: the first set of marks is lined through to represent 5) 425 �1915 Mar 15 Apr 5 May 7 June 7 June 21 June 28 July 5 Aug 2 Aug 16 Sept 6 Oct 4 Nov. 15 Dec 15 Township Account, 1915 Received check $12 Dyer, 3 Wline $15 salary (see diary) Received check $3 Whitebread Dr 3 Winter line 6 Salary Rec’d check – salary $9 Div. 6 Rec’d check. Bridge on Beatty Dr $6 Bridge on Ross award $3 and bridge On S. Br. Hendrick Drain 3 Rec’d check, salary $9 com re Labute 3 = Rec’d check re bridge on Hendrick Tap 343 $3 and one Council meeting $3 Rec’d check re Terry Mechanical Conv. $3 and one Council meeting $3 Rec’d check $6 for bridge on Brown Drain & Townline and $6 on salary Rec’d check: Division work $9 and Salary $9 Rec’d check McFarlane bridge 3 con $6 Division work 3 days $9 Com. re Bradley drainage $3 Rec’d Check serving By-Laws on Wilmore Drain, $; salary 3 Received check, three days salary Rec’d check – salary $9, Boyle Dr. con 7 - $3 Wilmore Drain (503) $6, allowance re m road 3 - 426 30.00 12.00 15.00 12.00 12.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 18.00 18.00 7.00 9.00 21.00 �Township account 1916 1916 Feb 7 Mar Apr May June July Aug Oct Nov 6 3 1 5 3 7 2 6 Rec’d check: salary $12, Committee with Reeve re law account $3 (Jan. 7) Salary Check Check Check Check Check Check Check 427 $ 15.00 6.00 15.00 9.00 21.00 12.00 18.00 15.00 21.00 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Peter Roy Crawford Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource Early 20th-Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Peter Roy Crawford Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Kent Branch Ontario Ancestors Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1910-1917 Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Early 20th Century, Kent County, Dover Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. Peter Roy Crawford Diary & Transcription, 1910-1917 Peter Roy Crawford Diary, 1921-1922 Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 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