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Thursday, I began the New Year very badly by allowing the sun to get up or nearly so before me, but I was utterly unaware of it until too late, of course we didn't pretend to do any thing but chores so it didn't matter much. We got every thing done up and I got dressed ready for dinner at Aunty Maude's which was supposed to be at half past one sharp, but as Tiddums went to sleep and they didn't like to wake him, Dad, Enah, Roy & Frank didn't get down till about half past two, but I went down on time and told Aunty Maude how things stood. However when we did get after the turkey we soon polished him off. Dad, Tiddums and I came home about five and did chores and minded Tiddums by turns. Roy had to go back to-night and Enah and Frank went down to the station to see him off Enah and Aunty Maude also went over to Mrs. Johnson's reception where Winnie was tending door. Mrs. Johnson's sent word over to have Huby go over this morning, as she wanted - a man to be the first caller on New Year's day. Dick was skating all the afternoon and I guess it is great on the pond Enah came home after dark and Frank and Lila a little later. Huby and Aunty Maude went up to Mrs. Belle's to a party, Winnie came over to Aunt Lucy's and Quint is capable of looking after himself so Lila came over here to stay all night. Ed. was over here just before Dad. went down town this morning to talk over the coming election. Ed. says he has gone over the voters' list and given Vyse all the doubtful ones and has I think one hundred and fifty something votes to Vyse's one hundred and ten, but still Dad. is shaking in his shoes for fear of Ed. being defeated. Dad. sent a card to Rus. Lampkins to-day saying to come down to morrow if at all possible and put up the windmill. It has been freezing and cloudy all day but nice. The wind is rising to-night. Friday January 2nd 1 �Rus. Lampkins came at last this morning, he and his man have been here all day and now have the windmill all put to-gether and all ready to erect. I expected to see them build it up but instead of that they put the whole thing to-gether on the ground and rais it with, ropes, pulleys and a team. Huby and Quint came over at noon, Huby was up at his party till three o'clock so didn't get up this morning. He put in the after noon digging the holes for the foundation of the legs, they are just a little inside of the old legs and as they have been put in with stone and brick piled around them he had a fierce time but got three nearly dug. Frank went over and borrowed Tupper's post hole digger and that helped a lot as it will pick out a good sized stone. Chris Quanbury came over this morning and took 16 of the roosters. Lila has been over all day but went home with them to-night. Old Mrs. Martin and {Mrs. Atkinson?} were over this after noon. Cloudy with raw wind, not very cold. Saturday January 3rd It has been a very disagreeable day, it was just spitting snow when we went out this morning and threatened to clear up several times during the fore noon, but after dinner it settled in to snow and stayed right at it till by to-night there was a blinding snow storm raging, before tea the flakes were big and wet but there is quite a north east wind and the snow is drifting. First thing this morning Jim Waddle drove in canvassing for Aikens but Dad. didn't promise him his vote. When he left Rus. Lampkins and his man came, and soon after them Huby and Lila, although they were very doubtful about the weather permitting them to finish the job. We worked all morning digging the holes and Rus. levelled the little tank up and fitted the overflow pipe into it, after dinner they set two of the legs in cement, they just put a little cement in the bottom of the holes around the plates which are bolted on to the legs, and filled the rest up with clay. He said he didn't like to set the other two feet till he got the mill up and saw just where the wanted to go, and he couldn't raise it to-day on account of the snow, he said he would get his ropes all wet, so they left about three o'clock or a little after. Huby and Lila went at the same time. Rus. sized up the kitchen at noon and said he could put in a sink and all fittings from cistern to sink and all for about $17.00 Dad. thinks he will let him. We put the three heifers in the cow stable to-night but let John go loose in there we had a bad time tying Snowdrop up as she was frightened Sunday January 4th When we got up this morning which was late we found ourselves almost snowed in, so we had to get right to work and spend an hour or two shovelling ourselves out, but by breakfast which we had some where in the vicinity of ten o'clock we had the buildings 2 �pretty well connected by canals through the drifts, some of the paths are pretty roundabout but we took advantage of all bare spots along the sides of the buildings and made them part of the paths. We put in the rest of the day doing chores Dick couldn't very well get down town this after noon so he slept till noon and this after noon he helped us move the piano from the parlor to the living room and Enah played for us most of the afternoon. Tiddums also tore off a little ragtime for us but spent most of his time on the floor. No one has been off the place to-day and no outsider been on it. It has been cloudy (mostly) cold and windy but as the snow had packed a little it didn't drift much to-day, it is milder to-night. Monday January 5th Dad hooked up Joe to the cutter and drove the boys down this morning as Frank had to start back to school, the drifts were pretty bad but he only had to break the trail to the corner as Ed. Forest had been up to Iveys. Dad noticed just before he started out that Joe had rubbed the skin all off under her fetlock we supposed on Ginger's rope, she has been pretty sore on it all day. Dad. came right back and we did up all the chores this morning. After dinner we both drove down town. Dad. voted for Ed. and then I don't know where he went as there is a new law or else an old one being enforced that no one except the candidate can drive a voter to the polls, so Dad. lent Ed. the horse to do a little canvassing with, we took Belle because Dad. thought if he was allowed to drive any elderly ladies to vote they would not be at all afraid to ride behind Belle and they might be with Joe and Joe's leg was sore and Belle needed the exercise. I went around and got my hair cut and hung around all the after noon although things were very quiet. Dad. and Frank went home about five but as I had to be down at the band room at seven o'clock I didn't go home to tea but stayed at Huby's and Dad. and Frank drove down again with my horn Quint and I were up in Jim Low's pool room when they were counting ballots, when we thought they ought to be about through we came down and the first person we saw was Hugh McQueen and my heart dropped when he told us that Vyse had beat Ed. by 40 of course we thought he was lying but on going down street we found Ed. in the Dominion, and it was all too true, although it is rather hard to understand. The councillors are Freeman Henderson, Billy Langs, Ward Sovereign and R.M. Taylor. I was up at the band room soon after seven and all the boys were there except Murphy and Fred Warren although they were both in town. and they say Murphy was the one who first proposed that we go out to-night, but they suppose he was a little sore at the way things went, he should have seen Harry Moon who must have been as much disappointed as any of us and yet went out and enjoyed himself as much as 3 �any one. We started out soon after seven with Al. Martin and Douglas the Scotchman hauling Harry Dyer and his drum on a hand sleigh in the ban and followed by a large number of kids ranging from those about two sizes larger than Tiddums right up to those old enough to know better, and we had Barge Waddles {Jeik?} McDonald, Tisy and Ceicl Schram as torch bearers. Of course we set out for Vyse's first but by the time we got over the hill our horns were frozen solid so we had to go in to Carl Coleman's to thaw them out we got treated there to wine and fruit cake and in return played a measly waltz, which I got hopelessly mixed up in, we then went up to Vyse's and by the time we got there my horn was frozen solid and I had to thaw it out on a torch we got more wine and fruit cake in there to say nothing of the eloquent speeches of Walt. and Vyse, the former extending congratulations on behalf of the band and the latter slobbering smooth {bosh?} all over us, intimating how grand and fortunate for the band to have had him in the past and to have him again in the future, Dover's chief cook and bottle washer. We then dropped in on Uncle Ward where we got a royal reception, Aunty Maude, Win and Lila were all there and Huby had been over with some cider which was very much enjoyed by all who partook of it, we also had coffee, cake and oranges fixed up, as we were leaving Uncle Ward. remembered he had a box of cigars for us so chased us out into the snow to give them to us. I didn't take one but induced Pud. Slocomb to give me a few puffs on his, he became alarmed for fear I was going to keep it so knocked it out of my mouth into the snow but smoked it all the way down town then volunteered the information that it had been too much for him, our next call was on Mr. Taylor, but we had to thaw our horns out first at Bob. Rankin's before we could make our presence known to R.M. He didn't ask us in but made a donation to the band and passed around more cigars one of which I collared and smoked (foolishly I suppose) and was not bothered by Pud. claiming any puffs or by any feeling that it was too much for me. The next man on our calling list was Henderson and we thawed out at Mr. Thompson's before doing our little stunt for him. He made another donation and speech which contained the information that his house was much too small for us, which we know to be perfectly correct. Walt also gave his recitation which he had pretty well off by heart at this time, the same as we had the piece of music which he had us play and every stop. Billy Langs living farthest away was the last councillor for us, so we bent our steps for his domain. None of our number resided in that vicinity so we called unceremoniously on George Steel to be warmed up. George told us we were a hot bunch to come in on a feller with out being asked and that Bill Langs had just as much gas as he did but he lit another fire for us and we rattled off "We wont go home till morning" for him, he said it was pretty poor playing and sounded to him just like "To hell with Bill Langs. To hell with Bill Langs. When we went over to Billys he took us in and fed us up properly. I had got pretty well filled 4 �up before though so didn't partake of much We were there quite awhile and on coming out trailed down street in any old order playing "Marching throu Georgia" and such airs as we didn't need music for. I know I was coming down Main street beside Carl who banged the drum, with Harry Moon ahead of me and leads and other parts both ahead and behind. It was getting late but at the door of the Dominion we found George Hammond who we had heard had beaten Aikens by 109 votes so we went inside and kicked up a little row in honor of him Gundry who was last on the list of township councillors was also there. Hammond bought cigars but I {let} bad enough alone. We played The "Campbells are comin" in which the horns drone on one note with out music. Harry struck the note but neither of us remembered the name of it, I got E♭which sounded about like Harry's and played it all through finding out after wards that it was the wrong note the right one being A♭. but Enah said that it would not be a discord although I guess it wouldn't have mattered much if it was and mabee would have been better to give the desired bagpipe effect. We then broke up, and went home I picked Dick up or at least he fell in with me as he had been spending the evening at the Dyer's and we got home about twelve. Every body was in bed of course but Dad. was not asleep as he was brooding over the elections, the only bright spot in the whole day for him was a little incident this morning. When he was coming down Main street after leaving Frank at school, old man Stringer hailed him and asked him for a ride down town Dad. pulled up and growled at him to get in - and then said he supposed he was going down to kill his (Dads) vote 'Ah!' says old Henry "I dont know". "Well I know" Dad said good and savagely "darned well you are". They hadn't got quite to old Henry's place and hadnt gone half a block when he thought he would like to get out home and change his clothes, but Dad. assured him that his clothes were plenty good enough for the man he was going to vote for, however the old boy disembarked and told Dad. he thought he had used him a little rough, he had always had a great admiration for him Dad. said he had a mighty queer way of showing it. But what tickled Dad. about it was that Jack Martin told him to-night that old Henry has told the tale among the Vysebites. It has been a pretty nice day as far as the weather was concerned, and a beautiful night, clear, frosty and moonlight. It think it froze pretty hard before midnight judging from the looks of things and the way the boards in the side walks scrunched and creaked, I didn't feel a bit cold although I had no overcoat or gloves on I think it turned milder towards morning. Tuesday January 6th Dad. drove the boys down this morning and got a sack of flour. Rus. Lampkins and his man came while he was gone but they met him so he went around and got Huby. It took till noon 5 �to get everything ready to raise the wind mill as the snow made things nasty to work with, but right after dinner we raised it with out any trouble Harry and Bell walked it up nicely and by to-night it was all complete and pumping water, it works all right. Mr. Flemming was here to-day to invite us to go thrashin there to-morrow. It has been a raw, damp, miserable day and windy Wednesday January 7th Dad. went down to Sam. Laws this morning and got Jimmy to go over to Flemming's for us as he thought my cold would be pretty was too bad to go thrashing, and as they are coming here next we were too busy to go any way. After breakfast he drove the boys down to school & bank and saw Butler about getting a set of bobsleighs. Butler had sold the set which was there but was getting two more in a day or so. When Dad got home he went down and borrowed Alfred's. We did up the chores this morning - as we had neglected a lot of yesterdays we had {lots} to do. After dinner we went down to Penmans to see if we could get a load of soft coal for the thrashers. Harry Moon said that the General Superintendent was there then and Henderson didn't like to sell any coal but we could get it if we came down after five to-night or early to-morrow morning, so we went down and weighed the sleighs and on our way home stopped in at Uncle Ward's to get some wood. He has some good apple wood which he split and piled in the shed last winter hoping to have it for his furnace but he found it smoked there so said we could have it. We got all that he had in the shed in two trips and put it in the wood shed here. He has some more long stuff piled out side but we didn't take it to-day. This was Dick's birthday but he didn't get home till late to-night. Fine and mild. Thursday January 8th Dad. and I went down right after breakfast this morning and got our load of Coal Dick rode down as far as the mill with us. We only got 1850 lbs. and as no one was around the office to pay we don't know how much it cost. It wasn't very good - as there were hardly any big lumps, when we brought it home and unloaded it. Frank and I took the sleighs back to Alfred's as he wants to get a load of hard coal and Omar said it was going fast. Dad. did chores. This after noon we cleaned up the floor of the old barn and about five Enah and I drove down town for provisions Frank was sick last night and has not been at school all day. Dad. also feels pretty rotten with a cold so does Enah but Tiddums and mine are getting better I think. It has been cloudy but very soft all day it looks as though our sleighing 6 �wouldn't last long. There hasn't been wind enough to drive the wind mill since six o'clock this morning. Friday January 9th Dad. and I put in most of the morning cleaning up the big barn floor and Dad. patched the weak spots. Jack McBride and Albert Reid brought over the wire fencing that Dad. ordered from Sid. McBride. He was in yesterday and said he would dump it off the car down there some place for us to get when we had time but as it is we are saved a trip. They finished at Flemming's soon after dinner and moved right over here, it took them quite awhile to get set and they didn't thrash any this afternoon. About four o'clock Frank and I drove down for some more provisions which Enah forgot to get yesterday. While I was waiting for him Johnny and Helen Anderson came along and expressed the desire to see New York so I took them for a swirl around half a dozen blocks or so. Jim Law was in this afternoon and only charged Dad. $3.00 for two days and a half thrashing. It has been very soft again all day. There wasn't enough wind to drive the windmill till late this after noon and then she pumped a trough tank full of water. Saturday January 10th We thrashed all day to-day in the alsike but didn't quite finish as the clover mill broke down some where this after noon and there is still another load or so in the mow, it hasn't turned out very well so far we have only got about seven bushels of seed. We put the straw out doors and I looked after it or at least was supposed to I have kind of a {stede?} & square one but of course it isn't topped out yet. It was rather hard to build owing to a strong nor' west wind. It was pretty rotten up there except just on the north west corner. I kept that corner pretty well tramped. Dad. hired Jim Law again and Tupper sent Jonas over. Mr. Flemming sent old Bill George and Bill sent Teddy. Dad. did all the chores and as Enah had no one to help her, he and Frank I think looked after Tiddums quite a lot. It has been much colder today, froze a little all day and windy with a little snow. Sunday January 11th Dad. and I did chores off and on all day and I read, shelled corn and darned a sock in the intervals. Frank was sick in the night and has felt very miserable all day hardly stirring away from the stove. Dick got up about noon and this after noon took Belle and went for a drive we are not sure who with, conscience tells us it was Dess. Dyer but Dick tells us it was Mr. Hobbes. He didn't stay long ast it was a nasty day but went down to the pond as soon as he 7 �got home he said there was a big bunch down there, he intended to go to church and I guess did. Allan Law came over this afternoon and put a little fire in the engine to warm up the water in the boiler. He said his father sprained his ankle last night and was pretty lame on it to-day. I was a beautiful sunny morning with out any wind but this after noon it got cloudy and blustery with a little snow and to-night there is a fierce south west wind with snow. Dad. had to kill one of the pigeons which came here from the shooting match to day. Monday January 12th This has been the worst day we have had this winter. There has been a high north west wind and the snow blowing in clouds so that at times we couldn't see from the house to the barns, it has been very cold, and freezing hard all day. First thing this morning Mrs. McBride came over but of course didn't try to wash. Jonas and Ted. George came over too but there was no possibility of thrashing so they didn't stay long. I drove Dick down to the bank this morning and when I got back took Mrs. McBride home. The roads weren't impassable any where but our lane was drifted full in the road way so I had to go along the top of the bank next the lawn fence. We didn't try to do any thing but tend to the stock, not even clean out the horse stable. Allan Law came over this afternoon to put a fire in the engine to thaw her out. About five o'clock Dad. walked down town and got the mail and some whooping cough medicine from Dr. Cook for Tiddums as we are pretty sure he has it. He left word at Huby's for Dick to stay down all night. Frank was a little better to-day but feels pretty sick yet. Tuesday January 13th We didn't do any thing but chores and shovel snow all day. Mrs. McBride came this morning and was tuckered right out after her walk through the drifts. The road from here to the corner is impassable with a cutter and we shovelled a road out the lane. Ted George came over this morning thinking we would be thrashing but it was too cold so he played in the house with Frank most of the day building a swing bridge with Frank's Meccano. Sam and Allan came over this after noon to thaw out the boiler and fix the mill where it broke the other night. Sam said they never thrashed when it was below zero. They said it was 7° below zero down town this morning and I think it must have stayed about that all day for I had to spend about half the time keeping my hands and ears from freezing although it was a lovely sunny day with just breeze enough to run the windmill. Dick went to Simcoe to-night with a sleigh load which Billy Boughner took up and he said it was 16 below up there. In Toronto it was lower temperature than they had had for 27 years. 8 �Wednesday January 14th I didn't feel very well when I got up this morning, and while I was watering the horses a sick & weak feeling came on me and it was all I could manage to get to the house and flop myself on the sofa in the kitchen. I haven't done any thing but sit around the stove and read all day. To-night I went out to have a little tea but while I was at it I felt deathly sick and made for the door. I can just remember standing there for a minute and then tumbling over on the wood shed floor. Dad. and Enah hiked out and got me in on the sofa where I felt quite a lot better. Ted. George was over again to-day but as they didn't thrash he helped Dad. do chores. Jonas was also over but didn't stay long. Dad. and Ted went down with the team this morning and got the bobsleighs from Butler, this after noon they put the box on them and went down town again for groceries and got a load of apple wood at Uncle Ward's, this is smaller limbs than the last we got and will have to be sawed a couple of times. I guess they thought it was too cold to thrash again to day but we would have been short handed anyway with me sick and Jim. Law has gone to Stratford to a cheese makers convention. It has not been quite so cold as yesterday but more windy and with a little snow. Frank put in the day fixing a spring on Tiddum's carriage and fixing locks on various doors in the house Wednesday Thursday January 15th Although not quite O.K. I felt ever so much better to-day and was able to do quite a few little chores and fix a bit of sacking in the chicken house window to keep the snow out. Sam & Allan were in this morning and said they thought if it was fair they would thrash Saturday, but we saw Allan again this after noon and he said they would get at it to-morrow. Ted. and Jonas both came over again. Jonas went on over to Tupper's to work but Ted. stayed here all day and chopped wood. This after noon we hooked up Joe and Ginger to the bobsleighs and Dad. Ted and I drove down town and got the mail. We saw Dick but as there is a dance on to-night he didn't come home with us for Wiggins is going to press his every day pants for him. Very soft and cloudy all day looks like rain. Friday January 16th Sam Law came over soon after daylight this morning but as it was raining then he didn't know whether to fire up or not, but at last decided to, as it let up a little it took an hour or two to get any steam for some reason or other and it was after ten before they got started to thrash and then a belt broke - and it took half an hour to fix it. Ted. George was the only 9 �man to show up early Jim Law came over the middle of the fore noon and Jonas in time for dinner he was over at Tupper's. There was only a little alsike left and we just got about a bushel of seed out of it. They finished it up and got all moved over to the other barn by half past twelve as they had to spend half an hour or so getting the engine through a snow drift. By the time we got through dinner it was raining again so we hung around in the drive shed for quite awhile where Jim Law mauled the life pretty near out of Jonas - and then over in the barn where we kept snowballs on the fly but at last Sam decided to quit. and told them to be back by tomorrow noon. Dad. and I did up the chores and then we drove Belle down after the mail and took Ted. with us. Dad. saw Dr. Cook about the baby as he has been very miserable to day, the whooping cough is bad enough but he is cutting another tooth Saturday January 17th I drove Dick down to the bank first thing this morning and when I got back Dad. and I hooked Harry and Belle to the sleigh and went down to Porter's, we didn't get back till about noon. Sam Law came over while we were gone & fired up and they got started up about one o'clock and finished about four, there was about two bags and a half of seed from the four loads. Allan & Jim Law & Bert Munroe were all down at Ern Flemming's to a dance last night and didn't get in till about six o'clock this morning they said they had a fine time but thought it a little strange that they should be invited to a private house with the slipulation that the ladies were to bring refreshments, and that a collection should be taken up to pay the fiddler - and that the host should keep two dollars out - and submit the remaining five to the fiddler, who was Lym Waddle. After tea to-night Dad. & I drove down to get the mail and we took Ted. George with us, (the others all went home to tea) we chased all over town to find Dick as he had the key to the post office box and at last found him and he came home with us, he got another fifty dollar raise in his salary to-day dating back to December 1st. That is the secon one since he has been in there which is just a little over a year. Lila has been over all day and is staying all night. Tiddums feels pretty rotten but is a little brighter to-day. It was cloudy and blustery this morning but the sun came out this after noon and it was not so cold high north wind all day. Sunday January 18th I just did a few chores this morning and went down to church alone Lila went down earlier to be ready for Sunday school. Frank's calf was too bad for him to go, Dick was in bed, Enah had to look after Tiddums and Dad's. time was taken up ministering to the needs of a heifer calf which Charlotte presented us with soon after we went out this morning. Its ear froze a 10 �couple of times but Dad. and Frank thawed it out with snow, when I came home it was on the kitchen floor, they had to bring it in to keep it from freezing to death. They took it out after it got good and warm and dry and I had taken a picture of it but Charlotte didn't seem very anxious to own it so Dad is going to try to teach it to drink now but it hasn't drunk any to-day. Allan Law came in this morning with a bottle of stuff which he bought down town for Witch Hazel for Sam's eye. Sam said it wasn't the right color (dark brown) for with Hazel and told him to ask Dad. Dad smelt it and tasted it and said it was clear whisky. Allan said if Sam had known that he would have swallowed it but Dad said he hadn't better as something else might be in it, so he gave him some of his. Allan said his sleighs had come but weren't set up yet, so he said we would go to Jarvis with our seed to-morrow with our sleighs and his team. This after noon I drove Enah down town to see the Doctor about Tiddums, Dick went down with us and I suppose has gone to church to-night. It has been pretty cold all day but fairly sunny and no wind, milder to-night. Monday January 19th I was up before six this morning and we had the seed loaded and allready to start for Jarvis at eight o'clock, Allan brought his team up soon after and by the time we got his seed on and on the road it was ten minutes to nine, but the sleighing was fine and we got there in a little more than an hour. We unloaded the seed at Jake Fesses and he just got started on our lot a little before dinner. I had my dinner alone as Allan was down at Roy Misner's. I was over at Fesses all the after noon but Allan was just there a little while. They finished cleaning up the seed about four o'clock in time for me to get my check cashed which I did as I wanted to buy half a dozen bags from Fess and forgot to tell him to take the price of them off the check. The whole thing came $55.26. The alsike cleaned away about half, so I only got 4 bushels and 20 lbs, he docked me a little on it as there was a little white clover in it but I got $8.00 a bushel for it. The red seed he said had a little buckhorn in it and I only got 7.75 for it. I brought home about a bushel of it and sold 2 bushel and 40 lbs. Alan only had about a pail ful of alsike which he brought home and he got the same as me for his red seed, it had no buck horn in it but he docked him on brown seed. We got home here just about dark pretty well satisfied with the day's doings Dad. I guess did chores most of the day the new calf got loose this after noon and milked Charlotte for him. Miss Newel was over to see Tiddums and he drove her home. Cloudy, mild and a little breeze looks like snow or rain Tuesday January 20th 11 �We didn't get up till about eight o'clock this morning so were late with every thing. Dad. drove Dick down town while I was at breakfast After I cleaned out the stables I sacked some corn and Frank and I bagged up some oats to take down to be chopped. Dad. wanted to go down to a meeting of the cream factory patrons but it was too late when we got through dinner. He and I took our grist to the mill after dinner and came up around by Uncle Ward's and got another load of wood when we got it unloaded Frank and I went down town for the mail and provisions and came up around by the mill and got our chop and some bran, shorts & buckwheat, getting home soon after five. Dad. did chores and cut wood while we were gone. Mrs. Art Ryersie was in this morning with some garlicks which she said mixed with rum made a fine concoction for the whooping cough and she thought Tiddums would benefit by it I don't know whether he is to take it internally or not I think it will be {infernally?} which ever way it goes. Alan and Jim Law brought our sleigh home this morning. They drove down in them to get their own which are Bain make and cost $32.00. They are very similar to ours but a little heavier and there is $4.00 difference in the price. Rotten day, very cloudy and foggy, fine rain most of the day freezing light breeze to-night. Wednesday January 21st First thing this morning Molly had a fine big bull calf, good red one and as big as Charlotte's now or bigger. Dad. drove Dick down to the bank this morning and we didn't do any thing much but chores the rest of the morning. Lloyd Phillips came over and got a load of hay but he had Garf Porrit and another fellow with him so we didn't have to help him put it on. This after noon Dad. Frank and I wrote to Uncle Hal. for his birthday and I went over to Martin's with the bit Frank borrowed from Art. Quanbury the other day, I saw Mr. Briley and he was telling me that he didn't think a mash was the right thing at all for laying hens, while Chris told me to feed it so it's hard to tell what to do exactly. Dad. and I hooked Joe & Ginger to the bobs and went down to post Uncle Hal's letter but we were too late for to-night's mail. Dick and Wiggins rode over as far as the corner with us and then walked on around the hill we gave {Bruce?} Vice a ride home too. We also brought some lumber over from Tommy Gilles's for John Quanbury as Chris asked us to on our way down. We had great difficulty to-night in trying to catch Dreadnaught and drive him into his stall and at last by running him through the deep snow until he was tired and he went in of his own accord. Snowed an inch or two last night and has been rather cold and blustery all day. Thursday January 22nd 12 �I did chores this morning and cleaned the straw out of the chicken house and also sat in the dining room for awhile to catch Tiddums if he woke up coughing and put in the time sorting "Farmer's Advocate's" Dad. and Frank sawed down the old Northern Spy in the pig yard as it was dead. This after noon they cut some of it up and got a lot of first class fire wood out of it. After dinner I put a lot of fresh straw in the chicken house - and helped Dad fix a pent in the corner of the old barn to put the calves into. Lovely day, fairly sunny and not too cold, looks like snow. Friday January 23rd We spent most of the morning battoning up the calf pen and Dad. put the window in. This after noon he put the surcingle & bridle on Osprey. He didn't like it at all at first but once he got started he walked down to the corner and back alright but sweat up a lot. When we got back I did a few chores and Dad and Frank got some more apple wood. Cousins Loll & Phoebe came over - and about four o'clock Frank & I drove them home we also got the mail and a couple of boxes to feed the calves in Charlie Butler was in at noon to see Dad. about some horse. It has been cloudy and very soft all day. Looks very much like a storm. Saturday January 24th It was raining when we got up this morning, turned to snow about nine o'clock and snowed till noon. Dad. put the harness and bridle on Osprey again but we couldn't take him out so just left him there all morning He must have gone through some violent exercise, probably trying to get loose - as when we went in at noon he was wringing wet. Dad. also trimmed his front feet and had to resort to chastisement to make him behave We put the old waggon and the plow in the shed out of the rain before dinner. This after noon it stopped storming but got a little colder. Frank went down to the McBain's auction sale but didn't buy anything he said there was a big crowd there. I spent half the after noon looking at a book of house plans and then helped Dad. saw up a few pieces of the old apple tree we then did chores. I drew a plan for our new barn to-night. Sunday January 25th Frank was the only one from here who went to church this morning as it was late when we got up and Dad. and I spent most of the fore noon doing chores and we also took Osprey out for a little exercise. Dick was asleep the greater part of the morning. Frank and I went for a skate down on the pond this afternoon. Dick went down but I guess there weren't enough girls on the ice to catch him so he went on up town and lent his skates to Fred. 13 �Tuck. I was late getting there so only had an hour or two's skate but I enjoyed that much for the ice was pretty good and as it was my first skate this season maybe it was just as well not to make it too long. I went down to church to-night and came home right after, but didn't see any thing of Dick who was not home to tea. It has been sunny and quite mild all day but is a little colder to-night. Monday January 26th After we did chores this morning, we hooked up Harry and Belle to the waggon and went over to Sam's to get our quarter of beef. We took it down to Alfred's and weighed it and it was just 90 lbs which was pretty good for the front quarter of a calf not quite a year old. It was just about noon when we got home but we went and got a jag of rails before dinner. After dinner we went and got another load of rails and then went down town for the mail and some yeast cakes and got back about five. John Wess was in just before dark as his mare has a little touch of lymphangitis again. Dad. told him what to do for it and said that he would go over and see it in the morning. To-night I went down to the pond for a skate as I saw they had quite a lot shovelled off. I got a ride part way down with Allan Law and he said they were going to start hauling ice to-morrow and that he could haul ours for us if we wanted him to. I told him we couldn't put it in to-morrow but we might the day after. There wasn't a big crowd on the pond and only a very few girls but the ice was good. I put in most of the time chasing Bunyan Beecraft and Tony Bannister to punish them for throwing snowballs all over. I caught Tony early in the game and twisting his hair till he got down on the ice and filling his hat with snow succeeding in persuading him to behave himself but Bunyan was another proposition. In the first place I couldn't begin to catch up with him, being out of practice I suppose - and then he was so nimble getting around the corners. I would sometimes be nearly on him and he would jump right off the track into the snow and aparently make just as good progress there as on the ice. I jumped in after him once but my feet slid out from under me and I cleaned off quite an area of ice in a very short time and carried most of the snow off on my clothes. At last Alex Spain joined in the chase and we both got Bunyan headed for Ivey's point where we thought we would catch him for sure, we could just see his figure ahead of us - and followed him around the point right through the snow - and some very poor ice till the first thing we knew he was taking to the land like one of these aligator boats, we hiked back around the point hoping to be where we thought he would get on the ice again by the time he was but there was no sign of him. He told us after wards when we were taking our skates off in Greenbury's woodshed that he was up behind Ivey's ice house and heard us go past. Dick came down before I left and hung 14 �around till I got my skates off and went up to Huby's after a loaf of bread I got up town. We got home about ten. Very soft all day not wind enough to turn the windmill till after dark. Mrs. McBride was here washing all day. Tuesday January 27th As soon as we got things done up this morning which was about ten o'clock we hooked up and went over to John Wesses and Dad. gave his mare a ball. Mr. Morgan was looking over there and we got looking at his gasoline engine and he was running it and grinding oats and showing us all around so it was after noon when we got home. Mr. Morgan came home with us and stayed to dinner and half the after noon, consequence being that we didn't get any thing but chores done although we had intended to haul some rails and clear out the ice house Allan Law was in to-night and said if they were hauling ice to-morrow he would haul ours for us but I think it is raining now so not likley they will be doing much with the ice. It has been very soft and spring like to-day. It rained last night and took most of the snow of the roads and left them very slippery. Wednesday January 28th We cleaned out the ice house first thing this morning and got it all ready to fill. It rained last night and was so very mild that we didn't think Alan was coming but just as we got ready for him he came along with a load, he said he went to see Val. about it last night but Val. was at lodge, so this morning he went down after a load of sand for the chickens as the thought they wouldn't be cutting to-day but some body saw him down town and told him that Val. wanted him to haul what was on the stand over here so he did, he got two loads over before dinner and four this after noon. we didn't get the last load chincked or placed to-night and if all is well he is going to haul one or two more loads in the morning. We think we are putting this in better than we did last year, we are leaving a good space between the walls and the ice for sawdust - and we put rails and sawdust in the bottom, but the ice isn't as good as last year especially what has been out of the water in the sun all day. Jim Coley was over this morning and got Dad. to give him a two weeks option on his lots, he says he can almost guarantee the sale of them at $600.00. Bob. and Cars. Rankin also drove over and brought the saddle & bridle back. Bluch was very glad to see them and followed them way down the road but came back when we called him. Tupper came in to get his post auger which we borrowed to dig the holes for the windmill feet. Mrs. Tupper and the baby were with him. I guess Mrs. Tupper wanted to see Tiddums but she didn't want to bring her kid in on account of the whooping cough and it was asleep anyway, Enah 15 �brought Tiddums to the window to wave at her. It has been very spring like and the sleighing is going fast. Thursday January 29th Just about as we got ready for him this morning Alan came along with a load of ice and hauled one more before dinner, we then saw that we needed eleven more cakes to fill up the ice house evenly so he brought 14 over this after noon, he said he had a hard time getting them as the machine wasn't working. We put the extra three on top. Dad. chincked it while I cleaned out the horse stable which has been neglected for two days, that makes over eight loads of ice that can be put in that ice house. Old Bill George drove over before dinner to get the fork that Ted. left over here. He was driving his yearling colt to the cutter and the sleighing is about gone, it is the same age as Queen and not nearly so big so that sort of treatment must be hard on it. Harry Dyer, his brother and Hammy Innes were over for awhile this after noon. Dick came home to tea to-night to change his clothes and attend the dance of the Orchestra's in the town hall. Another April day, water is running over everything and "the buds are within a holy ace of bustin" as Art. Ryersie says. The snow is fast giving place to mud and it looks as if it would rain again. Quite a strong south west breeze all day. Friday January 30th It was freezing when Dick came home at three o'clock this morning and has been freezing in the shade all day but not very hard. We found that the south west wind the early part of last night had melted quite a lot of the ice that it could reach through the west window, so Dad. had to fix it a little and we put in all the sawdust we had, but will need quite a lot more. Dad. thought the roads would be too icy to go to-day. We gave Osprey a little exercise before dinner - and I sorted out a lot of the apples down cellar. This afternoon we tore down a lot more of the gully fence but just put the rails in piles. It was a lovely day to do it as the snow is nearly all gone. More like a lat fall day to-day except that there is so much running water. Saturday January 31st We didn't do much but chores to-day. Dad. cut a big pile of wood and I Frank carried it and I wheeled most of the sand which Dad. got for Frank Slocomb to mend the cistern with from the house over to the drive shed and put it in to dry up the mud - as the water as run in a lot since it thawed. This afternoon Dad. and Frank drove down town to get the mail and 16 �some provisions. They got a letter from "The Library of Original Sources" saying that our books would doubtless be here with in the next few days. I spent the evening making entries for the past month in my book keeping book. The hens haven't nearly payed for themselves. I got six eggs to-day which is the most yet. Mr. and Mrs. Walt McCall drove Dolly over this morning. She cawked one of her front feet and Walt got Dad. to look at it. It has been a very blizzardy day but not cold. It was hail sleet when we got up this morning then rain and a blow this after noon with strong east wind which shifted right around. Tonight it is blowing hard but I think clear. Sunday January February 1st I haven't done much all day. This morning Enah and I drove down to church but got home very early. After dinner Dick and I went down town I went over to Harry Moon's and spent the after noon and stayed to tea. Harry was showing me over the new part of his house which he has fixed up pretty slick but hasn't quite finished the upstairs yet. They went to church to-night so I went down to Huby's. Quint. and Win were at church and Lila was over here but Huby and Aunty Maude were home. Frank came home with Lila while I was there so I went home with him. I don't know where Dick went but I have a sneaking idea that he spent the after noon over at Dyers. Last night when Dad. locked up the stable there wasn't a sign of Bluch so we thought he must have followed them down town when they went down after the mail last night, although they watched him, so to-day after church Frank went down to the Rankin's and sure enough he found Bluch there so brought him home. Bob. Rankin told Huby. that Jimmy cried himself to sleep last night because they wouldn't let Bluch sleep with him and told him they couldn't keep him. Some fellow was in here from Nanticoke to-day to have Dad look at his horse. I got seven eggs to-day. It has not been very cold stormy to-day but there has been a cold strong west wind. Monday February 2nd After we got the chores done we went out and hauled up three loads of rails before dinner, we got nearly all we had torn down. We also cut the tips off Erie's and Spotty's horns as we thought that the comfort or even saftey of the other animals was hazarded by their sharp points, we cut one of Erie's a little lower than we intended and severed a little artery. It soon stopped after we let her out but this after noon she scrubbed it against Snowdrop or the straw stack and covered Snowdrop with gore and when we let them in to-night a beautiful little spurt was coming out of it but Dad. soon stopped it but putting a little chop stuff on it. We intended to go prospecting for sawdust this after noon but by the time I got the rails 17 �unloaded The Law's came in to take their clover mill and engine down to Bob. Leitch's as the roads are now in grand shape. We were very glad to have the clover mill out of the barn as it was a great nuisance, but we didn't get a chance to go for our saw dust as they were here most of the after noon getting up enough steam to raise hel the engine out of the ground where she was frozen in, when Alan threw her in she would hump and stop "breathing" just like a horse trying to lift a big load, but after a few strains she loosened up and got out. Sam's brother-in-law was with them and he seemed to understand quite a lot about it. When they went Dad. put Joe's harness on Osprey and hooked him up to the bobs with Belle. he did pretty fair but seems to throw or paddle his nigh forefoot. Jonas came over this morning and borrowed a pitch fork and the hay knife as he is going to move the hay from McBains barn to Sam McBrides as they are tearing down the old McBain barn to-day. he brought them back to-night and is now playing checkers with Frank. The bear had ample chance to see his shadow to-day as the sun has been shining nearly the whole time it has been an ideal winter day, not too cold and just enough wind to turn the wind mill. I got seven eggs again to-day. They are getting a lot of milk now and it is beginning to tell on them. Tuesday February 3rd I got up about five this morning and read till daylight When Dad. came out I found that Dick had brought home word last night that {Winkey?} Smith was dead and was to be brought here on the eleven o'clock train to be buried, and as the funeral was to be taken charge of by the mason's, Dad. was wanted at the lodgeroom at ten o'clock. I drove down with Dad. and hung around till the train came in and then drove up to the cemetery with him. After the service was over there we drove over to Evan's woods on the Radical opposite old Stringer's place to see if there was any saw dust. We had quite a time finding any signs of a sawmill but at last Dad. came on it way back in a little ravine. He said there were no men around but quite a few bags and a pile of saw dust. This after noon Dad. went down and got his hair cut and was gone all the after noon. I watered the horses and cleaned out the cow stable and then I took a walk back the lane to look at the little trees. Most of them on the west side are dead while most on the east are alive. To-night Dad. went over to a men's party at Jack Martin's. It has been very soft all day and the sleighing is just about gone. There is snow lying in the fence corners and on the north side of things but it looks very Spring like, water is running every where and the fields are nearly all brown and where ever the sun can reach it looks dry and warm. I got twelve eggs to-day which I thought was pretty good. 18 �{Harry Barrett (Toby's father) wrote the entries for February 4th and 5th.} Wednesday February 4th Tobe did not write this up last night as he went skating. I did not get up this morning until 7.30. I found Toby up and the kitchen fire on and good and warm. Dick did not get home last night till sometime after I did and then we talked till after 2 O'Clock. After doing up the usual round of chores, we caught the 5 roosters and took them over to Jack Martin. It was dinner time when we got home from there. After noon we put on a small load of hay to take over to the other barn for the cows and calves. Frank went to skate after school. After tea Toby and I went down town he to skate and I to a school board meeting where we had a lively time, it looked at first as if we would not get anything done but it became quite peaceable towards the close. Old Mark Topley is getting along fine in his walking and his cough is much better. Rus Lampkins came in this evening and I paid him for the windmill. Fairly cold all day. Thursday February 5th It was late again this morning when I got up, 7 O'Clock, being out at night does not agree with me. Dick worked late last night Toby and I came home with Jack Martin and got home first. Dick brought home word that the long looked for books had come. After the chores were done we hauled the hay over that we loaded yesterday and put it off, then we hauled ni a load of corn stalks. After dinner we went down town and got the books. That accounts for my writing tonight, Toby is absorbed in them. Dick went to Simcoe this afternoon, Frank went down and had his hair cut after school, Enah and little {Taphy?} went through their usual daily round. It has been pretty cold all day, but for the most part bright. I find it hard to keep awake, I will have to take a look at the new books. Friday February 6th We took a load of grist to the mill this morning six bags of oats and four of corn, we got one bag of the oats rolled for the chickens. Tige. Farr was in for awhile to see if he could rent some of the back of the place for pasture but of course there was nothing doing. Dad. went down town right after dinner to give the deeds of his lots to Jim Caley but as Cousin Willie was sick they couldn't get them fixed up so he & Enah will have to go down some other time to sign off. he got home about four and we then went down to the mill for our chop. We had quite a time getting up the hill as it was very icy and the horses slipped all the way. Old Jonas was over this morning to get a dose of salts for his pig which he says he thinks 19 �will die Dad. looked at it and he thinks so too - if it does he will only have one left as two have died already. Allan & Jim Law were in to-night Allan's horse got its legs cut in some way he doesn't know how and he wanted Dad. to look at it. I got up at half past four this morning to read the new books and also learn a little Latin out of Dad's old book. It froze pretty hard last night - and there was a cold east wind all morning but it turned mild at noon and has been snowing & raining alternately all day afternoon. Poor Tiddums felt very miserable this morning and they thought the poor little cus had the earache but after he had his sleep he felt a lot better - and has been all rigt the rest of the day Saturday February 7th I got up about half past five this morning learned latin till Dad. came out about half past six, then I went out to do chores It has been blowing a hurricane and snowing all day so we didn't do anything but chores and Dad. cut a pile of wood. This after noon Frank went down town this after noon to see if there were any waves on the lake but there weren't although it was a south west wind, but likely there is a lot of ice in the lake. Dad. and I started to make a boock case for the new books out of the box they came in. Frank got some cloth down town to line it with. I got thirteen eggs to-day. It has been pretty cold and very blizzardy to-day. Sunday February 8th Frank went down to Sunday school and church and Dad. and I went down to church this morning we were late for although we came accross the pond we had to stop in at Henderson's as my ear got frozen by the cold wind on the pond and we went in there where Dad. thawed it out with snow I nearly froze my hand holding snow on it from the pond up there. We came around by Huby's on our way home and got the old glue pot to make some glue for our book case and also looked at the old chicken house as we are going to bring it over here for a breeding pen. This after noon we read did chores and listened to Enah play the piano. Dick got up and had a bath before dinner, got Dad. to shave him and went down town about the middle of the after noon as he says he is going to church to-night. Frank spent most of the after noon skating on the ditch out here from the lane fence up to the oak trees and down in Bannister's gully. Very cold and strong west wind, a little snow otherwise not a bad day Monday February 9th 20 �It froze about the hardest yet last night and has been pretty cold and breezy all day, but was bright and sunshiny part of the time, and snowing a little part of the time. We didn't do any thing but chores and Dad. cut wood. Mrs. McBride was here washing all day and as it was too cold and draughty for Tiddums in the kitchen Frank had to stay home to look after him in the dining room. Dad. and Enah were contemplating a trip down town this after noon to sign the deeds to the lots but Mr. Howey who is buying them and a Mr. Ross brought them over this after noon and saved them the trouble. The option is up on them to-morrow so they wanted to get things settled. He paid Dad. a check for the six hundred. Jonas was over here most of the afternoon selling seeds. Dad. gave him an order for some of L.P. Gunson's seed oats and we are going to make out and order for him to-night of garden seeds from Simmers No body was down town to-day, so we haven't got the mail. Tuesday February 10th Dad saw a load of ice going into Mrs Battersby's this morning and just remembered that we had not returned John Quanbury's little ice tongs, and as we thought he might be needing them I took them down but he said he never used them as they were too small so told me to take them home again which I did. I stayed there quite awhile helping & watching him. Bob. Leitch was hauling the ice, it is a lot bigger and better looking than ours but John says it doesn't keep at all well in Mrs. Battersby's ice house. It is cement and built right in the side hill. The let the ice slide down the hill and drop about eight feet to the bottom of the ice house and it breaks up badly. Dad. cut wood while I was away and when I got back helped me clean out the chicken house. This after noon I cut a piece off the stack and Dad carried over a lot of straw to the chicken house. Jonas came over this morning and we gave him the Simmer's order although we are sure he is not an authorized agent, but as we don't have to pay for the stuff till we get it I suppose it will be alright. Dad. told him he was crazy to waste his time selling seeds instead of cutting his hedge down for wood over at Myers but Jonas said he had to get a little money some way as he only had fifty cents. Frank said he was working down cutting ice this after noon. It has been much milder though still freezing to-day cloudy and just breeze enough this after noon to turn the wind mill, snowing a little to-night. Wednesday February 11th We did chores and Dad cut wood most of the day, this afternoon we put some poles across a couple of beams in the big barn and covered them with hay to make a pen for the ewes'. The old ram seems to be getting crosser, he attacked me to-day for the first time, and we 21 �think it is because he has some way got the wool all pulled away from his eyes - and can see much better all around him. I got fourteen eggs to-day, the cold weather doesn't seem to affect the hens any, I guess it is the feed and care that counts. Enah cut the cloth for the book case of my new books this after noon and to-night Dad and I glued it on the wood, it is going to look pretty nice I think. It froze very hard last night. Frank said it was seven below zero, and although bright and sunny has been frosty all day barely thawing even in the sun. They say there was a slight earthquake felt in different parts of Ontario and in Montreal but I think the ones that felt it here just thought so after they got the paper. Thursday February 12th Dad. and I took a walk down to Porter's and back this morning, we got back about half past one. This after noon we just did chores. To-night after a lot of hesitation I decided to go down to the dance. Dick said he didn't think there would be many there but there was enough to suit me. No-one from Simcoe was down but all the Dover bunch was there and I had a good time. I didn't miss more than half a dozen dances and much to my surprise found that I could dance fairly well. I didn't expect to be able to do any better than the last time I tried especially as I haven't been down for over a month. They say it was fifteen below zero down town this morning and although it has been a lovely sunny day with out breeze enough to blow the wind mill, it has been freezing hard all day, and is just as cold tonight. Friday February 13th After we did the chores up this morning Dad. & I hooked Harry and Belle to the sleighs and went down town, the sleighing was good most of the way in town but was pretty icy in places. I took down 7 1/2 doz. eggs and got at the rate of 35 cts a doz for them but traded them off for groceries. Dad. got some lumber to fix up the sheep pen with and settled up with Tommy. This after noon we just did chores and I had a little snooze as I only had about four hours last night or rather this morning. To-night Dad. dressed up and went down to pay a visit to Alfred. and Lulu. Billy Faulkner came over this morning and took their heifer away. An old Peddler came in to-night about five he looked about frozen and piked off towards Sam Law's who he evidently knew as he asked up if he didn't live down by the mill before he moved up here. This is poor weather I should think for his job. I wouldn't mind it at all in the summer. pretty frosty all day and a cold north east wind but mostly sunny. It is milder to-night and trying to snow. 22 �Saturday February 14th I did chores all morning and Dad. & Frank cut up the old apple tree in the pigyard. They had some pretty hard sawing in it. This after noon Dad and I took the team and waggon sleigh and hauled it up to the house where Dad. split a lot of it. Frank went down town and got his tooth filled - and sent off a lot of valentines. Bert. Thompson came over this afternoon to see if we had any Black Orpington hens. There was just one left of the ones that Huby hatched out three years ago of the eggs he got from Bert. I knew she wasn't laying and was glad enough to get rid of her, I would have sold her for fifty cents or less but Bert offered me a dollar for her so I let him have her. Dad. had quite a visit down at Alfred's last night, the old peddler, whose name is Foster was there. Lulu was in Toronto but got home before he left, she told them that Art Ryersie who had brought her home heard down town that Blaikie was dead, but as we have heard nothing about it to-day, we feel pretty sure there is a mistake some-where. It has been milder to-day a little though still freezing hard. It snowed a little but was mostly sunny. Sunday February 15th Enah and I walked down to church this morning and Frank went down to Sunday school and church. This after noon Cousins Clare and Phoebe came over and also Quint, Huby and Lila. Dick was in bed all morning and went down town this after noon and says he is going to church to-night. Huby said Aunty Maude was pretty sick to-day. Dad. and I walked down to church to-night and went around to see Aunty Maude on our way home, she was sitting up on the sofa but looks pretty miserable, we got home about nine o'clock and Dick soon after we did. It is still pretty frosty but getting milder I think. cloudy most of the day and to-night. Huby told us of a great joke they played on old Tom the cook on the Vigilant. It seems he is quite a lady's man and gets a letter occasionally from a young lady he met in St. Thomas. Young Archie McQueen knew this and put Bill Davis, Parks and a few more of the bunch wise to it and they with Mrs. Walt. McCalls assistance composed a letter to Tom, from his girl telling him to meet her at the Fair corner (so as everything could be seen from the Dominion Hotel windows) at noon yesterday and to be sure and bring a bottle of gin along. When Tom. got the letter he never caught on and was in a great state of excitement all morning and kept his eyes on the Fair corner, meanwhile Archie had been getting togged up in a lot of Mrs. McCall's clothes, he is rather small and good looking and about two o'clock slipped out of the side door at the hotel and around the block up to the Fair corner, of course old Tom was right there to meet him and Archie immediately inquired about the gin so Tom told him to go over to the hotel and wait for him at the head of the stairs while he 23 �got it. He rushed into the bar to get a fifty cent bottle but Walt. told him that they didn't have any smaller than a dollar and a quarter bottles.Tom was in such a hurry that he said any thing would do so took a big bottle up stairs and rushed the fair one of to his room. Archie told Huby after wards that it would have been rich if he could have played his part a little longer but when Tom began to kiss his hands, he could stand no more, so with a burst of laughter he picked up his skirts and fled down stairs. Tom was so mad he never spoke to any one the rest of the day but got bory eyed on the bottle of gin. Monday February 16th Dad. and I went down as soon as we could get ready this morning to get the chicken house down home ready to move Huby helped us and we got it raised and up on blocks by noon. While we were at it, who should come along, bare headed, and without an overcoat, but Walter, he had come through the house and Aunty Maude had told him where we were, so that accounted for the absence of hat and overcoat, but as we hadn't the slightest idea that he was within a thousand miles of us, we were quite surprised to see him, but this after noon we got a letter from Roy which we should have got on Saturday, saying that Walter was then in Barrie having come down with the body of Mrs. {illegible} father. He got into Toronto Friday night and {illegible} up here this morning but had to go right back again tonight. He stayed at Huby's to dinner for as he said a walk over here before dinner did not sound {illegible} tempting and right after dinner Dad. hooked up Belle and went down and got him, he was only here an hour or two and then Dad. and I drove him down he had to stop in for a minute or two to see Miss Phipps, Cousins Bessie, Clare and Loll and say goodbye to Aunty Maude. Dick Quint at Huby went to the station to see him off so he had a very hurried visit, but we were all very glad to see him if it was only for a short time. Old Jonas came over to-night to get his orders ready to send away, and to get a little corn but I think principally for a visit. Aunty Maude says she feels better to-day but looks very miserable. I only got twelve eggs to-day. It was a beautiful morning but this after noon the wind got up and it was a rotten after noon very blizzardy and cold. Quieter and colder tonight. Tuesday February 17th We just did chores and cut wood this morning, I read for awhile this afternoon and then Dad. and I drove down town and Dad. saw Johnny Walker about bringing over the hen house, he said he thought he could load it on the sleigh and bring it over to-morrow after noon we went down to see if we could get it any more ready but thought we couldn't do 24 �much more to it alone. A couple of the little Ryersie girls came in with Frank after school and young Roy Bannister appeard from somewhere soon after Frank got home and they went sleigh riding back in the gully and Roy borrowed a book to take home with him. Tonight I blew a little on my horn for the first time since election night. It was a very blizzardy blustery morning, but turned out a nice bright after noon, snowed quite a little bit, and there wasn't enough wind to turn the windmill. Wednesday February 18th Dad. and I did chores most of the morning besides taking the wire off the posts in the hen yard so we could get through with the other hen house which we intend to put in the north east corner of the yard. We had to pump water for the cattle this morning as there wasn't enough wind to turn the wind mill, it took us over half an hour to pump half a tank full, we took turns at it, it is the first time we have had to pump for them this winter, and if we had a bigger tank which would hold two or three days supply, it wouldn't matter about it being quiet for one day. As soon as we could after dinner Dad and I went down to get the old hen house Jack Walker didn't come for quite a while, but I went up town and got Huby and we got it raised up in front nearly high enough to back the sleighs under, when Johnny came he said he thought it would pay us to raise it up high enough behind to back the sleighs, so we did and without so very much more work got it loaded beautifully, we were afraid the top of the pigeon house which Dad. built on the roof of the hen house would catch on wires and branches but we hated to take it off - as it has been there so long but Johnny said he thought it would go alright. The first obstruction occured going out the lane and we had to chop a limb off Mrs. Low's apple tree, but got past. Then going from the lane gate to the road where Dad. had a nice driveway fixed the road-scraper made a nasty ditch and never filled it in. Johnny was afraid the building might tip over on the horses going over the bump so Dad. went over and borrowed some rope from Gint. Rankin and tied it to the {rave?} of the Sleigh over the roof of the chicken house, we thought we had her solid but Johnny let his horses go a little fast down hill and rounding the curve with such a big top weight, she just keeled right over sleigh and all at the side of the road on end just nicely between the side walk and the road. I thought the jar would rack her all to pieces but as far as we could see it did hurt a bit, except knocked the pigeon house right off the roof. We decided to leave her there for the night and Johnny said he would get a pair of skids from Val. and take her over on them in the morning. Old Faucet said he would hang a light on to-night for us. We got a ride home with Charlie Quanbury. Tonight Dad. togged up in his dress suit and went down to pay a visit to Cousin Loll as she likes to see him dressed up so much. It was 25 �about eight below zero last night they say but has been a lovely day, rather Foggy but quite mild and no wind. Thursday February 19th Dad. and I went down about half past nine this morning as that was the time Johnny said he would be on the spot but there was no sign of him so Dad went down to see if Jim Low had any chestnut coal but he hadn't a pound. When he came back from there he went in to see old Mrs. Fawsett for awhile Huby and I carried back Mrs. Jim Low's blocks which we borrowed and then went and sat in the house, then as there was no sign of Johnny Dad. came over. At last about eleven we thought he wasn't coming so thought we would go home. Huby went down to the mill with us as they saw Johnny go in there with a load of shooks, when we found him he said he was just ready to go so we went back with him. It took us quite awhile to get it turned over on to the skids and we had to get a few extra hands to help us. Allan Law came along just as we were about ready to start and as one of Johnny's horses is very poor on the draw and he couldn't start it Allan hooked his team on and the two snaked it along to Allan's corner, then Johnny took his team off as they thought two teams would be too wide going down that narrow road and over the bridge. Allan hauled it to the top of the hill and then Johnny took it alone the rest of the way, he let his team sail right through and as it was too hard work keeping up afoot I rode part of the way so did Huby. Johnny got stuck in our lane here where the snow was deep and he ran into the side of the bank, we had to take the little horse off and put old Harry on with Johnny's big horse and they pulled it easily. Huby stayed to dinner and this after noon we placed the hen house just where we want to leave it and put it up on blocks. Dad. and Huby then drove back to straighten things up down there and to take back some stuff we borrowed from Mrs. Jim Low. I did chores while they were gone. Charlie Butler was in for a few minutes this after noon to see Dad. about his horse which has something like lymphangitis. Dad. brought the pigeon house back with him this after noon. Nice day, snowed a little, mostly sunny with a little breeze. Friday February 20th After we did chores this morning Dad. and I sacked up eleven bags of oats and took them down to get chopped. We went on down town and got some stuff and then down to Huby's where we cut down a little locust tree and sawed it up in lengths to fit the waggon box and brought it over for fire wood we also took a big limb which was broken off the old Newton pippin tree. We didn't get home till nearly one. This after noon we discovered we 26 �had left Alfred's cross-cut saw down at Huby's so we hooked up Joe and Ginger (who were delighted to get out after about a month's confinement) and went down and got the saw and came around by the mill and got our grist. It was time to do chores when we got home. Tonight Dad. went down to a school board meeting, he didn't feel much like it especially as he didn't know that it was specially important. Frank went down with him to go to the moving picture show. Pretty cold, sunny but cold breeze. Dick told us that Frances Henry got badly hurt last night on Edmonson's hill where a bunch were sleigh riding. She was walking up hill and fell and a sleigh coming down ran in to her and cut an awful gash in her leg. I practiced my horn a little to-night. Dad. heard down town that Billy Anderson was dead Saturday February 21st Frank and I went over to Jack Martin's this morning and got a couple of roosters, as we want to mate up a breeding pen as soon as possible. We got what they said over there were a couple of good ones although they were tough looking characters, as owing to their blood stained countenances it appears as though they had been indulging in a passage at arms. When we got home Frank helped Dad. saw up the wood we got yesterday and I cleaned out the new chicken pen. After dinner, Dad and I went down and got a load of coal, as Allan Law was in before dinner and told us there was a car in, we thought it would pay to get in in time and wood saved. I took down eight dozen eggs to-day but the price is down to thirty two cents, when we got home Dad helped me put windows, perches and straw in the new hen house and after tea to-night we caught fifteen nice looking pullets - and mated up a pen in there. Frank went back to the gully to-night this after noon and killed a dandy muskrat. Dick got home to tea to-night - as he had a bath to-night. Sunny and nice day but a cold wind. We three boys had a bath to-night and sat on the kitchen table in our night shirts till midnight telling bad stories, while Dad. snored in the big chair. Sunday February 22nd Frank was the only member of the family who went to church to-day and he went to the Roman Catholic (to see what it was like) but he went to our Sunday school. As the wind last night tore the door of the new chicken house off its hinges, Dad. and I were forced to break the Sabbath and put it on. We just did chores and sat around all day I drew a little this after noon I am going to try and draw the picture I took of the mill and Herb. Cooke's house from the old cemetery at the top of the hill, and Frank went back to the gully. Dick slumbered peacefully all morning and went down town this after noon, with the intention of going to 27 �church to-night. I got fifteen eggs to-day, eight of them were from the breeding pen of fifteen pullets, we thought that was pretty good for the first day. I drew a little to-night. It snowed to-day and was very windy and blustery, pretty cold. Monday February 23rd I learned this morning that our hard luck with the sheep deal was not over yet for when I went out to feed them I found a fine big pair of ewe lambs lying dead on the barn floor, as last night was one of the coldest nights we have had, I suppose the poor little things had hardly lived at all after they were born, but still I think if we had only been there to bring them in the warm as soon as they came we could have saved them but we never dreamed of any of them lambing before the 25th and this ewe wasn't due till next Saturday. It has been very cold all day (one of the coldest days we have had) so we didn't do any thing but chores and nail up a few boards for a sheep pen. Mrs. McBride was here washing all day, in spite of the weather. I got seventeen eggs to-day. Tuesday February 24th I went to bed with my clothes on last night as I got up about three to have a look at the sheep but they were all right, it is a good thing no lambs came last night for it was bitterly cold. We fooled with the ewe which had her lambs quite a lot this morning and shut her up in the stable this after noon away from the others. Dad. went over to see if Brirely had ever had such a case to deal with as he used to be a sheppard in the old country but he didn't get much information. Quint was here for a little while this after noon. He and Big George Hamaker had come back to the gully on the trail of a skunk which Bill Oakes saw tracks of, but they found Wilson McPherson and some Matthews had got ahead of them and were digging it out up in Robert John's gully, George joined them but Quint said they were all covered with mud so he didn't care for the job and came home via this place. He says Ivey's gully is full of men and teams hauling sod but I guess they finished to-night. This afternoon Dad. and I unloaded the load of coal we got and hauled up a load of rails which Frank unloaded when he got home. Sam. Law was in this morning and Dad. paid him for the threshing and beef. To-night Dad. and Enah went down to the Library concert leaving Tiddums in our care. (Frank's & mine) but Dad. says he will not enjoy himself at all for fretting. I also have to keep watch on the sheep for although it is not so cold as last night it would be too much for little lambs. It has been freezing hard all day in the shade but it was very sunny and thawed a lot in the sun. I think it is gradually getting milder. 28 �Wednesday February 25th I slept with my clothes on again last night and got up about four to look at the sheep, there were no lambs but I noticed one of the ewes was not well, she has been sick all day and has not eaten anything but snow, we offered her water and she drank a lot which made Dad think she was feverish, she was also quite badly foundered, and is evidently suffering from indigestion. To-night Frank and Dad. tried to dose her with salts but couldn't get much down her. Dad is afraid she won't pull through, it certainly looks doubtful. We don't know what caused it unless she has eaten some of the old chaff that came out of the clover mill and which is mixed up with the hay on the barn floor. Dad. thinks she may have got an overfeed of corn as he found them the other day out by the corn crib where Frank's pig had rooted a slat loose and had got out a pile of corn out on the ground. The ewe that lost her lambs and which we had shut up in the stable, we found to be all right this morning so after trimming her up a little Dad. let her out with the rest in the shed, while we were there we heard a racket in the barn and on entering found the split eared ewe, the one which was due to lamb to-day engaged in a desperate fight with Frank's pig, down in the corner was a wee lamb just arrived and unhurt thanks to the courage of its mother as the pig would have made short work of it, if she had alloud it. I had the satisfaction of landing that pig a swift one and send it squealing out of there. I hadn't been there very long when another lamb came bigger that the first one. It wasn't very cold in the barn but we had to take the little fellows in the house by turns and warm them Enah and Tiddums looked after them, the latter was greatly interested in them. When they both got good and warm and dry, we moved them and the ewe into the horse stable where it is very much warmer than the barn and they all three seem to be all right. Jim Waddle was in this morning to see Dad. as his horses have lymphangitis. Jonas was in at noon with our parcel of seeds from Simmer's, he said he guessed they wanted him to work for nothing, so I suppose he will not get any commission and as he had to pay express on the seeds I don't know just where the profit comes in, but he was going off canvassing again this after noon. He says he is through with "Ivorys" for ever now, he had some rumpus with them about his house rent. Dad. told him he was going to kill a couple of the biggest pigs this after noon soon and wanted his valuable assistance. Jonas is a wonderful pig sticker (as he says).. A fellow from Simcoe was in here to see him soon after he had gone. Lorne Brown came in after dinner with the sink and fixtures, he said Rus would be down to put it in as soon as we got the ditch dug for the drain. To-night I went down and got my hair cut and also to the moving picture show principally to go in with young Schrammy who was too young to go alone Dick got home 29 �soon after I did and we sat up till after twelve but I went to bed in a more civilized manner to-night. Sunny and soft but cold wind. Thursday February 26th As this is Saturday night and I am dead sleepy I can't remember the details of Thursday's happenings, we hauled two loads of sawdust from Evan's place up on the Radical road we just took the waggon box full this morning but as there were no very bad spots we took side boards with us this after noon and hauled twice as big a load. Dad. saw Evans about getting some wood and he is going to start buzzing up the limbs & tops of trees next week and said we could get 10 loads of it for a dollar a cord sixteen inches long. The sick ewe seems ever so much better to-night, she is not lame and picks at the hay a little. Dick went down to the dance to-night. I fully intended to go but thought as it was Lent I would go over to Quanbury's instead - as they were having a surprise party I think in honor of Charlie & Lottie coming home from the West. I had a good time in spite of the fact that they played Pedro and I tried to learn the game, but couldn't. Thawed hard in the sun, cold wind. Friday February 27th We went up again this morning and got another load of sawdust. We had to go around by town this morning to get some groceries, when we got up there young Stickney from Port Ryersie was there ahead of us but had his load nearly on, the pit was pretty well undermined but we got a good load alright and got home about one, the sleighing is just about gone. This after noon we unloaded the Sawdust we filled up all we wanted inside the ice house and Dad. threw the rest outside to pack in between the outside and inside walls. When we got through there we started to clean out the boxstall which hasn't been cleaned out for over a month. Dad. took two sleigh loads out and put on the old garden and there is still another load, the two days accumulation in the stable made the biggest part of the first load. Frank went over to tell Jonas to come and kill pigs in the morning as he told us he was going to work for "Ivory's" on Monday. He drove Frank home about seven he was bound for some Englishman's place way out past Tupper's some where to sell seeds. The sick ewe is apparently all right to-night. The salts had their effect and we found where she had eaten a whole pile of corn and not digested it at all, very sunny and mild barely froze last night. Saturday February 28th Jonas came over about nine o'clock this morning armed with a formidable looking knife, which he told us was no good all ready to show us how to "boocher" hogs. He did quite a lot 30 �of ordering around and knife grinding before he was ready. We killed the two biggest pigs of the lot and they weren't very big, and did it up in the pig-pen. Dad. & I held the pig while Jonas with great display made the fatal thrust. It took him a good big minute to do it which isn't a record breaking speed as Dave Waddle claims to be able to stick a pig and get the knife out with out getting a drop of blood on the knife, however they died alright under Jonas' treatment, we hauled them down to the old house on Frank's sleigh and scalded them both to-gether. Dad. said it was a dandy scald and Jonas says it was due to his method of putting a dipper of woodashes in the barrell and to his accuracy in testing the temperature of the water with his had. Dad. helped scrape them and then had to go out to Jim Waddle's to see his lymphatic horse as he was in after him this morning. Jonas and Frank dressed the pigs and I guess made a pretty fair job of it. I cleaned out the chicken house and fooled around. They finished up before dinner and Jonas stayed to dinner. The same fellow that was here to-day the other day from Simcoe was in again to-day to see Jonas and caught him this time. This after noon I drove Enah down town to do shopping, she took down ten dozen eggs but the price had dropped to twenty eight cents. I got twenty eggs yesterday and to-day. I had to wait quite awhile for Enah so drove around with Fred Tuck. Very soft and mostly sunny but cool wind raining and snowing a little to-night. Sunday March 1st Frank went down to Sunday school and church to-day and Dad. drove Enah down to church but didn't stay himself. I didn't go down at all to-day principally because I was too lazy. I didn't get up till way late this morning and haven't done any thing much all day but a few chores. Dick went through his regular Sunday programme, stayed in bed till noon, went down town after dinner and I suppose to church to-night. He took my camera down and was going to get a film for it. Dad. and I intended to go out to the Shand's this after noon but it was so late when we got ready that we didn't go. Mostly sunny but cold North wind, freezing hard to-night and wind getting worse. Monday March 2nd Dad. cut up the pigs this morning we weighed them with the old stillyard which Dad. brought over from home and they just came to 105 lbs apiece. I put in the whole morning writing to Aunty and at the same time watching Tiddums who was asleep. This after noon we did chores and covered over all of the sheep pen instead of a part of it we tried to fasten up the door which blew out of the peak of the barn but it fell out again while we were working at it and as it broke a little we left it for another time. I also helped Dad carry over a 31 �couple of loads of hay to the other barn on his back with the {illegible} rope. We couldn't do much out side to-day as there has been a terriffic north wind with a little snow and besides it has been cold. The storm was much worse in other parts of the province than here but has gone down to-night. Tuesday March 3rd After we did chores this morning Dad. fixed some bars up at the south end of the horse stable out of the old wind mill posts to keep the sheep in their own yard. Arthur Preston came over to borrow some of Dad's show clothes to wear at the Methodist concert next week. Colin Ryersie was also over for awhile. About noon Dand. and I drove down town to get some stuff and he wanted to see Harry Moon to see what kind of duds he wanted for the concert. I went over to the barn when we got home and found a lamb just arriving, the ewe was No. 117 and we didn't expect lambs from her till Saturday. This was a good big ram lamb, we left him there till after dinner and when I went out then his sister was just getting off. We brought them both into the house for awhile one at a time and to-night put them in the little box stall in the horse stable. We didn't do any thing much but fool with the lambs this after noon. Much milder to-day and sunny but frosty to-night. Wednesday March 4th Dad. and I didn't take our clothes off all night last night. Dad crawled into bed about half past two and I dozed in the big chair the rest of the night going out to the barn every hour or so to see how the sheep were, we expected lambs all along but they didn't show up nor all day to-day, so I guess we will have another night's vigil. It is the ewe which was sick that we are watching, she is due on Friday. We spent about half an hour this morning trying to get Osprey out of the stable to give him a little exercising. Dad. put the harness on him and went to lead him out the door where there is a drop of about a foot into the drivehouse, and he hung back. Dad. tried to coax him but he was positive and the more determined Dad was to bring him out the more determined he was not to come out. Dad. put a little rope under his chin and we tugged on that for quite awhile but couldn't get him any farther than the door. Then we tried whipping him but that had not the desired effect although it put old Harry into the notion of kicking and scared the other horses. Osprey would rear and paw and throw himself but not go ahead. Then Dad. put a rope on his front foot and we tried pulling him out that way but he would just paw and must have thrown himself a dozen times or more some times right under Belle's or Harry's feet. At last one time when he threw himself I took a hitch around a post with the rope on his leg and by dragging him out and 32 �not giving him a chance to fly back we at last got him out. He didn't seem at all mad and I took him down to the corner and back and he went beautifully. We didn't do any thing much the rest of the day but chores and I had a little snooze after dinner. Frank worked at the old house after he got home from school he is boarding it up so as he can fill it in with sawdust around the ice. Thawed all day, some snow & cold wind. Since writing this we have put in quite a night of it. I went over to the barn about eight o'clock and found Dad's ewe with a lamb. I came to the house and got Frank and Dad. who was asleep in the chair the only sleep he had all night to come out, while they were there another one arrived, so we brought the first one to the house to get warm, we noticed the sick one the one we have been watching all day looked very much as if she would lamb in a few minutes, but she didn't till about four o'clock. We all sat up for a long time, till Dick came home and he and Frank went to bed. I sat up till about one or two and then I went to bed. Dad. sat up and out at the barn all night with the two little fellows as they were both very weak at first but got stronger and he held an old coat over them a long time to keep them warm till they went to sleep and stopped trying to crawl out and till the old one lay down beside them and stopped trying to paw the coat off. He also had his eye on the other ewe and about four o'clock came in and woke me up, he said he hated to as I was so sound asleep and I guess he didn't hate to any more than I hated to get up but he thought the sick ewe was not right and something ought to be done so I went out with him and we caught her but didn't bother her much and we hadn't been out very long when her baby came, it was a ram and a bouncer, the biggest one yet I think, but she is the first ewe that didn't have twins. I went to bed again about five o'clock but Dad. stayed up all night. Thursday March 5th I didn't get up till about eleven this morning, so I guess I had my sleep out. Dad put the harness on Osprey and we gave him quite a long exercise, we got him out of the stable easier to-day. I held Belle out in the drive house and when Dad saw Osprey wouldn't lead out he just let him loose and got behind him and touched him a little with the whip till he jumped out with out much fooling. I started to take him down the road and got about as far as the culvert and he didn't want to go any farther. I wouldn't let him go back so we just turned around and around in the road till Dad. came out and he got him to go down to the corner and back alright. I then took him down the other way as far as Preston's barnyard and he got frightened and their cows and would go past so I started the same performance there again and at last started to lead him past but Dad. came down and said to take him home as it was so late. This after noon I cleaned out the hen house and did chores. 33 �Whitesell was in this after noon to see Dad. about a sick horse. Thawed all day in the sun but not in the shade cold east wind. Friday March 6th I camped in the big chair all night last night and Dad. went to bed. I didn't go to sleep till after midnight as I wasn't at all sleepy so had a good read. I went out to the barn at 12, 3 and half past 6 and slept in the mean time, every thing was alright out there. When I woke up at half past six this morning my knee was pretty stiff but it soon limbered up. I find I have a brute of a cold due I think to getting my feet wet. We did chores this morning and Dad. put the harness on Osprey and I took him out and he went fine, he started his little game of trying to turn around and go back this morning but I found out that instead of trying to make him go ahead which to me was impossible, I just let him turn around and then back him up in the direction I want him to go, he soon wants to turn around and when he does goes all right in the right direction. I tried it on him several times and it worked fine every time. I took him down to Flemming's corner on the side road and then back and down to Mrs. Battersby's corner. This after noon I had a sleep and then took what few eggs I had over to Jack Martin and was over there quite awhile. I only got sixteen eggs to-day I don't know what is the matter with the hens. To-night Frank and Enah went down to see "Satan" at the moving picture show I was going down but as I had such a cold thought I would wait till to-morrow night. It snowed all day to-day but didn't put much in the ground. Not very cold. Saturday March 7th Dad. and I sacked up 12 bags of oats this morning while Frank went down town after some salt petre to salt the pork with, then he and Dad. went down to the mill with the load. When they got back they cleaned out the rest of the box-stall and I started to chop a hole out in the chicken yard to put a post in but it was frozen too deep. This afternoon Dad. and Frank went down to the mill and got their grist and I took Osprey out while they were gone he went fine. When they got back Dad. drove Enah down town and left her there and I minded Tiddums all the after noon he slept for awhile. Frank worked at the old house and Dad. did chores when he got back. To night I went down to the moving picture show and saw "Satan" I thought it was pretty good. Cloudy and snowy but quite soft. Raw breeze. Sunday March 8th 34 �Neither Dad nor I have been off the farm all day to-day but have just done chores and sat around. We thought of hooking Osprey and Belle to the buggy and going out to the Shand's this after noon but we didn't, we have to keep a rather close watch on one of the ewes Frank went down to church and Sunday school this morning and Enah walked down to church alone to-night. We didn't get through in time to go with her. Dick slept till dinner and after dinner went down town, he will likely go to church to-night. Cloudy and rather cold with some snow and raw wind. Monday March 9th We didn't do any thing much but chores to-day and watch sheep Dad. was not in bed at all last night and when he went out at four this morning to look at the sheep, found the wideheaded ewe with a lamb, which if it had been left much longer would have perished with the cold; but Dad. wrapped it up in his old pea jacket and brought it around alright. Mrs McBride was here washing all day and it has been very miserable out cold and windy. To-night Enah and I went down to the Methodist Choir concert, and thought it was great especially the costumes which were all old fasioned. The hall was packed full, and they say some were turned away. It lasted till late, we got home about twelve half past eleven o'clock. Dick and Dad. were both up. Tuesday March 10th We did chores all morning. Mr. Fleming was over for a little while this after noon. We hitched Osprey and Belle up to the bob-sleigh and drove them down to Jonas' corner and back a couple of times as that was the only place there was any snow. Tommy Jackson was over for quite awhile late this after noon to see about getting some corn stalks, he was telling us a lot about sheep and a good many other things. Cold, raw wind, sunny. Wednesday March 11th Dad. was up all night last night again and hardly slept at all I stayed up awhile but got so sleepy and chilly that I couldn't stand it so went to bed. The white ewe, which is due to lamb to-morrow was in rather bad shape all night, and there was no sign of lambs so Dad. got us all up early this morning and we had breakfast over by a little after seven and then Dad went out to examine her, and in about half an hour, we had two more buck lambs but one was dead. She was very weak, so we just left her alone for awhile and brought the live lamb in the house to get warm. When we took it out, the ewe wouldn't own it so it has been in the house all day and Dad. takes it out every now and then for refreshments, she was so 35 �weak we didn't like to urge her. We were afraid this morning that she wouldn't pull through but she seems much stronger now, she eats and chews her cud so I guess will recover. We haven't done much to day but chores and sit around. Dad is very tired. Tonight Colin Ryersie was here and Bill Duncan's man wanted Dad to go up there but he was too tired to go. There was a grand wedding in town to-day, Leo O'Heron and Inez Schram, Frank saw them go off. Tiddums can walk now all alone but he is a little afraid to unless someone's right besid him to catch him. Very sunny to-day but cold north wind. There was a fine eclipse of the moon to-night, we didn't know about it till we saw it. Thursday March 12th We did up the chores this morning and then hauled the hay rack over to where the sheep are and put on a load of hay, we got it on by noon and hauled it over to the horse stable Cousins Phoebe & Loll were over to dinner and after Dad. had showed them all around the ranch and talked awhile we put the load off over the horse stable and hauled another load over to the other barn for the cows and left it on the barn floor. The little lamb has been in the pen with its mother all day but still she doesn't recognise it although isn't bad to it. Dad. has to catch her for the little fellow to get refreshments but once he gets started she stands quietly. Tiddums started off of his own accord to walk to-day noon and was greatly pleased with himself to find out he could. he has prancing around ever since Jonas was over for a visit, after tea, and gave us a few selections on the mouth organ. It has been freezing pretty hard in the shade all day, fairly sunny. Friday March 13th This morning we did chores and I cleaned out the chicken house and separator as we want to begin separating again now. Loyd Ryersie came in at noon with a notice for Dad to attend a meeting of the school board at three o'clock on the school grounds. We wanted to go after a load of wood up to Evan's this after noon so went around that way although it made us pretty late. The way they have it surveyed out now, there is just the same width of ground on each side of the building and is fifty feet in from Main St. This they all think is too close to the street but they can't move it back without cutting down or trimming up the old hickory nut tree and as none of them want that done, they think it will have to go where they now have it unless they buy some more lots. When Dad. got through with them we went up to Evan's and got the waggon box full of wood. a lot of it was cut too long for our stove but we managed to get on about three quarters of a cord. We just got home a little before six. Not quite so cold to-day although freezing all day in the shade. 36 �Saturday March 14th Dad was up at twenty minutes to five this morning and I got up at six so he and Frank were able to get started at half past eight for a load of wood at Evans. They got back at noon with a little over a cord. I did chores all morning. They got another load this after noon and I piled the two loads that were here along the end of the old house, besides doing a few chores and watching the colts. dogs. chickens and Frank's pig that they didn't get into mischief. It was too muddy to take Osprey out on the road so I let him out in the yard and he and Dave ran around and chased the sheep out of the barn once. I also let this pen of hens out all over the place as I wanted to clean their place out and some out of the other pen got out in the hen yard so I couldnt let both pens in there to-gether. Tom Abbot was in here to see Dad about a cow of his but as Dad. wasn't here he came in again just before dark. He is going to start coming here for cream a week from Monday, if he is alive and well. It has thawed all day in the shade to-day and is very muddy and wet Sunday March 15th I didn't get up in time to get ready to go to church to-day and unless Dick goes to-night and I suppose he will Frank was the only one of this family who went to-day. I just did chores and poked around. About noon Dad. and Enah took Tiddums out to see the lambs, it was the first time he had been out side the house since New Year's day. I took a couple of snapshots of him - Dick also got up about that time and came out. This after-noon Frank went back to the gully and Dick went down town. The cows all wandered back to the gully and I went back after them we noticed they were all covered with mud and Dad is afraid they have been slipping down the hill, but seem to be all right. It has been very mild sunny and spring like to-day. Water and mud all over. Monday March 16th We did chores most of the morning, this after noon Huby came over as Frank told him this morning that we could use him now. he was glad to get to work he said and we hauled in two loads of corn stalks, putting two shocks on a load. They are in great shape to haul now as they have all thawed out. Tupper came in for quite a visit on his way home from town. He and Huby were both telling us about Tom Hurley hanging himself. Huby stayed to tea and Frank and I went down town with him. I went to band practice, the first one of the season. Walt had a lot of new music but there were only one or two of us there. Frank went to the moving picture show and then came up to the band room Dick came in too so we all came 37 �home to-gether. From the way they all talk there are going to be great doings in Dover this year, with the rail road, big soup factory and harbor improvements. It has been a lovely spring day sunny and mild and very muddy Tuesday March 17th Huby was over at seven o'clock this morning and we started as soon as possible to haul corn stalks. we hauled in two more loads and now have all in the barn that we have room for and left the last load on the waggon, there are only three shocks left out there now. Huby and I put in nearly the whole afternoon setting a couple of anchor posts in the chicken yard to put a cross fence in to make a separate yard for the breeding pen, they all got out together to-day. The frost was in the ground about two feet but by a lot of chopping and scaping Huby managed to get down past it. Dad is tickled to-night to think that the old white ewe has at last recognised her lamb. She noses him and lets him get "meals at all hours" and apparently thinks as much of him as the others did when their lambs were first born we blame it to St. Patrick. Froze pretty stiff last night, mild and muddy to-day. There have been a lot of robins seen in town but I haven't seen one yet. Wednesday March 18th I got up about half past four this morning but have been very lazy all day. Just sat around and did as few chores as possible, I had a sleep this after noon, I think the reason I felt so rotten was because my feet were so cold and wet. When Dad. went out to the cow stable this morning he found a black and white calf the property of Snowdrop up and running around with its poor mother tied fast in her stanchions; we got them both around in the barn where the soon were all right. By after breakfast another calf arrived on the scene this one a red and white one and Jim's both were bulls. Dad. just turned all the cows out of stable and let Jim and her calf have it to themselves. Tonight he tied Jim's calf in the alley way in front of her and let Snowdrop's run loose in the barn and tied both of the mothers up and milked them. He thinks they are both going to be good milkers and easy to milk Jim especially. This after noon Dad. and I drove down town in the waggon and got some groceries and also half a bushel of beans from George Gamble as Huby said he had some very nice ones. Dad. got me a pair of rubber boots which have made my feet ever so much more comfortable. Dad. went to a school board meeting to-night and I thought I would go down and get the films from Dick which he took down the other day to have developed. He said he was going to work to-night so I went up to the bank but no one was there so I went down and saw the moving picture show, they had on "Robinson Crusoe" and it was pretty 38 �good. When I got out of there I went again to the bank but there was still no sign of life so I came home and fell in with Dad. Mr. Flemming and Jack Martin. They are having some squabble about the street up there which the council orderd closed but which Vyse never signed (just dirty work. They have also decided to cut down the old hickory nut tree. Dick got home soon after we did and said he was at the bank all the time but he wasn't. It snowed last night and has been pretty cold and wet all day. Freezing hard to-night. Thursday March 19th We didn't do any thing much but chores to-day except set a hen up over the drive house in the loft on 15 eggs, we also wrung Frank's pig which we hope will keep him her from comitting any depredation by rooting. It has been pretty cold all day but fairly sunny. I drew some more to-night at my picture of the mill & Herb Cooke's house. Friday March 20th We just did chores to-day as there wasn't much else we could do except take a grist to the mill and we didn't bother with that. This after noon I practiced on my horn a little and finished my bookcase. Dick Faulmsbe was over this morning to see if Dad. would put any thing in for the canning factory, but Dad. told him he wouldn't although he signed his name to show McPherson that Dick had been here. There is more excitement down town now over the swing bridge; it seems at the council meeting the other night after Henderson had left having been told that no more important business was on that Taylor moved and Uncle Ward seconded that the County council go ahead and build a stationer bridge over the creek which is just what the Board of Trade is fighting against. Billy Laings made a vigorous kick (could be heard a block away) but he couldn't do any thing and Vyse, he just, oh he just smiled I suppose up his sleeve. Cold with raw wind sunny and freezing hard to-night. Saturday March 21st I did chores most of the morning and Dad. & Frank sacked up twelve bags of oats. Two Cooper kids and young Hayan came up the lane - and when they saw Dad. asked him if they could cut through here. Dad. told them he thought they had cut through and then Bluch charged them. This afternoon Dad. Frank went down town and took their grist to the mill. They saw a big flock of geese light out in the swail holes just before they left and and in a very short time Jim Law appeared and wanted to see if we had a shot gun as he had seen them too. Ont their way home from down town, just as they got to the garage the tire broke on one of the wheels of the old waggon, they crawled along to Ray Waddles and left the 39 �wheel and as it happened Bob. Law's waggon was at Chris Fairchild's with a broken axle so they just took one of Bob's wheels. I took Osprey out for a little run while they were gone and then came in the house and read. Tiddums feels rather out of sorts these days as he is cutting four big teeth. Sunny and bright but froze all day in the shade. Sunday March 22nd Frank went down to church and Sunday school and Enah and I walked down to church, while Dad watched Tiddums and kept house. This after noon Dick having got up for dinner he and I decided to go for a ride. so Dad. saddled Joe and I was to ride her to the corner and then bring her back for Dick. I got on her alright but as soon as I did she began to perform. I don't know just what she did but I know I was a little uncertain till I got out of the lane whether I could manage to sit on her or not, but did. I rode her down to the corner and back and when I came up Dick had vanished. Dad. said he had had enough before even I got nicely started and had got in to change his clothes and go down town. Dad. cinched Joe up again and I rode her around the block. I was very much surprised to find Tupper, John Wess and all out that way had the rural mail service. I wasn't gone very long and came home and read till it was time to do chores. Quint & Lila came over with Frank who had stayed down there to dinner. Quint had his shotgun with him as Frank had told him about the geese and they went to look for them but didn't get a shot at any thing. They followed a white hawk or owl all over the country but didn't get it either Quint went down before tea as he wanted to get ready for church but Lila stayed and Frank walked down with her after tea. Tiddums feels pretty miserable yet. Much milder to-day sunny and breezy. When Dad. went out to the cow stable he found a lovely red and white heifer calf lying dead behind Erie. It had been born dead and about a month ahead of time. Dad. thinks she must have been hurt when she fell back in the gully last Sunday. Monday March 23rd We did chores most of the morning and spent quite awhile with Erie. Huby came over after dinner and pruned trees all the after noon. I helped him till about four and then went down town with Dad. to get our own wheel for the waggon and take Bob. Law's back. Mrs. McBride was here all day. To-night I lugged my horn down to band practice but there was none. Frank came down with me to go to the moving picture show so I went with him it was pretty fair. I saw the orchestra there so understood why there was no band practice Walt. was there and told me it would be Wednesday. Allan Law overtook us on our way home and gave us a ride to their corner. We got home about half past eleven and Dick arrived before 40 �we were asleep. Snowed a lot more last night but has been very mild and sunny all day freezing to-night. We started sending our cream to the factory this morning. Tuesday March 24th I got up at five this morning although I hated to and didn't feel wide awake for an hour or two, but got the chores pretty well done up before breakfast. Huby was over at seven and pruned orchard all day. I helped him most of the day except doing a few chores. We didn't get over many trees but we gave the ones we were at a proper old trimming, especially the russet tree which has an awful brush pile under it now. Dad did chores all day, and late this after noon a new calf arrived via Spotty. It is a big bull calf and nearly all black. This morning Dad and I put some Nitrate of potash on the bulls calves horns to see if we could take them out, we can't tell yet whether it is going to work alright or not. Dick came home to tea tonight to try on his clown suit which Enah is making for him for the masquerade dance he had to go back again after tea. It thawed a lot to-day in the sun, but froze all day in the shade. Dad. sent away for a gobbler to-day. Wednesday March 25th Huby came over this morning and pruned the orchard most of the day. I didn't help him any as Dad. and I put up a fence across the chicken yard to separate the two pens. It begant to rain about the middle of the after noon so Huby and I put the cornstalks off the waggon and then he and Dad. started to clean out the calf pen. Enah went down town at three to havel her tooth fixed and Dad. and I minded Tiddums by turns till Frank got home. We forgot to tell Tom Abbot to bring us any butter although he hasn't brought our can back anyway yet, and as Frank forgot to get any on his way home, he had to traipse back to town and get some when Enah got home. I went down to band practice to-night but as Harry Moon, Walt. and Carl were the only ones there we didn't have any. It was a lovely day till it rained and was very mild all day and to-night. Thursday March 26th Huby trimmed orchard till we got the chores done and then we went over to the big barn and put on a load of hay before dinner. When we took the team over to the trough to water them at noon I let go of old Harry thinking he would go to the stable but the old fool lit out right for the field and Belle after him and they tore around there quite awhile before we caught them but didn't damage their harness any. This after noon we hauled the hay over to the other barn and put it off for the cows and then went over and got another load for 41 �the horse stable but didn't get time to haul it over. Huby did Frank's skins up for him and he is going to send them down to Hallam. Dick came home to tea to get all fixed up for the dance, he looked fine. I was kind of sorry I didn't go to a little trouble and fix up myself. It was terribly muddy and dark so I drove him down to the side walk. He didn't come home after it was over. It has been very dark all day and rained nearly all the after noon we heard thunder growl two or three times which Dad. now believes when heard in Spring to be a sure sign of cold weather off and on for six weeks but according to the other reliable forecast that the wind on the twenty first and twenty second will be the prevailing wind for six weeks we are to have it from the south west so Bill Oakes says, but they are having it very cold in the North West -6 below at Edmonton. Friday March 27th It rained nearly all day and got much colder as the wind veered right around to the north. Huby couldnt work in the orchard so put in the whole morning cleaning out the calf pen. I helped him for a couple of hours before dinner and Dad. for quite awhile but we finished soon after dinner. We then cleaned up the barn floor and sacked up what few oats were in the small bin so as we could have the bin to put the seed oats which we cleaned up in, we set the fanning mill but didn't have time to put any through to-night only a few to see if it was all right. Dad & I sat up till after twelve to night and finished reading Friar Tuck. Dick didn't come home again I suppose he couldn't get through the mud. Frank brought the new gobbler home to-night and weighed 18 lbs. but is young he looks all righ Saturday March 28th We didn't do any thing much but chores to-day. Huby didn't get over till about ten o'clock and he trimmed in the orchard all day. Frank took his furs down town to post and worked a lot at the old house. After dinner he, Huby and I went back to the gully to see if we could see a fish in the creek but failed although we saw a coupe of ducks get up out of a swail in the old timothy sod. There were two very interesting letters in the "Maple Leaf" yesterday everlastingly jumping on Vyse for not signing the bylaw which the council passed for closing Alma St for school property and also for representing to the County Council that it is the wish of the people of Port Dover to have a stationary bridge erected over Black Creek where a swing bridge ought to be, a good many other of his misdeeds are mentioned. Sunny & muddy cold north wind Sunday March 29th 42 �Frank went down to Sunday school and church and I drove Enah down to the corner and she walked down to church as she could make better time that way than driving the roads are so bad. I cleaned out the stables while she was gone and then drove down again after her. Lila was with her and came over to spend the after noon. Frank came home through Flemming's gully and found a skunk cabbage. Just before dinner Charlie Shand came over as he had walked down to church and he stayed all the after noon. Sam. and Tom Jacques came over for a little while late this after noon. Tom wanted to see if he could get a gobbler. Dick came home last night, spent the morning in bed and the afternoon down town I suppose he is at church to-night. Mild & muddy. Monday March 30th It was raining when we got up this morning and rained most of the fore noon but cleared off before dinner and although cloudy it didn't rain at all after dinner, rather a raw wind all day. Huby came over and while we were doing chores he sharpened the spade, shovel, pick and axes, and after break fast we cleaned up oats for seed we ran through over sixty bushels so think we have enough. This after noon Huby pruned the orchard. I did chores and helped him for a couple of hours, Dad. spent most of the after noon doing chores and writing to Aunty. Sam Law came over to borrow the buggy pole. Quint came through the orchard while we were out there. He and George Hamaker had been up creek and Quint came around this way to see if he could get a shot at the ducks but I don't think he saw them. He and George have been out since early this morning through all the rain, just to fish & hunt. Jonas came over to-night and as Frank was very anxious to go back to the gully to see if he could get a fish as the Ryersie's told him they got some in the little creek, and as neither of us were very anxious to go Jonas went with him. Tuesday March 31st Huby didn't come over this morning as he had some insurance to look after. Dad. and I did chores and I cleaned out the hen houses. We also docked all the lambs, we did the trick with a hammer, butcher knife and block. They all seemed to come through pretty well except the little fellow belonging to the white ewe. The shock seemed harder on him than the rest and he suffered more, but I think he will pull through allright. We also trimmed up the ewes. Huby came over after dinner and pruned in the orchard all the after noon I helped him for a little while but spent most of my time pitching the wet straw off the stack and carrying dry over to the chicken house and stables. I got a letter from Rus. Gordon to-day asking if he could come up here to spend his Easter holidays, it was about the first I had 43 �heard for three or four years from him. Frank and Jonas got home last night about half past eleven and never saw a fish although the Ryersie's were out and got a dozen I think Frank said. Jonas has been over at Tupper's all day pruning his orchard. It has been sunny and windy and very nice all day the mud is beginning to stiffen in spots. Wednesday April 1st Huby spent most of the morning repairing the long ladder but about ten he and I went out and started to prune we worked away till nearly one. Dad. went down town but didn't get back till after two. He spent most of the after noon doing chores and Huby cleaned up the old house - and put the lead in the cider barrel as Dad. took it out when we scalded the pigs. I took what eggs I had over to Jack Martin and just sat around and watched Huby till it was time to do chores. Jonas came through on his way from Tupper's Frank stuck a wind mill up on a fence post to-night (entered by request). I got a lovely bit of poetry from Louise to-day but not one of her own it is a college song she says. Mr. Morgan was through here this morning canvassing for the canning factory he said Dick Faulmsbe being out had helped him any. About noon Dick drove in with the Rural Mail carrier. He was a Scotchman and Dick was evidently showing him round, but neither of them seemed to know just where to go and Dick and his horse wouldnt keep still long enough to tell him any thing (it wasn't Dick's old horse I didn't know it at all) This was the first day they started on this new route. We didn't know they came past the front of this place but Dad. thinks it is just as handy to have Frank bring it from school. Huby asked Dick if he had quit the Canning factory and he said he was laid off till further notice. It drizzled a good part of the fore noon and rained quite hard most of the after noon, no wind. Thursday April 2nd Huby brought a coupl of quarts of harness oil over with him this morning and also a couple of saw benches which he made. While we were doing chores he fixed up the step ladder. We then took a tub of warm water out to the stable, slung up a couple of poles and began to clean harness. Dad. had wiped off all the windows which let in considerably more light. It was nearly noon and as we didn't want to get our hands all oily before dinner we just washed one set. About noon we saw Jonas mooching through the orchard headed for Tupper's. Dad told him it was too wet to prune trees so he came over and helped us oil harness all the after noon for half a dollar. Dad. did chores most of the after noon but Huby and I worked at it steadily, we washed it and Jonas oiled and what time Dad. had he put it to-gether after it had been oiled. We got all the heavy double harness done and half the 44 �light double set. Bruce Dell brought Rex over for Dad. to look at as he has a little lump on his back. Frank got the money to-day from Hallam for his musk rat skins I think they brought him $2.23. It has been a rotten day. It snowed quite a lot this morning and been either raining or snowing most of the day. Very mudy and raw nor'west wind. Friday April 3rd The ground was covered with snow when we got up this morning and it was quite cold although not freezing very hard but it got colder during the day and is freezing pretty hard to-night. Huby pruned trees for a couple of hours till we got things all fed up and then we started in at the harness again. Jonas came over soon after we got started and helped all the after noon We got all the harness including bridles, breaking harness & kicking strap oiled and put to-gether before six. Huby and Jonas worked steadily at and I was there most of the time but Dad did the chores so was not there so much. We had quite a concert at noon Jonas & Tiddums with the mouth organ & Enah with the guitar and all of them singing. Frank set the alarm to get up at half past four in the morning to go fishing with the Ryersies. Saturday April 4th It froze the ground stiff enough last night for us to haul the load of hay we have had on the waggon for the last two or three weeks over to the horse stable. I was pretty glad to haul it over as it was a great nuisance carring it over from the barn by the forkful. Huby fixed up one of the little ladders we got of the wind mill this morning while he was waiting for us to get the hay over thinking we would need him to help mow it away but we found we didn't so he pruned in the orchard the rest of the day. After we hauled the hay over we took the rack back to the big barn and hooked to the waggon and loaded up with the oats which we sacked up the other day. Dad. also hauled the sleighs over to where they will be handy to put in the shed as they have been standing out in the lane ever since winter. This after noon Dad. & Frank to the oats to the mill for chop, went down town while it was being chopped and got some shingles for the old house, and got home about four. Old Ivey at the mill who we have named the marquis owing to his likeness to gentleman of that title in "St. George & St. Michael" got Dad. to haul 600 lbs of flour down town as Herb's horse is rather laid up owing to the mud. The roads are a fright. I cleaned out the stables and helped Huby for about an hour. It was a lovely sunny morning but cloudy & a raw wind this after noon. Last night's snow thawed off to-day but the ground is covered again to-night. Froze all day in the shade. 45 �Sunday April 5th Frank went down to Sunday school and church and Enah and I walked down to church. I went up to see Ed. after church as he told Dad. if I came down any time last week he would give me a couple of grapevines but as I hadn't been able to get down I went up to tell him I would try and get them to-morrow. They are a couple he set out up there and as he is going to move down into Mrs. Allan's house opposite the evaporator and has no place for them down there, he didn't care to leave them especially as they have never done very well along the fence where he had them. I thought of going for a ride this after noon but the roads are in such a condition that I didn't think I would enjoy it much so didn't do any thing much but a few chores and read myself to sleep. Frank went back to the gully and Dick who was up for dinner went down town. It was a lovely sunny morning and the snow which fell during the night nearly all disappeared by noon but this after noon it got cloudy and colder and I think will pretty soon freeze Monday April 6th Dad. and I spent most of the morning doing chores but just before noon I went back and tore down a little of the gully fence. Huby came over late as he had to go up town to get his insurance papers and he spent a good part of the day measuring the buildings and renewing the insurance aplication. Mrs. McBride was here washing all day. After dinner I took some eggs over to Jack Martin and then went down town to get my grapevine which Ed. gave me. I stopped in at Uncle Ward's on my way home to ask him about them and he talked to me for about an hour and told me all about his Uncle Loudon Bougner's vinyard over at Flint. I couldnt plant out my grapevines when I got home so just put them down cellar in a bag. To-night I walked down to band practice and had a fairly good one although there were only five of us there. It snowed nearly all day and has been a rotten day, Tuesday April 7th I didn't do much this morning but get dressed up and go down and meet Rus. Gordon. I drove down although the roads were awful. He came alright and we got home about noon. Huby didn't come over this morning as he had to finish up his insurance. He came over this after noon and Russ. helped us put on a load of hay. Huby also put in the two grape vines I got from Ed. He brought over a piece of hard wood and braced the step ladder. It has been a miserable day not at all cold but terribly muddy and cloudy all the fore noon and it rained 46 �all the after noon Dick came home early to-night and slept with Russ. I put the alarm clock in their room to-night set for half past three. Wednesday April 8th After we did chores this morning we cleaned up the barn floor where the fanning mill was and hauled over the load of hay which we put on yester day for the cow stable Russ & I put it off and Dad. bathed Spottys udder, the bad quarter is better and he was able to get the siphon in this morning. Huby came over about ten and pruned apple trees all day he saw the ducks get up out of one of the swail holes this after noon so went over and built a hide of some corn shocks, he also found two tame duck eggs in the orchard. This after noon Russ and I put on another small load of hay on the rack to take to the horse stable. After we got it on we went back to the gully and fooled around for awhile armed with Frank's rifle but we didn't shoot anything except a fence post we both took a shot at it and Russ hit it. It has been a miserable day, it snowed last night and has been cold - and windy all day, freezing hard to-night. Thursday April 9th After we did chores this morning Dad. hauled the load of hay we put on yesterday over the horse stable and Russ and I put it off. We then went out and cleaned out some of the big wood in the orchard. This afternoon Russ and I went down town. I got my hair cut and he went to see the Morgan's, then we both went up to school and had a talk with Mr. Smith after four and came home around by the mill with Frank. The old setting hen hatched out a few chicks to-day but I don't know how many. Huby came over at seven this morning and pruned nearly all day, it was too windy for awhile this after noon so he put a window in the wood shed which is a great improvement. Sam Law was over for quite awhile to tell us we could get butter over there now. It has been very cold and windy all day. It looked as if it would be a lovely day this morning although it froze very hard last night, but it clouded up and snowed every now and then all day. Freezing hard to-night. Friday April 10th Good Friday Huby pruned in the orchard most of the day but this morning he and I took a walk back to the gully and he paced off the length of fence it would take to go along the top of the gully to the road. When we came back I cleaned up some more brush in the orchard, I worked at it a little this afternoon to. This being Good Friday. Enah went down to church. Dick had a holiday so stayed in bed till noon. Frank and Russ spent the after noon back in the gully, 47 �they saw some fish but had no way of catching them. Dick was down town all after noon got home at mid night. We three boys went down to the Moving Picture show to see the battle of Waterloo, it was pretty good only all about the same. Lovely day sunny and windy much milder. Saturday April 11th It was cloudy cold and raining at seven o'clock this morning but Huby came over and worked around in the old house till we did chores he then went over with Dad. & me to see Tupper. Dad. wanted to ask him if he could borrow his hay rack and we took the shotgun & fish spear. After we'd seen all around the place Huby and I struck off down Tupper's creek we followed it way down to Black Creek but never saw a thing we then cut across to Art. Ryersies where we saw Wilson & James McPherson & Stewart Reeves with two or three measly looking fish. We got home quite awhile after noon. This afternoon Rus. & I did chores. Huby pruned orchard and late Dad. went over and got Tuppers hay waggon & scales which Tupper. was very anxious he should bring over. Frank went down town this after noon to get some window sash fixed & glazed for his shop. Quint came over this after noon and saw the ducks out in the swail hole and shot at them but was not close enough. Huby and I saw six geese fly over the place this after noon. It didn't turn out to be a bad after noon at all but is freezing a little to-night. Sunday April 12th Easter. I haven't done a thing in the shape of chores to-day since seven this morning. I got up fed the chickens sheep and horses and then went down with Dick to the early communion service we ran nearly all the way down or rather dog trotted but it just about killed me but Dick didn't seem to mind it, when we got home we had breakfast and then went down to the eleven o'clock service. The church was packed and Zeitha Barwell sang a solo. Every member of the Barrett family except Dad. and Tiddums was at church from both houses. After church, Rus. Quint, Frank and I took a walk over to the Thompson's with Joe who is keeping hatch at present. Quint came over with us to dinner which we had rather late Rus. wanted to make a few calls this afternoon so I went with him down town, we went to the Hobbes where we found Zeitha, Murry and Ada. Miss Prest is here over Easter. we had such a good time that the first thing we knew it was time to come home for tea. I did a few chores after I got home. The old hen I set on fifteen eggs up in the loft hatched out nine chicks but during yesterday the old hen got off the nest which is about a foot off the floor and three little fellows got off and couldn't get back when we went up at night we found 48 �them chilled to death and beyond all recovery. One of the turkey hens has disappeared, and we don't know where she is. It has been very windy all day but a nice day. The roads are drying up. Monday April 13th We loaded the hogs up first thing this morning and Dad. and I took them down to Neil. Elliot, we put Frank's pig in with the others and he weighed 172 lbs. We weighed them all on Tuppers scales before we started aand we made the total weight 994 lbs. none of them weighed 200 lbs and the lightest was 153 lbs. On Jim Law's scales they just came to 950 we didn't think they shrank 44 lbs coming down town and don't think we made any mistake, how ever we only got paid $9.00 a cwt for 950 lbs of hogs. We came around by Tommy Gillies to get some lumber for Frank to fix up the old house. Hazen was over for awhile this morning but didn't stay long. Dick didn't get up till the middle of the fore noon and then went down town to get some ham to make sandwiches for the dance to-night. He was down town all the afternoon playing base ball. This after noon we put a scaffold up along the east side of the old house and the boys and Huby got two or threes rows of shingles laid while we were doing chores. Huby pruned a little in the orchard and opened a ditch up out in the corn stubble. To-night we three boys went down to a dance in the hall given by the Sewing Club. The boys supplied the "eats" and the girls put up for the hall Dick went down early and went to the picture show first and Rus. and I got there about half past nine. We had a good though mighty hot time and got home about two o'clock. It has been a nice sunny day but cold raw wind. Tuesday April 14th I didn't do any thing much but chores and sow red clover seed on the wheat east of the orchard It froze hard last night and by the time I got that piece sowed it was too muddy & wet to sow the other. Rus. Huby & Frank shingled nearly all day at the old house and have it nearly finished. Rus. had to go back to Toronto to-night or they likely would have finished. I drove him down to the train, he said he had a good time while he was here, and felt a lot better than when he came. I drove Dick up town from the station he said he had been very busy all day and would have to work late to-night. I got a bunch of shingles from Tommy and the seed oats we got from Jonas on my way home. There was a school board meeting to-night but Dad. had such a terrible headache he couldn't attend. Frank went down to a nigger show which I suppose he enjoyed. I felt rotten with a cold to-night and nearly coughed my insides out after I went to bed. It has been a lovely day one of the nicest we 49 �have had this year - it was fairly hot. The young stock all got back across the gully after dinner and Dad and I had to go back after them we took Bluch on the chain. Wednesday April 15th Huby and Frank finished shingling the old house this morning and Dad. helped them put the ridgeboards on. I just did chores and fooled around. Mr. & Mrs Tupper came in and Tupper wants Dad. to put a team on the road scraper to-morrow if it is a nice day. After dinner Dad. and Enah drove to Simcoe and Lila and I looked after Tiddums with out any trouble. Dad. went up to pay Reid for discharging the mortgage and got all the old papers belonging to the farm - We spent the whole evening exploring them. The deed which gave Colin McNellige the place from the Crown in 1837 is lost but there is a big pile of other deeds and mortgages - and the will of old Alexander Clark which {Fa?}. drew up for him, where he leaves the place to his son. Huby finished pruning the orchard this after noon and started to trim up the trees in front of the house Frank worked all the afternoon at the old house. I got twenty four eggs to-day, it is the first time I have got above twenty. It has been very cloudy but not very cold all day. Quint came over this after noon and stayed to tea and fixed the music box. Thursday April 16th I haven't done much to-day but sit around and do chores. I have a pretty bad cold and don't feel up to much Huby and Frank worked at the old house most of the morning and Huby trimmed the trees out in front this after noon. Dad. did chores, went down to Sam. Law's after butter and helped Frank this after noon. Mr. Shand was over for a few minutes to see Dad. about one of his heifers. Art. Quanbury came over to get what eggs I had I only got fifteen to-day and two of my little chickens died. It rained all morning but wasn't a bad after noon, not cold. Friday April 17th Huby and Quint were over before seven this morning to see if the ducks were out in the water hole in the timothy sod they wern't so they set a lot of musk rat traps for them. Quint was here all morning and he and Huby helped Frank with the old house. Dad. started to dig an anchor post hole at the north west corner of the big barn as he wants to stretch some wire accross the barn yard for the old rail fence will not keep the cattle in this time of year, they are bound to get into the field which they punch all up. I didn't feel much like working so after I got the chores done I started back to the gully. Quint saw me going so got his gun 50 �and joined me. He didn't shoot any thing but got a crack at a ground hog but was a little too far away. We found a lot of spring beautys in Robert John's place they were on a sunny side hill. I suppose the may flower's are out too but we didn't run accross any plants Quint got one blood root. He didn't stay to dinner as he said he wanted to go up the Radical Road after dinner. Huby and Dad continued to dig anchor post holes this after noon and they set a couple of posts with an auger Frank borrowed from Jack Martin. Huby also pruned some more of the pear tree out in front. I started to stretch chicken wire down the fence between the plum orchard and lawn. Allan Law went by at noon with a new horse he sold his little chestnut yester day, he was going down to work at the school. It has been a beautiful day, sunny and warm. Spring at last. Saturday April 18th Huby and I hung some rails ont the bottom of the line fence where Ivy's tile drain runs through there is a depression in the land and the sheep walk right under the fence but we fixed it to hold them I think. This after noon Huby set the rest of the posts accross the barn yard, burned the old brush heap in the pasture field near Ivy's fence which has been there for a couple of years and pruned some more of the trees in front of the house. I stretched the rest of the roll of chicken wire which I started on yesterday. it just reached part way down the plum orchard fence. I also cut a hole in the yard fence - and let one pen of hens out to-night they were tickled to death and soon explored the whole plum orchard and most of them got out through the fence where there is nou poultry netting. They didn't all find the way back to roost - and we found one on a fence post way back the lane. John Wess McBride came over to-night about seven before we had had our tea, and got Dad. to go over and look at one of his mares which was sick. I went back with them and we didn't get back to supper till about half past nine. Dad didn't know what was the matter with the mare. She didn't seem very sick but was breathing very hard when we got there and was a little stiff in the nigh fore leg. Before we left her breathing got better and Dad. said he hadn't the slightest idea what ailed her. John Wess was up all night last night with Ray Lampkin's who died about ten o'clock this morning. Beautiful day, hot. windy to-night. Sunday April 19th Frank went to church and Sunday school this morning and Dick got up at noon had dinner and went down town, with the intention of attending church to-night but the rest of the family stayed home. I didn't like the idea of going to church and coughing or blowing my nose all through service so we just did chores and sat around. Ed. came over this after noon 51 �with Marion, he brought over a couple of dandy plans for the pig pen, the side elevation and ground floor plan. Frank stayed at Huby's to dinner. Huby said that Charlie McQueen told him he had seen our hen turkey over in Preston's woods Frank went to look for her but didn't see her. It rained most of the morning but not hard. Cloudy most of the day but very mild The wheat and grass has got very green to-day. Monday April 20th Huby & I spent the whole morning clearing the brush of the lawn and we got it all nicely raked and the brush piled in the plum orchard. Dad. put in the forenoon receiving visitors Dick Faulmsbe was the first caller. Billy Faloon then came in for a long time. He has a sick horse - and Bruce wanted him to get Dad's advice. He said {Buse?} was just about bushed, he had been practicing night and day and every thing he has been doctoring this spring has died. Charlie Martin then "dropped in on us" for awhile and the purport of his mission was to ascertain whether it would be convenient to smoke his meat in our smoke house. As Dad. has our meat just about ready to smoke, he told Charlie to bring his over any time so he came over with five pieces after dinner This after noon we put the fence up against the posts in the barn yard. We braced one anchor post well by putting wire around it and around the corner post in the barn but we couldn't stretch the wire tight although we had all of old Mr. Walker's outfit but the other anchor post was in very soft earth and the brace post was fairly floating. We forgot to get any staples so couldn't fasten it to the posts but we got so that we think it will keep the cattle out in till we can stretch it better. It has been cloudy and rather raw all day and drizzled & rained all the after noon. Mrs McBride was here washing all day. Huby brought over the grape vine that was down at the boat house and planted it along the front fence it has a big root & stalk. Tuesday April 21st Huby brought over another grape vine this morning and set it out down under the old willow. After breakfast he and I set fire to the pile of brush in the plum orchard it didn't burn very fast but it nearly all burned up. Dad. was very busy attending to a new bull calf which arrived this morning and for whose arrival Bobbie is responsible. We hung the meat in the smoke house and he and Huby started to build a stake and rider fence four panels long from the north west corner of the old barn to within a gate's width of the north anchor post of the new fence. We got it up by noon and it is a dandy about seven feet high. I went over to Jack Martin's with some eggs and to ask him about getting an incubator as I think I will have to have one or no chickens. none of the hens show any symptoms of wanting to sit. I 52 �found out he has one he wants to sell it being to small or something for him. It is a "Peerless" and he said he would let me have it and the brooder for half price or seventeen dollars. He told me he was paying me 36 cts a dozen for my eggs, so I have sold him more than enough eggs to pay for the outfit. This after noon we built five more panels of stake & rider fence from the north east corner of the big barn to the north west corner of the horse stable and we fixed up an old gate to put at the gate way between the old barn and new fence at the end of the rail fence we built this morning. We didn't get it quite fixed but set it up so now have the barnyard pretty well fenced. John Wess was in to-night to see if it would be all right to work his mare to-morrow. Dad. said he thought it would be all right for although her leg is swollen she seems all right every other way. Cloudy and raw all day. Wednesday April 22nd Huby didn't get over till late this morning he had gone over to Stickney's to get his rubber boots fixed and then up to Val. Leaney's to see Bill Rankin about fixing an old saw he has.. and he saw so many people that he couldn't get away but when he did get here we hooked old Harry to the stone boat and started to clean the brush out of the orchard. we hauled it up to the far end of the orchard and piled it where we burned it before. This morning we just had the little stone boat but it took such a small load that Dad. nailed a couple of boards to it and we found we could put more than twice as much on but when we started up the brush caught on the ground and the stone boat pulled out from under it, but Dad. got another board and put down the middle so there was no space for the brush to stick in the ground and it went all right. Huby and I went up with every load one on each side with a bar jammed into the brush for a lever to hold it on. We put on big loads and packed them well by taking the long iron bar and putting it accross the top of the load every now and then and one got on each end of the bar and bear down with all our weight and every now and then Huby would walk up the load and tramp on it. By to-night we had nearly all the brush which was separated from the big limbs cleaned up. spare moments Huby painted the places on the trees where he cut big limbs off and has got over most of the trees. Alfred paid us a visit this after noon he had come up the gully with a fish spear on a "wild goose chase" so he said and just stopped in on his way home. By today's paper we see that the Mexican war with the U.S. has started. The Americans have taken the Vera Cruz custom house with only four of their men killed and about 200 Mexicans. Canon Hicks died yesterday with pneumonia so Dick told us. It has been a lovely sunny day with a drying breeze. Thursday April 23rd 53 �We finished the orchard up to-day, it looks very nice and neat. We got the brush all hauled up by noon but are going to leave it till Saturday if it is a nice day so Lila can see it. We hauled the big limbs up and piled them between the old house and the woodshed. We also hauled the old stump of the dead tree that we cut down last winter up to the house and to-night before we took old Harry of the stone boat Huby and I hauled the old shoes which have been in the garret over the old house since the days of Titus up to the brush pile and dumped them. There was an awful pile of them. Huby brought over some suckers with him this morning that Quint caught and Frank went fishing after school to-night and caught seven perch down at the pier. They are about the first he has got since he has been here. Enah got a letter from Louise to-day inviting her down next Wednesday night to hear the new organ in St. Pauls cathedral. It is supposed to be the best organ in America and they are having the best payed organist in the world to play it so it ought to be good. Of course she said she couldn't go but there is no reason what ever why she can't as so I guess she will It has been a nice sunny day but a cold raw wind this morning. I got twenty three eggs from the white chickens alone to-day. Friday April 24th After we did up the chores this morning Huby and I went back with some old rags and a bottle of crude oil to make torches to burn of the blue grass field. It was just the day for the job with a little east wind and when we set fire at the east end of the field it swept over the whole area in no time. It burned quite a few of the fence posts and the first thing we knew it was in the wood. It was not burning fast in there but was spreading steadily Huby said we would have a very hard job putting it out and we might better let it go as it would be a good thing to clean the ground up and was not hot enough to hurt the little trees. He didn't think it would burn far any way so we took a walk over to McQueens in quest of the lost turkey hen, we found Charlie at the black smith trade shoeing a team for Phil Shaver and the old man outside. As John Henry Butler is about dead and Ralph Waddle is sick Charlie picks up quite a lot of business. Coming home Huby and I separated and looked both sides of McQueens gully and through Preston's wood. We had Bluch and he put up a rabbit but we saw no sign of the turkey - but just as we were about home coming along the top of Ivey's gully Bluch scared her up, we didn't find her nest but left her back there. It was nearly noon when we got to our gully and we thought of coming up to dinner but on second thought we decided to see how the fire in the wood was progressing. The blue grass field was black all over but the wood was full of smoke and after we got in a little way we found Dad. who had seen the fire in the wood and come back and had been fighting to keep it away from Evan's 54 �fence. It had got pretty well all through the wood but hadn't got to the fence yet, we all three fought for an hour or so and at last got it pabout stamped out of course there were stumps on fire. I was by myself most of the time and Huby and Dad had an awful time trying to keep it away from a few panels of rail fence between John Wess and us {arrows indicate order of names in this sentence} but about one or after we thought it was safe to leave till after dinner, then Huby and I went back again. We found it all out through the wood except a few stumps but it had started up at the fence again and completely destroyed it for a fence as the rails in two panels were nearly burned up and we had to tear them down and throw them on to the burnt territory. It had also started in the grass on the other side again and if we had been a few minutes later it would have been into Evan's wood and we would have had our morning's fun repeated. We were back there all the after noon trimming the trees along the edge of the wood whose branches hang over the field. We looked at the fence again before we came up to-night but it seemed to be out so we left. It looks like rain to-night and if it does; that will fix it. Nice day but cloudy. Dad started disking on the corn stubble this morning but found it too wet in spots. Sam Law was harrowing they are the only ones I know of around here who have tried it at all Saturday April 25 It was raining when we got up this morning but cleared of during the fore noon. Huby came over and worked at the old house and sawed wood most of the day. I spent most of the morning making a hopper for my little chickens so the turkeys can't steal their food. This after noon I drove Enah down to doo some shopping and she walked back Lila came over this after noon. Win was coming over but she thought it would be too wet to burn the bonfire in the orchard so didn't come when I got home, we went out to try it. it was a little too wet but Huby got a fire started in one place and it would probably have gone but a big thunder storm came up about six and not only quenched the fire but drove them all in from looking after it. Huby and Lila stayed to tea but as it stopped raining they went down after wards. Dad. Frank & I had a bath to-night (for a change). There was another editorial in the "Maple Leaf" everlastingly raking Vyse down. Every body seems to think Vyse will try to enter a libel suit against L.G. but I guess its all true about him Sunday April 26th I was up fairly early this morning so was able to get the chores all done, get ready and drive Enah down to church on time. There was a very short service and no sermon as Mr. Johnson felt sick. This after noon I went down town for a little while. I went around by Hubys 55 �and found him pruning his apple trees he is getting them in pretty nice shape. Dick went through his Sabbath routine. Frank went back to the gully and the rest of the family stayed home for company's sake. Cloudy and breezy all day not a bad day. Monday April 27th I finished making my little chicken feed hopper this morning all but putting the hinges on the lid. I didn't do any thing else much. Huby didn't get over till late this morning as he waited for Stickney to see if he had the post auger, he hadn't but said Stocker would make it and some of them would bring it down in a day or two. Sam Law came over after Dad. to go down and see his pig. Huby brought down over some stone nest eggs and put them in the various turkey nests. This after noon Dad. spent the after noon getting his hair cut and Huby and I sorted the apples and cleaned out the cellar. Tonight I went down to band practice. Harry Moon wasn't there but we had a good practice Murray was there with his picilo and a new man who is learning the clarinet. Cloudy mostly cool Tuesday April 28th We didn't get much done this morning. Huby and I cleaned out the wood shed and chored around. This after noon I took some eggs (three dozen) over to Jack Martin's. I am going to save all the eggs from both pens now for myself till I get enough to fill the incubator. I have ninety three now. I got twenty five altogether to-day, the most I have got yet. Sam. Law came after Dad. again to go and see a cow. When we got back we made some alterations in the site of the building in the back yard and to-night the view from the dining room window is considerably improved. Tupper was in to-night to say that he wants Dad. to put a team on the road scraper to-morrow but it is raining to-night so we will probably be relieved from the job. Cousin Clare came over this morning to stay till Enah gets back from Toronto. It has been very hot and muggy all day feels very much like rain. Wednesday April 29th I got up about four this morning and the rest of the family soon after. Dad. drove Enah down to the station, and as Belle was a little nervous of the train shunting around he let her out a little way up the street just as Mr. Barwell came along he was bound for Toronto too so she was alright. Huby came back with Dad. I didn't do much to-day except plant out some little daisy plants in the front border bed and fix it up a little. Cousin Clare brought the plants over. I had to stay with Tiddums a little while after dinner. He has been very good all day especially as he hasn't been able to be out although he is lonesome of course. Huby worked 56 �around out side and cleaned out the old house nicely. Jim Waddle came after Dad. just before dinner to go and see a sick colt and he didn't get back till about three o'clock. It has been a miserable day. Cloudy and chilly. Rained a lot during the night and drizzled off and on all day. Thursday April 30th Frank McBride came over before breakfast this morning with some maple syrup which Mrs Carpenter sent to Frank. He told us just where we Aleta had found the turkey's nest in Ivey's gully over near Preston's fence, so after breakfast Huby and I went back to look for it, we found the place but didn't see any nest so went over to ask Aleta. On our way over we saw the old turkey on the other side of Preston's wood. Aleta told us the nest was just where she we had been looking but as she had taken the eggs out of it, we thought she might have moved so went down to the mill to ask Clarence Ferris as he had found it before and taken two eggs out. He said it was in the same place, we got the two eggs from him and the five Aleta had taken and went back and found what we supposed to be the empty nest but although we searched for quite awhile we could find no sign of the old turkey. We brought the eggs home and and got Huby's gloves which have been back at the wood ever since the fire. This after noon Huby lined out his ditch at the end of the old garden and got it started the whole length. I did chores and fooled around and Dad. put in most of the day minding Tiddums who is terribly home-sick. Winnie came over after school while he was alone with Cousin Clare and she supposes he thought it was Enah for when he was terribly disappointed when he recognised Win. To-night I went down to a surprise party of Hazel Silverthorne's. The sewing club was meeting at her place and she invited eight or nine boys over, we all rounded up at the bank and went over in a body. We played pedro which I don't know any more about than I do about making toads, but still I would have had a great time only my head ached and I felt rather sick for some unknown reason. We also played a lot of other games to add to the card playing score. One table blew bubbles, another cut out paper dolls, another speared peanuts in a bowl with hat pins, next played crocono, next snipped buttons - and the other made some sort of rhymes, we had dandy refreshments but I couldn't take much and felt so rotten before I left that I forgot to say good-night. Dad. went down and met Enah. She said she had a great time "to the city" and enjoyed the organ very much. Tiddums was glad to see her but didn't kick up much fuss over it. Art. Quanbury came over to-night with my incubator and brooder. Nice day but rather raw. Friday May 1st 57 �Huby and I put on a small load of hay this morning and this after noon Dad. hauled it over to the barn for the cows we then put on a pretty good sized load and Dad. & Huby unloaded it in the horse stable, while I took little Joe and drove Cousin Clare home. Tupper came over this morning to get Dad. to put a team on the road scraper, but Dad rode down with him to Sam Law's and got him to go on instead. Whit. Dixon came in while he was gone - after a pig for Bob. Miller, he brought two of the most horrible looking sheep I ever saw. He said Bob. had had them down in the barn in a crate and nobody fed them much except Mrs. Tate. He said Bob. wanted him to bring them over here and if Dad. didn't want to keep them till they got in shape to kill to leave them for a few days anyway, Whit. said he supposed Bob. thought if he got them unloaded here they would stay. The poor things could hardly stand up when they took them out of the waggon and they have been gorming grass ever since they got loose. Whit. was telling Huby and me all about his western experiences, he is sick of it. We sent down the biggest pig with Whit. Huby worked. Mrs. McBride was here all day housecleaning. Sunny with cool breeze Saturday May 2nd After I did chores this morning I went over to Martin's and borrowed Art Quanbury's spirit level and leveled up my incubator and started the lamp going, I won't put the eggs in till I see how it is going to go. George Holden and his brother brought the fifty Carolina poplars and the two English wallnuts. I heeled them in the garden and this after noon Huby and I planted them out. We planted the two wallnuts out in front. They were very healthy looking trees - and a good size. It was pretty late when we got them planted so we just took ten poplars back to the gully, we put them out in the east end of the gully mostly on the flat. but a couple on the hill, we stuck slips in all over mostly on ant hills. We didn't get back till about seven o'clock. Huby stayed to tea and he and Frank set fire to the bonfire in the orchard but it didn't burn well and they had to leave it after being out there an hour or two, sunny and nice to-day but cool Sunday May 3rd Dad. and I intended going to church to-day but -. First of all we didn't get up very early, then Fred's calf got into the pig yard and the old sow got out so Dad. had to fix it. Then I noticed old split ear walking lame over in the pasture and we found the wall of her foot was turned over. While we were trimming her feet up, Mr. Brirely came along and stayed till about noon telling us all about chickens and things. He said he would come over in a night or two to see if the incubator is going all right. I think I will fill it up to-morrow. I have the 58 �temperature up to about 103° now. This after noon Dad. Enah and Tiddums drove out to Jim Waddle's. I just sat around the house while they were gone and read a little, snoozed a little, practiced a little on my horn and a little on the guitar. Frank went back to the gully but I don't think it had changed much since last night, he got some wild flowers. Dick spent the after noon in town, which I have no doubt he also will find in much the same condition as when he last saw it. He will likely go to church to-night. It has been a lovely day quite hot. Dad is afraid it will rain before long if it doesn't we are going to start work on the land tomorrow if all is well. Monday May 4th We got a fairly early start this morning and I had both teams cleaned and ready to slap the harness on and start farming but just about seven it began to rain. It didn't last long but plenty long enough to put an end to {starting?} operations to-day. It came out sunny and a nice breeze after the shower but this after noon it was more cloudy and threatening. It is very hot and lightening to-night. Dad. and Huby fixed the wind mill rod which Dad. broke yesterday and I took Art Quanbury's spirit level back and got a few final instructions about the incubator. I filled it up about noon and by to-night she was up to 97° and blowing off. I didn't know whether to regulate it or not but I happened to overtak Mr. Brirely coming home to-night and he told me I should. This after noon Dad. and Huby went back to the gully and fixed the fence as well as they could as there will soon bee picking enough to let the young stock out I started to grub out the trees between along the fence between the plum orchard. I got a couple of little plum trees out but didn't get any of the cherries {illegible} We want to set out a cedar hedge along there if we ever get time. I went down to band practice to-night and we had pretty fair practice. Harry Moon wasn't there but Mid. is back home now and he was there. Tuesday May 5th It was pouring rain when we got up this morning and kept it up till the middle of the after noon and it had been raining most of the night. Dad was pretty well disgusted but that didn't seem to do much good. I got a loaf of bread last night and left it up in the band room so this morning I drove Dick down town and went up and got it. Dick had a bad toothache last night. Huby hadn't come over so I went around and got him, he thought there wouldn't be any thing to do if it rained but he came over so to be there in case it cleared up. We didn't do any thing much all day. He worked at the old house tacking up old window blinds for wall covering. He brought a lot of burlap over the other day and is going to use it to but 59 �the wind blows through it more that it does the blinds. He scraped some of the apple trees when it quit raining. Enah broke a tooth to-day so had to go down and get it fixed while Dad. minded Tiddums. Wednesday May 6th I didn't get up till late this morning, and haven't done any thing much but chores all day. I had to turn my eggs in the incubator twice to-day. Huby and Dad. squared up the old block they got from the dead apple tree in the orchard. It makes a beauty and is good and solid. Huby dug quite a bit at his ditch and Dad. took the storm windows off. Whit Dixon came in this after noon and got another pig. Two other fellows were in they wanted Dad. to go down to Henderson's to-night and have a look at their big black Percheron stallion. They want to travel him down this way. Dad. got notice of a school board meeting to-night so he went down. I got chores done up early hoping to take Osprey out for a run before dark but it began to rain just before dark. It has been very hot all day and felt like rain. I don't think it rained very hard nor long Winnie & Jonny Miller were over for awhile before tea. Thursday May 7th We put the halter on Pommer's for the first time this morning and tied him in Joes stall for awhile, he was pretty crazy at first but soon quieted down when he found there was no use fighting. We put the harness on Osprey and I took him down to the corner and back. He felt pretty gay and looked fine. Dad. and Huby cleaned up a lot more of the old barn floor. This after noon we hooked up Osprey and Harry to the waggon and the whole three of us went down to Billy Cunningham's to get Dave's cart. We found him and Billy Loan building a house. He said he had brought the cart up to Bobbie McMullins two or three weeks ago so Huby is going to bring it over in the morning We got a couple of nice little silver birch trees in Hammond's bush on our way home and Huby set one out on the lawn. He wants to put the other in the gully. We saw Tom Abbot and he gave us our cream check. It wasn't very high this month as butter has gone down. We only got a little over 19 dollars. Tom told us that Wilbur and Orpha Ryersie are the proud parents of a daughter. We met another man with an Iron grey Percheron stallion to-day. Huby said he liked the black one the best, but Dad. liked this one the best in some ways although he had poor legs. T.A. Ivey was in this morning to have his old mare's teeth fixed and also to get Dad to attend a friendly meeting to the farmer's who will be affected by some ditch on the other road that he wants the council to put in. It won't really affect any body much but him. Osprey went fine we had a stay chain on old Harry's double tire. None of the farmers down that way have any oats in - 60 �and we didn't see any wheat that could beat ours east of the orchard. It has been very nice to-day and clear to-night. Tiddums isn't very well to-night Friday May 8th Huby went around by Bobbie McMullin's this morning to see if he had our cart done but it wasn't quite finished. He took the other birch trees back to the gully and planted it out and set two little ones which were in the earth at the roots of the other one. Dad and I started to measure the distance from the road to the gully along the lane and orchard fence so as to get the fence we are going to put along the top of the gully the same distance from the road (concession) at the east end as at the west where it joins the lane fence at right angles. We got as far as the north orchard fence at right an when it was raining so hard we had to stop. Huby. put some more burlap and paper on the walls of the shop and late this after noon dug some more at his ditch. This after noon Dad. went down to Sam. Law's after the butter and I took a couple of dozen eggs over to Quanbury's as John was over and said Art. wanted to get them I had quite a visit with Charlie who was planting potatoes. He has his garden nearly all in and it looks fine. Enah went down to the Methodist church for choir practice as they want her to sing with the "Mothers day bunch" on Sunday. Frank went down with her intending I think to take in the movies. Tiddums doesn't feel very well yet. I started to cut the lawn to day but it was not long enough for the lawn mower. I couldn't see where I had gone. Saturday May 9th I started after breakfast towards town to head Huby off with the cart he was going to haul over because as we were going down in the waggon we thought it was too bad for him to draw it all the way over here, but when I got to Martin's I saw Art Quanbury and he was showing me how to test eggs and when I got back to the side walk Huby had come and as he had got so far he persisted in taking it all the way. It was a good cart but will need a little patching. We then hooked up Harry and Belle to the waggon and went down town. We got four big anchor posts and four small posts, some siding for the shop, lime for the chicken house and plaster for the kitchen. We saw Harry Ansley and he gave us three nice white fish. This after noon I took some eggs over to Martin's. Art Quanbury wanted another half dozen, he wanted two settings instead of two dozen. Huby planted out a lot more of the poplars along the rail fence. I went out with him when I got back and we got a lot put out on both sides of the corner field. Mr. Lawrie was here when we came up. He Huby and Lila stayed to tea. Lila came over this after noon - and rode Frank's bicycle and she and Frank 61 �went back to the woods. Frank put a lot of the siding on the shop. Dad. has felt very miserable all day and his muscles ache all over his body. Up till to-day it has just been in his arms. He is afraid it is rheumatism. It has been a lovely day. Quite hot this morning but nice fresh breeze this after noon. Sunday May 10th We got up rather late this morning and I have had my old clothes on all day. Frank went down to Sunday school but didn't go to church this morning I drove Enah down and on my way home fell in with Jimmy and Billie Rankin who {boned?} me for a ride so I brought them over to see Bluch who was overjoyed to see them. They went back to the gully with Frank and got some flowers and went home with Dick when he drove down after Enah. It rained a little now and then during the day so I think Frank was prevented from making his periodical call on the gully this after noon but Dick went down town. He was pretty tired last night and had some excuse for sleeping all morning. Wiggins offered him a quarter yesterday if he would cut the lawn around the bank so he started in at two o'clock, when he got it done Mr. Hobbes offered him double the price of cutting the two lawns if he would cut his lawn too so Dick kept right at it till eight o'clock and then with out any supper started to work at his balance sheets or whatever it was. This morning his hands were blistered all over and as he didn't get up to breakfast he went twenty four hours without a meal but made $1.30 out of it. He has been ledger keeper for the last week and balanced up very easily the other night. To-night I drove Enah and Frank down to church Enah turned Methodist for to-night as she is going to sing with the mothers this being their "day" I met Hazen on his way over to tak his girl to church so I gave him a ride over. When I let him out at Flemming's, I found Bluch who in spite of all our commands to go home had followed us down was not following me back so I went back and as I expected found him at Rankin's. After quite a lot of coaxing I induced him to get into the buggy and brought him home. It would have been a nice day but for a shower ever now and then. Tiddums feels very rotten to-day - cutting teeth. Monday May 11th It rained a good deal to-day so we didn't do very much, but remark on the inclemencey of the weather. We saw Reeve Vyse go past with his disks just before it began to rain but after going a few rounds it chased him in. We could see old Sam at it for quite awhile but at last he had to give up no doubt in disgust. Dad. and I put on a load of hay this morning and Huby oiled up the little dining room stove and pipes and put it away. This after noon I made a bootjack. I have tugged and pulled and nearly broken the rungs out of the kitchen chairs 62 �ever since I have got my rubber boots trying to pull them off at night and now when it is about sollid enough to do with out them I have made a neat little boot jack; however it will be ready for next season and I have hung it handy in the wood shed for us anytime we get mad. Huby covered more of the walls of the shop with some stiff wrapping paper he got from Tip. Varey and tinkered around. Dad. minded Tiddums who is fare from scoocum today. Geordie Allan was over for a little while, he is just up to Dover for a visit. To-night Chris Quanbury came over and test my eggs for me, he found 32 infertile out of the 138 which he said was a better test than most of theirs were doing. It is just about 23% bad. Raining hard with thunder and lightening to-nigh. Tuesday May 12th It poured rain nearly all day. It let up for awhile at noon and hasn't rained much since five to-night, but there was a steady downpour the rest of the time. Every thing is covered with water, and it looks as if we'd have to postpone some of the features in the game of farming for another season. I was pretty busy all day. This morning I cleaned all the straw out of the hen houses and this after noon started to white wash them. I couldn't find the white wash brush so I had to use a broom so I don't know whether it will make much improvement in appearance but will sweeten the place up. I got the pen this way white washed and part of the one we brought over from Huby's and used a pail of white wash, then I had to quit to do chores. Huby came over this after noon and worked at the old house. Dad did think of taking Joe down to Bobby McMillian to be shod but when he was ready thought better of it. Tom. Abbot came after the cream this morning and request Dad not to mention the weather, he hears enough about it. Wednesday May 13th I finished white washing the other hen house this morning. I did white wash the pen where the colored hens are as I had no place to let them out and they make such a fuss if I try to work with them in there. Huby scraped some of the trees in the orchard this morning but it started to rain so he came in and worked at the shop it didn't rain long but he worked in there most of the day. He put some of the white wash I had left over on the trees he scraped. Dad. took Joe down to be shod this morning but Bobby McMillian's shop was full so he came home. He doesn't want to take her to Joe Howel for fear she will make him mad, and he says Ralph Waddle knows too much. Bob. Davis was in this after noon with Bycler's big black horse. He is certainly a nice looking one. I put another broody hen up over the hog 63 �pen to-night. I don't know whether she will sit or not as I didn't notice her setting till to-day. It has been cloudy all day with a little rain before dinner and to-night the sun was out. Thursday May 14th We spent quite awhile giving Pommers a lesson on the halter. We took both the colts out and I held Queen while Dad. and Huby worked awhile with Pommers. We then let them run in the front field the rest of the day. We put Joe in the box stall for the day and Dave in Joe's stall but put them all back in to night and Dave out, he was pretty lonesome as we let all the young stock back the lane to-day and left them back. We let the cows back too but didn't let them out after they were milked to-night. This after noon Dad. put the harness on Dave and took him down the road a little way. It was the first time he has had a bit in his mouth so didn't do so badly. When we get him broken Huby is going to take him for his driver. We are very glad we didn't shoot him last fall as we intended. This morning we three boys went back and fixed a good set a bars from the gully into the blue grass field on the west side next John Wess's (the field not the bars). Dad cut new bars in the wood. We took the chain back and measured our share of John Wess's line fence. It was just 10 chains and one foot. We want to put up a new fence there if we can. This after noon Dad. and I put off the load of hay we loaded up for the horse stable the other day and Huby put out the rest of the young poplars. Stan Lowrie was in this morning to have Dad. look at his horse's mouth. He says some of them down there around Nanticoke have oats in but they are afraid after this rain they will rot in the ground. The rain caused a lot of damage up in Western Ontario, The whole country was flooded in places and they say even barns floated off their foundations. Poor Tiddums is pretty sick to-night. Cutting teeth, whooping cough and fever. Lovely day sunny & mild. Friday May 15th I got up about four o'clock this morning to choke off the alarm clock. I wanted to get out anyway before the hens did as I discovered yesterday that the old duck was laying in the chicken yard and so I wanted to leave the yard open for her to get in during the night but as I don't let the same pen out two days in succession I had to get up before the hens to shut it up. I didn't think to shut them in the house but I will here after I hope. Dick brought home word last night that Mr. Hobbes wanted two settings of eggs so I went over to ask Jack Martin if he wanted them especially but he wasn't home and Chris was down town so I sent them down. Vyse was over for awhile, after breakfast Huby got the brush heap in the orchard burned at last. I threw the brush out of the pig yard and helped him carry it over to 64 �the fire. After we burned it we started to clean up the wheat. We got it all cleaned by about half past four this after noon. There was only about forty bushels of it cleaned. we put a coarse seive in the bottom so got a lot of stuff in the drip box nearly enough to fill up the chicken feed bin. When we got it done Huby and I tore down and piled up handy to where we could get them with the waggon what few rails were left from the old barn yard fence. Sunny but raw wind all day. Sam Law was on his field to-day but Tom Abbot says it is very mucky. Poor Tiddums is very miserable, the whooping cough is back again. Saturday May 16th Lila came over with Huby first thing this morning and has been over all day. Jim Bannister sent over word with them for Dad. to come over as his mare was just foaling. Dad. has been over two or three times during the day - and is there now with Frank. Burt is there from Simcoe, and Dad. says his is afraid Jim will lose the mare, the colt I think is dead. Dad. and I hauled up a load of rails this morning from the old barn yard fence and then took the wheat to the mill. We made two trips of it and took down three sacks of oats for chop. We had 44 bushels and 14 lbs of wheat and it is just a dollar a bushel so we did gain a little by waiting after all. After dinner Huby and I went back to the woods and were gone nearly all the after noon but we got a beautiful little elm and set it out out here near the drive house and just behind the anchor post for this lane fence, we got it out in the open and it is a perfect shape and as we didnt cut much of the top off it will be pretty from the first. Frank and Lila went back with us but went the other way when we got to the gully and got a lot of flowers and some merels which Huby found the other day and told them about. Our little tree was all out in leaf but Huby took great pains in planting it, and he thinks with the attention we will be able to give it being so near the house that it will grow. Dad. was going down town this afternoon but as we didn't get back he didn't go so I helped him milk and then hooked up Joe and took Huby & Lila down, we took Win in at Uncle Ward's and she went up and got the stuff for me. I gave Joe Thompson a lift over the hill and old Mrs. Martin home from about Chris Quanbury's. Lovely day sunny and dry. Messers Flemming & Evans scraped the road again. Sunday May 17th Frank went down alone to church and Sunday School this morning. After breakfast Dad. and I went over to Jim Bannister's for a little while, the mare was dead and buried. Vyse was there and Jack Spain soon came. When we got home, we hooked Joe and Osprey up to the buggy and took them around the block. Joe was the worst colt of the two but they went 65 �fine. Dick got up for dinner and he and I played catch for awhile before he went down town. Then Frank and I went back to the gully and went in for a swim in Robert John's big pool. The water was pretty cold at first but after we got out and let the wind blow on us it felt warm to get in. I came home about four and unintentionally went to sleep. Dad. Enah and Tiddums were all out for a drive and while things were in this condition Mr. & Mrs. John Shand came, they never woke me up and so thought no one was home, pinned a note on the door and left but Dad. and Enah just came along as they were going out the lane so they came back. I got the chores done as quickly as possible and got ready and went down to church. I overtook Quint. After church I went up with him to see Big George about a fishing excursion to-morrow but he wasn't home so Quint came over as far as Martin's with me. Dick came along while we were talking. He said he felt pretty sick so we came home and he went to bed. It has been a lovely day, Sunny and a little breeze. Monday May 18th I woke up about three o'clock and heard Dad prowling around, he said he had just come back from town. Al Faulkner had come over after him to go and see his colt, which had got tangled up in the halter shank and was in awful shape. I got up at four o'clock and would have been ready to get a good early start on the land but for visitors. First Mr. Porter drove in then a little while afterwards old Mr. Duncan, he had what he thought to be a sick cow and wanted Dad to go up so Dad. didn't get out at all this morning and I didn't till about nine. When Dick got up he felt very miserable and was bound to go to work but they persuaded him not to so he lay down and slept most of the day and Dad. on his way to Duncan's stopped in and told Wiggins. Huby and Dad. started for Duncan's but met old Bill who told them the horse cow was alright. I got over the field once lengthwise with the disks and started to go again and Dad. gave it a good harrowing this after noon. Huby took my team for awhile after dinner while I got a nest ready to set a hen. Sam. Law came over and borrowed the drill at noon, he has his piece about in shape. Mrs McBride was here washing all day. To-night I went down to band practice and didn't get to bed till eleven Lovely day sunny and not too hot Tuesday May 19th I was up at four again this morning, the way I manage it I wind the alarm clock up so it will ring for quite awhile and set it over on the bureau where I can't reach it from the bed. Then in the morning it makes such a clatter that I can't stand the noise so have to get up to smother it and once I'm up I stay up although I felt pretty tough for awhile this morning. Try 66 �as we did we weren't able to get in the field before eight, but we got both teams started about the same time and got a pretty good day in I finished the field lengthwise and got more than half over it cross wise. Dad harrowed it both ways and is now following me down cross wise with the harrows. He thinks when we get done that way, it will be in good shape to drill. It was a hard day on the poor little team, they are too tired to eat to-night. I had to make several trips to the ditch to swab my eyes off with cold water and keep them from going to sleep. Old Bluch plodded up and down after the disks all day long. Once I took the little team and harrowed to keep awake when I wasn't near the ditch and poor Bluch was badly puzzled. He didn't know which one of us to follow. Sam Law brought the drill back and left it in the field. Vyse drilled his piece in to-day.. I set two hens to-night on thirty eggs. Huby worked around here and helped mind Tiddums all day. Dick felt better to-day but didn't go to work. He went down town this after noon to get his tooth fixed and didn't feel quite so well to-night. Cars. Rankin went by here to-day with an automobile they just bought. They have started to take down the dam bridge. They are going to put up a new ston one. It has been a nice day but pretty hot. Wednesday May 20th Four o'clock for mine again this morning and I didn't feel so sleepy during the day as I got to bed at ten last night. I did have one little short snooze on the disks while the horses were resting. Water is getting pretty hard to find now, but I located some in the wood to swab my eyes with. I got out soon after eight, and finished cross disking then hooked on the harrows and cross harrowed from where Dad left off till noon. Dad. didn't get out till ten o'clock owing to divers hindrances, so he started right in to drill. He put Jonas' oats in on the north head land they went two drill widths the width of the field and quite a few left over. He took out four big two bushel and a half bags and had the drill set for sowing 2 bushels and a peck and used all the seed and didn't quite finish to-night so there is something wrong as we didn't think there was more than four acres in the field. I finished cross harrowing soon after dinner and then took the disks back to the field accross the gully, and got over quite a chunk of it. Huby sowed clover seed to-day on the piece of wheat north of the orchard he also cleaned up around the shop a lot. Dick went to work today although he is far from well. It has been fine and pretty hot to-day. Thursday May 21st I didn't get over the gully to work till nearly nine o'clock so didn't get through disking till after dinner I then started over it again length ways with the disks a notch deeper. Dad. 67 �finished drilling in the other field, harrowed it all over and brought the harrows back and got a good chunk done in the back field. Huby didn't come over this morning till noon as he had some insurance to attend to. Dick has been home all day and has a pretty sore throat. Fine and sultry. Friday May 22nd Dad. had to take my team this morning to run the ditches in the field we have in so I hooked up Joe and took my eggs over to Jack Martin and took Dick down to see Dr. Cook. He gave Dick some pills and I think told him he would be alright soon. When we got home I got a little ice out and put it in the refrigerator which we placed in the kitchen this morning. Dad. had gone back over the gully and was disking but about the time we got home it began to rain. It rained hard enough to persuade Dad. to come in and then stopped for the day although it has been cloudy. Dad. helped me take the old bits of sacking from the chicken house windows and put in poultry fencing. Dad. and I went back after dinner and he harrowed and I disked but didn't get quite over the piece. I had to stop for awhile to drive a herd of cattle into out of Sam Law's wheat. I took Bluch and he chased them into the wood's so I suppose they were Art Ryersies. Huby had more insurance to look after so didn't get over till after dinner. I got up at four o'cock this morning but went to sleep saying my prayers and slumbered peacefully till nearly five. Tom Abbot told us this morning that Edna Sidway isn't expected to live. Saturday May 23rd Dad. and I got a fairly good day's work in on the land to-day, he harrowed and I disked. I am part way over it cross ways and have the disks set in the last hole but one except on the sand knolls. It makes them {lug?}. John Wess was over for a long time this morning talking to Dad. He is working on his buckwheat stubble. Huby and Lila came over this morning early and during the fore noon Quint and Charlie Ferris brought a ferrit over. They were going to put him after the rats under the corn crib but he was so big he couldn't get into their holes. They burned the three corn shocks in the field but didn't get any there either. Huby cleaned the ditches most of the afternoon in the sowed field. He got a toad and put on the front lawn to eat ants. Dick was better to-day and was down town this after noon, but Frank is all in to-day. He took the lawn mower down to be sharpened but feels tough. Quite cold today but mostly sunny. Sunday May 24th 68 �I haven't been off the place all day. I intended to go to church to-night but went to sleep before tea so couldn't get ready in time. Dad. and Enah & Tiddums drove down with Joe & Ginger this morning. They left Tiddums with Huby while they went to church and Huby took him up to the dam in the scow. There was no organist at church till Enah got there so she had to go down to-night again alone. Elva has quit for sure. I sat around and read nearly all day. This morning when I took the eggs out of the incubator to caul them I could hear the chickens peeping and one or two eggs chipped. To-night one chick is out. Dick got up and went to church this morning stayed at Huby's to dinner, down town all the after noon and came home to tea to-night. Frank went down to church and Sunday school this morning and back to the gully this after noon. Lovely day. Monday May 25th Dad. and I both got a pretty fairl early start this morning and I nearly finished cross disking by noon. He drilled all morning but after dinner harrowed with the little team till after dinner I finished disking then took my team and hooked on the drill I finished harrowing with his team only went length ways instead of cross ways which made a much better job. When I finished I brought the little team and the disks up but Dad. stayed back till about seven o'clock and finished drilling. Jack Hodge and family just drove in as I came up and startled poor Huby who was running around in his bare feet. Frank and I went over to Jack Martin's with some eggs - and I wanted to ask Chris about the brooder. There is an awful grist of chickens out. We sprinkled the eggs that weren't hatched again to-night and I put a fire in the brooder. The boys had holidays to-day but Dick was down town all day working part of the time. Frank worked around home and he and Tony Bannister went back to the gully. Jonas came over in high glee this morning he says he has the prettiest little colt he ever saw, he told Dad. that he and the woman had to dance for the joy of it. It has been very sultry all day and looked very like rain this morning, fresh breeze to-night. Tuesday May 26th I didn't get up till half past four this morning, but it rained a little so we couldn't go back first thing any way. Dad. took 38 little chickens out of the incubator and put them in the brooder this morning. I went over and got a little grit and charcoal to feed them from Chris. He says not to give them anything for forty eight hours. Dad. thinks they will all starve to death before that. After dinner we took 23 more out and there are still five or six just hatched. A lot of them have died in the shell after they got it all picked ready to come out. Just before dinner Dad. took the big team and roller back and started roll the back field as we thought 69 �that would just break all the lumps nicely. After dinner I went back and hooked on the roller and he came back about an hour later and started to harrow after me. He harrowed till I finished rolling about five o'clock, then he came up with his little team and the roller and I finished harrowing it took me till about seven. Huby. didn't come over this morning but was here this after-noon. He worked at the ditch, sawed wood and minded Tiddums & Frank brought home the news that poor Edna Sidway is dead. It has been way hot and sultry all day but quite a strong breeze. Wednesday May 27th Dad. helped me carry my incubator out this morning we took the seven little chickens that were in it and put them in a basket over the stove. I took the unhatched eggs out and buried them, there were forty thirty eight and twenty four of them had chickens in them. There are 68 chicks altogether and they all seem healthy and sound but one of these seven which has crooked legs. Dad. took the big team back to run the the ditches in the back field and I went over to Martins to get some chick feed and scratch feed. We fed the little fellows in the brooder. to-day. They thought over there that I had a dandy hatch especially as it was the first attempt. It began to rain while I was over there and rained quite hard for awhile so I didn't get back very soon. I didn't do any thing much after that except fool around. Huby came over at noon he had insurance to look after, and dug some more at his ditch. Dad. disked the garden all up. It had got so hard he thought he had better disk it before he ploughed it. Bob. Davis was in for about an hour. Quint also came over for a little while, he expects to go to work to-morrow. They are drilling at Blackheath where ever that is, somewhere down towards Canfield Junction. Aleta McBain was here house cleaning all day. About half past four we hooked up to the waggon and Dad and I went down and got a load of tile for Huby's ditch. We got three inch as they didn't have any four. We took Enah down to Miss Buckwells tea party and she walked home. Huby looked after Tiddums. It came out pretty hot after the rain but is cooler to-night. The rain freshened things up a lot and we noticed that the English walnuts which we thought were dead are budding. Thursday May 28th Old Jonas came over long before breakfast this morning and pestered around for Dad to go and look at his colt and while Dad. was at breakfast Jimmy Corbett came in to ask about his colt. Dad. gave him some stuff, he went over with Jonas with for a few minutes. I made a yard for the little chickens in the brooder and let them out. I also fixed it so as the old hens couldn't get in the yard where they are at all. One little fellow died last night but the rest 70 �look fine. Huby came over about nine thinking Dad was going down town before dinner. Vyse came over to fix his hammer handle for a while. About ten o'clock I took the disks out and started in the timothy sod. I worked all the after noon but didn't get over half of it. It is very grassy but I think will work up fine and make a fine piece for corn. This after noon Dad. & Huby went down town. They got Joe shod at Joe Howells and put in a big load of shaving to put in the ditch over the tile so Dad. didn't get home till about six. It has been very hot all day but breezy, cool to-night. Friday May 29th I disked all day on the corn ground and got all over it by to-night and started to straddle the furrows Dad brought the harrows out and worked for a couple of hours before dinner. This after noon he went back and borrowed a set of three horse eveners from John Wess McBride. John Wess was just ready to shear sheep so Dad. stayed and watched him for awhile. Huby laid the tile in the ditch as far as the chicken house which is far as it is leveled and covered them with shavings and got most of the earth shovelled in. Cars. Rankin brought a couple of girls over in his automobile to see Bluch this after noon. I didn't get up till five this morning I put the clock under the bed where I could grab it and consequently went to sleep again. Dick tells us that Norm. Brock is the latest purchaser of a car and Mr. Johnsons father gave him one. Very hot to-day but nice breeze. Saturday May 30th I went out this morning and straddled the furrows with the disks as we will put corn on and then started to harrow. I didn't lap the harrows at all so got over quite a piece. Frank and Dad. went down town this morning with the waggon and got some stuff chopped at the mill and the windo shash for the shop which have been at the widespread all spring. Huby worked around - This after noon we had to move the stove into the wood shed. We got it out all right but they broke another side of the base or rather the end so we had to set it up on bricks. We then went rat hunting. Huby had flooded all the holes with water this morning and ripped some boards off the floor of the corn crib but we found we couldnt get them without taking up nearly the whole floor so we did. We were all armed with clubs and had the three dogs. Dad. stayed inside and scared them out and the dogs would catch them Lila killed one big one with a lath but Bluch killed most of the others. Huby says he is the best rat dog he ever saw he doesn't waste any time about nabbing them and never let one get away. Nig. got one or two. I think we got five great big ones and two half grown ones besides a nest of eleven little fellows. When we got through with them it was too late for 71 �Dad. to plow the garden - as he had hoped to do but Huby and Frank surveyed all the land east of the lane and this side of the gully and "got stakes up" to set the fence posts by. They figur there is about fifty acres. Lila ha been over all day and Win. came over about five They and Huby stayed to tea. Frank and I went down with them after tea and found they had just laid fresh cement on the bridge and no-one could go over. So we went through Uncle Wards and took Ada's boat down from the barn and launched it for her. She went over with us in the boat and as it leaked like a seive Huby had to make two trips of it. I went up to get my hair cut and Frank went to the moving picture show. Ada was going to wait for us at Huby's so we could go back with her but when I got down there she and Huby had just gone. Frank came soon after I did and when we got down to the bridge Huby was just coming back with the boat so we took it back with us and left it below Woodson's. Dick came home afterwards when the watchmen didn't happen to be around and walked over the cement but didn't leave any tracks. The papers are full of the awful wreck of the Empress of Ireland which went down off Father Point yesterday with nearly 1000 people. It was a heavy fog and another a coal boat ran into her. Hot but nice breeze. Sunday May 31st Dad and Enah went to church this morning and left Tiddums with Huby. Dick and I went down and had a swim at the stump the water was fine we then came home and got dinner started Frank went to Sunday school and church. This after noon I had a dandy ride on Joe. We went up to Smythe's but Pud was at Vittoria Frank started for Marburg on his wheel but got held up at Ryersie's and fooled around with them all the after noon. Dick went down town and to church to-night. Enah and I went to church to-night. Mr. Johnson came over with his automobile to take Enah down, so I didn't wait for her after church thinking he would bring her home but walked down as far as the bridge with Quint and then home. I found Dad. looking after Tiddums who was too tired to go to sleep and Dad. having been so beset with visitors that the chores weren't all done. Enah got home about ten I don't what did happen to her except that she went down to Huby's. Cousins' Loll, Bessie, Harry & Willie drove over for a little while this after noon. To-night young Billy Louis came in to get his horse's shoulder lanced and hung around till dark so people wouldn't see the blood. Then Sam. Law came over to see if he could borrow the roller in the morning. Jonas then came for a short visit. It has been hot to-day but a very nice strong breeze. Monday June 1st 72 �I put in the whole morning writing in this and to Aunty Alice & Aunty, while Dad. ploughed the garden. This after noon I worked down the garden I disked it lengthwise & crosswise a couple of times each and once right around & around. I rolled it and harrowed it so it looks in pretty fair shape. Sam. Law borrowed the roller this morning and he rolled it before he took it away and then again when he brought it back at noon. Dad. spent nearly all the after noon shearing a ewe. He did pretty well and says he thinks if he had a good pair of shears he could do all right. Huby didn't get over this morning as he had to see about Kolbe's insurance. Kolbe was over at Erie so he has to see him about eleven to-night. He goes over to Erie every morning about five o'clock and doesn't get back at night till eleven. Dad. went down to a school board meeting and I went down to band practice. We didn't have any though as there weren't enough there. Walt says we will have to quit for awhile anyway if the council don't come over with the extra money he wants. The town hall was full of meetings. Council meeting, School meeting, band practice and a whole bunch out on the stairs I don't know whether they were all fellows tendering for the heating of the school or the bridge builders waiting on the council for money. Dad. and I met at Huby's and didn't get home till after twelve. Huby went down to the lake about eleven and found Kolbe & Harry Ansley down there. He got Kolbe's insurance raised and as it has run out will have to make out a new application so won't be over to-morrow fore-noon. Quite cool all day. Tuesday June 2nd We didn't get very much done to-day. Jim's calf was sick this morning, all bloated so Dad. & I gave it a dose of salts. It is much better to-night. I went out about eleven and rolled the corn ground till one. I couldn't hear the whistles. This after noon Dad. and I surveyed the field and fence along the top of the gully and decided to put a notch in the fence where the dividing fence between the two fields go. We then measured off six acres of what is ploughed for corn and the remaining four for buckwheat. I came out about half past four and finished rolling the corn ground. Huby didn't come over to-day, I don't know whether he went up to the nomination in Port. Rowan or not. They wanted him to but he said he wasn't going. There are two bunches of delegates going up from here One bunch cosists of Vyse, Cliff Lees and R.E. Matthews and I don't know who go from the other faction. I saw Tupper to-day and he said he might be able to slip over towards the end of the week to shear sheep for us. Bruce was in for a little while before tea. He wanted to get some instruments. It has been sunny but fairly cool all day. Wednesday June 3rd 73 �We hauled out manure all day to-day. We didn't get started very early and were bothered this afternoon by Bob. Davis coming, so only got out nine loads. Dad. is spreading it on the corn ground. Frank was home from school to-day as it was a sort of half in half holiday, being the King's birthday. The kids could go if they wanted to but it wouldn't be marked against them if they didn't so Frank stayed. We heard the bell ringing all through the day so there must have been some fools there. Frank worked all day putting in the garden and we helped him between loads. Dad. ploughed six potatoes furrows this morning and we got the Dad. Atkinson ones planted but there was only three of them so they didn't go very far. Huby planted two rows of Golden Bantam corn and we got in some cabbage and raddishs lettuce and onion seed. Huby's turkey eggs all came out to-day. The one down the road hasn't been off the nest as far as we know since she started to sit so all her eggs were rotten, but as near as they can see the one in the smoke house and Mrs. Bannister's old hen had a fairly good hatch. Dad. and I moved the twelve little chickens that hatched out Monday down in the yard where the brooder is; one of them died. Mrs. McBride was here washing all day. Huby didnt go up to Nomination yesterday but as near as he can find out Andrew Innes and his gang didn't get a chance to say a word as Mr. Slippery Slick at the last minute got ahead of them. Cloudy, cool, raining to-night. Thursday June 4th It rained steadily all night and rained a lot during the day. Huby came over this morning laden down with tomato plants and cabbage plants which he got from Ed. and some seed corn which he got from John Quanbury and four of the consignment of axes in the back of his hunting coat. He set out a row of Frank's asters the whole length of the garden and we put out some of the to-mato plants but it began to rain so hard we had to quit. However he got them out later in the day and a long row of cabbage plants out. Dad. sowed clover seed on the oats this morning till the rain drove him in when he was within five lands of finishing. We won't have enough seed to sow the piece across the gully. I cleaned the incubator all out and started it going this after noon. I had to go over to Martin's to borrow a spirit level this after noon. Carl. Coleman was in for a little while this morning to see if Tupper was here, he was going up to Stocker's to get his horse shod so Huby told him to bring our post auger down if it was done. John told Huby this morning that Mrs. Battersby has sold her place to some fellow in Los. Angeles. Dick didn't get home at all last night and he expects to start for Toledo to-morrow or next day. Friday June 5th 74 �I failed to get up till five this morning. After I got the chores all done I cleaned out the separator. I then went out and planted another row of Golden Bantam corn and a couple of rows of Country Gentleman. I also helped Huby cut some potatoes, which he planted. He came over this morning with about a dozen tomato plants which Uncle Ward. gave him. We only wanted three and Frank bought them to-night over at Quanbury's on his way home from {arrow pointing to blank space}. After dinner I made some drills and got some of the pecans planted. Tommy Jackson was in here soon after dinner to ask Dad. about a colt and he told us our cattle were all in the far end of the gully so Dad. and I went back we found they had broken down the fence where there were some rails. Nine of them were on the road but not far away we got them back with out much trouble, but found they had just torn our little white birch tree all to pieces. Dad. spent most of the day ploughing the pig yard, working it down and sowing the thousand headed kale on it. He also finished sowing the clover seed in the oats. He shut the old sow up this morning and she went to work and had sixteen young ones three of which got killed in the squabble for seats at the refreshment booth which will only accomodate twelve. We gave the eight turkeys that Mrs. Bannister's hen hatched out to the old turkey hen which made her family number twenty two as near as we can count. She struck off into the orchard with them but didn't get very far. Huby and I picked about half of them out of the ditch at noon where they had fallen in the attempt to follow her across. Mr. Monteith was in to-night to buy some seed corn. He has gone past with two loads of tomato plants. Sunny cool Saturday June 6th Huby didn't get over till about ten o'clock this morning as he went up town to buy a hoe. He also got some new kind of plants from Arthur Anderson called Koli Rabbi which are a cross between a cabbage and a turnip. Frank went down on his wheel to get some provisions and Mr. Johnson gave him a few plants of stocks. He came over with Huby and Lila rode his wheel over. We started hauling out manure as soon as Huby got here and all day got out 7 loads. The colts broke the wire we had stretched across the gap into the alsike and all got in so Huby, Frank and I had to put them out and fix the fence. I spent most of the day between loads putting in the rest of the peas and Huby dug out some posts which were in the shed covered with manure. He started to paint the window frames of the shop with some paint he found out in the brush heap. Frank fooled around with Lila most of the day and pulled some bindweed out in the oats. Art Quanbury came over this morning to see if he could borrow the roller for Jack Martin's corn ground and Bill Philips came over this after 75 �noon to get it. He told us that Jim Bannister has sold his place for $6000. Dick left this after noon for Toledo to visit Ferdie. His holidays last a couple of weeks. Hot & sunny all day. Sunday June 7th I lay "a bed" most of the day not getting up till seven o'clock but I got some chores done and drove Enah down to church. We got home and got through a light lunch early so had a long after noon most of which I spent in sleep although I read and wrote quite a bit too. Dad. and Enah talked of going for a drive till Tiddums went to sleep and then they couldn't. Frank rode his wheel over to the McPherson's and made arrangements to get a skip of bees from Mr. McPherson when they swarm. He is to get a hive from Boyd in Simcoe which will cost four dollars and the bees will cost two dollars I may put something into it if I ever have any money to invest. He and I spoke of going for a swim to-night but it got so rainy looking that we decided not too. It has been sultry and hot all day and to-night is thundering and very cloudy. It sprinkled a few drops. {Harry Barrett (Toby's father) wrote the entries for June 8, 9, and 10.} Monday June 8th We did not get a very early start this morning though we were up early and ready to begin but Mr Monteith came for a bushel of seed corn and he visited some little time we hauled out manure till about 10-30 when I had a break down, went through the double tree. I heard some one laugh when I went off the seat and there was Bruce and Ashleigh in a buggy on the side road they came in and stayed to dinner so we were late in getting to work in the afternoon. Frank rode his wheel down after dinner and got me some bolts and I fixed the double tree. Tobe and Hubert were busy with the garden and odd Jobs while I was out with a load. Tupper came along about 5 O'Clock on his way to the mill. Toby took his load on for him and he stayed to shear sheep so I helped him and we worked till after 7 we then had tea and it was good and late before we had finished every thing It has been a terribly hot day the thunder storm Sunday night did not cool things off. The horses nearly melted this afternoon. Tuesday June 9th I finished the shearing as there was one ewe we did not get done last night. Hubert and Toby went back to fix up the fence in the gully between Ivey and us I had my sheep finished and was putting on a load of manure when the boys got back, we hoped to have finished 76 �clearing out the old shed tonight but there are a few loads yet it has been another roasting hot day. Wednesday June 10th We finished hauling out manure at noon and after dinner I went down to Mr Flemings and got his diamond tooth harrows, it took some time to rig up a three horse outfit when I got back. Hubert helped me hitch Osprey with Joe and Ginger and I got in an hour and a half or so in the field. Toby was disking, if all is well we hope to get in a good day tomorrow. Toby and Frank went over to the McPhersons tonight with a bea hive so that accounts for my writing this. Thursday June 11th I didn't get up till nearly five this morning and Dad. & I didn't get started in the field till nine o'clock. We worked on the corn ground all day. I disked and he harrowed with the three horses and Flemming's diamond tooth. I had to make a couple of trips to the creek in the gully to keep myself awake. I did go to sleep several times but not for very long. I would see the horses in front of me when I woke up and be frightened for fear of running into them. Huby didn't get over till after we were in the field this morning. He was up town last night and heard some rich news. Charlton has pulled out of the election campaign and Andrew Innes is going to run against Pratt. Independent. Huby spent the day doing odd jobs and filling in his ditch. I cut a little lawn and set out a little castor oil bean plant. Very hot for awhile this morning and this afternoon but about noon it was quite cool and looked very rainy Friday June 12th I was up at four o'clock this morning and wrote in this and hoed in the garden till five. I then started to do chores and by leaving the stables for Huby to clean out and not cleaning any horses but Belle & Harry I managed to get into the field a very few minutes after seven. I worked steadily all day although I slept a little at the same time I got it all cross disked by about four o'clock and about half of it rolled. Dad got out about half past eight this morning and finished crossing with the diamond tooth and harrowed it all over with the drags by six to-night. It made quite a long day for his team and Ginger seems pretty tired but Osprey aparently is all right. Huby is going to try and get Bill Oakes to come over and mark it for us in the morning and we hope to get it planted. Quite chilly all morning & windy but sunny and pretty hot after dinner. Frank has gone down to the show to-night. 77 �Saturday June 13th Huby and Bill came over this morning at seven o'clock and Bill and I got right out and started to mark the corn ground. We took Harry & Belle and they proved to be a great improvement on Harry and Joe as a corn marking team. Bill made a beautiful job of it, with very little blasphemy. He got through a little before noon and stayed here to dinner. He said no other man but Dad would have got him to-day as he was very busy and has to be back this after noon. He shouldn't have come away this morning but George Gamble relieved him They are putting the canopy top on the new launch that he and George have just finished building for George Faulmsly. Frank scoured the country this morining in search of corn planters, we have one of our own and we wanted two more. He got one from John Wess which proved very satisfactory and one from Tupper which proved very unsatisfactory. It was an ancient and decrepit looking instrument with one handle and a spring and foot at the bottom to open it and release the corn. Huby took John Wesses and after he got his gait had no trouble at all. Dad. took our own and it was all right, but I got Tupper's and had to quit about the fourth hill, the corn came out from all over it, so I left it and went over to Alfred's, to borrow his. I went through Sam's place but he didn't have one. He said he borrowed Charlie McQueens two years ago and it was a good one. Alfred gave me one he said was a dandy. I brought it home but couldn't do anything with it, so traded with Dad. He worked it awhile but at last decided it was no good. By this time it was about half past four and he decided to go up and do chores so Huby and I stayed there till about eight o'clock when we ran out of seed although Dad. had sent some more out. We only had six more rows to plant, but my back was nearly broken and I was fairly hungry. We left a sand knoll near the south west corner of the field to plant potatoes and roots on. Lila and Dorothy Anderson have been over all day nursing Tiddums, who didn't seem to mind it much. Win came over for a little while this evening and said that Uncle Ward wants to get Huby for all day Monday. She didn't know what for but we supposed it was to set out tomato plants, Dad. told Huby to tell him that he wouldn't see him stuck but if possible to get someone else. Cloudy most of the day and cool. Sunday June 14th I didn't get up this morning till eight o'clock. and haven't done any thing all day but loaf around and do chores. Frank went down to Sunday school this morning but there was no church. They said Mr. Johnson had gone away and a temperance man was supposed to take his place but he never showed up, so Frank came home. I was out in the shop trying to caulk up the cracks in the chicken trough so as they would hold water when we heard some 78 �crows. We took the shotgun and started out in pursuit. We saw them flying around in the vicinity of the corn field but they were not within a mile of the place when we got there. We hid in a thick bush for quite awhile but no crows showed up, so we took a walk up the gully to Ivey's strawberry patch and made a careful examination of all the plants we could find, but there were very few ripe ones. We got all there were and nearly all the half ripe ones, which seemed to be much more edible than they generally are. It was about half past twelve when we got up to the house and Dad was getting ready to put the harness on Osprey. We got the cart out and it was very rickety. We oiled one wheel but couldn't get the other one off We hooked Osprey to it though and Dad. got on. Osprey didn't know just what was expected of him at first and cut up a little down at the end of the lane but once he got started he went beautifully. Dad took him down to Jonas' corner and then up the other way and down the side road to Flemming's corner and I couldn see but what he trotted pretty straight Dad said he didn't like doing it on Sunday but I think he enjoyed it when he got started. He doesn't feel very well to day. We had dinner about three much to Enah's disgust and after dinner Dad. Enah and Tiddums drove down with Quint's tent and some bed springs. The gas drillers are going to camp down at Black Heath and they wanted this tent to cook in Charlie Martin came over for a visit a little while before they left but didn't stay long after. Frank spent the after noon down with the Ryersie's. We just did chores to night and went to bed soon after tea. Nice day but cool breeze Monday June 15th Craig Long came over before breakfast this morning to see Dad about Ivey's mare. She was down and in pain and he didn't know what ailed her, so Dad. went over right after break fast to see her. She had the colic and he told them to send for Bart if she did not show any symptoms of improvement, but she was better in a short time. Dad. went from there down to Martin's - and I came down with Joe and the cart as soon as I had break fast and got two bushels of potatoes for seed. They are very small so we will exchange the same ammount of them for the ones of Preston's that are left in the cellar. Frank went over to Preston's before school and found out that he could get a couple of bushels there so I went right down there and got them as soon as I got home from Martin's. I then shelled enough seed corn to finish planting and went out and finished. Dad went out and furrowed out the potatoe patch. After dinner we did up the chores and hooked Harry and Belle to the waggon and went down town to get some provisions and a pile of sand for Tiddums to play in. Huby has been agitating that move for quite awhile. He wants a pile on each side of the wood shed so Tiddums can always be in the shade. We took Enah and Tiddums and the 79 �baby carriage down with us and Enah walked home. Tiddums went to sleep before he got home and never woke up all evening. We saw Huby down at Uncle Wards, having a great time. He had three or four kids which he said were the best in town and they had all their tomatoes set out and waiting for more and a lot of potatoes planted. Chris said that they found Martin's dog but he was dead down at Sovereign's. Charlie Martin had told Mr. Flemming to shoot at it if it came around his place so Mr. Flemming did just to scare it. He didn't know he had killed it till they found it. He felt very badly about but Jack. felt worse. He wouldn't have taken fifty dollars for it. They say poor old Jimmy Larose has been sent down for eighteen months for forging a check, sunny, cool breeze. Tuesday June 16th I went over to Martin's first thing this morning and sold my eggs and got some scratch feed for the little fellows. I hadn't been home very long when Billy Louis came in with Tupper's team and fancy buggy and the news that Tupper wanted a couple of men for a couple of hours so as Dad. felt pretty miserable he said for Huby and me to go. Huby jumped at the chance of a ride in such a carriage and would have climbed over the back of the seat he said if Billy hadn't have tipped up the front ones and let him into a sort of trap nest. When we got over there Huby didn't know how to get out. We found old Maneer was bossing the job. All they are doing is raising the peak of the roof to square pitch, so we simply had to lift on the rafters with shores and when we got them up to the desired height didn't do anything but sit around and talk, while some of those who appeared to enjoy it worked like niggers spiking pieces on the ends of the rafters to meet at the peak. We stayed to dinner and hung around a little while after dinner - and helped raise a very little. Old Maneer was going to leave at noon to go to Vittoria as Andrew Innes is having a mass meeting there today, but I guess Tupper induced him to stay. We came home soon after dinner. Huby said he had a lovely time "socially" but didn't know whether he rendered much valuable assistance. The rest of the gang certainly appeared to enjoy his company. We got home about two o'clock or after and after I did up the chores I went out and planted beans on the two outside rows on each side of the cornfield. I planted them with the planter but couldn't see the marks along the head land. Dad. has felt too rotten to do anything to-day. It has been almost cold all day although sunny but cold wind. Wednesday June 17th Frank's exams started to-day at noon so he didn't have to go to school this morning. Rigt after breakfast he and I went out and planted mangel and turnip seed in the rows we left 80 �for them on the knoll in the cornfield. We planted two rows of each and seemed to have about as much seed when we got through as when we started and we watched to see that it was being planted plenty thick enough. We only had the four rows so I don't know what we will do with the rest of the seed. Huby and Dad. cut potatoes while we were out there so when we got through we came and got some and got quite a few rows planted before dinner. Huby and I went out after dinner and planted all there were cut which were Preston's, we had nearly 15 rows of them. We then brought out Jack Martin's, and planted over nine rows of them which was all there was in the field. They were much smaller so we had quite a few left and we think we will planted them in the old garden Dad. harrowed them in. Huby and I went and spread the manure Dad. hauled out on it last winter. Win was over to dinner to-day her exams are over. Mrs. McBride was here all after noon and nearly all evening washing and ironing. Whit Dixon & Bob. Miller drove over after tea to look at Fred's calf. Frank went back to the gully with them. The steer with Spottys last year's calf were through the fence into Ivey's but they got them back. Bob. told Dad. he would take him and not due him a dollar on the price which was $75.00. Mr. & Mrs. Lea Marshall were in before they left. Tom. Abbot. had told them we had a horse for sale so he came to look at it. Dad. took Osprey out and paraded him around and I think Lea might have taken him but his wife thought he wasn't big enoug to fit the price $150.00. She said he was worth about $125.00 However we are to hook him up and take him down some night so they can see him in harness. Dad. brought Ginger and Joe out and she was stuck on them especially Ginger but Dad. would not think of selling them. She thought Ginger was bigger than Osprey but Dad. told her she was mistaken. She said she wasn't as heavy but she was taller and in reality Ginger is about a head shorter but heavier than Osprey. She guessed Joe's age (thirteen) first time although Dad. told her Joe was the biggest colt in the stable. It has been pretty cool and dry all day. Thursday June 18th Dad. and I hooked to the waggon this morning and took the buggy down to Joe Howel's to have the tires set and brought back a load of fence posts, we unloaded them out along the top of the gully where we want to put them in. We were talking to Uncle Ward and he said they would be terribly hard digging it was so hard, and he said the best way to do was to dig down about a foot and fill the hole with water and leave it for a day and then it would be just in right shape. Huby spent the morning fixing the orchard fence so we can let the calves out. This after noon He. and Dad hung the gate we brought over from his place and let the five calves in the orchard. We didn't let Horace out as Dad. has to wean him from 81 �Erie and teach him to drink first. I hoed in the garden while they were at that and Col. McDonald came over. I had never seen him before and Huby didn't recognise him at first but Dad. knew him first thing. He said he and other officers of the insurance company were up taking a motor trip through this country visiting their agents. He didn't know when he started out that Dover was on the list. Dad was very glad to see him and appreciated his visit very much. About four o'clock Dad took the team out and we went to finish planting potatoes, just plow them right under the sod, but we only got two rows planted when a big thunder shower came up and we had to seek shelter at the house. Dad. and Huby got soaked but I got there a little sooner so didn't get the worst of it. Frank was back in the gully with the shotgun so he got a pretty good soaking. We heard the gun go off he shot at a crow, both barrels went off at the same time but he missed the crow. His papers have been pretty easy so far the only one he is much afraid of is the spelling. It didn't rain very long but freshened things up considerably. It has been very hot and sultry to-day but is cooler since the rain. Tiddums feels in a very festive humor to-night. The house is all torn up from the ravages of house cleaning and he thinks it's great. Friday June 19th I got up at four this morning and wrote in this till five. I then hurried through chores and cut quite a lot of grass on the front lawn. It rained a little about breakfast and looked so cloudy afterwards that Dad. didn't like to take the team out so he and I hoed in the garden and Huby worked in the shop. About ten Dad. thought it wasn't going to rain so we went out and ploughed in the rest of the potatoes in the patch we were at in the old garden. It began to rain just as Huby and I were through so we dug for the shop and got pretty wet but Dad. had to plough a little more so got properly soaked. We didn't do anything till after dinner. It stopped raining soon after dinner and when we got our chores done Dad. hooked Osprey to the cart again and took him down the road away with satisfactory results. We then hooked up the big team to the waggon and Dad & Huby and I went down town. Huby stayed down and Dad. & I went up and got our buggy from Joe Howell On our way back we got 18 more fence posts from Tommy. Frank is through his exams, he thinks he did fairly well on most of the papers. I saw Lila to-night she said both Huby's goslings were dead, died from exposure. Cold & wet. Saturday June 20th I worked all morning on the front lawn. I got all the long grass cut with the scythe and a good patch cut with the lawnmower, besides weeding out the flower beds. Dad. Huby and 82 �Frank went back and staked out the fence along the top of the gully and Huby. dug anchor post holes and bored ordinary post holes all day. Dad. fixed fence and plastered up some holes in our bed room this morning and this afternoon hooked Osprey up to the cart and took him for a little jaunt and then rolled down most of the buckwheat ground and the potato patches. I went down to meet Dick to-night. He came on the Woodstock train so was home early. He had a great time in Toledo and I guess enjoyed his holidays immensly. Lila was over here all day. Harry Ansley was over this morning electioneering. He told Huby he could get him the job of deputy returning officer but Huby didn't want it. It has been sunny & fair all day but cool wind. Sunday June 21st Frank rode his wheel down to Sunday school this morning and I drove Enah down to church. We called around by Huby's on our way home but didn't see any sign of the Lang's - This after noon it looked rather rainy so I read and played duets with Enah. Dad. sat around and slept and did all the chores. About four o'clock he took Osprey out all the way around the block. Frank went back to the gully and brought home some lovely {illegible}. Dick went down town after dinner with the intention of going to church to night. Elva. & Mr. Brady were over for a few minutes on the latter's motor cycle which was inclined to be balky. They had a side saddle rigged on behind for Elva. Jack Martin and Mr. {Culp?} were over for a little while before (tea looking at the horses. It has been cloudy all day and sprinkled a few times but not much Monday June 22nd Huby dug post holes all day and I helped him set the posts and tamp them in. We had to do a little surveying after dinner to get the two anchor posts in line which go lengthwise with the field. We got all the posts except anchor and brace posts, between the road and the jog in the fence which is just half way. I helped Dad. take the anchor posts out this morning and then he went down to the mill for some feed. This after noon he rolled down the rest of the buckwheat ground and disked the old garden where we planted the potatoes He started to harrow the corn ground, the corn is just coming up but quit at five and took Osprey around the block. They were doing road work over by McQueen's but he never paid any attention to them, He said someone shot a gun off right beside them going down Preston's hill and he never jumped. He has never seen an automobile yet. Tupper and Billy Louis came over this mornin to night to invite Dad. to Tupper's raising tomorrow. He has the roof off the other half of the barn now and is going to put plates up to run right through. 83 �Frank finished putting in the garden to-day he planted carrots beets and beans. Cloudy but not so cool. Tuesday June 23rd Dad went over to Tupper's raising as soon after seven as he could this morning and was over there till after dinner. This afternoon he finished harrowing the corn ground. Huby and I worked at the fence all morning. It took us a good part of the morning to get it lined out on account of two or three little dips where we couldn't see the stakes. We dug two more anchor post holes I dug one and Huby the other. I got mine started all crooked but fixed it so as the post will sit straight. We got the posts set part way across the field. The ground is getting pretty hard. When I came in to-night, the temperature in the incubator had gone up to 110°. I don't know whether it cooked all the chickens or not. It couldn't have been that way very long because I looked at it at noon, and as they are due to hatch in a day or so I think mabee they will be strong enough to stand it. To-night Dad. and I drove Joe and Osprey down to Lea Marshall's but he had gone to lodge so we told Mrs. Marshall we would be down again in the morning. Old Tom Abbot told us he was pretty sure Lea would take him if we dropped the price a little. It has been very hot & sultry. Wednesday June 24th Dad. and I got started about nine o'clock for Marshall's with Joe and Osprey. He took quite awhile to decide but at last bought him. I came down to $135 and he wouldn't go higher that $130 so we split the difference. He said he would come and get him in a few days. A big thunder cloud came up while we were gone and it began to rain just as we got home. Huby was back at the fence - and got soaked. It didn't rain very long but came out almost unbearably hot and sultry after it although there was a strong wind but it seemed hot too. We didn't do any thing much before dinner but this after noon worked at the fence. Huby dug the last anchor post hole but the ground was so hard that I only got two holes bored and three or four started, so I got a couple of pails and filled the holes all up with water. Huby is afraid we got a little low in the line going through one of the little dips and I guess we did. He went over to Ivey's and got a hat full of strawberries to refresh us a little. Bob. Davis was in this after noon. Dad. worked around the house till he came and then struck out four or five lands in the buckwheat ground. Mrs. McBride was here to-day and they have ripped the paper all of the kitchen walls. She is coming to paper it on Saturday if all's well. Frank and I went down for a swim at Quanburys to-night and Enah and Dad went down town to get Slocomb to come over and do some plastering in the kitchen. We saw Tupper 84 �to-night and he told us that there was a car of crushed stone to haul on the Winding Hill but Dad. told him we wouldn't have time to do it. Very hot. Thursday June 25th Slocomb and his man came over about eight and were all morning patching the kitchen, there was a lot to do. Dad. helped them and I did chores and got some of the chicken wire stretched along the fence between the garden and orchard. Huby dug post holes all day but the ground is very hard and he had to put water in a lot of them. This afternoon Dad and I went and got a load of gravel Enah and Tiddums went down with us and we took the baby carriage and they Enah walked home. We couldn't get any gravel on the beach but as Bob. Law was down there Dad. bought a load from him and he charged Dad a dollar We took it right out to the field when we got home and a couple of bags of cement and left a pile at each anchor place where we are going to put an anchor post. It was time to do chores when we got through with that it was time to After tea Dad. and I went down to hear Pratt. He has got to be quite an orator, and I think turned several who were a little doubtful which to vote for. He pointed out how the Whitney administration had closed so many bars where the two Liberal governments before him although they had made great promises the same as Rowel is doing now had not done a thing.. He had a wine list of the Ontario Club which is the headquarters for the Liberal party in Town and he said it was the most compete and elaborate list of drinks he had ever seen and among the list of directors he read out Mr. Rowel and several other temperance politicians. It was a good speech anyway and we were glad we went. Frank rode his wheel down. Lea Marshall and Jack Richardson were in to-night and Lea wanted to take Osprey wth them but as they were going to town first and would have to stand him in Henderson's barn. The other fellow persuaded him to leave him and we told him we would take him down to-morrow night. Hot all day. Friday June 26th I took some eggs over to Jack Martin's this morning but he has stopped buying them. Old Ivey came over about nine o'clock and wanted Dad. to come over and roll down the field he is getting ready for tomatoes. He said the factory fellows were over this morning. The have rented it and he prepares the ground for them then they plant them and look after them altogether after that. He seemed in such a pinch and offered fifty cents an hour so Dad. sent me over. I was over there about seven hours so didn't do so badly. Huby and Dad. worked all day setting the anchor posts along the line of the new fence. Dad. had to go down to a school board meeting but it wasn't very important. Fairly hot all day. 85 �Saturday June 27th Dad. and I cultivated the corn and potatoes in the garden this morning and then I hoed in it all day and got over nearly all of it. Huby and Dad. finished setting their anchor posts today. Mrs. McBride was here all day and stayed till twelve o'clock to-night papering the kitchen. She had poor Frank helping her and he put in an awful day of it. Dick came home to tea to-night to inform me that there was a band practice on at eight o'clock as it was then half past six and I hadn't got all the chores done or had my tea it made me hump to get down there by half past eight. They were practising for Decoration day to-morrow. I drove down and got home about ten just before a big thunder storm came up Mrs McBride papered up till twelve and then went home with the lantern and wouldn't listen to anyone going with her and it was too dark to drive. Henry {Odd?} came over this morning and got some more seed corn they soaked the last they planted in zincoleum and it never sprouted. Cloudy & threatening. Sunday June 28th We took the little chickens out of the incubator this morning and gave 16 to each of the four hens, there were sixty five but one was a cripple so we killed it. Dad fixed up some coops for them this morning while I cleaned my horn or tried to. It took me till dinner time and right after I had to hike down to the band room. It was a dandy day for a march as it was much cooler after yesterday's rain but on account of puddles we had to go on the side walk - Walt. had two Simcoe fellows on the baritone and alto - and a stranger who is working here for the summer on a cornet - so we had a pretty good band. I couldn't do much as I haven't had any practice either in playing or marching but still managed to escape from making any conspicuous errors. I was down at Huby's for awhile after we got through and when I got home We put the old hens with chickens all out under coops. None were dead yet but Dad. had to change one hen as she was pecking the little fellows and had several with raw spots on their heads.. Cloudy and cool all day quite cold to-night. Monday June 29th I ploughed all day to-day around the strike outs which Dad. made the other day. Huby didn't come over till late as he had to vote for Pratt. Walt McCall brought him and Lila over in an automobile and took Dad. out to Wiggin's to vote. They went around by Myer's and called for old Jonas and he went out and cast his ballot for Pratt.The Myer's were very much annoyed at it as Lorne had tried to induce him to go with him and vote for Andrew. The 86 �latest news we heard to-night was that Pratt was elected, Andrew got a big majority in Dover and Woodhouse but Houghton & Walsingham sent Pratt's majority way up. There was quite an interesting article in the Globe to-day about a lawsuit which has just been opened by A.C. Pratt, Conservative candidate for South Norfolk againss Fred Mossop, proprietor of the Hotel Mossop Toronto for damages in a series of poker games amounting to I think something like $3500.00. It is a sort of counter claim against a suit Mossop entered against Pratt for over $500. owing to him. This is a very nice mix-up for Mr. Pratt. anyway just before election and now people will know that he is more than a crooked skunk but a fool and a poor sport as these games have been going on for a long time and Pratt's been getting skinned right along. This after noon Huby Dad. & Frank set some of the braces and brace posts. Drizzled most of the day and has been cool. Tuesday June 30th When Huby came over this morning he told us that the Whitney Government was returned with an overwhelming majority and Pratt had beaten Andrew by 130 something. Old Tom was in next hurrahing for Pratt and he got a little Union Jack here and tacked on the front of his rig. He said he didn't know whether he would ever get back alive sallying forth in that manner into the teeth of the Innes men down east. Huby and I spent the whole day back in the gully barricading the little poplars. Huby bored holes three feet deep with the post auger and I stuck in rails we got four done and the hole started for five. We are going to stretch wire barbed if we can get enough of it around the rails. It was a slow job as the ground was pretty hard in lots of places. Dad. did some patch plastering in the pantry this morning and plowed the rest of the day he finished the land that I was at and struck out the rest of the fields. Enah and Frank papered the pantry all but part of the border. Mr. Johnson went past this morning in his automobile with Winnie, Lila, Norah Cunningham and some other girls on a wild strawberry hunt and they came in and paid Dad. a visit on their way back. Frank has been investigating in the corn and reports a large number of wireworms in places which news causes Dad. much distress as the corn is all up so nicely. The mangels and turnips are also up but there is no sign of the potatoes yet. It has been pretty hot today. Wednesday July 1st The first thing on the programme for to-day's celebration was a little foot raise by Tiddums. He was sitting by Enah at break fast and while she was pouring the coffee the handle came off the coffee pot and the red hot liquid spilt on Tiddum's foot. He had his stockings pinned 87 �on and by the time they were off the skin was off his foot. It gave him a horrible scald but only blistered one foot. He cried himself to sleep after a while and when he woke up felt very much like himself again as long as people would leave his foot alone but there are some beautiful blisters on it. Mrs. McBride came and worked around most of the morning. Dick went down town but didn't have to work much so helped Joe on the merry-go-round. Frank spent the after noon and evening down town but came home to tea. For the first time that I can remember I spent the entire first of July at home. Huby came over and we went back to the gully to finish barricading the little trees but didn't get much done on account of the rain. Dad rolled down what he ploughed this morning and this after noon we hung around till Bob. Davis came and then Dad. undertook to ring the old sow. He fooled around trying to get a rope in her mouth and when he did and made three attemts to ring her with one ring sticking the rope slipped out of her mouth I thought it would take all the after noon unless the old sow got mad and ripped Dad's leg off so I came in the house and wrote in this pesky thing. Huby wasn't any to keen about and Dad. couldn't manage alone so they worked in the garden till five o'clock when we quit to do chores. Mr. Brady came over on his motor cycle with a bottle of mentholatum salve Elva sent over for Tiddums foot. There was an editorial in "The Globe yesterday relating to A.C. Pratt's gambling and intimating that there were points in common between that episode and the one referred to in Bret Hartes poem entitled the "Heathen Chinee" Cloudy and cool all day and drizzly to rainy off and on all day. Thursday July 2nd I ploughed all day around Dad's strike outs and rolled down what I ploughed to-night. About another day will finish the ploughing but we want to start haying as soon as possible. Huby Dad. & Frank worked at the fence all morning fixing braces and putting in some extrat posts. Dad. hauled the wire out and this after noon Dad. & Huby set a lot of it up along the posts as they didn't know whether Sid McBride could come or not right away and Dad is anxious to let the cows in that end of the gully, but about five to-night Frank rode his wheel down to Marburg and saw Sid. McBride. He said he would be up tomorrow after noon. Dad. and Huby came up early and ground one of the mower knives so as we can get started tomorrow. Enah and Tiddums went down town this after noon. Lila was over all day. Charlie Martin came over and borrowed the disks for some thing. Mrs. Innes told Enah that Perce Brock was here yesterday and had been to a lawyer to see if he could claim his baby who has been down at old Mrs. Well's for the last two months. The lawyer told him that if he could prove that he was more capable of caring for it that its mother that he should have it. 88 �So Perce said it was the only thing he had to live for and meant to have it as he had a good place for it in St. Thomas, it seems his wife and her mother have all gone to the dogs and the baby has been in a home. So this morning when he knew Mrs. Wells was up town he went up to the house and found Mat. Lawrie looking after the kid, so grabbed it and lit out hotfoot up St. Patrick St. and up to his mother's where his sister was waiting with a horse and rig to drive him to Simcoe where he caught the St. Thomas train. Cloudy, hot, cool wind. Friday July 3rd I tried to get an early start this morning but as it took a little time to get the mower into running order I didn't get out till after eight. Dad. went the first round with me and then I mowed pretty steadily all day. I started on the south east corner field and have a good chunk down but it will take a couple of hours to finish. Huby and Dad & Frank hauled out some rocks on the stone boat this morning to put in the dips along the fence to anchor it. This after noon they put wire around a couple of the trees in the gully and waited around for Sid McBride but he never showed up, so that will put us out a little as we hoped to get the fence up to-day. Mrs. Woodson and Betty were over to-night to inquire after Tiddums foot. He doesn't seem to feel it much as he tramps all around the floor in his sock feet. Old Tom Abbot told us that Osprey rolled into a wire fence in pasture last night and will have to be laid up for awhile. He was getting along fine and Marshall was very well pleased with him. Tom. said Roy Hammond was telling around that he supposed we passed off the horse that was so badly poisoned with alsike last fall. He must think Marshall is an awful fool or else doesnt know what alsike poison is like for old Dave's feet show the scars yet and probably always will. Cloudy this morning but sunny and pretty hot this after noon. Saturday July 4th I finished mowing about half past ten this morning and hooked right on to the rake and finished raking about five o'clock. Dad. & Frank went down in the waggon with Joe & Ginger and got a couple of bushels of buckwheat for seed and took the wool down but the mill was closed as usual on Saturday and the watchman put it in the wool house. Huby waited down for them thinking they would take the tank he got for us but it was bolted fast to the trucks and Dad. didn't want to take time to get it loose. They got over about eleven and put up a few cocks before dinner. Sid. McBride came after dinner so Huby, Dad & Frank had to help him, they worked till after six but have the fence all stretched in fine shape but it isn't stapled yet. I just did up my chores when I got through raking. Enah went down to Maud Jamieson's sale this after noon but nearly every thing was sold when she got there. Cousin 89 �Clare was over for a little while this after noon and Lila most of the day. Sid McBride stayed to tea and it was late when we got through and Dad. had to milk after wards but Huby, Frank and I went out and cocked up hay. It was moonlight but rather cloudy most of the time so wasn't very light We worked till after eleven and got quite a chunk done. Dad. came out and relieved Frank a little while before we quit. I drove Huby home and got back about one. Enah spent the evening painting the oilcloth in the kitchen and the floor around the edge so I had to go to bed via the window. One of the Scotch mail-men was in to see Dad. to day about his horse which he said was sore inside. J.H. Butler died this morning and Capt. Spain & Mrs. Dave Turner are very low. Fairly hot to-day. Sunday July 5th Enah and I managed to get to church this morning although we didn't get up till very late. Frank didn't go to Sunday school or church but went for a swim and while riding around on his wheel caught his shoe in the chain and got upset and hurt his arm. Dick spent the morning in bed and went down town after dinner. Enah had to play the organ as Topsy who has applied for the job and who has been practising came this morning without her hat and had to go back to the Methodist choir for to-day where they eliminate their roofs. This after noon the family spent in peaceful slumber or literary pursuits. I hit the hay about three and never got up till six. Then chores and a family gathering on the front step to partake of some sandwiches and cake. Old man West was over this after noon to tear off a few fairy tales and disturb all the family but me. Lovely day sunny but not scorching. Monday July 6th We didn't get a very early start this morning and I ploughed till noon - and Huby and Dad. cocked up hay. Frank was exempt from strenuous labor owing to his injured wrist which he deems necessary to be exceptionally careful of. He took John Wess' corn planter home and went over to McPherson's to inquire after our bees. They have a skip in the hive for us and we can get them anytime. He came home around by Tupper's and borrowed his corn cultivator as it has a special thistle cutter on it but he didn't bring it home with him. This after noon Dad. finished up what I plowed and has just a couple more loads to finish up to have the field all turned under. Huby and I continued to cock up but didn't get through. Frank spent some time picking paper off the kitchen oilcloth which is out on the lawn. Enah painted it Saturday night right here on the kitchen floor and yesterday morning it wasn't dry so she put down a lot of newspapers down but they all stuck to the paint and made an awful mess of it. Frank scraped a lot off and then went down town and got the mail. He also 90 �saw the Doctor about his wrist and he put a bandage on it and told him to keep it there for a week Frank has it in a sling and I think is highly satisfied. Lila was over most of the day. The old guinea hatched out to-day but we don't think she had an extra good hatch. It would have been very hot to-day but for a cool nice breeze. Tuesday July 7th This being Dad's birthday and everybody wishing him a happy one and many returns we put in about the most strenuous day this summer. Dad. decided we had better haul in the hay before any rain gets on it although we are very anxious to get the buckwheat in and the thistles are whooping it up in the cornfield. It took us a long time to get started as various preparations had to be made for the slings, but we got one load in and off before dinner but not before twelve. This after noon we managed to get in three good sized ones and left the last on the barn floor. Huby helped us put on the last two but bunched up the winrows while we were unloading. This morning he had to throw a lot of old straw out of the bay in the big barn where we are putting the hay. As a little special sensation for Dad. the cows all came up early, the first time they have done it since they were out this year - and as the gates were all open - got into the garden before Frank noticed them and trimmed the "Country Gentleman" corn completely. We had the colts shut up in the stable and the sheep in the orchard. We had quite a time putting them in this morning as they would get nearly to the gate when one fool would run back and the rest of course all follow. They got in to the garden on trip and trimmed what little they could in half a minute. Frank of course is about useless but does a little with one hand. He helped Enah paint the oil cloth this after noon which they put out between the stable and the barn he also painted his wheel. Winnie was over this morning to dinner and Lila this after noon. It has been pretty warm to-day but a nice breeze Wednesday July 8th We hauled hay all day to-day and got in five loads leaving the last one on the barn floor. I went down town to-night to get my hair cut and got wet - owing to the fact that I indulged in two swims. I had one on my way down below Quanbury's but it was a premeditated one, then while I was in the barber shop Kindree came in to invite {Corny?} to go in and I joined them. Charlie Cooper and Booze Waddle also went we went in the pond at the danger sign and had a good one. I saw Dick with a new bank clerk. The other poor fellow is too sick to work and is going back home to-morrow. When I got home we had quite a hunt for some 91 �pills which Huby gave Dad for his birthday, and which Huby is very anxious for him to take as he thinks it will cure his arm. Hot and dry. Thursday July 9th Huby didn't come over till noon to-day as he had to attend to Mrs. Faulmsbee's insurance so we didn't try to haul in any hay. Frank and I took the team and waggon and went over to Tupper's first thing and borrowed his cultivator, he had to put the thistle cutter on which were the advantage it had over our own. When we got home we went down to the mill and got a couple of sacks of shorts for the pigs. Dad. had been training Jonas's mare to cultivate in the garden with our own cultivator but when we came took her out to the cornfield and worked with her till noon. She goes pretty well but gets rammy at the ends of the rows and walks fast. When we got back from the mill I hooked the team to the disks and disked on the buckwheat ground till noon. Huby came over at noon and we hauled in hay, we didn't rush at it so it was dark when we hauled the last load in but we had had our tea at six o'clock. We got in three loads and all we are going take off that field. There are a few winrows of couch grass which Tom Abbot is going to take as we don't want the seed to get in the manure. It has been very hot everything is drying up and we need a rain badly. Friday July 10th Huby Frank and I spent the whole day in the gully, we put the wire around the four little trees which we had the stakes around. This took us a long time as we put split rails around the stakes to brace them. Dad. & Huby did two the other day. Frank sat around with his pesky arm which everybody is getting heartily tired of. We used him principally as an object to heap abusive language on. We went all around the fence and patched it up as well as possible but it is in awful shape. We didn't do anything to the culvert hoping that the cows will be so delighted with the new pasture that they will not try to escape through the culvert till we can make a good fix of it. We let them all in to-night and the first thing they did was to tramp straight down along the creek and examine all the tree barricades. Tonight Frank and I went for a swim down below Quanbury's. Frank couldn't resist the temptation in spite of his poor wrist which he has been unable to wash for a week on account of the bandage but went in and swam around so now will have no excuse for not making a little use of it. Another very hot day, but nice breeze. Dad cultivated corn all day. Saturday July 11th 92 �Huby and Dad had a little work to attend to with the calves and pigs which took them an hour or so this morning. I took Belle out and cultivated a few rows of corn till Dad came out and relieved me. Then I went to help Huby staple on the wirefence, but I didn't feel very well for awhile so didn't do anything. Snowdrop got out at the culvert and stood in the middle of the road for about half an hour so we went down just before dinner to put her in. We met an old man on the road with a good looking setter and he and Huby had quite a conversation about sport. He wouldn't tell Huby his name but said Hec. Henderson would tell him. This after noon I felt better and we stapled on the wire fence - and then Huby went up and got a lot of wire and we barricaded the culvert. We stretched three strands of wire from the two posts each side of it and hung rails from the center at the bottom. It took us till after six quite a bit and then we took a look at Ivey's strawberry patch but there were hardly any left. To-night about eleven o'clock Dad. went out to wash his feet and and saw a fire down town. I lit right out for town but didn't know till I got to the top of the hill that it was the brickyard. The big building and the new long shed were beyond all hope when I got that far. I went down and sat on Huby's front step for awhile. Then Frank came down on his wheel and rode over to it he said the machinery was all ruined. I came part way home with old Jonas and induced him to go for a swim with me below Quanbury's. It was about midnight then. Frank has been driving his old mare all day. He went down town with her this morning and washed the buggy. This after noon he drove Enah and Tiddums down town. Warm but breezy all day. Dad got over the corn lengthwise going twice in a row and has started going crosswise. Sunday July 12th We didn't get up till very late this morning but I managed to get down to church. Frank also went down to church and Sunday School. Before we finished dinner Mr. and Mrs. Jim Waddle came over and stayed all the after noon. It was very hot this morning but began to rain the middle of the after noon and cooled things off. It didn't rain very long nor extra heavy. Tupper and a bunch of fellows drove in out of the rain and ran their buggy in the shed. Dick was in bed all morning down town this afternoon and at church to-night. Frank went down town on his wheel for a little while to look at the debris over at the brickyard. There was no insurance on the buildings, the rate being to high to carry it. They don't know at all how it started. A cow and calf got in the wheat this after noon & Frank and Bluch had quite a time with them. Monday July 13th 93 �Dad. & Frank went down town first thing this morning in the waggon and as it was so muddy they took Dick down with them. They got the tank at the Widespread which Huby has had ready for them for the last week or two. It is just a mate for the one we have and we are going to put it at the end of this one and connect them with a pipe at the top. Huby and Lila came back with them. I did chores and set out cabbage plants all morning. Huby helped me when he came, we got out a lot in the garden. Dad. worked on the buckwheat ground till noon. After dinner I disked the rest of the buckwheat ground and Dad. harrowed. Huby took all the rest of the cabbage plants and set them out in the corn field where there are hills of corn missed. He didn't get them all out by to-night so I guess we will be well fixed for cabbages next winter. Frank worked all day cleaning up the wood shed and the shop. He got a ticket from the inspector to-day bearing the joyful tidings that he had failed on his examination. He failed on Spelling and Arithmetic and was way down on the total. The failure doesn't appear to sit very heavy on his mind and I don't think he will lose very many meals over it. Dad. had to go down to a school board meeting to-night. Cloudy and not hot. Tuesday July 14th We worked on the buckwheat ground most of the day. I disked & rolled and this after noon Dad. sowed with the broadcast seeder. I harrowed after him till he finished and then he took the harrows and finished. He got the four two bushels on the four acres but had to go over some of it twice to cover it. Enah Frank and Tiddums went down to the Sunday school picnic this afternoon. I went down after tea thinking there might be a dance but I saw Joe and he said they were going to have a little dance but some of them left and delayed it so long that Morley closed up the pavillion. I fooled around with Joe, we went for a little drive but it began to rain so we went down to the moving picture show, we saw {Hale?} Long just as we came out and I didn't get home till nearly midnight. I picked Dick up at the bank he was talking to Douglas who is going to leave them soon. Huby worked in the garden all morning and picked all the cherries. Pretty cloudy all day and rain to-night. Wednesday July 15th We didn't get a very early start this morning but I cut hay all day and have quite a chunk of the timothy down; I had to leave one corner to cut afterwards as it is bounded on two side by ditches which I couldn't go over. I quit mowing before six and raked up what I cut this morning as it was dry. There is one spot or two where the timothy is not bad but most of it is very short blue grass. Dad cultivated the corn with Joe this after noon. He didn't do too badly. Huby and Frank worked in the garden. Huby got a lot of red cabbages from {Stan?} 94 �and set them out. Mrs. McBride was here all day, washing and stoning the cherries which Huby picked yesterday. Jonas presented us with a lot of vegetables to-night. Old Maneer was through here on his way to Tupper's to look at the shed. Pretty hot. Lila was over all day. The sheep all got out of the orchard to-day and got in the wheat. Thursday July 16th I finished cutting the hay this morning and raked it up after dinner. Then I helped Huby and Frank cock up we got quite a bit of it up, it will be a light crop. Dad. cultivated corn all morning with Joe but she didn't behave very well so he took Belle as soon as I got through raking. The Simcoe band came down to-night and we all went down to hear them Dad. Enah and Tiddums drove down and didn't stay very long but Frank and I walked and went in for as swim at Quanbury's on our way down. We went down to Huby's for a minute or so and he was the only one home. After the band quit we went over and watched the dance for awhile getting home about midnight. Hot with nice breeze. Friday Saturday July 17th Dad. cultivated corn all morning with Belle and Huby Frank and I cocked up hay. We got it all up but a few windrows. A big thunderstorm rolled in at noon but although there were some very close flashes of lightning and some beautiful cracks of thunder it didn't last long. It rained very hard for a few minutes but soon dried off. It was too wet to cock hay this after noon so Huby and Frank went back and fixed the fence where the cattle got into Ivey's last night. Dad. took Harry and I took Belle and we cultivated all the after noon. We didn't get a very early start or we would have finished. It has been cooler and breezy this afternoon. Saturday July 18th Dad. finished cultivating the corn this morning and went through the potatoes again. He also went through the potatoes in the old garden which are up enough to see. Huby and I thinned the turnips and Huby thinned the mangels and hoed some of the potatoes. This after noon we got the binder out and cut the wheat east of the orchard. It took quite awhile to get started but Dad. cut it by soon after six but it took the three of us Huby, Dad. & me till dark to shock it all up. It is a good crop with hardly a thistle in it. Frank cleaned the binder up this morning and has been hobnobbing around with old Jonas all the rest of the day. They went to Simcoe this after noon with Nellie & Jonas' old rattletrap of a democrat, and Frank got a hive and various apiary supplies. Lila was over all the after noon and Win most of the morning. It has been a nice day a little cloudy. 95 �Sunday July 19th Enah and I went to church this morning and Frank went down to Sunday school and church. Dick didn't get up till noon and then drove down town with me I went around and got Marj. Clarke and we had a very enjoyable drive When I got home Ed. was here and had been here all the after noon. Lovely day with nice breeze. Monday July 20th We put off the load of hay that was on the barn floor and then had to chance the car over to the horse stable as that is where we want to put the timothy. It took us quite awhile to get ready so we only got in one load before dinner and didn't get it unloaded. We unloaded it after dinner but as we have to use the fork in the horse stable it took quite awhile. We got one more in and unloaded and then about four o'clock I drove Enah down. We went around to Miss Battersby and got a hanging lamp which Miss Battersby gave us. I went down to the station as Marj. told me she was going to-night but I found she had changed her mind. Dad. cut alsike from about six till I had my tea and then I cut till dark while Dad. did chores. Nice day pretty hot. Tuesday July 21st I set the alarm for half past three this morning and although I heard it go off was too sleepy to get up and stayed in bed till Dad. called me about five. I got out to the alsike field as soon as possible and cut till after seven, but there is still quite a bit to cut yet. We got started hauling hay as soon as we could after break fast and got two in before dinner. It took a long time to put on a load as the cocks are so far apart we have to chase all over the field to get enough to make a load. After dinner we got all the hay there was left which wasn't quite a load and got it unloaded by a little before four. Dad. then went out and started to cut the wheat north of the orchard. Huby and Frank helped him shock up and as there wasn't anything very pressing for me to doo Enah Tiddums and I drove down town. They went to see Elva and she went down and got some ice cream with them and I went down to the station to say goodbye to Marj. She & Bessy Perry went to-night. Quite a strong breeze to-day but hot. Wednesday July 22nd Dad. took the alarm clock last night and got me up soon after half past four and I went out and finished the alsike soon after eight. Dad. took Nellie Green & Joe and raked up what 96 �was cut yesterday. We didn't have breakfast till after nine so Dad didn't get much of the wheat cut before noon. We noticed this morning that for some reason the windmill although revolving was not pumping. We surmised that some of the rods were uncoupled so Frank took Nellie & the democrat and went down and got old Felix. He was here all the after noon and found the valve in the cylinder had gone out order but he put in a new one Dad. finished cutting the wheat this after noon and we put the binder back in the woodshed. Huby and I shocked up for a little while before dinner but helped old Felix all the after noon so most of the wheat has to be shocked up any way. Frank went over to John Wess to-night to see if he would like a little help to-morrow as from here it looks as if he had a lot of hay out, and we knew he had no man. He was cutting wheat and expected to be at it to-morrow but said a man would come in hadny the next day, so I guess I will go over. Frank has put in most of the day running errands. He drove Felix home to-night and Huby went down with them. Felix told us that Jack McCarty cut his throat this morning. He has been sick for quite awhile and I suppose it has left him in bad shape. The papers are giving very apalling accounts of the terrible damage being done by the army worms in the counties directly north of us. They say they have struck the O.A.C. at Guelph. Pretty hot today. Thursday July 23rd Dad. routed me out again this morning before five and I went out and raked up the alsike finishing about seven. Huby got over early and went right out to shock up wheat. Frank went out soon after to help him and Dad. to help them as soon as he could and I to help them as soon as I got through with my chores. It didn't take long to finish it up but we were hindered a little by the horses all getting out on the road, they ran up the lane and as both the stable doors had been left open ran right through on to the road. Luckily they didn't go far either way and we managed to head them off without a great deal of difficulty. Enah ran out to help us and left Tiddums in his bath. When Dad. came in afterwards he found him standing up in the tub filling one of his (Dad's) slippers with water. and pouring it all over himself. When we got the wheat shocked up we hooked up to go after a load off the other piece. Huby & Frank cleaned up the barn floor while Dad. and I were after a load. By the time we got the first load off the waggon it was raining quite a shower so we couldn't haul any more. I hooked Joe up to the buggy and Huby and I drove down to see old Felix as the windmill was working again this morning without pumping and we thought the sucker must be again out of order. Felix said it would kill him to go out in the rain but that we could fix it any way. He said some of the scales off the inside of the pipe end jerked down and got 97 �underneath the valve and all it needed was a pail of water poured down the pipe. We tried it and sure enough the old coon was right. Huby had some insurance to do so didn't come back with me. This after noon Dad. took Belle and cultivated the potatoes in the field and garden. I cut the weeds around the wheat field we last cut. About four o'clock Dad. thought it was dry enough to haul wheat so we got started in about an hour after a load. We just got it unloaded by six but went out and got another and left it on the barn floor. Harry Harding was over for awhile to see Dad. but he couldn't stay long as his mother is in very bad shape and he didn't like to be away from her for very long at a time. Allan Law came in for a little while to see if he could borrow the manure spreader to-morrow. Frank rode down town tonight to get the mail and Huby told him that he didn't finish his insurance so wouldn't be able to be over to-morrow morning so I won't be able to go over and help John Wess as we have to get our own wheat in first of all. Cloudy but hot after the rain. Friday July 24th Frank rode over first thing to tell John Wess that I wouldn't be able to be over. He said that Crysler's man helped him yester day and was going to again to-day, and if he wanted me to-morrow he would come over, but Allan Law was in this morning to get the spreader and he said he was going to take John Wess a man to-night. We unloaded the load on the waggon as soon as we could get started after breakfast but only got in two before dinner. However we cleaned the one field. Tupper came in for awhile to ask us to bring back his cultivator and just as he was leaving he broke the cross bar on his buggy and had to borrow our shaftues. Zeitha Barwell came over for a little while to see if she and Mr. Crooker could come over this evening and practice som songs for the concert as they want Enah to play for them. We got in two loads off the other field this after noon. We got a late start and quit at five to have tea but unloaded a load after tea. Frank and I went down to Quanbury's for a swim - and Frank went on down and got them mail. When I got home Zeith, Miss Wimmer and Mr. Crooker were here Zeitha and Mr. Crooker were practicing with Enah while Verdi. was looking after Tiddums. He took her all over the place and enjoyed himself immensely. Old Jonas had Nellie to-day and sent her home with young Mertland one of his boarders kids who isn't bigger than a skinned minute and he let her come in the lane on the run and ran smash into the cutter in the drive house. I don't think he broke anything but I told him to tell Mr. Jonas to come after the mare and bring him home himself after this. As soon as we could get ready we left for Mrs.Scofield's where Aunty Maude and Ada were having a party although I felt much more like going to bed. Dad. stayed home to mind Tiddums but Enah Frank and I went Zeitha went with us to the party, but the other two didn't go. Frank didn't 98 �stay very long as Huby had to play bridge instead of spending the evening with Frank as he had wanted to. All the older people played cards but there was just a nice bunch to dance. They were nearly all strangers to me but I had a good time although it was awfully hot. Enah and I got home about three o'clock. Pretty hot. Thursday Saturday July 25th I woke up very suddenly this morning about five o'clock by having the two dogs barking and on investigation found two or three of Vyse's lambs in the garden. Dad. was out and was just getting them out. When I came to my senses I found I felt very rotten and had quite a bad pain. I went to sleep again for a little while and my pain got better but I still felt pretty miserable and haven't done any thing much all day although I felt better this after noon. I don't know what ailed me. all my bones seemed to ache and it hurt to take a long breath. Huby got over about nine o'clock. He said last night that his foot hurt him all day yesterday but he got a new pair of shoes and it isn't so bad to-day. He Dad. and Frank hauled in the rest of the wheat and I helped mow it away - we finished it up before five. They got in four loads. We then went out to get a load of alsike. Huby and Frank bunched up enough to make a load and Dad. pitched it on to me. It was very short and it took us till after six to put on a load and it wasn't a big one. My back got pretty tired. To-night Dad. Enah and Tiddums drove down town. Dad. got his nearly semi-annual crop of hair reaped and Enah and Tiddums went to Cousin Clare's. Frank rode down to the moving picture show. Dick didn't come home to-night and we suppose he went to Turkey Point with Hazen in the "Lake fly". They intended going up there to-night and stay at Tip Varey's cottage and then go across to Long Point and home to-morrow. Joe & {Hali"} Long were going in the "Pilot". We thought there would be quite a sea on as there was quite a strong South West wind. The last report of the army worm is that they have gone to camp at Niagara. I neglected to say that yesterday was my birthday and that I received handsome gifts, letters and good wishes from all members of the family. Breezy. Sunday July 26th I didn't get up till very late this morning and haven't been off the place all day. I just chored around slept & read and to-night wrote a letter to Aunty & Aunty Alice and another to Roy. Frank went down to church and Sunday school this morning and has been riding around on his wheel the rest of the day. He went to the stump for a swim to-night. Dad. Enah and Tiddums drove over to John Wess McBride's this morning before Tid. has his morning sleep and he hasn't slept a wink all day. Dad. tried to have a sleep this after noon but Tiddums 99 �wouldn't allow it. Dad. and Enah wanted to go down to the Methodist Church to hear Mr. Crooker sing but Tiddums wouldn't go to sleep and was inclined to be cranky so they didn't go. Dick got home late to-night burned to a crisp. I guess he didn't enjoy his sail as much as he expected. He and Hazen didnt get out of the boat till Sunday Morning and they left here at six o'clock Saturday night but there was no wind. They went over to Ryerson's Island where Joe & Hal. Long joined them and they went in for a swim. They saw Quint & George Hamaker over there. They had a good sail home they left at twelve and got here about two o'clock. Poor old A.M. Todd formerly of the "Maple Leaf" died to-day of heart failure while in bathing in the lake. They didn't find his body till about three hours afterwards when some people happened to run into it. Nobody missed him. Fair day. Monday July 27th We unloade the load of alsike we had on and got in one more and unloaded it before dinner. We got out right after dinner and managed to get in three by half past six. It is very slow stuff to handle it is so heavey & short and loose. Huby and Frank bunched up the first load, and then Frank bunched all the rest up this after noon. Frank Odd. came for Dad. while we were at dinner to go and see one of Flemming's horses so Huby and Frank pitched on after dinner till Dad. got back. Enah went down town this after noon to practice in the hall with some of the ones at the concert. Mr. Johnson brought Lila. Tiddums & her home at six. Lila and Tiddums stayed but Enah went back. Huby went down with them. She left word that Mr. Crooker never showed up and that Murray was coming up on the evening train and she wanted to practice with each of them. She got home about eleven and said that Murray didn't come and Mr. Crooker couldn't be found any where. She forgot and left today's paper down town but Lila says it reported bloodshed in Ireland. Cool and pretty breezy all day. We thought at noon we would get a rain but it seems to have passed over. Tuesday July 28th Huby didn't get over this morning as he had some insurance to look after but Dad. & I got in what was left of the alsike alone and Frank helped mowed it away. There was just one full load and a half of one. We left it on the waggon as it was half past twelve when we got in with it. This after noon we ground a mower knife and I got a few rounds cut in the blue grass and weeds this side of the gully while Dad. and Frank hoed some of the potatoes in the old garden. Dad. quit at five and I quit soon after so that he could get ready in plenty of tim for the concert. Billy Barwell came over at noon with some music for Enah to practice for the concert and he played around with Frank for quite awhile. Later Tuppy Fick brought Huby, 100 �Lila and Aunty Maude over in his car. Huby & Lila stayed and Aunty Maude took the musick back for Murray to practice. Huby went out and piled up the marsh grass we left out in the timothy sod to make duck hides. He thinks there will be lots of ducks next fall with the corn and buckwheat so near. When he got through Tuppy came back and got him. Tonight Dad. & Enah went to the church concert and Frank Lila & I stayed home with Tiddums. He went to sleep before they left and didn't wake up at all while they were gone. Dad. said he enjoyed the singing and playing of Zeitha, Miss Prest & Mr. Crooker very much and Pursell for his class, but the rest he didn't care for at all. Cloudy and cool all day and quite cold to-night. Nor'east wind. Wednesday July 29th Dad. & I hooked up Belle this morning and drove up to Bickler's. Dad. was never in there before but we found it to be a beautiful farm of 800 acres with the buildings set in a grove of natural timber a half a mile in from the road. It was gettin on to noon when we left there but we drove over to Dunkin's. He was down at a picnic at Port Ryersie so the young fellow told us so we went down there and saw him. He has had pretty rough luck again this year. He was sick all spring and nearly died and the young fellow had so much to look after that he lost five of his crop of eight lambs and the ones he has left don't look anything extra. He hasn't ours registered yet but is going to see about it as soon as he can. We heard several reports of the army worms on the radical road but didn't see any. Fred. Warren told us they were thick in all the pea fields but didn't seem to be doing any damage so we came to the conclusion they weren't the genuine army worm as they didn't seem to be anywhere but in the peas. Innes said they were the real thing and wouldn't take the peas green but will buy them thrashed. We got home about two o'clock. After we had our dinner I went out and cut a little more hay with Joe & Harry and Dad. cultivated corn & potatoes with Belle. Frank picked raspberries for Ivey this morning and helped Huby hoe potatoes this after noon. Mrs. McBride was here all day and looked after Tiddums this after noon while Enah took old Nellie and went to the Methodist Bazaar. Jonas sent a couple of kids after Nellie. He never said anything about wanting her to-day so he had to wait till Enah got back. Cool & windy no sign of rain. Thursday July 30th I cut hay all morning and nearly finished the piece I went out after dinner and only got a few rounds cut when the rivets came out of the pitman rod and it came loose so I had to quit mowing. I hooked on to the rake and raked for the remainder of the after noon but didn't 101 �get over it all. Dad cultivated corn all day. Huby didn't get over till noon and he burn a lot of worms nests in the trees. Frank and he hoed some thistles in the corn and potatoes and started to cock up hay but Enah called to them that the old sow was out and she got way down the road with all the little ones and it took them a long time to round her up, so they didn't get much hay cocked. They saw some fellows on the road who told them that the army worms were on Charlie Dixon's & Charlie Clalland's places and were skinning the oats; that is a Charlie Dixon who lives way out Black Creek on the fourth concession. John Wes. came over this forenoon to see if he could rent the manure spreader but Dad told him he would lend it to him, so he came over after dinner and got it. Tonight Frank went down to the moving picture show with Roy Bannister. An automobile came in after dark to-night and I think Dad. is holding a post mortem on a dog or something I don't know who the people are except their names are Simpson from Toronto. According to to-days reports nothing short of a miracle can prevent a general war in Europe. Austria has all ready declared war with Servia and Belgrade is taken. Russia is mobilizing an inormous army to support Servia and Germany. Britain and France are all beginning to squirm. Cool, cloudy day. Friday July 31st We spent quite awhile this morning watching Dad. operate on the dead dog. In daylight he found the left side of it full of shot and dug eleven no. 5 shot out of its hind leg. They had gone right through the flesh but didn't come through the skin. He then opened it and found a shot in its lungs and all through it so came to the conclusion that whoever shot it carried it to the lake and threw it in as that is where it was found dead. He thought it must have been fired at from close range but when Huby came he said a full choke gun would make the same pattern at forty yards. Huby didn't get over till quite late this morning as he didn't wake up and we didn't get out in the field till nearly ten o'clock. Frank took the pitman rod down and got Joe Howell to rivet it. The rest of us cocked up till he got back. Then I finished mowing before dinner. This after noon I finished raking about three o'clock - and then went out and cocked up with the rest of them. We didn't quite finish. Frank went over to John Wes's after dinner and brought Bluch home. He followed John Wes. home with the spreader yesterday and stayed all night. Jonas sent another hoach of kids after his mare again today and they chased her all over the field and then had to get Frank to help them so Dad. gave Jonas beans when he brought her home to-night. John Watts was in for a few minutes tonight to ask Dad. about a cow or some thing. Cool & breezy with a few clouds Frank went down after the paper to-night and went to tell Mr. Simpson about his dog. He has Aikens on the trail. 102 �Saturday August 1st Dad. and I put off the half load of alsike which was on the waggon and changed the car and pulleys from the barn to the horse stable it didn't take us very long as we didnt take any of the pulleys off the ropes Frank and Huby cocked up till we got out in the field and then Huby helped Dad. pitch on a load and Frank finished cocking up this afternoon we got one load in before dinner and three in this after noon but hauled the last one in on the barn floor and left it. We couldn't haul full loads as we had to use the slings and too big a lift wouldn't go in the doors but we got in some pretty good sized ones. I drove down town to-night with Huby to get provisions and the town was so full and the stores so crowded that I didn't get home till late. Frank went down on his wheel to see Professor Atkinson do some stunts in the town hall but I guess the show didnt ammount to much. Huby and I are planning a trip to-morrow to go and see Dr. McInnes about growing ginseng and come home by way of Billington's. It has been breezy and not hot all day. We need a rain very much everything is drying up and if it doesn't come soon it will be too late when it does come. Sunday August 2nd I got down to Huby's about nine o'clock and he was already to start but it took us quite awhile to get what we wanted to take loaded in the buggy. We had to take our lunch and several other things. Quint came home last night and he said he would like to accompany us so Huby fixed a seat in front of the dashboard for him so we didn't have to hold him on our knees. We let Joe take it easy as the sun was hot and the flys were bad and we made quite a load. Huby found Dr. Macinnes in his office in Vittoria and he told him quite a lot about Ginseng. He said that there never was a better market price for the roots as there is now and he thought that anybody starting in now would be independent in ten years. He had none of it there to show us as he grows it all on his farm four miles west of Vittoria, but he invited us to go up there - and wrote to his man introducing us. He told us where to find it if the man was not at home and said to put the horse in and feed her. We went up, it seemed like a long drive through about the most barrenest looking country I ever saw although Huby said there was worse in other spots. When we got there we found the man was not at home so did as the doctor told us and put Joe in. The Ginseng gardens were in plain sight and all in lattice work houses or sheds they have to be grown in the shade so he has these sheds built of pickets and clothes which lets in all the air but which keeps out most of the sunlight. It is as near like a forest as could be built. He must have had nearly an acre under cover like this and all the beds were full but the plants were not all the same age some just seedlings and others eighteen inches high. We took a good look around and then 103 �went over to the well to eat our lunch. There were fully a million half starved and half grown chickens beseiging us the whole time and we couldnt lay a piece of bread down for a minute but they would seize it and run off with it. It was very annoying and Huby felt very much like catching a couple biting their necks and broiling them. We left right after we had our lunch for Billington's but it was about two o'clock then. We got a little mixed up with the roads and went quite a bit out of our way, but got to Billington's about four or soon after. They were very glad to see Huby. We stayed there to tea and till after nine visiting. Before it got dark I took some pictures of the bunch and fooled around the creek. Huby and Quint spent most of the time in its vicinity but didn't have extra good luck. We got home about midnight it was moonlight but very chilly. It hasn't been at all hot all day and this after noon it rained a shower but there wasn't enough to do any harm or good. Monday August 3rd We hauled in all the rest of the hay off that field to-day. It took us all day and there were just five loads. We put four of them in the horse stable loft and left one on the old barn floor for the bull. Huby and Dad pitched one, I loaded and Huby and Frank mowed away. Frank spent most of the time between loads fixing the boiler pipe which Rus Lampkins brought down for the sink from the pump to the orchard fence to carry water to the calves and sheep in the orchard. Dad is not at all in favor of the scheme as he says Frank can't make it work and it blocks his path to the pig pen, but Frank is undaunted and has it nearly carrying water. Pretty hot to-day. Tuesday August 4th Huby didn't come over at all to-day, he had some insurance to look after and spent the rest of the day working around his own garden. Dad. and Frank went back this morning to fix the line fence between John Wes. and us as the cows got it last night and broke it down and tramped through his oats & buckwheat and ate up his beans. John Wes. came back with the spreader while they were gone and when I told him he just laughed and said such things would happen. They didn't get back till noon. I cut weeds while they were gone. This after noon Dad cultivated corn and Frank and I started to hoe the potatoes. Harry Harding came over and I went back to the gully with him to look at the horses and cattle. It was getting on to five when we got back and then I drove him down town and got some provisions. Dad. quit early. He and Enah went out to the Shand's last night and invited them all over here tonight for some music. Mr. Crooker, Zeitha, Verdi, Wimmer all came over and Mr. Johnson brought Aunty Maude. Win & Lila and Nora Cunningham over in his car. Dick also managed 104 �to get home, and all the Shands came so we had a very pleasant evening. Not hot to-day. Quite cold to-night. Wednesday August 5th {Harry Barrett (Toby's father) wrote the following entry and much of August 12.} We were up about the usual time after our night of song. I cultivated corn all day and the boys hoed all the weeds and thistles out that the cultivator missed Wednesday August 12th For a whole week this interesting and valuable record has been missed owing to an accumulation of circumstances, the terrible war being the chief upsetting cause for after reading the paper Toby had no time to make entries in this, he wanted to go down to get his hair cut tonight to I said I would do my best to write the doings of the past week. I think we began hauling out manure on the 4 acres we had sowed with Buckwheat on Thursday 6th and we hauled until Saturday noon. We then got the binder out and cut the oats in the old well field, it was a nice crop but the weather is and has been so dry that the grain was very light. Hubert and Frank cobbled up the fence around the hog yard on Friday and Saturday forenoon, Saturday afternoon they all shocked up oats. Sunday Morning Toby drove down to church, had dinner at Huberts and he and Hubert went up to {illegible} Hooleys in the after noon, Frank was at S.S. and church. Dick did not get up until noon. Hattie intended going to church but did not feel very well in the morning so did not go as she had to go down in the evining to play for Mr Crooker who sang a solo. I went down also in the evening there were very few in church a young student tried to preach. It was a very hot day and looked a little like a thunder storm. On Monday I had to go and load the binder on the truck the first thing Frank went with me, after bringing it in I went and got the roller and put it in, Hubert worked at the Hog fence, and Toby at the fence around the orchard to keep his chickens in. I brought up the old hay {illegible} valves and Frank has been taking it to pieces. Monday afternoon we all worked at the sheep for some time separating them so as to try and mark them for {resist....?} it actually rained quite a shower Monday evening and laid the dust. On Tuesday morning we marked the lambs, Hubert worked at his fence. In the afternoon Toby and I hauled out manure. It was quite cool at night. This morning, Wednesday we took {Toby resumed writing the diary at this point.} the binder back over the gully to cut the oats. We didn't get started very early either in the morning or after dinner so didn't finish to-night. Frank and I shocked up but we didn't get it all up either as 105 �we didn't work very hard. The oats are so rusted that they are all bent flat and there is nothing whatever in them. To-night Frank and I drove down town I got my hair cut and Frank got a pair of boots. On our way down we got started on the approach to the bridge before we saw a team on the bridge and we had to back up. Joe got a little impatient and hacked accross the road and got herl hind legs down a nasty hole between the bank and the sidewalk but didn't hurt herself. We saw Huby down town and he told us he had more insurance to look after tomorrow so couldn't come over again. He says his leg is bad again even worse as it hurts him now. Chris Quanbury asked us if two of us could come over to Martin's and help them thrash. It looked a little like rain to-day but didn't. Thursday August 13th We went back this morning and finished cutting and shocking up the oats just at noon but by the time we got up to the house and had dinner and put the binder in winter quarters it was pretty late and soon after dinner we saw the thrashing out fit coming around the hill so Dad. and I went over to Martins. They didn't get started thrashing till after four but we finished up about six. Their wheat only turned out about 20 bushels to the acre both Charlie's and Jack's. Neither one of them was there. Chris. was running things. The machine was out side and they put the straw in the barn. Dad. and I carried away. Cousin Clare was here all the after noon and stayed all night. One of us will have to go and help Flemming thrash to-morrow. It has been rather cloudy and threatening all day and to-night it did rain quite a shower and thundered quite a lot. It still looks very black. Friday August 14th There was a very hard thunder shower after we went to bed last night and every thing was pretty wet this morning but it has been windy and sunny all day so the mud is about dried up. We needed the rain very badly and it will likely do a lot of good to the corn roots and late sowed potatoes, but we could stand a lot more of it. Dad. had an early breakfast and got down to Flemming's about seven. He only thrashed his wheat and a load of oats so they finished at noon. Dad. said the wheat didn't turn out very well but the oats weren't so bad. I just did chores this morning and wrote in this and made a new milk record card and tacked it up in the cow stable. Frank and I looked at the bees and put in three frames which had full sheets of foundation in, in place of three which they hadn't worked on at all. We just took them from the super and put them in the lower hive. I got stung for the first time. We didn't do anything much right after dinner. Frank went down and got the paper but there wasn't anything startling in it. They don't know where the British Army is at all Kitchener is keeping 106 �its whereabouts strictly secret. The first decoration for gallantry was awarded to a French lieutenant of dragoons who had the Cross of the Legion of Honor confered upon him for doing what he would have been guillotined for a month ago. Such incidents do make war look horribly foolish. Dad. and I went out to look at the potatoes in the field to see if the wire worms were in them at all but we couldn't find any. They promise to be a fair crop for this year. When we came in we took the team and went down to Uncle Ward's and got a load of shingles. It was six o'clock when we got home. To-night Cousin Clare and Enah have gone over to see Mrs. Battersby and Frank has gone down town with Roy Bannister Lila is over here for all night. Frank went over to see Mrs. McPherson and her bees this after noon and got stung too. Like every one else's hers have made very little honney this year. Saturday August 15th We chored around about half the morning and then went out and straightened the oat shocks up a little, some of them were pretty wet and one or two heads had sprouted. We then came in and put the load of hay off that was on the rack before dinner Frank mowed it nearly all away in by Dreadnought's stall. He also unloaded our load of shingles while Dad. was examining the refrigerator, it was leaking and we didn't know what caused it but Dad. found the overflow pipe was blocked up. Frank went down and got the paper right after dinner and Dad. went to sleep. He has been saying so long how much he would like to take a sleep so we let him go till Tiddums came in about half past three and woke him up. We then went out and hauled out five loads of manure before tea. Frank hoed the potatoes in the old garden, and I helped him between loads. We got the buckwheat ground all covered. Bob. Davis & Jonas came in to-night while we were at tea with "Golden Crown". Enah drove Cousin Clare and Lila home after tea. Very windy. Sunday August 16th We didn't get up till late this morning, but Enah and I went to church. Frank went to church and Sunday school. Mr. Leigh preached he is from Courtright and Enah knew him when she was there. This after noon I read "The Lady of the Lake." Dad. Tiddums & Enah slept. Dick went down town and Frank rode out to Teeple's woods to see a lot of bees that some fellow from Simcoe has there. He didn't see the owner and Teeple's told him he had taken a lot away. Sam Law came in this morning to say he was going to thrash his oats out of the field to-morrow if it didn't rain and wanted us and our team and waggon, so I guess we will take a load of our oats over and thrash them. It rained a little this after noon and has been cool & cloudy. 107 �Monday August 17th It was raining when I got up this morning but didn't last long but it was too wet to thrash oats out of the field so after breakfast I went out and disked up most of the buckwheat ground. I got over the part where the buckwheat is the thickest. The buckwheat won't ammount to any thing now as only a little of it came up on the knolls and we are going to work it in and put wheat on it. Dad. spent the forenoon I think writing to Aunty. Tupper was in to see if we wanted to haul stone for road work but I guess Dad will pay it. I went over to Sam's at one o'clock and helped them thrash their wheat out, and Frank and Dad. came over with the team and rack to haul oats. They had three teams, ours and two of their own and three waggons, ours, Art Ryersies and theirs. Dad. and I each hauled in and Art. pitched on to us. Frank helped a little, while Bert Munro & Al. Martin pitched off the load standing. They had poor Skinner Manning and Douglas the Scotchman on the stack. Skinner says it is the last stack he is going to work on. The oats were very light. There were 830 bushels of oats and 66 of wheat. We all three stayed over there to tea. Huby came up creek in the boat and walked up here but Enah said he didn't feel very well he rode back as far as Sam's with Ham Thompson who was coming down to see Dad. His old mare was kicked by Frank Mar's horse and had her leg broken. Dad. told him to shoot her. The Japs have sent an ultimatum to Germany now giving them orders to get their cruisers out of the Far East. Pretty hot to-day and lightening a lot to-night. Tuesday August 18th Just as we got ready for bed to-night a terrific thunder storm broke on us. Dick just got home in time. There was an almost steady flicker of vivid lightening although there were no ear breaking thunder claps, but the rain came down by the barrell. The wind was so strong that it sounded like hail battering at the west side of the house. It was still raining when I got up this morning but was not so boisterous about it. It rained off and on all morning and has been very hot and sultry all day. It is thundering again to-night and seems to be shaping for another round. I drove Dad. down right after breakfast and got some groceries. I went down to Joe Howell's to have Joe shod, but he had a team to shoe all around so I didn't wait. When I got home Dad. drove down to the mill and got a bag of flour. Frank and I went over to Jack Martin's with his two roosters which I have had over here since last spring. I spent the rest of the day building a trap nest according to instructions I read. Dad. put the cloak shelf up in the kitchen and Frank has been prowling around with his bee book looking for enlightenment on several subjects pertaining to bees. To-night I drove Dad. down to a school board meeting and got the mail. Mr. Flemming was in this after noon to have Dad. 108 �look at his horses mouth as she didn't eat right. Dad. found a great big piece of wood wedged in some way. Wednesday August 19th Last night we had a repetition of night before last's storm with more and heavier thunder. Dad. came home in it and got soaked. The school board are in trouble again. The debentures haven't been sold yet and they are afraid there will be difficulty in disposing of them now on account of the war. Secord is going to quit work on the school if they don't pay him. It rained a little more this morning but has been sunny with a fresh breeze all the after noon but very sultry and muggy before noon. This morning Dad. drove over after Mrs. McBride who has been here washing and ironing all day while I cut wood and then we both drove down town. Dad went and saw Mr. Smith to consult with him on the advisability of keeping Frank out of school till the hot weather is over as Aunty suggested. Mr. Smith thought it would be a good idea, so I guess Dad. will let him if he doesn't object. This after noon Enah took Nellie and drove down town to visit Cousin Clare and others and Mrs. McBride minded Tiddums. Dad. & I took the plow back to the alsike stubble and plowed all the after noon. I made a couple of strike outs my first ones and they certainly looked like it. Frank came back and joined us after a while Dad. went up about half past five to milk and I plowed till after six. Thursday August 20th It began to rain soon after breakfast this morning and rained steadily and quite heavily till after dinner it then cleared up for the rest of the day but it doesn't act as if it was through with us yet. I read all morning, the last bulletin from the Department of Agriculture on Lightening Rods. Frank studied his bee book and Dad minded Tiddums and slept. A fellow drove in to see if he could sell us oil wholesale but he couldn't so didn't stay long. This after noon Frank and I took Joe down to Joe Howell's and had her shod. Frank stopped in at Uncle Ward's on his way home to see how his vice was attached to his bench and was in there about half an hour. We got home a little before five. I looked over the paper and then carried Tiddums back to where Dad. was plowing and from there to the gully. We got back about six. Dad. plowed all the after noon. Friday August 21st It rained hard again during the night but has been sunny and windy all day and to-night the sky looks clear and it is cooler. Dad. plowed all morning and Frank and I tidied up a little 109 �around the yard in the vicinity of the woodshed and shop. This after noon Frank drove Enah and Tiddums down town to go visiting and brought Uncle Ward. back with him as he had some tools he wanted to sharpen on our grindstone and Frank turned it for him. As Jonas wanted Nellie at three o'clock I had to drive down before tea and get Enah and Tiddums who was getting homesick. Uncle Ward. wouldn't stay to tea so I took him home. Dad. and I spen the after noon turning the oats We turned every shock as far as we went but didn't finish. The ones that stood up weren't very wet but there weren't many that were left standing and the down ones were very wet and some of them sprouted. I had to help Dad. milk to-night and it was very late when we got through. We tried to get John into the stancions and nearly had her in when Tige commenced to bark at the Shand boys coming in and frightened her out. Whit Dixon came over this morning and Dad. let him have her calf and she has been bawling for it all the after noon. Dad. says he feels like a traitor as John. went back this morning without her calf thinking it was safe up here and when he, Frank and Whit surrounded it, it was all alone. It was watching Whit thinking (so Dad says) that he (Dad) would protect it when he came up from behind & grabbed it. To-day's paper says that the war is commencing now in earnest and the Germans now occupy Brussels. They, the Canadian Government, have put a war tax on Sugar Coffee Tobacco & liquors. so Dad thinks he will have to quit smoking. Huby left to-night for Toronto. Saturday August 22nd Dad. plowed all day and got in a good day Frank and I took a look at the bees first thing and then I went out and finished turning the oats which took me till noon. This after noon I put in cutting weeds along the fence bottoms & in the old garden, and to-night feel a great admiration for the pioneers who would swing a scythe all day and carouse all night. I don't wonder a lot of whisky was consumed in those days although I got along without even any water. Frank worked around up at the house all day. Winnie, Lila and Miss Leigh where here to dinner. This was the day of the Great Boughner Picnic which this year assembled in Simcoe, it is the first time they went out of Dover this wouldn't {happen} now only they got every inducement from the Simcoe people to come there while other years Dover has soaked them for all they could get out of them. A lot of cheap sports down town here got up another picnic to-day in opposition and made arrangements with Buck to get the Park free. They got out bills and put them all over the country they say advertising it as being formerly the Boughner Picnic but the Boughners threatened to take action against them and they had to around and collect all their posters. I guess they didn't get much of a crowd. The Toronto regiments got a sudden order to go from Long Branch to Valcartier and 110 �they all left to-day. Aunty told us in her letter that Fred. McDonald is with the 48th Highlanders and Elva told Enah that Byron Johnson belongs to the signal corps of the Chatam regiment. Dick is wishing he was old enough to enlist. I don't know but that I would if I were in his place but I think untill conditions develop more and the odds are against Britain, the Canadian farmer is of as much importance as the soldier, as they cant fight on empty stomachs, and Canada is where they are looking for their bread & butter, but I'm good & ready to scrap when they do need me. It has been pretty hot to-day, but looks fair. Sunday August 23rd Enah & Dad. went to church this morning and Frank went to Sunday school & church. I stayed home to watch Tiddums. He woke up before they got home and I took him back to the gully and woods where appeared to enjoy himself. Dick stayed in bed till noon and went down town after dinner. This afternoon Dad. Enah & Tiddums drove out to the Shand's and got back just before it began to rain. I got two or three mushrooms back in the gully this morning so Frank went back this after noon to see if he could find any. He came back with about a peck of them. I read, slept and cursed flies all the after noon till Frank came home and fixed a fly net over me which was a great protection. Huby got home last night - and I guess had a good time and saw everybody he knew either by lucky chance or by a premeditated call. He said Rus. Skey took him into the private office and talked for an hour. He is crazy to go to the war as an assistant army surgeon but they won't take him. Huby told Dad. & Enah that Vernon said we could all go down there any time and stay as long as we liked and that we could go in a body or by installments and that if Quint was home for him to go too. It has been very hot and a big thunderstorm came up this after noon. It poured rain for a few minutes and hasn't cleared off yet. Monday August 24th It rained hard again during the night but has been cool and windy all day and feels as if it had cleared up. We all got up pretty early and Dad. got a good fore-noon's plowing done. I cleaned out the separator and cut a little wood and before dinner went out to see if the oats were ready to be turned again as yesterday's wind knocked a lot of them down but they hadn't dried out quite enough on the outside. Frank spent most of the morning down town with Nellie, he got some groceries and then took Nellie down and let Lila drive Mr. & Mrs. Leigh over to dinner - and he waited down and got the mail. Early this morning he went back to the gully and got a nice lot of mushrooms. This after noon we didn't get out so early as Dad. wanted to talk to Mr. & Mrs. Leigh for awhile after dinner. He went back and struck 111 �out a couple of lands and then I came back and plowed around them and left three or four furrows on each for him to finish up. He came back about half past five and plowed till six. In the meantime he fixed at the pig yard fence to try & keep the little fellows in as they have been running all over the place and to-day took to roving on to Martin's domains and helping themselves to his chicken food. Dad. didn't finish the job but thinks it efficient as far as he has gone. Tuesday August 25th We hooked up Belle to the buggy this and I called for Huby about eight o'clock. We drove up to Bickler's again. We stopped in at Andrew Smith's but he was not at home Bickler's weren't home either but the man was and we went over to see Bickler as he was on another farm he has bought just south of Vittoria. We had a fine drive and got home about one. Dad. tried to plow this morning with Joe and Harry but had a terrible time as Joe acted very mean so he was glad enough to have Belle back this afternoon. Frank spent the after noo morning fixing the rest of the pig fence. After dinner Frank and I started to turn out all the oats in this field but got about half done when Mr. Morgan came to see the English Wallnut trees and we didn't get any more done that day, but Frank & I hauled up a load of rails with Harry and Belle as Dad. quit early. To night Dad. & Enah went down to a musical at Mrs. Hobbes and Frank and I stayed home to watch Tiddums. Quite cold this morning and cool all day. Wednesday August 26th We didn't get up very early this morning and Jim Bannister came over to get Dad. to go over and see a sick cow he has. She wouldn't eat last night or this morning and can't get up. Dad. went over and said he was afraid she was going to die. We got one load of oats in before dinner and three after and there is still a load out there. To-night I went down and joined a surprise party which they had for Verdy Wimmer who is going away next week to train for a nurse. There was quite a bunch and we went up there and played pedro all evening. I have never learned anything about the pesky game yet but I had a rattling good time just the same. I went up to the bandroom and found several practicing up there for to-morrow. Harry Moon told me the other day they were going to have a flag day Thursday but I didn't know they were going to practice for it. Cloudy and cool. Thursday August 27th 112 �I helped Dad. & Frank to get the load of oats off which we left on the barn floor and then got ready to go down town at half past ten. Jim Bannister's cow died so Dad. went over to hold a post mortem on her but could find nothing abnormal except an enlarged gall bladder. I went down to Huby's first thing to see if he could come over and help get in the rest of the oats but he didn't seem to feel very well but went over after dinner. Verdy Wimmer nailed me to buy a flag just as I was going into Huby's and I had to buy another from Pansy Fischer before I got up town, however they did me for the day although they were both sold again before the day was over. I was up at the bandroom on time but nobody else was we had to wait about an hour before the float appeared and it was then to late to meet the eleven o'clock train as we intended. Harry Moon had been working hard all morning and he and Jack Ivey I had Johnny Walker's dray all rigged up fin with flags and flowers and drawn by four horses. They had Al. Faulkner's spotted team on the lead and Johnny Walker's team on for wheelers but they had to have two drivers. Anyway they toated the band all over town all day and we played all the patriotic tunes we could find.. They had all the pretty girls in town pretty nearly riding on the a running board around the dray where it was easy for them to jump on and off selling flags. They sold all their flags early in the day and had to make a lot of little tricolored bows and sell flowers which Ivey gave them. We came over Prosper Hill here where they collected over thirty dollars mostly from Mrs. Battersby and Jack Martin, we also went over Brant hill I stayed to Huby's for dinner and went home for supper and didn't go down to the dance after dinner tea. The girls were going to sell flowers over at the dance but I guess most of them were pretty tired as they were on the go all day. They got a little over two hundred and fifty dollars. It will be sent to the patriotic fund for the releif of the wives of soldiers gone to the front. Dad. & Frank got the rest of the oats of the front field in and Huby came over to help them after dinner but they found the oats over the gully to be soaking wet so they turned a load out and left them. Dad. plowed for about an hour and Huby Frank and Lila hunted mushrooms. Very cloudy and threatening all day & cool. Friday August 28th Dad. went over first thing this morning to see John Quanbury's cow which has been taken sick the same way Jim Bannister's was and has been running in the same pasture Dad. says it is going to die but doesn't know what is the matter with it. I cut a little lawn and Frank and I pitched of the few sheaves while he was gone - and then we took the rack back over the gully. We all turned out for awhile and then Frank finished up and Dad & I put on a load. We got one load on before dinner. This afternoon we hauled three in and left a couple out there. 113 �We threw them up on top the alsike. To-night Enah had to go down to choir practice as Topsy asked her to play for her while she is in Toronto so I drove her down. We called for Miss Draton who was waiting for us at the gate of Mrs. Battersby. It was drizzling when we went down and was raining quite hard when we got home It rained very hard during the night. Saturday August 29th It rained a good part of the morning. Dad. went over to Billy Lewis' as he couldnt do anything else and the old man came over after him last night to see a sick heifer. He stopped in at Shand's on his way home and was there till after noon.They were weighing up all their stock. This after noon Charlie Quanbury came over after him to go and take a last look at their cow. She was better last night and this morning but before dinner took a turn for the worse and is on her last legs. Dad. couldn't imagine what was the matter with her. He got some new veterinary down from Simcoe and he happened to have the inspector with him so they both came down, they said it must be Anthrax the germs of which have come in with a lot of chickens Jack Martin has just bought from some fellow on the other side, but Dad. says he doesn't think it is that because the eggs or whatever it comes from wouldn't have had time to develop yet. He says if it is that, that likely all the cattle on this place will be infected through him and no telling where it will end. I didn't do anything much all day except write part of a letter to Uncle Hal. Tom. Abbot brought Mrs. McBride over after dinner and Frank and I took her down as far as Preston's orchard to-night. We intended driving on down town but just as I cramped the buggy off for Mrs. McBride to get out Joe gave a quick switch around and brought the wheel up against the bed of the buggy and the shaft broke at the curve. It held enough to pull me home but I didn't like to go down town so Frank walked down and got Dad's tobacco. Cloudy and cool all day. Sunday August 30th Dad. and Enah drove down to church this morning after we had fixed a good whipple tree to a good pair of shafts in a poor way. I stayed home to watch Tiddums. We stayed out in the barn for about half an hour and then we came in the house and he chased around till he rooted Dick out of bed. Dick got up and he & I took five pictures of Tiddums. This after noon Dick took the camera and took twelve pictures. Dad. and I drove out to the Shands to get a book of Dad's on sick cows but none of them were home. To-night Enah and I drove down to church. Cloudy and cool but looks clearer. 114 �Monday August 31st Dad. plowed this fore noon and opened some ditches out of some of the holes in the cornfield. Frank went back and turned over the rest of the oats across the gully. Huby came over a little while before dinner and piled up his duck hide hay. This after noon Dad. and I hauled in the last two loads of oats and Huby helped us unload them. Between loads he fixed up a gate post at the north end of the drive house and fixed the fence. Cloudy but fair very hot for awhile this after noon but fresh breeze sprang up later Bill Donald was in tonight to have Dad look at a shoe boil on his {toe?} Tuesday September 1st It was sprinkling this morning when Dad. took the team out but he didn't think it would ammount to much so took the roller out as he wanted to roll down what he has plowed before he puts any manure on it with the spreader. He just nicely got started when a nut broke on the roller and he had to quit, he would have had to anyway for just then it began to pour rain. It rained very hard for awhile but aparently cleared up before dinner but after dinner another cloud came up and we had a short session of the hardest down pour this year. Every thing was flooded in no time. I spent the morning in putting another roost in the far chicken pen and enlarging the table underneath. This after noon I made another trap nest or at least started another. Dad. went over to Tupper's this morning to pay him for our road work. Wednesday September 2nd Dad. got a fairly good day in plowing to day although he had a couple of visitors. Young Hawn came in to ask him about a sick cow and a map agent went over and sold him a new map of the Dominion. This morning Frank and I took the brooder and chicken coops out of the chicken yard and I dug up where they were. We then went out to the corn field and I opened some more ditches from some more holes and Frank started to dig the potatoes in the wet place but he said they were all rotten. This afternoon I cut the lawn, I had quite a time with the lawn mower as the {pauls?} have been worn. Mrs. McBride has been here washing all day. To-night Enah and I drove down and got the mail. We got a letter from Aunty bearing the astounding news that Walter is on the verge of getting married. Breezy all day very hot after dinner and looked very much like rain for awhile. Thursday September 3rd 115 �Dad. plowed all day again to-day and the flies weren't quite so bad. I spent the whole day trimming the edges and digging up the rhubarb bed and also digging a piece in the strip where the currant bushes are. I didn't get much done as my back ached quite a lot from the digging. Frank cut wood and this after noon went down town and got the mail. To-night he has gone down to the moving picture show as Johnny Walker has on a twenty cent show "The Mobilization of the British Army." Cool and windy today. A short shower before tea. Friday September 4th We hauled manure all day to-day and got out 16 loads which just covered the unplowed part of the alsike stubble I spent in between loads cutting a little lawn and choring Frank went down town this morning and this afternoon cut wood. He has a big pile cut which he expects to last till he gets back from Toronto. A Mr. Walker was in this morning and bothered Dad. for awhile showing him a Nature Study chart which he said this school ought to have. Dad. told him the Minister of Education was a goat for putting stuff like Nature Study on the school curriculum but gave his name as one of the trustees in favor of buying a chart. It has been very cold all day and tried to rain this morning. {Harry Barrett (Toby's father) wrote the diary from this point to the end of Saturday, September 12.} Hattie went to choir practice tonight and the boys printed photographs, they had some very good ones. Saturday September 5th First thing after breakfast Toby, Frank and I went out to put the new bolt in the roller to replace the one that broke and we had a time but at last succeeded. I got the team out there and went at the ploughing Hubert and Quint came over for a little while Just before noon but would not stay for dinner as Hubert wanted to go to Charley Teeples and get some weed to send down to Roy. Toby and Frank had to do so many odds and ends preparing for their trip to Toronto. They left here about 3-30 and the whole four of them got off on the 5 O'Clock train, taking a basket of things down to Roy and Vernon. I had to quit the plough at 5 O'Clock and then it was late enough when I had every thing done up. It is terribly lonely I will be glad to see them all back safely. It has been cool all day. Sunday September 6th I put in a very lazy day. Hattie had to go to church both morning and evening and baby and I stayed home he was very good all day. I had to do the chores up early in the evening so 116 �that Hattie could get off in time. It rained a little in the early morning. I read while baby was asleep when I should have been writing letters. Monday September 7th I was up at 5-15 this A.M. and had nearly all the chores done up by 7. I had to go out to the corn field after the disk and it looked so much like rain I hardly knew whether to go to the field or not but I went and it did not rain but was so cold that I nearly froze but I got over a big piece. Hattie went down town in the afternoon and Lila came home with her to stay all night Hubert was over for a few minutes to tell me that he could not come in the morning as he had to see about the insurance on the Town Hall Tuesday September 8th This has been a most unsatisfactory day I got out fairly early considering I had every thing to do and rolled nearly all I had ploughed by noon. I thought I would have a good afternoon at the plough but Just as I was going out after dinner John Quanbury came and wanted me to talk to McMahon he had a report on the blood he sent away from John's cow stating an organism had been found in it that looked suspicious when I got back from talking to him Hattie told me that Charlie Shand had been here to say the three colts were out at their fence so I had to saddle Joe and go after them I had quite a time getting them home and it was too late to go to the field when I got back, in fact it took me all my time to get everything done up before dark Hattie and baby went down town again today It has been very cold all day. Wednesday September 9th I have had another upset day, a most trying one. In the first place I did not get up very early. Dick came home about midnight and the dogs woke me up barking at him, we talked for a long time after he came to bed, then I remembered that I had not shut the wind mill off and I stayed awake a long time wondering if the wind would get up before daylight, finally I got up and went out and shut it off and then could not get to sleep for ever so long after I went back to bed, so the consequence was when I did go to sleep I did it so properly that I never heard the alarm and slept until 6 O'Clock. I was Just ready for breakfast when Jack King drove in to have me fix his old grey mare's teeth, and after getting breakfast doing up all the chores, backing the spreader out of the barn oiling it and hitching up it was 10 O'Clock. I had my fourth load Just on when Jim Banister came over to beg me to go to Simcoe with him to argue the case of Lead poisoning against that of Anthrax with Dr McMahon. (Jim said) he 117 �would get Jack Martin to take us up in his car if he could, so after dinner Jack, Charlie Jim and I went to Simcoe to find our man in Delhi. I telephoned him and he said he would be in Simcoe in an hour and a quarter so we waited and when he showed up I showed him that in all reason and common sense the animals did not have Anthrax while there was every reason and many symptoms to charge the death to Lead poison. Hubert did not come over today and it was a splendid day to work. Jim said he would be over to help me in the morning so maybe we can get a little caught up. I must write to Walter now. It has been cool all day and from the looks of things there was quite a frost about Simcoe last night. I do hope the frost will keep off for a while yet and give the poor corn a chance for it has not had much of a one so far this Summer. Thursday September 10th I got up at daylight this morning and had most of the chores done before breakfast. I was putting the harness on the horses after breakfast when Jim Banister came over and he helped me with the manure till noon. Hubert came over Just before dinner and he and I worked all the afternoon. Harry Harding came over about 3 O'Clock and he stayed out with us till we quit work. Hattie went down town and Win came home with her they all stayed to tea and after tea I drove Win home and waited at Allan's corner until the boys came along. Then Harry drove up with me and held Joe while I went in and said goodbye to Miss Battersby, she leaves on Saturday for Brantford. It has been cold all day but much warmer than yesterday. Dick went to the dance at night and I don't know what time he got home. Friday September 11th I was up before it was light this morning It looked very like rain, in fact it did sprinkle several times, Hubert came over about 8 O'Clock and we got a fairly good start, we hauled manure all day but I did not keep account of the loads so I suppose Tobe will go for me. We expect them home tonight but it is now 8.20 and there is no sign of them so I think we will have tea It has been a horrible day, such a strong, cold East Wind, but it was a pretty good day to work. Saturday September 12th We got a horrible disappointment last night the boys did not come. Hattie had killed the fatted calf, which consisted of a boiled ham, (the last one) a fruit cake, baked custard, hot biscuit, fried potatoes and several "Entres" as Mrs McBride would say. We waited tea to give them plenty of time to get home after the train came in but there were no boys so we had 118 �our tea, Lila had come over to be here to see what old "Sunny Jim" would do when he first saw them but she was fooled too. This morning I wanted to get started for town early but I was Just putting the bridle on Belle when Whit Dixon came to see if he could buy Erie and Artful, I asked him $130.00 but he beat me down $5.00, he talked for so long "understand" that it was 10 O'Clock before Lila and I got started, and it was after 11 when Hubert and I got back with the plank for the barn floor. We did not get it quite done before dinner and Alan Law got here with the separator before we were ready for him, but we soon had the floor fixed and he then put the machine in the barn and put his team on our roller and took it home with him. Hubert and I then went at the yard manure again and have the place for the stack cleared. It has been a lovely day though quite a cool East Wind, we are expecting the boys any minute now, 8 O'Clock. Sunday September 13th Well we all got back at last safley last night after a very enjoyable week of it. We went over to Niagara Falls on Thursday, which took a day out of our plans. It was the first time Frank and I had ever seen the Falls but Quint had been there before. We thought they were great. It was also the first time we had ever been in the U.S. - We weren't so favorably impressed with it. We came over from Toronto by boat to Lewiston and from there to Niagara Falls by the Gorge Route so weren't on the Canadian Side at all. We were at the Exhibition three times, at two theatres, and out at Riverdale Zoo, besides down town and on several visits so we spent very little time sitting around. Rebecca proved to be a very entertaining person, and very good most of the time. Frank went down to church and Sunday school this morning and Harry Harding came back with him to dinner. I went for a walk back to the gully and around the farm and found it still all there. This after noon Dad. hooked up Joe and Ginger to the buggy and took Harry Harding for a long drive. Uncle Ward came over and stayed all the after noon. The Barwell family were in for about a minute. Dick slept all morning and went down to take some pictures with my camera this after noon. It was late when we got through to-night. It has been a lovely day, sunny but not hot. Monday September 14th We didn't get out very early this morning. I disked all morning on the alsike stubble and Dad. & Frank hauled rails with Joe & Ginger. Huby and Tiddums cleaned up all the little sticks out of the barnyard with the wheel barrow which Tiddums calls the auto. He is about the most comical looking thing imaginable now as he wears a little pair of blue overalls which Uncle Hall sent him and is never happy unless working at some thing. This after noon we hauled 119 �out eight loads of manure but the field isnt covered yet. Allan Law came over and borrowed the drill and the roller. Another nice cool but sunny day. If things keep on the way they are now it looks as if the war couldn't last much longer. The Germans (what are left of them) seem to be in full flight with the British & French after them and the Russians haven't got started at them yet. Tuesday September 15th We hauled manure all day and got out 16 loads and the field covered. We got through about half past four or five and I disked till six. Huby didn't get over till late this morning a rat stole seven of his little chickens. Quint came over and put in a connection in the two water troughs for us and stayed till after dinner. Frank spent most of the day running messages as we expect to have the threshers here to-morrow morning. It won't take long though to thrash us out. Allan Law brought back our drill and roller. Warmer. Wednesday September 16th We got up early this morning and were getting thing's all prepared to thrash when about seven o'clock Allan Law came over to inform us that they had broken the mud {parte?} (what ever that is) off the engine and unless they could get one in Dover which was very unlikely they would have to go to Simcoe or telephone to Hamilton. They telephoned to Hamilton so won't be over here till to-morrow. The cream separator wouldn't work this morning. It went all right yesterday morning but last night it bucked and again this morning. They took it all apart both times and washed and could find nothing wrong with it but they couldn't get it to go. However to-night it went beautifully although they hadn't done anything to it. Huby came over good & early and chopped wood all morning, and this after noon He and Frank went back to see if they could fix the fence along the woods. They took the shotgun with them. Dad & I worked on the land all day. I disked and Dad. harrowed on the alsike stubble. Mrs. McBride was here all day. Dave. Waddle & a man named Hawkins drove over after dinner and had a little shooting. Sunny quite hot and flies very bad. Thursday September 17th The threshers arrived this morning but didn't get started quite early enough to finish before dinner, but it only took about half an hour after. We only had 145 bushels of oats, of course it was only off one field but we will have to be economical with them to make them last.There were 208 bushels of wheat or about 26 or 7 bushels to the acre, but it was a lovely sample and clean. Sam. Law said it was the best he had thrashed this year. Most of it 120 �around here is shrivelled. This afternoon I took the team and went out and disked on the buckwheat ground. The rest stayed up here to clean up around the barn. Dad. said Jonas came over about five o'clock after he had got dressed up from thrashing and he was crying like a baby. He poured forth an awful tale of woe to Dad. & Huby saying that Myers was robbing him. He had just come and taken his canning factory ticket. I suppose Jonas owes Myers everything as he has been hireing men all summer for Jonas, but Jonas doesn't understand it. The flower show is on to-night and Jonas had taken a lot of vegetables down so Dad. told him to forget his troubles and go and take a prize on his onions, so about teatime he came across the fields in great excitement waving his hat and apparently as happy as a king, and yelled over to them that he had got three first prizes on his onions and a second on his tomatoes. Enah and I drove down to-night to go to the show and Jonas was there to show us his prizewinning stuff. The also had an orchestra consisting of Sany Lawson, Chris Fairchilds and Frank Mar. George Thompson had his Victrola there. I don't know who was the proudest one there, Jonas, Sandy or George Thompson. Another hot day but cold at night Friday September 18th I disked all day to day on the buckwheat ground I got over the part I didn't get done yesterday lengthways this morning and over most of it crossways this afternoon. We want to sow it tomorrow if we can. Dad. went down this morning and got Sam Law's team Ben & Ned. He told Dad. yesterday he could have them if he wanted them, so Dad. has been plowing all day. He had to quit though about five o'clock as the ground was very hard and the shear dull. Frank did chores all morning and put fresh straw in the chicken house. This after noon he & Huby cleaned up enough wheat to sow to-morrow and he harrowed over what Dad plowed when Dad. quit. Huby had to go down and insure Sam Law's furniture & implements & stock this morning. Pretty hot. Saturday September 19th We worked on the land all day and Dad. got the buckwheat stubble drilled and the ditches run out. I finished disking crossways and then hooked on to the harrows. I finished harrowing length ways by noon and after dinner harrowed it over again after the drill. It was after six by the time Dad. got all the ditches run. I disked over what he plowed yesterday on the alsike stubble before I quit. Huby and Frank cleaned up a lot more wheat. Enah and Tiddums went down this after noon to Miss Battersby's sale but didn't buy anything but a 121 �five cent wash tub. She was going to bid on the cook stove but discovered the back was all out of it so didn't get it. It has been very hot again to-day and the flies very bad. Sunday September 20th Frank went to church and Sunday school, and was the sole representative of the family. We got up very late so I spent about half the forenoon doing chores and helping Dad. trim up some of the sheep. Dick and I went down to Quanbury's for a swim just before dinner, we needed one badly enough but the water wasn't as warm as I have felt it. This after noon Dad. Enah and Tiddums went for a drive down the lake shore. Frank went for a ride on his wheel Dick went down town and I fooled around here for awhile and then went down town to Hubys. Tonight I drove Enah down to church. Mr. Johnson was having service in Vittoria so Cousin Willie was in charge of things. He made a much better job of it than Mr. Johnson generally does. There was no service in either of the other churches as the preachers' are all taking their holidays, so we had a few outsiders with us. Lovely day but still pretty warm. Monday September 21st We got a good long day in on the land but the flies have been so bad and it was so hot that we couldn't go very fast. Frank went down and got Sam's team again and Dad. finished plowing. It was so hard that he didn't try to plow the head land along the lane. Frank took the team back to-night. They want to use old Ned to-morrow so we won't be able to get them again. Dad. just wanted them till he finished plowing. I disked all day. Huby didn't get over till a little before noon but put in the after-noon shovelling out ditches in the buckwheat ground. {Harry Barrett (Toby's father) wrote the entry for Tuesday September 22.} Tuesday September 22nd It has been very hot all day and the flies are enough to drive horses and men crazy we worked at the wheat ground and had it in fine shape by 3 P.M. and got the seed and drill out and several rounds by 4 O'Clock. Toby worked with me to help keep the drill from cloging with grass roots and it kept him busy in places we worked as long as we could see and got more than half the field in, but we Just got the drill and wagon put safely in and the horses in the barn when it began to sprinkle it has not rained very much yet, though there have been several sharp showers. I do hope it wont rain much till we get the field finished. Hattie 122 �and Tobe are printing photographs of the baby tonight. We got some great pictures. There were two fires to-night north. Wednesday September 23rd Although it rained pretty hard before we went to bed last night. It didnt rain much more and as a breeze sprang up soon after Dad. thought we might get the rest of the field in after all so we got up pretty early it began to rain again however just about seven and has kept it up off and on all day and shows no signs of letting up to-night. It is also quite a bit cooler. I read all morning and Frank & Dad. worked around the house. This after noon I did a few chores and then started to fix a drawer so as to fit under one of the shelves in the pantry. Huby came over at noon and worked at flooring the old corn crib till about four when Dad. & Frank drove down in the waggon to get some plank to rig up a pig pen in the barn and Huby went down with them. We also put rings in the pig's noses this morning. Three of the British cruisers are sunk Thursday September 24th We didn't get around very early this morning and Dad & Frank worked till noon penning off the bay in the barn with the plankk they got yesterday. Huby helped them after he come. I spent most of the morning in the shop experimenting with the old moulding planes which were in the tool chest. They work far better than I thought. After dinner we took seven of the biggest pigs out of the pen and put them over in the barn in the pen they made this morning. Dad. & I each took a front leg and Huby took the hind legs and we just carried them that way They were just about all we could handle too. We rubbed each one with crude oil before putting them in as the lice were rather thick on them. Frank and Tiddums watched the caught ones while we were after another. Tiddums was a little afraid when they squealed but very much interested. Dick came over post haste after dinner to inform us that Vernon & Rebecca came up to the Woodson's to-day, so Enah went over to see them. Vernon brought the baby up as she hasn't been able to eat or sleep well lately. They are going to be here till after Thanksgiving. Dad. spent the rest of the afternoon in fixing the pig pen so the four left could roost upstairs instead of the other half so as the old sow could use it. Huby & Frank fanned wheat and I cut lawn. Mrs. McBride was here all day. Enah went down to "Pinafore" practice to-night & Frank to confirmation class. It was cloudy most of the day & cold, but we thought clear, but to-night it is very black & sprinkling. Friday September 25th 123 �Huby and Quint came over this morning. Quint went back to the woods with his gun but I guess didn't get anything much Huby and Frank cleaned up more wheat. Dad. & I put the drawer, we got fixed, on the pantry shelf for Enah and then we went to fix the hog pen some way diffrent and I dug a little more out at the side of the house. This after noon Dad. & I finished drilling the alsike stubble, much to our surprise we found it drilled better that it did on Tuesday, and I think it will come on all right. Huby sawed wood nearly all the after noon and Frank & Quint got the vise nearly ready to put on the bench Quint has made a beautiful job of it. There was a great old piece of oak out there which he used for one side and he is going to put a piece of iron on the bench for the other. Old Walker was over this morning to collect a little for his wire - and Mrs. Jack Martin came over to invite Dad. & Enah to go to Simcoe with them to-night to a patriotic concert. They accepted and so Frank & I are left alone to keep house which we have managed to do without waking up Tid. Win was over to tea. It has been pretty cool all day. Saturday September 26th Dad. went out this morning and harrowed over the sand knoll which didnt cover very well. This after noon he ran the furrows and crossditches. Vernon brought Rebecca over this morning but they didn't stay very long. Tiddums tried his best to make friends with Rebecca but she wouldn't have anty thing whatever to do with him. Lila was over and we took Rebecca & Tiddums out to show them the animals. Tid explained every thing too her but she turned a deaf ear to him. Betty came over with Huby and Quint and went back with Vernon, who said if the roads didn't get better she couldn't bring the baby carriage over again. She started twice yesterday but couldnt make it. She didn't know about coming through Martin's. Lila went down to the Ryersies and spent the day. This after noon Huby, Quint, Frank, Billy Barwell and I went back to the woods. They had their guns but didn't shoot any thing much. Quint shot a bittern which Frank brought home to eat and also a crow. Huby and I went over to John Wes's to take a look at his corn horse and he told us to take it home and use it as he has no corn to cut this year. He isn't through seeding yet. He and old Robert John were harrowing on a six acre field which if the weather permits he wants to get in on Monday. When we got back we fixed up the gap from the alsike field into the gully. Dad. was still running out furrows and Harry Harding was with him. He has to go back West on Wednesday although his mother isn't much better. Val. Laney came over this after noon to see Dad about some thing so as there wasn't much for Huby to do, he Quint Lila and Billy all jumped on Val's dray and rode home. I dug a little more before it was time to do chores. Enah took in the sale of Winkey Smith's stuff this after noon, but the stove 124 �was too small for what she wanted, but Cousin Bessy told her that they had one for sale and wants Dad. to take a look at it. She bought a set of bedsprings. Frank and I drove down to-night as I needed a hair cut and Frank had to get some groceries. We went around to Smith's to get the bed springs but they weren't there so Effie told us that some fellow that lives in the brick house way up St. Patrick St. must have them as he had sent word that he had a set delivered to him which he didn't buy so Frank and I went up there and found the springs on the veranda, and as there was no one home left word with the neighbour and carried them down to Huby's and put them in the woodshed. It was pretty late when we got home. Dick got home soon after with "Larned's History of the World" in five volumes & a dandy big war map all of which he got for $1.98 and some cupons out of a newspaper. We got a letter last night from Aunty saying they all hoped to be home here about the end of October. It has been pretty sunny but a cold wind all day. Sunday September 27th Frank went to Sunday school and church this morning and Dad. & Enah drove down to church as it was Harvest Home and communion, I stayed home to look after Tiddums and had my hands full too after he got up. It was late when they got home as they went around to Cousin Bessy's to see the stove. They are satisfied with it and are going to bring it over and try it before they set on a price. This after noon Dad. put up the box stove in the hall as we were about frozen. Vernon. Rebecca and Betty were all over again this after noon. Dick went down town and Frank went back to the gully. Winnie came over too and stayed to tea. I walked down with her and went to church to-night. It was Harvest Home and we had saved a lot of nice wheat for their decorations and told Mr. Johnson about it, but he either forgot it or was too lazy to come after it so the pigs will get it. I went in to Huby's for awhile after church. Quint expects to go to Jarvis to-morrow to pick apples. Cold wind all day. It froze the night before las and looks & feels as if it would go again to-night. Monday September 28th We got started as soon as possible down town this morning in the waggon to get the stove at Cousin Bessy's. Frank, Dad. & I went down, we picked Huby up on the way and called around for Harry Harding, but he didn't seem to be home, so we took Dave Waddle who happened along instead. Bert Matthews was up there mixing mortar so we had lots of help. The stove seemed to be pretty badly cracked up but we brought it over. We had to stop in at Joe Howell's and get him to fix a piece of the base. We went around by Huby's and got the springs Enah bought at the sale. By the time we got home & unloaded it was nearly 125 �noon. This after noon after we did a few odd Jobs Frank and I started to cut corn. It was getting on to three when we started and we worked till a little after six but we got 20 shocks cut. It seems to be a little green yet and I had a lot of trouble getting bands that wouldn't break. Huby cleaned out ditches in the alsike stubble & Dad. finished plowing out the ditches and started to plow the headland which was too hard before. There was quite a frost last night but it didnt seem to hurt any thing. Quint left for Jarvis this morning to pick apples. Not so cold to-day. Tuesday September 29th Dad. got out good and early this morning and finished plowing the head land, he also rolled it, harrowed it and drilled it, he says it will need rolling and harrowing again. The wheat on the buckwheat ground is up nicely now Frank and I got out about nine o'clock and finished cutting the row there were 13 more shocks in it. We didn't begin another as we didn't know whether it is quite ripe enough yet or not and thought we would leave it a day or two to see if more of it isn't glazed. We started to pull the two rows of beans then Frank got his row done by noon but I only got about half of mine done, however Frank finished it after dinner. This after noon Dad. Enah & Tiddums lit out for Simcoe. Enah went up to attend the Deanery meeting and she stayed to come down by train to-night. Dad. brought Tid. home had his tea and has driven down again to Pinafore practice where he is to meet Enah. They have left Frank & me in charge again with Tiddums asleep. We have just finished washing the dishes, Huby didn't come over till noon and he Frank and I hauled rails this afternoon, we only got up two loads as we had a few visitors Charlie Shand came in just after Dad left with his old dog who has a lump on its jaw about the size of a baseball. I told him to leave it till Dad came home and come after it to-night but when Dad. came home the old dog wouldn't let him touch him, however Mr Shand came in before tea and between them they managed to tie his mouth so that Dad. could jab his knife into it but I guess it didn't do much good so Mr. Shand took him home. To-night is the first night that Tiddums has waked up under Frank's & my care but to-night he not only woke up and stayed awake but he howled as long & loud as he could for "Daddy & Momma. We tried several ways to pacify him and at last showed him his book and told him we would take him out and show him Tige, but Tige wasn't in the woodshed and it was took cold to take him outside. We then showed him Eaton's catalogue which has a picture of a man in it which Tid. calls Daddy. That pleased him for awhile and then we induced him to go into his carriage. Frank jiggled the carriage and I crouched in front of it to jump at him and keep in a good humor. The trouble with that was he got in such a good humor that he wouldnt go to sleep so I just 126 �jumped up when he showed signs of crying but I had to stay crouched in front on my hands & knees where he couldnt see me, as I was afraid if he saw me go way he would commence; However we were releived before very long by the folks arrival home. Cold to-night sunny all day. Wednesday September 30th Dad. went down to see Harry Harding off this morning and brought Huby back with him. He went around to see if he could get old Maneer to come and fix the shed but the old coon wasn't home and whent Frank went down at noon they told him that "Pa" was going to pick apples in the morning and so I suppose we can't get him. Frank and I milked and I had an awful time trying to milk John as her teats are so short. Heny Odd came over to see if he could borrow our hay rack. I told him he could and after breakfast we had to help him put off the load of oats which was on it. Whit Dixon & Mr. Morgan were in on a little visit and Frank and I didn't get out till about {ink blot hiding writing} o'clock but we got twenty shocks cut before dinner. This afternoon we cut thirty more so got in a pretty fair day. Dad. spent most of the day fixing the well as the weight broke off the chain and he had to fish for it with grappling irons. Huby cut wood and helped him most of the after noon. Mrs. McBride was here washing all day. Nice day. Thursday October 1st Frank and I cut corn all morning and got on fairly well. Dad. came out for a few minutes and helped us with two or three shocks. Huby didn't get over till late and when he came he and Dad tended to a little dog which Tom Abbot brought here for vetinary treatment. This after noon Dad. Frank and I all went down to the Rural School Fair in the pavillion under the supervision of the Department of Agriculture. We thought it was fine. The exhibits consisted of poultry all Plymouth Rocks from eggs given to the school children, apples, corn, grain, potatoes and tomatoes. The boys showed samples of carpentry work which consisted chiefly of milk stools and hammer handles. The first prize milk stool which was made by Willie Nixon and hammer handle were beautifully made while the poorest ones looked as if the only tools employed in their manufacture had been an axe & a jack knife. The girls showed cookery & needlework which looked to me to be just as good as {anybody?} could do. Winnie Wadle got first prize on her sewing. They also had collections of bags & butterflys and also drawings & compositions. I went down partly to see Mr. Wilson the District Representative but there was such a crowd there that I didn't get a chance. I wanted to ask him about his baby beef competition. Huby spent the afternoon 127 �back in the gully putting in barricades for some little trees which we hope to plant next spring. To-night Dad. had to go down to a school board meeting. I guess they didn't do much but annoy old Stringer. There was also a Pinnafore practice, part of which Dad. took in, Frank went down to confirmation class. Weather has been very much the same. The days are sunny and nice but the nighs are very cold and as a rule there is a touch of frost. Friday October 2nd Frank and I cut corn all day but didn't get on quite so fast for some reason. We had to take the {horse?} up at noon and Frank put a new piece in its tail. We cut over as far as the potato patch and cut all the corn south of the potato patch so we are quite a bit more than half done the field. Huby and Dad. hauled manure all day on the oat stubble and to-night they have all the old faile which was under the alsike stack cleaned up. I walked down town to-night to get the mail. I {ink blot but writing can be read under it} hung around up town for awhile and then went down to Hubys for another awhile. When I got home they told me my face was dirty. The above blot was caused by my lapsing into a dormant condition with my fountain pen in my hand and on awaking rubbing agains a big drop of ink which had run from the pen. Saturday October 3rd Frank and I cut corn all morning and got on fairly well. Huby and Dad. hauled manure. This after noon Frank went down to Will Bush's sale to bid on some apple crates but they went too high. Tom Abbot said you could have bought them full of apples for the same price - any where else, eleven cents apiece I think. I didn't like to cut corn without Frank so Dad. Huby and I to say nothing of Tiddums who was least but not last in the game caught all the sheep and marked the ewes at least the old ones and trimmed them and as we had no place to dip them we mixed up a solution of zencoleum and poured it down the middle of their backs from a beer bottle. We parted the wool and the stuff ran pretty well all over their bodies as it didn't soak in to the wool at all. These operations took up all the after noon. I drove Huby down to-night and got some provisions. It has been a very nice day and a lovely night. Sunday October 4th Enah and I drove down to church this morning. Frank went down to church and Sunday school and went down to Huby's for dinner and they all went up creek this after noon after butternuts. Vernon and Rebecca came over to Martin's fence just after we got through 128 �dinner and Vernon wanted Dad. & Enah to go down to the Woodson's this afternoon to see them as Mrs. Woodson got a little sore about them not coming. She also wanted Enah to formally invite her over here on Friday as Mrs. Woodson didn't like the idea of her coming without. Dad. Enah and Tiddums got all ready to go when Mr. & Mrs. W.J. Thompson came in. They didn't stay very long so they went down Woodson's but Enah neglected to invite Vernon as she wanted her to do so I don't know how it will pan out. I sat around and read and wrote to Aunty till it was time to do chores and fooled with the guitar all evening. It has been another lovely day. Quint came home last night and isn't going back right away to pick Monday October 5th Frank and I cut corn again all day and by to-night only had twenty one more shocks to cut. Huby and Dad. hauled manure all the after noon. Huby didn't get over till late and they had to fix the spreader a little this morning. The axle had slipped out of place. Misner the livery stable man was over this morning to get his horses teeth filed, and Tupper came over after dinner to get Dad. to go over and look at his Clyde mare but as Dad. was all booked up he said he would wait till morning. Tupper was telling us a great way to cut short clover seed like ours is this year. He says if we cut it with the mower we can never gather it up with the rake but he says if we take the table canvas off the binder and set the reel low we can just take the heads off and when we get the table full we can rake them off. He was also talkin about tile drains. Bill told us there was no use trying to drain clay land with tile as the water wont go through it, but Tupper says that is only blue clay. This red clay he says is the best land for tile as they don't fill up like they do in the sand but it takes a year or two to get all the little pores and channels in the soil running to the tile established. The longer they are in the better they work. It has been much milder to-day and looks as if it might rain soon. Enah and Tiddums went down town this afternoon. Tuesday October 6th Frank and I finished cutting the corn about eleven o'clock amidst great rejoicings on our part. Quint came over this morning and told us Huby was doing insurance work for Ed Moon. He was to have come at noon but didn't appear. Dad. had to go over and see Tupper's mare so Quint rode over with him. When they got back Quint helped him pitch on three or four loads of manure. This after noon Dad. & I hauled manure and made quite a hole in the pile but neglected to keep track. Between loads I swept off the floor of the loft above the hog pen and moved all the old boxes & coops that I had hens with chickens under up there and to-night Dad. helped me get the brooder up. Tiddums was out with us 129 �and would get right where if the brooder ever slipped it would fall on him and Dad. stepped on a hen that was roosting up there and when it squacked it scared poor Tiddums and he more than howled. The latest addition to his vocabulary is hammer pronounced hamoure and ice, he saw Dad. cracking ice with the hammer the other day and has been commenting on the action ever since. He is also developing the typical and aparently inborn desire of young ones to play with the hammer. Frank found him in the chicken yard with it to-night but luckily he had not attacked the bee hive. Frank and Quint went for a tramp with the gun this after noon and got a lot of chestnuts, I suppose at Charlie McQueens. The Jim Waddle family were in about five o'clock and as we hadn't got the mail yet, it was news when he told of a big snow storm out west two feet of snow in Calgary and McCloud and $35,000 worth of property destroyed in the shape of {garages?}. It has been much cooler and cloudy all day with rain but not much to-night. The wheat needs rain badly as it hasn't come up yet in the hard spots and on the head land which Dad. plowed last. Wednesday October 7th We hauled manure all day and to-night got the yard all cleaned up and the field a little more than covered. It is the first time we have had the yard cleaned right up since we have been here. Huby didnt come over till noon and then he brought Jimmy Rankin with him who proved very entertaining. Lila came over after school to stay all night but changed her mind when Huby went home and went with him. Alfred paid us a short visit this morning and also three dollars. Dad. bought a couple of roosters from him to kill for Thanksgiving as ours are not big enough so Frank went down and got them this after noon. This morning he took a walk down the road to see if he could see Hubys old turkey hen but Mr. Johnson picked him up by Art. Ryersie's and took him for a long ride down mud street and up the lake shore in his automobile. Frank didn't see the turkey hen but Mrs. Law told him it roosted right near their door every night and fed with the chickens in the mornings. Enah and Tiddums went down to the Woodson's this afternoon and Enah invited Vernon over here on Friday. Frank has been making arrangemens with Jonas to get Nellie to-morrow as he and Quint want to go after nuts. Poor old Jonas is having a bad time again with his "gitneys" and can't work very hard. It has been sunny and nice all day flies are bad. Thursday October 8th Frank got started this morning about half past seven with Nellie and the democrat to call for Quint and go after nuts. Lila went with them. Frank expected to get back soon after dinner, but they went all the way to Billington's after hazel nuts and didn't get back till after 130 �six. They got lots of wallnuts, chest nuts and hazel nuts but hardly any butternuts or hickory nuts. About nine or a little after Dad and I got started in the waggon for Vittoria. We took the old ram home to Dunkin's and intended bringing the other one back. We also expected to be back by dinner time but it was noon when we got there. Neither of the Dunkin's were home and the hired Englishman didn't know any more about any thing than a hole in a stump. Mrs. Dunkin told us that Mr. Dunkin expected to be back by one, so Dad. and I hung around the barn for about an hour and a half. Dad. took a walk back the lane and saw the ewes and then I took a walk back and saw the two rams the old one and a lamb which I thought was a little beauty. There were three chest nut trees back there just loaded and the burrs were wide open so we got our pockets full of nuts. When I got up to the house Dad. had put the team in and was in the house having dinner so I went in, while we were eating Percy came home he had driven his sister to Simcoe to the teacher's convention. Dunkin himself was off performing b bailiff's duties. Percy was rather provoked that no apples were picked - as he evidently packs for the association up there and if they didn't get theirs packed to-day he wouldn't be able to do it. A Mr. Sharp came in to borrow their waggon to haul buckwheat but he said he would help pick apples till they got them picked but as he was anxious to get his buckwheat loaded before the dew fell, Dad. told him that we could help pick till Dunkin came home. We just got out when Dunkin came so Dad. didn't pick very long only till Dunkin got his dinner. He didn't like to let us have the old ram unless we bought him as there was another fellow who was thinking of buying him and he would want him right away so of course he didn't want to lose the sale of him but Dunkin said we could have the lamb for twelve dollars - and as he was a beauty way better than the old one, we thought we would take him. I picked apples till they went back the lane - got the ram brought him up and loaded him then about four o'clock Dad. and I got started for home. Dunkin gave me a water melon just as I left. We would have been home about six but as we came past her place Mrs. Harry Moon hailed us and asked us to go down and see Jack Walker. He had been after Dad. all day to see one of his horses. We went down and found it was old Joe who had been sick since last night. Dad. was put out at him for not sending to Simcoe for someone instead of waiting so long but brought him home with us and turned him out and to-night gave him a hall. When we got home we found Enah and Huby beginning to get alarmed that none of the family had showed up. When they saw us coming up the road with old Joe they thought Nellie had run away and we were leading her home. I guess poor old Nellie has forgotten long since how to run away but they thought some thing must have happened. However Frank got home about half an hour later and said every thing was all right and after his little calling dow recounted alll his adventures. He had been in at Dunkin's just after we left, and they gave him a lot of watermelons. Huby and 131 �Jimmy Rankin who has been over here all day - affording endless amusement for Huby spent the day digging post holes in the gully and putting in rails for barricades of little trees. Dad. and I met the little tyke just in front of Martins tugging for all he was worth at Bluch who he had on a rope. Dad. asked him what he was going to do with him - and Jimmy said he was going to bring him back in the morning. Dad thought he said back to the farm so told him to just let him go and he would follow. Jimmy had no difficulty in letting him go as Bluch recognised us and the team was just about pulling Jimmy with him. When we got home they told us that Jimmy had asked Enah if couldn't take Bluch home and bring him back in the morning and she told him he had better ask Huby so he went out and told Huby that Enah said it would be alright and he lit out with him. Eliza McBride was here washing this morning. Enah said about noon a couple of auto mobiles went past here so fast they couldn't count the people in them and Eliza surmised that it was Bessy Perry and Pat who were to have been married to-day. It has been a lovely day but hot looks rainy. Friday October 9th It rained quite a shower last night so we didn't do much to-day. Huby came over and went out and dug a bushel of potatoes for himself - and then he and Dad. hauled up a few cornstalks in the waggon box to husk in the barn for the pigs. I started to make a rough plan of a signboard which we intend to tack on the corner out here stating that we have rams lambs for sale. I then went over and took a look at Jack Martin's big new chicken house which Art. Quanbury and Joe Fields are building. I wanted to see what kind of stuff they were using so that I would know what to get for my shed which I hope to build soon. Art. said Jack got a lot of siding that he didn't kneed and he thought I could get it from him. The rest of the building is all hemlock. This after noon Dad. and I figured out how much stuff I needed and we were going down town to haul it but it began to rain so didn't go. Dad. went down town later in the buggy and got the mail. He then got Vernon and Rebecca and brought them over. To-night we went down to meet Roy. I didn't wait at the station to see him but went up town for awhile to see Marj. Clarke as I heard she was here. She came down to help Bessy get married. I stopped in at the bank on my way home and got my camera which Dick had. I then went down to Huby's and borrowed his boots to walk home in but it as it had rained quite a lot and looked as if it would rain quite a lot more. It proved to be an unnessary precaution however as Allan Law over took me on Marshall's hill and drove me right around to the lane. They were all up when I got home. Cloudy wet and cold all day. Saturday October 10th 132 �As soon as we could get started this morning which was any thing but early, we took the lumber waggon down and got a load of stuff from old Tommy to build the henhouse. It was mostly two by four hemlock for the frame and some cheap pine boards for sheeting. We brought Huby and Win over with us. Cousin Clare walked over so we had quite a dinner party. This after noon I took Joe and the buggy and went down and got Marj. to go for a drive in quest of chest nuts. We got up above Port Ryersie when it commenced to thunder, we thought it was a long way off and didn't pay much attention to it. We got up a little farther and found two or three trees loaded with chestnuts and the burs wide open so I got up one of the trees and although I could see it very black in the west I stayed till I shook off all the nuts. Marj. gathered them as fast as she could and I had got down and picked up a hand full or two when it commenced to rain. We hiked for the buggy but before I had the side curtains half on I was drenched. We drove as fast as possible up the road to the next house but the rain beat right in on us. However we managed to get under a driveway which leaked about as bad as the sky, but there was no wind so Joe was content to stay there and we hiked for the house which belonged to the Mr. {Law?}, who married Miss Dixon We waited there till the worst of the storm died down but as it didn't look as if it was going to stop altogether, we lit out for home which we reached soon after five. We didn't get nearly as many nuts as we might have but we had a very enjoyable experience. I don't know exactly what happened around here but I don't think anything in particular Roy and Vernon started for up the creek but the rain prevented them. Sunday October 11th We didn't do any thing much this morning but sit around the house. Frank went to church and Sunday school. Roy & Enah said they were going to church but it was about eleven before they started to get ready. Mrs. Woodson and Betty came over and took Vernon and Rebecca down to see Miss. Dick spent the morning in bed and Dad. cleaned chickens. I went back to the gully and got Nellie for them to drive to church but when they decided not to go Dick took her and went down and brought Aunty Maude over to dinner. He then went and got Vernon who had been waiting at the Woodson's expecting them to go past to church. Then he and Dad. went down to the Law's after the butter. Lila and Win. came over to dinner. This after noon I took five snapshots of the two babies together but I don't know whether they will be very successful as the sun wasn't very bright. Roy and Vernon went back the lane and then down to Mrs. Woodson's for tea. Dad. wrote to Aunty and then drove Aunty Maude home. I didn't do anything much but went down to church to-night. It has been sunny but windy and cool all day. 133 �Monday October 12th Frank got up this morning about five o'clock as he Quint & Lila figured on making another nutting trip up to Billington's. He had to feed old Nellie and take her down to Jonas' to hook her to the democrat. I thought I might as well get up and ride down town with him. It was just seven o'clock when we got down there and I took a walk around by the station and found that Marj. was leaving so I said goodbye to her. I came up around by town and found Joe and Fatty Turner sitting on Anderson's steps waiting for the complement of their different parties to put in an appearance. They both had hunting coats on but Fatty only was armed with a shot gun. He was waiting for Billy Smith. Art. Smith evidently was expected but Fatty found him in bed when he called for him. Joe was very impatient - as Hazel had promised to meet him at seven o'clock to go after chest nuts but hadn't showed up. He walked over as far as Hussy's corner with me grouching all the way. Huby came over but we didn't do much all day. Huby battoned up one of the doorways leading from the shop into the ice house and we expect to put some shelves in. We also got it figured out about where we want our henhouse lined to. Dick. and Dad. went back this morning and drove the cattle out of the back field and Dick went over to the woods where he says he saw a black squirrel. This being Thanksgiving day, Dick had a holiday but had to go down and put the mail through or something. This banking is a dandy job alright. We had a late dinner and Roy and Vernon had to leave soon after for the station. Enah went down later to see them off and Huby, Tiddums, Dad. and I spent the remainder of the after noon separating the ewe lambs from the old ones. We put them in the field back of the orchard but the orchard fence was so bad we were afraid they might break through so we took one of the rolls of wire which we got from old Walker and strung it along the inside of the orchard fence. Cold and raw day. The boys and Lila got lots of wall nuts but someone had picked most of the chest nuts. Tuesday October 13th It was rainy and cold this morning so we didn't get much done I sat around and read half the forenoon and then made a board to paint "Rams for sale" on. Alex. Jameson was in to look at them but he thought ten dollars too much to pay so Dad. didn't bother trying to sell him one Huby didn't come over till noon. Frank fixed up a lot of the old crates around the place so they would hold apples. Dad. husked corn out in the barn. This after noon we nailed the door on the west end of the big barn which blew off last winter. This was the first day of the Simcoe Fair and has been anything but nice weather. 134 �Wednesday October 14th Dad. went over to Uncle Ward's this morning to see if he could get him to put up a barrell of Spies as Aunty Alice wanted him to send a barrell out to Mr. {Shira?}. Uncle Ward couldn't let him have them but he saw Art Quanbury on his way home and he told him they would put up the apples if he could get a barrell so Frank inquired at Bagley & Miller's and found he could get a sugar barrell & an oatmeal and as we want one to ship Roy's apples in, we are all fixed. I went over to Martin's and borrowed Art Quanbury's spirit level and Chris. asked Jack if he would sell the lumber that he got too much off and he said he would. When I got home I gave my signboard a coat of paint. Huby came over before Dad. came back and when he did we levelled up the two chicken houses and they look much better. This after noon we hooked up to the waggon and went out and hauled in five or six more shocks of unhusked corn. Huby stayed out and husked all the after noon. When Frank came home and shelled some hickory nuts he helped him. Dad. and I went over to Jacks Martin's and got our lumber and piled it up over the old house. We then went out and got a load of rails. Tiddums went with us out there but didn't enjoy him self much as he couldn't sit on the seat while we were putting on the load. When we got them unloaded Dad. went out and got Huby with all the corn he had husked which was about four bushels. The five ewe lambs got out of their field to-day and got in with the rest of the bunch then they all got in on the wheat and couldn't be kept off. Mrs. McBride was here all day washing. I went down town after tea and got my films which weren't too bad. I called around by Huby's for a little while. The pesky German's seem to have had a little stroke of luck lately. They now have Antwerp and just about all of Belgium. Much milder to-day. Thursday October 15th Dad. and I had intended going to Simcoe to-day to take in the last day of the fair but it looked so much like rain we didn't start and about nine o'clock it began to drizzle and kept it up all morning and was cloudy all the after noon. This morning I put another roost in the middle hen house so that I will have room enough to accomodate all the cockerels. Dad I think husked corn and Frank shelled nuts and cleaned some fish which Huby sent over last night. He didn't come over all day. This after noon we drove all the sheep in the barn and separated the five ewe lambs and left them in the barn for to-night as they had been in on the wheat and one looked a little bloated. About half past four Dad. hooked up and drove Enah and Tiddums down town to get the mail and some other things. Frank went back to the gully and I dug a little more in the patch at the side of the house. Frank attended confirmation class to-night. Dad. helped me and we got all the cockerels we could pick out. 135 �Friday October 16th It rained quite a lot last night and was rainy looking and muddy this morning so I drove Dick down to work. It drizzled most of the day so we couldn't do much outside. This morning we put ear labels in the nine lambs as we got a bunch yesterday from Hamilton. We had quite a time of it as it was hard to keep the inner & outer skin of the ear opposite after the incision was made but Dad. got the harness punch and his nicking knife and we managed to get them all decorated. After that I spent most of the day making the letters on the signboard. I didn't have any paint but I marked them all out. Dad. & Frank cleaned up the barn floor and Huby came over this after noon and they all cleaned up wheat. About five o'clock I drove Huby down and got the mail. I practiced on the guitar and drew to-night. Tiddums was sick after they went to bed to-night. Saturday October 17th I spent nearly all the morning painting my sign.I did it with just lampblack, boiled oil and turpentine and don't know whether it will prove satisfactory or not. Dad. and Frank took what wheat there was sacked up down to the mill and out of seventeen bags six of which were big ones they had 38 bushels and twenty odd lbs. and got $1.05 for it. Lila came over this morning but Huby didn't get over till noon. He is helping Aunty Maude houseclean. He Dad and I just got nicely started to clean up some more wheat when Bill Donald came in with the information that the gully fence along the road was flat and that all the cattle were out. He had driven them up this way so we just turned them into the barnyard. He said they had been in Sam Law's wheat but Allan didn't know whose they were which seemed rather queer. Bill recognised them. The six calves Harry Dyer's cow and Jonas' heifer weren't with the bunch and I had to go over and head them into the gully from the road. I saw Charlie Quanbury just going out to his farm. He has bought Billy Louis' place this side of Shand's Schoolhouse and is going to raise truck. Dad. and Huby came back the lane with the shovel and some a posts and we got some more which we knew were in the woods and repaired the fence as well as possible by putting posts down about a foot and wiring the old broken off posts to them. Joe Fields came over this morning and borrowed their post auger again so we had to rely on the shovel to perform our operations and it was not very satisfactory. The gate was badly smashed too where they had run through. Somebody I suppose hunters take the wire off the gate and don't bother fixing it again so Dad. fixed it up and wired it solid this time. It was five o'clock when we got up but they fanned wheat for about half an hour. To-night Frank and I printed the pictures I took of the two babies on Sunday some of them were pretty good. Mrs. McBride was here cleaning to-day. Poor old Tid. had a pretty 136 �rough night of it last night. He was sick a lot and feels pretty tough to-day. Frank went down with Jonas this after noon and got a couple of barrels at Bagley & Miller's to pack apples in. It has been a lovely day to-day. Sunday October 18th This being Frank's birthday, he stayed home from Sunday school pricipally though because there wasn't any, this being children's day at church. Frank went to church and to his credit be it said he was the only member of the family who attended all day unless Dick went tonight. I sat around and read most of the morning. This after noon Dad. put the saddle on Joe for me and I had a very enjoyable ride out to see Pud. Smythe. He invited me to go to Simcoe to-morrow night to make inquiries about joining a Captain Simpson's company of the 39th - and I think I will go if I can as he says it is not composed of quite the same class of fellows as the other companys which I guess are pretty tough. If the rules are not too strict and the obligations too great I think I will join, as the Norfolk Rifles belongs to the department of Malitia and defence they wont have to be called out of Canada and if they are ever needed here I would want to be there any way and so I might as well have a little training. Winnie was over for a little while this after noon and Tiddums was much better. It has been cloudy and cool all day inclined to drizzle this morning Monday October 19th First thing after breakfast I put the saddle on Joe and rode her down to be shod. Whit Dixon came in before I left and took the Artful Dodger. Sam Jacques also came over to talk "Pinnafore" to Dad. Their books have come but it seems some English theatre has a royalty on them and won't alow it to be played in public, however I guess they are going on with it just the same. It was getting on to noon when I got home with Joe and I brought the whipple tree off the buggy home with me but when I got here discovered I had lost the little device off it I never dreampt of it coming off as we couldn't take it off when we tried. I had to walk all the way back to look for it. Chris. Quanbury joined me as far as his place and when I got to the bottom of the hill Carl Sovereign plodded up the middle of the road with me. I got all the way to Joe Howell's shop and found it about two feet away from where I started. This afternoon we cleaned up the rest of the wheat Dad. had taken one load down and had on I think 48 bus {bushels} and the last load had on 30 something I went down with him the last load and it was half past five when we got home, so I had to get ready. Dick came home just before six and he went up with me to Simcoe. We called in at Smythe's and left Joe there with and drove the rest of the way with Pud's old skate, it took us about an hour to get to 137 �Simcoe. Pud and I went to the Armories but Dick went over to town and knocked around till we went home. We didn't sign up at all but fell in line with a bunch of beginners and had a little drill and the captain (which is the same fellow who brought his dead dog over here last summer) told us that we could come up as often as we liked and drill and we would be under no obligation till we signed up to go to camp for three years but we didn't have to do that till next June. He said they were going to fix a shooting gallery up in the Armories and also their rifle ranges down by their track and so soon would be having rifle practice. We left Simcoe at ten o'clock but it was twelve when Dick and I got home. Louise came down to-day and is going to stay awhile. Very nice day but a very heavy fog to-night. Tuesday October 20th It was six o'clock before I woke up this morning and then Dad. woke me He wanted to get off to Toronto but thought he wasn't going to make it at that time. But we persuaded him to shave and and I hiked out and hooked Joe up and by not eating any thing he managed to get down in time to catch the train. Huby was down at the train but Dad. got right on to see what damage - a jar of cream had done - as we saw some of it on the robe and the bottom of the buggy so didn't see Huby. I drove around to the house - and got him on there and brought him over. Frank and I spent most of the morning doing chores but Huby husked corn. We went out and helped him when we got through. Alex Jamison came in again to see about a ram and as Dad. wasn't here to beat down he gave us ten dollars and took old Greynose's lamb so we can now rub it into Dad. who seemed to think farm operations would come to a stand still if he left for half an hour but he couldn't sell old Alex a sheep when he was here before. Another fellow was in to-night to inquire about them but he didn't care about them being pure bred and so didn't want to pay so much. Frank told him they could be registered but he said quite solemnly that it wouldn't do him any good if they were red breasted. We didn't know who he was. This after noon Frank hooked up Nellie and Enah Louise and Tiddums went for a drive. Huby and Frank picked apples for Roy while I gave my sign another coat of paint and then I helped them fill the barrel. We got some beautiful Seeks & Spys and a few Canada Reds and what were left of the 20 oz Pippins. It was six o'clock before we we got the barrel filled so we had to leave it out there all night with out any head on it. We didn't know exactly how to pack & head them any way. It was very late when we got through chores. Beautiful day. Sunny and mild. Wednesday October 21st 138 �The total results of our exertions to-day show, our advertisement hung out at the cross roads, a barrel of apples headed and a turnip pulled. After we got the morning chores done which was in pretty good time, Frank and I went out and tacked the signboard on the corner post of the cover field It was pretty well on the slant but I guess people can read it all right. Alfred was plowing in his wheat stubble and we had a short talk with him. We then went over and pulled a good sized turnip for dinner. Huby came over soon after we got in, with old Stringer's apple barrel press which Uncle Ward had lent him, and said Uncle Ward told him just how to head the barrel and that we could do it before dinner. How ever we worked for quite awhile at it and couldn't get the head in, it seemed too big for the barrel, so by dinner time we had come to the conclusion that the best course for us to pursue was to go down and get Uncle Ward and let him do it. Huby said he had to go down after dinner any way so I drove him down got the mail and got Uncle Ward on my way home, After a lot of squeezing he managed to get the head in, but had to enlarge the wooden hoop and put it below the wire as the head was too big and spread the staves. I drove him home - and took Tiddums with me. Frank and I drove down to the station to-night and Louise & Enah stayed home. They all got home safely and Al. Faulkner drove them up to Huby's. I went around and saw them all but didn't stay at all. Dad. and Frank drove home with me as Dad. hadn't had his tea. It has been another lovely day. The quartette that left for the point Monday morning in Faulmsbe's new boat are all back again, poorer than when they left. They got over all right and anchored behind some bluff Monday night and got up early yesterday morning to get started shooting. Cars Rankin and Charlie O'Lair were going down the beach and Bill Oakes & George were going to stay with the boat. Bill had crawled up in the bow which was tightly enclosed and was have a smoke, when George who was near the engine lit a match for his pipe. There had been some gasoline leaking and the fumes immediately ignited and the gasoline which was under the false bottom of the boat caught and the consequence was that although they worked hard to save it George's dandy new launch burned to the waters edge and sank. They managed to save their guns and some of their clothing. Mrs. McBride was here washing all day and Cousin Clare was here to dinner. Thursday October 22nd We got a fairly good start this morning and Dad. started to plow the oat stubble. He thought he was going to have nice easy plowing but it turned over so waxy and stiff that the horse could hardly draw the plow through it. He had to quit once and get the other plow the mould board of which has more shape to it. Frank and I dug potatoes in the cornfield and got about ten rows dug, they were beauties, no small ones and no whoppers. Huby 139 �came over at noon and he and Frank finished digging them out there and piled them up. Dad. & I took the team and waggon and took Roy's apples down and shipped them, we called in at Quanbury's and as they had the barrel all headed that Aunty Alice wanted to send to Mr. Shera, we took it too. We saw all the folks when we were down town. Dad. went out and got what corn we husked the other day. There were 19 1/2 bushels of potatoes of the patch out there. Enah and Louise drove Nellie down town to-day. Allan Law was in tonight inviting two of us over there to thrash to-morrow. It is a little colder to-night but has been a lovely day. Friday October 23rd Dad. and I got over to Sam's to thrash this morning soon after they got started I worked in the mow all day with Art Ryersie but there wasn't any thing for Dad. to do this morning so he went home till after dinner. He then came back and helped some one-eyed guy who is staying at Bill Bush's in the straw which they put in a shed till they got it filled up and then they started to put it in the barn and it was awful, you could hardly see across the barn, and it being alsike dust it was killing. The one eyed man who was in the straw gave out first and had to retire.. I worked till I couldn't breathe - and then I had to quit with the chill. I went and sat by the engine till they quit which was pretty soon although they didn't get it all out. Dad. and I came right home. Aunty was over but went down with Huby. It was all I cared to do to get home and huddle up to the stove. I didn't do a chore. Dad. of course stared off with mentioning what a hot specimen I would be to go to the war if I couldn't stand a little dust but I told him it was just such mugs as me they ought to send, we're no good here and everybody concerned and the country would be much better off if they shipped us all over there and killed us off. Huby and Frank dug six rows of the potatoes in the old garden and got fifteen bushels. They sold another ram this morning to Nixon and Bawyer out at Renton. They took the little fellow. It has been another July day. Saturday October 24th Dad. took the team and rack town to Flemming's this morning as he thought they were going to thrash buckwheat out of the field but it began to rain soon after he left so they just thrashed the oats in the barn and finished about an hour or so after dinner. Frank and I didn't do any thing much this morning on account of the rain. He husked some corn and I dug what potatoes were left in the garden here, and I also drove Louise down to Huby's for dinner. This after noon Frank went and caught Nellie for Enah and then he and I went and dug the rest of the spuds in the old garden we got six more bushels so that altogether we 140 �now have 40 1/2 bushels. Several of the cattle got through the gully fence to-day and so Dad. had to go back and fix it. We got chores done early to-night for a change. A little colder wind to-day. Sunday October 25th Everybody except Dad. & Tiddums went to church this morning even Dick broke into his Sunday timetable and got up to attend Frank went to Sunday school. Aunty came over with us to dinner and stayed all the after noon. After dinner Frank and I went down and joined Huby and Quint and the four of us sailed went up to Wealey's, Quint bought a dandy little strip built skiff with a sail and everything complete. We started to sail up there but found it would take too long tacking so Quint and I rowed up. We got our Ginseng plant and sailed back. It only took about half an hour and there wasn't much wind either. It was nearly six when Frank and I got home so Dad. couldn't get off to church but he and Aunty walked down after tea and he went to see Aunty Alice & Uncle Hal. Uncle Hal. gave me a great black snake skin to-day and Frank his best knife. He gave Quint his shotgun yesterday. It has been colder to-day although sunny and nice but raw breeze. Monday October 26th We didn't do anything much but chores this morning. Frank went over to Flemming's to see what they were going to do but found they wouldn't thrash to-day. We husked a little corn in the barn. This after noon Al. Faulkner drove Aunty Alice & Uncle Hal over in his car. Huby came over with them but didn't stay. Frank went down with them to get the mail. I took the Ginseng root back to the woods and planted it. When Frank got home he and Dad. sawed up one of the old sleepers in the barnyard for the little stove. To-night Louise and I drove up to the Bawlby's where I left Louise as she is going to help them move into their new house. I went on in to Simcoe and to the Armories. We didn't have any drill to-night but the officer gave us musketry instruction. This was Lila's birthday. It has been cold & windy all day and is freezing very hard to-night. Tuesday October 27th It was very late when we got out this morning and after breakfast Dad. & I went out to inspect the oat stubble to see if it was frozen too hard to plow but we saw Allan Law up at the corner with his engine and he said Flemming was going to thrash to-day so Dad. came right home and got the team & rack and went down. It froze very hard last night and seemed harder as it is the first frost this fall. The apples are all frozen on the trees and the 141 �ground is like a board. It hasn't thawed out all day to-day but isn't freezing so hard to-night although there is a cold wind from the west. I sawed wood most of the morning and Frank went out and covered the four piles of potatoes with earth although he said they weren't injured by the frost. The mangels were frozen in the ground but Mr. Flemming says if they are not touched till the frost goes out of them they will be all right. Dad. came home at noon and said they were shorthanded down at Flemming's so I had to go back with him. We finished up early. I pitched on all the after noon so didn't suffer from the dust any. I rode Joe down town after the mail to-night. The big spotted yearling jumped over the bars from the blue grass field to-night, lit on his head and broke one of his horns and mabee worse. Wednesday October 28th John Wess came over this morning to see if we could fix up the line fence a little as he wanted to turn his cattle in on his oat stubble. Dad. told him to turn in and let them break through if they wanted to, there was nothing there they could hurt. He and Frank went back and fixed the gully fence a little to keep our cattle in there. Frank and I husked a little corn this morning for the pigs and then I made a trough for the chickens and spent the morning fixing up the yards to keep the chickens inside and separate. This after noon Frank and I picked the Sprys. I picked and he sorted. I think the frost was all out of most of them so I guess they will be all right. It was too windy to pick but I put the ladder on the inside of the tree and got most of them although there is a lot of nice ones yet around the out side. There were about five bushels of good ones and three of frozen ones & culls. Dad plowed all the after noon and said it went a little better but I guess it was pretty stiff. I went to Simcoe again to-night and had a little drill I drove Aunty home so went around by town. I saw Ed. Turner down there and asked him if he wanted to go up but he didn't to-night. While I was talking to him Andy Moore came along and he wanted to go up so I took him. I told him to be around at the stable about nine and I would drive him home, but when I went down he had been there, paid for the horse and said he wasn't going back. I drove around by town and saw him and he said Tom Law was up there with his car, pickled, and he wanted Andy to drive him home, so I came home alone. Milder to-day but very strong west wind. Very mild to-night and looks like rain. Thursday October 29th It rained during the night and all day, not hard but a steady fine rain. We couldn't do anything much outside but chores. Dad. went back this morning and fixed the gully fence where the cattle got into the west blue grass field and I cleaned out the cellar ready to put 142 �in the apples and roots. This after noon Dad. drove Uncle Hal. and Aunty Alice down to Huby's where they are going to stay for awhile. It was a miserable day to go out but Uncle Hal. was anxious to go. Dad. wanted to bring Huby back with him to help move the stove but he wasn't home so we moved the stove out of the woodshed into the kitchen by ourselves. We put the warming oven on this stove off Cousin Bessy's. When the cattle came up to-night they were all there but the three heifers. Dad. went back to the end of the lane but it was dark and we knew they must be out some where. He didn't milk the others Friday October 30th We didn't get out very early this morning. Josh Varey came over and Dad. had to file his old horse's teeth off for him Huby came up the creek with Quint and then down here and he told me my sign had blown down at the corner so I had to go and fix it up. I cleaned up one of the chicken yards and then we all went out and pulled and topped the mangels and turnips. Dad went back and fixed the place where the heifers got out on the road and the rest of us husked a shock of corn, which we hauled up with us. This after noon Dad. & I hauled in the roots and put them down cellar, there was scarcely a load of mangels but a good load of turnips. We then hauled up a load of rails. Huby & Frank husked corn all the after noon. Jonas helped them for awhile. He is going to work out what he owes for pasture. Win came over after school and I drove Huby and her home and then got the mail. The Turks are now in on this War and have begun hostilities with Russia. They say it may lead to a holy war and all the Mohammedens side in with Turkey. It has been raw and mostly cloudy to-day with a couple of spits of rain. There were some very queer lights in the direct east this after noon. The looked something like the Northern Lights but were not colored. They looked more like rays from some huge light beneath the horizon. Saturday October 31st Dad. got right out after breakfast and plowed, he got in a pretty fair day. Huby came over and he, Frank, Jonas & I husked corn all morning we got about a load husked. There is a lot of nubbins on it which we don't husk. This after noon we picked apples Dad. and Frank went down to Sam Law's with the waggon and borrowed a ladder and then went out and picked up the corn and brought it in and Dad. went on plowing. He gave Jonas a tree of Seeks and told him he could have them if he would help us pick ours, but he picked his own this after noon. We were just picking seeks as there are some beauties and bushels of them. We just picked the biggest ones and when we got a tree done it could hardly be told that we had been it it. We will shake the rest down for cider. To-night Frank went down to the picture 143 �show and I went down with him and got the mail and some provisions. I forgot all about it being Hallowe'en till I heard the school bell ringing when on my way down but the town was full of dressed up girls & noisy boys. It has been a lovely day sunny & bright but rather windy. Sunday November 1st Frank went down to Sunday school and Dad. and I drove down to church. Enah had a headache so didn't go. After church Dad. drove Aunty up to the cemetry and Frank and I went down to Huby's and waited till they got back. We went down and helped Quint pull his new boat out of the creek and turned it over on the bank to see if we could find out where it leaked and we found three or four spots were the strips were punky. Quint was disappointed as he thought she was all sound. This after noon Dad. and Enah drove out to see Mrs. Jim Waddle who is going to the hospital to-morrow. Winnifred had the chicken pox so they didn't stay long with the baby. They came home around by the Shand's but Charlie was the only one home there. Dad. says somebody has been playing Hallowe'en tricks on the side road and have ripped the bars down going into the woods and strung them half way across the road. Ed. came over soon after they left and he, Marion and I took a walk back the lane. We happened to see Snowdrop out on the road so had to go and put her in. Frank spent the afternoon back in the gully and surrounding country. Dick spent the morning in bed and after dinner after we had a little football match and nearly broke all the windows around the place - he went down town where he spent the after noon, evening and part of the night, he likely went to church. It has been a lovely day but looked very rainy to-night. Monday November 2nd Poor Frank started back to school this morning, he didn't say any thing but I don't think the prospect was very cheering. Dad. plowed all day and has the field half done to-night. Huby came over and sawed wood till I got the chores all done and then we went back to the gully to see if we could find any weak spots in the fence but it seemed all right. Snowdrop got out at the edge of the culvert and we blocked a post up there with stone as well as we could. We then went up the road to fix up some Hallowe'en pranks. They had taken the old post by the bars going into the woods and pulled it and the wire half way across the road and had Sam Law's gate and another big one and our bars all scattered around. They had had a fence built right across the road, but some one had taken it down to get past. When we got through there we went up through the woods and were just going up the lane when 144 �we heard turkeys way up Ivey's gully. We thought we had better go up and drive ours home if they were there but we tramped all over the gully & woods and didn't see or hear a thing more of them. Huby had the shot gun - and a chicken hawk flew over us so Huby shot him. He fell on his back and lay there, We thought shurely he was a goner but old Nig went prowling around and he got up and flew away. Huby took another shot and he swerved but kept right on flying and lit on the side hill. We went over to him there and raised again. Huby put a black powder shell in and took a crack at him and this time knocked a bunch of feathers out of his back. He first flew a little farther and dropped. When we got up to him he was sufficiently dead for us to finish the job with a club. After dinner Huby picked apples and I sorted them and carried them down cellar. We now have all the boxes we can find around the place filled with Seeks or Spys and will have to put what few russets we get on the floor. I went down to the corner to see if I could find any trace of my sighn. The Hallowe'en fellows ripped it down and took it away some place. Charlie Quanbury said he saw it down in the bank window but Dick didn't know anything about it. I went up to Simcoe to-night. I called for Ed. Turner but he changed his mind about going to-night but said he would accompany me next Monday. I then Called for Pud. Smythe but he had gone. We had company drill up there to-night. There was a class for any who wanted to stay after wards to study for N.C.O's. but as it meant four nights a week for three or four weeks I didn't stay. The Daughters of the Empire were giving the fellows who are leaving for the front a supper. It was cloudy all day but turned out a beautiful night. DIARY. 1914 T.B.Barrett. Port Dover, Ontario. The Farm........................ {decorative descending triangle of horizontal straight lines} From November 3rd 1914 to December 31st 1914 Tuesday November 3rd 1914. It rained most of the morning so we didn't do much outside. I drove the boys down to the school and the bank and when I got back Tom Abbot had his horse in the drive house and he was in the house getting warm and waiting for the rain to let up. When he left I went out and cleaned out the horse stable and then Dad. & I oiled the buggy and put on the other 145 �whipple tree. Jonas came over and got Nellie with a view to taking the rest of his apples home. We saw Art Quanbury prowling around over by Martin's gully so we went over to see what they were all doing thinking we might get Joe Fields to help me build the new hen house. He said they were all busy but I might get Henry Odd who left Saturday. Art. went to take the old hen home that was sitting under the willow tree and discovered she had just hatched out five chicks so he stuffed them all in his pocket and took them over. Dad. plowed all the after noon. I drove down to town to see Henry. and found him working up at Jim. Caley's new house. I told him what I wanted and he told me he would see me to-night that the job he was at was too hard. I went down to-night and got my hair cut and saw him and he said he would be over Thursday morning. I went down to Huby's for a little while and it was fairly late when I got home. Huby came over this after noon and cleaned up the chicken yard. It has been a lovely after noon and night Wednesday November 4th Dad. got out early this morning to plow and got a good day in. Jonas came over fairly early to help as he is going to try and work out what he owes us for pasture He picked a few more russets first but couldn't get many then he cleaned up the garden. The cabbages all seem to have wilted and have no heads so he just piled them out behind the shop. Huby came over later and he and I sorted the russets and put them down cellar then carried all the apples beets & carrots down. This after noon Jonas didn't come over and we suppose he went to a sale. Huby and I husked corn but didn't get much done. I had to quit early to get off to Simcoe to-night. I drove Win up. She wanted to p a visit to Norah Cunningham. I left her there and when I got through drilling we went down to the moving picture show Norah had sprained her ankle and hadn't been able to get out. Aunty came over to dinner and went down with me to-night. She took Tiddums out to the cornfield where he seemed greatly pleased to find Huby and called him by name for the first time. He is learning to talk quickly. Mrs McBride was here all day washing. Cloudy and showery this after noon but a lovely night. It seems to be a sort of second spring. Several people have found ripe raspberries and Dad is plowing under barley out in head and An old guinea hen hatched out then young ones to-day. Thursday November 5th Henry Auld. came over this morning and I have put in most of the day helping him. We had to quit once or twice for rain and it took us quite awhile to get the sills laid so by to-night we had about half at the front and back studding up. Henry quit early to pick some apples. 146 �He wanted some Tolman Sweets and as we had quite a lot we don't want we told him he could have them. Dad. plowed nearly all day but got the field finished all but running the cross ditches. Jim Bush is plowing up the gull for Jack and I guess is having quite a time of it. This was Aunty Alice's birthday and Aunty has been up visiting her all day. Enah and Tiddums went down to see her this after noon and we were going down after tea but it was so wet we didn't go I went to bed about eight o'clock. Frank went down to confirmation class and to call on Jonas who fell down cellar this morning and hurt himself. I guess he thinks he is about killed. It has been a miserable day. Cloudy and cold and wet. Aunty has sent Tiddums a dandy doll she made out of corn husks. Friday November 6th Right after breakfast this morning Frank and I drove down in the lumber waggon and got some more nails and scantling, we also took what apples Henry had picked down to him. Frank went on to school when he got the stuff for me. Henry and I worked all day at the hen house and have the frame all up and the back siding on. Dad. hauled in the corn that was husked and some rails and ran out the ditches in the field he just plowed. This after noon he plowed the garden. He hauled the waggon in the orchard to fill with apples to take up to Walker Waddles to-morrow. Frank was down at Jonas's for a long time to-night visiting him. He seems greatly stuck on him. Jonas says he has broken a rib and seems to be trying to make himself believe he is killed. It has been a rather decent day not so cold as yesterday. Saturday November 7th Henry was over at half past six this morning and put what he could of the sheeting on but discovered that there was only about half enough so Dad. & I drove down in the rack after breakfast to get some but both Tommy & the Widespread were all out of it but expected some in a day or two. We tried at Jack. Martin's to see if he had any he could let us have but they were waiting for it too. We got some roofing paper and nail and got Huby's two cider kegs and came home rather disgusted as it was a fine day to put on the roofing and we didn't know when there will be another like it. Henry picked a few apples for himself and cut the boards for the front cornice. Dad. & I hauled in some cornstalks before dinner This after noon Dad. & Frank took the load of apples that Frank picked up this morning up to Walker Waddles and got our barrel and Huby's 2 kegs filled. They didn't get back till about five. Henry and I were all the after noon puting siding on the end of the old chicken house and it has improved the appearance of it 100%. Henry left his tools here and said he would come back when the lumber came if he wasn't busy. He only charged me $3.75 for all he 147 �has done and then told me not to pay him now and he has made a fine job so far. Marsh from up the Gravel Road was in this morning to look at the rams but didn't buy on account of the price. It has been another lovely day sunny & mild. Sunday November 8th It rained all morning and part of the after noon but Dad. and Frank drove down to church. Aunty came back with them and she and I walked down to church to-night. I went down to Hubys for about an hour after church. Huby was playing solitare much to Aunty's sorrow, and the worst of it was Aunty Alice would show him a move occasionally. Huby gave me some cider and handed me a large piece of plaster which he told me was Scotch short bread. Before I knew what I was doing I had my mouth full of it. This after noon Dick went down town and Frank back to the gully. I sat around and read and drew. It had cleared off and was a beautiful night to-night but was freezing hard when I came home. Monday November 9th We didn't get started very early this morning and Dad. and I spent most of the day working with the potatoes. We sorted the two pits in the field and got quite a few frozen ones and some which were not frozen but still rotting. We sacked them up and this afternoon we hauled them in and Dad. took 6 bushels down to Huby. Tupper came in and borrowed our waggon box to take his seed to Hagersville. To-night I went to Simcoe. I called for Ed Turner but he was tired and didn't go. After drill Captain Simpson told us we would have to sign up now. He told me I was under no obligations as if I had a good excuse I needn't go to camp and could resign if I wanted to. In case of Canada being invaded I could be turned out for six or eighteen months service but I in that case I would go any way so I swore obedience & fidelity to His Majesty and signed up with C Company. Tuesday November 10th It has been a rotten day to-day cold, windy, cloudy & wet. It snowed a little but rained mostly. Dad. & I put off the load of cornstalks which was on the waggon and then went out and husked a shock and divided three or four unhusked shocks so that we could load them on the waggon. We then took the rack out and with the aid of a sling rope put on nearly a whole row of unhusked shocks. This after noon we did chores and stretched a bit of poultry wire around the old calves' pen in the barn and to-night caught what single comb roosters we could find and an old black hen and confined them in their death cell as we are going to 148 �eat them when we get hungry. Frank says he thinks our lumber has come. Quint & Bill got back from the Point. Wednesday November 11th We didn't do much but chores to-day it has been cloudy and threatening all day. We unloaded the load of cornstalks which was on the waggon and and husked a little corn for the pigs. Dad. killed a couple of chickens and Sid. McBride and an agent came in representing {Gumas?} limited. They were here a long time and went away with a ten dollar order for beef scrap and hog meal. Tupper brought the wagon back. I didn't intend to go to Simcoe to-night it looked so stormy but Dick came home to go with me so we went and although it was dark and sprinkled a little it wasn't a bad night. I got my uniform to-night. Mrs. McBride was here all day. Thursday November 12th Did chores and husked corn all morning. This after noon Dick and I drove to Simcoe. Dick got his photograph taken at Moores and I took a lot of harness up to Church's to be fixed. Dick and hung around town till most of it was done, shot two or three games of pool with Dick, first games I ever played, didn't do so badly considering. I had to leave a bridle up there, we left Simcoe about six so it was fairly late when I had my tea. Cloudy most of the day and inclined to be rainy but not cold. Dad started to plow the plum orchard this after noon, awful job. Young Snider from down {Jaw?} lake bought Dad's ram lamb to-day. Friday November 13th It rained a good part of the morning and I drove the boys down to the bank & school. During the morning a terrific wind came up and lifted the top of the straw stack and flopped it between the stack and barn. Dad. & I discovered that Charlotte's heifer was under it but we could hear her lowing. It took us quite awhile to dig her out but she didn't seem any the worse she was up agains the stack so the big weight wasn't on her. Dad. & I went down town before dinner and got our lumber at Tommy's. This after noon Dad. plowed in the plum orchard and I did chores and husked a little corn. It was cloudy windy and rather cold this after noon with occasional spits of sharp rain. Saturday November 14th 149 �I spent the morning doing chores. Frank helped me husk some corn for the pigs and then went down town after some jars Harry Dyer came after his cow and calf. This after noon Frank & I sorted out another pit of potatoes and found a lot of rotten ones. We husked a little more corn. Frank went back to the gully and found Snowdrop in Sam. Law's wheat so brought her up. The others were all right. Dad. got in a full day and finished the plum orchard. He hauled in the potatoes we sorted to-night. After tea he & Frank killed and dressed a couple of roosters. Aunty, Aunty Alice & Lila were over for a little while this after noon. Sunny but cold east wind. Sunday November 15th It rained steadily all day so none of us went down town but sat around and read. Enah and I had a piano & horn concert this after noon. Dick didn't come home last night so we don't know what happened to him nor any of the news. Very windy night. Monday November 16th Dad. & I took the plow and waggon back over the gully this morning and loaded up a load of rails of John Wess' line. He came over and said he would bring his engine over and buzz them up for us when we got them all hauled. Dad. started to plow the old alsike stubble and took in a band or so of the bluegrass field to plow off the little gully. He plowed all the afternoon and got a good start made. I did chores most of the after noon but went back and put on another load of rails for Dad. to haul up to-night.To-night I went down to a surprise party at Billy Boughner's which Elva and the sewing club got up. Had a great time. Bill Buck came and borrowed the hay rack to haul a load of boxes from Simcoe. It has been very cold and windy all day and is freezing hard to-night. Tuesday November 17 It was frozen up solid this morning and very cold and windy so Dad didn't take the team out although he thought he could have plowed in the sod. He killed and plucked a couple of chickens and I went back to John Wess' to see his cement fence post mould. I was over there quite awhile. Didn't do anything much this after noon. Dad. went down to Sam Law's and got our turkeys and I went over to Jack Martin's to see if he wanted to buy my roosters. He said he would come over soon to look at them. Dad. & Frank went down town as Uncle Hall wasn't so well to-day. Wednesday November 18th 150 �Huby came over this morning and we hauled a load of hay over from the big barn to the other and put it over the bull pen. We then went out and divided all the big shocks of corn in one row and hauled them in this after noon. Quint came over to tea and he and I drove to Simcoe to-night. Quint went over to the armories and but didn't drill. We got home about twelve. Aunty was over here all the after noon and is going to stay awhile. Mrs. McBride was here all day. Cold & windy. Thursday November 19th Dad. & I unloaded the load of corn this morning and Huby came over and he & I went out and divided another lot of big shocks so we could put them on the waggon. We hauled in another row before dinner. I just about froze and felt a little sick at noon so didn't do anything for awhile after dinner till Dad. & Huby husked some corn then we put the load off and got another load in without dividing them. Enah, Aunty and Tiddums all went down town this after noon. It has been thawing all day but a very cold raw wind and before dinner we had a short but fierce snow storm. Friday November 20th We intended to haul in the rest of the cornstalks to-day but Henry Auld came over about nine o'clock so I had to help him. It was pretty cold so we didn't try to put the roofing on but we got the sheeting and front on. Huby came over about noon and he and Dad. husked corn and did chores. About five o'clock Mully rather unexpectedly presented us with a heifer calf althoug we discovered that it was just due instead of being a month early as Dad. supposed. It is a dandy and clear red except for a white tip on its tail which Huby says will be a fine landmark if Bluch doesn't bite it off. That makes six head of cattle that I now own. It has been sunny to-day but didn't thaw at all and there was a cold west wind. Saturday November 21st Henry came over again this morning and made the frames for the front of the henhouse and this after noon we put the roofing on. It was pretty cold and we had to heat the tar so it would run. Dad. Frank and I hauled cornstalks this morning. We got them all in in two loads and got the last load after dinner. We had to leave one shock in the middle of a water hole as it was frozen solid. Henry only charged me seven dollars for all his work Thursday December 3rd 151 �It is nearly two weeks since I last wrote in this but this is first day I have been at all in the mood to write as I have been laid up with the "Yaller Janders" and have felt pretty rotten although spending only one entire day in bed. I am not yet able to do anything outside although I feel ever so much better. Frank and Dad. have had a pretty rough time of it and haven't been able till to-day to get a thing done but chores although the frost went out early last week and all the other farmers are well up with their plowing. Dad. got a good early start this morning and Mr. Flemming came over with this team and plow for a surprise so they will get on famously to-day. A week ago Sunday Uncle Hal. was taken very much worse, and Quint came over after Dad. who was down nearly every night and often during the day so got hardly any sleep at all. Uncle Hal. grew gradually worse through the week and although they didn't think he suffered much actual pain often had a very hard time with his breathing, and on Monday morning about four o'clock he died. He was consious I think right up to the last. Roy came up Sunday Saturday night and went back Monday night. He might have stayed longer but got word from Vernon that Rebecca was sick but I don't think it was any thing serious. The funeral was yester day and Dad. Frank & Enah all went down and took the baby with them I stayed here with Mrs. McBride. It has been pretty nice sunny weather for the most part since the frost went out and has only frozen slightly a couple or so nights. It has rained once or twice one all day rain on Tuesday I think. Friday December 4th Mr. Flemming came over and gave Dad. another day's work to-day so they have got on fine Dad. says he can nearly finish it if he gets a good day in to-morrow I felt ever so much better to-day and cleaned out the chicken house and husked & shelled some corn this morning. This after noon I went down and got the Beef scrap and gut at the station I took Nellie and Jonas' old democrat. Aunty & Aunty Alice came over to-night they are going to stay here for awhile.. Cold, raw wind and cloudy all day. Saturday December 5th Dad. plowed all day to-day and nearly finished the field. He took the waggon back with him at noon and Frank and I went back and filled it with rails and Dad. hauled it up to-night. I spent the whole morning and what time I had this after noon in cleaning up the chicken yard and houses and putting fresh straw in. I got it pretty well fixed up. Frank did most of the chores and Dad. cut his hair to-night. Enah sold one of the young gobblers to-night to Will McNeily. Cloudy and windy to-day but not very cold. 152 �Sunday December 6th Aunty & Frank went down to Sunday School and Dick and I joined them at church. This after noon Frank & I did up most of the chores and Dad. drove Aunty Alice up to the cemetry. Enah took Frank's and my picture. To-night Frank is to be confirmed and Dad. Enah & Aunty have all gone down to church and Aunty Alice and I are looking after the house. It froze a little last night but hasn't been cold to-day. Monday December 7th Huby came over to-day and has been ditching in the back field all day. Dad. finished the piece he was at and got a good start on the bluegrass side hill. I did chores all day it takes so long to husk corn enouh for the pigs that I don't get time to do anything else, although I did go over and see Brierly to ask him about feeding beef scrap. He told me to mix it with rolled oats and feed in a hopper. Jack said he was coming over to-day to look at the roosters but he didn't come. Mr. Morgan came over before dinner and stayed most of the after noon. I ordered a pecan tree from him. Quint came over to tea to-night and he and I went to Simcoe. I was very much behind as I missed all the rifle drill last week. We went out on a march way down to Yeager's place Dad is in a great figit to-night as he was summoned to appear as a jury man and he thinks Court sits to-morrow but he lost the notice and neglected to write and ask if he wasn't exempt as he ase US Tuesday December 8th Dad was very wrathy this morning as I found out in Simcoe last night that the best thing for him to do was to turn up at the court house to morrow and Cousin Willie told him this morning the same thing. He telephoned to Kelly and found out that he had to be there by one o'clock so he went up but he managed to get off as he is a Vet. It would have been a great day to plow. Huby ditched all day and I didn't do a pesky thing but chores principally husk corn for the pigs. Mr. Flemming came over and said he was going to thrash to-morrow but said he could get along if it would have to stop Dad. from plowing or if I didn't feel well enough to work in the dust but Dad. went over to-night to Quanbury's to telephone to Billy Lewis as he said he would give us a hand when we wanted him. Cloudy and windy but not very cold. Wednesday December 9th 153 �It snowed during the night and has been snowing & blowing all day but not very cold. Dad. helped me husk corn this morning but plowed all the after noon. Both Tupper & John Wess told him they were going to give him some help if it stays open. They say plowing under an inch or two of snow is as good as a coat of manure and that is what Dad is doing. This after noon I hooked up Nellie to the democrat and drove Aunty Alice down town I went around by the mill to get a couple of bags of oats rolled for the chickens but they were to light so I got them chopped and rolled and bought some rolled oats I also got a bag of flour and took it down to the Belgian Relief house. We got home about five o'clock. Thursday December 10th Dad. plowed all day and Tupper sent his man over this after noon so they got quite a chunk done. I did chores and this morning built a hopper in the chicken shed and filled it with twenty five lbs of rolled oats and three or four lbs of beef scrap and they seemed very greedy for it. Enah drove down town this morning and brought Cousin Clare over. She was here all day. There was an extra drill on to-night for the recruits but it was so late when we got through that I didn't go up. Friday December 11th Dad. got in a full day again to-day. I went back for awhile this morning and this after noon I hooked up Nellie to the democrat and drove Aunty Alice over to Mrs. Cooke's and went around by Tupper's and borrowed Charlie Butler's side hill plow, Dad. says it saves a lot of carrying furrows but is very awkward, and it is impossible to do a nice job with it, what bothers him most is seeing the furrow go to the left. Sunny day. Saturday December 12th Dad. plowed all day again and John Wess came over and helped him all day so they got on fine. I did chores and putterd around. Frank went down with Nellie and the democrat and got the box which Cousin Lizzie Hyde sent to us it contained a lot of old family treasures of Fa's older brother. There was a pair of old hosllers, an old sword, a revolver of ancient pattern an old portable desk with some old papers and photo-graphs in it some old silverware and a few books and papers. Huby & Lila came over with Frank and Huby husked corn all the after noon. I got four eggs yesterday which is the most I have got yet but none at all to day. Not so sunny but not cold. Sunday December 13th 154 �Auntie and Frank went down to Sunday school and Enah drove down to church. This after noon Aunty and I drove out to the Smythe's. To-night I walked down to church and Aunty & Aunty Alice went down to Huby's as Aunty Alice wants to be down there to-morrow to get ready for her trip to Ingersoll to see Uncle Hal's sister. Dad. went down to Alfred's to-night and found Blaikie down there so had quite a long visit. It has been snowing pretty much all day. It was coming down very thickly this after noon and evening and when I came home it was very soft, the water was dripping into the cistern. Monday December 14th When we got up this morning we found it had turned much colder and quite a strong wind had got up. The wind kept up all day and was terrific to-night and it was also very cold but sunny and freezing very hard to-night. Dad. & I went back this morning and chased the horses all up and put them in the barnyard. We put Ginger in but the others stayed out all night. We took Charlie Butler's side hill plow and put it through the fence on to the road and then came up and hooked up the team to the bob sleighs and to it home to Tuppers and on our way back got our own plow and took it up. This after noon we did chores principally. Blaike came in to tea. Quint came over to go to Simcoe with me but it was so windy & cold we didn't go. I went down town with him after tea and we were both glad we decided not to go. We went up to Tip's and I bought myself a pretty nice over coat for $13.00. I hung around town awhile and went down to Huby's for a little while. Tuesday December 15th We did chores principally to-day and I shovelled some snow. We were going to haul a load of rails up this after noon but Huby came over to tell Dad. that the township council was meeting this after noon and Hammond sent word over for Dad. to come down and see about his taxes so Dad. went but found it was the same mistake in the asesement which the town council was going to rectify but he saw the asessor and had the pleasure of telling him what he thought of him. When he came home Jack Martin came over to look at the roosters and said he could pick twenty out of this lot. Froze hard all day but wind not so strong. Wednesday December 16th Dad. and I hooked up to the bob-sleighs before dinner and hauled up a load of rails. After dinner we went down to the mill and got a couple of hundred of oat chop for the pigs. Then I filled up the three days' accumulation of manure in the horse stable into the bob-sleigs 155 �and Dad hauled it over to the potato pit. When he came up we hauled the manure spreader from the shed at the cow stable over to the shed at the big barn. We did chores early and I went to Simcoe to-night Quint didn't come over so I went alone. We had a good drill after which I went over to the rink for a minute or two they have started skating up there. Mrs. McBride was here all day. Not quite as cold or windy to-day. Thursday December 17th Dad. and I went back to John Wess' line and got another load of rails this morning. We didn't do any thing much but chores this after noon. Aunty was over to dinner but went back again. Dick told us that Dave. Waddle would be over in the morning to butcher hogs. Much milder to-day & sunny but still freezing. The German's bombarded two or three towns on the English coast. Friday December 18th Dave Waddle & Powell McIntosh came over this morning about ten o'clock armed with a rifle and numerous pig killing utensils We let the pigs out of the pen two at a time and Dave shot them & stuck them. He only had to shoot one twice. They had the whole four all dressed by twelve o'clock - and wouldn't stay to dinner nor take any pay. Sid. McBride came in as they left and I paid him for the chicken feed. We then measured the fence along the road and Dad. orderd 120 rods of fence from him. This after noon we hooked up to the waggon and Dad. Frank and I went down with Huby's pig. It was the biggest and dressed 120 lbs. Very much milder to-day and nice out. Saturday December 19th It was snowing hard when we got up this morning and there was quite a wind It was very soft and hasn't frozen all day but is freezing to-night. We moved the calf this morning from the horse stable over to the barn and put the colts in. We also cleaned out the rooster's pen. Chris told me he was coming over to get some of them this morning. He didn't come till to night and as it was getting dusk he only picked out 16! This after noon we hooked up Joe & Ginger to the bob sleighs and the whole family went down town. We left Tiddum's in Aunty's care at Hubys and Aunty Alice who got back on the noon train went up with us. Dad. went in to Moses' and got measured for a suit which Dick is going to have made for him Aunty supplying the stuff. He then went down and cut up Huby's pig for him while Frank and I brought the team home. 156 �Sunday December 20th Daddy & Frank went down to communion at eight o'clock this morning and Frank stayed down to Sunday school and the later service. I didn't go to church at all to-day. About twelve o'clock Dad. hooked up Joe & Ginger to the bob sleighs and drove down and brought over Cousin Clare, Aunty & Aunty Alice to dinner in honor of Tiddum's second anniversary birthday. Dad. drove Aunty Alice & Cousin Claire home before tea and Aunty stayed here to mind Tiddums while Dad. & Enah went down to the Methodist church to hear Nell. Smith sing a solo. Beautiful day, sunny & mild. Monday December 21st It snowed a lot more during the night and it was very wet and heavy but there was quite a cold wind all day and it dried out. I drove the boys down this morning in the bob sleighs and got a couple of bags of chop at the mill for the pigs. Later Dad & I drove down in the cutter and took Aunty down. Dad. went around to see Niel Elliot to see what he would give for Charlotte who is nearly a new milks cow; but Niel wasn't in town but Joe Long said he would tell him. This after noon Dad. cut up a couple of the pigs and I shaved and got ready to go to Simcoe to-night. Dick & Quint came over to tea and we all three went up but it made things pretty crowed in the cutter and consequently cold and heavy pulling. Dick went over to the rink and skated all evening and I drilled. Quint went on a fruitless trek somewhere in the country in quest of a ferret and Dick and I hung around the barn till nearly twelve o'clock and we didn't get home till after one. Tuesday December 22nd We did chores all morning and Dad. cut up the other pig. This afternoon we hooked up to the bob sleighs and drove down and Dad. brought Aunty & Aunty Alice over but I stayed up town got my hair cut and walked home. Frank got out of school at recess to-day for the holidays. He has gone down to the picture show to-night. There has been a very cold wind all day and is freezing hard to-night. Wednesday December 23rd Dad. & Frank went back this morning and got a load of rails and also cut a lot of green poplar sticks out of the woods I spent the morning tacking cotton in one of my chicken frames. This after noon Dad. & Enah drove out to see Mrs. Jim. Waddle who is very ill and not expected to live long. Mrs McBride was here all day. To-night I drove to to Simcoe alone. 157 �We didn't have a long drill as it was so near Christmas so I got home before the family had retired. Windy all day. Cold & still to-night. Frank spent the after noon getting a little Christmas tree for Tiddums. Thursday December 24th I drove Aunty down town this morning in the bob sleighs and got 6.00 of chop at the mill. This after noon Dad. dressed a turkey for to-morrow's dinner and I did chores principally. Winny & Lila came over this after noon with the mail and stayed to tea. Tonight Dad. walked down to get his hair cut and Frank and I hooked up the team later to the bob sleigh and took Win. & Lila down I waited around in the bobs till the Woodstock train came in and then drove Dick, Ferdy who came to spend the holidays with Dick, Dad & Frank home. Cloudy & rather cold. Friday December 25th This being Christmas Day we didn't try to get any more work than was absolutely necessary done. Aunty Alice looked after Tiddums while all the rest of us went down to church Enah got word last night from Harry Moon that Topsy wouldn't be here so she had to play the organ which was rather strenuous as she hasn't had any practice with the choir. Dick & Ferdy spent the after noon at the Dyer's and didn't show up till five o'clock when we had dinner. After church we went around by Huby's and got all of that family but Quint who was hunting but who showed up before dinner. Aunty Maude didn't feel very well but managed to get over Dad. drove them all back again to-night. In the after noon we had a little tree for Tiddums and Huby was Santa Claus. Nobody got or gave any presents (which was arranged before hand) but Tiddums & Lila. Aunty Alice did get us boys some socks etc. but said they weren't Christmas presents. Quint, Tiddums & I went to sleep to-night in the dining room and the rest of the family played "Pit" in the kitchen. Ferdy & Dick went down town after dinner and didnt get back till late when it was discovered that Ferdy's ear was frozen. Beautiful day. Clear and frosty but sunny. Saturday December 26th I did chores principally to-day and Dad & Frank cut down the old snow apple tree in the orchard. Ferdy got up about noon and he had an ear on him as big as a turnip and a great big blister on it. Dad opened it and found it was so badly frozen that poor Ferdy had to stay in the house all day. I guess it was pretty slow but a half-starved Englisman drifted in here looking for work and entertained him while he was getting warm and eating enough to do 158 �him as he said himself till tomorrow morning. Aunty went down town and told us when she came home that some farmer had telephoned in to say this englishman we are sure left him and stole all there was in the house. Dick came home to tea but had to go back again. Huby & Quint came over after tea to catch the little pigeons for a match but could only get two as they roosted so high up in the barn. They came in and played "Pit" with us for quite awhile. They say it was down to 20° below zero last night but has been a beautiful sunny, still but frosty day. Snowed a little this afternoon. Sunday December 27th We didn't get up till late this morning so Dad. & I didn't get to church at all. Aunty walked down to Sunday School and I drove Enah and Frank down to church. Dad. drove after them at noon. Dick & Ferdy spent the morning in bed and the after noon and evening down town. I fooled around and did chores all the after noon. Not so cold to-day but windy & cloudy. Monday December 28th We got a late start again this morning. Dad. & Frank went back to the woods and got some more poplar poles. I went over to Jack Martin's and settled up with him. He gave me a check for $79.00. Neil Elliott came to look at Charlotte but didn't want to give $60.00 for so Dad. thought he would keep her and veal her calf and make enough out of the cream all winter to pay for keeping her although she isn't a very heavy milker. This after noon Dad. intended to go down to Nomination but Tom told us this morning that Mr. Lemon's funeral was this after noon at two o'clock. Right after dinner I drove Enah and Ferdy down town and when I got back Dad. took Joe to go to the funeral but Tom had been here and said he had been mistaken and it was at one o'clock so Dad met them at the Winding Hill and went to the cemetery with them and brought Enah and Tiddums home with him from town. Tonight Dad. Frank and I went down to town nomination but there was no fun Vyse was the only speaker to amount to any thing and will probably go in again by acclaimation. He brought up one little incident of a private nature to spite L.G. Morgan for the articles appearing in the "Maple Leaf" last summer but Murray got up and took L.G.'s part and explained the case satisfactorily. Milder Tuesday December 29th We did chores this morning and this after noon I drove Aunty & Aunty Alice down town in the bob-sleigh. They are going to stay down for awhile to call. Ferdy & Frank went back to the woods with the shotgun, axe & rifle and chopped down a few trees and shot a few 159 �stumps. To-night I went down town thinking there was a band meeting but nobody showed up. Nice day. Wednesday December 30th I went down town this morning to see if I could get Joe shod but Joe Howell's shop was full till noon but I took her down this after noon and got her in Ferdy & Frank went down with me and Frank got the saws from Chris Fairchilds which I took down yesterday to be sharpened and Ferdy stayed down for awhile. While I was at the shop a wedding {illegible} went past which which turned out to be Jean Davis. Quint came over to tea and we went to Simcoe to-night. Quint went to skate and I to drill. There was no light at the armories so they took us out for a couple of miles march and gave us some formations on the march. After this Quint and I went in to the "Reformer" shop to see Karl. who showed us all about his wonderful Linotype machine. Mrs. Jim. Waddle died this afternoon. Nice day and lovely night. Thursday December 31st I didn't do anything but chores all day and this after noon I shaved. Dad. Ferdy and Frank went back to the woods and got a load of poles. This after noon Ferdy & Frank went down town and Ferdy showed Frank through the mill. Ferdy stayed down to tea some where. Tonight I went down to a dance which the "Everready Sewing Club" got up for the relief of the Belgium's. There was a big crown there and altogether they took in fifty four dollars and fifty cents which was clear as they got every thing free. I had a dandy time and danced every dance I could get. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>January 1st 1914. Thursday.</p> <p>I began the New Year very badly by allowing the sun to get up or nearly so before me, but I was utterly unaware of it until too late, of course we didn't pretend to do any thing but chores so it didn't matter much. We got every thing done up and I got dressed ready for dinner at Aunty Maude's which was supposed to be at half past one sharp, but as Tiddums went to sleep and they didn't like to wake him, Dad, Enah, Roy &amp; Frank didn't get down till about half past two, but I went down on time and told Aunty Maude how things stood. However when we did get after the turkey we soon polished him off. Dad, Tiddums and I came home about five and did chores and minded Tiddums by turns. Roy had to go back to-night and Enah and Frank went down to the station to see him off Enah and Aunty Maude also went over to Mrs. Johnson's reception where Winnie was tending door. Mrs. Johnson's sent word over to have Huby go over this morning, as she wanted a man to be the first caller on New Year's day. Dick was skating all the afternoon and I guess it is great on the pond. Enah came home after dark and Frank and Lila a little later. Huby and Aunty Maude went up to Mrs. Belle's to a party, Winnie came over to Aunt Lucy's and Quint is capable of looking after himself so Lila came over here to stay all night. Ed. was over here just before Dad. went down town this morning to talk over the coming election. Ed. says he has gone over the voters' list and given Vyse all the</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>doubtful ones and has I think one hundred and fifty something votes to Vyse's one hundred and ten, but still Dad. is shaking in his shoes for fear of Ed. being defeated. Dad. sent a card to Rus. Lampkins to-day saying to come down to morrow if at all possible and put up the windmill. It has been freezing and cloudy all day but nice. The wind is rising to-night.</p> <p>Friday January 2nd</p> <p>Rus. Lampkins came at last this morning, he and his man have been here all day and now have the windmill all put to-gether and all ready to erect. I expected to see them build it up but instead of that they put the whole thing to-gether on the ground and rais it with, ropes, pulleys and a team. Huby and Quint came over at noon, Huby was up at his party till three o'clock so didn't get up this morning. He put in the after noon digging the holes for the foundation of the legs, they are just a little inside of the old legs and as they have been put in with stone and brick piled around them he had a fierce time but got them nearly dug. Frank went over and borrowed Tupper's post hole digger and that helped a lot as it will pick out a good sized stone. Chris Quanbury came over this morning and took 16 of the roosters. Lila has been over all day but went home with them to-night. Old Mrs. Martin and {Mrs. Atkinson?} were over this after noon. Cloudy with raw wind, not very cold.</p> <p>Saturday January 3rd</p> <p>It has been a very disagreeable day, it was just spitting snow when we went out this morning and threatened to clear up several times during the fore noon, but after dinner it settled in to snow and stayed right at it till by to-night there was a blinding snow storm raging, before tea the flakes were big and wet but there is quite a north east wind and the snow is drifting. First thing this morning Jim Waddle drove in canvassing for Aikens but Dad. didn't promise him his vote. When he left Rus. Lampkins and his man came, and soon after them Huby and Lila, although they were very doubtful about the weather permitting them to finish the job. We worked all morning digging the holes and Rus. levelled the little tank up and fitted the overflow pipe into it, after dinner they set two of the legs in cement, they just put a little cement in the bottom of the holes around the plates which are bolted on to the legs, and filled the rest up with clay. He said he didn't like to set the other two feet till he got the mill up and saw just where the wanted to go, and he couldn't raise it to-day on account of the snow, he said he would get his ropes all wet, so they left about three o'clock or a little after. Huby and Lila went at the same time. Rus. sized up the kitchen at noon and said he could put in a sink and all fittings from cistern to sink and all for about $9.00 Dad. thinks he will let him. We put the three heifers in the cow stable to-night but let John go loose in there we had a bad time tying Snowdrop up as she was frightened</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday January 4th</p> <p>When we got up this morning which was late we found ourselves almost snowed in, so we had to get right to work and spend an hour or two shovelling ourselves out, but by breakfast which we had some where in the vicinity of ten o'clock we had the buildings pretty well connected by canals through the drifts, some of the paths are pretty roundabout but we took advantage of all bare spots along the sides of the buildings and made them part of the paths. We put in the rest of the day doing chores Dick couldn't very well get down town this after noon so he slept till noon and this after noon he helped us move the piano from the parlor to the living room and Enah played for us most of the afternoon. Tiddums also tore off a little ragtime for us but spent most of his time on the floor. No one has been off the place to-day and no outsider been on it. It has been cloudy (mostly) cold and windy but as the snow had packed a little it didn't drift much to-day, it is milder to-night.</p> <p>Monday January 5th</p> <p>Dad hooked up Joe to the cutter and drove the boys down this morning as Frank had to start back to school, the drifts were pretty bad but he only had to break the trail to the corner as Ed. Forest had been up to Ivey's. Dad noticed just before he started out that Joe had rubbed the skin all off under her fetlock we supposed on Ginger's rope, she has been pretty sore on it all day. Dad. came right back and we did up all the chores this morning. After dinner we both drove down town. Dad. voted for Ed. and then I don't know where he went as there is a new law or else an old one being enforced that no one except the candidate can drive a voter to the polls, so Dad. lent Ed. the horse to do a little canvassing with, we took Belle because Dad. thought if he was allowed to drive any elderly ladies to vote they would not be at all afraid to ride behind Belle and they might be with Joe and Joe's leg was sore and Belle needed the exercise. I went around and got my hair cut and hung around all the after noon although things were very quiet. Dad. and Frank went home about five but as I had to be down at the band room at seven o'clock I didn't go home to tea but stayed at Huby's and Dad. and Frank drove down again with my horn. Quint and I were up in Jim Low's pool room when they were counting ballots, when we thought they ought to be about through we came down and the first person we saw was Hugh McQueen and my heart dropped when he told us that Vyse had beat Ed. by 40 of course we thought he was lying but on going down street we found Ed. in the Dominion, and it was all too true, although it is rather hard to understand. The councillors are Freeman Henderson, Billy Langs, Ward Sovereign and R.M. Taylor. I was up at the band room soon after seven and all the boys were there except Murphy and Fred Warren although they were both in town. and they say</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Murphy was the one who first proposed that we go out to-night, but they suppose he was a little sore at the way things went, he should have seen Harry Moon who must have been as much disappointed as any of us and yet went out and enjoyed himself as much as any one. We started out soon after seven with Al. Martin and Douglas the Scotchman hauling Harry Dyer and his drum on a hand sleigh in the {car?} and followed by a large number of kids ranging from those about two sizes larger than Tiddums right up to those old enough to know better, and we had Barge Waddles {Jeik?} McDonald, Tisy and Ceicl Schram as torch bearers. Of course we set out for Vyse's first but by the time we got over the hill our horns were frozen solid so we had to go in to Carl Coleman's to thaw them out we got treated there to wine and fruit cake and in return played a measly waltz, which I got hopelessly mixed up in, we then went up to Vyse's and by the time we got there my horn was frozen solid and I had to thaw it out on a torch we got more wine and fruit cake in there to say nothing of the eloquent speeches of Walt. and Vyse, the former extending congratulations on behalf of the band and the latter slobbering smooth {loush} all over us, intimating how grand and fortunate for the band to have had him in the past and to have him again in the future. Dover's chief cook and bottle washer. We then dropped in on Uncle Ward where we got a royal reception, Aunty Maude, Win and Lila were all there and Huby had been over with some cider which was very much enjoyed by all who partook of it, we also had coffee, cake and oranges fixed up, as we were leaving Uncle Ward. remembered he had a box of cigars for us so chased us out into the snow to give them to us. I didn't take one but induced Pud. Slocombe to give me a few puffs on his, he became alarmed for fear I was going to keep it so knocked it out of my mouth into the snow but smoked it all the way down town then volunteered the information that it had been too much for him, our next call was on Mr. Taylor, but we had to thaw our horns out first at Bob. Rankin's before we could make our presence known to R.M. He didn't ask us in but made a donation to the band and passed around more cigars one of which I collared and smoked (foolishly I suppose) and was not bothered by Pud. claiming any puffs or by any feeling that it was too much for me. The next man on our calling list was Henderson and we thawed out at Mr. Thompson's before doing our little stunt for him. He made another donation and speech which contained the information that his house was much too small for us, which we know to be perfectly correct. Walt also gave his recitation which he had pretty well off by heart at this time, the same as we had the piece of music which he had us play and every stop. Billy Langs living farthest away was the last councillor for us, so we beat our steps for his domain. None of our number resided in that vicinity so we called unceremoniously on George Steel to be warmed up. George told us we were a hot bunch to come in on a feller with out being asked and that Bill Langs had just as much gas as he did but he lit another fire for us and we rattled off "We wont go</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>home till morning" for him, he said it was pretty poor playing and sounded to him just like "To hell with Bill Langs. To hell with Bill {Young?}. When we went over to Billys he took us in and fed us up properly. I had got pretty well filled up before though so didn't partake of much We were there quite awhile and on coming out trailed down street in any old order playing "Marching throu Georgia" and such airs as we didn't need music for. I know I was coming down Main street beside Carl who banged the drum, with Harry Moon ahead of me and leads and other parts both ahead and behind. It was getting late but at the door of the Dominion we found George Hammond who we had heard had beaten Aikens by 109 votes so we went inside and kicked up a little row in honor of him Gundry who was last on the list of township councillors was also there. Hammond bought cigars but I {let}bad enough alone. We played The "Campbells are comin" in which the horns drone on one note with out music. Harry struck the note but neither of us remember the name of it, I got Eb which sounded about like Harry's and played it all through finding out after wards that it was the wrong note the right one being Ab. but Enah said that it would not be a discord although I guess it wouldn't have mattered much if it was and mabee would have been better to give the desired bagpipe effect. We then broke up, and went home I picked Dick up or at least he fell in with me as he had been spending the evening at the Dyer's and we got home about twelve. Every body was in bed of course but Dad. was not asleep as he was brooding over the elections, the only bright spot in the whole day for him was a little incident this morning. When he was coming down Main street after leaving Frank at school, old man Stringer hailed him and asked him for a ride down town Dad. pulled up and growled at him to get in and then said he supposed he was going down to kill his (Dads) vote 'Ah!' says old Henry "I dont know". "Well I know" Dad said good and savagely "darned well you are". They hadn't got quite to old Henry's place and hadnt gone half a block when he thought he would like to get out home and change his clothes, but Dad. assured him that his clothes were plenty good enough for the man he was going to vote for, however the old boy disembarked and told Dad. he thought he had used him a little rough, he had always had a great admiration for him Dad. said he had a mighty queer way of showing it. But what tickled Dad. about it was that Jack Martin told him to-night that old Henry has told the tale among the Vysebites. It has been a pretty nice day as far as the weather was concerned, and a beautiful night, clear, frosty and moonlight. It think it froze pretty hard before midnight judging from the looks of things and the way the boards in the side walks scrunched and creaked, I didn't feel a bit cold although I had no overcoat or gloves on I think it turned milder towards morning.</p> <p>Tuesday January 6th</p> <p>Dad. drove the boys down this morning and got a sack of flour. Rus. Lampkins and his man came while he was gone but they</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>met him so he went around and got Huby. It took till noon to get everything ready to raise the wind mill as the snow made things nasty to work with, but right after dinner we raised it with out any trouble Harry and Bell walked it up nicely and by to-night it was all complete and pumping water, it works all right. Mr. Flemming was here to-day to invite us to go thrashing there to-morrow. It has been a raw, damp, miserable day and windy</p> <p>Wednesday January 7th</p> <p>Dad. went down to Sam. Laws this morning and got Jimmy to go over to Flemming's for us as he thought my cold would be pretty was too bad to go thrashing, and as they are coming here next we were too busy to go any way. After breakfast he drove the boys down to school &amp; bank and saw Butler about getting a set of bobsleighs. Butler had sold the set which was there but was getting two more in a day or so. When Dad got home he went down and borrowed Alfred's. We did up the chores this morning as we had neglected a lot of yesterdays we had {lots} to do. After dinner we went down to Penmans to see if we could get a load of soft coal for the thrashers. Harry Moon said that the General Superintendent was there then and Henderson didn't like to sell any coal but we could get it if we came down after five to-night or early to-morrow morning, so we went down and weighed the sleighs and on our way home stopped in at Uncle Ward's to get some wood. He has some good apple wood which he split and piled in the shed last winter hoping to have it for his furnace but he found it smoked there so said we could have it. We got all that he had in the shed in two trips and put it in the wood shed here. He has some more long stuff piled out side but we didn't take it to-day. This was Dick's birthday but he didn't get home till late to-night. Fine and mild.</p> <p>Thursday January 8th</p> <p>Dad. and I went down right after breakfast this morning and got our load of Coal Dick rode down as far as the mill with us. We only got 1850 lbs. and as no one was around the office to pay we don't know how much it cost. It wasn't very good as there were hardly any big lumps, when we brought it home and unloaded it. Frank and I took the sleighs back to Alfred's as he wants to get a load of hard coal and Omar said it was going fast. Dad. did chores. This after noon we cleaned up the floor of the old barn and about five Enah and I drove down town for provisions Frank was sick last night and has not been at school all day. Dad. also feels pretty rotten with a cold so does Enah but Tiddums and mine are getting better I think. It has been cloudy but very soft all day it looked as though our sleighing wouldn't last long. There hasn't been wind enough to drive the wind mill since six o'clock this morning.</p> <p>Friday January 9th</p> <p>Dad. and I put in most of the morning cleaning up the</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>big barn floor and Dad. patched the weak spots. Jack McBride and Albert Reid brought over the wire fencing that Dad. ordered from Sid. McBride. He was in yesterday and said he would dump it off the car down there some place for us to get when we had time but as it is we are saved a trip. They finished at Flemming's soon after dinner and moved right over here, it took them quite awhile to get set and they didn't thrash any this afternoon. About four o'clock Frank and I drove down for some more provisions which Enah forgot to get yesterday. While I was waiting for him Johnny and Helen Anderson came along and expressed the desire to see New York so I took them for a swirl around half a dozen blocks or so. Jim Law was in this afternoon and only charged Dad. $3.00 for two days and a half thrashing. It has been very soft again all day. There wasn't enough wind to drive the windmill till late this after noon and then she pumped a trough tank full of water.</p> <p>Saturday January 10th</p> <p>We thrashed all day to-day in the alsike but didn't quite finish as the clover mill broke down some where this after noon and there is still another load or so in the mow, it hasn't turned out very well so far we have only got about seven bushels of seed. We put the straw out doors and I looked after it or at least was supposed to I have kind of a {stede?} &amp; square one but of course it isn't topped out yet. It was rather hard to build owing to a strong nor' west wind. It was pretty rotten up there except just on the north west corner. I kept that corner pretty well tramped. Dad. hired Jim Law again and Tupper sent Jonas over. Mr. Flemming sent old Bill George and Bill sent Teddy. Dad. did all the chores and as Enah had no one to help her, he and Frank I think looked after Tiddums quite a lot. It has been much colder today, froze a little all day and windy with a little snow.</p> <p>Sunday January 11th</p> <p>Dad. and I did chores off and on all day and I read, shelled corn and darned a sock in the intervals. Frank was sick in the night and has felt very miserable all day hardly stirring away from the stove. Dick got up about noon and this after noon took Belle and went for a drive we are not sure who with, conscience tells us it was Dess. Dyer but Dick tells us it was Mr. Hobbes. He didn't stay long ast it was a nasty day but went down to the pond as soon as he got home he said there was a big bunch down there, he intended to go to church and I guess did. Allan Law came over this afternoon and put a little fire in the engine to warm up the water in the boiler. He said his father sprained his ankle last night and was pretty lame on it to-day. I was a beautiful sunny morning with out any wind but this after noon it got cloudy and blustery with a little snow and to-night there is a fierce south west wind with snow. Dad. had to kill one of the pigeons which came here from the shooting match to-day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday January 12th</p> <p>This has been the worst day we have had this winter. There has been a high north west wind and the snow blowing in clouds so that at times we couldn't see from the house to the barns, it has been very cold, and freezing hard all day. First thing this morning Mrs. McBride came over but of course didn't try to wash. Jonas and Ted. George came over too but there was no possibility of thrashing so they didn't stay long. I drove Dick down to the bank this morning and when I got back took Mrs. McBride home. The roads weren't impassable any where but our lane was drifted full in the road way so I had to go along the top of the bank next the lawn fence. We didn't try to do any thing but tend to the stock, not even clean out the horse stable. Allan Law came over this afternoon to put a fire in the engine to thaw her out. About five o'clock Dad. walked down town and got the mail and some whooping cough medicine from Dr. Cook for Tiddums as we are pretty sure he has it. He left word at Huby's for Dick to stay down all night. Frank was a little better to-day but feels pretty sick yet.</p> <p>Tuesday January 13th</p> <p>We didn't do any thing but chores and shovel snow all day. Mrs. McBride came this morning and was tuckered right out after her walk through the drifts. The road from here to the corner is impassable with a cutter and we shovelled a road out the lane. Ted George came over this morning thinking we would be thrashing but it was too cold so he played in the house with Frank most of the day building a swing bridge with Frank's Meccano. Sam and Allan came over this after noon to thaw out the boiler and fix the mill where it broke the other night. Sam said they never thrashed when it was below zero. They said it was 7° below zero down town this morning and I think it must have stayed about that all day for I had to spend about half the time keeping my hands and ears from freezing although it was a lovely sunny day with just breeze enough to run the windmill. Dick went to Simcoe to-night with a sleigh load which Billy Boughner took up and he said it was 16 below up there. In Toronto it was lower temperature than they had had for 27 years.</p> <p>Wednesday January 14th</p> <p>I didn't feel very well when I got up this morning, and while I was watering the horses a sick &amp; weak feeling came on me and it was all I could manage to get to the house and flop myself on the sofa in the kitchen. I haven't done any thing but sit around the stove and read all day. To-night I went out to have a little tea but while I was at it I felt deathly sick and made for the door. I can just remember standing there for a minute and then tumbling over on the wood shed floor. Dad. and Enah hiked out and got me in on the sofa where I felt quite a lot better.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Ted. George was over again to-day but as they didn't thrash he helped Dad. do chores. Jonas was also over but didn't stay long. Dad. and Ted went down with the team this morning and got the bobsleighs from Butler, this after noon they put the box on them and went down town again for groceries and got a load of apple wood at Uncle Ward's, this is smaller limbs than the last we got and will have to be sawed a couple of times I guess they thought it was too cold to thrash again to day but we would have been short handed anyway with me sick and Jim. Law has gone to Stratford to a cheese makers convention. It has not been quite so cold as yesterday but more windy and with a little snow. Frank put in the day fixing a spring on Tiddum's carriage and fixing locks on various doors in the house</p> <p>Wednesday Thursday January 15th</p> <p>Although not quite O.K. I felt ever so much better to-day and was able to do quite a few little chores and fix a bit of sacking in the chicken house window to keep the snow out. Sam &amp; Allan were in this morning and said they thought if it was fair they would thrash Saturday, but we saw Allan again this after noon and he said they would get at it to-morrow. Ted. and Jonas both came over again. Jonas went on over to Tupper's to work but Ted. stayed here all day and chopped wood. This after noon we hooked up Joe and Ginger to the bob-sleighs and Dad. Ted and I drove down town and got the mail. We saw Dick but as there is a dance on to-night he didn't come home with us for Wiggins is going to press his every day pants for him. Very soft and cloudy all day looks like rain.</p> <p>Friday January 16th</p> <p>Sam Law came over soon after daylight this morning but as it was raining then he didn't know whether to fire up or not, but at last decided to, as it let up a little it took an hour or two to get any steam for some reason or other and it was after ten before they got started to thrash and then a belt broke and it took half an hour to fix it. Ted. George was the only man to show up early Jim Law came over the middle of the fore noon and Jonas in time for dinner he was over at Tupper's. There was only a little alsike left and we just got about a bushel of seed out of it. They finished it up and got all moved over to the other barn by half past twelve as they had to spend half an hour or so getting the engine through a snow drift. By the time we got through dinner it was raining again so we hung around in the drive shed for quite awhile where Jim Law mauled the life pretty near out of Jonas, and then over in the barn where we kept snowballs on the fly but at last Sam decided to quit. and told them to be back by to-morrow noon. Dad. and I did up the chores and then we drove Belle down after the mail and took Ted. with us. Dad. saw Dr. Cook about the baby as he has been very miserable to day, the whooping cough is bad enough but he is cutting another tooth</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday January 17th</p> <p>I drove Dick down to the bank first thing this morning and when I got back Dad. and I hooked Harry and Belle to the sleigh and went down to Porter's, we didn't get back till about noon. Sam Law came over while we were gone &amp; fired up and they got started up about one o'clock and finished about four, there was about two bags and a half of seed from the four loads. Allan &amp; Jim Law &amp; Bert Munroe were all down at Ern Flemming's to a dance last night and didn't get in till about six o'clock this morning they said they had a fine time but thought it a little strange that they should be invited to a private house with the stipulation that the ladies were to bring refreshments, and that a collection should be taken up to pay the fiddler, and that the host should keep two dollars out and submit the remaining five to the fiddler, who was {Lym Waddle?}. After tea to-night Dad. &amp; I drove down to get the mail and we took Ted. George with us, (the others all went home to tea) we chased all over town to find Dick as he had the key to the post office box and at last found him and he came home with us, he got another fifty dollar raise in his salary to-day dating back to December 1st. That is the secon one since he has been in there which is just a little over a year. Lila has been over all day and is staying all night. Tiddums feels pretty rotten but is a little brighter to-day. It was cloudy and blustery this morning but the sun came out this after noon and it was not so cold high north wind all day.</p> <p>Sunday January 18th</p> <p>I just did a few chores this morning and went down to church alone. Lila went down earlier to be ready for Sunday school. Frank's calf was too bad for him to go, Dick was in bed, Enah had to look after Tiddums and Dad's. time was taken up ministering to the needs of a heifer calf which Charlotte presented us with soon after we went out this morning. Its ear froze a couple of times but Dad. and Frank thawed it out with snow, when I came home it was on the kitchen floor, they had to bring it in to keep it from freezing to death. They took it out after it got good and warm and dry and I had taken a picture of it but Charlotte didn't seem very anxious to own it so Dad is going to try to teach it to drink now but it hasn't drunk any to-day. Allan Law came in this morning with a bottle of stuff which he bought down town for Witch Hazel for Sam's eye. Sam said it wasn't the right color (dark brown) for with Hazel and told him to ask Dad. Dad smelt it and tasted it and said it was clear whisky. Allan said if Sam had known that he would have swallowed it but Dad said he hadn't better as something else might be in it, so he gave him some of his. Allan said his sleighs had come but weren't set up yet, so he said we would go to Jarvis with our seed to-morrow with our sleighs and his team. This after noon I drove Enah down town to see the Doctor about Tiddums, Dick went down with us and I suppose has gone to church to-night. It has been pretty cold all day but fairly sunny and no wind, milder to-night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday January 19th</p> <p>I was up before six this morning and we had the seed loaded and allready to start for Jarvis at eight o'clock, Allan brought his team up soon after and by the time we got his seed on and on the road it was ten minutes to nine, but the sleighing was fine and we got there in a little more than an hour. We unloaded the seed at Jake Fesses and he just got started on our lot a little before dinner. I had my dinner alone as Allan was down at Roy Misner's. I was over at Fesses all the after noon but Allan was just there a little while. They finished cleaning up the seed about four o'clock in time for me to get my check cashed which I did as I wanted to buy half a dozen bags from Fess and forgot to tell him to take the price of them off the check. The whole thing came $55.26. The alsike cleaned away about half, so I only got 4 bushels and 20 lbs, he docked me a little on it as there was a little white clover in it but I got $8.00 a bushel for it. The red seed he said had a little buckhorn in it and I only got 7.75 for it. I brought home about a bushel of it and sold 2 bushel and 40 lbs. Alan only had about a pailful of alsike which he brought home and he got the same as me for his red seed, it had no buck horn in it but he docked him on brown seed. We got home here just about dark pretty well satisfied with the day's doings Dad. I guess did chores most of the day the new calf got loose this after noon and milked Charlotte for him. Miss Newel was over to see Tiddums and he drove her home. Cloudy, mild and a little breeze looks like snow or rain</p> <p>Tuesday January 20th</p> <p>We didn't get up till about eight o'clock this morning so were late with every thing. Dad. drove Dick down town while I was at breakfast After I cleaned out the stables I sacked some corn and Frank and I bagged up some oats to take down to be chopped. Dad. wanted to go down to a meeting of the cream factory patrons but it was too late when we got through dinner. He and I took our grist to the mill after dinner and came up around by Uncle Ward's and got another load of wood when we got it unloaded Frank and I went down town for the mail and provisions and came up around by the mill and got our chop and some bran, shorts &amp; buckwheat, getting home soon after five. Dad. did chores and cut wood while we were gone. Mrs. Art Ryersie was in this morning with some garlicks which she said mixed with rum made a fine concoction for the whooping cough and she thought Tiddums would benefit by it I don't know whether he is to take it internally or not I think it will be informally which ever way it goes. Alan and Jim Law brought our sleigh home this morning. They drove down in them to get their own which are Bain make and cost $2.00. They are very similar to ours but a little heavier and there is $4.00 difference in the price. Rotten day, very cloudy and foggy, fine rain most of the day freezing light breeze to-night.</p> <p>Wednesday January 21st</p> <p>First thing this morning Molly had a fine big bull calf, good red one and as big as Charlotte now or bigger. Dad. drove Dick down</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>to the bank this morning and we didn't do any thing much but chores the rest of the morning. Lloyd Phillips came over and got a load of hay but he had Garf {Porcrit?} and another fellow with him so we didn't have to help him put it on. This after noon Dad. Frank and I wrote to Uncle Hal. for his birthday and I went over to Martin's with the bit Frank borrowed from Art. Quanbury the other day, I saw Mr. Briley and he was telling me that he didn't think a mash was the right thing at all for laying hens, while Chris told me to feed it so it's hard to tell what to do exactly. Dad. and I hooked Joe &amp; Ginger to the bobs and went down to post Uncle Hal's letter but we were too late for to-night's mail. Dick and Wiggins rode over as far as the corner with us and then walked on around the hill we gave {Bruce?} Vice a ride home too. We also brought some lumber over from Tommy Gilles's for John Quanbury as Chris asked us to on our way down. We had great difficulty to-night in trying to catch Dreadnaught and drive him into his stall and at last by running him through the deep snow until he was tired and he went in of his own accord. Snowed an inch or two last night and has been rather cold and blustery all day.</p> <p>Thursday January 22nd</p> <p>I did chores this morning and cleaned the straw out of the chicken house and also sat in the dining room for awhile to catch Tiddums if he woke up coughing and put in the time sorting "Farmer's Advocate" Dad. and Frank sawed down the old Northern Spy in the pig yard as it was dead. This after noon they cut some of it up and got a lot of first class fire wood out of it. After dinner I put a lot of fresh straw in the chicken house and helped Dad fix a pent in the corner of the old barn to put the calves into. Lovely day, fairly sunny and not too cold, looks like snow.</p> <p>Friday January 23rd</p> <p>We spent most of the morning battoning up the calf pen and Dad. put the window in. This after noon he put the surcingle &amp; bridle on Osprey. He didn't like it at all at first but once he got started he walked down to the corner and back alright but sweat up a lot. When we got back I did a few chores and Dad and Frank got some more apple wood. Cousins Loll &amp; Phoebe came over and about four o'clock Frank &amp; I drove them home we also got the mail and a couple of boxes to feed the calves in Charlie Butler was in at noon to see Dad. about some horse. It has been cloudy and very soft all day. Looks very much like a storm.</p> <p>Saturday January 24th</p> <p>It was raining when we got up this morning, turned to snow about nine o'clock and snowed till noon. Dad. put the harness and bridle on Osprey again but we couldn't take him out so just left him there all morning He must have gone through some violent exercise, probably trying to get loose as when we went in at noon he was wringing wet. Dad. also trimmed his front feet and had to resort to chastisement to make him behave</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>We put the old waggon and the plow in the shed out of the rain before dinner. This after noon it stopped storming but got a little colder. Frank went down to the McBain's auction sale but didn't buy anything he said there was a big crowd there. I spent half the after noon looking at a book of house plans and then helped Dad. saw a few pieces of the old apple tree we then did chores. I drew a plan for our new barn to-night.</p> <p>Sunday January 25th</p> <p>Frank was the only one from here who went to church this morning as it was late when we got up and Dad. and I spent most of the fore noon doing chores and we also took Osprey out for a little exercise. Dick was asleep the greater part of the morning. Frank and I went for a skate down on the pond this afternoon. Dick went down but I guess there weren't enough girls on the ice to catch him so he went on up town and lent his skates to Fred. Tuck. I was late getting there so only had an hour or two's skate but I enjoyed that much for the ice was pretty good and as it was my first skate this season maybe it was just as well not to make it too long. I went down to church to-night and came home right after, but didn't see any thing of Dick who was not home to tea. It has been sunny and quite mild all day but is a little colder to-night.</p> <p>Monday January 26th</p> <p>After we did chores this morning, we hooked up Harry and Belle to the waggon and went over to Sam's to get our quarter of beef. We took it down to Alfred's and weighed it and it was just 90 lbs which was pretty good for the front quarter of a calf not quite a year old. It was just about noon when we got home but we went and got a jag of rails before dinner. After dinner we went and got another load of rails and then went down town for the mail and some yeast cakes and got back about five. John Wess was in just before dark as his mare has a little touch of lymphangitis again. Dad. told him what to do for it and said that he would go over and see it in the morning. To-night I went down to the pond for a skate as I saw they had quite a lot shovelled off. I got a ride part way down with Allan Law and he said they were going to start hauling ice to-morrow and that he could haul ours for us if we wanted him to. I told him we couldn't put it in to-morrow but we might the day after. There wasn't a big crowd on the pond and only a very few girls but the ice was good. I put in most of the time chasing Bunyan Beecraft and Tony Bannister to punish them for throwing snowballs all over. I caught Tony early in the game and twisting his hair till he got down on the ice and filling his hat with snow succeeding in persuading him to behave himself but Bunyan was another proposition. In the first place I couldn't begin to catch up with him, being out of practice I suppose - and then he was so nimble getting around the</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>corners I would sometimes be nearly on him and he would jump right off the track into the snow and aparently make just as good progress there as on the ice. I jumped in after him once but my feet slid out from under me and I cleaned off quite an area of ice in a very short time and carried most of the snow off on my clothes. At last Alex Spain joined in the chase and we both got Bunyan headed for Ivey's point where we thought we would catch him for sure, we could just see his figure ahead of us and followed him around the point right through the snow and some very poor ice till the first thing we knew he was taking to the land like one of these aligator boats, we hiked back around the point hoping to be where we thought he would get on the ice again by the time he was but there was no sign of him. He told us after wards when we were taking our skates off in Greenbury's woodshed that he was up behind Ivey's ice house and heard us go past. Dick came down before I left and hung around till I got my skates off and went up to Huby's after a loaf of bread I got up town. We got home about ten. Very soft all day not wind enough to turn the windmill till after dark. Mrs. McBride was here washing all day.</p> <p>Tuesday January 27th</p> <p>As soon as we got things done up this morning which was about ten o'clock we hooked up and went over to John Wesses and Dad. gave his mare a {ball?}. Mr. Morgan was looking over there and we got looking at his gasoline engine and he was running it and grinding oats and showing us all around so it was after noon when we got home. Mr. Morgan came home with us and stayed to dinner and half the after noon, consequence being that we didn't get any thing but chores done although we had intended to haul some rails and clear out the ice house Allan Law was in to-night and said if they were hauling ice to-morrow he would haul ours for us but I think it is raining now so not likley they will be doing much with the ice. It has been very soft and spring like to-day. It rained last night and took most of the snow of the roads and left them very slippery.</p> <p>Wednesday January 28th</p> <p>We cleaned out the ice house first thing this morning and got it all ready to fill. It rained last night and was so very mild that we didn't think Alan was coming but just as we got ready for him he came along with a load, he said he went to see Val. about it last night but Val. was at lodge, so this morning he went down after a load of sand for the chickens as he thought they wouldn't be cutting to-day but some body saw him down town and told him that Val. wanted him to haul what was on the stand over here so he did, he got two loads over before dinner and four this after noon. we didn't get the last load chincked or placed to-night and if all is well he is going to haul over two more loads in the morning. We think we are putting this in better</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>than we did last year, we are leaving a good space between the walls and the ice for sawdust, and we put rails and sawdust in the bottom, but the ice isn't as good as last year especially what has been out of the water in the sun all day. Jim Coley was over this morning and got Dad. to give him a two weeks option on his lots, he says he can almost guarantee the sale of them at $600.00. Bob. and Cars. Rankin also drove over and brought the saddle &amp; bridle back. Bluch was very glad to see them and followed them way down the road but came back when we called him. Tupper came in to get his post auger which we borrowed to dig the holes for the windmill feet. Mrs. Tupper and the baby were with him. I guess Mrs. Tupper wanted to see Tiddums but she didn't want to bring her kid in on account of the whooping cough and it was asleep anyway, Enah brought Tiddums to the window to wave at her. It has been very spring like and the sleighing is going fast.</p> <p>Thursday January 29th</p> <p>Just about as we got ready for him this morning Alan came along with a load of ice and hauled one more before dinner, we then saw that we needed eleven more cakes to fill up the ice house evenly so he brought 14 over this after noon, he said he had a hard time getting them as the machine wasn't working. We put the extra three on top. Dad. chincked it while I cleaned out the horse stable which has been neglected for two days, that makes over eight loads of ice that can be put in that ice house. Old Bill George drove over before dinner to get the fork that Ted. left over here. He was driving his yearling colt to the cutter and the seighing is about gone, it is the same age as Queen and not nearly so big so that sort of treatment must be hard on it. Harry Dyer, his brother and Hammy Innes were over for awhile this after noon. Dick came home to tea to-night to change his clothes and attend the dance of the Orchestra's in the town hall. Another April day, water is running over everything and "the buds are within a holy ace of bustin" as Art. Ryersie says. The snow is fast giving place to mud and it looks as if it would rain again. Quite a strong south west breeze all day.</p> <p>Friday January 30th</p> <p>It was freezing when Dick came home at three o'clock this morning and has been freezing in the shade all day but not very hard. We found that the south west wind the early part of last night had melted quite a lot of the ice that it could reach through the west window, so Dad. had to fix it a little and we put in all the sawdust we had, but will need quite a lot more. Dad. thought the roads would be too icy to go to-day. We gave Osprey a little exercise before dinner and I sorted out a lot of the apples down cellar. This afternoon we tore down a lot more of the gully fence but just put the rails in piles. It was a lovely day to do it as the snow is nearly all gone. More like a lat fall day to-day except that there is so much running water.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday January 31st</p> <p>We didn't do much but chores to-day. Dad. cut a big pile of wood and I Frank carried it and I wheeled most of the sand which Dad. got for Frank Slocomb to mend the cistern with from the house over to the drive shed and put it in to dry up the mud as the water as run in a lot since it thawed. This afternoon Dad. and Frank drove down town to get the mail and some provisions. They got a letter from "The Library of Original Sources" saying that our books would doubtless be here with in the next few days. I spent the evening making entries for the past month in my book keeping book. The hens haven't nearly payed for themselves. I got six eggs to-day which is the most yet. Mr. and Mrs. Walt McCall drove Dally over this morning. She cawked one of her front feet and Walt got Dad. to look at it. It has been a very blizzardy day but not cold. It was hail sleet when we got up this morning then rain and a blow this after noon with strong east wind which shifted right around. To-night it is blowing hard but I think clear.</p> <p>Sunday January February 1st</p> <p>I haven't done much all day. This morning Enah and I drove down to church but got home very early. After dinner Dick and I went down town I went over to Harry Moon's and spent the after noon and stayed to tea. Harry was showing me over the new part of his house which he has fixed up pretty slick but hasn't quite finished the upstairs yet. They went to church to-night so I went down to Huby's. Quint. and Win were at church and Lila was over here but Huby and Aunty Maude were home. Frank came home with Lila while I was there so I went home with him. I don't know where Dick went but I have a sneaking idea that he spent the after noon over at Dyers. Last night when Dad. locked up the stable there wasn't a sign of Bluch so we thought he must have followed them down town when they went down after the mail last night, although they watched him, so to-day after church Frank went down to the Rankin's and sure enough he found Bluch there so brought him home. Bob. Rankin told Huby. that Jimmy cried himself to sleep last night because they wouldn't let Bluch sleep with him and told him they couldn't keep him. Some fellow was in here from Nanticoke to-day to have Dad look at his horse. I got seven eggs to-day. It has not been very cold stormy to-day but there has been a cold strong west wind.</p> <p>Monday February 2nd</p> <p>After we got the chores done we went out and hauled up three loads of rails before dinner, we got nearly all we had torn down. We also cut the tips off Erie's and Spotty's horns as we thought that the comfort or even saftey of the other animals was hazarded by their sharp points, we cut one of Erie's a little lower than we intended and severed a little artery. It soon stopped after we let her out but this after noon she scrubbed it against Snowdrop or the straw stack</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>and covered Snowdrop with gore and when we let them in to-night a beautiful little spurt was coming out of it but Dad. soon stopped it but putting a little chop stuff on it. We intended to go prospecting for sawdust this after noon but by the time I got the rails unloaded The Law's came in to take their clover mill and engine down to Bob. Leitch's as the roads are now in grand shape. We were very glad to have the clover mill out of the barn as it was a great nuisance, but we didn't get a chance to go for our saw dust as they were here most of the after noon getting up enough steam to raise hel the engine out of the ground where she was frozen in, when Alan threw her in she would hump and stop "breathing" just like a horse trying to lift a big load, but after a few strains she loosened up and got out. Sam's brother-in-law was with them and he seemed to understand quite a lot about it. When they went Dad. put Joe's harness on Osprey and hooked him up to the bobs with Belle. he did pretty fair but seems to throw or paddle his nigh forefoot. Jonas came over this morning and borrowed a pitch fork and the hay knife as he is going to move the hay from McBains barn to Sam McBrides as they are tearing down the old McBain barn to-day. he brought them back to-night and is now playing checkers with Frank. The bear had ample chance to see his shadow to-day as the sun has been shining nearly the whole time it has been an ideal winter day, not too cold and just enough wind to turn the wind mill. I got seven eggs again to-day. They are getting a lot of milk now and it is beginning to tell on them.</p> <p>Tuesday February 3rd</p> <p>I got up about five this morning and read till daylight When Dad. came out I found that Dick had brought home word last night that Winckey Smith was dead and was to be brought here on the eleven o'clock train to be buried, and as the funeral was to be taken charge of by the mason's, Dad. was wanted at the lodgeroom at ten o'clock. I drove down with Dad. and hung around till the train came in and then drove up to the cemetery with him. After the service was over there we drove over to Evan's woods on the Radical opposite old Stringer's place to see if there was any sawdust. We had quite a time finding any signs of a sawmill but at last Dad. came on it way back in a little ravine. He said there were no men around but quite a few bags and a pile of sawdust. This after noon Dad. went down and got his hair cut and was gone all the after noon. I watered the horses and cleaned out the cow stable and then I took a walk back the lane to look at the little trees. Most of them on the west side are dead while most on the east are alive. To-night Dad. went over to a men's party at Jack Martin's. It has been very soft all day and the sleighing is just about gone. There is snow lying in the fence corners and on the north side of things but it looks very Spring like, water is running every where and the fields are nearly all brown and where ever the sun can reach it looks dry and warm. I got twelve eggs to-day which I thought was pretty good.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday February 4th</p> <p>Tobe did not write this up last night as he went skating. I did not get up this morning until 7.30. I found Toby up and the kitchen fire on and good and warm. Dick did not get home last night till sometime after I did and then we talked till after 2 O'Clock. After doing up the usual round of chores, we caught the 5 roosters and took them over to Jack Martin. It was dinner time when we got home from there. After noon we put on a small load of hay to take over to the other barn for the cows and calves. Frank went to skate after school. After tea Toby and I went down town he to skate and I to a school board meeting where we had a lively time, it looked at first as if we would not get anything done but it became quite peaceable towards the close. Old Mark Topley is getting along fine in his walking and his cough is much better. Rus Lampkins came in this evening and I paid him for the windmill. Fairly cold all day.</p> <p>Thursday February 5th</p> <p>It was late again this morning when I got up, 7 O'Clock, being out at night does not agree with me. Dick worked late last night Toby and I came home with Jack Martin and got home first. Dick brought home word that the long looked for books had come. After the chores were done we hauled the hay over that we loaded yesterday and put it off, then we hauled ni a load of corn stalks. After dinner we went down town and got the books. That accounts for my writing tonight, Toby is absorbed in them. Dick went to Simcoe this afternoon, Frank went down and had his hair cut after school, Enah and little {Taphy?} went through their usual daily round. It has been pretty cold all day, but for the most part bright. I find it hard to keep awake, I will have to take a look at the new books.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday February 6th</p> <p>We took a load of grist to the mill this morning six bags of oats and four of corn, we got one bag of the oats rolled for the chickens. Tige. Tarr was in for awhile to see if he could rent some of the back of the place for pasture but of course there was nothing doing. Dad. went down town right after dinner to give the deeds of his lots to Jim Caley but as Cousin Willie was sick they couldn't get them fixed up so he &amp; Enah will have to go down some other time to sign off. he got home about four and we then went down to the mill for our chop. We had quite a time getting up the hill as it was very icy and the horses slipped all the way. Old Jonas was over this morning to get a dose of salts for his pig which he says he thinks will die Dad. looked at it and he thinks so too if it does he will only have one left as two have died already. Allan &amp; Jim Law were in to-night Allan's horse got its legs cut in some way he doesn't know how and he wanted Dad. to look at it. I got up at half past four this morning to read the new books and also learn a little Latin out of Dad's old book. It froze pretty hard last night and there was a cold east wind all morning but it turned mild at noon and has been snowing &amp; raining alternately all day afternoon. Poor Tiddums felt very miserable this morning and they thought the poor little cus had the earache but after he had his sleep he felt a lot better - and has been all rigt the rest of the day</p> <p>Saturday February 7th</p> <p>I got up about half past five this morning learned latin till Dad. came out about half past six, then I went out to do chores It has been blowing a hurricane and snowing all day so we didn't do anything but chores and Dad. cut a pile of wood. This after noon Frank went down town this after noon to see if there were any waves on the lake but there weren't although it was a south west wind, but likely there is a lot of ice in the lake. Dad. and I started to make a book case for the new books out of the box they came in. Frank got some cloth down town to line it with. I got thirteen eggs to-day. It has been pretty cold and very blizzardy to-day.</p> <p>Sunday February 8th</p> <p>Frank went down to Sunday school and church and Dad. and I went down to church this morning we were late for although we came accross the pond we had to stop in at Henderson's as my ear got frozen by the cold wind on the pond and we went in there where Dad. thawed it out with snow I nearly froze my hand holding snow on it from the pond up there. We came around by Huby's on our way home and got the old glue pot to make some glue for our book case and also looked at the old chicken house as we are going to bring it over here for a breeding pen. This after</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>noon we read did chores and listened to Enah play the piano. Dick got up and had a bath before dinner, got Dad. to shave him and went down town about the middle of the after noon as he says he is going to church to-night. Frank spent most of the after noon skating on the ditch out here from the lane fence up to the oak trees and down in Bannister's gully. Very cold and strong west wind, a little snow otherwise not a bad day.</p> <p>Monday February 9th</p> <p>It froze about the hardest yet last night and has been pretty cold and breezy all day, but was bright and sunshiny part of the time, and snowing a little part of the time. We didn't do any thing but chores and Dad. cut wood. Mrs. McBride was here washing all day and as it was too cold and draughty for Tiddums in the kitchen Frank had to stay home to look after him in the dining room. Dad. and Enah were contemplating a trip down town this after noon to sign the deeds to the lots but Mr. Hawey who is buying them and a Mr. Ross brought them over this after noon and saved them the trouble. The option is up on them to-morrow so they wanted to get things settled. He paid Dad. a check for the six hundred. Jonas was over here most of the afternoon selling seeds. Dad. gave him an order for some of L.P. Gunson's seed oats and we are going to make out and order for him to-night of garden seeds from Simmers No body was down town to-day, so we haven't got the mail.</p> <p>Tuesday February 10th</p> <p>Dad saw a load of ice going into Mrs Battersby's this morning and just remembered that we had not returned John Quanbury's little ice tongs, and as we thought he might be needing them I took them down but he said he never used them as they were too small so told me to take them home again which I did. I stayed there quite awhile helping &amp; watching him. Bob. Leitch was hauling the ice, it is a lot bigger and better looking than ours but John says it doesn't keep at all well in Mrs. Battersby's ice house. It is cement and built right in the side hill. The let the ice slide down the hill and drop about eight feet to the bottom of the ice house and it breaks up badly. Dad. cut wood while I was away and when I got back helped me clean out the chicken house. This after noon I cut a piece off the stack and Dad carried over a lot of straw to the chicken house. Jonas came over this morning and we gave him the Simmer's order although we are sure he is not an authorized agent, but as we don't have to pay for the stuff till we get it I suppose it will be alright. Dad. told him he was crazy to waste his time selling seeds instead of cutting his hedge down for wood over at Myers but Jonas said he had to get a little money some way as he only had fifty cents. Frank said he was working down cutting ice this after noon. It has been much milder though still freezing to-day cloudy and just breeze enough this after noon to turn the wind mill, snowing a little to-night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday February 11th</p> <p>We did chores and Dad cut wood most of the day, this afternoon we put some poles across a couple of beams in the big barn and covered them with hay to make a pen for the ewes'. The old ram seems to be getting crosser, he attacked me to-day for the first time, and we think it is because he has some way got the wool all pulled away from his eyes and can see much better all around him. I got fourteen eggs to-day, the cold weather doesn't seem to affect the hens any, I guess it is the feed and care that counts. Enah cut the cloth for the book case of my new books this after noon and to-night Dad and I glued it on the wood, it is going to look pretty nice I think. It froze very hard last night. Frank said it was seven below zero, and although bright and sunny has been frosty all day barely thawing even in the sun. They say there was a slight earthquake felt in different parts of Ontario and in Montreal but I think the ones that felt it here just thought so after they got the paper.</p> <p>Thursday February 12th</p> <p>Dad. and I took a walk down to Porter's and back this morning, we got back about half past one. This after noon we just did chores. To-night after a lot of hesitation I decided to go down to the dance. Dick said he didn't think there would be many there but there was enough to suit me. No-one from Simcoe was down but all the Dover bunch was there and I had a good time. I didn't miss more than half a dozen dances and much to my surprise found that I could dance fairly well. I didn't expect to be able to do any better than the last time I tried especially as I haven't been down for over a month. They say it was fifteen below zero down town this morning and although it has been a lovely sunny day with out breeze enough to blow the wind mill, it has been freezing hard all day, and is just as cold to-night.</p> <p>Friday February 13th</p> <p>After we did the chores up this morning Dad. &amp; I hooked Harry and Belle to the sleighs and went down town, the sleighing was good most of the way in town but was pretty icy in places. I took down 7 1/2 doz. eggs and got at the rate of 35 cts a doz for them but traded them off for groceries. Dad. got some lumber to fix up the sheep pen with and settled up with Tommy. This after noon we just did chores and I had a little snooze as I only had about four hours last night or rather this morning. To-night Dad. dressed up and went down to pay a visit to Alfred. and Lulu. Billy Faulkner came over this morning and took their heifer away. Arnold Peddler came in to-night about five he looked about frozen and piked off towards Sam Law's who he evidently knew as he asked up if he didn't live down by the mill before he moved up here. This is poor weather I should think for his job I wouldn't mind it at all in the summer, pretty frosty all day and a cold north east wind but mostly sunny. It is milder to-night and trying to snow.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday February 14th</p> <p>I did chores all morning and Dad. &amp; Frank cut up the old apple tree in the pigyard. They had some pretty hard sawing in it. This after noon Dad and I took the team and waggon sleigh and hauled it up to the house where Dad. split a lot of it. Frank went down town and got his tooth filled - and sent off a lot of valentines. Bert. Thompson came over this afternoon to see if we had any Black Orpington hens. There was just one left of the ones that Huby hatched out three years ago of the eggs he got from Bert. I knew she wasn't laying and was glad enough to get rid of her, I would have sold her for fifty cents or less but Bert offered me a dollar for her so I let him have her. Dad. had quite a visit down at Alfred's last night, the old peddler, whose name is Foster was there. Lulu was in Toronto but got home before he left, she told them that Art Ryersie who had brought her home heard down town that Blaikie was dead, but as we have heard nothing about it to-day, we feel pretty sure there is a mistake some-where. It has been milder to-day a little though still freezing hard. It snowed a little but was mostly sunny.</p> <p>Sunday February 15th</p> <p>Enah and I walked down to church this morning and Frank went down to Sunday school and church. This after noon Cousins Clare and Phoebe came over and also Quint, Huby and Lila. Dick was in bed all morning and went down town this after noon and says he is going to church to-night. Huby said Aunty Maude was pretty sick to-day. Dad. and I walked down to church to-night and went around to see Aunty Maude on our way home, she was sitting up on the sofa but looks pretty miserable, we got home about nine o'clock and Dick soon after we did. It is still pretty frosty but getting milder I think. cloudy most of the day and to-night. Huby told us of a great joke they played on old Tom the cook on the Vigilant. It seems he is quite a lady's man and gets a letter occasionally from a young lady he met in St. Thomas. Young Archie McQueen knew this and put Bill Davis, Parks and a few more of the bunch wise to it and they with Mrs. Walt. McCalls assistance composed a letter to Tom, from his girl telling him to meet her at the Fair corner (so as everything could be seen from the Dominion Hotel windows) at noon yesterday and to be sure and bring a bottle of gin along. When Tom. got the letter he never caught on and was in a great state of excitement all morning and kept his eyes on the Fair corner, meanwhile Archie had been getting togged up in a lot of Mrs. McCall's clothes, he is rather small and good looking and about two o'clock slipped out of the side door at the hotel and around the block up to the Fair corner, of course old Tom was right there to meet him and Archie immediately inquired about the gin so Tom told him to go over to the hotel and wait for him at the head of the stairs while he got it. He rushed into the bar to get a fifty cent bottle but Walt. told him that they didn't have any smaller than a dollar and a quarter bottle.Tom was in such a hurry that he said any thing would do so took a big bottle up stairs and rushed the fair one of to his room. Archie told Huby after wards that it would have been rich</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>if he could have played his part a little longer but when Tom began to kiss his hands, he could stand no more, so with a burst of laughter he picked up his skirts and fled down stairs. Tom was so mad he never spoke to any one the rest of the day but got bozy eyed on the bottle of gin.</p> <p>Monday February 16th</p> <p>Dad. and I went down as soon as we could get ready this morning to get the chicken house down home ready to move Huby helped us and we got it raised and up on blocks by noon. While we were at it, who should come along, bare headed, and without an overcoat, but Walter, he had come through the house and Aunty Maude had told him where we were, so that accounted for the absence of hat and overcoat, but as we hadn't the slightest idea that he was within a thousand miles of us, we were quite surprised to see him, but this after noon we got a letter from Roy which we should have got on Saturday, saying that Walter was then in Barrie having come down with the body of Mrs. {illegible} father. He got into Toronto Friday night and came up here this morning but had to go right back again to-night. He stayed at Huby's to dinner for as he said a walk over here before dinner did not sound tempting and right after dinner Dad. hooked up Belle and went down and got him, he was only here an hour or two and then Dad. and I drove him down he had to stop in for a minute or two to see Miss Phipps, Cousins Bessie, Clare and Loll and say goodbye to Aunty Maude. Dick Quint &amp; Huby went to the station to see him off so he had a very hurried visit, but we were all very glad to see him if it was only for a short time. Old Jonas came over to-night to get his orders ready to send away, and to get a little corn but I think principally for a visit. Aunty Maude says she feels better to-day but looks very miserable. I only got twelve eggs to-day. It was a beautiful morning but this after noon the wind got up and it was a rotten after noon very blizzardy and cold. Quieter and colder to-night.</p> <p>Tuesday February 17th</p> <p>We just did chores and cut wood this morning, I read for awhile this afternoon and then Dad. and I drove down town and Dad. saw Johnny Walker about bringing over the hen house, he said he thought he could load it on the sleigh and bring it over to-morrow after noon we went down to see if we could get it any more ready but thought we couldn't do much more to it alone. A couple of the little Ryersie girls came in with Frank after school and young Roy Bannister appeard from somewhere soon after Frank got home and they went sleighriding back in the gully and Roy borrowed a book to take home with him. To-night I blew a little on my horn for the first time since election night. It was a very blizzardy blustery morning, but turned out a nice bright afternoon, snowed quite a little bit, and there wasn't enough wind to turn the windmill.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday February 18th</p> <p>Dad. and I did chores most of the morning besides taking the wire off the posts in the hen yard so we could get through with the other hen house which we intend to put in the north east corner of the yard. We had to pump water for the cattle this morning as there wasn't enough wind to turn the wind mill, it took us over half an hour to pump half a tank full, we took turns at it, it is the first time we have had to pump for them this winter, and if we had a bigger tank which would hold two or three days supply, it wouldn't matter about it being quiet for one day. As soon as we could after dinner Dad and I went down to get the old hen house Jack Walker didn't come for quite a while, but I went up town and got Huby and we got it raised up in front nearly high enough to back the sleighs under, when Johnny came he said he thought it would pay us to raise it up high enough behind to back the sleighs, so we did and without so very much more work got it loaded beautifully, we were afraid the top of the pigeon house which Dad. built on the roof of the hen house would catch on wires and branches but we hated to take it off as it has been there so long but Johnny said he thought it would go alright. The first obstruction occured going out the lane and we had to chop a limb off Mrs. Low's apple tree, but got past. Then going from the lane gate to the road where Dad. had a nice driveway fixed the road-scraper made a nasty ditch and never filled it in. Johnny was afraid the building might tip over on the horses going over the bump so Dad. went over and borrowed some rope from {Yint?} Rankin and tied it to the {rave?} of the Sleigh over the roof of the chicken house, we thought we had her solid but Johnny let his horses go a little fast down hill and rounding the curve with such a big top weight, she just keeled right over sleigh and all at the side of the road on end just nicely between the side walk and the road. I thought the jar would rack her all to pieces but as far as we could see it did hurt a bit, except knocked the pigeon house right off the roof. We decided to leave her there for the night and Johnny said he would get a pair of skids from Val. and take her over on them in the morning. Old Faucet said he would hang a light on to-night for us. We got a ride home with Charlie Quanbury. Tonight Dad. togged up in his dress suit and went down to pay a visit to Cousin Loll as she likes to see him dressed up so much. It was about eight below zero last night they say but has been a lovely day, rather foggy but quite mild and no wind.</p> <p>Thursday February 19th</p> <p>Dad. and I went down about half past nine this morning as that was the time Johnny said he would be on the spot but there was no sign of him so Dad went down to see if Jim Low had any chestnut coal but he hadn't a pound. When he came back from there he went in to see old Mrs. Fausett for awhile Huby and I carried back Mrs. Jim Low's blocks which we borrowed and then went and sat in the house, then as there was no sign of Johnny Dad.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>came over. At last about eleven we thought he wasn't coming so thought we would go home. Huby went down to the mill with us as they saw Johnny go in there with a load of shooks, when we found him he said he was just ready to go so we went back with him. It took us quite awhile to get it turned over on to the skids and we had to get a few extra hands to help us. Allan Law came along just as we were about ready to start and as one of Johnny's horses is very poor on the draw and he couldn't start it Allan hooked his team on and the two snaked it along to Allan's corner, then Johnny took his team off as they thought two teams would be too wide going down that narrow road and over the bridge. Allan hauled it to the top of the hill and then Johnny took it alone the rest of the way, he let his team sail right through and as it was too hard work keeping up afoot I rode part of the way so did Huby. Johnny got stuck in our lane here where the snow was deep and he ran into the side of the bank, we had to take the little horse off and put old Harry on with Johnny's big horse and they pulled it easily. Huby stayed to dinner and this after noon we placed the hen house just where we want to lever it and put it up on blocks. Dad. and Huby then drove back to straighten things up down there and to take back some stuff we borrowed from Mrs. Jim Low. I did chores while they were gone. Charlie Butler was in for a few minutes this after noon to see Dad. about his horse which has something like lymphangitis. Dad. brought the pigeon house back with him this after noon. Nice day, snowed a little, mostly sunny with a little breeze.</p> <p>Friday February 20th</p> <p>After we did chores this morning Dad. and I sacked up eleven bags of oats and took them down to get chopped. We went on down town and got some stuff and then down to Huby's where we cut down a little locust tree and sawed it up in lengths to fit the waggon box and brought it over for fire wood we also took a big limb which was broken off the old Newton pippin tree. We didn't get home till nearly one. This after noon we discovered we had left Alfred's cross-cut saw down at Huby's so we hooked up Joe and Ginger (who were delighted to get out after about a month's confinement) and went down and got the saw and came around by the mill and got our grist. It was time to do chores when we got home. Tonight Dad. went down to a school board meeting, he didn't feel much like it especially as he didn't know that it was specially important. Frank went down with him to go to the moving picture show. Pretty cold, sunny but cold breeze. Dick told us that Frances Henry got badly hurt last night on Edmonson's hill where a bunch were sleigh riding. She was walking up hill and fell and a sleigh coming down ran in to her and cut an awful gash in her leg. I practiced my horn a little to-night. Dad. heard down town that Billy Anderson was dead</p> <p>Saturday February 21st</p> <p>Frank and I went over to Jack Martin's this morning and got a couple of roosters, as we want to mate up a breeding pen as soon as possible.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>We got what they said over there were a couple of good ones although they were tough looking characters, as owing to their blood stained countenances it appears as though they had been indulging in a passage at arms. When we got home Frank helped Dad. saw up the wood we got yesterday and I cleaned out the new chicken pen. After dinner, Dad and I went down and got a load of coal, as Allan Law was in before dinner and told us there was a car in, we thought it would pay to get in in time and wood saved. I took down eight dozen eggs to-day but the price is down to thirty two cents, when we got home Dad helped me put windows, perches and straw in the new hen house and after tea to-night we caught fifiteen nice looking pullets and mated up a pen in there. Frank went back to the gully to-night this after noon and killed a dandy muskrat. Dick got home to tea to-night as he had a bath to-night. Sunny and nice day but a cold wind. We three boys had a bath to-night and sat on the kitchen table in our night shirts till midnight telling bad stories, while Dad. snored in the big chair.</p> <p>Sunday February 22nd</p> <p>Frank was the only member of the family who went to church to-day and he went to the Roman Catholic (to see what it was like) but he went to our Sunday school. As the wind last night tore the door of the new chicken house off its hinges, Dad. and I were forced to break the Sabbath and put it on. We just did chores and sat around all day I drew a little this after noon I am going to try and draw the picture I took of the mill and Herb. Cooke's house from the old cemetery at the top of the hill, and Frank went back to the gully. Dick slumbered peacefully all morning and went down town this after noon, with the intention of going to church to-night. I got fifteen eggs to-day, eight of them were from the breeding pen of fifteen pullets, we thought that was pretty good for the first day. I drew a little to-night. It snowed to-day and was very windy and blustery, pretty cold.</p> <p>Monday February 23rd</p> <p>I learned this morning that our hard luck with the sheep deal was not over yet for when I went out to feed them I found a fine big pair of ewe lambs lying dead on the barn floor, as last night was one of the coldest nights we have had, I suppose the poor little things had hardly lived at all after they were born, but still I think if we had only been there to bring them in the warm as soon as they came we could have saved them but we never dreamed of any of them lambing before the 25th and this ewe wasn't due till next Saturday. It has been very cold all day (one of the coldest days we have had) so we didn't do any thing but chores and nail up a few boards for a sheep pen. Mrs. McBride was here washing all day, in spite of the weather. I got seventeen eggs to-day.</p> <p>Tuesday February 24th</p> <p>I went to bed with my clothes on last night as I got up about three to have a look at the sheep but they were all right, it is a good thing</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>no lambs came last night for it was bitterly cold. We fooled with the ewe which had her lambs quite a lot this morning and shut her up in the stable this after noon away from the others. Dad. went over to see if Brirely had ever had such a case to deal with as he used to be a sheppard in the old country but he didn't get much information. Quint was here for a little while this after noon. He and Big George Hamaker had come back to the gully on the trail of a skunk which Bill Oakes saw tracks of, but they found Wilson McPherson and some Matthews had got ahead of them and were digging it out up in Robert John's gully, George joined them but Quint said they were all covered with mud so he didn't care for the job and came home via this place. He says Ivey's gully is full of men and teams hauling sod but I guess they finished to-night. This afternoon Dad. and I unloaded the load of coal we got and hauled up a load of rails which Frank unloaded when he got home. Sam. Law was in this morning and Dad. paid him for the threshing and beef. To-night Dad. and Enah went down to the Library concert leaving Tiddums in our care. (Frank's &amp; mine) but Dad. says he will not enjoy himself at all for fretting. I also have to keep watch on the sheep for although it is not so cold as last night it would be too much for little lambs. It has been freezing hard all day in the shade but it was very sunny and thawed a lot in the sun. I think it is gradually getting milder.</p> <p>Wednesday February 25th</p> <p>I slept with my clothes on again last night and got up about four to look at the sheep, there were no lambs but I noticed one of the ewes was not well, she has been sick all day and has not eaten anything but snow, we offered her water and she drank a lot which made Dad think she was feverish, she was also quite badly foundered, and is evidently suffering from indigestion. To-night Frank and Dad. tried to dose her with salts but couldn't get much down her. Dad is afraid she won't pull through, it certainly looks doubtful. We don't know what caused it unless she has eaten some of the old chaff that came out of the clover mill and which is mixed up with the hay on the barn floor. Dad. thinks she may have got an overfeed of corn as he found them the other day out by the corn crib where Frank's pig had rooted a slat loose and had got out a pile of corn out on the ground. The ewe that lost her lambs and which we had shut up in the stable, we found to be all right this morning so after trimming her up a little Dad. let her out with the rest in the shed, while we were there we heard a racket in the barn and on entering found the split eared ewe, the one which was due to lamb to-day engaged in a desperate fight with Frank's pig, down in the corner was a wee lamb just arrived and unhurt thanks to the courage of its mother as the pig would have made short work of it, if she had alloud it. I had the satisfaction of landing that pig a swift one and send it squealing out of there. I hadn't been there very long when another lamb came bigger that the first one. It wasn't very cold in the barn but we had to take the little fellows in the house by turns and warm them Enah and Tiddums looked after them, the latter was greatly interested in them. When they both got</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>good and warm and dry, we moved them and the ewe into the horse stable where it is very much warmer than the barn and they all three seem to be all right. Jim Waddle was in this morning to see Dad. as his horses have lymphangitis. Jonas was in at noon with our parcel of seeds from Simmer's, he said he guessed they wanted him to work for nothing, so I suppose he will not get any commission and as he had to pay express on the seeds I don't know just where the profit comes in, but he was going off canvassing again this after noon. He says he is through with "Ivorys" for ever now, he had some rumpus with them about his house rent. Dad. told him he was going to kill a couple of the biggest pigs this after noon soon and wanted his valuable assistance. Jonas is a wonderful pig sticker (as he says). A fellow from Simcoe was in here to see him soon after he had gone. Lorne Brown came in after dinner with the sink and fixtures, he said Rus would be down to put it in as soon as we got the ditch dug for the drain. To-night I went down and got my hair cut and also to the moving picture show principally to go in with young Schrammy who was too young to go alone Dick got home soon after I did and we sat up till after twelve but I went to bed in a more civilized manner to-night. Sunny and soft but cold wind.</p> <p>Thursday February 26th</p> <p>As this is Saturday night and I am dead sleepy I can't remember the details of Thursday's happenings, we hauled two loads of sawdust from Evan's place up on the Radical road we just took the waggon box full this morning but as there were no very bad spots we took side boards with us this after noon and hauled twice as big a load. Dad. saw Evans about getting some wood and he is going to start buzzing up the limbs &amp; tops of trees next week and said we could get 10 loads of it for a dollar a cord sixteen inches long. The sick ewe seems ever so much better to-night, she is not lame and picks at the hay a little. Dick went down to the dance to-night. I fully intended to go but thought as it was Lent I would go over to Quanbury's instead, as they were having a surprise party I think in honor of Charlie &amp; Lottie coming home from the West. I had a good time in spite of the fact that they played Pedro and I tried to learn the game, but couldn't. Thawed hard in the sun, cold wind.</p> <p>Friday February 27th</p> <p>We went up again this morning and got another load of sawdust. We had to go around by town this morning to get some groceries, when we got up there young Stickney from Port Ryersie was there ahead of us but had his load nearly on, the pit was pretty well undermined but we got a good load alright and got home about one, the sleighing is just about gone. This after noon we unloaded the Sawdust we filled up all we wanted inside the ice house and Dad. threw the rest outside to pack in between the outside and inside walls. When we got through there we started to clean out the boxstall which</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>hasn't been cleaned out for over a month. Dad. took two sleigh loads out and put on the old garden and there is still another load, the two days accumulation in the stable made the biggest part of the first load. Frank went over to tell Jonas to come and kill pigs in the morning as he told us he was going to work for "Ivory's" on Monday. He drove Frank home about seven he was bound for some Englishman's place way out past Tupper's some where to sell seeds. The sick ewe is apparently all right to-night. The salts had their effect and we found where she had eaten a whole pile of corn and not digested it at all, very sunny and mild barely froze last night.</p> <p>Saturday February 28th</p> <p>Jonas came over about nine o'clock this morning armed with a formidable looking knife, which he told us was no good all ready to show us how to "boocher" hogs. He did quite a lot of ordering around and knife grinding before he was ready. We killed the two biggest pigs of the lot and they weren't very big, and did it up in the pig-pen. Dad. &amp; I held the pig while Jonas with great display made the fatal thrust. It took him a good big minute to do it which isn't a record breaking speed as Dave Waddle claims to be able to stick a pig and get the knife out with out getting a drop of blood on the knife, however they died alright under Jonas' treatment, we hauled them down to the old house on Frank's sleigh and scalded them both to-gether. Dad. said it was a dandy scald and Jonas says it was due to his method of putting a dipper of woodashes in the barrell and to his accuracy in testing the temperature of the water with his had. Dad. helped scrape them and then had to go out to Jim Waddle's to see his lymphatic horse as he was in after him this morning. Jonas and Frank dressed the pigs and I guess made a pretty fair job of it. I cleaned out the chicken house and fooled around. They finished up before dinner and Jonas stayed to dinner. The same fellow that was here to-day the other day from Simcoe was in again to-day to see Jonas and caught him this time. This after noon I drove Enah down town to do shopping, she took down ten dozen eggs but the price had dropped to twenty eight cents. I got twenty eggs yesterday and to-day. I had to wait quite awhile for Enah so drove around with Fred Tuck. Very soft and mostly sunny but cool wind raining and snowing a little to-night.</p> <p>Sunday March 1st</p> <p>Frank went down to Sunday school and church to-day and Dad. drove Enah down to church but didn't stay himself. I didn't go down at all to-day principally because I was too lazy. I didn't get up till way late this morning and haven't done any thing much all day but a few chores. Dick went through his regular Sunday programme, stayed in bed till noon, went down town after dinner and I suppose to church to-night. He took my camera down and was going to get a film for it. Dad. and I intended to go out to the Shand's this after noon but it was so late when we got ready that we didn't go. Mostly sunny but cold North wind, freezing hard to-night and wind getting worse.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{This page is a copy of the previous page}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday March 2nd</p> <p>Dad. cut up the pigs this morning we weighed them with the old {steelyard?} which Dad. brought over from home and they just came to 105 lbs apiece. I put in the whole morning writing to Aunty and at the same time watching Tiddums who was asleep. This after noon we did chores and covered over all of the sheep pen instead of a part of it we tried to fasten up the door which blew out of the peak of the barn but it fell out again while we were working at it and as it broke a little we left it for another time. I also helped Dad carry over a couple of loads of hay to the other barn on his {back?} with the {illegible} rope. We couldn't do much out side to-day as there has been a terriffic north wind with a little snow and besides it has been cold. The storm was much worse in other parts of the province than here but has gone down to-night.</p> <p>Tuesday March 3rd</p> <p>After we did chores this morning Dad. fixed some bars up at the south end of the horse stable out of the old wind mill posts to keep the sheep in their own yard. Arthur Preston came over to borrow some of Dad's show clothes to wear at the Methodist concert next week. Colin Ryersie was also over for awhile. About noon Dand. and I drove down town to get some stuff and he wanted to see Harry Moon to see what kind of duds he wanted for the concert. I went over to the barn when we got home and found a lamb just arriving, the ewe was No. 117 and we didn't expect lambs from her till Saturday. This was a good big ram lamb, we left him there till after dinner and when I went out then his sister was just getting off. We brought them both into the house for awhile one at a time and to-night put them in the little box stall in the horse stable. We didn't do any thing much but fool with the lambs this after noon. Much milder to-day and sunny but frosty to-night.</p> <p>Wednesday March 4th</p> <p>Dad. and I didn't take our clothes off all night last night. Dad crawled into bed about half past two and I dozed in the big chair the rest of the night going out to the barn every hour or so to see how the sheep were, we expected lambs all along but they didn't show up nor all day to-day, so I guess we will have another night's vigil. It is the ewe which was sick that we are watching, she is due on Friday. We spent about half an hour this morning trying to get Osprey out of the stable to give him a little exercising. Dad. put the harness on him and went to lead him out the door where there is a drop of about a foot into the drivehouse, and he hung back. Dad. tried to coax him but he was positive and the more determined Dad was to bring him out the more determined he was not to come out. Dad. put a little rope under his chin and we tugged on that for quite awhile but couldn't get him any farther than the door. Then we tried whipping him but that had not the desired effect although it put old Harry into the notion of kicking and scared the other horses. Osprey would rear and paw and throw himself but not go ahead. Then Dad. put</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>a rope on his front foot and we tried pulling him out that way but he would just paw and must have thrown himself a dozen times or more some times right under Belle's or Harry's feet. At last one time when he threw himself I took a hitch around a post with the rope on his leg and by dragging him out and not giving him a chance to fly back we at last got him out. He didn't seem at all mad and I took him down to the corner and back and he went beautifully. We didn't do any thing much the rest of the day but chores and I had a little snooze after dinner. Frank worked at the old house after he got home from school he is boarding it up so as he can fill it in with sawdust around the ice. Thawed all day, some snow &amp; cold wind. Since writing this we have put in quite a night of it. I went over to the barn about eight o'clock and found Dad's ewe with a lamb. I came to the house and got Frank and Dad. who was asleep in the chair the only sleep he had all night to come out, while they were there another one arrived, so we brought the first one to the house to get warm, we noticed the sick one the one we have been watching all day looked very much as if she would lamb in a few minutes, but she didn't till about four o'clock. We all sat up for a long time, till Dick came home and he and Frank went to bed. I sat up till about one or two and then I went to bed. Dad. sat up and out at the barn all night with the two little fellows as they were both very weak at first but got stronger and he held an old coat over them a long time to keep them warm till they went to sleep and stopped trying to crawl out and till the old one lay down beside them and stopped trying to paw the coat off. He also had his eye on the other ewe and about four o'clock came in and woke me up, he said he hated to as I was so sound asleep and I guess he didn't hate to any more than I hated to get up but he thought the sick ewe was not right and something ought to be done so I went out with him and we caught her but didn't bother her much and we hadn't been out very long when her baby came, it was a ram and a bouncer, the biggest one yet I think, but she is the first ewe that didn't have twins. I went to bed again about five o'clock but Dad. stayed up all night.</p> <p>Thursday March 5th</p> <p>I didn't get up till about eleven this morning, so I guess I had my sleep out. Dad put the harness on Osprey and we gave him quite a long exercise, we got him out of the stable easier to-day. I held Belle out in the drive house and when Dad saw Osprey wouldn't lead out he just let him loose and got behind him and touched him a little with the whip till he jumped out with out much fooling. I started to take him down the road and got about as far as the culvert and he didn't want to go any farther. I wouldn't let him go back so we just turned around and around in the road till Dad. came out and he got him to go down to the corner and back alright. I then took him down the other way as far as Preston's barnyard and he got frightened and their cows and would go past so I started the same performance there again and at last started to lead him past but Dad.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>came down and said to take him home as it was so late. This after noon I cleaned out the hen house and did chores. Whitesell was in this after noon to see Dad. about a sick horse. Thawed all day in the sun but not in the shade cold east wind.</p> <p>Friday March 6th</p> <p>I camped in the big chair all night last night and Dad. went to bed. I didn't go to sleep till after midnight as I wasn't at all sleepy so had a good read. I went out to the barn at 12, 3 and half past 6 and slept in the mean time, every thing was alright out there. When I woke up at half past six this morning my knee was pretty stiff but it soon limbered up. I find I have a brute of a cold due I think to getting my feet wet. We did chores this morning and Dad. put the harness on Osprey and I took him out and he went fine, he started his little game of trying to turn around and go back this morning but I found out that instead of trying to make him go ahead which to me was impossible, I just let him turn around and then back him up in the direction I want him to go, he soon wants to turn around and when he does goes all right in the right direction. I tried it on him several times and it worked fine every time. I took him down to Flemming's corner on the side road and then back and down to Mrs. Battersby's corner. This after noon I had a sleep and then took what few eggs I had over to Jack Martin and was over there quite awhile. I only got sixteen eggs to-day I don't know what is the matter with the hens. To-night Frank and Enah went down to see "Satan" at the moving picture show I was going down but as I had such a cold thought I would wait till to-morrow night. It snowed all day to-day but didn't put much in the ground. Not very cold.</p> <p>Saturday March 7th</p> <p>Dad. and I sacked up 12 bags of oats this morning while Frank went down town after some salt petre to salt the pork with, then he and Dad. went down to the mill with the load. When they got back they cleaned out the rest of the box-stall and I started to chop a hole out in the chicken yard to put a post in but it was frozen too deep. This afternoon Dad. and Frank went down to the mill and got their grist and I took Osprey out while they were gone he went fine. When they got back Dad. drove Enah down town and left her there and I minded Tiddums all the after noon he slept for awhile. Frank worked at the old house and Dad. did chores when he got back. To-night I went down to the moving picture show and saw "Satan" I thought it was pretty good. Cloudy and snowy but quite soft. Raw breeze.</p> <p>Sunday March 8th</p> <p>Neither Dad nor I have been off the farm all day to-day but have just done chores and sat around. We thought of hooking Osprey and Belle to the buggy and going out to the Shaw's this after</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>noon but we didn't, we have to keep a rather close watch on one of the ewes Frank went down to church and Sunday school this morning and Enah walked down to church alone to-night. We didn't get through in time to go with her. Dick slept till dinner and after dinner went down town, he will likely go to church to-night. Cloudy and rather cold with some snow and raw wind.</p> <p>Monday March 9th</p> <p>We didn't do any thing much but chores to-day and watch sheep Dad. was not in bed at all last night and when he went out at four this morning to look at the sheep, found the wide-headed ewe with a lamb, which if it had been left much longer would have perished with the cold; but Dad. wrapped it up in his old pea jacket and brought it around alright. Mrs McBride was here washing all day and it has been very miserable out cold and windy. To-night Enah and I went down to the Methodist Choir concert, and thought it was great especially the costumes which were all old fasioned. The hall was packed full, and they say some were turned away. It lasted till late, we got home about twelve half past eleven o'clock. Dick and Dad. were both up.</p> <p>Tuesday March 10th</p> <p>We did chores all morning. Mr. Fleming was over for a little while this after noon. We hitched Osprey and Belle up to the bob-sleigh and drove them down to Jonas' corner and back a couple of times as that was the only place there was any snow. Tommy Jackson was over for quite awhile late this after noon to see about getting some corn stalks, he was telling us a lot about sheep and a good many other things. Cold, raw wind, sunny.</p> <p>Wednesday March 11th</p> <p>Dad. was up all night last night again and hardly slept at all I stayed up awhile but got so sleepy and chilly that I couldn't stand it so went to bed. The white ewe, which is due to lamb to-morrow was in rather bad shape all night, and there was no sign of lambs so Dad. got us all up early this morning and we had breakfast over by a little after seven and then Dad went out to examine her, and in about half an hour, we had two more buck lambs but one was dead. She was very weak, so we just left her alone for awhile and brought the live lamb in the house to get warm. When we took it out, the ewe wouldn't own it so it has been in the house all day and Dad. takes it out every now and then for refreshments, she was so weak we didn't like to urge her. We were afraid this morning that she wouldn't pull through but she seems much stronger now, she eats and chews her cud so I guess will recover. We haven't done much to day but chores and sit</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>around. Dad is very tired. Tonight Colin Ryersie was here and Bill Duncan's man wanted Dad to go up there but he was too tired to go. There was a grand wedding in town to-day, Leo O'Heron and Inez Schram, Frank saw them go off. Tiddums can walk now all alone but he is a little afraid to unless someone's right beside him to catch him. Very sunny to-day but cold north wind. There was a fine eclipse of the moon to-night, we didn't know about it till we saw it.</p> <p>Thursday March 12th</p> <p>We did up the chores this morning and then hauled the hay rack over to where the sheep are and put on a load of hay, we got it on by noon and hauled it over to the horse stable. Cousins Phoebe &amp; Loll were over to dinner and after Dad. had showed them all around the ranch and talked awhile we put the load off over the horse stable and hauled another load over to the other barn for the cows and left it on the barn floor. The little lamb has been in the pen with its mother all day but still she doesn't recognise it although isn't bad to it. Dad. has to catch her for the little fellow to get refreshments but once he gets started she stands quietly. Tiddums started off of his own accord to walk to-day noon and was greatly pleased with himself to find out he could he has prancing around ever since. Jonas was over for a visit, after tea, and gave us a few selections on the mouth organ. It has been freezing pretty hard in the shade all day, fairly sunny.</p> <p>Friday March 13th</p> <p>This morning we did chores and I cleaned out the chicken house and separator as we want to begin separating again now. Loyd Ryersie came in at noon with a notice for Dad to attend a meeting of the school board at three o'clock on the school grounds. We wanted to go after a load of wood up to Evan's this after noon so went around that way although it made us pretty late. The way they have it surveyed out now, there is just the same width of ground on each side of the building and is fifty feet in from Main St. This they all think is too close to the street but they can't move it back without cutting down or trimming up the old hickory nut tree and as none of them want that done, they think it will have to go where they now have it unless they buy some more lots. When Dad. got through with them we went up to Evan's and got the waggon box full of wood a lot of it was cut too long for our stove but we managed to get on about three quarters of a cord. We just got home a little before six. Not quite so cold to-day although freezing all day in the shade.</p> <p>Saturday March 14th</p> <p>Dad was up at twenty minutes to five this morning and I got up at six so he and Frank were able to get started at half past eight for a load of wood at Evans. They got back at noon with a little over a cord. I did chores all morning. They got another load this after</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>noon and I piled the two loads that were here along the end of the old house, besides doing a few chores and watching the colts. dogs. chickens and Frank's pig that they didn't get into mischief. It was too muddy to take Osprey out on the road so I let him out in the yard and he and Dave ran around and chased the sheep out of the barn once. I also let this pen of hens out all over the place as I wanted to clean their place out and some out of the other pen got out in the hen yard so I couldnt let both pens in there to-gether. Tom Abbot was in here to see Dad about a cow of his but as Dad. wasn't here he came in again just before dark. He is going to start coming here for cream a week from Monday, if he is alive and well. It has thawed all day in the shade to-day and is very muddy and wet</p> <p>Sunday March 15th</p> <p>I didn't get up in time to get ready to go to church to-day and unless Dick goes to-night and I suppose he will Frank was the only one of this family who went to-day. I just did chores and poked around. About noon Dad. and Enah took Tiddums out to see the lambs, it was the first time he had been out side the house since New Year's day. I took a couple of snapshots of him Dick also got up about that time and came out. This afternoon Frank went back to the gully and Dick went down town. The cows all wandered back to the gully and I went back after them we noticed they were all covered with mud and Dad is afraid they have been slipping down the hill, but seem to be allright. It has been very mild sunny and spring like to-day. Water and mud all over.</p> <p>Monday March 16th</p> <p>We did chores most of the morning, this afternoon Huby came over as Frank told him this morning that we could use him now, he was glad to get to work he said and we hauled in two loads of corn stalks, putting two shocks on a load. They are in great shape to haul now as they have all thawed out. Tupper came in for quite a visit on his way home from town. He and Huby were both telling us about Lom Hurley hanging himself. Huby stayed to tea and Frank and I went down town with him. I went to band practice, the first one of the season. Walt had a lot of new music but there were only one or two of us there. Frank went to the moving picture show and then came up to the band room Dick came in too so we all came home to-gether. From the way they all talk there are going to be great doings in Dover this year, with the rail road. big soap factory and harbor improvements. It has been a lovely spring day sunny and mild and very muddy</p> <p>Tuesday March 17th</p> <p>Huby was over at seven o'clock this morning and we started as soon as possible to haul corn stalks. we hauled in</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>two more loads and now have all in the barn that we have room for and left the last load on the waggon, there are only three shocks left out there now. Huby and I put in nearly the whole afternoon setting a couple of anchor posts in the chicken yard to put a cross fence in to make a separate yard for the breeding pen, they all got out to-gether to-day. The frost was in the ground about two feet but by a lot of chopping and scaping Huby managed to get down past it. Dad is tickled to-night to think that the old white ewe has at last recognised her lamb. She noses him and lets him get "meals at all hours" and apparently thinks as much of him as the others did when their lambs were first born we blame it to St. Patrick. Froze pretty stiff last night, mild and muddy to-day. There have been a lot of robins seen in town but I haven't seen one yet.</p> <p>Wednesday March 18th</p> <p>I got up about half past four this morning but have been very lazy all day. Just sat around and did as few chores as possible, I had a sleep this after noon, I think the reason I felt so rotten was because my feet were so cold and wet. When Dad. went out to the cow stable this morning he found a black and white calf the property of Snowdrop up and running around with its poor mother tied fast in her stanchions, we got them both around in the barn where the soon were all right. By after breakfast another calf arrived on the scene this one a red and white one and Jim's both were bulls. Dad. just turned all the cows out of stable and let Jim and her calf have it to themselves. Tonight he tied Jim's calf in the alley way in front of her and let Snowdrop's run loose in the barn and tied both of the mothers up and milked them. He thinks they are both going to be good milkers and easy to milk Jim especially. This after noon Dad. and I drove down town in the waggon and got some groceries and also half a bushel of beans from George Yanoble as Huby said he had some very nice ones. Dad. got me a pair of rubber boots which have made my feet ever so much more comfortable. Dad. went to a school board meeting to-night and I thought I would go down and get the films from Dick which he took down the other day to have developed. He said he was going to work to-night so I went up to the bank but no one was there so I went down and saw the moving picture show, they had on "Robinson Crusoe" and it was pretty good. When I got out of there I went again to the bank but there was still no sign of life so I came home and fell in with Dad. Mr. Flemming and Jack Martin. They are having some squabble about the street up there which the council orderd closed but which Vyse never signed (just dirty work). They have also decided to cut down the old hickory nut tree. Dick got home soon after we did and said he was at the bank all the time but he wasn't. It snowed last night and has been pretty cold and wet all day. Freezing hard to-night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday March 19th</p> <p>We didn't do any thing much but chores to-day except set a hen up over the drive house in the loft on 15 eggs, we also wrung Frank's pig which we hope will keep him her from comitting any depredation by rooting. It has been pretty cold all day but fairly sunny. I drew some more to-night at my picture of the mill &amp; Herb Cooke's house.</p> <p>Friday March 20th</p> <p>We just did chores to-day as there wasn't much else we could do except take a grist to the mill and we didn't bother with that. This after noon I practiced on my horn a little and finished my bookcase. Dick {Faulmsbe?} was over this morning to see if Dad. would put any thing in for the canning factory, but Dad. told him he wouldn't although he signed his name to show McPherson that Dick had been here. There is more excitement down town now over the swing bridge, it seems at the council meeting the other night after Henderson had left having been told that no more important business was on that Taylor moved and Uncle Ward seconded that the County council go ahead and build a stationer bridge over the creek which is just what the Board of Trade is fighting against. Billy Laings made a vigorous kick (could be heard a block away) but he couldn't do any thing and Vyse, he just, oh he just smiled I suppose up his sleeve. Cold with raw wind sunny and freezing hard to-night.</p> <p>Saturday March 21st</p> <p>I did chores most of the morning and Dad. &amp; Frank sacked up twelve bags of oats. Two Cooper kids and young Hayan came up the lane - and when they saw Dad. asked him if they could cut through here. Dad. told them he thought they had cut through and then Bluch charged them. This afternoon Dad. Frank went down town and took their grist to the mill. They saw a big flock of geese light out in the swail holes just before they left and and in a very short time Jim Law appeared and wanted to see if we had a shot gun as he had seen them too. On their way home from down town, just as they got to the garage the tire broke on one of the wheels of the old waggon, they crawled along to Ray Waddles and left the wheel and as it happened Bob. Law's waggon was at Chris Fairchild's with a broken axle so they just took one of Bob's wheels. I took Osprey out for a little run while they were gone and then came in the house and read. Tiddums feels rather out of sorts these days as he is cutting four big teeth. Sunny and bright but froze all day in the shade.</p> <p>Sunday March 22nd</p> <p>Frank went down to church and Sunday school and Enah and I walked down to church, while Dad watched Tiddums and kept house. This after noon Dick having got up for dinner he and I decided to go for a ride. so Dad. saddled Joe and I was to ride her to the corner and then bring her back for Dick. I got on her</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>alright but as soon as I did she began to perform. I don't know just what she did but I know I was a little uncertain till I got out of the lane whether I could manage to sit on her or not, but did. I rode her down to the corner and back and when I came up Dick had vanished. Dad. said he had had enough before even I got nicely started and had got in to change his clothes and go down town. Dad. cinched Joe up again and I rode her around the block. I was very much surprised to find Tupper, John Wess and all out that way had the rural mail service. I wasn't gone very long and came home and read till it was time to do chores. Quint &amp; Lila came over with Frank who had stayed down there to dinner. Quint had his shotgun with him as Frank had told him about the geese and they went to look for them but didn't get a shot at any thing. They followed a white hawk or owl all over the country but didn't get it either Quint went down before tea as he wanted to get ready for church but Lila stayed and Frank walked down with her after tea. Tiddums feels pretty miserable yet. Much milder to-day sunny and breezy. When Dad. went out to the cow stable he found a lovely red and white heifer calf lying dead behind Erie. It had been born dead and about a month ahead of time. Dad. thinks she must have been hurt when she fell back in the gully last Sunday.</p> <p>Monday March 23rd</p> <p>We did chores most of the morning and spent quite awhile with Erie. Huby came over after dinner and pruned trees all the after noon. I helped him till about four and then went down town with Dad. to get our own wheel for the waggon and take Bob. Law's back. Mrs. McBride was here all day. To-night I lugged my horn down to band practice but there was none. Frank came down with me to go to the moving picture show so I went with him it was pretty fair. I saw the orchestra there so understood why there was no band practice Walt. was there and told me it would be Wednesday. Allan Law overtook us on our way home and gave us a ride to their corner. We got home about half past eleven and Dick arrived before we were asleep. Snowed a lot more last night but has been very mild and sunny all day freezing to-night. We started sending our cream to the factory this morning.</p> <p>Tuesday March 24th</p> <p>I got up at five this morning although I hated to and didn't feel wide awake for an hour or two, but got the chores pretty well done up before breakfast. Huby was over at seven and pruned orchard all day. I helped him most of the day except doing a few chores. We didn't get over many trees but we gave the ones we were at a proper old trimming, especially the russet tree which has an awful brush pile under it now. Dad did chores all day, and late this after noon a new calf arrived via Spotty. It is a big bull calf and nearly all black. This morning Dad and I put some Nitrate of potash on the bulls calves horses</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>to see if we could take them out, we can't tell yet whether it is going to work alright or not. Dick came home to tea to-night to try on his clown suit which Enah is making for him for the masquerade dance he had to go back again after tea. It thawed a lot to-day in the sun, but froze all day in the shade. Dad. sent away for a gobbler to-day.</p> <p>Wednesday March 25th</p> <p>Huby came over this morning and pruned the orchard most of the day. I didn't help him any as Dad. and I put up a fence across the chicken yard to separate the two pens. It began to rain about the middle of the after noon so Huby and I put the cornstalks off the waggon and then he and Dad. started to clean out the calf pen. Enah went down town at three to have her tooth fixed and Dad. and I minded Tiddums by turns till Frank got home. We forgot to tell Tom Abbot to bring us any butter although he hasn't brought our can back anyway yet, and as Frank forgot to get any on his way home, he had to traipse back to town and get some when Enah got home. I went down to band practice to-night but as Harry Moon, Walt. and Carl were the only ones there we didn't have any. It was a lovely day till it rained and was very mild all day and to-night.</p> <p>Thursday March 26th</p> <p>Huby trimmed orchard till we got the chores done and then we went over to the big barn and put on a load of hay before dinner. When we took the team over to the trough to water them at noon I let go of old Harry thinking he would go to the stable but the old fool lit out right for the field and Belle after him and they tore around there quite awhile before we caught them but didn't damage their harness any. This after noon we hauled the hay over to the other barn and put it off for the cows and then went over and got another load for the horse stable but didn't get time to haul it over. Huby did Frank's skins up for him and he is going to send them down to Hallam. Dick came home to tea to get all fixed up for the dance, he looked fine. I was kind of sorry I didn't go to a little trouble and fix up myself. It was terribly muddy and dark so I drove him down to the side walk. He didn't come home after it was over. It has been very dark all day and rained nearly all the after noon we heard thunder growl two or three times which Dad. now believes when heard in Spring to be a sure sign of cold weather off and on for six weeks but according to the other reliable forecast that the wind on the twenty first and twenty second will be the prevailing wind for six weeks we are to have it from the south west so Bill Oakes says, but they are having it very cold in the North West -6 below at Edmonton.</p> <p>Friday March 27th</p> <p>It rained nearly all day and got much colder as the wind veered right around to the north. Huby couldnt work in the orchard so</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>put in the whole morning cleaning out the calf pen. I helped him for a couple of hours before dinner and Dad. for quite awhile but we finished soon after dinner. We then cleaned up the barn floor and sacked up what few oats were in the small bin so as we could have the bin to put the seed oats which we cleaned up in, we set the fanning mill but didn't have time to put any through to-night only a few to see if it was all right. Dad &amp; I sat up till after twelve to-night and finished reading Friar Tuck. Dick didn't come home again I suppose he couldn't get through the mud. Frank brought the new gobbler home to-night he weighed 18 lbs. but is young he looks all right.</p> <p>Saturday March 28th</p> <p>We didn't do any thing much but chores to-day. Huby didn't get over till about ten o'clock and he trimmed in the orchard all day. Frank took his furs down town to post and worked a lot at the old house. After dinner he, Huby and I went back to the gully to see if we could see a fish in the creek but failed although we saw a couple of ducks get up out of a swail in the old timothy sod. There were two very interesting letters in the "Maple Leaf" yesterday everlastingly jumping on Vyse for not signing the bylaw which the council passed for closing Alma St for school property and also for representing to the County Council that it is the wish of the people of Port Dover to have a stationary bridge erected over Black Creek where a swing bridge ought to be, a good many other of his misdeeds are mentioned. Sunny &amp; muddy cold north wind</p> <p>Sunday March 29th</p> <p>Frank went down to Sunday school and church and I drove Enah down to the corner and she walked down to church as she could make better time that way than driving the roads are so bad. I cleaned out the stables while she was gone and then drove down again after her. Lila was with her and came over to spend the after noon. Frank came home through Flemming's gully and found a skunk cabbage. Just before dinner Charlie Shand came over as he had walked down to church and he stayed all the after noon. Sam. and Tom Jacques came over for a little while late this after noon. Tom wanted to see if he could get a gobbler. Dick came home last night, spent the morning in bed and the afternoon down town I suppose he is at church to-night. Mild &amp; muddy.</p> <p>Monday March 30th</p> <p>It was raining when we got up this morning and rained most of the fore noon but cleared off before dinner and although cloudy it didn't rain at all after dinner, rather a raw wind all day. Huby came over and while we were doing chores he sharpened the spade, shovel, pick and axes, and after breakfast we cleaned up oats for seed we ran through over sixty bushels so think we have enough. This after noon Huby pruned the orchard. I did chores and helped him for a couple of hours, Dad. spent most of the after noon doing</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>chores and writing to Aunty. Sam Law came over to borrow the buggy pole. Quint came through the orchard while we were out there. He and George Hamaker had been up creek and Quint came around this way to see if he could get a shot at the ducks but I don't think he saw them. He and George have been out since early this morning through all the rain, just to fish &amp; hunt. Jonas came over to-night and as Frank was very anxious to go back to the gully to see if he could get a fish as the Ryersie's told him they got some in the little creek, and as neither of us were very anxious to go Jonas went with him.</p> <p>Tuesday March 31st</p> <p>Huby didn't come over this morning as he had some insurance to look after. Dad. and I did chores and I cleaned out the hen houses. We also docked all the lambs, we did the trick with a hammer, butcher knife and block. They all seemed to come through pretty well except the little fellow belonging to the white ewe. The shock seemed harder on him than the rest and he suffered more, but I think he will pull through allright. We also trimmed up the ewes. Huby came over after dinner and pruned in the orchard all the after noon I helped him for a little while but spent most of my time pitching the wet straw off the stack and carrying dry over to the chicken house and stables. I got a letter from Rus. Gordon to-day asking if he could come up here to spend his Easter holidays, it was about the first I had heard for three or four years from him. Frank and Jonas got home last night about half past eleven and never saw a fish although the Ryersie's were out and got a dozen I think Frank said. Jonas has been over at Tupper's all day pruning his orchard. It has been sunny and windy and very nice all day the mud is beginning to stiffen in spots.</p> <p>Wednesday April 1st</p> <p>Huby spent most of the morning repairing the long ladder but about ten he and I went out and started to prune we worked away till nearly one. Dad. went down town but didn't get back till after two. He spent most of the after noon doing chores and Huby cleaned up the old house - and put the lead in the cider barrel as Dad. took it out when we scalded the pigs. I took what eggs I had over to Jack Martin and just sat around and watched Huby till it was time to do chores. Jonas came through on his way from Tupper's Frank stuck a wind mill up on a fence post to-night (entered by request). I got a lovely bit of poetry from Louise to-day but not one of her own it is a college song she says. Mr. Morgan was through here this morning canvassing for the canning factory he said Dick {Faulmsby?} being out had helped him any. About noon Dick drove in with the</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Rural Mail carrier. He was a Scotchman and Dick was evidently showing him round, but neither of them seemed to know just where to go and Dick and his horse wouldnt keep still long enough to tell him any thing (it wasn't Dick's old horse I didn't know it at all) This was the first day they started on this new route. We didn't know they came past the front of this place but Dad. thinks it is just as handy to have Frank bring it from school. Huby asked Dick if he had quit the Canning factory and he said he was laid off till further notice. It drizzled a good part of the fore noon and rained quite hard most of the after noon, no wind.</p> <p>Thursday April 2nd</p> <p>Huby brought a couple of quarts of harness oil over with him this morning and also a couple of saw benches which he made. While we were doing chores he fixed up the step ladder. We then took a tub of warm water out to the stables slung up a couple of poles and began to clean harness. Dad. had wiped off all the windows which let in considerably more light. It was nearly noon and as we didn't want to get our hands all oily before dinner we just washed one set. About noon we saw Jonas mooching through the orchard headed for Tupper's. Dad told him it was too wet to prune trees so he came over and helped us oil harness all the after noon for half a dollar. Dad. did chores most of the after noon but Huby and I worked at it steadily, we washed it and Jonas oiled and what time Dad. had he put it to-gether after it had been oiled. We got all the heavy double harness done and half the light double set. Bruce Dell brought Rex over for Dad. to look at as he has a little lump on his back. Frank got the money to-day from Hallam for his musk rat skins I think they brought him $2.23. It has been a rotten day. It snowed quite a lot this morning and been either raining or snowing most of the day. Very mudy and raw nor'west wind.</p> <p>Friday April 3rd</p> <p>The ground was covered with snow when we got up this morning and it was quite cold although not freezing very hard but it got colder during the day and is freezing pretty hard to-night. Huby pruned trees for a couple of hours till we got things all fed up and then we started in at the harness again. Jonas came over soon after we got started and helped all the afternoon. We got all the harness including bridles, breaking harness &amp; kicking strap oiled and put to-gether before six. Huby and Jonas worked steadily at and I was there most of the time but Dad did the chores so was not there so much. We had quite a concert at noon Jonas &amp; Tiddums with the mouth organ &amp; Enah with the guitar and all of them singing. Frank set the alarm to get up at half past four in the morning to go fishing with the Ryersies.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday April 4th</p> <p>It froze the ground stiff enough last night for us to haul the load of hay we have had on the waggon for the last two or three weeks over to the horse stable. I was pretty glad to haul it over as it was a great nuisance carring it over from the barn by the forkful. Huby fixed up one of the little ladders we got of the windmill this morning while he was waiting for us to get the hay over thinking we would need him to help mow it away but we found we didn't so he pruned in the orchard the rest of the day. After we hauled the hay over we took the rack back to the big barn and hooked to the waggon and loaded up with the oats which we sacked up the other day. Dad. also hauled the sleighs over to where they will be handy to put in the shed as they have been standing out in the lane ever since winter. This afternoon Dad. &amp; Frank to the oats to the mill for chop, went down town while it was being chopped and got some shingles for the old house, and got home about four. Old Joey at the mill who we have named the marquis owing to his likeness to gentleman of that title in "St. George &amp; St. Michael" got Dad. to haul 600 lbs of flour down town as Herb's horse is rather laid up owing to the mud. The roads are a fright. I cleaned out the stables and helped Huby for about an hour. It was a lovely sunny morning but cloudy &amp; a raw wind this after noon. Last night's snow thawed off to-day but the ground is covered again to-night. Froze all day in the shade.</p> <p>Sunday April 5th</p> <p>Frank went down to Sunday school and church and Enah and I walked down to church. I went up to see Ed. after church as he told Dad. if I came down any time last week he would give me a couple of grapevines but as I hadn't been able to get down I went up to tell him I would try and get them to-morrow. They are a couple he set out up there and as he is going to move down into Mrs. Allan's house opposite the evaporator and has no place for them down there, he didn't care to leave them especially as they have never done very well along the fence where he had them. I thought of going for a ride this after noon but the roads are in such a condition that I didn't think I would enjoy it much so didn't do any thing much but a few chores and read myself to sleep. Frank went back to the gully and Dick who was up for dinner went down town. It was a lovely sunny morning and the snow which fell during the night nearly all disappeared by noon but this after noon it got cloudy and colder and I think will pretty soon freeze</p> <p>Monday April 6th</p> <p>Dad. and I spent most of the morning doing chores but just before noon I went back and tore down a little of the gully fence. Huby came over late as he had to go up town to get</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>his insurance papers and he spent a good part of the day measuring the buildings and renewing the insurance aplication. Mrs. McBride was here washing all day. After dinner I took some eggs over to Jack Martin and then went down town to get my grapevine which Ed. gave me. I stopped in at Uncle Ward's on my way home to ask him about them and he talked to me for about an hour and told me all about his Uncle Loudon Bougner's vineyard over at Flint. I couldnt plant out my grapevines when I got home so just put them down cellar in a bag. To-night I walked down to band practice and had a fairly good one although there were only five of us there. It snowed nearly all day and has been a rotten day,</p> <p>Tuesday April 7th</p> <p>I didn't do much this morning but get dressed up and go down and meet Rus. Gordon. I drove down although the roads were awful. He came alright and we got home about noon. Huby didn't come over this morning as he had to finish up his insurance. He came over this after noon and Russ. helped us put on a load of hay. Huby also put in the two grapevines I got from Ed. he brought over a piece of hard wood and braced the step ladder. It has been a miserable day not at all cold but terribly muddy and cloudy all the fore noon and it rained all the after noon Dick came home early to-night and slept with Russ. I put the alarm clock in their room to-night set for half past three.</p> <p>Wednesday April 8th</p> <p>After we did chores this morning we cleaned up the barn floor where the fanning mill was and hauled over the load of hay which we put on yesterday for the cow stable Russ &amp; I put it off and Dad. bathed Spottys udder, the bad quarter is better and he was able to get the siphon in this morning. Huby came over about ten and pruned apple trees all day he saw the ducks get up out of one of the swail holes this afternoon so went over and built a hide of some corn shocks, he also found two tame duck eggs in the orchard. This after noon Russ and I put on another small load of hay on the rack to take to the horse stable. After we got it on we went back to the gully and fooled around for awhile armed with Frank's rifle but we didn't shoot anything except a fence post we both took a shot at it and Russ hit it. It has been a miserable day, it snowed last night and has been cold and windy all day, freezing hard to-night.</p> <p>Thursday April 9th</p> <p>After we did chores this morning Dad. hauled the load of hay we put on yesterday over the horse stable and Russ and I put it off. We then went out and cleaned out some of the big wood in the orchard. This afternoon Russ and I went down town. I got my hair cut and he went to see the Morgan's, then we both went up to</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>school and had a talk with Mr. Smith after four and came home around by the mill with Frank. The old setting hen hatched out a few chicks to-day but I don't know how many. Huby came over at seven this morning and pruned nearly all day, it was too windy for awhile this after noon so he put a window in the wood shed which is a great improvement. Sam Law was over for quite awhile to tell us we could get butter over there now. It has been very cold and windy all day. It looked as if it would be a lovely day this morning although it froze very hard last night, but it clouded up and snowed every now and then all day. Freezing hard to-night.</p> <p>Friday April 10th Good Friday</p> <p>Huby pruned in the orchard most of the day but this morning he and I took a walk back to the gully and he paced off the length of fence it would take to go along the top of the gully to the road. When we came back I cleaned up some more brush in the orchard, I worked at it a little this afternoon to. This being Good Friday. Enah went down to church. Dick had a holiday so stayed in bed till noon. Frank and Russ spent the after noon back in the gully, they saw some fish but had no way of catching them. Dick was down town all after noon got home at midnight. We three boys went down to the Moving Picture show to see the battle of Waterloo, it was pretty good only all about the same. Lovely day sunny and windy much milder.</p> <p>Saturday April 11th</p> <p>It was cloudy cold and raining at seven o'clock this morning but Huby came over and worked around in the old house till we did chores he then went over with Dad. &amp; me to see Tupper. Dad. wanted to ask him if he could borrow his hay rack and we took the shotgun &amp; fish spear. After we'd seen all around the place Huby and I struck off down Tupper's creek we followed it way down to Black Creek but never saw a thing we then cut across to Art. Ryersies where we saw Wilson &amp; James McPherson &amp; Stewart Reeves with two or three measly looking fish. We got home quite awhile after noon. This afternoon Rus. &amp; I did chores. Huby pruned orchard and late Dad. went over and got Tuppers hay waggon &amp; scales which Tupper. was very anxious he should bring over. Frank went down town this after noon to get some window sash fixed &amp; glazed for his shop. Quint came over this after noon and saw the ducks out in the swail hole and shot at them but was not close enough. Huby and I saw six geese fly over the place this after noon. It didn't turn out to be a bad after noon at all but is freezing a little to-night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday April 12th Easter.</p> <p>I haven't done a thing in the shape of chores to-day since seven this morning. I got up fed the chickens sheep and horses and then went down with Dick to the early communion service we ran nearly all the way down or rather dog trotted but it just about killed me but Dick didn't seem to mind it, when we got home we had breakfast and then went down to the eleven o'clock service. The church was packed and Geitha Barwell sang a solo. Every member of the Barrett family except Dad. and Tiddums was at church from both houses. After church, Rus. Quint, Frank and I took a walk over to the Thompson's with Joe who is keeping hatch at present. Quint came over with us to dinner which we had rather late Rus. wanted to make a few calls this afternoon so I went with him down town, we went to the Hobbes where we found Geitha. Murry and Ada. Miss Prest is here over Easter we had such a good time that the first thing we knew it was time to come home for tea. I did a few chores after I got home. The old hen I set on fifteen eggs up in the loft hatched out nine chicks but during yesterday the old hen got off the nest which is about a foot off the floor and three little fellows got off and couldn't get back when we went up at night we found them chilled to death and beyond all recovery. One of the turkey hens has disappeared, and we don't know where she is. It has been very windy all day but a nice day. The roads are drying up.</p> <p>Monday April 13th</p> <p>We loaded the hogs up first thing this morning and Dad. and I took them down to Neil. Elliot, we put Frank's pig in with the others and he weighed 172 lbs. We weighed them all on Tuppers scales before we started aand we made the total weight 994 lbs. none of them weighed 200 lbs and the lightest was 153 lbs. On Jim Law's scales they just came to 950 we didn't think they shrank 44 lbs coming down town and don't think we made any mistake, how ever we only got paid $9.00 a cwt for 950 lbs of hogs. We came around by Tommy Gillies to get some lumber for Frank to fix up the old house. Hazen was over for awhile this morning but didn't stay long. Dick didn't get up till the middle of the fore noon and then went down town to get some ham to make sandwiches for the dance to-night. He was down town all the afternoon playing base ball. This after noon we put a scaffold up along the east side of the old house and the boys and Huby got two or three rows of shingles laid while we were doing chores. Huby pruned a little in the orchard and opened a ditch up out in the corn stubble. To-night we three boys went down to a dance in the hall given by the Sewing Club. The boys supplied the "eats" and the girls put up for the hall Dick went down early and went to the picture show first and</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Rus. and I got there about half past nine. We had a good though mighty hot time and got home about two o'clock. It has been a nice sunny day but cold raw wind.</p> <p>Tuesday April 14th</p> <p>I didn't do any thing much but chores and sow red clover seed on the wheat east of the orchard. It froze hard last night and by the time I got that piece sowed it was too muddy &amp; wet to sow the other. Rus. Huby &amp; Frank shingled nearly all day at the old house and have it nearly finished. Rus. had to go back to Toronto to-night or they likely would have finished. I drove him down to the train, he said he had a good time while he was here, and felt a lot better than when he came. I drove Dick up town from the station he said he had been very busy all day and would have to work late to-night. I got a bunch of shingles from Tommy and the seed oats we got from Jonas on my way home. There was a school board meeting to-night but Dad. had such a terrible headache he couldn't attend. Frank went down to a nigger show which I suppose he enjoyed. I felt rotten with a cold to-night and nearly coughed my insides out after I went to bed. It has been a lovely day one of the nicest we have had this year, it was fairly hot. The young stock all got back across the gully after dinner and Dad and I had to go back after them we took Bluch on the chain.</p> <p>Wednesday April 15th</p> <p>Huby and Frank finished shingling the old house this morning and Dad. helped them put the ridgeboards on. I just did chores and fooled around. Mr. &amp; Mrs Tupper came in and Tupper wants Dad. to put a team on the road scraper to-morrow if it is a nice day. After dinner Dad. and Enah drove to Simcoe and Lila and I looked after Tiddums with out any trouble. Dad. went up to pay Reid for discharging the mortgage and got all the old papers belonging to the farm. We spent the whole evening exploring them. The deed which gave Colin McNellige the place from the Crown in 1837 is lost but there is a big pile of other deeds and mortgages and the will of old Alexander Clark which {Fa?}. drew up for him, where he leaves the place to his son. Huby finished pruning the orchard this after noon and started to trim up the trees in front of the house Frank worked all the afternoon at the old house. I got twenty four eggs to-day, it is the first time I have got above twenty. It has been very cloudy but not very cold all day. Quint came over this after noon and stayed to tea and fixed the music box.</p> <p>Thursday April 16th</p> <p>I haven't done much to-day but sit around and do chores. I have a pretty bad cold and don't feel up to much Huby and Frank</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>worked at the old house most of the morning and Huby trimmed the trees out in front this after noon. Dad. did chores, went down to Sam. Law's after butter and helped Frank this after noon. Mr. Shand was over for a few minutes to see Dad. about one of his heifers. Art. Quanbury came over to get what eggs I had I only got fifteen to-day and two of my little chickens died. It rained all morning but wasn't a bad after noon, not cold.</p> <p>Friday April 17th</p> <p>Huby and Quint were over before seven this morning to see if the ducks were out in the water hole in the tin alley sod they wern't so they set a lot of musk rat traps for them. Quint was here all morning and he and Huby helped Frank with the old house. Dad. started to dig an anchor post hole at the north west corner of the big barn as he wants to stretch some wire accross the barn yard for the old rail fence will not keep the cattle in this time of year, they are bound to get into the field which they punch all up. I didn't feel much like working so after I got the chores done I started back to the gully. Quint saw me going so got his gun and joined me. He didn't shoot any thing but got a crack at a ground hog but was a little too far away. We found a lot of spring heartys in Robert John's place they were on a sunny side hill. I suppose the mayflower's are out too but we didn't run accross any plants Quint got one blood root. He didn't stay to dinner as he said he wanted to go up the Radical Road after dinner. Huby and Dad continued to dig anchor post holes this after noon and they set a couple of posts with an auger Frank borrowed from Jack Martin. Huby also pruned some more of the pear tree out in front. I started to stretch chicken wire down the fence between the plum orchard and lawn. Allan Law went by at noon with a new horse he sold his little chestnut yesterday, he was going down to work at the school. It has been a beautiful day, sunny and warm. Spring at last.</p> <p>Saturday April 18th</p> <p>Huby and I hung some rails on the bottom of the line fence where Ivy's tile drain runs through there is a depression in the land and the sheep walk right under the fence but we fixed it to hold them I think. This after noon Huby set the rest of the posts accross the barn yard, burned the old brush heap in the pasture field near Ivy's fence which has been there for a couple of years and pruned some more of the trees in front of the house. I stretched the rest of the roll of chicken wire which I started on yesterday, it just reached part way down the plum orchard fence. I also cut a hole in the yard fence and let one pen</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>of hens out to-night they were tickled to death and soon explored the whole plum orchard and most of them got out through the fence where there is no poultry netting. They didn't all find the way back to roost and we found one on a fence post way back the lane. John Wess McBride came over to-night about seven before we had had our tea, and got Dad. to go over and look at one of his mares which was sick. I went back with them and we didn't get back to supper till about half past nine. Dad didn't know what was the matter with the mare. She didn't seem very sick but was breathing very hard when we got there and was a little stiff in the nigh fore leg. Before we left her breathing got better and Dad. said he hadn't the slightest idea what ailed her. John Wess was up all night last night with Ray Lampkin's who died about ten o'clock this morning. Beautiful day, hot. windy to-night.</p> <p>Sunday April 19th</p> <p>Frank went to church and Sunday school this morning and Dick got up at noon had dinner and went down town, with the intention of attending church to-night but the rest of the family stayed home. I didn't like the idea of going to church and coughing or blowing my nose all through service so we just did chores and sat around. Ed. came over this after noon with Marion, he brought over a couple of dandy plans for the pig pen, the side elevation and ground floor plan. Frank stayed at Huby's to dinner. Huby said that Charlie McQueen told him he had seen our hen turkey over in Preston's woods Frank went to look for her but didn't see her. It rained most of the morning but not hard. Cloudy most of the day but very mild The wheat and grass has got very green to-day.</p> <p>Monday April 20th</p> <p>Huby &amp; I spent the whole morning clearing the brush of the lawn and we got it all nicely raked and the brush piled in the plum orchard. Dad. put in the forenoon receiving visitors Dick Faulmsbe was the first caller. Billy {Faloun?} then came in for a long time. He has a sick horse and Bruce wanted him to get Dad's advice. He said {Buse?} was just about bushed, he had been practicing night and day and every thing he has been doctoring this spring has died. Charlie Martin then "dropped in on us" for awhile and the purport of his mission was to ascertain whether it would be convenient to smoke his meat in our smoke house. As Dad. has our meat just about ready to smoke, he told Charlie to bring his over any time so he came over with five pieces after dinner This after noon we put the fence up against the posts in the barn yard. We braced one anchor post well by putting wire around it and around the corner post in the barn but we couldn't stretch the wire tight although we had</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>all of old Mr. Walker's outfit but the other anchor post was in very soft earth and the brace post was fairly floating. We forgot to get any staples so couldn't fasten it to the posts but we got so that we think it will keep the cattle out in till we can stretch it better. It has been cloudy and rather raw all day and drizzled &amp; rained all the after noon. Mrs McBride was here washing all day. Huby brought over the grape vine that was down at the boat house and planted it along the front fence it has a big root &amp; stalk.</p> <p>Tuesday April 21st</p> <p>Huby brought over another grape vine this morning and set it out down under the old willow. After breakfast he and I set fire to the pile of brush in the plum orchard it didn't burn very fast but it nearly all burned up. Dad. was very busy attending to a new bull calf which arrived this morning and for whose arrival Bobbie is responsible. We hung the meat in the smoke house and he and Huby started to build a stake and rider fence four panels long from the north west corner of the old barn to within a gate's width of the north anchor post of the new fence. We got it up by noon and it is a dandy about seven feet high I went over to Jack Martin's with some eggs and to ask him about getting an incubator as I think I will have to have one or no chickens none of the hens show any symptoms of wanting to sit. I found out he has one he wants to sell it being to small or something for him. It is a "Peerless" and he said he would let me have it and the brooder for half price or seventeen dollars. He told me he was paying me 36 cts a dozen for my eggs, so I have sold him more than enough eggs to pay for the outfit. This after noon we built five more panels of stake &amp; rider fence from the north east corner of the big barn to the north west corner of the horse stable and we fixed up an old gate to put at the gate way between the old barn and new fence at the end of the rail fence we built this morning. We didn't get it quite fixed but set it up so now have the barnyard pretty well fenced. John Wess was in to-night to see if it would be all right to work his mare to-morrow. Dad. said he thought it would be all right for although her leg is swollen she seems all right every other way. Cloudy and raw all day.</p> <p>Wednesday April 22nd</p> <p>Huby didn't get over till late this morning he had gone over to Stickney's to get his rubber boots fixed and then up to Val. Leaney's to see Bill Rankin about fixing an old saw he has and he saw so many people that he couldn't get away but when he did get here we hooked old Harry to the stone boat and started to clean the brush out of the orchard, we hauled it up to the far end of the orchard and piled it</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>where we burned it before. This morning we just had the little stone boat but it took such a small load that Dad. nailed a couple of boards to it and we found we could put more than twice as much on but when we started up the brush caught on the ground and the stone boat pulled out from under it, but Dad. got another board and put down the middle so there was no space for the brush to stick in the ground and it went all right. Huby and I went up with every load one on each side with a bar jammed into the brush for a lever to hold it on. We put on big loads and packed them well by taking the long iron bar and putting it accross the top of the load every now and then and one got on each end of the bar and bear down with all our weight and every now and then Huby would walk up the load and tramp on it. By to-night we had nearly all the brush which was separated from the big limbs cleaned up, spare moments Huby painted the places on the trees where he cut big limbs off and has got over most of the trees. Alfred paid us a visit this after noon he had come up the gully with a fish spear on a "wild goose chase" so he said and just stopped in on his way home. By today's paper we see that the Mexican war with the U.S. has started. The Americans have taken the Vera Cruz custom house with only four of their men killed and about 200 Mexicans. Canon Hicks died yesterday with pneumonia so Dick told us. It has been a lovely sunny day with a drying breeze.</p> <p>Thursday April 23rd</p> <p>We finished the orchard up to-day, it looks very nice and neat. We got the brush all hauled up by noon but are going to leave it till Saturday if it is a nice day so Lila can see it. We hauled the big limbs up and piled them between the old house and the woodshed. We also hauled the old stump of the dead tree that we cut down last winter up to the house and to-night before we took old Harry of the stone boat Huby and I hauled the old shoes which have been in the garret over the old house since the days of Titus up to the brush pile and dumped them. There was an awful pile of them. Huby brought over some suckers with him this morning that Quint caught and Frank went fishing after school to-night and caught seven perch down at the pier. They are about the first he has got since he has been here. Enah got a letter from Louise to-day inviting her down next Wednesday night to hear the new organ in St. Pauls cathedral. It is supposed to be the best organ in America and they are having the best payed organist in the world to play it so it ought to be good. Of course she said she couldn't go but there is no reason what ever why she can't as so I guess she will</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>It has been a nice sunny day but a cold raw wind this morning. I got twenty three eggs from the white chickens alone to-day.</p> <p>Friday April 24th</p> <p>After we did up the chores this morning Huby and I went back with some old rags and a bottle of crude oil to make torches to burn of the blue grass field. It was just the day for the job with a little east wind and when we set fire at the east end of the field it swept over the whole area in no time. It burned quite a few of the fence posts and the first thing we knew it was in the wood. It was not burning fast in there but was spreading steadily Huby said we would have a very hard job putting it out and we might better let it go as it would be a good thing to clean the ground up and was not hot enough to hurt the little trees. He didn't think it would burn far any way so we took a walk over to McQueens in quest of the lost turkey hen, we found Charlie at the black smith trade shoeing a team for Phil {Shaver?} and the old man outside. As John Henry Butler is about dead and Ralph Waddle is sick Charlie picks up quite a lot of business. Coming home Huby and I separated and looked both sides of McQueens gully and through Preston's wood. We had Bluch and he put up a rabbit but we saw no sign of the turkey but just as we were about home coming along the top of Ivey's gully Bluch scared her up, we didn't find her nest but left her back there. It was nearly noon when we got to our gully and we thought of coming up to dinner but on second thought we decided to see how the fire in the wood was progressing. The blue grass field was black all over but the wood was full of smoke and after we got in a little way we found Dad. who had seen the fire in the wood and come back and had been fighting to keep it away from Evan's fence. It had got pretty well all through the wood but hadn't got to the fence yet, we all three fought for an hour or so and at last got it about stamped out of course there were stumps on fire. I was by myself most of the time and Huby and Dad had an awful time trying to keep it away from a few panels of rail fence between us and John Wess but about one or after we thought it was safe to leave till after dinner, then Huby and I went back again. We found it all out through the wood except a few stumps but it had started up at the fence again and completely destroyed it for a fence as the rails in two panels were nearly burned up and we had to tear them down and throw them on to the burnt territory. It had also started in the grass on the other side again and if we had been a few minutes later it would have been into Evan's wood and we would have had our morning's fun repeated. We were back there all the after noon trimming</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>the trees along the edge of the wood whose branches hang over the field. We looked at the fence again before we came up to-night but it seemed to be out so we left. It looks like rain to-night and if it does that will fix it. Nice day but cloudy. Dad started disking on the corn stubble this morning but found it too wet in spots. Sam Law was harrowing they are the only ones I know of around here who have tried it at all</p> <p>Saturday April 25</p> <p>It was raining when we got up this morning but cleared of during the fore noon. Huby came over and worked at the old house and sawed wood most of the day. I spent most of the morning making a hopper for my little chickens so the turkeys can't steal their food. This after noon I drove Enah down to doo some shopping and she walked back Lila came over this after noon. Win was coming over but she thought it would be too wet to burn the bonfire in the orchard so didn't come when I got home, we went out to try it, it was a little too wet but Huby got a fire started in one place and it would probably have gone but a big thunder storm came up about six and not only quenched the fire but drove them all in from looking after it. Huby and Lila stayed to tea but as it stopped raining they went down afterwards. Dad. Frank &amp; I had a bath to-night (for a change). There was another editorial in the "Maple Leaf" everlastingly raking Vyse down. Every body seems to think Vyse will try to enter a libel suit against L.G. but I guess its all true about him</p> <p>Sunday April 26th</p> <p>I was up fairly early this morning so was able to get the chores all done, get ready and drive Enah down to church on time. There was a very short service and no sermon as Mr. Johnson felt sick. This after noon I went down town for a little while. I went around by Hubys and found him pruning his apple trees he is getting them in pretty nice shape. Dick went through his Sabbath routine. Frank went back to the gully and the rest of the family stayed home for company's sake. Cloudy and breezy all day not a bad day.</p> <p>Monday April 27th</p> <p>I finished making my little chicken feed hopper this morning all but putting the hinges on the lid. I didn't do any thing else much. Huby didn't get over till late this morning as he waited for Stickney to see if he had the post auger, he hadn't but said Stocker would make it and some of them would bring it down in a day or two. Sam Law came over after Dad. to go down and see his pig. Huby brought down over some stone nest eggs and put them in the various turkey nests. This after noon Dad. spent the after noon getting his hair cut and Huby and I sorted the apples and cleaned out the cellar. Tonight I went down to band practice. Harry Moon wasn't there but we had a good practice Murray was there with his picilo and a new man who is learning the clarinet. Cloudy mostly cool</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday April 28th</p> <p>We didn't get much done this morning. Huby and I cleaned out the wood shed and chored around. This after noon I took some eggs (three dozen) over to Jack Martin's. I am going to save all the eggs from both pens now for myself till I get enough to fill the incubator. I have ninety three now. I got twenty five altogether to-day, the most I have got yet. Sam. Law came after Dad. again to go and see a cow. When we got back we made some alterations in the site of the building in the back yard and to-night the view from the dining room window is considerably improved. Tupper was in to-night to say that he wants Dad. to put a team on the road scraper to-morrow but it is raining to-night so we will probably be relieved from the job. Cousin Clare came over this morning to stay till Enah gets back from Toronto. It has been very hot and muggy all day feels very much like rain.</p> <p>Wednesday April 29th</p> <p>I got up about four this morning and the rest of the family soon after. Dad. drove Enah down to the station, and as Belle was a little nervous of the train shunting around he let her out a little way up the street just as Mr. Barwell came along he was bound for Toronto too so she was alright. Huby came back with Dad. I didn't do much to-day except plant out some little daisy plants in the front border bed and fix it up a little. Cousin Clare brought the plants over. I had to stay with Tiddums a little while after dinner. He has been very good all day especially as he hasn't been able to be out although he is lonesome of course. Huby worked around out side and cleaned out the old house nicely. Jim Waddle came after Dad. just before dinner to go and see a sick colt and he didn't get back till about three o'clock. It has been a miserable day. Cloudy and chilly. Rained a lot during the night and drizzled off and on all day.</p> <p>Thursday April 30th</p> <p>Frank McBride came over before breakfast this morning with some maple syrup which Mrs. Carpenter sent to Frank. He told us just where we Aleta had found the turkey's nest in Ivey's gully over near Preston's fence, so after breakfast Huby and I went back to look for it, we found the place but didn't see any nest so went over to ask Aleta. On our way over we saw the old turkey on the other side of Preston's wood. Aleta told us the nest was just where she we had been looking but as she had taken the eggs out of it, we thought she might have moved so went down to the mill to ask Clarence Ferris as he had found it before and taken two eggs out. He said it was in</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>the same place, we got the two eggs from him and the five Aleta had taken and went back and found what we supposed to be the empty nest but although we searched for quite awhile we could find no sign of the old turkey. We brought the eggs home and and got Huby's gloves which have been back at the wood ever since the fire. This after noon Huby lined out his ditch at the end of the old garden and got it started the whole length. I did chores and fooled around and Dad. put in most of the day minding Tiddums who is terribly home-sick. Winnie came over after school while he was alone with Cousin Clare and she supposes he thought it was Enah for when he was terribly disappointed when he recognised Win. To-night I went down to a surprise party of Hazel Silverthorne's. The sewing club was meeting at her place and she invited eight or nine boys over, we all rounded up at the bank and went over in a body. We played pedro which I don't know any more about than I do about making toads, but still I would have had a great time only my head ached and I felt rather sick for some unknown reason. We also played a lot of other games to add to the card playing score. One table blew bubbles, another cut out paper dolls, another speared peanuts in a bowl with hat pins, next played crocono, next snipped buttons and the other made some sort of rhymes, we had dandy refreshments but I couldn't take much and felt so rotten before I left that I forgot to say good-night. Dad. went down and met Enah. She said she had a great time "to the city" and enjoyed the organ very much. Tiddums was glad to see her but didn't kick up much fuss over it. Art. Quanbury came over to-night with my incubator and brooder. Nice day but rather raw.</p> <p>Friday May 1st</p> <p>Huby and I put on a small load of hay this morning and this after noon Dad. hauled it over to the barn for the cows we then put on a pretty good sized load and Dad. &amp; Huby unloaded it in the horse stable, while I took little Joe and drove Cousin Clare home. Tupper came over this morning to get Dad. to put a team on the road scraper, but Dad rode down with him to Sam Law's and got him to go on instead. Whit. Dixon came in while he was gone after a pig for Bob. Miller, he brought two of the most horrible looking sheep I ever saw. He said Bob. had had them down in the barn in a crate and nobody fed them much except Mrs. Tate. He said Bob. wanted him to bring them over here and if Dad. didn't want to keep them till they got in shape to kill to leave them for a few days anyway, Whit. said he supposed Bob. thought if he got them unloaded here they would stay. The poor things could hardly stand up when</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>they took them out of the waggon and they have been gorming grass ever since they got loose. Whit. was telling Huby and me all about his western experiences, he is sick of it. We sent down the biggest pig with Whit. Huby worked. Mrs. McBride was here all day housecleaning. Sunny with cool breeze.</p> <p>Saturday May 2nd</p> <p>After I did chores this morning I went over to Martin's and borrowed Art Quanbury's spirit level and leveled up my incubator and started the lamp going, I won't put the eggs in till I see how it is going to go. George Holden and his brother brought the fifty Carolina poplars and the two English wallnuts. I heeled them in the garden and this after noon Huby and I planted them out. We planted the two wallnuts out in front. They were very healthy looking trees and a good size. It was pretty late when we got them planted so we just took ten poplars back to the gully, we put them out in the east end of the gully mostly on the flat. but a couple on the hill, we stuck slips in all over mostly on ant hills. We didn't get back till about seven o'clock. Huby stayed to tea and he and Frank set fire to the bonfire in the orchard but it didn't burn well and they had to leave it after being out there an hour or two, sunny and nice to-day but cool</p> <p>Sunday May 3rd</p> <p>Dad. and I intended going to church to-day but. First of all we didn't get up very early, then Fred's calf got into the pig yard and the old sow got out so Dad. had to fix it. Then I noticed old split ear walking lame over in the pasture and we found the wall of her foot was turned over. While we were trimming her feet up, Mr. Brirely came along and stayed till about noon telling us all about chickens and things. He said he would come over in a night or two to see if the incubator is going all right. I think I will fill it up to-morrow. I have the temperature up to about 103° now. This after noon Dad. Enah and Tiddums drove out to Jim Waddle's. I just sat around the house while they were gone and read a little, snoozed a little, practiced a little on my horn and a little on the guitar. Frank went back to the gully but I don't think it had changed much since last night, he got some wild flowers. Dick spent the after noon in town, which I have no doubt he also will find in much the same condition as when he last saw it. He will likely go to church to-night. It has been a lovely day quite hot. Dad is afraid it will rain before long if it doesn't we are going to start work on the land to-morrow if all is well.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday May 4th</p> <p>We got a fairly early start this morning and I had both teams cleaned and ready to slap the harness on and start farming but just about seven it began to rain. It didn't last long but plenty long enough to put an end to starting operations to-day. It came out sunny and a nice breeze after the shower but this after noon it was more cloudy and threatening. It is very hot and lightening to-night. Dad. and Huby fixed the wind mill rod which Dad. broke yesterday and I took Art Quanbury's spirit level back and got a few final instructions about the incubator. I filled it up about noon and by to-night she was up to 97° and blowing off. I didn't know whether to regulate it or not but I happened to overtake Mr. Brirely coming home to-night and he told me I should. This after noon Dad. and Huby went back to the gully and fixed the fence as well as they could as there will soon bee picking enough to let the young stock out I started to grub out the trees between along the fence between the plum orchard. I got a couple of little plum trees out but didn't get any of the cherries {out?} We want to set out a cedar hedge along there if we ever get time. I went down to band practice to-night and we had pretty fair practice. Harry Moon wasn't there but Mid. is back home now and he was there.</p> <p>Tuesday May 5th</p> <p>It was pouring rain when we got up this morning and kept it up till the middle of the after noon and it had been raining most of the night. Dad was pretty well disgusted but that didn't seem to do much good. I got a loaf of bread last night and left it up in the band room so this morning I drove Dick down town and went up and got it. Dick had a bad toothache last night. Huby hadn't come over so I went around and got him, he thought there wouldn't be any thing to do if it rained but he came over so to be there in case it cleared up. We didn't do any thing much all day. He worked at the old house tacking up old window blinds for wall covering. He brought a lot of burlap over the other day and is going to use it to but the wind blows through it more that it does the blinds. He scraped some of the apple trees when it quit raining. Enah broke a tooth to-day so had to go down and get it fixed while Dad. minded Tiddums.</p> <p>Wednesday May 6th</p> <p>I didn't get up till late this morning, and haven't done any thing much but chores all day. I had to turn my eggs in the incubator twice to-day. Huby and Dad. squared up the old block they got from the dead apple</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>tree in the orchard. It make a beauty and is good and solid. Huby dug quite a bit at his ditch and Dad. took the storm windows off. Whit Dixon came in this after noon and got another pig. Two other fellows were in they wanted Dad. to go down to Henderson's to-night and have a look at their big black Percheron stallion. They want to travel him down this way. Dad. got notice of a school board meeting to-night so he went down. I got chores done up early hoping to take Osprey out for a run before dark but it began to rain just before dark. It has been very hot all day and felt like rain. I don't think it rained very hard nor long Winnie &amp; Jonny Miller were over for awhile before tea.</p> <p>Thursday May 7th</p> <p>We put the halter on Pommer's for the first time this morning and tied him in Joes stall for awhile, he was pretty crazy at first but soon quieted down when he found there was no use fighting. We put the harness on Osprey and I took him down to the corner and back. He felt pretty gay and looked fine. Dad. and Huby cleaned up a lot more of the old barn floor. This after noon we hooked up Osprey and Harry to the waggon and the whole three of us went down to Billy Cunningham's to get Dave's cart. We found him and Billy Loan building a house. He said he had brought the cart up to Bobbie McMullins two or three weeks ago so Huby is going to bring it over in the morning We got a couple of nice little silver birch trees in Hammond's back on our way home and Huby set one out on the lawn. He wants to put the other in the gully. We saw Tom Abbot and he gave us our cream check. It wasn't very high this month as butter has gone down. We only got a little over 19 dollars. Tom told us that Wilbur and Orpha Ryersie are the proud parents of a daughter. We met another man with an Iron grey Percheron stallion to-day. Huby said he liked the black one the best, but Dad. liked this one the best in some ways although he had poor legs. T.A. Ivey was in this morning to have his old mare's teeth fixed and also to get Dad to attend a friendly meeting to the farmer's who will be affected by some ditch on the other road that he wants the council to put in. It won't really affect any body much but him. Osprey went fine we had a stay chain on old Harry's double tire. None of the farmers down that way have any oats in and we didn't see any wheat that could beat ours east of the orchard. It has been very nice to-day and clear to-night. Tiddums isn't very well to-night</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday May 8th</p> <p>Huby went around by Bobbie McMullin's this morning to see if he had our cart done but it wasn't quite finished. He took the other birch trees back to the gully and planted it out and set two little ones which were in the earth at the roots of the other one. Dad and I started to measure the distance from the road to the gully along the lane and orchard fence so as to get the fence we are going to put along the top of the gully the same distance from the road (concession) at the east end as at the west where it joins the lane fence at right angles. We got as far as the north orchard fence at right an when it was raining so hard we had to stop. Huby. put some more burlap and paper on the walls of the shop and late this after noon dug some more at his ditch. This after noon Dad. went down to Sam. Law's after the butter and I took a couple of dozen eggs over to Quanbury's as John was over and said Art. wanted to get them I had quite a visit with Charlie who was planting potatoes. He has his garden nearly all in and it looks fine. Enah went down to the Methodist church for choir practice as they want her to sing with the "Mothers day bunch" on Sunday. Frank went down with her intending I think to take in the movie. Tiddums doesn't feel very well yet. I started to cut the lawn to day but it was not long enough for the lawn mower. I couldn't see where I had gone.</p> <p>Saturday May 9th</p> <p>I started after breakfast towards town to head Huby off with the cart he was going to haul over because as we were going down in the waggon we thought it was too bad for him to draw it all the way over here, but when I got to Martin's I saw Art Quanbury and he was showing me how to test eggs and when I got back to the side walk Huby had come and as he had got so far he persisted in taking it all the way. It was a good cart but will need a little patching. We then hooked up Harry and Belle to the waggon and went down town. We got four big anchor posts and four small posts, some siding for the shop, lime for the chicken house and plaster for the kitchen. We saw Harry Ansley and he gave us three nice white fish. This after noon I took some eggs over to Martin's. Art Quanbury wanted another half dozen, he wanted two settings instead of two dozen. Huby planted out a lot more of the poplars along the rail fence. I went out with him when I got back and we got a lot put out on both sides of the corner field. Mr. Lawrie was here when we came up. He Huby and Lila stayed to tea. Lila came over this after noon and rode Frank's bicycle and she and Frank went back to the wood. Frank put a lot of the siding on the shop.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Dad. has felt very miserable all day and his muscles ache all over his body. Up till to-day it has just been in his arms. He is afraid it is rheumatism. It has been a lovely day. Quite hot this morning but nice fresh breeze this after noon.</p> <p>Sunday May 10th</p> <p>We got up rather late this morning and I have had my old clothes on all day. Frank went down to Sunday school but didn't go to church this morning I drove Enah down and on my way home fell in with Jimmy and Billie Rankin who boned me for a ride so I brought them over to see Bluch who was overjoyed to see them. They went back to the gully with Frank and got some flowers and went home with Dick when he drove down after Enah. It rained a little now and then during the day so I think Frank was prevented from making his periodical call on the gully this after noon but Dick went down town. He was pretty tired last night and had some excuse for sleeping all morning. Wiggins offered him a quarter yesterday if he would cut the lawn around the bank so he started in at two o'clock, when he got it done Mr. Hobbes offered him double the price of cutting the two lawns if he would cut his lawn too so Dick kept right at it till eight o'clock and then with out any supper started to work at his balance sheets or whatever it was. This morning his hands were blistered all over and as he didn't get up to breakfast he went twenty four hours without a meal but made $1.30 out of it. He has been ledger seeker for the last week and balanced up very easily the other night. To-night I drove Enah and Frank down to church Enah turned Methodist for to-night as she is going to sing with the mothers this being their "day" I met Hazen on his way over to tak his girl to church so I gave him a ride over. When I let him out at Flemming's, I found Bluch who in spite of all our commands to go home had followed us down was not following me back so I went back and as I expected found him at Rankin's. After quite a lot of coaxing I induced him to get into the buggy and brought him home. It would have been a nice day but for a shower ever now and then. Tiddums feels very rotten to-day - cutting teeth.</p> <p>Monday May 11th</p> <p>It rained a good deal to-day so we didn't do very much, but remark on the inclemencey of the weather. We saw Reeve Vyse go past with his disks just before it began to rain but after going a few rounds it chased him in. We could see old Sam</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>at it for quite awhile but at last he had to give up no doubt in disgust. Dad. and I put on a load of hay this morning and Huby oiled up the little dining room stove and pipes and put it away. This after noon I made a bootjack. I have tugged and pulled and nearly broken the rungs out of the kitchen chairs ever since I have got my rubber boots trying to pull them off at night and now when it is about sollid enough to do with out them I have made a neat little boot jack; however it will be ready for next season and I have hung it handy in the wood shed for us anytime we get mad. Huby covered more of the walls of the shop with some stiff wrapping paper he got from Tip. Varey and tinkered around. Dad. minded Tiddums who is fare from scoocum to-day. Geordie Allan was over for a little while, he is just up to Dover for a visit. To-night Chris Quanbury came over and test my eggs for me, he found 32 infertile out of the 138 which he said was a better test than most of theirs were doing. It is just about 23% bad. Raining hard with thunder and lightening to-nigh.</p> <p>Tuesday May 12th</p> <p>It poured rain nearly all day. It let up for awhile at noon and hasn't rained much since five to-night, but there was a steady downpour the rest of the time. Every thing is covered with water, and it looks as if we'd have to postpone some of the features in the game of farming for another season. I was pretty busy all day. This morning I cleaned all the straw out of the hen houses and this after noon started to white wash them. I couldn't find the white wash brush so I had to use a broom so I don't know whether it will make much improvement in appearance but will smarten the place up. I got the pen this way white washed and part of the one we brought over from Huby's and used a pail of white wash, then I had to quit to do chores. Huby came over this after noon and worked at the old house. Dad did think of taking Joe down to Bobby McMullan to be shod but when he was ready thought better of it. Tom. Abbot came after the cream this morning and request Dad not to mention the weather, he hears enough about it.</p> <p>Wednesday May 13th</p> <p>I finished white washing the other hen house this morning. I did white wash the pen where the colored hens are as I had no place to let them out and they make such a fuss if I try to work with them in there. Huby scraped some of the trees in the orchard this morning but it started to rain so he came in and worked at the</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{ Error in page number}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Error in page number}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Wednesday May 13th continued}</p> <p>shop it didn't rain long but he worked in there most of the day. He put some of the white wash I had left over on the trees he scraped. Dad. took Joe down to be shod this morning but Bobby McMillian's shop was full so he came home. He doesn't want to take her to Joe Howel for fear she will make him mad, and he says Ralph Waddle knows too much. Bob. Davis was in this after noon with Bycler's big black horse. He is certainly a nice looking one. I put another broody hen up over the hog pen to-night. I don't know whether she will sit or not as I didn't notice her setting till to-day. It has been cloudy all day with a little rain before dinner and to-night the sun was out.</p> <p>Thursday May 14th</p> <p>We spent quite awhile giving Pommers a lesson on the halter. We took both the colts out and I held Queen while Dad. and Huby worked awhile with Pommers. We then let them run in the front field the rest of the day. We put Joe in the box stall for the day and Dave in Joe's stall but put them all back in to night and Dave out, he was pretty lonesome as we let all the young stock back the lane to-day and left them back. We let the cows back too but didn't let them out after they were milked to-night. This after noon Dad. put the harness on Dave and took him down the road a little way. It was the first time he has had a bit in his mouth so didn't do so badly. When we get him broken Huby is going to take him for his driver. We are very glad we didn't shoot him last fall as we intended. This morning we three boys went back and fixed a good set a bars from the gully into the blue grass field on the west side next John Wess's (the field not the bars). Dad cut new bars in the wood. We took the chain back and measured our share of John Wess's line fence. It was just 10 chains and one foot. We want to put up a new fence there if we can. This after noon Dad. and I put off the load of hay we loaded up for the horse stable the other day and Huby put out the rest of the young poplars. Stan Lowrie was in this morning to have Dad. look at his horse's mouth. He says some of them down there around Nanticoke have oats in but they are afraid after this rain they will rot in the ground. The rain caused a lot of damage up in Western Ontario, The whole country was flooded in places and they say even barns floated off their foundations. Poor Tiddums is pretty sick to-night. Cutting teeth, whooping cough and fever. Lovely day sunny &amp; mild.</p> <p>Friday May 15th</p> <p>I got up about four o'clock this morning to choke off the</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>alarm clock. I wanted to get out anyway before the hens did as I discovered yesterday that the old duck was laying in the chicken yard and so I wanted to leave the yard open for her to get in during the night but as I don't let the same pen out two days in succession I had to get up before the hens to shut it up. I didn't think to shut them in the house but I will hereafter I hope. Dick brought home word last night that Mr. Hobbes wanted two settings of eggs so I went over to ask Jack Martin if he wanted them especially but he wasn't home and Chris was down town so I sent them down. Vyse was over for awhile, after breakfast Huby got the brush heap in the orchard burned at last. I threw the brush out of the pig yard and helped him carry it over to the fire. After we burned it we started to clean up the wheat. We got it all cleaned by about half past four this after noon. There was only about forty bushels of it cleaned we put a coarse seive in the bottom so got a lot of stuff in the drip box nearly enough to fill up the chicken feed bin. When we got it done Huby and I tore down and piled up handy to where we could get them with the waggon what few rails were left from the old barn yard fence. Sunny but raw wind all day. Sam Law was on his field to-day but Tom Abbot says it is very mucky. Poor Tiddums is very miserable, the whooping cough is back again.</p> <p>Saturday May 16th</p> <p>Lila came over with Huby first thing this morning and has been over all day. Jim Bannister sent over word with them for Dad. to come over as his mare was just foaling. Dad. has been over two or three times during the day - and is there now with Frank. Burt is there from Simcoe, and Dad. says he is afraid Jim will lose the mare, the colt I think is dead. Dad. and I hauled up a load of rails this morning from the old barn yard fence and then took the wheat to the mill. We made two trips of it and took down three sacks of oats for chop. We had 44 bushels and 14 lbs of wheat and it is just a dollar a bushel so we did gain a little by waiting after all. After dinner Huby and I went back to the wood and were gone nearly all the after noon but we got a beautiful little elm and set it out out here near the drive house and just behind the anchor post for this lane fence, we got it out in the open and it is a perfect shape and as we didnt cut much of the top off it will be pretty from the first. Frank and Lila went back with us but went the other way when we got to the gully and got a lot of flowers and some merels which Huby found the other day and told them about. Our little tree was all out in leaf but Huby took great pains in planting it, and he thinks</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>with the attention we will be able to give it being so near the house that it will grow. Dad. was going down town this afternoon but as we didn't get back he didn't go so I helped him milk and then hooked up Joe and took Huby &amp; Lila down, we took Win in at Uncle Ward's and she went up and got the stuff for me. I gave Joe Thompson a lift over the hill and old Mrs. Martin home from about Chris Quanbury's. Lovely day sunny and dry. Messers Flemming &amp; Evans scraped the road again.</p> <p>Sunday May 17th</p> <p>Frank went down alone to church and Sunday School this morning. After breakfast Dad. and I went over to Jim Bannister's for a little while, the mare was dead and buried. Vyse was there and Jack Spain soon came. When we got home, we hooked Joe and Osprey up to the buggy and took them around the block. Joe was the worst colt of the two but they went fine. Dick got up for dinner and he and I played catch for awhile before he went down town. Then Frank and I went back to the gully and went in for a swim in Robert John's big pool. The water was pretty cold at first but after we got out and let the wind blow more it felt warm to get in. I came home about four and unintentionally went to sleep. Dad. Enah and Tiddums were all out for a drive and while things were in this condition Mr. &amp; Mrs. John Shand came, they never woke me up and so thought no one was home, pinned a note on the door and left but Dad. and Enah just came along as they were going out the lane so they came back. I got the chores done as quickly as possible and got ready and went down to church. I overtook Quint. After church I went up with him to see Big George about a fishing excursion to-morrow but he wasn't home so Quint came over as far as Martin's with me. Dick came along while we were talking. He said he felt pretty sick so we came home and he went to bed. It has been a lovely day, Sunny and a little breeze.</p> <p>Monday May 18th</p> <p>I woke up about three o'clock and heard Dad prowling around, he said he had just come back from town. Al Faulkner had come over after him to go and see his colt, which had got tangled up in the halter shank and was in awful shape. I got up at four o'clock and would have been ready to get a good early start on the land but for visitors. First Mr. Porter drove in then a little while afterwards old Mr. Duncan, he had what he thought to be a sick cow and wanted Dad</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>to go up so Dad. didn't get out at all this morning and I didn't till about nine. When Dick got up he felt very miserable and was bound to go to work but they persuaded him not to so he lay down and slept most of the day and Dad. on his way to Duncan's stopped in and told Wiggins. Huby and Dad. started for Duncan's but met old Bill who told them the horse cow was alright. I got over the field once lengthwise with the disks and started to go again and Dad. gave it a good harrowing this afternoon. Huby took my team for awhile after dinner while I got a rest ready to set a hen. Sam. Law came over and borrowed the drill at noon, he has his piece about in shape. Mrs McBride was here washing all day. To-night I went down to band practice and didn't get to bed till eleven Lovely day sunny and not too hot</p> <p>Tuesday May 19th</p> <p>I was up at four again this morning, the way I manage it I wind the alarm clock up so it will ring for quite awhile and set it over on the bureau where I can't reach it from the bed. Then in the morning it makes such a clatter that I can't stand the noise so have to get up to smother it and once I'm up I stay up although I felt pretty tough for awhile this morning. Try as we did we weren't able to get in the field before eight, but we got both teams started about the same time and got a pretty good day in I finished the field lengthwise and got more than half over it crosswise. Dad harrowed it both ways and is now following me down crosswise with the harrows. He thinks when we get done that way, it will be in good shape to drill. It was a hard day on the poor little team, they are too tired to eat to-night. I had to make several trips to the ditch to swab my eyes off with cold water and keep them from going to sleep. Old Bluch plodded up and down after the disks all day long. Once I took the little team and harrowed to keep awake when I wasn't near the ditch and poor Bluch was badly puzzled. He didn't know which one of us to follow. Sam Law brought the drill back and left it in the field. Vyse drilled his piece in to-day. I set two hens to-night on thirty eggs. Huby worked around here and helped mind Tiddums all day. Dick felt better to-day but didn't go to work. He went down town this after noon to get his tooth fixed and didn't feel quite so well to-night. Cars. Rankin went by here to-day with an automobile they just bought. They have started to take down the dam bridge. They are going to put up a new stone one. It has been a nice day but pretty hot.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday May 20th</p> <p>Four o'clock for mine again this morning and I didn't feel so sleepy during the day as I got to bed at ten last night. I did have one little short snooze on the disks while the horses were resting. Water is getting pretty hard to find now, but I located some in the wood to swab my eyes with. I got out soon after eight, and finished cross disking then hooked on the harrows and cross harrowed from where Dad left off till noon. Dad. didn't get out till ten o'clock owing to divers hindrances, so he started right in to drill. He put Jonas' oats in on the north headland they went two drill widths the width of the field and quite a few left over. He took out four big two bushel and a half bags and had the drill set for sowing 2 bushels and a peck and used all the seed and didn't quite finish to-night so there is something wrong as we didn't think there was more than four acres in the field. I finished cross harrowing soon after dinner and then took the disks back to the field accross the gully, and got over quite a chunk of it. Huby sowed clover seed to-day on the piece of wheat north of the orchard he also cleaned up around the shop a lot. Dick went to work to-day although he is far from well. It has been fine and pretty hot to-day.</p> <p>Thursday May 21st</p> <p>I didn't get over the gully to work till nearly nine o'clock so didn't get through disking till after dinner I then started over it again lengthways with the disks a notch deeper. Dad. finished drilling in the other field, harrowed it all over and brought the harrows back and got a good chunk done in the back field. Huby didn't come over this morning till noon as he had some insurance to attend to. Dick has been home all day and has a pretty sore throat. Fine and sultry.</p> <p>Friday May 22nd</p> <p>Dad. had to take my team this morning to run the ditches in the field we have in so I hooked up Joe and took my eggs over to Jack Martin and took Dick down to see Dr. Cook. He gave Dick some pills and I think told him he would be alright soon. When we got home I got a little ice out and put it in the refrigerator which we placed in the kitchen this morning. Dad. had gone back over the gully and was disking but about the time we got home it began to rain. It rained hard enough to persuade Dad. to come in and then stopped for the day although it has been cloudy. Dad. helped me take the old bits of sacking from the chicken house windows and</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>put in poultry fencing. Dad. and I went back after dinner and he harrowed and I disked but didn't get quite over the piece. I had to stop for awhile to drive a herd of cattle into out of Sam Law's wheat. I took Bluch and he chased them into the wood's so I suppose they were Art Ryersies. Huby had more insurance to look after so didn't get over till after dinner. I got up at four o'cock this morning but went to sleep saying my prayers and slumbered peacefully till nearly five. Tom Abbot told us this morning that Edna Sidway isn't expected to live.</p> <p>Saturday May 23rd</p> <p>Dad. and I got a fairly good day's work in on the land to-day, he harrowed and I disked. I am part way over it crossways and have the disks set in the last hole but one except on the sand knolls. It makes them {lug?}. John Wess was over for a long time this morning talking to Dad. He is working on his buckwheat stubble. Huby and Lila came over this morning early and during the fore noon Quint and Charlie Ferris brought a ferrit over. They were going to put him after the rats under the corn crib but he was so big he couldn't get into their holes. They burned the three corn shocks in the field but didn't get any there either. Huby cleaned the ditches most of the afternoon in the sowed field. He got a toad and put on the front lawn to eat ants. Dick was better to-day and was down town this after noon, but Frank is all in to-day. He took the lawn mower down to be sharpened but feels tough. Quite cold to-day but mostly sunny.</p> <p>Sunday May 24th</p> <p>I haven't been off the place all day. I intended to go to church to-night but went to sleep before tea so couldn't get ready in time. Dad. and Enah &amp; Tiddums drove down with Joe &amp; Ginger this morning. They left Tiddums with Huby while they went to church and Huby took him up to the dam in the scow. There was no organist at church till Enah got there so she had to go down to-night again alone. Elva has quit for sure. I sat around and read nearly all day. This morning when I took the eggs out of the incubator to caul them I could hear the chickens peeping and one or two eggs chipped. To-night one chick is out. Dick got up and went to church this morning stayed at Huby's to dinner, down town all the after noon and came home to tea to-night. Frank went down to church and Sunday school this morning and back to the gully this after noon. Lovely day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday May 25th</p> <p>Dad. and I both got a pretty fair early start this morning and I nearly finished crossdisking by noon. He drilled all morning but after dinner harrowed with the little team till after dinner I finished disking then took my team and hooked on the drill I finished harrowing with his team only went lengthways instead of crossways which made a much better job. When I finished I brought the little team and the disks up but Dad. stayed back till about seven o'clock and finished drilling. Jack Hodge and family just drove in as I came up and startled poor Huby who was running around in his bare feet. Frank and I went over to Jack Martin's with some eggs and I wanted to ask Chris about the brooder. There is an awful grist of chickens out. We sprinkled the eggs that weren't hatched again to-night and I put a fire in the brooder. The boys had holidays to-day but Dick was down town all day working part of the time. Frank worked around home and he and Tony Bannister went back to the gully. Jonas came over in high glee this morning he says he has the prettiest little colt he ever saw, he told Dad. that he and the woman had to dance for the joy of it. It has been very sultry all day and looked very like rain this morning, fresh breeze to-night.</p> <p>Tuesday May 26th</p> <p>I didn't get up till half past four this morning, but it rained a little so we couldn't go back first thing any way. Dad. took 38 little chickens out of the incubator and put them in the brooder this morning. I went over and got a little grit and charcoal to feed them from Chris. He says not to give them anything for forty eight hours. Dad. thinks they will all starve to death before that. After dinner we took 23 more out and there are still five or six just hatched. A lot of them have died in the shell after they got it all picked ready to come out. Just before dinner Dad. took the big team and roller back and started roll the back field as we thought that would just break all the lumps nicely. After dinner I went back and hooked on the roller and he came back about an hour later and started to harrow after me. He harrowed till I finished rolling about five o'clock, then he came up with his little team and the roller and I finished harrowing it took me till about seven. Huby. didn't come over this morning but was here this after-noon. He worked at the ditch, sawed wood and minded Tiddums &amp; Frank brought home the news that poor Edna Sidway is dead. It has been way hot and sultry all day but quite a strong breeze.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday May 27th</p> <p>Dad. helped me carry my incubator out this morning we took the seven little chickens that were in it and put them in a basket over the stove. I took the unhatched eggs out and buried them, there were forty thirty eight and twenty four of them had chickens in them. There are 68 chicks altogether and they all seem healthy and sound but one of these seven which has crooked legs. Dad. took the big team back to run the the ditches in the back field and I went over to Martins to get some chick feed and scratch feed. We fed the little fellows in the brooder. to-day. They thought over there that I had a dandy hatch especially as it was the first attempt. It began to rain while I was over there and rained quite hard for awhile so I didn't get back very soon. I didn't do any thing much after that except fool around. Huby came over at noon he had insurance to look after and dug some more at his ditch. Dad. disked the garden all up. It had got so hard he thought he had better disk it before he ploughed it. Bob. Davis was in for about an hour. Quint also came over for a little while, he expects to go to work to-morrow. They are drilling at Blackheath whereever that is, somewhere down towards Canfield Junction. Aleta McBain was here house cleaning all day. About half past four we hooked up to the waggon and Dad and I went down and got a load of tile for Huby's ditch. We got three inch as they didn't have any four. We took Enah down to Miss Buckwells tea party and she walked home. Huby looked after Tiddums. It came out pretty hot after the rain but is cooler to-night. The rain freshened things up a lot and we noticed that the English walnuts which we thought were dead are budding.</p> <p>Thursday May 28th</p> <p>Old Jonas came over long before breakfast this morning and pestered around for Dad to go and look at his colt and while Dad. was at breakfast Jimmy Corbett came in to ask about his colt. Dad. gave him some stuff, he went over with Jonas with for a few minutes. I made a yard for the little chickens in the brooder and let them out. I also fixed it so as the old hens couldn't get in the yard where they are at all. One little fellow died last night but the rest look fine. Huby came over about nine thinking Dad was going down town before dinner. Vyse came over to fix his hammer handle for a while. About ten o'clock I took the disks out and started in the timothy sod. I worked all the after noon but didn't get over half of it. It is very grassy but I think will work up fine and make a fine</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>piece for corn. This after noon Dad. &amp; Huby went down town. They got Joe shod at Joe Howells and put in a big load of shaving to put in the ditch over the tile so Dad. didn't get home till about six. It has been very hot all day but breezy, cool to-night.</p> <p>Friday May 29th</p> <p>I disked all day on the corn ground and got all over it by to-night and started to straddle the furrows Dad brought the harrows out and worked for a couple of hours before dinner. This after noon he went back and borrowed a set of three horse eveners from John Wess McBride. John Wess was just ready to shear sheep so Dad. stayed and watched him for awhile. Huby laid the tile in the ditch as far as the chicken house which is far as it is leveled and covered them with shavings and got most of the earth shovelled in. Cars. Rankin brought a couple of girls over in his automobile to see Bluch this after noon. I didn't get up till five this morning I put the clock under the bed where I could grab it and consequently went to sleep again. Dick tells us that Norm. Brock is the latest purchaser of a car and Mr. Johnsons father gave him one. Very hot to-day but nice breeze.</p> <p>Saturday May 30th</p> <p>I went out this morning and straddled the furrows with the disks as we will put corn on and then started to harrow. I didn't lap the harrows at all so got over quite a piece. Frank and Dad. went down town this morning with the waggon and got some stuff chopped at the mill and the window shash for the shop which have been at the widespread all spring. Huby worked around. This after noon we had to move the stove into the wood shed. We got it out all right but they broke another side of the base or rather the end so we had to set it up on bricks. We then went out hunting. Huby had flooded all the holes with water this morning and ripped some boards off the floor of the corn crib but we found we couldnt get them without taking up nearly the whole floor so we did. We were all armed with clubs and had the three dogs. Dad. stayed inside and scared them out and the dogs would catch them Lila killed one big one with a lath but Bluch killed most of the others. Huby says he is the best rat dog he ever saw he doesn't waste any time about nabbing them and never let one get away. Nig. got one or two. I think we got five great big ones and two half grown ones besides a nest of eleven little fellows. When we got through with them it was too</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>late for Dad. to plow the garden as he had hoped to do but Huby and Frank surveyed all the land east of the lane and this side of the gully and "got stakes up" to set the fence posts by. They figur there is about fifty acres. Lila has been over all day and Win. came over about five They and Huby stayed to tea. Frank and I went down with them after tea and found they had just laid fresh cement on the bridge and no-one could go over. So we went through Uncle Wards and took Ada's boat down from the barn and launched it for her. She went over with us in the boat and as it leaked like a seive Huby had to make two trips of it. I went up to get my hair cut and Frank went to the moving picture show. Ada was going to wait for us at Huby's so we could go back with her but when I got down there she and Huby had just gone. Frank came soon after I did and when we got down to the bridge Huby was just coming back with the boat so we took it back with us and left it below Woodson's. Dick came home afterwards when the watchmen didn't happen to be around and walked over the cement but didn't leave any tracks. The papers are full of the awful wreck of the Empress of Ireland which went down off Father Point yesterday with nearly 1000 people. It was a heavy fog and another a coal boat ran into her. Hot but nice breeze.</p> <p>Sunday May 31st</p> <p>Dad and Enah went to church this morning and left Tiddums with Huby. Dick and I went down and had a swim at the stump the water was fine we then came home and got dinner started Frank went to Sunday school and church. This after noon I had a dandy ride on Joe. We went up to Smythe's but Pud was at Vittoria Frank started for Marburg on his wheel but got held up at Ryersie's and fooled around with them all the after noon. Dick went down town and to church to-night. Enah and I went to church to-night. Mr. Johnson came over with his automobile to take Enah down, so I didn't wait for her after church thinking he would bring her home but walked down as far as the bridge with Quint and then home. I found Dad. looking after Tiddums who was too tired to go to sleep and Dad. having been so beset with visitors that the chores weren't all done. Enah got home about ten I don't what did happen to her except that she went down to Huby's. Cousins' Loll, Bessie, Harry &amp; Willie drove over for a little while this after noon. To-night young Billy Louis came in to get his horse's shoulder lanced and hung around till dark so people wouldn't see the blood. Then Sam. Law came over to see if he could borrow the roller in the morning. Jonas then came for a short visit. It has been hot to-day but a very nice strong breeze.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday June 1st</p> <p>I put in the whole morning writing in this and to Aunty Alice &amp; Aunty, while Dad. ploughed the garden. This after noon I worked down the garden I disked it lengthwise &amp; crosswise a couple of times each and once right around &amp; around. I rolled it and harrowed it so it looks in pretty fair shape. Sam. Law borrowed the roller this morning and he rolled it before he took it away and then again when he brought it back at noon. Dad. spent nearly all the after noon shearing a ewe. He did pretty well and says he thinks if he had a good pair of shears he could do all right. Huby didn't get over this morning as he had to see about Kolbe's insurance. Kolbe was over at Erie so he has to see him about eleven to-night. He goes over to Erie every morning about five o'clock and doesn't get back at night till eleven. Dad. went down to a school board meeting and I went down to band practice. We didn't have any though as there weren't enough there. Walt says we will have to quit for awhile anyway if the council don't come over with the extra money he wants. The town hall was full of meetings. Council meeting, School meeting, band practice and a whole bunch out on the stairs I don't know whether they were all fellows tendering for the heating of the school or the bridge builders waiitng on the council for money. Dad. and I met at Huby's and didn't get home till after twelve. Huby went down to the lake about eleven and found Kolbe &amp; Harry Ansley down there. He got Kolbe's insurance raised and as it has run out will have to make out a new application so won't be over to-morrow fore-noon. Quite cold all day.</p> <p>Tuesday June 2nd</p> <p>We didn't get very much done to-day. Jim's calf was sick this morning, all bloated so Dad. &amp; I gave it a dose of salts. It is much better to-night. I went out about eleven and rolled the corn ground till one. I couldn't hear the whistles. This after noon Dad. and I surveyed the field and fence along the top of the gully and decided to put a notch in the fence where the dividing fence between the two fields go. We then measured off six acres of what is ploughed for corn and the remaining four for buckwheat. I came out about half past four and finished rolling the corn ground. Huby didn't come over to-day, I don't know whether he went up to the nomination in Port. Rowan or not. They wanted him to but he said he wasn't going. There are two bunches of delegates going up from here the bunch cosists of Vyse, Cliff Lees and R.E. Matthews and I don't know who go from the other faction. I saw Tupper to-day and he said he might be able to slip over towards the end of the week to shear sheep for us. Bruce was in for a little while before tea. He wanted to get some instruments. It has been sunny but fairly cool all day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday June 3rd</p> <p>We hauled out manure all day to-day. We didn't get started very early and were bothered this afternoon by Bob. Davis coming, so only got out nine loads. Dad. is spreading it on the corn ground. Frank was home from school to-day as it was a sort of half in half holiday, being the King's birthday. The kids could go if they wanted to but it wouldn't be marked against them if they didn't so Frank stayed. We heard the bell ringing all through the day so there must have been some fools there. Frank worked all day putting in the garden and we helped him between loads. Dad. ploughed six potatos furrows this morning and we got the Dad. Atkinson ones planted but there was only three of them so they didn't go very far. Huby planted two rows of Golden Bantam corn and we got in some cabbage and raddishs lettuce and onion seed. Huby's turkey eggs all came out to-day. The one down the road hasn't been off the nest as far as we know since she started to sit so all her eggs were rotten but as near as they can see the one in the smoke house and Mrs. Bannister's old hen had a fairly good hatch. Dad. and I moved the twelve little chickens that hatched out Monday down in the yard where the brooder is, one of them died. Mrs. McBride was here washing all day. Huby didnt go up to Nomination yesterday but as near as he can find out Andrew Innes and his gang didn't get a chance to say a word as Mr. Slippery Slick at the last minute got ahead of them. Cloudy, cool, raining to-night.</p> <p>Thursday June 4th</p> <p>It rained steadily all night and rained a lot during the day. Huby came over this morning laden down with tomato plants and cabbage plants which he got from Ed. and some seed corn which he got from John Quanbury and four of the consignment of axes in the back of his hunting coat. He set out a row of Frank's asters the whole length of the garden and we put out some of the tomato plants but it began to rain so hard we had to quit. However he got them out later in the day and a long row of cabbage plants out. Dad. sowed clover seed on the oats this morning till the rain drove him in when he was within five lands of finishing. We won't have enough seed to sow the piece across the gully. I cleaned the incubator all out and started it going this after noon. I had to go over to Martin's to borrow a spirit level this after noon. Carl. Coleman was in for a little while this morning to see if Tupper was here, he was going up to Stocker's to get his horse shod so Huby told him to bring our post auger down if it was done. John told Huby this morning that Mrs. Battersby has sold her place to some fellow in Los. Angeles. Dick didn't get home at all last night and he expects to start for Toledo to-morrow or next day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday June 5th</p> <p>I failed to get up till five this morning. After I got the chores all done I cleaned out the separator. I then went out and planted another row of Golden Bantam corn and a couple of rows of Country Gentleman. I also helped Huby cut some potatoes, which he planted. He came over this morning with about a dozen tomato plants which Uncle Ward. gave him. We only wanted three and Frank bought them to-night over at Quanbury's on his way home from {blank space}. After dinner I made some drills and got some of the pecans planted. Tommy Jackson was in here soon after dinner to ask Dad. about a colt and he told us our cattle were all in the far end of the gully so Dad. and I went back we found they had broken down the fence where there were some rails. Nine of them were on the road but not far away we got them back with out much trouble but found they had just torn our little white birch tree all to pieces. Dad. spent most of the day ploughing the pig yard, working it down and sowing the thousand headed kale on it. He also finished sowing the clover seed in the oats. He shut the old sow up this morning and she went to work and had sixteen young ones three of which got killed in the squabble for seats at the refreshment booth which will only accomodate twelve. We gave the eight turkeys that Mrs. Bannister's hen hatched out to the old turkey hen which made her family number twenty two as near as we can count. She struck off into the orchard with them but didn't get very far. Huby and I picked about half of them out of the ditch at noon where they had fallen in the attempt to follow her across. Mr. Monteith was in to-night to buy some seed corn. He has gone past with two loads of tomato plants. Sunny cool</p> <p>Saturday June 6th</p> <p>Huby didn't get over till about ten o'clock this morning as he went up town to buy a hoe. He also got some new kind of plants from Arthur Anderson called Holi Rabbi which are a cross between a cabbage and a turnip. Frank went down on his wheel to get some provisions and Mr. Johnson gave him a few plants of stocks. He came over with Huby and Lila rode his wheel over. We started hauling out manure as soon as Huby got here and all day got out 7 loads. The colts broke the wire we had stretched across the gap into the alsike and all got in so Huby, Frank and I had to put them out and fix the fence. I spent most of the day between loads putting in the rest of the peas and Huby dug out some posts which were in the shed covered with manure. He started to paint the window frames of the shop with some paint</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>he found out in the brush heap. Frank fooled around with Lila most of the day and pulled some bindweed out in the oats. Art Quanbury came over this morning to see if he could borrow the roller for Jack Martin's corn ground and Bill Philips came over this after noon to get it. He told us that Jim Bannister has sold his place for $6000. Dick left this after noon for Toledo to visit Ferdie. His holidays last a couple of weeks. Hot &amp; sunny all day.</p> <p>Sunday June 7th</p> <p>I lay "a bed" most of the day not getting up till seven o'clock but I got some chores done and drove Enah down to church. We got home and got through a light lunch early so had a long after noon most of which I spent in sleep although I read and wrote quite a bit too. Dad. and Enah talked of going for a drive till Tiddums went to sleep and then they couldn't. Frank rode his wheel over to the McPherson's and made arrangements to get a skip of bees from Mr. McPherson when they swarm. He is to get a hive from Boyd in Simcoe which will cost four dollars and the bees will cost two dollars I may put something into it if I ever have any money to invest. He and I spoke of going for a swim to-night but it got so rainy looking that we decided not too. It has been sultry and hot all day and to-night is thundering and very cloudy. It sprinkled a few drops.</p> <p>Monday June 8th</p> <p>We did not get a very early start this morning though we were up early and ready to begin but Mr. Monteith came for a bushel of seed corn and he visited some little time we hauled out manure till about 10-30 when I had a breakdown, went through the double tree. I heard some one laugh when I went off the road and there was Bruce and Ashleigh in a buggy on the side road they came in and stayed to dinner so we were late in getting to work in the afternoon. Frank rode his wheel down after dinner and got me some bolts and I fixed the double tree. Tobe and Hubert were busy with the garden and odd jobs while I was out with a load. Tupper came along about 5 O'Clock on his way to the mill. Toby took his load on for him and he stayed to shear sheep so I helped him and we worked till after 7 we then had tea and it was good and late before we had finished every thing</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>It has been a terribly hot day the thunder storm Sunday night did not cool things off. The horses nearly melted this afternoon.</p> <p>Tuesday June 9th</p> <p>I finished the shearing as there was one ewe we did not get done last night. Hubert and Toby went back to fix up the fence in the gully between Ivey and us I had my sheep finished and was putting on a load of manure when the boys got back, we hoped to have finished clearing out the old shed tonight but there are a few loads yet it has been another roasting hot day.</p> <p>Wednesday June 10th</p> <p>We finished hauling out manure at noon and after dinner I went down to Mr. Fleming's and got his diamond tooth harrows, it took some time to rig up a three horse outfit when I got back. Hubert helped me hitch Osprey with Joe and Ginger and I got in an hour and a half or so in the field. Toby was disking, if all is well we hope to get in a good day tomorrow. Toby and Frank went over to the McPhersons tonight with a bea hive so that accounts for my writing this.</p> <p>Thursday June 11th</p> <p>I didn't get up till nearly five this morning and Dad. &amp; I didn't get started in the field till nine o'clock. We worked on the corn ground all day. I disked and he harrowed with the three horses and Flemming's diamond tooth. I had to make a couple of trips to the creek in the gully to keep myself awake. I did go to sleep several times but not for very long. I would see the horses in front of me when I woke up and be frightened for fear of running into them. Huby didn't get over till after we were in the field this morning. He was up town last night and heard some rich news. Charlton has pulled out of the election campaign and Andrew Innes is going to run against Pratt. Independent. Huby spent the day doing odd jobs and filling in his ditch. I cut a little lawn and set out a little castor oil bean plant. Very hot for awhile this morning and this afternoon but about noon it was quite cool and looked very rainy</p> <p>Friday June 12th</p> <p>I was up at four o'clock this morning and wrote in this and hoed</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>in the garden till five. I then started to do chores and by leaving the stables for Huby to clean out and not cleaning any horses but Belle &amp; Harry I managed to get into the field a very few minutes after seven. I worked steadily all day although I slept a little at the same time I got it all cross disked by after four o'clock and about half of it rolled. Dad got out about half past eight this morning and finished crossing with the diamond tooth and harrowed it all over with the drags by six to-night. It made quite a long day for his team and Ginger seems pretty tired but Osprey aparently is all right. Huby is going to try and get Bill Oakes to come over and mark it for us in the morning and we hope to get it planted. Quite chilly all morning &amp; windy but sunny and pretty hot after dinner. Frank has gone down to the show to-night.</p> <p>Saturday June 13th</p> <p>Huby and Bill came over this morning at seven o'clock and Bill and I got right out and started to mark the corn ground. We took Harry &amp; Belle and they proved to be a great improvement on Harry and Joe as a corn marking team. Bill made a beautiful job of it, with very little blasphemy. He got through a little before noon and stayed here to dinner. He said no other man but Dad would have got him to-day as he was very busy and has to be back this after noon. He shouldn't have come away this morning but George Gamble relieved him They are putting the canopy top on the new launch that he and George have just finished building for George Faulmsly. Frank scoured the country this morining in search of corn planters, we have one of our own and we wanted two more. He got one from John Wess which proved very satisfactory and one from Tupper which proved very unsatisfactory. It was an ancient and decrepit looking instrument with one handle and a spring and foot at the bottom to open it and release the corn. Huby took John Wesses and after he got his gait had no trouble at all. Dad. took our own and it was all right, but I got Tupper's and had to quit about the fourth hill, the corn came out from all over it, so I left it and went over to Alfred's to borrow his. I went through Sam's place but he didn't have one. He said he borrowed Charlie McQueens two years ago and it was a good one. Alfred gave me one he said was a dandy. I brought it home but couldn't do anything with it so traded with Dad. He worked it awhile but at last decided it was no good. By this time it was about half past four and he decided to go up and do chores so Huby and I stayed there till about eight o'clock when we</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>ran out of seed although Dad. had sent some more out. We only had six more rows to plant, but my back was nearly broken and I was fairly hungry. We left a sand knoll near the south west corner of the field to plant potatoes and roots on. Lila and Dorothy Anderson have been over all day nursing Tiddums, who didn't seem to mind it much. Win came over for a little while this evening and said that Uncle Ward wants to get Huby for all day Monday. She didn't know what for but we supposed it was to set out tomato plants, Dad. told Huby to tell him that he wouldn't see him stuck but if possible to get someone else. Cloudy most of the day and cool.</p> <p>Sunday June 14th</p> <p>I didn't get up this morning till eight o'clock. and haven't done any thing all day but loaf around and do chores. Frank went down to Sunday school this morning but there was no church. They said Mr. Johnson had gone away and a temperance man was supposed to take his place but he never showed up, so Frank came home. I was out in the shop trying to caulk up the cracks in the chicken trough so as they would hold water when we heard some crows. We took the shotgun and started out in pursuit. We saw them flying around in the vicinity of the corn field but they were not within a mile of the place when we got there. We hid in a thick bush for quite awhile but no crows showed up so we took a walk up the gully to Ivey's strawberry patch and made a careful examination of all the plants we could find, but there were very few ripe ones. We got all there were and nearly all the half ripe ones, which seemed to be much more edible than they generally are. It was about half past twelve when we got up to the house and Dad was getting ready to put the harness on Osprey. We got the cart out and it was very rickety. We oiled one wheel but couldn't get the other one off We hooked Osprey to it though and Dad. got on. Osprey didn't know just what was expected of him at first and cut up a little down at the end of the lane but once he got started he went beautifully. Dad took him down to Jonas' corner and then up the other way and down the side road to Flemming's corner and I couldn see but what he trotted pretty straight Dad said he didn't like doing it on Sunday but I think he enjoyed it when he got started. He doesn't feel very well to-day. We had dinner about three much to Enah's disgust and after dinner Dad. Enah and Tiddums drove down with Quint's tent and some bedsprings. The gas drillers are going to camp down at Black Heath and they wanted this tent to cook in Charlie Martin came over for a visit a little while</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>before they left but didn't stay long after. Frank spent the afternoon down with the Ryersie's. We just did chores to-night and went to bed soon after tea. Nice day but cool breeze.</p> <p>Monday June 15th</p> <p>Craig Long came over before breakfast this morning to see Dad about Ivey's mare. She was down and in pain and he didn't know what ailed her, so Dad. went over right after breakfast to see her. She had the colic and he told them to send for Bart if she did not show any symptoms of improvement but she was better in a short time. Dad. went from there down to Martin's and I came down with Joe and the cart as soon as I had breakfast and got two bushels of potatoes for seed. They are very small so we will exchange the same ammount of them for the ones of Preston's that are left in the cellar. Frank went over to Preston's before school and found out that he could get a couple of bushels there so I went right down there and got them as soon as I got home from Martin's. I then shelled enough seed corn to finish planting and went out and finished. Dad went out and furrowed out the potato patch. After dinner we did up the chores and hooked Harry and Belle to the waggon and went down town to get some provisions and a pile of sand for Tiddums to play in. Huby has been agitating that move for quite awhile. He wants a pile on each side of the wood shed so Tiddums can always be in the shade. We took Enah and Tiddums and the baby carriage down with us and Enah walked home. Tiddums went to sleep before he got home and never woke up all evening. We saw Huby down at Uncle Wards, having a great time. He had three or four kids which he said were the best in town and they had all their tomatoes set out and waiting for more and a lot of potatoes planted. Chris said that they found Martin's dog but he was dead down at Sovereign's. Charlie Martin had told Mr. Flemming to shoot at it if it came around his place so Mr. Flemming did just to scare it. He didn't know he had killed it till they found it. He felt very badly about but Jack. felt worse. He wouldn't have taken fifty dollars for it. They say poor old Jimmy Larose has been sent down for eighteen months for forging a check, cool breezy.</p> <p>Tuesday June 16th</p> <p>I went over to Martin's first thing this morning and sold my eggs and got some scratch feed for the little fellows. I hadn't been home very long when Billy Louis came in with Tupper's team and fancy buggy and the news that Tupper wanted a couple of men for a couple of hours so as Dad. felt pretty miserable he said for Huby and me to go. Huby jumped at the chance of a ride in such a carriage and would have climbed over the back of the</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>seat he said if Billy hadn't have tipped up the front ones and let him into a sort of trap nest. When we got over there Huby didn't know how to get out. We found old Maneer was bossing the job. All they are doing is raising the peak of the roof to square pitch so we simply had to lift on the rafters with shores and when we got them up to the desired height didn't do anything but sit around and talk while some of those who appeared to enjoy it worked like niggers spiking pieces on the ends of the rafters to meet at the peak. We stayed to dinner and hung around a little while after dinner and helped raise a very little. Old Maneer was going to leave at noon to go to Vittoria as Andrew Innes is having a mass meeting there to-day but I guess Tupper induced him to stay. We came home soon after dinner. Huby said he had a lovely time socially but didn't know whether he rendered much valuable assistance. The rest of the gang certainly appeared to enjoy his company. We got home about two o'clock or after and after I did up the chores I went out and planted beans on the two outside rows on each side of the cornfield. I planted them with the planter but couldn't see the marks along the headland. Dad. has felt too rotten to do anything to-day. It has been almost cold all day although sunny but cold wind.</p> <p>Wednesday June 17th</p> <p>Frank's exams started to-day at noon so he didn't have to go to school this morning. Rigt after breakfast he and I went out and planted mangel and turnip seed in the rows we left for them on the knoll in the cornfield. We planted two rows of each and seemed to have about as much seed when we got through as when we started and we watched to see that it was being planted plenty thick enough. We only had the four rows so I don't know what we will do with the rest of the seed. Huby and Dad. cut potatoes while we were out there so when we got through we came and got some and got quite a few rows planted before dinner. Huby and I went out after dinner and planted all there were cut which were Preston's, we had nearly 15 rows of them. We then brought out Jack Martin's, and planted over nine rows of them which was all there was in the field. They were much smaller so we had quite a few left and we think we will planted them in the old garden Dad. harrowed them in. Huby and I went and spread the manure Dad. hauled out on it last winter. Win was over to dinner to-day her exams are over. Mrs. McBride was here all after noon and nearly all evening washing and ironing. Whit Dixon &amp; Bob. Miller drove over after tea to look at Fred's calf. Frank went back to the gully with them. The steer with Spottys last year's calf were through</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>the fence into Ivey's but they got them back. Bob. told Dad. he would take him and not due him a dollar on the price which was $75.00. Mr. &amp; Mrs. Lea Marshall were in before they left. Tom. Abbot. had told them we had a horse for sale so he came to look at it. Dad. took Osprey out and paraded him around and I think Lea might have taken him but his wife thought he wasn't big enoug to fit the price $150.00. She said he was worth about $125.00 However we are to hook him up and take him down some night so they can see him in harness. Dad. brought Ginger and Joe out and she was stuck on them especially Ginger but Dad. would not think of selling them. She thought Ginger was bigger than Osprey but Dad. told her she was mistaken. She said she wasn't as heavy but she was taller and in reality Ginger is about a head shorter but heavier than Osprey. She guessed Joe's age (thirteen) first time although Dad. told her Joe was the biggest colt in the stable. It has been pretty cool and dry all day.</p> <p>Thursday June 18th</p> <p>Dad. and I hooked to the waggon this morning and took the buggy down to Joe Howel's to have the tires set and brought back a load of fence posts, we unloaded them out along the top of the gully where we want to put them in. We were talking to Uncle Ward and he said they would be terribly hard digging it was so hard and he said the best way to do was to dig down about a foot and fill the hole with water and leave it for a day and then it would be just in right shape. Huby spent the morning fixing the orchard fence so we can let the calves out. This after noon He. and Dad hung the gate we brought over from his place and let the five calves in the orchard. We didn't let Horace out as Dad. has to wean him from Erie and teach him to drink first. I hoed in the garden while they were at that and Col. McDonald came over. I had never seen him before and Huby didn't recognise him at first but Dad. knew him first thing. He said he and other officers of the insurance company were up taking a motor trip through this country visiting their agents. He didn't know when he started out that Dover was on the list. Dad was very glad to see him and appreciated his visit very much. About four o'clock Dad took the team out and we went to finish planting potatoes, just plow them right under the sod, but we only got two rows planted when a big thunder shower came up and we had to seek shelter at the house. Dad. and Huby got soaked but I got there a little sooner so didn't get the worst of it. Frank was back in the gully with the shotgun so he got a pretty good soaking. We heard the gun go off he shot at a crow, both barrels went off at the same time but he missed the crow. His papers have been pretty easy so far the only one he is much afraid of is the spelling.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>It didn't rain very long but freshened things up considerably. It has been very hot and sultry to-day but is cooler since the rain. Tiddums feels in a very festive humor to-night. The house is all torn up from the ravages of house cleaning and he thinks it's great.</p> <p>Friday June 19th</p> <p>I got up at four this morning and wrote in this till five. I then hurried through chores and cut quite a lot of grass on the front lawn. It rained a little about breakfast and looked so cloudy afterwards that Dad. didn't like to take the team out so he and I hoed in the garden and Huby worked in the shop. About ten Dad. thought it wasn't going to rain so we went out and ploughed in the rest of the potatoes in the patch we were at in the old garden. It began to rain just as Huby and I were through so we dug for the shop and got pretty wet but Dad. had to plough a little more so got properly soaked. We didn't do anything till after dinner. It stopped raining soon after dinner and when we got our chores done Dad. hooked Osprey to the cart again and took him down the road away with satisfactory results. We then hooked up the big team to the waggon and Dad &amp; Huby and I went down town. Huby stayed down and Dad. &amp; I went up and got our buggy from Joe Howell On our way back we got 18 more fence posts from Tommy. Frank is through his exams, he thinks he did fairly well on most of the papers. I saw Lila to-night she said both Huby's goslings were dead, died from exposure. Cold &amp; wet.</p> <p>Saturday June 20th</p> <p>I worked all morning on the front lawn. I got all the long grass cut with the scythe and a good patch cut with the lawnmower, besides weeding out the flower beds. Dad. Huby and Frank went back and staked out the fence along the top of the gully and Huby. dug anchor post holes and bored ordinary post holes all day. Dad. fixed fence and plastered up some holes in our bedroom this morning and this afternoon hooked Osprey up to the cart and took him for a little jaunt and then rolled down most of the buckwheat ground and the potato patches. I went down to meet Dick to-night. He came on the Woodstock train so was home early. He had a great time in Toledo and I guess enjoyed his holidays immensly. Lila was over here all day. Harry Ansley was over this morning electioneering. He told Huby he could get him the job of deputy returning officer but Huby didn't want it. It has been sunny &amp; fair all day but cool wind.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday June 21st</p> <p>Frank rode his wheel down to Sunday school this morning and I drove Enah down to church. We called around by Huby's on our way home but didn't see any sign of the Lang's. This after noon it looked rather rainy so I read and played duets with Enah. Dad. sat around and slept and did all the chores. About four o'clock he took Osprey out all the way around the block. Frank went back to the gully and brought home some lovely {furs?}. Dick went down town after dinner with the intention of going to church to-night. Elva. &amp; Mr. Brady were over for a few minutes on the latter's motor cycle which was inclined to be balky. They had a side saddle rigged on behind for Elva. Jack Martin and Mr. {Cuper?} were over for a little while before tea looking at the horses. It has been cloudy all day and sprinkled a few times but not much</p> <p>Monday June 22nd</p> <p>Huby dug post holes all day and I helped him set the posts and tramp them in. We had to do a little surveying after dinner to get the two anchor posts in line which go lengthwise with the field. We got all the posts except anchor and brace posts, between the road and the jag in the fence which is just half way. I helped Dad. take the anchor posts out this morning and then he went down to the mill for some feed. This after noon he rolled down the rest of the buckwheat ground and disked the old garden where we planted the potatoes He started to harrow the corn ground, the corn is just coming up but quit at five and took Osprey around the block. They were doing road work over by McQueen's but he never paid any attention to them, He said someone shot a gun off right beside them going down Preston's hill and he never jumped. He has never seen an automobile yet. Tupper and Billy Louis came over this mornin to-night to invite Dad. to Tupper's raising tomorrow. He has the roof off the other half of the barn now and is going to put plates up to run right through. Frank finished putting in the garden to-day he planted carrots beets and beans. Cloudy but not so cool.</p> <p>Tuesday June 23rd</p> <p>Dad went over to Tupper's raising as soon after seven as he could this morning and was over there till after dinner. This afternoon he finished harrowing the corn ground. Huby and I worked at the fence all morning. It took us a good part of the morning to get it lined out on account of two or three little dips where we couldn't see the stakes. We dug two more anchor post holes I dug one and Huby the other. I got mine started all crooked but fixed it so as the post will sit straight. We got the posts set part way across the field. The ground is getting pretty hard. When I came in to-night, the temperature in the incubator had gone up</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>to 110°. I don't know whether it cooked all the chickens or not. It couldn't have been that way very long because I looked at it at noon and as they are due to hatch in a day or so I think mabee they will be strong enough to stand it. To-night Dad. and I drove Joe and Osprey down to Lea Marshall's but he had gone to lodge so we told Mrs. Marshall we would be down again in the morning. Old Tom Abbot told us he was pretty sure Lea would take him if we dropped the price a little. It has been very hot &amp; sultry.</p> <p>Wednesday June 24th</p> <p>Dad. and I got started about nine o'clock for Marshall's with Joe and Osprey. He took quite awhile to decide but at last bought him. I came down to $135 and he wouldn't go higher that $130 so we split the difference. He said he would come and get him in a few days. A big thundercloud came up while we were gone and it began to rain just as we got home. Huby was back at the fence and got soaked. It didn't rain very long but came out almost unbearably hot and sultry after it although there was a strong wind but it seemed hot too. We didn't do any thing much before dinner but this after noon worked at the fence. Huby dug the last anchor post hole but the ground was so hard that I only got two holes bored and three or four started, so I got a couple of pails and filled the holes all up with water. Huby is afraid we got a little low in the line going through one of the little dips and I guess we did. He went over to Ivey's and got a hat full of strawberries to refresh us a little. Bob. Davis was in this after noon. Dad. worked around the house till he came and then struck out four or five lands in the buckwheat ground. Mrs. McBride was here to-day and they have ripped the paper all of the kitchen walls. She is coming to paper it on Saturday if all's well. Frank and I went down for a swim at Quanburys to-night and Enah and Dad went down town to get Slocomb to come over and do some plastering in the kitchen. We saw Tupper to-night and he told us that there was a car of crushed stone to haul on the Winding Hill but Dad. told him we wouldn't have time to do it. Very hot.</p> <p>Thursday June 25th</p> <p>Slocomb and his man came over about eight and were all morning patching the kitchen, there was a lot to do. Dad. helped them and I did chores and got some of the chicken wire stretched along the fence between the garden and orchard. Huby dug post holes all day but the ground is very hard and he had to put water in a lot of them. This afternoon Dad and I went and got a load of gravel</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Enah and Tiddums went down with us and we took the baby carriage and they Enah walked home. We couldn't get any gravel on the beach but as Bob. Law was down there Dad. bought a load from him and he charged Dad. a dollar We took it right out to the field when we got home and a couple of bags of cement and left a pile at each anchor place where we are going to put an anchor post. It was time to do chores when we got through with that it was time to After tea Dad. and I went down to hear Pratt. He has got to be quite an orator, and I think turned several who were a little doubtful which to vote for. He pointed out how the Whitney administration had closed so many bars where the two Liberal governments before him although they had made great promises the same as Rowel is doing now had not done a thing. He had a wine list of the Outlaw Club which is the headquarters for the Liberal party in Town and he said it was the most compete and elaborate list of drinks he had ever seen and among the list of {illegible} he read out Mr. Lowel and several other temperance {politicians?}. It was a good speech anyway and we were glad we went. Frank rode his wheel down. Lea Marshall and Jack Richardson were in to-night and Lea wanted to take Osprey wth them but as they were going to town first and would have to stand him in Henderson's barn. The other fellow persuaded him to leave him and we told him we would take him down to-morrow night. Hot all day.</p> <p>Friday June 26th</p> <p>I took some eggs over to Jack Martin's this morning but he has stopped buying them. Old Ivey came over about nine o'clock and wanted Dad. to come over and roll down the field he is getting ready for tomatoes. He said the factory fellows were over this morning. The have rented it and he prepares the ground for them then they plant them and look after them altogether after that. He seemed in such a pinch and offered fifty cents an hour so Dad. sent me over. I was over there about seven hours so didn't do so badly. Huby and Dad. worked all day setting the anchor posts along the line of the new fence. Dad. had to go down to a school board meeting but it wasn't very important. Fairly hot all day.</p> <p>Saturday June 27th</p> <p>Dad. and I cultivated the corn and potatoes in the garden this morning and then I hoed in it all day and got over nearly all of it. Huby and Dad. finished setting their anchor posts to-day. Mrs. McBride was here all day and stayed till twelve o'clock to-night papering the kitchen. She had poor</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Frank helping her and he put in an awful day of it. Dick came home to tea to-night to inform me that there was a band practice on at eight o'clock as it was then half past six and I hadn't got all the chores done or had my tea it made me bump to get down there by half past eight. They were practising for Decoration day to-morrow. I drove down and got home about ten just before a big thunder storm came up Mrs McBride papered up till twelve and then went home with the lantern and wouldn't listen to anyone going with her and it was too dark to drive. Henry Odd came over this morning and got some more seed corn they soaked the last they planted in {ginoleum?} and it never sprouted. Cloudy &amp; threatening.</p> <p>Sunday June 28th</p> <p>We took the little chickens out of the incubator this morning and gave 16 to each of the four hens, there were sixty five but one was a cripple so we killed it. Dad fixed up some coops for them this morning while I cleaned my horn or tried to. It took me till dinnertime and right after I had to hike down to the bandroom. It was a dandy day for a march as it was much cooler after yesterday's rain but on account of puddles we had to go on the sidewalk. Walt. had two Simcoe fellows on the baritone and alto - and a stranger who is working here for the summer on a cornet - so we had a pretty good band. I couldn't do much as I haven't had any practice either in playing or marching but still managed to escape from making any conspicuous errors. I was down at Huby's for awhile after we got through and when I got home We put the old hens with chickens all out under coops. None were dead yet but Dad. had to change one hen as she was pecking the little fellows and had several with raw spots on their heads. Cloudy and cool all day quite cold to-night.</p> <p>Monday June 29th</p> <p>I ploughed all day to-day around the strike outs which Dad. made the other day. Huby didn't come over till late as he had to vote for Pratt. Walt McCall brought him and Lila over in an automobile and took Dad. out to Wiggin's to vote. They went around by Myer's and called for old Jonas and he went out and cast his ballot for Pratt.The Myer's were very much annoyed at it as Lorne had tried to induce him to go with him and vote for Andrew. The latest news we heard to-night was that Pratt was elected, Andrew got a big majority in Dover and Woodhouse but Houghton &amp; Walsingham sent Pratt's majority way up. There was quite an interesting article in the Globe to-day about a lawsuit which has just</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>been opened by A.C. Pratt, Conservative candidate for South Norfolk against Fred Mossop, proprietor of the Hotel Mossop Toronto for damages in a series of poker games amounting to I think something like $3500.00. It is a sort of counter claim against a suit Mossop entered against Pratt for over $500. owing to him. This is a very nice mix-up for Mr. Pratt. anyway just before election and now people will know that he is more than a crooked skunk but a fool and a poor sport as these games have been going on for a long time and Pratt's been getting skinned right along. This after noon Huby Dad. &amp; Frank set some of the braces and brace posts. Drizzled most of the day and has been cool.</p> <p>Tuesday June 30th</p> <p>When Huby came over this morning he told us that the Whitney Government was returned with an overwhelming majority and Pratt had beaten Andrew by 130 something. Old Tom was in next hurraking for Pratt and he got a little Union Jack here and tacked on the front of his rig. He said he didn't know whether he would ever get back alive sallying forth in that manner into the teeth of the Innes men down east. Huby and I spent the whole day back in the gully barricading the little poplars. Huby bored holes three feet deep with the post auger and I stuck in rails we got four done and the hole started for five. We are going to stretch wire barbed if we can get enough of it around the rails. It was a slow job as the ground was pretty hard in lots of places. Dad. did some patch plastering in the pantry this morning and plowed the rest of the day he finished the land that I was at and struck out the rest of the fields. Enah and Frank papered the pantry all but part of the border. Mr. Johnson went past this morning in his automobile with Winnie, Lila, Norah Cunningham and some other girls on a wild strawberry hunt and they came in and paid Dad. a visit on their way back. Frank has been investigating in the corn and reports a large number of wireworms in places which news causes Dad. much distress as the corn is all up so nicely. The mangels and turnips are also up but there is no sign of the potatoes yet. It has been pretty hot to-day.</p> <p>Wednesday July 1st</p> <p>The first thing on the programme for to-day's celebration was a little foot raise by Tiddums. He was sitting by Enah at breakfast and while she was pouring the coffee the handle came off the coffee pot and the red hot liquid spilt on Tiddum's foot. He had his stockings pinned on and by the time they were off the skin was off his foot. It gave him a horrible</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Repeat of yesterday's page}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>scald but only blistered one foot. He cried himself to sleep after a while and when he woke up felt very much like himself again as long as people would leave his foot alone but there are some beautiful blisters on it. Mrs. McBride came and worked around most of the morning. Dick went down town but didn't have to work much so helped Joe on the merry-go-round. Frank spent the after noon and evening down town but came home to tea. For the first time that I can remember I spent the entire first of July at home. Huby came over and we went back to the gully to finish barricading the little trees but didn't get much done on account of the rain. Dad rolled down what he ploughed this morning and this after noon we hung around till Bob. Davis came and then Dad. undertook to ring the old sow. He fooled around trying to get a rope in her mouth and when he did and made three attemts to ring her with one ring sticking the rope slipped out of her mouth I thought it would take all the after noon unless the old sow got mad and ripped Dad's leg off so I came in the house and wrote in this pesky thing. Huby wasn't any to keen about and Dad. couldn't manage alone so they worked in the garden till five o'clock when we quit to do chores. Mr. Brady came over on his motorcycle with a bottle of mentholatum salve Elva sent over for Tiddums foot. There was an editorial in "The Globe" yesterday relating to A.C. Pratt's gambling and intimating that there were points in common between that episode and the one referred to in Bret Hartes poem entitled the "Heathen Chinese" Cloudy and cool all day and drizzly to rainy off and on all day.</p> <p>Thursday July 2nd</p> <p>I ploughed all day around Dad's strike outs and rolled down what I ploughed to-night. About another day will finish the ploughing but we want to start haying as soon as possible. Huby Dad. &amp; Frank worked at the fence all morning fixing braces and putting in some extra posts. Dad. hauled the wire out and this after noon Dad. &amp; Huby set a lot of it up along the posts as they didn't know whether Sid McBride could come or not right away and Dad is anxious to let the cows in that end of the gully but about five to-night Frank rode his wheel down to Marburg and saw Sid. McBride. He said he would be up tomorrow after noon. Dad. and Huby came up early and ground one of the mower knives so as we can get started to-morrow. Enah and Tiddums went down town this after noon. Lila was over all day. Charlie Martin came over and borrowed the disks for some thing. Mrs. Innes told Enah that Perce Brock was here yesterday and had been to a lawyer to see if he could claim his</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>baby who has been down at old Mrs. Well's for the last two months. The lawyer told him that if he could prove that he was more capable of caring for it that its mother that he should have it. So Perce said it was the only thing he had to live for and meant to have it as he had a good place for it in St. Thomas, it seems his wife and her mother have all gone to the dogs and the baby has been in a home. So this morning when he knew Mrs. Wells was up town he went up to the house and found Mat. Lawrie looking after the kid, so grabbed it and lit out hotfoot up St. Patrick St. and up to his mother's where his sister was waiting with a horse and rig to drive him to Simcoe where he caught the St. Thomas train. Cloudy, hot, cool wind.</p> <p>Friday July 3rd</p> <p>I tried to get an early start this morning but as it took a little time to get the mower into running order I didn't get out till after eight. Dad. went the first round with me and then I mowed pretty steadily all day. I started on the south east corner field and have a good chunk down but it will take a couple of hours to finish. Huby and Dad &amp; Frank hauled out some rocks on the stone boat this morning to put in the dips along the fence to anchor it. This after noon they put wire around a couple of the trees in the gully and waited around for Sid McBride but he never showed up, so that will put us out a little as we hoped to get the fence up to-day. Mrs. Woodson and Betty were over to-night to inquire after Tiddums foot. He doesn't seem to feel it much as he tramps all around the floor in his sock feet. Old Tom Abbot told us that Osprey rolled into a wire fence in pasture last night and will have to be laid up for awhile. He was getting along fine and Marshall was very well pleased with him. Tom. said Roy Hammond was telling around that he supposed we passed off the horse that was so badly poisoned with alsike last fall. He must think Marshall is an awful fool or else doesnt know what alsike poison is like for old Dave's feet show the scars yet and probably always will. Cloudy this morning but sunny and pretty hot this after noon.</p> <p>Saturday July 4th</p> <p>I finished mowing about half past ten this morning and hooked right on to the rake and finished raking about five o'clock. Dad. &amp; Frank went down in the waggon with Joe &amp; Ginger and got a couple of bushels of buckwheat for seed and took the wool down but the mill was closed as usual on Saturday and the watchman put it in the wool house. Huby waited down for them thinking they would take the tank he got for us but it was bolted fast to the trucks and Dad.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>didn't want to take time to get it loose. They got over about eleven and put up a few cocks before dinner. Sid. McBride came after dinner so Huby, Dad &amp; Frank had to help him, they worked till after six but have the fence all stretched in fine shape but it isn't stapled yet. I just did up my chores when I got through raking. Enah went down to Maud Jamieson's sale this after noon but nearly every thing was sold when she got there. Cousin Clare was over for a little while this after noon and Lila most of the day. Sid McBride stayed to tea and it was late when we got through and Dad. had to milk afterwards but Huby, Frank and I went out and cocked up hay. It was moonlight but rather cloudy most of the time so wasn't very light We worked till after eleven and got quite a chunk done. Dad. came out and relieved Frank a little while before we quit. I drove Huby home and got back about one. Enah spent the evening painting the oilcloth in the kitchen and the floor around the edge so I had to go to bed via the window. One of the Scotch mail-men was in to see Dad. to day about his horse which he said was sore inside. J.H. Butler died this morning and Capt. Spain &amp; Mrs. Dave Turner are very low. Fairly hot to-day.</p> <p>Sunday July 5th</p> <p>Enah and I managed to get to church this morning although we didn't get up till very late. Frank didn't go to Sunday school or church but went for a swim and while riding around on his wheel caught his shoe in the chain and got upset and hurt his arm. Dick spent the morning in bed and went down town after dinner. Enah had to play the organ as Topsy who has applied for the job and who has been practising came this morning without her hat and had to go back to the Methodist choir for to-day where they eliminate their roofs. This after noon the family spent in peaceful slumber or literary pursuits. I hit the hay about three and never got up till six. Then chores and a family gathering on the front step to partake of some sandwiches and cake. Old man West was over this after noon to tear off a few fairy tales and disturb all the family but me. Lovely day sunny but not scorching.</p> <p>Monday July 6th</p> <p>We didn't get a very early start this morning and I ploughed till noon and Huby and Dad. cocked up hay. Frank was exempt from strenuous labor owing to his injured wrist which he deems necessary to be exceptionally careful of. He took John Wess' corn planter home and went over to McPherson's to inquire after our bees. They have a skip in the hive for us and we can get them anytime. He</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>came home around by Tupper's and borrowed his corn cultivator as it has a special thistle cutter on it but he didn't bring it home with him. This after noon Dad. finished up what I plowed and has got a couple more loads to finish up to have the field all turned under. Huby and I continued to cock up but didn't get through. Frank spent some time picking paper off the kitchen oilcloth which is out on the lawn. Enah painted it Saturday night right here on the kitchen floor and yesterday morning it wasn't dry so she put down a lot of newspapers down but they all stuck to the paint and made an awful mess of it. Frank scraped a lot off and then went down town and got the mail. He also saw the Doctor about his wrist and he put a bandage on it and told him to keep it there for a week Frank has it in a sling and I think is highly satisfied. Lila was over most of the day. The old guinea hatched out to-day but we don't think she had an extra good hatch. It would have been very hot to-day but for a cool nice breeze.</p> <p>Tuesday July 7th</p> <p>This being Dad's birthday and everybody wishing him a happy one and many returns we put in about the most strenuous day this summer. Dad. decided we had better haul in the hay before any rain gets on it although we are very anxious to get the buckwheat in and the thistles are whooping it up in the cornfield. It took us a long time to get started as various preparations had to be made for the slings but we got one load in and off before dinner but not before twelve. This after noon we managed to get in three good sized ones and left the last on the barn floor. Huby helped us put on the last two but bunched up the winrows while we were unloading. This morning he had to throw a lot of old straw out of the hay in the big barn where we are putting the hay. As a little special sensation for Dad. the cows all came up early, the first time they have done it since they were out this year and as the gates were all open got into the garden before Frank noticed them and trimmed the "Country Gentleman" corn completely. We had the colts shut up in the stable and the sheep in the orchard. We had quite a time putting them in this morning as they would get nearly to the gate when one fool would run back and the rest of course all follow. They got in to the garden on {trap?} and trimmed what little they could in half a minute. Frank of course is about useless but does a little with one hand. He helped Enah paint the oilcloth this after noon which they put out between the stable and the barn he also painted his wheel. Winnie was over this</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>morning to dinner and Lila this after noon. It has been pretty warm to-day but a nice breeze</p> <p>Wednesday July 8th</p> <p>We hauled hay all day to-day and got in five loads leaving the last one on the barn floor. I went down town to-night to get my hair cut and got wet owing to the fact that I indulged in two swims. I had one on my way down below Quanbury's but it was a premeditated one, then while I was in the barber shop {Kinden?} came in to invite {Corey?} to go in and I joined them. Charlie Cooper and Booze Waddle also went we went in the pond at the danger sign and had a good one. I saw Dick with a new bank clerk. The other poor fellow is too sick to work and is going back home to-morrow. When I got home we had quite a hunt for some pills which Huby gave Dad for his birthday, and which Huby is very anxious for him to take as he thinks it will cure his arm. Hot and dry.</p> <p>Thursday July 9th</p> <p>Huby didn't come over till noon to-day as he had to attend to Mrs. {Folmshee's?} insurance so we didn't try to haul in any hay. Frank and I took the team and waggon and went over to Tupper's first thing and borrowed his cultivator he had to put the thistle cutter on which were the advantage it had over our own. When we got home we went down to the mill and got a couple of sacks of shorts for the pigs. Dad. had been training Jonas's mare to cultivate in the garden with our own cultivator but when we came took her out to the cornfield and worked with her till noon. She goes pretty well but gets rammy at the ends of the rows and walks fast. When we got back from the mill I hooked the team to the disks and disked on the buckwheat ground till noon. Huby came over at noon and we hauled in hay, we didn't rush at it so it was dark when we hauled the last load in but we had had our tea at six o'clock. We got in three loads and all we are going take off that field. There are a few winrows of couch grass which Tom Abbot is going to take as we don't want the seed to get in the manure. It has been very hot everything is drying up and we need a rain badly.</p> <p>Friday July 10th</p> <p>Huby Frank and I spent the whole day in the gully we put the wire around the four little trees which we had the stakes around. This took us a long time as we</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>put split rails around the stakes to brace them. Dad. &amp; Huby did two the other day. Frank sat around with his pesky arm which everybody is getting heartily tired of. We used him principally as an object to heap abusive language on. We went all around the fence and patched it up as well as possible but it is in awful shape. We didn't do anything to the culvert hoping that the cows will be so delighted with the new pasture that they will not try to escape through the culvert till we can make a good fix of it. We let them all in to-night and the first thing they did was to tramp straight down along the creek and examine all the tree barricades. To-night Frank and I went for a swim down below Quanbury's. Frank couldn't resist the temptation in spite of his poor wrist which he has been unable to wash for a week on account of the bandage but went in and swam around so now will have no excuse for not making a little use of it. Another very hot day but nice breeze. Dad cultivated corn all day.</p> <p>Saturday July 11th</p> <p>Huby and Dad had a little work to attend to with the calves and pigs which took them an hour or so this morning. I took Belle out and cultivated a few rows of corn till Dad came out and relieved me. Then I went to help Huby staple on the wirefence but I didn't feel very well for awhile so didn't do anything. Snowdrop got out at the culvert and stood in the middle of the road for about half an hour so we went down just before dinner to put her in. We met an old man on the road with a good looking setter and he and Huby had quite a conversation about sport. He wouldn't tell Huby his name but said {Hec.?} Henderson would tell him. This after noon I felt better and we stapled on the wire fence and then Huby went up and got a lot of wire and we barricaded the culvert. We stretched three strands of wire from the two posts each side of it and hung rails from the center at the bottom. It took us till after six quite a bit and then we took a look at Ivey's strawberry patch but there were hardly any left. To-night about eleven o'clock Dad. went out to wash his feet and and saw a fire down town. I lit right out for town but didn't know till I got to the top of the hill that it was the brickyard. The big building and the new long shed were beyond all hope when I got that far. I went down and sat on Huby's front step for awhile. Then Frank came down on his wheel and rode over to it he said the machinery was all ruined. I came part way home with old Jonas and induced him</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>to go for a swim with me below Quanbury's. It was about midnight then. Frank has been driving his old mare all day. He went down town with her this morning and washed the buggy. This after noon he drove Enah and Tiddums down town. Warm but breezy all day. Dad got over the corn lengthwise going twice in a row and has started going crosswise.</p> <p>Sunday July 12th</p> <p>We didn't get up till very late this morning but I managed to get down to church. Frank also went down to church and Sunday School. Before we finished dinner Mr. and Mrs. Jim Waddle came over and stayed all the after noon. It was very hot this morning but began to rain the middle of the after noon and cooled things off. It didn't rain very long nor extra heavy. Tupper and a bunch of fellows drove in out of the rain and ran their buggy in the shed. Dick was in bed all morning down town this afternoon and at church to-night. Frank went down town on his wheel for a little while to look at the debris over at the brickyard. There was no insurance on the buildings, the rate being to high to carry it. They don't know at all how it started. A cow and calf got in the wheat this after noon &amp; Frank and Bluch had quite a time with them.</p> <p>Monday July 13th</p> <p>Dad. &amp; Frank went down town first thing this morning in the waggon and as it was so muddy they took Dick down with them. They got the tank at the Widespread which Huby has had ready for them for the last week or two. It is just a mate for the one we have and we are going to put it at the end of this one and connect them with a pipe at the top. Huby and Lila came back with them. I did chores and set out cabbage plants all morning. Huby helped me when he came, we got out a lot in the garden. Dad. worked on the buckwheat ground till noon. After dinner I disked the rest of the buckwheat ground and Dad. harrowed. Huby took all the rest of the cabbage plants and set them out in the cornfield where there are hills of corn missed. He didn't get them all out by to-night so I guess we will be well fixed for cabbages next winter. Frank worked all day cleaning up the woodshed and the shop. He got a ticket from the inspector to-day bearing the joyful tidings that he had failed on his examination. He failed on Spelling and Arithmetic and was way down on the total. The failure doesn't appear to sit very heavy on his mind and I don't think he will lose very many meals over it. Dad. had to go down to a school board meeting to-night. Cloudy and not hot.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday July 14th</p> <p>We worked on the buckwheat ground most of the day. I disked &amp; rolled and this after noon Dad. sowed with the broadcast seeder. I harrowed after him till he finished and then he took the harrows and finished. He got the four two bushels on the four acres but had to go over some of it twice to cover it. Enah Frank and Tiddums went down to the Sunday school picnic this afternoon. I went down after tea thinking there might be a dance but I saw Joe and he said they were going to have a little dance but some of them left and delayed it so long that {Morley?} closed up the pavillion. I fooled around with Joe, we went for a little drive but it began to rain so we went down to the moving picture show, we saw {Hube?} Long just as we came out and I didn't get home till nearly midnight. I picked Dick up at the bank he was talking to Douglas who is going to leave them soon. Huby worked in the garden all morning and picked all the cherries. Pretty cloudy all day and rain to-night.</p> <p>Wednesday July 15th</p> <p>We didn't get a very early start this morning but I cut hay all day and have quite a chunk of the timothy down I had to leave one corner to cut afterwards as it is bounded on two side by ditches which I couldn't go over. I quit mowing before six and raked up what I cut this morning as it was dry. There is one spot or two where the timothy is not bad but most of it is very short blue grass. Dad cultivated the corn with Joe this after noon. He didn't do too badly. Huby and Frank worked in the garden. Huby got a lot of red cabbages from {Stan?} and set them out. Mrs. McBride was here all day washing and stoning the cherries which Huby picked yesterday. Jonas presented us with a lot of vegetables to-night. Old Maneer was through here on his way to Tupper's to look at the shed. Pretty hot. Lila was over all day. The sheep all got out of the orchard to-day and got in the wheat.</p> <p>Thursday July 16th</p> <p>I finished cutting the hay this morning and raked it up after dinner. Then I helped Huby and Frank cock up we got quite a bit of it up, it will be a light crop. Dad. cultivated corn all morning with Joe but she didn't behave very well so he took Belle as soon as I got through raking. The Simcoe band came down to-night and we all went down to hear them Dad. Enah and Tiddums drove down and didn't stay very long but Frank and I walked and</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>went in for a swim at Quanbury's on our way down. We went down to Huby's for a minute or so and he was the only one home. After the band quit we went over and watched the dance for awhile getting home about midnight. Hot with nice breeze.</p> <p>Friday Saturday July 17th</p> <p>Dad. cultivated corn all morning with Belle and Huby Frank and I cocked up hay. We got it all up but a few windrows. A big thunderstorm rolled in at noon but although there were some very close flashes of lightning and some beautiful cracks of thunder it didn't last long. It rained very hard for a few minutes but soon dried off. It was too wet to cock hay this after noon so Huby and Frank went back and fixed the fence where the cattle got into Ivey's last night. Dad. took Harry and I took Belle and we cultivated all the after noon. We didn't get a very early start or we would have finished. It has been cooler and breezy this afternoon.</p> <p>Saturday July 18th</p> <p>Dad. finished cultivating the corn this morning and went through the potatoes again. He also went through the potatoes in the old garden which are up enough to see. Huby and I thinned the turnips and Huby thinned the mangels and hoed some of the potatoes. This after noon we got the binder out and cut the wheat east of the orchard. It took quite awhile to get started but Dad. cut it by soon after six but it took the three of us Huby, Dad. &amp; me till dark to shock it all up. It is a good crop with hardly a thistle in it. Frank cleaned the binder up this morning and has been hobnobbing around with old Jonas all the rest of the day. They went to Simcoe this after noon with Nellie &amp; Jonas' old rattletrap of a democrat, and Frank got a hive and various apiary supplies. Lila was over all the after noon and Win most of the morning. It has been a nice day a little cloudy.</p> <p>Sunday July 19th</p> <p>Enah and I went to church this morning and Frank went down to Sunday school and church. Dick didn't get up till noon and then drove down town with me I went around and got Marj. Clarke and we had a very enjoyable drive When I got home Ed. was here and had been here all the after noon. Lovely day with nice breeze.</p> <p>Monday July 20th</p> <p>We put off the load of hay that was on the barn floor and then had to change the car over to the horse stable as that is</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>where we want to put the timothy. It took us quite awhile to get ready so we only got in one load before dinner and didn't get it unloaded. We unloaded it after dinner but as we have to use the fork in the horse stable it took quite awhile. We got one more in and unloaded and then about four o'clock I drove Enah down. We went around to Miss Battersby and got a hanging lamp which Miss Battersby gave us. I went down to the station as Marj. told me she was going to-night but I found she had changed her mind. Dad. cut alsike from about six till I had my tea and then I cut till dark while Dad. did chores. Nice day pretty hot.</p> <p>Tuesday July 21st</p> <p>I set the alarm for half past three this morning and although I heard it go off was too sleepy to get up and stayed in bed till Dad. called me about five and got out to the alsike field as soon as possible and cut till after seven, but there is still quite a bit to cut yet. We got started hauling hay as soon as we could after breakfast and got two in before dinner. It took a long time to put on a load as the cocks are so far apart we have to chase all over the field to get enough to make a load. After dinner we got all the hay there was left which wasn't quite a load and got it unloaded by a little before four. Dad. then went out and started to cut the wheat north of the orchard. Huby and Frank helped him shock up and as there wasn't anything very pressing for me to do Enah Tiddums and I drove down town. They went to see Elva and she went down and got some ice cream with them and I went down to the station to say goodbye to Marj. She &amp; Bessy Perry went to-night. Quite a strong breeze to-day but hot.</p> <p>Wednesday July 22nd</p> <p>Dad. took the alarm clock last night and got me up soon after half past four and I went out and finished the alsike soon after eight. Dad. took Nellie Green &amp; Joe and raked up what was cut yesterday. We didn't have breakfast till after nine so Dad didn't get much of the wheat cut before noon. We noticed this morning that for some reason the windmill although revolving was not pumping. We surmised that some of the rods were uncoupled so Frank took Nellie &amp; the democrat and went down and got old Felix. He was here all the after noon and found the valve in the cylinder had gone out order but he put in a new one</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Dad. finished cutting the wheat this after noon and we put the binder back in the woodshed. Huby and I shocked up for a little while before dinner but helped old Felix all the after noon so most of the wheat has to be shocked up any way. Frank went over to John Wess to-night to see if he would like a little help to-morrow as from here it looks as if he had a lot of hay out and we knew he had no man. He was cutting wheat and expected to be at it to-morrow but said a man would come in hadny the next day, so I guess I will go over. Frank has put in most of the day running errands. He drove Felix home to-night and Huby went down with them. Felix told us that Jack McCarty cut his throat this morning. He has been sick for quite awhile and I suppose it has left him in bad shape. The papers are giving very apalling accounts of the terrible damage being done by the army worms in the counties directly north of us. They say they have struck the O.A.C. at Guelph. Pretty hot to-day.</p> <p>Thursday July 23rd</p> <p>Dad. routed me out again this morning before five and I went out and raked up the alsike finishing about seven. Huby got over early and went right out to shock up wheat. Frank went out soon after to help him and Dad. to help them as soon as he could and I to help them as soon as I got through with my chores. It didn't take long to finish it up but we were hindered a little by the horses all getting out on the road, they ran up the lane and as both the stable doors had been left open ran right through on to the road. Luckily they didn't go far either way and we managed to head them off without a great deal of difficulty. Enah ran out to help us and left Tiddums in his bath. When Dad. came in afterwards he found him standing up in the tub filling one of his (Dad's) slippers with water. and pouring it all over himself. When we got the wheat shocked up we hooked up to go after a load off the other piece. Huby &amp; Frank cleaned up the barn floor while Dad. and I were after a load. By the time we got the first load off the waggon it was raining quite a shower so we couldn't haul any more. I hooked Joe up to the buggy and Huby and I drove down to see old Felix as the windmill was working again this morning without pumping and we thought the sucker must be again out of order. Felix said it would kill him to go out in the rain but that we could fix it anyway. He said some of the scales off the inside of the pipe had jerked down and got underneath the valve and all it needed was a pail of water poured down the pipe. We tried it and</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>sure enough the old coon was right. Huby had some insurance to do so didn't come back with me. This after noon Dad. took Belle and cultivated the potatoes in the field and garden. I cut the weeds around the wheat field we last cut. About four o'clock Dad. thought it was dry enough to haul wheat so we got started in about an hour after a load. We just got it unloaded by six but went out and got another and left it on the barn floor. Harry Harding was over for awhile to see Dad. but he couldn't stay long as his mother is in very bad shape and he didn't like to be away from her for very long at a time. Allan Law came in for a little while to see if he could borrow the manure spreader to-morrow. Frank rode down town to-night to get the mail and Huby told him that he didn't finish his insurance so wouldn't be able to be over to-morrow morning so I won't be able to go over and help John Wess as we have to get our own wheat in first of all. Cloudy but hot after the rain.</p> <p>Friday July 24th</p> <p>Frank rode over first thing to tell John Wess that I wouldn't be able to be over. He said that Crysler's man helped him yesterday and was going to again to-day, and if he wanted me to-morrow he would come over, but Allan Law was in this morning to get the spreader and he said he was going to take John Wess a man to-night. We unloaded the load on the waggon as soon as we could get started after breakfast but only got in two before dinner. However we cleaned the one field. Tupper came in for awhile to ask us to bring back his cultivator and just as he was leaving he broke the cross bar on his buggy and had to borrow our shafts. Zeitha Barwell came over for a little while to see if she and Mr. Crooker could come over this evening and practice some songs for the concert as they want Enah to play for them. We got in two loads off the other field this after noon. We got a late start and quit at five to have tea but unloaded a load after tea. Frank and I went down to Quanbury's for a swim and Frank went on down and got the mail. When I got home Zeith, Miss Wimmer and Mr. Crooker were here Zeitha and Mr. Crooker were practicing with Enah while Werdi. was looking after Tiddums. He took her all over the place and enjoyed himself immensely. Old Jonas had Nellie to-day and sent her home with young Mertland one of his boarders kids who isn't bigger than a skinned minute and he let her come in the lane on the run and ran smash into the cutter in the drive house. I don't think he broke anything</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday July 26th</p> <p>I didn't get up till very late this morning and haven't been off the place all day. I just chored around slept &amp; read and to-night wrote a letter to Aunty &amp; Aunty Alice and another to Roy. Frank went down to church and Sunday school this morning and has been riding around on his wheel the rest of the day. He went to the stump for a swim to-night. Dad. Enah and Tiddums drove over to John Wess McBride's this morning before Tid. has his morning sleep and he hasn't slept a wink all day. Dad. tried to have a sleep this after noon but Tiddums wouldn't allow it. Dad. and Enah wanted to go down to the Methodist Church to hear Mr. Crooker sing but Tiddums wouldn't go to sleep and was inclined to be cranky so they didn't go. Dick got home late to-night burned to a crisp. I guess he didn't enjoy his sail as much as he expected. He and Hazen didnt get out of the boat till Sunday Morning and they left here at six o'clock Saturday night but there was no wind. They went over to Ryerson's Island where Joe &amp; Hub. Long joined them and they went in for a swim. They saw Quint &amp; George Hamaker over there. They had a good sail home they left at twelve and got here about two o'clock. Poor old A.M. Todd formerly of the "Maple Leaf" died to-day of heart failure while in bathing in the lake. They didn't find his body till about three hours afterwards when some people happened to run into it. Nobody missed him. Fair day.</p> <p>Monday July 27th</p> <p>We unloade the load of alsike we had on and got in one more and unloaded it before dinner. We got out right after dinner and managed to get in three by half past six. It is very slow stuff to handle it is so heavy &amp; short and loose. Huby and Frank bunched up the first load and then Frank bunched all the rest up this after noon. Frank Odd. came for Dad. while we were at dinner to go and see one of Flemming's horses so Huby and Frank pitched on after dinner till Dad. got back. Enah went down town this after noon to practice in the hall with some of the ones at the concert. Mr. Johnson brought Lila. Tiddums &amp; her home at six. Lila and Tiddums stayed but Enah went back. Huby went down with them. She left word that Mr. Crooker never showed up and that Murray was coming up on the evening train and she wanted to practice with each of them. She got home about eleven and said that Murray didn't come and Mr. Crooker couldn't be found anywhere. She forgot and left today's paper down town but Lila says it reported bloodshed in Ireland. Cool and pretty breezy all day. We thought at noon we would get a rain but it seems to have passed over.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday July 28th</p> <p>Huby didn't get over this morning as he had some insurance to look after but Dad. &amp; I got in what was left of the alsike alone and Frank helped mowed it away. There was just one full load and a half of one. We left it on the waggon as it was half past twelve when we got in with it. This after noon we ground a mower knife and I got a few rounds cut in the blue grass and weeds this side of the gully while Dad. and Frank hoed some of the potatoes in the old garden. Dad. quit at five and I quit soon after so that he could get ready in plenty of time for the concert. Billy Barwell came over at noon with some music for Enah to practice for the concert and he played around with Frank for quite awhile. Later Tuppy Fick brought Huby, Lila and Aunty Maude over in his car. Huby &amp; Lila stayed and Aunty Maude took the musick back for Murray to practice. Huby went out and piled up the marsh grass we left out in the timothy sod to make duck hides. He thinks there will be lots of ducks next fall with the corn and buckwheat so near. When he got through Tuppy came back and got him. To-night Dad. &amp; Enah went to the church concert and Frank Lila &amp; I stayed home with Tiddums. He went to sleep before they left and didn't wake up at all while they were gone. Dad. said he enjoyed the singing and playing of Zeitha, Miss Prest &amp; Mr. Crooker very much and Pursell for his class, but the rest he didn't care for at all. Cloudy and cool all day and quite cold to-night. Nor'east wind.</p> <p>Wednesday July 29th</p> <p>Dad. &amp; I hooked up Belle this morning and drove up to Bickler's. Dad. was never in there before but we found it to be a beautiful farm of 800 acres with the buildings set in a grove of natural timber a half a mile in from the road. It was getting on to noon when we left there but we drove over to Dunkin's. He was down at a picnic at Port Ryersie so the young fellow told us so we went down there and saw him. He has had pretty rough luck again this year. He was sick all spring and nearly died and the young fellow had so much to look after that he lost five of his crop of eight lambs and the ones he has left don't look anything extra. He hasn't ours registered yet but is going to see about it as soon as he can. We heard several reports of the army worms on the radical road but didn't see any. Fred. Warren told us they were thick in all the pea fields but didn't seem to be doing any damage so we came to the conclusion they weren't the genuine army worm as they didn't seem to be anywhere but in the peas.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Innes said they were the real thing and wouldn't take the peas green but will buy them thrashed. We got home about two o'clock. After we had our dinner I went out and cut a little more hay with Joe &amp; Harry and Dad. cultivated corn &amp; potatoes with Belle. Frank picked raspberries for Ivey this morning and helped Huby hoe potatoes this after noon. Mrs. McBride was here all day and looked after Tiddums this after noon while Enah took old Nellie and went to the Methodist Bazaar. Jonas sent a couple of kids after Nellie. He never said anything about wanting her to-day so he had to wait till Enah got back. Cool &amp; windy no sign of rain.</p> <p>Thursday July 30th</p> <p>I cut hay all morning and nearly finished the piece I went out after dinner and only got a few rounds cut when the rivets came out of the pitman rod and it came loose so I had to quit mowing. I hooked on to the rake and raked for the remainder of the after noon but didn't get over it all. Dad cultivated corn all day. Huby didn't get over till noon and he burn a lot of worms nests in the trees. Frank and he hoed some thistles in the corn and potatoes and started to cock up hay but Enah called to them that the old sow was out and she got way down the road with all the little ones and it took them a long time to round her up, so they didn't get much hay cocked. They saw some fellows on the road who told them that the army worms were on Charlie Dixon's &amp; Charlie Clalland's places and were skinning the oats, that is a Charlie Dixon who lives way out Black Creek on the fourth concession. John Wess came over this forenoon to see if he could rent the manure spreader but Dad told him he would lend it to him, so he came over after dinner and got it. Tonight Frank went down to the moving picture show with Roy Bannister. An automobile came in after dark to-night and I think Dad. is holding a post mortem on a dog or something I don't know who the people are except their names are Simpson from Toronto. According to to-days reports nothing short of a miracle can prevent a general war in Europe. Austria has all ready declared war with Servia and Belgrade is taken. Russia is mobilizing an inormous army to support Servia and Germany. Britain and France are all beginning to squirm. Cool, cloudy day.</p> <p>Friday July 31st</p> <p>We spent quite awhile this morning watching Dad. operate on the dead dog. In daylight he found the left side of it full of shot and dug eleven no. 5 shot out of its hind leg. They had gone right through the flesh but didn't come</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>through the skin. He then opened it and found a shot in its lungs and all through it so came to the conclusion that whoever shot it carried it to the lake and threw it in as that is where it was found dead. He thought it must have been fired at from close range but when Huby came he said a full choke gun would make the same pattern at forty yards. Huby didn't get over till quite late this morning as he didn't wake up and we didn't get out in the field till nearly ten o'clock. Frank took the pitman rod down and got Joe Howell to rivet it. The rest of us cocked up till he got back. Then I finished mowing before dinner. This after noon I finished raking about three o'clock and then went out and cocked up with the rest of them. We didn't quite finish. Frank went over to John Wess's after dinner and brought Bluch home. He followed John Wess home with the spreader yesterday and stayed all night. Jonas sent another hoach of kids after his mare again today and they chased her all over the field and then had to get Frank to help them so Dad. gave Jonas beans when he brought her home to-night. John Watts was in for a few minutes to-night to ask Dad. about a cow or something. Cool &amp; breezy with a few clouds Frank went down after the paper to-night and went to tell Mr. Simpson about his dog. He has Aikens on the trail.</p> <p>Saturday August 1st</p> <p>Dad. and I put off the half load of alsike which was on the waggon and changed the car and pulleys from the barn to the horse stable it didn't take us very long as we didnt take any of the pulleys off the ropes Frank and Huby cocked up till we got out in the field and then Huby helped Dad. pitch on a load and Frank finished cocking up this afternoon we got one load in before dinner and three in this after noon but hauled the last one in on the barn floor and left it. We couldn't haul full loads as we had to use the slings and too big a lift wouldn't go in the doors but we got in some pretty good sized ones. I drove down town to-night with Huby to get provisions and the town was so full and the stores so crowded that I didn't get home till late. Frank went down on his wheel to see Professor Atkinson do some stunts in the town hall but I guess the show didnt ammount to much. Huby and I are planning a trip to-morrow to go and see Dr. McInnes about growing ginseng and come home by way of Billington's. It has been breezy and not hot all day. We need a rain very much everything is drying up and if it doesn't come soon it will be too late when it does come.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday August 2nd</p> <p>I got down to Huby's about nine o'clock and he was already to start but it took us quite awhile to get what we wanted to take loaded in the buggy. We had to take our lunch and several other things. Quint came home last night and he said he would like to accompany us so Huby fixed a seat in front of the dashboard for him so we didn't have to hold him on our knees. We let Joe take it easy as the sun was hot and the flys were bad and we made quite a load. Huby found Dr. Macinnes in his office in Vittoria and he told him quite a lot about Ginseng. He said that there never was a better market price for the roots as there is now and he thought that anybody starting in now would be independent in ten years. He had none of it there to show us as he grows it all on his farm four miles west of Vittoria, but he invited us to go up there - and wrote to his man introducing us. He told us where to find it if the man was not at home and said to put the horse in and feed her. We went up, it seemed like a long drive through about the most barrenest looking country I ever saw although Huby said there was worse in other spots. When we got there we found the man was not at home so did as the doctor told us and put Joe in. The Ginseng gardens were in plain sight and all in lattice work houses or sheds they have to be grown in the shade so he has these sheds built of pickets and clothes which lets in all the air but which keeps out most of the sunlight. It is as near like a forest as could be built. He must have had nearly an acre under cover like this and all the beds were full but the plants were not all the same age some just seedlings and others eighteen inches high. We took a good look around and then went over to the well to eat our lunch. There were fully a million half starved and half grown chickens beseiging us the whole time and we couldnt lay a piece of bread down for a minute but they would seize it and run off with it. It was very annoying and Huby felt very much like catching a couple biting their necks and broiling them. We left right after we had our lunch for Billington's but it was about two o'clock then. We got a little mixed up with the roads and went quite a bit out of our way, but got to Billington's about four or soon after. They were very glad to see Huby. We stayed there to tea and till after nine visiting. Before it got dark I took some pictures of the {illegible} and fooled around the creek. Huby and Quint spent most of the time in its vicinity but didn't have</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>extra good luck. We got home about midnight it was moonlight but very chilly. It hasn't been at all hot all day and this after noon it rained a shower but there wasn't enough to do any harm or good.</p> <p>Monday August 3rd</p> <p>We hauled in all the rest of the hay off that field to-day. It took us all day and there were just five loads. We put four of them in the horse stable loft and left one on the old barn floor for the bull. Huby and Dad pitched one, I loaded and Huby and Frank mowed away. Frank spent most of the time between loads fixing the boiler pipe which Rus Lampkins brought down for the sink from the pump to the orchard fence to carry water to the calves and sheep in the orchard. Dad is not at all in favor of the scheme as he says Frank can't make it work and it blocks his path to the pig pen, but Frank is undaunted and has it nearly carrying water. Pretty hot to-day.</p> <p>Tuesday August 4th</p> <p>Huby didn't come over at all to-day, he had some insurance to look after and spent the rest of the day working around his own garden. Dad. and Frank went back this morning to fix the line fence between John Wes. and us as the cows got it last night and broke it down and tramped through his oats &amp; buckwheat and ate up his beans. John Wes. came back with the spreader while they were gone and when I told him he just laughed and said such things would happen. They didn't get back till noon. I cut weeds while they were gone. This after noon Dad cultivated corn and Frank and I started to hoe the potatoes. Harry Harding came over and I went back to the gully with him to look at the horses and cattle. It was getting on to five when we got back and then I drove him down town and got some provisions. Dad. quit early. He and Enah went out to the Shand's last night and invited them all over here to-night for some music. Mr. Crooker, Zeitha, Verdi, Wimmer all came over and Mr. Johnson brought Aunty Maude. Win &amp; Lila and Nora Cunningham over in his car. Dick also managed to get home, and all the Shands came so we had a very pleasant evening. Not hot to-day. Quite cold to-night.</p> <p>Wednesday August 5th We were up about the usual time after our night of song. I cultivated corn all day and the boys hoed all the weeds and thistles out that the cultivator missed</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday August 12th</p> <p>For a whole week this interesting and valuable record has been missed owing to an accumulation of circumstances, the terrible war being the chief upsetting cause for after reading the paper Toby had no time to make entries in this, he wanted to go down to get his hair cut tonight to I said I would do my best to write the doings of the past week. I think we began hauling out manure on the 4 acres we had sowed with Buckwheat on Thursday 6th and we hauled until Saturday noon. We then got the binder out and cut the oats in the old well field, it was a nice crop but the weather is and has been so dry that the grain was very light. Hubert and Frank cobbled up the fence around the hog yard on Friday and Saturday forenoon, Saturday afternoon they all shocked up oats. Sunday Morning Toby drove down to church, had dinner at Huberts and he and Hubert went up to {illegible} Hooleys in the after noon, Frank was at S.S. and church. Dick did not get up until noon. Hattie intended going to church but did not feel very well in the morning so did not go as she had to go down in the evining to play for Mr Crooker who sang a solo. I went down also in the evening there were very few in church a young student tried to preach. It was a very hot day and looked a little like a thunder storm. On Monday I had to go and load the binder on the truck the first thing Frank went with me, after bringing it in I went and got the roller and put it in, Hubert worked at the Hog fence, and Toby at the fence around the orchard to keep his chickens in. I brought up the old hay {illegible} valves and Frank has been taking it to pieces. Monday afternoon we all worked at the sheep for some time separating them so as to try and mark them for {resist....?} it actually rained quite a shower Monday evening and laid the dust.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>On Tuesday morning we marked the lambs, Hubert worked at his fence. In the afternoon Toby and I hauled out manure. It was quite cool at night. This morning, Wednesday we took the binder back over the gully to cut the oats. We didn't get started very early either in the morning or after dinner so didn't finish to-night. Frank and I shocked up but we didn't get it all up either as we didn't work very hard. The oats are so rusted that they are all bent flat and there is nothing whatever in them. To-night Frank and I drove down town I got my hair cut and Frank got a pair of boots. On our way down we got started on the approach to the bridge before we saw a team on the bridge and we had to back up. Joe got a little impatient and hacked accross the road and got her hind legs down a nasty hole between the bank and the sidewalk but didn't hurt herself. We saw Huby down town and he told us he had more insurance to look after tomorrow so couldn't come over again. He says his leg is bad again even worse as it hurts him now. Chris Quanbury asked us if two of us could come over to Martin's and help them thrash. It looked a little like rain to-day but didn't.</p> <p>Thursday August 13th</p> <p>We went back this morning and finished cutting and shocking up the oats just at noon but by the time we got up to the house and had dinner and put the binder in winter quarters it was pretty late and soon after dinner we saw the thrashing outfit coming around the hill so Dad. and I went over to Martins. They didn't get started thrashing till after four but we finished up about six. Their wheat only turned out about 20 bushels to the acre both Charlie's and Jack's. Neither one of them was there. Chris. was running things. The machine was outside and they put the straw in the barn. Dad. and I carried away. Cousin Clare was here all the after noon and stayed all night. One of us will have to go and help Flemming thrash to-morrow. It has been rather cloudy and threatening all day and to-night it did rain quite a shower and thundered quite a lot. It still looks very black.</p> <p>Friday August 14th</p> <p>There was a very hard thunder shower after we went to bed last night and every thing was pretty wet this morning but it has been windy and sunny all day so the mud is about dried up. We needed the rain very badly and it will likely do a lot of good to the corn roots</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>and late sowed potatoes, but we could stand a lot more of it. Dad. had an early breakfast and got down to Flemming's about seven. He only thrashed his wheat and a load of oats so they finished at noon. Dad. said the wheat didn't turn out very well but the oats weren't so bad. I just did chores this morning and wrote in this and made a new milk record card and tacked it up in the cow stable. Frank and I looked at the bees and put in three frames which had full sheets of foundation in, in place of three which they hadn't worked on at all. We just took them from the super and put them in the lower hive. I got stung for the first time. We didn't do anything much right after dinner. Frank went down and got the paper but there wasn't anything startling in it. They don't know where the British Army is at all Kitchener is keeping its whereabouts strictly secret. The first decoration for gallantry was awarded to a French lieutenant of dragoons who had the Cross of the Legion of Honor confered upon him for doing what he would have been guillotined for a month ago. Such incidents do make war look horribly foolish. Dad. and I went out to look at the potatoes in the field to see if the wire worms were in them at all but we couldn't find any. They promise to be a fair crop for this year. When we came in we took the team and went down to Uncle Ward's and got a load of shingles. It was six o'clock when we got home. To-night Cousin Clare and Enah have gone over to see Mrs. Battersby and Frank has gone down town with Roy Bannister Lila is over here for all night. Frank went over to see Mrs. McPherson and her bees this after noon and got stung too. Like every one else's hers have made very little honney this year.</p> <p>Saturday August 15th</p> <p>We chored around about half the morning and then went out and straightened the oat shocks up a little, some of them were pretty wet and one or two heads had sprouted. We then came in and put the load of hay off that was on the rack before dinner Frank mowed it nearly all away in by Dreadnought's stall. He also unloaded our load of shingles while Dad. was examining the refrigerator, it was leaking and we didn't know what caused it but Dad. found the overflow pipe was blocked up. Frank went down and got the paper right after dinner and Dad. went to sleep. He has been saying so long how much he would like to take a sleep so we let him go till Tiddums came in about half past three and woke him up. We then went out and hauled out five loads of manure before tea. Frank hoed the potatoes in the old garden, and I helped him between loads.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>We got the buckwheat ground all covered. Bob. Davis &amp; Jonas came in to-night while we were at tea with "Golden Crown". Enah drove Cousin Clare and Lila home after tea. Very windy.</p> <p>Sunday August 16th</p> <p>We didn't get up till late this morning, but Enah and I went to church. Frank went to church and Sunday school. Mr. Leigh preached he is from Courtright and Enah knew him when she was there. This after noon I read "The Lady of the Lake." Dad. Tiddums &amp; Enah slept. Dick went down town and Frank rode out to Teeple's woods to see a lot of bees that some fellow from Simcoe has there. He didn't see the owner and Teeple's told him he had taken a lot away. Sam Law came in this morning to say he was going to thrash his oats out of the field to-morrow if it didn't rain and wanted us and our team and waggon, so I guess we will take a load of our oats over and thrash them. It rained a little this after noon and has been cool &amp; cloudy.</p> <p>Monday August 17th</p> <p>It was raining when I got up this morning but didn't last long but it was too wet to thrash oats out of the field so after breakfast I went out and disked up most of the buckwheat ground. I got over the part where the buckwheat is the thickest. The buckwheat won't ammount to anything now as only a little of it came up on the knolls and we are going to work it in and put wheat on it. Dad. spent the forenoon I think writing to Aunty. Tupper was in to see if we wanted to haul stone for road work but I guess Dad will pay it. I went over to Sam's at one o'clock and helped them thrash their wheat out, and Frank and Dad. came over with the team and rack to haul oats. They had three teams, ours and two of their own and three waggons, ours, Art Ryersies and theirs. Dad. and I each hauled in and Art. pitched on to us. Frank helped a little, while Bert Munro &amp; Al. Martin pitched off the load standing. They had poor Skinner Manning and Douglas the Scotchman on the stack. Skinner says it is the last stack he is going to work on. The oats were very light. There were 830 bushels of oats and 66 of wheat. We all three stayed over there to tea. Huby came up creek in the boat and walked up here but Enah said he didn't feel very well he rode back as far as Sam's with Ham Thompson who was coming down to see Dad. His old mare was kicked by Frank Mar's horse and had her leg broken. Dad. told him to shoot her. The Japs have sent an ultimatum to Germany now giving them orders to get their cruisers out of the Far East. Pretty hot to-day and lightening a lot to-night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday August 18th</p> <p>Just as we got ready for bed to-night a terrific thunder storm broke on us. Dick just got home in time. There was an almost steady flicker of vivid lightening although there were no ear breaking thunder claps, but the rain came down by the barrell. The wind was so strong that it sounded like hail battering at the west side of the house. It was still raining when I got up this morning but was not so boisterous about it. It rained off and on all morning and has been very hot and sultry all day. It is thundering again to-night and seems to be shaping for another round. I drove Dad. down right after breakfast and got some groceries. I went down to Joe Howell's to have Joe shod, but he had a team to shoe all around so I didn't wait. When I got home Dad. drove down to the mill and got a bag of flour. Frank and I went over to Jack Martin's with his two roosters which I have had over here since last spring. I spent the rest of the day building a trap nest according to instructions I read. Dad. put the cloak shelf up in the kitchen and Frank has been prowling around with his bee book looking for enlightenment on several subjects pertaining to bees. To-night I drove Dad. down to a school board meeting and got the mail. Mr. Flemming was in this after noon to have Dad. look at his horses mouth as she didn't eat right. Dad. found a great big piece of wood wedged in some way.</p> <p>Wednesday August 19th</p> <p>Last night we had a repetition of night before last's storm with more and heavier thunder. Dad. came home in it and got soaked. The school board are in trouble again. The debentures haven't been sold yet and they are afraid there will be difficulty in disposing of them now on account of the war. Secord is going to quit work on the school if they don't pay him. It rained a little more this morning but has been sunny with a fresh breeze all the after noon but very sultry and muggy before noon. This morning Dad. drove over after Mrs. McBride who has been here washing and ironing all day while I cut wood and then we both drove down town. Dad went and saw Mr. Smith to consult with him on the advisability of keeping Frank out of school till the hot weather is over as Aunty suggested. Mr. Smith thought it would be a good idea, so I guess Dad. will let him if he doesn't object. This after noon Enah took</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Nellie and drove down town to visit Cousin Clare and others and Mrs. McBride minded Tiddums. Dad. &amp; I took the plow back to the alsike stubble and plowed all the after noon. I made a couple of strike outs my first ones and they certainly looked like it. Frank came back and joined us after a while Dad. went up about half past five to milk and I plowed till after six.</p> <p>Thursday August 20th</p> <p>It began to rain soon after breakfast this morning and rained steadily and quite heavily till after dinner it then cleared up for the rest of the day but it doesn't act as if it was through with us yet. I read all morning, the last bulletin from the Department of Agriculture on Tightening Rods. Frank studied his bee book and Dad minded Tiddums and slept. A fellow drove in to see if he could sell us oil wholesale but he couldn't so didn't stay long. This after noon Frank and I took Joe down to Joe Howell's and had her shod. Frank stopped in at Uncle Ward's on his way home to see how his vice was attached to his bench and was in there about half an hour. We got home a little before five. I looked over the paper and then carried Tiddums back to where Dad. was plowing and from there to the gully. We got back about six. Dad. plowed all the afternoon.</p> <p>Friday August 21st</p> <p>It rained hard again during the night but has been sunny and windy all day and to-night the sky looks clear and it is cooler. Dad. plowed all morning and Frank and I tidied up a little around the yard in the vicinity of the woodshed and shop. This after noon Frank drove Enah and Tiddums down town to go visiting and brought Uncle Ward. back with him as he had some tools he wanted to sharpen on our grindstone and Frank turned it for him. As Jonas wanted Nellie at three o'clock I had to drive down before tea and get Enah and Tiddums who was getting homesick. Uncle Ward. wouldn't stay to tea so I took him home. Dad. and I spen the after noon turning the oats We turned every shock as far as we went but didn't finish. The ones that stood up weren't very wet but there weren't many that were left standing and the down ones were very wet and some of them sprouted. I had to help Dad. milk to-night and it was very late when we got through. We tried to get John into the stancions and nearly had her in when Tige commenced to bark at the Shand boys coming in and frightened her out. Whit Dixon came over this morning and Dad. let him have</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>her calf and she has been bawling for it all the after noon. Dad. says he feels like a traitor as John. went back this morning without her calf thinking it was safe up here and when he, Frank and Whit surrounded it, it was all alone. It was watching Whit thinking (so Dad says) that he (Dad) would protect it when he came up from behind &amp; grabbed it. To-day's paper says that the war is commencing now in earnest and the Germans now occupy Brussels. They, the Canadian Government, have put a war tax on Sugar Coffee Tobacco &amp; liquors. so Dad thinks he will have to quit smoking. Huby left to-night for Toronto.</p> <p>Saturday August 22nd</p> <p>Dad. plowed all day and got in a good day Frank and I took a look at the bees first thing and then I went out and finished turning the oats which took me till noon. This after noon I put in cutting weeds along the fence bottoms &amp; in the old garden, and to-night feel a great admiration for the pioneers who would swing a scythe all day and carouse all night. I don't wonder a lot of whisky was consumed in those days although I got along without even any water. Frank worked around up at the house all day. Winnie, Lila and Miss Leigh where here to dinner. This was the day of the Great Boughner Picnic which this year assembled in Simcoe, it is the first time they went out of Dover this wouldn't {happen} now only they got every inducement from the Simcoe people to come there while other years Dover has soaked them for all they could get out of them. A lot of cheap sports down town here got up another picnic to-day in opposition and made arrangements with Buck to get the Park free. They got out bills and put them all over the country they say advertising it as being formerly the Boughner Picnic but the Boughners threatened to take action against them and they had to around and collect all their posters. I guess they didn't get much of a crowd. The Toronto regiments got a sudden order to go from Long Branch to Valcartier and they all left to-day. Aunty told us in her letter that Fred. McDonald is with the 48th Highlanders and Elva told Enah that Byron Johnson belongs to the signal corps of the Chatam regiment. Dick is wishing he was old enough to enlist. I don't know but that I would if I were in his place but I think until conditions develop more and the odds are against Britain, the Canadian farmer is of as much importance as the soldier, as they cant fight on empty stomachs, and Canada is where they are looking for their bread &amp; butter, but I'm good &amp; ready to scrap when they do need me. It has been pretty hot to-day, but looks fair.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday August 23rd</p> <p>Enah &amp; Dad. went to church this morning and Frank went to Sunday school &amp; church. I stayed home to watch Tiddums. He woke up before they got home and I took him back to the gully and woods where appeared to enjoy himself. Dick stayed in bed till noon and went down town after dinner. This afternoon Dad. Enah &amp; Tiddums drove out to the Shand's and got back just before it began to rain. I got two or three mushrooms back in the gully this morning so Frank went back this after noon to see if he could find any. He came back with about a peck of them. I read, slept and cursed flies all the after noon till Frank came home and fixed a fly net over me which was a great protection. Huby got home last night and I guess had a good time and saw everybody he knew either by lucky chance or by a premeditated call. He said Rus. Skey took him into the private office and talked for an hour. He is crazy to go to the war as an assistant army surgeon but they won't take him. Huby told Dad. &amp; Enah that Vernon said we could all go down there anytime and stay as long as we liked and that we could go in a body or by installments and that if Quint was home for him to go too. It has been very hot and a big thunderstorm came up this after noon. It poured rain for a few minutes and hasn't cleared off yet.</p> <p>Monday August 24th</p> <p>It rained hard again during the night but has been cool and windy all day and feels as if it had cleared up. We all got up pretty early and Dad. got a good forenoon's plowing done. I cleaned out the separator and cut a little wood and before dinner went out to see if the oats were ready to be turned again as yesterday's wind knocked a lot of them down but they hadn't dried out quite enough on the outside. Frank spent most of the morning down town with Nellie, he got some groceries and then took Nellie down and let Lila drive Mr. &amp; Mrs. Leigh over to dinner and he waited down and got the mail. Early this morning he went back to the gully and got a nice lot of mushrooms. This after noon we didn't get out so early as Dad. wanted to talk to Mr. &amp; Mrs. Leigh for awhile after dinner. He went back and struck out a couple of lands and then I came back and plowed around them and left three or four furrows on each for him to finish up. He came back about half past five and plowed till six. In the meantime he fixed at the pig yard fence to try &amp; keep the little fellows in as they have been running all over the place and to-day took to roving in to Martin's domain and helping themselves to his chicken food. Dad. didn't finish the job but thinks it efficient as far as he has gone.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday August 25th</p> <p>We hooked up Belle to the buggy this and I called for Huby about eight o'clock. We drove up to Bickler's again. We stopped in at Andrew Smith's but he was not at home Bickler's weren't home either but the man was and we went over to see Bickler as he was on another farm he has bought just south of Vittoria. We had a fine drive and got home about one. Dad. tried to plow this morning with Joe and Harry but had a terrible time as Joe acted very mean so he was glad enough to have Belle back this afternoon. Frank spent the after noo morning fixing the rest of the pig fence. After dinner Frank and I started to turn out all the oats in this field but got about half done when Mr. Morgan came to see the English Wallnut trees and we didn't get any more done that day, but Frank &amp; I hauled up a load of rails with Harry and Belle as Dad. quit early. To-night Dad. &amp; Enah went down to a musical at Mrs. Hobbes and Frank and I stayed home to watch Tiddums. Quite cold this morning and cool all day.</p> <p>Wednesday August 26th</p> <p>We didn't get up very early this morning and Jim Bannister came over to get Dad. to go over and see a sick cow he has. She wouldn't eat last night or this morning and can't get up. Dad. went over and said he was afraid she was going to die. We got one load of oats in before dinner and three after and there is still a load out there. To-night I went down and joined a surprise party which they had for Verdy Wimmer who is going away next week to train for a nurse. There was quite a bunch and we went up there and played pedro all evening. I have never learned anything about the pesky game yet but I had a rattling good time just the same. I went up to the bandroom and found several practicing up there for to-morrow. Harry Moon told me the other day they were going to have a flag day Thursday but I didn't know they were going to practice for it. Cloudy and cool.</p> <p>Thursday August 27th</p> <p>I helped Dad. &amp; Frank to get the load of oats off which we left on the barn floor and then got ready to go down town at half past ten. Jim Bannister's cow died so Dad. went over to hold a post mortem on her but could find nothing abnormal except an enlarged gall bladder. I went down to Huby's first thing to see if he could come over and help get in the rest of the oats but he didn't seem to feel very well but went over after dinner. Verdy Wimmer nailed me to buy a flag just as I was going</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>into Huby's and I had to buy another from Pansy Fischer before I got up town, however they did me for the day although they were both sold again before the day was over. I was up at the bandroom on time but nobody else was we had to wait about an hour before the float appeared and it was then to late to meet the eleven o'clock train as we intended. Harry Moon had been working hard all morning and he and Jack Ivey had Johnny Walker's dray all rigged up fine with flags and flowers and drawn by four horses. They had Al. Faulkner's spotted team on the lead and Johnny Walker's team on for wheelers but they had to have two drivers. Anyway they toated the band all over town all day and we played all the patriotic tunes we could find. They had all the pretty girls in town pretty nearly riding on the a running board around the dray where it was easy for them to jump on and off selling flags. They sold all their flags early in the day and had to make a lot of little tricolored bows and sell flowers which Ivey gave them. We came over Prosper Hill here where they collected over thirty dollars mostly from Mrs. Battersby and Jack Martin, we also went over Brant hill I stayed to Huby's for dinner and went home for supper and didn't go down to the dance after dinner tea. The girls were going to sell flowers over at the dance but I guess most of them were pretty tired as they were on the go all day. They got a little over two hundred and fifty dollars. It will be sent to the patriotic fund for the releif of the wives of soldiers gone to the front. Dad. &amp; Frank got the rest of the oats of the front field in and Huby came over to help them after dinner but they found the oats over the gully to be soaking wet so they turned a load out and left them. Dad. plowed for about an hour and Huby Frank and Lila hunted mushrooms. Very cloudy and threatening all day &amp; cool.</p> <p>Friday August 28th</p> <p>Dad. went over first thing this morning to see John Quanbury's cow which has been taken sick the same way Jim Bannister's was and has been running in the same pasture Dad. says it is going to die but doesn't know what is the matter with it. I cut a little lawn and Frank and I pitched of the few sheaves while he was gone and then we took the rack back over the gully. We all turned out for awhile and then Frank finished up and Dad &amp; I put on a load. We got one load on before dinner. This afternoon we hauled three in and left a couple out there. We threw them up on top the alsike. To-night Enah had to go down to choir practice as Topsy asked her to play for her while she is in Toronto so I drove her down. We called for Miss Draton who was waiting for us at the gate of Mrs. Battersby. It was drizzling when we went</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>down and was raining quite hard when we got home It rained very hard during the night.</p> <p>Saturday August 29th</p> <p>It rained a good part of the morning. Dad. went over to Billy Lewis' as he couldnt do anything else and the old man came over after him last night to see a sick heifer. He stopped in at Shand's on his way home and was there till after noon.They were weighing up all their stock. This after noon Charlie Quanbury came over after him to go and take a last look at their cow. She was better last night and this morning but before dinner took a turn for the worse and is on her last legs. Dad. couldn't imagine what was the matter with her. He got some new veterinary down from Simcoe and he happened to have the inspector with him so they both came down, they said it must be Anthrax the germs of which have come in with a lot of chickens Jack Martin has just bought from some fellow on the other side, but Dad. says he doesn't think it is that because the eggs or whatever it comes from wouldn't have had time to develop yet. He says if it is that, that likely all the cattle on this place will be infected through him and no telling where it will end. I didn't do anything much all day except write part of a letter to Uncle Hal. Tom. Abbot brought Mrs. McBride over after dinner and Frank and I took her down as far as Preston's orchard to-night. We intended driving on down town but just as I cramped the buggy off for Mrs. McBride to get out Joe gave a quick switch around and brought the wheel up against the bed of the buggy and the shaft broke at the curve. It held enough to pull me home but I didn't like to go down town so Frank walked down and got Dad's tobacco. Cloudy and cool all day.</p> <p>Sunday August 30th</p> <p>Dad. and Enah drove down to church this morning after we had fixed a good whipple tree to a good pair of shafts in a poor way. I stayed home to watch Tiddums. We stayed out in the barn for about half an hour and then we came in the house and he chased around till he rooted Dick out of bed. Dick got up and he &amp; I took five pictures of Tiddums. This after noon Dick took the camera and took twelve pictures. Dad. and I drove out to the Shands to get a book of Dad's on sick cows but none of them were home. To-night Enah and I drove down to church. Cloudy and cool but looks clearer.</p> <p>Monday August 31st</p> <p>Dad. plowed this fore noon and opened some ditches out of some of the holes in the cornfield. Frank went</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>back and turned over the rest of the oats across the gully. Huby came over a little while before dinner and piled up his duckhide hay. This after noon Dad. and I hauled in the last two loads of oats and Huby helped us unload them. Between loads he fixed up a gate post at the north end of the drivehouse and fixed the fence. Cloudy but fair very hot for awhile this after noon but fresh breeze sprang up later Bill Donald was in to-night to have Dad look at a shoe boil on his {toe?}</p> <p>Tuesday September 1st</p> <p>It was sprinkling this morning when Dad. took the team out but he didn't think it would ammount to much so took the roller out as he wanted to roll down what he has plowed before he puts any manure on it with the spreader. He just nicely got started when a nut broke on the roller and he had to quit, he would have had to anyway for just then it began to pour rain. It rained very hard for awhile but apparently cleared up before dinner but after dinner another cloud came up and we had a short session of the hardest downpour this year. Everything was flooded in no time. I spent the morning in putting another roost in the far chicken pen and enlarging the table underneath. This after noon I made another trap nest or at least started another. Dad. went over to Tupper's this morning to pay him for our road work.</p> <p>Wednesday September 2nd</p> <p>Dad. got a fairly good day in plowing to day although he had a couple of visitors. Young Hawn came in to ask him about a sick cow and a map agent went over and sold him a new map of the Dominion. This morning Frank and I took the brooder and chicken coops out of the chicken yard and I dug up where they were. We then went out to the cornfield and I opened some more ditches from some more holes and Frank started to dig the potatoes in the wet place but he said they were all rotten. This afternoon I cut the lawn, I had quite a time with the lawn mower as the bauls have been worn. Mrs. McBride has been here washing all day. To-night Enah and I drove down and got the mail. We got a letter from Aunty bearing the astounding news that Walter is on the verge of getting married. Breezy all day very hot after dinner and looked very much like rain for awhile.</p> <p>Thursday September 3rd</p> <p>Dad. plowed all day again to-day and the flies weren't</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>quite so bad. I spent the whole day trimming the edges and digging up the rhubarb bed and also digging a piece in the strip where the currant bushes are. I didn't get much done as my back ached quite a lot from the digging. Frank cut wood and this after noon went down town and got the mail. To-night he has gone down to the moving picture show as Johnny Walker has on a twenty cent show "The Mobilization of the British Army." Cool and windy today. A short shower before tea.</p> <p>Friday September 4th</p> <p>We hauled manure all day to-day and got out 16 loads which just covered the unplowed part of the alsike stubble I spent in between loads cutting a little lawn and choring Frank went down town this morning and this afternoon cut wood. He has a big pile cut which he expects to last till he gets back from Toronto. A Mr. Walker was in this morning and bothered Dad. for awhile showing him a Nature Study chart which he said this school ought to have. Dad. told him the Minister of Education was a goat for putting stuff like Nature Study on the school carricalum but gave his name as one of the trustees in favor of buying a chart. It has been very cold all day and tried to rain this morning. Hattie went to choir practice tonight and the boys printed photographs, they had some very good ones.</p> <p>Saturday September 5th</p> <p>First thing after breakfast Toby, Frank and I went out to put the new bolt in the roller to replace the one that broke and we had a time but at last succeeded. I got the team out there and went at the ploughing Hubert and Quint came over for a little while just before noon but would not stay for dinner as Hubert wanted to go to Charley {Tuples?} and get some weed to send down to Roy. Toby and Frank had to do so many odds and ends preparing for their trip to Toronto. They left here about 3.30 and the whole four of them got off on the 5 O'Clock train, taking a basket of things down to Roy and Vernon. I had to quit the plough at 5 O'Clock and then it was late enough when I had every thing done up. It is terribly lonely I will be glad to see them all back safely. It has been cool all day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday September 6th</p> <p>I put in a very lazy day. Hattie had to go to church both morning and evening and baby and I stayed home he was very good all day. I had to do the chores up early in the evening so that Hattie could get off in time. It rained a little in the early morning. I read while baby was asleep when I should have been writing letters.</p> <p>Monday September 7th</p> <p>I was up at 5.15 this A.M. and had nearly all the chores done up by 7. I had to go out to the corn field after the disk and it looked so much like rain I hardly knew whether to go to the field or not but I went and it did not rain but was so cold that I nearly froze but I got over a big piece. Hattie went down town in the afternoon and Lila came home with her to stay all night Hubert was over for a few minutes to tell me that he could not come in the morning as he had to see about the insurance on the Town Hall</p> <p>Tuesday September 8th</p> <p>This has been a most unsatisfactory day I got out fairly early considering I had every thing to do and rolled nearly all I had ploughed by noon. I thought I would have a good afternoon at the plough but just as I was going out after dinner John Quanbury came and wanted me to talk to McMahon he had a report on the blood he sent away from John's cow stating an organism had been found in it that looked suspicious when I got back from talking to him Hattie told me that Charlie Shand had been here to say the three colts were out at their fence so I had to saddle Joe and go after them I had quite a time getting them home and it was too late to go to the field when I got back, in fact it took me all my time to get everything done up before dark Hattie and baby went down town again today It has been very cold all day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday September 9th</p> <p>I have had another upset day, a most trying one. In the first place I did not get up very early. Dick came home about midnight and the dogs woke me up barking at him, we talked for a long time after he came to bed, then I remembered that I had not shut the windmill off and I stayed awake a long time wondering if the wind would get up before daylight, finally I got up and went out and shut it off and then could not get to sleep for ever so long after I went back to bed, so the consequence was when I did go to sleep I did it so properly that I never heard the alarm and slept until 6 O'Clock. I was just ready for breakfast when Jack King drove in to have me fix his old grey mare's teeth, and after getting breakfast doing up all the chores, backing the spreader out of the barn oiling it and hitching up it was 10 O'Clock. I had my fourth load just on when Jim Banister came over to beg me to go to Simcoe with him to argue the case of Lead poisoning against that of Anthrax with Dr McMahon. (Jim said) he would get Jack Martin to take us up in his car if he could, so after dinner Jack, Charlie Jim and I went to Simcoe to find our man in Delhi. I telephoned him and he said he would be in Simcoe in an hour and a quarter so we waited and when he showed up I showed him that in all reason and common sense the animals did not have Anthrax while there was every reason and many symptoms to charge the death to Lead poison. Hubert did not come over today and it was a splendid day to work. Jim said he would be over to help me in the morning so maybe we can get a little caught up. I must write to Walter now. It has been cool all day and from the looks of things there was quite a frost about Simcoe last night. I do hope the frost will keep off for a while yet and give the poor corn a chance for it has not had much of a one so far this Summer.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday September 10th</p> <p>I got up at daylight this morning and had most of the chores done before breakfast. I was putting the harness on the horses after breakfast when Jim Banister came over and he helped me with the manure till noon. Hubert came over just before dinner and he and I worked all the afternoon. Harry Harding came over about 3 O'Clock and he stayed out with us till we quit work. Hattie went down town and Win came home with her they all stayed to tea and after tea I drove Win home and waited at Allan's corner until the boys came along. Then Harry drove up with me and held Joe while I went in and said goodbye to Miss Battersby, she leaves on Saturday for Brantford. It has been cold all day but much warmer than yesterday. Dick went to the dance at night and I don't know what time he got home.</p> <p>Friday September 11th</p> <p>I was up before it was light this morning It looked very like rain, in fact it did sprinkle several times, Hubert came over about 8 O'Clock and we got a fairly good start, we hauled manure all day but I did not keep account of the loads so I suppose Tobe will go for me. We expect them home tonight but it is now 8.20 and there is no sign of them so I think we will have tea It has been a horrible day, such a strong, cold East Wind, but it was a pretty good day to work.</p> <p>Saturday September 12th</p> <p>We got a horrible disappointment last night the boys did not come. Hattie had killed the fatted calf, which consisted of a boiled ham, (the last one) a fruit cake, baked custard, hot biscuit, fried potatoes and several "Entres" as Mrs McBride would say. We waited tea to give them plenty of time to get home after the</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>train came in but there were no boys so we had our tea, Lila had come over to be here to see what old "Sunny Jim" would do when he first saw them but she was fooled too. This morning I wanted to get started for town early but I was just putting the bridle on Belle when Whit Dixon came to see if he could buy Erie and Artful, I asked him $130.00 but he beat me down $5.00, he talked for so long "understand" that it was 10 O'Clock before Lila and I got started, and it was after 11 when Hubert and I got back with the plank for the barn floor. We did not get it quite done before dinner and Alan Law got here with the separator before we were ready for him, but we soon had the floor fixed and he then put the machine in the barn and put his team on our roller and took it home with him. Hubert and I then went at the yard manure again and have the place for the stack cleared. It has been a lovely day though quite a cool East Wind, we are expecting the boys any minute now, 8 O'Clock.</p> <p>Sunday September 13th</p> <p>Well we all got back at last safley last night after a very enjoyable week of it. We went over to Niagara Falls on Thursday, which took a day out of our plans. It was the first time Frank and I had ever seen the Falls but Quint had been there before. We thought they were great. It was also the first time we had ever been in the U.S. We weren't so favorably impressed with it. We came over from Toronto by boat to Lewiston and from there to Niagara Falls by the Gorge Route so weren't on the Canadian Side at all. We were at the Exhibition three times, two theatres, and out at {illegible} besides down town and on several visits so we spent very little time sitting around. Rebecca proved to be a very entertaining person, and very good most of the time. Frank went down to church and Sunday school this morning and Harry Harding came back with him to dinner. I went for a walk back to the gully and around the farm and found it still all there. This after noon Dad. hooked up Joe and Ginger to the buggy and took Harry Harding for a long drive. Uncle Ward came over and stayed all the after noon. The Barwell family were in for about a minute. Dick slept all morning and went down to take some pictures with my camera this after noon. It was late when we got through to-night. It has been a lovely day, sunny but not hot.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday September 14th</p> <p>We didn't get out very early this morning. I disked all morning on the alsike stubble and Dad. &amp; Frank hauled rails with Joe &amp; Ginger. Huby and Tiddums cleaned up all the little sticks out of the barnyard with the wheelbarrow which Tiddums calls the auto. He is about the most comical looking thing imaginable now as he wears a little pair of blue overalls which Uncle Hall sent him and is never happy unless working at some thing. This after noon we hauled out eight loads of manure but the field isnt covered yet. Allan Law came over and borrowed the drill and the roller. Another nice cool but sunny day. If things keep on the way they are now it looks as if the war couldn't last much longer. The Germans (what are left of them) seem to be in full flight with the British &amp; French after them and the Russians haven't got started at them yet.</p> <p>Tuesday September 15th</p> <p>We hauled manure all day and got out 16 loads and the field covered. We got through about half past four or five and I disked till six. Huby didn't get over till late this morning a rat stole seven of his little chickens. Quint came over and put in a connection in the two water troughs for us and stayed till after dinner. Frank spent most of the day running messages as we expect to have the threshers here to-morrow morning. It won't take long though to thrash us out. Allan Law brought back our drill and roller. Warmer.</p> <p>Wednesday September 16th</p> <p>We got up early this morning and were getting thing's all prepared to thrash when about seven o'clock Allan Law came over to inform us that they had broken the {illegible} (what ever that is) off the engine and unless they could get one in Dover which was very unlikely they would have to go to Simcoe or telephone to Hamilton. They telephoned to Hamilton so won't be over here till to-morrow. The cream separator wouldn't work this morning. It went all right yesterday morning but last night it bucked and again this morning. They took it all apart both times and washed and could find nothing wrong with it but they couldn't get it to go. However to-night it went beautifully although they hadn't done anything to it. Huby came over good &amp; early and chopped wood all morning and this after noon He and Frank went back to see if they could fix the fence along the woods. They took the shotgun with them. Dad &amp; I worked on the land all day. I disked</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>and Dad. harrowed on the alsike stubble. Mrs. McBride was here all day. Dave Waddle &amp; a man named Hawkins drove over after dinner and had a little shooting. Sunny quite hot and flies very bad.</p> <p>Thursday September 17th</p> <p>The threshers arrived this morning but didn't get started quite early enough to finish before dinner, but it only took about half an hour after. We only had 145 bushels of oats, of course it was only off one field but we will have to be economical with them to make them last.There were 208 bushels of wheat or about 26 or 7 bushels to the acre, but it was a lovely sample and clean. Sam. Law said it was the best he had thrashed this year. Most of it around here is shrivelled. This afternoon I took the team and went out and disked on the buckwheat ground. The rest stayed up here to clean up around the barn. Dad. said Jonas came over about five o'clock after he had got dressed up from thrashing and he was crying like a baby. He poured forth an awful tale of woe to Dad. &amp; Huby saying that Myers was robbing him. He had just come and taken his canning factory ticket. I suppose Jonas owes Myers everything as he has been hiring men all summer for Jonas, but Jonas doesn't understand it. The flower show is on to-night and Jonas had taken a lot of vegetables down so Dad. told him to forget his troubles and go and take a prize on his onions, so about teatime he came across the fields in great excitement waving his hat and aparently as happy as a king and yelled over to them that he had got three first prizes on his onions and a second on his tomatoes. Enah and I drove down to-night to go to the show and Jonas was there to show us his prizewinning stuff. The also had an orchestra consisting of Sany Lawson, Chris Fairchilds and Frank Mar. George Thompson had his Victrola there. I don't know who was the proudest one there, Jonas, Sandy or George Thompson. Another hot day but cold at night</p> <p>Friday September 18th</p> <p>I disked all day to day on the buckwheat ground I got over the part I didn't get done yesterday lengthways this morning and over most of it crossways this afternoon. We want to sow it tomorrow if we can. Dad. went down this morning and got Sam Law's team Ben &amp; Ned. He told Dad. yesterday he could have them if he wanted them, so Dad. has been plowing all day. He had to quit though about five o'clock as the ground</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>was very hard and the shear dull. Frank did chores all morning and put fresh straw in the chicken house. This after noon he &amp; Huby cleaned up enough wheat to sow to-morrow and he harrowed over what Dad plowed when Dad. quit. Huby had to go down and insure Sam Law's furniture &amp; implements &amp; stock this morning. Pretty hot.</p> <p>Saturday September 19th</p> <p>We worked on the land all day and Dad. got the buckwheat stubble drilled and the ditches run out. I finished disking crossways and then hooked on to the harrows. I finished harrowing lengthways by noon and after dinner harrowed it over again after the drill. It was after six by the time Dad. got all the ditches run. I disked over what he plowed yesterday on the alsike stubble before I quit. Huby and Frank cleaned up a lot more wheat. Enah and Tiddums went down this after noon to Miss Battersby's sale but didn't buy anything but a five cent wash tub. She was going to bid on the cook stove but discovered the back was all out of it so didn't get it. It has been very hot again to-day and the flies very bad.</p> <p>Sunday September 20th</p> <p>Frank went to church and Sunday school, and was the sole representative of the family. We got up very late so I spent about half the forenoon doing chores and helping Dad. trim up some of the sheep. Dick and I went down to Quanbury's for a swim just before dinner, we needed one badly enough but the water wasn't as warm as I have felt it. This after noon Dad. Enah and Tiddums went for a drive down the lake shore. Frank went for a ride on his wheel Dick went down town and I fooled around here for awhile and then went down town to Hubys. Tonight I drove Enah down to church. Mr. Johnson was having service in Vittoria so Cousin Willie was in charge of things. He made a much better job of it than Mr. Johnson generally does. There was no service in either of the other churches as the preachers' are all taking their holidays, so we had a few outsiders with us. Lovely day but still pretty warm.</p> <p>Monday September 21st</p> <p>We got a good long day in on the land but the flies have been so bad and it was so hot that we couldn't go very fast. Frank went down and got Sam's team again and Dad. finished plowing. It was so hard that he didn't try to plow the headland along the lane. Frank took the</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>team back to-night. They want to use old Ned to-morrow so we won't be able to get them again. Dad. just wanted them till he finished plowing. I disked all day. Huby didn't get over till a little before noon but put in the after noon shovelling out ditches in the buckwheat ground.</p> <p>Tuesday September 22nd</p> <p>It has been very hot all day and the flies are enough to drive horses and men crazy we worked at the wheat ground and had it in fine shape by 3 P.M. and got the seed and drill out and several rounds by 4 O'Clock. Toby worked with me to help keep the drill from cloging with grass roots and it kept him busy in places we worked as long as we could see and got more than half the field in, but we Just got the drill and wagon put safely in and the horses in the barn when it began to sprinkle it has not rained very much yet, though there have been several sharp showers. I do hope it wont rain much till we get the field finished. Hattie and Tobe are printing photographs of the baby tonight. We got some great pictures. There were two fires to-night north.</p> <p>Wednesday September 23rd</p> <p>Although it rained pretty hard before we went to bed last night. It didnt rain much more and as a breeze sprang up soon after Dad. thought we might get the rest of the field in after all so we got up pretty early it began to rain again however just about seven and has kept it up off and on all day and shows no signs of letting up to-night. It is also quite a bit cooler. I read all morning and Frank &amp; Dad. worked around the house. This after noon I did a few chores and then started to fix a drawer so as to fit under one of the shelves in the pantry. Huby came over at noon and worked at flooring the old corn crib till about four when Dad. &amp; Frank drove down in the waggon to get some plank to rig up a pig pen in the barn and Huby went down with them. We also put rings in the pig's noses this morning. Three of the British cruisers are sunk</p> <p>Thursday September 24th</p> <p>We didn't get around very early this morning and Dad &amp; Frank worked till noon penning off the bay in the barn with the plankk they got yesterday. Huby helped them after he come. I spent most of the morning in the shop</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>experimenting with the old moulding planes which were in the tool chest. They work far better than I thought. After dinner we took seven of the biggest pigs out of the pen and put them over in the barn in the pen they made this morning. Dad. &amp; I each took a front leg and Huby took the hind legs and we just carried them that way They were just about all we could handle too. We rubbed each one with crude oil before putting them in as the lice were rather thick on them. Frank and Tiddums watched the caught ones while we were after another. Tiddums was a little afraid when they squealed but very much interested. Dick came over post haste after dinner to inform us that Vernon &amp; Rebecca came up to the Woodson's to-day, so Enah went over to see them. Vernon brought the baby up as she hasn't been able to eat or sleep well lately. They are going to be here till after Thanksgiving. Dad. spent the rest of the afternoon in fixing the pig pen so the four left could roost upstairs instead of the other half so as the old sow could use it. Huby &amp; Frank fanned wheat and I cut lawn. Mrs. McBride was here all day. Enah went down to "Pinafore" practice to-night &amp; Frank to confirmation class. It was cloudy most of the day &amp; cold, but we thought clear, but to-night it is very black &amp; sprinkling.</p> <p>Friday September 25th</p> <p>Huby and Quint came over this morning. Quint went back to the woods with his gun but I guess didn't get anything much Huby and Frank cleaned up more wheat. Dad. &amp; I put the drawer, we got fixed, on the pantry shelf for Enah and then we went to fix the hog pen some way diffrent and I dug a little more out at the side of the house. This after noon Dad. &amp; I finished drilling the alsike stubble, much to our surprise we found it drilled better that it did on Tuesday, and I think it will come on all right. Huby sawed wood nearly all the after noon and Frank &amp; Quint got the vise nearly ready to put on the bench Quint has made a beautiful job of it. There was a great old piece of oak out there which he used for one side and he is going to put a piece of iron on the bench for the other. Old Walker was over this morning to collect a little for his {wire?} and Mrs. Jack Martin came over to invite Dad. &amp; Enah to go to Simcoe with them to-night to a patriotic concert. They accepted and so Frank &amp; I are left alone to keep house which we have managed to do without waking up Tid. Win was over to tea. It has been pretty cool all day.</p> <p>Saturday September 26th</p> <p>Dad. went out this morning and harrowed over the sand knoll</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>which didnt cover very well. This after noon he ran the furrows and crossditches. Vernon brought Rebecca over this morning but they didn't stay very long. Tiddums tried his best to make friends with Rebecca but she wouldn't have anything whatever to do with him. Lila was over and we took Rebecca &amp; Tiddums out to show them the animals. Tid explained everything too her but she turned a deaf ear to him. Betty came over with Huby and Quint and went back with Vernon, who said if the roads didn't get better she couldn't bring the baby carriage over again. She started twice yesterday but couldnt make it. She didn't know about coming through Martin's. Lila went down to the Ryersies and spent the day. This after noon Huby, Quint, Frank, Billy Barwell and I went back to the woods. They had their guns but didn't shoot anything much. Quint shot a bittern which Frank brought home to eat and also a crow. Huby and I went over to John Wes's to take a look at his corn horse and he told us to take it home and use it as he has no corn to cut this year. He isn't through seeding yet. He and old Robert John were harrowing on a six acre field which if the weather permits he wants to get in on Monday. When we got back we fixed up the gap from the alsike field into the gully. Dad. was still running out furrows and Harry Harding was with him. He has to go back West on Wednesday although his mother isn't much better. Val. Laney came over this after noon to see Dad about something so as there wasn't much for Huby to do, he Quint Lila and Billy all jumped on Val's dray and rode home. I dug a little more before it was time to do chores. Enah took in the sale of Winkey Smith's stuff this after noon but the stove was too small for what she wanted, but Cousin Bessy told her that they had one for sale and wants Dad. to take a look at it. She bought a set of bedsprings. Frank and I drove down to-night as I needed a haircut and Frank had to get some groceries. We went around to Smith's to get the bedsprings but they weren't there so Effie told us that some fellow that lives in the brick house way up St. Patrick St. must have them as he had sent word that he had a set delivered to him which he didn't buy so Frank and I went up there and found the springs on the veranda and as there was no one home left word with the neighbour and carried them down to Huby's and put them in the woodshed. It was pretty late when we got home. Dick got home soon after with "Larned's History of the World" in five volumes &amp; a dandy big war map all of which he got for $1.98 and some cupons out of a newspaper. We got a letter last night from Aunty saying they all hoped to be home here about the end of October. It has been pretty sunny but a cold wind all day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday September 27th</p> <p>Frank went to Sunday school and church this morning and Dad. &amp; Enah drove down to church as it was Harvest Home and communion, I stayed home to look after Tiddums and had my hands full too after he got up. It was late when they got home as they went around to Cousin Bessy's to see the stove. They are satisfied with it and are going to bring it over and try it before they set on a price. This after noon Dad. put up the box stove in the hall as we were about frozen. Vernon. Rebecca and Betty were all over again this after noon. Dick went down town and Frank went back to the gully. Winnie came over too and stayed to tea. I walked down with her and went to church to-night. It was Harvest Home and we had saved a lot of nice wheat for their decorations and told Mr. Johnson about it, but he either forgot it or was too lazy to come after it so the pigs will get it. I went in to Huby's for awhile after church. Quint expects to go to Jarvis to-morrow to pick apples. Cold wind all day. It froze the night before las and looks &amp; feels as if it would go again to-night.</p> <p>Monday September 28th</p> <p>We got started as soon as possible down town this morning in the waggon to get the stove at Cousin Bessy's. Frank, Dad. &amp; I went down, we picked Huby up on the way and called around for Harry Harding, but he didn't seem to be home, so we took Dave Waddle who happened along instead. Bert Matthews was up there mixing mortar so we had lots of help. The stove seemed to be pretty badly cracked up but we brought it over. We had to stop in at Joe Howell's and get him to fix a piece of the base. We went around by Huby's and got the springs Enah bought at the sale. By the time we got home &amp; unloaded it was nearly noon. This after noon after we did a few odd jobs Frank and I started to cut corn. It was getting on to three when we started and we worked till a little after six but we got 20 shocks cut. It seems to be a little green yet and I had a lot of trouble getting bands that wouldn't break. Huby cleaned out ditches in the alsike stubble &amp; Dad. finished plowing out the ditches and started to plow the headland which was too hard before. There was quite a frost last night but it didnt seem to hurt anything. Quint left for Jarvis this morning to pick apples. Not so cold to-day.</p> <p>Tuesday September 29th</p> <p>Dad. got out good and early this morning and finished plowing the headland, he also rolled it, harrowed it and</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>drilled it, he says it will need rolling and harrowing again. The wheat on the buckwheat ground is up nicely now Frank and I got out about nine o'clock and finished cutting the row there were 13 more shocks in it. We didn't begin another as we didn't know whether it is quite ripe enough yet or not and thought we would leave it a day or two to see if more of it isn't glazed. We started to pull the two rows of beans then Frank got his row done by noon but I only got about half of mine done, however Frank finished it after dinner. This after noon Dad. Enah &amp; Tiddums lit out for Simcoe. Enah went up to attend the Deanery meeting and she stayed to come down by train to-night. Dad. brought Tid. home had his tea and has driven down again to Pinafore practice where he is to meet Enah. They have left Frank &amp; me in charge again with Tiddums asleep. We have just finished washing the dishes, Huby didn't come over till noon and he Frank and I hauled rails this afternoon, we only got up two loads as we had a few visitors Charlie Shand came in just after Dad left with his old dog who has a lump on its jaw about the size of a baseball. I told him to leave it till Dad came home and come after it to-night but when Dad. came home the old dog wouldn't let him touch him, however Mr Shand came in before tea and between them they managed to tie his mouth so that Dad. could jab his knife into it but I guess it didn't do much good so Mr. Shand took him home. To-night is the first night that Tiddums has waked up under Frank's &amp; my care but to-night he not only woke up and stayed awake but he howled as long &amp; loud as he could for "Daddy &amp; Momma. We tried several ways to pacify him and at last showed him his book and told him we would take him out and show him Tige, but Tige wasn't in the woodshed and it was took cold to take him outside. We then showed him Eaton's catalogue which has a picture of a marmit which Tid. calls Daddy. That pleased him for awhile and then we induced him to go into his carriage. Frank jiggled the carriage and I crouched in front of it to jump at him and keep in a good humor. The trouble with that was he got in such a good humor that he wouldnt go to sleep so I just jumped up when he showed signs of crying but I had to stay crouched in front on my hands &amp; knees where he couldnt see me as I was afraid if he saw me go way he would commence. However we were releived before very long by the folks arrival home. Cold to-night sunny all day.</p> <p>Wednesday September 30th</p> <p>Dad. went down to see Harry Harding off this morning and brought Huby back with him. He went around to see if he</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>could get old Maneer to come and fix the shed but the old coon wasn't home and whent Frank went down at noon they told him that "Pa was going to pick apples in the mornng" and so I suppose we can't get him. Frank and I milked and I had an awful time trying to milk John as her teats are so short. Heny Odd came over to see if he could borrow our hay rack. I told him he could and after breakfast we had to help him put off the load of oats which was on it. Whit Dixon &amp; Mr. Morgan were in on a little visit and Frank and I didn't get out till about {ink blot hiding writing} o'clock but we got twenty shocks cut before dinner. This afternoon we cut thirty more so got in a pretty fair day. Dad. spent most of the day fixing the well as the weight broke off the chain and he had to fish for it with grappling irons. Huby cut wood and helped him most of the after noon. Mrs. McBride was here washing all day. Nice day.</p> <p>Thursday October 1st</p> <p>Frank and I cut corn all morning and got on fairly well. Dad. came out for a few minutes and helped us with two or three shocks. Huby didn't get over till late and when he came he and Dad tended to a little dog which Tom Abbot brought here for vetinary treatment. This after noon Dad. Frank and I all went down to the Rural School Fair in the pavillion under the supervision of the Department of Agriculture. We thought it was fine. The exhibits consisted of poultry all Plymouth Rocks from eggs given to the schoolchildren, apples, corn, grain, potatoes and tomatoes. The boys showed samples of carpentry work which consisted chiefly of milk stools and hammer handles. The first prize milk stool which was made by Willie Nixon and hammer handle were beautifully made while the poorest ones looked as if the only tools employed in their manufacture had been an axe &amp; a jack knife. The girls showed cookery &amp; needlework which looked to me to be just as good as {ink blot hiding writing} could do. Winnie Wadle got first prize on her sewing. They also had collections of bags &amp; butterflys and also drawings &amp; compositions. I went down partly to see Mr. Wilson the District Representative but there was such a crowd there that I didn't get a chance. I wanted to ask him about his {baby?} beef competition. Huby spent the afternoon back in the gully putting in barricades for some little trees which we hope to plant next spring. To-night Dad. had to go down to a school board meeting. I guess they didn't do much but annoy old Stringer. There was also a Pinnafore practice, part of which Dad. took in, Frank went down to confirmation class. Weather has been very much the same. The days are sunny and nice but the nighs are very cold and as a rule there is a touch of frost.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday October 2nd</p> <p>Frank and I cut corn all day but didn't get on quite so fast for some reason. We had to take the horse up at noon and Frank put a new piece in its tail. We cut over as far as the potato patch and cut all the corn south of the potato patch so we are quite a bit more than half done the field. Huby and Dad. hauled manure all day on the oat stubble and to-night they have all the old faile which was under the alsike stack cleaned up. I walked down town to-night to get the mail I {ink blot but writing can be read under it} hung around up town for awhile and then went down to Hubys for another awhile. When I got home they told me my face was dirty. The above blot was caused by my lapsing into a dormant condition with my fountain pen in my hand and on awaking rubbing agains a big drop of ink which had run from the pen.</p> <p>Saturday October 3rd</p> <p>Frank and I cut corn all morning and got on fairly well. Huby and Dad. hauled manure. This after noon Frank went down to Will Bush's sale to bid on some apple crates but they went to high. Tom Abbot said you could have bought them full of apples for the same price anywhere else, eleven cents apiece I think. I didn't like to cut corn without Frank so Dad. Huby and I to say nothing of Tiddums who was least but not last in the game caught all the sheep and marked the ewes at least the old ones and trimmed them and as we had no place to dip them we mixed up a solution of genoleum and poured it down the middle of their backs from a beer bottle. We parted the wool and the stuff ran pretty well all over their bodies as it didn't soak in to the wool at all. These operations took up all the after noon. I drove Huby down to-night and got some provisions. It has been a very nice day and a lovely night.</p> <p>Sunday October 4th</p> <p>Enah and I drove down to church this morning. Frank went down to church and Sunday school and went down to Huby's for dinner and they all went up creek this afternoon after butternuts. Vernon and Rebecca came over to Martin's fence just after we got through dinner and Vernon wanted Dad. &amp; Enah to go down to the Woodson's this afternoon to see them as Mrs. Woodson got a little sore about them not coming. She also wanted Enah to formally invite her over here on Friday as Mrs. Woodson didn't like the idea of her coming without. Dad. Enah and Tiddums got all ready to go when Mr. &amp; Mrs. W.J. Thompson came in. They didn't stay very long so they went down Woodson's but Enah neglected</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>to invite Vernon as she wanted her to do so I don't know how it will pan out. I sat around and read and wrote to Aunty till it was time to do chores and fooled with the guitar all evening. It has been another lovely day. Quint came home last night and isn't going back right away to pick</p> <p>Monday October 5th</p> <p>Frank and I cut corn again all day and by to-night only had twentyone more shocks to cut. Huby and Dad. hauled manure all the after noon. Huby didn't get over till late and they had to fix the spreader a little this morning. The axle had slipped out of place. Misner the livery stable man was over this morning to get his horses teeth filed and Tupper came over after dinner to get Dad. to go over and look at his Clyde mare but as Dad. was all booked up he said he would wait till morning. Tupper was telling us a great way to cut short clover seed like ours in this year. He says if we cut it with the mower we can never gather it up with the rake but he says if we take the table canvas off the binder and set the reel low we can just take the heads off and when we get the table full we can rake them off. He was also talkin about tile drains. Bill told us there was no use trying to drain clay land with tile as the water wont go through it, but Tupper says that is only blue clay. This red clay he says is the best land for tile as they don't fill up like they do in the sand but it takes a year or two to get all the little pores and channels in the soil running to the tile established. The longer they are in the better they work. It has been much milder to-day and looks as if it might rain soon. Enah and Tiddums went down town this afternoon.</p> <p>Tuesday October 6th</p> <p>Frank and I finished cutting the corn about eleven o'clock amidst great rejoicings on our part. Quint came over this morning and told us Huby was doing insurance work for Ed Moon. He was to have come at noon but didn't appear. Dad. had to go over and see Tupper's mare so Quint rode over with him. When they got back Quint helped him pitch on three or four loads of manure. This afternoon Dad. &amp; I hauled manure and made quite a hole in the pile but neglected to keep track. Between loads I swept off the floor of the loft above the hog pen and moved all the old boxes &amp; coops that I had hens with chickens under up there and to-night Dad. helped me get the brooder up. Tiddums was out with us and would get right where if the brooder ever slipped it would fall on him and Dad. stepped on a hen that was roosting up there and when it squacked it scared poor Tiddums and he more than howled. The latest addition to his vocabulary is hammer pronounced</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>hamoure and ice, he saw Dad. cracking ice with the hammer the other day and has been commenting on the action ever since. He is also developing the typical and aparently inborn desire of young ones to play with the hammer. Frank found him in the chicken yard with it to-night but luckily he had not attacked the bee hive. Frank and Quint went for a tramp with the gun this after noon and got a lot of chestnuts I suppose at Charlie McQueens. The Jim Waddle family were in about five o'clock and as we hadn't got the mail yet, it was news when he told of a big snow storm out west two feet of snow in Calgary and McCloud and $35,000 worth of property destroyed in the shape of {garages?}. It has been much cooler and cloudy all day with rain but not much to-night. The wheat needs rain badly as it hasn't come up yet in the hard spots and on the headland which Dad. plowed last.</p> <p>Wednesday October 7th</p> <p>We hauled manure all day and to-night got the yard all cleaned up and the field a little more than covered. It is the first time we have had the yard cleaned right up since we have been here. Huby didnt come over till noon and then he brought Jimmy Rankin with him who proved very entertaining. Lila came over after school to stay all night but changed her mind when Huby went home and went with him. Alfred paid us a short visit this morning and also three dollars. Dad. bought a couple of roosters from him to kill for Thanksgiving as ours are not big enough so Frank went down and got them this after noon. This morning he took a walk down the road to see if he could see Hubys old turkey hen but Mr. Johnson picked him up by Art. Ryersie's and took him for a long ride down mud street and up the lake shore in his automobile. Frank didn't see the turkey hen but Mrs. Law told him it roosted right near their door every night and fed with the chicken in the mornings. Enah and Tiddums went down to the Woodson's this afternoon and Enah invited Vernon over here on Friday. Frank has been making arrangemens with Jonas to get Nellie to-morrow as he and Quint want to go after nuts. Poor old Jonas is having a bad time again with his "gitneys" and can't work very hard. It has been sunny and nice all day flies are bad.</p> <p>Thursday October 8th</p> <p>Frank got started this morning about half past seven with Nellie and the democrat to call for Quint and go after nuts. Lila went with them. Frank expected to get back soon after dinner, but they went all the way to Billington's after hazelnuts and didn't get back till after six. They got lots</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>of wallnuts, chestnuts and hazelnuts but hardly any butternuts or hickory nuts. About nine or a little after Dad and I got started in the waggon for Vittoria. We took the old ram home to Dunkin's and intended bringing the other one back. We also expected to be back by dinnertime but it was noon when we got there. Neither of the Dunkin's were home and the hired Englishman didn't know any more about anything than a hole in a stump. Mrs. Dunkin told us that Mr. Dunkin expected to be back by one, so Dad. and I hung around the barn for about an hour and a half. Dad. took a walk back the lane and saw the ewes and then I took a walk back and saw the two rams the old one and a lamb which I thought was a little beauty. There were three chestnut trees back there just loaded and the burrs were wide open so we got our pockets full of nuts. When I got up to the house Dad. had put the team in and was in the house having dinner so I went in, while we were eating Percy came home he had driven his sister to Simcoe to the teacher's convention. Dunkin himself was off performing bailiff's duties. Percy was rather provoked that no apples were picked as he evidently packs for the association up there and if they didn't get theirs packed to-day he wouldn't be able to do it. A Mr. Sharp came in to borrow their waggon to haul buckwheat but he said he would help pick apples till they got them picked but as he was anxious to get his buckwheat loaded before the dew fell Dad. told him that we could help pick till Dunkin came home. We just got out when Dunkin came so Dad. didn't pick very long only till Dunkin got his dinner. He didn't like to let us have the old ram unless we bought him as there was another fellow who was thinking of buying him and he would want him right away so of course he didn't want to lose the sale of him but Dunkin said we could have the lamb for twelve dollars and as he was a beauty way better than the old one we thought we would take him. I picked apples till they went back the lane got the ram brought him up and loaded him then about four o'clock Dad. and I got started for home. Dunkin gave me a watermelon just as I left. We would have been home about six but as we came past her place Mrs. Harry Moon hailed us and asked us to go down and see Jack Walker. He had been after Dad. all day to see one of his horses. We went down and found it was old Joe who had been sick since last night. Dad. was put out at him for not sending to Simcoe for someone instead of waiting so long but brought him home with us and turned him out and to-night gave him a ball. When we got home we found Enah and Huby beginning to get alarmed that none of the family had showed up. When they saw us coming up the road with</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>old Joe they thought Nellie had run away and we were leading her home. I guess poor old Nellie has forgotten long since how to run away but they thought something must have happened. However Frank got home about half an hour later and said everything was all right and after his little calling {illegible} recounted all his adventures. He had been in at Dunkin's just after we left and they gave him a lot of watermelons. Huby and Jimmy Rankin who has been over here all day affording endless amusement for Huby spent the day digging post holes in the gully and putting in rails for barricades of little trees. Dad. and I met the little tyke just in front of Martins tugging for all he was worth at Bluch who he had on a rope. Dad. asked him what he was going to do with him and Jimmy said he was going to bring him back in the morning. Dad thought he said back to the farm so told him to just let him go and he would follow. Jimmy had no difficulty in letting him go as Bluch recognised us and the team was just about pulling Jimmy with him. When we got home they told us that Jimmy had asked Enah if couldn't take Bluch home and bring him back in the morning and she told him he had better ask Huby so he went out and told Huby that Enah said it would be alright and he lit out with him. Eliza McBride was here washing this morning. Enah said about noon a couple of automobiles went past here so fast they couldn't count the people in them and Eliza surmised that it was Bessy Perry and Pat who were to have been married to-day. It has been a lovely day but hot looks rainy.</p> <p>Friday October 9th</p> <p>It rained quite a shower last night so we didn't do much to-day. Huby came over and went out and dug a bushel of potatoes for himself and then he and Dad. hauled up a few cornstalks in the waggon box to husk in the barn for the pigs. I started to make a rough plan of a signboard which we intend to tack on the corner out here stating that we have rams lambs for sale. I then went over and took a look at Jack Martin's big new chicken house which Art. Quanbury and Joe Fields are building. I wanted to see what kind of stuff they were using so that I would know what to get for my shed which I hope to build soon. Art. said Jack got a lot of siding that he didn't need and he thought I could get it from him. The rest of the building is all hemlock. This after noon Dad. and I figured out how much stuff I needed and we were going down town to haul it but it began to rain so didn't go. Dad. went down town later in the buggy and got the mail. He then got Vernon and Rebecca and brought them over. To-night we went down to meet Roy. I didn't wait at the station to see him but went up town for awhile to see Marj.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Clarke as I heard she was here. She came down to help Bessy get married. I stopped in at the bank on my way home and got my camera which Dick had. I then went down to Huby's and borrowed his boots to walk home in but it as it had rained quite a lot and looked as if it would rain quite a lot more. It proved to be an unnessary precaution however as Allan Law overtook me on Marshall's hill and drove me right around to the lane. They were all up when I got home. Cloudy wet and cold all day.</p> <p>Saturday October 10th</p> <p>As soon as we could get started this morning which was anything but early, we took the lumber waggon down and got a load of stuff from old Tommy to build the henhouse. It was mostly two by four hemlock for the frame and some cheap pine boards for sheeting. We brought Huby and Win over with us. Cousin Clare walked over so we had quite a dinner party. This after noon I took Joe and the buggy and went down and got Marj. to go for a drive in quest of chestnuts. We got up above Port Ryersie when it commenced to thunder, we thought it was a long way off and didn't pay much attention to it. We got up a little farther and found two or three trees loaded with chestnuts and the burs wide open so I got up one of the trees and although I could see it very black in the west I stayed till I shook off all the nuts. Marj. gathered them as fast as she could and I had got down and picked up a handfull or two when it commenced to rain. We hiked for the buggy but before I had the side curtains half on I was drenched. We drove as fast as possible up the road to the next house but the rain beat right in on us. However we managed to get under a driveway which leaked about as bad as the sky but there was no wind so Joe was content to stay there and we hiked for the house which belonged to the Mr. {Taar?}, who married Miss Dixon We waited there till the worst of the storm died down but as it didn't look as if it was going to stop altogether, we lit out for home which we reached soon after five. We didn't get nearly as many nuts as we might have but we had a very enjoyable experience. I don't know exactly what happened around here but I don't think anything in particular Roy and Vernon started for up the creek but the rain prevented them.</p> <p>Sunday October 11th</p> <p>We didn't do anything much this morning but sit around the house. Frank went to church and Sunday school. Roy &amp; Enah said they were going to church but it was about eleven before they started to get ready. Mrs. Woodson and Betty came</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>over and took Vernon and Rebecca down to see Miss. Dick spent the morning in bed and Dad. cleaned chickens. I went back to the gully and got Nellie for them to drive to church but when they decided not to go Dick took her and went down and brought Aunty Maude over to dinner. He then went and got Vernon who had been waiting at the Woodson's expecting them to go past to church. Then he and Dad. went down to the Lane's after the butter. Lila and Win. came over to dinner. This after noon I took five snapshots of the two babies together but I don't know whether they will be very successful as the sun wasn't very bright. Roy and Vernon went back the lane and then down to Mrs. Woodson's for tea. Dad. wrote to Aunty and then drove Aunty Maude home. I didn't do anything much but went down to church to-night. It has been sunny but windy and cool all day.</p> <p>Monday October 12th</p> <p>Frank got up this morning about five o'clock as he Quint &amp; Lila figured on making another nutting trip up to Billington's. He had to feed old Nellie and take her down to Jonas' to hook her to the democrat. I thought I might as well get up and ride down town with him. It was just seven o'clock when we got down there and I took a walk around by the station and found that Marj. was leaving so I said goodbye to her. I came up around by town and found Joe and Fatty Turner sitting on Anderson's steps waiting for the complement of their different parties to put in an appearance. They both had hunting coats on but Fatty only was armed with a shotgun. He was waiting for Billy Smith. Art. Smith evidently was expected but Fatty found him in bed when he called for him. Joe was very impatient as Hazel had promised to meet him at seven o'clock to go after chestnuts but hadn't showed up. He walked over as far as Hussy's corner with me grouching all the way. Huby came over but we didn't do much all day. Huby battoned up one of the doorways leading from the shop into the ice house and we expect to put some shelves in. We also got it figured out about where we want our henhouse lined to. Dick. and Dad. went back this morning and drove the cattle out of the back field and Dick went over to the woods where he says he saw a black squirrel. This being Thanksgiving day Dick had a holiday but had to go down and put the mail through or something. This banking is a dandy job alright. We had a late dinner and Roy and Vernon had to leave soon after for the station. Enah went down later to see them off and Huby, Tiddums, Dad. and I spent the remainder of the after noon separating the ewe lambs from the old ones. We put them in the field back of the orchard but the orchard fence was so bad</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>we were afraid they might break through so we took one of the rolls of wire which we got from old Walker and strung it along the inside of the orchard fence. Cold and raw day. The boys and Lila got lots of wallnuts but someone had picked most of the chestnuts.</p> <p>Tuesday October 13th</p> <p>It was rainy and cold this morning so we didn't get much done I sat around and read half the forenoon and then made a board to paint "Rams for sale" on. Alex. Jameson was in to look at them but he thought ten dollars too much to pay so Dad. didn't bother trying to sell him one Huby didn't come over till noon. Frank fixed up a lot of the old crates around the place so they would hold apples. Dad. husked corn out in the barn. This after noon we nailed the door on the west end of the big barn which blew off last winter. This was the first day of the Simcoe Fair and has been anything but nice weather.</p> <p>Wednesday October 14th</p> <p>Dad. went over to Uncle Ward's this morning to see if he could get him to put up a barrell of Spies as Aunty Alice wanted him to send a barrell out to Mr. Shera. Uncle Ward couldn't let him have them but he saw Art Quanbury on his way home and he told him they would put up the apples if he could get a barrell so Frank inquired at Bagley &amp; Miller's and found he could get a sugar barrell &amp; an oatmeal and as we want one to ship Roy's apples in, we are all fixed. I went over to Martin's and borrowed Art Quanbury's spirit level and Chris. asked Jack if he would sell the lumber that he got too much off and he said he would. When I got home I gave my signboard a coat of paint. Huby came over before Dad. came back and when he did we levelled up the two chicken houses and they look much better. This after noon we hooked up to the waggon and went out and hauled in five or six more shocks of unhusked corn. Huby stayed out and husked all the after noon. When Frank came home and shelled some hickory nuts he helped him. Dad. and I went over to Jack Martin's and got our lumber and piled it up over the old house. We then went out and got a load of rails. Tiddums went with us out there but didn't enjoy himself much as he couldn't sit on the seat while we were putting on the load. When we got them unloaded Dad. went out and got Huby with all the corn he had husked which was about four bushels. The five ewe lambs got out of their field to-day and got in with the rest of the bunch then they all got in on the wheat and couldn't be kept off. Mrs. McBride was here all day washing. I went down town after tea and got my films which weren't too bad. I called around by Huby's for a little while. The pesky German's seem to have had a little stroke of luck lately. They now have Antwerp and just about all of Belgium. Much milder to-day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday October 15th</p> <p>Dad. and I had intended going to Simcoe to-day to take in the last day of the fair but it looked so much like rain we didn't start and about nine o'clock it began to drizzle and kept it up all morning and was cloudy all the after noon. This morning I put another roost in the middle hen house so that I will have room enough to accomodate all the cockerels. Dad I think husked corn and Frank shelled nuts and cleaned some fish which Huby sent over last night. He didn't come over all day. This after noon we drove all the sheep in the barn and separated the five ewe lambs and left them in the barn for to-night as they had been in on the wheat and one looked a little bloated. About half past four Dad. hooked up and drove Enah and Tiddums down town to get the mail and some other things. Frank went back to the gully and I dug a little more in the patch at the side of the house. Frank attended confirmation class to-night. Dad. helped me and we got all the cockerels we could pick out.</p> <p>Friday October 16th</p> <p>It rained quite a lot last night and was rainy looking and muddy this morning so I drove Dick down to work. It drizzled most of the day so we couldn't do much outside. This morning we put ear labels in the nine lambs as we got a bunch yesterday from Hamilton. We had quite a time of it as it was hard to keep the inner &amp; outer skin of the ear opposite after the incision was made but Dad. got the harness punch and his nicking knife and we managed to get them all decorated. After that I spent most of the day making the letters on the signboard. I didn't have any paint but I marked them all out. Dad. &amp; Frank cleaned up the barn floor and Huby came over this after noon and they all cleaned up wheat. About five o'clock I drove Huby down and got the mail. I practiced on the guitar and drew to-night. Tiddums was sick after they went to bed to-night.</p> <p>Saturday October 17th</p> <p>I spent nearly all the morning painting my sign.I did it with just lampblack, boiled oil and turpentine and don't know whether it will prove satisfactory or not. Dad. and Frank took what wheat there was sacked up down to the mill and out of seventeen bags six of which were big ones they had 38 bushels and twenty odd lbs. and got $1.05 for it. Lila came over this morning but Huby didn't get over till noon. He is helping Aunty Maude houseclean. He Dad and I just got nicely started to clean up some more wheat when Bill Donald came in with the information that the gully fence along the road was flat and that all the cattle were out. He had driven them up this way so we just turned them into the barnyard. He said they had</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>been in Sam Law's wheat but Allan didn't know whose they were which seemed rather queer. Bill recognised them. The six calves Harry Dyer's cow and Jonas' heifer weren't with the bunch and I had to go over and head them into the gully from the road. I saw Charlie Quanbury just going out to his farm. He has bought Billy Louis' place this side of Shand's Schoolhouse and is going to raise truck. Dad. and Huby came back the lane with the shovel and some a posts and we got some more which we knew were in the woods and repaired the fence as well as possible by putting posts down about a foot and wiring the old broken off posts to them. Joe Fields came over this morning and borrowed their post auger again so we had to rely on the shovel to perform our operations and it was not very satisfactory. The gate was badly smashed too where they had run through. Somebody I suppose hunters take the wire off the gate and don't bother fixing it again so Dad. fixed it up and wired it solid this time. It was five o'clock when we got up but they fanned wheat for about half an hour. To-night Frank and I printed the pictures I took of the two babies on Sunday some of them were pretty good. Mrs. McBride was here cleaning to-day. Poor old Tid. had a pretty rough night of it last night. He was sick a lot and feels pretty tough to-day. Frank went down with Jonas this afternoon and got a couple of barrels at Bagley &amp; Miller's to pack apples in. It has been a lovely day to-day.</p> <p>Sunday October 18th</p> <p>This being Frank's birthday, he stayed home from Sunday school pricipally though because there wasn't any, this being children's day at church. Frank went to church and to his credit be it said he was the only member of the family who attended all day unless Dick went to-night. I sat around and read most of the morning. This after noon Dad. put the saddle on Joe for me and I had a very enjoyable ride out to see Pud. Smythe. He invited me to go to Simcoe to-morrow night to make inquiries about joining a Captain Simpson's company of the 39th. and I think I will go if I can as he says it is not composed of quite the same class of fellows as the other companys which I guess are pretty tough. If the rules are not too strict and the obligations too great I think I will join, as the Norfolk Rifles belongs to the department of Malitia and defence they wont have to be called out of Canada and if they are ever needed here I would want to be there anyway and so I might as well have a little training. Winnie was over for a little while this after noon and Tiddums was much better. It has been cloudy and cool all day inclined to drizzle this morning</p> <p>Monday October 19th</p> <p>First thing after breakfast I put the saddle on Joe and rode her down to be shod. Whit Dixon came in before I left and</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>took the Artful Dodger. Sam Jacques also came over to talk "Pinnafore" to Dad. Their books have come but it seems some English theatre has a royalty on them and won't alow it to be played in public, however I guess they are going on with it just the same. It was getting on to noon when I got home with Joe and I brought the whipple tree off the buggy home with me but when I got here discovered I had lost the little device off it I never dreampt of it coming off as we couldn't take it off when we tried. I had to walk all the way back to look for it. Chris. Quanbury joined me as far as his place and when I got to the bottom of the hill Carl Sovereign plodded up the middle of the road with me. I got all the way to Joe Howell's shop and found it about two feet away from where I started. This afternoon we cleaned up the rest of the wheat Dad. had taken one load down and had on I think 48 bus {bushels} and the last load had on 30 something I went down with him the last load and it was half past five when we got home, so I had to get ready. Dick came home just before six and he went up with me to Simcoe. We called in at Smythe's and left Joe there with and drove the rest of the way with Pud's old skate it took us about an hour to get to Simcoe. Pud and I went to the Armories but Dick went over to town and knocked around till we went home. We didn't sign up at all but fell in line with a bunch of beginners and had a little drill and the captain (which is the same fellow who brought his dead dog over here last summer) told us that we could come up as often as we liked and drill and we would be under no obligation till we signed up to go to camp for three years but we didn't have to do that till next June. He said they were going to fix a shooting gallery up in the Armories and also their rifle ranges down by their track and so soon would be having rifle practice. We left Simcoe at ten o'clock but it was twelve when Dick and I got home. Louise came down to-day and is going to stay awhile. Very nice day but a very heavy fog to-night.</p> <p>Tuesday October 20th</p> <p>It was six o'clock before I woke up this morning and then Dad. woke me He wanted to get off to Toronto but thought he wasn't going to make it at that time. But we persuaded him to shave and and I hiked out and hooked Joe up and by not eating anything he managed to get down in time to catch the train. Huby was down at the train but Dad. got right on to see what damage - a jar of cream had done - as we saw some of it on the robe and the bottom of the buggy so didn't see Huby. I drove around to the house and got him on there and brought him over. Frank and I spent most of the morning doing chores but Huby husked corn. We went out and helped him when we got through. Alex Jamison came in again to see about a ram and as Dad.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>wasn't here to beat down he gave us ten dollars and took old Greynose's lamb so we can now rub it into Dad. who seemed to think farm operations would come to a standstill if he left for half an hour but he couldn't sell old Alex a sheep when he was here before. Another fellow was in to-night to inquire about them but he didn't care about them being purebred and so didn't want to pay so much. Frank told him they could be registered but he said quite solemnly that it wouldn't do him any good if they were red breasted. We didn't know who he was. This after noon Frank hooked up Nellie and Enah Louise and Tiddums went for a drive. Huby and Frank picked apples for Roy while I gave my sign another coat of paint and then I helped them fill the barrel. We got some beautiful Seeps &amp; Spys and a few Canada Reds and what were left of the 20 oz Pippins. It was six o'clock before we we got the barrel filled so we had to leave it out there all night without any head on it. We didn't know exactly how to pack &amp; head them anyway. It was very late when we got through chores. Beautiful day. Sunny and mild.</p> <p>Wednesday October 21st</p> <p>The total results of our exertions to-day show, our advertisement hung out at the crossroads, a barrel of apples headed and a turnip pulled. After we got the morning chores done which was in pretty good time, Frank and I went out and tacked the signboard on the corner post of the cover field It was pretty well on the slant but I guess people can read it all right. Alfred was plowing in his wheat stubble and we had a short talk with him. We then went over and pulled a good sized turnip for dinner. Huby came over soon after we got in, with old Stringer's apple barrel press which Uncle Ward had lent him, and said Uncle Ward told him just how to head the barrel and that we could do it before dinner. However we worked for quite awhile at it and couldn't get the head in, it seemed too high for the barrel, so by dinner time we had come to the conclusion that the best course for us to pursue was to go down and get Uncle Ward and let him do it. Huby said he had to go down after dinner anyway so I drove him down got the mail and got Uncle Ward on my way home. After a lot of squeezing he managed to get the head in, but had to enlarge the wooden hoop and put it below the wire as the head was too big and spread the staves. I drove him home and took Tiddums with me. Frank and I drove down to the station to-night and Louise &amp; Enah stayed home. They all got home safely and Al. Faulkner drove them up to Huby's. I went around and saw them all but didn't stay at all. Dad.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>and Frank drove home with me as Dad. hadn't had his tea. It has been another lovely day. The quartette that left for the point Monday morning in {Faulmsbe's} new boat are all back again poorer than when they left. They got over all right and anchored behind some bluff Monday night and got up early yesterday morning to get started shooting. Cars Rankin and Charlie O'Lair were going down the beach and Bill Oakes &amp; George were going to stay with the boat. Bill had crawled up in the bow which was tightly enclosed and was have a smoke, when George who was near the engine lit a match for his pipe. There had been some gasoline leaking and the fumes immediately ignited and the gasoline which was under the false bottom of the boat caught and the consequence was that although they worked hard to save it George's dandy new launch burned to the waters edge and sank. They managed to save their guns and some of their clothing. Mrs. McBride was here washing all day and Cousin Clare was here to dinner.</p> <p>Thursday October 22nd</p> <p>We got a fairly good start this morning and Dad. started to plow the oat stubble. He thought he was going to have nice easy plowing but it turned over so waxy and stiff that the horse could hardly draw the plow through it. He had to quit once and get the other plow the mouldboard of which has more shape to it. Frank and I dug potatoes in the cornfield and got about ten rows dug, they were beauties, no small ones and no whoppers. Huby came over at noon and he and Frank finished digging them out there and piled them up. Dad. &amp; I took the team and waggon and took Roy's apples down and shipped them, we called in at Quanbury's and as they had the barrel all headed that Aunty Alice wanted to send to Mr. Shera, we took it too. We saw all the folks when we were down town. Dad. went out and got what corn we husked the other day. There was 19 1/2 bushels of potatoes of the patch out there. Enah and Louise drove Nellie down town to-day. Allan Law was in to-night inviting two of us over there to thrash to-morrow. It is a little colder to-night but has been a lovely day.</p> <p>Friday October 23rd</p> <p>Dad. and I got over to Sam's to thrash this morning soon after they got started I worked in the mow all day with Art Ryersie but there wasn't anything for Dad. to do this morning so he went home till after dinner. He then came back and helped some one-eyed guy who is staying at Bill Bush's in the straw which they put in a shed till they got it filled up and then they</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>started to put it in the barn and it was awful, you could hardly see across the barn, and it being alsike dust it was killing. The one eyed man who was in the straw gave out first and had to retire. I worked till I couldn't breathe and then I had to quit with the {chill?}. I went and sat by the engine till they quit which was pretty soon although they didn't get it all out. Dad. and I came right home. Aunty was over but went down with Huby. It was all I cared to do to get home and huddle up to the stove. I didn't do a chore. Dad. of course stared off with mentioning what a hot specimen I would be to go to the war if I couldn't stand a little dust but I told him it was just such mugs as me they ought to send, we're no good here and everybody concerned and the country would be much better off if they shipped us all over there and killed us off. Huby and Frank dug six rows of the potatoes in the old garden and got fifteen bushels. They sold another ram this morning to Nixon and Bawyer out at Renton. They took the little fellow. It has been another July day.</p> <p>Saturday October 24th</p> <p>Dad. took the team and rack town to Flemming's this morning as he thought they were going to thrash buckwheat out of the field but it began to rain soon after he left so they just thrashed the oats in the barn and finished about an hour or so after dinner. Frank and I didn't do anything much this morning on account of the rain. He husked some corn and I dug what potatoes were left in the garden here and I also drove Louise down to Huby's for dinner. This after noon Frank went and caught Nellie for Enah and then he and I went and dug the rest of the spuds in the old garden we got six more bushels so that altogether we now have 40 1/2 bushels. Several of the cattle got through the gully fence to-day and so Dad. had to go back and fix it. We got chores done early to-night for a change. A little colder wind to-day.</p> <p>Sunday October 25th</p> <p>Everybody except Dad. &amp; Tiddums went to church this morning even Dick broke into his Sunday timetable and got up to attend Frank went to Sunday school. Aunty came over with us to dinner and stayed all the after noon. After dinner Frank and I went down and joined Huby and Quint and the four of us sailed went up to Wealey's, Quint bought a dandy little strip built skiff with a sail and everything complete. We started to sail up there but found it would take too long tacking so Quint and I rowed up. We got our Ginseng plant and sailed back. It only took about half an hour and there wasn't much</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>wind either. It was nearly six when Frank and I got home so Dad. couldn't get off to church but he and Aunty walked down after tea and he went to see Aunty Alice &amp; Uncle Hal. Uncle Hal. gave me a great black snake skin to-day and Frank his best knife. He gave Quint his shotgun yesterday. It has been colder to-day although sunny and nice but raw breeze.</p> <p>Monday October 26th</p> <p>We didn't do anything much but chores this morning. Frank went over to Flemming's to see what they were going to do but found they wouldn't thrash to-day. We husked a little corn in the barn. This after noon Al. Faulkner drove Aunty Alice &amp; Uncle Hal over in his car. Huby came over with them but didn't stay. Frank went down with them to get the mail. I took the Ginseng root back to the woods and planted it. When Frank got home he and Dad. sawed up one of the old sleepers in the barnyard for the little stove. To-night Louise and I drove up to the Bawlby's where I left Louise as she is going to help them move into their new house. I went on in to Simcoe and to the Armories. We didn't have any drill to-night but the officer gave us musketry instruction. This was Lila's birthday. It has been cold &amp; windy all day and is freezing very hard to-night.</p> <p>Tuesday October 27th</p> <p>It was very late when we got out this morning and after breakfast Dad. &amp; I went out to inspect the oat stubble to see if it was frozen too hard to plow but we saw Allan Law up at the corner with his engine and he said Flemming was going to thrash to-day so Dad. came right home and got the team &amp; rack and went down. It froze very hard last night and seemed harder as it is the first frost this fall. The apples are all frozen on the trees and the ground is like a board. It hasn't thawed out all day to-day but isn't freezing so hard to-night although there is a cold wind from the west. I sawed wood most of the morning and Frank went out and covered the four piles of potatoes with earth although he said they weren't injured by the frost. The mangels were frozen in the ground but Mr. Flemming says if they are not touched till the frost goes out of them they will be all right. Dad. came home at noon and said they were shorthanded down at Flemming's so I had to go back with him. We finished up early. I pitched on all the after noon so didn't suffer from the dust any. I rode Joe down town after the mail to-night. The big spotted yearling jumped over the bars from the blue grass field to-night lit on his head and broke one of his horns and mabee worse.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday October 28th</p> <p>John Wess came over this morning to see if we could fix up the line fence a little as he wanted to turn his cattle in on his oat stubble. Dad. told him to turn in and let them break through if they wanted to, there was nothing there they could hurt. He and Frank went back and fixed the gully fence a little to keep our cattle in there. Frank and I husked a little corn this morning for the pigs and then I made a trough for the chickens and spent the morning fixing up the yards to keep the chickens inside and separate. This after noon Frank and I picked the Sprys. I picked and he sorted. I think the frost was all out of most of them so I guess they will be allright. It was too windy to pick but I put the ladder on the inside of the tree and got most of them although there is a lot of nice ones yet around the outside. There were about five bushels of good ones and three of frozen ones &amp; culls. Dad plowed all the after noon and said it went a little better but I guess it was pretty stiff. I went to Simcoe again to-night and had a little drill I drove Aunty home so went around by town. I saw Ed. Turner down there and asked him if he wanted to go up but he didn't to-night. While I was talking to him Andy Moore came along and he wanted to go up so I took him. I told him to be around at the stable about nine and I would drive him home but when I went down he had been there, paid for the horse and said he wasn't going back. I drove around by town and saw him and he said Tom Law was up there with his car, pickled, and he wanted Andy to drive him home so I came home alone. Milder to-day but very strong west wind. Very mild to-night and looks like rain.</p> <p>Thursday October 29th</p> <p>It rained during the night and all day, not hard but a steady fine rain. We couldn't do anything much outside but chores. Dad. went back this morning and fixed the gully fence where the cattle got into the west blue grass field and I cleaned out the cellar ready to put in the apples and roots. This after noon Dad. drove Uncle Hal. and Aunty Alice down to Huby's where they are going to stay for awhile. It was a miserable day to go out but Uncle Hal. was anxious to go. Dad. wanted to bring Huby back with him to help move the stove but he wasn't home so we moved the stove out of the woodshed into the kitchen by ourselves. We put the warming oven on this stove off Cousin Bessy's. When the cattle came up to-night they were all there but the three heifers. Dad. went back to the end of the lane but it was dark and we knew they must be out somewhere. He didn't milk the others</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday October 30th</p> <p>We didn't get out very early this morning Josh Varey came over and Dad. had to file his old horse's teeth off for him Huby came up the creek with Quint and then down here and he told me my sign had blown down at the corner so I had to go and fix it up. I cleaned up one of the chicken yards and then we all went out and pulled and topped the mangels and turnips. Dad went back and fixed the place where the heifers got out on the road and the rest of us husked a shock of corn, which we hauled up with us. This after noon Dad. &amp; I hauled in the roots and put them down cellar, there was scarcely a load of mangels but a good load of turnips. We then hauled up a load of rails. Huby &amp; Frank husked corn all the after noon. Jonas helped them for awhile. He is going to work out what he owes for pasture. Win came over after school and I drove Huby and her home and then got the mail. The Turks are now in on this War and have begun hostilities with Russia. They say it may lead to a holy war and all the Mohammedens side in with Turkey. It has been raw and mostly cloudy to-day with a couple of spits of rain. There were some very queer lights in the direct east this after noon. The looked something like the northern lights but were not colored. They looked more like rays from some huge light beneath the horizon.</p> <p>Saturday October 31st</p> <p>Dad. got right out after breakfast and plowed, he got in a pretty fair day. Huby came over and he, Frank, Jonas &amp; I husked corn all morning we got about a load husked. There is a lot of nubbins on it which we don't husk. This after noon we picked apples Dad. and Frank went down to Sam Law's with the waggon and borrowed a ladder and then went out and picked up the corn and brought it in and Dad. went on plowing. He gave Jonas a tree of {Sleks?} and told him he could have them if he would help us pick ours, but he picked his own this after noon. We were just picking {sleks?} as there are some beauties and bushels of them. We just picked the biggest ones and when we got a tree done it could hardly be told that we had been it it. We will shake the rest down for cider. To-night Frank went down to the picture show and I went down with him and got the mail and some provisions. I forgot all about it being Hallowe'en till I heard the school bell ringing when on my way down but the town was full of dressed up girls &amp; noisy boys. It has been a lovely day sunny &amp; bright but rather windy.</p> <p>Sunday November 1st</p> <p>Frank went down to Sunday school and Dad. and I drove down to church. Enah had a headache so didn't go. After</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Repeat of previous page}.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>church Dad. drove Aunty up to the cemetry and Frank and I went down to Huby's and waited till they got back. We went down and helped Quint pull his new boat out of the creek and turned it over on the bank to see if we could find out here it leaked and we found three or four spots were the strips were punky. Quint was disappointed as he thought she was all sound. This after noon Dad. and Enah drove out to see Mrs. Jim Waddle who is going to the hopspital to-morrow. Winnifred had the chickenpox so they didn't stay long with the baby. They came home around by the Shand's but Charlie was the only one home there. Dad. says somebody has been playing Hallowe'en tricks on the side road and have ripped the bars down going into the woods and strung them halfway across the road. Ed. came over soon after they left and he. Marion and I took a walk back the lane. We happened to see Snowdrop out on the road so had to go and put her in. Frank spent the afternoon back in the gully and surrounding country. Dick spent the morning in bed and after dinner after we had a little football match and nearly broke all the windows around the place, he went down town where he spent the after noon, evening and part of the night, he likely went to church. It has been a lovely day but looked very rainy to-night.</p> <p>Monday November 2nd</p> <p>Poor Frank started back to school this morning, he didn't say anything but I don't think the prospect was very cheering. Dad. plowed all day and has the field half done to-night. Huby came over and sawed wood till I got the chores all done and then we went back to the gully to see if we could find any weak spots in the fence but it seemed all right. Snowdrop got out at the edge of the culvert and we blocked a post up there with stone as well as we could. We then went up the road to fix up some Hallowe'en pranks. They had taken the old post by the bars going into the woods and pulled it and the wire halfway across the road and had Sam Law's gate and another big one and our bars all scattered around. They had had a fence built right across the road but someone had taken it down to get past. When we got through there we went up through the woods and were just going up the lane when we heard turkeys way up Ivey's gully. We thought we had better go up and drive ours home if they were there but we tramped all over the gully &amp; woods and didn't see or hear a thing more of them. Huby had the shotgun and a chicken hawk flew over us so Huby shot him. He fell on his back and lay there. We thought shurely he was a goner but old Nig went prowling around and he got up and flew away. Huby took another shot and he swerved but kept right on flying and lit on the side hill. We went over to</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>him there and raised again. Huby put a black powder shell in and took a crack at him and this time knocked a bunch of feathers out of his back. He first flew a little farther and dropped. When we got up to him he was sufficiently dead for us to finish the job with a club. After dinner Huby picked apples and I sorted them and carried them down cellar. We now have all the boxes we can find around the place filled with Seeks or Spys and will have to put what few russets we get on the floor. I went down to the corner to see if I could find any trace of my sighn. The Hallowe'en fellows ripped it down and took it away some place. Charlie Quanbury said he saw it down in the bank window but Dick didn't know anything about it. I went up to Simcoe to-night. I called for Ed. Turner but he changed his mind about going to-night but said he would accompany me next Monday. I then Called for Pud. Smythe but he had gone. We had company drill up there to-night. There was a class for any who wanted to stay afterwards to study for N.C.O's. but as it meant four nights a week for three or four weeks I didn't stay. The Daughters of the Empire were giving the fellows who are leaving for the front a supper. It was cloudy all day but turned out a beautiful night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>DIARY. 1914</p> <p>T.B. Barrett.</p> <p>Port Dover, Ontario.</p> <p>The Farmer</p> <pre> {descending triangle of straight lines} </pre> <p>From November 31st 1914 to December 31st 1914</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday November 3rd 1914.</p> <p>It rained most of the morning so we didn't do much outside. I drove the boys down to the school and the bank and when I got back Tom Abbot had his horse in the drivehouse and he was in the house getting warm and waiting for the rain to let up. When he left I went out and cleaned out the horse stable and then Dad. &amp; I oiled the buggy and put on the other whipple tree. Jonas came over and got Nellie with a view to taking the rest of his apples home. We saw Art Quanbury prowling around over by Martin's gully so we went over to see what they were all doing thinking we might get Joe Fields to help me build the new hen house. He said they were all busy but I might get Henry Odd who left Saturday. Art. went to take the old hen home that was sitting under the willow tree and discovered she had just hatched out five chicks so he stuffed them all in his pocket and took them over. Dad. plowed all the after noon. I drove down to town to see Henry. and found him working up at Jim. Caley's new house. I told him what I wanted and he told me he would see me to-night that the job he was at was too hard. I went down to-night and got my hair cut and saw him and he said he would be over Thursday morning. I went down to Huby's for a little while and it was fairly late when I got home. Huby came over this after noon and cleaned up the chicken yard. It has been a lovely after noon and night</p> <p>Wednesday November 4th</p> <p>Dad. got out early this morning to plow and got a good day in. Jonas came over fairly early to help as he is going to try and work out what he owes us for pasture He picked a few more russets first but couldn't get many then he cleaned up the garden. The cabbages all seem to have wilted and have no heads so he just piled them out behind the shop. Huby came over later and he and I sorted the russets and put them down cellar then carried all the apples beets &amp; carrots down. This after noon Jonas didn't come over and we suppose he went to a sale. Huby and I husked corn but didn't get much done. I had to quit early to get off to Simcoe to-night. I drove Win up. She wanted to p a visit to Norah Cunningham. I left her there and when I got through drilling we went down to the moving picture show Norah had sprained her ankle and hadn't been able to get out. Aunty came over to dinner and went down with me to-night. She took Tiddums out to the cornfield where he seemed greatly pleased to find Huby and called him by name for the first time. He is learning to talk quickly. Mrs McBride was here all day washing. Cloudy and showery this after noon but a lovely night. It seems to be a sort of second spring. Several people have found ripe raspberries and Dad is plowing under barley {illegible} in head and An old guinea hen hatched out then young ones to-day.</p> <p>Thursday November 5th</p> <p>Henry Auld. came over this morning and I have put in most of the day helping him. We had to quit once or twice for rain and it took us quite awhile to get the sills laid so by to-night we had about half at the front</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>and back studding up. Henry quit early to pick some apples. He wanted some Tolman Sweets and as we had quite a lot we don't want we told him he could have them. Dad. plowed nearly all day but got the field finished all but runnng the cross ditches. Jim Bush is plowing up the gull for Jack and I guess is having quite a time of it. This was Aunty Alice's birthday and Aunty has been up visiting her all day. Enah and Tiddums went down to see her this after noon and we were going down after tea but it was so wet we didn't go I went to bed about eight o'clock. Frank went down to confirmation class and to call on Jonas who fell down cellar this morning and hurt himself. I guess he thinks he is about killed. It has been a miserable day. Cloudy and cold and wet. Aunty has sent Tiddums a dandy doll she made out of corn husks.</p> <p>Friday November 6th</p> <p>Right after breakfast this morning Frank and I drove down in the lumber waggon and got some more nails and scantling, we also took what apples Henry had picked down to him. Frank went on to school when he got the stuff for me. Henry and I worked all day at the henhouse and have the frame all up and the back siding on. Dad. hauled in the corn that was husked and some rails and ran out the ditches in the field he just plowed. This after noon he plowed the garden. He hauled the waggon in the orchard to fill with apples to take up to Walker Waddles to-morrow. Frank was down at Jonas's for a long time to-night visiting him. He seems greatly stuck on him. Jonas says he has broken a rib and seems to be trying to make himself believe he is killed. It has been a rather decent day not so cold as yesterday.</p> <p>Saturday November 7th</p> <p>Henry was over at half past six this morning and put what he could of the sheeting on but discovered that there was only about half enough so Dad. &amp; I drove down in the rack after breakfast to get some but both Tommy &amp; the Widespread were all out of it but expected some in a day or two. We tried at Jack. Martin's to see if he had any he could let us have but they were waiting for it too. We got some roofing paper and nail and got Huby's two cider kegs and came home rather disgusted as it was a fine day to put on the roofing and we didn't know when there will be another like it. Henry picked a few apples for himself and cut the boards for the front cornice. Dad. &amp; I hauled in some cornstalks before dinner This after noon Dad. &amp; Frank took the load of apples that Frank picked up this morning up to Walker Waddles and got our barrel and Huby's 2 kegs filled. They didn't get back till about five. Henry and I were all the after noon puting siding on the end of the old chicken house and it has improved the appearance of it 100%. Henry left his tools here and said he would come back when the lumber came if he wasn't busy. He only charged me $3.75 for all he has done and then told me not to pay him now and he has made a fine job so far. Marsh from up the Gravel Road was in this morning to look at the rams but didn't buy on account of the price. It has been another lovely day sunny &amp; mild.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday November 8th</p> <p>It rained all morning and part of the after noon but Dad. and Frank drove down to church. Aunty came back with them and she and I walked down to church to-night. I went down to Hubys for about an hour after church. Huby was playing solitare much to Aunty's sorrow and the worst of it was Aunty Alice would show him a move occasionally. Huby gave me some cider and handed me a large piece of plaster which he told me was Scotch shortbread. Before I knew what I was doing I had my mouth full of it. This after noon Dick went down town and Frank back to the gully. I sat around and read and drew. It had cleared off and was a beautiful night to-night but was freezing hard when I came home.</p> <p>Monday November 9th</p> <p>We didn't get started very early this morning and Dad. and I spent most of the day working with the potatoes. We sorted the two pits in the field and got quite a few frozen ones and some which were not frozen but still rotting. We sacked them up and this after noon we hauled them in and Dad. took 6 bushels down to Huby. Tupper came in and borrowed our waggon box to take his seed to Hagersville. To-night I went to Simcoe. I called for Ed Turner but he was tired and didn't go. After drill Captain Simpson told us we would have to sign up now. He told me I was under no obligations as if I had a good excuse I needn't go to camp and could resign if I wanted to. In case of Canada being invaded I could be turned out for six or eighteen months service but I in that case I would go anyway so I swore obedience &amp; fidelity to His Majesty and signed up with C Company.</p> <p>Tuesday November 10th It has been a rotten day to-day cold, windy, cloudy &amp; wet. It snowed a little but rained mostly. Dad. &amp; I put off the load of cornstalks which was on the waggon and then went out and husked a shock and divided three or four unhusked shocks so that we could load them on the waggon. We then took the rack out and with the aid of a sling rope put on nearly a whole row of unhusked shocks. This after noon we did chores and stretched a bit of poultry wire around the old calves' pen in the barn and to-night caught what single comb roosters we could find and an old black hen and confined them in their death cell as we are going to eat them when we get hungry. Frank says he thinks our lumber has come. Quint &amp; Bill got back from the Point.</p> <p>Wednesday November 11th</p> <p>We didn't do much but chores to-day it has been cloudy and threatening all day. We unloaded the load of cornstalks which was on the waggon and and husked a little corn for the pigs. Dad. killed a couple of chickens and Sid. McBride and an agent came in representing {Gumas?} limited. They were here a long time and went away with a ten dollar order for beef scrap and hog meal. Tupper brought the wagon back. I didn't intend to go to Simcoe to-night it looked so stormy but Dick came home to go with me so we went and although it was dark and sprinkled a little it wasn't a bad night. I got my uniform to-night. Mrs. McBride was here all day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday November 12th</p> <p>Did chores and husked corn all morning. This after noon Dick and I drove to Simcoe. Dick got his photograph taken at Moores and I took a lot of harness up to Church's to be fixed. Dick and hung around town till most of it was done, shot two or three games of pool with Dick, first games I ever played, didn't do so badly considering. I had to leave a bridle up there, we left Simcoe about six so it was fairly late when I had my tea. Cloudy most of the day and inclined to be rainy but not cold. Dad started to plow the plum orchard this after noon, awful job. Young Snider from down Jaw lake bought Dad's ram lamb to-day.</p> <p>Friday November 13th</p> <p>It rained a good part of the morning and I drove the boys down to the bank &amp; school. During the morning a terrific wind came up and lifted the top of the straw stack and flopped it between the stack and barn. Dad. &amp; I discovered that Charlotte's heifer was under it but we could hear her lowing. It took us quite awhile to dig her out but she didn't seem any the worse she was up agains the stack so the big weight wasn't on her. Dad. &amp; I went down town before dinner and got our lumber at Tommy's. This after noon Dad. plowed in the plum orchard and I did chores and husked a little corn. It was cloudy windy and rather cold this after noon with occasional spits of sharp rain.</p> <p>Saturday November 14th</p> <p>I spent the morning doing chores. Frank helped me husk some corn for the pigs and then went down town after some jars Harry Dyer came after his cow and calf. This after noon Frank &amp; I sorted out another pit of potatoes and found a lot of rotten ones. We husked a little more corn. Frank went back to the gully and found Snowdrop in Sam. Law's wheat so brought her up. The others were all right. Dad. got in a full day and finished the plum orchard. He hauled in the potatoes we sorted to-night. After tea he &amp; Frank killed and dressed a couple of roosters. Aunty, Aunty Alice &amp; Lila were over for a little while this after noon. Sunny but cold east wind.</p> <p>Sunday November 15th</p> <p>It rained steadily all day so none of us went down town but sat around and read. Enah and I had a piano &amp; horn concert this after noon. Dick didn't come home last night so we don't know what happened to him nor any of the news. Very windy night.</p> <p>Monday November 16th</p> <p>Dad. &amp; I took the plow and waggon back over the gully this morning and loaded up a load of rails of John Wess' line. He came over and said he would bring his engine over and buzz them up for us when we got them all hauled. Dad. started to plow the old alsike stubble and took in a land or so of the bluegrass field to plow off the little gully. He plowed all the afternoon and got a good start made. I did chores most of the after noon but went back and put on another load of rails for Dad. to haul up to-night.To-night I went down to a surprise party at Billy Boughner's which Elva and the sewing club got up. Had a great time. Bill Buck came and borrowed the hay rack to haul a load of boxes from Simcoe. It has been very cold and windy all day and is freezing hard to-night.</p> <p>Tuesday November 17th</p> <p>It was frozen up solid this morning and very cold and windy so Dad didn't take the team out although he thought he could have plowed in the sod. He killed and plucked a couple of chickens and I went back to John Wess' to see his cement fence post mould. I was over there quite awhile. Didn't do anything much this after noon. Dad. went down to Sam Law's and got our turkeys and I went over to Jack Martin's to see if he wanted to buy my roosters. He said he would come over soon to look at them. Dad. &amp; Frank wemt down town as Uncle Hall wasn't so well to-day.</p> <p>Wednesday November 18th</p> <p>Huby came over this morning and we hauled a load of hay over from the big barn to the other and put it over the bull pen. We then went out and divided all the big shocks of corn in one row and hauled them in this after noon. Quint came over to tea and he and I drove to Simcoe to-night. Quint went over to the armories and but didn't drill. We got home about twelve. Aunty was over here all the after noon and is going to stay awhile. Mrs. McBride was here all day. Cold &amp; windy.</p> <p>Thursday November 19th</p> <p>Dad. &amp; I unloaded the load of corn this morning and Huby came over and he &amp; I went out and divided another lot of big shocks</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>so we could put them on the waggon. We hauled in another row before dinner. I just about froze and felt a little sick at noon so didn't do anything for awhile after dinner till Dad. &amp; Huby husked some corn then we put the load off and got another load in without dividing them. Enah, Aunty and Tiddums all went down town this after noon. It has been thawing all day but a very cold raw wind and before dinner we had a short but fierce snow storm.</p> <p>Friday November 20th</p> <p>We intended to haul in the rest of the cornstalks to-day but Henry Auld came over about nine o'clock so I had to help him. It was pretty cold so we didn't try to put the roofing on but we got the sheeting and front on. Huby came over about noon and he and Dad. husked corn and did chores. About five o'clock Mully rather unexpectedly presented us with a heifer calf althoug we discovered that it was just due instead of being a month early as Dad. supposed. It is a dandy and clear red except for a white tip on its tail which Huby says will be a fine landmark if Bluch doesn't bite it off. That makes six head of cattle that I now own. It has been sunny to-day but didn't thaw at all and there was a cold west wind.</p> <p>Saturday November 21st</p> <p>Henry came over again this morning and made the rfames for the front of the henhouse and this after noon we put the roofing on. It was pretty cold and we had to heat the tar so it would run. Dad. Frank and I hauled cornstalks this morning. We got them all in in two loads and got the last load after dinner. We had to leave one shock in the middle of a water hole as it was frozen solid. Henry only charged me seven dollars for all his work</p> <p>Thursday December 3rd</p> <p>It is nearly two weeks since I last wrote in this but this is first day I have been at all in the mood to write as I have been laid up with the "Yaller Janders" and have felt pretty rotten although spending only one entire day in bed. I am not yet able to do anything outside although I feel ever so much better. Frank and Dad. have had a pretty rough time of it and haven't been able till to-day to get a thing done but chores although the frost went out early last week and all the other farmers</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>field. He took the waggon back with him at noon and Frank and I went back and filled it with rails and Dad. hauled it up to-night. I spent the whole morning and what time I had this after noon in cleaning up the chicken yard and houses and putting fresh straw in. I got it pretty well fixed up. Frank did most of the chores and Dad. cut his hair to-night. Enah sold one of the young gobblers to-night to Will McNeily. Cloudy and windy to-day but not very cold.</p> <p>Sunday December 6th</p> <p>Aunty &amp; Frank went down to Sunday School and Dick and I joined them at church. This after noon Frank &amp; I did up most of the chores and Dad. drove Aunty Alice up to the cemetry. Enah took Frank's and my picture. To-night Frank is to be confirmed and Dad. Enah &amp; Aunty have all gone down to church and Aunty Alice and I are looking after the house. It froze a little last night but hasn't been cold to-day.</p> <p>Monday December 7th</p> <p>Huby came over to-day and has been ditching in the back field all day. Dad. finished the piece he was at and got a good start on the bluegrass side hill. I did chores all day it takes so long to husk corn enough for the pigs that I don't get time to do anything else, although I did go over and see Brierly to ask him about feeding beef scrap. He told me to mix it with rolled oats and feed in a hopper. Jack said he was coming over to-day to look at the roosters but he didn't come. Mr. Morgan came over before dinner and stayed most of the after noon. I ordered a pecan tree from him. Quint came over to tea to-night and he and I went to Simcoe. I was very much behind as I missed all the rifle drill last week. We went out on a march way down to Yager's place Dad is in a great figit to-night as he was summoned to appear as a jury man and he thinks Court sits to-morrow but he lost the notice and neglected to write and ask if he wasn't exempt as he is {US?}</p> <p>Tuesday December 8th</p> <p>Dad was very wrathy this morning as I found out in Simcoe last night that the best thing for him to do was to turn up at the court house to-morrow and Cousin Willie told him this morning the same thing. He telephoned to Kelly and found out that he had to be there by one o'clock so he went up but he managed to get off as he is a Vet. It would have been a great day to plow. Huby ditched all day and I didn't do a pesky thing but chores principally husk corn for the pigs. Mr. Flemming came over and said he was going to thrash to-morrow but said he could get along if it would have to stop Dad. from plowing or if I didn't feel well enough to work in the dust but Dad. went over to-night to Quanbury's to telephone to Billy Lewis as he said he would give us a hand when we wanted him. Cloudy and windy but not very cold.</p> <p>Wednesday December 9th</p> <p>It snowed during the night and has been snowing &amp; blowing all day but not very cold. Dad. helped me husk corn this morning but plowed all the after noon. Both Tupper &amp; John Wess told him they were going to give him some help if it stays open. They say plowing under an inch or two of snow is as good as a coat of manure and that is what Dad is doing. This after noon I hooked up Nellie to the democrat and drove Aunty Alice down town I went around by the mill to get a couple of bags of oats rolled fror the chickens but they were to light so I got them chopped and rolled and bought some rolled oats. I also got a bag of flour and took it down to the Belgian Relief house. We got home about five o'clock.</p> <p>Thursday December 10th</p> <p>Dad. plowed all day and Tupper sent his man over this after noon so they got quite a chunk done.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>I did chores and this morning built a hopper in the chicken shed and filled it with twenty five lbs of rolled oats and three or four lbs of beef scrap and they seemed very greedy for it. Enah drove down town this morning and brought Cousin Clare over. She was here all day. There was an extra drill on to-night for the recruits but it was so late when we got through that I didn't go up.</p> <p>Friday December 11th</p> <p>Dad. got in a full day again to-day. I went back for awhile this morning and this after noon I hooked up Nellie to the democrat and drove Aunty Alice over to Mrs. Cooke's and went around by Tupper's and borrowed Charlie Butler's side hill plow, Dad. says it saves a lot of carrying furrows but is very awkward and it is impossible to do a nice job with it, what bothers him most is seeing the furrow go to the left. Sunny day.</p> <p>Saturday December 12th</p> <p>Dad. plowed all day again and John Wess came over and helped him all day so they got on fine. I did chores and putterd around. Frank went down with Nellie and the democrat and got the box which Cousin Lizzie Hyde sent to us it contained a lot of old family treasures of Fa's older brother. There was a pair of old hosllers, an old sword, a revolver of ancient patteen an old portable desk with some old papers and photographs in it some old silverware and a few books and papers. Huby &amp; Lila came over with Frank and Huby husked corn all the after noon. I got four eggs yesterday which is the most I have got yet but none at all to day. Not so sunny but not cold.</p> <p>Sunday December 13th</p> <p>Auntie and Frank went down to Sunday school and Enah drove down to church. This after noon Aunty and I drove out to the Smythe's. To-night I walked down to church and Aunty &amp; Aunty Alice went down to Huby's as Aunty Alice wants to be down there to-morrow to get ready for her trip to Ingersoll to see Uncle Hal's sister. Dad. went down to Alfred's to-night and found Blaikie down there so had quite a long visit. It has been snowing pretty much all day. It was coming down very thickly this after noon and evening and when I came home it was very soft, the water was dripping into the cistern.</p> <p>Monday December 14th</p> <p>When we got up this morning we found it had turned much colder and quite strong wind had got up. The wind kept up all day and was terrific to-night and it was also very cold but sunny and freezing very hard to-night. Dad. &amp; I went back this morning and chased the horses all up and put them in the barnyard. We put Ginger in but the others stayed out all night. We took Charlie Butler's side hill plow and put it through the fence on to the road and then came up and hooked up the team to the bob sleighs and to it home to Tuppers and on our way back got our own plow and took it up. This after noon we did chores principally. Blaike came in to tea. Quint came over to go to Simcoe with me but it was so windy &amp; cold we didn't go. I went down town with him after tea and we were both glad we decided not to go. We went up to Tip's and I bought myself a pretty nice overcoat for $13.00. I hung around town awhile and went down to Huby's for a little while.</p> <p>Tuesday December 15th</p> <p>We did chores principally to-day and I shovelled</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>some snow. We were going to haul a load of rails up this after noon but Huby came over to tell Dad. that the township council was meeting this after noon and Hammond sent word over for Dad. to come down and see about his taxes so Dad. went but found it was the same mistake in the assement which the town council was going to rectify but he saw the asessor and had the pleasure of telling him what he thought of him. When he came home Jack Martin came over to look at the roosters and said he could pick twenty out of this lot. Froze hard all day but wind not so strong.</p> <p>Wednesday December 16th</p> <p>Dad. and I hooked up to the bob-sleighs before dinner and hauled up a load of rails. After dinner we went down to the mill and got a couple of hundred of oat chop for the pigs. Then I filled up the three days' accumulation of manure in the horse stable into the bob-sleigs and Dad hauled it over to the potato pit. When he came up we hauled the manure spreader from the shed at the cow stable over to the shed at the big barn. We did chores early and I went to Simcoe to-night Quint didn't come over so I went alone. We had a good drill after which I went over to the rink for a minute or two they have started skating up there. Mrs. McBride was here all day. Not quite as cold or windy to-day.</p> <p>Thursday December 17th</p> <p>Dad. and I went back to John Wess' line and got another load of rails this morning. We didn't do anything much but chores this after noon. Aunty was over to dinner but went back again. Dick told us that Dave. Waddle would be over in the morning to butcher hogs. Much milder to-day &amp; sunny but still freezing. The German's bombarded two or three towns on the English coast.</p> <p>Friday December 18th</p> <p>Dave Waddle &amp; Powell McIntosh came over this morning about ten o'clock armed with a rifle and numerous pig killing utensils We let the pigs out of the pen two at a time and Dave shot them &amp; stuck them. He only had to shoot one twice. They had the whole four all dressed by twelve o'clock and wouldn't stay to dinner nor take any pay. Sid. McBride came in as they left and I paid him for the chicken feed. We then measured the fence along the road and Dad. orderd 120 rods of fence from him. This after noon we hooked up to the waggon and Dad. Frank and I went down with Huby's pig. It was the biggest and dressed 120 lbs. Very much milder to-day and nice out.</p> <p>Saturday December 19th</p> <p>It was snowing hard when we got up this morning and there was quite a wind. It was very soft and hasn't frozen all day but is freezing to-night. We moved the calf this morning from the horse stable over to the barn and put the colts in. We also cleaned out the rooster's pen. Chris told me he was coming over to get some of them this morning. He didn't come till to-night and as it was getting dusk he only picked out 16! This after noon we hooked up Joe &amp; Ginger to the bob sleighs and the whole family went down town. We left Tiddum's in Aunty's care at Hubys and Aunty Alice who got back on the noon train went up with us. Dad. went in to Moses' and got measured for a suit which Dick is going to have made for him Aunty supplying the stuff. He then went down and cut up Huby's pig for him while Frank and I brought the team home.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday December 20th</p> <p>Daddy &amp; Frank went down to communion at eight o'clock this morning and Frank stayed down to Sunday school and the later service. I didn't go to church at all to-day. About twelve o'clock Dad. hooked up Joe &amp; Ginger to the bob sleighs and drove down and brought over Cousin Clare, Aunty &amp; Aunty Alice to dinner in honor of Tiddum's second anniversary birthday. Dad. drove Aunty Alice &amp; Cousin Claire home before tea and Aunty stayed here to mind Tiddums while Dad. &amp; Enah went down to the Methodist church to hear Nell. Smith sing a solo. Beautiful day, sunny &amp; mild.</p> <p>Monday December 21st</p> <p>It snowed a lot more during the night and it was very wet and heavy but there was quite a cold wind all day and it dried out. I drove the boys down this morning in the bob sleighs and got a couple of bags of chop at the mill for the pigs. Later Dad &amp; I drove down in the cutter and took Aunty down. Dad. went around to see Niel Elliot to see what he would give for Charlotte who is nearly a new milk cow; but Niel wasn't in town but Joe Long said he would tell him. This after noon Dad. cut up a couple of the pigs and I shaved and got ready to go to Simcoe to-night. Dick &amp; Quint came over to tea and we all three went up but it made things pretty crowed in the cutter and consequently cold and heavy pulling. Dick went over to the rink and skated all evening and I drilled. Quint went on a fruitless task somewhere in the country in quest of a ferret and Dick and I hung around the barn till nearlyy twelve o'clock and we didn't get home till after one.</p> <p>Tuesday December 22nd</p> <p>We did chores all morning and Dad. cut up the other pig. This afternoon we hooked up to the bob sleighs and drove down and Dad. brought Aunty &amp; Aunty Alice over but I stayed up town got my hair cut and walked home. Frank got out of school at recess to-day for the holidays. He has gone down to the picture show to-night. There has been a very cold wind all day and is freezing hard to-night.</p> <p>Wednesday December 23rd</p> <p>Dad. &amp; Frank went back this morning and got a load of rails and also cut a lot of green poplar sticks out of the woods I spent the morning tacking cotton in one of my chicken frames. This after noon Dad. &amp; Enah drove out to see Mrs. Jim. Waddle who is very ill and not expected to live long. Mrs McBride was here all day. To-night I drove to to Simcoe alone. We didn't have a long drill as it was so near Christmas so I got home before the family had retired. Windy all day. Cold &amp; still to-night. Frank spent the after noon getting a little Christmas tree for Tiddums.</p> <p>Thursday December 24th</p> <p>I drove Aunty down town this morning in the bob sleighs and got 6.00 of chop at the mill. This after noon Dad. dressed a turkey for to-morrow's dinner and I did chores principally. Winny &amp; Lila came over this after noon with the mail and stayed to tea. To-night Dad. walked down to get his hair cut and Frank and I hooked up the team later to the bob sleigh and took Win. &amp; Lila down I waited around in the bobs till the Woodstock train came in and then drove Dick, Ferdy who came to spend the holidays with Dick, Dad &amp; Frank home. Cloudy &amp; rather cold.</p> <p>Friday December 25th</p> <p>This being Christmas Day we didn't try to get any more work than was absolutely necessary done. Aunty Alice looked after Tiddums while all the rest of us went down to church Enah got word last night from Harry Moon that Topsy wouldn't be here so she had to play the organ which was rather strenuous as she hasn't had any practice with the choir. Dick &amp; Ferdy spent the after noon at the Dyer's and didn't show up till five o'clock when we had dinner. After church we went around by Huby's and got all of that family but Quint who was hunting but who showed up before dinner. Aunty</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Maude didn't feel very well but managed to get over Dad. drove them all back again to-night. In the after noon we had a little tree for Tiddums and Huby was Santa Claus. Nobody got or gave any presents (which was arranged beforehand) but Tiddums &amp; Lila. Aunty Alice did get us boys some socks etc. but said they weren't Christmas presents. Quint, Tiddums &amp; I went to sleep to-night in the dining room and the rest of the family played "Pit" in the kitchen. Ferdy &amp; Dick went down town after dinner and didnt get back till late when it was discovered that Ferdy's ear was frozen. Beautiful day. Clear and frosty but sunny.</p> <p>Saturday December 26th</p> <p>I did chores principally to-day and Dad &amp; Frank cut down the old snow apple tree in the orchard. Ferdy got up about noon and he had an ear on him as big as a turnip and a great big blister on it. Dad opened it and found it was so badly frozen that poor Ferdy had to stay in the house all day. I guess it was pretty slow but a half-starved Englishman drifted in here looking for work and entertained him while he was getting warm and eating enough to do him as he said himself till tomorrow morning. Aunty went down town and told us when she came home that some farmer had telephoned in to say this englishman we are sure left him and stole all there was in the house. Dick came home to tea but had to go back again. Huby &amp; Quint came over after tea to catch the little pigeons for a match but could only get two as they roosted so high up in the barn. They came in and played "Pit" with us for quite awhile. They say it was down to 20° below zero last night but has been a beautiful sunny, still but frosty day. Snowed a little this afternoon.</p> <p>Sunday December 27th</p> <p>We didn't get up till late this morning so Dad. &amp; I didn't get to church at all. Aunty walked down to Sunday School and I drove Enah and Frank down to church. Dad. drove after them at noon. Dick &amp; Ferdy spent the morning in bed and the after noon and evening down town. I fooled around and did chores all the afternoon. Not so cold to-day but windy &amp; cloudy.</p> <p>Monday December 28th</p> <p>We got a late start again this morning. Dad. &amp; Frank went back to the woods and got some more poplar poles. I went over to Jack Martin's and settled up with him. He gave me a check for $79.00. Neil Elliott came to look at Charlotte but didn't want to give $60.00 for so Dad. thought he would keep her and veal her calf and make enough out of the cream all winter to pay for keeping her although she isn't a very heavy milker. This after noon Dad. intended to go down to Nomination but Tom told us this morning that Mr. Lemon's funeral was this after noon at two o'clock. Right after dinner I drove Enah and Ferdy down town and when I got back Dad. took Joe to go to the funeral but Tom had been here and said he had been mistaken and it was at one o'clock so Dad met them at the Winding Hill and went to the cemetery with them and brought Enah and Tiddums home with him from town. To-night Dad. Frank and I went down to town nomination but there was no fun Vyse was the only speaker to amount to anything and will probably go in again by acclaimation. He brought up one little incident of a private nature to spite L.G. Morgan for the articles appearing in the "Maple Leaf" last summer but Murray got up and took {Leny's?} part and explained the case satisfactorily. Milder</p> <p>Tuesday December 29th</p> <p>We did chores this morning and this after noon I drove Aunty &amp; Aunty Alice down town in the bob-sleigh. They are going to stay down for awhile to call. Ferdy &amp; Frank went back to the woods</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>with the shotgun, axe &amp; rifle and chopped down a few trees and shot a few stumps. To-night I went down town thinking there was a band meeting but nobody showed up. Nice day.</p> <p>Wednesday December 30th</p> <p>I went down town this morning to see if I could get Joe shod but Joe Howell's shop was full till noon but I took her down this after noon and got her in Ferdy &amp; Frank went down with me and Frank got the saws from Chris Fairchilds which I took down yesterday to be sharpened and Ferdy stayed down for awhile. While I was at the shop a wedding {illegible} went past which which turned out to be Jean Davis. Quint came over to tea and we went to Simcoe to-night. Quint went to skate and I to drill. There was no light at the armories so they took us out for a couple of miles march and gave us some formations on the march. After this Quint and I went in to the "Reformer" shop to see Karl. who showed us all about his wonderful Linotype machine. Mrs. Jim. Waddle died this afternoon. Nice day and lovely night.</p> <p>Thursday December 31st</p> <p>I didn't do anything but chores all day and this after noon I shaved. Dad. Ferdy and Frank went back to the woods and got a load of poles. This after noon Ferdy &amp; Frank went down town and Ferdy showed Frank through the mill Ferdy stayed down to tea somewhere. Tonight I went down to a dance which the "Everready Sewing Club" got up for the relief of the Belgium's. There was a big crowd there and altogether they took in fifty four dollars and fifty cents which was clear as they got everything free. I had a dandy time and danced every dance I could get. I was dancing when the clock struck twelve and Anno Domini One Thousand nine hundred and fourteen was not more than history.</p> </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/867d8e04e328f432c119b69bc6a524a9.pdf ce47009a6e36b256996d5fd85d35c980 PDF Text Text ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/56d3887e0d543549bea92b13aa00cd5b.pdf 308b47246775ad50ccd511a3e7b843f1 PDF Text Text ������������������������������������������������������������������������ https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/01722ba109230043801c10eb1bef0672.pdf 6f85bc50347fdff539aff36184729748 PDF Text Text Theobald (Toby) Barrett (1895-1969) 1913 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers DISCLAIMER: This diary depicts some discriminatory content which some may find offensive. During the diary’s time period, such racial terms and prejudices were commonplace in Canadian society. They are considered wrong today. DIARY.1913 T.B.Barrett. Port Dover,Ontario. The Farm........ From January 1st 1913 to November 18th 1913. Wednesday January 1st 1913 We began to think that 13 at the end of the New Year was beginning right away to bring calamities upon us, for Dick who did not come home to tea last night did not put in an appearance all night, and it is the first time since he went into the bank that he did not come home to bed. I woke up at half past four and found Dad & Aunty up and in an awful state as neither one had slept all night and had been thinking Dick had tried to cross the pond about mid night when every body would be asleep and never got to the other side. Dad. & I went down about five and went to Huby’s first to see if he had stayed there. We went to Quint’s window and tapped and immediately saw old Quint - gliding around in the room; as soon as he lighted the light Dad. saw Dick in bed. We couldn't get him more than half awake and he mumbled something about Wiggins being sick - and he & Hazen worked so late, then went down to watch the dance for awhile and he never thought we'd miss him. Later on in the morning I drove Aunty and Lila down town with two mince pies and the turkey we killed for Christmas & which Aunty took down to Huby's to cook. Dad. did chore and we had a cold lunch after which Dad. & I went down to Alfred's followed by Nig. Tige & the white kitten to take him Hubys wooden cross puzzle which he seemed very pleased to get. We went down his lane & home by way of the gully. When we got home we sat around awhile before doing the night chores Quint & Dick came over about six as Dick wanted to 1 �get on a clean shirt or something and we went down with them to tea, or rather turkey dinner I took my skates down but it was too dark to go. Dick went up to a surprise party at Fatty Turner's, and told us he would not be home to-night. Aunty stayed down too. Dad, Frank & I came home about eleven. It has been very mild & sunny Thursday January 2nd I got up very late this morning. Dad. & I did chores and Glen & Wilbur Ryersie came along for a half morning's visit. Wilbur wanted Dad. to buy a pure bred Durham bull-calf for fifty dollars, but Dad told him he would go over & look at it before investing. At eleven Dad. went down to Huby’s and brought Aunty home. This after noon he went down again and saw Vyse up town who solicited his vote for his re election but Dad. told him that though he had nothing against him as a neighbor, he was out of place as reeve for he thought he had acted very unfairly in everything last year. I cleared up some of the old rubbish heap in the barnyard while Dad. was gone. Frank put in the afternoon building a dandy jib crane with his “Meccano” outfit. It has been very soft to-day & looks like a storm. Friday January 3rd This was Aunty's birthday and although we did our best we could not think of anything to give her so she vows that she doesn't know of any thing either, but Win sent her over a couple of aprons. Aunty remembers they are just what she wants. Dad. Aunty and I drove down town in the lumber waggon this afternoon morning. Aunty went in to see Enah who was up walking around and then down to Huby's to get Dads old medicine cupboard and the contents those of ready for removal to the farm. Dad & and I went down to the beach and got all the sand we thought we had better haul the roads down there were great as the sand was frozen enough to hold the wheels up and yet not too much to shovel. The ice banks are very high down there. We came up around by Huby’s and got Aunty and the old cupboard which we are going to use as a store house for Frank’s & my belongings. We are preparing in time against young Huberts development. Dad & I did chores this after noon and then sorted Dad's medicine. It started to rain this morning which turned to an all day snow storm. Colder to-night but not freezing. Saturday January 4th Charlie Martin was over for an hours visit this morning and told Dad. as he was leaving that he had a lame horse over there which he wanted Dad. to look at. He said his mother fell off the back steps before Christmas and nearly broke her leg. He also told us his sister Mrs. 2 �Maglaughlin had a baby girl about two days after Enah's boy came. Dad thought they ought to trade as Mrs. Maglaughlin was all prepared for & had a boy named and it was the other way round with Enah. This after noon we did chores and Dad. went down to see Enah. I went over as far as Martin's with him and saw the chickens which were all washed, fanned, powdered and the dark feathers pulled out of them and ready to start on the five train for the Boston show. We also saw Charlie's lam horse which has an awfully sore looking leg on it. I cut wood and practiced on my horn when I got home. Lila came over soon after I got back with her steam engine. Dad has to go down again to-night to sit with Enah. She is blue because the boy exercises his lungs now & then Froze last night. Cold raw wind all day but sunny and thawing. Sunday January 5th Frank, Dick & Lila went down to Sunday school and Aunty and I went down to church and were a little late. We went into Mrs Lawson's to see how Enah was on our way down and Aunty Maude was with her which surprised us very much but she said she didn't think it would hurt her a bit. Mrs. Roy Silverthorne was there in a very low condition, her little baby which was born last night, died and she didn't know it yet when we were there. Dick and I went down and had a good skate this afternoon though the ice was rather rough. Dad. went down and got Faulkner to bring Enah & the boy home in the covered in bus and it didn't hurt either one in the least. Al. drove at a snail's pace. He was telling Dad his opinion of Vyse. He spoke in the grieved monotone which he assumes for such occasions and said "I told Vyse, when we elected you reeve you promised to build good roads. You haven't done 15 cents worth of road work but spent all the money in sticking up that coup by me. Now what you had better do is to put the man in you built it for, which is Aikens, then you & Bill Graham lock yourselves in with him take a stick of dynamite and blow youse all to hell to save funeral expences"! "yes" said Al. I told him that two weeks ago and he hasn't spoken to me since." Beautiful day. Froze hard last night, but thawed all day. Colder & looks stormy tonight. Monday January 6th We did up all the chores this morning. Frank carried over the chaff & corn from the cows manger to the chicken house which he cleaned out. This after noon Dad.went down and cast his vote for J.R. Davis. Frank Taylor came over after him with Faulkner's bus just he was starting out. I broke the brace in the buck saw and fixed it this after noon Dick came home to night and told us that Vyse was elected reeve with John Walker, Henderson, Carl 3 �Coleman & Billy Laings as councilmen. He and I went down to A.Y.P.A to-night where we spent a pretty slow time. I went over to the band room for awhile where they preparing to start out for a serenade of the succesful candidates in the election. They were greatly proveket at Harry Graham & Art. Lawson because they wouldn't play as they were sore at the way things went. It wasn't right of them for as Harry. Moon said and he was probably as disappointed as any, but was playing, "The band is an organization independant of politics. All we're after is the coin and we don't care whether it is American money or not." It rained all night and drizzled all day, wasn't any colder when Dick & I got home about eleven to night. Tuesday January 7th We just did chores this morning. Aunty went down town to get some things for Dick's birthday which we celebrated to-night. I stayed in the house and read all the afternoon. Quint came over to tea to-night but Dick felt pretty miserable all evening. Quint stayed all night. Stormed all day half rain turning to sleet & ice so that everything is ice coated. Wednesday January 8th Dad. and Enah spent the greater part of last night I guess in the baby's company, who takes great pleasure in making them try to put him to sleep at midnight. He is just one red lump of wickedness & noise at night, sleeps all day. Frank started back to school this morning. Dick felt very miserable but said he must go to work and felt much better to-night when he got home. We did up the chores this morning and I took a picture of the ice mantled trees around Martin's place. I didn't do a thing but read - "Lords of the North" all the after noon. Win. came home with Frank to-night but could only stay a little while. Clear cold and sunny to day, snow crust very hard & slippery. Thursday January 9th Dad & I did chores & cut wood this forenoon. Bill Donald was in for awhile to have Dad. look at his horse. He told Dad. that he heard Jim. Dunbar had some wood for sale at $2.00 a cord, so Dad. drove Joe down to see if he could get her shod and drive down this after noon but he couldn't get in the shop and was afraid to risk driving on these icy roads, smooth shod. This after noon we started to fix up a place between the granary & cow stable for a calf pen but couldn't do much as we had no nails. Dick & I went down town after tea I took my horn down thinking there would be band practice but found when I get down 4 �that the council were treating the band to an oyster supper. I suppose I could have partaken of the feast if I chose but I came home & get my skates. I put them on at the house and skated down to the pond. There were quite a few there but it was so dark I couldn't see any of their faces and I didn't think Dick was there so I skated up to the bank Hazen was there and said Dick had just gone out with his skates on. I stayed there about half an hour and Hazen & I wrote & {talked?} to Baldy Denton. I then went back to the pond but it was nearly deserted so I came home and found Dick had just got here before me, he had been over at Dyer's or someplace and hadn't been skating at all. Win. came over with Frank to stay all night. Nice day very much milder. Friday January 10th Dad. & I drove down as soon as we could get started this morning which wasn't very early to get Joe shod but the shop was full again so we had to get a few things up town including a straw knife and come home. Dad. didn't know what to do as we want wood badly but he was afraid to drive Joe on the icy roads, especially after Vyse told us this morning that Sam. Law lost a cow by slipping on the ice. I supposed it was his old lame one. At last I decided to try and skate down. I left here after eleven and skated down on the road all the way and was back here by before one. Jim Dunbar was in Jarvis but his daughter said she thought he had wood for $2.50 a cord and would tell him to try and bring us a load to-morrow. I tripped several times going but only fell once. There were only a few places where the skating wasn't fairly good, the worst place was going up & down Art Ryersie's hill. We didn't do any thing in particular this after noon Bill Donald came after Dad. to go and see his horse about five o'clock. Some fellow drove in while he was here and wanted to know where Anson Collver lived. Bill knew, he said he supposed that was some body after him for money. Neil Elliot & Charlie McKenzie where in to look at Fred's calf although they had just met Dad. on the road and he told them the calf was not for sale. I went down to Mrs Jarley's wax work practice to-night, but there was "nothing doing". Mrs. Luck, Miss Harding & Booze Waddle were the only ones there. We went up to Mr. Johnson's and he gave me a little idea of what I had to do. I think it will be a pretty poor show. It is advertised for next Thursday and half the ones in it haven't been to practice yet. Mr. Johnson never looked through the book till to-night and he picked out several new caracters that he is going to try & ring in. Not sunny but thawing all day. Almost raining to-night. Saturday January 11th 5 �We got a very lig late start this morning - and so did not do any thing but chores. Art. Ryersie came after Dad. a little before noon to go and see one of his cows which slipped on the ice, and Dad. is afraid it has broken her leg. It was the best cow he had. This after noon we fixed a place in the barn to put Ringworm but could do nothing out side owing to the inclemency of the weather. To-night Dick & I went down town I went to Mrs. Jarley practice & Dick waited for me. Frank spent the morning down town getting his tooth filled and helped up this after noon Raine last night, very soft & cloudy this morning Rained hard all after noon, drizzling to-night. Sunday January 12th Dad. & I drove down to Jim. Dunbar's this morning and Dad. got him to say he'd bring us a load of wood to-morrow. When we got home we were about frozen. I felt kind of sick till I got thawed out. After dinner I helped Dad. do did chores and then started to go down to Harry Moons. I met Hazen who was driving out in front and he drove me down and went up to Harry's with me where we spent quite a time. Dick was down at Dyer's all the after noon and to tea. Bill Donald come and got Dad. this after noon. Very cold and windy early part of the day but milder and fair to-night. Monday January 13th We let Queen out this morning for quite an exercise Dad. was scared to 'death' she'd slip and hurt her self, but I guess she didn't. Mr. Bowlby. drove Louise down this morning. She had to back this after noon so Dad. hooked up Joe and Ginger to the cutter and drove her up. The sleighing was very poor & one of the shoes on the cutter runner broke and ripped a big chunk out of the runner. Tom. Dunbar brought us our cord of wood to-day. He made two trips of it and charged us three dollars. The baby has been awake all day - and to-night is raining "Hail Columbia." Dick went back to-night. Froze hard last night but much milder to-night. Nice day Tuesday January 14th Dad. loaded the cutter in the waggon first thing and we took it down to Butler who said he didn't think the runner was {illegible} much. Dad. found he could get Joe shod so stayed down and I walked home. I started to throw the top off the straw stack. Th Mrs. McBride came to wash at noon and was here till after tea. Dad. cut some wood and we put a door on the barn and cut a bigger doorway. Dick came home to-night and forgot to bring the butter Aunty told him to get and we had a butterless tea, after which Dick went down town to get 6 �a pound I went with him to the Mrs. Jarley Waxwork practice in the town hall and am still convinced that the show will fall far short of what it is advertised to be. Beautiful day and perfect night. Sunny and much milder to-night. Wednesday January 15th Our attention was attracted this morning by a great deal of racket being kicked up by Dave Turner's engine, and learned to-night when Dick got home it was in honor of Gladys Coleman who was married sometime during the night to get off on the early train. We were greatly surprised at the news although Aunty suspected it. We did chores this morning and about eleven o'clock Dad. & I drove up to Ham Tompson's. Ham wasn't home but Dad. had a look at his bull calf. He says his stock is in a very bad condition. When we got home Dad. took Enah out for a short drive. The first time she has been out since she came home. This after noon we husked a little corn and Dad. moved some of the corn stalks from one end of the hay to the other and then cut some wood. I didn't do anything much. I went down again to-night to a Mrs. Jarley practice and had a pretty slow time. It will be over to-morrow night. Dick went down with me and worked awhile then we came home to-gether. Very soft and cloudy to-day. Rained a little this after noon and is raining quite hard to-night. Very slippery Thursday January 16th Mr. Lamb came over this morning before we had breakfast and got Dad. to go down and see a horse that got kicked. He was gone quite awhile and came back with a lovely bunch of flowers. This after noon he and Aunty went down town to get some things for the house. I didn't do any thing much but chores and read To-night Dick, Dad., Frank and I went down to Mrs. Jarley's Waxwork show. It came off a lot better than I expected and there was a full house. Perce Brock who was Mrs. Jarley couldn't have done better and Hazen Waddle was perfect. He was Simple Simon and sat through the whole show with his mouth wide open and the vacantest kind of a look on his face. If any body jarred against him he would fall over in his chair till they set him up straight. They said all the figures were good except poor Captain Robinson who with Lidney McQueen acted as Babes in the Wood. He couldn't keep a straight face, but Lidney kept the same sweet smile all through. They each had an enormous doughnut and when wound up would feed each other. It certainly did look great for two of the biggest men in town. Lila impersonated Little Jack Horner and except when she was exhibited & wound up evidently forgot she was wax work, for she laughed and moved around all she pleased and likley was more amusing than if she had been quiet I, the 7 �deceased Mr. Jarley nearly bit a hole in my cheek to keep from laughing and then didn't succeed very well. I was in agony for awhile when my nose began to tickle and I couldn't scratch it. The girls were all very pretty and I think every body got their money's worth. They had a dance after the performance and Mrs. Moon gave me another lesson. I belive I could learn if I could keep at it but not likely I will get another chance now till next summer. Rained a little this morning, dark & very soft all day. Raining hard to night when Dick & I got home at half past twelve, and had been raining all evening, so Aunty said. Friday January 17th We got rather a late start this morning and did nothing but chores except throw some more off the top of the straw stack Mr. Peace. came in to see Dad about a colt which has some thing on its leg - which oughtn't to be there. Tige resented his visit strongly and bit at him twice, much to his indignation & terror This after noon Dad. cut wood and we straightened up the fence in front of the hay barn two pannels of which have been down all winter. We were rather surprised this afternoon at Ringworm adding a bull calf to our stock collection. It rained all night and to-day Barrett's farm is a quagmire. Still very mild I woke up about half past eleven to-night by Tige barking furiously then I heard Dad who was just going to bed go to the door and a stranger's voice ask for permission to hunt sparrows in the barn, around the stack. Dad. told them they could hunt around the stack but couldn't go in the barn with their lantern. They told him they weren't out for "na fun" (which Dad readily believed) but were trying to rid the country of sparrows & rats. Dad. supposed they were after some prize as they came all the way from Selkirk. Saturday January 18th I read most of the morning and part of the afternoon in Dicks B.O.P. but finished the story and am not going to begin another for awhile. Frank helped us do chores and after dinner went down to Alfred's to buy some butter. Alfred had the puzzle done the right way, and after putting it to-gether to show Frank, sent it home. Frank is working at it now evidently with out much success. I husked corn this after noon and Dad sawed wood. Frank went back to the gully for awhile to watch the creek or something. To-night Dad & I worked at my horn trying to loosen one of the valves with the big monkey wrench. Mild & cloudy this morning. It turned colder with a high north west wind and snow. Quieter & not freezing tonight Sunday January 19th 8 �Aunty and the boys went down to Sunday School. I helped Dad. do a few chores amd went to church. Bill Donald came in just as I left and stayed about a hour & a half. Aunty & I went down to Miss Battersby's after church and found her looking about as well as ever. Winnie came over to dinner with Dick, & Frank stayed down at Huby's. This after noon Dick & I went down town. I guess Dick spent the after noon at the drug store with Bob. while I went over to Waddle's for awhile then up to Harry Moon's, and looked at photographs. I drew to-night. It froze last night. Has been a very nice day and thawing. Monday January 20th I went out this morning to help Dad. do chores but got so dizzy I had to come in and go to bed, where I put in the rest of the day. I didn't have anything to eat all day except half a breakfast and about half a pint of pills with which they dosed me and which I think made me much worse. Enah gave me half a cup of cocoa which did me good as it floated. This evening I came out into the kitchen while Aunty fixed my bed. I was sitting there talking to Dad. when the first thing I knew Frank began to look like a very poor moving picture and the next I seemed to be waking up lying on the floor with Dad. & Aunty asking me how I felt. I then began to realize I had fainted, a thing which I never did before and only twice before ever felt like it - funny feeling -. Charlie Martin came over again this morning for awhile. Aunty went down town this after noon and came home half drowned and mud to her eyes. Dick sent the mail home by Frank but he did come home till after A.Y.P.A. - as he went to hear Cousin Willie's lecture on literature which he liked. It rained again last night but was a lovely sunny day tl till this after noon when it began to pour and kept up till after tea when it turned colder and to snow. Tuesday January 21st I didn't do any thing in the shape of work all day although I felt much better that yesterday. I read nearly all morning. This after noon Louise came over. She had come down on the one o'clock train, and is staying here all night Mr. & Mrs. Art. Ryersie came over and spent the evening Art. took the wooden puzzle home with him. It Froze last night and has been a lovely sunny day, though cold Wednesday January 22nd I went out this morning and tried to do a few chores, but couldn't do much. Louise came out for awhile to see the live stock and Dad. took Queen out in the halter for her entertainment but Tige proved to be the chief attraction in that show. This after noon Mrs. 9 �Bowlby came down & Louise went back with her. Mrs. Bannister, Mrs Vyse & her three kids came over this after noon. I was {scairt?} to come in the house so nearly froze out in the drive shed where Dad. was putting a new head on the scraper which old Harry broke this morning. Dick got home early but went back again to watch the dance. Dad & Frank went down to Alfred's to-night to show him Franks Mecanno Outfit. Lovely sunny day. Freezing slightly to-night. Thursday January 23rd I didn't do any thing today but sit around and feel rotten. Dad. couldn't do anything out side but chores. Enah was feeling miserable this morning having fainted in the night without telling any body. This afternoon Aunty went down to Bible Class. It was raining when we got up this morning and has kept it up steadily all day Friday January 24th About the only thing of much interest that happened to-day on the premises was the birth of a bull calf to Mully and no-body is much exercised over that, Mully included. Ah! Yes, another thing is, we got five eggs and didn't find a nest either. We think that is "going some" for only about forty hens. I am a lot better to-day though my knee is pretty sore yet. The baby isn't very well to-day either. I went out a little to day but drew & read most of the time. Dick had to go back to work at the bank to-night. Froze a little last night. Lovely mild day but not very sunny. Freezing to-night. Saturday January 25th We saw Allan Law & Art Ryersie driving past this morning with the separator and upon inquiry found they were hauling it to Fleming's while the roads are frozen as they are going there after they get though at Arts, there is no telling when they will get here. Dad. and Frank loaded up the rack with blue grass hay this morning from what was on top of the alsike as we have decided not to thresh it on account of the price being so low. This after noon they hauled it over to the other barn where it will be handy to feed to the cows, and then went & hauled up a load of rails. They did all the chores. I didn't do any thing all day owing to my sore knee though I felt better in other ways. The two Mrs. Shands & Miss Shand came in to see the baby to-night and although he was awake he never whimpered so they went off with a very good impression of his conduct. Dick went down to the pond to skate after tea to-night. Perfect day sunny and lovely out 10 �Sunday January 26th The boys were the only members of the family who attended church or Sunday School today. I hung around out side with Dad. for awhile this morning as my knee felt better. Quint. came home to dinner with Dick and stayed all night. This after noon he, Frank & I went out and played marbles for awhile. Tonight. Aunty read to us about an African cannibal & the missionarys. Very, mild, cloudy & muddy. Monday January 27th My knee was much better and I helped Dad. do chores this morning. Arpha Fleming came over and invited Dad to go there threshing this afternoon. Mrs. McBride came to wash and was here nearly all day. Rus. Lambkins was in to see about a wind mill but Dad. told him we didn't need one now on account of Ivey's tile drain at which we have watered the stock all winter so far. and it looks as if it would run for quite awhile yet. Earl. Brown was in also to see Dad. about a cow. Aunty went down town this after noon to see if she could get some lady to stay with Aunt Ida but was unsuccessful. Dad. & I went with her as far as Vyses. We found they had moved the threshing out fit in there instead of Fleming's as Vyse has to go to County Council soon. Cousin Loll & Cousin Phoebe came over to see the baby this afternoon. Mr. Lamb. came over to-night to see about his horse. Froze pretty hard last night and been freezing all day. Tuesday January 28th Dad. left early this morning to thresh at Vyse's. I did the chores as my knee was ever so much better. About ten o'clock Dad. came home. He said they were stopped then but did need him much anyway, so he came home to saw wood which he did till noon Mr. Flemming told him that if they didn't get moved to his place till the middle of the afternoon it wouldn't be worth Dad's while to come over so he didn't. This after noon he gave Queen quite an exercise & I took a picture of her also one of the baby which finished my film. Dad. & I hooked up Harry & Belle & got a couple of loads of rails, one load from the remainder of the fence on the east west side of the wheat field and one from on the north fence. Aunty went down town this after noon to get some birthday presents for Huby. Beautiful day, froze in the night, sunny & milder Wednesday January 29th 11 �Dad left first thing this morning for to thresh at Mr. Flemings and was gone all day. He got home in time to milk before dark and felt pretty well "plugged up". It kept me nearly all morning doing chores. This after noon I practiced my horn a little and read. Mrs. Alfred Ryersie came in to see the baby. Enah took a walk over to Martin's. Allan Law came in at noon and got the waggon to get wood. He didn't know where he was going, but intimated that he was going to "lift" rails from fences along the road. This was Huby's birthday. It has been cloudy & spitting snow all day. Not cold but freezing Thursday January 30th Dad threshed over at Fleming's all day and they finished to night. They finished the alsike about 3 o'clock and got 17 Lays and 1/2 bushel from the 98 loads, and they thrashed 316 bus. of oats in two hours after that. It kept me all morning doing chores and this after noon I cut a little wood. I intended to husk some corn but it was such a nice day I thought I would get a load of rails instead so I went & hooked up Harry & Belle to the waggon and went out and got the rails from the north side of the wheat field where Dad. & I got the last load. The horses were feeling good especially old Harry who hasn't any more sense that a seventeen year old bird's nest. Going out I had to get out to open the gate off the road and as soon as they saw it open in front of them, started through it. I caught Belle's rain but Harry kept on going. so I had to let them go into the field where they immediately started to speed up. and it just kept me humping to run and scramble in the back of the waggon but I was fortunate enough to get the lines and steady them down before they did any damage, but I was thankful to get back safe with my load. Mr. Johnson & Mrs. Quanbury were over this afternoon to see the baby. Aunty went down town this after noon. To-night. Dick & I went down to band practice. I found out from Carl Coleman that we could have their cattle rack on Saturday to go after the {illegible}. Lovely day. sunny & very mild. Friday January 31st It begant to rain this morning which about noon turned to snow and that cleared off & it begant to freeze pretty hard to night. Dad. and I spent the day doing chores, "settin' round the stove" in the meantime, Dad. cut some wood & I unloaded the load of rails this after noon. About four o'clock I went down town & got my hair cut. I also took down 3 doz. eggs & traded them off for meat. Dick did not come home to tea tonight as he had to work this being the end of the month. Saturday February 1st 12 �We intended to go and get the sheep to-day but the weather prevented us. We didn't do any thing but chores and Dad. cut wood. I read a little and this after noon fooled with my horn Dad. managed to get the valve loosened which has been stuck for so long, and I poured a couple of quarts of water down the bell to clean it out and spilt it all over the Floor. Frank also polised up the mouthpiece with his sample of silver polish Aunty succeeded at last in persuading Frank to remove the fourteen wish-bones which have been accumulating on the kitchen hanging lamp for over a year, and she boiled them and polished them up for him. It has been freezing hard all day with a very high cold wind but sunny. Sunday January February 2nd Aunty and the boys went down to Sunday School and I got fixed up and went to church. I got there about twenty minutes too early so waited at "The Dominion". Win. came home with us after church and stayed all night. Dick stayed down all the after noon and stayed at Huby's to dinner. Dad. did all the chores. Aunty had us all going guessing Bible Carachters to-night. It froze like Billy-be-da--ylights, last night and has been very cold and a high wind all day. Bear saw hi shaddow. Monday February 3rd We did up the chores this morning. This afternoon we hooked Joe & Ginger to the waggon and went down town. We found out from Carl Coleman that we could have their stock waggon to get our sheep to morrow. We also got the cutter from Butler. When we got home we found an old pedlar who told Aunty he had walked all the way from Hagersville, he was selling post cards. Archie Long had been here to sell fence. To-night Dick and I went down to the Orchestra dance where we had a dandy time. I think I am getting on to the hang of it now. We got home a little before half past three to-morrow morning. It was a nice day today and quite mild. It snowed a little this morning. Tuesday February 4th I got up about half past seven this morning. We didn't do any chores but got started as early as we could which was about ten for the sheep. We drove Joe & Ginger and took our waggon down to Coleman's and left it there then hooked on to theirs, we got up there in about an hour. Dunkin said he thought we were never coming. He had had bad luck with his imported sheep. Owing to carelessness in the Quarantine Station two of his sheep died and he can't get a cent for them. They charged him forty five dollars for their keep down there 13 �for thirty days. Mine were alright though and we got them home safely. He only charged us two dollars for their keep, but hasn't had them registered yet. We had to walk the horses nearly all the way home on account of bumpy roads. When we unloaded the sheep we went right back with the waggon and got our own, we also went up to Chris. Fairchild's and got the saw blade. Dick took to him this morning & {following words in brackets are guessed at due to being covered up on the page}{it was?} just half past three when we got in the house after {putting?} the horses in. it was just twelve when we left Dunkins {after?} we had a little dinner we went out and did up the chores. The poor horses were pretty hungry & thirsty especially Joe & Ginger who were tired also. Dick & Frank went down to A.Y.P.A. tonight. It has been cloudy & blustery all day and pretty cold. Thursday Wednesday February 5th We hooked up Joe & Ginger to the waggon first thing this morning and went down town and got a load of coal, as Dick found out last night that Jim. Low had some in at last. We lost quite a little bit of it coming home as the roads were rough and it jiggled out the back when going up hills although we scraped it forwards a couple of times. This being Ash Wednesday they had service in the church but none of us attended it. Lent begins earlier this year that it has for 138 years, it can only start one day earlier, at least that's what the "Maple Leaf" states but it is not likely right. Last night was about the coldest night this winter. It must have been down to zero during the night, and has been very cold all day, with a high wind and snow Thursday February 6th We did not do any thing to-day but chores This after noon Aunty went down town to Auxillary or something and Dad. & Enah had an awful time with the baby as he was sick and they couldn't do any thing to ease him or keep him quiet. I practised my horn all after noon. About five o'clock Sam. Law pulled in here with the clover mill. They got through at Ham Thompson's sooner than they expected so moved right down here to night. Allan & Bert Monroe came soon after wards with the engine, which had something wrong with the injector & they worked at it till long after dark. They said they would thrash in the morning if we weren't ready but we bade them come. Sam. was about half drank & the other half frozen when he came in and borrowed our waggon to go home & buck wood but we noticed he hit the trail for town at a pretty good lick. To-night I went down to band practice and got home about eleven. It has been cold with a very high wind 14 �Friday February 7th The men did not get here till after breakfast, they got steam up and moved the machine into the barn and then began to talk of not threshing, "Bert was the only one of the thes that wanted to Allan I guess thought it would be too cold out on the engine {the following words in brackets are guessed at due to being covered up on the page} {and?} it certainly wouldn't be very warm. Their only excuse was {that?} the belt wouldn't stay on in the wind. Mr. Odd was here {to?}day for Mr. Fleming. Allan & Bert went down town and {g?}ot their horses shod. and Sam went home. about noon he came back again and said he guessed they could thrash this after noon. We did the chores all up there was a little more work for Dad. as this morning when he went out to the cow stable he found a red & white bull calf of Spotty's on the floor. We got it & her in as warm quarters as we could but the poor little fellow has been pretty cold all day. The thrashers did come back this afternoon and we thrashed out the four loads of cloverseed and got three bags & about 1/4 bushel I get 1 1/4 bags. Young Billy Louis came over for Tupper but we didn't need him so he went back. They got the machine moved over to the other barn but didn't try to thrash any they said if it was very windy to-morrow they wouldn't come over. This aft. To-night. Dick & I went up to the hockey match in Simcoe - Simcoe vs Hamilton I was going to drive up with Bert Monroe but it turned out such a rotten night that both Bert & I decided to take the train There was quite a big crowd went up from Dover on the Port Rowan train, we came back on the Hamilton special that brought the team up. We got there a little after out eight, and had to sit and freeze by inches for about four hours. They could not have begun to play before half past twelve and it got pretty tedious waiting, but it was a good game when they did start, We rooted for Simcoe and they trimmed Hamilton 8 to 3. The Hamilton boys seemed rather tired the last half. We didn't get to bed till after three to-morrow morning. Dad got a blank form to-night which he had to fill & tell about Tiddums. They named him Hubert James Harold. (poor kid) more name than boy. It was very cold and windy this morning and has been growing worse all day. To-night when we came home it was a holy fright. Saturday February 8th I got up about the same time as usual. This morning it was windy & snowing so we didn't look for the thrashers. Frank. Dad. & I moved some of the poles from over the driveway to above where Ring worm (by the way her name has changed now from Ring worm to Erie, Aunty objected to the former so we called her after Mrs. Fred. Warren as that is who we got her from.) and her calf are. We started to put some clover chaff on them but it was so short it fell through a lot, so Dad. said we would wait till the wind went down and then put some 15 �straw on first to hold the other. but we never got it done all day. Dad felt pretty miserable all day and stayed in the house all the after noon I cut a little {the following words in brackets are guessed at due to being covered up on the page} {wood?} and fooled around the rest of the time. Aunty went down town, she lost her muff the other day and thought {she?} knew where she left it but when she inquired this after {noon?}, she could find it nowhere. Lila came over while she {was?} gone and told her to-night that she saw George Spain {on?} Thursday kicking a muff through the square and he said it was somebody's old worn out muff they had {thrown?} away. Aunty is sure it was her's as it was near there {she?} missed it. It was such a bad night. Lila spent it here Frank went down and visited with Mr. Alfred for awhile this after noon and got some butter. Dick felt pretty rotten when he got home to-night and his ear ached. Allan Law came over to-day to put a fire in the engine to keep the water from freezing It was not very cold to-day but very windy & snowdrifty. Sunday February 9th Dad. has felt very sick all day and didn't to any thing much but milk, feed the calves and let the cows out & in again. I sent the most of the day doing the rest of the chores. I felt kind of tired myself. Aunty, Frank & Lila all went down to Sunday School & church, but none of the rest of us. Dick didn't get up till about noon. This afternoon Mrs. Johnson & Mrs. McPherson with Cecil & Leon came over to see Enah and she walked down to Quanbury's with them. Ada was also over to see H.J.H. Barrett. Allan Law came over again to put a fire in the engine. King Pepper was in this morning with a little dog, which Dad. told him had a broken leg. It was up to far to bandage it so Dad said just to keep him quiet and it would likely get all right. Frank found Aunty's muff this morning right near the bandstand in the snow. George Spain told him in Sunday School that he had taken it home and after keeping it two days and not finding an owner he had brought it back and left it where he found it. It was not at all hurt Aunty said. Not cold to-day but windy. Monday February 10th We got up pretty early this morning on account of threshers They got started about half past nine. The only extra ones we had were Mr. Odd & Billy Louis. We thrashed nearly all morning and never saw a head of alsike, and the blue grass neatly all blew over, so we stopped thrashing the blue grass in the back part of the mow and confined our labor to the front bint. We only got about two bags of seed all day, and there is about two hours more to go through yet. For awhile Dad. thought it wouldn't be worth thrashing but we got nearly 16 �to the floor at one end and it is much thicker so I guess we will finish the job. Dad has the shed, the driveway and over the sheep pen filled up with thrashed hay, and it {the following words in brackets are guessed at due to being covered up on the page} {was} way out in front of the drive way. He had a very {---ty?} place and feels pretty tired to-night. Charlotte {had?} a calf to-night another boy. Aunty says "It may {be?} cold in the house but they are having a "bully" time in {the?} barn" It was very cold & frosty this morning but the sun got up and it was quite a nice day. There was a slight easterly breeze which was just what we wanted as it blew the smoke away from the barn. It is about the first time this winter we have had an east breeze. Dick & I sent away to-night for a work of 10 volumes which we saw advertised called "The Wonders of Science in Modern Life". Tuesday January February 11th We finished up our threshing about noon - the seed came a little faster than yesterday and I guess we have about five or six bushels, they didn't need me much to help them so I didn't hang around looking for a chance to help. I did a few chores but nothing to speak of. This afternoon I went over and helped thrash at Sam Law's we got all the red clover thrashed and he got just the same as we did - three bags and a little more. It turned out pretty well. I have to go back in the morning to help thrash out three loads of alsike. Dad. did up all the chores here this after noon & I did not get home till after tea. Dick had to go back to help Hazen find a mistake to-night. Mr Wiggins was going to a dance in Jarvis. Allan Law was going down too. It has been much milder to-day this morning it looked stormy but was sunny after dinner and it seems colder to-night. Wednesday February 12th I didn't get up very early this morning and went over to Sam Law's as soon as I had my breakfast. They started to thrash soon after nine - and got though just about noon. They got just three bags of alsike so it turned out much better than ours as they said they only had three loads. I stayed over there to dinner. This afternoon Dad. & Frank fixed up three pens in front of the cow for the calves, they had to be separated as they suck each other's ears & Spot's calf had it's ears frozen last night. I battoned up the door of the horse stable with tar paper and it took me nearly all the after noon. We started separating again this morning Frank stayed home from school to-day to help Dad. get some of the thrashed blue grass over to the other barn but the wind was too strong. Dick had to go back to work tonight. There was a very cold north wind all day and quite a snowstorm to-night for a while 17 �Thursday February 13th We didnt get any thing done to-day but chores. I sawed a little wood this after noon & hung around. Aunty went down town to Bible Class. To-night I went down to band practice and got home about half past ten. It has been cold and very windy all day. The wind got up with the sun and made Dad. feel very cross all day as he wanted to get some to the thrashed blue grass moved to the other barn, and we couldnt with the wind & rough road. Friday February 14th We spent our spare time this morning in fixing a door in the east side of the horse stable loft where we can pitch hay off by hand instead of using the hay fork This afternoon after we had the chores done up we went over and put a load of timothy hay in the rack ready to haul to the horse stable at the first opportunity as the supply over there is getting low. Harry. Varey drove Mrs. Johnston over to spend the after noon with Enah & he & {Elan?} {called?} for her again after tea. Tiddums had colic to-day - very wicked. Miss Harding was out this afternoon to see him. Sunny & mild with not much wind to-day, very nice day. Saturday February 15th As soon as we got the chores done this morning we {the following words in brackets are guessed at due to being covered up on the page} {moved?} the load of timothy which we loaded yester day over to the stable and Frank helped us unload it. Then we {al...?} and put on a load of the thrashed blue grass and {hauled it} over to the other barn. This after noon we unloaded it. {We?} loaded two more, we unloaded one and left the other on the barn floor, so we think we have got in a pretty day's work. Nigel came over quite early this morning & Lila followed him up this after noon, both are staying over night. Aunty went down town this after noon to get some things. Something has gone wrong with the dining room stove chimney and we can hardly see accross the room in there for smoke. Nice day, much milder, slight wind and raining to-night. Sunday February 16th I intended to go to church this morning with Aunty, Dick & Frank but I had to go up on the roof to see what was the matter with the dining room chimney, and as I had to wait till the fire went out it was twenty minutes to eleven when I got down, I found the cause of the trouble was that a brick had blown down the chimney and nearly filled up the flue. I hadn't much trouble in disloging it Quint came over with the boys to dinner, and this afternoon we 18 �went skating. I thought I ought to go as I didn't get to church this morning. We were the only ones on the creek, and the skating was good. We were out to the end of the pier and up as far as Tommy Jackson's, Frank & I came home at half past five & Quint & Dick came over later. Nice day, rather cold and cloudy. It turned cold and froze during the night. We saw a flock of geese flying north to-day. Monday February 17th Dad. and I hooked Joe & Ginger to the buggy this morning and took them down to be shod but we found every shop in town full, so after getting a buggy load of groceries came home, I dropped a dollar's worth of sugar on the floor at Bagley & Miller's and spilt it all over, I was mad enough to cuss. We found out that to-morrow would be the last day they would cut ice, so as we couldn't get the team shod, Dad. spoke to Allan Law and he said he would hold it for us. We intended to get the ice house all ready this after noon but didn't get much done to it. Alfred came over for a visit & Felix Perkins came in to sell a wind mill. I was going to print pictures to-night but we were a little late with tea and as I wanted to do quite a lot, I thought I had better wait till I had more time. Dick didn't come home to tea to night. We don't know where he is but suppose he has gone to A.Y.P.A. There was quite a snow storm tonight this morning but cleared off and was very sunny & mild this after noon. Clear & freezing to night. Tuesday February 18th Allan Law came with the first load of ice this morning soon after breakfast before we had our chores done and we have been on the hump all day. We just put in six loads, and think that will be enough till we see if it keeps and we can easily put in more another time. It kept us busy to keep it well chinked with snow and icechips and we have yet to get some sawdust and pack it. Dick had to work last night till midnight and to-night came home, he has to work every other night for awhile. It has been very mild and sunny all day, freezing to-night. Wednesday February 19th Dad. & I did the chores all up this forenoon. Vyse was over for quite awhile and also a pedlar who waited around about ten minutes for Enah to make her appearance to sell something and then received hardly any attention so departed with haste. Aunty went down to the dentists but had to go again to-morrow. We took Joe & Ginger down right after dinner to be shod. I came home soon after we got there but Dad. did not get back till dark. Butler is 19 �so slow. I didn't do much except put some more snow in the chinks of ice and cut a little wood. Dad. had to milk after tea to-night. Dick didn't come home to tea as he has to work to night. Mrs. Jack & Mrs. Charlie Martin were over this after noon while Enah was visiting at Quanbury's. It has been a lovely day but terribly muddy. Thursday February 20th Dad. & I left as soon after breakfast as possible this morning for Brad. Bowlby's to get a load of sawdust, we got back about noon and after putting it in the ice-house found we would need more, so left right after dinner and got a bigger load, getting home at four o'clock. Dick got home early and unloaded it for us, we could use a little more but we have enough for the present. To-night Dick got a ticket for Dad. to go to the Library Concert so I went with them, they had a farce called "That Rascal Pat" which wasn't much in itself, but the actors, Bill Davis, Perce Brock & Art. Lawson were great. It was very short and we were home at half past ten. It barely froze last night, and has thawed very much all day. If we had waited any longer to go for our sawdust we wouldn't have been able to get in after it, the road was so bad. Mrs. Crosby Morgan died last night. Friday February 21st Just as we were getting ready to sack up some oats this morning, Jack came along and bought our veal calf (Erie's) for eight dollars, he was big but very thin. Dad. took some oats & barley down to the mill to be chopped just before dinner. Aunty went down town to get some flowers for Mrs. Morgan's funeral. Frank came home at noon and is to have a half holiday, as Mr. Smith had to go to Captain McFell's funeral this afternoon. Allan Law came in after dinner and said he was going to take his seed to Jarvis in the morning so I am going with him and take ours. Dad. settled up with him for threshing and he didn't charge anything for hauling the ice, so we got it pretty cheap, as Val. didn't charge for cutting it. Dad. and I went down town after some coal oil and came around by the mill and got our chop and then loaded on our seed. We started to have a musical evening but Tiddums opposed uss and had to have refreshments. Colder to-day with cold easterly wind, getting stormier tonight. Saturday February 22nd We got up before day light this morning as I expected to go to Jarvis with Allan Law, but he never turned up, we supposed on account of the weather. Dad. informed us this morning that the old sow had a big litter of piglets. We have counted them several times during the 20 �day and have come to the conclusion there are thirteen, all healthy and of uniform size. Soon after breakfast young Billy Louis came after Dad to go and see a sick cow so Frank and I were left with all the undone chores on our hands, but we got them off in good shape by noon, besides throwing off what was left of the load of threshed blue grass standing on the barn floor. Dad. got home about noon and had to hurry to get down town by one as he had to be bearer at Mrs. Morgan's funeral. Aunty went down with him. I didn't do much all the afternoon except cut a little wood. The Ryersies came up and Frank went with them back to the gully as Frank discovered a rabbit hole in the mound. One of our white cats has been sick for the last couple of days and to-night has disappeared we are afraid for good. I read "Oour Mutual Friend" all evening and wound up with a bath which nearly killed me. It rained last night and then froze and has been raining most of the day with several heavy down pours. Sunday February 23rd The two boys went to Sunday school Aunty didn't go as she has a cold and didn't like to go out in the wind. I went down to church. Winny came over to dinner with Dick, who spent the after noon down town. Dad. did chores. I read most of the time. We had some music. Frank went back in the gully to look at his empty snares. It has been much colder to day with a raw wind, freezing hard to night Dad is very anxious about his little pigs and to day battoned up the cracks in the pig pen, he says they feel as warm as toast. There are thirteen live ones and one dead one. Monday February 24th Allan Law came over this morning before I was through break fast all ready to start for Jarvis I got ready as quickly as I could, with Dad's big coon skin over coat and stalked over to Law's as Allan had to load up their seeds, we got started about nine o'clock. When we got down about to the fourth concession Allan got out to walk and then got in with Bellack who was leading a team to Jarvis to sell to Dave. Ward who is shipping to-day, so I drove on to Jarvis's alone, I pulled into the association store as I saw the name of Fess above the door but Allan saw me and told me to come on down farther to a brother of this fellow, so we went down and left our load at the other place till after dinner. I came away in such a hurry this morning that I forgot to take any money so had to look to Allan for dinner, and so got a dandy. It took the fellow all the after noon to clean up our alsike & blue grass red clover and we had to leave our blue grass for another time. We got $11 1/2 for the alsike & $9 for the red clover, which is as good as any body is getting now I guess. I got $18 for mine. Allan only 21 �got $10 for his alsike as it was part white clover. The fellow said it would have been worth a lot more than ours if it had been brought in two months sooner but now the market was closed for it. Allan got the same for his red seed as we did. I think he expected more than he got. We left there I guess about half past five, and got home about seven, we came a lot faster than we went as we had a big load on this morning. Dad has been over to Louises' this after noon, their cow is getting better he had a very enjoyable visit with John Wess on his way - one of our little pigs got killed some way this morning thirteen was an unlucky number anyway. Emery McPherson and Mrs. Johnson were over this after noon. Mrs. McBride has been here washing all day. Dick did not get home to-night, had to work I suppose. Pretty cold to day but sunny and nice. Roads are awfully rough down east Tuesday February 25th We were very late this morning getting started, owing to my staying in bed later than I should have, so it took us till noon doing chores. Allan Law came in with our seed and took the waggon away with him again. This after noon Dad. & I drove down town on sundry errands Dick came home to tea but went back down town again to see Huby. he said he might skate or work. Aunty has been feeling very miserable all day, with grip or neuralgia or both. Pretty cold, but sunny and no wind. I finished reading "Our Mutual Freind" to night, sorry to leave it. Wednesday February 26th We didn't do any thing but chores to day. We went down to Alfred's with the sacks we borrowed from him and found him feeling pretty sick with a cold, we were there quite awhile and got back about noon Ern. Fleming was in for awhile this after noon to have Dad. look at his horse who has scratches. I drew a little this after noon and spen the evening practising on my horn. Frank went down town to-night to the moving picture show. Dick was going too so we stayed down to tea It snowed all day, no wind and not very cold Thursday February 27th It snew & blew nearly all day. We did up all the chores this morning. Allan Law brought back our waggon and borrowed the hay rack to haul a couple of loads of hay down town, he brought it back to-night. This after noon Dad. drove Enah down town and when they got back he & I drove down to the mill got some corn cobs and took them down to Huby's as he wanted some to smoke his pork. I printed pictures tonight and met with fairly good success. Dick did not work to-night 22 �Friday February 28th Dad. & I went down first thing this morning and got a load of coal with Joe & Ginger. We let Belle & Harry out separately for a ran in the barn yard and they evidently enjoyed them selves immensly, especially Harry. who was enraptured, this after noon we did chores and unloaded our coal. Aunty has felt very miserable all day and feels as if she was getting the grip. Dick did not come home to-night, this being the end of the month he had to work late. It snowed the biggest part of the day but was quite mild. We are getting enough snow now to make up for the rest of the winter. Saturday March 1st We did the chores all up this morning, this after noon we sat down to read, and stayed a good deal longer than we should have - and then drove Joe & Ginger down town for exercise, the sleighing is pretty good now. When we were letting the team into the stable to-night Joe who goes in first stopped in the alleyway to nose for hay and Ginger came up behind and turned in beside Belle and she kicked Ginger just below the knee and raised quite a lump, but we don't think it will be serious. Frank has spent the day looking at his empty trap and snares and scouring the farm in search of material to make a sleigh. Our other white cat is at the point of death to-night, they must have got poisoned. Isaac Johnson & Jack Lawrie were over this morning with a new horse bought by the farmer. March has put in a very lamblike appearance. It snowed quietly most of the morning, and has been sunny & mild the rest of the day. Sunday March 2nd The boys went to Sunday school and I went down to church. Aunty didn't go on account of her cold and the bad weather Quint. came over to dinner and this after noon we went over to the Shand's as Charlie had asked Frank at school. It was a rough day for a drive and we werent sure wheter we could get through the cuts or not. This one out here was nearly full and we just had room for Joe to go down one side of it. The four of us in the cutter made quile a load but she got through the drifts nobly and where there were no drifts the sleighing was pretty good. We were there all the after noon and they wanted us to stay to tea but the wind was getting worse all the time so we thought it was better to leave before dark. We drove around the other way coming home past McQueen's and the Mill as we weren't shure about getting through the other way. It was getting very much colder and in some places I couldn't see any farther than Joe's head for the drifting snow. we got home 23 �just about dark, the lane out here was full and we all had to get out for to let Joe get through Dad walked down to Alfred's this after noon and to Art's as Mrs Tuck asked Frank in Sunday school to let them know that old Mrs. Sindon. had another stroke. Dad got very cold, and says Alfred isn't feeling much better yet. Quint stayed here all night. Aunty read to us all the evening, but I went to sleep before she finished. Monday March 3rd Dad didn't feel very well to-day so we did not do anything out side but chores and cut a little wood. We also started to make out a list of seeds to send for to Simmer's It snowed pretty much all day, was cold and windy this morning but the wind went down a little and it was a great deal milder this after noon. Dick did not come home to tea to-nigh but went to A.Y.P.A. I had quite a piano practice to-night. Tuesday March 4th I drove Dick down town this morning as the walking was so bad, we were to late in starting to take Frank. When I got back Enah was ready to go down with 10 lbs of butter so after cleaning out the stables I drove her down, she got 30 cts a lb. for the butter, we didn't get back much before noon. Allan Law came over to get one of us to help him shovel out the cut on the side road out here but as neither could go he said he wasn't going to do it alone and so departed after breaking the handle of our snow shovel while talking. Dad felt very miserable to-day so we didn't do any thing much this after noon but finish making out our list of seeds. Aunty got a letter from Miss Scott this afternoon saying that a little daughter arrived yesterday after noon to Ray & Vernon. Aunty couldn't make out from the letter whether they were extra anxious about Vernon or not, but we didnt get any more word tonight so Dad. thinks every thing must be all right. We are afraid that all our cats except Fits and her mother have gone where they don't play billiards as neither the grey or black cat has showed up for the last two or three milking times. I had a good practice on horn & piano to-night. It snowed a little to-day but was pretty sunny & not cold. Wednesday March 5th I drove Aunty & Dick down town, this morning. Aunty got Cousin Willie to telephone Ray and find out how things were, he said they were doing better and said there would be a letter from him on the noon train. I drove around town while waiting for Aunty as I didn't want to keep Joe waiting. Bob. Miller asked me if we could keep a ewe for awhile for him as didn't want to kill it yet. Aunty found out from Aunty Maude that Mrs. Baugner's friend Mr. Hamer 24 �the great Shropshire man was coming to Mr Scofield's this afternoon so Dad. & I went down and met him and thought he was a very nice fellow. We have been troubled lately by a very disagreeable odour in the dining room and until this morning have been unable to discover the cause, but upon investigation Dad found our two cats the black one and the white one which disappeared from the horse stable so mysteriously lying dead in the garret directly over the dining room stove, where it was warm. Frank found the remains of the grey cat underneath the cultivator in the barn to-night, our once great supply of cats has now dwindled down to two head. Dick had to work to-night so did not get home to tea. Mrs. McBain. died very suddenly this morning about ten o'clock. I had a pretty good practice tonight. Rather cold, but sunny, windy to-night. Thursday March 6th Helen Agusta Wind was here to-day, so in honor of her visit we didn't do any thing but chores, and not all of them as we didn't clean out the horse stable at all, for the first time this winter. This afternoon I walked down town to get the mail as Dick wasn't coming home to tea to-night. The lane was full of snow-drift so we couldn't drive. To night I went down to the Orchestra dance, I didn't decide to go till just in time to get ready but the wind had died down, so it wasnt so bad going. Dick was there and we had a good time, the only boots I could find to wear, were a pair of thin soled paten leathers of Dad's, they were about a foot too long for me but worked pretty well, we got home about three in the morning; it was freezing hard and I guess was the coldest night this winter. Frank didn't go to school to-day on account of a bad cold. Friday March 7th Dad. and I started to dig out the lane this morning but Sam Law came over - about ten o'clock - and got Dad. to go and help dig out the one cut on the side road and at the winding hills, so I didn't get finished here. This afternoon we did chores, and I walked down and got the mail and my hair cut. Frank was in the house all day to-day again and feels pretty sick. Dick brought home a book to-night which he persisted in reading out loud and so I could not get this written. Had a practice on my horn. It has been freezing hard all day but sunny and no wind. Saturday March 8th Dad. and I did up the chores this morning, we also finished shovelling out the lane. I drove Enah down town this after noon to sell her butter and do shopping I didn't wait for her 25 �standing as I was afraid Joe would get cold so drove around town I picked up Roy Dell and afterwards Quint & Jim Muth piled in too but they didn't stay long. When we got home Mr. & Mrs. Morley Buck and kids were over just leaving. Mrs. Buck had been comparing babies but thought Tiddums would be not much account as he didn't sleep out doors. Jack Martin came over this after noon while we were gone and took all his roosters. Dick didn't come home to tea to-night we supposed he had to work. We started to have a practice to-night but Tiddums had to wake up and be fed just as we got started and it looks now as if I was in for a bath. It has been much milder to-day snowed this morning and is almost thawing this evening before sundown. Sunday March 9th The boys went to Sunday school this morning, Aunty stayed home to mind Tiddums so as to let Dad. & Enah go to church, we started rather late and it was beginning to rain before we got to the corner it was pouring so hard we came back. Frank did not go to church. This after noon we didn't do anything much Dad. did all the chores and Enah & I practiced Dick read, he was very disappointed as he has been counting on a sleigh ride this afternoon but the sleighing is nearly all gone, although a cutter & bob sleigh did go past in the mud. It has been very mild & sunny this after noon but every thing is flooded. Monday March 10th Dad. and I loaded up some wheat oats this morning and took it down to be chopped. This after noon Dad drove Aunty down to the McBains and on down town to get the mail and then drove around by the mill for the chop Just after dinner Allan Law drove in with his new buggy and harness and wanted to go to Jarvis after the blue grass money, so I went with him. the roads were a little muddy but not bad we went down and back in three hours, and were there half an hour or more. We got eight dollars for our seed with 17 lbs of alsike in it and Allan got a little over five for his. we didn't expect any more. He gave usl 2 1/2 cts for the blue gras & 17 cts per lb for the alsike. Allan bought me a cigar and I was fool enough to smoke it on the way home. It was my first whole one and although I didn't suffer any ill effects from it I think it will be my last because I don't see any sense in it. Mrs. McBride has been here washing to-day. Cliff Mc{Baind?} was in before break fast this morning to see if Dad would take their old mare but we couldn't so Dad told him to shoot her which he did this afternoon. Although they hated to do it, they couldn't manage any other was as they are all leaving for Toronto to-night. Dick did not get home to tea to-night. Very mild and sunny. snow going fast. 26 �Tuesday March 11th Teddy George was in before breakfast this morning to get Dad. to go over to Monteith's to see a sick cow Dad. fed the calves and had a cup of coffee but when he got over there the cow was dead. After doing up the chores Dad hooked up Joe & Ginger and we hauled up a load of rails. This afternoon we put a load of timothy on the rack to haul to the horse stable in the fmorning when the ground is frozen. Dad had been carrying blue grass over lately. Frank went down to see a health-car to-night so was late getting home. Just before ten Hazen & Murray drove in to tell Dick that he needn't go to work to night but Dick didn't come home anyway. Murray says he is home on sick leave but not very sick. Miss Monteith & Mrs Welch were in this after noon. Mild. muddy and springlike Wednesday March 12th Lorne Myers and his father came in first thing this morning to get a load of the threshed blue grass which Dad. told him he could have for five dollars a load, while they were putting it on we took Joe & Ginger and hauled our load of timothy over to the horse stable. Bill Donald came in just as the Myers were going - and it was nearly noon when he left. Dad. discovered Queen had cut a nasty gash in her {right?} fore leg just above the fetlock, he thought at first the tendon was cut but when he bathed it after dinner found it wasn't; he feels very badly about it and is afraid it will always be rough there. This afternoon we weighed and took Alfred's bushel of clover seed to him. He his pretty sick yet. When we got back we went out and cleaned out the road ditch running on the south side of the wheat field - as it was full of snow - and was backing a big pond on to the wheat. The seeds we sent to Simmer's for came to-day. Froze last night but sunny & thawing to-day looks like a big storm. Thursday March 13th We bathed Queen's leg and did chores this morning Aunty went down town to the dentist and stayed down to go to Bible class this after noon Dad. drove down after her about half past four. This after noon Dad & I moved quite a lot of the threshed blue grass out of the drive way into the barn. To night Dick and I went down to band practice but there wasn't any thing much going on as a lot of them were practicing at the Presbyterian concert. Dick couldn't get his cornet as Bill Graham has taken it. Murray was playing a lot of the new song hits over on the town hall piano for Walt Perce Brock was dancing to them. Vyse was over 27 �most of the morning. It rained a little but has been sunny & warm Frank and Dad each saw a robin to-day and Dick said he saw two or three, they are the first I have heard of. Friday March 14th I didn't get up early this morning and had the blues for most of the forenoon. We fixed up the ice house a little more and put some tar paper and siding on the front of it so that it looks ever so much better. This after noon we trimmed apple trees we got two pretty well browsed in two hours and a half. The cows all went back to the gully this after noon, when I went back for them they were nosing around half way to the culvert but they came when I called them. Lila came over with Frank to stay all night. Dick came home to tea. After we sat down to tea Roy Bannister came after Dad. to go and see their old horse which he said was choking. Dad. had his tea and then went over to see it. Tiddums allowed Enah to play the whole evening for Dick and me. and I didn't go to bed till about eleven. It has been a beautiful day quite hot but to-night a very heavy thunder storm came up and it rained & hailed nearly all evening, that in the spring means cold weather. Saturday March 15th We got up pretty fairly early this morning and Dad discovered that the calves were in the sheep pen and upon investigation found that they had come through the barn and had let the sheep all out. we supposed the wind last night had blown the barn doors open. Another little bit of excitement we had was Dick discovering that Lila had come in to his room before he was awake and taken his Romany Club pin of his coat. and she wouldn't give it back. She said he had no right to it as he didn't belong to their club. but he said he was going to keep it as they had sold it to him. We found out later when Winnie came over that Lila had lost hers, and there wasn't another one so she had taken Dick's but Win persuaded to give it back as they had found the lost one. I think Dick bought it so as there wouldn't be enough to go round and led them to under stand he was buying it for another member of the club. We got the chores done up pretty early but didn't get any thing else much done. Dad. went over to Bannister's to see their horse and says he thinks it will die. Roy came back with him and fooled around with Frank nearly all morning and at last went home with an Horatio Alger book after Frank had showed about half a dozen {"tame" illegible} Win and Lila went home soon after dinner. This afternoon Dad drove Enah and Frank down town, Enah sold her butter and Frank got a new suit which he is highly delighted with. Dad arranged with Marshall to send our cream to the butter factory in April.The roads were a fright, frost nearly out in some places. I cut wood and cleaned out enough threshed 28 �bluegrass to shut the barn doors. It rained this morning this after noon very high wind and colder not quite freezing to-night. Dick had to work tonight. Tiddums on the mend slept most of the day. Sunday March 16th Aunty and the boys went down to sunday school & church I helped Dad do up some of the chores and then left here about eleven for church. I was a little late of course so sat in the back with Dick & Fred Tuck. Quint came over to dinner with us and this afternoon he Dick & I went down town and sat around down at the Vigilant with Jim Muth till six. Dick stayed down to tea at Huby's but I came home. Dad did up the chores. It froze last night and has been much colder to-day with a sharp wind. Freezing pretty hard to night. Snow flurries to day. Monday March 17th Dad. and I caught the two young gobblers this morning and put them up over the pig pen, where we hope to get them in a corpulent state, one for home consumption and the other to convert into cash, we started before dinner to move more alsike & bluegrass threshing and this after noon got it all out of the drive way and piled in one corner of the empty bent in the barn as high as was convenient to pich, there is still quite a pile in the shed. Enah went down town to church this afternoon, there is church every afternoon this week now. Dick came home with her. Tom. Abbot was in this morning to see Dad. about his mare who has distemper. It froze pretty stiff last night and there has been a rather sharp breeze to- day but sunny. Tuesday March 18th I went down town this morning took some saws down for Emery to sharpen and got him to come over to morrow to help us build a smoke house. I also saw Huby and asked him to come over as Dad. wanted to speak to him about tendering for a mail route. He came over this afternoon and said he would think about it. I got a pair of low shoes and came home. This after noon we tore down most of the old chicken house - as that is were we expect to get the material for the smoke house. Skinny Ryersie came over this after noon with the ewe Bol. Miller wanted to keep her for awhile. He said it was one of my old ones, but I dont beleive I would have recognised it. Aunty went down to church this after noon. Art Quanbury was in soon after dinner and got all the white wyandotte pullets (14). It has been very much milder but windy. 29 �Wednesday March 19th Emery did not show up this morning as we expected and we found out after wards that he stayed at home to help Mrs. McPherson get ready to go to Courtright in the morning. Dad. and I finished taking the nails out of the old chicken house boards and I just hung around this after noon and went back to the gully where I heard a frog. Enah went down to church this afternoon. To-night Dick and Frank went to the show the Presbyterian church had in the town hall called "The Old District School" which they enjoyed very much. I had a good practice. Lovely day very mild the frost nearly all out. Thursday March 20th Emery came over this morning and built the smoke house getting it all finished by to-night. Dad. & I helped him and I cleaned out the separator this after noon Aunty went down to church to-day. Emery stayed here to tea and Cecil came over here to find him. After tea Dick. Emery Cecil and I went down town & I went to band practice Dick got his first long pants to-night but I don't think he likes them much. It rained a little and was threatening this morning but turned out fine and was a beautiful night. Friday March 21st It poured rain most of the morning. Frank and Enah went down to church as this is Good Friday. Cecil McPherson came over and said he thought he would stay here awhile on his way to his Grandpa's, but owing to the weather he stayed till after dinner when his father came and called for him. A terrific wind got up about noon and blew things "galley west." It flatene our barnyard fence, tore some of the roof of our cow stable rooted up the old half dead mountain ash tree at the corner of the spare bedroom and blew over our new smoke house. We three boys went down town and found the water very high down at the pier. We noticed Woodson's tank has blown off its tower and their fence is lying all over the sidewalk. Aunty and I intended to go to church to-night but as the wind was so bad we decided to stay home and I had a pretty fair practice. Dick went down town to a party at {Bessie?} Graham's. Saturday March 22nd Dad and I & Frank fixed up the fence around the barnyard which blew down yesterday. Roy Bannister came over to spend the morning with Frank. This after noon Dad and I went down town to get some groceries. We have to take beef for Easter as the wind yesterday blew 30 �apart the pig pen door and both the turkeys got loose and we haven't caught them yet. We heard of quite a lot of damage being done around here several wind mills put out of business and the roof blew off Chart. Wooleys barn. but by the paper we see there is much more damage done in other parts of the province. Dad. got his hair cut and I waited around till he got through Mrs. Lawrie was here when we got back. I had a good practice to-night. Sunny with cold wind. Sunday March 23rd As this was Easter Sunday, Dad. and Enah managed to get down to church while Aunty looked after Tiddums. This after noon I wasted in sleeping and reading Dad & Frank did all the chores. It was cloudy this morning and rained all the afternoon Aunty wanted to go to church to-night but couldn't on account of the weather. Franks got 12 eggs to-day which is more than he has got since Christmas but for that it has seemed very un-Eastery. Monday March 24th I didn't do any thing much to-day but chores Dad & Frank cleaned up the old barn, and I read a lot of "Tom Dick & Harry". Jimmy Lawse came over quite early this morning and got Fred. Dad. was disappointed Bob. didn't see her before she got all wet and muddy but I saw Bob to-night and he said she was in better shape than he expected. The fellow that lives down at the corner where Andre used to live was over this morning to see if he could buy some little pigs as he had a lot of milk going to waste, he seemed disappointed when he couldn't get them but Dad. didn't want to sell any and had had a lot speak before. It poured rain all last night and most of the morning but was clear all the afternoon. About dark it began again and kept it up all night to-night. Dick and I went down to the Orchestra dance to-night, it was raining so hard when we left about 3 am that we went down to Huby's. I just took off my coat and boots and lay on the sofa. Dick I guess turned in with Quint. About six I came home. Dick spent about half of his holiday yesterday in bed and the other half in town. {The entries for Mar. 25 & 26 were written by Toby's father, Harry Barrett.} Tuesday March 25th It poured rain all last night and this forenoon, the mud is terrible Tobe and Dick stayed at Hubert's after the ball. Tobe got home Just as Frank and I were getting the fires going. We did very little but chores all day, the papers are full of the awful loss of life and property 31 �caused by the storm on Good Friday. It was fair for a little while this afternoon but is raining and freezing a little tonight. Wednesday March 26th A very heavy fog this morning, but mild the ice was dropping from the trees, we took Joe and Ginger on the lumber wagon and moved the big bin from the drive house over to the old barn there we put on three sacks of oats to go to the mill, we got there and then on down town. Aunty went with us, (Frank & me) she stayed down town. Frank and I got home about noon with our chop and our flour. After dinner we cleaned up some wheat. Aunty got home about six. Dick did not get home to tea. Toby went down to have a practice. It is a dark dismal night and not knowing whether to snow or rain. Thursday March 27th It blew & snew all day so we didn't do any thing out side but chores. I drew a little this morning while Dad. paid a visit to Alfred and Frank worked at his "Mecanno" We weren't sure whether Dick would be home to night with the mail. I walked down after it, I saw Dick and we went down and got our Science books and I brought them home. I took my horn down this afternoon and went down to band practice to night. Dick did get home to tea after all. The papers are full of account of the awful floods in Ohio.There has been a blizzard most of the day and to-night is freezing quite stiff. Snow all over again Friday March 28th We put in most of the day to-day hauling hay. We had two motives for so doing, first because we were out of hay both in horse stable and cow barn, and secondly because we wanted to get at the clover which was under what we hauled for the sheep, we just cut a square out of one corner of the blue grass mow and took out all the blue grass till we struck clover. We could only haule half loads as the mud under the frozen crust was to hard to pull through but Joe & Ginger did it. We hauled one half load to the other barn and half a one to the horse stable and put half a one on the rack Frank pitched out of the mow Dad pitched on and I loaded. Enah went down town this morning and Aunty went calling at Brileys & Martin's this afternoon. It has been very sunny all day but a cold wind, freezing to night. Saturday March 29th 32 �Frank, Dad and I cleaned up more wheat this morning but have quite a lot left yet. Nig. came over this morning and he and Frank went back hunting this after noon around the gully. I went back too with my camera. I intended to follow the south creek to its source but as I couldn't get across it and there were several branches to it I had to keep on the south of every branch. I was led at last nearly to Colin McNellige's barn - and then I went down to Cedar swamp in quest of skunk cabbage but as I was on the wrong side of that creek and the log was gone I didn't find any, I think it is a little early any way. I heard a dog barking down the stream and upon investigation, discovered Billy Louis & Balby Wright with their dog's. I talked to them awhile and then came part way home with Billy the same way I came went. Dad. and Aunty went down town this after noon Dad. settled up with Bob Miller for Fred. he got $60.00 for her, just what he asked and Bob said she was worth it. Bob offered him $48.00 for the twelve little pigs now but Dad. doesn't want to sell them till he has spoken to the othe people who have asked for them, he saw Carl Coleman coming over here on his way home with his cow who had another piece of turnip in her throat. Dick did not get home to tea to night It has been much milder to-day and very sunny. Sunday March 30th I went down to church this morning. Aunty and the boys went down to Sunday School and church. Dick stayed down at Huby's to tea dinner. This after noon I decided to take a walk up to Wooley's to make sure whether the roof was off his barn or not as we have heard conflicting reports concerning it. I fell in with Jacks Spain & Winn, Lewie Larose & Geordie Spain. and they came to the conclusion that they would go with me, but Lewie didn't go very far. The rest of went up to Wooley's point with out much adventure, then I left them there to go and ascertain the facts of the barn case, and found it in perfectly good condition and I didn't think it was likely they would have it all fixed up so soon. I came back to the lake just by Hay Creek and saw the other fellows down the beach, and saw by their foot prints that they had kept on the beach so I thought if they could go that way I could too but soon found out that I was very much mistaken. I got into quicksand above my boot tops and just covered myself with mud (I was fool enough to have worn my good clothes) I lost one rubber and fished around with my fingers for about five minutes before I found it. I struck for the bank at the first opportunity and stayed there till I got to where I knew I wouldn't have to cross any more mud. I washed my rubbers off as well as I could. When I got down to McCoy's bush I found Skinny & Perce Ryersie with Fred Tuck Bangers & {Smock?} making maple syrup they had quite a quantity of sap gathered and were boiing it down right there. I took a picture of them and then homeward plodded my weary way, via 33 �the back streets of Dover thus escaping the notice of most of the good people who might scoff at my appearance. I stopped at Huby's to try and brush off some of the mud but did not succeed he gave me a piece of Sassafras root which Mr Henderson had got. Lovely sunny day but muddy in spots Monday March 31st Dad. went off this morning to settle up about the sale of his little pigs, he saw. John Quanbury & Vyse and they didn't want to block the sale of the bunch so he sold the eleven of them to Bob. Miller for forty five dollars he had given the runt to Frank so couldn't sell it with the rest. I did the chores up and Tupper came through on his way down town. This afternoon the old man that lives down at the corner came up here with his cream to churn as Dad. told him he might this morning. Part of the barn yard fence blew down again this morning and some of the cattle got into the field. About four o'clock Dad. and I went up to Ham Thompsons and Dad bought his registered short horn bull calf for fifty five dollars although he wanted sixty as he says their price has gone up very much lately. We didn't get home till six so were late with the chores. Dick did not get home to tea to-night I suppose as it is the last of the month It rained alittle this morning, cloud, windy and colder to-night. Tuesday April 1st There was a very strong wind blowing all day to-day and as wind makes Dad. sick & mad. we didn't do anything but chores, but did them thoroughly, we also went out and I held the ladder while Dad nailed a board on the eve of the cow stable roof, as the wind was getting under our roofing paper and tearing it. This after noon I slept most of the time and Dad made some meat hooks out of the rod he got from Butler the other day. Aunty went down town this morning and stayed down till after the auxillary this after noon. Dick did not get home to tea. I had a good practice to-night. Ed. Aikens was in this after noon to see Dad. about a dog which he left here to be looked after. Cold but sunny to-day. Froze pretty stiffly last night but the wind dried up a lot of mud. Wednesday April 2nd Dad. and I put up the barnyard fence again this morning which the wind blew down the day before yesterday While we were at it the old man at the corner, (whose name he told us was Mr. Green, but who is commonly known as Jonas by the surrounding neighbourhood.) came in and bargained for a load of hay. Dad. said he would let him have a load of thashed alsike for five dollars but would not deliver it with the roads in the shape they are, so this 34 �after noon he got Allan Law to come and get it for him, his wife came last night so he is a little more cheerful, Charlie Martin was over this morning for awhile to see about getting some meat smoked and he helped us raise the smoke house. We chopped up the old mountain ash tree that blew down and got a small pile of firewood from it. This after noon we didn't do much as Allan Law and his friend Jonas came after the latter's hay and we stayed out at the barn watching them work. Tupper came in soon after their exodus and entertained us for about an hour relating the history of Jonas, & Sairy his wife as he had known them in the days of his youth when they lived near Waterford. It appears that Jonas has a few shingles of his roof and that some of "Saiway's" as Jonas evidently calls her are loose. It was rather late in the life of each of them when they entered upon their matrimonial career and all has not been perfectly clear sailing since as they now and then strike a rock in the shape of a pugilistic bout, in which the old lady generally comes off with the laurels. Many were the anecdotes he told of pranks & tricks enjoyed by the juvenile portion of the comunnity at Mr. Green's expence and one case where that gentleman's claw's did him a good service in peeling a youth's face with whom he was engaged in battle. Aunty went down town this after noon and brough back a note from Mrs. Lawson containing news of the arrival of a new member to the house of Tupper, and it was to be delivered to the head of that house. Mrs. Tupper is down at Mrs. Lawson's and the stork called yesterday morning but Mrs. Lawson hadn't seen anybody to carry the tidings home. Tupper said this after noon he in tended to call down there the end of this week or the beginning of next to see if there was any thing doing, he supposed they would let him know if a boy came but if it was a girl he didn't care a cent. Poor Tupper it was a girl and he was going fishing to-night. Just before ten to-night Billy Barlow drove in he had been down in this country after beef and dropped in to see us and Dad sold him his two gobblers. Dick did not come home to tea to night but I went down to private band practice and we came home to gether. Pud. Slocomb Roy Dell & Walt were at band practice and we had a fairly good one. Very nice day to-day Sunny and quite mild, Roads are drying up fast. Blacker than a stack of black cats to-night. Found 4 duck eggs in mudpuddle Thursday April 3rd Mr. Green came in this morning for a little visit before breakfast and sat by the door with his hat on all the time we were eating. We couldn't do very much out side to day on account of the weather but this morning we finished cleaning up the wheat and this after noon started to clean up oats but didn't get much done Emery came over with the pieces he is going to put on the bed piece of the rack to rest on the holster instead of the cross 35 �pieces on the holster but he couldnt finish the job as the bolts he brought over didn't have a long enough thread cut on them. Tonight I went down to band practice with Emery. I wore my steel boots and gaiters to keep off the mud and I left my horn at Hubys. It has rained nearly all day to-day with thunder and lightening but seems to have cleared off to night. It seems there is a new fellow now negotiating with the town concerning a canning factory they have formed a joint stock company and yesterday sold $8000 worth of shares they want to sell $15000 worth. Friday April 4th Dad. & I drove Joe & Ginger up to Simcoe to-day. Dad went to Frank Reid's and paid the intrest on the mortgage and $1000 of the principal which Aunty got and wanted to pay last fall but couldn't as they wouldn't take it till the right date. We got there just a little after twelve and Dad. just caught Mr. Reid as he was leaving for dinner we also called around to see Billy Barlow but his shop door was locked so we dropped in at Church's and got our old harnessed fixed and came home getting here about half past three. The roads were very bad in some places especially in the streets of Simcoe, we didn't go by the half way house but turned at the cemetry corner and came out on the gravel at St. John's as Carl Coleman told me the other night there was a bad place near Brad. Bowlby's but we found the back road in very good condition. We had our dinner and did up a few chores after we got home Charlie Martin came over just before tea and tuned the piano Dick came home to tea. It has been cloudy and threatening all day but quite mild. It rained before and after we went to Simcoe but was fair all the time we were gone. Quint was over a couple of times after some ducks, Frank saw in the timothy field. But Saturday April 5th Frank and Dad. went up to Ham. Thompson's about the first thing this morning and got our bull, they were gone quite a while as he gave them considerable trouble and got away once and ran way down the track. We have to think of name for him as is to be registered. While they were gone Quint and George Haymaker came along, they had come up the creek and came over here to see if the ducks were here, but they weren't. George wanted to know if I knew any body around here by the name of Mull or some name sounding like that, who kept brown leg horn chickens and lived a long way in from the road; by this last hint I suppose I mentioned Tupper which proved to be the correct answer; they didn't know the way over there so I showed them part way as George wanted to get some eggs. This after noon Frank & Enah went down town for supplies. I cut wood and Dad carried hay and then we hung the 36 �hams all up in the smoke house Dick didn't come home to tea to-night. It has been colder and windy to-day with quite a snow storm to-night. Sunday March April 6th Aunty and the boys went down to Sunday school and I went to church this morning. This after noon I drew a pattern to carve and Dick went down town. Dad. did nearly all the chores. {The remainder of this paragraph was written by Toby's father, Harry Barrett.} Toby and Hattie have gone in to have some music so I told him I would finish this, there is little more to say. It has been a cold miserable day, quite a wind with occasional snow flurries, it is freezing hard tonight. Monday April 7th I didn't do anything much to-day, helped Dad. a little clean out the place where we had the calves as he wants to build a stall for the bull (who by the way we have decided to call Dreadnought after Aunty's suggestion) in one corner of it. Dad. lit a fire in the smoke house this morning and about noon Art Quanbury came over with Charlie Martin's hams and some side meat of his fathers which Dad promised to smoke. Bob. Miller came over and got the little pigs to-day. He paid $44.00 for the eleven but left Runty for Frank, we left him in with the old sow but soon had to remove him as we heard a terrible racket in the pig pen and when Dad went to investigate found the old sow with the little pig down and treating it in a very savage manner and if she had been left to continue would soon have killed it but as it was she didn't hurt it much Aunty went down town this after noon, and something or other struck Enah to go down to A.Y.P.A. to-night so Dad. went with her I guess it was because Aunty Maude was going to recite. Dick did not get home to tea to-night we don't know whether he had to work or not. We think of getting up early in the morning and going fishing back in the gully. Ray Dell told Frank to-night that Ern. Fleming caught 6 pike above the culvert at our place yesterday or the day before. Mrs. McBride was here washing to-day. It was cloudy and inclined to snow this morning but turned sunny & muddy & mild this after noon. Lovely night. {indistinct marks on page} Tuesday April 8th Dad finished building his bull stall to-day. I didn't do much in the morning but this after noon I pruned another apple tree. We got up about half past five this morning and started to the gully armed with a rifle and two pitch forks. We went down to the culvert and walked up but didn't see a sign of aquatic life except a mud turtle who was too cold to resist my 37 �picking him out of the water on my fork and some sort of a fish about a foot long which I speared at but missed. I also saw two minnows. Aunty went down town to the dentists this morning and was successful in finding the door unlocked and Bill in working order. Dick had to work to-night and said when he got home that got nearly through he only made a mistake of $1800.00. Froze hard last night, sunny & breezy to-day. Wednesday April 9th This morning I started to clean up the lawn in front of the house and I raked the grass across the ditch. Then Dad. & I went back to the gully and burned some of the old grass on the flat. After dinner went back again. we burned quite a lot of it but it is a little too wet to run. When we got back we bolted the pieces on the bed pieces of the rack. To-night I went down with my horn to practice but found there was a public meeting on in the hall and consequently no practice so I went to the meeting, it was about the new school by law. Mr. Ivey was speaking when I went in, and he was against it. Then Dr. Hicks & Mr. Robertson who were for it had a little say, then Old Maneer & Dr. Jolly the former for & the latter against it. Old Maneer told us that as he had lived in the back woods all his life he had no education so would like to see a good school and that if nobody else would build it for less than $28000.00 he would take the contract himself. They spent a good part of the time arguing who was going to have the last word but Mr. Ivey left before it was over I think. Dick & I did any way and got home after eleven. Aunty went down town this morning and stayed down all night as Aunty Maude has not been at all well all day. It has been a nice day but with quite a cold wind. Thursday April 10th It rained nearly all day so we didn't do much but chores. As I was cleaning out the stable this morning I got a sharp stitch in my side and had to go in the house and lie down till after dinner, and it was quite a while after dinner before it entirely left me. Aunty came over this morning. This afternoon Dad fixed up the boxstall door and cleaned & admired Queen. Tonight I went down to band practice to-night. There weren't many there as all the orchestra went to Port Rowan to a dance. Bob. Rankin was down and we had a pretty fair practice. Dick had to work all evening hunting for a mistake of 40 something dollars and we came home to-gether through the pouring rain. Quint got word by telephone to-day from Geordie Allen saying he had a job for him and he is to go to Port Coulborne to morrow night. He doesn't know yet what the job is but thinks it is on a boat. 38 �Friday April 11th Quint came over this morning to say goodbye to us and I went out with him to get his traps which he set for the ducks and we scared up six but were too far away to get a shot at them. Aunty went down with Quint and is going to stay down all night I went over as far as Martin's with them and Aunty got Mrs. Charlie Martin to telephone down to see if Bagley & Miller's car of potatoes had come yet but they hadn't so I went over again after the train should have come in but they weren't here. This after noon Jonas came over to prune apple trees. We hardly knew him as he has had his beard shaved off. he got over quite a lot of trees but didn't cut out any thing much but the suckers. He says he will be over to-morrow if it is fine but has to go to work for Ivey on Monday. I went down to-night to see Quint off. Dick was down and said he would have to look for his mistake again to-night. Cloudy & very mild, windy Saturday April 12th Jonas came over at seven this morning and pruned in the orchard all day. He got pretty well over all the trees but I think they would stand a lot more being cut out of them. Dad & I went down to Porter's in the lumber waggon and got back about two o'clock. The roads were awful in places. Art. Ryersie just scraped his hill before the rain so it was like a mortar bed, so to miss it we came home but the Plank road and it was just about as hard pulling down the hill above the brick yard as it would have been pulling up Art. Ryersie's. Dad. & Enah walked down town after dinner and did not get back till after six. Dad. voted for the School by-law and before he came home found out that it had carried by a majority of 10 in town but they hadn't heard from the town-ship yet, most likely the moss backs will be against it. I started to dig up the plum trees out on the front lawn this after noon but the ground was too wet. Frank and I found the turkey nests right out here along the side of the road. Aunty came over this morning after she had voted. Dick is still in quest of his mistake. Jim Law was in here this morning trying to sell Enah some tea & coffee but didn't. Dark & threatening all day but quite mild. Sunday April 13th Dad. caught a whole family of rats in the horse stable last night in the cage trap, there was a mother and five ratlets. He had to drown them although he hated to. He also discovered that Bob's ewe had a lamb last night. Aunty & the boys went down to Sunday school and I went down late to church. This afternoon Dick and I took some duck eggs down to Mrs. 39 �Tuck and Dick bought a film for Frank's camera with the money. We hung around the lake till about five o'clock with Roy Dell and then came home. We found Pud. Smythe & his father had been here all the afternoon and were just going We went in on our way down to see Jona's colt which came this morning. It is a nice colt only one hind leg is crookeder than a snake fence. Enah went to church to-night and Dick went down with her but said he was not going to church. Lovely day, roads drying up fast. Monday April 14th Dad managed to poke a hole through the blocade in the center of the culvert this morning with a scantling and as there was such a head of water on it washed it out clear and in a few minutes it drained the lake that has been in the field on the west side of the road all spring & winter. Then we grubbed out the six plum trees that were planted all in a heap along the lane in the lawn as they were full of black knot and haven't borne fruit since we came here so we want to plant a grape vine in their place. While we were out there Billy Louis drove along breaking his colt then Art. Ryersie, then Mr. Monteith came and each stopped to talk Charlie Martin came over and talked till nearly noon. This after noon I fixed the place up where we dug out the trees and Dad brushed them out. When we went out to the {Courslake?} we had to spend some time with Bobby who had a big bull calf just come.We were rather late getting through to-night but Dad & I went down to Mrs. {Halles?} as soon as we could get ready after tea. Dick came all the home after he had had his tea to tell Dad. to take his songs down but he didn't. We had a nice evening and enjoyed Miss Prest's playing on the violin very much. We got home about twelve and came with Dick who had just got through work as we came out. Aunty Maude went to London to-day as delegate to the W.A. Meetings and Aunty has gone down to keep house for Huby & the girls Charlie Martin got his meat this after noon. and Dad is going to take ours out as it is smoked enough. It has been very nice & sunny but with rather raw east wind. Tuesday April 15th Sam. Law came after Dad. this morning to put a team on the road scraper so he took Joe & Ginger and has had them at it all day. They used the old three cornered {drag?} that has been leaning up against our barn since the reign of Titus and just had the two teams on. Law's & ours. Sam drove their team this morning and Allan drove this after noon. Dad got home about five to-night and said he would have been home half an hour earlier but they hauled the scraper to Law's and Sam was bound he should see their bull calf - and then Allan insisted on him going in to hear a record or two on his new graphaphone. I didn't do 40 �much but chores this morning but chores and this after noon took a walk over the estate. I found the wheat in some places to be pretty badly killed but where we ploughed the manure under it is pretty good and where it was top dressed is better than where there is none at all. On the fall ploughing I noticed that parts of the fields are dry as a bone but in other places it is a little too soggy to work yet. I went back to the gully & burnt a lot more grass but didn't have anything to carry the fire. I went back to the woods and saw quite a lot of May flowers and two garter snakes Dick came home to tea with the mail but had to go back to work. Mild, sunny & breezy. Wednesday April 16th Dad. & I went down first thing this morning with Joe & Ginger & the lumber waggon to get the team shod. we didn't get back till noon. I got some things up town and then went down to Huby's where Aunty showed me where to get some raspberriesroots. I also got a white rose root, one of the old bushes This afternoon I set them out but didn't get all the raspberries put out. Dad got a load of rails, we intended if we had had time to have gone back and harrowed a little this after noon, Vyse has started disking. Frank & Dick had tea at Huby's to-night as they are going to a show in the town hall. Jonas came over to night to pay Dad for what he owed him on the hay and got some apples. One of the hen turkeys died during the night. When Dad went out to feed the calves to-night he gave Frank's runt a big feed of milk - and when he returned he found the poor pig dead at the back of its pen. Lovely sunny day quite hot. Thursday April 17th Dad. started to work on the field this side of the gully on the east side of the lane with Joe & Ginger. He harrowed all morning. I went back with him but just as we got back I noticed the colts out. I went back to put them in. Tig under took to help me but as she chased them way over to the side road I shut her up in the stable I managed to get them back into the barn yard through the lane. While I was after them Taurus & all the calves got out and I chased them for about an hour but a last had to shut them up just where they were. some of them in the clover field, John in the plum orchard and left Jim out on the road. I then planted out the raspberries and Dad put the calves in when he came up. This after noon Aunty came over for a few minutes Dad. took the disks back and disked what he harrowed this morning, some of the land is a little too wet to work yet. I did chores. and cleaned up my horn with some stuff of Quint's which Aunty brought over. its what they used down on the "Vigilant" and is great stuff. To-night I went down to band practice. Roy. Dell. Walt & 41 �John Smith were the only ones there. Dad. went down with me and got the baby carriage which Mrs. Johnston sent to Enah. He came home with Dick who hasn't been working all the after noon. We went down to Huby's for awhile after practice Aunty Maude came home tonight. None of us expected her It has been a lovely day, sunny & hot. Friday April 18th Dad and I worked on the land all day. I disked with Belle & Harry and Dad harrowed wth the little team. We are just working up half the field and are going to try to get it in to morrow after noon. Enah took Tiddums down town this after noon in his fancy carriage. Aunty & Win came over to-night. but Win had to go back after tea. Dick went home with her. Very warm, thunder & lightening after tea but no rain to speak of Saturday April 19th I went out and disked all morning. Dad. and Frank got out the drill and cleaned up some oats, then Dad. came out and harrowed for a couple of hours before noon We didn't get out very early after dinner owing to chores and things but Dad. got sowed nearly all we have worked up and I harrowed after him Frank & Roy Bannister have been hob nobbing together this after noon. Frank went down to Law's after the butter and stayed quite awhile listening to the phonograph We didn't get in till late to-night and didn't get through tea till about nine I had a bath and went to bed Aunty was down town all the after noon. The old sow got out at noon and our efforts to recapture her were unsuccessful. Frank put some apples in her pen but she waited till we were all away before she ate them and then came out again. It froze last night and there has been a cold north wind all day very strong this after noon quite sunny. Sunday April 20th Aunty & the boys went down to Sunday school and I came to church. Lila came over to dinner with us and is staying all night. This after noon, Lila Aunty and I went back to the woods and got some wild flowers. Frank rode his bicycle out to the Shand's and he & Charlie rode out to Renton. Dick spent the after noon with the girls down town. Dicky Smith came over to see Dad. about pasturing a calf this summer, and Dad. said he would. Uncle Ward & Aunt Lucy also came over. Enah went down alone to church to-night. It froze quite hard last night and there has been a cold wind to-day. Monday April 21st 42 �We have been working on the land all day. I went out to disk this morning but the ground was so frozen for an hour or two that it did very little good. Dad. took Joe & Ginger and went down town this morning and got the potatoes which came at last. When he got back he came out and harrowed the rest of the morning and all the after noon. We are now cross disking & cross harrowing it. and we think we will be able to sow to-morrow after noon. Sam. Law came over at noon to borrow the drill and Vyse came and got his roller. Mrs. McBride was here washing to-day. Aunty went down to Huby's to-night & I went with her she expects to leave for Toronto to-morrow night. Cold, but sunny Tuesday April 22nd Dad. kept Frank home this morning and they cleaned up enough seed oats to finish this field. I I disked all morning and finished crossing the field. Dad came out a little before noon and started to drill and drilled all the afternoon just finishing up to-night. I followed him with the harrows and it was after six when I got through but the field is now put in, in good shape and running out the ditches is all that remains to be done. Dick did not come home to-night as he said if he didn't have to work he was going to an old time social in the Methodist church. Frank went to school this after noon & he & Dick went down to the station to see Aunty off. The cows knocked the fence down around the barn-yard and some of them got out so I had to come up to try & put them in but I only got one in so I shut them up in the stable and fixed the fence as well as I could - as we both had to stop in the field for Dad to watch my team. It has been cloudy & cool all the morning it looked threatening and did rain a little but this after noon it came out sunny & hot. {The entries for April 23-24 were written by Toby's father, Harry Barrett.} Wednesday April 23rd We had a terrific Thunder storm last night and as it was pouring rain when I woke at 5 this morning I had another little sleep. The rain cleared off and it came out very hot before noon I opened up a lot of ditches in the old corn ground and Toby and I trimmed up all the sheep. Dick did not come home to tea and Toby went to band practice after tea. Thursday April 24th We were up early this A.M. Frank went to Vyse's after the grass seeder, before breakfast. I had to go down to Art Ryerses first thing had a dickens of a job. Toby and I got the wheat ground all seeded and a lot of the ditches opened up on the Timothy sod, the had to go 43 �down to Joe Longs to see a cow, and after tea tonight I had to go down to old Jonas Greens, The boys, Frank and Dick were at {Win's?} tea party. Tobe is down at band practice It has been very hot all day, every thing has grown since the rain {The entry for April 25 was written by Toby's step-mother, Hattie James ("Enah").} Friday April 25th Toby, having finished a game of hide and seek with Dick and Frank is too tired to write so is exchanging work with me and is darning stockings. This morning was bright and very warm Toby & Harry dug ditches in the old Timothy sod preparatory to sowing oats. They also burnt off the grass around the fences and set fire to a post. Sam Law extinguished the blaze before any damage was done. In the afternoon Toby disked the oat field. Harry did all the chores, brought up the harrows on the stone boat ready to take out in the morning, went out for a load of rails, came in and did up the chores for the night. At noon we had a visitation from our friend Jonas who has a sick cow and came for advice. This has been an exceedingly hot day, unseasonably hot. {The entry for April 26 was very faint and had to be guessed at.} Saturday April 26th As our supply of ink has run out I foun that to {?} of ink: {name?} pencil. I disked all day. Dad. {?} in the early morning up the north part of the field as the other is too wet {?} our {?} waiting under the upper part of the field. It began to rain about half past four this after noon some bad so we had to quit. Frank put in the day building a duck pen in the plum orchard down under the {oak?} tree. Dick got home early to night Great change in the temperatures yesterday I peeled off every thing but my {?} clothes and to-day I was wearing a sweater & mitts. Sunday April 27th It rained all night nearly, not very hard but a steady cool rain, which will the wheat a lot of good and which is bursting the buds on all the trees. Frank went down to Sunday school and Dick and I went down to church. This after noon I read my self to sleep (although I tried not to) and so wasted half a day. Dad. & Frank did chores. Dick went down town for awhile. It didn't rain much this afternoon. Mr. Lawrie was in church this morning & Mr. Herbert prot. the sermon. 44 �{The entry for April 28 was written by Toby's brother, Richard (Dick) Barrett.} Monday April 28th This morning Dad and Toby packed the sawdust in around the edge of the ice-house and put some some blue-grass on top. Then we went out and cleaned up about 20 bushels of oats. Frank was sick all day and did not go to school. I think he feels better now as he is talking a blue streak. After dinner Dad went out and cleaned out ditches in the north-west field this side of the gulch. Toby did the chores in the afternoon and then went out and dug up two maple trees in the woods besides fooling around picking flowers. Between 4 and 6 o'clock while Frank was sleeping on the kitchen sofa and Enah was in the dining-room some unknown person came in and left a silver spoon on the kitchen table for Tiddums with his initials carved on it and then went away before anyone saw her or him. It was cloudy and windy all day with about ten minutes sunshine.. Tuesday April 29th Dad. has been opening up ditches all day out in the field next Ivey's where we sowed the oats and is now pretty well finished. I cut some wood this morning and then went back to the woods and dug up a couple of maple trees one of which I brought up at noon with me & we planted in place of one of the dead ones along the lane. This after noon I dug up two more and Dad. & I put out one of them to-night. The other two I left down in the creek so as the roots wouldn't dry out. Frank has been home all day although he feels a lot better today. This after noon Wyatt Waddle came in with the general agent for the Massey Harris Company and he proved himself to be a good man for the company not only by persuading Dad. to order a manure spreader, but Dad. seemed to like him & showed him Queen who he thought like everyone else was perfect. We got the manure spreader on easy terms as we don't have to make a payment on it till a year from next fall when we pay 28 dollars & 50 dollars a year for the next two years. Dick told us to-night that Huby had got a job at the canning factory which they started work on to-day. He went down to the dance to-night. I only have five cents to my name so stayed home although I guess I could have got enough tin to take me sunny & mild but a cool wind. Wednesday April 30th This morning we planted out the four little trees which I had dug up, then we went over to see what the field looked like, it is getting pretty dry, from there we went over to see if Sam Law's wheat was any better than ours, but it wasn't. We found him over trimming up the 45 �limbs he had cut out of his orchard. As he was just contemplating a visit to Alfred who was disking the other side of the hedge we made a joint attack and sat around over there for about an hour. so by the time we had wandered back home it was noon. This after noon instead of working on the field as we had thought of doing, we took our wheat down to the mill. I went down and borrowed some sacks from Blight and we had to make two trips of it as the ground was a little soft. We had eighteen bags and it went over two bus {bushels}. to the bag, that job took up all the afternoon. Tonight I went down to band practice and came home with Dick. The school board were having a meeting, we heard after wards that Mr. Ivey called it but as none but kickers attended it soon adjourned with out any thing being done except Old Stringer falling down stairs coming out so Pud. Slocomb says. Nice day Mild & sunny cool breeze. Thursday May 1st We worked on the land all day to-day. I disked & Dad. harrowed, we have it in pretty nice shape now I went down to band practice to-night. Dick went down with me although he didn't have to work. Jonas came over to pay Dad for some hay he got this morning and he stayed half the night telling them stories of his experiences in the United States with, snakes bears and such like. Cars. Rankin told us to-night that his Dad is laid up with blood poisoning and is in pretty bad shape, they just moved back to town the other day It has been sunny and fair with a cool breeze. Friday May 2nd We worked on the land all day. I cross disked & Dad. harrowed. We could have drilled it to day I suppose but thought we would have it in extra good shape. Enah took Tiddums down to Mrs. Battersby's this afternoon. I nearly went to sleep on the disk this afternoon It has been fair & sunny. Sun set clear to-night. Saturday May 3rd Bill Oaks came over this morning with his grey horse which had hurt his head in the manger. Later in the morning he came over and borrowed the clover seeder, which he brought back at noon and had a short visit. All Ivey's men except the teamsters quit at noon on Saturdays now. and the factory closes at twelve instead of one. Dad. dritled what we have worked up to-day. Itook him till a little after noon and then he harrowed I hitched to the waggon this morning & took the seed out and left the waggon for Frank to fill with rails and then disked nearly all of this end of the field the rest of the day. Frank did chores & odd jobs. Charlie 46 �Batter{sby?} was in here to-night to see Dad about a colt which came this morning. I started to cut the lawn to night. Dick went for a swim & the stump to-night, but I guess I will have to hit the tub. Very hot to-day. Dick went down town to-night to hear the result of the election recount, which they were having in Simcoe over the school by law but he couldn't hear. Sunday May 4th The boys went down to Sunday school and I went to church. This afternoon Dad. Enah & Tiddums started to drive out to Jim. Waddles. but before they had gone far Tiddums objected so strongly to continuing the journey that they were forced to return. Lila had come over so Dad. took Frank & her to Jim. Waddle's. Dick & I went down town Dick went off with some girls but I went up the beach and hung around alone, till I was about cooked and then came home. We let Artful Dodger out to-night and he was so weak on account of always being shut up that he could hardly walk. Frank McBride came over to-night with a note from his mother saying to send the washing over there as she would be unable to come here so Frank went back with it to-night with Frank Mc. Lila stayed to tea, and Dick went down home with her after. It has been exceptionally hot to-day but is cooler to-night and feels as if it had rained some where near. Monday May 5th We got a fairly good early start. I cross disked all day and Dad. harrowed. This after noon Dad was afraid it was going to rain so went & got the drill and some seed & put in all we had worked up about 2 acres. If it doesn't rain we will be through on that field to-morrow. Cars. Rankine was in here to-night to have Dad. look at his horse's teeth as {Schooley?} had told him that if a horse got wolfe teeth it would go blind. After tea Mrs. McBride brought the washing back. It has been very hot to-day and looks rainy. Fred's calf got out two or three times to-day and tried our patience sorely at it's own cost. Mully also got out but went in easier. Tuesday May 6th We finished up the field to-day. Dad. has to sow a little by had around the water holes and he may harrow the whole field over. I disked all day & Dad. harrowed and drilled. I took seed out in the waggon this morning but we had to clean up another sack at noon to finish with. I brought back rails in the waggon both at noon & to-night. I cut lawn before tea till Dick 47 �came & inticed me to play catch with him. Very much cooler to-day with quite a breeze this after noon Wednesday May 7th Dad. went out this morning and sowed by hand around the water holes and then harrowed all day on that field. It is now finished all but running & cleaning the ditches. I brought the disks up and disked on the old corn ground all day and got nearly over it. It is pretty hard but we think we will be able to get about 3 inches on top worked up for barley. Tonight at tea time Jonas came over with a guinea hen which he presented us with as a reward for our neighborly conduct towards him. He got a setting each of duck & turkey eggs. I was going down to band practice so went down with him as he was going down town. He confided to me after we had got a short distance from the house in an almost inaudible whisper that they had an "awful funny feller as a boarder." His peculiarity evidently lay in the fact that he went down town before & after tea. As I was coming home an English man passed me and I thought likely he was Jona's funny boarder & upon inquiry I found I was correct. Went we got to the top of Prospect hill we found Jonas & Allan Law so I enjoyed the pleasure of the company of them nearly home. I heard Redface - the funny feller. tell his lanlord. that he would have to drive Bill's team to-morrow as he was going away with a gentleman from Toronto, as I saw Jack Paine up town to-night, I surmised that old Bill had a dose of Long Point fever. I guess he is insurable. I went up to the bank to-night to see why Dick hadn't turned up. When I knocked Dick came to the door & I was just going to step in and swear at them when I caught a glimpse of a stranger Then Dick who looked very care worn motioned me back and informed me that the inspector was paying them a visit, and they would likely have to work every night for a week, he had his wheel anyway so I didn't wait for him It has been rather cool to-day and looks frosty to-night. Thursday May 8th We went out this morning and ran the ditches in the oat field. Then Dad ploughed a ridge along the west side of the old corn field, it couldn't be ploughed before on account of the old rails lying there. This after noon we turned the cattle & two colts back the lane. We let the two fillys out in the pasture field and they & the colts have been hanging around on opposite sides of the lane fence ever since, we managed to get the colts in the box stall tonight. We went back to the gully to fix fence, but didn't have very good luck. We barricade the gap into the other pasture and then Dad started to dig out a post that was broken off and while he was prying on the shovel handle he broke it so we had to cobble the rest up 48 �by hand as well as we could. Dicky Smith came over to-night to see if we had turned our cattle out yet and I went down town with him to band practice, got home about eleven. It froze last night but has been sunny & nice to-day. Friday May 9th I went out and finished disking the old corn field this morning and Dad brought out the old cultivator but after going a few rounds he decided that it was going to be lumpy and hard to put barley on so we thought we would leave it, manure it and summer fallow it which would be better farming anyway. We brought up the disks and the plow & harrows and Dad ploughed the garden over again, this after noon he disked & harrowed it, so that it looks pretty nice only it is inclined to be lumpy. I got my currant bushes and grapevines from Simmer's yesterday and spent the in putting them out and staking them to protect them from the curse'd hens. I also cut a little lawn Dick Smith brought his heifer, Joe, over tonight. It has been cold & raw all day. I wore my over coat while disking and then was cold. Robert John Watson was in here to-night to inquire about a colt "Mable". Dad enjoyed his elevating conversation for he has a most extraordinary vocabulary which is all his own. Saturday May 10th Frank got us all up early this morning as he had to get down to the Canning factory by seven where he has been all day setting out tomato plants in baskets. He told us the other night that hands (his size) were wanted and hasen't talked of much else since, he was to get 8 cts & hour but has got his envelope yet, as they are not through. Vyse came over this morning and Dad broke the news of our spreader deal and he took it calmly although he thinks we made a big mistake in not putting in with him & Mr Fleming on his John Deere as he "conscientiously believes it to be the best in Americy". I went down this morning for the purpose of obtaining some particulars concerning a load of hay which Mrs. Battersby is purchasing from us through the agency of John but as that gentleman was in bed with a cold. I failed to recieve any valuable data. so I came home and mowed lawn till noon. Dad took back Alfred's bags this morning and borrowed his shovel with the intention of cleaning out the ditches in the oat field but as he found in Alfred an opponent to the building of a new school, he stayed and argued till noon. I read most of the after noon and then went out and assisted Dad to rearrange the implements in the old shed so as to create a space for the old waggon we then repaired a little fence to enable us to turn out the old sow, but it didn't take her a great while to discover the weak spots in the {rockery?} which we call a 49 �fence and now she is at liberty. I think Dick came home to tea and says our manure spreader has arrived It froze ice last night and has been very cold to-day Sunday May 11th Frank & Dick went down to sunday school & Frank & I went to our church but Dick attended the Presbyterian as he saw no-one to associate with in the back pews of the Episcopal. This after noon Dad & I drove up to Dunkin's to see how many lambs he had; but he has had no better luck than we, for his flock has only increased by one ewe lamb. He is really worse off than we are because two of his ewes now won't have lambs till they are three years old wile ours are all yearlings and if any thing will be better off. Dunkin him self was at church but his son was home, he gave Dad. guinea fowl to mate with the one Jonas gave us but when we got it home we learned they were both of the feminine gender from the fact that the new comer requests imaginary foes to retrace their steps by the imperitave sentence "Go back" and it seems the gentlemanbird of the species is not addicted to that habit. It was nearly six when we got home. Enah was down at Art Ryersie's with Tiddums the Wicked. Dick has been gone all the after noon and has patronized the church again to-night as he said he would be home to tea if he didn't. Frank has been knocking around the woods all the afternoon. He tried to bargain with Tupper for a guinea cock but he had no success. It has been sunny to-day but a cold wind. Walt McCall & his retinue came over in his automobile this morning and was agreeably surprised in Dolly. He says he is going to take her up and train her now. He wants Dad to keep his mare for him this summer. Frank Faulkner was over this morning too to see about bringing over his heifer calf to pasture. He brought her over to-night. It froze ice last night and I wrote to Aunty Alice & Uncle Hal tonight. Monday May 12th We didn't do any thing much the first part of the morning but Dad. went and cleaned out the ditch in the oat field. I barricaded two of the four little trees which are in the pasture field to protect them from the ravages of Queen. Dad. took Alfred's shovel back and I barricaded the other two trees. Frank started off about nine o'clock this morning on his wheel for Dunkin's to return the guinea hen which he had tied in an old sack on his back. Just as we were thinking of starting out to look for him to night about four o'clock he came home with a rooster guinea which sings properly in a bass voice. He had stayed up there to dinner and explored the country. When he got home we planted a few rows of spuds in the garden. Jonas came over to-night to ask us if we could deliver him his hay in the morning, 50 �he also got some apples. To-night we played hide & go seek and then came in and kicked up such a rumpus that Tiddums couldn't go to sleep, and Enah got mad and said she wouldn't press Dick's pants in time for the dance, but she is pressing them now - and we weren't making much noise and Tiddums didn't want to go to sleep anyway much. Tupper told Dad. to-day that he killed his pup yesterday and intended to keep Fanny but she followed him down town to-day and he ran over her with the waggon and killed her, he said he thought he would send Blakie a funeral notice. A week or two ago the Dover council advertised for a cop. They got fifty something applicants some all the way from Calgary. They engaged a man from Hamilton who has been on duty before. Good man for the job. big, Scotch & total abstainer. He came to this morning. Now he is in bed at the Dominion sleeping off a drunk - fired. We're still Dover. It froze a little again last night and there has been a raw breeze to-day but it is much milder and looks rainy Monday Tuesday May 13th Dad went over to Martin's this morning to try to telephone to Krompart and find out why he hasn't come down but Charlie wasn't home so he didn't go in, he then went over to Quanbury's and as John was in better health than when I went to interview him Dad found out that he wanted about half a ton of any kind of hay. We pitched on a load for Jonas, (he bought all that was left of the thrashed bluegrass) before dinner. Dick rode home at noon as he had got about half an hour's leave of absence to tell us that the station agent wanted our manure spreader unloaded as it was holding the car so Dad. & I had to go down after dinner. Dad understood the agent to say that we were to let Krompart in Simcoe know as soon as the spreader arrived and he would come down and set it up at the station and we could haul it home from there, so he was naturally pretty hot at them for not coming. The men at the station were also getting into a state of rightful indignation - as their car had to be sent back tomorrow. As we were in our farm uniform we didn't want to go up town so Dad. went up to the Norfolk House and telephoned Kompart. Wyatt Waddle was there and he told Dad that they understood Dad was going to take the thing off the car and they were to come to the farm to set it up, and that they would be down in a day or two. Dad. went for him over the 'phone but of course that wasn't much satisfaction. We went home and took Jona's hay down and put it off and then went down to the station with the rack to get the spreader as it was too wide for the waggon, with the aid of Truman Roadhouse and a couple of fishermen we got it loaded all right and were home soon after six To-night Dick and I went down to the dance but I got a headache from some uncertain cause and had to 51 �come home at twelve. Nice day but with rather a cold wind looks as if it might possibly rain to-night or sooner. Wednesday May 14th We took a small jag. of hay down to John Quanbury this morning on an improvised rack which Dad rigged by laying boards across the waggon box, as we didn't want to unload the manure spreader off our rack. When we got back from there we took some posts back around by the side road and left them in places where the fence was down with the intention of coming back at a future date to repair the damage done by the Good Friday wind. We also took some material and fixed the old gate going into the gully off the road. We found the cattle all out of the far end of the gully and in the blue grass field so I took them back while Dad. went up with the waggon, they were all there but the Artful Dodger and he was nowhere to be found, so this after noon Dad. and I went back to look for him. We went into the wood and saw there had been a lot of cows in there and after a little search found our missing calf in John Wess McBride's place in the corner of the fence where he had walked and finding he could go no further stayed there we chased him into the gully to be left till called for while we went over to Tupper's to borrow his post auger, the consequence was of course that we didn't do a thing all the afternoon and didn't get home till about five or after We saw everything on the place from his oat field down to the baby. We saw some things off his farm too such as Charlie Butlers colt which got an awful kick in the dots from its mother and Dave Lamkins white heifer which was on the road and which was worth fifty dollars but he sold it for forty five, also Art Walker who was rolling on his cornground. We had a very entertaining after noon and enjoyed it much better than digging post holes. To-night I went down to band practice Dick with me. Theodore Brown came up and entreated Walt to play "Way down upon the Swanee River" promising him some beer but Walt said he couldn't. Theodore tried to impress up on us - as a bit of good advice that "We could borrow from a thief but not from a liar." Weather about the same Thursday May 15th Dad and I went back and fixed up most of the fence this morning. Mr. Evans' came along the side road and wanted to Dad. to look at his horses teeth so Dad. told him to come in at noon on his way back. He did and Dad. floated them as the poor old horse's tongue was just about cut in two. We also found when we got here at noon that Wyatt Waddle and his man Mr. Hillis were in the barn setting up the spreader. They got it all up and we took out a load before they left so they could show Dad how to run it. Joe & Ginger pulled it alone and a 52 �couple of times Ginger's whipple tree caught and she pulled it all alone. I went down to band practice. I came very nearly staying there for awhile - for we all got locked in. The door fastens on the out side with a hasp and staple, the padlock is broken. The door was open and some one who was getting cold ordered it shut. Jack Smith kicked it to and the hasp sprung over the staple and stayed there. Perce Brock tried desparatly to open it but failing turned to John. and told him frantically that he would be the first to satiate our appetites when we got ravenous, he then mounted the table under the window and proceeded to let the {word heavily scored out} anybody who happened to be around (it was pouring rain) let us know of our fate. Perce remarked sorrowfully that it was the first time he had ever been behind the bars trying to get out. (The bandroom is in the old lockup). Dick {Faulmshy?} was the first to be alarmed by the pitiful cries but the hard hearted jay refused to come saying he didn't know the combination on the door. How ever Walt McCall was soon aroused and he and some other fellows came up and released us. They say Long Geordie Long nearly committed suicide last night, it seems his wife put him on the Indian List, but Geordie got full and he & his wife were having a quarrel down by the dam when Geordie told her he was going to drown him self. She told him to give her his coat to hold for him, but I guess Geordie & water don't go well to-gether for as far as he got on his desperate deed was to twist his legs well around the post and let go the railing with his hand, then go home. After he got there he was again seized with a mad desire to leave this unhappy world - and left the house with a razor asserting that he was about to sever his carotid artery Mrs. Geordie gave him about an hour to perform the opperation but upon investigation found him out side in a dormant condition but was disappointed to hearm him snoring heavily and in perfect health. Cold all day. very cold before dark and poured rain all night with terrific thunder & vivid lightening. Dick & I stayed at Huby's all night. I planted some onion seed to night. Friday May 16th We didn't do anything much to-day. Dick & I got home before they had break fast here but it was late when we went out and then Bill Donald came in to talk about the spreader and before he left Allan Law rode in to have the wolfe teeth pulled out of his sorrel for fear they would affect his eyesight. It was noon when he left us. After dinner Bob. Miller came in to get his ewe and lamb and of course the sheep were nearly to the gully Dad. wrote a letter to Aunty Alice while Bob & I were after the sheep and then saddled Joe and I rode down town to post it. I was only gone about fifteen minutes, but when I got back we read the 53 �"Maple Leaf." after which we did chores. I went to bed soon after tea. We let Harry & Belle out this after noon. Fine but cool. Saturday May 17th I started first thing this morning and raked over about half the garden, it raked fine because the rain the other night had softened the lums. Dad. fixed fence around the orchard to keep the sheep & calves in. Frank went down town to sell some duck eggs to the {ear tapper?}. This after noon we all worked in the garden and have about all the small seeds in, onion, carrot, beet, cabbage & peas, a few beans. Allan Law was over to borow the disks also John Wess came to get some stuff for his horse which has colic. We turned the four calves in the orchard at noon. Lila came over to spend the day. Huby ran a nail in his foot yester day and was unable to work to-day. Enah took Tiddums down to Mrs. Laws to get the butter this afternoon, there was another baby about Tiddum's age there which he was greatly interested in until it began to "talk?" when Tiddums got badly frightened. Lovely warm day rain to-night. Sunday May 18th The boy's went to sunday scholl. I to church - late, different preacher. Dad. rode Joe down to see Huby while we were at church, he went in to see the John Deere spreader on his way back. This after noon Dick & I went for a drive with Joe, not far. Winnie & Lila came over this after noon & stayed to tea. We let Belle, Ginger & Harry out to-day and had a hard time catching the latter. Lovely day with a little shower at noon and rather cloudy Monday May 19th We hauled out manure to-day as we didn't get a very early start we only got out eleven loads, & most of it was dry clover chaff. The spreader works fine in spite of the fact that there are one or two nuts & keys missing from various parts of the gearing machine. Dad found one large key on the road was unable to locate the place where it was missing. Sam Law was over this morning to see about keeping the disks a little longer. Mrs. McBride was here to-day. This after noon we were agreeably surprised to have a visit from Ed. & Marion. Ed. came home on Saturday as he has left his job in Brantford he is going back to the Falls for the summer. To night Dick and I printed pictures and had fairly good luck. Huby sent word over by Ed. that Dad's steel boot had saved his life on account of easing his injured foot. Dick says he only has one on - one steel & one leather one. It froze last night again but 54 �has been a nice day with cold breeze. Dick bought me a saddle & bridle to-day for six dollar he got them from Bobbie Leany and says they are nearly new. Tuesday May 20th We got one less load out to-day than yesterday but I think we have good ground for excuse in the fact that it was so hard to load. A lot of it was dry clover chaff burnt to powder and there was a layer of it just like a board which had to be chopped up with an axe, we didn't get any earlier start either. Erie cut her eyeball to-day someway, likely on barbed wire. Jonas came over to-night to see if he could get some turkey or duck eggs or get Dad. to plow his garden, he couldn't get any of the three so took the rhubarb roots out in the lawn. He was relating to us some of the heroic deeds performed by him in the past & United States, of how he headed a torch light procession and was so disguised by his uniform & medal that he was not recognised by his father, he also saved a young man's life from drowning and was rewarded by his boss the young man's father by a ten dollar bill & three weeks board free. Another time he stopped a train wreck by his presence of mind and drew another ten dollars and a pass to go where everd he wanted to on the rail road or a chance to learn braking, he stayed at the job a week and one day when he was in a reckless mood (good mood for a train man) he boarded a train which was headed he didn't know where and was landed in Niagara Falls where he got acquainted with his wife, and in course of time drifted to the condition in which we now see him. Frank & I drove down town to night and took Jonas & his rhubarb roots home, and got the saddle & bridle from Bobbie Leany, they are roughly made, the saddle being half covered and riveted but they are nearly new & I think are worth six dollars. When we got back we found Dad. & Dick had gone down to the Scotch man who works for Harry Ansley to minister to a cow which is not enjoying the best of health. Nice day may rain soon. Wednesday May 21st It rained a little this morning and looked cloudy so we just did odd jobs. Dad. took up some of the rotten apples out of the cellar and drew off what cider was left in the barrel. I didn't do anything much but took a walk around by the wheat & oat fields which are doing fine. This after noon we got the spreader into commission again and hauled out seven loads. The shed is nearly empty now. I fixed Dad's saddle rack up on the wall in the drive house and started to make one for mine between loads, while Dad was out spreading. {A?} big thunder storm blew up about tea time to-night but it stopped raining long enough for me to go down to band practice, but it more than pelted when Dick & I came home. Dick had to work 55 �to-night. He got a telephone from who he thought was Roy referring to his 24th of May visit but it after wards transpired to be Wiggins down at the drug store enjoying himself at Dick's expense. Thursday May 22nd It rained hard during the night so we couldn't do much, we made an evestrough for the west side of the old house and made the rest of the saddle rack I started yesterday. Dad. also opened some ditches out in the oat field. This after noon Dad would have liked to have started plowing the corn ground but as there were several errands to do in town, we we thought this would be a good time to go. We got some groceries, and Dad got a chain for Dreadnought and a ring for his nose. We took the waggon wheel down for Butler to put the bands on as they were both broken. Dad. was very pleased that Vyse saw him going down with the wheel and inquired after it as it was off "the best waggon made" which he got from Vyse We bought a Little Giant Sprayer from Huby for ten dollars, they are no use as sprayers but have a good tank which was what Dad wanted to put out at the pump for watering stock, a good pair of wheels & a tongue besides a lot of old iron, - Huby is selling them for Jack Paine Jack told him to sell the ten for for $100. and, Huby has been selling them at $10 apiece and he says Paine called him up, and gave him a gereat calling down, he wanted him to sell them all to one man. Huby told him he was a fool and asked him what one man would want to buy 10 no-account sprayers. I went down to band practice tonight, and got back after eleven. Nice day, but cloudy. Friday May 23rd I planted out some lettuce plants this morning and Dad & I got some rails and took them back in the waggon to the gully to repair the fence there, we also hauled up some for the house. About noon I drove down town with Dick's valise as he went going to Toronto tonight to stay till Monday night. Frank went down to see him off. After dinner Mr. Krompart drove in with a Gould. Shapley & Muir agent who talked a little about a windmill but didn't bother many. Mr. Krompart went over the spreader ajusted several mistakes in the setting up which the other fellows made the principal one being changing the double trees on the evener. The way they had it, the single horse had the short end and so was pulling twice as much as the team. When they went Dad. & I went and cobbled up the gully fence and opened the gap so as to let the cows in the far end as the grass in there is getting rank. Frank says the old black & white cat has a large family on her hands now, but her hands are equipped with six or seven fingers each. Poor Fits had part of her tail nearly cut off in the 56 �door to-night. Dad was going to finish the job but forgot. It has been cloudy all day but quite cool. Old Ivey has succeeded in overthrowing the election on the school by-law. He got ten illegal votes, his own son's among them and it seems every illegal vote no matter on which side it was polled counts against the majority. Saturday May 24th Dad. started to plow the corn ground to day he plowed a head land all around the field this morning so as he wouldn't have to tramp on the clover at the north end of the field. This after noon he got quite a strip plowed and harrowed over. I put in the day cutting lawn and it was awful. It hadn't been cut for over a week and all this rain to-gether with a dull lawn mower wasn't a very good combination to make a satisfactory job. Frank worked around this morning and this afternoon went down to the creek to fish with the rest of the inhabitants of this part of the country, but I guess only drowned worms as he wasn't hardened with luck on his return. Winnie came over after dinner and I drove her home tonight. Enah to Tiddums down town and I shunted the buggy down to the side walk for her Win went down & came back with her. To day at noon we placed a ring just below the septum nasi of poor Dreadnought. It has rained once or twice to-day and been cloudy & sunny & hot by turns. Sunday May 25th Frank went to Sunday school and church this morning but was the only member of the family who attended Dad & I went up to Ham Thompson's to tell him we named Dreadnought. and he will soon get the registration papers. We were up there quite awhile and it was after noon when we got back. This after noon we put the saddle on Ginger - and gave her a lesson, I didn't get on her because Dad. says it is no use "breaking" her, she has to be "trained." Dad, & Enah & Tiddums drove out to Shand's but there was no body home. Lila & Frank went out after merells but didn't get any. Nice day rather inclined to be cloudy, quite cool to-night. Monday May 26th I spent the day cleaning up back of the wood shed and the east side of the old house and have it looking pretty decent now. I also cleaned out the gear case of the separator. Dad. plowed all day and got a nice chunk done. Enah went down town about noon to buy wall paper and stayed for the afternoon. The stores were all closed to-day instead of Saturday so the drug store was only open for a couple of hours. Dad & I had dinner alone. To-night 57 �Frank and I drove down and met Dick. The old turkey that was sitting in the old house hatched out to-day {Toby's brother, Richard (Dick) Barrett, wrote the next two lines and most of the entry for Tuesday May 27. Toby wrote the last three words of May 27, thanking his brother for writing in the diary.} Dick got home safely and had a good time. Everyone was well in Toronto. Cloudy and cool all day. Tuesday May 27th Right after breakfast Dad went down to Sam Laws and got a roller and rolled down all he had plowed. The calves got out of the orchard and Dad and Tobe had a devil of a time getting them back in again. We hauled out one load of manure. In the afternoon it drizzled rain most of the time and we helped Mrs McBride put down the carpet and paper Auntys room. They are working there yet. (9.15pm). Cold miserable day. To Richard, - thanks. Wednesday May 28th We hauled out eleven loads to-day one of them was pitched on yester day. We are only going to haul a little more and then work up the corn ground. The old turkey which was sitting in the old house got out with her family to-day, there are nine of them and they all look lively. I went down to band practice to-night they had the regular one as there is a dance on to-morrow night. Harry Moon was present for the first time in many weeks, I had began to think he had been wiped off the map, but it looks more as if the map had been wiped of him or at least buried with whiskers. He has some thing the matter with his face and can't shave. They have the Ivey gang about cinched now on the school board as Blight who was on Ivey's side has dropped out and that gives the other side the majority and they can elect any man they like to take Blight's place, before there was a deadlock. Gus Smith fell off a scaffold somewhere to-day and broke his shoulder or some thing I couldn't hear any details from any one but over heard Harry Moon saying some thing about it up in the band room which was so chuck full of noise you couldn't drive a nail in it.. Johnny Walker's mother & old Mrs. O'Harra of Norkway died yesterday & to-day. It was quite mild this morning but there is a cold wind to-night. Thursday May 29th 58 �We hauled out enough manure to-day to go over to the hickory nut tree which is as far as we are going to put corn in. We got along very slowly the first part of the day as we were getting it out of the old shed where the implements are and it took us about an hour to put on a load, but we have it just about cleared out of there now and this after noon hauled five loads out of the barn yard, that is enough for awhile now. Vyse was over for awhile this morning. Fred & Carl Coleman were over this after noon. I rode Ginger for the first time to night. Dad. - got on her first - and rode her to the end of the lane, then I took her down to Sam Law's corner. We have had the little saddle on her every night but one since Sunday, and she has behaved a little better each time. To-night Dad. put his heavy saddle on her There was another dance on to-night but owing to "pecuniary liabilitys" I spent a quiet evening at home. Dick worked till after midnight so did not feel in much humor to attend either. Warmer to-day. Friday May 30th Dad. plowed all day with Harry & Belle, and I disked with Joe & Ginger as neither they nor I are much account on either end of a plow. Dad. will finish plowing to-morrow if all's well and it won't take us long to work it up. Mr. Henderson & Ronald were down this morning for Dad to have a look at their horse. To-night Mr. & Mrs. Jim Waddle & the little girls came in and Jim & Dad talked till about nine o'clock, before we had tea. Dick had work late again tonight. I had another little ride on Ginger to-night she turned in at the open gate into the corn field and also onto Sam Law's lane, but other wise was pretty good. It has been cloudy most of the day and sprinkled a few drops now & then, a lot warmer to-day. Saturday May 31st Dad. plowed all day but is not quite done yet. I disked with the little team all morning but as Dad. saw he couldn't finish plowing to-day said I might as well not work them this after noon but cut lawn which I did. He disked and harrowed over all he had plowed to-day, before he turned out. Peg. Long & Bill Dunbar came over to day after Bob. Miller's hay which was to be part payment for {Roy?}. I helped them put it on and they took a good one. Jimmy Corbett was in at noon to get Dad. to go down to see his sick colt but Dad declined the invitation on the grounds that he was too busy but told him what to do Lila spent the after noon and night over here. Tiddums is growing a tooth now and is pretty cranky. Tige appeared to show an interest in Tiddums to-night whent he was out in his buggy but when Tiddums endeavored to gett a strangle hold on her eye she ceased her attentions. Dick did not get home to-night, as this is the last day of the month I suppose he had to work. Cloudy 59 �this morning, clearing and developing into about the hottest day this month. We didn't put the saddle on Ginger to-night. I have been barefooted most of the afternoon. Sunday June 1st The boys went to sunday school & church & I went down to church. It began to rain soon after we got out so we went down to Huby's after for dinner. Huby was in his bare feet and had just finished hoeing his garden. Frank & I came home soon after dinner but Dick went up town. Dad. & I went for a little ride to night. I rode Joe & Dad. Ginger. Mr. Fleming, Vyse, Roy Bannister & Allan Law were over here to night day. I saw Jim Blaike down town this morning. It has been very hot to-day with two heavy showers the last of which was tonight. Monday June 2nd Dad. was greatly surprised this morning as he was going to the cow stable, to hear a strange {whinny?} in the horse stable and upon investigation to find Belle the grand possessor of a colt full brother to Queen. He is a lively & strong little fellow and has been on his feet nearly all day. He is about the same color as Davy & has the same triangular spot on his fore head he has two white feet both on the same side and his legs are as crooked as rams' horns. We heard yester day that Johnnie Walker had been made take his horse off the dray on accout of a sore neck which it had. and as we were very anxious to get the corn field finishe up and as the advent of Belle's colt has knocked the use of her, we drove down to see what arrangements we could make for getting Johnnie's horse. We met him just coming out, and he said he wanted to get the horse out to pasture and that we could take him, but would have to be careful about working him or that "thingh" by which he meant Aikens I suppose would be jumping on him again. Aikens was the one who raised the row and it was nothing but a dirty piece of spite work. He didn't go to Johnnie him self but to Ellis Ryersie who was driving for Johnnie as it was while Mrs. Walker was dead in the house, and told him to tell Johnnie to take the horse off. Ellis evidently thought there was enough trouble in the house so refrained from mentioning it, whereupon Aikens tried to get out a summons against Jack, but Bond wouldn't issue one. Most people seem to think it was a low down trick of Aikens to bother Jack at such a time especially when it is none of his business anyway. Dad. went up and saw the old horse whose name is Joe. and found he has a sore shoulder as well as a sore neck but decided to bring him home and try to fix him up. We got a collar at the barn there for him and Dad put a short pad under it, and as the draught comes above the lump on his shoulder there is no weight on the raw part at all. As 60 �long as we plow harrow and disk with him there will be no weight on his neck so he promises to be just what we want. Dad plowed a couple of rounds with him & Harry before dinner and he says they make a dandy plow team and Joe never felt his shoulder in the least. He finished plowing that piece quite early in the after noon and says he wouldn't have finished with Belle but this team doesn't feel the plow any more than a waggon. I spent about half the after noon printing Dads. name on the cream can and there is room for improvement on the job at that. the other half I spent mowing the rest of the lawn. Mrs. McBride was washing here all day. Dick had to work late tonight but he and Frank both get a holiday tomorrow as it is the anniverssity anniversary of the King's birthday. They say the Polocks got on a tear last night and broke all the lamp in the park. It has been quite cold this after noon. It looked this morning as if it would be hot but a wind got up at noon. Tuesday June 3rd Dad. went down with Joe & Ginger this morning and borrowed Vyse's roller while I went out and disked with Joe Walker & Harry. Dad rolled the field and then harrowed After dinner he went out with Joe Walker & Harry - and disked. I played catch with Dick and hoed.. for about an hour and a half - and then brought the little team out and Dad harrowed with them while disked. He started to roll crosswise to-night but didn't get half over it and Vyse told him to bring the roller home to-night - although when he got as far as Martin's Odd. told him Vyse had said they could have it in the morning. Dick spent the morning in bed & the after noon down town playing ball. Frank cut weeds in the fore noon and went fishing up in the upper pond this after noon but I guess his visit will soon be forgotten by the finny inhabitants of that spot as what few did happen to run into his hook, he did not deem worth of transportation home so kindly returned them to their natural element. He has been hearing great tales of the angler's luck out at the celp and built on-going out to-day but could find no one to accompany him. Jack Ivey came over this after noon to buy hay. Dad told him he could have the hay but unless it rained we wouldn't be able to haul it, but they sent their team over and got a few forkfulls for to-night.. We found one of the little turkeys nearly dead, this is hard weather on them, we were hoping it wouldn't rain but he said they had six thousand little asters wich needed rain badly. Jack Martin told Dad to night that the latest piece of devilment of Old Ivey is to have Cousin Willie & Bob Miller disqualified as school trustees as Cousin Willie drew up the papers for trans ferring Mrs. Gordon's property over to the school and the school have bought brooms from Bagley & Miller some time. Both men I think have gone to Simcoe to see Kelly about it, and Dad. went over to Martin's tonight to remind Jack that Old Stringer has done carpenter work for the school 61 �and so should be put off too if it is legal. Mrs. Charlie Martin was the only one home so he left the message with her. They found out to-day that it wasn't the Polocks that committed the depradation in the park the other night but a couple of pesky Yankees who are working at the fish shanties. Hugh McQueen & Aikens went down to arrest them to-night. Hugh got one but Aikens chased the other one down the plank road and I don't know whether he caught him or not, they ought to run Aikens in with them. It was pretty hot all day. A big thunder storm blew up late this after noon and for awhile it looked as if we were in for a "souser" but it only rained enough to chase us in off the field and then stopped {Toby's father, Harry Barrett, wrote the entries for June 4,5, and half of 6.} Wednesday June 4th As Toby went to band practice tonight or at least Wednesday and Thursday nights he is behind in writing this up as this is Friday night We finished working the corn ground Toby disced all day and I rolled it twice and harrowed it and we have it in first rate shape. Cold wind nearly all day. Thursday June 5th First thing after breakfast I went over where Bill was working at Iveys and drove his team while he came over here and marked our corn ground, he finished at noon. After dinner Toby went down and borrowed a planter from Mr Fleming and we got more than half the field planted There was quite a frost last night. Friday June 5 6th We did not get out very early this morning, several interruptions before we got in the field and Just as I was going to begin to plant Will Donald drove along and well, "Talk about talking". Toby went down to Alfreds to see if he could get a corn planter that would do better work than Mr. Flemings, he got one but it was worse. We did not finish at noon there were still 13 rows to plant. I had to go to a raising at Frank Ryerses, there were lots of men there and they had every thing done before seven O'Clock, We had a grand lay out at tea and I came home with Mr. Fleming. Toby had finished the corn, and he & Frank had {Toby resumes writing the entry for June 6 at this point.} (the pens all ran out of ink so I am finishing this to-morrow night myself) the chores all done when Dad. got home. Jonnie came over tonight and & got a little field corn and an ear of 62 �Golden Bantam to plant in his garden, he stayed a little while but as no body made any effort at carrying on a conversation he soon left. Jack Walker came after Dad to night as he was nicely in his first sleep about twelve o'clock to go down and see his new horse which had colic or some thing and which was quite recovered when Dad arrived. Al. Faulkner & Charlie Long were both in attendance. Dick did not get home till late owing to surplus of labor. The Woodsons all came yesterday after noon. It was hot all day and almost suffocating to-night, looks like a big thunder storm. Saturday June 7 6th Dad. & I went down to Bruce's this morning but found that he & Mr. Ashbow V.S of Caledonia were up Mud. Street on a "professional visit, so we drove up the town line till we met them and brought them up here to have a look at Dave & Osprey who have not been acting as we would like to see them lately. They were here to dinner and Mr. Ashbow proved to be a very entertaining talker. This after noon Dad. went down town and got his hair cut, while Frank went over and worked in John Quanbury's garden for him. I hoed a little in the garden here but spent most of the time hunting crows with Frank's rifle, although I had several good shots I failed to inflict any visible injury on the villains they have been preying upon the little turkeys and now will be at the corn field when an opportunity offers. I scared them off with a bullet every time I saw them light this after noon. Dick did not get home to tea again to-night. It rained hard last night and this morning but cleared off and has been quite cool & windy to-day. Sunday June 8 7th The boys went down to Sunday school and church Dad (after a good deal of squirming) also attended the morning service, he tried to induce me to go but when I uselfishly offerd to stay at home to take his place he couldn't very well get out of it. I cut a little wood watered the horses & fooled around. I went out once with the rifle in quest of crows but as none were in evidence in the vicinity of the cornfield I in my wrath sought to drive a bullet to the heart of the hickory nut tree, but owing to my unpracticed marksmanship it escaped unscathed. Lila came over this afternoon and she and Frank went back to the gully armed with the rifle and returned this evening with a quantity of wild strawberries, which we were not aware of being developed into an edible condition, Dad, Enah & Tiddums went down to the Woodson's till the latter grew into such a state of excitement which was unequaled in magnitude & noise to any of his former vocal exercises, so much so that Dad. grew anxious about him and brought him home. I started to read Hamlet while they were gone. Dick 63 �spent this post meridian in town. Enah & I took in church to-night and we all had tea after we came home It has been cold & raw wind all day again to-day. Monday June 9 8th We were late this morning anyway and before Dad got the team out Walt. & Tom McCall with Dick {Faulmsby?} came in and their visit culminated in Dad. going back with them to see a colt of Walt's which just came this morning, they weren't gone very long, When Dad. refused to take five dollars from Walt. for just taking him down town & back in his automobile, Walt said he was glad to see him in such affluent circumstances financially but Dad told him that if he had a little pile the fiver would have added to it and persuade him to accept it but as he was penniless that amount would only be tantalizing, this was before he knew that Tom Abbott had been in while he was away and left a cream check for twenty five dollars for the month of May, which we don't consider bad for three cows & two heifers one of which (Erie) doesn't produce much more than a quart of milk. Dad started to plow the old garden before dinner we are going to put in potatoes, mangels & turnips there if all's well as it is such a loamy spot, he only got a few rounds done before dinner. At noon he got thinking about the little colt down town and as he knew that it wouldn't be properly looked after down there where there were so many around he thought he would like to have it over here as he hated to think of it dying, so he went over to the Martin's and telephoned Walt. and told him if the colt wasn't any better and he liked to bring it over here to do so, which he did about four o'clock. He, Bob. Rankin & I suppose Jack Davis Yeagers man & the colt came over in the automobile - and Billy Loan led the mare over, she is the gentlest thing to handle & work around ever lived. They were here for quite awhile and gave the colt some refreshments they have to hold it up it is so weak but it is well aparently every other way and is willing enough get up but can only flounder around. Dad got up at midnight and fed it. He gave it some whisky & milk but it didn't like it much This colt to-gether with old Joe begins to make Barrett's farm look like an infirmary for afflicted members of the equine race. This afternoon I wed a few carrots till Dad. yelled at me to tell me the cattle were in the clover on the north side of the gully. I went over with some wire & pinchers and found the miscreants were John & Fred's calf, but one wasn't enough to put them back through the hole they got through so I left them & Dad & I put them back to-night. Bob. Rankin & Mrs. Rankin drove over to night to have Dad. look at their horses feet which I guess are all right. Vyse was over to say that our roller has come but is the wrong kind owing to a mistake of his in the order, and I suppose will have to be shipped back. We didn't get 64 �through till very late to night. It froze last night and there has been a cold wind all day & it is cold to night. Tuesday June 10th As soon as it got warm enough we got the mare & colt out of the boxstall and put them in front of the drive house in the lane so she doesn't move more than ten feet away from it. This after noon it got a little cold there so we put it around between the drive house & barn. It sows great improvement to day. It can now stand up a little while by itself and has got up by itself a couple of times when we saw it and I don't know how many times besides. Walt. Mrs McCall, Tom & a couple of his pals were over this morning to see it. Dad finished plowing the old garden at noon & this afternoon I disked it while Dad. harrowed over the corn ground. This morning I went back and fixed the hole in the fence where the calves got through, I also cleaned up the lawn mower. We didn't get any word from Aunty to-day - and as she said in her last letter she would like to come home with Miss Battersby to-night we didn't know whether to expect her or not. Frank went down to the station and met her as she did come. to-night. She went to Huby's for to night she had written Aunty Maude a card yester day but she had failed to let us know about it. It froze again last night but has been a little warmer to-day but raw wind Dick went down to a surprise party at the Culp's to-night given for Ray who is leaving town in the near future Wednesday June 11th Dad harrowed the old garden this morning but says it will have to be left till the sods dry out before we can work anymore on it. Bob. Miller & Bill Dunbar were over talking to him for about an hour and bought Taurus for sixty two & a half dollars. Bob. offered sixty & Dad. asked sixty five, they wont take him till the first of July when he will likely be worth seventy. I cut some wood and a little lawn. This after noon I went over to Tupper's to get him to come over and shear our sheep. I found him just finishing up his own He came over about half past three or four and sheared three. Dad. started on one and Tupper finished it for him He makes a very nice job of it and doesn't mind leaving a few nicks in the hide, we worked rather late but he said he would be back in the morning. The poor little colt died to-night. We noticed when we brought her out this morning she wasn't nearly as lively as yesterday and she has just been getting weaker all day, and to to-night she just "goin out". I went down to band practice to-night and told George {Faulmsby?} about it. Walt was in Delhi and had not got home yet. The poor old mare feels pretty badly. It has been quite summery today. 65 �Thursday June 12th Tupper came over before we had breakfast this morning and "proceeded" to shear the rest of the sheep, we chased them around into the barn so as we could catch them easily. He got through about eleven and as he had his wool with him to take to market I went down in his rig with ours. We had 45 1/2lbs and at 18 cts - got $8.19. Dad get 1/7 of that. Frank gets 1/4 of what is left & I get the balance. Tupper beat us by a dollar and he only had six fleeces to our seven but his were bigger sheep, he had fifty something pounds & got the same price. We took it down here to Penman's. Vyse was working on Uncle Ward's side hill so I went to see him about the roller that is here for us but he says it isn't the right one. This after noon Dad. buried the little colt and I worked a little in the garden Mrs. Brad Bowlby came in to see Tiddums I guess and Aunty & Enah went down town Aunty stayed all night. Ada. & Hubert Lawrie were over for awhile. Hubert is just here for a day or so. About five o'clock Dad. & I drove Belle out to Jim Waddle's. I went down to band practice to-night and didn't get to bed till twelve. Dick came home with me his new suit came to-day. Pretty hot, breezy. Tom Law's auto mobile up set last night the other side of Simcoe and nearly killed Harry Dyer and injured Tom. They though at first that Dyer's back was broken but that report was contradicted later, but he is in pretty bad shape in Simcoe Friday June 13th Dad. went down town this morning with the waggon and got Joe & Ginger shod, he also got Aunty Maude's refrigerator. I cut a little lawn and chored around till noon. About twelve Enah heard the fire bell, and I lit out hot foot for the town but when I got over behind Vyse's I noticed the smoke over by Mrs. Munroe's. I got there just as Alh Faulkner arrived on the hump with the bus & fire pails. It was the house I think that Bill Philips used to live in, but is now occupied by a fellown by the name of Smith - and is owned by Person. They soon had the fire checked but not before it had burned down the kitchen and part of the roof. It was late when we got through dinner. Dad. and I went down to the mill to get some flour & chop. Dad took some grist down this morning. When we got home, he went out and harrowed over the old garden, I didn't do any thing much as I felt lazier than a yellow dog. Mrs. Skey & Mrs. Battersby came over this after noon. Aunty came over after noon she got a ride with old Fawset. Lila also came over to spend the night. Frank & I went down to the stump tonight, the water was fine it was the first time in for me this year. It was very hot to-day. Saturday June 14th 66 �We caught all the calves but Bobbie's when we fed them this morning, they have not been feeling very lively to-day. Bill Oaks came over for a drink and visited for about half an hour. He is going to leave Ivey to-day. We cut potatoes most of the morning. This after noon we got some ice out to put in the refrigerator, it is meling a lot but seems all right in side. Frank went to a picnic this after noon that Mrs. Tuck was having for her Sunday School class. We did not get out in the field till about three and then Dad ploughed some furrows to plant potatoes in the old garden and we planted four rows. We planted Huby's early ones which he has been telling us ought to be planted for the last month, two rows from the west side of the east section. Alfred came over while we were out there and paid a short visit. Dad. & I had to go down town to-night for some stuff. Lila went down with us. Tupper went past today and told Dad he was going to begin road work on Tuesday. Sunday June 15th Frank went to Sunday school but Dick didn't get up in time; he, Dad. & I drove down to church. Dad. & I went in the choir. The Rev. Larry Shey prought about the Dominion Alliance and its efforts in trying to "Abolish the bar". I walked home with Paul Lee Woodson. Dick stayed down and is not home yet (9.10 P.M.) This afternoon I read till I went to sleep, and then read again. Mr. & Mrs. Frank Faulkner were over, and Walt McCall, Dave. Waddle, Powell McKintosh & Bill Davis came over. Walt. said he would send over his mare in the morning. Dad. & Tiddums went down to Alfreds so missed all visitors. Enah intended to go to church to-night but Tiddums woke up about that time so she stayed home. It has rained quite a few times to-day and has been sunny & hot in between. Monday June 16th Dad. & I planted the rest of the potatoes this morning and went over to Sam Law's before dinner. This afternoon we moved the kitchen stove from the inside kitchen to the woodshed, we didn't have enough hands and the consequence was the base got broken and now the stove is supported by columns of brick, we then went out and planted three rows of mangels. We had a garden line which was to short and had to be stretched twice in the same line. Dad had to make the drill with a stick and I shook the seed in with a can with a hole in the bottom, which worked all right. Tonight I went down to band practice and got home just at twelve Aunty went down and spent the evening with Mrs. Bumpas at Mrs. Skey's. It was too late to wait for me so she came back alone. This has been about the hottest day we have had 90° in the shade I think We are hearing a lot of talk now about the enormous almmount of money the government & the railway are going to spend on 67 �harbour improvements. I found our poor black & white cat killed this morning in Joe's stall I suppose she has run up after a mouse and frightened Joe when she stepped on her. Frank has undertaken to raise her family for her but has a hard job making them drink. We heard yesterday that Harry Dyer was dead but I heard to-day that he was better yester day. Tuesday June 17th Dad. & I worked on the road all day, we took Harry & little Joe and the plow. Tupper, Mr Flemming, Mr. Walker & Ben were all there with teams. They plowed a ditch from the corner to the top of the gully on our side of the road and took the dirt and filled up the holes around the culvert and covered the stones that have been the source of many a cuss word coming from travellers mounting the hill. Of course there are a lot of kickers that feel called upon to tell us that a worse mess couldn't be made than the job we are doing but they cant suggest a remedy. One mug told us we might better be home in bed. Dad. told him we would much rather be. Roy telephoned Dick to-day that Aunty Louisa died this morning so Aunty went down on the five train. Tonight I went down with Dick intending to go to Aunty Maude's & Ada's party at Mrs Scofield's but when I found out that it was to be mostly {illegible} I thought I had better be in bed. The Woodson boys went down with us, and Dick his best to persuade us to go up but they didn't want to go so we came home and Dick stayed and says he had a good time and any ammount of dancing. Lewis treated the four of us to a dish of ice cream. Pretty warm but not so bad as yesterday. Wednesday June 18th We worked on the road all morning. As our time was finished at noon by Dad. & the team alone, Tupper rewarded me with a dollar for my services, he said he knew I wasn't worth it but as it was a government job, he would let it go. at that. This after noon we planted a few more mangles and have another row to plant yet. To-night I went down to band concert, it was the first night we have been out this year and the first night I ever played in public, I guess I did as well as ever, but just about froze on the stand and was so stiff I could hardly walk home. Very much cooler and cloudier to-day. Thursday June 19th I went out this morning and planted the rest of the mangels (one row). Dad disked up the unsowed part to the garden and then started to plow the other half of the corn field for wheat, This after noon I raked the garden and got a place ready to plant corn but only got one row of Golden Bantam in on account of the rain. Dad. plowed all the after noon Our 68 �corn is coming up very nicely except in a few hard spots which are as dry as a bone. Dick came home tonight and we had some music to-night. We had quite a thunder shower about noon and another about tea time We needed them badly but they weren't enough Friday June 20th Vyse came over this morning and told us our roller was at the station, so Dad told him that we would go right down and get it and for him to wait for us to set it up. When we got there it proved to be a nine foot instead of an eight foot one which was ordered so Dad. did not accept it. We went up by town to get some cream jars at the hardware store and around by the Spaints for Vyse to inquire after Alex, who was taken sick last Monday night, and they have been afraid he would have to be operated upon. He is better this morning. I planted the rest of the corn when we got home and Dad. went back to fix the gully fence where Fred's calf got into the field. I went over to the Quanbury's at noon and got some tomato and cauliflower plants, but just as I got home it began to rain and poured all the afternoon. There were a few very close claps of thunder but I don't think anything around here was struck. The ground was just about flooded but it didn't take it long to run off & in. I read myself to sleep and slumbered till about five when I went out and we planted out the tomato & cauliflower. It is raining quietly again to night. Very hot this morning. Mr Lamb brought us over a lovely bunch of peonys this morning. Saturday June 21st As it was too muddy for Dick to walk or ride his wheel (which was down town any way), I drove him down town as far as Mrs. Lawson's, I didn't care to go any farther on account of my appearance. Frank & I wed out a few onions. Frank got quite a lot done, he is getting skilled at the job from his practice at the Quanbury's. Dad. started to clean out the wood shed and we helped him a little. We also steadied & levelled the separator. It took nearly all the after noon to the the wood shed cleaned but it looks a lot better now. Frank went over to Mrs. Martin's with the cream and got eight more tomato plants from John to fill out the row. I put them out and helped him put out some Cabbage plants, he has sixty out now. He got another hatch of chickens over at Jack Martin's these are single combed ones to keep for ourselves, he also went over to Law's and got the butter. To night he and Dad. have driven down town after the mail & some groceries, as Dick did not come home to tea. Dad. wants to see Emery about a corn cultivator which I saw he had for sale this morning. It has been cool and cloudy all day. 69 �Sunday June 22nd The boys went down to church and Sunday School this morning but I went back to the gully for an hour or two instead and I guess was just as much benefited as if I had gone to church. I found a breach in the fence where I suppose John gets through into the alsike and patched it up as well as I could. I took a walk way up around by Robert John's and fell in with Edmond England coming from Ivey's where he has three heifer's pastured. While I was gone Dad. went down town and got Huby and Lila to come over for dinner and see the farm. Win came over after dinner. This after noon Harry & Mrs. Moon and Jack & Mrs. Walker came over. Harry spent about half an hour trying to take a picture of Queen & the colt, but Queen was too tame and wanted to examine the camera while the colt was a little shy and would get behind Belle. Then Old Harry seemed to think that it was his likeness which was wanted or else Ginger would take a run across the field and the rest would all be after her. At last however Johnny got Mrs. Walker's parasol and attracted their attention enough for Harry to get a couple. Dad. drove Huby home soon after dinner and I drove Enah, Win & Lila down and Enah. Win & I went to church. We over took all the Woodson's but Lewis coming over here after church. When they left we had some sanwiches is place of tea which we missed. Lovely day sunny but not hot cool to-night. Monday June 23rd Sam & Allan Law came over this morning to borrow our waggon, Lewis Woodson also came over with a scythe blade to be sharpened. I spent the day in clearing the blue grass field of daisys and strawberries there were some fat ones back there. When I went out this morning I had designs on a patch of daisys which we could see from here and which I thought I could corner in an hour or two but when I over there I found a lot more on the side hill, and they took me the most of the day. I pulled them, which took a good deal longer than to cut them as I had first intended, so I am not through yet with the patch I set out after. Dad plowed all day. and at noon drove down to see Emery about his cultivator but Emery couldn't find the teeth for it then. but I went down to-night to band practice and he told me he had gone out to his fathers and found them out there so I guess we will buy it. It was half past eleven when Dick and I got home. pretty fairly hot. Tuesday June 24th I went back and harvested the remainder of my flower garden and got through a little before noon with out feeling any regret at leaving. At noon Dad went down to Emery's and 70 �brought the cultivator home. I cut a little lawn while he was gone. As the trip down town delayed dinner we were late getting out and by the time we got Belle in and harnessed to put on the cultivator it was about three o'clock, but it was just as well for she was inclined to be pretty balky and mad at six. Dad drove her up and down the field once when she balked and soon got her to behave fairly well, and got a nice start on the cornfield To-night I worked in the garden till dark and then Frank and I went for a swim and got back about ten. Frank had just started his exams today and appears to be very interested in them, he thinks he passed in the subjects he had to-day. Arithmetic, Spelling & Writing. Hot & sultry I have felt about half asleep all day. Dad's head ached and he felt pretty rotten about noon Wednesday June 25th As it showed symtoms this morning of being an extra hot day and as Belle's colt didn't seem very well this morning on account of being away from her while she was working yester day, and because she cut up rather rustily yesterday, Dad. went over to Sam Law's before break fast and borrowed old Ben. to cultivate our corn. Dad. plowed all day with Harry & Joe Walker so I was sentenced to keep Bent and the cultivator in the straight and narrow way lying between the corn rows. He went pretty well all morning and for awhile after dinner till I started to go crosswise; but then I couldn't do anything with him, he did his best to step on every hill and wouldn't mind at all. Dad. took him a couple of rounds or so while I plowed and said he went pretty well but I couldn't see any improvement. When Frank got home from school he rode him for awhile and things went better. Tonight Frank took him home and we decided not to cultivate any more till he got through with school, he is just having his exams now and tomorrow & Friday is his last day. Frank's guinea hen started setting today. Drat {ink blotch on page} Thursday June 26th I worked in the garden all day, and got most of the weeds out but nothing else done. Dad. plowed all day and finished the rest of the corn field for summer fallow. Wyatt Waddle came in this after noon with a duplicate of the broken casting on the manure spreader. Aunty came home to night. Dick met her and she stayed at Huby's all night. Dick started the other day to take music lessons from Miss Wimmer. Allan Law brought our waggon back this morning. Very hot and sultry to-day. Friday June 27th 71 �It rained last night and the thunder which accompanied it was deafening. There was one clap that fairly shook Dad out of bed, and he went around shutting all the windows. When he got to ours I partly woke up but if it hadn't been for him I would never have known there was any thunder. It has been a very stifling day. It was about 90° in the shade and so muggy and wet we could hardly breathe. Dad. plowed all day on the old corn stubble and nearly croaked with the heat and his uncomfortable foot wear. I planted out a few tomato plants which Frank found coming up from seed among the potatoes. I was to lazy to do any thing else much. Aunty came over about noon. This after noon I put on a bathing suit and hooked up Joe and took the buggy down here to the grist mill and gave it a good washing. Lila came over just as I was starting so got on a bathing suit and went down with me and I think enjoyed herself immensely, going right up under the dam and all over. I got well washed off by by getting under the stream that overflows from the flume but there was awful force to it. I went down at seven to-night and attended the Methodist strawberry fistival with the rest of the band. Dad. Dick, Frank & Enah were all there. Aunty & Lila took care of Tiddums. We got home pretty fairly early and had a good time. Saturday Saturday June 28th I plowed all day to-day. Dad made three strike outs yester day and I turned then under leaving about three feet for Dad. to finish up on each land. I got around three strike outs, and didn't do so very badly considering it was the first day I had put in at the job never before plowing more than three or four rounds at a time. It seemed to go much better and I made a better looking job this morning than after dinner. I had old Harry and Joe Walker who made a pretty good team once they got started of but I generally had some trouble at the ends - as neither one of them much more than enough braints to make a square meal for a chipmonk. Dad. took Belle out to cultivate but she acted pretty mean so Frank came out to lead her she was still bad till Dad. took her and Frank took the cultivator, when she worked like a charm and they continued operations all day in this manner but did not quite get over the field. About five o'clock the colts came up the lane and some way knocked down the bars into the field and took a race down the corn field and back, but we soon got them out. Aunty went down town to see Mrs. Bompas who I think is going away soon. They expected Quint home to-night but he didn't come, but may be here yet for the first. Fairly warm but nothing like yesterday. Sunday June 29th 72 �We got up fairly early this morning and Dad drove Aunty up to the cemetry with some flowers before Sunday School. None of us went down to church except Frank. Hubert & Edith Lawrie came over with Aunty after church for the afternoon. I left at half past one - as this was decoration day for the odd fellows - and the band furnishes them with music for them. We had to march from the Dominion Hotel to the School house - and as it was the first march for me I didn't enjoy it much, what made it triply hard for me, I had no music harp for my horn so had to hold the music with half of one had, play with half of the other and hold the horn with half of each so I couldn't do any thing properly. Then I got out of step about half a dozen times in every block and every body suggested hobbles or some other contrivance to keep my length of step at about a foot & a half instead of three feet. We rode up to the back from the cemetry on Val. Lany's dray with Johnnie Walker's team. We played a few old hymns up there and marched back from the school house to Harry Graham's store to "Auld Lang Syne". There is an great change for the better in the appearance of the cemetry since Munroe has been looking after it. When I got home I found Mr. Blaikie here, his arm is badly crippled with rheumatism, he just came up for the first, was going to Alfred's to spend the night, - and to Simcoe to-morrow. There was great excitement up the Radical road last night, as Art Williams was going home after midnight he saw Geordie Waldick's barn opposite Cory's place on fire, Geordie wasn't home so he alarmed Stringer's. They just nicely got it out when they saw a fire at Chart Wooley's so they going over there, they saved the barn but the straw stack was burned. Next thing a blaze was noticed over at John King's, who being more unlucky than the other two lost his barn and all his implements. It was evident that this was the work of some man, and for some reason I think they tracked him they suspect the fellow who lives at Cory's. I forget his name any way - they had the house watched, but as Dad. & Enah told were going to church to-night they were very much surprised to meet this same man walking leisurely along the road in front of this place. Dad. informed Art Quanbury - and this led to Hugh McQueen and Faulkner in Al's automobile starting in pursuit and his recapture on the way to Renton. He deserves all he gets for being fool enough to keep to the road. Geordie Waldick and some other fellow were in here while Dad. was at church to see him about some vetinary business. Mr. Blaikie and Alfred were also over. Lila stayed all night over here. Very hot for me to-day, breezy and not extraordinary for other people. Monday June 30th I plowed a few rounds this morning but made such a mess of it that Dad. took it and Frank and I cultivated corn. I led Belle and he held the cultivator she went fine, we got over the 73 �rest of the corn crosswise and nearly half over it lengthwise. To night I went down to band practice, Aunty polished my horn up beautifully for me this after noon she went down with me to see Quint if he came, but he didn't. Dick waited for the late train which did not get in till after eleven in hopes that Quint would be aboard but was disappointed. I saw Stuffy tonight. Mrs. McBride was here this after noon washing. It has been pretty hot all day but a nice breeze, awfully hot to-night. Quite a few are into their hay now. Tuesday July 1st Dad went down to Vyse's, and from there down town to get the roller, it came all right this time and they set it up at Vyse's and left in there for the present. He had to stop in at Martin's on his way down to see their cow who got into the chicken cook-house the other night - and filled up on every thing she could find, and now is in a rather critical condition. Among other things I hoed some of the corn in the garden this morning and then Frank and I went to the stump and enjoyed a good swim. Frank went on down town with the lawn mower to have it sharpened, but I came home and had dinner as I had to be down town by one as the band started performing then. we played for awhile on the bandstand, and then went around town, they took us in to the three hotels and to Jake's. Jack Paine was very much in evidence on these occasions making all sorts of rash promises to the band, such as sending up a new set of instruments or anything else they wanted if each member would send him twentyfive bull dog ammonia cupons. At the lower hotel, they struck up, "He's a jolly good fellow". and Jack and the rest of them down there danced and kicked up a row, till they got out of wind and then he commenced to talk, but as they were waiting for us out side, we had to leave him much to his disgust, without all the good wine he had been promising us. I rode Frank's wheel home to tea and changed my once white pants as I thought I might take in the dance. We played awhile over in the park till the orchestra had to go in to the dance, by that time I didn't feel much like dancing so sat around with Egg Thompson & some others and came home early Among the chief numbers on the list of sports were was a a slow horse race which Hazen entered but was disqualified because his horse stopped - and which ended in a dispute, as some thought that Dave Fields who came in last let his horse stop, but others said that it didn't stop for although it wasn't making any progress its feet were going. Another was a tug of war between Simcoe & Dover. The Dover end of the rope was supported by Hugh McQueen, Sandy Leitch etc. and walkeded right down the road with Simcoe, but it also ended with {picking?} for some reason or other. Harry Moon yelled him self hoarse at that, An unadvertised sensation was created by the arresting of a motor cyclist by Val. Leany. It seems the fellow either through non control of 74 �his machine or whisky or pure devilment or all three was {illegible} the roads through the crowd at a very reckless and dangerous rate. He did stop at last and evidently objected to peace ably accompany Val to the cooler, so that gentleman picked him up, put him under his arm and carried him in out of the hot sun. I heard afterwards that Bond tried him and that he contributed nineteen dollars to the municipal treasary. A Simcoe man dropped dead over at the Dominion at noon. I suppose he collapsed with the heat, that didn't cause much excitement though as every body else felt the same way. It was almost unbearably hot especially under a coat that has been collecting the bandroom dirt for an unknown number of ages. Wednesday July 2nd Dad. plowed and. Frank. Belle & I cultivated corn all day. We finished the field lengthwis length wise and got up as far cross wise as where Frank & Dad. begun the other day. We are going to leave it that way for awhile now. To-night I went down to the regular weekly night band concert. Lila came over and spent the night, she cut her lip quite badly inside by falling off Frank's wheel several times. It swelled up like a sick toad or we wouldn't have known she hurt as she didn't feel it. Aunty went down town to-day and to-night Mrs. & Miss Woodson came over to inquire after her as the cook though some delusion on her part had told them she fainted while going through their place this afternoon. It rained a few drops this morning and has been a most comfortable breezy day. Thursday July 3rd Vyse came in this morning with our roller, he and Aikens were going out to haul in his hay. Dad had to go over to Martin's to see their cow and when he came back he got the mower out and cleaned it up I turned the grindstone while he sharpened one of the knives. Mrs. McPherson and her three angels came over to spend the day. I hope they enjoyed themselves, for then somebody would have. Arthur would have if they had let him spend a little more time in the blacking box and flour tin. After dinner Dad took the mower back the other side of the gully and started on the half of the old wheat stubble, the other half is in alsike. I went back with him till he cut a round. He didn't quite finish the field to-night but has a couple or so hours more, he said none of it would be fit to rake before tomorrow noon any way. When I came up I worked in the garden till six. Frank thinned out the carrots and Paris Greened the potatoes. Dick got home to tea to-night. Very hot again to-day. As the cats have been taking a duck or two lately Frank has moved them, the ducks, out on the front lawn. They don't add to the beauty of the place any, but I guess no body in particular 75 �cares a cent. Dad had to go over to Martin's again to-night as the cow is in a worse condition, he punched a hole in her stomach and has created a spring of chicken feed with the above mentioned stomach as the source. Friday July 4th Dad. went back as early as he could, which was pretty late to finish mowing. I didn't do any thing much but start to make a rack for the beans to climb on, about ten I went back to shake up some of the hay which Dad. cut yesterday but mowed instead Dad. went to shake up the hay but found there wasn't enough of it to make it necessary so went over and visited with John Wess McBride who while cultivating corn was taking things as coolly as possible. Some menl were there putting a new roof on his barn and he wasn't at all satisfied with it. We finished mowing about noon. When we got to the house we found Huby there with a horse and buggy out electioneering. This was the day, they voted on the by law to fix the canning factory's taxes. but every body had forgotten about it. even the canners them selves. Vyse told them he had forgotten and had been thinking it was the twelfth, and telling people that was the date. Huby stayed to dinner and Dad. & Aunty drove down afterwards with Joe, while Huby went after Uncle Ward & others. Win came over with him but went home with Edith who also came over as she pretended to be scared of the horse which ran away several times so Huby said. Mrs. McBride came this morning to paper our room and Frank has been helping her all day. It rained all the after noon so I didn't do any thing much. Dad. cleaned out the cellar and I helped a little break the sprouts of some apples potatoes. Mrs. McBride & Frank finished the room to-night all but the border on one side which they didn't have enough of. Bill Dunbar and some other fellow came after poor old Taurus this morning they led him down and although he was quiet enough they had a little time with him as he didn't know what being tied up meant. After dinner both the Dr. Burts. from Simcoe came in to see Dad. They had come down to look at Martin's cow but she was just about dead, she died soon after. Dick didnt come home till late but hadn't heard how the election went. Saturday July 5th I drove Dick down this morning as the roads were too muddy for him to ride or walk. He got me the rest of the roll of border and a few other things to bring home. Martin's were just about to inter the remains of their cow when I came home and were evidently waiting for Dad to come and hold a post mortem as he told them he wanted to yesterday, he went over but said it was to long after her death to make any observations. He and Frank then 76 �went down to the mill with some grist for chop. I tied binder twine together to make a trellis for the beans to climb on. This after noon I just walked around the garden. Frank planted out another row of cabbages & Dad. cut weeds around here and put up the other piece of border. Aunty went down town this afternoon but came back to tea. After tea Dad. & I drove down town I tried to get some coarse salt but couldn't but got some chloroform for Fran's butterfly. I then went over to the dance - and put in a very miserable time - as no body would dance or have anything to do wth me. Dick was there and never missed a dance. It rained hard last night but there has and has been pretty hot all day although there was a very nice cool breeze off the lake this after noon. Sunday July 6th Dad. & Frank did all the chores this morning as I didn't get up very early. Aunty & Frank went down to Sunday school and Dick and I went to church. This after noon Dad. Enah, Aunty and Tiddums went out to the Shand's and stayed to tea. We did chores. Dick spent the after noon down town in swimming. Frank went back to the gully and I tried to draw a picure but didn't make much of a job of it. To-night the boys fed the little ducks some whisky soaked grain and they got {bory?} eyed two or three could hardly walk, and would roll over & over. It has been cool & quite windy all day. It rained a short time this after noon. Monday July 7th This was Dad's. birthday so we didn't get a very early start although we never do any other day either. Dad. went over and raked up the hay he cut and finished at noon I went back with him and started to cock up. Frank had to take a consignment of sick little chickens over to Jack Martin to have their case diagnosed, he pronounced it chickenpox and ordered them to be quartined, fumigated, disinfected, vaccinated and about half a dozen other things, when he got back he came and cocked up too.This afternoon we took the waggon back and put on a load. It took us nearly two hours as the the hay was very loose & short and the wind was very strong. Frank went a head of us and bunched it out of the windrow, Dad. pitched on & I loaded or piled it on the rack. We cocked up a little before we came up with the load. Aunty Maude, Win and Lila came over to-night to wish Dad. a happy birth day. I went down to band practice and got home soon after eleven. It has been very cool and a strong wind all day. Tuesday July 8th 77 �We cocked up all morning and finished about noon all but about one load in the north west corner we then all went over to John Wess. McBride's to get some information regarding slings, as Dad. never used them before. We found out all we wanted to and he gave us an ash board to make the uprights which bolt on the rack. We were over there quite awhile and didn't get back till after one so by the time we had dinner did chores and pitched off the load on the rack it was pretty late. It looked a little like rain so we went out and got the load that was in wind row instead of rigging the slings. We couldn't take it quite all in one load but it didn't rain anyway. Frank bunched it all up, so as to make it easier to pitch on. I loaded it again and it didn't upset. It was after six by the time we got up with it. Winnie came over this after noon and stayed all night. Lila went home. Very nice cool day and not so windy. Wednesday July 9th We spent the whole morning in fixing the sling rigging on the rack and oiling the pulleys and making general preparation for getting in the rest of our hay. We also put off the load by hand which was on the rack We got a good start after dinner, but as it was the first time we had ever had the sling ropes to bother with, we didn't get on extra fast, but we got it off with out any trouble as the slings worked fine. We went back and got about half a load on when a very heavy thunder storm blew up and we all got soaked to the skin. It didn't last long as we left the field as soon as it began and it had nearly stopped when we got to the barn. We had a hard time coming up the hill as it was too slippery for the horses. Old Harry fell right down once on his nose - and they both came down on their knees two or three times, but I don't think either of them sustained any serious injuries. Lila came over after dinner and came out to the field with us. so got soaked with the rest of us. Dad took down a panel of the barnyard fence when he drove the team through into the field with the sling rope so had to take the horses out of the field, he put Belle & her colt in the boxstall and turned Ginger & Queen back the lane in fear & trembling best they should get into the barbed wire, and to-night before tea we noticed Queen in the pasture field and on investigation Dad. found she had jumped the lane fence, and had a few scratches on her but otherwise was not hurt. Ginger was all right. I went down to band practice concert tonight. Dad. & Frank drove me down but I was late. I just missed the first piece. I came home with Dick. Very cool and breezy. They got their smoke stack up to-night at the canning factory. Thursday July 10th 78 �Frank and I cultivated corn all day, we started to go twice in a row but made such little headway that we knew we wouldn't get over all of it so went once in a row. We also went up between the potatoes rows, they are coming slowly but the grass is bad in them and they need hoeing. I am afraid our mangel crop is a failure, it looks as if the seed was no good. Dad. started to cut the new meadow this side of the gully where the wheat was last year, he only started to cut a {?} part of it which was west of the old garden but didnt get it quite done. One of the sections on the blade got loose this morning, and he was delayed quite awhile fixing it, then at noon we sharpened the other knife. Lila has spent the whole day going back and forth from the house to the fields, watching her chance to drive the horses or hold the cultivator, she wanted to go home to-night as to-morrow is her music lesson day. but Aunty thought she would be too tired so persuaded her to stay. Aunty & I went over to the Woodson's to-night and spent a very enjoyable evening. Most of the family were out in the kitchen assisting the cook to entertain her two gentlemen callers, who were a mexican who Paul Lee says is the Ingram's cook and a negro dwarf from Simcoe, they had a banjo or some instrument but were stage struck before so large an audience. We got home about half past ten and every one was in bed. Dick stayed down late to the dance tonight and forgot to put the light out when he got home. I discovered to-day that my big knife was gone out of my overalls pocket and I am afraid I have lost it in the load of hay, which means that it is gone forever, it was a dandy too. Very cool all day cold to-night. {Toby's aunt, Emily Louisa Barrett (Aunty), wrote the entries for July 11 and 12.} Friday July 11th Lila went home when Dick went to the Bank. Harry, Toby & Frank drew in two loads of hay in the morning and unloaded them with the sling it worked beautifully it was a lovely day to work "clear and cool", in the afternoon they raked the hay that was cut and put part of it in cock, they were quite late coming in from the field, and we were very late having tea Hattie had a long visit from Mr. Law, who brought the butter. before tea I went over to see Mrs Battersby and Ethel, Hattie took the baby out for a little while. Dick came home to tea he wrote to Ferdie Wiser and went to bed very early. Harry and Hattie drove out to {see?} Harvey Shand in the evening Saturday July 12th It began to rain this morning before the boys got out in the field, and rained heavily nearly all the forenoon. They were very disappointed that so much hay was out, but they were 79 �busy all the morning with the numerous odd's and sod's which are left waiting for a rainy day. Harry helped us with one or two bits of work in the house, while the two boys began to tidy the drive house, he then went to help them at that, they got it finished and Frank cleaned his chicken house. I made a mistake in saying the rain began before they went to work, it looked very like rain early this morning, but it was cool and windy so Harry and the boys did go out and raked up more of the hay, hoping to draw more in today, but the rain came on and drove them in. After dinner Toby drove Enah down town Dick did not come home to tea, he is staying over for the dance - We heard from Roy, he said Jean was coming to the Woodson's tonight - Since tea Toby and Frank have been for a bathe at the Mill. This is Cousin Loll's Birthday, Enah went to see her, and took her some cream Sunday July 13th Aunty and the boys went down to Sunday school and I met them at church. Aunty stayed down at Miss Battersby's for dinner, she came over to-night with Lila. Dick went down to the lake this after noon and didn't get back till about eight o'clock. Dad. Frank and I took a drive after dinner. We went out to the Winding Hills east to Black Creek. South to the Dog's Nest and up this road home. We were pleased to note that the other neighbors are not much farther ahead than we are and their crops except the wheat are not much better than ours I didn't feel very husky this afternoon, I guess I haven't had enough sleep lately. Nice day, but windy. Wednesday July 16th We got up extra early this morning in order to get in a good day hauling hay, we got out soon after seven to unload the load standing on the barn floor. While Dad. and I were in the field after a load Frank took the pulleys and ropes down out of the barn as we want to fill up our horse stable mow with the hay we are now hauling in. Dad. had to change the car from one track to another when we came in and that took half an hour, then we found our slings wouldn't work there, the first lift nearly knocked the old ventilator chute over, there was one would hardly go in the doors and the hay all dropped out of the last one for some unknown reason we got the fork to lift what had dropped but it wouldn't work in the short blue grass. It took us about two hours to get through which was rather discouraging, we got in one more load before noon and two this afternoon, they went up all right but we didn't put on nearly as big ones. We quit on time as this was the night of Dad's party out at the Shand's, and we had to have the hay rack to carry them all. One of the Miss Shand's drove in this afternoon and took Enah and Tiddums out, they will stay all night as Tiddums wouldn't go 80 �very well with the load. There were twenty two of us on the rack and lots of room, besides all the crowd at the Woodson's (10) there were Mrs. Hobbes and Miss Prest. Aunty Maude and Lila Ada, Miss Beemer and Edith Lawrie, Dad., Aunty and we three boys made a nice load. There was quite a bunch out there consisting of Shand's and relations of Shands, Mr. & Mrs. Nixon and very sleepy son from Renton and a Mr. Hare with his mother, who is a sister of Mrs. Shand's came all the way from Jarvis. Mr. Hare had his clarinet with him and also his violin, but he wouldn't play the latter after he had heard Miss Prest. He is the leader of the Jarvis Band which had just started this year. I had to miss the band concert to-night. We had music of every description and a good time. We didn't leave till after mid-night. and it was about half past two when we got all the passengers delivered at their different places of abode and got home and the horses put away. I was dead sleepy. We didn't see a living creature down town but Mr. Hobbes was stalking up and down like a ghost past the bank waiting anxiously for his family A fierce cat fight some where in the neighbourhood of Billy Frank's cottages made us aware that Dover was not completely enveloped in slumber. Winnie went to Waterford to-day with the other Miss Beemer, she will be in a very joyful state of mind as she passed entrance with honors. Poor Lila failed and feels badly although nobody would know it from her behaviour. Nice, cool breezy day, cloudy to-night and sprinkling a few drops of rain when we got home. Thursday July 17th Dad. got up a little later than usual this morning, I slept till after seven and Frank spent the best part of the morning in bed, but it had rained quite a spatter so we couldn't do much in the field. We just puttered around. Dad. worked a little in the garden and cut some of the grass and all the young plum trees on the front lawn and some of the thistles in the plum orchard. I mowed lawn. This after noon Dad. went back and started in to cut the alsike I cut more lawn and thinned some onions while Frank scythed thistles. About five I went back and cut alsike till dark while Dad came up and did chores and had tea. He had been having a hard time with it clogging up the knife, as it was wet and a lot of stuff in the bottom. I had just as bad a time for awhile but it got better. Dad. Dick and Frank all came back when it got pretty dark and Dad. thought we could finish it to-night, but decided that we had better leave it till morning. It was about half past nine when we got up to the house. The Miss Shands drove Enah and Tiddums home this after noon. Tiddums was tickled nearly to busting at getting back home again. Damp and muggy drizzled nearly all morning. Friday July 18 81 �Dad. went back this morning to finish cutting the alsike Frank and I went out to cock up the rest of the hay in windrow, but found it too wet so just turned it out and went over to the alsike field. Dad. told us to go up and get the rack ready to put on a load, so we went up and threw off the hay which was left on from the night of the party and put on the ladders and sling standards. Dad. came up just as we got about through. Mr & Mrs. Harry Dyer with Nancy drove in about this time and Harry was dickering with Dad. about his lots on St. George St. Dad. told him he could have the two for $600 but he wouldn't sell one separate. Harry said he would decide and let Dick. know to-morrow. We went out and got one load before dinner. Mr. Lamb came over to see if he could get some hay. Dad said if he would send a couple of men and a team & waggon over he could get a load but we didn't have time to haul it, so he said he would. This after noon we got another load in and unloaded, and then went out to cock up the rest of the wind rows. One of the little black kittens followed us out and caught a very young mouse and gobbled it. We didn't get quite through before tea, so Dad. went out after tea and worked at it till nearly ten and still left some. Frank and I drove down town after tea as Dick didn't come home and Frank wanted to see the Maple Leaf to know his fate - as to whether he passed his exams. although he made it seem as though getting his wheel was the real object of our trip. The wheel wasn't done so we went down to Huby's to see the paper, he was very disappointed not to find his name among the successful candidates as he was pretty confident he had passed. Poor old Jim Low was killed to-day by Dave Turner's engine. He was crazy with drink and as near as we know jumped in front of the engine before Dave could stop for him, the engine threw him and I think fractured his skull. He died an hour or two afterwards without becoming conscious. Aunty, Enah & Tiddums went visiting this afternoon at the Johnston's and Martin's, Aunty went over to Mrs. McBride's to find out why Frank didn't come to pick cherries but no-one was home. Dick didn't get home till after midnight as he went up to Mrs. Scofields where Ada and the rest were having a dance, Pretty warm to-day. Saturday July 19th Dad went out early as soon as he got up and raked up the alsike, he finished about eight. I got the cows and milked. While Dad. was having his breakfast Ivey's men came and got a load of hay out of the field, after we had cocked up the hay which Dad. didn't finish last night we went over and started to bunch the alsike, it was pretty dry but did not seem to be shelling out much. It was about ten o'clock when we went out, and as we had quite a lot done by noon, we took the rack back with us after dinner - and when we finished bunching the alsike, put on a load of the old clover & weed hay. It was six when we got it on. When we 82 �came up Mrs. McBride was here picking cherries, Frank has run away again they haven't seen him since Wednesday morning, there is a search party composed of Jane on the look out for him now. Aunty went down this after noon to stay all night. Frank wanted me to go for a swim to-night but it was too late. While I was milking this morning one of the little black kittens crawled up the edg of the pail I had filled and fell in I pulled her out as as soon as I could but was a little doubtful about using the cream from that pail. However we did separate it into a separate dish as we thought there was lots worse things than kitten often coming in contact with cream, and the separator is supposed to take all dirt out of the milk any way. The alsike back there is full of bees' nests. Dad got stung over the eye while he was raking and his face is so swollen up that I believe he would scare some people at first glance for that side of his face is exactly like poor old Simply Jim's. Windy and cool looks rainy. Sunday July 20th The boys went down to church and Sunday school but I went for a swim instead. I went in down below Quanbury's as Chris told me there was a good place. There is a good bottom and you can wade out a long way. Dad. went off without any dinner to take Huby to Jim Low's funeral. It was private but they didn't know it and so were the only ones at it. They didn't get home till late as Huby wanted to go down and see the canning factory's corn field at King's and also Mrs. Bill Oakes to see if she would come and pick cherries. Dad says their corn field is only a few inches high. About four o'clock I dressed up and went down town I intended to get a film for my camera but was too late, so didn't go up town. Dad drove Enah and Tiddums down when he went home and we all stayed at Huby's to tea. Aunty kept Tiddums while Enah and Aunty Maude went to church. I went to church and expected to hear the choir boys sing as they were there this morning but they didn't show up, there was a big crowd there expecting them, thery are camping down here and got fooling around so could get dressed in time to get to church. Instead we had a little shrimp of a lay reader from Vittoria who chewed the rag about some thing or other which was supposed to be a sermon for about three quarters of an hour. After church Dad. drove Enah, Tiddums & Aunty home. I started to walk the same time they did and beat them. They met the Bawlby's with Louise in an automobile on their way home, she expects to be down some time this week. Nice day threatening, and rained quite a shower before tea Monday July 21st 83 �I started to cut the timothy this morning but made so little progress and became so exasperated at old Harry & Joe Walker who were pulling the machine for me that I had turn the job over to Dad. They were driven nearly wild by the flies but that wasn't my fault. Old Joe would walk leisurely along next the standing grass and stop now and then to munch timothy heads or bite a fly while old Harry at the same time would get a fly chewing him and as he seemed to be of the opinion that he could run out from under the flys if he went fast enough he would everlastingly rip things, however Dad took them and finished the piece soon after six to-night. Frank and I cultivated corn all day we got it done lengthwise from where we left off the other day and crosswise up to the hickory nut tree from the road. Sam Law came over and borrowed our spreader this morning and spread all their pile which they had back in the field they are going to put wheat on. Allan brought it back tonight and said they had lost the crank to wind back the apron Clark Matthews brought Teddy over to pasture this after noon. He saw Dad yesterday and told him he hadn't a care in the world except his wife a white cat and Teddy, who according to his own assertion knows as much as a man. He is going for a long trip to the coast I think, and is taking his wife with him, I don't know what will become of the white cat, and he wanted to know if Teddy could come over here, so Dad told him if it wouldn't add to his care in stead of lessen it to have him surrounded by barbed wire fences in a very bad state of repair, Teddy might come over and stay with our colts for awhile. Jean and Adelenan came over this after noon to stay for a few days. Tonight I went down to band practice, there were only a few of us there as Harry Graham was having a dance over in the pavillion Walt. had some new music there which proved lvery unpopular and punk. Aunty went down town with me to stay all night, and Dick went to the dance. Cool. Tuesday July 22nd Dad raked up the hay he cut yesterday first thing I hoed potatoes till he got enough to start cocking up then went at that. Frank also started but it got to heavy for him so he hoed some more potatoes. The hay is mostly pretty thin it is not so bad at this end but up at the other end of the field the cocks are few and far between. It is pretty fair hay blue grass & timothy except in the low holes which Dad. didn't rake. we didn't get finished to-night. This afternoon every body but Dad and I went to the Sunday school picnic. Enah got home about eight, and Frank & the girls about half past nine. Win who got home from Waterford to-day came over with them. Dad. & I quit at five o'clock so as Dad could go to the mill for a bag of flour. just as we were coming up we noticed two men departing in an auto mobile we supposed it was Walt McCall, whoever it was left two cigars behind on the gate post. Frank 84 �McBride was over this morning to pick black currants but there were none ripe. Isaac Johnston drove a couple over at noon who had a little spaniel with a split toe nail which they had brought over to Dad for advice as to treatment. Dick I guess is working to-night. Cool and windy. Wednesday July 23rd Dad. & I went out this morning and finished working up the timothy; we then came in and threw off the load of clover and weeds that was on the rack by hand as we put it over at the barn for the sheep and didn't want to change our car for one load. We went out and got one load before dinner. After dinner we unloaded it and got two more unloaded, one of our sling ropes broke in the middle loop on the last load we couldn't have got another in tonight anyway. Lila went up in the mow with Frank to-night and while running around up there w stepped on a fork full of hay which was lying just over the top of the chute, the hay was loose and she took a drop of about sixteen feet to the cement floor with about a half a forkfull of hay under her which likely came down with her, she cut her tongue and scrapped both thighs a little but was not hurt seriously, it is a wonder she wasn't killed. I went down to band concert to-night, it was raining a little when I went down and they didn't start playing till a while after eight. Louise came to-night, so I stayed down at Huby's till I heard them start so was late. It was raining so hard when I started home that I went down to Huby's and stayed all night. Dick came to the window soon after I got in to bed and said he was going to stay so came around to the back door and crawled in with me. I took the sling rope inl to Jim Bannister to-night and he said he would splice it. I saw Vyse sitting out on his veranda and he seems to be in pretty bad shape, he says he is not going to try to do anything for a month. Betty Woodson came over to-day and the girls all went back to the woods with a bottle of hard cider which may account for Lila's conduct. Cool and windy. Thursday July 24th (mistake) Dick and I both got up about six this morning, Dick went around by town to post a letter and I went home I went through Martin's and got soaked on the long grass Dick beat me home. Huby didn't have to go to work this morning as they laid the whole gang off last night on account of some unbusinesslike bungle, so none of the house hold was up. Aunty came out just as I was leaving to wish me a happy birthday, for it is just eighteen years ago today that I first squeaked. Dad. and Frank had the chores nearly done when I got home. I got all sorst of presents from every body. Dad. found my knife the other day that I thought I had lost in the hay, it was not hurt much. Dick did not hear about it till this morning and had 85 �bought me a new one but he exchanged it for a necktie before he told me. After breakfast this morning I drove down to bring Aunty and Louise over. Louise was not ready so I took Win. up town to get a plug of tobacco for Dad. before we got back we met Aunty on her way up town so we drove her up to get a tin pail to replace the one the Sunday school lost for us she also got some ice cream but forgot about it till to-night and then it was in rather a mushified condition. Before dinner we ran the binder out of the wood shed and this after noon Dad started to cut wheat he only got a few rounds but it will be a good start for to morrow. Dick did not get home till late to-night he said the canning factory gang had gone to work again about nine o'clock all except Huby & Bill Oakes who had gone fishing up to Doan's. Louise and Aunty went back to Huby's to-night. After tea Mr. & Mrs. Bob Rankin drove over to have Dad look at their horse who has a few pimples on it in various places. Hot this morning but cooler this afternoon. Friday July 25th We got a pretty early start this morning and finished the wheat field at just six to-night. Dad cut all day and is nearly shaken to pieces from dropping into the ditches. Frank and I shocked up, and we each took one side & one end so by this means kept up with the binder. Jean came out this after noon and helped us for awhile, its a pretty slim crop but won't take long to handle. Louise and Frank went down town after tea to-night. It has been a very nice day. Saturday July 26th We hauled hay to-day, but only got in four loads, we were unloading with the hay fork as the loft is getting too full for the slings to work well. I went down town to-night to get my hair cut. Dad. drove me down and I got a ride home with Tupper and Jonas. Aunty and Louise stayed here all night so Frank and I slept out in the hay. Dick stayed down to the dance and did not get home till late. He got word to-day that he would have a ruise of fifty dollars in his salary. Lovely day. Sunday July 27th I drove Aunty, Jean & Adelena down right after break fast and they wanted to be down in time to get ready for Sunday school. I started to get ready for church but couldn't get a necktie that would slip through my collar before I got mad so just drove Enah & Louise down and waited for them at Huby's. I tied Joe in front of the gate. Dave Waddle and Harry Battersby came and stayed most of the time I was there. This after noon Frank and I went 86 �down to get the scow to go up creek. Huby had just let a couple of the Polocks have it but he whistled for them and they brought it back, Winnie and Lila went up with us, we went up nearly as far as we could and did not get back in time for me to get ready for church. Dick went to church to-night as he slept till to late to go this morning. Mr. Lawrie and Edith came over and spent the afternoon Dad. drove Mr. Lawrie over to see John Wess McBride but he was not at home so they Mr. Blaikie who is helping John Wess this summer. It has been very hot and sultry all day and to-night wound up in a teriffic thunder storm. The rain started with the worst crash of thunder I ever heard and the only one that ever made me cringe, it rained very hard but I don't think it lasted long. Monday July 28th Owing to the rain last night we were unable to do any thing with the hay, so I drove Aunty and Dick down town this morning and got Joe's shoes set of course it took Butler nearly all the morning but I looked at "The Literary Digest", and listened to Jack Spain talk when I wasn't holding Joe. I had to give her one small licking because she teased Butler too much, I went over to Billy Langs while I was there and got a sack of binder twine to be ready for cutting the oats. Aunty came back home with me. Lila is sick to-day and put in a very bad night of it, Huby is still not working, they are having a meeting of the share holders of the canning factory this morning down on the band stand. When we got home about noon Dad. & Frank were out straightening up the wheat sheaves that were down. They had fixed up the hay in the barn ready to put the alsike in. Dad. nearly killed himself while he was trying to tighten up the track in the barn. He had the big monkey wrench - and - could hardly reach to get it on the nut while working with it, it fell and struck him in the eye with a force which knocked him down and nearly stunned him, it left him with a headache for the rest of the day. This afternoon, he & I went out to finish straightening up the wheat, we didn't bother with the thislly sheaves, we went down to see Alfred for awhile who was cutting grass along the fence in his wheat stubble across the road. We saw that Mr. Fleming was hauling alsike though it can't be fit. He has a lot more dead ripe to cut and his oats ought to be cut so we aren't so very far behind. Frank went over to Martins this after noon and got some more chickens, he also returned Sam Law's binder twine. I had an attack of the blues to-day caused I think from seeing the garden and lawn in such an eye sore state, but we got about half an hour's pulling weeds in the garden this evening so I felt a little better. Tonight I drove Louise up to Mr. Frank Bowlby's. She would probably have had to walk from Lynn Valley there if I had not. It was after six when we left and I got back about nine in time to go to band practice Dad and Frank brought my horn down town and took Joe home, I 87 �stopped in at the Smyth's on my way home but Pud. was having a swim. I saw signs of the new railroad for the firss time. It has been very hot to day and to-night. Tuesday July 29th We hauled in hay all day but only got in four loads. Dad. & Enah went down to the church concert to-night and Aunty stayed here to mind Tiddums. Frank and I worked in the garden till after dark and to night I am so dead sleepy I can hardly hold my head up. Very hot today. Wednesday July 30th We hauled wheat to-day. Dad. loaded because he can do it so much faster than I can and I pitched on. We only got in two loads before dinner and at noon I thought I was tuckered out but this after noon got rested some way by working harder than ever and we got in three loads. This morning I laid them in the mow and Dad. pitched off but after dinner we made a change Dad. could mow them twice as fast as I could so I got on and pitched off. I took my shirt off and left it in the sun to dry and then I everlastingly threw them, I just about covered old Frank up two or three times as he couldn't get time to turn them but we made things hum. The neighbours are hauling in wheat to-day too. Sam Law we thought was going a little faster than we were but he could go from the field right into the barn. Mr. Fleming was going about the same and John Wess was too far away for us to tell.... Quint came home last night for a couple of days and this after noon came over here for a little while, he seems to like his job well and is enjoying himself. Tonight I went down to band concert, and didn't get home till about eleven as I went down after wards with Quint to get some ice cream. The canning factory gang are still not at work. They had a meeting of the share holders to-night. It has been terribly hot to-day. Thursday July 31st We got up early this morning to get a good start but were sorely hindered. Dad. noticed stranged cows in the lane as soon as he went out and found upon investigation that every head of Vyse's stock had got in to our place. The horses were way back on the timothy sod near the oats and the cows in the lane although we don't know where they got in, it just took about an hour to get them back, we found the cows had been right through the corn but besides eating thirty or more hills had not done it very much damage. It was really my fault for leaving our wheat field gate open but I never thought a thing about it last night, and the animals had some way got Vyse's gate open about three feet and walked a ac cross the 88 �road into our place. Owing to other small but aggravating delays we didn't get out at all early and just got our wheat in and unloaded by noon, we made two trips of it but could have taken it in one load if we had kneeded to. It just comes up to the first beam in the bint opposite the granary in the old barn and is the smallest wheat crop we ever want to have. We spent all the afternoon getting in the rest of the hay on this side of the gully, there was were just two small loads. It has been pretty hot to-day. Friday August 1st We started to haul alsike to-day but although we did our best we only got one load in and un loaded this morning, we got if off about eleven so instead of going back we did up all the chores before dinner and Frank and I planted some turnip seed in the garden. This afternoon we did better, we worked till nearly eight - and got in three loads, there is a lot of it but we think we can get it all in to-morrow if we can get out good and early Quint went away this morning so Aunty came over here. Jean & Adelena with the McPherson kids this after noon Dick came home early to go for a swim but as I couldn't go with him, he went back, had a swim at the lake and came back to tea. Nice and cool to-day Saturday August 2nd We got up before sunrise this morning and for the first time this summer got out at seven. It took us a long time to get the first load this morning as it was miserable stuff to pitch, we just got in two loads this morning and two this after noon, and have all the best of the alsike, there is another load over there but it is very grassy and we did not think it would be worth thrashing especially as we are getting a little cramped for more room, so we shall likely put this over the cow stable. I pitched on both yester day & to-day this. alsike where it is good is very light and easy to pitch and as it has been bunched up so long it lifts nicely. When we came up with the last load the old pig was out in the barn yard evidently looking for a nest as during the night some time a family of fifteen piglets arrived. Frank is going to raise three of them on the bottle owing to lack of lunch counter accommodation on the part of the old sow. Dick was late to-night - dance. Much hotter to-day and very windy. Sunday August 3rd I got up about half past six this morning and instead of doing a chore I went down to the stump and had a good swim. I needed it the worst way Dick and I went to church this morning. Dad & Enah drove down and Aunty minded Tiddums. Frank went to Sunday school but not to church. This after noon I read myself to sleep, and don't know what the rest of 89 �the family did except that Dick went down town. I drove Aunty down to church to-night but as I had a little pain I didn't go but after taking Joe over to Silverthorn's took Pud. Slocomb for a drive up the Radical and down The Gravel. Pud has heard that he passed and is going to Normal in Hamilton next month. {Gorby?} failed. Lila came over this morning with Dad. & Enah and is staying here all night, she feels well now but is weak yet. Huby says he has quit the canning factory, and is not going to do any thing now, but I think likely he will. It was very hot all day, cooler and threatening rain to night. Monday August 4th Dad cut oats all day but did not finish the field, it is the one west of the lane next the gully, he had old Joe Walker and Harry, and said he could have finished it if he had had little Joe in stead of Joe Walker. Frank and I shocked up, Frank didn't feel well at all and had to feed his little pigs quite often so we didn't nearly keep up with the binder. I went down to band practice to night but as Walt. Steele and Bob. Rankin were the only members present we didn't have any - and I came home early. I scared the gizard out of Frank when I got home to-night, they were all sitting tin the parlor where Enah was playing, and I went up and shook the pear tree by the window which Frank was near - and as it was a still night old Frankus felt mighty uncomfortable. Mr. Hall, an old friend of Enah's came over to dinner today escorted by Cecil McPherson who greatly entertained us with his wonderful fairy tales of his experiences & exploits. The gang at the canning factory went back to work to-day but Huby has quit and I am afraid is not doing anything. Nice day, cool morning and evening. Tuesday August 5th Dad. finished cutting the oats and we got them shocked up by noon. It is a pretty fair crop very good in some spots. This after noon we put off the load of alsike which was on the waggon and went back and got all the rest of it except three or four bunches which we will bring up with the hay. It made a tremendous load but we got up safely with it. Frank went back with us to pick blackberries or thimble berries but didn't get many as they are not ripe yet. Harry Battersby came over this after noon to see us as he is leaving tomorrow, Lila went back home with him. Aunty went over to dinner and spent the afternoon at Mrs. Battersby's. Warm day & cool night. Wednesday August 6th We unloaded the load of alsike which we hauled yesterday. It just went in and there was no room to spare. Dad & I had to dig a runway for it first. We then loaded the wire that Robert 90 �John bought from Sid McBride a year ago to put up along our woods between him & us on the rack and took it back we rolled it all out flat along the woods - and this after noon Frank and I went back and cleared away the old fence - and rubbish around it and trimmed the tree branches off so as the wire can be just tacked up temporally till Sid. McBride can come to stretch it - as we want to turn the cows in the field which the woods are in. Aunty and I drove down town we got a lot of groceries and I got one of Joe's shoes set which she pulled a couple of nails out of someway. Lila came back with us. Huby has gone back to work again at the canning factory, and we are all very glad of it. I went down to band concert to-night. It has been cloudy and cooler all day and rained a shower before tea. Thursday August 7th Aunty and I got started about nine o'clock for Burford to see Mr. Hanmer and his sheep. We stopped for awhile at St. John's Church which is getting nearly finished and for awhile at Simcoe but arrived in Scotland near where Uncle Robuck lives about two o'clock, we stayed at Uncle Robuck's for dinner and as Aunty and I both went to sleep there we didn't leave for Burford till nearly five. It was about seven miles farther on and we got there about six Mr. Hanmer was just going to dip some sheep that were to be shipped to the other side, he had a government vetinary inspector there and so we saw the whole performance. As we were almost strangers to them we felt a little uncomfortable at paying them such an such an unexpected visit at such a time of day, but they couldn't have been nicer or more hospitable and wouldn't hear of us going else where to spend the night. Before going to bed to-night we found Joe had put her foot through a board in the stable floor and had to be moved. It has seemed to us like a lovely day, it has not been too hot and a little breeze the roads were fine and as we met very few vehicles of any kind were not bothered at all with the dust, the country is very dry though Friday August 8th I don't know what time I got up this morning but I wandered around out side for a good while before I found anybody, but when I went out to give Josie a cleaning off I found her all cleaned, fed & watered. Mr. Hanmer had tended to her, he thinks a lot of horses - and admired Joe very much, he has a nice team of hackneys now and his daughter has taken a good many prizes & ribbons for driving. We didn't have breakfast till rather late and as he had some business to - do after wards, I didn't have such a lot of time as I would have liked, however he showed me a good many of his sheep and one ram especially which I may buy, he wants fifty dollars for him so I thought I had better speak to Dad. first. We also saw a few 91 �imported sheep which were going through Burford, but Mr. Hanmer thought he had lots that could beat them. As Aunty had said we would be at Uncle Robuck's for dinner we thought we had better go although they pressed us to stay there. We left at twenty minutes to twelve and got to Uncle Robuck's at about twenty five minutes after. We stayed there todinner and left about three. Harry was off thrashing but came home just before we left. We went home by way of Waterford and Aunty went to see Mrs. York & Mrs. Boughner there for awhile. We got home before seven and although we enjoyed our drive & visit immensly were very glad to be home again, we had to ask the way a few times but didn't get off the road much, they are fixing a bridge at the bottom of Decou's hill so we had to drive a little way down the fourth concession and get to the third through Sol. Smith's lane. It has been another very nice day, roads fine and quite a breeze in our face. It looked rainy to this morning but seemed to clear off again but to-night it is thundering and shows signs of a big storm. I don't know all that Dad. and Frank did while we were gone but yesterday they tacked up the wire along the edge of the bush enough to keep the cattle out of Robert John's till Sid. McBride can stretch it and turned the cattle in there. To-day Frank took the team and went over all the summer fallow with the disks and Dad. cut weeds and tidied up. Jean & Adelena are over here to-night. Saturday August 9th It rained cats and dog's last night and things are so flooded we can do nothing outdoors. I didn't hear any thingh all night but they said the thunder was terrific. I drove Dick down this morning and didn't do much else all morning as it kept raining a little. It cleared off at noon and I drove Jean & Adelena down town as Jean's grand mother wanted to see her about something we got some groceries and came home I wrote a letter to Mr. Hanmer telling him that Dad. was willing for me to get his fifty dollar ram, it seems a lot to pay but if we never get any good headers for our flock we will never have any good stock. Frank and I went down to the mill for a bathe after tea and had a good one as there is a big head of water coming over. it began to thunder & lightening & rain heavily again before we went to bed. Dick did not come home at all to-night. Sunday August 10th It rained harder than ever last night and the cannonade of thunder was terrific with a steady blaze of lightening. It didn't bother me any, I don't think I would have wakened at all but Frank was afraid the barns would be struck and got up over me to investigate Aunty also got up to look around. but Dad slept through it. It was too wet for any of us to go to 92 �church or Sunday school so we didn't do any thing much all day. I drew a little and Dad went down and drove Dick home to dinner, but he went down again this after noon as Wiggins wanted him to help him hang pictures in his room. It began to rain again about five to-night so I put on my bathing suit to go after the cows as Dad. couldn't have got them this morning if it had not been for Tige as the stream was so swollen as to be impassable. He found that they had been in John Wess peas the other night so shut them out of the woods. We heard that Joe Long had a horse killed the night before last with the lightening Monday August 11th Dad. went back to John Wess's first thing this morning to get Frank Faulkner's heifer which had got into John Wesse's peas with the rest of the cattle but had not come back with them so was taken by John Wess & put in with his. He was not at home but Blaikie was there so Dad. didn't get back very soon. I cut lawn off and on most of the day, I started to get the part across the the ditch cut as it had grown up pretty long. When Dad came home we started to dig a culvert across the front of the lane but after it was pretty well dug Dad. discovered that we couldn't make a satisfactory job of it with the material we had so we had to fill it in again. Dad. shocked up the oats over again all the after noon he said they were soaked right through and every shock had to be changed he didn't get finished of course. Frank thinned out the carrots this after noon and to-night. he & I went to the moving picture show which wasn't bad. Dad. drove Jean & Adelena & Lila down as the two former are going home on Thursday. Huby & Lila came over about noon. Huby had taken a day off to settle up some insurance business and Aunty went back with him. Mr. Bowby brought Louise down to-night, she was here when Frank & I got home. Dick didn't get home till late, he is kept pretty busy now as Mr. Hobbes is taking his holidays. It has been sunny and very cool to-day. the storm has quite cleared off. To-day's papers are full of the news of great damage to property and general depradation caused by the lightening last Saturday night and the night before, all is not known yet as telegraph & telephone wires are down all over. Tuesday August 12th Frank and I drove down and got Louise's trunk first thing this morning. Frank also got a new carborundum scythe stone which I broke on the scythe in a short time, Dad. sharpened the scythe while we were gone and I started to cut weeds around the fences as soon as I got home, by to-night I had all around the wheat field and on three sides of the summer fallow and corn there was none to cut on the fourth side, but my ribs and back ached so that I 93 �could hardly wiggle. It's hard work when one's not used to it. Dad turned nearly all the rest of the oat shocks to-day, he didn't quite finish it's a miserable job I would rather cut weeds even if if it does break my back. Frank picked black currants from the old garden and nursed his young hogs most of the day. Sunny & nice to-day. Vyse was in for quite awhile this morning, he told Dad he was going to sell out entirely and go West for awhile on account of his health. Lila came over for the afternoon. Frank went home with her to-night. Old Jonas was in to-night Ivy's have taken him back. Wednesday August 13th Dad finished turning and setting the oat shocks this morning. I went out and cut all around the field he was working in - and a little around the house, before dinner we put of the load of old hay that was on the rack we put what we could of it over the cow stable and left the rest in the shed, it was after noon when we got through so we got a pretty late start. after dinner Dad started to cut the oats over by the side road, we went out with him but didn't shock any up as we had to wait for quite awhile before there was room and we quit early to go up and do chores as I went down to band concert but Dad. kept on cutting till sundown, the ground is pretty soft, he has to cut around the holes and there is water standing in some of the furrows. Frank went down with me to-night, and got some machine oil and went to see the movies. There was quite an accident downtown to-day, the bridge going over the road into Buck's Park broke with a crowd on it, we don't know very much about it but there were none killed and I don't know that there were any very seriously hurt, but there were a good many bones broken, the canning factory is going full tilt now, Huby and the rest worked till dark to-night. Nice day, cool but sunny. Thursday August 14th Mr. Flemming came over this morning with the woful tidings that he wanted two men to help thrash this after noon, so Frank went over to John Wesses to get Blaikie to come in Dad's place. John Wess was about to start cutting peas but insisted on Mr. Blaikie coming. Dad. cut oats most of the day and finished some time during the after noon. I shocked up a few in the morning - and after dinner Mr. Blaikie & I lit out for Flemmings, we got a pretty late start as the machine wasn't there on time so will have to go back in the morning. We got word this after noon that there was sheep down at the station for us we were so busy we couldn't go till night, then Dad. & I went down in the waggon, we picked Huby up who was in a great state of excitement over the ram, (for it proved to be the one I ordered from Mr. Hanmer), if we hadn't come down he was going to have it sent over, he wasn't any the 94 �worse for his trip - as all hands at the station had been careful to keep him in the shade. I was very surprised to see him as I under stood Mr. Hanmer to say he wouldn't ship him till after he had been shown at the different fairs, he is certainly a beauty. Hot. Friday August 15th Dad. went with me to Mr. Flemming's this morning we finished there and had our dinner about eleven. Sam Law wanted us to go and help thrash his stuff and as he thrashed his oats out of the field he wanted our team and rack so we went out and put a load of our oats on to take over it wasn't a big load but we got forty seven bushels of good plump oats out of it, which will last us till we have time to thrash. We finished at Sam's a little after six and had our tea there so we were rather late doing our chores. Pretty hot to-day. Saturday August 16th Dad. and I went out this morning before the dew was off and turned out every shock of the first cutting of oats, we then went over and shocked up some of the others, we didn't finish but quit at noon and this afternoon hauled the others, we got them all in, there were only four more good sized loads, but it took us till about nine o'clock the last one, it was so dark we could hardly find the shocks, of course we didn't unload this last load. Aunty brought us out a little lunch at six and we had some more when we came in. Very hot and looks like rain soon Sunday August 17th I didn't get up till about nine o'clock this morning and then we three boys all went to the stump and had a good swim, about half the kids in town were down there, and we didn't hurry at all, it was about one when we got home. I didn't do any thing much this after noon but perspire. I started to read but went to sleep, it was too hot to sleep and I started to write but it was too hot to think, so I had to quit that. It rained pretty hard for a short time before tea. Monday August 18th Owing to the little shower we had yesterday it was a little too wet to haul any oats this morning as we had intended, Dad. and Frank took a load of grist to the mill first thing, they waited till it was chopped and then went down to Mrs. Battersbys where Frank Slocomb is laying side walk and got a load of yellow sand from him to put in front of the lane gate 95 �where there is such a mud hole, they then went and got a load of rails. I raked up the weeds and chopped the grass with the lawn mower back of the old house and along the east side of it; I worked at it all day and although it looks a lot better there is lots of room for improvement yet. This after noon Dad. went out and shooked up the rest of the oats. Dr. Hicks & Cousin Willie went out to ask him if he would run against Bob. Taylor in the election for a school trustee next Monday, as he hates to see them so tied up in their business he said he would, but woudn't take time to get out & work at all. Enah and Louise drove Joe down town this after noon Jean Marks came over to say that she and Louise were wanted in Toronto to help christen Rebecca Lee Scott next Friday. Louise hadn't intended going till next Monday but I guess she will have to go Wednesday now. Aunty thinks she will go down with them. Dad and I went out about six to night and brought in one load of oats. It has been hot all day cooler to-night. Tuesday August 19th We hauled in oats to-day but as we didn't get out very early and quit early we only got in four loads. We stopped work at five as I had to be down town at seven to accompany the band to a {?} scocial at Port Ryersie. It wasn't a full band as Bob. Rankine had a lame back & Johnny Walker had no one to run his engine at the picture show for him, Miss. Thompson & Old Silverthorne took a load of girls up on the Victoria but the lake was so rough they could hardly land and they would not go back any way but by land so some came in one of the band rigs and Theodore Brown brought the rest down We had a time although the wind was cold and the torches blew so we could hardly see. I got home a little after twelve and Dick who spent the evening at the Hobbes got home soon after. Very cool all day Wednesday August 20th We hauled in all the rest of the oats to-day. There were just two loads and a jag. We brought the jag in about three o'clock and Dad. & Frank pitched it off while I got Joe ready to drive Louise & her trunk to the station. She, Aunty and Jean all got off to-night. While I was down town Dad took the mower out and cut around the holes in the oat field which he couldn't do with the binder on account of them being so wet. I came home around by Huby's to get some peony roots and he was just getting ready to go to work as he is night watchman these days at the works. I went down to band concert to-night, after we got through on the stand Johnny Walker very kindly offerd us each a freelticket to the moving picture show so we all went down, tore off a piece in front of "The Gem" and then went in, he put on the three reels almost solely for our benefit as there were very few others in 96 �there. Edith came over this after noon and is going to stay for a few days or a week. Warmer than yesterday but not too hot. Thursday August 21st Dad. and I went out this morning with the rack and got the oats which were around the edge of the water holes and which Dad had cut with the mower, it took along time as Dad. just raked the stuff up in piles with his pitch fork. I set fire to the grass & weeds which I cut the other day between the corn field and the wheat stubble and had to watch it that it didn't do any damage. This after noon Dad went out and rolled the summer fallow but it was very hard and lumpy. Frank and I cleaned all the rubbish and burdocks out of the yard between the horse stable and the hay barn and fixed the fence so that we can turn the old ram out. To-night we printed pictures and got some good ones mostly of Tiddums. Dick did not come home to-night. Nice day not too hot. It got very black this evening and rained a little before tea. Friday August 22nd It began to rain - quietly about six this morning but stopped about nine or ten. Dad. patched the roof on the old barn and Frank held on to the rope to which Dad was tied. This after noon it got too windy to shingle so Dad plowed a little more of the old corn stubble. I started to clean up the limbs out of the orchard and got quite a lot done, Frank and I had to go down town to night about five for groceries. Cloudy and cool. Saturday August 23rd Dad. plowed at the old corn ground all morning while I worked in the orchard. This after noon Dad took the the team and waggon and we took all the brush and piled & burned it in the north end of the orchard where the little trees are mostly dead, we then took the big limbs and piled them behind the wood shed fore stove wood. it took us all the afternoon but it has made a great improvement in the looks of the orchard. This was Baughner Picnic day but Frank was the only one who celebrated from here. Doctor Hicks & Doctor Cook were over before tea to talk election to Dad. They said things were going pretty well although there are several working against him. Vyse was over this morning to say he wanted us to go & thrash on Monday. Edith left this after noon. Lila came over this morning for her music but didn't stay long None of us went down to meet Aunty to-night as we think likely she will stay ay Huby's to-night. It as been very cool all day and mostly cloudy, regular fall day. 97 �Sunday August 24th This was the sunday that they decided to have Tiddums christened. Aunty came over before Sunday school and brought Tiddums a lot of presents she got for him in Toronto and which Vernon and Mrs. Marks sent up. We all went down to church. Dad. drove Enah down and she & Tiddums stayed over at the Harding's till the time of the christening arrived - and then she & Dad. brought him in Huby was the extra godfather, and has been studdying the service up for the last few nights. Tiddums never let a whimper out of him but sat on Dad's hand, and jumped, stared, laughed and crowed a little although they said he was getting sleepy before the end. Dad. & Enah drove right home with him but the rest of us waited for the rest of the service. This after noon Dick and I went down town. I went to see Harry & Mrs. Moon but they weren't home so after calling at the bank where the whole staff except Mr. Hobbes were hard at work and at Huby's for a minute or two I came home. Dick got back for tea. Dad. and Enah drove down to church to-night as Enah had to play the organ for Elva; when they got home Dick and I drove down to post a couple of letter for Aunty. Cool & windy all day Cold to-night. Monday August 25th Dad. and I both went over to Vyse's to help thrash and were there till noon, although he didn't have much stuff, but it was awkward getting it out and we were late getting started. Dad. made a mistake by going at all for this was election day, when he was running against Bob. Taylor for school trustee, and Vyse sent two of Martin's men home saying he had enough hands, then went down town as soon as we got started and I suppose worked as hard as he could for Taylor. This after noon I went up to the glen with a picnic party of Mrs Hobbe's, Dick got off and went with us we went up in the "Victoria" and had a fine time. We got back a little after dark, and went up to Mrs. Hobbes and danced till about twelve, most of the music was supplied by Col. Smith's gramophone about the first news we heard when we struck town was that Dad. had beaten Taylor by a majority of 9. He was down town all the after noon - and had an exciting time. The school board can now do business as Tibbets and Miller were not disqualified and they will have a majority on their side. Lovely day, cool & sunny. Tuesday August 26th Dad. and I went over to help thrash at Martin's this morning, it didn't take long to thrash their oats out but they had a few interruptions so we just got through about eleven and had 98 �our dinner. This after noon Dad disked on the summer fallow, and I cut at the lawn but didn't get much done. Allan Law had to pull Vyse out of a hole to-day, he found him beating his little balky mare unmercifully, because she balked with a load of 16 bags of wheat Vyse told him he would kill her if he had ambition enough. Cool and threatening. Wednesday August 27th Dad. disked and harrowed on the summer fallow all day and I cut the rest of the front lawn this side of the ditch and worked around at other odd jobs. Frank and I fixed a couple of bars at the end of the horse stable to close the yard south and west of the horse stable, and then turned old 4700 out, he spent most of the afternoon under an old door leaning against the fence. Frank noticed today that he is club footed behind, we couldn't see his foot before in the stable. I went down to band concert to-night. It has been a nice sunny day but cool. Thursday August 28th When Tom Albert came this morning he said there was a loose horse on the road, Dad got her and put her in, she had a halter on but Dad. didn't know her, but we had an idea she belonged to Bill George so when Dick went down he happened to see the above mentioned Bill. and told him whereupon that gentleman came over immediately and took the mare home. We started to haul manure to-day but owing to interuptions such as oiling the spreader and as it was drizzling rain we were undecided whether to go to to work or not; we didn't get started till after ten, we got four loads out and one on the spreader by twelve and one out after dinner, but it started to rain so hard that we put the horses and machine away. I then drove Enah down town to Mrs. Schrams and had to wait quite awhile for her, we got home at five and I drove Aunty down, she to the old German Roller canary who has not been in a healthy condition for "some time back" down to Mrs. Tusk for repair, she also got a student lamp from Miss Battersby who made a present of it to Dad. It has drizzled nearly all day and to-night another big thunder storm came up with an awful downpour. About ten o'clock Aunty & Dad. noticed fire north of here, where some poor fellow's barn had been struck. Friday August 29 It was too wet this morning to work on the land so Dad opened up ditches on the summer fallow and I sawed up the old apple limbs and rubbish behind the wood shed. This afternoon, I went to see if the field next the woods across the gully was fit to plow but 99 �found water lying in the furrows and ditches. Frank and Lila went back as far as the gully with me to look for mushrooms. I set out three little rose bushes on the mound just for fun I don't expect them to grow, but the were in the lawn and I didn't know what else to do with them. I took John Wess McBride's rope back to him, which Dad had borrowed the day he brought Frank Faulkner's heifer home. I saw Mr. Blaike and he told me it was Bob. Winter's barn that was burned last night he lives on the townline just north and one lot west of this place. I came home around by R. J. Watson's, and Charlie McQueens. I also went over to Lorne Myers where Geordie Murphy is ditching I got home about four and then Frank & I went down to Martins where Frank got some grit for his chickens and I got some information re planting out straw berries & pruning grape vines from John Quanbury. Dad. had to go to a school board meeting to-night, he hasn't felt very well all the after noon. Frank is better to-day he was quite sick yesterday. Sunny and breezy to day. Saturday August 30th I spent the whole day working around the garden. I cut the two high patches of weeds and pulled them out as well as I could of the onion bed, This after noon I cut the lawn behind the house and about five drove Enah down town for supplies. We got word to-day that Walter was coming to night he has been in Toronto for the last few days - and Roy & Vernon may come up with him, {undecipherable} we have been making preparations for them all day. Dad. went over to John Wess McBrides this morning to see his lame cow and get advice about the field back there we were going to put wheat on but there is so much blue grass on it we that we would not likely get half a crop especially now that we wouldn't be able to get in in early, so we thought of fall ploughing it and summer fallowing it then plow in June & put wheat on it next fall, that was just what John Wess said he would do as that will just about fix the blue grass. This after noon Dad plowed up a strip in the garden where the potatoes were and which I am going to try to work up in shape to set out a few straw berryplants. Dad. and Aunty drove down to-night to meet Walter and the others if they came. They did come but it took about half the night to collect them all. It had been arrangd that Vernon would spend the night at the Woodson's - and Walter & Roy would come here, so Dad. drove Vernon over - and then came on home with the impedimenta, leaving Aunty to come home with Walter & Roy. He just nicely got in the lane when Walter came in alone. He had come up town with Dick (who had to work till midnight.) to get some cigarettes and had forgotten whether Roy and Aunty were waiting for him or not and evidently didn't care a hang so came on over by him self - getting information concerning the route from some of the Woodson's who were outside as he came past. We were just 100 �about to start of with the lanterns in search of the other two when Roy came up, ignorant of the whereabouts of Aunty saying he had left her in front of the Dominion waiting for Walter while he went down to the canning factory to see Huby, but couldn't find him so came on over, he was very indignant - at finding Walter here - and proceded to call him down as he well could and Walter smoked and enjoyed it all as he well could while Dad. and I started to hook Joe up and go in quest of Aunty, however we just nicely got sh the buggy when poor Aunty came up, she had waited a long time and then went up to the bank and found out from Dick that Walter had gone home, so she followed, when each ones evidence had been given and the mystery of the mixup unravelled we all had tea - after which we talked till after Dick came home. Nice day, cloudy & cool Sunday August 31st We all went to church this morning except Dad. who went over to John Wess McBrides to see his lame cow and spent a very enjoyable morning and Enah who had household duties & Tiddums to attend to. I drove Walter & Roy down, as I was supposed to drive Vernon back to dinner but she was booked for dinner at the Woodson's so I drove Aunty and Frank part way home then went back and got Walter & Win who had gone up to see Cousin Bessy for a few minutes. Huby. came over with Roy, as we had a couple of Frank's ducks for dinner. He says he was there last night when Walter & Roy paid their separate visits but as they are going to get him a clock to "punch" he has to make the most of his unregistered time unless he can get George Gamble to figure out a scheme to punch the clock all at one time, in all probability George is quite capable of doing such a thing. This afternoon we inspected the livestock, the gully & mound - and such things besides "settin around". Tupper & his Englishman came over & spent the afternoon visiting with Dad. Tonight Dad. and Enah drove down to church as Enah had to play the organ. Vernon came over to tea and she & Roy went down to Mrs. Battersby's for awhile. Cool and nice. Monday September 1st Dad's cold was very bad to-day and he felt too rotten to do anything, I didn't do any thing to speak of all morning but this after noon I put some manure on my strawberry bed and chopped it up pretty well with the hoe. Frank chored around all morning and this after noon went down town with the Ryersie's, he has to go back to school in the morning, poor kid, I feel sorry for him. This being Labor Day the bank was closed but Dick went down and worked for an hour or two this morning and was down town all the after noon. Dad. drove Roy down to the station to-night as he & Vernon couldn't stay away from business & baby 101 �(respectively) any longer. Aunty and Walter stayed at Huby's for tea. Cloudy & threatening this fore noon Hot & sunny this after noon. Old Jonas was over to-night for a long visit during which Queen broke out of the pasture and caused us a lot of trouble getting her in, then I traipsed all over the pasture looking for the others and fearing they were out on the road but at last found them all safe in the pasture. Roy is thinking quite seriously of coming up here and starting a poultry ranch for the city market. I which he would. but. - Tuesday September 2th Jonas came over this morning with a basket of tomatoes which he promised us last night. He came before seven but if he had not been in such a hurry - and left them to enjoy - a few more sunny hours they would have been in much better condition. He also brought a boquet of about three asters, two gladiolii & one geranium with one foot in the grave. It was very kind of him though. Poor Frank went back to jail this morning but got out for the afternoon. Dad. & I hauled out manure. We monkeyed around till after ten o'clock so only got out about 10 loads all day. This afternoon Carl Coleman & Perce Kindree came over and got Edmond England's heifer that has been sending the summer with our cows. having crossed the dilapitaded line fence from Ivys where she & three others were boarding, as we didn't have time, means or enough inclination to repair the fence, our gully has furnished her with free board and lodging. I think Walter slept & read most of the day except when he rode out with Dad. on the spreader bant load. and when Aunty with some difficulty induced him to call on Mrs Battersby with her. Edith came over this after noon to say good bye, as she is going back to Toronto on Thursday. Tiddums has not felt very lively to-day, they think he is enlarging upon his dental equipment. Cecil Lamb has been very ill for a week or more wth typhoid fever and now Dick says they don't expect him to live. Vyse left this morning for the West, I don't know how he expects Dover to exist without him. Very hot & hard to work Wednesday September 3rd Dad. & I pitched manure all day we got out 12 or 13 loads which we thought was pretty good considering the circumstances. we were getting it from between the barn & the stack where we can't get in with the spreader so have to carry it quite a way. We don't think the spreader is sowing it at 16 loads per acre which it is set at. This afternoon Aunty and Walter went down town and stayed at Huby's to tea. I went down to band practice to-night and Frank went to the moving pictures. This was the last concert of the season and Walt. was going to treat the boys over at the Dominion afterwards but I came right home with Carl. 102 �Coleman, Frank & Jonas. Jonas seemed in a melancholy state of mind to-night. Sairy was sick and had evidently been calling him down about something, anyway he told us he did not lead a happy life and he didn't care who knew it. Very hot & thundery & rainy. Thursday September 4th Dad. and I started to tear up the old stable floor which was half buried in manure so that we could drive right through instead of steering clear of this old rubbish heap, but Dad. felt so rotten we had to quit and he couldn't do any thing all day. This after noon I mussed around a little and cut weeds along the side road, gully and lane fences. Aunty and Walter went down town this afternoon and to-night they went over to see Mrs. Battersby. We were all asleep whent they got home. Aunty has at last decided to go as far as Winnipeg with Walter on her way to Fort Saskatchewan. Very much cooler, fine day to work. Friday September 5th Dad. didn't feel much better to-day but worked all day in spite of his illness, he says his bones ache all over and he is so weak he has to exert himself to double up his fist. This morning we took the team and snaked the sleepers of the old stable out of the manure and piled them up in the yard and out of our way. About eleven o'clock I drove Aunty over to the Shand's as she wanted very much to say good bye to them before she went west and thought she might not get a better chance. we got back about noon, we lost a little time putting John & Snowdrop in the gully as they had got on the road through the culvert. but Joe made up for lost time by the rate she got over the pike. Dad. had two or three more sleepers to get out when I left but he finished all but one which is too deeply buried and not at all in the road so he left it till some other time. This after noon we didn't think it was worthwhile getting started hauling manure as one of us had to drive Walter's suitcase to the station, so Dad. plowed all the afternoon. I was out with him for awhile but about four I drove Aunty and Walter to the station. I hung around till after the train went out and then brought Aunty home with me, she is going to meet Walter in Toronto next Wednesday Tuesday and go west with him from there as he is going to stay a few days with Roy before he leaves. Very nice day a little warmer We had to shut old 4700 up in the boxstall to stay to day as to-night Dad. noticed he had rubbed a big wad of wool of his shoulder on the bars where he was trying to get through, he aparently enjoys it just as much in confinement as he does when out in the yard where he sees & hears the other sheep. 103 �Saturday September 6th - Although Dad feels very miserable yet he worked all day, we didn't get a very early start this morning but had Frank nearly all the time to help us and I think we got out 14 loads of manure We were delayed for awhile this after noon when the spreader was incapicated incapacitated through a lot of stuff being jammed between the beater and the comb above it. Dad lost quite a little time adjusting it. Lila has been over all day and has spent nearly the whole time riding Frank's wheel up and down the road, she went down town on it once for Enah. Aunty has been down town nearly all day preparing for her journey. Fine day - pretty warm this afternoon Sunday September 7th Dad. Aunty & Frank left about eight o'clock this morning for Port Rowan as Aunty wanted to say goodbye to Aunt Ida before she left and they took Frank as a part compensation for him missing a trip to the Toronto Exhibition. I finished up the chores and went to church alone as Dick was in bed till noon Lila went down this morning to Sunday-school but this after noon does not feel very well so Dick says, due probably to her violent exercise on Frank's wheel yesterday. I slept this after noon for two or three hours and then milked and did chores which aren't much with Josie away and the other horses out. Dick was down town swimming with the girls all the after noon. Dad. Aunty and Frank got home about nine o'clock. They had quite a day of it, saw Aunt Ida, Clara and the Howe bunch, and Aunty got some rare flowers on the way home. It has been a lovely day but pretty hot. Monday September 8th We hauled out six loads of manure this fore noon but had to go thrashing down at Alfreds, we were there all the afternoon. I stayed {heart shaped ink blot here} tea but Dad. came home to drive Aunty's valise down town, he was gone quite a while as he got some thing in his eye this after noon and had to go to the doctors to have it taken out. I had all the cows but the two heifers milked when he and Frank got back so he did up all the rest of the chores while I took Joe and drove Mrs. McBride home, she has been here all day washing and picking plums, she took a lot home with her. Nice day with east wind. Tuesday September 9th We got up extra early this morning and Dad. Frank and I drove down to see Aunty off. Mr. Wiggins was going home on his holidays so she would have company all the way. On our 104 �way back we met Tupper who wanted one of us to go and help thrash, he expected the machine there between ten & eleven. I went over about ten but there wasn't a sign of the machine and Tupper was plowing I hung around till after dinner, they started soon after dinner and didn't stop once till after six, we put through about 650 bushels of oats in the after noon I was getting pretty well worked out when they stopped, it was Win Law's out fit. Tupper got disgusted with Sam. last year so wouldn't have him again. I got a ride home with Mr. Flemming. Dad plowed all the afternoon and is all finished but about two rounds, it was an awful job when he got into the land next the fence which was plowed up last spring and the weeds were three or four feet high. I feel pretty sick to-night but have to go back in the morning. It has been very cold all day. Wednesday September 10th I was over at Tupper's soon after seven this morning and we started to work soon after I got there and got through about half past eleven, we thrashed wheat, and it was an awful mess of thistles, the down was so thick it was as if some one had shaken out a feather pillow. I came home before dinner with Bill Philips was there for Mr Flemming, I was glad to be done as it did me up for most of the afternoon. Dad. went to the mill this morning and got some oats chopped and finished plowing and disked down what he plowed. After dinner we hauled out seven loads of manure, the piece north of the orchard all covered now and we have four loads on the piece east of the orchard. Allan Law was over after dinner and borrowed the roller. They are putting their wheat in. They are working two teams, old Ben, and Bert Monroe's little mare, each with one of the big team, Jonas was over to-night to get some plums and he helped me put in some srawberry plants which Frank got to-night from Jack. Martin. It froze last night but has been warmer to-day Tiddums is not feeling well today. Thursday September 11th We got a good early start this morning at the manure and broke all previous records, we got out 16 loads, and have got just about all there is that i suitable for top dressing. Allan Law came over this morning and borrowed the waggon and drill, they finished up over there to- night and he brought the things home. Jonas was over again to-night and picked some more plums, he stayed for about an hour telling Frank and me stories of his experiences in a lumber camp. Betty Woodson was also over and brought us another kitten which she got from some kids who were going to drown it. Tiddums seems to be quite well again to-day. Much warmer looks rainy 105 �Friday September 12th We got out 16 loads of manure to-day but could have got out another, but as the field was covered all but a little strip we put the spreader away, we didn't put much on the little side hills as the spreader {shughs?} and does not work well there, Mr. Morgan came over this morning and stayed to dinner. This after noon Winnie came over to borrow some books and Frank's camera, she is not at school as she has hives. Betty & the twins were past here to- day - with three hounds and another dog, one of the hounds got in our corn field and they were a long time getting it out. Cloudy and threatening to-day. Saturday September 13th We worked both teams on the land all day and now have the piece between the orchard and the corn in pretty nice shape. I disked all day and Dad rolled & harrowed on both pieces of ground. Frank dug around and mulched some of the peach trees this afternoon. Dick expected Ferdie to-night but I guess he didn't come as he said if he had any luggage he would leave it in the barber shop, for I told him I would be in to get my hair cut. Dad. & I went down to get some groceries but it was so cold I didn't get my locks trimmed, however I went to see if Ferdie's impedimenta was there but it wasit wasn't and there was no sighn of Dick we came home alone I suppose Dick has gone to the dance - the last of the season I think. We saw Huby to-night coming from home where he had been to fill his lantern, he says he has ordered twine but he thinks they can't get anythingh from the stores now. Mrs. McBride was over this morning to pick plums, Very cold wind all day Clear & cold to-night. Sunday September 14th It froze hard enough last night to crimp the tomato tops and corn leaves, but I don't think it will hurt the corn except the leaves for fodder. I didn't get up till late & felt so rotten with a bad cold in my head that I didnt try to do much ore - go to church. Frank has just the same cold but he went down to Sunday school and church. First thing this morning we put up the little stove in the kitchen and it makes things much more comfortable. Old Jonas came over this afternoon to look at the corn he is going to help cut it but it won't be ready for awhite yet. Johnny Walker also came over to have a look at old Joe. he drove down with Dad. Enah & Tiddums, the two latter stayed at Huby's till church time and Dad. came home to help do chores and then went down again to go to church with Enah. They have heard so much about the famous Irish preacher the same one who was there last Sunday that they thought they would like to hear him so Aunty Maude will keep the baby for them while they 106 �are gone. Walt. Steele sent me over ten dollars to-day by Dick which is for my playing with the band all summer, and which I consider easy money. Ferdie didn't come last night Dick got a card from him saying he has lost his job and isn't coming at all I guess. Dick went up the beach to a corn roast last night and has been down town all this after noon. Dad. turned the old sow out this morning, he is going to wean the little pigs now, he let her in with them again to-night after they had had a good supper so as not to wean them too suddenly. We put poor old Dave in this after noon and gave him a {bath?} his three white feet are in awful shape all swollen way up his legs and terribly broken out around the feet. The only thing we can think of that can ail him is alsike poisening which we have heard of before but which Dad never believed in much. Neither Osprey nor Dolly seem affected and they both have white feet. Tiddums didn't stay asleep long down at Huby's during church and when he awoke and found himself among strangers he became home sick and cried so lustily that they were forced to send to church after Enah to come and pacify him. Monday September 15th I finished cross disking on the piece where I left of Saturday and started to roll it all this morning while Dad. harrowed awhile on the other piece and then went with Frank over to John Wess McBride's to get the seed. John Wess has gone to Grand Rapids but Blaikie was there and they cleaned up nearly {21?} bushels, and got back before dinner. Blaikie and Bill Lemons are keeping {batch?} over there. This after noon I finished rolling that piece and then started to disk the other piece deeply, and Dad. & Frank drilled in the small piece they put in about 8 1/2 bushels, they started with the drill set at 2 bus. & a peck but thought it was overrunning so changed it to 2 bus. Frank stayed home partly on account of his cold and partly to help Dad keep the drill from clogging up on the straw & grass which didn't all work in. Tonight old Jonas came over and stayed about half the night trying to sell Dad some seed oats (heavy yielders). Dad. didn't order any much to the grief of Jonas but promised him he would Dad. bathed and powdered poor Davy's feet to-night, they certainly are in awful shape and he is as thin as a board. I have felt pretty rotten all day. It froze again last night but has been warm and sunny all day. The men struck at the canning factory to-day as they haven't been payed for two pay days or more. Dick said to-night that he heard Harry Graham has failed, and that George Gamble they are afraid has typhoid fever. Gordie Faulkner has it not badly & Cecil Lamb's fever didn't break yesterday when the three weeks was up Tuesday September 16th 107 �We both worked on the land all day. I disked all morning and Dadl harrowed over the sowed piese and part of the other. It began to drizzle soon after dinner so Dad took my team and ran out the ditches in the sowed field also the cross ditches in the other. I then took little Joe & Belle and began to roll but the earth at last got so wet that about four o'clock I put them in, when Dad. got through with the others team I disked awhile but not long as I began to get too wet for comfort, so I came in Dad. did chores as I felt too tough except to help milk. Franks cold was too bad for him to go to school to-day. this morning he went down and saw the operations of the canning factory, they are working full blast to-day as the men are promised money to-night or tomorrow It didn't freeze last night and looked rainy all morning Saturday Wednesday September 17th I cross disked all morning, Dad. went over and borrowed Ivy's disks and started to cross from the other end we nearly met by noon. It looked so nebulus that Dad thought he would drill it in this after noon thohugh under other circumstances we would have rolled & harrowed it yet. I finished disking while Dad was getting the seed and drill out. and then started to go over the dead furrows length ways. Dad. got about two or three rounds drilled when it began to rain so hard we were forced put our teams in much to Dad's disgust as we couldn't do anything but chore the rest of the day and he is afraid we won't be able to get back on the land for quite awhile. Alfred came over just before it began to rain and brought back the old cultivator. I think I forgot to mention at the thime but the ice ran out a week or so ago, it lasted pretty well but we think we can make it do better next year by putting in more sawdust and making better drainage Frank stayed home from school again to-day, my cold is better to-night but Dad thinks he is getting another one now. Frank took a boquet of wild flowers down to exhibit at the horticultural show tomorrow night. Cloudy all day, didn't rain very long. Thursday September 18th I haven't done a tap of work all day, I have felt all day like a cake of soap after a hard day's washing and just lay around the house. This morning Dad. thought it was a little too wet to work on the the land so after he did chores he went out and got a load of rails and took back Ivey's disks. This after noon he drilled in the rest of the wheat. He ran out of seed when he was within a round or two of finishing and had to go down to Alfred's to get another bag, when he got back it was too late to finish so he will have to wait till morning, he thinks Alfred's wheat a better sample than John Wess's as there is not so much cracked wheat in 108 �it. Frank went back to school this morning but Dad. kept him home this afternoon to help him drill. Enah and Tiddums went down to see the flower show, she said it was not as large as other years and that Frank didn't get a prize on his wild flowers. Frank did not go down to see it. Dick did not get home till late as he went to the dance in the pavillion the last of the season. The men and women at the canning factory did not get their wages as they had been promised so have all struck again except Huby & the engineer. It has been a nice day - I think Friday September 19th I didnot do much more to-day than yesterday. I started to clean out the stables but became so exhausted that I had to give it up and just poke around, this afternoon I read and answered an advertisement I saw in "The Literary Digest" for a fellow who tells how to get strong, if he fails to help me I think I shall take to dressmaking or somethingh of that nature. Dad. finished drilling before Frank went to school this morning and then harrowed the field over, he started to run the furrows before dinner but old Harry & Joe proved so incompetent that it took him the whole after noon to finish the job, the last five of the dead furrows were so crooked that he harrowed them out and ran them over again He intended to go down and help Mr Flemming this after noon as Alfred told him yesterday that he is far behind with his work having been sick, and unable to work ever since Tupper thrashed, Dad may go down to morrow if Mr Flemming wants him. Jonas was over for a short visit to-night. We have had to keep Belle tied up all day as we turned her out twice and he jumped right back in to the lane in front of the house immediately, she & Harry got in the night before last and ate all the Golden Bantam corn down to within a foot of the ground. Dad. had to get up at half past four to shut them in the stable and then he didn't go back to bed again. It has been a nice sunny day. Sun set clear to-night. Saturday September 20th I felt quite a lot better to-day but my throat is still sore I intended to go back and cut the clover seed this morning but there were two rivets had to be replaced in the pitman rod of the mower before it could be used so I took it down to Butler's for repairs. Dad. told me that if no one else was in the shop I might as well get Joe's shoes set - as they needed it badly, I did, so did not get home till after noon This after noon Frank & I cleaned out the stables which haven't been properly cleaned for about a week and then drove down town to get stuff on our way back we stopped at Uncle Wards and he & Frank picked a bushel of 109 �tomatoes which we brought home for Enah to do up. He has a good many there going to waste as he put in a lot for the canning factory but they closed down before he got them all picked. It got very black while we were there and just as we left began to sprinkle - and just as we got home to rain hard. Dick got in just behind us the first time he has been home so early - all summer I believe. It did not rain long nor extra heavily - and there was only about one hard crack of thunder, but I don't know whether it is all over yet or not. Dad. has been cleaning ditches all day but has more to do yet. Frank went down this morning to ask Mr Flemming if Dad. could help him any if he came down but Mr. Flemming said he expected Ern. up and would be through this afternoon. Frank went over to John Wess McBride to return the bags they brought the wheat over in. Blaikie was cutting the buckwheat with a scythe he couldnt manage it with a cradle. Frank saw a black squirrel on the line fence when he was over there Dad and we three boys had a bath to-night, I needed one badly Sunday September 21st I sat around the house all day except to help do chores and finished reading Hamlet. I don't want to got to church till I get my hair cut for fear some body taking me for a wild creature would put me out. Enah still having a desire to hear the Irish preacher of the two preceding Sunday's went down driven by Dick. Frank walked down to Sunday school and church Dad. looked after Tiddums and the house. Tiddums has not been himself to day, for some obscure reason. Dick spent the after noon at home for a change, reading. Cars. Rankin and Arly McCarter drove over this afternoon to have Dad look at Car's horse's foot which got burned on a rope. It has been dull & chilly & wet off & on all day Monday September 22nd It rainded nearly all night and most of the day, the roads being inconsequence in such a condition as to prohibit travel by bicycle, so I drove the boys to the scenes of their labors and as there was nothing pressing in progress here and not knowing when a better opportunity would present itself I put Joe in at Hendersons and proceeded to have, my hair cut, a shave, and my teeth cleaned, this last item I promised Aunty I would have seen to on the first favorable occasion which presented itself. I arrived home after getting a roll of roofing paper to repair the cow shed roof - and some other articles - a little before noon, we read and did chores most of the remainder of the day, although we did go out for a while to strengthen the grain barn floor as in one place it is too much decayed to permit the safe passage of the thrashing machine over it, but as from time to time we must go outside and come in contact with the disagreeable weather, there was no pleasure in it so 110 �we postponed the duty to a future and fairer day. Mrs McBride was here allday performing her biweekly labors and it being such a 'dirty' night Dad. drove her home while I got the cows. I began to read "The White Company" to-day and I am afraid it will be a hard one to leave at the call of duty. Dick is not expected home to-night. Tuesday September 23rd Sam Law came in this morning and informed up that he was going up to Clarke Matthew's old place to thrash to-day, and would thrash his own three loads of oats on his way back and then come here, Allan came in tonight and told us that they just pulled the machine into their barn to night and would not be over here till noon to-morrow. This morning Dad & I levelled the butt of the old stack - and this after noon we finished fixing the barn floor and sweeping out the granary bins. To night when Frank got home from school he & I drove down town to purchase provisions and warn out Mr. Fleming & the Martins. Dad. has gone over to Mrs. McBrides to-night to see if he can her - to help Enah to-morrow. It has been sunny all day but with a cold wind Wednesday September 24th We went over about eight o'clock this morning to help Sam. Law, we thrashed out their three loads in a very short time and then came home and hauled a load of rails and made general preparations for them here. They got here about twelve, and were just about ready to start after dinner Frank stayed home from school and first thing went on his wheel to secure the aid of a man from Tupper's and one from Billy Louis as they promised one when Dad gave them free treatment for their cow. Mr. Fleming himself came and brought Bill Philips. Martin's sent two men - and Alfred & Jonas both came so we had plenty of help. Mrs. McBride came to help Enah and Ada came over and looked after Tiddums the whole after noon. We thrashed out all the oats 513 bushels - and made quite a hole in the wheat which lis coming pretty slowly. I helped Bill Philips carry away the oats and they kept us on the hump we got 320 bushels off the 10 acres by the side road and about 240 off the 8 acres back the lane, counting the load we thrashed before over at Sam's, we expect the wheat to go about 10 bushels to the acre. To-night I drove Mrs. McBride and Ada home, it was awfully dark and I nearly ran into a waggon and did run over a log, across the road. Lovely day sunny and warm Thursday September 25th 111 �We finished up the wheat about nine o'clock this morning it went better than we expected. 133 bushels and we didn't look for more than 100. It wasn't a very big thrashing but might have been worse. About ten o'clock Jonas and I lit into the corn field, and at noon had 13 or 14 shocks put up. Jonas doesn't use a horse but I think he would be better off if he did, as one blows down now and then and takes longer to set it up than it would to move a horse quite a few times. I didn't go out to help him this afternoon but Frank went out some time after dinner with a pail of water for him, and he wasn't there we saw him going up the road afterwards about half past three, but he got ten more shocks cut by six, he said he felt pretty sick after dinner. We trimmed up the sheep and let the old ram out in the orchard. Frank saw when he went after the mail that Butler had the tires on the waggon set so he and Dad went down before tea and brought it home. Cousins Loll & Phoebe were over for awhile this after noon Mrs. Dave Waddle died to-day at five o'clock, she has been sick for a long time but only a few days in bed, she was down town on Monday. Dad. & Frank cleaned up the barn floor this morning.. It has been hot to-day and hazy looking all around Friday September 26th When Dad. got up this morning he found the old sow had knocked down the orchard gate and let all the ewes out. We got them in with out much difficulty but noticed the ram was up at the north end of the orchard lying down by himself. When we went to look at him we saw at once that he was very sick, so brought him down and put him in his old yard between the drive house and the big barn, he has laid around all day and wont eat or drink, he is not bloated but is quite hollow and does not seem in any pain but now and then stretches out his neck and swells his sides like a dog trying to vomit. Dad. and I went up to Dunkin's this morni to see him as we got a letter from him yesterday morning saying he had a ram he would let us have for awhile not knowing of course that we had one, we expected to be back at noon but it begant to rain soon after we got started and kept up so long that we stayed there for dinner and did not get home till half past four, we didn't think his sheep much ahead of ours and his rams not a patch on old 4700. When we got home Enah told us the old sow was out and had wandered down the road but Frank brought her home on his way home from school so we shut her up in Queen's boxstall and nailed up the door. To-night the ram got in the barn and we gave him a drench, he does not seem any better but no worse. Jonas cut corn this morning to cut corn and cut till it rained. and this after noon tore down the old fence around the hill, he was over to-night to see if we would haul it for him to morrow Dad. told him he would try to. When I went back after the cows to-night I found Bobby & Fred's calf missing and walked way out to the Winding Hills to see them but 112 �when I got back they were standing at the culvert and Dad. & Frank were just going to let them in, the fence was down at the culvert and there was an empty whisky bottle near it. Saturday September 27th When we went out this morning we found the ram had gone out of the barn into the yard and seemed weaker than last night After breakfast we went out and Dad gave him some more dope, but while we were there we tried to get him to stand up but his feet just shook from under him and he stretched out and died we spent the rest of the morning skinning and burying him, we think of it a rough bit of luck but suppose it is all in the game, we will get a lovely mat off him if we can get it tanned right. what through life held his worth after his death will hold another's wealth. Dad held a post mortem on him and found that it was inflamation of the bladder which killed him, we didn't look for any thingh - like that, and Dad says nothing could have been done for him. This after noon Dad. & Frank cleaned up some of the wheat and oats that were on the floor and took it down to the mill to be chopped they went down town to take Elva's cream and get stuff. I took Harry & Joe and the hay rack and went down to help old Jonas get some of his fence up as he won't be back to cut corn till it is off the highway, he is so afraid of the law, I only got up two loads as it is hard stuff to load alone and Jonas had Leitch's team and waggon so didn't help me any, and I had to knock half of it to pieces, I did not get home till nearly dark. Lovely fall day. Sunday September 28th Frank was the only member of the family who attended church and Sunday school. I read most of the morning but got dressed up about noon and this after noon Dick and I went down to Mrs. Waddles funeral. Dad. drove us down and his went down and got Huby & Lila and they drove up to the cemetery. There was an awful crowd at the house and there must have been over a hundred rigs in the procession. Dick and I knocked around town til Dad. got back then I came home with him but Dick stayed down to go to church to-night. When we got home we found Emery & his whole family here as well as Mrs. Smythe with Susie & George. they stayed to tea so we were late getting the chores done. Beautiful day. Monday September 29th Jonas came over to cut corn this morning but after cutting for about an hour came in, in a great state of excitement vowing that he would cut no more corn with a sickle as he had cut an other piece off his finger, and said that if he couldn't - a corn hook which he was used to in Dover he would got to Simcoe after one. Dad. put some turpentine on his finger 113 �which he said just had the skin nicked - and told me that I might as well drive Jonas to Simcoe and take old 4700's hide up to be tanned, we left here about nine and went about half a dozen places in Simcoe, and got home about half past twelve, Jonas got his corn hook, some stuff at Fall's, some half stake from Billy Barlow's - a drink of beer and a prize list of the Simcoe Fair. I saw Mr. Hogg and gave Mr. Shaver the hide, and went to see Kompart about getting a new crank for the spreader to replace the one Allan Law lost but although all the doors in the place were wide open there wasn't a sign of a living creature around. This after noon I got started to cut clover seed but as {illegible} had to grind the knives and get the horses in I didn't get started till after three so only got a little more than seven rounds cut. Dad. cleaned out the ditches in the wheat field and Jonas got in a pretty good after noon cutting corn. George Slocomb Sr. was over this after noon with a shore shouldered horse. To-night Dad. had to go down to a school board meeting and I guess wished that R. M. Taylor had beaten him on the election It has been cloudy and mild all day and looks like rain Tuesday September 30th I finished cutting the clover seed this afternoon and got two rounds cut in the field next the wood which is all weeds, some of them are up to the horses backs. Dad. helped Jonas cut corn all day and they got a lot done, but Dad. had old Jonas pretty well tired out to-night, Jonas says it is the best corn he ever cut. It has been - a nice bright breeze day, doesn't look so rainy When we got up this morning we found that the old sow had knocked the gate of the orchard down and let the sheep all out, she her self was sleeping peacefully in a comfortable nest in the hay on the big barn floor. The cows cattle all got in through the bars at the end of the orchard and had wandered all through the corn and over the wheat, they were on the oat stubble when Dad. went out this morning, to-night he shut the cows in the horse pasture Wednesday September October 1st The old sow repeated the same performance as last night, but the young stock did not bother the bars at the end of the orchard, but as soon as the cows were turned in with them they went back and broke in through the gully fence and Dad. & Jonas had to stop cutting corn to put them out. Dad. had to stop later on to get Clark Matthews some wheat & oats which he came over to buy for Teddy & his chickens. In spite of these hindrances they got quite a bit cut and {illegible} the field half cut at noon. I cut weeds all morning in the back field, I think I could have finished it to-night but Jonas came over at noon to tell us 114 �that he had to help Bob. Leitch thrash so I stayed up to help Dad. cut corn we just nicely got started when we had to chase the cattle out of the field again this time we put them all up in the horse pasture but lost quite a lot of time doing it, before we got out again to work Walt. McCall, Mrs. McCall & three kids including Tommy came in, in Al. Faulkners auto-mobile (as Walt has sold his) to see the colts. so it was about the middle of the afternoon when we got settled down to work, then I cut my finger and had to come up to tie it up but Frank came out and helped us a little after school so we got about twenty two or three shocks cut. I cut a poor little half grown rabbits feet nearly off in the mower this morning but did not kill it, because I thought like Niel Elliot's man that life was sweet. Frank caught a broken winged crow on Sunday and is trying to tame it. Nice day, still looks rainy Thursday October 2nd It begant to rain about six o'clock this morning and rained all the first part of the morning and most of the afternoon but isn't raining to-night. I drove Dick down to work first thing as the roads were too bad for him to wheel, I dug up some of the onions when I got home and left them right on the ground till they dry, Dad. cleaned out the pig. pen and Frank who has a holiday to-day on account of the teachers' convention and tomorrow because Mr. Smith is going to judge at the rural school fall fair which is to be held in the town hall tomorrow. We had dinner about eleven and three of us left as soon as possible after it for Dunkin's to get the ram he told us about. We went past the rail road construction camp which is on the side road on the north of Charlie Dixon's place just as the men and teams were coming in to dinner, they made quite an army. We left Frank on the road about 3/4's of a mile this side of Dunkin's while we went on to get the ram, he is a big heavy fellow and pretty good looking, he looks very long but that is because the fellow Duncan let have him last year did not shear him. It begant to rain soon after we left his place and we just nicely got home when it commenced coming down heavily, it was pretty late then so we had an early tea and did chores after. Dad. is going down to Quanbury's to a surprise pedro party for John. He told them he would go orl he would not go through the mud Friday October 3rd We did not get up till seven o'clock this morning as Dad played pedro last night very late and came home at two o'clock this morning with the booby prize, as he is always first up and calls the rest we were late. Jonas came over at seven and cut corn all day I helped him this morning - and we got a shock or two over two rows cut which wasn't so bad considering I did not get out till nine o'clock. Dad. helped him this after noon and they got 115 �another two rows cut. I cut weeds all afternoon in the back field but did not quite finish. Frank and Dad. got a load of rails this morning and repaired the gully fence and turned the cattle back, besides other odd jobs. This afternoon Frank went back to Charlie McQueen's after nuts. Enah & Tiddums went down to see the rural school fair held in Buck's pavillion. She said there was a big exhibit of every thing the shape of farm produce & house keeping all produced & collected by the school children. Lila came back with her to stay all night. Tommy Manning came up to-nigh from the gully where he had been in quest of mushrooms but failed to discover any. Dick is at a party of Inez Schram's It has been cool and cloudy all day but fair. Clear to-night. Saturday October 4th I finished cutting the weeds in the back field a little before noon and brought the mower up. Dad. & Jonas did not get started cutting corn till about half past eight it was so wet from the frost on it thawing, so they did not finish the field till after dinner. When Dad. settled up with him he owed him $7.25 as he paid him at the rate of $1.50 a day for cutting corn and $2.00 for thrashing and as Dad. & Frank went down with the team after they got through to help him haul fence Jonas took $2.50 off for the two quarter days last Saturday and this. They did not get the fence all up. This after noon I cut a little lawn and picked up over two bushels of pears & apples of the lawn and gave them to the chickens. I did not get much done and quit early to do chores. To-night Frank and I drove down town for provisions and I finished reading "The White Company" aloud to Dad. when I got home, very sorry to finish it. Mrs. Woodson & Betty were over for awhile this after noon. Lovely day. Sunday October 5th Frank went down to Sunday school and I drove Enah down to church but as were were as usual late I went up behind the organ, where also was Charlie Martin he having come later even than we. When we came past the Martin's they were all out prepared to drive down to church in Jack's automobile but as the tire was flat they had decided to walk so we brought old Mrs Martin down with us, however they got the tire pumped up afterwards and he stayed long enough to take them down town. The Rev. Mr. Armstrong of Delhi conducted the service while Mr. Johnston was off somewhere else. Johnny Walker sang a solo by way of - a special attraction. Dad. stayed home & looked after the house and Tiddums while we were gone and also wrote a poem on the death of 4700 and an epitaph to send to Louise in answer to one she sent us. Dick spent the morning in bed but went down this after noon and stayed down to tea & church getting home quite late. Musa. Dyer sang a solo to-night 116 �in church. This after noon Ed. Moon, Marion & Alice Miller came over and spent the after noon. Ed. is working already in the mill in Sloan's place but says he will come over some Saturday after noon and do some fixing up. I was delighted this morning by discovering a book entitled "Sir Nigel" by A Conan Doyle and upon looking into it finding that it dealt with many of the same characters as "The White Company". I began it to-night. Tom Abbot came in this afternoon to inquire whether Jonas was a reliable person to make a business transaction with as he had bargained for some wood and then Jonas showed signs of backing out of his agreement but Dad. reassured Tom. It has been a very nice day, sunny & warm Monday October 6th I went with Jonas right after break fast to help him take his cows down to the cattle pen where Niel Elliot was shipping. Old Ivy at the mill bought them and Niel was going to take them to Jarvis for him in with his stuff that he was shipping. They were back here in Ivys gully and we & Sairy had quite a time catching them but got them down with out much trouble and put them in the pen which was chock full of hogs. Jonas had to squabble with Ivy for awhile as he wouldn't take any thing but cash for his cows not even a checqu and then Elliot did not want to take them at all with his hogs but they at last got things smoothed out and Jonas got his money and they tied the cows in the car. It was noon when I got home I had spent most of the morning with Skinny Ryersie who was looking after the stock. Dad. started to rake up the clover seed this after noon morning and finished this after noon we burned what we could of the weeds & grass in the back field this after noon - and most of it burned but there are patches where the fire did not run, it ran in the grass, along the fence bottom and burned about 1/3 of the posts and stakes it also chased the same little rabbit out into the field whos legs I injured with mowing machine the other day. I brought him up to the barn I suppose he has been along the fence ever since I put him there Nice day but very hot. Tuesday October 7th Dad. and I cocked up all the clover seed this morning except a few cocks which we did yesterday. We intended to haul a load this after noon but Loyd Ryersie came over at noon to tell Dad. they wanted to see him down town this after noon at four o'clock to interview the High School Inspector. He went down a little late (he took Enah & Tiddums) but said he might as well have stayed home, as it was all over, and they had had it up at the school house the {kid?} told him to go down town, but it wasn't any regular meeting any way. I felt 117 �as lazy as a drunk toad this afternoon but managed to get the barn floor pretty well cleared up of the thrashing refuse. Frank helping me when he got home from school. Dick says he is pretty sure he saw old Jonas coming home {bory?}-eyed last night and nobody but Frank has seen anything of him to-day, but he said last night that he would not be over except to set up some shocks he left down as he was going to buy some pig's, and I guess he set up the shocks. It has been a a lovely day - a little more breeze and not as hot as yesterday Dick came home before tea to-night and started to clean the buggy he says he is going to finish it in the morning. He wants it on Thursday. Wednesday October 8th We hauled in clover seed all day today but only got in three loads, we did not get out till nearly ten this morning but got one load on and off before dinner, this afternoon we got two loads in and left one unloaded, there is just one more small one out yet. Dad. let poor old Dave back the lane this after noon and he spent the afternoon on top of the hill with the other colts in the boiling sun. Mrs. Art Ryerise paid Enah a visit to-day, she has been over in Chicago for a week or so, she said that Orpha Flemming & Wilbur Ryersie were to have been married to-day. but as we have heard no other report of it, are not sure about it. Pretty hot. Thursday October 9th We were late on the start this morning, and just as Dad. & I were going out to pitch off the load we left on the barn floor last night we noticed the cattle on the wheat, and all over the oat stubble and clover. It took us quite awhile to get them back in the gully, so by the time we got the load pitched off and the jag that was left back there up to the barn it was noon we burned one or two of the cocks which were composed solely of leaves & dead grass. This after noon we went back over the gully to burn the rest of the weeds in the back field. We thought they would burn well after all the hot weather but the fire wouldn't burn at all not nearly so well as it did the other day so we just had to carry it around on our forks and by this means got it pretty well cremated but it took us all the afternoon. Jonas husked corn all day to-day and says it goes a little better than before but he says he is not going to make as much money as he expected, he is husking for four cents a bushel. Dick came home at noon to-day and took Joe and went for a drive with some girl down town Enah and Tiddums went down town this after noon. It has been fine and hot to-day but looks rainy. Friday October 10th 118 �We hauled out manure to-day from the horse stable pile and put it on the oat stubble along the side road. It was such a long way to haul it so we did not get on very fast. and as all the top part of the pile was nothing but burned or dry straw - and we wanted to mix rotten stuff with it took us quite awhile to put on a load. We did not get out till ten o'clock this morning and got out nine loads. Jonas husked corn all day but gets on pretty slowly. I had to take some binder twine out to-night and help him put up a couple of shocks. Lila came over to-night to spend the night, on Frank's wheel, he went down after school to get stuff and a bushel basket for which he went in {vain?}, and he walked home. Fine and hot to-day Saturday October 11th It looked so much like rain this morning just before we hooked to the spreader that we decided to hook to the waggon first and get the husked corn, but just as we were about to start it began to rain so we put the horses in again. Old Jonas came in from the field, and entertained us for a while with a wild west personal experience of how he was stranded out west somewhere in Michigan fell in with a gambling cowboy, and mane a pile in a hurry & revolvers knives, etc. Jonas has seen some awful times in his day if all accounts are true. We then got the sheep in the barn and marked them all with blue chalk and Dad. put the new tag we got from Dunkin in his sheep's ear and stuck up the tame ones ear with sticking plaster as she caught her tag in some thing the other day and tore her ear the full length. By this time the rain had let up and Jonas gone back to husk so we went out with the waggon and got about a load (21 bushels) but before we came in it was raining hard and we got pretty wet. It rained most of the afternoon, I read a little and the rest of the family cracked hickory nuts, while thus engaged a small yearling heifer with a freshly broken horn and a long thin rope around its neck came into the garden followed by very bedraggled man in hip rubber boots and a small freckle faced youth. I found out that he was the man from whom Jonas had purchased his heifer and that the afore mentioned "critter" was her. As Dad. had told Jonas that he might turn her in with our cows, Frank and I proceeded to help him catch her, get the rope off her and put her in the lane, but we found we had undertaken a task which we were incapable of performing, for the heifer was as wild as a deer. The man (Smith his name was) had already chased her over nearly every road between here and Marburg, but she was still very game. First she jumped into the pig yard where I caught the trailing rope, but I might as well have had hold of an engine the rope was so small and wet and she was so small and wild that I was forced to let go, she then leaped over the fence and down the lane toward the road where Dave. the small boy headed her off, I opened the 119 �gate into the barn yard, hoping to get her cornered in there but she got from there into the pig yard, then into the wheat field up the wheat field to the gully down the gully fence to the side road. then over the fence into the gully making straigt for the gap into the blue grass field where I headed her off from there and the three of us followed her up to the gully cross fence. (Dave. stayed back in the barn yard), there the man caught the rope but let go again immediately, she jumped back in to the wheat field and ran the while length of both wheat fields down to the little corner of the south east corner of the plum orchard where Frank & I both got a fall in the clay bank in an attemt to get the rope Frank did lay hands on it but she flopped him, after chasing her half way up the lane fence again, we let her go and the last we saw of her she standing in the north east corner of the oat stubble next the gully & side road. We couldn't get her with the other cows with out getting her in the lane as the cows are shut out of the east end of the gully. The man & boy went on down to tell Jonas that he had delivered his heifer and for Jonas to get his rope for him Frank Lila and I drove down town Lila stayed and Frank and I came back with provisions we drove Mr. Blaikie part way home Tonigh I finished reading "Sir Nigel" and "The Iron Trail" aloud. Sunday October 12th Frank rode his wheel down to Sunday school and Dick and I drove down to church. This afternoon Dick went down town and Frank went over to Charlie McQueen's and got some chestnuts, he also got soaking with his best clothes on. I read most of the after noon a great book I found in a box up over the woodshed. It's about an hundred years or so old, and is "Lord Chesterfield's advice to his son" - its rich. Jonas came over to look for his heifer but failed to find any trace of her so I suppose she is back at Marburg by this time. Poor Jonas is broken hearted - and wishes he had never bought her, he was very foolish I think to sell his good big three years old for forty dollars and then turn around around and pay twenty for this runt of a yearling what he wants with them any way in his position is more than I can see. Sam Law came in this morning to get Dad. to go over and cut a lump off his calf. It froze last night and was a lovely sunny morning but rained most of the after noon. Monday October 13th I had to go thrashing down to Flemming's this morning as he came over on Saturday to "warn us out". Tupper's man did not come till late and Walker never came at all so we were a little short handed I was on the table and pitched on to the feeder, after we got well started it kept me pretty busy and to-night I feel stiff and plugged up as they put some of the straw in the barn and made it pretty dusty. He only thrashed his oats and as he only had 120 �four hundred and forty something bushels we got through before noon although we got a very late start and stopped several times, it was near enough noon however for us to stay there for dinner. When I got home I found Jonas's mare in the stable and his democrat out side, and Enah said he and Dad. had just gone back the lane in quest of his heifer, which he told Dad he had seen in our back field but when Dad found it, it was in Evan's back field. Dad got home about three o'clock leading the heifer almost tame and Jonas following almost wild behind. They had evidently had just such a chase for her over Evan's place - as we had on Saturday over this place, but they got her cornered at last in Evan's cowshed and Dad. went over and borrowed a rope and humbug from John Wess McBride and once he got the ropes on her he soon mastered her, he broke the little clothes line that was on her a couple of times. He said it was pitiful and laughable to watch old Jonas, every time the heifer would break away from them. Jonas would almost weep and swear he would shoot her if he could get a rifle. Evan's wasn't home and Dad. said they got every loose gate and board around the place to barricade the barn yard but she would break through and once climbed about half way up the straw stack. When they brought her home they put her in with the rest of the cows and - although Jonas vowed she would get out she seems to be quite contented. Dad. told him that he would give Jonas $20 for her if she got out and $18 is she stayed in so Jonas said he wouldnt sell her till she got out. I drove Enah & Tiddums down town to Mrs. Schrams this after noon. Belle jumped the fence out by the big barn tonigh and knocked a couple of panels flat. It froze last night and has been very chilly all day. Tuesday October 14th I greased my old boots this morning and Dad took Mrs. Martin over the pint of cream she spoke for yester day. We also haulded two loads of loam & sod. from along the road side under the old wild cherry tree in the wheat stubble, and filled in the holes at this end of the lane in the barn yard, where the horses have pawed a hole when they are drinking from the tub in front of the windmill, and under the gate at the north end of the horse stable. This after noon we hauled out four loads of manure, Walt McCall. Dave Waddle Billy Loan & Tom. McCall came over to-night and we caught Dolly and Dave led her home he put a rope in her mouth although she would have led all right with just a halter and after walking a little way with her got in the automobile, and led her from it. Just about dark to-night Mr. Blaikie came over and got Dad to go over and look at John Wess's cow which was badly bloated and John Wess was away. Dad. went over, stayed to tea and as John Wess got back before he left, he did not get home till about nine o'clock. Frank and I did up the chores. Dad says the 121 �cow will get alright. It froze very hard last night but has been a beautiful day, very clear tonight. Wednesday October 15th We hauled out all the rest of the pile of manure at the horse stable and got through a little before four this after noon and took out eight loads, when we put the spreader away we hooked on to the waggon and got in a load of corn (22 bushels), we sorted it in the field and there is some fine looking corn in it, Jonas has been husking all day. At noon he came in and told us he had an awful foolish notion in his head, we wondered if he was just beginning to realize the fact, as there is nothing much else to him but foolishness, but at last when he got courage enough to "spit out" what he wanted, he asked Enah if she would iron a shirt for him to-night to wear to the Simcoe fair to-morrow as he could never get his "woman" to do any thing like that for him. Enah told him she would if he would bring it over to-night but he never showe up at all. Art Ryersie came over just before tea to tell Dad. he had a cow down there which wouldn't attempt to chew her cud and was panting like a lizard, as he considered her a valuable animal he wanted Dad. to go down and see her, so Dad. & Frank have gone down since tea. I cleaned out the cage I have my rabbit in this morning. his feet are nearly healed up and he can hop and jump pretty well. I think I shall let him go soon Enah and Tiddums went down town this after noon and to say goodbye to the Woodson's as they are going next week but no-one was home It has been a beautiful day. not quite so hot as last week. Thursday October 16th We started from here for Simcoe to attend the fair at about ten this morning and got there just about noon, after driving past the various livery stables in town and finding them all crammed we went back to Yeagers and put Joe in there. Yeager was there and told Dad. she was welcome. The three of us Dad. Frank and I spent the whole after noon on the grounds, but didn't see quite every thing, we didn't see the cattle at all except on parade there wasn't a very big exhibit of sheep or pigs, but the rest of the fair was good. They had a good bunch of horses, especially roadsters. Frank Temmons and Charlie Butler both showed in the carriage horse class but neither got prizes. Yeager took most of the prizes in this class of course. We saw Mr. Hanmer there showing his hackneys but didn't get a chance to speak to him. We saw Harry Langs for a little while. There was an awful crowd on the grounds and about as much fun could be derived from it as any thing else. Yeager had a team of grey mules up there hitched to one of his fancy carriages and driven by King Brown 122 �(Theodore's son) in uniform costume who jujding from his countenance was the happiest man in Simcoe, he paraded around in the ring all the after noon and lined his mules up in every judging class The number of boys on the back of his carriage increased steadily all the after noon and when we left we noticed Frank Temmons was one of them. King's black face shone as brilliantly as it's complexion would let it above a suit of - checkered - cloth covered with a motley display of ribbons, on one side of his wooly pate was a little flat hat about as big as a post card and each of his mules had a red ticket tied to its their ears. As a winding up feature they had a girl make a balloon ascention. She went up about as far as you could see her and then desended with a parachute, about a half amile away from where he went up, every body wondering whether she would light in a tree mud hole or straddle a fence. I heard one lady exclaim that she wouldnt do that for "nothing." It must have been nearly five when we left Yeager's - and - as we were trying to get home before Art Ryersie who we passed and then were passed by just out of Simcoe, we got home about six, but I guess Art beat us and beat us well, he went the back road and we kept the gravel all the way but we didn't see a sign of him after he turned at St. John's. Enah and Tiddums spent the day down town. It looked like rain all morning but faired off into an ideal day. Friday October 17th Dad. and I hauled a load of rails to the house this morning and got about all the good ones there were in the fence bottom running west from the side road along the north end of the wheat stubble We also got a small load of {sand?} to put in front of the north stable door, we then went down to Preston's and got a bushel of potatoes. This after noon we took things pretty easy did chores and Dad. fixed the little ladder goin up into the horse stable loft. which big Joe bumped his head on and broke this morning. Jonas husked corn all morning but as it rained this after noon he spent it trying to build him self a barn to keep his horses and cattle in all winter. He was in a very joyful mood this morning after being at the show and was in a great hurry for Dick to get up as he wanted him to send {illegible} away for him, but to-night he is in the worst state of despair as he evidently did not have very much success buildig his barn out of the old fence rubbish. Dad. told him he was foolish to try and might far better sell his stock and put the money away till he needed it and then have that much more firewood. It has been very cloudy all day drizzling most of the after noon and to-night Saturday October 18th 123 �I drove Dick and his bicycle down to the corner this morning and then went down to the mill to get a bag of flour. Old Jonas was working at his barn which is about the size of a big packing box, he only had a few scantling nailed to-gether for a starter. he said he was nearly wild with apprehensions for the coming winter. When I got home Tupper was just leaving, he and Harry his man were going down to fix the hill in front of Preston's and came in to borrow a fork to pitch sods. We didn't do much, this morning we started to fix the old shed next the cow stable as Dad. wants to separate his pigs and put some of them in there, we didn't get much done at it. Lila came over and this afternoon she and I drove down town principally to take Dick's suit case down as he is going to Toronto to-night. Dad. spent the afternoon cleaning ducks and a chicken. Winnnie came back with Lila and me but didn't stay to tea. Lila is staying all night. This is the fifteenth anniversary of Frank's birthday and he celebrated it by cleaning out and white washing the chicken house. We put Queen and Ginger in to-night as it is pretty cold out. Queen behaves just as if she was fifty years old. It rained quite hard last night - and to day - has been muddy cloudy and cold with a little more rain, very raw wind this afternoon. Sunday October 19th Frank and Lila went down to Sunday school and I drove Enah down for church, we were early for once. Enah expected Elva would be away but she wasn't, Enah played the organ any way. This was a children's day and they had the whole contents of the Sunday school in the front seats. As a little extra, Sam Jacques had his baby christened. Mr. Johnson kept referring to it all through as he or him but its name turned out to be Helen Isabel or something similar.This afternoon Dad. put the saddle on Joe and I went for a ride. She nearly put me off while I was getting on the first time but she didn't and I rode out to the Shands I found them just starting off to the Hares who live on the town-line about three miles this side of Jarvis, to wish old Mrs. Nixon a happy birthday she was 90 years old. Charlie put the saddle on his horse and I went with him, we beat them all of course both coming and going. I got home just about dark and to-night feel pretty stiff I guess Josie is tired too. I lost a nice little tie pin I suppose on the road. Cousin Clare gave it to me and I was very sorry to lose it. It has been cloudy and cold all day, drizzly to-night. Monday October 20th This was Thanksgiving day but has been exceedingly rotten. It rained the greater part of last night and most of the morning and has been cold, raw and muddy.. This morning Dad. went down town to ship the barrel of apples to Uncle Hal. and Aunty Alice which he got from Bill 124 �Duncan and which have been down at the station since Saturday. He also saw Butler about getting a plow but as he walked down he couldn't bring it home. He is going to get a Cockshutt to try and if we don't like it we will get a Wikinson. I didn't do any thing much all morning My muscles are all stiff and sore from my ride yesterday I guess it was too far when I haven't been used to it, it must have been about fifteen miles. Frank cleaned off the walls of the cow stable and this after noon white washed. it. Dad made a box for the wheel barrow after dinner so that I can carry out a much bigger load of manure. Then he and Frank went and struck out a few loads in the oat stubble while I cleaned out the stables. Belle jumped into the pig yard from the barn yard to night and when I went to chase her back she jumped the wire fence into the lane, caught her foot in it and bent a panel of it badly. Ginger and Queen both ran back the lane to the gully. Queen came up with Dad. when he went after the cows but Ginger is back there yet with the colts, which she has been trying to get with all summer. To-night Dad. and Frank walked down to meet Dick he said he wouldn't be home till the late train so they were going to the moving picture show. Frank has been coaxing Dad. to go for quite awhile. Mrs. McBride was here washing to-day. Tuesday October 21st Dad. plowed all day and got on pretty well. I did chores and cleaned out the alley way in front of the cows where the calves spent last winter. That took me the biggest part of the day. I spent about half an hour chasing cattle back into their proper quarters after they had jumped over or crawled through the old fence around the barn yard. This morning Bill Stamp came and got four bushels of wheat for this chickens. Aleeta McBride came over this afternoon to iron. Jonas husked corn all day. I felt rather rotten having a sore throat and getting an all around cold. Cold, windy, cloudy & wet. Wednesday October 22nd Dad. plowed all morning, and I did chores and started to clean out the pile of rubbish in the corner of the big barn but the wind got so bad I stopped and came in to the house. This after noon we went out with the waggon and got alload of corn. We got mostly all Jonas has husked. 26 bushels. We sort it out there and leave the poor stuff to gather up afterwards, there isn't much of it. Niel Elliot came in before dinner to see if we had any cattle for sale but of course we hadn't. Jonas husked all day. It has been a miserable day. It rained this morning and drizzled part of the after noon, being cold, cloudy, muddy and windy all day. I feel rottener. 125 �Thursday October 23rd Dad. lay awake in bed this morning from five to seven thinking from the sound of the wind that it was pouring rain but on getting up found it a beautiful morning. He got out as soon as possible after breakfast and plowed till about eleven. I did up all the chores and then went out and plowed till noon, while Dad. came up to shave as he had to be bearer at Mrs. Brirely's funeral this afternoon, he left a couple of strike oats for me to finish up after dinner and I ran myself out of a job about four o'clock. I left about a round or two on each land for Dad. to finish and as I couldn't strike out I unhooked but when I got to the top of the orchard. I saw Dad. cutting wood so yelled at him and he came out and plowed till dark. Jonas husked corn all day, he is full of an idea now to go south and work for {Evans?} Johnson, bossing niggers working in his orchard. He says they are anxious to have him go and he's going to try to get there. Aleta McBride was over ironing again to-day, she minded Tiddums while Enah went down to the funeral after dinner. My little rabbit died yesterday. It has been a very nice day cloudy, but mild, & breezy. Trying to rain to-night. Friday October 24th Since I watered & fed the horses before breakfast this morning I haven't done another tap all day, except read. I had quite a bad pain in my "stumick" this morning and have put in a bad day on account of my cold in my head. It rained steadily all day so I didn't lose much in the way of work. Dad. couldn't do any thing but chores. Mrs. McBride came over this morning according to promise to see if she could do any thing towards house cleaning, but of course couldn't. Cars. Rankin drove over this after noon to have Dad. look at his horse, which Dad. says has nothing the matter with it. He also wanted Dad. to keep it here and fix it up, but as we will be crowded for room this winter for our own horses, he refused. Saturday October 25th As far - as work is concerned I didn't do a tap more than yesterday although I felt quite a lot better. I read - quite a lot and skimmed through a large parcel of "Saturday Nights" which Roy sent up by Dick the other day and which in all probability would have scarcely been looked at, had not this cold presented the opportunity to me. Dad. and Frank hitched Joe and Belle to the waggon this morning, went down town & got a barrell of salt and the plow which Dad ordered from Butler the other day, they also got a letter from Dick (posted yesterday) saying he wouldn't be home last night and that Jack Walker wanted old Joe back right away, this was very bad news for with out him we cannot work two teams and 126 �the other plow will be useless, and it will be impossible fore one team to do all the fall plowing we had planned. Dad. did not see any thing of Jack while in town so does not know definitely yet. This afternoon they got a load of rails from this side of the east gully fence where we hope to put up a wire one next spring. They also took the plow out there and unloaded it. Vyse's three horses were on the road this morning and came into our lane, Dad. told him on his way down town so he and little Frank came after them. Allan Law was in tonight and Dad. paid him for thrashing. He told us that Jack Philips was very dangerously ill with Typhoid fever. Dick got home fairly early to-night, with the mail - and the news that Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert Lynch are the proud parents of another boy. Dad. heard in town today that some "public spirited citizens of Port Dover are canvassing the town with a petition to have Jack Walker's picture show classed as a public nuisance. Fine & windy, everything very wet. Sunday October 26th Frank went to church and Sunday school, but was the only member of the family who did. I sat around all day and read. the "Literary Digest" for this week, through completely. This after noon the whole family except me went down to wish Lila a happy birthday. Dad. Enah and Tiddums drove down but the latter was too sleepy to enjoy him self, so they didn't stay long but the boys stayed to tea. Jack Walker came over while they were gone and got old Joe, he says he has to have him now as the coal is coming in and one team can't stand it; he says he thinks he could make a dicker with Dad. for him, but as he seems to think old Joe worth $100. I think it very doubtful as Dad wouldn't give more than fifty for him. It has been fair cloudy and raw all day. Monday October 27th Dad. plowed with Harry & Belle all day and got on pretty well, after I got all the chores done up, I started to pick the spies but didn't get on very fast before dinner. It took me all the after noon to get the rest of the spies and there isn't so very many and they are not sorted yet, I also picked all the Kings but there were only fifteen of them on the tree, I got thirteen of them, one fell off and I bruised another knocking it off with a stick. Tonight Frank and I went down to the concert given by a travelling company for the band - and had a good time, there was a ventriloquist with them who was good, as well as an elocutionist and tenor. They had a dance afterwards and Dick and I stayed till it was over I got home about half past one and Dick a little later as he went home with some girls. Frank waited till it was nearly over but was asleep when I got home. Mr. Hodge came over with the tax notices this 127 �morning, they are just about the same as last year. It has been cloudy and threatening all day, and just as I got home to-night I felt a drop or two. Tuesday October 28th When I got up about seven o'clock this morning it was blowing a gale and raining, so after we did the chores we didn't do much else all day, although it didn't rain long we didn't even get the stables cleaned out. Alfred came over this morning for awhile. This after noon I drove Enah down town this afternoon to have her dress fitted at Mrs. Schram's I also practiced a little on my horn, Cloudy, windy and cold. Wednesday October 29th Dad. plowed all day and is now just half over the oat stubble or just at the pile of stoanes, the top of which just sticks up over the surface of the ground, it took me nearly all day morning to clean out the stables, get in straw and cut wood, but this after noon I picked apples. First I picked up all the good Canada Red's which blew down in night before last's wind, they blew down more than the others, I put them down cellar in one big box I picked an orange crate of Talman Sweets, which wil be enough for us, the pigs will likely get the rest, they are beauties. I also picked what few sweet russets I could but as they seem to grow mostly on very tips of the limbs I had to shake most of them down, there were very few barely an orange crate full. It began to rain about three o'clock and although it didn't rain hard it was very steady and wet through everything I had to go out and help Jonas put up some of the husked corn, the threw down a lot but as it began to rain didn't get it husked we didn't put it up. Mully got into the east end of the gully to-night and jumped the fence and came right up the wheat to the bars. Thursday October 30th Dad. plowed all day and - got on well. Jonas husked all day. I picked apples after I got the chores done. Mrs. McBride was here house cleaning all day so I had to beat carpet at noon. This morning Frank took a sack down to Preston's, and they filled it with potatoes and left it outside the gate, I drove down and got it. Frank went back to look for his turkeys after school, he couldn't find them at their old roost in the gully but he saw R. J. Watson who told him he had seen them Tuesday on the road in front of McQueen's. Dick told us last night that Harry Dyer fell off a scaffold yesterday and broke his ankle. It has been sharper to-day, and rained a little this afternoon. Dad. should have gone down to a school board meeting to-night but it is raining and dark so he isn't going 128 �Friday October 31st It froze quite hard last night and snowed a little. Robert John Watson came over this morning just as Dad was getting out to work to get his heifer which had got in with our cows, as I was just going back to fix the fence where Mully and Jim got into the back field where we burned off the grass, I went with him to help him get her home, she was very quiet, so we had no trouble in driving her but it took us all morning to get her to stay on Robert John's place, we got her into Ivey's place but she jumped through the old fence back into our gully, then we drove up along the woods into John Wesse's back field, then into Robert John's field then into his gully from where she ran directly back and jumped into Ivey's again, but we didn't have much trouble getting her from there into his gully again where I left him with her, I then drove Mully & Jim out of the field as they had got in while we were chasing the heifer, and made a good fix on the fence, it was a little after twelve when I got back to the house and Dad. was up with the team. This after noon we hauled in two loads of corn fifty-two bushels. Jonas was in the seventh heaven of delighted as he had Jim Law helping him husk. Jim husks about two bushels to Jonas' one and teases the life out of him at the same time. Frank went to look for his turkeys after school to-night, he went to McQueens and Charlie told him there were eight there and had been there with theirs for a month but Frank wasn't sure whether they were his or not and besides there should be eleven and Robert John said he saw that number last Tuesday, on the road, while Sid McBride was doing some other fencing for Robert John they stretched the piece between him and us so we got out of that job. We were reminded of this being Hallowee'n by hearing the school bell ringing to-night. Tiddums was playing on our bed with some blocks this after noon and crawled off the edge and gave himself a bad bump on his head and cut his eye quite badly, he was up on his hands and knees when Enah found him. Cold and windy all day, two short but blinding snow storms, one this morning, the worst one this after noon. Saturday November 1st It froze the ground so hard last night that we couldn't haul corn as we intended so Dad. plowed all morning. Frank went after his turkeys and got home with nine of them about noon They were over at McQueens and he thinks the other two must have been shot. I did chores and cleaned some of the boards out of the old shed by the cow stable and piled them in the corner of the barn. I finished the job after dinner while Dad. and Frank went down town, they took some oats to the mill to be chopped. and went on down town to get the mail and some provisions. When they got back about four we all three went out and got 129 �the soft corn out of the field. There was nearly a waggon box full of it and it was just about dark when we got up so we just hauled it in on the barn floor. Just as we were starting for the corn field Jonas came along and told Dad. he would like some money. Dad. wanted him to wait till we got the load in but Jonas wanted it right away so Dad went itno the house to get it. Just as he went in he told Jonas he was a darned old nuisance and that he would sooner have a boil on his ear (or words to that effect) than have him around. This Jonas considered an insult and started off for home declaring that he would take no money nor husk any more corn, by the time Dad. came out he was half way home, but Frank went after him and prevailed on him to take the money, he is still pretty mad though. It has been very windy but not very cold all day. Sunday November 2nd Frank went down to church and Sunday school, nobody else went down this morning. Mr. Buck came over and got Dad to go down and see his cow which he thought was sick but which was quite well when Dad got there. I did chores and Dick slept till dinner. This after noon Mr. Brirely came over and stayed - quite awhile - and to-night Dad. and I went down to church, Dick was down to Huby's to tea, and went to church after wards. We stopped in at Huby's on our way down and took him the "Every body's Magazines" that Aunty Alice has been sending us all year. He said he might be over to husk corn to-morrow. This has been a day of disaster, when Dad. first went out this morning he found one of his pigs all in and the others going for it. He carried it over to the barn and later came to the conclusion that its leg was broken up in the "ham" so will have to kill it to-morrow. He also found the old gobbler sick and diagnosed the case as black-head, he died this afternoon. Enah considered he was worth five dollars. Then we noticed a big hard lump under Queenie's jaw to-night which Dad. says is very like distemper although she has no cough I noticed a small lump there some time ago but thought nothing of it. Lovely day much milder Monday November 3rd I didn't do any chores before breakfast but wrote to Aunty instead. After break fast I did up all the chores and about half past eleven went out and plowed a little, Huby came over with his gun before dinner but didn't get a shot at any thing, old Jonas came back again and he & Huby husked all the after noon and got on well. Tom. Abbot said this morning that he might get one of the Bush's to come up and help husk for us. Dad. and I both went out after dinner, and he made two or three strike outs, and then went up to kill his poor little broken legged pig and I kept on plowing we will soon have the oat stubble plowed. Dad. hated to kill 130 �his pig but got forty pounds of dressed pork from him besides the {johcluts?}. Jonas came over to-night, he is afraid the money that he sent to Tildson bouy, has gone astray, but Dad. assured him that he wouldn't lose it as he has the receit of his bank money order, he also gave us quite an entertainment on the mouth organ. It was a lovely morning but has been cloudy and rainy all the afternoon Tuesday November 4th Dad. plowed all day to-day and is nearly over the road fence, I did chores this morning and transplanted the peony roots which I put in the garden the day Walter went away. This after noon I pulled all the carrots and beets and nearly all the onions, we piled the carrots and beets in a pile to-night and covered them for fear of frost, there were 6 1/2 bus. of carrots, what we have eaten so far would I think make 7, a yield at the rate of 784.1 busels to the acre. and 4 big bushels of beets on not half the ammont of ground as the carrots were on or a yield of 1102.78 bushels to the acre.* The onions were small and a lot of them soft, I just got a small basket full of them and there is another line to dig yet. Huby has husked all day and Jonas was here all moring but just got here in time to husk a couple of bushels before dark. Huby got a shot at a black duck in one of the holes in the timothy field but was too faraway, he was afraid he scared them away but they were back this after noon but did not light although he scattered some corn in the swail hole. Dick got home to tea to-night for a change. Cloudy and cold all day looks rainy. *These figures are according to my calculations and may not be absolutely correct Wednesday November 5th Frank caught a skunk under the cow stable in the trap he set last night. He and Tige are next to impossible to live with. He drove all the kids in school about crazy to-day. The cow stable was so thick aired that it tainted the cream. He skinned him to-night, he says it isn't a very good skin as there is too much white on it. Dad. plowed all day and finished the oat stubble. I went out with him at noon and we put on a load of rails from the gully fence and he hauled them up before he backed to the plow. I unloaded the load of soft corn that was on the waggon (21 bus) this morning and this after noon I unloaded rhe rails, cut some of them up and sorted the Northern Spys. Huby and Jonas husked all day. It froze quite hard last night but has been a beautiful day. Frank sent his Meccano outfit down for Cecil Lamb to play with. Thursday November 6th 131 �Dad. set off as soon as he could for Dunkin's with the ram this morning, he took Harry and Belle - and didn't get back till a quarter past two. He brought the imported ram back with him. I started to clean out a canal between one of the water holes in the timothy sod to the one in the oat stubble with the tile under in, I got it pretty well started, but found it would take a very deep ditch to carry it, and as the clay was so stiff I didn't get on very fast, I stopped when Dad. came home to help him unload the ram. and he said there was no use trying to plow the timothy sod this fall. as it is impossible to plow either through or around the water holes and it will waste too much time digging ditches between them so he is going to start on the other side of the gully. D. O. to-morrow and we will try to put tile in there after it freezes up. Huby husked all day but Jonas was only here for an hour or so at noon he has been sick with "information" all day, Huby says he wept bitterly out there for awhile, and then went to see the doctor. Beautiful day. Huby says it is Indian Summer and it certainly looks like it. Friday November 7th We got out good and early this morning as it didn't freeze at all last night. Dad took the new plow back over the gully and started to plow the field which we cut clover seed off. We got a good day in. Huby was over at seven o'clock this morning and got a full day in, although Jonas never showe up all day. I helped him all the after noon. This morning I carried all the apples and vegetables down cellar. Lila came over after school to stay all night. Enah and Tiddums went down to see Cousin Clare who came yesterday. Cars. Rankin came over this after noon and took the light saddle and bridle which I am positive I bought from Dick last spring, but Dick evidently thinks he owns them as he sold them to Cars. for six dollars, I don't want tho the saddle particularly only if I have paid for them I would like the money. It has been a beautiful day; mild and sunny but is raining to-night. Saturday November 8th It rained all night and has kept up a steady and soaking in down pour all day with short intervals of no rain but no sunshine at all. After I did up the chores this morning I came in and chopped suet, cleaned lamp chimney's, and tidyed up all the papers which were stacked all around the kitchen. Dad. spent the whole morning in opening up ditches in the field he has plowed, he also paced it off and found it is nearly 10 acres. Frank cleaned the windows in the kitchen and played with Lila. This afternoon we did chores, I read a little and cut a little wood, about four o'clock Arthur Preston came over to inform us that they had our potatoes all and bagged up and could we could get them any time, so Dad. hooked up 132 �Joe and Ginger and we went after them. we took Lila down to the corner with us and she walked on home. We got 24 bushels of potatoes and they were 60 cts a bushel Joe & Ginger were feeling pretty good as Joe hasn't been hooked up for over a week and Ginger all summer. Joe was glad to get beside Ginger again and "kissed" her profusely. We saw Jonas on our way home, he looks pretty sick and says the doctor told him he had acute indigestion. Sunday November 9th Soon after I got up this morning it began to snow although quite mild not having frozen all night. It turned to rain about noon and kept up all the after noon with increasing severity, and to-night is terrific, but the snow has nearly all disappeared. Frank went down to church and Sunday school but the rest of us hardly went out of the house, except for Dad. and I to do chores, and this after noon Frank and Dad. went out and drove the sheep from the orchard to the shed at the hay barn. Dad. also opened the smoke house door to afford shelter for the old sow, she took advantage of it, and soon made a bed out of the alsike chaff he put in for her, taking the precaution to root the bricks from around the edge into the middle of it. Dad. and Frank also moved Frank's pigs from the old shed where they were about submerged to the barn floor which was dry. Dad. didn't milk to-night and didn't put any of the cows in thinking it would be warmer out around the stack and in the shed than in their stable as the wind coming in above the old barn doors which space has not been boarded up since we thrashed makes it cold and draughty. I read "The Wonders of Science in Modern Life" nearly all day. Dick slept most of the morning, had a bath, this afternoon, wrote to Aunty read and played checkers with Frank. Monday November 10th Soon after breakfast this morning, I went down and got Huby to come over and help up move the cook stove from the woodshed to the inside kitchen, Dad had it all ready to move when we got here so it didn't take long to move it Huby went back home together to dinner As Dad put the little stove up in the dining room as soon as he took it out of the kitchen it was well past into the after noon when he got both stoves set up and late when we had dinner. After dinner I went down town and got some groceries, but didn't stay long. I read the rest of the time. The old sow broke out of the orchard last night and she and the sheep have been roaming at liberty all day. Art. Walker & Charlie Butler were in with, the cream, can, check and butter saving Tom a trip, the check was $2.47 which was better than we expected as we have sent so little cream and bought all the butter there. It looks as if 133 �winter had set in. It has been freezing quite hard all day and snowing with a strong and very cold wind. Tuesday November 11th I cut a good big pile of wood this morning while Dad. was doing chores, we then went out and tore down quite a strip of the gully fence intending to haul it in this afternoon. Huby came over to husk corn soon after dinner. As it snowed most of the afternoon Dad thought he would not take the team out to haul the rails so we pitched off the load of clover seed instead. Dad also shovelled down to see if he could find the hole in the oat bin through which all the grain is escaping, but could find no sign of it. About four Dad. and I went out and helped Huby husk and stayed till a little after five and got four unhusked shocks husked. It was mighty inclement out there but Huby had a very comfortable wind breake constructed of sheaves. Frank went to see Jonas to-night and says he is worrying terribly about everything, he wants Frank to feed his mare & colt a little hay and chop once a day, I suppose he expects them to live at that rate I started to practice on my horn to-night but found the little nib broken off the second valve. Toaty has fixed it on twice already, so I don't think it is much use taking it to him again. It was nice and sunny this morning but turned cloudy and snowed all the afternoon, cold and windy all day. Wednesday November 12th Huby came over at seven o'clock this morning and husked corn all day, we both went out and helped him as soon as we could so got quite a lot done. Dad. had to go down to Flemming's at noon to see Chris Quanbury's cow which has some swelling on its jaw. I went down town after supper to get some groceries, foot wear and my hair cut, Andrews was closed but I did the rest of my errands and took the valve of my horn to Toatys again for repairs. Walt said if I sent it to Whaley Royce & co. it might be three weeks before I could get it again. I went up to the bank and waited there for an hour or two for Dick, he got back from the moving picture show about a quarter to ten and then worked awhile, Hazen was there when I went literally "stripped to the waist" looking for a mistake they made or have been looking for for about a week. Hazen & Wiggins were looking for it when we left. I decorated Hazen's photo-graph album a little while I was there. Tupper was here while I was in town and wants one of us to go and thrash to-morrow. He ran a nail in his hand, and is just about laid up with it. Very much milder to-day, would have been perfect Indian Summer, but for a cold wind 134 �Thursday November 13th It was raining when we got up this morning so we did not hurry to get over to Tupper's. After breakfast it did let up for awhile so I went, it soon began to rain again and we didn't do a thing all morning, except talk, it is the most amusing, entertaining and typical conversation when Bill Donald, Win. Law and Tupper get to-gether. I stayed to dinner and we thrashed all the afternoon as it cleared off quite fine. I came home as far as the corner with Win Law who was driving to town Tupper will have about 60 bushels of alsike seed when he gets through some of it pretty good, he sold it to Green's man to-day for 8.50 cleaned up, he has a very sore hand where he ran the nail in it. I have to go back to morrow. Huby husked corn this after noon Dad said he worked out in all the rain and got the cow stable roof well repaired, and the chicken house roof nearly fixed, both with roofing paper, he also did up all the chores and to-night braided what seed corn we have up Friday November 14th I got over to Tupper's about 8.30 this morning and they had just started when I got there, we finished the alsike just at noon, it was a pretty dirty job even after they put the blower out side before that it was a fright. After dinner we thrashed out his three loads of Hungarian grass with the separator, it didn't take long which was lucky for if it had I for one would have croaked. Art. Walker, Harry & I were in the mow and they had the blower shooting the chaff over our heads, and about as much came back on us as we were pitching out, and the air was full of it. While they ran the separator out and the clover mill in from the far barn I crawled over in the clover seed to enjoy a few minutes rest, there were only three loads of clover seed and it took an hour and forty minutes to finish it up. I spent that short time in agony. For some reason or other all the muscles in my backe and legs ached horribly and I thought they would never throw up the last forkful, I was pitching on the table to Art. Walker. We got through about five and I lit out for home before supper, after they had indulged in a very prolonged and ragtimey whistle to express their joy at being through with that job as they have been there over a week I think. On my way home I came on Sam. and his out fit at the foot of the big hill at the side road, the old engine evidently wouldn't go uphill without sliding so they were just putting the big calks on the wheels. They only had half enoug for one wheel whih caused it to slide twice as much as the other and was hard to hold the front wheels in the middle of the road. It was dark when I got to the cornfield but I saw old Nig. in there and after a little hunting found Huby. and waited there with him till six, when I got to the house I was about ready to drop with cold and fatigue so crawled up as close to the stove as possible, I went to bed right after tea. I 135 �guess Dad. put in a busy day, he finishd fixing the hen house roof, hauled in two loads of rails and a jag of corn. Huby husked from the middle of the forenoon on till six. This storm has been awful in Western Ontario and on the Upper Lakes especially Lake Huron. Over twenty wrecks and over three hunderd lives lost according to the papers which are full of it. We know old Quint is safe though as the Algonquin was reported at Port Coulborne on Monday I think he he has to make one more trip to Montreal before he goes up the lakes, after wheat, that will be the last of the season. In spite of the beautiful night last night it was raining when we got up this morning, but it soon cleared off bright, and is clear and cold to night. Saturday November 15th We have had a busy day to-day. Huby was over at day break and went back first thing to the gully to see if he could get a shot at a duck, when he got to the top of the gully, he saw one a little way up from where he was but thought he saw another closer so crept up on it, he heard the one up the creek fly but thought he was sure of this one, as it didn't fly till he got so close to it and then discovered it to be a muskrat, he didn't shoot it at such close range for fear of spoiling its skin so came back empty handed and went to husking corn. It was frozen stiff early so we thought it an extra good chance to get in the corn, we put off the jag (18 bush) which Dad. got in yesterday and got in three more before noon averaging 25 bushels apiece. Huby helped us while we were in the field and then went back to husking, so with Frank we got on fast. We brought the soft corn in at the same time in the back of the load it ran about five bushels to the load and we put it up above the pig pent. After dinner Dad. and Frank had to go down town to get coal oil, flour and do some other errands, which took up a lot of valuable time, I cleaned out the horse stables and got bed in while they were gone, but when they got back it was snowing, however they got in two more loads, the last one of which they ran into the barn. I only helped get in part of the first load as the sheep got out on the wheat so I stopped to put them in and the last load I spent in putting the cows in and feeding them. Lila came over this morning and went back with Huby to-night. Sunday November 16th We got up very late this morning and Frank went to church and Sunday school and came around by McBains to tend to Jonas's horses. He says Jonas is worse to-day. "The indigestion has gone down on his lungs," poor fellow is in bad shape. Dad. and I went down to see Chris Quanbury's cow after we did up the chores but as neither Chris nor Mr. 136 �Flemming were home and the cow was out, Dad. couldn't see much. We saw Jack Spain and Vyse on the latter's place and had a talk with them principally about the wrecks on the lake. Vyse says they are getting up a fund to help the widows and orphans of the drowned sailors. This after noon Huby came over with a fish and an awful pile of side line which Dave. Law had given him to make a line for digging our ditch, all the string where the nets were fastened has to be taken off. He and I then went back to the gully where we fell in with Frank who had previously gone back with his book "Trappers Guide" which he got from John {Hallam?}, it is the first thing in the literature line he has ever showed any interest in. Huby scattered corn all along the creek to coax the ducks and then we went back into the woods we saw one rabbit but Huby didn't get a shot at it, he got a lot of moss and ferns and a small bird's nest which he says he is going to use for a burnt match receptacle. Dick went down town this after noon, stayed to tea at Huby's, went to church and came home right after, he and I then made so much noise that Tiddums and Dad. had much difficulty one in staying asleep and the other in writing a letter to Aunty. Cloudy and raw. Monday November 17th Dad. and I unloaded the load of corn they ran in on the barn floor, Saturday night, it took a very long time as we had to sorted it out of the waggon, we then went after another load. and got it unloaded a little after noon. Huby helped us load and un- load it as the corncrib is getting so full, that I had to stay in there to dump the bushels as far back as possible. This load took nearly all the good there is husked, there is not a load out there now. This after noon Dad. started plowing again over the gully. I cleaned out the cow stables and then helped Huby husk corn till dark. Cold and cloudy with raw wind. Tuesday November 18th Dad. plowed all day and got on fairly well. Mr. Blaikie came back and had a visit with him this afternoon. I did chores this morning - and braided some corn. I am going to have the drive house beautifully decorated with seed corn when I get it all braided. We were disappointed that Huby didn't show up all morning we don't know just why, but he came over at noon and he and I husked till about five o'clock it was nearly dark then. we got just five shocks husked, Jonas came over this morning, we don't know what his message was, he looks pretty sick and hardly talks above a whisper, but I think that is because he doesn't want to more than because he can't, the old jay has bought eight pigs and has nothing to feed them and is paying a man $2.00 a day to finish building his barn to shelter them. It has been a 137 �very disaguable day, very foggy cloudy and a fine drizzle, one quite hard shower this after noon. DIARY. 1913 T B Barrett, Port Dover, Ontario The Farm From November 19th 1913 to December 31st 1913. Wednesday November 19th 1913. Dad and I got up pretty early this morning and I braided some corn before breakfast. Huby came over but instead of husking this morning he helped me pick up apples for cider, I shook them down and he gathered them up and carried them over to the waggon which was in the lane as it was too soft to take it into the orchard. There were just enough apples left in the orchard to make the waggon-box full (26 bus) and we took them all except a bushel of Newton Pippins which I picked to put down cellar. Dad thinks we will have too many but Huby and I thought it best to be on the safe side, as we have Huby's two 10 gallon kegs to fill this time besides our 42 gallon barrel. We also scalded out the barrel and kegs, and hung up the braided corn in the drive house, we didn't finish the apples till half past two this afternoon, and then I picked the Newton Pippins cut wood and did chores till six, Huby husked corn till after dark, and just about when I was thinking of going out to see if any thing had happened to him, he came in drenched to the skin, he said he just wanted to finish the shock. He killed one of the drakes after dinner, he is going to get another later. Dad plowed all day and to night had to go down to a school board meeting although it is a fierce night. I spent the evening braiding a long rope of seed corn. It has been cloudy and raining all day, not steadily nor hard but a kind of half hearted drizzle about every ten minutes, till about five o'clock to-night when it more than poured down and soaked Huby who stayed out in it to finish his shock. Every thing is covered in water. Dad. got back early from the school meeting, we don't know whether Dick will be home to night or not. Thursday November 20th Dad and I left a little after nine for Walker Waddle's with our apples and got home about one. We had lots of apples, he said he could have filled another keg. He said one bushel of 138 �good apples would make about three gallons of cider. and that the sweet ones mixed in with the others would just make the cider right. We drove around by town coming home and left Hubys two kegs down there. Huby was wheeling Tiddums around the yard when we got home so he helped us get the big barrel into the woodshed. This after noon Dad. drove Enah down town this after. She went to Mrs. Francis Henry Stringer's At Home with Aunty Maude while Dad. kept Tiddums in at Cousin Clare's. Clark Matthew's came over while they were gone and got eight more bushels of oats and four bushels of wheat. He paid me ten dollars for what he got to-day and eight bushels of oats he got the other day. The oats were 35 cts and the wheat 82 cts a bushel. I couldn't find any change in the house for him. I spent the rest of the after noon doing chores. Dad & Enah didn't get back till after six. Huby husked corn all day but says he won't be over in the morning as he has some insurance to look after. We saw Ed. today at noon and he said he would be over to help us on Saturday. They are working short time in the mill now for some reason or other, they only work from eight to five week days and not at all on Saturday. We saw old Jonas when we went past this morning, he looks awful but thinks maybe he will pull through, he wanted {so---?} for his pigs and Dad. said if he had time he would bring him some, we left Tupper talking to him, he may cheer him up a little. Tupper told us he had fired Harry as he was no earthly good to him. It has been a beautiful day, it was quite hot this morning while the sun was shining. Friday November 21st Tiddums broke one of the springs in his buggy this morning and as Dick didn't want to take it down I had to take it to Buller to see if he could fix it, he wasn't very sure about making a good job of it. When I got back I went over the gully where Dad. was plowing and threw the sod out of the ditches till noon. Dad. plowed all day and got a nice lot done. Huby didn't come over till noon and brought us a new dog, named Blucher.. He is a great big yellow Scotch Collie with a white collar and face, he is a pretty dog and only nine months old which Huby says is the proper time to train him He got him from Bob. Rankin and just paid the taxes on him. Huby says he will train him all he can as soon as he gets so as he will stay here loose and not run to town.. I did up all the chores after dinner and then helped Huby husk corn. Dad. was afraid the corn in the crib was getting musty but I dug into it a little and didn't think it looked bad. Mr. Brirely was over to-night to buy a couple of ducks he is going to get them tomorrow night. It has been a lovely, sunny mild day like spring. It rained last night during the night. Saturday November 22nd 139 �This morning Ed. came over about eight o'clock so he, Huby and I husked corn till noon and got about seventeen shocks husked. Huby went home for dinner as he said he had some more insurance to see to this afternoon so couldn't come over. Ed. and I spent the after noon tearing down the old windmill, and by to-night Ed. had it all down but the first section and it wont take long to finish it. Getting the big heavy head to the ground with out hurting any thing or ourselves was the most ticlish job but we managed all right with a rope and pulley. This morning Dad. and Frank hauled Uncle Ward his ten bushels of corn and Jonas' eleven bushels of soft corn right out of the field. I think he is getting 35 cts a bushel for the good and 20 cts for the poor stuff. He said they dumped Jonas' right in one corner of the house which was in such an unsanitary and uninhabitable a condition as to make Dad sick for the rest of the day, he and Frank saw Allan Law to-night and he was quite uneasy about Jonas as he had told him that he was going to jump in the pond and end his miserable career if he wasn't better or dead in a day or so but I guess he will either forget it or think better of it when the time comes and he sees how wet that pond looks, the poor old fish is in misery though I guess, he looks like it. Dad. and Frank hauled in the rest of the corn that was husked this afternoon, and left it in the waggon box on the barn floor. Dad. and I went down town after tea to-night. I got some stuff and Dad. got his hair cut. Dick came home with us. Mr. Brirely came over to get his ducks to-night. Chris also came over and got a pair. It has been another beautiful mild sunny day windy to-night. Sunday November 23rd Frank went down to Sunday school and church and I drove Enah down to church. Dad. looked after Tiddums and cooked dinner. Dick slept all morning and went down town after dinner and probably to church to-night. This after noon Josie and I had a good ride up the Gravel to the cemetry corner and down the Radical. Frank and Blucher went back to the gully. Dad intended to go to church to-night but didn't get there as he wasted a lot of time going nearly back to the gully thinking he saw the cattle in on the wheat but they were way over on the other side of the gully. and by the time he got settled down he didn't feel like getting fixed up and walking down town through the mud. It has been a nice day with a cold wind. We don't know whether it rained last night or not, Enah is sure she heard it raining in the night and there was a puddle of water on the kitchen floor under the leak, and Frank's coat which he left out all night was wet but the ground and all the boards seemed dry and the ceiling over the pool in the kitchen was perfectly dry. I did a little more drawing tonight. Monday November 24th 140 �I spent the whole day in knocking down the rest of the old wind mill and clearing up the debris. I am not quite through yet. This after noon I had to go back and drive Mully, Jim and Snowdrop out of the east end of the gully into the other end through the bluegrass and field where Dad is plowing which is the way they got in. I took the two dogs with me so had quite a time with the cows. Dad. plowed and Huby husked corn all day. Frank brought Tiddum's carriage back mended to-night and he was tickled to death to see it again, and jump in it althoug the spring is stiffer now than it was. Dick sent away for ten books for me to-day called "The Library of Original Sources" which I saw advertised in the "Literary Digest." It is supposed to be a collection of all the documents which have made history and translated. It cost $35.10 cash. I borrowed the money from Dad. It seems a lot to pay in a bunch, but books are mighty nice things to have especially for the long winter evenings on the farm. I suppose if I was town, the same ammount would dribble out in nickels and dimes in the course of a year. Dad. had to go to a school board meeting to-night and Frank went down with him to see the moving picture show. I guess I'll draw a little. It has been colder and very windy with two or three blinding but short snow squalls. Tuesday November 25th After I did the chores up this morning I helped Huby husk all day and by to-night we had only twelve shocks left to husk, we think under favorable circumstances we will be able to finish it to-morrow. Dad. plowed all day and he is nearly through with that field. John Wess was over talking to him for a long time this morning, telling him about his barn roof. He hasn't paid for it because he is not satisfied and the company are going to sue him. Jonas was over for awhile at noon, he wants Frank to cut wood for him as the doctor has forbidden him to do it. Old Nig and Bluch got into a scrap this morning. Nig got jealous because Huby threw Bleuch a corn cob to retrieve after letting Nig do it several times and he piled right into Bleuch who would have killed him pretty quickly if Huby had not separated them, he couldn't keep Nig off till he kicked him in the jaw, this broke poor Nig's heart and he was sulky the rest of the morning, his little scrap cleared his old white eye up wonderfully except a little white spot in the middle. Cars. Rankin rode over to-night to see Bleuch, who knew him afar off and was crazy to go back with him, Cars says he will bring the saddle back the first time drives over this way. To-nigh Dick and I went down to a dance in the town hall, where we had a good time. I didn't dance much because everytime I got up I would make a worse mess of it than the time before, they quit dancing about one but as they had nothing to eat there Dick, Truman Roadhouse and I went up to Jim Law's lunch counter and had a sanwich apiece after the thing was over, there were quite a few of the 141 �other dancers up there, so we didn't get to bed till about two o'clock. It has been bright and sunny all day but a cold breeze, to-night it was drizzling when we came home Wednesday November 26th It looked so rainy this morning that insted of plowing Dad. hauled in the rest of the good corn that was husked. It took us till noon as we had to unload the other load that was on the waggon and Dad. also fixed a couple of old crates. We just left this load on the waggon. Huby didn't come over till noon as he thought it was going to rain I helped him this afternoon but we didn't quite finish as there are four more shocks to husk yet. I was cold and didn't husk fast at all. Dad. plowed all the after noon and has now finished all the field but the head lands, he was delayed as he had to chase the cattle out of the field where we burned the grass off. To-night Frank went down to Confirmation class and I spent the evening writing this and sleeping alternately. Very cloudy all day, drizzled a little but nothing to speak of Thursday November 27th Huby told us he wouldn't be over till about ten o'clock this morning as he was going to get us a long handled shovel to start ditching with. I cut wood and then went back and turned the cattle out of the alsike stubble, when I got back Huby wasn't here so I went out and got two shocks nearly husked by noon. Huby came over to dinner and he and I finished up the corn soon after dinner, we then took Nig, Bluch, and the shotgun back to the woods, we let Bluch loose back there and he behaved excellently, never going far away from us, Huby shot the gun off once accidentally and once on purpose to see what he would do and he wasn't at all frightened, so Huby says there is no danger of him ever being gun-shy now, we didn't get a shot at any thing and got back about four, we chained Bluch up again when we got home. Dad. finished plowing his field at noon and this after noon did chores and raked the overhanging parts all off the stack. Dick told us that Jack Philips died last night Amy Turner was over to-day collecting for the Bible Society. It has been cold and a raw east wind all day. Friday November 28th We didn't get very much done to-day although we were up good and early. We went back and put the cattle out of the east end of the gully and the plowed field and fixed the fence so that they will have to stay out, we think. When we came up we braided all the rest of the seed corn and I hung it up in the drive-house after dinner, it certainly looks nice. I have 142 �driven nails just fifteen inches apart in the back four joists in the drive house, from the south wall over to the cross beam, there are just nine nails in each joist, on the back one I hung nine bunches with twenty or twenty five ears in each, it would look better if they were all the same, about twenty five ears to each, they can hang lower than the corn in front of them on account of being behind the buggy top and they just set the other off. The three front rows I braided into long ropes it would have been too heavy to handle to have braided a rope long enough to hang on the whole nine nails, so I made two ropes for each joist one seventy five inches long which hung on six of the nails and one thirty inches long to hang on three of the nails I tied a loop of binder twine every fifteen inches along the rope and at each end to hang them by, so the weight of the corn just sagged the rope enough between the strings to form a graceful loop. It might have looked better if I had made the two ropes even lengths for each joist say forty five inches long so one would take four nails and leave a row of nails down the middle on this row might be hung short bundles like those at the back only shorter so not to touch the buggy top. After I got through we unloaded the corn that was on the waggon it was a big load, I think there was twenty eight bushels on After this we went and got the last load from the field, it was mostly poor stuff but a big load it was all we could do to pile the last of it on so as it would stay, it was too late to unload it so we don't know how much there was on To-night I went down to the bankquet in the Sunday school for the men of the church. Dick and Dad were invited but neither of them went. Frank went down to help the ladies. There were two speakers from out of town, one Mr. King of Simcoe and the other Mr. Noble from Hamilton, speaking on "The Layman's Missionary Movement". There was a good many there. Huby came over at noon but didn't feel like working so took Bluch back to the woods, he didn't shoot any thing but an owl. Bluch has been running around here loose a good part of the day. It has been very cloudy all day, but not at all cold, looks stormy. Saturday November 29th Dad. took the plow out and opened out some ditches in the corn stubble this morning and Huby cleaned them out, if it stays fine a little longer we hope to get that plowed yet. I cut a little of the stack while he was out and when he came in, he hooked on to the hay rack and we went out and hauled in some corn stalks. Huby helped pitch on and Frank helped Dad. load so we got in two jags before dinner leaving the second load on the waggon, we didn't haul much at a time as they were a little damp. When they came in with the first load while I was opening the gate, they ran over Frank's smallest pig with both wheels of the waggon; just above the hips, so Dad. had to kill the poor little fellow, he only dressed 30 lbs. Huby 143 �went down town this afternoon but Ed. came over, he put in the after noon fixing up the old house, he put in a window casing to fit two old frames we had, he made it on the north side where we hope to have the bench, he patched the floor and took the siding off the south side which is the wall to the ice house and boarded it up part way with inch stuff so that we can fill the space with saw dust. Dad. had to go down town this after noon to interview the Council and get a rebate of three dollars on his taxes as they charged him four dollars for one doz. I supposed the mistake happened when Edmund England was assessing last spring Ed. {Aiker's?} dog was here Ham Thompson was in this morning to see Dad. about a sick cow. and Mr. Oliver {Theshell?} from Vittoria was here this afternoon to get the recipe of some blister which Dad. told him about for ring bone and he forgot it. It was cloudy and a heavy mist all morning but fine and bright this afternoon, cold wind all day. Sunday November 30th Frank was the only member of the family who went to church this morning. I was too late to get ready so started a letter to Aunty but haven't finished it yet. Ham. Thompson's man came after Dad. to go and see his sick cow. Dad. was gone till noon, and drove Ham's man home to dinner and then went back and spent the whole after noon, he feels rather sick tonight. Enah and Tiddums and I drove out to Jim Waddle's this after noon, Jim had gone to town after some bread but the rest of the family was home. We were there quite awhile. Tiddums got hungry and ate up nearly all the bread they had in the house and drank a lot of milk, we got home about dark. Frank went back to the gully and took Blucher back, he came up and got some traps and set them. Dick went down town. I went to church to-night and came home with Dick who was there. Beautiful day, sunny and mild Monday December 1st Huby came over this morning and we hauled cornstalks all day, we had to unload the load in the barn first thing so didn't get a very early start, as the barn was as full as we wanted to put it, we didn't haul any more in but put up some huge shocks on the clover sod, just near the corner of the orchard, we put up six of these big shocks with an average of five shocks in each one, we binded them all up tight with a sling rope before we bound them with sideline or binder twine. we built a small shock on the top of one and think we will top them all out as it will keep the water out much better, we have the field more than half cleared and hope to finish to-morrow if it is a nice day. Blucher was out there with us this after noon and the three dogs did away with three or four big rats and a number of mice. He minds Huby pretty well when he says "Come in" but not so well when he is excited as he 144 �chased both Fitz and the sheep. Old Mr Rankin was over to see if he could get some corn but Dad. told him he wasn't going to sell any more. Huby brought word over this morning that Tom Casper and Toad Long wanted some. Toad sent the money so he will have to get his and Charlie Law will have to have his but we need the rest. John Quanbury was over this evening to see about us subscribing to the church Dad. gave him a little more than he has been giving and I put in a little. Aunty Maude got a card from Quint to-day saying he would be home on Friday. We got a letter from Aunty to-day saying Uncle Hal was pretty sick, having had some kind of a stroke. Mrs. McBride has been here all day, washing. It has been another lovely day cloudy but very mild. Tuesday December 2nd We hauled cornstalks all day and built five more big shocks and topped out two more, we intended to top them all out but found it took to much time. There is just about enough left out there to make another shock and haul a load in the barn. Nig didn't come over to-day but the other dogs caught more rats. Huby gave Bluch another lesson this morning on "Come in" and also to come to heel, he took him in with the sheep and when Bluch came beyond his leg he hit him in the face with a swich and say "heel", it didn't take Bluch long to know what he meant and not bother with the sheep. We had a very entertaining visitation this after noon from three kids. Jimmy Rankin, Jimmy Dickerson and Bobby Low. The two Jimmys were about six or seven and Bobby a year or so younger. They came over to see Bluch and Jimmy Rankin who was spokesman for the party told Huby that May wanted him to steal him and bring him home. He was showing us how he had Bluch trained. He could make him sit still by holding his fore finger up right in front of the dog's eye and then sternly interrogate him "See that finger?" They came through the orchard and scared the sheep so Huby easily persuaded them not to go back that way as the old ram and the old sow hid around to-gether watching for little boys, the old ram knocked them down and the old sow came right after him and ate them up, she was just finishing the little fellow they got this morning. Jimmy happened to mention that some one had been stealing their clothes off the line, so Huby told him that as old Tige Anderson had been so keen for them to get rid of Bluch, there was - no doubt that he stole the clothes and Huby also told them that he caught him once stealing his clothes, and got the shot gun to shoot him but when he came out he was gone. Jim. then rembered seeing Tige with one of his father's shirts on and Jimmy Dickerson saw him one day stealing their clothes. We took them out to the field and they were just preparing for an exciting rat hunt when Bobby got home sick and the other boys had to go home with him. After tea I went down town to meet Louise. The train wasn't 145 �in when I first went there so I walked up town met Hazen, and went into Waddle's store with him, when I came out I heard the train in so started of down street lickety larup, on my way I ran into a very small boy and knocked him flat. I thought he was killed but on picking him up found it to be Jimmy Rankin and had just hurt his knee. Dick was at the station and met Louise and went up to Hubys with her where I met them and walked home with Louise. Dick had to go back to work. Frank went down to some cadet organization of Harry Noon's. They got a card from Aunty saying Uncle Hal. was worse. Anothe nice day cloudy & mild. Wednesday December 3rd Huby didn't get over very early this morning and as old West came over to see if he could get some corn, we didn't get a very early start. Old West is about the worst blow I ever heard I guess Bill. Cooper comes by his lying streak honestly. He was telling all the wonder full stunts he performed when he was young. and he is now nealy 91 and willing to bet any man of his own age ten dollars that he cant beat them in a fast race "wrastle" or fight. He went back the lane from here to John Wess to look for corn and Huby and I saw him down town aparently working at Mrs. Fawcetts house this afternoon. Dad. and I went out and got one load of stalks, and built a shock, then Huby came over and we got the last load up to the barn a little before noon This after noon Huby and I took Joe and Ginger down town and delivered the corn we promised we also had to unload the soft corn which was in the waggon. As near as I can estimate we had about four hundred and forty two bushels of corn, we have about 317 bushels in the crib which wouldn't hold much more than twenty more bushels and then be filled to the top. 82 bus. of soft corn 5 bus. of seed and we have sold 38 bus. Huby and I took Mrs Charlie Law down five bus. and Toad. Long 12 this afternoon at 35 cts a bushel. Jack Martin and Wilson McPherson wanted to get some but we have no more to sell except a little to Uncle Ward. There have been an awful lot after it, we could have sold the whole crop if we had wanted to. Huby and I picked up Jimmy Rankin when we were down there and brought him back with us but he got cold. Dad. started to plow the corn ground when we left but said he couldn't get on well at all with the Peter Hamilton plow as it would turn the furrow over to stay, so when we got home we went back over the gully and got the Cockshutt, which worked much better. After this Huby raked down the stack when we put the horses in and I carried in some bed. It was then dark and Huby took Jim. home. Cousin Clare came over to dinner and Cousin's Loll & Phoebe came over after wards. Uncle Hal. is about the same. Old Tommy Gilles is very ill, not expected to live It has been a lovely day sunny and very mild considering -. Thursday December 4th 146 �After I did chores this morning I went back and threw the sod out of the crossditches in the field Dad. plowed across the gully and Huby shovelled them all out. He ditched all the after noon, but I drove Louise up to the Bowlby's, where she is going to stay till after the opening of St. John's Church. Dick went with us and he and I went on into Simcoe where he got a cap and some collars and I got old 4700's hide it just cost $1.50 to have it tanned and it makes a lovely mat, we put Tiddums on it when we got home but he was afraid of it. We went around to Rus. Lamkin's shop to see him about the wind mill but there was no one there. We got home a little before six. I let Dick out at the head of Main St. as he expected to have to work. He found there was a dance down at the Rankin's so went to it. Joe didn't go well at all on the way up but much better coming home. We wasted a little time by starting to drive up the new Railway survey from the gravel to the next concession but came to a big gully quite a long way up where they hadn't put the culvert in yet so had to retrace our steps. Dad. got a good early start plowing this morning but didn't get much done as he couldn't get the coulter to work. He put the rolling coulter on but couldn't fasten it properly. till Tupper came along and fixed it for him. Cloudy with raw wind. We had no word about Uncle Hal. to-day. Friday December 5th Dad. got another fine start this morning, got out soon after seven and got a nice lot plowed, the corn roots bother a little but every thing else is all right now. I did up about all the chores. Huby came over about nine and wanted to try the hay knife which he sharpened yesterday so we cut a big slipe of the stack, the then went back and shovelled ditches he got pretty well through with the field over the gully and has started in the oat stubble which Dad. plowed next the timothy sod. I went out this morning and tore down a lot more of the old gully fence. Dad. hauled the waggon out there at noon and I loaded it up with rails and he hauled it up to the house to-night. I also worked for a little while at the old house. There was no word from Aunty again to-day. They expected Quint. home to-night but I don't know whether he will get here or not as the last we saw of the Algonquin reported was at Detroit. Beautiful day, sunny and warm. Saturday December 6th Dad. plowed all day but didn't get on very well as it froze hard enough to make the ground sticky when the sun came out and he is in the lowest and wettest part of the field so it was pretty muddy, both he and the horses are tired to-night. After I did up all the chores this morning I gave the hen house a through cleaning and put fresh straw in. I have decided to 147 �take the managership of the hens and see if I can make any thing out of them for Frank doesn't seem to be able to, he evidently thinks there is more money in trapping muskrats, and maybe there is but I don't care for the work. I put some manure on the rose bushes, rhubarb and peonys. This after noon I cleaned up all the chaff and dirt of the hay barn floor and put it over in the chicken yard. Frank did a few chores this morning and spent the rest of the day back in the gully and digging out an empty skunk hole down at the pond on McBains place. Dad. Frank and I caught all the pullets that were rooting around the barn tonight and put them in the chicken yard, there are about 30 white ones besides about a dozen old hens of various breeds. I went to bed soon after tea to-night - bad cold Another nice mild day not so sunny. Sunday December 7th We didn't get up very early this morning and as I had quite a bad cold I didn't go to church. Dick drove Enah down and Dad looked after Tiddums and cooked dinner. Frank went to Sunday school and church, I put in most of the after noon doing chores and shelling corn for my chickens. Dad. helped me. I got two eggs to-day which is a starter. Dick went down town this after noon and stayed pretty late, he bought a very nice looking watch last night for twelve dollars. Dad. and I went down to church to-night. It rained a little last night and this morning and was very mild till noon but then started to snow a little and got steadily colder all the after noon and to-night it is freezing hard with a cold north wind. Monday December 8th I put in most of the day putting in panes in the cow stable window which I had in the house. Dad. worked out in the barn fixing up the empty space between the granary and cow stable for a calf pen, we are going to floor it if we can. We also did chores and shelled a little corn, we found the bushel of soft corn weighed about 40 lbs and when shelled about thirty. Harry Graham and Charlie McKenzie were over this afternoon to get Bob. Miller's corn they took about 10 bushels but didn't measure it very accurately. Charlie said he would take the turkeys at 18 1/2 cts a pound live weight but that I think is higher than is quoted in the 'Globe'. Jonas came over as we were having tea to-night and helped us eat it. He is feeling very much better but looks pretty fishy yet. He is going to try and get the farm up the Radical where Mrs. Cory lived. He was telling us some of his experiences of the road as he evidently was a pedlar at one time. He has heard that Sairy's rich bachelor brother is very ill and I guess he is expecting a little if he drops off. We had a letter from Aunty to-day saying Uncle Hal was still improving and as that was written five days ago we hope he is very much 148 �better by this time. Frank. skinned two muskrats to-night and is now playing checkers with Jonas. It has been snowing and blowing all day - the wind is very cold but the sun was out for awhile and was warm in it and out of the wind. The ground is frozen solid so that there is no chance of plowing. Tuesday December 9th Dad. and I went down town with the waggon this morning and got some groceries and 22 twelve foot plank 10 inches wide to put down in the old barn between the granary and the cowstable and from the door to Dreadnought's stall for a floor to the calf pen, we got home about noon. We met Huby & Quint coming over for a shout they stayed to dinner. Quint. got home yesterday noon, and has a lot to tell if he is asked. We talked to them for quite awhile after dinner but Huby said he had to go back to town this after noon. He said last night just as they were going to bed they heard an awful racket going on and discovered it was a bunch having a shiveree in honor of Gint Rankin who was married about a week ago. Huby and Quint went over and Tom. Low treated the bunch up at Jim's lunch counter where there was a great celebration and concert.. Just as we were going to get to work after Quint and Huby. left, Mr. Blaikie came along to overhaul his {chists?} and stayed till it was time to do chores. He has been helping Tupper plow, he was plowing sod yester day a little and as there is no more sod to plow they can't go on. Mrs. Smythe was in about five to ask Enah and me to stay to dinner at their place on Sunday but I guess we are coming home. I spent quite awhile to-night getting up a time card for the horses. I only got one egg to-day. Frank went down town to-night to go to his cadet class. It has been freezing hard all day but not so windy or cold as yester day. Cloudy pretty much all day. Wednesday December 10th Jonas came over this morning to take the heifers down to the "Bain" place. Dad. had to go with hm and lead the yearling, they didn't have much trouble I guess. Bessie the calf ran away from Jonas once or twice at which he crew bitterly. It rant into Ivey's the first time but came out when it saw Sairy. I cut some wood while Dad. was gone and started to make a hopper for the chickens, and then did chores till noon When Dad. came home he cleaned a couple of chickens. This after noon I read quite awhile and puttyed nearly all the glass in an old window frame which we will use for the barn or old house, the glass was all in it but just fastened with carpet tacks, we didn't get much else done. Green's man was in to-night to buy hay but we don't want to sell any, at least not now. It has been cloudy but very much milder to-day snowed a little to-night. 149 �Thursday December 11th We didn't get any thing but chores done to-day as Mr. Morgan came over this morning and stayed most of the after noon. I ordered some trees from him fifty Carolina Poplars and two English Walnuts. - $9.00 Dick came home to tea to-night and went down to the dance. I didn't go. We fed the sheep a few oats this morning and evening for the first. I didn't get any eggs to-day. It has been nice any sunny but freezing hard all day. Clear and cold to-night. Friday December 12th We did up all the chores this morning and I helped Dad nail the boards over the doors on the south side of the old barn, I also made a littlle more of my feed hopper, and Dad killed three nice chickens and plucked them this afternoon he says he will have to clean them tonight. This after noon I drove Enah down town, and she got a whole buggy load of Christmas groceries and dry goods. I put Joe in at Butler's intending to have her shoes set, but got Butler to fix one of the uprights of the buggy top thinking he would ony be a few minutes, but he put a new piece in and took all the afternoon so than I couldn't have Joe shod. There was a shooting match this after noon and Huby & Quint got quite a bunch of pigeons between them, Huby gave Enah a couple to bring over he also gave her a fish he said he worked down at the fish shanties till midnight last night helping them take fish out of the nets which were in quite a bad mess with the ice. Jonas was over to-night and he and Frank are playing checkers again I think they are about even to night. Jonas beat him two games out of three the other night and Frank is the champion player of this family. It has been very much milder to-day, sunny with strong south west by west wind. Saturday December 13th I went out this morning and tore down a lot more of the gully fence, Dad. cleaned the chickens he killed yesterday and then came out and we put on a load of rails. We unloaded them before dinner and Dad. went down to the mill and got a bag of flour. This after noon we got all the rails I tore down in two loads then did chores. Frank did a few chores and errands and hunted the rest of the day. He shot a skunk back in Robert John's this after noon and when he went up to it found it caught in a trap. He took it all the same, and brought it home and skinned. Lila was over most of the day she said Quint went over to Erie this morning on the tug. It has been a lovely day, sunny and mild, the frost is nearly all out of the ground. I saw some body over in the alsike stubble this morning with a big white ferret, 150 �thinking it might be Quint I went over but found it was Sam. George, he, his father, Harry Burch and Wilson McPherson were all out after rabbits but I didn't hear them shoot much Sunday December 14th Frank went to Sunday school this morning and Enah and I drove up to St. John's. It was the first service in the church since it was burned, but as the Bishop wasn't there they did not dedicate it. The church was packed full and so was the grounds in front I had to tie Joe to a tree but she was all right They had three preacher's. Mr. Evans from Montreal or Ottawa or somewhere down that way, Mr. Edward the regular one and a lay reader. We didn't stay to Communion. After church we drove Louise nearly up to the Bowlby's and then came home by the fourth concession through Lynn Valley, and got home about half past two. Dicky Smith was here after his heifer which he took home this afternoon. I didn't do any thing the rest of the after-noon but shell a little corn and read "The Lady of the Lake." Frank went back to the gully and Dad did chores. Dick didn't get up till noon and then had a {words cut off} his dinner and went down town and is not back yet to-night It barely froze last night and has been thawing all day but was cloudy with a raw west wind. Cars. Rankin and Quint came over with Dick to-night. Quint borrowed Bluch to take to Marburg tomorrow to hunt rabbits. They didn't stay long. Monday December 15th It froze pretty hard last night so Dad. wasnt able to plow as he had hoped. We did chores and Rus. Lampkins drove in soon after breakfast and was here quite awhile till Dad. ordered a windmill, he thought about getting a gasoline engine, and could have got a little 1 1/2 h.p. engine for fifty five dollars but it wouldn't be strong enough to do much more than pump water and one that would do any thing would come about $122. so Dad. thought a $75 windmill would be the best till we get a place rigged to put an engine especially as a wind mill is not nearly as liable to get out of repair as an engine and costs nothing whatever to run it. This after noon Dad. and I took the tank off "The Little Giant Sprayer." to have it ready to put in front of the wind mill, I took the little two cylinder pump down to the ditch and tried it and and it works fine. Quint brought Bluch back, he said he worked all right but they only got one rabbit. Quint stayed all night he slept on the sofa with all his clothes and boots on. He was cutting some wood for us to-night and the saw broke so he spent half the evening repairing it. I drew all evening and have nearly finished the picture Aunty sent me to draw for Aunt {illegible}. Mrs. McBride has been here washing all day and she and Enah have our room fixed up slick as a button with a new carpet it looks fine. Frank brought a cedar 151 �waxwing home and put it in the orchard Lloyd Ryersie caught it up at school although there didn't seem anything the matter wth it. It has been a lovely sunny day though freezing in the shade. milder to-night. Tuesday December 16th I went down town as soon after breakfast as possible this morning and got the storm window sash at Stickney's and took them up to Mr James for him to glaze them. I got an old sash down at Huby's than I thought might doo for the barn but it is pretty badly smashed. Huby came home with me and has worked all day opening up ditches in the corn stubble. Dad. plowed all day and except for it being a little sticky on the surface and a frozen clod here and there, the ground is drier and in better shape than before it froze up. He got on fairly well but has part of a day to put in yet. I just did chores this after noon except for a little while I was out in the field. Cousin Clare came over this morning while I was down town and is staying all night. Quint went down with Dick this morning. Very mild but cloudy. Dad. ordered some fence to-night from Sid McBride. Wednesday December 17th Huby was over before daylight this morning and shovelled ditches all morning. This after noon he cleaned out all the loose straw and sticks out of the old barn between the granary and the cow stable. so as we can lay the floor for the calf pen. Dad. plowed all day and finished up the corn stubble all but the head land, he couldn't get along very fast as it froze a little last night to make it sticky on top. I did chores most of the day and helped Huby a little this after noon besides cleaning off the dropping boards in the hen house. Cousin Clare went home this after noon, she is going to Hamilton to-morrow to stay till after New Year's. We heard to-day that Mrs. McBride's house caught on fire last night and some one who just happened along the road got it out. Aleta went down town and left the two little kids nailed in the house and they got playing with a stick which was part way out of the stove. It didn't do much damage Another nice day, windy and inclined to be cloudy. Thursday December 18th I got up a little after four this morning and wrote a letter to Aunty before daylight. Huby put down the floor over in the barn for the calf pen this fore noon and I was over there with him all morning but didn't do very much except clean out the cow stable. Dad. plowed the head land on the corn field and finished up some bits in the other field and plowed out the ditch from the water hole to the gully which Huby is going to put tile in. This after noon Dad. and 152 �Huby cleaned out the ditch for the old drain this after noon they do think it is going to work all right. I put in the entire after noon doing chores. To-night Huby stayed to tea and helped us catch the turkeys as we have to take them down to-morrow Dad. caught them out of the tree. and gave them to Huby who handed them over the orchard fence to Frank and me and we put them up over the hog pen, there were nineteen but one was roosting so high up that Dad. couldn't get it, it was a hen and as they want to keep three old hens and one young one it didn't matter. One gobbler got away and struck off into the orchard. We followed him up with the lantern and after quite a search found him way up at the northeast corner of the orchard we took him in the house and weighed him, he weighed 20 lbs, so we marked him as Henry Odd was over to-night and wanted to buy one. Jack Martin's men are going to give him one for a Christmas present. Tiny and Miss Ethel Phipps were over this afternoon. Snowed a little this morning and has kept groing colder all day. west wind. Friday December 19th We didn't get started very early this morning to get the turkeys loaded and it took us quite awhile to load them as we weighed each one.The heaviest was 20 lbs and the lightest about 12. Jack Martin's shrunk about a pound during the night. We kept 3 old hens for next year, 2 gobblers for Huby and us for Christmas and two 2 young hens one for Cousin Loll and one for Jameses so we just took eleven down to Bob. We just tied their feet and put them in the waggon and covered it over with the binder canvas. We got down town about noon - and were down about an hour. Bob's weight came to 165 pounds and we made it 171 but with the Old Spring Balance where the ounces aren't marked likely we made a mistake, so we got $30.52 from Bagley and Miller, and Jack Martins came to $3.50 It was about one when we got home, we went around by Huby's and got the little high chair and crib for Tiddums, and a wheel barrow load of cabbages from Uncle Ward. We met Huby coming over on our way down and he finished putting down the floor in the barn. This after noon Dad. and he went down town to get gravel to build the posts for the windmill foundation. Dad. had to go around by the mill with some oats to be chopped, so Huby went right down to the beach to locate some good gravel and to see if he could borrow a pick somewhere in case the sand was frozen but he couldn't get one and I guess didn't need it. He couldn't find any gravel on the beach except some piles which Mr. Porter told him Ivey's men had raked up yester day, so Huby said quoting some Greek Scripture "First come first served" and they took what they wanted of that. Dad said it would have washed away soon any way as the lake was pretty high. They came around by town and got the storm windows and picked Frank up 153 �somewhere. I did chores all the after noon and got three eggs which is the most yet. Mrs. McBride has been here all day and half the night, cleaning the kitchen, picking ducks and a chicken and ironing. To-night I printed pictures and had good luck. Dad. found out this morning that instead of the cistern pump being out of order as we thought yesterday the cistern was dry, so will have to be cleaned out as this is the first time since we have been here that it went dry. Lovely day, froze last night but mild. Saturday December 20th I cleaned all the straw out of the hen house this morning and put fresh in. I had to cut a slice off the stack for straw. Dad. started to put on the storm window but found that Mr. Jones had bored the holes to close to the in side of the sash so the screws wouldnt catch the casing. He then cleaned out the cistern and it took about an hour, we pumped out what little water was in it and then Dad shovelled up quite a few pails full of black muck and pieces of cement. It is a brick cistern with a coat of cement all over the brick and some of the cement was off which caused a leak, so this afternoon Dad went down and got a load of sand and some cement and saw Frank Slocomb who is coming over on Monday morning to fix it up. I did chores all the after noon. Frank went down town with Dad. and cut wood this morning, he and Lila and Bluch went back to the gully to-night. Charlie Shand was in tonight to see if he could trade off a turkey hen but I said he couldn't as his was a mongrel. but Dad. said he could have had Huby's turkey. This was Tiddums first birthday anniversary. I suppose he will have to be Jim now. Lila was over all day and brought him a great line of toys. Uncle Hal also sent him a pair of overalls and a toy whip. We had a rooster for dinner which Mrs. McBride cleaned and got a pretty fair crop of corn out of it. Beautiful day sunny and fine but cloudy to-night. Sunday December 21st I drove Enah down to church this morning, He she had to play the organ. Elva had to stay home to look after her mother who broke her ankle the other day. Frank went down to Sunday School and Church, Dad. stayed home to look after Tiddums and Dick was in bed all morning. This after noon I went for a ride, I went out to the Shand's first to tell them they could trade turkeys, all but Mr & Mrs Shand had gone to Sunday school. Mr. Shand said he would be in tomorrow after noon with the turkey and Mrs. Shand gave me some peanuts that her brother had grown in Virginia. I did stay long but went up to the corner and rode west to the next corner which is where the blue line crosses the fourth concession, and down that road to where the new rail road comes out on Tige Anderson's place. I rode down 154 �it as far as I could go but as there was a sudden drop and a fence at the end of it I had to come back and go down Ham Thompson's lane to his woods, then had to unwire a piece of fencing to get into his wheat field and a cross his wheat to the gate opening on to the radical road, and home through town, and on the whole spent a very enjoyable after-noon. Dick spent the afternoon down town and Frank prowling around the upper pond. Dad. did the chores. Very mild this morning but turned colder and is freezing hard to-night. Monday December 22nd Frank Slocomb came over this morning to plaster the cistern, he went over the whole thing as so much of it was loose and he thought he could make a better job, he will have to come back again in the morning as there are two or three places where the cement is put on thick that it doesn't stick very well to the brick. Dad. had to watch it and keep it plastered up all day, as Slocomb was only here for an hour or so this morning. Enah went down town this after noon and Dad. put on another storm window, he is putting them on now with wooden buttons. I did chores, read a good short story and helped him a little. About four o'clock Colin McNeilley came after him to go and see a sick cow so he didn't get back till dark. Mr. & Mrs Shand came in with their turkey to trade and got theirs on their way back from town. Mrs Shand came to call but no body was home. Dick told Enah that the wind mill was here so Dad. went over to the Quanbury's to telephone Rus. Lampkins and he said he would be down to morrow after noon to take it off the car. Dick also told her that Louise wanted me to drive up and get her to morrow. Mr James gave Enah a new rasin seeder tonight that works all right and Frank is busy seeding rasins with it now. Frank got out of school early to night and doesn't have to go back till after New Year's. Very mild and nice all day but cloudy. Tuesday December 23rd Frank Slocomb came over again and finished the cistern he made a good job of it - and only charged a dollar. I rode Joe down town first thing and got her shod. While Butler was shoeing her, I went up town and did some Christmas shopping - ahem -. I met Huby on my way down with a pickax he had fixed up with a bit which Bill Oakes gave him and a handle he bought and Joe {Hawel?} put it in and sharpened it for him. He came over and helped Dad. pluck the four turkeys. This afternoon he, Dad. and Frank went down with the waggon and got the windmill off the car. Rus. Lampkins was there and said it was alright I cleaned out the cow stables, shelled corn and read at the same time while they were gone. Huby ground our axe he brought over the other day when they got back, and Frank went back to 155 �the gully and caught a muskrat. I intended to go up and get Louise this after noon but it was such a disagreeable after noon I decided to wait till to-morrow and stand a chance of having sleighing but from the looks of things now I would have done better to have gone this after noon. Vyse was over this morning to settle up with Dad for thrashing and some things that Dad. owed him for. Dad. wouldn't take anything for thrashing for him but I got a dollar out of it. Frank and Enah are making candy to-night and Dad is drawing and dressing turkeys. It started to snow soon after break fast this morning and kept up till noon getting milder all the time till this after noon it turned to rain and the water is running into the cistern yet. Dick told us to-night there was a fire in the Wide Spread to-night. They got it out but were afraid it damaged the machinery considerably. $200.00 Wednesday December 24th We all overslept ourselves this morning and so I didn't get started up to the Bowlby's till nearly ten o'clock, however I got Louise and was home by noon. The roads were a little slushy but not bad. Colin McNeilleys came after Dad to go and see his cow again and he got home just before we did. This after noon Dad. and Frank went down town to take the turkeys to Cousin Loll and Mr James and the duck to Ed. and also do some shopping. I fooled around quite a lot and then did chores and shelled corn. It has been very mild all day and the snow is nearly all gone, the cistern has got a good lot of water in it, we just got it fixed in time Thursday December 25th I was up at about a quarter to six this morning and routed the family out of bed, and Louise, Enah and I drove down to eight o'clock communion, and Dick walked down, after I got home I did chores and Dad. and Frank went down to the eleven o'clock service, Dick came back soon after church and went back to the gully to see if there was any ice but there wasn't. Aunty Maude and Lila drove back with Dad, and Frank, Quint and Win. walked over. Huby never showed up all the after noon - darn him. We had dinner about two o'clock and as I hadn't had any thing to eat since last night except a piece of bread & butter and nine wintergreens, I stowed away a large quantity of turkey and plum pudding and many other things. After dinner we kicked up a terrible row for about ten minutes while Tiddums tried to go to sleep, we then doled out the presents. I drew a pile of presents, socks heavy and light from Frank and Lila, shirt from Dick, handkerchief from Win, perfume talcum power etc. from Cousin Clare, photograph album from Aunty Maude and Dad. & I got four copies of Punch from Louise, and Ray is sending me a new diary for 1914. After this Dick and Quint 156 �went down town and I think Dick went to a dance to-night. Aunty Maude, Lila and Win. went home about dark, we didn't have any tea but gormed Louise's chocolates all evening. Tiddums has been rather all in to-day, we think it may be due to his swallowing a grain of corn yesterday, we don't know that he did swallow one but I gave him a cob to play with while I was shelling it for the chickens and there was a grain off it when I took it away from him, but he hasn't been at all well all day. Raw & cloudy all day but not cold Snowing and blowing to-night. Friday December 26th Dad. lost a considerable ammount of peaceful slumber last night wondering if the stack had blown over as there was quite a wind, at last he got about four o'clock and went and looked, but found it still standing, so went back to bed and didn't get up till after daylight, neither did I, consequence being that we got very little down to-day but chores. I shelled a little corn cut a little wood and read a little. Frank went down town and got the mail and some parcels Roy sent up a bread mixer for Enah which was just what I and somebody else had orderd for her but which hasn't come yet. He also sent me two Diary books like the ones I have used for the last two years. The first one was one of Dad's old veterinary college books and last year I sent to Eatons for one but had to pay more than the price of the book in postage. I also got a necktie from Byron and Fred Johnson and another from Aunt Leena. There was also a letter from the University Research Extension Company saying they had shipped "The Library of Original Sources" long ago and that if we don't get them soon they will ship another set and go after the Express company. Dad. & Enah purpose to give me them for a Christmas present but I have set my heart on paying for them myself. To night Dad. though he would put the calves in so Frank and I went out to help him, after a lot of chasing we succeeded in getting Charlottes calf who is tamest into the barn, then after a lot more chasing Dad. got one of the sling ropes and lassoed Mully's calf first throw, but couldn't manage to rope the other two until he had put out hay for the young stock when he made some very clever throws and caught Spots calf first time around the horns and Bobbies with a little more trouble around the neck we were a little afraid he would get hurt as the others seemed to be hunting him around quite a bit but we left him there We then caught all the rose combed roosters and put them up over the pig pen. To-night we spent a rather hilarious evening as Enah and Louise supplied us with lots of music. Dick came home rather late with more mail from which I drew a necktie from Jean & Adelena and a dandy big pocket book from Grand daddy I have been writing this in spats all the evening and as it is gettin on to half past twelve I feel I must get to bed. It froze hard last night and 157 �snowed quite a bit and there has been a cold north and west wind all day, but sunny and otherwise not bad. Enah took a picture of Tiddums to-day, she had him all dressed up in a suit of bouncers or rompers or what ever they call it which Aunty Maude gave him and he looked for all the world like Bill George on a small scale, he is so bowl legged. I called Dad in from the wood pile to see him and to insure a speedy answer to my summons, I intimated that there was something the matter wth him, and Dad. seeing a picture in his mind's eye of Tid. in convulsions or the reservoir or something rushed in livid with fear. Tiddums however met him at the door and he was so overcome by laughter and relief that I escaped uninjured. Saturday December 27th It was after daylight again this morning when we got up so put in most of the day doing chores. but this morning we did get one of the big dead apple trees grubbed out but only have a few limbs cut off it. Frank cut at it quite a hit this after noon, he has been cutting wood nearly all day. This morning he went back to the gully and came up by Alfred's and borrowed his cross cut saw This after noon Dad killed, plucked and dressed a couple of young roosters (single combed) but they were pretty scrawny yet not being fully grown. I didn't do any thing much but read and fool with young Jim. I was giving him walking lessons and find he can run like a deer much faster than I can keep up with him and hang on to him. I got a letter from Aunty to-day saying he had got the picture which I had sent to Aunt Lena around by Aunty so that she could see whether it was worth sending on or not. As I didn't write till a day or two after I posted it she thought I meant it for her so I started another one to-night to do for her birthday Dick brought home a huge parcel to-night which proved to be rwo pair of lovely balankets and two counterpains from Cousin Clare Herring I think. It has been a beautiful day. It froze very hard (hardest yet I guess) last night but has been very sunny and no wind - all day. Sunday December 28th We were very late getting up again this morning so none of us but Frank went down to church, he went down to Sunday school and church Dad. and I did chores and read all morning. We let Belle out for a run, which she enjoyed very much and no doubt benefitted by although we did notice that the swelling in her led was reduced much but she didn't show any sign of lameness. This after noon about half past two I drove Louise up to the Bowlby's again. The roads were good, smooth and hard with no snow to bother so I was home before dark. Jonas climbed in the buggy with me as I passed his place and came up 158 �for a visit, to get rid of trouble he said although he didn't seem in a very down cast mood. He has another farm in view now which is owned by to old maids who live on the place, and if he gets it he is to move the first of March and live in half the double house. Dad. and Enah and Tiddums expected to go down to Mrs. Battersby's this afternoon but Tiddums went to sleep and blocked the games. I drew to-night, Dick has been skating on the creek this afternoon, he says the ice is pretty good and for the most part strong. He went to church to-night. Frank I think spent his time back in the gully. Lovely day, no wind and fairly sunny. Monday December 29th We expected Rus. Lampkins down to day to put up the wind mill but he didn't show up at all. We did up all the chores this morning and worked at the old apple tree a little more. This after noon Dad. decided to go down to township nomination. He didn't get started till about a quarter after three but he enjoyed what little oratory he heard. George Hammond took great pleasure in making personal remarks about Jim Waddle till Jim got "frothing at the mouth" mad. George said he admitted that Jim had a better education and more of something else than he had but that he didn't have any more brains that if he had had brains enough to learn anything he would be going to school yet. Both these fellows were too mad at each other to talk sensibly but Sam King's manner was different. although a great many people were very dissatisfied with him as Councilor and had no doubt told him so, but he said if they put him out this election it would not be because he had sat in council and held his peace as was the custom with other councillors it would be because he had been in action all through and had made some showing, he then stated that every job that the present council had done was a permanent job, whereat someone in the audience inquired "What about Lisby's hill?" Mr. King smiled and acknowledged that that wasn't a permanent job but he said we did the best that could be done and the devil himself could do no better as it was his own hill, Then in reference to Lisby's bridge over which there has been a lot of kicking about on account of the cost he said it was the best bridge in the county of Norfolk. At that a small English sparrow jumped up and chirped out "Mr. King, may I ask you a question". "Certainly go ahead" was the reply. "Well will you please tell me what was the use of putting up such a costly bridge at the foot of an almost impassable hill." King smiled again, and replied blandly that they did it simply because they had to, there had to be a bridge there and why not put one that was indestructible and consequently costly as one that would cost less and have to be replaced in a year or two, and so they wrangled and chewed the rag. Dad. was home about dark, and said that Hammond was going to run against Ed. Aikens for reeve. I did up the chores and after tea 159 �Frank and I went down to {illegible} nomination, where every thing was very quiet. Vyse was the only one who said much and he just gave an account of his stewardship. and solicited the vote of those present. R. M. Taylor, John R. Davis and Ed. Moon where nominated to run against him and Taylor was the only one who said positively he wouldn't run and the general opinion is that the fight will be between Vyse & Ed. All the old council where nominated and about a dozen others but which ones are going to run I don't know. Dick got home a little before we did to-night, he had been skating on the pond though Dad tried to argue with him that it was unsafe. Inez Schram got in to the creek to-day. Mrs. McBride was here all day washing. It has been a very fine day. Mild and pleasant. Tuesday December 30th Sam. Law and Bert Munroe drove in this morning to see if we were ready to thrash yet, but Dad. told him we wanted to get the windmill up first. He said he overheard Rus. Lampkin's telling {Heck?} Henderson last night that he had promised to go some where that day (Sam. didn't hear the name) but that as he couldn't go he would have to go Wednesday. Sam thought that he must have meant here when we told him we expected him as he heard Henderson tell Rus that he could let the boy know, but Dick didn't say anything about it last night but not likely Henderson saw him after that. Allan drove in while Sam was in here and after talking election for awhile they all drove out expecting to thrash some where up the Gravel. I did chores and puttered around most of the morning - and Dad. & Frank cleared up a little around the well so as to be all ready if Rus. Lampkins comes to-morrow. This afternoon they cut up nearly all the apple tree with Alfreds cross cut saw. I raised the nests in the hen house off the floor so the hens wouldn't scratch them full of straw and put fresh straw in. Both Billy Laurises were in to-night to get Dads. advice about a horses leg which has got hurt some way. Very mild and nice all day. When Dick came home to-night he said Henderson did tell him that Rus. Lampkins would be here to-morrow to erect the windmill. Wednesday December 31st I was awakened very early this morning by a great disturbance in the kitchen which I realized after I came to my senses was rat in one of the traps Dad. set last night and trying to get free by dragging himself and the trap all over the place, he was making such a racket and I knew must be putting in such a very disagreeable time of it that I arose and despatched him. It just struck four as I got up and this clock is way over half an hour fast, but as I had my clothes on and was wide awake I decided not to go back to bed again so drew till about half past six and then went out to do chores. I got quite a lot of Aunty's 160 �picture done and Dad. thought it was better than the one I did for Aunt Leena. We fully expected Rus. Lampkins this morning so Frank went down after breakfast and brought Huby over but as Lampkins disappointed us again we started on the tile drain we are going to put in along the font of the garden and back of the chicken house, we all four worked at it this morning and Dad. Huby and I this after noon so we got a nice start at it. Loyd Ryersie came along at noon and Frank went off shooting with him but didn't get any thing. Dad. went down to-night and met Roy who is just going to spend New Years' with us. Jonas came over after supper and wanted Frank and I me to help him fix up a lot of orders that he had got from varios farmers for seed potatoes and oats. We did to the best of our ability but I think we had Jonas in a great state of anxiety on account of our pretended carlessness, after that he played two or three games of checkers with Frank. I slept the last couple of hours of the old year but roused up sufficiently to wish the family a Happy New Year and go to bed. Dick was at a dance and didn't get home till about three o'clock in the morning. Beautiful day, mild and pretty sunny. For more information on Theobald (Toby) Barrett, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca 161 � 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/. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>DIARY.1913</p> <p>T.B.Barrett.</p> <p>Port Dover,Ontario.</p> <p>The Farm........</p> <p>From January 1st 1913 to November 18th 1913.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday January 1st 1913</p> <p>We began to think that 13 at the end of the New Year was beginning right away to bring calamities upon us, for Dick who did not come home to tea last night did not put in an appearance all night, and it is the first time since he went into the bank that he did not come home to bed.</p> <p>I woke up at half past four and found Dad &amp; Aunty up and in an awful state as neither one had slept all night and had been thinking Dick had tried to cross the pond about mid night when every body would be asleep and never got to the other side.</p> <p>Dad &amp; I went down about five and went to Huby’s first to see if he had stayed there. We went to Quint’s window and tapped and immediately saw old Quint gliding around in the room as soon as he lighted the light Dad. saw Dick in bed. We couldn't get him more than half awake and he mumbled something about Wiggins being sick and he &amp; Hazen worked so late, then went down to watch the dance for awhile and he never thought we'd miss him.</p> <p>Later on in the morning I drove Aunty and Lila down town with two mince pies and the turkey we killed for Christmas &amp; which Aunty took down to Huby's to cook. Dad did chores and we had a cold lunch after which Dad &amp; I went down to Alfred's followed by Nig. Tige &amp; the white kitten</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>to take him Huby's wooden cross puzzle which he seemed very pleased to get. We went down his lane &amp; home by way of the gully. When we got home we slot around awhile before doing the night chores</p> <p>Quint &amp; Dick came over about six as Dick wanted to get on a clean shirt or something and we went down with them to tea, or rather turkey dinner. I took my skates down but it was too dark to go.</p> <p>Dick went up to a surprise party at Fatty Turners, and told us he would not be home to-night. Aunty stayed down too. Dad, Frank &amp; I came home about eleven. It has been very mild &amp; sunny</p> <p>Thursday January 2nd</p> <p>I got up very late this morning. Dad &amp; I did chores and Glen &amp; Wilbur Ryersie came along for a half morning's visit. Wilbur wanted Dad to buy a pure bred Durham bull calf for fifty dollars, but Dad told him he would go over &amp; look at it before investing.</p> <p>At eleven Dad went down to Huby’s and brought Aunty home. This after noon he went down again and saw Vyse up town who solicited his vote for his re-election but Dad told him that though he had nothing against him as a neighbor, he was out of place as reeve for he thought he had acted very unfairly in everything last year.</p> <p>I cleared up some of the old rubbish heap in the barnyard while Dad was gone. Frank put in the afternoon building a dandy jib crane with his “Meccano” outfit. It has been very soft to-day &amp; looks like a storm.</p> <p>Friday January 3rd</p> <p>This was Aunty's birthday and although we did our best we could not think of anything to give her so she vows that she doesn't know of any thing either, but Win sent her over a couple of aprons. Aunty remembers they are just what she wanted.</p> <p>Dad. Aunty and I drove down town in the lumber waggon this afternoon morning. Aunty went in to see Enah who was up walking around and then down to Huby's to get Dads old medicine cupboard and the contents those of ready for removal to the farm. Dad &amp; and I went down to the beach and got all the sand we thought we had better load the wagon as down therewere great as the sand was frozen enough to hold the wheels up and yet not too much to shovel. The ice banks are very high down there. We came up around by Huby’s and got Aunty and the old cupboard which we are going to use as a stove house for Frank’s &amp; my belongings.</p> <p>We are preparing in time against young Huberts development. Dad &amp; I did chores this after noon and then sorted Dad's medicine. It started to rain this morning which turned to an all day snow storm. Colder to-night but not freezing.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday January 4th</p> <p>Charlie Martin was over for an hours visit this morning and told Dad as he was leaving that he had a lame horse over there which he wanted Dad to look at. He said his mother fell off the back steps before Christmas and nearly broke her leg. He also told us his sister Mrs. Maclaughlin had a baby girl about two days after Enah's boy came. Dad thought they ought to trade as Mrs. Maclaughlin was all prepared for &amp; had a boy named and it was the other way round with Enah.</p> <p>This after noon we did chores and Dad went down to see Enah. I went over as far as Martin's with him and saw the chickens which were all washed, fanned, powdered and the dark feathers pulled out of them and ready to start on the five train for the Boston show. We also saw Charlie's lame horse which has an awfully sore looking leg on it.</p> <p>I cut wood and practiced on my horn when I got home. Lila came over soon after I got back with her steam engine. Dad has to go down again to-night to sit with Enah. She is blue because the boy exercises his lungs now &amp; then Froze last night. Cold raw wind all day but sunny and thawing.</p> <p>Sunday January 5th</p> <p>Frank, Dick &amp; Lila went down to sunday school and Aunty and I went down to church and were a little late. We went into Mrs Lawson's to see how Enah was on our way down and Aunty Maude was with her which surprised us very much but she said she didn't think it would hurt her a bit. Mrs. Roy Silverthorne was there in a very low condition, her little baby which was born last night, died and she didn't know it yet when we were there.</p> <p>Dick and I went down and had a good skate this afternoon though the ice was rather rough. Dad went down and got Faulkner to bring Enah &amp; the boy home in the covered in bus and it didn't hurt either one in the least. Al drove at a snail's pace.</p> <p>He was telling Dad his opinion of Vyse. He spoke in the grieved monotone which he assumes for such occasions and said "I told Vyse, when we elected you reeve you promised to build good roads. You haven't done 15 cents worth of road work but spent all the money in sticking up that coup by me. Now what you had better do is to put the man in you built it for, which is Aikens, then you &amp; Bill Graham lock yourselves in with him take a stick of dynamite and blow youse all to hell to save funeral expences!" yes i said Al. I told him that two weeks ago and he hasn't spoken to me since."</p> <p>Beautiful day. Froze hard last night, but thawed all day. Colder &amp; look stormy to-night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday January 6th</p> <p>We did up all the chores this morning. Frank carried over the chaff &amp; corn from the cows manger to the chicken house which he cleaned out. This after noon Dad.went down and cast his vote for J.R. Davis. Frank Taylor came over after him with Faulkner's bus just he was starting out. I broke the brace in the buck saw and fixed it this after noon</p> <p>Dick came home to night and told us that Vyse was elected reeve with John Walker, Henderson, Carl Coleman &amp; Billy Laings as councilmen. He and I went down to A.Y.P.A to night where we spent a pretty slow time. I went over to the band room for awhile where they preparing to start out for a serenade of the succesful candidates in the election. They were greatly proveket at Harry Graham &amp; Art Lawson because they wouldn't play as they were sore at the way things went. It wasn't right of them for as Harry Moon said and he was probably as disappointed as any but was playing, "The band is an organization independant of politics. All we're after is the coin and we don't care whether it is American money or not." It rained all night and drizzled all day, wasn't any colder when Dick &amp; I got home about eleven to night.</p> <p>Tuesday January 7th</p> <p>We just did chores this morning. Aunty went down town to get somethings for Dick's birthday which we celebrated to-night. I stayed in the house and read all the afternoon. Quint came over to tea to-night but Dick felt pretty miserable all evening. Quint stayed all night. Stormed all day half rain turning to sleet &amp; ice so that everything is ice coated.</p> <p><br />Wednesday January 8th</p> <p>Dad and Enah spent the greater part of last night I guess in the baby's company, who takes great pleasure in making them try to put him to sleep at midnight. He is just one red lump of wickedness &amp; noise at night, sleeps all day.</p> <p>Frank started back to school this morning. Dick felt very miserable but said he must go to work and felt much better to-night when he got home. We did up the chores this morning and I took a picture of the ice mantled trees around Martin's place. I didn't do a thing but read "Lords of the North" all the after noon. Win came home with Frank to-night but could only stay a little while. Clear cold and sunny to-day, snow crust very hard &amp; slippery.</p> <p>Thursday January 9th</p> <p>Dad &amp; I did chores &amp; cut wood this forenoon. Bill Donald</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>was in for awhile to have Dad. look at his horse. He told Dad. that he heard Jim. Dunbar had some wood for sale at $2.00 a cord, so Dad. drove Joe down to see if he could get her shod and drive down this after noon but he couldn't get in the shop and was afraid to risk driving on these icy roads, smooth shod.</p> <p>This after noon we started to fix up a place between the granary &amp; cow stable for a calf pen but couldn't do much as we had no nails. Dick &amp; I went down town after tea I took my horn down thinking there would be band practice but found when I get down that the council were treating the band to an oyster supper. I suppose I could have partaken of the feast if I chose but I came home to get my skates. I put them on at the house and skated down to the pond. There were quite a few there but it was so dark I couldn't see any of their faces and I didn't think Dick was there so I skated up to the bank Hazen was there and said Dick had just gone out with his skates on. I stayed there about half an hour and Hazen &amp; I wrote &amp; talked to Baldy Denton. I then went back to the pond but it was nearly deserted so I came home and found Dick had just got here before me, he had been over at Dyer's or someplace and hadn't been skating at all. Win. came over with Frank to stay all night. Nice day very much milder.</p> <p>Friday January 10th</p> <p>Dad. &amp; I drove down as soon as we could get started this morning which wasn't very early to get Joe shod but the shop was full again so we had to get a few things up town including a straw knife and come home. Dad. didn't know what to do as we want wood badly but he was afraid to drive Joe on the icy roads, especially after Vyse told us this morning that Sam. Law lost a cow by slipping on the ice. I supposed it was his old lame one.</p> <p>At last I decided to try and skate down. I left here after eleven and skated down on the road all the way and was back here by before one. Jim Dunbar was in Jarvis but his daughter said she thought he had wood for $2.50 a cord and would tell him to try and bring us a load to-morrow. I tripped several times going but only fell once. There were only a few places where the skating wasn't fairly good, the worst place was going up &amp; down Art Ryersie's hill.</p> <p>We didn't do any thing in particular this after noon Bill Donald came after Dad. to go and see his horse about five o'clock. Some fellow drove in while he was here and wanted to know where Anson Collver lived. Bill knew, he said he supposed that was some body after him for money.</p> <p>Neil Elliot &amp; Charlie McKenzie where in to look at Fred's calf although they had just met Dad. on the road and he told them the calf was not for sale. I went down to Mrs Jarley's wax work practice to-night, but there was "nothing doing". Mrs. Luck, Miss Harding &amp; Booze Waddle were</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>the only ones there. We went up to Mr. Johnson's and he gave me a little idea of what I had to do. I think it will be a pretty poor show. It is advertised for next Thursday and half the ones in it haven't been to practice yet. Mr. Johnson never looked through the book till to-night and he picked out several new caracters that he is going to try &amp; ring in. Not sunny but thawing all day. Almost raining to-night.</p> <p>Saturday January 11th</p> <p>We got a very big late start this morning and so did not do any thing but chores. Art. Ryersie came after Dad. a little before noon to go and see one of his cows which slipped on the ice, and Dad. is afraid it has broken her leg. It was the best cow he had.</p> <p>This after noon we fixed a place in the barn to put Ringworm but could do nothing out side owing to the inclemency of the weather.</p> <p>To-night Dick &amp; I went down town I went to Mrs. Jarley practice &amp; Dick waited for me. Frank spent the morning down town getting his tooth filled and helped up this after noon. Rained last night, very soft &amp; cloudy this morning. Rained hard all after noon, drizzling to-night.</p> <p>Sunday January 12th</p> <p>Dad. &amp; I drove down to Jim Dunbar's this morning and Dad. got him to say he'd bring us a load of wood to-morrow. When we got home we were about frozen. I felt kind of sick till I got thawed out.</p> <p>After dinner I did helped Dad. do chores and then started to go down to Harry Moors. I met Hazen who was driving out in front and he drove me down and went up to Harry's with me where we spent quite a time. Dick was down at Dyer's all the after noon and to tea. Bill Donald come and got Dad. this after noon. Very cold and windy early part of the day but milder and fair to-night.</p> <p>Monday January 13th</p> <p>We let Queen out this morning for quite an exercise Dad. was scared to death she'd slip and hurt her self, but I guess she didn't. Mr. Bowlby. drove Louise down this. morning. She had to back this after noon so Dad. hooked up Joe and Ginger to the cutter and drove her up. The sleighing was very poor &amp; one of the shoes on the cutter runner broke and ripped a big chunk out of the runner. Tom. Dunbar. brought us our cord of wood to-day. He made two trips of it and charged us three dollars.</p> <p>The baby has been awake all day and to-night is raining "Hail Columbia." Dick went back to-night. Froze hard last night but much milder to-night. Nice day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday January 14th</p> <p>Dad. loaded the cutter in the waggon first thing and we took it down to Butler who said he didn't think the runner was {illegible} much. Dad. found he could get Joe shod so stayed down and I walked home.</p> <p>I started to throw the top off the straw stack. Th Mrs. McBride came to wash at noon and was here till after tea. Dad. cut some wood and we put a door on the barn and cut a bigger doorway. Dick came home to-night and forgot to bring the butter Aunty told him to get and we had a butterless tea, after which Dick went down town to get a pound I went with him to the Mrs. Jarley Waxwork practice in the town hall and am still convinced that the show will fall far short of what it is advertised to be.</p> <p>Beautiful day and perfect night. Sunny and much milder to-night.</p> <p>Wednesday January 15th</p> <p>Our attention was attracted this morning by a great deal of racket being kicked up by Dave Turner's engine, and learned to-night when Dick got home it was in honor of Gladys Coleman who was married sometime during the night to get off on the early train. We were greatly surprised at the news although Aunty suspected it.</p> <p>We did chores this morning and about eleven o'clock Dad. &amp; I drove up to Stan Tompson's. Ham wasn't home but Dad. had a look at his bull calf. He says his stock is in a very bad condition. When we got home Dad. took Enah out for a short drive. The first time she has been out since she came home.</p> <p>This after noon we husked a little corn and Dad. moved some of the corn stalks from one end of the hay to the other and then cut some wood. I didn't do anything much.</p> <p>I went down again to-night to a Mrs. Jarley practice and had a pretty slow time. It will be over to-morrow night. Dick went down with me and worked awhile then we came home to-gether. Very soft and cloudy to-day. Rained a little this after noon and is raining quite hard to-night. Very slippery</p> <p>Thursday January 16th</p> <p>Mr. Lamb came over this morning before we had breakfast and got Dad. to go down and see a horse that got kicked. He was gone quite awhile and came back with a lovely bunch of flowers. This after noon he and Aunty went down town to get some things for the house. I didn't do anything much but chores and read</p> <p>To-night Dick, Dad., Frank and I went down to Mrs. Jarley's Waxwork show. It came off a lot better than I expected and there was a full house. Perce Brock who was Mrs. Jarley couldn't have done better and Hazen Waddle was perfect. He was Simple Simon and sat through the whole show with his mouth wide open and</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>the vacantest kind of a look on his face. If any body jarred against him he would fall over in his chair till they set him up straight. They said all the figures were good except poor Captain Robinson who with Sidney McQueen acted as Babes in the Wood. He couldn't keep a straight face, but Sidney kept the same sweet smile all through. They each had an enormous doughnut and when wound up would feed each other. It certainly did look great for two of the biggest men in town. Lila impersonated Little Jack Horner and except when she was exhibited &amp; wound up evidently forgot she was waxwork, for she laughed and moved around all she pleased and likley was more amusing than if she had been quiet. I, the deceased Mr. Jarley nearly bit a hole in my cheek to keep from laughing and then didn't succeed very well. I was in agony for awhile when my nose began to tickle and I couldn't scratch it. The girls were all very pretty and I think every body got their money's worth. They had a dance after the performance and Mrs. Moon gave me another lesson. I belive I could learn if I could keep at it but not likely I will get another chance now till next summer.</p> <p>Rained a little this morning, dark &amp; very soft all day. Raining hard to-night when Dick &amp; I got home at half past twelve, and had been raining all evening, so Aunty said.</p> <p>Friday January 17th</p> <p>We got rather a late start this morning and did nothing but chores except throw some more off the top of the straw stack Mr. Peace. came in to see Dad about a colt which has some thing on its leg - which oughtn't to be there. Tige resented his visit strongly and bit at him twice, much to his indignation &amp; terror</p> <p>This after noon Dad. cut wood and we straightened up the fence in front of the hay barn two pannels of which have been down all winter. We were rather surprised this afternoon at Ringworm adding a bull calf to our stock collection.</p> <p>It rained all night and to-day Barrett's farm is a quagmire. Still very mild I woke up about half past eleven to-night by Tige barking furiously then I heard Dad who was just going to bed go to the door and a stranger's voice ask for permission to hunt sparrows in the barn, around the stack. Dad. told them they could hunt around the stack but couldn't go in the barn with their lantern. They told him they weren't out for "na fun" (wich Dad readily believed) but were trying to rid the country of sparrows &amp; rats. Dad. supposed they were after some prize as they came all the way from Selkirk.</p> <p>Saturday January 18th</p> <p>I read most of the morning and part of the afternoon in Dicks B.O.P. but finished the story and am not going to begin another</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>for awhile. Frank helped us do chores and after dinner went down to Alfred's to buy some butter. Alfred had the puzzle done the right way, and after putting it to-gether to show Frank, sent it home. Frank is working at it now evidently with out much success. I husked corn this after noon and Dad sawed wood. Frank went back to the gully for awhile to watch the creek or something.</p> <p>To-night Dad &amp; I worked at my horn trying to loosen one of the valves with the big monkey wrench. Mild &amp; cloudy this morning. It turned colder with a high north west wind and snow. Quieter &amp; not freezing to-night</p> <p>Sunday January 19th</p> <p>Aunty and the boys went down to Sunday School. I helped Dad. do a few chores amd went to church. Bill Donald came in just as I left and stayed about a hour &amp; a half. Aunty &amp; I went down to Miss Battersby's after church and found her looking about as well as ever. Winnie came over to dinner with Dick, &amp; Frank stayed down at Huby's.</p> <p>This after noon Dick &amp; I went down town. I guess Dick spent the after noon at the drug store with Bob. while I went over to Waddle's for awhile then up to Harry Moon's, and looked at photographs. I drew to-night. It froze last night. It has been a very nice day and thawing.</p> <p>Monday January 20th</p> <p>I went out this morning to help Dad. do chores but got so dizzy I had to come in and go to bed, where I put in the rest of the day. I didn't have anything to eat all day except half a breakfast and about half a pint of pills with which they dozed me and which I think made me much worse. Enah gave me half a cup of cocoa which did no good as it floated.</p> <p>This evening I came out into the kitchen while Aunty fixed my bed. I was sitting there talking to Dad. when the first thing I knew Frank began to look like a very poor moving picture and the next I seemed to be waking up lying on the floor with Dad. &amp; Aunty asking me how I felt. I then began to realise I had fainted, a thing which I never did before and only twice before ever felt like it - funny feeling.</p> <p>Charlie Martin came over again this morning for awhile. Aunty went down town this after noon and came home half drowned and mud to her eyes. Dick sent the mail home by Frank but he did come home till after A.Y.P.A. as he went to hear Cousin Willie's lecture on literature which he liked.</p> <p>It rained again last night but was a lovely sunny day till this after noon when it began to pour and kept up till after tea when it turned colder and to snow.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday January 21st</p> <p>I didn't do any thing in the shape of work all day although I felt much better that yesterday. I read nearly all morning. This after noon Louise came over. She had come down on the one o'clock train, and is staying here all night</p> <p>Mr. &amp; Mrs. Art. Ryersie came over and spent the evening Art. took the wooden puzzle home with him. It Froze last night and has been a lovely sunny day, though cold</p> <p>Wednesday January 22nd</p> <p>I went out this morning and tried to do a few chores, but couldn't do much. Louise came out for awhile to see the livestock and Dad. took Queen out in the halter for her entertainment but Tige proved to be the chief attraction in that show.</p> <p>This after noon Mrs. Bowlby came down &amp; Louise went back with her. Mrs. Bannister, Mrs. Vyse &amp; her three kids came over this after noon. I was {illegible} to come in the house so nearly froze out in the drive shed where Dad. was putting a new head on the scraper which old Harry broke this morning. Dick got home early but went back again to watch the dance.</p> <p>Dad &amp; Frank went down to Alfred's to-night to show him Franks. Mecanno Outfit. Lovely sunny day. Freezing slightly to-night.</p> <p>Thursday January 23rd</p> <p>I didn't do any thing today but sit around and feel rotten. Dad. couldn't do anything out side but chores. Enah was feeling miserable this morning having fainted in the night. without telling any body. This afternoon Aunty went down to Bible Class. It was raining when we got up this morning and has kept it up steadily all day.</p> <p>Friday January 24th</p> <p>About the only thing of much interest that happened to-day on the premises was the birth of a bull calf to {Mully?} and no-body is much exercised over that, Mully included. Ah! Yes. another thing is, we got five eggs and didn't find a nest either. We think that is "going some" for only about forty hens.</p> <p>I am a lot better to-day though my knee is pretty sore yet. The baby isn't very well to-day either. I went out a little to-day but drew &amp; read most of the time. Dick had to go back to work at the bank to-night. Froze a little last night. Lovely mild day but not very sunny. Freezing to-night.</p> <p>Saturday January 25th</p> <p>We saw Allan Law &amp; Art Ryersie driving past this morning with the separator and upon inquiry found</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>they were hauling it to Fleming's while the roads are frozen as they are going there after they get though at Arts, there is no telling when they will get here. Dad. and Frank loaded up the rack with blue grass hay this morning from what was on top of the alsike as we have decided not to thresh it on account of the price being so low.</p> <p>This after noon they hauled it over to the other barn where it will be handy to feed to the cows, and then went &amp; hauled up a load of rails. They did all the chores. I didn't do any thing all day owing to my sore knee though I felt better in other ways.</p> <p>The two Mrs. Shands &amp; Miss Shand came in to see the baby to-night and although he was awake he never whimpered so they went off with a very good impression of his conduct. Dick went down to the pond to skate after tea to-night. Perfect day sunny and lovely out</p> <p>Sunday January 26th</p> <p>The boys were the only members of the family who attended church or Sunday School to-day. I hung around outside with Dad. for awhile this morning as my knee felt better. Quint. came home to dinner with Dick and stayed all night. This after noon he, Frank &amp; I went out and played marbles for awhile. Tonight. Aunty read to us about an African cannibal &amp; the missionarys. Very, mild, cloudy &amp; muddy.</p> <p>Monday January 27th</p> <p>My knee was much better and I helped Dad. do chores this morning. Arpha Fleming came over and invited Dad to go there threshing this afternoon. Mrs. McBride came to wash and was here nearly all day. Rus. Lambkins was in to see about a windmill but Dad. told him we didn't need one now on account of Ivey's tile drain at which we have watered the stock all winter so far. and it looks as if it would run for quite a while yet. Earl. Brown was in also to see Dad. about a cow.</p> <p>Aunty went down town this after noon to see if she could get some lady to stay with Aunt Ida but was unsuccessful. Dad. &amp; I went with her as far as Vyses. We found they had moved the threshing outfit in there instead of Fleming's as Vyse has to go to County Council soon. Cousin Loll &amp; Cousin Phoebe came over to see the baby this afternoon. Mr. Lamb. came over to-night to see about his horse. Froze pretty hard last night and been freezing all day.</p> <p>Tuesday January 28th</p> <p>Dad. left early this morning to thresh at Vyse's. I did the chores as my knee was ever so much better. About ten o'clock Dad.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>came home. He said they were stopped then but did need him much anyway, so he came home to saw wood which he did till noon Mr. Flemming told him that if they didn't get moved to his place till the middle of the afternoon it wouldn't be worth Dad's while to come over so he didn't.</p> <p>This after noon he gave Queen quite an exercise &amp; I took a picture of her also one of the baby which finished my film. Dad. &amp; I hooked up Harry &amp; Belle &amp; got a couple of loads of rails, one load from the remainder of the fence on the east west side of the wheat field and one from the north fence. Aunty went down town this after noon to get some birthday presents for Huby. Beautiful day, froze in the night, sunny &amp; milder</p> <p>Wednesday January 29th</p> <p>Dad left first thing this morning for to thresh at Mr. Flemings and was gone all day. He got home in time to milk before dark and felt pretty well "plugged up". It kept me nearly all morning doing chores.</p> <p>This after noon I practiced my horn a little and read. Mrs. Alfred Ryersie came in to see the baby. Enah took a walk over to Martin's. Allan Law came in at noon and got the waggon to get wood. He didn't know where he was going, but intimated that he was going to "lift" rails from fences along the road. This was Huby's birthday. It has been cloudy &amp; spitting snow all day. Not cold but freezing</p> <p>Thursday January 30th</p> <p>Dad threshed over at Fleming's all day and they finished to night. They finished the alsike about 3 o'clock and got 17 Lays and 1/2 bushel from the 98 loads, and they thrashed 316 bus. of oats in two hours after that. It kept me all morning doing chores and this after noon I cut a little wood.</p> <p>I intended to husk some corn but it was such a nice day I thought I would get a load of rails instead so I went &amp; hooked up Harry &amp; Belle to the waggon and went out and got the rails from the north side of the wheat field where Dad. &amp; I got the last load. The horses were feeling good especially old Harry who hasn't any more sense that a seventeen year old bird's nest. Going out I had to get out to open the gate off the road and as soon as they saw it open in front of them, started through it. I caught Belle's rain but Harry kept on going. so I had to let them go into the field where they immediately started to speed up. and it just kept me humping to run and scramble in the back of the waggon but I was fortunate enough to get the lines and steady them down before they did any damage, but I was thankful to get back safe with my load.</p> <p>Mr. Johnson &amp; Mrs. Quanbury were over this afternoon to see the baby. Aunty went down town this after noon. To-night. Dick &amp; I went down to band practice. I found out from Carl Coleman that we could have their cattle rack on Saturday to go after the {illegible}. Lovely day. sunny &amp; very mild.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday January 31st</p> <p>It begant to rain this morning which about noon turned to snow and that cleared off &amp; it begant to freeze pretty hard to night.</p> <p>Dad. and I spent the day doing chores, {"settin' round the blow"?} in the meantime, Dad. cut some wood &amp; I unloaded the load of rails this after noon. About four o'clock I went down town &amp; got my hair cut. I also took down 3 doz. eggs &amp; traded them off for meat. Dick did not come home to tea tonight as he had to work this being the end of the month.</p> <p>Saturday February 1st</p> <p>We intended to go and get the sheep to-day but the weather prevented us. We didn't do any thing but chores and Dad. cut wood. I read a little and this after noon fooled with my horn. Dad. managed to get the valve loosened which has been stuck for so long, and I poured a couple of quarts of water down the bell to clean it out and spilt it all over the floor. Frank also polised up the mouthpiece with his sample of silver polish</p> <p>Aunty succeeded at last in persuading Frank to remove the fourteen wish-bones which have been accumulating on the kitchen hanging lamp for over a year, and she boiled them and polished them up for him. It has been freezing hard all day with a very high cold wind but sunny.</p> <p>Sunday January February 2nd</p> <p>Aunty and the boys went down to Sunday School and I got fixed up and went to church. I got there about twenty minutes too early so waited at "The Dominion". Win. came home with us after church and stayed all night. Dick stayed down all the after noon and stayed at Huby's to dinner.</p> <p>Dad. did all the chores. Aunty had us all going guessing Bible Carachters to-night. It froze like Billy-b-da--ylights, last night and has been very cold and a high wind all day. Bear saw his shaddow.</p> <p>Monday February 3rd</p> <p>We did up the chores this morning. This afternoon we hooked Joe &amp; Ginger to the waggon and went down town. We found out from Carl Coleman that we could have their stock waggon to get our sheep to morrow. We also got the cutter from Butler.</p> <p>When we got home we found an old pedlar who told Aunty he had walked all the way from Hagersville, he was selling post cards. Archie Long had been here to sell fence. To-night Dick and I went down to the Orchestra dance where we had a dandy time. I think I am getting on to the hang of it now. We got home a little before half past three to-morrow morning. It was a nice day to-day and quite mild. It snowed a little this morning.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday February 4th</p> <p>I got up about half past seven this morning. We didn't do any chores but got started as early as we could which was about ten for the sheep. We drove Joe &amp; Ginger and took our waggon down to Coleman's and left it there then hooked on to theirs, we got up there in about an hour. Dunkin said he thought we were never coming. He had had bad luck with his imported sheep. Owing to carelessness in the Quarantine Station two of his sheep died and he can't get a cent for them. They charged him forty five dollars for their keep down there for thirty days.</p> <p>Mine were alright though and we got them home safely. He only charged us two dollars for their keep, but hasn't had them registered yet. We had to walk the horses nearly all the way home on account of bumpy roads. When we unloaded the sheep we went right back with the waggon and got our own, we also went up to Chris. Fairchild's and got the saw blade. Dick took to him this morning &amp; {following words in brackets are guessed at due to being covered up on the page}{it was?} just half past three when we got in the house after {putting?} the horses in. it was just twelve when we left Dunkins {after?} we had a little dinner we went out and did up the chores. The poor horses were pretty hung up &amp; thirsty especially Joe &amp; Ginger who were tired also. Dick &amp; Frank went down to O.Y.P.O. to-night. It has been cloudy &amp; blustery all day and pretty cold.</p> <p>Thursday Wednesday February 5th</p> <p>We hooked up Joe &amp; Ginger to the waggon first thing this morning and went down town and got a load of coal, as Dick found out last night that Jim. Low had some in at last. We lost quite a little bit of it coming home as the roads were rough and it jiggled out the back. when going up hills. although we scraped it forwards a couple of times.</p> <p>This being Ash Wednesday they had service in the church but none of us attended it. Lent begins earlier this year that it has for 138 years, it can only start one day earlier, at least that's what the "Maple Leaf" states but it is not likely right. Last night was about the coldest night this winter. It must have been down to zero during the night, and has been very cold all day, with a high wind and snow</p> <p>Thursday February 6th</p> <p>We did not do any thing to-day but chores This after noon Aunty went down town to Auxillary or something and Dad. &amp; I Enah had an awful time with the baby as he was sick and they couldn't do any thing to ease him or keep him quiet. I practised my horn all after noon. About five o'clock Sam. Law pulled in here with the clover mill. They got through at Ham Thompson's sooner than they expected so moved right down here to night. Allan &amp; Bert Monroe came soon after wards.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>with the engine, which had something wrong with the injector &amp; they worked at it till long after dark. They said they would thrash in the morning if we weren't ready but we bade them come. Sam. was about half drank &amp; the other half frozen when he came in and borrowed our waggon to go home &amp; {load?} wood but we noticed he hit the trail for town at a pretty good lick. To-night I went down to band practice and got home about eleven. It has been cold with a very high wind.</p> <p>Friday February 7th</p> <p>The men did not get here till after breakfast, they got steam up and moved the machine into the barn and then began to talk of not threshing, "Bert was the only one of the this that wanted to Allan I guess thought it would be too cold out on the engine {the following words in brackets are guessed at due to being covered up on the page} {and?} it certainly wouldn't be very warm. Their only excuse was {that?} the belt wouldn't stay on in the wind. Mr. Odd was here {to?}day for Mr. Fleming. Allan &amp; Bert went down town and {g?}ot their horses shod. and Sam went home. about noon he came back again and said he guessed they could thrash this afternoon. We did the chores all up there was a little more work for Dad. as this morning when he went out to the cow stable he found a red &amp; white bull calf of Spotty's on the floor. We got it &amp; her in as warm quarters as we could but the poor little fellow has been pretty cold all day. The thrashers did come back this afternoon and we thrashed out the four loads of cloverseed and got three bags &amp; about 1/4 bushel I get 1 1/4 bags. Young Billy Louis came over for {Tapper?} but we didn't need him so he went back. They got the machine moved over to the other barn but didn't try to thrash any they said if it was very windy to-morrow tney wouldn't come over.</p> <p>This aft. To-night. Dick &amp; I went up to the hockey match in Simcoe - Simcoe vs Hamilton I was going to drive up with Bert Monroe but it turned out such a rotten night that both Bert &amp; I decided to take the train There was quite a big crowd went up from Dover on the Port Rowan train, we came back on the Hamilton special that brought the team up. We got there a little after out eight, and had to sit and freeze by inches for about four hours. They could not have begun to play before half past twelve and it got pretty tedious waiting, but it was a good game when they did start, We rooted for Simcoe and they trimmed Hamilton 8 to 3. The Hamilton boys seemed rather tired the last half. We didn't get to bed till after three to-morrow morning.</p> <p>Dad got a blank form to-night which he had to fill &amp; tell about Tiddums. They named him Hubert James Harold. (poor kid) more name than boy. It was very cold and windy this morning and has been growing worse all day. To-night when we came home it was a holy fright.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday February 8th</p> <p>I got up about the same time as usual. This morning it was windy &amp; snowing so we didn't look for the thrashers. Frank. Dad. &amp; I moved some of the poles from over the driveway to above where Ring worm (by the way her name has changed now from Ring worm to Erie, Aunty objected to the former so we called her after Mrs. Fred. Warren as that is who we got her from.) and her calf are. We started to put some clover chaff on them but it was so short it fell through a lot, so Dad. said we would wait till the wind went down and then put some straw on first to hold the other. but we never got it done all day.</p> <p>Dad felt pretty miserable all day and stayed in the house all the afternoon I cut a little {the following words in brackets are guessed at due to being covered up on the page} {wood?} and fooled around the rest of the time. Aunty went down town, she lost her muff the other day and thought {she?} knew where she left it but when she inquired this {afternoon?}, she could find it nowhere.</p> <p>Lila came over while she {was?} gone and told her to-night that she saw George {Spain?} {on?} Thursday kicking a muff through the square and he said it was somebody's old worn out muff they had {thrown?} away. Aunty is sure it was her's as it was near there {she?} missed it. It was such a bad night. Lila spent it here Frank went down and visited with Mr. Alfred for awhile this after noon and got some butter. Dick felt pretty rotten when he got home to-night and his ear ached. Allan Law came over to-day to put a fire in the engine to keep the water from freezing It was not very cold to-day but very windy &amp; snowdrifty.</p> <p>Sunday February 9th</p> <p>Dad. has felt very sick all day and didn't to any thing much but milk, feed the calves and let the cows out &amp; in again. I sent the most of the day doing the rest of the chores. I felt kind of tired myself. Aunty, Frank &amp; Lila all went down to Sunday School &amp; church, but none of the rest of us. Dick didn't get up till about noon.</p> <p>This afternoon Mrs. Johnson &amp; Mrs. McPherson with Cecil &amp; Leon came over to see Enah and she walked down to Quanbury's with them. Ada was also over to see H.J.H. Barrett. Allan Law came over again to put a fire in the engine. King Pepper was in this morning with a little dog, which Dad. told him had a broken leg. It was up to far to bandage it so Dad said just to keep him quiet and it would likely get all right.</p> <p>Frank found Aunty's muff this morning right near the bandstand in the snow. George Spain told him in Sunday School that he had taken it home and after keeping it two days and not finding an owner he had brought it back and left it where he found it. It was not at all hurt Aunty said. Not cold to-day but windy.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday February 10th</p> <p>We got up pretty early this morning on account of thrashers They got started about half past nine. The only extra ones we had were Mr. Odd &amp; Billy Louis. We thrashed nearly all morning and never saw a head of alsike, and the blue grass neatly all blew over, so we stopped thrashing the blue grass in the back part of the mow and confined our labor to the front bit. We only got about two bags of seed all day, and there is about two hours more to go through yet. For awhile Dad. thought it wouldn't be worth thrashing but we got nearly to the floor at one end and it is much thicker so I guess we will finish the job.</p> <p>Dad has the shed, the driveway and over the sheep pen filled up with thrashed hay. and it {the following words in brackets are guessed at due to being covered up on the page} {means?} no way out in front of the drive way. He had a very {---ty?} place and feels pretty tired to-night. Charlotte {had?} a calf to-night another boy. Aunty says "It may {be?} cold in the house but they are having a "bully" time in {the?} barn"</p> <p>It was very cold &amp; frosty this morning but the sun got up and it was quite a nice day. There was a slight easterly breeze which was just what we wanted as it blew the smoke away from the barn. It is about the first time this winter we have had an east breeze. Dick &amp; I sent away to-night for a work of 10 volumes which we saw advertised called "The Wonders of Science in Modern Life".</p> <p>Tuesday January February 11th</p> <p>We finished up our threshing about noon. the seed came a little faster than yesterday and I guess we have about five or six bushels, they didn't need me much to help them so I didn't hang around looking for a chance to help. I did a few chores but nothing to speak of.</p> <p>This afternoon I went over and helped thrash at Sam Law's we got all the red clover thrashed and he got just the same as we did - three bags and a little more. It turned out pretty well. I have to go back in the morning to help thrash out three loads of alsike.</p> <p>Dad. did up all the chores here this after noon &amp; I did not get home till after tea. Dick had to go back to help Hazen find a mistake to-night. Mr Wiggins was going to a dance in Jarvis. Allan Law was going down too. It has been much milder to-day this morning it looked stormy but was sunny after dinner and it seems colder to-night.</p> <p>Wednesday February 12th</p> <p>I didn't get up very early this morning and went over to Sam Law's as soon as I had my breakfast. They started to thrash soon after nine - and got though just about noon. They got just three bags of alsike so it turned out</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>much better than ours as they said they only had three loads. I stayed over there to dinner. This afternoon Dad. &amp; Frank fixed up three pens in front of the cow shed for the calves, they had to be separated as they suck each other's ears. &amp; Spot's calf had it's ears frozen last night. I battoned up the door of the horse stable with tar paper and it took me nearly all the after noon. We started separating again this morning. Frank stayed home from school to-day to help Dad. get some of the thrashed blue grass over to the other barn but the wind was too strong. Dick had to go back to work to-night. There was a very cold north wind all day and quite a snowstorm to-night for a while</p> <p>Thursday February 13th</p> <p>We didnt get any thing done to-day but chores. I sawed a little wood this after noon &amp; hung around. Aunty went down town to Bible Class. To-night I went down to band practice and got home about half past ten.</p> <p>It has been cold and very windy all day. The wind got up with the sun and made Dad. feel very cross all day as he wanted to get some to the thrashed blue grass moved to the other barn, and we couldnt with the wind &amp; rough road.</p> <p>Friday February 14th</p> <p>We spent our spare time this morning in fixing a door in the east side of the horse stable loft where we can pitch hay off by hand instead of using the hay fork. This afternoon after we had the chores done up we went over and put a load of timothy hay in the rack ready to haul to the horse stable at the first opportunity as the supply over there is getting low.</p> <p>Harry. Varey drove Mrs. Johnston over to spend the after noon with Enah &amp; he &amp; {Elan?} called for her again after tea. Tiddums had colic to-day - very wicked. Miss Harding was out this afternoon to see him. Sunny &amp; mild with not much wind to-day, very nice day.</p> <p>Saturday February 10th</p> <p>As soon as we got the chores done this morning we {the following words in brackets are guessed at due to being covered up on the page} {moved?} the load of timothy which we loaded yesterday over to the stable and Frank helped us unload it. Then we {al...?} and put on a load of the thrashed blue grass and {hauled?} it over to the other barn. This after noon we unloaded it. {We?} loaded two more, we unloaded one and left the other on the barn floor, so we think we have got in a pretty day's work. Nigle came over quite early this morning &amp; Lila followed him up this after noon, both are staying</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>over night. Aunty went down town this after noon to get some things. Something has gone wrong with the dining room stove chimney and we can hardly see accross the room in there for smoke. Nice day, much milder, slight wind and raining to-night.</p> <p>Sunday February 16th</p> <p>I intended to go to church this morning with Aunty, Dick &amp; Frank but I had to go up on the roof to see what was the matter with the dining room chimney, and as I had to wait till the fire went out it was twenty minutes to eleven when I got down, I found the cause of the trouble was that a brick had blown down the chimney and nearly filled up the flue. I hadn't much trouble in disloging it</p> <p>Quint came over with the boys to dinner, and this afternoon we went skating. I thought I ought to go as I didn't get to church this morning. We were the only ones on the creek, and the skating was good. We were out to the end of the pier and up as far as Tommy Jackson's, Frank &amp; I came home at half past five &amp; Quint &amp; Dick came over later. Nice day, rather cold and cloudy. It turned cold and froze during the night. We saw a flock of geese flying north to-day.</p> <p>Monday February 17th</p> <p>Dad. and I hooked Joe &amp; Ginger to the buggy this morning and took them down to be shod but we found every shok in town full, so after getting a buggy load of groceries came home, I dropped a dollar's worth of sugar on the floor at Bayley &amp; Miller's and spilt it all over, I was mad enough to cuss. We found out that to-morrow would be the last day they would cut ice, so as we couldn't get the team shod, Dad. spoke to Allan Law and he said he would hold it for us. We intended to get the ice house all ready this after noon but didn't get much done to it.</p> <p>Alfred came over for a visit &amp; Felix Perkins came in to sell a wind mill. I was going to print pictures to-night but we were a little late with tea and as I wanted to do quite a lot, I thought I had better wait till I had more time. Dick didn't come home to tea to night. We don't know where he is but suppose he has gone to O.Y.P.O There was quite a snow storm tonight this morning but cleared off and was very sunny &amp; mild this after noon. Clear &amp; freezing to night.</p> <p>Tuesday February 18th</p> <p>Allan Law came with the first load of ice this morning soon after breakfast before we had our chores</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>done and we have been on the hump all day. We just put in six loads, and think that will be enough till we see if it keeps and we can easily put in more another time. It kept us busy to keep it well chinked with snow and icechips and we have yet to get some sawdust and pack it.</p> <p>Dick had to work last night till midnight and to-night came home, he has to work every other night for awhile. It has been very mild and sunny all day, freezing to-night.</p> <p>Wednesday February 19th</p> <p>Dad. &amp; I did the chores all up this forenoon. Vyse was over for quite awhile and also a pedlar who waited around about ten minutes for Enah to make her appearance to sell something - and then received hardly any attention so departed with haste. Aunty went down to the dentists but had to go again to-morrow. We took Joe &amp; Ginger down right after dinner to be shod. I came home soon after we got there but Dad. did not get back till dark. Butler is so slow.</p> <p>I didn't do much except put some more snow in the chinks of ice and cut a little wood. Dad. had to milk after tea to-night. Dick didn't come home to tea as he has to work to night. Mrs. Jack &amp; Mrs. Charlie Martin were over this after noon while Enah was visiting at Quanbury's. It has been a lovely day but terribly muddy.</p> <p>Thursday February 20th</p> <p>Dad. &amp; I left as soon after breakfast as possible this morning for Brad. Bowlby's to get a load of sawdust, we got back about noon and after putting it in the ice-house found we would need more, so left right after dinner and got a bigger load, getting home at four o'clock. Dick got home early and unloaded it for us, we could use a little more but we have enough for the present.</p> <p>To-night Dick got a ticket for Dad. to go to the Library Concert so I went with them, they had a farce called "That Rascal Pat" which wasn't much in itself, but the actors, Bill Davis, Perce Brock &amp; Art. Lawson were great. It was very short and we were home at half past ten. It barely froze last night, and has thawed very much all day. If we had waited any longer to go for our sawdust we wouldn't have been able to get in after it, the road was so bad. Mrs. Crosby Morgan died last night.</p> <p>Friday February 21st</p> <p>Just as we were getting ready to sack up some oats this morning, Jack came along and bought our veal calf</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>(Erie's) for eight dollars, he was big but very thin. Dad. took some oats &amp; barley down to the mill to be chopped just before dinner. Aunty went down town to get some flowers for Mrs. Morgan's funeral. Frank came home at noon and is to have a half holiday, as Mr. Smith had to go to Captain McFell's funeral this afternoon.</p> <p>Allan Law came in after dinner and said he was going to take his seed to Jarvis in the morning so I am going with him and take ours. Dad. settled up with him for threshing and he didn't charge anything for hauling the ice, so we got it pretty cheap, as Val. didn't charge for cutting it. Dad. and I went down town after some coal oil and came around by the mill and got our chop and then loaded on our seed.</p> <p>We started to have a musical evening but Tiddums opposed us and had to have refreshments. Colder to-day with cold easterly wind, getting stormier to-night.</p> <p>Saturday February 22nd</p> <p>We got up before day light this morning as I expected to go to Jarvis with Allan Law, but he never turned up, we supposed on account of the weather. Dad. informed us this morning that the old sow had a big litter of piglets. We have counted them several times during the day and have come to the conclusion there are thirteen, all healthy and of uniform size.</p> <p>Soon after breakfast young Billy Louis came after Dad to go and see a sick cow so Frank and I were left with all the undone chores on our hands, but we got them off in good shape by noon, besides throwing off what was left of the load of threshed blue grass standing on the barn floor. Dad. got home about noon and had to hurry to get down town by one as he had to be bearer at Mrs. Morgan's funeral. Aunty went down with him.</p> <p>I didn't do much all the afternoon except cut a little wood. The Ryersies came up and Frank went with them back to the gully as Frank discovered a rabbit hole in the mound. One of our white cats has been sick for the last couple of days and to-night has disappeared we are afraid for good. I read "Oour Mutual Friend" all evening and wound up with a bath which nearly killed me. It rained last night and then froze and has been raining most of the day with several heavy downpours.</p> <p>Sunday February 23rd</p> <p>The two boys went to Sunday school Aunty didn't go as she has a cold and didn't like to go out in the wind. I went down to church. Winny came over</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>to dinner with Dick, who spent the after noon down town. Dad. did chores. I read most of the time. We had some music. Frank went back in the gully to look at his empty snares.</p> <p>It has been much colder to day with a raw wind, freezing hard to night Dad is very anxious about his little pigs and to day battoned up the cracks in the pig pen, he says they feel as warm as toast. There are thirteen live ones and one dead one.</p> <p>Monday February 24th</p> <p>Allan Law came over this morning before I was through breakfast all ready to start for Jarvis I got ready as quickly as I could, with Dad's big coonskin overcoat and walked over to Law's as Allan had to load up their seeds, we got started about nine o'clock.</p> <p>When we got down about to the fourth concession Allan got out to walk and then got in with Bellack who was leading a team to Jarvis to sell to Dave. Ward who is shipping to-day, so I drove on to Jarvis's alone, I pulled into the association store as I saw the name of {Tess?} above the door but Allan saw me and told me to come on down farther to a brother of this fellow, so we went down and left our load at the other place till after dinner. I came away in such a hurry this morning that I for got to take any money so had to look to Allan for dinner, and so got a dandy. It took the fellow all the after noon to clean up our alsike &amp; blue grass red clover and we had to leave our blue grass for another time. We got $11 1/2 for the alsike &amp; $9 for the red clover, which is as good as any body is getting now I guess. I got $18 for mine. Allan only got $10 for his alsike as it was part white clover. The fellow said it would have been worth a lot more than ours if it had been brought in two months sooner but now the market was closed for it. Allan got the same for his red seed as we did. I think he expected more than he got. We left there I guess about half past five, and got home about seven, we came a lot faster than we went as we had a big load on this morning.</p> <p>Dad has been over to Louises' this after noon, their cow is getting better he had a very enjoyable visit with John Wess on his way- one of our little pigs got killed some way this morning thirteen was an unlucky number anyway. Emery McPherson and Mrs. Johnson were over this after noon. Mrs. McBride has been here washing all day. Dick did not get home to-night, had to work I suppose. Pretty cold to day but sunny and nice. Roads are awfully rough down east</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday February 25th</p> <p>We were very late this morning getting started, owing to my staying in bed later than I should have, so it took us till noon doing chores. Allan Law came in with our seed and took the waggon away with him again.</p> <p>This afternoon Dad. &amp; I drove down town on sundry errands Dick came home to tea but went back down town again to see Huby. he said he might skate or work. Aunty has been feeling very miserable all day, with grip or neuralgia or both. Pretty cold, but sunny and no wind. I finished reading "Our Mutual Freind" to night, sorry to leave it.</p> <p>Wednesday February 26th</p> <p>We didn't do any thing but chores to day. We went down to Alfred's with the sacks we borrowed from him and found him feeling pretty sick with a cold, we were there quite awhile and got back about noon</p> <p>Ern. Fleming was in for awhile this after noon to have Dad. look at his horse who has scratches. I drew a little this after noon and spen the evening practising on my horn. Frank went down town to-night to the moving picture show. Dick was going too so we stayed down to tea It snowed all day, no wind and not very cold</p> <p>Thursday February 27th</p> <p><br />It snew &amp; blew nearly all day. We did up all the chores this morning. Allan Law brought back our waggon and borrowed the hay rack to haul a couple of loads of hay down town, he brought it back to-night.</p> <p>This after noon Dad. drove Enah down town and when they got back he &amp; I drove down to the mill got some corn cobs and took them down to Huby's as he wanted some to smoke his pork. I printed pictures tonight and met with fairly good success. Dick did not work to-night.</p> <p>Friday February 28th</p> <p>Dad. &amp; I went down first thing this morning and got a load of coal with Joe &amp; Ginger. We let Belle &amp; Harry out separately for a ran in the barnyard and they evidently enjoyed them selves immensly, especially Harry. who was enraptured, this after noon we did chores and unloaded our coal.</p> <p>Aunty has felt very miserable all day and feels as if she was getting the grip. Dick did not come home to-night, this being the end of the month he had to work late. It snowed the biggest part of the day but was quite mild. We are getting enough snow now to make up for the rest of the winter.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday March 1st</p> <p>We did the chores all up this morning, this after noon we sat down to read, and stayed a good deal longer than we should have, and then drove Joe &amp; Ginger down town for exercise, the sleighing is pretty good now. When we were letting the team into the stable to-night Joe who goes in first stopped in the alleyway to nose for hay and Ginger came up behind and turned in beside Belle and she kicked Ginger just below the knee and raised quite a lump, but we don't think it will be serious.</p> <p>Frank has spent the day looking at his empty trap and snares and scouring the farm in search of material to make a sleigh. Our other white cat is at the point of death to-night, they must have got poisoned. Isaac Johnson &amp; Jack Lawrie were over this morning with a new horse bought by the farmer. March has put in a very lamblike appearance. It snowed quietly most of the morning, and has been sunny &amp; mild the rest of the day.</p> <p>Sunday March 2nd</p> <p>The boys went to Sunday school and I went down to church. Aunty didn't go on account of her cold and the bad weather Quint came over to dinner and this after noon we went over to the Shand's as Charlie had asked Frank at school. It was a rough day for a drive and we werent sure wheter we could get through the cuts or not. This one out here was nearly full and we just had room for Joe to go down one side of it. The four of us in the cutter made quite a load but she got through the drifts nobly and where there were no drifts the sleighing was pretty good. We were there all the after noon and they wanted us to stay to tea but the wind was getting worse all the time so we thought it was better to leave before dark. We drove around the other way coming home past McQueen's and the Mill as we weren't shure about getting through the other way. It was getting very much colder and in some places I couldn't see any farther than Joe's head for the drifting snow we got home just about dark, the lane out here was full and we all had to get out for to let Joe get through</p> <p>Dad walked down to Alfred's this after noon and to Art's as Mrs Tuck asked Frank in Sunday school to let them know that old Mrs. Sindor. had another stroke. Dad got very cold, and says Alfred isn't feeling much better yet. Quint stayed here all night. Aunty read to us all the evening, but I went to sleep before she finished.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday March 3rd</p> <p>Dad didn't feel very well to-day so we did not do anything out side but chores and cut a little wood. We also started to make out a list of seeds to send for to Simmer's</p> <p>It snowed pretty much all day, was cold and windy this morning but the wind went down a little and it was a great deal milder this afternoon. Dick did not come home to tea to-nigh but went to O.Y.P.O. I had quite a piano practice to-night.</p> <p>Tuesday March 4th</p> <p>I drove Dick down town this morning as the walking was so bad, we were to late in starting to take Frank. When I got back Enah was ready to go down with 10 lbs of butter so after cleaning out the stables I drove her down, she got 30 cts a lb. for the butter, we didn't get back much before noon.</p> <p>Allan Law came over to get one of us to help him shovel out the cut on the side road out here but as neither could go he said he wasn't going to do it alone and so departed after breaking the handle of our snow shovel while talking. Dad felt very miserable to-day so we didn't do any thing much this after noon but finish making out our list of seeds. Aunty got a letter from Miss Scott this afternoon saying that a little daughter arrived yesterday afternoon to Ray &amp; Vernon. Aunty couldn't make out from the letter whether they were extra anxious about Vernon or not, but we didnt get any more word to-night so Dad. thinks every thing must be all right.</p> <p>We are afraid that all our cats except Fits and her mother have gone where they don't play billiards as neither the grey or black cat has showed up for the last two or three milking times. I had a good practice on horn &amp; piano to-night. It snowed a little to-day but was pretty sunny &amp; not cold.</p> <p>Wednesday March 5th</p> <p>I drove Aunty &amp; Dick down town, this morning. Aunty got Cousin Willie to telephone Ray and find out how things were, he said they were doing better and said there would be a letter from him on the noon train. I drove around town while waiting for Aunty as I didn't want to keep Joe waiting. Bah. Miller asked me if we could keep a ewe for awhile for him as didn't want to kill it yet.</p> <p>Aunty found out from Aunty Maude that Mrs. Baugner's friend Mr. Hamer the great Shropshire man was coming to Mr Scofield's this afternoon so Dad. &amp; I went down and met him and thought he was a very nice fellow. We have</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>been troubled lately by a very disagreeable odour in the dining room and until this morning have been unable to discover the cause, but upon investigation Dad found our two cats the black one and the white one which disappeared from the horse stable so mysteriously lying dead in the garret directly over the dining room stove, where it was warm. Frank found the remains of the grey cat underneath the cultivator in the barn to-night, our once great supply of cats has now dwindled down to two head.</p> <p>Dick had to work to-night so did not get home to tea. Mrs. McBain. died very suddenly this morning about ten o'clock. I had a pretty good practice to-night. Rather cold, but sunny, windy to-night.</p> <p>Thursday March 6th</p> <p>Helen Agusta Wind was here to-day, so in honor of her visit we didn't do any thing but chores, and not all of them as we didn't clean out the horse stable at all, for the first time this winter.</p> <p>This afternoon I walked down town to get the mail as Dick wasn't coming home to tea to-night. The lane was full of snow-drift so we couldn't drive. To night I went down to the Orchestra dance, I didn't decide to go till just in time to get ready but the wind had died down, so it wasnt so bad going. Dick was there and we had a good time, the only boots I could find to wear, were a pair of thinsoled paten leathers of Dad's, they were about a foot too long for me but worked pretty well, we got home about three in the morning; it was freezing hard and I guess was the coldest night this winter. Frank didn't go to school to-day on account of a bad cold.</p> <p>Friday March 7th</p> <p>Dad. and I started to dig out the lane this morning but Sam Law came over about ten o'clock and got Dad. to go and help dig out the our cut on the side road and at the winding hills, so I didn't get finished here.</p> <p>This afternoon we did chores, and I walked down and got the mail and my hair cut. Frank was in the house all day to-day again and feels pretty sick. Dick brought home a book to-night which he persisted in reading out loud and so I could not get this written. Had a practice on my horn. It has been freezing hard all day but sunny and no wind.</p> <p>Saturday March 8th</p> <p>Dad. and I did up the chores this morning, we also finished shovelling out the lane. I drove Enah down town this after noon to sell her butter and do shopping</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>I didn't wait for her standing as I was afraid Joe would get cold so drove around town I picked up Roy Dell and afterwards Quint &amp; Jim Math piled in too but they didn't stay long. When we got home Mr. &amp; Mrs. Morley Buck and kids were over just leaving. Mrs. Buck had been comparing babies but thought Tiddums would be not much account as he didn't sleep out doors. Jack Martin came over this after noon while we were gone and took all his roosters.</p> <p>Dick didn't come home to tea to-night we supposed he had to work. We started to have a practice to-night but Tiddums had to wake up and be fed just as we got started and it looks now as if I was in for a bath. It has been much milder to-day snowed this morning and is almost thawing this evening before sundown.</p> <p>Sunday March 9th</p> <p>The boys went to Sunday school this morning, Aunty stayed home to mind Tiddums so as to let Dad. &amp; Enah go to church, we started rather late and it was beginning to rain before we got to the corner it was pouring so hard we came back.</p> <p>Frank did not go to church. This after noon we didn't do anything much Dad. did all the chores and Enah &amp; I practiced Dick read, he was very disappointed as he has been counting on a sleigh ride this afternoon but the sleighing is nearly all gone, although a cutter &amp; bob sleigh did go past in the mud. It has been very mild &amp; sunny this after noon but every thing is flooded.</p> <p>Monday March 10th</p> <p>Dad. and I loaded up some wheat oats this morning and took it down to be chopped. This after noon Dad drove Aunty down to the McBains and on down town to get the mail and then drove around by the mill for the chop</p> <p>Just after dinner Allan Law drove in with his new buggy and harness and wanted to go to Jarvis after the blue grass money, so I went with him. the roads were a little muddy but not bad we went down and back in three hours, and were there half an hour or more. We got eight dollars for our seed with 17 lbs of alsike in it and Allan got a little over five for his. we didn't expect any more. He gave us 2 1/2 cts for the blue grass @ 17 cts per lb for the alsike. Allan bought me a cigar and I was fool enough to smoke it on the way home. It was my first whole one and although I didn't suffer any ill effects from it I think it will be my last because I don't see any sense in it.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mrs. McBride has been here washing to-day. Cliff Mc{Baird?} was in before break fast this morning to see if Dad would take their old mare but we couldn't so Dad told him to shoot her which he did this afternoon. Although they hated to do it, they couldn't manage any other was as they are all leaving for Toronto to-night. Dick did not get home to tea to-night. Very mild and sunny. snow going fast.</p> <p>Tuesday March 11th</p> <p>Teddy George was in before breakfast this morning to get Dad. to go over to Monteith's to see a sick cow Dad. fed the calves and had a cup of coffee but when he got over there the cow was dead. After doing up the chores Dad hooked up Joe &amp; Ginger and we hauled up a load of rails.</p> <p>This afternoon we put a load of timothy on the rack to haul to the horse stable in the morning when the ground is frozen. Dad had been carrying blue grass over lately. Frank went down to see a health car to-night so was late getting home. Just before ten Hazen &amp; Murray drove in to tell Dick that he needn't go to work to night but Dick didn't come home anyway. Murray says he is home on sick leave but not very sick. Miss Monteith &amp; Mrs Welch were in this after noon. Mild. muddy and springlike</p> <p>Wednesday March 12th</p> <p>Lorne Myers and his father came in first thing this morning to get a load of the threshed blue grass which Dad. told him he could have for five dollars a load, while they were putting it on we took Joe &amp; Ginger and hauled our load of timothy over to the horse stable. Bill Donald came in just as the Myers were going and it was nearly noon when he left. Dad. discovered Queen had cut a nasty gash in her right fore leg just above the fetlock, he thought at first the tendon was cut but when he bathed it after dinner found it wasn't; he feels very badly about it and is afraid it will always be rough there.</p> <p>This afternoon we weighed and took Alfred's bushel of clover seed to him. He his pretty sick yet. When we got back we went out and cleaned out the road ditch running on the south side of the wheat field - as it was full of snow - and was hacking a {big?} pond on to the wheat. The seeds we sent to Simmer's for came to-day. Froze last night but sunny &amp; thawing to-day looks like a big storm.</p> <p>Thursday March 13th</p> <p>We bathed Queen's leg and did chores this morning Aunty went down town to the dentist and stayed down to go to Bible class this afternoon Dad. drove down</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>after her about half past four. This after noon Dad &amp; I moved quite a lot of the threshed blue grass out of the drive way into the barn. To night Dick and I went down to band practice but there wasn't any thing much going on as a lot of them were practicing at the Presbyterian concert. Dick couldn't get his cornet as Bill Graham has taken it. Murray was playing a lot of the new song hits over on the town hall piano for Walt Perce Brock was dancing to them.</p> <p>Vyse was over most of the morning. It rained a little but has been sunny &amp; warm Frank and Dad each saw a robin to-day and Dick said he saw two or three, they are the first I have heard of.</p> <p>Friday March 14th</p> <p>I didn't get up early this morning and had the blues for most of the forenoon. We fixed up the ice house a little more and put some tar paper and siding on the front of it so that it looks ever so much better.</p> <p>This after noon we trimmed apple trees we got two pretty well browsed in two hours and a half. The cows all went back to the gully this after noon, when I went back for them they were nosing around half way to the culvert but they came when I called them.</p> <p>Lila came over with Frank to stay all night. Dick came home to tea. After we sat down to tea Roy Bannister came after Dad. to go and see their old horse which he said was choking. Dad. had his tea and then went over to see it.</p> <p>Tiddums allowed Enah to play the whole evening for Dick and me. and I didn't go to bed till about eleven. It has been a beautiful day quite hot but to-night a very heavy thunder storm came up and it rained &amp; hailed nearly all evening, that in the spring means cold weather.</p> <p>Saturday March 10th</p> <p>We got up pretty fairly early this morning and Dad discovered that the calves were in the sheep pen and upon investigation found that they had come through the barn and had let the sheep all out. we supposed the wind last night had blown the barn doors open. Another little bit of excitement we had was Dick discovering that Lila had come in to his room before he was awake and taken his Romany Club pin of his coat. and she wouldn't give it back. She said he had no right to it as he didn't belong to their club. but he said he was going to keep it as they had sold it to him. We found out later when Winnie came over that Lila had lost hers, and there wasn't anothe one so she had taken Dick's but Win persuaded</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>to give it back as they had found the lost one. I think Dick bought it so as there wouldn't be enough to go round and led them to under stand he was buying it for another member of the club. We got the chores done up pretty early but didn't get any thing else much done.</p> <p>Dad. went over to Bannister's to see their horse and says he thinks it will die. Roy came back with him and fooled around with Frank nearly all morning and at last went home with an Horatio Alger book after Frank had showed about half a dozen {"tame" illegible} Win and Lila went home soon after dinner.</p> <p><br />This afternoon Dad drove Enah and Frank down town, Enah sold her butter and Frank got a new suit which he is highly delighted with. Dad arranged with Marshall to send our cream to the butter factory in April.The roads were a fright, frost nearly out in some places. I cut wood and cleaned out enough threshed blue grass to shut the barn doors. It rained this morning this after noon very high wind and colder not quite freezing to-night. Dick had to work tonight. Tiddums on the mend slept most of the day.</p> <p>Sunday March 16th</p> <p>Aunty said the boys went down to sunday school &amp; church I helped Dad do up some of the chores and then left here about eleven for church. I was a little late of course so sat in the back with Dick &amp; Fred Tuck. Quint came over to dinner with us and this afternoon he Dick &amp; I went down town and sat around down at the Vigilant with Jim {Muth?} till six. Dick stayed down to tea at Huby's but I came home. Dad did up the chores. It froze last night and has been much colder to-day with a sharp wind. Freezing pretty hard to night. Snow flurries to day.</p> <p>Monday March 17th</p> <p>Dad. and I caught the two young gobblers this morning and put them up over the pig pen, where we hope to get them in a corpulent state, one for home consumption and the other to convert into cash, we started before dinner to move more alsike &amp; bluegrass threshing and this after noon got it all out of the drive way and piled in one corner of the empty bent in the barn as high as was convenient to pich, there is still quite a pile in the shed.</p> <p>Enah went down town to church this afternoon, there is church every afternoon this week now. Dick came home with her. Tom. Abbot was in this morning to see Dad. about his mare who has distemper. It froze pretty stiff last night and there has been a rather sharp breeze to-day but sunny.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday March 18th</p> <p>I went down town this morning took some saws down for Emery to sharpen and got him to come over to morrow to help us build a smoke house. I also saw Huby and asked him to come over as Dad. wanted to speak to him about tendering for a mail route. He came over this afternoon and said he would think about it. I got a pair of low shoes and came home.</p> <p>This after noon we tore down most of the old chicken house as that is were we expect to get the material for the smoke house. Skinny Ryersie came over this after noon with the ewe Bol. {Milly?} wanted to keep her for awhile. He said it was one of my old ones, but I dont beleive I would have recognised it. Aunty went down to church this afternoon. Art Quanbury was in soon after dinner and got all the white wyandotte pullets (14). It has been very much milder but windy.</p> <p>Wednesday March 19th</p> <p>Emery did not show up this morning as we expected and we found out afterwards that he stayed at home to help Mrs. McPherson get ready to go to Courtright in the morning. Dad. and I finished taking the nails out of the old chicken house boards and I just hung around this after noon and went back to the gully where I heard a frog.</p> <p>Enah went down to church this afternoon. To-night Dick and Frank went to the show the Presbyterian church had in the town hall called "The Old District School" which they enjoyed very much. I had a good practice. Lovely day very mild the frost nearly all out.</p> <p>Thursday March 20th</p> <p>Emery came over this morning and built the smoke house getting it all finished by to-night. Dad. &amp; I helped him and I cleaned out the separator this after noon Aunty went down to church to-day. Emery stayed here to tea and Cecil came over here to find him.</p> <p>After tea Dick. Emery Cecil and I went down town &amp; I went to band practice Dick got his first long pants to-night but I don't think he likes them much. It rained a little and was threatening this morning but turned out fine and was a beautiful night.</p> <p>Friday March 21st</p> <p>It poured rain most of the morning. Frank and Enah went down to church as this is Good Friday. Cecil McPherson came over and said he thought I would</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>stay here awhile on his way to his Grandpa's, but owing to the weather he stayed till after dinner when his father came and called for him. A terrific wind got up about noon and blew things "galley west." It flatened our barnyard fence. tore some of the roof of our cow stable rooted up the old half dead mountain ash tree at the corner of the spare bedroom and blew over our new smoke house.</p> <p>We three boys went down town and found the water very high down at the pier. We noticed Woodson's tank has blown off its tower and their fence is lying all over the sidewalk. Aunty and I intended to go to church to-night but as the wind was so bad we decided to stay home and I had a pretty fair practice. Dick went down town to a party at {Bessie?} Gaham's.</p> <p>Saturday March 22nd</p> <p>Dad and I &amp; Frank fixed up the fence around the barnyard which blew down yesterday. Roy Bannister came over to spend the morning with Frank. This after noon Dad and I went down town to get some groceries. We have to take beef for Easter as the wind yesterday blew apart the pig pen door and both the turkeys got loose and we haven't caught them yet. We heard of quite a lot of damage being done around here several wind mills put out of business and the roof blew off Chast. Wooleys barn. but by the paper we see there is much more damage done in other parts of the province.</p> <p>Dad. got his hair cut and I waited around till he got through Mrs. Lawrie was here when we got back. I had a good practice to-night. Sunny with cold wind.</p> <p>Sunday March 23rd</p> <p>As this was Easter Sunday, Dad. and Enah managed to get down to church while Aunty looked after Tiddums. This after noon I wasted in sleeping and reading Dad &amp; Frank did all the chores. It was cloudy this morning and rained all the afternoon.</p> <p>Aunty wanted to go to church to-night but couldn't on account of the weather. Franks got 12 eggs to-day which is more than he has got since Christmas but for that it has seemed very un-Eastery.</p> <p>Monday March 24th</p> <p>I didn't do any thing much to-day but chores Dad &amp; Frank cleaned up the old barn, and I read a lot of "Tom Dick &amp; Harry". Jimmy Lawse came over quite</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>early this morning and got Fred. Dad. was disappointed Bob. didn't see her before she got all wet and muddy but I saw Bob to-night and he said she was in better shape than he expected. The fellow that lives down at the corner where Andre used to live was over this morning to see if he could buy some little pigs as he had a lot of milk going to waste, he seemed disappointed when he couldn't get them but Dad. didn't want to sell any and had had a lot speak before.</p> <p>It poured rain all last night and most of the morning but was clear all the afternoon. About dark it began again and kept it up all night to-night. Dick and I went down to the Orchestra dance to-night, it was raining so hard when we left about 3 am that we went down to Huby's. I just took off my coat and boots and lay on the sofa. Dick I guess turned in with Quint. About six I came home. Dick spent about half of his holiday yesterday in bed and the other half in town.</p> <p>Tuesday March 25th It poured rain all last night and this forenoon, the mud is terrible. Tobe and Dick stayed at Hubert's after the ball. Tobe got home just as Frank and I were getting the fires going. We did very little but chores all day, the papers are full of the awful loss of life and property caused by the storm on Good Friday. It was fair for a little while this afternoon but is raining and freezing a little tonight.</p> <p>Wednesday March 26th A very heavy fog this morning, but mild the ice was dropping from the trees, we took Joe and Ginger on the lumber wagon and moved the big bin from the drive house over to the old barn there we put on three sacks of oats to go to the mill, we got there and then on down town. Aunty went with us, (Frank &amp; me) she stayed down town. Frank and I got home about noon with our chop and our flour.</p> <p>After dinner we cleaned up some wheat. Aunty got home about six. Dick did not get home to tea. Toby went down to have a practice. It is a dark dismal night and not knowing whether to snow or rain.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday March 27th</p> <p>It blew &amp; snew all day so we didn't do any thing out side but chores. I drew a little this morning while Dad. paid a visit to Alfred and Frank worked at his Mecanno. We weren't sure whether Dick would be home to-night with the mail. I walked down after it, I saw Dick and we went down and got our Science books and I brought them home.</p> <p>I took my horn down this afternoon and went down to band practice to-night. Dick did get home to tea after all. The papers are full of accounts of the awful floods in Ohio.There has been a blizzard most of the day and to-night is freezing quite stiff. Snow all over again</p> <p>Friday March 28th</p> <p>We put in most of the day to-day hauling hay. We had two motives for so doing. first because we were out of hay both in horse stable and cow barn. and secondly because we wanted to get at the clover which was under what we hauled for the sheep, we just cut a square out of one corner of the blue grass mow and took out all the blue grass till we struck clover. We could only haul half loads as the mud under the frozen crust was to hard to pull through but Joe &amp; Ginger did it. We hauled one half load to the other barn and half a one to the horse stable and put half a one on the rack Frank pitched out of the mow Dad pitched on and I loaded.</p> <p>Enah went down town this morning and Aunty went calling at Brileys &amp; Martin's this afternoon. It has been very sunny all day but a cold wind, freezing to-night.</p> <p>Saturday March 29th</p> <p>Frank, Dad and I cleaned up more wheat this morning but have quite a lot left yet. Nig. came over this morning and he and Frank went back hunting this after noon around the gully. I went back too with my camera. I intended to follow the south creek to its source but as I couldn't get across it and there were several branches to it I had to keep on the south of every branch. I was led at last nearly to Colin {McKellige's?} barn - and then I went down to Cedar swamp in quest of skunk cabbage but as I was on the wrong side of that creek and the log was gone I didnt find any, I think it is a little early any way. I heard a dog barking down the stream and upon investigation, discovered Billy Louis &amp; Balby</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wright with their dog's. I talked to them awhile and then came part way home with Billy the same way I came went. Dad. and Aunty went down town this after noon. Dad. settled up with Bob Miller for Fred. he got $60.00 for her, just what he asked and Bob said she was worth it. Bob offered him $48.00 for the twelve little pigs now but Dad. doesn't want to sell them till he has spoken to the othe people who have asked for them, he saw Carl Coleman coming over here on his way home with his cow who had another piece of turnip in her throat. Dick did not get home to tea to-night. It has been much milder to-day and very sunny.</p> <p>Sunday March 30th</p> <p>I went down to church this morning. Aunty and the boys went down to Sunday School and church. Dick stayed down at Huby's to tea dinner. This after noon I decided to take a walk up to Wooley's to make sure whether the roof was off his barn or not as we have heard conflicting reports concerning it. I fell in with Jacks Spain &amp; Winn, Lewie Larose &amp; Geordie Spain. and they came to the conclusion that they would go with me, but Lewie didn't go very far. The rest of went up to Wooley's point with out much adventure, then I left them there to go and ascertain the facts of the barn case, and found it in perfectly good condition and I didn't think it was likely they would have it all fixed up so soon.</p> <p>I came back to the lake just by Hay Creek and saw the other fellows down the beach, and saw by their foot prints that they had kept on the beach so I thought if they could go that way I could too but soon found out that I was very much mistaken. I got into quicksand above my boot tops and just covered myself with mud (I was fool enough to have worn my good clothes) I lost one rubber and fished around with my fingers for about five minutes before I found it. I struck for the bank at the first opportunity and stayed there till I got to where I knew I wouldn't have to cross any more mud. I washed my rubbers off as well as I could.</p> <p>When I got down to McCoy's bush I found Skinny &amp; Perce Ryersie with Fred Tuck Bangers &amp; Smock making maple syrup they had quite a quantity of sap gathered and were boiing it down right there. I took a picture of them and then homeward plodded my weary way, via the back streets of Dover thus escaping the notice of most of the good people who might scoff at my appearance. I stopped at Huby's</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>to try and brush off some of the mud but did not succeed he gave me a piece of Sassafras root which Mr Henderson had got. Lovely sunny day but muddy in spots.</p> <p>Monday March 31st</p> <p>Dad. went off this morning to settle up about the sale of his little pigs, he saw. John Quanbury &amp; Vyse and they didn't want to block the sale of the bunch so he sold the eleven of them to Bob. Miller for forty five dollars he had given the runt to Frank so couldn't sell it with the rest. I did the chores up and Tapper came through on his way down town.</p> <p>This afternoon the old man that lives down at the corner came up here with his cream to churn as Dad. told him he might this morning. Part of the barn gate fence blew down in the morning and some of the cattle got into the field. About four o'clock Dad. and I went up to Ham Thompsons and Dad bought his registered short horn bull calf for fifty five dollars although he wanted sixty as he says their price has gone up very much lately. We didn't get home till six so were late with the chores. Dick did not get home to tea to-night I suppose as it is the last of the month It rained alittle this morning, cloud, windy and colder to-night.</p> <p>Tuesday April 1st</p> <p>There was a very strong wind blowing all day to-day and as wind makes Dad. sick &amp; mad. we didn't do anything but chores, but did them thoroughly, we also went out and I held the ladder while Dad nailed a board on the eve of the cow stable roof, as the wind was getting under our roofing paper and tearing it.</p> <p>This afternoon I slept most of the time and Dad made some meat hooks out of the rod he got from Butler the other day. Aunty went down town this morning and stayed down till after the auxillary this after noon. Dick did not get home to tea.</p> <p>I had a good practice to-night. Ed. Aikens was in this after noon to see Dad. about a dog which he left here to be looked after. Cold but sunny to-day. Froze pretty stiffly last night but the wind dried up a lot of mud.</p> <p>Wednesday April 2nd</p> <p>Dad. and I put up the barnyard fence again this morning which the wind blew down the day before yesterday While we were at it the old man at the corner, whose name he told us was Mr. Green, but who is commonly known as Jonas by the surrounding neighbourhood.) came in and bargained for a load of hay. Dad. said he</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>would let him have a load of thashed alsike for five dollars but would not deliver it with the roads in the shape they are, so this after noon he got Allan Law to come and get it for him, his wife came last night so he is a little more cheerful, Charlie Martin was over this morning for awhile to see about getting some meat smoked and he helped us raise the smoke house. We chopped up the old mountain ash tree that blew down and got a small pile of firewood from it.</p> <p>This after noon we didn't do much as Allan Law and his friend Jonas came after the latter's hay and we stayed out at the barn watching them work. Tupper came in soon after their exodus and entertained us for about an hour relating the history of Jonas, &amp; Sairy his wife as he had known them in the days of his youth when they lived near Waterford. It appears that Jonas has a few shingles of his roof and that some of Saiway's "as Jonas evidently calls her are loose. It was rather late in the life of each of them when they entered upon their matrimonial career and all has not been perfectly clear sailing since as they now and then strike a rock in the shape of a pugilistic bout, in which the old lady generally comes off with the laurels. Many were the anecdotes he told of pranks &amp; tricks enjoyed by the juvenile portion of the comunnity at Mr. Green's expence and one case where that gentleman's claw's did him a good service in peeling a youth's face with whom he was engaged in battle.</p> <p>Aunty went down town this after noon and brough back a note from Mrs. Lawson containing news of the arrival of a new member to the house of Tupper, and it was to be delivered to the head of that house. Mrs. Tupper is down at Mrs. Lawson's and the stork called yesterday morning but Mrs. Lawson hadn't seen anybody to carry the tidings home. Tupper said this after noon he in tended to call down there the end of this week or the beginning of next to see if there was any thing doing, he supposed they would let him know if a boy came but if it was a girl he didn't care a cent. Poor Tupper it was a girl and he was going fishing to-night.</p> <p>Just before ten to-night Billy Barlow drove in he had been down in this country after beef and dropped in to see us and Dad sold him his two gobblers. Dick did not come home to tea to-night but I went down to private band practice and we came home to gether. {Pat Slow...?} Roy Dell &amp; Walt were at band practice and we had a fairly good one. Very nice day to-day Sunny and quite mild, Roads are drying up fast. Blacker than a stack of black cats to-night. Found 4 duck eggs in mudpuddle</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr. Green came in this morning for a little visit before breakfast and sat by the door with his hat on all the time we were eating. We couldn't do very much out side to day on account of the weather but this morning we finished cleaning up the wheat and this after noon started to clean up oats but didn't get much done Emery came over with the pieces he is going to put on the bed piece of the rack to rest on the holster instead of the cross pieces on the holster but he couldnt finish the job as the bolts he brought over didn't have a long enough thread cut on them.</p> <p>Tonight I went down to band practice with Emery. I wore my steel boots and gaiters to keep off the mud and I left my horn at Hubys. It has rained nearly all day to-day with thunder and lightening but seems to have cleared off to-night.</p> <p>It seems there is a new fellow now negotiating with the town concerning a canning factory they have formed a joint stock company and yesterday sold $8000 worth of shares they want to sell $15000 worth.</p> <p>Friday April 4th</p> <p>Dad. &amp; I drove Joe &amp; Ginger up to Simcoe to-day. Dad went to Frank Reid's and paid the intrest on the mortgage and $1000 of the principal which Aunty got and wanted to pay last fall but couldn't as they wouldn't take it till the right date. We got there just a little after twelve and Dad. just caught Mr. Reid as he was leaving for dinner we also called around to see Billy Barlow but his shop door was locked so we dropped in at Church's and got our old harnessed fixed and came home getting here about half past three. The roads were very bad in some places especially in the streets of Simcoe, we didn't go by the half way house but turned at the cemetry corner and came out on the gravel at St. John's as Carl Coleman told me the other night there was a bad place near Brad. Bowlby's but we found the back roadway good condition.</p> <p>We had our dinner and did up a few chores after we got home Charlie Martin came over just before tea and tuned the piano Dick came home to tea. It has been cloudy and threatening all day but quite mild. It rained before and after we were at Simcoe but was fair all the time we were gone. Quint was over a couple of times after some ducks, Frank saw in the timothy field. But -</p> <p>Saturday April 5th</p> <p>Frank and Dad. went up to Ham. Thompson's about the first thing this morning and got our bull, they were gone quite a while as he gave them considerable trouble</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>and got away once and ran way down the track. We have to think of name for him as is to be registered. While they were gone Quint and George Haymaker came along, they had come up the creek and came over here to see if the dudes were here, but they weren't. George wanted to know if I knew any body around here by the name of Mull or some name sounding like that, who kept brown leg horn chickens and lived a long way in from the road; by this last hint I suppose I mentioned Tapper which proved to be the correct answer; they didn't know the way over there so I showed them part way as George wanted to get some eggs.</p> <p>This afternoon Frank &amp; Enah went down town for supplies. I cut wood and Dad carried hay and then we hung the hams all up in the smoke house Dick didn't come home to tea to-night. It has been colder and windy to-day with quite a snow storm to-night.</p> <p>Sunday March April 6th</p> <p>Aunty and the boys went down to Sunday school and I went to church this morning. This afer noon I drew a pattern to carve and Dick went down town. Dad. did nearly all the chores. Toby and Hallie have gone in to have some music so I told him I would finish this, there is little more to say. It has been a cold miserable day, quite a wind with occasional snow flurries, it is freezing hard tonight.</p> <p>Monday April 7th</p> <p>I didn't do anything much to-day, helped Dad. a little clean out the place where we had the calves as he wants to build a stall for the bull (who by the way we have decided to call Dreadnought after Aunty's suggestion) in one corner of it. Dad. lit a fire in the smoke house this morning and about noon Art Quanbury came over with Charlie Martin's hams and some side meat of his fathers which Dad promised to smoke. Bob. Miller came over and got the little pigs to-day. He paid $44.00 for the eleven but left Runty for Frank, we left him in with the old sow but soon had to remove him as we heard a terrible racket in the pig pen and when Dad went to investigate found the old sow with the little pig down and treating it in a very savage manner and if she had been left to continue would soon have killed it but as it was she didn't hurt it much Aunty went down town this after noon, and something or other struck Enah to go down to A.Y.P.A. to-night so Dad. went with her I guess it was because Aunty Maude was going to recite.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Dick did not get home to tea to-night we don't know whether he had to work or not. We think of getting up early in the morning and going fishing back in the gully. Ray Dell told Frank to-night that Earn. Fleming caught 6 pike above the culvert at our place yesterday or the day before. Mrs. McBride was here washing to-day. It was cloudy and inclined to snow this morning but turned sunny &amp; muddy &amp; mild this after noon. Lovely night. {indistinct marks on page}</p> <p>Tuesday April 8th</p> <p>Dad finished building his bull stall to-day. I didn't do much in the morning but this afternoon I pruned another apple tree. We got up about half past five this morning and started to the gully armed with a rifle and two pitch forks. We went down to the culvert and walked up but didn't see a sign of aquatic life except a mud turtle who was too cold to resist my picking him out of the water on my fork and some sort of a fish about a foot long which I speared at but missed. I also saw two minnows.</p> <p>Aunty went down town to the dentists this morning and was successful in finding the door unlocked and Bill in working order. Dick had to work to-night and said when he got home that got nearly through he only made a mistake of $1800.00. Froze hard last night, sunny &amp; breezy to-day.</p> <p>Wednesday April 9th</p> <p>This morning I started to clean up the lawn in front of the house and I raked the grass across the ditch. Then Dad. &amp; I went back to the gully and burned some of the old grass on the flat. After dinner went back again. we burned quite a lot of it but it is a little too wet to run. When we got back we bolted the pieces on the bed pieces of the rack.</p> <p>To-night I went down with my horn to practice but found there was a public meeting on in the hall and consequently no practice so I went to the meeting, it was about the new school bylaw. Mr. Ivey was speaking when I went in, and he was against it. Then Dr. Hicks &amp; Mr. Robertson who were for it had a little say, then Old Maneer &amp; Dr. Jolly the former for &amp; the latter against it. Old Maneer told us that as he had lived in the back woods all his life he had no education so would like to see a good school and that if nobody else would build it for less than $28000.00 he would take the contract himself. They spent a good part of the time arguing who was going to have the last word but Mr. Ivey left before it was over I think Dick &amp; I did any way and got home after eleven.</p> <p>Aunty went down town this morning and stayed down all night as Aunty Maude has not been at all well all day. It has been a nice day but with quite a cold wind.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday April 10th</p> <p>It rained nearly all day so we didn't do much but chores. As I was cleaning out the stable this morning I got a sharp stitch in my side and had to go in the house and lie down till after dinner, and it was quite a while after dinner before it entirely left me. Aunty came over this morning.</p> <p>This afternoon Dad fixed up the boxstall door and cleaned &amp; admired Queen. To-night I went down to band practice to-night. There weren't many there as all the orchestra went to Port Rowan to a dance. Bob. Rankin was down and we had a pretty fair practice. Dick had to work all evening hunting for a mistake of 40 something dollars and we came home to-gether through the pouring rain.</p> <p>Quint got word by telephone to-day from Geordie Allen saying he had a job for him and he is to go to Port Coulborne to morrow night. He doesn't know yet what the job is but thinks it is on a boat.</p> <p>Friday April 11th</p> <p>Quint came over this morning to say goodbye to us and I went out with him to get his traps which he set for the ducks and we scared up six but were too far away to get a shot at them. Aunty went down with Quint and is going to stay down all night I went over as far as Martin's with them and Aunty got Mrs. Charlie Martin to telephone down to see if Bagley &amp; Miller's car of potatoes had come yet but they hadn't so I went over again after the train should have come in but they weren't here.</p> <p>This after noon Jonas came over to prune apple trees. We hardly knew him as he has had his beard shaved off. he got over quite a lot of trees but didn't cut out any thing much but the suckers. He says he will be over to-morrow if it is fine but has to go to work for Ivey on Monday. I went down to-night to see Quint off. Dick was down and said he would have to look for his mistake again to-night. Cloudy &amp; very mild, windy</p> <p>Saturday April 12th</p> <p>Jonas came over at seven this morning and pruned in the orchard all day. He got pretty well over all the trees but I think they would stand a lot more being cut out of them. Dad &amp; I went down to Porter's in the lumber waggon and got back about two o'clock. The roads were awful in places. Art. Ryersie just scraped his hill before the rain so it was like a mortar bed, so to miss it we came home but the Plank road and it was just about as hard pulling down the hill above the brick yard as it would have been</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>pulling up Art. Ryersie's. Dad. &amp; Enah walked down town after dinner and did not get back till after six. Dad. voted for the School by-law and before he came home found out that it had carried by a majority of 10 in town but they hadn't heard from the town-ship yet, most likely the moss backs will be against it. I started to dig up the plum trees out on the front lawn this afternoon but the ground was too wet.</p> <p>Frank and I found the turkey nests right out here along the side of the road. Aunty came over this morning after she had voted. Dick is still in quest of his mistake. Jim Law was in here this morning trying to sell Enah some tea &amp; coffee but didn't. Dark &amp; threatening all day but quite mild.</p> <p>Sunday April 13th</p> <p>Dad. caught a whole family of rats in the horse stable last night in the cage trap, there was a mother and five ratlets. He had to drown them although he hated to. He also discovered that Bob's ewe had a lamb last night. Aunty &amp; the boys went down to Sunday school and I went down late to church.</p> <p>This afternoon Dick and I took some duck eggs down to Mrs. Tuck and Dick bought a film for Frank's camera with the money. We hung around the lake till about five o'clock with Roy Dell and then came home. We found Pud. Smythe &amp; his father had been here all the afternoon and were just going We went in on our way down to see Jona's colt which came this morning. It is a nice colt only one hind leg is crookeder than a snake fence. Enah went to church to-night and Dick went down with her but said he was not going to church. Lovely day, roads drying up fast.</p> <p>Monday April 14th</p> <p>Dad managed to poke a hole through the blocade in the center of the culvert this morning with a scantling and as there was such a head of water on it washed it out clear and in a few minutes it drained the lake that has been in the field on the west side of the road all spring &amp; winter. Then we grubbed out the six plum trees that were planted all in a heap along the lane in the lawn as they were full of black knot and haven't borne fruit since we came here so we want to plant a grape vine in their place. While we were out there Billy Louis drove along breaking his colt then Art. Ryersie, then Mr. Monteith came and each stopped to talk Charlie Martin came over and talked till nearly noon.</p> <p>This after noon I fixed the place up where we dug out the trees and Dad bunched them out. When we went out to the {Courslake?} we had to spend some time with Bolly who had a</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>big bull calf just come.We were rather late getting through to-night but Dad &amp; I went down to Mrs. {Halles?} as soon as we could get ready after tea. Dick came all the home after he had had his tea to tell Dad. to take his songs down but he didn't. We had a nice evening and enjoyed Miss Prest's playing on the violin very much. We got home about twelve and came with Dick who had just got through work as we came out.</p> <p>Aunty Maude went to London to-day as delegate to the W.A. Meetings and Aunty has gone down to keep house for Huby &amp; the girls Charlie Martin got his meat this after noon. and Dad is going to take ours out as it is smoked enough. It has been very nice &amp; sunny but with rather raw east wind.</p> <p>Tuesday April 15th</p> <p>Sam. Law came after Dad. this morning to put a team on the road scraper so he took Joe &amp; Ginger and has had them at it all day. They used the old three cornered dray that has been leaning up against our barn since the reign of Titus and just had the two teams on. Law's &amp; ours. Sam drove their team this morning and Allan drove this after noon. Dad got home about five to-night and said he would have been home half an hour earlier but they hauled the scraper to Law's and Sam was bound he should see their bull calf - and then Allan insisted on him going in to hear a record or two on his new graphaphone. I didn't do much but chores this morning but chores and this after noon took a walk over the estate. I found the wheat in some places to be pretty badly killed but where we ploughed the manure under it is pretty good and where it was top dressed is better than where there is none at all. On the fall ploughing I noticed that parts of the fields are dry as a bone hat in other places it is a little too soggy to work yet. I went back to the gully &amp; burnt a lot more grass but didn't have anything to carry the fire. I went back to the woods and saw quite a lot of May flowers and two garter snakes Dick came home to tea with the mail but had to go back to work. Mild, sunny &amp; breezy.</p> <p>Wednesday April 16th</p> <p>Dad. &amp; I went down first thing this morning with Joe &amp; Ginger &amp; the lumber waggon to get the team shod. we didn't get back till noon. I got some things up town and then went down to Huby's where Aunty showed me where to get some raspberriesroots. I also got a white rose root, one of the old bushes This afternoon I set them out but didn't get all the</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>raspberries put out. Dad got a load of rails, we intended if we had had time to have gone back and harrowed a little this after noon, Vyse has started disking. Frank &amp; Dick had tea at Huby's to-night as they are going to a show in the town hall. Jonas came over to night to pay Dad for what he owed him on the hay and got some apples. One of the hen turkeys died during the night. When Dad went out to feed the calves to-night he gave Frank's runt a big feed of milk - and when he returned he found the poor pig dead at the back of its pen. Lovely sunny day quite hot.</p> <p>Thursday April 17th</p> <p>Dad. started to work on the field this side of the gully on the east side of the lane with Joe &amp; Ginger. He harrowed all morning. I went back with him but just as we got back I noticed the colts out. I went back to put them in. Tig undertook to help me but as she chased them way over to the side road I shut her up in the stable I managed to get them back into the barn yard through the lane. While I was after them Taurus &amp; all the calves got out and I chased them for about an hour but a last had to shut them up just where they were. some of them in the clover field, John in the plum orchard and left Jim out on the road. I then planted out the raspberries and Dad put the calves in when he came up.</p> <p>This after noon Aunty came over for a few minutes Dad. took the disks back and disked what he harrowed this morning, some of the land is a little too wet to work yet. I did chores. and cleaned up my horn with some stuff of Quint's which Aunty brought over. its what they used down on the "Vigilant". and is great stuff.</p> <p>To-night I went down to band practice. Roy. Dell. Walt &amp; John Smith were the only ones there. Dad. went down with me and got the baby carriage which Mrs. Johnston sent to Enah. He came home with Dick who hasn't been working all the after noon. We went down to Huby's for awhile after practice Aunty Maude came home to-night. None of us expected her It has been a lovely day, sunny &amp; hot.</p> <p>Friday April 18th</p> <p>Dad and I worked on the land all day. I disked with Belle &amp; Harry and Dad harrowed wth the little team. We are just working up half the field and are going to try to get it in to morrow after noon. Enah took Tiddums down town this after noon in his fancy carriage. Aunty &amp; Win came over to-night. but Win had to go back after tea. Dick went home with her. Very warm, thunder &amp; lightening after tea but no rain to speak of.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday April 19th</p> <p>I went out and disked all morning. Dad. and Frank got out the drill and cleaned up some oats, then Dad. came out and harrowed for a couple of hours before noon We didn't get out very early after dinner owing to chores and things but Dad. got sowed nearly all we have worked up and I harrowed after him Frank &amp; Roy Bannister have been hobnobbing to-gether this after noon. Frank went down to Law's after the butter and stayed quite awhile listening to the phonograph We didn't get in till late to-night and didn't get through tea till about nine I had a bath and went to bed</p> <p>Aunty was down town all the after noon. The old sow got out at noon and our efforts to recapture her were unsuccessful. Frank put some apples in her pen but she waited till we were all away before she ate them and then came out again. It froze last night and there has been a cold north wind all day very strong this after noon quite sunny.</p> <p>Sunday April 20th</p> <p>Aunty &amp; the boys went down to Sunday school and I came to church. Lila came over to dinner with us and is staying all night. This after noon, Lila Aunty and I went back to the woods and got some wild flowers. Frank rode his bicycle out to the Shand's and he &amp; Charlie rode out to Renton. Dick spent the after noon with the girls down town.</p> <p>Dicky Smith came over to see Dad. about pasturing a calf this summer, and Dad. said he would. Uncle Ward &amp; Aunt Lucy also came over. Enah went down alone to church to-night. It froze quite hard last night and there has been a cold wind to-day.</p> <p>Monday April 21st</p> <p>We have been working on the land all day. I went out to disk this morning but the ground was so frozen for an hour or two that it did very little good. Dad. took Joe &amp; Ginger and went down town this morning and got the potatoes which came at last. When he got back he came out and harrowed the rest of the morning and all the after noon. We are now cross disking &amp; cross harrowing it. and we think we will be able to sow to-morrow after noon.</p> <p>Sam. Law came over at noon to borrow the drill and Vyse came and got his roller. Mrs. McBride was here washing to-day. Aunty went down to Huby's to-night &amp; I went with her she expects to leave for Toronto to-morrow night. Cold, but sunny</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday April 22nd</p> <p>Dad. kept Frank home this morning and they cleaned up enough seed oats to finish this field. I I disked all morning and finished crossing the field. Dad came out a little before noon and started to drill and drilled all the afternoon just finishing up to-night. I followed him with the harrows and it was after six when I got through but the field is now put in, in good shape and running out the ditches is all that remains to be done. Dick did not come home to-night as he said if he didn't have to work he was going to an old time social in the Methodist church. Frank went to school this after noon &amp; he &amp; Dick went down to the station to see Aunty off.</p> <p>The cows knocked the fence down around the barn-yard and some of them got out so I had to come up to try &amp; put them in but I only got one in so I shut them up in the stable and fixed the fence as well as I could - as we both had to stop in the field for Dad to watch my team. It has been cloudy &amp; cool all the morning it looked threatening and did rain a little but this after noon it came out sunny &amp; hot.</p> <p>Wednesday April 23rd</p> <p>We had a terrific Thunder storm last night and as it was pouring rain when I woke at 5 this morning I had another little sleep. The rain cleared off and it came out very hot before noon I opened up a lot of ditches in the old corn ground and Toby and I trimmed up all the sheep. Dick did not come home to tea and Toby went to band practice after tea.</p> <p>Thursday April 24th We were up early this A.M. Frank went to Vyse's after the grass seeder, before breakfast. I had to go down to Art Ryerses first thing had a dickens of a job. Toby and I got the wheat ground all seeded and a lot of the ditches opened up on the Timothy sod, he had to go down to Joe Longs to see a cow, and after tea tonight I had to go down to old Jonas {Greens?}, The boys, Frank and Dick were at Wess's tea party. Tobe is down at band practice It has been very hot all day, every thing has grown since the rain</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday April 25th</p> <p>Toby, having finished a game of hide and seek with Dick and Frank is too tired to write so is exchanging work with me and is darning stockings.</p> <p>This moning was bright and very warm Toby &amp; Harry dug ditches in the old Timothy sod preparatory to sowing oats. They also burnt off the grass around the fences and set fire to a post. Sam Law extinguished the blaze before any damage was done.</p> <p>In the afternoon Toby disked the oat field. Harry did all the chores, brought up the harrows on the stone boat ready to take out in the morning, went out for a load of rails, came in and did up the chores for the night.</p> <p>At noon we had a visitation from our friend Jonas who has a sick cow and came for advice. This has been an exceedingly hot day, unseasonably hot.</p> <p>Saturday April 26th</p> <p>As our supply of milk has run out Frank has taken {much of this paragraph is too faint to make out}</p> <p>Sunday April 27th</p> <p>It rained all night nearly, not very hard but a steady cool rain, which will the wheat a lot of good and which is bursting the buds on all the trees. Frank went down to Sunday school and Dick and I went down to church.</p> <p>This after noon I read my self to sleep (although I tried not to) and so wasted half a day. Dad. &amp; Frank did chores. Dick went down town for awhile. It didn't rain much this afternoon. Mr. Lawrie was in church this morning &amp; Mr. Herbert prot. the sermon.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday April 28th</p> <p>This morning Dad and Toby packed the sawdust in around the edge of the ice-house and put some some blue-grass on top. Then we went out and cleaned up about 20 bushels of oats. Frank was sick all day and did not go to school. I think he feels better now as he is talking a blue streak.</p> <p>After dinner Dad went out and cleaned out ditches in the north-west field this side of the gulch. Toby did the chores in the afternoon and then went out and dug up two maple trees in the woods besides fooling around picking flowers.</p> <p>Between 4 and 6 o'clock while Frank was sleeping on the kitchen sofa and Enah was in the dining-room some unknown person came in and left a silver spoon on the kitchen table for Tiddums with his initials carved on it and then went away before anyone saw her or him. It was cloudy and windy all day with about ten minutes sunshine.</p> <p>Tuesday April 29th</p> <p>Dad. has been opening up ditches all day out in the field next Ivey's where we sowed the oats and is now pretty well finished. I cut some wood this morning and then went back to the woods and dug up a couple of maple trees one of which I brought up at noon with me &amp; we planted in place of one of the dead ones along the lane. This after noon I dug up two more and Dad. &amp; I put out one of them to-night. The other two I left down in the creek so as the roots wouldn't dry out. Frank has been home all day although he feels a lot better to-day.</p> <p>This after noon Wyatt Waddle came in with the {catalogue?} for the Massey Harris Company and he proved himself to be a good man for the company not only by persuading Dad. to order a manure spreader, but Dad. seemed to like him &amp; showed him Queen who he thought like everyone else was perfect. We got the manure spreader on easy terms as we don't have to make a payment on it till a year from next fall when we pay 28 dollars &amp; 50 dollars a year for the next two years.</p> <p>Dick told us to-night that Huby had got a job at the canning factory which they started work on to-day. He went down to the dance to-night. I only have five cents to my name so stayed home although I guess I could have got enough tin to take me sunny &amp; mild but a cool wind.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday April 30th</p> <p>This morning we planted out the four little trees which I had dug up, then we went over to see what the field looked like, it is getting pretty dry, from there we went over to see if Sam Law's wheat was any better than ours, but it wasn't. We found him over trimming up the limbs he had cut out of his orchard. As he was just contemplating a visit to Alfred who was disking the other side of the hedge we made a joint attack and sat around over there for about an hour. so by the time we had wandered back home it was noon.</p> <p>This after noon instead of working on the field as we had thought of doing, we took our wheat down to the mill. I went down and harrowed some sacks from Blight and we had to make two trips of it as the ground was a little soft. We had eighteen bags and it went over two bus {bushels}. to the bag, that job took up all the afternoon.</p> <p>Tonight I went down to band practice and came home with Dick. The school board were having a meeting, we heard after wards that Mr. Ivey called it but as none but kickers attended it soon adjourned with out any thing being done except Old Stringer falling down stairs coming out so Pud. Slocomb says. Nice day Mild &amp; sunny cool breeze.</p> <p>Thursday May 1st</p> <p>We worked on the land all day to-day. I disked &amp; Dad. harrowed, we have it in pretty nice shape now I went down to band practice to-night. Dick went down with me although he didn't have to work. Jonas came over to pay Dad for some hay he got this morning and he stayed half the night telling them stories of his experiences in the United States with, snakes bears and such like. Cars. Rankin told us to-night that his Dad is laid up with blood poisoning and is in pretty bad shape, they just moved back to town the other day It has been sunny and fair with a cool breeze.</p> <p>Friday May 2nd</p> <p>We worked on the land all day. I cross disked &amp; Dad. harrowed. We could have drilled it to day I suppose but thought we would have it in extra good shape. Enah took Tiddums down to Mrs. Battersby's this afternoon. I nearly went to sleep on the disk this afternoon It has been fair &amp; sunny. Sun set clear to-night.</p> <p>Saturday May 3rd</p> <p>Bill Oaks came over this morning with his grey horse</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{This page is a duplicate of page 50}.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>which had hurt his head in the manger. Later in the morning he came over and borrowed the clover seeder, which he brought back at noon and had a short visit. All Ivey's men except the teamsters quit at noon on Saturdays now. and the factory closes at twelve instead of one.</p> <p>Dad. drilled what we have worked up to-day. Itook him till a little after noon and then he harrowed I hitched to the waggon this morning &amp; took the seed out and left the waggon for Frank to fill with rails and then disked nearly all of this end of the field the rest of the day. Frank did chores &amp; odd jobs.</p> <p>Charlie Batter{sby?} was in here to-night to see Dad about a colt which came this morning. I started to cut the lawn to-night. Dick went for a swim at the stump to-night, but I guess I will have to hit the tub. Very hot to-day. Dick went down town to-night to hear the result of the election recount, which they were having in Simcoe over the school by law but he couldn't hear.</p> <p>Sunday May 4th</p> <p>The boys went down to Sunday school and I went to church. This afternoon Dad. Enah &amp; Tiddums started to drive out to Jim. Waddles. but before they had gone far Tiddums objected so strongly to continuing the journey that they were forced to return. Lila had come over so Dad. took Frank &amp; her to Jim. Waddle's. Dick &amp; I went down town Dick went off with some girls. but I went up the beach. and hung around alone, till I was about cooked and then came home.</p> <p>We let Artful Dodger out to-night and he was so weak on account of always being shut up that he could hardly walk. Frank McBride came over to-night with a note from his mother saying to send the washing over there as she would be unable to come here so Frank went back with it to-night with Frank Mc. Lila stayed to tea, and Dick went down home with her after. It has been exceptionally hot to-day but is cooler to-night and feels as if it had rained somewhere near.</p> <p>Monday May 5th</p> <p>We got a fairly good early start. I cross disked all day and Dad. harrowed. This after noon Dad was afraid it was going to rain so went &amp; got the drill and some seed &amp; put in all we had worked up about 2 acres. If it doesn't rain we will be through on that field to-morrow. Caw. Rankine was in here to-night to have Dad. look at his horse's teeth as {Schavley?} had told him that if a horse got wolfe teeth</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>it would go blind. After tea Mrs. McBride brought the washing back. It has been very hot to-day and looks rainy. Fred's calf got out two or three times to-day and tried our patience sorely at it's own cost. Mully also got out but went in easier.</p> <p>Tuesday May 6th</p> <p>We finished up the field to-day. Dad. has to sow a little by hand around the water holes and he may harrow the whole field over. I disked all day. &amp; Dad. harrowed and drilled. I took seed out in the waggon this morning but we had to clean up another sack at noon to finish with. I brought back rails in the waggon both at noon &amp; to-night. I cut lawn before tea till Dick came &amp; inticed me to play catch with him. Very much cooler to-day with quite a breeze this after noon</p> <p>Wednesday May 7th</p> <p>Dad. went out this morning and sowed by hand around the water holes and then harrowed all day on that field. It is now finished all but running &amp; cleaning the ditches. I brought the disks up and disked on the old corn ground all day and got nearly over it. It is pretty hard but we think we will be able to get about 3 inches on top worked up for barley. Tonight at tea time Jonas came over with a guinea hen which he presented us with as a reward for our neighborly conduct towards him. He got a setting each of duck &amp; turkey eggs. I was going down to band practice so went down with him as he was going down town. He confided to me after we had got a short distance from the house in an almost inaudible whisper that they had an awful funny feller as a boarder. His peculiarity evidently lay in the fact that he went down town before &amp; after tea.</p> <p>As I was coming home an Englishman passed me and I thought likely he was Jona's funny boarder &amp; upon inquiry I found I was correct. Went we got to the top of Prospect hill we found Jonas &amp; Allan Law so I enjoyed the pleasure of the company of them nearly home. I heard Redface - the funny feller. tell his lanlord. that he would have to drive Bill's team to-morrow as he was going away with a gentleman from Toronto, as I saw Jack Paine up town to-night, I surmised that old Bill had a dose of Tong Point fever. I guess he is insurable.</p> <p>I went up to the bank to-night to see why Dick hadn't turned up. When I knocked Dick came to the door &amp; I was just going to step in and swear at them when I caught a glimpse of a stranger Then Dick who looked very care worn motioned me</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>back and informed me that the inspector was paying them a visit, and they would likely have to work every night for a week, he had his wheel anyway so I didn't wait for him It has been rather cool to-day and looks frosty to-night.</p> <p>Thursday May 8th</p> <p>We went out this morning and ran the ditches in the oat field. Then Dad ploughed a ridge along the west side of the old corn field, it couldn't be ploughed before on account of the old rails lying there. This after noon we turned the cattle &amp; two colts back the lane. We let the two fillys out in the pasture field and they &amp; the colts have been hanging around on opposite sides of the lane fence ever since, we managed to get the colts in the box stall to-night.</p> <p>We went back to the gully to fix fence, but didn't have very good luck. We barricade the gap into the other pasture and then Dad started to dig out a post that was broken off and while he was prying on the shovel handle he broke it so we had to cobble the rest up by hand as well as we could. Dicky Smith came over to-night to see if we had turned our cattle out yet and I went down town with him to band practice, got home about eleven. It froze last night but has been sunny &amp; nice to-day.</p> <p>Friday May 9th</p> <p>I went out and finished disking the old corn field this morning and Dad brought out the old cultivator but after going a few rounds he decided that it was going to be lumpy and hard to put barley on so we thought we would leave it, manure it and summer fallow it which would be better farming anyway. We brought up the disks and the plow &amp; harrows and Dad ploughed the garden over again, this after noon he disked &amp; harrowed it, so that it looks pretty nice only it is inclined to be lumpy. I got my currant bushes and grapevines from Simmer's yesterday and spent the in putting them out and staking them to protect them from the curse'd hens. I also cut a little lawn</p> <p>Dick Smith brought his heifer, Joe, over to-night. It has been cold &amp; raw all day. I wore my over coat while disking and then was cold. Robert John Watson was in here to-night to inquire about a colt "Mable". Dad enjoyed his elevating conversation for he has a most extraordinary vocabulary which is all his own.</p> <p>Saturday May 10th</p> <p>Frank got us all up early this morning as he had to get down to the Canning factory by seven</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>where he has been all day setting out tomato plants in baskets. He told us the other night that hands (his size) were wanted and hasen't talked of much else since, he was to get 8 cts @ hour but has got his envelope yet, as they are not through. Vyse came over this morning and Dad broke the news of our spreader deal and he took it calmly although he thinks we made a big mistake in not putting in with him &amp; Mr Fleming on his John Deere as he "conscientiously believes it to be the best in Americy".</p> <p>I went down this morning for the purpose of obtaining some particulars concerning a load of hay which Mrs. Battersby is purchasing from us through the agency of John but as that gentleman was in bed with a cold. I failed to recieve any valuable data. so I came home and mowed lawn till noon. Dad took back Alfred's bags this morning and borrowed his shovel with the intention of cleaning out the ditches in the oat field but as he found in Alfred an opponent to the building of a new school, he stayed and argued till noon.</p> <p>I read most of the after noon and then went out and assisted Dad to rearrange the implements in the old shed so as to create a space for the old waggon we then repaired a little fence to enable us to turn out the old sow, but it didn't take her a great while to discover the weak spots in the {rockery?} which we call a fence and now she is at liberty. I think Dick came home to tea. and says our manure spreader has arrived It froze ice last night and has been very cold to-day</p> <p>Sunday May 11th</p> <p>Frank &amp; Dick went down to sunday school &amp; Frank &amp; I went to our church but Dick attended the Presbyterian as he saw no-one to associate with in the back pews of the Episcopal. This after noon Dad &amp; I drove up to Dunkin's to see how many lambs he had; but he has had no better luck than we, for his flock has only increased by one ewe lamb. He is really worse off than we are because two of his ewes now won't have lambs till they are three years old wile ours are all yearlings and if any thing will be better off. Dunkin him self was at church but his son was home, he gave Dad. guinea fowl to mate with the one Jonas gave us but when we got it home we learned they were both of the feminine gender from the fact that the new comer requests imaginary foes</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>to retrace their steps by the imperitave sentence "Go back" and it seems the gentlemanbird of the species is not addicted to that habit. It was nearly six when we got home. Enah was down at Art Ryersie's with Tiddums the Wicked. Dick has been gone all the after noon and has patronized the church again to-night as he said he would be home to tea if he didn't. Frank has been knocking around the woods all the afternoon. He tried to bargain with Tupper for a guinea cock but he had no success.</p> <p>It has been sunny to-day but a cold wind. Walt McCall &amp; his retinue came over in his automobile this morning and was agreeably surprised in Dolly. He says he is going to take her up and train her now. He wants Dad to keep his mare for him this summer. Frank Faulkner was over this morning too to see about bringing over his heifer calf to pasture. He brought her over to-night. It froze ice last night and I wrote to Aunty Alice &amp; Uncle Hal to-night.</p> <p>Monday May 12th</p> <p>We didn't do any thing much the first part of the morning but Dad. went and cleaned out the ditch in the oat field. I barricaded two of the four little trees which are in the pasture field to protect them from the ravages of Queen. Dad. took Alfred's shovel back and I barricaded the other two trees. Frank started off about nine o'clock this morning on his wheel for Dunkin's to return the guinea hen which he had tied in an old sack on his back. Just as we were thinking of starting out to look for him to night about four o'clock he came home with a rooster guinea which sings properly in a bass voice. He had stayed up there to dinner and explored the country. When he got home we planted a few rows of spuds in the garden.</p> <p>Jonas came over to-night to ask us if we could deliver him his hay in the morning, he also got some apples. To-night we played hide &amp; go seek and then came in and kicked up such a rumpus that Tiddums couldn't go to sleep, and Enah got mad and said she wouldn't press Dick's pants in time for the dance, but she is pressing them now - and we weren't making much noise and Tiddums didn't want to go to sleep anyway much. Tapper told Dad. to-day that he killed his pup yesterday and intended to keep Fanny but she followed him down town to-day and he ran over her with the waggon and killed her, he said he thought he would send Blakie a funeral notice. A week or two ago the Dover council</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>advertised for a cop. They got fifty something applicants some all the way from Calgary. They engaged a man from Hamilton who has been on duty before. Good man for the job. big, Scotch &amp; total abstainer. He came to this morning. Now he is in bed at the Dominion sleeping off a drunk-fired. We're still Dover. It froze a little again last night and there has been a raw breeze to-day but it is much milder and looks rainy</p> <p>Monday Tuesday May 13th</p> <p>Dad went over to Martin's this morning to try to telephone to Krompart and find out why he hasn't come down but Charlie wasn't home so he didn't go in, he then went over to Quanbury's and as John was in better health than when I went to interview him Dad found out that he wanted about half a ton of any kind of hay. We pitched on a load for Jonas, (he bought all that was left of the thrashed bluegrass) before dinner.</p> <p>Dick rode home at noon as he had got about half an hour's leave of absence to tell us that the station agent wanted our manure spreader unloaded as it was holding the car so Dad. &amp; I had to go down after dinner. Dad understood the agent to say that we were to let Krompart in Simcoe know as soon as the spreader arrived and he would come down and set it up at the station and we could haul it home from there, so he was naturally pretty hot at them for not coming. The men at the station were also getting into a state of rightful indignation as their car had to be sent back tomorrow. As we were in our farm uniform we didn't want to go up town so Dad. went up to the Norfolk House and telephoned Kompart Wyatt Waddle was there and he told Dad that they understood Dad was going to take the thing off the car and they were to come to the farm to set it up, and that they would be down in a day or two. Dad. went for him over the 'phone but of course that wasn't much satisfaction. We went home and took Jona's hay down and put it off and then went down to the station with the rack to get the spreader as it was too wide for the waggon, with the aid of Truman Roadhouse and a couple of fishermen we got it loaded all right and were home soon after six</p> <p>To-night Dick and I went down to the dance but I got a headache from some uncertain cause and had to come home at twelve. Nice day but with rather a cold wind looks as if it might possibly rain to-night or sooner.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday May 14th</p> <p>We took a small jag. of hay down to John Quanbury this morning on an improvised {rack?} which Dad rigged by laying boards across the waggon box, as we didn't want to unload the manure spreader off our rack. When we got back from there we took some posts back around by the side road and left them in places where the fence was down with the intention of coming back at a future date to repair the damage done by the Good Friday wind. We also took some material and fixed the old gate going into the gully off the road.</p> <p>We found the cattle all out of the far end of the gully and in the blue grass field so I took them back while Dad. went up with the waggon, they were all there but the Artful Dodger and he was nowhere to be found, so this after noon Dad. and I went back to look for him. We went into the wood and saw there had been a lot of cows in there and after a little search found our missing calf in John Wess McBride's place in the corner of the fence where he had walked and finding he could go no further stayed there we chased him into the gully to be left till called for while we went over to Tapper's to borrow his post auger, the consequence was of course that we didn't do a thing all the afternoon and didn't get home till about five or after</p> <p>We saw everything on the place from his oat field down to the baby. We saw some things off his farm too such as Charlie Butlers colt which got an awful kick in the face from its mother and Dave Lamkins white heifer which was on the road and which was worth fifty dollars but he sold it for forty five, also Art Walker who was rolling on his cornground. We had a very entertaining after noon and enjoyed it much better than digging post holes.</p> <p>To-night I went down to band practice Dick with me. Theodore Brown came up and entreated Walt to play "Way down upon the Swanee River" promising him some beer but Walt said he couldn't. Theodore tried to impress up on us as a bit of good advice that "We could borrow from a thief but not from a liar." Weather about the same</p> <p>Thursday May 15th</p> <p>Dad and I went back and fixed up most of the fence this morning. Mr. Evans' came along the side road and wanted to Dad. to look at his horses teeth so Dad. told him to come in at noon on his way back. He did and Dad. floated them as the poor old horse's tongue was just about cut in two. We also found when we got here at noon what Wyatt Waddle and his man Mr. Hillis were in the barn setting up the spreader. They got it</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>all up and we took out a load before they left so they could show Dad how to run it. Joe &amp; Ginger pulled it alone and a couple of times Ginger's whipple tree caught and she pulled it all alone.</p> <p>I went down to band practice. I came very nearly staying there for awhile. for we all got locked in. The door fastens on the out side with a rasp and staple, the padlock is broken. The door was open and some one who was getting cold ordered it shut. Jack Smith kicked it to and the rasp sprung over the staple and stayed there. Perce Brock tried desparatly to open it but failing turned to John. and told him frantically that he would be the first to satiate our appetites when we got ravenous, he then mounted the table under the window and proceeded to let the {word heavily scored out} anybody who happened to be around (it was pouring rain) {word scored out} know of our fate.</p> <p>Perce remarked sorrowfully that it was the first time he had ever been behind the bars trying to get out. (The bandroom is in the old lockup). Dick {Faulmshy?} was the first to be alarmed by the pitiful cries but the hard hearted jay refused to come saying he didn't know the combination on the door. How ever Walt McCall was soon aroused and he and some other fellows came up and released us. They say Long Geordie Long nearly committed suicide last night, it seems his wife put him on the Indian List, but Geordie got full and he &amp; his wife were having a quarrel down by the dam when Geordie told her he was going to drown him self. She told him to give her his coat to hold for him, but I guess Geordie &amp; water don't go well to-gether for as far as he got on his desperate deed was to twist his legs well around the post and let go the railing with his hand, then go home. After he got there he was again seized with a mad desire to leave this unhappy world and left the house with a razor asserting that he was about to sever his carotid artery Mrs. Geordie gave him about an hour to perform the opperation but upon investigation found him out side in a dormant condition but was disappointed to hear him snoring heavily and in perfect health.</p> <p>Cold all day. very cold before dark and poured rain all night with terrific thunder &amp; vivid lightening. Dick &amp; I stayed at Huby's all night. I planted some onion seed to night.</p> <p>Friday May 16th</p> <p>We didn't do anything much to-day. Dick &amp; I got home before they had breakfast here but it was late when we went out and then Bill Donald came in to</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>talk about the spreader and before he left Allan Law rode in to have the wolf teeth pulled out of his sorrel for fear they would affect his eyesight. It was noon when he left us. After dinner Bob. Miller came in to get his ewe and lamb and of course the sheep were nearly to the gully Dad. wrote a letter to Aunty Alice while Bob &amp; I were after the sheep and then saddled Joe and I rode down town to post it. I was only gone about fifteen minutes. but when I got back we read the "Maple Leaf." after which we did chores. I went to bed soon after tea. We let Harry &amp; Belle out this after noon. Fine but cool.</p> <p>Saturday May 17th</p> <p>I started first thing this morning and raked over about half the garden, it raked fine because the rain the other night had softened the lumps. Dad. fixed fence around the orchard to keep the sheep &amp; calves in. Frank went down town to sell some duck eggs to the car {tapper?}.</p> <p>This after noon we all worked in the garden and have about all the small seeds in, onion, carrot, beet, cabbage &amp; peas, a few beans. Allan Law was over to borow the disks also John Wess came to get some stuff for his horse which has colic. We turned the four calves in the orchard at noon. Lila came over to spend the day. Huby ran a nail in his foot yesterday and was unable to work to-day.</p> <p>Enah took Tiddums down to Mrs. Laws to get the butter this afternoon, there was another baby about Tiddum's age there which he was greatly interested in until it began to "talk?" when Tiddums got badly frightened. Lovely warm day rain to-night.</p> <p>Sunday May 18th</p> <p>The boy's went to sunday scholl. I to church late. different preacher. Dad. rode Joe down to see Huby while we were at church, he went in to see the John Deere spreader on his way back. This after noon Dick &amp; I went for a drive with Joe, not far. Winnie &amp; Lila came over this after noon &amp; stayed to tea. We let Belle, Ginger &amp; Harry out to-day and had a hard time catching the latter. Lovely day with a little shower at noon and rather cloudy</p> <p>Monday May 19th</p> <p>We hauled out manure to-day as we didn't get a very early start we only got out eleven loads, &amp; most of it was dry clover chaff. The spreader works fine in spite of the fact that there are one or two nuts &amp; keys missing from various parts of the gearing machine. Dad</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>found one large key on the road was unable to locate the place where it was missing. Sam Law was over this morning to see about keeping the disks a little longer. Mrs. McBride was here to-day.</p> <p>This after noon we were agreeably surprised to have a visit from Ed. &amp; Marion. Ed. came home on Saturday as he has left his job in Brantford he is going back to the Falls for the summer. To-night Dick and I printed pictures and had fairly good luck. Huby sent word over by Ed. that Dad's steel boot had saved his life on account of easing his injured foot. Dick says he only has one on, one steel &amp; one leather one. It froze last night again but has been a nice day with cold breeze. Dick bought me a saddle &amp; bridle to-day for six dollars he got them from Bobbie Leany and says they are nearly new.</p> <p>Tuesday May 20th</p> <p>We got one less load out to-day than yesterday but I think we have good ground for excuse in the fact that it was so hard to load. A lot of it was dry clover chaff burnt to powder and there was a layer of it just ike a board which had to be chopped up with an axe, we didn't get any earlier start either. Erie cut her eyeball to-day someway, likely on barbed wire.</p> <p>Jonas came over to-night to see if he could get some turkey or duck eggs or get Dad. to plow his garden, he couldn't get any of the three so took the rhubarb roots out in the lawn. He was relating to us some of the heroic deeds performed by him in the past &amp; United States, of how he headed a torch light procession and was so disguised by his uniform &amp; medal that he was not recognised by his father, he also saved a young man's life from drowning and was rewarded by his boss the young man's father by a ten dollar bill &amp; three weeks board free. Another time he stopped a train wreck by his presence of mind and drew another ten dollars as a pass to go where ever he wanted to on the railroad or a chance to learn braking, he stayed at the job a week and one day when he was in a reckless mood (good mood for a train man) he boarded a train which was headed he didn't know where and was landed in Niagara Falls where he got acquainted with his wife, and in course of time drifted to the condition in which we now see him.</p> <p>Frank &amp; I drove down town to-night and took Jonas &amp; his rhubarb roots home, and got the saddle &amp; bridle</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>from Bobbie Leany, they are roughly made, the saddle being half covered and riveted but they are nearly new &amp; I think are worth six dollars. When we got back we found Dad. &amp; Dick had gone down to the Scotch man who works for Harry Ansley to minister to a cow which is not enjoying the best of health. Nice day may rain soon.</p> <p>Wednesday May 21st</p> <p>It rained a little this morning and looked cloudy so we just did odd jobs. Dad. took up some of the rotten apples out of the cellar and drew off what cider was left in the barrel. I didn't do anything much but took a walk around by the wheat &amp; oat fields whcih are doing fine.</p> <p>This after noon we got the spreader into commission again and hauled out seven loads. The shed is nearly empty now. I fixed Dad's. saddle rack up on the wall in the drive house and started to make one for mine between loads, while Dad was out spreading. A big thunder storm blew up about tea time to-night but it stopped raining long enough for me to go down to band practice, but it more than pelted when Dick &amp; I came home. Dick had to work to-night. He got a telephone from who he thought was Roy referring to his 24th of May visit but it afterwards transpired to be Wiggins down at the drug store enjoying himself at Dick's expense.</p> <p>Thursday May 22nd</p> <p>It rained hard during the night so we couldn't do much, we made an {ewe?} trough for the west side of the old house and made the rest of the saddle rack I started yesterday. Dad. also opened some ditches out in the oat field.</p> <p>This after noon Dad would have liked to have started plowing the corn ground but as there were several errands to do in town, we we thought this would be a good time to go. We got some groceries, and Dad got a chain for Dreadnought and a ring for his nose. We took the waggon wheel down for Butler to put the bands on as they were both broken. Dad. was very pleased that Vyse saw him going down with the wheel and inquired after it as it was off "the best waggon made" which he got from Vyse. We bought a little giant sprayer from Huby for ten dollars, they are no use as sprayers but have a good tank which was what Dad wanted to put out at the pump for watering stock, a good pair of wheels &amp; a tongue besides a lot of old iron, Huby is selling them for Jack Paine</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Jack told him to sell the ten for for $100. and, Huby has been selling them at $10 apiece and he says Paine called him up, and gave him a great calling down, he wanted him to sell them all to one man. Huby told him he was a fool and asked him what one man would want to buy 10 no-account sprayers. I went down to band practice to-night, and got back after eleven. Nice day, but cloudy.</p> <p>Friday May 23rd</p> <p>I planted out some lettuce plants this morning and Dad &amp; I got some rails and took them back in the waggon to the gully to repair the fence there, we also hauled up some for the house. About noon I drove down town with Dick's valise as he went going to Toronto to-night to stay till Monday night. Frank went down to see him off.</p> <p>After dinner Mr. Krompart drove in with a Gould. Shapley &amp; Muir agent who talked a little about a windmill but didn't bother many. Mr. Krompart went over the spreader ajusted several mistakes in the setting up which the other fellows made the principal one being changing the double trees on the evener. The way they had it, the single horse had the short end and so was pulling twice as much as the team. When they went Dad. &amp; I went and cobbled up the gully fence and opened the gap so as to let the cows in the far end as the grass in there is getting rank.</p> <p>Frank says the old black &amp; white cat has a large family on her hands now, but her hands are equipped with six or seven fingers each. Poor Fits had part of her tail nearly cut off in the door to-night. Dad was going to finish the job but forgot. It has been cloudy all day but quite cool. Old {Roy?} has succeeded in overthrowing the election on the school by-law. He got ten illegal votes, his own son's among them and it seems every illegal vote no matter on which side it was polled counts against the majority.</p> <p>Saturday May 24th</p> <p>Dad. started to plow the corn ground to day he plowed a headland all around the field this morning so as he wouldn't have to tramp on the clover at the north end of the field. This after noon he got quite a strip plowed and harrowed over. I put in the day cutting lawn and it was awful. It hadn't been cut for over a week and all this rain to-gether with a dull lawn mower wasn't a very good combination to make a satisfactory job. Frank worked around this morning and this afternoon went down to the creek to fish with the rest of the</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>inhabitants of this part of the country, but I guess only drowned worms as he wasn't hardened with luck on his return. Winnie came over after dinner and I drove her home to-night. Enah to Tiddums down town and I shunted the buggy down to the side walk for her Win went down &amp; came back with her. To day at noon we placed a ring just below the septum nose of poor Dreadnought. It has rained once or twice to-day and been cloudy &amp; sunny &amp; hot by turns.</p> <p>Sunday May 25th</p> <p>Frank went to Sunday school and church this morning but was the only member of the family who attended. Dad &amp; I went up to Ham Thompson's to tell him we named Dreadnought. and he will soon get the registration papers. We were up there quite awhile and it was after noon when we got back.</p> <p>This afternoon we put the saddle on Ginger - and gave her a lesson, I didn't get on her because Dad. says it is no use "breaking" her, she has to be "trained." Dad, &amp; Enah &amp; Tiddums drove out to Shand's but there was no body home. Lila &amp; Frank went out after merells but didn't get any. Nice day rather inclined to be cloudy, quite cool to-night.</p> <p>Monday May 26th</p> <p>I spent the day cleaning up back of the woodshed and the east side of the old house and have it looking pretty decent now. I also cleaned out the gear case of the separator. Dad. plowed all day and got a nice chunk done. Enah went down town about noon to buy wall paper and stayed for the afternoon. The stores were all closed to-day instead of Saturday so the drug store was only open for a couple of hours. Dad &amp; I had dinner alone.</p> <p>To-night Frank and I drove down and met Dick. The old turkey that was sitting in the old house hatched out to-day Dick got home safely and had a good time. Everyone was well in Toronto. Cloudy and cool all day.</p> <p>Tuesday May 27th</p> <p>Right after breakfast Dad went down to Sam Laws and got a roller and rolled down all he had plowed. The calves got out of the orchard and Dad and I had a devil of a time getting them back in again. We hauled out one load of manure.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>In the afternoon it drizzled rain most of the time and we helped Mrs McBride put down the carpet and paper Auntys room. They are working there yet. (9.15pm). Cold miserable day. To Richard, thanks.</p> <p>Wednesday May 28th</p> <p>We hauled out eleven loads to-day one of them was pitched on yesterday. We are only going to haul a little more and then work up the corn ground. The old turkey which was sitting in the old house got out with her family to-day, there are nine of them and they all look lively.</p> <p>I went down to band practice to-night they had the regular one as there is a dance on to-morrow night. Harry Moon was present for the first time in many weeks, I had began to think he had been wiped off the map, but it looks more as if the map had been wiped of him or at least buried with whiskers. He has some thing the matter with his face and can't shave. They have the Ivey gang about {winched?} now on the school board as Blight who was on Ivey's side has dropped out and that gives the other side the majority and they can elect any man they like to take Blight's place, before there was a deadlock. Gus Smith fell off a scaffold somewhere to-day and broke his shoulder or some thing I couldn't hear any details from any one but over heard Harry Moon saying some thing about it up in the band room which was so chuck full of noise you couldn't drive a nail in it.</p> <p>Johnny Walker's mother &amp; old Mrs. O'Harra of Norkway died yesterday &amp; to-day. It was quite mild this morning but there is a cold wind to-night.</p> <p>Thursday May 29th</p> <p>We hauled out enough manure to-day to go over to the hickory nut tree which is as far as we are going to put corn in. We got along very slowly the first part of the day as we were getting it out of the old shed where the implements are and it took us about an hour to put on a load, but we have it just about cleared out of there now and this after noon hauled five loads out of the barn yard, that is enough for awhile now.</p> <p>Vyse was over for awhile this morning. Fred &amp; Carl Coleman were over this after noon. I rode Ginger for the first time tonight. Dad. - got on her first - and rode her to the end of the lane, then I took her down to Sam Law's corner. We have</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>had the little saddle on her every night but one since Sunday, and she has behaved a little better each time. To-night Dad. put his heavy saddle on her There was another dance on to-night but owing to "pecuniary liabilitys" I spent a quiet evening at home. Dick worked till after midnight so did not feel in much humor to attend either. Warmer to-day.</p> <p>Friday May 30th</p> <p>Dad. plowed all day with Harry &amp; Belle, and I disked with Joe &amp; Ginger as neither they nor I are much account on either end of a plow. Dad. will finish plowing to-morrow if all's well and it won't take us long to work it up. Mr. Henderson &amp; Ronald were down this morning for Dad to have a look at their horse.</p> <p>To-night Mr. &amp; Mrs. Jim Waddle &amp; the little girls came in and Jim &amp; Dad talked till about nine o'clock, before we had tea. Dick had work late again to-night. I had another little ride on Ginger to-night she turned in at the open gate into the corn field and also onto Sam Law's lane, but otherwise was pretty good. It has been cloudy most of the day and sprinkled a few drops now &amp; then, a lot warmer to-day.</p> <p>Saturday May 31st</p> <p>Dad. plowed all day but is not quite done yet. I disked with the little team all morning but as Dad. saw he couldn't finish plowing to-day said I might as well not work them this after noon but cut lawn which I did. He disked and harrowed over all he had plowed to-day. before he turned out.</p> <p>Peg. Long &amp; Bill Dunbar came over to day after Bob. Miller's hay which was to be part payment for {Ray?}. I helped them put it on and they took a good one. Jimmy Corbett was in at noon to get Dad. to go down to see his sick colt but Dad declined the invitation on the grounds that he was too busy but told him what to do. Lila spent the after noon and night over here.</p> <p>Tiddums is growing a tooth now and is pretty cranky. Tige appeared to show an interest in Tiddums to-night whent he was out in his buggy but when Tiddums endeavored to get a strangle hold on her eye she ceased her attentions. Dick did not get home to-night, as this is the last day of the month I suppose he had to work. Cloudy this morning, clearing and developing into about the hottest day this month. We didn't put the saddle on Ginger to-night. I have been barefooted most of the afternoon.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday June 1st</p> <p>The boys went to sunday school &amp; church &amp; I went down to church. It began to rain soon after we got out so we went down to Huby's after for dinner. Huby was in his bare feet and had just finished hoeing his garden. Frank &amp; I came home soon after dinner but Dick went up town.</p> <p>Dad. &amp; I went for a little ride to night. I rode Joe &amp; Dad. Ginger. Mr. Fleming, Vyse, Roy Bannister &amp; Allan Law were over here to night day. I saw Jim Blaike down town this morning. It has been very hot to-day with two heavy showers the last of which was to-night.</p> <p>Monday June 2nd</p> <p>Dad. was greatly surprised this morning as he was going to the cow stable, to hear a strange whinny in the horse stable and upon investigation to find Belle the grand possessor of a colt full brother to Queen. He is a lively &amp; strong little fellow and has been on his feet nearly all day. He is about the same color as Davy &amp; has the same triangular spot on his fore head he has two white feet both on the same side and his legs are as crooked as rams' horns.</p> <p>We heard yesterday that Johnnie Walker had been made take his horse off the dray on account of a sore neck which it had. and as we were very anxious to get the corn field finished up and as the advent of Belle's colt has knocked the use of her, we drove down to see what arrangements we could make for getting Johnnie's horse. We met him just coming out, and he said he wanted to get the horse out to pasture and that we could take him, but would have to be careful about working him or that "thingh" by which he meant Aikens I suppose would be jumping on him again.</p> <p>Aikens was the one who raised the row and it was nothing but a dirty piece of spite work. He didn't go to Johnnie him self but to Ellis Ryersie who was driving for Johnnie as it was while Mrs. Walker was dead in the house, and told him to tell Johnnie to take the horse off. Ellis evidently thought there was enough trouble in the house so refrained from mentioning it, whereupon Aikens tried to get out a summons against Jack, but Bond wouldn't issue one. Most people seem to think it was a low down trick of Aikens to bother Jack at such a time especially when it is none of his business anyway. Dad. went up and saw the old horse whose name is Joe. and found he has a sore shoulder as well as a</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>sore neck but decided to bring him home and try to fix him up. We got a collar at the barn there for him and Dad put a short pad under it, and as the draught comes above the lump on his shoulder there is no weight on the raw part at all. As long as we plow harrow and disk with him there will be no weight on his neck so he promises to be just what we want. Dad plowed a couple of rounds with him &amp; Harry before dinner and he says they make a dandy plow team and Joe never felt his shoulder in the least. He finished plowing that piece quite early in the after noon and says he wouldn't have finished with Belle but this team doesn't feel the plow any more than a waggon.</p> <p>I spent about half the after noon printing Dads. name on the cream can and there is room for improvement on the job at that. the other half I spent mowing the rest of the lawn. Mrs. McBride was washing here all day. Dick had to work late tonight but he and Frank both get a holiday tomorrow as it is the anniversary of the King's birthday. They say the Polocks got on a tear last night and broke all the lamp in the park. It has been quite cold this afternoon. It looked this morning as if it would be hot but a wind got up at noon.</p> <p>Tuesday June 3rd</p> <p>Dad. went down with Joe &amp; Ginger this morning and borrowed Vyse's roller while I went out and disked with Joe Walker &amp; Harry. Dad rolled the field and then harrowed After dinner he went out with Joe Walker &amp; Harry and disked. I played catch with Dick and hoed.. for about an hour and a half - and then brought the little team out and Dad harrowed with them while disked. He started to roll crosswise to-night but didn't get half over it and Vyse told him to bring the roller home to-night - although when he got as far as Martin's Odd. told him Vyse had said they could have it in the morning.</p> <p>Dick spent the morning in bed &amp; the afternoon down town playing ball. Frank cut weeds in the fore noon and went fishing up in the upper pond this after noon but I guess his visit will soon be forgotten by the finny inhabitants of that spot as what few did happen to run into his hook, he did not deem worth of transportation home so kindly returned them to their natural element. He has been hearing great tales of the angler's luck out at the celp and built on-going out to-day but could find no one to accompany him. Jack Ivey came over this after noon to buy hay. Dad told him he could have the hay but</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>unless it rained we wouldn't be able to haul it, but they sent their team over and got a few forkfulls for to-night. We found one of the little turkeys nearly dead, this is hard weather on them, we were hoping it wouldn't rain but he said they had six thousand little osters wich needed rain badly. Jack Martin told Dad to night that the latest piece of devilment of Old Ivey is to have Cousin Willie &amp; Bob Miller disqualified as school trustees as Cousin Willie drew up the papers for trans ferring Mrs. Gordon's property over to the school and the school have bought brooms from Bagley &amp; Miller some time. Both men I think have gone to Simcoe to see Kelly about it, and Dad. went over to Martin's tonight to remind Jack that Old Stringer has done carpenter work for the school and so should be put off too if it is legal. Mrs. Charlie Martin was the only one home so he left the message with her.</p> <p>They found out to-day that it wasn't the Polocks that committed the depradation in the park the other night but a couple of pesky Yankees who are working at the fish shanties. Hugh McQueen &amp; Aikens went down to arrest them to-night. Hugh got one but Aikens chased the other one down the plank road and I don't know whether he caught him or not, they ought to run Aikens in with them. It was pretty hot all day. A big thunder storn blew up late this after noon and for awhile it looked as if we were in for a "souser" but it only rained enough to chase us in off the field and then stopped</p> <p>Wednesday June 4th As Toby went to band practice tonight or at least Wednesday and Thursday nights he is behind in writing this up as this is Friday night We finished working the corn ground Toby disced all day and I rolled it twice and harrowed it once we have it in first rate shape. Cold wind nearly all day.</p> <p>Thursday June 5th</p> <p>First thing after breakfast I went over where Bill was working at Iveys and drove his team while he came over here and marked our corn ground, he finished at noon. After dinner Toby went down and borrowed a planter from Mr Fleming and we got more than half the field planted There was quite a frost last night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday June 5 6th We did not get out very early this morning, several interruptions before we got in the field and just as I was going to begin to plant Will Donald drove along and well, "Talk about talking". Toby went down to Alfreds to see if he could get a corn planter that would do better work than Mr. Flemings, he got one but it was worse. We did not finish at noon there were still 13 rows to plant.</p> <p>I had to go to a raising at Frank Ryerses, there were lots of men there and they had every thing done before seven O'Clock, We had a grand lay out at tea and I came home with Mr. Fleming. Toby had finished the corn, and he &amp; Frank had (the pens all ran out of ink so I am finishing this to-morrow night myself) the chores all done when Dad. got home. Jonnie came over tonight and &amp; got a little field corn and an ear of Golden Bantam to plant in his garden, he stayed a little while but as no body made any effort at carrying on a conversation he soon left. Jack Walker came after Dad to night as he was nicely in his first sleep about twelve o'clock to go down and see his new horse which had colic or some thing and which was quite recovered when Dad arrived. Al. Faulkner &amp; Charlie Long were both in attendance. Dick did not get home till late owing to surplus of labor. The Woodsons all came yesterday after noon. It was hot all day and almost suffocating to-night, looks like a big thunder storm.</p> <p>Saturday June 6 7 th</p> <p>Dad. &amp; I went down to Bruce's this morning but found that he &amp; Mr. Ashbow U.S of Caledonia were up Mud. Street on a "professional visit, so we drove up the town line till we met them and brought them up here to have a look at Dave &amp; Osprey who have not been acting as we would like to see them lately. They were here to dinner and Mr. Ashbow proved to be a very entertaining talker.</p> <p>This after noon Dad. went down town and got his hair cut, while Frank went over and worked in John Quanbury's garden for him. I hoed a little in the garden here but spent most of the time hunting crows with Frank's rifle, although I had several good shots I failed to inflict any visible injury on the villains they have been preying upon the little turkeys and now will be at the corn field when an opportunity offers. I scared</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>them off with a bullet everytime I saw them light this afternoon. Dick did not get home to tea again to-night. It rained hard last night and this morning but cleared off and has been quite cool &amp; windy to-day.</p> <p>Sunday 8 9th</p> <p>The boys went down to Sunday school and church Dad (after a good deal of squirming) also attended the morning service, he tried to induce me to go but when I unselfishly offerd to stay at home to take his place he couldn't very well get out of it.</p> <p>I cut a little wood watered the horses &amp; fooled around. I went out once with the rifle in quest of crows but as none were in evidence in the vicinity of the cornfield I in my wrath sought to drive a bullet to the heart of the hickory nut tree, but owing to my unpracticed marksmanship it escaped unscathed.</p> <p>Lila came over this afternoon and she and Frank went back to the gully armed with the rifle and returned this evening with a quantity of wild strawberries, which we were not aware of being developed into an edible condition, Dad, Enah &amp; Tiddums went down to the Woodson's till the latter grew into such a state of excitement which was unequaled in magnitude &amp; noise to any of his former vocal exercises, so much so that Dad. grew anxious about him and brought him home. I started to read Hamlet while they were gone. Dick spent this post meridian in town. Enah &amp; I took in church to-night and we all had tea after we came home It has been cold &amp; raw wind all day again to-day.</p> <p>Monday June 9 8th</p> <p>We were late this morning anyway and before Dad got the team out Walt. &amp; Tom McCall with Dick {Faulmshy?} came in and their visit culminated in Dad. going back with them to see a colt of Walt's which just came this morning, they weren't gone very long, When Dad. refused to take five dollars from Walt. for just taking him down town &amp; back in his automobile, Walt said he was glad to see him in such affluent circumstances financially but Dad told him that if he had a little pile the fiver would have added to it and persuade him to accept it but as he was penniless that amount would only be tantalizing, this was before he knew that Tom Abbott had been in while he was away and left a cream check for twenty five dollars for the month of May, which we don't consider bad for three cows &amp; two heifers one of</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>which (Erie) doesn't produce much more than a quart of milk. Dad started to plow the old garden before dinner we are going to put in potatoes, mangels &amp; turnips there if all's well as it is such a loamy spot, he only got a few rounds done before dinner.</p> <p>At noon he got thinking about the little colt down town and as he knew that it wouldn't be properly looked after down there where there were so many around he thought he would like to have it over here as he hated to think of it dying, so he went over to the Martin's and telephoned Walt. and told him if the colt wasn't any better and he liked to bring it over here to do so, which he did about four o'clock. He, Bob. Rankin &amp; I suppose Jack Davis Yeagers man &amp; the colt came over in the automobile and Billy Loan led the mare over, she is the gentlest thing to handle &amp; work around ever lived. They were here for quite awhile and gave the colt some refreshments they have to hold it up it is so weak but it is well aparently every other way and is willing enough get up but can only flounder around.</p> <p>Dad got up at midnight and fed it. He gave it some whisky &amp; milk but it didn't like it much This colt to-gether with old Joe begins to make Barrett's farm look like an infirmary for afflicted members of the equine race.</p> <p>This afternoon I wed a few carrots till Dad. yelled at me to tell me the cattle were in the clover on the north side of the gully. I wemt over with some wire &amp; pinchers and found the miscreants were John &amp; Fred's calf, but one wasn't enough to put them back through the hole they got through so I left them &amp; Dad &amp; I put them back to-night.</p> <p>Bob. Rankin &amp; Mrs. Rankin drove over to night to have Dad. look at their horses feet which I guess are all right. Vyse was over to say that our roller has come but is the wrong kind owing to a mistake of his in the order, and I suppose will have to be shipped back. We didn't get through till very late to-night. It froze last night and there has been a cold wind all day &amp; it is cold to night.</p> <p>Tuesday June 10th</p> <p>As soon as it got warm enough we got the mare &amp; colt out of the boxstall and put them in front of the drive house in the lane so she doesn't move more than ten feet away from it. This after noon it got a little cold there so we put it around between the drive house &amp; barn. It shows great improvement to day. It can now stand up a little while by itself and has got up by itself a couple of times when we</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>saw it and I don't know how many times besides. Walt. Mrs McCall, Tom &amp; a couple of his pals were over this morning to see it. Dad finished plowing the old garden at noon &amp; this afternoon I disked it while Dad. harrowed over the corn ground. This morning I went back and fixed the hole in the fence where the calves got through, I also cleaned up the lawn mower.</p> <p>We didn't get any word from Aunty to-day and as she said in her last letter she would like to come home with Miss Battersby to-night we didn't know whether to expect her or not. Frank went down to the station and met her as she did come. to-night. She went to Huby's for to night she had written Aunty Maude a card yesterday but she had failed to let us know about it. It froze again last night but has been a little warmer to-day but raw wind Dick went down to a surprise party at the Culp's to-night given for Ray who is leaving town in the near future</p> <p>Wednesday June 11th</p> <p>Dad harrowed the old garden this morning but says it will have to be left till the sods dry out before we can work anymore on it. Bob. Miller &amp; Bill Dunbar were over talking to him for about an hour and bought Taurus for sixty two &amp; a half dollars. Bob. offered sixty &amp; Dad. asked sixty five, they wont take him till the first of July when he will likely be worth seventy. I cut some wood and a little lawn.</p> <p>This afternoon I went over to Tupper's to get him to come over and shear our sheep. I found him just finishing up his own. He came over about half past three or four and sheared three. Dad. started on one and Tupper finished it for him. He makes a very nice job of it and doesn't mind leaving a few nicks in the hide, we worked rather late but he said he would be back in the morning. The poor little colt died to-night. We noticed when we brought her out this morning she wasn't nearly as lively as yesterday and she has just been getting weaker all day, and to to-night she just "gain out".</p> <p>I went down to band practice to-night and told George {Faulmshy?} about it. Walt was in Delhi and had not got home yet. The poor old mare feels pretty badly. It has been quite summery today.</p> <p>Thursday June 12th</p> <p>Tupper came over before we had breakfast this morning and "proceeded" to shear the rest of the sheep, we chased them around into the barn so as we could catch them easily. He got through about eleven and as he</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>had his wool with him to take to market I went down in his rig with ours. We had 45 1/2lbs and at 18cts got $8.19. Dad get 1/7 of that. Frank gets 1/4 of what is left &amp; I get the balance. Tupper beat us by a dollar and he only had six fleeces to our seven but his were bigger sheep, he had fifty something pounds &amp; got the same price. We took it down here to Penman's. Vyse was working on Uncle Ward's side hill so I went to see him about the roller that is here for us but he says it isn't the right one.</p> <p>This afternoon Dad. buried the little colt and I worked a little in the garden. Mrs. Brad Bowlby came in to see Tiddums I guess and Aunty &amp; Enah went down town Aunty stayed all night. Ada. &amp; Hubert Lawrie were over for awhile. Hubert is just here for a day or so. About five o'clock Dad. &amp; I drove Belle out to Jim Waddle's.</p> <p>I went down to band practice to-night and didn't get to bed till twelve. Dick came home with me his new suit came to-day. Pretty hot, breezy. Tom Law's automobile upset last night the other side of Simcoe and nearly killed Harry Dyer and injured Tom. They thought at first that Dyer's back was broken but that report was contradicted later, but he is in pretty bad shape in Simcoe</p> <p>Friday June 13th</p> <p>Dad. went down town this morning with the waggon and got Joe &amp; Ginger shod, he also got Aunty Maude's refrigerator. I cut a little lawn and chored around till noon. About twelve Enah heard the fire bell, and I set out hot foot for the town but when I got over behind Vyse's I noticed the smoke over by Mrs. Munroe's. I got there just as Al Faulkner arrived on the {hump?} with the bus &amp; fire pails. It was the house I think that Bill Philips used to live in, but is now occupied by a fellow by the name of Smith and is owned by Person. They soon had the fire checked but not before it had burned down the kitchen and part of the roof.</p> <p>It was late when we got through dinner. Dad. and I went down to the mill to get some flour &amp; chop. Dad took some grist down this morning. When we got home, he went out and harrowed over the old garden, I didn't do any thing much as I felt lazier than a yellow dog.</p> <p>Mrs. Skey &amp; Mrs. Battersby came over this after noon. Aunty came over after noon she got a ride with old Fawset. Lila also came over to spend the night. Frank &amp; I went down to the stump to-night, the water was fine it was the first time in for me this year. It was very hot to-day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday June 14th</p> <p>We caught all the calves but Bobbie's when we fed them this morning, they have not been feeling very lively to-day. Bill Oaks came over for a drink and visited for about half an hour. He is going to leave Ivey to-day. We cut potatoes most of the morning.</p> <p>This after noon we got some ice out to put in the refrigerator, it is meling a lot but seems all right in side. Frank went to a picnic this after noon that Mrs. Tuck was having for her Sunday School class. We did not get out in the field till about three and then Dad ploughed some furrows to plant potatoes in the old garden and we planted four rows. We planted Huby's early ones which he has been telling us ought to be planted for the last month. two rows from the west side of the east section.</p> <p>Alfred came over while we were out there and paid a short visit. Dad. &amp; I had to go down town to-night for some stuff. Lila went down with us. Tupper went past to-day and told Dad he was going to begin road work on Tuesday.</p> <p>Sunday June 15th</p> <p>Frank went to Sunday school but Dick didn't get up in time; he, Dad. &amp; I drove down to church. Dad. &amp; I went in the choir. The Rev. Larry Shey prought about the Dominion Alliance and its efforts in trying to "Abolish the bar". I walked home with Paul Lee Woodson. Dick stayed down and is not home yet (9.10 P.M.)</p> <p>This afternoon I read till I went to sleep, and then read again. Mr. &amp; Mrs. Frank Faulkner were over, and Walt McCall, Dave. Waddle, Powell McKintosh &amp; Bill Davis came over. Walt. said he would send over his mare in the morning. Dad. &amp; Tiddums went down to Alfreds so missed all visitors. Enah intended to go to church to-night but Tiddums woke up about that time so she stayed home. It has rained quite a few times to-day and has been sunny &amp; hot in between.</p> <p>Monday June 16th</p> <p>Dad. &amp; I planted the rest of the potatoes this morning and went over to Sam Law's before dinner. This afternoon we moved the kitchen stove from the inside kitchen to the woodshed, we didn't have enough hands and the consequence was the base got broken and now the stove is supported by columns of brick, we then went out and planted three rows of mangels. We had a garden line which was to short and had to be stretched</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>twice in the same line. Dad had to make the drill with a stick and I shook the seed in with a can with a hole in the bottom, which worked all right. Tonight I went down to band practice and got home just at twelve. Aunty went down and spent the evening with Mrs. Bumpas at Mrs. Skey's. It was too late to wait for me so she came back alone. This has been about the hottest day we have had 90 in the shade I think</p> <p>We are hearing a lot of talk now about the enormous almmount of money the government &amp; the railway are going to spend on harbour improvements. I found our poor black &amp; white cat killed this morning in Joe's stall I suppose she has run up after a mouse and frightenend Joe when she stepped on her. Frank has undertaken to raise her family for her but has a hard job making them drink. We heard yesterday that Harry Dyer was dead but I heard to-day that he was better yesterday.</p> <p>Tuesday June 17th</p> <p>Dad. &amp; I worked on the road all day, we took Harry &amp; little Joe and the plow. Tupper, Mrs Flemming, Mr. Walker &amp; Ben were all there with teams. They plowed a ditch from the corner to the top of the gully on our side of the road and took the dirt and filled up the holes around the culvert and covered the stones that have been the source of many a cross word coming from travellers mounting the hill. Of course there are a lot of kickers, that feel called upon to tell us that a worse mess couldn't be made than the job we are doing but they cant suggest a remedy. One mug told us we might better be home in bed. Dad. told him we would much rather he.</p> <p>Roy telephoned Dick to-day that Aunty Louisa died this morning so Aunty went down on the five train. Tonight I went down with Dick intending to go to Aunty Maude's &amp; Ada's party at Mrs Scofield's but when I found out that it was to be mostly {illegible} I thought I had better be in bed. The Woodson boys went down with us, and Dick his best to persuade us to go up but they didn't want to go so we came home and Dick stayed and says he had a good time and any ammount of dancing. Lewis treated the four of us to a dish of ice cream. Pretty warm but not so bad as yesterday.</p> <p>Wednesday June 18th</p> <p>We worked on the road all morning. As our time</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>was finished at noon by Dad. &amp; the team alone. Tupper rewarded me with a dollar for my services, he said he knew I wasn't worth it but as it was a government job, he would let it go. at that. This afternoon we planted a few more mangles and have another row to plant yet.</p> <p><br />To-night I went down to band concert, it was the first night we have been out this year and the first night I ever played in public, I guess I did as well as ever, but just about froze on the stand and was so stiff I could hardly walk home. Very much cooler and cloudier to-day.</p> <p>Thursday June19th</p> <p>I went out this morning and planted the rest of the mangels (one row). Dad disked up the unsowed part to the garden and then started to plow the other half of the corn field for wheat, This after noon I raked the garden and got a place ready to plant corn but only got one row of Golden Bantam in on account of the rain. Dad. plowed all the after noon</p> <p>Our corn is coming up very nicely except in a few hard spots which are as dry as a bone. Dick came home to-night and we had some music to-night. We had quite a thunder shower about noon and another about tea time We needed them badly but they weren't enough</p> <p>Friday June 20th</p> <p>Vyse came over this morning and told us our roller was at the station. so Dad told him that we would go right down and get it and for him to wait for us to set it up. When we got there it proved to be a nine foot instead of an eight foot one which was ordered so Dad. did not accept it. We went up by town to get some cream jars at the hardware store and around by the Spaints for Vyse to inquire after Alex. who was taken sick last Monday night, and they have been afraid he would have to be operated upon. He is better this morning.</p> <p>I planted the rest of the corn when we got home and Dad. went back to fix the gully fence where Fred's calf got into the field. I went over to the Quanbury's at noon and got some tomato and cauliflower plants, but just as I got home it began to rain and poured all the afternoon. There were a few very close claps of thunder but I don't think anything around here was struck. The ground was just about flooded but it didn't take it long to run off &amp; in. I read myself to sleep and slumbered till about five when I went out and we planted out the tomato &amp; cauliflower. It is raining quietly again to night. Very hot this morning. My Frank brought us over a lovely bunch of peonys this morning.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday June 21st</p> <p>As it was too muddy for Dick to walk or ride his wheel (which was down town any way), I drove him down town as far as Mrs. Lawson's, I didn't care to go any farther on account of my appearance. Frank &amp; I wed out a few onions. Frank got quite a lot done, he is getting skilled at the job from his practice at the Quanbury's. Dad. started to clean out the wood shed and we helped him a little. We also steadied &amp; levelled the separator. It took nearly all the afternoon to the the wood shed cleaned but it looks a lot better now. Frank went over to Mrs. Martin's with the cream and got eight more tomato plants from John to fill out the row. I put them out and helped him put out some Cabbage plants, he has sixty out now. He got another hatch of chickens over at Jack Martin's these are single combed ones to keep for ourselves, he also went over to Law's and got the butter.</p> <p>To night he and Dad. have driven down town after the mail &amp; some groceries, as Dick did not come home to tea. Dad. wants to see Emery about a corn cultivator which I saw he had for sale this morning. It has been cool and cloudy all day.</p> <p>Sunday June 22nd</p> <p>The boys went down to church and Sunday School this morning but I went back to the gully for an hour or two instead and I guess was just as much benifited as if I had gone to church. I found a breach in the fence where I suppose John gets through into the alsike and patched it up as well as I could. I took a walk way up around by Robert John's and fell in with Edmond England coming from Ivey's where he has three heifer's pastured.</p> <p>While I was gone Dad. went down town and got Huby and Lila to come over for dinner and see the farm. Win came over after dinner. This after noon Harry &amp; Mrs. Moon and Jack &amp; Mrs. Walker came over. Harry spent about half an hour trying to take a picture of Queen &amp; the colt, but Queen was too tame and wanted to examine the camera while the colt was a little shy and would get behind Belle. Then Old Harry seemed to think tnat it was his likeness which was wanted or else Ginger would take a run across the field and the rest would all be after her. At last however Johnny got Mrs. Walker's parasol and attracted their attention enough for Harry to get a couple. Dad. drove Huby home soon after dinner and</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>I drove Enah, Win &amp; Lila down and Enah. Win &amp; I went to church. We over took all the Woodson's but Lewis coming over here after church. When they left we had some sanwiches is place of tea which we missed. Lovely day sunny but not hot cool to-night.</p> <p>Monday June 23rd</p> <p>Sam &amp; Allan Law came over this morning to borrow our waggon, Lewis Woodson also came over with a scythe blade to be sharpened. I spent the day in clearing the blue grass field of daisys and strawberries there were some fat ones back there. When I went out this morning I had designs on a patch of daisys which we could see from here and which I thought I could corner in an hour or two but when I over there I found a lot more on the side bilt, and they took me the most of the day. I pulled them, which took a good deal longer than to cut them as I had first intended, so I am not through yet with the patch I set out after.</p> <p>Dad plowed all day. and at noon drove down to see Emery about his cultivator but Emery couldn't find the teeth for it then. but. I went down to-night to band practice and he told me he had gone out to his fathers and found them out there so I guess we will buy it. It was half past eleven when Dick and I got home. pretty fairly hot.</p> <p>Tuesday June 24th</p> <p>I went back and harvested the remainder of my flower garden. and got through a little before noon with out feeling any regret at leaving. At noon Dad went down to Emery's and brought the cultivator home. I cut a little lawn while he was gone.</p> <p>As the trip down town delayed dinner we were late getting out and by the time we got Belle in and harnessed to put on the cultivator it was about three o'clock, but it was just as well for she was inclined to be pretty balky and mad at six. Dad drove her up and down the field once then she balked and soon got her to behave fairly well, and got a nice start on the cornfield to-night</p> <p>I worked in the garden till dark and then Frank and I went for a swim and got back about ten. Frank had just started his exams today and appears to be very interested in them, he thinks he passed in the subjects he had to-day. Arithmetic, Spelling &amp; Writing. Hot &amp; sultry I have felt about half asleep all day. Dad's head ached and he felt pretty rotten about noon</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday June 25th</p> <p>As it showed symtoms this morning of being an extra hot day and as Belle's colt didn't seem very well this morning on account of being away from her while she was working yesterday, and because she cut up rather rustily yesterday. Dad. went over to Sam Law's before break fast and borrowed old Ben. to cultivate our corn. Dad. plowed all day with Harry &amp; Joe Walker so I was sentenced to keep Bent and the cultivator in the straight and narrow way lying between the corn rows. He went pretty well all morning and for awhile after dinner till I started to go crosswise; but then I couldn't do anything with him, he did his best to step on every hill and wouldn't mind at all. Dad. took him a couple of rounds or so while I plowed and said he went pretty well but I couldn't see any improvement. When Frank got home from school he rode him for awhile and things went better. Tonight Frank took him home and we decided not to cultivate any more till he got through with school, he is just having his exams now and tomorrow &amp; Friday is his last day. Frank's guinea hen started setting today. Drat {ink blotch on page}</p> <p>Thursday June 26th</p> <p>I worked in the garden all day, and got most of the weeds out but nothing else done. Dad. plowed all day and finished the rest of the corn field for summer fallow. Wyatt Waddle came in this afternoon with a duplicate of the broken casting on the manure spreader.</p> <p>Aunty came home tonight. Dick met her and she stayed at Huby's all night. Dick started the other day to take music lessons from Miss Wimmer. Allan Law brought our waggon back this morning. Very hot and sultry to-day.</p> <p>Friday June 27th</p> <p>It rained last night and the thunder which accompanied it was deafening. There was one clap that fairly shook Dad out of bed, and he went around shutting all the windows. When he got to ours I partly woke up but if it hadn't been for him I would never have known there was any thunder. It has been a very stifling day. It was about 90° in the shade and so muggy and wet we could hardly breathe. Dad. plowed all day on the old corn stubble and nearly croaked with the heat and his uncomfortable footwear. I planted</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>out a few tomato plants which Frank found coming up from seed among the potatoes. I was to lazy to do any thing else much. Aunty came over about noon.</p> <p>This after noon I put on a bathing suit and hooked up Joe and took the buggy down here to the grist mill and gave it a good washing. Lila came over just as I was starting so got on a bathing suit and went down with me and I think enjoyed herself immensely, going right up under the dam and all over. I got well washed off by by getting under the stream that overflows from the flume but there was awful force to it. I went down at seven to-night and attended the Methodist strawberry fistival with the rest of the band. Dad. Dick, Frank &amp; Enah were all there. Aunty &amp; Lila took care of Tiddums. We got home pretty fairly early and had a good time.</p> <p>Saturday Saturday June 28th</p> <p>I plowed all day to-day. Dad made three strike outs yesterday and I turned then under leaving about three feet for Dad. to finish up on each land. I got around three strike outs, and didn't do so very badly considering it was the first day I had put in at the job never before plowing more than three or four rounds at a time. It seemed to go much better and I made a better looking job this morning than after dinner. I had old Harry and Joe Walker who made a pretty good team once they got started of but I generally had some trouble at the ends - as neither one of them much more than enough braints to make a square meal for a chipmonk. Dad. took Belle out to cultivate but she acted pretty mean so Frank came out to hold her she was still bad till Dad. took her and Frank took the cultivator, when she worked like a charm and they continued operations all day in this manner but did not quite get over the field. About five o'clock the colts came up the lane and some way knocked down the bars into the field and took a race down the corn field and back, but we soon got them out.</p> <p>Aunty went down town to see Mrs. Bompas who I think is going away soon. They expected Quint home to-night but he didn't come, but may be here yet for the first. Fairly warm but nothing like yesterday.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday June 29th</p> <p>We got up fairly early this morning and Dad drove Aunty up to the cemetry with some flowers before Sunday School. None of us went down to church except Frank. Hubert &amp; Edith Lawrie came over with Aunty after church for the afternoon.</p> <p>I left at half past one as this was decoration day for the odd fellows - and the band furnishes them with music for them. We had to march from the Dominion Hotel to the School house - and as it was the first march for me I didn't enjoy it much, what made it triply hard for me, I had no music harp for my horn so had to hold the music with half of one hand, play with half of the other and hold the horn with half of each so I couldn't do any thing properly. Then I got out of step about half a dozen times in every block and every body suggested hobbles or some other contrivance to keep my length of step at about a foot &amp; a half instead of three feet. We rode up to the back from the cemetry on Val. Lany's dray with Johnnie Walker's team. We played a few old hymns up there and marched back from the school house to Harry Graham's store to "Auld Lang Syne". There is a great change for the better in the appearance of the cemetry since Munroe has been looking after it.</p> <p>When I got home I found Mr. Blaikie here, his arm is badly crippled with rheumatism, he just came up for the first, was going to Alfred's to spend the night, and to Simcoe to-morrow. There was great excitement up the Radical road last night, as Art Williams was going home after midnight he saw Geordie Waldick's barn opposite Cory's place on fire, Geordie wasn't home so he alarmed Stringer's. They just nicely got it out when they saw a fire at Chart Wooley's so they going over there, they saved the barn but the straw stack was burned. Next thing a blaze was noticed over at John King's, who being more unlucky than the other two lost his barn and all his implements. It was evident that this was the work of some man, and for some reason I think they tracked him they suspect the fellow who lives at Cory's. I forget his name any way they had the house watched, but as Dad. &amp; Enah told were going to church to-night they were very much surprised to meet this same man walking leisurely along the road in front of this place. Dad. informed Art Quanbury - and this led to Hugh McQueen and Faulkner in Al's automobile starting in pursuit</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>and his recapture on the way to Renton. He deserves all he gets for being fool enough to keep to the road. Yordie Waldick and some other fellow were in here while Dad. was at church to see him about some vetinary business. Mr. Blaikie and Alfred were also over. Lila stayed all night over here. Very hot for me to-day, breezy and not extraordinary for other people.</p> <p>Monday June 30th</p> <p>I plowed a few rounds this morning but made such a mess of it that Dad. took it and Frank and I cultivated corn. I led Belle and he held the cultivator she went fine, we got over the rest of the corn crosswise and nearly half over it lengthwise. To night I went down to band practice, Aunty polished my horn up beautifully for me this after noon she went down with me to see Quint if he came, but he didn't. Dick waited for the late train which did not get in till after eleven in hopes that Quint would be aboard but was disappointed. I saw {Stuffy?} to-night. Mrs. McBride was here this after noon washing. It has been pretty hot all day but a nice breeze, awfully hot to-night. Quite a few are into their hay now.</p> <p>Tuesday July 1st</p> <p>Dad went down to Vyse's, and from there down town to get the roller, it came all right this time and they set it up at Vyse's and left in there for the present. He had to stop in at Martin's on his way down to see their cow who got into the chicken cook-house the other night and filled up on every thing she could find. and now is in a rather critical condition.</p> <p>Among other things I hoed some of the corn in the garden this morning and then Frank and I went to the stump and enjoyed a good swim. Frank went on down town with the lawn mower to have it sharpened, but I came home, and had dinner as I had to be down town by one as the band started performing then, we played for awhile on the bandstand, and then went around town, they took us in to the three hotels and to Jake's.</p> <p>Jack Paine was very much in evidence on these occasions making all sorts of rash promises to the band, such as sending up a new set of instruments or anything else they wanted if each member would send him twentyfive bulldog ammonia coupons. At the lower hotel, they struck up, "He's a jolly good fellow". and Jack and the rest of them down there danced and kicked up a row, till they got out</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>of wind and then he commenced to talk, but as they were waiting for us out side, we had to leave him much to his disgust, without all the good wine he had been promising us. I rode Frank's wheel home to tea and changed my once white pants as I thought I might take in the dance. We played awhile over in the park till the orchestra had to go in to the dance, by that time I didn't feel much like dancing so sat around with Egg Thompson &amp; some others and came home early</p> <p>Among the chief numbers on the list of sports was were a a slow horse race which Hazen entered but was disqualified because his horse stopped, and which ended in a dispute, as some thought that Dave Fields who came in last let his horse stop, but others said that it didn't stop for although it wasn't making any progress its feet were going. Another was a tug of war between Simcoe &amp; Dover. The Dover end of the rope was supported by Hugh McQueen, Sandy Leitch etc. and walkeded right down the road with Simcoe, but it also ended with {picking?} for some reason or other. Harry Moon yelled him self hoarse at that,</p> <p>An unadvertised sensation was created by the arresting of a motor cyclist by Val. Leany. It seems the fellow either through non control of his machine or whisky or pure devilment or all three was {illegible} the roads through the crowd at a very reckless and dangerous rate. He did stop at last and evidently objected to peaceably accompany Val to the cooler, so that gentleman picked him up, put him under his arm and carried him in out of the hot sun. I heard afterwards that Bond tried him and that he contributed nineteen dollars to the municipal treasary.</p> <p>A Simcoe man dropped dead over at the Dominion at noon. I suppose he collapsed with the heat, that didn't cause much excitement though as everybody else felt the same way. It was almost unbearably hot especially under a coat that has been collecting the bandroom dirt for an unknown number of ages.</p> <p>Wednesday July 2nd</p> <p>Dad. plowed and. Frank. Belle &amp; I cultivated corn all day. We finished the field lengthwise and got up as far crosswise as where Frank &amp; Dad. begun the other day. We are going to leave it that way for awhile now. To-night I went down to the regular weekly night band concert. Lila came over and spent</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>the night, she cut her lip quite badly inside by falling off Frank's wheel several times. It swelled up like a sick toad or we wouldn't have known she hurt as she didn't feel it. Aunty went down town to-day and to-night Mrs. &amp; Miss Woodson came over to inquire after her as the cook though some delusion on her part had told them she fainted while going through their place this afternoon. It rained a few drops this morning and has been a most comfortable breezy day.</p> <p>Thursday July 3rd</p> <p>Vyse came in this morning with our roller, he and Aikens were going out to haul in his hay. Dad had to go over to Martin's to see their cow and when he came back he got the mower out and cleaned it up I turned the grindstone while he sharpened one of the knives. Mrs. McPherson and her three angels came overe to spend the day. I hope they enjoyed thenselves, for then somebody would have. Arthur would have if they had let him spend a little more time in the blacking box and flour tin.</p> <p>After dinner Dad took the mower back the other side of the gully and started on the half of the old wheat stubble, the other half is in alsike. I went back with him till he cut a round. He didn't quite finish the field to-night but has a couple or so hours more, he said none of it would be fit to rake before tomorrow noon anyway. When I came up I worked in the garden till six. Frank thinned out the carrots and Paris Greened the potatoes. Dick got home to tea to-night. Very hot again to-day.</p> <p>As the cats have been taking a duck or two lately Frank has moved them, the ducks, out on the front lawn. They don't add to the beauty of the place any, but I guess no body in particular cares a cent. Dad had to go over to Martin's again to-night as the cow is in a worse condition, he punched a hole in her stomach and has created a spring of chicken feed with the above mentioned stomach as the source.</p> <p>Friday July 4th</p> <p>Dad. went back as early as he could, which was pretty late to finish mowing. I didn't do any thing much but start to make a rack for the beans to climb on, about ten I went back to shake up some of the hay which Dad. cut yesterday but mowed instead Dad. went to shake up the hay but found there wasn't enough of it to make it necessary so went</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>over and visited with John Wess McBride who while cultivating corn was taking things as coolly as possible. Some men were there putting a new roof on his barn and he wasn't at all satisfied with it. We finished mowing about noon. When we got to the house we found Huby there with a horse and buggy out electioneering. This was the day, they voted on the by law to fix the canning factory's taxes. but every body had forgotten about it. even the canners themselves. Vyse told them he had forgotten and had been thinking it was the twelfth, and telling people that was the date.</p> <p>Huby stayed to dinner and Dad. &amp; Aunty drove down afterwards with Joe, while Huby went after Uncle Ward &amp; others. Win came over with him but went home with Edith who also came over as she pretended to be scared of the horse which ran away several times so Huby said. Mrs. McBride came this morning to paper our room and Frank has been helping her all day. It rained all the afternoon so I didn't do any thing much. Dad. cleaned out the cellar and I helped a little break the sprouts of some apples potatoes. Mrs. McBride &amp; Frank finished the room to-night all but the border on one side which they didn't have enough of</p> <p>Bill Dunbar and some other fellow came after poor old Taurus this morning they led him down and although he was quiet enough they had a little time with him as he didn't know what being tied up meant. After dinner both the Dr. Burts. from Simcoe came in to see Dad. They had come down to look at Martin's cow but she was just about dead, she died soon after. Dick didnt come home till late but hadn't heard how the election went.</p> <p>Saturday July 5th</p> <p>I drove Dick down this morning as the roads were too muddy for him to ride or walk. He got me the rest of the roll of border and a few other things to bring home. Martin's were just about to inter the remains of their cow when I came home and were evidently waiting for Dad to come and hold a post mortem as he told them he wanted to yesterday, he went over but said it was to long after her death to make any observations.</p> <p>He and Frank then went down to the mill with some grist for chop. I tied binder twine together to make a trellis for the beans to climb on. This afternoon I just walked around the garden. Frank planted out another row of cabbages. Dad. cut weeds around here</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>and put up the other piece of larder. Aunty went down town this afternoon but came back to tea. After tea Dad. &amp; I drove down town I tried to get some coarse salt but couldn't but got some chloroform for {Yran's?} butterfly. I then went over to the dance - and put in a very miserable time - as no body would dance or have anything to do wth me. Dick was there and never missed a dance. It rained hard last night but there has and has been pretty hot all day although there was a very nice cool breeze off the lake this after noon.</p> <p>Sunday July 6th</p> <p>Dad. &amp; Frank did all the chores this morning as I didn't get up very early. Aunty &amp; Frank went down to Sunday school and Dick and I went to church. This after noon Dad. Enah, Aunty and Tiddums went out to the Shand's and stayed to tea. We did chores. Dick spent the afternoon down town in swimming. Frank went back to the gully and I tried to draw a picure but didn't make much of a job of it.</p> <p>To-night the boys fed the little ducks some whisky soaked grain and they got lazy eyed two or three could hardly walk, and would roll over &amp; over. It has been cool &amp; quite windy all day. It rained a short time this after noon.</p> <p>Monday July 7th</p> <p>This was Dad's. birthday so we didn't get a very early start although we never do any other day either. Dad. went over and raked up the hay he cut and finished at noon I went back with him and started to cock up.</p> <p>Frank had to take a consignment of sick little chickens over to Jack Martin to have their case diagnosed, he pronounced it chickenpox and ordered them to be quartined, fumigated, disinfected, vaccinated and about half a dozen other things, when he got back he came and cocked up too.This afternoon we took the waggon back and put on a load. It took us nearly two hours as the the hay was very loose &amp; short and the wind was very strong. Frank went a head of us and bunched it out of the windrow, Dad. pitched on &amp; I loaded or piled it on the rack. We cocked up a little before we came up with the load.</p> <p>Aunty Maude, Win and Lila came over to-night to wish Dad. a happy birth day. I went down to band practice and got home soon after eleven. It has been very cool and a strong wind all day.</p> <p>Tuesday July 8th</p> <p>We cocked up all morning and finished about noon all but about one load in the north west corner</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>we then all went over to John Wess. McBride's to get some information regarding slings, as Dad. never used them before. We found out all we wanted to and he gave us an ash board to make the uprights which bolt on the rack. We were over there quite awhile and didn't get back till after one so by the time we had dinner did chores and pitched off the load on the rack it was pretty late. It looked a little like rain so we went out and got the load that was in windrow instead of rigging the slings. We couldn't take it quite all in one load but it didn't rain anyway. Frank bunched it all up, so as to make it easier to pitch on. I loaded it again and it didn't upset. It was after six by the time we got up with it. Winnie came over this after noon and stayed all night. Lila went home. Very nice cool day and not so windy.</p> <p>Wednesday July 9th</p> <p>We spent the whole morning in fixing the sling rigging on the rack and oiling the pulleys and making general preparation for getting in the rest of our hay. We also put off the load by hand which was on the rack We got a good start after dinner, but as it was the first time we had ever had the sling ropes to bother with, we didn't get on extra fast, but we got it off with out any trouble as the slings worked fine. We went back and got about half a load on when a very heavy thunder storm blew up and we all got soaked to the skin. It didn't last long as we left the field as soon as it began and it had nearly stopped when we got to the barn. We had a hard time coming up the hill as it was too slippery for the horses. Old Harry fell right down once on his nose - and they both came down on their knees two or three times, but I don't think either of them sustained any serious injuries.</p> <p>Lila came over after dinner and came out to the field with us. so got soaked with the rest of us. Dad took down a panel of the barnyard fence when he drove the team through into the field with the sling rope so had to take the horses out of the field, he put Belle &amp; her colt in the boxstall and turned Ginger &amp; Queen back the lane in fear &amp; trembling best they should get into the barbed wire, and to-night before tea we noticed Queen in the pasture field and on investigation Dad. found she had jumped the lane fence, and had a few scratches on her but otherwise was not hurt. Ginger was all right. I went down to band practice concert to-night. Dad. &amp; Frank drove me down but I was late. I</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>just missed the first piece. I came home with Dick. Very cool and breezy. They got their smoke stack up to-night at the canning factory.</p> <p>Thursday July 10th</p> <p>Frank and I cultivated corn all day, we started to go twice in a row but made such little headway that we knew we wouldn't get over all of it so went once in a row. We also went up between the potatoes rows, they are coming slowly but the grass is bad in them and they need hoeing. I am afraid our mangel crop is a failure, it looks as if the seed was no good.</p> <p>Dad. started to cut the new meadow this side of the gully where the wheat was last year, he only started to cut a part of it which was west of the old garden but didnt get it quite done. One of the sections on the blade got loose this morning, and he was delayed quite awhile fixing it, then at noon we sharpened the other knife. Lila has spent the whole day going back and forth from the house to the fields, watching her chance to drive the horses or hold the cultivator, she wanted to go home to-night as to-morrow is her music lesson day. but Aunty thought she would be too tired so persuaded her to stay.</p> <p>Aunty &amp; I went over to the Woodson's to-night and spent a very enjoyable evening. Most of the family were out in the kitchen assisting the cook to entertain her two gentlemen callers, who were a mexican who Paul Lee says is the Ingram's cook and a negro dwarf from Simcoe, they had a banjo or some instrument but were stage struck before so large an audience. We got home about half past ten and every one was in bed. Dick stayed down late to the dance to-night and forgot to put the light out when he got home.</p> <p>I discovered to-day that my big knife was gone out of my overalls pocket and I am afraid I have lost it in the load of hay, which means that it is gone forever, it was a dandy too. Very cool all day cold to-night</p> <p>Friday July 11th</p> <p>Lila went home when Dick went to the Bank. He, Toby &amp; Frank drew in two loads of hay in the morning and unloaded them with the sling it worked beautifully it was a lovely day to work "clear and cool", in the afternoon they raked the hay that was cut and put part of it in cock, they were quite late coming in from the field, and we were very late having tea</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Hattie had a long visit from Mr. Law, who brought the butter. before tea I went over to see Mrs Battersby and Ethel, Hattie took the baby out for a little while. Dick came home to tea he wrote to Ferdie Wiser and went to bed very early. Harry and Hattie drove out to {see?} Harvey Shand in the evening.</p> <p>Saturday July 12th</p> <p>It began to rain this morning before the boys got out in the field, and rained heavily nearly all the forenoon. They were very disappointed that so much hay was out, but they were busy all the morning with the numerous odd's and sod's which are left waiting for a rainy day. Harry helped us with one or two bits of work in the house, while the two boys began to tidy the drive house, he then went to help them at that, they got it finished and Frank cleaned his chicken house. I made a mistake in saying the rain began before they went to work, it looked very like rain early this morning, but it was cool and windy so Harry and the boys did go out and raked up more of the hay, hoping to draw more in today, but the rain came on and drove them in.</p> <p>After dinner Toby drove Enah down town Dick did not come home to tea, he is staying over for the dance. We heard from Roy, he said Jean was coming to the Woodson's tonight. Since tea Toby and Frank have been for a bathe at the mill. This is Cousin Lila's Birthday, Enah went to see her, and took her some cream.</p> <p>Sunday July 13th</p> <p>Aunty and the boys went down to Sunday school and I met them at church. Aunty stayed down at MIss Battersby's for dinner, she came over to-night with Lila. Dick went down to the lake this after noon and didn't get back till about eight o'clock.</p> <p>Dad. Frank and I took a drive after dinner. We went out to the Winding Hills east to Black Creek. South to the Dag's Nest and up this road home. We were pleased to note that the other neighbours are not much farther ahead than we are and their crops except the wheat are not much better than ours</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>I didn't feel very husky this afternoon, I guess I haven't had enough sleep lately. Nice day, but windy.</p> <p>Wednesday July 16th</p> <p>We got up extra early this morning in order to get in a good day hauling hay, we got out soon after seven to unload the load standing on the barn floor. While Dad. and I were in the field after a load Frank took the pulleys and ropes down out of the barn as we want to fill up our horse stable mow with the hay we are now hauling in. Dad. had to change the car from one track to another when we came in and that took half an hour, then we found our slings wouldn't work there, the first lift nearly knocked the old ventilator chute over, there was one would hardly go in the doors and the hay all dropped out of the last one for some unknown reason we got the fork to lift what had dropped but it wouldn't work in the short blue grass.</p> <p>It took us about two hours to get through which was rather discouraging, we got in one more load before noon and two this afternoon, they went up all right but we didn't put on nearly as big ones. We quit on time as this was the night of Dad's party out at the Shand's, and we had to have the hay rack to carry them all. One of the Miss Shand's drove in this afternoon and took Enah and Tiddums out, they will stay all night as Tiddums wouldn't go very well with the load. There were twenty two of us on the rack and lots of room, besides all the crowd at the Woodson's (10) there were Mrs. Hobbes and Miss Prest. Aunty Maude and Lila Ada, Miss Beemer and Edith Lawrie, Dad., Aunty and we three boys made a nice load. There was quite a bunch out there consisting of Shand's and relations of Shands, Mr. &amp; Mrs. Nixon and very sleepy son from Renton and a Mr. Hare with his mother, who is a sister of Mrs. Shand's came all the way from Jarvis.</p> <p>Mr. Hare had his clarinet with him and also his violin, but he wouldn't play the latter after he had heard Miss Prest. He is the leader of the Jarvis Band which had just started this year. I had to miss the band concert to-night. We had music of every description and a good time. We didn't leave till after mid-night. and it was about half past two when we got all the passengers delivered at their different places of abode and got home and the horses put away. I was dead sleepy. We didn't see a living creature down town but Mr. Hobbes was stalking up and down like a ghost past the bank waiting anxiously for his family</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>A fierce cat fight some where in the neighbourhood of Billy Frank's cottages made us aware that Dover was not completely enveloped in slumber. Winnie went to Waterford to-day with the other Miss Beemer, she will be in a very joyful state of mind as she passed entrance with honors. Poor Lila failed and feels badly although nobody would know it from her behaviour. Nice, cool breezy day, cloudy to-night and sprinkling a few drops of rain when we got home.</p> <p>Thursday July 17th</p> <p>Dad. got up a little later than usual this morning, I slept till after seven and Frank spent the best part of the morning in bed, but it had rained quite a spatter so we couldn't do much in the field. We just puttered around. Dad. worked a little in the garden and cut some of the grass and all the young plum trees on the front lawn and some of the thistles in the plum orchard. I mowed lawn.</p> <p>This after noon Dad. went back and started in to cut the alsike I cut more lawn and thinned some onions while Frank scythed thistles. About five I went back and cut alsike till dark while Dad came up and did chores and had tea. He had been having a hard time with it clogging up the knife, as it was wet and a lot of stuff in the bottom. I had just as had a time for awhile but it got better. Dad. Dick and Frank all came back when it got pretty dark and Dad. thought we could finish it to-night, but decided that we had better leave it till morning. It was about half past nine when we got up to the house.</p> <p>The Miss Shands drove Enah and Tiddums home this afternoon. Tiddums was tickled nearly to busting at getting back home again. Damp and muggy drizzled nearly all morning.</p> <p>Friday July 18</p> <p>Dad. went back this morning to finish cutting the alsike Frank and I went out to cock up the rest of the hay in windrow, but found it too wet so just turned it out and went over to the alsike field. Dad. told us to go up and get the rack ready to put on a load, so we went up and threw off the hay which was left on from the night of the party and put on the ladders and sling standards. Dad. came up just as we got about through.</p> <p>Mr &amp; Mrs. Harry Dyer with Nancy drove in about this time and Harry was dickering with Dad. about his lots on St. George St. Dad. told him he could have the two for $6.00 but he wouldn't sell one separate. Harry said he would decide and let Dick.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>know to-morrow. We went out and got one load before dinner. Mr. Lamb came over to see if he could get some hay. Dad said if he would send a couple of men and a team &amp; waggon over he could get a load but we didn't have time to haul it, so he said he would.</p> <p>This afternoon we got another load in and unloaded, and then went out to cock up the rest of the wind rows. One of the little black kittens followed us out and caught a very young mouse and gobbled it. We didn't get quite through before tea, so Dad. went out after tea and worked at it till nearly ten and still left some.</p> <p>Frank and I drove down town after tea as Dick didn't come home and Frank wanted to see the Maple Leaf to know his fate - as to whether he passed his exams. although he made it seem as though getting his wheel was the real object of our trip. The wheel wasn't done so we went down to Huby's to see the paper, he was very disappointed not to find his name among the successful candidates as he was pretty confident he had passed.</p> <p>Poor old Jim Low was killed to-day by Dave Turner's engine. He was crazy with drink and as near as we know jumped in front of the engine before Dave could stop for him, the engine threw him and I think fractured his skull. He died an hour or two afterwards without becoming conscious.</p> <p>Aunty, Enah &amp; Tiddums went visiting this afternoon at the Johnston's and Martin's, Aunty went over to Mrs. McBride's to find out why Frank didn't come to pick cherries but no-one was home. Dick didn't get home till after midnight as he went up to Mrs. Scofields where Ada and the rest were having a dance, Pretty warm to-day.</p> <p>Saturday July 19th</p> <p>Dad went out early as soon as he got up and raked up the alsike, he finished about eight. I got the cows and milked. While Dad. was having his breakfast Ivey's men came and got a load of hay out of the field, after we had cocked up the hay which Dad. didn't finish last night. we went over and started to bunch the alsike, it was pretty dry but did not seem to be shelling out much. It was about ten o'clock when we went out, and as we had quite a lot done by noon, we took the rack back with us after dinner, and when we finished bunching the alsike, put on a load of the old clover &amp; weed hay. It was six when we got it on.</p> <p>When we came up Mrs. McBride was here picking cherries, Frank has run away again they haven't seen him since Wednesday morning, there is a search party composed of Jane on the look out for him now.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Aunty went down this after noon to stay all night. Frank wanted me to go for a swim to-night but it was too late. While I was milking this morning one of the little black kittens crawled up the edg of the pail I had filled and fell in I pulled her out as as soon as I could but was a little doubtful about using the cream from that pail. However we did separate it into a separate dish as we thought there was lots worse things than kitten often coming in contact with cream, and the separator is supposed to take all dirt out of the milk any way.</p> <p>The alsike back there is full of bees' nests. Dad got stung over the eye while he was raking and his face is so swollen up that I believe he would scare some people at first glance for that side of his face is exactly like poor old Simply Jim's. Windy and cool looks rainy.</p> <p>Sunday July 20th</p> <p>The boys went down to church and Sunday school but I went for a swim instead. I went in down below Quanbury's as Chris told me there was a good place. There is a good bottom and you can wade out a long way. Dad. went off without any dinner to take Huby to Jim Low's funeral. It was private but they didn't know it and so were the only ones at it. They didn't get home till late as Huby wanted to go down and see the canning factory's corn field at King's and also Mrs. Bill Oakes to see if she would come and pick cherries. Dad says their corn field is only a few inches high. About four o'clock I dressed up and went down town I intended to get a film for my camera but was too late, so didn't go up town. Dad drove Enah and Tiddums down when he went home and we all stayed at Huby's to tea.</p> <p>Aunty kept Tiddums while Enah and Aunty Maude went to church. I went to church and expected to hear the choir boys sing as they were there this morning but they didn't show up, there was a big crowd there expecting them, thery are camping down here and got fooling around so could get dressed in time to get to church. Instead we had a little shrimp of a lay reader from Vittoria who chewed the rag about some thing or other which was supposed to be a sermon for about three quarters of an hour. After church Dad. drove Enah, Tiddums &amp; Aunty home. I started to walk the same time they did and beat them. They met the Bawlby's with Louise in an automobile on their way home, she expects to be down some time this week. Nice day threatening, and rained quite a shower before tea.</p> <p>Monday July 21st</p> <p>I started to cut the timothy this morning but made</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>so little progress and became so exasperated at old Harry &amp; Joe Walker who were pulling the machine for me that I had turn the job over to Dad. They were driven nearly wild by the flies but that wasn't my fault. Old Joe would walk leisurely along next the standing grass and stop now and then to munch tomothy heads or bite a fly while old Harry at the same time would get a fly chewing him and as he seemed to be of the opinion that he could run out from under the flys if he went fast enough he would everlastingly rip things, however Dad took them and finished the piece soon after six to-night. Frank and I cultivated corn all day we got it done lengthwise from where we left off the other day and crosswise up to the hickory nut tree from the road.</p> <p>Sam Law came over and borrowed our spreader this morning and spread all their pile which they had back in the field they are going to put wheat on. Allan brought it back to-night and said they had lost the crank to wind back the apron Clark Matthews brought Teddy over to pasture this afternoon. He saw Dad yesterday and told him he hadn't a care in the world except his wife a white cat and Teddy, who according to his own assertion knows as much as a man. He is going for a long trip to the coast I think, and is taking his wife with him, I don't know what will become of the white cat, and he wanted to know if Teddy could come over here, so Dad told him if it wouldn't add to his care in stead of lessen it to have him surrounded by barbed wire fences in a very bad state of repair, Teddy might come over and stay with our colts for awhile. Jean and Adelena came over this after noon to stay for a few days.</p> <p>Tonight I went down to band practice, there were only a few of us there as Harry Graham was having a dance over in the pavillion Walt. had some new music there which proved very unpopular and punk. Aunty went down town with me to stay all night, and Dick went to the dance. Cool.</p> <p>Tuesday July 22nd</p> <p>Dad raked up the hay he cut yesterday first thing I hoed potatoes till he got enough to start cocking up then went at that. Frank also started but it got to heavy for him so he hoed some more potatoes. The hay is mostly pretty thin it is not so bad at this end but up at the other end of the field the cocks are few and far between. It is pretty fair hay blue grass &amp; timothy except in</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>the low holes which Dad. didn't rake. we didn't get finished to-night. This afternoon every body but Dad and I went to the Sunday school picnic. Enah got home about eight, and Frank &amp; the girls about half past nine. Win who got home from Waterford to-day came over with them. Dad. &amp; I quit at five o'clock so as Dad could go to the mill for a bag of flour. just as we were coming up we noticed two men departing in an automobile we supposed it was Walt McCall, whoever it was left two cigars behind on the gate post.</p> <p>Frank McBeed was over this morning to pick black currants but there were none ripe. Isaac Johnston drove a couple over at noon who had a little spaniel with a split toe nail which they had brought over to Dad for advice as to treatment. Dick I guess is working to-night. Cool and windy.</p> <p>Wednesday July 23rd</p> <p>Dad. &amp; I went out this morning and finished working up the timothy; we then came in and threw off the load of clover and weeds that was on the rack by hand as we put it over at the barn for the sheep and didn't want to change our car for one load. We went out and got one load before dinner. After dinner we unloaded it and got two more unloaded, one of our sling ropes broke in the middle loop, on the last load we couldn't have got another in to-night anyway.</p> <p>Lila went up in the mow with Frank to-night and while running around up there stepped on a fork full of hay which was lying just over the top of the chute, the hay was loose and she took a drop of about sixteen feet to the cement floor with about a half a forkfull of hay under her which likely came down with her, she cut her tongue and scrapped both thighs a little but was not hurt seriously, it is a wonder she wasn't killed.</p> <p>I went down to band concert to-night, it was raining a little when I went down and they didn't start playing till a while after eight. Louis came to-night, so I stayed down at Huby's till I heard them start so was late. It was raining so hard when I started home that I went down to Huby's and stayed all night. Dick came to the window soon after I got in to bed and said he was going to stay so came around to the back door and crawled in with me.</p> <p>I took the sling rope in to Jim Bannister to-night and he said he would splice it. I saw Vyse sitting out on his veranda and he seems to be in pretty bad shape, he says he is not going to try to do anything for a month. Betty Woodson came over to-day and the girls all went back to the woods with a bottle of hard cider which may account for Lila's conduct. Cool and windy.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday July 24th (mistake)</p> <p>Dick and I both got up about six this morning, Dick went around by town to post a letter and I went home. I went through Martin's and got soaked on the long grass Dick beat me home. Huby didn't have to go to work this morning as they laid the whole gang off last night on account of some unbusinesslike bungle, so none of the house hold was up. Aunty came out just as I was leaving to wish me a happy birthday, for it is just eighteen years ago to-day that I first squeaked. Dad. and Frank had the chores nearly done when I got home. I got all sorst of presents from every body. Dad. found my knife the other day that I thought I had lost in the hay, it was not hurt much. Dick did not hear about it till this morning and had bought me a new one but he exchanged it for a necktie before he told me.</p> <p>After breakfast this morning I drove down to bring Aunty and Louise over. Louise was not ready so I took Win. up town to get a plug of tobacco for Dad. before we got back we met Aunty on her way up town so we drove her up to get a tin pail to replace the one the Sunday school lost for us she also got some ice cream but forgot about it till to-night and then it was in rather a mushified condition. Before dinner we ran the binder out of the wood shed and this after noon Dad started to cut wheat he only got a few rounds but it will be a good start for to-morrow. Dick did not get home till late to-night he said the canning factory gang had gone to work again about nine o'clock all except Huby &amp; Bill Oakes who had gone fishing up to Doan's. Louise and Aunty went back to Huby's to-night. After tea Mr. &amp; Mrs. Bob Rankin drove over to have Dad look at their horse who has a few pimples on it in various places. Hot this morning but cooler this afternoon.</p> <p>Friday July 25th</p> <p>We got a pretty early start this morning and finished the wheat field at just six to-night. Dad cut all day and is nearly shaken to pieces from dropping into the ditches. Frank and I shocked up, and we each took one side &amp; one end so by this means kept up with the binder. Jean came out this after noon and helped us for awhile, its a pretty slim crop but won't take long to handle. Louise and Frank went down town after tea to-night. It has been a very nice day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday July 26th</p> <p>We hauled hay to-day, but only got in four loads, we were unloading with the hay fork as the loft is getting too full for the slings to work well. I went down town to-night to get my hair cut. Dad. drove me down and I got a ride home with Tupper and Jonas. Aunty and Louise stayed here all night so Frank and I slept out in the hay. Dick stayed down to the dance and did not get home till late. He got word to-day that he would have a ruise of fifty dollars in his salary. Lovely day.</p> <p>Sunday July 27th</p> <p>I drove Aunty, Jean &amp; Adelena down right after breakfast and they wanted to be down in time to get ready for Sunday school. I started to get ready for church but couldn't get a necktie that would slip through my collar before I got mad so just drove Enah &amp; Louise down and waited for them at Huby's. I tied Joe in front of the gate. Dave Waddle and Harry Battersby came and stayed most of the time I was there. This after noon Frank and I went down to get the scow to go up creek. Huby had just let a couple of the Polocks have it but he whistled for them and they brought it back, Winnie and Lila went up with us, we went up nearly as far as we could and did not get back in time for me to get ready for church. Dick went to church to-night as he slept till to late to go this morning.</p> <p>Mr. Lawrie and Edith came over and spent the afternoon Dad. drove Mr. Lawrie over to see John Wess McBride but he was not at home so they Mr. Blaikie who is helping John Wess this summer. It has been very hot and sultry all day and to-night wound up in a teriffic thunder storm. The rain started with the worst crash of thunder I ever heard. and the only one that ever made me cringe, it rained very hard but I don't think it lasted long.</p> <p>Monday July 28th</p> <p>Owing to the rain last night we were unable to do any thing with the hay, so I drove Aunty and Dick down town this morning and got Joe's shoes set of course it took Butler nearly all the morning but I looked at "The Literary Digest", and listened to Jack Spain talk when I wasn't holding Joe. I had to give her one small licking because she teased Butler to</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>much, I went over to Billy Langs while I was there and got a sack of binder twine to be ready for cutting the oats. Aunty came back home with me. Lila is sick to-day and put in a very bad night of it, Huby is still not working, they are having a meeting of the share holders of the canning factory this morning down on the band stand.</p> <p>When we got home about noon Dad. &amp; Frank were out straightening up the wheat sheaves that were down. They had fixed up the hay in the barn ready to put the alsike in. Dad. nearly killed himself while he was trying to tighten up the track in the barn. He had the big monkey wrench and could hardly reach to get it on the nut while working with it, it fell and struck him in the eye with a force which knocked him down and nearly stunned him, it left him with a headache for the rest of the day.</p> <p>This afternoon, he &amp; I went out to finish straightening up the wheat, we didn't bother with the thistly sheaves, we went down to see Alfred for awhile who was cutting grass along the fence in his wheat stubble across the road. We saw that Mr. Fleming was hauing alsike though it can't be fit. He has a lot more dead ripe to cut and his oats ought to be cut so we aren't so very far behind.</p> <p>Frank went over to Martins this after noon and got some more chickens, he also returned Sam Law's binder twine. I had an attack of the blues to-day caused I think from seeing the garden and lawn in such an eye sore state, but we got about half an hour's pulling weeds in the garden this evening so I felt a little better.</p> <p>To-night I drove Louise up to Mr. Frank Bowlby's. She would probably have had to walk from Lynn Valley there if I had not. It was after six when we left and I got back about nine in time to go to band practice Dad and Frank brought my horn down town and took Joe home, I stopped in at the Smyth's on my way home but Pud. was having a swim. I saw signs of the new railroad for the firss time. It has been very hot to day and to-night.</p> <p>Tuesday July 29th</p> <p>We hauled in hay all day but only got in four loads. Dad. &amp; Enah went down to the church concert to-night and Aunty stayed here to mind Tiddums. Frank and I worked in the garden till after dark and to night I am so dead sleepy I can hardly hold my head up. Very hot to-day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday July 30th</p> <p>We hauled wheat to-day. Dad. loaded because he can do it so much faster than I can and I pitched on. We only got in two loads before dinner and at noon I thought I was tuckered out but this afternoon got rested some way by working harder than ever and we got in three loads. This morning I laid them in the mow and Dad. pitched off but after dinner we made a change Dad. could mow them twice as fast as I could so I got on and pitched off. I took my shirt off and left it in the sun to dry and then I everlastingly threw them, I just about covered old Frank up two or three times as I couldn't get time to turn them but we made things hum. The neighbours are hauling in wheat to-day too. Sam Law we thought was going a little faster than we were but he could go from the field right into the barn. Mr. Fleming was going about the same and John Wess was too far away for us to tell....</p> <p>Quint came home last night for a couple of days and this after noon came over here for a little while, he seems to like his job well and is enjoying himself. Tonight I went down to band concert, and didn't get home till about eleven as I went down after wards with Quint to get some ice cream. The canning factory gang are still not at work. They had a meeting of the share holders to-night. It has been terribly hot to-day.</p> <p>Thursday July 31st</p> <p>We got up early this morning to get a good start but were sorely hindered. Dad. noticed strange cows in the lane as soon as he went out and found upon investigation that every heard of Vyse's stock had got in to our place. The horses were way back on the timothy sod near the oats and the cows in the lane although we don't know where they got in, it just took about an hour to get them back, we found the cows had been right through the corn but besides eating thirty or more hills had not done it very much damage. It was really my fault for leaving our wheat field gate open but I never thought a thing about it last night, and the animals had some way got Vyse's gate open about three feet and walked a cross the road into our place. Owing to other small but aggravating delays we didn't get out at all early and just got our wheat in and unloaded</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>by noon, we made two trips of it but could have taken it in one load if we had kneeded to. It just comes up to the first beam in the bit opposite the granary in the old barn and is the smallest wheat crop we ever want to have. We spent all the afternoon getting in the rest of the hay on this side of the gully, there was were just two small loads. It has been pretty hot to-day.</p> <p>Friday August 1st</p> <p>We started to haul alsike to-day but although we did our best we only got one load in and un loaded this morning, we got if off about eleven so instead of going back we did up all the chores before dinner and Frank and I planted some turnip seed in the garden. This afternoon we did better, we worked till nearly eight and got in three loads, there is a lot of it but we think we can get it all in to-morrow if we can get out good and early</p> <p>Quint went away this morning so Aunty came over here. Jean &amp; Adelena with the McPherson kids this after noon Dick came home early to go for a swim but as I couldn't go with him, he went back, had a swim at the lake and came back to tea. Nice and cool to-day.</p> <p>Saturday August 2nd</p> <p>We got up before sunrise this morning and for the first time this summer got out at seven. It took us a long time to get the first load this morning as it was miserable stuff to pitch, we just got in two loads this morning and two this after noon, and have all the best of the alsike, there is another load over there but it is very grassy and we did not think it would be worth thrashing especially as we are getting a little cramped for more room, so we shall likely put this over the cow stable. I pitched on both yesterday &amp; today. this. alsike where it is good is very light and easy to pitch and as it has been bunched up so long it lifts nicely.</p> <p>When we came up with the last load the old pig was out in the barn yard evidently looking for a nest as during the night some time a family of fifteen piglets arrived. Frank is going to raise three of them on the bottle owing to lack of lunch counter accommodation on the part of the old sow. Dick was late to-night - dance. Much hotter to-day and very windy.</p> <p>Sunday August 3rd</p> <p>I got up about half past six this morning and</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>instead of doing a chore I went down to the stump and had a good swim. I needed it the worst way. Dick and I went to church this morning. Dad &amp; Enah drove down and Aunty minded Tiddums. Frank went to Sunday school but not to church.</p> <p>This after noon I read myself to sleep, and don't know what the rest of the family did except that Dick went down town. I drove Aunty down to church to-night but as I had a little pain I didn't go but after taking Joe over to Silverthorn's took Pud. Slocomb for a drive up the Radical and down the Gravel. Pud has heard that he passed and is going to Normal in Hamilton next month. Gordy failed. Lila came over this morning with Dad. &amp; Enah and is staying here all night, she feels well now but is weak yet. Huby says he has quit the canning factory, and is not going to do anything now, but I think likely he will. It was very hot all day, cooler and threatening rain to-night.</p> <p>Monday August 4th</p> <p>Dad cut oats all day but did not finish the field, it is the one west of the lane next the gully, he had old Joe Walker and Harry, and said he could have finished it if he had had little Joe in stead of Joe Walker. Frank and I shocked up, Frank didn't feel well at all and had to feed his little pigs quite often so we didn't nearly keep up with the binder. I went down to band practice to-night but as Walt. Steele and Bob. Rankin were the only members present we didn't have any - and I came home early. I scared the gizard out of Frank when I got home to-night, they were all sitting tin the parlor where Enah was playing, and I went up and shook the pear tree by the window which Frank was near and as it was a still night old Frankus felt mighty uncomfortable. Mr. Hall, an old friend of Enah's came over to dinner to-day escorted by Cecil McPherson who greatly entertained us with his wonderful fairy tales of his experiences &amp; exploits. The gang at the canning factory went back to work to-day but Huby has quit and I am afraid is not doing anything. Nice day, cool morning and evening.</p> <p>Tuesday August 5th</p> <p>Dad. finished cutting the oats and we got them shocked up by noon. It is a pretty fair crop very good in some spots. This after noon we put off the load of alsike which was on the waggon and went back</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>and got all the rest of it except three or four bunches which we will bring up with the hay. It made a tremendous load but we got up safely with it. Frank went back with us to pick blackberries or thimble berries but didn't get many as they are not ripe yet. Harry Battersby came over this after noon to see us as he is leaving tomorrow, Lila went back home with him. Aunty went over to dinner and spent the afternoon at Mrs. Battersby's. Warm day &amp; cool night.</p> <p>Wednesday August 6th</p> <p>We unloaded the load of alsike which we hauled yesterday. It just went in and there was no room to spare. Dad &amp; I had to dig a runway for it first. We then loaded the wire that Robert John bought from Sid McBride a year ago to put up along our woods between him &amp; us on the rack and took it back we rolled it all out flat along the woods and this after noon Frank and I went back and cleared away the old fence and rubbish around it and trimmed the tree branches off so as the wire can be just tacked up temporally till Sid. McBride can come to stretch it as we want to turn the cows in the field which the woods are in.</p> <p>Aunty and I drove down town we got a lot of groceries and I got one of Joe's shoes set which she pulled a couple of nails out of someway. Lila came back with us. Huby has gone back to work again at the canning factory, and we are all very glad of it. I went down to band concert to-night. It has been cloudy and cooler all day and rained a shower before tea.</p> <p>Thursday August 7th</p> <p>Aunty and I got started about nine o'clock for Burford to see Mr. Hanmer and his sheep. We stopped for awhile at St. John's Church which is getting nearly finished and for awhile at Simcoe but arrived in Scotland near where Uncle Robuck lives about two o'clock, we stayed at Uncle Robuck's for dinner and as Aunty and I both went to sleep there we didn't leave for Burford till nearly five. It was about seven miles farther on and we got there about six Mr. Hanmer was just going to dip some sheep that were to be shipped to the other side, he had a government vetinary inspector there and so we saw the whole performance. As we were almost strangers to them we felt a little uncomfortable at paying them such an</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>such an unexpected visit at such a time of day, but they couldn't have been nicer or more hospitable and wouldn't hear of us going elsewhere to spend the night. Before going to bed to-night we found Joe had put her foot through a board in the stable floor and had to be moved. It has seemed to us like a lovely day, it has not been too hot and a little breeze the roads were fine and as we met very few vehicles of any kind were not bothered at all with the dust, the country is very dry though.</p> <p>Friday August 8th</p> <p>I don't know what time I got up this morning but I wandered around out side for a good while before I found anybody, but when I went out to give Josie a cleaning off I found her all cleaned, fed &amp; watered. Mr. Hanmer had tended to her, he thinks a lot of horses and admired Joe very much, he has a nice team of hackneys now and his daughter has taken a good many prizes &amp; ribbons for driving. We didn't have breakfast till rather late and as he had some business to do after wards, I didn't have such a lot of time as I would have liked, however he showed me a good many of his sheep and one ram especially which I may buy, he wants fifty dollars for him so I thought I had better speak to Dad. first. We also saw a few imported sheep which were going through Burford, but Mr. Hanmer thought he had lots that could beat them.</p> <p>As Aunty had said we would be at Uncle Robuck's for dinner we thought we had better go although they pressed us to stay there. We left at twenty minutes to twelve and got to Uncle Robuck's at about twenty five minutes after. We stayed there to dinner and left about three. Harry was off thrashing but came home just before we left. We went home by way of Waterford. and Aunty went to see Mrs. York &amp; Mrs. Boughner there for awhile. We got home before seven and although we enjoyed our drive &amp; visit immensly were very glad to be home again, we had to ask the way a few times but didn't get off the road much, they are fixing a bridge at the bottom of Decou's hill so we had to drive a little way down the fourth concession and get to the third through Sol. Smith's lane.</p> <p>It has been another very nice day, roads fine and quite a breeze in our face. It looked rainy to this morning but seemed to clear off again but to-night it is thundering and shows signs of a big storm. I don't know all that</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Dad. and Frank did while we were gone but yesterday they tacked up the wire along the edge of the bush enough to keep the cattle out of Robert John's till Sid. McBride can stretch it and turned the cattle in there. To-day Frank took the team and went over all the summer fallow with the disks and Dad. cut weeds and tidied up. Jean &amp; Adelena are over here to-night.</p> <p>Saturday August 9th</p> <p>It rained cats and dog's last night and things are so flooded we can do nothing outdoors. I didn't hear any thingh all night but they said the thunder was terrific. I drove Dick down this morning and didn't do much else all morning as it kept raining a little. It cleared off at noon - and I drove Jean &amp; Adelena down town as Jean's grand mother wanted to see her about something we got some groceries and came home I wrote a letter to Mr. Hanmer telling him that Dad. was willing for me to get his fifty dollar ram, it seems a lot to pay but if we never get any good headers for our flock we will never have any good stock. Frank and I went down to the mill for a bathe after tea and had a good one as there is a big head of water coming over. it began to thunder &amp; lightening &amp; rain heavily again before we went to bed. Dick did not come home at all to-night.</p> <p>Sunday August 10th</p> <p>It rained harder than ever last night and the cannonade of thunder was terrific with a steady blaze of lightening. It didn't bother me any, I don't think I would have wakened at all but Frank was afraid the barns would be struck and got up over me to investigate Aunty also got up to look around. but Dick slept through it.</p> <p>It was too wet for any of us to go to church or Sunday school so we didn't do any thing much all day. I drew a little and Dad went down and drove Dick home to dinner, but he went down again this afternoon as Wiggins wanted him to help him hang pictures in his room. It began to rain again about five to-night so I put on my bathing suit to go after the cows as Dad. couldn't have got them this morning if it had not been for Tige as the stream was so swollen as to be impassable. He found that they had been in John Wess peas the other night so shut them out of the woods. We heard that Joe Long had a horse killed the night before last with the lightening</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday August 11th</p> <p>Dad. went back to John Wess's first thing this morning to get Frank Faulkner's heifer which had got into John Wess's peas with the rest of the cattle but had not come back with them so was taken by John Wess &amp; put in with his. He was not at home but Blaikie was there so Dad. didn't get back very soon. I cut lawn off and on most of the day, I started to get the part across the the ditch cut as it had grown up pretty long. When Dad came home we started to dig a culvert across the front of the lane but after it was pretty well dug Dad. discovered that we couldn't make a satisfactory job of it with the material we had so we had to fill it in again.</p> <p>Dad. shocked up the oats over again all the after noon he said they were soaked right through and every shock had to be changed he didn't get finished of course. Frank thinned out the carrots this after noon and to-night. he &amp; I went to the moving picture show which wasn't bad. Dad. drove Jean &amp; Adelena &amp; Lila down as the two former are going home on Thursday. Huby &amp; Lila came over about noon. Huby had taken a day off to settle up some insurance business and Aunty went back with him. Mr. Bowby brought Louise down to-night, she was here when Frank &amp; I got home. Dick didn't get home till late, he is kept pretty busy now as Mr. Hobbes is taking his holidays. It has been sunny and very cool to-day. the storm has quite cleared off. To-day's papers are full of the news of great damage to property and general depradation caused by the lightening last Saturday night and the night before, all is not known yet as telegraph &amp; telephone wires are down all over.</p> <p>Tuesday August 12th</p> <p>Frank and I drove down and got Louise's trunk first thing this morning. Frank also got a new carborundum scythe stone which I broke on the scythe in a short time, Dad. sharpened the scythe while we were gone and I started to cut weeds around the fences as soon as I got home, by to-night I had all around the wheat field and on three sides of the summer fallow and corn there was none to cut on the fourth side, but my ribs and back ached so that I could hardly wiggle. It's hard work when one's not used to it. Dad turned nearly all the rest of the oat shocks to-day, he didn't quite finish it's a miserable job I would rather cut weeds even if</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>if it does break my back. Frank picked black currants from the old garden and nursed his young hogs most of the day. Sunny &amp; nice to-day. Vyse was in for quite awhile this morning, he told Dad he was going to sell out entirely and go West for awhile on account of his health. Lila came over for the afternoon. Frank went home with her to-night. Old Jonas was in to-night Ivy's have taken him back.</p> <p>Wednesday August 13th</p> <p>Dad finished turning and setting the oat shocks this morning. I went out and cut all around the field he was working in, and a little around the house, before dinner we put of the load of old hay that was on the rack we put what we could of it over the cow stable and left the rest in the shed, it was after noon when we got through so we got a pretty late start. after dinner Dad started to cut the oats over by the side road, we went out with him but didn't shock any up as we had to wait for quite awhile before there was room and we quit early to go up and do chores as I went down to band concert but Dad. kept on cutting till sundown, the ground is pretty soft, he has to cut around the holes and there is water standing in some of the furrows.</p> <p>Frank went down with me to-night, and got some machine oil and went to see the movies. There was quite an accident downtown to-day, the bridge going over the road into Bucks Park broke with a crowd on it, we don't know very much about it but there were none killed and I don't know that there were any very seriously hurt, but there were a good many bones broken, the canning factory is going full tilt now, Huby and the rest worked till dark to-night. Nice day, cool but sunny.</p> <p>Thursday August 14th</p> <p>Mr. Flemming came over this morning with the woful tidings that he wanted two men to help thrash this after noon, so Frank went over to John Wesses to get Blaikie to come in Dad's place. John Wess was about to start cutting peas but insisted on Mr. Blaikie coming. Dad. cut oats most of the day and finished some time during the after noon. I shocked up a few in the morning and after dinner Mr. Blaikie &amp; I lit out for Flemmings, we got a pretty late start as the machine wasn't there on time so will have to go back in the morning. We got word this after noon that</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>there was sheep down at the station for us we were so busy we couldn't go till night, then Dad. &amp; I went down in the waggon, we picked Huby up who was in a great state of excitement over the ram, (for it proved to be the one I ordered from Mr. Hanmer), if we hadn't come down he was going to have it sent over, he wasn't any the worse for his trip, as all hands at the station had been careful to keep him in the shade. I was very surprised to see him as I under stood Mr. Hanmer to say he wouldn't ship him till after he had been shown at the different fairs, he is certainly a beauty. Hot.</p> <p>Friday August 15th</p> <p>Dad. went with me to Mr. Flemming's this morning we finished there and had our dinner about eleven. Sam Law wanted us to go and help thrash his stuff and as he thrashed his oats out of the field he wanted our team and rack so we went out and put a load of our oats on to take over it wasn't a big load but we got forty seven bushels of good plump oats out of it, which will last us till we have time to thrash. We finished at Sam's a little after six and had our tea there so we were rather late doing our chores. Pretty hot to-day.</p> <p>Saturday August 16th</p> <p>Dad. and I went out this morning before the dew was off and turned out every shock of the first cutting of oats, we then went over and shocked up some of the others, we didn't finish but quit at noon and this afternoon hauled the others, we got them all in, there were only four more good sized loads, but it took us till about nine o'clock the last one, it was so dark we could hardly find the shocks, of course we didn't unload this last load. Aunty brought us out a little lunch at six and we had some more when we came in. Very hot and looks like rain soon</p> <p>Sunday August 17th</p> <p>I didn't get up till about nine o'clock this morning and then we three boys all went to the stump and had a good swim, about half the kids in town were down there, and we didn't hurry at all, it was about one when we got home. I didn't do any thing much this after noon but perspire. I started to read but went to sleep, it was too hot to sleep and I started to write but it was too hot to think, so I had to quit that. It rained pretty hard for a short time before tea.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday August 18th</p> <p>Owing to the little shower we had yesterday it was a little too wet to haul any oats this morning as we had intended, Dad. and Frank took a load of grist to the mill first thing, they waited till it was chopped and then went down to Mrs. Battersbys where Frank Slocomb is laying side walk and got a load of yellow sand from him to put in front of the lane gate where there is such a mud hole, they then went and got a load of rails.</p> <p>I raked up the weeds and chopped the grass with the lawn mower back of the old house and along the east side of it, I worked at it all day and although it looks a lot better there is lots of room for improvement yet. This afternoon Dad. went out and shooked up the rest of the oats. Dr. Hicks &amp; Cousin Willie went out to ask him if he would run against Bob. Taylor in the election for a school trustee next Monday, as he hates to see them so tied up in their business he said he would, but woudn't take time to get out &amp; work at all.</p> <p>Enah and Louise drove Joe down town this afternoon Jean Marks came over to say that she and Louise were wanted in Toronto to help christen Rebecca Lee Scott next Friday. Louise hadn't intended going till next Monday but I guess she will have to go Wednesday now. Aunty thinks she will go down with them. Dad and I went out about six tonight and brought in one load of oats. It has been hot all day cooler to-night.</p> <p>Tuesday August 19th</p> <p>We hauled in oats to-day but as we didn't get out very early and quit early we only got in four loads. We stopped work at five as I had to be down town at seven to accompany the band to a {havana?} social at Port Ryersie. It wasn't a full band as Bob. Rankine had a lame back &amp; Johnny Walker had no one to run his engine at the picture show for him, Miss. Thompson &amp; Old Silverthorne took a load of girls up on the Victoria but the lake was so rough they could hardly land and they would not go back any way but by land so some came in one of the band rigs and Theodore Brown brought the rest down We had a time although the wind was cold and the torches blew so we could hardly see. I got home a little after twelve and Dick who spent the evening at the Hobbes got home soon after. Very cool all day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday August 20th</p> <p>We hauled in all the rest of the oats to-day. There were just two loads and a jag. We brought the jag in about three o'clock and Dad. &amp; Frank pitched it off while I got Joe ready to drive Louise &amp; her trunk to the station. She, Aunty and Jean all got off to-night. While I was down town Dad took the mower out and cut around the holes in the oat field which he couldn't do with the binder on account of them being so wet. I came home around by Huby's to get some peony roots and he was just getting ready to go to work as he is night watchman these days at the works.</p> <p>I went down to band concert to-night, after we got through on the stand Johnny Walker very kindly offerd us each a free ticket to the moving picture show so we all went down, tore off a piece in front of "The Gem" and then went in, he put on the three reels almost solely for our benefit as there were very few others in there. Edith came over this after noon and is going to stay for a few days or a week. Warmer than yesterday but not too hot.</p> <p>Thursday August 21st</p> <p>Dad. and I went out this morning with the rack and got the oats which were around the edge of the water holes and which Dad had cut with the mower, it took along time as Dad. just raked the stuff up in piles with his pitch fork. I set fire to the grass &amp; weeds which I cut the other day between the corn field and the wheat stubble and had to watch it that it didn't do any damage.</p> <p>This after noon Dad went out and rolled the summer fallow but it was very hard and lumpy. Frank and I cleaned all the rubbish and burdocks out of the yard between the horse stable and the hay barn and fixed the fence so that we can turn the old ram out.</p> <p>To-night we printed pictures and got some good ones mostly of Tiddums. Dick did not come home to-night. Nice day not too hot. It got very black this evening and rained a little before tea.</p> <p>Friday August 22nd</p> <p>It began to rain quietly about six this morning but stopped about nine or ten. Dad. patched the roof on the old barn and Frank held on to the rope to which Dad was tied. This after noon it got too windy to shingle so Dad plowed a little more of the old corn stubble. I started to clean up the limbs out of the orchard and got quite a lot done, Frank and I had to go down town to-night about five for groceries. Cloudy and cool.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday August 23rd</p> <p>Dad. plowed at the old corn ground all morning while I worked in the orchard. This after noon Dad took the the team and waggon and we took all the brush and piled &amp; burned it in the north end of the orchard where the little trees are mostly dead, we then took the big limbs and piled them behind the wood shed for storewood it took us all the afternoon but it has made a great improvement in the looks of the orchard.</p> <p>This was Baughner Picnic day but Frank was the only one who celebrated from here. Doctor Hicks &amp; Doctor Cook were over before tea to talk election to Dad. They said things were going pretty well although there are several working against him. Vyse was over this morning to say he wanted us to go &amp; thrash on Monday. Edith left this after noon. Lila came over this morning for her music but didn't stay long None of us went down to meet Aunty to-night as we think likely she will stay ay Huby's to-night. It as been very cool all day and mostly cloudy, regular fall day.</p> <p>Sunday August 24th</p> <p>This was the sunday that they decided to have Tiddums christened. Aunty came over before Sunday school and brought Tiddums a lot of presents she got for him in Toronto and which Vernon and Mrs. Marks sent up. We all went down to church. Dad. drove Enah down and she &amp; Tiddums stayed over at the Harding's till the time of the christening arrived - and then she &amp; Dad. brought him in Huby was the extra godfather, and has been studdying the service up for the last few nights. Tiddums never let a whimper out of him but sat on Dad's hand, and jumped, stared, laughed and crowed a little although they said he was getting sleepy before the end. Dad. &amp; Enah drove right home with him but the rest of us waited for the rest of the service.</p> <p>This after noon Dick and I went down town. I went to see Harry &amp; Mrs. Moon bur they weren't home so after calling at the bank where the whole staff except Mr. Hobbs were hard at work and at Huby's for a minute or two I came home. Dick got back for tea Dad. and Enah drove down to church to-night as Enah had to play the organ for {Elsa?}; when they got home Dick and I drove down to post a couple of letters for Aunty. Cool &amp; windy all day Cold to-night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday August 25th</p> <p>Dad. and I both went over to Vyse's to help thrash and were there till noon, although he didn't have much stuff. but it was awkward getting it out and we were late getting started. Dad. made a mistake by going at all for this was election day, when he was running against Bob. Taylor for school trustee, and Vyse sent two of Martin's men home saying he had enough hands, then went down town as soon as we got started and I suppose worked as hard as he could for Taylor.</p> <p>This after noon I went up to the glen with a picnic party of Mrs Hobbe's, Dick got off and went with us we went up in the "Victoria" and had a fine time. We got back a little after dark, and went up to Mrs. Hobbes and danced till about twelve, most of the music was supplied by Col. Smith's gramophone about the first news we heard when we struck town was that Dad. had beaten Taylor by a majority of 9. He was down town all the afternoon and had an exciting time. The school board can now do business as Tibbets and Miller were not disqualified and they will have a majority on their side. Lovely day, cool &amp; sunny.</p> <p>Tuesday August 26th</p> <p>Dad. and I went over to help thrash at Martin's this morning, it didn't take long to thrash their oats out but they had a few interruptions so we just got through about eleven and had our dinner.This after noon Dad disked on the summer fallow, and I cut at the lawn but didn't get much done. Allan Law had to pull Vyse out of a hole to-day, he found him beating his little balky mare unmercifully, because she balked with a load of 16 bags of wheat Vyse told him he would kill her if he had ambition enough. Cool and threatening.</p> <p>Wednesday August 27th</p> <p>Dad. disked and harrowed on the summer fallow all day and I cut the rest of the front lawn this side of the ditch and worked around at other odd jobs. Frank and I fixed a couple of bars at the end of the horse stable to block the yard south and west of the horse stable, and then turned old 4700 out, he spent most of the afternoon under an old door leaning against the fence. Frank noticed today that he is club footed behind, we couldn't see his foot before in the stable. I went down to band concert to-night. It has been a nice sunny day but cool.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday August 28th</p> <p>When Tom Albert came this morning he said there was a loose horse on the road, Dad got her and put her in, she had a halter on but Dad. didn't know her, but we had an idea she belonged to Bill George so when Dick went down he happened to see the above mentioned Bill. and told him whereupon that gentleman came over immediately and took the mare home. We started to haul manure to-day but owing to interuptions such as oiling the spreader and as it was drizzling rain we were undecided whether to go to to work or not; we didn't get started till after ten, we got four loads out and one on the spreader by twelve and one out after dinner, but it started to rain so hard that we put the horses and machine away.</p> <p>I then drove Enah down town to Mrs. {Scobrams?} and had to wait quite awhile for her, we got home at five and I drove Aunty down, she to the old German Roller canary who has not been in a healthy condition for "some time back" down to Mrs. Tusk for repair, she also got a student lamp from Miss Battersby who made a present of it to Dad. It has drizzled nearly all day and to-night another big thunder storm came up with an awful downpour. About ten o'clock Aunty &amp; Dad. noticed fire north of here, where some poor fellow's barn had been struck.</p> <p>Friday August 29</p> <p>It was too wet this morning to work on the land so Dad opened up ditches on the summer fallow and I sawed up the old apple limbs and rubbish behind the wood shed. This afternoon, I went to see if the field next the woods across the gully was fit to plow but found water lying in the furrows and ditches. Frank and Lila went back as far as the gully with me to look for mushrooms. I set out three little rose bushes on the mound just for fun I don't expect them to grow, but the were in the lawn and I didn't know what else to do with them.</p> <p>I took John Wess McBride's rope back to him, which Dad had borrowed the day he brought Frank Faulkner's heifer home. I saw Mr. Blaike and he told me it was Bob. Winter's barn that was burned last night he lives on the townline just north and one lot west of this place. I came home around by R. J. Watson's, and Charlie McQueens. I also went over to Lorne Myers where Geordie Murphy is ditching I got home about four and then Frank &amp; I went down to Martins where Frank got some grit for his chickens and I got some information re planting out straw berries &amp; pruning grape vines from John Quanbury. Dad. had to go to a school board meeting to-night, he hasn't felt very well all the after noon. Frank is better to-day he was quite sick yesterday. Sunny and breezy to-day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday August 30th</p> <p>I spent the whole day working around the garden. I cut the two high patches of weeds and pulled them out as well as I could of the onion bed, This after noon I cut the lawn behind the house and about five drove Enah down town for supplies. We got word to-day that Walter was coming to-night he has been in Toronto for the last few days - and Roy &amp; Vernon may come up with him, if we have been making preparations for them all day.</p> <p>Dad. went over to John Wess McBrides this morning to see his lame cow and get advice about the field back there we were going to put wheat on but there is so much blue grass on it we that we would not likely get half a crop especially now that we wouldn't be able to get in in early, so we thought of fall ploughing it and summer fallowing it then plow in June &amp; put wheat on it next fall, that was just what John Wess said he would do as that will just about fix the blue grass.</p> <p>This afternoon Dad plowed up a strip in the garden where the potatoes were and which I am going to try to work up in shape to set out a few straw berryplants. Dad. and Aunty drove down to-night to meet Walter and the others if they came. They did come but it took about half the night to collect them all. It had been arranged that Vernon would spend the night at the Woodson's - and Walter &amp; Roy would come here, so Dad. drove Vernon over, and then came on home with the impedimenta, leaving Aunty to come home with Walter &amp; Roy. He just nicely got in the lane when Walter came in alone. He had come up town with Dick (who had to work till midnight.) to get some cigarettes and had forgotten whether Roy and Aunty were waiting for him or not and evidently didn't care a hang so came on over by him self - getting information concerning the route from some of the Woodson's who were outside as he came past.</p> <p>We were just about to start off with the lanterns in search of the other two when Roy came up, ignorant of the whereabouts of Aunty saying he had left her in front of the Dominion waiting for Walter while he went down to the canning factory to see Huby, but couldn't find him so came on over, he was very indignant at finding Walter here - and proceded to call him down as he well could and Walter smoked and enjoyed it all as he well could while Dad. and I started to hook Joe up and go in quest of Aunty, however we just nicely got the buggy when</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>poor Aunty came up, she had waited a long time and then went up to the bank and found out from Dick that Walter had gone home, so she followed, when each ones evidence had been given and the mystery of the mix-up unravelled we all had tea - after which we talked till after Dick came home. Nice day, cloudy &amp; cool.</p> <p>Sunday August 31st</p> <p>We all went to church this morning except Dad. who went over to John Wess McBrides to see his lame cow and spent a very enjoyable morning and Enah who had household duties &amp; Tiddums to attend to. I drove Walter &amp; Roy down, as I was supposed to drive Vernon back to dinner but she was booked for dinner at the Woodson's so I drove Aunty and Frank part way home then went back and got Walter &amp; Win who had gone up to see Cousin Bessy for a few minutes. Huby. came over with Roy, as we had a couple of Franks ducks for dinner. He says he was there last night when Walter &amp; Roy paid their separate visits but as they are going to get him a clock to "punch" he has to make the most of his unregistered time unless he can get George Gamble to figure out a scheme to punch the clock all at one time, in all probability George is quite capable of doing such a thing.</p> <p>This afternoon we inspected the livestock, the gully &amp; mound - and such things besides "settin around". Tupper &amp; his Englishman came over &amp; spent the afternoon visiting with Dad. To-night Dad. and Enah drove down to church as Enah had to play the organ. Vernon came over to tea and she &amp; Roy went down to Mrs. Battersby's for awhile. Cool and nice.</p> <p>Monday September 1st</p> <p>Dad's cold was very bad to-day and he felt too rotten to do anything, I didn't do anything to speak of all morning but this afternoon I put some manure on my strawberry bed and chopped it up pretty well with the hoe. Frank chored around all morning and this afternoon went down town with the Ryersie's, he has to go back to school in the morning, poor kid, I feel sorry for him.</p> <p>This being Labor Day the bank was closed but Dick went down and worked for an hour or two this morning and was down town all the after noon. Dad. drove Roy down to the station to-night as he &amp; Vernon couldn't stay away from business &amp; baby (respectively) any longer. Aunty and Walter stayed at Huby's for tea. Cloudy &amp; threatening this forenoon Hot &amp; sunny this afternoon. Old Jonas was</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Duplicated page from previous page (115).</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>over to-night for a long visit during which Queen broke out of the pasture and caused us a lot of trouble getting her in, then I traipsed all over the pasture looking for the others and fearing they were out on the road but at last found them all safe in the pasture. Roy is thinking quite seriously of coming up here and starting a poultry ranch for the city market. I which he would. but.</p> <p>Tuesday September 2th</p> <p>Jonas came over this morning with a basket of tomatoes which he promised us last night. He came before seven but if he had not been in such a hurry and left them to enjoy a few more sunny hours they would have been in much better condition. He also brought a boquet of about three asters, two gladioli &amp; one geranium with one foot in the grave. It was very kind of him though.</p> <p>Poor Frank went back to jail this morning but got out for the afternoon. Dad. &amp; I hauled out manure. We monkeyed around till after ten o'clock so only got out about 10 loads all day. This afternoon Carl Coleman &amp; Perce {Kindren?} came over and got Edmond England's heifer that has been sending the summer with our cows. having crossed the dilapitaded line fence from Ivys where she &amp; three others were boarding, as we didn't have time, means or enough inclination to repair the fence, our gully has furnished her with free board and lodging. I think Walter slept &amp; read most of the day except when he rode out with Dad. on the spreader load. and when Aunty with some difficulty induced him to call on Mrs Battersby with her. Edith came over this after noon to say good bye, as she is going back to Toronto on Thursday.</p> <p>Tiddums has not felt very lively to-day, they think he is enlarging upon his dental equipment. Cecil Lamb has been very ill for a week or more wth typhoid fever and now Dick says they don't expect him to live. Vyse left this morning for the West, I don't know how he expects Dover to exist without him. Very hot &amp; hard to work</p> <p>Wednesday September 3rd</p> <p>Dad. &amp; I pitched manure all day we got out 12 or 13 loads which we thought was pretty good considering the circumstances. we were getting it from between the barn &amp; the stack where we can't get in with the spreader so have to carry it quite a way. We don't think the spreader is sowing it at 16 loads per acre which it is set at. This afternoon Aunty and Walter went down town</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>and stayed at Huby's to tea. I went down to band practice to-night and Frank went to the moving pictures. This was the last concert of the season and Walt. was going to treat the boys over at the Dominion afterwards but I came right home with Carl. Coleman, Frank &amp; Jonas. Jonas seemed in a melancholy state of mind to-night. {Sairy?} was sick and had evidently been calling him down about something, anyway he told us he did not lead a happy life and he didn't care who knew it. Very hot &amp; thundery &amp; rainy.</p> <p>Thursday September 4th</p> <p>Dad. and I started to tear up the old stable floor which was half buried in manure so that we could drive right through instead of steering clear of this old rubbish heap, but Dad. felt so rotten we had to quit and he couldn't do any thing all day.</p> <p>This after noon I mussed around a little and cut weeds along the side road, gully and lane fences. Aunty and Walter went down town this afternoon and to-night they went over to see Mrs. Battersby. We were all asleep whent they got home. Aunty has at last decided to go as far as Winnipeg with Walter on her way to Fort Saskatchewan. Very much cooler, fine day to work.</p> <p>Friday September 5th</p> <p>Dad. didn't feel much better to-day but worked all day in spite of his illness, he says his bones ache all over and he is so weak he has to exert himself to double up his fist. This morning we took the team and snaked the sleepers of the old stable out of the manure and piled them up in the yard and out of our way.</p> <p>About eleven o'clock I drove Aunty over to the Shand's as she wanted very much to say good bye to them before she went west and thought she might not get a better chance. we got back about noon, we lost a little time putting John &amp; Snowdrop in the gully as they had got on the road through the culvert. but Joe made up for lost time by the rate she got over the pike. Dad. had two or three more sleepers to get out when I left but he finished all but one which is too deeply buried and not at all in the road so he left it till some other time.</p> <p>This after noon we didn't think it was worthwhile getting started hauling manure as one of us had to drive Walter's suitcase to the station, so Dad. plowed all the afternoon. I was out with him for awhile but about four I drove Aunty and Walter to the station. I hung around till after the train went out and then brought Aunty home with me, she is going to meet Walter in Toronto next Wednesday Tuesday and go west</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>with him, from there as he is going to stay a few days with Roy before he leaves. Very nice day a little warmer We had to shut old 4700 up in the boxstall to stay to day as to-night Dad. noticed he had rubbed a big wad of wool of his shoulder on the bars where he was trying to get through, he aparently enjoys it just as much in confinement as he does when out in the yard where he sees &amp; hears the other sheep.</p> <p>Saturday September 6th</p> <p>Although Dad feels very miserable yet he worked all day, we didn't get a very early start this morning but had Frank nearly all the time to help us and I think we got out 14 loads of manure. We were delayed for awhile this after noon when the spreader was incapacitated through a lot of stuff being jammed between the beater and the comb above it. Dad lost quite a little time adjusting it.</p> <p>Lila has been over all day and has spent nearly the whole time riding Frank's wheel up and down the road, she went down town on it once for Enah. Aunty has been down town nearly all day preparing for her journey. Fine day - pretty warm this afternoon</p> <p>Sunday September 7th</p> <p>Dad. Aunty &amp; Frank left about eight o'clock this morning for Port Rowan as Aunty wanted to say goodbye to Aunt Ida before she left and they took Frank as a part compensation for him missing a trip to the Toronto Exhibition. I finished up the chores and went to church alone as Dick was in bed till noon Lila went down this morning to sunday school but this afternoon does not feel very well so Dick says, due probably to her violent exercise on Frank's wheel yesterday. I slept this after noon for two or three hours and then milked and did chores which aren't much with Josie away and the other horses out.</p> <p>Dick was down town swimming with the girls all the afternoon. Dad. Aunty and Frank got home about nine o'clock. They had quite a day of it, saw Aunt Ida, Clara and the Howe bunch, and Aunty got some rare flowers on the way home. It has been a lovely day but pretty hot.</p> <p>Monday September 8th</p> <p>We hauled out six loads of manure this fore noon but had to go thrashing down at Alfreds, we were there all the afternoon. I stayed {heart shaped ink blot here} tea but Dad. came home to drive Aunty's valise down town, he was gone quite awhile</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>as he got some thing in his eye this afternoon and had to go to the doctors to have it taken out. I had all the cows but the two heifers milked when he and Frank got back so he did up all the rest of the chores while I took Joe and drove Mrs. McBride home, she has been here all day washing and picking plums, she took a lot home with her. Nice day with east wind.</p> <p>Tuesday September 9th</p> <p>We got up extra early this morning and Dad. Frank and I drove down to see Aunty off. Mr. Wiggins was going home on his holidays so she would have company all the way. On our way back we met Tupper who wanted one of us to go and help thrash, he expected the machine there between ten &amp; eleven. I went over about ten but there wasn't a sigh of the machine and Tupper was plowing I hung around till after dinner, they started soon after dinner and didn't stop once till after six, we put through about 650 bushels of oats in the afternoon I was getting pretty well worked out when they stopped, it was Win Law's outfit. Tupper got disgusted with Sam. last year so wouldn't have him again. I got a ride home with Mr. Flemming. Dad plowed all the afternoon and is all finished but about two rounds, it was an awful job when he got into the land next the fence which was plowed up last spring and the weeds were there are four feet high. I feel pretty sick to-night but have to go back in the morning. It has been very cold all day.</p> <p>Wednesday September 10th</p> <p>I was over at Tupper's soon after seven this morning and we started to work soon after I got there and through about half past eleven, we thrashed wheat, and it was an awful mess of thistles, the down was so thick it was as if some one had shaken out a feather pillow. I came home before dinner with Bill Philips was there for Mr Flemming, I was glad to be done as it did me up for most of the afternoon. Dad. went to the mill this morning and got some oats chopped and finished plowing and disked down what he plowed. After dinner we hauled out seven loads of manure, the piece north of the orchard all covered now and we have four loads on the piece east of the orchard.</p> <p>Allan Law was over after dinner and borrowed the roller. they are putting their wheat in. They are working two teams, old Ben, and Bert Monroe's little mare, each with one of the big team, Jonas was over to-night to get some plums and he helped me put in some srawberry plants which Frank got to-night from Jack. Martin. It froze last night but has been warmer to-day Tiddums is not feeling well to-day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday September 11th</p> <p>We got a good early start this morning at the manure and broke all previous records, we got out 16 loads, and have got just about all there is that is suitable for top dressing. Allan Law came over this morning and borrowed the waggon and drill, they finished up over there to-night and he brought the things home. Jonas was over again to-night and picked some more plums, he stayed for about an hour telling Frank and me stories of his experiences in a lumber camp. Betty Woodson was also over and brought us another kitten which she got from some kids who were going to drown it. Tiddums seems to be quite well again to-day. Much warmer looks rainy</p> <p>Friday September 12th</p> <p>We got out 16 loads of manure to-day but could have got out another, but as the field was covered all but a little strip we put the spreader away, we didn't put much on the little side hills as the spreader sloughs and does not work well there, Mr. Morgan came over this morning and stayed to dinner.</p> <p>This after noon Winnie came over to borrow some books and Frank's camera, she is not at school as she has hives. Betty &amp; the twins were past here to-day with three hounds and another dog, one of the hounds got in our corn field and they were a long time getting it out. Cloudy and threatening to-day.</p> <p>Saturday September 13th</p> <p>We worked both teams on the land all day and now have the piece between the orchard and the corn in pretty nice shape. I disked all day and Dad rolled &amp; harrowed on both pieces of ground. Frank dug around and mulched some of the peach trees this afternoon. Dick expected Ferdie to-night but I guess he didn't come as he said if he had any luggage he would leave it in the barber shop, for I told him I would be in to get my hair cut. Dad. &amp; I went down to get some groceries but it was so cold I didn't get my locks trimmed, however I went to see if Ferdie's impedimenta was there but it wasn't and there was no sighn of Dick we came home alone I suppose Dick has gone to the dance - the last of the season I think.</p> <p>We saw Huby to-night coming from home where he had been to fill his lantern, he says he has ordered twine but he thinks they can't get anything from the states now. Mrs. McBride was over this morning to pick plums, Very cold wind all day Clear &amp; cold to-night.</p> <p>Sunday September 14th</p> <p>It froze hard enough last night to crimp the tomato tops and corn leaves, but I don't think it will hurt the corn except the leaves for fodder. I didn't get up till late &amp; felt so rotten with a bad cold in my head that I didn't</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>try to do much or go to church. Frank has just the same cold but he went down to Sunday school and church. First thing this morning we put up the little stove in the kitchen and it makes things much more comfortable. Old Jonas came over this afternoon to look at the corn he is going to help cut it but it won't be ready for awhile yet. Johnny Walker also came over to have a look at old Joe. he drove down with Dad. Enah &amp; Tiddums, the two latter stayed at Huby's till church time and Dad. came home to help do chores and then went down again to go to church with Enah. They have heard so much about the famous &amp; rich preacher the same one who was there last Sunday that they thought they would like to hear him so Aunty Maude will keep the baby for them while they are gone.</p> <p>Walt. Steele sent me over ten dollars to-day by Dick which is for my playing with the band all summer, and which I consider easy money. Ferdie didn't come last night Dick got a card from him saying he has lost his job and isn't coming at all I guess. Dick went up the beach to a corn roast last night and has been down town all this afternoon. Dad. turned the old sow out this morning, he is going to wean the little pigs now, he let her in with them again to-night after they had had a good supper so as not to wean them too suddenly. We put poor old Dave in this afternoon and gave him a bath his three white feet are in awful shape all swollen way up his legs and terribly broken out around the feet. The only thing we can think of that can ail him is alsike poisoning which we have heard of before but which Dad never believed in much. Neither Osprey nor Dolly seem affected and they both have white feet.</p> <p>Tiddums didn't stay asleep long down at Huby's during church and when he awoke and found himself among strangers he became homesick and cried so lustily that they were forced to send to church after Enah to come and pacify him.</p> <p>Monday September 15th</p> <p>I finished cross disking on the piece where I left of Saturday and started to roll it all this morning while Dad. harrowed awhile on the other piece and then went with Frank over to John Wess McBride's to get the seed. John Wess has gone to Grand Rapids but Blaikie was there and they cleaned up nearly {21?} bushels, and got back before dinner. Blaikie and Bill Lemons are keeping {batch?} over there.</p> <p>This after noon I finished rolling that piece and then started to disk the other piece deeply, and Dad. &amp; Frank drilled in the small piece they put in about 8 1/2 bushels, they started with the drill set at 2 bus. &amp; a peck but thought it was overrunning so changed it to 2 bus.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Frank stayed home partly on account of his cold and partly to help Dad keep the drill from clogging up on the straw &amp; grass which didn't all work in. Tonight old Jonas came over and stayed about half the night trying to sell Dad some seed oats (heavy yielders). Dad. didn't order any much to the grief of Jonas but promised him he would Dad. bathed and powdered poor Davy's feet to-night, they certainly are in awful shape and he is as thin as a board. I have felt pretty rotten all day.</p> <p>It froze again last night but has been warm and sunny all day. The men struck at the canning factory to-day as they haven't been payed for two pay days or more. Dick said to-night that he heard Harry Graham has failed, and that George Gamble they are afraid has typhoid fever. Gordie Faulkner has it not badly &amp; Cecil Lamb's fever didn't break yesterday when the three weeks was up</p> <p>Tuesday September 16th</p> <p>We both worked on the land all day. I disked all morning and Dad harrowed over the sowed piece and part of the other. It began to drizzle soon after dinner so Dad took my team and ran out the ditches in the sowed field also the cross ditches in the other. I then took little Joe &amp; Belle and began to roll but the earth at last got so wet that about four o'clock I put them in, when Dad. got through with the others team I disked awhile but not long as I began to get too wet for comfort, so I came in Dad. did chores as I felt too tough except to help milk. Franks cold was too bad for him to go to school to-day. this morning he went down and saw the operations of the canning factory, they are working full blast to-day as the men are promised money to-night or tomorrow It didn't freeze last night and looked rainy all morning</p> <p>Saturday Wednesday September 17th</p> <p>I cross disked all morning, Dad. went over and borrowed Ivy's disks and started to cross from the other end we nearly met by noon. It looked so {nebulous?}that Dad thought he would drill it in this after noon though under other circumstances we would have rolled &amp; harrowed it yet. I finished disking while Dad was getting the seed and drill out. and then started to go over the dead furrows lengthways. Dad. got about two or three rounds drilled when it began to rain so hard we were forced put our teams in much to Dad's disgust. as we couldn't do anything but chore the rest of the day and he is afraid we won't be able to get back on the land for quite awhile. Alfred came over</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>just before it began to rain and brought back the old cultivator. I think I forgot to mention at the time but the ice ran out a week or so ago, it lasted pretty well but we think we can make it do better next year by putting in more sawdust and making better drainage Frank stayed home from school again to-day, my cold is better to-night but Dad thinks he is getting another one now. Frank took a boquet of wild flowers down to exhibit at the horticultural show to-morrow night. Cloudy all day, didn't rain very long.</p> <p>Thursday September 18th</p> <p>I haven't done a tap of work all day, I have felt all day like a cake of soap after a hard day's washing and just lay around the house. This morning Dad. thought it was a little too wet to work on the land so after he did chores he went out and got a load of rails and took back Ivey's disks. This after noon he drilled in the rest of the wheat. He ran out of seed when he was within a round or two of finishing and had to go down to Alfred's to get another bag, when he got back it was too late to finish so he will have to wait till morning, he thinks Alfred's wheat a better sample that John Wess's as there is not so much cracked wheat in it.</p> <p>Frank went back to school this morning but Dad. kept him home this afternoon to help him drill. Enah and Tiddums went down to see the flower show, she said it was not as large as other years and that Frank didn't get a prize on his wild flowers. Frank did not go down to see it. Dick did not get home till late as he went to the dance in the pavillion the last of the season. The men and women at the canning factory did not get their wages as they had been promised so have all struck again except Huby &amp; the engineer. It has been a nice day - I think</p> <p>Friday September 19th</p> <p><br />I did not do much more to-day than yesterday. I started to clean out the stables but became so exhausted that I had to give it up and just poke around, this afternoon I read and answered an advertisement I saw in "The Literary Digest" for a fellow who tells how to get strong, if he fails to help me I think I shall take to dressmaking or something of that nature. Dad. finished drilling before Frank went to school this morning and then harrowed the field over, he started to run the furrows before dinner but old Harry &amp; Joe proved so incompetent that it took him the whole after noon to finish the job, the last five of the dead furrows were so crooked that he harrowed them out and ran them over again</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>He intended to go down and help Mr. Flemming this after noon as Alfred told him yesterday that he is far behind with his work having been sick, and unable to work ever since Tupper thrashed, Dad may go down tomorrow if Mr. Flemming wants him. Jonas was over for a short visit to-night. We have had to keep Belle tied up all day as we turned her out twice and she jumped right back in to the lane in front of the house immediately, she &amp; Harry got in the night before last and ate all the Golden Bantam corn down to within a foot of the ground. Dad. had to get up at half past four to shut them in the stable and then he didn't go back to bed again. It has been a nice sunny day. Sun set clear to-night.</p> <p>Saturday September 20th</p> <p>I felt quite a lot better to-day but my throat is still sore I intended to go back and cut the clover seed this morning but there were two rivets that had to be replaced in the pitman rod of the mower before it could be used so I took it down to Butler's for repair. Dad. told me that if no one else was in the shop I might as well get Joe's shoes set, as they needed it badly, I did, so did not get home till after noon This after noon Frank &amp; I cleaned out the stables which haven't been properly cleaned for about a week and then drove down town to get stuff on our way back we stopped at Uncle Wards and he &amp; Frank picked a bushel of tomatoes which we brought home for Enah to do up. He has a good many there going to waste as he put in a lot for the canning factory but they closed down before he got them all picked.</p> <p>It got very black while we were there and just as we left began to sprinkle and just as we got home to rain hard. Dick got in just behind us the first time he has been home so early all summer I believe. It did not rain long nor exra heavily and there was only about one hard crack of thunder, but I don't know whether it is all over yet or not.</p> <p>Dad. has been cleaning ditches all day but has more to do yet. Frank went down this morning to ask Mr. Flemming if Dad. could help him any if he came down but Mr. Flemming said he expected Ern. up and would be through this afternoon. Frank went over to John Wess McBride to return the bags they brought the wheat over in. Blaikie was cutting the buckwheat with a scythe he couldnt manage it with a cradle. Frank saw a black squirrel on the line fence when he was over there Dad and we three boys had a bath to-night, I needed one badly</p> <p>Sunday September 21st</p> <p>I sat around the house all day except to help do chores and</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>finished reading Hamlet. I don't want to got to church till I get my hair cut for fear some body taking me for a wild creature would put me out. Enah still having a desire to hear the Irish preacher of the two preceding Sunday's went down driven by Dick. Frank walked down to Sunday school and church Dad. looked after Tiddums and the house. Tiddums has not been himself to day, for some obscure reason. Dick spent the afternoon at home for a change, reading. Cars. Rankin and Arly McCarter drove over this afternoon to have Dad look at Car's horse's foot which got burned on a rope. It has been dull &amp; chilly &amp; wet off &amp; on all day</p> <p>Monday September 22nd</p> <p>It rainded nearly all night and most of the day, the roads being inconsequence in such a condition as to prohibit travel by bicycle, so I drove the boys to the scenes of their labors and as there was nothing pressing in progress here and not knowing when a better oportunity would present itself I put Joe in at Hendersons and proceeded to have, my hair cut, a shave, and my teeth cleaned, this last item I promised Aunty I would have seen to on the first favorable occasion which presented itself.</p> <p>I arrived home after getting a roll of roofing paper to repair the cow shed roof and some other articles a little before noon, we read and did chores most of the remainder of the day, although we did go out for awhile to strengthen the grain barn floor as in one place it is too much decayed to permit the safe passage of the thrashing machine over it, but as from time to time we must go outside and come in contact with the disagreeable weather, there was no pleasure in it so we postponed the duty to a future and fairer day.</p> <p>Mrs McBride was here allday performing her biweekly labors and it being such a 'dirty' night Dad. drove her home while I got the cows. I began to read "The White Company" to-day and I am afraid it will be a hard one to leave at the call of duty. Dick is not expected home to-night.</p> <p>Tuesday September 23rd</p> <p>Sam Law came in this morning and informed us that he was going up to Clarke Matthew's old place to thrash to-day, and would thrash his own three loads of oats on his way back and then come here, Allan came in tonight and told us that they just pulled the machine into their barn to night and would not be over here till noon to-morrow. This morning Dad &amp; I levelled the butt of the old stack and this afternoon we finished fixing the barn floor and sweeping out the granary bins.</p> <p>To-night when Frank got home from school he &amp; I drove down town to purchase provisions and warn out Mr. Fleming &amp; the Martins. Dad. has gone over to Mrs. McBrides to-night to see if he can her to help Enah to-morrow. It has been sunny all day but with a cold wind</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday September 24th</p> <p>We went over about eight o'clock this morning to help Sam. Law, we thrashed out their three loads in a very short time and then came home and hauled a load of rails and made general preparations for them here. They got here about twelve, and were just about ready to start after dinner Frank stayed home from school and first thing went on his wheel to secure the aid of a man from Tupper's and one from Billy Louis as they promised one when Dad gave them free treatment for their cow. Mr. Fleming himself came and brought Bill Philips. Martin's sent two men and Alfred &amp; Jonas both came so we had plenty of help. Mrs. McBride came to help Enah and Ada came over and looked after Tiddums the whole afternoon.</p> <p>We thrashed out all the oats 513 bushels, and made quite a hole in the wheat which is coming pretty slowly. I helped Bill Philips carry away the oats and they kept us on the hump we got 320 bushels off the 10 acres by the side road and about 240 off the 8 acres back the lane, counting the load we thrashed before over at Sam's, we expect the wheat to go about 10 bushels to the acre.</p> <p>To-night I drove Mrs. McBride and Ada home, it was awfully dark and I nearly ran into a waggon and did run over a log, across the road. Lovely day sunny and warm</p> <p>Thursday September 25th</p> <p>We finished up the wheat about nine o'clock this morning it went better than we expected. 133 bushels and we didn't look for more than 100. It wasn't a very big thrashing but might have been worse. About ten o'clock Jonas and I lit into the corn field, and at noon had 1307 14 shocks put up. Jonas doesn't use a horse but I think he would be better off if he did, as one blows down now and then and takes longer to set it up than it would to move a horse quite a few times. I didn't go out to help him this afternoon but Frank went out some time after dinner with a pail of water for him, and he wasn't there we saw him going up the road afterwards about half past three, but he got ten more shocks cut by six, he said he felt pretty sick after dinner.</p> <p>We trimmed up the sheep and let the old ram out in the orchard. Frank saw when he went after the mail that Butler had the tires on the waggon set so he and Dad went down before tea and brought it home. Cousins Loll &amp; Phoebe were over for awhile this after noon Mrs. Dave Waddle died to-day at five o'clock, she has been sick for a long time but only a few days in bed, she was down town on Monday. It has been hot to-day and hazy looking all around</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday September 26th</p> <p>When Dad. got up this morning he found the old sow had knocked down the orchard gate and let all the ewes out. We got them in with out much difficulty but noticed the ram was up at the north end of the orchard lying down by himself. When we went to look at him we saw at once that he was very sick, so brought him down and put him in his old yard between the drive house and the big barn, he has laid around all day and wont eat or drink, he is not bloated but is quite hollow and does not seem in any pain but now and then stretches out his neck and swells his sides like a dog trying to vomit.</p> <p>Dad. and I went up to Dunkin's this morning to see him as we got a letter from him yesterday morning saying he had a ram he would let us have for awhile not knowing of course that we had one, we expected to be back at noon but it began to rain soon after we got started and kept up so long that we stayed there for dinner and did not get home till half past four, we didn't think his sheep much ahead of ours and his rams not a patch on $4700. When we got home Enah told us the old sow was out and had wandered down the road but Frank brought her home on his way home from school so we shut her up in Queen's boxstall and nailed up the door. To-night the ram got in the barn and we gave him a drench, he does not seem any better but no worse.</p> <p>Jonas cut corn this morning to cut corn and cut till it rained. and this after noon tore down the old fence around the hill, he was over to-night to see if we would haul it for him to morrow Dad. told him he would try to. When I went back after the cows to-night I found Bobby &amp; Fred's calf missing and walked way out to the Winding Hill to see them but when I got back they were standing at the culvert and Dad. &amp; Frank were just going to let them in, the fence was down at the culvert and there was an empty whisky bottle near it.</p> <p>Saturday September 27th</p> <p>When we went out this morning we found the ram had gone out of the barn into the yard and seemed weaker than last night After breakfast we went out and Dad gave him some more dope, but while we were there we tried to get him to stand up but his feet just shook from under him and he stretched out and died we spent the rest of the morning skinning and burying him, we think of it a rough bit of luck but suppose it is all in the game, we will get a lovely mat off him if we can get it tanned right. what through life held his worth after his death will hold another's wealth. Dad held a post mortem on him and found that it was inflamation of the bladder which</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>killed him, we didn't look for any thing like that, and Dad says nothing could have been done for him. This afternoon Dad. &amp; Frank cleaned up some of the wheat and oats that were on the floor and took it down to the mill to be chopped they went down town to take Elva's cream and get stuff. I took Harry &amp; Joe and the hay rack and went down to help old Jonas get some of his fence up as he won't be back to cut corn till it is off the highway, he is so afraid of the law, I only got up two loads as it is hard stuff to load alone and Jonas had Leitch's team and waggon so didn't help me any, and I had to knock half of it to pieces, I did not get home till nearly dark. Lovely fall day.</p> <p>Sunday September 28th</p> <p>Frank was the only member of the family who attended church and Sunday school. I read most of the morning but got dressed up about noon and this afternoon Dick and I went down to Mrs. Waddles funeral. Dad. drove us down and his went down and got Huby &amp; Lila and they drove up to the cemetery. There was an awful crowd at the house and there must have been over a hundred rigs in the procession.</p> <p>Dick and I knocked around town til Dad. got back then I came home with him but Dick stayed down to go to church to-night. When we got home we found Emery &amp; his whole family here as well as Mrs. Smythe with Susie &amp; George. they stayed to tea so we were late getting the chores done. Beautiful day.</p> <p>Monday September 29th</p> <p>Jonas came over to cut corn this morning but after cutting for about an hour came in, in a great state of excitement vowing that he would cut no more corn with a sickle as he had cut an other piece off his finger, and said that if he couldn't a corn hook which he was used to in Dover he would got to Simcoe after one. Dad. put some turpentine on his finger which he said just had the skin nicked, and told me that I might as well drive Jonas to Simcoe and take old 4700's hide up to be tanned, we left here about nine and went about half a dozen places in Simcoe, and got home about half past twelve, Jonas got his corn hook, some stuff at Fall's, some half stake from Billy Barlow's, a drink of beer and a prize list of the Simcoe Fair. I saw Mr. Hogg and gave Mr. Shaver the hide, and went to see Kompart about getting a new crank for the spreader to replace the one Allan Law lost but although all the doors in the place were wide open there wasn't a sign of a living creature around.</p> <p>This after noon I got started to cut clover seed but as I had to grind the knives and get the horses in I didn't get started till after three so only got a little more than seven rounds cut. Dad. cleaned out the ditches in the wheat field and Jonas got in a pretty</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>good afternoon cutting corn. George Slocomb Sr. was over this afternoon with a sore shouldered horse. To-night Dad. had to go down to a school board meeting and I guess wished that R. M. Taylor had beaten him on the election It has been cloudy and mild all day and looks like rain</p> <p>Tuesday September 30th</p> <p>I finished cutting the clover seed this afternoon and got two rounds cut in the field next the wood which is all weeds, some of them are up to the horses backs. Dad. helped Jonas cut corn all day and they got a lot done, but Dad. had old Jonas pretty well tired out to-night, Jonas says it is the best corn he ever cut.</p> <p>It has been a nice bright breezy day, doesn't look so rainy. When we got up this morning we found that the old sow had knocked the gate of the orchard down and let the sheep all out, she her self was sleeping peacefully in a comfortable nest in the hay on the big barn floor. The cows cattle all got in through the bars at the end of the orchard and had wandered all through the corn and over the wheat, they were on the oat stubble when Dad. went out this morning, to-night he shut the cows in the horse pasture</p> <p>Wednesday September October 1st</p> <p>The old sow repeated the same performance as last night, but the young stock did not bother the bars at the end of the orchard, but as soon as the cows were turned in with them they went back and broke in through the gully fence and Dad. &amp; Jonas had to stop cutting corn to put them out. Dad. had to stop later on to get Clark Matthews some wheat &amp; oats which he came over to buy for Teddy &amp; his chickens. In spite of these hindrances they got quite a bit cut and had the field half cut at noon.</p> <p>I cut weeds all morning in the back field, I think I could have finished it to-night but Jonas came over at noon to tell us that he had to help Bob. Leitch thrash so I stayed up to help Dad. cut corn we just nicely got started when we had to chase the cattle out of the field again this time we put them all up in the horse pasture but lost quite a lot of time doing it, before we got out again to work Walt. McCall, Mrs. McCall &amp; three kids including Tommy came in, in Al. Faulkners automobile (as Walt has sold his) to see the colts. so it was about the middle of the afternoon when we got settled down to work, then I cut my finger and had to come up to tie it up but Frank came out and helped us a little after school so we got about twenty two or three shocks cut. I cut a poor little half grown rabbits foot nearly off in the mower this morning but did not kill it, because I thought like Niel Elliot's man that life was sweet. Frank caught a broken winged crow on Sunday and is trying to tame it. Nice day, still looks rainy</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday October 2nd</p> <p>It began to rain about six o'clock this morning and rained all the first part of the morning and most of the afternoon but isn't raining to-night. I drove Dick down to work first thing as the roads were too bad for him to wheel, I dug up some of the onions when I got home and left them right on the ground till they dry, Dad. cleaned out the pig. pen and Frank who has a holiday to-day on account of the teachers' convention and tomorrow because Mrs. Smith is going to judge at the rural school fall fair which is to be held in the town hall tomorrow.</p> <p>We had dinner about eleven and three of us left as soon as possible after it for Dunkin's to get the ram he told us about. We went past the rail road construction camp which is on the side road on the north of Charlie Dixon's place just as the men and teams were coming in to dinner, they made quite an army. We left Frank on the road about 3/4's of a mile this side of Dunkin's while we went on to get the ram, he is a big heavy fellow and pretty good looking, he looks very long but that is because the fellow Duncan let have him last year did not shear him. It began to rain soon after we left his place and we just nicely got home when it commenced coming down heavily, it was pretty late then so we had an early tea and did chores after. Dad. is going down to Quanbury's to a surprise pedro party for John. He told them he would go but but he would not go through the mud</p> <p>Friday October 3rd</p> <p>We did not get up till seven o'clock this morning as Dad played pedro last night very late and came home at two o'clock this morning with the booby prize, as he is always first up and calls the rest we were late. Jonas came over at seven and cut corn all day I helped him this morning, and we got a shock or two over two rows cut which wasn't so bad considering I did not get out till nine o'clock. Dad. helped him this afternoon and they got another two rows cut. I cut weeds all afternoon in the back field but did not quite finish. Frank and Dad. got a load of rails this morning and repaired the gully fence and turned the cattle back, besides other odd jobs.</p> <p>This afternoon Frank went back to Charlie McQueen's after nuts. Enah &amp; Tiddums went down to see the rural school fair held in Buck's pavillion. She said there was a big exhibit of every thing the shape of farm produce &amp; house keeping all produced &amp; collected by the school children. Lila came back with her to stay all night. Johnny Manning came up to-night from the gully where he had been in quest of mushrooms but failed to discover any. Dick is at a party of Inez Schram's It has been cool and coudy all day but fair. Clear to-night.</p> <p>Saturday October 4th</p> <p>I finished cutting the weeds in the back field a</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>little before noon and brought the mower up. Dad. &amp; Jonas did not get started cutting corn till about half past eight it was so wet from the frost on it thawing, so they did not finish the field till after dinner. When Dad. settled up with him he owed him $7.25 as he paid him at the rate of $1.50 a day for cutting corn and $2.00 for thrashing and as Dad. &amp; Frank went down with the team after they got through to help him haul fence Jonas took $2.50 off for the two quarter days last Saturday and this. They did not get the fence all up.</p> <p>This after noon I cut a little lawn and picked up over two bushels of pears &amp; apples of the lawn and gave them to the chickens. I did not get much done and quit early to do chores. To-night Frank and I drove down town for provisions and I finished reading "The White Company" aloud to Dad. when I got home, very sorry to finish it. Mrs. Woodson &amp; Betty were over for awhile this after noon. Lovely day.</p> <p>Sunday October 5th</p> <p>Frank went down to Sunday school and I drove Enah down to church but as we were as usual late I went up behind the organ, where also was Charlie Martin he having come later even than we. When we came past the Martin's they were all out prepared to drive down to church in Jack's automobile but as the tire was flat they had decided to walk so we brought old Mrs Martin down with us, however they got the tire pumped up afterwards and he stayed long enough to take them down town. The Rev. Mr. Armstrong of Delhi conducted the service while Mr. Johnston was off somewhere else. Johnny Walker sang a solo by way of a special attraction. Dad. stayed home &amp; looked after the house and Tiddums while we were gone and also wrote a poem on the death of 4700 and an epitaph to send to Louise in answer to one she sent us. Dick spent the morning in bed but went down this afternoon and stayed down to tea &amp; church getting home quite late. {Musa?}. Dyer sang a solo to-night in church.</p> <p>This after noon Ed. Moon, Marion &amp; Alice Miller came over and spent the afternoon. Ed. is working already in the mill in Sloan's place but says he will come over some Saturday afternoon and do some fixing up. I was delighted this morning by discovering a book entitled "Sir Nigel" by A Conan Doyle and upon looking into it finding that it dealt with many of the same characters as "The White Company". I began it to-night.</p> <p>Tom Abbot came in this afternoon to inquire whether Jonas was a reliable person to make a business transaction with as he had bargained for some wood and then Jonas showed signs of backing out of his agreement but Dad. reassured Tom. It has been a very nice day, sunny &amp; warm</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday October 6th</p> <p>I went with Jonas right after breakfast to help him take his cows down to the cattle pen where Niel Elliot was shipping. Old {Jug?} at the mill bought them and Niel was going to take them to Jarvis for him in with his stuff that he was shipping. They were back here in Jugs gully and we &amp; Sairy had quite a time catching them but got them down with out much trouble and put them in the pen which was chock full of hogs. Jonas had to squabble with Jug for awhile as he wouldn't take any thing but cash for his cows not even a cheque and then Elliot did not want to take them at all with his hogs but they at last got things smoothed out and Jonas got his money and they tied the cows in the car. It was noon when I got home I had spent most of the morning with Skinny Ryersie who was looking after the stock.</p> <p>Dad. started to rake up the clover seed this afternoon morning and finished this after noon we burned what we could of the weeds &amp; grass in the back field this afternoon and most of it burned but there are patches where the fire did not run, it ran in the grass, along the fence bottom and burned about 1/3 of the posts and stakes it also chased the same little rabbit out into the field whos legs I injured with mowing machine the other day. I brought him up to the barn I suppose he has been along the fence ever since I put him there Nice day but very hot.</p> <p>Tuesday October 7th</p> <p>Dad. and I cocked up all the clover seed this morning except a few cocks which we did yesterday. We intended to haul a load this afternoon but Loyd Ryersie came over at noon to tell Dad. they wanted to see him down town this after noon at four o'clock to interview the High School Inspector. He went down a little late (he took Enah &amp; Tiddums) but said he might as well have stayed home, as it was all over, and they had had it up at the school house the {kid?} told him to go down town, but it wasn't any regular meeting any way. I felt as lazy as a drunk toad this afternoon but managed to get the barn floor pretty well cleared up of the thrashing refuse. Frank helping me when he got home from school.</p> <p>Dick says he is pretty sure he saw old Jonas coming home bozy-eyed last night and nobody but Frank has seen anything of him to-day, but he said last night that he would not be over except to set up some shocks he left down as he was going to buy some figs, and I guess he set up the shocks. It has been a a lovely day a little more breeze and not as hot as yesterday Dick came home before tea to-night and started to clean the buggy he says he is going to finish it in the morning. He wants it on Thursday.</p> <p>Wednesday October 8th</p> <p>We hauled in clover seed all day today but only got</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>in three loads, we did not get out till nearly ten this morning but got one load on and off before dinner, this afternoon we got two loads in and left one unloaded, there is just one more small one out yet. Dad. let poor old Dave back the lane this after noon and he spent the afternoon on top of the hill with the other colts in the boiling sun. Mrs. Art Ryerise paid Enah a visit to-day, she has been over in Chicago for a week or so, she said that {Clipha?} Flemming &amp; Wil{--} Ryersie were to have been married to-day. but as we have heard no other report of it, are not sure about it. Pretty hot.</p> <p>Thursday October 9th</p> <p>We were late on the start this morning, and just as Dad. &amp; I were going out to pitch off the load we left on the barn floor last night we noticed the cattle on the wheat, and all over the oat stubble and clover. It took us quite awhile to get them back in the gully, so by the time we got the load pitched off and the jag that was left back there up to the barn it was noon we burned one or two of the cocks which were composed solely of leaves &amp; dead grass. This afternoon we went back over the gully to burn the rest of the weeds in the back field. We thought they would burn well after all the hot weather but the fire wouldn't burn at all not nearly so well as it did the other day so we just had to carry it around on our forks and by this means got it pretty well cremated but it took us all the afternoon. Jonas husked corn all day to-day and says it goes a little better than before but he says he is not going to make as much money as he expected, he is husking for four cents a bushel. Dick came home at noon to-day and took Joe and went for a drive with some girl down town Enah and Tiddums went down town this afternoon. It has been fine and hot to-day but looks rainy.</p> <p>Friday October 10th</p> <p>We hauled out manure to-day from the horse stable pile and put it on the oat stubble along the side road. It was such a long way to haul it so we did not get on very fast. and as all the top part of the pile was nothing but burned or dry straw - and we wanted to mix rotten stuff with it took us quite awhile to put on a load. We did not get out till ten o'clock this morning and got out nine loads. Jonas husked corn all day but gets on pretty slowly. I had to take some binder twine out to-night and help him put up a couple of shocks. Lila came over to-night to spend the night, on Frank's wheel, he went down after school to get stuff and a bushel basket for which he went in {illegible}, and he walked home. Fine and hot to-day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday October 11th</p> <p>It looked so much like rain this morning just before we hooked to the spreader that we decided to hook to the waggon first and get the husked corn, but just as we were about to start it began to rain so we put the horses in again. Old Jonas came in from the field, and entertained us for a while with a wild west personal experience of how he was stranded out west somewhere in Michigan fell in with a gambling cowboy, and {made?} a pile in a hurry &amp; revolvers knives, etc. Jonas has seen some awful times in his day if all accounts are true.</p> <p>We then got the sheep in the barn and marked them all with blue chalk and Dad. put the new tag we got from Dunkin in his sheep's ear and stuck up the tame ones ear with sticking plaster as she caught her tag in some thing the other day and tore her ear the full length. By this time the rain had let up and Jonas gone back to husk so we went out with the waggon and got about a load (21 bushels) but before we came in it was raining hard and we got pretty wet.</p> <p>It rained most of the afternoon, I read a little and the rest of the family cracked hickory nuts, while thus engaged a small yearling heifer with a freshly broken horn and a long thin rope around its neck came into the garden followed by very bedraggled man in hip rubber boots and a small freckle faced youth. I found out that he was the man from whom Jonas had purchased his heifer and that the afore mentioned critter was her. As Dad. had told Jonas that he might turn her in with our cows, Frank and I proceeded tp help him catch her, get the rope off her and put her in the lane, but we found we had undertaken a task which we were incapable of performing, for the heifer was as wild as a deer.</p> <p>The man (Smith his name was) had already chased her over nearly every road between here and Marburg, but she was still very game. First she jumped into the pig yard where I caught the trailing rope, but I might as well have had hold of an engine the rope was so small and wet and she was so small and wild that I was forced to let go, she then leaped over the fence and down the lane toward the road where Dave. the small boy headed her off, I opened the gate into the barn yard, hoping to get her cornered in there but she got from there into the pig yard, then into the wheat field up the wheat field to the gully down the gully fence to the side road. then over the fence into the gully making straigt for the gap into the blue grass field where I headed her off from there and the three of us followed her up to the gully cross fence. (Dave. stayed back in the barn yard), there the man caught the rope but let go again immediately, she jumped back in to the wheat field and ran the while length of both wheat fields</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>down to the little corner of the south east corner of the plum orchard where Frank &amp; I both got a fall in the clay bank in an attemt to get the rope Frank did lay hands on it but she flopped him, after chasing her half way up the lane fence again, we let her go and the last we saw of her she standing in the north east corner of the oat stubble next the gully &amp; side road. We couldn't get her with the other cows with out getting her in the lane as the cows are shut out of the east end of the gully. The man &amp; boy went on down to tell Jonas that he had delivered his heifer and for Jonas to get his rope for him</p> <p>Frank Lila and I drove down town Lila stayed and Frank and I came back with provisions we drove Mr. Blaikie part way home Tonigh I finished reading "Sir Nigel" and "The Iron Trail" aloud.</p> <p>Sunday October 12th</p> <p>Frank rode his wheel down to Sunday school and Dick and I drove down to church. This afternoon Dick went down town and Frank went over to Charlie McQueen's and got some chestnuts, he also got soaking with his best clothes on. I read most of the after noon a great book I found in a box up over the woodshed. It's about an hundred years or so old, and is "Lord Chesterfield's advice to his son", its rich.</p> <p>Jonas came over to look for his heifer but failed to find any trace of her so I suppose she is back at Marburg by this time. Poor Jonas is broken hearted - and wishes he had never bought her, he was very foolish I think to sell his good big three years old for forty dollars and then turn around around and pay twenty for this runt of a yearling what he wants with them any way in his position is more than I can see. Sam Law came in this morning to get Dad. to go over and cut a lump off his calf. It froze last night and was a lovely sunny morning but rained most of the afternoon.</p> <p>Monday October 13th</p> <p>I had to go thrashing down to Flemming's this morning as he came over on Saturday to "warn us out". Tupper's man did not come till late and Walker never came at all so we were a little short handed I was on the table and pitched on to the feeder, after we got well started it kept me pretty busy and to-night I feel stiff and plugged up as they put some of the straw in the barn and made it pretty dusty. He only thrashed his oats and as he only had four hundred and forty something bushels we got through before noon although we got a very late start and stopped several times, it was near enough noon however for us to stay there for dinner.</p> <p>When I got home I found Jonas's mare in the stable and his democrat out side, and Enah said he and Dad. had just gone back the lane in quest of his heifer, which he told Dad he had seen in our back field but when Dad found it, it was in Evan's back field. Dad got home</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>about three o'clock leading the heifer almost tame and Jonas following almost wild behind. They had evidently had just such a chase for her over Evan's place - as we had on Saturday over this place, but they got her cornered at last in Evan's cowshed and Dad. went over and borrowed a rope and humbug from John Wess McBride and once he got the ropes on her he soon mustered her, he broke the little clothes line that was on her a couple of times.</p> <p>He said it was pitiful and laughable to watch old Jonas, every time the heifer would break away from them. Jonas would almost weep and swear he would shoot her if he could get a rifle. Evan's wasn't home and Dad. said they got every loose gate and board around the place to barricade the barn yard but she would break through and once climbed about half way up the straw stack. When they brought her home they put her in with the rest of the cows and although Jonas vowed she would get out she seems to be quite contented. Dad. told him that he would give Jonas $20 for her if she got out and $18 is she stayed in so Jonas said he wouldnt sell her till she got out.</p> <p>I drove Enah &amp; Tiddums down town to Mrs. Schrams this after noon. Belle jumped the fence out by the big barn to-nigh and knocked a couple of panels flat. It froze last night and has been very chilly all day.</p> <p>Tuesday October 14th</p> <p>I greased my old boots this morning and Dad took Mrs. Martin over the pint of cream she spoke for yesterday. We also haulded two loads of loam &amp; sod. from along the road side under the old wild cherry tree in the wheat stubble, and filled in the holes at this end of the lane in the barn yard, where the horses have pawed a hole when they are drinking from the tub in front of the windmill. and under the gate at the north end of the horse stable.</p> <p>This afternoon we hauled out four loads of manure, Walt McCall. Dave Waddle Billy Loan &amp; Tom. McCall came over to-night and we caught Dolly and Dave led her home he put a rope in her mouth although she would have led all right with just a halter and after walking a little way with her got in the automobile, and led her from it.</p> <p>Just about dark to-night Mr. Blaikie came over and got Dad to go over and look at John Wess's cow which was badly bloated and John Wess was away. Dad. went over, stayed to tea and as John Wess got back before he left, he did not get home till about nine o'clock. Frank and I did up the chores. Dad says the cow will get alright. It froze very hard last night but has been a beautiful day, very clear to-night.</p> <p>Wednesday October 15th</p> <p>We hauled out all the rest of the pile of manure at the horse stable and got through a little before four this after noon and took out</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>eight loads, when we put the spreader away we hooked on to the waggon and got in a load of corn (22 bushels), we sorted it in the field and there is some fine looking corn in it, Jonas has been husking all day. At noon he came in and told us he had an awful foolish notion in his head, we wondered if he was just beginning to realize the fact, as there is nothing much else to him but foolishness, but at last when he got courage enough to "spit out" what he wanted, he asked Enah if she would iron a shirt for him to-night to wear to the Simcoe fair to-morrow as he could never get his "woman" to do any thing like that for him. Enah told him she would if he would bring it over to-night but he never showed up at all.</p> <p>Art Ryersie came over just before tea to tell Dad. he had a cow down there which wouldn't attempt to chew her cud and was panting like a lizard, as he considered her a valuable animal he wanted Dad. to go down and see her, so Dad. &amp; Frank have gone down since tea. I cleaned out the cage I have my rabbit in this morning. his feet are nearly healed up and he can hop and jump pretty well. I think I shall let him go soon Enah and Tiddums went down town this after noon and to say goodbye to the Woodson's as they are going next week but no-one was home. It has been a beautiful day. not quite so hot as last week.</p> <p>Thursday October 16th</p> <p>We started from here for Simcoe to attend the fair at about ten this morning and got there just about noon, after driving past the various livery stables in town and finding them all crammed we went back to Yeagers and put Joe in there. Yeager was there and told Dad. she was welcome. The three of us Dad. Frank and I spent the whole after noon on the grounds, but didn't see quite every thing, we didn't see the cattle at all except on parade there wasn't a very big exhibit of sheep or pigs, but the rest of the fair was good. They had a good bunch of horses, especially roadsters.</p> <p>Frank Temmons and Charlie Butler both showed in the carriage horse class but neither got prizes. Yeager took most of the prizes in this class of course. We saw Mr. Hanmer there showing his hackneys but didn't get a chance to speak to him. We saw Harry Langs for a little while. There was an awful crowd on the grounds and about as much fun could be derived from it as any thing else. Yeager had a team of grey mules up there hitched to one of his fancy carriages and driven by King Brown (Theodore's son) in uniform costume who jujding from his countenance was the happiest man in Simcoe, he paraded around in the ring all the afternoon and lined his mules up in every judging class The number of boys on the back of his carriage increased steadily all the after noon and when we left we noticed Frank Temmons was one of them. King's black face shone as brilliantly as</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>it's complexion would let it above a suit of checkered cloth covered with a motley display of ribbons, on one side of his woolly pate was a little flat hat about as big as a post card and each of his mules had a red ticket tied to its their ears. As a winding up feature they had a girl make a balloon ascention. She went up about as far as you could see her and then descended with a parachute, about a half amile away from where he went up, every body wondering whether she would light in a tree mud hole or straddle a fence. I heard one lady exclaim that she wouldnt do that for "nothing.'</p> <p>It must have been nearly five when we left Yeager's and as we were trying to get home before Art Ryersie who we passed and then were passed by just out of Simcoe, we got home about six, but I guess Art beat us and beat us well, he went the back road and we kept the gravel all the way but we didn't see a sign of him after he turned at St. John's. Enah and Tiddums spent the day down town. It looked like rain all morning but faired off into an ideal day.</p> <p>Friday October 17th</p> <p>Dad. and I hauled a load of rails to the house this morning and got about all the good ones there were in the fence bottom running west from the side road along the north end of the wheat stubble We also got a small load of sand to put in front of the north stable door, we then went down to Preston's and got a bushel of potatoes. This after noon we took things pretty easy did chores and Dad. fixed the little ladder goin up into the horse stable loft. which big Joe bumped his head on and broke this morning.</p> <p>Jonas husked corn all morning but as it rained this after noon he spent it trying to build himself a barn to keep his horses and cattle in all winter. He was in a very joyful mood this morning after being at the show and was in a great hurry for Dick to get up as he wanted him to send {illegible} for him, but to-night he is in the worst state of despair as he evidently did not have very much success building his barn out of the old fence rubbish. Dad. told him he was foolish to try and might far better sell his stock and put the money away till he needed it and then have that much more firewood. It has been very cloudy all day drizzling most of the after noon and to-night</p> <p>Saturday October 18th</p> <p>I drove Dick and his bicycle down to the corner this morning and then went down to the mill to get a bag of flour. Old Jonas was working at his barn which is about the size of a big packing box, he only had a few scantlings nailed to-gether for a starter. he said he was nearly wild with apprehension for the coming winter. When I got home Tupper was just</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>leaving, he and Harry his man were going down to fix the hill in front of Preston's and came in to borrow a fork to pitch sods. We didn't do much, this morning we started to fix the old shed next the cow stable as Dad. wants to separate his pigs and put some of them in there, we didn't get much done at it. Lila came over and this afternoon she and I drove down town principally to take Dick's suitcase down as he is going to Toronto to-night. Dad. spent the afternoon cleaning ducks and a chicken. Winnnie came back with Lila and me but didn't stay to tea. Lila is staying all night.</p> <p>This is the fifteenth anniversary of Frank's birthday and he celebrated it by cleaning out and white-washing the chicken house. We put Queen and Ginger in to-night as it is pretty cold out. Queen behaves just as if she was fifty years old. It rained quite hard last night and to day has been muddy, cloudy and cold with a little more rain, very raw wind this afternoon.</p> <p>Sunday October 19th</p> <p>Frank and Lila went down to Sunday school and I drove Enah down for church, we were early for once. Enah expected {Elva?} would be away but she wasn't, enah played the organ any way. This was a children's day and they had the whole contents of the Sunday school in the front seats. As a little extra, Sam Jacques had his baby christened. Mr. Johnson kept referring to it all through the as he or him but its name turned out to be Helen Isabel or something similar.This afternoon Dad. put the saddle on Joe and I went for a ride. She nearly put me off while I was getting on the first time but she didn't and I rode out to the Shands I found them just starting off to the Hares who live on the town-line about three miles this side of Jarvis, to wish old Mrs. Nixon a happy birthday she was 90 years old. Charlie put the saddle on his horse and I went with him, we beat them all of course both coming and going.</p> <p>I got home just about dark and to-night feel pretty stiff I guess Josie is tired too. I lost a nice little tie pin I suppose on the road. Cousin Clare gave it to me and I was very sorry to lose it. It has been cloudy and cold all day, drizzly to-night.</p> <p>Monday October 20th</p> <p>This was Thanksgiving day but has been exceedingly rotten. It rained the greater part of last night and most of the morning and has been cold, raw and muddy. This morning Dad. went down town to ship the barrel of apples to Uncle Hal. and Aunty Alice which he got from Bill Duncan and which have been down at the station since Saturday. He also saw Butler about getting a plow but as he walked down he couldn't bring it home. He is going to get a Cockshutt to try and if we don't like it we will get a Wilkinson. I didn't do any thing much all morning My muscles are all stiff and sore from my ride yesterday</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>I guess it was too far when I haven't been used to it, it must have been about fifteen miles. Frank cleaned off the walls of the cow stable and this after noon white washed. it. Dad made a box for the wheel barrow after dinner so that I can carry out a much bigger load of manure. Then he and Frank went and struck out a few loads in the oat stubble while I cleaned out the stables.</p> <p>Belle jumped into the pig yard from the barn yard tonight and when I went to chase her back she jumped the wire fence into the lane, caught her foot in it and bent a panel of it badly. Ginger and Queen both ran back the lane to the gully. Queen came up with Dad. when he went after the cows but Ginger is back there yet with the colts, which she has been trying to get with all summer.</p> <p>To-night Dad. and Frank walked down to meet Dick he said he wouldn't be home till the late train so they were going to the moving picture show. Frank has been coaxing Dad. to go for quite awhile. Mrs. McBride was here washing to-day.</p> <p>Tuesday October 21st</p> <p>Dad. plowed all day and got on pretty well. I did chores and cleaned out the alley way in front of the cows where the calves spent last winter. That took me the biggest part of the day. I spent about half an hour chasing cattle back into their proper quarters after they had jumped over or crawled through the old fence around the barn yard. This morning Bill Stamp came and got four bushels of wheat for this chickens. Aleeta McBride came over this afternoon to iron. Jonas husked corn all day. I felt rather rotten having a sore throat and getting an all around cold. Cold, windy, cloudy &amp; wet.</p> <p>Wednesday October 22nd</p> <p>Dad. plowed all morning, and I did chores and started to clean out the pile of rubbish in the corner of the big barn but the wind got so bad I stopped and came in to the house. This afternoon we went out with the waggon and got alload of corn. We got mostly all Jonas has husked. 26 bushels. We sort it out there and leave the poor stuff to gather up afterwards, there isn't much of it. Niel Elliot came in before dinner to see if we had any cattle for sale but of course we hadn't. Jonas husked all day. It has been a miserable day. It rained this morning and drizzled part of the afternoon, being cold, cloudy, muddy and windy all day. I feel rottener.</p> <p>Thursday October 23rd</p> <p>Dad. lay awake in bed this morning from five to seven thinking from the sound of the wind that it was pouring rain but on getting up found it a beautiful morning. He got out as soon as possible after breakfast and plowed till about eleven.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>I did up all the chores and then went out and plowed till noon, while Dad. came up to shave as he had to be bearer at Mrs. Birely's funeral this afternoon, he left a couple of strike oats for me to finish up after dinner and I ran myself out of a job about four o'clock. I left about a round or two on each land for Dad. to finish and as I couldn't strike out I unhooked but when I got to the top of the orchard. I saw Dad. cutting wood so yelled at him and he came out and plowed till dark. Jonas husked corn all day, he is full of an idea now to go south and work for {Eumer?} Johnson, housing niggers working in his orchard. He says they are anxious to have him go and his going to try to get there.</p> <p>Aleta McBride was over ironing again to-day, she minded Tiddums while Enah went down to the funeral after dinner. My little rabbit died yesterday. It has been avery nice day cloudy, but mild, &amp; breezy. Trying to rain to-night.</p> <p>Friday October 24th</p> <p>Since I watered &amp; fed the horses before breakfast this morning I haven't done another {tap?} all day, except read. I had quite a bad pain in my "stumick" this morning and have put in a bad day on account of my cold in my head. It rained steadily all day so I didn't lose much in the way of work. Dad. couldn't do any thing but chores. Mrs. McBride came over this morning according to promise to see if she could do anything towards house cleaning, but of course couldn't.</p> <p>Cars. Rankin drove over this afternoon to have Dad. look at his horse, which Dad. says has nothing the matter with it. He also wanted Dad. to keep it here and fix it up, but as we will be crowded for room this winter for our own horses, he refused.</p> <p>Saturday October 25th</p> <p>As far as work is concerned</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>took the plow out there and unloaded it. Vyse's three horses were on the road this morning and came into our lane, Dad. told him on his way down town so he and little Frank came after them. Allan Law was in to-night and Dad. paid him for thrashing. He told us that Jack Philips was very dangerously ill with typhoid fever. Dick got home fairly early to-night, with the mail, and the news that Mr. &amp; Mrs. Gilbert Lynch are the proud parents of another boy. Dad. heard in town today that some "public spirited citizens of Port Dover are canvassing the town with a petition to have Jack Walker's picture show classed as a public nuisance. Fine &amp; windy, everything very wet.</p> <p>Sunday October 26th</p> <p>Frank went to church and Sunday school, but was the only member of the family who did. I sat around all day and read. the "Literary Digest" for this week, through completely. This after noon the whole family except me went down to wish Lila a happy birthday. Dad. Enah and Tiddums drove down but the latter was too sleepy to enjoy himself, so they didn't stay long but the boys stayed to tea.</p> <p>Jack Walker came over while they were gone and got old Joe, he says he has to have him now as the corn is coming in and one team can't stand it; he says he thinks he could make a dicker with Dad. for him, but as he seems to think old Joe worth $100. I think it very doubtful as Dad wouldn't give more than fifty for him. It has been fair cloudy and raw all day.</p> <p>Monday October 27th</p> <p>Dad. plowed with Harry &amp; Belle all day and got on pretty well, after I got all the chores done up, I started to pick the spies but didn't get on very fast before dinner. It took me all the afternoon to get the rest of the spies and there isn't so very many and they are not sorted yet, I also picked all the Kings but there were only fifteen of them on the tree, I got thirteen of them, one fell off and I bruised another knocking it off with a stick.</p> <p>Tonight Frank and I went down to the concert given by a travelling company for the band, and had a good time, there was a ventriloquist with them who was good, as well as an elocutionist and tenor. They had a dance afterwards and Dick and I stayed till it was over I got home about half past one and Dick a little later as he went home with some girl. Frank waited till it was nearly over but was asleep when I got home. Mr. Hodge came over with the tax notices this morning, they are just about the same as last year. It has been cloudy and threatening all day, and just as I got home to-night I felt a drop or two.</p> <p>Tuesday October 28th</p> <p>When I got up about seven o'clock this morning it was blowing a gale and raining, so after we did the chores we didn't do much else all day, although it didn't rain long</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>we didn't even get the stables cleaned out. Alfred came over this morning for awhile. This afternoon I drove Enah down town this afternoon to have her dress fitted at Mrs. Schram's I also practiced a little on my horn, Cloudy, windy and cold.</p> <p>Wednesday October 29th</p> <p>Dad. plowed all day and is now just half over the oat stubble or just at the pile of stoanes, the top of which just sticks up over the surface of the ground, it took me nearly all day morning to clean out the stables, get in straw and cut wood, but this afternoon I picked apples. First I picked up all the good Canada Red's which blew down in night before last's wind, they blew down more than the others, I put them down cellar in one big box I picked an orange crate of Talman Sweets, which wil be enough for us, the pigs will likely get the rest, they are beauties. I also picked what few sweet russets I could but as they seem to grow mostly on very tips of the limbs I had to shake most of them down, there were very few barely an orange crate full.</p> <p>It began to rain about three o'clock and although it didn't rain hard it was very steady and wet through everything I had to go out and help Jonas put up some of the husked corn, the threw down a lot but as it began to rain didn't get it husked we didn't put it up. Mully got into the east end of the gully to-night and jumped the fence and came right up the wheat to the bars.</p> <p>Thursday October 30th</p> <p>Dad. plowed all day and got on well. Jonas husked all day. I picked apples after I got the chores done. Mrs. McBride was here house cleaning all day so I had to beat carpet at noon. This morning Frank took a sack down to Preston's, and they filled it with potatoes and left it outside the gate, I drove down and got it. Frank went back to look for the turkeys after school, he couldn't find them at their old roost in the gully but he saw R. J. Watson who told him he had seen them Tuesday on the road in front of McQueen's. Dick told us last night that Harry Dyer fell off a scaffold yesterday and broke his ankle. It has been sharper to-day, and rained a little this afternoon. Dad. should have gone down to a school board meeting to-night but it is raining and dark so he isn't going</p> <p>Friday October 31st</p> <p>It froze quite hard last night and snowed a little. Robert John Watson came over this morning just as Dad was getting out to work to get his heifer which had got in with our cows, as I was just going back to fix the fence where Mully and Jim got into the back field where we burned off the grass, I went with him to help him get her home, she was very quiet, so we had no trouble in driving her but it took us all morning to get her to stay in Robert John's place, we got her into Ivey's place but she jumped through the old</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>fence back into our gully, then we drove up along the woods into John Vyse's back field, then into Robert John's field then into his gully from where she ran directly back and jumped into Ivey's again, but we didn't have much trouble getting her from there into his gully again where I left him with her, I then drove Mully &amp; Jim out of the field as they had got in while we were chasing the heifer, and made a good fix on the fence, it was a little after twelve when I got back to the house and Dad. was up with the team.</p> <p>This afternoon we hauled in two loads of corn fifty-two bushels. Jonas was in the seventh heaven odf delighted as he had Jim Law helping him husk. Jim husks about two bushels to Jonas' one and teases the life out of him at the same time. Frank went to look for his turkeys after school to-night, he went to McQueens and Charlie told him there were eight there and had been there with theirs for a month but Frank wasn't sure whether they were his or not and besides there should be eleven and Robert John said he saw that number last Tuesday, on the road, while Sid McBride was doing some other fencing for Robert John they stretched the piece between him and us so we got out of that job. We were reminded of this being Hallowe'en by hearing the school bell ringing to-night. Tiddums was playing on our bed with some blocks this afternoon and crawled off the edge and gave himself a bad bump on his head and cut his eye quite badly, he was up on his hands and knees when Enah found him. Cold and windy all day, two short but blinding snow storms, one this morning, the worst one this afternoon.</p> <p>Saturday November 1st</p> <p>It froze the ground so hard last night that we couldn't haul corn as we intended so Dad. plowed all morning. Frank went after his turkeys and got home with nine of them about noon They were over at McQueens and he thinks the other two must have been shot. I did chores and cleaned some of the boards out of the old shed by the cow stable and piled them in the corner of the barn. I finished the job after dinner while Dad. and Frank went down town, they took some oats to the mill to be chopped. and went on down town to get the mail and some provisions. When they got back about four we all three went out and got the soft corn out of the field. There was nearly a waggon box full of it and it was just about dark when we got up so we just hauled it in on the barn floor.</p> <p>Just as we were starting for the corn field Jonas came along and told Dad. he would like some money. Dad. wanted him to wait till we got the load in but Jonas wanted it right away so Dad went itno the house to get it. Just as he went in he told Jonas he was a darned old nuisance and that he would sooner have a boil on his ear (or words to that effect) than have him around. This Jonas considered an insult and started off for home declaring that he would take no money nor husk any more corn, by the time Dad. came out he was half way home, but Frank went after him and prevailed on him to take the money, he is still pretty mad though. It has been very windy but not very cold all day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Duplicate of page 145}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday November 2nd</p> <p>Frank went down to church and Sunday school, nobody else went down this morning. Mr. Buck came over and got Dad to go down and see his cow which he thought was sick but which was quite well when Dad got there. I did chores and Dick slept till dinner. This afternoon Mr. Birely came over ans stayed quite awhile and to-night Dad. and I went down to church, Dick was down to Huby's to tea, and went to church afterwards. We stopped in at Huby's on our way down and took him the "Every body's Magazines" that Aunty Alice has been sending us all year. He said he might be over to husk corn to-morrow.</p> <p>This has been a day of disaster, when Dad. first went out this morning he found one of his pigs all in and the others going for it. He carried it over to the barn and later came to the conclusion that its leg was broken up in the "ham" so will have to kill it to-morrow. He also found the old gobbler sick and diagnosed the case as black-head, he died this afternoon. Enah considered he was worth five dollars. Then we noticed a big hard lump under Queenie's jaw to-night which Dad. says is very like distemper although she has no cough I noticed a small lump there some time ago but thought nothing of it. Lovely day much milder.</p> <p>Monday November 3rd</p> <p>I didn't do any chores before breakfast but wrote to Aunty instead. After breakfast I did up all the chores and about half past eleven went out and plowed a little, Huby came over with his gun before dinner but didn't get a shot at any thing, old Jonas came back again and he &amp; Huby husked all the after noon and got on well. Tom. Abbot said this morning that he might get one of the Bush's to come up and help husk for us. Dad. and I both went out after dinner, and he made two or three strike outs, and then went up to kill his poor little broken legged pig and I kept on plowing we will soon have the oat stubble plowed. Dad. hated to kill his pig but got forty pounds of dressed pork from him besides the jiblets.</p> <p>Jonas came over to-night, he is afraid the money that he sent to Tildson bouy, has gone astray, but Dad. assured him that he wouldn't lose it as he has the receit of his bank money order, he also gave us quite an entertainment on the mouth organ. It was a lovely morning but has been cloudy and rainy all the afternoon</p> <p>Tuesday November 4th</p> <p>Dad. plowed all day to-day and is nearly over the road fence, I did chores this morning and transplanted the peony roots which I put in the garden the day Walter went away. This afternoon I pulled all the carrots and beets and nearly all the onions, we piled the carrots and beets in a pile to-night and covered</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>them for fear of frost, there were 6 1/2 bus. of carrots, what we have eaten so far would I think make 7, a yield at the rate of 784.1 busels to the acre. and 4 big bushels of beets on not half the ammout of ground as the carrots were on or a yield of 1102.78 bushels to the acre.*</p> <p>The onions were small and a lot of them soft, I just got a small basket full of them and there is another line to dig yet. Huby has husked all day and Jonas was here all morning but just got here in time to husk a couple of bushels before dark. Huby got a shot at a black duck in one of the holes in the timothy field but was too faraway, he was afraid he scared them away but they were back this afternoon but did not light although he scattered some corn in the swail hole. Dick got home to tea to-night for a change. Cloudy and cold all day looks rainy. *These figures are according to my calculations and may not be absolutely correct.</p> <p>Wednesday November 5th</p> <p>Frank caught a skunk under the cow stable in the trap he set last night. He and Tige are next to impossible to live with. He drove all the kids in school about crazy to-day. The cow stable was so thick aired that it tainted the cream. He skinned him to-night, he says it isn't a very good skin as there is too much white on it. Dad. plowed all day and finished the oat stubble. I went out with him at noon and we put on a load of rails from the gully fence and he hauled them up before he backed to the plow. I unloaded the load of soft corn that was on the waggon (21 bus) this morning and this afternoon I unloaded rhe rails, cut some of them up and sorted the Northern Spys. Huby and Jonas husked all day. It froze quite hard last night but has been a beautiful day. Frank and his Meccano outfit down for Cecil Lamb to play with.</p> <p>Thursday November 6th</p> <p>Dad. set off as soon as he could for Dunkin's with the ram this morning, he took Harry and Belle - and didn't get back till a quarter past two. He brought the imported ram back with him. I started to clean out a canal between one of the water holes in the timothy sod to the one in the oat stubble with the tile under in, I got it pretty well started, but found it would take a very deep ditch to carry it, and as the clay was so stiff I didn't get on very fast, I stopped when Dad. came home to help him unload the ram. and he said there was no use trying to plow the timothy sod this fall. as it is impossible to plow either through or around the water holes and it will waste too much time digging ditches between them so he is going to start on the other side of the gully. D. O. to-morrow and we will try to put tile in there after it freezes up. Huby husked all day but Jonas was only here for an hour or so at noon he has been sick with "information" all day, Huby says he wept bitterly out there for awhile, and then went to see the doctor. Beautiful day. Huby says it is Indian Summer and it certainly looks like it.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday November 7th</p> <p>We got out good and early this morning as it didn't freeze at all last night. Dad took the new plow back over the gully and started to plow the field which we cut clover seed off. We got a good day in. Huby was over at seven o'clock this morning and got a full day in, although Jonas never showed up all day. I helped him all the after noon.</p> <p>This morning I carried all the apples amd vegetables down cellar. Lila came over after school to stay all night. Enah and Tiddums went down to see Cousin Clare who came yesterday. Cars. Rankin came over this after noon and took the light saddle and bridle which I am positive I bought from Dick last spring, but Dick evidently thinks he owns them as he sold them to Cars. for six dollars, I don't want tho the saddle particularly only if I have paid for them I would like the money. It has been a beautiful day; mild and sunny but is raining to-night.</p> <p>Saturday November 8th</p> <p>It rained all night and has kept up a steady and soaking in down pour all day with short intervals of no rain but no sunshine at all. After I did up the chores this morning I came in and chopped suet, cleaned lamp chimney's, and tidyed up all the papers which were stacked all around the kitchen. Dad. spent the whole morning in opening up ditches in the field he has plowed, he also paced it off and found it is nearly 10 acres. Frank cleaned the windows in the kitchen and played with Lila. This afternoon we did chores, I read a little and cut a little wood, about five o'clock Arthur Preston came over to inform us that they had our potatoes all and bagged up and could we could get them anytime, so Dad. hooked up Joe and Ginger and we went after them. we took Lila down to the corner with us and she walked on home. We got 24 bushels of potatoes and they were 60 cts a bushel Joe &amp; Ginger were feeling pretty good as Joe hasn't been hooked up for over a week and Ginger all summer. Joe was glad to get beside Ginger again and "kissed" her profusely. We saw Jonas on our way home, he looks pretty sick and says the doctor told him he had a cut in his digestion.</p> <p>Sunday November 9th</p> <p>Soon after I got up this morning it began to snow although quite mild not having frozen all night. It turned to rain about noon and kept up all the afternoon with increasing severity, and to-night is terrific, but the snow has nearly all disappeared. Frank went down to church and Sunday school but the rest of us hardly went out of the house, except for Dad. and I to do chores, and this after noon Frank and Dad. went out and drove the sheep from the orchard to the shed at</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>the hay barn. Dad. also opened the smoke house door to afford shelter for the old sow, she took advantage of it, and soon made a bed out of the alsike chaff he put in for her, taking the precaution to root the bricks from around the edge into the middle of it. Dad. and Frank also moved Frank's pigs from the old shed where they were about submerged to the barn floor which was dry. Dad. didn't milk to-night and didn't put any of the cows in thinking it would be warmer out around the stack and in the shed than in their stable as the wind coming in above the old barn doors which space has not been boarded up since we thrashed makes it cold and draughty. I read "The Wonders of Science in Modern Life" nearly all day. Dick slept most of the morning, had a bath, this afternoon, wrote to Aunty read and played checkers with Frank.</p> <p>Monday November 10th</p> <p>Soon after breakfast this morning, I went down and got Huby to come over and help up move the cook stove from the woodshed to the inside kitchen, Dad had it all ready to move when we got here so it didn't take long to move it Huby went back home together to dinner As Dad put the little stove up in the dining room as soon as he took it out of the kitchen it was well past into the afternoon when he got both stoves set up and late when we had dinner. After dinner I went down town and got some groceries, but didn't stay long. I read the rest of the time. The old sow broke out of the orchard last night and she and the sheep have been roaming at liberty all day. Art. Walker &amp; Charlie Butler were in with, the cream, can, check and butter saving Tom a trip, the check was $2.47 which was better than we expected as we have sent so little cream and bought all the butter there. It looks as if winter had set in. It has been freezing quite hard all day and snowing with a strong and very cold wind.</p> <p>Tuesday November 11th</p> <p>I cut a good big pile of wood this morning while Dad. was doing chores, we then went out and tore down quite a strip of the gully fence intending to haul it in this afternoon. Huby came over to husk corn soon after dinner. As it snowed most of the afternoon Dad thought he would not take the team out to haul the rails so we pitched off the load of clover seed instead. Dad also shovelled down to see if he could find the hole in the oat bin through which all the grain is escaping, but could find no sign of it. About four Dad. and I went out and helped Huby husk and stayed till a little after five and got four unhusked shocks husked.</p> <p>It was mighty inclement out there but Huby had a very comfortable wind break constructed of sheaves. Frank went to see Jonas to-night and says he is worrying terribly about everything, he wants Frank to feed his mare &amp; colt a little hay and chop once a day, I suppose he expects them to live at that rate</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>I started to practice on my horn to-night but found the little nib broken off the second valve. Toaty has fixed it on twice already, so I don't think it is much use taking it to him again. It was nice and sunny this morning but turned cloudy and snowed all the afternoon, cold and windy all day.</p> <p>Wednesday November 12th</p> <p>Huby came over at seven o'clock this morning and husked corn all day, we both went out and helped him as soon as we could so got quite a lot done. Dad. had to go down to Flemming's at noon to see Chris Quanbury's cow which has some swelling on its jaw. I went down town after supper to get some groceries, footwear and my hair cut, Andrews was closed but I did the rest of my errands and took the valve of my horn to Toatys again for repairs. Walt said if I sent it to Whaley Royce &amp; co. it might be three weeks before I could get it again.</p> <p>I went up to the bank and waited there for an hour or two for Dick, he got back from the moving picture show about a quarter to ten and then worked awhile, Hazen was there when I went literally "stripped to the waist" looking for a mistake they made or have been looking for for about a week. Hazen &amp; Wiggins were looking for it when we left. I decorated Hazen's photograph album a little while I was there. Tupper was here while I was in town and wants one of us to go and thrash to-morrow. He ran a nail in his hand, and is just about laid up with it. Very much milder to-day, would have been perfect Indian Summer, but for a cold wind</p> <p>Thursday November 13th</p> <p>It was raining when we got up this morning so we did not hurry to get over to Tupper's. After breakfast it did let up for awhile so I went, it soon began to rain again and we didn't do a thing all morning, except talk, it is the most amusing, entertaining and typical conversation when Bill Donald, Win. Law and Tupper get to-gether. I stayed to dinner and we thrashed all the afternoon as it cleared off quite fine. I came home as far as the corner with Win Law who was driving to town Tupper will have about 60 bushels of alsike seed when he gets through some of it pretty good, he sold it to Green's man to-day for 8.50 cleaned up, he has a very sore hand where re ran the nail in it. I have to go back to-morrow.</p> <p>Huby husked corn this afternoon Dad said he worked out in all the rain and got the cow stable roof well repaired, and the chicken house roof nearly fixed, both with roofing paper, he also did up all the chores and to-night braided what seed corn we have up.</p> <p>Friday November 14th</p> <p>I got over to Tupper's about 8.30 this morning and they had just started when I got there, we finished the alsike just at noon, it was a pretty dirty job even after they put the blower out side before that it was a fright. After dinner we thrashed out his</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>three loads of Hungarian grass with the separator, it didn't take long which was lucky for if it had I for one would have croaked. Art. Walker, Harry &amp; I were in the mow and they had the blower shooting the chaff over our heads, and about as much came back on us as we were pitching out, and the air was full of it. While they ran the separator out and the clover mill in from the far barn I crawled over in the clover seed to enjoy a few minutes of rest, there were only three loads of clover seed and it took an hour and forty minutes to finish it up. I spent that short time in agony. For some reason or other all the muscles in my back and legs ached horribly and I thought they would never throw up the last forkful, I was pitching on the table to Art. Walker. We got through about five and I lit out for home before supper, after they had indulged in a very prolonged and ragtimey whistle to express their joy at being through with that job as they have been there over a week I think.</p> <p>On my way home I came on Sam. and his outfit at the foot of the big hill at the side road, the old engine evidently wouldn't go uphill without sliding so they were just putting the big calks on the wheels. They only had half enoug for one wheel which caused it to slide twice as much as the other and was hard to hold the front wheels in the middle of the road. It was dark when I got to the cornfield but I saw old Nig. in there and after a little hunting found Huby. and waited there with him till six, when I got to the house I was about ready to drop with cold and fatigue so crawled up as close to the stove as possible, I went to bed right after tea. I guess Dad. put in a busy day, he finished fixing the hen house roof, hauled in two loads of rails and a jag of corn. Huby husked from the middle of the forenoon on till six.</p> <p>This storm has been awful in Western Ontario and on the Upper Lakes especially Lake Huron. Over twenty wrecks and over three hunderd lives lost according to the papers which are full of it. We know old Quint is safe though as the Algonquin was reported at Port Coulborne on Monday I think he he has to make one more trip to Montreal before he goes up the lakes, after wheat, that will be the last of the season. In spite of the beautiful night last night it was raining when we got up this morning, but it soon cleared off bright, and is clear and cold to-night.</p> <p>Saturday November 15th</p> <p>We have had a busy day to-day. Huby was over at day break and went back first thing to the gully to see if he could get a shot at a duck, when he got to the top of the gully, he saw one a little way up from where he was but thought he saw another closer so crept up on it, he heard the one up the creek fly but thought he was sure of this one, as it didn't fly till he got so close to it and then discovered it to be a muskrat, he didn't shoot it at such close range for fear of spoiling its skin so came back empty handed and went to husking corn. It was frozen stiff early so</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>we thought it an extra good chance to get in the corn, we put off the jag (18 bush) which Dad. got in yesterday and got in three more before noon averaging 25 bushels apiece. Huby helped us while we were in the field and then went back to husking, so with Frank we got on fast. We brought the soft corn in at the same time in the back of the load it ran about five bushels to the load and we put it up above the pig pen.</p> <p>After dinner Dad. and Frank had to go down town to get coal oil, flour and do some other errands, which took up a lot of valuable time, I cleaned out the horse stables and got load in while they were gone, but when they got back it was snowing, however they got in two more loads, the last one of which they ran into the barn. I only helped get in part of the first load as the sheep got out on the wheat so I stopped to put them in and the last load I spent in putting the cows in and feeding them. Lila came over this morning and went back with Huby to-night.</p> <p>Sunday November 16th</p> <p>We got up very late this morning and Frank went to church and Sunday school and came around by McBains to tend to Jonas's horses. He says Jonas is worse to-day. The indigestion has gone down on his lungs; poor fellow is in bad shape. Dad. and I went down to see Chris Quanbury's cow after we did up the chores but as neither Chris nor Mr. Flemming were home and the cow was out, Dad. couldn't see much. We saw Jack Spain and Vyse on the latter's place and had a talk with them principally about the wrecks on the lake. Vyse says they are getting up a fund to help the widows and orphans of the drowned sailors. This after noon Huby came over with a fish and an awful pile of side line which Dave. Law had given him to make a line for digging and ditch, all the string where the nets were fastened has to be taken off. He and I then went back to the gully where we fell in with Frank who had previously gone back with his book "Trappers Guide" which he got from John {Hallam?}, it is the first thing in the literature line he has ever showed any interest in.</p> <p>Huby scattered corn all along the creek to coax the ducks and then we went back into the woods we saw one rabbit but Huby didn't get a shot at it, he got a lot of moss and ferns and a small bird's nest which he says he is going to use for a hunt {match?} receptacle. Dick went down town this afternoon, stayed to tea at Huby's, went to church and came home right after, he and I then made so much noise that Tiddums and Dad. had much difficulty one in staying asleep and the other in writing a letter to Aunty. Cloudy and raw.</p> <p>Monday November 17th</p> <p>Dad. and I unloaded the load of corn they ran in on the barn floor, Saturday night, it took a very long time as we had to sorted it out of the waggon, we then went after another load. and got it unloaded a little after noon. Huby helped us load and un-</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>load it as the corncrib is getting so full, that I had to stay in there to dump the bushels as far back as possible. This load took nearly all the good there is husked, there is not a load out there now. This after noon Dad. started plowing again over the gully. I cleaned out the cow stables and then helped Huby husk corn till dark. Cold and cloudy with raw wind.</p> <p>Tuesday November 18th</p> <p>Dad. plowed all day and got on fairly well. Mr. Blaikie came back and had a visit with him this afternoon. I did chores this morning and braided some corn. I am going to have the drive house beautifully decorated with seed corn when I get it all braided. We were disappointed that Huby didn't show up all morning we don't know just why, but he came over at noon and he and I husked till about five o'clock it was nearly dark then. we got just five shocks husked, Jonas came over this morning, we don't know what his message was, he looks pretty sick and hardly talks above a whisper, but I think that is because he doesn't want to move than because he can't, the old jay has bought eight pigs and has nothing to feed them and is paying a man $2.00 a day to finish building his barn to shelter them. It has been a very disagreeable day, very foggy cloudy and a fine drizzle, one quite hard shower this after noon.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>DIARY. 1913</p> <p>T B Barrett,</p> <p>Port Dover, Ontario</p> <p>The Farm</p> <p>From November 19th 1913 to December 31st 1913.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday November 19th 1913.</p> <p>Dad and I got up pretty early this morning and I braided some corn before breakfast. Huby came over but instead of husking this morning he helped me pick up apples for cider, I shook them down and he gathered them up and carried them over to the waggon which was in the lane as it was too soft to take it into the orchard. There were just enough apples left in the orchard to make the waggon-box full (26 bus) and we took them all except a bushel of Newton Pippins which I picked to put down cellar. Dad thinks we will have too many but Huby and I thought it best to be on the safe side, as we have Huby's two 10 gallon kegs to fill this time besides our 42 gallon barrel. We also scalded out the barrel and kegs, and hung up the braided corn in the drive house, we didn't finish the apples till half past two this afternoon, and then I picked the Newton Pippins cut wood and did chores till six, Huby husked corn till after dark, and just about when I was thinking of going out to see if any thing had happened to him, he came in drenched to the skin, he said he just wanted to finish the shock.</p> <p>He killed one of the drakes after dinner, he is going to get another later. Dad plowed all day and to-night had to go down to a school board meeting although it is a fierce night. I spent the evening braiding a long rope of seed corn. It has been cloudy and raining all day, not steadily nor hard but a kind of half hearted drizzle about every ten minutes, till about five o'clock to-night when it more than poured down and soaked Huby who stayed out in it to finish his shock. Every thing is covered in water. Dad. got back early from the school meeting, we don't know whether Dick will be home to-night or not.</p> <p>Thursday November 20th</p> <p>Dad and I left a little after nine for Walker Waddle's with our apples and got home about one. We had lots of apples, he said he could have filled another keg. He said one bushel of good apples would make about three gallons of cider. and that the sweet ones mixed in with the others would just make the cider right. We drove around by town coming home and left Hubys two kegs down there. Huby was wheeling Tiddums around the yard when we got home so he helped us get the big barrel into the woodshed.</p> <p>This afternoon Dad. drove Enah down town this after. She went to Mrs. Francis Henry Stringer's At Home with Aunty Maude while Dad. kept Tiddums in at Cousin Clare's. Clark Matthew's came over while they were gone and got eight more bushels of oats and four bushels of wheat. He paid me ten dollars for what he got to-day and eight bushels of oats he got the other day. The oats were 35 cts and the wheat 82 cts a bushel. I couldn't find any change in the house for him. I spent the rest of the after noon doing chores. Dad &amp; Enah didn't get back till after six. Huby husked corn all day but says he won't be over in the morning as he has some insurance to look after.</p> <p>We saw Ed. today at noon and he said he would be over to help us on Saturday. They are working short time in the mill now for some reason or other, they only work from eight to five week days and not at all on Saturday. We saw old Jonas when we went past this morning, he looks awful but thinks maybe he will pull through, he wanted {so---?} for his pigs and Dad. said if he had time he would bring him some, we left Tupper talking to him, he may cheer him up a little. Tupper told us he had fired Harry as he was no earthly good to him. It has been a beautiful day, it was quite hot this morning while the sun was shining.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday November 21st</p> <p>Tiddums broke one of the springs in his buggy this morning and as Dick didn't want to take it down I had to take it to Buller to see if he could fix it, he wasn't very sure about making a good job of it. When I got back I went over the gully where Dad. was plowing and threw the sod out of the ditches till noon. Dad. plowed all day and got a nice lot done. Huby didn't come over till noon and brought us a new dog, named Blucher, he is a great big yellow Scotch Collie with a white collar and face, he is a pretty dog and only nine months old which Huby says is the proper time to train him He got him from Bob. Rankin and just paid the taxes on him. Huby says he will train him all he can as soon as he gets so as he will stay here loose and not run to town. I did up all the chores after dinner and then helped Huby husk corn. Dad. was afraid the corn in the crib was getting musty but I dug into it a little and didn't think it was bad. Mr. Brirely was over to-night to buy a couple of ducks he is going to get them tomorrow night. It has been a lovely, sunny mild day like spring. It rained last night during the night.</p> <p>Saturday November 22nd</p> <p>This morning Ed. came over about eight o'clock so he, Huby and I husked corn till noon and got about seventeen shocks husked. Huby went home for dinner as he said he had some more insurance to see to this afternoon so couldn't come over. Ed. and I spent the afternoon tearing down the old windmill, and by to-night Ed. had it all down but the first section and it wont take long to finish it. Getting the big heavy head to the ground without hurting any thing or ourselves was the most ticlish job but we managed all right with a rope and pulley. This morning Dad. and Frank hauled Uncle Ward his ten bushels of corn and Jonas' eleven bushels of soft corn right out of the field. I think he is getting 35 cts a bushel for the good and 20 cts for the poor stuff. He said they dumped Jonas' right in one corner of the house which was in such an unsanitary and uninhabitable a condition as to make Dad sick for the rest of the day, heard Frank saw Allan Law to-night and he was quite uneasy about Jonas as he had told him that he was going to jump in the pond and end his miserable career if he wasn't better or dead in a day or so but I guess he will either forget it or think better of it when the time comes and he sees how wet that pond looks, the poor old fish is in misery though I guess, he looks like it.</p> <p>Dad. and Frank hauled in the rest of the corn that was husked this afternoon, and left it in the waggon box on the barn floor. Dad. and I went down town after tea to-night. I got some stuff and Dad. got his hair cut. Dick came home with us. Mr. Brirely came over to get his ducks to-night. Chris also came over and got a pair. It has been another beautiful mild sunny day windy to-night.</p> <p>Sunday December 23rd</p> <p>Frank went down to Sunday school and church and I drove Enah down to church. Dad. looked after Tiddums and cooked dinner. Dick slept all morning and went down town after dinner and probably to church to-night. This after noon Josie and I had a good ride up the Gravel to the cemetry corner and down the Radical. Frank and Blucher went back to the gully. Dad intended to go to church to-night but didn't get there as he wasted a lot of time going nearly back to the gukly thinking he saw the cattle in on the wheat</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>but they were way over on the other side of the gully. and by the time he got settled down he didn't feel like getting fixed up and walking down town through the mud. It has been a nice day with a cold wind. We don't know whether it rained last night or not, Enah is sure she heard it raining in the night and there was a puddle of water on the kitchen floor under the leak, and Frank's coat which he left out all night was wet but the ground and all the boards seemed dry and the ceiling over the pool in the kitchen was perfectly dry. I did a little more drawing to-night.</p> <p>Monday November 24th</p> <p>I spent the whole day in knocking down the rest of the old windmill and clearing up the debris. I am not quite through yet. This afternoon I had to go back and drive Mully, Jim and Snowdrop out of the east end of the gully into the other end through the bluegrass and field where Dad is plowing which is the way they got in. I took the two dogs with me so had quite a time with the cows. Dad. plowed and Huby husked corn all day. Frank brought Tiddum's carriage back mended to-night and he was tickled to death to see it again, and jump in it althoug the spring is stiffer now than it was.</p> <p>Dick sent away for ten books for me to-day called "The Library of Original Sources" which I saw advertised in the "Literary Digest." It is supposed to be a collection of all the documents which have made history and translated. It cost $35.10 cash. I borrowed the money from Dad. It seems a lot to pay in a bunch, but books are mighty nice things to have especially for the long winter evenings on the farm. I suppose if I was town, the same ammount would dribble out in nickels and dimes in the course of a year. Dad. had to go to a school board meeting to-night and Frank went down with him to see the moving picture show. I guess I'll draw a little. It has been colder and very windy with two or three blinding but short snow squalls.</p> <p>Tuesday November 25th</p> <p>After I did the chores up this morning I helped Huby husk all day and by to-night we had only twelve shocks left to husk, we think under favorable circumstances we will be able to finish it to-morrow. Dad. plowed all day and he is nearly through wth that field. John Wess was over talking to him for a long time this morning, telling him about his barn roof. He hasn't paid for it because he is not satisfied and the company are going to sue him. Jonas was over for awhile at noon, he wants Frank to cut wood for him as the doctor has forbidden him to do it.</p> <p>Old Nig and Bluch got into a scrap this morning. Nig got jealous because Huby threw Bluch a corn cob to retrieve after letting Nig do it several times and he piled right into Bluch who would have killed him pretty quickly if Huby had not separated them, he couldn't keep Nig off till he kicked him in the jaw, this broke poor Nig's heart and he was sulky the rest of the morning, his little scrap cleared his old white eye up wonderfully except a little white spot in the middle. Cars. Rankin rode over to-night to see Bluch, who knew him afar off and was crazy to go back with him, Cars says he will bring the saddle back the first time drives over this way.</p> <p>To-nigh Dick and I went down to a dance in the town hall, where we had a good time. I didn't dance much because everytime I got up I would make a worse mess of it than the time before, they quit dancing about one but as they had nothing to eat there Dick, Truman Roadhouse and I went up to Jim Law's lunch counter and had a sanwich apiece after the thing was over, there were quite a few of the other dancers up there, so we didn't get to bed till about two o'clock. It has been bright and sunny all day but a cold breeze, to-night it was drizzling when we came home</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday November 26th</p> <p>It looked so rainy this morning that insted of plowing Dad. hauled in the rest of the good corn that was husked. It took us till noon as we had to unload the other load that was on the waggon and Dad. also fixed a couple of old crates. We just left this load on the waggon. Huby didn't come over till noon as he thought it was going to rain I helped him this afternoon but we didn't quite finish as there are four more shocks to husk yet. I was cold and didn't husk fast at all.</p> <p>Dad. plowed all the afternoon and has now finished all the field but the head lands, he was delayed as he had to chase the cattle out of the field where we burned the grass off. To-night Frank went down to Confirmation class and I spent the evening writing this and sleeping alternately. Very cloudy all day, drizzled a little but nothing to speak of</p> <p>Thursday November 27th</p> <p>Huby told us he wouldn't be over till about ten o'clock this morning as he was going to get us a long handled shovel to start ditching with. I cut wood and then went back and turned the cattle out of the alsike stubble, when I got back Huby wasn't here so I went out and got two shocks nearly husked by noon. Huby came over to dinner and he and I finished up the corn soon after dinner, we then took Nig, Bluch, and the shotgun back to the woods, we let Bluch loose back there and he behaved excellently, never going far away from us, Huby shot the gun off once accidentally and once on purpose to see what he would do and he wasn't at all frightened, so Huby says there is no danger of him ever being gun-shy now, we didn't get a shot at any thing and got back about four, we chained Bluch up again when we got home. Dad. finished plowing his field at noon and this afternoon did chores and raked the overhanging parts all off the stack. Dick told us that Jack Philips died last night Amy Turner was over to-day collecting for the Bible Society. It has been cold and a raw east wind all day.</p> <p>Friday November 28th</p> <p>We didn't get very much done to-day although we were up good and early. We went back and put the cattle out of the east end of the gully and the plowed field and fixed the fence so that they will have to stay out, we think. When we came up we braided all the rest of the seed corn and I hung it up in the drive-house after dinner, it certainly looks nice. I have driven nails just fifteen inches apart in the back four joists in the drive house, from the south wall over to the cross beam, there are just nine nails in each joist, on the back one I hung nine bunches with twenty or twenty five ears in each, it would look better if they were all the same, about twenty five ears to each, they can hang lower than the corn in front of them on account of being behind the buggy top and they just set the other off. The three front rows I braided into long ropes it would have been too heavy to handle to have braided a rope long enough to hang on the whole nine nails, so I made two ropes for each joist one seventy five inches long which hung on six of the nails and one thirty inches long to hang on three of the nails I tied a loop of binder twine every fifteen inches along the rope and at each end to hang them by, so the weight of the corn just sagged the rope enough between the strings to form a graceful loop. It might have looked better if I had made the two ropes even lengths for each joist say forty five inches long so one would take four nails and leave a row of nails down the middle on this row might be hung short bundles like those at the back only shorter so not to touch the buggy top. After I got through we unloaded the corn that was on the waggon it</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>was a big load, I think there was twenty eight bushels on After this we went and got the last load from the field, it was mostly poor stuff but a big load it was all we could do to pile the last of it on so as it would stay, it was roo late to unload it so we don't know how much there was on To-night I went down to the bankquet in the Sunday school for the men of the church. Dick and Dad were invited but neither of them went. Frank went down to help the ladies. There were two speakers from out of town, one Mr. King of Simcoe and the other Mr. Noble from Hamilton, speaking on "The Layman's Missionary Movement". There was a good many there.</p> <p>Huby came over at noon but didn't feel like working so took Bluch back to the woods, he didn't shoot any thing but an owl. Bluch has been running around here loose a good part of the day. It has been very cloudy all day, but not at all cold, looks stormy.</p> <p>Saturday November 29th</p> <p>Dad. took the plow out and opened out some ditches in the corn stubble this morning and Huby cleaned them out, if it stays fine a little longer we hope to get that plowed yet. I cut a little of the stack while he was out and when he came in, he hooked on to the hay rack and we went out and hauled in some corn stalks. Huby helped pitch on and Frank helped Dad. load so we got in two jags before dinner leaving the second load on the waggon, we didn't haul much at a time as they were a little damp. When they came in with the first load while I was opening the gate, they ran over Frank's smallest pig with both wheels of the waggon; just above the hips, so Dad. had to kill the poor little fellow, he only dressed 30 lbs.</p> <p>Huby went down town this afternoon but Ed. came over, he put in the afternoon fixing up the old house, he put in a window casing to fit two old frames we had, he made it on the north side where we hope to have the bench, he patched the floor and took the siding off the south side which is the wall to the ice house and boarded it up part way with inch stuff so that we can fill the space with saw dust. Dad. had to go down town this afternoon to interview the Council and get a rebate of three dollars on his taxes as they charged him four dollars for one doz. I supposed the mistake happened when Edmund England was assessing last spring Ed. Aikers dog was here Ham Thompson was in this morning to see Dad. about a sick cow. and Mr. Oliver Theshell from Vittoria was here this afternoon to get the recipe of some blister which Dad. told him about for ring bone and he forgot it. It was cloudy and a heavy mist all morning but fine and bright this afternoon, cold wind all day.</p> <p>Sunday November 30th</p> <p>Frank was the only member of the family who went to church this morning. I was too late to get ready so started a letter to Aunty but haven't finished it yet. Ham. Thompson's man came after Dad. to go and see his sick cow. Dad. was gone till noon, and drove Ham's man home to dinner and then went back and spent the whole afternoon, he feels rather sick to-night.</p> <p>Enah and Tiddums and I drove out to Jim Waddle's this afternoon, Jim had gone to town after some bread but the rest of the family was home. We were there quite awhile. Tiddums got hungry and ate up nearly all the bread they had in the house and drank a lot of milk, we got home about dark. Frank went back to the gully and took Blucher back, he came up and got some traps and set them. Dick went down town. I went to church to-night and came home with Dick who was there. Beautiful day, sunny and mild</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday December 1st</p> <p>Huby came over this morning and we hauled corn stalks all day, we had to unload the load in the barn first thing so didn't get a very early start, as the barn was as full as we wanted to put it, we didn't haul any more in but put up some huge shocks on the clover sod, just near the corner of the orchard, we put up six of these big shocks with an average of five shocks in each one, we binded them all up tight with a sling rope before we bound them with sideline or binder twine. we built a small shock on the top of one and think we will top them all out as it will keep the water out much better, we have the field more than half cleared and hope to finish to-morrow if it is a nice day.</p> <p>Blucher was out there with us this after noon and the three dogs did away with three or four big rats and a number of mice. He minds Huby pretty well when he says "Come in" but not so well when he is excited as he chased both Fitz and the sheep. Old Mr Rankin was over to see if he could get some corn but Dad. told him he wasn't going to sell any more. Huby brought word over this morning that Tom Casper and Toad Long Long wanted some. {illegible} sent the money so he will have to get his and Charlie Law will have to have his but we need the rest.</p> <p>John Quanbury was over this evening to see about us subscribing to the church Dad. gave him a little more than he has been giving and I put in a little. Aunty Maude got a card from Quint to-day saying he would be home on Friday. We got a letter from Aunty to-day saying Uncle Hal was pretty sick, having had some kind of a stroke. Mrs. McBride has been here all day, washing. It has been another lovely day cloudy but very mild.</p> <p>Tuesday December 2nd</p> <p>We hauled cornstalks all day and built five more big shocks and topped out two more, we intended to top them all out but found it took to much time. There is just about enough left out there to make another shock and haul a load in the barn. Nig didn't come over to-day but the other dogs caught more rats. Huby gave Bluch another lesson this morning on "Come in" and also to come to heel, he took him him with the sheep and when Bluch came beyond his leg he hit him in the face with a swich and say "heel", it didn't take Bluch long to know what he meant and not bother with the sheep.</p> <p>We had a very entertaining visitation this after noon from three kids. Jimmy Rankin, Jimmy Dickerson and Bobby Low. The two Jimmys were about six or seven and Bobby a year or so younger. They came over to see Bluch and Jimmy Rankin who was spokesman for the party told Huby that May wanted him to steal him and bring him home. He was showing us how he had Bluch trained. He could make him sit still by holding his fore finger up right in front of the dog's eye and then sternly interrogate him "See that finger". They came through the orchard and scared the sheep so Huby easily persuaded them not to go back that way as the old ram and the old sow hid around to-gether watching for little boys, the old ram knocked them down and the old sow came right after him and ate them up, she was just finishing the little fellow they got this morning.</p> <p>Jimmy happened to mention that some one had been stealing their clothes off the line, so Huby told him that as old Tige Anderson had been so keen for them to get rid of Bluch, there was no doubt that he stole the clothes and Huby also told them that he caught him once stealing his clothes, and got the shot gun to shoot him but when he came out he was gone. Jim. then rembered seeing Tige with one of his father's shirts on and Jimmy Dickerson saw him one day stealing their clothes. We took them out to the field and they were just preparing for an exciting rat hunt when Bobby got home sick and the other boys had to go home with him. After tea I went down town to meet Louise. The train</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>wasn't in when I first went there so I walked up town met Hazen, and went into Waddle's store with him, when I came out I heard the train in so started of down street lickety larup, on my way I ran into a very small boy and knocked him flat. I thought he was killed but on picking him up found it to be Jimmy Rankin and had just hurt his knee. Dick was at the station and met Louise and went up to Hubys with her where I met them and walked home with Louise. Dick had to go back to work. Frank went down to some cadet organization of Harry Noon's. They got a card from Aunty saying Uncle Hal. was worse. Anothe nice day cloudy &amp; mild.</p> <p>Wednesday December 3rd</p> <p>Huby didn't get over very early this morning and as old West came over to see if he could get some corn, we didn't get a very early start. Old West is about the worst blow I ever heard I guess Bill. Cooper comes by his lying streak honestly. He was telling all the wonder full stunts he performed when he was young. and he is now nearly 91 and willing to bet any man of his own age ten dollars that he cant beat them in a fast race "wrastle" or fight. He went back the lane from here to John Wess to look for corn and Huby and I saw him down town aparently working at Mrs. Fawcetts house this afternoon.</p> <p>Dad. and I went out and got one load of stalks, and built a shock, then Huby came over and we got the last load up to the barn a little before noon This after noon Huby and I took Joe and Ginger down town and delivered the corn we promised we also had to unload the soft corn which was in the waggon. As near as I can estimate we had about four hundred and forty two bushels of corn, we have about 317 bushels in the crib which wouldn't hold much more than twenty more bushels and trhen be filled to the top. 82 bus. of soft corn {5?} bus. of seed and we have sold 38 bus. Huby and I took Mrs Charlie Law down five bus. and Toad. Long 12 this afternoon at 35 cts a bushel. Jack Martin and Wilson McRhason wanted to get some but we have no more to sell except a little to Uncle Ward. There have been an awful lot after us, we could have sold the whole crop if we had wanted to.</p> <p>Huby and I picked up Jimmy Rankin when we were down there and brought him back with us but he got cold. Dad. started to plow the corn ground when we left but said he couldn't get on well at all with the Peter Hamilton plow as it would turn the furrow over to stay, so when we got home we went back over the gully and got the Cockshutt, which worked much better. After this Huby raked down the stack when we put the horses in and I carried in some bed. It was then dark and Huby took Jim. home. Cousin Clare came over to dinner and Cousin's Loll &amp; Phoebe came over afterwards. Uncle Hal. is about the same. Old Tommy Gilles is very ill, not expected to live It has been a lovely day sunny and very mild considering.</p> <p>Thursday December 4th</p> <p>After I did chores this morning I went back and threw the sod out of the crossditches in the field Dad. plowed across the gully and Huby shovelled them all out. He ditched all the afternoon, but I drove Louise up to the Bowlby's, where she is going to stay till after the opening of St. John's church. Dick went with us and he and I went on into Simcoe where he got a cap and some collars and I got old 4700's hide it just cost $1.50 to have it tanned and it makes a lovely mat, we put Tiddums on it when we got home but he was afraid of it.</p> <p>We went around to Rus. Lamkin's shop to see him about the windmill but there was no one there. We got home a little before six. I let Dick out at the head of Main St. as he expected to have to work. He found there was a dance down at the Rankin's so went to it. Joe didn't go well at all on the way up but much better coming home. We wasted a little time by starting to drive up the new Railway survey from the gravel to the next concession but came to a big gully quite a long way up where they hadn't put the culvert in yet so had to retrace our steps. Dad. got a good early start plowing this morning but didn't get much done as he couldn't get the coulter to work. He put the rolling coulter on but couldn't fasten it properly. till Tupper came along and fixed it for him. Cloudy with raw wind. We had no word about Uncle Hal. to-day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday December 5th</p> <p>Dad. got another fine start this morning, got out soon after seven and got a nice lot plowed, the corn roots bother a little but every thing else is all right now. I did up about all the chores. Huby came over about nine and wanted to try the hay knife which he sharpened yesterday so we cut a big stripe of the stack, the then went back and shovelled ditches he got pretty well through with the field over the gully and has started in the oat stubble which Dad. plowed next the timothy sod.</p> <p>I went out this morning and tore down a lot more of the old gully fence. Dad. hauled the waggon out there at noon and I loaded it up with rails and he hauled it up to the house to-night. I also worked for a little while at the old house. There was no word from Aunty again to-day. They expected Quint. home to-night but I don't know whether he will get here or not as the last we saw of the Algonquin reported was at Detroit. Beautiful day, sunny and warm.</p> <p>Saturday December 6th</p> <p>Dad. plowed all day but didn't get on very well as it froze hard enough to make the ground sticky when the sun came out and he is in the lowest and wettest part of the field so it was pretty muddy, both he and the horses are tired to-night. After I did up all the chores this morning I gave the hen house a through cleaning and put fresh straw in. I have decided to take the managership of the hens and see if I can make any thing out of them for Frank doesn't seem to be able to, he evidently thinks there is more money in trapping muskrats, and maybe there is but I don't care for the work. I put some manure on the rose bushes, rhubarb and peonys.</p> <p>This afternoon I cleaned up all the chaff and dirt of the hay barn floor and put it over in the chicken yard. Frank did a few chores this morning and spent the rest of the day back in the gully and digging out an empty skunk hole down at the pond on McBains place. Dad. Frank and I caught all the pullets that were rooting around the barn to-night and put them in the chicken yard, there are about 30 white ones besides about a dozen old hens of various breeds. I went to bed soon after tea to-night - bad cold - Another nice mild day not so sunny.</p> <p>Sunday December 7th</p> <p>We didn't get up very early this morning and as I had quite a bad cold I didn't go to church. Dick drove Enah down and Dad looked after Tiddums and cooked dinner. Frank went to Sunday school and church, I put in most of the after noon doing chores and shelling corn for my chickens. Dad. helped me. I got two eggs to-day which is a starter. Dick went down town this after noon and stayed pretty late, he bought a very nice looking watch last night for twelve dollars. Dad. and I went down to church to-night. It rained a little last night and this morning and was very mild till noon but then started to snow a little and got steadily colder all the after noon and to-night it is freezing hard with a cold north wind.</p> <p>Monday December 8th</p> <p>I put in most of the day putting in panes in the cow stable window which I had in the house. Dad. worked out in the barn fixing up the empty space between the granary and cow stable for a calf pen, we are going to floor it if we can. We also did chores and shelled a little corn, we found the bushel of soft corn weighed about 40 lbs and when shelled about thirty. Harry Graham and Charlie McKenzie were over this afternoon to get Bob. Miller's corn they took about 10 bushels but didn't measure it very accurately. Charlie said he would take the turkeys at 18 1/2 cts a pound live weight but that I think is higher than is quoted in the 'Globe'. Jonas came over as we were having tea to-night and helped us eat it. He is feeling very much better but looks pretty fishy yet. He is going to try and get the farm up the Radical where Mrs. Cory lived. He was telling us some of his experiences of the road as he evidently was a pedlar at one time. He has heard that Sairy's rich bachelor brother is very ill and I guess he is expecting a little if he dreeps off.</p> <p>We had a letter from Aunty to-day saying Uncle Hal was still improving and as that was written five days ago we hope he is very much better by this time. Frank. skinned two muskrats to-night and is now playing checkers with Jonas. It has been snowing and blowing all day. the wind is very cold but the sun was out for awhile and was warm in it and out of the wind. The ground is frozen solid so that there is no chance of plowing.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday December 9th</p> <p>Dad. and I went down town with the waggon this morning and got some groceries and 22 twelve foot plank 10 inches wide to put down in the old barn between the granary and the cow stable and from the door to Dreadnought's stall for a floor to the calf pen, we got home about noon. We met Huby &amp; Quint coming over for a shout they stayed to dinner. Quint. got home yesterday noon, and has a lot to twel if he is asked. We talked to them for quite awhile after dinner but Huby said he had to go back to town this afternoon. He said last night just as they were going to bed they heard an awful racket going on and discovered it was a bunch having a shiveree in honor of Gint Rankin who was married about a week ago. Huby and Quint went over and Tom. Low treated the bunch up at Jim's lunch counter where there was a great celebration and concert.</p> <p>Just as we were going to get to work after Quint and Huby. left, Mr. Blaikie came along to overhaul his {chists?} and stayed till it was time to do chores. He has been helping Tupper plow, he was plowing sod yesterday a little and as there is no more sod to plow they can't go on. Mrs. Smythe was in about five to ask Enah and me to stay to dinner at their place on Sunday but I guess we are coming home. I spent quite awhile to-night getting up a time card for the horses. I only got one egg to-day. Frank went down town to-night to go to his cadet class. It has been freezing hard all day but not so windy or cold as yesterday. Cloudy pretty much all day.</p> <p>Wednesday December 10th</p> <p>Jonas came over this morning to take the heifers down to the "Bain" place. Dad. had to go with hm and lead the yearling, they didn't have much trouble I guess. Bessie the calf ran away from Jonas once or twice at which he crew bitterly. It rant into Ivey's the first time but came out when it saw Sairy. I cut some wood while Dad. was gone and started to make a hopper for the chickens, and then did chores till noon When Dad. came home he cleaned a couple of chickens. This afternoon I read quite awhile and puttyed nearly all the glass in an old window frame which we will use for the barn or old house, the glass was all in it but just fastened with carpet tacks, we didn't get much else done. Green's man was in to-night to buy hay but we don't want to sell any, at least not now. It has been cloudy but very much milder to-day snowed a little to-night.</p> <p>Thursday December 11th</p> <p>We didn't get any thing but chores done to-day as Mr. Morgan came over this morning and stayed most of the afternoon. I ordered some trees from him fifty Carolina Poplars and two English Walnuts. - $9.00 Dick came home to tea to-night and went down to the dance. I didn't go. We fed the sheep a few oats this morning and evening for the first. I didn't get any eggs to-day. It has been nice and sunny but freezing hard all day. Clear and cold to-night.</p> <p>Friday December 12th</p> <p>We did up all the chores this morning and I helped Dad nail the boards over the doors on the south side of the old barn, I also made a littlle more of my feed hopper, and Dad killed three nice chickens and plucked them this afternoon he says he will have to clean them to-night. This afternoon I drove Enah down town, and she got a whole buggy load of Christmas groceries and dry goods. I put Joe in at Butler's intending to have her shoes set, but got Butler to fix one of the uprights of the buggy top thinking he would ony be a few minutes, but he put a new piece in and took all the afternoon so than I couldn't have Joe shod.</p> <p>There was a shooting match this afternoon and Huby &amp; Quint got quite a bunch of pigeons between them, Huby gave Enah a couple to bring over he also gave her a fish he said he worked down at the fish shanties till midnight last night helping them take fish out of the nets which were in quite a bad mess with the ice. Jonas was over to-night and he and Frank are playing checkers again I think they are about even tonight. Jonas beat him two games out of three the other night and Frank is the champion player of this family. It has been very much milder to-day, sunny with strong south west by west wind.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday December 13th</p> <p>I went out this morning and tore down a lot more of the gully fence, Dad. cleaned the chickens he killed yesterday and then came out and we put on a load of rails. We unloaded them before dinner and Dad. went down to the mill and got a bag of flour. This afternoon we got all the rails I tore down in two loads then did chores. Frank did a few chores and errands and hunted the rest of the day. He shot a skunk back in Robert John's this after noon and when he went up to it found it caught in a trap. He took it all the same, and brought it home and skinned.</p> <p>Lila was over most of the day she said Quint went over to Erie this morning on the tug. It has been a lovely day, sunny and mild, the frost is nearly all out of the ground. I saw some body over in the alsike stubble this morning with a big white ferret, thinking it might be Quint I went over but found it was Sam. George, he, his father, Harry Burch and Wilson McPherson were all out after rabbits but I didn't hear them shoot much</p> <p>Sunday December 14th</p> <p>Frank went to Sunday school this morning and Enah and I drove up to St. John's. It was the first service in the church since it was burned, but as the Bishop wasn't there they did not dedicate it. The church was packed full and so was the grounds in front I had to tie Joe to a tree but she was all right They had three preacher's. Mr. Evans from Montreal or Ottawa or somewhere down that way, Mr. Edward the regular one and a lay reader. We didn't stay to Communion.</p> <p>After church we drove Louise nearly up to the Bowlby's and then came home by the fourth concession through Lynn Valley, and got home about half past two. Dicky Smith was here after his heifer which he took home this afternoon. I didn't do any thing the rest of the after-noon but shell a little corn and read "The Lady of the Lake." Frank went back to the gully and Dad did chores. Dick didn't get up till noon and then had a {words cut off} his dinner and went down town and is not back yet to-night It barely froze last night and has been thawing all day but was cloudy with a raw west wind. Cars. Rankin and Quint came over with Dick to-night. Quint borrowed Bluch to take to Marhay tomorrow to hunt rabbits. They didn't stay long.</p> <p>Monday December 15th</p> <p>It froze pretty hard last night so Dad. wasnt able to plow as he had hoped. We did chores and Rus. Lampkins drove in soon after breakfast and was here quite awhile till Dad. ordered a windmill, he thought about getting a gasoline engine, and could have got a little 1 1/2 h.p. engine for fifty five dollars but it wouldn't be strong enough to do much more than pump water and one that would do any thing would come about $122. so Dad. thought a $75 windmill would be the best till we get a place rigged to put an engine especially as a windmill is not nearly as liable to get out of repair as an engine and costs nothing whatever to run it.</p> <p>This after noon Dad. and I took the tank off "The Little Giant Sprayer." to have it ready to put in front of the windmill, I took the little two cylinder pump down to the ditch and tried it and and it works fine. Quint brought Bluch back, he said he worked all right but they only got one rabbit. Quint stayed all night he slept on the sofa with all his clothes and boots on. He was cutting some wood for us to-night and the saw broke so he spent half the evening repairing it. I drew all evening and have nearly finished the picture Aunty sent me to draw for Aunt {illegible}. Mrs. McBride has been here washing all day and she and Enah have our room fixed up slick as a button with a new carpet it looks fine. Frank brought a cedar waxwing home and put it in the orchard Lloyd Ryersie caught it up at school although there didn't seem anything the matter wth it. It has been a lovely sunny day though freezing in the shade. milder to-night.</p> <p>Tuesday December 16th</p> <p>I went down town as soon after breakfast as possible this morning and got the storm window sash at Stickney's and took them up to Mr James for him to glaze them. I got an old</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>sash down at Huby's than I thought might do for the barn but it is pretty badly smashed. Huby came home with me and has worked all day opening up ditches in the corn stubble. Dad. plowed all day and except for it being a little sticky on the surface and a frozen clod here and there, the ground is drier and in better shape than before it froze up. He got on fairly well but has part of a day to put in yet. I just did chores this afternoon except for a little while I was out in the field. Cousin Clare came over this morning while I was down town and is staying all night. Quint went down with Dick this morning. Very mild but cloudy. Dad. ordered some fence to-night from Sid McBride.</p> <p>Wednesday December 17th</p> <p>Huby was over before daylight this morning and shovelled ditches all morning. This afternoon he cleaned out all the loose straw and sticks out of the old barn between the granary and the cow stable. so as we can lay the floor for the calf pen. Dad. plowed all day and finished up the corn stubble all but the head land, he couldn't get along very fast as it froze a little last night to make it sticky on top. I did chores most of the day and helped Huby a little this afternoon besides cleaning off the dropping boards in the hen house. Cousin Clare went home this afternoon, she is going to Hamilton to-morrow to stay till after New Years. We heard to-day that Mrs. McBride's house caught on fire last night and some one who just happened along the road got it out. Aleta went down town and left the two little kids nailed in the house and they got playing with a stick which was part way out of the stove. It didn't do much damage. Another nice day, windy and inclined to be cloudy.</p> <p>Thursday December 18th</p> <p>I got up a little after four this morning and wrote a letter to Aunty before daylight. Huby put down the floor over in the barn for the calf pen this forenoon and I was over there with him all morning but didn't do very much except clean out the cow stable. Dad. plowed the head land on the corn field and finished up some bits in the other field and plowed out the ditch from the water hole to the gully which Huby is going to put tile in. This afternoon Dad. and Huby cleaned out the ditch for the old drain this afternoon they do think it is going to work all right. I put in the entire afternoon doing chores. To-night Huby stayed to tea and helped us catch the turkeys as we have to take them down to-morrow Dad. caught them out of the tree. and gave them to Huby who handed them over the orchard fence to Frank and me and we put them up over the hog pen, there were nineteen but one was roosting so high up that Dad. couldn't get it, it was a hen and as they wanted to keep three old hens and one young one it didn't matter. One gobbler got away and struck off into the orchard. We followed him up with the lantern and after quite a search found him way and weighed him, he weighed 20 lbs, so we marked him as Henry Odd was over to-night and wanted to buy one. Jack Martin's men are going to give him one for a Christmas present. Tiny and Miss Ethel Phipps were over this afternoon. Snowed a little this morning and has kept groing colder all day. west wind.</p> <p>Friday December 19th</p> <p>We didn't get started very early this morning to get the turkeys loaded and it took us quite awhile to load them as we weighed each one.The heaviest was 20 lbs and the lightest about 12. Jack Martin's shrunk about a pound during the night. We kept 3 old hens for next year, 2 gobblers for Huby and us for Christmas and 2 young hens one for Cousin Loll and one for Jameses so we just took eleven down to Bob. We just tied their feet and put them in the waggon and covered it over with the binder canvas. We got down town about noon and were down about an hour. Bob's weight came to 165 pounds and we made it 171 but with the Old Spring Balance where the ounces aren't marked likely we made a mistake, so we got $30.52 from Bagley and Miller, and Jack Martins came to $3.50 It was about one when we got home, we went around by Huby's and got the little high chair and crib for Tiddums, and a wheel barrow load of cabbages from Uncle Ward. We met Huby coming over on our way down and he finished putting down the floor in the barn. This after noon Dad. and he went down town to get gravel to build the posts for the windmill foundation. Dad. had to go around by the mill with some oats to be chopped, so Huby went right down to the beach to locate some good gravel</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>and to see if he could borrow a pick somewhere in case the sand was frozen but he couldn't get one and I guess didn't need it. He couldn't find any gravel on the beach except some piles which Mr. Porter told him Ivey's men had raked up yesterday, so Huby said quoting some Greek Scripture "First come first served" and they took what they wanted of that. Dad said it would have washed away soon any way as the lake was pretty high. They came around by town and got the storm windows and picked Frank up somewhere.</p> <p>I did chores all the afternoon and got three eggs which is the most yet. Mrs. McBride has been here all day and half the night, cleaning the kitchen, picking ducks and a chicken and ironing. To-night I printed pictures and had good luck. Dad. found out this morning that instead of the cistern pump being out of order as we thought yesterday the cistern was dry, so will have to be cleaned out as this is the first time since we have been here that it went dry. Lovely day, froze last night but mild.</p> <p>Saturday December 20th</p> <p>I cleaned all the straw out of the hen house this morning and put fresh in. I had to cut a slice off the stack for straw. Dad. started to put on the storm window but found that Mr. Jones had bored the holes to close to the in side of the sash so the screws wouldnt catch the casing. He then cleaned out the cistern and it took about an hour, we pumped out what little water was in it and then Dad shovelled up quite a few pails full of black muck and pieces of cement. It is a brick cistern with a coat of cement all over the brick and some of the cement was off which caused a leak, so this afternoon Dad went down and got a load of sand and some cement and saw Frank Slocomb who is coming over on Monday morning to fix it up.</p> <p>I did chores all the afternoon. Frank went down town with Dad. and cut wood this morning, he and Lila and Bluch went back to the gully to-night. Charlie Shand was in to-night to see if he could trade off a turkey hen but I said he couldn't as his was a mongrel. but Dad. said he could have had Huby's turkey. This was Tiddums first birthday anniversary. I suppose he will have to be Jim now. Lila was over all day and brought him a great line of toys. Uncle Hal also sent him a pair of overalls and a toy whip. We had a rooster for dinner which Mrs. McBride cleaned and got a pretty fair crop of corn out of it. Beautiful day sunny and fine but cloudy to-night.</p> <p>Sunday December 21st</p> <p>I drove Enah down to church this morning, she had to play the organ. Elva had to stay home to look after her mother who broke her ankle the other day. Frank went down to Sunday School and Church, Dad. stayed home to look after Tiddums and Dick was in bed all morning. This afternoon I went for a ride, I went out to the Shand's first to tell them they could trade turkeys, all but Mr &amp; Mrs Shand had gone to Sunday school. Mr. Shand said he would be in tomorrow afternoon with the turkey and Mrs. Shand gave me some peanuts that her brother had grown in Virginia. I did stay long but went up to the corner and rode west to the next corner which is where the blue line crosses the fourth concession, and down that road to where the new rail road comes out on Tige Anderson's place. I rode down it as far as I could go but as there was a sudden drop and a fence at the end of it I had to come back and go down Ham Thompson's lane to his woods, then had to unwire a piece of fencing to get into his wheat field and a cross his wheat to the gate opening on to the radical road, and home through town, and on the whole spent a very enjoyable afternoon. Dick spent the afternoon down town and Frank prowling around the upper pond. Dad. did the chores. Very mild this morning but turned colder and is freezing hard to-night.</p> <p>Monday December 22nd</p> <p>Frank Slocomb came over this morning to plaster the cistern, he went over the whole thing as so much of it was loose and he thought he could make a better job, he will have to come back again in the morning as there are two or three places where the cement is put on thick that it doesn't stick very well to the brick. Dad. had to watch it and keep it plastered up all day, as Slocomb was only here for an hour or so this morning.</p> <p>Enah went down town this afternoon and Dad. put on another storm window, he is putting them on now with wooden buttons. I did chores, read a good short story and helped him a little. About four o'clock Colin McNeilley came after him to go and see a sick cow so he didn't get back till dark. Mr. &amp; Mrs Shand came in with their turkey to trade and got theres on their way back from town. Mrs</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Shand came to call but no body was home. Dick told Enah that the windmill was here so Dad. went over to Mr. Quanbury's to telephone Rus. Lampkins and he said he would be down tomorrow afternoon to take it off the car. Dick also told her that Louise wanted me to drive up and get her tomorrow. Mr James gave Enah a new rasin seeder tonight that works all right and Frank is busy seeding rasins with it now. Frank got out of school early to-night and doesn't have to go back till after New Year's. Very mild and nice all day but cloudy.</p> <p>Tuesday December 23rd</p> <p>Frank Slocomb came over again and finished the cistern he made a good job of it. and only charged a dollar. I rode Joe down town first thing and got her shod. While Butler was shoeing her, I went up town and did some Christmas shopping - ahem -. I met Huby on my way down with a pickax he had fixed up with a bit which Bill Oakes gave him and a handle he bought and Joe {Hawel?} put it in and sharpened it for him. He came over and helped Dad. pluck the four turkeys.</p> <p>This afternoon he, Dad. and Frank went down with the waggon and got the windmill off the car. Rus. Lampkins was there and said it was alright.I cleaned out the cow stables, shelled corn and read at the same time while they were gone. Huby ground our axe he brought over the other day when they got back, and Frank went back to the gully and caught a muskrat. I intended to go up and get Louise this after noon but it was such a disagreeable afternoon decided to wait till to-morrow and stand a chance of having sleighing but from the looks of things now I would have done better to have gone this afternoon.</p> <p>Vyse was over this morning to settle up with Dad for thrashing and some things that Dad. {used?} him for. Dad. wouldn't take anything for thrashing for him but I got a dollar out of it. Frank and Enah are making candy to-night and Dad is drawing and dressing turkeys. It started to snow soon after breakfast this morning and kept up till noon getting milder all the time till this after noon it turned to rain and the water is running into the cistern yet. Dick told us to-night there was a fire in the Wide Spread to-night. They got it out but were afraid it damaged the machinery considerably. $200.00</p> <p>Wednesday December 24th</p> <p>We all overslept ourselves this morning and so I didn't get started up to the Bowlby's till nearly ten o'clock, however I got Louise and was home by noon. The roads were a little slushy but not bad. Colin McNeilleys came after Dad to go and see his cow again and he got home just before we did. This after noon Dad. and Frank went down town to take the turkeys to Cousin Loll and Mr James and the duck to Ed. and also do some shopping. I fooled around quite a lot and then did chores and shelled corn. It has been very mild all day and the snow is nearly all gone, the cistern has got a good lot of water in it, we just got it fixed in time.</p> <p>Thursday December 25th</p> <p>I was up at about a quarter to six this morning and routed the family out of bed, and Louise, Enah and I drove down to eight o'clock communion, and Dick walked down, after I got home I did chores and Dad. and Frank went down to the eleven o'clock service, Dick came back soon after church and went back to the gully to see if there was any ice but there wasn't. Aunty Maude and Lila drove back with Dad, and Frank, Quint and Win. walked over. Huby never showed up all the afternoon - darn him. We had dinner about two o'clock and as I hadn't had any thing to eat since last night except a piece of bread &amp; butter and nine wintergreens, I stowed away a large quantity of turkey and plum pudding and many other things.</p> <p>After dinner we kicked up a terrible row for about ten minutes while Tiddums tried to go to sleep, we then doled out the presents. I drew a pile of presents, socks heavy and light from Frank and Lila, shirt from Dick, handkerchief from Win, perfume talcum power etc. from Cousin Clare, photograph album from Aunty Maude and Dad. &amp; I got four copies of Punch from Louise, and Ray is sending me a new diary for 1914. After this Dick and Quint went down town and I think Dick went to a dance to-night. Aunty Maude, Lila and Win. went home about dark, we didn't have any tea but gormed Louise's chocolates all evening. Tiddums has been rather all in to-day, we think it may be due to his swallowing a grain of</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>corn yesterday, we don't know that he did swallow one but I gave him a cob to play with while I was shelling it for the chickens and there was a grain off it when I took it away from him, but he hasn't been at all well all day. Raw &amp; cloudy all day but not cold Snowing and blowing to-night.</p> <p>Friday December 26th</p> <p>Dad. lost a considerable ammount of peaceful slumber last night wondering if the stack had blown over as there was quite a wind, at last he got about four o'clock and went and looked, but found it still standing, so went back to bed and didn't get up till after daylight, neither did I, consequence being that we got very little down to-day but chores. I shelled a little corn cut a little wood and read a little. Frank went down town and got the mail and some parcels Roy sent up a bread mixer for Enah which was just what I and somebody else had ordered for her but which hasn't come yet. He also sent me two Diary books like the ones I have used for the last two years. The first one was one of Dad's old veterinary college books and last year I sent to Catona for one but had to pay more than the price of the book in postage. I also got a necktie from Byron and Fred Johnson and another from Aunt Lena. There was also a letter from the University Research Extension Company saying they had shipped "The Library of Original Sources" long ago and that if we don't get them soon they will ship another set and go after the Express company. Dad. &amp; Enah purpose to give me them for a Christmas present but I have set my heart on paying for them myself.</p> <p>To-night Dad. though he would put the calves in so Frank and I went out to help him, after a lot of chasing we succeeded in getting Charlottes calf who is tamest into the barn, then after a lot more chasing Dad. got one of the sling ropes and lassoed Mully's calf first throw, but couldn't manage to rope the other two until he had put out hay for the young stock when he made some very clever throws and caught Spots calf first time around the horns and Bobbies with a little more trouble around the neck we were a little afraid he would get hurt as the others seemed to be hunting him around quite a bit but we left him there We then caught all the rose combed roosters and put them up over the pig pen. To-night we spent a rather hilarious evening as Enah and Louise supplied us with lots of music. Dick came home rather late with more mail from which I drew a necktie from Jean &amp; Adelana and a dandy big pocket book from Grand daddy I have been writing this in spats all the evening and as it is getting on to half past twelve I feel I must get to bed.</p> <p>It froze hard last night and snowed quite a bit and there has been a cold north and west wind all day, but sunny and otherwise not bad. Enah took a picture of Tiddums to-day, she had him all dressed up in a suit of bouncers or rompers or what ever they call it which Aunty Maude gave him and he looked for all the world like Bill George on a small scale, he is so bowl legged. I called Dad in from the woodpile to see him and to insure a speedy answer to my summons, I intimated that there was something the matter wth him, and Dad. seeing a picture in his mind's eye of Tid. in convulsions or the reservoir or something rushed in livid with fear. Tiddums however met him at the door and he was so overcome by laughter and relief that I escaped uninjured.</p> <p>Saturday December 27th</p> <p>It was after daylight again this morning when we got up so put in most of the day doing chores. but this morning we did get one of the big dead apple trees grubbed out but only have a few limbs cut off it. Frank cut at it quite a hit this afternoon, he has been cutting wood nearly all day. This morning he went back to the gully and came up by Alfred's and borrowed his crosscut saw This afternoon Dad killed, plucked and dressed a couple of young roosters (single combed) but they were pretty scrawny yet not being fully grown. I didn't do any thing much but read and fool with young Jim. I was giving him walking lessons and find he can run like a deer much faster than I can keep up with him and hang on to him.</p> <p>I got a letter from Aunty to-day saying she had got the picture which I had sent to Aunt Lena around by Aunty so that she could see whether it was worth sending on or not. As I didn't write till a day or two after I posted it she thought I meant it for her so I started another one to-night to do for her birthday Dick brought home a huge parcel to-night which proved to be rwo pair of lovely balankets and two counterpains from Cousin Clare Herring I think. It has been a beautiful day. It froze very hard (hardest yet I guess) last night but has been very sunny and no wind all day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday December 28th</p> <p>We were very late getting up again this morning so none of us but Frank went down to church, he went down to Sunday school and church Dad. and I did chores and read all morning. We let Belle out for a run, which she enjoyed very much and no doubt benefitted by although we did notice that the swelling in her led was reduced much but she didn't show any sign of lameness. This afternoon about half past two I drove Louise up to the Bowlby's again. The roads were good, smooth and hard with no snow to bother so I was home before dark. Jonas climbed in the buggy with me as I passed his place and came up for a visit, to get rid of trouble he said although he didn't seem in a very down cast mood. He has another farm in view now which is owned by to old maids who live on the place, and if he gets it he is to move the first of March and live in half the double house.</p> <p>Dad. and Enah and Tiddums expected to go down to Mrs. Battersby's this afternoon but Tiddums went to sleep and blocked the games. I drew to-night, Dick has been skating on the creek this afternoon, he says the ice is pretty good and for the most part strong. He went to church to-night. Frank I think spent his time back in the gully. Lovely day, no wind and fairly sunny.</p> <p>Monday December 29th</p> <p>We expected Rus. Lampkins down to day to put up the wind mill but he didn't show up at all. We did up all the chores this morning and worked at the old apple tree a little more. This after noon Dad. decided to go down to township nomination. He didn't get started till about a quarter after three but he enjoyed what little oratory he heard. George Hammond took great pleasure in making personal remarks about Jim Waddle till Jim got "frothing at the mouth" mad. George said he admitted that Jim had a better education and more of something else than he had but that he didn't have any more brains that if he had had brains enough to learn anything he would be going to school yet. Both these fellows were too mad at each other to talk sensibly but Sam King's manner was different. although a great many people were very dissatisfied with him as Councilor and had no doubt told him so, but he said if they put him out this election it would not be because he had sat in council and held his peace as was the custom with other councillors it would be because he had been in action all through and had made some showing, he then stated that every job that the present council had done was a permanent job, whereat someone in the audience inquired "What about Lisby's hill?" Mr. King smiled and acknowledged that that wasn't a permanent job but he said we did the best that could be done and the devil himself could do no better {illegible} was his own hill, Then in reference to Lisby's bridge over which there has been a lot of kicking about on account of the cost he said it was the best bridge in the county of Norfolk. At that a small English sparrow jumped up and chirped out "Mr. King, may I ask you a question". "Certainly go ahead" was the reply. "Well will you please tell me what was the use of putting up such a costly bridge at the foot of an almost impassable hill." King smiled again, and replied blandly that they did it simply because they had to, there had to be a bridge there and why not put one that was indestructible and consequently costly as one that would cost less and have to be replaced in a year or two, and so they wrangled and chewed the rag. Dad. was home about dark, and said that Hammond was going to run against Ed. Aikens for reeve.</p> <p>I did up the chores and after tea Frank and I went down to {illegible} nomination, where every thing was very quiet. Vyse was the only one who said much and he just gave an account of his stewardship. and solicited the vote of those present. R. M. Taylor, John R. Davis and Ed. Moon where nominated to run against him and Taylor was the only one who said positively he wouldn't run and the general opinion is that the fight will be between Vyse &amp; Ed. All the old council where nominated and about a dozen others but which ones are going to run I don't know. Dick got home a little before we did to-night, he had been skating on the pond though Dad tried to argue with him that it was unsafe. Inez Schram got in to the creek to-day. Mrs. McBride was here all day working. It has been a very fine day. Mild and pleasant.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday December 30th</p> <p>Sam. Law and Bert Munroe drove in this morning to see if we were ready to thrash yet, but Dad. told him we wanted to get the windmill up first. He said he overheard Rus. Lampkin's telling {Heck?} Henderson last night that he had promised to go some where that day (Sam. didn't hear the name) but that as he couldn't go he would have to go Wednesday. Sam thought that he must have meant here when we told him we expected him as he heard Henderson tell Rus that he could let the boy know, but Dick didn't say anything about it last night but not likely Henderson saw him after that.</p> <p>Allan drove in while Sam was in here and after talking election for awhile they all drove out expecting to thrash some where up the Gravel. I did chores and puttered around most of the morning. and Dad. &amp; Frank cleared up a little around the well so as to be all ready if Rus. Lampkins comes to-morrow. This afternoon they cut up nearly all the apple tree with Alfreds cross cut saw. I raised the nests in the hen house off the floor so the hens wouldn't scratch them full of straw and put fresh straw in. Both Billy Laurises were in to-night to get Dads. advice about a horses leg which has got hurt some way. Very mild and nice all day. When Dick came home to-night he said Henderson did tell him that Rus. Lampkins would be here to-morrow to erect the windmill.</p> <p>Wednesday December 31st</p> <p>I was awakened very early this morning by a great disturbance in the kitchen which I realized after I came to my senses was rat in one of the traps Dad. set last night and trying to get free by dragging himself and the trap all over the place, he was making such a racket and I knew must be putting in such a very disagreeable time of it that I arose and despatched him. It just struck four as I got up and this clock is way over half an hour fast, but as I had my clothes on and was wide awake I decided not to go back to bed again so drew till about half past six and then went out to do chores. I got quite a lot of Aunty's picture done and Dad. thought it was better than the one I did for Aunt Lena. We fully expected Rus. Lampkins this morning so Frank went down after breakfast and brought Huby over but as Lampkins disappointed us again we started on the tile drain we are going to put in along the font of the garden and back of the chicken house, we all four worked at it this morning and Dad. Huby and I this afternoon so we got a nice start at it. Loyd Ryersie came along at noon and Frank went off shooting with him but didn't get any thing. Dad. went down to-night and met Roy who is just going to spend New Years' with us.</p> <p>Jonas came over after supper and wanted Frank and I me to help him fix up a lot of orders that he had got from various farmers for seed potatoes and oats. We did to the best of our ability but I think we had Jonas in a great state of anxiety on account of our pretended carelessness, after that he played two or three games of checkers with Frank. I slept the last couple of hours of the old year but roused up sufficiently to wish the family a Happy New Year and go to bed. Dick was at a dance and didn't get home till about three o'clock in the morning. Beautiful day, mild and pretty sunny.</p> </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/cf78026c2092f0ab01254639652cf742.pdf 96fdec7ea74768d8819c8594aa253ee9 PDF Text Text ��������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/27a250663738abed9f9b646f3772b1b3.pdf ec6a277187fb1cf0d4f9fba2a49f4cc8 PDF Text Text ��������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/31515d0875669b651de37b5537779457.pdf fa57b8016718f15417670c52153e99b2 PDF Text Text Franklin McMillan (1915-1932) 1928 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers Front cover with yellow sticker "1928" Year 1928 Sunday Jan. 1st 1928 New Years Day came in cold. after about a week of mild weather turned cold last night with some snow flurries. Thermometer was 14 at 11 am today with strong west wind. Jan 2nd. monday also held as New Years. had John and family up for dinner & supper. heard the Football Game and also about the Rose Tournament in Pasadena which was broadcast from about 50 stations all over the states. Beverley Hills Float won 1st prize Jan 3rd. weather has been real cold since last Sat. night. about zero each night but hardly any snow. Jan 4th. Weather about the same. wrote for price on trees from Maloney Bros Dansville N.Y. Heard the great Dodge Bros Victory Programme to-night at 1030 to 1130 P.M. Broadcasted by 47 stations estimated 30 million people heard it. It was announced from Hollywood by Will Rogers also heard whitemans Band in New York. Al Jolson & Fred Stone. Say it cost $60,000 for the hours broadcast. the new Dodge car out tomorrow. Had Montreal & Ottawa clear and loud on the Radio. Jan 5th. weather some milder today. Jan 6th. Fine & mild snow all gone. did not have much this winter so far not more than inch or so at a time. Jan 7th. Still mild & thawing smith working at hot bed sashes. will have to get some new ones some of the old ones done. Jan 8th Sunday. mild & cloudy sat up until 230 this am. listening on the Radio, was extra good last night. Had K.O.A Denver & CKY Winnipeg so loud had to turn them down also had KFI Los Angeles. but the biggest suprise was K.F.S.D of San Diego (only a 500 station) had it for as long as we wanted it. clear & fine. Jan 9th Have heard from Maloney re trees. prices low plums 25¢ Cherries 35¢ & Pears 37¢ guess we will need a couple of hundred to fill in. Jan 10th. weather still mild & cloudy, no snow and thawing. Jan 11th. still mild & thawing but mostly cloudy. Jan 12th. Ordered 25 new hotbed sashes cost with putty strips about $1.80 each. Glass is cheap $3.45 a box weather still mild & cloudy. cost for cash got 5% off. $60.28 for 25 trees. also order �From Maloney Bros Dansville. N.Y. to be shipped about April 10th. 175 Burnbank 40 Shiro 5 G.Duke, 5 Maloney plums 25¢ 10 pears 37¢ 10 cherries 35 Jan 13th. Went to Hamilton got Chev. License no. 106953. weather still mild and cloudy, people claiming it will be hard on fruit trees & berries. Jan 14th mild & cloudy some rain. frost all out some people ploughing. Jan 15th. Fine & clear but some cooler. {Proles or Probs?} claim colder weather coming tonight, drove to Toronto. getting very cold tonight. Jan 16th. cloudy, some milder, some sleet & rain in the afternoon, roads very icey, boys skating on the cement roads. went to Lodge first time for a long time. Jan 17th. Fine & mild went down to Hicks for the day. Jan 18th. Fine & mild just like spring. pruning all day, conditions ideal for it. ground dry & no snow. Jan 19th. Ordered seeds from Stokes Cabb. 1/2 lb. cov.mkt {covered market} $1 50 1 oz Viking cov. mkt 70¢ 1 oz Early Snowball Cauliflower $1.50 2 ozs Green Pack Cukes 20¢ ½ lb. Worldbeater Pepper $2.25 $ 1 oz Harris Early Giant pepper 75 1 oz Marglobe tomato 50. Total $7.40 Jan 20th. Turned cold last night. frozen up solid again and blowing a gale from the west 4 from zero at 5 PM tonight celebrated my birthday by going to Hamilton and getting two teeth filled. Jan 21st. Cold & windy. Jan 22nd Sunday not so cold but windy. drove to Hamilton to see Geo. Chapman. had first puncture (a nail). Jan 23rd. Fine & mild just like spring again, pruning trees again Jan 24th. Raining nearly all day, fixed sashes in the morning moved Smith back into the house in the afternoon Jan 25th Cooler and very windy, painting Bedroom. Jan 26th. Colder. Snowed until noon 4 or 5 inches. Smith fixing sashes clear & cool tonight Jan 27th. Cold 2 below zero this morning. at 8 o'clock. paper hanging. some job. Jan 28th. Still cold but bright. Smith fixing sashes. Jan 29th. Clear & cold drove up to Geo Chapmans for supper Jan 30th. Very cold 8 below zero this morning. still working upstairs papering and painting. Jan 31st. not quite so cold 12 above zero Feby 1st. windy with snow squalls. had to go to Hamilton for more paint. �Feby 2nd Partly cloudy guess the Ground Hog saw his shadow alright. so we have six weeks more winter still at the papering it is some job. Feby 3rd Getting milder still at the same job Feby 4th. Milder. thawing & looks like rain. Painting floor today. Snow all gone again. Feby 5th. Cold again every thing frozen solid. Doris has a bad cold, and the rest of us feeling punk too Feby 6th. Moderately cold all have colds. Feby 7th. Raining all afternoon. went to Fruit Growers Meeting. having an argueing match re Fruit Marks Act. Some want to have all open packages graded and ungraded. abolished from apples pears & Tomatoes. but every person wanted some thing else from the other fellow. so it was decided to leave it as it is for another year. Freezing tonight had an awful time getting home. Car turned right around and slid up on the grass sideways in front of the Baptist Church Feby 8th. Raining this morning but fine this afternoon. Still putting on paper. Feby 9th. Paper Hanging yet some job. Feby 10th. Fine & mild finished painting and papering the four up stair rooms Feby 10th. Got Truck License $36.00. no. C. 20238. Car {railway car} manure arrived this afternoon. Feby 11th. Alans 3rd Birthday. a very fine day thawing some unloaded car of manure. Feby 12th. Sunday. Fine Feby 13th. Fine & mild Feby 14th. Raining nearly all day. Feby 15th. Cloudy & mild thawing all day. Feby 16th. Weather about the same cloudy & mild Feby 17th. Some cooler. Made 6 new Hotbed frames and turned pile of manure getting ready for hotbeds. Feby 18th. Cooler again 4 from zero tonight at 10 p.m. Feby 19th Sunday one of the winters coldest days strong westerly gales. a few snow flurries and lots of dust blowing Feby 20th. Cold & blustery with some snow flurries Toronto Grads won the Worlds Hockey Championship with hardly any opposition the scores in the three games were. Toronto 11. Sweden 0. Toronto 14. England 0. Toronto 13. Switzerland 0. �Feby 21st. Cold & clear zero at 8 am today. Got 4000 – 11 qt bskts {baskets} in from Glovers last night & this morning Feby 22nd Mild again doing some more pruning. Feby 23rd Put up 24 sashes for the first hotbeds of the season turning colder again Feby 24th Real winter again today cold with some snow flurries. Feby 25th. Sowed first Seeds. 8 oz. Copenhagen Cabbages, 1 oz. Viking Copenhagen Cabbages, 1 oz. Snow Ball Cauliflowers, 8 oz. World Beater pepper, 1 oz. Harris Giant pepper the above all Stokes Seeds also 4 sash our own Hot pepper seed. Weather very cold but sunny. 3 below at 8 a.m. some reports as low as 10 below. Feby 26th Sunday fair and not very cold down to Johns for supper Feby 27th Fair & cool doing some more pruning & drawing wood out of orchard. Feby 28th pruning & drawing wood. making a few more hotbeds also put in a load of bskts from Grimsby. Feby 29th Drawing wood etc. a little colder. Mar 1st windy, cool & a few snow flurries. finished getting in 11 qts 8000. and about 2000 ones from last year. Started to paint our kitchen Mar 2nd cool & windy. painting Kitchen. Mar 3rd. cold only 8 from zero at 8 a.m. Some snow flurries again. Sowed Tomato Seeds 4 ozs John Baer 4 oz First & Best. 1 oz Canadian 1 oz Stokes Marglobe ordered POD Baldwin Bridgman Mich. 2000 Mersereau Blackberry $40 00 2000 Gibson SBerries $9 00 Blackberries to be shipped April 10th. SBerries April 23rd. also ordered from H. Emlong & Sons Stevensville Mich. 2000 Gibson 300 per 1000 & 1000 Cooper Sberries at $6 25. Mar 4th Sunday Very cold only 10 from zero at Bedtime windy with snow blizzards most of the day. Mar 5th: Clear cold & windy 8 from zero this a.m. The Big race from Los Angeles to N. York started yesterday it is 3400 miles. 278 started 1st place wins $25000 next 7 gets 25000 more divided P. Granville of Hamilton Canadian Champion Walker is in it. Mar 6th Still cold near zero last night, made another hot bed to sow more Cabbages, first lot did not come up good. Mar 7th Sowed another frame of Copenhagen Cabbages Steele Briggs Seed nearly 4 ozs $1 50 weather cold & very windy Mar 7th Kitchener wins Sen. 6 H.A. Final from Toronto Varsity score on the two games 5 to 4. Mar 8th Finer today. finished building a new closet, and drawing wood & brush Toronto wins Junior 6 H a Finals from new market score on the two games 4 to 3 �Mar 9th Port Colborne wins Intermediate 6.H.A. Final from Kitchener Score 2 to 1 on the round of two games. Stormy today. snowing and drifting like real winter the worst storm this winter most snow & wind. Mar 10th wintery today lots of snow - weeding peppers have a good catch. Mar 11th Sunday milder and partly cloudy. Mar 12th Fine & mild went to Dr McFarland to see about my eyes. men fixing hotbed frames. Mar 13th Cloudy & mild big rain after dinner. Toronto Marlboros beat the Soo. in Junior play off 2 games. score 13 to 3. Mar 14th:Unloading car of manure roads getting muddy. Mar 15th Froze hard again this morning finished car of manure. South Porcupine Seniors Beat Port Colborne Intermediates last night 4 to 0 after. Mar 16th Weather still cold and frozen solid piling up manure & gathering brush. Toronto Marlboros (Juniors) lost in the Semi Finals tonight with Ottawa Juniors score 3 to 2. Mar 17th cold but bright Jerry around to Borrow another $10.00. Gathering Brush all day. Kitchener defeats South Porcupine 11 to 3 in the two games in Semi Final Senior Hockey games. Mar 18th Sunday cold & cloudy frozen solid. went to Hamilton to Mrs Mays for tea. Mar 19th & 20th Cool & windy finished drawing brush some big job. Mar 21st Unloading car of manure in the morning and started transplanting Cabbages after dinner windy but a little milder. Mar 22nd making hot beds all day. Mar 23rd A little milder transplanting more cabbages also started on tomatoes Mar 24th. Very warm over 70 in the sun at noon transplanting all day Tomatoes & peppers, had to do some watering too. had a light thunder shower in the evening. Mar 25th some cooler & raining Mar 26th Monday transplanting peppers. warm with some light thunder showers in the evening. Regina wins Junior Canadian Championship Hockey from Ottawa after a tie on first two games wins the 3rd by score of 7 to 1. Mar 27th A change in the weather this morning. Thermometer at 18. and snowing & blowing a blizzard. Mar 28th Still cold & windy with a few snow flurries burning brush & drawing manure out on the land with the sleigh no snow though �Mar 29th Still cold & cloudy got a few more tomatoes transplanted. Manitoba University won Senior Hockey championship by winning 2 games out of three from Montreal. W. Rossell of 25 Davenport St Hamilton re-grafted Plum trees. they done last year but did not grow very good. Mar 30th Another blizzard & snow storm from the east all day. Mar 31st clear & cold, drew manure to the field on the sleigh good sleighing in the morning. April 1st Sunday. Clear & bright & some warmer still some snow on the ground. April 2nd Fine & warm unloading another car of manure. very muddy got stuck with the truck. April 3rd another light thunder shower this morning. Still going to see about my eyes to Dr. McFarlane seem a little better today. Charlotte sick since Sat with Tonsilitis April 4th Fine & warm transplanting peppers, etc April 5th Fine & Very warm Finished transplanting. 75 in the shade as hot as summer. 2000 Blackberry plants (Mersereau) arrived. Root cuttings they are very small but look like good roots. April 6th Good Friday very warm 75 putting in tile at back of Johns. John ploughing for blackberries. April 7th Planted Blackberries in the morning. raining after dinner & getting cooler tonight. April 8th Easter Sunday like winter again very heavy gales from the West. with snow flurries. temperature below 30 all day. April 9th drawing manure & fixing drains still cold thermometer 24 at 7 am this morning and just as cold tonight April 10th & 11th. drawing out manure and fixing big drain putting in sand well some job. drain in bad shape a lot of sand in it. April 12th spreading manure and started weeding peppers. Aunt Effie died in Wesleyville Pa - this afternoon. April 13th still cold & windy left here at 310 pm for Wesleyville with Hicks & John. arrived about 10:45 P.M. 173 miles. April 14th. Raining in Wesleyville nearly all day. Effie was buried at North East - some name for a town. about 11 miles this side of Wesleyville it was pouring rain and a gale blowing when we were at the cemetery. we did not go back. came straight on home. a dandy highway right through to Buffalo about 92 miles made 75 miles from North East to 7 miles from Buffalo in 2 ¼ hours. turned very cold & windy near Buffalo. blew a hurricane all the way home. at Burlington Beach Park at the Canal water blowing right across the highway. I got home before 11 PM. after stopping at Johns & Hicks. Made it in less than seven hours. April 15th. Sunday. Cold & cloudy windy and a few Snow flurries. Temperature 24 tonight at 7 pm �April 16th. started spraying plums & pears with oil 7 gallons to tank. got one tank on every thing going wrong. April 17th men planting trees. got 4 tanks of spray on today weather still cold ground covered with snow this morning. April 18th. Spraying got 5 tanks on. men still planting trees April 19th. unloaded car of manure. very cold and one of the worst gales of the season. April 20th. Very cold this morning ground frozen. finished oil spraying 2 tanks 12 tanks in all. 2 blls {barrels} oil. April 21st. uncovered Buds on Sweet Cherries afraid not many will grow. started snowing & raining about 3 p.m. at 9 pm tonight ground covered with snow & still snowing April 22nd still cold & cloudy. April 23rd started uncovering strawberries, teamster in jail for being drunk. April 24th cold & cloudy have a bad stitch in my back making out income tax papers April 25th uncovering strawberrys windy and very cool. April 26th. weeding peppers etc. not quiet so cool but cold at night freezing ice every night April 27th. Finished uncovering strawberries the new beds look green but rows very light. old bed looks bad, started transplanting tomatoes April 28th. Planted Cucumbers 8 sashes - also planting some tomatoes in boxs. 4½ & 5 in. think 5 in. are small enough. some slow work. also planted 1st strawberries 12 Rows next. Jerrys shack, Gibson plants from Baldwins. April 29 Sunday windy but a lot warmer. went for a drive out to Carlisle. took a few snaps by a creek there April 30th. Cold & showery all day, planted a few more strawberries. May 1st. Fair but cool planting strawberries May 2nd. Started planting out Cabbages fine & warm about 80 May 3rd finished planting Cabbages 14500 and 500 Cauliflowers, warm but partly cloudy. they wilted quite a bit but guess they will come up at night. May 4th Very warm 92 in the sun at noon planting strawberries & transplanting tomatoes. May 5th turning cold again planting Sberries {Strawberries} & transplanting tomatoes May 6th Sunday cool & cloudy. went to Chedoke Falls also Dundas with Hicks. �May 7th. cold this morning planted 3 bags Potatoes 20 lbs Beans & 2 lbs Peas. transplanting tomatoes watering, etc. May 8th & 9th. Planting strawberries & transplanting tomatoes have about 17000 we think weather fine & warm Cut 4 bskts {baskets} grass on May 9th for the first May 10th & 11th. very warm like summer finished planting strawberries about 9 acres. one patch in cherry orchard very dry. ordered eleven cars of manure, 6 for berry covering, start ship{ment}. 1st of nov All to arrive in Nov. & 5 cars hotbeds Jan 15th & 30th Feby 15th & 25th & Mar 10th. May 11th. Planted Sweet corn & pumpkins. very dry now. turning cooler tonight with & strong winds. May 12th. Very cold north wind today. light frost this morning. started hoeing strawberries Sunday May 13th drove as far as Dundas Park in the afternoon. May 14th Sowed carrots 2 lbs seed. sowed just past & half way past Onion hole in drill. Trying to get drill set just right without thinning carrots. May 15th Warm & dry hoeing old strawberry patch. not much good by the looks of it May 16th Cloudy looks like showers cut 10½ bskts grass. have already shipped 22 bskts sold from $2 00 to $2 50. Hoeing old strawberry bed Had Mr Biggar of Upton Coy {Company} around yesterday says he wants our berries again. May 16th Hoeing strawberries cooler & starting to rain in the evening. May 17th Showery all day planted Raspberry suckers. May 18th Cloudy & damp. put Salt on Asparagus 2 sacks Nitrate of Soda on cherry orchard. planted 15 lbs more Beans. others mostly rotten & eaten up with wire worms, as many as five in a bean. May 19th. Hoeing new Strawberries. May 20th. Went to Brantford for a picnic a very warm day like summer May 21st & 22nd. Hoeing Strawberries. weather turning cold. May 23rd & 24th & 25th Fine but cool. hoeing strawberries etc May 26th Planted out 1800 tomatoes but turned windy & cold so we stopped and continued hoeing strawberries May 27th. Sunday. Fine & cool. must have been nearly frost last night. thermometer 44 tonight at 9 oclock. May 28th. Cold & cloudy planted a few more tomatoes temperature 45 at 6 pm tonight May 29th. Some Warmer put out 4000 tomatoes �May 30th. had a light shower in the night put out about 7000 tomatoes today. ground in good shape since the showers May 31st Finished tomatoes and put out 10 000 peppers warmer today. June 1st. Real warm today Planted cukes & another 5000 peppers. June 2nd. Cold again. finished planting out peppers. put sashes inside & piled up frames. thermometer down to 40 late tonight some frost they say. June 3rd still clear & cold west wind. June 4th Hoeing, cultivating, etc in the morning. cold & cloudy, and raining all the afternoon, temperature 44 this evening June 5th Cool & showery all day. cleaned up hotbeds part of the time June 6th Showery again only worked a few hours cleaning up hotbeds. June 7th. Finished cleaning up hotbeds. started cultivating carrots etc June 8th. Planted out Cauliflowers. another shower in the night. June 9th Planted 6 bus {bushels} potatoes also 2 lbs. Sugar Beets, weather turning cold tonight, down near 40 at Bedtime. June 10th Sunday fair & cold strong north west wind drove up to Flatts summer resort. June 11th Started spraying got on 6 tanks. 5½ lbs lead, 3½ Gal Lime Sulphur per tank weather fine & warm men Hoeing & cultivating strawberries. May June 12 still spraying 6 tanks more on. seems to be a fair crop of cherries. quite a few plums but Burbanks look light. and no pears at all. May June 13th. Finished spraying 16 tanks in all. would take about 20 tanks if a crop of pears no pears so only gave them a sprinkle a light thunder shower in the afternoon. May June 14th. cloudy like more rain. Hoeing & cultivating. May June 15th & 16th. Hoeing & cultivating, warm in day time but cool nights nearly frost May June 17th Sunday fair but cool east wind. had supper (picnic) near Ancaster called on F. McMillans on the way home. May June 18th. started to weed carrots. poured rain after dinner and all night. May June 19th. Rained some more this morning. cleaned up truck. and cleaned tiles & drains after dinner every thing flooded. May June 20th Hoeing Corn tomatoes & strawberries pretty wet yet. �June 21st Raining again this morning Hoed raspberries & put nitrate on peppers in the afternoon. June 22nd picked first Sberries 14 x 36 pints shipped to Toronto sold at 7 @ 23¢ & 7 @ 25¢ pints. more showers and berries very dirty. June 23rd Sat. more rain both morning & afternoon & night. June 24th Sunday fine drove to Guelph had picnic supper in the Park. June 25th more rain in the night. picked 41 more crates SBerries dirtier than ever after so much rain. Received Sales card. netted $104.09 for the 14 crates (36 pints) shipped on Friday. also 7 asparagus sold at $2.00. June 26th. Cultivated & weeded Carrots. some job. been stopped so often by rain but got done this time. June 27th 41 crates SBerries we shipped Monday to Toronto sold 31 @ 8¢ 5 @ 9¢. 5 @ 10¢. some drop since Sat. 23 & 25¢ pint. Picked 62 x 36 pints SB. today. Sold at 10¢ & 13¢, average about 12½¢ pint. June 28th Fine & warm hoeing & cultivating. June 29th. Friday raining again this morning. did not start picking until 930 am. showers off and on all day, big rain about 5p.m. managed to get 91 x 36 pints picked sold 43 at $5 00 to Scott shipped balance to Toronto 13¢ to 12¢ June 30th. Showery in the morning, picked 35 x 36 SB. shipped to Toronto, sold at {blank} July 1st Sunday warm, went to La Salle park about 5 PM and had picnic. July 2nd Very warm must be over 90 in the shade, as it was 113 in the sun beside the barn. Berries soft & nearly cooked taking most of them to Uptons Jam Factory. July 3rd very warm again picked 66 crates strawberries July 4th warm yet about 90 in the shade they say only picked 57 crates SB. some crop this year. July 5th Fine & cool shipped 28 crates Berries to Garden parties north at 16¢ took Balance of 23 crates to Jam Factory July 6th only 48 crates Berries today sold 18 at 16¢ Balance to factory July 7th. Very warm again about the hottest this year hoeing all day July 8th Sunday very warm 94 in the shade they say went to Van Wagner Beach with Hammonds. July 9th. Very warm yet. picked 68 crates Sberries. had a shower in the evening. Picked first cherries 6 bskts {baskets} Early Richmonds. July 10th Warm again picked 36 cherries sold at 65¢ �July 11th Spraying cherries put 6 tanks on today 5½ lbs Lead and 3½ gals Lime Sulphur. July 12th. Spraying again sprayer went punk. got 2 tanks on by 3 oclock picked 55 Richmonds & 22 crates Cabbages. July 13th Finished picking strawberries. only had 243 x 36 pint crates. and 432 x 27 quarts. Started to shower about 4 p.m. July 14th. Pulling weeds out of old Strawberry bed. some job. July 15 Sunday fine stayed home all day July 16th Picked 80 bskts Richmond cherries at 60¢ also 15 sweets 6 qts at $100 {he means $1.00}, expected a lot of them but nearly all rotten. cut 21 crates Cabbages at 75¢ picked first beans 6 bskts 60¢ July 17th & 18th. Picking cherries. etc July 19th Big rain all night. wet until noon picked 47 cherries all Varieties started on Montmorency July 20th nothing doing raining & wet all day picked only 10 cherries made some new ladders July 21 Picked first Rasps 5 crates pints shipped to Toronto. cooler today. 4 Sold @ 20¢ 1 @ 16¢ July 22nd Sunday Rained all night and all morning in torrents every thing flooded. drain by the cistern washed out again July 23 Our biggest day this season 227 bskts cherries, mostly at 85¢ 37 crates Cabbage @ 65¢ 36 bskts Beans @ 50¢ 6 cukes @75¢ 1 pepper (first) $100 {he means $1.00} 2 crates Marrows (first) $150 {$1.50} July 24 orders lighter today picked 152 cherries & 6 crates Rasps July 25th. Picked 181 bskts cherries today. 10 crates Cabbages 10 Beans 10 Cukes 2 Marrows. Fine & very warm July 26th Picked 225 bskts cherries today also 25 bskts Peppers sent to Toronto. Sold at 90¢ & $100 {$1.00} for the 20 bskts sent July 24th. July 27: Started raining hard about 730. only picked 63 cherries between showers that lasted all day. July 28 another shower at 6 a.m. picked 11 crates Rasps very wet Sold at 9¢ & 11¢ in Toronto. July 29th. Fine & cool went to Puslinch Lake with Hicks for a picnic July 30th Picked 211 cherries at 80¢ and 50¢ 6 qts cherries @ 50¢, besides 4 crates marrows $125 & $150 {$1.25 & $1.50}. 28 Cabbs {Cabbages} at 65¢ 14 cukes 50¢ 5 beans 40¢ July 31st Fine & warm Sold 103 x 6 qts at 50¢ & 154 - 11 qts cherries at 80¢ �Aug 1. 212 bskts cherries & 9 crates Rasps warm & looks like rain. Celler drain blocked up again Aug 2 Very warm picked 105 x 11 cherries 80¢ and 192 x 6 cherries 50¢. picked 4 x 11 qt & 1 x 6 qt tomato sold at $250 {$2.50} bskt Aug 3rd Very warm several showers last night. and several thunder showers went north of us today but looks like rain again tonight only picked 105 cherries today. Aug 4th Cut 2 loads Cabbages for Scott at $11 00 per ton price no good. and Cabbage crop no good very small. also picked 9 crates Rasps and sold Hart 107 cherries & 16 cukes. Aug 5th Sunday rained last evening and nearly all night. and more showers this morning Aug 6th. Cloudy and a few light showers. did not get much done. only picked 38 bskt cherries. Aug 7th Picked 128 cherries 80¢ 31 cukes 23¢ & 25¢ 11 toms @ $1.00. 5 bags Cabbages 1¢ lb 10 Shiro plums 60¢ 6 apples 42¢. Aug 8th. Very warm picked 148 cherries at 75¢ & 80¢ Aug 9th. cherry orders slowing up. picked 50 bskts tomatoes 75¢ Just about finished up Cabbages took a load to Scott at $11.00 per ton Aug 10th Very warm yet picked 50 x 6 qts cherries & 58 x 11 qts and a few tomatoes 60¢. Aug 11th. Sat. not much doing picked 30 toms at 55¢. cooler today Aug 12th Sunday Picnicked at Guelph with Johns & Hammonds 25 there in all. Aug 13th A Very busy day. and of course Bill Smith off drunk again. Picked 86 toms at 50¢ 145 plums 50¢ 16 cukes 25¢ 43 peppers {50¢} 119 cherries 75¢ total 409 bskts & 7 crates. Weather fine & warm. Aug 14 weather fine Picked 64 plums at 40¢ 78 toms at 40¢ 35 cukes 25¢ 15 apples 30¢ 27 cherries 75{¢} 7 cabbages 65¢ total 219 baskets & 7 crates. Aug 15 Fine & warm orders not very plentiful. Sold Hart 25 plums. shipped 50 peppers & 28 plums to Toronto. and 167 bskts & 23 crates cabbages etc Aug 16 Picked 128 toms 30¢ 128 Red Junes for Hart at 30¢, and shipped about 40 bskts very warm weather. Aug 17th. shipped 200 bskts today. also 100 doz Corn at 30¢ Aug 18 Sat not much doing picked 25 cukes 20 toms 15 plums 10 doz corn. Aug 19 Sunday fine drove to Eden Mills Aug 20th busy today 267 bskts tomatoes 95 plums 50 cukes 7 peppers 93 doz Corn. �Aug Busy again about 400 baskets Tomatoes & plums 30 cukes 15¢. Aug 22nd Busy again picked 189 plums at 27, 28 & 30¢ (Red Junes). 215 toms 30¢ 64 cukes 17¢, 100 doz corn 21¢, 6 cherries 75¢. weather fine. Aug 23rd not so busy today 235 bskts and 110 doz corn (all up north) Aug 24th. not so many orders 175 bskts (north) had a shower from about 930 to noon. Aug 25 Sat. picked 302 bskts Burbank plums for Hart & Scott at 27¢ & 28¢. Shipped 27 bskts 3 crates north Aug 27th Orders heavy again & Smith drunk again. Short about 100 bskts tomatoes, but shipped 288 toms & 186 plums & 11 peppers & 72 doz corn & 82 cherries Aug 28th Finished up today on cherries (2 bskts) have been practically done since Aug 15th. but have been picking a few bskts daily since. Had 386 x 11 of Richmonds 2459 x 11 of Montmorency 445 x 6 Montmorency 82 x 6 Sweets. Had a big Storm this afternoon very heavy thunder high winds lots of trees broken down also a regular downpour of rain. shipped 180 tomatoes and 85 plums today Aug 29th. Picked 160 Burbank plums for Hart at 30¢ shipped about 50 at 35¢ & 40 for Blues. Aug 30th another showery night. stopped about 7 this morning. our telephone out of order until this evening, did not get all orders filled received 4 wires at 4 P.M. Some Tomatoes over ripe now took 27 bushels Ripe ones to the Canning Factory, 45¢ bus {bushel} Aug 31st Quiet a few orders for Friday weather fair & cool quite a change will soon be fall. Sept 1st no orders today. Madge and I went to Toronto Ex. got home about 10 oclock the girls stayed at Uncle Johns’ it was a lovely day. Sept 2nd Sunday fine did not go any place, tired, after the fair. Mr. & Mrs. Cuttress called. Sept 3rd Labor Day not so many orders. had a few showers but managed to get our orders out Sept 4th. Picked 162 plums but only 75 tomatoes also 16 Clapps Favorite Pears at 75¢ finished corn had 843 doz. sold for highest 30¢ lowest 15¢ about $150 00 for the lot. Sept 5th. Picked 155 plums price 30¢ to 40¢ 110 tomatoes 30¢ 27 pears at 75¢ Sept 6th. not many orders. today 80 plums 60 tomatoes, took 55 bushels to Canners. also shipped 42 Red peppers to Toronto sold at. Sweets 75¢ to $1.00 Hots $1.00 to $1.50 bskt. Sept 7th. Finished on Burbank plums total 1202 bskts. not so many orders. only 65 toms, 10 peppers, 100 plums, 6 pears, 1 caul. Sept 8th Sat. pulled 27 bags Carrots for Hart. At 90¢. Sept 9th. Sunday went with Cuttresses to Brantford & Caledonia. �Sept 10th. not very many orders picked 115 plums & about 100 tomatoes. Sept 11. pretty busy again today sold Hart 20 bags carrots at 90¢ shipped 24 bskt Red Peppers to Toronto. sent North 79 plums 23 pears 5 peppers 2 Caul and about 80 tomatoes 35¢. Sept 12 A big rain & thunder shower in the night, not so many orders 56 plums 66 toms and picked another 50 bskt Red peppers for Toronto another shower & thunderstorm this evening. Sept 13 Our lightest day for some time only picked 105 bskts. Sept 14th not many orders 26 toms 24 plums. 15 peppers. Sept 15th Sat. picked 48 cukes. 56 plums & 40 tomatoes Sept 16th Sunday motored to Niagara Falls with Hicks, was a lovely day Sept 17th. Monday and not many orders only shipped 61 plums 33 tomatoes 4 peppers 2 cukes. Sept 18th Cooler today picked 47 plums 31 tomatoes 7 peppers & 5 caul. shipped 20 peppers to Toronto. Sold 100 sweet peppers to Italians for 25¢ bskt. without bskts, to call tomorrow am have half of them picked tonight. Sept 19th Cold & cloudy with strong North East winds not many orders only shipped 40 plums & 5 tomatoes Ross Hart died suddenly at nine P.M last night with heart trouble was at the station the day before shipping fruit. Sept 20th Nothing much doing rained nearly all last night and today. Cut 9 crates Cauliflowers. Sept 21 Fine again but no orders only sent 10 plums 6 toms 3 Caul. North. Went to Ross Harts funeral. Sept 22nd Saturday. nothing doing in orders. had Ross Harts cheque returned from the bank. he gave me it the day before he died and we did not get it cashed it kind of worries you as it is for $480 and owes us another $300 besides. Sept 23rd Cold went to Chapmans for supper. Sept 24th not very many orders today Started to pick peppers very cold. Sept 25th. had a big order from Nils Ireland for Mrs Hart but he cancelled it guess the people would not trust them any more because Ross Hart owed every body. Sept 26th Sold 135 bskts peppers at 25¢ & 27¢ picked more all day again. some frost last night but no damage done here. Sept 27. Cold & cloudy have furnace going tonight & last night picking peppers. Sold Italians 100 bskts peppers 25¢ & 38 crates 90¢. Madge and I have bad colds. �Sept 28th. About finished picking peppers sold another 25 crates. cut 18 crates Cauliflowers sold 8 at $100 {$1.00} Shipped 10 to Toronto sold at $1.75 & $2.00 crate also finished picking plums shipped the last 100 to Toronto sold at 50¢. Total plums for the season Shiros bskts {baskets} 317 Red Junes “ 693 Abundance “ 44 Early Blues 64 Burbanks 1202 Gages 234 Bradshaws. 84 Lombards 38 Reine Claude 358 Monarchs 168 Grand Dukes 114 Total Baskets. 3316 Sept 29th. Cool & cloudy still have a cold. not doing very much. Sept 30 Sunday a little milder but have our furnace going. had Stan Blair & Harry Simmons over in the evening also Mr & Mrs Hicks. Olive is to be married on Oct 6th. Oct 1st warmer Smith sick with a cold today myself not very good. Cut 5 crates Cauliflowers 4 bskts plums, and 12 bskts tomatoes for the last of them I guess Oct 2nd. warmer nothing doing my cold worse again Smith sick yet too he has a bad one. John hoeing Strawberries & Jerry ploughing laid off the teamster Saturday he got too slow for anything. Oct 3rd. warm with very heavy fogs every night and morning. nothing much doing. Jerry John & Smith hoeing strawberries guess will soon have to go to market. dont seem to be able to sell any carrots or pumpkins any place. Oct 4th Still warm & foggy. cut 12 crates Cauliflowers, also Sold 30 more boxs peppers to Italians at 75 and 80¢ box. we are having some job keeping the rats away from them had to move the peppers out of the barn and put them in berry shed, now they are there too have over 100 crates of them yet. �Oct 5th. Cut 12 crates Cauliflowers and shipped a few more Red peppers. and sold 30 crates more to the Italians. Oct 6, Sat. Shipped 27 baskets cukes last night to Toronto for the last, doing a lot of small jobs and started pulling weeds & peppers out of Raspberry patch. Oct 7th Sunday fine and warm have a cold do not feel very good. and did not drive far only up to the mountain Oct 8th. pulling weeds & peppers. got the big patch done but had to work all day four of us at it. Oct 9th. Took out a $4000 Mortgage on Harry Ferrey's house in Roseland. to run 4 years at 6½ % interest. Italians got 26 more boxs peppers yesterday and we shipped 73 bskts Red peppers and 13 crates Cauliflowers to Toronto last shipment sold at peppers 60¢ and cauliflowers $2 25 and $2 50 a box wished we had lots at that. Oct 10th. Fine but light white frosts yesterday morning and today, but no harm much, our Dahlias not frozen yet. Oct 11th. Very warm like summer men drawing up dirt for hotbeds. Oct 12th. Still warm about 80 in the shade drew in 4 loads pumpkins and a load of Vegetable marrows. suppose I will have to go to market. and I dont like the job Oct 14 Sunday a little cooler but fine drove up to the mountain for an hour or so. Oct 15th Fine & milder again started putting in tile got 360 (6 inch) in today. also Bill Smith off drunk again always does it when there is something special on. Oct 16th. Showery this morning got a few more peppers ready (30 bskts) & 10 crates Cauliflowers. last shipment 50 bskts Red peppers sold @ 55 to 60¢ and Caul $160 {$1.60} crate got another load of tile (360). got about 200 in this afternoon. Oct 17th Rained nearly all last night again still draining got another 360 – 6 inch tiles. weather hot and showery, raining again this evening. Oct 18th Rained all night & most of this morning shipped 12 crates Cauliflowers and picked our apples about 9 bushels. had to stop draining too much rain ground flooded. Oct 19th. pulling carrots got 90 bushels out but have none sold yet seems to be no sale for them. another shower tonight at 430. in fact a thunder shower. Bill Smith still off yet. Oct 20th. Went into the city to try & sell some carrots not much Success only sold 50 bushels @ 35¢ Oct 21st Sunday motored down the middle road to the 12 mile creek. it was a lovely day. Oct 22nd Getting out carrots and took one load to Hamilton and getting a load ready for market. but it looks like rain tonight �Oct 23rd went to market in the rain. showered until 7 or 8 oclock Sold out by nine oclock by giving the stuff away. Pie Pumpkins 40 to 50¢ doz Marrows 40 to 50¢ Cauliflowers $100 {$1.00} box. Carrots 40 to 50¢ box. Large pumpkins sold lot of 128 at 5 cts. each. did not get another offer Oct 24th. delivered 200 pumpkins at 5¢ and 5 bus {bushels} carrots 50¢ sold them yesterday. some more rain again today. Oct 25. went to market again things slow pumpkins hard to sell. did not get home until 430. prices about the same Oct 26th delivered 40 bus of carrots in Hamilton have a bad cold Oct 27th in Bed all day with a cold Oct 28th Sunday cool Hicks called to see us. Oct 27th Bot 300 Berry crates at Uptons for 15¢ each Oct 29th. not feeling very good yet. got another load of 6 in tile (360) - getting ready for market Oct 30 Very cold this A.M. temperature 20 when I left for market. got home about 330 PM Oct 31st. Charlotte had her Birthday party today. still putting in tile. Nov 1st. got another load of tile 300 - 6 inch & 100 - 4 inch. weather milder and looks like rain. Nov 2nd still draining ground nice & dry now Nov 3rd Rained in the night and nearly all day not much doing. Nov 4th Sunday Fine & mild did not go any place. Nov 5th. putting in more drains. and loading up for market. Nov 6th. Fine went to market. took mostly carrots 30 bus. sold at 30 to 50¢ a bushel. a few pumpkins & marrows both hard to sell. Nov 6th & 7th. Draining yet. weather fine. Nov 8th. Raining not much doing. Nov 9th & 10th doing more draining took 30 put in 300 feet of big drain raising it a foot at the mouth. Nov 11 Sunday. Armistice Day. Stayed home all day. Nov 12th Thanksgiving day. showery in the morning. more draining after dinner. Nov 13th. went to market again Carrots 35 to 50¢ Cauliflowers $1 25 crate Nov 14th. More draining finished big drain. got ready for market. �Nov 15th. Market poor today sold carrots 33 bus at 30¢ bus. Cauliflowers $125 {$1.25}. Nov 16th. Finished draining for the season. Cost us for 300 - 8 inch at 10¢: 30 00 1740 - 6 inch at 6¢ 104.40 1210 - 4 inch at 28 per 100d 34 60 Total cost for tile: $169 00 also took up some old ones to clean out. Nov 17th. started digging trees & sorting carrots Nov 18th Sunday cloudy & mild. drove around for a drive through (Country homes) below Port Nelson while the children were at Sunday School. Nov 19th. delivered 50 bus carrots to Stevens & Solomon at 40¢ and brought home a load of 32 qt crates from Uptons $24.00 rained hard nearly all day got a load ready for market. turning cold tonight Nov 20 Went to market again sold carrots at 30 to 40 cts a bushel. weather fine got home at noon. & unstarted loading 1st car of manure this fall. Nov 21st Finished car of manure. shipped 6 crates Cauliflowers to Bracebridge, and delivered 40 bus carrots in Hamilton. raining & snowing nearly all afternoon Nov 22 some snow on the ground this morning. went to market for the last time weather cleared up fine. was home at 1130 am. Carrots at 30 & 40¢ bus. Caul 80¢ to $100 {$1.00} Crate Nov 23rd. Doris sent home from school with chicken pox. {Virtue?} brought a Mercury Radio over but it wont work. Nov 24th. Sat. weather fine. not doing much today having a holiday. Nov 25th Sunday cooler today freezing hard down to 18 this evening Nov 26th. Ground frozen hard covering strawberries Nov 27th Unloaded another car manure the second put it right on to the strawberries. getting milder tonight Nov 28 Had to stop covering strawberries frost all out again Nov 29th. Digging out old plum orchard at the back of Johns. Nov 30th. Finished drawing up the wood. and burning the brush at the back of Johns. Sat Dec 1st Started to build a kitchen for Smith. got it all covered in today. �Dec 2nd. Still have the Mercury Radio, would not go. Mr Hoffman came up and put a new tube in & it goes OK Dec 3rd unloaded another car of manure wet & muddy and showers all morning. Dec 4th started another car manure at noon. Dec 5th finished car manure, getting colder at noon, freezing hard tonight & some snow flurries. Dec 6th. cold & frosty today. but the sun is shineing about the first day for two weeks Dec 7th. Finished covering strawberries took nearly four cars then we left a couple of acres old patch uncovered Dec 8th. Cold today down to 12 froz from Zero. not doing much now. Dec 9th. Sunday cool. all day alone, trying out a Mercury Radio does not seem to work seems to be on account of the power it goes up and down all the time put all the lights and a toaster on and it stopped Charlotte & Alan have chicken pox now. Dec 10th. Cold & frosty not much doing. Dec 11th. took Mercury Radio back to Toronto. they say the battery ones the best. and Wentworth Motors say Spartan Electric the best of all. Dec 12th Fair & mild doing odd jobs around the place. Dec 13th Mild & cloudy foggy at nights; smith started pruning. Dec 14th mild light showers started unloading 5th car of manure. Dec 15th mild & cloudy drawing manure Dec 16. Weather same mild & cloudy. went for a short drive in the afternoon. Dec 17 Monday mild and raining. another car of manure arrived. Dec. 18 still mild but a little frost. Dec 19th unloaded 6th and last car of manure, colder with the ground frozen some Dec 20th. Cold this morning thermometer at 10 above at 8 am. Dec 21st at Hamilton buying Xmas presents. cold and some snow. Dec 22nd. Very cold Thermometer at 8 oclock only 5 above zero. Smith has been digging out dead pear trees must be over 50 of the grafted ones dead. Dec 23rd Sunday not quite so cold. �Dec 24th. Mild & fine doing odd jobs & getting Xmas Tree ready. Dec 25th. Christmas Day. mild & fine. not much snow left only a few spots here & there. Children all had a good time and all went down to Uncle Johns for Dinner & supper and all had a good time Dec 26. Wed. still mild every body around and all over Canada & W. States has an Epidemic of Flu. Smiths have it. Dec 27th. still mild settled up our seasons business have $640.00 out yet half of it (Ross Harts) got $1200 00 each. (John & I) for years work. and nothing on our investment Dec 28th. still mild & thawing had a holiday today. Dec 29th Went to market bot a goose 17 ¼ lbs at 33¢ lb total $5.70 hope it won't be too fat. weather windy & turning colder going down to Aunt Ida's for supper. Dec 30th. Sunday fair & not very cold. Dec 31st. Mild & windy the end of another year. [Blank pages] Total Sales Page 1. 1644.19 2 2057.28 3 1288.14 4 1451.29 5 1068.21 6 648.91 7 1073.80 $9231.82 Nov 3 D Scaletta Huntsville 16.50 �Nov 10 Hare Bros Bracebridge 250 00 Dec 1 Manser Welb Toronto 3 06 13 Hutchison Bros Bracebridge 3 75 17 Dominion Canners 94 82 Jan 10 CW Sharpe Burks Falls 18 95 17 Ap Wonod Tottenham 91 80 Feby 28 Ross Hart Estate 153 24 Sept 6 up to cash sales 31 53 Oct Peppers cash sales 209 65 Oct & Nov Hamilton Market 200 50 1073 80 Oct 8 WJ Broley Cookstown 4 00 9 Manser Welb Toronto 45 62 10 Stronach {& Son} " 4 35 +13 PJ Marin Bracebridge 8 90 16 Williamson Tottenham 3.90 Manser Welb Toronto 38 45 Stronach {& Son} Toronto 12 66 J W Troyer Magnetawan 63 35 + �+ H. Rinn Tottenham 67 10 20 A E Johnston Sundridge 12 35 Shaw & Shea Trout Creek 16 55 F D Cancilla Barrie 37 05 S L Anderson Crossland 4 00 Stronach Toronto 7.45 Manser Welb " 8 23 Wm Peck Burks Falls 9120 Fraser & McArthur South River 2110 D.S. Litster Burks Falls 10710 JR {Corse?} Cookstown 5945 R Trading Co S. River 3610 + +8 64891 Sept 22 RL Scott Aldershot 56 10 22 JF Cullingham Cookstown 4 80 22 Fraser & McArthur 19.00 25 Brown & Co Barrie 7 20 26 Hutchison Bros Bracebridge 126 65 26 Stronach & Son Toronto 20 89 �26 Manser Welb Toronto 24 80 27 Geo Sinclair Orillia. 50.80 Oct 1st John Saro Barrie 110 46 1" Manser Welb Toronto 32 32 1 Edgar & Co Sundridge 42 85 Oct 1 AE Johnston Sundridge 151 65 R.T. Armstrong Burks Falls 79 60 WV Fry Thornton 46 60 SR Trading Co South River 144 65 JD Steward Thornton 53 70 JD Wisdom Allandale 8.00 R.A Cooper Elmvale 61 50 GW Nichol Beeton 6 50 Paid by Draft. + 1068 21 Sept 10 Williamson Tottenham 70 11 G.W. Nichol Beeton 174 35 11 Burlington Co Op. 7 50 �11 Manser Welb Toronto 21 08 12 Wm Peck Burk{s} Falls 123.05 12 Stronach Toronto 15.42 13 BR Stewart Hockley 16.75 Oct 16 Ron Hart Burl{ington} 480.18 17 SL Anderson Crossland.. 41 25 17 DS Litster Burks Falls 114.25 18 Shaw & Shea Trout Creek 53 55 18 CW Sharpe Burks Falls 253 85 18 F.E. Monkman Cookstown 14 20 18 Manser Welb Toronto 16 94 19 Williamson Tottenham {blotted out} 35 x 19 Stronach Toronto 119 25 19 Simpson Tottenham Draft 47 90 x 19 Tremouth Powassan Draft 58 05 1451 29 �Aug 16 Aug 17 “ 21 “ 22 “ 21 “ 22 23 X 24 25 25 By Draft {By Draft} {By Draft} {By Draft} x{By Draft} Aug 31 Sept 6 x 7 F D Cancilla Barrie D. S Litster Burks Falls Manser Welb Toronto Hare Bros Bracebridge R L Scott Aldershot Stronach & Son Toronto D Scaletta Huntsville I Williamson Tollerton J W Troyer Burks Falls P J Marin Bracebridge R L Scott Aldershot Burlington Co Operative W S Manning Elmvale S R Trading Co South River Shaw & Shea Trout Creek J Simpson & Son Tottenham Hanna & Co Port Carling Shaw & Shea Trout Creek Edgar & Co Sundridge Cudmore & Co Sundridge July 31 31 Aug 1 3 4 6 7. 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 11 13 14 15 Manser Welb Toronto R. E. Baycroft Stayner Stronach & Son Toronto G. W Nichol Beeton L Robinson Elmvale Ross Hart Burlington Upton Jam Coy. Hamilton Mary Gollop Cookstown R. E. Baycroft Stayner Stronach & Son Toronto Manser Welb Toronto {Burn?} & Co Barrie Wm Peck Burks Falls Harry Fisher Cookstown Burlington Co Operative Hutchison Bros Bracebridge Manser Welb Toronto Stronach Toronto 19 85 13.75 57 06 62 70 24 75 271 45 1194.48 59 84 8 65 35 22 30 71 62 55 68 97 26 15 25.00 61.05 8 21 26 89 2057 28 Page 1 $ Sales 1928 May 16th 23 Manser Welb Toronto “ “ “ 50.55 60.15 12 40 181 70 128 78 13 84 117 50 3 00 50 00 43 80 47 79 86 00 32.75 63 00 57 60 74 33 175.15 42 15 43 00 4 65 1288 14 24.66 30.68 �30 June 6th 13th 20th 26th July 4 10 4 5 6 10 14 24 25 “ 19 27 “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Stronach & Sons Cash Sales Cash Sales Wm Cunningham Thornton R L. Scott Aldershot Manser Welb Toronto Stronach & Son Toronto G. W Nichol Beeton Cash Sales To July 16th L Robinson Elmvale $ “ “ “ 18.96 55 84 24.66 28.58 129.55 380.35 51.82 260.95 3.50 77.75 60.48 170.00 8.40 29.34 273.72 7 50 7.45 1644 19 For more information on Franklin McMillan, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca � 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 Franklin McMillan Diary Collection Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Franklin McMillan Language A language of the resource English Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Front cover with yellow sticker "1928"</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Year 1928</p> <p>Sunday Jan. 1st 1928</p> <p><br />New Years Day came in cold. after about a week of mild weather turned cold last night with some snow flurries. Thermometer was 14 at 11 a.m. today with strong west wind. Jan 2nd. monday also cold as New Years. had John and family up for dinner. Saw N.Y. heard the football game and also about The Rose Tournament in Pasadena which was broad cast from about 57 stations all over the State. Buerle Auto Float won 1st prize.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Jan 3rd. weather has been real cold since last Sat. night. about zero each night but hardly any snow.</p> <p>Jan 4th. Weather about the same. wrote for prices on tires from Maloney Bros Danville H'wy. Heard the great Dodge Bros Victory Programme to-night at 10:30 to 11:30 P.M. Broadcasted by 47 stations estimated 30 million people heard it. It was announced from Hollywood by Will Rogers also heard Whiteman's Band in New York. All goes on + 7 tube Atwater Kent $96.00 for the Radio broadcast. The new Dodge car out tomorrow</p> <p>+ 4 at Montreal + Ottawa clear and loud on the radio.</p> <p>Jan 5th. weather some milder today.</p> <p>Jan 6th. Fine + mild snow all gone. did not have much this winter so far not more than inch or so at a time.</p> <p>Jan 7th. Still mild &amp; thawing smith working at hut shed: sashes will have to get some new ones or some of the old ones done</p> <p>Jan 8th Sunday- mild &amp; cloudy sat up until 2:30 this am listening on the Radio. was extra good last night. Had {KSO?} &amp; {Desmoines?} + {CKY?} Winnipeg so loud had to turn them down also had {KFI?} {Los Angeles?}. Lost the Kyrgys[?]</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>sunrise was {K.F.S.D} of San Diego only a 500 watter had it off &amp; on long as we wanted it. clear &amp; fine.</p> <p>Jan 9th. Have heard from Maloney retires prices low Delux 25" Chains 35 ½ 4 &amp; Tubes 37 ½ guess we will need a couple of hundred to fill in.</p> <p>Jan 10th. weather still mild &amp; cloudy, no snow and thawing.</p> <p>Jan 11th. Still mild &amp; thawing but mostly cloudy.</p> <p>Jan 12th. Ordered 25 new fluted sashes cost with putty strips about $8.50 each + Glass no. cheap $3.45, {} weather still mild &amp; cloudy.</p> <p>cost for cash yet 5% off. $66.25 for 25% less. also order from Maloney Bros Danville, N.Y. to be shipped about April 10th. .175 bushel 40 shins 5 ½ Duke, 5 Maloney plums 25 ½ 10 pears 30 ½ 10 cherries 35</p> <p>Jan 13th. Went to Hamilton got chov license no. 106953. weather still mild and cloudy, hope the thawing it will be hard on fruit trees + leaves.</p> <p>Jan 14th. mild &amp; cloudy some rain. frost all out some people ploughing.</p> <p>Jan 15th. Fine &amp; clear but some cooler. Pools claim colder weather coming tonight, down to Toronto. getting very cold tonight.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Jan 16th. Cloudy, some milder, some sleet + rain in the afternoon, roads very icy, large skating on the cement roads. went to Lodge first time for a long time.</p> <p>Jan 17th. Fine + mild went down to Ketts for the day.</p> <p>Jan 18th. Fine + mild just like spring, running all day, conditions ideal for it! grand day + no snow.</p> <p>Jan 19th. Ordered seeds from Stokes call. 1/28 cop. mkt 1 ½ $0 1 oz Viking Pep. Mkt 70¢ 1 oz early snowball cauliflower $1.50 2 oz green pack extra 20¢ lb.</p> <p>Walkerville Perfect 225 $ 1 oz Harris early giant pepper 75¢ 16 oz Marglobe tomat 50. Total $4.70</p> <p>Jan 20th. Turned cold last night. frozen up. cold again and blowing a gale from the west 4 Temp 30° at 5 p.m. tonight celebrated my birthday by going to Hamilton and getting two teeth filled.</p> <p>Jan 21st. Cold + windy.</p> <p>Jan 22nd. Sunday not so cold but windy. drove to Hamilton to see Bro. Chownman. had first lectures (a nail).</p> <p>Jan 23rd. Fine + mild just like spring again, running {}.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Jan 24th. Raining nearly all day, fixed sash in the morning, moved Smith's boat into the house in the afternoon</p> <p>Jan 25th. Colder and very windy, painting bedroom.</p> <p>Jan 26th. Colder. Snowed until now 4 or 5 inches Smith fixing sash clear &amp; cool tonight</p> <p>Jan 27th. Cold 2 below zero this morning at 8 o'clock paper hanging. same job.</p> <p>Jan 28th. Still cold but bright. Smith fixing sash.</p> <p>Jan 29th. Clear + cold drove up to {Reo} Chapman for supper</p> <p>Jan 30th. Very cold 8 below zero this morning, still working upstairs papering and painting.</p> <p>Jan 31st. Not quite so cold 12 above zero</p> <p>Feb 1st. Windy with snow squalls. had to go to Hamilton for more paint</p> <p>Feb 2nd Partly cloudy {glass} the ground hog saw his shadow alright as we have six weeks more winter still at the papering it is some job.</p> <p>Feb 3rd Getting milder safe at the same job</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Feb 4th. Milder Thawing + looks like rain painting door today, snow all gone again. Feb 5th. Cold again every thing frozen solid. Doris has a bad cold, and the rest of us feeling punk Feb 6th. Moderately cold all have colds. Feb 7th. Raining all afternoon. went to Fruit Growers meeting. Having an agreement made re fruit marks act, some want to have all new packages sealed and wrapped. Doris had [some] apple pears + [tomatoes] but every person wanted some thing else from the other fellow- so it was decided to leave it as it is for another year. Freezing tonight had an awful time getting home. Car turned right around and slidd off on the grass sideways in front of the Baptist Church Feb 8th. Raining this morning but fine this afternoon. Still putting on paper Feb 9th. Paper Hanging yet some job. Feb 10th. Fine + mild finished painting and papering the four up stair rooms</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Feb 10th. Got Truck License 84750 - no C. 20238. Car, manure arrived this afternoon.</p> <p>Feb 11th. Alarm 3rd Brilliant day - a very fine day. Thawing. Spent unloading car of manure.</p> <p>Feb 12th. Sunday Fine</p> <p>Feb 13th. Fine &amp; mild</p> <p>Feb 14th. Raining nearly all day.</p> <p>Feb 15th. Cloudy &amp; mild Thawing all day.</p> <p>Feb 16th. Weather about the same cloudy &amp; mild</p> <p>Feb 17th. Some colder - made 6 new fluted frames and turned pile of manure getting ready for lettuce.</p> <p>Feb 18th. Colder again 4 Below zero night of 10 p.m.</p> <p>Feb 19th. Sunday one of the winter coldest days strong westerly gales. Few snow flurries and lots of dust blowing.</p> <p>Feb 20th. Cold &amp; blustery with some snow flurries Toronto's grads won the world's hockey championship with hardly any Americans on team, in the three games were: Toronto 11, Swedens 0. Toronto 14, England 0. Toronto 13, Switzerland 0.</p> <p>Feb 21st. Cold &amp; clear 3 below at 8 a.m. today. Got 4000 - 1½" bolts in from last night &amp; this morning.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Feb 22nd: Mild again, thawing some more running.</p> <p>Feb 23rd: Put up 24 stakes for the first flat beds of the season. Turning colder again.</p> <p>Feb 24th: Real winter again today, cold with some snow flurries.</p> <p>Feb 25th: Sowed first Seeds. 8 oz. Copenhagen Lettuce, 1 oz. Viking Cabbage, 1 oz. Snow Ball Cauliflower, 8 oz. World Beater Pepper, ½ oz. Harris Giant. We done all Stokes Seeds also 4 sack our own field pepper seed &amp; 1. Weather very cold but sunny, 3 below at 8 a.m. some report as low as 10 below.</p> <p>Feb 26th: Sunday fair did not get very cold down to 7 below.</p> <p>Feb 27th: Fair &amp; cold, doing some more pruning &amp; drawing wood out of orchard.</p> <p>Feb 28th: Pruning &amp; drawing wood &amp; making a few more hotbeds also put in a load of slabs from sawmills.</p> <p>Feb 29th: Drawing wood etc. a little colder.</p> <p>Mar 1st: Windy, cold &amp; a few snow flurries. Finished getting in "196 bolts" and about ½ ton from last year. Started to paint our kitchen.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mar 2nd: Cold &amp; windy painting Kitchen</p> <p>Mar 3rd: Cold only 8 from zero at 8 a.m. Some snow flurries again. Sowed Tomato Seeds together, Beef 4 oz, Frost 4 oz, Best 1½ oz, Canadian 1 oz, Stoke's Half Dole 1 oz, Ponderosa 1 oz, Pink Brandyman 1 oz, Black Cherry 1 oz, 2000 Ildomane 1 oz, Red Cherry 1 oz, 5000 Libomispleen 1 oz, Red Klumis to be shipped April 10th. Stevens said 23 rd also ordered from H. Emsley, Stove. Stevensville Mich. 2000 Sheloon 30c lb 1000 lbs Copper Savannos of 625s.</p> <p>Mar 4th: Sunday Very cold only 10 from zero at Bedtime windy with snow blizzards most of the day.</p> <p>Mar 5th: Clear cold &amp; windy 8 from zero at 7 a.m. The big race from Los Angeles to N. York started yesterday it is 3400 miles 278 started 1st place wins $25,000 not 7 got 25 or more divided P. Granville of Hamilton Canadian Champion Walker is in it.</p> <p>Mar 6th: Still cold near zero last night, made another hot bed today, more Callery's, but lot did not come up good.</p> <p>Mar 7th: Sowed another frame of Copenhagen Celery &amp; Stoke's Early Seed 1 oz nearly ¼ of 100% weather cold &amp; very windy</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Here's the full transcription from the image:</p> <p>Mar 7th: Kitcheners win. Sen. 6 H.A. fund Toronto Variety. Score on the two games 6 to 4.</p> <p>Mar 8th: Fine today, finished building a new fice[?], closet and drawing wood + brush Toronto wins Junior 6 to 4 finals for new market score on the two games 4 to 3.</p> <p>Mar 9th: Port Colborne wins Intermediate O.H.A. final from Kitcheners Score 2 to 1 on the round of two games.</p> <p>Stormy today, storming and drifting like real winter the worst storm this winter most snow + wind.</p> <p>Mar 10th: Windy today, lots of snow - weeding before above a good catch.</p> <p>Mar 11th: Sun day, mild and partly cloudy.</p> <p>Mar 12th: Fine + mild went to Dr. McFarland to see about my eyes. New fying[?] starts famous.</p> <p>Mar 13th: Cloudy + mild big rain after dinner Toronto Marlboros beat the Soo. in Junior Play off 2 games score 13 to 3.</p> <p>Mar 14th: Unloading car of manure roads getting muddy.</p> <p>Mar 15th: Froze hard again this morning finished car of manure – South Porcupine Seniors Beat Port Colborne Intermediates last night 4 to 0 after.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The transcription from the image is as follows:</p> <p>Mar 16th: Weather still cold and finger so cold killing up manure &amp; gathering brush Toronto Marlboros (Juniors) lost in the Semi finals Tonight with Ottawa Juniors score 3 to 2.</p> <p>Mar 17th: Cold but bright very around to borrow and till 10 o’clock fetching Brush all day. Kitcheners defeat South Porcupine 11 to 3 in the two games in Semi final Senior Hockey games.</p> <p>Mar 18th: Sunday cold &amp; cloudy for church. Isabel went to Hamilton to see Mrs. Mays for tea.</p> <p>Mar 19th: Cold &amp; windy finished drawing brush some big job.</p> <p>Mar 20th: Unloaded ten car of manure in the morning also started transplanting Callerys after dinner windy but a little milder.</p> <p>Mar 21st: Making hot beds all day.</p> <p>Mar 22nd: A little milder, transplanting more callerys, also started on tomatoes.</p> <p>Mar 24th: Very warm over 76 in the sun at noon transplanting all day Tomatoes &amp; peppers, had to do some watering too.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mar 25th: Some ice on the roof raining.</p> <p>Mar 26th: Monday transplanting peppers. Wrapped with some light thunder showers in the evening. Regina wins Junior Canadian Championship Hockey from Ottawa. After a tie on the first two games, wins the 3rd by score of 7 to 1.</p> <p>Mar 27th: A change in the weather this morning. Thermometer at 18. And evening is blowing a blizzard.</p> <p>Mar 28th: Still cold &amp; windy with a few snow flurries and lots of dust blowing. Some drawing manure out on the land with the sleigh, no snow though.</p> <p>Mar 29th: Still cold &amp; cloudy, got a few more tomatoes transplanted. Manitoba University won Senior Hockey championship by winning 2 games out of three from Montreal. W. Russell D of 25 Davenport St. Hamilton re-grafted Plum trees they done last year but did not grow very good.</p> <p>Mar 30th: Another blizzard of snow storm from the east all day.</p> <p>Mar 31st: Clear &amp; cold, drew manure to the field on the sleigh, good sleighing in the morning.</p> <p>April 1st: Sunday, clear &amp; bright &amp; some warmer still some snow on the ground.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>April 2nd: Fine &amp; warm; unloading another car of manure. Very muddy; got stuck with the truck.</p> <p>April 3rd: Another light thunder shower this morning. Still going to see about my eyes to Dr. McFarlane; seemed a little better today. Charlotte sick since Sat. Jewel to Maitland.</p> <p>April 4th: Fine &amp; warm; transplanting peppers, etc.</p> <p>April 5th: Fine &amp; very warm; finished transplanting. 75 in the shade, as hot as summer; 2000 blackcurrant plants (meneescant?) arrived. Root castings; they are very small but look like good roots.</p> <p>April 6th: Good Friday; very warm, 75; painting furniture at back of John's. John ploughing for blackberries.</p> <p>April 7th: Planted blackberries in the morning. Raining after dinner; getting cooler tonight.</p> <p>April 8th: Easter Sunday. Like winter again; very heavy gales from the West. Earth snow flurries; temperature below 30 all day.</p> <p>April 9th: Drawing manure &amp; fixing drains; still cold. Thermometer 24 at 7 AM this morning and just as cold tonight.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>April 10th &amp; 11th: Drawing out manure and fixing big drain. Putting in sand well, some job - drain in bad shape a lot of sand in it.</p> <p>April 12th: Spreading manure and started weeding peppers. Aunt Effie died in Wesleyville, Pa - this afternoon.</p> <p>April 13th: Still cold &amp; windy. Left here at 3:10 for Wesleyville with Hecks &amp; John. Arrived about 10:45 P.M., 173 miles.</p> <p>April 14th: Raining in Wesleyville nearly all day. Effie was buried at North East - some name for a town - about 11 miles the side of Wesleyville. It was pouring rain and a gale blowing when we were at the cemetery. We did not go back. Came straight on home. A dandy highway right through to Buffalo about 92 miles. Made 75 miles from North East to 7 miles from Buffalo in 2½ hours. Turned very cold &amp; windy near Buffalo. Blew a hurricane all the way home. At Burlington Beach Park at the Canal [dwellers] blowing right across the highway. I got home before 11 P.M. after stopping at John’s &amp; Heck’s. Made it in less than seven hours.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>April 15th: Sunday. Cold &amp; cloudy, windy and a few snow flurries. Temperature 24 tonight at 7 p.m.</p> <p>April 16th: Started spraying plums &amp; pears with oil. 7 gallons to tank. Got one tank on everything going wrong.</p> <p>April 17th: New planting trees. Got 4 tanks of spray on today, weather still cold. Ground covered with snow this morning.</p> <p>April 18th: Spraying. Got 5 tanks on. Still planting trees.</p> <p>April 19th: Unloaded car of manure. Very cold and one of the worst gales of the season.</p> <p>April 20th: Very cold this morning, ground frozen. Finished oil spraying, 2 tanks, 12 tanks in all. April 21st: We received Buds on Sweet Cherries, afraid not many will grow. Started snowing &amp; raining about 3 p.m. at 9 p.m. tonight, ground covered with snow, still snowing.</p> <p>April 22nd: Still cold &amp; cloudy.</p> <p>April 23rd: Started unearthing strawberries, tomatoes in jail for being drunk.</p> <p>April 24th: Cold &amp; cloudy, have a bad stretch in my back making out income tax papers.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>April 25th: Uncovering strawberry, windy and very cold.</p> <p>April 26th: Unloading peppers, etc., not quite so cold but cold at night, freezing, ice every night.</p> <p>April 27th: Finished uncovering strawberries, the new beds look green but now very light. Old beds look bad. Started transplanting tomatoes.</p> <p>April 28th: Planted cucumbers, 5 sacks, also planting some tomatoes in lines 4½ &amp; 5½ in. Think 5½ in. are small enough for some slow work. Also planted 1st strawberries. 12 Rows next. Jerry's shack, 12 bloom plants from Baldwin.</p> <p>April 29th: Sunday, windy but a lot warmer. Went for a drive out to Carlisle, took a few snaps by a creek there.</p> <p>April 30th: Cold &amp; showery all day, planted a few more strawberries.</p> <p>May 1st: Fair but cool, planning strawberries.</p> <p>May 2nd: Started planting four celery beds; fine &amp; warm, about 68°.</p> <p>May 3rd: Finished planting celery, 14,500 and 500 cauliflowers, warm but partly cloudy. They wilted quite a bit but guess they will come up all night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>May 4th: Very warm, 92 in the sun at noon planting strawberries &amp; transplanting tomatoes.</p> <p>May 5th: Turning cold again. Planting strawberries, that's planting tomatoes.</p> <p>May 6th: Sunday, cold &amp; cloudy, went to Cholokka Falls, also Dundas with Hicks.</p> <p>May 7th: Cold this morning. Planted 3 bags of potatoes, 20 lbs beans &amp; 10 lbs peas, transplanting tomatoes, watering, etc.</p> <p>May 8th &amp; 9th: Planting strawberries &amp; transplanting tomatoes. Have about 17,000. We think weather fine &amp; warm; cut 4 slabs of grass or maybe for 10 that.</p> <p>May 10th &amp; 11th: Very warm like summer. Finished planting strawberries, about 9 acres. Large patch in cherry orchard very dry. Ordered eleven cars of manure, 6 for cherry covering, last shipment, 1st by now all to arrive in Nov. 3 &amp; 5 cases hotted. Jan 15th &amp; 30th Feb 15th &amp; 25th &amp; Mar 10th.</p> <p>May 11th: Planted sweet corn &amp; pumpkins, very dry now, watering cooler tonight &amp; strong winds.</p> <p>May 12th: Very cold northerly wind today, light frost this morning. Started hoeing strawberries.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday, May 13th: Drove as far as Dundas Park in the afternoon.</p> <p>May 14th: Sowed carrot drill seed. Sowed just past + half way past tension hole in drill. Trying to get drill set just right without turning carrots.</p> <p>May 15th: Warm + dry hoeing old strawberry patch. Not much good by the looks of it.</p> <p>May 16th: Cloudy + looks like showers. Cut 10½ last grass. Have already shipped 22 lots sold from $8.20 to $8.30. Hoeing old strawberry bed. Had Mr. Braggs off.</p> <p>Winn Cup around yesterday, says he wants them again.</p> <p>May 16th: Hoeing strawberries, colder + starting to rain in the evening.</p> <p>May 17th: Showery all day, planted Raspberry suckers.</p> <p>May 18th: Cloudy + damp. Put salt on asparagus, 2 sacks Nitrate of Soda on cherry orchard. Planted 15 lbs more beans. Others mostly rotten + eaten away with wire worms, as many as five in a leaf.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>June 2nd: Cold again, finished planting out hot frames, put sashes inside and filled up frames. Thermometer down to 40 late tonight, too cold.</p> <p>June 3rd: Still clear &amp; cold west wind.</p> <p>June 4th: Hoeing, cultivating, etc. in the morning, cold &amp; cloudy, and raining all afternoon, temperature 44 this evening.</p> <p>June 5th: Cold &amp; showery all day, cleaned up hot beds, part of the time.</p> <p>June 6th: Strawberry again, only worked half day, cleaning up hot beds.</p> <p>June 7th: Finished cleaning up hot beds. Started sheltering cucumbers.</p> <p>June 8th: Planted out cauliflowers. Another shower in the night.</p> <p>June 9th: Planted 6 lbs. potatoes, also 2 lbs. sugar beets, weather turning cold tonight, down near 40 at bedtime.</p> <p>June 10th: Sunday, fair, cold along with west wind, drove up to 2 Mills Summer Resort.</p> <p>June 11th: Started spraying, got on 6 tanks, 54 lbs. lead, 3 1/2 lb. lime sulfur per tank.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Weather fine &amp; resumed hoeing &amp; cultivating strawberries. Some heavy, but still spraying 6 tanks more on. Seems to be a fair crop of cherries, got a few plums but bullocks look light, and no pears at all.</p> <p>June 13th: Finished spraying 16 tanks in all. Would take about 20 tanks if a crop of pears. No pears so only gave them a sprinkle &amp; slight blunder; shower in the afternoon.</p> <p>June 14th: Cloudy, looks more rain. Heavy &amp; cultivating.</p> <p>June 15th &amp; 16th: Heavy hoeing &amp; cultivating, warm in daytime but cool nights, nearly frost.</p> <p>June 17th: Sunday, fair but cool east wind. Had supper (picnic) near Arcade, called on T. McWilliams on the way home.</p> <p>June 18th: Started to weed carrots, small rain after dinner and all night.</p> <p>June 19th: Rained some more this morning. Cleaned up muck and cleaned tiles &amp; drains after dinner. Everything flooded.</p> <p>June 20th: Hoeing corn, tomatoes &amp; strawberries. Pretty wet yet.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>June 21st: Raining again this morning. Hoed raspberries &amp; put nitrate on. Picked in the afternoon. June 22nd: Picked first 13 crates 14 x 36. Fruits shipped to Toronto. Sold at 70 cents, 23 + 25 + pints more, showers, and berries very dirty. June 23rd: Sat. more rain, both morning + afternoon + night. June 24th: Sunday, fine, drove to Guelph, had picnic supper in the park. June 25th: More rain in the night, picked 46 more crates. Berries dirtier than ever after so much rain. Received $4.09 for each crate (34 pints) shipped on Tuesday, also 7 crates jam sold at $2.50. June 26th: Cultivated + weeded carrots. Some job. Been stopped so often by rain but got down this time. June 27th: 41 crates strawberries we shipped Monday to Toronto, sold 31 at 84 cents, 150 at 94 cents, 50 at 104 cents, some drop since Sat., 233 + 254 pints picked, 62 x 36 pints. Sold today at 104 + 134, average about 124 cents per pint. June 28th: Fine + warm, hoeing + cultivating. June 29th: Friday, raining again this morning, dirt.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>June 30th: Showers in the morning, picked 35 x 36 lb. shipped to Toronto, sold at... July 1st: Sunday, warm, went to La Salle Park about 5 PM and had picnic. July 2nd: Very warm, must have been 90 in the shade as it was 103 in the sun beside the barn. Berries soft &amp; really cooked, taking most of them to Upham's Jam Factory. July 3rd: Very warm again, picked 66 crates of strawberries. July 4th: Warm yet about 90 in the shade. They say only picked 57 crates today, some of the year. July 5th: Fine + cool, shipped 78 crates of berries to garden parties, not all. 164 took balance of 23 crates to Jam Factory. July 6th: Only 48 crates of berries today, sold 18 at 164 at Balducci Factory. July 7th: Very warm again, about the hottest this year, hoeing all day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>July 8th: Sunday, very warm, 94 in the shade, they say. Went to Van Wagner Beach with Hammonds.</p> <p>July 9th: Very warm yet. Picked 87 crates of strawberries. Had a shower in the evening. Picked first cherries, 6 baskets Early Richmonds.</p> <p>July 10th: Warm again. Picked 36 crates of cherries, sold at 65 cents.</p> <p>July 11th: Spraying cherries, put 6 tanks on today, 55 ½ lbs lead and 3 ½ gals lime sulfur.</p> <p>July 12th: Spraying again, sprayer went plumb. Got 2 tanks on by 9 o'clock. Picked 35 crates Richmonds and 20 crates Callery.</p> <p>July 13th: Finished picking strawberries, only had 243 x 36 pint crates and 432 x 12 quart crates. Started to shower about 4 p.m.</p> <p>July 14th: Pulling weeds out of old strawberry bed. Some job.</p> <p>July 15: Sunday, fine. Stayed home all day.</p> <p>July 16th: Picked 60 crates Richmond cherries at 60 cents, also 15 crates sweets bobs at 80 cents. Expected a lot of them, but nearly all rotten. Cut 61 crates Callery at 75 cents. Picked first beans, 6 crates, 60 cents.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>July 17th &amp; 18th: Picking cherries, etc.</p> <p>July 19th: Big rain all night. Wet until noon. Picked 47 crates of cherries, all varieties. Started on Montmorency.</p> <p>July 20th: Nothing doing. Raining &amp; wet all day. Picked only 10 crates of cherries. Made some new ladders.</p> <p>July 21: Picked first raspberries, 5 crates. Pints shipped to Toronto. Cooler today. Sold at 204, 196, 184.</p> <p>July 22nd: Sunday. Rained all night and all morning in torrents. Everything flooded. Drain by the cistern washed out again.</p> <p>July 23: Our biggest day this season. 227 baskets of cherries, mostly at 85¢. 37 crates of Callery at 65¢. 36 crates of beans at 50¢. 6 crates at 75¢. 1 pepper (first) $1.00. 2 crates of mammons (first) $1.50.</p> <p>July 24: Orders lighter today. Picked 152 crates of cherries &amp; 6 crates of raspberries.</p> <p>July 25th: Picked 181 crates of cherries today. 10 crates of Callery, 10 beans, 10 cukes, 2 mammons. Fine &amp; very warm.</p> <p>July 26th: Picked 225 crates of cherries today. Also 25 crates of peppers sent to Toronto. Sold at 90¢ &amp; $1.00 for the 20 crates sent July 24th &amp; 25th.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>July 27: Started raining hard about 7:30. Only picked 63 cherries between showers that lasted all day.</p> <p>July 28: Another shower at 6 a.m. Picked 11 crates raspberries, very wet, sold at 9¢ in Toronto.</p> <p>July 29th: Fine &amp; cool. Went to Puslinch Lake with Hicks for a picnic.</p> <p>July 30th: Picked 211 crates cherries at 80¢ and 50¢, 50 crates cherries at 50¢. Beans, 4 crates mammons, $1.25 &amp; $1.50. 25 Callery at 65¢, 14 cukes, 50¢ x 5 beans, 40¢.</p> <p>July 31st: Fine &amp; warm. Sold 103 x 36 lbs at 50¢ &amp; 154 x 11 crates cherries at 80¢.</p> <p>Aug 1: 212 baskets cherries &amp; 7 crates raspberries, warm &amp; looks like rain. Callery drain blocked up again.</p> <p>Aug 2: Very warm, picked 105 x 11 crates cherries, 80¢ and 192 x 6 crates cherries, 50¢. Picked 4 x 11 qt &amp; 1 x 6 qt tomatoes, sold at 80¢, last.</p> <p>Aug 3: Very warm, several showers last night and several thunder showers went north of us today but looks like rain again tonight. Only picked 105 crates cherries today.</p> <p>Aug 4: Cut 2 loads Callery for Scott at $11.00 per ton. Price no good.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Cabbage crop no good, very small. Also picked 9 crates raspberries and sold that. 107 cherries &amp; 16 cukes.</p> <p>Aug 5th: Sunday, rained last evening and nearly all night. Had more showers this morning. Picked first cherries, did not get much done, only picked 35 crates cherries.</p> <p>Aug 6th: Cloudy and a few light showers. Did not get much done, only picked 35 crates cherries.</p> <p>Aug 7th: Picked 128 cherries at 80¢ &amp; 31 crates, 23¢, 25¢, 11 tomatoes at $1.00, 5 bags Callery at 14¢, 10 slims plums 60¢, 6 apples 4¢.</p> <p>Aug 8th: Very warm, picked 148 cherries at 75¢ &amp; 80¢.</p> <p>Aug 9th: Cherry orders slowing up, picked 50 baskets tomatoes 75¢. Just about finished up Callery. Took a load to Scott at $11.00 per ton.</p> <p>Aug 10th: Very warm night, picked 50 crates, 60¢, 65¢ cherries, 5, 58, 11 qt, and a few tomatoes 60¢.</p> <p>Aug 11th: Sat., not much doing, picked 30 tons at 55¢, cooler today.</p> <p>Aug 12th: Sunday, picnicked at Guelph with Johns &amp; Hammonds, 25 there in all.</p> <p>Aug 13th: A very busy day, a lot of cherries.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Bill Smith off drunk again. Picked 86 tomatoes at 50¢, 174½ plums 50¢, 16 cukes 25¢, 43 peppers 50¢, 119 cherries 75¢, total 409 baskets &amp; 7 crates. Weather fine &amp; warm.</p> <p>Aug 14: Weather fine. Picked 64 plums at 40¢, 78 tomatoes at 40¢, 35 cukes 25¢, 15 apples 30¢, 27 cherries 75¢, 7 cabbages 65¢, total 219 baskets &amp; 7 crates.</p> <p>Aug 15: Fine &amp; warm, orders not very plentiful. Sold yeast 25 plums, shipped 50 peppers &amp; 28 plums &amp; tomatoes, and 167 baskets &amp; 23 crates cabbages, etc.</p> <p>Aug 16: Picked 128 tomatoes 30¢, 128 red plums for Hart at 30¢, and shipped about 40 cabbages, very warm weather.</p> <p>Aug 17th: Shipped 200 baskets Victory, also 100 dozen corn at 30¢.</p> <p>Aug 18: Sat, not much doing, picked 25 cukes, 20 tomatoes, 15 plums, 100 dozen corn.</p> <p>Aug 19: Sunday, fine. Drove to Eden Mills.</p> <p>Aug 20: Very busy today, 267 baskets tomatoes, 95 plums, 50 cukes, 7 peppers, 93 dozen corn.</p> <p>Aug 21: Busy again, about 400 baskets tomatoes &amp; plums, 30 cukes, 75¢.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Aug 22nd: Busy again. Picked 189 plums at 27¢, 28¢ &amp; 30¢, 64 cukes 17¢, 100 doz corn 21¢. Weather fine.</p> <p>Aug 23rd: Not so busy today. 235 baskets and 110 doz corn (all up north).</p> <p>Aug 24th: Not so many orders. 175 baskets north, had a shower from about 9:30 to noon.</p> <p>Aug 25: Sat. Picked 302 baskets Burbank plums for Hart &amp; Scott at 27¢ &amp; 28¢. Shipped 27 baskets, 3 crates north.</p> <p>Aug 27th: Orders heavy again &amp; Smith drunk again. Sent about 100 baskets tomatoes, but shipped 288 tomatoes &amp; 186 plums and 11 peppers &amp; 72 doz corn and 82 cherries.</p> <p>Aug 28th: Finished up today on cherries (2 baskets). Have been practically done since Aug 15th, but have been picking a few baskets daily since. Had 386 x 11 qt of Richmonds, 2459 x 11 qt Montmorency, 445 x 6 Montmorency, 82 x 6 Sweets.</p> <p>Had a big storm this afternoon, very heavy thunder, high wind, lots of trees broken down also a regular downpour of rain. Shipped 180 tomatoes and 85 plums today.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Aug 29th: Picked 160 Burbank plums for Hart at 30¢. Shipped about 50 at 35¢ &amp; 40¢ for Blues.</p> <p>Aug 30th: Another showery night. Slept about 7 hrs this morning. Our telephone out of order until this evening. Did not get all orders filled. Reduced 4 rows at 4 PM. Some tomatoes over ripe now. Took 27 bushels ripe ones to the canning factory, 45½ bus.</p> <p>Aug 31st: Great, a few orders for Friday.</p> <p>Weather fair &amp; cool. Quite a change. Will soon be fall.</p> <p>Sept 1st: No orders today. Madge and I went to Toronto Ex, got home about 10 o'clock. We quit. Stayed at Uncle John's. It was a lovely day.</p> <p>Sept 2nd: Sunday, fine. Did not do a thing, placed behind allot the fair. Mr. &amp; Mrs. Cutler's called.</p> <p>Sept 3rd: Labor Day, not so many orders. Had a few showers but managed to get our orders out.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sept 4th: Picked 162 plums but only 75 tomatoes, also 16 Clapps Favorite Pears at 25¢. Finished corn had 843 doz, sold for highest 30¢ &amp; lowest 15¢, about $150.00 for the lot.</p> <p>Sept 5th: Picked 155 plums price 30¢ to 40¢, 110 tomatoes 30¢, 27 pears at 75¢.</p> <p>Sept 6th: Not many orders today, 80 plums, 60 tomatoes. Took 55 bushels to canners, also shipped 42 Red Peppers to Toronto, sold at 4 sweets 75¢ &amp; 80¢, (lots to $1.00 to $1.50, best).</p> <p>Sept 7th: Finished on Burbank plums total 1202 baskets, not so many orders, only 65 tomatoes, 10 peppers, 100 plums, 6 pears, corn.</p> <p>Sept 8th: Sat. Pulled 27 bags carrots for Hart at 80¢.</p> <p>Sept 9th: Sunday, went with Cutthroats to Brantford &amp; Caledonia.</p> <p>Sept 10th: Not very many orders, picked 115 plums &amp; about 100 tomatoes.</p> <p>Sept 11th: Pretty busy again today, sold Hart 20 bags carrots at 80¢. Shipped 24 best Red Peppers to Toronto.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>sent North 72 plums, 23 pears, 6 peppers, 2 caul, and about 80 tomatoes 3½¢.</p> <p>Sept 12: A big rain &amp; thunder shower in the night, not so many orders. 57 plums, 66 tomatoes, and picked another 50, shipped peppers for Toronto, another shower &amp; thunderstorm this evening.</p> <p>Sept 13: Our lightest day for some time, only picked 105 baskets.</p> <p>Sept 14: Not many orders. 26 tomatoes, 34 plums, 15 peppers.</p> <p>Sept 15: Sat. Picked 48 cukes, 50 plums, &amp; 40 tomatoes.</p> <p>Sept 16: Sunday, motored to Niagara Falls with Hicks, was a lovely day.</p> <p>Sept 17: This Monday with not many orders, only shipped 61 plums, 30 tomatoes, 4 peppers, 2 caul.</p> <p>Sept 18: Cooler today. Picked 47 plums, 31 tomatoes, 7 peppers &amp; 5 caul. Shipped 20 peppers to Toronto. Sold 100 sweet peppers to Italians for 25¢, left without coats, to call tomorrow AM. Have half of them picked tonight.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sept 19th: Cold &amp; cloudy with strong North East winds, not many orders, only shipped 46 plums &amp; 5 tomatoes.</p> <p>Ross Hart died suddenly at nine P.M. last night with heart trouble, was at the station the day before shipping fruit.</p> <p>Sept 20th: Nothing much doing, rained nearly all last night and today. Cut 9 cauliflowers.</p> <p>Sept 21st: Fine again but no orders, only about 10 plums, 6 tomatoes, 3 caul. North. Went to Ross Hart's funeral.</p> <p>Sept 22nd: Saturday. Nothing doing in orders. Had Ross Hart's cheque returned from the bank. He gave me it the day before he died and we did not get it cashed. It kind of worries you as it is for $450 and owes us another $300, besides.</p> <p>Sept 23rd: Cold, went to Chapman's for supper.</p> <p>Sept 24th: Not very many orders today. Started to pick peppers, very cold.</p> <p>Sept 25th: Had large order from Nile Feather for Mrs. Hart about.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>he cancelled it guess the people would not trust them any more because Ross Hart owed everybody.</p> <p>Sept 26th: Sold 135 baskets peppers at 25¢ &amp; 35¢. Picked more all day again; some frost last night but no damage done here.</p> <p>Sept 27th: Cold &amp; cloudy. Have furnace going tonight &amp; last night picking peppers. Sold Italians, 100 baskets peppers at 25¢ &amp; 38 crates 90¢. Madge and I have bad colds.</p> <p>Sept 28th: About finished picking peppers, sold another 25 crates. Cut 18 crates cauliflower, sold 8 at $1.00. Shipped 10 to Toronto, sold at $1.75 &amp; $2.00 cents. Also finished picking plums, shipped the last 100 to Toronto, sold at 50¢.</p> <p>Total plums for the season: Shiros, baskets: 317 Red Junes, baskets: 69 Abundance, baskets: 44 Early Blue, baskets: 4 Burbanks, baskets: 1202 Pragos, baskets: 234 Bradshaws, baskets: 84 Lombards, baskets: 89 Reine Claude, baskets: 358 Monarchs, baskets: 168 Grand Dukes, baskets: 114</p> <p>Total Baskets: 3311</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sept 29th: Cool &amp; cloudy. Still have a cold – not doing very much.</p> <p>Sept 30: Sunday a little milder but have our furnace going. Had Slim Blair &amp; Harry Summons over in the evening, also Mr &amp; Mrs Hicks. Aline is to be married on Oct 6th.</p> <p>Oct 1st: Warmer. Smith sick with a cold today. Myself not very good. Cut 5 crates of cauliflowers, 4 baskets of plums, and 12 baskets of tomatoes for the last of them I guess.</p> <p>Oct 2nd: Warmer, nothing doing. My cold worse again. Smith sick yet too, he has a bad one. John hoeing strawberries &amp; Jerry ploughing. Laid off the teamster Saturday, he got too slow for anything.</p> <p>Oct 3rd: Warm with very heavy fogs every night and morning, nothing much doing. Jerry, John, &amp; Smith hoeing strawberries. Guess will soon have to go to -</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Oct 4th: Still warm &amp; foggy. Cut 12 crates cauliflowers, also sold 30 more boxes peppers to Italians at 75 and 80 ¢, we are having some job keeping the rats away from them. Had to move the peppers out of the barn and put them in the leery shed now, they are there too, have over 100 crates of them yet.</p> <p>Oct 5th: Cut 12 crates cauliflowers and shipped a few more red peppers and sold 30 crates more to the Italians.</p> <p>Oct 6th, Sat: Shipped 27 baskets cukes last night to Toronto for the last, doing a lot of small jobs and started pulling weeds &amp; peppers out of raspberry patch.</p> <p>Oct 7th, Sunday: Fine and warm. Have a cold, do not feel very good and did not drive far, only up to the mountains.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Oct 8th: Pulling weeds &amp; peppers. Got the big patch done but had to work all day, four of us at it.</p> <p>Oct 9th: Took out a $4000 mortgage on Harry Tenney's house in Roseland to run 4 years at 6½% interest. Italians got 26 more boxes peppers yesterday and we shipped 73 bskts Red Peppers and 13 crates cauliflowers to Toronto last shipment sold at peppers 60¢ and cauliflowers 8¢ 22½¢ and $1.50 a box. Wished we had lots at that.</p> <p>Oct 10th: Fine but light white frosts yesterday morning and today but no harm much, our dahlias not frozen yet.</p> <p>Oct 11th: Very warm like summer. Men drawing up dirt for hotbeds.</p> <p>Oct 12th: Still warm about 80 in the shade. Drew in 4 loads pumpkins and a load of vegetable marrow. Suppose I will have to go to market, and I don't like the job.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Oct 14: Sunday a little cooler but fine. Drove up to the mountain for an hour or so.</p> <p>Oct 15: Fine &amp; milder again. Started putting in tile. Got 360 (6 inch) in today. Also Bill Smith off drunk again always does it when there is something special on.</p> <p>Oct 16: Showery this morning. Got a few more peppers ready (30 bskts) &amp; 10 crates cauliflowers. Last shipment 50 bskts red peppers sold @ 55¢ 60¢ and cauli @ 80¢ crate.</p> <p>Oct 17: Rained nearly all last night again. Still draining, got another 360 6-inch tiles. Weather hot and showery, raining again this evening.</p> <p>Oct 18: Rained all night &amp; most of this morning. Shipped 12 crates cauliflowers and picked our apples about 9 bushels. Had to stop draining too much rain, ground flooded.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Oct 19th: Pulling carrots. Got 90 bushels out but have none sold yet. Seems to be no sale for them. Another shower tonight at 4:30, in fact a thunder shower. Bill Smith still off yet.</p> <p>Oct 20th: Went into the city to try &amp; sell some carrots. Not much success only sold 50 bushels @ 35¢.</p> <p>Oct 21st: Sunday motored down the middle road to the 12 mile creek. It was a lovely day.</p> <p>Oct 22nd: Getting out carrots and took one load to Hamilton and getting a load ready for market but it looks like rain tonight.</p> <p>Oct 23rd: Went to market in the rain. Showered until 7 or 8 o'clock. Sold out by nine o'clock by giving the stuff away. Pie pumpkins 40 to 50¢ doz. Marrows 40 to 50¢. Cauliflowers $1.00 box. Carrots 40 to 50¢ box. Large pumpkins sold lot of 128 at 5¢ each. Did not get another offer.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Here are the transcriptions of the latest diary entries:</p> <p>Oct 24th: Delivered 200 pumpkins at 5¢ and 5 bags of carrots 50¢. Sold them yesterday. Some more rain again today.</p> <p>Oct 25th: Went to market again. Things slow. Pumpkins hard to sell! Did not get home until 4:30. Price about the same.</p> <p>Oct 26th: Delivered 40 bags of carrots in Hamilton. Have a bad cold.</p> <p>Oct 27th: In bed all day with a cold.</p> <p>Oct 28th: Sunday cool. Heiks called to see us.</p> <p>Oct 29th: Bought 500 berry crates at Uplons for 15¢ each.</p> <p>Oct 30th: Not feeling very good yet. Got another load of 6" tile (360) - getting ready for market.</p> <p>Oct 31st: Very cold this A.M., temperature 20 when I left for market. Got home about 3:30 P.M.</p> <p>Oct 31st: Charlotte had her birthday party today. Still putting in tile.</p> <p>Nov 1st: Got another load of tile. 300-6 inch 100-4 inch. Weather milder and looks like rain.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Nov 2nd: Still draining ground. Nice and dry now.</p> <p>Nov 3rd: Rained in the night and nearly all day. Not much doing.</p> <p>Nov 4th: Sunday. Fine &amp; mild. Did not go any place.</p> <p>Nov 5th: Putting in more drains. Finished loading up for market.</p> <p>Nov 6th: Fine. Went to market. Took mostly carrots. 30 bags. Sold at 30 to 50¢ a bushel. A few pumpkins. Tomatoes both hard to sell.</p> <p>Nov 6th &amp; 7th: Draining yet. Weather fine.</p> <p>Nov 8th: Raining. Not much doing.</p> <p>Nov 9th &amp; 10th: Doing more draining. Put in 300 feet of big drain, raising it a foot at the mouth.</p> <p>Nov 11: Sunday. Armistice Day. Stayed home all day.</p> <p>Nov 12th: Thanksgiving day. Showery in the morning. More draining after dinner.</p> <p>Nov 13th: Went to market again. Carrots 35¢ to 50¢. Cauliflowers 8¢. 12¢ crate.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Nov 14th: More draining. Finished big drain. Got ready for market.</p> <p>Nov 15th: Market poor today. Sold carrots, 33 bags at 30¢ a bushel. Cauliflowers 8¢/12¢.</p> <p>Nov 16th: Finished draining for the season. Cost is as follows:</p> <p>300 - 8 inch at 10¢: $30.00 1940 - 6 inch at 6¢: $104.40 1210 - 4 inch at 28 poles: $34.60 Total cost for tile: $169.00. Also took up some old ones to clear out.</p> <p>Nov 17th: Started digging trees &amp; sorting carrots.</p> <p>Nov 18th: Sunday, cloudy &amp; mild. Drove around for a drive through (county home). Below Pat Nelson, while the children were at Sunday school.</p> <p>Nov 19th: Delivered 50 bags carrots to Stevens &amp; Solomon at 40¢ and brought home a load of 32 qt. crates from Uptons 8 at 24¢. Rained hard nearly all day. Got a load ready for market. Turning cold tonight.</p> <p>Nov 20th: Went to market again. Sold carrots at 30¢ to 40¢ a bushel. Weather fine, got home at ___.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Nov 21st: Finished car of manure. Shipped 16 crates of cauliflowers to Bracebridge and delivered 40 bags of carrots to Hamilton. Raining and snowing nearly all afternoon. Some snow on the ground this morning. Went to market for the last time. Weather cleared up fine. Was home at 11:30 a.m. Carrots at 30¢ &amp; 40¢ a bushel. Carload 80¢ to 100¢ crates.</p> <p>Nov 23rd: Doris sent home from school with chicken pox. Virtue brought a Mercury Radio over, but it won’t work.</p> <p>Nov 24th, Sat.: Weather fine. Not doing much today, having a holiday.</p> <p>Nov 25th: Sunday cooler today, freezing hard, down to 18° this evening.</p> <p>Nov 26th: Ground frozen hard, covering strawberries.</p> <p>Nov 27th: Unloaded another car of manure, the second put in right on to the strawberries. Getting milder tonight.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Nov 28. Had to stop covering strawberries frost all out again.</p> <p>Nov 29th. Digging out old plum orchard at the back of Johns.</p> <p>Nov 30th. Finished drawing up the wood and burning the brush at the back of Johns.</p> <p>Sat Dec 1st. Started to build a kitchen for Smith, got it all covered in today.</p> <p>Dec 2nd. Still have the Mercury Radio, would not go. Mr Hoffman came up and put a new tube in &amp; it goes 6k</p> <p>Dec 3rd unloaded another car of manure wet &amp; muddy and showers all morning.</p> <p>Dec 4th started another car manure at noon.</p> <p>Dec 5th finished car manure, getting colder at noon, freezing hard ronight &amp; some snow flurries.</p> <p>Dec 6th cold &amp; frosty today but the sun is shining about the first day for two weeks.</p> <p>Dec 7th Finished covering strawberries took nearly four cars then we left a couple of acres old {patch?} uncovered.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Dec 8th Cold today down to 12 froz from zero, not doing much now.</p> <p>Dec 9th. Sunday cool all day alone, trying out a Mercury Radio does not seem to work seems to be an account of the power it goes up and down all the time put all the lights and a toaster on and it stopped Charlotte &amp; Alan have chicken pox now</p> <p>Dec 10th. Cold &amp; frosty not much doing,</p> <p>Dec 11th. took Mercury Radio back to Toronto, they say the battery ones the best and Wentworth Motors say Spartan Electric the best of all.</p> <p>Dec 12th Fair &amp; mild doing odd jobs around the place.</p> <p>Dec 13th Mild &amp; cloudy foggy at nights; Smith started pruning.</p> <p>Dec 14th mild light showers started unloading 5th car of manure.</p> <p>Dec 15th mild &amp; cloudy drawing manure.</p> <p>Dec 16. Weather same mild &amp; cloudy went for a short drive in the afternoon.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Dec 17 Monday mild and raining, another car of manure arrived.</p> <p>Dec. 18 still mild but a little frost.</p> <p>Dec 19th unloaded 6th and last car of manure, colder with the ground frozen some.</p> <p>Dec 20th. Cold this morning thermometer at 10 above at 8 am.</p> <p>Dec 21st at Hamilton buying Xmas presents, cold and some snow.</p> <p>Dec 22nd. Very cold Thermometer at 8 oclock only 5 above zero. Smith has been digging out dead pear trees must be over 50 of the grafted ones dead.</p> <p>Dec 23rd Sunday not quite so cold.</p> <p>Dec 24th. Mild &amp; fine doing odd jobs &amp; getting Xmas tree ready.</p> <p>Dec 25th Christmas Day, mild &amp; fine, not much snow left only a few spots here &amp; there. Children all had a good time and all went down to Uncle John's for Dinner &amp; supper and all had a good time</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Dec 26. Wed. still mild every body around and all over Canada &amp; W. States has an Epidemic of Flu. Smiths have it.</p> <p>Dec 27th. still mild settled up our seasons business have $640.00 out yet half of it (Ross Harts) got $1200 each (John &amp; I) for years work and nothing on our investment</p> <p>Dec 28th still mild &amp; thawing, had a holiday today.</p> <p>Dec 29th went to market bot a goose 17 1/4 lbs at 334 lb total $5.70 hope it won't be too fat. Weather windy &amp; turning colder going down to Aunt Ida's for supper.</p> <p>Dec 30th. Sunday fair &amp; not very cold.</p> <p>Dec 31st Mild &amp; windy the end of another year.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[Two blank pages]</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[Left page blank]</p> <p>Total Sales</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Page 1.</td> <td>1644.19.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>2057.28</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>1288.14.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>1451.29.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>1068.21</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>648.91</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>1073.80.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>.</td> <td>$9231.82.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov 3</td> <td>D Scaletta Huntsville</td> <td>16.50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nov 10</td> <td>Hare Bros Bracebridge</td> <td>250.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dec 1</td> <td>Mansen Welb Toronto</td> <td>306</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Hutchison Bros Bracebridge</td> <td>375</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Dominion Canners</td> <td>9482</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jan 10</td> <td>CW Sharpe Burk's Falls</td> <td>1895</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Ap Wonod Tottenham</td> <td>9180</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Feby 28</td> <td>Ross Hart Estate</td> <td>15324</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sept 6</td> <td>up to cash sales</td> <td>3153</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oct</td> <td>Peppers cash sales</td> <td>20965</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oct &amp; Nov</td> <td>Hamilton Market</td> <td>20050</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>107380</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Oct 8</td> <td>WJ Broley Cookstown</td> <td>400</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Mansen Welb Toronto</td> <td>4562</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Stronach {&amp; Son} "</td> <td>435</td> </tr> <tr> <td>+13</td> <td>PJ Marin Bracebridge</td> <td>890</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Williamson Tottenham</td> <td>390</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Mansen Welb Toronto</td> <td>3845</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Stronach {&amp; Son} Toronto</td> <td>1266</td> </tr> <tr> <td>+</td> <td>J W {Troyes?} Magnetawan</td> <td>6335</td> </tr> <tr> <td>+</td> <td>H. Rinn Tottenham</td> <td>6710</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>A E Johnston Sundridge</td> <td>1235</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Shaw &amp; Shea Trout Creek</td> <td>1655</td> </tr> <tr> <td>+7</td> <td>D Camilla Barrie</td> <td>3705</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>S L Anderson Crossland</td> <td>400</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Stronach Toronto</td> <td>745</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Mansen Welb "</td> <td>{825?}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Wm Peck Burk's Falls</td> <td>9120</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Fraser &amp; McArthur South River</td> <td>2110</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>D.S. Litster Burks Falls</td> <td>10710</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>JR {Couse?} Cookstown</td> <td>5945</td> </tr> <tr> <td>+8</td> <td>R Trading Co S. River</td> <td>3610</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>64891</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept 22</td> <td>RL Scott Aldershot</td> <td>5610</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>JF Cullingham Cookstown</td> <td>480</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Fraser &amp; McArthur</td> <td>19,00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Brown &amp; Co Barrie</td> <td>720</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Hutchison Bros Bracebridge</td> <td>12665</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Stronach &amp; Son Toronto</td> <td>2089</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Mansen Welb Toronto</td> <td>2480</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Geo Sinclair Orillia.</td> <td>50,80.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oct 1st</td> <td>John Saro Barrie</td> <td>11046</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1"</td> <td>Mansen Welb Toronto</td> <td>3232.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Edgar &amp; Co Sundridge</td> <td>4285</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{illegible writing at left margin}</td> <td>AE Johnston Sundridge</td> <td>15165</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>R.T. Armstrong Burk's Falls</td> <td>7980</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>WV Fry Thornton</td> <td>4660</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>SR Trading Co South River</td> <td>14465</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>JD Steward Thornton</td> <td>5370</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>JD Wisdom Allandale</td> <td>800</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>R.A Cooper Elmvale</td> <td>6150</td> </tr> <tr> <td>+</td> <td>GW {Melias?} Beeton</td> <td>650</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>106821</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept 10</td> <td>Williamson Tottenham</td> <td>70</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>G.W. Nichols Beeton</td> <td>17435</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Burlington Co Op.</td> <td>750</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Mansen Welb Toronto</td> <td>2108</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Wm Peck Burk{'s} Falls</td> <td>123.05</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Stronach Toronto</td> <td>15.42</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>BR Stewart Hockley</td> <td>16.75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oct 16</td> <td>Ron Hart Burl{ington}</td> <td>480.18</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>SL Anderson Crossland..</td> <td>41 25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>DS Litster Burks Falls</td> <td>114.25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Shaw &amp; Shea Trout Creek</td> <td>5355</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>CW Sharpe Burks Falls</td> <td>25385</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>F.E. Monkman Cookstown</td> <td>1420</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Mansen Welb Toronto</td> <td>1694</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Williamson Tottenham</td> <td>{blotted out} 35</td> </tr> <tr> <td>x 19</td> <td>Stronach Toronto</td> <td>119.25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Simpson Tottenham</td> <td>4790</td> </tr> <tr> <td>x 19</td> <td>{illegible})Draft</td> <td>5805</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>145129</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Aug 16:</p> <p>Camilla Barrie - $50.55 Aug 17:</p> <p>D.S. Leitor, Buck Hall - $60.15 July 31:</p> <p>Manser Wells, Toronto - $12.40 Aug 21:</p> <p>Hice Bus, Bracebridge - $18.70 Aug 22:</p> <p>R.L. Scott, Aldershot - $138.78 Shonach &amp; Son, Toronto - $13.84 Aug 23:</p> <p>D. Scaletta, Huntsville - $117.50 Aug 24:</p> <p>Williamson, Tollerton - $3.00 Aug 25:</p> <p>J.W. Trayer, Buck Falls - $5.00 G. Martin, Bracebridge - $43.50 R.L. Scott, Aldershot - $47.79 Burlington C. Operator - $86.00 W.S. Manning, Elmrale - $32.75 G.R. Trading Co., South River - $63.00 Shaw &amp; Shea, Trout Creek - $57.60 J. Simpson &amp; Son, Tottenham - $74.23 Harriett &amp; Co., Port Colne - $175.15 Aug 31:</p> <p>Shaw &amp; Shea, Trout Creek - $42.51 Edgar &amp; Co., Sundridge - $43.00 2 Crathrae &amp; Co., Sundridge - $46.25 July 31:</p> <p>Manser Wells, Toronto - $12.85 R.E. Bayeroft, Stayner - $13.75 Aug 1:</p> <p>Shonach &amp; Son, Toronto - $57.06 Aug 3:</p> <p>G.W. Nichel, Beeton - $62.70 Aug 4:</p> <p>L. Robinson, Elmrale - $24.78 Aug 6:</p> <p>Ross Hart, Burlington - $271.43 Aug 7:</p> <p>William Jim Cap, Hamilton - $1194.48 Aug 7:</p> <p>Mary Liddy, Cookstown - $59.84 R.E. Bayeroft, Stayner - $88.40 Shonach &amp; Son, Toronto - $35.22 Manser Wells, Toronto - $30.71 Aug 9:</p> <p>Burn &amp; Co., Barrie - $62.85 William Peek, Burks Falls - $68.87 Mary Fisher, Cookstown - $26.15 Burlington C. Operator - $25.00 Aug 13:</p> <p>Hulether Bros, Bracebridge - $61.03 Aug 14:</p> <p>Manser Wells, Toronto - $88.43 Shonach, Toronto - $26.98 Total: $2057.28</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sales 1928 Page 1</p> <p>May 16</p> <p>Mansen Welb, Toronto - $24.66 May 23</p> <p>" " - $30.68 May 30</p> <p>" " - $18.96 June 6</p> <p>" " - $55.84 June 13</p> <p>" " - $24.66 June 20</p> <p>" " - $28.58 June 26</p> <p>" " - $12.55 July 4</p> <p>" " - $380.35 July 10</p> <p>" " - $51.82 July 4</p> <p>Shronach &amp; Sons - $260.95 July 5</p> <p>Cash Sale - $3.50 July 6</p> <p>Cash Sale - $77.75 July 10</p> <p>Wm Cumming, Jean Thornton - $60.48 July 14</p> <p>R.L. Scott, Aldershot - $170.00 July 24</p> <p>Mansen Welb, Toronto - $8.40 July 25</p> <p>Shronach &amp; Son, Toronto - $29.34 July 29</p> <p>G.W. Nichol, Beeton - $273.72</p> <p>Cash Sales to July 16th - $7.50</p> <p>July 27</p> <p>L. Robinson, Elmvale - $7.45 Total: $1644.19</p> <p>[Inside back page blank]</p> </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/502a3f5dcb63a6dd5a5b56ee67a7ec17.pdf d33aa0c81dea7ea3277806920eb0056d PDF Text Text �������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5132858ea38ccd4a57898d701984de41.pdf 8506eb707811101c0cc45af49e626a9f PDF Text Text Franklin McMillan (1885-1966) 1927 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers {Black front cover} Season 1927 {April} 1st & 8th trees. should have been grafted. instead of the ones that were done April 3rd. arrived home from San Diego at 8 oclock this morning. Alan sick with the measles all the way home. weather cold & cloudy. April 4th. still cloudy. got Truck fixed up and got our trunks. still cloudy. April 5th. Raining today. Alan still very sick. Went to Hamilton got motor License's Truck $36 Car $9 Speed Limit on Highways increased today from 25 miles before now 35 miles per hour. April 6th. Have Victor Russell Rossell 25 Devonport at grafting plum trees transplanting peppers and finished tomatoes. weather turning colder. April 7th. Finished transplanting 1st Time 72 sashes tomatoes 60 sashes cabbages 70 sashes peppers. Apil 8th. Gathering brush and digging out old trees men finished grafting 760 grafts at 5¢ each $38.00. weather very cold & cloudy. Owen Sound wins Junior OH Canadian Hockey and Varsity senior. Champions of Canada April 9th. Cool north winds more trouble find my big drain blocked & smashed the water running on top of the ground. April 10th. Sunday clear & cold. April 11th, Tried to fix drain but no results. too much water. after dinner we watered hotbeds. April 12th. Pruning sweet cherries. last years budding a failure very few grew. dug 20 more dead trees out makes about 50 in all. April 13th Finished pruning and gathering up pear brush. weather fair & cool. 1 �April 14th. went to Hamilton this morning bought a horse. 9 years old $142.50 unloading car of manure tried new horse drawing manure - draws good but seems very slow April 15th Finished unloading manure. Good Friday, cold with Easterly winds April 16th. Finishing brush & wood out of the orchard. April 17th. Easter Sunday Fine & mild had Bells for supper. April 18th. Started un-covering strawberries three men started work at noon. John sick in bed again Apr. 19th. unloaded another car of manure. very warm. 80 in the shade. April 20th. uncovering strawberries they look green. but rows light also very weedy. April 21st. uncovering strawberries. cool & cloudy with rain about 430 p.m. April 22nd very cold some snow flurries. still uncovering strawberries April 23rd Very cold & a few Snow flurries finished uncovering strawberries & started on 5th car of manure. (the last one.) raised Smith's wags {wages} to $18 00 April 24th. Just as cold as ever. froze nearly an inch of ice last night. April 25th. cold & windy had Oakes with pump. fixing drain. April 26th. cool & cloudy finished fixing drain rained in the morning April 27th. made a few more hotbeds & planted Cucumbers. (6 ozs of perfection) in 8 sashes. April 28th. Still cool & windy planted 48 trees. refilling dead ones Cost $33 15 at E. D. Smiths, Winona. started transplanting tomatoes 36 sashes First & Best done April 29th, Weeding peppers and planted two bags Cobbler Potatoes cost $450 {$4.50} April 30th. started putting out Cabbages. got. 10 000 out today. weather fair but cool. May 1st. still cool & cloudy had Grandma Boniface & Harry out for the day. 2 �May 2nd. Fine but a cool wind finished Cabbages at noon 15 000 in all. also planted 18 Rows Beans (15 lbs Davis White Wax.) 1 lb Peas in one Row. and transplanted tomatoes rest of day. May 3rd. Transplanted tomatoes had a shower at noon went to Mr. La Patourel's Funeral. weather very cold. May 4th. showery all morning finished transplanting tomatoes 150 sashes. half John Baer & half First & Best 100 plants to the sash. also planted 2 sash - 4 ozs seed Vegetable Marrows. May 5th. Planting strawberries weather cool. ground in good shape. but the plants are poor May 6th. Sowed Cauliflower seed 2 oz snowball $5.50 in 8 sashes. Planting strawberries rest of the day May 7th. Planting strawberries cut first 2 baskets Asparagus shipped to Toronto Sold at $300 {$3.00} per bkt May 8th Sunday. Cooler again today. strong east winds May 9th. Thunder shower at 4 a m. and continued raining until nearly noon. Dave Sovereigns big barn burned. cold & cloudy in the afternoon {Side note} Asparagus $2.00 today May 10th. More Rain this a.m. started at 7 am to 10 a.m. warm this afternoon. planted strawberries. colder again tonight May 11th & 12th. Still cool & showery finished planting about 6 acres Strawberries May 13th. Planted Raspberry suckers and started to fill in old strawberry patch May 14th. showery all day planted a few Strawberries and had a general clean up around the barn & garage May 15th. Sunday. cold cloudy & some light showers. May 16th. Finished getting in baskets. have 11 200 - 11 qts in and 12 000 covers starting hoeing cabbages stopped at 5 pm. another big shower. May 17th. Cool with more rain. Smith off again on a drunk since Saturday 3 �May 18th. Hoed Cabbages & started hoeing strawberries Sunshiney today. quiet a change. has been cloudy so long. May 19th. Hoeing strawberries had two sweaters and a big coat on. cold east wind showers in the afternoon a few Blossoms coming out on Early plums & cherries May 20th Bright & fine today put 2nd dose of nitrate of Soda on Cabbages. planted 1000 Vanguard Strawberries in 8 rows. next shanty Bill Smith on the drunk yet. May 21st Very cold & cloudy. hoeing old strawberries with sweaters & big coat on. A Hamilton man named New won the Kings plate with (Troutlet.) Charles. Lindberg. San Diego flyer. reported landed in Paris tonight after flying from New York. 3640 miles (no stop.) in 33 1/2 hours May 22nd Very warm as hot as summer. about 90. drove out back of Waterdown blew two tires out. May 23rd. Raining again this morning. and rained hard all day from the East. and still raining at 6 pm. and very cold Blossoms nearly all out now. am afraid they will not set in this cold wet weather May 24th. Cold & cloudy with a drizzle of rain. planted some late Potatoes. May 25th Hoeing new Strawberries weather a little better. May 26th. another couple of showers hoeing strawberries in the morning. planted a few tomatoes. after dinner went to Mrs Blayhoughs funeral in Toronto turned cold. feels like frost. covered up all hotbeds again. May 27th. Some frost this a.m. but no damage. clear & very cold. hoeing strawberries May 28th. still cold & clear planted some more tomatoes this afternoon cold again tonight down to 40 at bedtime. Sowed carrots (2 lbs Nantes) sowed at a little smaller than Onion hole in drill May 29th. Cold & cloudy have a fire in our furnace today. nearly frost again. May 30th. Cloudy with East winds planted tomatoes all day. 4 �May 31st. Finished planting tomatoes 15 000 in all cloudy with strong west winds and cold. at 830 p.m. thermometer is 48. June 1st & 2nd weather clear & cool. Hoeing old strawberrys very weedy & not much good June 3rd planting peppers. June 4th. Rained all morning planted cukes & more peppers in the afternoon ordered (10 cars manure) 5 for strawberry covering to start Nov 15th. 5 for Hotbeds. Jan 30. Feb 15 Mar 1st. 5th & 15th. {Side note} I can start greens April 15th. June 5th Sunday. cool again. June 6th Finished planting peppers & Vegetable Marrows planted Cauliflowers in the afternoon. covered them all with berry boxs about 6000. June 7th & 8th. Hoeing strawberries. very weedy & poor. June 9th. Rained in the morning fixed up Sprayer. piled frames etc. broke axle on the truck cost $1960 {$19.60}. warm & windy. June 10th. warm men hoeing strawberries I started cultivating carrots. had two showers. Had Mr Briggar out wants strawberries again June 11th. started spraying cherry crop looks very light also plums & pears. June 12th Sunday fair & cool. June 13th. Spraying. men hoeing strawberries June 14th. Finished spraying 13 tanks in all. 5 1/2 lbs lead and 3 1/2 Gals Lime Sulphur per tank. did not take as much as last year. two reasons. not much frost & from 200 to 300 trees dead or dying. winter killed to wet last fall. they did not stop growing until frozen up. June 15th & 16th. Fair & some warmer but cool nights. about 50 at six in the mornings Cultivating carrots men hoeing etc June 17th & 18th. Hoeing & cultivating. 5 �June 19th. Sunday cold East wind & raining all day. June 20th & 21st cleaning up hot beds. Smith drunk again since Sat. night June 22nd. Hoeing strawberries fine & warm June 23rd Weeding carrots. Picked first strawberries 26 x 36 Pint crates Sold at 17¢ & 18¢ Picked two days ahead of last year. June 24th. Fair & warm Weeding carrots and planted Pickling cukes June 25th Saturday Picked 46 x 36 pints S Berries by 10.30 in the morning sent to Toronto sold at 40 @ 18¢ 4 @ 17¢ 2 @ 16¢ just done as it started to rain June 26th. Sunday, fair have a bad cold. June 27th Picked 51 x 27 SBerries shipped to Toronto June 28th. getting pretty warm today no picking June 29th. Berrie price all shot in Toronto only 15¢ qt. sent 52 crates to Jam Factory sold bal 40¢ crates at $400 {$4.00} crate. weather extremely hot. cooking the berries nearly June 30th. Very warm, 95 in the Shade 112 in the Sun, hoeing July 1st Still warm picked 115 crates SBerries Send 110 to Uptons. went in to Hamilton saw the sights of the 60 years of Confederation, and Midway Shows. Cut 1st Cabbages. July 2nd Saturday saw the Old Boys Parade in Hamilton very warm July 3rd Very cold down to 50 tonight July 4th. Cool this a.m. 44 when I got up. picked 93 crates SBerries July 5th Rained all morning Hoed in the afternoon July 6th. Picked 67 crates SB 16 crates Cabbages Berries selling today in Hamilton Market as high as $6.00 and 20c & 25¢ qt July 7 Picked 67 x 27 SBerries. July 8th only picked 44 x 27 SBerries nearly done. 6 �July 9th Hoeing Rasps cut 12 crates Cabbages. July 10th Sunday had 6 Visitors from the city weather fine. July 11th. strawberries about done. picked 67 crates today. total to date 679 crates. this year cabbages selling slow shipped only 12 crates today at $100 {$1.00} a crate July 12. Very warm 96 in the Shade picked 18 bskts {baskets} Richmond cherries Sold at $100 {$1.00} had a bad wind storm tonight but not much rain. blew some trees over and blew a lot of plums off. July 13th Picked 35 bskt Richmond cherries spraying Montmorency cherries. more wind tonight and some rain July 14th. Raining this morning got two teeth pulled very sore with an absess July 15th showery again cut 45 crates Cabbages at 80 & 90¢ crate July 16th. Cloudy looks like more rain, men hoeing. July 17th. Sunday. Fine. had a bad face where I got teeth pulled very sore July 18th. Monday picked 12 bskts Beans sold at 80¢ 45 crate 17 crates Cabb 80¢ 18 bskts Richmond cherries $1 00 only had 100 bskt Richmonds picked 2 x 36 Rasps for the first sold at 15¢ pint July 19th Spraying cherries 3rd time for Some of them. Sowed 3 pecks White Sweet Clover Seed on old strawberry patch for a trial July 20th Cooler today. picking a few cherries. July 21 Picked 5 crates Rasps a few Beans Cabbages & cherries July 22 Started picking a few Montmorency at $1.15¢ but no demand yet and Cabbages no sale at all July 23 Sat. Rained nearly all day yesterday last night and still raining today. July 24th. Sunday. Fair & not very warm 7 �July 25th. A Busy day Picked 17 crates Rasps pints sold in Toronto at 12¢ also 107 bskt Cherries shipped north at $115. 10 beans at 60¢ 11 Cabb. at 70¢ July 26. warm today shipped 138 bskts Cherries $115. July 27th another thunder shower last night getting very wet. Picked 85 cherries $115 11 crates Rasps. one bskt Cukes (first) at $1 25 July 28th. Picked 133 cherries another rain tonight July 29th. Picking cherries at home place. not so good a lot of worms. Picked 86 bskts 9 crates Rasps a crate of Vegetable Marrows 12 cukes 5 Beans 7 Green peppers 2 Cabb. Cabbages dead no sale July 30th Sold Scott 6 tons Cabbage at $10 per ton. took about 450 cabbages to make a ton. also 35 cherries July 30 Sunday. went for a picnic through Caledonia York. Cayuga to Canfield. and back by Binbrook & Elfrida it was a nice day. Aug 1st Had a busy day today 125 cherries $115 {$1.15} 35 crates Cabbages 60¢. 18 cukes 50¢ 3 crates marrows $150 {$1.50} 6 Beans 60¢ Aug 2. Cooler picked 11 crates Rasps & 78 cherries. cherries nearly done. Aug 3rd Picked 154 cherries at $115 about done only a few more bskts Morellos. picked 26 bskts Sweet peppers sold at 10 at $125 3 at $115 13 at $100 Aug 4th. nothing doing Sold about $15 00 worth of fruit only. Aug 5th Sold Scott another load of Cabbages 4150 lbs at $12 00 per ton Aug 6th nothing doing Aug 7th Sunday. saw the Prince of Wales & Premier Baldwin of England pass the corner on the note did not see the Premier he went by the Beach Road. way to Hamilton & heard them speak on the Radio at the opening of the new peace Bridge between Fort Erie & Buffalo 8 �Aug 8th Picked first 5 bskts tomatoes sold at $1.75 also finished Black Cherries had about 11 25 bskts total of all kinds about 1/3 of last year. Aug 9th. nothing doing Sold a part load of Cabbages @ $15 per ton Aug 10th. Picked 6 bskts tomatoes $1.25 a few Cukes 45 and 50¢ 4 caul at $150 crate Aug 11th. Hoeing corn & strawberries only shipped 3 Cukes & 4 Cabbages Aug 12th weather has been warm & dry. Picked 50 bskts in all some busy day, 14 toms at $125 {$1.25} 20 Shiro plums 75¢ Aug 13th Sat Sold 2415 lbs cabbages $15 per ton Aug 14th Sunday. Fine went for a drive to Blue Springs Park, near Guelph. Aug 15. picked 55 toms Sold at $100 {$1.00}. bskt. 32 plums 75¢ some Cukes. Cabbages etc Aug 16th. not many orders picked 45 peppers for Toronto sold at 85¢. Aug 17th. about 50 bskts toms at 70¢ and Cabb. Cukes etc 12 Beans 60¢ Aug 18. Had Mr Neilson budding cherry Trees. also men Sam Oakes starting to fix drain (cellar) all blocked up again. Aug 19th. Had a pretty busy day. 68 plums @ 60¢. 60 toms 70¢ 8 cukes 65¢ 8 Caul $125 {$1.25}, 5 Cabb 60. 3 marrows $100 {$1.00} crate & 9 at 80¢ crate 7 peppers 75¢. Aug 20th. working at drain yet. picked Scott 50 Red June plums at $55¢ crop of plums light will only have a little over 200 bskts Red June. Aug 21st Sunday fine drove to Guelph & Kitchener and home by Dundas Aug 22 Fine & warm. had a big day today shipped 68 plums 60¢ 10 cukes 50¢ 2 peppers 75¢ 119 toms 70¢, 4 marrows $100 {$1.00} 9 cabb 60. 12 Cauiflowers $1.25. also have about 60 toms picked for tomorrow. Aug 23rd. Picked a few plums & Shipped 12 Red peppers & 28 Green to Toronto Tomatoes today. 55 cts. 9 �Aug 24th had a shower last night and very cool today picked about 25 tomatoes about 90 shipped & 35 left over for tomorrow some Cabbages marrows Cauliflowers & 45 Burbank plums Aug 25th. busy again As usual. {Side note}. McCulloughs arrived today. Aug 26th. Picked about 200 tomatoes plums and every thing else shipped all on orders Aug 27th Busy again Sold Scott 50 plums 55¢ 55 toms 45¢ 25 peppers 40¢ 5 marrows 80¢ and shipped 25 plums 2 Red peppers at $150 {$1.50}. also picked 24 Pears at 60¢ and 57 plums for Monday. Aug 28 Sunday went for a drive with Dave & Effie to Puslinch Lake Guelph & Rockwood Acton Milton & home. -Aug 29th. Busy again started raining hard at noon. Shipped the plums & pears we picked Sat, also 140 tomatoes 8 Caul 8 peppers 21 cukes 2 marrows. 4 Cabb. Aug 30th. Lots of orders again. shipped 154 toms 55¢ 99 plums 60{¢} 17 cukes 40{¢} 6 peppers 10 pears 60{¢} 4 Cabb 60{¢} 7 Cauliflowers 125 {$1.25} Sept 1st Very busy again 103 toms at 50¢ Plums 68{¢} Burbanks 60{¢} 5 Gages 80¢ Bradshaws $100 {$1.00} Caul Cabb Marrows Peppers Cukes. Bill Smith still on the drunk since Sat. I missed Aug 31st too busy to write lots of orders have had four very busy days this week. Sept 2nd Friday. busy again Finished Burbank plums & Clapps Pears. Sept 3rd Sat. went to Toronto Ex. {Exhibition} was a fine day. big crowd there. had a good time Sept 4th. Sunday fine. Sept 5th. Busy again Smith back on the job. shipped 253 toms at 40¢ 35 pears at 60¢ 20 cukes 40{¢} 13 caul $125 {$1.25} 4 cabb 60{¢} 13 peppers. Sept 6th. Kept busy with orders. again weather fine. Sept 7th Tomatoes slumping in price shipped 200 today at 30¢ and 50 Gages at 80¢. looks like rain tonight 10 �Sept 8th & 9th. Lots of orders weather fine. Sept 10th. Sat only shipped 50 bskts today. shipped over 1050 toms this week. Sept 11th Sunday Fair & cool Sept 12th A Big day today. 321 bskt tomatoes @ 30¢ total bskts 390. & 16 crates Cauliflowers $100 {$1.00} Sept 13th another busy day wet too. had a shower in the night. Bill Smith drunk again. got in for supper after seven. 300 bskts & 8 bags & 2 crates Sept 14 not so many tomato orders - 125 bskts only. 47 bskt plums. 75¢ & 80¢ Sept 15 & 16th very busy again also the 17th (Sat) picked 64 toms 40 plums & 25 pears for Freight Monday to Litster. Sept 19th. orders dropping off 185 toms today. Sept 20 to 24th. orders light. picking tomatoes for Canning Co. weather cool. nearly frosts at night Sept 25 Sunday Fine & warm drove down to Van Vagners Beach Sept 26th Busy again today 115 toms 60 plums 75 pears 12 cukes 4 peppers 3 cauliflowers Sept 26 to 30th not so many orders but busy, picking tomatoes for Canners etc had a big thunder storm on night of 29th. Oct 1st. Sold 214 sweet peppers to a Peddlar at 35¢. $75 00 Oct. 8th. Picking peppers nearly all week. weather fine all but Friday 7th. Big thunderstorm in the night & showery balance of the day. Finished tomatoes on Oct 7th. tried to get 20 bskts could only get 17 bskts The whole bunch down with Dysentery, on Oct 6th Alan was the worst. Aunt Chrissie had a stroke about 5 oclock tonight and is very low. Oct 11 Sold some more peppers to the peddlars at 75¢ to $100 {$1.00} a bushel. Aunt Chrissie very low will not last long. (at 12 noon) 11 �Oct 12. Aunt Chrissie died at 330 this morning had a thunder shower about 6 am. and has been raining all day. Oct 15. Cool this morning first heavy white frost of the Season. Oct 22. Pulling and hauling carrots all week. weather pretty good a couple of days cold but lost no time all week. Sold 500 bus {bushels} to Stevens & Solomon at 37½ and 200 to Stevenson Fruit Co at 40¢ and a couple of small orders. have 555 delivered the rest to take first of week. Got new Chev {Chevrolet} Car tonight. Paid $700 and old car. Oct 24th Finished drawing Carrots had 754 bushels. Oct 25th went to Market weather fine got 50¢ box for marrows 50{¢} to $1 00 box for pumpkins 75{¢} & $1 00 box for Cauliflowers. Oct 26 Husking Corn. Oct 27 Market again home at noon. weather all week Just like summer was 73 today. Oct 28th. Finished husking corn had about 80 bushels. weather very warm Oct 29th. Drew in corn stalks Brot horse home from pasture. weather cooler & cloudy. Oct 30. Fine today went to Mrs Mays for Supper. Oct 31st. Fine & warm drew two load of Orange crates from Guelph. (432) at 5¢ from Carrols Nov 1st at Market for the last with pumpkins, marrows & cauliflowers also shipped the last of our peppers to Toronto 94 bskts. Nov 2 & 3rd drew two loads crates from Brantford and one from Kitchener 1014 in all. Had a run in with Stewart about drain blocked with stone. Know nothing about but stung by circumstantial evidence Nov 4th cleaned Stewarts drain Nov 5th. Sat a m. moved 800 crates from Stewarts we had stored there. had moved Smith to Burl {Burlington} after dinner. Nov 6th. Sunday Cold & windy, with first snow flurries of the season. 12 �Nov 7th & 8th. Digging old cherry trees out. Have a dead cold Nov 9th & 10th & 11th fixing drains & cleaning out roots on old Blackberry patch weather warm & cloudy. Nov 12th turning colder taking up & cleaning drain along the east side of hollow Nov 13 Fair & cold freezing hard Nov 14 & 15th Fine & warm as summer. Fixing drains. Nov 16th showery nearly all day. Fixed Boxs Nov 17th. cold rain in the morning snowing after dinner drained spray machine of water. got Anti freeze in Truck Nov 18th Cold, some snow on ground finished ploughing Nov 19th Sunday. cloudy & cool showery at night. Nov 20th 21st 22nd & 23rd &. cloudy & mild with some showers fixing & putting in tile drains Nov 24th. Colder & raining today. Nov 25 Fine. getting hotbed earth piled up. Nov 26. Putting in more tile raining in the afternoon & evening. Nov 27 Sunday cloudy. Nov 28th. more draining. & rained again all afternoon & night. Nov 29th. Fine more tiles in Nov 30 A thunder storm in the night & more rain all day unloaded first car of manure this fall. two weeks late for 1st car. Dec 1st. Colder some snow on the ground, men digging out trees. Dec 2nd & 3rd Unloading 2nd car manure, weather cool. 13 �Dec 4th Sunday fine but cool. Dec 5th 6th 7th. Fine & milder but ground frozen covering strawberries Dec 8th. Turned colder in the night and blowing a gale from the West Temperature down to 14 this morning reports say as low as 38 below zero in the west Dec 9th. Clear cold & frosty 5 above zero this a.m. Dec 10th. milder again unloading car of manure did not get done broke a spring of on the truck Dec 11th. Sunday mild & cloudy like rain. a year ago today on our way South, at Chicago this afternoon. Dec 12th. Finished car of manure & covering strawberries Dec 13 mild Mr Smith sick with cold. Dec 14th. Putting in some more tile weather mild rain last night. Dec 15th. draining all day just freezing a little. Dec 16th. Rained all last night & this morning snowing this afternoon. Sent Jerry Fishcarrier $15 00 pretty early to start borrowing after working all Summer Dec 17 Unloading another car manure Dec 18th Sunday cold drove to Hamilton. Dec 19th. moderately cold men cutting up old trees which we dug up. Dec 20th unloading 5th car of manure. no more until Jan 30th. Dec 20th to 24th weather moderately cold. one night nearly zero. Just a few patches of snow on the ground. men cleaning up brush and cutting up dead trees that they dug out Dec 25th. Xmas day fine & bright. was down to Johns all day. all had a good time Dec 26th & 27th. Fine winter weather. Just a little frost. 14 �Dec 28th 29th & 30th. mild thawing every day. fixed barn doors. Roof. and putting posts under small house. Dec 31st. Rained all last night and all day today. looks like stopping now at 5 p.m. turndng turning colder snow flurries at night Total Sales Page 1 $3169.63 "2 1429.42 3 1343.96 4 1366 72 5 1600 01 8909.74 1927 net profits Frank $1400 00 John 1400.00 Nov 18 AP Wonod Tottenham 43 15 Oct 17 Brown & Co Barrie 27.55 Pd by draft 18 W. V. Fry Thornton 48 75 15 �" 19 T. S. Tremouth Powassan 32 00 " 19 C W Sharpe Burks Falls 190 75 " 19 R. T. Armstrong Burks Falls 28.50 " 19 R A Cooper Elmvale 7 75 20 J D Stewart Thornton 42 10 x 20 JFB Gunn Sundridge 61 35 24 R. L. Scott Aldershot 5 60 24 Stevenson Fruit Coy. Hamilton 60.00 Nov 3 Manser Welb Toronto 7 14 3 Stronach & Son 9 76 3 D S Litster Burks Falls 28.05 8 Manser Welb Toronto 7 01 12 J D Wisdom Allandale 24 60 12 Stronach Toronto 12 80 16 �17 Manser Welb Toronto 8 14 26 J W Troyer Magnetawan 8 10 J R Couse Cookstown 127 58 John Saso Barrie 32 00 Shaw & Shea Trout Creek 32 50 Hutchison Bros Bracebridge 215.95 Canadian Canners 200 13 Stevens & Solomon 15 78 Hamilton Market Sale 46 00 Hare Bros Bracebridge 274 97 F D Cancilla Barrie 2 50 30 Dec 8 1600.01 +Sept 30 J. Simpson Tottenham 40.80 Oct 4 Manser Welb Toronto 2 95 17 �4 Fraser & McArthur South River 35 90 5 Edgar & Co Sundridge 51 90 6 J F Cullingham Cookstown 23 00 J D Wisdom Allandale 134 55 SR Trading Co South River 102 30 A E Johnston Sundridge 135.50 W Manning Elmvale 11 50 P. J. Marrin Bracebridge 78 90 + G W Nichol Beeton 71 50 Oct 12 Stronach & Sons Toronto 20 79 12 B R Stewart Hockley 42 20 15 J J McKnight Tottenham 51 90 22 Stevens & Solomon Hamilton 187.47 21 Hanna & Co Port Carling 126 25 + 18 �20 Manser Welb Toronto 36 01 20 Wm Peck Burks Falls 124 24 19 R V Hart Burlington 69 05 20 Stevenson Fruit Hamilton 22 00 1368.72 Sept 12 Fraser & McArthur S. River 42 65 13 G Williamson Tottenham 3.00 13 G. W. Nichol Beeton 126 75 14 D. Scaletta Huntsville 13 50 14 J W Troyer Burks Falls 39.25 14 Russell Allison Cookstown 7.20 15 D. S. Litster Burks Falls 64 55 16 J J McKnight Tottenham 71 20 +17 Mrs M Gollop Cookstown 84 35 19 �19 F.D. Cancilla Barrie 135 05 19 Shaw & Shea Trout Creek 56 00 19 Manser Welb Toronto 18 78 24 R L Scott Aldershot 137 00 20 W. V. Fry Thornton 161 05 +21 J D Stewart Thornton 54 55 26 J Saso Barrie 135 50 27 D S Litster Burks Falls 126 90 27 Manser Welb Toronto 24 38 28 Stronach & Son Toronto 20 60 29 S L Anderson Crossland 21 10 29 Williamson Tottenham {00} 60 1343 96 Aug 15 Manser Welb Toronto 25.98 20 �" 15 D S Litster Burks Falls 59.10 17 FJB. Gunn Sundridge 28.70 +19 CW Sharpe Burks Falls 100.85 20 R. L. Scott Aldershot 100.54 22 Fraser & McArthur South River 34 05 +23 Manser Welb Toronto 30 55 29 J R Couse Cookstown 60.00 30 P.J. Marrin Bracebridge 36 65 Sept 1 J J McKnight Tottenham 65 80 +"1 Simpson & Son Tottenham 33 80 5 Wm Peck Burks Falls 113 75 6 Manser Welb Toronto 55 43 7 Hare Bros Bracebridge 250 00 8 G W Nichol Beeton 121 55 21 �A P Wonod Tottenham 56 97 Paid by draft R. T. Armstrong Burks Falls 33 50 Paid by draft Brown & Co Barrie 36 60 Paid by draft H. Fisher Cookstown 28 20 Paid by draft A E Johnston Sundridge 157 40 1429 42 Cheques for 1927 May 5 Manser Welb Toronto 96 50 24 Manser Welb Toronto 24 76 31 Manser Welb Toronto 23 64 June 6 Manser Welb Toronto 30 21 13 Manser Welb Toronto 16 80 20 Manser Welb Toronto 19.73 July 4 Manser Welb Toronto 220 00 22 �June 27 Manser Welb Toronto 404.13 July 25 Manser Welb Toronto 26.75 July 10 Wm Cunningham Thornton 55.08 " 25 F. D. Cancilla Barrie 20.00 25 G. W. Nichol Beeton 57.25 27 J Simpson Tottenham 21.72 Aug 2 Manser Welb Toronto 169.72 4 Upton Jam Coy Hamilton 1651.18 5 R. L. Scott Aldershot 94.85 +5 Wm Peck Burks Falls 62 58 9 Manser Welb Toronto 71.74 10 J J McKnight Tottenham 103 15 x 10 Hutchison Bros Bracebridge 87.39 3169.63 23 �For more information on Franklin McMillan, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca 24 � 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 Franklin McMillan Diary Collection Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Franklin McMillan Language A language of the resource English Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1927</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Season 1927</p> <p>{April} 1st &amp; 8th trees. should have been grafted. instead of the ones that were done</p> <p>April 3rd. arrived home from San Diego at 8 oclock this morning. Alan sick with the measles all the way home. weather cold &amp; cloudy.</p> <p>April 4th. still cloudy. got Truck fixed up and got our trunks. still cloudy.</p> <p>April 5th. Raining today. Alan still very sick. Went to Hamilton got motor License's Truck $36 Car $9 Speed Limit on Highways increased today from 25 miles before now 35 miles per hour.</p> <p>April 6th. Have Victor Russell Rossell 25 Devonport st grafting plum trees transplanting peppers and finished tomatoes. weather turning colder.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>April 7th. Finished transplanting 1st Time 72 sashes tomatoes 60 sashes cabbages 70 sashes peppers.</p> <p>Apil 8th. Gathering brush and digging out old trees men finished grafting 760 grafts at 5¢ each $38.00. weather very cold &amp; cloudy. Owen Sound wins Junior OH Canadian Hockey and Varsity senior. Champions of Canada</p> <p>April 9th. Cool north winds more trouble find my big drain blocked &amp; smashed the water running on top of the ground.</p> <p>April 10th. Sunday clear &amp; cold.</p> <p>April 11th, Tried to fix drain but no results. too much water. after dinner we watered hotbeds.</p> <p>April 12th. Pruning sweet cherries. last years budding a failure very few grew. dug 20 more dead trees out makes about 50 in all.</p> <p>April 13th Finished pruning and gathering up pear brush. weather fair &amp; cool.</p> <p>April 14th. went to Hamilton this morning bought a horse. 9 years old $142.50 unloading car of manure tried new horse drawing manure - draws good but seems very slow</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>April 15th Finished unloading manure. Good Friday, cold with Easterly winds</p> <p>April 16th. Finishing brush &amp; wood out of the orchard.</p> <p>April 17th. Easter Sunday Fine &amp; mild had Bells for supper.</p> <p>April 18th. Started un-covering strawberries three men started work at noon. John sick in bed again</p> <p>Apr. 19th. unloaded another car of manure. very warm. 80 in the shade.</p> <p>April 20th. uncovering strawberries they look green. but rows light also very weedy.</p> <p>April 21st. uncovering strawberries. cool &amp; cloudy with rain about 430 p.m.</p> <p>April 22nd very cold some snow flurries. still uncovering strawberries</p> <p>April 23rd Very cold &amp; a few Snow flurries finished uncovering strawberries &amp; started on 5th car of manure. (the last one.) raised Smith's wags {wages} to $18 00</p> <p>April 24th. Just as cold as ever. froze nearly an inch of ice last night.</p> <p>April 25th. cold &amp; windy had Oakes with pump. fixing drain.</p> <p>April 26th. cool &amp; cloudy finished fixing drain rained in the morning</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>April 27th. made a few more hotbeds &amp; planted Cucumbers. (6 ozs of perfection) in 8 sashes.</p> <p>April 28th. Still cool &amp; windy planted 48 trees. refilling dead ones Cost $33 15 at E. D. Smiths, Winona. started transplanting tomatoes 36 sashes First &amp; Best done</p> <p>April 29th, Weeding peppers and planted two bags Cobbler Potatoes cost $450 {$4.50}</p> <p>April 30th. started putting out Cabbages. got. 10 000 out today. weather fair but cool.</p> <p>May 1st. still cool &amp; cloudy had Grandma Boniface &amp; Harry out for the day.</p> <p>May 2nd. Fine but a cool wind finished Cabbages at noon 15 000 in all. also planted 18 Rows Beans (15 lbs Davis White Wax.) 1 lb Peas in one Row. and transplanted tomatoes rest of day.</p> <p>May 3rd. Transplanted tomatoes had a shower at noon went to Mr. La Patourel's Funeral. weather very cold.</p> <p>May 4th. showery all morning finished transplanting tomatoes 150 sashes. half John Baer &amp; half First &amp; Best 100 plants to the sash. also planted 2 sash - 4 ozs seed Vegetable Marrows.</p> <p>May 5th. Planting strawberries weather cool. ground in good shape. but the plants are poor</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>May 6th. Sowed Cauliflower seed 2 oz snowball $5.50 in 8 sashes. Planting strawberries rest of the day</p> <p>May 7th. Planting strawberries cut first 2 baskets Asparagus shipped to Toronto Sold at $300 {$3.00} per bkt</p> <p>May 8th Sunday. Cooler again today. strong east winds</p> <p>May 9th. Thunder shower at 4 a m. and continued raining until nearly noon. Dave Sovereigns big barn burned. cold &amp; cloudy in the afternoon {Side note} Asparagus $2.00 today</p> <p>May 10th. More Rain this a.m. started at 7 am to 10 a.m. warm this afternoon. planted strawberries. colder again tonight</p> <p>May 11th &amp; 12th. Still cool &amp; showery finished planting about 6 acres Strawberries</p> <p>May 13th. Planted Raspberry suckers and started to fill in old strawberry patch</p> <p>May 14th. showery all day planted a few Strawberries and had a general clean up around the barn &amp; garage</p> <p>May 15th. Sunday. cold cloudy &amp; some light showers.</p> <p>May 16th. Finished getting in baskets. have 11 200 - 11 qts in and 12 000 covers starting hoeing cabbages stopped at 5 pm. another big shower.</p> <p>May 17th. Cool with more rain. Smith off again on a drunk since Saturday</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>May 18th. Hoed Cabbages &amp; started hoeing strawberries Sunshiney today. quiet a change. has been cloudy so long.</p> <p>May 19th. Hoeing strawberries had two sweaters and a big coat on. cold east wind showers in the afternoon a few Blossoms coming out on Early plums &amp; cherries</p> <p>May 20th Bright &amp; fine today put 2nd dose of nitrate of Soda on Cabbages. planted 1000 Vanguard Strawberries in 8 rows. next shanty Bill Smith on the drunk yet.</p> <p>May 21st Very cold &amp; cloudy. hoeing old strawberries with sweaters &amp; big coat on. A Hamilton man named New won the Kings plate with (Troutlet.) Charles. Lindberg. San Diego flyer. reported landed in Paris tonight after flying from New York. 3640 miles (no stop.) in 33 1/2 hours</p> <p>May 22nd Very warm as hot as summer. about 90. drove out back of Waterdown blew two tires out.</p> <p>May 23rd. Raining again this morning. and rained hard all day from the East. and still raining at 6 pm. and very cold Blossoms nearly all out now. am afraid they will not set in this cold wet weather</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>May 24th. Cold &amp; cloudy with a drizzle of rain. planted some late Potatoes.</p> <p>May 25th Hoeing new Strawberries weather a little better.</p> <p>May 26th. another couple of showers hoeing strawberries in the morning. planted a few tomatoes. after dinner went to Mrs {Blayhoughs?} funeral in Toronto turned cold. feels like frost. covered up all hotbeds again.</p> <p>May 27th. Some frost this a.m. but no damage. clear &amp; very cold. hoeing strawberries</p> <p>May 28th. still cold &amp; clear planted some more tomatoes this afternoon cold again tonight down to 40 at bedtime. Sowed carrots (2 lbs Nantes) sowed at a little smaller than Onion hole in drill</p> <p>May 29th. Cold &amp; cloudy have a fire in our furnace today. nearly frost again.</p> <p>May 30th. Cloudy with East winds planted tomatoes all day.</p> <p>May 31st. Finished planting tomatoes 15 000 in all cloudy with strong west winds and cold. at 830 p.m. thermometer is 48.</p> <p>June 1st &amp; 2nd weather clear &amp; cool. Hoeing old strawberrys very weedy &amp; not much good</p> <p>June 3rd planting peppers.</p> <p>June 4th. Rained all morning planted cukes &amp; more peppers</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>in the afternoon ordered (10 cars manure) 5 for strawberry covering to start Nov 15th. 5 for Hotbeds. Jan 30. Feb 15 Mar 1st. 5th &amp; 15th.</p> <p>{Side note} {I can start greens? or 1 car start greens?}. April 15th.</p> <p>June 5th Sunday. cool again.</p> <p>June 6th Finished planting peppers &amp; Vegetable Marrows planted Cauliflowers in the afternoon. covered them all with berry boxs about 6000.</p> <p>June 7th &amp; 8th. Hoeing strawberries. very weedy &amp; poor.</p> <p>June 9th. Rained in the morning fixed up Sprayer. piled frames etc. broke axle on the truck cost $1960 {$19.60}. warm &amp; windy.</p> <p>June 10th. warm men hoeing strawberries I started cultivating carrots. had two showers. Had Mr Briggar out wants strawberries again</p> <p>June 11th. started spraying cherry crop looks very light also plums &amp; pears.</p> <p>June 12th Sunday fair &amp; cool.</p> <p>June 13th. Spraying. men hoeing strawberries</p> <p>June 14th. Finished spraying 13 tanks in all. 5 1/2 lbs lead and 3 1/2 Gals Lime Sulphur per tank. did not take as much as last year. two reasons. not much frost &amp; from 200 to 300 trees dead or dying. winter killed to wet last fall. they did not stop growing until frozen up.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>June 15th &amp; 16th. Fair &amp; some warmer but cool nights. about 50 at six in the mornings Cultivating carrots men hoeing etc</p> <p>June 17th &amp; 18th. Hoeing &amp; cultivating.</p> <p>June 19th. Sunday cold East wind &amp; raining all day.</p> <p>June 20th &amp; 21st cleaning up hot beds. Smith drunk again since Sat. night</p> <p>June 22nd. Hoeing strawberries fine &amp; warm</p> <p>June 23rd Weeding carrots. Picked first strawberries 26 x 36 Pint crates Sold at 17¢ &amp; 18¢ Picked two days ahead of last year.</p> <p>June 24th. Fair &amp; warm Weeding carrots and planted Pickling cukes</p> <p>June 25th Saturday Picked 46 x 36 pints S Berries by 10.30 in the morning sent to Toronto sold at 40 @ 18¢ 4 @ 17¢ 2 @ 16¢ just done as it started to rain</p> <p>June 26th. Sunday, fair have a bad cold.</p> <p>June 27th Picked 51 x 27 SBerries shipped to Toronto</p> <p>June 28th. getting pretty warm today no picking</p> <p>June 29th. Berrie price all shot in Toronto only 15¢ qt. sent 52 crates to Jam Factory sold bal 40¢ crates at $400 {$4.00} crate. weather extremely hot. cooking the berries nearly</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>June 30th. Very warm, 95 in the Shade 112 in the Sun, hoeing</p> <p>July 1st Still warm picked 115 crates SBerries Send 110 to Uptons. went in to Hamilton saw the sights of the 60 years of Confederation, and Midway Shows. Cut 1st Cabbages.</p> <p>July 2nd Saturday saw the Old Boys Parade in Hamilton very warm</p> <p>July 3rd Very cold down to 50 tonight</p> <p>July 4th. Cool this a.m. 44 when I got up. picked 93 crates SBerries</p> <p>July 5th Rained all morning Hoed in the afternoon</p> <p>July 6th. Picked 67 crates SB 16 crates Cabbages Berries selling today in Hamilton Market as high as $6.00 and 20c &amp; 25¢ qt</p> <p>July 7 Picked 67 x 27 SBerries.</p> <p>July 8th only picked 44 x 27 SBerries nearly done.</p> <p>July 9th Hoeing Rasps cut 12 crates Cabbages.</p> <p>July 10th Sunday had 6 Visitors from the city weather fine.</p> <p>July 11th. strawberries about done. picked 67 crates today. total to date 679 crates. this year cabbages selling slow shipped only 12 crates today at $100 {$1.00} a crate</p> <p>July 12. Very warm 96 in the Shade picked 18 bskts {baskets} Richmond cherries Sold at $100 {$1.00}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>had a bad wind storm tonight but not much rain. blew some trees over and blew a lot of plums off.</p> <p>July 13th Picked 35 bskt Richmond cherries spraying Montmorency cherries. more wind tonight and some rain</p> <p>July 14th. Raining this morning got two teeth pulled very sore with an absess</p> <p>July 15th showery again cut 45 crates Cabbages at 80 &amp; 90¢ crate</p> <p>Juy 16th. Cloudy looks like more rain, men hoeing.</p> <p>July 17th. Sunday. Fine. had a bad face where I got teeth pulled very sore</p> <p>July 18th. Monday picked 12 bskts Beans sold at 80¢ 45 crate 17 crates Cabb 80¢ 18 bskts Richmond cherries $1 00 only had 100 bskt Richmonds picked 2 x 36 Rasps for the first sold at 15¢ pint</p> <p>July 19th Spraying cherries 3rd time for Some of them. Sowed 3 pecks White Sweet Clover Seed on old strawberry patch for a trial</p> <p>July 20th Cooler today. picking a few cherries.</p> <p>July 21 Picked 5 crates Rasps a few Beans Cabbages &amp; cherries</p> <p>July 22 Started picking afew Montmorency at $1.15¢ but no demand yet and Cabbages no sale at all</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>July 23 Sat. Rained nearly all day yesterday last night and still raining today.</p> <p>Juy 24th. Sunday. Fair &amp; not very warm</p> <p>July 25th. A Busy day Picked 17 crates Rasps pints sold in Toronto at 12¢ also 107 bskt Cherries shipped north at $115. 10 beans at 60¢ 11 Cabb. at 70¢</p> <p>July 26. warm today shipped 138 bskts Cherries $115.</p> <p>July 27th another thunder shower last night getting very wet. Picked 85 cherries $115 11 crates Rasps. one bskt Cukes (first) at $1 25</p> <p>July 28th. Picked 133 cherries another rain tonight</p> <p>July 29th. Picking cherries at home place. not so good a lot of worms. Picked 86 bskts 9 crates Rasps a crate of Vegetable Marrows 12 cukes 5 Beans 7 Green peppers 2 Cabb. Cabbages dead no sale</p> <p>July 30th Sold Scott 6 tons Cabbage at $10 per ton. took about 450 cabbages to make a ton. also 35 cherries</p> <p>July 30 Sunday. went for a picnic through Caledonia York. Cayuga to Canfield. and back by Binbrook &amp; Elfrida it was a nice day.</p> <p>Aug 1st Had a busy day today 125 cherries $115 {$1.15} 35 crates Cabbages 60¢. 18 cukes 50¢ 3 crates marrows $150 {$1.50} 6 Beans 60¢</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Aug 2. Cooler picked 11 crates Rasps &amp; 78 cherries. cherries nearly done.</p> <p>Aug 3rd Picked 154 cherries at $115 about done only a few more bskts Morellos. picked 26 bskts Sweet peppers sold at 10 at $125 3 at $115 13 at $100</p> <p>Aug 4th. nothing doing Sold about $15 00 worth of fruit only.</p> <p>Aug 5th Sold Scott another load of Cabbages 4150 lbs at $12 00 per ton</p> <p>Aug 6th nothing doing</p> <p>Aug 7th Sunday. saw the Prince of Wales &amp; Premier Baldwin of England pass the corner on the</p> <p>{added note} note did not see the Premier he went by the Beach Road.</p> <p>way to Hamilton &amp; heard them speak on the Radio at the opening of the new peace Bridge bertween Fort Erie &amp; Buffalo</p> <p>Aug 8th Picked first 5 bskts tomatoes sold at $1.75 also finished Black Cherries had about 11 25 bskts total of all kinds about 1/3 of last year.</p> <p>Aug 9th. nothing doing Sold a part load of Cabbages @ $15 per ton</p> <p>Aug 10th. Picked 6 bskts tomatoes $1.25 a few Cukes 45 and 50¢ 4 caul at $150 crate</p> <p>Aug 11th. Hoeing corn &amp; strawberries only shipped 3 Cukes &amp; 4 Cabbages</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Aug 12th weather has been warm &amp; dry. Picked 50 bskts in all some busy day, 14 toms at $125 {$1.25} 20 Shiro plums 75¢</p> <p>Aug 13th Sat Sold 2415 lbs cabbages $15 per ton</p> <p>Aug 14th Sunday. Fine went for a drive to Blue Springs Park, near Guelph.</p> <p>Aug 15. picked 55 toms Sold at $100 {$1.00}. bskt. 32 plums 75¢ some Cukes. Cabbages etc</p> <p>Aug 16th. not many orders picked 45 peppers for Toronto sold at 85¢.</p> <p>Aug 17th. about 50 bskts toms at 70¢ and Cabb. Cukes etc 12 Beans 60¢</p> <p>Aug 18. Had Mr Neilson budding cherry Trees. also men Sam Oakes starting to fix drain (cellar) all blocked up again.</p> <p>Aug 19th. Had a pretty busy day. 68 plums @ 60¢. 60 toms 70¢ 8 cukes 65¢ 8 Caul $125 {$1.25}, 5 Cabb 60. 3 marrows $100 {$1.00} crate &amp; 9 at 80¢ crate 7 peppers 75¢.</p> <p>Aug 20th. working at drain yet. picked Scott 50 Red June plums at $55¢ crop of plums light will only have a little over 200 bskts Red June.</p> <p>Aug 21st Sunday fine drove to Guelph &amp; Kitchener and home by Dundas</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Aug 22 Fine &amp; warm. had a big day today shipped 68 plums 60¢ 10 cukes 50¢ 2 peppers 75¢ 119 toms 70¢, 4 marrows $100 {$1.00} 9 cabb 60. 12 Cauiflowers $1.25. also have about 60 toms picked for tomorrow.</p> <p>Aug 23rd. Picked a few plums &amp; Shipped 12 Red peppers &amp; 28 Green to Toronto Tomatoes today. 55 cts.</p> <p>Aug 24th had a shower last night and very cool today picked about 25 tomatoes about 90 shipped &amp; 35 left over for tomorrow some Cabbages marrows Cauliflowers &amp; 45 Burbank plums</p> <p>Aug 25th. busy again As usual. {Side note}. McCulloughs arrived today.</p> <p>Aug 26th. Picked about 200 tomatoes plums and every thing else shipped all on orders</p> <p>Aug 27th Busy again Sold Scott 50 plums 55¢ 55 toms 45¢ 25 peppers 40¢ 5 marrows 80¢ and shipped 25 plums 2 Red peppers at $150 {$1.50}. also picked 24 Pears at 60¢ and 57 plums for Monday.</p> <p>Aug 28 Sunday went for a drive with Dave &amp; Effie to Puslinch Lake Gueloh &amp; Rockwood Acton Milton &amp; home.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Aug 24th. Busy again started raining hard at noon. Shipped the plums &amp; pears we picked Sat, also 140 tomatoes 8 Caul 8 peppers 21 cukes 2 marrows. 4 Cabb.</p> <p>Aug 30th. Lots of orders again. shipped 154 toms 55¢ 99 plums 60{¢} 17 cukes 40{¢} 6 peppers 10 pears 60{¢} 4 Cabb 60{¢} 7 Cauliflowers 125 {$1.25}</p> <p>Sept 1st Very busy again 103 toms at 50¢ Plums 68{¢} Burbanks 60{¢} 5 Gages 80¢ Bradshaws $100 {$1.00} Caul Cabb Marrows Peppers Cukes. Bill Smith still on the drunk since Sat. I missed Aug 31st too busy to write lots of orders have had four very busy days this week.</p> <p>Sept 2nd Friday. busy again Finished Burbank plums &amp; Clapps Pears.</p> <p>Sept 3rd Sat. went to Toronto Ex. {Exhibition} was a fine day. big crowd there. had a good time</p> <p>Sept 4th. Sunday fine.</p> <p>Sept 5th. Busy again Smith back on the job. shipped 253 toms at 40¢ 35 pears at 60¢ 20 cukes 40{¢} 13 caul $125 {$1.25} 4 cabb 60{¢} 13 peppers.</p> <p>Sept 6th. Kept busy with orders. again weather fine.</p> <p>Sept 7th Tomatoes slumping in price shipped 200 today at 30¢ and 50 Gages at 80¢. looks like rain tonight</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sept 8th &amp; 9th. Lots of orders weather fine.</p> <p>Sept 10th. Sat only shipped 50 bskts today. shipped over 1050 toms this week.</p> <p>Sept 11th Sunday Fair &amp; cool</p> <p>Sept 12th A Big day today. 321 bskt tomatoes @ 30¢ total bskts 390. &amp; 16 crates Cauliflowers $100 {$1.00}</p> <p>Sept 13th another busy day wet too. had a shower in the night. Bill Smith drunk again. got in for supper after seven. 300 bskts &amp; 8 bags &amp; 2 crates</p> <p>Sept 14 not so many tomato orders - 125 bskts only. 47 bskt plums. 75¢ &amp; 80¢</p> <p>Sept 15 &amp; 16th very busy again also the 17th (Sat) picked 64 toms 40 plums &amp; 25 pears for Freight Monday to Litster.</p> <p>Sept 19th. orders dropping off 185 toms today.</p> <p>Sept 20 to 24th. orders light. picking tomatoes for Canning Co. weather cool. nearly frosts at night</p> <p>Sept 25 Sunday Fine &amp; warm drove down to Van Vagners Beach</p> <p>Sept 26th Busy again today 115 toms 60 plums 75 pears 12 cukes 4 peppers 3 cauliflowers</p> <p>Sept 26 to 30th not so many orders but busy, picking tomatoes for Canners etc had a big thunder storm on night of 29th.</p> <p>Oct 1st. Sold 214 sweet peppers to a Peddlar at 35¢. $75 00</p> <p>Oct. 8th. Picking peppers nearly all week. weather fine all but Friday 7th. Big thunderstorm in the night &amp; showery balance of the day. Finished tomatoes on Oct 7th. tried to get 20 bskts could only get 17 bskts</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The whole bunch down with Dysentery, on Oct 6th Alan was the worst. Aunt Chrissie had a stroke about 5 oclock tonight and is very low.</p> <p>Oct 11 Sold some more peppers to the peddlars at 75¢ to $100 {$1.00} a bushel. Aunt Chrissie very low will not last long. (at 12 noon)</p> <p>Oct 12. Aunt Chrissie died at 330 this morning had a thunder shower about 6 am. and has been raining all day.</p> <p>Oct 15. Cool this morning first heavy white frost of the Season.</p> <p>Oct 22. Pulling and hauling carrots all week. weather pretty good a couple of days cold but lost no time all week. Sold 500 bus {bushels} to Stevens &amp; Solomon at 37½ and 200 to Stevenson Fruit Co at 40¢ and a couple of small orders. have 555 delivered the rest to take first of week. Got new Chev {Chevrolet} Car tonight. Paid $700 and old car.</p> <p>Oct 24th Finished drawing Carrots had 754 bushels.</p> <p>Oct 25th went to Market weather fine got 50¢ box for marrows 50{¢} to $1 00 box for pumpkins 75{¢} &amp; $1 00 box for Cauliflowers.</p> <p>Oct 26 Husking Corn.</p> <p>Oct 27 Market again home at noon. weather all week Just like summer was 73 today.</p> <p>Oct 28th. Finished husking corn had about 80 bushels. weather very warm</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Oct 29th. Drew in corn stalks Brot horse home from pasture. weather cooler &amp; cloudy.</p> <p>Oct 30. Fine today went to Mrs Mays for Supper.</p> <p>Oct 31st. Fine &amp; warm drew two load of Orange crates from Guelph. (432) at 5¢ from Carrols</p> <p>Nov 1st at Market for the last with pumpkins, marrows &amp; cauliflowers also shipped the last of our peppers to Toronto 94 bskts.</p> <p>Nov 2 &amp; 3rd drew two loads crates from Brantford and one from Kitchener 1014 in all. Had a run in with Stewart about drain blocked with stone. Know nothing about but stung by circumstantial evidence</p> <p>Nov 4th cleaned Stewarts drain</p> <p>Nov 5th. Sat a m. moved 800 crates from Stewarts we had stored there. had moved Smith to Burl {Burlington} after dinner.</p> <p>Nov 6th. Sunday Cold &amp; windy, with first snow flurries of the season.</p> <p>Nov 7th &amp; 8th. Digging old cherry trees out. Have a dead cold</p> <p>Nov 9th &amp; 10th &amp; 11th fixing drains &amp; cleaning out roots on old Blackberry patch weather warm &amp; cloudy.</p> <p>Nov 12th turning colder taking up &amp; cleaning drain along the east side of hollow</p> <p>Nov 13 Fair &amp; cold freezing hard</p> <p>Nov 14 &amp; 15th Fine &amp; warm as summer. Fixing drains.</p> <p>Nov 16th showery nearly all day. Fixed Boxs</p> <p>Nov 17th. cold rain in the morning snowing after dinner drained spray machine of water. got Anti freeze in Truck</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Nov 18th Cold, some snow on ground finished ploughing</p> <p>Nov 19th Sunday. cloudy &amp; cool showery at night.</p> <p>Nov 20th 21st 22nd &amp; 23rd &amp;. cloudy &amp; mild with some showers fixing &amp; putting in tile drains</p> <p>Nov 24th. Colder &amp; raining today.</p> <p>Nov 25 Fine. getting hotbed earth piled up.</p> <p>Nov 26. Putting in more tile raining in the afternoon &amp; evening.</p> <p>Nov 27 Sunday cloudy.</p> <p>Nov 28th. more draining. &amp; rained again all afternoon &amp; night.</p> <p>Nov 29th. Fine more tiles in</p> <p>Nov 30 A thunder storm in the night &amp; more rain all day unloaded first car of manure this fall. two weeks late for 1st car.</p> <p>Dec 1st. Colder some snow on the ground, men digging out trees.</p> <p>Dec 2nd &amp; 3rd Unloading 2nd car manure, weather cool.</p> <p>Dec 4th Sunday fine but cool.</p> <p>Dec 5th 6th 7th. Fine &amp; milder but ground frozen covering strawberries</p> <p>Dec 8th. Turned colder in the night and blowing a gale from the West Temperature down to 14 this morning reports say as low as 38 below zero in the west</p> <p>Dec 9th. Clear cold &amp; frosty 5 above zero this a.m.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Dec 10th. milder again unloading car of manure did not get done broke a spring of on the truck</p> <p>Dec 11th. Sunday mild &amp; cloudy like rain. a year ago today on our way South, at Chicago this afternoon.</p> <p>Dec 12th. Finished car of manure &amp; covering strawberries</p> <p>Dec 13 mild Mr Smith sick with cold.</p> <p>Dec 14th. Putting in some more tile weather mild rain last night.</p> <p>Dec 15th. draining all day just freezing a little.</p> <p>Dec 16th. Rained all last night &amp; this morning snowing this afternoon. Sent Jerry Fishcarrier $15 00 pretty early to start borrowing after working all Summer</p> <p>Dec 17 Unloading another car manure</p> <p>Dec 18th Sunday cold drove to Hamilton.</p> <p>Dec 19th. moderately cold men cutting up old trees which we dug up.</p> <p>Dec 20th unloading 5th car of manure. no more until Jan 30th.</p> <p>Dec 20th to 24th weather moderately cold. one night nearly zero. Just a few patches of snow on the ground. men cleaning up brush and cutting up dead trees that they dug out</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Dec 25th. Xmas day fine &amp; bright. was down to Johns all day. all had a good time</p> <p>Dec 26th &amp; 27th. Fine winter weather. Just a little frost.</p> <p>Dec 28th 29th &amp; 30th. mild thawing every day. fixed barn doors. Roof. and putting posts under small house.</p> <p>Dec 31st. Rained all last night and all day today. looks like stopping now at 5 p.m. turndng turning colder snow flurries at night</p> <p>Total Sales</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Page 1</td> <td>$3169.63</td> </tr> <tr> <td>" 2</td> <td>1429.42</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>1343.96</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>1366 72</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>1600 01</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8909.74</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> 1927 net profits <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Frank</td> <td>$1400 00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>John</td> <td>1400.00</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov 18</td> <td>AP Wonod Tottenham</td> <td>43 15</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oct 17</td> <td>Brown &amp; Co Barrie</td> <td>27.55</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Pd by draft 18</td> <td>W. V. Fry Thornton</td> <td>48 75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>" 19</td> <td>T. S. Tremouth Powassan</td> <td>32 00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>" 19</td> <td>C W Sharpe Burks Falls</td> <td>190 75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>" 19</td> <td>R. T. Armstrong Burks Falls</td> <td>28.50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>" 19</td> <td>R A Cooper Elmvale</td> <td>7 75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>J D Stewart Thornton</td> <td>42 10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>x 20</td> <td>JFB Gunn Sundridge</td> <td>61 35</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>R. L. Scott Aldershot</td> <td>5 60</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Stevenson Fruit Coy. Hamilton</td> <td>60.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nov 3</td> <td>Manser Welb Toronto</td> <td>7 14</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Stronach &amp; Son</td> <td>9 76</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>D S Litster Burks Falls</td> <td>28.05</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Manser Welb Toronto</td> <td>7 01</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>J D Wisdom Allandale</td> <td>24 60</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Stronach Toronto</td> <td>12 80</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Manser Welb Toronto</td> <td>8 14</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>J W Troyer Magnetawan</td> <td>8 10</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>J R Couse Cookstown</td> <td>127 58</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>John Saso Barrie</td> <td>32 00</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Shaw &amp; Shea Trout Creek</td> <td>32 50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dec 8</td> <td>Hutchison Bros Bracebridge</td> <td>215.95</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Canadian Canners</td> <td>200 13</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Stevens &amp; Solomon</td> <td>15 78</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Hamilton Market Sale</td> <td>46 00</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Hare Bros Bracebridge</td> <td>274 97</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>F D Cancilla Barrie</td> <td>2 50</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1600.01</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>+Sept 30</td> <td>J. Simpson Tottenham</td> <td>40.80</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oct 4</td> <td>Manser Welb Toronto</td> <td>2 95</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Fraser &amp; McArthur South River</td> <td>35 90</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Edgar &amp; Co Sundridge</td> <td>51 90</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>J F Cullingham Cookstown</td> <td>23 00</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>J D Wisdom Allandale</td> <td>134 55</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>SR Trading Co South River</td> <td>102 30</td> </tr> <tr> <td>+</td> <td>A E Johnston Sundridge</td> <td>135.50</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>W Manning Elmvale</td> <td>11 50</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>P. J. Marrin Bracebridge</td> <td>78 90</td> </tr> <tr> <td>+</td> <td>G W Nichol Beeton</td> <td>71 50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oct 12</td> <td>Stronach &amp; Sons Toronto</td> <td>20 79</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>B R Stewart Hockley</td> <td>42 20</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>J J McKnight Tottenham</td> <td>51 90</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Stevens &amp; Solomon Hamilton</td> <td>187.47</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Hanna &amp; Co Port Carling</td> <td>126 25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Manser Welb Toronto</td> <td>36 01</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Wm Peck Burks Falls</td> <td>124 24</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>R V Hart Burlington</td> <td>69 05</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Stevenson Fruit Hamilton</td> <td>22 00</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1368.72</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept 12</td> <td>Fraser &amp; McArthur S. River</td> <td>42 65</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>G Williamson Tottenham</td> <td>3.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>G. W. Nichol Beeton</td> <td>126 75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>D. Scaletta Huntsville</td> <td>13 50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>J W Troyer Burks Falls</td> <td>39.25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Russell Allison Cookstown</td> <td>7.20</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>D. S. Litster Burks Falls</td> <td>64 55</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>J J McKnight Tottenham</td> <td>71 20</td> </tr> <tr> <td>+17</td> <td>Mrs M Gollop Cookstown</td> <td>84 35</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>F.D. Cancilla Barrie</td> <td>135 05</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Shaw &amp; Shea Trout Creek</td> <td>56 00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Manser Welb Toronto</td> <td>18 78</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>R L Scott Aldershot</td> <td>137 00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>W. V. Fry Thornton</td> <td>161 05</td> </tr> <tr> <td>+21</td> <td>J D Stewart Thornton</td> <td>54 55</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>J Saso Barrie</td> <td>135 50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>D S Litster Burks Falls</td> <td>126 90</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Manser Welb Toronto</td> <td>24 38</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Stronach &amp; Son Toronto</td> <td>20 60</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>S L Anderson Crossland</td> <td>21 10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Williamson Tottenham</td> <td>{00} 60</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1343 96</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Aug 15</td> <td>Manser Welb Toronto</td> <td>25.98</td> </tr> <tr> <td>" 15</td> <td>D S Litster Burks Falls</td> <td>59.10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>FJB. Gunn Sundridge</td> <td>28.70</td> </tr> <tr> <td>+19</td> <td>CW Sharpe Burks Falls</td> <td>100.85</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>R. L. Scott Aldershot</td> <td>100.54</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Fraser &amp; McArthur South River</td> <td>34 05</td> </tr> <tr> <td>+23</td> <td>Manser Welb Toronto</td> <td>30 55</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>J R Couse Cookstown</td> <td>60.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>P.J. Marrin Bracebridge</td> <td>36 65</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sept 1</td> <td>J J McKnight Tottenham</td> <td>65 80</td> </tr> <tr> <td>+ " 1</td> <td>Simpson &amp; Son Tottenham</td> <td>33 80</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Wm Peck Burks Falls</td> <td>113 75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Manser Welb Toronto</td> <td>55 43</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Hare Bros Bracebridge</td> <td>250 00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>G W Nichol Beeton</td> <td>121 55</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>A P Wonod Tottenham</td> <td>56 97</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Paid by draft</td> <td>R. T. Armstrong Burks Falls</td> <td>33 50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Paid by draft</td> <td>Brown &amp; Co Barrie</td> <td>36 60</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Paid by draft</td> <td>H. Fisher Cookstown</td> <td>28 20</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Paid by draft</td> <td>A E Johnston Sundridge</td> <td>157 40</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1429 42</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Cheques for 1927</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May 5</td> <td>Manser Welb Toronto</td> <td>96 50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Manser Welb Toronto</td> <td>24 76</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>Manser Welb Toronto</td> <td>23 64</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 6</td> <td>Manser Welb Toronto</td> <td>30 21</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Manser Welb Toronto</td> <td>16 80</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Manser Welb Toronto</td> <td>19.73</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July 4</td> <td>Manser Welb Toronto</td> <td>220 00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 27</td> <td>Manser Welb Toronto</td> <td>404.13</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July 25</td> <td>Manser Welb Toronto</td> <td>26.75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July 10</td> <td>Wm Cunningham Thornton</td> <td>55.08</td> </tr> <tr> <td>" 25</td> <td>F. D. Cancilla Barrie</td> <td>20.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>G. W. Nichol Beeton</td> <td>57.25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>J Simpson Tottenham</td> <td>21.72</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Aug 2</td> <td>Manser Welb Toronto</td> <td>169.72</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Upton Jam Coy Hamilton</td> <td>1651.18</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>R. L. Scott Aldershot</td> <td>94.85</td> </tr> <tr> <td>+ 5</td> <td>Wm Peck Burks Falls</td> <td>62 58</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Manser Welb Toronto</td> <td>71.74</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>J J McKnight Tottenham</td> <td>103 15</td> </tr> <tr> <td>x 10</td> <td>Hutchison Bros Bracebridge</td> <td>87.39</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>3169.63</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/47d8fb25c2024f947b37b711d5ca3ece.pdf db36c1d4f536164e77e10aad30d478b2 PDF Text Text ��������������������������������������������������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/140f9ed5497160d0e67763c3845b6b16.pdf 168dd66d51c0ae42d1b38099d95261be PDF Text Text Franklin McMillan (1885-1966) 1926-1927 Transcribed by Rural Diary archive volunteers DISCLAIMER: This diary depicts some discriminatory content which some may find offensive. During the diary’s time period, such racial terms and prejudices were commonplace in Canadian society. They are considered wrong today. {Blank blue cover} 1926 & 1927 Dec 11th. Left our house about 6.pm. with Mr Hicks having supper and staying until train time with them. they are driveing us to the station. our trunks left yesterday gone to Toronto to be examined. so we will not have any trouble at Port Huron. Dec 12th. Left Burlington at 1.45. a.m. about 1 hour late. it was very cold clear and frosty. about zero. with about four inches of snow on the ground. we where glad to get on the train. Got to bed about 3. a.m. tired and all used up with colds. Had no trouble with the Imigration Officer. did not have to get out of bed. only answer a lot of questions and pay $16.00 head taxs. Got up about 8 a.m. crossing Michigan. put our watches back one hour. arrived at Lansing at 10.20 am where they make the Reo cars & trucks. seems like a large city. at Battle Creek at 11.30. where they make the corn flakes also went through Flint Mich. where the Chevrolet Cars are made. the plant must have covered thousands of acres. arrived at Chicago at 410 p.m. about 80 minutes late. The weather seemed about the same as home with a few inches snow most of the way across Mich. until we neared Chicago. in Chicago it was mild and foggy. Got our sleeper section to San Diego cost $42 53 and it was $11 15 from Hamilton to Chicago. went for a walk for a few blocks. then back to the station after a short wait we got on the Continental Ltd. we leave at 815 PM we expected to stop at the Harvey houses. but our berths where for the wrong train. All tired and sleepy and feeling punk with bad colds. Dec 13th. in the state of Kansas this morning. first stop Kansas City at 830 am stayed one hour cold here but no snow. after leaving here we see nothing only corn fields. and their hay stacked in the fields. at 1215 passed a small town called Lebo. went out on observation car but very cold took snaps at Ottawa Jct. {Junction} and Emporia. at Newton at 240 pm and at Hutchison 4.20 p.m. looks like a fairly large city. arrived at Dodge City at dark. turned our watches back another hour. Dec 14th. First stop at Las Vegas. N.M. ground covered with snow here. the country is hilly with small evergreen trees scattered around. Madge feeling sick. (Train sick I guess my cold no better. but the children all seem pretty well. next stop at Gloriette N.M. a small place with adobe houses. in among the hills. at Albequrkee [Albuquerque} N.M at noon. lots of 1 �Indians selling pottery and such at the station. an Indian Reservation near here at Isletta. all adobe houses started to climb the hills after leaving here. lots of snow. and cattle out pasturing in it we wonder where they get any thing to eat. country rough and hilly. soil looks mostly reddish gravel. at Gallup at 6. p.m. very cold and lots of snow. Dec 15th. Madge and I still feeling rotten. A change this morning. snow all gone in Calif. now first town was Bagdad. desert country here nothing but bushes and hills every way you look. first stop at Barstow still cold here and freezing at 9 a.m. From 9 am to 11am crossing desert country. with lots of Cactus some as large as apple trees. with snow mountains in the distance. Madge took some snaps of the back of train. in the hills. arrived at San Bernardino at about noon Madge took me and the childrens picture here have one of both trips before taken here. arrived Pasadena about 2 p.m. warm here Electric fans going in the car. arrived Los Angelas at 2.30 pm. had to change cars for San Diego. passed through orange. walnut and olive groves. and thousands of acres of grapes after leaving Los Angelas. also saw first view of the Pacific ocean. and saw the Sun set over the water. arrived on time at 630 p.m. Mr. Clayton met us at the station. and told us he had a bungalow rented already to move in at $45 per month. and that Mrs Clayton and one of the girls were cooking our supper. we were certainly glad of a place to go. took the street car. and arrived O.K. at 3619 arizona st (our address) and supper was all ready for us. our trunks arrived later. all tired out & sick with colds. Dec 16th. Bright & sunny went for a walk a couple of blocks. but came home and went to bed. Madge got some medicine down at the corner. she is also sick with sore throat. Dec 17th in bed all day a great way to celebrate our trip here - Mr Clayton called tonight to see how we were. Dec 18th. In bed yet but cold is some better. had Dr. Barclay call. left some prescriptions for both of us. Madge has Tonsolitis. the weather here is cloudy & cool today. with some rain this morning. Dec 19th Sunday. up for a while but not out. had Mrs Clayton call to see us we feel the cold here at nights. after being used to a warm house at home I guess Dec 20th. went for a short walk around the block nice and sunny. both feeling pretty sick yet. Dec 21st colder today and raining did not go any place Dec 22nd cool but sunny took snaps of the girls by a palm tree and a bunch of Poinsetta their big Christmas flowers here. Dec 23rd. Fine this morning went for a walk in the back of Balboa Park. there is nothing here but sage & bushes. rained in the afternoon. 2 �Dec 24th. Fine & clear went for a walk. Madge bot some Xmas presents and some toys for the childrens stockings. which they left for Santa. cool again tonight papers say coldest weather for years in Calif. snow flurries in Pasadena and other places. Christmas Day. some warmer went to Mission Cliff Gardens. took some snaps the flowers not nearly as nice as seven years ago. but guess they will be better later on. on the way back we all got weighed Mother 117. Myself 140. Charlotte 42 1/2. Doris 35, Alan 25. Mother and Alan had their coats on. Dec 26th Sunday Fine & clear went for walks in the afternoon and morning too and mother and Charlotte went to church in the evening. Dec 27th we all went out to Claytons in the afternoon and stayed for supper had a nice visit. met a Mrs Golden Barrett a sister of Mrs Clayton and a Mr Walker a friend of Claytons. who wants to sell us a car. Dec 28th Took a lunch and went by street car to Balboa Park. Had our lunch in Pepper Grove there were 12 or 15 Peacocks walking around. The weather was fine & warm. we took a couple of snaps. then we heard the Organ playing and we took a cut across to it down one hill and up another but got there in time to hear it. It is a wonderful thing to think of. playing the organ out doors. nearly every day in the year. They say it has only missed being played ten times in eleven years on account of bad weather. On our way home we left our old Club. Bag on the street car. Dec 29th. Had Mr Walker around with a Chev. Car which we bought for $175 it is freshly painted and looks pretty good. We drove to the street Ry Coy {Railway Company} and got our old bag back. and also got my drivers permit. In the afternoon we drove to the Zoo in Balboa Park saw the Lions, Tigers Elephants. and Bears all in open top cement wall cages, with a pit dug in front so the front wall could be made low so as to be able to look over. Also saw the Sea Lions in a pond and some camels but did not see all, only one corner of it. and intend going back again. Dec 30th warmer today drove with Mr Walker to Spring Valley to see Mrs. Claytons sister Mrs Golden it was about 11 miles there out El. Cajon ave. through La Mesa. a small place in among the hills. they seemed to make us very welcome. Mr Golden was away working Dec 31 we drove down town shopping. some prices here are about the same as home. Sugar about the same 7¢ lb. Milk 15¢ quart. Butter some stores 56¢ some 48¢ lb. depends on were you buy. Meat is dearer than at home. Vegetables are all in bunches 5¢ and all new. none stored. Eggs pretty high here 44 to 55 cts doz. according to size. Potatoes from 6 to 10 lbs for a quarter. Grape fruits 25 cts a doz. at some places other places 5¢ each Oranges all prices 15¢ doz to 50¢ Cabbages 1¢ to 4¢ lb - same as other things depends were you buy them. they ask any thing they like Bread and Groceries about the same as at home went to Balboa Park in the afternoon. went through the Botanical Buildings they were full of all kinds of ferns. plants palms. etc from tropical countries. also saw the Japanese Tea 3 �Gardens and walked through a lot of the paths. it was a lovely day. the warmest yet up to 70. New Years. Day. Fine and warm one of our finest days. Had a big blow out for dinner. then drove to Balboa Park the place to go when it is to late to go any other place. but you can go often as you like and not get tired of it. for you can always see some thing new as it is so large. Took snaps of the Tower and County Building and some of the children. and a young fellow took one of us all together sitting on the grass. while we were listening to the organ recital. Jan 2nd. Sunday. Fine and warm thought we would drive to Ocean Beach was disappointed when we arrived there it was. cold cloudy and foggy. we went out on the rocks, and the girls enjoyed gathering some shells. on the way we passed. the field of the Air line between San Diego and Los Angelas. there were a few planes in the air at that time also passed the Naval Training school. it was a large place and the grounds around it looked well kept up like a park. When we got back home the sun was still shining you would not think there would be such a change in 5 or 6 miles. Jan 3rd Went down to get Transfer and License for car, after being passed around from one to another finally got them. Transfer cost $1.00 License $3.00 not as high as in Canada also Gasoline 18¢ and 19¢ Gallon here. about 33¢ when we left home. after dinner we started out to find the old mission. We went out 30 University to 30th St. & across Madison and after getting lost a few times found Ward Road. it was a nice ride down between the hills and across the river. which was nearly dry. There is an new orphans school built now along side the old mission. took snaps of both. also the old wall with Cactus. which was to keep the Indians out. dont wonder at the Cactus stopping them. it was at least 12 feet high and 6 feet thick with sticks a couple of inches long. also took the picture of the oldest palm trees in Cal. planted by the Padres. also a snap of the cross erected in memory of Padre Louis Jaume the first Cal. Martyr. Killed Nov 4 1775 by Indians, at that spot. We see by tonights papers they had some earthquakes in the Imperial Valley at Calexico. & Mexacali along the Mexican border about 150 miles from here. but we did not feel them here. Jan 4th went out University to Washington and on to Ft. Stockton Drive out in the Mission Hill District. it is a nice residential section with some lovely homes but streets are all curves & corners. if a man came home drunk he certainly would get lost or break his neck on the way we wanted to get to old Town from here. after getting lost a few times we managed to get down the hill and on to the La Jolla Ave which took us direct to Ramona's Marriage Place we all enjoyed walking around the garden among the flowers. took some more pictures inside also some outside in the Park were the first American Flag was raised in Calif. came home by California St. Down near the water. Saw some warships in the harbor Jan 5th. Went down Pershing drive and across 16th St to Imperial ave. out past Encanto a small Village amongst the hills. and on to Lemon Grove. saw a few good looking Lemon and orange groves here also saw a couple of men picking green peas seems pretty early in the 4 �year. Took some snaps of the hills. called at Mrs Claytons after we got back to invite them to go for a drive on Saturday Jan 6th. Cloudy today. taking it easy. went down town through the Park and out by 8th street some hill I should say, done some shopping and came back by 12th st, and Pershing Drive. which is the shortest way home for us. Jan 7th. Packed a lunch and left early for the Zoo in Balboa Park. first we saw some Elephant seals in a large tank of water the largest one of the men said weighed about 3000 lbs. they fed them two big buckets of fish. next we went through the snake building and saw all kinds of them next was the monkeys and Baboons. all kinds of them. from there we saw the Birds from Eagles down to the smallest kinds. from all parts of the world. they were all sizes and colors. and hundreds of them. then on to the water fowl. in a large flying cage there were cranes. Egrets Flamingoes and other bright colored ones. down at the bottom was a nice grassy place and we had our lunch. and started again. there were pools each of ducks & geese. and wild ducks of all kinds. a pair of Emu. from Australia. a few of Peccaries a kind of small pig. a pool with four large crocodiles another pool of Sea Gulls. had one wing cut and they were as tame as chickens. would eat out of your hand. then we started up the hill again first was a pen of Donkeys then Buffaloes had a snap. holding a Water Buffaloes horn but I was outside the fence you bet. then there was all kinds of Elks and Deers. a pair of Zebra's a bunch of Kangaroo's a lot of mountain sheep and sheep and goats from foreign countries. and on the way out saw a warty hog. had big warts on the sides of its face they came from Africa and 3 of them cost $1500 Jan 8th started out for a picnic today. called at Claytons and got Mrs Clayton and the two girls intented going into the mountains by Murphy Canyon. but the road had been washed out by rain. so drove a few miles up down Mission Valley a vegetable growing section saw some good looking celery. the road was very rough and was glad when we came to the highway which we followed to La Jolla a nice town along the beach about 15 miles from here. had our lunch on the beach. in a cove. between the rocks there were a few in bathing but it looked cold to me. but the air was nice and warm. we then started for Torrey Pines about 8 miles farther on the road to Los Angelas it was all up grade with very sharp turns. all the way up. the scenery was fine. rough & hilly with a snow covered mountain in the distance. saw the Torrey pines. they only grow in one other place some where on an island. they were nothing to look at only scrubs along side our pines the needles were longer than on ours. and are in bunches of five needles together. They have a big round cone. which has nuts in which are good to eat. we came back by Mission Beach and Ocean Beach and stayed at Claytons for tea. drove over 60 miles in all. Sunday Jan 9th. Drove over to the Park again. Madge Doris and Alan looked at the museum. while Charlotte and I climbed to the top of the tower it is the highest point in Town and there is a lovely View from it. of the sea, mountains, and the city. walked around the grounds for awhile. took some snaps and listened to the organ. it was one of our warmest days. 5 �Jan 10th. went down town for some things in the morning. cloudy in the afternoon. with a little rain about dark. Jan 11th. an off day cloudy and cool. got a hair cut bought groceries. walked 32 blocks to the Post Office. because I had to leave the car on 12th street to fill up with groceries got 30 snaps all pretty good. Jan 12th Drove down Pershing Drive and across to National Ave to National City which is quiet a nice little town. drove on to Chula Vista a few miles farther another nice little place but not as large as national city. on the way back near national city took a snap of a large pepper tree. it must have a spread of nearly 100 feet. also a couple of snaps of a couple of swell homes. Bot a couple of dozen Eggs at a large White Leghorn Chicken Ranch. at 40¢ a doz. the best we have tasted yet and the cheapest too. Jan 13th. We drove to the foot of the Market St. and on to the Coronada Ferry cost us 25¢ for the car and two passangers to cross to Coronada the girls went free. we stopped at the park in the centre of the place. it was very nice not many flowers out now. but there are all kinds of trees. even to Torrey pines. which they say only grow in one other place. we then drove on to the beach. around the large Coronada hotel a man that worked there said there were 160 guests there now and next month it would likely be crowded room for about 600. had our dinner on the beach. took some snaps and laid around until about 3.30, then went up through tent city, there are hundreds of little shacks. one and two rooms they charge $40 & $45 a month for them in the summer. they are owned by the hotel management We climbed up on the rock breakwater, by the hotel. were the waves were rolling in and breaking on the rocks. came back again by the ferry, was late when we got home Jan 14th. Took a trip inland today. out El Cajon ave 11 miles to La Mesa and from there down the El Cajon Valley to the town of El Cajon it has grown a lot in seven years would not have known it. then on to Bostonia a small place thousands of acres of grapes and Olives grown around here. and back around El Cajon quiet a lot of Vegetables. the soil looks better around these places not so many stones and darker looking in color from Bostonia we went North about 5 miles to Lakeside. had our dinner in the Auto Camp. there is a pond there with a lot of ducks in. the scenery around here was fine. hills in all directions we wanted to come back a different road but it was under repairs to Santee. came back a few miles on another road but missed Santee. bought some oranges at a road side stand 2 doz for 45¢ the best we have had yet. arrived home. about five. Jan 15th. Saturday. did not go out until late. just drove down the canyon road through Balboa Park it goes down through the Park and under the big bridge it seems awful high from the bottom. the side of the road in the hills are covered mostly with evergreen trees. firs. cypress and all kinds of pines. the best joke of all is about the Torrey pines. there was one whole block acres of them here. Sunday Jan 16th. did not go until late in the afternoon then drove to Balboa Park. had a walk around a few corners we had not discovered before 6 �Jan 17th. Packed our dinner again and started this time. for Mission Beach went the same way as to Ocean Beach, out India St. but when we reach the ocean you turn to the right to Mission Beach and to the left to Ocean Beach it is a long sandy beach must be a mile long and is a great Summer resort. it has a large midway. with all kinds of shows and etc. also a large dance hall and bathing house. and everything is up to date as it has been erected all in the last few years we enjoyed walking on the beach and picking up shells. The girls and Alan had a good time in the sand and on the steps were there where cement tops sloping down. they made good slides. Jan 18th. Went to the Park again today. down the roadway under the Bridge took snaps of the Torrey Pines & bridge. and drove out the other side into a new part for us. were we had not been before found flower beds. rose and etc. with walks all around some of them lined with acacea trees covered with yellow flowers we came out on top, near Laurel St & turned back towards the city and came out in an open space left for cars. you could see all around and over the bay and ocean. came back across the bridge and home. Jan 19th. Started out this morning a little after ten called for Mrs Clayton and started for the back country. Drove out University St to La Mesa 11 miles we had never gone this road before. it has only been opened a short time is wide enough for 5 or 6 cars to pass. from there on through El Cajon on to Bostonia 7 miles farther. there we left the main highway and took another road to Dehesa. about 5 miles farther. this road wound around the side of the mountain. and after reaching the bottom we had our dinner. and after dinner Mother and I and the girls climbed to the top of one of the hills. it was some job. took some pictures off the top of the hill. It was lovely and warm in here. we started home about three p.m. Kept right on the same road about 10 miles of a climb up grade all the way with all kinds of sharp curves and twists. but the road was good. and we did not meet any cars. at the top we came to Alpine were we got on the pavement again. here we were 30 miles from San Diego. we now started down grade along the side of the hills and down valleys. there was all kinds of scenery, hills & rocks each side. some times an orange or lemon grove and a lot of Grapes in some parts Olives and some peach trees. We came out again at Bostonia and came home same way the rest of the way home. It was a 65 mile drive and about my first experience on those valley roads. Jan 20th. Took it easy today after our big drive yesterday. Just drove down town down 12th street and back. Pershing Drive the return trip registers seven miles on our speedometer and East San Diego is at least 3 or 4 miles farther out than us. the city certainly is spread out a long way. Jan 21st. Had quiet a large shower in the night and early this morning. but cleared up fine. started for the park again went to another section. north of the Bridge saw the Rose Gardens lots of them in bloom. also, one corner all full of all varieties of palm trees & shrubs. With paths and walks all through them. there are a lot more flowers coming out now, than when we first came here. picked up a few more cones. we are getting quiet a collection 7 �They have been getting pretty cold weather in Burlington. reported 10 to 22 below zero on Jan 16th Jan 22nd went back to Mission Cliff Gardens today saw the Pheasants, Peacocks and some small deer. Charlotte & Doris had some slides. swings etc. and had a good time Jan 23rd Sunday. Fine and warm this morning but cooler this afternoon but bright not a cloud to be seen. went to Balboa again this afternoon went through the part of the Museum. were all the stuffed birds, shells etc were. it was the best collection I have ever seen of birds and animals. also all kinds of wood, pine cones dried flowers shells of all discriptions some as large as saucers and some you could hardly see Jan 24th. We packed our lunch today again and left about 11 oclock for Long Beach and Sunset Cliffs. on the way Madge took a snap of me driving down the hill on Kalmia St. I drove down in low gear. with the brake nearly all the way on. we eat our dinner at Sunset Cliffs and then walked around on the cliffs and the rocks taking some pictures of the rustic bridges and the ocean and rocks back on the hills from the water. A Mills by name one of the biggest real estate coy's here have it all laid out in streets with cement. roads. electric lights etc. a lady said a lot was worth about $4,000. we drove up one of the roads and across the top of the hill and the view is certainly fine on the way back we stopped at Ocean Beach to hunt a few shells. Jan 25th. Down town in the morning on business. took a couple of snaps of a couple of courts on Park Blvd {Boulevard} on the way down. In the afternoon we turned off Pershing Drive to the left and found we were in the Golf grounds. and on the way out we landed up at the Stadium. saw them playing a game of Basket ball. The Stadium is some place. it is some thing in the shape of a horse shoe has 25 rows of seats in height seats about 25 000 people and all the sports are held down in the bottom on the earth as there is no floor Jan 26th. Cool and cloudy did not go any place only down town. Doris 5 years old today. Had Mr Walker and Francis Golden for supper Jan 27th. went down Pershing Drive and out National ave to National city about 5 miles then turned East 6 miles into the hills. towards Sweetwater Dam & Reservoir. we had our dinner by the water and started home a different way around the hills and came out at La Mesa, and home by the new Highway to university street Jan 28th. Went out the Highway to La Mesa. and turned there to go to Jamul. went past the corner. asked a man he said we could go another way instead of going back so went back through Spring Valley. about 4 houses. and landed on the new Highway they are building took a snap of a chicken Ranch called Seven Oaks. could not get near the chickens they went wild when they saw me. crossed the Sweetwater bridge across the river. water looked a few inches deep then came to a picnic place called La Honda Springs. then on to Indian Springs another picnic spot. took a snap. they charge 25¢ to drive in. drove on then to Jamul had our dinner under some trees. We also saw a field on Spineless Cactus on the Jamul Ranch, they grow it for feed. the road here curved around the hills and down another 8 �Valley. we intended coming back another way by Chula Vista but turned to the left instead of the right. which went to Honey Springs we expected to see some one here to inquire if we were on right road. Honey Springs was another picnic spot, but no one in sight. so we went straight on. the road climbed up around the sides of the hills around sharp curves and turns. the road was not very bad, but very narrow some times only a few feet wider than the car with a drop over the side of a few hundred feet. after about three miles of this we came to a farm and saw a lady she said the road only went as far as another farm about two miles. and the road was worse and as we could turn around here, about the only place you could. we turned back. it was all down grade drove most of it in second gear with the brakes partly on. met a car going up after after we got down. whatever we would have done if we met it on the hill, as two cars could not pass. only at spots here and there. was glad when we got back down, we decided to come back then the way we went. Bot a dozen eggs only 28¢ coming down in price. our drive was 63 miles there & back The hills we climbed were called Virgil peaks Jan 29th Took a rest today only drove down town to get some eats. Jan 30th Sunday. Mr Walker called before we were out of bed. asking us to go to El Monte Park for a picnic. Mr & Mrs Golden and family and a Mr & Mrs Tate were going. we left about 11 oclock, out through La Mesa & El Cajon to Santee then to Lakeside and turned to the right and went along the side of the River about 5 miles, about 25 in all from our place. It was a very nice picnic park tables, Benches. & swings for the children. with large Evergreen oaks scattered all around the park. it was nearly surrounded by hills the only openings was where the river entered & went out the other end of the Park some places the hills must have been 500 feet nearly straight up - it was a lot warmer there than at San Diego, and they say it is very warm in Summer arrived home about 5.30 Jan 31st. Started for Mexico today. through national city. from there to Chula Vista. nothing grown hardly only Lemons and Celery. must be thousands of acres. just ready for shipment, bunches of men crateing it up - to bleach it they tie or wrap a piece of paper around each plant. from there on we saw some large Dairy Farms. the next place was San Ysidro two miles from the border we crossed without any trouble. Ti Juana was crowded. and we went on a quiet day at that as Monday is the only day there is no horse raceing. Both sides of the main street were saloons with bars on one side, a few tables to eat at, and a Jazz Band and a dance floor one place was a whole block long with a bar all its length, with doors to enter every few feet. We then went through the Foreign Club Building were most of the Gambling is done. I guess it is the next thing to Monte Carlo we took some snaps and had no trouble crossing the border, but we saw one car, that they made the people get out and be examined Feby 1st. Payed our house rent for Feby. $45 00 and Garage $4.00. Went over and saw the Claytons as we were on the way down town. after some pictures. 9 �Feby 2nd Nothing special today was down town and over to Balboa Park for a short time. Had Claytons & Mr Fernside call after supper. they thought we had a fine bunch of pictures. they went home about 10 oclock Feby 3rd. Went out through national city and chula Vista to Otay. and from there to Otay Reservoir. the road was not very good. not very interesting not very high hills, but more nothing quite a lot of land was ploughed and ready for grain. At Otay Dam it was very nice with the water and the mountains back of them, we drove across the Dam and back. also saw the filtering plant the man in charge showed us all around it was very interesting. the water from there is what we drink in San Diego. we came back another road through Telegraph Canyon, to Chula Vista, and home by National Avenue. Feby 4th. Intended going to Ramona today but was cloudy was glad we didn't as it rained all afternoon. Feby 5th. Fine in the morning. cold and cloudy after dinner. expect to go out with Claytons tomorrow Feby 6th. Sunday. had another 60 mile Journey today. Had Mrs Clayton in our car. and Mr Fernside had Mr Clayton & the two girls and another friend of theirs went out through El Cajon and Bostonia was going to a place (Whispering Oak) but Mr Fernside had two punctures the last one took us three hours to fix so went so instead we went up the Dehesa Valley, (this is the Valley Romana was supposed to have travelled to San Diego to get married) to Alpine. and after a few miles on the way home we turned off the highway 1 1/2 miles to Silver Brook a small creek going down a rocky valley. it had a picnic grounds, and a lot of small Cabins were people spent the week ends and their holidays. arrived home at 5.30 after a fast drive. Feby 7th. takeing a short trip today to Point Loma passed the Theosophical Institute. they have large buildings and the grounds stretch about a mile on one side of the grounds road then on to the old Spanish light house at the End of Point Loma. did not stay very long as we were up high and it was blowing a cool breeze off the water, we then cut off and went across to Sunset Cliffs it was blowing there too so we went on to Ocean Beach for the rest of the day Feby 8th. Did not go any place have a cold. Feby 9th. in bed with a cold, heard a noise of pounding. Mother inquired from the men are told Mrs Jones is building another house and garage in the back yard. Feby 10th ditto spent it in bed, rained in the night. Feby 11th. ditto again am tired of bed Alans birthday two years old. Edisons Birthday today he was 80. Abe Lincolns tomorrow. some popular birthdays 10 �Feby 12th Got up today but feeling punk. we received six letters today. will have to get busy and answer some. They have had some high winds at home. Smith had to put props up against his house. Mother and the girls went shopping and got caught in the rain. Feby 13th Sunday rained all day and all last night the biggest rain we have had since we came. wrote four letters yesterday & today. Feby 14th. Rained all day and all last night, and is still raining, a 7 year old boy fell off a bridge and was drowned. Feby 15th. Every thing in this country is on a big scale even when it rains. this is the third day and night of steady rain and at times it came down in torrents. Feby 16th. Rained mostly all day and still raining tonight, floods every where, bridges washed away, all roads blocked out of San Diego also all trains, bridges gone. Los Angelas about the same. no trains to San Francisco. about 6 inches of Rain fell here in the storm so far. Los Angelas was about the same. Redlands about 7 inches Riverside 6 in. Santa Anna 7 1/2 in El Cajon over 10 inches. Ti Juana Mexico flooded the river was dry a week ago when we crossed the bridge. the paper says 12 feet of water now, at Imperial in the Imperial Valley only had 1/2 in of rain. All news came in by Radio as the wires were down. The Reservoir Dams at Otay & Sweetwater safe yet. four feet of water going over the top of Sweetwater dam. The Mission Valley in which is the San Diego River is flooded from bank to bank. The ranchers & gardeners rescued by boats and some houses & buildings washed away. Claim they have enough water in Reservoirs to last 5 years. Feby 17th. Cleared up today the sun shining again was down town and over to see the San Diego River in Mission Valley but the flood had gone down. quiet a lot of water yet and mud over all, the Valley. no trains running yet, and the highways closed also. Feby 18th. Fine this morning went through the Pueblo Indian Village built by the Santa Fe Ry. at a cost of $150,000 at the time of the Worlds Fair here. supposed to be an exact copy of their Village and it was had Indians living in it at the time of the fair. Took a few snaps. In the afternoon we went to the zoo but it turned cloudy and rained a little took pictures of the bears and Lions but it was pretty dark. Feby 19th. Went over to see Claytons and down town to inquire at Chamber of Commerce about roads we are thinking of going to Riverside Monday. Roads in bad shape yet they say. Had a scare at Claytons. Doris & Alan let the brakes off the car and had to run to catch it going down the street. in the afternoon mother and the children went riding on the merry go round while I went to the zoo to get some snaps wanted the big Lion but he was not there today guess they moved him Feby 20th not feeling very good guess I havent got rid of my cold yet. We decided not to drive to Riverside now. as we would have to go around about way on acct {account} of bridges direct way is about 120 miles we would have to drive about 180 or 200 miles 11 �Feby 21st. Partly cloudy this morning. did not get much mail only 2 letters one from England and one from Geo Chapman should have gotten three papers did not get any. delayed I guess as the mail comes by boat from Los Angelas since the storm. was over at the Park for a little while in the north west corner never was there before. Feby 22nd a Light shower in the night cloudy this Morning, no mail. Washingtons Birthday went for a short walk in the back of the park in the scrubs were it is not cultivated. Feby 23rd Went for a Picnic again. first in two weeks went out through El Cajon and turned off towards Dehesa. we eat in a little Eucalyptus grove it was nice and warm Lots of places in the road washed out after you leave the pavement, but it was passable. Feby 24th Took a walk in the morning. took some snaps on Missippssippi, Texas and Arizona St went to Mrs Claytons for tea. got home about 9 oclock. Feby 25th. Went to Balboa Park and through the American Legion bldg {building} also the Art Bldg did not think much of it. not much in it yet. only just started Feby 26th. cloudy today just went for a few blocks around near our place. Feby 27th. went out to Silver Brook out near Alpine it was cool and cloudy had our first puncture so spent the afternoon fixing it. quiet a crowd there even the Real Estate men trying to sell lots. Feby 28th. went out to La Jolla again as we had not been at any of the beaches for three weeks the tide was low today and we took pictures on the rocks. that were covered with water last time we were there. It was fine & warm today not a cloud to be seen all day. the girls and Alan were barefoot the girls waded in the water, but Alan would not go near it. there were a few people in bathing. La Jolla is supposed to have the most evenest temperature for summer and winter than any place in the world March 1st. Went out the coast highway as far as Encinitas went from here up India st. through Old Town and La Jolla. then up the Torrey pine grade to Torrey pines and down the other side which was even steeper than coming up. then along the ocean for about half a mile then on to Del Mar not much of a place. one Large Hotel. called the Stratford inn. a swimming pool. and a long pier for fishing. they charge a $1.00 to fish off it. We eat our dinner at Del Mar after leaving Del Mar. the bridge crossing the San Dieguito River had been washed out and we had to detour a couple of miles we next stopped at Solana Beach. and picked a few Cal. poppys. next place was Cardiff. we took snaps here. of the Station and their adv sign. an open book. and a mission Bell. the next place was Encinitas. after driving down the main st. we turned around for home it was a 75 mile trip. it was a dandy day one of the warmest yet. March 2nd Fine this morning went down town and got a hair cut. the barber cut it so short my head is nearly frozen since cloudy and cool in the afternoon. climbed up a hill in the South corner of the Park. it was quiet a place palms etc. 12 �March 3rd Rained in the night and raining this morning Feby. this year was one of the cloudest in San Diego's history according to the papers. and also the most rain. nearly 7 inches while the normal is only 2 inches. more rain now over 11 inches while 10 inches is the average yearly rain. The highest temperature was 66 Lowest 43 average wind was 7 1/3 miles per hour. Dense Fog, once and no frost. March 4th Cool & cloudy did not go any place special March 5th. Cloudy & cool with some showers. did not go any place March 6th. Went to the Park and went through the Indian Building part. of the Museum. it showed models of the Indian Villages and Indians mining, also pots, arrow-heads, axe heads, all kinds of baskets etc. March 7th Was down town in the morning and getting car oiled etc getting ready to go to Imperial Valley tomorrow cloudy tonight but the paper says fair weather tomorrow. March 8th Cloudy this morning but decided to go any way. Left at 830 am. out University st. through La Mesa, El. Cajon and Bostonia. every thing fine until near Alpine Alan took sick. nearly turned back home. but continued on. Alpine was is a Summer Camp. 1860 ft above Sea Level after leaving here we continued climbing the grades. at the Willows the next place was 2300 ft Elevation next place was Descanso 3540 ft high took a snap near here off the mountain road. it winds around and around the hills here the next place was Pine Valley, a big hotel and Auto Camp among big trees, is 48 miles from San Diego. and is 4000 ft elevation. the next 10 miles down grade around the curves. then about 10 miles of bare desolate looking country. only a few cattle ranches. took a snap of the Hotel at Jacumba then about 5 miles down hill around curves to Mt Springs. then a couple of miles up hill again where we are held up by Road construction. laying concrete. it was 1230 now and told we would not get through until 4pm. so we sat around and eat our dinner in Meyers Canyon took some snaps. Alan fell on a Cactus and got stickers in his face, arms & legs there was a little creek in the bottom of the Canyon and they had a good time playing in the sand by it. Got started at 420. just started when the dust pan fell off. had to tie it up with mothers shoe laces. took a snap of the new bridge. 440pm now and 35 miles to go yet. After leaving the canyon we are in the desert had to drive a few miles on the desert as the highway had been washed completely away. the weather was warmer here and the highway nearly straight, we made good time, going at 35 and 40 miles per hour went through Coyotte Wells. only Gas station also Dixie only a few houses. next was Seeley. Saw a field of alfafa hay freshly cut, from here to El Centro. lots of large dairy herds. lots of Lettuce but it looks nearly done. also some cotton fields all picked also a few date trees arrived at El Centro at 545 p.m. 125 miles from San Diego. stopped at the Princess Hotel $3 00 for double room went out for supper to a Cafe quiet a large town 10000 Population. some fine buildings all built over the sidewalks to keep the hot sun off. 13 �March 9th. Went to the Chamber of Commerce. say the road is all pavement back the other road. Left El Centro about 11 am next stop Imperial only a small place mostly cattle ranches here. next place Brawley quiet a nice place after leaving Brawley saw thousands of acres of melons plants a couple of inches high with a paper over each hill to keep the wind off arrived at Westmoreland at 230 p.m. only a small place. decided to go on 65 miles to Indio. after leaving Westmoreland. the wind blew a gale and the sand blew every way in about 5 miles it blew the top of our car 15 miles farther was Kane Springs only a gas station the wind blew for another 25 miles then quietened down we took a snap of the desert and saw the Salton sea a few miles away it is 240 ft below sea level at one place a (Gas Station) it was 200 feet below. next place was Oasis. some fruit. dates and vegetables grown here. a few miles farther we struck another wind storm. and to cap it all we had to detour about 6 or 7 miles through the sand, some times you could hardly see for sand blowing. when we got back to the highway we had passed the storm and it was not blowing any. arrived at Coachella 5 miles farther. lots of dates grown here. then on 4 miles farther to Indio, arrived about 520 p.m 85 miles. about 60 of it across the desert. pavement all the way. stopped at the Indio Hotel. $5 00 for the night Mar 10th Left Indio at 9 am. saw a nice Date Palm Grove must have been a hundred acres or more also some fields of onions about 6 or 8 inches high ready to sell about May. a few miles out we passed a sign saying Sea Level. then in the desert again. lots of flowers in bloom Through Myoma & Edom, about 2 houses & gas station at each place then through the San Gorgonio Pass with snow on the mts {mountains] each side. and the wind blowing hard. head on. Arrived at Banning before noon. cool here. and lots of snow on the mts. Elevation of Banning is 2315 feet. a great fruit section peaches. pears. prunes. apricots & almonds. the apricots were in blossom. and the almonds were out green with leaves on to Beaumont, a smaller place another fruit section then about 15 miles down and up. & around the hills to Redlands. arrived about 215 stayed in Smiley park. took some snaps. warmer here. I feel at home here. after being here before. they say it rained here yesterday. got a room for $2.00 near the Post Office. Left the Car across the street to get a new top on. Mar 11th Weather fine & warm today spent a few hours in Sylvia Park. it was fine. flowers and every thing fixed nice Redlands is a great Navel Orange district. there were groves both sides of the road most of the way to Riverside our next stop but mostly all picked. this is the most prosperous looking part of the country we have seen arrived at Riverside about noon. Parked across from 54 Hidalgo and took a walk in the Park. it looks just the same as 3 years ago. after dinner called on Coppley Bros. both well but there mother has been in bed 2 1/2 yrs with a broken hip, drove to Fairmont Park. a great park for children all kinds of swings etc. the Lake was not as nice as usual, the water had been lowered to repair a bridge after supper called on Dr Baird. he was glad to see me. and we had a long talk. Mar 12th Leaving for San Diego think we both hate to leave here. we both think it is the prettiest place in Calif. The first few miles out was orange groves. then we climbed a grade up the hills. then all farming country to Perris about 25 miles. Rocky around here. Lots of Olive groves some had the trees planted among the rocks next stop Lake Elsinore a nice little inland lake and Village, all farming from here to Temecula where we crossed the River 14 �Temecula on a floating bridge. the main bridge washed out by the Feby flood then we climbed Red mt. grade. on the other side thousands of acres of olives next stop was Fallbrook a small place. lemons and olives looked like the main crops. a little farther we crossed the San Luis Rey River Bridge & from here to Escondido not very interesting. mostly cattle ranches. next we crossed over Lake Hodges Bridge right over the Lake another of their water reservoirs. a few miles farther the Poway Grade then about 25 miles across uninteresting country to San Diego. got home at 5 oclock. after a dandy trip our Speedometer read 455 miles Sunday March 13th. Takeing things easy for a few days. sat in the Park for a while Mar 14th. went down town after our snaps 60 in all. we took on our trip every one printed and all pretty good. also bought some Abalone Souvenirs. Mar 15th. Took the children both morning and afternoon to the park. trying to keep them away from the bunch around here as the nearly all have the measles. March 16th Left this morning for Los Angelas by the Coast Route. through Old Town. La Jolla. over the Torrey Grade to Del Mar. had to detour about 5 miles here on through Solana Beach. Cardiff. Encinitas to Carlsbad, at the Twin Inns here they advertise Chicken dinners and have wooden chickens at the front for advertisement and from there to Oceanside then on to San Juan Capistrano where the old Mission is all the way so far not very interesting. mostly grazeing land. the road part of the time along the ocean and part of the time over the hills. at San Juan Capistrano we eat our lunch. some oranges grown here and also walnuts, weather warmer here as we go inland from here. next place of any importance was Irvine. seems to be a new section. thousands of acres of young orange groves next place Tustin. more oranges here. then Santa Anna. a real live looking city with street cars. next stop was Orange a smaller place then Anaheim. a great Walnut & Orange Belt around these places. visited these places seven years ago. and would not know them now they have grown so much. next place was Fullerton still in the fruit belt the weather here was sunny and much warmer then San Diego. we stopped here at the Earle Hotel. $350 {$3.50} for two rooms. March 17th. Continued on this morning through La Habra to Santa Fe Springs a great oil section thousands of oil wells. from there on to Los Angelas by Telegraph Road. oranges & Walnuts all along here. went in by 9th street across to 7th and up 7th to Main drove around the centre of the city on Main, Broadway 7th. and through the 3rd & 5th st Tunnels. then up to Westlake Park. spent an hour or so here then on up to Sunset Blvd. {Boulevard} to Hollywood. stopped on Hollywood Blvd. and walked to a Cafe and had dinner took snaps of Egyptian Theatre and Hollywood Hotel and continued out Sunset Blvd & Santa Monica Blvd. past Beverly Hills. through Beverly City. on to Santa Monica. which is a big place now. stopped a few minutes and drove on to Ocean Beach & Venice the highway here is just like going through an ally. walls both sides of the road. from here we followed on down the coast a lot of small places El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach to Redondo Beach. which seemed to be quiet a place. from there we crossed across the point of land 15 �to the other side. on the way we went through Wilmington quite a large place and on to Long Beach and stayed for the night. this was St Patricks night. heard the fireworks from the hotel. went 3 places to get rooms. March 18th in the morning we found we where only a block from the Beach and the Park, Long Beach is a large city. must be 100,000 at least. and a great amusement center took a walk. through the Park on to the Beach and out on the long pier. took some snaps. then drove on out Ocean Blvd some fine homes & apts {apartments} on this street. to Seal Beach. stopped a couple of minutes but nothing here then across country to Santa Anna. then the same way back home had dinner at San Juan Capistrano Cafe. and it was punk at that. but the weather was fine as soon as we got near San Diego it was cloudy and cold. Mar 19th Fine this morning had a tire blow out. had not drove one half mile. glad it did not go last night on the way home. Gasoline has taken a drop is only 17¢ gallon now. went down town in the afternoon shopping got our snaps mostly all pretty good Mar 20th Fine & warm went out to Spring Valley and saw Mrs Golden and family. Mar 22nd 21st Fine & warm again. went across the Ferry Boat (Romona) to Coronado Island. went down to the Beach on the sand. had dinner and the girls & Alan played around all day Mar 23rd 22nd. Down town this morning had another puncture. saw Walker about selling car down town after dinner buying some presents to take home. called on Claytons very warm today. warmest since we arrived. Mar 24th 23rd Called for Mrs Clayton and all went to La Jolla sat on the sand. picked up shells, etc. the children went barefoot for a while left for home about 5.30pm ran into Fog near La Jolla it was pretty thick for a while. but nearly all gone on arrival in San Diego Mar 24th. down town a couple of times seeing Walker about car have no prospects for sale yet. went down to the water front and took a few snaps. Mar 25th Down town shopping getting ready to leave for home next Tuesday. Pullman Section cost $1620 {$16.20} to Salt Lake City. Mar 26th. Down town. took some snaps. done some more Shopping. got car washed. saw W. P. Ry Coy. trying to get our berths through to Hamilton Mar 27th. Sunday. went to a Baseball Game between San Diego & House of David The House of David players all wore whiskers all over their face San Diego won score 6 to 5. Mother & the children went to Claytons by street car and I called around after the game. we got home about 8 pm. Mar 28th. Busy all day we are leaving San Diego tomorrow at nine oclock if all goes well Took some snaps of the house. also. Broadway. the city hall & Santa Fe station. some job 16 �packing our trunks. they where so full could hardly get them shut. it was pretty late when we got to bed. Mar 29th. Up early this morning. Heck the mover called for our trunks about 7 oclock. we left the house about 8 a.m. drove our car to Station (Mr Walker is to take it back and sell it). Mrs Clayton Francis Golden & Mr Bob Walker down to the station to see us off. The weather is cloudy and looks like rain. We left on time at 9 a.m. wonder if we will ever see it San Diego again. The flowers seem to be at their best now. some of the fields just covered with poppys and other wild flowers. Near Oceanside we say large fields of Beans and Potatoes up about 4 or 5 in. high. we followed the coast all the way to San Juan Capistrano. here we see our last view of the Pacific. inland from here through lots of Walnut groves to Santa Anna at 1145 a.m. Raining here a little at Orange at noon Anaheim at 12.10 pm. great orange & Walnut section at both these places. arrived at Los Angelas about 1. pm transferred to Central Station on Central Ave. used by both the Union Pacific & Southern Pacific. took street car up to 5th & Broadway. walked through a couple of big stores. the Broadway. and took a snap in Pershing square. went back to the station. left Los. Angelas at 605 p.m. Raining again has been showery off and on all the afternoon. Mar 30th. Got up at 7.30 we are now in Nevada. crossed out of Calif during the night. Rough country here. hills & gravelly Canyons. at 9 a.m. in Rainbow Canyon. which is 26 miles long. took some snaps off the back of the train. at Caliente Nev. at 10.30 am elevation 4396 feet. Pop. 545. leaving Caliente we wind up through the Nevada Canyon for 22 miles. to Crestline Elevation 5992 feet. went through 16 tunnells some short & some long. weather cool & snappy here. a few scrub fir trees near here. near Crestline the engine blew out a piston. delayed from noon until 2. pm. weather cloudy we are now in Utah state. at Lund at 3.30 pm. 242 miles yet from Salt Lake City and 542 from Los. Angelas. only a small town. every thing brown and bare. only sage brush. at Oasis at 6 pm some farms here. the mountains now at each side covered with snow. at from Lund to Delta we travel in the Escalante Valley 100 miles long and 30 to 50 miles wide almost straight roads. about dark we enter the great Pahvant Valley of 5000 acres. mostly all irrigated. arrive at Salt Lake City at 1030 pm 2 hours late. take free bus to Cullen Hotel on W. 2nd st. 1 1/2 block from Main Mar 31st we are staying the day in Salt Lake City. we leave at 8.30 tonight. Had breakfast on Main St at the Cafeteria. Alan all spots this morning. guess he has the measles. he has been cross for the last few days. walked around the town. took snap of. Brigham Youngs Monument. went through the grounds of the Mormon Temple. it cost four million to build they say, it looks like granite and has a figure of Brigham Young on top inlaid with with gold, also was in the Tabernacle it seats 8000 did not hear the organ as children are not allowed in. the buildings occupy a whole block. they claim there are 10. acres in each block in the city. the streets are all wide and Main St has running water down each side. from the mountains. weather cold and cloudy with lots of snow on the mountains close to the city. in the afternoon mother and the girls went shopping. I stayed home with Alan. he looks pretty sick. Had supper at the Restaurant and took street car to the station. raining again when we left. 17 �Apr. 1st. Alan sick. this am. Kept the berth made up. crossed out of Utah in the night and now in Wyoming Alan sure has the measles. We tried to keep the conductor and every body away. saying we thought he had a bad cold, as he has a bad cough but the conductor got wise and looked at him and knows he has the measles. but he seems to be a good sort. and tells us not to say any thing to any body or he would have to report it and we would have to get off the train. there are some more children on the train and we are having some job trying to keep them away from the girls. one good thing the car is not very crowded, we have to take turns watching him. and going to the diner in relays. but nobody is hungry. and Alan does not eat any thing. got from soup and milk from the diner and he only eat a couple of spoonfuls and then to finish it we spilt it in the berth. we crossed the Continental Divide at Creston Elevation 7102 early in the morning. wild & barren looking here. the Rivers start here for the West and the East. at Rawlins at Breakfast time. some cattle and sheep raising here. at Laramie at 11 oclock elevation 7300 feet and the population about 10 000. some big oil fields near here Hermosa next place only 150 population still climbing elevation 7899 feet. after leaving Hermosa we go through a long tunnell 1800 feet long. at Sherman about noon. the highest point on the road here elevation 8013 feet. lots of cattle and sheep grazing along here. weather cool. nearly to cold to sit on the observation car. with your overcoat buttoned up. will soon be home to the cold county again but guess it is colder here than at home as the elevation is so high. lots of snow here in places. went through several snow sheds one several miles long. made to keep the snow from drifting on the tracks arrived at Cheyenne at about 1 oclock. chief industry here stock raising, going down grade again down to. 60 58 elevation. about 3. pm. we cross out of Wyoming into Nebraska. at Sydney Nebraska at 345 pm. after leaving Sydney Neb. we cross the corner of. Colorado state. only for about 8 miles. to Julesburg, Colorado used to be an old fort here. in 1875 which was attacked by Indians. back again into Nebraska. the next places where. Brule. and Ogallala. both small places. crossed the River Platte about 6 pm. seems to be quiet a large river. arrived at North Platte stopped for a few Got off the train the weather was cold and frosty. passed through a place called Kearney at 840 p.m. used to be another old Fort here. passed through Omaha and across the Missouri River. and into Iowa. April 2nd. First large place we saw this morning was Marshal town in Iowa state. we are now on the Chicago and North. Western R. after leaving Omaha but we did not have to change. cars first thing strange I noticed the train running on the left tracks here. inquired from a man. he said the road was owned by an English Coy {Company} and was the only Railroad in America which ran on the left tracks. Alan. still very sick all covered with spots just lays in the berth will not eat any thing. only drink water. had the conductor around again he thinks he is getting along alright. Marshalltown quiet a large city. there at about 8 a.m. weather cold. looks like winter with snow on the ground through Mechanicsville about 1030 a.m. great corn country here fields and fields of old corn stalks standing. they do not cut them here just pull the ears off. and turn the cattle and hogs in to eat the stalks. they had the cattle & hogs in when we went down in Dec. and still there yet. more hogs here than I ever saw before. also more mud. it is real mud. as the soil is black. saw two teams on a light wagon. mud of their legs up to their bellies. a man told me he saw four horses trying to pull a Ford Coupe out of a mud hole. one horse had to be dug out too, hope it is better than that at home. as we are not used to mud in California at Clinton at about 1230 p.m. another 18 �large place we crossed the Mississippi River here. some river even up at this end of it. we are now in Illinois state through the cities of Dixon and De Kalb and into Chicago on time at 405 p.m. wrapped Alan up in his big coat. took Paimalees Transfer Bus from the Union Station to Dear-Born St Station Alan still the same he slept on one of the benches. while we took turns getting some thing to eat at the station. did not have long to wait as the Canadian Nat. leaves for Hamilton at 530 p.m. got on board at 5 p.m. with out getting spotted tipped the porter got the berth made up early. and got Alan to bed early they thought he was just tired it was a good thing we are crossing at night. after leaving Chicago the train run down the middle of the street. with pavement each side. outside of chicago they must have had a big rain. as all the ground was floating with water. We made out papers for the Imigration officers at Port Huron. the conductor hands them in. Went through South Bend at 8. p.m. the train seems to run down the Main St. and stopped all the street crossing when it stopped at the station. The Imigration officer asked Madge some questions at Port Huron. but I never heard him. at all. April 3rd. Up early had sent cases examined arrived in Hamilton 730 a.m. on time expected some body to have met us. but nobody in sight. took a Taxi up town. just managed to catch the bus for home. arrived at 8 oclock. Smith had the furnace going and every thing alright but it was snowing and everything bare and bleak looking. For more information on Franklin McMillan, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca 19 � 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/. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Blank blue cover}</p> <p>1926 &amp; 1927</p> <p>Dec 11th. Left our house about 6.pm. with Mr Hicks having supper and staying until train time with them. they are driveing us to the station. our trunks left yesterday gone to Toronto to be examined. so we will not have any trouble at Port Huron.</p> <p>Dec 12th. Left Burlington at 1.45. a.m. about 1 hour late. it was very cold clear and frosty. about zero. with about four inches of snow on the ground. we where glad</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>to get on the train. Got to bed about 3. a.m. tired and all used up with colds. Had no trouble with the Imigration Officer. did not have to get out of bed. only answer a lot of questions and pay $16.00 head taxs. Got up about 8 a.m. crossing Michigan. put our watches back one hour. arrived at Lansing at 10.20 am where they make the Reo cars &amp; trucks. seems like a large city. at Battle Creek at 11.30. where they make the corn flakes also went through Flint Mich. where the Chevrolet Cars are made. the plant must have covered thousands of acres. arrived at Chicago at 410 p.m. about 80 minutes late. The weather seemed about the same as home with a few inches snow most of the way across Mich. until we neared Chicago. in Chicago it was mild and foggy. Got our sleeper section to San Diego cost $42 53 and it was $11 15 from Hamilton to Chicago.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>went for a walk for a few blocks. then back to the station after a short wait we got on the Continental Ltd. we leave at 815 PM we expected to stop at the Harvey houses. but our berths where for the wrong train. All tired and sleepy and feeling punk with bad colds.</p> <p>Dec 13th. in the state of Kansas this morning. first stop Kansas City at 830 am stayed one hour cold here but no snow. after leaving here we see nothing only corn fields. and their hay stacked in the fields. at 1215 passed a small town called Lebo. went out on observation car but very cold took snaps at Ottawa Jct. {Junction} and Emporia. at Newton at 240 pm and at Hutchison 4.20 p.m. looks like a fairly large city. arrived at Dodge City at dark. turned our watches back another hour.</p> <p>Dec 14th. First stop at Las Vegas. N.M. ground covered with snow here. the country is hilly with small evergreen trees scattered</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>around. Madge feeling sick. (Train sick I guess my cold no better. but the children all seem pretty well. next stop at Gloriette N.M. a small place with adobe houses. in among the hills. at Albequrkee [Albuquerque} N.M at noon. lots of Indians selling pottery and such at the station. an Indian Reservation near here at Isletta. all adobe houses started to climb the hills after leaving here. lots of snow. and cattle out pasturing in it we wonder where they get any thing to eat. country rough and hilly. soil looks mostly reddish gravel. at Gallup at 6. p.m. very cold and lots of snow.</p> <p>Dec 15th. Madge and I still feeling rotten. A change this morning. snow all gone in Calif. now first town was Bagdad. desert country here nothing but bushes and hills every way you look. first stop at Barstow still cold here and freezing at 9 a.m. From 9 am to 11am crossing desert</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>country. with lots of Cactus some as large as apple trees. with snow mountains in the distance. Madge took some snaps of the back of train. in the hills. arrived at San Bernardino at about noon Madge took me and the childrens picture here have one of both trips before taken here. arrived Pasadena about 2 p.m. warm here Electric fans going in the car. arrived Los Angelas at 2.30 pm. had to change cars for San Diego. passed through orange. walnut and olive groves. and thousands of acres of grapes after leaving Los Angelas. also saw first view of the Pacific ocean. and saw the Sun set over the water. arrived on time at 630 p.m. Mr. Clayton met us at the station. and told us he had a bungalow rented already to move in at $45 per month. and that Mrs Clayton and one of the girls were cooking our supper. we were certainly glad of a</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>place to go. took the street car. and arrived O.K. at 3619 arizona st (our address) and supper was all ready for us. our trunks arrived later. all tired out &amp; sick with colds.</p> <p>Dec 16th. Bright &amp; sunny went for a walk a couple of blocks. but came home and went to bed. Madge got some medicine down at the corner. she is also sick with sore throat.</p> <p>Dec 17th in bed all day a great way to celebrate our trip here - Mr Clayton called tonight to see how we were.</p> <p>Dec 18th. In bed yet but cold is some better. had Dr. Barclay call. left some prescriptions for both of us. Madge has Tonsolitis. the weather here is cloudy &amp; cool today. with some rain this morning.</p> <p>Dec 19th Sunday. up for a while but not out. had Mrs Clayton call to see us we feel the cold here at nights. after being used to a warm house at home I guess</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Dec 20th. went for a short walk around the block nice and sunny. both feeling pretty sick yet.</p> <p>Dec 21st colder today and raining did not go any place</p> <p>Dec 22nd cool but sunny took snaps of the girls by a palm tree and a bunch of Poinsetta their big Christmas flowers here.</p> <p>Dec 23rd. Fine this morning went for a walk in the back of Balboa Park. there is nothing here but sage &amp; bushes. rained in the afternoon.</p> <p>Dec 24th. Fine &amp; clear went for a walk. Madge bot some Xmas presents and some toys for the childrens stockings. which they left for Santa. cool again tonight papers say coldest weather for years in Calif. snow flurries in Pasadena and other places.</p> <p>Christmas Day. some warmer went to Mission Cliff Gardens. took some snaps the flowers not nearly as nice as seven years ago. but guess they</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>will be better later on. on the way back we all got weighed Mother 117. Myself 140. Charlotte 42 1/2. Doris 35, Alan 25. Mother and Alan had their coats on.</p> <p>Dec 26th Sunday Fine &amp; clear went for walks in the afternoon and morning too and mother and charlottle went to church in the evening.</p> <p>Dec 27th we all went out to Claytons in the afternoon and stayed for supper had a nice visit. met a Mrs Golden Barrett a sister of Mrs Clayton and a Mr Walker a friend of Claytons. who wants to sell us a car.</p> <p>Dec 28th Took a lunch and went by street car to Balboa Park. Had our lunch in Pepper Grove there were 12 or 15 Peacocks walking around. The weather was fine &amp; warm. we took a couple of snaps. then we heard the Organ playing and we took a cut across to it down one hill and up another but got there in time</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>to hear it. It is a wonderful thing to think of. playing the organ out doors. nearly every day in the year. They say it has only missed being played ten times in eleven years on account of bad weather. On our way home we left our old Club. Bag on the street car.</p> <p>Dec 29th. Had Mr Walker around with a Chev. Car which we bought for $175 it is freshly painted and looks pretty good. We drove to the street Ry Coy {Railway Company} and got our old bag back. and also got my drivers permit. In the afternoon we drove to the Zoo in Balboa Park saw the Lions, Tigers Elephants. and Bears all in open top cement wall cages, with a pit dug in front so the front wall could be made low so as to be able to look over. Also saw the Sea Lions in a pond and some camels but did not see all, only</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>one corner of it. and intend going back again.</p> <p>Dec 30th warmer today drove with Mr Walker to Spring Valley to see Mrs. Claytons sister Mrs Golden it was about 11 miles there out El. Cajon ave. through La Mesa. a small place in among the hills. they seemed to make us very welcome. Mr Golden was away working</p> <p>Dec 31 we drove down town shopping. some prices here are about the same as home. Sugar about the same 7¢ lb. Milk 15¢ quart. Butter some stores 56¢ some 48¢ lb. depends on were you buy. Meat is dearer than at home. Vegetables are all in bunches 5¢ and all new. none stored. Eggs pretty high here 44 to 55 cts doz. according to size. Potatoes from 6 to 10 lbs for a quarter. Grape fruits 25 cts a doz. at some places other places 5¢ each Oranges all prices 15¢ doz to 50¢</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Cabbages 1¢ to 4¢ lb - same as other things depends were you buy them. they ask any thing they like Bread and Groceries about the same as at home went to Balboa Park in the afternoon. went through the Botanical Buildings they were full of all kinds of ferns. plants palms. etc from tropical countries. also saw the Japanese Tea Gardens and walked through a lot of the paths. it was a lovely day. the warmest yet up to 70.</p> <p>New Years. Day. Fine and warm one of our finest days. Had a big blow out for dinner. then drove to Balboa Park the place to go when it is to late to go any other place. but you can go often as you like and not get tired of it. for you can always see some thing new as it is so large. Took snaps of the Tower and County Building and some of the children. and a young fellow took one</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>of us all together sitting on the grass. while we were listening to the organ recital.</p> <p>Jan 2nd. Sunday. Fine and warm thought we would drive to Ocean Beach was disappointed when we arrived there it was. cold cloudy and foggy. we went out on the rocks, and the girls enjoyed gathering some shells. on the way we passed. the field of the Air line between San Diego and Los Angelas. there were a few planes in the air at that time also passed the Naval Training school. it was a large place and the grounds around it looked well kept up like a park. When we got back home the sun was still shining you would not think there would be such a change in 5 or 6 miles.</p> <p>Jan 3rd Went down to get Transfer and License for car, after being passed around from one to another finally got them. Transfer</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>cost $1.00 License $3.00 not as high as in Canada also Gasoline 18¢ and 19¢ Gallon here. about 33¢ when we left home. after dinner we started out to find the old mission. We went out 30 University to 30th St. &amp; across Madison and after getting lost a few times found Ward Road. it was a nice ride down between the hills and across the river. which was nearly dry. There is an new orphans school built now along side the old mission. took snaps of both. also the old wall with Cactus. which was to keep the Indians out. dont wonder at the Cactus stopping them. it was at least 12 feet high and 6 feet thick with sticks a couple of inches long. also took the picture of the oldest palm trees in Cal. planted by the Padres. also a snap of the cross erected in memory of Padre Louis Jaume the first Cal. Martyr. Killed Nov 4 1775 by Indians, at that spot. We see by tonights papers they had some earthquakes</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>in the Imperial Valley at Calexico. &amp; Mexacali along the Mexican border about 150 miles from here. but we did not feel them here.</p> <p>Jan 4th went out University to Washington and on to Ft. Stockton Drive out in the Mission Hill District. it is a nice residential section with some lovely homes but streets are all curves &amp; corners. if a man came home drunk he certainly would get lost or break his neck on the way we wanted to get to old Town from here. after getting lost a few times we managed to get down the hill and on to the La Jolla Ave which took us direct to Ramona's Marriage Place we all enjoyed walking around the garden among the flowers. took some more pictures inside also some outside in the Park were the first American Flag was raised in Calif. came home by California St. Down near the water. Saw some warships in the harbor</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Jan 5th. Went down Pershing drive and across 16th St to Imperial ave. out past Encanto a small Village amongst the hills. and on to Lemon Grove. saw a few good looking Lemon and orange groves here also saw a couple of men picking green peas seems pretty early in the year. Took some snaps of the hills. called at Mrs Claytons after we got back to invite them to go for a drive on Saturday</p> <p>Jan 6th. Cloudy today. taking it easy. went down town through the Park and out by 8th street some hill I should say, done some shopping and came back by 12th st, and Pershing Drive. which is the shortest way home for us.</p> <p>Jan 7th. Packed a lunch and left early for the Zoo in Balboa Park. first we saw some Elephant seals in a large tank of water the largest one of the men said weighed</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>about 3000 lbs. they fed them two big buckets of fish. next we went through the snake building and saw all kinds of them next was the monkeys and Baboons. all kinds of them. from there we saw the Birds from Eagles down to the smallest kinds. from all parts of the world. they were all sizes and colors. and hundreds of them. then on to the water fowl. in a large flying cage there were cranes. Egrets Flamingoes and other bright colored ones. down at the bottom was a nice grassy place and we had our lunch. and started again. there were pools each of ducks &amp; geese. and wild ducks of all kinds. a pair of Emu. from Australia. a few of Peccaries a kind of small pig. a pool with four large crocodiles another pool of Sea Gulls. had one wing cut and they were as tame as chickens. would eat out of your hand. then we started up the hill</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>again first was a pen of Donkeys then Buffaloes had a snap. holding a Water Buffaloes horn but I was outside the fence you bet. then there was all kinds of Elks and Deers. a pair of Zebra's a bunch of Kangaroo's a lot of mountain sheep and sheep and goats from foreign countries. and on the way out saw a warty hog. had big warts on the sides of its face they came from Africa and 3 of them cost $1500</p> <p>Jan 8th started out for a picnic today. called at Claytons and got Mrs Clayton and the two girls intented going into the mountains by Murphy Canyon. but the road had been washed out by rain. so drove a few miles up down Mission Valley a vegetable growing section saw some good looking celery. the road was very rough and was glad when we came to the highway which we followed to La Jolla a nice town along the beach about</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>15 miles from here. had our lunch on the beach. in a cove. between the rocks there were a few in bathing but it looked cold to me. but the air was nice and warm. we then started for Torrey Pines about 8 miles farther on the road to Los Angelas it was all up grade with very sharp turns. all the way up. the scenery was fine. rough &amp; hilly with a snow covered mountain in the distance. saw the Torrey pines. they only grow in one other place some where on an island. they were nothing to look at only scrubs along side our pines the needles were longer than on ours. and are in bunches of fine needles together. They have a big round cone. which has nuts in which are good to eat. we came back by Mission Beach and Ocean Beach and stayed at Claytons for tea. drove over 60 miles in all.</p> <p>Sunday Jan 9th. Drove over to the Park again. Madge</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Doris and Alan looked at the museum. while Charlotte and I climbed to the top of the tower it is the highest point in Town and there is a lovely View from it. of the sea, mountains, and the city. walked around the grounds for awhile. took some snaps and listened to the organ. it was one of our warmest days.</p> <p>Jan 10th. went down town for some things in the morning. cloudy in the afternoon. with a little rain about dark.</p> <p>Jan 11th. an off day cloudy and cool. got a hair cut bought groceries. walked 32 blocks to the Post Office. because I had to leave the car on 12th street to fill up with groceries got 30 snaps all pretty good.</p> <p>Jan 12th Drove down Pershing Drive and across to National Ave to National City which is quiet a nice little town. drove on to Chula Vista a few miles farther another nice little place but not as large as</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>national city. on the way back near national city took a snap of a large pepper tree. it must have a spread of nearly 100 feet. also a couple of snaps of a couple of swell homes. Bot a couple of dozen Eggs at a large White Leghorn Chicken Ranch. at 40¢ a doz. the best we have tasted yet and the cheapest too.</p> <p>Jan 13th. We drove to the foot of the Market St. and on to the Coronada Ferry cost us 25¢ for the car and two passangers to cross to Coronada the girls went free. we stopped at the park in the centre of the place. it was very nice not many flowers out now. but there are all kinds of trees. even to Torrey pines. which they say only grow in one other place. we then drove on to the beach. around the large Coronada hotel a man that worked there said there were 160 guests there now and next month it would likely be crowded room for about 600.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>had our dinner on the beach. took some snaps and laid around until about 3.30, then went up through tent city, there are hundreds of little shacks. one and two rooms they charge $40 &amp; $45 a month for them in the summer. they are owned by the hotel management We climbed up on the rock breakwater, by the hotel. were the waves were rolling in and breaking on the rocks. came back again by the ferry, was late when we got home</p> <p>Jan 14th. Took a trip inland today. out El Cajon ave 11 miles to La Mesa and from there down the El Cajon Valley to the town of El Cajon it has grown a lot in seven years would not have known it. then on to Bostonia a small place thousands of acres of grapes and Olives grown around here. and back around El Cajon quiet a lot of Vegetables. the soil looks better around these places not so many stones and darker looking in color</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>from Bostonia we went North about 5 miles to Lakeside. had our dinner in the Auto Camp. there is a pond there with a lot of ducks in. the scenery around here was fine. hills in all directions we wanted to come back a different road but it was under repairs to Santee. came back a few miles on another road but missed Santee. bought some oranges at a road side stand 2 doz for 45¢ the best we have had yet. arrived home. about five.</p> <p>Jan 15th. Saturday. did not go out until late. just drove down the canyon road through Balboa Park it goes down through the Park and under the big bridge it seems awful high from the bottom. the side of the road in the hills are covered mostly with evergreen trees. firs. cypress and all kinds of pines. the best joke of all is about the Torrey pines. there was one whole block acres of them here.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday Jan 16th. did not go until late in the afternoon then drove to Balboa Park. had a walk around a few corners we had not discovered before</p> <p>Jan 17th. Packed our dinner again and started this time. for Mission Beach went the same way as to Ocean Beach, out India St. but when we reach the ocean you turn to the right to Mission Beach and to the left to Ocean Beach it is a long sandy beach must be a mile long and is a great Summer resort. it has a large midway. with all kinds of shows and etc. also a large dance hall and bathing house. and everything is up to date as it has been erected all in the last few years we enjoyed walking on the beach and picking up shells. The girls and Alan had a good time in the sand and on the steps were there where cement tops sloping down. they made good slides.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Jan 18th. Went to the Park again today. down the roadway under the Bridge took snaps of the Torrey Pines &amp; bridge. and drove out the other side into a new part for us. were we had not been before found flower beds. rose and etc. with walks all around some of them lined with acacea trees covered with yellow flowers we came out on top, near Laurel St &amp; turned back towards the city and came out in an open space left for cars. you could see all around and over the bay and ocean. came back across the bridge and home.</p> <p>Jan 19th. Started out this morning a little after ten called for Mrs Clayton and started for the back country. Drove out University St to La Mesa 11 miles we had never gone this road before. it has only been opened a short time is wide enough for 5 or 6 cars to pass. from there on through El Cajon</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>on to Bostonia 7 miles farther. there we left the main highway and took another road to Dehesa. about 5 miles farther. this road wound around the side of the mountain. and after reaching the bottom we had our dinner. and after dinner mother and I and the girls climbed to the top of one of the hills. it was some job. took some pictures off the top of the hill. It was lovely and warm in here. we started home about three p.m. Kept right on the same road about 10 miles of a climb up grade all the way with all kinds of sharp curves and twists. but the road was good. and we did not meet any cars. at the top we came to Alpine were we got on the pavement again. here we were 30 miles from San Diego. we now started down grade along the side of the hills and down valleys. there was all kinds of scenery, hills &amp; rocks each side. some times</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>an orange or lemon grove and a lot of Grapes in some parts Olives and some peach trees. We came out again at Bostonia and came home same way the rest of the way home. It was a 65 mile drive and about my first experience on those valley roads.</p> <p>Jan 20th. Took it easy today after our big drive yesterday. Just drove down town down 12th street and back. Pershing Drive the return trip registers seven miles on our speedometer and East San Diego is at least 3 or 4 miles farther out than us. the city certainly is spread out a long way.</p> <p>Jan 21st. Had quiet a large shower in the night and early this morning. but cleared up fine. started for the park again went to another section. north of the Bridge saw the Rose Gardens lots of them in bloom. also, one corner all full of all varieties of palm trees &amp; shrubs. with</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>paths and walks all through them. there are a lot more flowers coming out now, than when we first came here. picked up a few more cones. we are getting quiet a collection They have been getting pretty cold weather in Burlington. reported 10 to 22 below zero on Jan 16th</p> <p>Jan 22nd went back to Mission Cliff Gardens today saw the Pheasants, Peacocks and some small deer. Charlotte &amp; Doris had some slides. swings etc. and had a good time</p> <p>Jan 23rd Sunday. Fine and warm this morning but cooler this afternoon but bright not a cloud to be seen. went to Balboa again this afternoon went through the part of the Museum. were all the stuffed birds, shells etc were. it was the best collection I have ever seen of birds and animals. also all kinds of wood, pine cones dried flowers shells of all discriptions some as large as saucers and some you could hardly see</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Jan 24th. We packed our lunch today again and left about 11 oclock for Long Beach and Sunset Cliffs. on the way Madge took a snap of me driving down the hill on Kalmia St. I drove down in low gear. with the brake nearly all the way on. we eat our dinner at Sunset Cliffs and then walked around on the cliffs and the rocks taking some pictures of the rustic bridges and the ocean and rocks back on the hills from the water. A Mills by name one of the biggest real estate coy's here have it all laid out in streets with cement. roads. electric lights etc. a lady said a lot was worth about $4,000. we drove up one of the roads and across the top of the hill and the view is certainly fine on the way back we stopped at Ocean Beach to hunt a few shells.</p> <p>Jan 25th. Down town in the morning on business. took a couple of snaps of a couple of courts</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>on Park Blvd {Boulevard} on the way down. In the afternoon we turned off Pershing Drive to the left and found we were in the Golf grounds. and on the way out we landed up at the Stadium. saw them playing a game of Basket ball. The Stadium is some place. it is some thing in the shape of a horse shoe has 25 rows of seats in height seats about 25 000 people and all the sports are held down in the bottom on the earth as there is no floor</p> <p>Jan 26th. Cool and cloudy did not go any place only down town. Doris 5 years old today. Had Mr Walker and Francis Golden for supper</p> <p>Jan 27th. went down Pershing Drive and out National ave to National city about 5 miles then turned East 6 miles into the hills. towards Sweetwater Dam &amp; Reservoir. we had our dinner by the water and started home a different way around the hills and came out at La Mesa, and home by the new Highway to university street</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Jan 28th. Went out the Highway to La Mesa. and turned there to go to Jamul. went past the corner. asked a man he said we could go another way instead of going back so went back through Spring Valley. about 4 houses. and landed on the new Highway they are building took a snap of a chicken Ranch called Seven Oaks. could not get near the chickens they went wild when they saw me. crossed the Sweetwater bridge across the river. water looked a few inches deep then came to a picnic place called La Honda Springs. then on to Indian Springs another picnic spot. took a snap. they charge 25¢ to drive in. drove on then to Jamul had our dinner under some trees. We also saw a field on Spineless Cactus on the Jamul Ranch, they grow it for feed. the road here curved around the hills and down another Valley. we intended coming back another way by Chula Vista but turned to the left instead of</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>the right. which went to Honey Springs we expected to see some one here to inquire if we were on right road. Honey Springs was another picnic spot, but no one in sight. so we went straight on. the road climbed up around the sides of the hills around sharp curves and turns. the road was not very bad, but very narrow some times only a few feet wider than the car with a drop over the side of a few hundred feet. after about three miles of this we came to a farm and saw a lady she said the road only went as far as another farm about two miles. and the road was worse and as we could turn around here, about the only place you could. we turned back. it was all down grade drove most of it in second gear with the brakes partly on. met a car going up after after we got down. whatever we would have done if we met it on the hill, as two cars</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>could not pass. only at spots here and there. was glad when we got back down, we decided to come back then the way we went. Bot a dozen eggs only 28¢ coming down in price. our drive was 63 miles there &amp; back The hills we climbed were called Virgil peaks</p> <p>Jan 29th Took a rest today only drove down town to get some eats.</p> <p>Jan 30th Sunday. Mr Walker called before we were out of bed. asking us to go to El Monte Park for a picnic. Mr &amp; Mrs Golden and family and a Mr &amp; Mrs Tate were going. we left about 11 oclock, out through La Mesa &amp; El Cajon to Santee then to Lakeside and turned to the right and went along the side of the River about 5 miles, about 25 in all from our place. It was a very nice picnic park tables, Benches. &amp; swings for the children. with large Evergreen oaks scattered all around the park. it was nearly</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>surrounded by hills the only openings was where the river entered &amp; went out the other end of the Park some places the hills must have been 500 feet nearly straight up - it was a lot warmer there than at San Diego, and they say it is very warm in Summer arrived home about 5.30</p> <p>Jan 31st. Started for Mexico today. through national city. from there to Chula Vista. nothing grown hardly only Lemons and Celery. must be thousands of acres. just ready for shipment, bunches of men crateing it up - to bleach it they tie or wrap a piece of paper around each plant. from there on we saw some large Dairy Farms. the next place was San Ysidro two miles from the border we crossed without any trouble. Ti Juana was crowded. and we went on a quiet day at that as Monday is the only day there is no horse raceing. Both sides of the main street</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>were saloons with bars on one side, a few tables to eat at, and a Jazz Band and a dance floor one place was a whole block long with a bar all its length, with doors to enter every few feet. We then went through the Foreign Club Building were most of the Gambling is done. I guess it is the next thing to Monte Carlo we took some snaps and had no trouble crossing the border, but we saw one car, that they made the people get out and be examined</p> <p>Feby 1st. Payed our house rent for Feby. $45 00 and Garage $4.00. Went over and saw the Claytons as we were on the way down town. after some pictures.</p> <p>Feby 2nd Nothing special today was down town and over to Balboa Park for a short time. Had Claytons &amp; Mr Fernside call after supper. they thought we had a fine bunch of pictures. they went home about 10 oclock</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Feby 3rd. Went out through national city and chula Vista to Otay. and from there to Otay Reservoir. the road was not very good. not very interesting not very high hills, but more nothing quite a lot of land was ploughed and ready for grain. At Otay Dam it was very nice with the water and the mountains back of them, we drove across the Dam and back. also saw the filtering plant the man in charge showed us all around it was very interesting. the water from there is what we drink in San Diego. we came back another road through Telegraph Canyon, to Chula Vista, and home by National Avenue.</p> <p>Feby 4th. Intended going to Ramona today but was cloudy was glad we didn't as it rained all afternoon.</p> <p>Feby 5th. Fine in the morning. cold and cloudy after dinner. expect to go out with Claytons tomorrow</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Feby 6th. Sunday. had another 60 mile Journey today. Had Mrs Clayton in our car. and Mr Fernside had Mr Clayton &amp; the two girls and another friend of theirs went out through El Cajon and Bostonia was going to a place (Whispering Oak) but Mr Fernside had two punctures the last one took us three hours to fix so went so instead we went up the Dehesa Valley, (this is the Valley Romana was supposed to have travelled to San Diego to get married) to Alpine. and after a few miles on the way home we turned off the highway 1 1/2 miles to Silver Brook a small creek going down a rocky valley. it had a picnic grounds, and a lot of small Cabins were people spent the week ends and their holidays. arrived home at 5.30 after a fast drive.</p> <p>Feby 7th. takeing a short trip today to Point Loma passed the Theosophical Institute. they have</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>large buildings and the grounds stretch about a mile on one side of the grounds road then on to the old Spanish light house at the End of Point Loma. did not stay very long as we were up high and it was blowing a cool breeze off the water, we then cut off and went across to Sunset Cliffs it was blowing there too so we went on to Ocean Beach for the rest of the day</p> <p>Feby 8th. Did not go any place have a cold.</p> <p>Feby 9th. in bed with a cold, heard a noise of pounding. Mother inquired from the men are told Mrs Jones is building another house and garage in the back yard.</p> <p>Feby 10th ditto spent it in bed, rained in the night.</p> <p>Feby 11th. ditto again am tired of bed Alans birthday two</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>years old. Edisons Birthday today he was 80. Abe Lincolns tomorrow. some popular birthdays</p> <p>Feby 12th Got up today but feeling punk. we received six letters today. will have to get busy and answer some. They have had some high winds at home. Smith had to put props up against his house. mother and the girls went shopping and got caught in the rain.</p> <p>Feby 13th Sunday rained all day and all last night the biggest rain we have had since we came. wrote four letters yesterday &amp; today.</p> <p>Feby 14th. Rained all day and all last night, and is still raining, a 7 year old boy fell off a bridge and was drowned.</p> <p>Feby 15th. Every thing in this country is on a big scale even when it rains. this is the third day and night of steady</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>rain and at times it came down in torrents.</p> <p>Feby 16th. Rained mostly all day and still raining tonight, floods every where, bridges washed away, all roads blocked out of San Diego also all trains, bridges gone. Los Angelas about the same. no trains to San Francisco. about 6 inches of Rain fell here in the storm so far. Los Angelas was about the same. Redlands about 7 inches Riverside 6 in. Santa Anna 7 1/2 in El Cajon over 10 inches. Ti Juana Mexico flooded the river was dry a week ago when we crossed the bridge. the paper says 12 feet of water now, at Imperial in the Imperial Valley only had 1/2 in of rain. All news came in by Radio as the wires were down. The Reservoir Dams at Otay &amp; Sweetwater safe yet. four feet of water going over the top of Sweetwater dam.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>The Mission Valley in which is the San Diego River is flooded from bank to bank. The ranchers &amp; gardeners rescued by boats and some houses &amp; buildings washed away. Claim they have enough water in Reservoirs to last 5 years.</p> <p>Feby 167th. Cleared up today the sun shining again was down town and over to see the San Diego River in Mission Valley but the flood had gone down. quiet a lot of water yet and mud over all, the Valley. no trains running yet, and the highways closed also.</p> <p>Feby 18th. Fine this morning went through the Pueblo Indian Village built by the Santa Fe Ry. at a cost of $150,000 at the time of the Worlds Fair here. supposed to be an exact copy of their Village and it was had Indians living in it at the time of the fair. Took a few snaps. In the afternoon we went to the zoo but it turned cloudy</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>and rained a little took pictures of the bears and Lions but it was pretty dark.</p> <p>Feby 19th. Went over to see Claytons and down town to inquire at Chamber of Commerce about roads we are thinking of going to Riverside Monday. Roads in bad shape yet they say. Had a scare at Claytons. Doris &amp; Alan let the brakes off the car and had to run to catch it going down the street. in the afternoon mother and the children went riding on the merry go round while I went to the zoo to get some snaps wanted the big Lion but he was not there today guess they moved him</p> <p>Feby 20th not feeling very good guess I havent got rid of my cold yet. We decided not to drive to Riverside now. as we would have to go around about way on acct {account} of bridges direct way is about 120 miles we would have to drive about 180 or 200 miles</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Feby 21st. Partly cloudy this morning. did not get much mail only 2 letters one from England and one from Geo Chapman should have gotten three papers did not get any. delayed I guess as the mail comes by boat from Los Angelas since the storm. was over at the Park for a little while in the north west corner never was there before.</p> <p>Feby 22nd a Light shower in the night cloudy this Morning, no mail. Washingtons Birthday went for a short walk in the back of the park in the scrubs were it is not cultivated.</p> <p>Feby 23rd Went for a Picnic again. first in two weeks went out through El Cajon and turned off towards Dehesa. we eat in a little Eucalyptus grove it was nice and warm Lots of places in the road washed out after you leave the pavement, but it was passable.</p> <p>Feby 24th Took a walk in the morning. took some snaps on Missippssippi, Texas</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>and Arizona St went to Mrs Claytons for tea. got home about 9 oclock.</p> <p>Feby 25th. Went to Balboa Park and through the American Legion bldg {building} also the Art Bldg did not think much of it. not much in it yet. only just started</p> <p>Feby 26th. cloudy today just went for a few blocks around near our place.</p> <p>Feby 27th. went out to Silver Brook out near Alpine it was cool and cloudy had our first puncture so spent the afternoon fixing it. quiet a crowd there even the Real Estate men trying to sell lots.</p> <p>Feby 28th. went out to La Jolla again as we had not been at any of the beaches for three weeks the tide was low today and we took pictures on the rocks. that were covered with water last time we were there. It was fine &amp; warm today not a cloud to be seen all day. the girls and Alan were barefoot</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>the girls waded in the water, but Alan would not go near it. there were a few people in bathing. La Jolla is supposed to have the most evenest temperature for summer and winter than any place in the world</p> <p>March 1st. Went out the coast highway as far as Encinitas went from here up India st. through Old Town and La Jolla. then up the Torrey pine grade to Torrey pines and down the other side which was even steeper than coming up. then along the ocean for about half a mile then on to Del Mar not much of a place. one Large Hotel. called the Stratford inn. a swimming pool. and a long pier for fishing. they charge a $1.00 to fish off it. We eat our dinner at Del Mar after leaving Del Mar. the bridge crossing the San Dieguito River had been washed out and we had to detour a couple of miles we next stopped at Solana Beach. and picked a few</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Cal. poppys. next place was Cardiff. we took snaps here. of the Station and their adv sign. an open book. and a mission Bell. the next place was Encinitas. after driving down the main st. we turned around for home it was a 75 mile trip. it was a dandy day one of the warmest yet.</p> <p>March 2nd Fine this morning went down town and got a hair cut. the barber cut it so short my head is nearly frozen since cloudy and cool in the afternoon. climbed up a hill in the South corner of the Park. it was quiet a place palms etc.</p> <p>March 3rd Rained in the night and raining this morning Feby. this year was one of the cloudest in San Diego's history according to the papers. and also the most rain. nearly 7 inches while the normal is only 2 inches. more rain now over 11 inches while 10 inches is the average yearly rain. The highest temperature was 66 Lowest 43 average wind was 7 1/3 miles per hour. Dense Fog, once and no frost.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>March 4th Cool &amp; cloudy did not go any place special</p> <p>March 5th. Cloudy &amp; cool with some showers. did not go any place</p> <p>March 6th. Went to the Park and went through the Indian Building part. of the Museum. it showed models of the Indian Villages and Indians mining, also pots, arrow-heads, axe heads, all kinds of baskets etc.</p> <p>March 7th Was down town in the morning and getting car oiled etc getting ready to go to Imperial Valley tomorrow cloudy tonight but the paper says fair weather tomorrow.</p> <p>March 8th Cloudy this morning but decided to go any way. Left at 830 am. out University st. through La Mesa, El. Cajon and Bostonia. every thing fine until near Alpine Alan took sick. nearly turned back home. but continued on. Alpine was is a Summer Camp. 1860 ft above Sea Level after leaving here we continued climbing the grades. at the Willows the next place was 2300 ft Elevation next place was Descanso</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>3540 ft high took a snap near here off the mountain road. it winds around and around the hills here the next place was Pine Valley, a big hotel and Auto Camp among big trees, is 48 miles from San Diego. and is 4000 ft elevation. the next 10 miles down grade around the curves. then about 10 miles of bare desolate looking country. only a few cattle ranches. took a snap of the Hotel at Jacumba then about 5 miles down hill around curves to Mt Springs. then a couple of miles up hill again where we are held up by Road construction. laying concrete. it was 1230 now and told we would not get through until 4pm. so we sat around and eat our dinner in Meyers Canyon took some snaps. Alan fell on a Cactus and got stickers in his face, arms &amp; legs there was a little creek in the bottom of the Canyon and they had a good time playing in the sand by it. Got started at 420. just started when the dust pan fell off. had to tie it up with mothers shoe laces. took a snap of the new bridge. 440pm now and 35 miles to go yet. after</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>leaving the canyon we are in the desert had to drive a few miles on the desert as the highway had been washed completely away. the weather was warmer here and the highway nearly straight, we made good time, going at 35 and 40 miles per hour went through Coyotte Wells. only Gas station also Dixie only a few houses. next was Seeley. Saw a field of alfafa hay freshly cut, from here to El Centro. lots of large dairy herds. lots of Lettuce but it looks nearly done. also some cotton fields all picked also a few date trees arrived at El Centro at 545 p.m. 125 miles from San Diego. stopped at the Princess Hotel $3 00 for double room went out for supper to a Cafe quiet a large town 10000 Population. some fine buildings all built over the sidewalks to keep the hot sun off.</p> <p>March 9th. Went to the Chamber of Commerce. say the road is all pavement back the other road. Left El Centro about 11 am next stop Imperial only a small place mostly cattle ranches here. next place Brawley quiet a nice place after leaving Brawley saw thousands of acres of melons plants a couple of inches high with a paper over each hill</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>to keep the wind off arrived at Westmoreland at 230 p.m. only a small place. decided to go on 65 miles to Indio. after leaving Westmoreland. the wind blew a gale and the sand blew every way in about 5 miles it blew the top of our car 15 miles farther was Kane Springs only a gas station the wind blew for another 25 miles then quietened down we took a snap of the desert and saw the Salton sea a few miles away it is 240 ft below sea level at one place a (Gas Station) it was 200 feet below. next place was Oasis. some fruit. dates and vegetables grown here. a few miles farther we struck another wind storm. and to cap it all we had to detour about 6 or 7 miles through the sand, some times you could hardly see for sand blowing. when we got back to the highway we had passed the storm and it was not blowing any. arrived at Coachella 5 miles farther. lots of dates grown here. then on 4 miles farther to Indio, arrived about 520 p.m 85 miles. about 60 of it across the desert. pavement all the way. stopped at the Indio Hotel. $5 00 for the night</p> <p>Mar 10th Left Indio at 9 am. saw a nice Date Palm Grove must have been a hundred acres or more also some fields of onions</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>about 6 or 8 inches high ready to sell about May. a few miles out we passed a sign saying Sea Level. then in the desert again. lots of flowers in bloom Through Myoma &amp; Edom, about 2 houses &amp; gas station at each place then through the San Gorgonio Pass with snow on the mts {mountains] each side. and the wind blowing hard. head on. Arrived at Banning before noon. cool here. and lots of snow on the mts. Elevation of Banning is 2315 feet. a great fruit section peaches. pears. prunes. apricots &amp; almonds. the apricots were in blossom. and the almonds were out green with leaves on to Beaumont, a smaller place another fruit section then about 15 miles down and up. &amp; around the hills to Redlands. arrived about 215 stayed in Smiley park. took some snaps. warmer here. I feel at home here. after being here before. they say it rained here yesterday. got a room for $2.00 near the Post Office. Left the Car across the street to get a new top on.</p> <p>Mar 11th Weather fine &amp; warm today spent a few hours in Sylvia Park. it was fine. flowers and every thing fixed nice Redlands is a great Navel Orange district. there were groves both sides of the</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>road most of the way to Riverside our next stop but mostly all picked. this is the most prosperous looking part of the country we have seen arrived at Riverside about noon. Parked across from 54 Hidalgo and took a walk in the Park. it looks just the same as 3 years ago. after dinner called on Coppley Bros. both well but there mother has been in bed 2 1/2 yrs with a broken hip, drove to Fairmont Park. a great park for children all kinds of swings etc. the Lake was not as nice as usual, the water had been lowered to repair a bridge after supper called on Dr Baird. he was glad to see me. and we had a long talk.</p> <p>Mar 12th Leaving for San Diego think we both hate to leave here. we both think it is the prettiest place in Calif. The first few miles out was orange groves. then we climbed a grade up the hills. then all farming country to Perris about 25 miles. Rocky around here. Lots of Olive groves some had the trees planted among the rocks next stop Lake Elsinore a nice little inland lake and Village, all farming from here to Temecula where we crossed the River Temecula on a floating bridge. the main bridge washed out by the Feby flood</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>then we climbed Red mt. grade. on the other side thousands of acres of olives next stop was Fallbrook a small place. lemons and olives looked like the main crops. a little farther we crossed the San Luis Rey River Bridge &amp; from here to Escondido not very interesting. mostly cattle ranches. next we crossed over Lake Hodges Bridge right over the Lake another of their water reservoirs. a few miles farther the Poway Grade then about 25 miles across uninteresting country to San Diego. got home at 5 oclock. after a dandy trip our Speedometer read 455 miles</p> <p>Sunday March 13th. Takeing things easy for a few days. sat in the Park for a while</p> <p>Mar 14th. went down town after our snaps 60 in all. we took on our trip every one printed and all pretty good. also bought some Abalone Souvenirs.</p> <p>Mar 15th. Took the children both morning and afternoon to the park. trying to keep them away from the bunch around here as the nearly all have the measles.</p> <p>March 16th Left this morning for Los Angelas by the Coast Route. through Old Town. La Jolla. over the Torrey Grade to Del Mar. had to detour</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>about 5 miles here on through Solana Beach. Cardiff. Encinitas to Carlsbad, at the Twin Inns here they advertise Chicken dinners and have wooden chickens at the front for advertisement and from there to Oceanside then on to San Juan Capistrano where the old Mission is all the way so far not very interesting. mostly grazeing land. the road part of the time along the ocean and part of the time over the hills. at San Juan Capistrano we eat our lunch. some oranges grown here and also walnuts, weather warmer here as we go inland from here. next place of any importance was Irvine. seems to be a new section. thousands of acres of young orange groves next place Tustin. more oranges here. then Santa Anna. a real live looking city with street cars. next stop was Orange a smaller place then Anaheim. a great Walnut &amp; Orange Belt around these places. visited these places seven years ago. and would not know them now they have grown so much. next place was Fullerton still in the fruit belt the</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>weather here was sunny and much warmer then San Diego. we stopped here at the Earle Hotel. $350 {$3.50} for two rooms.</p> <p>March 17th. Continued on this morning through La Habra to Santa Fe Springs a great oil section thousands of oil wells. from there on to Los Angelas by Telegraph Road. oranges &amp; Walnuts all along here. went in by 9th street across to 7th and up 7th to Main drove around the centre of the city on Main, Broadway 7th. and through the 3rd &amp; 5th st Tunnels. then up to Westlake Park. spent an hour or so here then on up to Sunset Blvd. {Boulevard} to Hollywood. stopped on Hollywood Blvd. and walked to a Cafe and had dinner took snaps of Egyptian Theatre and Hollywood Hotel and continued out Sunset Blvd &amp; Santa Monica Blvd. past Beverly Hills. through Beverly City. on to Santa Monica. which is a big place now. stopped a few minutes and drove on to Ocean Beach &amp; Venice the highway here is just like going through an ally. walls both sides</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>of the road. from here we followed on down the coast a lot of small places El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach to Redondo Beach. which seemed to be quiet a place. from there we crossed across the point of land to the other side. on the way we went through Wilmington quite a large place and on to Long Beach and stayed for the night. this was St Patricks night. heard the fireworks from the hotel. went 3 places to get rooms.</p> <p>March 18th in the morning we found we where only a block from the Beach and the Park, Long Beach is a large city. must be 100,000 at least. and a great amusement center took a walk. through the Park on to the Beach and out on the long pier. took some snaps. then drove on out Ocean Blvd some fine homes &amp; apts {apartments} on this street. to Seal Beach. stopped a couple of minutes but nothing here then across country to Santa Anna. then the same way back home</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>had dinner at San Juan Capistrano Cafe. and it was punk at that. but the weather was fine as soon as we got near San Diego it was cloudy and cold.</p> <p>Mar 19th Fine this morning had a tire blow out. had not drove one half mile. glad it did not go last night on the way home. Gasoline has taken a drop is only 17¢ gallon now. went down town in the afternoon shopping got our snaps mostly all pretty good</p> <p>Mar 20th Fine &amp; warm went out to Spring Valley and saw Mrs Golden and family.</p> <p>Mar 22nd 21st Fine &amp; warm again. went across the Ferry Boat (Romona) to Coronado Island. went down to the Beach on the sand. had dinner and the girls &amp; alan played around all day</p> <p>Mar 23rd 22nd. Down town this morning had another puncture. saw Walker about selling car down town after dinner buying some presents</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>to take home. called on Claytons very warm today. warmest since we arrived.</p> <p>Mar 24th 23rd Called for Mrs Clayton and all went to La Jolla sat on the sand. picked up shells, etc. the children went barefoot for a while left for home about 5.30pm ran into Fog near La Jolla it was pretty thick for a while. but nearly all gone on arrival in San Diego</p> <p>Mar 24th. down town a couple of times seeing Walker about car have no prospects for sale yet. went down to the water front and took a few snaps.</p> <p>Mar 25th Down town shopping getting ready to leave for home next Tuesday. Pullman Section cost $1620 {$16.20} to Salt Lake City.</p> <p>Mar 26th. Down town. took some snaps. done some more Shopping. got car washed. saw W. P. Ry Coy. trying to get our berths through to Hamilton</p> <p>Mar 27th. Sunday. went to a Baseball Game between San Diego &amp; House of David The House of David players all wore whiskers all over their face</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>San Diego won score 6 to 5. mother &amp; the children went to Claytons by street car and I called around after the game. we got home about 8 pm.</p> <p>Mar 28th. Busy all day we are leaving San Diego tomorrow at nine oclock if all goes well Took some snaps of the house. also. Broadway. the city hall &amp; Santa Fe station. some job packing our trunks. they where so full could hardly get them shut. it was pretty late when we got to bed.</p> <p>Mar 29th. Up early this morning. Heck the mover called for our trunks about 7 oclock. we left the house about 8 a.m. drove our car to Station (Mr Walker is to take it back and sell it). Mrs Clayton Francis Golden &amp; Mr Bob Walker down to the station to see us off. The weather is cloudy and looks like rain. We left on time at 9 a.m. wonder if we will ever see it San Diego again. The flowers seem to be at their best</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>now. some of the fields just covered with poppys and other wild flowers. Near Oceanside we say large fields of Beans and Potatoes up about 4 or 5 in. high. we followed the coast all the way to San Juan Capistrano. here we see our last view of the Pacific. inland from here through lots of Walnut groves to Santa Anna at 1145 a.m. Raining here a little at Orange at noon Anaheim at 12.10 pm. great orange &amp; Walnut section at both these places. arrived at Los Angelas about 1. pm transferred to Central Station on Central Ave. used by both the Union Pacific &amp; Southern Pacific. took street car up to 5th &amp; Broadway. walked through a couple of big stores. the Broadway. and took a snap in Pershing square. went back to the station. left Los. Angelas at 605 p.m. Raining again has been showery off and on all the afternoon.</p> <p>Mar 30th. Got up at 7.30 we are now in Nevada. crossed out of Calif during the night. Rough country here. hills &amp; gravelly Canyons. at 9 a.m. in Rainbow Canyon. which is 26 miles long. took some snaps</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>off the back of the train. at Caliente Nev. at 10.30 am elevation 4396 feet. Pop. 545. leaving Caliente we wind up through the Nevada Canyon for 22 miles. to Crestline Elevation 5992 feet. went through 16 tunnells some short &amp; some long. weather cool &amp; snappy here. a few scrub fir trees near here. near Crestline the engine blew out a piston. delayed from noon until 2. pm. weather cloudy we are now in Utah state. at Lund at 3.30 pm. 242 miles yet from Salt Lake City and 542 from Los. Angelas. only a small town. every thing brown and bare. only sage brush. at Oasis at 6 pm some farms here. the mountains now at each side covered with snow. at from Lund to Delta we travel in the Escalante Valley 100 miles long and 30 to 50 miles wide almost straight roads. about dark we enter the great Pahvant Valley of 5000 acres. mostly all irrigated. arrive at Salt Lake City at 1030 pm 2 hours late. take free bus to Cullen Hotel on W. 2nd st. 1 1/2 block from Main</p> <p>Mar 31st we are staying the day in Salt Lake City. we leave at 8.30 tonight. had</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>breakfast on Main St at the Cafeteria. Alan all spots this morning. guess he has the measles. he has been cross for the last few days. walked around the town. took snap of. Brigham Youngs Monument. went through the grounds of the Mormon Temple. it cost four million to build they say, it looks like granite and has a figure of Brigham Young on top inlaid with with gold, also was in the Tabernacle it seats 8000 did not hear the organ as children are not allowed in. the buildings occupy a whole block. they claim there are 10. acres in each block in the city. the streets are all wide and Main St has running water down each side. from the mountains. weather cold and cloudy with lots of snow on the mountains close to the city. in the afternoon mother and the girls went shopping. I stayed home with Alan. he looks pretty sick. Had supper at the Restaurant and took street car to the station. raining again when we left.</p> <p>Apr. 1st. Alan sick. this am. Kept the berth made up. crossed out of Utah in the night and now in Wyoming</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Alan sure has the measles. We tried to keep the conductor and every body away. saying we thought he had a bad cold, as he has a bad cough but the conductor got wise and looked at him and knows he has the measles. but he seems to be a good sort. and tells us not to say any thing to any body or he would have to report it and we would have to get off the train. there are some more children on the train and we are having some job trying to keep them away from the girls. one good thing the car is not very crowded, we have to take turns watching him. and going to the diner in relays. but nobody is hungry. and Alan does not eat any thing. got from soup and milk from the diner and he only eat a couple of spoonfuls and then to finish it</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>we spilt it in the berth. we crossed the Continental Divide at Creston Elevation 7102 early in the morning. wild &amp; barren looking here. the Rivers start here for the West and the East. at Rawlins at Breakfast time. some cattle and sheep raising here. at Laramie at 11 oclock elevation 7300 feet and the population about 10 000. some big oil fields near here Hermosa next place only 150 population still climbing elevation 7899 feet. after leaving Hermosa we go through a long tunnell 1800 feet long. at Sherman about noon. the highest point on the road here elevation 8013 feet. lots of cattle and sheep grazing along here. weather cool. nearly to cold to sit on the observation car. with your overcoat buttoned up. will soon be home to the cold county again but guess it is colder here than at home</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>as the elevation is so high. lots of snow here in places. went through several snow sheds one several miles long. made to keep the snow from drifting on the tracks arrived at Cheyenne at about 1 oclock. chief industry here stock raising, going down grade again down to. 60 58 elevation. about 3. pm. we cross out of Wyoming into Nebraska. at Sydney Nebraska at 345 pm. after leaving Sydney Neb. we cross the corner of. Colorado state. only for about 8 miles. to Julesburg, Colorado used to be an old fort here. in 1875 which was attacked by Indians. back again into Nebraska. the next places where. Brule. and Ogallala. both small places. crossed the River Platte about 6 pm. seems to be quiet a large river. arrived at North Platte stopped for a few</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Got off the train the weather was cold and frosty. passed through a place called Kearney at 840 p.m. used to be another old Fort here. passed through Omaha and across the Missouri River. and into Iowa.</p> <p>April 2nd. First large place we saw this morning was Marshal town in Iowa state. we are now on the Chicago and North. Western R. after leaving Omaha but we did not have to change. cars first thing strange I noticed the train running on the left tracks here. inquired from a man. he said the road was owned by an English Coy {Company} and was the only Railroad in America which ran on the left tracks. Alan. still very sick all covered with spots just lays in the berth will not eat any thing. only drink water. had the</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>conductor around again he thinks he is getting along alright. Marshalltown quiet a large city. there at about 8 a.m. weather cold. looks like winter with snow on the ground through Mechanicsville about 1030 a.m. great corn country here fields and fields of old corn stalks standing. they do not cut them here just pull the ears off. and turn the cattle and hogs in to eat the stalks. they had the cattle &amp; hogs in when we went down in Dec. and still there yet. more hogs here than I ever saw before. also more mud. it is real mud. as the soil is black. saw two teams on a light wagon. mud of their legs up to their bellies. a man told me he saw four horses trying to pull a Ford Coupe out of a mud hole. one horse had</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>to be dug out too, hope it is better than that at home. as we are not used to mud in California at Clinton at about 1230 p.m. another large place we crossed the Mississippi River here. some river even up at this end of it. we are now in Illinois state through the cities of Dixon and De Kalb and into Chicago on time at 405 p.m. wrapped Alan up in his big coat. took Paimalees Transfer Bus from the Union Station to Dear-Born St Station Alan still the same he slept on one of the benches. while we took turns getting some thing to eat at the station. did not have long to wait as the Canadian Nat. leaves for Hamilton at 530 p.m. got on board at 5 p.m. with out getting spotted tipped the porter</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>got the berth made up early. and got Alan to bed early they thought he was just tired it was a good thing we are crossing at night. after leaving Chicago the train run down the middle of the street. with pavement each side. outside of chicago they must have had a big rain. as all the ground was floating with water. We made out papers for the Imigration officers at Port Huron. the conductor hands them in. Went through South Bend at 8. p.m. the train seems to run down the Main St. and stopped all the street crossing when it stopped at the station. The Imigration officer asked Madge some questions at Port Huron. but I never</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>heard him. at all.</p> <p>April 3rd. Up early had sent cases examined arrived in Hamilton 730 a.m. on time expected some body to have met us. but nobody in sight. took a Taxi up town. just managed to catch the bus for home. arrived at 8 oclock. Smith had the furnace going and every thing alright but it was snowing and everything bare and bleak looking.</p> </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e54eb6fe9d37f3669a1fd3ecb5bca8ce.pdf bcec42b023b119834663c59d498d8dc6 PDF Text Text ������������������������������������������ https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7ce7cde767633b4d9c2434df01a6bbab.pdf 8ed1b39749ea8e056ee78e3d0d213ec4 PDF Text Text Franklin McMillan (1885-1966) 1926 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers DISCLAIMER: This diary depicts some discriminatory content which some may find offensive. During the diary’s time period, such racial terms and prejudices were commonplace in Canadian society. They are considered wrong today. Frank McMillan Diary year 1926 New Year’s Day. cloudy & mild. not much below freezing point. Had John & Grandpa up for dinner but it was no Happy new year for me. Sat. Jan 2nd Weather fine & clear and not very cold. Sund. Jan 3rd. was down to Johns for supper. warm & cloudy looks like rain. Mon. Jan 4th. Mild and cloudy. looks like rain yet. Election Day. Peter Rae defeated by Drummond in East Flamboro for reeve. Tues. Jan 5th. Mild & cloudy Wed. Jan 6th. Went to Hamilton got Chevrolet License $14 00 No. 82642. Very windy and turning colder tonight. Jan 6th. Wed. - clear & cold Jan 7th. Thursday. all over at Bells for dinner & supper. weather clear & cold. Jan 8th Friday. cool & cloudy looks like snow Jan 9th. Sat. snowed all night. and still snowing today. most snow now of any time this winter. Sat up until 2 oclock Radio about the best this winter. Had Denver good & loud, also 6KW. at Tuinicucu, Cuba, also Miami Florida and K.F.I Los Angeles but not very loud. Sun. Jan 10th. Cold & clear real winter weather now 1 �Mon. Jan 11th. milder with some more snow. was down to Cleavers trying to get going on Lillies estate. but seem to get nothing done Tuesday Jan 12th. very cold again. will be a pretty cold night. Wed. Jan 13th. Cold & cloudy looks like more snow Thurs Jan 14th. milder with some light snow flurries Frid Jan 15th. mild & cloudy some light snow & windy Sat Jan 16th Clear & mild thawing a little. Sun Jan 17th. mild & cloudy thawing fast. Mon June 18th. Raining this morning snow about all gone. Adam Brown died in Hamilton on Sat Jan 16th. in his 100th year. Grandpa taken very sick this afternoon. not expected live until morning but rallied some about 1 oclock this morning Jan 19th Grandpa some better but not out of danger. Will & Dave & Effie arrived today. weather very mild. Jan 20th my Birthday but not a Happy one. Grandpa still about the same. Will went home again this afternoon. Jan 21. A little colder and about one inch of snow Jan 22nd Very cold this morning about zero Grandpa. still about the same. Jan 23rd Saturday. still very cold with strong west wind. Jan 24th Sunday very cold wind. from the west. Grandpa about the same he had lots of visitors Jan 25 Monday, a nice winter day. freezing but not too cold. Jan 26th Doris 4 years old today. sending for some seeds from Stokes Erfurt Caul $150 {$1.50} 4 ozs Copenhagen 1 oz. $1.00 & 1 oz Golden Acre Cabb. 75¢ 4 ozs World Beater Pepper $1.00 & 1 oz Schells sweet pepper 75. total 515{$5.15}. Jan 27. Colder today, very strong wind at night and some snows 2 �Jan 28th. worst day of the winter very strong gales from the west a few snow flurries and very cold Jan 29th. Friday very cold yet from 4 to 6 below zero this morning. paper says at Nipigon New Ont, was 51 below zero too cold for me. Jan 30th. Saturday quite a change this morning thawing all day. Just like spring. Jan 31st Sunday cooler & cloudy. all day. strong East wind & snow in the evening Feby 1st Monday. quiet a lot of snow this morning and weather cooler Feby 2nd motored to Hamilton got Truck License no 14898 lots of snow. Feby 3rd Wed. started snowing again tonight from the East. ordered 4 cars of Hotbed manure for Feby 20 Mar. 1st 10th & 15th Feby 4th. Clearing up & cooler tonight Feby 5 Friday went to City for a load of orange crates. very scarce drove over the whole city. got 165 prices up to. had to pay from 5 to 10¢ each was zero this morning but turned milder Feby 6th Sat. milder & cloudy looks like another storm this morning. Feby 7th Sunday. Lovely winter day. thawing some in the sun. Olive Hicks played the Violin at Radio Station CKOC Hamiton it was very good. Feby 8th 9th & 10th real winter weather with lots more snow. Feby 11th Alans first birthday. standing alone now and trying to walk Feby 12th Friday. grandpa Mac. not so well again am afraid he will not last long. Feby 13th. Fine today and thawing some. Feby 14th Sunday. Mild & cloudy was down to Hicks for the afternoon & supper. Feby 15th. mild this morning but turning colder tonight Feby 16th Very cold again. this morning about zero Grandpa very poorly today 3 �Feby 17th. Fine & mild men shingling. hired mans house Feby 18th snowing this am and continued all day took the Sprayer up to the Factory to get overhauled also the truck to Aldershot Garage to get overhauled too. will cost some money to get both done. Feby 19th. Very cold again with lots of snow again Feby 20th Fair & cold about zero this morning. Feby 21st Sunday cold & cloudy. Grandpa very low this afternoon Feby 22nd cold below zero unloading car of hot bed manure. came a week too early this year Feby 24th. Wed. Grandpa Mac passed away at 1230 (noon) today. he has been unconcious since Saturday last. Feby 25th. Raining this morning and nearly all day. very windy towards night. Roads very slippery lots of cars & trucks in the ditches. Feby 26th. Friday. Grandpa buried today. cold & windy roads very icey. Feby 27th. Sat. cold & clear Feby 28th. Sunday. fine thawing a little March 1st. Raining this morning cleared before dinner but Strong winds & raw & damp. Sowed Cabbage & pepper seeds. March 2nd. Moved Will Smith out from Hamilton to work, for us. March 3rd Colder. fixing sash. March 4th. Unloading car of manure weather very cold. about zero. March 5th. Very cold they say 10 below zero this morning. Hotbeds about frozen up Kingstons wins Junior O.H.A Finals from Owen Sound last night. Jan Mar 6th. Sowed Tomato seeds. 4 ozs First & Best 6 ozs John Baer, cold this morning zero again but a little milder & cloudy this afternoon 4 �Jan Mar 7th Sunday must have snowed nearly all night as there is a lot of soft snow. This morning it looks like rain Jan Mar 8th Monday. clear & cold got two loads of orange crates from Hamilton about 350 in all. cost from 5¢ to 10 cents each. Jan Mar 9th unloaded 3rd car of manure putting on ground for strawberry bed must have been about zero this morning but thawed some this afternoon. Jan Mar 10th Drove to H. Slater at Waterdown for 30 hot bed sashes cost 165 each cold & frosty this morning but thawing again in the day time. Peterboro won Senior O.H.A. From London last night and New Hamburg won the final Int. O.H.A from Grimsby. Jan Mar 11th. Very cold working around hot beds. Jan Mar 12th cold & cloudy north east winds & some Snow flurries Jan Mar 13th Still very cold about zero this morning. fixing sash etc Jan Mar 14th Sunday still cold yet. Jan Mar 15th some milder today but lots of ice & snow yet. has been a very steady March so far no bare ground all winter since before Christmas. Jan Mar 16th. men papering our front room today about a couple of inches more snow this morning but not extreme cold but not thawing much. Jan Mar 17th. Kingston Junior wins O H A Semi Final Round from Quebec and leaves for Port Arthur. weather cold. Jan Mar 18th Fine & milder. Peterboro Senior O.H.A. wins round from New Hamburg Intermediates and Ottawa leads the regular games in Prof. Hockey {Top of page 2} Will McMillan has Sold the old place to Mr Hogan for about $11,000 Jan Mar 19th. Peterboro looses in the Ont. Semi Finals to Varsity who won both games by scores of 7 to 1. weather cool & some showers in the afternoon. Jan Mar 20th. Sat. mild & cloudy trimming trees. Jan Mar 21st Sunday first day of spring. and it is a dandy day. warm & bright have a cold. 5 �Jan Mar 22nd. Kingston wins Semi Final (Junior) Hockey from Fort William & enter the finals Mild & cloudy making hotbeds for transplanting Cabbages. Jan March 23rd Raining all night foggy this morning an raining a little. Varsity of Toronto won Semi Final Senior Hockey from Ottawa, and enter the finals with Port Arthur. March 24th. Started Transplanting Cabbages, 23 sashes done weather mild & cloudy. March 25th. Kingston Junior OHA. & Calgary. plays too a tie in two games and have to play the third game. March 26th Friday colder heavy frost this morning and ground frozen again tonight. March 27th. Very cold north wind ground frozen hard fixing sash, & making hot beds. March 28th. Sunday cold winter day frozen solid this morning Clo Calgary wins Junior Canadian Championship Beat Kingston by one goal in three days games March 29th. Very cold ground frozen solid unloading 4th car of manure and making hot beds. Montreal Beat Ottawa Sat night & win N.H.L. (Prof) Hockey in the play offs. March 30th. Varsity of Toronto & Port Arthur play 30 minutes overtime to a tie 3 - 3, in the Senior Amateur finals last night and will have to play another game. Very cold, heavy north east winds March 31st. March is certainly going out like a lion. blowing and raining. all last night, and freezing on the trees today. Snowing all the afternoon. April 1st. Cold and ground covered with snow. Port Arthur wins the Alan Cup. Beat Varsity. in 20 minutes over time score 3 to 2. Regular winter day, Regular blizzard from the west. April 2nd. Good Friday Bright with west wind in the morning. Cloudy with East wind in the afternoon, & snowing at Bed time. April 3rd. another snow storm from the East this morning raining in the afternoon. frozen up again at night April 4th. Easter Sunday ground covered with snow strong west winds, clear & cold. thawing some in afternoon 6 �April 5th. Snowing again this morning then raining at noon. afternoon cloudy & freezing hard at night transplanted 22 more sashes of cabbages April 6th. Cool but bright transplanted about 10 000 Tomatoes. April 7th. Cold with rain & snow. have lots of water in our cellar Montreal wins World Pro Hockey Title from Victoria 3 games out of 4 games. April 8th. cold & rainy taking water out of cellar about 10 inches in it. April 9th. Fair & cool transplanted 24 sashes sweet peppers & 16 sashes tomatoes April 10th. Cold & raw finished transplanting tomatoes 72 sashes in all. April 11th. Sunday clear and cold. ground freezing hard tonight April 12th. Finished first transplanting peppers 60 sashes in all. weather clear & cold north east wind. April 13th. Finest day this Spring. Pumping water out of the cellar and fixing drain in front of house. Went into seen Grandpa Boniface he is very low. with Pneumonia April 14th. Trimming trees turned very cold again ground frozen this evening April 15th very cold all day. trimming trees April 16th. A little milder but very heavy winds was in to see Grandpa Boniface do not think he will last much longer. April 17th. Fair but very cold with strong west wind. Grandpa Boniface dies last night at 11 oclock had only been sick a week. Have been all over the country hunting a woman (Madge has a cold and wants a weeks rest. April 18th Sunday Fair &cold April 19th Cold & clear was up to Hamilton, to Grandpa Boniface's funeral April 20th. A little milder unloading 5th car of manure. April 21st Fine & mild had a thunder shower after dinner the first of the year 7 �April 22nd Very warm Just like Summer hunting for a horse all afternoon good horses seem scarce April 23rd A little colder drawing brush April 24th. Showery & cold East wind. planted 8 sashes Cukes {Cucumbers} (6 ozs Perfection} and 2 ozs Snowball Cauliflower in 8 sashes. Jerry & other Indian came down today to work Sunday April 25th Very cold, cloudy & strong north winds. thermometer 38 at noon. April 26th. cold & cloudy starting to uncover strawberries April 27th. cold & cloudy, uncovering strawberries. April 28th. Rained in the night. very cold & cloudy with strong winds today. April 29th Cold & cloudy with a few showers uncovering strawberries a slow job. I do not feel any good and John in bed all week with Grippe April 30. a few more showers again. today Charlotte sick in bed with Flue. May 1st. Clear but cold East wind uncovering strawberries May 2nd Sunday. fair & very warm about 80 May 3rd. Very cold, still uncovering strawberries guess we will never get done. short of help. and John still very sick with Flue. Charlotte getting better. May 4rd. still very cold uncovering strawberries about one half inch ice this morning. May 5th. cool & cloudy planted 7500 Cabbage out today. looks like rain tonight. John a little better today but very bad yesterday has both Flue & Pneumonia. May 6th Finished planting out Cabbages. 15 000 in all. weather fine May 7th. Transplanting tomatoes 2nd time. May 8th. Finished transplanting tomatoes 147 sashes 100 to the sash. weather fine. John seems to be improving some. 8 �May 9th. Sunday fair & a little cooler. May 10th. Fair & cool John very low during last night, but some better this morning May 11th Finished uncovering strawberries. May 12th to 15th. Fair & moderately warm planting 4 1/4 Acres strawberries getting pretty dry now, also planted 15 lbs Davis White Wax Beans. John quiet a lot better now. May 16th. Sunday Fine & warm Hicks called in also Will Bell & family May 17th. Fine & warm highest Temperature 78 sowed Carrots 1 lb chantenay 1 lb nantes. sowed up drill a trifle smaller than Onion hole. May 18 Shipped first 8 bskts {baskets} asparagus yesterday sold $150 bskt. Hoeing & cultivating old strawberries warm and getting very dry. May 19th. Rained steady up till noon. was sure a good soaking and just what was needed. but turning cold tonight May 20th. Fair but cold hoeing & cultivating old strawberries they look pretty good this year. May 21st. Hoeing strawberries weather getting cold tonight. May 22nd weather very cold covered up hotbeds extra tonight. men are ploughing cultivating & Hoeing. Seagram won Kings Plate. May 23rd Sunday very cold. put a fire in furnace again. have had one for the last three years on 24th of May May 25th to May 28th. Fair & bright with cool nights. slight frosts nearly every night hoeing strawberries. May 28th. Planted 4 bags Potatoes weather still cool at nights May 29th Started putting out Tomatoes got 3200 out. cold again tonight covered up hot beds at 11 oclock at night. May 30 Sunday went for a drive up to the mountain warmer looks like rain tonight 9 �May 31st. Planting Tomatoes all day. very warm June 1st Had a good shower last night also some more this morning. Planting Tomatoes yet. very windy after dinner hard on plants. going out. June 2nd Finished Tomato planting at noon. very cold & wind blowing a gale from the west. smashing the plants up in great style June 3rd Very cold with high winds from the west & north west. Stopped planting. Hoeing & cultivating, also hand cultivating carrots June 4th. White frost this morning not any damage but curled leaves on the beans. Started planting out peppers. June 5th. slight frost again Planted out Cukes and some more peppers weather warm in the sun but very cold again tonight June 6th. Sunday, some frost again this morning but at noon looks like rain John improving walking around some now. June 7th. Had a shower last night. Planting peppers today. fine & warm. June 8th. Fine & warm finished peppers. Mrs Smith went to the Hospital for operation June 9th. Warm & windy finished planting Marrows Squash. Cabbages etc. June 10th & 11th. fine & warm digging around trees in the orchard & Hoeing new Strawberries June 12th. showery this morning. Hoeing & Cultivating in the afternoon June 13th Sunday Fine & warm Had Grandma Boniface out. June 14th. Raining this morning from the East and very cold. Cleaning up hot beds June 15 Heavy rain all night cleaning up hot beds ground very wet. 10 �June 16th 17th & 18th Spraying the last three days. took 19 tanks to do it. put in 5 1/2 lbs lead & 3 1/2 to 3 3/4 gals Lime Sulphur. men hoeing strawberries Mr Biggar of Upton Co. wants about 1000 crates strawberries this year at the going price June 19th. Got oil changed in truck today. at 14 800 miles. Fair & cool. June 20th. Fine & cool (Sunday) June 21st & 22nd Weeding carrots. Heavy rain last night. June 23rd Ground very wet now. more rain today trying to hoe & cultivate but very wet. June 24th Fine but not very warm. Hoeing & cultivating June 25th. Picked first strawberries 13 x 36 pints sold in Toronto at Sold at 21 to 25¢, {neted?} in Toronto $91.56 would have had a few more but rained again June 26th Hoeing. had another thunder shower at noon. June 27th Sunday fine went for a car ride out to Carlisle & Cedar Springs June 28th. Picking strawberries shipped 42 crates pints at noon to Toronto sold 12 crates at 14¢ and Shipped 31 crates qts {quarts} to Toronto at night. June 29th. Picked 55 x 27 crates of strawberries Sold at 20¢ here had a thunder shower at five oclock and some rain and hail about 7 oclock. the largest hail I ever saw some as large as pidgeons eggs good job there was not many of them cut one crate of Cabbage for the first. June 30th. picked 59 crates SBerries shipped to Toronto sold at. 20 to 23 cts picked 3 bskts {baskets} Sweet cherries. sold at $1 00 bskt July 1st Picked 92 crates SBerries sold to R.L. Scott (here) at 16¢ July 2nd Biggest picking so far 110 crates shipped all to Toronto sold. at 22 and 23 cts July 3rd Sat. shipped 56 crates SBerries to Toronto truck left at 10.30. sold at 20 to 23¢. July 4th. Sunday Fine & warm. home alone. 11 �July 5th Big day in picking 212 crates in all. 10 in the morning in Toronto sold at 25¢. 57 afternoon sold at. mostly 13¢ to 15¢ Sold 40 to a peddlar at $450 30 to Scott at $400 45 to Upton at 12¢ and 30 up North at 17¢ July 6th Berries price all gone to pieces. picked 222 crates took 160 to Uptons @ 12¢. 56 to Scott @ 13 1/2 July 7th no rain yet and very warm with strong south west winds Berries about done for. picked 153 crates today July 8th only picked 98 crates. today they are going fast. very hot & strong south wind July 9th Still very warm with south west wind. July 10th. Heavy rain in the night and some more showers at noon today only picked 41 crates. turning cool tonight July 11 Sunday mostly cloudy & cool July 12th. Picked 82 crates SBerries July 13th Cool. picked 98 crates SBerries and started on Richmond cherries 30 bskts at 75¢ July 14th Picked 116 crates SBerries today July 15th First day of no picking strawberries picked 20 bskts cherries July 16 warm again picked 68 strawberries again today this may be the last picked 1650 crates all told. July 18th. Sunday fine & warm home alone all day. July 17th Saturday nothing much doing today. weather fine. July 19th Monday. Picked 100 bskts Richmond cherries @ 65¢ 18 x 6 qts Black cherries at 90¢ 15 bskt Beans @ 75¢ 7 crates Cabbage @ 75¢ Shipped all north. July 20. Picking Cherries Beans etc. our Radio Aerial Wire struck by Lightning last evening the wire burn't off from the chimney was all the damage that was done. 12 �July 21 Finished picking strawberries had 1690 crates. picking cherries & Beans etc. Cabbage very slow have thousands of heads ready. Picked 28 bskts Peppers sold in Toronto @ 90¢ & 100¢ & 5 at 75¢ July 22nd. still picking Richmond cherries etc. men hoeing old strawberry patch. Started raining at noon. July 23rd. Had a pretty busy day picked 186 bskts cherries besides Beans & Cabbages July 24th. Finished picking Richmond cherries 83 bskts Just had 700 bskts this year sold at average of about 65¢. Picked 5 bskts tomatoes July 25th went for a drive to Campbellville & Milton was a fine warm day. July 26th Picked 115 Montmorency cherries sold at $1.00 also 5 Cukes @ 80¢ 3 bskts Vegetable Marrows at 75¢ July 27 Picked 112 bskts today of cherries and 28 bskts sweet cherries July 28th. Rainy only got 89 bskts cherries July 29th. Picked 217 bskts cherries. July 30th not many orders today only picked 73 bskt cherries 13 cukes & 6 tomatoes No 1 toms at $2 50 & No 2's $1.50 weather fine. Have picked to date. 700 x 11 Richmond cherries 617 x 11 Montmorency “ {cherries} 112 x6 Sweets “ {cherries} July 31st nothing doing much today. Saturday no shipping for first this season Sunday Aug 1st. Cloudy & cool. with a little light shower. Had Grandma B. out. Aug 2nd. Rained nearly all night picked 180 bskt cherries & 11 crates Rasps besides other stuff. Cut first Cauliflowers sold $160 {$1.60} crate Aug 3. not many orders only picked 88 bskt cherries. Aug 4th. Picked 121 cherries also sold Scott 4420 lbs Cabbages. Aug 5th Very few orders for cherries. price all shot had 6 bskts Sold in Toronto at 40¢ bskt. 13 �Aug 6. only picked 35 bskt cherries. todays price 75¢. Aug 7. Sat. very heavy rain storm. last night with thunder lightning & wind, smashed half a dozen cherry trees in our best orchard Cucumber price all shot had 35 bskts of A. No. 1. class sold in Toronto at 25¢ Aug 8th Sunday. Took McCulloughs & our bunch for a Picnic had dinner at Guelph. then went to Kitchener. & home through Galt & Preston. and Supper at Dundas. all say they had a fine time Aug 9th. not many orders only 44 cherries at 75¢ 25 toms at $1 00 and some other small orders of cukes etc Aug 10th. more rain again in the night. everything flooded. not many orders. cannot sell cherries at any price Aug 11th. Picked 65 toms sold at 65¢ crop no good blighting & rotting with the rain. only picked 33 bskt cherries no sale for them Aug 12 another thunder storm in the night also another this morning nothing doing only picked a few Cukes & peppers for Toronto. peppers selling at 65 to 75¢ Aug 13th. Picked 54 bskts tomatoes at 65¢ and 75¢ 32 cherries 65¢. 13 cukes at 25¢. 5 cabbages 60¢ 1 marrow $100 {$1.00}, 7 crates Lawtons 36 pints at $375 & $400 {$3.75 & $4.00} and a few Rasps. got returns from Toronto for Aug 10th shipment cukes 25¢ peppers 60¢ & 75¢ and 13 bskts cherries sold for $3.70 or 28 1/2 cts per 11 qt bskt. Aug 14th. Sold a load of Cabbages to Scott nearly 2 1/2 tons at $10 per ton Aug 15th Fine was down to Hicks for tea Aug 16th. Pretty busy today picked 161 tomatoes at 50¢ some cukes peppers cabbages (plums Shiro ) apples & 28 cherries at 50¢ another heavy shower this afternoon. Aug 17th. only picked 83 toms today, picked 231 bskt cherries shipped 213 of them to Hart & Tuckwell Montreal am afraid we will not get much out of them but cannot sell any place else sold at 60¢ nothing much left. 14 �Aug 18. Got my sweet cherries trees budded. Mr Harry Garrett of Vineland. sent by J A Neilson. Cost $17.00 for 21 trees. Tomatoes not ripening at all only picked about 80 bskts weather cold & wet. sent another 137 cherries 13 x 36 Lawtons to Montreal sold at {blank} Aug 19th cloudy & very cold shipping cherries yet to Montreal. 189 bskts Aug 20 only had 56 bskts toms today sold at 50¢ and only picked 20 cherries for north at 50¢. price 60¢ in Montreal no good weather very cold & cloudy and rained some again last night. Aug 21. Sat. Rained all last night & all morning & some more again late tonight nothing doing all day. Fire insurance dead due on Aug 3rd. Paid W. C Vansickle on furniture in the Waterloo, $2707 {$27.07} and B. S Hicks on Buildings in Gore District Mutual $ 45 00 Aug 22nd Sunday. last year Aug 22nd Sat. Lillie went under her operation. Had Mr & Mrs Bell and Alex Bell & Stan Blair over for supper. Aug 23rd. another shower this morning about 6 oclock every thing wet again Picked 105 tomatoes sold at 50¢ had to wipe them all again and another big thunder shower started at five this evening getting awful wet now Aug 24th. Picked 146 cherries today sold at 70 & 75 in Montreal more rain tonight Aug 25th. Picked 218 cherries 111 toms at 40¢ and have sold Scott 6 tons of Cabbages in the last two days at $10 00 per ton. Aug 26th Finished Montmorency cherries today 162 bskts had another light shower tonight, have had to wipe tomatoes every day. picked 163 bskts today. Aug 27. Fine & warm today finished Picking cherries English Morello's 90 bskts, total all cherries this year 33.70 bskts. Aug 28th. Saturday had a very busy day. Sold Scott 10 tons 265 lbs Cabbages @ $10 per ton. 33 cukes @ 17¢ and 276 Burbank plums at 30¢ Aug 29th. Sunday fine went to Hamilton to see about a new Housekeeper Aug 30th. Had a pretty 15 �busy day picked 356 Burbank plums for Scott was to get 30¢ but only 27¢ when we got there. also shipped 178 tomatoes north at 30¢ and a few plums at 40¢ some Cukes Marrows & Cabbags Aug 31st not so many orders only 135 toms & 35 plums Sept 1. Shipping about 150 toms & a few plums north. Sept 2. Shipped 135 toms at 25¢ and 70 plums at 40¢. Sept 3rd cold & cloudy like rain orders nearly all cancelled. only 66 toms shipped. on account of Monday Labor Day I guess Sept 4th. Sat. nothing doing raining all day. Sept 5th. Sunday. a year ago today. Lillie passed away. it has been a lonely & long year since then. Sept 6th Monday. Shipped 455 bskts of fruit today but every thing very cheap tomatoes 25¢ Plums 22 to 35¢ Sept 7th. only about 250 bskts today. Sept 8th a few more plum orders today. have made a cut in prices selling Burbanks at 25¢ and Gages & Blues 30¢ up north now. Sept 9th Raining all night and this morning. started at noon to pick got off 275 bskts plums tomatoes & pears. Sept 10th. had a pretty busy day. 150 tomatoes 65 plums 32 pears, 20 Red peppers at $125 {$1.25} a bskt 12 Green peppers 21 cukes 14 crates & bags Cabbages 3 crates Cauliflower. Sept 11th Sat. picked some pears for next week and only shipped 25 bskts tomatoes. Sept 12th Sunday mild & cloudy looks like rain. Sept 13th. Clear & cool, fine & dry this morning. picked 467 bskt fruit today Shipped all north but 31 bskt Green peppers shipped 12 Red peppers to Toronto last week Sold at $150 {$1.50} bskt 16 �Sept 14th very busy shipped 300 bskts north and 205 Lombard plums for Upton Jam Coy {Company} at 1¢ a lb. Sept 15 Rained in the night and wet all day. only picked 104 tomatoes 55 plums & 16 pears for north, and 114 Lombards for Jam Coy heavy rain about two oclock got every thing soaked Sept 16. Rained all night again and all morning every thing flooded worse than ever. picked 173 bskts plums for factory {Side note, vertically} New House Keeper came tonight Sept 17. had a lot of orders today. got them all away. cut 8 crates Cauliflowers at $200 {$2.00} crate also shipped 29 Green peppers & 18 Reds to Toronto Reds sold at $2 00 Greens 50 & 60¢ Sept 18 Picked 400 bskts Bartlett pears Selling at 57 to 60¢ bskt 15 toms at 25¢ wet in the morning but a grand afternoon. Sept 19 Sunday Fine & warm. Sept 20th. Flooded with orders especially pears and plums. fortunately we had pears picked from Saturday. did not get nearly all our orders filled as we have only two men Chapman left Sat night Sept 21 Very busy yet. picked 385 bskts fruit & 5 bags Cabbages weather fine & cool. Sept 22nd Shipped 251 bskts of fruit today cool & cloudy Sept 23rd. Did not ship any orders today took 261 bskts plums into Uptons wet and rainy nearly all day. men trying to fix cellar drain this is the third day and not done yet. Sept 24 Rained all night every thing. flooded. drain all washed & blocked again and water in cellar again. picking pears standing in water with rubber boots on. also another big flood at 4 oclock this afternoon, nearly every thing under water. Sept 25 Rained all night again and all day today picked 100 bskt pears & 25 peppers. drain all caved in. & cellar has about two feet of water in it. Sept 26 Sunday Frost this morning froze squash Vines & touched pepper plants. 17 �Sept 25th ordered 10 cars manure. should have ordered earlier as we cannot get it now. when we want it. 5 for Berry covering starting Nov 15th. and 5 for hotbeds one on Jan 31st. March 9th 11th 15th & 17th. Sept 27th Sunday Monday fine picked 66 bskts peppers for Toronto and plums all day for Uptons 286 baskets. Sept 28th Still lots of water in the cellar. picked 75 bskts Howell pears for North at 60¢ and a few plums etc. and started on Reine Claudes for Jam at 1¢ a lb. Some price for Reine Claude Sept 29th took a load of plums (picked yesterday) to Hamilton will not take any more this week and only one more load on Monday shipped 110 bskts pears north at 60¢ mostly Howells. only have a few bskts left. looks like rain again. Sept 30 & 31st Same old job havent got the drain fixed yet. no orders digging potatoes had a dandy crop. but 4/5 of them rotten. Oct 1st Cloudy & like rain drain not fixed yet. only 27 bskts fruit on order. Oct. 2nd a few light showers in the night, one of the finest days this fall got the water out of the cellar but not done yet. Paid $1680 {$16.80?} now for pipe and $54.40 for wages for cellar drain. Oct 3rd Sunday. Fine & Cool. Oct 4th. Picked 209 plums for Upton and about 65 bskt for North. Oct 5th. Raining picked Some peppers in after noon sold in Toronto Greens at 50 & 60¢ Reds 75 to $100 {$1.00}. Oct 6th. Sold Alan Davidson 100 Reine Claudes at 25¢ 50 Grand Dukes at 30¢ without covers on they are packing them and exporting across to England Oct 7th. Turning cold started picking peppers Mrs Smith having another operation today Oct 8th picked peppers all day. Mr Smith away the last three days. have another day picking yet but am afraid of frost tonight 18 �Oct 9th. Picked balance of peppers & brought squash in. Heavy white frost this morning froze ice went to Mr Mays funeral who died suddenly Thursday night. Oct 10th. Sunday went to G Grandma Bonifaces not very nice day. a little rain & fog at times. Oct 11th. A nice day again picked 55 bskts pears to finish up. St Louis Nat wins worlds series from New York Am. 4 games to 3. Toronto won Int. League also Little Worlds series from Louisville Ky. in 5 straight games Oct 12th. Shipping some more peppers selling in Toronto at greens 50¢ Reds 75¢ Oct 13. went to Hamilton to buy an over coat. & try to coax Madge to come back but was unlucky 13th I guess as it seems to be no use. Oct 14th. nothing much doing sold 65 peppers & shipped 50. have about 400 bskts yet. Oct 15. Finished picking plums. 50 bskts Reine Claudes sold at 22¢ also picked our apple crop 11 bus {bushels} snows 9 bus Greening 5 baskets Spys. weather has been very good all week. Oct 16th. No Housekeeper tonight am all alone again. coaxed Madge to come back but no use. Oct 17 Sunday clear & cool was down to Hicks for dinner & supper left Alan there for the night. Oct 18 Monday raining had some job getting Charlotte to school. Oct 19. A little cooler still hunting a house keeper men ploughing Oct 20. Wed. raining again nearly all day. alone again all day some lonesome life. Oct 21. Have a new house keeper come today. this is some life. Oct 22. am afraid my Housekeeper does not like the country. Oct 23 Sat. Madge came out tonight sat up late. listening to the Radio refuses every thing I offer on a account of a Religious point. Oct 24th Sunday raining all day. 19 �Oct 25th Housekeeper left Madge is here yet. Oct 26th all alone again tonight weather cold some snow this morning. Oct 27 Madge called me up refuses all my offers. will break her heart and all ours for a Technical point. expect another housekeeper tomorrow. Oct 28. another Housekeeper arrives tonight weather fine & warm. Oct 29 Fine & mild am feeling about used up. Oct 30. Sat. Raining again all day. nailed up Beach houses for the winter. Oct 31 Sunday. Fair & cool picked some flowers guess it will be the last. as it is freezing tonight. Nov 1st Raining again all morning. got a load ready for market. raining again tonight. Nov 2nd. went to market for the first time. not very swift sold squash at 40 & 50¢ bushel carrots a few at 50¢ mostly 40¢ Red peppers 50 Green 40¢ weather cold & cloudy. Nov 3rd got another load ready. carrots not very good lots rotten, and awful muddy have to wash them no money in it at 40¢ bushel. looks like rain again Nov 4th. Fair & cold a heavy frost froze ice at market again. pretty slow selling. Nov 5th. Have a sore arm fell and hit my elbow on the pavement at market. Nov 6th Fair, mild & very windy. drying up a lot today. Have Smith learning to plough now Jerry left. last week. Nov 7th Sunday fine & warm alone all day Nov 8th Fine all day getting ready for market. Chrissie Very sick Nov 9th. Left for market at 5 oclock very foggy could not see anything got lost wo once near at the curve near the bridges. rained nearly all day. Nov 10th. Getting ready for market very cold ground frozen shipped the last 83 bskts peppers had a good crop of them and got good prices Madge and I have got things settled. we are going to get married soon and go South for the winter if all is well. 20 �Nov 11th went to market very cold Thermometer down to 21 degrees. Carrots etc frozen solid on the market. Nov 12th. Friday cool & cloudy. Smith off work with a Sore Back Nov 13th. Went to the city at night to go to Pantages {Theatre} we stood up one hour and no chance of a seat. so came out and sat in the car. Nov 14th. Sunday looks like rain. Nov 15th Monday finest day for months getting ready for market Nov 16th. Rained all night and nearly all morning home about noon from market Madge and I have decided on Thursday 18th to get married on. Nov 17 Fine & moderately cold spent the afternoon shopping in Hamilton Nov 18th. Raining all morning a steady down pour. Getting married this afternoon at 3 PM. Rained all afternoon and all night I guess. Some day. Nov 19th Some cooler today Some Snow flurries. Nov 20th. Went to Hamilton in the afternoon. very cold. Nov 21st Sunday. cool & cloudy Nov 22nd Unloading first car of manure to cover strawberries cold & windy. Nov 23. Covering strawberries warmer today. Nov 24 Unloading another car of manure. Nov 25 Men covering strawberries Nov 26th. Smith covering strawberries. at Hamilton in the afternoon shopping raining hard. Nov 27 Sat, frozen up solid today. Nov 28. Sunday Fine & cool. Nov 29th Rained in the night milder today unloading manure. 21 �Nov 30th. Cloudy & cool finished 3rd car manure getting letters of Identification to get across the border when we go South. Dec 1st mild and more rain. covering strawberries Dec 2 frozen up again today, about zero. Dec 3rd cold & cloudy up to Hamilton again Dec 4th Very cold again zero this morning Radio good last night had Mexico for the first time also all the Southern States & Ne Los Angelas. Cal. Dec 5th Real winter snowing all day. from the North East about 6 inches on the level drifts two feet in some places. Dec 6th Very cold 7 below zero they say. unloading 4th car of manure. Dec 7th. Milder today unloading 5th car manure started to rain & sleet in the evening. Dec 8th Finished unloading manure. Dec 9th Getting ready to go South. men covering strawberries Dec 10th. Som what milder lots of snow but not thawing much have an awful cold. Dec 11th. in bed nearly all morning with a cold leaving tonight for San Diego hope we dont have any trouble at the border {Blank pages} Total 1926 Sales. Page 1 total 6,661.20 2 " 2 014 67 3 " 1 462 93 22 �4 1 335 62 5 1 447 06 6 1 527 97 $14449 45 Page 6 By Draft W J Broley Cookstown 25.30 Worrod Tottenham 24.70 Armstrong Burks Falls 14.40 Sinclair Orillia 60.25 S River Trading Co 22.95 *Nov 10 Manser Welb Toronto 74.94 x11 Hutchison Bros Bracebridge 220.52 Nov 15 Manser Welb Toronto 25.35 Troyer Burks Falls 9.95 23 �22 C W Sharpe Burks Falls 2.95 22 John Saso Barrie 46.65 22 F D Cancilla Barrie 70.20 22 V R. Hart. Burlington 36.25 x 26 J R Couse Cookstown 122 00 28 Manser Welb Toronto 22.82 Dec 10 By Draft. {Green?} Sundridge 47.00 Johnston Sundridge 91.00 Hare. Bros Bracebridge 208.32 Bothwell 28.32 Hamilton 100.00 Stevenson Fruit Co Ham{ilton} 40.00 Sold at Farm 234.10 x 1527.97 24 �Page 5 Oct 11 D. Scaletta Huntsville 44.00 " 12 Fraser & McArthur South River 15.15 + 12 Manser Welb Toronto 46.61 + 13 CW Sharpe Burks Falls 118.00 " 13 Burlington Growers 38.35 "6 T.S Tremouth Powassan Draft 37.55 " 18th V R Hart Burlington 309.40 " 16 Manser Welb Toronto 31.45 x 18 G.W. Nichol Beeton 37.05 x 19 R L Scott Aldershot 86.25 " 20 T E Monkman Cookstown 11.75 + 20 D.S. Litster Burks Falls 150.65 " 20 T Upton & Co Hamilton 248.35 25 �" 20 W. Peek Burks Falls 92.45 " 20 S L Anderson Crossland 9.00 x 21 C M.R. Toronto 1.83 xx 21 Stevenson Hamilton 15.60 23 Stevenson Hamilton 24.40 26 Manser Welb Toronto 75.12 Nov 1 Manser Welb Toronto 36.15 "2 Fraser & McArthur S River 7.95 1447.06 Page 4 x Sept 23 John Saso Barrie 84.00 x Sept 14 AP Worrod Tottenham 49.05 25 R L Scott Aldershot 313.01 27 Manser Welb Toronto 74.30 26 �+ 28 McKnight Tottenham 41.56 Oct 2 W J McCague Beeton 15.44 2 B R Stewart Hockley 27.35 5 Manser Welb Toronto 55.75 5 Edgar & Co Sundridge 17.35 6 Brown & Co Barrie 35.20 7 J F Cullingham Cookstown 36.95 7 Mrs T Gollop Cookstown 23.64 7 PJ Marrin Bracebridge 38.65 7 T Cudmore Sundridge 9.60 8 Shaw & Shea South River 61.85 By Draft Harry Fisher Cookstown 54.87 Cooper Elmvale 78.30 WV Fry Thornton 89.30 27 �JD Stewart Thornton 74.35 W L Lilly Beeton 10.80 J D Wisdom Allandale 44.90 A E Johnston Sundridge 99.40 1335.62 Page 3 Sept 3. R.E Baycroft Stayner 3.00 + 3. R L. Scott Aldershot 127.16 3 R L Scott Aldershot 27.63 + 3. Fraser & McArthur 21.90 Y7 Brown & Co Barrie 38.65 7 Hart & Tuckwell Montreal 34.28 8 T.E Monkman Cookstown 39.55 10 J D Wisdom Allandale 58.30 28 �9 J J McKnight Tottenham 80.45 9 W J Troyer Burks Falls 71.80 9 A G. Maynard Burks Falls 6.90 9 Wm Peek Burks Falls 88.87 9 G. Williamson Tottenham 1.75 10 Hanna & Co Port Carling 153.39 13. FJB Gunn Sundridge 57.95 14. Manser Welb Toronto 24.38 15 SL Anderson Crossland 30.10 +17 GW. Nichol Beeton 184.05 +18 Hare Bros Bracebridge 250.00 +21 Manser Welb Toronto 53.77 +21 FD. Cancilla Barrie 107.05 1462.93 Page 2 29 �Aug 6 Hare Bros Bracebridge $150.00 9 V. R. Hart Burlington 183.25 9 Wm Peek Burks Falls 84.55 9 D.S. Litster Burks Falls 58.34 9 D. Scaletta Huntsville 33.00 9 Hannah & Co. Port Carling 286.55 10 GW Nichol Beeton 44.50 10 Manser Welb Toronto 133.93 11 Hutchison Bros Bracebridge 87.12 11 C W Sharpe Burks Falls 132.05 11 Fraser & McArthur South River 41.70 14 R L Scott Aldershot 20.09 16 J R Couse Cookstown 100.00 16 R. T. Armstrong Burks Falls 66.70 30 �17 Manser Welb Toronto 57.96 24 Williamson Tottenham 1.00 24 Manser Welb Toronto 34.83 24 Hart & Tuckwell Montreal 247.13 31 Manser Welb Toronto 21.94 31 Hart & Tuckwell Montreal 230.03 2014.67 Cheques in 1926 Page 1 May 25 Manser Welb Toronto 18.23 " 31 """ 38.86 June 6 """ 19.55 14 """ 35.03 21 """ 30.12 31 �29 """ 100.96 July 6 """ 1393.20 9 Burl. Co. Op. Coy 330.48 10 Cash Sales 178.65 12 J.F. Cullingham Thornton 64.26 13 Manser Welb Toronto 245.43 15 R L. Scott Aldershot 799.32 20 Fraser & McArthur South River 17.55 21 T. G. Monkman Cookstown 37.41 23 Wm Peek Burks Falls 56.56 27 B.R. Stewart Hockley 19.46 30 T Upton Co Hamilton 2973.33 31 R.E. Baycroft Stayner 17.75 31 Burl. Co Operative Co 172.20 32 �Aug 4 J.J. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1926.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Frank McMillan Diary year 1926</p> <p>New Year’s Day. cloudy &amp; mild. not much below freezing point. Had John &amp; Grandpa up for dinner but it was no Happy new year for me.</p> <p>Sat. Jan 2nd Weather fine &amp; clear and not very cold.</p> <p>Sund. Jan 3rd. was down to Johns for supper. warm &amp; cloudy looks like rain.</p> <p>Mon. Jan 4th. Mild and cloudy. looks like rain yet. Election Day. Peter Rae defeated by Drummond in East Flamboro for reeve.</p> <p>Tues. Jan 5th. Mild &amp; cloudy</p> <p>Wed. Jan 6th. Went to Hamilton got Chevrolet License $14 00</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>No. 82642. Very windy and turning colder tonight.</p> <p>Jan 6th. Wed. - clear &amp; cold</p> <p>Jan 7th. Thursday. all over at Bells for dinner &amp; supper. weather clear &amp; cold.</p> <p>Jan 8th Friday. cool &amp; cloudy looks like snow</p> <p>Jan 9th. Sat. snowed all night. and still snowing today. most snow now of any time this winter. Sat up until 2 oclock Radio about the best this winter. Had Denver good &amp; loud, also 6KW. at {T-------?}, Cuba, also Miami Florida and K.F.I Los Angeles but not very loud.</p> <p>Sun. Jan 10th. Cold &amp; clear real winter weather now</p> <p>Mon. Jan 11th. milder with some more snow. was down to Cleavers trying to get going on Lillies estate. but seem to get nothing done</p> <p>Tuesday Jan 12th. very cold again. will be a pretty cold night.</p> <p>Wed. Jan 13th. Cold &amp; cloudy looks like more snow</p> <p>Thurs Jan 14th. milder with some light snow flurries</p> <p>Frid Jan 15th. mild &amp; cloudy some light snow &amp; windy</p> <p>Sat Jan 16th Clear &amp; mild thawing a little.</p> <p>Sun Jan 17th. mild &amp; cloudy thawing fast.</p> <p>Mon June 18th. Raining this</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>morning snow about all gone. Adam Brown died in Hamilton on Sat Jan 16th. in his 100th year. Grandpa taken very sick this afternoon. not expected live until morning but rallied some about 1 oclock this morning</p> <p>Jan 19th Grandpa some better but not out of danger. Will &amp; Dave &amp; Effie arrived today. weather very mild.</p> <p>Jan 20th my Birthday but not a Happy one. Grandpa still about the same. Will went home again this afternoon.</p> <p>Jan 21. A little colder and about one inch of snow</p> <p>Jan 22nd Very cold this morning about zero Grandpa. still about the same.</p> <p>Jan 23rd Saturday. still very cold with strong west wind.</p> <p>Jan 24th Sunday very cold wind. from the west. Grandpa about the same he had lots of visitors</p> <p>Jan 25 Monday, a nice winter day. freezing but not too cold.</p> <p>Jan 26th Doris 4 years old today. sending for some seeds from Stokes Erfurt Caul $150 {$1.50} 4 ozs Copenhagen 1 oz. $1.00 &amp; 1 oz Golden Acre Cabb. 75¢ 4 ozs World Beater Pepper $1.00 &amp; 1 oz Schells sweet pepper 75. total 500 {$5.00}.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Jan 27. Colder today, very strong wind at night and some snows</p> <p>Jan 28th. worst day of the winter very strong gales from the west a few snow flurries and very cold</p> <p>Jan 29th. Friday very cold yet from 4 to 6 below zero this morning. paper says at {Michigan?} New Ont, was 51 below zero too cold for me.</p> <p>Jan 30th. Saturday quite a change this morning thawing all day. Just like spring.</p> <p>Jan 31st Sunday cooler &amp; cloudy. all day. strong East wind &amp; snow in the evening</p> <p>Feby 1st Monday. quiet a lot of snow this morning and weather cooler</p> <p>Feby 2nd motored to Hamilton got Truck License no 14898 lots of snow.</p> <p>Feby 3rd Wed. started snowing again tonight from the East. ordered 4 cars of Hotbed manure for Feby 20 Mar. 1st 10th &amp; 15th</p> <p>Feby 4th. Clearing up &amp; cooler tonight</p> <p>Feby 5 Friday went to City for a load of orange crates. very scarce drove over the whole city. got 165 prices up to. had to pay from 5 to 10¢ each was zero this morning but turned milder</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Feby 6th Sat. milder &amp; cloudy looks like another storm this morning.</p> <p>Feby 7th Sunday. Lovely winter day. thawing some in the sun. Olive Hicks played the Violin at Radio Station CKOC Hamiton it was very good.</p> <p>Feby 8th 9th &amp; 10th real winter weather with lots more snow.</p> <p>Feby 11th Alans first birthday. standing alone now and trying to walk</p> <p>Feby 12th Friday. grandpa Mac. not so well again am afraid he will not last long.</p> <p>Feby 13th. Fine today and thawing some.</p> <p>Feby 14th Sunday. Mild &amp; cloudy was down to Hicks for the afternoon &amp; supper.</p> <p>Feby 15th. mild this morning but turning colder tonight</p> <p>Feby 16th Very cold again. this morning about zero Grandpa very poorly today</p> <p>Feby 17th. Fine &amp; mild men shingling. hired mans house</p> <p>Feby 18th snowing this am and continued all day took the Sprayer up to the Factory to get overhauled also the truck to Aldershot Garage to get overhauled too. will cost some money to get both done.</p> <p>Feby 19th. Very cold again with lots of snow again</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Feby 20th Fair &amp; cold about zero this morning.</p> <p>Feby 21st Sunday cold &amp; cloudy. Grandpa very low this afternoon</p> <p>Feby 22nd cold below zero unloading car of hot bed manure. came a week too early this year</p> <p>Feby 24th. Wed. Grandpa Mac passed away at 1230 (noon) today. he has been unconcious since Saturday last.</p> <p>Feby 25th. Raining this morning and nearly all day. very windy towards night. Roads very slippery lots of cars &amp; trucks in the ditches.</p> <p>Feby 26th. Friday. Grandpa buried today. cold &amp; windy roads very icey.</p> <p>Feby 27th. Sat. cold &amp; clear</p> <p>Feby 28th. Sunday. fine thawing a little</p> <p>March 1st. Raining this morning cleared before dinner but Strong winds &amp; raw &amp; damp. Sowed Cabbage &amp; pepper seeds.</p> <p>March 2nd. Moved Will Smith out from Hamilton to work, for us.</p> <p>March 3rd Colder. fixing sash.</p> <p>March 4th. Unloading car of manure weather very cold. about zero.</p> <p>March 5th. Very cold they say 10 below zero this morning. Hotbeds about frozen up</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Kingstons wins Junior O.H.A Finals from Owen Sound last night.</p> <p>Jan Mar 6th. Sowed Tomato seeds. 4 ozs First &amp; Best 6 ozs John Baer, cold this morning zero again but a little milder &amp; cloudy this afternoon</p> <p>Jan Mar 7th Sunday must have snowed nearly all night as there is a lot of soft snow. This morning it looks like rain</p> <p>Jan Mar 8th Monday. clear &amp; cold got two loads of orange crates from Hamilton about 350 in all. cost from 5¢ to 10 cents each.</p> <p>Jan Mar 9th unloaded 3rd car of manure putting on ground for strawberry bed must have been about zero this morning but thawed some this afternoon.</p> <p>Jan Mar 10th Drove to H. Slater at Waterdown for 30 hot bed sashes cost 165 each cold &amp; frosty this morning but thawing again in the day time. Peterboro won Senior O.Ha From London last night and New Hamburg won the final Int. O.H.a from Grimsby.</p> <p>Jan Mar 11th. Very cold working around hot beds.</p> <p>Jan Mar 12th cold &amp; cloudy north east winds &amp; some Snow flurries</p> <p>Jan Mar 13th Still very cold about zero this morning. fixing sash etc</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Jan Mar 14th Sunday stil cold yet.</p> <p>Jan Mar 15th some milder today but lots of ice &amp; snow yet. has been a very steady March so far no bare ground all winter since before christmas.</p> <p>Jan Mar 16th. men papering our front room today about a couple of inches more snow this morning but not extreme cold but not thawing much.</p> <p>Jan Mar 17th. Kingston Junior wins O H a Semi Final Round from Quebec and leaves for Port Arthur. weather cold.</p> <p>Jan Mar 18th Fine &amp; milder. Peterboro Senior O.H.a. wins round from New Hamburg Intermediates and Ottawa leads the regular games in Prof. Hockey {Top of page} Will McMillan has Sold the old place to Mr Hogan for about $11,000</p> <p>Jan Mar 19th. Peterboro looses in the Ont. Semi Finals to Varsity who won both games by scores of 7 to 1. weather cool &amp; some showers in the afternoon.</p> <p>Jan Mar 20th. Sat. mild &amp; cloudy trimming trees.</p> <p>Jan Mar 21st Sunday first day of spring. and it is a dandy day. warm &amp; bright have a cold.</p> <p>Jan Mar 22nd. Kingston wins Semi Final (Junior) Hockey from Fort William &amp; enter the finals Mild &amp; cloudy making hotbeds for transplanting Cabbages.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Jan March 23rd Raining all night foggy this morning an raining a little. Varsity of Toronto won Semi Final Senior Hockey from Ottawa, and enter the finals with Port Arthur.</p> <p>March 24th. Started Transplanting Cabbages, 23 sashes done weather mild &amp; cloudy.</p> <p>March 25th. Kingston Junior OHA. &amp; Calgary. plays too a tie in two games and have to play the third game.</p> <p>March 26th Friday colder heavy frost this morning and ground frozen again tonight.</p> <p>March 27th. Very cold north wind ground frozen hard fixing sash, &amp; making hot beds.</p> <p>March 28th. Sunday cold winter day frozen solid this morning Clo Calgary wins Junior Canadian Championship Beat Kingston by one goal in three days games</p> <p>March 29th. Very cold ground frozen solid unloading 4th car of manure and making hot beds. Montreal Beat Ottawa Sat night &amp; win N.H.L. (Prof) Hockey in the play offs.</p> <p>March 30th. Varsity of Toronto &amp; Port Arthur play 30 minutes overtime</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>to a tie 3 - 3, in the Senior Amateur finals last night and will have to play another game. Very cold, heavy north east winds</p> <p>March 31st. March is certainly going out like a lion. blowing and raining. all last night, and freezing on the trees today. Snowing all the afternoon.</p> <p>April 1st. Cold and ground covered with snow. Port Arthur wins the Alan Cup. Beat Varsity. in 20 minutes over time score 3 to 2. Regular winter day, Regular blizzard from the west.</p> <p>April 2nd. Good Friday Bright with west wind in the morning. Cloudy with East wind in the afternoon, &amp; snowing at Bed time.</p> <p>April 3rd. another snow storm from the East this morning raining in the afternoon. frozen up again at night</p> <p>April 4th. Easter Sunday ground covered with snow strong west winds, clear &amp; cold. thawing some in afternoon</p> <p>April 5th. Snowing again this morning then raining at noon. afternoon cloudy &amp; freezing hard at night transplanted 22 more sashes of cabbages</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>April 6th. Cool but bright transplanted about 10 000 Tomatoes.</p> <p>April 7th. Cold with rain &amp; snow. have lots of water in our cellar Montreal wins World Pro Hockey Title from Victoria 3 games out of 4 games.</p> <p>April 8th. cold &amp; rainy taking water out of cellar about 10 inches in it.</p> <p>April 9th. Fair &amp; cool transplanted 24 sashes sweet peppers &amp; 16 sashes tomatoes</p> <p>April 10th. Cold &amp; raw finished transplanting tomatoes 72 sashes in all.</p> <p>April 11th. Sunday clear and cold. ground freezing hard tonight</p> <p>April 12th. Finished first transplanting peppers 60 sashes in all. weather clear &amp; cold north east wind.</p> <p>April 13th. Finest day this Spring. Pumping water out of the cellar and fixing drain in front of house. Went into seen Grandpa Boniface he is very low. with Pneumonia</p> <p>April 14th. Trimming trees turned very cold again ground frozen this evening</p> <p>April 15th very cold all day. trimming trees</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>April 16th. A little milder but very heavy winds was in to see Grandpa Boniface do not think he will last much lomnger.</p> <p>April 17th. Fair but very cols. with strong west wind. Grandpa Boniface dies last night at 11 oclock had only been sick a week. Have been all over the country hunting a woman (Madge has a cold and wants a weels rest.</p> <p>April 18th Sunday Fair &amp;cold</p> <p>April 19th Cold &amp; clear was up to Hamilton, to Grandpa Boniface's funeral</p> <p>April 20th. A little milder unloading 5th car of manure.</p> <p>April 21st Fine &amp; mild had a thunder shower after dinner the first of the year</p> <p>April 22nd Very warm Just like Summer hunting for a horse all afternoon good horses seem scarce</p> <p>April 23rd A little colder drawing brush</p> <p>April 24th. Showery &amp; cold East wind. planted 8 sashes Cukes {Cucumbers} (6 ozs Perfection} and 2 ozs Snowball Cauliflower in 8 sashes. Jerry &amp; other Indian came down today to work</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday April 25th Very cold, cloudy &amp; strong north winds. thermometer 38 at noon.</p> <p>April 26th. cold &amp; cloudy starting to uncover strawberries</p> <p>April 27th. cold &amp; cloudy, uncovering strawberries.</p> <p>April 28th. Rained in the night. very cold &amp; cloudy with strong winds today.</p> <p>April 29th Cold &amp; cloudy with a few showers uncovering strawberries a slow job. I do not feel any good and John in bed all week with Grippe</p> <p>April 30. a few more showers again. today Charlotte sick in bed with Flu.</p> <p>May 1st. Clear but cold East wind uncovering strawberries</p> <p>May 2nd Sunday. fair &amp; very warm about 80</p> <p>May 3rd. Very cold, still uncovering strawberries guess we will never get done. short of help. and John still very sick with Flu. Charlotte getting better.</p> <p>May 4rd. still very cold uncovering strawberries about one half inch ice this morning.</p> <p>May 5th. cool &amp; cloudy planted 7500 Cabbage out today. looks like rain tonight. John a little better today but very bad yesterday has both Flu &amp; Pneumonia.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>May 6th Finished planting out Cabbages. 15 000 in all. weather fine</p> <p>May 7th. Transplanting tomatoes 2nd time.</p> <p>May 8th. Finished transplanting tomatoes 147 sashes 100 to the sash. weather fine. John seems to be improving some.</p> <p>May 9th. Sunday fair &amp; a little cooler.</p> <p>May 10th. Fair &amp; cool John very low during last night, but some better this morning</p> <p>May 11th Finished uncovering strawberries.</p> <p>May 12th to 15th. Fair &amp; moderately warm planting 4 1/4 Acres strawberries getting pretty dry now, also planted 15 lbs Davis White Wax Beans. John quiet a lot better now.</p> <p>May 16th. Sunday Fine &amp; warm Hicks called in also Will Bell &amp; family</p> <p>May 17th. Fine &amp; warm highest Temperature 78 sowed Carrots 1 lb chantenay 1 lb nantes. sowed up drill a trifle smaller than Onion hole.</p> <p>May 18 Shipped first 8 bskts {baskets} asparagus yesterday sold $1 50 bskt. Hoeing &amp; cultivating old strawberries warm and getting very dry.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>May 19th. Rained steady up till noon. was sure a good soaking and just what was needed. but turning cold tonight</p> <p>May 20th. Fair but cold hoeing &amp; cultivating old strawberries they look pretty good this year.</p> <p>May 21st. Hoeing strawberries weather getting cold tonight.</p> <p>May 22nd weather very cold covered up hotbeds extra tonight. men are ploughing cultivating &amp; Hoeing. Seagram won Kings Plate.</p> <p>May 23rd Sunday very cold. put a fire in furnace again. have had one for the last three years on 24th of May</p> <p>May 25th to May 28th. Fair &amp; bright with cool nights. slight frosts nearly every night hoeing strawberries.</p> <p>May 28th. Planted 4 bags Potatoes weather still cool at nights</p> <p>May 29th Started putting out Tomatoes got 3200 out. cold again tonight covered up hot beds at 11 oclock at night.</p> <p>May 30 Sunday went for a drive up to the mountain warmer looks like rain tonight</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>May 31st. Planting Tomatoes all day. very warm</p> <p>June 1st Had a good shower last night also some more this morning. Planting Tomatoes yet. very windy after dinner hard on plants. going out.</p> <p>June 2nd Finished Tomato planting at noon. very cold &amp; wind blowing a gale from the west. smashing the plants up in great style</p> <p>June 3rd Very cold with high winds from the west &amp; north west. Stopped planting. Hoeing &amp; cultivating, also hand cultivating carrots</p> <p>June 4th. White frost this morning not any damage but curled leaves on the beans. Started planting out peppers.</p> <p>June 5th. slight frost again Planted out Cukes and some more peppers weather warm in the Sun but very cold again tonight</p> <p>June 6th. Sunday, some frost again this morning but at noon looks like rain John improving walking around some now.</p> <p>June 7th. Had a shower last night. Planting peppers today. fine &amp; warm.</p> <p>June 8th. Fine &amp; warm finished peppers.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mrs Smith went to the Hospital for operation</p> <p>June 9th. Warm &amp; windy finished planting Marrows Squash. Cabbages etc.</p> <p>June 10th &amp; 11th. fine &amp; warm digging around trees in the orchard &amp; Hoeing new Strawberries</p> <p>June 12th. showery this morning. Hoeing &amp; Cultivating in the afternoon</p> <p>June 13th Sunday Fine &amp; warm Had Grandma Boniface out.</p> <p>June 14th. Raining this morning from the East and very cold. Cleaning up hot beds</p> <p>June 15 Heavy rain all night cleaning up hot beds ground very wet.</p> <p>June 16th 17th &amp; 18th Spraying the last three days. took 19 tanks to do it. put in 5 1/2 lbs lead &amp; 3 1/2 to 3 3/4 gals Lime Sulphur. men hoeing strawberries Mr Biggar of Upton Co. wants about 1000 crates strawberries this year at the going price</p> <p>June 19th. Got oil changed in truck today. at 14 800 miles. Fair &amp; cool.</p> <p>June 20th. Fine &amp; cool (Sunday)</p> <p>June 21st &amp; 22nd Weeding carrots. Heavy rain last night.</p> <p>June 23rd Ground very wet now. more rain today trying to hoe &amp; cultivate but very wet.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>June 24th Fine but not very warm. Hoeing &amp; cultivating</p> <p>June 25th. Picked first strawberries 13 x 36 pints sold in Toronto at Sold at 21 to 25¢, {neted?} in Toronto $91.56 would have had a few more but rained again</p> <p>June 26th Hoeing. had another thunder shower at noon.</p> <p>June 27th Sunday fine went for a car ride. out to Carlisle &amp; Cedar Springs</p> <p>June 28th. Picking strawberries shipped 42 crates pints at noon to Toronto sold 12 crates at 14¢ and Shipped 31 crates qts {quarts} to Toronto at night.</p> <p>June 29th. Picked 55 x 27 crates of strawberries Sold at 20¢ here had a thunder shower at five oclock and some rain and hail about 7 oclock. the largest hail I ever saw some as large as pidgeons eggs good job there was not many of them cut one crate of Cabbage for the first.</p> <p>June 30th. picked 59 crates SBerries shipped to Toronto sold at. 20 to 23 cts picked 3 bskts {baskets} Sweet cherries. sold at $1 00 bskt</p> <p>July 1st Picked 92 crates SBerries sold to R.L. Scott (here) at 16¢</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>July 2nd Biggest picking so far 110 crates shipped all to Toronto sold. at 22 and 23 cts</p> <p>July 3rd Sat. shipped 56 crates SBerries to Toronto truck left at 10.30. sold at 20 to 23¢.</p> <p>July 4th. Sunday Fine &amp; warm. home alone.</p> <p>July 5th Big day in picking 212 crates in all. 10 in the morning in Toronto sold at 25¢. 57 afternoon sold at. mostly 13¢ to 15¢ Sold 40 to a peddlar at $4 50 30 to Scott at $4 00 45 to Upton at 12¢ and 30 up North at 17¢</p> <p>July 6th Berries price all gone to pieces. picked 222 crates took 160 to Uptons @ 12¢. 56 to Scott @ 13 1/2</p> <p>July7th no rain yet and very warm with strong south west winds Berries about done for. picked 153 crates today</p> <p>July 8th only picked 98 crates. today they are going fast. very hot &amp; strong south wind</p> <p>July 9th Still very warm with south west wind.</p> <p>July 10th. Heavy rain in the night and some more showers at noon today only picked 41 crates. turning cold tonight</p> <p>Juy 11 Sunday mostly cloudy &amp; cool</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>July 12th. Picked 82 crates SBerries</p> <p>July 13th Cool. picked 98 crates SBerries and started on Richmond cherries 30 bskts at 75¢</p> <p>July 14th Picked 116 crates SBerries today</p> <p>July 15th First day of no picking strawberries picked 20 bskts cherries</p> <p>July 16 warm again picked 68 strawberries again today this may be the last picked 1650 crates all told.</p> <p>July 18th. Sunday fine &amp; warm home alone all day.</p> <p>July 17th Saturday nothing much doing today. weather fine.</p> <p>July 19th Monday. Picked 100 bskts Richmond cherries @ 65¢ 18 x 6 qts Black cherries at 90¢ 15 bskt Beans @ 75¢ 7 crates Cabbage @ 75¢ Shipped all north.</p> <p>July 20. Picking Cherries Beans etc. our Radio Aerial Wire struck by Lightning last evening the wire burn't off from the chimney was all the damage that was done.</p> <p>July 21 Finished picking strawberries had 1690 crates. picking cherries &amp; Beans etc. Cabbage very slow have thousands of heads ready.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Picked 28 bskts Peppers sold in Toronto @ 90¢ &amp; 100¢ &amp; 5 at 75¢</p> <p>July 22nd. still picking Richmond cherries etc. men hoeing old strawberry patch. Started raining at noon.</p> <p>July 23rd. Had a pretty busy day picked 186 bskts cherries besides Beans &amp; Cabbages</p> <p>July 24th. Finished picking Richmond cherries 83 bskts Just had 700 bskts this year sold at average of about 65¢. Picked 5 bskts tomatoes</p> <p>July 25th went for a drive to Campbellville &amp; Milton was a fine warm day.</p> <p>July 26th Picked 115 Montmorency cherries sold at $1.00 also 5 Cukes @ 80¢ 3 bskts Vegetable Marrows at 75¢</p> <p>July 27 Picked 112 bskts today of cherries and 28 bskts sweet cherries</p> <p>July 28th. Rainy only got 89 bskts cherries</p> <p>July 29th. Picked 217 bskts cherries.</p> <p>July 30th not many orders today only picked 73 bskt cherries 13 cukes &amp; 6 tomatoes No 1 toms at $2 50 &amp; No 2's $1.50 weather fine. Have picked to date. 700 x 11 Richmond cherries 617 x 11 Montmorency cherries 112 x6 Sweets cherries</p> <p>July 31st nothing doing much today. Saturday no shipping for fruit this season</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday Aug 1st. Cloudy &amp; cool. with a little light shower. Had Grandma B. out.</p> <p>Aug 2nd. Rained nearly all night picked 180 bskt cherries &amp; 11 crates Rasps besides other stuff. Cut first Cauliflowers sold $160 {$1.60} crate</p> <p>Aug 3. not many orders only picked 88 bskt cherries.</p> <p>Aug 4th. Picked 121 cherries also sold Scott 4420 lbs Cabbages.</p> <p>Aug 5th Very few orders for cherries. price all shot had 6 bskts Sold in Toronto at 40¢ bskt.</p> <p>Aug 6. only picked 35 bskt cherries. todays price 75¢.</p> <p>Aug 7. Sat. very heavy rain storm. last night with thunder lightning &amp; wind, smashed half a dozen cherry trees in our best orchard Cucumber price all shot had 35 bskts of A. No. 1. class sold in Toronto at 25¢</p> <p>Aug 8th Sunday. Took McCulloughs &amp; our bunch for a Picnic had dinner at Guelph. then went to Kitchener. &amp; home through Galt &amp; Preston. and Supper at Dundas. all say they had a fine time</p> <p>Aug 9th. not many orders only 44 cherries at 75¢ 25 toms at $1 00 and some other small orders of cukes etc</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Aug 10th. more rain again in the night. everything flooded. not many orders. cannot sell cherries at any price</p> <p>Aug 11th. Picked 65 toms sold at 65¢ crop no good blighting &amp; rotting with the rain. only picked 33 bskt cherries no sale for them</p> <p>Aug 12 another thunder storm in the night also another this morning nothing doing only picked a few Cukes &amp; peppers for Toronto. peppers selling at 65 to 75¢</p> <p>Aug 13th. Picked 54 bskts tomatoes at 65¢ and 75¢ 32 cherries 65¢. 13 cukes at 25¢. 5 cabbages 60¢ 1 marrow $100 {$1.00}, 7 crates Lawtons 36 pints at $375 &amp; $400 {$3.75 &amp; $4.00} and a few Rasps. got returns from Toronto for Aug 10th shipment cukes 25¢ peppers 60¢ &amp; 75¢ and 13 bskts cherries sold for $3.70 or 28 1/2 cts per 11 qt bskt.</p> <p>Aug 14th. Sold a load of Cabbages to Scott nearly 2 1/2 tons at $10 per ton</p> <p>Aug 15th Fine was down to Hicks for tea</p> <p>Aug 16th. Pretty busy today picked 161 tomatoes at 50¢ some cukes peppers cabbages (plums Shiro ) apples &amp; 28 cherries at 50¢ another heavy shower this afternoon.</p> <p>Aug 17th. only picked 83 toms today, picked</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>231 bskt cherries shipped 213 of them to Hart &amp; Tuckwell Montreal am afraid we will not get much out of them but cannot sell any place else sold at 60¢ nothing much left.</p> <p>Aug 18. Got my sweet cherrie trees budded. Mr Harry Garrett of Vineland. sent by J A Neilson. Cost $17.00 for 21 trees. Tomatoes not ripening at all only picked about 80 bskts weather cold &amp; wet. sent another 137 cherries 13 x 36 Lawtons to Montreal sold at {blank}</p> <p>Aug 19th cloudy &amp; very cold shipping cherries yet to Montreal. 189 bskts</p> <p>Aug 20 only had 56 bskts toms today sold at 50¢ and only picked 20 cherries for north at 50¢. price 60¢ in Montreal no good weather very cold &amp; cloudy and rained some again last night.</p> <p>Aug 21. Sat. Rained all last night &amp; all morning &amp; some more again late tonight nothing doing all day. Fire insurance dead due on Aug 3rd. Paid W. C Vansickle on furniture in the Waterloo, $2707 {$27.07} and B. S Hicks on Buildings in Gore District Mutual $ 45 00</p> <p>Aug 22nd Sunday. last year Aug 22nd Sat. Lillie went under her operation. Had Mr &amp; Mrs Bell</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>and Alex Bell &amp; Stan Blair over for supper.</p> <p>Aug 23rd. another shower this morning about 6 oclock every thing wet again Picked 105 tomatoes sold at 50¢ had to wipe them all again and another big thunder shower started at five this evening getting awful wet now</p> <p>Aug 24th. Picked 146 cherries today sold at 70 &amp; 75 in Montreal more rain tonight</p> <p>Aug 25th. Picked 218 cherries 111 toms at 40¢ and have sold Scott 6 tons of Cabbages in the last two days at $10 00 per ton.</p> <p>Aug 26th Finished Montmorency cherries today 162 bskts had another light shower tonight, have had to wipe tomatoes every day. picked 163 bskts today.</p> <p>Aug 27. Fine &amp; warm today finished Picking cherries English Morello's 90 bskts, total all cherries this year 33.70 bskts.</p> <p>Aug 28th. Saturday had a very busy day. Sold Scott 10 tons 265 lbs Cabbages @ $10 per ton. 33 cukes @ 17¢ and 276 Burbank plums at 30¢</p> <p>Aug 29th. Sunday fine went to Hamilton to see about a new Housekeeper</p> <p>Aug 30th. Had a pretty</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>busy day picked 356 Burbank plums for Scott was to get 30¢ but only 27¢ when we got there. also shipped 178 tomatoes north at 30¢ and a few plums at 40¢ some Cukes Marrows &amp; Cabbags</p> <p>Aug 31st not so many orders only 135 toms &amp; 35 plums</p> <p>Sept 1. Shipping about 150 toms &amp; a few plums north.</p> <p>Sept 2. Shipped 135 toms at 25¢ and 70 plums at 40¢.</p> <p>Sept 3rd cold &amp; cloudy like rain orders nearly all cancelled. only 66 toms shipped. on account of Monday Labor Day I guess</p> <p>Sept 4th. Sat. nothing doing raining all day.</p> <p>Sept 5th. Sunday. a year ago today. Lillie passed away. it has been a lonely &amp; long year since then.</p> <p>Sept 6th Monday. Shipped 455 bskts of fruit today but every thing very cheap tomatoes 25¢ Plums 22 to 35¢</p> <p>Sept 7th. only about 250 bskts today.</p> <p>Sept 8th a few more plum orders today. have made a cut in prices selling Burbanks at 25¢ and Gages &amp; Blues 30¢ up north now.</p> <p>Sept 9th Raining all night and this morning.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>started at noon to pick got off 275 bskts plums tomatoes &amp; pears.</p> <p>Sept 10th. had a pretty busy day. 150 tomatoes 65 plums 32 pears, 20 Red peppers at $125 {$1.25} a bskt 12 Green peppers 21 cukes 14 crates &amp; bags Cabbages 3 crates Cauliflower.</p> <p>Sept 11th Sat. picked some pears for next week and only shipped 25 bskts tomatoes.</p> <p>Sept 12th Sunday mild &amp; cloudy looks like rain.</p> <p>Sept 13th. Clear &amp; cool, fine &amp; dry this morning. picked 467 bskt fruit today Shipped all north but 31 bskt Green peppers shipped 12 Red peppers to Toronto last week Sold at $150 {$1.50} bskt</p> <p>Sept 14th very busy shipped 300 bskts north and 205 Lombard plums for Upton Jam Coy {Company} at 1¢ a lb.</p> <p>Sept 15 Rained in the night and wet all day. only picked 104 tomatoes 55 plums &amp; 16 pears for north, and 114 Lombards for Jam Coy heavy rain about two oclock got every thing soaked</p> <p>Sept 16. Rained all night again and all morning every thing flooded worse than ever. picked 173 bskts plums for factory {Side note} New House Keeper came tonight</p> <p>Sept 17. had a lot of orders today. got them all away. cut 8 crates Cauliflowers at $200 {$2.00} crate also shipped 29 Green peppers &amp; 18 Reds to Toronto Reds sold at $2 00 Greens 50 &amp; 60¢</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sept 18 Picked 400 bskts Bartlett pears Selling at 57 to 60¢ bskt 15 toms at 25¢ wet in the morning but a grand afternoon.</p> <p>Sept 19 Sunday Fine &amp; warm.</p> <p>Sept 20th. Flooded with orders especially pears and plums. fortunately we had pears picked from Saturday. did not get nearly all our orders filled as we have only two men Chapman left Sat night</p> <p>Sept 21 Very busy yet. picked 385 bskts fruit &amp; 5 bags Cabbages weather fine &amp; cool.</p> <p>Sept 22nd Shipped 251 bskts of fruit today cool &amp; cloudy</p> <p>Sept 23rd. Did not ship any orders today took 261 bskts plums into Uptons wet and rainy nearly all day. men trying to fix cellar drain this is the third day and not done yet.</p> <p>Sept 24 Rained all night every thing. flooded. drain all washed &amp; blocked again and water in cellar again. picking pears standing in water with rubber boots on. also another big flood at 4 oclock this afternoon, nearly every thing under water.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sept 25 Rained all night again and all day today picked 100 bskt pears &amp; 25 peppers. drain all caved in. &amp; cellar has about two feet of water in it.</p> <p>Sept 26 Sunday Frost this morning froze squash Vines &amp; touched pepper plants.</p> <p>Sept 25th ordered 10 cars manure. should have ordered earlier as we cannot get it now. when we want it. 5 for Berry covering starting Nov 15th. and 5 for hotbeds one on Jan 31st. March 9th 11th 15th &amp; 17th.</p> <p>Sept 27th Sunday Monday fine picked 66 bskts peppers for Toronto and plums all day for Uptons 286 baskets.</p> <p>Sept 28th Still lots of water in the cellar. picked 75 bskts Howell pears for North at 60¢ and a few plums etc. and started on Reine Claudes for Jam at 1¢ a lb. Some price for Reine Claude</p> <p>Sept 29th took a load of plums (picked yesterday) to Hamilton will not take any more this week and only one more load on Monday shipped 110 bskts pears north at 60¢ mostly Howells. only have a few bskts left. looks like rain again.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sept 30 &amp; 31st Same old job havent got the drain fixed yet. no orders digging potatoes had a dandy crop. but 4/5 of them rotten.</p> <p>Oct 1st Cloudy &amp; like rain drain not fixed yet. only 27 bskts fruit on order.</p> <p>Oct. 2nd a few light showers in the night, one of the finest days this fall got the water out of the cellar but not done yet.Paid $1680 {$16.80?} now for pipe and $54.40 for wages for cellar drain.</p> <p>Oct 3rd Sunday. Fine &amp; Cool.</p> <p>Oct 4th. Picked 209 plums for Upton and about 65 bskt for North.</p> <p>Oct 5th. Raining picked Some peppers in after noon sold in Toronto Greens at 50 &amp; 60¢ Reds 75 to $100 {$1.00}.</p> <p>Oct 6th. Sold Alan Davidson 100 Reine Claudes at 25¢ 50 Grand Dukes at 30¢ without covers on they are packing them and exporting across to England</p> <p>Oct 7th. Turning cold started picking peppers Mrs Smith having another operation today</p> <p>Oct 8th picked peppers all day. Mr Smith away the last three days. have another day picking yet but am afraid of frost tonight</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Oct 9th. Picked balance of peppers &amp; brought squash in. Heavy white frost this morning froze ice went to Mr Mays funeral who died suddenly Thursday night.</p> <p>Oct 10th. Sunday went to G Grandma Bonifaces not very nice day. a little rain &amp; fog at times.</p> <p>Oct 11th. A nice day again picked 55 bskts pears to finish up. St Louis Nat wins worlds series from New York Am. 4 games to 3. Toronto won Int. League also Little Worlds series from Louisville Ky. in 5 straight games</p> <p>Oct 12th. Shipping some more peppers selling in Toronto at greens 50¢ Reds 75¢</p> <p>Oct 13. went to Hamilton to buy an over coat. &amp; try to coax Madge to come back but was unlucky 13th I guess as it seems to be no use.</p> <p>Oct 14th. nothing much doing sold 65 peppers &amp; shipped 50. have about 400 bskts yet.</p> <p>Oct 15. Finished picking plums. 50 bskts Reine Claudes sold at 22¢ also picked our apple crop 11 bus {bushels} snows 9 bus Greening 5 baskets Sprys. weather has been very good all week.</p> <p>Oct 16th. No Housekeeper tonight am all alone again. coaxed Madge to come back but no use.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Oct 17 Sunday clear &amp; cool was down to Hicks for dinner &amp; supper left Alan there for the night.</p> <p>Oct 18 Monday raining had some job getting Charlotte to school.</p> <p>Oct 19. A little cooler still hunting a house keeper men ploughing</p> <p>Oct 20. Wed. raining again nearly all day. alone again all day some lonesome life.</p> <p>Oct 21. Have a new house keeper come today. this is some life.</p> <p>Oct 22. am afraid my Housekeeper does not like the country.</p> <p>Oct 23 Sat. Madge came out tonight sat up late. listening to the Radio refuses every thing I offer on a account of a Religious point.</p> <p>Oct 24th Sunday raining all day.</p> <p>Oct 25th Housekeeper left Madge is here yet.</p> <p>Oct 26th all alone again tonight weather cold some snow this morning.</p> <p>Oct 27 Madge called me up refuses all my offers. will break her heart and all ours for a Technical point. expect another housekeeper tomorrow.</p> <p>Oct 28. another Housekeeper arrives tonight weather fine &amp; warm.</p> <p>Oct 29 Fine &amp; mild am feeling about used up.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Oct 30. Sat. Raining again all day. nailed up Beach houses for the winter.</p> <p>Oct 31 Sunday. Fair &amp; cool picked some flowers guess it will be the last. as it is freezing tonight.</p> <p>Nov 1st Raining again all morning. got a load ready for market. raining again tonight.</p> <p>Nov 2nd. went to market for the first time. not very swift sold squash at 40 &amp; 50¢ bushel carrots a few at 50¢ mostly 40¢ Red peppers 50 Green 40¢ weather cold &amp; cloudy.</p> <p>Nov 3rd got another load ready. carrots not very good lots rotten, and awful muddy have to wash them no money in it at 40¢ bushel. looks like rain again</p> <p>Nov 4th. Fair &amp; cold a heavy frost froze ice at market again. pretty slow selling.</p> <p>Nov 5th. Have a sore arm fell and hit my elbow on the pavement at market.</p> <p>Nov 6th Fair, mild &amp; very windy. drying up a lot today. Have Smith learning to plough now Jerry left. last week.</p> <p>Nov 7th Sunday fine &amp; warm alone all day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Nov 8th Fine all day getting ready for market. Chrissie Very sick</p> <p>Nov 9th. Left for market at 5 oclock very foggy could not see anything got lost wo once near at the curve near the bridges. rained nearly all day.</p> <p>Nov 10th. Getting ready for market very cold ground frozen shipped the last 83 bskts peppers had a good crop of them and got good prices Madge and I have got things settled. we are going to get married soon and go South for the winter if all is well.</p> <p>Nov 11th went to market very cold Thermometer down to 21 degrees. Carrots etc frozen solid on the market.</p> <p>Nov 12th. Friday cool &amp; cloudy. Smith off work with a Sore Back</p> <p>Nov 13th. Went to the city at night to go to Pantages {Theatre} we stood up one hour and no chance of a seat. so came out and sat in the car.</p> <p>Nov 14th. Sunday looks like rain.</p> <p>Nov 15th Monday finest day for months getting ready for market</p> <p>Nov 16th. Rained all night and nearly all morning home about noon from market</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Madge and I have decided on Thursday 18th to get married on.</p> <p>Nov 17 Fine &amp; moderately cold spent the afternoon shopping in Hamilton</p> <p>Nov 18th. Raining all morning a steady down pour. Getting married this afternoon at 3 PM. Rained all afternoon and all night I guess. Some day.</p> <p>Nov 19th Some cooler today Some Snow flurries.</p> <p>Nov 20th. Went to Hamilton in the afternoon. very cold.</p> <p>Nov 21st Sunday. cool &amp; cloudy</p> <p>Nov 22nd Unloading first car of manure to cover strawberries cold &amp; windy.</p> <p>Nov 23. Covering strawberries warmer today.</p> <p>Nov 24 Unloading another car of manure.</p> <p>Nov 25 Men covering strawberries</p> <p>Nov 26th. Smith covering strawberries. at Hamilton in the afternoon shopping raining hard.</p> <p>Nov 27 Sat, frozen up solid today.</p> <p>Nov 28. Sunday Fine &amp; cool.</p> <p>Nov 29th Rained in the night milder today unloading manure.</p> <p>Nov 30th. Cloudy &amp; cool finished 3rd car manure getting letters of Identification to get across the border when we go South.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Dec 1st mild and more rain. covering strawberries</p> <p>Dec 2 frozen up again today, about zero.</p> <p>Dec 3rd cold &amp; cloudy up to Hamilton again</p> <p>Dec 4th Very cold again zero this morning Radio good last night had Mexico for the first time also all the Southern States &amp; Ne Los Angelas. Cal.</p> <p>Dec 5th Real winter snowing all day. from the North East about 6 inches on the level drifts two feet in some places.</p> <p>Dec 6th Very cold 7 below zero they say. unloading 4th car of manure.</p> <p>Dec 7th. Milder today unloading 5th car manure started to rain &amp; sleet in the evening.</p> <p>Dec 8th Finished unloading manure.</p> <p>Dec 9th Getting ready to go South. men covering strawberries</p> <p>Dec 10th. Som what milder lots of snow but not thawing much have an awful cold.</p> <p>Dec 11th. in bed nearly all morning with a cold leaving tonight for San Diego hope we dont have any trouble at the border</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Blank pages}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Total 1926 Sales.</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Page 1</td> <td>total</td> <td>6,661.20</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>"</td> <td>2 014 67</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>"</td> <td>1 462 93</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>1 335 62</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>1 447 06</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>1 527 97</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>$14449 45</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Page 6 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>By Draft</td> <td>W J Broley Cookstown</td> <td>25.30</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Worrod Tottenham</td> <td>24.70</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Armstrong Burks Falls</td> <td>14.40</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Sinclair Orillia</td> <td>60.25</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>S River Trading Co</td> <td>22.95</td> </tr> <tr> <td>*Nov 10</td> <td>Manser Welb Toronto</td> <td>74.94</td> </tr> <tr> <td>x11</td> <td>Hutchison Bros Bracebridge</td> <td>220.52</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nov 15</td> <td>Manser Welb Toronto</td> <td>25.35</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Troyer Burks Falls</td> <td>9.95</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>C W Sharpe Burks Falls</td> <td>2.95</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>John Saso Barrie</td> <td>46.65</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>F D Cancilla Barrie</td> <td>70.20</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>V R. Hart. Burlington</td> <td>36.25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>x 26</td> <td>J R Couse Cookstown</td> <td>122 00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Manser Welb Toronto</td> <td>22.82</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dec 10</td> <td>By Draft. {Green?} Sundridge</td> <td>47.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Johnston Sundridge</td> <td>91.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>x</td> <td>Hare. Bros Bracebridge</td> <td>208.32</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Bothwell</td> <td>28.32</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Hamilton</td> <td>100.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Stevenson Fruit Co Ham{ilton}</td> <td>40.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Sold at Farm</td> <td>234.10</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1527.97</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Page 5</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Oct 11</td> <td>D. Scaletta Huntsville</td> <td>44.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>" 12</td> <td>Fraser &amp; McArthur South River</td> <td>15.15</td> </tr> <tr> <td>+ 12</td> <td>Manser Welb Toronto</td> <td>46.61</td> </tr> <tr> <td>+ 13</td> <td>CW Sharpe Burks Falls</td> <td>118.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>" 13</td> <td>Burlington Growers</td> <td>38.35</td> </tr> <tr> <td>" 6</td> <td>T.S Tremouth Powassan Draft</td> <td>37.55</td> </tr> <tr> <td>" 18th</td> <td>V R Hart Burlington</td> <td>309.40</td> </tr> <tr> <td>" 16</td> <td>Manser Welb Toronto</td> <td>31.45</td> </tr> <tr> <td>x 18</td> <td>G.W. Nichol Beeton</td> <td>37.05</td> </tr> <tr> <td>x 19</td> <td>R L Scott Aldershot</td> <td>86.25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>" 20</td> <td>T E Monkman Cookstown</td> <td>11.75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>+ 20</td> <td>D.S. Litster Burks Falls</td> <td>150.65</td> </tr> <tr> <td>" 20</td> <td>T Upton &amp; Co Hamilton</td> <td>248.35</td> </tr> <tr> <td>" 20</td> <td>W. Peek Burks Falls</td> <td>92.45</td> </tr> <tr> <td>" 20</td> <td>S L Anderson Crossland</td> <td>9.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>x 21</td> <td>C M.R. Toronto</td> <td>1.83</td> </tr> <tr> <td>xx 21</td> <td>Stevenson Hamilton</td> <td>15.60</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Stevenson Hamilton</td> <td>24.40</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Manser Welb Toronto</td> <td>75.12</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nov 1</td> <td>Manser Welb Toronto</td> <td>36.15</td> </tr> <tr> <td>" 2</td> <td>Fraser &amp; McArthur S River</td> <td>7.95</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1447.06</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Page 4 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>x Sept 23</td> <td>John Saso Barrie</td> <td>84.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>x Sept 14</td> <td>AP Worrod Tottenham</td> <td>49.05</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>R L Scott Aldershot</td> <td>313.01</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Manser Welb Toronto</td> <td>74.30</td> </tr> <tr> <td>+ 28</td> <td>McKnight Tottenham</td> <td>41.56</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oct 2</td> <td>W J McCague Beeton</td> <td>15.44</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>B R Stewart Hockley</td> <td>27.35</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Manser Welb Toronto</td> <td>55.75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Edgar &amp; Co Sundridge</td> <td>17.35</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Brown &amp; Co Barrie</td> <td>35.20</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>J F Cullingham Cookstown</td> <td>36.95</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Mrs T Gollop Cookstown</td> <td>23.64</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>PJ Marrin Bracebridge</td> <td>38.65</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>T Cudmore Sundridge</td> <td>9.60</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Shaw &amp; Shea South River</td> <td>61.85</td> </tr> <tr> <td>By Draft</td> <td>Harry Fisher Cookstown</td> <td>54.87</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Cooper Elmvale</td> <td>78.30</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>WV Fry Thornton</td> <td>89.30</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>JD Stewart Thornton</td> <td>74.35</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>W L Lilly Beeton</td> <td>10.80</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>J D Wisdom Allandale</td> <td>44.90</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>A E Johnston Sundridge</td> <td>99.40</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1335.62</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Page 3</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept 3.</td> <td>R.E Baycroft Stayner</td> <td>3.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>+ 3.</td> <td>R L. Scott Aldershot</td> <td>127.16</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>R L Scott Aldershot</td> <td>27.63</td> </tr> <tr> <td>+ 3.</td> <td>Fraser &amp; McArthur</td> <td>21.90</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Y7</td> <td>Brown &amp; Co Barrie</td> <td>38.65</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Hart &amp; Tuckwell Montreal</td> <td>34.28</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>T.E Monkman Cookstown</td> <td>39.55</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>J D Wisdom Allandale</td> <td>58.30</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>J J McKnight Tottenham</td> <td>80.45</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>W J Troyer Burks Falls</td> <td>71.80</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>A G. Maynard Burks Falls</td> <td>6.90</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Wm Peek Burks Falls</td> <td>88.87</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>G. Williamson Tottenham</td> <td>1.75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Hanna &amp; Co Port Carling</td> <td>153.39</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13.</td> <td>FJB Gunn Sundridge</td> <td>57.95</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14.</td> <td>Manser Welb Toronto</td> <td>24.38</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>SL Anderson Crossland</td> <td>30.10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>+17</td> <td>GW. Nichol Beeton</td> <td>184.05</td> </tr> <tr> <td>+18</td> <td>Hare Bros Bracebridge</td> <td>250.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>+21</td> <td>Manse Welb Toronto</td> <td>53.77</td> </tr> <tr> <td>+21</td> <td>FD. Cancilla Barrie</td> <td>107.05</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1462.93</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Page 2 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Aug 6</td> <td>Hare Bros Bracebridge</td> <td>$150.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>V. R. Hart Burlington</td> <td>183.25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Wm Peek Burks Falls</td> <td>84.55</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>D.S. Litster Burks Falls</td> <td>58.34</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>D. Scaletta Huntsville</td> <td>33.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Hannah &amp; Co. Port Carling</td> <td>286.55</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>GW Nichol Beeton</td> <td>44.50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Manser Welb Toronto</td> <td>133.93</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Hutchison Bros Bracebridge</td> <td>87.12</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>C W Sharpe Burks Falls</td> <td>132.05</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Fraser &amp; McArthur South River</td> <td>41.70</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>R L Scott Aldershot</td> <td>20.09</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>J R Couse Cookstown</td> <td>100.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>R. T. Armstrong Burks Falls</td> <td>66.70</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Manser Welb Toronto</td> <td>57.96</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Williamson Tottenham</td> <td>1.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Manser Welb Toronto</td> <td>34.83</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Hart &amp; Tuckwell Montreal</td> <td>247.13</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>Manser Welb Toronto</td> <td>21.94</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>Hart &amp; Tuckwell Montreal</td> <td>230.03</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>2014.67</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Cheques in 1926</p> <p>Page 1</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May 25</td> <td>Manser Welb Toronto</td> <td>18.23</td> </tr> <tr> <td>" 31</td> <td>" " "</td> <td>38.86</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 6</td> <td>" " "</td> <td>19.55</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>" " "</td> <td>35.03</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>" " "</td> <td>30.12</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>" " "</td> <td>100.96</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July 6</td> <td>" " "</td> <td>1393.20</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Burl. Co. Op. Coy</td> <td>330.48</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Cash Sales</td> <td>178.65</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>J.F. Cullingham Thornton</td> <td>64.26</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Manser Welb Toronto</td> <td>245.43</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>R L. Scott Aldershot</td> <td>799.32</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Fraser &amp; McArthur South River</td> <td>17.55</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>T. G. Monkman Cookstown</td> <td>37.41</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Wm Peek Burks Falls</td> <td>56.56</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>B.R. Stewart Hockley</td> <td>19.46</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>T Upton Co Hamilton</td> <td>2973.33</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>R.E. Baycroft Stayner</td> <td>17.75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>Burl. Co Operative Co</td> <td>172.20</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Aug 4</td> <td>J.J. McKnight Tottenham</td> <td>102.85</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>6661.20</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/88b869957d59563a823bb384dfa65ff2.pdf 12029dbba2414311801377693a451793 PDF Text Text �������������������������������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2ab6907ef563ebdc6eae5d40e2626a83.pdf e232ebfad740be7c0ea66328634fb817 PDF Text Text William Beatty (1806-1897) 1889-1892 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers {This title page is not actually from the original diary. It is a modern marker page from reproduced photocopies of William Beatty's diary. Walter was his son, who kept the diaries for safekeeping. Thus, the diaries have become known as Walter Beatty diaries, when in fact they are the work of his father, William Beatty.} Beatty, Walter Journal June 1889 to May 1892 1889 June 5 Spoted cow Bruces Bull 27 Pet cow Do again Do Findleys Ayreshire August yr 16 Black Spoted holsten3 year old Abs Bull Do Black holsten3 year old Bruces Do 23 White cow S., Findlys Ayreshire Bull 24 yearling hefer Bruces Bull (again Sept 11 29 th John Johnstons Bull has been with the cows for 2 or 3 days 7 White spoted Holsten cow May 23 Red Spoted Ayreshire cow Abs holsten Bull June 23 Jersey cow D Wolfs Jersey Bull July 4 line Back Ayreshire greens Bull July August 1890 1 �26 & 27 D Wolfs Bull is with the Cows May 7 White Heffer 2 yeare old Bruces Bull June 8 White Cow Johnston Bull 18 had a horse Colt this forenoon all right 1891 1892 July 1889 July 1 Ad went through the little field with the cultevater the ground has been som wet the {cut off} could not do it last week fine day 2 Ad went to Johnstons and brought home a load of hay there heavy rain most of the day he did not weigh it 3 Ad was helping to things fixed for the strabery festival that is tomorow som showers 4 5 Ad fixing at for the Festifal fine it was it Success they cleared over fifty dollars Ad began to mow and mowed the midle field were the Rye was sowed 5 Ad to went to N. Johnstons and Brought A load of hay that all he is to get for the rent fine day he then went through the Beans & others things in the little field 6 Ad Wallace and Phillo drew in the hay that was cut in the midle field three loads Wallace and Phillo helped they put in the old Barn over the cows fine day I atended the Session 2 �7 Revd Mr Richards preached this afternoon and assisted Mr Millard to dispence the Communion good meeting Henery {Nickelson?} came from Gananoque 8 Ad worked at the potatos in the midle field Phillo went to Brockville to the Examination 9 Ad is mowing in the midle field 10 Ad and Wallace is working in the little with the hoes at potatos corn & other roots a little rain 11 Ad and Wallace is hoeing in the forenoon and then at the hay got a load in for Wallace 12 They are working at the hay got in 2 loads from the North field fine day 13 Ad and Wallace-drew in 3 loads from the midle field put it over the cows 14 Mr McPhail preached this evening here 15 Ad mowed in the North field west corner first day 16 Ad mowed the orchard this forenoon he then Wallace mowed round the trees they then drew in two loads of hay from the midle field 1889 July 17 Ad and Wallace drew in 3 loads of hay from the North East corner of the north field put part of it in the New Barn and took a load home 18 they drew in 3 loads of he took one home they raked 3 �and drew 2 loads from the orchard 19 They drew in 1 load of hay from the North field he take it home they put up that in cocks heavy rain in the afternoon so that they could do nothing 20 heavy rain last night nothing done to day 21 Mr McPhail preached this morning 22 Ad & Wallace raked and drew in 2 loads {cut off} them home and cocked up a lot fine day Henery Young has been fixing the Reaper all day fine day 23 heavy rain last night he got is so that Ad put the horses to it and got into the lain and brock {cut off} 24 Ad and Henry got the Reaper started this forenoon and cut and bound the fall wheat it did well Wallace {cut off} they drew in 3 loads of the hay that was in cock took in 25 Ad and Wallace drew hay that was in cock 4 loads Took 2 to Wallows 1 hear and home 26 Ad and Wallace drew in 3 loads of hay one here and two home fine day Philo helped 27 heavy rain this forenoon and nearly all day no work done 28 Mr McPhail preached this morning 29 heavy rain this foreroon Ad hoed in the little field in the afternoon among th{cut off} they are not much the flyers hunt the {cut off} 30 Ad plowed in the North East corner of the North field the ground is rather wet 31 Ad and Wallace drew in the Fall wheat and the Rye that he sowed where the grass seed m{cut off} last fall 4 �1889 August 1 Ad mowed the calf paster or little field back of the Barn and plowed in the North field 2 Ad went with B McNiel Sand Bay to fish got A lot of Pike the are good 3 Ad and Philo spread out the hay in the little field and drew it in the forenoon and then went and helped Bruce to draw in fine day 4 11 Revd Mr Stewart preached this morning and in acord{cut off ance}e with A notice given that an ordination of two Elders one {for? cut off} Lansdowne & one for Sand Bay would take place John Sheilds & Norman Johnston. Shields withdrew Johnston was sick So there was no ordination 5 Ad finishd the mowing today fine day 6 Ad. Wallace & Philo Spread & shook out the hay in the midle field where Ad mowed & they drew it in load 7 Ad & Philo helped Bruce with his hay fine day 8 Ad took Mrs Scot & Jennet to the outlet they are going to Watts Iland he is to meet them there with a boat & was I was taken with A Diraeu {Diarrhoea} and can do nothing 9 Ad helped Bruce yesterday afternoon and all day today I am in Bed and bad with the Diarrhoea T. Johnston died yesterday 10 Ad cut the oats in the garden they are the Sidy oats than that he brought for over the N West they are very heavy Reaper worked well in them fine I am no better yet Ad took the Revd Mr Young to John Johnston house and atended to him at the Funeral by was Buired at the Union this forenoon it was the largest Funeral 5 �that was in this part the Revd Mr Stewart preached Miss Moorheads funeral sermon in our Church this afternoon it was filled to overflowing they could not all get in She was Buired at the Union 12 Ad was at Bruces in the forenoon he came home in the afternoon and Ellen and me Signed Samuel McKees deed for a lot next the Church & Wallace McNiels there lot I have got my {Chlampen?} on 13 Ad helped Bruce at his harrowing fine day I was able to get my Chales on today for the first time 14 Ad is hooking peas Philo draging on the Summer fallow rain in the morning fine day 15 Ad went to Gananoque with Philo to get his Chluns fixed they they did not fite fine day 15 when he came home, he went up to the Abs to see his Reaper. it is it Brantford he went back to st{illegible} and brought one to Bruces that night. 16 they got it put together & is working with it fine day 17 Ad is working at Bruce's most of this week he is there today. Aunt Jane came from Lyn on the Express. 1889 August 18 Mr McPhial Preached this morning fine day 19 little rain this morning Ad worked with the reaper here and cut the wheat fine fair afternoon 20 Ad worked with the horses with the Reaper here he finished our Reaping at night. Wallace and one of Bruce's Boys with Philo stooked. 21 they all went to Bruces and worke there and at Wallaces brock something of the reaper fine day 6 �22 Ad is reaping at Wallaces they finished his 23 At is Reaping at Bruces Bruces boy drew in the Peas that that we cut in one load fine day 24 Ad Wallace Bruce and his two Boys with there team they drew in the spring and A last of the oats that was in the East field. they worked hard 25 Mr McPhail preached this evening fine day. 26 Ad Wallace Bruce and his Boys with there team finished drawing in our grain and then drew in Wallaces grain and put it in our Barnfloor that is the old Barnfloor fine day. 27 Ad took Mrs James Purvis home Jennie Mrs Scott that is Ellen and Jennet they all went to the old place to Margret & Robs fine day 28 Ad got home today from Robs. 29 We all went to the Funeral of Mrs Kinker. Revd Mr Ellat {Elliot} preached in the Methodist church. There was a large funeral. 30 Ad worked at Bruces fine day 31 Jennie went to Brockville on the Mixed this morning to her school. She is going to teach there. Ellen went with Mrs Wm Scott to Lyn they are going there for some time or until Mrs Scott leaves for home Ad is helping Bruces fine day Philo came home from Watts Iland fine day 1889 September 1 Mr. McPhail preached this morning. 2 Ad plowed for the Fall wheat in the forenoon he helped Bruce in the afternoon to draw in 7 �3 Ad drew dung this forenoon to the North field 4 Ad is working with Bruce helping to draw in 5 rain most of the day Wallace is fixing a stand to hang A gringstone on Ad is helping. 6 Ad is drawing dung to the North field where he intends to sow fall wheat 7 Philo and me cleaned up the Fall wheat that was in greanery we got it through once when I had to go with Revd Mr Millard to Sand Bay to atend the meeting of Session Norman Johnston was was received as an Elder and signed to declartion. 8 X Ad took me Sand Bay, to the Communion there was a good meeting. Revd Mr McKenzies preached. 9 Ad worked at the Summerfallow and got it ready for the seed the ground is in good order. 10 Ad got A drill and drilled in 3 1/2 bushels of the old fall Wheat in the NorthEast corner of the North field. The ground is in good trim he then went to Sand Bay and brought home the Colts fine day. 11 Ad and Wallace Cut the Cow corn with the Reaper and Binder and stooked it up in the forenoon they went to Bruce's got circuler saw and sawed Wallaces wood in the afternoon 12 Ad went to Gananoque to show the Charley horse action on the cars he sold him to William and sent on the cars to Penatangen then he willed shiped to Parry Sound Ad stoped at Gananoque to see the Fair he says it is a {Poor afair?} 13 Ad & Wallace is fixing the Granery for the 8 �thrashing and they took Smith Falls Reaper to the station H Young the Warren Boys come this in the afternoon to it apart and thrashed out Wallaces off the Barnfloor & part of ours) . 14 they then thrashed ours (they finished about dark Bruces Boys and Abs son 1889 September 15 rain all day Mr McPhail preached this Morning fine day. 16 Ad and Wallace cleaned up bags of Wallaces oats in the Grenary I turned the Faning mill they then took the mill into the old Barn and cleaned 1 Bags of hog feed 17 Ad took it all to the Escot Mill for hog feed this morning. He got back before dark some rain 18 Ad and Abie went to Miss Stewarts Weding fine day. 19 Ad reaped at Bruces oats fine day. 20 rain all day no work outside of the house. 21 Ad went with Wallace to the Hays land where he has his land to fix the fences. They took the stoneboat with them fine day rather 22 Mr McPherson A student preached here this Evening 23 To Nowlann helped Ad to dig potatoes in the little field by the Milkshed they are very poor. 24 Ad and Nowlan finished this morning. There was only Bushel. they dug some in the East field fine day. 25 Ad and Te Nowlan dug potatoes in the North East field in the forenoon. Nowlan worked in the forenoon he had to attend thrashing in the afternoon. Ad dug. 9 �26 We cleaned 6 bags of spring wheat and in the afternoon rained at night. 27 Ad went to Lydenhurst with the Grist fine day after the rain, he got home about 8 oclock very dark 28 Ad finished diging the Potatoes they are A poor crop a good many rotton the Blues are the worst with the rot. 29 Mr McPhial preached this morning fine day. 30 Ad picked there Pears there and some Apples 1994 October 1 Ad went to Gananoque little rain 2 Ad put the three-year old Colt in and plowed in the North field A little rain 3 took things to the Fair I was in the Hall all day Ad was fixing thing on the ground 4 there was A fine turnout today and the day was very favourable we took first on Pears on fullclouth on flannel all wool Blankets on cotton & wool Blankets 5 Ad drew cheas from the Factery to the station 6 Mr McPhail Preached this evening fine day 7 Ad plowed in the midle field East Side fine day 8 Do Do Do Do littlerain 9 Ad is Plowing in the midle field fine day 10 Do Do Do Do little rain 11 Do Do Do Do fine day 10 �12 13 Ad went to Mallortown and bought A Mare from the station master there it had got its leg brock last spring it is a little lame he paid 40 dollers for it Mr McPhail preached this morning fine day 14 Ad is plowing in the midle field East side 15 Do Do Do " 16 Do Do 17 Do Do I am doing chores my head is a good better of the dizness the Pills that I got from Dr Hannah did me good 18 Ad is plowing he plows with the Colt in the morning and with white with him in the afternoon it Belongs to Mr Consaul the Blacksmith 19 Ad is Plowing in the center field fine day 20 Mr McCleanan a Student preachd at night 21 Ad and Bruce and Wallace killed the old sow she is very fat fine day 22 Ad is plowing in the center field he got all done but the headridges 23 Ad went out to John Cooks and got his Ram and let him out with the Ewes I went to Wm Burns funeral Revd Mr Young preached in the Church of England here the Church was well filled fine day 1881. October 24 Ad Plowed in the North field fine day for Plowing 25 Do Do Do Do Philo came on Mixed 11 �26 27 Put the cows in the stable Ad and Philo worked in the little field they pulled the Turnips and dug up the parsnips and pulled up the carrots in the garden gathered up apples at home Mr___Student preached this morning very few out there was rain most of the day . 28 Some rain Ad and put the cook store in the Kitchen to day 29 Ad is plowing in the North field 30 Do Do Do Do cows in every night 31 Do Do Do Do rain in the afternoon November 1 Ad is plowing in the North field fine day I timed the grapevines is to covered up 2 {blank} 3 Mr McDonald A student Preached at night 4 Ad plowed in the North field fine day Gilbert Austin was there all night 5 Ad is plowing in North field fine time for plowing and doing fall work 6 Do Do Do Do 7 Ad finished the North field and began to plow in the little field at the Milk shed and worked there all day 8 Ad finished the little field and shoveled the furrows and across the headridges and began in Northeast field where we pastered this Summer there was A Boy came this forenoon 12 �his Name is Niel Ad set him to Saw word 9 10 Ad is plowing in the Northeast field fine day Revd Mr Millard preached this morning The church filled every seat full it was his last and only sermon that he was able to preach November the Revd Mr Millard left on the Express to day at 11 Ad is Plowing in the North East field fine day 12 Do Do Do Do 13 Do Do Do 14 Do Do Do frost last night 15 Do Do Do hard frost this morning and all day 16 hard frost last night no plowing this morning Ad is choring this forenoon I went to Station & met Rev Mr Paterson 17 Revd Mr Paterson preached this Evening he stoped here 18 Ad drew loam from the gravelpit to bank the house fine day 19 rain last night and this forenoon Ad started to plow in the North East field in the afternoon 20 rain last night Ad is plowing in the Northeast field he has Consalls white horse 21 rain all day no work done out of doors 13 �22 Ad finished the Northeast field this afternoon 23 Ad ditched in the Northeast field in the afternoon there was rain in the forenoon 24 Revd Mr Paterson this forenoon little rain to day 25 Ad was at Wallace he had a plowing Bee fine day 26 stormy day rain and snow most of the day 27 Do snow 28 Do Do 29 fine day 30 I went to the station and met Revd Mr Chambers Wm A Cornett was there to and tok us and him home with him fine day but cold December 1 Revd Mr Chambers preached this Evening 2 Ad is choring about the place 3 we cleaned up ten Bags of wheat for the mill fine day 4 Ad went to Lydenhurst with the grist he bought __bags of feed for the cows 5 Ad went to Sand Bay and brought A load of wood here it stormed about ten oclock and all the rest of the day snow 6 Ad went to Bruces to help him to thrash 14 �7 8 Do Do they Finished to day Revd Mr Chambers preached this morning I have not done any writing this week 15 Revd Mr Chambers Preached this evening 16 Ad killed the pigs today Bruce and Wallace helped him fine day 17 Ad cut up the pig he took the other home some rain most of the day 18 Ad is cuting up old wood in the woods here rain so that the snow nearly gone 19 snow all gone warm Ad is cuting old wood 20 Ad is drawing drawing old ashes from the Station and the fire place and spreading them in the orchard 21 Ad & Philo drawing old wood from the woods to the house fine day 22 29 Mr McPhail a Student preached this morning there was hail & ice the ground was covered in the Ice 23 Ad drew more old wood from the woods 24 Ad bought a coal stove from Moxley for his house 25 Ad went on the Xpress to Perth he is going to Ellen 26 Philo is cuting wood I am taking care of the cattle 27 Do Do Do Do with Philo 28 fine day warm doing chores we had no service to day 15 �30 Ad got home from Ellens at night John is very poor he is not expected to last long 31 Ad is geting the horses shod there is no snow Wat and Lizie with the two Misses came on the Express from Delta fine day 1890 January 1 Fine day rather on the soft order all well 2 rain in the night and all day till near n{oon?} it then cleared up and was A fine night 3 Wat and Lizey& the two Nieces went to Brockville the Mixed this morning Ad cut wood in the bush 4 Ad and Philo drew wood this afternoon & cut at the house 5 I voted for Darling Cook & Cowan Revd Mr Macpholia A Probationer preachd this morning 6 heavy rain most of the day Jennie went to Brockville on the Express her begins tomorrow 7 Philo went to Brockville on the Mixed this morning his school did not begin to day 20 I have not been to the station since the Township Meeting I have been in Bed most of the with a Cold Ad has to do all the chores there is many down with it some call it the Influenza 23 Revd Mr Gracie had a Congregational meeting for to Call A Minister when a voat taken there 1 for Mr Patterson 2 for Mr Chambers all the rest was for Mr MacPhail it was then maide unanimous for him the Call was brought to me 16 �and I signed it I was not able to go to the church Feb 28 Ad went John Cooks and brought home the sow that he took them 4 days ago to his Boar 30 Ad is drawing dung to the lower Field no slaughing find day I have done nothing my head is dizie 31 Ad is drawing from C. Stewarts in the wagon fine day 1 Ad is still drawing dung fine day 2 Mr McGload preached this morning there was A call signed for Revd Mr McPhail at all the services 3 heavy rain most of the day and last night 4 heavy rain most of the day and last night 5 Ad drew some wood from our own woods & cut part of it up at the house fine day 6 Ad is taking care of the cattle 7 Ad cut wood here this forenoon and other chores 1890 Febuary 8 9 began to snow last night the snow is A foot deap this this morning with a little rain snowed all this fournoon the slaughs is runing wood and logs we have no minster to day 10 Ad drew a load of wood from the chanty to day 11 Do Do Do Do 12 Ad went at six oclock this morning to the chanty 17 �for a load of wood get home & then him Wallace & Bruce went to the River & brought a load of Ice it is good 13 Ad went for A load of wood and then for A load of Ice he took the wood to Wallaces 14 Ad went for A load of wood stormed most of the day 15 Ad went to the River for Ice this morning and him ad Birion brought a load home by noon and went again and brought 3 loads more 16 we had no minister yet 17 Ad brought a load of Ice this forenoon that makes six loads we have here 18 ad brought a load of wood here to day 19 Ad went to the Chantie this morning he took A lot of hay & straw he intends to bank out the end wood and stope out there all the week fine day 20 very stormy this morning snow & wind & drift till noon 21 Ad came home at night and brought a lot of wood 22 Ad went to the woods & brought a load of wood 23 we had no meeting to day 24 Ad went to the woods this morning Gorge Mathews came at a quarter after 1 oclock to saw wood 25 Ad went the woods rain afterwards most of the day Jennet went to Gananoque on the Express to visit Mrs Purviss 18 �26 Jennet to Gananoque on came home on the Express it was 2 hours late all well 27 fine day I have been to the Barn twice this week Wallace splits the wood & sees to the cattle Wat and his Wife came on the Mixed this evening from Pembrock they are on A visit X rain most of the day 28 they went on the Express to Malnatown they are going to his Mothers from there 1890 March 1 2 9 Ad came home last night from the chanty he had all the wood out that he could get out he went to the meeting of the Purchun horse company in Gananoque there was a student from Kingston preached this morning 3 Ad went to the Funeral of George Steves he was at the Ebenazer church he one of the Pall Bearers fine day 4 Ad is helping Bruce to saw wood they finished Ad brought the horsepower home fine day for work 5 Ad is fixing things about the place he expected to saw here Bruce's Boy went Gananoque so they could not 6 A little snow last night the sawed a little wood here after for using the powr down vey cold day 7 Ad went to Esatt {Escott}Mill with the grist gain for the cattle one bag of wheat to crack he left & went to Rockport for {illegible} 8 Bruce Boy came at noon & they sawed what wood we had Philo teamed they put they coud in the woodshed they finished before night Revd Mr MacIlroy is here Revd Mr Macelroy preached this Eving fine day 19 �10 Ad went for his grist this morning Abram McNiells boy came for the horsepowr & saw this forenoon 11 Ad went to the Chanty with the Waggon he took a slaugh with him he is going to bank out fine day 12 Ad came home last night to brock his slaugh tong rain all day 13 Ad was geting the slaughtong fixed some rain 14 the first Lambs came last night it was a young Ewe she had two one of them died the other is doing well Ad got a load of sawdust for his {illegible} 15 Ad is looking after the stables fine day 16 Rev James Macelroy preachd this morning I went out to the Church for the first time since township meeting 17 Ad went to the Funeral of Jael Landon he was at the Ebenazer church fine day 18 Ad and one of Bruces Boys went to the chanty for to Bank out wood with there Teams fine day 19 Wallas is atending the stock night & morning 20 Alick Millard is here he's sick Jennet Telephoned Mrs Millard that Alick is not fit to go to day She got off the Train hear 21 Mrs Millard went away on the Express this afternoon for Collorado Springs where Mr Millard is settled fine day 1890 March 22 23 Ad came home last night they got al the wood out Revd Mr Florane Preached this Evening 20 �24 Ad is taken care of the stock fine day 25 Ad drew a load of straw out of the old Barn 26 Ad is doing the chores fine day rain this afternoon 27 {blank} 28 stormy all day snow & wind from N. East with drift 29 Ad & Philo drew 3 loads of sawdust to the Ice house from the sawmill at the station 30 April I went to the Mill first time since town meeting Revd Mr Florane preached this morning 31 Ad and Jennet went Young to the Funeral of George Torane he was Buired of the old stone Church 1 Ad was drawing hay for Wallac 2 Do Do 3 they drew 1 load this forenoon then some for Ad fine day 4 Ad drew some hay & straw for beding home Jennie came home on the Express to day 5 they put fences round the orchard 6 Revd Mr Johnston preached this Evening 7 Ad & Philo fixed up the fence round the 21 �orchard 8 Ad was working at home rain in the afternoon 9 Ad is laying up fence the wind made terable work last winter with them 10 Ad is fixing up fence 11 the same work 12 Ad & Philo fixing up the Road fence fine day 13 he got a wheel cultivator Revd Mr Johnston preached this morning 14 Ad is laying up fence 15 We cleaned up the flax seed filled 7 bags of oats 2 bags of flax seed he them to Escot mill he did not them ground 16 Ad helped Dr Hannah to move he going Perth to tine he then went for his grist fine day 17 Ad is helping Bruce to saw they finished at night 18 Ad went to Brockville to day 19 Ad drew A load of sawdust and put on the Ice and put the Wheeled cultivator together 20 Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening 21 I helped Ad to cleanup up 4 Bushel more wheat northeast field 22 �sowed 7 Bushel there 22 he took the Wheel cultivator 3 Bushel more wheat down 23 and sowed it some place the cultivator did well fine day 24 Ad went to Delta to the Nomination J. Bradley went with him 1890 April 25 Ad sowed the little field with Wheat 26 Ad took 4 bags of oats to the center field and he sowed 3 of them fine day 27 May Rev Mr Fairley preached this morning 28 Ad went up to Leeds to lay out a Road 29 Revd Mr Gracie preached & had A Congregational for to chose A Minister All was in favour of Revd Mr Fairley and all that was there signed the call it was unamouse 30 Ad is choring at home the ground is very wet from yesterdays rain 1 Ad went to Charles Armstrong Barn raising 2 Ad sowed grass seed with the seeder in the little field & the N East field fine day 4 Mr Johnston A student preached at night he stayed here 5 heavy rain last night Ad is coming at home 6 Ad is working in the northeast field fine day 7 he working in the North field 23 �8 Ad sowed 5 bushel of peas in the North field Wallace is helping him sowing grass seed 9 Ad worked in the N field in the fornoon & at in the afternoon at home little rain 10 Ad worked at home in forenoon went to Gananoque in afternoon 11 there was meeting to day no Minister 12 Ad & Wallas worked in the S.East field sowed 3 bags of oats fine day they draged with two teams 13 rain last night Ad sowed grass Seed there this forenoon 14 Ad worked at home he is fixing up A Buttery &Kittchen 15 Ad and Wallace is draging with 2 teams fine day 16 Ad shoveled furrows in the S. East field in forenoon he fixed at home 17 Ad helped Wallace to drag on his place to day 18 Revd Proffere Fergeson preached this Evening he is Stoping here 19 Ad draged at Wallaces uper farm all day 20 heavy rain last night and all day there is more Water on the ground now then was when the Snow went 21 Ad is fixing in the Hogpen and overhead of it 22 Ad is fixing at home 23 Ad took the spoted Red Ayrshire to Abs Holsten Bull fine day 24 Ad and Wallace & Phillo took our tow &Wallaces 24 �yearling to the Chanty for to Paster fine day 1890 May 25 June 1 Professor Ferguson preached this morning fine day 26 Jennie and Miss Findle went away in the Express today to Brockville to there school they came for the Holidays Ad washed the sheep 27 Revd Mr Firlie was Inducted in the church the Revd M-McGilvery preached & adressed the Peaple & the Revd Mr Greacie adressed the minister there was A goad Congregation all want off well 28 heavy rain last night & this morning Ad working at home 29 fine morning Ad went to J Wolfs Barn raising 30 Ad is helping Wallace with the (?) there they are sowing 31 {blank} 2 Revd Mr Firlie preached this Evening the church full Ad went to Darlings for Mr Firlies famly they came on the steem Boat from Orinell 2 Ad went for a load of mister Farley furniture to Darlings 3 Ad worked with the team on the potato field ground drie 4 heavy rain in the night Ad is leting of water of potato land 5 Ad & Jennet went to Young to Wm Hazelwood funeral he Died at Fairfield on the 3rd heavy rain 6 Ad went to Ivies for Shingles they did not come 25 �7 Ad drawing hay from the New Barn home fine day 8 Revd Mr Firley preached this morning 9 Ad is drawing Shingles from Ivies at the River for to put on his house fine day 10 Ad is drawing from Ivies fine day 11 Ad is plowing & cultivating for Buckwheat in 12 the N East field there is Scotchgrass 13 heavy rain last night & this morning the ground is very wet 14 Ad is mixing lime for to plaster his Kitchen 15 fine day Revd Mr preached this Evening Rvd M Fairley 16 Ad worked on the Roads fine day 17 Ad worked on the potato land in forenoon the ground is too wet yet to plant he workd the Roads 18 Ad is working on the Road with the team in afternoon 19 Ad is working on the Road he has young Manforth helping him they will finish to day 20 Ad plowed & prepared the potato ground & planted some of them 21 they are working at them now Ellen & Jennet helping they finished planting June 22 Revd Mr Fairlay Preached this morning fine day 23 Ad is plowing and cultivating for the cow corn this forenoon he sowed the corn with the Drill 26 �24 Ad is Plowing for the Buckwheat in N East field 25 Do Do Do 26 Do Do fine day 27 Do Do 28 Philo got S. Johnstons Roller & rolled A little it was not in order too do mutch 29 July Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening 30 Ad rolled in the forenoon went to the Instute in afternoon 1 Ad went to the River & got 3 pigs in the forenoon him & Philo cleaned up what wheat we had 2 Ad went to Line Mill this morning heavy rain last night 3 Ad got home this afternoon with his grist he same {illegible} 4 Jennie & Miss Hutcheson came from Brockville on the Mixed and Philo Ad is fixing the mower Wallace is helping 5 Wallace is mowing at home with our mower 6 Revd Mr Fairley Preached this morning 7 Ad is fixing the strabery festival for tomorrow 8 heavy rain last night & this fornoon there was a good turnoout this afternoon night for the weather 9 Ad went through the potatos with the horse fine day 10 the Mair foaled this forenoon all night it is horse colt 11 Ad is helping Wallace to draw in his hay fine day 27 �12 13 Ad began to mow he mowed in the orchard fine day Revd Mr Fairley preached this Eving 14 Ad raked in the Orchard Wallace raked round the fences they drew in put it over the cow stable and took a load home 15 Ad & Wallace drew the straw out out of the old barn & made a stak in the little field & moad some heavy clover in the midle East field fine day 16 Ad & Wallace is shaking the clover this forenoon they drew it in this aftenoon it fine day 17 rain this morning Ad worked among the potato with the horses and unloaded a hay 18 Ad mowed this afternoon fine day 19 Ad raked and drew in what he cut yesterday 20 Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning 21 Ad mowed in the North field day 1890 July 22 Philo raked in the North field Ad and him drew in and put it in old Barn 23 Ad Wallace and Philo is raking & drawing in they are puting in the New barn fine day 24 Ad went to Bruces to help him to stack is rain no work done 25 very dull and cloudy Ad is choring at home 26 Ad is working at the Potatoes and Beans 28 �27 August Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening 28 Ad is mowing in the North field fine day 29 Ad is drawing hay home Biron McNiel is helping them 30 they are drawing in here puting in the New barn 31 Ad and Philo is working at the Potatoes 1 Ad mowed the midle field field fine day 2 they raked it up & put it in cock Wallace helped 3 Ellen went home to Lyn this morning Jennt went with her 10 Revd Mr Fairley preached this forenoon 4 Ad Wallace and Bruce & Philo made a stack of the hay in the corner of the little field N. of the lane 5 Ad and Wallae is drawing hay from Bruces for Wallace in the forenoon heavy rain in the afternoon 6 Ad cut the midle field fine dry day 7 Ad drew in the fall wheat Philo helped 8 Ad & Philo fixed the fence round the midle field and laide down the fence so the cows can go in 9 Ad is working home Revd Mr Fairley preachd this Evening 29 �11 Ad drew in the wheat in the little field then he cut what Wheat was fit in the East field fine day 12 is cutingWallaces Wheat fine dry day 13 Ad Wallace Philo hooked the peas 14 Ad Wallace & Philo drew drew in wheat that we had in the East field for a {illegible} 15 Ad & Wallace {line illegible} they put it in our Barns A drew for {illegible} 16 Ad cut the oats in the center field dine day 17 Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning 18 Bruces Boy Wallace & Philo cut & stack in the oats in center filed Ad went to the River to {illegible} 19 Ad fixing the stable this afternoon rain 20 Ad is work at the {illegible} 21 rain most of the day August 23 24 Ad went to Gananoque for A load of Brick for the Manse of the church of England there was A Bee H Young had Revd Mr Farlie preached this Evening 25 Ad & Philo drew in 1 load of oats from the West field 26 they drew 6 loads East field that finished the drawing 27 Rain last night Ad went help Ab at noon drawing dung to the fairground 30 �28 Ad went to help Abs at noon to day 29 Wallace took the Horses & Ad & Philo with him to draw in it rained so that they got nothing done 30 Ad drew dung to the lower field fine day 31 Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning 1 Ad went to Sand Bay & brought home a load of wood this forenoon Wallace took one horse & the Waggon & went to draw {cut off} at home 2 they helped Bruce to draw in got his all in 3 Ad got a load of wood from Sand Bay for himself 4 Ad went to Kingston with Philo to see A Doctor about his Ears he is very deaf he took something out & he heard all right 5 Ad & Philo drew dung to the North field Ad loaded 6 Ad & Philo drew dund to the North field Ad loaded I atend the preparatery service before the Communion service 7 Revd Mr Fairley preached this afternoon there was A large Congregation 8 Ad went to draw in Wallaces peas & brought A load of old pine roots and limbs for Steem thrasher 9 Ad is loading dung from the fram the cowstable Philo is drawing and unloding it in the North field 10 Ad & Philo is drawing dung to north field 11 heavy rain last night &all day Ad & Philo thrashing fall wheat for seed he intends to 12 rain most of the day 31 �13 14 Lizie and the two Neases went home on the mixt this morning Ad went to Abs to thresh this morning Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning 15 Ad plowed in the North field fine day 16 rain last night & this morning Ad plowed this afternoon 17 Ad cultivated the wheat ground & sowed 4 1/4 Bushel of wheat the ground is good order in the afternoon 18 finished the draging water furring the fallows this forenoon {illegible} cow corn {rest of entry illegible} 1890 Sept 19 Ad & Philo is fixing up the granery for the thrashing this morning then they stook up the cow corn 20 the Warren Boys came with the steam thrasher last night began to thrashing {rest illegible} 21 {entry illegible} 22 {entry illegible} 23 Ad began shingling his house the roof is bad 24 Bruce and his Boys is helping him Philo is helping 25 Ad cut the Buckwheat this afternoon fine day 26 rain this forenoon Ad is working at his kitchen him & B {illegible} they shingle in the afternoon 27 they are shingling to day {illegible} with them 28 Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day 29 Ad cut Wallaces Buckwheat fine day 32 �October 30 Ad and Philo is drawing straw to the Fairground 1 Ad & Philo taking thing to the Fairgournd fine day 2 {entry illegible} 3 Ad and Philo is geting thing from the Fairground there no way of geting anything home last night there such a {illegible} 4 {entry illegible} 5 Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening {rest illegible} 6 Ad & Nowlan & Philo dug potatoes there is a good many roten 7 rain most of the day no work done 8 Ad began to plow in the southeast field D Landin and Philo dug potatos in the afternoon 9 Ad & Nowlan & Philo dug potatos & finished a load many roten 10 Ad & Philo drew dung Ad loaded & Philo drew with team 11 Ad is helping Haffie to plow {illegible} 12 Revd Mr Fairley preached {rest of entry illegible} 13 Philo went to Kingston to the Doctor {illegible} Ezra & I was working at home 14 Ad was helping Bruce to thrash 15 {entry illegible} 1890 16 The Warren Boys {rest of entry illegible} 33 �17 Ad is plowing after the {illegible} 18 Ad Do he had to {rest of entry illegible} 19 Revd Mr Fairly preached this morning 20 Ad is plowing Philo or {illegible} gathered up the potatos this was in the pits & Ad drew them in took part home & part here 21 Ad is plowing Philo is helping A Cornett to thrash 22 Philo is plowing Ad is working at home 23 Do Do Do 24 heavy rain last night & this forenoon Ad is plowing in plowing in the afternoon 25 Ad finished the plowing in the N.W Field in the forenoon and him & Philo drew stones of Center West field to the Barnyard 26 Revd Mr Fairley preached here this morning 27 Ad went to Sand Bay & brought a load wood this morning Philo went Kingston about his Ears Philo & Ad drew in the cornstalks in the afternoon 28 Ad began to plow in the West center field Philo is picking up stones in the same field Vive and her Mother and Sister and Dughter came from Delta this Evening 29 Ad is plowing Abia & her Mother & sister home {illegible} most of the day 30 heavy rain last & most of to day 34 �Oct 1 2 Ad is plowing the ground is not so stiff there was the Communion at Fairfax {illegible} I could not go {rest of entry illegible} first snow as to make the ground white all gone before noon 9 3 Ad plowed {rest of entry illegible} 4 Ad finished the North part of the W. center field this forenoon he then plowed the 2 riges that was left of the corn ground first this morning 5 Ad is plowing in the West center field 6 Do Do 7 Do Do Do 8 Do Do Philo is picking stones RevdMr Fairley preached MrsMcK{illegible} funeral sermon in the church this morning the church was full 1890 November 10 Vest came from Nebraska on Saturday he looks well Philo went to Kingston this morning to see the Doctor about his Ears Vest met on the cars in the afternoon and they went to Brockvill on there way to Delta Ad is plowing 11 Do in same field fine day 12 Ad is sawing wood & doing other chores this forenoon 13 Ad is plowing in the South west field 14 Do Do 15 Do 35 �16 Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening 17 rained all day no work done 18 Ad is fixing the place to building for {Pen? illegible} mixing up the lime and some for me Hugh McKay worked all day at it Philo & his came from Delta this afternoon 19 they went on the Express this Afternoon for Nebraska there a number at the Station him away and Shake hand in the {illegible} 20 Ad drew a load of wood from Bruces {illegible} 21 he is geting wood for himself to day 22 Ad was helping Bruce to day 23 Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day 24 We cleaned up some Buckwheat & mixed it with oats for to get ground the Fatenning Cow - 3 bags then Ad fixed the outside doors 25 Ad & Wallace drew the old straw stack home 26 Ad working at {rest of entry illegible} 27 {entry illegible } 28 {entry illegible } 29 {entry illegible } 30 {entry illegible } 1 {entry illegible } 2 Ad went to Sand Bay for A load of wood 3 Snowed & stormed all day no work done 36 �4 Snowed most of the night the snow is about 7 inches deep on the clear Ad cuting wood & drawing it home 5 Ad went to Young and then Mc's mill and got A Son of Archer McCormicks & brought him with he is eight years old he is is stop here the as A Child off the Home is on the same {illegible} 1890 December 6 7 Ad is doing the chores here and { illegible} he went to Rockport for to {?} of Coal Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day 8 Ad put up his coal stove & went for another load of coal 9 Ad fixed his Bobslaughs cold blustery day 10 Ad went to Sand Bay for A load of wood 11 Ad went to Sand Bay for A load of wood {rest of entry illegible} 12 Do Do Do {rest of entry illegible} 13 {entry illegible } 14 Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening 15 Ad went to Sand Bay for A load of wood he took it home Bruce & Wallace & him {illegible} &Wallaces {illegible} 16 Ad went for A load of wood he took it home 17 Ad went for went A load of wood John Lewis came to do chores & feed the cattle fine day 18 Ad went for wood 19 Ad went for wood and he left it here fine day Jimmy is doing chores 37 �20 21 Ad went for A load of wood he left is here fine day Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning rain 22 Ad Jonnie & me we cleaned up 10 bags of oats and Bukwheat mixter and he took them Escot mill but he had leave them there they were scarce of water 23 Ad went for the 3 yearling Southdowns he took to their Srochshires Ram he then went for his paint 24 William came from Parie Sound on the Express all well he had A child of Mrs Sterns with him fine day all well there 25 Wat & Lizie and her two Nesses with her and all took dinner there and had A fine pleasant time 26 Watt Lizie and Wm & the Children went to Delta on the Express this afternoon stormy snow & wind 27 Ad took A load of straw home it is storming wind & snow 28 Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening 29 Snow and drift in the forenoon there A large meeting there a large meeting in the New Hall I could not go I was not well 30 Ad went to Sand Bay & brought A load wood left it here Jennet and Jennie went to Brockville they Expect to Wm there and go tomorrow to {Ellen's?} 31 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood too took he left it here fine day 1891 January 1 Ad went to Sand Bay got a load of took it home Jonnie went to Gananoque to take his lessons with James McMullen warm day snow is going fast 38 �2 Fields bair snow nearly all gone Ad worked at home 3 Ad worked at home very little done on the Roads 4 X 11 Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day 5 Ad went to Sand Bay & took A load of wood home William came from Delta on the Express 6 Ad drew A load of wood from Sand Bay he left it here Jennie went back to Brockvill to her school to day 7 William went to Brockville this morning on the Mixed on his way to Halafax he intend to go to Briton and to be away to or three month Ad went for a load of wood took it home 8 Ad went for a load of early this morning and then went to the Annual meeting of Township Agriculture Socity John Cook wished to Resign to be President any longer & Charles Rath was apointed I left then 9 Ad and the McNiels went to the River for Ice they brought three loads here it is fine Ice 10 Ad and Birion McNiels brought 2 loads of Ice here to night that makes five loads here that is all that we want & they all have got what they want rain rain last night & most of the day and night there was only Jonnie went Revd {illegible} preached only 15 out 12 rain & snow most of the day no outdoor work done 13 fine day Ad went for a load of wood took home 14 Ad and Wallace Braugh went to Sand Bay and brought A load of wood they left it here the snow is 6 inches deep it snowed most of the day little work done 15 Ad and Wallace brought 2 loads of wood here to day Jonnie & Ad cleaned up 6 bags of wheat and 6 bags of 39 �Buckwheat he intends Lyn Mill 16 Ad went to Lyn this morning with the grist his Mother went with him fine cold day Ellen intends to make A visit there and to go to Margrets before they came back 1891 January 17 18 Revd Mr Fairley Preached this morning 19 Ad went for A load of wood he left it here 20 Do Do Do 21 Do Do Do 22 rain most of the day no work done out of doors 23 frost last night Ad went for A load of wood he left it here Ellen came home on the Express from Margrets they are All well fine day 24 Ad went to Sand Bay & banked out in the forenoon and then went to the Bee of A Cornetts in the afternoon fine day 25 Willies Malkin came on the Express to see him Ad worked at home fixing things fine day Revd Mr Fairley preached at Night here 26 Ad went to Sand Bay for A load of wood and took pain in his Back in lifing the Bobys and the man there to bring home there fell about 3 inches of snow yesterday 27 Ad is no better this morning Jonney G did his chores 28 Ad is no better yet 40 �29 rain rain most of the day 30 Do Do 31 Ad is some better he got to the stable this morning so Jonney said fine day the ground is A swim the seller is flooded so that they had to raise the potato bin to keep the potatoes out of the watter fine day February 1 Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning the ground is all {hard?} 2 there was a little rain and snow so that it is nice walking to day Ad is A good deal Beter 3 Ad was able to come hear to day Jonney is choring heavy rain and some snow the ground is covered 4 hard frost last and cold this morning Ad is a good deal {better?} 5 Ad is doing his chores at home fine day 6 Ad went to the chanty this morning to bunk out 7 Ad came home at night he brought a load here 8 the Revd Mr Fairley was Preaching this Evening when the School Bell was rung and a great noise was made of Fair fair the People ran out Taylors store and Innises house was all in A Blase they all burnt down Taylors saved nothing there little wind from the S. East 9 When the safe was opened to day the 41 �contents was all safe the money and all the Books were all right A went to Wat at the outlet he is {cut off} survey for Alf Green 1891 February 10 Ad was at home all day Jonnie is tending to the cattle & sawing wood rain and snow 11 Ad and Aby went to Mrs Pastiones funeral Jonnie went with the Revd Mr Fairley to the funeral She Buired at Dulcimain fine day but poor slaughing 12 Ad went to Chanty to get out sawlogs fine day 13 he did not some home 14 till to night he got a good lot of lumber out the Mill fine wether Jonnie is doing the chores & atending the stack fine wether 15 the Sacrament was dispensed at Sand Bay to day there was no meeting here to day in our Church 16 heavy rain in the night & some today no work 17 Ad helped Bruce to saw there wood fine day 18 Ad. Wallace & Bruces Boys brought the saw and the horsepower home this morning and set it they got set by noon & sawed al the wood to the East of the house 19 they finished cuting ours & loaded up & went Wallaces before noon and finished his before night A fine day 20 snowed all the forenoon Ad went to Sand Bay for A load of wood got in the afternoon took it home 21 the snow is nearly all gon Wat came here last night from home he went to Gananoque this forenoon some rain & thaw no work done fine day 42 �22 Revend Mr Fairley preached this Evening 23 they cut Ad wood to Day fine weather the snow nearly gone 24 fine day still thawing Jonnie doing the chores 25 Ad went to Gananoque in the A Cutter fine day 26 Ad is pilling up his wood in the wood shed Johnny & Ad thrashed the peas fine day in the afternoon 27 they cleaned them up and 19 bushel Jonney put them in the greanary fine day 28 there is A little snow last night all day to Day March 1 X X X Revd Mr Fairley Preached this morning 2 Ad went to Sand Bay & brought A load of sawdust for the ice house here this forenoon he for one another in the afternoon for home fine day 3 stormed most of the Day no work done 4 Ad went for A load of lumber for the sugar house there is about 5 inches of snow this morning & is still snowing 5 Ad went for A load of wood for Wm McNiel he is not able to do any work the snow is about six inches deep I went to the Hall this morning & voted J Taylor 6 Ad went for a load of lumber to the Dulcimain Sawmill to day 7 Dito Do Do fine Day roads gone Watt came here from Delta this afternoon I send a Note for him 8 Revd Mr Fairley Preached this Evening rain 9 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of lumber rain most of 43 �the day snow nearly gone so that the Roads is bair 10 not any work done only choreing snowed night 11 Ad took 4 load of hay from here this morning & 1 of straw 12 Jonney & Ad fixed the foundation of the barn {illegible} and fore the boiling of the sap for sugar fine day 13 rain most of the day no work done 14 rain still did a little at the sugar house 15 Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day 16 Ad & Jonney worked at the sugar house this they got some of the siding & rafters up & roof on 17 they are working at it got roof on & siding is done 18 snow last night & there is about three is inches 19 there is 7 inches of snow on the land this morning it is a fine day clear and very cold it is the heavyist storm we have had Jonney is helping A Cornett to S{illegible} 20 rain & sleet this morning Jonney went to do some work for Mrs Spidel this morning rain most of the day 21 rain most all day rain & f{illegible}ing 22 Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening 23 the snow is nearley all gone the ground is covered with water Ad taped 60 maple trees to day 24 Hugh McKay is building the chimney for the boiling pan in the sugar house fine day Ad taped 60 more trees to day March 1891 44 �25 they boiled sap to day in the New pan & furnace it is well they had better than 2 1/2 gallons of molasses to day 26 Walter Wm got home from Britton last night on the Mixed he is well & look well & Brought me A stotch cap from Glasgow a good one Mrs Killock came here with Jenne from Brockville 27 they are gathering sap this afternoon and Boiling 28 Jonnie is gathering sap Ad is boiling there a good run Wm left for Parrisound on the Express this afternoon 29 April first Lambs Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day 30 Jonney gathered & Ad boiled the sap to day 31 Do Do Do Do Do fine day 1 there was a little snow last night the ground is just white this morning all gone by 8 oclock rain this afternoon 2 fine day I think that sugar making done m{illegible} 3 raining A little most of the Day 4 Ad & Jonnie cleaned up the Flackseed and oats & went to Escot Mill he had 7 bags of oats & better than 8 bags of {illegible} 5 Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening fine day 6 Ad is gathering sap I heped to boile sap is running well 7 Ad gathered sap I am helping to boil it rather rather too cold to run well verry hard frost last night 45 �8 sap is running some Ad is gathering I am helping to boil 9 sap is runing good I am boiling Ad gathering 10 very little frost last night is not rung mutch to rain this afternoon Ad gathered sap I am boiling 11 raining most of the night & all day no work done out of doors the ground is in aswim 12 Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning 13 Ad was fixing fences & other Chores fine day 14 Jennet went to Kingston on the mixted this morning to Frening Mission Ladies meeting fine morning Ad gathered 11 Pails of X we boiled it down 15 rain most of the Ad is choring at home & taking the cattle 16 Do Do Do 17 Jennet came home from Kingston there was A large meeting 18 rain most of the day no work done 19 revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening 20 Ad duge or rather opened up the old ditch one it all evening & let the water out laid new plank in it New Plank 21 Ad gathered the Beetes and Granma scald them Aunt Jennie Armstrong came Kingston on her way home to Lyn she was at Catterauckway {Cataraqui} 1891 April 46 �22 Ad went to the North Field this morning & began the spring work he cultivated all day with the cultivator Aunt left for Lyn on the Express Ad & Willie cleand Six Bags of oats for seed 23 Ad got the seed drill & sowed some oats 24 Ad is cultivating with the cultivator this afternoon he went to Mat Conors to lay out a side line for him 25 Ad is cultivating & sowing he has sowed about nine Bushel of oats in all fine day Herbit Beatty came from Toront yesterday on the Lightning he was at school he has passed his Examination as an Articteck he left on for Young on the Express 26 May ground very dry the Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning 27 Ad is cultivating & sowing in the North field fine day he finished it he sowed nearly 15 bushel in all of oats 28 Ad is cultivating in the field North & East of 29 the Barns & has sowed 5 1/2 Bushels of wheat fine day 30 Ad is rooling in the North field the ground is dry he finished & rolled the Northeast field of the Barn 1 Ad plowed the garden & then went to center field cultivated part of it and Began to sow peas & oats 2 Ad is working in center field 3 Revd Mr Fairley Preached this Evening rain most of the day 4 Ad is working in the center field fine day 47 �5 the ground is with snow this morning it rained afterwards kind of snow Ad in the afternoon 6 Ad is working in Center field North part he sowed 7 1/2 of peas and 12 of Peas & oats fine weather 7 Ad is working in the center field North half 8 The ground is white with snow this morning rain afterwards no work done in the afternoon 9 Ad went to Escot mill with 6 Bags of oats & 1 of Peas for feed he got them ground & got at noon 10 Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day 11 Ad plowed up the Fallwheat this afternoon 12 Ad sowed where the Fall wheat was with at Spring wheat 13 Ad is drawing dung to the midle field for corn he intends to plant there fine day the ground is dry 1891 May 14 Ad is drawing dung to the center field for corn 15 Do Do Do the ground is very dry Do Do 16 there was A drisling rain all this forenoon cold Day no work done Mrs Fairley is heping Jennet to papper the siting room 17 Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening there was Ice this morning as thick as window glass cold morning 18 Ad is cultivating for the corn & potates East of the Barn 19 Ad & Willie is planting potatos I am cutting 48 �seed 20 they planted bushel the ground is very dry 21 Ad got the horses shod there was A little rain 22 Ad took the wheat for A grist out to Bruces and cleaned it on his fanning mill & went to Gananoque with the Roller Mill then & got home before before sundown 23 Ad was working in the midle field this forenoon he drew a load of hay & and A load of straw in the afternoon that is small jagss fine day frost last night 24 The Mr Fairley had meetings this afternoon very few out Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day 25 Ad worked in the center field cultivating & sowed 2 Bushel of cow corn he disked with the seeder the ground is dry 26 fine rain last night & this forenoon no work done 27 Ad & Willie & Bruces Boys took young cattle to the fifth concession to paster we had 4 Bruce had 28 Ad is plowing in the field East of the Barns fine day 29 Ad & Willie planted some corn Beans & other garden stuff East of the Barn fine day the ground is very dry 30 Ad &Cowslow washed this afternoon fine day 49 �31 June Revd Mr Fairley had communion this afternoon there was A good meeting fine day 1 Wm McNiel died this morning Ad went to Farmersville for Libie she is going to school there fine day everything in 2 Ad helped to dig the grave on Wms own farm 3 they all went to the Funeral of Mr McNeal Revd Mr Fairley preached the Sermon in the Methodist Church our church would not hould them it full to over flow he was buired on own farm till Winter Mr Webster came after the Funeral and sheared 7 sheep till it rained we had A fine shower in the afternoon 4 fine day Ad is drawing Dung from the to the midle field he is geting it at the station 1891 June 5 Ad is drawing dung from the station to the midle field fine day the ground is very dry 6 Ad is still drawing from the station manure 7 Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day 8 Ad sowed better than A Bushel of Buckwheat East of the Barns 9 Besie got home on the Express this morning it not stope there up to Gananoque & she came back on A Freight to here She looks well Ad is in Brockville as A Jurieman Birion McNiel 50 �is working the team on the Roads {illegible} 10 Miss Heacock left on the Express to day for Parry Sound she came with Watt & Lizie Watt went to Brockville on the Express Ad is at Brockville as A Jurie man 11 verry little work dowing doing ground dry 12 Ad got home to day Wat is doing work 13 Lizie went to Brockville with her two Nesses on her way home little Wat came on the Express from Kingston he was to the Assemble in Kingston 14 Revd Mr Shane came here on the Express with Bessie from Kingston he was at the Asembley Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening 15 L Wat went on the Express to go to his Mothers fine day Ad worked on the Roads with the team for hire 16 Do Do Do Do 17 Do Do Do in the forenoon chored in the afternoon 18 Ad drew 2 loads of cole ashes & put them round 2 aple trees 19 Frank Hall & his wife came on the Express from Tronto yesterday and went to Brockville on the Express to day Aunt Jennie Revd Mr Shane went to Sand Bay with Revd Mr Fairley to visit Mr Herbison he was minister here 51 �6 years ago 20 21 Ad has been drawing dung from the Villag for 2 or 3 days back he sowed nearly a Bushel of Buckwheat in the midle field this afternoon ground very dry Revd Mr Shane preached here this morning fine day 22 Ad to Gananoque at noon Willie took with him heavy rain last night & this morning fine afternoon 23 Ad sowed better than 3 peckes of Buckwheat in centerfield 24 Ad is at A stumping of the Wallaces fine day 25 Ad sowed some corn & Millet seed for feed in centerfield 26 Ad cultivated in the corn Watt came here this Evening 27 Watt went to Darlings this morning to some work for him Ad took to the outlet this afternoon {illegible} was the ground very dry 1891 June 28 July Revd Mr Fairley Preached this Evening fine Day 29 Ad went to the outlet for Wat he then went to Gananoque with him fine day 30 Ad cultivated brought his cultivator here 1 Ad cultivated the garden potatos in the 52 �garden 2 and in the East of the Barns with Kate 3 Jennie is home from the school in Brockville 4 fine rain last night & most off today 5 Ellen Scot came from Glentay Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning 6 Ad is drawing stones this afternoon from the East field for A ganway into the old Barn Bessie went to Lyn the Mixed 7 Ad is fixing the North end of sheep pen to them tho{illegible} 8 Ad went to Sand Bay & got A load of Slabs to cover it so the sheep will have the whole of the mow part 9 Willie went to his Fathers with McCleary this morning Ad is puting Paris Green on the Potatos fine day 10 Ad put more paris green on this forenoon Began to Mow & mowed the orchard fine day 11 he raked it up & took A load of it home and cocked the rest 12 Revd Mr Fairley preached this evening 13 the Orngeman celabrated the 12th in the Fairground there was A great & noise with Fife & Drume I could not go but could heare fine day 14 Ad is helping Wallace & he is helping him 53 �15 Ad Do Do fine shower last night 16 Ad is helping Wallace fine day 17 Ad mowed in the East field in the forenoon he helped Wallace in the afternoon fine day Jennet and Ninnie MacIntosh came from Branfort to day 18 Wallace & Ad finished his Mowing & haying 19 Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day the Minister of the church of England & Methodist was here 20 Ad mowed in the forenoon & drew 2 loads of hay from the East field fine day 21 Ad mowed in the East field in the forenoon and then drew in loads of the hay 22 there was A suppreizie Partey came here last night after night filled the above & below the like I never saw all the Presbterian in & about the nabourhood so that the house was filled above & below 1891 July 22 Ad mowed in the forenoon & went to the funeral of Miss Copland She was buired at the Union church there was 59 rigs went by here fine day he drew in hay after he came home 23 heavy rain last night & this morning Ad mowed in the East and drew in the cocks this afternoon 24 rain in the night no work this forenoon cept {illegible} up Ad is raking up in the Eastfield Wallace is cocking up they could nothing midel of the afternoon fine afternoon 25 heavy rain the night & this afternoon it then cleared up Ellen & Bessie went to Margrets after it ceared 54 �up it is A fine Evening now 26 Revd Mr Farley preached this Evening August 27 Ad & Wallace drew in the hay in the East field 28 Ad mowed in the North field this forenoon & then drew some for Wallace & drew in 3 loads to their New Barn for the calfs and sheep fine day 29 Ad mowed in the North field & drew the hay home in the afternoon fine day all but 1 load 30 Ad drew that load home this morning before the rain it rained mostly all day no work done 31 the ground is very wet heay rain this morning no work 1 rain this morning Ad is drawing dung to the north field he put in A pile and others chores 2 Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning 3 Ad raked & drew in 3 loads from the north field he took them home he then mowed in the East field East of the Buckwheat fine day 4 Ad took Ellen Scot Bessie & Jennie to the outlet they are going to Watts on A vizet Ad &Wallace and the Boys is raking & drawing they drew in loads & took all to Ad place fine day 5 they all went to Abs Wallaces this morning to cut his grain the is good 1891 August 8 9 Ad fixed the Reaper to day Revd Fairley preached here this Evening 55 �10 Ad up to Wallaces with the Reaper fine day 11 Ad went back to Wallaces this morning finished it & came to Bruces and worked there 12 Ad is working there Harrie is at McKays heavy rain this afternoon there no rain at S Findleys 13 Ad is at Bruces al day 14 Ad finished this forenoon came heare at noon & began to Reap Wheat with in the southeast field East of the Buckwheat fine day it was the wheat it A good croap Freeman & Biran 15 rain in the night fine morning and all day Ad went to the North field this afternoon to cut the oats there Freman and Biran McNiel bound and stooked them after the Binder fine day 16 23 Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning 17 Ad and Bruce teams drew Wallaces Barley to our New Barn they brought 4 loads each 18 rain this morning dull day no work 19 Ad cut with the Reaper in the North field this forenoon and then they drew in 4 loads of the wheat Bruces team & Boys helped fine day 20 Ad & Wallace drew 2 load and the rakings and 1 load of the oats from the Northfield this forenoon they went to Bruces & helped to draw in 21 rain this morning & most of day no work done 22 Ad went to the North field this afternoon finished the cuting there then came to the old house field Revd Mr Fairley preached this evening Evening 56 �24 rain this morning and most of the day & night Aunt Jennet & Ninnie came from Young on the Express 25 Ad Reaped oats in the center field this afternoon & finished them before night Wallace & Willie helped 26 Ad & Wallace began to hook the peas in the N field find day they hooked all day 27 thay hooked this forenoon & went to draw wheat in the North field they got that field in & some of the midle field fine day 1891 August 28 Ad & Wallace did a good days drawing to day 29 Ad & Wallace is drawing from the midle field they in {illegible} loads of Barley they had 2 loads they then drew in oats they got the last load in after dark and that is all but the Buckwheat fine day 30 Sept Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day 31 Ad went up with Wallace to cut his wheat it rained it began to rained 4 oclock they got the Wheat done 1 the Warn Boys came & got the thrasher in order after dinner and they thrased 260 bushel of Barley and was done before sundone& left for Bruces before sundown 2 heavy fog this morning they thrashed at in the forenoon Ad helped & then went & cut Wallaces oats 3 Ad tried A peaharvest it did not work right so he took back is was David Johnstons he drew in a loads of peas to the New Barn heavy rain at night 4 Ad & Wallace hooked peas as soon as they were fitt 5 Ad & Wallace went up to work it soon began rain & drisled rain most of the day 57 �6 X this was Communion at Fairfax Besie & Mistress went to it there rain most of the day very few out 7 Ad & Wallace went to his place & brought 2 loads home fine day and drining Bessie went West to Miss Olivers peapel She intends to stop at Toronto on the way 8 Ad & Wallace is drawing in there to day fine day William left the for home without saying a word we hunted the farm everywhere & could not find him 9 Ad went to his Father is his Father wont send Ad would not have him back to George Mathias helpd to Wallace to draw in the peas fine day 10 Ad & Wallace drew in the pease they had to a load in the old barn over the oats & in the New Barn floor all is in here except the Buckwheat it is not ready yet they Wallace took to some at home 11 Ad went to help Wallace this morning fine day 12 Do Do Do Do Do 13 A student Preached this morning Revd Mr Fairley had the communion Chas Lake 14 Ad is helping Wallace fine day 15 Do Do Do with A little shower Revd Mr Shane came on the Express this afternoon 1891 Sept 16 Ad is cuting cornstalks in the North field fine day 17 Ad is corn &hungarn grass in the North field Do Do 18 Ad helped Bruce at with to thrash this forenoon he then drew Wallace grain to our granery 58 �X 19 20 Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening 21 {blank} 22 Ad cut the cow corn in the North field with the Mower 23 Ad cut the cow corn Est of the Barns & stooked it 24 Do and stooked it 25 he worked in the North field spreading manure 26 Ad drew old straw from East of the Barn to the North of the field N of the house & spread it ther fine day 27 Oct Ad seperated the Ram & Ram lambs from the sheep one ewe one Ewe had taken the Ram he is dowing other one the Revd Mr Chane this morning good congregation 28 Ad is picking up Aples dry day & warm 29 {blank] 30 Ad is fixing for the Fair tomorrow 1 I went to the Fair grounds this afternoon there was A good atendance & show of evrything 2 Fine day there is A greate crowd of peaple it is the Best Fair we ever had & went off well 3 Ad is geting the things home 4 Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening 5 Ad Began to dig potatos they are good 59 �vines is all Black 6 Ad dug a few today 7 & this forenoon rain in the afternoon & cold & disagreable 8 Ad is diging potatos he as A Boy helping him 9 Do Do Do Do Do fine day 10 Do Do Do 11 the Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day 12 Ad is digening potatos Kirkis Boy is helping 13 Ad finished the diging this forenoon and brought A barfull of the long whites here 14 Ad cleaned up the Beans I turned the fanning mill Bessie went to Gananoque with Mrs Fairley Fine day 1891 October Mr Moorehead was Buired today Revd Mr Fairley preached in the church this morning 15 Ad is fixing for the Tharshers he expects them to day 16 the Tharshers last night night after dark and got the Thrasher into barn they trashed the Wheat in the forenoon & had 96 Bushel they are at the Oats now they Brock the Faning Mill of the trashing & do no more 17 they got it this morning finished the oats had 508 bushel and Pas 148 Buckwheat 33 Bushel all together there is 755 Bushel of Grain thrashed by them it is Alexander Cornths thrasher it did good work 60 �18 RevdMr Fairley preached at night fine day 19 Ad and Watts drew in cornstalk from lower field fine dry time & some of them East of the team Barn in the forenoon Watts went away then Ad drew in the rest then & set them on end on the Barnfloor the others is in the mow on ther end 20 Ad went to Young this morning he took the Ram with him he is looking for A house for the Boys in the Northwest he did not one that he liked 21 there was heavy rain last night Ad got home to night he exchang Rams with or sold and bought A Lamb A Southdown from Mr McNish he lives at the Cheasfacktore then 22 Ad began to Fall plow in the Midle stublefield 23 Ad is plowing in stublefield fine day 24 Ad is helping Wallace at thrashing machin fine day 25 Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day 26 Ad is plowing in the stuble field Do Do 27 Do Do Do 28 Do Do I helped Wallace to clean up some of his Barley he selling it at the station 29 Wallace finished cleaning up he had 61 �30 Ad is plowing and has been plowing & has has Been all week it is A fine fall for work 31 Ad plowed this forenoon he then went to the sail of Mrs William McNiel she sold all the stock they sold well he says fine day 1891 November 1 {Revd erased} Revd Mr Fairley Preached this Evening 2 Ad is plowing in the midle stuble field fine day 3 Ad &Mrs McNiels Boy brought A load of potatos here and took another home with him fine day 4 Ad brought in another load here this forenoon that is all he is plowing in the center stuble field now 5 Ad is plowing in the center stuble field 6 Do Do Do Do 7 Ad finished the field & cleaned out the furrows this forenoon and commenced to plow in the North field with the plow & then shoveled them it took him the rest of the day till dark to get them done 8 X Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning 9 Ad is plowing in the 2nd East field is very dry 10 Do Do he had to come to this side it was so dry Jennie & Aunt Jen came from Lyn in from Brockville on the Mixed 11 fine rain in the night it plows beter today 12 Ad is plowing in the Northeast field 62 �13 Do Do Jennie & Aunt Jen Do fine day Jennie and Aunt Jen went to Lyn on the Mixed 14 Ad went to Mr Herbisons for the Colt it pastered there all sumer Alford Turner Ad Boy spit wood & put in the wood shed fine day 15 Revd Mr Fairley preached this evening 16 Ad plowed in the N East center field in the forenoon rain in the afternoon 17 Ad & Alford cleened up Barley rained most of the day he took it to the station 18 Alford is spliting wood at the house fine day 19 Do Do Ad let the Ram to the Sheep 20 Alford is spliting wood & puting it in the shed Ad is plowing in the Northeast center field 21 Ad is plowing in the North field Alford is spliting wood this forenoon he went to Junetuck in the afternoon at noon he intends to be there tomorrow 22 Revd Mr Fairley preached here this morning 23 Ad plowing fine day Alford came home last night he is puting the wood in the wood house fine day November 24 Alford was taking seizure the night with cramps he was in bed most of the day he was better at night heavy rain & wind most off the day 25 Ad finish the plowing in the Northwest field 26 Ad plowed for James Cholchran in the afternoon Alph & me up 5 bags of wheat for the Mill 27 Ad went to Gananoque with the wheat fine day 63 �28 29 December Ad & Alph put on the out side windows and doors to day snowed last and most of the forenoon Revend Mr Fairley preached this Evening 30 Ad and Brues Boys went to Sand Bay & brought the young cattle home we had 3 two year old 1 three old Alph is doing the chores storming this afternoon 1 Ad and Alph is drawing dung from the East door of the cowstable to the field east of the Barns fine day 2 drawing dung to the gardens east of the house and to the West Walter came here he is going to work at the River 3 Ad and the McNiels moved Wm McNiels from the valt to the Ebinezer Buringing ground fine day 4 Ad & Alph 5 Ad is dowing chores & sawing some old stuff 6 rain in the afternoon there was Communion at Sand Bay to day none of us there 7 Ad took the sow to Alf is puting old dust out of the {illegible} 8 Ad & Bruce killed the two hogs this forenoon fine day he went to A meeting at J Bradleys on the Chease Business 9 Ad took A Sow to the Bore it was the Socities 10 Ad cut up the hogs and salted them fine day 11 Ad & Alford is cleaning up peas he took them to 64 �the station they are sixty cents per Bushel 12 13 {blank} Revend Mr Fairley preached this Evening 14 Alford left this morning to work with the hay prefses Ad is plowing in the center field fine day 15 snowed some in the night & snowed & rained all day there no work done out of doores Ad fixed up the sheep pen and put the sheep in for the first time 16 Ad is fixing up the stables cold raw day 1891 December 17 Ad fixed {illegible} the pigs for the calfs 18 Ad and Wallace drew a load of dead wood out of the sugarbush to the house & another c{hores?} 19 Ad helped Bruce McNiel to thrash fine day 20 Revd Mr Fairley Preached this morning 21 Ad helped Bruce to thrash they finished 22 Ad is fixing up the Cow stable & other fixings Jennie came home from her school at Brockville for the hollidays fine whear snow all gone {large blank space} January 92 31 Watt and Lizie & there two Nices came from Delta on the Express this afternoon fine day no snow 1 Watt Lizie and Ad & Abigail was here for dinner I have been poorly for some time but am better 65 �now So that I can sit up most of the day 2 3 Wat went to Gananoque this morning to do some work Lizie went to Brockville the Mixt Ad is taking care of the catle& doing other work Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning 4 I went to the Hall to Town Meeting Ad went to Rockport for A load of coal after voting fine day I did not stop long there fine day no snow the ground is bear no snow the old council Election 5 Ad brock the reaches of the Waggon and barr on A waggon & unload the waggon & had to back with it 6 stormy to day not much work done snowed 7 at night snow is 3 or 4 inches this morning Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood 8 this morning the snow is nearly A foot deep Ad drew two loads of wood to day fine day Jonnie Lewis here yesterday he is going to stop all winter 1892 January 9 10 Its snowing the snow is nearly two feet deep Ad went to Sand Bay & brought two loads of wood here there is A grate drive on the road so that it is well packed Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening 11 Ad drew 2 loads of wood here snowed A little 12 Ad helped Wallace to thrash fine day. Jonnie is doing the chores spliting & atending to the stock 13 Ad Brought A load of wood here and took 12 bags of oats to the station steem mill at the station and got them ground for the cattle little snow & rain 66 �14 Ad atended the Annual meeting of our Agriculture Socitie there was A good meeting Jonnie is taking care of the stock 15 Ad brought 2 loads of wood here fine day 16 Do Do Do Do Bessie went to Toronto on the Express 17 Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning 18 Drissling snow most of the day Ad fixed the Bobsleigh 19 Ad and Wallace went to Sand Bay to get out timber for A New barn the old one wants a new rood and is rotton below they 2 long ash logs 20 Ad went to S. Bay & brought a long white oak 21 Ad atended the Annual Meeting of the Farmers Institute there was A good meeting I did know of it till it was all over 22 Ad went to Sand Bay & brought A long log for the N Barn 23 Do Do Do Do 24 31 The Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening 25 Ad went to Sand Bay & brought A long log 26 Do Do Do 27 Ad went to{illegible}land & brought a long log each time 28 Ad went out once & brought A heavy {illegible}ing log 29 Ad went t{illegible} & brought 2 long logs for the pastur aline Plates they are Basswood fine day 30 Ad brought his log home & A log to Wallaces the Revd Mr Fairley preached here this morning 67 �1992 February 1 Granny went to Lyn we got a letter on Saturday that Aunt Jane was very sick and she down on the Express to day Ad brought A long log home at night fine day 2 it began to storm this about 2 oclock from East snow & snowed Ad brought A long log he had the Bobslaugh 3 Ad went in the afternoon brought A long log 4 Ad went for timber & brought A long log 5 Ad went & brought A long log Bissie came home on the Express this afternoon all went at Brantford fine roads in places there is a drift 6 Ad went and brought in A long log & went for his grist that he took yesterday he had 12 bags for the cows 7 Revd Mr Fairley preached this evening 8 Ad brought the last of the long logs this morning & load of shorts at night fine day 9 Ad brought A load of short logs fine day 10 do Do Do Do 11 Do Do 12 Do Do Do Jonny is taking care of the Stock Do Do 13 Ad brought a great load he has got enough now 14 Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning 15 heavy snow last with wind the pasts is all full fine morning Ad took is load to Wallaces 16 Ad and Jennet went to Gananoque he took a grist with him & got some cract wheat fine day 68 �17 Ad went to David Johnstons funeral there was over 60 slaughs and cuters fine day Jonney is doing the chores 18 Ad went to Sand bay & brought A load off rafters 19 Ad do Do Do Do Do Do 20 it snowed about 9 inches in the night Jonnie & {illegible} cleand up 4 bags of Buckwheat & 1 of wheat Ad took home 21 Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening 22 Ad went to Young this morning with the Buckwheat and the corn to mill & then to Fairfield with some grain he is sending to the Northwest to the Bo{illegible} there A man going from there to whom the Bo{illegible} 23 Ad got home last night and Brought his grist with him they are all well there 1892 February 24 Ad and the McNiels Boys went to River & for Ice Brought 2 loads of Ice here & it in the Icehouse 25 they brought five loads of Ice here tht makes 7 loads here that fills it up Walter Beatty from Pembrock came here on the Express & our Walter came allso there quite a gathering friends 26 Will and Jonnie came on the Express this afternoon 27 Will & Jennett & Jennie went to Lyn on the Express they intend to go Delta before they came back that is Will & Jennet & Bessie is there at Watt fine day cold I fell and hurt my hip A week ago & can hardly move 69 �28 Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning March 29 Ad went to the Back place to bank out wood he took hay for his horses & grain he intends to stop at night 1 Jonnie is taking care of the stock fine day 2 Ad came home last he got telagram that was David was on his way here he has not come he went to {blank} {blank} 4 Revd Mr Grasie of Gananoque preached this afternoon there was A good meeting I was not able to go they up fifty dollars off the home Mission fund so 5 Ad went to the woods to get out sawlogs fine 6 {took corn rest illegible} Revd Mr Fairley had the communion this afternoon there was A good atendance fine day could go the diziness is very little better fine day 7 Ad went to the Woods to out sawlogs fine day 8 David came here yesterday his is well fine day Bessie went to Bellville to Missionary Meeting I have been in bead most of the time with A diahrea am better 1892 March 14 Ad went to Brockville as a Grand Jurer 15 Wallace McNiel brough took 18 bags of feed the steam mill yesterday he brought here this morning fine day I am not able to get about much Bessie went to Brockville 70 �on her way to the Springs for her health in the States and will cross the River at Prescot they are near Rochtester in the Unitied States 16 Ad got home on the Express Bessie crossed at Brockvill to the States insted going to Prescot they cross there now 17 Ad went to Sand bay this morning to get out his sawlogs fine day the Roads is so drifted they drive through our fields below where the old house was 18 Wm Clark from Smith Falls came here this morning he is an Agent Frost & woods Jonnie is taking care of the cattle Clark is Elens' couson 19 Wm Clark went to Malloretown this morning Ad brought A large hollow log for to cut up for flowrpots fine day 20 27 Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning 21 Ad is geting the horses shod fine day 22 Ad went to the woods to get timber 22 Ad & Jonnie shoveled away the snow & took and the big gate at the Milkshed to let the Road come out there instead of coming at hog pen 22 Ad went to Sand Bay to get out sawlogs 23 Jonney is takening care of the stock 24 Do Do Do fine weather 25 Do Do Do Do weather 26 Jonney put all the Bars in the gait her so as to the Teams from going through our fields and the teams have to take the road Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning I was not able to 71 �go the Road is so ruff & Slippery 1892 March April 28 Ad & Jennie is in the sugarbush they Taped and 29 Boiled down 38 Pails fulls & had fine lot of sap 30 Jonnie is drawing and gathering with the horses Ad went to Sandbay this morning for some timber had out the roads is bad 31 Ad went to Sandbay this morning he bring it all the way yesterday he had heavy part of it on the way the roads is very bad 1 Ad and Jennet went the Funeral of Henery Jonston he was Buiried at the Union there was good many 2 Ad went Gananoque to A meeting of the Perchin horse companny rain in the forenoon snow nearly all gone Jonnie gathered all the sap in the Bush & boiled it down fine afternoon 3 Revnd Mr Fairley preached this Evening 4 Jonnie sawed wood and the other work 5 Jonnie sawed wood pilled it up & cleaned up they expect Mr Webster to come to hugh the timber for the New Barn fine day 6 Mr Webster began to hugh one of Bruces Sons Jonnie and Ad is scoring for him fine day 7 they are at it today likewise fine day 8 they are at it to day Ad & Jonnie is {scoring?} and Bruces Son & and another man 9 the same as yesterday Ad gathered pails of sap Jenet boiled while Ad gathered there is A drizling snow & 72 �rain most of the Day 10 Revd Mr Fairley this morning I made out to get there 11 Mr Webster is hughing timber for the New Barn 12 Mr Webster finished hughing the timber for the New Barn this afternoon about 3 1/2 oclock fine day 13 Mr Webster came this morning & hughed the Rafters Bruces son Ad & Jonnie is scoring 14 Ad went to Gananoque With A grist he had 4 bags of Wheat Grammam went with him 15 Jonnie is ovreing halling &spliting the big stack that came of the timbr for the New Barn 1892 April 16 17 24 Revd Mr Fairley Preached this evening 18 Ad began the spring work this morning by cultivating in the old House field the ground is in fine trim he sowed some wheat 19 he cultivated and sowed some more wheat 20 Do Do Do 21 Ad finished sowing the Wheat he sowed 7 {loads?} Seven Bushel in all the ground in fine order 22 Ad is cultivating in the same field fine time 23 he sowed 11 bushel of Peas and Oats the same field the ground is in fine order Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning 73 �25 Ad is drawing dung from the village Jonnie is gathering stones for the New foundation of the New Barn where the old one is 26 Ad sowed 11 Bushel more of peas and oats in the same field that is 22 in all the ground is in fine order for work Jonnie quaring stone we sent our Milk to the Factory {Stor?} Findlay took it for the first time this year 27 Ad took his Mother to the old place we got a letter that Margret is very ill he got home in the night he says that she knows every one yet Ellen stoped there to help Mary fine day 28 Jonney dug in the Garden this forenoon we cleaned up 11 Bags of peas & oats he intends {illegible}ends them for feed 29 Ad took the 11 Bags to Escot Mill and got them ground for feed fine day 30 Ad is cutlivating in the North field fine day 1892 May 1 Ad sowed 7 Bushel of oats that he got from Ab McNiel & he sowed 8 1/2 Bushel {rest Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening 2 Ad and Jonnie took the young cattle to Sand Bay to paster 4 too year heffers and 2 one year olds 3 Jonnie is {strike through} over haling the Road fence he began at the North end where where the wire fence stoped fine day Ad is Rolling old house field the ground is in fine order for the Roller 4 Ad is working in the North field with the team 74 �scratched out} 5 Robbie Brought Ellen home Margret is better Do 6 Jonnie is quaring stones in the Field below the house opiset the stack where the 3 trees is he has got A fine lot of stones fine day 7 Jennet is buisy clening house fine day cold at fine time for {illegible} Work Ad is done sowing 8 Revd Mr Fairley preached this Morning fine day 9 Ad is working at home in the garden 10 Ad plowed our garden this afternoon fine day Jonney planted some potatoes and Beans 11 rain this morning Bessie came home on the Express yesterday no work done out side the house 12 Ad & Jonnie is drawing dung to the field North East of the Barn for the corn & potatoes fine day 13 Do Do Do Do Do 14 15 Revd Mr Fairley Preached this Evening fine day 16 Ad is drawing to the calf paster at the milk shed he intends to plow it up 75 �17 he is drawing to A pile in the field below the Lain 18 Bessie & her Mother went to Gananoque this Morning with Wallaces horse fine day Ad is drawing dung to pile in the field below or North of the house fine day 19 Ad & Jonnie took the roof of the horse stable & piled up the logs up against the fence fine day 20 rain this morning no work done out of dorrs Jonnie took down the old grainery the cows and sheep with the Lambs in all day & night 1892 May 22 21 Ad began to Plow in the Calf paster at the milk shead fine morning till about 8 oclock it began to rain Jonnie was spreding the dung heaps so that they had to stop Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning For more information on William Beatty, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca 76 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource William Beatty Diary & Transcription, 1889-1892 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource William Beatty Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Leeds & Grenville Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 1889 - May 1892 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 19th Century, Leeds & Grenville County, Yonge & Lansdowne Township, Ontario Date Created Date of creation of the resource. June 1889 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. William Beatty Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Beatty,</p> <p>Walter</p> <p>Journal</p> <p>June 1889</p> <p>to</p> <p>May 1892</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1889</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>5</td> <td>Spoted cow Bruces Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Pet cow Do again Do Findleys Ayreshire August yr</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>16</td> <td>Black Spoted holsten 3 year old Abs Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Do</td> <td>Black holsten 3 year old Bruces Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>White cow S., Findlys Ayreshire Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>yearling hefer Bruces Bull (again Sept 11</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29 th</td> <td>John Johnstons Bull has been with the cows for 2 or 3 days</td> </tr> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>7</td> <td>White spoted Holsten cow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1890</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>23</td> <td>Red Spoted Ayreshire cow Abs holsten Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>23</td> <td>Jersey cow D Wolfs Jersey Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>4</td> <td>line Back Ayreshire Greens Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26 &amp; 27</td> <td>D Wolfs Bull is with the cows</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1891</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>7</td> <td>White Heffer 2 yeare old Bruces Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>3</td> <td>White Cow Johnston Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1892</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>18</td> <td>had a horse Colt this forenoon all right</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1889</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad went through the little field with the cultevater the ground has been som wet the {cut off} could not do it last week fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad went to Johnstons and brought home a load of hay there heavy rain most of the day he did not weigh it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad was helping to things fixed for the strabery festival that is tomorow som showers</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad fixing at for the Festifal fine it was it Success they cleared over fifty dollars Ad began to mow and mowed the midle field were the Rye was sowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad to went to N. Johnston and Brought A load of hay that all he is to get for the rent fine day he then went through the Beans &amp; others things in the little field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad Wallace and Philo drew in the hay that was cut in the midle field three loads Wallace and Phillo helped they put in the old Barn over the cows fine day I atended the Session Meeting &amp; At work id at the patatas in the middle field Philla went to Bracke ville to the Examination</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Richards preachee this afternoon and assisted Mr Millard to dispence the communion good meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad worked at the potatos in the midle field Phillo went to Brockville to the Examination</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad is mowing in the midle field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad and Wallace is working in the little with the hoes at potates corn &amp; other roots a little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad and Wallace is hoeing in the forenoon and then at the hay got a load in for Wallace</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Henery {illegible} came from Gananoque</td> <td>12</td> <td>They are working at the hay got in 2 loads from the North field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad and Wallace-drew in 3 loads from the midle field put it over the cows</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McPhail preached this evening here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad mowed in the North field west corner first day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad mowed the orchard this forenoon he then Wallace mowed round the trees they then drew in two loads of hay from the midle field</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1889</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad and Wallace drew in 3 loads of hay from the North East corner of the north field put part of it in the New Barn and took a load home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>they drew in 3 loads of he took one home they raked and drew 2 loads from the orchard</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>They drew in 1 load of hay from the North field he take it home they put up that in cocks heavy rain in the afternoon so that they could do nothing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>heavy rain last night nothing done to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McPhail preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace raked and drew in 2 loads {cut off} them home and cocked up a lot fine day Henery Young has been fixing the Reaper all day fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>heavy rain last night he got is so that Ad put the horses to it and got into the lain and brock {cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad and Henry got the Reaper started this foreman and cut and bound the fall wheat it did well Wallace {cut off} they drew in 3 loads of the hay that was in cock took in</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad and Wallace drew hay that was in cock 4 loads Took 2 to Wallows I hear and home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Av and Wallace drew in 3 loads of hay one here and two home fine day Philo helped</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>heavy rain this forenoon and nearly all day no work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McPhail preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>heavy rain this foreroon Ad hoed in the little field in the afternoon among th{cut off} they are not much the flyers hunt the {cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad plowed in the North East corner of the North field the ground is rather wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad and Wallace drew in the Fall wheat and the Rye that he sowed where the grass seed m{cut off} last fall</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1889</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad mowed the caff paster little field back of the Barn and plowed in the North field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad went with B McNiel Sand Bay to fish got a lot of Pike they are good</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad and Philo spread out the hay in the little field and drew it in the forenoon and then wentand help Bruce to draw in fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Stewart preached this morning and in acorde with A notice given that an ordination of two Elders one {cut off} Lansdowne &amp; one for Sand Bay would take place John SheiIds &amp; Norman Johnston. Shields withdrew Johnston was sick So there was no ordination</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad finishd the mowing today fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad. Wallace &amp; Philo Spread &amp; shook out the hay in the midle field where Ad mowed &amp; they drew it in load</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo helped Bruce with his hay fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad took Mrs Scot &amp; Jennet to the outlet they are going to Watts Iland he is to meet them them with a boat was I was taken with A Diraeu and can do nothing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad helped Bruce yesterday afternoon and all day today I am inBed and bad with the Diarrhoea T. Johnston died yesterday</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad cut the oats in the garden they are the sidy oats than that he brought forma the N West theyare very heavy Reaper worked well in them fine I am no better yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>Ad took the Revd Mr Young to John Johnston house and atended to him at the Funeral by was Buired at the the Union this forenoon it was the largest Funeral that was in this part the Revd Mr Stewart preached Miss Moorheads funeral sermon in our Church this afternoon it was filled to over flowing they could not all get in She was Buired at the union</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad was at Bruces in the foreroon the came home in the afternoon and Ellen and me Signed Samuel McKees deed for a lot next the Church &amp; Wallace McNiels there lot I have got my {illegible} on</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad helped Bruce at his harrowing fine day I was able to get my Chales are today for the first time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad is hooking peas Philo draging on The Summer follow rain in the morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque with Philo to get his chlunes fixed they they did not fite fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1889</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>15</td> <td>when he came home, he went up to the Abs to see his Reaper. it is it Brantford he went back to st{illegible} and brought one to Bruces that night.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>they got it put together &amp; is working with it fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad is working at Bruce's most of this week he is there today. Aunt Jane came from Lyn on the Express.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McPhial preached this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>little rain this morning Ad worked with the reaper here we cut the wheat fine fair afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad worked with the horses with the Reaper here he finished our reaping at night. Wallace and one of Bruce's boys with Philo stooked.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>they all went to Bruces and worked there and at Wallaces brock something of the reaper fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad is reaping at Wallaces they finished his</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>At is Reaping at Bruces Bruces boy drew in the Peas that that we cut in one load fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad Wallace Bruce and his two Boys with them came they drew in the spring and the last of the oats that was in the east field. They worked hard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McPhail preached this evening fine day.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad Wallace Bruce and his Boys with them came they finished drawing in our grain and then drew in Wallaces grain and put it in our Barnfloor that is the old Barnfloor fine day.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad took Mrs James Purvis home Jennie also Mrs Scott that is Ellen and Jennet they all went to the old place to Margret &amp; Robs fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad got home today from Robs.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>We all went to the funeral of Mrs Kinker. Revd Mr Elliot preached in the Methodist church. There was a large funeral.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad worked at Bruces fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Jennie went to Brockville on the Mixed this morning to her school. She is going to teach there Ellen went with Mrs Wm Scott to Lyn they are going there for some time or until Mrs Scott leaves for home Ad is helping Bruces fine day Phil came home from Watts Iland fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1889</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>September 1</td> <td></td> <td>Mr. McPhail preached this morning.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad plowed for the Fall wheat in the forenoon he helped Bruce in the afternoon to draw in</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad drew dung this forenoon to the North field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad is working with Bruce helping to draw in</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>rain most of the day Wallace is fixing a stand to hang A gringstone on Ad is helping.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad is drawing dung to the North field where he intends to sow fall wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Philo and me cleaned up the Fall wheat that was in greanery we got it through once when I had to go with Revd Mr Millard to Sand Bay to atend the meeting of Session Norman Johnston was was received as an Elder and signed to declartion in as an elder and signed the declaration</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>Ad took me to Sand Bay, to the Communion there was a good meeting. Revd Mr McKenzies preached.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad worked at the Summerfallow and got it ready for the seed the ground is in good order.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad got a drill and drilled in 3 1/2 bushels of the old fall wheat in the northeast corner of the north field. The ground is in good time trim he then went to Sand Bay and brought home the colts fine day.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad and Wallace cut the cow corn with the Reaper and Binder and stooked it up in the forenoon they went to Bruce's got circuler saw and sawed Wallaces wood in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque to show the Charlie house action on the cars he sold him to Williams and sent on the cars to Penatangen then he will be shiped to Parry Sound Ad stoped at Gananoque to see the Fair he says it is a {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace is fixing the granery for the thrashing and they took Smith Falls Reaper to the station H Young the Warren Boys come this in the afternoon and thrashed out Wallaces oof the Barnfloor &amp; part of ours) .</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>they then thrashed ours (they finished about dark Bruces Boys and Abs son</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1889</p> <p>September</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McPhail preached this morning fine day.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad and Wallace cleaned up bags of Walaces oats in the granary I turned the Faning mill they then took the mill into the old Barn and cleaned 1 Bags of hog feed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad took it all to the Escott Mill for hog feed this morning. He got back before dark some rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad and Abia went to Miss Stewarts Weding fine day.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad reaped at Bruces oats fine day.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>rain all day no work outside of the house.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad went with Wallace to the Hays land where he has his land to fix the fences. They took the stoneboat with them fine day rather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McPherson A student preached here this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>To Nowlann helped Ad to dig potatoes in the little field by the milkshed they are very poor.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad and Nowlan finished this morning. There was only Bushet. They dug some in the East field fine day.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad and Is Nowlan dug potatoes in the north East field in the forenoon. Nowlan worked in the forenoon he had to attend thrashing in the afternoon. Ad dug.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>We cleaned 6 bags of spring wheat and in the afternoon rained at night.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad went to Lydenhurst with the grist fine day after the rain, he got home about 8 oclock very dark</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad finished digging the potatoes they are A poor crop a good many rotton the Blues are the worst with the rot.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McPhial preached this morning fine day.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad picked the pears there and some Apples</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1994</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>October</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad put the three year old colt in and plowd in the North field A little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>took things to the Fair I was in the Hall all day Ad was fixing thing on the ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>there was A fine turnout today and the day was very favourable we took first on Pears on fullclouth on flannel all wool Blankets on cotton &amp; wool Blankets</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad drew cheas from the Factery to the station</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McPhail Preached this evening fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad plowed in the midle field East Side fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Do Do Do Do little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad is Plowing in the midle field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Do Do Do Do little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Do Do Do Do fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad went to Mallortown and bought A Mare from the station master there it had got its leg brock last spring it is a little lame he paid 40 dollers for it</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McPhail preached this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad is plowing in the midle field East side</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Do Do I am doing chores my head is a good better of the dizness the pills that I got from Dr Hannah did me good</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad is plowing he plows with the colt in the morning and with white with him in the afternoon it Belongs to Mr Consaul the Blacksmith</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad is Plowing in the center field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McCleanan a student preachd at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad and Bruce and Wallace killed the old sow she is very fat fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad is plowing in the center field he got all done but the headridges</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad went out to John Cooks and got his Ram and let him out with the Ewes I went to Wm Burns funeral Revd Mr Young preache in the church of England here the church was well filled fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1881.</p> <p>October</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad Plowed in the North field fine day for Plowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Do Do Do Do Philo came on Mixed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad and Philo worked in the little field they pulled the Turnips ared dug up the parsnips and pulled up the carrots in the garden gathered up apples at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Student preached this morning very few out there was rain most of the day .</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Put the cows in the stable</td> <td>28</td> <td>Some rain Ad and put the cook store in the Kitchen to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad is plowing in the North field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>cows in every night</td> <td>31</td> <td>Do Do Do Do rain in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>November</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad is plowing in the North field fine day I trimed the grapevines is to covered up</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>{blank}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McDonald A student Preached at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad plowed in the North field fine day Gilbert Austin was there all night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad is plowing in North field fine time for plowing and doing fall work</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad finished the North field and began to plow in the little field at the milk shed and worked there all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad finished the little field and shoveled the furrows and worked and across the headridges and began in Northeast field where we pastered this Summer there was A Boy came this forenoon his Name is Niel Ad set him to Saw word</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad is plowing in the Northeast field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning The church filled every seat full it was hsi last and only sermon that he was able to preach</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>November</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad is Plowing in the North East field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>the Revd Mr Millard left on the Express to day at</td> <td>14</td> <td>Do Do Do frost last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Do Do Do hard frost this morning and all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>hard frost last night no plowing this morning Ad is choring this forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Paterson preached this Evening he stoped here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad drew loam from the gravelpit to bank the house fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>rain last night and this forenoon Ad started to plow in the North East field in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>rain last night Ad is plowing in the Northeast field he has Consalls white horse</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>rain all day no work done out of doors</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad finished the Northeast field this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad ditched in the Northeast field in the afternoon there was rain in the forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Paterson this forenoon little rain to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad was at Wallace he had a plowing Bee fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>stormy day rain and snow most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Do snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>I went to the station and met Revd Mr Chambers Wm A Cornett was there taken us and him home with him fine day but cold</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>December</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Chambers preached this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad is choring about the place</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>we cleaned up ten Bags of wheat for the mill fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad went to Lydenhurst with the grist he bought bags of feed for the cows</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay and brought A load of wood here it stormed about ten oclock and all the rest of the day snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad went to Bruces to help him to thrash</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Do Do they Finished to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Chambers preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>I have not done any writing this week</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Chambers Preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad killed the pigs today Bruce and Wallace helped him fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad cut up the pig he took the other home some rain most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad is cuting up old wood in the woods here rain so that the snow nearly gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>snow all gone warm Ad is cuting old wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad is drawing drawing old ashes from the station and the fire place and spreading them in the orchard</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo drawing old wood from the woods to the house fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McPhail a student preached this morning there was hail &amp; ice the ground was covered in the Ice</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad drew more old wood from the woods</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad bought a coal stove from Moxley for his house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad went on the Xpress to Perth he is going to Ellen</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Philo is cuting wood I am taking care of the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Do Do Do Do with Philo</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>fine day warm doing chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>we had no service to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad got home from Ellens at night John is very poor he is not expected to last long</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad is geting the horses shod there is no snow Wat and Lizie with the two Misses came on the Express from Delta fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1890</p> <p>January</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>Fine day rather on the soft order all well</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>rain in the night and all day till near n{cut off} it then cleared up and was A fine night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Wat and Lizey &amp; the two Nieces went to Brockville the Mixed this morning Ad cut wood in the bush</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad and Philo drew wood this afternoon &amp; cut at the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Macpholia A Probation preachd this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>I voted for Darling Cook &amp; Cowan</td> <td>6</td> <td>heavy rain most of the day Jennie went to Brockville on the Express her begins tomorrow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Philo went to Brockville on the Mixed this morning his school did not begin to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>I have not been to the station since the Township Meeting I have been in Bed most of the with a Cold Ad has to do all the chores there is many down with it some call it the Influenza</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Revd Mr Gracie had a congregational meeting for to call A Minister when a voat taken there 1 for Mr Patterson 2 for Mr Chambers all the rest was for Mr MacPhail it was then maide unanimous for him the call was brought to me and I signed it I was not able to go to the church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad went John Cooks and brought home the sow that he took them 4 days ago to his Boar</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad is drawing dung to the lower Field no slaughing find day I have done nothing my head is dizie</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad is drawing from C. Stewarts in the wagon fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Feb</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad is still drawing dung fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McGload preached this morning there was A call signed for Revd Mr McPhail at all the services</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>heavy rain most of the day and last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>heavy rain most of the day and last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad drew some wood from our own woods &amp; cut part of it up at the house fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad is taking care of the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad cut wood here this forenoon and other chores</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1890 Febuary</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>began to snow last night the snow is A foot deap this this morning with a litle rain snowed all this fournoon the slaughs is runing wood and logs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>we have no minster to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad drew a load of wood from the chanty to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad went at six oclock this morning to the chanty for a load of wood get home &amp; then him Wallace &amp; Bruce went to the River &amp; brought a load of Ice it is good</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad went for A load of wood and then for A load of Ice he took the wood to Wallaces</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad went for A load of wood stormed most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad went to the River for Ice this morning and him ad Birion brought a load home by noon and went again and brought 3 loads more</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>we had no minister yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad brought a load of Ice this forenoon that makes six loads we have here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>ad brought a load of wood here to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad went tothe Chantie this morning he took A lot of hay &amp; straw he intends to bank out the end wood and stope out there all the week fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>very stormy this morning snow &amp; wind &amp; drift till noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad came home at night and brought a lot of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad went to the woods &amp; brought a load of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>we had no meeting to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad went to the woods this morning Gorge Mathews came at a quarter after 1 oclock to saw wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad went the woods rain afterwards most of the day Jennet went to Gananoque on the Express to visit Mrs Purviss</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Jennet to Gananoque on came home on the Express it was 2 housr late all well</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>fine day I have been to the Barn twice this week Wallace splits the wood &amp; sees to the cattle X Wat and his Wife came on the Mixed this evening from Pembrock they are on A visit</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain most of the day</td> <td>28</td> <td>they went on the Express to Malnatown they are going to his Mothers from there</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre>1890 </pre> <p>March</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad came home last night from the chanty he had all the wood out that he could get out he went to the meeting of the Purchun horse company in Gananoque</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td>there was a student from Kingston preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad went to the Funeral of George Steves he was at the Ebenazer church he one of the Pall Bearers fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad is helping Bruce to saw wood they finished Ad brought the horsepower home fine day for work</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad is fixing things about the place he expected to saw here Bruce's Boy went Gananoque so they could not</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>A little snow last night the sawed a little wood here after for using the powr down vey cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad went to Escott Mill with the grist gain for the cattle one bag of wheat to crack he lft &amp; went to Rockport for {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Bruce Boy came at noon &amp; they sawed what wood we had Philo teamed they put they coud in the woodshed they finished before night Revd Mr McIlroy is here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Macelroy preached this Eving fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad went for his grist this morning Abram McNiells boy came for the horsepowr &amp; saw this forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad went to the chanty with the Waggon he took a slaugh with him he is going to bank out fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad came home last night to brock his slaugh tong rain all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad was geting the slaughtong fixed some rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>the first Lambscame last night it was a young Ewe she had two one of them died the other is doing well Ad got a load of sawdust for his {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad is looking after the stables fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>Rev James Macelroy preachd this morning I went out to the church for the first time since township meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad went to the Funeral of Jael Landon he was at the Ebenazer church fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad and one of Bruces Boys went to the chanty for to Bank out wood with there Teams fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Wallas is atending the stock night &amp; morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Alick Millard is here he's sick Jennet Telephoned Mrs Millard that Alick is not fit to go to day She got off the Train hear</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Mrs Millard went away on the Express this afternoon for Collorado Springs where Mr Millard is settled fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1890</p> <p>March</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad came home last night they got al the wood out</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Florane Preached this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad is taken care of the stock fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad drew a load of straw out of the old Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad is doing the chores fine day rain this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>{blank}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>stormy all day snow &amp; wind from N. East with drift</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo drew 3 loads of sawdust to the Ice house from the sawmill at the station</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Florane preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad and Jennet went Young to the Funeral of George Torane he was Buired of the old stone church</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad was drawing hay for Wallac</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>they drew 1 load this forenoon then some for Ad fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad drew some hay &amp; straw for beding home Jennie came home on the Express to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>I went to the Mill first time since town meeting</td> <td>5</td> <td>they put fences round the orchard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Johnston preached this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo fixed up the fence round the orchard</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad was working at home rain in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad is laying up fence the wind made terable work last winter with them</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad is fixing up fence</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>the same work</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo fixing up the Road fence fine dayff</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Johnston preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad is laying up fence</td> </tr> <tr> <td>he got a wheel cultivator</td> <td>15</td> <td>fwe cleaned up the flax seed filled 7 bags of oats 2 bags of flax seed he them to Eacot mill he did not them ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad helped Dr Hannah to move he going Perth to tine he then went for his grist fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad is helping Bruce to saw they finished at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad went to Brockville to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad drew A load of sawdust and put on the Ice and put the wheeled cultivator to gether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>I helped Ad to cleanup up 4 Bushel more wheat northeast field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>he took the Wheel cultivator 3 Bushel more wheat down</td> </tr> <tr> <td>sowed 4 Bushel there</td> <td>23</td> <td>and sowed it some place the cultivator did well fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad went to Delta to the Nomination of J. Bradley went with him</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1890</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad sowed the little field with Wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad took 4 bags of oats to the center field and he sowed 3 of them fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>Rev Mr Fairley preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad went up to Leeds to lay out a Road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Revd Mr Gracie preached &amp; had A Congregational for to chose A Minister All was in favour of Revd Mr Fairley and all that was there signed the call it was unamouse</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad is choring at home the ground is very wet from yesterdays rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad went to Charles Armstrong Barn raising</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad sowed grass seed with the seeder in the little field &amp; the N East field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Johnston A student preached at night he stayed here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>heavy rain last night Ad is coming at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad is working in the northeast field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>he working in the North field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad sowed 5 bushel of peas in the North field Wallace is helping him sowing grass seed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad worked in the N field in the fornoon &amp; at in the afternoon at home little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad worked at home in forenoon went to Gananoque in afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>there was meeting to day no Minister</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallas worked in the S.East field sowed 3 bags of oats fine day they draged with two teams</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>rain last night Ad sowed grass Seed there this forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad worked at home he is fixing up A Buttery &amp; Kittchen</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad and Wallace is draging with 3 teams fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad shoveled furrows in the S. East field in forenoon he fixed at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad helped Wallace to drag on his place to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad draged at Wallaces uper farm all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>heavy rain last night and all day there is more Water on the ground now then was when the Snow went</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad is fixing in the Hogpen and overhead of it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad is fixing at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad took the spoted Red Ayrshire to Abs Holsten Bull fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad and Wallace &amp; Phillo took our tow &amp; Wallaces yearling to the chanty for to Paster fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1890</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May 25</td> <td></td> <td>Professor Ferguson preached this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Jennie and Miss Findle went away in the Express today to Brockville to there school they came for the Holidays Ad washed the sheep</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Rvd Mr Firlie was inducted in the church the Read M-McGilvery preached a adressed the Peaple &amp; the Revd M Greaie adressed the minister there was &amp; goad congregation all want off well</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>heavy rain last night &amp; this morning Ad working at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>fine morning Ad went to J Walfs Barn raising</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad is helping Wallace with the tham there they are sowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 1</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Firdice preached this evening the church full Ad went to Darlings for Mr Firlies famly they came on the steem Boat from Orinell</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad went for a load of mister Farley furniture to Darlings</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad worked with the team on the potato field ground drie</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>heavy rain in the night Ad is leting of water of potato land</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jennet went to Young to Wm Hazelwood funeral he Died at Fairfield on the 3rd heavy rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad went to Ivies for Shingles they did not come</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad drawing hay from the New Barn home fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>Rvd M Firley preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad is drawing Shingles from Ivies at the River for to put on his house fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad is drawing from Ivies fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad is plowing &amp; cultivating for Buckwheat in</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>the N East field there is Scotchgrass</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>heavy rain last night &amp; this morning the ground is very wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad is mixing lime for to plaster his kitchen</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr preached this Evening Rvd M Fairley</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad worked on the Roads fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad worked on the potato land in forenoon the ground is too wet yet to plant he workd the Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad is working on the Road with the team in afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad is working on the Road he has young Manforth helping him they will finish to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad plowed &amp; prepared the potato ground &amp; planted some of them</td> </tr> <tr> <td>fine day</td> <td>21</td> <td>they are working at them now Ellen &amp; Jennet helping they finished planting</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June 22</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Firlay Preached this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad is plowing and cultivating for the cow corn this forenoon he sowed the corn with the Drill</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad is plowing for the Buckwheat in N East field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Do Do fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Philo got S. Johnstons Roller &amp; rolled A little it was not in order too do mutch</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad rolled in the forenoon went to the Instude in afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad went to the River &amp; got 3 pigs in the forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad went to Line Mill this morning heavy rain last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad got home this afternoon with his grist he same {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Jennie &amp; Miss Hutchinson came from Brockville on the Mixed and Philo Ad is fixing the mower Wallace is helping</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Wallace is mowing at home with our mower</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>REvd Mr Fairley Preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad is fixing the strabery festival for tomorrow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>heavy rain last night &amp; this fornoon there was a good turnoout this afternoon night for the weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad went through the potatos with the horse fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>the Mair foaled this forenoon all right it is horse colt</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad is helping Wallace to draw in his hay fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad began to mow he mowed in the orchard fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this Eving</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad raked in the orchard Wallace raked round the fences they drew in put it over the cow stable and took a load home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace drew the straw out out of the old barn &amp; made a stak in the little field &amp; moad some heavy clover in the midle East field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace is shaking the clover this forenoon they drew it in this aftenoon it fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>rain this morning Ad worked among the potato</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad mowed this afternoon fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad raked and drew in what he cut yesterday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad mowed in the North field day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1890 July</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Philo raked in the North field Ad and him drew in and put it in old Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad Wallace and Philo is raking &amp; drawing in they are puting in the New barn fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad went to Bruces to help him to stack is rain no work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>very dull and cloudy Ad is choring at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad is working at the Potatoes and Beans</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad is mowing in the North field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad is drawing hay home Biron McNiel is helping them</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>they are drawing in here puting in the New barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad and Philo is working at the Potatoes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad mowed the midle field field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>they raked it up &amp; put it in cock Wallace helped</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairleyy preached this forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad Wallace and Bruce &amp; Philo made a stack of the hay in the corner of the little field N. of the lane</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad and Wallae is drawing hay from Bruces for Wallace in the forenoon heavy rain in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad cut the midle field fine dry day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad drew in the fall wheat Philo helped</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo fixed the fence round the midle field and laide down the fence so the cows can go in</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad is working home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preachd this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad drew in the wheat in the little field then he cut what Wheat was fit in the East field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>is cuting Wallaces Wheat fine dry day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad Wallace Philo hooked the peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad Wallace &amp; Philo drew drew in wheat that we had in the East field for a {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace {line illegible} they put it in our Barns A drew for {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad cut the oats in the center field dine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Bruces Boy Wallace &amp; Philo cut &amp; stack in the oats in center filed Ad went to the River to {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad fixing the stable this afternoon rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad is work at the {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>rain most of the day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output">August <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque for A load of Brick for the Manse of the church of England there was A Bee H Young had</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Farlie preached this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo drew in 1 load of oats from the West field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>they drew 6 loads East field that finished the drawing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Rain last night Ad went help Ab at noon drawing dung to the fairground</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad went to help Abs at noon to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Wallace took the Horses &amp; Ad &amp; Philo with him to draw in it rained so that they got nothing done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad drew dung to the lower field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought home a load of wood this forenoon Wallace took one horse &amp; the Waggon &amp; went to draw {cut off} at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>they helped Bruce to draw in got his all in</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad got a load of wood from Sand Bay for himself</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad went to Kingston with Philo to see A Doctor about his Ears he is very deaf he took something out &amp; he heard all right</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo drew dung to the North field Ad loaded</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo drew dund to the North field Ad loaded I atend the preparatery service before the Communion service</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this afternoon there was A large congregation</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad went to draw in Wallaces peas &amp; brought A load of old pine roots and limbs for Steem thrasher</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad is loading dung from the fram the cowstable Philo is drawing and unloding it in the North field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo is drawing dung to north field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>heavy rain last night &amp; all day Ad &amp; Philo thrashing fall wheat for seed he intends to</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>rain most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Lizie and the two Neases went home on the mixt this morning Ad went to Abs to thresh this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad plowed in the North field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>rain last night &amp; this morning Ad plowed this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad cultivated the wheat ground &amp; sowed 4 1/4 Bushel of wheat the ground is good order in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>finished the draging water furring the fallows this forenoon {illegible} cow corn {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1890</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo is fixing up the granery for the thrashing this morning then they stook up the cow corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>the Warren Boys came with the steam thrasher last night began to thrashing {rest illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad began shingling his house the roof is bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Bruce and his Boys is helping him Philo is helping</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad cut the Buckwheat this afternoon fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>rain this forenoon Ad is working at his kitchen him &amp; B {illegible} they shingle in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>they are shingling to day {illegible} with them</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad cut Wallaces Buckwheat fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad and Philo is drawing straw to the Fairground</td> </tr> <tr> <td>October</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo taking thing to the Fairgournd fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>{entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad and Philo is geting thing from the Fairground there no way of geting anything home last night there such a {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>{entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening {rest illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad &amp; Nowlan &amp; Philo dug potatoes there is a good many roten</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>rain most of the day no work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad began to plow in the southeast field D Landin and Philo dug potatos in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad &amp; Nowlan &amp; Philo dig potatos &amp; finished a load many roten</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo drew dung Ad loaded &amp; Philo drew with team</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad is helping Haffie to plow {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Philo went to Kingston to the Doctor {illegible} Ezra &amp; I was working at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad was helping Bruce to thrash</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>{entry illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1890</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>The Warren Boys {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad is plowing after the {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad Do he had to {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairly preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad is plowing Philo or {illegible} gathered up the potatos this was in the pits &amp; Ad drew them in took part home &amp; part here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad is plowing Philo is helping A Cornett to thrash</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Philo is plowing Ad is working at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>heavy rain last night &amp; this forenoon Ad is plowing in plowing in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad finished the plowing in the N.W Field in the forenoon and him &amp; Philo drew stones of center West field to the Barnyard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached here this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought a load wood this morning Philo went Kingston about his Ears Philo &amp; Ad drew in the cornstalks in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad began to plow in the West center field Philo is picking up stones in the same field Vive and her Mother and Sister and Dughter came from Delta this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad is plowing Abia &amp; her Mother &amp; sister home {illegible} most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>heavy rain last &amp; most of to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oct</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad is plowing the ground is not so stiff</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td>there was the Communion at Fairfax {illegible} I could not go {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad plowed {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>first snow as to make the ground white all gone before noon</td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad finished the North part of the W. center field this forenoon he then plowed the 2 riges that was left of the corn ground first this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad is plowing in the West center field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Do Do Philo is picking stones</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached Mrs McK{illegible} funeral sermon in the church this morning the church was full</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1890 November</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Vest came from Nebraska on Saturday he looks well Philo went to Kingston this morning to see the Doctor about his Ears Vest met on the cars in the afternoon and they went to Brockvill on there way to Delta Ad is plowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Do in same field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad is sawing wood &amp; doing other chores this forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad is plowing in the South west field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>rained all day no work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad is fixing the place to building for {illegible} mixing up the lime and some for me Hugh McKay worked all day at it Philo &amp; his came from Delta this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>they went on the Express this Afternoon for Nebraska there a number at the Station him away and Shake hand in the {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad drew a load of wood from Bruces {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>he is geting wood for himself to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad was helping Bruce to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>We cleaned up some Buckwheat &amp; mixed it with oats for to get ground the Fatenning Cow - 3 bags then Ad fixed the outside doors</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace drew the old straw stack home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad working at {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>{next few entries illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for A load of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Snowed &amp; stormed all day no work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Snowed most of the night the snow is about 7 inches deep on the clear Ad cuting wood &amp; drawing it home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad went to Young and then Mc's mill and got A Son of Archer McCormicks &amp; brought him with he is eight years old he is is stop here the as A Child off the Home is on the same {illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1890 December</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad is doing the chores here and {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad put up his coal stove &amp; went for another load of coal</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad fixed his Bobslaughs cold blustery day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for A load of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for A load of wood {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Do Do Do {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for A load of wood he took it home Bruce &amp; Wallace &amp; him {illegible} &amp; Wallaces {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad went for A load of wood he took it home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad went for went A load of wood John Lewis came to do chores &amp; feed the cattle fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad went for wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad went for wood and he left it here fine day Jimmy is doing chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad went for A load of wood he left is here fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad Jonnie &amp; me we cleaned up 10 bags of oats and Bukwheat mixter and he took them Escot mill but he had leave them there they were scarce of water</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad went for the 3 yearling Southdowns he took to their Srochshires Ram he then went for his paint</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>William came from Parie Sound on the Express all well he had A child of Mrs Sterns with him fine day all well there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Wat &amp; Lizie and her two Nesses with her and all took dinner there and had A fine pleasant time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Watt Lizie and Wm &amp; the children went to Delta on the Express this afternoon stormy snow &amp; wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad took A load of straw home it is storming wind &amp; snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Snow and drift in the forenoon there A large meeting thre a large meeting in the New Hall I could not go I was not well</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought A load wood left it here Jennet and Jennie went to Brockville they Expect to Wm there and go tomorrow to El{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood too took he left it here fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1891</p> <p>January</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay got a load of took it home Jonnie went to Gananoque to take his lessons with James McMullen warm day snow is going fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Fields bair snow nearly all gon Ad worked at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad worked at home very little done on the Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; took A load of wood home William came from Delta on the Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad drew A load of wood from Sand Bay he left it here Jennie went back to Brockvill to her school to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>7</td> <td>William went to Brockville this morning on the Mixed on his way to Halafax he intend to go to Briton and to be away to or three month Ad went for a load of wood took it home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad went for a load of early this morning and then went to the Annual meeting of Township Agriculture Socity John Cook wished to Resign to be President long and Charles Rath was apointed I left then</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad and the McNiels went to the River for Ice they brought three loads here it is fine Ice</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad and Birion McNiels brought 2 loads of Ice here to night that makes five loads here that is all that we want &amp; they all have got what they want</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>rain last night &amp; most of the day and night there was only Jonnie went Revd {illegible} preached only 15 out</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>rain &amp; snow most of the day no outdoor work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>fine day Ad went for a load of wood took home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad and Wallace Brough went to Sand Bay and brought A load of wood they left it here the snow is 6 inches deep it snowed most of the day little work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad and Wallace brought 2 loads of wood here to day Jonnie &amp; Ad cleaned up 6 bags of wheat and 6 bags of Buckwheat he intends Lyn Mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad went to Lyn this morning with the grist his Mother went with him fine cold day Ellen intends to make A visit there and to go to Margrets before they came back</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1891</p> <p>January</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad worked at home fixing things fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad went for A load of wood he left it here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>rain most of the day no work done out of doors</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>frost last night Ad went for A load of wood he left it here Ellen came home on the Express from Margrets they are All well fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; banked out in the forenoon and then went to the Bee of A Cornetts in the afternoon fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached at Night here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Willies Malkm came on the Express to see him</td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for A load of wood and took pain in his Back in lifing Bobys and the man ther to bring home there fell about 3 inches of snow yesterday</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad is no better this morning Jonney G did his chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad is no better yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>rain rain most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad is some better he got to the stable this morning so Jonney said fine day the ground is a swim the seller is flooded so that they had to raise the potato bin to keep the potatoes out of the watter fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>February</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning the ground is all {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>there was a little rain and snow so that it is nice walking to day Ad is A good deal Beter</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad was able to come hear to day Jonney is choring heavy rain and some snow the ground is covered</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>hard frost last and cold this morning Ad is a good deal {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad is doing his chores at home fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad went to the chanty this morning to bunk out</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad came home at night he brought a Load here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Fairley was Preaching this Evening when the School Bell was run and a great raise was made of Fair fair the People ran out Taylors store and Innises house was all in A Blase they all burnt down Taylors saved nothing there little wind from the S. East</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>When the safe was opened to day the contents was all safe the money and all the Books were all right A wnet to Wat at the outlet he is {cut off} survey for Alf Green</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1891</p> <p>February</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad was at home all day Jonnie is tending to the cattle &amp; sawing wood rain and snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad and Aby went to Mrs Pastiones funeral Jonnie went with the Revd Mr Fairley to the funeral She Buired at Dulcimain fine day but poor slaughing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad went to Chanty to get out sawlogs fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>he did not some home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>till to night he got a good lot of lumber out the Mill fine wether Jonnie is doing the chores &amp; atending the stack fine wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>the sacrament was dispensed at Sand Bay to day there was no meeting here to day in our church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>heavy rain in the night &amp; some today no work</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad helped Bruce to saw there wood fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad Wallace &amp; Bruces Boys brought the saw and the horsepower home this morning and set it they got set by noon &amp; sawed al the wood to the East of the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>they finished cuting ours &amp; loaded up &amp; went Wallaces before noon and finished his before night A fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>snowed all the forenoon Ad went to Sand Bay for A load of wood got in the afternoon took it home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>the snow is nearly all gon Wat came here last night from home he went to Gananoque this forenoon some rain &amp; thaw no work done fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>Revend Mr Fairley preached this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>they cut Ad wood to Day fine weather the snow nearly gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>fine day still thawing Jonnie doing the chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque in the A Cutter fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad is pilling up his wood in the wood shed Johney &amp; Ad thrashed the peas fine day in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>they cleaned them up and 19 bushel Jonney put them in the greanary fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>there is A little snow last night all day to Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>March</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley Preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought A load of sawdust for the ice house here this forenoon he for one another in the afternoon for home fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>stormed most of the Day no work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad went for A load of lumber for the sugar house there is about 5 inches of snow this morning &amp; is still snowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad went for A load of wood for Wm McNiel he is not able to do any work the snow is about six inches deep I went to the Hall this morning &amp; voted J Taylor</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad went for a load of lumber to the Dulcimain Sawmill to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X X</td> <td>7</td> <td>Dito Do Do fine Day roads gone Watt came here from Delta this afternoon I send a Note for him</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley Preached this Evening rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of lumber rain most of the day snow nearly gone so that the Roads is bair</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>not any work done only choreing snowed night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad took 4 load of hay from here this morning &amp; 1 of straw</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Jonney &amp; Ad fixed the foundation of the house {illegible} and fore the boiling of the sap for sugar fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>rain most of the day no work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>rain still did a little at the sugar house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonney worked at the sugar house this they got some of the siding &amp; rafters up &amp; roof on</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>they are working at it got roof on &amp; siding is done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>snow last night &amp; there is about three is inches</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>there is 7 inches of snow on the land this morning it is a fine day clear and very cold it is the heavyist storm we have had Jonney is helping A Cornett to S{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>rain &amp; sleet this morning Jonney went to do same work for Mrs Spidel this morning rain most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>rain most all day rain &amp; f{illegible}ing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>the snow is nearley all gone the ground is covered with water Ad taped 60 maple trees to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Hugh McKay is building the chimney for the boiling pan in the sugar house fine day Ad taped 60 more trees to day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>March 1891</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>they boiled sap to day in the New pan &amp; furnace it is well they had better than 2 1/2 gallons of molasses to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Walter Wm got home from Britton last night on the Mixed he is well &amp; look well &amp; Brought me A stotch cap from Glasgow a good one Mrs Killock came here with Jenne from Brockville</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>they are gathering sap this afternoon and Boiling</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Jonnie is gathering sap Ad is boiling there a good run Wm left for Parrisound on the Express this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Jonney gathered &amp; Ad boiled the sap to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Do Do Do Do Do fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April first Lambs</td> <td>1</td> <td>there was a little snow last night the ground is just white this morning all gone by 8 oclock rain this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>fine day I think that sugar making done m{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>raining A little most of the Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie cleaned up the Flackseed and oats &amp; went to Escott Mill he had 7 bags of oats &amp; better than 8 bags of {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad is gathering sap I heped to boil sap is running well</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad gathered sap I am helping to boil it rather rather too cold to run well verry hard frost last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>sap is running some Ad is gathering I am helping to boil</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>sap is runing good I am boiling Ad gathering</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>very little frost last night is not rung mutch to rain this afternoon Ad gathered sap I am boiling</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>raining most of the night &amp; all day no work done out of doors the ground is in aswim</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>ad was fixing fences &amp; other chores fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Jennet went to Kingston on the Mixted this morning to Frening Mission Ladies meeting fine morning Ad gathered 11 Pails of X we boiled it down</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>rain most of the Ad is choring at home &amp; taking the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Jennet came home from Kingston there was A large meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>rain most of the day no work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad duge or rather opened up the old ditch one it all evening &amp; let the water out laid new plank in it New Plank</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1891</p> <p>April</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad gathered the Beetes ad Granma scald them Aunt Jennie Armstrong came Kingston on her way home to Lyn she was at Catterauckway</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad went to the North Field this morning &amp; began the spring work he cultivated all day with the cultivator Aunt left for Lyn on the Express Ad &amp; Willie cleand Six Bags of oats for seed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad go the seed drill &amp; sowed some oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad is cultivating with the cultivator this afternoon he went to Mat Conors to lay out a side line for him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad is cultivating &amp; sowing he has sowed about nine Bushel of oats in all fine day Herbit Beatty came from Toront yesterday on the Lightning he was at school he has passed his Examination as an Articteck he left on for Young on the Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad is cultivating &amp; sowing in the North field fine day he finished it he sowed nearly 15 bushel in all of oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad is cultivating in the field North &amp; East of</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>the Barns &amp; has sowed 5 1/2 Bushels of wheat fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad is rooling in the North field the ground is dry he finished &amp; rolled the Northeast field of the Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May ground very dry</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad plowed the garden &amp; then went to center field cultivated part of it and Began to sow peas &amp; oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad is working in center field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley Preached this Evening rain most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad is working in the center field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>the ground is with snow this morning it rained afterwards kind of snow Ad in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad is working in center field North part he sowed 7 1/2 of peas and 12 of Peas &amp; oats fine weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad is working in the center field North half</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>the ground is white with snow this morning rain afterwards no work done in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad went to Escot mill with 6 Bags of oats &amp; 1 of Peas for feed he got them ground &amp; got at noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad plowed up the Fallwheat this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad sowed where the Fall wheat was with at Spring wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad is drawing dung to the midle field for corn he intends to plant there fine day the ground is dry</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1891 May</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad is drawing dung to the center field for corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Do Do Do the ground is very dry Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>there was A drisling rain all this forenoon cold Day no work done Mrs Fairley is heping Jennet to papper the siting room</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening there was Ice this morning as thick as window glass cold morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad is cultivating for the corn &amp; potates East of the Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad &amp; Willie is planting potatos I am cutting seed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>they planted bushel the ground is very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad og the horses shod there was A little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad took the wheat for A grist out to Bruces and cleaned it on his fanning mill &amp; went to Gananoque with the Roller Mill then &amp; got home before sundown</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad was working in the midle field this forenoon he drew a load of hay &amp; and A load of straw in the afternoon that is small jags fine day frost last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad worked in the center field cultivating &amp; sowed 2 Bushel of cow corn he disked with the seeder the ground is dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>fine rain last night &amp; this forenoon no work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad &amp; Willie &amp; Bruces Boys took young cattle to the fifth concession to paster we had 4 Bruce had</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad is plowing in the field East of the Barns fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad &amp; Willie planted some corn Beans &amp; other garden stuff East of the Barn fine day the ground is very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>The Mr Fairley has meetings this afternoon very few out</td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad &amp; Cowslow washed this afternoon fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley had communion this afternoon there was A good meeting fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>1</td> <td>Wm McNiel died this morning Ad went to Farmersville for Libia she is going to school there fine day everything in</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad helped to dig the grave on Wms own farm</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>they all went to the Funeral of Mr McNeal Revd Mr Fairley preached the Sermon in the Methodist Church our church would not hould them it full to over flow he was buired on own farm till Winter Mr Webster came after the Funeral and sheared 7 sheep till it rained we had A fine shower in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>fine day Ad is drawing Dung from the to the midle field he is geting it at the station</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1891</p> <p>June</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad is drawing dung from the station to the midle field fine day the ground is very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad is still drawing from the station manure</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad sowed better than A Bushel of Buckwheat East of the Barns</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Besie got home on the Express this morning it not stope there up to Gananoque &amp; she came back on A Freight to here She looks well Ad is in Brockville as A Jurieman Birion McNiel is working the team on the Roads {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Miss Heacock left on the Express to day for Parry Sound she came with Watt &amp; Lizie Watt went to Brockvilleon the Express Ad is at Brockville as A Jurie man</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>verry little work dowing doing ground dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad got home to day Wat is doing work</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Lizie went to Brockville with here two Nesses on her way home little Wat came on the Express from Kingston he was to the Assemble in Kingston</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>L Wat went on the Express to go to his Mothers fine day Ad worked on the Roads with the team for hire</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Revd Mr Shane came here on the Express with Bessie from Kingston he was at the Asembley</td> <td>17</td> <td>Do Do Do in the forenoon chored in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad drew 2 loads of cole ashes &amp; put them round 2 aple trees</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Frank Hall &amp; his wife came on the Express from Tronto yesterday and went to Brockville on the Express to day Aunt Jennie Revd Mr Shane went to Sand Bay with Revd Mr Fairley to visit Mr Herbison he was minister here 6 years ago</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad has been drawing dung from the Villag for 2 or 3 days back he sowed nearly a Bushel of Buckwheat in the midle field this afternoon ground very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached here this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad to Gananoque at noon Willie took with him heavy rain last night &amp; this morning fine afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad sowed better than 3 peckes of Buckwheat in centerfield</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad is at A stumping of the Wallaces fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad sowed some corn &amp; Millet seed for feed in centerfield</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad cultivated in the corn Watt came here this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Watt went to Darlings this morning to some wark for him Ad took to the outlet this afternoon {illegible} was the ground very dry</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1891</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June 28</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley Preached this Evening fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad went to the outlet for Wat he then went to Gananoque with him fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad cultivated brought his cultivator here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad cultivated the garden potatos in the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>and in the East of the Barns with Kate</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Jennie is home from the school in Brockville</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>fine rain last night &amp; most off today</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad is drawing stones this afternoon from the East field for A ganway into the old Barn Bessie went to Lyn the Mixed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad is fixing the North end of sheep pen to them tho{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; got A load of Slabs to cover it so the sheep will have the whole of the mow part</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Willie went to his Fathers with McCleary this morning Ad is puting Paris Green on the Potatos fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ellen seat came from Glentay</td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad put more paris green on this forenoon Began to Mow &amp; mowed the orchard fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>he raked it up &amp; took A load of it home and cocked the rest</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>the Orngeman celabrated th12th in the Fairground there was A great &amp; noise with Fife &amp; Drume I could not go but could heare fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad is helping Wallace &amp; he is helping him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad Do Do fine shower last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad is helping Wallace fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad mowed in the East field in the forenoon he helped Wallace in the afternoon fine day Jennet and Ninnie MacIntosh came from Branfort to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Wallace &amp; Ad finished his Mowing &amp; haying</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad mowed in the forenoon &amp; drew 2 loads of hay fom the East field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad mowed in the East field in the forenoon and then drew in loads of the hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>the Minister of the church of England &amp; Methodist was here</td> <td>22</td> <td>there was A suppreizie partey came here last night after night fille the above &amp; below the like I never saw all the Presbterian in &amp; about the nabourhood so that the house was filled above &amp; below</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1891 July</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad mowed in the forenoon &amp; went to the funeral of Mirs Copland she was buired at the Union church three was 59 rigs went by here fine day he drew in hay after he came home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>heavy rain last night &amp; this morning Ad mowed in the East and drew in the cocks this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>rain in the night no work this forenoon cept {illegible} up Ad is raking up in the Eastfield Wallace is cocking up they could nothing midel of the afternoon fine afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>heavy rain the night &amp; this afternoon it then cleared up Ellen &amp; Bessie went to Margrets after it ceared up it is A fine Evening now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Farley preached this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace drew in the hay in the East field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad mowed in the North field this forenoon &amp; then drew some for Wallace &amp; drew in 3 loads to their New Barn for the calfs and sheep fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad mowed in the North field &amp; drew the hay home in the afternoon fine day all but 1 load</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad drew that load home this morning before the rain it rained mostly all day no work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>the ground is very wet heay rain this morning no work</td> </tr> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>1</td> <td>rain this morning Ad is drawing dung to the north field he put in A pile and others chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad raked &amp; drew in 3 loads from the north field he took them home he then mowed in the East field East of the Buckwheat fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad took Ellen Scot Bessie &amp; Jennie to the outlet they are going to Watts on A vizet Ad &amp; Wallace and the Boys is raking &amp; drawing they drew in loads &amp; took all to Ad place fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>they all went to Abs Wallaces this morning to cut his grain the is good</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1891</p> <p>August</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad fixed the Reaper to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Fairley preached here this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad up to Wallaces with the Reaper fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad went back to Wallaces this morning finished it &amp; came to Bruces and worked there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad is working there Harrie is at McKays heavy rain this afternoon there no rain at S Findleys</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad is at Bruces al day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad finished this forenoon came heare at noon &amp; began to Reap Wheat with in the southeast field East of the Buckwheat fine day it was the wheat it A good croap Freeman &amp; Biran</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>rain in the night fine morning and all day Ad went to the North field this afternoon to cut the oats there Freman and Biran McNiel bound and stooked them after the Binder fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad and Bruce teams drew Wallaces Barley to our New Barn they brought 4 loads each</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>rain this morning dull day no work</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad cut with the Reaper in the North field this forenoon and then they drew in 4 loads of the wheat Bruces team &amp; Boys helped fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace drew 2 load and the rakings and 1 load of the oats from the Northfield this forenoonthey went to Bruces &amp; helped to draw in</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>rain this morning &amp; most of day no work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad went to the North field this afternoon finished the cuting there then came to the old house field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this evening Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>rain this morning and most of the day &amp; night Aunt Jennet &amp; Ninnie came from Young on the Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad Reaped oats in the center field this afternoon &amp; finished them before night Wallace &amp; Willie helped</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace began to hook the peas in the N field find day they hooked all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>thay hooked this forenoon &amp; went to draw wheat in the North field they got that field in &amp; some of the midle field fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1891 August</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace did a good days drawing to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>ad &amp; Wallace is drawing from the midle field they in {illegible} loads of Barley they had 2 loads they then drew in oats they got the last load in after dark and that is all but the Buckwheat fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad went up with Wallace to cut his wheat it rained it began to rained 4 oclock they got the Wheat done</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td>1</td> <td>the Warn Boys came &amp; got the thrasher in order after dinner and they thrased 260 bushel of Barley and was done before sundone &amp; left for Bruces before sundown</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>heavy fog this morning they thrashed at in the forenoon Ad helped &amp; then went &amp; cut Wallaces oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad tried A peaharvest it did not work right so he took back is was David Johnstons he drew in a loads of peas to the New Barn heavy rain at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace hooked peas as soon as they were fitt</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace went up to work it soon began rain &amp; drisled rain most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>this was communion at Fairfax Besie &amp; Mistress went to it there rain most of the day very few out</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace went to his place &amp; brought 2 loads home fine day and drining Bessie went West to Miss Olivers peapel she intends to stop at Trontoon the way</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace is drawing in there to day fine day William left the for home without saying a word we hunted the farm everywhere &amp; could not find him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad went to his Father is his Father wont send Ad would not have him back to George Mathias helpd to Wallace to draw in the peas fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace drew in the pease they had to a load in the old barn over the oats &amp; in the New Barn floor all is in here except the Buckwheat it is not ready yet they Wallace took to some at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad went to help Wallace this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Do Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>A student Preached this morning Revd Mr Fairley had the communion Chas Lake</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad is helping Wallace fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Do Do Do with A little shower Revd Mr Shane came on the Express this afternoon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1891</p> <p>Sept</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad is cuting cornstalks in the North field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad is corn &amp; hungarn grass in the North field Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad helped Bruce at with to thrash this forenoon he then drew Wallace grain to our granery</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad seperated the Ram &amp; Ram lambs from the sheep one ewe one Ewe had taken the Ram he is dowing other ones</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad cut the cow corn in the North field with the Mower</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad cut the cow corn Est of the Barns &amp; stooked it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Do and stooked it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>he worked in the North field spreading manure</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad drew old straw from East of the Barn to the North of the field N of the house &amp; spread it ther fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Chane this morning good congregation</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad is picking up Aples dry day &amp; warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad is fixing for the Fair tomorrow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oct</td> <td>1</td> <td>I went to the Fair grounds this afternoon there was A good atendance &amp; show of evrything</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Fine day there is A greate crowd of peaple it is the Best Fair we ever had &amp; went off well</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad is geting the things home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad Began to dig potatos they are good</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad dug a few today</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>&amp; this forenoon rain in the afternoon &amp; cold &amp; disagreable</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad is diging potatos he as A Boy helping him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Do Do Do Do Do fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>vines is all Black</td> <td>10</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>the Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad is digening potatos Kirkin Boy is helping</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad finished the diging this forenoon and brought A barfull of the long whites here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad cleaned up the Beans I turned the fanning mill Bessie went to Gananoque with Mrs Fairley Fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1891</p> <p>October</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad is fixing for the Tharshers he expects tehm to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mr Moorehead was Buired today Revd Mr Fairley preached in the church this morning</td> <td>16</td> <td>the Tharshers last night night after dark and got the Thrasher into barn they trashed the Wheat in the forenoon &amp; had 96 Bushel they are at the Oats now they Brock the Faning Mill of the trashing &amp; do no more</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>they got it this morning finished the oats had 508 bushel and Pas 148 Buckwheat 33 Bushel all together there is 755 Bushel of Grain thrashed by them it is Alexander Cornths thrasher it did good work</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached at night fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad and Watts drew in cornstalk from lower field fine dry time &amp; some of them East of the team Barn in the forenoon Watts went away then Ad drew in the rest then &amp; set them on end on the Barnfloor the others is in the mow on ther end</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad went to Young this morning he took the Ram with him he is looking for A house for the Boys in the Northwest he did not one that he liked</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>there was heavy rain last night Ad got home to night he exchang Rams with or sold and bought A Lamb A Southdown from Mr McNish he lives at the cheasfacktore then</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad began to Fall plow in the Midle stublefield</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad is plowing in stublefield fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad is helping Wallace at thrashing machin fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad is plowing in the stuble field Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Do Do I helped Wallace to clean up some of his Barley he selling it at the station</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Wallace finished cleaning up he had</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad is plowing and has been plowing &amp; has has Been all week it is A fine fall for work</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad plowed this forenoon he then went to the sail of Mrs William McNiel she sold all the stock they sold well he says fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1891</p> <p>November</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td>Revd {erased} Revd Mr Fairley Preached this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad is plowing in the midle stuble field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad &amp; Mrs McNiels Boy brought A load of potatos here and took another home with him fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad brought in another load here this forenoon that is all he is plowing in the center stuble field now</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad is plowing in the center stuble field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad finished the field &amp; cleaned out the furrows this forenoon and commenced to plow in the North field with the plow &amp; then shoveled them it took him the rest of the day till dark to get them done</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad is plowing in the 2nd East field is very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>10</td> <td>Do Do he had to come to this side it was so dry Jennie &amp; Aunt Jen came from Lyn in from Brockville on the Mixed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>fine rain in the night it plows beter today</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad is plowing in the Northeast field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Do Do Jennie &amp; Aunt Jen Do fine day Jennie and Aunt Jen went to Lyn on the Mixed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad went to Mr Herbisons for the colt it pastered there all sumer Alford Turner Ad Boy spit wood &amp; put in the woodshed fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad plowed in the N East center field in the forenoon rain in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad &amp; Alford cleened up Barley rained most of the day he took it to the station</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Alford is spliting wood at the house fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Do Do Ad let the Ram to the Sheep</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Alford is spliting wood &amp; puting it in the shed Ad is plowing in the Northeast center field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad is plowing in the North field Alford is spliting wood this forenoon he went to Junetuck in the afternoon at noon he intends to be there tomorrow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached here this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad plowing fine day Alford came home last night he is puting the wood in the wood house fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>November</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Alford was taking seizure the night with cramps he was in bed most of the day he was better at night heavy rain &amp; wind most off the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad finish the plowing in the Northwest field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad plowed for James Cholchran in the afternoon Alph &amp; me up 5 bags of wheat for the Mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque with the wheat fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad &amp; Alph put on the outside windows and doors to day snowed last and most of the forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>Revend Mr Fairley preached this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad and Brues oys went to Sand Bay &amp; brought the young cattle home we had 3 two year old 1 three old Alph is doing the chores storming this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>December</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad and Alph is drawing dung from the East door of the cowstable to the field east of the Barns fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>drawing dung to the gardens east of the house and to the West Walter came herehe is going to work at the River</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad and the McNiels moved Wm McNiels from the valt to the Ebinezer Buringing ground fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad &amp; Alph rain in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad is dowing chores &amp; sawing some old stuff</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>there was communion at Sand Bay to day none of us there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad took the sow to Alf is puting old dust out of the {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad &amp; Bruce killed the two hogs this forenoon fine day he went to A meeting at J Bradleys on the Chease Business</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad took A Sow to the Bore it was the socities</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad cut up the hogs and salted them fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad &amp; Alford is cleaning up peas he took them to the station they are sixty ents per Bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>Revend Mr Fairley preached this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Alford left this morning to work with the hay prefses Ad is plowing in the center field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>snowed some in the night &amp; snowed &amp; rained all day there no work done out of doores Ad fixed up the sheep pen and put the sheep in for the first time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad is fixing up the stables cold raw day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1891</p> <p>December</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad fixed {illegible} the pigs for the calfs</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad and Wallace drew a load of dead wood out of the sugarbush to the house &amp; another c{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad helped Bruce McNiel to thrash fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley Preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad helped Bruce to thrash they finished</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad is fixing up the cow stable &amp; other fixings Jennie came home from her school at Brockville for the hollidays fine whear snow all gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>{large blank space} <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Watt and Lizie &amp; there two Nices came from Delta on the Express this afternoon fine day no snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>January 92</td> <td>1</td> <td>Watt Lizie and Ad &amp; Abigail was here for dinner I have been poorly for some time but am better now So that I can sit up most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Wat went to Gananoque this morning to do some work Lizie went to Brockville the Mixt Ad is taking care of the catle &amp; doing other work</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>I went to the Hall to Town Meeting Ad went to Rockport for A load of coal after voting fine day I did not stop long there fine day no snow the ground is bear no snow the old council Election</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad brock the reaches of the Waggon and barr on A waggon &amp; unload the waggon &amp; had to back with it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>stormy to day not much work done snowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>at night snow is 3 or 4 inches this morning Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>this morning the snow is nearly A foot deep Ad drew two loads of wood to day fine day Jonnie Lewis here yesterday he is going to stop all winter</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1892 January</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Its snowing the snow is nearly two feet deep Ad went to sand Bay &amp; brought two loads of wood hee there is A grate drive on the road so that it is well packed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad drew 2 loads of wood here snowed A little</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad helped Wallace to thrash fine day. Jonnie is doing the chores spliting &amp; atending to the stock</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad Brought A load of wood here and took 12 bags of oats to the station steem mill at the station and got them ground for the cattle little snow &amp; rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad atended the Annual meeting of our Agriculture Socitie there was A good meeting Jonnie is taking care of the stock</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad brought 2 loads of wood here fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Do Do Do Do Bessie went to Toronto on the Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>drissling wnod most of the day Ad fixed the Bobsleigh</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad and Wallace went to Sand Bay to get out timber for A New barn the old one wants a new rood and is rotton below they 2 long ash logs</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad went to S. Bay &amp; brought a long white oak</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad atended the Annual Meeting of the Farmers Institute there was A good meeting I did know of it till it was all over</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought A long log for the N Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>The Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought A long log</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad went {illegible}land &amp; brought a long log each time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad went out once &amp; brough A heavy {illegible}ing log</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad went t{illegible} &amp; brought 2 long logs for the pas{illegible} aline Plates they are Basswood fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad brought his log home &amp; A log to Wallaces</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Fairley preached here this morning</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1992</p> <p>February</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>Granny went to Ly we got a letter on Saturday that Aunt Jane was very sick and she down on the Express to day Ad brought A long log home at night fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>it began to strom this about 2 oclock from East snow &amp; snowed Ad brought A long log eh had the Bobslaugh</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad went in the afternoon brought A long log</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad went for timber &amp; brought A long log</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad went &amp; brought A long log Bissie came home on the Express this afternoon all went at Brantford fine roads in places there is a drift</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad went and brought in A long log &amp; went for his grist that he took yesterday he ad 12 bags for the cows</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad brought the last of the long logs this morning &amp; load of shorts at night fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad brought A load of short logs fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad brought a great load he has got enough now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>heavy snow last with wind the pasts is all full fine morning Ad took is load to Wallaces</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad and Jennet went to Gananoque he took a grist with him &amp; got some cract wheat fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad went to David Johnstons funeral there was over 60 slaughs and cuters fine day Jonney is doing the chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad went to Sand bay &amp; brought A load off rafters</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad do Do Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>it snowed about 9 inches in the night Jonnie &amp; {illegible} cleand up 4 bags of Buckwheat &amp; 1 of wheat Ad took home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad went to Young this morning with the Buckwheat and the corn to mill &amp; then to Fairfield with some grain he is sending to the Northwest to the Bo{illegible} there A man going from there to whom the Bo{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad got home last night and Brought his grist with him they are all well there</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1892</p> <p>February</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad and the McNiels Boys went to River &amp; for Ice Brought 2 loads of Ice here &amp; it in the Icehouse</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>they brought five loads of Ice here tht makes 7 loads here that fills it up Walter Beatty from Pembrock came here on the Express &amp; our Walter came allso there quite a gathering friends</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Will and Jonnie came on the Express this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Will &amp; Jennett &amp; Jennie went to Lyn on the Express they intend to go Delta before they came back that is Will &amp; Jennet &amp; Bessie is there at Watt fine day cold I fell and hurt my hip A week ago &amp; can hardly move</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad went to the Back place to bank out wood he took hay for his horses &amp; grain he intends to stop at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>1</td> <td>Jonnie is taking care of the stock fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad came home last he got telagram that was David was on his way here he has not come he went to</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Revd Mr Grasie of Gananoque preached this afternoon there was A good meeting I was not able to go they up fifty dollars off the home Mission fund so</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad went to the woods to get out sawlogs fine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6 {illegible margin entry}</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley had the communion this afternoon there was A good atendance fine day could go the diziness is very little better fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad went to the Woods to out sawlogs fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>David came here yesterday his is well fine day Bessie went to Bellville to {illegible} Meeting I have been in bead most of the time with A diahrea am better</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1892</p> <p>March</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad went to Brockville as a Grand Jurer</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Wallace McNiel brough took 18 bags of feed the steam mill yesterday he brought here this morning fine day I am not able to get about much Bessie went to Brockville on her way to the Springs for her health in the States and will cross the River at Prescot they are near Rochtester in the Unitied States</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad got home on the Express Bessie crossed at Brockvill to the States insted going to Prescot they cross there now</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad wnt to Sand bay this morning to get out his sawlogs fine day the Roads is so drifted they drive through our fields below where the old house was</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Wm Clark from Smith Falls came here this morning he is an Agent Frost &amp; woods Jonnie is taking care of the cattle Clark is Elens couson</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Wm Clark went to Malloretown this morning Ad brought A large hollow log for to cut up for flowrpots fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad is geting the horses shod fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad went to the woods to get timber</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie shoveled away the snow &amp; took and the big gate at the Milkshed to let the Road come out there instead of coming at hog pen</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay to get out sawlogs</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Jonney is takening care of the stock</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Do Do Do fine weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Do Do Do Do weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Jonney put all the Bars in the gait her so as to the Teams from going through our fields and the teams have to take the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning I was not able to go the Road is so ruff &amp; Slippery</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1892</p> <p>March</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jennie is in the sugarbush they Taped and</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Boiled down 38 Pails fulls &amp; had fine lot of s{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Jonnie is drawing and gathering with the horses Ad went to Sandbay this morning for some timber had out the roads is bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad went to Sandbay this morning he bring it all the way yesterday he had heavy part of it on the way the roads is very bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad and Jennet went the Funeral of Henery Johnston he was Buiried at the Union there was good many</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad went Gananoque to A meeting of the Perchin horse companny rain in the forenoon snow nearly all gone Jonnie gathered all the sap in the Bush &amp; boiled it down fine afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Jonnie sawed wood and the other work</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Jonnie sawed wood pilled it up &amp; cleaned up they expect Mr Webster to come to hugh the timber for the New Barn fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Mr Webster began to hugh one of Bruces sones Jonnie and Ad is scoring for him fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>they are at it today likewise fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>they are at it to day Ad &amp; Jonnie is sa{illegible} and Bruces Son &amp; and another man</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>the same as yesterday Ad gathered pails of sap Jenet boiled while Ad gathered there is A drizling snow &amp; rain most of the Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley this morning I made out to get there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Mr Webster is hughing timber for the New Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Mr Webster finished hughing the timber for the New Barn this afternoon about 3 1/2 oclock fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Mr Webster came this morning &amp; hughed the Rafters Bruces son Ad &amp; Jonnie is scoring</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque With A grist he had 4 bags of Wheat Grammam went with him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Jonnie is ovreing halling &amp; spliting the big stack that came of the timbr for the New Barn</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1892</p> <p>April</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley Preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad began the spring work this morning by cultivating in the old House field the ground is in fine trim he sowed some wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>he cultivated and sowed some more wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad finished sowing the Wheat he sowed 7 {illegible} Bushel in all the ground in fine order</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad is cultivating in the same field fine time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>he sowed 11 bushel of Peas and Oats the same field the ground is in fine order</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad is drawing dung from the village Jonnie is gathering stones for the New foundation of the New Barn wherethe old one is</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad sowed 11 Bushel more of peas and oals in the same field that is 22 in all the ground is in fine order for work Jonnie quaring stone we sent our Milk to the Factory St{illegible} Findlay took it for the first time this year</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad took his Mother to the old place we got a letter that Margret is very ill he got home in the night he says that she knows every one yet Ellen stoped there to help Mary fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Jonney dug in the Garden this forenoon we cleaned up 11 Bags of peas &amp; oats he intends {illegible}ends them for feed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad took the 11 Bags to Escot Mill and got them ground for feed fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad is cutlivating in the North field fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1892</p> <p>May</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad and Jonnie took the young cattle to Sand Bay to paster 4 to year heffers and 2 one year old</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Jonnie is {strike through} over haling the Road fence he began at the North end where where the wire fence stoped fine day Ad is Rolling old house field the ground is in fine order for the Roller</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ad sowed 7 Bushel of oats that he got from Ab McNiel &amp; he sowed 8 1/2 Bushel {rest scratched out}</td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad is working in the North field with the team</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Robbie Brought Ellen home Margret is better Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Jonnie is quaring stones in the Field below the house opiset the stack where the 3 trees is he has got A fine lot of stones fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Jennet is buisy clening house fine day cold at fine time for {illegible} Work Ad is done sowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this Morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad is working at home in the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad plowed our garden this afternoon fine day Jonney planted some potatoes and Beans</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>rain this morning Bessie came home on the Express yesterday no work done out side the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie is drawing dung to the field North East of the Barn for the corn &amp; potatoes fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Do Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley Preached this Evening fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad is drawing to the calf paster at the milk shed he intends to plow it up</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>he is drawing to A pile in the field below the Lain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Bessie &amp; here Mother went to Gananoque this morning with Wallaces horse fine day Ad is drawing dung to pile in the field below or North of the house fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie took the roof of the horse stable &amp; piled up the logs up against the fence fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>rain this morning no work done out of dorrs Jonnie took down the old grainery the cows and sheep with the Lambs in all day &amp; night</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1892</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad began to Plow in the calf paster at the milk shead fine morning till about 8 oclock it began to rain Jonnie was spreding the dung heaps so that they had to stop</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ab097b41bbf6860e13f81447f2924274.pdf 112c0db7580d14bc178cb62b782ae80e PDF Text Text �������������������������������������������������������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f4fd9d6760344a924b67605a02f8b8e3.pdf f401e1bdb1bdf589ef0d1161be9bd81c PDF Text Text William Beatty (1806-1897) 1886-1889 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers {This title page is not actually from the original diary. It is a modern marker page from reproduced photocopies of William Beatty's diary. Walter was his son, who kept the diaries for safekeeping. Thus, the diaries have become known as Walter Beatty diaries, when in fact they are the work of his father, William Beatty.} Beatty, Walter Journal May 1886 to May 1889 1886 May 31 took the spoted cow to Ads Holstein Bull June 15 Do the Bud cow to Bruces Do 17 little Hefer Do Do Do 20 Mary Cow John Johnston Kittee cow & Coplands J Cook Hefer Bull is & was was in our fields since the 20th 21 Dutch cow July August 25 J Cooks Heffr Bruces Bull 12 Ad took the Jersy cow to A Jersy Bull at Houstons Bay 14 Do Do took Kittee cow to Bruces Bull 23 Ad took Lillie to Abs Holstein Bull again October 1 Bruces again Do Kittie Bruces Do 10 1 �11 Do White Cow Do Do 7 Mullie 2 year old Johnstons Bull 25 croked horn yearling Do Do 29 John Johnstons Bull here for 2 days think that Pet cow that we have put dry took him 8 Duch cow to Bruces Bull 11 Spoted cow " Do Do 14 Jessie Cook Do Do 17 Mary Cow Do Do August 11 Bud or Lineback cow Do John Do Johnston 24 White heffier A Bull that was on the Road July 19 White Cow Bruces Bull August 5 Lill cow Do Do October 2 Crooked horn or Red heffer Bruces Bull 19 grea cow took to Bruces Bull 27 the White Holstein 2 year old Do 15 again Do Do Do Oct 1887 June July 19 1888 May June 2 �August 23 Lineback or Bird cow Do 20 Spoted cow Do 28 2 year old holstein cow Do 1 yearling spoted holstein Do 5th Spoted Cow Bruces Bull 27 Pett cow Do Do 1889 June 1888 March Sold 1 doz eggs 2 {?} per doz 13 Do 2 doz eggs Do 20 Do 2 Do 1886 June the ground is hard and dry 1 Ad went to Sand Bay to plow & sow came home he could do nothing the ground is dry and hard 2 Ad went to the Annual at Lydenhurst of the consoul he said that there was a great many there 3 Ad plowed for potatos below the house and hogpen where the cow corn was last year 4 Ad cultivated rolled and furrowed out and Jonnie draged the potatos and planted the potatos 5 Ad plowed Wm A Cornetts garden 3 �Jonnie and Philo scattered some of the hog dung over the ground 6 Revd Mr Green the Bible Society agent had at meeting house he stoped here Revd Mr Millard preached at night 7 Ad fixed a floor in the wood shed for the stove and cleaned up a grist and took it to Escott 8 Ad went to Escott for the grist dry time 9 Ad and Jonnie took the yearling Maulie hefer and the Mullie cow and colt to Sand Bay 10 Ad went to raisin of J Bradeys Barn it a very Large one 22 feet posts 11 Ad is fixing at home 12 Ad cultivated Wm A Cornetts Garden 13 Revd Mr Millard preached this I went to it on my stilts 14 Ad and Jonnie worked on the roads with the team 15 Do Do Do Do 6 day work 16 Ad worked at home Jonnie hoed in the garden 17 Ad is fixing the Waggon Box and others fixing about here 18 Ad went to Gananoque for a load of Brick for to fix his Chimnies they are out 4 �of sorts Wat came here from Gananoque last night great loss A {Stem} Boat on the Lake 19 20 Ad took Watt to the outlet with the Buggy and went to his Island and fished till night the Revd Mr Millard preached here at night 21 Ad worked at home in his garden Jonnie hoed some of our potatos in the garden James McMullen and Wm A Cornett cleaned the church Philo drew water for them with Kate and the Milk Buggy fine day 1886 June 22 Ad is working at home this forenoon he went to the funeral of Mrs James Latimer the Revd Mr Millard preached the funeral sermon in the Methodist Church there was a very large funeral 23 fine rain at noon Ad is fixing his stable at home 24 Ad is working his stable Jonnie is hoeing in the garden fine growing 25 Ad is working at home fine rain 26 Do Do Jonnie spliting wood and other chores about the house 27 Revd Mr Millard preached this morning I was at church 28 Ad is doing his road work at the station 29 Do Do Do Do Do Jonnie is picking Mustard out of the grain in the midle field & the North field Philo went with the Revd Mr Millard and his son to Picnick of Fairfax 5 �30 Ad was all day helping to fix Agriculture Hall for a strawberry festaful to be held this afternoon Aunt Jennet and Ninnie came from Branford on the Express this afternoon fine 1886 July 1 Ad helped clear up the things in the Hall and other fixing about the house fine day 2 Ad went through corn an potatos in the garden and below the house Jonnie hoed some 3 I went with the Revd Mr Millard to Fairfax this afternoon he preached Sacrament is to be disspensed tomorrow 4 Ad and the Boys drew in the hay in the orchard to the New Barn Revd Mr Millard preached this morning at Fairfax there and disspensed the Sacrament to 34 communicants 5 Ad riged up the mowing Machine and Mowed part of the orchard in the afternoon fine day 6 Ad went to a raisin of Noah McNiels Jonnie worked on the roads for Ad fine day very dry time 7 Ad finished mowing the orchard this morning he then mowed front of the house 8 Aunt Jennet went to Lyn on the Express Watts Wife came on the Mixed from Brockville he went to Gananoque to do some work for the cooperative there 9 heavy rain last night Jonnie hoed some of the potatos Jennet and Jonnie went to Gananoque with Philo to get him 6 �{Slaugh?} 10 11 they hoed and fixed the old barn for to draw in took a load of straw to Ads stable Revd Mr Millard preached this morning fine day Kates Colt kicked Philo in the face Dr Hannah put 5 stitches in the cup it is on the left cheek heavy rain this afternoon 12 Ad and Jonnie is drawing the hay of off the field front of the house or rather below they drew in 4 loads put it all in the new barn East mow 13 Ad went to a rasen of David Johnstons Jonnie is putting Parisgreen on the potatos and other chores 14 Ad and Jonnie is drawing hay from below the house they drew in 4 loads and put it over the cow stable 15 heavy rain all night and most of the day very little work done 16 dull day Jonnie is putting Parisgreen on the potatos in the garden Ad mowed below the house 17 Jonnie raked below the house Ad is cocking it fine day Ad took Jonnie &Miss Huckeston to the outlet they are going Watts Iland near {torn off } 1886 July 18 Prof Nicholson Preached at night there was heavy this morning so that he could not go to Fairfax he went to Sand Bay in the afternoon Ad took Mr Nicholson to Sand Bay 19 Ad mowed in the North field on the old piece of 7 �meadow 20 Ad drew in 4 loads of hay from the North field they put it over the old stable fine day 21 Ad & Jonnie is shaking out the cocks below the house this morning they then drew in 8 loads put it in the old Barn 22 Ad mowed Wallace hay at the Railway Jonnie cut or dug some of the Blue weeds in the lower field 23 Ad and Jonnie is drawing Wallaces hay Philo is raking it in winrows fine day they drew loads and put it his stable brought 1 home 24 Ad and Jonnie is drawing Wallaces hay to Ads stable 25 Revd Mr Millard preached this morning fine day 26 we cleaned up 3 bags of spring wheat Jonnie took them to Escott mill with Kate got home at noon Ad went to the North field to mow 27 Ad finished cuting the North field this morning he then cut the piece that he left below the house 28 Ad Drew in 3 loads from the North field took them home Philo raked fine day 29 Ad cut the little field behind the Barn there was a little rain to day it stoped the haying 30 they drew in all the hay that they had and 2 loads that Ad cut in the paster field that is the night paster in the midle East field they put it over the old horse stable that finished the haying here the hay is all very good and in good order 31 Ad and Jonnie went with the team to help Bruce McNiel with his haying Jennet and Jennie went to Gananoque with Maud early this morning intending to 8 �go on the boat to Kingston 1886 August 1 Revd Mr Millard preached here this evening 2 Ad and Bruces olds son went to Sand Bay to mow the new meadow there they took the horses with them fine day 3 rain this morning fine afternoon Jonnie did the chores Mrs Nicholson and her four children on the Express 4 fine morning Ad and Bruces Boy came at night they got the hay cut and stacked it is good 5 Ad fixed bars in the midle field Jonnie cleaned out the hen house fine day 6 Ad went to Gananoque brought home a sash for the woodshed Jonnie is doing chores 7 Ad is cleaning out Wallaces spring Jonnie is drawing old ties from Mr Millard stable 8 Frank Hall &Mrs Hall from Lyn came on the Express to day the Revd Mr Millard preached here this morning fine day 9 Ad & Jonnie drew sand to his house in the forenoon he went & helped Bruce to cut oats he brought the reaper 10 Ad cut the oats in the North field 11 Ad & the Boys drew 2 loads of oats from the midle field in the afternoon they raked them into sheves in the forenoon fine day 9 �12 Ad & the Boys drew in 5 five loads of the little oats that he got from Robie they are a little rusted 13 Ad and the Boys drew in 4 loads of oats the same as the above Birion help them fine day 14 fine rain last night Ad is patching the roof of the old Barn Aunt Jennet went back to Lyn on the Express this afternoon she came up yesterday she intends to go home on wednesday on the boat to Toronto with the Halls fine day 15 Mr &Mrs {Miss?} Smiley Mrs Grescie& Emilie Turner made a Call with Mr &Mrs Millard Revd Mr Millard preached this evening 16 Ad Drew in 2 loads of oats from the North field this forenoon that was all that he had cut fine in the afternoon 17 Ad cut with the Reaper part of of the oats in the center- field in the afternoon 18 Ad finished reaping the oats in the center field fine day 1886 August 19 Ad took the Reaper out to Bruces and Reaped for him fine day Maud was taken with a colic they did nothing after tea Mrs Stevens from Delta came here on the Mixed 20 Ad cradled a swath along the road in the spring wheat Charles Roth came with the Reaper and what was fit Ad and Bruces boy drew in 9 loads of oats 21 Ad and the Boys is drawing oats 10 �they drew in 6 {?} loads fine day 22 I went to Turner to help a Bradley in a trial of of Mrs Innis for Insanity we sent her to Brockville Revd Mr Millard preached this morning church well filled 23 they began to hook peas Philo raked in the midle field with Maud then Ad drew it in & cut Black Barley 24 Ad went to the river too help to look for Arthur Darling he had strayed away he was found near Rockport in an old house Ad hook peas after 25 Ad raked and drew in 1 1/2 loads of Black Barley & 2 loads of wheat fine day 26 they drew 1 load of wheat this morning and then they went with the team out to help Bruce 27 Ad went to Wm McNiels & helped him to draw in oats from Ch Armstrongs and he sent Watts to hook peas fine day the ground is very dry 28 Ad took Wat to the outlet this morning he was at Gananoque came down on the Mixed he then drew loads of peas they are very good 29 Revd Mr Millard preached this evening 30 rain last night and today very little done 11 �31 they drew in the grass peas put them in the New Barn fine drying day 1886 Sept 1 Ad began to plow for Fall wheat in the Northwest corner of the North field where the peas was 2 Charles Roth came this forenoon to cut the spring wheat got it done after dinner fine day 3 Ad and Jonnie helped Bruce with his harvest till near night they got home to draw in 1 load of wheat they left it on the waggon 4 Bruces boys came out this morning to help Ad they drew 2 loads of wheat and 1 of flax and that finished our harvesting they went to help Bruce then 5 little rain in forenoon Revd Mr Millard had the communion here afternoon the church was well filled there was 51 tokens taken in 6 Ad and Jonnie drew dung to the North field east corner Ad cut out a hole for a window in the wood shed for light 7 they drew dung in the forenoon helped Bruce to draw in in the afternoon fine day very dry weather 8 they went to Bruces this morning they finished his harvesting it has been a fine time for getting it in 9 Ad and Jonnie is drawing dung to the North field East line he is intending to sow fall wheat on it 10 they are working at the dung a fine for it 12 �11 12 fall wheat sowed Do Do Do Revd Mr Millard preached this evening rain most of the day 13 Ad went to plow for the wheat this morning Jonnie is spreading dung they drew dung half of the day 14 Ad finished plowing for the fall wheat to day there was a fine shower last night 15 Ad sowed 4 1/2 nearly bushel of fall wheat it was with Bruces drill Ad draged on it nearly all the forenoon then sowed & I draged Ad went Young with Bruce in the afternoon intending to go to Unionville 16 heavy rain all night and most of to day no work done outside I expected to go to Unionville the rain is so heavy that Charles Roth did not come for me 17 Jonney drew stones for Dr Hannah well Birron McNiel helped him to load they drew 2 load 1886 Sept Ad got home from Unionville fair about 9 oclock to night 18 19 I went to Kingston on the Express to the Presbytery Jonnie drew stones for Dr Hannah well this forenoon they drew 4 loads he shoveled the ends of the ridges of the Fall wheat in the afternoon Revd Mr Millard preached this morning heavy rain part of the day 20 Ad and Jonnie cleaned up the peas and oats that on the floor in the New Barn and took them to Escott he had 6 bags and some wheat he got the hog 21 Ad drew some stones for Dr's well fine day feed ground they could not 13 �grind the wheat no water I got home on the Express from Kingston 22 Ad went to Tennents this morning with their wheat got home before dark Jonnie is digging potatos in the garden 23 Ad is drawing stones for the Drs well Jonnie helped him fine day 24 Jonnie finished digging the potatos in the garden and then he split wood 25 a little rain this morning got the beans into the Barn Philo Jonnie thrashed them heavy rain in the afternoon 26 Revd Mr Millard preached this morning wet day 27 Ad plowed in the North field this afternoon Jonnie dug potatos 28 Ad mixed up mortar for his chimnie dull cold day Jonnie dug 10 bushel of potatos put them in the cellar 29 Ad is plowing in the North field Jonnie is digging Potatos fine day 30 Ad is plowing in the North field it is stubel Jonnie is at the potatos he took a box full and 5 bags over to Ads fine day a little cold 1886 October 1 Ad plowed this morning Hugh McKay came at noon to build Ads chimnie they worked all the afternoon Jonnie finished the potatos 2 Ad is at his chimnie with Hugh Jonnie 14 �& Philo is gathering Apels fine day 3 {illegible} came from Perth on the Express & {illegible} Armstrong from Lyn Jennet is very poorly is not able to come down in house Revd Mr Millard this morning fine day 4 Ad plowed this morning he was fixing things at home Jonnie split some wood 5 we are all fixing for our fair fine morning there is a good turnout Ad 2 old ewes 2 yearling 2 ewe lambs & 2 Ram lambs Cows 1.2 year old heffer 1 heffer calf and Bull calf Citterans and Beans 6 I've been in the Hall all day too day & yesterday there is a great crowd of people both in & out of the Hall it is a grand success 7 Ad was geting fixed after the Fair one of our Ewe lambs got killed I skind it to see what killed could see nothing wrong with it the blood was all around its heart 8 Ad is plowing in the North field Jonnie is cleaning & shoveling the head ridge of the fall wheat 9 the t{h?}rashers came last night they thrashed out what was in the old Barn we had 51 bushels of wheat and 185 of oats fine day 10 Revd Mr Millard preached this evening fine day 11 they thrashed peas the grass peas and the others 30 bushel there was 201 bushel of oats we had 467 bushel off all kinds of grain there was 2 15 �{Naunes?} & Bruces Boys Jenet is no {better?} 12 Ad is fixing up things about about the Barn we cleaned up 8 bags of wheat and he took to Tennents mill 13 Ad got home from the mill he brock the spring of the Buggy he stoped at Robes all night got home this afternoon 14 Ad plowed in the midle South field Jonnie & me fixed fences 15 Ad is plowing in the midle field South very high wind fences is blowed down Jonnie & me has been fixing them up most of the day 1886 October 16 17 24 Ad is plowing in the West midle field Revd Mr Millard preached this morning 18 Ad is plowing in the midle field fine day 19 Do Do Do Do Jonnie is splitting wood 20 Do Do I dug up the carrots & parsnips Jonnie is splitting wood 21 Ad drew a load of stones for his seller floor or to rather his cistren he went to Gananoque for water lime 22 Ad is working at his cistren with Ezra Kanker 23 Do Do Do Jonnie is splitting wood Revd Mr Millard preached this evening I heard the Methodist minister in the morning 16 �put the cows in the stable for the first time 25 Ad is working at his cistren he plowed in the afternoon there was a drizzling cold rain at night 26 Ad plowed in the midle West field he sold the Mullie cow to Duel for $18 and 3 sheep for $12. 27 Ad is plowing in the midle West field wet cold drisling rain 28 Ad plowed this forenoon he went to a plowing Bee of Robert McCleary in the afternoon 29 Ad is finishing the head and midle ridges of the field Jonnie is shoveling the cross furrows I fixed the Barn door & Stables cow stalls 30 Ad plowed the potato ground and the garden it is in fine order for plowing 31 Revd Mr Millard this morning fine fine day J.A. Bradley had a child died last night of Diphtheria it was buired at the Union Church Ad drove the herce there was 30 rigs an teams 1886 Nov 1 Ad went with Bissel Landon to lay a road in the rear of the 6 concession 2 Ad went to the chanty to stump and plow he intends to stop all the week Jonnie took 4 bags of Peas oats & black barley to Escott mill for hog feed 3 Jonnie is doing chores James Calhoun Brought 4 head of cattle and put them in the pound 17 �4 Jonnie is doing chores and spliting wood 5 Do Do Do he finished the spliting the wood here and is spliting wood for Ad he is at the chanty yet 6 Ad finished the plowing at the chanty yesterday and got this forenoon there is a heavy snow storm this morning the with high wind all day I intend to go the Sand Bay to meeting of session 7 Jonney went to Gananoque with his Mother 14 no meeting here to day and it storms so and the roads is so bad that there is no one except the Revd Mr Millard has gone out the communion is put off for a fortnight there is I about 6 inches of snow 8 very little work done cold and blustery 9 fine day Ad drew a load of sand to bank the house I am laid up with my well knee I fell on a stone a fortnight ago it pains me so I have to use 2 staffs 10 rain this morning and forenoon snow nearly all gone except along the fences 11 Ad plowed in the Calf paster it plowes up well 12 Ad finished plowing the calf paster this forenoon then he took his plow to the shop to get it sharpened and went to the North field to plow sod fine day 13 rain and snow most of the day they are taking care of the cattle I am in the house all day with my knee Mr McNiel preached this morning Mr Millard went to Farmersville to preach and Fairfield & Lyn 18 �Jen got home from Lynn on the Express 15 Ad is choreing at home Jonnie is chore here I cannot I am doing nothing my left knee is very painful 16 they are killing the hogs Bruce and Birion is helping 1886 Nov 17 Wm A Cornett and others is shingling the church I got the Boys to help me to cover the grapvines little drizzling rain this afternoon Ad can do nothing he has a felon on his finger the doctor lanced it 18 the Boys gather up the wood and me to cut up the hogs a stormy blustery day 19 Stormy with wind rain and snow the Boys went to the North field & brought home the stoneboat and the torn place and went to Ads for salt for the meat 20 stormy day little or no work done except taking care of the cattle the communion service is to be at Sand Bay tomorrow 21 Watt came from Gananoque to night Took the yews to the Ram Revd Mr Millard had the communion at Sand Bay at 2 oclock to day he preached here at night 22 Ad plowed a little in the North field 23 Ad plowed in the North field in the forenoon there was showers till noon then there was heavy rain 24 Ad plowed same field he plowed all day he did not quit for dinner fine day 25 Ad plowed this forenoon Bruces son helped him it began to storm and snow 19 �so that they could not plow they took Bruces sons 3 yews to Southdowns Abs ram & took the 5-yearling yews to Alf Greens {Show?} for his Downs Ram 26 there is between 4 & 5 inches of snow on the ground this morning I am looking after the cattle 27 very little doing Ad is choring at home and fixing the cattle 28 Revd Mr Millard preach this morning very stormy snow & rain I went to church with two stafs 29 Ad went to Gananoque with feed for hogs & cattle feed to get ground he took the slaugh the slaughing was pretty good in the morning it turned warm & the snow went nearly all off he wore off the shoes of his slaugh and nearly spoilt his slaugh 30 Ad was at the Blacksmith shop all day getting new shoes on the slaugh 1 Ad is fixing up at wood rack for the slaugh 2 Ad went to the funeral of Mrs Wm White she was buried at Mallorytown 3 Ad helped Bruce to thrash they had Stacies stem one they thrashed over 500 bushel of oats in the afternoon for Ad helped Bruce to finish his thrashing 1886 Dec 4 5 Revd Mr Millard preached this evening 20 �sold the pet cow to Goodall for $21 6 Ad took bags of feed to Bruces and got them ground with the steam grinder it did good work 7 Ad boarded up some places in the cow stables and some other fixings about the stables 8 Ad went to Delta to the Nomination Members of Parliament for both houses him D Copland was appointed as Delegates for our school section 9 Ad went to Sand Bay to see and get some one to chop cord wood he agreed with a Mr Cain to chop 50 cord 10 Ad brought home from Wallaces the Holsten Bull calf it has been all summer & did some fixing on the stable 11 Ad drew home two loads of straw for bedding fine warm day snow nearly gone of the Roads & fields 12 Ad sold Holstein Bull calf the calf that he got Johnston to Mr Lynch Revd Mr Millard Preached this morning fine day 13 rain last night and this morning and most of the day no work 14 snowed about 4 inches last night fine morning Ad killed the 3 pigs this afternoon Bruce & Birion helped 15 Ad cut up some dry timber in the bush for wood I am spooling some for Jennet fine day 16 Ad is drawing the falling timber out of the bush to the house fine cold day 21 �17 Ad went to Sand Bay with the jumper to see about the swamp roads he says that they are good but there is no slaughing on the roads 18 Ad is cuting up the big Ellem tree that fell last summer for wood and the other dead timber in the bush in the forenoon they drew it home in the afternoon Philo helped a little drizzling snow 19 Revd Mr Millard preached this evening 20 Ad oiled his Harness and cut some old wood in the bush and other chores 1886 Dec 21 Ad drew a load out of the bush this forenoon he went to Gananoque in the afternoon 22 Ad went to A Greens for the 5 yearling yews that was there to the Shropshire Ram this forenoon we all went to a meeting Dr Preston and George Tayton in Moores Hall it full they put me in chairman the sweat never dried on me 23 Ad helped Ab McNiel to thrash he took the team with him they got done fine day 24 rain and snow all day Ad has a very bad cold there is work done Unkl Rob came up on the Express from Lyn stoped all night 25 he wen and t home on the Mixed this morning all well hard frost last night & to day 26 Revd Mr Millard preached this morning hear 27 Ad got some wood in the bush in the forenoon and he drew 2 loads in the afternoon that is the dead wood that is the bush now 22 �the sow took the Boar 28 we all went to Election for our section it was held at the station in Mr Darlings Corner Tea House I voted for Dr Preston I polled the first I have done that for a long time 29 I atended our school meeting JA Bradley was reelected again Ad took the sow to the Boar this afternoon 30 Ad went to McNiels for the sow this forenoon and brought her home he brought the horse powr and the circular saw and set it cold day 31 Bruce and his two Boys came they set in the powr and sawed all the wood that we had cold blustery day with a little snow 1887 Jan 1 2 the Revd Mr Millard this forenoon in the church snowed about 10 inches last night the Revd Mr Millard preached at night Ad took Jennie to her school to day very cold day she is going to teach in the same place that she the last 2 years 3 Ad got home this afternoon from Glen Buiel all is well at Lyn the roads is heavy 4 Ad went to Sand Bay for wood & brought a load and left it here it is ash &ellem 5 Ad went to Sand Bay and brought a load of wood and put it in the church shed for it 6 Ad went to Sand Bay and brought a load of wood and left it here Ellen & me took dinner at Mr Millards there was number of the church managers there from Fairfax & Sand Bay to see & arrange for 23 �to get {illegible} collected Principal {illegible} here on Church {missions?} at night 7 Ad and Bruce killed the heffer that he got from Samuel Johnston this forenoon he went for a load after 8 Ad went to Sand Bay and brought a load of wood and left it here fine day but very cold 9 RevdMr Millard preached here this morning 10 Ad went to Sand Bay and brought home a load of wood fine day left it here 11 Ad went to Sand Bay this morning it snowed and blowed all day and filled up the roads so that he had unload his wood and come home without any load the side road is compleate filled up 12 they have laid down our fences and is coming out at our gate at the Milk shed there is very little travel 13 still storming this morning there is no travel 14 there is very little traveling on the roads yet we are just atending to the cattle storming still 15 snowing a little this morning yet storming all day 16 Revd Mr Millard preached here at night fine day roads bad 17 stormy day so that there is nothing done 24 �heavy wind and drift so that we did not let the cattle out to water very cold day 18 Wm McNiel Ad and the others came as far as here with the snow plow they had 2 span of horses on it we cleaned up 6 bags of wheat Ad & tans to go {page torn away} 1887 Jan 18 storming this morning wind and snow 19 stormy day wind snow & drift so that the cattle would not go to the water there are great drifts 20 Ad went to Gananoque to the mill he took 10 bags of feed and 6 of wheat wind yet and some drift not so cold as it has been for some time back 21 Ad put the slaugh and grain into his drive house and not go to Gananoque till fine day rain last night he got home about 3 oclock last night 22 still storming Ad brought part of the grist here I am giving the cows about quart of the meal at noon everyday 23 Revd Mr Millard this morning have heavy rain this morning Mr Millard preached Mrs David Latimers funeral sermon 24 still raining the snow is nearly all gone of the field field so that they have to breack the roads in the right place Ad and the others breaking in the right place there is wind rain and snow at noon 25 Ad went to cross road where left his load on the 11th of the month could not get it sooner he only brought half of it very little travel on 25 �the roads yet he took the sow to the Boar Ad went to McNiels for the Saw 26 Ad went for the other half of his load of wood 27 Ad went to Sand Bay and brought a load of wood he left it here the roads bad yet 28 Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood fine day it looks like a storm 29 heavy rain most of the night the snow nearly all gone of the fields fine warm day the people is drawing half loads of wood 30 Revd Mr Millard preached this Evening very stormy at 7 oclock snow and wind Ellen went out it was so slipie she came back 31 Ad went to Sand Bay for wood and left it hear 1887 Feb 6 1 Ad went to Sand Bay and brought a load of wood he left it here 2 Ad went to Sand Bay brought a load of wood he took home very stormy day and sleat most of the day 3 Ad went to Sand Bay brought a load of wood took home blustery day 4 Ad went to a wood Bee of A Cornetts he has cut his {wood?} they are taken it to Darlings warf fine 5 Ad went to Sand Bay and brought a load of wood and left it hear I went to Fairfax to the preparation service and the session there was very few out cold day Revd Mr Millard had Communion at Fairfax 26 �the church was well filled while we were in it it snowed about 5 inches no work done on the roads 7 Ad went to Sand Bay brought a load of wood he left it hear 8 heavy rain last night and this morning and all day no work 9 Ad went to Sand Bay brought a load of wood he took it home the snow all gone except off the fields where there is drifts 10 Ad went to Sand Bay brought a load of wood he took home fine warm day for this time ice soft 11 rain last night snowing and blowing this morning and all day so that I could not let the cattle out to go to the water heavy drift the snow is 2 feet deep in the Barnyard the Roads is filled up in some places 12 Ad went to Wm A Cornetts Brick Bee he is going to build a house he is getting the brick at Gananoque 13 Revd Mr Morley preached here at night Mr Millard went to Mallorytown Caintown& Farmersville Mr Morley stoped here 14 Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood 15 Ad went to wood Bee of James Calhouns they got the wood at John Stacies 6th con a little rain this morning 16 Robie Beatty came up from Young last night he went home this morning Ad went to Sand Bay and brought home a load of wood fine day 27 �Philo took the yearling heffer skin to Colmans 17 Ad went to Sand Bay he brought a load of wood took it home 18 heavy rain last night and snow & rain this morning fine afternoon with heavy at night 19 Philo went to Delta with Kate and the Cutter I went with him Ad went to Sand Bay brought a load of wood to Wallace from there 1887 Feb 20 Revd Mr Millard preached this morning there was a large congregation 21 Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood fine day Philo and Jennet came home this afternoon Lizie has been in bed for some time she is better now 22 snow this morning we all went to the station to vote for Taylor I was the first to vote I have been the first to vote at our polling station for the last 20 years and not lost a vote since I came here 23 Ad went to Sand Bay and brought home a load of wood fine warm day 24 snowed about 2 inches last night rain after daylight and all the forenoon Ad went for a load of wood in the afternoon he took it home 25 Ad went to Sand Bay and brought home a load of wood 26 Ad went to Sand Bay this morning for a load of wood and took it home it commenced to storm about ten oclock and stormed most of the day 27 Revd Mr Millard preached here this evening it is a very stormy day wind snow and drift 28 Ad went to Abs for the horsepowr and saw they were 28 �not done with it till the last of the week 1887 March 1 Ad went to Sand Bay and brought home a load of wood 2 Ad went to Sand Bay find warm morning brought a load of wood he left it here 3 Ad went to Sand Bay brought of wood left it hear I began to feed the cows hay that was in the old stable 4 Ad Do Do Do left it hear Abs son brought a load of wood from Sand Bay left it here very cold day 5 Ad went to Sand Bay and brought a load of wood he left it here he then went to Gananoque the Perchon horse meeting with Bruce. Jennet and Philo went with Kate and the Cutter 6 Nan came down on the Express from Gananoque Revd Mr Millard preached this morning very few out there was about 8 inches of snow fell last night on the level it is very light fine day heavy roads 7 Ad has Mr Clift filling and joining the cirklar saw Abs son brought the horsepowr at noon they set it up and got it going and filled the woodshed before night the wood is very wet fine day 8 Ad went to Sand Bay brought a load of wood left it here 9 he did the same to day 10 Ad went to Sand Bay and brought a load of hay of the new land that he took wood of put in the new Barn 29 �11 Ad went to Sand Bay and brought another load of hay that is all but what he will want there for the spring work put it all in the new Barn fine day 12 Ad went to Sand Bay & brought a load of wood he left it here fine day 13 Revd Mr Millard preached here at night fine day this ought to have been the 18 instead of 18 14 Ad went to Sand Bay and brought a load of wood he left it here Wat & Lizie came from Delta this afternoon 15 Ad went to the River for ice Bruce was there yesterday he got 2 loads they have to cut 3 sides 16 he went to the River and got 2 loads more of ice Wm Scott came here last night he went with Ad to see the River where they got the ice 17 Ad went Blairs Saw Mill and got a load of saw dust 18 Ad drew a load of wood for Wm McNiel from Sand Bay 19 Ad drew 2 loads of sawdust fine day they are for the icehouse 1887 March 20 Revd Mr Millard preached here this morning fine day 21 Ad went to Sand Bay and brought a load of wood for Wallace fine warm day the road getting bad 30 �22 Ad went to Sand Bay to get out saw logs cold this morning with a little driseling snow wind is from the north east and geting colder t 22 this is a very cold morning bright and clear Ad is at Sand Bay he did not come home last night 23 fine day rather warm for the roads 24 a good deal colder than it was yesterday 25 a little rain last night there is about two inches of snow on the ground this morning but it almost ice its so hard you can hardly see your track on it makes splendid slaughing 26 Ad came this afternoon {hewn?} Pine logs to the mill the road is good 27 Jennet came home from Lyn all is well Revd Mr Millard was not able to preach he got a student from Kingston it was Mr McNiel he preached here at night 28 we cleaned up 12 bushel of wheat and Ad took it to Escott mill he did not get his grist back with him 29 Ad went for the grist this morning we cleaned up another bag of wheat for cracked wheat and he brought 12 bags of feed for the cows a good of it was barley 30 Ad went to Sand Bay to get out more saw logs by day but very cold 31 fine warm afternoon pretty cold this morning 1887 April 1 There was an Emigrant whose name is John which Ad had spoken to the Revd Mr Tyh to 31 �get for him Mr Tyh brought brought him here this afternoon he is from London England 2 3 Jonnie & Philo drew dung out of old horse stable into the I atended the meeting in the church preparatory before the communion tomorrow there was five members received two Miss Darlings two Miss Smiths and Miss Carnegie she was Baptized Ad came home from Sand Bay at night the communion was dispensed this afternoon by Revd Mr Millard there 51 communicants partook fine day 4 Bruce and Ad made a new frame for the {jack?} of the horsepowr fine warm day 5 Bruce and his Boys Ad and John sawed wood here very hard frost last night and a cold South west wind they finished all our wood and took the saw & horsepowr to Wallaces 6 they sawed Wallaces wood to day and took the horsepowr to Ads and set it there fine day 7 they finished Ads wood and loaded the horsepowr and part off it Bruce took home with him Jennie came home from Glenbuiel on the Mixed Robie Beatty came up this afternoon with the sleuth the roads {illegible} 8 Rob went home this morning he got a calf from Wallace and Jonnie Cooks calf from us both are heffers Ad took the horsepowr to Bruces he going to help them to saw 9 Ad helped Bruce to saw this morning then he went to Gananoque with Jennet and Jennie with the Buggy I atended a directors meeting of the Agriculture Society 32 �garden 10 Revd Mr Millard preached this evening 11 Ad helped Bruce to saw Jonnie and Philo drew dung out of the old horse stable this morning 12 Jonnie & me cleaned up some grass seed and the flaxseed hard frost this morning Ad is working at home 13 Jonnie is spliting wood at the house I am doing the chores feeding and taking care of the cattle hard frost 1 14 Jonnie spliting wood Ad is working at home hard frost last night 15 Ad and Jonnie went to Bruces and got a load of hay he is nearly out at home a little rain this afternoon 1887 April 16 17 Ad and Jonnie went to Bruces to day and got another load of hay fine day Revd Mr Millard preached this morning hard frost this morning 18 Ad went to Sand Bay for lime for Wallace Jonnie split wood at the house heavy frost this morning 19 Jonnie and Me fixed fences around the Church field and the little field East of the Barn frost this morning 20 I went to the funeral of old Mr Amos Revd Mr Tye preached in his church it was filled full Revd Mr Millard prayed 33 �sowed Millet seed & tomato seed 21 Jonnie split wood I fixed the Road gate Ad is helping Wallace at his chimie fine day 22 Jonnie split wood in the forenoon took down some of the East line fence in the afternoon 23 Jonnie split wood and other chores 24 Revd Mr Millard preached this Evening 25 Jonnie cleared away the banking from the house I dug some in the garden a little rain 26 there was some heavy showers last night fine morning Jonnie & Me fixed up the East line fence 27 Jonnie fixed the fence around the East paster fence along South ditch and down the midle fence to the North ditch and so to the East line I made a big garden rake & worked in the garden 28 Jonnie helped Alik Cornett to move his kitchen Ad is fixing things at home fine day 29 heavy rain last night and all day Jonnie is splitting wood in the woodshed 30 we cleaned up the oats peas & Black Barley that was in the old greanary for seed this forenoon there was about 12 bushel we put it in the New grenery J is splitting wood now 1887 May 1 Revd Mr A Tunk Preached Revd Millard assisted 2 Ad Philo & Jonnie took 3 calves a 34 �red the crack heffer Lill cow to Sand Bay they fixed up the fence there fine day I planted some onion plants and a Russian cherry tree at milk house raspberry I got them the Fruit Growers Association the Woods begin to look green 3 Ad plowed Matthews garden in the forenoon Jonnie went with him he dug in the garden in the afternoon 4 Ad went to James Latimers this morning Philo and Mr Millard took the milk with Mr Millards horse when Ad came back from the River he went to the North field and cultivated and sowed 3 bags of the White Russian oats next the road 5 Ad sowed 3 bushel more of the Russian in all 9 bushel of the White Russian oats there 6 they are breaking in midle field west side and sowed 6 bushel of the Manatoba Scotts wheat in the midle field South west side 7 Ad and Philo went to Charleston with Watts horse they took the 2year-old Colt with them for 2 paster on Watts Iland Watt came here from Gananoque last night there was a fine shower last night 8 Plum trees in full blossom Revd Mr Millard preached this evening 9 Ad sowed 5 bushel of the White Russian oats there was sowed in the midle field alongside of the wheat 10 Johne and me planted 1 1/2 bushel of potatos in the garden on the 2 East ridges side of the garden and 35 �the fourth ridges 11 Ad sowed 6 bushel of oats Black barley & peas mixed in the North field dry time 12 Ad finished working in the North field this morning he went to the funeral of George Kyres wife in the afternoon Jonnie shoveled the furrows 13 Ad sowed 14 1/2 bushel of peas oats & black barley in the midle field very dry time 14 I finished the midle field this afternoon 15 Revd Mr Richardson preached this morning Philo went with him to Sand Bay Mr Millard went to Lyn Caintown & Mallorytown 16 Ad and Jonnie went to Sand Bay to work they took Mullie cow with them fine day 1887 May 17 Ad and Jonnie came home at night Ad sowed 4 1/2 bushel of the White Russian oats there the ground is wet yet there was a fine shower last night 18 David came home on the Mixed this morning he went home on the Express he came from Gananoque he was there to see Watt Jonnie cultivated the little field north of the lain 19 Ad plowed some green sword in the North field South east corner the ground is very dry 20 Ad sowed 2 ridges of green sword with peas that I picked there was more than half a 36 �bushel of them and 1 1/2 bushel of the white Egyptian oats 21 22 they planted 5 bushel of potatos next to the ditch south side of the same field very warm day and dry RevdMr Millard preached this evening warm day 23 Ad went home after he set Jonnie to cultivate the garden he cultivated it and the little field at the milk shed very warm day the ground is very dry 24 Ad went and got some seed potatos from Bruce and Joe Stacie this morning we cut them there was heavy thunder this afternoon and A fine rain everything looked green that is up 25 Ad and Jonnie drew stones and sand for Mr Dean he is fixing over his house most of the day 26 Ad cultivated the little field at the Milk shed and then marked it out with the plow we then planted 6 bushel of potatos of different kinds and the rest of it in corn 27 rain this forenoon Ad was at home Jonnie did chores here he split some wood in the afternoon 28 we cleaned what peas and wheat we have and the flax seed there is there 2 bags of it 29 Revd Mr Millard preached this morning 30 they cultivated the garden and planted it all that left with Beans that is 2 ridges east of the grapevines and the one between the vines with Beans 37 �31 Ellen planted her cucmber and squashes next the house and 1 drill of rutabagas 1887 June 1 rain most of the Jonnie through out some of the dung out of the sheep pen 2 Ad and Jonnie drew dung from his place to the North field and put it in a pile to rot 3 Ad went to Escott to Mill he took 7 bags of wheat 2 bags of flaxseed got it ground for the calfs Ad 3 bags of peas 2 bags of Black barley fine day Jonnie split wood 4 Jonnie split wood at the house Philo took to Sand Bay the session Matt Revd Mr Millard preach there very few there a son of Mr Hendersons was received as a Member fine day 5 Revd Mr Millard preached at half past 2 there was a good attendance the Sacrament was dispensed 29 partook 6 Mr Castle sheared the sheep fine day with a mist of rain Ad took the Maud Mair to Wilsons to the Perchon 7 Jonnie cut the thisles in the potatos in the garden 8 Ad went to Fairfax to lay out a road Jonnie was at Ads most of the day I was at Agriculture meeting at Deans 9 fine shower this morning Jonnie split some wood then he hoed some of the potatos in the garden Ad went to Sand Bay to see the cattle there and fix the fences 10 Ad went to draw in the saw logs of the sawmill Sand Bay Jonnie is hoeing in the garden fine day that was full so he got nothing Jonnie and him set some posts at North field 11 Ad and Jonnie drew sand for Mr Dean he is rigging up 38 �his house 12 Revd MrGreacie preached here this morning fine day 13 Ad and Jonnie is working on the roads at the station 14 Ad cultivated the potatos and beans in the garden and in the midle Jonnie worked on the road for Wallace 15 Ad went to The Sawmill to get his logs he got them in & brought a load home Jonnie worked on the road for Wallace 16 Ad and Jonnie went to The Sawmill and got all the logs in and home home with them fine day 17 Ad went to the sawmill and brought 2 loads of lumber home I hoed some of the potatos in the garden 18 Ad went to Watts Iland to see the colt Jonnie hoed beans 1887 June 19 Revd Mr Millard this evening heavy rain at noon 20 Ad went to the sawmill for lumber this morning Jonnie is hoeing beans in the garden he brought 2 loads 21 Ad went to the sawmill and brought 2 loads that is all he has it is all pine Jonnie is hoeing 22 Ad and Jonnie is working on the road with the team they are drawing gravel from Henery Johnstons 23 Ad and Jonnie is working on the road they are drawing gravel from Henery Johnstons I made a bolster for the waggon fine day 24 Ad cultivated the corn & potatos in the little field in the forenoon I helped J McDonald to put on the irons 39 �on the bolster they drew dung from Charles Stewarts in the afternoon 25 26 Ad went to Brockville on the Mixed this morning Jonnie hoed the corn and some potatos there was several showers this afternoon Revd Mr Millard had meeting read and prayed but did not preach he was not able to preach he is going to England 27 Ad is drawing dung from Charles Stewarts Jonnie is loading fine day he is drawing to the North field in a heap 28 they doing the same to day they finished there and drew some from the our own Barnyard till night I went to a strabery festival of the Church of England 29 Ad and Jonnie is plowing & hoeing the potatos in the midle field little Watts Wife and her sister Mrs Chapman left this afternoon on the Express for Kingston they have been here since Monday Aunt Margaret came up with them Rob brought them up on Monday 30 Ad and Jonnie is working at the potatos part of the time Ad helped me to fix the old hay rack we put in some cross slots 1887 July 1 Ad plowed through the potatos Jonnie went to Gananoque to see the Dominion Celebration 2 Ad and Jonnie & Philo went to Sand Bay this afternoon and took the 2 yearling there and left them there 3 Professor Ferguson preached there this evening 4 Ad went to Delta this morning he took 40 �the wool with him Bruces son went with to bring the horses he intends to bring Watts cow here Watt is going to the N.W to survey Jonnie is hoeing 5 Ad got home this afternoon he brought Watts cow with him Watt intends to go tomorrow Jonnie is hoeing fine shower this morning 6 Ad sold the Marry cow to Wm McConnell for 30 Dollars we riged up the mower this forenoon he mowed the orchard this afternoon Jonnie is hoeing in the little field side Jonnie is very awcward at cocking he has no idea of how to put it up 7 Philo raked the orchard Ad mowed the little East of the Barn and there to the North field the hay is drying very fast Jonnie is hoeing in the little field and cocked the hay in the orchard 8 Ad drew in the hay that is in the orchard and that of the little field very drying time Philo raked 9 Philo raked what Ad cut in the North field they had 3 loads put all in the New Barn 10 Professor Ferguson preached this morning 11 Ad began to cut the the Field North of the house he cut all day it is light down where the fall wheat was fine day 12 Ad fixed a table in the Fair ground for the Orngeman dinner we are to provid the members & adherants is geting it up they all provd a shaire 13 they drew in 4 loads of hay this forenoon Philo raked that yesterday Ad went to Wallaces to cut his hay in the afternoon 41 �very warm the thermometer is 120 in the Sun and 100 in the shade 14 Ad is working at Wallaces he drew in 2 loads he had to go and plow for the Railroad for the contractors there head team not come and have a lot of men they making a second track warm day 15 Ad is mowing at Wallaces and plowing for the Rail Road 16 Ad is working at Wallaces hay some rain 17 Mr Dods a student preach here this evening very rain to day and at night 1887 July I raked for a little that is the I have done this season 18 Ad finished cuting Wallaces and a piece below the little field fine day Jennie & Ellen went on the Express to Scott or rather {illegible} 19 Ad finished drawing in Wallaces and drew in a load from below the little he took home be there now below the house fine haying day 20 Ad and a man called Wright drew in 5 loads of hay from the field north of the house John Giffs left off work he went to Toronto on the midnight train 21 Ad mowed in the North field & drew he drew in loads and 1 from below the house 22 Mr Landon came with his Reaper and cut and bound the fall wheat Ad stooked it up Ad says that it is a fine crop 23 Ad mowed in the North field this forenoon 42 �he drew in 3 loads of hay put it over the old stable I raked it with Kate all the ground 24 Mr Willson a student came on the Express the Revd Professor Nicholson preached 25 Ad is mowing and drawing John Johnston Henerys son is helping they drew in 3 loads of hay put it over the old cow and horse stable then they drew in the fall wheat there was 3 loads 26 Ad finished the mowing this forenoon he drew in 3 loads of hay in the afternoon I raked it put it in the same place very warm day 27 Ad went to Sand Bay Birion McNiel went with him they are going mow the hay there on the new land 28 Ad and Birion came home at night they finished the cuting they this afternoon heavy rain at noon so they could not do anything the Newboys helping them Ad brought the 2 year oldheffer home 29 Ad went Ab McNiels on business it is very dull day no work done 30 Ad and two of Bruces Boys went to Sand Bay and stacked the hay they had to rake it is good fine drying day 31 Mr Willson a student preached this evening 1887 August 1 Ad doing chores and him Bruce and went to see a Reaper work at John Johnstons it is a new one it did not work right 43 �a little rain last night everything is wetted 2 Ad went out to Dulcimain to look a man to work he got one that is working Mr Ferguson he will come next week 3 Ad went out to help Bruce to stook he has a Reaper and binder it came here at noon & cut our fall wheat it does good work it is Mr Landon of Fairfax 4 they worked all day at the oats in the midle & North field they are on the green side they cut the flax at night 5 Ad went to look for some cattle to take to the N.West he got some at J Starks 6 Ad and Birion drew in the spring wheat this afternoon it was a little damp in the morning 7 Joseph Prior is the name of the man Ad hired he commenced to day Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning 8 Ad and Birion McNiel drew in Nine loads of peas oats and barley and clear oats I do not know money spent of each 9 Ad and Philo drew in 1 load then his new man came & they drew 2 loads of oats and one of raking I raked the wheat and the oak ground the man went back to Fergusons after supper 10 Ad and Philo & Harrie went to Gananoque to meet J Stark with the cow & calf they went T Haigh and got two calves A Bull & A heffer all full bred Durham 11 Ad is getting things ready for the N West he went to Brockville on the Mixed came home on the Express a 44 �little rain it is very light 12 Bruce is cuting the oats with the Reaper this afternoon he finished them all but an acre they are too green 13 Ad and me got the 2 calves that he got from Mr Haigh to suck the Mullie cow and 14 Joseph begins work this morning Revd Mr Nicholson preached this evening 15 Ad Bruce & Joseph drew in 3 loads of oats & peas oats & Barley and 1 load of rakings I raked 16 Ad {illegible} last night he loaded up early this morning there 5 oclock or 6 oclock helped all that could be done they put in the 3 cows & 3 calves and then 4 horses all by 5 oclock the train came About 1 oclock & took him {torn off} 1887 August Wm McConnell Newman Do & see Stewart Bruce & Wm McNiel & others helped all they could to get things ready 17 Ad sent a letter from Brockville that he did not leave Brockville till 6 oclock this morning change of time rain this morning it did a great deal of good Jo & me fixed the old Barn floor & other chores to find {illegible 18 Jo finished hooking the peas I got a shoe on Charly horse 19 Jo cut the White Russian notes to day with the syth got Charles Armstrong horse shod all round 20 Bruce came home this afternoon Jo and him drew in the peas they put 45 �the pick ones over the Sheep pen the others over the cows there was not a good load of both kinds Jo went with Bruce home before dinner with the team to help them to draw in fine warm day 21 Mr Snodgrass a student preached this morning 22 Jo Bruce and his two sons went out to Sand Bay and cut the oats there raked them up but them in cocks 23 Jo raked up the White Russian oats with Charlie I helped him to load them and he drew them into the Barn he put them on the scafold Philo helped 24 Bruces Boys and their team and Jo took team and all went to Sand Bay and brought two loads of Oats that was them all there a shower of rain just as they got there loaded and wet them 25 Jo began to plow for the fall wheat in the forenoon ground is very dry I have been fixing the Barn doors 26 Jo went to help Bruce to draw sand from the river St Lawrence they drew I thrashed the peas 27 Jo went with Bruce again to day very dry weather 28 Mr Wilson a student preached here at night 29 Jo is drawing dung he takes a load dung with him and then he draws 46 �from the heap that is in the field and puts it in little heaps in the center of the ridges that he plowed before 30 Jo is drawing Dung the same as yesterday 31 Jo drew dung this forenoon we then went down to the gravel pit for to scrap out the water holes as they dried nearly up Philo drove the horses & Jo held the scraper it was no go I went and got Dave Coplands man he held the scraper & Jo drove we got both holes cleaned out with plenty of water 1887 Sept 1 Jo drew dung to the North field I fixed 10 in the granary where Ad left it 2 Jo drew dung in the forenoon he helped John Johnston to thrash they had the steam thrasher 3 Jo went to Johnstons they at Night I went to Sand Bay with Philo we fixed some poles to keep cattle from the stack 4 Revd Mr Millard preached this morning fine day 5 Jo and Bruce went Charlestown for the colt that was on Adiara Armstrongs Iland they brought it home 6 Philo took the colt out to Bruces this morning when Jo went with the milk he then plowed for the wheat 7 I plowed more centers for to put the dung on 8 Jo helped Copland to thrash this afternoon 47 �9 Jo Do Do most of the day 10 Jo worked at the dung for the fall wheat 11 began to sowed fall wheat he Revd Mr Millard preached this evening 12 Jo is plowing for the wheat fine day very dry 13 John Coslow thrashed wheat for seed we cleaned it he had 6 1/2 bushels it is very fine wheat Jo spread dung for the wheat there a fine rain to day 14 Jo is spreading dung this forenoon he intends to sow in the afternoon I intend to go to Unionville Fair with Bruce he did not go till {?} Jo sowed better than 2 bushel of wheat this afternoon 15 I went to Unionville Fair and went John Young at night John is very feeble Bruce and me 16 went to MrGilroys for dinner to day there is a great many people I saw a great many old friends and old acquaintances we went Lyn with Rob stoped there all night they are all well 17 I went and saw a good many old friends there the Widow Clow John Runces Northern Gardiner & good many other we got at night all is well 18 We put the Rams away to day Revd Mr Millard preach this morning 19 Jo cleaned the old rails and stones off the South part the field East side of the farm 20 Jo began to dig the potatos in the midle field they are very poor put 5 basket in our {?} 1887 48 �Sept 21 Jo dug potatos we intended to take them to Ads a fine this afternoon we run the waggon into the new Barn out of the rain 22 Jo took the waggon to the field this morning with the potatos in it he dug the rest of them that was left there we took them to Ads Jo caired them into the sellar there was 16 baskets of them fine day 23 Jo dug potatos in the little field at the milk shed he dug baskets and caired them into the sellar here they are very poor 24 Jo cut wood for the steam thrashers we expect it here on Monday I put the beans in the barn 25 Revd Mr Millard preached this evening 80 bushels of wheat 26 the Warren Boy came at noon with their thrasher and thrashed the wheat we had 80 bushels of wheat all together they then over 100 bushel oats 153 of other grain 27 they finished this forenoon before 10 oclock and went to JP Latimers we had 353 bushels peas oats and barley I paid them $10.25 cents H Young D Johnston & his boy D Copland & his man 2 of Bruces Boys JD Latimer helped there was 3 of the Warren Boys Jo went to help Latimer this afternoon 28 Jo and me cleaned up 10 bushel of spring & fall wheat it was the mixture of the floor in the thrashing and we filled 5 bags oat peas & black barley and put the chaff and straw on the floor into the mouth I cut of 3 off the sideboards & put a lot of straw in 29 Jo Philo and me got in all the straw into the Barn this forenoon and we filled 6 more bags of feed that is in bags of feed 5 of spring 1 1/2 bushel of fall wheat for to crack Jo and me went to 49 �Tennent mill this afternoon stoped at Margrets all night 30 we went to the mill this morning they had brock the belt & we did not our grist till 2 oclock we then came home Jo got his dinner at the Millers I got mine J McIntoshs 1887 Oct 1 2 Jo is choring I went to Fairfax church with Revd Mr Millard there was 3 persons admited as members to the Church Wm Webster Mrs Landon & Miss McKee Revd Mr Millard preached at Fairfax & dispensed the Sacrament 3 we are fixing for our fair fine day Unkle Rob came up on the Mixt 4 heavy rain last night and this and most of the day we took 2 Rams 1 & 2 P 2 old yews 2 P 2 yearling 1 P 2 yew lambs 2 P Jersey cow 1 P Ayrshire cow Holsten calf 1 P fall wheat 2 P grapes 3 P there was very poor atendanc to day 5 there was a good atendance to day and a good show of grain and other things some fine horses 6 Jo dug some potatos and other chores some rain I went to the Funeral of Mrs Robert Cornett she was buried at the Union Church Revd Mr Millard officiated 7 Jo is digingpotatos he carried in Baskets 8 Jo is diging potatos Philo is helping him to pick up there was rain in the 50 �afternoon 9 Jo took oats for hear from us this morning he could not get any at the station Revd Mr Millard preached this evening very dark at night 10 Jo drew some dung the ground is too wet to dig potatos and drew some of the dung in the field put it East of wheat 11 Jo drew some dung from the Barnyard and some that was in the field to the piece that was dry & hard to plow when he plowed for the fall wheat 12 Jo plowed and drew some dung that was left from the fall wheat put it on the center of the ridges 13 Jo is fixing up the stable plastering them rain most of the day 14 Jo began to plow in the midle field west side of the Farm 15 Jo Philo and Bruces youngest son finished digging the potatos they had 5 baskets they are very poor 16 Mrs Hicock& Ida with one of Davids daughters & one of Revd Mr Millard preached this morning 17 heavy rain in the night the ground is very wet Jo plowed he complains the ground rather wet 18 Jo is plowing fine day 19 Do Do I fixed up at {illegible} south west corner of the midle field 51 �{stranger?} 20 Jo is plowing in the midle field fine day 1887 Oct 21 Ida went to Toronto on the Express Mrs Hicock home to Delta on the Express Jo is plowing cold with heavy white frost 22 Jo was plowing fine day Philo and me filled up 15 bags of the Peas oats and barley we intend to go Escott mill on Monday fine day Jo finished the North of the field 23 we put the cows in the stable for the first time cold & wet very heavy Frost this morning Revd Mr Millard this Evening there was very few out there was heavy rain most of the night 24 Jo went to Escott or rather Springfield with the grist he did not it as they don't grind only on Tuesdays and Fridays he had 15 bags 25 Jo went to the Funeral of Abia McNiel she was a daughter of Abraham McNiel he took Ads wife Jenet & Mary Ann Libia & Wallace McNiel in the double buggy Revd Mr Millard preached in the Union Church at McCrons they then took the body to vault in the Gananoque Semeritner he went to Springfield afterwards for the grist fine day 26 Jo began to plow in the South half of the Center field I am fixing hen house and cleaning it out 27 Jo is plowing in the center field the frost is not heavy as it was yesterday we moved the cook stove into the kitchen this afternoon fine day 28 Jo is plowing I'm working at the dung in the 52 �hen house pilling in a heap at the side 29 30 Jo drew a load of cheese to the station for the patrons or rather as one of them heavy rain this morning it turned to snow near night the ground is covered white Revd Mr Millard preached this morning 31 Jo is plowing in the center field snow all gone 1 Jo plowed in the center field frost last night 2 Do Do Do Do 3 Do Do I plained and some stuff on North storm door fine weather 4 Jo finished the center field the frost has made the ground very dry & stiff 5 Jo began to plow in the North field next to where the fall wheat was there is grass seed come out the ground is very hard 1887 Nov we killed the 2 old Hogs this forenoon Bruce helped 6 Revd Mr Millard preached here at night 7 Jo plowed till about 10 oclock he then brock the plow point the Charley horse got lame in the nige hind leg the thigh is swalen I is doctoring him be rubing it Kindles Spaven cure 8 Jo is putting wood in the wood shed the horse is not fit to work yet he is better some 9 Jo was helping Hump Young to thrash they finished at night fine day with wind 53 �10 Jo put some wood in the house theres a fine rain most of the day 11 Jo plowed where the seeding did not catch last spring Charley horse is better 12 Jo is plowing in the same field 13 heavy Rain most of the night and light shower to day Revd Mr Millard preach this morning fine day 14 Jo finished plowing the stuble this morning Freeman McNiel came to help him to plow he had to go to the blacksmith to get his plow fixed and did I might say nothing P Moore New house took fire in the forenoon and was burned down his little Boy set fire to some shaving while his Father was away it was two storys and part of it three stories high with a tin roof the People turned with teams and waggons and drew water to save Mr Cliffs house one side of his house the shingles was nearly all burned off and the East Side Clapboards nearly all burned off 15 Jo was plowing a little this forenoon Freeman is helping they are plowing sowed in the North field South East quarter of the field 1887 Nov 16 Jo and Freeman finished the North field this morning & brought their plows up to the house after dinner they went to South East field and began to plow there in the N. East half 17 Jo plowed in that field Freeman is drawing from the station home fine day frost last night 18 Jo and Freeman is plowing in the S.East field I covered up the grapvines at Ads and here fine day 54 �19 20 stormy day most of the time Revd Mr Millard preached at night snowed About 4 inches 21 Snow is about 5 inches this morning Jo and Philo went Abs for the two yearling Holstens that was there this summer & brought them home Rob brought L Wat here this forenoon he is going to look and get machinery for his Factory 22 Jo drew banking from the pit to bank the house with the slaugh fine day 23 Jo plowed in the South East field Philo and me breaked the 4 Ewe lambs and then we let Ram out to the Sheep fine day 24 Jo took cair of the horses and split wood for Abia very hard frost last night 25 rain last night and this morning Jo drew 2 loads of dung with the slaugh to the little field near the milk shed he helped Bruce to thrash in the afternoon 26 Jo helped Bruce to thrash to day fine day they finished Jo got the Colt home from Bruces X Let the Ram to the sheep Jo and Freeman plowed in the same field in the forenoon it began to blow and snow at noon snowed less or more all the afternoon Freeman went home at noon Jo plowed till near night 27 Revd Mr Millard preached this morning 28 Jo plowed in the Southeast field 55 �I sold the yearling Ram to James McDonald for five dollars he has {?} very bad with the snow & rain 29 there was rain and snow last night and most of the day I shoveled up part of the Barnyard I shoveled up a place to get to the Barn door it is most knee deep he shoveled from that to the new stable door 30 Jo drew a few loads of dung to the little field we killed the hogs or rather the pigs there was 3 Bruce & Ede helped stormy day or rather very windy 1887 Dec 1 Jo did nothing to day take care of the horses fine day 2 Jo drew some dung to the little field 3 Jo Do Do Do Do fine warmday 4 Revd Mr Millard had the communion here there was a good atendance for the weather and road 5 Jo drew some dung to the little field rained some 6 Jo plowed in the East field we want to get that part of it plowed it is the North E half 7 Jo finished that part and plowed the north head land along the side of the ditch 8 Jo drew dung to the little field 2 loads from the back of the Cow stable with the waggon the rest on the slaugh from the yard where it was piled up 9 Jo drew dung from the yard to the little field with the slaugh fine warm day 56 �10 11 Ad got home from Red Deer to day Ad got home from the jury Revd Mr Millard preached this afternoon 12 Jo piled or rather shoveled up some of the dung in the Barnyard and let the water off the yard 13 Ad went to Brockville on the Mixed as a jury man 14 Jo shoveled up some of the dung in the yard and drew 2 loads with the old slaugh and 1 with the waggon to the garden 15 Jo drew 1 load of dung to the garden and 1 of the hog dung to the Rhubarb this forenoon storm in the afternoon snow and rain 16 Jo drew dung to the North field East of the Fall wheat it is slow work 17 Do Do Do Do Do Do 18 Mrs Dean died last night at half past 10 oclock last night rain most of the day Jo split some for me in the wood shed rain was very heavy in the afternoon Revd Mr Millard preached this evening 19 Ad and Jo drew dung into the garden from the yard and behind the new Barn find day 20 we killed a yearling heffer this forenoon Jo drew dung from the old stable to the North field in the afternoon Jennet & Ad is at Mr Deans 21 stormy snow and wind this morning till About 9 oclock find day after Mrs Dean was buried at the Union Church the body was carried from the house to the Church 57 �1887 Dec Ellen & her daughter came on the Mixed from Perth Jennie came home from Glen Buel on the Mixd 21 Revd Mr Tye preached RevdMr Millard led the singing on the organ the church was filled to overflowing after the sermon the body went to the graveyard there was over 150 persons in seats & A large crowd standing up Ad was one of the pallbearers he our buggy fine day 22 Jo and Ad drew dung from the old stable they finished the dunging of the North field Jo finished his time to night 23 Jo left this morning Ad went to the outlet to survey a road this morning he met Reave surveyor and the Councillor they laid out the Road 24 Ad went to Escott with 7 bags of wheat 6 of oats & peas & Black Barley to get ground 25 Revd Mr Millard preached this morning 26 I took care of the cattle Ad and Abia was here for dinner Mr & Mrs Millard and Miss Hutchison for tea Miss Hutchinson came on the Express from Brockville fine day 27 Ad put the colt in the slaugh this morning it went well he done some of the chores 28 Ad is doing chores 29 snowed about 4 inches last night & this forenoon 30 Watt and Lizie and the two Neices came from Delta this afternoon fine day 31 rain and snow very stormy the snow mostly all gone 58 �1887 {Breeding dates} April 10 {entry illegible} Apr 24 got 800 Do May 8 got 500 Do May 30 took Doll to P{illegiuble} June 20 Do Do again July 21 Do Do again 1889 Foaled July 15 June 20 Spoted cow took the bull July 1 Youngs Do Do Do 14 {illegible} Do Do Do 18 Young Lillie Do Do put Doll to R Austin horse July 23 1869 Mary took Austins horse July 11 1889 June 10 Hailly cow took the Bull Do 26 Youngs Cow Do Do 28 Youngs 2 year old heffer Do agin August 2nd July 6 Sick Cow Do July 9 {illegible} Do Do De 25 Lillie Do Do Sept 15 Inness yearling heffer Do 59 �1870 Haily cow took Johnstons Bull June 24 Youngs cow Do Do Do July 1 the Bull was in the pasture again August Youngs heffer Do Do Do July 12 Hailly heffer Do Bradleys Do August 6 Haily 2 year old heffer Do August 17 Ennis 2 year old heffer Sept 19 1888 January 1 X Revd preached this evening this stormy day 2 I went the village to voted for Darling Reeve Richardson Deputy Reve Cook & Austin Councilors 3 Ad went to Gananonque to help to take Miss McNiels corpse from the vault and bury it in the McNiel at the Ebenezer buiring ground in Lansdowne fine day 4 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood it began to snow at noon and snowed about 3 inches he brought 1 1/2 cords of wood from the Church 5 Ad went to Escott for his grist that he left there he did not get it there is no watter to grind wheat 6 Ad went to Sand Bay and got a load of wood home then we cleaned up 8 bags of spring wheat he intends to go to Lidenhurst tomorrow with his grist 60 �7 Ad went to Lidenhurst with bags of wheat 2 was fallwheat he got it and got 38 lb for the bushel bran & shorts Wat & Lizzy went to Delta 8 I got $14 & 87 cents in premiums & gave it to Ad Revd Mr Millard preached this morning 9 Ad riged up the Bobslaughs& went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood fine day 10 Ad went to a wood Bee of Thomas Bradley he then took Ellen and her Daughter with Jennet to Margrets Ellen is on her way home fine day 11 Ad got home this afternoon he took the Sow to John Cooks to the Boar it is the Societie hog 12 we attended the Anual meeting in Moores Hall there was A good atendance John Cook was re-elected President & C Roth vice I was put in A director 13 Ad is fixing at home. Snow and wind with drift rain and snow in the afternoon frost at night 14 fine morning Ad had a Bee drawing wood to day there was ten loads came here and loads went to his place yesterday was so stormy that he did not ask all that he intended 15 Revd Mr Millard preached at night 16 Ad drew a load of wood to the Church he had two cords he put it in the shed 1888 January 17 Ad went to Sand Bay and brought home a load of wood it stormed in the 61 �afternoon snowed 18 Ad helped Ab McNiel to thrash in the forenoon he to S. Bay and got a load of wood in the afternoon 19 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood fine day I took cair of the cattel 20 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood I swept out the church in the afternoon 21 Ad went to Sand Bay & brought a load of wood here fine day 22 Mr Millard was very sick last night {illegible} Mrs Millard was here all night they had to get the Dr he is Better this morning Stormy day snowed about 6 inches through night and today Revd Mr Millard preached here this morning 23 Ad went to Sand Bay for wood he brought a load of green wood he left it here a little snow this afternoon 24 Ad is helping Revd Millard to move to James McMullens house. We have bought it for a Manse for the Minister and gave Nine hundred dollars for it in five years with six per cent intrest Ad took W Darling gave their note for 450 dollars Samuel Donovan $250 B Herbison for $200 Ad brought a load of green wood this afternoon he left it here 25 Ad drew a load of green wood here 26 Ad is fixing for sawing wood at his place side note stormy day snowed about 6 inches last night & to day 27 they sawed at Ads to day finished his wood and brought the horsepowr an 62 �saw here at night 28 29 they sawed here this morning Bruces three Boys is helping and George Matthews helped in the afternoon cold day Revd Mr Millard preached at night 30 Ad is fixing or working at his Icehouse he took a load of lumber from here 31 Ad drew in from Ivies Bay fine day Robert Dods and his cousin Barber came here yesterday from Glentay cloth Factory then are selling there cloth they stoped all night we bought cloth for Philo a suit and Me a pair of Pants 1888 February 1 fine day Ad drew Ice to his place fine clear day 2 Ad is bad with a sore lip he has McConnells men working his Icehouse Fine cleared day fine day 3 Mr Haige is putting up a Icehouse here west of the garden west of the house it is 10 x 12 Ad went to Blair sawmill for a load of sawdust very stormy day snowed about 4 inches 4 Mr Haige finished the boarding up the Icehouse this afternoon I went to Sand Bay with Mr Millard the Church meeting there was no one came very stormy 5 fine morning snow & drift in the afternoon went to Sand Bay with Revd Mr Millard there a good Meeting he dispensed the Sacrament Mr Norman Johnston and his Wife was admitted as Members of the Church 63 �6 Mrs JA Bradley Died this morning Ad is working at his Ice fine day 7 Ad is fixing his Ice he brought sawdust here 8 Mrs JA Bradley was buried at the Union Church the coffin was carried by the Pallbearers to the Methodist Church the M-- the Methodist Church 9 Ad drew loads of Ice here from his place very cold day with heavy drift West wind 10 Ad carried what seed peas Black barley and oats that he thought he would for seed into the granary from the old Barn cold day 11 Ad and D Bradley killed the cow that was feeding this afternooon is rather {illegible} 12 Revd Mr Millard preached this evening 13 Ad went to Blair's for a load of sawdust for his Ice house fine day roads bad with drift 14 stormy day rain in the morning snow at night with drift {illegible} 15 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood 16 Ad went to Blairs for a load of sawdust for the Ice house he got a small load he took home 17 Ad went to Blairs for sawdust got a good load he left it here it night before he got it there was 3 teams there before got there 1888 Feb 18 Ad went to Gananoque this morning 64 �fine day 19 {?} weather fine is plenty of water for the cattle now Revd Mr Millard preached this morning 20 it began to rain before day no work 21 we cleaned up 5 bags of spring wheat and 3 bags of fall wheat he intends to go to Lidenhurst to morrow and get provender for the cows 22 Ad wet to Lydenhurst with his grist he got alot of shorts but only 1 bag of bran fine day 23 Ad went to Sand Bay this afternoon he intends to bank out wood Philo is sick the Docter came to see him 24 Ad came home last night He took the wrong kee of the shanty he went back this morning fine day 25 Ad came home last night we sent word to him that Philo had the diptheria by Revd Mr Millard the docter there was two inches of snow last night and it snowed and rained most of the day 26 Ad has atended to the cattel since Saturday I have not been able to go out with a cold Revd Mr Millard preached this evening 27 Ad went to Sandy Bay for wood fine day 28 Ad went to a Bee of Norman Johnstons to draw logs for the dragsaw 65 �29 Ad went to Sand Bay and brought home a load of hay of his stack that he had there 1888 March 1 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of hay this morning he brought it all he took all home to his place 2 Ad for a load of wood cold day with flurries of snow in the forenoon a little sleet in the afternoon 3 Ad went to Gananoque to the Perchin company meeting there was a very good meeting 4 Revd Mr Millard preached this morning cold day 5 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood very cold day he took home I atended to the cattle 6 Ad went to Sand Bay he banked out one load and brought one home I took care of the cattle Mr Thomas Reed came here at noon &stoped till near night we had a fine time 7 Ad went to Sand Bay for wood and to Bank out 8 Ad went to Blair sawmill for a load of sawdust before day for the Icehouse he got it and he left all that we needed here & took the rest to B. Robinsons 9 Ad went for another load this morning before day he got a fine load fine day 10 Ad went to Sand Bay to bank out and bring a load home find warm day the snow is soft 11 Revd Mr Millard preach this evening stormy night 12 Ad went to Sand Bay and brought a load of stuff for sleeper for the wood shed for the summer kitchen stormy most of the day and all night 66 �13 very stormy morning with wind and snow and all day no work done the lain is filled up nearly with the wind is north 14 very little work done except taken care of the cattle 15 Ad caried what oats was in the old Barn into the grainery he had baskets 16 Ad went to the funeral of Mrs Henery Pations she was buried at Dulciman school house 17 cold day but Clear Ad drew dung to the North field from home it was seeded last spring it did not catch & was plowed up 1888 March 18 got 2 calfs to day Spot & Dutch Robert Armstrong died at 1 oclock to day Revd Mr Millard preached this morning fine day Ad got a telegram from Lyn at 4oclock that Unkle Rob was sick with inflamation of the Lungs he took his Mother down into Lyn at once 19 we got a telegram this morning he is no better 20 Ad came home last night Rob was a little better rain and the thaw last night 21 the snow is nearly all gone this morning the fields nearly all bear except where there is a drift 22 everything is dry this morning keen frost last night & this morning cold west wind Ad went to Lyn in the night he got a Telegram that Unkel Robert died at one oclock to day 23 Ad got home from Lyn this morning the Funeral be on Saturday at 11 oclock at the house he is to be Buired at the Stone Church 67 �Rob was Buired at the new Buiring ground at the Church 24 25 Ad went to Lyn with the cutter this morning Jennet went with him hard frost last night Nancy Hazelwood came from Gananoque last night Granma came home on the Mixed Revd Mr Millard preached this evening fine day 26 rained most of the day with sleet & snow 27 frost this morning Ad drew dung to the North field with two slaughs Jim Russell loaded while Ad was away it had to be choped with the axe 28 Ad drew 3 loads this forenoon rained in the afternoon and fog 29 heavy rain first of the night then snowed over 2 inches 30 flurrys of snow this afternoon the sun took all the snow in the forenoon Jennet Jennie & Aunt Jennie and Frank Armstrong came from Brockville on the Mixed to night drizzling rain and snow 31 fine day the roads is very bad I could not get to Fairfax to the Session the Communion is to be dispensed tomorrow 1888 April 1 RevdMr Millard the Communion was Dispensed at Fairfax to day I could not go the roads so bad 2 Jennie and Aunt left on the Express Jennie to her school and Jean & Frank Armstrong to Lyn Ad is helping Bruce to saw fine day 68 �3 Ad went to A Cornetts cattle sail this afternoon fine day I split some wood 4 Unkle Johie and Aunt Jennie came on the Express Aunt from Kingston Johnne from Lyn She was at Cateraque Jonnie came from home fine day but cold 5 they went home on the Express heavy rain this afternoon the snow is going fast 6 very light wind the snow is almost gone 7 hard frost last night with high wind 8 2 Lambs to day from 1 Ewe that is the first Revd Mr Millard Preached this evening 9 Mr Haig worked at the worked at the Icehouse to day puting on the cornice fine day 10 Ad put on some shingles on the Icehouse in the forenoon rain in the afternoon no work 11 raining still this forenoon Ad finished the shingling the west side of the Icehouse 12 shingled some on the side this afternoon cold and raw most of the day 13 Ad drew two loads of hay from Bruces to day very heavy frost most of the day 14 Snow A little this morning snow and rain all day no work out doors 15 Revd Mr Millard preached this morning 16 Ad went to Gananoque for a load of coal for Wallace fine day 69 �17 Ad finished shingling the Icehouse this forenoon I helped to fix the weather board 18 cold Raw day Ad worked at home I went to Mr Deans and got some grafts sions 19 Ad helped Bruce to fix the foundation of his Barn cold raw time 1888 April 20 I did some tinkering and split wood a little hail and snow this afternoon the ground is white at night 21 snow all gone this morning Bud had a heffer calf this morning Ad is Boring post holes on the side road North field 22 X oats 3 in all in that half 14 1/2 8 29 Mr McFerson preached this evening hard frost morning Mr Millard had to go to Morsburg 23 cold day Ad bored post holes & set posts 24 Ad went to raisn of James Hortons he is putting up a large Barn they got it at night 25 Ad sowed 3 bushel bushel of oats Black Barley an peas in the midle field South end that is the first that he has sowed 26 Ad took 5 bushels to the field this morning he took 2 more at noon fine day 27 Ad sowed in all the south half of the midle field 14 1/2 bushel of the mixture of peas oats & black Barley fine day 28 Philo draged this forenoon and Ad shoveled the furrows fine day they got a small load of hay at Bruces Revd Mr Millard preached this morning 70 �30 Ad worked in the midel field and Bushel of the same oats Matthes shoveled and I spread dung in the North field and in the little field at the Milk shed heavy rain most of the night I planted 2 of the Jessie strawberry that I got from Fruit Growers Socitie 1888 May 13 1/2 bushel 1 rain most of the night and this forenoon Ad and me cleaned or rather put 4 bags of Thimaty {Timothy}chaff that he sowed at home cold rainy day 2 Ad sowed dragged in the North Center field I worked in the garden there is frost in it yet 3 Ad finished the north part of the center field he sowed 13 1/2 of oats peas & B Barley fine day 4 there was heavy rain last night the ground rather wet to drag we fixed hog pen and stable gate I dug in the garden for a straberry bed 5 Ad finish sowing the white oats that he brought from Red Deer he sowed them very thin he sowed 4 bushel of our own mixture they are sown North East end of the southeast field 6 Sow has 6 pigs fine rain last night Revd Mr Millard preached this evening Philo draged 7 Ad sowed 2 1/2 bushel of peas in the North field Southeast quarter alongside of the Fall wheat Philo & he took the Colts up to Ab McNiels 8 Ad is drawing dung to the North field George Mathews loaded they had the 2 waggons 9 Ad and Matthew is at the dung this forenoon Mathew is spreading the dung they drew and Ad took 3 Bushel of wheat with him at noon to sow fine warm day every thing looks fresh we Mulched the Trees we planted out on Friday last 71 �there was four of the Haas and two Golden Russet side note fine rain last night 10 Ad is dragging and sowing wheat in the North field fine day 7 Bushel of wheat 11 Ad finished sowing the wheat he has sowed 7 bushel in all this forenoon he is going at the garden in the afternoon he spread dung and plowed 2 ridges next the house and draged them the woods look green a nice shower 12 Ad took 3 calfs to John Follies the old Joseph Cook farm to paster Philo rolled the West midle field and the East South field Granmma sowed 3 beds of beets 2 of carrots and 2 of parsnips I dug and helped to fix the {illegible} 13 Revd Mr Millard preached this morning 1888 May 14 Ad helped Bruce to take down one of his Barns He is building a large one Philo finished rolling this forenoon and took the roller home I planted1/2 bushel of the Early Ohio potatos 15 Ad is hughing sleepers for the floor of the woodshed before we move the cook stove in 16 Ad put in the sleepers in and fixed the floor in it and did other fixing and draged and plowed the garden 17 Ad dragged & plowed the little field at the Milk shed fine day I cut potatos 18 A little rain most of the day and night 19 Ad working at home I cut pattos in the forenoon I went Dean's to Directors meeting 72 �20 frost this morning Killed tomato Revd Mr Millard preached this evening 21 Ad draged and fixed out the garden then Philo and him planted it fine day I cut potatos 22 Ad draged and furrowed out the little out the little field Philo and him planted it with potatos and 7 rows of beans on this side Mammoth pumpkins in the paster 23 Ad furrowed up 3 rows for turnips and sowed them with PW & cars Imperial Prize Swedes with the old drill warm day I put in some of the King of the Mammoth pumpkins1 hill in garden very dry time 24 Ad was at home most of the day he has a severe headache I did very little my head is very dizzy 25 Ad went to help Bruce at his Barn they got two stacks of Noah McNiel's warm Day 26 Ad went to Gananoque the Revd Mr Witkey from Indoe came on the Express Mrs Wilkie and five children allso fine day X 27 Revd Mr Wilkie lectured on India the church was full 28 they all left here for Almont on the Express Ad is helping Bruce 29 Ad is helping Bruce at his Barn they intend to raise it to day they got it raised all right 30 Jennet with John Cook to look at old survey of a road in Leeds between {illegible} King & Hill got settled all right 31 I went to McKay & Darling & W A Cornett about getting Mr Nickersons pay for 73 �preaching last summer I mailed $18.80 cents to him I borrowed 13 dollars from Dr Hannah (Ad went see Roth Barn Raisin) 1888 June 1 Ad worked on the Road with the team 2 Ad cultivated part of the corn ground & took out some stones there was a fine shower at noon I atended the preparatory service in our church Mrs C Stewart and Mrs Wm Landon was admited as Members Mrs Wm was bablize {baptized} three children and one of Mrs Stewarts 3 10 heavy rain & thunder with hail this afternoon Mr Millard preached & dispensed the communion 40 partook 4 Ad washed the Sheep cold day there was a little frost 5 Ad worked on the road with the team 6 Do Do do Do Do Philo was on with to day we had 6 day 7 Ad worked on the Road in the forenoon he cultivated for the S.M.S corn in the afternoon 8 Ad got Mr Findley's seeder & sowed 4 ridges in North half west side of East field the ground is very dry I planted 15 hills in the little field at the milk shed I put a handfull of old hen dung in each then put 4 cernels in hill he then sheared 8 of the sheep fine day 9 Ad sheared the rest of the sheep this morning Revd Mr Millard preached at Fairfax and Sand Bay at noon there is no preaching here they are repairing our Church 74 �Robert Beatty came up to day they are all well 11 Ad & Philo is puting a wire fence on the North field West side to midle of it 12 Ad drew rails from where he put the wire fence yesterday to a cross fence in Southeast field in the forenoon we put in 3 large posts & a number of small ones along the midle of the field front of house and 1 wire for a lane to take the cows Midle East field 13 Ad put up the rails that he drew from the road across the midle of Southeast field 14 Ad bored & dug holes along the side road 15 Ad Do Do Do the ground is very dry 16 Ad put wire on on the posts that he down along the road warm dry day 1888 June 17 commenced {our Insurance wuth the London ?} Revd Mr Millard Preached at Fairfax & Sand Bay there is no preaching hear they are {reaming?} the church 18 Ad drew rails and made up the cross fine in the South east midle of the field warn day 19 Ad worked at home in his garden very warm day I can do nothing whuiming in my head 20 Ad worked at home I helped to get stones for the church fence Henerie and Fair did the work in the afternoon 21 Ad worked at home I was in the quary to see J Burns team did not take our stones 75 �22 there was a fine rain this afternoon it did a grate deal of good Ad went through the potatos this forenoon 23 Ad worked at home fine day 24 Revd Mr Millard preached at Fairfax & Sand Bay 25 Ad hoed in the garden fine day 26 Ad hoed in the garden in the forenoon he went to Gananoque in the afternoon took Philo to see the Camp Review 27 Ad hoed in the garden fine rain this afternoon 28 Ad hoed in the garden I held the drill for Gordon Hislap he struct and we d{r}illed 11 stones for the church fence they are going to put a new fen{c}e round the church J Rush dug holes for the stone 29 Ad hoed in the garden I worked with at the church we drilled 12 stones 30 Wm Haslip drew stones for the church fence in the forenoon Gordon and me drilled Rush dug holes 1888 July 1 Revd Mr Millard Preached at Fairfax & Sand Bay to day 2 Rush and me put in stones and drilled stones on the North side of the church Ad is helping to fix for the strabery festiful in the Fair grounds 3 Gordon Haslip & me put in the iron rods in the 76 �stones North side of the church X 4 Gordon and me put in the rest of the rods on west and south side & drove nails around the rods which made them solid so that when you would strick them with the hammer they would ring 5 Revd Mr Millard John Shields and me took the stones and rubish that was around the church put what was good any thing in wood shed stones back of the church and burned the rest 6 Ad began to mow this morning and mowed the orchard fine warm day he mowed the c{illegible} 7 Ad cut between the trees and I helped he raked he with Charley and took it in there was about half a load 8 Jonnie helping W.A Cornett at the Church fence Revd Dr Smith of Kingston opened there by preaching at 11 oclock A.M. and at 1/2 2 he preached on 1688 the Orngmen filled the midle seats of the church and the rest of it willed to the door and a number out side the Revd Mr Greacie of Gananoque preached at night to a large congregation the 3 collections was one $70 9 Ad mowed in the North field where the daisies is that is all he cut there a dry time 10 Ad raked and drew 2 loads of hay from the North field he cut the little field back of the old Barn and had a good half load 11 Ad drew some old rails for Wallace of who the railroad moved on to him I am helping A.Cornett at church fence 77 �12 Ad helped draw in Bruces hay 13 Ad helped Bruce to draw in again this forenoon his New Mower came this afternoon he mowed some in the field North of the house it works well 1888 July 14 15 Revd Professor Ferguson Preached here at night 16 Ad cut or mowed in the North field and drew 1 load and put it over the cows I helped Wm A Cornet at the church fence dry time 17 Ad drew in 3 loads of hay from the North field he them home I help Church fence 18 fine rain this morning Ad drew in a load of rakings 19 Ad and Philo fixed up part of the Church field next the woods so as to keep the Sheep out of it in the forenoon he went to Wm McNiels Barn rain in the afternoon fine day 20 Ad and Philo drew in 2 loads of hay from the North field and cocked up the rest then rain 21 Ad and Philo raked and drew in 2 1/2 loads of hay from the field below the house a fine day it was cut yesterday 22 finished Ad mowed front of the house and drew in 3 loads and them over the cow stable Revd Mr Millard preached this morning 23 Ad and Philo drew in 2 loads of hay from the North field and finished the cuting field below the house that finished our cuting here 24 Ad mowed for Wallace this forenoon he then 78 �our haying raked and drew in all in1 load that was below the house & took it home 25 Ad is working at Wallace's hay Fine Day 26 Do Do Do finished his haying 27 Ad and Philo helped Bruce at his hay with the team 28 Ad got Bruces Reaper and cut our fall wheat in the forenoon bound in the afternoon 29 Revd Mr Millard preached this Evening 30 Ad finished the fall wheat he is alone fine day 31 Ad went to Leeds to lay out a road there by order of the Council 1888 August 1 Ad and Bruce repaired the Reaper this forenoon Ad then worked in the center field he went right round it it is ripe very warm day 2 Ad finished reaping the center field fine day 3 Ad and Philo drew 1 1/2 loads of the peas oats and black barley I fixed the Barn floor fine day 4 there was a rain last night Jennet and Jennie went to the outlet they are going to Wats Iland they intend to stop a week I went with Mr Millard to Sand Bay to the preparatory meeting in the afternoon 5 Revd Mr Millard dispensed the Sacrament this afternoon there a very large meeting at Sand Bay 6 Ad drew in 5 loads from the center field 2 of Bruces Boys helped find dry day 79 �7 rain last night and some showers to day little work done 8 Ad and Bruces Boys drew in 2 loads from the Center field this morning Philo raked with Bruces Maire & Ad & him raked & brought in another large load 9 Ad and Philo went to help Bruce with the team they came home at noon he cut the oats & flax after 10 Ad helped Bruce to day fine day 11 Ad and Bruces Boys drew in 2 loads out of the South East field where he cut on the 9th he raked it in the afternoon and drew it in Philo is in bed most of the day 12 there was no service to day Revd Mr Millard is away on a Missionary Tour to Madawask 13 rain this morning and all day at commenced about one this morning and rained till 7 this afternoon it is the heaviest I ever saw so long the ground is flooded 14 we cleaned up the old Barn floor Ad thrashed a load & a half to it Escott mill with 3 bushels of wheat 15 Ad hooked some of the peas they are in fine order 16 little rain this morning Ad and Bruces Boys hooked the peas this afternoon fine afternoon 17 Ad went to the funeral Henery McNiel I went to the station Matchof he is from Macedonia he lecturing in the church 1888 August 18 Revd Mr Millard got home yesterday all with Mr Matchalf stoped hear last night he lectured on Macedonia in our church got a collection of 4 Dollars & 40 cents they say that he spoke well Ad took Philo to the out 80 �post he going Wats Iland he turned over the peas fine drying day 19 Revd Mr Millard preached this morning 20 Ad had to go & meet 2 Men from the Rear Township about the towntine 2 of Bruces Boys came and got in the peas and some oats they had 2 loads 21 Ad finished cuting the oats that he brought from the Red Dear last fall this forenoon he helped Bruce to draw in the afternoon 22 rain this morning Ad thrashed peas this afternoon I attended a Director Meeting 23 Alf Green came and cut the spring wheat one of Bruces Boys helped Ad to stook it it is very thin 24 Ad got Mr Greens Boy to help him they raked up the Northwest oats & drew them in and the Flax put them in the little mow in the old Barn 25 Revd Millard preached at night 25 Ad and one of Bruces Boys drew in the spring wheat this forenoon they had 4 loads at both teams went to Bruces in the afternoon & drew in there 26 that finished our Harvesting all is in good order Revd Mr Millard preached at night 27 Ad raked up the spring wheat ground and brought it up on the wagon this forenoon he went and helped Bruce to draw in then he went to Brockville with Philo he is going to the High School they came home does not commence till next Monday 28 Ad and Philo went and helped Bruce with the team fine day 81 �29 Ad and Philo helped Bruce they had the team they him he has got all done fine day 30 Ad and Philo is drawing dung to the N field 31 Ad and Philo is drawing dung to Do Do fine day 1888 Sept 1 2 Revd Mr Millard preached this morning 3 Ad drew dung to the North field fine day 4 Ad finished the drawing the dung and began to plow for the fall wheat this afternoon 5 Ad is plowing for the fall wheat fine day 6 Ad finished the plowing and got Bruces seeder and began to sow 7 Ad finished the fall wheat he sowed 5 1/4 five bushels and a peck the ground is in good order 8 fine rain last night and this morning Ad thrashed peas for the hogs & shoveled the furrows and ditches in the fall wheat ground 9 put the Ram & Lambs Ad went to a bee of T Burnses to draw bricks from Gananoque fine day unkel Jonnie came from Lyn to get Ellen and me to sign Uncle Robs property to Jane we did Revd Mr Millard preached this evening 10 Ad plowed in the southeast field East Side in the forenoon he helped A Cornett to thrash in the afternoon 11 Ad helped A Cornett to thrash this morning then we took the Ram & Ram Lambs from the 82 �from the Sheep sheep 12 Ad and Abia went to the funeral of Mrs Miller to Gananoque she was buried at the Ebenezer Church 13 Ad thrashed peas for the hogs in the forenoon and began to cut the corn frost last night 14 Ad cut corn with the syth it is {illegible} there Philo came home on the mixed from Brockville 15 Ad and Philo worked at the corn they it with the mower & gathered up in there arms and put in stocks it is a good crop 16 there was no one at Sand Bay Revd Mr Millard preached this morning there was very few out rain most of the day 17 raining still ground very wet Philo went to Brockville to the school on the Mixed 18 Ad went to Gananoque to get Rye to sow in the midle west field he got 8 bushel from a Mr Cowan above Gananoque paid 85 cents a bushel fine day 1888 Sept 19 we run the Rye through the faning mill this morning Ad then went & got the seeder and sowed 1/2 bushel in the North field fine day 20 Ad sowed and cultivated the rest of the Rye in the midle field West side he plowed in the afternoon in the southEast east field 21 Ad plowed in the South East field dull & foggy 83 �22 Ad had to give up work {fell?} on the Waggon wheel the first of the week and has brock some of his ribs and he has to quite work 23 Revd Mr Millard preached this evening 24 Ad got John Grea to work for a week he dug the potatos in the garden fine day 25 Jonnie dug potatos Ad got wheat for a grist from Ab McNiel & went to Lydenhurst to mill & to Delta to Watts 26 Jonnie finished diging in the garden {illegible} Scot Ellen & Mrs Wear came on the Express 27 rain most of the day Jonnie thrashed peas Ad came home from Delta this afternoon 28 Ad went to Young to Robies with the Scots Jonnie gathered apples and went to the funeral in the afternoon of Charles Grahm I went Revd Mr Tye preached there was a large funeral the church was well filled 29 Jonnie is digging potatos in the little field fine day Ad and Jonnie cut & stooked the feed corn in the afternoon 30 Revd Mr Millard preached this morning 1888 October little 1 Jonnie went to help H. Young to thrash at about ten o clock & rained all day 2 Jonnie helped H Young to thrash 3 Do dug potatos in the little field in the forenoon him and Ad took the sow and a pig to the fairground and the old Ram & lamb 4 they the rest of the sheep this morning they 4 old 84 �rain ones 2 yearlings and 2 Lambs & some cows I was at the Hall all day with Revd Mr Tye 5 I was in the hall most of the day there was a great crowd we took 1 on peas 3 on grapes 1 age Ram aged Ews 3 yearling ews 2 Ew Lambs 1 Sow 2 Leghorns 2 any breed cows 1 Holsen gread 1 yearling before 2 6 rain most of the day I went to Fairfax with Revd Mr Millard there was only Mr Donovan I was at the Hall all day with Revd Mr Tye Miss Clear there the session met I was at the Hall all day with Revd Mr Tye adjourned 7 14 Philo took me to Fairfax to the communion Revd Mr Millard preached there was a good meeting and fine day 8 Ad & Jonnie dug potatos and took a waggon load to Ads that was all that they dug 9 very hard frost this morning Ad and Jonnie dug potatos the Blue potatos is by far the best 10 Ad plowed in the South East field Jonney dug potatos in the afternoon he was sick in the forenoon I cleaned up the old Barn floor 11 the thrashers came last night it is the Warns they thrashed the Wheat and all the peas oats & Black barley there 72 of wheat and 373 of the mixter they done by noon there 15 men 12 Ad went to Escott with the 15 bags of the mixter he got home by noon and put the bean in heavy rain all afternoon & evening 13 Ad plowed sod in the North field Revd Mr Millard preached this morning 85 �15 Ad plowed in the North field fine day rain at night 16 rain this morning Ad plow in the afternoon in the North field showery 1888 October Put cows in the stable {illegible} 17 Ad went to plow this morning in the North field there is little showers 18 Ad is plowing in the North next the north fine it is sod 19 Do Do Do Showers in the afternoon 20 Ad is plowing in the North field N.West corner front or quarter of the field heavy rain last night 21 {side note illegible} Revd Mr Millard preached at night 22 Ad finished the plowing of the sod in the North field on the 20 and began to plow in the center east field Northeast side fine day Ada and one of Bruces Boys drew in the Western Cow corn it is good 23 Ad plowed in the forenoon he turned over the cow corn after dinner he drew it in and left it on the waggon in the old Barn 24 Ad plowed in the East center field little rain 25 Do Do Mr Landon Edie Langley came at noon with the stone lifter and lifted some stones in the East center and south field and took to East line there is only one big stone on the side 26 Ad plowed all day fine day for work I finished fixing and moving the sparrowgrass I put it on 86 �the east side of the Icehouse I put four wheel barrows full of hen dung under and over it 27 heavy rain last night and this forenoon 28 Wm Cornett A student preached this morning the Revd Mr Millard sick and is not able 29 Ad is plowing in the center field 30 Do Do Do Do he has got the north half of the field done & is at the south half this afternoon 31 Ad is plowing in the southeast part of the center field fine warm day the ground is drying well 1888 Nov 1 Ad went to a plowing Bee of Samuel Johnstons this morning there was 17 teams and plows 2 Ad is plowing the center east field fine day 3 Ad brought up stuff from Mcconnels for two doors one for the Icehouse & one for a storm door for the Kitchen this morning he is plowing in the afternoon heavy rain last night 4 A student preached this evening 5 Ad plowed in the little field where the cow corn flax and oats east line finished it 6 Ad plowed in the East center field I made doors 7 Ad plowed in the forenoon he then went to the funeral of Mrs Jack Landon She was 87 �buired at the Ebenezer church I went the funeral of A child Mr Moxley it buired at the Union the ground is in a swim every thing is full of wate 8 Ad plowed in the East center field 9 heavy rain last night and all day no work done 10 rain most of the night we put the cows stable last night A is fixing the cow stable this forenoon still raining 11 I went to the funeral of Mr Bells second child Revd Mr Millard preached this morning he got home last night 12 Ad plowed this forenoon he then went to the funeral of Mr Bells Childs Revd Mr Tye preached in his church it was buried at the Union 13 Ad plowed in East Center field very hard frost last night Ad finished the field at night and took the plow with him 14 Ad plowed at Wallaces in the forenoon we then pulled the Turnips I toped them he got the horses & waggon and brought them in left part here & took part home 15 Jennie Beatty came from Pembroke last night Ad is plowing at Wallaces 16 Ad Do Do Jonnie went to Lyn this afternoon I fixed on a storm door front of house 17 Ad is plowing at Wallaces hard frost last night cold day I put a door on the Icehouse 1888 88 �Nov 18 Mr McRay preached this evening that is all the ewes we have X 19 Ad took six Ewes to John Cooks Ram heavy rain all day he {expects?} to Bruces to help them to thrash no work to day 20 Ad is helping to thrash fine day 21 Ad is helping Bruce to thrash they finished 22 to day stormy forenoon fine afternoon 23 Ad Bruce and Birion killed the hogs cold windy day the old one was very fat the pigs good 24 Ad cut up the pork not so cold 25 the Revd Mr Greacey preached this morning Revd Mr Millard was in Gananoque in his place 26 storming all day rain and snow we have all the cattle in the old stable 27 rain and frost last night so that you can hardly walk without falling Ad brought the Colts home this afternoon from Abs 28 Little rain this morning fine day after Ad is fixing up the stables 29 I made door for Ad stable he is fixing at home 30 we cleaned up 3 bags of spring wheat and 4 bags of oats peas & black barley 1888 Dec 1 Ad went to Escott with the grist that we cleaned up yesterday with the Buggy Revd Mr Millard preached this afternoon 89 �2 Revd Mr Millard preached this afternoon and dispensed the Communion there was a good meeting both yesterday and to day 3 Ad banked the house with sawdust from from the Icehouse with the wheelbarrow 4 Ad is fixing at home was about 4 inches of snow this morning fine day 5 Ad & Bruces Boys brought the yearling from Follys place in the 6th concession 6 Ad helped Bruce to kill his hogs fine day 7 Ad sawed wood here in the forenoon he went to funeral of Mr Rudd they met the Boddy at the station it was buired at the Union 8 Ad killed the lamb this forenoon he went Gananoque in the afternoon fine day 9 16 Mr Mc Ferson a student Mr Millard is unwell 10 Ad is fixing {illegible} on the big wagon the {illegible} was brock in it needed other fixings 11 {blank} 12 is thrashing the oats that he brought from the Reddear last fall when he was there hard frost 13 Do Do Do Do 14 Do Do Do Do very hard frost last night this is the coldest day we have had this fall Ad finished the {illegible} 15 we cleaned up the oats and had 21 Baskets full it held a bushel & a peck fine day but cold Revd Mr Millard preached at night 90 �17 Ad drew 2 loads of wood with the waggon from his house Jim Frere is sawing it there 18 stormy all day wind and snow & drift Ad took the cattle to the pit and put them in again 19 Ad went J Cooks and brought the 6 Ewes home from the Ram fine day 20 Ad went with the team to the funeral of old Mrs Armstrong she was buried the Ebenezer 21 very stormy all day wind snow and drift so that we did not let the cows out 22 fine day very cold Ad and Philo killed A yearling heffer to day I did not go out to look at them Jennie got home on the Mixed 1888 Dec 23 Mr Miller a student preached this morning Mr Millard is very sick so that they have to sit up with him at night he spits up blood 24 Jennet is at Mr Millards all day quite a thaw 25 Lizie and her two Nieces came from Delta Robson and two of John Armstrongs son came on the Express this afternoon they went West on the morning train 26 I attended the school meeting it was largest school meeting I ever saw here the new post of the schoolhouse was full Hugh McKay was put in Trustee there was 5 nominated there was a little sharpshowing all went of right 27 heavy rain most of the night and this morning Lizie and her two Nieces went away on the Mixed for Delta Ad brought a load of from home & he brought a ton of shorts & bran from the station half of each we are mixing them for the cows 91 �28 Ad carried a lot of the oats B Barley out of the old Granary to the New & the shorts & Bran in in the old granary hard frost last night 29 Ad cut some dead trees in the bush for wood this forenoon 30 Mr Mc Ferson preached this morning a student Revd Mr Millard is Confined to his bed he not able to sit up even in the bed some one sits up with him every night 31 we got A Telegram this morning that old Mr Highcock is dead that he will be buired tomorrow at ten oclock Ad Philo & Jennet to Delta this afternoon 1889 January heavy rain to day 1 I have to take care of everything Miss Hutchison went home to Brockville this afternoon McPherson went to visit the people in Fairfax Ad got home after dark from Delta Ad chop some old dead trees in the bush fine 2 Ad he took Jennie to her school I did the chores 3 Ad and Philo drew some wood from our bush hard frost last night Mr McPherson went to visit at Sand Bay fine day 4 Jennet was at Mr Millard all night he is no better Ad drew some wood to the house from the woods MrMacferguson was visiting at Sand Bay 5 Ad brought the horsepowr here he intends to saw Bruces Boys did not come 6 the trees is loaded with Ice & snow so that Mr Macferson preached this morning 7 heavy rain all day I went to the station and voted for the Reeve and councilors and gave Revd Mr Millard five dollars of 92 �they split & Brock down collection money for to pay supplys 8 Ad went to Gananoque to the Institute meeting a great many trees is brock down with the Ice 9 rain last night and all day no work done 10 winds snow and drift I atended the annual meeting of the Aagriculture Socitie was made an honery member for life there was a large meeting 11 Ad and Bruces Boys sawed up the wood that he had here fine day 12 went to Leeds to lay out a road there none of the parties at home fine day 13 Revd Mr Grease preached this evening 14 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he brought a small load home Roads bare 15 Ad went to Leeds to lay out the Road again he did not get home till after dark 16 Ad took the sow to Robinsons to the Socities boar he left her there 17 heavy rain last night snow all gone except the sides of the fines Ad thrashed peas this forenoon 1889 January 20 18 Ad thrashed peas this forenoon fine day 19 Ad cleaned up the peas with the wind in the Barn there was about 4 1/2 bushel cold day the coldest was here for some time 93 �Revd Dr Smith of Kingston preached this morning snowed 8 inches last night 21 Ad brought the sow home from Robinsons this forenoon with the slaugh there was about about 8 inches of snow this morning 22 Ad went to Sand Bay and brought home a load of wood fine day 23 Ad went to Sand Bay and brought a load home a load of wood then he riged up the Bobbys 24 Ad went to Sand Bay with the Bobbys for a load of hay put part of in the old Barn 25 Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood fine day 26 Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood 27 Mr McLennan a student preached this evening very stormy day snow & wind 28 no work done snowed about 6 or 8 inches the roads full very few out on the roads 29 Ad went to Sand Bay and brought a load of wood he left it here clear cold day 30 Ad went to Sand Bay and banked out wood intends to have some help Wat came on the train this afternoon he is going to survey for Mr Williams 31 Ad took Wat to Williames on the kid Road this morning as he went to Sand Bay to bank out wood stormy snow is 8 inches deep that fell last night 94 �{for some reason the month of February was not put into RDA, I transcribed the entries from the original photocopies held at Queens University - will need to be put into the finished transcription}{The following entries from February 1, 1889 to February 28, 1889 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the missing handwritten diary pages are not available on the Rural Diary Archive} 1889 February 1 Ad had a Bee to draw wood from Sand Bay there was 8 teams came fine with loads & I made 9 loads of wood the roads very heavy dull no sunshine thing till near night 2 snow is still falling some David Johnson came with a load to day& took a load home 3 Mr McDonald preached this morning he is a student 4 Ad fix some in the cow stable where they stand this forenoon brought a load of wood from Sand Bay this afternoon he left it here 5 snowed most of the night all day to day the snow is very deep 6 Ad brought the circular saw from Bruces snowed some part of the day & drifted 7 cold day with wind nothing {illegible} 8 some snow & drift the snow is over 2 ft the path from here to the Barn is filled so that if you step off I fall down 9 Ad sawed some wood here this afternoon very little doing on the roads 10 Mr Potter preached here this evening 11 Ad was at home he put the harness on the 95 �two-year-old colt & let it stand in the stable with them on cold fine day Mrs Wilkie came on the Express fine day 17 12 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of dry wood he left it here fine roads heavy 13 Abs & Bruces Boys came with their teams this morning to saw they brought the horsepowr with them & sawed all the wood that we had fine day but cold 14 Ad went to the funeral of John Johnston Sams son Revd Mr Tye preaching the church they took the body to the vault at Gananoque till spring 15 Ad went to Sand Bay & brought home a load of wood he took home 16 Ad went to Gananoque with Bruce Mrs Wilkie went home to Toronto on the Express this afternoon Mr Strachan a student preached this morning February 18 stormy day snow & drift no work the roads filled up with drift 19 Jennet went to Brockville on the Express the afternoon she is going Ellens at Glentay& will stop in Brockville all night at Mrs Hutchison 20 Ad is has the Neuralgia in his head he can do very little stormy day 21 still stormy wind & drift no travel on the roads 22 stormy wind & drift no travel on the roads teams on the road 23 there has several teams & Cutters past here 96 �& turned back to the station 24 Mr Fleming a student preached this evening he went Fairfax there was no road to Sand Bay roads running North & South is all filled up most level with the fences 25 teams is breaking a road through our field from the northwest corner to near our great at the house find cold 26 Wallace McNiel went to Rockport with the bay team & the Bobbys for a load of coal Ad is not well with neuralgia in his head 27 snowed about 3 inches last night there is a drizzling snow most of the day warmer then it has been for sometime back 28 fine day it is warmer than it has been all the month Ad is fixing the colts stable March 1 Ad was working at home fine day 2 Ad went to Gananoque to Perchon horse anual meeting 3 this is the first time he been out fine day he is very frail White cow has Bull calf Mr Moorehead a student preached this morning 4 Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood the Revd Mr Millard &Mrs Millard and Mrs Smellie were here for dinner 5 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he took it home fine day 6 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he took it home showers of snow 7 Do Do Do Do James Duel died last night 97 �Ad is fixing the church for the funeral tomorrow 8 went to the funeral of Mr Duel the Revd Henery Gracie preached the Church was filled so there was hardly standing room the body was to the valt above Gananoque 9 Ad is sawing at home Bruces Boys and Philo helped they finished all that he had cold day 10 X I mailed B. Herbison 4 doller for the Horticulturist I stoped the Mail paper 17 Revd Mr Mackie preached at night 11 Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood I went to congregational meeting in the church Mr Mackie is the choir I could not here anything 12 Ad went to Sand Bay he brought home a load of wood fine I took care of the stock 13 Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood took it home fine day 14 Do Do Do Do 15 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he left it here fine day hard Frost at night 16 Ad and Birion brought each a load of wood from Sand Bay they left it here fine day Philo and me cleaned up a bag and 1 1/2 of fall wheat and the flax seed fine day frost at night Mr Potter a student preached this evening fine day 1889 98 �March X 18 Ad went to Sand Bay& brought home a load of wood he left it here he says it is last the Roads bad 19 Ad went to the River and brought 2 loads of ice here it very poor ice more than half of it is what is called white Ice the Roads bad 20 Ad is drawing ice he put 1 in here that is 3 load here fine day 21 Ad is drawing sawdust from Sand Bay sawmill in bags he left 2 loads here 22 he took sawdust home for his Ice Billie came on the Express to day he is well fine day all is well at Parie Sound 23 Ad went Escott mill 12 bags of barley & oats and 2 1/2 bags of Flaxseed nearly 2 bags of fall wheat for cracked wheat Billie went to Lyn on the Mixed 24 X Mr McFail a student preached this evening 25 Ad was geting took A witness took the River for a trial on the other side 26 Ad was working at home fine day 27 Ad sawed his wood J. Rush helped and Bruces & his Boys fine day 28 snowed about 4 inches last night and this morning till ten oclock to day fine afternoon White Holsten had heffer calf 29 Ad was at home I went for the mail fine day hard frost of the day 30 Wm McNiels grandauther died this morning about nine oclock of Diphtheria Ad went to help dig the grave fine day we got a telegram that Uncle Adam is very Ill and no hopes 99 �31 Mr Graham A student preached this morning Revd Mr Millard was at church and played the organ he did not speak 1889 April snowing & stormed all day from the Northeast snowy 7 inches 1 Ad went with Bruce to Leeds to buy a horse he got one for one hundred twenty dollars and it is a Perchon fine day 2 Ad and Henery Young is putting up a new Reaper & binder in the New Barn 3 Henery and a Mr Graham worked at the Reaper to day they got it all fixed at night 4 Ad worked at home fine day 5 Ad is drawing dung with the slaugh from Charles Stewarts the snow is soft the slaughs is running 6 Ad is drawing dung with the waggon he has drawn 12 loads all together 7 Mr McFail a student preached this evening 8 we all voted for a Bylaw to put a Bridge at the Gananoque Crossing 9 Ad is drawing dung from the old stable to the orchard fine day 10 Ad is dung to the orchard and catering it around the trees fine day 11 Ad is working at home fine day 12 Do Do Do Do 100 �13 14 Ad is helping Bruce to saw firewood there was no preaching the student had to attend the examinations at the Collage first lambs 2 oats 12 1/2 bushel of the northwest in that part of the field 15 Ad went to Escott with feed and 2 bags of wheat it was night before he got home the flume brock away yesterday it had to be fixed 16 Ad emptied the bags in the old granary and did other chores 17 Ad went to Sams Johnstons Barn raising it is about 20 ft Posts with pavlins plates 18 Ad sowed 6 bushels of the Northwest oats in the Center East field north end fine day 19 Ad sowed 6 1/2 bushel of the same oats in the same field that is 12 1/2 bushel {page torn & folded up} in that field 1889 April 20 Ad & Wallace drew 2 loads of dung on the stone boat to the garden this morning then they went to his place to plow with the iron plow a heavy fog this morning 21 Mr Cameron A student this evening 22 Ad angeleded draged the oats that he in the North half of the center east field fine day 23 Ad sowed 3 1/2 bushel of wheat in the North field west side 24 he sowed grass seed on it this morning & is 101 �draging in he then plowed the garden 25 Ad sowed and draged in the northwest in it there is a drisling rain all the forenoon fine afternoon I went to the station and voted for the Scot Act 26 Ad plowed for Wallace in the afternoon I worked in the garden planted out some gooseberry setts rain in the forenoon 27 Ad plowed for Wallace this forenoon he went to a rasin of Charles Armstrongs in the afternoon fine day 28 May wheat in all {illegible} Mr McFail A student preached this morning 29 Ad was at home the ground is very wet there was heavy rain last night and this forenoon 30 Ad commenced to drag away this afternoon 1 Ad sowed 4 Bushel of Wheat in the north field fine day 2 and 4 bush more of wheat all in North field 3 he brock in and sowed peas oats & Black barley in the East center field 3 bushel 4 {blank} 5 Mr McPhail preached this evening 6 Ad sowed 4 bushel of Peas & B barley in the East midle field fine day 7 Ad took Watt to the outlett this morning he came from Gananoque last night he draged in the center East field fine day 1889 102 �May 8 Ad sowed 4 Bushel more of oats Black barley and peas in the E center field & some flaxseed that finished his sewing here 9 Ad is shoveling & ditching in same field in the forenoon he plowed in the little in the afternoon 10 Ad rolled some in the center East field heavy rain and thunder at 2 oclock 11 the ground is very wet Ad is choring I went to Sand Bay with Revd Mr Millard to the preparatory series 12 I went with Mr McPhail to send Bay Revd Dr Mowat preached Miss Blair was baptized and admitted a member 13 fine day Ad choring I can very little with a pain in my side Jennet is cleaning house 14 Ad loaded the up the harrows plow and plow and hay to go to Sand Bay heavy rain and there stoped fine 15 Ad went to Sand Bay he the colt and the team fine day Wm Clark came this afternoon to regulate the Reaper & binder 16 very heavy rain last night Ad came home last night he rented the place to Norman Johnston & is to get hay for rent 17 Ad drew dung to the little field fine day 18 Ad & Wm Clark was fixing the Reaper this morning Wm Hazelwood went to Brockville this morning he has been here since Wednesday he came from the West Nan was here with him they are all well 19 Mr McPheal preached this evening 20 Ad took the potatos out of the cellar & put them in the granary he has {illegible} bags early& 11 {illegible} there 103 �is a drisling in the forenoon 21 Ad went to Gananoque with a load of hides for James Burns 22 Ad is working at home in the forenoon he draged in the little field and plowed in the afternoon 23 Ad plowed & harrowed the {pilthic?} and prepared it for prepared it for planting planted some corn west side 24 Ad planted corn and potatos in the little field 6 bushel early they are all cut {up?} have been cuting potatos for the last 2 days Philo is helping him find time but cold 25 Ad and Philo is planting potatos in center field south west corner they planted 2 bushel Earlys & 7 of Blues 2 of them whites 26 Mr McPhail preached this morning fine day 27 Ad raked and sowed 5 rows of turnip seed in the little field at the shed he then went to the North field and planted 6 bushel of potatos 28 heavy Rain most of the night and this forenoon forenoon 29 Ad got word that the Indians was spoiling his woods at Sand Bay he went out to see not so 30 Ad got Mr Findleys drill & sowed Bushel of cow corn with it in the North field 31 Ad and Wallace planted some beans and corn in the same field rain in the afternoon and all night and all day 1889 May 2 I received Virginnis Grape vine from the Fruit growers accutine and the Princess Louise apple 104 �For more information on William Beatty, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca 105 � 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 William Beatty Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource William Beatty Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Queen's University Archives and Leeds & Grenville Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1838-1892 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Leeds & Grenville County, Yonge & Lansdowne Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. William Beatty Diary & Transcription, 1838-1854 William Beatty Diary & Transcription, 1854-1857 William Beatty Diary & Transcription, 1858-1860 William Beatty Diary & Transcription, 1860-1863 William Beatty Diary & Transcription, 1863-1864 William Beatty Diary & Transcription, 1865-1867 William Beatty Diary & Transcription, 1867-1871 William Beatty Diary & Transcription, 1871-1874 William Beatty Diary & Transcription, 1874-1877 William Beatty Diary & Transcription, 1877-1879 William Beatty Diary & Transcription, 1879-1880 William Beatty Diary & Transcription, 1880-1883 William Beatty Diary & Transcription, 1883-1886 William Beatty Diary & Transcription, 1886-1889 William Beatty Diary & Transcription, 1889-1892 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 William Beatty Diary & Transcription, 1886-1889 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource William Beatty Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Leeds & Grenville Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 1886 - May 1889 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 19th Century, Leeds & Grenville County, Yonge & Lansdowne Township, Ontario Date Created Date of creation of the resource. May 1886 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. William Beatty Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript & Typed Manuscript UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Beatty, Walter Journal May 1886 to May 1889</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1886</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>31</td> <td>took the spoted cow to</td> <td>Ads Holstein Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>15</td> <td>Do the Bud cow to</td> <td>Bruces Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>little Hefer</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Mary Cow</td> <td>John Johnston</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Kittee cow</td> <td>&amp; Coplands</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>J Cook Hefer</td> <td>Bull is &amp; was was in our fields since the 20th</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Dutch cow</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>J Cooks Heffr</td> <td>Bruces Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad took the Jersy cow to</td> <td>A Jersy Bull at Houstons Bay</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Do Do took Kittee cow to</td> <td>Bruces Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad took Lillie to</td> <td>Abs Holstein Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>again October 1</td> <td>Bruces again</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Do Kittie</td> <td>Bruces Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Do White Cow</td> <td>Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oct</td> <td>7</td> <td>Mullie 2 year old</td> <td>Johnstons Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>croked horn yearling</td> <td>Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>John Johnstons Bull here for 2 days think that Pet cow that we have put dry took him</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1887</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>8</td> <td>Duch cow</td> <td>to Bruces Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Spoted cow "</td> <td>Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Jessie Cook</td> <td>Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Mary Cow</td> <td>Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July 19</td> <td>August 11</td> <td>Bud or Lineback cow</td> <td>Do John Do Johnston</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Whie heffier</td> <td>A Bull that was on the Road</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>19</td> <td>White Cow</td> <td>Bruces Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>5</td> <td>Lill cow</td> <td>Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>October</td> <td>2</td> <td>Crooked horn or Red heffer</td> <td>Bruces Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1888</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>19</td> <td>Grea cow took to</td> <td>Bruces Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>the White Holstein 2 year old</td> <td>Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>15</td> <td>again Do</td> <td>Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>1</td> <td>yearling spoted holstein</td> <td>Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1889</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>5th</td> <td>Spoted Cow</td> <td>Bruces Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Pett cow</td> <td>Do Do</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1886</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay to plow &amp; sow came home he could do nothing the ground is dry and hard</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad went to the Annual at Lydenhurst of the consoul he said that there was a great many there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad plowed for potatos below the house &amp; hog pen where the cow corn was last year</td> </tr> <tr> <td>the ground is hard &amp; dry</td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad cultivated rolled &amp; furrowed out &amp; Jonney draged the potatos &amp; planted the potatos</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad plowed Wm A Cornetts garden Jonney &amp; Philo scattered some of the hog dung over the ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad fixed a floor in the wood shed for the stove and cleaned up a grist and took it to Escott</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad went to Escott for the grist dry time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonney took the yearling Maulie hefer &amp; the Mullie cow &amp; colt to Sand Bay</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad went to raisin of J Bradeys Barn it a very Large one 22 feet posts</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Revd Mr Green the Bible Society agent had at meeting house he stoped here</td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad is fixing at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad cultivated Wm A Cornetts Garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this I went to it on my stilts</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonney worked on the roads with the team</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Do Do Do Do 6 day work</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad worked at home Jonney hoed in the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad is fixing the waggon box &amp; others fixing about here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque for a load of brick for to fix his chimnies they are out of sorts Wat came here from Gananoque last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>great loss A {illegible} boat on the lake</td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad took Watt to the outlet with the buggy &amp; went to his Island &amp; fished till night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Millard preached here at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad worked at home in his garden Jonney hoed some of our potatos in the garden James McMullen &amp; Wm A Cornett cleaned the church Philo drew water for them with Kate &amp; the Milk Buggy fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1886</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad is working at home this forenoon he went to the funeral of Mrs James Latimer the Revd Mr Millard preached the funeral sermon in the Methodist Church there was a very large funeral</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>fine rain at noon Ad is fixing his stable at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad is working his stable Jonney is hoeing in the garden fine growing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad is working at home fine rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Do Do Jonney splitting wood &amp; other chores about the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning I was at church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad is doing his road work at the station</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Do Do Do Do Do Jonney is picking mustard out of the grain in the midle field &amp; the North field Philo went with the Revd Mr Millard &amp; his son to Picnick of Fairfax</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad was all day helping to fix Agriculture Hall for a strawberry festaful to be held this afternoon Aunt Jennet &amp; Ninnie came from Branford on the Express this afternoon fine</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1886</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad helped clear up the things in the Hall &amp; other fixing about the house fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad went through corn &amp; potatos in the garden &amp; below the house Jonney hoed some</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>I went with the Revd Mr Millard to Fairfax this afternoon he preached Sacrament is to be dispensed tomorrow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning at Fairfax there &amp; dispensed the sacrament to 34 communicants</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad riged up the mowing machine &amp; mowed part of the orchard in the afternoon fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad went to I raisin of Noah McNiels Jonnie worked on the roads for Ad fine day very dry time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad finished mowing the orchard this morning he then mowed front of the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ad &amp; the Boys drew in the hay in the orchard to the New Barn</td> <td>8</td> <td>Aunt Jennet went to Lyn on the Express Watts wife came on the Mixed from Brockville he went to Gananoque to do some work for the corportion there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>heavy rain last night Jonnie hoed some of the potatos Jennet &amp; Jennie went to Gananoque with Philo to get him {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>they hoed &amp; fixed the old barn for to draw &amp; took a load of straw to Ads stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning fine day Kates Colt kicked Philo in the face Dr Hannah put 5 stitches in the cup it is on the left cheek</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie is drawing the hay of off the field front of the house or rather below they drew in 4 loads put it all in the new Barn East mow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad went to a raisin of David Johnstons Jonnie is putting Parisgreen on the potatos &amp; other chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td>heavy rain this afternoon</td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie is drawing hay from below the house they drew in 4 loads &amp; put it over the cow stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>heavy rain all night at most of the day very little work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>all day Jonnie is putting Parisgreen on the potatos in the garden Ad mowed below the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Jonnie raked below the house Ad is cocking it fine day Ad took Jonnie &amp; Mifs Huckeston to the outlet they are going Watts Iland near {torn off }</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1886</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July 18</td> <td></td> <td>Prof Nicholson preached at night there was heavy this morning so that he could not go to Fairfax he went to Sand Bay in the afternoon Ad took Mr Nicholson to Sand Bay</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad mowed in the North field on the old piece of meadow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad drew in 4 loads of hay from the North field they put it over the old stable fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie is shaking out the cocks below the house this morning they then drew in 8 loads put it in the old Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad mowed Wallace hay at the railroad Jonnie cut or dug some of the blue weeds in the lower field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie is drawing Wallaces hay Philo is raking it in winrows fine day they drew loads &amp; put it his stable brought 1 home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie is drawing Wallaces hay to Ads stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>we cleaned up 3 bags of spring wheat Jonnie took them to Escott mill with Kate got home at noon Ad went to the North field to mow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad finished cuting the North field this morning he then cut the piece that he left below the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad Drew in 3 loads from the North field took them home Philo raked fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad cut the little field behind the Barn there was a little rain to day it stoped the haying</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>they drew in all the hay that they had and 2 loads that Ad cut in the paster field that is the night paster in the midle East field they put it over the old horse stable that finished the haying here the hay is all very good &amp; in good order</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie went with the team to help Bruce McNiel with his haying Jennet &amp; Jennie went to Gananoque with Maud early this morning intending to go on the boat to Kingston</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1886</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August 1</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached here this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad &amp; Bruces old son went to Sand Bay to mow the new meadow there they took the horses with them fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>rain this morning fine afternoon Jonnie did the chores Mrs Nicholson &amp; her 4 children on the Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>fine morning Ad &amp; Bruces Boy came at night they got the hay cut &amp; stacked it is good</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad fixed bars in the midle field Jonnie cleaned out the hen house fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque brought home a sash for the woodshed Jonnie is doing chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad is cleaning out Wallaces spring Jonnie is drawing old ties from Mr Millard stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Millard preached here this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie drew sand to his house in the forenoon he went &amp; helped Bruce to cut oats he brought the reaper</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad cut the oats in the North field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Frank Hall &amp; Mrs Hall from Lyn came on the Express to day</td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad &amp; the Boys drew 2 loads of oats from the midle field in the afternoon they raked them into sheaves in the forenoon fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad &amp; the Boys drew in 5 loads of the little oats that he got from Robie they are a little rusted</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad &amp; the Boys drew in 4 loads of oats the same as the above Birion help them fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>fine rain last night Ad is patching the roof of the old Barn Aunt Jennet went back to Lyn on the Express this afternoon she came up yesterday she intends to go home on Wednesday on the boat to Toronto with the Halls fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad Drew in 2 loads of oats from the North field this forenoon that was all that he had cut fine in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mr &amp; Mrs Smiley Mrs Greacie &amp; Emilie Turner made a call with Mr &amp; Mrs Millard</td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad cut with the reaper part of of the oats in the center field in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad finished raking the oats in the center field fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1886</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad took the reaper out to Bruces &amp; Reaped for him fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Maud was taken with a colic they did nothing after tea Mrs Stevens from Delta came here on the Mixed</td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad cradled a swath along the road in the spring wheat Charles Roth came with the Reaper and what was fit Ad &amp; Bruces boy drew in 9 loads of oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad &amp; the Boys is drawing oats they drew in 6 {illegible} loads fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning church well filled</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>they began to hook peas Philo raked in the midle field with Maud then Ad drew it in &amp; cut Black Barley</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad went to the river to help to look for Arthur Darling he had strayed away he was found near Rockport in an old house Ad hook peas after</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad raked &amp; drew in 1 1/2 loads of Black Barley &amp; 2 loads of wheat fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>I went to Turner to help a Bradley in a trial of Mrs Innis for Insanity we sent her to Brockville</td> <td>26</td> <td>they drew 1 load of wheat this morning &amp; then they went with the team out to help Bruce</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad went to Wm McNiels &amp; helped him to draw in oats from CH Armstrongs &amp; he sent Watts to hook peas fine day the ground is very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad took Wat to the outlet this morning he was at Gananoque came down on the Mixed he then drew loads of peas they are very good</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>rain last night &amp; to day very little done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>they drew in the grass peas put them in the New Barn fine drying day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1886</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept 1</td> <td></td> <td>Ad began to plow for Fall wheat in the Northwest corner of the North field where the peas was</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Charles Roth came this forenoon to cut the spring wheat got it done after dinner fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie helped Bruce with his harvest till near night they got home to draw in 1 load of wheat they left it on the waggon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Bruces boys came out this morning to help Ad they drew 2 loads of wheat &amp; 1 of flax &amp; that finished our harvesting they went to help Bruce then</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard had the communion here afternoon the church was well filled there was 51 tokens taken in</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie drew dung to the North field east corner Ad cut out a hole for a window in the woodshed for light</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>they drew dung in the forenoon helped Bruce to draw in in the afternoon fine day very dry weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>they went to Bruces this morning they finished his harvesting it has been a fine time for getting it in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>little rain in forenoon</td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie is drawing dung to the North field East line he is intending to sow fall wheat on it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>they are working at the dung a fine for it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening rain most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad went to plow for the wheat this morning Jonnie is spreading dung they drew dung half of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad finished plowing for the fall wheat to day there was a fine shower last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>fall wheat sowed</td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad sowed 4 1/2 nearly bushel of fall wheat it was with Bruces drill Ad draged on it nearly all the forenoon then sowed &amp; I draged Ad went Young with Bruce in the afternoon intending to go to Unionville</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>heavy rain all night &amp; most of to day no work done outside I expected to go to Unionville the rain is so heavy that Charles Roth did not come for me</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Jonnie drew stones for Dr Hannah well Birron McNiel helped him to load they drew 2 load</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1886</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept Ad got home from Unionville fair about 9 oclock to night</td> <td>18</td> <td>Jonnie drew stones for Dr Hannah well this forenoon they drew 4 loads he shoveled the ends of the ridges of the Fall wheat in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning heavy rain part of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>I went to Kingston on the Express to the Presbytery</td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie cleaned up the peas &amp; oats that on the floor in the New Barn Ad took the to Escott he had 6 bags &amp; some wheat he got the hog</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad drew some stones for Dr's well fine day feed ground they could not grind the wheat no water</td> </tr> <tr> <td>I got home on the Express from Kingston</td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad went to Tennents this morning with their wheat got home before dark Jonnie is digging potatos in the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad is drawing stones for the Drs well Jonnie helped him fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Jonnie finished digging the potatos in the garden &amp; then he split wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>a little rain this morning got the beans into the Barn Philo Jonnie thrashed them heavy rain in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning wet day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad plowed in the North field this afternoon Jonnie dug potatos</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad mixed up mortar for his chimnie dull cold day Jonnie dug 10 bushel of potatos put them in the cellar</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad is plowing in the North field Jonnie is digging potatos fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad is plowing in the North field it is stubel Jonnie is at the potatos he took a box full &amp; 5 bags over to Ads fine day a little cold</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1886</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>October</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad plowed this morning Hugh McKay came at noon to build Ads chimnie they worked all the afternoon Jonnie finished the potatos</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad is at his chimnie with Hugh Jonnie &amp; Philo is gathering Apels fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{illegible} came from Perth on the Express &amp; {illegible} Armstrong from Lyn</td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad plowed this morning he was fixing things at home Jonnie split some wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>we are all fixing for our fair fine morning there is a good turnout Ad 2 old ewes 2 yearling 2 ewe lambs &amp; 2 Ram lambs cows 1 2 year old heffer 1 heffer calf &amp; Bull calf citterans &amp; Beans</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>I've been in the Hall all day to day &amp; yesterday there is a great crowd of people both in &amp; out of the Hall it is a grand success</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad was geting fixed after the Fair 1 of our ewe lambs got killed I skinned it to see what killed could see nothing wrong with it the blood was all around its heart</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad is plowing in the North field Jonnie is cleaning &amp; shoveling the head ridge of the fall wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jennet is very poorly is not able to come down in house</td> <td>9</td> <td>the trashers came last night they thrashed out what was in the old Barn we had 51 bushels of wheat and 185 of oats fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>they thrashed peas the grass peas &amp; the others 30 bushel there was 201 bushel of oats we had 467 bushel of all kinds of grain there was 2 {illegible} &amp; Bruces Boys</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad is fixing up things about about the Barn we cleaned up 8 bags of wheat &amp; he took to Tennents mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad got home from the mill he brock the spring of the Buggy he stoped at Robes all night got home this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad plowed in the midle South field Jonnie &amp; me fixed fences</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad is plowing in the midle field South very high wind fences is blowed down Jonnie &amp; me has been fixing them up most of the day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1886</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>October</td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad is plowing in the West midle field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad is plowing in the midle field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Do Do Do Do Jonnie is splitting wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Do Do I dug up the carrots &amp; parsnips Jonnie is splitting wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad drew a load of stones for his seller floor or to rather his cistren he went to Gananoque for water lime</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad is working at his cistren with Ezra Kanker</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Do Do Do Jonnie is splitting wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening I heard the Methodist minister in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>put the cows in the stable for the first time</td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad is working at his cistren he plowed in the afternoon there was a drizzling cold rain at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad plowed in the midle West field he sold the Mullie cow to Duel for $18 and 3 sheep for $12.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad is plowing in the midle West field wet cold drizzling rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad plowed this forenoon he went to a plowing Bee of Robert McCleary in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad is finishing the head &amp; midle ridges of the field Jonnie is shoveling the cross furrows I fixed the Barn door &amp; Stables cow stalls</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad plowed the potato ground &amp; the garden it is in fine order for plowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard this morning fine fine day JA Bradley had a child died last night of Diphtheria it was buired at the Union Church Ad drove the herce there was 30 rigs an teams</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1886</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad went with Bissel Landon to lay a road in the rear of the 6 concession</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad went to the chanty to stump &amp; plow he intends to stop all the week Jonnie took 4 bags of peas oats &amp; black barley to Escott mill for hog feed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Jonnie is doing chores James Calhoun Brought 4 head of cattle and put them in the pound</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Jonnie is doing chores &amp; splitting wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Do Do Do he finished the splitting the wood here &amp; is splitting wood for Ad he is at the chanty yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad finished the plowing at the chanty yesterday &amp; got this forenoon there is a heavy snow storm this morning the with high wind all day I intend to go the Sand Bay to meeting of session</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>no meeting here to day &amp; it storms so &amp; the roads is so bad that there is no one except the Revd Mr Millard has gone out the communion is put off for a fortnight there is I about 6 inches of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>very little work done cold &amp; blustery</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>fine day Ad drew a load of sand to bank the house I am laid up with my well me I fell on a stone a fortnight ago it pains me so I have to use 2 staffs</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>rain this morning &amp; forenoon snow nearly all gone except along the fences</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad plowed in the calf paster it plows up well</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jonnie went to Gananoque with his mother</td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad finished plowing the calf paster this forenoon then he took his plow to the shop to get it sharpened</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>rain &amp; snow most of the day they are taking care of the cattle I am in the house all day with my knee</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McNiel preached this morning Mr Millard went to Farmersville to preach &amp; Fairfield &amp; Lyn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jen got home from Lynn on the Express</td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad is choreing at home Jonnie is chores here I cannot I am doing nothing my left knee is very painful</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>they are killing the hogs Bruce &amp; Birion is helping</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1886</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>17</td> <td>Wm A Cornett &amp; others is shingling the church I got the Boys to help me to cover the grapvines little drizzling rain this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ad can do nothing he has a felon on his finger the doctor lanced it</td> <td>18</td> <td>the Boys gather up the wood &amp; me to cut up the hogs a stormy blustery day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Stormy with wind rain &amp; snow the Boys went to the North field &amp; brought home the stone boat &amp; the torn place &amp; went to Ads for salt for the meat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>stormy day little or no work done except taking care of the cattle the communion service is to be at Sand Bay tomorrow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard had the communion at Sand Bay at 2 oclock to day he preached here at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad plowed a little in the North field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad plowed in the North field in the forenoon there was showers till noon then there was heavy rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad plowed same field he plowed all day he did not quit for dinner fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad plowed this forenoon Bruces son helped him it began to storm &amp; snow so that they could not plow they took Bruces sons 3 yews to Southdowns Abs ram &amp; took the 5-yearling yews to Alf Greens {illegible} Downs Ram</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>there is between 4 &amp; 5 inches of snow on the ground this morning I am looking after the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>very little doing Ad is choring at home &amp; fixing the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preach this morning very stormy snow &amp; rain I went to church with two staffs</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad is going to Gananoque with feed for hogs &amp; cattle feed to get ground he took the slaugh the slaughing was pretty good in the morning it turned warm &amp; the snow went nearly all off he wore of the shoes of his slaugh &amp; nearly spoilt his slaugh</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad was at the Blacksmith shop all day getting new shoes on the slaugh</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1886</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dec</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad is fixing up at wood rack for the slaugh</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad went to the funeral of Mrs Wm White she was buried at Mallorytown</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad helped Bruce to thrash they had Stacies stem one they thrashed over 500 bushel of oats in the afternoon for Ad helped Bruce to finish his thrashing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad took bags of feed to Bruces &amp; got them ground with the steam grinder it did good work</td> </tr> <tr> <td>sold the pet cow to Goodall for $21</td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad boarded up some places in the cow stables &amp; some other fixings about the stables</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad went to Delta to the Nomination Members of Parliament for both houses him D Copland was appointed as delegates for our school section</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay to see &amp; get someone to chop cordwood he agreed with a Mr King to chop 50 cord</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad brought home from Wallaces the Holsten Bull calf it has been all summer &amp; did some fixing on the stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad drew home 2 loads of straw for bedding fine warm day snow nearly gone of the roads &amp; fields</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>rain last night &amp; this morning &amp; most of the day no work</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ad sold Holstein Bull calf the calf that he got Johnston to Mr Lynch</td> <td>14</td> <td>snowed about 4 inches last night fine morning Ad killed the 3 pigs this afternoon Bruce &amp; Birion helped</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad cut up some dry timber in the bush for wood I am spooling some for Jennet fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad is drawing the falling timber out of the bush to the house fine cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay with the jumper to see about the swamp roads he says that they are good but there is no slaughing on the roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad is cuting up the big Ellem tree that fell last summer for wood &amp; the other dead timber in the bush in the forenoon they drew it home in the afternoon Philo helped a little drizzling snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad oiled his harness &amp; cut some old wood in the bush &amp; other chores</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1886</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dec</td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad drew a load out of the bush this forenoon he went to Gananoque in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad went to A Greens for the 5 yearling yews that was there to the Shropshire Ram this morning we all went to a meeting Dr Preston &amp; George Tayton in Moores Hall it full they put me in chairman the sweat never dried on me</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad helped Ab McNiel to thrash he took the team with him they got done fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>rain &amp; snow all day Ad has a very bad cold there is work done Unkl Rob came up on the Express from Lyn stoped all night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>he went home on the Mixed this morning all well hard frost last night &amp; to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning hear</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad got some wood in the bush in the forenoon &amp; he drew 2 loads in the afternoon that is the dead wood that is the bush now</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>we all went to Election for our section it was held at the station in Mr Darlings Corner Tea House I voted for Dr Preston I polled the first I have done that for a long time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>I attended our school meeting JA Bradley was re-elected again Ad took the sow to the Boar this afternoon the sow took the Boar</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad went to McNiels for the sow this forenoon &amp; brought her home he brought the horse powr &amp; the circular saw &amp; set it cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Bruce &amp; his 2 Boys came they set in the powr &amp; sawed all the wood that we had cold blustery day with a little snow</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1887</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Jan</td> <td>1</td> <td>the Revd Mr Millard this forenoon in the church snowing about 10 inches last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Millard preached at night Ad took Jennie to her school to day very cold day she is going to teach in the same place that she the last 2 years</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad got home this afternoon from Glen Buiel all is well at Lyn the roads is heavy</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for wood &amp; brought a load &amp; left it here it is ash &amp; ellem</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought a load of wood &amp; put it in the church shed for it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought a load of wood &amp; left it here Ellen &amp; me took dinner at Mr Millards there was members of the church managers there from Fairfax &amp; Sand Bay to see &amp; arrange for to get {illegible} collected</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad &amp; Bruce killed the heffer that he got from Samuel Johnston this forenoon he went for a load after</td> </tr> <tr> <td>principal {illegible} here on Church {illegible} at night</td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought a load of wood &amp; left it here fine day but very cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached here this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought home a load of wood fine day left it here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay this morning it snowed &amp; blowed all day &amp; filled up the roads so that he had unload his wood &amp; come home without any load the side road is completely filled up</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>they have laid down our fences &amp; is coming out at our gate at the milk shed there is very little travel</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>still storming this morning there is no travel</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>there is very little traveling on the roads yet we are just atending to the cattle storming still</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>snowing a little this morning yet storming all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached here at night fine day roads bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>stormy day so that there is nothing done heavy wind &amp; drift so that we did not let the cattle out to water</td> </tr> <tr> <td>very cold day</td> <td>18</td> <td>Wm McNiel Ad &amp; the others came as far as here with the snow plow they had 2 span of horses on it we cleaned up 6 bags of wheat Ad &amp; tans to go {torn away}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1887</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Jan</td> <td>18</td> <td>storming this morning wind &amp; snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>stormy day wind snow &amp; drift so that the cattle would not go to the water there are great drifts</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque to the mill he took 10 bags of feed &amp; 6 of wheat wind yet &amp; some drift not so cold as it has been for some time back</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad put the slaugh &amp; grain into his drive house &amp; not go to Gananoque till fine day rain last night he got home about 3 oclock last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>still storming Ad brought part of the grist here I am giving the cows about quart of the meal at noon everyday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard this morning have heavy rain this morning Mr Millard preached Mrs David Latimers funeral sermon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>still raining the snow is nearly all gone of the field field so that they have to break the roads in the right place Ad &amp; the others breaking in the right place there is wind rain &amp; snow at noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad went to cross road where left his load on the 11th of the month could not get it sooner he only brought half of it very little travel on the roads yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad went for the other half of his load of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>he took the sow to the Boar</td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought a load of wood he left it here the roads bad yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood fine day it looks like a storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ad went to McNiels for the South</td> <td>29</td> <td>heavy rain most of the night &amp; snow nearly all gone of the fields fine warm day the people is drawing half loads of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening very stormy at 7 oclock snow &amp; wind Ellen went out it was so slippery she came back</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for wood &amp; left it here</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1887</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Feb</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought a load of wood he left it here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay brought a load of wood he took home very stormy day &amp; sleat most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay brought a load of wood took home blustery day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad went to a wood Bee of A Cornetts he has cut his {illegible} they are taking it to Darlings warf fine</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought a load of wood &amp; left it hear I went to Fairfax to the preparation service &amp; the session there was very few out cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard had communion at Fairfax the church was well filled while we were in it it snowed about 5 inches</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay brought a load of wood he left it hear</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>heavy rain last night &amp; this morning &amp; all day no work</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay brought a load of wood he took it home the snow all gone except off the fields where there is drifts</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay brought a load of wood he took home fine warm day for this time ice soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>no work done on the roads</td> <td>11</td> <td>rain last night snowing &amp; blowing this morning &amp; all day so that I could not {illegible} the cattle out to go to the water heavy drift the snow is 2 feet deep in the Barnyard the Roads is filled up in some places</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad went to Wm A Cornetts Brick Bee he is going to build a house he is getting the brick at Gananoque</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Morley preached here at night Mr Millard went to Mallorytown Caintown &amp; Farmersville Mr Morley stoped here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad went to wood Bee of James Calhouns they got the wood at John Stacies 6th con a little rain this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Robie Beatty came up from Young last night he went home this morning Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought home a load of wood fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay he brought a load of wood took it home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>heavy rain last night &amp; snow &amp; rain this morning fine afternoon with heavy at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Philo took the yearling heffer skin to Colmans</td> <td>19</td> <td>Philo went to Delta with Kate &amp; the cutter I went with him Ad went to Sand Bay brought a load of wood to Wallace from there</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1887</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Feb 20</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning there was a large congregation</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood fine day Philo &amp; Jennet came home this afternoon Lizie has been in bed for some time she is better now</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>snow this morning we all went to the station to vote for Taylor I was the first to vote I have been the first to vote at our polling station for the last 20 years &amp; not lost a vote since I came here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought home a load of wood fine warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>snowed about 2 inches last night rain after daylight all the forenoon Ad went for a load of wood in the afternoon he took it home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought home a load of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay this morning for a load of wood &amp; took it home it commenced to storm about 10 oclock &amp; stormed most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached here this evening it is a very stormy day wind snow &amp; drift</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad went to Abs for the horsepowr &amp; saw they were not done with it till the last of the week</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1887</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought home a load of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay find warm morning brought a load of wood he left it here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay brought of wood left it hear</td> </tr> <tr> <td>I began to feed the cows hay that was in the old stable</td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad Do Do Do left it hear Abs son brought a load of wood from Sand Bay left it here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>very cold day</td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought a load of wood he left it here he then went to Gananoque the Perchon horse meeting with Bruce Jennet &amp; Philo went with Kate &amp; the cutter</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning very few out there was about 8 in of snow fell last night on the level it is very light fine day heavy roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>man came down on the Express from Gananoque</td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad has Mr Clift filling &amp; joining the cirklar saw Abs son brought the horsepowr at noon they set it up &amp; got it going &amp; filled the woodshed before night the wood is very wet fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay brought a load of wood left his here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>he did the same to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought a load of hay of the new land that he took wood of put in the new Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought another load of hay that is all but what he will want there for the spring work put it all in the new Barn fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought a load of wood he left it here fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached here at night fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought a load of wood he left it here Wat &amp; Lizie came from Delta this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad went to the river for ice Bruce was there yesterday he got 2 loads they have to cut 3 sides</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>he went to the river &amp; got 2 loads more of ice Wm Scott came here last night he went with Ad to see the river where they got the ice</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad went Blairs Saw Mill &amp; got a load of saw dust</td> </tr> <tr> <td>this ought to have been the 18 instead of 18</td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad drew a load of wood for Wm McNiel from Sand Bay</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad drew 2 loads of sawdust fine day they are for the icehouse</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1887</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March 20</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached here this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought a load of wood for Wallace fine warm day the road getting bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay to get out saw logs cold this morning with a little drizzling snow wind is from the north east &amp; getting colder t</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>this is a very cold morning bright &amp; clear Ad is at Sand Bay he did not come home last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>fine day rather warm for the roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>a good deal colder than it was yesterday</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>a little rain last night there is about 2 inches of snow on the ground this morning but almost ice its so hard you can hardly see your track on it makes splendid slaughing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad came this afternoon he in Pine logs to the mill the road is good</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard was not able to preach he got a student from Kingston it was Mr McNiel he preached here at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>we cleaned up 12 bushel of wheat &amp; Ad took it to Escott mill he did not get his grist back with him</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jennet came home from Lyn all is well</td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad went for the grist this morning we cleaned up another bag of wheat for cracked wheat &amp; he brought 12 bags of feed for the cows a good of it was barley</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay to get out more saw logs by day but very cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>fine warm afternoon pretty cold this morning</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1887</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>1</td> <td>There was an Emigrant whose name is John which Ad had spoken to the Revd Mr Tyh to get for him Mr Tyh brought brought him here this afternoon he is from London England</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>I attended the meeting in the church preparatory before the communion tomorrow there was 5 members received two Miss Darlings two Miss Smith &amp; Miss Carnegie she was Baptized Ad came home from Sand Bay at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>the communion was dispensed this afternoon by Revd Mr Millard there 51 communicants partook fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Bruce &amp; Ad made a new frame for the {illegible} of the horsepowr fine warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Bruce &amp; his Boys Ad &amp; John sawed wood here very hard frost last night &amp; a cold South west wind they finished all our wood &amp; took the saw &amp; horsepowr to Wallaces</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>they sawed Wallaces wood to day &amp; took the horsepowr to Ads &amp; set it there fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>they finished Ads wood &amp; loaded the horsepowr &amp; part off it Bruce took home with him Jennie came home from Glenbuiel on the Mixed Robie Beatty came up this afternoon with the sleuth the roads {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Rob went home this morning he got a calf from Wallace &amp; Jonnie Cooks calf from us both are heffers Ad took the horsepowr to Bruces he going to help them to saw</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jonnie &amp; Philo drew dung out of old horse stable into the garden</td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad helped Bruce to saw this morning then he went to Gananoque with Jennet &amp; Jennie with the Buggy I atended a directors meeting of the Agriculture Society</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad helped Bruce to saw Jonnie &amp; Philo drew dung out of the old horse stable this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Jonnie &amp; me cleaned up some grass seed &amp; the flaxseed hard frost this morning Ad is working at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Jonnie is splitting wood at the house I am doing the chores feeding &amp; taking care of the cattle hard frost 1</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Jonnie splitting wood Ad is working at home hard frost last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie went to Bruces &amp; got a load of hay he is nearly out at home a little rain this afternoon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1887</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie went to Bruces to day &amp; got another load of hay fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning hard frost this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for lime for Wallace Jonnie split wood at the house heavy frost this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Jonnie &amp; me fixed fences around the Church field &amp; the little field east of the Barn frost this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>I went to the funeral of old Mr Amos Revd Mr Tye preached in his church it was filled full Revd Mr Millard prayed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Jonnie split wood I fixed the road gate Ad is helping Wallace at his chimie fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Jonnie split wood in the forenoon took down some of the East line fence in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>sowed Millet seed &amp; tomato seed</td> <td>23</td> <td>Jonnie split wood &amp; other chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Jonnie cleared away the banking from the house I dug some in the garden a little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>there was some heavy showers last night fine morning Jonnie &amp; me fixed up the East line fence</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Jonnie fixed the fence around the East paster fence along South ditch &amp; down the midle fence to the North ditch &amp; so to the East line I made a big garden rake &amp; worked in the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Jonnie helped Alik Cornett to move his kitchen Ad is fixing things at home fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>heavy rain last night &amp; all day Jonnie is splitting wood in the woodshed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>we cleaned up the oats peas &amp; Black Barley that was in the old greanary for seed this forenoon there was about 12 bushel we put it in the New grenery J is splitting wood now</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1887</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May 1</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr A Tunk preached Revd Millard assisted</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad Philo &amp; Jonnie took 3 calves a red the crack heffer Lill cow to Sand Bay they fixed up the fence there fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad plowed Matthews garden in the forenoon Jonnie went with him he dug in the garden in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>I planted some onion plants &amp; a Russian cherry tree at milk house raspberry I got them Fruit Growers Association</td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad went to James Latimers this morning Philo &amp; Mr Millard took the milk with Mr Millards horse when Ad came back from the river he went to the North field &amp; cultivated &amp; sowed 3 bags of the White Russian oats next the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad sowed 3 bushel more of the Russian in all 9 bushel of the White Russian oats there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>they are breaking in midle field west side &amp; sowed 6 bushel of the Manitoba Scotts wheat in the midle field South west side</td> </tr> <tr> <td>the woods begin to look green</td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo went to Charleston with Watts horse they took the 2-year-old Colt with them for 2 paster on Watts Iland Watt came here from Gananoque last night there was a fine shower last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Millard preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad sowed 5 bushel of the White Russian oats there was sowed in the midle field alongside of the wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>plum trees in full blossom</td> <td>10</td> <td>Johne &amp; me planted 1 1/2 bushel of potatos in the garden on the 2 East ridges side of the garden &amp; fourth ridges</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad sowed 6 bushel of oats Black barley &amp; peas mixed in the North field dry time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad finished working in the North field this morning he went to the funeral of George Kyres wife in the afternoon Jonnie shoveled the furrows</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad sowed 14 1/2 bushel of peas oats &amp; black barley in the midle field very dry time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>I finished the midle field this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Richards preached this morning Philo went with him to Sand Bay Mr Millard went to Lyn Caintown &amp; Mallorytown</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie went to Sand Bay to work they took Mullie cow with them fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1887</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie came home at night Ad sowed 4 1/2 bushel of the White Russian oats there the ground is wet yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>there was a fine shower last night</td> <td>18</td> <td>David came home on the Mixed this morning he went home on the Express he came from Gananoque he was there to see Watt Jonnie cultivated the little field north of the lain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad plowed some green sword in the North field South east corner the ground is very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad sowed 2 ridges of green sword with peas that I picked there was more than half a bushel of them &amp; 1 1/2 bushel of the white Egyptian oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>they planted 5 bushel of potatos next to the ditch south side of the same field very warm day &amp; dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad went home after he set Jonnie to cultivate the garden he cultivated it &amp; the little field at the milk shed very warm day the ground is very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad went &amp; got some seed potatos from Bruce &amp; Joe Stacie this morning we cut them there was heavy thunder this afternoon &amp; a fine rain everything looked green that is up</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie drew stones &amp; sand for Mr Dean he is fixing over his house most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad cultivated the little field at the milk shed &amp; then marked it out with the plow we then planted 6 bushel of potatos of different kinds &amp; the rest of it in corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>rain this forenoon Ad was at home Jonnie did chores here he split some wood in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>we cleaned what peas and wheat we have and the flax seed there is there 2 bags of it</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>they cultivated the garden &amp; planted it all that left with Beans that is 2 ridges east of the grapevines &amp; the one between the vines with Beans</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ellen planted her cucmber &amp; squashes next the house &amp; 1 drill of rutabagas</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1887</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>1</td> <td>rain most of the Jonnie through out some of the dung out of the sheep pen</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie drew dung from his place to the North field &amp; put it in a pile to rot</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad went to Escott to mill he took 7 bags of wheat 2 bags of flaxseed got it ground for the calfs Ad 3 bags of peas 2 bags of Black barley fine day Jonnie split wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Jonnie split wood at the house Philo took to Sand Bay the session Matt Revd Mr Millard preach there very few there a son of Mr Hendersons was received as a member fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached at half past 2 there was a good attendance the sacrament was dispensed 29 partook</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Mr Castle sheared the sheep fine day with a mist of rain Ad took the Maud mair to Wilsons to the Perchon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Jonnie cut the thistles in the potatos in the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad went to Fairfax to lay out a road Jonnie was at Ads most of the day I was at Agriculture meeting at Deans</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>fine shower this morning Jonnie split some wood then he hoed some of the potatos in the garden Ad went to Sand Bay to see the cattle there &amp; fix the fences</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad went to draw in the saw logs of the sawmill Sand Bay Jonnie is hoeing in the garden fine day that was full so he got nothing Jonnie &amp; him set some posts at North field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie drew sand for Mr Dean he is rigging up his house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Greacie preached here this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie is working on the roads at the station</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad cultivated the potatos &amp; beans in the garden &amp; in the midle Jonnie worked on the road for Wallace</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad went to The Sawmill to get his logs he got them in &amp; brought a load home Jonnie worked on the road for Wallace</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie went to The Sawmill &amp; got all the logs in &amp; home home with them fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad went to the sawmill &amp; brought 2 loads of lumber home I hoed some of the potatos in the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad went to Watts Island to see the colt Jonnie hod beans</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1887</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June 19</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard this evening heavy rain at noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad went to the sawmill for lumber this morning Jonnie is hoeing beans in the garden he brought 2 loads</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad went to the sawmill &amp; brought 2 loads that is all he has it is all pine Jonnie is hoeing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie is working on the road with the team they are drawing gravel from Henery Johnstons</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie is working on the road they are drawing gravel from Henery Johnstons I made a bolster for the waggon fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad cultivated the corn &amp; potatos in the little field in the forenoon I helped J McDonald to put on the irons &amp; the bolster they drew dung from Charles Stewarts in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad went to Brockville on the Mixed this morning Jonnie hoed the corn &amp; some potatos there was several showers this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard had meeting read &amp; prayed but did not preach he was not able to preach he is going to England</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad is drawing dung from Charles Stewarts Jonnie is loading fine day he is drawing to the North field in a heap</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>they doing the same to day they finished there &amp; drew some from the our own Barnyard till night I went to a strabery festival of the Church of England</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie is plowing &amp; hoeing the potatos in the midle field little Watts Wife &amp; her sister Mrs Chapman left this afternoon on the Express for Kingston they have been here since Monday Aunt Margaret came up with them Rob brought them up on Monday</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie is working at the potatos part of the time Ad helped me to fix the old hay rack we put in some cross slots</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1887</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad plowed through the potatos Jonnie went to Gananoque to see the Dominion Celebration</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie &amp; Philo went to Sand Bay this afternoon &amp; took the 2 yearling there &amp; left them there</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>Professor Ferguson preached there this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad went to Delta this morning he took the wool with him Bruces son went with to bring the horses he intends to bring Watts cow here Watt is going to the N.W to survey Jonnie is hoeing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad got home this afternoon he brought Watts cow with him Watt intends to go tomorrow Jonnie is hoeing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>fine shower this morning</td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad sold the Marry cow to Wm McConnell for 30 Dollars we riged up the mower this forenoon he mowed the orchard this afternoon Jonnie is hoeing in the little field side</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jonnie is very awcward at cocking he has no idea of how to put it up</td> <td>7</td> <td>Philo raked the orchard Ad mowed the little East of the Barn &amp; there to the North field the hay is drying very fast Jonnie is hoeing in the little field &amp; cocked the hay in the orchard</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad drew in the hay that is in the orchard &amp; that of the little field very drying time Philo raked</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Philo raked what Ad cut in the North field they had 3 loads put all in the New Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>Professor Ferguson preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad began to cut the the field north of the house he cut all day it is light down where the fall wheat was fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad fixed the table in the fair ground for the Orngeman dinner we are to provid the members &amp; adherants is geting it up they all provd a shaire</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>they drew in 4 loads of hay this forenoon Philo raked that yesterday Ad went to Wallaces to cut his hay in the afternoon very warm the thermometer is 120 in the Sun and 100 in the shade</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad is working at Wallaces he drew in 2 loads he had to go &amp; plow for the Railroad for the contractors there head team not come &amp; have a lot of men they making a second track warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad is mowing at Wallaces &amp; plowing for the Rail Road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad is working at Wallaces hay some rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Dods a student preached here this evening very rain to day &amp; at night</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1887</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad finished cuting Wallaces &amp; a piece below the little field fine day Jennie &amp; Ellen went on the Express to Scott or rather {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad finished drawing in Wallaces &amp; drew in a load from below the little he took home be there now below the house fine haying day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad &amp; a man called Wright drew in 5 loads of hay from the field north of the house John Giffs left off work he went to Toronto on the midnight train</td> </tr> <tr> <td>I raked for a little that is the I have done this season</td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad mowed in the North field &amp; drew he drew in loads &amp; 1 from below the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Mr Landon came with his Reaper &amp; cut &amp; bound the fall wheat Ad stooked it up Ad says that it is a fine crop</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad mowed in the North field this forenoon he drew in 3 loads of hay put it over the old stable I raked it with Kate all the ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Professor Nicholson preached</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad is mowing &amp; drawing John Johnston Henerys son is helping they drew in 3 loads of hay put it over the old cow &amp; horse stable then they drew in the fall wheat there was 3 loads</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad finished the mowing this forenoon he drew in 3 loads of hay in the afternoon I raked it put it in the same place very warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay Birion McNiel went with him they are going mow the hay there on the new land</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad &amp; Byron came home at night they finished the cuting they this afternoon heavy rain at noon so they could not do anything the Newboys helping them Ad brought the 2 year old heffer home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad went Ab McNiels on business it is very dull day no work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mr Willson a student came on the Express</td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad &amp; 2 of Bruces Boys went to Sand Bay &amp; stacked the hay they had to rake it is good fine drying day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Willson a student preached this evening</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1887</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad doing chores &amp; him Bruce &amp; went to see a Reaper work at John Johnstons it is a new one it did not work right</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad went out to Dulcimain to look a man to work he got one that is working Mr Ferguson he will come next week</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad went out to help Bruce to stook he has a Reaper &amp; binder it came here at noon &amp; cut our fall wheat it does good work it is Mr Landon of Fairfax</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>they worked all day at the oats in the midle &amp; North field they are on the green side they cut the flax at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>a little rain last night everything is wetted</td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad went to look for some cattle to take to the N.West he got some at J Starks</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad &amp; Birion drew in the spring wheat this afternoon it was a little damp in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad &amp; Birion McNiel drew in Nine loads of peas oats &amp; barley &amp; clear oats I do not know money spent of each</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Joseph Prior is the name of the man Ad hired he commenced to day</td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo drew in 1 load then his new man came &amp; they drew 2 loads of oats &amp; 1 of raking I raked the wheat &amp; the oak ground the man went back to Fergusons after supper</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo &amp; Harrie went to Gananoque to meet J Stark with the cow &amp; calf they went T Haigh &amp; got 2 calves A Bull &amp; heffer all full bred Durham</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad is getting things ready for the N West he went to Brockville on the Mixed came home on the Express a little rain it is very light</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Bruce is cuting the oats with the Reaper this afternoon he finished them all but an acre they are too green</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad &amp; me got the 2 calves that he got from Mr Haigh to suck the Mullie cow and</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Nicholson preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Joseph begins work this morning</td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad Bruce &amp; Joseph drew in 3 loads of oats &amp; peas oats &amp; barley &amp; 1 load of rakings I raked</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad {illegible} last night he loaded up early this morning there 5 oclock or 6 oclock helped all that could be done they put in the 3 cows &amp; 3 calves &amp; then 4 horses all by 5 oclock the train came About 1 oclock &amp; took him {torn off}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1887</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August Wm McConnell Newman do &amp; see Stewart Bruce &amp; Wm McNiel &amp; others helped all they could to get things ready</td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad sent a letter from Brockville that he did not leave Brockville till 6 oclock this morning change of time rain this morning it did a great deal of good Jo &amp; me fixed the old Barn floor &amp; other chores to find {illegible</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Jo finished hooking the peas I got a shoe on Charly horse</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Jo cut the White Russian notes to day with the syth got Charles Armstrong horse shod all round</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad came home this afternoon Jo &amp; him drew in the peas they put the pick ones over the Sheep pen the others over the cows there was not a good load of both kinds Jo went with Bruce home before dinner with the team to help them to draw in fine warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Snodgrass a student preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Jo Bruce &amp; his 2 sons went out to Sand Bay &amp; cut the oats there raked them up but them in cocks</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Jo raked up the White Russian oats with Charlie I helped him to load them &amp; he drew them into the Barn he put them on the scafold Philo helped</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Bruces Boys &amp; their team &amp; Jo took team &amp; all went to Sand Bay &amp; brought 2 loads of Oats that was them all there a shower of rain just as they got there loaded &amp; wet them</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Jo began to plow for the fall wheat in the forenoon ground is very dry I have been fixing the Barn doors</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Jo went to help Bruce to draw sand from the river St Lawrence they drew I thrashed the peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Jo went with Bruce again to day very dry weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Wilson a student preached here at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Jo is drawing dung he takes a load dung with him &amp; then he draws from the heap that is in the field &amp; puts it in little heaps in the center of the ridges that he plowed before</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Jo is drawing dung the same as yesterday</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Jo drew dung this forenoon we then went down to the gravel pit for to scrap out the water holes as they dried nearly up Philo drove the horses &amp; Jo held the scraper it was no go I went &amp; got Dave Coplands man he held the scraper &amp; Jo drove we got both holes cleaned out with plenty of water</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1887</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td>1</td> <td>Jo drew dung to the North field I fixed 10 in the granary where Ad left it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Jo drew dung in the forenoon he helped John Johnston to thrash they had the steam thrasher</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Jo went to Johnstons they at Night I went to Sand Bay with Philo we fixed some poles to keep cattle from the stack</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Jo &amp; Bruce went Charlestown for the colt that was on Adiara Armstrongs Island they brought it home 6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Philo took the colt out to Bruces this morning when Jo went with the milk he then plowed for the wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>I plowed more centers for to put the dung on</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Jo helped Copland to thrash this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Jo Do Do most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Jo worked at the dung for the fall wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Jo is plowing for the wheat fine day very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>John Coslow thrashed wheat for seed we cleaned it he had 6 1/2 bushels it is very fine wheat Jo spread dung for the wheat there a fine rain to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>began to sowed fall wheat he</td> <td>14</td> <td>Jo is spreading dung this forenoon he intends to sow in the afternoon I intend to go to Unionville fair with Bruce he did not go to Jo sowed better than 2 bushel of wheat this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>I went to Unionville Fair &amp; went John Young at night John is very feeble Bruce &amp; me</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>went to Mr Gilroys for dinner to day there is a great many people I saw a great many old friends &amp; all the acquaintances we went Lyn with Rob stoped there all night they are all well</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>I went &amp; saw a good many old friends there the Widow Clow John Runces Northern Gardiner &amp; good many other we got at night all is well</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preach this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Jo cleaned the old rails &amp; stones off the South part the field East side of the farm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Rams away to day</td> <td>20</td> <td>Jo began to dig the potatos in the midle field last line cut off</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1887</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td>21</td> <td>Jo dug potatos we intended to take them to Ads a fine this afternoon we run the waggon into the new Barn out of the rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Jo took the waggon to the field this morning with the potatos in it he dug the rest of them that was left there we took them to Ads Jo caired them into the cellar there was 16 baskets of them fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Jo dug potatos in the little field at the milk shed he dug baskets &amp; caired them into the cellar here they are very poor</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Jo cut wood for the steam thrashers we expect it here on Monday I put the beans in the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Millard preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td>80 bushels of wheat</td> <td>26</td> <td>the Warren Boy came at noon with their thrasher &amp; thrashed the wheat we had 80 bushels of wheat all together they then over 100 bushel oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>153 of other grain</td> <td>27</td> <td>they finished this forenoon before 10 oclock &amp; went to JP Latimers we had 353 bushels peas oats &amp; barley I paid them $10.25 cents H Young D Johnston &amp; his boy D Copland &amp; his man 2 of Bruces Boys JD Latimer helped there was 3 of the Warren Boys Jo went to help Latimer this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Jo &amp; me cleaned up 10 bushel of spring &amp; fall wheat it was the mixture of the floor in the thrashing &amp; we filled 5 bags oat peas &amp; black barley &amp; put the chaff &amp; straw on the floor into the mouth I cut of 3 off the sideboards &amp; put a lot of straw in</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Jo Philo &amp; me got in all the straw into the Barn this forenoon &amp; we filled 6 more bags of feed that is in bags of feed 5 of spring 1 1/2 bushel of fall wheat for to crack Jo &amp; me went to tenent mill this afternoon stoped at Margrets all night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>we went to the mill this morning they had brock the belt &amp; we did not our grist till 2 oclock we then came home Jo got his dinner at the Millers I got mine J McIntoshs</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1887</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Oct</td> <td>1</td> <td>Jo is choring I went to Fairfax church with Revd Mr Millard there was 3 persons admited as members to the church Wm Webster Mrs Landon &amp; Miss McKee</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached at Fairfax &amp; dispensed the sacrament</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>we are fixing for our fair fine day Unkle Rob came up on the Mixed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>heavy rain last night &amp; this &amp; most of the day we took 2 Rams 1 &amp; 2 P 2 old yews 2 P 2 yearling 1 P 2 yew lambs 2 P Jersey cow 1 P Ayrshire cow Holsten calf 1 P fall wheat 2 P grapes 3 P there was very poor atendanc to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>there was a good atendance to day &amp; a good show of grain &amp; other things some fine horses</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Jo dug some potatos &amp; other chores some rain I went to the funeral of Mrs Robert Cornett she was buried at the Union Church Revd Mr Millard officiated</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Jo is diging potatos he caired in baskets</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Jo is digging potatos Philo is helping him to pick up there was rain in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening very dark at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Jo drew some dung the ground is too wet to dig potatos &amp; drew some of the dung in the field put it East of wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Jo drew some dung from the Barnyard &amp; some that was in the field to the piece that was dry &amp; hard to plow when he plowed for the fall wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jo took oats for hear from us this morning he could not get any at the station</td> <td>12</td> <td>Jo plowed &amp; drew some dung that was left from the fall wheat put it on the center of the ridges</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Jo is fixing up the stable plastering them rain most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Jo began to plow in the midle field west side of the {illegible</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Jo Philo &amp; Bruces youngest son finished digging the potatos they had 5 baskets they are very poor</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>heavy rain in the night the ground is very wet Jo plowed he complained that the ground rather wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Jo is plowing fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mrs Hicock &amp; Ida with 1 of Davids daughters &amp; 1 of {illegible}</td> <td>19</td> <td>Do Do I fixed up a {illegible} south west corner of the midle field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Jo is plowing in the midle field fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1887</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Oct</td> <td>21</td> <td>Ida went to Toronto on the Express Mrs Hicock home to Delta on the Express Jo is plowing cold with heavy white frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Jo was plowing fine day Philo &amp; me filled up 15 bags of the peas oats &amp; barley we intend to go Escott mill on Monday fine day Jo finished the North of the field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard this evening there was very few out there was heavy rain most of the night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>we put the cows in the stable for the first time cold &amp; wet</td> <td>24</td> <td>Jo went to Escott or rather Springfield with the grist he did not it as they don't grind only on Tuesdays &amp; Fridays he had 15 bags</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Jo went to the funeral of Abia McNiel she was a daughter of Abraham McNiel he took Ads wife Jennet &amp; Mary Ann Libia &amp; Wallace McNiel in the double buggy Revd Mr Millard preached in the Union Church at Macrons they then took the body to vault in the Gananoque cemetery he went to Springfield afterwards for the grist fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>very heavy Frost this morning</td> <td>26</td> <td>Jo began to plow in the South half of the center field I am fixing hen house &amp; cleaning it out</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Jo is plowing in the center field the frost is not heavy as it was yesterday we moved the cook stove into the kitchen this afternoon fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Jo is plowing I'm working at the dung in the hen house pilling in a heap at the side</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Jo drew a load of cheese to the station from the patrons or rather as one of them heavy rain this morning it turned to snow near night the ground is covered white</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Jo is plowing in the center field snow all gone</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1887</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>1</td> <td>Jo plowed in the center field frost last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Do Do I plained &amp; some stuff on North storm door fine weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>we killed the 2 old Hogs this morning Bruce helped</td> <td>4</td> <td>Jo finished the center field the frost has made the ground very dry &amp; stiff</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Jo began to plow in the North field next to where the fall wheat was there is grass seed come out the ground is very hard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached here at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Jo plowed till about 10 oclock he then brock the plow point the Charley horse got lame in the hind leg the thigh is swollen I is doctoring him be rubbing it Kindles Spavin cure</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Jo is putting wood in the wood shed the horse is not fit to work yet he is better some</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Jo was helping Hump Young to thrash they finished at night fine day with wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Jo put some wood in the house theres a fine rain most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Jo plowed where the seeding did not catch last spring Charley horse is better</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Jo is plowing in the same field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preach this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Jo finished plowing the stubble this morning Freeman McNiel came to help him to plow he had to go to the blacksmith to get his plow fixed &amp; did I might say nothing P Moore New house took fire in the forenoon &amp; was burned down his little boy set fire to some shaving while his father was away it was 2 stories &amp; part of it 3 stories high with a tin roof the People turned with teams &amp; waggons &amp; drew water to save Mr Cliffs house one side of his house the shingles was nearly all burned off &amp; the East Side clapboards nearly all burned off side note Heavy Rain most of the night &amp; light shower to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Jo was plowing a little this forenoon Freeman is helping they are plowing sowed in the North field South East quarter of the field</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1887</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>16</td> <td>Jo &amp; Freeman finished the North field this morning &amp; brought their plows up to the house after dinner they went to South East field &amp; began to plow there in the N. East half</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Jo plowed in that field Freeman is drawing from the station home fine day frost last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Jo &amp; Freeman is plowing in the S.East field I covered up the grapvines at Ads &amp; here fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Jo &amp; Freeman plowed in the same field in the forenoon it began to blow &amp; snow at noon snowed less or more all the afternoon Freeman went home at noon Jo plowed till near night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached at night snowed About 4 inches</td> </tr> <tr> <td>stormy day most of the time Jo got the Colt home from Bruces</td> <td>21</td> <td>snow is about 5 inches this morning Jo &amp; Philo went Abs for the 2 yearling Holstens that was there this summer &amp; brought them home Rob brought L Wat here this morning he is going to look &amp; get machinery for his Factory</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Jo drew banking from the pit to bank the house with the slaugh fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X Let the ram to the sheep</td> <td>23</td> <td>Jo plowed in the South East field Philo &amp; me breaked the 4 Ewe lambs &amp; then we let Ram out to the Sheep fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Jo took cair of the horses &amp; split wood for Abia very hard frost last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>rain last night &amp; this morning Jo drew 2 loads of dung with the slaugh to the little field near the milk shed he helped Bruce to thrash in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Jo helped Bruce to thrash to day fine day they finished</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>plowed in the Southeast field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>I sold the yearling Ram to James McDonald for $5 he looked very bad with the snow &amp; rain</td> <td>29</td> <td>there was rain &amp; snow last night &amp; most of the day I shoveled up part of the Barnyard I shoveled up a place to get to the Barn door it is most knee deep he shoveled from that to the new stable door</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Jo drew a few loads of dung to the little field we killed the hogs or rather the pigs there was 3 Bruce &amp; Eddie helped stormy day or rather very windy</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1887</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dec</td> <td>1</td> <td>Jo did nothing to day take care of the horses fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Jo drew some dung to the little field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Jo Do Do Do Do fine warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard had the communion here there was a good atendance for the weather &amp; road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Jo drew some dung to the little field rained some</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Jo plowed in the East field we want to get that part of it plowed it is the North E half</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Jo finished that part &amp; plowed the north head land along the side of the ditch</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Jo drew dung to the little field 2 loads from the back of the cow stable with the waggon the rest on the slaugh from the yard where it was piled up</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Jo drew dung from the yard to the little field with the slaugh fine warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>rain most of the day Jo split some for me in the wood shed rain was very heavy in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ad got home from Red Deer to day</td> <td>12</td> <td>Jo piled or rather shoveled up some of the dung in the Barnyard &amp; let the water off the yard</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad went to Brockville on the Mixed as a jury man</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ad got home from the jury</td> <td>14</td> <td>Jo shoveled up some of the dung in the yard &amp; drew 2 loads with the old slaugh &amp; 1 with the waggon to the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Jo drew 1 load of dung to the garden &amp; 1 of the hog dung to the rhubarb this forenoon storm in the afternoon snow &amp; rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Jo drew dung to the North field east of the Fall wheat it is slow work</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jo drew dung into the garden from the yard &amp; behind the new Barn find day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mrs Dean died last night at half past 10 oclock last night</td> <td>20</td> <td>we killed a yearling heffer this forenoon Jo drew dung from the old stable to the North field in the afternoon Jennet &amp; Ad is at Mr Deans</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>stormy snow &amp; wind this morning till About 9 oclock find day after Mrs Dean was buried at the Union Church the body was caried from the house to the church</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1887</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dec Ellen &amp; her daughter came on the Mixed from Perth</td> <td>21</td> <td>Revd Mr Tye preached Revd Mr Millard led the singing on the organ the church was filled to overflowing after the sermon the body went to the graveyard there was over 150 persons in seats &amp; a large crowd standing up Ad was one of the pallbearers he our buggy fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Jo &amp; Ad drew dung from the old stable they finished the dunging of the North field Jo finished his time to night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Jo left this morning Ad went to the outlet to survey a road this morning he met Reave surveyor &amp; the counsellor they laid out the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jennie came home from Glen Buel on the mix</td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad went to Escott with 7 bags of wheat 6 of oats &amp; peas &amp; Black Barley to get ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>I took care of the cattle Ad &amp; Abia was here for dinner Mr &amp; Mrs Millard &amp; Miss Hutchison for tea Miss Hutchinson came on the Express from Brockville fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad put the colt in the slaugh this morning it went well he done some of the chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad is doing chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>snowed about 4 inches last night &amp; this forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Watt &amp; Lizie &amp; the two nieces came from Delta this afternoon fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>rain &amp; snow very stormy the snow mostly all gone</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1887</p> <p>{Breeding dates}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>10</td> <td>{entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Apr</td> <td>24</td> <td>got 800 Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>8</td> <td>got 500 Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>30</td> <td>took Doll to P{illegiuble}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>20</td> <td>Do Do again</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>21</td> <td>Do Do again 1889 Foaled July 15</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>20</td> <td>Spoted cow took the bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>1</td> <td>Youngs Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>{illegible} Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Young Lillie Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>put Doll to R Austin horse July 23 1869</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Mary took Austins horse July 11</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1889</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>10</td> <td>Hailly cow took the Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Do</td> <td>26</td> <td>Youngs Cow Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Do</td> <td>28</td> <td>Youngs 2 year old heffer Do agin August 2nd</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>6</td> <td>Sick Cow Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>9</td> <td>{illegible} Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Do</td> <td>25</td> <td>Lillie Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1870</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Haily cow took Johnstons Bull June 24</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Youngs cow Do Do Do July 1 the Bull was in the pasture again August</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Youngs heffer Do Do Do July 12</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Hailly heffer Do Bradleys Do August 6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Haily 2 year old heffer Do August 17</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Ennis 2 year old heffer Sept 19</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1888</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>January 1</td> <td></td> <td>Revd preached this evening this stormy day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>I went the village voted for Darling Reeve Richardson Deputy Reid Cook &amp; Austin councilors</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad went again to help to take Miss McNiels corpse from the vault &amp; bury it in the McNiel at the Ebenezer buiring ground in Lansdowne fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood it began to snow at noon &amp; snowed about 3 inches he brought 1 1/2 cords of wood from the church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad went to Escott for his grist that he left there he did not get it there is no water to grind wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; got a load of wood home then we cleaned up 8 bags of spring wheat he intends to go to Lidenhurst tomorrow with his grist</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad went to Lidenhurst with bags of wheat 2 was fall wheat he got it &amp; got 38 lb for the bushel bran &amp; shorts Wat &amp; Lizzy went to Delta</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad riged up the Bobslaughs &amp; went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad went to a wood Bee of Thomas Bradley he then took Ellen &amp; her daughter with Jennet to Margrets Ellen is on her way home fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad got home this afternoon he took the Sow to John Cooks to the Boar it is the Society hog</td> </tr> <tr> <td>I got $14.87 in premiums I gave it to Ad</td> <td>12</td> <td>we attended the annual meeting in Moores Hall there was a good atendance John Cook was re-elected president &amp; C Roth Vice I was put in a director</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad is fixing at home snow and wind with drift rain &amp; snow in the afternoon frost at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>fine morning Ad had a Bee drawing wood to day there was 10 loads came here &amp; loads went to his place yesterday was so stormy that he did not ask all that he intended</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad drew a load of wood to the church he had 2 cords he put it in the shed</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1888</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>January</td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought home a load of wood it stormed in the afternoon snowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad helped Ab McNiel to thrash in the forenoon he to S. Bay &amp; got a load of wood in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood fine day I took cair of the cattel</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood I swept out the church in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought a load of wood here fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached here this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for wood he brought a load of green wood he left it here a little snow this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mr Millard was very sick last night {illegible} Mrs Millard was here all night they had to get the doctor he’s better this morning</td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad is helping Revd Millard to move to James McMullens house we have bought it for a manse for the minister and gave $900 for it in 5 years with 6% interest Ad took W Darling gave their note for $450 Samuel Donovan $250 B Herbison for $200 Ad brought a load of green wood this afternoon he left it here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad drew a load of green wood here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad is fixing for sawing wood at his place side note stormy day snowed about 6 inches last night &amp; to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>they sawed at Ads to day finished his wood &amp; brought the horsepowr &amp; saw here at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>they sawed here this morning Bruces three Boys is helping &amp; George Matthews helped in the afternoon cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad is fixing or working at his ice house he took a load of lumber from here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad drew in from Ivies Bay fine day Robert Dods &amp; his cousin Barber came here yesterday from Glentay cloth Factory then are selling there cloth they stoped all night we bought cloth for Philo a suit &amp; me a pair of pants</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1888</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>February</td> <td>1</td> <td>fine day Ad drew Ice to his place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>fine clear day</td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad is bad with a sore lip he has McConnells men working his Ice House Fine cleared day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>fine day</td> <td>3</td> <td>Mr Haige is putting up a ice house here &amp; west of the garden west of the house it is 10 x 12 Ad went to Blair sawmill for a load of sawdust</td> </tr> <tr> <td>very stormy day snowed about 4 inches</td> <td>4</td> <td>Mr Haige finished the boarding up the ice house this afternoon I went to Sand Bay with Mr Millard the church meeting there was no one came very stormy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5 fine morning snow &amp; drift in the afternoon</td> <td></td> <td>went to Sand Bay with Revd Mr Millard there a good meeting he dispensed the sacrament Mr Norman Johnston &amp; his wife was admitted as members of the church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Mrs JA Bradley died this morning Ad is working at his ice fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad is fixing his ice he brought sawdust here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Mrs JA Bradley was buried at the Union Church the coffin was carried by the pallbearers to the Methodist Church the Mr the Methodist Church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad drew loads of ice here from his place very cold day with heavy drift West wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad carried what seed peas Black barley &amp; oats that he thought he would for seed Into The granary from the old Barn cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad &amp; D Bradley killed the cow that was feeding this afternoon is rather {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad went to Blair's for a load of sawdust for his Ice House fine day roads bad with drift</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>stormy day rain in the morning snow at night with drift {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad went to Blairs for a load of sawdust for the ice house he got a small load he took home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad went to Blairs for sawdust got a good load he left it here it night before he got it there was 3 teams there before got there</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1888</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Feb</td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>it began to rain before day no work</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>we cleaned up 5 bags of spring wheat and 3 bags of fall wheat he intends to go to Lidenhurst to morrow and get provender for the cows</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad wet to Lydenhurst with his grist he got alot of shorts but only 1 bag of bran fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay this afternoon he intends to bank out wood Philo is sick the Docter came to see him</td> </tr> <tr> <td>the weather is Blustry {illegible} for the cattle now</td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad came home last night He took the wrong kee of the shanty he went back this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad came home last night we sent word to him that Philo had the diptheria by Revd Mr Millard the docter there was two inches of snow last night and it snowed and rained most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad went to Sandy Bay for wood fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ad has atended to the cattel since Saturday {illegible} that have been able to go out with a cold</td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad went to a Bee of Norman Johnstons to draw logs for the dragsaw</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay and brought home a load of hay of his stack that he had there</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1888</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of hay this morning he brought it all he took all home to his place</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad for a load of wood cold day with flurries of snow in the forenoon a little sleet in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque to the Perchin company meeting there was a very good meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood very cold day he took home I atended to the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay he banked out 1 load &amp; brought 1 home I took care of the cattle Mr Thomas Reed came here at noon &amp; stoped till near night we had a fine time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for wood &amp; to bank out</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad went to Blair sawmill for a load of sawdust before day for the ice house he got it &amp; he left all that we needed here &amp; took the rest to B. Robinsons</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad went for another load this morning before day he got a fine load fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay to bank out &amp; bring a load home find warm day the snow is soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preach this evening stormy night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought a load of stuff for sleeper for the wood shed for the summer kitchen stormy most of the day and all night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>very stormy morning with wind &amp; snow &amp; all day no work done the lain is filled up nearly with the wind is north</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>very little work done except taken care of the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad caried what oats was in the old Barn into the grainery he had baskets</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad went to the funeral of Mrs Henery Pations she was buried at Dulcamin school house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>cold day but clear Ad drew dung to the North field from home it was seeded last spring it did not catch &amp; was plowed up</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1888</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March 18</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning fine day Ad got a telegram from Lynn at 4oclock that Uncle Rob was sick with inflammation of the lungs he took his mother down into Lyn at once</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>we got a telegram this morning he is no better</td> </tr> <tr> <td>got 2 calfs to day Spot &amp; Dutch</td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad came home last night Rob was a little better rain &amp; the thaw last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>the snow is nearly all gone this morning the fields nearly all bear except where there is a drift</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Robert Armstrong died at 1 oclock to day</td> <td>22</td> <td>everything is dry this morning keen frost last night &amp; this morning cold west wind Ad went to Lyn in the night he got a telegram that Uncle Robert died at one oclock to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad got home from Lyn this morning the funeral be on Saturday at 11 oclock at the house he is to be Buired at the Stone Church</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Rob was Buired at the new burying ground at the church</td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad went to Lyn with the cutter this morning Jennet went with him hard frost last night Nancy Hazelwood came from Gananoque last night Granma came home on the Mixed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>rained most of the day with sleet &amp; snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Frost this morning Ad drew dung to the North field with twi slaughs Jim Russell loaded while Ad was away it had to be choped with the axe</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad drew 3 loads this forenoon rained in the afternoon and fog</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Heavy Rain first of the night then snowed over 2 inches</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>flurrys of snow this afternoon the sun took all the snow in the forenoon Jennet Jennie &amp; Aunt Jennie &amp; Frank Armstrong came from Brockville on the Mixed to night drizzling rain &amp; snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>fine day the roads is very bad I could not get to Fairfax to the Session the communion is to be dispensed tomorrow</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1888</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April 1</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard the communion was Dispensed at Fairfax to day I could not go the roads so bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Jennie and Aunt left on the Express Jennie to her school and Jean &amp; Frank Armstrong to Lyn Ad is helping Bruce to saw fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad went to A Cornetts cattle sail this afternoon fine day I split some wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Unkle Johie and Aunt Jennie came on the Express Aunt from Kingston Johnne from Lyn She was at Cataroque Jonnie came from home fine day but cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>they went home on the Express heavy rain this afternoon the snow is going fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>very light wind the snow is almost gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>hard frost last night with high wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard Preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Mr Haig worked at the worked at the Icehouse to day puting on the cornice fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad put on some shingles on the Icehouse in the forenoon rain in the afternoon no work</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>raining still this forenoon Ad finished the shingling the west side of the ice house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>shingled some on the side this afternoon cold and raw most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2 Lambs to day from 1 Ewe that is the first</td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad drew two loads of hay from Bruces to day very heavy frost most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Snow A little this morning snow and rain all day no work out doors</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque for a load of coal for Wallace fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad finished shingling the Icehouse this forenoon I helped to fix the weather board</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>cold Raw day Ad worked at home I went to Mr Deans and got some grafts sions</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad helped Bruce to fix the foundation of his Barn cold raw time</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1888</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>20</td> <td>I did some tinkering &amp; split wood a little hail &amp; snow this afternoon the ground is white at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>snow all gone this morning Bud had a heffer calf this morning Ad is boring post holes on the side road North field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McPherson preached this evening hard frost morning Mr Millard had to go to Morsburg</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>cold day Ad bored post holes &amp; set posts</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad went to raisn of James Hortons he is putting up a large Barn they got it at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X oats 3</td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad sowed 3 bushel bushel of oats Black Barley &amp; peas in the midle field South end that is the first that he has sowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad took 5 bushels to the field this morning he took 2 more at noon fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>in all in that half 14 1/2 8 Philo dragged this forenoon &amp; Ad shoveled the furrows fine day they got a small load of hay at Bruce's</td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad sowed in all the south half of the midle field 14 1/2 bushel of the mixture of peas oats &amp; Black Barley fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Philo draged this forenoon and Ad shoveled the furrows fine day they got a small load of hay at Bruces</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad worked in the midel field &amp; bushel of the same oats Matthes shoveled &amp; I spread dung in the North field &amp; in the little field at the milk shed heavy rain most of the night I planted 2 of the Jesse strawberry that I got from Fruit Growers Socitie</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1888</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>1</td> <td>rain most of the night &amp; this forenoon Ad &amp; me cleaned or rather put 4 bags of Thimaty chaff that he sowed at home cold rainy day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad sowed dragged in the North Center field I worked in the garden there is frost in it yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13 1/2 bushel</td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad finished the north part of the center field he sowed 13 1/2 of oats peas &amp; B Barley fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>there was heavy rain last night the ground rather wet to drag we fixed hog pen &amp; stable gate I dug in the garden for a straberry bed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad finish sowing the white oats that he brought from Red Deer he sowed them very thin he sowed 4 bushel of our own mixture they are sown North East end of the southeast field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening Philo draged</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sal has 6 pigs</td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad sowed 2 1/2 bushel of peas in the North field Southeast quarter alongside of the Fall wheat Philo &amp; he took the colts up to Ab McNiels</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad is drawing dung to the North field George Mathews loaded they had the 2 waggons</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad &amp; Matthew is at the dung this forenoon Mathew is spreading the dung they drew &amp; Ad took 3 bushel of wheat with him at noon to sow fine warm day everything looks fresh we mulched the trees we planted out on Friday last there was four of the Haas &amp; two Golden Russet side note fine rain last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad is dragging &amp; sowing wheat in the North field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7 bushel of wheat</td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad finished sowing the wheat he has sowed 7 bushel in all this forenoon he is going at the garden in the afternoon he spread dung &amp; plowed 2 ridges next the house &amp; dragged them</td> </tr> <tr> <td>the woods look green a nice shower</td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad took 3 calfs to John Follies the old Joseph Cook farm to paster Philo rolled the West midle field &amp; the East South field Granmma sowed 3 beds of beets 2 of carrots &amp; 2 of parsnips I dug &amp; helped to fix the {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1888</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad helped Bruce to take down one of his Barns He is building a large one Philo finished rolling this forenoon &amp; took the roller home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>I planted1/2 bushel of the early Ohio potatos</td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad is hughing sleepers for the floor of the woodshed before we move the cook stove in</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad put in the sleepers in &amp; fixed the floor in it &amp; did other fixing &amp; dragged &amp; plowed the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad dragged &amp; plowed the little field at the milk shed fine day I cut potatos</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>a little rain most of the day &amp; night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad working at home I cut potatos in the forenoon I went Dean's to directors meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td>frost this morning killed tomato</td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad dragged &amp; fixed out the garden there Philo &amp; him planted it fine day I cut potatos</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad dragged &amp; furrowed out the little out the little field Philo &amp; him planted it with potatos &amp; 7 rows of beans on this side</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mammoth pumpkins in the paster</td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad furrowed up 3 rows for turnips &amp; sowed them with PW &amp; cars Imperial Prize Swedes with the old drill warm day I put in some of the King of the Mammoth pumpkins1 hill in garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td>very dry time</td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad was at home most of the day he has a severe headache I did very little my head is very dizzy</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad went to help Bruce at his Barn they got 2 stacks of Noah McNiel's warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque the Revd Mr Witkey from Indian came on the Express Mrs Wilkie &amp; 5 children allso fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Wilkie lectured on India the church was full</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>they all left here for Almont on the Express Ad is helping Bruce</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad is helping Bruce at his Barn they intend to raise it to day they got it raised all right</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Jennet with John Cook to look at old survey of a road in Leeds between {illegible} King &amp; Hill got settled all right</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>I went to McKay &amp; Darling &amp; W A Cornett about getting Mr Nickersons pay for preaching last summer I milled $18.80 cents to him I borrowed $13 from Dr Hannah Ad went see Roth Barn Raisin</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1888</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad worked on the road with the team</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad cultivated part of the corn ground &amp; took out some stones there was a fine shower at noon I attended the Preparatory service in our church Mrs C Stewart &amp; Mrs Wm Landon was admitted as members Mrs Wm was baptized three children &amp; one of Mrs Stewarts</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Millard preached &amp; dispensed the communion 40 partook</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad washed the Sheep cold day there was a little frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad worked on the road with the team</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Do Do Do Do Do Philo was on with to day we had 6 days</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad worked on the road in the forenoon he cultivated for the SMS corn in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad got Mr Findley's seeder &amp; sowed 4 ridges in North half west side of East field the ground is very dry I planted 15 Hills in the little field at the milk shed I put a handful of old hen dung in each then put 4 kernels in hill he then sheared 8 of the sheep fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad sheared the rest of the sheep this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10 heavy rain &amp; thunder with hail this afternoon</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached at Fairfax and Sand Bay at noon there is no preaching here they are repairing our church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo is putting a wire fence on the North field West side to midle of it</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Robert Beatty came up to day they are all well</td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad drew rails from where he put the wire fence yesterday to a cross fence in Southeast field in the forenoon we put in 3 large posts &amp; a number of small ones along the midle of the field front of house &amp; 1 wire for a lane to take the cows Midle East field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad put up the rails that he drew from the road across the midle of Southeast field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad bored &amp; dug holes along the side road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad Do Do Do the ground is very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad put wire on on the posts that he down along the road warm dry day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1888</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June 17 commenced {rest of entry illegible}</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard Preached at Fairfax &amp; Sand Bay there is no preaching hear they are {illegible}ing the church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad drew rails and made up the cross fine in the South east midle of the field warn day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad worked at home in his garden very warm day I can do nothing whiming in my head</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad worked at home I helped to get stones for the church fence Henerie and Fair did the work in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad worked at home I was in the quary to see J Burns team did not take our stones</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>there was a fine rain this afternoon it did a grate deal of good Ad went through the potatos this forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad worked at home fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached at Fairfax &amp; Sand Bay</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad hoede in the garden fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad hoed in the garden in the forenoon he went to Gananoque in the afternoon took Philo to see the camp Review</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad hoed in the garden fine rain this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad hoed in the garden I held the drill for Gordon Hislap he struct and we drilled 11 stones for the church fence they are going to put a new fine round the church J Rush dild holes for the stone</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad hoed in the garden I worked with at the church we drilled 12 stones</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Wm Haslip drew stones for the church fence in the forenoon Gordon and me drilled Rush dug holes</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1888</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July 1</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard Preached at Fairfax &amp; Sand Bay to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Rush and me put in stones and drilled stones on the North side of the church Ad is helping to fix for the strabery festiful in the Fairgrounds</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Gordon Haslip &amp; me put in the iron rods in the stones North side of the church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Gordon and me put in the rest of the rods on west and south side &amp; drove nails around the rods which made them solid so that when you would strick them with the hammer they would ring</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Revd Mr Millard John Shields and me took the stones and rubish that was around the church put what was good any thing in wood shed stones back of the church and burned the rest</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad began to mow this morning and mowed the orchard fine warm day he mowed the c{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad cut between the trees and I helped he raked he with Charley and took it in there was about half a load</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Dr Smith of Kingston opened there by preaching at 11 oclock A.M. and at 1/2 2 he preached on 1688 the Orngmen filled the midle seats of the church and the rest of it willed to the door and a number out side the Revd Mr Greacie of Gananoque preached at night to a large congregation the 3 collections was one $70</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad mowed in the North field where the daisies is that is all he ct there a dry time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jonnie helpgin W.A Cornett at the Church fence</td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad raked and drew 2 loads of hay from the North field he cut the little field back of the old Bar and had a good half load</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad drew some old rails for Wallace of hwo the railroad moved on to him I am helping A.C. at church fence</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad helped draw in Bruces hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad helped Bruch to draw in again this forenoon his New Mower came this afternoon he mowed some in the field North of the house it works well</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1888</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad mowed front of the house &amp; drew in 3 loads and them over the cow stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Professor Ferguson preached here at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad cut or mowed in the North field &amp; drew 1 load &amp; put it over the cows I helped Wm A Cornet at the church fence dry time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad drew &amp; 3 loads of hay from the North field he them home I help Church fence</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>fine rain this morning Ad drew in a load of rakings</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo fixed up part of the church field next the woods so as to keep the Sheep out of it in the forenoon he went to Wm McNiels Barn rain in the afternoon fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo drew &amp; 2 loads of hay from the North field &amp; cocked up the rest then rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo raked &amp; drew in 2 1/2 loads of hay from the field below the house a fine day it was cut yesterday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo drew in 2 loads of hay from the North field &amp; finished the cuting field below the house that finished our cuting here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>finished our haying</td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad mowed for Wallace this forenoon he then raked &amp; drew in all in1 load that was below the house &amp; took it home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad is working at Wallace's hay Fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Do Do finished his haying</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo helped Bruce at his hay with the team</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad got Bruces Reaper &amp; cut our fall wheat in the forenoon bound in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad finished the fall wheat he is alone fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad went to Leeds to lay out a road there by order of the council</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1888</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad &amp; Bruce repaired the Reaper this morning Ad then worked in the center field he went right round it it is ripe very warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad finished reaping the center field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo drew 1 1/2 loads of the peas oats &amp; black barley I fixed the Barn floor fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>there was a rain last night Jennet &amp; Jennie went to the outlet they are going to Wats Island they intend to stop a week I went with Mr Millard to Sand Bay to the Preparatory meeting in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard dispensed the sacrament this afternoon there was a very large meeting at Sand Bay</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad drew in 5 loads from the center field 2 of Bruces Boys helped find dry day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>rain last night &amp; some showers to day little work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad &amp; Bruces Boys drew in 2 loads from the center field this morning Philo raked with Bruces maire &amp; Ad &amp; him raked &amp; brought in another large load</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo went to help Bruce with the team they came home at noon he cut the oats &amp; flax after</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad helped Bruce to day fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad &amp; Bruces Boys drew in 2 loads out of the South East field where he cut on the 9th he raked it in the afternoon &amp; drew it in Philo is in bed most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>there was no service to day Revd Mr Millard is away on a missionary tour to Madawask</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>rain this morning &amp; all day at commenced about one this morning &amp; rained till 7 this afternoon it is the heaviest I ever saw so long the ground is flooding</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>we cleaned up the old Barn floor Ad thrashed a load &amp; a half to it Escott mill with 3 bushels of wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad hooked some of the peas they are in fine order</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>little rain this morning Ad &amp; Bruces Boys hooked the peas this afternoon fine afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad went to the funeral Henery McNiel I went to the station Matchof he from Macedonia he lectured in the church</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1888</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>18</td> <td>Revd Mr Millard got home yesterday all with Mr Matchalf stoped hear last night he lectured on Macedonia in our church got a collection of 4 Dollars &amp; 40 cents they say that he spoke well Ad took Philo to the out post he going Wats Island he turned over the peas fine drying day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad had to go &amp; meet 2 men from the rear Township about the Town Line 2 of Bruces Boys came &amp; got in the peas &amp; some oats they had 2 loads</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad finished cuting the oats that he brought from the Red Dear last fall this forenoon he helped Bruce to draw in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>rain this morning Ad thrashed peas this afternoon I attended a director meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Alf Green came &amp; cut the spring wheat one of Bruces Boys helped Ad to stook it it is very thin</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad got Mr Greens Boy to help him they raked up the Northwest oats &amp; drew them in &amp; the flax put them in the little mow in the old Barn 25 Revd Millard preached at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad and one of Bruces Boys drew in the spring wheat this forenoon they had 4 loads at both teams went to Bruces in the afternoon &amp; drew in there</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>that finished our Harvesting all is in good order</td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad raked up the spring wheat ground &amp; brought it up on the waggon this forenoon he went and helped Bruce to draw in them he went to Brockville with Philo he is going to the high school they came home does not commence till next Monday</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo went &amp; helped Bruce with the team fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo helped Bruce they had the team they him he has got all done fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo is drawing dung to the N field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo is drawing dung to Do Do fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1888</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad went to a bee of T Burnss to draw bricks from Gananoque fine day uncle Jonnie came from Lyn to get Ellen &amp; me to sign Uncle Robs property to Jane we did</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad drew dung to the North field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad finished the drawing the dung &amp; began to plow for the fall wheat this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad is plowing for the fall wheat fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad finished the plowing &amp; got Bruces seeder &amp; began to sow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad finished the fall wheat he sowed 5 1/4 five bushels and a peck the ground is in good order</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>fine rain last night &amp; this morning Ad thrashed peas for the hogs &amp; shoveled the furrows &amp; ditches in the fall wheat ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad plowed in the southeast field East Side in the forenoon he helped A Cornett to thrash in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>put the Ram &amp; Lambs from the Sheep</td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad helped A Cornett to thrash this morning then we took the Ram &amp; Ram Lambs from the sheep</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad &amp; Abia went to the funeral of Mrs Miller to Gananoque she was buried at the Ebenezer Church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad thrashed peas for the hogs in the forenoon &amp; began to cut the corn frost last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad cut corn with the syth it is {illegible} there Philo came home on the Mixed from Brockville</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo worked at the corn they it with the mower &amp; gathered up in there arms &amp; put in stocks it is a good crop</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning there was very few out rain most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>raining still ground very wet Philo went to Brockville to the school on the Mixed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque to get Rye to sow in the midle west field he got 8 bushel from a Mr Cowan above Gananoque paid 85 cents a bushel fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1888</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td>19</td> <td>we run the Rye through the faning mill this morning Ad then went &amp; got the seeder &amp; sowed 1/2 bushel in the North field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad sowed &amp; cultivated the rest of the Rye in the midle field West side he plowed in the afternoon in the south east East field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad plowed in the South East field dull &amp; foggy</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad had to give up work {illegible} on the waggon wheel the first of the week &amp; has brock some of his ribs &amp; he has to quite work</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad got John Grea to work for a week he dug the potatos in the garden fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Jonnie potatos Ad got wheat for a grist from Ab McNiel &amp; went to Lydenhurst to mill &amp; to Delta to Watts</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Jonnie finished diging in the garden {illegible} Scot Ellen &amp; Mrs Wear came on the Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>rain most of the day Jonnie thrashed peas Ad came home from Delta this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad went to Young to Robies with the Scots Jonnie gathered apples &amp; went to the funeral in the afternoon of Charles Grahm I went Revd Mr Tye preached there was a large funeral the church was well filled</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Jonnie is digging potatos in the little field fine day Ad &amp; Jonnie cut &amp; stooked the feed corn in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1888</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>October</td> <td>1</td> <td>Jonnie went to help H. Young to thrash at about ten o clock &amp; rained all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Jonney helped each young to thrash</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Do dug potatos in the little field in the forenoon him &amp; Ad took the sow &amp; a pig to the fairground &amp; the old Ram &amp; lamb</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>they the rest of the sheep this morning they 4 old ones 2 yearlings &amp; 2 Lambs &amp; some cows</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>I was at the hall all day with Revd Mr Tye I was in the hall most of the day there was a great crowd we took 1 on peas 3 on grapes 1 age Ram aged Ews 3 yearling ews 2 Ew Lambs 1 Sow 2 Leghorns 2 any breed cows 1 Holsen gread 1 yearling before 2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>rain most of the day I went to Fairfax with Revd Mr Millard there was only Mr Donovan &amp; Miss Clear there the session met &amp; adjourned</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>Philo took me to Fairfax to the communion Revd Mr Millard preached there was a good meeting and fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie dug potatos &amp; took a waggon load to Ads that was all that they dug</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>very hard frost this morning Ad &amp; Jonnie dug potatos the Blue potatos is by far the best</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad plowed in the Southeast field Jonnie dug potatos in the afternoon he was sick in the forenoon I cleaned up the old Barn floor</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>the thrashers came last night it is the Warns they thrashed the wheat &amp; all the peas oats &amp; Black barley there 72 of wheat &amp; 373 of the mixter they done by noon there 15 men</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad went to Escott with the 15 bags of the mixter he got home by noon&amp; put the bean in heavy rain all afternoon&amp; evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad plowed sod in the North field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad plowed in the North field fine day rain at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>rain this morning Ad plow in the afternoon in the North field showery</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1888</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>October</td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad went to plow this morning in the North field there is little showers</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad is plowing in the North next the noull fine it is sod</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Do Do Do Showers in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad is plowing in the North field N.West corner front or quarter of the field heavy rain last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad finished the plowing of the sod in the North field on the 20 and began to plow in the center east field Northeast side fine day Ada and one of Bruces Boys drew in the Western Cow corn it is good</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad plowed in the forenoon he turned over the cow corn after dinner he drew it in and left it on the waggon in the old Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad plowed in the East center field little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{side note illegible}</td> <td>25</td> <td>Do Do Mr Landon Edie Langley came at noon with the stone lifter and lifted some stones in the East center and south field and took to East line there is only one big stone on the side</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad plowed all day fine day for work I finished fixing and moving the sparrowgrass I put it on the east side of the Icehouse I put four wheel barrows full of hen dung under and over</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>heavy rain last night and this forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>Wm Cornett A student preached this morning the Revd Mr Millard sick and is not able</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad is plowing in the center field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad is plowing in the southeast part of the center field fine warm day the ground is drying well</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1888</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad went to a plowing Bee of Samuel Johnstons this morning there was 17 teams and plows</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad is plowing the center east field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad brought up stuff from Mcconnels for two doors one for the Icehouse &amp; one for a storm door for the kitchen this morning he is plowing in the afternoon heavy rain last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>A student preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad plowed in the little field where he cow corn flax and oats east line finished it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad plowed in the East center field I made doors</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad plowed in the forenoon he then went to the funeral of Mrs Jack Landon She was buired at the Ebenezer church I went the funeral of A child Mr Moxley it buired at the Union</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad plowed in the East center field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>heavy rain last night and all day no work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td>the ground is in a swim every thing is full of wate</td> <td>10</td> <td>rain most of the night we put the cows stable last night A is fixing the cow stable this forenoon still raining</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning he got home last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad plowed this forenoon he then went to the funeral of Mr Bells childs Revd Mr Tye preached in his church it was buried at the Union</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad plowed in East center field very hard frost last night Ad finished the field at night and took the plow with him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad plowed at Wallaces in the forenoon we then pulled the Turnips I toped them he got the horses &amp; waggon out brought them in left part here &amp; took part home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Jennie Beatty came from Pembroke last night Ad is plowing at Wallaces</td> </tr> <tr> <td>I went to the funeral of Mr Bells second child</td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad Do Do Jonnie went to Lyn this afternoon I fixed on a storm door front of house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad is plowing at Wallaces hard frost last night cold day I put a door on the Icehouse</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1888</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov 18</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McRay preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td>that is all the ewes we have</td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad took six ewes to John Cooks Ram heavy rain all day he {illegible} to Bruces to help them to thrash no work to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad is helping to thrash fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad is helping Bruce to thrash they finished</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>to day stormy forenoon fine afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad Bruce&amp; Birion killed the Hogs cold windy day the old one was very fat the pigs good</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad cut up the pork not so cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Greacey preached this morning Revd Mr Millard was in Gananoque in his place</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>storming all day rain and snow we have all the cattle in the old stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>rain and frost last night so that you can hardly walk without falling Ad brought the colts home this afternoon from Abs</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>little rain this morning fine day after Ad is fixing up the stables</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>I made door for Ad stable he is fixing at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>we cleaned up 3 bags of spring wheat &amp; 4 bags of oats peas &amp; black barley</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1888</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dec</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad went to Escott with the grist that we cleaned up yesterday with the buggy Revd Mr Millard preached this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this afternoon &amp; dispensed the communion there was a good meeting both yesterday&amp; to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad banked the house with sawdust from from the ice house with the wheelbarrow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad is fixing at home was about 4 inches of snow this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad &amp; Bruces Boys brought the yearling from Follies place in the 6th concession</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad helped Bruce to kill his hogs fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad sawed wood here in the forenoon he went to funeral of Mr Rudd they met the body at the station it was buired at the Union</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad killed the lamb this forenoon he went Gananoque in the afternoon fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>Mr MacPherson a student Mr Millard is unwell</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad is fixing {illegible} on the big waggon the {illegible} was brock in it needed other fixings</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>{blank}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>is thrashing the oats that he brought from the Reddear last fall when he was there hard frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Do Do Do Do very hard frost last night this is the coldest day we have had this fall Ad finished the {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>we cleaned up the oats&amp; had 21 Baskets full it held a bushel &amp; a peck fine day but cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad drew 2 loads of wood with the waggon from his house Jim Frere is sawing it there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>stormy all day wind&amp; snow&amp; drift Ad took the cattle to the pit &amp; put them in again</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1888</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dec</td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad went J Cooks &amp; brought the 6 Ewes home from the Ram fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad went with the team to the funeral of old Mrs Armstrong she was buried the Ebenezer</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>very stormy all day wind snow &amp; drift so that we did not let the cows out</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>fine day very cold Ad &amp; Philo killed a yearling half heffer to day I did not go out to look at them Jennie got home on the Mixed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Miller a student preached this morning Mr Millard is very sick so that they have to sit up with him at night he spits up blood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Jennet is at Mr Millards all day quite a thaw</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Lizie and her 2 nieces came from Delta Robson and two of John Armstrongs son came on the Express this afternoon they went West on the morning train</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>I attended the school meeting it was largest school meeting I ever saw here the new post of the schoolhouse was full Hugh McKay was put in Trustee there was 5 nominated there was a little sharpshowing all went of right</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>heavy rain most of the night &amp; this morning Lizie and her two nieces went away on the Mixed for Delta Ad brought a load of from home &amp; he brought a ton of shorts &amp; bran from the station half of each we are mixing them for the cows</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad carried a lot of the oats B Barley out of the old Granary to the new &amp; the shorts &amp; bran in in the old granary hard frost last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad got some dead trees in the bush for wood this forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McPherson preached this morning a student Revd Mr Millard is confined to his bed he not able to sit up even in the bed someone sits up with him every night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>we got a Telegram this morning that old Mr Highcock is dead that he will be buired tomorrow at ten oclock Ad Philo and Jennet to Delta this afternoon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1889</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>January</td> <td>1</td> <td>I have to take care of everything Miss Hutchison went home to Brockville this afternoon McPherson went to visit the people in Fairfax Ad got home after dark from Delta Ad chop some old dead trees in the bush fine</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad he took Jennie to her school I did the chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo drew some wood from our bush hard frost last night Mr McPherson went to visit at Sand Bay fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Jennet was at Mr Millard all night he is no better Ad drew some wood to the house from the woods Mr Macferguson was visiting at Sand Bay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>heavy rain to day</td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad brought the horsepowr here he intends to saw Bruces Boys did not come</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McPherson preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>the trees is loaded with ice&amp; snow so that they split &amp; brock down</td> <td>7</td> <td>heavy rain all day I went to the station &amp; voted for the Reeve &amp; counselors &amp; gave Revd Mr Millard five dollars of collection money for to pay supplies</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque to the {illegible} meeting a great many trees is brock down with the ice</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>rain last night &amp; all day no work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>winds snow &amp; drift I attended the annual meeting of the agriculture Socitie was made an honorary member for life there was a large meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad &amp; Bruces Boys sawed up the wood that he had here fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>went to Leeds to lay out a road there none of the parties at home fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Grease preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he brought a small load home roads bare</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad went to Leeds to lay out the road again he did not get home till after dark</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad took the sow to Robinsons to the Socities boar he left her there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>heavy rain last night snow all gone except the sides of the fines Ad thrashed peas this forenoon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1889</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>January</td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad thrashed peas this forenoon fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad cleaned up the peas with the wind in the Barn there was about 4 1/2 bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>cold day the coldest was here for some time Revd Dr Smith of Kingston preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snowed 8 inches last night</td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad brought the sow home from Robinsons this forenoon with the slaugh there was about about 8 inches of snow this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought home a load of wood fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought a load home a load of wood then he riged up the Bobbys</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay with the Bobbys for a load of hay put part of in the old Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McLennan a student preached this evening very stormy day snow &amp; wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>no work done snowed about 6 or 8 inches the roads full very few out on the roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought a load of wood he left it here clear cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; banked out wood intends to have some help Wat came on the train this afternoon he is going to survey for Mr Williams</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad took Wat to Williamss on the kid Road this morning as he went to Sand Bay to bank out wood stormy snow is 8 inches deep that fell last night</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{for some reason the month of February was not put into RDA, I transcribed the entries from the original photocopies held at Queens University - will need to be put into the finished transcription}</p> <p></p> <p>1889</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>February</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad had a Bee to draw wood from Sand Bay there was 8 teams came fine with loads &amp; I made 9 loads of wood the roads very heavy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>dull no sunshine thing till near night</td> <td>2</td> <td>snow is still falling some David Johnson came with a load to day &amp; took a load home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McDonald preached this morning he is a student</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad fix some in the cow stable where they stand this forenoon brought a load of wood from Sand Bay this afternoon he left it here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>snowed most of the night all day to day the snow is very deep</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad brought the circular saw from Bruces snowed some part of the day &amp; drifted</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>cold day with wind nothing {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>some snow &amp; drift the snow is over 2 ft the path from here to the Barn is filled so that if you step off I fall down</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad sawed some wood here this afternoon very little doing on the roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Potter preached here this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad was at home he put the harness on the two-year-old colt &amp; let it stand in the stable with them on</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of dry wood he left it here fine roads heavy</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Abs &amp; Bruces Boys came with their teams this morning to saw they brought the horsepowr with them &amp; sawed all the wood that we had fine day but cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>cold fine day Mrs Wilkie came on the Express</td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad went to the funeral of John Johnston Sams son Revd Mr Tye preaching the church they took the body to the vault at Gananoque till spring</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought home a load of wood he took home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>fine day</td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque with Bruce Mrs Wilkie went home to Toronto on the Express this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Strachan a student preached this morning</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>February</td> <td>18</td> <td>stormy day snow &amp; drift no work</td> </tr> <tr> <td>the roads filled up with drift</td> <td>19</td> <td>Jennet went to Brockville on the Express the afternoon she is going Ellens at Glentay &amp; will stop in Brockville all night at Mrs Hutchison</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad is has the Neuralgia in his head he can do very little stormy day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>still stormy wind &amp; drift no travel on the roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>stormy wind &amp; drift no travel on the roads teams on the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>there has several teams &amp; Cutters past here &amp; turned back to the station</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Mr Fleming a student preached this evening he went Fairfax there was no road to Sand Bay roads running North &amp; South is all filled up most level with the fences</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>teams is breaking a road through our field from the northwest corner to near our great at the house find cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Wallace McNiel went to Rockport with the bay team &amp; the Bobbys for a load of coal Ad is not well with neuralgia in his head</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>snowed about 3 inches last night there is a drizzling snow most of the day warmer then it has been for sometime back</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>fine day it is warmer than it has been all the month Ad is fixing the colts stable</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad was working at home fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque to Perchon horse anual meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Moorehead a student preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>this is the first time he being out fine day he is very frail</td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood the Revd Mr Millard &amp; Mrs Millard &amp; Mrs Smellie were here for dinner</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he took it home fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>white cow has ball calf</td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he took it home showers of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Do Do Do Do James dual died last night Ad is fixing the church for the funeral tomorrow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>went to the funeral of Mr Duel the Revd Henery Gracie preached the church was filled so there was hardly standing room the body was to the vault above Gananoque</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad is sawing at home Bruces Boys &amp; Philo helped they finished all that he had cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Mackey preached at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood I went to congregational meeting in the church Mr Mackey is the chair I could not here anything</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X I mailed B. Herbison 4 doller for the hHorticulturist</td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay he brought home a load of wood fine I took care of the stock</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood took it home fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he left it here fine day hard Ffrost at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>I stoped the mail paper</td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad &amp; Birion brought each a load of wood from Sand Bay they left it here fine day Philo and me cleaned up a bag and 1 1/2 of fall wheat &amp; the flax seed fine day frost at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Potter a student preached this evening fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1889</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay&amp; brought home a load of wood he left it here he says it is last the roads bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad went to the river &amp; brought 2 loads of ice here it very poor ice more than half of it is what is called white Ice the roads bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad is drawing ice he put 1 in here that is 3 load here fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad is drawing sawdust from Sand Bay sawmill in bags he left 2 loads here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>22</td> <td>he took sawdust home for his ice Billie came on the Express to day he is well fine day all is well at Parie Sound</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad went Escott mill 12 bags of barley &amp; oats&amp; 2 1/2 bags of Flaxseed nearly 2 bags of fall wheat for cracked wheat Billie went to Lyn on the Mixed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McFail a student preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad was geting took A witness took the river for a trial on the other side</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad was working at home fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad sawed his wood J. Rush helped &amp; Bruces &amp; his Boys fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>28</td> <td>snowed about 4 inches last night &amp; this morning till ten oclock to day fine afternoon White Holsten had heffer calf</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad was at home I went for the mail fine day hard frost of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Wm McNiels grand dauther died this morning about nine oclock of diphtheria Ad went to help dig the grave fine day we got a telegram that Uncle Adam is very ill no hopes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Graham a student preached this morning Revd Mr Millard was at church and played the organ he did not speak</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1889</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad went with Bruce to Leeds to buy a horse he got one he one hundred twenty dollars &amp; it is a Perchon fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad &amp; Henery Young is putting up a new Reaper &amp; binder in the New Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snowing &amp; stormed all day from the Northeast snowy 7 inches</td> <td>3</td> <td>Henery &amp; a Mr Graham worked at the Reaper to day they got it all fixed at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad worked at home fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad is drawing dung with the slaugh from Charles Stewarts the snow is soft the slaughs is running</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad is drawing dung with the waggon he has drawn 12 loads all together</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McPhail a student preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>we all voted for a bylaw to put a Bridge at the Gananoque Crossing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad is drawing dung from the old stable to the orchard fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad is dung to the orchard &amp; catering it around the trees fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad is working at home fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad is helping Bruce to saw firewood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>there was no preaching the student had to attend the examinations at the college</td> </tr> <tr> <td>first lambs 2</td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad went to Escott with feed &amp; 2 bags of wheat it was night before he got home the flume brock away yesterday it had to be fixed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad emptied the bags in the old granary &amp; did other chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad went to Sams Johnstons Barn raising it is about 20 ft Posts with parlins plates</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad sowed 6 bushels of the Northwest oats in the center East field north end fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>oats 12 1/2 bushel of the northwest {illegible} of the field</td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad sowed 6 1/2 bushel of the same oats in the same field that is 12 1/2 bushel {torn away} in that field</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1889</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace drew 2 loads of dung on the stone boat to the garden this morning then they went to his place to plow with the iron plow a heavy fog this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Mr Cameron a student this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad angled draged the oats that he in the north half of the center east field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad sowed 3 1/2 bushel of wheat in the North field west side</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>he sowed grass seed on it this morning &amp; is draging in he then plowed the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad sowed &amp; draged in the northwest in it there is a drizzling rain all the forenoon fine afternoon I went to the station &amp; voted for the Scot Act</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad plowed for Wallace in the afternoon I worked in the garden planted out some gooseberry setts rain in the forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad plowed for Wallace this forenoon he went to a raising of Charles Armstrongs in the afternoon fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McFail a student preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad was at home the ground is very wet there was heavy rain last night &amp; this forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad commenced to drag away this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May {illegible side note}</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad sowed 4 Bushel of Wheat in the north field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>and 4 bush more of wheat all in North field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>he brock in and sowed peas oats &amp; Black barley in the East center field 3 bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>{blank}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McPhail preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad sowed 4 bushel of Peas &amp; B barley in the East midle field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad took Watt to the outlet this morning he came from Gananoque last night he draged in the center East field fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1889</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad sowed 4 Bushel more of oats Black barley &amp; peas in the E center field &amp; some flaxseed that finished his sewing here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad is shoveling &amp; ditching in same field in the forenoon he plowed in the little in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad rolled some in the center East field heavy rain &amp; thunder at 2 oclock</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>the ground is very wet Ad is choring I went to Sand Bay with Revd Mr Millard to the Preparatory series</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>I went with Mr McPhail to send Bay Revd Dr Mowat preached Miss Blair was baptized &amp; admitted a member</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>fine day Ad choring I can very little with a pain in my side Jennet is cleaning house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad loaded the up the harrows plow &amp; plow and hay to go to Sand Bay heavy rain &amp; there stoped fine</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay he the colt &amp; the team find day Wm Clark came this afternoon to regulate the Reaper&amp; binder</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>very heavy rain last night Ad came home last night he rented the place to Norman Johnston &amp; is to get hay for rent</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad drew dung to the little field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wm Clark was fixing the Reaper this morning Wm Hazelwood went to Brockville this morning he has been here since Wednesday he came from the West Nan was here with him they are all well</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McPhail preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad took the potatos out of the cellar &amp; put them in the granary he has {illegible} bags early&amp; 11 {illegible} there is a drizzling in the forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque with a load of hides for James Burns</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad is working at home in the forenoon he draged in the little field &amp; plowed in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad plowed &amp; Harold the {illegible}&amp; prepared it for prepared it for planting planted some corn west side</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad planted corn &amp; potatos in the little field 6 bushel early they are all cut {illegible} have been cuting potatos for the last 2 days Philo is helping him find time but cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad&amp; Philo is planting potatos &amp; center field south west corner they planted 2 bushel early &amp; 7 of Blues 2 of them whites</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McPhail preached this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad raked and sowed 5 rows of turnip seed in the little field at the shed he then went to the North field &amp; planted 6 bushel of potatos</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Heavy Rain most of the night &amp; this forenoon forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad got word that the Indians was spoiling his Woods at Sand Bay he went out to see not so</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad got Mr Findleys drill &amp; sowed Bushel of cow corn with it in the North field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad&amp; Wallace planted some beans &amp; corn in the same field rain in the afternoon &amp; all night &amp; all day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1889 May 2 I received Virginnis Grape vine from the Fruit growers accutine and the Princess Louise apple</p> </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c2dfe213a6567d8196583f92f3dac289.pdf bbcc361f624b5cd01dcf8a0931e720e3 PDF Text Text ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ad1eb688acf8a1a74571430b42372f6a.pdf 4f4dd188f0e6e5da32f991126ee7d2f5 PDF Text Text William Beatty (1806-1897) 1883-1886 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers {This title page is not actually from the original diary. It is a modern marker page from reproduced photocopies of William Beatty's diary. Walter was his son, who kept the diaries for safekeeping. Thus, the diaries have become known as Walter Beatty diaries, when in fact they are the work of his father, William Beatty.} Beatty, Walter Journal April 1883 to May 1886 {breeding chart for cattle} 1883 {several lines illegible} July16 Do {Ditto}our Spoted 2 year old to a bull in the Show ground August 11 Do Ads old line back " " Wm McNiels 23 Do our Grea Cow to a Bull in the Fairground Sept 5 Do our Red 2 year old heffer Wm McNeils Dec 10 put the Sow in with the Boar this morning 1884 January 7 the Sow went again 1884 took the Farrow cow to Wm Webster D 1 �Bull again on the 10 June 3 took our 2 year old to Bruces Do Do the Mary Cow Do Do 18 Young pett Do Do 17 our Duck cow Do Do 21 3 year old Duck Do Do 28 4 Do DoDoDo 30 Lillie Cow Do Do July 7 our Line Back a Bull that was on the {illegible} Sept 8 White Cow to Bruce Bull December 29 Ad took the Berkshire to the Lawyer boar at John Cooks 1885 June 11 our linnie to Abs Holstein Bull August 6 21 Mary cow again Bruce Bull S. Johnstons 24 Jersey yearling Do Do 26 Dutch cow Do Do 29 Bud Do Do July 1 Big farrow heffer or Killie Abs Holstein 3 the 3 year old webster to Bruces Bull 14 the 2 year old heffer Do 2 �August 1 Whiete cow Abs Holstein 18 Red Cow B{illegible} or Lill {on left margin written vertically} the Heffer at the Christy took the 31 of July 1885 1884 June 4 {illegible} mair to Purchin horse {illegible} {illegible} 1885 June 15 Kate mair to the Purchin horse 1883 April 1 {illegible} 2 {illegible} 3 Dan went to Wallace's place with {illegible} Matthews & they cut what was on the railway {illegible} boys & {illegible} helped for Dan went with Bruce to {illegible} to cut {illegible} the railway they got it ready {illegible} it stormed so that stop they got nothing d1 4 5 8 6 Dan Drew down to the North field where the Buckwheat was last year 7 Stormed & Snowed most of the day Dan oiled the double harness in the Weavers room Revd Mr Shane preached this morning after the sermon the Members chose Hugh McKay as an elder for Lansdowne there was one to be changed for 3 �Fairfax and one for Sand Bay 9 Dan went to Abs they Sawed what was on the railway and brought the horsepowr to Bruces on a Slaugh 10 Dan took the cirkler saw out to Bruce {illegible} they sawed it all that he had out fine day 11 I went with JW Darling to Rockport for to here a complaint that was laid against them for Selling goods with a license it was tried by Mr Cornell he fined him $10 & cost it was the most unjust dicision I ever heard according to the Evidence given Cornell had decided the case before he heard the evidence at So apeared 12 Dan put up our road fences this morning the travel has been through the whole {illegible} of our field & across the end all winter {illegible} to the {illegible} 13 Dan is not very well he has a very bad cold 14 we painted the Bobslaughs fine warm day 15 Revd Mr Craig preached this morning Mr Shane at night 16 we cleaned up what Seed oats was in the east bin we had 31 bushels 17 we bored Some post holes & put in some of the posts in the concession line 18 we finished setting the posts on the concession line 19 rain most of the day Split Some wood & fixing the fence to Wallace's {house?} 20 Dan went to Gananoque with Jennet Bessie & Aunt Jane fine day with cold wind I put up the Boards on the posts & finished the fence 1883 April 4 �21 22 Dan brought 15 bags of oats from the road Barn we cleaned them up & he took them to Escott got them ground for hens Revd Mr Shane preached this morning 23 Dan began to plow in the midle field East line the half where the thisels was is rather wet the plow would not clean he then plowed the Sod it did well 24 Dan plowed in the Same field cold raw day I worked at the Milk Buggy Shaftes I have a bad cold 25 Sowed about 2 inches last night the ground is all white Dan drew dung to the Buckwheat ground this forenoon he plowed in the afternoon 26 Dan plowed all day cold day I fixed a pair of new Shafts for the Milk waggon 27 Dan is plowing in the Same field cold day 28 Dan finished plowing the Sod ridges that run North & South in that field cold Day 29 Revd Mr Bailey preached this morning Mr Shane at night 30 Dan plowed in the North half of the Same field where the thistles is he got the plow point laid I have been working at a Stone boat when I was able I have a bad Cold 1883 May 1 Dan is plowing in the thistle field it is a good deal warmer this morning I took cair of {illegible} 2 Dan is Plowing in Same field 3 rain most of the day I went to the funeral of the child of Alex Cornett the Reverend Mr Crage 5 �preached in the house cold damp day heavy rain in the morning 4 Dan is drawing the old rails that was in the fence where we made the new one to Johnston line I have Some headace 5 we cleaned Seed oats in the New Barn in the forenoon I went to Fairfax to Session meeting Henery Landon & Miss Shields joined the church very few out 6 Woods look a little green 13 the Communion was held at Fairfax this afternoon Revd Mr Shane preached the church was well filled 7 Dan plowed where the thistles was in the center field 8 Dan is plowing I sowed 1/2 bushel of Timothy seed on the Fall wheat I put it on 9 ridges began at the east side 9 Dan is plowing cold morning he finished that part of the field & began to Sow & Sowed 4 bushel of little oats I drove the horses while he Sowed 10 Sowed 3 bushel more rain in the afternoon 11 heavy rain most of the night we fixed the Barnyard fence could do nothing in the field ground too wet 12 Dan Sowed 5 bushel of Small oats the ground works well Revd Mr Shane preached in evening Mr Balie in the morning 6 �14 Dan Sowed 7 Bushel of the Astrilion oats on the South End of the midle field it was plowed out of the Sod this Spring drags up well I brock it in with the cultivator 15 Dan Sowed 5 bushel more of the Same oats I brock it with the cultivator fine day rather cold 16 Dan Sowed 6 bushel of peas oats & Barley mixed on the east Side of Buckwheat ground 17 Dan got the wheeled cultivator & cultivated the Buckwheat ground where it was plowed last fall & plowed the remainder of the field 18 Dan Sowed 6 bushel of the Small oats I Sowed timothy seed on the most of it 1883 May 19 20 Dan Sowed 1 1/2 bushels of Barley on the West Side of the Buckwheat ground then I Sowed 3 lb of Black Barley on the South head ridge west end then 5 lb of {illegible} Improved Barley then the full of the wash basin of {illegible} all 3 kinds on the headridge that finished the field fine warm day we had no meeting to day Mr Shane is at Morisburg 21 rain this morning we left the Cows out last night for the first time I put them in at 4 oclock this morning 22 rain all day nothing done excep Some Chores 23 Still raining this morning I worked at a gate for the lain and fixed some hinges for it we have the Cows in most of the time 24 Dan bored & we Sett Some posts & nailed on Some boards on them for a lain fence 25 Dan took the young cattle out to the Sixth Concession Wm McNeil went with them 7 �26 27 Dan is laid up with the quinsey Revd Mr Richards preached this evening Wm Cornett took him to Fairfax & Sand Bay 28 I got Fred Johnston to help me for a few days he began at noon to day Dan is Sick he drew dung into the garden that is the {illegible} 29 rain most of the day we cleaned up the Seed peas & wheat & 12 bushels of wheat for a grist 16 bushel of oats for feed 30 Fred went to Escott with the grist Robert Beatty & Unkel Rob came up yesterday Rob got 2 pigs very heavy rain shower 31 we took the potatos out of the Sellar Unkel helped us 1883 June 1 Fred & me took the {illegible} of the potatos to {illegible} out & cleaned out a lot of dust {illegible} out of the cellar this forenoon Fred went home at noon that makes 4 days that he helped me 2 I picked over some of the potatos Dan has {illegible} done no work yet he went to Gananoque with Kate 3 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning 4 Dan Sowed nearly 5 bushel of peas on the 6 ridges next to the midle line I draged {illegible} he sowed the ground drags well 5 Dan is plowing on the ends of the midle field they run east & west they are wet enough 6 finished plowing the head ridges & soed nearly 1 1/2 bushel of wheat on the North End 8 �{illegible not in margin} 7 Sowed the South end this forenoon and Sowed Better than a bushel on it he then plowed rolled draged I rolled & cultivated the garden is it in bad order 8 Dan worked at the garden cultivating rolling & dragging it is better than it was we planted the ridge next the fence with the cow corn put it in drills 9 we planted 2 1/2 bushel of potatos that is the first that we have planted in the garden I went to Fairfax to the meeting of the Session with William Cornett 10 Revd Mr Shane preached this evening 11 Dan plowed parts of the field back of the {illegible} drew dung for the potatos& some {illegible} of the Barn he took the {illegible} for the potatos 12 I raked & made some beds for beets & carrots & {illegible} Ellen helped me I planted some beans that for {illegible} 13 Dan {illegible} for the potatos to the midle field & at the ground back of the Barn for the corn & roots it is very rough he rolled & cultivated 14 John Coslow Sheared the Sheep in the forenoon Dan furrowed out the potato ground him & {illegible} planted 1/2 bushel of the Erely Rose that is {illegible} 15 Dan plowed back of the old Barn cultivated {illegible} rolled & cultivated {rest of line {illegible} 1883 June 16 I raked & {illegible} 2 rows of carrots on the {illegible} of parsnips on the east side we {illegible} of ErelyRoses then rolled of {illegible} we then sowed & 9 �drills peas with the winter {illegible} turned this {illegible} 17 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning 18 we finished the planting of the western corn we put in drills covered it with the cultivator up Sides down finished with our {illegible} corn I planted 4 rows of beans it rained in the afternoon 19 very hard rain last night the ground is very wet I planted Some pop corn & more beans that finished the field back of the Barn then drew some wood for Reverend Mr Shane & piled some of the lumber 20 we worked on the roads some showers 21 Do Do Dan worked in the forenoon I worked all day that finished our 5 days Dan got a big plow from Bruce & began to plow in Summer follow in the North field near the {illegible} 22 Dan plowed at the Summer fallow it plows well 23 we planted 1 bushel of Black potatos& 1 1/2 of the Erely Rose on a piece we got of J. Purvis Bruce plowed him & William planted there too Dan went to {illegible} rest of line {illegible} 24 25 Dan plowed at the Summer fallow {rest of line illegible} 26 {lines illegible} 27 {lines illegible} 28 {lines illegible} 29 {lines illegible} 10 �30 {lines illegible} 1883 July 1 the Revd Mr Shane preached this morning 2 {illegible} in the orchard with the machine I cut some with the scythe fine day {illegible} 3 Dan mowed Some in the North Field west side in the forenoon he went to Sand Bay with B McNiel in the afternoon I mowed in the afternoon it is all Clover & heavy 4 Dan drew 3 loads of dung to the Summer follow and cultivated Some of the fallow the hay is too wet to work 5 raked & cocked the orchard Ellen & me went to Sand Bay Church opening Reverend Dr Landon preached Reverend Messr McQuague and Greace adressed the people then there Tea in the Grove after fine day 6 we raked & cocked first peace that we cut in the north field it is in good order I raked a peace on this Side it is heavyier & greener we could not cocke it had not time 7 heavy rain most of the day we got in the hay that was in the orchard before it came or there was 2 loads of it put in over the Cow Stable in the new barn 8 Corn {?}hard in the garden Revd Dr Landon preached this morning 9 we Spread out Some of the hay this morning Fred Johnston helped in the afternoon to draw in I raked 10 Johnston helped to draw in all day John Cosslow helped in the afternoon got a good job done 11 �{?} market four days {pacing?} 11 we mowed over next the fallwheat I mowed Dan took it away with the fork it is So heavy it gathered in bunch and is lodged & lying down fine warm day 12 we finished the cuting of the North field it is very heavy So that we cannot rake it up till dry Some 13 heavy rain last night Dan drew Some dung 14 rain still very little done Dan Drew dung I attended preparatory Service & Session meeting 15 Revd Mr Shane preached we had the communion here there was over 50 par took of it {illegible marginal note} 16 we went out to the 6 con Dan brought home the cattle that was there I brought a load of Sawdust for the milkshed 17 Dan went to look for a man for to help to Stack he came back after noon brought his Father with him we made a Stack bottom 9 loads in it 1883 July 18 we turned over the heavy Clover & Shook it out then I raked up with Mr McLaughlin horse Dan & his Father drew in 7 loads it is very good order 19 we put nearly 2 more loads the Stock when it began to rain we filled up the midle& had to quit they hoed in the garden 20 we finished the Stack this afternoon I turned over the windrows & top of the Stack in the forenoon they hoed 12 �21 22 {illegible marginal note} Dan went to Kingston to See the Show his Father and me raked & cocked up what was left in that field we had 50 cocks Mr Dan Norman went home at noon I gave him five dollars for his work & 1 for his Son Wm he worked 4 days hoeing Revd Mr Shane preached at night 23 I mowed in the midle field about one quarter of it Dan cut round the fences and hoed 24 Dan went with the cultivator through the potatos that we planted on Burnes place in the forenoon we then raked and cocked what I mowed in the center field 25 I got Mr Watts to help we began a Srack in the midle field put 2 loads in the bottom of the clover hay from the north field & 4 from the midle field that was all we had cut there is over 150 Cocks in it 26 I mowed the North East quarter of the center field then finished hoeing the potatos on Burnes place 27 I mowed part of the center field & Dan cultivated Some of the potatos in the East field in the forenoon we raked & cocked what I cut on Wednesday 28 Mr Watts began to work this morning a wet day we cleaned up 10 bushel of wheat & 20 of Oats Dan took them to Escott Mill Watts bored post holes for the line fence 29 rain Revd Mr Jordan preached this morning Dan took him to Fairfax 30 we took the hay that was west of the Stack & stirred up the cocks this morning after dinner we got nearly 3 loads on the Stack when it 13 �began to rain we filled up the midle 31 at odd times Watts bored post holes in the north Side of the lain Dan & me nailed on the fence boards to day Watts picked up the old Stack bottom east of the old Barn no hay weather 1 Dan took the old rails that on the lain fence & fixed the road fence around the North Field Watts is hoeing the potatos in the midle there is a misty rain 2 we finished the Stack in the midle field there is 13 loads in it. it is poor hay we put a good deal of Salt on it 3 we drew 2 loads out of the midle field put them in the new barn Watts hoed potatos Dan cut the hay in the field in the East Side South of the first ditch 4 Dan cut the hay in the center field north west corner I raked the hay in field that Dan cut yesterday Watts cocked it then finished our cuting to night 1883 August 5 {illegible marginal note} Revd Mr Shane preached at night 6 Dan & Watts made a Stack bottom & drew 2 loads to it I raked where Dan cut on Saturday and drew 5 loads into the new barn it is good hay 7 we finished the Stack that was begun yesterday this forenoon it is the best hay we have had this Season it got no rain they helped Bruce at his Wheat in the afternoon fine day 8 Dan & Watts is helping Bruce to day with the team they drew in his Wheat & Some hay fine day 14 �9 Bruce brought out the reaper he got our fall wheat and Barley before dinner his two Boys Dan & Watts bound till noon it was so warm that the bands brock they all went out to Bruces drew in for him 10 Bruces two Boys & Daughter Mary came this morning & bound up our wheat this forenoon then they all went out to Bruces & helped him I went to Gananoque with Jennet I McLaughlin horse very warm day 11 Dan & Watts is drawing our fall wheat had three & half loads had half a load of Barley they helped Bruce after 12 a little rain in morning Revd Mr Shane preached this morning 13 Dan is cultivating the summer follow Watts hoeing 14 Dan is drawing dung Watts is loading he drew 18 loads 15 Do Do Do Incle Rob came on the mixed Mrs Dobb & Ellen Scott came on the Express Dan & Watts is at the dung 16 Mrs Dobbs & Ellen Scott went to Brockville on the Express Dan & Watt is at the dung 1883 August 19 17 Dan helped Bruce to Saw wood Watts helped half the day he went to Gananoque for him self 18 Dan & Watts is at the dung I have been fixing the hen yard the RevdMr Wright preached this morning Mr Shane at night 15 �20 Dan & Watts finished the dung this morning then drew one load from Nowlans wanted that to finish the follow he began to cross plow it Watts is spreading the dung 21 Dan is plowing Watts is cuting the Black Barley and Rennies {illegible} I got 3 lb of the Black & 5 of Rennies & spreading dung 22 Dan is plowing Watts is cradling a Swarth round the oats where the Buckwheat was last year Bruce came with the Reaper and this afternoon fine day 23 Bruce is cuting the oats on the thistle field his two boys help to Bind. Dan & Watts bound too after finishing the Summer fallow there was a little rain this morning 24 Dan & Watts went this morning helped Bruce bind wheat his wheat they got it finished 25 Dan & Watts Drew in 3 loads of oats off the buckwheat ground and bound Some of the oats 26 Watts finished his month today the Revd Mr Shane ordained Messrs Donovan & Herbison as Elders of our Session at Fairfax the church was well filled 27 Dan & Watts drew in a load & a half off the buckwheat ground loads of the thistle piece 28 they got in all that we had cut and ready this forenoon & toped off the Stack of hay in the midle field they helped Bruce to draw in the afternoon 29 heavy rain last night Dan and me Drew 3 loads of oats from Burns Barn and cleaned them up we had 15 bags the ground is very wet 30 we drew 24 bags more of oats to day cleaned 16 �them up in the forenoon Dan took 24 bags of oats to Escott Mill for to get ground for the hogs this afternoon he did not get them home with him 1883 Sept 1 2 heavy rain this afternoon I am choring a little of everyhing rain last night the communion was taken in the Sand Bay church there a large attendance 51 communion five new members 3 Bruce and Baryon is helping Dan to hook the peas they finished them this afternoon 4 Dan went to Escott Mill for the grist this morning he helped Bruce to draw in this afternoon 5 Dan cut Some wood for Abia he helped Bruce to hook peas in the afternoon 6 Dan help Bruce to Draw in all day 7 Do Do Do they drew one load of oats that we had in left in the North field it was too green to cut when the rest was cut 8 Dan thrashed some fall wheat for Seed I helped a little in the forenoon went to an Agriculture meeting at Deans 9 Martin Amber Dan cradled the peice of ats that was left that to green this morning he then helped Bruce to draw in I went to Sand Bay to a Session meeting & church Professor Moatt preached this morning 10 Dan and Bruce plowed 4 ridges on the west Side of the Summer follow and Sowed the bushel of the Martin Amber fall wheat this morning that I got from Rennies 17 �11 Dan is helping Bruce to draw in he was there in the afternoon yesterday I made a gate for the corn field 12 Dan drew in our peas Barrion helped him Bruce cut part of our oats I went to the Bay for pig for the Socitie that we got from Luther Loweys 13 Bruce finished cuting our oats this morning Dan is drawing in for them fine day 14 Dan is helping Bruce to draw his oats 15 Do DoDo fine day 16 Revd Mr Nicolson Preached at Fairfax & Sand Bay in the morning & noon here at night 17 rain last night and this morning I went to the Kingston Presbytery at noon on the Express Dan and Bruce is plowing for the remainder of the fall wheat 18 I got home on the Express Dan is drawing Some of the oats 19 Dan and Bruces Boys finished drawing the oats I raked the ground with Mr Shanes horse very warm day 1883 Sept 23 20 Dan helped Bruce to thrash with the team fine day 21 they finished the thrashing this forenoon they plowed the Summer follow and Sowed part of it 22 Dan finished Sowing the fall wheat he Sowed four 4 bushel Bruce cut the Spring wheat this afternoon Revd Mr Shane preached this morning 18 �24 Dan and Robert Armstrong bound the wheat I Stooked it is very green plump cornel 25 heavy rain last night & this morning Dan Bessie Aunt Jane and me went to Delta in the afternoon to the Delta Agriculture Fair Stoped at Lizzy's all night She is well 26 I acted as judge on class J it was poor on account of the rain got home about 8 oclock Daves two oldest children came home with us a telegram came after we left that Jennie was at James Scotts Sick with the Scarlet fever Jennet went right down to Brockville 27 got a letter from Jennet that Jennie is not dangers Dan plowed and scraped part of the cross ditch in the midle east field 28 Dan went to road & began to dig the potatos they are very poor Some of them is roten 29 {blank} 30 {blank} 1883 Oct 1 heavy frost last night we drew in the Spring wheat I helped Dan with one load I went to Mr Shane's to meet Revd Mr Greacey & Mr Gillise on our church matters heavy rain this forenoon 2 Dan went to Gananoque with 12 bushel of wheat he could not get it ground for a fortnight the water was out of the pond on account of the railroad he bought 50 lb of flour $1.50 3 Dan plowed in the forenoon finished the digin the potatos at Burns place 4 Dan plowed this forenoon dug potatos in the afternoon hard frost last night 19 �5 we all atended our Township fair I took hogs and Sheep took 1st on aged Southdown Ram & aged yewe 2nd on yearling Ram 1st yearling ewes 1st lambs 2nd Breeding Sow 1st Boar pig and S ow pig 6 Dan finished diging the potatos in the garden there is a good many of them roting 7 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning 8 Dan dug the potatos in the midle field they are very poor 9 Dan plowed in the midle field I fixed irons for my new wheel barrow 10 Dan drew a load of wood from Wallaces to Bill & got it Sawed with the Circular Saw brought it Back 11 Dan plowed part of the garden with the Iron plow McDonald is fixing the other plow the ground is very dry he went to Greens & 16 bushel of Apples 12 Dan plowed in the East midle Field I picked the sweet corn 13 heavy rain last night Dan went to Gananoque for the grist that he took last week I went with him to See Mr {Kessels?} about Abers morgage he got a deed from Gilbert that is the best thing 14 Revd Mr {Thea?} preach this morning Mr Shane at night 15 Dan is plowing I'm fixing things about the house 16 Do Do 1883 20 �Oct 17 Dan plowed in the East midle field I got in the beets and in the Beans in the Barn hard frost 18 we picked up & drew of the stones at the East west ridge on the south end of the {illegible} field there was some very large ones we had the stone boat at fine day 19 Dan plowed the East & West Ridge he finished plowing began to plow the {illegible} half of it 20 Dan is plowing in the same field cold day I atended an Agriculture meeting at Deans 21 Mr {illegible} a student preached this morning he Stoped here JP McCormick took him to Fairfax 22 Dan is plowing I cut corn for the cows it was frozen & is laying almost flat 23 we drew in two Jags of the corn & put it on the barn floor this morning & 1 {illegible} to Abby's Dan is plowing now I cut and the cows every morning 24 Dan is plowing I went to the River as a fence viewer to view a fence between Charles Shipman & Finnan Cross Wm Robinson & Wm Trickie where the other viewers 25 Dan plowed & I cut Some corn for the cows & finished digging the parsnips they are poor 26 Dan is plowing {illegible} 27 {illegible} 28 Mr Neil preached this {illegible} Mr {illegible} this morning {illegible} 29 {illegible} finished plowing in the midle {rest of entry illegible} 30 Dan {illegible} in field below the house at the North 21 �east corner & {illegible} little done he plowed some in the garden 31 Dan {illegible} plowing the garden & cleaning out the {illegible} it is {illegible} good {illegible} the spring we put the cows in stable to night first time cold raw 1883 Nov 1 Dan Cleaned out the furrows where the {illegible} the Stable {illegible} 2 we went to the plowing match at Wm Websters place there was only three plowed it was a very place for it & a cold raw wind 3 Dan plowed and Scraped a Short ditch in the field & back of the old barn & plowed part of it 4 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning 5 Dan plowed in field below the house I worked at the hen house cleaning some of the old grout away it is bursting out the siding 6 Dan is plowing I went to the funeral of Mrs Wm Armstrong She was buried at the Ebenezer Church Revd Mr Crage preached there was a large {illegible} 7 Dan plowed {illegible} in the grenary we expect the thrasher to come on Friday 8 Dan plowed I fixed some grout for the hen house the South Side of it all came out 9 {illegible} boys came this morning to thrash they thrashed the fall & spring wheat they're 40 bushel of fall wheat 22 �{illegible} at Spring wheat 10 11 {illegible} {illegible} Let the Ram with the Sheep Dan took 3 ewes to John Cork ram 12 {illegible} 13 {illegible} a very Stormy day 14 the Snow is 5 inches deep this morning Dan drew 2 loads of dung from the Barn at the road 15 we went to Gananoque with the wool & 3 bags of peas & oats got yarn for the wool paid $3.30 for {Spearing?} it 16 Dan drew more dung Snowed 6 inches more last night cold with high wind 17 Dan drew 2 loads of wood 1 from 6 con & 1 from Abs road is good I went to Fairfax with Mr Shane to a meeting of the Session & {Preparatory Session} 1883 Nov 18 Ellen & me went to Fairfax to the Communion there was a very large meeting than seven added the church new members Revd Mr Shane preached 19 Dan went to Abs with Bruce & they sawed up a lot of drags for wood the Snow nearly all gone 20 Dan plowed in the field north of the house 21 Dan Do Do Do. 22 Dan Do I grouted the hen house 23 �23 Dan is plowing I took Ellen to see Benjamin Young he very Sick I do not think he will live long he is not able to Sit up alone 24 Dan is plowing I am making a frame for the Seller door fine day 25 Revd Mr Shane preached at night 26 Dan is plowing this forenoon very heavy rain in the afternoon I went with Mr Shane to Fairfax there was to be meeting of the Session about altering bounds there was no meeting 27 the ground is too wet to do anything abd it is freezing now Ad came home at midnight Express all well 28 David &Vive came on the midnight Express Watt went down to Brockville on the Lightning Express they are all well we put in a new frame in the outside Seller-way it was all roten and the Stair-way was caved in we are going to build it up with Stones Dan has them drawn for it it has been very Stormy rain and Snow nothing done out doors 29 Dan took all the old straw from over the Stable we put it in the yard & new straw from the Barn over the horses 30 Stormy day Dan thrashed the flax seed {illegible} noon got wood from own woods 31 {this might be Dec 31st's entry?} Dan drew wood that he has cut there is a good deal of dead wood in the bush the Thrashers came at noon and thrashed bushel of oats John Johnson man and one horse helped Bruce team & two Boys Charles Arms George Arthur helped 1883 Dec 1 Dan cut wood in our bush and drew it to the house 24 �fine day 2 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning 3 Dan got more wood fine day 4 Dan and Ad fixed the Barn for the thrashers we expect them tomorrow they moved the Straw So that we can keep it all in they fixed the poles over the {doors?} 5 the thrashers came at noon they finished the thrashing we had bushel of oats 6 Dan built up a Stone wall on the Side of the Sellar 7 Do he finished the walls this afternoon & went home 8 I finished the makeing of the Steps for the Seller and got them in So that we can out or in from the out Side. I have to cover them in yet 9 he was away 3 days Revd Mr Tigh preached this morning Mr Shane at night 10 very Stormy this forenoon I {maed frame?} for {the Cellar?} 11 I worked at the {frame?} for the Seller 12 Dan came home from his Father's he helped him for three days he got wood and other chores got ready for killing the hogs & brought the Sheep from {Mr J Cook's?} 13 we killed the hogs Bruce helped us fine day 14 Dan helped John Johnston to thrash with the team fine day I finished covering in the cellar way Ad went to Young on the Mixed 25 �15 16 Dan went to John Johnsons this morning they finished thrashing at noon he got wood after Mr Johnston preached this morning he is a Student 17 Wm came on the Mixed Stoped off at Kingston on Saturday from Perry Sound to Bessie's & She was home Dan & me Cleaned up 9 bushel of the old wheat that is the last of it we cleaned 12 bags of oats intending to go to the Mill tomorrow 18 very Stormy this forenoon and all day we took the top of the Snow Stack in the yard 19 Ad went to Gananoque to Mill he had 9 bushels of wheat and 12 bags of oats the roads very ruff Dan cut wood 20 Ad went to Gananoque for a load of Coal for their stove he brought 2200 Dan cut wood in the woods & put on the double windows 1883 Dec 21 Dan and Ad is drawing & chopping wood in our own woods {illegible} of dead wood {illegible} 22 Do Do Do 23 Revd Mr Shane preached this evening 24 Dan cut and drew more wood it Snowed about 5 inches last night with a misty rain most of the day it is a good deal warmer then it has been Watt & Lizie came on the Mixed from Brockville this evening 25 no work to day 26 Dan drew 2 loads of wood from Abs left one at A & one here fine day Billie came from Delta at night Mr {Jonesnos} Son brought him in a cutter 27 Ad went to Delta with Donnous to bring Kate home 26 �Watt had her in Brockville Dan drew a load of wood from Sand Bay 28 Dan cut Some in our own woods 29 Dan thrashed the Seed peas that was in the New Barn had 5 bushels cold day I attended our Preparatory service there was very few out 30 Revd Mr Shane preached & had the Communion there was 3 added the to our Church Mr and Mrs Services and Robert Shields there was a good attendance very cold day 31 {missing, possibly end of November 1883 entry} 1884 Jan 1 Dan went for a load of wood to Sand Bay and one from Ab McNeil David &Vive came from Delta & Wm Scott from GlenTay and Abia was here all took dinner it was good to have them 2 Snowing all day no work 3 Snowing and blowing all day Dan went to Bruce to help him the thrash it Stormed So that they did nothing the roads so drifted that he did not come home 4 Dan came home this morning there is no traveling on the Roads our road is nearly as high as the fences 5 Dan Split wood and Shoveled Snow at our gate at the road it is as high as the fence 6 David &Vive went home to the Revd Mr Tygh preached this morning Mr Shane at night 7 Dan went to help Bruce to thrash the thrashers did not come he came home after 27 �day it has been very Stormy this week wind and Snow a while 8 Stormy day no work only taking care of the cattle 9 Dan went to Bruce to thrash did very little there chain kept breaking Ad Shoveled the roads 10 I went to the Annual Meeting of our Agriculture Society there was a good meeting for the State of the roads nearly all the old Board of Directors was put in again Dan went to Bruces the brock down again got very little done 11 Dan went to Bruces to help to thrash they broke down we killed the younge cow Bruces helped fine winter day 12 Dan went to Bruces to thrash they broke part of the horse powr So that they will have to take it to Brockville to get it fixed Dan came home after {illegible} 13 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning 14 Ad & Dan drew in the remainder of the Stack that was left put 2 loads over the horses the rest in the Barn 15 Dan went to Sand Bay for a load of wood {illegible} help cold day the road is no going 16 Dan went to Sand Bay for wood he took it to Bruce's & B Landon brought the horsepowr & circular saw here this afternoon 17 {illegible} & filed the Saw & they Saw it this afternoon drove {illegible} 1883 28 �Jan 19 20 they finished Sawing this forenoon then Dan went with Bruce to finish the thrashing cold day Dan went to Gananoque for cash he went with a cutter Jennet & Jennie went with him {illegible} {illegible} cold day 21 Dan and {illegible} rigged up the {illegible} {illegible} new frame for drawing things on them 22 very Stormy all night & day no work 23 high wind Snow & drift Do Do 24 Do Do Do Do Do 25 fine day no travel on the roads Dan took the horses &Slaugh to the Station & brock the roads 26 Dan went to Mallorytown this afternoon 27 Revd Mr Shane had a Short Service this morning then he closed A child of Henery Faires was dead the funeral was at 11oclock in the English church the Revd Mr Tygh preached the church was full 28 Ad is loading up things that he brought from Toronto for the Boys he is taking 2 veal skins 4 deakin 2 Sheep Skins with the wool on & 2 that the wool is taking off Dan & me Cleaned up 12 bushel of oats and 12 of wheat for a grist 29 Dan went to Gananoque with the grist this morning there was about 3 in of Snow fell last night fine day several lines {illegible} the road is so bad that could {illegible} bring {illegible} time rest of the line {illegible}/td> 30 rain Dan Stoped to chop wood< 31 the roads is so bad that there is no travel on them {the rest of line illegible} 29 �1884 {a lot of page difficult to decipher} Feb 1 hard frost last night we went to {illegible} Revd Mr Gibson Wife {several lines eligible} 2 A dull cloudy day I have taken care of the cattle 3 Revd Mr {illegible} preached this evening 4 {entry illegible} 5 {entry illegible} 6 rained most of the day Ad {several words illegible} I took cair of the cattle 7 Ad took the team to Sand Bay he brought home a load of Cordwood they are Sending a Carload to John to Belville 8 Stormy day Ad did nothing withwith the horses 9 Little Watt came from Montreal on the morning Express he was at the Carnival Ad took him to Young to his Mothers Stormy day Haffie took the team to Sand Bay Dan & him brought home of wood 10 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning 11 Ad & Dan went to Sand Bay with the team Ad brought home a load of wood with the Bobby 12 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he took it home the roads is very bad there was Snow last night and wind to day the roads filled full 13 rain this morning & last night the Snow has got fall rain most of the day I am quilling 14 the roads is very soft muddy {illegible} wind turned North in the afternoon {rest of entry illegible} Ad brock 30 �the road to the hay Stack in the {illegible} the Snow has got a great fall 15 Ad went to Sand Bay for to load at wood he brought some home with him Watt and Lizie came here from Otawa on the Mixed 16 Ad took Watt & Lizie to Delta this morning {rest of entry illegible} 1884 {most likely February} 17 Revd Mr Tygh preached this morning Mr Shane at night rain 18 rain most of the day Dan did chores I spooled for Jennet 19 rain part of the day Dan took the top of the Stack in the midle field & brought it the Barnyard & spread around for the cattle it is badly spoiled 20 very high wind with Snow Dan went out back to look at a farm of John Burns he wants to buy it 21 Dan took the team to Sand Bay for wood this morning he brought home {illegible} load Ad came home to day the road was too bad to come 22 Dan went to Sand Bay for wood 23 Dan went to Sand Bay for wood Ad began to draw the Stack of hay in the midle field young Hughafie helped him 24 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning 25 Ad &Hughafie finished drawing the Stack Dan helped Bruce to draw ice from the River the ice is very poor 26 Dan went to Sand Bay for wood Ad went to Gananoque for Shingles for the house & brought 7000 ceader Shingles paid $3.50 per thousand for them very Stormy in the afternoon rain & Snow 31 �27 Dan drew 2 loads of Cordwood to day 28 Snowed about 6 inches last night & is Still Snowing this morning Dan did very little Stormy 29 Still Storming Dan Split wood in the Shed it has been very Stormy most of the {illegible} 30 Sowed {illegible} 60 {illegible} 1884 March 9 1 Dan went to {illegible} they {illegible} of wood {rest of entry illegible} 2 Revd Mr Greacie preached this morning {illegible} cold day 3 Dan is drawing he drew 2 loads for & drew 1 load of wood then went back to the shanty Stopt there all night 4 Dan drew 1 load of wood then went back to the Chanty Stopt there all night 5 Dan brought a load of wood this morning & another at night took them both to Ads 6 Dan drew 1 load of wood this to day 7 Dan brought 1 load of wood this forenoon and another in the afternoon and went back to the shanty for to one in the morning 8 it began to blow and Snow in the night and Stormed all day there is a fearful drift wind from the East Dan came home this morning brought a Small load of wood I intended to Sand Bay to the meeting of the Session there was going it Stormed So very Stormy day the roads all blocked up so that Mr Shane could not go to Sand Bay the communion did not take place there was Sabbath School here 32 �10 Dan went to Sand Bay with the horses his Father is going to work in his place he is looking about Some land we cleaned up 5 bags of oats Dan took this Week is for feed before he went away 11 Stormy day in the afternoon no work done Ad & Bruce started for GlenTay in the morning before it began 12 Dans Father came out with a load of wood this morning the Snow has got a great fall the roads is rough 13 Dans Father brought out a load of wood and went back in the afternoon I went to a Session meeting at Sand Bay 14 Dan's Father drew a load of wood & banked more 15 Do Do Do has 2 loads more banked out that his Father is going to in that place 16 I went to Sand Bay with Wm Cornet we had the communion there this afternoon the church was well full 1884 March 18 I am going to the {illegible} at Kingston this morning Dan {illegible} is going {illegible} 19 Do Do drawing load of wood 19 again Dan drew a load of wood I came home on the express from the Presbytery at Kingston there was a good attendance of both ministers and Elders and a good deal of work done 20 Dan went to Sand Bay & banked out wood Stoped all night there x 21 Dan came home this afternoon brought a load of wood he banked in the forenoon Ad got home from Perth this afternoon he brought home 2 horses with 33 �they are large one 5 & the other 3 year old a horse & mair with foal due Percheron horse 22 23 Dan and Ad went to Abes for a load of hay for Wallace the Roads is very bad I taped 24 trees Revd Mr Shane preached this morning 24 Dan went to Sand Bay to bank out he came home on the Mixed this morning he went to Haigs to the Wife on Saturday night 25 I took care of the cattle fine weather 26 Do Do Do 27 Ad went to Escott Mill with 19 bushel of wheat and bags of ats the Roads is very bad he took the waggon he had Bruce's mare & his own 28 I Split Some wood took care of the cattle Ad put away the flour and meal 29 very Stormy this afternoon rain & {illegible} the Snow is going very fast frost at night {illegible} came here from Sand Bay he left Slaugh and came on horseback 30 Revd Mr Tigh preached this morning Mr Shane at night 31 very little work done Showing & getting ready to Saw wood & moving the clover hay into the little mow from cover the cows 1883 April 1 {illegible} to Snow in the forenoon {illegible} Snowed about 4 inches the forenoon Ad & Dan took the horsepower & sawing apart 2 Snowing this morning Snowed about 4 inches in the forenoon Ad and Dan took the horse power and 34 �Sawing part to Ads 3 Dan & Ad went to Abs with the waggon for a load of Wallace's hay the roads very bad 4 they Sawed at Ads wood today cold day Bruce & his boys and Matthias helped 5 {blank} 6 Mr Moore a Student from Kingston preached this morning I took him to Fairfax Mr Shane went to Newburg & Camden to preach 7 cold Blustery day 8 Ad Dan &Kairns Shingled the South Side of the house & part of the North Side fine day 9 Mr Grame came this morning they finished the North Side Dan went to Sand Bay for the chains and brought 2 18 feet Sticks from the Sawmill for Wallaces wood Shed. fine day 10 little rain Dan Split Some wood this forenoon & then him and Ad went to ABs for a load of Wallaces hay 11 Ad & Dan is covering the horse Stable with boards 12 Ad went to Gananoque with the Milkwaggon Dan drew Stuff for Wallace in the forenoon Split wood in the afternoon 13 Revd Mr Tye preached this morning Mr Shane at night 14 Dan went to Sand Bay to bank out wood fine day we had 2 pair of twins one of the full breads & one half 15 heavy rain this forenoon Jennet went to {illegible} came home on the mixed 16 {illegible} night from J W Darling 2 1/2 bushel Timothy 35 �and 1 bushel of Clover Seed $7.00 the Timothy $2.25 {illegible} 17 I let some water of the garden and other chores 18 we Sowed {illegible} I dug and planted 18 gooseberry sprouts 19 {blank} 20 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning 21 Ad went to Delta with the Milkwaggon for a heifer calf from Watts Jersey cow Dan Split wood in the forenoon we drew dung & the dirt that came out of Sellerway into the garden North of the Burned grape in the afternoon heavy frost & high wind 22 Dan is fixing up the fences Ad came home this afternoon and brought the Calf with him 23 Ad began to Saw Dan cultivated he Sowed 4 bushel of the White Russian Spring Wheat he draged 24 Dan went to a Bee of Humphrey Youngs to plow Ad Sowed 2 bushel more of the White Russian 25 Ad sowed 2 bushel of the White Russian wheat that we got from Rennie in Toronto on the 7 ridges west of the other 6 bushel and 3 ridges from the west fence they saved about 4 bushel of Astrilan oats north half of the center field 26 they have Sowed 16 bushel of the Astrilan in all the ground is in good trim 27 Revd Mr Tygh preached this morning Mr Shane at night 28 they finished the midle field Ad rolled where the fall wheat was last year and the Clover {illegible} he says 1883 April 36 �that the fall wheat Stubble is very stiff the Clover is very {bracket?} 29 they are cultivating & dragging in the field below the house and have Sowed 12 bushel of Black oats that he got the m Bruce all next to the lower ditch and that the ridges runs East & West and 3 ridges that runs North & South and the mare they have is the mair of Wm McNeil's 30 {appears to be blank} 1883 May 1 Sowed our own small oats 1 1/2 bushel with center field west of the wheat and 4 bushel in the field front of the house 2 Dan plowed where he left off below the New Barn Ad went to Gananoque I went to the post office Saw the smoke coming out of Robert Cornetts house along with JA Bradley we gave the alarm got pails & poured on water all to no use it was burned he lost most of his things there was a general turnout every one did their best Darling Store caught fire & was burned down they Saved Dean's Shop and house which was between Darling Store and Cornetts house Darling got out all his Goods out but they were damaged 3 I went to Fairfax this afternoon with Mr Shane the Commission to be tomorrow Dan plowed 4 Revd Mr Shane had the commission at Fairfax good attendance 5 Dan drew dung to the garden in the forenoon plowed in the afternoon fine growing time fine Shower last night 6 Dan breaking {illegible} Ad Sowed the Black barley & the grass peas East Side of the field then 3 bushel of peas that he bought of the 37 �Widow {Susan?} I planted 6 gray {raspberries?} I sent 2 {rest of entry illegible} 7 Ad Sowed 4 bushel of own peas Dan is breaking in an {illegible} I planted a grapevine of Wallaces it is the Polkington and the Prentiss grape & a {Vigana Raspberre team?} came from F G Association fine rain this afternoon 8 the ground is too damp to drag Dan & Shoveling out furrows he helped to plant 4 Appel trees that Ad bought at the station 1 Wealthy 1 Wallbridge 1 Fameus 1 McIntosh Red 6 of the gray raspberries I bored & Set Some posts for grapevines 9 Dan drew some dung to the garden little rain 10 we drew Stones for the foundation of Wallaces woodShed he expects the framers on Monday 11 the Revd Mr Tyghe preached this morning Mr Shane at night 12 Dan went to Gananoque for a load of lumber for Wallace this afternoon I dug some in the garden 13 Dan drew dung to the garden in the forenoon he then draged the head Ridge at the old well & Sowed about 3/4 of bushel of peas I Sowed nearly 2 wash basins full of {illegible} David & his family came from Delta Bessie came with them and brought {illegible} with them 1884 May 14 David & {illegible} went to Toronto on the express Bessie went with them Dan drew dung to the garden in the forenoon fixed some {illegible} after Dan {illegible} drawing dung to the garden then {illegible} got Bruces wheel cultivator & cultivated the garden & then throwed out some furrows heavy rain at 15 38 �16 Dan helped Humphrey Young to plow I began to {illegible} & clean out the hen house light Showers 17 Dan helped Humphrey to plow Ad took yearling & 2year-old heifer to the 6 concession this morning we planted 10 rows of potatos next to the hen house in the garden 18 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning 19 Dan can do nothing he has a boil on his hand Ad took some of the clapboards of the house & then put a lath on the stud & nailed them on again that brought the stud out even with the grout he intends new clapboards on 20 Dan went to Mallorytown on the Mixed this morning we put the cows in the midle field for the first 21 Ad went to Gananoque & brought 8 barrels of plaster of Paris for to put on the land & 2 Spades 1 for ditching & 1 for digging Dan can do nothing 22 Ad took 5 barrels of the plaster to the north half of the East midle field Dan is doing yet 23 Ad drew 2 load of rails from where the Stacks was to make a lain at the end of the barn Dan is doing {illegible} 24 Ad & me put up the fence for the lain 25 Revd Mr Tygh preached this morning Mr Shane at night 26 Ad went to Gananoque with 3 bags of wheat 4 of barley {illegible} 3 Barles of plaster on the midle field he began on the east side 27 Dan drew Some Stones of the South end of the midle field & cultivated it with the wheeled cultivator 39 �28 Dan & Ad Drew dung & cultivated the field back of the barn 29 they furrowed out & planted 6 rows of carrots 1 row of parsnips 2 rows beets & planted some sweet corn & popcorn in the garden 30 Ad went to Gananoque for a load of clapboards Dan took some of the old clapboards off the South end of the house 31 Ad went to Gananoque for another load of clapboards Dan is taking off the clapboards 1883 June 1 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning 2 Dan plowed the peice for potatos Ad & me cut 3 bushel of Erely Roses warm day 3 Dan finished plowing the potato ground he then draged it he {illegible} it with {illegible} & Kate planted Bushel of early {illegible} 4 Dan cultivated & dragged the potato ground {illegible} sowed {illegible} pond of it & planted part washed this morning Sheep 5 they planted some more Dan went to dung Bee of Samuel Johnson in the afternoon 6 Ad went to Gananoque for a load of lumber for the house to 208 lb of tar paper we planted 6 rows of corn east of the old barn and some Western corn 7 Dan planted more of the western corn I planted 22 hills of cucumbers they plowed the head ridge north of the new Barn & Sowed it with cow corn 40 �8 Professer Fowler preached at Sand Bay in the afternoon and hear at night I took him to Sand Bay 9 we all worked on the Roads had the team drew gravel they began at our N West corner & came this way 10 Do Do Do 11 Do Do Do Do 12 Dan and me worked this morning on the roads had the team I attended an Agriculture meeting at Mr Deans revised the Prize list Dan worked at the house 13 Dan worked at the house I planted some cabbage & tomato I attended a meeting at the Drill Shed on the Scott Act Judge McDonald Revd Mr Crawford Revd Shane & Craig & others spoke on it 14 15 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning David came on the Morning Express Vive & the children was with him 16 Ad went with David to Gananoque Dan cultivated the potatos in the garden 17 Ad David &Vive & the children to Delta Dan & me loaded & wheeled the sand & clay for {illegible} 2 sides of the house in the forenoon we then took up the line on the road Dan bored some holes for posts for a line fence 1883 June 18 Ad came home from Delta at noon he took up the line with the instrument next hour line was wrong Dan filled some of the holes that he had bored 41 �19 Dan bored a number of holes on the right line I worked in the garden & trimmed some trees 20 Dan Sowed plaster on the oats & peas front of the house this morning Ad took a load of posts to the road line we Set Some of them 21 Dan bored post holes Ad & me Set soSme of them very warm day 22 Revd Mr Tygh preached in forenoon Mr Shane at night 23 Dan went to the 6 con to bank out wood Ad took the Spoted heifer with her calf she has lost 1 of her teats they are going to let the calf Suck & beef her Mr Graham &Mr Ferris came to clapboard the house 24 Graham &Fairns are at the house I am helping cutting the clapboards for the front of the house 25 they are working at it Ad is taking of the clapboard front of the house we moved the cupboard of the Sellerway 26 they are working at the clapboard 27 Do Do Do 28 Ad went to Gananoque with Bruces team for more lumber & tar paper Dan has been at the 6th con Since Monday with the team we expect him home to night I attended Services in the church & a meeting of the Session I was repointed representative Elder for the ensuing year &Revd Mr Shane preached 29 Revd Mr Shane preached there was 54 communicants partook the church was well filled fine day 30 Dan is cultivating in the garden and hoeing the ground is very dry there has been no rain Since the 11th of the month Wm Hazelwood &Isabla or rather {illegible} Free came on Saturday {illegible line} James Robinson 42 �& his daughter from Russ{illegible} 1883 July Dan went & got his horse got it shod Dan went to Gananoque this morning got a train home 1 Dan is hoeing in the garden Ad has a lame back can do very little 2 Dan is cutting behind the barn 3 Dan is hoeing behind the barn Ad went to Leeds & laid out a Road Dan is riging up the mower & other chores Ad went to Young with with the buggy he took {illegible} {illegible} and his daughter & Bessie 4 Ad went to the River with a load of picknickers Robinson his Daughter Jennet Bessie & Jennie was with him they went to the Bay very warm rain in the afternoon 5 rain this morning dull hazey day the carpenters finished the house last night they have been 21 days working at the clapboarding & corners 6 Mr Gilles preached at night Mr Shane went to Kingston 7 Dan came home this forenoon I may say that he has lost 2 days 2/3 friday 1/2 monday all Saturday I went to the Presbytery to Belleville the Revd Mr Shane resined his charge here to the Presbytery he has got a call New Brunswick 8 I got home on the Express all well the crows has took up all our potatos they are planting them over again 9 finish planting the potatos & began to mow & mowed a little in the orchard 43 �10 finished cuting the orchard and cut a piece in the north field west Corner fine day 11 raked up the orchard & drew it in 3 small load they raked & cocked up the piece that was cut yesterday it is too green to draw in 12 fine rain most of the day mowing done this forenoon Dan bored some posts holes on the road 13 Revd Mr Greacie preached this morning 14 I painted Some Dan bored post holes on the Rear Side of the midle field Ad went to Brockville 15 Dan is boring Ad is mowing in the North Field 16 Ad & Abia went to Sand Bay to Mr Keys Dan mowed Some of the fence & cocked Some that I raked {illegible} 1883 July 20 17 Ad got the {illegible} out of the milk waggon & hurt his back shoulder by the fill bolt coming ought broke fill 18 Dan mowed in the Northfield got the waggon fixed again Dan raked & cocked some in the field 19 we fixed the roof of the cow Stable the part had Spread Ad got iron rods & bolted a belated the plate of the beam of the old barn I raked Dan and I Coslow drew 4 loads put 2 over the horses 1 over the cows 1 is left on the waggon Ad & Ellen Revd Mr Shane preached at night I read his resignation of his charge he is going to St Johns NB to take charge of the Mission Stations we are all very Sorry that he is 44 �leaving us he has done wonders for us 21 I went to Kingston with Mr Shane he took his horse and Buggy to Gananoque we then took the Boat Ad & Dan drew in the hay that was in the North Field 22 Dan went through the potatos with the cultivator & hoed them there was a little rain 23 they went to Wallaces place & cut part of it and rake it up & drew it in fine 24 Dan mowed more at Wallaces they drew in 3 loads I raked with Maud fine day 25 Dan finished mowing at Wallaces this forenoon I raked Ad & Dan drew drew in all that was fit 26 I raked & Ad & Dan drew in all that was left on Wallaces Place Dan cut part of the north field I raked it in the afternoon they drew in 2 loads and took it to Wallaces Stable 27 there no minister with us to day I went to the Methodist Church in forenoon 28 Ad went to Bruces riged up the reaper he cut the Martin Amber wheat in the afternoon it was winter killed a little Dan and me Set posts on the Road Side midle field 29 Ad & Dan cut part of the other fall wheat this afternoon there a very heavy dew this morning 30 Ad & Dan finished the wheat & the haying fine day they drew in 1 load of hay they took to horse {illegible} Stable that is 3 loads that they took there 31 heavy rain last night in the day very little work done 1884 Aug 1 Dan & Ad helped Bruce with his haying fine 45 �day we had an examination of witnesses on Timothy {illegible} for stealing a {illegible} from I sent him to Brockville for {rest of line illegible} {illegible marginal note} 2 Do Do Do {illegible} of the piece 3 Professor Nicholson here at night Fairfax in the morning Sand Bay at noon I heard Mr Tygh at Fairfax in the morning Sand Bay at noon 4 Ad & Dan drew in our fall wheat they put 2 loads in the little mow it our own old Fall wheat & the load of the Martin Amber on Scaffold with {illegible} 5 Dan pulled weeds out of the potatos where the crows dug them up they are very small 6 Dan is plowing through the potatos & hoeing I went with Nicholson to Sand Bay yesterday we took dinner at Herbison we had J Shields horse we went to James McCormick's James Cornetts & the Widow Cochran's Cornetts has over 150 Bee hives 7 Dan is working at the potatos fine day 8 Dan finished holding the potatos I can do very little 9 Bruce is cutting the Spring Wheat with the reaper Dan Coslow and two of Bruces Boys is binding 10 Revd Mr Nicholson this morning James McMillan took him to Fairfax and the Union then brought here 11 Ad finished cutting the S Wheat Bruces two Boys helped they finished about the midle of the afternoon fine day 46 �Mrs Kellog com from Almount on a visit Bessie & Jennie came home young 12 Dan helped Bruce to cut Some wheat he took the cradle Ad went to Gananoque took Nan Hazelwood & brought two bags of flour home I took Nicholson to Darlings Kirkins. McCormicks and Smiths had Shields horse 13 Ad & Dan is drawing the wheat that was cut on Saturday Some of it is rather soft they cut Some of the front of the house very warm day 14 they helped Bruce at his harvesting in the forenoon Ad cut all the oats front of the house expect a peice where the old Barn Stood it is too green 15 they got all the wheat in and 2 loads of oats 16 they helped Bruce most of the day then they got in 2 loads of oats very hot day 17 Mrs Kellock went home on the Express we had no preaching to day I heard Mr Tygh 18 Ad & Dan got in all the oats that was cut front of the house I raked the ground with Kate 1884 August 19 Ad and Dan helped Bruce at his wheat very warm day the ground is very dry fine rain this morning Aunt Jennet came from Branford on the Express 20 Dan helped H. young this afternoon to draw in wheat Ad took the Spoted heifer to the 6th Concession 21 Dan hooked peas very dry time Ad is at Bruce's 47 �frost in some places it did no rain here 22 Dan hooking peas Ad finished cuting the oats in the field front of the house and cut Some in the thistle field 23 Dan hooked peas Ad raked up the oats in front of the house drew them in and Some of the peas Ellen came from Glentwa on the Express She had the 3 children with her they are all well 24 we had no meeting I heard the Young Matthews Min. 25 they drew in 2 loads of oats Dan hooked peas 26 little rain last night very little done this forenoon Dan worked at the peas in the afternoon 27 Ad finished cuting the oats that finished our reaping they then drew in 1 loads of peas and 3 of oats very warm dry weather Bruces boy helped them 28 they drew in 3 loads of oats and 1 of peas the tire came off the Waggon yesterday they had to get it on this morning it was near noon before they began 29 very heavy rain last night and this morning and most of the day very little work done Dan drew a load of rails from Wallaces fence the cows got into Bruces field 30 rain this morning Ellen Jennet, Bessie Jennie and Nancy Hazelwood all went to Brockville on the Mixed this morning Dan went to fix Wallaces fence in the forenoon he then began to plow for Fall wheat where the old Barn Stood 48 �31 31 we have had no Minister I heard the Revd Mr Tye 1884 Sept 1 Dan plowed this forenoon Ad turned over the oats that was left in the midle field they drew them in and I raked all the field & that finished all the oat crop they then drew in a load of peas fine day 2 I was taken with a Cold Chill in the night & could not get up Dan & Ad hooked & got in more of the peas Bessie and Phillia went to Kingston on the Express Ad plowed Dan finished hooking the peas and they got them in that finished our harvesting expect the grass peas they are not fit to cut 3 Ad & Dan went out to the road & helped Bruce David came on the Express from Perry Sound Vive met him here fine day 4 Dan helped Bruce all day Ad in the afternoon David &Vive went to Delta on Express 5 Dan plowed Ad did chores David &Vive went to Delta on the Express fine day 6 Ad hooked the grass peas there is good crop of Straw Dan plowed warm day Revd Mr Hyde came on the Express & McMullen met him & took him to Stewarts 7 Revd Mr Hyde preached this morning A Cochran came for him took he preached at Fairfax & Union 8 Dan finished the plowing for the fall wheat and began to draw dung to it from the barnyard 9 Dan drew dung this forenoon then he drew in the grass peas one of Bruces boys helped him warm day Ad took Wm Scott Ellen & Bessie to Delta they took the wool to Ledenhurst to get it Spun also 10 Dan is drawing dung I took the Cows to water this 49 �morning for the first time Monday week 11 they are drawing for the Fall wheat very dry time 12 Wm Scott and Ellen went home on the Express Ad went to Gananoque with Bessie in the after noon Dan finished drawing dung for the wheat 13 Ad is thrashing wheat for to Sow Dan is Spreading dung for the wheat 14 I took Revd Mr Hyde to Fairfax & Sand Bay he preached here at night 15 Helped Ad to clean the Seed wheat Dan is cultivating the dung that he Spread on the wheat it is very ruff 16 the ground is so ruff that they had to roll it before Sowing it they then Sowed it I went to Kingston on the Merchant Express to Presbytery 17 got home on the Express all well we are to have regular Suplys on Sabbath days it was a good meeting they Sowed the wheat cleaned out the furrows then rolled two rounds at the bottom one round in the midle an are at the top of the piece to test the Smooth or ruff Surface they cut up the corn in the garden Dan drew lumber from the Station to the Show ground in the afternoon we got a cane load from Sharbut Lake Bessie Came from Toronto this morning 18 Dan is cuting corn Ad is helping to pack Bessie trunk She is going to Indonia in central India as A Medical Missionary She went on the Express to Brockville Ad went with her this afternoon 19 Dan is cuting corn I helped J Cook and Dean at the fair ground we took up the lines & marked the places for to put the post the ground is very dry & hard 20 Madis Colt got its forward leg brock last night or this 1884 Sept 50 �morning we've been fixing it most of the day Dr Hanna put plaster of Paris bandage on it and Splints I do not think it will do any good 21 Mr Hyde preached this morning fine day 22 heavy rain most of the day Dan thrashed oats 23 we tried to put the Colt in a Sling it would not do we cut out the bandage & sawed a point off the bone of & put on another plaster bandage & 2 iron Splints on 24 Dan finished ctting the corn in the forenoon & drew dung to the thistle field in the afternoon 25 very heavy rain last night and this morning they fixed the horse Stable in the forenoon & drew some large Stones that was at the first ditch Dan plowed then below {illegible} 26 Dan finished the plowing below the wheat & he drew dung to the thistle field I intend to go to Ellen's tomorrow 27 I went to Perth on Mixed to Brockville took the {illegible} Express to Perth Wm Scott met me there got to Ellens before dark they are well good crossing 28 we went to their church Mr Smith A Student preached 29 I looked over their farm it is a good one loam & Standing high 30 went to their Fairground to make their entries {last line cut off } 1884 Oct 1 John took me to the Perth show it is a very good one in some things very few cattle & sheep & only middling Hogs and horses Fair roads good {illegible} work good 51 �{illegible marginal note} 2 Wm took me to Ramses Stoped at James Robinson all night good roads they are all well Wm over to Joe Johns took tea then came back to James Staid there all night cold day and night 3 Wm took me Almont Fair we Stoped Mrs Kellocks they had a better Fair than at Perth grain roads good fronts good & a good display of everything there {illegible} in the Hall fell down & hurt a number of people there was over 10 thousand in the ground it is Said the grounds was very muddy with the rain 4 Started on the first Train for Brockville got to Brockville after the Express had gone got home on the Mixed all well glad to be home & thankful to God for all his mercies 5 the Revd Mr Giffend we had no minister 6 they are fixing for the fair fine day I got the Brady boys to fix up Some fixings on the fence around the ground fine day 7 fine day we took the Sheep & cattle got Crak price the flock of fine wools on the Jersey Calf 1 year-old & 2 year-old heifers it is the best fair we have had in every way I was in the hall as usual fine day 8 Dan went home last night he did not come back till the afternoon ra{i?}n this morning 9 Dan plowed up the cross ditches then Ad and him is clearing them out with the Scraper it is the field below the barn 10 Ad & Dan plowed & Scraped this forenoon Ad went to Delta in the afternoon with the team to bring out a load for David he is going to Parry Sound 11 Dan went to Bruces & helped him to thrash the 52 �machine is there Ad came home after dark and another and another man with him with a load 12 Mr Smith a Student preached at night & McMullen took him to Fairfax & Sand Bay 13 Dan & Ad helped Bruce to thrash in the forenoon dug potatos in the afternoon 1884 Oct 14 Ad & Dan dug potatos they cultivated or dug up the {illegible} with a Spring Cultivator it cut a good many of the long potatos they are Small expect first planted David &Vive went away on the Express Watt came at noon 15 Dan finished the potatos Ad is loading Davids lugage in a car he took his horse & a Cow that he got from Ad it is the 2 year old that came in lately 16 Dan & Ad plowed the potato ground & picked up some of the Small Stones brought them up to the Barnyard 17 Dan began to plow in the field below the house the ground is very dry and hard Ad is cleaning up the Barns for the thrashers fine day 18 Dan is plowing Ad is fixing the barns he making a bin in the New Barn to hold the grain that in it 19 Revd Adam Spencer preached this morning 20 Dan plowed Ad & me fix the {cauby?} over the Sellerway very dry time 21 Dan is plowing. Ad cleaned out some of the ridge ditches north of the house & braced the posts along the road for wire fence I made a Slat door for root seller 53 �{illegible marginal note} 22 Alf Green came with the thrashers this morning they started at noon & thrashed the wheat we had Bushels the likewise a run of oats fine day 23 thrashed Bushels of oats they then put the machine into the new barn & the grass peas had bushel the Black Barley had bushel peas bushel 24 finish the peas this forenoon had bushel we put in some {illegible} the Straw 25 Dan plowed front of the house part of the paster 26 the Revd Mr Spencer preached at night {illegible} 27 wDan plowed Ad & me cleaned up 18 bushel of Spring wheat & 8 bushel of oats he intends to go to {illegible} 28 Dan is plowing in a field below the house 29 Do Do 30 Dan finished the field & plowed the garden 31 Ad went to Young with the grist Dan shoveled the furrows that was left in the field below the house in the garden & pulled the turnips {illegible} they are very poor they did not come 1884 1 2 Dan drew in the few turnips & beets there was only two or three baskets next the east fence Ad came home with the grist at dark it rained quite hard I hear the Revd Mr Gifford this morning swe had no minister 3 Ad and Dan went out to the Sixth con to stump and plow 54 �I am fixing a door for the front of the house 4 Ad came home last & went back this morning they are stumping & ditching the ground is very wet in the Swamp 5 rain and Snow most of the day we put the Cows in the Stable for the first time Ad went back early this morning Dan has stoped there 6 the roads very ruff Ad did not go back to day very hard frost last night everything is closed up 7 Ad went back to the chanty this morning it is raining windy & Stormy looking 8 Ad went back to the chanty this morning he is ditching then is plowing {fellow? Philow?}went {with} him they intend to bring the Pett cow home they did so Dan brought home a load of wood to Thompsons place 9 16 heard the Revd Iby preach we had none 10 Ad & Dan killed the hog this morning Ad moved to Thompsons house this afternoon Dan went to the Chanty after took a load of hay with him 11 Ad is fixing about the house getting things fixed I am fixing Stuff for to put in the room windows 12 I covered the greapes vines and other chores 13 Ad is fixing at home Dan is plowing at the Chanty 14 Ad went to the Chanty to ditch they did all that they could do & came home at night Dan brought a load of wood 15 Dan plowed in the North East corner of the corn next John Johnstons the groung is very dry Ad took 11 yews{ewes} to John Cooks South Down Ram Mr McKinnon preached this morning & at Fairfax in the 55 �afternoon 17 Dan plowed Ad got a horse from J Stacie to pull with Kate he plowed in the afternoon along with Dan 18 heavy frost last night so that no plow Dan tryed but could do nothing he brought the plows home he picked up wood in the bush here {out of order, should follow Dec 01-15} 1884 Dec 21 Stormy day Snow 16 Jessie was buried at the Stone Church at the west of Mary Braden Beatty grave the Revd Mr Richards of Lyn preached a Sermon in our own church it was as full as it could hold they they left here at 12 oclock There was a number of teams went to Young with them they got home about 7 oclock at night very Stormy day Snow & wind 17 Vest went to Brockville on the Express to go to Delta he took Philo withe him cold day no work done 18 voted for the Scott this morning there is a great aggitation about it for and against it fine day 19 very cold day I had to in{livist?} before I got the Chores done the Revd Mr Greacie came here with Mr McKay he to preach for us two Sabbaths 20 little Wat and Billie came down from Toronto last night they were at J. & McDonalds Demonstration Billie went to Delta with Kate & the cutter Wat Ellen Robson, Dunken and Wat Son & Daughter went to Brockville on the Mixed train this morning Dr McKay went to Fairfax this morning he preached at Sand Bay at 1/2 p 2 & heare at night Alexander Cornett sent him there with 56 �his team I went for the Sabbath lesson Back & Send Boys 10 35 cents 22 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood it rained after left & rained most of the day 23 Ad went for the Sheep that he took to John Cooks Ram fine day 24 very Stormy day Snow and wind all day 25 fine clear morning no work done 26 I Split Some wood and took care of the cattle 27 Ad went to the Chanty for a load of wood it began to rain after he left rained most of the day after 28 Dr McKay preached this morning 29 we killed the hogs Dan Bradley and Bruces Boys helped fine warm day 30 I cut up the two hogs that was left here Ad took two home 31 Ad took Jennet to Gananque I salted the pork {illegible}Snow all gone 1884 Dec 1 Dan took the team out to the Shanty & drew in 2 Ellem logs McCreadys Sawmill for Ad Stable & brought home a load wood good Slaughing 2 they began to draw the last years Stack of hay from the North field it is all Clover 3 they finished drawing the Stack of hay Dan then drew some of the rails from the road fence to the 57 �midle fence to field North of the house & barn 4 we cleaned up 12 bags of oats Ad took them to Greens Mill at the outlet Dan left of work this morning 5 Ad worked at his Stable at home I fixed in a door Sill in the front door for the door to Shut on 6 Ad took the plough to plow in the north field he finished 2 ridges that was before the Snow came there is too much frost & Snow 7 wind & rain all day keen frost this morning Mr Smith a Student preach this evening James McMullen took him to Fairfax it was so Stormy Wind & Rain that no one came out he brought back home he Stoped here 8 Ad helped Bruce to thrash this afternoon rain in the morning I fixed a new post at the road frount of the house 9 Ad helped Bruce to thrash they finished he had 900 bushels of oats Snow & rain most of the day I fixed some in the hen house 10 Ad put puttie around the chimnies on the roof and put in a new bed piece in the cookstove this morning 11 I took care of the cattle & other chores Ad is fixing at home 12 fixing the Stable & other Chores Jessie is very poorly the Dr says that her left lung infected 13 strike through Jennet went for the Dr last night he was here most of the night and Jessie died this morning five minutes from five oclock he could not think She was dangerous till a few hours before She died Ad Telegrafed to her father as soon as the office was open we are all in a very mournfull state 58 �14 Mr McKay a Student preached this morning 15 Ad is getting things for the funeral her Father got here on the Express this afternoon he was just 8 hours on the road 19 Dan cut & drew the dead wood that he could get in the bush & drew to the house Ad & me filed some of the outside windows for the house 20 Dan drew Sand from the pit to bank the house Ad & me finished all the windows they had all to be made smaller & fitted inside the new casings fine weather 21 Dan is overhauling the old fence along the road of the midle field I fixed some of the Bales in the Stables 22 Dan drew the old rails that not fit to put up again to the house for wood & Philo & him brought the heffer Dan brought. Nan{illegible} 1884 Nov 23 Wind & Snow most of the day Mr Linton went to Fairfax this morning Ad took him he did not go to Sand Bay there was very heavy rain most of the day and night 24 Dan plowed to 3 furrows both sides of the post that was set along the road Ad shoveled the furrows Dan then plowed in the North East corner field turned very cold & freezing hard with North Wind 25 Dan is drawing the corn Stoks that is behind the Barn then he went to Bruces for the horsepowr & Saw 26 they Sett the horse powr & Saw got a coupling fixed 59 �27 Ad & Dan with Bruces Boys & team Sawed the wood this forenoon Ad went to Gananoque for wire for the Road fence in the afternoon fine day 28 they are fixing for beginning to put on the wire put some fine day 29 they put on the rest of the wire along the road of the midle field they had very little off the two bunches of Barbed wire they lack some of the one bunch of Buckthorn to finish the two rows on the top it was after dark before they finished 30 Revd Mr Lincon preached this morning he is a probationer he went to Fairfax in the afternoon 1885 Jan 1 cold north west wind this morning freezing a little very little work done 2 Ad went and laid out a Road in the 5th concession of Leeds fine day 3 Jennie went to Brockville on the mixed this morning She is going to teach School at Glen Buele. Ad is choring so am I. I fell down our Seller Stairs just before I went to bed and got badly hurt 4 Mr Rattery a Student preached here at night 5 Ad got the Dr to come yesterday I am not able to get out of bed I write this a week after Ad atended the Township Meeting 6 Ad helped Bruce to kill his hogs and his own Chores 7 Stormy day Ad is taking care of the Stock 8 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood & Atended the Agriculture meeting he got $7.25 60 �of premiums & left $1.75 as membership & Farmer the Dr. has been here twice every day since Sunday it has been Snowing & freezing all most everyday I have been up & done some writing in entries to day 9 Ad went to Blairs Sawmill for the Stuff of an Elem log that Dan drew in Sometime ago the roads is very Soft 10 Ad is Sawing & Splitting wood here at home & fixing up fence between the orchard & church field fine day and thanks be to a good & kind God for all his mercies {us B?} 11 18 11 the Revd Mr Smith preached here this morning 12 rain and wind most of the day Ad taking care of cattle 13 fine frosty day Ad fixing things here & at home there is no traveling on the roads 14 very high wind no traveling on the roads they are very rough Ad Split Some wood here 15 a little Snow last night flories of Snow most of the day it is about 3 inches deep at night 16 Ad and Dan Bradley & a Man that Ad hired he is a French man his name is Francis Fountain he is to do Chores and to get four dollars a month they killed the 2 year old heffer that we were feeding windy day 17 heavy wind with hail & rain most of last night very high wind with Snow most of the day they Cut up the heffer Ad took half of it home there was no {visittings?} to day I was not able to out yet 61 �19 Ad brought 1 load of wood from the Chanty this morning he left it here he atended the Council in the afternoon fine day there was about 3 inches of Snow came last night that made fair Slaughing 1885 Jan Snowed about 3 inches last night warm so that the house eves is dropping 20 Ad drew 2 loads of wood from the Chanty he took them home Francis is cuting wood & taking care of the cattle he seems to be carefull of everything 21 Ad went to a wood bee of Mr S Copelands this morning Francis is cuting wood here & at Ads 22 Ad drew a load of wood this forenoon home he then went to Gananoque with Kate & the cutter fine cold day the Thermometer is 10 below Zero 23 Ad drew 2 loads of wood he left them both here one was Sled legs the other cordwood 24 Ad Drew 1 load of wood it is 6 feet long he made a bargan Dan & his Father cut the large timber that lenth the tops longer it is dead where the fine killed 25 I went to the Sabbath School this morning it is the first time since I got hurt we had no Minister 26 Ad went for a load of wood to Sand Bay he got upset about on the Road near the midle field there was a very high wind and drift 27 Ad brought a load of long wood and left it here fine day the roads is very 62 �heavy 28 very Stormy day wind & Snow first half day Ad went for a load of wood in the afternoon 29 Ad took oats & ?Straw from here home this morning he drew a load of wood home in the afternoon 30 Ad drew a load of long wood home this forenoon and a load of cordwood home in the afternoon windy 31 Ad drew a load of long wood for the drag saw he put it on the lain below the house and of cordwood home fine day 1885 Feb 1 Revd Mr McCleand preached here at night 2 Ad went to Escott with Bags of oats to grind for the pigs and cows cold fine day 3 Ad drew a load of wood home this forenoon he went to the outlet for a load of wood {illegible} Landon 4 Ad drew a load of hay from Bruces for his horses Frank is taking care of the cattle & getting wood 5 Ad was up all night here with Phillow he has got a {illegible} of the Scarlet feaver the Dr Hannah was {here} for 4 or 5 hours last night Jennet & grandma has been up most of the night for a week Ad went for a load of wood this forenoon he left it here 63 �Ad Telegraphed they went from {illegible} to {illegible} he is very low with his Fever is affected 6 Ad drew 2 loads of wood he left one of them & took the other home cold fine day 7 Ad drew a load of cord wood in the forenoon to Mallorytown {illegible} Dr Turner came to see Philow along with Dr Hannah he left is here & brought a load of longwood & left it here 8 X Revd Mr Cleand preach here this morning he got Mr Darling to him to Sand Bay & Fairfax at night Ad & Abia was here all night Philow he a little easier 9 Ad brought a load this forenoon he took it home it Stormed all the afternoon Snow & rain at night 10 rain most of the night Snow and a heavy crust Ad was here half the night with Philow he is very weak Ad went to Brockville on the Mixed got back on the Express 11 very Stormy last night rain and Snow with high winds all night most of the day Mrs Highcock came out yesterday afternoon to see Philow he is very low the Dr is here every night and morning 12 very fine forenoon Snowed and blew a very high wind Mrs Highcock went home this morning Watt and Lizie came from Delta this afternoon Jennie came on the Express to be here for dinner this is our Weding day we were fifty years ago Ellen & me got a present of a pair gold mounted Speck from little Watt from Pembrook they are very fine ones Ad and Abia Watt & Lizie 64 �& Jennie all took diner together and had a good time Philow is a good deal better 13 the roads is very bad very little travel Jennie went to her School at Glen Buel on the Mixed this morning 14 Ad drew a load of wood this morning 1885 Feb 15 22 we had no Minister I atend the Sabbath School cold day 16 very Stormy day with heavy fall of Snow all day Francis Fountain he left here with the intention of going to the English church at half past Seven oclock he has not come back got Wm Earles horse & cutter was taken from our church shed it's Suposed that he Stole it they can get no acount of it 17 the roads is completely blocked up. Ad is doing the chores he let out the cattle to water this afternoon they was not out yesterday it was so Stormy 18 Ad is fixing about the Stables and Barn cold day and Sawing wood he has cut wood for both of us 19 Ad is setiling the circlur Saw there and the Jack for the belt he tended them put Snow and water about them so as to freeze them down 20 Dan McNiel brought the horsepowr here Ad loaded and put it in its right place then put Snow and water around it so as to freeze it 21 Bruce and Freeman MrTraull and a man of Charly Stewarts came and they cut what wood that Ad had here they filled the wood Shed cut more put it outside they took the Saw to {illegible} we had no Minister I atended the Sabbath School 65 �23 Ad Sawed what wood he had at his house and they took the Saw Wallaces went to file it and found that it was cracked 24 Ad drew a load of wood to Wm Thompsons this forenoon he then put part of his own wood into his wood Shed fine day 25 I went with James McMullen to Hugh McKeays and Samuel Donovans on church matters we had Kate on Ad's Cutter fine day white frost 26 Ad drew oats & Straw from here to his Stable he has no hay for the horses 27 Ad drew 2 loads of wood to the station fine day 28 Ad drew 1 load of wood there has been a white frost for three or four day the trees and every thing is covered with it it is quite warm & thawing 1885 March 1 rain most of the day with a little Snow David came on the Express the Revd Mr Stevence preached here this evening Mr Samuel Donovan came for him this morning took him to Fairfax & Sand Bay and brought him back at night 2 Snow last night with a little frost and some to day we cleaned up 11 bags of wheat and 18 of oats for feed 3 Ad went to Escott with the grist he did not the wheat ground the mill was full of wheat he will not get till next week 4 Snow this morning Ad put away the ground feed and other chores blustery day 5 Ad went to Sand Bay & brought home a load of round Stuff for the granary fine day 6 Ad brought 2 long logs 24 ft and 2 14 ft and 66 �other Stuff for the Sills of the granery cold day the 3-yearold calved this morning Bull calf 7 8 Ad drew a load of wood 15 Ad went to Sand Bay this morning and home a load of timber for an ice house at home fine day the Revd Mr Stevenson preached this morning very few out 9 Ad worked at his icehouse this morning he went for a load of Sawdust at noon it began to Storm wind and Snow about one oclock there is a fearful drift the Snow is blowing all away to the north 10 very cold this morning Ad went for a load of Sawdust 11 they fixed the Saw this forenoon and Sawed some in the afternoon cold windy day 12 finished the Sawing at Wallaces this morning Ad went for the grist to Escott it was not ground & could not tell when it would be there is no water 13 Ad & Freeman drew wood to Abs for a load of hay for Wallace it was cut on his own place they {illegible} of it home there I helped {illegible} last night 14 Ad {illegible} brought off it home I went to Sand Bay with James McMullan to a Session Meeting Revd Mr Stevenson did not get there Hugh McKay was to brought him and he did not do it so there was sermon Mr Alexander Cochran read a chapter and praded Revd Mr Stevenson preached at night here very few out Mr Herbison was to have come for the minister this morning it was so Stormy 67 �Snow and wind the roads is completely blocked up there is no such thing a horse geting through 1885 March 16 Ad went to Abs for a load of hay for Wallace I went to Kingston to a meeting of the Presbytery on the Express 17 Ad went to the river for ice cold day 18 Do Do Do he got the house filled with ice I got home on the Express there was a good meeting no {Stewart?} yet 19 Ad went to Abs for a load of hay this morning Wm McNiel Abs Son helped him and brought another load 20 Ad went for a load this morning that is all the Stack he put it in his loft over his horses very cold day 21 Ad went for load of Sawdust cold day 22 Ad hired a boy named WJ Powrs for $4 per month for the first month Revd Mr Stoneman preached here this morning hear no one came to take him to Sand bay S. Donovan ought to have come Mr Stevenson walked to Fairfax & preached at night 23 Ad went for a load of Sawdust this morning and cleaned up 6 bags of wheat and 6 of oats for a grist 24 Ad went to Gananoque with the grist it was a fine morning it began to blow & Snow at noon there was a fearfull drift all the rest of the day 68 �25 fine morning Ad brought the grist here this forenoon and home Some Straw 26 Ad went to Sand Bay for to get out lumber and wood he took Matthews with him I help to fix the church for the funeral of Mrs Service She was buried at the Ebenezer 27 I went to the Funeral of Mrs Service the Revd Mr Stevenson preached in the Church a large number out 28 Ad came home with a load of logs for his driving house this forenoon he helped Bruce to Saw in the afternoon 29 the Revd Mr Stevenson at Fairfax in the morning and at Sand Bay at night here at night A Cornett took him to Fairfax in the morning Wat came back at noon 30 Ad went to the Chanty this morning he is going to bank out cord wood he intends have a bee tomorrow 31 Ad Aleck Cornett & David Johnston brought loads of grain cordwood the roads is very bad there was wind & Snow about noon it was very Soft & wet the man & horse 1885 April 1 Henery Johnston brought a load of wood from the Chanty Ad brought a load of timber for his driving house he brock the reach of his Bobbys fixed it & went back 2 Ad brought a load of timber this forenoon it began to Storm in the afternoon and Stormed all the afternoon 3 Stormed all day no work done Snow rain 69 �& wind 4 5 X Lizie came home on the Express from Mallorytown Still Storming this morning Snow & wind the road is completely blocked up it is hard job to get to the Barn the Snowed is piled up at the hen house & in the lain and Barnyard wind N West I atended the Sabbath School we have no minister 6 Ad took Jennie to Gananoque this morning got back at noon then She went to Glenbuel on the Express Ad Sold 2 cows to Mr Demster for Sixty dollars 7 Ad went to Sand Bay with the team I went to the Station to See Watt he is going to the North West as a guid to the Troops in Reails{Riel}Rebelion 8 rain this morning no frost last night fine day in the afternoon 9 Ad is working getting out lumber for the driving house and granery house 10 I went to Gananoque with A Cornet to See the Revd Mr Greacie about our Suplys we dont want any for two months unless he can procured himself with a horse 11 Ad came home last night he brock through the ice with Kate & Cut her knee on an axe that was left on it by Matthews through carelessness 12 I atended the Sabbath School heard Revd Mr Gifford preach a memorial sermon on the Late Mr Malles 13 Ad tried to breack the road from our gate got his horses down gave it up the Snow 70 �quite Soft with some rain 14 Ad went to Sand Bay to get out lumber heavy frost last night 15 hard frost last night cold day Ad is at the chanty yet 16 heavy frost last night warm day the Sap runs well Snow is going off the fields the roads is bad 17 heavy frost fine day Sap is running well 18 frost last night Ad came home at noon to day warm and clear Sun Shine 1885 April 19 26 I atended the Sunday School the atendance midling fine day 20 Ad was at Wm McNiels most of the day his Black mair is sick very warm day 21 Ad helped Bruce to Saw wood in the afternoon 22 they finished Sawing this forenoon him & the Boy drew two loads of hay from the Stack at the crossroad 23 they got the Stack all at night put it all in the New & old barn very warm day 24 Ad went to Escott mill with 15 bags of oats and brought home the grist that he took the 1st of March 25 Ad is doing chores windy day the Snow is nearly gone I atended Sabbath School & heard Revd Mr Tye preach this morning heavy rain most of night & 71 �day Snowed about 4 inches this morning 27 the linie cow steped on my foot I cannot get on my shoe Ad & Wat is dowing the chores he Sowed clover & Timothy Seed on the Fallwheat 28 Ad took the milk to the Factory this morning this morning for the first I atend a Meeting of the Session of the church Mesers Donovan and Herbisn and me was all the Elders present Revd H Greacey moderator Mr Gracey reported that he had a letter from Mr Maclean that he could get A Mr Ross a sudent it was agreed that we would take him for the time being there was a fearfull Storm of wind and Snow from N East Mr Herbison Stoped all night 29 not much work done expect doing the chores 30 Ad laid the bottom rails of a midle fence from the fall wheat as far as the rails would come 1885 May 1 Ad and the Boy is fixing up fences and other chores 2 Ad drew 3 loads of Sand from the gravel pit to the garden north of the Burnt Greapes so as to bring the ground up level with the garden 3 Mr Ross a Student came on the Express this afternoon Mr McMullen met him I took him home I atended the Sabbath School I have a sumer cold 4 light Showrs of rain and Snow most of the day my cold is no better very little out of doors 5 Ad is drawing dung to the garden from Mathews he brought it had 5 load 72 �I planted 9 2 year old curren Bushes in the garden 1 of Fays Prolific north of cedar post & 1 year old from the fruit G Acoistium 6 Ad Started to plow in the North field North East post it began to rain a little before noon rained all the afternoon 7 I have done very little yet Ad went to Escott with 6 bags of Wheat and 3 of peas cold damp day 8 Ad worked at home I did a little at the Milk waggon 9 Ad drew rails from the road where the wire fence is made to finish the midle line in the center field Joe and me fixed the banking around the house and leveled it all around the frount door 10 Oats 12 bushels fine warm time Mr Ross a Student preached a night I heard Mr Tye in the morning 11 Ad drew Straw and hay from here home to day 12 Ad helped me to put the reaches and rear head block on the milk waggon 13 Ad cultivated 4 ridges in the garden and then went to the North East field & cultivated there 14 Ad Sowed 4 bushel of the Astraelan oats 15 Ad Sowed 8 bushel more of the above oats 16 Ad finished the cultivating of the North East field this morning and 73 �first potatos planted cultivated 4 ridges in the garden cultivated with the wheeled cultivator in field north of the house and Sowed 1/2 bushel of Spring I planted 10 rows of potatos from the hen house got the Seed from Ab McNiel 17 the woods look green Mr Ross preached this morning 18 Ad Sowed 10 3/4 bushel of wheat North of the house making 12 1/4 bushel in that field 19 Ad Sowed bushel of the Black oats in the field North of the house Bruces Clock came 19 with the Seed drill and Sowed Timothy Red & Alsike clover on the wheat ground he then Sowed the oats with the drill 20 Ad Sowed 2 1/2 Bushel of the black barley on the cross ridges below the fall wheat and on the Potato ground South end of the midle field 21 Ad plowed and cultivated field east of the Barn and Sowed 1 1/4 Bushel of wheat & 2 1/2 ridges of flax Seed next to the Barn the ground is getting dry 1885 May Lizie went to Brockville on the Mixed this morning she is going to Delta 22 23 24 Ad went to the North field to cultivate the Peas he sowed grass seed frount of the house this morning very cold Mr Ross a Student preached at night 74 �I heard Mr 25 Ad Sowed bushel of the Black oats in the North field this forenoon Ezra draged it they are going going to the Shanty in the afternoon fine day 26 Ad Sowed to 2 1/2 bushel of Black oats at the Shanty 27 Freeman McNiel helped Ad to plow in the North field the clover is all killed so that the Meadow is no good fine day the ground is very dry 28 Freeman is with Ad plowing Ad Sowed Bushel peas & oats & a little black Barley mixed 29 Freeman helped to plow and drag in the North field they Sowed 2 1/4 bushel of the grass peas & 2 1/4 Bushel of the common peas 30 they are plowing next to the road the clover is all killed out it was no use for meadow Sowed 6 Bushel peas oats & black Barley mixed 31 Revd Mr Green preached this morning on the Spread off the Bible and its circulation there was a good meeting the collection was two dollars 1885 June 1 Ezra and Ad they drew dung from Ads Stable to the North field in the forenoon Ad went to Gananoque in the afternoon we had very heavy rain in the afternoon 2 Ad & Ezra went to Sand Bay this morning they took a plow and drag with them they planted 6 75 �bushel of potatos& sowed 2 bushel of oats 3 Ad came home this afternoon they planted 7 1/4 Bushel of potatos two Bushel of oats there 4 Ad is fixing up fences drawing rails from the road where the Wire fence is 5 rain most of the day 6 Ad Cultivated with the wheel cultivator the piece of ground between open dich and the lain fence and then plowed it for cow corn fine day 7 washed the Sheep 14 Mr Ross preached at night I heard Revd Mr Tyre in the morning 8 Ad and Ezra is working his road work at the Station he has 3 days to do for his work he has the team on Ad took his Mother to See Margret She has had paraletic Stroke 9 Ad got home at noon Margret is no better Ellen Stoped there Watt came here this morning he took Charley and went to Gananoque left his horse till he came back 10 Ezra draged the corn ground & then went to the Chanty with the horses he is going log & burn 11 Ad is fixing a place in the hogpen for the young pigs we planted the cow corn about a Bushel 12 Ad finished the place for the pigs and put in it fine warm day Ellen came home on the Express Margret is no better 13 I mended the Bugge harness Ad is working at home Mr Ross preached this morning fine day 76 �15 Ezra and me worked on the Roads Charly is lame Ad took Kate to Bradleys and put her to the Purchen {Percheron}horse 16 Ezra and Freeman he had their mares with Maude drawing gravel & me that made 6 days that finished our work 1885 June Coslow sheared the Sheep I helped to catch them 17 Ad and Ezra went the Shanty with the team to put in the New land they took oats & Turnip Seed 18 Ad came home at night & brought a load of Sawdust for the milking Shed fine day I worked a little in the garden 19 Ad went to the Shanty this morning fine day 20 Ad and Ezra came home at night he Sowed 5 Bushel of oats and about 3/4 of a pound of turnip Seed on the new follow they got in good order 21 Mr Ross preached for us at night I heard Mr Gifford at night 22 very heavy rain last night and this morning the diches is all full and running along the road Ad is fixing for moving his Stable him & Ezra 23 they are working at it Ad went to Kaeting for a pair of runners to move the Stable on this afternoon 24 Ezra went to Katings a Jack this morning there are getting the runners under Bruce & Freeman is helping find a rather cold I am not right & not doing much 77 �25 they worked at the Stable and got it to its place all right 26 they fixed the Sleepers and got the floor laid Ezra went home fine day 27 Ad cultivated the potatos and then went through them with the plow and hoed some of them and went to the funeral of Mrs Gifford the Wife of the Revd Mr Gifford Revd Mr Hall preached in the Methedist Church the corps was taken to Stratford on the Express 28 Mr Ross preached this morning 29 very heavy rain last night Ad worked at his Stable doing the floor 30 Ad drew Stones for to underpin his Stable in the forenoon went for a load of lumber to Blairs and Saw mill in the afternoon fine cool day I cleaned the hubs of buggy wheels for to paint them 1885 July 5 1 Ad is working the drain of his celler it has got filled up 2 Ezra is diging up the old drain from Ad house it is along the path from the main Road to the house 3 Ezra went to Gananoque with Ellen fine day Ad is fixing at his house drain I painted 1 wheel of the Buggy 4 Ad is working at home Jennie came home on the Mixed from her School at Glen Bulel I painted the other 3 wheels Mr Ross preached at night I heard Mr Tye 78 �in the morning Ad expected the hay fork man to put it up he is not come yet 6 we got the rods made for the hay fork at McDonalds one is 57 feet long the other is near 40 feet Nores Andres began to work for Ad at noon to day he hoed is in the garden hoeing the potatos 7 Nores is hoeing in the garden Ad is working at home 8 Do Do Do Do Ad went for a load of lumber to McCreadys Sawmill heavy rain at night 9 Nores mowed around the house after we ground the Syth Ad went for a load of lumber he brought the Six posts for his driving house and barn heavy rain last night Noris is drawing dung to the North field the barn yard is very wett cleaning out at the Barn doors 10 Noris drew dung to the North field Ad is atending to the colt Mode had it last night 11 Noris went home at noon he drew dung in the forenoon Ad is fixing at home fine day I Shaked that the hay & raked it up 12 Mr Ross preached this morning 13 Noris went through the cow corn in the forenoon with Charley and the cultivator Messrs Reed & Ellot cam and put up the rods in the old barn & cow Stable for a hay fork the rod is 56 ft long rain at night 14 Ad went to Delta he took the Jersey heffer in the Buggy he made A Box of Slates put her in it he took the wool to Lidenhurst to 79 �get Spun very heavy rain most of the day Reed & Ellot came this afternoon & put up the rods in the New Barn 15 Ad came home to day & he took the Stevens Jersey Bull he left her there Noris pilled up dung in the barnyard it is very wet rain this morning 1885 July 16 Ad and Noris went to Sand Bay to hoed the Potatos they took the cultivator with them 17 Noris Saped at the Shanty last night Ad came home Jennet Jenie & Philo went to Gananoque with Kate 18 Ad went to The Shantie this morning he intends to bring his Sawlogs down the creek to the mill Noris came with Ad he has been working at the potatos 19 Mr Ross preached this evening Mr Gifford in the morning 20 Ad took Noris to the Shanty to hoe the potatos he drew 2 loads of lumber from the Mill 21 rain this morning Ad went for a load of lumber Noris came home with him & went for another load of lumber 22 Noris cut the grass back of the barn Ad is fixing at home I worked at a lader for the Barn 23 Ad & Noris drew Some Stones for the foundation of his Barn & driving house 24 Ad had his Barn raised this forenoon it 80 �went up well 25 26 Ad began to mow he mowed the orchard he has been drawing lumber and Stuff that he could not get at it Mr Ross preached this morning he had Kate to Sand Bay young Dr came this morning &stoped Fathers nose from Bleding 27 we raked and got in the hay out of the orchard unloaded it with the horse fork it is a hard job to get into the load it works well when you get it in 28 Ad mowed in the north field east of the peas it has a good many daisies in it I raked it Noris cocked it Ad mowed some in the middle next the East line 29 I raked that that cut yesterday they drew it in and some of the cocks that was in the north field 30 Ad mowed the part that was left in the midle field this morning there was a little rain we drew a load of the cocks that was left in the north field that 12 loads that we have got in so far this Season 31 Noris is mowing in the midle field east side then we drew in 4 loads put them in the old barn I raked fine day for the hay 1885 August 1 2 we drew in 3 loads but them in the New barn from the midle field East line Revd Mr Gifford preached this morning Mr Ross at night 3 heavy rain all day Ad & Norris worked at his Barn got the rod for the hay fork up & other 81 �fixings 4 Ad is fixing at the Barn Norris mowed in the midle field rain in the afternoon 5 rain this morning Norris is Spliting and Sawing wood Ad went to Gananoque for pine lumber for his Barn door 6 Noris finished cuting the midle this forenoon he went to the North field I raked up what was there they drew in part & cocked up the rest the hay fork is hard to get into fine hay 7 Noris mowed in the North field I raked up all that was cut they drew in and cocked all that was left of it. it was after dark they drew in 3 loads of it to Ad Barn this afternoon unloaded it with the hay fork it works well in the cours timothy that finished our haying expect some corners 8 Noris finished the North field this morning they got it all in after dark young Grea raked in the afternoon I went with Revd Mr Gracey to Sand Bay he preached Mr Ross took Mooreheads horse up & he brought it back 9 Revd Mr Greacy preached this morning & at Sand Bay he dispensed the Sacrament in the afternoon there were 35 communicants 10 they cut the Black Barley with the Syths it is good Norris cut part of Wallaces hay he brock the mower Ad finished it with the sythe 11 I raked it up Ad cocked it up Norris is not well fine day very warm 12 Ad & Norris drew in Wallaces hay and our barley I helped Jennie went to the outlet for Watt & Bruce Sanders they went to Gananoque to work 82 �they went with {illegible} Charlies {illegible} 13 Ad and Norris is cuting the fall wheat it is a good deal winter killed and thistly Ad cuting with mower 14 Norris cut part of the Barley Ad went out to Sand Bay to See the crops there they are midling heavy rain at noon with wind 15 Notris finished cuting the Barley & cocked some of it we drew it all in 2 small loads I raked it and the fall wheat ground Ad cocked it there is a heavy crop of Alsike clover on it 1885 August 16 heard the Revd Mr Tye preach this morning Mr Ross preached at night 17 Ad and Norris helped Bruce to Stack his hay fine day 18 Ad and Norris drew in the most of hay and Fall wheat they took 1 load to Ad Stable and 5 in the old Barn 19 Ad and Norris finished the drawing in of the Stuff and the rakings of their fall wheat ground & then they drew a load of rails & fixed up the road fence 20 Ad & Wallace went to Kinston in Stewarts Steamboat this morning Norris drew Stones to underpin Ad Stable 21 Ad and Norris went to help Bruce to draw in barley it began to rain about 10 oclock and Stoped them Norris & me cleaned up the Fall wheat that was in the greanery & some of the Spring 22 Norris & me cleaned the rest of the wheat and put it in bags we had 12 bags 1 was fall wheat for to crack 83 �23 Ad took the Grist to Escott at night there was 12 bags Mr Ross preached this morning 24 Norris drew some gravel to Ads Barn rain this morning Ad went to the audit for Watt at noon 25 Ad began to cut the oats near of the house after cuting to the north field & cut the white oats 26 Ad &Norrice drew 3 loads of oats rear of the house fine drying time 27 they drew in 3 loads more of them Bruce and his Boys helped them they drew 2 loads from the North field they were too green so they left them out till dry more Norrice hooked some peas 28 Mr McFadden came with his binder he cut the wheat near the house and Flax behind the Barn it is good 29 Ad and Norris drew in 3 loads of oats from the north field they were in good order 30 Mr Ross preached at night Mr Aylesworth Son was buired at the Ebenezer Church this afternoon the Revd Mr Tye preached the Sermon in the English church here it was filled up every Seat & Some Standing 31 heavy rain last night Norris cut and Split some wood in the forenoon Ad and him hooked peas in the afternoon 1885 Sept 1 heavy thunder and rain last night Norris & Ad fixed up the fence along the road to the gravel pit and drew 84 �2 Ad and Norris drew Stones for the foundation of the Grenary this forenoon I helped till I fell and hurt myself they drew all the oats that was cut in the afternoon from the North field 4 load 3 McConnel & Taylor came this morning to fraim the Grenary Ad & Norris is working at the foundation in the forenoon they drew in 7 loads of off the wheat in the afternoon Birron McNiel helped them 4 they drew in 3 loads this forenoon that is 10 loads in all it is put in floor of the old Barn rain at noon 5 Norris went home in the afternoon yesterday Ad cut some of the oats in the North field this afternoon rain at night 6 McConnel & his man are working at The Grenery Mr Ross preached this morning 7 Ad finished the reaping this forenoon Norris & Sam drew the peas in one large load they then went out to help Bruce to draw in oats Norris came home last night 8 Ad and Norris finished cuting the oats with the Syth that they could not cut with the reaper they were lodged so 9 heavy rain most of the day the ground is all in a Swim John Smith and his Sister Isabla from Durram {Durham}came from on the Express from Lyn this afternoon 10 Norris drew 10 loads of gravel for John Coslow for to grut his house with the ground is very wet 11 Ad & Norris turned over the oats this morning & drew in loads Birron McNiel helped them 85 �12 13 they drew in 3 loads of oats this forenoon I raked the ground with Maude they then went to help Bruce to draw in fine drying day Mr Ross preached at night Mr Tye in the morning 14 very heavy rain this morning and last night John Smith and his Sister Isabla went home this morning on the Express the ground is very wet Norris is Splitting wood 15 Ad and Norris & 2 of Bruces Boys went to Sand Bay and cut the oats that was there they are damaged a good deal with cattle getting in 1885 {assume September} 16 I made a Dog house I am making a long waggon box Norris helped John D Latimer to thrash he had Charley horse Ad cut some of the grass peas 17 Norris helped John D Latimer to thrash same as yesterday Ad went to Sand Bay & finished the cuting the oats 18 heavy rain in the night Ad and Norris cut some of the grass peas the ground is very wet Ad got 2 pigs from Henery Armstrong 19 Ad and Norris went with the team to help Bruce to draw in this morning they finished him up 20 I went to Kingston on the Express to the Presbytery the Revd Mr Millard preached this morning 21 Bruces two Boys and team went with Ad and Norris to The Chantty they Stack the green oats on the New 86 �piece and brought home 2 loads of oats that was at theChanty 22 they hook the peas and got them in this morning before the rain it began to rain about 11 oclock and rained all afternoon I got home on the Express is all in a Swim 23 Ad went to Delta fair this morning Philo went with him Norris is cuting up the cow corn 24 Norris is working at the corn it terable down Ad got home this afternoon he brought Jonney with him I went with RevdMr Millard to see Mr McCormick he has been very sick he is some better we called at Smiths & Mooreheads 25 they took the plow to the North field the ground is so wet they could do nothing with it Ad bought a side of harness leather & a veal Skin from Mr Collman 26 Ad & Norris is drawing dung to the midle East field from the Stable door picking up Stones & puting at the door it is a bad hole Ad is at Bee of Ad took Dans Skin and 3 lamb Skins with the wool on to Collmans to get tanned 27 I heard Mr Gifford this morning Mr Millard preached at night 28 Norris is drawing strikethrough dung to the pea field 29 Ad and Norris went to the Shanty to dig potatos there is a great many of them rotten 30 Ad and Norris went to the Santy to 87 �dig potatos there is a great many of them rotton very fine weather very warm 1885 Oct 1 Ad and went to the Shanty and finished digging the potatos they were a fine crop if they had not roted the late rain then warm weather roted them all over these parts 2 Ad and Norris dug the potatos in the garden here there is not many of them roten yet 3 Ad and Norris finished the potatos in the garden to day a{little?} rain last night 4 Winkle Rod came on the Express Revd Mr Millard preached this morning he gave notice of a congregation meeting to be on the 12th at Fairfax for to Moderate in a Call the Revd Mr Greacey to preside 5 Ad picked Aples Norris drew dung to the North field 6 they finished {panieng?} the Apples and any Greapes there is not many Greapes this year cold day 7 we took Sheep & cows a yearling and a calf to the Fair I was in the Hall with Revd Mr Tye there is a good turn out 8 I am in the Hall It is well filled Honorable Mr Carlon Post master genarl came on the Express & opened our New fairground there was a fine Show of grain vegetable and Apples and of horses and cattle Ad took 3 on draft team & brood mair first on a cow yearling bull and calf 3 firsts on Sheep first on Spring pig 2nd graps do on pears 88 �9 Ad and Norris drew dung to the North field 10 Norris went home his time was up Ad plowed in the north field or rather plowed 1 round in each ridge 11 Revd Mr Tye preached in the morning Mr Millard at night 12 Ad plowed this forenoon he helped Bruce to thrash in the afternoon I went to Fairfax to a congregational Revd Mr Greacy preached we all Signed a Call for the Revd Mr Millard they paid $241 two hundred & forty one dollars in Lansdowne $217 on Fairfax 192 on Sand Bay making $600 in all 13 Ad helped Bruce to thrash in the forenoon rain so that they had to Stop Ad &Birron Sawed some wood with the crosscut Saw for {illegible} 14 Ad helped Bruce to thrash they finished the Stooks Ellen went to Lyn on the Express Aunt Margret is at Jones She went down on a visit A little rain to day 15 Ad began to plow grass Seed in the North field South East part of it 1885 Oct 16 Ad plowed Sod in the South East part of the North field fine day X 17 Ad is plowing I went with Revd Mr Millard to the funeral of Henery Landon of Fairfax he was buired at the Ebenezer buiring ground there was 37 teams came to the graveyard Sermon preached in Fairfax Church 18 Revd Mr Millard preached this morning & we had the Call for Mr Millard Signed by all the members and Adherent 89 �Ad hired a man his name is Wright for a while $4 dollars a month 19 Ad is plowing sod in North field fine day 20 Do Do in forenoon he went to WA Webster Sale of Stock very heavy rain in the afternoon rained all night and most of the day 21 rained all night & most of the day 22 Ad plowed Sod in the North field I went round the Station & got Subscriber to a Call for Revd Mr Millard to be our Pastor he being since the 20 of last month 23 Ad is plowing Sod in the North field rain in the afternoon 24 Ad plowed in the midle field began west side 25 I went with Revd Mr Millard to fairfax & Sand Bay to about the Signing the Call the had A Cornetts horse 26 Ad drew Stones and Sand for the foundation of his Stable in the forenoon he plowed in the afternoon 27 Ad is atending James Calhoun he builden the wall Baryon McNiel is plowing in the midle field 28 Ad is atending the masins Baryon is plowing 29 Revd Mr Millard preached this morning he went to Sand Bay with Kate heavy rain at night 29 Baryon plowed Ad is his Stable 90 �30 hard frost last night so that the mud is frozen 31 the ground is frozen so that you can walk on the ice 1885 Nov 1 Revd Mr Millard preached here this morning he took Kate to Sand Bay Mr A Cornett went with him 2 heavy rain all day with a little Snow 3 Ad took a hog to the Station he Sold it to Mr Goodall for $4 1/2 four dollars & fifty cents per 100 lb it weigh was 275 lbs he plowed in the afternoon 4 Ad Sawed wood this morning with George Matthews some of the logs in the lain he went a plowing Bee of A Cornetts in the afternoon there was 14 teams 5 rain all day no work done Ad got his fingerlaned {could be lanced} 6 Biron plowed Ad can do nothing he has a poltice of Basswood bark on it that is finger 7 Byron McNiel is plowing in the midle field Ad can do very little his is some better 8 Ad hired Keaton to work 50 cents per day Revd Mr Greacy preached at night Gifford in the morning 9 Ads finger is very bad he got it lanced again very little work done 10 Ad plowed this morning Keaton plowed in the afternoon Ad cleaned out some ditches 91 �11 Keaton plowed Ad fixed Some Stalls in his Stable for the Colt and Cow fine day 12 Ad Keaton & George Mathews worked at the ditch at the bottom of the field below the house they plowed & then through out the Sods with forks 13 Mathews finished Shoveling this for {foreday?} Keaton is plowing raining in the afternoon Ad and Keaton fixing the cow Stable & Sawed wood in the afternoon 14 Keaton plowed Ad cleaned out ditches in the midle field where they are plowing fine day 15 put the cows in the Stable last night for the first time Revd Mr Millard preached this morning he took Kate to Sand Bay and fairfax I read the {illegible} 16 Ad plowed in the midle field fine day 17 Ad plowed the Revd Mr McKay Mr Houston &Mr Greacye {illegible} but the Revd Mr Millard into our Congregation as our Pastor this afternoon there was a good meeting fine day 1885 Nov 18 Ad plowed a little this forenoon the rain came on about 10 oclock rain most of the day X 19 Ad plowed in the midle all day I Split wood in the morning I was fixing the hook to hold the wood Shed door fast when the other half got loose and through me off the Sill into the Shed and cracked the joint of the Stiff knee and I have been in bed most of the time since Dr Hannah put a plaster-Paris bandage on my knee 8 days after I write this the 10th of December afer 92 �{rest of page blank} 1885 Dec 20 Ellen came from Perth Jennie on the Express Jennie came home on the Express from Glen Buel Revd Mr Millard preached this evening 21 Ad is drawing dung from the back of the old Stable Jonney is loading he is draining with 23 {illegible} 22 Ad is drawing dung from the new Stable Jonney is loading he is taking it to the North Field South West quarter there a little Snow & rain 23 Ad finished drawing the dung from the Stables this forenoon rain most of the day 24 Jonney went to Gananoque to bring Philo home from the School examination and to bring a load of coal for Wallace McNiel he had the Waggon he brought 2300 & 50 lb 25 no work done except the chores fine day 26 Ad and Jonney is riging up for the thrashers they came at 3 oclock this afternoon and thrashed what was on the floor they piled it outside fine day 27 Revd Mr Millard preached this morning 28 The thrashers thrashed all day and got most of what was in the old Barn done 29 the thrashers got what was in the old Barn done before noon and moved the thrasher and horsepowr to the New Barn and finished what was in it all but the Peas there is only one load of them they are going thrash them with the flayel They had wheat 33 bushel 93 �Barley 25 bushel oats 342 bushel 30 Ad and Jonney put in all the oats Straw in to the old Barn that was left they left Spring wheat Straw in the Barnyard it was rusted very badly 31 they are all at Moores Hall fixing it for the Christmas tree for our Sunday School to night {out of order, needs to be put before last page} 1885 Decm 1 Ad Sawed some wood this morning he went to Sand Bay for a load of wood for himself with wagon Roads very bad 2 Ad banked the house in the forenoon with Sand from the pit helped to fix the Church Shed in the afternoon 3 Ad drew Sand and covered the grape vines in the afternoon he helped Hugh McKay at the church Shed in forenoon 4 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood {illegible} the roads is very bad then was a little the snowing {illegible} 5 Ad cut wood for us here 6 Revd Mr Millard went to Fairfax this morning with Kate very Stormy day preached here at night 7 Ad drew a load of wood from Sand Bay 8 Ad Brought aload home from Sand the roads bad 9 rain most of the day the Snow nearly all gone 10 the fields look bair this morning Ad went to Gananoque this afternoon with Philo to get some cloes for him he brough me a pair of under shirt 94 �11 Ad and John Lewis is working at the Grenary 12 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he left it here Jonney worked at the Granery Ad had the waggon 13 Revd Mr Millard preached this morning fine morning began to at noon and Snowed all the afternoon 14 Snow about 4 inches deep this morning Ad went to look for a thrasher Stacie is to on Saturday Jonney worked at the Granery he got 3 hens {illegible} 15 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood Jonney worked at The Grenery 16 Ad drew two loads of wood one here and one to home Jonney is at the Grenery 17 Ad drew a load of wood he left it here Jonney is at The Granary there is rain and Snow 18 Ad went to Sand Bay & banked out wood Jonney is cuting wood for the house and {illegible} the thrashers at the Barn we expect them tomorrow 19 Snow and rained last night Ad & Jonney tried to clean the Barn floor of the green {illegible} was on it by putting it on the mow they rest 1886 Jan 1 no work done Wm Scott came on the Express {illegible} Ad and Abia &Revd Mr {illegible} and Mrs {illegible} was here for dinner fine day 2 Ad and Jonney is doing chores and getting wood fine day 3 Revd Mr Millard preach this evening a little this afternoon 4 heavy rain all day no work done {illegible} on it 95 �{illegible} 5 Ad took Wm Ellen Jennie & Jennet to Margrets this morning in the buggy he intended to have gone yesterday the rain kept them from going began to snow at dark 6 Ad came home to day the Snow is about 4 inches deep the road is very bad the frost is out and it is very cold hard frost the buggy wheels is loaded 7 very cold day the Revd Mr Millard held a prayer meeting here last night Jonney is Sawing some wood 8 Ad went Abs for the Sheep he Sold him of 5 them for five dollars each and paid for the use of his Holstin Bull and the Ram Jonney & Philo drove {illegible} 9 no work done Snow and wind from the East expect 8 bags of oats for peas very hard Frost 10 this is still first of new wheat Revd Mr Millard preached this morning cold day 11 Ad went to Escott mill with 6 bags of wheat and 8 bags of oats very cold day Jonney did chores 12 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood very cold day this is still first of new poor roads 13 Ad and Jonney took down his ice house of the {illegible} he intends to it against the hen house then he went to Escott for his grist the road is bad 14 Jonney is helping JJ Latimer to thrash Ad is doing chores for a day 15 Ad and Jonney is helping Bruce McNiel to thrash 96 �16 17 Do Do Do Do {illegible} they came on the Express yesterday from Young Revd Mr Millard had the communion Fairfax this morning Ellen went with Wm Cornett he took {illegible} it was a very Stormy day Snow & wind {rest of entry illegible} 1886 January 19 Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood {illegible} the holidays very stormy day snowed 20 Ad went to Sand Bay to bank out he brought home a load Stormy Snowed 21 very Stormy day wind and Snow the roads is drifted no work done except doing chores 22 went to Sand Bay for a load of wood took Jennet & Mary to Gananoque with Kate 23 Do Do Do Do 24 Revd Mr Millard preached this morning 25 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood 26 Jonney took our team to dung Bee at Wallace in forenoon Ad had to attend a Zute between H Armstrong and Jay Darling about wood at the Stewart house Jennie Dunkin and Mary went home on the Express Mary has been here for a week on a visit 27 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood Stormy day the roads is heavy 28 Ad went to Sand Bay for wood Stormy little {rain?} 29 Ad and Jonney went to the River for ice for himself McNiel early noon fine day 97 �30 Ad and Jonney put the ice that they got yesterday in the ice house this morning they then went for another load in the afternoon fine day 31 the Revd Mr Greacy here at night he preached it Fairfax in the morning & at Sand Bay in the afternoon very Stormy most of the day {this page difficult to decipher even with scans from Queens} 1886 February Feb 1 Ad went to Blair Sawmill for a load of sawdust for the Ice House {illegible} 2 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he {illegible} home Jonney put the Sawdust in the ice house went to Gananoque for the cloth in the afternoon {illegible} 3 Ad went to Sand Bay to bank out wood very {2 lines illegible} possibly 4 5 Ad went to Sand Bay to bank out {illegible} hands to a bee to draw wood for tomorrow 6 Ad Stoped at the Chanty all night there was a good Bee was 12 large loads came that was {illegible} the wood he has cut it was all left here 7 the Revd Mr Ross from Perth preached here this morning Ad took him to Sand Bay and Fairfax Mr Millard went to Perth and preached 8 Wm came from Perth on the Express this afternoon from he was Ellens he had business at Smiths Falls Ad is very weak he has a headache he is not doing anything 9 Billie went on the Express this afternoon to Parry Sound Mr Dunnett and Miss went from to Delta this afternoon {illegible} Young brought a load from Sand Bay he {illegible} 98 �10 Ad brought from Sand Bay to day he left it here 11 Ad and Jonney went to Sand Bay and brought home the oats that was cut green there last Summer for feed 12 {illegible} Ad he is one of the pallbearers was Buried at the Union Church there 35 rigs 13 the Snow is nearly all gone misty fog & rain no travel on the roads they are bear {illegible} 14 Revd Mr Millard this evening Mr Gifford preached Mr McConnells funeral service 15 Stormy Day from the N.E. rain then Snow no work except taking care of the cattle 16 Ad started to go to Sand Bay the roads is so bad that he went no further then the corner he took a load of pressed hay to the Station from John Johnston 1886 Feb rain & Snow in the afternoon 17 Ad went to Gananoque with the cutter the road bad 18 Jonney cleaned up 4 bags of wheat for to take the mill 19 Ad went to Escott with the 4 bags of wheat he bought home of provender 20 Ad went to Sand Bay and brought home a load of wood the roads is very bad with the drift 21 Revd Mr Millard preach this morning Stormy at night 22 Ad went to Sand Bay & brought home a load of wood a little Snow with wind the roads bad 99 �23 Ad went to Sand Bay this morning brought home a load of wood 24 Ad went to Sand Bay and brought home a load of wood the roads is very bad 25 the same as yesterday 26 Ad went to the Sawmill and brough home some oke Plank and some board to cover the ice house he then got Shields to Shoe the horses their Shoes is very dull rain and some Snow road is Soft very hard frost last night so that the road Slipary 27 Ad went to Sand Bay and Cut a load of wood and brought it home Tommie went home to his Mothers on the Express Nancy Hazelwood went with him Mrs Purvis and Mrs G Taylor was here for tea yesterday 28 Revd Mr Millard preached this evening 1886 March 1 Ad went to Sand Bay cut and brought a load of wood he left here cold day 2 Ad did the same as yesterday & left it here Jonney helped Bruce to Saw wood 3 Ad went to the funeral of a child of Mr Deeds it died of the Scarlet fever yesterday and another one did while they were at the Union Church burying it and it was buried at night Dr Hannah says it is worst tipe of this fever 4 they Sowed Ad wood to day Bruce and his Boys then they got it done and brought the horsepowr and Saw here 5 they Sawed all our wood to day and got 100 �done about four oclock Bruce and his two Boys helped they then cleaned up 30 bushel of oats Ad is going down to Rabys with them he is changing Seed with him Philo with him 6 7 Jonney left this forenoon he is going to Clerk at Webson Ad came home from Rabys this afternoon he brought home the Seed oats they are well fine day there was a meeting of the Session here this afternoon A Cochran and S Moorehead Mr Fullerton was admitted as a member to the church Revd Mr Millard disspensed the Sacrament in the church here this morning Jonney took me up in the Cutter it is the first time I have been out to church since I got hurt 8 Ad went to a Bee of James Coulhouns drawing wood 9 Ad went to Sand Bay & brought a load to the station 10 Do Do Do Do Do 11 Do Do fine weather Do Do 12 Ad went to a wood bee of John Johnstons they draw the wood from Sand Bay light flurries of Snow 13 Ad went to Sand Bay and brought a load of wood to the Station the roads is good fine day 14 Revd Mr Millard preached this evening 15 Ad went to Sand Bay brought a load to the Station 101 �16 Ad Do Do Do Do he then went to Henery Folleys and brought 12 bushel of pattos and brought them home he paid forty cents per Bushel he left part of them here fine day 1886 March 17 March 17th Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood Red had a hefer calf this morning a real Holsten 18 Do Do Do Do 19 Do Do Do Do 20 heavy rain this morning the trees is all ice Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood 21 Revd Mr Millard preached this morning rain 22 Snow is two or three inches deep and Snowed most of the day no work out of door is the roads is filled up 23 Ad is doing chores taking care of the cattle 24 Jennet went to a Social at Mr Millards the house was full Ad is thrashing peas and doing chores fine day 25 Ad took 6 Bags of wheat to ask Escott mill he could not get it the roads very bad 26 Ad thrashed peas fine day the Snow is going fast the Slaughs is Stoped going through our fields they are taking the road 102 �27 Ad went to Escott for his grist he took the waggon the wheat was not done he brought alot of cow feed 28 Revd Mr Millard preached at night rain 29 Ad went to Sand Bay for to try and get out some lumber the roads too Soft some rain 30 Ad came home this afternoon heavy rain most of the day he did very little 31 heavy rain this morning rest of the day Ad went to Escott the 6 bags of wheat that he took last Saturday & got the flour 1886 April Miss {illegible} to Kingston on the Express this afternoon 1 Ad is atending the cattle the Snow is nearly all gone except allong the fences the fields bear 2 Ad is atending to the Cattle fine day 3 Ad and Filo cleaned up the flax Seed fine day for 4 Revd Mr Millard Preached this morning 5 Ad is doing the chores got two calves one is a Bull holsten from the Killee cow fine day 6 rain hail and Snow most of the day with heavy wind and drift 7 Snow and drift the lain is piled four or five feet high snow and drift yet 103 �James Snyder came this morning to work Ad has hired him 8 cold raw wind this morning more pleasant in the afternoon Ad is takining of the cattle 9 fine day Ad is Ad Do Do 10 Ad let water of the fields 11 Revd Mr Millard preached here at night 12 Ad is helping J McDonald to fix the iron harrow and cultivator and he took me down to John Gemmels in the afternoon he very and he wanted to Join the church S Donovan Mrs Millard & Ellen was there we all partook of the Sacrament 13 Ad is helping Mr Millard to move to Turners house opposite the church he has rented it for a year 14 Ad is working at home fine day Jonney is cleaning out the horse Stable and Spliting wood 15 Ad is working at home Jonnie is doing chores 16 Ad is fixing things around the Barn Jonnie is helping him find warm day the Snow is all gone around the fences in Sight of the house 17 Ad is working in his garden fine day Jonnie is Spiting wood other chores he went home at night 18 Tommie and {?}not come Revd Mr Millard preached here this morning 19 Ad planted 9 Green Gages plumb trees and 7 Blue gage plumbs the green 1 is on 104 �home the Ridges South from the Seller door the Blues is west of that they are all where the old trees was we dug the old Stumps up Some heavy thunder Showrs 1886 April 20 Ad worked at his garden Jimmie came here last night he was helping Mr Day to {cut off} 21 Ad worked at home he Sowed some carrots then Jimmie Split some wood and other chores 22 Ad went to a raisin Mr Websters at the Ebenezer Church Jimmie cleaned the grass from the Goosberry & put ashes around them & currant Bushes 23 Jennie and Aunt Jain came on the Express last night Ad is fixing things at home Jimmie is Splitting wood 24 Ad is working at home Aunt Jane went home on the Mixed this morning cold wind 25 Ad began Spring work by breaking in the cleaned up Seed oats Revd Mr Millard preached this evening 26 Ad is working at home he planted some potatos Jimmie is Splitting wood Jennie went to Glen Buel on the Express this afternoon rather cold 27 rain most of the day Jimmie Spliting wood and taking care of the lambs & cattle 28 Ad & Jimmie put the Slaughs in the New Cow Stable and read up the lain 105 �8 bushel of Astrilan oats 29 Ad began to Sow and sowed 8 bushel of the Astrilian oats in the center west field west side fine day the Boys pick Stones below the house 8 bushel more 30 Ad sowed 8 Bushel more of the Astrlian and draged them fine day May 1 angled draged the plow where he Sowed the oats it is South half of the field & plowed the head {cut off} fine day the Mr Millard went to Sand Bay this afternoon 2 7 bushels of oats Mr Millard had the communion at Sand Bay church this morning there was none from here fine day 3 Ad Sowed 7 bushels of Rabies oats in North east corner of the center field that is north of the center headland 3 bushels more of the same 4 Ad Sowed 3 bushel more of Rabies oats along side & he plowed part of the garden and draged it a little rain woods begin to look green 5 Ad Sowed 6 bushel of oats peas & Black Barley mixture all in the midle field Jimmie is drawing dung with Kate & S Johnston East into the garden 6 I planted a Catalpa in the garden over where the Ridge was Ad Sowed 1 3/4 bushel of grass peas & 3 1/4 bushel of common pea on North field East corner 1886 May 6 David and Vive and the oldest Daughter came down on the Express they are all well Ad Sowed 5 bushels of peas in all 7 David &Vive went to Delta on the Express Ad cultivated with the Wheel cultivator in 106 �the North field and Sowed of oats 2 bushel of Black Barley and 1 bushel peas all mixed together in that field Kate had a Colt this morning 8 9 cows let out for the first time Ad finished that part of the field fine day Ground very hard Revd Mr Millard preached this evening 10 Ad plowed draged and furrowed out the garden cold day 11 very heavy rain all night it rained 1 1/2 inches on the land Ad plowed in the North field X 12 Ad plowed in the North field the Boys Spread dung in the afternoon where Ad is plowing fine day Ellen went to Mallorytown on the Express Margret is very Sick Jimmie left Ad paid him $5 dolars 13 Ad is plowing in the North Field the Boys Spread dung in the forenoon he Sowed better than 2 bushel of wheat with S Johnston Seeder 14 Ad went to Escott with 3 1/2 bags of wheat the ground is too wet 15 Ad worked in the North field Jimmie and Philo planted 12 1 half bushel of potatos in the garden heavy rain in the afternoon rain last night 16 John Grea Revd Mr Millard preached this morning 17 Ad worked in the North field 107 �began to work David &Vive came on the Express 18 Do Do Do Johnston team helped 19 Do Do Do Do Do they finished he Sowed 7 bushel of wheat in all 1 bushel of Black Barley and about 1/4 of flaxseed that finished all the sowing there fine weather 20 Ad is helping Johnston to plow 21 Do Do Do Do frost last night John planted beans in the garden 22 heavy rain this morning no work done 23 Revd Mr Millard preached this evening 24 Ad helped John Johnston at his work plowing & draging 25 John rolled in the North field Ad went to Gananoque this afternoon Mary {illegible} went with him 26 Jonney strike through planted corn below hen house Ad atended the red cow She is Sick 27 Jonnie rolled the midle field then drew dung from Ad to the North field 28 Ad drew all the dung that was at his place a lot of Straw from horse on to where he Sowed the wheat in the North field Jimmie Spread 29 Ad drew a load of Straw from the Barn to the wheat this morning the wind was too high they could do nothing he then plowed for the potatos where the cow corn was last year he went to the raisin of Hugh 108 �McKays 30 Revd Mr Millard Preached this morning I walked to the church that is the time I have done it since I got hurt 31 Ad drew Straw down to the North field and it on the Spring wheat then him & the Boys washed the Sheep Ad went to the chanty to plow & Sow corn back at night could do nothing the ground is {illegible} Ad went to Lidenhurst to Annual meeting of the Conservative meeting 1886 May 31 June 15th 17 May 31 Ad took the Spoted Cow to Ade the Holston Bull June 15 Bred to Bruces Bull 17 little Heffer cow Do For more information on William Beatty, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca 109 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including 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Title A name given to the resource William Beatty Diary & Transcription, 1883-1886 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource William Beatty Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Leeds & Grenville Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource April 1883 - May 1886 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 19th Century, Leeds & Grenville County, Yonge & Lansdowne Township, Ontario Date Created Date of creation of the resource. April 1883 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. William Beatty Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Beatty, Walter Journal April 1883 to May 1886</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{breeding chart for cattle}</p> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>{several lines illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>July16</td> <td>Do our spoted 2 year old to a bull in the show ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td>August 11</td> <td>Do Ads old line back " " Wm McNiels</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Do our Grea Cow to a Bull in the Fairground</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sept 5</td> <td>Do our Red 2 year old heffer Wm McNeils</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dec 10</td> <td>put the Sow in with the Boar this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1884 January 7</td> <td>the sow went again</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1884</td> <td>took the Farrow cow to Wm Webster D Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 3</td> <td>took our 2 year old to Bruces Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Do the Mary Cow Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Young Pett Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>our Duck cow Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>3 year old Duck Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>4 Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Lillie Cow Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July 7</td> <td>our Line Back a Bull that was on the {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sept 8</td> <td>White Cow to Bruce Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td>December 29</td> <td>Ad too the Berkshire to the Lawyer boar at John Cooks</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1885</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 11</td> <td>our linnie to Abs Holstein Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td>August 6 21</td> <td>Mary cow again Bruce Bull S. Johnstons</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Jersey yearling Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Dutch cow Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Bud Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July 1</td> <td>Big farrow heffer or Killie Abs Holstein</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>the 3 year old webster to Bruces Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>the 2 year old heffer Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>August 1</td> <td>Whiete cow Abs Holstein</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Red Cow B{illegible} or Lill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{on left margin written vertically}</td> <td>the Heffer at the Christy took the 31 of July 1885</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1884</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 4</td> <td>{illegible} mair to Purchin horse</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{illegible}</td> <td>{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1885</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 15</td> <td>Kate mair to the Purchin horse</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April 1</td> <td></td> <td>{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Dan went to Wallace's place with {illegible} Matthews &amp; they cut what was on the railway {illegible} boys &amp; {illegible} helped for Dan went with Bruce to {illegible} to cut {illegible} the railway they got it ready {illegible} it stormed so that stop they got nothing d1</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Dan Drew down to the North field where the Buckwheat was last year</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>stormed &amp; snowed most of the day Dan oiled the double harness in the Weavers room</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning after the sermon the members chose Hugh McKay as an elder for Lansdowne there was no one to they chose for Fairfax &amp; one for Sand Bay</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Dan went to Abs they sawed what was on the railway {illegible} brought the horsepowr to Bruces on a slaugh</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Dan took the cirkler saw out to Bruce {illegible} they sawed it all that he had out fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>I went with JW Darling to Rockport for to here a complaint that was laid against them for selling goods with a license it was tried by Mr Cornell he fined him $10 &amp; cost it was the most unjust dicision I ever heard according to the Evidence given Cornell had decided the case before he heard the evidence at so apealed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Dan put up our road fences this morning the travel has been through the whole {illegible} of our field &amp; across the end all winter {illegible} to the {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Dan is not very well he has a very bad cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>we painted the Bobslaughs fine warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Craig preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>we cleaned up what seed oats was in the east bin we had 31 bushels</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>we bored some post holes &amp; put in some of the posts in the concession line</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>18</td> <td>we finished setting the posts on the concession line</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>rain most of the day split some wood &amp; fix the {illegible} to Wallace's {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Dan went to Gananoque with Jennet Bessie &amp; Aunt Jane fine day with cold wind I put up the boards on the posts &amp; finished the fence</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Dan brought 15 bags of oats from the road Barn we cleaned them up &amp; he took them to Escott got them ground for hens</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Dan began to plow in the midle field east line the half where the thisels was is rather wet the plow would not clean he then plowed the sod it did well</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Dan plowed in the same field cold raw day I was {illegible} at the milk Buggy shaftes I have a bad cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Sowed about 2 inches last night the ground is all white Dan drew dung to the Buckwheat ground this forenoon he plowed in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Dan plowed all day cold day I fixed a pair of new shafts for the Milk waggon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Dan is plowing in the same field cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Dan finished plowing the sod ridges that run north &amp; south in that field cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Bailey preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Dan plowed in the North half of the same field where the thistles is he got the plow point laid I have been working at a stone boat when I was able I have a bad cold</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>1</td> <td>Dan is plowing in the thistle field it is a good deal warmer this morning I took cair of {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Dan is plowing in same field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>rain most of the day I went to the funeral of the child of Alex Cornett the Reverend Mr Crage preached in the house cold damp day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Dan is drawing the old rails that was in the fence where we made the new one to Johnston line I have some headace</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>we cleaned seed oats in the New Barn in the forenoon I went to Fairfax to session meeting Henery Landon &amp; Miss Shields joined the church very few out</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>the Communion was held at Fairfax this afternoon Revd Mr Shane preached the church was well filled</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Dan plowed where the thistles was in the center field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Dan is plowing I sowed 1 half bushel of Timothy seed on the fall wheat I put it on 9 ridges began at the East Side</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Dan is plowing cold morning he finished that part of the field &amp; began to sow &amp; sowed 4 bushel of little oats I drove the horses while he sowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>sowed 3 bushel more rain in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>heavy rain most of the night we fixed the Barnyard fence could do nothing in the field ground too wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Dan sowed 5 bushel of small oats the ground works well</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached in evening Mr Balie in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Dan sowed 7 bushel of the Austrilion oats on the South end of the midle field it was plowed out of the sod this spring drags up well I brock it in with the cultivator</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Dan sowed 5 bushel more of the same oats I brock it with the cultivator fine day rather cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Dan sowed 6 bushel of peas oats &amp; barley mixed on the east side of Buckwheat ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Dan got the wheeled cultivator &amp; cultivated the Buckwheat ground where it was plowed last fall &amp; plowed the remainder of the field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Dan sowed 6 bushel of the small oats I sowed Timothy seed on the most of it</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>19</td> <td>Dan sowed 1 1/2 bushels of Barley on the West side of the Buckwheat ground then I sowed 3 lb of Black Barley on the south head ridge west end then 5 lb of {illegible} improved barley then the full of the wash basin of {illegible} all 3 kinds on the headridge that finished the field fine warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>we had no meeting to day Mr Shane is at Morisburg</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>rain this morning we left the cows out last night for the first time I put them in at 4 oclock this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>rain all day nothing done except some chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>still raining this morning I worked at a gate for the lain &amp; fixed some hinges for it we have the cows in most of the time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Dan bored &amp; we set some posts &amp; nailed on some boards on them for a lain fence</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Dan took the young cattle out to the sixth Concession Wm McNeil went with them</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Dan is laid up with the quiney</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Richards preached this evening Wm Cornett took him to Fairfax &amp; Sand Bay</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>I got Fred Johnston to help me for a few days he began at noon to day Dan is sick he drew dung into the garden that is the {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>rain most of the day we cleaned up the seed peas &amp; wheat &amp; 12 bushels of wheat for a grist 16 bushel of oats for feed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Fred went to Escott with the grist Robert Beatty &amp; Unkel Rob came up yesterday Rob got 2 pigs very heavy rain shower</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>we took the potatos out of the cellar Unkel helped us</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>1</td> <td>Fred &amp; me took the {illegible} of the potatos to {illegible} out &amp; cleaned out a lot of dust {illegible} out of the cellar this forenoon Fred went home at noon that makes 4 days that he helped me</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>I picked over some of the potatos Dan has {illegible} done no work yet he went together with Kate</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Dan sowed nearly 5 bushel of peas on the 6 ridges next to the midle line I draged {illegible} he sowed the ground drags well</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Dan is plowing on the ends of the midle field they run east &amp; west they are wet enough</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>finished plowing the head ridges &amp; soed nearly 1 1/2 bushel of wheat on the North End</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>sowed the south end this forenoon &amp; sowed better than a bushel on it he then plowed rolled draged I rolled &amp; cultivated the garden is it in bad order</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{illegible not in margin}</td> <td>8</td> <td>Dan worked at the garden cultivating rolling &amp; dragging it is better then it was we planted the ridge next the fence with the cow corn put it in drills</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>we planted 2 1/2 bushel of potatos that is the first that we have planted in the garden I went to Fairfax to the meeting of the session with William Cornett</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Dan plowed parts of the field back of the {illegible} drew dung for the potatos &amp; some {illegible} of the Barn he took the {illegible} for the potatos</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>I raked &amp; made some beds for beets &amp; carrots &amp; {illegible} Ellen helped me I planted some beans that for {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Dan {illegible} for the potatos to the midle field &amp; at the ground back of the Barn for the corn &amp; roots it is very rough he rolled &amp; cultivated</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>John Coslow sheared the sheep in the forenoon Dan furrowed out the potato ground him &amp; {illegible} planted 1/2 bushel of the Erely Rose that is {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Dan plowed back of the old Barn cultivated {illegible} rolled &amp; cultivated {rest of line {illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>16</td> <td>I raked &amp; {illegible} 2 rows of carrots on the {illegible} of parsnips on the east side we {illegible} of Erely Roses then rolled of {illegible} we then sowed &amp; drills peas with the winter {illegible} turned this {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>we finished the planting of the western corn we put in drills covered it with the cultivator upsides down finished with our {illegible} corn I planted 4 rows of beans it rained in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>very hard rain last night the ground is very wet I planted some popcorn &amp; more beans that finished the field back of the Barn then drew some wood for Reverend Mr Shane &amp; piled some of the lumber</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>we worked on the roads some showers</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Do Do Dan worked in the forenoon I worked all day that finished our 5 days Dan got a big plow from Bruce &amp; began to plow in summer follow in the North field near the {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Dan plowed at the {illegible} plow it plows well</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>we planted 1 bushel of Black potatos &amp; 1 1/2 of the Erely Rose on a piece we got of J. Purvis Bruce plowed him &amp; William planted there too Dan went to {illegible} rest of line {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Dan plowed at the sumac rest of line {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>1</td> <td>the Revd Mr Shane preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>{illegible} in the orchard with the machine I cut some with the scythe fine day {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Dan mowed some in the North Field west side in the forenoon he went to Sand Bay with B McNiel in the afternoon I mowed in the afternoon it is all clover &amp; heavy</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Dan drew 3 loads of dung to the summer follow &amp; cultivated some of the follow the hay is too wet to {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>raked &amp; cocked the orchard Ellen &amp; me went to Sand Bay church opening Reverend Dr Landon preached Reverend Messer McQuague &amp; Greace adressed the people then there Tea in the Grove after fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>we raked &amp; cocked first peace that we cut in the north field it is in good order I raked a piece on this side it is heavier &amp; greener we could not cock it had not time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>heavy rain most of the day we got in the hay that was in the orchard before it came or there was 2 loads of it put in over the cow stable in the new barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Dr Landon preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>we spread out some of the hay this morning Fred Johnston helped in the afternoon to draw in I raked</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Johnston helped to draw in all day John Coslow helped in the afternoon got a good job done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>we mowed over next the fall wheat I mowed Dan took it away with the fork it is so heavy it gathered in bunches &amp; is lodged &amp; lying down fine warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>we finished the cuting of the North field it is very heavy so that we cannot rake it up till dry some</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>heavy rain last night Dan drew some dung</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>rain still very little done Dan Drew dung I attended preparatory service &amp; session meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached we had the communion here there was over 50 par took of it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>we went out to the 6 con Dan brought home the cattle that was there I brought a load of sawdust for the milkshed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Dan went to look for a man for to help to stack he came back after noon brought his Father with him we made a stack bottom 9 loads in it</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>18</td> <td>we turned over the heavy clover &amp; shook it out then I raked up with Mr McLaughlin horse Dan &amp; his father drew in 7 loads it is very good order</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>we put nearly 2 more loads the stock when it began to rain we filled up the midle &amp; had to quit they hoed in the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>we finished the stack this afternoon I turned over the windrows &amp; top of the stack in the forenoon they hoed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Dan went to Kingston to see the show his Father &amp; me raked &amp; cocked up what was left in that field we had 50 cocks Mr Dan Norman went home at noon I gave him five dollars for his work &amp; 1 for his son Wm he worked 4 days hoeing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>I mowed in the midle field about one quarter of it Dan cut round the fences &amp; hoed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Dan went with the cultivator through the potatos that we planted on Burnes place in the forenoon we then raked &amp; cocked what I mowed in the center field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>I got Mr Watts to help we began a stock in the midle field put 2 loads in the bottom of the clover hay from the north field &amp; 4 from the midle field that was all we had cut there is over 150 cocks in it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>I mowed the North East quarter of the center field then finished hoeing the potatos on Burnes place</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>I mowed part of the center field &amp; Dan cultivated some of the potatos in the East field in the forenoon we raked &amp; cocked what I cut on Wednesday</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Mr Watts began to work this morning a wet day we cleaned up 10 bushel of wheat &amp; 20 of Oats Dan took them to Escott Mill Watts bored post holes for the line fence</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Jordan preached this morning Dan took him to Fairfax</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>we took the hay that was wet of the stack &amp; stirred up the cocks this morning after dinner we got nearly 3 loads on the stack when it began to rain we filled up the midle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>at odd times Watts bored post holes in the north side of the lain Dan &amp; me nailed on the fence boards to day Watts picked up the old stack bottom east of the old Barn no hay weather</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>1</td> <td>Dan took the old rails that on the lain fence &amp; fixed the road fence around the North Field Watts is hoeing the potatos in the midle there is a misty rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>we finished the stack in the midle field there is 13 loads in it is poor hay we put a good deal of salt on it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>we drew 2 loads out of the midle field put them in the new Barn Watts hoed potatos Dan cut the hay in the field in the east side south of the first ditch</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Dan cut in hey the center field north west corner I raked the hay in field that Dan cut yesterday Watts cocked it then finished our cuting to night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Dan &amp; Watts made a stack bottom &amp; drew 2 loads to it I raked where Dan cut on Saturday &amp; drew 5 loads into the new Barn it is good hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>we finished the stock that was begun yesterday this forenoon it is the best hay we have had this season it got no rain they helped Bruce at his wheat in the afternoon fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Dan &amp; Watts is helping Bruce to day with the team they drew in his wheat &amp; some hay fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Bruce brought out the reaper he got our fall wheat &amp; Barley before dinner his two boys Dan &amp; Watts bound till noon it was so warm that the bands broke they all went out to Bruces drew in for him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Bruces two boys &amp; daughter Mary came this morning &amp; bound up our wheat this forenoon then they all went out to Bruces &amp; helped him I went to Gananoque with Jennet I McLaughlin horse very warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Dan &amp; Watts is drawing our fall wheat had three &amp; half loads had half a load of Barley they helped Bruce after</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Dan is cultivating the summer follow Watts hoeing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Dan is drawing dung Watts is loading he drew 18 loads</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Do Do Do uncle Rob came on the mixed Mrs Dobb &amp; Ellen Scott came on the Express Dan &amp; Watts is at the dung</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Mrs Dobbs &amp; Ellen Scott went to Brockville on the Express Dan &amp; Watt is at the dung</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>17</td> <td>Dan helped Bruce to saw wood Watts helped half the day he went to Gananoque for him self</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Dan &amp; Watts is at the dung I have been fixing the hen yard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Wright preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Dan &amp; Watts finished the dung this morning then drew 1 load from Nowlans wanted that to finish the follow he began to cross plow it Watts is spreading the dung</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Dan is plowing Watts is cuting the Black Barley &amp; Rennies {illegible} I got 3 lb of the Black &amp; 5 of Rennies &amp; spreading dung</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Dan is plowing watts is cradling a swath around the oats where the Buckwheat was last year Bruce came with the reaper &amp; this afternoon fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Bruce is cuting the oats on the thistle field his two boys help to bind Dan &amp; Watts bound too after finishing the summer follow there was a little rain this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Dan &amp; Watts went this morning helped Bruce bind wheat his wheat they got it finished</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Dan &amp; Watts Drew in 3 loads of oats off the Buckwheat ground &amp; bound some of the oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Shane ordained Messer Donovan &amp; Herbison as Elders of our session at Fairfax the church was well filled</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Dan &amp; Watts drew in a load &amp; a half off the buckwheat ground loads of the thistle piece</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>they got in all that we had cut &amp; ready this afternoon &amp; toped off the stack of hay in the midle field they helped Bruce to draw in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>heavy rain last night Dan &amp; me Drew 3 loads of Oats from Burns Barn &amp; I cleaned them up we had 15 bags the ground is very wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>we drew 24 bags more of oats to day clean them up in the forenoon Dan took 24 bags of oats to Escott mill for to get ground for the hogs this afternoon he did not get them home with him</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td>1</td> <td>Dan cradled the peice of ats that was left that to green this morning he had then helped Bruce to draw &amp; I went to Sand Bay to a session meeting &amp; church</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td>the communion was taken in the Sand Bay church there was a large attendance 51 communion five new members</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Bruce &amp; Baynan is helping Dan to hook the peas they finished them this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Dan went to Escott Mill for the grist this morning he helped Bruce to draw in this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Dan cut some wood for Abia he helped Bruce to hook peas in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Dan help Bruce to draw in all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Do Do Do they drew one load of oats that we had in left in the North field it was too green to cut when the rest was cut</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Dan thrashed some fall wheat for seed I helped a little in the forenoon went to an Agriculture meeting at Deans</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>Professor Moatt preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Dan &amp; Bruce plowed 4 ridges on the west side of the summer follow &amp; sowed the bushel of the Martin Amber fall wheat this morning that I got from Rennies</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Dan is helping Bruce to draw &amp; he was there in the afternoon yesterday I made a gate for the corn field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Dan drew in our peas Banian helped him Bruce cut part of our oats I went to the Bay for pig for the Socitie that we got from Luther Loweys</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Bruce finished cuting our oats this morning Dan is drawing in for them fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Dan is helping Bruce to draw his oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Do Do Do fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Nicolson preached at Fairfax &amp; Sand Bay in the morning &amp; noon here at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>rain last night &amp; this morning I went to the Kingston Presbytery at noon on the Express Dan &amp; Bruce is plowing for the remainder of the fall wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>I got home on the Express Dan is drawing some of the oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Dan and Bruces Boys finished drawing the oats I raked the ground with Mr Shanes horse very warm day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td>20</td> <td>Dan helped Bruce to thrash with the team fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>they finished the thrashing this forenoon they plowed the summer follow &amp; sowed part of it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Dan finished sowing the fall wheat he sowed four 4 bushel Bruce cut the spring wheat this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Dan &amp; Robert Armstrong bound the wheat I stooked it it is very green plump cornel</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>heavy rain last night &amp; this morning Dan Bessie &amp; Jane &amp; me went to Delta in the afternoon to the Delta Agriculture Fair stoped at Lizzy's all night she is well</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>I acted as judge on class J it was poor on account of the rain got home about 8 oclock Daves two oldest children came home with us a telegram came after we left that Jennie was at James Scott sick with the scarlet fever Jennet went right down to Brockville</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>got a letter from Jennet that Jennie is not dangers Dan plowed and scraped part of the cross ditch in the midle east field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Dan went to road &amp; began to dig the potatos they are very poor some of them is roten</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>{blank}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>{blank}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Oct</td> <td>1</td> <td>heavy frost last night we drew in the spring wheat I helped Dan with one load I went to Mr Shane's to meet Revd Mr Greacey &amp; Mr Gillise on our church matters</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Dan went to Gananoque with 12 bushel of wheat he could not get it ground for a fortnight the water was out of the pond on account of the railroad he bought 50 lb of flour $1.50</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Dan plowed in the forenoon finished the digin the potatos at Burns place</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Dan plowed this forenoon Doug potatos in the afternoon hard frost last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>we all atended our Township fair I took hogs &amp; sheep took 1st on aged Southdown Ram &amp; aged yewe 2nd on yearling Ram 1st yearling ewes 1st lamb 2nd Breeding Sow 1st boar pig and sow pig</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Dan finished diging the potatos in the garden there is a good many of them roting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Dan dug the potatos in the midle field they are very poor</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Dan plowed in the midle field I fixed irons for my new wheel barrow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Dan drew a load of wood from Wallaces to Bill &amp; got it sawed with the circular saw brought it Back</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Dan plowed part of the garden with the iron plow McDonald is fixing the other plow the ground is very dry he went to Greens &amp; 16 bushel of Apples</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Dan plowed in the East midle Field I picked the sweet corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>heavy rain last night Dan went to Gananoque for the grist that he took last week I went with him to see Mr {illegible} about Abers morgage he got a deed from Gilbert that is the best thing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr {illegible} preach this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Dan is plowing I'm fixing things about the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Do Do</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Oct</td> <td>17</td> <td>Dan plowed in the East midle field I got in the beets &amp; in the beans in the barn hard frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>we picked up &amp; drew of the stones at the East west ridge on the south end of the {illegible} field there was some very large ones we had the stone boat at fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Dan plowed the East &amp; West Ridge he finished plowing began to plow the {illegible} half of it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Dan is plowing in the same field cold day I atended an Agriculture meeting at Deans</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>Mr {illegible} a student preached this morning he stoped here JP McCormick took him to Fairfax</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Dan is plowing I cut corn for the cows it was frozen &amp; is laying almost flat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>we drew in two Jags of the corn &amp; put it on the barn floor this morning &amp; 1 {illegible} to Abby's Dan is plowing now I cut &amp; the cows every morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Dan is plowing I went to the River as a fence viewer to view a fence between Charles Shipman &amp; Finnan Cross Wm Robinson &amp; Wm Trickie where the other viewers</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Dan plowed &amp; I cut some corn for the cows &amp; finished digging the parsnips they are poor</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Dan is plowing {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Neil preached this {illegible} Mr {illegible} this morning {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>{illegible} finished plowing in the midle {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Dan {illegible} in field below the house at the North east corner &amp; {illegible} little done he plowed some in the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Dan {illegible} plowing the garden &amp; cleaning out the {illegible} it is {illegible} good {illegible} the spring we put the cows in stable to night first time cold raw</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>1</td> <td>Dan cleaned out the furrows where the {illegible} the stable {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>we went to the plowing match at Wm Websters place there was only three plowed it was a very place for it &amp; a cold raw wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Dan plowed &amp; scraped a short ditch in the field &amp; back of the old barn &amp; plowed part of it</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Dan plowed in field below the house I worked at the hen house cleaning some of the old grout away it is bursting out the siding</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Dan is plowing I went to the funeral of Mrs Wm Armstrong she was buried at the Ebenezer Church Revd Mr Crage preached there was a large {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Dan plowed {illegible} in the grenary we expect the reaper to come on Friday</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Dan plowed I fixed some grout for the hen house the south side of it all came out</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>{illegible} boys came this morning to thrash they thrashed the fall &amp; spring wheat they're 40 bushel of fall wheat {illegible} at Spring wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>{illegible} a very stormy day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>the snow is 5 inches deep this morning Dan drew 2 loads of dung from the Barn at the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>we went to Gananoque with the wool &amp; 3 bags of peas &amp; oats got yarn for the wool paid $3.30 for {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Dan drew more dung snowed 6 inches more last night cold with high wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Dan drew 2 loads of wood 1 from 6 con &amp; 1 from Abs road is good I went to Fairfax with Mr Shane to a meeting of the session {illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov 18</td> <td></td> <td>Ellen &amp; me went to Fairfax to the communion there was a very large meeting than seven added the church new members Revd Mr Shane preached</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Dan went to Abs with Bruce &amp; they sawed up a lot of drags for wood the snow nearly all gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Dan plowed in the field north of the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Dan Do Do Do.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Dan Do I grouted the hen house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Dan is plowing I took Ellen to see Benjamin Young he very sick I do not think he will live long he is not able to sit up alone</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Dan is plowing I am making a frame for the Seller door fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Dan is plowing this forenoon very heavy rain in the afternoon I went with Mr Shane to Fairfax there was to be meeting of the session about altering bounds there was no meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>the ground is too wet to do anything out it is freezing now Ad came home at midnight Express all well</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>David &amp; Vive came on the midnight Express Watt went down to Brockville on the Lightning Express they are all well we put in a new frame in the outside seller way it was all roten and the stairway was caved in we are going to build it up with stones Dan has them drawn for it it has been very stormy rain &amp; snow nothing done out doors</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Dan took all the old straw from over the stable we put it in the yard &amp; new straw from the barn over the horses</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>stormy day Dan thrashed the flax seed {illegible} noon got wood from own woods</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31 {this might be Dec 31st's entry?}</td> <td>Dan drew wood that he has cut there is a good deal of dead wood in the bush the thrashers came at noon &amp; thrashed bushel of oats John Johnson man and one horse helped Bruce team &amp; two Boys Charles Arms George Arthur helped</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dec</td> <td>1</td> <td>Dan cut wood in our bush &amp; drew it to the house fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Dan got more wood fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Dan &amp; Ad fixed the Barn for the thrashers we expect them tomorrow they moved the straw so that we can keep it all in they fixed the poles over the {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>the thrashers came at noon they finished the thrashing we had bushel of oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Dan built up a Stone wall on the side of the cellar</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Do he finished the walls this afternoon &amp; went home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>I finished the making of the steps for the seller &amp; got them in so that we can out or in from the outside I have to cover them in yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Tigh preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>very stormy this forenoon I {illegible} for {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>I worked at the {illegible} for the seller</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Dan came home from his Father's he helped him for three days he got wood &amp; other chores got ready for killing the hogs &amp; brought the sheep from {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>we killed the hogs Bruce helped us fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Dan helped John Johnston to thrash with the team fine day I finished covering in the cellar way Ad went to Young on the Mixed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Dan went to John Johnsons this morning they finished thrashing at noon he got wood after</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Johnston preached this morning he is a student</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Wm came on the Mixed stoped off at Kingston on Saturday from Perry Sound to Bessie's &amp; she was home Dan &amp; me cleaned up 9 bushel of the old wheat that is the last of it we cleaned 12 bags of oats intending to go to the Mill tomorrow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>very stormy this forenoon &amp; all day we took the top of the snow stack in the yard</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque to Mill he had 9 bushels of wheat &amp; 12 bags of oats the roads very ruff Dan cut wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque for a load of coal for their stove he brought 2200 Dan cut wood in the woods &amp; put on the double windows</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dec</td> <td>21</td> <td>Dan &amp; Ad is drawing &amp; chopping wood in our own woods {illegible} of dead wood {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Dan cut &amp; drew more wood it snowed about 5 inches last night with a misty rain most of the day it is a good deal warmer than it has been Watt &amp; Lizie came on the Mixed from Brockville this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>no work to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Dan drew 2 loads of wood from Abs left one at A &amp; one here fine day Billie came from Delta at night Mr {illegible} son brought him in a cutter</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad went to Delta with Donnour to bring Kate home Watt had her in Brockville Dan drew a load of wood from Sand Bay</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Dan cut some in our own woods</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Dan thrashed the seed peas that was in the New Barn had 5 bushels cold day I attended our Preparatory service there was very few out</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached &amp; had the communion there was 3 added the to our Church Mr &amp; Mrs Service &amp; Robert Shields there was a good attendance very cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>{missing}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1884</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Jan</td> <td>1</td> <td>Dan went for a load of wood to Sand Bay in 1 from Ab McNeil David &amp; Vive came from Delta &amp; Wm Scott from GlenTay &amp; Abia was here all took dinner it was good to have them</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>snowing all day no work</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>snowing &amp; blowing all day Dan went to Bruce help him the thrash it stormed so that they did nothing the roads so drifted that he did not come home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Dad came home this morning there is no traveling on the roads our road is nearly as high as the fences</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Dan split wood &amp; shoveled snow at our gate at the road it is as high as the fence</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Tygh preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>David &amp; Vive went home to day</td> <td>7</td> <td>Dan went to help Bruce to thrash the thrashers did not come he came home after a while</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>stormy day no work only taking care of the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Dan went to Bruces to thrash did very little there chain kept breaking Ad shoveled the roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>it has been very stormy this week wind and snow</td> <td>10</td> <td>I went to the annual meeting of our Agriculture Society there was a good meeting for the state of the roads nearly all the old board of directors was put in again Dan went to Bruces the brock down again got very little done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Dan went to Bruces to help to thrash they broke down we killed the Younge cow Bruces helped find winter day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Dan went to Bruces to thrash they broke part of the horse powr so that they will have to take it to Brockville to get it fixed &amp; came home after {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad &amp; Dan drew in the remainder of the {illegible} that was left put 2 loads over the horses the rest in the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Dan went to Sand Bay for a load of wood {illegible} help cold day the road is no going</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Dan went to Sand Bay for wood he to {illegible} Bruce's &amp; B Landon brought the horsepowr &amp; circular saw here this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>{illegible} &amp; filed the saw &amp; they saw it this afternoon drove {illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Jan</td> <td>19</td> <td>they finished sawing this forenoon then Dan went with Bruce to finish the thrashing cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>Dan went to Gananoque for cash he went with a cutter Jennet &amp; Jennie went with him {illegible} {illegible} cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Dan {illegible} rigged up the {illegible} {illegible} new frame for drawing things on them</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>very stormy all night &amp; day no work</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>high wind snow &amp; drift Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Do Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>fine day no travel on the roads Dan took the horses &amp; slaugh to the station &amp; broke the roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Dan went to Mallorytown this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane had a short service this morning then he closed A child of Henry Faires was dead the funeral was at 11:00 in the English church the Revd Mr Tygh preached the church was full</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad is loading up things that he brought from Toronto for the boys he is taking 2 veal skins 4 deakin 2 sheepskins with the wool on &amp; 2 that the wall is taking off Dan &amp; me cleaned up 12 bushel of oats &amp; 12 of wheat for a grist</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Dan went to Gananoque with the grist this morning there was about 3 in of snow fell last night fine day several lines {illegible} the road is so bad that could {illegible} bring {illegible} time rest of the line {illegible}/td&gt;</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>rain Dan stoped to chop wood&lt;</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>the roads is so bad that there is no travel on them {the rest of line illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1884</p> <p><br />{a lot of page difficult to decipher}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Feb</td> <td>1</td> <td>hard frost last night we went to {illegible} Revd Mr Gibson Wife {several lines eligible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>A dull cloudy day I have taken care of the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Revd Mr {illegible} preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>{entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>{entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>rained most of the day Ad {several words illegible} I took cair of the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad took the team to Sand Bay he brought home a load of Cordwood they are sending a careload to John to Belville</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>stormy day Ad did nothing with the horses</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Little Watt came from Montreal on the morning Express he was at the carnival Ad took him to Young to his Mothers stormy day Haffie took the team to Sand Bay Dan &amp; him brought home of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad &amp; Dan went to Sand Bay with the team Ad brought home a load of wood with the Bobby</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he took it home the roads is very bad there was snow last night and wind to day the roads filled full</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>rain this morning &amp; last night the snow has got fall rain most of the day I am quilling</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>the roads is very soft muddy {illegible} wind turned North in the afternoon {rest of entry illegible} Ad brock the road to the hay stack in the {illegible} the snow has got a great fall</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for to load at wood he brought some home with him Watt and Lizie came here from Otawa on the Mixed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad took Watt &amp; Lizie to Delta this morning {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1884 {most likely February}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Tygh preached this morning Mr Shane at night rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>rain most of the day Dan did chores I spooled for Jennet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>rain part of the day Dan took the top of the stack in the midle field &amp; brought it the Barnyard &amp; spread around for the cattle it is badly spoiled</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>very high wind with snow Dan went out back to look at a farm of John Burns he wants to buy it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Dan took the team to Sand Bay for wood this morning he brought home {illegible} load Ad came home to day the road was too bad to come</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Dan went to Sand Bay for wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Dan went to Sand Bay for wood Ad began to draw the stack of hay in the midle field young Hughafie helped him</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad &amp; Houghfie finished drawing the stack Dan helped Bruce to draw ice from the river the ice is very poor</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Dan went to Sand Bay for wood Ad went to Gananoque for shingles for the house &amp; brought 7000 ceader shingles paid $3.50 per thousand for them very stormy in the afternoon rain &amp; snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Dan drew 2 loads of cord wood to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>snowed about 6 inches last night &amp; is still snowing this morning Dan did very little stormy</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>still storming Dan split wood in the shed it has been very stormy most of the {illegible} 30 sowed {illegible} 60 {illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1884</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>1</td> <td>Dan went to {illegible} they {illegible} of wood {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Revd Mr Greacie preached this morning {illegible} cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Dan is drawing he drew 2 loads for &amp; drew 1 load of wood then went back to the shanty stop there all night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Dan drew 1 load of wood then went back to the Chanty Stopt there all night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Dan brought a load of wood this morning &amp; another at night took them both to Ads</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Dan drew 1 load of wood this to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Dan brought 1 load of wood this forenoon &amp; another in the afternoon and went back to the shanty for to one in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>it began to blow &amp; snow in the night &amp; stormed all day there is a fearful drift wind from the East Dan came home this morning brought a small load of wood I intended to Sand Bay to the meeting of the session there was going it stormed so</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>very stormy day the roads all blocked up so that Mr Shane could not go to Sand Bay the communion did not take place there was Sabbath school here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Dan went to Sand Bay with the horses his father is going to work in his place he is looking about some land we cleaned up 5 bags of oats then took this week is for feed before he went away</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>stormy day in the afternoon no work done Ad &amp; Bruce started for GlenTay in the morning before it began</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Dan father came out with a load of wood this morning the snow has got a great fall the roads is rough</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Dans Father brought out a load of wood &amp; went back in the afternoon I went to a session meeting at Sand Bay</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Dan's father drew a load of wood &amp; banked more</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Do Do Do has 2 loads more banked out that is father is going to in that place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>I went to Sand Bay with Wm Cornet we had the communion there this afternoon the church was well full</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1884</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>18</td> <td>I am going to the {illegible} at Kingston this morning Dan {illegible} is going {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Do Do drawing load of wood 19 again Daniel load of wood I came home on the express from the Presbytery at Kingston there was a good attendance of both ministers &amp; elders &amp; a good deal of work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Dan went to Sand Bay &amp; banked out wood stoped all night there x</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Dan came home this afternoon brought a load of wood he banked in the forenoon Ad got home from Perth this afternoon he brought home 2 horses with they are large one 5 &amp; the other 3 year old a horse &amp; mair with foal due Percheron horse</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Dan &amp; Ad went to Abes for a load of hay for Wallace the roads is very bad I taped 24 trees</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Dan went to Sand Bay to bank out he came home on the Mixed this morning he went to Haigs to the wife on Saturday night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>I took care of the cattle fine weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad went to Escott Mill with 19 bushel of wheat &amp; bags of Oats the roads is very bad he broke the waggon he had Bruce's mare &amp; his own</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>I split some wood took care of the cattle Ad put away the flour &amp; meal</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>very stormy this afternoon rain &amp; {illegible} the snow is going very fast frost at night {illegible} came here from Sand Bay he left slaugh &amp; came on horseback</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Revd Mr Tigh preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>very little work done showing &amp; getting ready to saw wood &amp; moving the clover hay into the little mow from cover the cows</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>1</td> <td>{illegible} to snow in the forenoon {illegible} snowed about 4 inches the forenoon Ad &amp; Dan took the horsepower &amp; sawing apart</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>{first of entry illegible} snowed about 4 inches in the forenoon Ad &amp; Dan took the horse power and sawing part to Ads</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Dan &amp; Ad went to Abs with the waggon for a load of Wallace's hay the roads very bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>they sawed at Ads wood to day cold day Bruce &amp; his boys &amp; Matthias helped</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>{blank}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Moore a student from Kingston preached this morning I took him to Fairfax Mr Shane went to Newburgh &amp; Camden to preach</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>cold blustery day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad Dan &amp; Kairns shingled the south side of the house &amp; part of the North side fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Mr Grame came this morning they finished the north side Dan went to Sand Bay for the chains &amp; brought 2 18 feet sticks from the sawmill for Wallaces wood shed fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>little rain dance split some wood this forenoon then him &amp; Ad went to ABs for a load of Wallaces hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad &amp; Dan is covering the horse stable with boards</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque with the milk waggon Dan drew stuff for Wallace in the forenoon &amp; split wood in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Tye preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Dan went to Sand Bay to Bank of wood fine day we had 2 pair of twins 1 of the full breads &amp; one half</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>heavy rain this forenoon Jennet went to {illegible} came home on the mixed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>{illegible} night from J W Darling 2 1/2 bushel Timothy &amp; 1 bushel of clover seed $7.00 the Timothy $2.25 {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>I let some water of the garden &amp; other chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>we sowed {illegible} I dug &amp; planted 18 gooseberry sprouts</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>19</td> <td>{blank}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad went to Delta with the milk waggon for a heifer calf from Watts Jersey cow then split wood in the forenoon we drew dung &amp; the dirt that came out of seller way into the garden north of the buried grape in the afternoon heavy frost &amp; high wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Dan is fixing up the fences Ad came home this afternoon &amp; brought the calf with him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad began to saw Dan cultivated he sowed 4 bushel of the White Russian spring wheat he draged</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Dan went to a bee of Humphrey Youngs to plow Ad sowed 2 bushel more of the White Russian</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad sowed 2 bushel of the White Russian wheat that we got from Rennies in Toronto on the 7 ridges West of the other 6 bushel &amp; 3 ridges from the West fence they saved about 4 bushel of Austrilan oats North half of the center field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>they have sowed 16 bushel of the Austrilan in all the ground is in good trim</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Revd Mr Tygh preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>they finished the midle field Ad rolled where the fall wheat was last year &amp; the Clover {illegible} he says that the fall wheat stubble is very stiff the Clover is very bracket</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>they are cultivating &amp; dragging in the field below the house &amp; here sowed 12 bushel of black oats that he got from Bruce all next to the lower ditch &amp; the ridges runs east &amp; west &amp; they have a mair of Wm McNeil's</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>{appears to be blank}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>1</td> <td>sowed our own small oats 1 1/2 bushel with center field west of the wheat &amp; 4 bushel in the field front of the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Dan plowed where he left off below the New Barn Ad went to Gananoque I went to the post office saw the smoke coming out of Robert Cornetts house along with JA Bradley we gave the alarm got pails &amp; poured on water all to no use it was burned he lost most of his things there was a general turnout every one did their best Darling store caught fire &amp; was burned down they saved Dean's shop &amp; house which was between Darling store &amp; Cornetts house Darling got out all his Goods out before they were damaged</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>I went to Fairfax this afternoon with Mr Shane the commission to be tomorrow Dan plowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Revd Mr Shane had the commission at Fairfax good attendance</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Dan drew dung to the garden in the forenoon plowed in the afternoon fine growing time fine shower last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Dan breaking {illegible} Ad sowed the black barley &amp; the grass {illegible} east side of the field then 3 bushel of peas that he bought off the Widow {illegible} I planted 6 gray {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad sowed 4 bushel of own peas Dan is breaking in an {illegible} I planted a grapevine of Wallace it is the Polkington &amp; the Prentice grape &amp; a Niagara raspberry came from F G Association fine rain this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>the ground is too damp to drag Dan &amp; shoveling out crossrows he helped to plant 4 apple trees that Ad bought at the station 1 Wealthy 1 Wallbridge 1 Fameus 1 MacIntosh Red 6 of the gray raspberries I bored &amp; set some posts for grapevines</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Dan drew some dung to the garden little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>we drew stones for the foundation of Wallaces Woodshed he expects the framers on Monday</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>the Revd Mr Tyghe preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Dan went to Gananoque for a load of lumber for Wallace this afternoon I dug some in the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td>I sent 2 {rest of entry illegible}</td> <td>13</td> <td>Dan drew dung to the Garden in the forenoon he then draged the head Ridge at the old well &amp; sowed about 3/4 of bushel of peas I sowed nearly 2 wash basins full of {illegible} David &amp; his family came from Delta Bessie came with them {illegible} with them</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1884</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>14</td> <td>David &amp; {illegible} went to Toronto on the express Bessie went with them Dan drew dung to the garden in the forenoon fixed some {illegible} after Dan {illegible} drawing dung to the garden then {illegible} got Bruces wheel cultivator &amp; cultivated the garden &amp; then throwed out some furrows heavy rain at</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Dan helped Humphrey Young to plow I began to {illegible} &amp; clean out the hen house light showers</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Dan helped Humphrey to plow Ad took yearling &amp; 2-year-old heifer to the 6 concession this morning we planted 10 rows of potatos next to the hen house in the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Dan can do nothing he has a boil on his hand Ad took some of the clapboards of the house &amp; then put a lath on the stud &amp; nailed them on again that brought the stud out even with the grout he intends new clapboards on</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Dan went to Mallorytown on the Mixed this morning we put the cows in the midle field for the first</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque &amp; brought 8 barrels of plaster of Paris for to put on the land &amp; 2 Spades 1 for ditching &amp; 1 for digging Dan can do nothing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad took 5 barrels of the plaster to the north half of the East midle field Dan is doing yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad drew 2 load of rails from where the stacks was to make a lain at the end of the barn Dan is doing {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad &amp; me put up the fence for the lain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Revd Mr Tygh preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque with 3 bags of wheat 4 of barley {illegible} 3 Barles of plaster on the midle field he began on the east side</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Dan drew some stones of the south end of the midle field &amp; cultivated it with the wheeled cultivator</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Dan &amp; Ad Drew dung &amp; cultivated the field back of the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>they furrowed out &amp; planted 6 rows of carrots 1 row of parsnips 2 rows beets &amp; planted some sweet corn &amp; popcorn in the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque for a load of clapboards Dan took some of the old clapboards off the South end of the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque for another load of clapboards Dan is taking off the clapboards</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June 1</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Dan plowed the peice for potatos Ad &amp; me cut 3 bushel of Erely Roses warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Dan finished plowing the potato ground he then draged it he {illegible} it with {illegible} &amp; Kate</td> </tr> <tr> <td>planted Bushel of early {illegible}</td> <td>4</td> <td>Dan cultivated &amp; dragged the potato ground {illegible} sowed {illegible} pond of it &amp; planted part</td> </tr> <tr> <td>washed this morning sheep</td> <td>5</td> <td>they planted some more Dan went to dung Bee of Samuel Johnson in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque for a load of lumber for the house to 208 lb of tar paper we planted 6 rows of corn east of the old barn &amp; some Western corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Dan planted more of the western corn I planted 22 Hills of cucumbers they plowed the head Ridge North of the new barn &amp; sowed it with cow corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>Professor Fowler preached at Sand Bay in the afternoon &amp; here at night I took him to Sand Bay</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>we all worked on the roads had the team drew gravel they began at our N West corner &amp; came this way</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Dan &amp; me worked this morning on the roads had the team I attended an Agriculture meeting at Mr Deans revised the prize list Dan worked at the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Dan worked at the house I planted some cabbage &amp; tomato I attended a meeting at the Drill Shed on the Scott Act Judge McDonald Revd Mr Crawford Revd Shane &amp; Craig &amp; others spoke on it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning David came on the Morning Express Vive &amp; the children was with him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad went with David to Gananoque Dan cultivated the potatos in the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad David &amp; Vive &amp; the children to Delta Dan &amp; me loaded &amp; wheeled the sand &amp; clay for {illegible} 2 sides of the house in the forenoon we then took up the line on the road Dan bored some holes for posts for a line fence</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad came home from Delta at noon he took up the line with the instrument next hour line was wrong Dan filled some of the holes that he had bored</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Dan bored a number of holes on the right line I worked in the garden &amp; trimmed some trees</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Dan sowed plaster on the oats &amp; peas front of the house this morning Ad took a load of posts to the road line we set some of them</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Dan bored post holes Ad &amp; me set some of them very warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Tygh preached in forenoon Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Dan went to the 6 con to bank out wood Ad took the spoted heifer with her calf she has lost 1 of her teats they are going to let the calf suck &amp; beef her Mr Graham &amp; Mr Ferris came to clapboard the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Graham &amp; Fairns are at the house I am helping cutting the clapboards for the front of the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>they are working at it Ad is taking of the clapboard front of the house we moved the cupboard of the seller way</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>they are working at the clapboard</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad went again with Bruce's team for more lumber &amp; tar paper Dan has been at the 6th con since Monday with the team we expect him home to night I attended services in the church &amp; a meeting of the session I was repointed representative Elder for the ensuing year &amp; Revd Mr Shane preached</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached there was 54 communicants partook the church was well filled fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Dan is cultivating in the garden &amp; hoeing the ground is very dry there has been no rain since the 11th of the month Wm Hazelwood &amp; Isabla or rather {illegible} Free came on Saturday {illegible line} James Robinson &amp; his daughter from Russ{illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>1</td> <td>Dan is hoeing in the garden Ad has a lame back can do very little</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad is cutting behind the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Dan is hoeing behind the barn Ad went to Leeds &amp; laid out a road Dan is riging up the mower &amp; other chores Ad went to Young with with the buggy he took {illegible} {illegible} and his daughter &amp; Bessie</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad went to the river with a load of picknickers Robinson his daughter Jennet Bessie &amp; Jennie was with him they went to the Bay very warm rain in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>rain this morning dull hazey day the Carpenters finished the house last night they have been 21 days working at the clapboarding &amp; corners</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Mr Gillies preached at night Mr Shane went to Kingston</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Dan came home this forenoon I may say that he has lost 2 days Friday 1/2 Monday 1/2 Saturday all I went to the Presbytery to Belleville the Revd Mr Shane resined his charge here to the Presbytery he has got a call New Brunswick</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>I got home on the Express all well the crows has took up all our potatos they are planting them over again</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>finish planning the potatos &amp; began to mow &amp; mowed a little in the orchard</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>finished cutting the Orchard &amp; cut a piece in the Northfield West Corner fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>raked up the Orchard &amp; drew it in 3 small load they raked &amp; cocked up the piece that was cut yesterday it is too green to draw in</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>fine rain most of the day mowing done this forenoon Dan bored some posts holes on the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Greacie preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>I painted some Dan bored post holes on the read side of the midle field Ad went to Brockville</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Dan is boring Ad is mowing in the North Field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad &amp; Abia went to Sand Bay to Mr Keys Dan mowed some of the fence &amp; cocked some that I raked {illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad got the {illegible} out of the milk waggon &amp; hurt his back shoulder by the fill bolt coming ought broke fill</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Dan mowed in the Northfield got the waggon fixed again Dan raked &amp; cocked some in the field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>we fixed the roof of the cow stable the part had spread Ad got iron rods &amp; bolted a belated the plate of the beam of the old barn I raked Dan &amp; I Coslow drew 4 loads put 2 over the horses 1 over the cows 1 is left on the waggon Ad &amp; Ellen</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached at night I read his resignation of his charge he is going to St Johns NB to take charge of the mission stations we are all very sorry that he is leaving us he has done wonders for us</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>I went to Kingston with Mr Shane he took his horse &amp; Buggy to Gananoque we then took the boat Ad &amp; Dan drew in the hay that was in the North Field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Dan went through the potatos with the cultivator &amp; hoed them there was a little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>they went to Wallaces place &amp; cut part of it &amp; raked it up &amp; drew it in fine</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Dan mowed more at Wallaces they drew in 3 loads I raked with Maud fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Dan finished mowing at Wallaces this forenoon I raked Ad &amp; Dan drew drew in all that was fit</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>I raked &amp; Ad &amp; Dan drew in all that was left on Wallaces Place Dan cut part of the Northfield I raked it in the afternoon they drew in 2 loads &amp; took it to Wallaces stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>there no minister with us to day I went to the Methodist Church in forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad went to Bruces riged up the reaper he cut the Martin Amber wheat in the afternoon it was winter killed a little Dan &amp; me set posts on the roadside midle field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad &amp; Dan cut part of the other fall wheat this afternoon there a very heavy dew this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad &amp; Dan finished the wheat &amp; the haying fine day they drew in 1 load of hay they took to horse {illegible} stable that is 3 loads that they took there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>heavy rain last night in the day very little work done</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1884</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Aug</td> <td>1</td> <td>Dan &amp; Ad helped Bruce with his haying fine day we had an examination of witnesses on Timothy {illegible} for stealing a {illegible} from I sent him to Brockville for {rest of line illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Do Do Do {illegible} of the piece</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Professor Nicholson here at night Fairfax in the morning Sand Bay at noon I heard Mr Tygh at Fairfax in the morning Sand Bay at noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad &amp; Dan drew in our fall wheat they put 2 loads in the little mow it our own old Fall wheat &amp; the load of the Martin Amber on scaffold with {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Dan pulled weeds out of the potatos where the crows dug them up they are very small</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Dan is plowing through the potatos &amp; hoeing I went with Nicholson to Sand Bay yesterday we took dinner at Herbison we had J Shields horse we went to James McCormick's James Cornetts &amp; the Widow Cochran's Cornetts has over 150 beehives</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Dan is working at the potatos fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>then finished holding the potatos I can do very little</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Bruce is cutting the spring wheat with the Reaper Dan Coslow &amp; 2 of Bruces boys is binding</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Nicholson this morning James McMillan took him to Fairfax &amp; the Union then brought here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad finished cutting the S wheat Bruces 2 boys help they finished about the midle of the afternoon fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Dan helped Bruce to cut some wheat he took the cradle Ad went to Gananoque took Dan Hazelwood &amp; brought 2 bags of flour home I took Nicholson to Darlings Kirkins McCormicks &amp; Smiths had Shields horse</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mrs Kellog com from Almount on a visit</td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad &amp; Dan is drawing the wheat that was cut on Saturday some of it is rather soft they cut some of the front of the house very warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>they helped Bruce at his harvesting in the forenoon Ad cut all the oats front of the house expect a piece where the old barn stood it is too green</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>they got all the wheat in &amp; 2 loads of oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Bessie &amp; Jennie came home young</td> <td>16</td> <td>they helped Bruce most of the day then they got in 2 loads of oats very hot day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td>we had no preaching to day I heard Mr Tygh</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Bessie &amp; Jennie came home young side noteMrs Kellock went home on the express</td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad &amp; Dan got in all the oats that was cut front of the house I raked the ground with Kate</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1884</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad and Dan helped Bruce at his wheat very warm day the ground is very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>fine rain this morning Aunt Jennet came from Branford on the Express</td> <td>20</td> <td>Dan helped H young this afternoon to draw in wheat Ad took the spoted heifer to the 6th Concession</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Dan hooked peas very dry time Ad is at Bruce's</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Dan hooking peas Ad finished cutting the oats in the field front of the house &amp; cut some in the thistle field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Dan hooked peas Ad raked up the oats in front of the house drew them in &amp; some of the peas Ellen came from Glentwa on the express she had the 3 children with her they are all well</td> </tr> <tr> <td>frost in some places it did no rain here</td> <td>24</td> <td>we had no meeting I heard the Young Matthews minister</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>they drew in 2 loads of oats Dan hooked peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>little rain last night very little done this forenoon Dan worked at the peas in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad finished cutting the oats that finished our reaping they then drew in 1 loads of oats &amp; 3 of Oats very warm dry weather Bruces boy helped there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>they drew in 3 loads of oats &amp; 1 of peas the time came off the waggon yesterday they had to get it on this morning it was near noon before they begin</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>very heavy rain last night &amp; this morning &amp; most of the day very little work done Dan drew a load of rails from Wallaces fence the cows got into Bruces field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>rain this morning Ellen Jennet Bessie Jennie &amp; Nancy Hazelwood all went to Brockville on the mix this morning Dan went to fix Wallaces fence in the forenoon he then began to plow for fall wheat where the old barn stood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td></td> <td>we have had no Minister I heard the Revd Mr Tye</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1884</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td>1</td> <td>Dan plowed this forenoon Ad turned over the oats that was left in the midle field they drew them in &amp; I raked all the field &amp; that finished all the oak crop they then drew in a load of peas fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>I was taken with a cold chill in the night &amp; could not get up Dan &amp; Ad hooked &amp; got in more of the peas Bessie &amp; Phillia went to Kingston on the Express Ad plowed Dan finished hooking the peas &amp; they got them in that finished our harvesting expect the grass piece they are not fit to cut</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad &amp; Dan went out to the road &amp; helped Bruce David came on the express from Perry Sound Vive met him here fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Dan helped Bruce all day Ad in the afternoon David &amp; Vive went to Delta on Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Dan plowed Ad did George David &amp; Vive went to Delta on the Express fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad hooked the grass piece there is good crop of straw Dan plowed warm day Revd Mr Hyde came on the express Jay McMullen met him &amp; took him to Stewarts</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Hyde preached this morning A Cochran came for him took he preached at Fairfax &amp; Union</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Dan finished the plowing for the fall wheat &amp; began to draw down to it from the Barnyard</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Dan drew dung this forenoon then he drew in the grass peas one of Bruces boys helped him warm day Ad took Wm Scott Ellen &amp; Bessie to Delta they took the wool to Lyndhurst to get it spun also</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Dan is drawing dung I took the cows to water this morning for the first time Monday week</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>they are drawing for the fall wheat very dry time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Wm Scott &amp; Ellen went home on the Express Ad went to Gananoque with Bessie in the afternoon Dan finished drawing dung for the wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad is thrashing wheat for to sow Dan is spreading dung for the wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>I took Revd Mr Hyde to Fairfax &amp; Sand Bay he preached here at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>help to clean the seed wheat Dan is cultivating the dung that he spread on the wheat it is very ruff</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1884</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td>16</td> <td>the ground is so ruff that they had to roll it before sewing it they then sowed it I went to Kingston on the Merchant Express to Presbytery</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>got home on the Express all well we are to have regular supplies on Sabbath days it was a good meeting they sowed the wheat cleaned out the furrows then rolled 2 rounds at the bottom one round in the midle &amp; are at the top of the piece to test the smooth or ruff surface they cut up the corn in the garden Dan drew lumber from the station to the showground in the afternoon we got a cane load from Sharbut Lake Bessie came from Toronto this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Dan is cutting corn Ad is helping to pack Bessie trunk she is going to Indonia &amp; central India as a medical missionary she went on the Express to Brockville Ad went with her this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Dan is cutting corn I helped J Cook and Dean at the fair ground we took up the lines &amp; mark the places for to put the post the ground is very dry &amp; sand</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Madis Colt got its forward leg brock last night or this morning we've been fixing it most of the day Dr Hanna put plaster of Paris bandage on it &amp; splints I do not think it will do any good</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Hyde preached this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>heavy rain most of the day Dan thrashed oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>we tried to put the colt in a sling it would not do we cut out the bandage &amp; sawed a point off the bone of &amp; put on another plaster bandage &amp; 2 iron splints on</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Dan finished cutting the corn in the forenoon &amp; drew dung to the thistle field in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>very heavy rain last night &amp; this morning they fixed the horse stable in the forenoon &amp; drew some large stones that was at the first ditch Dan plowed then below {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Dan finished the plowing below the wheat &amp; he drew down to the thistle field I intend to go to Ellen's tomorrow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>I went to Perth on Mixed to Brockville took the {illegible} Express to Perth Wm Scott met me there got to Ellens before dark they are well good country</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>we went to their church Mr Smith a student preached</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>I looked over their farm it is a good one loam &amp; standing high</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>went to their Fairground to make their entries {last line cut off }</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1884</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Oct</td> <td>1</td> <td>John took me to the Perth show it is a very good one in some things very few cattle &amp; sheep &amp; only middling Hogs &amp; horses Fair roads good {illegible} work good</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Wm took me to Ramses stoped at James Robinson all night good roads they are all well Wm over to Joe Johns took tea then came back to James stayed there all night cold day &amp; night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Wm took me Almont Fair we stoped Mrs Kellocks they had a better Fair than at Perth grain roads good fronts good &amp; a good display of everything there {illegible} in the hall fell down &amp; hurt a number of people there was over 10,000 in the ground it is said the grounds was very muddy with the rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>started on the first train for Brockville got to Brockville after the Express had gone got home on the Mixed all well glad to be home &amp; thankful to God for all his mercies</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Giffend we had no minister</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>they are fixing for the fair fine day I got the Brady boys to fix up some fixings on the fence around the ground fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>fine day we took the sheep &amp; cattle got cook price the flock of fine wools on the Jersey calf 1 year-old &amp; 2 year-old heifers it is the best Fair we have had in every way I was in the hall as usual fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Dan went home last night he did not come back till the afternoon ran this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Dan plowed up the cross stitches then Ad &amp; him is clearing them out with the scraper it is the field below the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad &amp; Dan plowed &amp; scraped this forenoon Ad went to Delta in the afternoon with the team to bring out a load for David he is going to Parry Sound</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Dan went to Bruces &amp; helped him to thrash the machine is there Ad came home after dark &amp; another &amp; another man with him with a load</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Mr Smith a student preached at night &amp; McMullen took him to Fairfax &amp; Sand Bay</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Dan &amp; Ad helped Bruce to thrash in the forenoon dug potatos in the afternoon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1884</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Oct</td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad &amp; Dan dug potatos they cultivated or dug up the {illegible} with a spring cultivator it cut a good many of the long potatos they are small expect first planted David &amp; Vive went away on the Express Watt came at noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Dan finished the potatos Ad is loading Davids lugage in a car he took his horse &amp; a cow that he got from Ad it is the 2 year old that came in lately</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Dan &amp; Ad plowed the potato ground &amp; picked up some of the small stones brought them up to the Barnyard</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Dan began to plow in the field below the house the ground is very dry &amp; hard Ad is cleaning up the Barns for the thrashers fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Dan is plowing Ad is fixing the Barns he making a bin in the New Barn to hold the grain that in it</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Adam Spencer preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Dan plowed Ad &amp; me fix the {illegible} over the sellerway very dry time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Dan is plowing Ad cleaned out some of the ridge ditches north of the house &amp; braced the posts along the road for wire fence I made a slat door for root seller</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Alf Green came with the thrashers this morning they started at noon &amp; thrashed the wheat we had bushels the likewise a run of Oats fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>thrashed bushels of oats they then put the machine into the new barn &amp; the grass peas had bushel the black barley had bushel peas bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>finish the peas this forenoon had bushel we put in some {illegible} the straw</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Dan plowed front of the house part of the paster</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Spencer preached at night {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Dan plowed Ad &amp; me cleaned up 18 bushel of spring wheat &amp; 8 bushel of oats he intends to go to {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Dan is plowing in a field below the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Dan finished the field &amp; plowed the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad went to Young with the grist Dan shoveled the furrows that was left in the field below the house in the garden &amp; pulled the turnips {illegible} they are very poor they did not come</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1884</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>Dan drew in the few turnips &amp; beets there was only two or three baskets next the east fence Ad came home with the grist at dark it rained quite hard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td>I hear the Revd Mr Gifford this morning we had no minister</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad &amp; Dan went out to the sixth con to stump &amp; plow I am fixing a door for the front of the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad came home last &amp; went back this morning they are stumping &amp; ditching the ground is very wet in the swamp</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>rain &amp; snow most of the day we put the cows in the stable for the first time Ad went back early this morning Dan has stoped there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>the roads very ruff Ad did not go back to day very hard frost last night everything is closed up</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad went back to the chanty this morning it is raining windy &amp; stormy looking</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad went back to the chanty this morning he is ditching then is plowing fellow went with him they intend to bring the Pett cow home they did so Dan brought home a load of wood to Thompsons place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>heard the Revd Iby preach we had none</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad &amp; Dan killed the hog this morning Ad moved to Thompsons house this afternoon Dan went to The chanty after took a load of hay with him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad is fixing about the house getting things fixed I am fixing stuff for to put in the room windows</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>I covered the greapes vines &amp; other chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad is fixing at home Dan is plowing at the chanty</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad went to the chanty to ditch they did all that they could do &amp; came home at night Dan brought a load of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Dan plowed in the northeast corner of the corn next John Johnstons the groung is very dry Ad took 11 yews{ewes} to John Cooks Southdown Ram</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McKinnon preached this morning &amp; at Fairfax in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Dan plowed Ad got a horse from J Stacie to pull with Kate he plowed in the afternoon along with Dan</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>heavy frost last night so that no plow Dan tryed but could do nothing he brought the plows home he picked up wood in the bush here</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{out of order, should follow Dec 01-15}</p> <p>1884</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dec</td> <td>16</td> <td>Jessie was buried at the stone church at the west of Mary Braden Beatty grave the Revd Mr Richards of Lyn preached a sermon in our own church it was as full as it could hold they they left here at 12 oclock There was a number of teams went to Young with them hey got home about 7 oclock at night very stormy day snow &amp; wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Vest went to Brockville on the Express to go to Delta he took Philo withe him cold day no work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>voted for the Scott this morning there is a great aggitation about it for and against it fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>very cold day I had to in{illegible} before I got the chores done the Revd Mr Greacie came here with Mr McKay he to preach for us two sabbaths</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>little Wat and Billie came down from Toronto last night they were at J. &amp; McDonalds Demonstration Billie went to Delta with Kate &amp; the cutter Wat Ellen Robson, Dunken and Watson &amp; Daughter went to Brockville on the Mixed train this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21 stormy day snow</td> <td></td> <td>Dr McKay went to Fairfax this morning he preached at Sand Bay at 1/2 p 2 &amp; heare at night Alexander Cornett sent him there with his team</td> </tr> <tr> <td>I went for the sabbath leasson Back &amp; send Boys 10 35 cents</td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood it rained after left &amp; rained most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad went for the sheep that he took to John Cooks Ram fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>very stormy day Snow and wind all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>fine clear morning no work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>I split some wood and took care of the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad went to the chanty for a load of wood it began to rain after he left rained most of the day after</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>Dr McKay preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>we killed the hogs Dan Bradley and Bruces Boys helped fine warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>I cut up the two hogs that was left here Ad took two home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad took Jennet to Gananque I salted the pork {illegible} all gone</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1884</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dec</td> <td>1</td> <td>Dan took the team out to the chanty &amp; Drew in to Ellem logs McCreadys Sawmill for Ad stable &amp; brought home a load wood good slaughing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>they began to draw the last years stack of hay from the North field it is all clover</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>they finished drawing the stack of hay Dan then drew some of the rails from the road fence to the midle fence to field north of the house &amp; barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>we cleaned up 12 bags of oats Ad took them to Greens Mill at the outlet Dan left of work this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad worked at his stable at home I fixed in a door sill in the front door for the door to shut on</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad took the plow to plow in the north field he finished 2 ridges that was before the snow came there is too much frost &amp; snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7 wind &amp; rain all day</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Smith a student preach this evening James McMullen took him to Fairfax it was so stormy Wind &amp; Rain that no one came out he brought back home he stoped here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad helped Bruce to thrash this afternoon rain in the morning I fixed a new post at the road frount of the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>keen frost this morning</td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad helped Bruce to thrash they finished he had 900 bushels of oats snow &amp; rain most of the day I fixed some in the hen house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad put putty around the chimneys on the roof &amp; put in a new bed piece in the cook stove this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>I took care of the cattle &amp; other chores Ad is fixing at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>fixing the stable &amp; other chores Jessie is very poorly the doctor says that her left lung is failed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>strike through Jennet went for the doctor last night he was here most of the night &amp; Jessie died this morning five minutes from five oclock he could not think she was dangerous till a few hours before she died Ad Telegrafed to her father as soon as the office was open we are all in a very mournfull state</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McKay a student preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad is getting things for the funeral her father got here on the Express this afternoon he was just 8 hours on the road</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1884</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>19</td> <td>Dan cut &amp; drew the dead wood that he could get in the bush &amp; drew to the house Ad &amp; me filed some of the outside windows for the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Dan drew sand from the pit to bank the house Ad &amp; me finished all the windows they had all to be made smaller &amp; fitted inside the new casings fine weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Dan is overhauling the old fence along the road of the midle field I fixed some of the Bales in the Stables</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Dan drew the old rails that not fit to put up again to the house for wood &amp; Philo &amp; him brought the heffer Dan brought {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Linton went to Fairfax this morning Ad took him he did not go to Sand Bay there was very heavy rain most of the day &amp; night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Dan plowed to 3 furrows both sides of the post that was set along the road Ad shoveled the furrows Dan then plowed in the northeast corner field turned very cold &amp; freezing hard with North Wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Dan is drawing the corn stocks that is behind the barn then he went to Bruces for the horsepowr &amp; saw</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>they set the horse powr &amp; saw got a coupling fixed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad &amp; Dan with Bruces Boys &amp; team sawed the wood this forenoon Ad went to Gananoque for wire for the road fence in the afternoon fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>they are fixing for beginning to put on the wire put some fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>they put on the rest of the wire along the road of the midle field they had very little off the 2 bunches of barbed wire they lack some of the one bunch of Buckthorn to finish the two rows on the top it was after dark before they finished</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Lincon preached this morning he is a probationer he went to Fairfax in the afternoon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1885</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Jan</td> <td>1</td> <td>cold north west wind this morning freezing a little very little work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad went &amp; laid out a Road in the 5th concession of Leeds fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Jennie went to Brockville on the mixed this morning she is going to teach school at Glen Buel Ad is choring so {illegible} I fell down our seller stairs just before I went to bed &amp; got badly hurt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Pottery a student preached here at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad got the doctor to come yesterday I am not able to get out of bed I write this a week after Ad attended the township meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad helped Bruce to kill his Hogs &amp; his own chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>stormy day Ad is taking care of the stock</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood &amp; attended the Agriculture meeting he got $7.25 of premiums &amp; left $1.75 as membership &amp; Farmer the doctor has been here twice every day since Sunday it has been snowing &amp; freezing all most everyday</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad went to Blairs Sawmill for the stuff of an Elem log that Dan drew in some time ago the roads is very soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>I have been up &amp; down the writing in entries to day</td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad is sawing &amp; splitting wood here at home &amp; fixing up fence between the orchard &amp; church field fine day &amp; thanks be to a good &amp; kind God for all his mercies {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>11 the Revd Mr Smith preached here this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>rain &amp; wind most of the day Ad taking care of cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>fine frosty day Ad fixing things here &amp; at home there is no traveling on the roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>very high wind no traveling on the roads they are very rough Ad split some wood here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>a little snow last night flurries have snow most of the day it is about 3 in deep at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad &amp; Dan Bradley &amp; a man that Ad hired he is a French man his name is Francis Fountain he is to do chores &amp; to get $4 a month they killed the 2 year old heffer that we were feeding windy day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>heavy wind with hail &amp; Rain most of last night very high wind with snow most of the day they cut up the heffer Ad took half of it home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td>there was no {illegible} to day I was not able to out yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad brought 1 load of wood from the chanty this morning he left it here he attended the council in the afternoon fine day there was about 3 inches of snow came last night that made fair slaughing</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1885</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Jan</td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad drew 2 loads of wood from the chanty he took them home Francis is cuting wood &amp; taking care of the cattle he seems to be careful of everything</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad went to a wood bee of Mr S Copelands this morning Francis is cuting wood here &amp; at Ads</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad drew a load of wood this forenoon home he then went to Gananoque with Kate &amp; the cutter find cold day that thermometer is 10 below zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad drew 2 loads of wood he left them both here one was sled legs the other cord would</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snowed about 3 inches last night warm so that the house eves is dripping</td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad Drew 1 load of wood it is 6 feet long he made a bargan Dan &amp; his father cut the large timber that lenth the tops longer it is dead where the fine killed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>I went to the Sabbath school this morning it is the first time since I got hurt we had no Minister</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad went for a load of wood to Sand Bay he got upset about on the road near the midle field there was a very high wind &amp; drift</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad brought a load of long wood &amp; left it here fine day the roads is very heavy</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>very stormy day wind &amp; snow first half day Ad went for a load of wood in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad took oats &amp; straw from here home this morning he drew a load of wood here in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad drew a load of long wood here this forenoon &amp; a load of cordwood home in the afternoon windy</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad drew a load of long wood for the drag saw he put it on the lain below the house &amp; of cord wood home fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1885</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Feb 1</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr McCleand preached here at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad went to Escott with Bags of oats to grind for the pigs &amp; cows cold fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad drew a load of wood home this morning he went to the outlet for a load of wood {illegible} Landon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad drew a load of hay from Bruces for his horses Frank is taking care of the cattle &amp; getting wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad was up all night here with Phillow he has got a {illegible} of the scarlet fever the doctor Hannah was here for 4 or 5 hours last night Jennet &amp; grandma has been up most of the night for a week Ad went for a load of wood this morning he left it here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad drew 2 loads of wood he left one of them &amp; took the other home cold fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ad Telegraph they went from {illegible} to {illegible} he is very low with his fever is affected</td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad drew a load of cordwood in the forenoon to Mallorytown {illegible} doctor Turner came to see Philow along with Dr Hannah he left is here &amp; brought a load of longwood &amp; left them</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Cleand preach here this morning he got Mr Darling to him to Sand Bay &amp; Fairfax at night Ad &amp; Abia was here all night Philo he a little easier</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad brought a load this morning he took it home it stormed all the afternoon snow &amp; rain at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>rain most of the night snow &amp; heavy crossed Ad was here half the night with Philow he is very weak Ad went to Brockville on the Mixed got back on the Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>very stormy last night rain &amp; snow with high winds all night most of the day Mrs Highcock came out yesterday afternoon to see Philo he is very low the doctor is here every night &amp; morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>12</td> <td>very fine forenoon snowed &amp; blue every high wind Mrs Highcock went home this morning Watt &amp; Lizzy came from Delta this afternoon Jennie came on the Express to be here for dinner this is our wedding day we were 50 years ago Ellen &amp; me got a present of a pair gold mounted Speck from little Watt from Pembroke they are very fine ones Ad &amp; Abia Watt &amp; Lizzy &amp; Jennie all took dinner together &amp; had a good time Philow is a good deal better</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>the roads is very bad very little travel Jennie went to her school at Glen Buel on the Mixed this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad drew a load of wood this morning</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1885</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Feb 15</td> <td></td> <td>we had no Minister I atend the Sabbath school cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>very stormy day with heavy fall of snow all day Francis Fountain he left here with the intention of going to the English church at half past seven oclock he has not come back got Wm Earls horse &amp; cutter was taken from our church shed it's supposed that he stole it they can get no account of it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>the roads is completely blocked up Ad is doing the chores he let out the cattle to water this afternoon they was not out yesterday it was so stormy</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad is fixing about the stables &amp; Barn cold day &amp; sawing wood he has cut wood for both of us</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad is setiling the circlur saw there &amp; the jack for the belt he tended them put snow &amp; water about them so as to freeze them down</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Dan McNiel brought the horsepowr here Ad loaded &amp; put it in its right place then put snow &amp; water around it so as to freeze it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Bruce &amp; Freeman Mr Trawll &amp; a man of Charlie Stewarts came &amp; they cut what wood that Ad had here they filled the wood shed cut more put it outside they took the saw to {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>we had no Minister I atended the Sabbath school</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad sawed what wood he had at his house &amp; they took the saw Wallaces went to file it and found that it was cracked</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad drew a load of wood to William Thompsons this morning he put part of his own wood into his wood shed fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>I went with James McMullen to Hugh McKays &amp; Samuel Donovans on church matters we had Kate &amp; Ad's cutter fine day white Frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad drew oats &amp; straw from here to his stable he has no hay for the horses</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad drew 2 loads of wood to the station fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad drew 1 load of wood there has been a white frost for three or four days the trees &amp; everything is covered with it it is quite warm &amp; thawing</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1885</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March 1 rain most of the day with a little snow</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Stevenson preached here this evening Mr Samuel Donovan came for him this morning took him to Fairfax &amp; Sand Bay &amp; brought him back at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>snowed last night with a little frost &amp; some to day we cleaned up 11 bags of wheat &amp; 18 of oats for feed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>David came on the Express</td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad went to Escott with the grist he did not the wheat ground the mill was full of wheat he will not get till next week</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>snow this morning Ad put away the ground feed &amp; other chores blustery day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought home a load of round stuff for The Granary fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad brought 2 long logs 24 ft &amp; 2 14 ft &amp; other stuff for the sills of the granery cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>the 3-year-old calved this morning bull calf</td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay this morning &amp; home a load of timber for an ice house at home fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Stevenson preached this morning very few out</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad worked at his ice house this morning he went for a load of sawdust at noon it began to storm wind &amp; snow about one oclock there is a fearful drift the snow is blowing all away to the north</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>very cold this morning Ad went for a load of sawdust</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ad drew a load of wood</td> <td>11</td> <td>they fixed the saw this forenoon &amp; sawed some in the afternoon cold windy day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>finished the sawing at Wallaces this morning Ad went for the grist to Escott it was not ground &amp; could not tell when it would be there is no water</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad &amp; Freeman drew wood to Abs for a load of hay for Wallace it was cut on his own place they {illegible} of it home there I helped {illegible} last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad {illegible} brought off it home I went to Sand Bay with James McMullan to a session meeting Revd Mr Stevenson did not get there Hugh McKay was to brought him &amp; he did not do it so there was sermon Mr Alexander Cochran read a chapter &amp; praded</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Stevenson preached at night here very few out Mr Herbison was to have come for the minister this morning it was so stormy snow &amp; wind the roads is completely blocked up there is no such thing a horse getting through</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1885</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad went to Abs for a load of hay for Wallace I went to Kingston to a meeting of the Presbytery on the Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad went to the river for ice cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Do Do Do he got the house filled with ice I got home on the Express there was a good meeting no {illegible} yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad went to abs for a load of hay this morning Wm McNiel Abs son helped him &amp; brought another load</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad went for a load this morning that is all the stack he put it in his loft over his horses very cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad went for load of sawdust cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Stoneman preached here this morning hear no one came to take him to Sand bay S Donovan ought to have come Mr Stevenson walk to Fairfax &amp; preached at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ad hired a boy named WJ Powrs for $4 per month for the first month</td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad went for a load of sawdust this morning &amp; cleaned up 6 bags of wheat &amp; 6 of oats for a grist</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque with the grist it was a fine morning it began to blow &amp; snow at noon there was a fearful drift all the rest of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>fine morning Ad brought the grist here this morning &amp; home some straw</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for to get out lumber &amp; wood he took Matthews with him I help to fix the church for the funeral of Mrs Service she was buried at the Ebenezer</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>I went to the Funeral of Mrs Service the Revd Mr Stevenson preached in the church a large number out</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad came home with a load of logs for his driving house this forenoon he helped Bruce to saw in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Stevenson at Fairfax in the morning &amp; at Sand Bay at night here at night A Cornett took him to Fairfax in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wat came back at noon</td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad went to the chanty this morning he is going to bank of cordwood he intends have a bee tomorrow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad Aleck Cornett &amp; David Johnston brought loads of grain cordwood the roads is very bad there was wind &amp; snow about noon it was very soft &amp; wet the man &amp; horse</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1885</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>1</td> <td>Henery Johnston brought a load of wood from the chanty Ad brought a load of timber for his driving house he brock the reach of his Bobbys fixed it &amp; went back</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad brought a load of timber this forenoon it began to storm in the afternoon &amp; stormed all the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>stormed all day no work done snow rain &amp; wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>still storming this morning snow &amp; wind the road is completely blocked up it is hard job to get to the Barn the snowed is piled up at the hen house &amp; in the lain &amp; Barnyard wind N West</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>I attended the Sabbath school we have no minister</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad took Jennie to Gananoque this morning got back at noon then she went to Glenbuel on the Express Ad sold 2 cows to Mr Dempster for $60</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay with the team I went to the station to see Watt he is going to the North West as a guid to the Troops in Riels Rebelion</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>rain this morning no frost last night fine day in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad is working getting out lumber for the driving house &amp; granery house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>I went to Gananoque with A Cornet to see the Revd Mr Greacie about our supplys we dont want any for two months unless he can promised himself with a horse</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lizie came home on the Express from Mallorytown</td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad came home last night he broke through the ice with Kate &amp; cut her knee on an axe that was left on it by Matthews through carelessness</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>I atended the Sabbath School heard Revd Mr Gifford preach a memorial sermon on the Late Mr Malles</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad tried to breack the road from our gate got his horses down gave it up the snow quite soft with some rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay to get out lumber heavy frost last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>hard frost last night cold day Ad is at the chanty yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>heavy frost last night warm day the sap runs well snow is going off the fields the roads is bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>heavy frost fine day sap is running well</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>frost last night Ad came home at noon to day warm &amp; clear sun shine</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1885</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April 19</td> <td></td> <td>I atended the Sunday School the atendance midling fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad was at Wm McNiels most of the day his Black mair is sick very warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad helped Bruce to saw wood in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>they finished sawing this forenoon him &amp; the Boy drew two loads of hay from the stack at the crossroad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>they got the stack all at night put it all in the New &amp; old barn very warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad went to Escott mill with 15 bags of oats &amp; brought home the grist that he took the 1st of March</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad is doing chores windy day the snow is nearly gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>I atended Sabbath school &amp; heard Revd Mr Tye preach this morning heavy rain most of night &amp; day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>the linie cow stepped on my foot I cannot get on my shoe Ad &amp; Watt is dowing the chores he sowed clover &amp; Timothy seed on the fall wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad took the milk to the Factory this morning this morning for the first I atended a meeting of the session of the church Mesers Donovan &amp; Herbisn &amp; me was all the elders present Revd H Greacey moderator Mr Gracey reported that he had a letter from Mr McClean that he could get A Mr Ross sudent it was agreed that we would take him for the time being there was a fearfull storm of wind &amp; snow from N East Mr Herbison stoped all night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>not much work done expect doing the chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad laid the bottom rails of a midle fence from the fall wheat as far as the rails would come</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1885</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad &amp; the Boy is fixing up fences &amp; other chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad drew 3 loads of sand from the gravel pit to the garden north of the Burnt greapes so as to bring the ground up level with the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>I atended the Sabbath School I have a sumer cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mr Ross a student came on the Express this afternoon Mr McMullen met him I took him home</td> <td>4</td> <td>light showers of rain &amp; snow most of the day my cold is no better very little out of doors</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad is drawing dung to the garden from Matthews he brought it had 5 load</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad started to plow in the North field North East post it began to rain a little before noon rained all the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>I planted 9 2 year old curren bushes in the garden 1 of Fays Prolific north of cedar post &amp; 1 year old from the fruit G Acoistium</td> <td>7</td> <td>I have done very little yet Ad went to Escott with 6 bags of Wheat &amp; 3 of peas cold damp day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad worked at home I did a little at the milk waggon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad drew rails from the road where the wire fence is made to finish the midle line in the center field Joe &amp; me fixed the banking around the house &amp; leveled it all around the front door</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Ross a student preached a night I heard Mr Tye in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad drew straw &amp; hay from here home to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad helped me to put the reaches &amp; rear head block on the milk waggon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad cultivated 4 ridges in the garden &amp; then went to the North East field &amp; cultivated there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad sowed 4 bushel of the Australian oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad sowed 8 bushel more of the above oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>fine warm time first potatos planted</td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad finished the cultivating of the North East field this morning &amp; cultivated 4 ridges in the garden cultivated with the wheeled cultivator in field north of the house &amp; sowed 1/2 bushel of spring I planted 10 rows of potatos from the hen house got the seed from Ab McNiel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17 the woods look green</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Ross preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad sowed 10 3/4 bushel of wheat north of the house making 12 1/4 bushel in that field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad sowed bushel of the Black oats in the field north of the house Bruces clock came</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1885</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>19</td> <td>with the seed drill &amp; sowed Timothy Red &amp; Alsike clover on the wheat ground he then sowed the oats with the drill</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad sowed 2 1/2 bushel of the black barley on the cross ridges below the fall wheat &amp; on the potato ground south of the midle field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lizie went to Brockville on the mixed this morning she is going to Delta</td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad plowed &amp; cultivated field east of the barn &amp; sowed 1 1/4 bushel of wheat &amp; 2 1/2 Ridges of flax seed next to the Barn the ground is getting dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad went to the North field to cultivate the peas he sowed grass seed front of the house this morning very cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Ross a student preached at night I heard Mr</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad sowed bushel of the Black oats in the North field this forenoon Ezra draged it they are going going to the chanty in the afternoon fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad sowed to 1/2 bushel of Black oats at the Shanty</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Freeman McNiel helped Ad to plow in the North field the clover is all killed so that the meadow is no good fine day the ground is very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Freeman is with Ad plowing Ad sowed bushel peas &amp; oats &amp; a little black Barley mixed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Freeman helped to plow &amp; drag in the North field they sowed 2 1/4 bushel of the grass peas &amp; 2 1/4 bushel of the common peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>they are plowing next to the road the clover is all killed out it was no use for meadow sowed 6 bushel peas oats &amp; black Barley mixed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Revd Mr Green preached this morning on the spread off the Bible &amp; its circulation there was a good meeting the collection was two dollars</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1885</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ezra &amp; Ad they drew dung from Ads stable to the North field in the forenoon Ad went to Gananoque in the afternoon we had very heavy rain in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad &amp; Ezra went to Sand Bay this morning they took a plow &amp; drag with them they planted 6 bushel of potatos &amp; sowed 2 bushel of oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad came home this afternoon they planted 1/4 bushel of potatos 2 bushel of oats there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad is fixing up fences drawing rails from the road where the wire fence is</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>rain most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad cultivated with the wheel cultivator the piece of ground between open dich &amp; the lain fence &amp; then plowed it for cow corn fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Ross preached at night I heard Revd Mr Tye in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad &amp; Ezra is working his road work at the station he has 3 days to do for his work he has the team on Ad took his mother to see Margret she has had paraletic stroke</td> </tr> <tr> <td>washed the sheep</td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad got home at noon Margret is no better Ellen stoped there Watt came here this morning he took Charlie &amp; went to Gananoque left his horse till he came back</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ezra draged the corn ground &amp; then went to the chanty with the horses he is going log &amp; burn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad is fixing a place in the hog pen for the young pigs we planted the cow corn about a bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad finished the place for the pigs &amp; put in it fine warm day Ellen came home on the Express Margret is no better</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>I mended the Buggy harness Ad is working at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Ross preached this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ezra and me worked on the roads Charley is lame Ad took Kate to Bradleys &amp; put her to the Purchen horse</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ezra &amp; Freeman he had their mares with Maude drawing gravel &amp; me that made 6 days that finished our work</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1885</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June Coslows sheared the Sheep I helped to catch them</td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad &amp; Ezra went the chanty with the team to put in the new land they took oats &amp; Turnip seed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad came home at night &amp; brought a load of sawdust for the milking shed fine day I worked a little in the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad went to the shanty this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad &amp; Ezra came home at night he sowed 5 bushel of oats &amp; about 3/4 of a pound of turnip seed on the new follow they got in good order</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Ross preached for us at night I heard Mr Gifford at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>very heavy rain last night &amp; this morning the diches is all full &amp; running along the road Ad is fixing for moving his stable him &amp; Ezra</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>they are working at it Ad went to Kaeting for a pair of runners to move the stable on this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ezra went to Katings a Jack this morning there are getting the runners under Bruce &amp; Freeman is helping find a rather cold I am not right &amp; not doing much</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>they worked at the stable &amp; got it to its place all right</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>they fixed the sleepers &amp; got the floor laid Ezra went home fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad cultivated the potatos &amp; then went through them with the plow &amp; hoed some of them &amp; went to the funeral of Mrs Gifford the wife of the Revd Mr Gifford Revd Mr Hall preached in the Methedist Church the corps was taken to Stratford on the Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Ross preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>very heavy rain last night Ad worked at his stable doing the floor</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad drew stones for to underpin his stable in the forenoon went for a load of lumber to Blairs saw mill in the afternoon fine cool day I cleaned the hubs of buggy wheels for to paint them</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1885</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad is working the drain of his celler it has got filled up</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ezra is digging up the old drain from Ad house it is along the path from the main road to the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ezra went to Gananoque with Ellen fine day Ad is fixing at his house drain I painted 1 wheel of the buggy</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad is working at home Jennie came home on the Mixed from her school at Glen Bulel I painted the other 3 wheels</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Ross preached at night I heard Mr Tye in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>we got the rods made for the hay fork at McDonalds 1 is 57 feet long the other is near 40 feet Nores Andres began to work for Ad at noon to day he hoed in the garden hoeing the potatos</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Nores is hoeing in the garden Ad is working at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ad expected the hay Fork man put it off he is not come yet</td> <td>8</td> <td>Do Do Do Ad went for a load of lumber to McCreadys Sawmill heavy rain at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Nores mowed around the house after we ground the syth Ad went for a load of lumber he brought the six posts for his driving house &amp; barn heavy rain last night Noris is drawing dung to the North field the barn yard is very wett cleaning out at the Barn doors</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Noris drew dung to the North field Ad is atending to the colt Mode had it last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Noris went home at noon he drew dung in the forenoon Ad is fixing at home fine day I shaked that the hay &amp; raked it up</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Ross preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Noris went through the cow corn in the forenoon with Charley &amp; the cultivator Messrs Reed &amp; Ellot cam and put up the rods in the old barn &amp; cow stable for a hay fork the rod is 56 ft long rain at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad went to Delta he took the Jersey heffer in the Buggy he made a Box of slats put her in it he took the wool to Lidenhurst to get spun very heavy rain most of the day Reed &amp; Ellot came this afternoon &amp; put up the rods in the new barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad came home to day she took the Stevens Jersey Bull he left her there Noris pilled up dung in the barnyard it is very wet rain this morning</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1885</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad &amp; Noris went to Sand Bay to hoed the potatos they took the cultivator with them</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Noris soped at the shanty last night Ad came home Jennet Jennie &amp; Philo went to Gananoque with Kate</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad went to The shantie this morning he intends to bring his saw logs down the creek to the mill Noris came with Ad he has been working at the potatos</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Rows preached this evening Mr Gifford in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad took Noris to the shanty to hoe the potatos he drew 2 loads of lumber from the mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>rain this morning Ad went for a load of lumber Noris came home with him &amp; went for another load of lumber</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Noris cut the grass back of the barn Ad is fixing at home I worked at a ladder for the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad &amp; Noris drew some stones for the foundation of his barn &amp; driving house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad had his barn raised this forenoon it went up well</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad began to mow he mowed the orchard he has been drawing lumber &amp; stuff that he could not get at it</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Ross preached this morning he had Kate to Sand Bay</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>we raked &amp; got in the hay out of the orchard unloaded it with the horse fork it is a hard job to get into the load it works well when you get it in</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad mowed in the north field east of the peas it has a good many daisies in it I raked it Noris cocked it Ad mowed some in the middle next the east line</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>I raked that that cut yesterday they drew it in &amp; some of the cocks that was in the north field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>young doctor came this morning &amp; stoped fathers knows from bleeding</td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad mowed the part that was left in the midle field this morning there was a little rain we drew a load of the cocks that was left in the north field that 12 loads that we have got in so far this season</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Noris is mowing in the midle field east side then we drew in 4 loads put them in the old barn I raked fine day for the hay</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1885</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>1</td> <td>we drew in 3 loads but them in the New barn from the midle field east line</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Gifford preached this morning Mr Ross at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>heavy rain all day Ad &amp; Noris worked at his Barn got the rod for the hay fork up &amp; other fixings</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad is fixing at the barn Noris mowed in the midle field rain in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>rain this morning Noris is splitting &amp; sawing wood Ad went to Gananoque for pine lumber for his Barn door</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Noris finished cuting the midle this forenoon he went to the North field I raked up what was there they drew in part &amp; cocked up the rest</td> </tr> <tr> <td>the hay fork is hard to get into fine hay</td> <td>7</td> <td>Noris mowed in the North field I raked up all that was cut they drew in &amp; cocked all that was left of it it was after dark they drew in 3 loads of it to Ad Barn this afternoon unloaded it with the hay fork it works well in the cours Timothy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>they finished our haying expect some corners</td> <td>8</td> <td>Noris finished the North field this morning they got it all in after dark young Grea raked in the afternoon I went with Revd Mr Graceyt to Sand Bay he preached Mr Ross took Mooreheads horse up &amp; he brought it back</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Greacy preached this morning &amp; at Sand Bay he dispensed the sacrament in the afternoon there were 35 communicants</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>they cut the Black Barley with the syths it is good Noris cut part of Wallaces hay he brock the mower Ad finished it with the scythe</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>I raked it up &amp; cocked it up Noris is not well find a very warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad &amp; Noris drew in Wallaces hay &amp; our barley I helped Jennie went to the outlet for Watt &amp; Bruce Sanders they went to Gananoque to work</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad &amp; Noris is cuting the fall wheat it is a good deal winter killed &amp; thisley Ad cuting with mower</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Noris cut part of the Barley Ad went out to Sand Bay to see the crops there they are middling heavy rain at noon with wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>they went with {illegible} Charlies {illegible}</td> <td>15</td> <td>Noris finished cuting the Barley &amp; cocked some of it we drew it all in 2 small loads I raked it and the fall wheat ground Ad cocked it there is a heavy crop of Alsike clover on it</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1885</p> <p></p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August 16</td> <td></td> <td>heard the Revd Mr Tye preach this morning Mr Ross preached at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad &amp; Noris helped Bruce to stack his hay fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad &amp; Noris drew in the most of hay &amp; fall wheat they took 1 load to Ad stable &amp; 5 in the old Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad &amp; Noris finished the drawing in of the stuff &amp; the rakings of their fall wheat ground &amp; then they drew a load of rails &amp; fixed up the road fence</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace went to Kinston in Stewarts steamboat this morning Noris drew stones to underpin Ad stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad &amp; Noris went to help Bruce to draw in barley it began to rain about 10 oclock &amp; stoped them Noris &amp; me cleaned up the fall wheat that was in the greanary &amp; some of the spring</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Noris &amp; me cleaned the rest of the wheat &amp; put it in bags we had 12 bags 1 was fall wheat for to crack</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Ross preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Norris drew some gravel to Ads Barn rain this morning Ad went to the audit for Watt at noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad began to cut the oats near of the house after cuting to the north field &amp; cut the white oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad &amp; Norrice drew 3 loads of oats rear of the house fine drying time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ad took the Grist to Escott at night there was 12 bags</td> <td>27</td> <td>they drew in 3 loads more of them Bruce &amp; his Boys helped them they drew 2 loads from the North field they were too green so they left them out till dry more Norrice hooked some peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Mr McFadden came with his binder he cut the wheat near the house &amp; flax behind the barn it is good</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad &amp; Noris drew in 3 loads of oats from the north field they were in good order</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Ross preached at night Mr Aylesworth son was buired at the Ebenezer Church this afternoon the Revd Mr Tye preached the sermon in the English church here it was filled up every seat &amp; some standing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>heavy rain last night Noris cut &amp; split some wood in the forenoon Ad &amp; him hooked peas in the afternoon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1885</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td>1</td> <td>heavy thunder &amp; rain last night Norris &amp; Ad fixed up the fence along the road to the gravel pit and drew</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad &amp; Norris drew stones for the foundation of the Granary this forenoon I helped till I fell &amp; hurt myself they drew all the oats that was cut in the afternoon from the North field 4 load</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>McConnel &amp; Taylor came this morning to fraim the granary Ad &amp; Norris is working at the foundation in the forenoon they drew in 7 loads of off the wheat in the afternoon Birron McNiel help them</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>they drew in 3 loads this forenoon that is 10 loads in all it is put in floor of the old Barn rain at noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Norris went home in the afternoon yesterday Ad cut some of the oats in the North field this afternoon rain at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Ross preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>McConnel &amp; his man are working at The Granery</td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad finished the reaping this forenoon Norris &amp; Sam drew the peas in in 1 large load they then went out to help Bruce to draw in oats Norris came home last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad &amp; Norris finished cuting the oats with the syth that they could not cut with the reaper they were lodged so</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>heavy rain most of the day the ground is all in a swim John Smith &amp; his sister Isabla from Durram came from on the Express from Lyn this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Norris drew 10 loads of gravel for John Coslow for to grut his house with the ground is very wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad &amp; Norris turned over the oats this morning &amp; drew in loads Birron McNiel helped them</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>they drew in 3 loads of oats this forenoon I raked the ground with Maude they then went to help Bruce to draw in fine drying day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Ross preached at night Mr Tye in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>very heavy rain this morning &amp; last night John Smith &amp; his sister Isabla went home this morning on the Express the ground is very wet Norris is splitting wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad &amp; Norris &amp; 2 of Bruces Boys went to Sand Bay &amp; cut the oats that was there they are damaged a good deal with cattle getting in</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1885 {assume September}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>16 I made a dog house</td> <td></td> <td>Norris helped John D Latimer to thrash he had Charley horse Ad cut some of the grass peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td>I am making a long waggon box</td> <td>17</td> <td>Norris helped John D Latimer to thrash same as yesterday Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; finished the cuting the oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>heavy rain in the night Ad &amp; Norris cut some of the grass peas the ground is very wet Ad got 2 pigs from Henery Armstrong</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad &amp; Norris went with the team to help Bruce to draw in this morning they finished him up</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Millard preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>I went to Kingston on the express to the Presbytery</td> <td>21</td> <td>Bruces two Boys &amp; team went with Ad &amp; Norris to The Chantty they stack the green oats on the new piece &amp; brought home 2 loads of oats that was at the chanty</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>they hook the peas &amp; got them in this morning before the rain it begins rain about 11 oclock &amp; rained all afternoon I got home on the Express is all in a swim</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ad took Dans skin &amp; 3 lambskins with the wool on to Collmans to get tanned</td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad went to Delta fair this morning Philo went with him Norris is cuting up the cow corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Norris is working at the corn it terable down Ad got home this afternoon he brought Jonney with him</td> </tr> <tr> <td>I went with Revd Mr Millard to see Mr McCormick he has been very sick he is some better we called at Smiths &amp; Mooreheads</td> <td>25</td> <td>they took the plow to the North field the ground is so wet they could do nothing with it</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ad bought a side of harness leather &amp; a veal skin from Mr Collman</td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad &amp; Norris is drawing dung to the midle East field from the stable door picking up stones &amp; putting at the door it is a bad hole Ad is at Bee of</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>I heard Mr Gifford this morning Mr Millard preached at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Norris is drawing strikethrough dung to the pea field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad &amp; Norris went to the shanty to dig potatos there is a great many of them rotten</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad &amp; Norris went to the santy to dig potatos there is a great many of them rotton very fine weather very warm</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1885</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Oct</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad &amp; went to The shanty &amp; finished digging the potatos they were a fine crop if they had not roted the late rain then warm weather roted them all over these parts</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad &amp; Norris dug the potatos in the garden here there is not many of them roten yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad &amp; Norris finish the potatos in the garden to day I {illegible} rain last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning he gave notice of a congregation meeting to be on the 12th at Fairfax for to moderate in a call the Revd Mr Greacey to preside</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Winkle Rod came on the Express</td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad picked apples Norris drew dung to the North field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>they finished {illegible} the Apples &amp; any greapes there is not many greapes this year cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>we took sheep &amp; cows a yearling &amp; a calf to the Fair I was in the Hall with Revd Mr Tye there is a good turnout</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>I am in the hall It is Well filled honorable Mr Carlon Postmaster genarll came on the Express &amp; opened our new fairground there was a fine show of grain vegetable &amp; Apples &amp; of horses &amp; cattle Ad took 3 on draft team &amp; brood mair first on a cow yearling bull and calf 3 firsts on sheep first on spring pig 2nd grapes do on pears</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad &amp; Norris drew dung to the North field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Norris went home his time was up Ad plowed in the north field or rather plowed 1 round in each ridge</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Tye preached in the morning Mr Millard at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad plowed this forenoon he helped Bruce to thrash in the afternoon I went to Fairfax to a congregational Revd Mr Greacy preached we all signed a call for the Revd Mr Millard they paid $241 two hundred &amp; forty one dollars in Lansdowne $217 on Fairfax 192 on Sand Bay making $600 in all</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad helped Bruce to thrash in the forenoon rain so that they had to stop Ad &amp; Birron sawed some wood with the crosscut saw for {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad helped Bruce to thrash they finished the stooks Ellen went to Lyn on the Express Aunt Margret is at Jones she went down on a visit a little rain to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad began to plow grass seed in the North field South East part of it</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1885</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Oct</td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad plowed sod in the South East part of the North field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad is plowing I went with Revd Mr Millard to the funeral of Henery Landon of Fairfax he was buired at the Ebenezer buirying ground there was 37 teams came to the graveyard sermon preached in Fairfax Church</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning &amp; we had the call for Mr Millard signed by all the members &amp; Adherent</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad is plowing sod in North field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ad hired a man his name is Wright for a while $4 a month</td> <td>20</td> <td>Do Do in forenoon he went to WA Webster sale of stock very heavy rain in the afternoon rained all night &amp; most of the day side</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>rained all night &amp; most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad plowed sod in the North field I went round the Station &amp; got subscriber to a call for Revd Mr Millard to be our Pastor he being since the 20 of last month</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad is plowing sod in the North field rain in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad plowed in the midle field began west side</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>I went with Revd Mr Millard to Fairfax &amp; Sand Bay to about the signing the call the had A Cornetts horse</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad drew stones &amp; sand for the foundation of his stable in the forenoon he plowed in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad is atending James Calhoun he builder the wall Baryon McNiel is plowing in the midle field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad is atending the masin Baryon is plowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning he went to Sand Bay with Kate heavy rain at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Baryon plowed Ad is his stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>hard frost last night so that the mud is frozen</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>the ground is frozen so that you can walk on the ice</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1885</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov 1</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached here this morning he took Kate to Sand Bay Mr A Cornett went with him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>heavy rain all day with a little snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad took a hog to the station he sold it to Mr Goodall for $4 1/2 four dollars &amp; fifty cents per 100 lb it weigh was 275 lbs he plowed in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad sawed wood this morning with George Matthews some of the logs in the lain he went a plowing Bee of A Cornetts in the afternoon there was 14 teams</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>rain all day no work done Ad got his finger-lamed {could be lanced}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Biron plowed Ad can do nothing he has a poultice of Basswood bark on it that is finger</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Biron McNiel is plowing in the midle field Ad can do very little his is some better</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Greacy preached at night Gifford in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ads finger is very bad he got it lanced again very little work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ad hired Keaton to work 50 cents per day</td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad plowed this morning Keaton plowed in the afternoon Ad cleaned out some ditches</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Keaton plowed Ad fixed some stalls in his stable for the colt and cow fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad Keaton &amp; George Matthews worked at the ditch at the bottom of the field below the house they plowed &amp; then through out the sods with forks</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Matthews finished shoveling this for {illegible} Keaton is plowing raining in the afternoon Ad &amp; Keaton fixing the cow stable &amp; sawed wood in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Keaton plowed Ad cleaned out ditches in the midle field where they are plowing fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15 put the cows in the stable last night for the first time</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning he took Kate to Sand Bay &amp; Fairfax I read the {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad plowed in the midle field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad plowed the Revd Mr McKay Mr Houston &amp; Mr Greacye {illegible} but the Revd Mr Millard into our congregation as our pastor this afternoon there was a good meeting fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1885</p> <p></p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad plowed a little this forenoon the rain came on about 10 oclock rain most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad plowed in the midle all day I split wood in the morning I was fixing the hook to hold the woodshed door fast when the other half got loose &amp; threw me off the sill into the shed &amp; cracked the joint of the stiff knee &amp; I have been in bed most of the time since Dr Hannah put a plaster Paris bandage on my knee 8 days after I write this the 10th of December afer</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>{rest of page blank}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1885</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dec 20</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad is drawing dung from the back of the old stable Jonney is {illegible}ing he is draining with {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ellen came from Perth Jennie on the Express</td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad is drawing dung from the new Stable Jonney is loading he is taking it to the North Field South West quarter there a little snow &amp; rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad finished drawing the dung from the stables this forenoon rain most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jennie came home on the Express from Glen Buel</td> <td>24</td> <td>Jonney went to Gananoque to bring Philo home from the school examination &amp; to bring a load of coal for Wallace McNiel he had the Waggon he brought 2300 &amp; 50 lb</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>no work done except the chores fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonney is riging up for the thrashers they came at 3 oclock this afternoon &amp; thrashed what was on the floor they piled it outside fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>the thrashers thrashed all day &amp; got most of what was in the old Barn done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>the thrashers got what was in the old Barn done before noon &amp; moved the thrasher &amp; horsepowr to the New Barn &amp; finished what was in it all but the peas there is only 1 load of them they are going thrash them with the flayel they had wheat 33 bushel Barley 25 bushel oats 342 bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonney put in all the oats straw in to the old Barn that was left they left spring wheat straw in the Barnyard it was rusted very badly</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>they are all at Moores Hall fixing it for the Christmas tree for our Sunday School to night</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{out of order, needs to be put before last page}</p> <p>1885</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Decm 1</td> <td></td> <td>Ad sawed some wood this morning he went to Sand Bay for a load of wood for himself with wagon roads very bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad banked the house in the forenoon with sand from the pit helped to fix the church shed in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad drew sand &amp; covered the grape vines in the afternoon he helped Hugh McKay at the church shed in forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood {illegible} the roads is very bad then was a little the snowing {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad cut wood for us here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard went to Fairfax this morning with Kate very stormy day preached here at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad drew a load of wood from Sand Bay</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad brought a load home from Sand the roads bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>rain most of the day the snow nearly all gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>the fields look bair this morning Ad went to Gananoque this afternoon with Philo to get some cloes for him he brough me a pair of under shirt</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad &amp; John Lewis is working at the Granary</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he left it here Jonney worked at the Granery Ad had the waggon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning fine morning began to at noon &amp; snowed all the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>snow about 4 inches deep this morning Ad went to look for a thrasher Stacie is to on Saturday Jonney worked at the Granery he got 3 hens {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood Jonney worked at The Granary</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad drew two loads of wood one here and one to home Jonney is at the Granary</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad drew a load of wood he left it here Jonney is at The Granary there is rain &amp; snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; banked out wood Jonney is cuting wood for the house &amp; {illegible} the thrashers at the Barn we expect them tomorrow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>snow &amp; rain last night Ad &amp; Jonney tried to clean the Barn floor of the green {illegible} was on it by putting it on the mow they rest</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1886</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Jan</td> <td>1</td> <td>no work done Wm Scott came on the Express {illegible} Ad and Abia &amp; Revd Mr {illegible} and Mrs {illegible} was here for dinner fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonney is doing chores &amp; getting wood fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preach this evening a little this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>heavy rain all day no work done {illegible} on it {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad took Wm Ellen Jennie &amp; Jennet to Margrets this morning in the buggy he intended to have gone yesterday the rain kept them from going began to snow at dark</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad came home to day the snow is about 4 inches deep the road is very bad the frost is out &amp; it is very cold hard frost the buggy wheels is loaded</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>very cold day the Revd Mr Millard held a prayer meeting here last night Jonney is sawing some wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad went Abs for the sheep he sold him of 5 them for five dollars each &amp; paid for the use of his Holstein Bull &amp; the ram Jonney &amp; Philo drove {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>no work done snow &amp; wind from the East expect 8 bags of oats for peas very hard Frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad went to Escott mill with 6 bags of wheat &amp; 8 bags of oats very cold day Jonney did chores side note this is still first of new wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood very cold day &amp; poor roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonney took down his ice house of the {illegible} he intends to it against the hen house then he went to Escott for his grist the road is bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Jonney is helping JJ Latimer to thrash Ad is doing chores for a day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonney is helping Bruce McNiel to thrash</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Do Do Do Do {illegible} they came on the Express yesterday from Young</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard had the communion Fairfax this morning Ellen went with Wm Cornett he took {illegible} it was a very Stormy day snow &amp; wind {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1886</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>January</td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood {illegible} the holidays very stormy day snowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay to bank out he brought home a load stormy snowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>very stormy day wind &amp; snow the roads is drifted no work done except doing chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>went to Sand Bay for a load of wood took Jennet &amp; Mary to Gananoque with Kate</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Jonney took our team to dung Bee at Wallace in forenoon Ad had to attend a suit between H Armstrong &amp; Jay Darling about wood at the Stewart house Jennie Dunkin &amp; Mary went home on the Express Mary has been here for a week on a visit</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood stormy day the roads is heavy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for wood stormy little {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonney went to the river for ice for himself McNiel early noon fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonney put the ice that they got yesterday in the ice house this morning they then went for another load in the afternoon fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>the Revd Mr Greacy here at night he preached it Fairfax in the morning &amp; at Sand Bay in the afternoon very stormy most of the day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{this page difficult to decipher even with scans from Queens}</p> <p>1886 February</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Feb</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad went to Blair Sawmill for a load of sawdust for the Ice House {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he {illegible} home Jonney put the sawdust in the ice house went to Gananoque for the cloth in the afternoon {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay to bank out wood very {2 lines illegible} possibly</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay to bank out {illegible} hands to a bee to draw wood for tomorrow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad stoped at the chanty all night there was a good Bee was 12 large loads came that was {illegible} the wood he has cut it was all left here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Ross from Perth preached here this morning Ad took him to Sand Bay &amp; Fairfax Mr Millard went to Perth &amp; preached</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Wm came from Perth on the Express this afternoon from he was Ellens he had business at Smiths Falls Ad is very weak he has a headache he is not doing anything</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Billie went on the Express this afternoon to Parry Sound Mr Dunnett &amp; Mifs went from to Delta this afternoon {illegible} Young brought a load from Sand Bay he {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad brought from Sand Bay to day he left it here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonney went to Sand Bay &amp; brought home the oats that was cut green there last summer for feed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>{illegible} Ad he is one of the pallbearers was Buried at the Union Church there 35 rigs</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>the snow is nearly all gone misty fog &amp; rain no travel on the roads they are bear {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard this evening Mr Gifford preached Mr McConnells funeral service</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>stormy Day from the Northeast rain &amp; snow no work except taking care of the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad started to go to Sand Bay the roads is so bad that he went no further then the corner he took a load of pressed hay to the station from John Johnston</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1886</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Feb</td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque with the cutter the road bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Jonney cleaned up 4 bags of wheat for to take the mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain &amp; snow in the afternoon</td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad went to Escott with the 4 bags of wheat he bought home of provender</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought home a load of wood the roads is very bad with the drift</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preach this morning stormy at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought home a load of wood a little snow with wind the roads bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay this morning brought home a load of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought home a load of wood the roads is very bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>the same as yesterday</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad went to The Sawmill &amp; brought home some oke Plank &amp; some board to cover the ice house he then got Shields to shoe the horses their shoes is very dull rain &amp; some snow road is soft very hard frost last night so that the road slippery</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; cut a load of wood &amp; brought it home Tommie went home to his mothers on the Express Nancy Hazelwood went with him Mrs Purvis &amp; Mrs G Taylor was here for tea yesterday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1886</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay cut &amp; brought a load of wood he left here cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad did the same as yesterday &amp; left it here Jonney helped Bruce to saw wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad went to the funeral of a child of Mr Deeds it died of the scarlet fever yesterday &amp; another one did while they were at the Union Church burying it &amp; it was buried at night Dr Hannah says it is worst type of this fever</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>they sowed Ad wood to day Bruce &amp; his Boys then they got it done &amp; brought the horsepowr &amp; saw here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>they sawed all our wood to day &amp; got done about four oclock Bruce &amp; his 2 Boys helped they then cleaned up 30 bushel of oats Ad is going down to Robys with them he is changing seed with him Philo with him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad came home from Robys this afternoon he brought home the seed oats they are well fine day there was a meeting of the session here this afternoon A Cochran &amp; S Moorehead Mr Fullerton was admitted as a member to the church</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard disspensed the Sacrament in the church here this morning Jonney took me up in the cutter it is the first time I have been out to church since I got hurt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jonney left this forenoon he is going to Clerk at Webson</td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad went to a Bee of James Coulhouns drawing wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought a load to the station</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Do Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Do Do fine weather Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad went to a wood bee of John Johnstons they draw the wood from Sand Bay light flurries of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay and brought a load of wood to the station the roads is good fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay brought a load to the station</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad Do Do Do Do he then went to Henery Folleys &amp; brought 12 bushel of potatos &amp; brought them home he paid forty cents per bushel he left part of them here fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1886</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>17</td> <td>March 17th Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Red had a hefer calf this morning a real Holsten</td> <td>18</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>20 heavy rain this morning the trees is all ice Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>snow is two or three inches deep &amp; snowed most of the day no work out of door is the roads is filled up</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad is doing chores taking care of the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>Ad is thrashing peas &amp; doing chores fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jennet went to a social at Mr Millards the house was full</td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad took 6 bags of wheat to ask Escott mill he could not get it the roads very bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad thrash peas fine day the snow is going fast the slaughs is stoped going through our fields they are taking the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad went to Escott for his Grist he took the waggon the wheat was not done he brought alot of cow feed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached at night rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for to try and get out some lumber the roads too soft some rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad came home this afternoon heavy rain most of the day he did very little</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>heavy rain this morning rest of the day Ad went to Escott the 6 bags of wheat that he took last Saturday &amp; got the flour</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1886</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April Miss {illegible} to Kingston on the Express this afternoon</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad is atending the cattle the snow is nearly all gone except along the fences the fields bear</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad is attending the cattle fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo cleaned up the flax seed fine day for</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad is doing the chores gottwo calves 1 is a bull Holstein from the Killee cow fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>rain hail &amp; snow most of the day with heavy wind &amp; drift</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>snow &amp; drift the lain is piled four or five feet high snow &amp; drift yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>cold raw wind this morning more pleasant in the afternoon Ad is takining of the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>fine day Ad is Ad Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad let water of the fields</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached here at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>James Snyder came this morning to work Ad has hired him</td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad is helping J McDonald to fix the iron harrow &amp; cultivator &amp; he took me down to John Gemmells in the afternoon he very &amp; he wanted to Join the church S Donovan Mrs Millard &amp; Ellen was there we all partook of the sacrament</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad is helping Mr Millard to move to Turners house opposite the church he has rented it for a year</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad is working at home fine day Jonney is cleaning out the horse stable &amp; splitting wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad is working at home Jonnie is doing chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad is fixing things around the Barn Jonnie is helping him find warm day the snow is all gone around the fences inside of the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad is working in his garden fine day Jonnie is splitting wood other chores he went home at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached here this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad planted 9 Green Gages plumb trees &amp; 7 Blue gage plumbs the green 1 is on The Ridges south from the seller door the Blues is west of that they are all where the old trees was we dug the old stumps up some heavy thunder showers</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1886</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad worked at his garden Jimmie came here last night he was helping Mr Day to {cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad worked at home he sowed some carrots then Jimmie split some wood &amp; other chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad went to a raisin Mr Websters at the Ebenezer Church Jimmie cleaned the grass from the gooseberries &amp; put ashes around them &amp; currant Bushes</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Jennie &amp; Aunt Jain came on the Express last night Ad is fixing things at home Jimmie is splitting wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad is working at home Aunt Jane went home on the Mixed this morning cold wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad is working at home he planted some potatos Jimmie is splitting wood Jennie went to Glen Buel on the Express this afternoon rather cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ad began spring work by breaking in the cleaned up seed oats</td> <td>27</td> <td>rain most of the day Jimmie splitting wood &amp; taking care of the lambs &amp; cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jimmie put the slaughs in the New Cow stable and read up the lain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8 bushel of Astrilan oats</td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad began to sow &amp; sowed 8 bushel of the Astrilian oats in the center west field west side fine day the Boys pick Stones below the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8 bushel more</td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad sowed 8 bushel more of the Astrlian &amp; draged them fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>1</td> <td>angled draged the where he sowed the oats it is south half of the field &amp; plowed the head {cut off} fine day the Mr Millard went to Sand Bay this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2 7 bushels of Oats</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Millard had the communion at Sand Bay church this morning there was none from here fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad sowed 7 bushels of Robies oats in North east corner of the center field that is north of the center headland</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3 bushels more of the same</td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad sowed 3 bushel more of Robies oats along side &amp; he plowed part of the garden &amp; hoed it a little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Woods begin to look green</td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad sowed 6 bushel of oats peas &amp; Black Barley mixture all in the midle field Jimmie is drawing dung with Kate &amp; S Johnston East into the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>I planted a Catalpa in the garden over where the Ridge was Ad sowed 1 3/4 bushel of grass peas &amp; 3 1/4 bushel of common pea on North field East corner</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1886</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>6</td> <td>David &amp; Vive &amp; the oldest Daughter came down on the Express they are all well Ad sowed 5 bushels of peas in all</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>David &amp; Vive went to Delta on the Express Ad cultivated with the wheel cultivator in the North field &amp; sowed of oats 2 bushel of Black Barley &amp; 1 bushel peas all mixed together in that field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Kate had a Colt this morning</td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad finished that part of the field fine day ground very hard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad plowed draged &amp; furrowed out the garden cold day cows let out for the first time Jimmie &amp; Philo planted 12 1 half bushel of potatos in the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>very heavy rain all night it rained 1 1/2 inches on the land Ad plowed in the North field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad plowed in the North field the Boys spread dung in the afternoon where Ad is plowing fine day Ellen went to Mallorytown on the Express Margret is very sick</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jimmie left Ad paid him 5 dolars heavy rain in the afternoon</td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad is plowing in the North Field the Boys spread dung in the forenoon he sowed better than 2 bushel of wheat with S Johnston seeder</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad went to Escott with 3 1/2 bags of wheat the ground is too wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain last night</td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad worked in the North field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>John Grea began to work</td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad worked in the North field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Do Do Do Johnston team helped</td> </tr> <tr> <td>David &amp; Vive came on the Express</td> <td>19</td> <td>Do Do Do Do Do they finished he sowed 7 bushel of wheat in all 1 bushel of Black Barley &amp; about 1/4 of flaxseed that finished all the sowing there fine weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad is helping Johnston to plow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Do Do frost last night John planted beans in the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>heavy rain this morning no work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad helped John Johnston at his work plowing &amp; draging</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>John rolled in the North field Ad went to Gananoque this afternoon Mary {illegible} went with him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Jonney strike through planted corn below hen house Ad atended the red cow she is sick</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Jonnie rolled the midle field then drew dung from Ad to the North field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad drew all the dung that was at his place a lot of straw from horse on to where he sowed the wheat in the North field Jimmie spread</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad drew a load of straw from the Barn to the wheat this morning the wind was too high they could do nothing he then plowed for the potatos where the cow corn was last year he went to the raisin of Hugh McKays</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning I walked to the church that is the time I have done it since I got hurt</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad drew straw down to the North field and it on the spring wheat then him &amp; the Boys washed the Sheep Ad went to The chanty to plow &amp; sow corn back at night could do nothing the ground is {illegible} Ad went to Lidenhurst to annual meeting of the Conservative meeting</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1886 May 31 June 15th 17</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad took the Spoted Cow to Ade the Holston Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>15</td> <td>Bred to Bruces Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>little Heffer cow Do</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5d0f4bb2d4fde657f48a887c55b96455.pdf 3c88536e6decc7dd5f7e6c5d30f2c646 PDF Text Text ������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/937715d80b54a26203e6a57ddcade712.pdf 82e009473a6fee3c9c2aeeebb7e45874 PDF Text Text ������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/54cedaf63e673717c629a2563c888ab3.pdf 1cc44e94e8412a8a7d9c9a300e23571c PDF Text Text ������������������������ https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c3ed710f854c45c3ae1e4f243adf42ab.pdf b1a8be78b52f708fb69c9a6c7b75e363 PDF Text Text William Beatty (1806-1897) 1880-1883 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers {This title page is not actually from the original diary. It is a modern marker page from reproduced photocopies of William Beatty's diary. Walter was his son, who kept the diaries for safekeeping. Thus, the diaries have become known as Walter Beatty diaries, when in fact they are the work of his father, William Beatty.} Beatty, Walter Journal April 1880 to March 1883 {Eleanors?} care Thomas Tanton Esq St {word stroked through} {printed table} Herschel's Weather Table The following Table constructed and confirmed by the experience of many years actual observation, furnished the observer with the knowledge of what kind of weather there is the greatest probability of expecting, and that so near the truth that in very few instances will be found to fail Moon Summer Winter If it be New or Full Moon or the Moon entering into the First or Last Quarter at 12 noon or between 12 Very B day Snow and Rain 1 Weather Table �and 2 2 and 4 afternoon Changeable Fair and Mild 4 and 6 evening Fair Fair 6 and 10 Do {Ditto} Fair, if wind at N.W. Rain, if wind at S. or S.W. Fair and Frosty, if wind N. or N.E. Rain and Snow if wind S. or S.W. 10 and 12, night Fair Fair and Frosty 12 and 2 morning Fair Hard Frost, unless wind S or S.W. 2 and 4, do Cold frequent showers Fair and Frosty 4 and 6, do Rain Do do 6 and 8 do Wind and Rain Stormy Weather 8 and 10, do Changeable Cold Rain; if wind W; Snow if E. 10 and 12, do Frequent showers Cold with high winds 1880 June 5 took Pet cow to Ab McNiels Bull 2 �7 Do {Ditto} Killee Do to A Cornetts Do 8 Do White Do DoDo 18 John Johnstons Bull got over our fence was with the cows all night Killee took him again and I think the Duck 2 year old 19 the Bull is still here youngs Cow took him and Petts yearling & her 2 year old 21 the Bull is still here 26 took the Bradley cow to A Cornetts Bull _________________________________________________ 1881 June 12 again Duck cow took Bruce McNeils Bull 13 again Petts Cow Do DoDo 17 Petts 2 year old to John Cooks Do 25 Bud 3 year old Bruce McNiels Do Bradey cow Do Do July 19 Younges Do Do Do {Younges Do Do Do?} ____________________________________________________ 1882 June 25 Line Back cow {took?} Bruce McNeils Bull 26 Duch Cow took Bruce McNiels Bull 27 Bud Do again Do July 16 Do 28 Petts 3 year old Do Do Killee cow Do Do 3 �July 7 Youngs cow took John Johnstons Bull he came into our field yesterday was here all night 8 Grea cow took Bruce McNeils Bull 9 our two year old Do Do Do 1883 January 6 took the Sow to Wm McNeils Boar 1880 April 1 Ad, Wallace & Ezra worked at the {shed?} they got the rest in {illegible} 2 Ezra went to the {bush?} I split some wood 3 I took the fram of the old hotbed & some of the earth of it is frozen yet rain last night 4 11 Mr {Moyer?} preached in the Methodist Church the morning Revd Mr Matthews {adressed? ours?} at night 5 Ad & Wallace went to the funeral of Mr Haigh of Gananoque he was buried at the Semetry 6 Ad paid John Jonston the oats that Ad borwed last fall we put out a lot of straw in the Barnyard 7 Ezra Split wood & put it into the Shed fine day Billie came from Delta last night 8 Ezra drew Stons for the bottom of the milk Shed then he brock them up 9 Ezra drew loam from the gravel pit to cover the Stones in the Shed it is a good job 10 he put in 6 bails for the cows in the East Side of the Shed I got the hotbed made and the Sash on them in a driseling rain most of the day with a little snow Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Garnett at night there is about 4 inches of Snow this morning 4 �very cold with high northwest wind 12 Bisie went to Kingston on the Express She is going to attend the Medical College there 13 I put Cabbag &Tomattoe Seed in the hotbed the Snow is nearly all gone frost at night 14 Ad & Ezra is working at the road Tuesday 15 Ad and Ezra came out and began to dig a ditch from the house for to take the water out of the Seller there is a foot of water in it 16 they finished it the water runs finely there is 15 or 19 inches of a fall they put plank box in for a drain pipe to the south side of the house James & Robson Beatty came on the Express 1880 April 17 18 Ad went to going on the Express with Robert & Jennie rain most of the day Ezra helped Wallace to {lath?} I finished a pair of Sliper that I was at yesterday Revd Mr Houston preached this morning Mr Matthews at night 19 Ezra went to the south west corner of the farm I was with him for to bore post holes & put in posts for a board fence after Seting the Stakes we put in 3 posts the ground is so wet that we could not them we set the posts for the lane fence 20 Ezra & me made the lane fence from the road to the house Ad got home on the Mixed 21 Ezra & me made the lane fence from the house to the Barnyard a good job 22 I planted out over 100 Strawberry plants in the garden heavy rain this forenoon the 5 �ground wet again it will Stop us from begining to Sow Ad intended to begin this morning 23 they all worked at there fence at the road Billie is working at the Wallaces house 24 Ezra & Ad is working at there fence Billie went to Delta this afternoon 25 Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Garret at night 26 they are working at there fence at the road yet 27 Ad began to Sow and Sowed 12 bushel of oat at the road the ground is in fair order 28 they finished the draging & cultivating the there and out here at noon Ad Sowed 3 1/2 bushel of oats in the midle field where he brock up last fall 29 Ad Sowed 1 1/2 bushel of peas same field Wallace worked his colt and Ads draging Ezra cultivated with the old horses he sowed about of oats that he got of Ab McNeil whom he had wheat last year it is on the East side of the center lane here rain most of the afternoon 30 the ground is too wet for to do my work today Ad & Ezra is helping Wallace to {illegible} 1880 May 2 1 Ezra read up the lain & fence Split some wood Revd Mr Huston preached this morning Mr Matthews at night cold day with a little rain 6 �the Woods begin to look Red 3 Ad & Ezra cleaned up a grist & other chores 4 they all worked on Wallaces place with both teams they all done that they could do 5 Ad & Ezra Scraped what dirt was throne out of a grass ditch in the northeast field and down the East line to north ditch 6 Wallace & Ezra is working in the northeast field they plowed draged and Sowed 9 bushel of oats the ground places hard fine day 7 Ad and Jennie went on the Express for {Moscafe?} Ezra plowed in the Same field fine day 8 Ezra & Wallace worked in same field they Sowed 6 bushel of oats 9 X Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Houston at night 10 Wallace & Ezra finished the Northeast field Sowed 4 bushel of oats Ezra plowed part of the garden on the East side a fine Showr in the forenoon A Miss Snider came this afternoon to help Ellen to do the work 11 Ezra & Wallace worked at the road expect a little that Wallace did here with the cultivater in the garden where Ezra plowed to break the lumps 12 I planted a bushel of potatoes in the garden & 2 quarts of multiplier onions planted more potatos and Some Beets Seed Ezra & Wallace worked at road 14 Ezra & Wallace worked at the road 7 �15 16 Ezra & Wallace worked at the road very dry time with wind I sowed timothy & clover seed on the peice where Ad put Abs oats I Sowed grass Seed in the Northeast field Revd Mr Huston preached this morning Mr Matthews at night 1880 May X left the cows out of the Stable at night 17 Ezra came and began to plow in the Sod in the middle field for peas 18 fine sower last night Ezra worked at the road till noon he plowed Sod and finished it 19 Sowed 4 bushel of peas on the Sod Wallace helped him I Sowed the flax seed that Ad sent from Toronto on the head ridge next the ditch and Browns sample of Early oats on the South East corner and a sample of Swiss Early oats on the south west corner of the flax all on the head ridge 20 Ezra went to the mill with a grist Jennie went to the Instue with him fine day Tom painting 21 Ezra worked at the road that finished there work except the potato ground 22 Ezra & me fixed up the fences at the gravel pit and round the church field and the lain & paster field 23 Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Huston at night 24 Ezra cultivated rolled &draged the garden I planted 1/4 lb Moons Eryrly Sweet corn East side 25 Ezra & me planted 1/4 lb Mammath Sweet corn on this Side Ad cent them down from Toronto 8 �the rest of the garden planted in potatoes & beans 26 Ezra went to plow the potato ground at the road I Sowed grass Seed North of the house down to the oak tree where Ezra sowed a bushel of oats yesterday it missed Seeding last Billie & Davison came this forenoon to work Ezra worked at the potato ground at the road I tosed up the old straw that covered the turnip & burned it 28 Ezra finished the potato ground at the road I painted & reglazed one of upstairs windows 29 Ezra took Some hefers to the 6 Con to paster in the forenoon we washed in the afternoon 30 Revd Mr Garnet preached this morning Mr Matthews at night 31 Ezra & Wallace worked on the Roads for this place {illegible} 1880 June 1 Ezra & Wallace finished there worked on the roads in the forenoon they the worked at the potato ground little frost in the morning 2 Ezra & Wallace & me planted the potatoes where they had them last year in the swamp 3 the ground is in fine order fine day they planted about an acre of corn there to 4 Ezra came here & began to work at the lump ground we picked up 4 loads of Stones of it 5 plowed draged and ridged up part of it & planted Bisie& Miss Smith came from Kingston in the 9 �Boat I met them at Gananoque 6 Bed room Sink heavy rain last night & this moring Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Garret at night 7 worked on the roads with the team 8 Do DoDo 9 Ezra & me worked on the roads this forenoon for him we put in 2 days for him worked at the turnip ground in the afternoon put in 1 rows of horn carrot & 1 row of the Red sumer carrot then 4 rows of White Cilican sugar beet, 2 Mammoth Mangol 2 rows of the Globe Mangol and 15 rows of Rennie premium P.J. Swedes 10 sowed the remainder of 2 3/4 lbs Rennies seed it came to 1 row west of the Maple tree Waites Hebrews then Some Sugar Beets Ezra then went to road to Sow some mangols in the Swamp holes 11 Ezra finished Sowing what Seed he had Sowed Millet on the rest of hole he came here took some hay out to the road Sowed Millet on our piece he took Charley to Mortons Shop Shod him that finished our Spring work very warm in afternoon 12 Rolled part of the Northeast field there was a fine shower that Stoped the Rolling Ezra went home 13 Heard Mr Garret preached this morning there was no Meeting at night Mr Matthews was at the assemble in Montreal 14 I rolled part of the Northeast field till Ezra came for the horses he went out the road in the forenoon & went out to the shanty in Swamp he has a London young Man help him 10 �1880 15 I worked at the harness & then chors 16 went through the potatoes in the garden with the cultivator Wallace held it & I drove {rest of entry illegible} 17 hoed in the garenMr Willson {rest of entry illegible} 18 planted a pailfull of potatos in garden where the hens scratched them up very warm day 19 20 I did nothing my side is bad Ezra & the man came home attended a congregational meeting {illegible} was elected Treasurer Mr Cornett residence Rev Mr Matthews had communion this morning in the church in the afternoon at Mr {illegible} he is sick there was 14 there & 42 in the morning 21 Ezra & the man went to the shanty this morning I took Jennie to her school 22 I attended Arbition on our scool section for to divid it Mr Bigg & {arbitrated?}so they took 27 rod of an assessment {illegible} union section with Escot 23 I went to Delta this afternoon I took excursion {illegible} with me arrived {illegible} 24 Saw the grand {illegible} the foundation stone of townhall and {illegible} and there was a large gathering of Peopel got home after dark {rest of page illegible} 1880 July 16 finished the east field in the forenoon 17 finished the east field in the forenoon and drew in Billie helped them that finished the haying 11 �18 Rev Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Huston at night 19 we mowed at the road Bruces man helped we finished cuting the west front field in the forenoon on Bruces team drew in I went to to the North field and mowed till tilled it rained 20 finished cuting the north field & drew in the most of it 21 finished cutting Wallaces and drew in that finished our haying for this year the hay it too ripe we aught to have began a week earlyer 21 Ezra & the man went to the shanty this morning I took Jennie to her school 22 Bruce and Wallace riged up the reaper and cut a good lot of the fall wheat it is about half a crop it was winter killed 23 finished the wheat Wallace & Ezra bound I stacked some of it Ezra Cradled some grass in the distant field 24 Billie came home in the night Ezra took him to gananoque this forenoon he is going to Parnaham to work for J Miller superintending the buildings for him I intend going to Young for Bissie & Jenie 25 I heard the Revd Mr Richards in caintown Mr Matthews preached here at night 26 came home this forenoon all well Wallace & Ezra got in two loads of the fall wheat there was a fine rain this afternoon Ezra worked at the turnips 27 Ezra worked at the turnips fine day 28 Ezra finished the turnips they look well 29 I went to Delta with Bruces old Maire left here at Mr Floods all night and took {Skiller?} truck to Mr Stevens 12 �he is going to try and heal her Sholder 30 got home this afternoon very warm day Wallace finished cuting the oats at the road they are a fair crop 31 I raiked up the bundles that the reaper left there Ezra & Wallace drew in 4 loads & Bruce 2 they were very large loads & got 1 large in here of the oats that we got {rest of line illegible} 1880 August Revd Mr Mathews preached this morning {two lines illegible} {illegible} after breakfast he took Bruces Bull out & left him there 8 Mr Matthews 3 got in the rest of the oats that Ad got of White and the peas that was Sowed early they are very heavily loaded & good Ezra cradled oats in the North field 4 he finished the south part of the field & cut part of the midle field I attended the Council 5 Ezra finished the oats in the midle field then he went to Cradle Wallaces Wallace & me drew in the oats of the south part of the northeast field had 3 good load they were very thisley 6 Wallace & me drew in 1 load of the oats of the midle this forenoon and 4 in the afternoon 7 we all worked at Wallaces oats to day I raked Ezra and Wallace drew they are a good crop Revd Mr Greer preached this morning Mr 13 �preached in St Pauls Atkins preached at night Mr Matthews is in Montreal finished our harvesting here last night 9 Ezra cut the oats in our field nearly I went Lydenhurst with {illegible} Stacie & I took part {illegible} & get the {illegible} grant help for a road they organized to do somthing for it 10 Ezra finished cuting we then raked & drew in 2 loads they are a fair crop 11 we raked and drew in 1 large load & 1 small load 12 I pulled some of the flax I am not well Ezra finished pulling the Peas {illegible} 13 We drew in the peas there was 2 large loads in the spare room Ezra went to the road & began to cut spring wheat {illegible} in a load of oats in his {illegible} very high wind 14 Ezra is working at the wheat I got Charley shod at Fullertons Jennie went to Gananoque this afternoon Mis Innis of Farmersville with her 1880 August Jennie took {illegible} Innes to Young Revd Mr Mathews preached this morning Mr Garret at night 16 Ezra is working the wheat & oats at the road Ezra finished the cuting I got 2 of the tires set on the truct waggon in the forenoon we then drew in 2 loads of oats that {illegible} & 1 load of wheat 18 I took Jennie to her School Henery Webster helped Ezra to load a load of wheat & brought out here & put it in the old barn he then went back & brought out the other load 14 �19 A little rain this morning I went out to the road about 10 oclock helped Ezra to draw in we drew in the rakings& peas were there was all is in to Wallaces raked his oats & drew in 2 loads Bruce boy helped that finished our harvesting I sent Six dollars to Mr Rennie of Toronto for 2 bushel of Silver Chaff fall wheat a sample of the victor Fitz & Hedge{illegible} 20 Ezra went home this morning I did chores 21 I fixed fence to keep the Sheep in 22 Revd Mr Staunton preached this morning Mr Mathews at night 23 Ezra came back this morning he began to plow in the South half of the west center field ground very hard and dry he is cross plowing 24 Ezra went through the turnips with Charly and cultivator at noon very warm day 25 Ezra is plowing in the midle field there was a fine Showr last night very cold this morning 26 Ezra is plowing very warm day 27 Do {Ditto}Do I mended the childrens shoes after chores 28 Ezra is plowing it is very heavy hard work I thrashed part of the flaxx seed 29 Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Garrat at night 30 Ezra plowed very warm day 31 Ezra finished the field this forenoon & then began to draw away the straw from behind the Barn to the edge of ditch below the old 15 �house 1880 Sept 1 Ezra finished drawing the Straw in the forenoon he then began to rake where he plowed 2 Ezra drew 7 loads of Sand for Wallaces house. and 4 for Singelton I helped Revd MrMathews to move to S Johnstons house very warm & dry 3 Ezra drew 4 loads of Sand for Wallace he then rolled where he plowed very hot day I got the Clason & Silver chaff wheat at the Station paid 57 cents as fraight 4 Ezra rolled & then cultivated the wheat ground 5 Mary {Hall?} came to help Ellen Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning Mr Matthews at night 6 Ezra cultivated and & then rolled the wheat ground I am not able to anything in bed had a cold chill &dirahoea 7 Ezra is rolled and cultivated the wheat ground he sayes he is geting the turnips conquerd I am better 8 Bruces thrashing machin came to day they had to get J Stacie to fix it thrashed fall wheat had bushel & bushel of Sping Wheat 9 thrash the grass Seed had a bushel oats & bushel of other oats 10 Ezra scraped a ditch across to side {illegible} helped Wallace to clean out there well we cleaned up 10 bushel of the fall wheat 11 Wallace & Ezra fought fire on his place where the GTR sett the ground afire I went to 16 of Abs �Gananoque with 10 bushel of wheat I got a bag of salt Sugar 2 24 oatmeal 46 c tacks 15 c dinner 25 12 Revd Matthews was at palmerston on mission town Mr Staunton preached at night Fine Shower this morning 13 Ezra Scraped the ditch across the South half of west center field 14 Ezra rolled the center field in the forenoon John Gemmel came this morning to load dung he is to bring it out of the Sheepbarn Ezra is drawing in the afternoon with 2 wagons 15 Ezra & Gemmel is at the dung I intend to go to young this afternoon for to get seed wheat 16 I went to young yesterday Stoped at Margrets {?} night went to {? in village fair acted as Judge in ? show} 1880 Sept 17 Stopted at John Youngs all night Ben went with me came back to the fair bought a dung fork & a hay fork from George Young at Addison paid dollar got 4 bushel of wheat form Bob Beatty gave Margret 10 dollars did not see Rob 18 fine rain this morning Ezra &Gemmel has been drawing dung Gemmel worked 1/2 day on account of the rain 19 Revd Connor Staunton preached this morning Mr Matthews at night 20 heavy rain in forenoon Ezra thrashed the Beans & Some peas in the forenoon he drew dung in the afternoon Gemmel helped the finished drawing the dung that Ad bought from Revd Mr Cornett they had 18 loads 17 �X 21 Ezra plowed J Gemmel Spread dung I went to Kingston to the Presbytry 22 Do Do Do {Ditto} got home on the Express the presbytry promised to give us the $200 two hundred tha was promise us 23 Ezra plowed J Gemmel Spread in the forenoon him & me put in Some of the Straw Stack it was hurt on the top I could do very little with my side 24 Ezra plowed Gemmel, Taylor & me put in the rest of the Straw Stack in the forenoon Gemmel Spread dung after 25 Ezra & Gemmel dung in the afternoon rain this morning Ezra draged I Sowed the 2 bushel of wheat that I got from Toronto next the road on the first five ridges the rest is Robs wheat nearly 5 bushel the ground is lumpy 26 Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Houston at night 27 Ezra plowed J Gemmel spread dung in the afternoon rain last night & a little this morning 28 Ezra & J Gemmel drew some dung they had Scrape it up to finish the field 29 Ezra plowed he finished the field all to a couple of rounds of the last ridge he left off work took the horses out to the road he Says his time is up & that will Stop no longer 30 I got John Gemmel to come & drive the horse & drage I Sowed 4 bushel of wheat nearly that Wallace came & took the horses & finished the draging & cleaned out the furrows between the ridges & Gemmel mixed lime for him. 1880 18 �October 1 I made a hod for Wallace to carry morter in he began to plaster to day John Gemmeel atended the plasterer this afternoon Wallace finished {farrowing?} out & plowing the headridge I Sowed it the first 10 ridges of it is Sowed with the Toronto wheat the rest of it is Sowed with Robs wheat all but the 3 east ones they are planted with 2 John Gemmel Shoveled the furrows on the fall wheat this morning I went to Gananoque to Mr Hasslap Ezra entered acomplaint for wages Hasslap says he can do nothing he has not put in his time 3 Spread on Johnston on a month work to {?} ten dollars {?} month Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning Mr Houston at night we had no meeting Mr Matthews is on a Mission tour 4 I made a register box for Wallace heavy rain most of the day I went to the Council about our School rate 5 I Split wood & other chores fine day 6 I went on the Express to Kingston this morning acted as Judge on South downs Merinos & fat Sheep there was a good show did not get through 7 finished our Job got home on the Express this afternoon John Gemmel John Johnston dug potatos at the road the ground is very dry it is fine diging 8 I fixed up the bin for potatos in the center put 2 loads in 9 they finished diging brought load here to day that is 3 home in all we have more than we had last year 19 �10 the Revd Mr Matthews preached at half past two this morning he dispenced the Sacrament there was 45 communents partook that was members there a large {illegible} 11 John Johnston began the fall plowing in the north field south east corner we got the plow point & colter laid 12 John plowed in the north east part of the north field the Southeast part is too dry 13 John plowed in the same place I got the iron plow share & colter laid 14 John plowed X 15 in the same place it is easier plowing 16 John plowed in the forenoon rain in the afternoon he thrashed some peas & cleaned them that Ezra thrashed 1880 Oct 17 Revd Mr Garrat preached in the morning Mr Matthews at night 18 rain & Snow this forenoon I took Jennie to her School got very cold & wet John thrashed peas 19 John plowed in Northeast part of the north field 20 John finished that part of the north field & began the Southeast part it plows very hard yet 21 he plows in the same field fine day 22 John finished plowing in the north filed 20 �the north head ridge and the center head ridge and cleaned out the cross furrows 23 24 first snow to lay on the ground the factory Staked this morning Revd Mr Green had the Bible meeting in our church very few out John began to plow the garden this morning put the cows in the stable at night rain in the afternoon he thrashed peas Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Houston at night there was about 6 inches of snow on the ground this morning there was very few at church this morning 25 John thrashed peas this forenoon he went to Ab McNeils for aeload of wood with the waggon in the afternoon our wood is done 26 John went for another load of wood this morning it rained in the afternoon he thrashed the Snow is nearly all gone I have been fixing the Stables 27 John Brother came in his place he is going to Michigan we pulled the beets Mangels & carrots the Surray Carrot is the largest & best the Sugar beets is good the yellow globe mangle is good for the table and yield 28 Fred Johnston plowed & Scraped part of the garden he then went out to the road & took the plows to work there I went to Delta with Vince & the children I had Paragon & Charley the roads is bad 29 got home this afternoon from Delta fine day Fred is plowing at the Road he stoped here all night 21 �30 31 Fred plowed at the road he is plowing where the Spring wheat was Sowed & Seeded down I took Mr Green to Escott this afternoon heavy rain Revd Mr Houston preached this morning Mr Matthews at night 1880 Nov 1 Fred plowed at the road I took Jennie to her School heavy rain this afternoon we have had the cows in the stable every night since the 23 of last month 2 Fred is at the road I fixed the bin for the roots in the celler & toped most of the carrots white frost 3 Fred is plowing at the road fine day 4 Do Do Do {Ditto} I toped the Beets & mangols and the remainder of the carrots 5 heavy rain so that Fred could not plow the ground is so wet he came out here he went down to the north field & shoveled out the furrows and cross ditches the ground is very wet 6 McKays boys came and helped us to pull the turnips we got them all pulled they are a poor crop we drew in the carrots and Beets into the celler 3 loads 7 Revd Mr Matthews this morning Mr Houston at night very heavy wind it blew over the fairground fence carried part of it across the road over to our fence while we were at church 8 Fred began to plow in the field next to the northcross road Northwest corner the ground is very Soft 9 Fred plowed all day we drew of two Stones to the road that was in his way the Annual plowing match was on A Cornells {turnip?} field there was 14 plows Men and Boys the ground was rather wet 22 �10 heavy rain last night & most of the day Fred thrashed some of the peas and Split Some wood 11 Fred opened the ditch across what he had plowed it is Sod he then finished thrashing the peas 12 we drew in 2 load of turnips I have been toping and fixing the horse stable so as to get Paday in the Stable all the horses has been here 13 got all the turnips in had one load to day they are very Small & poor 14 Revd Mr Galbraith preached this morning Mr Matthews at night 15 Fred plowed there is about 3 inches of snow on the ground 16 Do Do {Ditto}I fixed the stables to day 17 Fred finished plowing the garden this morning where {illegible}& cleaned up the peas had three Barrels & a bag full 1880 Nov 18 the Ram brock out yesterday to Coplands Sheep they came home We fixed the hog pen & Sheep pen there is about 4 inches more Snow Fred went to the road & got Sloughs riged for to draw wood 19 Fred went to Ab McNeils for wood with the Slough this morning fine day {several lines illegible} 21 got the Shoing on the {illegible} Houston preached at night 22 {illegible} put up the foundation{illegible} fall wheat there is no frost in the ground they go to the {illegible} took the {illegible} to School this 23 �horses all around morning {illegible} a load of wood from & {illegible} sand to Bank the house in the afternoon I helped to shovel snow out of the {illegible} in the afternoon the {illegible} 23 Fred drew sand all day to the house I could {illegible} 24 Fred went to the sixth consession for a load of wood he has finished the drawing from { illegible} 25 Fred went to the shanty for wood he brock the king {illegible} out of the slaugh he went out to the road for the other slaugh it had the frountpice of the Shoe brock had to get that fixed 26 Wallace went for Jenie Fred got his load of wood home after he got the slaugh fixed 27 Fred drew a load of wood from the shanty Miss Rogers & Miss Parker came from gananoque with Gilles last night {illegible} went to gananoque with Miss Hogan & Fisher Fred went for wood to the shanty drew 2 loads that is that there is cut fine day 28 RevdMr Houston preached this morning or rather at night 29 {illegible} went to gananoque with Miss Roger and Parker Fred went for wood to the shanty drew 2 loads that is that there is cut fine day 30 stormy day Fred finished the wood in the {illegible} we cleaned up 7 bushel of fall wheat it is all that is here we have 27 bushel left here the rest {rest of entry illegible} 31 Fred drew dung at the road this {rest of entry illegible} 1880 24 �Dec 1 stormy day wind & snow Fred split wood in the shed I got Charley horse shod all round 3 sharp 2 Fred went {line illegible} I split some wood 3 Do Do Do {Ditto} 4 Fred helping Bruce to thrash Watt got home yesterday on his horse Ad went to {illegible} the Wife is at {illegible} 5 12 Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning stormy day snow & rain 6 Fred helped Bruce to thrash I took Jennie to her School got Bruces cabbage & took Watt Lizie &Bessie to Delta we fixed her chair in the Slaugh so that she could lie in it is it a fine day hard frost last night 7 I got home after dark Lizzie stood the Journie well Fred helped Bruce to thrash fine day 8 Fred helped Bruce they finished very stormy day Snow fell al day and very fast 9 the Snow fell twelve inches yesterday & last ight Fred went to the sawmill & brought the fence Stuff that was there I finished the bottom in the Slaugh J Lattimer put a new knee &raine on it cold day I fixed a Pl{illegible} for Paddy 10 Fred went to Gananoque with his {illegible} I went for Jennie with the double Slaugh very cold day 11 Fred Split wood in the Shed most of the day very cold with wind & drift I fixed the harness Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning Mr Matthews at night 25 �{illegible entry in left column} 13 Sam drew dung to the garden & went with Jennie to her School 14 I went to Gananoque with 7 bushel of fall wheat that was all that we had here 6 of mixter of spring & fall it snowed & rained most of the afternoon 15 Jonnie Beatty came up from Young last night he is going to make a pair of bob Slaughs for {illegible} Sam took him out to road and my bench he working in the old house there Sam went to the shanty for a load of wood there was more cut he brought some raills 16 Sam went to Bee of John Hannes this afternoon 17 Sam drew wood and took the {illegible} along and to the road put it in the Station there he is making {rest of entry illegible} 1880 Dec 18 19 the sow took the Sam went out to the road {illegible} that they were going to {illegible} there they did not {illegible} Sams wood Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Garret at night 20 Sam took the Express to {illegible} last night they finished it our thrashing the oats turned out well Sam quit working when the thrashing was done 21 I atended to the cattel I am lame with my back 22 Ad brought the B. pig out here this morning 23 I split some wood went with Rev Mr Matthews to see Mr Hepworth he is at {illegible} Landons & 26 �boar very sick 24 Atended a meeting in the church I gave Mr Thompson ten dollars for Mr Matthews that makes up my $20 David & his wife & children came from Delta after dark John Omar came with him 25 David & Ad & Wm was here for dinner fine day I tended the cattle & Split some wood 26 the Revd Mr Houston preached this morning Mr Matthews at night 27 I Split wood took care of the cattle cold day 28 Ellen & me went to Ads for dinner John Beatty and his wife from Pembrook Mary Jennie and Duncan came with them from Young stoped all night 29 they all went home this morning fine day fine day Ad and his wife went home & Jennie all went to Young they intend to go to Lyn 30 I split wood and took care of the cattle {rest of page illegible} 31 {entry illegible} 1881 {most likely January} {a lot of the page is illegible, even directly from the Queen's fonds scans} {first part of page is illegible} {illegible} 2 pigs and brought one of them here the Roads is nearly blocked up a drift there was number of teams laid down our fence& came through our fall wheat I stoped they them drew out & Willie came from Delta last night he went to Gananoque this morning with Wallace about stuff for his house I split wood 27 �9 Revd Mr Houston preached this morning Mr Matthews at night 10 Ad drew 2 loads of wood he brought out the horse powr and cirkilar saw & set them to saw wood 11 Bruce & Wallace {illegible} came & we sawed nearly all the wood that was here this forenoon they cracked the saw before it was finished the woodshed is nearly full of sawed wood had Bruces two teams & ours I drove the horses fine day but cold 12 Ad drew 2 loas of wood took one home 13 Ad drew 1 load got upset he went to Robinsons for his bobSlaughs he Ironed them put Spring steel on them for Shoes 2 1/2 inches wide I went the Annual meeting of our Agricultural Socitie was put in a director fine warm day the Snow is quite soft {illegible} Ad went for a load of {illegible} wood Ad worked at home at the BobSlaughs painted them Bessie & Jennet went to Gananoque with Wallaces horse RevdMr Matthews preached this morning {rest of entry illegible} I went for the {rest of entry illegible} 1880 Ad drew loads of wood {rest of entry illegible} 18 19 20 Ad was at home fixing his Bob Slaughs I atended the cattle 21 Ad went for a load of wood & to {illegible} in the road he has drew all the dry wood that he bought of Robert Johnston fine morning but about 3 o clock it began to 28 �blow & Snow snowed and blowed all night and very cold 22 23 the roads is all blocked up there is drifts 3 and 4 feet deep {illegible} Johnston and another boy came up the road on horseback Sam Johnston came through our fields I went to the church there was to be a meeting of session no one came Revd Mr {illegible} preached this morning Mr Matthews at night 24 Ad went to Gananoque this afternoon I split wood and atended the cattle cold day 25 Ad went for a load of wood he left it here the roads is very bad I went to Fairfax to a Mishinary meeting only one member & a few others the Revd Mr Greer of Gananoque spoke on {illegible} there was very here at night 26 Ad drew load of & banked out more but it rained 27 Ad Do {Ditto} 1 Do took it home 28 Ad Do 1 Do took it home Wallace went for Jennie and brought her home very cold time 29 bought a stack of hay from {illegible} paid fifty dollars 10 dollars per ton drew 2 loads home took one home very cold 30 Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Huston at night 31 Ad drew 1 load of hay here & took one home Billie brought Jennie home from Young 1880 {top half of the page is largely indecipherable} {illegible} took it home cold day it was a fine day the waer is {illegible} Ad went to 29 �the road & brought 1 load home there was a little rain this afternoon the snow {illegible} rain most of the day 9 the Road is so soft that there is no loads going on the them I went to the funeral of a son of John Red he was buried at the Union church there was 24 rigs 10 it is still thawing the Snow has got a great fall the ground is in a swim warm day with rain 11 the ground is all in a swim warm day with rain 12 fine day still thawing it is the only thaw that have had this winter the roads is impassable no travel on them 13 no meeting this morning any of the churches this morning Revd Mr Garret preached the funeral sermon {illegible} 16 Little Watt came on the Express from Pembrock to see {illegible} Ad took him to Young to see his Mother Ellen Jennet & Billie went with him Billie intended to {illegible} 17 Ad came home this afternoon on Ellen Jennet cam with him they are al well there 1881 Feb 20 18 Ad went for a load of wood took it home there is a drisling snow most of the day 19 Ad went for a load of wood he left it here it snowed about 6 inches yesterday &to day still drifting Revd Mr Houston preached this morning Mr Mathew at night 30 �21 Ad went for a load of wood he took it home 22 Ad went for a load Do {Ditto}Do 23 Ad went for wood Ab McNeil and his Man went with him they left there loads of wood here 24 Ad and Ab McNeils man brought 2 loads of wood here very cold day the pump is frozen 25 Ad and Abs man brought 2 loads of wood they left them here 26 Ad drew in one load of wood left it here he cut some wood in the afternoon I have a pain in my Side so that I cannot Saw it 26 I went to church the Revd Mr Matthews preached tomorrow is to be our communion there was very good congregation for a work day 27 Revd Mr Matthews preached John Shelds was recivd as a member in our church there 35 members partook of the sacrament there was a large attendance of people 28 Ad took Jennie to her School there is quite a thaw last night with rain in the morning & Snow in the afternoon 1881 March {the first part of the page is illegible} 4 very stormy day high wind with snow and drift the roads {rest of entry illegible 5 the snow is very soft & there is a drisling rain {illegible} for Jennie this morning Daniel {illegible} went to Delta this afternoon {rest of entry illegible} 31 �6 Ellen went home on the Express today Bessie went to Brockville with her they stopt at Mrs Scotts at night Revd Mr Houston preached this morning Mr Matthews at night very few out 7 Robert Beatty and his mother came up this afternoon they are all well 8 Ad went to Delta with Ellen and her two children Jennet went with them they went to see Watts wife 9 Ad came home from Delta this afternoon Watt got home Sabbath morning Lizie is no better Slaughing is nearly gone he bought 4 bags of he Crown peas and Som Erley Rose Potatos all for seed with 10 Ad to the shanty to bank out wood fine day 11 very hard frost last night and to day Dan Harisson finished Wallace house Last night he went home to Delta this morning Ad came from the shanty this evening he banked out a load of wood 12 Ad worked at home I sawed wood most of the day 13 Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning a stormy day it snowed about 5 inches last night is still snowing 14 Ad took Jennie to her School this morning I went to Gananoque on the Express Revd Mr Matthews went with me we went to the Revd {illegible} Mr Matthews & there Eldermen apointed to tabulate the state of religion on the Presbytery there was only 4 returns sent in so then very little to do 32 �15 Stopd at Mr Grace all night we went on the Stage to Kingston the presbytery met at 3 o clock there was a large attendance of members & Elders {rest of page illegible} 1881 {first third or so is very difficult to decipher) March Pet cow had a heffer calf 16 atended the Presbytry this {illegible} this morning and a great deal of business done we did not get through ut had {illegible} at night I was chosen a {illegible} to atend the Presbytry in {illegible} the Revd Mr {rest of line illegible} 17 I got home on the Express this morning I stoped at {line illegible} went to Young this afternoon to on the train rain in the afternoon 18 I cut some wood and took cair of the cattle 19 Do Do Do{Ditto} 20 Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning Mr Mathews at night 21 Ad got new saw {illegible} fixed it and sawed some wood Wm McNiel & Bruce helped with there teams the track is very bad we put straw in it 22 finished sawing the wood by noon Ad drew two loads of sawdust & put it on the track 23 Ad went to Delta with Billie buggy for Wat frost last night with cold wind 24 Ad got home at night all is well at Delta Jennet gathered sap and they are boiling it down 25 I split some wood very hard frost last night I took 33 �the Skin of Dutchs calf it is a bull 26 27 very hard frost last night the white cow had a bull calf this morning I Split wood took care of the cattle Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Garret night Mr Matthews read his resignation this morning 28 I went out to the road to help to saw wood we burst the big driving wheel just after beginning Ad took it out to McDonald at the village & got him fix it cold day hard frost 29 Ad went to Abs to help him to Saw with the drag saw I tended the cattle there was a meeting of Presbytery the church for to receive Mr Matthews resignation after a great deal of talk it was accepted Revd Mr Greacie & Chambers was there 30 it began to blow & snow this evening there was near 18 inches of Snow this morning {illegible} rail road to the {rest of line illegible} 31 It began to blow and snow this evening {rest of page illegible} 1881 {first part of page is difficult to decipher} April 1 the Slaughs is this morning very lively {illegible} going Watt came from Brockville on the Express to night he went out to Mr {illegible} to run a line with {illegible} Buggy he and the horse & Buggy came this evening 2 I split wood & took care of the stock it is cold blustery time very very hard at night with the cold wind 3 Revd Mr C{illegible} preached this morning in the Methodist church and in ours at night a cold day 4 I went to {illegible} to see to the council to preat on 34 �{illegible} on the 6th con of Lansdowne Wallace took to her School Bessie went to Kingston to the college 5 very heavy frost last night & cold wind all day I split wood and keep on fiers 6 cold day I tended the cattle & split some wood 7 Do {Ditto}Do Do 8 it is a great deal warmer this afternoon I took the skin of Killies calf it is 4 days old 9 fine warm day the Snow is going fast I split wood and took care of the cattle 10 Revd Mr Greacie of Gananoque preached our pulpit vacent owing to Mr Matthews resigning the charge & at Fairfax & I went with him to Fairfax 11 Ad took Jennie to her School I took care of the cattle Mary Hall came up from Brockville on the Express Jennet & Ad met her at the Station She went home with Ad & Abbie 12 Mary Hall came here this afternoon all week 13 Mary Hall went home on the Express this afternoon I split some wood & took care of the cattle {illegible line} a grist he took up some Butter in rolls & got 20 cent per lb ther is frost every night 15 Ad fixed up some of the fences and let water of the corner field it was all a lake the furrows was not cleaned out last fall 16 I fixed up some of the road fence & went a meeting of the council at Stuarts about a {illegible} the Websters Bush {rest of entry illegible} 35 �1881 {top 1/3 of page difficult to decipher} April 17 Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning we had no Minister her to day 18 Ad took the colt out ot the 6 con to paster fine day but cold wind frost at night 19 Ad fixed up the fences round the gravel pit in the forenoon hime& his Wife went Henery Websters meeting he was married to the Widow Follice oldest Daughter fine day 20 Ad began to sow and sowed 9 bushel of oats in the North field next the road center {illegible} they over the new land he got {rest of entry illegible} 21 Ad sowed 6 bushel of the same oats they were all sowed in the North field put in the north west corner 22 Ad drew the Straw that we had down in field to East of the fall wheat he spread it on where he Sowed the oats he Sowed Thimothy seed and clover seed first on it cross furrow Wallace marked Paragon & Charley {team of horses} 23 Ad worked at the road most of the day I went with Charley to Young to the funeral of {illegible} She died at Portland in Son Gilberts and was buired in Caintown graveyard Revd Mr Richards preached the funeral sermon the church was well filled 24 there was no meeting in our church we stoped at Robs all night came home today 25 Ad worked at the road I fixed some fence round the church field fine warm day 26 fine rain this morning it is very much needed the ground is very dry very little { illegible} I left the cattle out to day for the first 27 Ad has been working at the Road yesterday and today 36 �Wallace & Ad came out & fixed the pump 28 I went out to the road and got an axe and bits & fixed the gate at the road front of the house 29 I fixed the milk harness & buggy & oiled them Bessie came home from Kingston the class is not going on Jennie came up from Young 30 I fixed up the fence along the road & cleaned out part of the hen house cold day 1881 {top third of page is difficult to decipher} May 1 the woods look a little green Revd Mr Houston preached in the morning here got no Minister yet we had Sunday School in the church 2 Ad finished on is place to day heavy frost last night {rest of entry illegible} 3 I went to Gananoque to hear a case between our township council & Hugh Willson for payment of same sheep that Willson {illegible} the Judge said he had no Jurisdiction in the case we have no dog tax therefore no fund to pay from and it is the counsils duty to try all such casess Ad draged 2 ridges in the {illegible} 4 I dug a bed for oninion where Ad cultivated yesterday the ground is hard and damp {illegible} we have had no rain I might say this spring yet 5 I dug a little more in the garden and planted some top onions the ground is very lump frost last night 6 fixed more of the garden wheeled some dung to the gooseberrys and Rubarb and cleaned them 37 �7 8 fine shower at night the best we have had this spring Sifted some of the peas that Ad got at Lydenhurst they were thrashed with the Machin and were a good deal broken there was no Church here this morning Revd Mr Garrat and Mr Huston preached at night 9 Ad came here at noon they have got done at the Road he plowed in the North field south west corner for peas Wallace is shoveling at home 10 Ad plowed in the same place the ground is very dry 11 Ad finished plowing the piece Wallace came and draged I sowed 3 bushel of peas in the afternoon 12 Ad went to the outlet to look for a man to hire Sowed 3 1/2 bushel of peas they are all the crown peas I sowed better 1/2 bushel of our own old kind in the head ridge and some flax see on the end ent of the head ridge and some flaxseed on the east end of the head ridge Ad went to Young for Buckwheat to sow in the south North field southeast part of it he intends to plow it under 13 Ad took there potatos out of the seller at home 14 Ad & Wallace came this morning they sowed 4 bushels of Buckwheat on southeast part of the North field it was to wet last fall he intends to Plow it under 1881 May 15 Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning and the Revd Mr Shane preached at night for the first time Hugh McKay took Mr Shane with Charly to Fairfax 38 �16 rain most of the day no work done and the cows in the Stable a very cold with north wind 17 very cold day with north wind a little rain 18 James Bradley began to work this morning Ad hired him to work this Summer he laid up the lain fence and other fences round the pasture 19 Bradley Split wood at the house Ad is working at home I went with Revd Mr Shane to see Some of the members 20 Bradley went out to the road to ditch so as to let the water of the potato ground I picked the Sprouts of the potatoes Ad & Wallace took them out of the Seller on the 19th & put them in the Room 21 I went with Mr Shane to See more of the members 22 Rev Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Garrat at night 23 Ad rolled the Buckwheat I cobled mothers shoes 24 finished Sprating the potatoes worked in the garden Ad took the White Cow & the 2 yearlings to the Shanty the Revd Mr Shane moved from here to W.A Cornetts this morning the girles is helping to get them fixed 25 Ad & James picked up Stones of the New Meadow put them in the Barn yard I cut some potatoes 26 Ad & James picked more Stones put them in the Barnyard the draged & furrowed out the garden in the forenoon Ad went home & me planted 1 1/2 bushel of potatos some beans pop corn & some Sugar cain seed that finished the garden 27 James drew dung to the field back of the Barn for beets & turnips 39 �28 29 Ad dissmissed James he is no good Revd Mr Shane preached this evening no meeting this morning 30 Ad Spread dung back of the Barn & plowed draged & furrowed up 20 rows for Beets & roots 31 I sowed first & 2nd the yellow Mangels 3 rows long Guernsey parsnips 1881 June 1 went to Brockville to see Watt met him at the {Rennie?} house and signed Bondes for his government work Ad drawing to the back of the barn 2 I planted the Early Bassano Beet 4 row 5 & 6 rows in the Red Surrey Carrot 7 row the red Castelby Beet more than half of the 8 row then the rest is Suttons Student parsnip 3 planted 9 & 10 rows long red mangles 11 & 12 rows is Imperial Sugar Beets 13 & 14 long Red Mangel and between 50 & 60 tomato plants fine rain this morning Ad has been working at or preparing {tomorrow?} 4 I raked the ground for to sow 6 rows of turnips Ad and all hands is moving H Webster Barn to there place Tennent is doing it fine day 5 Reverend Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Garrat at night 6 Ad got the Barn to its place I worked on the roads with the teams we drew gravel out of Johns Johnsons pit 5 teams drawing on the {scrap?} & road 40 �{in margin} I was bileted on Mr Robert McCannon Mr Guthrie the Reverend Mr Chambers was there first rate place 7 I was at the roads John Moore was on for us that made 5 days that I did 8 Ad is drawing dung to the little field east of the Barn I Sowed 6 drills of turnips of the Seed that I raised last year John Moore is helping I went to Kingston on the Express as one of the commissioners to the general assembly from our Presbytery 9 Ad plowed and planted Some corn 10 Ad plowed and planted the potatoes where they were last year the ground is in good order 11 Ad helped Bruce to move a Barn I got home on the Express this afternoon there was a large attendance and some fine speakers they do not expect to get through before thursday next 12 Reverend Mr Garrett preached this morning Mr Shane at night 13 I took Jennie to her school and pulled thistles out of rasbery and strabery bed 14 planted corn east of the Barn John Moore helped he then went through the potatoes and corn with the cultivator {illegible} paid them 1881 June 15 I planted {illegible} of 5 rows of western corn next the Barn put the corn in drills Ad is working on the roads he is path master 41 �16 I worked at the garden Ad is working on the roads 17 I worked on the roads for Ad he has to go to John Coates in the forenoon I went to a meeting of congregation & Sesson in the church Reverend Mr Graecie was here I was appointed pastore Income 18 I got two shoes on Charly by McDonald made out lists of those that had not paid their Subscription for Mr Matthews there is over 50 dollars at Fairfax 19 {in left margin} I went to a strabery festival of the church of {illegible} {in left margin} I took two vealeskines and 5 Deacons skine to Colmans to he taned one of the veal skins And ours was the best Reverend Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Craig preached at night he is new Methedes minister 20 I am fixing the truck waggon I have to make a bolster and Stakes hounds and other things 21 working at the truck waggon 22 I helped Wallace to lay out his Stables 23 Do Do Do {Ditto} in the morning 24 I went to Delta in the afternoon Stopted at Lizies went saw Mr Rodrick about Shingles he will have them in a fortnight or 3 weeks he is to send postcard 25 I got home this morning Bessie came with me Lizie is a good deal 42 �better She can rise and walk through the house with two Stafs I helped Wallace at his Stable he Raised it this afternoon it is just East of the church Shed I atended A meeting {illegible} 26 Revd Mr Craig preached this morning Mr Shane at night 27 I worked at the waggon after taking to her School very heavy rain this afternoon 28 got some more fixed at McDonalds he fix the waggon went to strawberry festival at church of our church in the Showgrounds very heavy rain this afternoon 29 got the chair and table that was at hall then helped Wallace at the rafters got them up Ad helped too 30 I went to gananoque got Gilberts {illegible} papers filled by P Stanley got wine for the communion took some butter to Braughs got sugar one half bushel of salt paid for a bag of fine salt 1881 July 3 1 Ad fixed the Barn that they moved made a partition and boarded the underpinning John Gemmel helped me to draw the horse through the potatoes in the garden & hoed 2 Ad began to mow and mow the orchard Gemmel hoed I went to the church Reverend Mr Shane preached there was a good meeting Reverend Mr Shane preached the church filled to this over flowing there 54 partook of the 43 �communion Mr Craig preached at night {Illegible in margin} 3 loads 12 loads I have nothing at James {rest illegible} 4 I took Jennie to her School and Wallace took in the hay in the orchard had 3 good loads I helped to fix the waggon at McDonalds Shop in the forenoon I was taken Sick at night 5 Ad mowed in the Second field fine hay day 6 Ad & Wallace worked at the hay in the forenoon John Gemmel and Wallace worked at the turnips and Beets in the afternoon 7 Wallace drawing in this afternoon Ad mowed for Wallace in the forenoon Bessie raked with Charley 8 Ad & Wallace drew in hay from the 2nd field Bessie raked fine hay weather it is very warm day 9 Ad & Wallace finished drawing in what was cut here this morning they had 10 loads in the 2nd field and 2 off the peice north of the ditch they left to draw in that that was cut on Wallaces place on Thursday very warm day with a little wind 10 Mr Hall preached in the Methodist church this morning Reverend Mr Shane in ours at night very day 11 Jennet came home from young this afternoon she went home with Mary on Saturday Bessie went with them Ad mowed at Wallaces I am a good deal better 12 Ad is mowing at home this morning and drawing in the afternoon {illegible} 13 Ad cut in the field next Calhouns and finished mowing in Wallaces hay 44 �14 finished cutting Calhouns field and drew in part I helped to {illegible} warm day 15 Ad cut the six acre field and finished drawing in the Calhouns field I raked with the horses 16 I raked Ad & Wallace drew in the {rest of line illegible} 1881 July 16 17 18 19 Ad mowed the orchard and I raked it Wallace and him drew in 3 loads of the hay 20 they mowed and drew in 4 loads of hay it is a good crop I raked there a little rain at night 21 Ad began to cut East field in the forenoon Drew 4 loads of the hay north of the Barn and 1 out of the East field fine hay day 22 we drew in 5 loads of hay 4 of was back of the East field and one from north of the house I raked 23 Ad began to cut in the north field went to the road I raked Wallace & J Gemmel cut in the afternoon till tea Ad brock a bolt of the mower He had to go to the shop fine shower at tea time 24 Mrs Thomas Gilbert was buried this morning the Revd Mr Huston preached in his church it could not hold all the people Mr Shane preached at night 25 Ad finished the cuting we then began to put up stack Bruce Mc{illegible} stacked Ad went up to Abs to cut a peice that Wallace has there Henery Webster helped us with his team then he went away 45 �26 Ad & Wallace went to Abs to cut a peice it at Abs gave Wallace I went to Gananoque for to meet Miss Smith she is coming on a visit 27 Bruce came with his Reaper to cut the fall wheat he cut it all Ad Wallace & Bruces Man brought in 3 loads there was distant lightning {illegible} 28 Ad and Wallace came this morning & finished binding the wheat they helped with stack {rest of page illegible} 29 30 31 1881 August 1 2 3 4 Ad {illegible} & fixed the Reaper but it was brock this afternoon very warm time 5 Ad finished cutting the oats here this forenoon Ad & Wallace went home & cut there Spring wheat and the oats in the {illegible} field 6 Ad and Wallace came & drew in 5 loads of oats Wm Richardson helped them I am not able to do anything rained between 3 & 4 Oclock 7 Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr S{illegible} at night 8 Ad and Wallace came out & hooked pease in the 46 �forenoon then they raked up oats that was cut on the 5th Ellen & me went to the funeral of Mr Roth Revd Mr Houston preached the funeral sermon at the house there was 67 rigs a very large gathering Ad & Wallace drew in 1 load oats 9 Ad Wallace & Wm Richardson drew in 2 loads of oats and 1 of peas I raked the oat ground with Richardsons horse in the forenoon they then went to the road to draw in I mowed the flax that I had for seed 10 Ad & Wallace brought there Spring wheat here there was 2 loads of it they drew in at the road 11 Ad reaped all day with the reaper he cut all the big field & 2 thirds of Wallaces 12 they drew in all there oats at the road and one load of Wallaces fine day for work 13 {illegible} night Ad Wallace & Wm Richardson finished hooking the peas this forenoon Ad and Richardson drew them in there was 2 loads & 2 before that finishes our harvesting here they went in Wallaces then 14 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Crage at night 15 they worked at Wallaces oats and finished them {illegible}brought the rake fork here and a load of Barley {rest of entry illegible} 17 Ad helped Bruce with his horses Wallace went to help Ab with his hay is all done 18 Ad {illegible} part of the hay to the east stack & asked hands to help him to thrash tomorrow 19 Dan McNeil Mr Landon came this morning with the 1881 August 47 �machin they thrashed over 100 bushel of fall wheat D Cowan & Cornett & Richardson Curie helped. Cowan Cornett & Richardson had ther horses 20 21 finished thrashing had 135 bushel of fall wheat 15 of Spring wheat 220 of oats 20 of barley 29 of peas they did not thrash all the peas I went to Gananoque with Sam Cook to see Mr Greave on church business Revd Mr Crage Preached in the morning Mr Shane at night 22 Ad went to Gananoque with 5 bags of peas oats & barley got them ground for the horse I cleaned the barn {illegible} 23 Ad & Wallace began to draw dung to the north field for fall wheat dry & very warm 24 Ad and Wallace drew dung to same field 25 they finished drawing what dung we have except what is in the Sheep house it is so dry it is of no use to plow in the first time they scraped a hole in the pit for the cattle 26 Ad & Wallace drew dung from Charles Stewarts to Wallaces place in the forenoon they then began to cross plow in the north field the ground is very dry 27 Ad went to Gananoque with Bessie & to lay out a road at South Lake Wallace helped D Cowan to thrash with the team 28 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Houston at night 29 Ad plowed in the north field I took Jennie to her School very hot day 30 Ad helped Alex Cornett to thrash with his team 48 �31 helped him this forenoon that was ll that he had in the Barn he then plowed in the afternoon in the north field I took 6 bushel of wheat the Escott mill got it ground 1881 Sept 1 Ad plowing in the north field very warm day he draged the peice where the peas was on 2 Ad Rolled the peice and draged it again 3 Ad in the corner part of the same field I atended an {illegible} at {illegible} 4 RevdMr Houston preached this morning Mr Shane at night very warm day 5 Ad laid the ridges in the south part of the north field & ridges in the south part of the north field & ridged up part of it 6 Ad started to plow with 3 horses in the north west corner of the north field it does well 7 Ad plowed with the 3 horses I got the tines Sett on the Milk waggon yesterday afternoon & one tine of lumber waggon by McDonald 8 I went to Delta fair Bessie went with me I acted as Judge on Sheep Stoped at Watts 9 I got home at 8 oclock to night Ad plowed or ridged up for the fall wheat the ground is very dry and the air is full of smoke 10 Ad is plowing with 3 horses in the corner field 11 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Huston at night 12 Ad is plowing with the 3 horses he has finished the corner peice and is rolling it is very lumpy 49 �13 Ad sowed 4 1/2 bushel of fall wheat on the south west part of the North field I sowed a peice of the head ridge with the wheat that came from Mr Rennie last year it is 7 pace in width and 21 paces in length southwest corner 14 Ad Rolled and draged the part of the northwest field that he cross plowed with the 3 horse team 15 Ad took out some big stones in the corner field 16 Ad worked at a large stone in the corner of the field it is very large one Billie came home from Parry Sound this morning he helped Ad to scrape a hole in the gravel pt for water in the {illegible} very warm day 17 Ad and Wallace is plowing & scraping ditch with {rest of page illegible} 1881 Sept 18 {illegible marginal note} Revd Mr Crage preached this Mr Forest night 19 Robert Cornett began to work {illegible} him he draged & plowed in the corner field & I went to the sixth Con to fight fire with B. McNeil & his man 20 Ad went to fight fire Robert plowed I went to Kingston to the Presbytery Mr Shane went too 21 Ad did not come home Wall & all hands out to the fire it is on the rear of there lotes 22 I got home on the Mixed this morning the Presbytery closed yesterday afternoon we have to pay Mr Matthews his arrears if we do not we will get no Home Mission grant all arrears must be paid then we will get two dollars per Sabbath untill we get a settled minister 23 Robert finished the plowing in the corner field this forenoon a fine rain last night that is the 50 �first rain for over two months Rob shoveled the furrows of the first sowed wheat {illegible marginal note} 24 25 rain this forenoon I sowed 5 bushel of wheat on the corner field Rob draged Ad has been fighting RevdMr Shane preached this morning Mr Houston at night that is last sermon he is going to {illegible} 26 Robie & me cleaned up 12 bushel of wheat and 16 of peas and oats for feed for the hogs 27 I went to Escott with the grist a little rain Robie helped Ad to cut up the corn at the road 28 Robie plowed out the furrows of the follow and shoveled out the cross furrows 29 I atended out Fair I was in the Hall we took first on Cow and on Boar 2nd on Sow 1st Ram {illegible} last 2 parts & one 2nd on fine work 30 Robie & me husked some corn that was in the barn fixed up some fences got four Sheep from Coplands Ad has been most of his time fighting fire at the Shanty 1881 October 1 2 fine rain last night & this morning Ad went to the fire Robie drew dung at the road Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Shane at night 3 Robie drew dung at the road Ad out to the pine 4 Do {Ditto}Do Do 5 Robie drew dung in the forenoon he helped Bruce McNeil to thrash in the afternoon 51 �6 Robie helped his Father to thrash at N Websters Ad and Alic went to Kingston on the Boat from Gananoque he took a horse to Gananoque I have been helping at the church most of the week we are white washing the roof and other alterations they have taken down the pulpit and lowered the platform 7 Robie & Ad dug potatos brought a load here put them in the Seller fine day 8 Robie thrashed Buckwheat & thistles rain most of the day I helped at the church 9 Revd Mr Shane preached in the Methodist church this morning Mr Crage at night 10 Robie is thrashing Buckwheat Ad went to the shanty the fire is still burning A little rain 11 Ad & Robie dug potatoes he brought a load here put them in the celler 12 they dug 2 loads of potates brought them here 13 they dug 1 load it rained in the afternoon Robie finished thrashing the buckwheat 14 they dug 2 loads put them in Wallaces seller they have got them nearly all dug 15 rain most of the day Robie & me husked corn that he brought from the Road Ad went to Young with his Mother to see Rob 16 Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Shane at night in the Methodist at night Mr Houston this morning in his own church 17 rain we cleaned som of the Buckwheat and killed a yearling heffer rain most of the afternoon 1881 52 �Oct {left margin} RevdMr Green held his Bible meeting to night rain most of the day 18 Pulled and drew in two loads of Beets they were Blood Sugar and yellow mangels we have only 3 loads altogether 19 I helped at the church in the forenoon I dug in the turnips in the afternoon and some carrots Robie began to plow in the North field NEast corner 20 Robie plowed I helped at the curch there was Mrs Cornett & 2 Daughters Mrs McMullen Mrs H McDonald & Jennet 21 Robie finished plowing that field this afternoon I finished pulling the carrots and parsnips 22 Robie began to plow at the Road they are plowing the center or old paster field where the well is 23 the Revd Mr Greacie preached this afternoon Revd Mr Greacie dispensed the sacrament to day 24 Robie is plowing at the road Ad & Wallace is working at there stable cold with rain 25 Robie is plowing Ad & B Kirker is working at the stable I went Wallace &Revd Mr Shane to Mrs Crawfords funeral she was buired at the Ebenazer buiring ground there was a large number at it officiated at the grave he will the Sermon on Sabbath morning at Fairfax he had to Kingston on the Express 26 Robie is plowing they working at the stable I helped to quill some hard frost these last two nights we have had the cows in at 53 �night for some time back and fead them corn stalks 27 hard frost last night Robie is plowing Ad and Alic is fixing Wallaces house this afternoon 28 Robie is plowing at the Road I worked at a cedar log to make a Beam for Jennets loom fine day Ad & Wallace is working at there stable 29 heavy rain this forenoon no work done 30 Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Shane at night 31 Ad & Wallace brought out a load of cornstalks I helped to clean up 8 bushel of wheat for Bruce McNeil he is borrowing it 1881 Nov 6 1 I husked some cornstalks for the cows we put them in every morning & sometimes at night 2 Husked more corn Robie is plowing at the road 3 rain most of the day Jennie went to Farmersville to the Teachers Instute she went with Wm Cornett 4 Robie is plowing I split some wood some other chores 5 rain most of the Robie helped Wallace to draw stuff for grouting his stable I husked some corn Ad ditched at the Road Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Crage at night I took Mr Shane to Fairfax roads very bad 54 �first snow fall 7 I finished husking the corn Robie is plowing Ad took Jennie to her School 8 Ad brought a cheese out this morning they are drawing gravel for grouting Robie is plowing 9 Ad took an ash log to Greers Saw mill got it sawed & squared for a beam for Jennets loom 10 I worked at the beam Ad is ditching at the road 11 I went to McCormicks Mrs Kirkers &Mr Darling on church business and brought Jennie home 12 there was about 3 inches of snow this morning little Watt from Pembroke came here last night Express it rained & snowed all day snow all gone 13 snowed 3 inches to night Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Shane at night 14 I took Jennie to her School Ad is ditching Robie is picking Stones of the headridge So as to finish the field he has been three weeks it is a large one 15 Ad finished ditching the field where Robie was plowing and cleaned out ditches where Robie in the north field before he went to the road Jennet went to Delta this morning Lizies girl is going to leave here Jenet is gone to try & get one on the road 16 Ad Wallace & Robie went to the Hays land an got Slepers for his Stable got two for ours off Brun{cut off} they are 28 feet long we took out the Shiprocks {sleepers would make more sense} 17 I helped Wallace to put in some his Slepers in the stable Jennet got home she got Miss Acton at Somers to go 55 �1881 Nov 18 Ad and me put the long Sleeper in ther place in the Sheep pen in the forenoon he helped Wallace to Shingle in the afternoon Cold day (Ad went to B. Youngs for the raising let the Ram to the sheep 19 rain and snow or rather sleet I split wood 20 Snow & rain Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Crage at night 21 Ad helped Wallace to shingle they got it finished then was off them at it prety cold day 22 Ad killed 3 spring pigs he brought one of them here it weighed 210 pounds I taped my shoes 23 Robie finished drawing the dung at the road Ad is beging to move the thing 24 they are moving all that they can drawing wood loose lumber very cold time 25 Robie is helping Bruce to thrash Ad is moving all he can I split some wood 26 I fixed up some of the fence this forenoon went to a Agriculture meeting at Deans snow & rain 27 Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Shane at night 28 Ad moved out the Family to day they are all in bush they have a good deal to do yet 29 Ad & Robie is buisy drawing things & fixing up the house 30 Robie is helping Bruce to thrash Ad is giting thing fixed in the house 56 �1881 Dec 1 Ad & Wallace buried the sleeper for a stable in the New barn Robie Ditched out at the road 2 Ad & Wallace fixed Wallace stable & took some hay from here to it Ad went for Jennie 3 Wallace & Robie cut down an Ellem tree on the line North of the ditch East line Ad drew 2 16 feet logs of it to the Mill for plank for the stable 4 {in margin} the dogs killed 14 Geese last night for Ellen they are all torn & eaten Revd Mr Shane preached this morning &Mr Ferguson at night 5 I took Jennie to her School Ad went for a load of Stuff to McCreadys mill then they thrashed Wallaces oats of there Barn floor they 200 bushel in this afternoon 6 Ad & Wallace worked at the floor in the stable snow & rain most of the day very little frost 7 we all worked at the Stable in the New barn we got the bails nearly all fixed snowed about an inch last night 8 worked at the stable cold day 9 Do Do {Ditto} got it finished so that got a place fixed for the sow pig & put her in it 10 we got 4 of Ads cows in the stable this afternoon the two yearling heffers and 4 calfs there is 3 of there cows in our Stable & Tillie cow is the new stable we 57 �are fattening her 11 Revd Mr Matthews preached in the Methodist church in the morning Mr Shane at in ours at night 12 Ad went to the 9th consession to see his lot there the fire has run all over it he sold it to Running for 13 heavy rain all day the ground is geting very wet no work out of doors 14 Still raining the frost out of the fields Ad overhalled the mainger in the horse stable 15 Ad was fixing at home they dug a ditch for to let the water of the church field I quiled some 16 Ad brought there hens & geese from the road and other chores I split wood 1881 Dec 17 18 Split wood & primed the window sashes for up stairs windows fine day Bessie came home from Kingston Revd Mr Shane preached this morning I took him to Fairfax Thomas Kingston A Cashman a report that I had wrote to send to Kingston to Dr T G Smith of our {illegible} with Mr Matthews he signed it 19 I sent Dr Smith on the train gave him the report Ad & Wallace & me we worked at the cow stable grouting it in the afternoon fine warm day 20 worked at the stable all hands fine day 21 Do Do {Ditto} got it all grouted but the part 58 �between the door and the cattle heads rained most of the day 22 we changed the door of Stable the width of it {?} to the East Wallace cut two small basswood trees in the woods for his bails top & bottom 23 I Split some wood Ad fixed some fixings in the Stable fine day 24 I Split wood and did other chores 25 Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Austin at 3 oclock in English church Mr Shane at night in ours 26 Ad Lowered the floor in our cow stable behind the cows I had a chill did nothing 27 Ad took a 100 of flour to vanornam he is choping for him at the 6 consession Jennet Bessie Jessie & Phillo went to Brockville on the Mixed this morning they came back on the Mixed 28 rain Most of the day very little done Ad drew some snow from there Barn to Wallaces stable 29 I split some wood & gruted a little in the henhouse 30 put some the wood that is out in the woods they are all at the church fixing a New year tree for the Sabbath School Children 31 Ad and Bessie went to young to them there is some of them sick Aunt Margret has got her ribs brock a very stormy day 1882 Jan 1 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Crage at night 2 very heavy frost last night there is no Slaughing Ad 59 �came hom from Young this afternoon on the Horse the axel of the Buggy brock between Leaders & Margrets the horse got away & cut the two back sinews of his hind leg he went to Brockville veterian Doctor he would not {illegible} it till wednesday Ad had done it up with a bandage before he went to Brockville 3 we Killed the two old hogs to day it is very cold with Snow in the afternoon 4 Ad went to Young on the Mixed this morning for to see how Charley is he did not get home tonight 5 Ad came home to day Charley is well as can be expected he went to Brockville to see the Dr he thinks he is doing well I did the Chores & Split wood 6 Snowed about 4 inches last night & today Ad drew Some Sawlogs for Wallace from Bruces for Wallaces Stable there is Some Sliping with the Slaugh 7 Ad drew two loads of hay for Wallace they put if over his Stable it is quit warm 8 Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Shane at night 9 the Snow is all gone it is quite warm Ad went to Gananoque Bissie went to Kingston on the Mixed this morning to atend the College fine day 10 Ad and Wallace cleaned up his oats that was in there Barn in the field front last night I got what wood was out in the Shed there is no truck 11 Stormed most of the day I got wood split &atended the cattle 12 I atended the Annual Meeting of the Agriculture Societie in Dickes Hall there was a large atendence of Members Ad drew a load of wood from the Hays land that Wallace has 60 �13 Ad went to the Chanty for a load of wood 14 McNiels Machin is thrashing for Ad it is oats that they are thrashing 1882 Jan 15 Revd Mr Roberson preached this morning Wm J Turner took him to Fairfax in the afternoon Mr Crage at night 16 Ad drew a load of green wood Hays land it is small blue {illegible} 17 we killed the Kittie cow we have Stall fed her since fall Ad went to the Shanty for a load of long wood brought home 18 Ad went to Hys land for wood our wood that we got last winter is nearly done very cold day 19 Ad drew wood from Hays land I bucked wood 20 Ad went to the Hays land for wood he brock his whipeltrees he only brought part of a load 21 Ad went to the Shanty brought a large load of dry wood Slaugh runs good Wallace went to Young to see Charley horse to Libie & Jessie with rained & Snow most of the day 22 very cold with high wind Revd Mr Crage preached in the morning Mr Shane at night very Stormy & cold very few out very cold 23 Ad riged up the bobslaughs & went the Shanty brought a load of Cordwood Snowed about 3 inches 24 Ad drew a load of Cordwood from the Shanty very cold day 25 Ad drew a load of Cordwood from the Shanty 61 �fine day rain at night & some Snow 26 Ad went for a load of wood it rained and Snowed last night a very heavy fog this afternoon and very warm 27 Ad went to Gananoque this afternoon Wallace & me cleaned up 6 bags of wheat him and Ad cleaned up 19 bags of oats at there Barn in the forenoon he intends to go to Mill 28 Ad went to Escott with the waggon he took the 6 bags of fall wheat and 19 bags of oats 29 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Wallace took him to Fairfax with our duble Slaugh cold day 30 Wallace went to Escott with the waggon I cut wood 31 Ad worked at the {illegible} doing chores I cut wood 1882 Feb 1 Ad cut wood on the Hays land with Wallace fine day there is no Slaughing I sawed wood 2 Ad and Wallace are cuting up Ellem tops on the Hays land that Wallace bought there 3 Do Do Do Do {Ditto} 4 Ad & Wallace is cuting wood on his place 5 Revd Mr Spiner preached this morning Mr Shane at night 6 Ad drew 2 loads of wood Ellem tops from the Hays land cold day 7 Ad drew 1 load of wood James Beatty 62 �& Robert Wm Hughes came up from young with loads of Barley to the Station there is a good market here 8 Ad drew 2 loads of Ellem tops from Wallaces place on the Hays land 9 Ad drew 1 load of wood this morning he went to the Funeral of Bruce Johnston son of Robert Johnston he was throughn from a horse 12 days before his schul was brock in there between 10 & 18 rigs the Union church could not them the Revd Mr Crage preached fine day 10 Ad went to South Lake to lay out a road there fine day Slaughing almost gone I cut wood 11 Ad went to the Funeral of Mrs Landen Joseph Stacey Mother in law She was buired at the Ebenazear 18 {12?} {illegible margin note} the Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Crage at night 13 rain last night the Snow is all gone Ad read up the New Barn floor I cut some wood heavy rain most of the day 14 Ad got Bruces old mare to put in with Tom have to go to the funeral of Wm Armstrong he took some of the Morners I went with him to the house there was a very large funeral he was buired at the Ebenazear Rev Mr. Crage preached I walked across home 15 Iseral Boam {Israel James Bowen} is buiring to day at the Union church he died at Mr Lappins he went to a milk meeting& fell down & died with {Speaking?} 1882 63 �Feb 16 Ad & Wallace is dawing Straw on the waggon from the Barn in there field warm day for to feed the Stack fine 17 Ad and Wallace brought the Saw & horsepower here for to Saw wood here very cold day north wind 18 they set the Saw & horsepower this forenoon Bruce filed the Saw they Sawed all the wood we have it filled the woodshed they got a New Ballance wheal to the Saw put on in Brockville it cost eight dollars 19 X 26 H the Revd Mr Crage preach this morning Mr Shane at night 20 Ad & Wallace took the Saw & horsepower to there place this morning they Sawed most of their wood in the afternoon they brock the cap of the driving wheel 21 Snowed and rained a little most of the day 22 the Snow is about 8 inches deep Ad went to the Chanty for to bank out wood fine day he brought home 1 load of wood 23 Ad went to the Chanty for wood brought 1 load and went back up I there all night 24 Ad cam home with a load early this morning went back again & brought another I went to the station & met Revd Mr Richards he is to {illegible} 25 there was a large number at the tea meeting last last night the preceds was about $115 it was a great Success Ad & Alice went to Delta this afternoon Ad took Kittees hide to Colmans to get taned the Revd Mr McAuther preached Mr Shane was 64 �McKay took him to Fairfax Sick he had to go home to Kingston Mr Crage preached at night 27 Ad & Alice came home this afternoon the Slaughing is all gone warm day he brought a colt of Wats with him 28 Wallace went to Gananoque Jennet went with him She took a crock of butter with her got 23 c per pound for it they went with the Buggy the roads is bad rain to night 1 very heavy this morning the Snow is all gone except allong the fences heay rain this afternoon 2 very little frost last fine worm day I split wood 3 Ad went to Gananoque with Mrs James Shipard She down on a visit he got home in time to go on the Express to Young to See how the Charley horse is doing 4 I Split wood this morning fine day I met Mr Hiland a Student Jams C McCormick took him to Fairfax 1882 March he went with the Buggy the roads bad 5 Revd Mr preached in the C. of E. this Mr Hiland at night 6 dull hazie day Ad came home from younge last night the horse is gaining a little 7 Ad and Wallace thrashed the peas that was left for Seed the wind was blowing from the North they spared the doors & cleaned up 4 bushel that was of our old kind 8 Ad and Wallace went to Bowes and got 6 bags of wheat Ad took it to Escott mill the Roads is 65 �very ruff Ellen went to Glentay on the Express 9 Ad went to the Chanty to bank out wood he took Slaugh on the Buggy began to about 10 oclock 10 Snowed about 6 inches last night with rain so that there is thick ice on the snow Ad is geting saw logs to Blairs mill some pine & ash 11 Ad came home about 7 oclock this evening I Split wood &atended the cattle 12 Mr McClearn preached this morning Alec Cornett took him to Fairfax Mr Crage preached at night 13 Ad & Alia went to the chanty he is going to Bank out there was 2 inches of Snow last night fine day 14 {The following entry is transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the missing handwritten diary pages are not available on the Rural Diary Archive} attended congregation meeting at the station cold day, poor Slaughing some is suing wheels 15 I helped Jennet to quill and tended the cattle 16 Mary cow had a calf it is a bull I did the chores 17 Petts 2 year old had a heffer calf it is from John Cooks Duram bull it is a nice one White face cow had a bull calf this afternoon 18 I took care of the cattel and calfs fine day Ad and Abia came home from the Chanty they were there drawing Sawlogs & banking out wood 66 �1882 March 19 heavy wind with snow & drifts I stoped at Mr Steves in Kingston 19 Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Shane at night Hugh McKay took Mr Shane to Fairfax last night 20 Ad killed the two bull calfs fine day Snow all gone 21 cold last night with a little Snow I intend to go on the Express to the Presbytery in Kingston 22 I got to Kingston yesterday afternoon the train was 1 1/2 late 23 there was a great deal of buisness to do at the prsbytery I got home on the Express this afternoon Bessie came with me her Clases is finished for this term 24 cold hard frost last night I Split wood & did the chores Ad went to the Chanty on yesterday morning for to Bank out wood that he has cut 25 Ad came at noon he got all the wood banked out hard frost last night and to day 26 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Crage at night Henery Webster took Mr Shane to Fairfax in the afternoon 27 rain last night and today Ad fixed some fixings at the Stable Kate got a nail in her foot She is lame 28 I have a lame Back cant do much 29 Ad went to Gananoque with Mary Jane Dutch cow has a heffer calf fine day 30 I helped Ad to clean up 15 bags of oats at 67 �there Barn he took them to the Mill here to get them ground for the cows 31 Ad went with Wallace to the Hays land with the horses to draw rail cuts for a line fence very hard frost last night cold day 1882 April 1 2 Ad brought his grist from the mill and drew oats from the Barn for to feed the horses here I split wood Revd Mr Baily preached this morning Mr Robertsen at at night he stoped here all night 3 Ad went with Wallace and drew Rail cuts on the Hays land Dan Vanerman came this afternoon he had hired him for a year for $144 dollers 4 they all went to the Hays land to work this morning 5 Do Do Do Do Do {Ditto}I split wood & took care of the cattle 6 Ad got I McDonald to come & pair Kates foot where the nail went in he let out a lot of pus She put her feet down on the foor at one I boiled some flaxseed for A poltice put it on Dan helped Wallace 7 Dan is helping Wallace on Hays land Ad is choring 8 we put another polties on Kates foot it a great deal Better 1 got wood cold day 9 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Crage at night 10 Ad went to Brockville on the mixed this morning he is on the Jury Wallace took us to Mr Thomas Darlings funeral he was buired at the Ebenazer church he died on friday night last there was a large number at the house Revd Mr Shane oficiated the Funeral sermon is to be preached on the 23 in our church here 68 �16 11 went to the funeral of Mrs Wm Willson Wallace took the morners Revd Mr Crage preached in the Methodist Church here she was buiried at the Ebenazer church 12 Dan went to McCreadys Mill for a load of lumber then he drew 2 loads of straw from this Barn 13 Dan & Wallace drew 2 loads of straw here and 2 loads of hay for Wallaces to his stable 14 Dan went for a load of lumber to McCreadys Ad got home on the Express from Brockville 15 Ad & Bruce riged up the horse powr onto Saw wood they Sawed a little Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Shane at night 1882 April 23 17 They finished Sawing at Ads this forenoon then they took the horse powr out to Bruces to Saw there 18 Dan helped Bruce to saw wood they finished his 19 rain most of the day Dan Split wood in the wood Shed I have a pain in my neck 20 Dan finished Spliting what wood was in the Shed 21 Dan & Ad cleaned up oats for to grind for the cows they then drew stones for a fence front of Wallce house he is going to put in iron Rods in them 22 Dan drew gravel for a road into Wallace house I can do very little with the pain in my neck Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr 69 �Shane preached Mr Darlings funeral Sermon in our church at 2:30 P.M. the church crowded full there was hardly Standing room 1/2 bushel oats 5 of wheat {illegible} 30 24 Dan rolled the midel field west Side frost every night cold backward time 25 Ad sowed fine bushel of spring wheat on the fall wheat it is mostly all killed Dan cultivated it in Ad worked Wallaces horse & Kate on the roller 26 they sowed 4 bushel of oats in the midle of the North field Ad sowed clover & timothy seed eaqueel quantities he worked parigon & Kate on the drag 27 Ad sowed 6 1/2 bushel of oats in the North East corner of the North field part of it was brock up last fall that finished the sowing here 28 they went out to the road and oats there Billie came from Parry Sound on the Express yesterday & all is well there 29 Dan Shoveled out the cross furrows in the North field this forenoon he drew the old leached ashes from frount of the house and Spread them on the garden from the house to the henhouse Mr Robinson came on the Express he is to preach at Fairfax tomorrow morning Revd Mr Bailie preached the funeral sermon of Wm Staces in the English Church this morning Mr Robinson in ours at night 1882 May 1 Dan is working at the road with the team in the old paster field they are sowing oats 2 Dan is cultivating Ad is harrowing after him with Kate and Paragon fine day 70 �3 Do Do {Ditto} I dug were the strawes was 4 Dan drew dung this forenoon to the garden Ad went to gananoque with Kate & Paragon 5 they are working in the old paster field at the road I dug som in the garden and planted a quarter lb of onions seed that Ad got in gananoque 6 they finished the old paster field this afternoon all but a low peice that they left for Potatoes 7 rain last night rain last night Mr Robinson preached this morning Mr Bailie at night James McMullen took him to Fairfax 8 Dan plowed the garden & cultivated it it very lumpy Ad went to Gananoque with Paragon 9 Dan went to the road to plow in the old night paster the garden is too wet work at 10 Dan is plowing at the road Ad has sold the place at the road to Thomas Burns for two thousand dollars Ad is to have the crop this year 11 heavy rain this morning and most of the day Dan & Ad cleaned up some oats 12 Dan Shoveled furrows out at the road 13 Dan shoveled and let the water of the garden and drew straw from back of the Barn to the Barnyard so as to fill it up it very wet 14 Revd Mr Bailie preached this morning Mr Robinson at night 15 Dan plowed at the road I dug some in the garden Ad went to Delta for to take the horses and {illegible} rigs to Brockville that Wat is going to take to the 71 �north West for the surrey 16 Dan sowed 3 bushel of peas at the road they are the same that be at Delta last year 17 Dan worked at the road Ad went on the train for Manatoba Jennie & B. Sandness went with him behind four horses & two {illegible} waggons and other trap 1882 May 18 Dan worked at the road he Sowed more peas and Some wheat the ground is hard with {illegible} and wet dry weather 19 Dan & Wallace working on the road they finished all but the planting ground Dan rolled &draged the garden & planted a bushel of {illegible} Early Rose and tried to plow on Wallaces place he could not do it it was too wet and rolled on the plow 20 Dan drew dung on the field behind the Barn 21 Mr Robinson preached this morning Mr Crage at night 22 Dan plowed for Wm McNiel he helped him before 23 heavy rain last night and this morning we cleaned up 10 bushels of wheat for to take to the mill Dan & Bruces boys took the yearlings out to the shanty this afternoon I planted a bushel of potates that we got of Ab McNiel in the garden a New Kind 24 Dan went Gananoque with 10 Bushel of fall wheat and 1 of Spring & fall for cracked wheat Jennet and Bessie went with him cold Day 25 Dan drew dung to the field back of the barn I took care of the cattle we have them in the Stable 26 Dan finished dunging the field & plowed a little 72 �27 28 Dan plowed in the forenoon he then Shoveled some furrows out at the road I got the horses Shod all round 3 new shoes & 5 old ones set I paid McDonald $1.35 one dollar & thirty cents for them & one Shoe on Kate that I got on the week before Professer Powter came on the Express Professer Powter of Kingston preached at night for us Mr Crage in the morning 29 Dan is plowing East of the Barn it is a little warmer 30 Dan finished plowing East of the Barn and then marked it out for planting and plowed the headridge southeast of the fall wheat draged it I sowed A milk pan & a half of flax Seed on it he gave it one stroke of the drag 31 John Gemmel helped me to plant a Bushel of Western corn for cow feed we planted in drills we began next to the Barn the last row & half our own corn we sowed 9 rows of the Red Surrey carrot & 2 rows carrot {illegible} it rained so that we could not finish 1882 June 1 very heavy rain last night the ground is very wet Dan is fixing up the paster fence {Illegible marginal note) 2 finished planting the corn back of the Barn we planted 34 hills of cucumbers next the parsnips we then finished planting the garden with pop corn Butter Beans Early corn and 24 hills of potatos that I got in Kingston one seed in a hill & nearby a pan full of other Beans Dan drew Straw into the Barn yard & other chores with the horses 3 Dan drew gravel for the lain road and round the gate rain ground is too wet to work 4 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning 73 �we went to the laying of the {illegible] of a church at Fairfax there was a great gathering 26 dollars was realised 5 Dan drew gravel to the lain this forenoon he drew earth for Wallace to put frount of his house in the afternoon 6 Dan is drawing dunt for Wallace we washed the sheep in the afternoon 7 Do Do Do {Ditto} they have got nearly enough for all that he wants 8 Dan went to roll some Sawlogs into the creek ad take them to the Mill this morning he fund that some of the had been stolen he got what he found to the mill brought a load of lumber home 9 Dan drew 2 loads of dung from Mathews to the norheast field in the forenoon I helped him to load the shered on rather under took to do it I helped him pint the second I had turned me over & hurt my knee so that I could do no more he finished them 10 Dan had to do the chores I cannot get out of the bed with my knee he plowed in the northeast field for Buckwheat 11 the Revd Mr McQuage preached at Fairfax in the morning Sand Bay in the afternoon and here at night I cannot get out of bed yet 12 Dan is plowing at the road for the potatos & corn fine day 13 Dan Do {Ditto}Do Do Do 14 Dan and Wallace began to plant the potatos at the road I cut some fine day 74 �15 they more potatoes and some corn rain in the afternoon 16 marked out more of the ground for planting and Shoveled out the ditch 17 Sowed Some Sweeds turnips the Revd Mr Greacie preached this afternoon passed a motion to see what we can rais for {illegible} to Mr Shane 1882 June 18 I put a blister on my knee Billie came from Parry Sound on the Express 25 Revd Mr Shane preached and dispenced the communion there was 38 partook very heavy rain this morning 19 Dan and Wallace finished Sowing Beets & Mangles at the road my knee is very Sore I am in the house all day 20 Dan sowed a low hole next Websters line with millet this forenoon that finished the work at the road I went to the station and rated for George Tayler 21 Dan and Wallace worked on the road with the team 22 Do Do {Ditto}they had two teams in 23 Do Do {Ditto}this forenoon they had two team on 24 Dan plowed for Buckwheat in the forenoon he went to young in the afternoon and brought Charley horse home Rob could not keep him the paster Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr 75 �Shane at night Revd Mr Green came here this forenoon stopped all night 26 Dan is plowing in the North field I am in the house with my knee the Dr orders me to keep still 27 Dan is plowing in the North field 28 Do Do Do{Ditto} 29 Do Do Do{Ditto} 30 Dan finished the field this forenoon Wallace went through the potatos & corn in the garden with the cultivator John Gemmel hoed in the garden this forenoon he had to quite on account of a sore hand there is heavy rain this afternoon I have been in the house with my knee all this week it is some better 1 heavy rain all day Dan cleaned & fixed the Barns for the haying and other choring 1882 July 2 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Crage at night 3 Dan went to Delta this morning with Vic and the three children fine morning heavy rain in the afternoon John Gemmel hoed in the garden and pulled some Mustard in the forenoon 4 Dan came home from Delta this forenoon he cultivated in some Millet in the field East of the Barn where the Western corn did not grow that I got from Mr Brought it was bad Seed 5 rain this forenoon Dan drew some wood from the Bush old stuff I am still in the house 76 �John Gemmel Billie Alex at the road 6 Dan Choped some wood in the bush this forenoon he sowed Som Buckwheat at in the afternoon where he plowed 7 Dan Sowed more Buckwheat John Gemmel hoed in the garden to day 8 Dan finished the Buckwheat to day he sowed bushel John Gemmel hoed East of the Barn 9 Gemmel has worked 6 1/2 days Revd Mr Bailie preached this morning Mr. Shane at night 10 Dan drew dung from Matthews John Gemmel hoed half a day East of the Barn 11 John Gemmel hoed East of the barn Dan drew a load of lumber from Blairs Mill & cultivated in the corn 12 no work four Logers took Dinnier in the drill shed and we had a strawberry festival in the Agriculture Hall in the afternoon John Gemmel 1/2 day 13 Dan took a load of window frames from the station to Fairfax for the church there this forenoon he ground the syth & mowed round the house my knee is a great deal better 1/2 day 14 Dan look for Charley & Kate got out of the paster last night found them at Charles Armstrong he went to Fairfax for the runners to draw Wallaces stable {illegible} 15 Dan helping to draw the stable John Tennent {illegible} him did it they got it to its place in afternoon it {illegible} & rained 1882 77 �July 16 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Crage at night 17 Dan began to mow & mowed the orchard in the forenoon he then went to the North field & mowed there 18 heavy rain most of the day Dan put a corer on the granary in the old barn then we fixed the cover over the cows Stable in the New Barn and took some of the pig of the sow 19 Dan mowed in the north field I spread out the hay in the orchard and raked round the fences Wallace and Freman McNeil hoed at the road they raked & cocked the orchard 20 Dan Wallace & Freaman drew i 3 loads out of the orchard & 3 from the North field they put it in the New Barn over the cows I made frames for Wallaces seller windows & put wire cloth on them fine day 21 Dan mowed in the midel field in the forenoon Freman raked with Kate they drew in 1 load from the North field after dinner put it over the cows in the old Barn heavy showr to stop my men drwing in they then cleaned a grist 22 I took 3 bushel of fall wheat and better than 1 of Spring wheat for cracked wheat to Escott Mill Dan & Wallace worked at hay 23 I went to Fairfax & Sandbay and Read the call and in our own church at night and the people Signed it Mr Shane preached 24 Dan Mowed part of the day & I finished the cuting of center field at night Wallace Dan & Fremanan drew in with Kate & paragon they raked with Charley 25 I mowed in the North field a piece that was left the rest is raking and drawing in they drew in 7 loads 78 �26 I mowed the field East of the lain that finished cuting here & the rest is drawing from the midle field 27 I went out to the road & began to cut in the field north of the potatos it is poor & very rough heavy rain in the night 28 I finished cuting the field this afternoon the rest hoed potatos 29 I raked and the rest drew in they drew it home I atended a congregational meeting in the afternoon 30 Revd Mr Shane preached here this morning 31 I began to mow in the North field next calhounes mowed all day very warm 1882 August {illegible} and the Thermometer is 112 very hot day Billie & Vive came here last night 1 I mowed this forenoon and then went to Kingston on the Express to the Presbytery is meets at 11 oclock to morrow to receive a call from us to Revd Mr Shane I took it up 2 came home on the Express then to 6th con commenced & {illegible} other then men was drawing in Dan had finished mowing 3 I went to mow a peice East of the bushes that was seeded down and found that there was a lot of mustard in it the seed had ripened & would not cut it runing then Dan went up to {illegible} to cut peice for Wallace they {illegible} 4 Dan Wallace and Fremon went to Abs this morning 5 Dan Wallace & Truman went to Abs they finished Wallaces peice last night 79 �Abs party turned in with them yesterday & they went there today to help them 6 Billie went to Pembroke on the Express rain this evening Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Shane at night 7 Dan Wallace & Truman mowed Barley & cocked it as they went along very warm day 8 heavy rain most of the day no work done 9 Dan & Truman worked at the Roots thining & weeding 10 Dan went Gananoque to a Picnick this morning Fremon worked at the Barley 11 Dan Wallace and Fremon worked at the Barley in the forenoon Dan & Wallace cut the Fall wheat in the afternoon Freeman worked at the Barley 12 we drew in 4 loads of Barley it is a good crop 13 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning I read the In Duction Edie here for Mr Shane 14 Dan & Wallace mowed peas & oats I turned over the raking & some cocks of Barley that was left out on Saturday Freman & me drew a load of the rakeings & cocks then they drew in 3 loads of peas & oats I raked 15 Wallace hooked peas Freman & me raked up the fall wheat it is poor crop Dan got A Cornetts reaper and cut the oats in the north field fine day 80 �Alice came this afternoon very stormy little rain {illegible} 16 Dan and Wallace hooked peas this forenoon we then drew the remainder of the peas and oats 17 Dan Wallace & Billie finished hooking the peas this afternoon Bruce came with the Bruce came with the reaper and cut the spring Cornett Run what they could & stacked it up 67 stooks {rest of line illegible} 1882 August 18 Bruce cut oats in the Barn field and in the North field at the road Dan Wallace & Billie Bound what they {illegible} of them Freman & me stooked the fall wheat and Raked up part of the oats in the north field 19 drew in the oats in the North field had 6 loads Billie helped Freman & the raked up the Sheaves 20 I went with Revd Mr Shane to Fairfax and Sand Bay and read the Edict of Induction for Mr Shane 21 Dan Wallace & Freeman drew in the Spring wheat had 5 loads they then drew in 2 loads of oats from the road 22 they are drawing in the peas we put 1 load over the Stable in the new Barn put 4 loads in a stack at the New Barn and toped off sheaf oat & hay 23 Dan & Wallace cradled oats at the Road rain last night my kneew is very painfull. 24 Dan & Wallace worked at the grain Bruce cut part of side oats with the Reaper Freeman is helping 25 they are all working at the Road Billie came from Delta this forenoon he brought a man with him 81 �26 27 Wallace finished all our cuting with the Reaper this forenoon Dan Billie Freeman and the man that he brought binding & drawing in I am raking after the reaper fine day Revd Mr Shane preached this morning I read the Induction Notice that is the Second time 28 Dan & Wallace is drawing Freeman is raking up for them they are filling up all the barn 29 they are drawing to both Barns warm day 30 We are are all working our best they have put enought of the Austrilian oats that is bound in Sheaf over the cows stable at the road for seed that is pure and enought of the other oats bound in the New Barn for Seed all the crops is first rate thank a good God for all his goodness to us 31 Dan & Wallace is helping Bruce our grain is all in 1882 Sept 1 Dan and Wallace is helping Bruce to draw in there is a fine rain this afternoon 2 I went to Gananoque with Hugh McKay for to get stuff for a fence for the church we got it at McClarnens Dan went to {illegible} with a grist 10 bags wheat went to look for himself some {illegible} 3 Dan took Richards to Fairfax & Sand Bay Revd Mr Richards preached at night Mr Crage at night 4 I went to helped J McDonald in the shop to make a share for the plow there was so Many horses came in that we got very little done Dan was looking for {illegible} 82 �paid McDonald in share 3.50 5 I was a McDonalds all day got the share done Dan started to plow for the fall wheat he is cross plowing 6 Dan is plowing I got a shoe on Kate I went to a Harvest home dinner in the Grill Shed there was a large gathering Ellen and the children & Bessie came from Perth on Express 7 Dan drew in Wallaces oats I helped them fine day 8 Dan is plowing for fallwheat it is hard work we drew in the flax seed cool day 9 Dan is plowing I went with Wm McCready to try & get some stones at Armstrongs for Corners for the Sand Bay church we got four small ones put in two blasts they did not qua{illegible} 10 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Bailie at night 11 Dan is plowing I nailed some fence boards on the posts for a lain and got some wood 12 Dan finished the cross plowing today it is very hard Dan cultivated & rolled the peace Ellen {illegible} Revd MrLeashman preached the induction service Revd Mr McQuaid and Willson adressed the Miniter an people we had a good meeting after the congregation dismissed Mr Leashman called the session and Mr Shane in Moderator of Sission I was put in Rep{illegible} Elder 13 Dan cultivated & rolled the peice it is very rough Ellen & me went to Sand Bay to the Laying of a corner ston of a Presbyterian Church Revd D Jordan Laushway McQuaig & Shane adressed the people 83 �14 heavy wind and rain most of the day Dan drew dung 15 Dan drew dung from Mathews for wheat Aunt Isabela came from Duram on the Express 1882 Sept 16 17 Dan drawing dung I split some wood & threshed some of the flax seed Revd Mr Baillie preached this morning Mr Shane at night 18 I went to Young with Aunt Isabela & Ellen with Kate and Paragon they are all well came home at night 19 heavy rain and thunder this morning Besie went to Gananoque with Kate Dan drew dung in 20 Dan drew Dung there heavy rain good deal of the day cannot get any help to load dung 21 Dan helped Bruce McNeal to thrash I went the Kingston fair there was a great deal of fine stock of all kinds with rain 22 I got home on the Express I stoped at Joseph Nicols very heavy rain most of the day 23 Dan drew some rails had to make fence Dan went to Gananoque with Bessie they brought home {illegible} for the lambs the ground is very wet 24 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Baillie at night 25 Dan drew Dung George Matthews loaded 26 Do Do Do{Ditto} they finished drawing I cut the millet at the road fine day 27 Dan begun to plow for the fall wheat Matthews spread 84 �in the afternoon he was sick & could not work in the morning 28 Dan is plowing Matthews is spreading we separated lambs and took the Ram from the sheep I put up a fence at the top of the orchard for them 29 Wallace draged in 4 1/2 bushel of fall wheat at Wm Scotts sowed the ground is in good order Dan finished the plowing Wallace draged with Paragon {rest of entry illegible} 30 {entry illegible} 1882 Oct 1 Revd Mr Shane preached this evening 2 Dan drew some stones & sand to the Barnyard George Mathews began to cut the Buckwheat he is to {illegible} half of the seed 3 Dan drew some wood this forenoon he helped Bruce to saw wood in the afternoon I moved the track 4 Dan went to Bruces this morning for to help them Saw wood 5 Dan helped Bruce to saw they finished he brought part of the Rig home 6 Dan went out for the horse powr we through down part of the old Stable 7 Robert Armstrong brought Aunt Isabla here this morning he took home a Ram lamb for Roby Beatty half breed South down 8 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning 9 Bruce came and sett his horsepowr& we sawed part of the old stable Aunt Isabla went away home on the 85 �Express Bille came from Delta last night he brought rene & Miss Stevens with him he went to Brockville with them this morning he is going to Parry Sound on the Express from Brockville 10 Dan & me {illegible} up the Barnyard where the old Stable was & {illegible} up the barn 11 Dan & Wallace began to dig the potatos 12 Do Do {Ditto}they brought 2 loads home 13 Do Do {Ditto}Bruces Boy picking up I am puting a new floor in the granery riging it up 14 they are working at the potatos they are a good crop there is a good many small one in them 15 Revd Mr Shane preached this evening 16 George Mathews is helping Dan to dig Wallace is helping Ab to thrash fine day {illegible} we have the horses {illegible} 17 I fixed another bin for potatos in our seller 18 Dan & Mathew is finished diging the potatos put the White & Black in the new Barn 19 the thrashers cam last night to thrash we thrased the fall wheat had 110 bushel good crop 32 peas & oats they then moved to the new Barn for the thrash what was there 20 had 413 of oats and 70 of Barley 32 of Peas 21 finished all here by noon to day I went to church Revd Mr Lownie preached he has just come from scotland he was here all night 1882 Oct 22 Revd Mr Lownie preached Mr Shane a drizzle the 86 �Co{illegible} there was eight Joined the church 23 we cleaned up oats Dan took 100 bushel to the Station they are 35 cents per bushel 24 cleaned up more oats Dan took them to the Station in all 212 bushel & 32 lbs 25 Dan helped to dig Mr Jonathan Websters grave at the union church the Sermon was preached at the church here the church was filled to over flowing Revd Mr Crage preached there was 84 teams 26 Dan drew home the Webster milk Shed we took down last night we are going put it here for a hog pen I made a Stand for the clock Janet went to Gananoque with Wallace he took the wheat 27 Dan drew the old Stable wood to the woodshed we piled it up in it took one load of it to Wallaces it makes good wood 28 Dan drew 2 loads of lumber from McCready saw Mill that is we have there now 29 rain most of the day Revd Mr Shane preached at night there was very few at Sabbath 30 Dan went to Escott to mill he took the last of the last years wheat had 13 bushles 31 we cleaned up the last of the oats in the old Barn & cleaned up 18 bags of the Barley Dan took it to the Station heavy rain part of the day 1 We cleaned the rest of the Barley this day Dan took it to the Station had 60 bushel & 24 lbs George Matthews picked corn by the Barn in the forenoon they then went to Mr {illegible} & picked 2 loads {illegible} 2 Dan and Matthews picked corn it is good and two loads 1882 Nov 87 �of turnips they are small 3 Dan & Mathews finished picking the corn and pulled some of the Beets in the forenoon Dan helped Bruce to thrash the afternoon Mathews pulled beets Vive came from Delta for {illegible} she came on the Express yesterday from Parry Sound 4 Dan helped Bruce to thrash Mathews pulled Beets in the afternoon the ground was too hard frozen to pull in the morning cold day 5 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning the Dulcimain Ornge Lodge was at the church 6 Dan and Mathews finished pulling the Beets at the road and pulled some of the carrots here 7 we finished pulling the carrots & parsnips here they are good we had to plow a furrow from them the ground was so hard a great many of them brock off 8 we fixed & laid out the foundation of a hogpen 9 Wallace helped us to rais it and put up the rafter beam up part of it fine warm day 10 worked at the hog pen got the roof and most of the siding on Wallace helped 11 Cut 2 small {illegible} for sleepers {illegible} sided them in the forenoon we went to Gananoque in the afternoon with Jennet & Jessie Latimer {illegible} 12 Revd Mr Shane preached at night 13 Dan & me worked at the {illegible} the hogpen rain most of the day till midel of the afternoon it Snowed 2 or 3 inches we put the cattel in the Stable 14 Dan began to plow this morning where the Buckwheat was that is the first plowing ground very Dry 88 �15 Dan plowed I worked at the hog pen fine day 16 Do Do Do Do{Ditto} 17 Do Do Do Do{Ditto} 18 hard frost last night so that Dan could not Plow he drew dung & spread it on where he plowed it was Mathews dung in the forenoon helped at the hogpen we got the fatining one into it 1882 Nov 19 Revd Mr Crage this morning Mr Galahor was here all night Dan took them to Fairfax Mr Galahar preached there in the afternoon 20 we mixed 14 bushel of peas & oats for to grist Dan took them to the sawmill got them ground 21 I helped Wallace at a hen house in the forenoon Dan drew straw to fall wheat & spread it on it we then took the sheep to B Youngs to the Ram 22 I helped Wallace at the henhouse Dan Spread Straw 23 Dan finished the hog pen I helped Wallace I can do very little I am bad with my Stomick I went to see Dr Hannah he give me a bottle & ordered me to Blue pills 24 very Stormy day Snow & rain Dan mended the horse blakets I did very little 25 Dan plowed on the Buckwheat ground I made a door for Wallaces henhouse 26 Revd Mr Baillie preached this morning Mr Shane at night 27 Dan drew sand for Wallaces henhouse and some to bank the house hard froze & very cold 28 Dan drew Straw to the Straberries & Sand to cover the 89 �greaps and to finish the house 29 Dan fixed the cow-Stable got the young cattel in I have done very little I am bad with my Stomack 30 I helped Dan to fixed a fence for a yeard between the hogpen & the end of the Barn very cold dry time Dan went to the 6 con for a load of wood to the church in the afternoon it was afer dark before he got back he left at the gate 1882 December 1 Dan took the wood to the church and drew some dung to the Buckwheat ground 2 Dan has done the chores these two or three days I am not able to much Wallace took Jennet & Chilia to Gananoque 3 Mr Pellock a student preached this morning Wallace took to Fairfax Mr Shane is in Kingston 4 Sleat & Snow Dan fixed round the Stables I put in my Bill for the lumber & nails that I go for the Side walk to the council 5 Dan went to Youngs for the Sheep they have been there for the last two weeks Dan got the horses Shoes all Sharpened 6 Snowed between 3 & 4 inches last night Dan and Wallace went to the Hays land drew toped and piled them up for the sirkler Saw it is on Wallaces 50 acres 7 Dan drew 1 load of wood to Wallaces 8 Do Do 3 loads Do Do {Ditto} 9 Do Do 2 Do{Ditto} here Snowed 3 inches last nigh 90 �10 Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Shane at night 11 Dan drew 1 load from Wallaces place & 1 load from the 6 consession he was in the night 12 Dan went to the 6 con and Bank out & brought 1 load home I fixed a platform for the {Sharpen Stone?} 13 Stormed all day Snow and wind we cleaned up the Barn floor put two Bushel of Barley in a barrel for S{illegible} we had a barrel of peas oats & Barley for hen food 14 Dan went to Wallaces and they Sawed with the circular Wallace got two of his fingers cut with the Saw 15 finished Sawing in the forenoon Dan went to Abs & brought home a load of wood cold day 16 Dan drew load of wood 1 from Abs & 1 from the Chanty the snow is very deep we have to water the cattel at Joseph Taylors well near the station 17 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning 18 we killed a hog this forenoon Bruce McNiel helped Dan helped to put down New carpt in the dining room in the afternoon 1882 Dec 19 Dan went to the 6 con for a load of wood for the Widow Landon he had a cord and a half it is two dollars per cord I take the cattle to J. Taylors well near the Station 20 Dan is helping Bruce to thrash fine day Bessie and Jennie came home from School a Miss Smith came with Bessie from Kingston for to spend the hallodas here 91 �21 Dan went to Bruces this morning to thrash I tended the cattle we hope to water them at Taylors well 22 Dan went to Bruces to thrash finished this forenoon they came to the Road Barn and thrashed 150 bushel of oats Robert Lattimer son helped us 23 they finished our thrashing at night we had all together 350 bushel there they all in the granary there 24 Dan thrashed some peas in the {illegible} Revd Mr Bond preached this morning Mr Shane at night 25 Dan went away yesterday he did not come home to day I watered the cattle at the gravel pit to day the water is runing there has been fine warm days with some rain and Snow for some days back 26 Dan came home this afternoon he was at Mallortown Mrs John Buel is dead his Sister lived with her 27 Ellen and me went to Delta to Lizie & vive Dan did the chores Lizie is able to get up and walk about without help I was Suprised to See her so well we Stopted with her all night 28 came home this afternoon they are all well very fine weather the roads good 29 Dan drew some wood from the 6 consession 30 I went to Fairfax Abie went with me there was a meeting of the session there 6 persons Joined the church. Abie was one of them they have a fine church there Revd Mr Shane preached 92 �31 went to Fairfax the communion was dispenced there was a very large meeting the church was full fine day Samuel Donavan gave me 50 cent for the pine I provided 1883 Jan 1 Dan went to young with Abie Jennet Besie Jenie Miss Smith Jessee & Silvie they all went Unkle Robs 2 Dan thrashed some peas we cleaned up 19 bushels of wheat and 5 bushl of peas & oats for to grind for the cows 3 Dan went to Gananoque with the grist very very Stormy high winds with some Snow drift 4 Dan thrashed some peas and other chores very cold 5 Dan went for a load of wood to the Chantie the road is very heavy with drift very cold with North wind 6 Dan drew two loads of wood brought the last one here we have to buck Saw the wood 7 Revd Mr Shane preached this evening cold Stormy day 8 Dan and Bruce & his Boys Sawed at Wallaces got it all cut he brought half a load of it here 9 Dan drew 2 loads of wood took one of them to Wm Willsons 1 1/2 cords $2.25 per cord left the other here very cold day I tended the cattle 10 Dan drew 2 loads of wood left them here 11 Dan went for a load of wood he atended to the cattle in the forenoon went for it in the afternoon I went to the Annual Meeting of the Agriculture Socitie it as in the Dickes hall it was well attended 12 Dan drew 2 loads of wood I attended to the cattle he 93 �left them here fine cold day 13 14 Dan went to the 6 Con for wood this morning came home without any it Snowed and drifted so that he had to leave it at Snider corner the road filled up Revd Mr Smith preached this morning he came down on the Express did not get down 6 oclock this morning there was very few out the roads filled up 15 Dan finished thrashing the peas we cleaned them up had 13 bushel very Stormy day 16 we cleaned up the peas & oats for to grind for cattle we put 7 1/2 bushel in two barles for Seed 17 Dan went to Gananoque with 58 bushel of peas & oats got them ground for the cattle it turned a very day Snowed & blew filled the Roads again 18 Fixed the granery for the ground Stuff & Dan emped the bags & took them home 19 Dan went out to help Bruce to get wood I finished collecting for the Bible Socitie I got $13.75 gave it to Mr Redmond he enclosed it in a letter to Revd Mr Green I Registered it in the post ofice for him 20 Dan helped Bruce to get wood & Saw it they came near night with the Saw & horse powr got it Sett at dark enough to do us a few Very fine day a little rain after dark 1883 Jan 21 Revd Mr Greacie preached this morning very cold & stormy 22 We killed the Charly cow she is good beaff Bruce helped us very cold day heavy wind N West we intend to kill the hogs it was so cold we could not do it 23 Dan cut down the Beef & cut up the four quarters cold 94 �day 24 Dan went to Chanty for Wood 25 Do Do Do{Ditto} Watt and Lizie came here this afternoon She is geting So that She can out Watt went to Brockville on the Express 26 Dan is drawing wood I atend to the cattle have to take them to Taylors well at the station Watt got back on the Express it was after 9 oclock 27 Dan went to help Thomas Bradley to draw barn timber from the 9 concession fine day with a little Snow Revd Mr Shane preached this morning 28 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning 29 Dan went for wood drew tou loads here 30 Dan banked out all the wood that was in the rear to Johnstons road brought one home took it Wallaces fine day 31 very Stormy day rain and Snow with high wind very little done except geting some wood cut with with the Buck Saw 1883 Febuary 1 Dan drew wood left 3/4 of a cord at the church took the rest of the load to Wallaces 2 Dan drew 2 loads took first to Wallaces left the other here cold day with high wind 3 very stormy day cut wood with the Buck Saw we intend to cut with the Serkler Saw 4 Revd Mr Baillie preached this morning Mr Shane at night 5 Dan went for a load of wood this morning & 95 �brought his Father in with him to help to Saw wood they Sawed some in the afternoon Bruce helped I quiled for Jennet 6 Dan and his Father went to the road for to draw straw they drew 4 loads put them in the old Barn 7 Dan & his Father drew one load of Straw & 3 load of hay one in the old barn 2 over the horses Stable & one in the New Barn cold day I quiled 8 Dan & his Father drew Straw put it in the old Barn and one load was put in the yard 9 the roads filled compleatly filled up so that there is travel on them to day 10 Dan took his Father home with a small stacke of Straw that I gave him there is no wood drawing could bring none home Dan took Jennet 11 Revd Mr Richards preached here this morning at Sand Bay at 2 oclock Fairfax at night he stopted here at night 12 Dan got a new bolster for the Frount Bobby I went to a meeting to apoint Deligates for to go to Delta on Saturday it was held in the Drill Shed 13 we killed 4 pigs that we feed they are good Bruce helped us fine day Dan went to the Chanty to get out lumber George Mathew went with him he is going to chop cord wood for us 14 I took care of the stock 15 Do Do Do{Ditto} 16 Dan came home this afternoon he brought 2 logs for Wallaces wood Shed 17 We Sawed wood Bruce & his Boys helped 96 �1883 Febuary 18 Vive came from Delta on the Rail this afternoon she is going to Toronto Lila is with her Revd Mr Luague held Missionary meeting in our church today he gave a fine Leacture on Mission work 19 Dan went to the Chantie this afternoon he is drawing Sawlogs his Father is helping him storm in the forenoon I fell & hurt my head & Sholder this afternoon 20 I am taken cair of the cattle cold weather 21 Do Do Do{Ditto} 22 Do Do Do{Ditto} 23 Dan went back to the Chantie this morning Vive is going on the Express to Toronto Ettie is Stoping here till She comes back 24 I went to Revd Mr Shanes this morning to A session meeting Mr Morehead was there then was a Session meeting in the church after at half past 1 and preparatic Servic at 2 oclock it was a good meeting Dan brought a load of lumber home at night fine day 25 Revd Mr Shane preached & had the communion 26 we cleaned up 14 bushel of wheat Dan intends to go to Gananoque tomorrow 27 Dan went to Gananoque with two bags 97 �of Buckwheat and 14 bushel of wheat he got the flour & left the Buckwheat they could not grind it that day I went to the Station to the Election & voted for Dr Preston 28 Dan went to the Chanty this afternoon he intends to draw some of the cordwood that is there to Gananoque the rest of the week 1883 March 1 I took care of the Stock fine day warm with a little rain at night wind south 2 fine day the wind has got round to the north 3 hard frost last night very cold this morning Dan came home too night he drew 3 loads of wood to Gananoque 4 Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Shane at night 5 Dan went to the Chantie this afternoon he intends to draw more wood to gananoque 6 Stormy day Snow & wind I took care of the cattle 7 the roads is drifted full again it Snowed about 6 inches I began to feed the cows hay very cold day 8 cold day I take care of the cattle 9 Jennet went to Gananoque with Wm McNiels Daughter in a Cutter fine 98 �day 10 11 18 Snowed about 12 inches Billie went very dull this morning snow a little then rain Dan came home he was in Gananoque with a load of wood Revd Mr Shane preached this morning very Stormy very few out 12 we Sawed with the Circular Bruce & Abs Son &Mr Thrall helped it is very windy with a heavy drift they finished all 13 Dan went to Abs with the team & helped him to Saw fine day 14 Dan brought 6 bags of oats from the front Barn he then went for a load of lumber Blairs saw mill 15 Dan went to Black Rapids to See about Ceder posts 16 Dan went to Black Rapids for Ceder posts he got 100 he brought 80 and Bruce McNiel brought 20 of his he got 75 of his own Ab McNiel got remainder that was there 17 Storming this morning & sold Tom horse to N Gardener for one hundred dollars we cleaned up oats 18 Revd Mr Hanes preached this morning Mr Shane did not preach 19 I went to Kingston to the Presbytery very Stormy day 20 Dan took cair of things and Split wood 99 �Parry Sound Miss Rogers came here for the Holidays 21 he went to Gananoque for {illegible} I got home all night on the Express 22 Dan went to Gananoque with feed grind for the cows he had 23 Bushel of oats Jennet with him fine day 23 Dan took the Slaugh to Bruces then he went for a load of lumber to {illegible} 24 Dan went this morning for lumber he brought tow loads 25 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning fine day 26 Dan drew 2 loads of lumer Mrs Rogers went to Gananoque on the Express 27 Dan went to Chantie & look for shingle lumber could find none he drew a load of {illegible} 28 Dan to the Chantie for wood he brought 2 loads took {illegible} 29 Dan went to the funeral of a Son of Mr J Reids Gananoque 30 Dan drew Stuff from the Saw mill fine day {rest of entry illegible} 31 Dan Split wood wood most of the day Names of partys that Subscribed for the Suport of a Minister at Lansdowne & Fairfax for the amount & arrears 100 �amount subcribed John David Latimer paid nothing 5 00 James Greay paid 6 indue 2 4 00 Samuel Copland indue 1 6 00 John P McC{illegible} Paid to 1880 } indue 2 5 00 3 00 20 00 Mrs " " " " Thomas {illegible} paid one year 20 For more information on William Beatty, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca 101 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{modern computer generated page}</p> <p>Beatty,</p> <p>Walter</p> <p>Journal</p> <p>April 1880</p> <p>to</p> <p>March 1883</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{illegible} care Tomas Tanton Esq</p> <p>St {word stroked through}</p> <p>{printed table}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Herschel's Weather Table The following Table constructed and confirmed by the experience of many years actual observation, furnished the observer with the knowledge of what kind of weather there is the greatest probability of expecting, and that so near the truth that in very few instances will be found to fail</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Moon</td> <td>Summer</td> <td>Winter</td> <td>Weather Table</td> </tr> <tr> <td>If it be New or Full Moon or the Moon entering into the First or Last Quarter at 12 noon or between 12 and 2</td> <td>Very B day</td> <td>Snow and Rain</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2 and 4 afternoon</td> <td>Changeable</td> <td>Fair and Mild</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>4 and 6 evening</td> <td>Fair</td> <td>Fair</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>6 and 10 Do</td> <td>Fair, if wind at N.W. Rain, if wind at S. or S.W.</td> <td>Fair and Frosty, if wind N. or N.E. Rain and Snow if wind S. or S.W.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>10 and 12, night</td> <td>Fair</td> <td>Fair and Frosty</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>12 and 2 morning</td> <td>Fair</td> <td>Hard Frost, unless wind S or S.W.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2 and 4, do</td> <td>Cold frequent showers</td> <td>Fair and Frosty</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>4 and 6, do</td> <td>Rain</td> <td>Do do</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>6 and 8 do</td> <td>Wind and Rain</td> <td>Stormy Weather</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>8 and 10, do</td> <td>Changeable</td> <td>Cold Rain; if wind W; Snow if E.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>10 and 12, do</td> <td>Frequent showers</td> <td>Cold with high winds</td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> 1880 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June 5</td> <td>took Pet cow to Ab McNiels Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>D Killee Do to A Cornetts Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Do White Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>John Johnstons Bull got over our fence was with the cowns all night Killee took him again and I think the Duck 2 year old</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>the Bull is still here youngs Cow took him and Petts yearling &amp; her 2 year old</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>the Bull is still here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>took the Bradley cow to A Cornetts Bull</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> _________________________________________________ 1881 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June 12 again</td> <td>Duck cow took Bruce McNeils Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13 again</td> <td>Petts Cow Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Petts 2 year old to John Cooks Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Bud 3 year old Bruce McNiels Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Bradey cow Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July 19</td> <td>Younges Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>{line illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> ____________________________________________________ <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>25</td> <td>Line Back cow {illegible} Bruce McNeils Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Duch Cow took Bruce McNiels Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Bud Do again Do July 16 Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Petts 3 year old Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Killee cow Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>7</td> <td>Youngs cow took John Johnstons Bull he came into our field yesterday was here all night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Grea cow took Bruce McNeils Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>our two year old Do Do Do</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <p>January 6 took the sow to Wm McNeils Boar</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1880</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad, Wallace &amp; Ezra worked at the {illegible} they got the rest in {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ezra went to the {illegible} I split some wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>I took the fram of the old hotbed &amp; some of the earth of it is frozen yet rain last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>Mr {illegible} preached in the Methodist Church the morning Revd Mr Matthews {illegible} at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace went to the funeral of Mr Haigs of Gananoque he was buried at the semetry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad paid John Jonston the oats that Ad borwed last fall we put out a lot of straw in the Barnyard</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ezra split wood &amp; put it into the shed fine day Billie came from Delta last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ezra drew stons for the bottom of the milk shed then he brock them up</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ezra drew loam from the gravel pit to cover the stones in the shed it is a good job</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>he put in 6 bails for the cows in the east side of the shed I got the hotbed made and the sash on them in a driseling rain most of the day with a little snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Garnett at night there is about 4 inches of snow this morning very cold with high northwest wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Bisie went to Kingston the Express she is going to attend the Medical College there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>I put Cabag &amp; Tomattoe Seed in the hotbed the snow is nearly all gone frost at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad &amp; Ezra is working at the road Tuesday</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad and Ezra came out and began to dig a ditch from the house far to take the water out of the seller there is a foot of water in it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>they finished it the water runs finely there is 15 or 19 inches of fall they put plank box in for a drain pipe to the south side of the house James &amp; Robson Beatty came on the Express</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1880</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>17</td> <td>rain most of the day Ezra helped Wallace to {illegible} I finished a pair of sliper that I was at yesterday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Houston preached this morning Mr Matthews at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ad went to going on the Express with Robert &amp; Jennie</td> <td>19</td> <td>Ezra went to the south west corner of the farm I was with him for to bore post holes &amp; put in posts for a board fence after seting the stakes we put in 3 posts the ground is so wet that we could not set the posts for the lane fence</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ezra &amp; me made the lane fence from the road to the house Ad got home on the Mixed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ezra &amp; me made the lane fence from the house to the Barnyard a good job</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>I planted out over 100 Strawberry plants in the garden heavy rain this forenoon the ground wet again it will stop us from begining to sow Ad intended to begin this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>they all worked at there fenced at the road Billie is working at the Wallaces house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ezra &amp; Ad is working at there fence Billie went to Delta this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Garnet at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>they are working at there fence at the road yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad began to sow and sowed 12 bushel of oat at the road the ground is in fair order</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>they finished the draging &amp; cutlivating the there and out here at noon Ad sowed 3 1/2 bushel of oats in the midle field where he brock up last fall</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad sowed 1 1/2 bushel of peas same field Wallace worked his colt and Ads draging Ezra cultivated with the old horses he sowed about of oats that he got of Ab McNeil whom he had wheat last year it is on the East side of the center lane here rain most of the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>the ground is too wet for to do my work today Ad &amp; Ezra is helping Wallace to {illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1880</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ezra read up the lain &amp; fence split some wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Huston preached this morning Mr Matthews at night cold day with a little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad &amp; Ezra cleaned up a grist &amp; other chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>they all worked on Wallaces place with both teams they all done that they could do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad &amp; Ezra scraped what dirt was thone out of a grass ditch in the northeast field and down the East line to north ditch</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Wallace &amp; Ezra is working in the northeast field they plowed draged and sowed 9 bushel of oats the ground places hard fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>the Woods begin to look Red</td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad and Jennie went on the Express for Hosc{illegible} Ezra plowed in the same field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ezra &amp; Wallace worked in same field they sowed 6 bushel of oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Houston at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Wallace &amp; Ezra finished the Northeast field sowed 4 bushel of oats Ezra plowed part of the garden on the East side a fine showr in the forenoon A Miss Snider came this afternoon to help Ellen to do the work</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ezra &amp; Wallace worked at the road expect a little that Wallace did here with the cultivater in the garden where Ezra plowed to break the lumps</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>I planted a bushel of potatoes in the garden &amp; 2 quarts of multiplier onions</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>planted more potatos and some Beets seed Ezra &amp; Wallace worked at road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ezra &amp; Wallace worked at the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ezra &amp; Wallace worked at the road very dry time with wind I sowed timothy &amp; clover seed on the peice where Ad put Abs oats I sowed grass seed in the Northeast field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Huston preached this morning Mr Matthews at night</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1880</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>17</td> <td>Ezra came and began to plow in the sod in the middle field for peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>fine sower last night Ezra worked at the road till noon he plowed sod and finished it</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X left the cows out of the stable at night</td> <td>19</td> <td>sowed 4 bushel of peas on the sod Wallace helped him I sowed the flax seed that Ad sent from Toronto on the head ridge next the ditch and Browns sample of Early oats on the South East corner and a sample of Swiss Early oats on the south west corner of the flax all on the head ridge</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ezra went to the mill with a grist Jennie went to the Instue with him fine day Tom painting</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ezra worked at the road that finished there work except the potato ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ezra &amp; me fixed up the fences at the gravel pit and round the church field and the lain &amp; paster field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Huston at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ezra cultivated rolled &amp; draged the garden I planted 1/4 lb Moons Eryrly Sweet Corn East side</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ezra &amp; me planted 1/4 lb Mammath sweet corn on this side Ad cent them down from Toronto the rest of the garden planted in potatoes &amp; beans</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ezra went to plow the potato ground at the road I sowed grass seed North of the house down to the oak tree where Ezra sowed a bushel of oats yesterday it missed seeding last</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Billie &amp; Davison came this forenoon to work Ezra worked at the potato ground at the road I tosed up the old straw that covered the turnip &amp; burned it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ezra finished the potato ground at the road I painted &amp; reglazed one of upstairs windows</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ezra took some hefers to the 6 Con to paster in the forenoon we washed in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Garnet preached this morning Mr Matthews at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ezra &amp; Wallace worked on the Roads for this place {illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1880</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ezra &amp; Wallace finished there worked on the roads in the forenoon they the worked at the potato ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td>little frost in the morning</td> <td>2</td> <td>Ezra &amp; Wallace &amp; me planted the potatoes where they had them last year in the swamp</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>the ground is in fine order fine day they planted about an acre of corn there to</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ezra came here &amp; began to work at the lump ground we picked up 4 loads of stones of it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>plowed draged and ridged up part of it &amp; planted Bisie &amp; Miss Smith came from Kingston in the Boat I met them at Gananoque</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>heavy rain last night &amp; this moring Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Garnet at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>worked on the roads with the team</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ezra &amp; me worked on the roads this forenoon for him we put in 2 days for him worked at the turnip ground in the afternoon put in 1 rows of horn carrots &amp; 1 row of the Red sumer carrot then 4 rows of White Cilican sugar beet, 2 Mammoth Mangol 2 rows of the Globe Mangol and 15 rows of Rennie premium P.J. Swedes</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>sowed the remainder of 2 3/4 lbs Rennies seed it came to 1 row west of the Maple tree Waites Hebrews then some sugar beets Ezra went to road to sow some mangols in the swamp holes</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ezra finished sowing what seed he had sowed Millet on the rest of hole he came here took some {illegible} out to the road sowed Millet on our piece he took Charley to Mortons shod him that finished our spring work very wam in afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Rolled part of the Northeast field there was a fine shower that stoped the Rolling Ezra went home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>Heard Mr Garnett preached this morning there was no Meeting at night Mr Matthews was at the assemble in Montreal</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>I rolled part of the Northeast field till Ezra came for the horses he went out the road in the forenoon &amp; went out to the shanty in swamp he has a London young man help him</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1880</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>I worked at the harness &amp; then chors</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>went through the potatoes in the garden with the cultivator Wallace held it &amp; I drove {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>hoed in the garen Mr Willson {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td>planted a pailfull of potatos in garden where the hens scratched them up very warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>I did nothing my side is bad Ezra &amp; the man came home attended a congregational meeting {illegible} was elected Treasurer Mr Cornett residence</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>Rev Mr Matthews had communion this morning in the church in the afternoon at Mr {illegible} hei s sick there was 14 there &amp; 42 in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ezra &amp; the man went to the shanty this morning I took Jennie to her school</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>I attended Arbition on our scool section for to divid it Mr Bigg &amp; {illegible} they took 27 rod of an assessment {illegible} union section with Escot</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>I went to Delta this afternoon I took excursion {illegible} with me arrived {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Saw the grand {illegible} the foundation stone of townhall and {illegible} and there was a large gathering of Peopel got home after dark</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>{rest of page illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1880</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>16</td> <td>finished the east field in the forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>finished the east field in the forenoon and drew in Billie helped them that finished the haying</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td>Rev Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Huston at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>we mowed at the road Bruces man helped we finished cuting the west front field in the forenoon on Bruces team drew in I went to to the North field and mowed till tilled it rained</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>finished cuting the north field &amp; drew in the most of it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>finished cutting Wallaces and drew in that finished our haying for this year the hay it too ripe we aught to have began a week earlyer</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ezra &amp; the man went to the shanty this morning I took Jennie to her school</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Bruce and Wallace riged up the reaper and cut a good lot of the fall wheat it is about half a crop it was winter killed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>finished the fall wheat Wallace &amp; Ezra bound I stacked some of it Ezra cradled some grass in the distant field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Billie came home in the night Ezra took him to gananoque this forenoon he is going to Parnaham to work for J Miller superintending the buildings for him I intend going to Young for Bissie &amp; Jenie</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>I heard the Revd Mr Richards in caintown Mr Matthews preaching at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>came home this forenoon all well Wallace &amp; Ezra got in two loads of the fall wheat there was a fine rain this afternoon Ezra worked at the turnips</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ezra worked at the turnips fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ezra finished the turnips they look well</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>I went to Delta with Bruces old Maire left here at Mr Floods all night and took {illegible} took to Mr Stevens he is going to try and heal her sholder</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>got home this afternoon very warm day Wallace finished cuting the oats at the road they are a fair crop</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>I raiked up the bundles that the reaper left there Ezra &amp; Wallace drew in 4 loads &amp; Bruce 2 they were very large loads &amp; got 1 large in here of the oats that we got {rest of line illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1880</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Mathews preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>{two lines illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>{illegible} after breakfast he took Bruces Bull out &amp; left him there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>got in the rest of the oats that Ad got of White and the peas that was Sowed early they are very heavly loaded &amp; good Ezra cradled oats in the North field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>he finished the south part of the field &amp; cut part of the midle field I attended the Council</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ezra finished the oats in the midle field then he went to cradle Wallaces Wallace &amp; me drew in the oats of the south part of the northeast field had 3 good load they were very thisley</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Wallace &amp; me drew in 1 load of the oats of the midle this forenoon and 4 in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>we all worked at Wallaces oats to day I raked Ezra and Wallace drew they are a good crop</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8 Mr Matthews preached in St Pauls</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Greer preached this morning Mr Atkins preached at night Mr Matthews is in Montreal</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ezra cut the oats in our field nearly I went Lydenhurst with {illegible} Stacie &amp; I took part {illegible} &amp; get the {illegible} grant help for a road they organized to do somthing for it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ezra finished cuting we then raked &amp; drew in 2 loads they are a fair crop</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>we raked and drew in 1 large oad &amp; 1 small load</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>I pulled some of the flax I am not well Ezra finished pulling the Peas {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>We drew in the peas there was 2 large loads in the spare room Ezra went to the road &amp; began to cut spring wheat {illegible} in a load of oats in his {illegible} very high wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>finished our harvesting here last night</td> <td>14</td> <td>Ezra is working at the wheat I got Charley shod at Fullertons Jennie went to Gananoque this afternoon Mis Innis of Farmersville with her</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1880</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Mathews preached this morning Mr Garret at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jennie took {illegible} Innes to Young</td> <td>16</td> <td>Ezra is working the wheat &amp; oats at the road Ezra finished the cuting I got 2 of the tires set on the truct waggon in the forenoon we then drew in 2 loads of oats that {illegible} &amp; 1 load of wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>I took Jennie to her school Henery Webster helped Ezra to load a load of wheat &amp; brought out here &amp; brought out the other load</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>A little rain this morning I went out to the road about 10 oclock helped Ezra to draw in we drew in the rakings &amp; peas were there was all is in to Wallaces raked his oats &amp; drew in 2 loads Bruce boy helped that finished our harvesting I sent six dollars to Mr Rennie of Toronto for 2 bushel of Silver Chaff fall wheat a sample of the victor Fitz &amp; Hedge{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ezra went home tis morning I did chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>I fixed fence to keep the sheep in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Staunton preached this morning Mr Mathews at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ezra came back this morning he began to plow in the south half of the west center field ground very hard and dry he is cross plowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ezra went through the turnips with Charly and cultivator at noon very warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ezra is plowing in the midle field there was a fine showr last night very cold this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ezra is plowing very warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Do Do I mended the childrens shoes after chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ezra is plowing it is very heavy hard work I thrashed part of the flaxx seed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Garrat at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ezra plowed very warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ezra finished the field this forenoon &amp; then began to draw away the straw from behind the Barn to the edge of ditch below the old house</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1880</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ezra finished drawing the straw in the forenoon he then began to rake where he plowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ezra drew 7 loads of sand for Wallaces house. and 4 for Singelton I helped Revd Mr Mathewsto move to S Johnstons house very warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ezra drew 4 loads of sand for Wallace he then rolled where he plowed very hot day I got the clason &amp; silver chaff wheat at the station paid 57 cents as fraight</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ezra rolled &amp; then cultivated the wheat ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning Mr Matthews at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ezra cultivated and &amp; then rolled the wheat ground I am not able to anything in bed had a cold chill &amp; dirahaea</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ezra is rolled and cultivated the wheat ground he sayes he is geting the turnips conquerd I am better</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Bruces thrashing machin came to day they had to get J Stace to fix it thrashed fall wheat had bushel &amp; bushel s of sping Wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>thrash the grass seed had a bushel of Abs ats &amp; bushel of other oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ezra scraped a ditch acroos to side {illegible} helped Wallace to clean out there well we cleaned up 10 bushel of the fall wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Wallace &amp; Ezra fought fire on his place where the GTR set the ground afire I went to Gananoque with 10 bushel of wheat I got a bag of salt Sugar 2 24 oatmeal 46 c tacks 15 c dinner 25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Matthews was at palmerston on mission town Mr Staunton preached at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ezra scraped the ditch across the south half of west center field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ezra rolled the center field in the forenoon John G{illegible} came this morning to load dung he is to bring it out of the sheepbarn Ezra is drawing in the afternoon with 2 wagons</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ezra &amp; {illegible} is at the dung I intend to go to young this afternoon for to get seed wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>I went to young yesterday Stoped {illegible} night went to {rest of line illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1880</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td>17</td> <td>Stopted at John Youngs all night Ben went with me came back to the fair bought a dung fork &amp; a hay fork from George Young at Addison paid dollar got 4 bushel of wheat form Bob Beatty gave Margret 10 dollars did not see Rob</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>fine rain this morning Ezra &amp; gemmet has been drawing dung gemmel worked 1/2 da on account of the rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Connor Staunton preached this morning Mr Matthews at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>heavy rain in forenoon Ezra thrashed the Beans &amp; some peas in the forenoon he drew dung in the afternoon Gemmel helped the finished drawing the dung that Ad bought from Revd Mr Cornett they had 18 loads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>21</td> <td>Ezra plowed J Gemmel spread dung I went to Kingston to the Presbytry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Do Do Do got home on the Express the presbytry promised to give us the $200 two hundred the was promise us</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ezra plowed J Gemmel spread in the forenoon him &amp; me put in some of the straw stack it was hurt on the top I could do very little with my side</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ezra plowed Gemmel Taylor &amp; me put in the rest of the straw stack in the forenoon Gemmel spread dung after</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ezra &amp; Gemmel dung in the afternoon rain this morning Ezra draged I sowed the 2 bushel of wheat that I got from Toronto next the road on the first five ridges the rest is Robs wheat nearly 5 bushel the ground is lumpy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Houston at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ezra plowed J Gemmel spread dung in the afternoon rain last night &amp; a little this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ezra &amp; J Gemmel drew some dung they had scrape it up to finish the field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ezra plowed he finished the field all to a couple of rounds of the last ridge he left off work took the horses out to the road he says his time is up &amp; that will stop no longer</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>I got John Gemmel to come &amp; drive the horse &amp; drage I sowed 4 bushel of wheat nearly that Wallace came &amp; took the horses &amp; finished the draging &amp; cleaned out the furrows bwtween the ridges &amp; Gemmel mixed lime for him.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1880</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>October</td> <td>1</td> <td>I made a hod for Wallace to carry morter in he began to plaster to day John Gemmeel atended the plasterer this afternoon Wallace finished {illegible} out &amp; plowing the headridge I sowed it the first 10 ridges of it is sowed with the Toronto wheat the rest of it is sowed with Robs wheat all but the 3 east ones they are planted with</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>John Gemmel shoveled the furrows on the fall wheat this morning I went to Gananoque to Mr Hasslap Ezra entered acomplaint for wages Hasslap says he can do nothing he has not put in his time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning Mr Houston at night we had no meeting Mr Matthews is on a Mission tour</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>I made a register box for Wallace heavy rain most of the day I went to the council about our School rate</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>I split wood &amp; other chores fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>I went on the Express to Kingston this morning acted as Judge on South downs Merinos &amp; fat sheep there was a good show did not get time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>finished our Job got hom on the Express this afternoon John Gemmel John Johnston dug potatos at the road the ground is very dry it is fine diging</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>I fixed up the bin for potatos in the center put 2 loads in</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>they finished diging brought load here to day that is 3 home in all we have more than we had last year</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Matthews preached at half past two this morning he dispenced the sacrament there was 45 communents partook that was members there a large {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>John Johnston began the fall plowing in the north field south east corner we got the plow point &amp; colter laid</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>John plowed in the north east part of the north field the southeast part is too dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>John plowed in the same place I got the iron plow share &amp; colter laid</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>John plowed X</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>in the same place it is easier plowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>John plowed in the forenoon rain in the afternoon he thrashed some peas &amp; cleaned them that Ezra thrashed</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1880</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Oct</td> <td>17</td> <td>Revd Mr Garrat preached in the morning Mr Matthews at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>rain &amp; snow this forenoon I took Jennie to her school got very cold &amp; wet John thrashed peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>John plowed in Northeast part of the north field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>John finished that part of the north field &amp; began the southeast part it plows very hard yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>he plows in the same field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>John finished plowing in the north filed the north head ridgeand the center head ridge and cleaned out the cross furrows</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>John began to plow the garden this morning put the cows in the stable at night rain in the afternoon he thrashed peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Houston at night there was about 6 inches of snow on the ground this morning there was very few at church this morning first snow to lay on the ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>John thrashed peas this forenoon he went to Ab McNeils for aload of wood with the waggon in the afternoon our wood is done {in left margin} the factory staked this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>John went for another load of wood this morning it rained in the afternoon he thrashed the snow is nearly all gon I have been fixing the stables</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>John Brother came in his place he is going to Michigan we pulled the beets Mangels &amp; carrots the Surray Carrot is the largest &amp; best the sugar beets is good the yellow globe mangle is good for the table and yield</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Fred Johnston plowed &amp; scraped part of the garden he then went out to the road &amp; took the plows to work there I went to Delta with Vince &amp; the children I had Paragon &amp; Charley the roads is bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>got home this afternoon from Delta fine day Fred is plowing at the Road Revd Mr Green had the Bible meeting in our church very few out he stoped here all night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Fred plowed at the road he is plowing where the spring wheat was sowed &amp; seeded down I took Mr Green to Escott this afternoon heavy rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Houston preached this morning Mr Matthews at night</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1880</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>1</td> <td>Fred plowed at the road I took Jennie to her school heavy rain this afternoon we have had the cows in the stable every night since the 23 of last month</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Fred is at the road I fixed the bin for the roots in the celler &amp; toped most of the carrots white frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Fred is plowing at the road fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Do Do Do I toped the Beets &amp; mangols and the remainder of the carrots</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>heavy rain so that Fred could not plow the ground is so wet he came out here he went down to the north field &amp; shoveled out the furrows and cross ditches the ground is very wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>McKays boys came and helped us to pull the turnips we got them all pulled they area poor crop we drew in the carrots and Beets into the celler 3 loads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews this morning Mr Houston at night very heavy wind it blew over the fairground fence carried part of it across the road over to our fence while we were at church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Fred began to plow in the field next to the norht cross road Northwest corner the ground is very soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Fred plowed all day we drew of two stones to the road that was in his way the Annual plowing match was on A Cornells {illegible} field there was 14 plows Men and Boys the ground was rather wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>heavy rain last night &amp; most of the day Fred thrashed some of the peas and split some wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Fred opened the ditch across what he had plowed it is sod he then finished thrashing the peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>we drew in 2 load of turnips I have been toping and fixing the horse stable so as to get Paday in the stable all the horses has been here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>got all the turnips in had one load to day they are very small &amp; poor</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Galbraith preached this morning Mr Matthews at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Fred plowed there is about 3 inches of snow on the ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Do Do I fixed the stables to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Fred finished plowing the garden this morning where {illegible}&amp; cleaned up the peas had three Barrels &amp; a bag full</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1880</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>18</td> <td>the Ram brock out yesterday to Coplands sheep they came home We fixed the hog pen &amp; sheep pen there is about 4 inches more snow Fred went to the road &amp; got slough riged for to draw wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Fred went to Ab McNeils for wood with the slough this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>{several lines illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>{illegible} Houston preached at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>got the Shoing on the horses all around</td> <td>22</td> <td>{illegible} put up the foundation{illegible} fall wheat there is no frost in the ground they go to the {illegible} took the {illegible} to School this morning {illegible} a load of wood from &amp; {illegible} sand to Bank the house in the afternoon I helped to shovel snow out of the {illegible} in the afternoon the {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Fred drew sand all day to the house I could {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Fred went to the sixth consession for a load of wood he has finished the drawing from { illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Fred went to the shanty for wood he brock the king {illegible} out of the slaugh he went out to the road for the other slaugh it had the frount pice of the Shoe brock had to get that fixed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Wallace went for Jenie Fred got his load of wood home after he got the slaugh fixed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Fred drew a load of wood from the shanty Miss Rogers &amp; Miss Parker came from gananoque with Gilles last night {illegible} went to gananoque with Miss Hogan &amp; Fisher Fred went for wood to the shanty drew 2 loads that is that there is cut fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Houston preached this morning or rather at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>{illegible} went to gananoque with Miss Roger and Parker Fred went for wood to the shanty drew 2 loads that is that there is cut fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>stormy day Fred finished the wood in the {illegible} we cleaned up 7 bushel of fall wheat it is all that is here we have 27 bushel left here the rest {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Fred drew dung at the road this {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1880</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dec 1</td> <td></td> <td>stormy day wind &amp; snow Fred split wood in the shed I got Charley horse shod all round 3 sharp</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Fred went {line illegible} I split some wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Fred helping Bruce to thrash Watt got home yesterday on his horse Ad went to {illegible} the Wife is at {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning stormy day snow &amp; rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Fred helped Bruce to thrash I took Jennie to her school got Bruces cabbage &amp; took Watt Lizie &amp; Bessie to Delta we fixed her chair in the slaugh so that she could lie in it is it a fine day hard frost last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>I got home after dark Lizzie stood the Journie well Fred helped Bruce to thrash fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Fred helped Bruce they finished very stormy day snow fell al day and very fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>the snow fell twelve inches yesterday &amp; last ight Fred went to the sawmill &amp; brought the fence stuff that was there I finished the bottom in the slaugh J Lattimer put a new knee &amp; raine on it cold day I fixed a Pl{illegible} for Paddy</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Fred went to Gananoque with his {illegible} I went for Jennie with the double slaugh very cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Fred split wood in the shed most of the day very cold with wind &amp; drift I fixed the harnefs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning Mr Matthews at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Sam drew dung to the garden &amp; went with Jennie to her school</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>I went to Gananoque with 7 bushel of fall wheat that was all that we had here 6 of mixter of spring &amp; fall it snowed &amp; rained most of the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Jonnie Beatty came up from Young last night he is going to make a pair of bob slaughs for {illegible} Sam took him out to road and my bench he working in the old house there Sam went to the shanty for a load of wood there was more cut he brought some raills</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{illegible entry in left column}</td> <td>16</td> <td>Sam went to Bee of John Hannes this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Sam drew wood and took the {illegible} along and to the road put it in the station there he is making {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1880</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dec</td> <td>18</td> <td>Sam went out to the road {illegible} that they were going to {illegible} there they did not {illegible} Sams wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Garret at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Sam took the Express to {illegible} last night they finished it our thrashing the oats turned out well Sam quit working when the thrashing was done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>I atended to the cattel I am lame with my back</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad brought the B. pig out here this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>the sow took the boar</td> <td>23</td> <td>I split some wood went with Rev Mr Matthews to see Mr Hepworth he is at {illegible} Landons &amp; very sick</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Atended a meeting in the church I gave Mr Thompson ten dollars for Mr Matthews that makes up my $20 David &amp; his wife &amp; children came from Delta after dark John Omar came with him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>David &amp; Ad &amp; Wm was here for dinner fine day I tended the cattle &amp; split some wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Houston preached this morning Mr Matthews at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>I split wood took care of the cattle cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ellen &amp; me went to Ads for dinner John Beatty and his wife from Pembrook Mary Jennie and Duncan came with them from Young stoped all night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>they all went home this morning fine day fine day Ad and his wife went home &amp; Jennie all went to Young they intend to got to Lyn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>I split wood and took care of the cattle {rest of page illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>{entry illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1881 {most likely January}</p> <p>{a lot of the page is illegible, even directly from the Queen's fonds scans}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>{first part of page is illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>{illegible} 2 pigs and brought one of them here the Roads is nearly blocked up a drift there was number of teams laid down our fence&amp; came through our fall wheat I stoped they them drew out &amp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Willie came from Delta last night he went to Gananoque this morning with Wallace about stufff for his house I split wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Houston preached this morning Mr Matthews at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad drew 2 loads of wood he brought out the horse powr and cirkilar saw &amp; set them to saw wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Bruce &amp; Wallace {illegible} came &amp; we sawed nearly all the wood that was here this forenoon they cracked the saw before it was finished the woodshed is nearly full of sawed wood had Bruces two teams &amp; ours I drove the horses fine day but cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad drew 2 loas of wood took one home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad drew 1 load got upset he went to Robinsons for his bobslaughs he Ironed them put Spring steel on them for Shoes 2 1/2 inches wide I went the Annual meeting of our Agricultural Socitie was put in a director fine warm day the snow is quite soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>{illegible} Ad went for a load of {illegible} wood Ad worked at home at the Bobslaughs painted them Bessie &amp; Jennet went to Gananoque with Wallaces horse</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>I went for the {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1880</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Ad drew loads of wood {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad was at home fixing his Bob slaughs I atended the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad went for a load of wood &amp; to {illegible} in the road he has drew all the dry wood that he bought of Robert Johnston fine morning but about 3 o clock it began to blow &amp; Snow snowed and blowed all night and very cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>the roads is all blocked up there is drifts 3 and 4 feet deep {illegible} Johnston and another boy came up the road on horseback Sam Johnston came through our fields I went to the church there was to be a meeting of session no one came</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr {illegible} preached this morning Mr Matthews at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque this afternoon I split wood and atended the cattle cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad went for a load of wood he left it here the roads is very bad I went to Fairfax to a Mishinary meeting only one member &amp; a few others the Revd Mr Greer of Gananoque spoke on {illegible} there was very here at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad drew load of &amp; banked out more but it rained</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad Do 1 Do took it home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad Do 1 Do took it home Wallace went for Jennie and brought her home very cold time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>bought a stack of hay from {illegible} paid fifty dollars 10 dollars per ton drew 2 loads home took one home very cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Huston at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad drew 1 load of hay here &amp; took one home Billie brought Jennie home from Young</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1880 {top half of the page is largely indecipherable}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>{illegible} took it home cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>it was a fine day the waer is {illegible} Ad went to the road &amp; brought 1 load home there was a little rain this afternoon the snow {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>the Road is so soft that there is no loads going on the them I went to the funeral of a son of John Red he was buried at the Union church there was 24 rigs</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>it is still thawing the snow has got a great fall the ground is in a swim warm day with rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>the ground is all in a swim warm day with rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>fine day still thawing it is the only thaw that have had this winter the roads is impassable no travel on them</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>no meeting this morning any of the churches this morning Revd Mr Garret preached the funeral sermon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Little Watt came on the Express from Pembrock to see {illegible} Adtook him to Young to see his Mother Ellen Jennet &amp; Billie went with him Billie intended to {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad came home this afternoon on Ellen Jennet cam with him they are al well there</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1881</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Feb</td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad went for a load of wood took it home there is a drisling snow most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad went for a load of wood he left it here it snowed about 6 inches yesterday &amp; to day still drifting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Houston preached this morning Mr Mathew at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad went for a load of wood he took it home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad went for a load Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad went for wood Ab McNeil and his Man went with him they lfet there loads of wood here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad and Ab McNeils man brought 2 loads of wood here very cold day the pump is frozen</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad and Abs man brought 2 loads of wood they left them here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad drew in one load of wood left it here he cut some wood in the afternoon I have a pain in my side so that I cannot saw it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>I went to church the Revd Mr Matthews preached tomorrow is to be our communionthere was very good congregation for a work day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews preached John Shelds was recivd as a member in our church there 35 members partook of the sacrament there was a large attendance of people</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad took Jennie to her school there is quite a thaw last night with rain in the morning &amp; snow in the afternoon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1881 March</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>{the first part of the page is illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>very stormy day high wind with snow and drift the roads {rest of entry illegible</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>the snow is very soft &amp; there is a drisling rain {illegible} for Jennie this morning Daniel {illegible} went to Delta this afternoon {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Houston preached this morning Mr Matthews at night very few out</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Robert Beatty and his mother came up this afternoon they are all well</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad went to Delta with Ellen and her two children Jennet went with them they went to see Watts wif</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad came home from Delta this afternoon Watt got hme Sabbath morning Lizie is no better slaughing is nearly gone he bought 4 bags of he Crown peas and Som Erley Rose Potatos all for seed with</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad to the shanty to bank out wood fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ellen went home on the Express today Bessie went to Brockville with her they stopt at Mrs Scotts at night</td> <td>11</td> <td>very hard frost last night and to day Dan Harisson finished Wallace house Last night he went home to Delta this morning Ad came from the shanty this evening he banked out a load of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad worked at home I sawed wood most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning a stormy day it snowed about 5 inches last night is still snowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad took Jennie to her school this morning I went to Gananoque on the Express Revd Mr Matthews went with me we went to the Revd {illegible} Mr Matthews &amp; there Eldermen apointed to tabulate the state of religion on the Presbytery there was only 4 returns sent in so then very little to do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Stopd at Mr Grace all night we went on the Stage to Kingston the presbytery met at 3 o clock there was a large attendance of members &amp; Elders {rest of page illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1881 {first third or so is very difficult to decipher)</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>16</td> <td>atended the Presbytry this {illegible} this morning and a great deal of businefs done we did not get through ut had {illegible} at night I was chosen a {illegible} to atend the Presbytry in {illegible} the Revd Mr {rest of line illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>I got home on the Express this morning I stoped at {line illegible} went to Young this afternoon to on the train rain in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Pet cow had a heffer calf</td> <td>18</td> <td>I cut some wood and took cair of the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning Mr Mathews at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad got new saw {illegible} fixed it and sawed some wood Wm McNiel &amp; Bruce helped with there teams the track is very bad we put straw in it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>finished sawing the wood by noon Ad drew two loads of sawdust &amp; put it on the track</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad went to Delta with Billie buggy for Wat frost last night with cold wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad got home at night all is well at Delta Jennet gathered sap and they are boiling it down</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>I split some wood very hard frost last night I took the skin of Dutchs calf it is a bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>very hard frost last night the white cow had a bull calf this morning I split wood took care of the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Garret night Mr Matthews read his resignation this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>I went out to the road to help to saw wood we burst the big driving wheat just after beginning Ad took it out to McDonald at the village &amp; got him fix it cold day hard frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad went to Abs to help him to saw with the drag saw I tended the cattle there was a meeting of Presbytery the church for to receive Mr Matthews resignation after a great deal of talk it was accepted Revd Mr Greacie &amp; Chamers was there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>it began to blow &amp; snow this eveing there was near 18 inches of snow this morning {illegible} rail road to the {rest of line illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>It began to blow and snow this evening {rest of page illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1881 {first part of page is difficult to decipher}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>1</td> <td>the slaughs is this morning very lively {illegible} going Watt came from Brockville on the Express to night he went out to Mr {illegible} to run a line with {illegible} Buggy he and the horse &amp; Buggy came this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>I split wood &amp; took care of the stock it is cold blustery time very very hard at night with the cold wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr C{illegible} preached this morning in the Methodist church and in ours at night a cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>I went to {illegible} to see to the council to preat on {illegible} on the 6th con of Lansdowne Wallace took to her School Bessie went to Kingston to the college</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>very heavy frost last night &amp; cold wind all day I split wood and keep on fiers</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>cold day I tended the cattle &amp; split some wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>it is a great deal warmer this afternoon I took the skin of Killies calf it is 4 days old</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>fine warm day the snow is going fast I split wood and took care of the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Greacie of Gananoque preached our pulpit vacent owing to Mr Matthews resigning the charge &amp; at Fairfax &amp; I went with him to Fairfax</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad took Jennie to her school I took care of the cattle Mary Hall came up from Brockville on the Express Jennet &amp; Ad met her at the station She went home with Ad &amp; Abbie</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Mary Hall came here this afternoon all week</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Mary Hall went home on the Express this afternoon I split some wood &amp; took care of the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>{illegible line}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>a grist he took up some Butter in rolls &amp; got 20 cent per lb ther is frost every night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad fixed up some of the fences and let water of the corner field it was all a lake the furrows was not cleaned out last fall</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>I fixed up some of the road fence &amp; went a meeting of the council at Stuarts about a {illegible} the Websters Bush {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1881</p> <p>{top 1/3 of page difficult to decipher} April</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning we had no Minister her to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad took the colt out ot the 6 con to paster fine day but cold wind frost at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad fixed up the fences round the gravel pit in the forenoon hime &amp; his Wife went Henery Websters meeting he was married to the Widow Follice oldest Daughter fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad began to sow and sowed 9 bushel of oats in the North field next the road center {illegible} they over the new land he got {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad sowed 6 bushel of the same oats they were all sowed in the North field put in the north west corner</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad drew the straw that we had down in field to East of the fall wheat he spread it on where he sowed the oats he sowed Thimothy seed and clover seed first on it cross furrow Wallace marked Paragon &amp; Charlie {team of horses}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad worked at the road most of the day I went with Charley to Young to the funeral of {illegible} She died at Portland in Son Gilberts and was buried in Caintown graveyard Revd Mr Richards preached the funeral sermon the church was well filled</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>there was no meeting in our church we stoped at Robs all night came home today</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad worked at the road I fixed some fence round the church field fine warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>fine rain this morning it is very much needed the ground is very dry very little { illegible} I left the cattle out to day for the first</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad has been working at the Road yesterday and today Wallace &amp; Ad came out &amp; fixed the pump</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>I went out to the road and got an axe and bits &amp; fixed the gate at the road front of the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>I fixed the milk harness &amp; buggy &amp; oiled them Bessie came home from Kingston the class is not going on Jennie came up from Young</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>I fixed up the fence along the road &amp; cleaned out part of the hen house cold day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1881 {top third of page is difficult to decipher}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May 1</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Houston preached in the morning here got no Minister yet we had Sunday School in the church</td> </tr> <tr> <td>the woods look a little green</td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad finished on is place to day heavy frost last night {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>I went to Gananoque to hear a case between our township council &amp; Hugh Willson for payment of same sheep that Willson {illegible} the Judge said he had no Jurisdiction in the case we have no dog tax therefore no fund to pay from and it is the counsils duty to try all such casess Ad draged 2 ridges in the {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>I dug a bed for oninion where Ad cultivated yesterday the ground is hard and damp {illegible} we have had no rain I might say this spring yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>I dug a little more in the garden and planted some top onions the ground is very lump frost last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>fixed more of the garden wheeled some dung to the gooseberrys and Rubarb and cleaned them</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Sifted some of the peas that Ad got at Lydenhurst they were thrashed with the Machin and were a good deal broken</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>there was no church here this morning Revd Mr Garrat and Mr Huston preached at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad came here at noon they have got done at the Road he plowed in the North field south west corner for peas Wallace is shoveling at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>fine shower at night the best we have had this spring</td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad plowed same place the ground is very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad finished plowing the piece Wallace came and draged I sowed 3 bushel of peas in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad went to the outlet to look for a man to hire Sowed 3 1/2 bushel of peas they are all the crown peas I sowed better 1/2 bushel of our own old kind in the head ridge and some flax see on the end ent of the head ridge and some flaxseed on the east end of the head ridge Ad went to Young for Buckwheat to sow in the south North field southeast part of it he intends to plow it under</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad took there potatos out of the seller at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace came this morning they sowed 4 bushels of Buckwheat on southeast part of the North field it was to wet last fall he intends to Plow it under</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1881</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May 15</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning and the Revd Shane preached at night for the first time Hugh McKay took Mr Shane with Charly to Fairfax</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>rain most of the day no work done and the cows in the stable a very cold with north wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>very cold day with north wind a little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>James Bradley began to work this morning Ad hired him to work this summer he laid up the lain fence and other fences round the pasture</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Bradley split wood at the house Ad is working at home I went with Revd Mr Shaw to see some of the members</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Bradley ewnt out to the road to ditch so as to let the water of the potato ground I picked the sprouts of the potatoes Ad &amp; Wallace took them out of the seller on the 19th &amp; put them in the Room</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>I went with Mr Shaw to see more of the members</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>Recd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Garrat at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad rolled the Buckwheat I cobled mothers shoes</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>finished sprouting the potatoes worked in the garden Ad took the White cow &amp; the 2 yearlings to the Shanty the Revd Mr Shane moved from here to W.A Cornetts this morning the girles is helping to get them fixed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad &amp; James picked up stones of the New Meadow put them in the Barn yard I cut some potatoes</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad &amp; James picked more stones put them in the Barnyard the draged &amp; furrowed out the garden in the forenoon Ad went home &amp; me planted 1 1/2 bushel of potatos some beans pop corn &amp; some sugar cain seed that finished the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>James drew dung to the field back of the Barn for beets &amp; turnips</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad dissmissed James he is no good</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this evening no meeting this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad spread dung back of the Barn &amp; plowed draged &amp; furrowed up 20 rows for Beets &amp; roots</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>I sowed first &amp; 2nd the yellow Mangels 3 rows long Guernsey parsnips</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1881</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>1</td> <td>went to Brockville to see Watt met him at the Ren{illegible} house and signed Bondes for his government work Ad drawing to the back of the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>I planted the Early Bassano Beet 4 row 5 &amp; 6 rows in the Red Surrey Carrot 7 row the red Castelby Beet more than half of the 8 row then the rest is Suttons student parsnip</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>planted 9 &amp; 10 rows long red mangles 11 &amp; 12 rows is Imperial Sugar Beets 13 &amp; 14 long Red Mangel and between 50 &amp; 60 tomato plants fine rain this morning Ad has been working at or preparing to mo{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>I raked the ground for to sow 6 rows of turnips Ad and all hands is moving H Webster Barn to there place Tennent is doing it fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>Reverend Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Garrett at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad got the Barn to its place I worked on the roads with the teams we drew gravel out of Johns Johnsons pit 5 teams drawing on the snap road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>I was at the roads John Moore was on for us that made 5 days that I did</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad is drawing dung to the little field east of the Barn I sowed 6 drills of turnips of the seed that I raised last year John Moore is helping I went to Kingston on the Express as one of the commissioners to the general assembly from our Presbytery</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad plowed and planted some corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad plowed and planted the potatoes where they were last year the ground is in good order</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{in margin} I was bileted on Mr Robert McCannon Mr Guthrie the Reverend Mr Chambers was there first rate place</td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad helped Bruce to move a Barn I got home on the Express this afternoon there was a large attendance and some fine speakers they do not expect to get through before thursday next</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>Reverend Mr Garrett preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>I took Jennie to her school and pulled thistles out of rasbery and strabery bed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>planted corn east of the Barn John Moore helped he then went through the potatoes and corn with the cultivator {illegible} paid them</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1881</p> <p></p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>15</td> <td>I planted {illegible} of 5 rows Johnston corn next the Barn put the corn in drills Ad is working on the roads he is pathmaster</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>I worked at the garden Ad is working on the roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>I worked on the roads for Ad he has to go to John Coates in the forenoon I went to a meeting of congregation &amp; Sesson in the church Reverend Mr Greer was here I was appointed pastore Income</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>I got two shoes on Charly by McDonald made out lists of those that had not paid their subscription for Mr Matthews there is over 50 dollars at Fairfax</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td>Reverend Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Craig preached at night he is new Methedes minister</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>I am fixing the truck waggon I have to make a bolster and stakes hounds and other things</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>working at the truck waggon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{in left margin} I went to a strabery festival of the church of {illegible}</td> <td>22</td> <td>I helped Wallace to lay out his Stables</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Do Do Do in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{in left margin} I took two veale skines and 5 Deacons skine to Colmans to he taned one of the veal skins And ours was the best</td> <td>24</td> <td>I went to Delta in the afternoon stopped at Lizies went saw Mr Rodrick about shingles he will have them in a fortnight or 3 weeks he is to send postcard</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>I got home this morning Bessie came with me Lizie is a good deal better she can rise and walk through the house with two stafs I helped Wallace at his stable he raised it this afternoon it is just East of the church shed I atended A meeting {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Craig preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>I worked at the waggon after taking to her school very heavy rain this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>got some more fixed at McDonalds he fix the waggon went to strawberry festival at church of our church in the Showgrounds very heavy rain this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>got the chair and table that was at hall then helped Wallace at the rafters got them up Ad helped too</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>I went to gananoque got Gilbert {illegible} papers filled by P Stanley got wine for the communion took some butter to Brooughs got sugar one half bushel of salt paid for a bag of fine salt</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1881</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad fixed the Barn that they moved made a partition and boarded the underpinning John Gemmel helped me to draw the horse through the potatoes in the garden &amp; hoed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad began to mow and mow the orchard Gemmel hoed I went to the church Reverend Mr Shane preached there was a good meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>Reverend Mr Shane preached the church filled to this over flowing there 54 partook of the communion Mr Craig preached at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>I took Jennie to her school and Wallace took in the hay in the orchard had 3 good loads I helped to fix the waggon at McDonalds shop in the forenoon I was taken sick at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad mowed in the second field fine hay day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace worked at the hay in the forenoon John Gemmel and Wallace worked at the turnips and Beets in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Wallace drawing in this afternoon Ad mowed for Wallace in the forenoon Bessie raked with Charley</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace drew in hay from the 2nd field Bessie raked fine hay weather it is very warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace finished drawing in what was cut here this morning they had 10 loads in the 2nd field and 2 off the peice north of the ditch they left to draw in that that was cut on Wallaces place on Thursday very warm day with a little wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Hall preached in the Methodist church this morning Reverend Mr Shane in hours at night very day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Jennett came home from Young this afternoon she went home with Mary on Saturday Bessie went with them Ad mowed at Wallaces I am a good deal better</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad is mowing at home this morning and drawing in the afternoon {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad cut in the field next Calhouns and finished mowing in Wallaces hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>finished cutting Calhouns field and drew in part I helped to {illegible} warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad cut the six acer field and finished drawing in the calhoune field I raked with the horses</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>I raked Ad &amp; Wallace drew in the {rest of line illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1881</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>16</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad mowed the orchard and I raked it Wallace and him drew in 3 loads of the hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>they mowed and drew in 4 loads of hay it is a good crop I raked there a little rain at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad began to cut East field in the forenoon Drew 4 loads of the hay north of the Barn and 1 out of the East field fine hay day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>we drew in 5 loads of hay 4 of was back of the East field and one from north of the house I raked</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad began to cut in the north field went to the road I raked Wallace &amp; J Gemmel cut in the afternoon till tea Ad brock a bolt of the mower He had to go to the shop fine shower at tea time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>Mrs Thomas Gilbert was buried this morning the Revd Mr Huston preached in his church it could not hold all the people Mr Shane preached at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad finished the cuting we then began to put up stack Bruce Mc{illegible} stacked Ad went up to Abs to cut a peice that Wallace has there Henery Webster helped us with his team then he went away</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace went to Abs to cut a peice it at Abs gave Wallace I went to Gananoque for to meet Miss Smith she is coming on a visit</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Bruce came with his Reaper to cut the fall wheat he cut it all Ad Wallace &amp; Bruces Man brought in 3 loads there was distant lightning {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad and Wallace came this morning &amp; finished binding the wheat they helped with stack</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>{rest of page illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1881</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August 1</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad {illegible} &amp; fixed the Reaper but it was brock this afternoon very warm time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad finished cutting the oats here this forenoon Ad &amp; wallace went home &amp; cut there spring wheat and the oats in the {illegible} field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad and Wallace came &amp; drew in 5 loads of oats Wm Richardson helped them I am not able to do anything rained between 3 &amp; 4 Oclock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr S{illegible} at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad and Wallace came out &amp; hooked pease in the forenoon then they raked up oats that was cut on the 5th Ellen &amp; me went to the funeral of Mr Roth Revd Mr Houston preached the funeral sermon at the house there was 67 rigs a very large gathering Ad &amp; Wallace drew in 1 load oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad Wallace &amp; Wm Richardson drew in 2 loads of oats and 1 of peas I raked the oat ground with Richardsons horse in the forenoon they then went to the roadto draw in I mowed the flax that I had for seed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace brought there spring wheat here there was 2 loads of it they drew in at the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad reaped all day with the reaper he cut all the big field &amp; 2 thirds of Wallaces</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>they drew in all there oats at the road and one load of Wallaces fine day for work</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>{illegible} night Ad Wallace &amp; Wm Richardson finished hooking the peas this forenoon Ad and Richardson drew them in there was 2 loads &amp; 2 before that finishes our harvesting here they went in Wallaces then</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shaver preached this morning Mr Crage at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>they worked at Wallaces oats and finished them {illegible}brought the rake fork here and a load of Barley {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1881</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad helped Bruce with his horses Wallace went to help Ab with his hay is all done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad {illegible} part of the hay to the east stack &amp; asked hands to help him to thrash tomorrow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Dan McNeil Mr Landon came this morning with the machin they thrashed over 100 bushel of fall wheat D Cowan &amp; Cornett &amp; Richardson Curie helped. Cowan Cornett &amp; Richardson had ther horses</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>finished thrashing had 135 bushel of fall wheat 15 of spring wheat 220 of oats 20 of barley 29 of peas they did not thrash all the peas I went to Gananoque with Sam Cook to see Mr Greave on church business</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Crage Preached in the morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque with 5 bags of peas oats &amp; barley got them ground for the horse I cleaned the barn {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace began to draw dung to the north field for fall wheat dry &amp; very warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad and Wallace drew dung to same field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>they finished drawing what dung we have except what is in the sheep house it is so dry it is of no use to plow in the first time they scraped a hole in the pit for the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace drew dung from Charles Stewarts to Wallaces place in the forenoon they then began to cross plow in the north field the ground is very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque with Bessie &amp; to lay out a road at South Lake Wallace helped D Cowan to thrash with the team</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Houston at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad plowed in the north field I took Jennie to her school very hot day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad helped Alex Cornett to thrash with his team</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>helped him this forenoon that was ll that he had in the Barn he then plowed in the afternoon in the north field I took 6 bushel of wheat the Escott mill got it ground</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1881</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad plowing in the north field very warm day he draged the peice where the peas was on</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad Rolled the peice and draged it again</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad in the corner part of the same field I atended an {illegible} at {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Houston preached this morning Mr Shane at night very warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad laid the ridges in the south part of the north field &amp; ridges in the south part of the norht field &amp; ridged up part of it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad started to plow with 3 horses in the north west corner of the north field it does well</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad plowed with the 3 horses I got the tines sett on the Milk waggon yesterday afternoon &amp; one tine of lumber waggon by McDonald</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>I went to Delta fair Bessie went with me I acted as Judge on sheep stoped at Watts</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>I got home at 8 oclock to night Ad plowed or ridged up for the fall wheat the ground is very dry and the are is full of smoke</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad is plowing with 3 horses in the corner field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Huston at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad is plowing with the 3 horses he has finished the corner peice and is rolling it is very lumpy</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad sowed 4 1/2 bushel of fall wheat on the south west part of the North field I sowed a peice of the head ridge with the wheat that came from Mr Rennie last year it is 7 pace in width and 21 paces in lenth southwest corner</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad Rolled and draged the part of the northwest field that he crofs plowed with the 3 horse team</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad took out some big stones in the corner field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad worked at a large stone in the corner of the field it is very large one Bille came home from Parry Sound this morning he helped Ad to scrape a hole in the gravel pt for water in the {illegible} very warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad and Wallace is plowing &amp; scraping ditch with {rest of page illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1881</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept 18</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Crage preached this Mr Forest night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Robert Cornett began to work {illegible} him he draged &amp; plowed in the corner field &amp; I went to the sixth Con to fight fire with B. McNeil &amp; his man</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad went to fight fire Robert plowed I went to Kingston to the Presbytery Mr Shaw went too</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad did not come home Wall &amp; all hands out to the fire it is on the rear of there lotes</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>I got home on the Mixed this morning the Presbytery closed yesterday afternoon we have to pay Mr Matthews his arrears if we do not we will get no Home Mission grant all arrears must be paid then we will get two dollars per Sabbath untill we get a settled minister</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Robert finished the plowing in the corner field this forenoon a fine rain last night that is the first rain for over two months Rob shoveled the furrows of the first sowed wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>rain this forenoon I sowed 5 bushel of wheat on the corner field Rob draged Ad has been fighting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Houston at night that is last sermon he is going to {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Robie &amp; me cleaned up 12 bushel of wheat and 16 of peas and oats for feed for the hogs</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>I went to Escott with the grist a little rain Robie helped Ad to cut up the corn at the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Robie plowed out the furrows of the follow and shovled out the cross furrows</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>I atended out Fair I was in the Hall we took first on Cow and on Boar 2nd on Sow 1st Ram {illegible} last 2 parts &amp; one 2nd on fine work</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Robie &amp; me husked some corn that was in the barn fixed up some fences got four Sheep from Coplands Ad has been most of his time fighting fire at the Shanty</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1881</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>October</td> <td>1</td> <td>fine rain last night &amp; this morning Ad went to the fire Robie drew dung at the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Robie drew dung at the road Ad out to the pine</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Robie drew dung in the forenoon he helped Bruce McNeil to thrash in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Robie helped his Father to thrash at N Websters Ad and Alic went to Kingston on the Boat from Gananoque he took a horse to Gananoque I have been helping at the church most of the week we are white washing the roof and other alterations they have taken down the pulpit and lowered the platform</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Robie &amp; Ad dug potatos brought a load here put them in the seller fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Robie thrashed Buckwheat &amp; thistles rain most of the day I helped at the church</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached in the Methodist church this morning Mr Crage at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Robie is thrashing Buckwheat Ad went to the shanty the fire is still burning A little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad &amp; Robie dug potatoes he brought a load here put them in the celler</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>the dug 2 loads of potates brought them here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>they dug 1 load it rained in the afternoon Robie finished thrashing the buckwheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>they dug 2 loads put them in Wallaces seller they have got them nearly all dug</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>rain most of the day Robie &amp; me husked corn that he brought from the Road Ad went to Young with his Mother to see Rob</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Shane at night in the Methodist at night Mr Houston this morning in his own church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>rain we cleaned som of the Buckwheat and killed a yearling heffer rain most of the afternoon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1881</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Oct</td> <td>18</td> <td>Pulled and drew in two loads of Beets they were Blood Sugar and yellow mangels we have only 3 loads altogether</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>I helped at the church in the forenoon I dug in the turnips in the afternoon and some carrots Robie began to plow in the North field NEast corner</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Robie plowed I helped at the curch there was Mrs Cornett &amp; 2 Daughters Mrs McMullen Mrs H McDonald &amp; Jennet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Robie finished plowing that field this afternoon I finished pulling the carrots and parsnips</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{left margin} Revd Mr Green held his Bible meeting to night rain most of the day</td> <td>22</td> <td>Robie began to plow at the Road they are plowing the center or old paster field where the well is</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Grean preached this afternoon Revd Mr Grean dispensed the sacrament to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Robie is plowing at the road Ad &amp; Wallace is working at there stable cold with rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Robie is plowing Ad &amp; B Kirker is working at the stable I went Wallace &amp; Revd Mr Shane to Mrs Crawfords funeral she was buiried at the Ebanzer buiring ground there was a large number at it officiated at the grave he will the sermon on Sabbath morning at Fairfax he had to Kingston on the Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Robie is plowing they working at the stable I helped to quill some hard frost these last two nights we have had the cows in at night for some time back and fead them corn stalks</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>hard frost last night Robie is plowing Ad and Alic is fixing Wallaces house this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Robie is plowing at the Road I worked at a cedar log to make a Beam for Jennets loom fine day Ad &amp; Wallace is working at there stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>heavy rain this forenoon no work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace brought out a load of cornstalks I helped to clean up 8 bushel of wheat for Bruce McNeil he is borrowing it</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1881</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>1</td> <td>I husked some cornstalks for the cows we put them in every morning &amp; sometimes at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Husked more corn Robie is plowing at the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>rain most of the day Jennie went to Farmersville to the Teachers Instute she went with Wm Cornett</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Robie is plowing I split some wood some other chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>rain most of the Robie helped Wallace to draw stuff for grouting his stable I husked some corn Ad ditched at the Road</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Crage at night I took Mr Shane to Fairfax roads very bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>I finished husking the corn Robie is plowing Ad took Jennie to her school</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad brought a cheese out this morning they are drawing gravel for grouting Robie is plowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad took an ash log to Greers saw mill got it sawed &amp; squared for a beam for Jennets loom</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>I worked at the beam Ad is ditching at the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td>first snow fall</td> <td>11</td> <td>I went to McCormicks Mrs Kirkers &amp; Mr DArling on church business and brought Jennie home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>there was about 3 inches of snow this morning little Watt from Pembroke came here last night Express it rained &amp; snowed al day snow all gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>I took Jennie to her school Ad is ditching Robie is picking stones of the headridge so as to finish the field he has been three weeks it is a large one</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snowed 3 inches to night</td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad finished ditching the field where Robie was plowing and cleaned out ditches where Robie in the north field before he went to the road Jennet went to Delta this morning Lizies girl is going to leave here Jenet is gone to try &amp; get one on the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad Wallace &amp; Robie went to the Hays land an got slepers for his Stable got two for ours off Brun{cut off} they are 28 feet long we took out the shiprocks {sleepers would make more sense}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>I helped Wallace to put in some his sleper in the stable Jennet got home she got Miss Acton at Somers to go</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1881</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad and me put the long sleeper in ther place in the sheep pen in the forenoon he helped Wallace to Shingle in the afternoon cold day (Ad went to B. Youngs for the raising</td> </tr> <tr> <td>let the Ram to the sheep</td> <td>19</td> <td>rain and snow or rather sleet I split wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Crage at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad helped Wallace to shingle they got it finished then was off them at it prety cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad killed 3 spring pigs he brought one of them here it weighed 210 pounds I taped my shoes</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Robie finished drawing the dung at the road Ad is beging to move the thing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>they are moving all that they can drawing wood loose lumber very cold time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Robie is helping Bruce to thrash Ad is moving all he can I split some wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>I fixed up some of the fence this forenoon went to a Agriculture meeting at Deans snow &amp; rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad moved out the Family to day they are all in bush they have a good deal to do yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad &amp; Robie is buisy drawing things &amp; fixing up the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Robie is helping Bruce to thrash Ad is giting thing fixed in the house</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1881</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dec</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace buried the sleeper for a stable in the New barn Robie Ditched out at the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace fixed Wallace stable &amp; took some hay from here to it Ad went for Jennie</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Wallace &amp; Robie cut dow an Ellem tree on the line North of the ditch East line Ad drew 2 16 feet logs of it to the Mill for plank for the stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning &amp; Mr Ferguson at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>I took Jennie to her school Ad went for a load of stuff to McCreadys mill then they thrashed Wallaces oats of there Barn floor they 200 bushel in this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace worked at the floor in the stable snow &amp; rain most of the day very little frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{in margin} the dogs killed 14 Geese last night for Ellen they are all torn &amp; eaten</td> <td>7</td> <td>we all worked at the Stable in the New barn we got the bails nearly all fixed snowed about an inch last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>worked at the stable cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Do Do got it finished so that got a place fixed for the sow pig &amp; put her in it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>we got 4 of Ads cows in the stable this afternoon the two yearling heffers and 4 calfs there is 3 of there cows in our Stable &amp; Tillie cow is the new stable we are fattening her</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews preached in the Methodist church in the morning Mr Shane at in ours at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad went to the 9th consession to see his lot there the fire has run all over it he sold it to Running for</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>heavy rain all day the ground is geting very wet no work out of doors</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Still raining the frost out of the fields Ad overhalled the mainger in the hors stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad was fixing at home they dug a ditch for to let the water of the church field I quiled some</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad brought there hens &amp; geese from the road and other chores I split wood</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1881</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dec</td> <td>17</td> <td>split wood &amp; primed the window sashes for up stairs windows fine day Bessie came home from Kingston</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morningI took him to Fairfax Thomas Kingston A Cashman a report that I had wrote to send to Kingston to Dr T G Smith of our {illegible} with Mr Matthews he signed it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>I sent Dr Smith on the train gave him the report Ad &amp; Wallace &amp; me we worked at the cow stable grouting it in the afternoon fine warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>worked at the stable all hands fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Do Do got it all grouted but the part between the door and the cattle heads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rained most of the day</td> <td>22</td> <td>we changed the door of stable the width of it self to the East Wallace cut two small basswood trees in the woods for his bials top &amp; bottom</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>I split some wood Ad fixed some fixings in the stable fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>I split wood and did other chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Austin at 3 oclock in English church Mr Shane at night in ours</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad Lowered the floor in our cow stable behind the cows I had a chill did nothing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad took a 100 of flour to vanornam his is choping for him at the 6 consession Jennit Bessie Jessie &amp; Phillo went to Brockville on the Mixed this morning they came back on the Mixed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>rain Most of the day very little done Ad drew some snow from there Barn to Wallaces stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>I split some wood &amp; gruted a little in the henhouse</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>put some the wood that is out in the woods they are all at the church fixing a New year tree for the Sabbath School Children</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad and Bessie went to young to them there is some of them sick Aunt Margret has got her ribs brock a very stormy day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1882</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Jan 1</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Crage at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>very heavy frost last night there is no slaughing Ad came hom from Young this afternoon on the Horse the axel of the Buggy brock between Leaders &amp; Margrets the horse got away &amp; cut the two back sinews of his hind leg he went to Brockville veterian Doctor he would not {illegible} it till wednesday Ad had done it up with a bandage before he went to Brockville</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>we Killed the two old hogs to day it is very cold with snow in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad went to Young on the Mixed this morning for to see how Charley is he did not get home tonight</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad came home to day Charley is well as can be expected he went to Brockville to see the Dr he thinks he is doing well I did the chores &amp; split wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>snowed about 4 inches last night &amp; today Ad drew some sawlogs for Wallace from Bruces for Wallaces stable ther is some sliping with the slaugh</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad drew two loads of hay for Wallace they put if over his stable it is quit warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>the snow is all gone it is quite warm Ad went to Gananoque Bissie went to Kingston on the Mixed this morning to atend the College fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad and Wallace cleaned up his oats that was in there Barn in the field front last night I got what wood was out in the shed there is no truck</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Stormed most of the day I got wood split &amp; atended the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>I atended the Annual Meeting of the Agriculture Societie in Dickes Hall there was a large atendence of Members Ad drew a load of wood from the Hays land that Wallace has</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad went to the Chanty for a load of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>McNiels Machin is thrashing for Ad it is oats that they are thrashing</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1882</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Jan 15</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Roberson preached this morning Wm J Turner took him to Fairfax in the afternoon Mr Crage at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad drew a load of green wood Hays land it is small blue {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>we killed the Killie cow we have stall fed her since fall Ad went to the Shanty for a load of long wood brought home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad went to Hys land for wood our wood that we got last winter is nearly done very cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad drew wood from Hays land I bucked wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad went to the Hays land for wood he brock his whipeltrees he only brought part of a load</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad went to the shanty brought a large load of dry wood slaugh runs good Wallace went to Young to see Charlie horse to Libie &amp; Jessie with rained &amp; snow most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Crage preached in the morning Mr Shane at night very stormy &amp; cold very few out very cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>very cold with high wind</td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad riged up the bobslaugh &amp; went the shanty brought a load of cordwood snowed about 3 inches</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad drew a load of cordwood from the shanty very cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad drew a load of cordwood from the shanty fine day rain at night &amp; some snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad went for a load of wood it rained and snowed last night a very heavy fog this afternoon and very warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque this afternoon Wallace &amp; me cleaned up 6 bags of wheat him and Ad cleaned up 19 bags of oats at there Barn in the forenoon he intends to go to Mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad went to Escott with the waggon he took the 6 bags of fall wheat and 19 bags of oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Wallace took him to Fairfax with our duble slaugh cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Wallace went to Escott with the waggon I cut wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad worked at the {illegible} doing chores I cut wood</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1882</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Feb</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad cut wood on the Hays land with Wallace fine day there is no slaughing I sawed wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad and Wallace are cuting up Ellem tops on the Hays land that Wallace bought there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace is cuting wood on his place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Spiner preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad drew 2 loads of wood Ellem topps from the Hays land cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad drew 1 load of wood James Beatty &amp; Robert Wm Hughes came up from young with loads of Barley to the Station there is a good market here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad drew 2 loads of Ellem tops from Wallaces place on the Hays land</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad drew 1 load of wood this morning he went to the Funeral of Bruce Johnston son of Robert Johnston he was throughn from a horse 12 days before his schul was brock in there between 70 &amp; 18 rigs he Union church could not them the Revd Mr Crage preached fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad went to South Lake to lay out a road there fine day slaughing almost gone I cut wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad went to the Funeral of Mrs Landen Joseph Stacey Mother in law She was buired at the Ebenazear</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Crage at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>rain last night the snow is all gone Ad read up the New Barn floor I cut some wood heavy rain most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad got Bruces old mare to put in with Tom have to go to the funeral of Wm Armstrong he took some of the morners I went with him to the house there was a very large funeral he was buired at the Ebenazear</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Iseral Boam is buiring to day at the Union church he died at Mr Lappins he went to a milkmeeting &amp; fell down &amp; died with speaking</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1882</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Feb 16</td> <td></td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace is dowing Straw on the waggon from the Barn in there field warm day for to feed the stack fine</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad and Wallace brought the saw &amp; horsepower here for to saw wood here very cold day north wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>they set the saw &amp; horsepower this forenoon Bruce filed the saw they sawed all the wood we have it filled the woodshed they got a New Ballance wheal to the saw put on in Brockville it cost eight dollars</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Crage preach this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace took the saw &amp; horsepower to there place this morning they sawed most of their wood in the afternoon they brock the cap of the driving wheel</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>snowed and rained a little most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>the snow is about 8 inches deep Ad went to the chanty for to bank out wood fine day he brought home 1 load os wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad went to the chanty for wood brought 1 load and went back up I there all night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad cam home with a load early this morning went back again &amp; brought another I went to the station &amp; met Revd Mr Richards he is to {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>there was a large number at the tea meeting last last night the preceds was about $115 it was a great success Ad &amp; Alice went to Delta this afternoon Ad took Kittees hide to Colmans to get taned</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26 H McKay took him to Fairfax</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr McAuther preached Mr Shane was sick he had to go home to Kingston Mr Crage preached at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad &amp; Alice came home this afternoon the slaughing is all gone warm day he brought a cold of Wats with him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Wallace went to Gananoque Jennet went with him She took a crock of butter with her got 23 c per pount for it they went with the Buggy the roads is bad rain to night</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1882</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>1</td> <td>very heavy this morning the snow is all gone except allong the fences heay rain this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>very little frost last fine worm day I split wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>he went with the Buggy the roads bad</td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque with Mrs James Shipard She down on a a visit he got hom in time to on on the Express to Young to see the Charley horse is doing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>I split wood this morning fine day I met Mr Hiland a student Jams C McCormick took him to Fairfax</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr preached in the C. of E. this Mr Hiland at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>dull hazie day Ad came home from younge last night the horse is gaining a little</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad and Wallace thrashed the peas that was left for seed the wind was blowing from the North they spared the doors &amp; cleaned up 4 bushel that was of our old kind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad and Wallace went to Bowes and got 6 bags of wheat Ad took it to Escott mill the Roads is very ruff</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad went to the chanty to bank out wood he took slaugh on the Buggy began to about 10 oclock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ellen went to Glentay on the Express</td> <td>10</td> <td>Snowed about 6 inches last night with rain so that there is thick ice on the snow Ad is geting saw logs to Blairs mill some pine &amp; ash</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad came home about 7 oclock this evening I split wood &amp; atended the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McClearn preached this morning Alec Cornett took him to Fairfax Mr Crage preached at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad &amp; Alia went to the chanty he is going to Bank out there was 2 inches of snow last night fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>attended congregation meeting at the station cold day, poor slaughing some is suing wheels</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>I helped Jennet to quill and tended the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Mary cow had a calf it is a bull I did the chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Pets 2 year old had a heffer calf it is from John Cooks Duram bull is is a nice one White face cow had a bull calf this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>I took care of the cattel and calfs fine day Ad and Abia came home from the chanty they were there drawing sawlogs &amp; banking out wood</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1882</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March 19</td> <td>19</td> <td>Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Shane at night Hugh McKay took Mr Shane to Fairfax last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad killed the two bull calfs fine day snow all gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td>heavy wind with snow &amp; drifts</td> <td>21</td> <td>cold last night with a little snow I intend to go on the Express to the Presbytery in Kingston</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>I got to Kingston yesterday afternoon the train was 1 1/2 late</td> </tr> <tr> <td>I stoped at Mr Steves in Kingston</td> <td>23</td> <td>there was a great deal of buisness to do at the prsbytery I got home on the Express this afternoon Bessie came with me her clases is finished for this time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>cold hard frost last night I split wood &amp; did the chores Ad went to the chanty on yesterday morning for to Bank out wood that he has cut</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad came at noon he got all the wood banked out hard frost last night and to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Crage at night Henery Webster took Mr Shane to Fairfax in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>rain last night and today Ad fixed some fixings at the stable Kate got a nail in her foot she is lame</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>I have a lame Back cant do much</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque with Mary Jane Dutch cow has a heffer calf fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>I helped Ad to clean up 15 bags of oats at there Barn he took them to the Mill here to get them ground for the cows</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad went with Wallace to the Hays land with the horses to draw rail cuts for a line fence very hard frost last night cold day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1882</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad brought his grist from the mill and drew oats from the Barn for to feed the horses here I split wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Baily preached this morning Mr Robertsen at at night he stoped here all night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad went with Wallace and drew Rail cuts on the Hays land Dan Vanerman came this afternoon he had hired him for a year for $144 dollers</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>they all went ot the Hays land to work this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Do Do Do Do Do I split wood &amp; took care of the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad got I McDonald to come &amp; pair Kates foot where the nail went in he let out a lot of pus She put her feet down on the foor at one I boiled some flaxseed for A poltice put it on Dan helped Wallace</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Dan is helping Wallace on Hays land Ad id choring</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>we put another polties on Kates foot it a great deal Better 1 got wood cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Crage at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad went to Brockville on the mixed this morning he is on the Jury Wallace took us to Mr Thomas Darlings funeral he was buired at the Ebenazer church he died on friday night last there was a large number at the house Revd Mr Shane oficiated the Funeral sermon is to be preached on the 23 in our church here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>went to the funeral of Mrs Wm Willson Wallace took the morners Revd Mr Crage preached in the Methodist Church here she was buiried at the Ebenazer church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Dan went to McCreadys Mill for a load of lumber then he drew 2 loads of straw from this Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Dan &amp; Wallace drew 2 loads of straw here and 2 loads of hay for Wallaces to his stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Dan went for a load of lumber to McCreadys Ad got home on the Express from Brockville</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad &amp; Bruce riged up the horse powr onto saw wood they sawed a little</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1882</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>17</td> <td>They finished sawing at Ads this forenoon then they took the horse powr out to Bruces to saw there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Dan helped Bruce to saw wood they finished his</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>rain most of the day Dan split wood in the wood shed I have a pain in my neck</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Dan finished spliting what wood was in the shed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Dan &amp; Ad cleaned up oats for to grind for the cows they then drew stones for a fence front of Wallce house he is going to put in iron Rods in them</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Dan drew gravel for a road into Wallace house I can do very little with the pain in my neck</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Shane preached Mr Darlings funeral Sermon in our church at 2:30 P.M. the church crowded full there was hardly standing room</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Dan rolled the midel field west side frost every night cold backward time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad sowed fine bushel of spring wheat on the fall wheat it is mostly all killed Dan cultivated it in Ad worked Wallaces horse &amp; Kate on the roller</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1/2 bushel oats 5 of wheat</td> <td>26</td> <td>they sowed 4 bushel of oats in the midle of the North field Ad sowed clover &amp; timothy seed eaquel quantities he worked parigon &amp; kate on the drag</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad sowed 6 1/2 bushel of oats in the North East corner of the North field part of it was brock up last fall that finshed the sowing here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{illegible}</td> <td>28</td> <td>they went out to the road and oats there Billie came from Parry Sound on the Express yesterday &amp; all is well there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Dan shoveled out the cross furrows in the North field this forenoon he drew the old leached ashes from frount of the house and spread them on the garden from the house to the henhouse Mr Robinson came on the Express he is to preach at Fairfax tomorrow morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Bailie preached the funeral sermon of Wm Staces in the English Church this morning Mr Robinson in ours at night</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1882</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>1</td> <td>Dan is working at the road with the team in the old paster field they are sowing oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Dan is cultivating Ad is harrowing after him with Kate and Paragon fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Do Do I dug wereh the strawes was</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Dan drew dung this forenoon to the garden Ad went to gananoque with Kate &amp; Paragon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>they are working in the old paster field at the road I dug som in the garden and planted a quarter lb of onions seed that Ad got in gananoque</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>they finished the old paster field this afternoon all but a low peice that they left for Potatoes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Robinson preached this morning Mr Bailie at night James McMullen took him to Fairfax</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Dan plowed the garden &amp; cultivated it it very lumpy Ad went to Gananoque with Paragon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain last night</td> <td>9</td> <td>Dan went to the road to plow in the old night paster the garden is too wet work at</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Dan is plowing at the road Ad has sold the place at the road to Thomas Burns for two thousand dollars Ad is to have the crop this year</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain last night</td> <td>11</td> <td>heavy rain this morning and most of the day Dan &amp; Ad cleaned up some oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Dan shoveled furrows out at the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Dan shoveled and let the water of the garden and drew straw from back of the Barn to the Barnyard so as to fill it up it very wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Bailie preached this morning Mr Robinson at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Dan plowed at the road I dug some in the garden Ad went to Delta for to take the horses and {illegible} rigs to Brockville that Wat is going to take to the north West for the surrey</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Dan sowed 3 bushel of peas at the road they are the same that he at Delta last year</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Dan worked at the road Ad went on the train for Manatoba Jennie &amp; B. Sandness went with him behind four horses &amp; two {illegible} waggons and other trap</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1882</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>18</td> <td>Dan worked at the road he Sowed more peas and some wheat the ground is hard with {illegible} and wet dry weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Dan &amp; Wallace working on the road they finished all but the planting ground Dan rolled &amp; draged the garden &amp; planted a bushel of {illegible} Early Rose and tried to plow on Wallaces place he could not do it it was too wet and rolled on the plow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Dan drew dung on the field behind the Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Robinson preached this morning Mr Crage at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Dan plowed for Wm McNiel he helped him before</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>heavy rain last night and this morning we cleaned up 10 bushels of wheat for to take to the mill Dan &amp; Bruces boys took the yearlings out to the shanty this afternoon I planted a bushel of potates that we got of Ab McNiel in the garden a New Kind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Dan went Gananoque with 10 Bushel of fall wheat and 1 of spring &amp; fall for cracked wheat Jennet and Bissie went with him cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Dan drew dung to the field back of the barn I took care of the cattle we have them in the stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Dan finished dunging the field &amp; plowed a little</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Dan plowed in the forenoon he then shoveled ome furrows out at the road I got the horses shod all round3 new shoes &amp; 5 old ones set I paid McDonald $1.35 one dollar &amp; thirty cents for them &amp; one shoe on Kate that I got on the week before Professer Powter came on the Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>Professer Powter of Kingston preached at night for us Mr Crage in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Dan is plowing East of the Barn it is a little warmer</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Dan finished plowing East of the Barn and then marked it out for planting and plowed the headridge southeast of the fall wheat draged it I sowed A milk pan &amp; a half of flax seed on it he gave it one stroke of the drag</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>John Gemmel helped me to plant a Bushel of Western corn for cow feed we planted in drills we began next to the Barn the last row &amp; hald our own corn we sowed 9 rows of the Red Surrey carrot &amp; 2 rows carrot {illegible} it rained so that we could not finish</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1882</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>1</td> <td>very heavy rain last night the ground is very wet Dan is fixing up the paster fence</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>finished planting the corn back of the Barn we planted 34 hills of cucumbers next the parsnips we then finished planting the garden with pop corn Butter Beans Early corn and 24 hills of potatos that I got in Kingston one seed in a hill &amp; nearby a pan full of other Beans Dan drew straw into the Barn yard &amp; other chores with the horses</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Dan drew gravel for the lain raod and round the gate rain ground is too wet to work</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Dan drew gravel to the lain this forenoon he drew earth for Wallace to put frount of his house house in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Dan is drawing dunt for Wallace we washed the sheep in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Do Do Do they have got nearly enough for all that he wants</td> </tr> <tr> <td>we went to the laying of the {illegible] of a church at Fairfax there was a great gathering 2336 dollars was realised</td> <td>8</td> <td>Dan went to roll some sawlogs into the creek ad take them to the Mill this morning he fund that some of the had been stolen he got what he found to the mill brought a load of lumber home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Dan drew 2 loads of dung from Mathews to the norheast field in the forenoon I helped him to load the shered on rather under took to do it I helped him pint the second I had turned me over &amp; hurt my knee so that I could do no more he finished them</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Dan had to do the chores I cannot get out of the bed with my knee he plowed in the northeast field for Buckwheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr McQuage preached at Fairfax in the morning Sand Bay in the afternoon and here at night I cannot get out of bed yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Dan is plowing at the road for the potatos &amp; corn fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Dan Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Dan and Wallace began to plant the potatos at the road I cut some fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>they more potatoes and some corn rain in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>marked out more of the ground for planting and shoveled out the ditch</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>sowed some sweeds turnips</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Greacie preached this afternoon passed a motion to see what we can rais for {illegible to Mr Shane</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1882</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June 18</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached and dispenced the communion there was 38 partook very heavy rain this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Dan and Wallace finished sowing Beets &amp; Mangles at the road my knee is very sore I am in the house all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>I put a blister on my knee</td> <td>20</td> <td>Dan sowed a low hole next Websters line with millet this forenoon that finished the work at the road I went ot the station and rated for George Tayler</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Dan and Wallace worked on the road with the team</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Do Do they had two teams in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Billie came from Parry Sound on the Express</td> <td>23</td> <td>Do Do this forenoon they had two team on</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Dan plowed for Buckwheat in the forenoon he went to young in the afternoon and brought Charley horse home Rob could not keep him the paster</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Dan is plowing in the North field I am in the house with my knee the Dr orders me to keep still</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Dan is plowing in the North field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Revd Mr Green came here this forenoon stopped all night</td> <td>30</td> <td>Dan finished the field this forenoon Wallace went through the potatos &amp; corn in the garden with the cultivator John Gemmel hoed in the garden this forenoon he ad to quite on account of a sore hand there is heavy rain this afternoon I have been in the house with my knee all this week it is some better</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1882</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>1</td> <td>heavy rain all day Dan cleaned &amp; fixed the Barns for the haying and other choring</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Crage at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Dan went to Delta this morning with Vic and the three children fine morning heavy rain in the afternoon John Gemmel hoed in the garden and pulled some Mustard in the forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Dan came home from Delta this forenoon he cultivated in some millet in the field East of the Barn where the Western corn did not grow that I got from Mr Brought it was bad seed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>rain this forenoon Dan drew some wood from the Bush old stuff I am still in the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>John Gemmel Billie Alex at the road</td> <td>6</td> <td>Dan choped some wood i nthe bush this forenoon he sowed som Buckwheat at in the afternoon where he plowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Dan sowed more Buckwheat John Gemmel hoed in the garden to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Dan finished the Buckwheat to day he sowed bushel John Gemmel hoed East of the Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Bailie preached this morning the Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Gemmel has worked 6 1/2 days</td> <td>10</td> <td>Dan drew dung from Matthews John Gemmel hoed half a day East of the Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>John Gemmel hoed East of the barn Dan drew a load of lumber from Blairs Mill &amp; cultivated in the corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>no work four Logers took Dinnier in the drill shed and we had a strawberry festival in the Agriculture Hall in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>John Gemmel 1/2 day</td> <td>13</td> <td>Dan took a load of window frames from the station to Fairfax for the church there this forenoon he ground the syth &amp; mowed round the house my knee is a great deal better</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1/2 day</td> <td>14</td> <td>Dan look for Charley &amp; Kate got out of the paster last night found them at Charles Armstrong he wnet to Fairfax for the runners to draw Wallaces stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{illegible}</td> <td>15</td> <td>Dan helping to draw the stable John Tennent {illegible} him did it they got it to its place in afternoon it {illegible} &amp; rained</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1882</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July 16</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Crage at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Dan began to mow &amp; mowed the orchard in the forenoon he then went to the North field &amp; mowed there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>heavy rain most of the day Dan put a corer on the granary in the old barn then we fixed the cover over the cows stable in the New Barn and took some of the pig of the sow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Dan mowed in the north field I spread out the hay in the orchard and raked round the fences Wallace and Fremon McNeil hoed at the road they raked &amp; cocked the orchard</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Dan Wallace &amp; Freaman drew i 3 loads out of the orchard &amp; 3 from the North field they put it in the New Barn over the cows I made frames for Wallaces seller windows &amp; put wire cloth on them fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Dan mowed in the midel field in the forenoon Freman raked with Kate they drew in 1 load from the North field after dinner put it over the cows in the old Barn heavy showr to stop my men drwing in they then cleaned a grist</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>I took 3 bushel of fall wheat and better than 1 of Spring wheat for cracked wheat to Excott Mill Dan &amp; Wallace worked at hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>I went to Fairfax &amp; Sandbay and Red the call and in our own church at night ang the people signed it Mr Shane preached</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Dan Mowed part of the day &amp; I finished the cuting of center field at night Wallace Dan &amp; Fremanan drew in with Kate &amp; paragon they raked with Charley</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>I mowed in the North field a piece that was left the rest is raking and drawing in they drew in 7 loads</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>I mowed the field East of the lain that finished cuting here &amp; the rest is drawing from the midle field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>I went out to the road &amp; began to cut in the field north of the potatos it is poor &amp; very rough heavy rain in the night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>I finished cuting the field this afternoon the rest hoed potatos</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>I raked and the rest drew in they drew it home I atended a congregational meeting in the aftrnoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached here this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>I began to mow in the North field next calhounes mowed all day very warm</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1882</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>1</td> <td>I mowed this forenoon and then went to Kingston on the Express to the Presbytery is meets at 11 oclock to morrow to recieve to call from us to Revd Mr Shane I took it up</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>came home on the Express then to 6th con commenced &amp; {illegible} other then men was drawing in Dan had finished mowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{illegible} and the Thermometer is 112 very hot day</td> <td>3</td> <td>I went to mow a peice East of the bushes that was seeded down and found that there was a lot of mustard in it the seed had ripened &amp; would not cut it runing the Dan went up to {illegible} to cut peice for Wallace they {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Dan Wallace and Fremon went to Abs this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Billie &amp; Vire came here last night</td> <td>5</td> <td>Dan Wallace &amp; Truman went to Abs they finished Wallaces peice last night Abs party turned in with them yesterday &amp; they went there today to help them</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Billie went to Pembroke on the Express</td> <td>7</td> <td>Dan Wallace &amp; Truman mowed Barley &amp; cocked it as they went along very warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>heavy rain most of the day no work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Dan &amp; Truman worked at the Roots thining &amp; weeding</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Dan went Gananoque to a Picnick this morning Fremon worked at the Barley</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Dan Wallace and Fremon worked at the Barley in the forenoon Dan &amp; Wallace cut the Fall wheat in the afternoon Freeman worked at the Barley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain this evingning</td> <td>12</td> <td>we drew in 4 loads of Barley it is a good crop</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning I read the In Duction Edie here for Mr Shane</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Dan &amp; Wallace mowed peas &amp; oats I turned over the raking &amp; some cocks of Barley that was left out on Saturday Freman &amp; me drew a load of the rakeings &amp; cocks then they drew in 3 loads of peas &amp; oats I raked</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Wallace hooked peas Freman &amp; me raked up the fall wheat it is poor crop Dan got a Cornetts reaper and cut the oats in the north field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Alice came this afternoon very stormy little rain {illegible}</td> <td>16</td> <td>Dan and Wallace hooked peas this forenoon we then drew the remainder of the peas and oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Dan Wallace &amp; Billie finished hooking the peas this afternoon Bruce came with the Bruce came with the reaper and cut the spring Cornett Run what they could &amp; stacked it up 67 stooks {rest of line illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1882</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>18</td> <td>Bruce cut oats in the Barn field and in the North field at the road Dan Wallace &amp; Billie Bound what they {illegible} of them Freman &amp; me stooked the fall wheat and Raked up part of the oats in the north field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>drew in the oats in the North field had 6 loads Billie helped Freman &amp; the raked up the Sheaves</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>I went with Revd Mr Shane to Fairfax and Sand Bay and red the Edict of Induction for Mr Shane</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Dan Wallace &amp; Freeman drew in the spring wheat had 5 loads they then drew in 2 loads of oats from the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>they are drawing in the peas we put 1 load over the stable in the new Barn put 4 loads in a stack at the New Barn and toped off sheaf oat &amp; hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Dan &amp; Wallace cradled oats at the Road rain last night my kneew is very painfull</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Dan &amp; Wallace worked at the grain Bruce cut part of side oats with the Reaper Freeman is helping</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>they are all working at the Road Billie came from Delta this forenoon he brought a man with him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Wallace finished all our cuting with the Reaper this forenoon Dan Billie Freeman and the man that he brought binding &amp; drawing in I am raking after the reaper fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning I read the Induction Notice that is the second time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Dan &amp; Wallace is drawing Freeman is raking up for them they are filling up all the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>they are drawing to both Barns warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>were are all working our best they have put enought of the Austrilian oats that is bound in sheaf over the cows stable at the road for seed that is pure and enought of the other oats bound in the New Barn for seed all the crops is first rate thanks a good God for all his goodness to us</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Dan &amp; Wallace is helping Bruce our grain is all in</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1882</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td>1</td> <td>Dan and Wallace is helping Bruce to draw in there is a fine rain this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>I went to Gananoque with Hugh McKay for to get stuff for a fence for the church we got it at McClarnens Dan went to {illegible} with a grist 10 bags wheat went to look for himself some {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3 Dan took Richards to Fairfax &amp; Sand Bay</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Richards preached at night Mr Crage at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>I went to helped J McDonald in the shop to make a share for the plow there was so Many horses came in that we got very little done Dan was looking for {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>paid McDonald in share 3.50</td> <td>5</td> <td>I was a McDonalds all day got the share done Dan started to plow for the fall wheat he is cross plowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Dan is plowing I got a shoe o Kate I went to a Harvest home dinner in the Grill Shed there was a large gathering Ellen an the children &amp; Bissie came from Perth on Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Dan drew in Wallaces oats I helped them fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Dan is plowing for fallwheat it is hard work we drew in the flaxseed cool day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Dan is plowing I went with Wm McCready to try &amp; get some stones at Armstrongs for corners for the Sand Bay church we got four small ones put in two blasts they did not qua{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Bailie at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Dan is plowing I nailed some fence boards on the posts for a lain and got some wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Dan finished the cross plowing today it is very hard Dan cultivated &amp; rolled the peace Ellen {illegible} Revd Mr Leashman preached the induction service Revd Mr McQuaid and Willson adressed the Miniter an people we had a good meeting after the congregation dismissed Mr Leashman called the session and Mr Shane in Moderator of Sission I was put in Rep{illegible} Elder</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Dan cultivated &amp; rolled the peice it is very rough Ellen &amp; me went to Sand Bay to the Laying of a corner ston of a Presbyterian Church Revd D Jordan Laushway McQuaig &amp; Shane adressed the people</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>heavy wind and rain most of the day Dan drew dung</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Dan drew dung from Mathews for wheat Aunt Isabela came from Duram on the Express</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1882</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td>16</td> <td>Dan drawing dung I split some wood &amp; threshed some of the flax seed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Baillie preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>I went to Young with Aunt Isabela &amp; Ellen with Kate and Paragon they are all well came home at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>heavy rain and thunder this morning Bisie went to Gananoque with Kate Dan drew dung in</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Dan drew Dung there heavy rain good deal of the day cannot get any help to load dung</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Dan helped Bruce McNeal to thrash I went the Kingston fair there was a great deal of fine stock of all kinds with rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>I got home on the Express I stoped at Joseph Nicols very heavy rain most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Dan drew some rails had to make fence Dan went to Gananoque with Bisie they brought home {illegible} for the lambs the ground is very wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Baillie at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Dan drew Dung George Matthews loaded</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Do Do Do they finished drawing I cut the millet at the road fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Dan begun to plow for the fall wheat Matthews spread in the afternoon he was sick &amp; could not work in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Dan is plowing Matthews is spreading we separated lambs and took the Ram from the sheep I put up a fence at the top of the orchard for them</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Wallace draged in 4 1/2 bushel of fall wheat at Wm Scotts sowed the ground is in good order Dan finished the plowing Wallace draged with Paragon {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>{entry illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1882</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Oct 1</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Dan drew some stones &amp; sand to the Barnyard George Mathews began to cut the Buckwheat he is to {illegible} half of the seed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Dan drew some wood this forenoon he helped Bruce to saw wood in the afternoon I moved the track</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Dan went to Bruces this morning for to help them saw wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Dan helped Bruce to saw they finished he brought part of the Rig home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Dan went out for the horse powr we through down part of the old stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Robert Armstrong brought Aunt Isabla here this morning he took home a Ram lamb for Roby Beatty half breed South down</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Bruce came and sett his horsepowr &amp; we sawed part of the old stable Aunt Isabla went away home on the Express Bille came from Delta last night he brought rene &amp; Miss Stevens with him he went to Brockville with them this morning he is going to Parry Sound on the Express from Brockville</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Dan &amp; me {illegible} up the Barnyard where the old Stable was &amp; {illegible} up the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Dan &amp; Wallace began to dig the potatos</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Do Do they brought 2 loads home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Do Do Bruces Boy picking up I am puting a new floor in the granery riging it up</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>they are working at the potatos they are a good crop there is a good many small one in them</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>George Mathews is helping Dan to dig Wallace is helping Ab to thrash fine day {illegible} we have the horses {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>I fixed another bin for potatos in our seller</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Dan &amp; Mathew is finished diging the potatos put the White &amp; Black in the new Barn</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1882</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Oct</td> <td>19</td> <td>the thrashers cam last night to thrash we thrased the fall wheat had 110 bushel good crop 32 peas &amp; oats they then moved to the new Barn for the thrash what was there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>had 413 of oats and 70 of Barley 32 of Peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>finished all here by noon to day I went to church Revd Mr Lownie preached he has just come from scotland he was here all night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Lownie preached Mr Shane a drizzle the Co{illegible} there was eight Joined the church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>we cleaned up oats Dan took 100 bushel to the station they are 35 cents per bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>cleaned up more oats Dan took them to the station in all 212 bushel &amp; 32 lbs</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Dan helped to dig Mr Jonathan Websters grave at the union church the Sermon was preached at the church here the church was filled to over flowing Revd Mr Crage preached there was 84 teams</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Dan drew home the Webster mild shed we took down last night we are going put it here for a hog pen I mad a stand for the clock Janet went to Gananoque with Wallace he took the wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Dan drew the old stable wood to the woodshed we piled it up in it took one load of it to Wallaces it makes good wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Dan drew 2 loads of lumber from McCready saw Mill that is we have there now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>rain most of the day Revd Mr Shane preached at night there was very few at Sabbath</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Dan went to Escott to mill he took the last of the last years wheat had 13 bushles</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>we cleaned up the last of the oats in the old Barn &amp; cleaned up 18 bags of the Barley Dan took it to the station heavy rain part of the day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1882</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>1</td> <td>We cleaned the rest of the Barley this day Dan took it to the station had 60 bushel &amp; 24 lbs George Matthews picked corn by the Barn in the forenoon they then went to Mr {illegible} &amp; picked 2 loads {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Dan and Matthews picked corn it is good and two loads of turnips they are small</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Dan &amp; Mathews finished picking the corn and pulled some of the Beets in the forenoon Dan helped Bruce to thrash the afternoon Mathews pulled beets Vire came from Delta for {illegible} she came on the Express yesterday from Parry Sound</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Dan helped Bruce to thrash Mathews pulled Beets in the afternoon the ground was too hard frozen to pull in the morning cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning the Dulcimain Ornge Lodge was at the church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Dan and Mathews finished pulling the Beets at the road and pulled some of the carrots here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>we finished pulling the carrots &amp; parsnips here they are good we had to plow a furrow from them the ground was so hard a great many of them brock off</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>we fixed &amp; laid out the foundation of a hogpen</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Wallace helped us to rais it and put up the rafter beam up part of it fine warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>worked at the hog pen got the roof and most of the siding on Wallace helped</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Cut 2 small {illegible} for sleepers {illegible} sided them in the forenoon we went to Gananoque in the afternoon with Jennet &amp; Jessie Latimer {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Dan &amp; me worked at the {illegible} the hogpen rain most of the day till midel of the afternoon it snowed 2 or 3 inches we put the cattel in the stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Dan began to plow this morning where the Buckwheat was that is the first plowing ground very Dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Dan plowed I worked at the hog pen fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1882</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>18</td> <td>hard frost last night so that Dan could not Plow he drew dung &amp; spread it on where he plowed it was Mathews dung in the forenoon helped at the hogpen we got the fatining one into it</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Crage this morning Mr Galahor was here all night Dan took them to Fairfax Mr Galahar preached there in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>we mixed 14 bushel of peas &amp; oats for to grist Dan took them to the sawmill got them ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>I helped Wallace at a hen house in the forenoon Dan drew straw to fall wheat &amp; spread it on it we then took the sheep to B Youngs to the Ram</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>I helped Wallace at the henhouse Dan spread straw</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Dan finished the hog pen I helped Wallace I can do very little I am bad with my stomick I went to see Dr Hannah he give me a bottle &amp; ordered me to Blue pills</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>very stormy day snow &amp; rain Dan mended the horse blakets I did very little</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Dan plowed on the Buckwheat ground I made a door for Wallaces henhouse</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Baillie preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Dan drew sand for Wallaces henhouse and some to bank the house hard froze &amp; very cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Dan drew straw to the straberries &amp; sand to cover the greaps and to finish the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Dan fixed the cow-stable got the young cattel in I have done very little I am bad with my stomach</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>I helped Dan to fixed a fence for a yeard between the hogpen &amp; the end of the Barn very cold dry time Dan went to the 6 con for a load of wood to the church in the afternoon it was afer dark before he got back he left at the gate</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1882</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>December</td> <td>1</td> <td>Dan took the wood to the church and drew some dung to the Buckwheat ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Dan has done the chores these two or three days I am not able to much Wallace took Jennet &amp; Chilia to Gananoque</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Pellock a student preached this morning Wallace took to Fairfax Mr Shane is in Kingston</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Sleat &amp; snow Dan fixed round the stables I put in my Bill for the lumber &amp; nails that I go for the side walk to the council</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Dan went to young for the sheep they have been there for the last two weeks Dan got the horses shoes all sharpened</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>snowed between 3 &amp; 4 inches last night Dan and Wallace went to the Hays land drew toped and piled them up for the sirkler saw it is on Wallaces 50 acres</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Dan drew 1 load of wood to Wallaces</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Do Do 3 loads Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Do Do 2 Do here snowed 3 inches last nigh</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Dan drew 1 load from Wallaces place &amp; 1 load from the 6 consession he was in the night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Dan went to the 6 con and Bank out &amp; brought 1 load home I fixed a platform for the {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>stormed all day snow and wind we cleaned up the Barn floor put two Bushel of Barley in a barrel for S{illegible} we had a barrel of peas oats &amp; Barley for hen food</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Dan went to Wallaces and they sawed with the circular Wallace got two of his fingers cut with the saw</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>finished sawing in the forenoon Dan went to Abs &amp; brought home a load of wood cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Dan drew load of wood 1 from Abs &amp; 1 from the Chanty the snow is very deep we have to water the cattel at Joseph Taylors well near the station</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>we killed a hog this forenoon Bruce McNiel helped Dan helped to put down New carpt in the dining room in the afternoon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1882</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dec</td> <td>19</td> <td>Dan went to the 6 con for a load of wood for the Widow Landon he had a cord and a half it is two dollars per cord I take the cattle to J. Taylors well near the station</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Dan is helping Bruce to thrash fine day Bessie and Jennie came from from school a Miss Smith came with Bessie from Kingston for to spend the hallodas here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Dan went to Bruces this morning to thrash I tended the cattle we hope to watter them at Taylors well</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Dan went to Bruces to thrash finished tthis forenoon they came to the Road Barn and thrashed 150 bushel of oats Robert Lattimer son helped us</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>they finished our thrashing at night we had all together 350 bushel there they all in the granary there</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Bond preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Dan went away yesterday he did not come home to day I watered the cattle at the gravel pit to day the water is runing there has been fine warm days with some rain and snow for some days back</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Dan came home this afternoon he was at Mallortown Mrs John Buel is dead his sister lived with her</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ellen and me went to Delta to Lizie &amp; vive Dan did the chores Lizie is able to get up and walk about without help I was suprised to see her so well we stoped with here all night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>came home this afternoon they are all well very fine weather the roads good</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Dan drew some wood from the 6 consession</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dan thrashed some peas in the {illegible}</td> <td>30</td> <td>I went to Fairfax Abie went with me there was a meeting of the session there 6 persons Joined the church. Abie was one of them they have a fine church there Revd Mr Shane preached</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td></td> <td>went to Fairfax the communion was dispenced there was a very large meeting the church was full fine day Samuel Daonavan gave me 50 cent for the pine I provided</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Jan 1</td> <td></td> <td>Dan went to young with Abie Jennet Besie Jenie Miss Smith Jessee &amp; Silvie they all went Unkle Robs</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Dan thrashed some peas we cleaned up 19 bushels of wheat and 5 bushl of peas &amp; oats for to grind for the cows</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Dan went to Gananoque with the grist very very stormy high winds with some snow drift</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Dan thrashed some peas and other chores very cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Dan went for a load of wood to the chantie the road is very heavy with drift very cold with North wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Dan drew two loads of wood brought the last one here we have to buck saw the wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this evening cold stormy day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Dan and Bruce &amp; his Boys sawed at Wallaces got it all cut he brought half a load of it here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Dan drew 2 loads of wood took one of them to Wm Willsons 1 1/2 cords $2.25 per cord left the other here very cold day I tended the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Dan drew 2 loads of wood left them here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Dan went for a load of wood he atended to the cattle in the forenoon went for it in the afternoon I went to the Annual Meeting of the Agriculture Socitie it as in the Dickee hall it was well attended</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Dan drew 2 loads of wood I attended to the cattle he left them here fine cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Dan went to the 6 Con for wood this morning came home without any it snowed and drifted so that he had to leave it at Snider corner the road filled up</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Smith preached this morning he came down on the Express did nto get down 6 oclock this morning there was very few out the roads filled up</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Dan finished thrashing the peas we cleaned them up had 13 bushel very stormy day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>we cleaned up the peas &amp; oats for to grind for cattle we put 7 1/2 bushel in two barles for seed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Dan went to Gananoque with 58 bushel of peas &amp; oats got them ground for the cattle it turned a very day snowed &amp; blew filled the Roads again</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Jan</td> <td>18</td> <td>Fixed the granery for the ground stuff &amp; Dan emped the bags &amp; took them home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Dan went out to help Bruce to get wood I finished collecting for the Bible Socitie I got $13.75 gave it to Mr Redmond he enclosed it in a letter to Revd Mr Green I Registered it in the post ofice for him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Dan helped Bruce to get wood &amp; saw it they came near night with the saw &amp; horse powr got it sett at dark enough to do us a few Dasy fine day a little rain after dark</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Greacie preached this morning very cold &amp; stormy</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>We killed the Charly cow she is good beaff Bruce helped us very cold day heavy wind N West we intend to kill the hogs it was so cold we could not do it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Dan cut down the Beef &amp; cut up the four quarters cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Dan went to Chanty for Wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Do Do Do Watt and Lizie came here this afternoon she is geting so that she can out Watt went to Brockville on the Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Dan is drawing wood I atend to the cattle have to take them to Taylors well at the station Watt got back on the Express it was after 9 oclock</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>IDan went to help Thomas Bradley to draw barn timber from the 9 concession fine day with a little snow Revd Mr Shane preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Dan went for wood drew tou loads here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Dan banked out all the wood that was in the rear to Johnstons raod brought one home took it Wallaces fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>very stormy day rain and snow with high wind very little done except geting some wood cut with with the Buck saw</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Febuary</td> <td>1</td> <td>Dan drew wood left 3/4 of a cord at the church took the rest of the load to Wallaces</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Dan drew 2 loads took first to Wallaces left the other here cold day with high wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>very stormy day cut wood with the Buck saw we intend to cut with the serkler saw</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Baillie preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Dan went for a load of wood this morning &amp; brought his Father in with him to help to saw wood they sawed some in the afternoon Bruce helped I quiled for Jennet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Dan and his Father went to the road for to draw straw they drew 4 loads put them in the old Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Dan &amp; his Father drew one load of straw &amp; 3 load of hay one in the old barn 2 over the horses Stable &amp; one in the New Barn cold day I quiled</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Dan &amp; his Father drew straw put it in the old Barn and one load was put in the yard</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>the roads filled compleatly filled up so that there is travel on them to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Dan took his Father home with a small stacke of straw that I gave him there is no wood drawing could bring none home Dan took Jennet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Richards preached here this morning at Sand Bay at 2 oclock Fairfax at night he stoped here at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Dan got a new bolster for the Frount Bobby I went to a meeting to apoint Dligates for to go to Delta on Saturday it was held in the Drill Shed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>we killed 4 pigs taht we feed they are good Bruce helped us fine day Dan went to the Chanty to get out lumber George Mathew went with him he is going to chop cord wood for us</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>I took care of the stock</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Dan came home this afternoon he brought 2 logs for Wallaces wood shed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>We Sawed wood Bruce &amp; his Boys helped</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Febuary 18</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Luague held Missionary meeting in our church today he gave a fine Leacture on Mission work</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Dan went to the Chantie this afternoon he is drawing sawlogs his Father is helping him storm i the forenoon I fell &amp; hurt my head &amp; sholder this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>I am taken cair of the cattle cold weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Vive came from Delta on the Rail this afternoon she is going to Toronto Lila is with her</td> <td>21</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Dan went back to the Chantie this morning Vive is going on the Express to Toronto Ettie is stoping here till she comes back</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>I went to Revd Mr Shanes this morning to A session meeting Mr Morehead was there then was a session meeting in the church after at half past 1 and preparatic servic at 2 oclock it was a good meeting Dan brought a load of lumber home at night fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached &amp; had the communion</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>we cleaned up 14 bushel of wheat Dan intends to go to Gananoque tomorrow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Dan went to Gananoque with two bags of Buckwheat and 14 bushel of wheat he got the flour &amp; left the Buckwheat they could not grind it that day I went to the Station to the Election &amp; voted for Dr Preston</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Dan went to the Chanty this afternoon he intends to draw some of the cordwood that is there to Gananoque the rest of the week</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>1</td> <td>I took care of the stock fine day warm with a little rain at night wind south</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>fine day the wind has got round to the north</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>hard frost last night very cold this morning Dan came home too night he drew 3 loads of wood to Gananoque</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Dan went to the Chantie this afternoon he intends to draw more wood to gananoque</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>stormy day snow &amp; wind I took care of the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>the roads is drifted full again it snowed about 6 inches I began to feed the cows hay very cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>cold day I take care of the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Jennet went to Gananoque with Wm McNiels Daughter in a cutter fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>very dull this morning snow a little then rain Dan came home he was in Gananoque with a load of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning very stormy very few out</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>we sawed with the circular Bruce &amp; Abs son &amp; Mr Thral helped it is very windy with a heavy drift they finished all</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Dan went to Abs with the team &amp; helped him to saw fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Dan brought 6 bags of oats from the front Barn he then went for a load of lumber Blairs saw mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Dan went to Black Rapids to see about ceder posts</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Dan went to Black Rapids for ceder posts he got 100 he brought 80 and Bruce McNiel brought 20 of his he got 75 of his own Ab NcNiel got remainder that was there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>storming this morning &amp; sold Tom horse to N Gardener for one hundred dollars we cleaned up oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>18</td> <td>Revd Mr Hanes preached this morning Mr Shane did not preach</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>I went to Kingston to the Presbytery very stormy day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snowed about 12 inches Billie went Parry Sound Miss Rogers came here for the Holidays</td> <td>20</td> <td>Dan took cair of things and split wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>he went to Gananoque for {illegible} I got home all night on the Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Dan went to Gananoque with feed grind for the cows he had 23 Bushel of oats Jennet with him fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Dan took the slaugh to Bruces then he went for a load of lumber to {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Dan went this morning for lumber he brought tow loads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Dan drew 2 loads of lumer Mrs Rogers went to Gananoque on the Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Dan went to Chantie &amp; look for shingle lumber could find none he drew a load of {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Dan to the Chantie for wood he brought 2 loads took {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Dan went to the funeral of a Son of Mr J Reids Gananoque</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Dan drew stuff from the saw mill fine day {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Dan split wood wood most of the day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Names of partys that subscribed for the supert of a minister at Lansdowne &amp; Fairfax for the amount &amp; arrears</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>amount</td> <td>subcribed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>John David Latimer</td> <td>paid nothing</td> <td>5</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>James Greay</td> <td>paid 6 indue 2</td> <td>4</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Samuel Copland</td> <td>indue 1</td> <td>6</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>John P McC{illegible}</td> <td>Paid to 1880 } indue 2</td> <td>5</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mrs " " " "</td> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thomas {illegible}</td> <td>paid one year 20</td> <td>20</td> <td>00</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> transcribed